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9 Weeks.

4 Grading Periods.

Are You Ready?

Transition to nine-week grading period changes how students approach schoolwork—Page 10

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Purpose The HiLite is a student publication distributed to students, faculty and staff of Carmel High School, with a press run of 4,500. Copies are distributed to every school in the Carmel Clay district as well as the Chamber of Commerce, city hall and the Carmel Clay Public Library.

The paper serves as a public forum and two-way communication for both the school and the community. Opinions expressed in the newspaper are not necessarily those of CHS nor the Carmel Clay system faculty, staff or administration.

Mayor Brainard discusses the ongoing Carmel City Center project and what it means for the community.

Staff members share and discuss their views on life.

Patrick Bryant reports on the switch from a six week grading period to a nine week grading perod and the effects on students.

Junior Ari Robbins chooses not to obtain a driver’s license and instead depends on others for her methods of transportation.

Credentials The HiLite belongs to the Indiana High School Press Association, Quill & Scroll and the National Scholastic Press Association.

Advertising Businesses may advertise in the HiLite if their ads adhere to guidelines. The advertising policy is available in Room C147 or at www.hilite.org.

Staff Editor in Chief Sara Rogers Managing Editors Steven Chen

Mackenzie Madison

Rebecca Xu

David Zheng Accountant Pat O’Neill Acumen Monica Cheng

Ellie Seta 15 Minutes of Fame Yameen Hameed Artist Meredith Boyd

Alex Mackall

Rebecca Xu Beats/Calendar Rachel Boyd

Victor Xu

Sarah Yun

Ryan Zuckerman Cover Story Laura Peng Entertainment Lauren Burdick

Meredith Boyd Feature Afra Hussain

Caroline Zhang Front Page Arjuna Capulong

Daniel Li Graphics Daniel Li

Danielle Yin

Tim Lu News Tracy Sun

Nina Underman Perspectives Emma Neukam

Jade Schwarting Photography Arjuna Capulong

Lizzy Grubbs Special Projects Katie Norman

Darlene Pham

Jackson Whiteker Sports Stuart Jackson

contents News 4 Perspectives 6 Cover story 10 14 Feature 16 Student Section 17 Entertainment 18 Sports 20 15 Minutes

Reuben Warshawsky

Student Section Shokhi Goel Web Steven Chen

Yusheng Zhu Reporters/Photographers/Web Team Shayan Ahmad Audrey Bailey Matt Barnthouse Kathleen Bertsch James Benedict Gabrielle Bowers Rachel Boyd Hope Boyer Katherine Bougerie Maggie Brandenburg Charlie Browning Brandon Candis Marianna Cooper Audrey Courter Kathryn Dawson Eric Dick John Du Ryan Duffy Cassie Dugan Conner Gordon Grayson Harbour Kendall Harshberger Blaine Herbst Mary Brooke Johnson

Kush Joseph Hannah Khan Olivia LaMagna Lindsay Lehman Chris Li Ben Lu Michael Luo Natalie Maier Alex Mackall Amira Malcom Keshav Mesani Lauren Mugavin Dhruti Patel Emily Puterbaugh Thalib Razi Erum Rizvi Jacob Ruetz Jenna Ruhayel Melinda Song Tony Tan Olivia Walker Katie Walstrom Linbo Xu Andy Yang Adele Zhou Henry Zhu

Adviser Jim Streisel Principal John Williams Superintendent Jeff Swensson

Senior Kat Krege and junior Audrey Witta meet for the first time and find out how they are connected to one another.

Lauren Burdick and Meredith Boyd preview upcoming concerts in Indiana.

Scott Stilson steps up as the new quarterback for our football team.

Meet this year’s SBP and SOH, Jeremy Weprich and David Chiang.

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NEWS The New and Improved Carmel Grand opening

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The Carmel City Center transforms local economy, downtown scene

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BY MACKENZIE MADISON mmadison@hilite.org

ome could be put off by the $300 million price tag and what it means for taxpayers, others by its possible threat to locally owned businesses; nevertheless, according to Mayor Jim Brainard, the Carmel City Center project forecasts a great stimulant in the local economy.

According to stats.indiana.edu, a website that publishes tax rates and other public information, taxes in Carmel have actually dropped over the last few years in which the project has taken place, and, according to Brainard, those $300 million have already been invested back into the area.

“When there’s public money involved, there’s questions, as there should be,” Brainard said. “But this is a very

Jan. 22: Ribbon Cutting Jan. 23: Public Tours Jan. 29: Gala Jan. 30: Classical Concert

By the numbers

Total cost of City Center: $300 million Total cost of the Performing Arts Center: $150 million

positive thing in attracting investment to an area that wasn’t getting any. And that’s our goal for the public-private partnership.”

Senior Lauren Wiegand whose mother previously owned the Simply Sweet Shoppe on Main Street is one of those who expresses concern with the Carmel City Center project.

“There is always a fear that something will happen to your family business, especially when you have so much of your life invested in it,” Wiegand said. “However, that threat is always a possibility, especially when chain stores are able to sell products cheaper and in larger volume than other smaller retailers.”

Brainard, on the other hand, looks at this competition as a positive. “(Small and large businesses) can thrive together; the country’s all about competition and how competition makes all businesses better with the recognition that some will fail and others will succeed,” Brainard said.

Senior Andrew Aisen says he agrees with the mayor and that he also has high hopes for the project in his search for a job.

“I look forward to the opening of the Carmel City Center chiefly because it will give people, including myself,

Online coverage

For the latest news and updates on the Palladium and the performing arts project, go to www. centerforperformingarts.org.

an opportunity to work and earn money,” Aisen said. “In my view, whether a business is big or small is irrelevant, it’s the growth in competition and the job market that is important to the economy and myself.”

Luckily for Aisen, Brainard says that the Carmel City Center will be employing over 2,000 people directly or indirectly.

Even though Wiegand said she has her concerns about the Carmel City Center, she said she does think that this could benefit Carmel’s downtown.

“I think that it will bring new people to the downtown Carmel area and increase support of all businesses nearby,” Wiegand said. “The close proximity to the Arts District can be looked at as a positive aspect. Despite the concerns that the new Carmel City Center will draw people away from Main Street, I think that eventually we will see more people shopping locally in both locations.”

Brainard said that this symbiotic relationship was no coincidence.

“We want people to walk into the City Center and walk into Old Town, but maybe in the middle there could be a restaurant or two for people to live in the area. But it’s about trying to work with the private sector and to create special places that make Carmel more competitive.”

This is actually all part of Brainard’s plan to implement new urbanism in Carmel. According to Brainard this is a concept that combines living space, work and play without extensive use of transportation.

