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CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL

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Volume 54, Issue 1

September 11, 2008

Identity Crisis As teens become the number one target for identity thieves, online protection is more important than ever before

BY AILI ARNELL aarnell@hilite.org

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Morgan Mewhinney logged onto her computer after school and was shocked and disturbed to discover that her Facebook account had been hacked.

Junior Michelle Freeman said she also had a similar issue. “I logged on one day to see that ‘I’ had written on all of my friend’s walls in alphabetical order, but in reality I didn’t.

The hacker posted stuff on my friends’ walls.”

Recently, several Facebook accounts on this school’s network were hacked. What looks like a harmless prank could actually result in something more severe and detrimental. These social networking websites allow students not only to post their relationship status and favorite music, but also their addresses, cell phone numbers and previous employers--information that could be used to create a credit account in their names. According to the United States Federal Trade Commission, teenagers (up to age 29) are the number one target for identity thieves.

Wendy Walker, lead computer technician at this school, said, “The weakest part of keeping personal information secret is the user themselves. Most of the time you don’t even need

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to hack to gather information on someone. Profiles with open privacies allow others to go from one friend to another to another. You can piece together wall entries and tagged photos on one page to another page, putting together a timeline of your life and finding out information about you that you might not want to share to future employers, colleges, parents or others. It’s like reading a collaborative personal diary of the day to day events of someone’s life.

“I think it is possible that hacked Facebook accounts could lead to something more serious. The internet has become another tool in a criminal’s tool kit.”

Mewhinney said, “It’s really scary. I didn’t think anyone would figure out my information. They could have done something with my account information or my personal information.” The hacker could have accessed Mewhinney’s e-mail address, phone number, address and possibly her credit card number.

To be safe Walker said, “Don’t use your last name on your account.

Use a first name and middle name or a nickname. Use Facebook privacy settings; don’t accept someone into your friends list unless you know them face to face.”

For example, many students here have friended a Facebook account on this school’s network named Fred Yao. However, that name could not be found in the school’s database.

“If you receive a friend’s request

from someone that you don’t know but see that you have mutual friends in common, I think that you can add them to your friends list but give them more restrictions on what they can see and do. Always keep your passwords secret, complex and change them often. Do not use the same password for every website, email account and computer login.

If you feel that you might have gone to a site, and you think that your password has been compromised, change your password right away.

Teens are a common target because it is usually their peers doing the attacks,” Walker said.

Mewhinney and Freeman both agreed that teens are just more naive.

Freeman said, “We just think that nothing like that will ever happen to us, but in reality it does, and we need to be more careful.”

Mewhinney admittedly said, “My friends did have my password.

I would suggest to people to keep your information hidden from other people. Make it challenging with numbers and letters. Don’t tell anyone your password either. I made that mistake.”

Although it may not affect you now, identity theft can harm you in the future. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, victims can spend an average 600 hours over years repairing damage done by identity theft. As a result, Walker said that it is important to take precautions now before it is too late.

Spring Core 40 assessments to replace fall ISTEP+ this year ISTEP+

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Current year’s school material

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8 Reading, writing and mathematics sections

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BY BEVERLY JENKINS bjenkins@hilite.org Beginning next Tuesday, sophomores will be the only class sitting in an assigned testing room, preparing to take the state-wide ISTEP+/GQE exam.

The standardized test, issued since the early 1990s, is being phased out in favor of Core 40 exams, which will affect the Freshman Class of 2012 and every subsequent class.

According to Assistant Principal Ronda Eshleman, the transition is state-wide and will be affecting high, middle and elementary schools.

“ISTEP measures progress from the year before, while Core 40 exams measure progress from the current year, and they are more course specific,” she said.

Eshleman said that she believes reactions to the change have not been fully realized. So far, she said that she has seen a positive response from freshmen about eliminating the ISTEP+ test from the fall schedule.

Freshman Erin Kahre said that while she is happy to not have to

take the lengthy ISTEP+ test this year, she prefers taking it over the Core 40 exams.

“I’d rather take the ISTEP+ test because it is extremely easy and predictable,” Kahre said. “I don’t know what to expect with the Core 40 tests. Teachers say that it is going to be pretty tough.”

Kahre also pointed out that the month of May, when over 5,000 Core 40 tests will be administered, is also the month when kids will be preparing for finals.

While Kahre may be happy about skipping the standardized test this fall, sophomore Alex Upwards said he is happy his class will be finishing with ISTEP+.

“The test is given every year from third grade to 10th grade,” Upwards said. “I’d rather finish with ISTEP+ because it’s an easier test to begin with,” Upwards said.

The Core 40 exams designed for the ninth grade level are Biology I and Algebra I. Algebra I and English 10 assessments will replace the sophomore ISTEP+ test. What differentiates the two exams is that the ISTEP+ exam focuses on,

according to the LearnMore Indiana program, solid reading, writing and math skills and is intended to make sure Indiana students master the basics. ISTEP+ also test students over the previous grade level. Core 40 assessments expect more than basic skills.

The elevated difficulty of the

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CHANGING TESTS: Administrators meet to discuss the change from ISTEP+ to Core 40 assessments. Freshmen were informed that, while sophomores will still take the test in the fall, they will take Core 40 in the spring.

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“I want to give a shout-out to all my Saudi Arabian brothers and sisters. If you could all please send me some oil for my jet, I would truly appreciate it.” –Sean “Diddy” Combs in a video blog on the high cost of fuel.

“Boats out rescuing people either take the lowest castes last, or do not take them at all.”

–Anuradha Maharishi, spokesperson for Save the Children, on what the organization calls “relief discrimination” in this month’s flood crisis in the Indian state of Bihar “I hope you choke on your own saliva.” –Anonymous Harry Potter fan, blasting executives at Warner Bros. studios in an e-mail for delaying the release of the series’ latest film “That’s a lot of money we can be using for wildlife conservation.” –Rachel Levin, spokeswoman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, explaining why the agency won’t spend $300,000 correcting cards sent out that mistakenly list a phone-sex company (1800-TRAMP24) instead of the agency’s 1-800-STAMP24 number

Core 40 exam is also something that both students and administration alike anticipate.

“Of course (the transition) is kind of scary,” Eshleman said. “However, both ISTEP and Core 40 cover state standards, and Carmel High School is still teaching those same standards, so students should do just as well.”

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PAGE 2 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 • NEWS

GREYHOUND NEWS BRIEFS

Field trip budget cut in half

PRINCIPAL Although the average SAT scores fell in the state, this school’s scores rose 17 points between 2007 and 2008.

Principal John Williams said he attributes this to the increasing number of challenges that the school has and will continue to set forth for students. According to him, the SAT is a “college success indicator,” so students who have challenged themselves to take more difficult, college-level courses do better. Such opportunities include AP courses, IB classes and the AVID program.

Junior Jeff Hooton is in AVID, which stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, and said that he expects to score higher on the SAT because of the program.

Hooton said, “It’s giving me a great opportunity to prepare myself to do the best I can.”

Williams also said that another important part of school improvement is the Professional Development Committee, which provides activities for staff improvement. Jennifer Marlow, chair of the committee this year and science teacher, said she believes the staff is very motivated to improve their teaching methods and that student learning directly reflects those efforts.

According to Marlow, the SAT sccres are a result of teachers’ efforts starting in kindergarten, not just in high school, but the results are still great news.

“Anytime you show improvement it’s great, and 17 points is significant,” Marlow said.

Hooton said he agrees that the teachers are very helpful and encouraging in a school that he said has an atmosphere that pushes students to take harder classes. He said he might not have taken the AP classes if not for that atmosphere.

Williams said, “We know that the biggest predictor of college success is course rigor, and we’ve certainly expanded the offerings that we have for students to take tougher courses.” By Amy Flis

SCHOOL BOARD This school year is the first year Project ACES (Attending Class Equals Success), a program aimed at decreasing the number of students who miss an excessive number of school days, is in place.

According to Steve Dillon, Director of Student Services, they decided to implement the program because every year, they saw an increase in the number of students who missed 30 or more days of school with excused absences but without medical reasons or doctors’ notes. He said, “They can’t learn if they’re not (at school).”

Dillon said the main difference between last year’s attendance policy and this year’s Project ACES program is that the deputy prosecutor will be involved.

After a student has had 12 excused absences, the prosecutor’s office will contact the student’s parent and inform them of a required meeting during which the prosecutor will present the parent and student with information about the negative consequences of truancy.

The full description of Project ACES, which includes after how many absences and what steps the administration will take, is online under “Carmel Clay Schools Attendance Program” on the Carmel Clay Schools Web site.

Dillon said that students who have doctors’ notes will not be penalized under the ACES program, and if students cannot afford to or do not wish to see a doctor for a note, they can just have a school nurse check them.

“That can serve as a doctor’s note, and nurses are always available for checking,” Dillon said.

Despite the stricter attendance policies, Dillon said Carmel Clay Schools do not have a tremendous problem with attendance.

Last school year, 14,128 students missed 10 or fewer days of school.

“That’s awesome,” Dillon said. “We want those numbers to continue.”By Cathy Chen

2007-2008 ABSENCES Missed 10 or less days - 14,128 students Missed 20 to 10 days - 1,181 students Missed 30 to 20 days - 168 students Missed 40 to 30 days - 162 students Missed 41 or more days - 35 students

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BIRD WATCH: Three English 11 classes participate in a short field trip outdoors with a falconer and his red-tailed hawk. Instead of leaving campus to visit a local nature center, the teachers invited a guest speaker to give a demonstration on understanding nature for poetry writing. Because of rising gas prices, teachers must find more innovative methods of saving money and keeping outings close to the school, while still maintaining the levels of interest and learning for their students.

School board reduces field trip budget to combat rising fuel costs

BY SARA ROGERS srogers@hilite.org

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ast year, physical education students, including sophomore Quinn Heath, boarded a bus to leave school and take a field trip to the bowling alley or the driving range. However, this year Heath’s freshman sister won’t be able to participate in those activities because of cuts in field trip funding.

To help cushion the effects of escalating gas prices, the school board has decided to reduce field trip funding from $12.50 to $6.25 per student.

“It used to be that teachers would turn in a request form and unless the idea was ridiculous, it’d be accepted,” Assistant Principal Ronda Eshleman said in explanation. “Buses cost a lot more money to run because of rising gas prices. We just can’t afford to do that anymore.”

The school board decided on the new reductions to save money as a district. “We’ve been given a

budget now. It’s made us look at what field trips we’ve been doing,” Eshleman said, “We make sure (the field trip) is something the students wouldn’t get to do outside of school.”

Most school buses run on diesel fuel, which has become particularly expensive. Taking a single bus to the Indiana State Museum costs the school $75.30. A bus to Clowes Hall costs $64.80. Even so, most field trips require multiple buses. “I do think we needed to look at field trips and make sure they were really relevant. It’s something that needed to be done,” Eshleman said.

The new reductions particularly affect the physical education department. In previous years, the general physical education classes took offsite field trips to a bowling alley and a driving range for bowling and golfing units. With the recent decreases in funding, teachers dropped bowling from the curriculum completely.

“I wish we didn’t have to do it,” physical education teacher Kathy Buck said. “It really takes away from the uniqueness of the curriculum.”

This year Heath’s younger sister is a freshman taking

Studio One-Acts to showcase student directors’ creativity

the class without field trips. “I feel like she’s missing out on what I had the privilege of doing in gym,” Heath said. “Going bowling and golfing with 100 of my friends is something I wouldn’t have gotten to do outside of school.” However, Eshleman says the new policy won’t affect students much. “I don’t think people will see a drastic change,” she said.

According to Buck, the department knew cost cuts were inevitable. To begin adapting to the change, Buck designed a miniature golf course that physical education classes could use at the school instead of going to a driving range.

Now, Buck is “just a little disappointed,” she said.

“It’s something they probably wouldn’t do outside of school. Then again, I understand with the costs and fuel prices the way they are.”

According to Eshleman, the new policy will stay in place as long as gas prices are high. “It’s just kind of sad,” Heath said. “I really hope they start to bring back some of the field trips because a teacher talking about a subject can’t compare to actually experiencing it.”

School district reaches final accreditation process year

BY LAUREN BURDICK lburdick@hilite.org

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AND CUT: Student director and senior Johanna Estava directs her cast for her play “Cut.” There are a total of four acts that will highlight each director’s individual style of entertainment.

The four student directors were allowed to choose their own short plays at the end of the 2007 and This year’s Studio One-Acts will 2008 school year. Completely present their first productions of student-directed and casted, the the year from Thursday through Studio One-Acts are helpful for any Sept. 20 at 7:30 pm. With four student interested in future drama short productions throughout productions or careers.

“I really love experimenting the 2008 and 2009 school year, the Studio One-Acts is a during the rehearsal process. I like being able to pick out series of one-act plays the cast and tell the that are directed and other students trying out performed by students what to work on because here. This year tickets I know exactly what it’s will be available at the like,” Barnthouse said. bookstore or at the “The productions door Monday through this year all reflect exactly Sept. 19 for $5 each. the personality of the This year each Read Estava’s director in charge of it,” student director is in column about Peterson said. charge of his or her her experience “It’s better because we own play. The four on Page B5 get to pick out the plays, students are chosen and I think we have a through an application process by Jim Peterson, Director better idea of what other kids our of Theater and Film. Peterson age are going to like to watch. r e c o m m e n d s t h e a d v a n c e d Basically, we’ll like the same type acting class in preparation for of plays. I’m kind of light-hearted the directing position. The romantic, so ‘The Battle of Bull Run four student directors Peterson Always Makes Me Cry’ is exactly picked include seniors Sarah what I would want to watch. I Donaldson, Katherine Teal, really think the audience will be Johanna Estava and Caroline happy with what they see this year,” Barnthouse said.

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What may seem like everyday and routine work for teachers and students means even more this year as all Carmel Clay Schools work toward earning accreditation as a school district for the first time.

This five-year process, conducted by the AdvancED Organization, measures school systems on seven standards: vision and purpose; governance and leadership; teaching and learning; documenting and using results; resources and support systems; stakeholder communications and relationships; and commitment to continuous improvement.

While all schools in the district sought accreditation separately for many years, this is the inaugural year the district has worked for total accreditation.

“Accreditation is about earning validation of a school district’s program based on standards and criteria by an outside organization,” Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jeff Swensson said. Representatives from AdvancED will visit Carmel Clay Schools from March 8 to 11, 2009 to evaluate the entire district.

Although students are ostensibly

unaffected by the accreditation process, the certification impacts them in many ways.

“The curriculum gets better and better and improves, as it should, all the time,” said Swensson, who is in charge of the district’s curriculum, instruction and assessment.

Assistant Principal Ronda Eshleman said, “I think (accreditation) helps (students) when they’re applying for colleges. There aren’t that many districts that have gone through the accreditation process.”

Currently a District Accreditation Leadership Team is in place in the Carmel Clay Schools district, but the school is working toward a student team, similar to those which advise for textbook adoptions.

“I think it would be absolutely outstanding if members of the student government from (here) were part of the District Accreditation Leadership Team,” Swensson said. With the year still so young, he said there is still hope that students here will have a say in the progress of the district.

The accreditation of the school system will have a positive influence on both the teachers and students, according to Swensson. He said, “We think we can do a better job of excellence if we are working together as a K-12 school system.”

ACCREDITED COURSES FOR THE 2008-09 YEAR AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry AP Comparative Government and Politics AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science AB AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition AP Environmental Science AP European History AP Human Geography

AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Physics B AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Psychology AP Statistics AP Studio Art: 2D Design AP Studio Art: 3D Design AP Studio Art: Drawing AP United States History AP U.S. Government and Politics AP World History CARMELHIGHSCHOOL.NET / SOURCE

NEWS • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 • PAGE 3 Q&A with Carmel Fire Marshal Bruce Knott

Monthly fire drills no longer announced Element of surprise simulates realistic situations for students in mandatory emergency evacuations

What is the purpose for holding unannounced fire drills?

