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One Nation For All Page 16 Foreign-born students strive to balance their dual identities
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Offbeat May 23 is World Turtle Day — a day to increase people’s knowledge of turtles. Turtles are some of the oldest creatures on Earth, but due to the destruction of their habitat and inhumane treatment, they are disappearing quickly.
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In the spirit of World Turtle Day, let’s take some time to recognize turtles and how you, as a high school student, can relate to them.
Students carry books on their backs...
BAGGAGE
...while turtles carry nerves and blood in their shell
Students talk and sometimes even sing...
NOISE
CHS administration has installed a new buzzer system which all students and visitors must use to enter the school during school hours.
Students find that unpaid internships are rewarding, but recent lawsuits have questioned the legality of such positions.
NEWS
FEATURE
ENTERTAINMENT
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This Land is My Land Now Immigrant students balance foreign and American identities as the United States faces immigration reform.
COVER STORY
SPORTS
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STUDENT SECTION
...while turtles force air out of their lungs to make sounds
Students talk about their upcoming plans this summer from IU Honors to the Europe trip 14
PERSPECTIVES Favorite colors vary from student to student...
As summer approaches, students discuss popular trends for seasonal clothing.
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After more than a decade of Sectional losses, the men’s baseball team prepares for better results this postseason.
FAVORITE COLORS ...while turtles find colors like red, orange and yellow to be most appetizing.
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Corrections and Clarifications In the story titled “Freshman becomes youngest to qualify for science fair,” the statement that science teacher Brandy Yost reviewed research papers was false. The HiLite strives to correct its errors. If you notice any inaccuracies in this or past issues, please contact management@hilite.org.
Managing editor Ryan Zukerman discusses the need to raise awareness of classic rock ’n’ roll in the ever-changing modern music industry 30 Reporter Kyle Walker commends the impact of and bids farewell to the graduating class of ‘13 31
15 MINUTES Juniors Andy Dugan and Daniel Kahn have pioneered the sport of ultimate frisbee at this school 32 HAILEY MEYER / COVER PHOTO
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Throughout this past year, Aperture Club has hosted various photography contests based on ideas or themes decided upon at each meeting. In this issue, the HiLite brings you the winning pieces of photography for these contests.
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Theme: Color and Shadow “During autumn, I took a walk in River Road Park to detox after the school day. It happened to be the golden hour, with the sunset selectively illuminating this tree.”
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News Briefs Today
Carmel Education Foundation will announce its 66 scholarship recipients.
May 24 to May 30
Final exams begin May 24 and continue through May 30. May 28 and 29 will be late starts.
May 30
Last day of school on May 30! Early dismissal at 2:25 p.m. :)
May 31
Applications to join the Teen Library Council (TLC) are due on May 31 at the Young Adult desk at the Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL).
June 2
Graduation will occur in the Wabash West Hall Wing of the Indiana Convention Center on June 2, according to Principal John Williams. Rehearsal will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by an hour-long lunch for senior attendees. Students will line up at 1:30 p.m., and the processional will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. GradFest will be available for seniors from 8 p.m. to midnight.
June 3
Summer school starts. Classes offered include PE I, PE II, Prealgebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Government, Economics, AP Macroeconomics, Life Skills and Peer Facilitating.
June 16
Registration for the upcoming fall sports season opens on May 6 and ends on June 16.
NEWS CHS ranked fifth school in state, 622nd in nation BY CAITLIN MULLER cmuller@hilite.org
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n May 6, junior Amanda Bannourah said she walked out of her AP Environmental Science exam feeling mentally drained. Bannourah, along with many other students at this school, has taken multiple AP classes since her freshman year, making CHS one of the top schools in the state. In fact, in a recently released 2013 U.S. News and World Report best high schools ranking, CHS ranked fifth in the state and 622nd in the nation, earning a silver medal. NIVEDHA MEYYAPPAN / PHOTO According to usnews.com, a three-step process is used to determine the ranking of high schools. The GOING FOR THE GOLD: Senior Meredith Baranowski prepares first step determines whether each school’s students for several events as her role of Speaker of the House. Student were performing better than statistically expected government is one avenue that improves the well being of students for the average student in the state. The second step which, in turn, improves the school. determines whether the school’s least-advantaged students (black, Hispanic and low-income) were “I think the reasons that some students choose not to performing better than average for similar students in the take AP classes is because a lot of kids are also participating state. This third step measures which schools produce the in a lot of extracurricular activities and sports teams, best college-level achievement for the highest percentages which makes the AP load much more difficult to deal of their students, all dealing with AP enrollment. Based on with,” Bannourah said. the study, CHS is 93 percent proficient in English and 96 According to Watkins, CHS is always continuing to percent proficient in Algebra. improve its curriculum and standards in order to ensure Other schools however, such as Signature School in that the school continues to improve. Evansville and West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School outscored “It’s hard to say how we can improve as far as CHS in ranking. academics. Principal Williams always says, ‘If you don’t “If you think about it, fifth in the state is actually a really strive to get better, you’ll only get worse,’ and I think good ranking considering that there are so many schools that holds true to our school. While we are an excelling in Indiana.,” Bannourah said. “I think Carmel manages to school, there is always room for improvement, even if be such a good school because we value good grades and that margin is small.” taking hard classes, like AP. I take AP classes because a lot Beyond academic improvements, Speaker of the House of my peers do, and I want to challenge myself.” Meredith Baranowski said CHS is continuing to improve According to Assistant Principal Brooke Watkins, the overall well being of the students. CHS excels because of the high expectations and rigor of “CHS student government is using the great resources the curriculum. we have here to make the community better. We see the “The lever of rigor and expectations we have for our high school as already such a positive place with a great students are a lot different than some other schools, and potential to do good and we want to harness that energy that goes back to the culture of Carmel and its academia. and apply it to those who are in need.” Whether it’s an elective class or a core class or an Bannourah said she agrees with Watkins in that CHS extracurricular activity, the bar is raised really high for kids can always be improved. and I think if we set that bar, people will perform to that.” Bannourah said, “I think it’s an ongoing kind of thing. CHS Based on the report done by U.S. News, CHS has a 50 is a good school, but we could always be better. To achieve percent enrollment in AP classes, while Signature School, that, I think we need more AP enrollment, but other than ranked number one in Indiana, has 100 percent enrollment H that, CHS is always improving to fit students’ needs.” in either AP or IB programs.
Top rankings for Indiana high schools Visit hilite.org, where you’ll find even more updates on clubs, activities and events at this school.
1. Signature School (Evansville) 2. West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School (West Lafayette) 3. Burris Laboratory School (Muncie) 4. Heron High School (Indianapolis) 5. Carmel High School (Carmel)
6. Munster High School (Munster) 7. Hamilton Southeastern High School (Fishers) 8. Fishers High School (Fishers) 9. Westfield High School (Westfield) 10. Yorktown High School (Yorktown) USNEWS / SOURCE
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Saved By the Bell
Administrators enact buzzer system for progressive outlook on providing security BY CRYSTAL CHEN cchen@hilite.org On April 15, the administration activated a new buzzer system for all students and visitors entering this school. Now, all school doors will be locked throughout the school day, and students may enter only through Doors 2, 4 and 13. These are the main office, student service and Freshman Center doors, respectively. Before admittance into the building, students and visitors must press a button, look into the camera and provide visual and verbal identification, after which secretaries will allow you to enter. According to Principal John Williams, this system was originally planned to be in effect at the start of this school year, but delays in working out variance pushed the installation back until April. “It’s just like any other construction project…it never finishes on time. So this was really as soon as we could get it in, but it was supposed to go in last August actually,” Williams said. The administration decided to implement this system due to new advancements in
technology and a futuristic outlook on providing security, especially in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, CT on Dec. 14, 2012. “You know, as we continue to become more and more conscious about security and how vulnerable we all are…in any
public place, I think every place like that is looking hard at what they can do. So this is just a logical step or evolution of that process,” Williams said. “We’ve had situations where we would’ve liked to have had more control over who just was able to come in our building. (The system) allows us to answer our door, and if somebody’s out there that throws up some red flags for whatever reason, then we don’t have to let them in.” Junior Lili Arroyo, who frequently uses the buzzer system, said she thinks the new system is more effective in providing security for students, but that it will be able to prevent outside dangers better than internal dangers. Arroyo said, “I think it’ll be more effective because now they have a face to BUZZZZZ: place with everyone in the (Top) Sophomore building. (Aggressors) can Yash Bharatula still come in any door at presses the the beginning of the day, or buzzer to get into they’re a student, they can the school. Adults come in at any point.” must show ID Despite the benefits of at the front desk increased security provided before being by the new buzzer system, admitted into Arroyo said she prefers the school (left). the previous method of entering this school. SCOTT LIU / PHOTOS
“I prefer the old system just because it was a lot simpler,” Arroyo said. “The first time I tried to get into the building, there were like six girls all staring at it, trying to figure out what to do, and no one could get in, so, yeah, I definitely think it does (cause more traffic congestion).” Secretaries Melanie Green and Tricia McGuire said they agreed that the old system was preferable for them. “(The new system) will help prevent unruly visitors. The drawback is it takes up a lot of time,” Greene said. McGuire said, “(The new system) is not as accurate as (administration is) hoping it’ll be, because people sneak in when the door’s open. They’re not stopped just because of the traffic. We let somebody in, and if somebody else is coming in, they can quickly get in.” Acknowledging that the new system is not as easy and fast as the previous system, and that it has its loopholes as does any security system, Williams said the buzzers are important because of the safety they do provide. “It’s not as easy as when people just walked in, but security is not easy. It’s inconvenient,” Williams said. “We want our school to be accessible. It’s a balance of trying to ensure safety as best as we can, but still make sure that people get to come into our school.” With the buzzer system up and running, Williams said the school will continue looking to expand its security for H the upcoming school year.
City discussions could restrict new bike paths BY KEVIN MI kmi@hilite.org Carmel legislators are currently reviewing city plans on the placement and construction for new bike paths. City council member Luci Snyder said via email the Land Use committee members are currently working on a revision for the Carmel Comprehensive Plan, which would result place restrictions for new bike lanes. According to Snyder, property rights and the financial costs of building new bike lanes are the primary factors involved in discussions. “The issue before the four Council members on this committee is what is a want and what is a need,” she said. “Some of the roads designated are currently
only two lanes and any additional width would come at the expense of current homeowners and their yards.” Snyder also said bike lanes are expensive to construct and maintain with costs as high as $66,000 a mile. Additionally, the city would have to purchase land in order to build new paths, the most expensive step of the construction process. Sophomore Diana Gorin said bike lanes are good for the city, and she would like there to be more bike lanes. “I think the city has enough (money) for more bike lanes,” she said. In spite of her opinion, Gorin is happy with the city’s current bike routes and bike land infrastructure. “I think Carmel does a really good job with bike lanes. When you go to Westfield, there aren’t as many.” Snyder said via email the review would
call for roads 120 to 150 feet wide to have bike lanes on both sides, but the situation would be more complicated for narrower two-lane roads. Building bike lanes on these roads could violate property rights and disgruntle homeowners. She said the
city is currently trying to balance conflicting aspects, and the current negotiations are aimed at providing a solution. “Government must always balance income vs. expenditures and the want vs. H the need,” Snyder said via email. HEEJUNG KIM / PHOTO
WHEELING: Sophomore Diana Gorin rides her bike on a local bike path. Legislators are drawing up a plan to cut back on new bike paths which would affect the safety of bike riders.