“The key parts to new urbanism, sometimes we call it traditional neighborhood design, is a city before cars,” Brainard said. “People had to walk to places. It’s mixed use. It’s corner stores. It’s retail in the same building as houses or apartments above it. But at the same time, it’s not skyscrapers like in New York City. It’s urbanism prior to the three dimensional structural steel in the late 1800s.

It’s generally no more than eight or nine stories. And so it’s built on a human scale and focuses on street life. It focuses on walkability, public parks.”

Although Carmel has grown exponentially over the last decade, Brainard said that even after this project is finalized, there is still more that can be done.

“Cities,” he said, “are never finished.”

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ACCORDING TO PLAN: Mayor James Brainard discusses the layout of the Carmel City Center. Brainard said the continuing project will not only benefit the local economy but also urbanize the downtown area.

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Palladium gains new cultural significance According to Libman, this peaked interest in the arts will benefit younger generations as well.

“I believe you are going to see more high school students As hype builds for the Center for the Performing Arts taking an interest in the arts, both from the standpoint as opening in January 2011, junior Roohi Ahuja said she a patron and a performer. The Palladium will rank among hopes the Palladium will not only bring business to Carmel the world’s greatest music venues, rivaling those in Vienna, but also new cultural significance.

Amsterdam, Boston and New York City,” he said. “That “I’ve seen the building before,” Ahuja alone means more exposure to great artists, said. “But I didn’t know what it was until fostering a life-long love affair with the about four months ago.” arts. The educational outreach plans at the Many other residents of Carmel Center include regular programs geared are also noticing the architectural and especially for high school students.”

The long-term structural changes in the city, specifically However, with the introduction of The economic growth the Palladium. The 1,600 seat concert hall Center for Performing Arts came some plans to attract musical and artistic acts criticism due to financing the project. of Carmel is from around the state and country.

But Mayor Jim Brainard said the public influenced by the Steve Libman, executive director of ultimately decided what would happen. work we are doing the Palladium, said he suspects the venue “I think the 2003 elections were really today. Our opening will bring attention to Carmel’s value to about whether we wanted an ice hockey in January will begin the arts. stadium or a concert hall and the public welcoming the He said, “The Center is not only an anchored for the city center project and investment in the arts but the city’s quality decisively came down in favor of the world to our city. of life. The long-term economic growth of concert hall,” Brainard said. “And really Carmel is influenced by the work we are the only criticism we hear from are the Steve Libman Executive Director of the Palladium doing today. Our opening in January will same people who didn’t want it to begin begin welcoming the world to our city.” with. There’s just a small minority.”

Ahuja said she even considers Regardless, Ahuja said she thinks the performing on the stage of the Palladium structure is a positive addition to the city. one day “We have places to perform but not as big or good “I would be interested in dancing with my group,” she quality,” she said. “I think the Palladium gives people a said. “We perform classical Indian dance and could open chance to show off their talent and could even bring people the audience to more variety.” closer together.

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ITALY IN INDIANA: Workers continue to the Palladium, and should finish by the end of the year. The architecture of the concert hall was based on the La Rotonda building in Vicenza, Italy.

Blueprint of Carmel A map of what the Carmel expects to look like

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Palladium: The construction phase for the $150 million Center for the Performing Arts project is funded by the City of Carmel, while The Center for the Performing Arts handles the day-to-day operations. Funding for the operations aspect comes from a variety of places.

Granting sources range from government agencies and foundations to gifts from corporate and private citizens.

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Boutique Hotel: The 160-room hotel offers an upscale restaurant, specialty suites and valet and concierge services. Included in the space is a 10,000 square-feet ballroom and signature spa.

Village Green: This area serves the purpose as a public gathering space. The land will accommodate city festivals and celebrations and also a farmers’ market.

The Tarkington: Named after the famous Hoosier novelist and playwright, the multi-purpose theater is part of the performing arts project. This 500-seat venue will play host to performances by local artists and organizations.

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Residential and Retail: The whole project includes 300 apartments and living spaces, up to 230,000 square-feet in stores and restaurants and 2,400 parking spaces in garages and streets. The idea of new urbanism plays a key role in the development of a pedestrian friendly environment and traditional architecture. carmelcitycenter.com and Steve Libman / Sources Daniel Li / Graphic

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New grading periods can have both positive, negative effects grades, which will force students and teachers to end this outlook.

Final exams will also have more weight under the new system. Formerly making up only one-seventh of a semester grade, it will now be worth one-fifth of a semester grade.

While this does put more pressure on students during finals week, it may also motivate students to study harder for final exams because it is now worth more of their semester grade.

Students who struggled during a six-week grading period may have had a greater opportunity to improve their grade than they will under the new system since students will have fewer chances for a fresh start when the school year is divided into quarters instead of sixths.

A nine-week grading period may also impact student motivation. The knowledge that each grading period has a larger impact a their grade and that there are fewer chances for a fresh start may cause some students to become more motivated and to study harder.

However, longer grading periods may also mean students who performed well during the beginning of the nine weeks may not work as hard at the end of a grading period since individual tests and quizzes have less weight.

Teachers and parents may also worry that students will have a harder time to maintain concentration and remain motivated through a nine-week grading period than during a shorter six-week grading period.

Additionally, switching to a nine-week grading period also means report cards come only four times a year instead of six. A fewer number of report cards may cause less communication between parents and teachers concerning grades.

While myCCS allows students and their parents to access grades online, report cards give parents additional information about their students besides grades, such as teacher comments on performance. Fewer report cards will mean fewer of these comments and information from teachers to parents.

Nevertheless, grading periods are only a measurement of a student’s academic performance and should be treated as such.

The outcome of each grading period, whether it be nine weeks or six weeks, should and still does rest with the student.

Our Stand

However long the length of the grading periods, success at this school continues to rest with student performance.

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STaff Perspective

The 2010-2011 school year marks new changes in the grading period as this school moves to four nineweek grading periods instead of six six-week grading periods.

This divides the school year into nine-weak quarters.

In this new system, each nine-week grading period will be worth 40 percent of the semester grade and the final exam will be worth 20 percent.

The nine-week grading periods will allow consistency in the grading system between Carmel High School and other schools and school districts. Middle schools in the district use the nine-week grading period and Carmel High School is the only public high school in Hamilton County to not use the nine-week grading period.

The new grading periods will also ease the transition for students both coming to and preparing to leave this school. This change may make the middle school to high school transition easier, as the school will use the same grading system incoming freshmen used as eighth graders in middle school.

It may also allow for an easier transition for the seniors when they go to college, since most colleges use a similar grading system.

With longer grading periods, large tests and projects may be more evenly spaced out.

Teachers may feel less pressure to add on certain grades at the end of a six weeks and students will have more time to make up tests and quizzes.

They will also have more time to improve their grades during a grading period because they will have nine instead of six weeks. The longer periods of time allow for a greater number of tests and quizzes, so one failed test or quiz will have a lesser impact on a nineweek grading period.