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You should be able, without a lot of effort, to look up and find an exit that you can get out of pretty easy. And that’s what we’re drilling people on, especially people (who) are there all the time.

What is the problem with announcing fire drills?

At times when it’s announced, I’ll find people who are taking a break early, they’re going to lunch early, (so) they’re not participating. And the problem with that is, when we do something unannounced, and you go into the building, you’ll find people that aren’t doing things appropriately.

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How will unannounced fire drills help students stay safe?

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We want it to be as real as possible for everybody to have to find their way out if they need to from their normal routine, and that way you know when the real fire does happen, yes I know what to do, I can get out, I can go wherever I’m supposed to a go, (such as) a meeting place, no matter where I’m at in the building.

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STOP, DROP AND ROLL: An example of a fire drill sign is one that gives students instructions on how to leave the front side of the building. Beginning this school year, drills will be impromptu so students must pay more attention to these signs that are dispersed throughout the school in order to know exit procedures comprehensively during evacuations.

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s the fire alarm rings, sophomore Danielle Yin slowly makes her way out of the school, mingling with her friends until the teachers call out to return to the building.

Yin’s actions are much like those of the majority of the school; with fire drills announced the day they happened last year, students tend to dismiss the importance of the procedure and simply acknowledge it as time out of class. However, this year the school will more closely follow guidelines created by the state to change how this emergency drills will operate.

In compliance with state guidelines, fire drills this year will now become impromptu, according to Principal John Williams. The rationale behind making them spontaneous, he said, is that this procedure will simulate a real emergency evacuation, so students and administration will know how to react when an actual situation arises.

“They really should have always been like this,” Williams said. “If we know when (a fire drill) is ahead of time, it is not realistic. We don’t have the luxury of knowing ahead of time in a real emergency.”

The implementation of unplanned drills will help school officials observe the speed of the school’s evacuation.

“I think it’s smart to see how fast we really can get out

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Marching band to attend more local rather than out-of-state events

BY AFRA HUSSAIN ahussain@hilite.org The marching band will travel to Lawrence Central High School on Saturday. Part of the plan to stay instate more, according to performing arts teacher Rachel Tookolo, who works with the woodwind section, involves no out-of-state performances this year thus far.

“Going out-of-state was something that we did to see other groups and experience other performing areas and get another performance experience for us,” Tookolo said. In previous years the band traveled to competitions in St. Louis and Atlanta.

Tookolo said one reason for staying in-state was to facilitate participation in Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) events.

Another reason was the new field trip policy. Due to increasing gas prices and a subsequent reduction in district field trips, Assistant Principal Ronda Eshleman must approve them all. “We don’t think it’s going to be an issue, but we don’t know,” Tookolo said. Despite the now necessary approval from Eshleman,

the band does not travel lightly or inexpensively. When the band travels it takes six buses for at least 200 students.

Kevin Carlson, drum major and senior, said he does not mind the scheduling changes. “Every season’s completely different.”

He said he focuses more on future performances: “We don’t focus on competition; our goal is to always do our best performance.”

Performing the best this year requires the use of over 100 pillows as props. Carlson said preparation started earlier this year with new music available earlier than usual.

“I’m really happy with how the show’s come together,” he said.

Seeing some of the same groups repeatedly does not bother Carlson either. In fact, he said it leads to stronger rivalries between schools.

“It’s a different sort of competitive environment,” he said.

Carlson said that the healthy competition without hostility helps the group perform better.

Concerning the upcoming competition, Carlson said, “We’re going to try and give this school a marching band to be proud of.”

SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR FIRE DRILLS 405.4 Time. Drills shall be held at unexpected times and under varying conditions to simulate the unusual conditions that occur in case of fire.

408.3.3 Time of day. Emergency evacuation drills shall be conducted at different hours of the day or evening, during the changing of classes, when the school is at assembly, during the recess of gymnastic periods, or during other times to avoid distinction between drills and actual fires.

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BEFORE: Students fill out paper applications Visit counseling center Request transcript Counselors print transcripts, certify authenticity Stamp and mail to colleges

AFTER: Students fill out online applications

Request transcript

DREAM TEAM: Members of the marching band practice with white pillows in preparation for a particular theme. The theme this year is “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep,” involving the elements dreams and nightmares.

procedure, which may take a couple more weeks.

Yin said she feels the creation of this new system is a better idea and will benefit the school in that students will take it more seriously.

“I know that during fire drills, everyone gathers and talks to their friends,” she said. “This new procedure makes it so it’s actually a scared environment.”

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of the building in case there’s a fire,” Yin said.

Typically, the administration is required to conduct one fire drill per month. “We usually wait until the end of the month,” Williams said. That way, he said, malfunctions that may set off the fire alarms prematurely, such as abnormal water pressures, will fill the monthly fire drill quota without additionally disrupting class time.

Williams said that Assistant Principal Doug Bird is the one who oversees the emergency drills and is responsible for seeing when drills are conducted.

As for how this new change will affect students and faculty, Williams said, “There are no adjustments that will have to be made. We’ll all go about our day. We’ve had fire drills when the alarm has accidentally gone off, so this is not something extremely different.”

Although the first time the alarm goes off might startle a few students, Yin said she thinks most students will get used to it. “Honestly, I think most of the students won’t care too much,” she said.

Williams said, “This new system allows us to get a really good idea of how the school would react in an actual emergency. You try to make a drill as realistic as you can,” Williams said. The only disadvantage Williams said he sees in the new fire drill procedure is if a test happens to occur the same time as the drill; on the other hand, he said this only helps more in the simulation of an actual crisis.

The exact procedure for the fire drill, however, is still in the works. Bird said that he is still working on the

Counselors upload transcripts, approve student requests PACALO / SOURCE

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E-TRANSCRIPT: Counselor Rich Allen and senior Emily Burcope discuss her graduation checklist and post-high school plans. “(Docufide) is putting a little more responsibility on the student, which they’re going to need at the next level,” Allen said.

BY MICHELLE HU mhu@hilite.org While the rest of her classmates are fretting over upcoming college application deadlines, senior Elizabeth Frederick has time to relax. She sent in all of her applications at the beginning of the school year and is now waiting for a response from the three schools she hopes to attend.

One aspect of her experience is significantly different from students’ of previous years: Docufide, an online service, made sending in her transcripts more efficient and much simpler.

This year, Docufide expanded to all postsecondary schools in the United States, so students now have the ability to send in their transcripts electronically to any college in the nation.

Since students now send about 60 percent of applications electronically, according to the National Association for College Counseling, Docufide allows students to move into the technological future.

Maria Pacalo, registrar at this school who takes care of students’ transcripts, said that the process has notably simplified her daily tasks. In the past, what used to take her two hours now only consumes 15 minutes of her

day. “It saves a boatload of time,” Pacalo said.

Docufide is mainly a storage and mailing system that is free for all users. Counselors or school administrators log into Docufide, upload transcripts onto the site and Docufide will then email those transcripts to the students’ colleges of choice.

However, counselor Rich Allen said that the only downside to Docufide is that some colleges do not request a counselor portion on electronic transcripts.

This means that, if a student has a decrease in GPA, the counselor has no chance to give an explanation.

Still, Frederick said that the service made her life more simple, though she only used it for in-state schools. She said that her applications took a total of couple of hours to complete. “You didn’t have to go to the counseling office or anything like that,” she said. “All you had to do was just register online and send it out.”

Docufide also saves the counseling center the hassle of printing out and authenticating the documents.

“When I mail a transcript by paper, I have to stamp and seal it, so they’re confirming that it’s a certified transcript through Docufide,” Pacalo said.

Docufide is a national, privately-owned company located in Los Angeles but offers services pro bono to all secondary schools in the nation.

PAGE 4 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 • BEATS

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ART DEPARTMENT The Carmel International Arts Festival will take place on Sept. 27 and 28 off of Main St. and Rangeline Rd. It is a street fair and will feature a Young Artists tent to showcase CHS and University High School student work.

Jenn Davis, Art department chair said that the teachers have not yet submitted their student pieces, but approximately 60 to 70 pieces of student art work will be shown in the tent.

Hannah Lencheck, independent Studio Art student and junior said that being chosen for these opportunities can open doors.

“It’s always nice to get to display your work. Every opportunity adds to your total knowledge and experience of the business,” Lencheck said.

Similarly, Davis said it was good for the student to see themselves in the real world of artists.

Davis said, “Last year we asked kids with art displayed to man the booth. It gave them a sense of ownership of their pieces. They can also hear comments and then comment back.”

Lenchek said she hopes to be chosen to participate in the fair this year, “I’ll go (to the fair) anyway to see my classmates work, but it would be fun to see my own work displayed for people to see and enjoy.” By Rosemary Boeglin

CARMEL DADS CLUB Winter sports registration for Carmel Dads Club (CDC) is going on now. Winter sports at the high school level include boys’ and girls’ basketball. The teams practice one night a week and have one game every Saturday. Students interested in registering can do so by going online to CDC website, getting a registration form in the Activities Office, fax, mail or by going to the CDC offices located on 131st Street in Carmel.

High school level basketball teams, for both boys and girls, are mixed with students in grades 912. According to Keith Armitage, CDC board member and general commissioner of basketball, boys’ basketball is CDC’s biggest league or any kind. They usually have 30-36 teams, while the girls only have from four to six teams each year. Armitage said that CDC would love to see more girls sign up for basketball.

CDC is also looking at high school students to be coaches for the younger sports teams. Students who are interested in coaching any of the CDC sport teams can email Armitage or stop in the CDC offices.

Armitage said that CDC is popular among high school students

Club and Activity News at a Glance because it gives students an easy way to be active without joining a high school team.

“All students have to do it sign up,” said Armitage. “It beats TV and video games, and it gets them out of the house. Also, it is a nice and safe environment that their parents can trust.”

Senior Steven Smith, who plays CDC basketball, soccer and high school men’s volleyball said that he likes playing CDC sports because it is a way for him to be competitive and have fun while playing sports that he loves.

“I’m really into sports, so CDC is perfect,” Smith said. “I get to play every sport I want and it isn’t too stressful.”

Armitage said, “We enjoy the high school kids being involved. It’s great. We would love to have them keep supporting us, in every wayplaying or coaching.” By Lexi Muir

CHOIR On Oct. 1, all six choirs will perform in the fall concert in the Dale E. Graham Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

This will be the first performance of the year for the groups.

Each choir will perform two songs and started practicing their vocals from the first day of school.

“So far, we have been doing just the basics. (We’re) doing the things you have to do to get started,” choir director Ann Conrad said.

Viviane Linos, Blue and Gold Company choir member and sophomore said she is excited for the concert. “The first day we got to know each other but ever since that day, we’ve been working on our songs for this concert,” she said.

Conrad said, “With different groups, new chemistry and new sounds with the voices combining, everyone has a little extra energy.

I’m really excited for this year.” By Jade Schwarting

CHTV CHTV plans to cover the football game tomorrow night as well as the halftime show on Channel 21 where the Homecoming queen will be crowned. They will also have a camera at the dance on Saturday, highlighting some of the excitement for students.

CHTV teacher Hal Espey said there will be the usual event coverage during the day. “We will shoot some stuff in the hallway, as well as all of the school convocation,” Espey said.

For the football game, CHTV will tape the event and have it run all the way through halftime in order to show the crowning According to Espey, seniors Kyle

Borcherding and Brian Bondus are announcing the game which will also be broadcasted live on WHJE. “It’s going to be really fun this year, especially because it’s senior year,” Borcherding said. “Hopefully, we can pull out the win and have a lot of fun, especially since it’s Homecoming.” By Tommy Sneider

FCCLA According to Gretchen Sanftleben, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Club (FCCLA) member and sophomore, the Bike Safety event will take place on Sept.

27 at Cherry Tree Elementary.

She said Clarian North is hosting the event.

The FCCLA members will help children with bicycle training at the GRETCHEN event. They SANFTLEBEN will also set up the course for the bicycles and teach the children how to ride their bikes safely. At the end of the event, they will receive a certificate stating that they now have a license to ride their bicycle.

“I think this event will inform parents and kids to take safety precautions while riding their bikes,” Sanftleben said.

There will be many safety precautions that the FCCLA members will teach the children including how to safely secure helmets.

“I am really excited to help teach the kids so we can prevent them from getting injured when riding their bikes,” Sanftleben said. By Erum Rizvi

LIFELINES Starting Oct. 27, to promote good choices and awareness regarding drugs, Julia Schiffman, Lifelines member and senior said that students can’t escape from the red ribbons.

“Lifelines members will go down the trail and tie ribbons to trees, students’ cars, you name it,” Schiffman said.

There will be many more activities planned through Oct. 31 for Red Ribbon Week. Lifelines sponsor Rebekah Overbey said committee heads for these activities will be chosen later this month.

Regarding the other activities, Schiffman said, “Lifelines will continue the door contests.”

The prize for whichever door promotes anti-drug messages in the best way is a bag of candy. Students have much to look forward to in the next month. By Sam Watermeier

MARCHING BAND The marching band is set to compete in the upcoming competition hosted

by Lawrence Central this Saturday.

In order to prepare for the event, as well as all future events, marching band members practice in the mornings before school from 7:00 to 7:40, as well as after school from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. These practices take place every weekday, Tuesday through Friday. In addition to practices during the school-week, the marching band also practices for six hours on Saturdays when there is no scheduled competition.

According to band director Andrew Cook, the marching band practices for approximately 10 hours during the school week.

The Lawrence Central competition takes place the day of Homecoming, causing some members to miss it. Cook said that when this has happened, band members have developed their own festivities, usually referred to as “Bandcoming”.

Trumpet player and sophomore Aaron Melemed said, “The Lawrence Central competition is on Homecoming night,” Melemed said.

“We’ll get back around 8 or 8:30 p.m., and some people will go to Homecoming, but the band is have ‘Bandcoming’ about a week later.”

Also on the horizon for the marching band is Bands of America, which takes place at the new Lucas Oil Stadium on Sept. 27. Cook said that the marching band will go early for a soundcheck at the new stadium, and then the actual competition will take place later that evening. By Monica Rice

ORCHESTRA Violinist and senior Joseph Helou said that he looks forward to the St. Olaf College Orchestra Concert held on Oct. 17. The concert is scheduled to take place at 7:30 p.m. in the CHS school auditorium, according to the orchestra web site, carmelorchestras.org.

Violinist and senior Rachel Byam is also excited about this concert, she said. “It’s going to be a great performance,” she said. “I think everyone will like it.” By Ariel Aisen

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WEEKEND PATROL Saturday

Buckcherry Concert at Verizon Wireless Music Center 5 p.m.

Hoosier Antiques Expo at Toyota Exposition Hall 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Kenny Chesney’s Poems and Pirates Tour 2008 at Lucas Oil Stadium 4 p.m.

Sunday

“Bodies...The Exhibition” at Claypool Court across from Circle Center Mall 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Midwest Reptile Show at Indiana State Fairgrounds 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Nappanee Apple Festival in Nappanee, IN 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Library features Eragon-related activities, plus chess, writing help

BY MICHAEL WANG mwang@hilite.org The Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL) has many events planned for September. Hope Baugh, the Young Adult (YA) Services Manager said, “There are a lot of things going on. It is going to be a busy fall for us.”