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Web Sight
TechHOUNDS win state championship
Pending cyber regulations elicit privacy concerns
BY LINSU HAN lhan@hilite.org Despite being defeated for two consecutive years in Congress, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed in the U.S. House on another attempt on April 18 by a 288 to 127 vote. The bill currently presents a heavy issue of debate among Internet activists and politicians alike. Among those debates, the concern of privacy recurs as the prominent topic of discussion. Since its first appearance in November 2011, CISPA’s main statement has been to grant government access to individuals’ online private information upon suspicion of a cybersecurity threat without a warrant. Although its central purpose is to
Benefits of CISPA • Fights cyber terrorism from countries like China and Iran • Will allow the government to notify technology and manufacturing companies about cyber attacks
Negatives of CISPA • Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Gmail will no longer have to follow privacy policies • Police no longer need a warrant in order to search your private information online • Several government agencies will have the ability to access your information
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strengthen the security of networks against possible cyber attacks, opponents argue against the bill’s ambiguously defined limits and vaguely worded statements such as what constitutes “cyber threat intelligence.” Proponents, on the other hand, argue that the information companies would share because of the bill would be on a voluntary basis and that recent revisions have refined previous ambiguities. “(CISPA) will help to keep the lives of the American people more secure nowadays,” Ari Brown, supporter of CISPA and sophomore, said. “Government intelligence will be able to tap into more resources to broaden the search and crack down on cyber attacks... (it’ll) stop the bad guy before the crime is committed.” In contrast to Brown’s view, Krishna Pathak, president of CHS Politics Club and sophomore, said he believes the bill will give the government too much power and may be abusive and overbearing. “High school students should realize that everything they post can potentially be forwarded to the federal government and future employers, regardless of their privacy settings,” Pathak said via email. “In my opinion, CISPA is more of an alternative to have surveillance on us than it does to protect us.” Unlike the notorious Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) that incited much of the public’s disapproval, CISPA, according to U.S. News and World Report, has the support of many Internet companies, including Facebook, who not so long ago protested SOPA. However, history teacher John Hebert said that regardless of the situation, the bill is currently dying with both the Senate and president publicly expressing their objections. “I know President Obama has threatened to veto (the bill) more than once even with the revisions,” Hebert said. According to Senator Jay Rockefeller’s public announcement, CISPA currently remains stalled in the Senate with a 52 to 46 vote, as contenders consider writing their own legislation instead of voting on CISPA. Pathak said he hopes these obstacles in the Senate and executive branch will prevent this bill from passing. “It’s a direct violation of privacy,” Pathak said. “It amends the National Security Act of 1947 to easily let the federal government swap information about you, your family and your friends if they believe it’s essential to ‘national security.’ This isn’t through warrant or anything; if they want it, they get it.” H
ARUNI RANAWEERA / PHOTOS
THE ULTIMATE ASCENT: Last weekend the TechHOUNDS won the robotics state title in the first ever Indiana Robotics State Championship, hosted at Perry Meridian High School. The game they played was called “Ultimate Ascent” and was based on ultimate frisbee. The photos above show the team at the Purdue Boilermaker Regional, which they won earlier this seaon. The season is not yet over for this school’s robotics team. Follow the TechHOUNDS’ progress this summer by scanning this QR code to their website.
Finals week to include late starts, early dismissal This year, the finals schedule will include late starts on both May 28 and 29 as well as an early dismissal on May 30 to provide teacher work time. Principal John Williams said the administration made this change because teachers no longer have a work day after the last day of school, since they had one at the beginning of the year. Compiled by Cynthia Wu
Tuesday
Tomorrow 7:50-9:20 B1 Class 9:30-11:03 B1 Final 11:13-1:23 B3 Class 1:33-3:05 B3 Finals
Monday No School
Late Start 8:35-9:45 G1 Class 9:55-11:25 SRT (Class Day) 11:35-1:25 G3 Class 1:35-3:05 G3 Finals
Wednesday Late Start 8:35-9:45 B2 Class 9:55-11:25 B2 Finals 11:35-1:25 B4 Class 1:35-3:05 B4 Finals
Thursday 7:50-9:20 G1 Finals 9:30-10:45 SRT 10:55-12:45 G4 Class 12:55-2:25 G4 Finals Early Dismissal
Friday No School
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Carmel Farmers Market features new vendors BY ANNI ZHANG azhang@hilite.org The Carmel Farmers Market opened last Saturday and will continue until Oct. 5. The market is open from 8 to 11:30 a.m. each Saturday. Ron Carter, founding member of the Carmel Farmers Market and president of the Carmel Farmers Market Committee, said customers can visit 64 vendors at the market that feature farm-fresh Indianagrown produce. This year, however, Carter said visitors can look forward to the addition of four new vendors. “We had four vendors come in to present their products at the City Hall in mid-March and they were buying for one spot,” Carter said. “But it turns out they were all so good we decided to actually add some additional space that we didn’t think we could do just to get all four of them in.” Also new this year is the Young Farmers Market, a place where children from the ages of five to 12, who grow produce in their own yards in Carmel, can sell their food for profit in the Carmel Farmers Market as well. Carter said setting up those vendors are great ways children and adults can start up their businesses. “Maybe people don’t realize it, but Holy Cow, Cupcakes! began its rise to progress in the community by selling their cupcakes at the Farmers Market, and we’ve had other vendors go from doing that to their own store,” Carter said. Junior Shelby Lewis, granddaughter of
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FRESH FACES: Junior Shelby Lewis assists a customer at The Walking Waffle, a business her family founded and owns. The business operates at the Carmel Farmers’ Market, which, this season, includes four brand new vendors along with a few new programs. Carter, said her family owns The Walking Waffle Company and began selling waffles when she was six years old. “We started from going to the Cincinnati Farmers Market with the waffle business there, so my grandpa was like, ‘It’d be fun to have one like this in Carmel. We could do it too.’ So it started off really slow and only for our family, and we weren’t expecting it to turn out really far but it turned out really
well and we make a lot of money from it,” Lewis said. Lewis said the market is a great way for businesses to grow and for customers to have fun with their community. “It might be kind of expensive, but in the long run the food there is really good for you. A lot of people are there to meet new people and learn about the community and just get involved and that’s something I really enjoy
about it,” Lewis said. According to Carter, the market reached a record attendance count last year with 61,000 visitors. He and Lewis said they both have high hopes for the market this year and believe it will be a memorable one. “It’s the place where you can go on Saturday morning to say to your neighbor, ‘Hey, what’s happening in your week?” Carter H said. “I definitely look forward to it.”
Farmers Market Map The Carmel Farmers Market began its season last weekend and will continue through the summer. The market map includes several unique vendors
Hunter’s Honey Farm: Fresh honey products
The Walking Waffle Company: Liège waffles made with pearl sugar
Chocolate for the Spirit: Artisan chocolates, bon bons, chocolate fruits
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The Spinach Ball Company: Spinach balls and dips
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Old Tyme Poppin Corn: Kettle corn
Taste of the Mediterranean: Gluten-free marzipan and Lebanese coffee Front Porch Pretzels: Soft pretzels, baked goods, soups, jams
Carmel Rotary: Soft drinks, bottled water, snow cones, doughnuts CARMELFARMERSMARKET.COM / SOURCE SCOTT LIU / GRAPHIC
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FEATURE
Gluten-free diets: Intolerance epidemic, fad or both?
Fresh foods: Fresh vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts are naturally gluten-free. However, make sure they are not processed with gluten-containing grains, additives or preservatives.
Gluten-free diets have become a fad at this school, but experts say that they aren’t for the average student Peanut butter sandwich: Junior Caroline Payne said she uses Udi’s bread, a brand that creates all gluten-free products.
Snickerdoodle: Going gluten-free doesn’t mean going snack free. Gluten-free snickerdoodles call for flour alternatives, such as almond flour or other kinds of glutenfree flour.
Vanilla yogurt and strawberries: Mixing gluten-free vanilla yogurt and strawberries produces a healthy, gluten-free snack.
CAROLINE PAYNE / SUBMITTED PHOTOS
BY LINDSEY WALKER lwalker@hilite.org
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t is lunchtime for junior Caroline Payne and, while her friends may be digging into a slice of pizza or a bowl of pasta, she pulls out her lunchbox to enjoy her typical meal of yogurt, fruit, lentil crackers and a sandwich on rice flour bread. When Payne cut gluten from her diet at the end of her freshman year, she joined the growing number of Americans who avoid consuming the grains wheat, rye and barley due to gluten intolerance, celiac disease or the belief that the diet is healthier. “I had a lot of trouble with my stomach for a couple of
years and so (the doctors) told me to test out not eating gluten to see if it helped and it did, so they determined that I’m gluten-intolerant,” Payne said. “I can still have some gluten, but only in small, infrequent amounts.” A study from the Mayo Clinic in 2012 revealed that about 1 percent of adults in the United States have celiac disease today, which is four times more than 50 years ago. The autoimmune disease that was once considered a rarity is now growing in frequency, likely due to an increasing number of autoimmune diseases overall as well as increased screening for celiac disease, making it more well known. According to Julie Barnum, pediatric dietician at the Riley Hospital for Children, those with a gluten intolerance will exhibit the same symptoms as those
with celiac disease, but the consumption of gluten will not result in damage of the small intestine or the malabsorption of nutrients in the diet, as it will in those with celiac disease. Barnum said that the most common symptoms for both celiac disease and gluten intolerance include abdominal pain or distention, gassiness, fatigue or constipation. Short stature can also be a symptom of celiac disease. Although only approximately 4 percent of Americans suffer from gluten intolerance, a survey in January 2013 from the NPD Group showed that 30 percent of the adult population said they are “trying to cut back or avoid gluten” in their diet. However, despite popular opinion, for those who do not have symptoms of gluten intolerance, eliminating the grain protein from their
MAY 23, 2013 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | FEATURE | PAGE 9 have endorsed a gluten-free diet, especially for weight loss. The gluten-free diet does not always produce weight loss, and often has the opposite effect, resulting in weight gain,” Barnum said. “Weight loss generally happens if breads and grains are removed from the diet and not replaced with gluten-free alternatives, (as that) results in a decrease in total calorie intake. However, weight gain is likely when grains are replaced (with gluten-free grains) which are generally higher in calories than glutencontaining grains.” Payne agreed that weight loss is not a common result from a gluten-free diet. “Honestly, from my pointof-view, my family eats pretty low-calorie anyway, and when we switched to this glutenfree stuff, it’s actually higher in calories than what I would normally eat, so I don’t quite get why (people) are doing it to lose weight,” Payne said. “To make up for the wheat that you take out, you have to put in other stuff, which then makes the fat and calories go up.” When Payne first began her gluten-free lifestyle, her family and friends decided to try it with her, but many lost interest quickly. “My whole family partially went gluten-free but my sister didn’t jump on board quite as much. My friends, some of them tried it with me too, but that died when they tried GLUTEN-FREE GLUTTONY: Junior Caroline Payne prepares a gluten-free lunch. my gluten-free brownies one According to The New York Times, there has been a recent increase in the popularity time,” Payne said. of gluten-free diets despite uncertainty about the diet’s health benefits. While it took Payne a while to find gluten-free replacements for some of her favorite foods, like bread and diet is likely not healthier and may even be detrimental, pasta, she eventually grew accustomed to it. according to Barnum. “It’s hard, I mean, I love bread. So you just have to find “There are not any proven benefits in clinical studies what you like that’s gluten-free. We tried a lot of stuff and to following a gluten-free diet if not medically indicated,” threw a lot of stuff away for a while because when you first Barnum said via email. “The gluten-free diet is generally start, some of it’s really gross,” Payne said. “The hardest low in certain nutrients including fiber, iron, zinc and part is going out to restaurants. I’m already a picky eater B vitamins since gluten-free breads and grains are not anyway so that makes it like, two items on the menu that generally fortified with these nutrients.” I can eat.” With celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and Kim Barnum suggested that teenagers interested in adopting Kardashian attributing weight loss to cutting gluten a gluten-free diet should meet with a registered dietician. from their diet in the past year, it’s no surprise that foods “(They) would review their calorie goal and develop a hawked as gluten-free have been popping up in grocery meal plan that is adequate in all nutrients,” Barnum said. stores all across the nation, with the gluten-free food “People with symptoms of celiac will typically have a blood industry worth $4.2 billion, according to estimates by the test done and then an endoscopy to see if there is damage market research publisher Packaged Facts. Naturally, this (to the small intestine).” is a positive change for those who avoid gluten for medical With the growing popularity of gluten-free diets in pop reasons, as their number of choices and an awareness culture combined with the growing number of Americans of what the gluten is have both greatly expanded. But being diagnosed with celiac disease or a gluten-intolerance, Barnum also strongly dispels the idea that a gluten-free it is likely the gluten-free food industry and fans of the diet diet leads to weight loss. won’t be going anywhere soon. “As with many other popular diets, several celebrities H
Thinking healthy? ...Think again. Many supposedly healthy foods are actually not as good as advertised. Granola Bars: Outdoorsy and healthy...right? Containing oats, nuts and seeds, granola bars can be healthy. However, many are dipped in syrups or loaded with chocolate, making them as sugary as a candy bar.
Tea Drinks: Natural...and sugary? Many tea drinks don’t actually contain brewed tea leaves, but rather plenty of sugar to rival a soda and fewer antioxidants than brewed tea.
Pretzels: Low fat...and low content? Even though they’re lower in fat and calories than chips, pretzels are mostly nutritionally empty.
Muffins: Delicious...and nutritious? The sheer size of muffins makes them caloric bombs, each averaging 500 calories with 20 grams of fat.
Frozen Yogurt: Beneficial probiotics! Not all frozen yogurts have equal nutritional value, with some yogurts comparable to reduced-fat ice cream with nearly the same amount of fat and calories.
Fruit-flavored Gummies: Sweet...and artificial? Colorful packaging misleads consumers into believing that gummies are healthy, but they contain additives and artificial ingredients.
Rice Cake: Low cholesterol... and low nutrition? It contains 40 to 50 calories, low fat and low cholesterol, but most nutritional parts are removed.
