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Inside this issue: News 7

Cover 16

Sports 25

Entertainment 20

News

Reporter Sarah Liu encourages students to enjoy deep reading in libraries despite the shifts of focus to more digital means. 30

Local government plans new modes of public transportation in Central Indiana. 7

No Cheat Shots The new academic dishonesty policy brings new questions to the table. Are project-based classes another solution to the cheating problem?

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Student Section Quarterback John Lampe previews the Homecoming game Sept. 20. 12

Entertainment USDA and government regulations have forced school lunches to change. 20

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Feature Many international students are coming to the U.S. for high school to prepare for college in America. 8

Student Section 12

Feature 8

Perspectives Reporter Jessica Tao explains the new bullying policy and discusses its potential.

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Perspectives Sophomore Taylor Johnson avidly rides horses at Rinehart Farms. 32

Sports Athletes find certain genres of music to be more beneficial during workouts. 25

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HOMECOMING WEEK!

Mark your calendars:

Easily one of the most festive weeks at school, Homecoming week also sparks healthy competition between grades and increases student morale. From the parade to spirit days, prepare to experience the most exciting week yet.

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Who deserves the worthy title of Kiss Queen and Leg King? Cast your votes in main cafeteria.

Out by the stadium you’ll see various booths from Share the Music to Science Olympiad, usually selling food or other goods.

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ND U O H GREY TION NA Held on the Friday before the dance, the Homecoming game always garners a large crowd.

This year’s game will be on Sept. 20 and against Lawrence North; be sure to come out and support your Greyhounds.

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SPONTANEITY While walking to class you may hear rhythmic drumming on your way.

Watch out for the Carmel Drumline’s spontaneous outburst of sound and rhythm in the commons.

In conjunction with club booths, the trike race features wacky costumes and outfits from the participating teams.

Turn to STUDENT SECTION for more homecoming coverage

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New superintendent

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News Briefs Sept. 16 to 20

Along with Homecoming week, this week marks Custodial and Maintenance Staff Recognition week. Be sure to remember to recognize and thank your custodians as you enjoy the Homecoming activities.

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New policies affect CHS CHS has made updates to cheating and bullying consequences, and administrators have begun to implement them. Here’s what you need to know.

Cheating scandals have called for new policy

BY DEEPTHI THADASINA

Homecoming dance will start dthadasina@hilite.org at 8 p.m. in the Fieldhouse. For more coverage on Homecoming, The result of mixing rigorous courses turn to page with a technology-evolved society is the 12-13.

“I think it’s pretty strict creation of more prominant that they just have you cheating. To combat this, suspended for one day. the administrators have I think that maybe a deimplemented a new tention or a first warning cheating policy in order would be more reasonto get the message able, but suspension across that academic is unreasonable.” dishonesty is not Abagail “Abby” Maroney Starting tolerated.

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s Opportunity to redo or retake the assignment s No withdrawal of classes s Discretion from the administration for the disciplinary consequence

s First offense results in one day of out of school suspension. s Opportunity to redo or retake the assignment. s Second offense in any class results in withdrawal or withdrawal with fail from the class.

students and parents can attend College Info Night in the Freshman Cafeteria where counselors will discuss applying to colleges and college information.

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During SRT, those who are National Merit Semi Finalists should attend the reception.

CHS welcomes new superintendent Dr. Nicholas Wahl. Dr. Wahl previously served as superintendent for the Hinsdale High School district 86 in Illinois for eight years.

Reasons for change s Obligation to fairly assess all students s Greater use of technology and social media used to cheat

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FOR MORE ON CHEATING TURN TO THE COVER STORY ON PAGE 14-15.

New laws create changes in bullying guidelines

BY SARAH LIU sliu1@hilite.org

After several tragedies involving bullying in school, including one that resulted in a girl’s Students will need to suicide, Indiana legislation has created return the photo new laws mandating every school they did not like to have a bullying policy, and have a new “What we hear from according to Fox News photo made. parents or from the student and NYDailynews.

Retakes will is that, ‘I did this on Saturday The new bill promises take place in night; it’s none of your business tougher legislation the Media what I do on Saturday night.’ The through the school hallway. law says, ‘This is our business, system and a more and we can deal with that.’” inclusive definition of Principal John Williams bullying.

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s Definition of bullying: Repeated acts including verbal, physical acts intended to harm others. s Jurisdiction only applies to school-related offenses.

s NEW definition of bullying: Includes types of bullying that may affect the following:

s Extended jurisdiction over bullying outside of school that has some school-related impact on the victim. s Bullying MUST be reported.

s Targeted student’s property s Student’s physical or mental health s Student’s academic performance or activities provided by the school.

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FOR A Q&A WITH PRINCIPAL WILLIAMS VISIT http://hilite.org/archives/30389

FOR BULLYING COLUMNS TURN TO PERSPECTIVES ON PAGE 31.