During this week, students here can participate in a drawing for a free copy of Brisingr by Christopher Paolini by completing puzzles related to the Eragon series and then returning them to the YA desk. The puzzles are available in the YA department.

All entries must be turned in

by Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Baugh EMILY said, “Anybody can finish (the PATTERSON puzzles) and turn (them) in and then there will be a raffle and you may win a free copy of the third book as soon as it comes out. Like I am going to be at the store at midnight waiting to buy the book for the winner.”

Junior Emily Patterson, who goes to CCPL to check out books from the high school section about twice a month said, “I plan to take my brother to the library during the first week of September to get the Eragon-themed puzzles to try to win a free copy of Brisingr. My little

brother has read the first two books of the series and will be really excited if he wins.”

This Monday, there will be the first of a series of talks, called Chess “U,” given by experienced chess players to chess enthusiasts. This first of a series of talks will feature Sycamore School student Josh Segaran, who has been playing chess since an early age.

Baugh said, “Segaran is very articulate, and he was teaching me some things about chess. I think he is a good speaker even though he is so young. I think people will be interested in what he has to say.”

For any students who are interested in submitting their writing to the Second Annual The Gilded Leaf Writing Contest, Find the the deadline has been extended to Second Annual Sept. 29 at 5 p.m.

Guilded Leaf According to Baugh, the Writing Contest topic is no longer limited to at carmel.lib. something library-related and the in.us/ya/ word limit is 1,500 words. The yamain.cfm instructions and entry form are available on the CCPL website.

Baugh said the library has a seminar this Wednesday about scholarships for college funding.

As for her goal for CCPL this year she said, “We are always continuing to improve. We are always trying to get more people excited about reading and more people aware of what the library has to offer.” By Michael Wang

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A shot at one more Several Hounds push to follow up national title with State ring BV RYAN DUFFY rduffy@hilite.org The Carmel men’s soccer team is off to a great start so far this season and hopes to continue its success tonight against Noblesville. The game starts at 7 p.m. at Noblesville High School.

Head Coach Shane Schmidt, who has been with the Carmel soccer program for 11 years, said he feels the determination of this year’s team has been great so far. “The work ethic of the team is extremely high. We train every day throughout the week, and our training sessions have been very intense,” Schmidt said.

The team returns 12 varsity letter winners this season, and Schmidt said that having all these returning players will help the team this year. “We have a lot of hard-working and talented players. I feel that having that many letter winners returning to our program raises our confidence and work ethic because they know what it takes to achieve the goals that we have set as a team. It also provides great leadership in training and in games,” he said.

Jared Isenthal, co-captain, midfielder and senior, who has committed to playing soccer at Butler University said he agrees with Schmidt. “This year our team has some real potential. We are coming together really well, and our ability to play as a team is going to make us hard to beat. Winning the state championship is of course our goal for the year, and I absolutely think that we have the team to do it,” Isenthal said.

The team also has a few other “secret weapons.”

Recently, the Carmel United U16 Men’s Developmental Academy won the 2008 U.S. Soccer Federation’s National Championship. A few players from that championship team are also wearing this school’s blue and gold this season. Isenthal, who was one of the six Carmel players on the championship team, said, “It was the most excited I’ve ever been. We worked so hard for eight months, and ending with a national championship was the best feeling ever.”

Schmidt said that these players who won the championship haven’t gotten over-confident. “I don’t see nor feel that winning the championship has gone to their heads. It is actually a great motivational tool because they know how much hard work and effort it takes to win a championship at any level. Of course having some guys that played on the national championship team raises your confidence as a coach, but everybody in our program plays at a high level of soccer year round, and our confidence level is the same for everybody across the board,” Schmidt said.

On the contrary, Isenthal said that winning the national championship has boosted his confidence in himself and in his team. “As a player playing against the top players in the nation and being on ESPN for the national final has given me confidence to be relaxed on the field, which allows me to just play the game. As a team it has tremendously helped us because the six of us that were on the team have been playing together so

long that we understand each other and how we all play. It makes it a lot easier to have played with these guys before,” Isenthal said.

In order to achieve the final goal of the season, a State title, Schmidt feels that winning the MIC Conference Championship is important. The conference games are what prepare the team for the State tournament. Schmidt said that the team’s schedule this year is going to be tough and therefore will help the team in the long run. “Of course you’d like to win the conference championship every year, and our conference schedule is very tough and definitely prepares us for the State tournament run,” Schmidt said.

The goal for the team this year is just like every other year: a State championship. Both Isenthal and Schmidt feel that feat can be accomplished. “I feel that we have just as good a chance as anybody to win a State championship. As long as we put in the hard work and effort on the training field, we will be there in the end competing for a State championship. As long as we come together as a team, trust in one another and put in the hard work, I feel that the sky is the limit for these guys,” Schmidt said.

A national championship and a State championship would make quite a year for Isenthal.

He said, “Winning nationals has motivated me to win a State championship for CHS. Winning State would make it a perfect year.”

Ellery takes over track program

BY ANDREW BROWNING abrowning@hilite.org Starting in February, Will Ellery will take over as head coach of the men’s track and field team. Ellery will take the place of longtime coach Chuck Koeppen, and he said he knows he cannot immediately fill the gap that Koeppen’s exit will create.

Ellery said the team will begin optional conditioning practices once fall sports end. He said he is now in the process of putting together the remainder of his staff for the upcoming season.

“You can’t replace a Coach Koeppen,” Ellery said. “In a good way, he casts a very, very large shadow over not only the track and cross-country programs at Carmel, but also over every running program in the state of Indiana. I won’t pretend to be Coach Koeppen, but I will try to carry on the standard of excellence that Koeppen has established as the norm for Carmel High School.”

Men’s tennis looks to win with youth Two freshmen, one sophomore hope to carry team to success TENNIS DATES Sept. 13Brownsburg/ Floyd Central/ Zionsville Sept. 17Brebeuf Jesuit Sept. 18Cathedral WWW.CCS.K12.

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BY TATUM OUTLAW toutlaw@hilite.org Men’s tennis starts off this season with a bang and with fresh young players. This season’s incoming players, freshmen Mihir Kumar and Elliott Yee, are likely to battle for the top playing spots, with sophomore Michael Moe close on their tails. The Hounds are now going to try and make a complete effort for the State title with new players.

With Kumar and Yee both starting out in tournament tennis at the Indianapolis Racquet Club (IRC) and Indianapolis Tennis Club (ITC), the two are currently competing against each other for the team’s Number-1 spot.

“We go to the same coaches with the same problems, but we’re on two

totally different levels. Still, between me and him it can get pretty intense,” Kumar said.

This is Kumar’s first year playing school-wide tennis, and he said he feels that the team at Carmel is definitely an upgrade from tournament tennis and the competition is extremely strong. While Yee has middle school experience, he said that the competition with Kumar is up to his level.

“We’re teammates and friends, but on the court we’re just enemies,” Yee said.

With freshmen playing at such a high level, other players such as Moe have much to worry about. Last year Moe was a second-team all-state player and completed the season ranked Number-1 on this school’s men’s tennis team.

“This year should be really interesting,” Moe said.

With such great contenders and great results from previous seasons, a State title push is not out of the question for the Hounds.

“We have got to continue to mature throughout the season.

We play a lot of difficult teams and we must take something from each match. I think we have the talent and the depth to win a State championship. It is just a question of who will rise to the occasion,” Michael Bostic, Head Coach of men’s tennis, said.

Both Yee and Kumar said that this year’s team has what it takes to drive for State if they step up on the court when needed.

“State is going to be a team effort because if one person falls short,

everyone else has to step up their game and get those extra points in,” Kumar said.

Yee said the same, knowing that even though tennis is played at an individual level, it takes a team to win.

It’s hard to map out the Greyhounds’ season, but the future looks bright as they easily defeated Heritage Christian 5-0 at their first match on Aug. 18.

“We will need to stick together when things get tough. If someone is in a dog-fight, I want him to be able to look down the line and gain some confidence in the fact that he is not alone out there,” Bostic said. “That is what makes a team great, and we will see how we come together when things are tough.”

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A STEP AHEAD: Senior Dan Kinn runs during an August cross-country practice. Kinn will be a varsity twomiler this spring.

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Youth key to women’s soccer season

MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY

Team features several freshmen on varsity roster

BY MAGGIE BRANDENBURG mbrandenburg@hilite.org For what will be the first time in the past 18 years, several freshmen will suit up for the women’s soccer team. One of those freshmen, Samantha Tiongson, will start as goalie for a team looking to end its State title drought. “(It was) not likely (for Tiongson to make the varsity team). But we happened to lose last year’s starting goalie,” Erin Blewitt, team captain and senior, said.

Having played soccer since she was 4 years old, Tiongson said she tried out for this school’s team to stay in shape for her club season with Carmel United Soccer Club and because she heard it was a lot of fun.

To make it to the varsity level, players had to tough it out through three weeks of tryouts.

Women’s One week consisted of two-hour varsity soccer practices. Another week was team roster devoted to “captain’s practice,” breakdown where the team would run 1.75 miles under a 13 minutes and 30 seconds. A third week was Head Coach: committed to two-a-days. Players who did not make it to the varsity Frank Dixon team were split up to either the junior varsity or freshman squad with the chance of becoming a Captains: swing player and playing on the Seniors varsity squad.

According to Head Coach Kathleen “Kat” Frank Dixon, each player was Hanni and Erin judged on athletic attributes, Blewitt speed, stamina and soccer skills. To test these traits, the prospective players competed in Top Returning one-on-one situations, shooting Scorer: Senior drills and scrimmages.

“I just worked hard. I was Taylor Cornwell really motivated and determined (10 goals) to (make the varsity team),” Tiongson said.

Seniors: 7 Dixon said that most freshmen come on the team as swing players to learn the ropes of the Juniors: 6 team, due to the difficulty of playing opponents that can be as Sophomores: 4 much as four years older and the nerves that can come out during Freshmen: 4 their first game. Dixon said the team itself does not worry about the age of the players, just their ability to play soccer.

FRANK DIXON / In addition to Tiongson, SOURCE three other freshmen will try to help the team earn its first State WWW.IHSAA.ORG / title in four years. The drought SOURCE began with a Sectional defeat during the 2005 season against Noblesville. After last year’s Sectional loss to Brownsburg, the current seniors on the team are now in danger of being the only group of girls to graduate without a State ring.

Tiongson said she watns to help.

“Of course we want to the win State. We just want to have a lot of good games,” said Tiongson.

Thirteen regular season matches, four Sectional games and a Regional, Semi-State and State championship match stand between the team and its return to glory on the podium. Blewitt said the enthusiasm of the freshman should help get them there.

“It’s actually fun, they’re more energetic,” Blewitt said. “Them being less experienced makes them easier to mold.”

OH, SO YOUNG

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LAST SEASON, LAST CHANCE: Students sit and listen as Head Coach Chuck Koeppen gives a motivational speech before practice. After having endured a grueling off-season workout regimen, captain and senior Brian Bates said, the men’s cross-country team is preparing for a State title run.

Last Run to Victory Head Coach Chuck Koeppen’s men’s cross-country team looks like a title contender in his final season

BY DAVID ZHENG dzheng@hilite.org His men’s cross-country team has won 10 State titles and has racked up nine State runner-up finishes.

He has coached many individual State champions and winners of the Mental Attitude Award, and has even won the men’s and women’s State cross-country meets on the same day four different times. He won his first men’s cross-country title in 1976 and hopes to win his last in 2008.

But after 37 years of coaching cross-country at this school, men’s cross-country Head Coach Chuck Koeppen has decided to retire from coaching the sport and end his memorable high school coaching career. “I’m not too old to still get things done, but my days of coaching cross-country are done,” Koeppen said.

Despite Koeppen’s decision to retire, the men’s cross-country team is ranked Number-1 in the state, according to www.IndianaRunner. com. “Nothing’s changed there,” Koeppen said. “We were ranked Number-1 in the preseason and we’re still ranked Number-1 now.”

However, the team’s Number-1 ranking does not shift the runners from their main goal. “We just like to go into races not thinking we’re Number-1 because we don’t want to psyche ourselves out, because there are other teams out there that are

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THE YOUNGER, THE BETTER: Two freshmen soccer players go after the ball during a match against Center Grove. Several freshmen players have contributed to the success of the varsity program this season.

just as good as us,” Brian Bates, one of four captains for the men’s varsity cross-country team and senior, said.

“We just like to keep ourselves down to earth and focus on our main goal, which is winning.”

“I think it’s harder when we’re ranked Number-1 because you have nothing to chase after,” Chris Walden, varsity runner and sophomore, said. “I think it’s easier if you’re a rank close to Number1, like a Number-2 ranked team.

Then you can go off and try to catch that Number-1 team. But being Number-1 makes it harder on us mentally.”

Just as they were projected to be in the preseason, the men’s crosscountry team is still a contender for the State title, with six out of last year’s seven varsity members returning, according to Bates. “It’s a big year for us, and our goal is just to win (Koeppen) a State championship,” Bates said. “As of now we’re still getting everyone together, but things should be falling into place by the end of the season. By that time we’ll definitely be big contenders.”

Walden said, “Our first meet was a preview of all the best teams in the Midwest, including top teams from schools in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, and we were one of those teams. We won that meet pretty well, so I think that kind of shows what we have and that we still look like a pretty good contender

Nov. 1 at Indiana State University, which is located in Terre Haute.

“Basically this (being Koeppen’s last season) means that we have to win,” Bates said. “There are four seniors on our varsity team and it’s our last season. There’s only one thing that we have on our mind and that is to win State.”

Koeppen said that, whatever the ending, his final season will be one to remember.

“Well, this season is going to be bittersweet, I can tell you that much,” Koeppen said. “I am certainly going to miss it when I retire. There’s no question about that. It’ll be a great season. I’m sure of that. I’m blessed with some great kids to work with, and I’m looking forward to enjoying every minute of it.”

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Faces in Sports: Head Coach Chuck Koeppen Indiana running legend retiring after 41 years

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play some golf, but I will still be connected with the sport of crosscountry somehow.

David Zheng: How many years have you coached at Carmel?

Chuck Koeppen: This year is starting my 37th year that I’ve been at Carmel. I have actually been coaching for 41 years because I was at a couple of other schools before I came here.

DZ: Are there any pre-meet rituals you have before cross-country meets?

CK: There’s a lot of things we do that are just second nature now, but I don’t know if they are any different than what other people do. Before meets we do stride-outs and then meet together as a team on the last stride-out. We always get together and everyone puts a hand in the middle, and usually I’ll say a few words. That’s a routine that we’ve always done. Everybody does it now, but 35 years ago nobody was doing that stuff. Everybody does stride outs now...it’s like part of the game. Previous to 35 years ago

DZ: What do you plan to do after you retire?

CK: I’m still working on that. I will most likely stay with the sport somehow, but I’m not ready to get put out to the pasture yet. I’m not too old to still get things done. I’ll probably spend some time with my grandkids and family, travel and

for that State championship.”

Koeppen couldn’t agree more.

“We are a very talented group and we’re certainly counting on being towards the top at the State meet,” Koeppen said. “If everyone stays healthy, then we will be a really good team. Also, another thing kids don’t think about is that if they stay focused, work hard, don’t take shortcuts and have the right kind of attitude, then we will be a contender and have a chance to win.”

Although Koeppen is retiring after this season, he says he’ll still be connected with the sport of crosscountry somehow. “(Coaching cross-country) has been a real joy for me. There have also been a lot of people to thank, too. A lot of assistant coaches, parents and support groups have helped me out,” Koeppen said. “Certainly all this wasn’t something I did by myself. Most of all it’s just been a lot of fun, and I’ve worked with a lot of great kids over the years.”