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Carmel High School National Honor Society: A tradition of Excellence and Service This past school year, Carmel High School National Honor Society (NHS) members demonstrated their commitment to service while investing in more than 6,000 hours of their own time towards volunteer activities. Our members in the Class of 2013 were involved in events hosted at our school ranging from enthusiastic participation in the school’s annual Dance Marathon, which raised more than $290,000 for Riley Hospital for Children, to serving as host and guides for the Carmel High School back to school night and even placing phone calls to potential donors in the incredibly successful annual fund-raising telethon for the Carmel Education Foundation which raised a record $35,000 for scholarship and grants benefiting those in the Carmel-Clay community. Throughout the community they eagerly devoted their time to volunteering at several elementary school carnivals, the Carmel Public Safety Day, the 4th annual Carmel Education Ghost & Goblins 5k/2k Run/ Walk, the Carmel City Center Competition and numerous other events. The following are the 124 NHS members who completed their hours requirements for the 2012-2013 school year: Morgan Allen Christopher Anderson Connor Angelo George Armstrong Madeline Aspy Jamie Jo Ayers Shivani Bajpai Meredith Baranowski Julian Batts Daniel Berman Kathleen Bertsch Courtney Blackington Katherine Blake Amanda Boldt Katherine Bopp Cecilia Bouaichi Lauren Boughner Jackson Bower Amy Brentlinger Caitlin Brown Rochelle Brual Emily Bruning Kathryn Camp Nolan Chastain Colette Ciresi Allison Considine Ana Carolina Corey Kathryn Crull Stephanie Deremiah Rushvi Desai Eric Dick
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‘Intern’al Issues Students find unpaid internships rewarding, but the legality of such positions are being questioned
Did you know? New York University students have gathered 1,000 student signatures in an attempt to petition the campus career center to remove illegal internship postings.
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fter Derek Fisher, previous Current in Carmel managing editor, accepted sophomore Mark Tague as an unpaid intern at the newspaper, Tague began emailing Fisher at the beginning of each week for assignments. Tague conducted interviews, took photographs, wrote stories and submitted his work to Fisher via email. The stories were edited and published monthly in the Current. Tague said he sought the unpaid internship position to gain experience in the field of journalism. “The goal of any internship is to learn some life lesson or moral. I wanted experience, so I went there for it. By doing so, you focus on the little things about the position you are interning,” Tague said. “Internships are unforgettable since you are given a lot of trust.” LAUREN LU / PHOTO He is not alone. Other students here, as well as leaders at the Current in Carmel, said WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING?: In the yearbook room, sophomore Mark Tague works on an assignment for Current in they believe unpaid internships provide a Carmel. According to TIME magazine, the legality of high school internships such as Tague’s has been questioned recently. multitude of benefits. Joseph Storm, Finish Line sales clerk and senior, said, “Unpaid internships give you applications. We’re doing our best for a small company to labor laws due to their treatment of unpaid interns. experience and expose you to things you wouldn’t have seen in further the craft,” Greenberg said. “A lot of the kids, when Tague said he believes students here are unaffected the job field you’re looking into. You really can’t get a paid job for applying for colleges, are already published writers. That goes by such issues. the career you want to pursue in college. Internships are more to them as a feather in their cap.” “The legality is a gray area. I think it is up for interpretation on enjoyable and enriching.” Kelly said, “Like any internship program, the intern gets the student’s side,” he said. “The Current did not make me work The Current in Carmel has an active internship program out what he puts in.” overtime or anything I was uncomfortable with. I did it on my for both paid and unpaid positions. Steve Greenberg, It is clear that many students and directors of internship time and I made sure I had the time and resources to do it.” Current in Carmel co-founder, executive vice president and programs see the benefits of such positions. However, recent Storm said, “There could be problems. Interns could be general manager, along with Brian Kelly, Current co-founder, debate has arisen over the legality of such unpaid positions. given meaningless tasks, but it really depends on who your president and publisher, both said that they believe it is According to a recent TIME article, Manhattan law firm mentor is. It isn’t really an issue for high school students.” important for them to provide an enriching experience to any Outten & Golden filed a class action lawsuit against Hearst Kelly said the Current has had an active intern program at students who seek an internship with their newspaper. Corporation on behalf of unpaid interns who had worked at this school for six and a half years and has not yet had an issue. “We think it’s important to give them that opportunity. Harper’s Bazaar, a magazine owned by Hearst. Among other “We’re not sending interns to write obituaries, open mail We’re able to help them build a portfolio, and in a few cases things, the lawsuit accuses Hearst of violating state and federal or fill coffee cups. We give real, hands-on experience,” he said. for high school students, helped them with their college Greenberg said, “We make it clear to (interns) that they’re welcome to participate but they have a clear understanding before they come in that it’s up to them.” Intern Spotlight Greenberg said gaining experience is the key purpose of an Q: What’s your internship and where? Q: What is your favorite aspect of unpaid internship position. A: Project SEED (Summer Experience your internship? “If we have a chance to expose somebody to the craft and for Economically Disadvantaged) A: It’s my second year, so I’ll be glad help him or her gain experience, that’s our way of paying it at IUPUI. seeing my mentor again and having to work with him. forward,” he said. Q: What is the most useful lesson Tague said he learned more about the craft than simply you’ve learned from it? Q: Would you recommend this reporting skills. He said he realized the high level of A: Double-check everything. internship to other students? expectation required in professional journalism and learned A: Yes, because there’s a lot of to meet it, and believes his experiences will help him in college Q: What’s your least favorite aspect? different mentors out there, so and in choosing his future career. A: Sometimes, the work gets kind of you can actually probably find Tague said, “In high school, a lot of people are undecided tedious, but it’s, like, necessary something you’re interested in, on what they want to do. By doing any internship, they can Senior work, but you just have to do it. because it’s very diverse. lean towards or away from a subject, making it easier when Jonas Wang H you get to college and need to decide on a major.” COMPILED BY RUSHI PATEL
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Big Brother is Watching Though security cameras help keep this school secure, administration does not plan to add any more cameras due to other safety measures systems, camera systems FYI: Security Cameras and those types of things,” he said. “Then you have the Various facts on the use of surveillance systems in recent history training and the drills that we do.” Every day, almost 5,000 students walk down the hallways “Orwellian society” is used to describe modern surveillance However, he said and socialize with their friends, often unaware that they measures due to the sense of always being watched. IBM’s the most important are being watched from above. surveillance project implemented in Chicago strikingly resembles measure is the human On and around the school campus, such as in the the video cameras in 1984 with the ability to track suspicious element of security. hallways or cafeterias, there are security cameras activity and report it to authority with human initiation. “In my opinion, the installed to help ensure safety and catch any misbehavior. most important security Security cameras have proven especially useful in measure that we have is the recent tragedies, as footage helped in the Boston building relationships,” bombing investigations and identifications. 84 percent of high schools reported using surveillance cameras Hobson said. “If there’s Despite their usefulness, police officer Phil Hobson said to monitor their schools (73 percent of middle schools and 52 something going on this school will not be implementing more security cameras. percent of primary schools also fall into this category). that’s making someone “As far as cameras, we have not added any additional uncomfortable, a cameras,” Hobson said. student feels like they “We are not doing anything In 2003, Royal Palm Middle School in Phoenix, AZ installed have someone that they differently because of the a facial recognition technology to track missing children. can talk to about it.” recent tragedies. Every year Although these systems work well under most conditions, poor While many students at Carmel, we review with lighting, sunglasses, long hair or even large smiles can render may be concerned that our school resource unit the technology less effective. security cameras can and our administration, be an invasion of their (and) we review our privacy, Goulden said she security plans and try to does not feel this way. make improvements.” “I don’t think our Sophomore Katherine The role that surveillance cameras played in the investigation of the privacy is affected “Katie” Goulden said she Boston Marathon explosion promoted public interest in furthering because it’s not like agrees that CHS does this technology. The usefulness of security cameras in the there are cameras not need to add more investigation of the World Trade Center attack in 2001 changed in the locker rooms security cameras. public view on video surveillance from intrusive to safe. or washrooms, ” she “(The existing security Phil Hobson said. “They’re just cameras) already provide School Resource Officer SUPERCIRCUITS / SOURCE recording the hallways sufficient coverage of DENNIS YANG / GRAPHIC and entrances where it the school, and every makes sense to have them.” entrance has one so a Rather than being person couldn’t force their way in without being caught Similarly, Hobson said security cameras are only in public concerned about security cameras, Goulden said she on tape,” she said. areas and meant for identifying and preventing misbehavior. sees them as a benefit to school security. “I think we have According to Hobson, security cameras are not one of “I think the biggest benefit of security cameras are the perfect (number of cameras)—enough for us to feel the main security measures at CHS. “Security measures the deterrent factors,” he said. “If (someone) were to safe but not too much for it to be intrusive,” she said. “If come in different levels to me, one being structural and break in the building or steal something out of a locker anything, they make me feel safer at school.” technological, that being locked doors, door buzzer or if they get in a fight, then most likely that’s on video to use for evidence.” Along with schools, businesses around the nation have also been considering adding more security cameras, although it does not seem like a trend in Carmel. Jill Zaniker, owner of the Simply Sweet Shoppe in downtown Carmel, said she does not plan to add more cameras to her store. “I think everybody’s more aware of everything, but there’s been no specific things in place to address (the recent tragedies),” she said. “I think for the most part, everybody’s watching out for each other, especially in this community.” While security cameras can help in identifying people or deterring bad choices, it seems as if there will not be any major changes around Carmel. SAM PATTERSON / PHOTO “Security cameras are not an end all, be all security solution,” Hobson said. “We work really hard on all aspects SECURITY SHARK: School resource officer Phil Hobson observes security camera footage. According to Hobson, the school’s H of our safety plans, not just the security cameras.” resource unit does not plan on adding security cameras.
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STUDENT SECTION Ask the Expert Matthew Dillon, assistant coach of the Historic Travel Club and social studies teacher, discusses the upcoming Europe trip. Compiled by Caitlin Muller
Oh, the Places They’ll Go Students prepare for the summer Europe trip to Paris, Normandy and London BY NAOMI REIBOLD nreibold@hilite.org This summer, over 50 students will board buses, planes and even boats to explore the sites of the Old World. “One of the really neat things about this trip is students get historical education,” chaperone Jennifer Marlow said. “They also get cultural education, and every place we go provides a different experience for the students.” According to Marlow, the students and their six chaperones will visit all the major sites of these cities.
Paris
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How are you involved with the Europe trip? (Social studies teacher) Will Ellery is in charge of the trip. I have tended to be the spokesperson for the trip for the past few years on the video announcements. I do a little bit of everything. The chaperones this year are Ellery, myself, James Ziegler, Amy Skeens-Benton, Phil Hobson and Jen Marlow.
Are you excited for the trip? Yes, I am. It’s really a fun time. You’re flying into Paris, and Paris, France, is unlike anything else you’ve seen around here. You’re leaving London. You get to see things that you never see here. You get to go up the Eiffel Tower, and you get to go into Buckingham Palace. It’s a totally different environment. The culture is so different from the United States, and it’s sort of the thing that, for me, kicks off the summer. I’ve never been to Versailles, and I’ve always wanted to go, and finally this trip I’m going to Versailles. It’s pretty neat.
The group will first go to the Eiffel Tower, the palace of Versailles, the catacombs, the Louvre and other monuments. “I’m really excited to see the Eiffel Tower. I think that’s probably the thing I’m most excited for, and just the whole city of Paris will be really pretty,” senior Samantha Miller said. Senior Zachary “Zach” Post, who is also going on the trip, said he, too, is excited to explore Paris. “I’m excited to go to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower and just going out of (the United States) in general. I think it’s really cool how different everything is (in Europe),” Post said. “I’ve heard a lot about the catacombs, so I want to do that.”
Normandy
Afterward, Marlow said the group will travel to Normandy to explore the beaches that played a part in World War II. “That becomes a really neat time for students to hear about the World War II stories and actually be at the place where a lot of those things happened,” Marlow said. Miller, who went on the Europe trip last year to Munich, Austria and Italy, said she liked the trip because she could
London
The group will then take a ferry to London, where they will visit Dover Castle and the main attractions in the capital of Britain, according to Marlow. “We’ll hit all the really neat cultural things seen on television and (heard) about, but (the students) actually get to experience it in person,” she said. The students also have the opportunity in each of these cities to go to places not on the group’s itinerary. Post said he wants to see “Les Miserablés” in London and visit some of the soccer stadiums there. Miller said she also loved the chaperones on last year’s trip. “We weren’t being babysat,” she said. “We didn’t feel like we were constantly being watched, but they definitely did a good job of making us feel like we could do what we wanted to.” Post said he has high hopes for the chaperones. “(Social studies teacher Matt) Dillon, the one on the announcements, I think he’s going to be hilarious. I like (Assistant Principal Amy) Skeens-Benton and all of them, H so I think we’ll have fun,” Post said.