However, while a test will have less impact on a nineweek grading period, the nine-week grading period will have more impact on a student’s semester grade since each grading period is now worth one-fifth of a semester grade instead of one-sixth.

This means poor performance in a nine-week grading period will have a greater impact on a student’s semester grade than a six-week grading period did.

Some teachers and students previously saw the first six weeks as almost a trial period as students see what they are capable of.

However, with a nine-week grading period, each grading period will have a larger influence on semester

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Speak Up Compiled by Daniel Smith

What is your opinion of the new nine week grading periods?

“I think it’s good because it will give us more time to bring up our grades.”

Sophomore Jake Ringenberg

“I’m not for it because the longer the grading period, the more your grades can fluctuate.”

Junior Katie Bosler

“I don’t like it because the longer grading periods can make your semester grades worse.”

Senior Taylor Lampe

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From the Editor

Sara

Rogers

Step it up, seniors. Now is our time to shine.

As a member of the newest Senior Class here, I feel obligated to address our embarrassing lack of school spirit and overall enthusiasm. I am by no means trying to belittle our accomplishments as a whole.

Undeniably, the Class of 2011 has excelled academically, athletically and otherwise both inside and outside of CHS. So why is it that we struggle to excel in demonstrating school spirit? It’s the responsibility of the Senior Class to set a precedent for underclassmen. School spirit starts at the top. This year our classmates will serve as team captains, club presidents, leading roles and top musicians. In comparison, it does not take much to show support for those people who have put in countless hours of hard work and effort to get those positions.

Statistics from previous years help provide actual merit for this argument. In the past three years, the Class of 2011 has never won a major Homecoming event. In fact, last year even the Freshman Class had a higher partici-

pation rate in Homecoming-related activities, such as playhouse building and the 5K run.

It would be upsetting to be one of the only senior classes never to win an event.

I challenge the Senior Class to step it up and set an example starting today. In order to make this process as simple and effortless as possible, here are some suggestions.

1. Participate in spirit days. Embrace an opportunity that involves dressing up like a 5-year-old, superhero or Harry Potter character without consequence. If this is entirely too unbearable, at least wear Carmel spirit wear.

2. Attend a sporting event. Whether football, soccer or tennis, seniors should pack the stands. After three years of standing behind the other seniors, it is our turn to crowd the front row and lead the cheers. Join spirit clubs such as Wild Bunch or Big Game to find opportunities to support your Hounds.

3. Get friends to join. Going to a game, joining a club or participating in a spirit day

is far less intimidating when you know you aren’t going in alone. The more students get involved, the greater the difference.

Don’t forget there are 36 weeks left before graduation. That means our class has 36 weeks to leave a lasting impression on underclassmen and the Carmel community. Whether students acknowledge it or not, CHS presents endless opportunities for students to grow academically, socially and otherwise.

In the next year, we should strive to leave behind even more than what CHS has provided to us. Three years ago, administrators told us how “you can only take what you leave behind.”

Well this is it, seniors. It’s time to step it up and leave behind our mark on CHS.

Sara Rogers is the editor-in-chief for the HiLite. Contact her at srogers@hilite.org.

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Graphic Perspective

Yameen

Hameed

The good and bad effects of hype.

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There are times when an event is much better than you expected. There are times when your hype backlashes. But what about the mixed feelings you get when something simply lives up to your expectations?

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David

Zheng

Underclassmen should find more opportunities to get involved in this school.

When I was a freshman entering high school, I saw my transition as just another phase in my life.

I wasn’t particularly fazed by this school’s 4000+ kids, or that classes were going to be more plentiful and difficult. It didn’t bother me there were so many more opportunities to make or break relationships with friends or more chances to get in trouble with teachers and other adults. I simply viewed high school as another time to fit in with the crowd and do my own thing. Instead of living life to its fullest, I just wanted to slack off and barely get by.

At freshman orientation, the first thing my GKOMs told me was I should get involved with Carmel. They told me I was going to regret it if I didn’t find ways to be an integral part of the school, and instead just let the current guide me through my life. As a freshman, even my friends were encouraging me to join a club or participate in an extracurricular activity, but I didn’t listen to them.

Now, three years later, I regret it.

I hate to sound like a broken record, but the truth is being involved in is the best thing someone can do as a freshman. I basically didn’t participate in anything my freshman year, so I had to scramble as a sophomore to play catch up and delve into activities and find my passion. With a little bit of dedication and some good time management, one will find school to not be too time consuming, and will realize there’s nothing to do because he/she made the mistake of not getting involved.

And in my opinion, it’s one of the worst feelings ever when all your friends are doing things they care about and you made the mistake of not finding that special something for yourself. And not only does getting involved keep you entertained, but it allows you to make new friends and develop lasting relationships with them.

For example, joining the HiLite staff was one of the best decisions of my life, because I met so many wonderful people who I may not have met otherwise.

Freshmen (and maybe sophomores): don’t make the same mistake I did. Join a club that sounds interesting to you. Here’s my shameless plug to encourage you all to join Breakdancing Club. Or even start your own club because you’re interested in something and need an outlet for developing that interest into a passion. The teachers don’t bite, and I’m sure you will be able to find a sponsor.

I didn’t believe my GKOMs as a freshman, but now I see the credence in their advice. As cliché as this may sound, you only go through high school once. If I had stepped up and become more involved, I don’t know how else my high school experience could be any more memorable or enjoyable.

David Zheng is a managing editor for the HiLite.

Contact him at dzheng@hilite.org.

from the editor

Rebecca

Xu

Costco is more costly. happiness and pain.

Money-sensitive people all over the world have Lehrer said, “In fact, researchers have found that discovered the wonders of Costco Wholesale. even when a store puts a promotional sticker next to Buying in bulk to save more seems like a heavenly the price tag—something like ‘Bargain Buy!’ or ‘Hot premise; you save money and you can use a product Deal!’—but doesn’t actually reduce the price, sales of forever before replenishing. Despite its moneythe item will still dramatically increase. These retail saving deals, Costco may actually contribute to tactics lull our brain into buying more things, since more spending. our normal response to price tags is pacified.”

Almost every week, my mother makes a trip to A blogger on the website thecouponproject.com Costco, the wholesale superstore we have all come further explains that consumers are submitted to the to know and love. And every week, she comes “Costco Marketing Machine.” back with mountains of products—toilet paper, Each store is organized so that as a person proceeds Tropicana, bottled water and various snacks to name through the store, he sees a few. This tradition the displays of plasma TVs, has been in place computers, fine jewelry and for years. It’s all for other costly items before he the glorious cause reaches the actual food aisles. of saving money.

Is it cost-effective to buy in bulk?