This season, being Koeppen’s last, is special to both him and the runners. “Carmel hasn’t had (a State championship) since 1996. For the past 10 years we’ve been really close but haven’t been able to get it done, so we want to get after it this year,” Walden said. “We’re doing it for Coach (Koeppen) in his last year, and our team would do more for each other than any other team in the state.”

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nobody did it.

DZ: What was your favorite moment as a coach?

CK: First time we ever won was a big moment in my life. The first time we won track was a big moment in 2001. 1976 was the first State title in XC, but we also won the State in track in 2001 so that was a big thrill. Four different times we won the State XC meet in boy’s and girl’s on the same day: 1982, 1987, 1988 and 1996.

DZ: Who is your favorite athlete?

CK: I don’t know. I’d probably have to say Mickey Mantle was my favorite athlete when I was a kid. I just kind of grew up around baseball and stuff. Mickey Mantle, he’s just a good person.

A CLOSER LOOK AT CHUCK KOEPPEN 21 State titles With Men’s cross-country team: 10 State titles and 9 runner-up State finishes, 2000 State team championship winner With Women’s cross-country team: 10 State titles and 7 runner-up State finishes, 1982 National Cross-country coach of the year WWW.WIBC.COM / SOURCE

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NATURAL TREATMENTS FOR COMMON AILMENTS Skip the pill and take a look at these options: BACK ACHE: Massage with eucalyptus oil, rub garlic oil on your back, sit with proper posture, eat a vitamin-C rich diet, sleep on a hard bed COMMON COLD: Drink hot liquids (herbal teas and vegetable soup), avoid meat, fish, eggs and other starchy foods, eat a Vitamin C rich diet, gargle a warm salt-water rinse two to three times a day.

STOMACH ACHE: Drink plenty of water, eat green, leafy vegetables and fruits, regular light exercise HEADACHE: Rest in a room with dim light, have eyesight checked, avoid red meats, nuts and chocolate, have positive thinking, exercise and meditate.

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BY LEXI MUIR lmuir@hilite.org

“I don’t turn to medicine for just any little thing,” she said. “If I don’t feel well, I rely on prayer to help me feel better.”

Susan Sharp, Brenna’s mother and follower of the Christian Science faith said that she believes that praying and being spiritual is one of the best preventative medicines.

“People do not always need to turn to outside meds,” she said. “(Aches and pains) are caused by inner turmoil. Prayer helps to counter those and take away the aches and pains.”

Mrs. Sharp, who has been a Christian Scientist her entire life, said that she contributes her good health to her religion.

She said her mother, who was told of her bad health at a young age, turned to prayer and used it as her only medicine for nearly the rest of her life.

“At age 22 my mother was told that she was going to die,” said Mrs. Sharp. “From that point on, she turned to prayer and did not take medicine again until the year before she passed away, at 81 years old.”

Brenna said that she really has no strong feelings about others taking medicine, but she, like her mother, said that she feels our society depends too much on over-the-counter medications to cure every minor discomfort.

“Everybody relies so much on medicine,” she said. “They all think, ‘Oh, I have a headache so I’ll just take Advil.’ That’s not right. Relying on (medicine) too much is not a good thing.

I just try and stay positive about it and pray.

People should try relying on something like that rather than medicine all the time.”

Nurse Carol Gelatt said she agrees with Brenna that people rely too much on drugs for minor discomforts. She said that students need to take care of their bodies first and foremost, and then they may find themselves preventing most of the pains that they have.

“We get students who come in (to the Health Center) in the morning and say they have a headache when they haven’t eaten since dinner the day before,” she said. “We sometimes offer a snack before we give out medicine.”

Green: the new Black?

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Colors/ flavors PURPOSE: The category of the product (antihistamine, antacid, or cough suppressant).

DIRECTIONS: Age restrictions, how much to take, how to take, and how often and how long to take the medicine for.

OTHER INFORMATION: Information about certain ingredients and how to store the bottle.

Celebrities and designers such as Bono, the lead singer of U2, Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors and Rogan Gregory have produced eco-friendly lines. Natalie Portman designed a vegan shoe line completely free of animal products. Stores like Timberland, Esprit and Nike have also started incorporating organic cotton in their clothes.

Other “green” trends are recyclable purses or bags.

“Green is the new black,” Michelle Li, fashion student and freshman, said. More and more people are “going green” not only in cars and electronics, but also in fashion.

Li said she doesn’t want to destroy the planet she lives on.

“Every little effort helps,” she said. “One of the easiest ways of helping the environment is as simple as wearing organic clothes.”

Rogan Gregory designs a more affordable environmentally conscious line for Target called Rogan made of organic cotton. Li’s clothes are also mostly made of organic cotton. “I got involved with organic fashion recently,” Li said. “I started being involved because it’s good for the environment. (Being environmentally aware) is important because if you’re not eco-friendly, then the environment will pay the cost.”

Fran Rushing, environmental science and biology teacher, said, “There is a limited supply of stuff. We can’t destroy it, but in the process of using it, it changes form and it becomes less usable with time. We can use it all up, if we’re not careful.”

Designers are making environmentally-friendly clothes because materials in many clothes are harmful to people and their surroundings. According to Larry West’s article “Why is Organic Cotton Clothing So Cool?”, “Analysts estimate that cotton crops use about one quarter of all the agricultural insecticides applied globally each year.” Color dyes and other materials can be harmful to people and the environment if they’re not used carefully.

Rushing said, “Depending where the dyes come from, synthetic dyes can be a problem, but natural dyes are not.”

Many designers, according to West’s article, “are making waves in fashion circles with their cutting edge clothing designs crafted from materials like organic cotton, grown without harmful synthetic materials.”

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, bromoxynil, a herbicide used in cotton, can pose developmental risks to infants and children. Studies also show that it can cause cancer in laboratory animals.

“People don’t want to be exposed to harmful chemicals in their food or clothing,” Rushing said. According to earthcreations.net, hemp is a naturally resistant to insects and grows so quickly that pesticides and fertilizers aren’t needed. Since herbicides and pesticides in cotton can be harmful, using hemp is much more beneficial and some consider it just as comfortable. “Hemp clothes really aren’t all that different. The material is more eco-friendly and honestly, you don’t feel a difference,” Li said.

Since so many materials used in clothing can be harmful to the people wearing it, as well as the environment, it’s a logical step to move away from these materials and toward the organic fabrics, according to Li. Li said, “The environment is something we need to care about. If everyone just helped a little, and became a little more eco-friendly, I really think changing the environment is possible.”

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WEAR GREEN: Sophomore Jenna Millard wears hemp bracelets. Hemp, an organic material, is environmentally friendly.

As makeup use rises, some opt for natural approach Some students buck trend, choose to forego applying cosmetics for quicker, easier choice

BY JULIE KIPPENBROCK jkippenbrock@hilite.org It only takes her 10 minutes to brush her teeth, get dressed and put in her contacts before she is out the door to catch her bus for school.

Unlike many high school girls, sophomore Viviane Linos does not forego the long morning ritual of makeup application, not because her mom won’t let her wear it, but because Linos said she believes she doesn’t need it.

“I don’t think I need to wear makeup. I believe in natural beauty, plus, I just think makeup is gross,” Linos said.

Linos represents a population of girls that goes against this society’s

tradition of wearing makeup to look prettier. In fact, she said, she hates wearing the stuff. “Last year I was on Homecoming court and my mom made me wear makeup to the dance and for the Homecoming day at the stadium,” she said. “She forces me to wear makeup for any important events.

I also have to wear stage makeup for choir concerts, which includes dark eyes and bright red lipstick. I hate doing it.”

But people like Linos may be a dwindling population. Lori Boykin, a makeup artist at Merle Norman Cosmetics in Castleton Mall, has worked there for six years and says that in the last few years she has seen more high-school-aged girls come in to buy makeup. “I’ve

had girls coming in here as young as 12 years old with their moms asking for foundation,” Boykin said. “I think teenage girls should slow down a bit. It seems like girls are wearing makeup younger and younger these days.”

Boykin said she has also noticed that many mothers have brought their daughters into Merle Norman to have a makeup artist break the bad makeup habits their children have picked up from friends. “The key to makeup is looking natural without looking like you have too much makeup on,” Boykin said.

Linos said she has seen many makeup blunders herself. “The problem with some girls who wear makeup is that they overdo it and it

actually makes them look fake. It’s the worst when a girl’s foundation doesn’t blend in correctly with her skin and it leaves a streak on her neck. That doesn’t happen very often but when I see it it’s pretty bad,” Linos said.

But not all students avoid wearing makeup. One student who wears makeup every day is junior Angelina Van Vlymen. “I like to present myself nicely when I go to school,” Van Vlymen said. Van Vlymen said she began wearing a little makeup at the end of seventh grade but the end of freshmen year was when she really started wearing makeup.

It normally takes Van Vlymen 20 minutes each morning to apply makeup and another 15 minutes

to do her hair. “I think that when some girls put on makeup, they feel prettier and more confident and I think that’s a good thing,” Van Vlymen said.

According to Linos, her mother said she wishes her daughter wore makeup more often. “Sometimes my mom chases me around the house to wear makeup but when my sister Effie, who’s 12, wants to wear it, she won’t let her. I don’t understand why, but Effie finds a way to wear makeup anyway.

She just steals it from my mom’s room,” Linos said.

“Makeup isn’t a bad thing, it’s just not for me,” Linos said. “I feel that many girls my age should slow down though. We’re only teenagers.”

“It seems like girls are wearing makeup younger and younger these days.”

Lori Boykin

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Hard Habit to Break Despite rising prices, upperclassmen still opt to drive

MEDICINE, from page B1 Listening to your body, according to Gelatt, is the best way to prevent illness, regardless of any religious practice.

“Getting plenty of rest, eating a balanced diet and balancing work life with exercise are all ways to prevent illness,” she said. “Also, students can avoid headaches by using proper lighting when they read and study and giving their eyes a break.”

Gelatt also said that students need to know when a pain is at the point of needing to see a physician.

“Sometimes, medicine is used to ‘mask’ pain,” she said. “When that happens, an injury, which may need to be treated by a doctor, may go for too long without being properly treated. Students need to make sure they are getting proper diagnoses from their doctors and are not just ignoring the pain or treating it with OTC medications.”

Brenna said, “I do what everyone else does to stay healthy. I drink a lot of fluids and try to get a lot of rest.”

Mrs. Sharp said, “It is not healthy to take too many medications. All you have to do is look at the side of the bottle and see all the side effects.”

According to mayoclinic.com, as well as causing liver damage, taking too many OTC drugs can cause chronic daily headaches. The Web Site classifies “too much” as an average of more than two days a week or nine days a month.

Brenna said that her advice to other students would be to “stay away from medicine. Try to stay positive about everything and find other ways of treatment besides turning to drugs.”

Mrs. Sharp said that her family does everything they can to stay healthy and prevent any illnesses.

“Along with prayer, we try to eat healthy, get plenty or rest and we don’t eat fast food,” she said. “It is a whole balance of wellness that we have to reach.

“There are so many people today that say, ‘Just give me the pill,” Mrs. Sharp said. “Everybody just wants a quick fix.”

JINNY ZHANG / PHOTO

WAITING ARRIVAL: Students wait for their buses to arrive. This year, many eligible drivers decided to ride the bus to and from school due to rising gas prices. These students spend their money at other places besides the gas pumps.

BY KELSEY BINION kbinion@hilite.org Every morning at 7:15, Bus 85 picks up about 10 CHS students on Guilford Road. One of those students is senior Victoria Gunnell.

Gunnell steps on to the bus with her purse and books and walks to the back of the bus. In five to 10 minutes, Gunnell and the other students arrive at school.

But Gunnell is in the minority among her upperclassman peers.

Despite available transportation, there are still numerous students who choose to drive and walk up the trail instead of riding the bus to and from school.

“I don’t think that students that live five minutes away from school should drive because they are going to get to school and home faster if they would take the bus. They are just wasting their own gas money,” Gunnell said.

Junior Jessica Irwin is one student who said she chooses to drive herself. “ I d o n ’ t m i n d driving to school because I live like five to 10 minutes away from school,” she said. “I enjoy driving, because I like the freedom and I can do whatever I want to do after school. If I don’t drive to school, I get a ride from a friend.”

The school district has even made it easier for students to ride to school. In addition to eliminating mandatory walk zones, which required students within close proximity to the high school to walk or find alternate transportation, the district also bought 16 new buses this year, so that more students would have the option to take the bus and conserve their own and their parents’ gas money.

Michelle Shaffer, Carmel Clay School substitute bus driver, said, “Buses don’t quite save the district money, but it saves families money.”

According to Ron Farrand, director of facilities and transportation, the grades that predominantly ride the bus are freshmen and sophomores.

“Especially for seniors it is kind embarrassing if you ride the bus,” Irwin said. “Some seniors that don’t have a car are usually in a carpool. Driving for upperclassmen is the ‘cool thing.’”

Gunnell said driving takes away from other activities. “It would be more logical for students to ride the bus. The transportation system makes sure that each student gets picked up. Students are just wasting their own money when they could be using it for food and entertainment,” Gunnell said.

Irwin said it would make more sense for students to ride the bus, but not likely for upperclassmen.

Additionally, many students have are reasons why they have to drive to school instead of taking

the bus. Students who participate in club meetings, jobs, sports or any other conflict that does not coordinate with the bus schedule often must drive or catch a ride with another student.

But despite these exceptions, Gunnell still said many students drive who don’t need to. “I don’t think that students are going to stop driving, even though it conserves gas and helps the environment. Kids are kids; they are going to do it anyway. Students like the feeling of freedom and have the ability to leave whenever they like. I would be the same if I had a car,” Gunnell said.

The bell rings at 3:05 to end the day, and Gunnell grabs her books and purse and instead of walking down the trail to the parking lot, she heads to west side of the high school to catch the bus. She walks off the bus at the second stop, heads home, and begins her homework.

SCHOOL BUSES BY THE #’S Expenditures have risen about 45% from last year.

A large bus tank holds 100 gallons of fuel.

Reducing idling saves around $10,000/ yr.

A tank of fuel lasts for about 8 to 10 days.

Bus routes are generally 45 min. long On average, a bus gets 600 miles per tank of fuel.

RON FARRAND / SOURCE

New teachers affect top level students

BY CELINA WU cwu@hilite.org While seated quietly at her desk, senior Lena Gerber formulates a response to a question written on the board. Recording an entry like this in her journal, or tagesbuch, has become a regular exercise that Gerber completes every Monday during her German V class. Not only has she had to grow accustomed to a different routine, but she has had an additional unfamiliarity in that her teacher, Angelika Becker, German teacher and world language department chairperson, is new to the school this year.

“I really miss my old teacher, but Frau Becker is also a really good teacher. The class and teacher are different, but it’s not bad different.

It’s good,” Gerber said.

Becker is among the five additions to the world language department staff. Some students may be affected more by this change than others. For students in higher level language classes, like Gerber, adapting to the change in teachers after they were acquainted with their previous teachers might be more difficult than for beginning language students. Even though these teachers bring an evident change to this school, Gerber said it is a favorable one.

Since former German teacher

Genene Halverson retired after the last school year and was replaced

by Becker, Gerber said that she has observed differences in her class.

Gerber said that there is more composition and worksheets now, which aren’t her preferences, but there are other aspects of the class that she enjoys more. For instance, she said that she likes how Becker incorporates music into the classroom when doing so pertains to the unit that the class is studying.

She said, “I like listening to music during class because it’s not just the usual. Frau Becker tries to keep variety in our classes, and it’s definitely more fun than reading from a book.”

Starting class with an entertaining game is another activity that breaks the monotony of a typical routine.