Sights of the 2013 Europe Trip Preview some of the sights students will visit as well as facts you may not have known London Eye London, England
What should students expect?
It took seven years and the skills of hundreds of people from five countries to make the London Eye a reality.
Well, they should expect that they are going to get their money’s worth. They’re going be up at the crack of dawn, and we’re going to keep them out until 11 o’clock at night to see everything that we can possibly see. They expect to have a good time, they expect to eat good food and they expect to do it in a safe manner. And we provide all of that. Even if you’re not a fan of history, there are names that you’ve heard as a Carmel High School student. For example, you go to Normandy and you see a cemetery, and you really put an image to how many guys made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States and to free Europe at that time, and you just stop and realize in the moment, H ‘Wow, that’s pretty amazing.’
learn about the history of the places she visits. “I got to see a lot of cool things (last year), but I also learned so much because I was with teachers and with the tour guides rather than being with my family, so it was cool to learn stuff while I was there,” she said. Every year on the Europe trip, the students visit an American cemetery. This year, they will visit one in Normandy. “That’s a very touching and very moving day for the students,” Marlow said. “It’s probably my favorite part of the trip just from the standpoint that it’s not something that you can experience here obviously, and each year on the trip it means something different.”
Normandy Beach Normandy, France Until the very last minute, the place of invasion, Normandy, was the most heavily guarded secret on the planet. MELINDA SONG / GRAPHIC
Eiffel Tower Paris, France The Eiffel Tower stands 1050 feet and was the tallest man made structure in the world for 41 years before being surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York.
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Indiana University’s Honors Program helps students learn about other cultures BY OLIVIA WEPRICH oweprich@hilite.org
Each summer, some students stay home working or vacationing with their families, while others travel to Europe to live with a host family and learn about a new culture firsthand. Students are offered this opportunity through Indiana University’s Honors Program in Foreign Languages, also known as the IU Honors Program. Junior Lauren Fogel said she heard about the program from her Spanish teacher and from friends who had gone in previous years. Fogel is most excited to visit the city of León because she has heard stories of positive and rewarding experiences. According to Spanish teacher Greer Trapkus-Harris, the IU Honors Program helps students grow not only in speaking their foreign language but also in understanding different cultures as they experience living on their own. She said she would recommend the program to any student interested, although most participants are juniors.
“I’ve had students who were a little weaker (at Spanish) go on the trip and come back stronger and more comfortable with the language,” Trapkus-Harris said. “They also will pick up accents from the part of the country they’re in, which is really cool.” IU offers the program to not only Spanish students, but also to French and German students as well, according to the program’s website. In each of the 10 cities offered, students are expected to learn from and follow three principles: language commitment, academic instruction and host family experience. Senior Courtney Blackington traveled to Brest, France last summer with the IU Honors Program and said the experience has helped her make decisions about her future. “I wanted to go because I loved French and wanted to learn more about the French culture,” Blackington said. “The experience made me certain that I wanted to major in French and study abroad there for a year in college.”
Trapkus-Harris said it is not uncommon for opportunities like these to spark students’ interest in world travel if they do not already see the attraction of other cultures. For Fogel, the interest is already there. She said, “I have relatives in Europe and have visited them and really loved it; that’s one of the reasons I requested Spain instead of Mexico because I really wanted to experience another European country.” Although students are excited to spend a summer abroad, many worry about being away from their families for so long. Blackington said living in another country can be overwhelming at first but soon it will be fine. “Don’t be scared because it seems like a long time away from home or you’re afraid you will have a horrible host family,” Blackington said. “You are always busy so it’s hard to be homesick and the directors do a great job at matching the students with the families. They will feel like a second family by the end of the second week.” H
Application Application Process Process Interested in IU Honors Program? Find out how to spend your summer abroad By September Submit your IU Honors Program for Foreign Languages application online at indiana.edu. Also, students should sign up for the mandatory language test by the beginning of the month.
In October Students take a test through that assesses basic language skills, including reading, listening, grammar and writing.
By November Students will be notified about the results of the language test and asked to come in for an interview. INDIANA.EDU / SOURCE
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He and his family spent time exploring Mayan ruins, swimming under a waterfall and talking about their adventures. But according to Rodriguez, Mexico represents more than a fun travel destination to him because it was his home for the first six months of his life. Then, his family immigrated to the United States, and he became a citizen here. Rodriguez is one of a growing number of students at this school who came to the United States after being born in another nation. According to the Department of Homeland Security, immigration is continually on the rise. It is a development that has sparked a debate at the national level over how the United States should deal with the increasing influx of immigrants. Patrick Thomas, cofounder of the Pro Bono Immigration
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his favorite vacation in the summer of m Mexico City to the Yucatan Peninsula. Project at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, said that he expects to see changes in the federal immigration law as early as this summer. “Immigration reform has the chance to become a uniquely bipartisan issue this summer. National Republicans have recognized, based on the 2012 election...that they must lead on immigration reform to stay competitive in national elections—and especially in the Presidential elections,” Thomas said via email. “...In the best case, we could see a passed law as early as September or October. Worst case, it could last into 2014, or of course, die as a bill. There would then be some time before most of the new laws took effect, though some would do so immediately.” CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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According to Thomas, by immigration. Unless you are of Native the proposed bill American heritage, you too are the legacy would expand border of immigrants in this land,” Thomas said. security and interior enforcement measures, “Immigration reform efforts should remain tie the implementation of such measures to a aware of this, and not withhold opportunities legalization programs for immigrants who are from those who seek to forge new lives for already here and reform nonimmigrant visas. their families, merely because of a perceived Such changes, he said, are necessary in light birthright entitlement to the wealth our of an “absolutely broken” nation has to offer.” legal immigration system, Rodriguez said he became one in which a Filipino a citizen when his parents brother or sister of a U.S. did. According to him, citizen would experience a their process of attaining 24-year wait to receive a visa. citizenship involved reciting One of the most pressing the Pledge of Allegiance and issues, Thomas said, is taking a test over the U.S. dealing with the estimated government. He said he still 11 million illegal immigrants identifies himself more as in this country. According Mexican than American. to Thomas, people come “I think America would to America for a myriad of mean my place to go and reasons, but the lack of legal be alone because in Mexico, status makes this segment of I’m with my family pretty the immigrant community much the entire time. Being difficult to understand. in America for me is being “Legalization allows these more independent with my individuals to come out of life and being secluded but the shadows — and will force having more control over those who truly shouldn’t my life, and that is good be here to face justice,” in a way, but in another Thomas said. “In contrast, way, it’s kind of lonely at doing nothing allows the times,” Rodriguez said. “To current, universally decried me, Mexico means home. system to continue. It allows That is where I feel most individuals to continue to comfortable, that is where I remain unmonitored and feel as if I really belong.” unknown. And it allows Even so, according to unscrupulous employers to Rodriguez, he has learned continue their mistreatment much from the immigrant of all workers in the United experience. States. That is the definition “I definitely know a Peter O’Hara of ‘amnesty’ — giving lot about the Spanish U.S. History teacher something for nothing.” culture and the American According to Thomas, culture, and I feel like citizens of the United States (they really relate) in some should remember that at one point in time, ways,” he said. “It also makes me more most of their ancestors were immigrants, too. understanding because I know a situation in “The United States is unique in the which people have been treated differently world, as we do not define our nationality by because they’re Hispanic, but I also know ethnicity or race, as many other nations do. circumstances in which the person is not We are truly a nation of immigrants, shaped able to afford something or someone is an CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
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the growing trend of immigration is nothing illegal immigrant. If I ever met someone in new in the history of the United States. that circumstance, I would be able to provide “The Hispanic population is growing them with advice or help of some kind.” tremendously throughout the country and Rodriguez said he hasn’t experienced as legally growing also. There’s always a trend many of these challenges because he does in our country (toward immigration). not appear to be Hispanic. We’ve always been a nation of immigrants. “Personally, (the challenges do not) It’s just that immigrants now are coming affect me because I look white. I’m pretty from cultures other than a white European sure that if I looked like a typical Mexican, culture. We have a lot of immigrants people would definitely treat me differently,” coming from different places, so it’s a Rodriguez said. “There are a few derogatory historical trend,” he said. “We’ve had tides comments that are passed around every now and then that sort of take me off guard since I’m not used to it. If I were in a On The Hill different community and the comments were to show Of all the proposals for immigration reform in up, it would offend me, and recent decades, the latest bill has the highest it does offend me. I end up chance of being passed in Congress. telling the person that said it that I’m Hispanic, and Timeline they’re like, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, I A bipartisan group of didn’t mean it that way,’ but senators forms to draft Jan. 28, 2013 if they didn’t mean it that legislation for reform. way, they wouldn’t have said it with that tone of voice.” President Obama releases U.S. History teacher Peter draft of a “back-up” Feb. 13, 2013 O’Hara said that school’s proposal, in case bipartisan demographic has not bill fails. shifted from a mostly white, The bipartisan middle-class student body April 17, 2013 bill is completed. in his 13 years of teaching, but he believes Carmel is a Senate debates begin as community that is relatively Judiciary Committee reviews open to immigrants. May 7, 2013 the bill and proposed “It’s just a basis of the amendments. type of community we are. We’re a very welcoming Issues of Debate community. People of The increase The distribution other races and cultures are in border of visas to welcomed very well. There’s security to skilled versus nothing we’re doing that halt illegal unskilled keeps people out. It’s just immigration workers kind of a factor of where we are,” he said. “I think it’ll A path to citizenship Visas for noncriminal change. If you and I walk for resident deportees with back in here 20 years from illegal family in now, I think it’ll be more immigrants America diverse.” According to O’Hara, THE NEW YORK TIMES / SOURCE HAFSA RAZI / GRAPHICS
MAY 23, 2013 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | COVER STORY | PAGE 19 of immigrants throughout our history from different Citizenship, Simplified places in the world, and in the long run, it’s made us What makes an American? This overview of the naturalization process shows which immigrants are eligible for citizenship a much stronger nation. I certainly believe that that trend is going to continue. START BECOME... DEMONSTRATE... People don’t come here to be a certain race or a certain ...A legal permanent culture. They come here resident for 5+ years. Good Moral Character to be Americans and share Precludes felonies, lying in our type of government Be a permanent to U.S. officials, N resident, whose and way of life, and they other serious parents are make it stronger.” crimes citizens. Despite some persistent ...Spouse of an anti-immigrant sentiment, American citizen and O’Hara said he expects the living in America for Knowledge of OR process of immigrating 3+ years. English and Civics and becoming a citizen to Requires a basic Reach the age become faster and easier. understanding 0 of of 18. “There is still some antiof the English FIN. immigration legislation in language and U.S. some states; however, that history and government ...A member of the has really slowed down. U.S. Armed Forces The federal government for 5+ years. has more legislation APPLY FOR 34 s 4 , Attachment to the 7 pending which is pro75 igrant CITIZENSHIP U.S. Constitution immigration and helping immecame Precludes foreign b ens in people who are already z allegiances, i t i . c here attain citizenship and ...An employee of 012 requires loyalty to 2 even ideas like fast-tracking the U.S. government the Constitution citizenship for people for 5+ years. and willingness who are already here. to serve We’re still going to have ANTHONY KO / GRAPHIC to have quotas, and we’re U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES / SOURCE going to have to manage immigration. We can’t just open the doors up and let everyone stream people in the United States and especially was Irish. He said that he walked into a bar and is still on the rise today. on in because that’s very difficult to do. in this city already accept the growth of and a guy said, ‘No Irishmen or dogs allowed “It would be awful for people in some I think the legislation that is now in front immigrant communities. in here,’ and (my grandfather) was like, ‘I countries under dictatorship because of Congress is great. We need to reform “There have always been people who was down there with the dogs.’ We’ve always immigration may be their only way out, our immigration system, and we need to are not very accepting of other races and gone through those sorts of things, but we’ve but at the same time it’s understandable to become legally more welcoming, and I cultures as they immigrated. My grandfather always emerged stronger,” he said. “We are establish laws against immigrations because think that’s going to happen,” O’Hara said. was Irish, and he used to tell me of the time so tolerant and so welcoming. Some of our more and more people are immigrating to According to O’Hara, the majority of when he wasn’t allowed in a bar because he top students are not traditionally white and the states each year,” he said. “(Immigration) middle class. I think they’re will help in a way because more and more treated pretty well.” experts will come to the states to make some Freshman Terry Zhou progress, but it also drags America down said that in his experience, because as the population grows there will be students here have been lots of problems like housing, food supplies kind in helping him learn and pollution.” about the English language According to Thomas, although it is and American culture after impossible to predict what exactly will he moved from China to happen to immigration as a trend, it is likely the United States at the to keep growing despite any negative effects it beginning of the year. has on the United States. “Becoming American is “I would expect that as economic probably the biggest event improvement seems likely and our federal in my whole life, and I government seems to be favoring greater levels believe it’s like a new start to of immigration in their immigration reform me. I’m really glad I have the proposals,” he said. “We’ll see immigration chance to come to America,” pick up a bit over the next decade.” HAILEY MEYER / PHOTOS he said. “To me, American Rodriguez said he agrees that as Americans IMMIGRANT PORTRAITS: Senior Victor Rodriguez means better fortune.” become more accepting of immigrants and (left) stands in his home by a piece of art from Mexico. It is an opportunity, he recognize the benefits immigration could hold Freshman Terry Zhou (above) stands in the Chinese said, that some may not be for the economy, the nation should anticipate room at this school. Rodriguez,who was born in Mexico, so lucky to have, since the an increasing number of immigrants. and Zhou, who grew up in China, said they believe a numbers of immigrants “There are better jobs over here, and growth in immigration benefits both America and the to the United States has there’s a better environment,” Rodriguez said. people who migrate here. H increased in recent years “It’s the land of the free, as they say.”