Here in the store, the prices As I stare at our seem to be nothing compared supersized shampoo to a $2,000 television or bottles and package Costco Walgreens $6,000 diamond ring, thus of three dozen eggs, encouraging the consumer to I have begun to Aveeno lotion: Aveeno lotion: buy more. wonder about the Two 18 oz.

18 oz. bottles As a result of these true effectiveness of bottles $11.79 measures, people consume Costco. $13.89 much more than usual, The idea behind partially to make their Costco is that for superfluous purchases worth an annual fee, Eggs Eggs the money. After all, those members will have Three dozen One dozen giant Costco muffins aren’t access to reduced $2.95 $1.49 going to eat themselves before unit prices in the they start to become stale. store, emphasis In a sort of mindless on the “unit.” delusion, buyers return to the Since practically Dove shampoo: Dove shampoo: store and start the process everything comes 40 oz. bottle 12 oz. bottle all over again once they run in bulk, the price $6.88 $4.49 out of something. Sometimes per pound or per they will stock up even if they individual package have plenty of something. For is lower than the example, the cabinet under same product in our sink probably has four a typical grocery gigantic Pantene bottles. My store.

Costco and Walgreens / Sources mom says she always forgets For example, Jade Schwarting / Graphic if we have shampoo or not, Cinnamon Toast so she every once in a while Crunch comes in when there’s a sale she’ll buy packages of two another one or two bottles. oversized boxes sure to last a family a few months.

That’s not to say Costco doesn’t have its perks. It Aveeno lotion is sold in packages of two 18-ounce is noticeably less expensive in singular items such as bottles, sometimes with a sample tube of something electronics, appliances, books and gasoline. else thrown in. A box of Welch’s fruit snacks comes Because they do buy and sell in bulk, prices in with 80 little bags. everything from swimsuits to iPods are lower than Yes, these products are cheaper if you divide the their counterparts in other stores. Also, I don’t know total cost by the amount, but I question if they’re anyone who doesn’t love the delicious free samples worth the time and effort to simply consume them. and free coffee. When it comes to the priced stuff, Our family got one of the super packages of Aveeno however, consumers get caught in the paradox of a few months ago and I’m still pumping out lotion buying more to save more. Next time we visit Costco, by the handful.

I’ll gently remind my mom to lay off the 8-pack of Ironically, Costco advocates saving money yet toothpaste. consumers are attracted to bulk “deals” and end up spending more for products they don’t need.

Rebecca Xu is a managing editor for the HiLite.

Wired contributing editor Jonah Lehrer attributes Contact her at rxu@hilite.org. this behavior to sensors in the brain that deal with

Price check!

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From the editor

Mackenzie

Madison

As media declines, knowledge of government becomes foggy.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen the decline of print media and the push toward online news sources. But as that decline becomes more prevalent, the “real” news becomes less prevalent, especially the news concerning the government.

As media declines, the public becomes less informed since the media does not have the means to get the information they need that turns into the stories they publish. Because they are not getting this information, the public is left in the dark. Now that’s okay when the public is not receiving the latest news on “Brad-Jolenia” (trust me, the world would be a lot better without those types of publications).

But this lack of information is sort of scary when it has to do with a lack of information coming from the government.

If that wasn’t enough, it is also frightening to have an administration in office that supports more government control. The government could easily

take over the media if it pleased in the current weak state that the media is in.

Pardon my biased views, but I see a second coming of the Pravda (The Pravda was the only newspaper in communist Russia and was controlled and censored by the government).

For instance, earlier this year, in March, major cell phone provider AT&T dropped all it’s employees’ health care benefits. Under Obama’s new health care plan, everyone has to be covered by health care, or health care from the government would be supplied for them at the expense of the company (if the company is not/no longer supplying health care benefits). But AT&T realized that by dropping all their employees’ benefits, they would actually be saving money, a major loophole in the system. Once Congress found out about this lucrative loophole, they wanted to meet with AT&T. They hoped to settle this before the media got word of this to come up with a solution so

that other companies could not reap the benefits.

Obviously Congress didn’t succeed at stopping the word from getting out.

We can thank our media for that. Fortunately there is enough left of America’s media that someone picked up on it. But with the decline of media, if this had happened a few years down the road, this event could have been easily over looked.

Luckily, the new online frontier for news also sheds some hope. The web can be changed at anytime (news flashes and updates) and there is also a little more free reign on the web, but even that doesn’t won’t save the media if it is controlled by the government.

Overall, there is always a question whether or not we can trust the media, but certainly with this decline, the question becomes more prevalent.

Mackenzie Madison is a managing editor for the HiLite. Contact her at mmadison@hilite.org.

from the editor

Steven

Chen

Success during high school comes from rising above failures.

Life is full of failures, but amidst those stinging disappointments there are those trivial successes that always recede to the back of the mind. High school is defined by both failure and success. It is through this cycle that eventually comes to memory, especially the good times, when alumni reminisce of their high school experiences.

However, at the moment, high school students cringe at the thought of their failures, not realizing the level of achievement they have already accomplished in their high school career. In the words of Dale E. Graham, “you only take with you what you leave behind.”

Realize that not only does this mean that all students should be actively involved (freshmen listen up), but they should get a wider taste of life at this school. There are over 50 clubs and activities listed in the Pinnacle yearbook each year. Some students may participate in a good handful of them, but most students choose a few and stick with them for their whole four years of high school.

However, most of these activities involve some sort of component that defines success and failure, be it losing an officer election, not medaling in some competition or even not living up to one’s expectations.

It is through the failures that I now dwell on.

Getting more involved means more chances of failing.

The next logical step to reduce the level of cognitive

anxiety that failure causes is to be less involved. school activities, justified by the fact that I was just However, that defies more reasonable logic. Failing a freshman and still getting used to high school. But and making mistakes can breed success in many other I later learned that reasoning was illogical. In fact, ways. It can create determination and perseverance in because I was a freshman, it meant that I should be an individual, making them stronger in the long run. getting more involved with extracurriculars.

A prime of example of this appeared in last year’s I tried to make up with it during my December issue of Wired magazine sophomore year, but it was no good. The failure in which celebrity star Alec Baldwin of my inability to participate actively during self-professed his failure in the film my freshman year shadows all the trivial losses industry. However, he kept his later on.

Failing and head above water and persevered I realize that the trivial losses do not making through tough times until the hit really matter; it is really the numerous mistakes can comedy show 30 Rock boosted his accomplishments I have made that highlight self-esteem. high school. New friends and connections are breed success Another example is politician cornerstones of this fact. There are over 4,000 in many other Al Gore, who lost the heated students in Carmel High School, giving rise to ways.