“We have this game where you sit on a stool and face the class, and Frau Becker writes the name of a person or animal on the board,” Gerber said. “Then, the person on the stool has to ask yes or no questions in German to figure out who they are, like once we did Michael Phelps.”

Becker said that as a new teacher she brings her experiences and variety. She said, “I add to the diversity of the school. Since I am German and grew up there, my insights and my background will help students to understand a different culture better.”

Gerber said she agreed that Becker is a notable addition to this school. She said, “I like the fact that Frau Becker branches out and teaches us a lot of different things.

I think my German is going to improve a lot.”

Becker said, “Generally top level students are really loyal to their old teacher. Plus, they are used to the way things work, and they are comfortable with it. When I take over an upper level class, I make sure that students know that I care about them and their progress and that they can always come for help. In addition to that, I let them know that it is good to have different teachers with different styles and strengths. After a few weeks I usually win them over and they accept me as their teacher, and we have a great time.”

Gerber said that although she really misses her previous German teacher, she said that having Becker as a teacher is a positive change to which she and other high level language students just have to acclimate. “We’re all adjusting to the new teachers, but just like any other class, I know I just act like it’s a new teacher I haven’t met before,” she said. “But having Frau Becker as my new teacher is a good thing because each teacher has something different to offer, and we can learn new things from every new teacher we have.”

NEW TEACHERS Angelika Becker — German Alex Coates — Latin Lauren King — German Leslie McCarty — French Joe Wheeler — ASL

# OF TEACHERS ASL — one teacher Chinese — one part time teacher French — three teachers German — two teachers Japanese — one teacher Latin — one teacher and one part-time teacher Spanish — 12 teachers and one part time teacher ANGELIKA BECKER / SOURCE

ASL students adjust to new instructor

BY ERIN LOWE elowe@hilite.org It’s not often that students have to cope with a new teacher toward the end of the year, but that is exactly what happened to students in American Sign Language (ASL) classes last semester. When former ASL teacher Gina Coleman was killed in a motorcycle accident, students were devastated. According to the students in new ASL teacher Joseph Wheeler’s classes, the transition has been smooth for the most part.

“I think I have coped with this really well, although it was weird walking into the classroom and seeing the change in decoration and the new teacher,” Bethany Poorman, ASL student and senior, said. “But other than that it has JOSEPH been a good change. I think it WHEELER was very hard losing Gina and (instructional assitant) Richelle (Daley, who left this school after last year) but I really like the new teacher. He is nice and easy to talk to.”

As for Wheeler, he said the transition has been smooth for him, too.

“Students have been positive about starting with a new teacher and continuing their ASL studies, and I’ve had opportunities to listen to their stories about their former ASL teacher,” Wheeler said.

In addition to replacing Coleman, Wheeler has had to deal with transitioning to a new school as well.

But, there, too he said, the move has gone well.

“The Carmel High School staff and administrators have done so much to welcome new teachers. They have been wonderful about providing the things we need, and answering our questions,” Wheeler said.

According to world language department chairperson Angelika Becker, the students have dealt with transition pretty well. “From what I hear, (the students are coping),” she said. “There is no (spoken) English and no teacher’s aid, which the students are not used to. Mr. Wheeler is totally merging them into the deaf culture.”

Although most students take a foreign language like Spanish or French, Becker said that ASL is a good class for students. “It’s just a totally different class,” she said. “There are a lot of motions. It helps us in the hearing world get a glimpse into the deaf world.

It’s interesting.”

Wheeler said,“I’ve been signing a little slower than normal and am always open to repeating, signing slower, or clarifying anything. I do realize that every signer has his (or) her own style, just like any speaking individual has a different voice and tone.”

Wheeler said that not only students had to make an adjustment to him but that he had to adjust to the school as well.

“The only difficult part was adjusting to a two-day rotation schedule as opposed to a daily schedule at my old high school in Arizona,” Wheeler said.

As for Becker, she said she saw an easy adjustment.

She said, “The transition was pretty smooth. It’s always difficult to adjust. He did pretty well. He’s a very likeable person, great sense of humor. The communication will get better with time.”

As for Poorman, while the adjustment to Wheeler has gone smoothly, memories of Coleman still linger.

“I think losing Gina, in general, has been the hardest part because many students became very close to her and I know we all miss her greatly,” she said. “I think the hardest part is adjusting to the change in the way Mr. Wheeler teaches opposed to the way Gina and Richelle taught us. We are forced to learn faster because we do not have an interpreter.”

“The thing I like most about my job is being able to communicate with more people in sign language, and seeing them grow as individuals. I look forward to having a Level 3 class open next year,” Wheeler said.

Becker said,“I’m learning too. I’m practicing.”

ENTERTAINMENT • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 • PAGE B3

Reviews New Walkmen CD improves from weak previous effort

BOOKS. MOVIES. FOOD. MUSIC. SHOPPING.

Bound to be Beautiful The HiLite gets the scoop on the prices and styles of the local salons and spas, just in time for Homecoming.

Story and photos by Meher Ahmad

BY MITCH RINGENBERG mringenberg@hilite.org The Walkmen’s 2004 sophomore release “Bows + Arrows” remains to this day one of my all-time favorite indie albums. The album maintained a very spacey and atmospheric feel to it, while lead singer Hamilton Leithauser wailed about heart break and melancholy. Unfortunately, the band’s follow-up, “A Hundred Miles Off,” was a disappointment, and a complete cover of the album “Pussy Cats” by Harry Nilsson and John Lennon was unexciting and ultimately pointless.

The band displays an impressive return to form with its latest album “You & Me.” The album opener, “Dónde Está La Playa,” begins with a haunting rhythm that builds into a shattering climax by the end of the song. “In The New Year,” one of the album’s standout songs, would not sound out of place on something like “Bows + Arrows.”

The lyrical themes remain as simple as ever, and the music doesn’t break much new ground, although this time around, the band holds off on doing any straight-up rock songs, instead choosing to go with a mor e moody and mellow sound.

That doesn’t mean it has made any major Lyrics: departures musically, but fans looking for another “The Rat” will Sound: be disappointed.

The best songs on Rhythm: the album are almost as good as anything the band has ever done.

Best Songs: These songs include “On the Water,” “The “On The Water,” “The Blue Route,” “In the Blue Route,” “In The New Year,” “New New Year” and “New Country” Countr y.” However, the weak spots on this album prevent it from Price: $12.99 being truly exceptional.

The album’s biggest Overall: fault lies in its length.

At fourteen songs, the album just has a bit too much filler to be as good as it could be. Also, listeners unfamiliar with the band may complain that the album seems to run together. New listeners would be well advised to start with “Bows + Arrows.”

Maybe I’m doing the album an injustice in wanting it to be another masterpiece like its sophomore album. I mean, it takes a truly special band to make lightning strike twice. The fact that the Walkmen has made an album this good after its last two poor releases is impressive.

One of the first things I noticed on this album right off the bat was the confidence the band shows in these songs. The band’s sound isn’t much different, but the songs on “You & Me” definitely have a mature feel that hasn‘t been heard from it on any of its previous albums.

Most bands, at some point, make an attempt to mature its sound. Sometimes this can fail miserably (almost any punk band) or actually improve on an earlier formula (The Velvet Underground, Bright Eyes) definitely succeeds to some degree at this, as it evolves its sound while still sounding like the same band.

Here, The Walkmen delivers an almost-great album that will be sure to thrill longtime fans while at the same time drawing in new listeners.

This album can stand as one of 2008’s best indie rock albums along with Islands’ “Arm’s Way” and Vampire Weekend’s debut.

WALKMEN ‘YOU & ME’

STELLOZ: SALON AND SPA

DAVID & MARY: SALON AND SPA PRICE RANGE: starting from $75 for an updo

PRICE RANGE: starting from $70 for an updo

ATMOSPHERE: The reason this salon costs substantially more than most is the atmosphere it has created. Situated in the middle of Clay Terrace, customers can believe they are being pampered in a salon in New York City, not in a suburb in Indiana. The furniture is modern and contemporary, with massage chairs at the washing station.

ATMOSPHERE: This salon is similar to others, in that it has the standard chair, mirror and waiting room. That is to say, there is nothing out of the ordinary in its design, but it’s nice if you like the traditional.

PERKS: the staff at StellOz is relatively younger than say, your mom’s salon’s staff, which means they understand more ‘up to date’ styles. The staff is also very friendly and accommodating to your preferences.

BA-

PERKS: In addition to hairstyling, the salon also has a wide array of treatments from Rose Wraps to Stone Massages. It also has makeup artists who will give you a makeover to look great for Homecoming pictures.

B+

CONS: This salon costs a lot more money than most are willing to spend. Save dishing out this much cash until prom.

CONS: For how much it costs, this salon does not offer the full array of treatments $70 should cover. There is nothing really unique or special about the salon’s setup, so if you’re looking for a modern and contemporary setting, this won’t be your place. In short, it’s just not worth the price.

LETTER GRADE: A-

LETTER GRADE: B

B+

CIAO BELLA SALON

AVEDA FREDERIC’S INSTITUTE PRICE RANGE: $28 fixed price

PRICE RANGE: starting from $45 to $60 depending on the stylist

ATMOSPHERE: Aveda Frederic’s Institute isn’t like most salons, since it is actually a styling school. The space is very open, with more stations than the eye can count. The modern styling has a futuristic feel, and there is plenty to do while waiting for a stylist.

ATMOSPHERE: Ciao Bella has a charming set up, with a tropical, beach-like feel. The salon is very spacious and the cash register looks like a tiki hut, with terra cotta walls to match. The staff is also very friendly and caters to customers every need, even serving them orange juice and tea while they are waiting.

PERKS: The price here is much lower than anywhere else in the Indianapolis PERKS: The salon has many stylists that work somewhat independently, area. Since students are the stylists, they are all ears to any personal and many of them have unique styles. Customers can describe their preferences you may have. If you’re not satisfied with your hairdo, they are style and choose a stylist that best suits them. The price range is also more than willing to start over and do it again. substantially less than many salons.

CONS: Because the stylists are students, customers take a risk in having their CONS: Finding the right stylist takes more than just one visit, so finding hair done by someone who isn’t a professional. The students are supervised which stylist you want to go to could potentially be a challenge. by professional instructors, but the level of styling cannot be guaranteed.

LETTER GRADE: B+

LETTER GRADE: B+

Pamfilios Italian Restaurante offers top-quality food, reasonable prices PAMFILIOS ITALIAN RESTAURANTE Service:

A

Atmosphere: Food:

A

A

Price: $15-30 Overall:

A

BY BENNETT FUSON bfuson@hilite.org Indianapolis was recently voted the number-one city in America for chain restaurants. That means we are in proximity to the most saturated area of Chili’s, Applebee’s, Olive Gardens and Macaroni Grills than anyone else in the whole of these greatly capitalist states.

That’s why it’s such a great event in our town when a restaurant comes around that is truly individual. And although there have certainly been the pickings of independent restaurants as of late, none have been quite as impactful on the Carmel palate or wallet as Pamfilios Italian Restaurante.

Pamfilios Italian Restaurante (known more commonly and lovingly as Pamfilios) has been able to stay relatively out of the public eye, nestled in the Village of West Clay.

It’s a shame, really; Pamfilios deserves to be recognized as equally as any other high caliber restaurant.

Fortunately, the relatively-quaint location has allowed a steady flow of foot traffic and regular neighborhood customers to populate the restaurant.

Perhaps because of its quaint location, Pamfilios has one of the most pleasant dining atmospheres in the city. Since it’s located in a residential neighborhood (although with its current size, the Village of West

Clay could, in fact, become its own town), Pamfilios generally serves a regular flow of neighbors. The staff seems completely at peace with this, and everyone I met was amicable and pleasant. The restaurant itself is small, which only complements the overall tone of oldfashioned charm of the restaurant.

While atmosphere always helps the quality of the restaurant, what really matters is the food. Pamfilios not only delivers on this requirement, it absolutely excels. It is, without a doubt, the best Italian food I’ve ever tasted. Sometimes, other restaurants try so hard to over-authenticate their food that the attempt comes off as good, but fake. Pamfilios’ laid-back atmosphere is reflected in the food, which is not too spicy, not too “authentic,” but absolutely perfectly cooked.

Italy is known for multi-course meals, so it only made sense to try a little of everything. The stuffed ravioli is soft and puffy, compared to the deep-fried alternatives of other restaurants. But by far the best appetizer offered is the Italian Fries. Don’t let the name fool you; these have absolutely nothing to do with potatoes. Instead, these fried strips of dough, accompanied with marinara and alfredo sauces (yes, I had the same skepticism about the alfredo sauce), are without a doubt some of the best breadsticks sold in the city. Be careful, though; the large intake of carbs

can definitely curb your appetite, and the entrees should not be sacrificed.

Like most of its competitors, Pamfilios offers a “make your own pasta” dish, offering the standard sauces and pastas, plus the obligatory chicken or shrimp option.

The pastas do not stand out especially, yet this doesn’t mean that they aren’t worth investigating. The true winners on the entrée menu are the more traditional dishes. The chicken parmesan was not overcooked or overbreaded; the juicy breast wasn’t drenched in sauce, as is usual with the dish in other restaurants.

What really sets Pamfilios apart, though, is the pizza. I seriously doubt that there’s a better pie in all of America, let alone Carmel. The crust is moist and absorbs the flavor of the pizza, while the sauce is slightly sweet with a little kick to it. The ingredients are fresh and the provolone/mozzarella combination of cheeses is always cooked to a perfect, light brown layer. And for $15, I don’t think there’s a better deal in town for the same caliber or quality of food.

Pamfilios definitely makes a name for itself by going against the overly “authentic” feel of other Italian restaurants, combined with its thoroughly authentic food. In a town of chains, its always good to see someone that breaks a link, and Pamfilios is certainly link-shattering.

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STUDENT SECTION •THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 • PAGE B5

Fitting with the Culture

GUEST COLUMNIST JOWI ESTAVA

While some Greyhounds feel the cultural gap, some are comfortable with intercultural mingling

Director shares thoughts on the One-Acts

MIN QIAO, EVELYN FORBES / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

BY ERUM RIZVI erizvi@hilite.org

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or senior Michael Mestetsky, having a discussion with his parent’s sounds different than the usual conversation teenagers have with their parents here in America.

Although he might be getting congratulated on a grade in his class, he said it sounds more like they are yelling loudly rather than giving him a soft pat on the back.

“Most of my friends ask me why my parents are yelling at me all the time but it’s just the way they talk since we’re from Ukraine; it’s not like they’re mad or anything,” Mestetsky said.

Mestetsky said that it is common with Ukrainian speech for it to sound loud, but these misconceptions sometimes can be difficult to explain.

According to world language teacher Kay Vazquez, many students here find it easier to be around others who share a similar nationality or background because of the similar cultural ties. Vazquez said that this happens commonly during school and outside of school as well.

“Some people are fearful of what they don’t know about different cultures, but they should realize that there’s nothing to be afraid of but rather something to learn from cultures different from your own.

Once you get to know people from different cultures, you realize that we are all human beings and very similar in many ways,” Vazquez said.

Mestetsky is the first generation from his family to come to America from Ukraine. He said that he feels a

cultural difference from living and going to school in America although he was born in Ukraine and moved here when he was four years old.

“We have different customs in Ukraine like no ice in drinks, and here people usually put ice in their drinks to make them cold. We don’t put ice in drinks because we think it will make us get sick,” he said.

Mestetsky also said that speaking a different first language, Russian in his case, is another cultural difference.

“Another difference is food.

Fruit is usually eaten after meals.