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A Summer Full of Music Mark your calendars; several popular artists are set to play at nearby venues
JIVA CAPULONG / GRAPHIC LIVE NATION / SOURCE
Of Monsters & Men: May 30, Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
Price Range: $57-$264
Kendrick Lamar:
June 6, Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
Price Range: $42-$182
Alt-J:
June 12, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Price Range: $17-$130
John Mayer:
Aug. 10, Klipsch Music Center
Price Range: $23-706
Fall Out Boy:
June 29, Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Price Range: $100-$260
Carly Rae Jepsen:
Aug. 30, Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
Price Range: $54-$364
Jonas Brothers:
July 12, Klipsch Music Center
Price Range: $23-$1365
Lollapalooza:
Aug. 2-4, Grant Park Chicago
Price Range: $75-$235
Wiz Khalifa: (A$AP Rocky & more) Aug. 4, Klipsch Music Center
Price Range:
$25-$496
Dave Matthews: Band: June 21 & 22, Klipsch Music Center
Price Range:
$27-$789
Bruno Mars:
Aug. 19, Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Price Range: $52-$933
Vans Warped Tour: July 3, Klipsch Music Center
Price Range: $45
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Chance the Rapper produces solid second mixtape
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After the release of Chance the Rapper’s (of Chicago hiphop collective Save Money) successful debut mixtape 10 Day (named for his 10-day suspension), it’s clear the South Side spitter’s latest project can’t be described with the usual terminology. Flow? He never uses the same flow twice. Wordplay? It’s beyond playing. Acid Rap, Chance’s second tape, is a game-changer. In fact, it just might be the best mixtape this year. The first thing most listeners notice about Chance isn’t his sometimes erratic and untamed flow. It isn’t his trademark ad-lib (IGH!), or his (at times) beyond-innovative wordplay. It’s his annoying, stereotypically pubertal voice reminiscent of Kendrick’s occasional voice cracks on good kid, m.A.A.d city. While Chance’s voice might initially alienate some, its true nature is revealed on tracks like Juice that epitomize his indescribable, off-tempo flow and all-over-the-place delivery. The frequent pitch-swinging and ADD-like character of Chance’s flow allows him to be incredibly versatile, rapping upbeat about newfound fame, respect and “juice” (a shoutout to the 1992 classic starring Tupac) on one song but melancholically philosophizing and reflecting
on his upbringing and the dangers of his hometown on (Blended Babies, Odd Future’s Brandun DeShay and exanother (Acid Rain). Topping off Chance’s lyrical skills is his G-Unit member Jake One) are still far from mainstream remarkable aptitude for wordplay, like triple entendres (“Lean celebrities. The others, like Ceej, are near-unknowns outside all on the square/That’s a — rhombus” from Smoke Again) and the realm of hip-hop. even new forms thereof, seen in the “fired-higher” contrast Despite the intriguing instrumentals, biting wordplay and (NaNa). It doesn’t hurt that accompanying fitting features, the most laudable aspect of Chance on Acid Rap are a spectrum of Chance’s second mixtape is its mass appeal. features from classics to XXL 2013 Freshmen Acid Rap is by far the most accessible project and consistent, fresh production. in recent years that maintains a solid lyrical, From Ab-Soul’s pun-filled verse (Smoke thematic and musical foundation. Chance’s Again) to Action Bronson’s playful bars roots in the South Side of Chicago and (NaNa) to legend Twista’s rhymes (Cocoa membership in Save Money grant him respect Butter Kisses), Acid Rap is full of expected from the likes of those who wouldn’t give Asher and, honestly, unexpected features that Roth a second listen. On the other hand, his somehow mesh perfectly. Fellow Save playful tone, use of LSD (“Acid” Rap) and even Money member Vic Mensa kills it on Cocoa his tie-dye tank top on the cover all appeal to Butter Kisses alongside Twista, probably the the average suburban teenager. In other words, PITCHFORK / PHOTO best example of this phenomenon. True you. Chance has achieved something in a to his roots, Chance also includes lots of couple of years that most rappers couldn’t in a Chicago talent, like BJ the Chicago Kid and Pivot’s Saba. In lifetime: he made the inaccessible accessible. He saturated the fact, the only disappointing feature (Childish Gambino), is quintessential summer mixtape with heavy themes about gun well-placed on the lighthearted Favorite Song. violence, family love and nostalgia as well as intricate wordplay The mostly consistent gospel/soul-inspired instrumentals that most creative writing majors could never fully understand. also help to solidify Acid Rap as the mixtape of the year so far. In other words, it looks like school suspensions do serve H Interestingly enough, the tape’s most well-known producers a purpose.
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BY PABLO PALIZA-CARRE ppaliza@hilite.org
Student performers use summer to hone their craft BY HALEY BRACKEN hbracken@hilite.org As summer dawns on the student body and school is eclipsed by the thought of long summer nights and poolside lounging, many students have begun to anticipate a mellow, relaxing summer devoid of the difficult work that characterizes school existence. But for sophomore Emily Abshire and junior Ian Jones, the upcoming summer brims with long hours of sweat, practice and strict discipline. Both Abshire and Jones have dedicated themselves to progressing their theatrical skills through summer workshops and theater programs. Jones, who recently auditioned for the Civic Theatre’s “Anything Goes,” said that though he is relatively new to theater, he looks forward to participating in several productions this summer. In preparation, Jones has been taking classes in both tap and jazz. However, while Jones acknowledged the importance of developing these skills, he said he is most excited to work with new people. “With every show you meet someone new and gain a new memory that won’t leave you, because as a whole cast you share that moment together. The most important thing I will take away from these shows is just to have fun with it, because it won’t last forever,” Jones said. Abshire, on the other hand, has participated in a variety of past summer productions. However, like Jones, Abshire said the part she has enjoyed most in past summer programs was working with people outside the limits of school theater productions. “In any show, I think that you just get a theater family throughout the show. Your castmates become your family and you don’t forget about each other,” Abshire said. Abshire also noted that she enjoys participating in summer theater programs because they often provide opportunities that may not be available to students who only perform in school-related productions.
“It’s not just a theater production; it’s a learning experience. even in his future career. I think the workshops are going to be really great this year, “I am actually auditioning to become a musical theater because we get to work with Michael Feinstein (Great major in college and then pursue a career in acting, dancing American Songbook) and people straight off of Broadway, or singing,” Jones said. “But, only time will tell if that’s truly so you really get to learn about what theater is really like what I will do; I’m sure as long as I’m still working with the and the techniques that they use on the professional shows,” theater or music of some sort, I’ll be where I need to be.” H Abshire said. Abshire and Jones agreed they intend to direct the skills they develop this summer towards school theater productions in the fall. Abshire said, “You can better prepare for auditions and for what directors look for in a role and just be better prepared in general.” Likewise, Jones said, “I will have more experience that I can bring back to the school along with everyone else who does summer shows that we can use to better the shows here.” However, Abshire noted several differences between school-sponsored shows and summertime productions. According to Abshire, shows that take place in the summer are often less stressful. “I just think that summer practices are easier because you’re not trying to juggle school with rehearsal and sleep and eating and doing actual things. You have more time Scan this QR code to see a photo in the summer, so it’s easier than it is during slideshow of Tarzan crew members the school year,” Abshire said. working behind the scenes. Or, go to Although Abshire held that she enjoys http://hilite.org/archives/29870 the benefits of participating in summer theater and hopes to continue to develop her HAILEY MEYER / PHOTO theatric skills, she said she does not have an ACT IT OUT: Junior Ian Jones acts in the CHS production of Tarzan. interest in a career in drama. Conversely, In the upcoming summer Jones plans to participate in acting camp and Jones said that he is open to further pursuing productions. his interest in theater in college and perhaps
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Attire to Admire Students’ summer fashion choices include semi-formal wear and hippie-chic style BY ANNI ZHANG azhang@hilite.org
Anna Brookie, fashion and textiles student and senior, and Mark Matsuki, fashion enthusiast and sophomore, share their favorite summer trends in clothing and footwear.
According to Brookie, bright lipstick is an essential accessory. “I’m a huge fan of lipstick,” she said. “I think lipstick can make any outfit go instantly from a nine to a 10.” Other suggested accessories include simple earrings, cat-eye sunglasses, bright necklaces and oversized tote bags (either leather or clear plastic). Brookie models a black fake leather skirt from Kohls. “It’s an edgy twist on something girly,” she said. She also suggested shopping at stores like H&M, Forever 21, Urban Outfitters and Coach. “They all have such a wide range of stuff, from easily accessible to high fashion,” Brookie said. “It’s easy to find something you love at any of them. None of the stores are too expensive, either.” Brookie said high-top shoes and metallic colors were popular in the spring and will continue to be trendy in the summer. Pictured here are shoes by designer Jeffrey Campbell.
HAILEY MEYER / PHOTOS
Graphic T-shirts and tank tops will be popular choices for tops this summer, according to Matsuki. Matsuki suggested raw denim (not washed after being dyed, which creates natural fading) or waxed demin (coated in wax and resembles leather) jeans in dark shades. Matsuki said Nike and Adidas sneakers as well as Sperrys would trend in footwear this summer. “Sneaker culture in terms of collectible sneakers has been around since the ’80s,” he said, “but only recently, due to a mass (number) of retro re-releases, are we seeing sneakers really cross back over into mainstream fashion.”
The Chic Fashionista blog called ankle boots “an absolute must in every fashionista’s wardrobe” and suggested pairing them with short skirts, tights or long leggings that cover the ankle.
MAY 23, 2013 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | ENTERTAINMENT | PAGE 23 Graphic T-shirts and tank tops will be popular choices for tops this summer, according to Matsuki.
Button-up denim shirts with light washes, either bleached or faded, will be in vogue, according to Matsuki. “It’s just a popular wash,” he said. According to Matsuki, popular accessories will include stacked woven bracelets (pictured right) as well as stacked gold bracelets and Ray-Ban sunglasses.
“Overall, change would be to the semi-formal wear. Driving shoes and blazers are a big part of my outfit selection for the season,” Matsuki said. “A black blazer pairs excellently with bright denim and a graphic T-shirt.” Bright-colored jeans and chinos (pants made of chino fabric, which is usually 100 percent cotton, that are comfortable in warm weather and slightly dressier than jeans) will be in style, Matsuki said.
Driving shoes, according to the blog A Suitable Wardrobe, are “typically a moccasin with nubs on the heel and the sole that are intended to help the driver work his pedals.” “Driving shoes are extremely comfortable to drive in, and because they’re really lightweight and have open tops, they’re breathable in hot weather,” Matsuki said.