2000 presidential election but numerous acquaintances formed each day. went on to promote his brand of Also, seniors, it is not over for all of you yet. environmentalism through talks You still have a year left to be more involved. on global warming. He made up Being a senior does not give you the right for his losses by moving on and to slack off. In fact, senior year is the most succeeding elsewhere. defining year of high school; it is the year that you Life can be traumatic at some points in time, remember most. especially in the turbulent high school period facing Failure begets success. And success begets failure. both hormones and homework. But that should not dissuade anyone, especially freshman, from Steven Chen is a managing editor for the HiLite. participating in any activities, a decision that people Contact him at stevenchen@hilite.org. will regret later.

My freshman year was bland; I stayed out of many

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Tackling a New Gra Transition to nine-week grading period changes how students approach schoolwork

By Patrick Bryant

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or senior Elise Ruff, the end of her high school career begins with a new format for grading periods. This change will alter not only the length of grading periods from six six-week periods to four nine-week periods, but also the formula for determining how each grading period will affect her overall semester grade.

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<< Story continued from previous page Ruff said she was indifferent about the subject when she first heard about the change last year.

“I was neutral on the subject,” Ruff said. “There were both some benefits and disadvantages to the change.”

According to principal John Williams, the change was a district decision that aimed to create a more consistent system for all of the elementary and middle schools as well as the high school to adhere to.

“Our school corporation wanted to have a consistent grading scale and length for grading periods,” Williams said regarding the new grading system.

English teacher Dale Yessak said the change will bring this school into a format similar to that of many colleges.

For example, both IU and Purdue operate on four eightweek grading periods to determine grades.

Countless high schools throughout central Indiana switched to nine-week grading periods during the past few years. This school is the last public high school in Hamilton County to make the switch.

Unlike Ruff, who will take part in a grading system consisting of four nine-week grading periods for the first time this year, sophomore Rachel Morgan will undergo the JOHN WILLIAMS / SOURCE change for the second time.

DANIEL LI / GRAPHIC When she was in seventh grade, all Carmel Clay middle schools made the switch to quarters, a change that Morgan “I think there’s ample feedback,” Yessak said. “MyCCS is constant feedback, said had little to no impact on her grades or study habits.

The key is and although it’s not required here, most teachers send out progress reports.”

Although she said the transition was not difficult, communication, and Yessak said he realizes most students prefer the “fresh start” that comes with maintaining focus for nine straight weeks was a challenge. each new grading period but believes more time will help teachers and students if the school doesn’t “I actually thought that it was harder to maintain my with planning and organizing assignments. communicate when grades,” Morgan said. “I seemed to become less interested “Most students like the fresh start, so initially it will be a tough transition for kids are doing well with school after nine straight weeks with no fresh start.” students,” Yessak said. “But in the long run, they have more time to make up Williams said he feels that a big part of the success of the or when they’re not work they’ve missed and it allows teachers to plan differently.” change will depend on the communication between teachers doing well, then the As for Walker, he said he hopes he can maintain the motivation throughout and students regarding progress and performance the nine weeks. In addition, he doesn’t expect to make changes school isn’t doing in the classroom. right away and plans to adjust to the new grading period as it’s job.

“Either way you do it, there are the year progresses. pros and cons. You could argue However, he said he plans to devote additional John Williams on either side,” Williams attention over the course of the extended Principal said. “The key is grading periods. communication, and “I feel like I lost motivation halfway if the school doesn’t through (the grading periods) because communicate when kids are doing there was not enough time to reflect well or when they’re not doing well, on what I’d done,” Walker said. “I’ll then the school isn’t doing it’s job.” probably have to focus more.”

However, the communication, Ruff still said she worries about which often comes in the form a how much weight each nine weeks report card, will appear less often will have on the outcome of her with the implemention of the semester grade. It could either give new grading system. students who perform poorly more Sophomore Charlie Walker, time to improve or cause problems whose middle school operated with a significantly more weighted on nine-week grading periods grading period. Ruff said she feels it as well, said he prefers the more prevents improvement. of teachers prefer the frequent feedback of six-week “Some of the few disadvantages nine-week grading period grading periods. The decrease in to the change could be extremely communication is one of Walker’s detrimental,” she said of the new main concerns regarding the ninegrading periods. week grading periods.

Williams said students will approach “I really like the feedback I the change in different ways. While received throughout the year,” some will take advantage of the extended Walker said. “With the ninegrading period to maintain a desired week grading periods, I won’t grade, others will aim to recover from have a reminder of the progress an unsatisfactory grade. Regardless, the I make each six weeks.” grade will reflect how much each student Yessak said he doesn’t believe has learned. of teachers prefer the that there will be less communication “(The teachers) need to make sure the six-week grading period since myCCS will provide the students grade is a reflection of what (the students) with regular updates regardless of the DALE YESSAK / SOURCE length of grading periods.

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<< Story continued from previous page learned,” Williams said regarding concerns about the implications of the new grading system.

Yessak said the grading committee, in which he is a member, believes it has made every effort to guarantee that students can still improve from a bad grade.

“We’re working to make sure students who do badly won’t necessarily be sunk,” Yessak said.

According to Williams, who made a final decision on this year’s formula last May, said the change will entail a 4040-20 system. Each grading period will have a 40 percent value and the final exam will be worth 20 percent of the semester grade.

This formula will allow students the opportunity to pass the semester even after failing either one grading period or the final exam.

Morgan believes the weight of the final exam does not properly reflect the effort of each student.

She said she finds it unfair that students can fail one grading period but still pass the semester and believes student performance throughout the nine weeks depends on maintaining motivation.

“People should try hard all of the time,” she said.

“People could get a better grade by getting an F one grading period and an A (for) the others (and be compared to) someone who genuinely works hard all the time and gets Cs.” “I do not like the final being worth that much of my grade,” she said. “If people try really hard during the grading periods and not so much on the final, the test will not reflect the true grade that they should receive.”

On the other side of the issue, Ruff said she believes that receiving a good grade in some classes might cause assignments and tests at the end of the grading period to have less importance.

“I feel that with the nine-week grading period, you are given an opportunity to take some assignments less seriously if you have a good grade, and that’s not how school works,” Ruff said.

On the contrary, Morgan said she would not be too concerned if she didn’t do well on a test at the beginning of the grading period because she would have an additional three weeks to recover.

“If I didn’t get as good of a grade as I would’ve liked in the beginning of the grading period, it would have less effect on my grade because there are eight weeks left,” Morgan said.

Yet Williams said he feels the change won’t affect how easy or difficult it will be to receive a desired grade and believes that students will have to continue to put forth effort in order to succeed.

“I do not think it will be any easier to get a good grade,” Williams said. “Students will still have to continue to work and put forth effort to earn grades.”

Mark It Down The following dates are the last days of each grading period • • • •

Oct. 8 Dec. 17 Mar. 11 May 26 CARMELHIGHSCHOOL.NET / SOURCE

How to calculate your semester grade steps

example

Convert your letter grades from the two grading periods and the final to the twelve point scale

A student receives a B during the first grading period and a C+ the second grading period. He later receives an A- on his final exam.