In Ukraine we eat a lot of potatoes and hotdogs without any buns and people probably don’t eat them without buns,” Mestetsky said.

Food is another common cultural difference and Vazquez said she thinks that diversity makes people respect others more, no matter what cultural differences everyone might have.

Along with Mestetsky, sophomore Savini Ranaweera said that she thinks that there are numerous differences between her Sri Lankan background and the culture here in America.

“When I moved here, I was only 8 years old and I remember going to school and seeing the cafeteria and thinking how no one bought lunch at school back home,” she said.

Ranaweera said that she thinks that her parents are stricter than

American parents while Mestetsky said that he feels that Ukrainian parents, including his own, are not as strict as parents here. “We have about half as many rules as kids have here. I think I was only grounded maybe once,” Mestetsky said.

Rather than mingling with a mixed group of culturally diverse students, the majority of Ranaweera’s friends are originally from around Asia. For Ranaweera this is normal simply because the comfort of talking to those of similar backgrounds as her.

On the contrary, Mestetsky said that he associates more with Americans than Europeans. “When I first came to America, I only talked to Ukrainians because I barely knew English. Now that I can speak English, it’s cool. I mean I don’t only have to hang out with Europeans,” he said. Mestetsky said that he would rather get to know others’ personalities because that is more comforting to him rather than just being with them because of their shared ethnicity.

Vazquez said that she worked at an International School when she lived in Germany and the school had students from many different countries.

“Everyone tended to intermingle with others of different ethnicities, and it was very interesting to compare cultures and ideas during class. We all had one very important thing in common that drew us together. We were foreigners,” she said. Vazquez

said that every once in a while, however, talking to the Americans was more comforting for her because they had similarities in background. “Sometimes there were customs from other countries that I did not like or agree with, but we learned to agree to disagree.”

Ranaweera said that she thinks the people are more accepting here in America than in Sri Lanka. “I think that seeing all the diversities here makes me more open as a person.”

EVERYBODY HAS A STORY According to the HiLite student name list, there were 4,199 students registered at CHS as of the first day of school. We plan to cover some of them randomly. This week, we feature number

2,463 For more information on our selection process, visit www.hilite.org

I never could have imagined how exhausting auditions could be for a director until I became one myself. The original plan Katie, Sarah, Carrie and I had devised was that we were going to wear all black, sunglasses, and berets and be completely stone-faced trough the whole of the audition process to try to scare everyone auditioning as much as previous directors had.

That didn’t last long.

After about the second audition, our serious “masks” had started to fail. The berets grew itchy and our minds grew tired. We laughed at everything, even if it wasn’t funny. Eventually it was to the point where our notes about individual auditioners went from being a few lines long to a “yes” or a “hell NO.” Finally after two days of watching actors, both mindblowingly awesome and horrendous and one long day of callbacks, we had our casts.

What was awesome about the way our cast turned out was that before callbacks a few of us were having disagreements over actors that we wanted. We were expecting there to be a big fight over who we wanted after See related callbacks, but I think that the story about the fates were favoring us that day.

Studio One-Acts It all ended up working out on Page 3 so perfectly, during callbacks; some of us realist that actors that we had originally wanted were actually better for other people’s plays and the actors that we hadn’t even considered at auditions were perfect for some of our parts.

Everything fell into place.

And now that I have my own cast, I love them.

Each and everyone of them is working so well with their character, and even though I have a huge cast that is sometimes hard to keep track of, it’s totally worth it.

I want to go into theater in college, and I think that directing this One-Act will end up being a priceless experience for me that’ll help me get farther in the world of theater. Now, if I could only get all of them to actually be a rehearsal every time…

Senior Jowi Estava is one of the four student directors of this year’s Studio One-Acts. To comment on her column go online to hilite.org.

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It’s in the bag…

Senior Grace Yeary tells a little about herself through the contents of her purse. Information compiled by Maggie Brandenburg prescription. I don’t need the TOOTSIE POP: “It fell out of my sunglasses (in school). I can’t wear friend’s locker.” both (at one time). That’s why I have two different cases.”

CELL PHONE: “I just always have it with me.

EURO: “I got a Euro; it’s from Spain.”

MIN QIAO / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

PLANNER: “It’s like (for) birthdays, spring break and big things.”

me in elementary school. I just put little weird things I find in there.”

POKÉMON BUTTON: “My little brother made it for me.”

TUMS: “Just in case.”

YELLOW POUCH: “(It holds) gift cards because they don’t fit in my wallet.”

KEYS: “I drive a Trailblazer (car). I got a lot of cards (on the keychain).

I like collecting them.”

GOLD CASE: “My grandma gave it to EYEWEAR CASES: “These are

NOT PICTURED:

LIP BALM AND CHAPSTICK: “Never taken out.”

ERASER: “My brother threw it out a window. My brother and his friend were in the back(seat). One person would put their arm out the window and try to throw it through the sunroof.”

GLASSES CLOTH: “Just because I have glasses.”

CHRISTMAS LIST: “It says what kids have each other Christmas. My parents are divorced, so it’s kids on both sides of the family.

KATE GRUMME / PHOTO

PAGE B6 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 • PERSPECTIVES S TA F F P E R S P E C T I V E

Social networking sites put teens at increased risk for identity theft OUR STAND Students must practice online safety and security now to protect their online identities for the future.

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n television last year, Todd Davis, the CEO of LifeLock, a company whose intent was to protect clients from identity theft, posted his social security number, 457-55-5462, for a commercial. According to the commercial, that really is his number, and Davis challenged viewers to steal his identity to prove how effective LifeLock really was.

What happened? According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, Davis had his identity stolen.

This example should serve as a lesson to adults and students alike that they should work hard to protect themselves and their personal information online.

While the identity theft consequences are not the same for students and adults, since students probably don’t have as much money as most adults to lose, students

still should look out for what information they post on Web sites such as Myspace and Facebook, if not for protecting their identity than for keeping themselves safe from online predators.

Facebook especially creates a problem for students.

This is due to the wide variety of information that users post there. E-mails and addresses can be found from people’s walls or posted somewhere on that person’s page. Some people even include their telephone numbers on the Web site, but even though the phone number is convenient and can help other students call who might not have it, it’s information that identity thieves and Internet predators would love to have.

Some might argue that social networking sites are protected and, therefore, safe. On the contrary, even

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Power of the Pantsuit Regardless of dress, respect for women and their work is key to success in workplace CHOMPIN’ AT THE BIT

BY LILY ZHAO The issue of women’s dress in the workplace was called into question recently when ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews was shown wearing a low cut sundress to a Chicago Cubs v. Milwaukee Brewers baseball game.

Mike Nadel, a Chicago sports columnist for the GateHouse news service, slammed Andrews in his column, accusing her of “flaunting her assets” and that she “flitted” and “flirted” her way to an interview. Her style of dress brought up questions about women in the area of sports, where professionalism and a thick skin are needed in order to hang with the “big boys.”

Some women disliked Andrews showing off so much skin because it gave a bad name to those women who are trying to break the glass ceiling— Andrews fans called them bitter and jealous because they don’t look like her. I’ll admit that even though I love Andrews, her sundress was a little too low and she should’ve dressed more conservatively, but come on, what’s a woman supposed to wear to a baseball game in the middle of the summer with a high of 100 degrees. A pantsuit?

It’s not the only time women’s dress has been called into question. It’s now the 21st century, yet the debate for what women should wear to the workplace is still brewing. Let me ask you, if a woman is at work doing her job well, does it really matter what she wears? I find it ridiculous that instead of discussing Hurricane Gustav or trying to help with the Georgia v. Russia debacle, news has turned to discussing office fashion.

Also, wardrobe attire for females is like a doubleedged sword; there are double standards. While females get scrutinized for wearing a dress instead of pants, why can the men get away with their sometimes outlandish attire? Take NFL commentator Shannon Sharpe for instance; whenever he wears pink suits with bright orange ties, no one seems to criticize him, but with Andrews wearing a sundress, there’s a giant hoopla.

Considering most male anchors in sports are usually Heisman trophy winners, All-American athletes or even former NFL coaches, most individuals who follow sports do not question them.

People think that since these males have been around sports for a long time, they have the experience and knowledge to do as they please. Females, not so

much. And all the while, some females are making the issue of pantsuit discussions even worse.

For example, anchor Brian Kilmeade at Fox News said, “If I was to run for office, I’d run for the pro-skirt platform.” Really? I can sense all those feminists out there licking their chops. To make matters worse, co-anchor Ainsley Earhardt replied, “Here at Fox we like to be feminine. So we don’t wear the pants.”

Well, the epitome of pantsuit wearers, Hilary Rodham Clinton, would probably have more than her say on the matter because the double standard of work attire also applies to politics. A recent Glamour fashion article highlighted all the different colors in Clinton’s pantsuit wardrobe, with colors ranging from a deep turquoise blue to a feisty sunset rose. When Clinton was still on the campaign trail, her fashion and love for pantsuits was publicized even more than what Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman wore to the Oscars.

So now that Clinton is out of the presidential running, another woman making headlines in her skirt suit is Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. With her wearing a skirt suit, Washington D.C., bloggers are having a blast comparing her to Clinton with their epic “Pantsuit v. Skirt suit” debates.

But with that debate, why aren’t the fashion statements of John McCain or Barack Obama ever criticized? They could both use more color in their wardrobe, but instead of judging their outfits like they judged Clinton’s many pantsuits, a column appeared on ABCnews.com that said that if McCain couldn’t find a political career, he could be the fashion police in Washington D.C. Apparently, it was amusing and “refreshing” to see this side of McCain.

It might take a couple of years before women will be immune to the fashion police in sports or politics. Until then, they have to just stick it out.

There’s nothing wrong with pantsuits. If a woman feels confident wearing them, they should. But women who think that pantsuits are “unsexy” are wrong. Celebrities wear them all the time—Nicole Kidman, check. Katherine Hepburn, check. Katie Holmes, check.—by jazzing them up with jewelry or tailoring them to fit in just the right places.

The decision of wearing a pantsuit or not should ultimately be up to the woman. Women shouldn’t be defined by what clothes they wear, they should be defined by how they carry themselves in the workplace, pantsuited or not.

Lily Zhao is a Sports Editor for the HiLite. Contact her at lzhao@hilite.org.

though users can set Facebook as well as Myspace to “private” so that only specific friends can see the users information, not everybody does this to protect their safety.

Additionally, information users share, even with just their friends, has the potential to be shared with others with just a simple computer copy and paste command.

Consider the facts: according to Facebook, there are more than 90 million active users. Also, Facebook is the fourth most trafficked Web site in the world and the most trafficked social media site in the world.

The odds are, while not every user will see a person’s page, the possibility remains that a lot of other people can see a person, even if it is just that person’s profile picture. With these odds, it’s easy to see how vulnerable users can be.

All of these scenarios can happen and often do.

Although by themselves the acts of posting personal information are not dangerous, the consequences very well could be. Students should measure their security before posting anything on Web sites, especially numbers as well as pictures.

Posting a telephone number on Facebook, for example, leaves the door wide open for a large number of people to call or text who that person does not even know. Although that is not always the case, it still provides that possibility for an unknown person to text message or even call an unsuspecting user.

Some numbers can even be linked to a home address just by typing that number in on Google.

That is even more dangerous than a number, since any number of people could show up at someone’s front door. Since Facebook is free to everyone, any person in the world might have a chance to see and/or contact a person across the city or even across the world.

Despite these concerns, there are many solutions to the possible dangers of posting personal information on Web sites. The easiest solution for users is just to not post the personal information in the first place.

Without any information or pictures that other people could see, it can drastically decrease the chance of some unknown person making contact.

Another solution is to only add people that you know and making the page private so that only friends and people that you know can see that information, including wall posts and pictures. While it’s not a failsafe method, a private setting can help to keep a user safe.

Students should work diligently now to protect their online identity for the future. Practicing safe Internet use should become a habit for later in life. Taking action now will go a long way towards protecting a person from potentially serious consequences.

Beijing Olympics bring to light Constitutional rights DANCING THRU LIFE

BY AMY FLIS The coming Constitution Day on Wednesday provides a timely opportunity for Americans to reflect on their rights, especially those made prominent by various controversies during the recent Olympic games.

One such controversy is that surrounding the Chinese gymnasts.

As of Aug. 25, the actual age of the Chinese gymnasts was still in doubt. The International Olympic Committee asked the International Federation of Gymnastics to reopen the evaluation of the gymnasts’ ages on Aug. 23 according to a Time article by Alice Park. The scary part of this is not that these gymnasts can be so outstanding at such a young age. No, the frightening part is that China has the power to hide information as basic and fundamental as the age of several young citizens.

Whether the Chinese government did alter this information or not is irrelevant; what is clear is that the possibility exists and consequentially raises the question of “What else?”

If the government has hidden these facts and done so under the blatant scrutiny of the rest of world, couldn’t there be other cover-ups that have stayed hidden as intended?

After all, it is no secret that China’s socialist government discourages free speech. Although Beijing did designate three locations as protest zones as a response to criticism, it refused to grant permits to all 77 applicants, and consequentially, no rallies took place during the entire Olympic games according to the Associated Press. Foreigners, for the most part, illegally staged the only protests, which were quickly halted. Restrictions on Internet access were also an issue.

All of the above are examples of China’s suppression of freedom of speech. Living in America

where we value freedom as much as Monday night football, those actions appear atrocious.

Although we sometimes take the First Amendment for granted, it is the backbone of our society and a right that deserves recognition.

The controversy over the age of the Chinese gymnasts has brought into harsh light the distinction between American ideals and those of China. Once again, this is a showdown between democratic and socialist ideas. While Americans grow up glorifying the power that comes with our Bill of Rights and hold dear our freedom of speech, Chinese citizens know only the media presented to them and live with it with an understanding that there are consequences for speaking against it.

The point is that although censorship and controls put on China’s media is distressing, the blatant alteration of public information scares me to the core.

With censorship, the government denies that the information exists and forces its people to act the same way. China simply might not publish the girl’s age. However, changing public data takes that a step farther. The government not only denies the fact’s existence, it alters it. It turns a 14-year-old girl into a 16-year-old woman.

Ignorance is bliss, and if China wishes to impose that on its own people, I can deal with it, but China needs to realize that in the evershrinking world of globalization, it cannot isolate itself, follow its own rules and hide its secrets.

One girl lost two years of her life.

What else will be lost to the tight control of a socialist government?

China is not the only example of this type of control, but it has been most prominent in recent news. In light of these events and upcoming Constitution Day, Americans need to re-examine their rights. After all, here it is everyday that you can rally, petition or voice your opinion in any way you see fit. Clearly, that’s not true everywhere. Amy Flis is the Editor in Chief for the HiLite.

Contact her at aflis@hilite.org.

Although censorship and controls put on the country’s media is distressing, the blatant alteration of public information scares me to the core.

PERSPECTIVES • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 • PAGE B7

Growing older not always better BE HAPPY!

BY MEHER AHMAD This summer I was faced with an emotion I thought I would never face. After years and years of wishing I were older, wishing I could fast forward through my awkward years and become a successful person. I realized how close I was to becoming an adult, but I felt fear instead of joy.

I traveled around Italy and Paris with my family, but I was returning to the United States alone. This could be a daunting task to most, but I have traveled alone on long flights several times before, so I was not too intimidated. But due to some unforeseen circumstances, my mother had to sign me up for the unaccompanied minor program given by most airlines.

It was humiliating at first, considering I was 17 and most of the children surrounding me were between the ages of 7 and 12. To make matters worse, all unaccompanied minors, or U.M.’s according to the huge stickers we had to wear, were given bright orange Air France passport holders, which all the flight attendants insisted we wear at all times. I looked like a grumpy overgrown child, which in actuality, I was.