Brookie said she will accessorize with floral headbands and crowns. “The hippie-chic style is definitely in for this summer,” she said. Brookie said she likes crop tops in pastel colors. Tank tops with writing on them (as opposed to patterns) will also be popular, according to Brookie. According to Brookie, high-waisted shorts will be popular bottoms. Lace shorts will be trending as well, according to Teen Vogue, which called them a “summer staple” and “über feminine.” Gladiator sandals are good choices for summer footwear, according to Brookie. “They can range anywhere from laid back to dressy,” she said. “There are so many different styles, so it’s not hard to find a cute pair to go with anything.” HAILEY MEYER / PHOTOS
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After high school, athletes often drop sports, focus instead on academics along with spending many more hours in the weight room be an orthodontist after college, so she said studying will daily. Additionally, the website said the experience can be occupy a big portion of her day. According to Mullen, not incredibly stressful and time consuming. having to be in the pool all the time will allow her more Carmel alumnus, Andrew “Andy” Schindler was a crosstime for her studies. country and track runner at “I did want to [swim in college] at first, ori Mullen, women’s swimmer and senior, started Carmel. He now attends the but I decided against it because I realized I swimming when she was 9 years old. She joined Kelley School of Business wanted to try new things and concentrate the Carmel Swim Club when she was 12 and at Indiana University and on school.” swam ever since. However, she said that while she plans to major in something Athletics Director Jim Inskeep said, dedicates about 22 hours per week in the pool, she will not involving business. He said “The biggest reason for college should be swimming at Purdue University next year. he no longer participates in be academics and the type of career they “I did look into [swimming in college] and was sports at college. wish to pursue after higher education. approached by a few schools but there weren’t any “I definitely feel like I have While participation in collegiate athletics opportunities that made it worth it to me,” Mullen said a lot of free time since I’m not is great, it is a lifestyle for four more years via email. active in a sport,” Schindler that will not be like the social life many of Mullen is like many other high school athletes who said. “However, I think if I did friends will enjoy.” choose not to participate in collegiate athletics because Jim Inskeep their keep running I would have Inskeep said he believes that whether of the time commitment. Athletics Director met more people.” students play a sport collegiately or not, time According to recruiting4me.com, a website that informs Schindler said he also management skills are the most important high school students about college athletics. “While in season, believes that whether or life application that senior student-athletes you will find life is fast-paced with high demands. Many not students participate in athletics, it depends on the take with them from high school to college. sacrifices will have to be made.” The website also said that in type of person they are. Inskeep also said it is important for college students college, athletes are expected to be able to practice twice a day “I think that everyone would think to be active. He stressed that staying busy will keep about the situation a little differently. I grades up instead of missing class and watching TV. like having a lot of free time, but I know Mullen said she plans to join a sorority and possibly By the Numbers others love to be busy all the time. I think still swim at a club but said she is open to trying many everyone should do what makes them new experiences. Most senior high school athletes happy, and for me running just wasn’t Mullen said she loves swimming for Carmel and stop playing their sport in college doing that anymore,” Schindler said. wants to end her career on a high note. “I loved my Mullen said she will be studying experience and I wouldn’t change it for anything. It was High school football NCAA football business with a pre-dentistry declaration an honor to be a Carmel swimmer and to represent my Total athletes (United States): Percentage High School Athletes H at Purdue and said she eventually wants to school in something I love.”
BY ERIK KELSCH ekelsch@hilite.org
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1,071,775
The biggest reason for college should be academics and the type of career (athletes) wish to pursue after higher education.
to NCAA:
Senior players:
5.7 percent
Women’s Basketball
NCAAW basketball
Total athletes:
Percentage High School Athletes to NCAA:
306,221 452,929 Senior Players:
3.3 percent
Men’s basketball
NCAAM basketball
129,408 Total Athletes:
546,335
Percentage High School Athletes to NCAA:
Senior Players:
3.0 percent
Baseball
College baseball
156,096 Total Athletes:
470,671 Senior Players:
134,477
Percentage High School Athletes to NCAA:
6.1 percent
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TORI MULLEN / SUBMITTED PHOTO
THE LAST WAVE: Swimmer and senior Tori Mullen swims during a Carmel Swim Club meet. She said she will not continue in college due to the time commitment swimming requires.
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Baseball team looks for success in Sectional After five years without a postseason victory, Greyhounds are hungry to win in tournament BY JASON KLEIN jklein@hilite.org Last year, the Carmel baseball team limped away from the Noblesville Sectional after suffering a 14-3 loss at the hands of Westfield High School in CHS’s opening (and only) game of the playoffs. The year before that, Zionsville High School beat Carmel 6-0 in the first game of the Sectional. In fact, the last time the team won a postseason game was in 2008, with their last Sectional title coming in 2000. Nick Horvath, team captain, pitcher and senior is all too aware of this fact. “It’s been 12 or 13 years, I believe, since we’ve won the Sectional, and we’ve gotten to the (Sectional) championship with good teams, but we just haven’t quite gotten through it,” he said. Still, Horvath also said this year could be different. “I feel very confident, more confident than I have in years past,” he said. “I feel like this team definitely has some potential
HAILEY MEYER / PHOTO
THROW AND CATCH: Catcher and junior Garrett Pferrer practices after school. The Hounds look to earn their first playoff win today since 2008.
to (win its Sectional).” According to Horvath, first-year coach Dan Roman has made the difference. “The addition of coach Roman has really helped our program,” Horvath said. Roman, who coached the Lawrence Central team to the 2004 4A State title, said he’s optimistic, but knows his team will have little to no room for error during the playoffs. “You’ve got to play three solid games,” Roman said. “There’s really no weak teams in our sectional at all.” On May 14, Carmel found out their firstround opponent for the HAILEY MEYER / PHOTO Sectional: Zionsville, the PITCH PERFECT: Pitcher and junior Ryan Campbell throws a pitch at practice after school. The team’s team ranked first in class Sectional begins today at 8 p.m. against Zionsville, at Zionsville. 4A in the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association’s preseason done all season long and hopefully go Sports Schedule poll. According to the IHSAA website, the deep in Sectionals, win Sectionals and other teams in the Greyhounds’ Sectional move on.” Many teams continue playing are Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Horvath concurred. into the summer Noblesville, North Central and Westfield. “We just want to prove to everyone Roman also emphasized that if the that we actually can do it,” he said. “Right Softball Sectional Championship team is to win, the seniors must continue now, I’d like to set our goal as winning the Where: Fishers to carry the torch. Sectional, but after that, after we get out When: TBA “Our seniors really stepped up this of Sectional, we’ll just take it from there, year,” he said. “The seniors are leading us hopefully get all the way to State,” he said. Men’s track and field Regional for sure, without a doubt.” Roman added on. Where: Lafayette Jefferson Kyle Fiala, infielder and Notre Dame “If we play to our capabilities, we’ll be When: Today at 5 p.m. commit, who is a co-captain along with just fine. If we break down in a certain Horvath, is one of the seniors that have area of a game, we’ll be in trouble. We’ve Women’s track and field State led the way for the baseball team. got to play well. It’s an excellent Sectional Where: Indiana University “It’s just a mentality that every single and we’ve got to bring the pitching, bring When: June 1 at 3 p.m. time you step on the field you’ve got to the defense, bring the timely hitting along Baseball Sectional give it all that you have, because baseball and we’ll be just fine,” he said. “I know all Where: Zionsville is a team game and everybody on the team the teams, I know they’re all good, I just When: Today at 8 p.m. has to contribute in some way during the want us to play up to our potential. If game,” Fiala said. “It’s all the pieces that we’re able to play up to our potential, we’ll Men’s golf Muncie Invitational come together in that game that really be just fine.” Where: Player’s Club ends up winning the ballgame.” For Horvath, he said it all comes down to When: Saturday at 1 p.m. As far as the postseason goes, Fiala said he one aspect. is confident that this can be the year that the “I just want to prove to everyone that Men’s golf vs. Fishers and baseball team breaks through. not only my senior class, but the whole Noblesville “We’ve had some bad seasons in the program is back,” he said. “The past few Where: The Players Club past and this is a whole new team capable years we have struggled, I just want to When: May 30, time TBA of completely new things,” he said. “We’ve prove to everyone that Carmel baseball IHSAA.ORG / SOURCE got to stay together and do what we’ve is real.” H
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Baseball team looks for success in Sectional After five years without a postseason victory, Greyhounds are hungry to win in tournament BY JASON KLEIN jklein@hilite.org Last year, the Carmel baseball team limped away from the Noblesville Sectional after suffering a 14-3 loss at the hands of Westfield High School in CHS’s opening (and only) game of the playoffs. The year before that, Zionsville High School beat Carmel 6-0 in the first game of the Sectional. In fact, the last time the team won a postseason game was in 2008, with their last Sectional title coming in 2000. Nick Horvath, team captain, pitcher and senior is all too aware of this fact. “It’s been 12 or 13 years, I believe, since we’ve won the Sectional, and we’ve gotten to the (Sectional) championship with good teams, but we just haven’t quite gotten through it,” he said. Still, Horvath also said this year could be different. “I feel very confident, more confident than I have in years past,” he said. “I feel like this team definitely has some potential
HAILEY MEYER / PHOTO
THROW AND CATCH: Catcher and junior Garrett Pferrer practices after school. The Hounds look to earn their first playoff win today since 2008.
to (win its Sectional).” According to Horvath, first-year coach Dan Roman has made the difference. “The addition of coach Roman has really helped our program,” Horvath said. Roman, who coached the Lawrence Central team to the 2004 4A State title, said he’s optimistic, but knows his team will have little to no room for error during the playoffs. “You’ve got to play three solid games,” Roman said. “There’s really no weak teams in our sectional at all.” On May 14, Carmel found out their firstround opponent for the HAILEY MEYER / PHOTO Sectional: Zionsville, the PITCH PERFECT: Pitcher and junior Ryan Campbell throws a pitch at practice after school. The team’s team ranked first in class Sectional begins today at 8 p.m. against Zionsville, at Zionsville. 4A in the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association’s preseason done all season long and hopefully go Sports Schedule poll. According to the IHSAA website, the deep in Sectionals, win Sectionals and other teams in the Greyhounds’ Sectional move on.” Many teams continue playing are Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Horvath concurred. into the summer Noblesville, North Central and Westfield. “We just want to prove to everyone Roman also emphasized that if the that we actually can do it,” he said. “Right Softball Sectional Championship team is to win, the seniors must continue now, I’d like to set our goal as winning the Where: Fishers to carry the torch. Sectional, but after that, after we get out When: TBA “Our seniors really stepped up this of Sectional, we’ll just take it from there, year,” he said. “The seniors are leading us hopefully get all the way to State,” he said. Men’s track and field Regional for sure, without a doubt.” Roman added on. Where: Lafayette Jefferson Kyle Fiala, infielder and Notre Dame “If we play to our capabilities, we’ll be When: Today at 5 p.m. commit, who is a co-captain along with just fine. If we break down in a certain Horvath, is one of the seniors that have area of a game, we’ll be in trouble. We’ve Women’s track and field State led the way for the baseball team. got to play well. It’s an excellent Sectional Where: Indiana University “It’s just a mentality that every single and we’ve got to bring the pitching, bring When: June 1 at 3 p.m. time you step on the field you’ve got to the defense, bring the timely hitting along Baseball Sectional give it all that you have, because baseball and we’ll be just fine,” he said. “I know all Where: Zionsville is a team game and everybody on the team the teams, I know they’re all good, I just When: Today at 8 p.m. has to contribute in some way during the want us to play up to our potential. If game,” Fiala said. “It’s all the pieces that we’re able to play up to our potential, we’ll Men’s golf Muncie Invitational come together in that game that really be just fine.” Where: Player’s Club ends up winning the ballgame.” For Horvath, he said it all comes down to When: Saturday at 1 p.m. As far as the postseason goes, Fiala said he one aspect. is confident that this can be the year that the “I just want to prove to everyone that Men’s golf vs. Fishers and baseball team breaks through. not only my senior class, but the whole Noblesville “We’ve had some bad seasons in the program is back,” he said. “The past few Where: The Players Club past and this is a whole new team capable years we have struggled, I just want to When: May 30, time TBA of completely new things,” he said. “We’ve prove to everyone that Carmel baseball IHSAA.ORG / SOURCE got to stay together and do what we’ve is real.” H
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OPINION
More Than a Game. As sports demand more of a time commitment, playing multiple sports becomes a challenge Why do I do it? Year to year, high school sports get more competitive. In a way, high school sports have become like a job. As a football player, I can attest to this. Our football workouts started in February, although the first game is August 23, six months away. However, this is nothing out of the ordinary. Offseasons are becoming shorter and shorter; even when out-of-season, athletes are expected to work out in order to prepare not only for opponents but also to compete within their own team for a starting position. Consequently, this has led to more single-sport athletes and therefore more sport-specific injuries due to overuse. According to a Medical Daily article dated April 19, 2013, Dr. Neeru Jayanthi, a sports medicine specialist at Loyola University Medical Center, observed athletes aged 8 to 18 that came to the Lurie Children’s Hospital for physicals or treatment for injuries. Each athlete was rated on a six-point sports specialization scale, the higher score correlating to increased sport specialization. Out of the 859 injuries, 564 were overuse injuries. The results showed the injured athletes who came had an average of 3.3 on the scale, while uninjured athletes scored a 2.7,
showing a correlation between increased injuries and The increased specialization begs the question: Is single-sport athletes. this good? On one hand, it’s great. Instead of being As far as athletes go, I am no different. To focus decent at two or three sports, I am learning to excel in on football, I dropped baseball after one. This leads to an increase in the level fifth grade, and of competition and causes me to work after eighth grade harder, become more determined and I stopped playing improve my work ethic. MATT basketball. I made As a single-sport athlete, I understand my decision in part that as sports become more competitive, DEL BUSTO because football is each sport demands more time my favorite sport, commitment. On the other hand, has sport but in some ways, specialization gone out of control? With my decisions to drop so much time dedicated to one sport, the other sports were students have a greater chance of injuring necessary. In order themselves. Has the welfare of athletes to compete among my own teammates, begun to suffer? training for football became a yearSo why do I do it? I do it because I round necessity. enjoy being a single-sport athlete. I love I take Advanced Physical football—from the early mornings in Conditioning. On top of that, I dedicate several hours the gym during winter break to every “up-down” during a week to lifting weights outside of school. During the two-a-days. I wouldn’t want to do high school sports any season, I accumulate countless hours at practice and other way. H watching film. After calculating it out, I came to the I’d write more, but I need to get to practice. realization that I spend nearly 500 hours a year simply training for football games. This does not even include Matt Del Busto is a reporter for the HiLite. The views summer practices or football camps. With a single sport in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the taking up close to 500 hours a year, I simply do not have HiLite staff. Reach him at mdelbusto@hilite.org. enough time to play a second sport.