A = 12 A- = 11 B+ = 10 B=9 B- = 8 C+ = 7

C=6 C- = 5 D+ = 4 D=3 D- = 2 F=0

B=9 C+ = 7 A- = 11

Multiply your grade from the first grading period by two

2 x 9 = 18

Multiply your grade from the second grading period by two

2 x 7 = 14

Multiply the grade your received on your final exam by one

1 x 11 = 11

Add your results from Steps 2 through 4 together

18 + 14 + 11 = 43

Divide your result by five and round

43 ÷ 5 = 8.6 ≈ 9

Compare your result from Step 6 to the 12-point scale from Step 1

9=B The student will receive a B JOHN WILLIAMS / SOURCE

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License Free. Fewer teens choose to get their driver’s license immediately after coming of age

By Andy Yang ayang@hilite.org

When 16-year-old junior Ari Robbins needs to go somewhere, she cannot simply drive there in her car. It isn’t that she doesn’t have a car, but she has yet to obtain her driver’s license. Instead of getting her license has soon as

possible, Robbins chose to postpone taking her driving tests, a decision she made the beginning of her sophomore year.

“I didn’t really practice enough and I don’t really like driving, so I’m not really confident about my driving skills.

I decided not to (get my license) when the school year started and I realized how much work it would be and how practicing would be impossible because of how busy I was

ALONG FOR THE RIDE: Ari Robbins shares a ride with her father. Robbins said she chose to delay getting a driver’s license even though she is 16.

Emily Puterbaugh / Photo

in school,” Robbins said.

Robbins isn’t the only teen choosing to wait until later to get his or her driver’s license. According to NPR, the number of teen driver peaked in 1978 at 12 million and has since declined to under 10 million. These teens are opting

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How Americans View Driving After 15 years many Americans have different opinions on driving

79 percent said they enjoyed driving

43 percent viewed their car as something special

69 percent said they enjoyed driving

23 percent viewed their car as something special

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<< Story continued from previous page wait and to get rides from others instead of immediately obtaining a license when eligible.

David Wilkerson, The Central Indiana Educational Service Center’s (CIESC) director of Drivers Education, said he has noticed this trend.

“Lots of students are waiting longer to get a driver license these days. In the past, say 40 or 50 years ago, people got their licenses immediately when they turned 16. Today the trend is still there, but it’s not as prevalent. In our (driver’s education) classes, there has been a noticeable decline in enrollment,” he said.

Wilkerson said this might be attributed to a less appealing image of driving.

According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan center providing information on changing trends and attitudes, Emily Puterbaugh / Photo fewer Americans said they liked to drive in 2006 Alternate Transportation: Robbins rides her bike inthan 1991. The number of stead of driving a car. She said for her, biking is a sufficient Americans who said they way of getting around. thought of their car as something special has also declined. price reaches almost $3. It also doesn’t help that “It was like a rite of passage you might say, teen employment is only 3.22 percent, the lowest and they were very excited about getting it and it has been since 1948, according the a 2009 U.S. it was easy to get,” Wilkerson said. “The day that Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Furthermore, I turned 16, my mom actually took me out of car insurance is the most expensive for teenagers, school. It was the thing to do. That stage of the putting a greater burden on their parents. world has dissolved a little bit and many kids “Unfortunately, teens have decided to stop don’t have that feeling where they need to get a getting their licenses because of the failing license as soon as they turn 16 and a half.” economy. Things like gas and insurance are just Robbins chose not to obtain a license yet too expensive now.” Wilkerson said. because she did not feel comfortable about Robbins’ mother Melissa Brown said that she driving. She said that having only stick shift has had no problems at all with Ari’s decision cars to drive caused her to practice less, but and has in fact benefited from such a choice. does think that her view of driving is “I lived in rural California and I got my different from teens of the past. license as soon as I was eligible, which was “It’s more about being functional when I was 16 and two days,” Brown said, now, instead of looking cool,” she “but, I would rather pick up my kids than have said. “It’s good as long as it gets you somebody else who isn’t as capable drive them somewhere. Driving isn’t as much as a or have them crash. It helps that I don’t have social thing for me; it gets me from place to to pay for insurance. Ari has a sister who does place. It’s like getting a new phone today, have her license so it makes it easier on us only like an iPhone or something.” having to pay for one.”

Jeremy Weprich, 17-year-old senior, Wilkerson said he also sees this trend as also agrees that driving does not hold any a positive one. “I think it’s probably going to special meaning to him, even though he continue. It may not be a bad thing. If a kid got his license as soon as possible. waits a little longer, theoretically he should be Weprich said, “The act of driving is a little bit more mature and hopefully, he’ll be a hardly a removed, elitist goal these days. better and safer driver. So if you look at it that Now that most teenagers drive, especially way, it might not be a bad trend. It might save in Carmel, it is almost expected of us. some lives.”

Because I had assumed that I would be For now, Robbins said she is content to let driving at the age of 16, I mostly focused other people provide rides, but would choose to on the idea of driving myself, instead of get her license if she got a job that would require relying on friends or adults.” her to drive there.

He said he got his license simply to At the latest, she said that she would wait avoid having to need his parents take him until her senior year to get a driver’s license. around everywhere.­ “There just really hasn’t been a real need for Additionally, the financial aspect of driving me to get a license yet. When I need to go has had an impact on the decision of teens. In somewhere, I can just get rides or walk or bike 1978, gas prices were under a dollar. Now, the there in the summer.”

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Six Degrees of Separation Student Venture

Childhood Connection

Senior Cat Krege and Junior Audrey Witta both participate in Student Venture here.

Similar Siblings

Both girls have a brother in eighth grade. Krege’s brother, Ben Krege, wrestles at Clay Middle School, while Witta’s brother is on the wrestling team at Carmel Middle School.

Krege and Witta participated in Girl Scouts when they were younger. Both girls continue to place a heavy emphasis on community service in their lives.

Krege and Witta see how they are connected to each other

Shopping Mania

Krege and Witta both enjoy shopping at fashionable stores such as Target and Forever 21.

Cat Krege, 12

Compiled by Adele Zhou Ben Krege, 9

Casi Rainey, 12

Kacy Gorin, 9

Elementary Schools Krege attended Woodbrook Elementary School, while Witta attended Carmel Elementary School next to the public library.

Churches

Witta attends Church at the Crossing while Krege attends St. Luke’s United Methodist Church .

Interests

Krege does karate at Adamson’s Dojo, while Witta is heavily active within her church, traveling to Kenya this past summer.