The humiliation was well worth it in the end, though. It turned out that I missed the last flight leaving from the Amsterdam International Airport to the United States, so I was stuck there for the night. Thankfully, because I was an unaccompanied minor, any overnight accommodations were taken care of by KLM/AirFrance.

I was booked in the nearest Holiday Inn and escorted by a KLM agent, who took care of my every need, from food to shopping and getting to the airport on time. It was a little irritating because most of those things I could do alone, but it was comforting because I didn’t have to stress about arranging those things alone.

While it was utterly embarrassing to be walked around like a child, I must admit I enjoyed recieving free pizza and Haagen Dazs at the expense of KLM. And while most the children in the “Junior Jet Lounge” were around the age of the kids I babysit, it was more fun to play cards with them than sit alone in a terminal.

I have been caught in that situation before, and regardles of how cool-headed I appeared to be, underneath the surface I was a blubbering 12-year-old crying for my parents.

I’ve always seen myself as capable as an adult, conquering underground train systems and foreign cities alone. I’ve travelled to different countries without my parents, and I was proud to see myself as a ‘big girl.’ That pride came crashing at my feet when I realized this: In a few months, I won’t be able to sign up for the unaccompanied minor program. In fact, there are a lot of things I won’t be able to do.

The Happy Meal is long gone, but once I turn 18, my parents can kick me out of the house if they wish.

Although it’s a little early to be thinking about college, I’m going to have to pay my bills, do my own groceries, my own everything.

If I had been 18 earlier, I would have had to book my own hotel and rebooked my airline ticket. I know I’m fully capable of doing so, but the fact it would be my only option still freaks me out. I never realized what being an 18-yearold means. It brings power, but, as Spiderman once said, with great power comes great responsibility, and it’s responsibility that maybe I’m apprehensive to take.

It’s a coming-of-age scenario that every person has to experience, the moment when you realize that things are going to change, whether you like it or not. As most things in life, the moment when I realized I’m becoming an adult wasn’t what I had pictured for years. Instead of ecstasy, I felt anxious and afraid of what adulthood entails. Meher Ahmad is a reporter for the HiLite.

Contact her at mahmad@hilite.org.

Strongest bond exists between siblings VARSITY SOCCER MOM

BY MARIA LAMAGNA It was a typical day in AP Block last year. In a history discussion, Mr. Bardos was talking about overpopulation in United States cities, and he wanted our participation.

“How many of you are only children?” he asked.

I looked around in surprise as a large chunk of the class raised its hand. “One sibling? Two? Three?” he asked. Progressively fewer classmates raised their hands. “Does anyone have four siblings?” I knew what was coming next. I raised my hand and knew that I was the only one.

Large families have been in the news lately, and it’s not always in a positive light. This summer, the British Medical Journal published an editorial which stated that having a large family is an “ecocrime” and parents should have a maximum of two children to “combat climate change” in England.

In our class discussion, we covered several “big family” stigmas like that. “Are you Catholic?” surrounding classmates asked me. Actually I am. But living in a full house is about much more than overpopulation or lack of access to birth control. We have a large family because my parents wanted it that way, and the benefits have far outweighed the daily annoyances that we’ve all experienced.

To be perfectly honest, as a little girl, I couldn’t stand it. Crying babies were a staple. Going to restaurants was a risk.

And everything, when bought for five children, is extremely expensive.

Those were the hard years. I really don’t know how my mom did it. My dad traveled during the bulk of our childhood and our closest family members live far away. It was up to her to make it work. And up to us. My older sister and I, at 7 or 8 years old, carried our brothers and changed their diapers. When we watch home videos now, I’m amazed at how small we were when we fed and wiped the faces of family babies. We were babies ourselves.

As we’ve grown up, the bond between us has become stronger and more relevant. As an analogy,

I might call Kathleen, Olivia, Joseph and Peter my best friends, but my mom doesn’t allow it. Siblings, she says, are much closer than friends and to call them such is a downgrade. We love each other more than anything. Many times if I’ve had nightmares, they’ve horrifyingly been that I lost a sibling in some way.

Our camaraderie even transcends how we feel about our parents. They want it that way. After all, they say, we’ll have each other even after they’re gone.

We always go to each other’s games, recitals and shows. Always. Family dinners don’t happen once a week or once a season; we eat together every night.

We’ve slept in the same rooms and beds, shared clothes, bikes, cars, schools, memories, and our lives.

A common misconception I’ve encountered about big families is that the children don’t get enough love or individual attention. That’s incredibly false, at least for our family. As far as I can tell, if you are an only child, you share your experiences with two parents. We can tell stories and problems to six people, and get six opinions, and six hugs, if we want.

There’s always someone home, always someone who will listen and celebrate or console. We never go home to an empty house and rarely feel lonely. We always know we have our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and 10 cousins to support us. There are always family members checking in to see that important test or game went.

My parents have done an outstanding job of letting us be accomplished as individuals. Siblings helped, not hindered, this process.

We taught each other to read; we could all do it before kindergarten.

Kathleen loves musical theatre; Olivia and I let her choreograph us in our younger days. Pete devotedly supports my soccer career; every day I asked him this summer, he woke up early and went to the soccer field to help me rehab my knee.

Olivia wanted to be a teacher; Joseph and Peter were her students. One-on-one is constant in our yard and driveway; Pete and Joseph are multi-sport athletes. We push and support one another, and when things don’t work out, we cry for one another.

My teammates this year have told me that sometimes I act like a worried mom. I laugh, but I agree. My siblings come by it naturally; we’ve parented each other for years.

Ultimately, my four siblings have been the biggest blessing in my life. My parents always say that friends will come and go, but siblings are forever.

We couldn’t be happier about that. Maria LaMagna is a Perspectives editor for the HiLite. Contact her at mlamagna@hilite.org.

But living in a full house is about much more than overpopulation or lack of access to birth control. We have a large family because my parents wanted it that way, and the benefits have far outweighed the daily annoyances we’ve experienced.

Superman values die out, darkness, conflict prevail OH YES HE DID!

BY BENNETT FUSON People as a whole are drawn to darkness.

Not darkness as in the absence of light, per se.

Or, in that trend of thought, the absolution of evil (accompanied by a Slipknot album).

No, I’ve seen people draw like flies to a man whose very psyche could fill a library with theses and analyses. They have given him their money, their time, their attention to fill the ever-awkward small talk around the water cooler, all because this man radiates one word: darkness.

I’m speaking, of course, about Batman.

“The Dark Knight” is a masterpiece, a unifying piece of art that has shattered records at the box office and perceptions in the minds of those who doubted men in capes. It has done so, in part, because of both Christian Bale’s and Heath Ledger’s stellar, perhaps Oscar-worthy performances. But I think there’s a deeper reason behind the success of “The Dark Knight.”

I think what draws people to both Batman and his nemesis, the Joker, are the two characters’ personal flaws. Both men foil each other; where Batman seeks justice, the Joker seeks chaos, and while Batman seeks stability, the Joker craves…well, chaos, I suppose. Yet Batman himself struggles with his responsibility to the citizens he protects and his own personal agenda, a conflict that Ledger’s Joker draws out like a caricature while satisfying his need to “watch the world burn.” So I think the truth of the matter is that people relate a lot more easily to these characters because they aren’t perfect.

This doesn’t only apply to “The Dark Knight,” either. “Iron Man” was, before Batman’s reign of darkness, the number one movie in the nation for multiple weeks, and Tony Stark is no role model.

On the flip side, Indiana Jones, whose deeds are generally regarded as those of the greatest good and could very well be looked on as role model material, had the starring role in the most criticallyblasted film of his canon, a summer-long running joke about aliens and geriatrics.

Did you know there’s another Superman movie coming out? Neither does the majority of America.

After all, “Superman Returns” was, in essence, a

failure, both for the Hollywood money machine and the franchise itself. But it is indeed true, and a shame, really; I thought that “Superman Returns” did the characters (Superman and Lex Luthor) justice in their epic struggle of good versus evil.

But the struggle of good versus evil is the very problem at the center of recent trend. We now live in a time where the line between good and evil is blurry, if it’s even there at all. “Good” men are increasingly drawn to do evil things, while groups we sometimes label “evil” are not, in fact, the threat that we necessarily deemed them to be. I’m not trying to be political by any means; the fact of the matter is that the “good” times are long gone, and we as a people are left clinging to whatever we can. If Superman were among us today, would we treasure his heroics and protection, or would we demand to see his humanity in order to sleep at night, knowing that he’s one of us?

This election season, we have no “super”-presidents vying for power. There are no Abe Lincolns or FDRs in the running. These men moved mountains for this country, but frankly, if they were running today, I don’t

We now live in a time where the line between good and evil is blurry, if it’s even there at all. think they would have made it this far. Both Obama and McCain have image-altering, self-depreciating issues that they must deal with, and the public thrives on it, continuing to fuel the trend.

I honestly don’t believe we as a people can stand and admire greatness anymore. It makes me kind of bummed out for humanity, since there are some truly good people doing truly good things and being dissected in search of any little flaw to exploit.

Flawlessness can no longer be admired or desired, because at the end of the day, no one wants anyone else to be better than they, to experience a light that they themselves cannot. No one wants their heroes to do good these days; they only want them to do what everyone else does. “The Dark Knight” will probably go on to earn billions of dollars and multiple Oscars, while “Superman: Man Of Steel” will, eventually, be moderately accepted but generally discarded, unless Superman becomes addicted to kryptonite or encounters some other Achillean, tragic-hero flaw.

Because, honestly, flaws are all that anyone can expect from a hero these days. Bennett Fuson is an Entertainment editor for the HiLite. Contact him at bfuson@hilite.org.

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Athletic scholarships aren’t all about the sports

BY ELLIE SETA eseta@hilite.org From the beginning of high school, Erika Petruzzi, varsity softball player and senior, said she has had her eye on an athletic scholarship. She said she marketed herself by going to exposure camps and keeping close contacts with college coaches. But she was always conscious of her grades and her other priorities.

“School is very important if not more important than my sport because you can’t get into college without grades,” Petruzzi said.

Petruzzi’s hard work paid off recently because she has earned an athletic scholarship to Purdue to play softball, but she said despite that reward, her grades still always come first.

Beth Reimbold, varsity volleyball player and sophomore, said that she also hopes to get an athletic scholarship to a division one school. Reimbold, like Petruzzi, is also focused on school as well as her sport.

Athletics Director Jim Inskeep also stresses the importance of academics for student athletes.

“There are a lot of NCAA requirements (for hopeful scholarship students) that include academic eligibility and course load requirements,” Inskeep said. “They should decide early on if they want an athletic scholarship. They must remember that the high school clock is always ticking.”

Motivation is another concern regarding pursuing athletic scholarships. Inskeep said that motivation is the key to success. He also said that most student athletes are pretty much self motivated. “Students here are so successful because they are constantly surrounded by success,” Inskeep said.

Reimbold said that she is motivated by her parents and her older sister, who received a volleyball scholarship to IUPUI. “My parents really push me,” Reimbold said. “They also compare me to my sister and they say that if she could do it then so could I. Also, college is a lot of money and volleyball is a great way to go for free.”

Reimbold said that her older sister has also kept her motivated. “She is helping me with the whole application process,” Reimbold said. “She also gives me a lot of confidence and motivation to keep playing.”

Petruzzi said she has always been very self-motivated.

“I tell myself if I don’t get good grades, I won’t get into college,” Petruzzi said.

Inskeep also said that athletes should keep their options open. “For everyone the ball stops bouncing one day,” Inskeep said. “So athletes should still take academics seriously. Very, very few college athletes get to play sports professionally so athletes should always have a second plan. That is why I suggest keeping options open by picking a school with an (academic program) that interests them.”

Even with a school of over 4,000, Inskeep said that, on average, only around 30 to 40 students here receive athletic scholarships, which further emphasizes the need to perform well academically.

Like Inskeep, counselor Shelly Rubinstein also said students should keep their options open. “It is so competitive you can’t just count on one aspect of your life to get you in,” Rubinstein said. “Ultimately even the best student athletes need to be educated.”

Rubinstein said that the smart way to go about getting an athletic scholarship is to first register with the NCAA. After that, students should talk to coaches and the athletics director about their intentions to pursue an athletic scholarship. Then students should finally alert counselors to let them know that they are serious about this goal, so that they can plan their academic schedule accordingly.

“I treat athletes just like I do any other student. They still need to have a balanced schedule and pass their prerequisite classes, while still leaving time to focus on their sport,” Rubinstein said. “I also suggest summer school so that they can get a tough class out of the way to be less pressured during the year.”

Inskeep and Rubinstein both said that in the end it is all about balance.

“Our coaches always remind us that we are student athletes,” Petruzzi said. “But student always comes before athlete.”

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR STUDENT ATHLETES NATIONWIDE Men’s Basketball:

156,096 Women’s Basketball:

129,408 Football:

306,221 Baseball:

134,477 Men’s Soccer:

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Sophomore Alex Chitwood plays on both varsity cross-country and varsity soccer teams while maintaining a 4.0 GPA

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Why did you decide to do two sports at the same time?

Last year I was just going to do soccer, but the coaches talked and said that I could do both. I really enjoy both of them a lot.

How long have you participated in soccer and cross-country?

I started cross-country in eighth grade, and I started soccer in second grade. Then in fifth grade, I started playing travel soccer for Carmel United.

What’s the hardest part about playing both sports during the same season?

The conflicts between games and meets and I miss a little bit of each practice each day.

What is your favorite part about playing soccer?

Probably my teammates. They’re really fun, and they’re really good friends outside of school too.

What advice do you have for other students?

And what about cross-country?

My teammates too and I just really like to run, so it’s just really fun overall.

If you had to pick between soccer and cross-country, which would you choose?

Probably cross-country, since running has become my favorite thing to do. And my teammates are great too, and I like being around them a lot.

How late do you stay up on a usual night, with homework and sports practices?

Usually around 10:30 p.m. After practice I get home and have dinner right away and then do homework until I go to sleep.

How do you manage to keep a 4.0 GPA while being so busy?

Make sure you have a specific time to do everything and also see that you get all of your homework done.

What’s your after-school schedule usually like?

I go to cross-country after school and then leave there around 5 p.m.

Then I go to River Road Park for soccer, which lasts until 7 p.m. Then I go home and do homework and sleep.

I just make sure I get all of my homework done and study a lot. I budget my time really well and use my SRT as well as I can.

What are your plans after high school for soccer and/or cross-country?

I really want to run after high school, but I don’t really know where. Maybe at Butler (University), but I’m really not sure.

What goals have you set for yourself for this fall season?

I would like to win State with both teams. For crosscountry, I want to be all-state, which is in the top 25 runners.

For soccer, I just really want to improve my foot skills.

How does running crossDo you think you will do this country help with soccer, and again for your junior and senior vice versa?

What do you do in the year?

Cross-country helps me get the Do you have much time to hang I think I will try to do this again conditioning in for soccer, and spring to keep in shape? next year, but for senior year I out with friends? soccer helps me see what it feels like I play club soccer and run the will end up just choosing one and playing that.

No, I don’t really have time to hang out with people that much.

to be a real team since cross-country is more individual.

1600 meters for track, so that really keeps me in shape.

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INSIDE GUARANTEED WIN?

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GUIDE TO TAILGATING BEFORE THE GAME

POCKET GUIDE TO HOMECOMING

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Guaranteed win? Not always.

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A DEFENSIVE MINDSET: Football players indicate that they have recovered a fumble during the Cathedral season opener, which the Greyhounds won 28-21. The team pounded one of its lower-ranked opponents, Lebanon, early in the season, and will look to pick up a win over struggling Terre Haute South in the Homecoming game tomorrow.