With a single sport taking up close to 500 hours a year, I simply do not have enough time to play a second sport.
OPINION
There’s No ‘I’ in Team. Despite emphasis on superstars on sports teams, teamwork is the biggest factor to success In today’s sports, it seems that star-studded teams make the biggest headlines. We hear about teams that are loaded with star athletes like the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics. However, this is a false stereotype that having the most superstars leads to success. Instead, it takes teamwork to build a successful team, with or without superstars. ARSALAN So what are some SIDDIQUI examples of teams being successful in recent history? One example is the Chicago Bulls during this season. The Bulls lost their best player, Derrick Rose, this year due to a torn ACL. Usually, a team would succumb and collapse without their best player. Nevertheless, the Bulls earned a respectable fifth seed in the Eastern Conference and even won a playoff series. How were they able to pull it off? It’s because they worked well together as a cohesive unit and worked hard even without their best player. Likewise, the
Indiana Pacers were also a successful team this year despite not having any superstar caliber type of players. By taking a glimpse of the Pacers’ roster, no individual would stick out as a Jordan, LeBron or Kobe. Despite all of this, the Pacers still earned the third seed in the East. On the other hand, the Los Angeles Lakers fell on the other side of the spectrum. Despite being loaded with future Hall of Famers such as Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol, the team’s season was nothing more than a horrendous rollercoaster ride as they barely made the playoffs and were quickly dispatched. Sure, some might say injuries played an important factor to the Lakers’ demise. However, the Lakers still struggled playing together even when the majority of their stars were healthy. Poor teamwork and lack of urgency led to the Lakers’ downfall. In the NFL, quarterback Vince Young of the Philadelphia Eagles dubbed the team as the “Dream Team” in 2011 after loading their roster with stars. Instead, it was a nightmare for the Eagles as they won only half of their games, missed
the playoffs in 2011 and won a measly four games a year later. Once again, having a team filled with amazing players does not necessarily translate into success. We see this all the time even in high school sports. For example, our men’s basketball team won the State championship for second year in a row. In fact, the Indianapolis Star referred to the team as a dynasty. Even so, no player on either championship team is known as a superstar. Locally, the Hamilton Southeastern basketball team had the last two Mr. Indiana basketball winners, Gary Harris and Zak Irvin. Both players also recieved Division I scholarships as they are playing for Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, respectively. Despite this, HSE did not even make it out of the sectional even with superstars during the last two seasons. Teams with the best players aren’t automatically the best team out there. Next time you start thinking that one team is the best only because they have the most high-caliber athletes, I’m sorry to inform H you that you are dead wrong.
However, this is a false stereotype that having the most superstars leads to success.
Arsalan Siddiqui is a reporter for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach him at asiddiqui@hilite.org.
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Final Shot With finals and tournaments approaching, athletes find ways to balance their time a driven student who wants to meet his own academic standards but added there is also a standard set by his coaches and the Carmel athletics program to be able to balance both athletics and school. tarting tomorrow and potentially continuing Athletics Director, Jim through May 28, the men’s varsity baseball Inskeep, said it is a goal to team will compete in its Sectional tournament have a limited competition in Zionsville. According to catcher and senior schedule for student-athletes Nolan Chastain, the competition at the Sectional will be during the winter and spring similar to regular season games, although the Sectional exam schedule. However, tournament emphasizes the importance of being a Inskeep added he does not get student athlete who can balance his time well. to control the dates for these During the week of Sectionals, end-of-the-year finals events so student-athletes will also take place at Carmel High School, creating a need to use the management time crunch on varsity baseball players. Chastain noted Nolan Chastain skills they have developed this difficulty of balancing both baseball and school Catcher and senior throughout the year when finals but said there are tips players can follow to help necessary. Inskeep also said maintain a good balance. he hopes the coaches to be on the same page as the players. “We ask coaches to recognize when final exams are taking place for the student athletes,” Inskeep said. “We hope they take this into consideration when deciding on practice length during finals week.” Although Chastain said he understands the standards set by his coaches and Carmel athletics department, the team keeps a clear division between athletics and academics when the team is on the field. Chastain said by doing this it ensures complete focus when the team takes the field, on game day or during practice. “The coaches usually don’t get on us about classroom work since achievement in academics is expected. By keeping academics out of our focus on the field it allows us to concentrate our main goal of winning,” Chastain said. Brentlinger said her coaches are aware of finals week and allow the players to operate on a more casual schedule. “Our coaches are a lot more lenient about us skipping practices or leaving matches early during finals week,” Brentlinger said. As the end of the year approaches and the schedule gets busier Chastain considers the rewards and negatives of being a varsity athlete. At the end of the year, however, Chastain said the positives of being a varsity athlete outweigh the negatives and expects no extra help from teachers just because he is trying to balance is academics and athletics. “It comes with the territory,” Chastain said. “I don’t expect any KYLE CRAWFORD/ PHOTO better treatment than anyone else. H PLAY BALL: Catcher and senior Nolan Chastain catches during a baseball game (left) and studies for his classes (right). Chastain, like other It’s the job I signed up for.” athletes, needs to balance his tournament games with his upcoming final exams.
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“One of the keys to creating a good balance is utilizing all of my classroom time,” Chastain said. “You don’t want to do anything after an away game when you’re tired and just want to fall asleep, so this time is helpful.” Amy Brentlinger, tennis player and senior, said her team will also try to balance finals and sporting events as the women’s tennis team prepares for the State Quarterfinals on May 31. “This year I only have a few finals to worry about, but the girls who have multiple finals use the time on the bus to do their studying,” Brentlinger said. Chastain, who has been a member of the men’s baseball team since his freshman year, said his experiences during the past three years and this season have also prepared him for this busy time of year. “I have learned to get homework out of the way on the weekends,” Chastain said. “That way during the week I can focus more on the practices and games.” Chastain said he considers himself
I have learned to get homework out of the way on weekends. That way during the week I can focus more on the practices and games
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PERSPECTIVES Staff Perspective
Students should plan for a meaningful summer, take measures to not waste available opportunities It’s finally the time of year when summer vacation is just days away. All we have to do is survive some finals before beginning a much-needed break from school. While everybody has a different idea of the ideal and perfect summer, all students should take the time to relax and have fun before classes and schoolwork resumes in the fall. Some argue that the two months off from school are meant for working, studying or working as an intern to boost their resume, but in a few years none of that will matter. Yes, it might look impressive to a couple colleges, but time spent doing what you enjoy will be more valuable in the long run. All those other options are of course beneficial, but unless they also make you happy, find something else to occupy your free time. Many students worry so much about how they present themselves on paper that they forget about their true passions and interests. No one wants to spend two months memorizing every SAT vocabulary word or working somewhere he or she hates. Take the time now to plan a summer you won’t want to forget. Some people are lucky enough to find internships
in their future field of study or work opportunities they love. These are the ones who will enjoy their summer alongside those who choose to take a step back from the stress of normal life for a little while. They won’t be wasting their vacation cursing their morning alarms or complaining about the future. Their days will be meaningful, even if they just spend an entire week by the pool with a few friends. Everyone must take advantage of the possibilities summer has to offer without throwing away the hours with a lame excuse. Students deserve to rest. They deserve to set aside homework and assignments and exams for a while and instead simply enjoy themselves. Summer is the easiest way to do this. For some, working can provide that joy; for others, the future moment of a perfect test result encourages their studying. Not everyone can have fun doing nothing because many become bored without goals or responsibilities. The important thing is to do something you love most days over the summer while you have time because you probably will not have that time once the new hectic H school year begins.
Students deserve to rest. They deserve to set aside homework and assignments and exams for a while and instead simply enjoy themselves.
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Summer Ideas Here are some ideas for taking advantage of the free time period during summer break. Maintain good habits/self-discipline Exercise, eat and sleep regularly; change from unhealthy habits to healthy habits. Stick with it!
Organize yourself Get rid of clutter and clear the way of distractions so you can concentrate on doing the things that are most important to you.
Determine some personal & career goals Think about what is important to you—consider activities that interest you. Explore options; develop short-term and long-term goals.
Join a summer camp Investigate special learning opportunities, such as camps for high school and college students interested in computers, art, journalism, etc.
Get an internship For little or no pay, many companies and organizations are glad to give you a chance to get some “on the job” training. PRODUCTIVESUMMER.COM / SOURCE
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What are your summer plans and how can students make the most out of their summer?
Freshman Alyson D’Eramo
I’m doing cheer this summer and I’m also going to be in summer gym. Academically, read.
Sophomore Ian Finley
Go on vacation with the family and do football workouts. I’m also going to do an SAT prep class.
Sophomore Sarah Clement
This summer I’m going to see One Direction live, then going to Orlando for a national dance competition.
Junior Benjamin Huang
Junior Kyree Freeman
I intend to attend IU Piano Academy. You should do review, and make sure you have consistent practice of old and new material.
I will have basketball tournaments. I think I’m taking a class for SATs too.
Senior Kristen Palamara
This summer I’m planning on reading a lot and working. People should read more over the summer.
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OPINION
Let’s Talk about Rape. Students need to understand the definition of rape and stand against it, regardless of who the victim or perpetrator is. victim is forced, threatened, unaware the It’s an unsavory topic, almost sensational, act is occurring or too mentally disabled but it’s something we all need to hear. This to consent. Unfortunately, Indiana state March, two high school football stars in law still limits this definition to exclude Steubenville, OH were convicted of raping same-sex rape, which it labels as “criminal an intoxicated teenage girl and sharing deviate conduct.” Both rape and criminal photos and video of the assault via texts and deviate conduct are felonies in Indiana, with social media sites. In early April, a Canadian punishment ranging up to life imprisonment. teenager committed suicide after being Allow me to point out now what that bullied for her “promiscuity,” a rumor spread definition doesn’t say. It by the boys who raped her says nothing of the victim’s while she was drunk. They sexual history, nor his level too circulated photos of the HAFSA of intoxication, nor how rape online, but at the time, much clothing she wore. police deemed that there RAZI Notice my ambiguous was too little evidence to pronoun use - it does not press charges. distinguish the gender of As these stories unfolded, the victim. I became aware of a serious None of these things confusion of priorities when make rape any less wrong. it comes to rape. According I come from probably to the Center for Disease the most conservative Control, one in five women background imaginable report having been raped, when it comes to clothing coverage, drugs and nearly half of these assaults occurred and sex, but that doesn’t mean I believe before the victim is 18. Despite the prevalence people of other lifestyles should be mentally, of this crime, too many people ignore rape physically and emotionally traumatized. If or downplay its seriousness. In the recent dressing modestly puts me at less risk of rape, cases, I was disgusted by the victims’ peers I’m grateful for it, but that’s not the point. who, beyond refusing to prevent the rapes Women have been raped in every era and and defending the perpetrators, bullied culture, and no one can prove or guarantee and blamed the victim. This hypocrisy and that more clothes means no rape. Similarly, cruelty reflects a widespread mindset that being sexually active is not an invitation to rape is the victim’s fault, especially if drugs every sexual advance. Intoxication past the are involved, but we cannot lose sight of the point of being able to resist or consent to criminality and inhumanity of rape. We have sexual advances is dangerous - according to a to learn to recognize rape and when faced University of Hawaii study, 54 percent of rape with those situations, act with justice and victims were under the influence of alcohol compassion against this violence. but while the decision to drink beyond control First, we have to know what rape is. Last is a poor one, it is not cruel or malicious. Why, year, the FBI updated the definition of rape then, are we more ethically disturbed by the to cover any kind of sexual penetration victims of rape than by rapists? without the victim’s consent, whether the
None of these factors make a person deserving of rape, no more than sleeping with the window open justifies home invasion or walking in a dangerous neighborhood at night justifies murder. Nothing changes the fact that rape is a horrible act of cruelty, selfishness and violence. So rape is wrong. Rape is a crime. We’ve all learned this; we all understand this. And yet, instances like those in Steubenville and Nova Scotia still occur in our civilized society, where young men took advantage of unconscious girls, while their friends and peers watched. Where violating, humiliating photos and videos circulated like the latest viral hit, while adults turned a blind eye. Where the success of a football team took precedence over a girl’s well being. Where some boys could call a girl “promiscuous” and get license to rape, where she was bullied for their crime until she hanged herself. Where somehow, it was funny. Next week, we will all leave this school for the summer. Whether at a party in July, in a new college dorm, or at another point
in our futures, some of us will undoubtedly be at risk of becoming victims, bystanders or even perpetrators of rape. Don’t let it happen. Don’t blame the victims or defend the people who hurt them. Don’t pretend you don’t see. It is up to us to recognize the crime, and challenge it. The only possible excuse for the teenagers who committed or enabled the assaults on those girls is that they didn’t realize it was rape. Perhaps, because she couldn’t say “no,” they all assumed she would have said “yes.” In this serious case of maleducation, let me be absolutely clear: If a person, male or female, does not consent or is physically incapable of consenting to sex, it is rape. And no one - regardless of how much they drink, how sexually active they are, how little they wear - no one deserves to be raped. H End of story. Hafsa Razi is a managing editor for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach her at hrazi@hilite.org.