Melissa Livermore, 12

Carly Marshall, 12

Television

Witta’s favorite shows are Gilmore Girls and Boy Meets World, but Krege enjoys watching Glee and Gossip Girl instead.

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Audrey Witta

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Jazz up your fall with these exciting upcoming concerts

Phish What: Fall Tour Where: Verizon Wireless Music Center When: Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $49 for lawn seats Members: Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fisherman, Page McConnell If you like: Mike Gordon, The String Cheese Incident, Moe, The Grateful Dead Old School: The Band was formed in 1987. hlkljgk / photo

Other Shows

John Mayer

Aug. 12: Justin Bieber at Conseco Fieldhouse

What: Battle Studies Tour Where: Verizon Wireless Music Center

Aug. 13: Drake at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand at the Indiana State Fair

When: Aug. 15, 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $35 for lawn seats, pavilion tickets range from $48.50 to $68.50

Aug. 14: Creed at Verizon Wireless Music Center

Albums: Room for Squares (2001), Heavier Things (2003), Continuum (2006), Battle Studies (2009)

Aug. 14: Keith Urban with Kris Allen at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand

If you like: Jason Mraz, Jack Johnson, Matt Wertz, Gavin DeGraw

Aug. 23: Crosby, Stills and Nash at the Lawn at White River State Park

Medaled Man: Mayer has won seven Grammy Awards and has been nominated eight times.

Aug. 31: Train featuring Needtobreathe and the Lawn at White River State Park

Trio Time: In 2005, Mayer formed the band the John Mayer Trio featuring bassist Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan.

Sept. 1: Maroon 5 at the Murat Center Egyptian room

The Write Stuff: In 2004, Mayer began writing a column titled “Music Lessons with John Mayer” for Esquire magazine, in which Mayer gave his humorous life advice.

Sept. 4: American Idol Live! at Conseco Fieldhouse Sept. 6: Vampire Weekend at Indiana University Auditorium

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TENNIS

• Team looks to continue success

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Stilson poised to take control

Senior attempts to step into shoes of Newton, Shaffer

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By Charlie Browning cbrowning@hilite.org

hree state championship game appearances. The Indiana high school Mr. Football Award. The Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award. A 39-5 record in the regular season and postseason combined.

These are just some of the accomplishments that were achieved by quarterbacks Morgan Newton ‘09 and Adam Shaffer ‘10 the past three years.

They achieved many things during their tenure at this school, but now have graduated and moved on to college.

And with a new head coach and new talent being summoned upon, the challenge of replacing these two successful quarterbacks will be a difficult task.

“Morgan was a phenomenal athlete that could make plays that many could not. Adam’s strength was his decisionmaking skills on the field. He put himself and others in a position to succeed,” said offensive line coach Brian Spilbeler via e-mail.

Newton led the Hounds to a state championship his junior year, followed that with another appearance in the championship game his senior year, and settling for a runner-up finish.

In Shaffer’s one-year starting, he led the Hounds to an outright Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference title and the State Final, where they lost in a heartbreaker.

According to Spilbeler, senior Scott Stilson appears as the favorite to take over the role of starting quarterback for the team this year. Stilson has been the starting quarterback on the junior varsity team for the past two seasons.

Spilbeler said he thinks Stilson will help the team be successful this year.

“Scott is a very intelligent kid, and is establishing himself as a leader. He is tough, makes good decisions, and has a passion for learning the game,” I definitely said Spilbeler. think I’m “I definitely think I’m ready for ready the upcoming season,” Stilson said.

“I’ve been looking forward to this for the opportunity for a very long time and upcoming I’m going to do my best to make it a season. special season.”

This will be no easy task, as the Scott Stilson definition of a special season for our Varsity football player football team has been set at a very and senior high standard.

The team has been to the State Final in each of the last four years, once coming away with a win and the State championship.

“Expectations never change,” said Spilbeler.

He said he expects this team to reach that goal because of its leadership. “I expect that regardless of positions, seniors will step up and fulfill the vacancy left by those that have graduated.

In our program we have many talented players who are all waiting for their opportunity to showcase their abilities. I expect the same for Stilson.”

Stilson said he hopes he can fulfill these expectations because of the things he has learned from playing behind Shaffer and Newton.

“They’re both really good quarterbacks. I’ve learned a lot as a player and a leader from being behind both those guys for the last three years.

Hopefully what I learned from each of them will translate into my play on Reuben Warshawsky / photo the field,” Stilson said.

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HEAVY LIFTING: Working at the bench press to prepare for next season, Scott Stilson, potential varsity starting quarterback, bench presses. Stilson is trying to continue the tradition of excellence at the quarterback position.

New year, new coach

By Matt Barnthouse mbarnthouse@hilite.org

Devin Brinson, starting running back and senior, sits in SRT, reminiscing about the recent resignation of varsity football Head Coach Mo Moriarity and offensive coordinator Jed Richman.

“After school a couple of months ago, (Moriarity) had a meeting in the cafeteria and he announced it to the team and including all of the coaches (of his resignation).” Brinson said.

CHS head football coach Mo Moriarity resigned March 1, 2010 to accept a coaching job as the offensive line coach at Indiana University. In five years at this school, Moriarity led the Greyhounds to 58 wins, four consecutive State championship appearances from 2006-2009, and a State championship victory in 2007 against Pike High School. He coached Morgan Newton, who is the current starting quarterback for University of Kentucky. In 2005, Moriarity left IU to become head football coach here, and returns to IU this fall. As the next football season looms near, the new coach has huge shoes to fill.

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EXPERIENCED HAND: Winning is nothing new to new varsity football Head Coach Kevin Wright.

He won three consecutive championships from 2003-2005.

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tennis

Team looks for leader to bring home State title

By STEVEN CHEN schen@hilite.org

show leadership through work ethic.”

Cunningham sees himself more of the latter. However, junior Elliott Yee, who played two singles last year, Senior Conor Cunningham hopes to sees the role that language can play in win State alongside his teammates making a leader. “A leader of any team this year on the varsity tennis team. in general should always be positive, He has participated on the team encouraging, and confident,” he said. for three years so far, and hopes to Yee believes that the responsibilities end his high school career with a of such a person include making both successful season. In order to do so, the team and its members better, even the team must overcome their primary if it means running sprints or drilling adversary from last year, Hamilton endlessly.

Southeastern, whom they lost to in According to Bostic, Cunningham the Sectional match. and Yee, the goal of this team is to “We have the most depth and talent win State. With an abundance of out of everyone in the state. If we work individuals capable of filling the void hard and everyone pushes themselves from last year, a good candidate to and each other, the there is no reason lead the team to victory should be easy we won’t win,” Cunningham said. to find. Additionally, since many of the Head Coach Mike Bostic agrees. players are interdependent upon each “This group of guys has only lost two other, everyone knows each other. matches in two years, and it is their Tennis, is a year-round sport, and the time to use what they have learned to players bond as a result of off-season get over the hump. I expect our seniors play and intensive summer training. to lead the way,” he said.