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or this year’s Homecoming game, the football team faces Terre Haute South.

According to Ty Stetson, senior and outside lineback, the Hounds have consistently beaten the Braves in the past.

Last season, though, the Greyhounds faced the Warren Central Warriors for Homecoming.

Although the coaches and varsity

football players said that they were somewhat reluctant to play last year because, according to Head Coach Mo Moriarty, Warren Central is one of the best teams in the state, the team ultimately defeated Warren Central 42-35.

But not every Homecoming game is met with the same success. For the 2002 Homecoming game, the Greyhounds lost to the Warriors.

Athletics Director Jim Inskeep said that while teams would like to schedule “easier” games in order to

assure Homecoming game success, the reality is that scheduling the Homecoming games is out of the the school’s hands.

“It goes like this: I do not plan the first home game of the season, nor the fifth home game of the season for the (Homecoming) game,” Inskeep said. “The games scheduled will be in either September or October and are planned between Week 4 and Week 7. This season we will have six home games. This first, second, third or sixth games will not be the

Homecoming games.” Whatever is left, Inskeep said, is the date that is set for the Homecoming game.

Inskeep is in charge of constructing the playing schedules and planning the Homecoming games. Last year, Homecoming competition would have either been Lawrence Central or Warren Central; Inskeep said he chose Warren Central because, in the end, Lawrence Central was unable to play that night.

Moriarty said, “Believe it or not, we coaches have no say in when or

Underclassmen slow to adopt tailgating tradition

BY STEVEN CHEN stevenchen@hilite.org Junior Stuart Mossian stood in the west parking lot at the stadium while waiting for his friend to throw the beanbag into the tiny circle with an area of 9π inches squared. He and two other friends were playing the cornhole game before the football game versus Cathedral on Aug. 23. Tailgating is a tradition at CHS and many students like Mossian don’t hesitate to participate in it. This weekend’s Homecoming football game, therefore, will be no exception; rather, it’s one of the biggest tailgating opportunities of the year.

Senior Will Petrovic tailgated at every football game last year. “It was fun to hang out with friends, mess around and listen to music,” Petrovic said.

However, despite participation from students like Mossian and Petrovic, Petrovic said he observed something missing – underclassman participation.

“Mostly juniors and seniors tailgate because they have cars,” Petrovic said. “I encourage freshmen and sophomores to make friends with juniors and seniors to tailgate.” He also said that freshmen usually hang out in the “pit,” a grassy knoll south of the stands.

House sponsor Katie Overbeck acknowledged Petrovic’s observation. “Yeah (being able to invite the underclassman to participate) would always be great,” Overbeck said. “People who dress up and

participate always get more out of Homecoming than the people who watch them.”

According to Overbeck, Homecoming events during the week encompass a 5k walk, penny wars, playhouse building, dress-up spirit days and a convocation in the varsity gym.

“Students also go to the stadium for booths, live music from student bands and after about 45 minutes, they go to the stands to watch the parade,” Overbeck said. The parade starts from Carmel Middle School and ends inside the stadium. “Tailgating starts pretty early though; kids usually leave early and get back quickly after dressing up,” she said.

Senior Nislan “Nis” Jose tailgates. “You have to get there an hour and 30 minutes before the game to get a good parking spot,” Jose said. Some activities that Jose enjoys with his friends include throwing a football around, eating food, socializing and listening to music.

According to Jose, one of his friends brought a broiler for hot dogs, and another friend brought electric guitars last year.

“Homecoming is the best week of the year, and it is the best game of the year,” Jose said. “Dressing up is fun too; you paint yourself, and people wear extra necklaces and beads.”

Mossian said he loves live music and hanging out with his friends. “It’s the only game I’ve ever played,” he said, jokingly referring to cornhole. Petrovic said, “It’s tradition to tailgate.”

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FACE THE FUN: Upperclassmen show off their school spirit at a tailgate. During Tailgate for Life, students painted their faces with logos.

where—or against whom—we play any of our games. That is entirely up to the athletics director.”

“Basically, we are just told who we are playing and we play,” Assistant Coach Jeremy Stacy said.

There is generally speculation that the team schedules “easier” games on Homecoming. However, if last year is any example, such a statement may have already been disproven.

On top of that, Moriarty said he disagrees with the sentiment of such statements.

“I wouldn’t say necessarily ‘easier,’ though I’m still not sure,” he said. “I would say teams that we can definitely, without too much doubt, keep our own against. That’s why that game against Warren Central surprised us. See, like, IU would not schedule Ohio State for Homecoming, right? Nor would Florida schedule to play LSU. See what I mean?”

Losses during Homecoming games are rare, but could actually become a reality.

“In my memory, the last time we lost (our Homecoming game) was in 2002, in that Warren Central game,” Inskeep said. “Of course there have been several other times, like that 1990 game against Ben Davis, and probably more.”

Inskeep, a 1992 graduate from CHS, said that Homecoming games are always important.

“Last year’s game can be regarded as a rematch where the whole school came together, both alumni and current students, and had one of the most memorable nights ever. It could very much have been referred to as a rematch, even. Having graduated from here, the Homecoming games—and all other games—are important to me,” he said.

Predicting the outcome of the Homecoming game this year, Stetson said, “This year’s (Homecoming) game should be pretty good. We usually beat Terre Haute.”

Freshman men’s soccer team to miss out on some events Hounds must play at Brownsburg, which conflicts with football game that night

BY DANIYAL HABIB dhabib@hilite.org

PATRICK AYOUB

Students who flip to the week of Sept. 8 in their Pathways will notice that Friday is marked with the word “Homecoming.” What they may not notice is that the Homecoming football game at 7:30 p.m. is not the only Carmel sporting event that day.

The freshman men’s soccer team will travel to Brownsburg at 5:30 that same afternoon, which will cause the players to miss most, if not all, of their first Homecoming football

experience as students at CHS. Patrick Ayoub, soccer player and freshman, said he is disappointed that he has to miss the football game, but said his game is more valuable.

“I will just try and catch the second half, but I probably won’t.

My soccer game is more important to me, but it’s still fun to go hang out with friends at the football games. Missing the game won’t have any effect on my game, though,” Ayoub said.

Last year, the only other team to play on Homecoming Friday was

the women’s golf team, but they played at 8 in the morning, so they weren’t obligated to miss it. Assistant Athletics Director Bruce Wolf said that the scheduling conflict was unavoidable.

“It is impossible to schedule all events so that they are not in conflict; it’s an impossibility. For example, all the cross-country teams were on the road and had to miss the football game broadcast by ESPN, and the women’s soccer program was on the road and had to miss it too.

“At some point, (Athletics

Director Jim) Inskeep has to make a decision, when scheduling, between playing a soccer game at that time or not playing at all,” Wolf said.

Wolf said that a recent trend for many schools has been to schedule as many freshman sporting events on Friday or Saturday and remove them from school nights.

“Normally, freshman events are scheduled Monday through Thursday, and because of this, they have two or three nights of the week taken up by sporting events or practice, or something of the sort.

We are starting to schedule freshman games on Friday or Saturday to help relieve their workload and help them with their homework and studies during the week,” Wolf said.

Ayoub, who attended the Homecoming game last year as an eighth grader, said he will still enjoy the week leading up to the game.

“Even though I will probably miss the game, I’ll still participate in Homecoming week the whole time.

The best part is that during the week, the teachers are cool, and you get to dress up,” Ayoub said.

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The HiLite’s Grill-tastic Guide to Carmel Football Tailgating New or not used to the school’s tailgating culture? Here’s a quick guide on everything needed to ensure a wild and crazy afternoon at Carmel Stadium THE BASICS 1. COME EARLY: You won’t be able to secure a parking space 20 minutes before kickoff. Try to arrive as soon as you can.

2. BYOG (BRING YOUR OWN GRILL): Unless you really want that Bub’s burger, bringing your own grill and food is the easiest (and cheapest) way to fill up before a game.

3. PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR: No one wants to tailgate alone. Buddy up with your entourage to ensure maximum enjoyment.

4. ENJOY YOURSELF: Carmel has one of the most high-profile tailgate cultures in the area. It would be a shame to not have a great time before enjoying a great game.

How to:

Build your own Cornhole Set STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Tips and tricks from industrial technology teacher Sidney Swartzendruber

1. Obtain four 4-foot by 8foot sheets of plywood.

2. Measure each piece of wood and cut into indicated lengths.

3. Nail the plywood sections together.

4. Cut a circle into the board with a radius of 3 inches.

5. Add hinges so that the total height is 12 inches from the top.

6. Get some bean bags and have some FUN!

Steve Hecox discusses products good for celebrating at football games.

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Tailgating activities add to pre-game festivities

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FOOTBALL

GRILLING

With every Friday night, comes the excitement, spirit and anticipation of high school football. A time when students can come show their school spirit beneath the glimmering Friday night lights. However, for many students like senior Patrick Boylan, that excitement occurs before those lights are even turned on.

“Tailgating is essential to Friday nights, to help set the mood for the upcoming game,” Boylan said.

Boylan is an avid fan, who not only attends Carmel home games, but all the away games as well.

“If you’re going to tailgate, you better make it worth your while,” Boylan said, “It’s important to have everything in order to make the Friday night what it really should be.”

In order to have a fun, yet successful tailgate, be sure to include the following to the list of activities:

PROS: What better way is there to get into the spirit of high school football than to toss around the pigskin for a while?

CONS: Although fun, if tossing a football is the only activity at a tailgate, playing catch could become repetitive quickly.

TRUCK POOL

CONS: The biggest obstacle with this activity will most likely be finding someone with a board and bean bags to spare.

PRODUCT: Window markers PRICE: $1.49 USE: If you want to let all the football game attendees know where the party is, just paint it on your car windows. Window paint washes off easily and is good for catching attention. “(Other students) will see the car and the paint and think ‘I want to know where that car is going, because that’s where I want to be,’” Hecox said.

PRODUCT: Yard sign and balloons PRICE: Football yard sign - $4 Blue and yellow balloons - $1.59 per balloon USE: Here’s another way to let everyone know that your car is the place to be when it comes to tailgating. Post a football yard sign next to your car with some obnoxious balloons tied to it and your friends, as well as some other students, will know where to go.

PRODUCT: Table settings (i.e. plates, cups, cutlery) PRICE: Plates - $3.59, Cups - $3.35, Cutlery - $1.75 USE: You can’t have a tailgate without food and refreshments, and you can’t have food or refreshments without the right tools. Hand out the hot dogs and hamburgers with some blue and yellow plates, cups and plasticware.

CORNHOLE

PROS: It’s a great way to begin the fun yet competitive atmosphere that every Friday night brings.

Party Tree manager recommends tailgate supplies

PROS: A truck pool always seems to draw the attention of others and could result in a great promotion for the tailgate. Not to mention, having a truck pool makes a tailgate unique and creative.

CONS: Having a friend who is willing to fill up the back of his or her truck with water can prove to be a tough obstacle.

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PROS: With game times beginning at 7 p.m., food seems to be the perfect solution to bring people together with their growling stomachs and big appetites.

CONS: While grilling can satisfy hunger, this tailgating activity can end up being the most pricey. Be prepared to leave with your wallet lighter than before.

PRODUCT: Face paint, hairspray, pom-poms PRICE: Face paint - $1.90, Pompoms - $3.15, Hairspray - $2.59 USE: Anyone who has gone to a football game has seen those crazy students who decide to paint up their whole torso, or go crazy with the blue and yellow hairspray, but actually you don’t have to get too extreme to show some team spirit. Put on a little hairspray and face paint and share it among friends. “Use the tailgate as time to get ready for the game,” Hecox said. “The hairspray, the face paint, that’s what most (students) are (at the Party Tree) to buy.”

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Trike race & Parade

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12:15 to 12:45

Convo

A & B Lunch Lunch 10:50 to 11:25 Class 11:35 to 12:05 C & D Lunch Class 11 to 11:30 Lunch 11:30 to 12:05

HEAT 4 Carmel Round-a-bout Crew Yatta Yakutas Blue Man Group The Administration WeinerShnitzel Senior XC Runner Girls

Period 7

HEAT 1 Olympic Team Croatia Magic Schoolbus Team Nobletucky “Fanta”stic Four Legends of the Hidden Temple Team Speed Racer

HEAT 5 Blackheart Dominant Dominoes Carmel Statues Cool Runnings Pro Cycling Team Where’s Waldo?

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

TRIKE TEAMS

HEAT 2 Pac Man Boy Scouts of America 4 Life Couch Potatoes The XC Plastics Spirit Warriors Rocket Power

HEAT 6 Mike’s Express Carwash Top Gun Braveheart Carmel Housewives Team BLT 3 Fishermen & the Big Kahuna

7:50 to 8:10 8:20 to 8:40 8:50 to 9:10 9:20 to 9:50 10 to 10:20 10:30 to 10:50

v. Warren Central v. Terre Haute North v. Lawrence North v. Terre Haute North v. Lawrence North v. Terre Haute South v. Warren Central

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L 14-39 W 28-27 (2 OT) L 6-20 W 29-15 W 10-9 W 42-13 W 42-35

Homecoming Queen will be announced during halftime at the football game tomorrow SENIORS Rachel Johnson Heather Murphy Cadey Phipps Jennalee Rickoff Grace Yeary JUNIORS Megan Bournique Sunny Huang SOPHOMORES Jessica Endicott Viviane Linos FRESHMEN Alaina Finkelmeier Katie Pittman

BOOTHS

HEAT 3 The Matrix Blues Brothers The Jabbawockeez Yakuzas Naked Swim Tribal Trike Team

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HOMECOMING 2008

Hourmozdi and the Heart-throbs

We’re really just going to have fun with it.

We’re trying to play songs that people will recognize and get up and sing with us.

” -Jonathan Hourmozdi, member of Hourmozdi and the Heart-throbs and senior

TechHOUNDS WHJE

Dance Marathon Accepting donations DECA Selling Breeze Freezes Diversity Focus Group Music, Selling food Elias Fund Selling drinks, Promoting Carmel Rescue FCCLA Cornhole, Selling Crystal Light French Club Selling food and drinks German Club Selling drinks House Selling drinks Kids Against Hunger Game McCain Voter registration, Taking T-shirt orders Selling food Music

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KEEPING TRADITION: Seniors Brian Bates, Aaron Knott, Weston Luzadder and Brad Nelson ‘08 competed as the Pro Cycling Team in the trike races during last year’s Homecoming. This is the fourth year there will be a Pro Cycling Team in the trike races, and sophomore James Frascella will compete in Nelson’s place.

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SCHEDULE

Grapefruit

Members: Jonathan Hourmozdi, Philip Kirk, Michael Gospel, Tate Riner, Steven Lakin Genre: indie rock/hip hop Compare this band with: Ben Folds Five Origin of the Name: Laura Palmer made up the name for the announcement as a joke

BAND PROFILES Members: Logan Davis, David Brokaw, Chandler Pickard Genre: jazz/jam/rock Compare this band with: PHISH Origin of the Name: “Grapefruit is one of those fruits that excludes you from the decision of whether you like it or not. It chooses its own.”

Shenanigans Members: David Smyth, Jonathan Schumm, Andrew Paramore, Steven Lakin, Daniel Piedmonte, Kyle Borcherding, Ryan Nobis, Kevin Wang, Josephine Kim, Michael Gospel Genre: soul/ska Compare this band with: Blues Brothers Origin of the Name: used to be Fuh Shnugah, but there was a band last year called Meshuga! so they had to change it BAND MEMBERS / SOURCE