By the Numbers
Out of every 100 rapes, 46 get reported to the police, 12 lead to an arrest, 9 get prosecuted, 5 lead to a felony conviction, and 3 rapists will spend at least a single day in prison. The other will walk free.
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Terrorism Has No Religion. Blaming a religion or race is criminalizing a population of innocents. On April 15, our country was badly shaken. As news of the has undermined the severity of these terms by associating Boston bombings spread, heartfelt tweets sprang up on the second largest religion on the globe with something as my timeline. “Pray for Boston,” they said. Pictures on my malicious and disgusting as terrorism. Instagram popped up. “Pray for Boston,” they said. Statuses Let me take you a few months back to Newtown, CT. On updated on my Facebook. “Pray for Boston,” Dec. 20, in cold-blooded murder, Adam they said. Lanza shot 20 children and six adults at But at that moment, on my way home Sandy Hook Elementary School. from school on the bus, I was not praying for This was a “systematic use of terror” just MAHAM Boston. Chills crept up my arm, and my whole like the Boston bombings were, and yet there NADEEM body tensed up as if it were under attack. is a massive difference in the media coverage Don’t get me wrong; the tragic nature of of both these tragedies. Adam Lanza was the calamity did not surpass me. The death labeled as a mentally sick killer with no of an innocent portrays nothing less than mention of his religion. He was characterized the demise of humanity in the souls of the as a cruel individual. On the other hand, the heartless monsters that stormed through Boston bombers were considered followers Boston that day. Nevertheless, at that moment of “radical Islam.” Their crime was not overpowering fear swept me up. Fear of the pictured as an individualistic act; instead, the bombers being Muslim, like myself. media criminalized an entire faith. According to Merriam-Webster, terrorism Ultimately, both acts are terrorism. Both is the systematic use of terror especially as a mean of coercion. endangered and destroyed the lives of innocent people. Both To clarify, it has no religion. Terrorism is the product of spread fear and were acts of hatred and violence. So why is hardened hearts, corrupt minds and arrogant egos. Yet still, there a double standard? news bulletins across the nation have pinned the word terrorism As forementioned, terrorism has no religion. The with religion. Terms like jihadist and terrorist, as well as radical individuals alone can be held responsible for his heinous Muslim have become household, common phrases. The media actions. By publicly relating the criminal’s actions to his or her
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religion, we are fostering misconceptions and hatred for an entire population. Being an American Muslim, I can attest to the slight change in attitude. The morning of the Boston bombing I had decided to wear the hijab, a religious head covering worn by Muslim women as a symbol of piety. To be honest, I was nervous enough to start off with, but as news of the bombing spread my anxiety heightened to a new level. My fear became reality later that week when a classmate of mine politely informed me that he respected my religion, but he felt as though my timing was a bit off, as though I was endorsing the bombing or something along those lines. In all honesty, I can’t blame him. He was a victim of manipulated media portrayal much like the rest of us. Incorporating religion, something deeply loved by millions across the globe, with terrorism is a crime on its own. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev are the only two people responsible for the Boston bombings. What they did was due to their own personal ideologies and interpretations, which cannot be applied to anyone else. Terrorism has no religion, no color and no race. I encourage you all to focus solely on the criminal when assessing a crime. By blaming his religion or race, you are criminalizing an entire population of innocent people. It’s H time for us to rise above labels and stereotypes. Maham Nadeem is a reporter for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach her at mnadeem@hilite.org.
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It). The importance of rock ‘n roll education. I’ll always remember the day that I finally understood music. for middle and high school students. The program, which It was Sunday, November 15, 2009 at a Bruce Springsteen is a partnership between Van Zandt’s Rock & Roll Forever concert in Milwaukee, WI. My fifth Springsteen show was Foundation and the Grammy Museum, piloted in October nothing entirely out of the ordinary—it still stretched past to rave reviews. three hours and was 27 songs long—but as he was wrapping According to Van Zandt, the project is his effort to give up the Working on a Dream tour the Boss had a few tricks back to students the artistic foundation that he discovered up his sleeve. It started five songs in—the through 40 years in the music industry. “Our invitation-like first notes of “Thunder point is the opposite of the approach taken Road” began the eight-song sequence that in the past, which is, ‘Take that iPod out of is the Born to Run album, which he played your ear and pay attention,’” he said. “Rather, RYAN in its entirety with the same musicians who we ask, ‘What are you listening to? Let’s trace ZUKERMAN recorded the album. it back and talk about it.” What forms is an There’s something magical about listening immediate common ground and immediate to an album straight through. The way I see it, engagement. I never had that.” single songs are just snippets of an artist’s true Van Zandt hits the nail on the head; the message, which can only be fully delivered by music we listen to is important, and it has an entire album. In today’s world of iTunes a value to it. Instead of taking songs for the and illegal downloads, the album has lost base level, though, the deeper investigation much of its meaning. To make matters worse, that his curriculum offers will lead students many of the true pioneers of music are gone. to the roots of the music—and the music’s After Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Elton John parallel to other social movements. and Bob Dylan, most have died or quit recording/performing. I realize that it is unlikely that Carmel Clay Schools Yes, vinyl sales are rising, but when it comes to mainstream incorporates Van Zandt’s lessons into the music curriculum, pop the album is hanging on by a lifeline. but it is the student awareness that counts. Music, and the Little do we realize, the music we hear on the radio today music industry itself, is changing rapidly, but not without is directly influenced by the music played 40 to 50 years consultation from its ancestry. I suggest you do the same. ago. Take Lady Gaga’s “Edge of Glory,” which features a Next time you are at the store, pick up a classic album and lengthy saxophone solo by none other than Clarence “The listen straight through—I promise you be mesmerized. In Big Man” Clemons, the saxophonist best known for his role fact, I promise that you’ll find the roots of whatever music you in Springsteen’s E-Street Band. Keep going and you find listen to today, regardless of the genre. Madonna, without whom modern pop music wouldn’t be It’s like Miami Steve said, “Music still has that power—and possible. Seems to me that my generation is in need of some the best is yet to come.” H education. That’s where Miami Steve fits comes in. Last month, “Miami” Steve Van Zandt—guitarist for Ryan Zukerman is a managing editor for the HiLite. The the E-Street Band—announced the launch of “Rock & views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the Roll: An American Story” (RRAAS), a music curriculum HiLite staff. Reach him at rzukerman@hilite.org.
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Thank You Class of ‘13. Time to wish the Class of lucky ‘13 good luck. The 2012-2013 school year was, as most years tend to be, an eventful one for not only this school but also the nation and the world. The United States reeled after a horrific shooting in the quiet town of Newtown, CT just a few months after one in Aurora, CO; Barack Obama won the only presidential election we will witness in high school, and Psy’s “Gangnam Style” became a global phenomenon and the most-watched video on YouTube. Even at this school, changes occurred on a smaller scale with a shift in curricula due to implementation of RISE standards, the resignation of Superintendent Jeff Swensson and the addition of more lights at the Homecoming dance. KYLE It was indeed a WALKER momentous year—some may even say a crazy one, at that—which is one of the reasons I am grateful to have had the leadership and mentoring of the Class of 2013. With the Senior Class for guidance, students of this school have earned a number of State championships in sports, performing arts and communications; achieved recognition in various clubs and activities; and had an all-around great time while doing so. The seniors have served as our mentors in the ways that seniors usually do for their respective schools, but this year, they went above and beyond their traditional senior duties to be leaders at all times: when we couldn’t figure out how to do our math homework, when we needed advice in our personal lives, when the world became overwhelming—because they know better than most that the world can be a crazy place. After all, these are the students who watched with innocent first-grader eyes at the beginning of their schooling as the World Trade Center crumbled to the ground on Sept. 11, 2001. Since then, they’ve seen forces of tragedy and disaster, love and providence at work as they shaped our lives, as the world changed—sometimes brutally, sometimes rapidly, always unpredictably. Even their graduation takes on somber undertones in the wake of yet another calamity that took place at the Boston Marathon on April 15. So here’s to the kids whose school years are not defined by catastrophe. Here’s to the kids who have been learning for years that the world may not be a nice place but have tried to make it a little nicer for the underclassmen and will continue to do so for others once they leave this school. Here’s to the kids who are old enough to remember when the world changed forever again and again and have proved throughout the year that they are old enough to lead us now, through the good times as well as the bad, by example, by mentoring us and by simply being friends to all. Thirteen may not traditionally be a lucky number, but I wish each and every one of you the best of luck in whatever you do after high school, whether you go to college, join the military, join the workforce or take a gap year. You will forever have the gratitude of the current juniors, sophomores and freshmen, and I promise on all of our behalf that we will do our best next year and even afterward to make you proud. H Kyle Walker is a reporter for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach her at kwalker@hilite.org.
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Frisbee Fiends Juniors Andy Dugan and Daniel Kahn have pioneered the sport of ultimate frisbee at this school through Ultimate Frisbee Club BY HENRY JACKSON hjackson@hilite.org
What has been your role in Ultimate Frisbee Club?
Andy: My role in UFC has been, well first of all, I helped to establish the competitive team. I got us in the league that we played in the last year, and I’ve also helped get a lot of people involved and grow the popularity at Carmel High School. Daniel is a co-founder.
How do you coordinate with other teams for games?
A: I actually know a few of the captains from other teams. The games are set up by this guy named Al Geisler. He does a lot of the high school ultimate stuff. He sets up the games by mass-texting or emailing the team captains to get us into games and tournaments. Daniel: Next year we are going to start a “B Team” and grow it even more next year so we can have even more people play competitively as well as having people who can take over the club and keep it going even after we graduate. For the B Team, we are going to have tryouts for the first two months of the club. The more veteran players will evaluate people and choose those who would be best for the team.
How was the club started?
SKY KIDS: On the right, Andy Dugan, Ultimate Frisbee Club team captain and junior ‘skies’ Daniel Kahn, Ultimate Frisbee Club cofounder and junior, reaching over him to catch a frisbee.
A: I didn’t start the club. It was originally started by Noah Lybik, Daniel Kahn and Forest Levy. I started coming at the beginning of this year. I helped out by bringing more people and getting more people to come out and it started growing. On a good day we have as many as 50 to 60 people come out. D: For a while we wanted to become a (school) club. Last year we were always trying to get a sponsor and that’s why it never really blew up. Getting soccer field time would just be kind of difficult. The beginning of this year, we just decided to play every Friday on school grounds. It’s more of a gathering than an official club. Also, starting the competitive team was a lot of work. It was a pain in the butt to finally get all of our forms filled out, deciding we wanted to do it and choosing eleven players for the team. We had to turn some people away from the competitive team because the season had already started.
Why is ultimate frisbee important to you?
A: It’s important to me because it’s just so much fun and it’s become a big part of my life because it’s fun to hang out with all the guys who play, to compete, to get out on the field and ‘skying’ some kids. Overall it’s just a good atmosphere, good vibes. D: I learned how to play at a summer camp I go to called GUCI. We used to always bring our baseball gloves to camp to play baseball but then after a couple years we stopped and just started bringing frisbees because all the older kids were playing it at camp. We learned how to play and now there is always a game of frisbee going on.
What is the best memory you have of Ultimate Frisbee Club this year?
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A: For me it was when I first started playing in one of the earlier UFC meetings, and we had just started getting more people to come out and I remember Noah Lybik just threw me a pass down the field and there were 10 people all bunched up and I jumped over everybody, diving out to catch the disc. It was awesome. D: My fondest memory of frisbee is Andy and freshman Alex Elliot coming out their first day and they were terrible. They couldn’t throw the frisbee at all; Andy could kind of catch it because he was tall, but now Andy is the captain of team and Alex is super good for a freshman. Watching the players like that evolve over time has H just been awesome.