“Normally, most people play However, with three seniors who for a couple of hours each day and graduated last year and a large handful travel to tournaments on weekends,” of incoming seniors, the team may have Cunningham said. He difficulty finding and also participates in the balancing leadership.

Past Championships Carmel Racquet Club’s Cunningham, who Grand Prix summer played three singles last MIC: 2003, 2004, 2008, camp for competitive year, envisions himself 2009 players from 8 to 11:30 as someone who could a.m. each day. Yee be a capable leader.

IHSAA STATE: 1980, 1981, also trains for most He defines a leader as 1987, 2003, 2004 of his summer. He more of a supporting www.ihsaa.org plays tennis everyday friend rather than and conditions three using the denoted to four times a week. The team has meaning. “A leader must support his already developed an emotional teammates and encourage them,” attachment to each other through Cunningham said. He sees himself these daily summer sessions. as the type of guy who encourages his However, a leader must eventually teammates and pushes them to the rise out of the collection of talented best of their abilities when facing a players. “I can envision several kids formidable foe. Bostic agrees, but also stepping up as leaders,” Bostic said. emphasizes that there can be more “Chris Bertolini, Pat O’Neill, Conor than one team leader.

Cunningham, Drew Dunn, Kyle “It depends on the kid,” Bostic said.

Frankenberger and Evan Rhea are the “Some kids are more vocal and some

<< Story continued from previous page Brinson and the rest of the football team were all very surprised that Moriarity was leaving the school for another job elsewhere.

“I was surprised because it was right after our offensive coordinator (Richman) left. We didn’t know coach Mo (Moriarity) would leave.” Brinson said.

Scott Stilson, varsity quarterback and senior, shared Brinson’s surprised feeling. “I was really surprised; I thought we would have known sooner on whether he was leaving or not.” Stilson said. Despite the player’s surprise, Athletics Director Jim Inskeep did not seem surprised at all. “I am not necessarily surprised when coaches leave this school. Each

seniors and I will be counting on them to set a good example on and off the court.” He also sees Yee and teammate junior Mihir Kumar, who played one singles last year, as having something to offer besides their talent on the court.

According to Bostic, although many of the players train year round and play tournaments to keep their skills sharp, they must also be aware that high school tennis is a different ball game. Much of what is going on involves teamwork and a web of support to fall back on.

“Tennis is really interesting because during the whole year outside the season it’s more individual, but when the season comes, you have to play for the team,” Cunningham said.

Among the players, who have known each other both on and off the court, there has to be someone to be the pivot, providing a guiding hand as well as psychological and emotional

coach has different ambitions or circumstances which could lead to turnover at any time. Sometimes it is a family situation and other times it could be the allure of another position either in education or another field,” Inskeep said via e-mail.

The coaching search rages here and Inskeep will not lower expectations for the next coach, as he expects to win championships.

Inskeep said via e-mail, “The candidates for the head football coach all have tremendous credentials. In speaking with each of these individuals, they have their own high expectations which I believe are attainable at Carmel High School. We will strive to achieve the highest goals every year as that is what drives the students at CHS in all endeavors.”

support. Certainly, many players have their skills to offer for the team, but only time will tell when a leader can be effectively distinguished from the rest of the group.

“I encourage the kids to be themselves, but you really need someone that can put into words what the team is going through at any particular time,” Bostic said. “The team with the most talent doesn’t necessarily always win. When you are playing for something greater than yourself, special things can happen.

We hope this is the case in 2010.”

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When asked about the void Moriarity left Inskeep said via e-mail, “Coach Moriarity did an excellent job in five years as the head football coach. His strengths were organization and leadership with the students and coaching staff.”

Brinson believes that the whole football team must work harder and come together now more than ever.

“We will have to work harder to keep the team together and work to follow the directions of the new coach.” Brinson said.

The whole football team will have to work harder and come together in these tough times in order to reach their ulitimate goal of winning a State championship. With a new coach and a new offensive coordinator, little is certain about the upcoming football season. The only thing that is certain however is that this will be one crazy football season.

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Friends in Office SBP Jeremy Weprich and SOH David Chiang know each other well enough to see each other’s flaws

What are your goals as SOH?

By David Zheng dzheng@hilite.org

One of my first goals as SOH is to bring student government closer together by bringing Senate and House in closer terms and possibly expanding House or Cabinet this year, but that’s still under debate. If anything, improving on what Sunny has accomplished this year in House and possibly adding new material and bringing my abilities to the table.

What are your goals as SBP?

My main goals for SBP are closing any obstructions that separate the Cabinet and the House and trying to work more together as one body of student government and to accomplish the different events and goals at our school more productively. I definitely want to work towards improving the relationship between Cabinet and Senate and working together as one student government organization instead of a divided one.

What do you feel you can bring to the table as our new SOH?

I do have determination and organizational skills. I feel my decision-based merit will help guide the Cabinet and help them forge better leaders so we can lead the House of Representatives, and the school on that note.

What do you feel you can bring to the table as our new SBP?

As SBP I feel like I can bring three years of getting to know a large portion of the student body which is definitely helpful in organizing events and working together when I know a lot of people from different groups. I think I’m really friendly and knowledgeable about a wide array of things that involve student government so hopefully the combination of those things can lead to a good leader.

Do you feel you and Jeremy will be able to work well together?

We’ve known each other since sixth grade and we pretty much know each other’s flaws, and because of that we can help each other out. Jeremy’s the more eloquent one so he can help me out when I have rough spots, but I think I can add some thinking abilities.

Do you feel you and David will be able to work well together?

How do you want to leave your impact on CHS?

David and I go way back, and we’ve been friends, classmates and members of orchestra since the sixth grade, so we definitely know how to work together and how to have each other to lean on, what faults we have and our strengths and weaknesses.

Pretty much I want Jeremy and I to be remembered as two hard workers who really loved and tried to add our effort to the school and build upon a tradition of excellence.

Shokhi goel / Photo illustration

What ideas do you have for the 2010-2011 school year?

I definitely want my senior year and the years of everyone else at CHS to be remembered not only as a year where we made groundbreaking achievements, school records or record attendance at events, but also a year where people have memories that are actually going to last because of how wellexecuted events are and how well the student body is incorporated, and making sure no one is singled out.

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What ideas do you have for the 2010-2011 school year?

For this year, we actually had one Cabinet member who came up with an entirely new event. Hopefully we’ll be able to possibly bring new fall and spring events to the table, and maybe even change the ones that may need some improvement, especially with this year’s Senate taking over 3v3 we have more freedom to play around a bit with the schedule. DM’s still a giant goal, so if anything, bringing in more support for it and more dancers.