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Administrators now monitoring school searches Saving your search

BY NATALIA CHAUDHRY nchaudhry@hilite.org

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Counselors can now reach out to students who may need help or support instead of students coming to them due to the installment of a new internet monitoring system.

Implemented during the second semester of the 2012-2013 school year, the new system recognizes the use of specific keywords, like “depression” or “weapons,” in order to bring certain students to the attention of counselors.

In the past, the school used a system that blocked inappropriate websites. However, with the availability of better technology, the administrators have enhanced the security. Now, certain keywords trigger a response, sending emails that report the visit to the material. These reports provide an analysis of what was searched and for how long it was viewed, deciding if the student should meet with a counselor.

Assistant principal Joseph Schaller provided reasoning for the improvements by saying that since the school provides internet use, it is also responsible for making sure the students use it safely.

Schaller said, “If (students) look up words like ‘suicide’ or ‘abuse,’ we have to be able to check up on them. This is different than if they search something that is not school appropriate.

These searches aren’t meant to get anyone in trouble.”

This new approach has, at times, caused counselors to call down students to their offices due to research papers or accidental searches on controversial topics, but even students recognize its importance while also harboring mixed feelings.

Senior Rachel Krieger said, “If I were a student who was contacted by a counselor because of their search-tracking, I’d be glad the counselor cared so much, but also feel like

2. System detects 1. Student searches flagged keywords such something inappropriate as suicide, rape, bombs or depression.

Email sent to Main Office 3a. If something 4. Dean/counselor 3b. If something inappropriate is contacts student and searched, (i.e. bombs) sensitive is searched holds a meeting with (i.e. depression) the website is blocked him/her. , the Main Office and the Main Office sends an email to the sends an email to the counselor.

Deans’s office.

my privacy had been violated a little bit.”

However, since the new security has been put in place, counselors have been able to meet with students who need their aid. A single visit with a counselor over a search has led to more meetings in the past. The monitoring has allowed students who do not necessarily feel comfortable with directly approaching counselors to meet with someone who can help them.

“Suicidal thoughts, domestic abuse and different drug searches have been reason for concern,” Schaller said.

While the system itself has no repercussions in place if a student triggers a word, the improved internet security addresses concerns administration may have relating to a student, according to Tricia Reynolds, the Community Relations Coordinator of Carmel Clay Schools.

“We hope and believe that our student body is very respectful and has already been aware of the policy and follows the rules from the school,” Reynolds said. “I do not think anything should change regarding what students H search online.”

Personal finance among classes that no longer offer dual credit

BY STEPHANIE ZHANG szhang@hilite.org

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LET THE “DUAL” BEGIN: Personal finance teacher Richard Reid talks to his students about the day’s lesson.

Personal finance is one class this year that is no longer offered as dual credit.

Starting this school year, some previous dual-credit classes, including personal finance, will no longer be offering college credit, according to business teacher Richard Reid. In the past, students who took personal finance were eligible to get three credits through Ivy Tech, but this year, Ivy Tech is no longer offering that option.

According to Reid, Ivy Tech once had a separate list of dual-credit courses, in addition to the list that Indiana has always had. The change in dual-credit courses this year was the result of a change in Ivy Tech’s policy; now, Ivy Tech only allows a class to offer dual-credit if it is on the state’s required list of dual-credit courses.

Reid said, “It’s not the state’s fault. It’s not Ivy Tech’s fault. It’s just a change in the policy that created a snowball effect to where dual-credit status is no longer given to personal finance.”

Senior Andrew Kathan, a student in personal finance, admitted that it was a slight disappointment that the class did not offer dual credit anymore but said it is still a very useful class to take.

“It’s one of the most relevant classes I’ve ever taken,” Kathan said. “It’s such mindblowing material that they’re teaching you. It seems so basic, but it’s something you’d actually never

think about.”

Both Reid and Kathan said personal finance is definitely a class worth dual credit. Reid and some administrators will soon be working with the state legislatures to try to add personal finance on the list of dual-credit courses.

According to assistant principal Bradley Sever, the only other class that is no longer offering dual credit is culinary foundations II, not because it’s not on the state’s list of courses, but because not enough students were interested in taking it.

Although having dual credit is an existing incentive to take personal finance, Kathan said the class itself and the knowledge gained from it are worth much more in the end.

He said, “The quantity of knowledge is not always greater than the quality of knowledge, and the quality of knowledge in personal finance is something out of this world.”

He admitted that it was a slight disappointment that the class did not offer dual credit anymore but said it is still a very useful class to take.

Reid said, “One of the things that we’re going to work on is to try to resolve this issue before next year so we can give really strong students who need college credit an incentive to take this class.”

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A Bright Idea

Did you know?

If every American household replaced one ordinary light bulb with an energy-saving compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), the United States would save about $600 million dollars in annual energy costs and prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year.

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Carmel Clay Schools energy savings program has saved $14,709,780 since 1995 The program has also monitored electricity usage.

“When you burn coal, you emit all kinds of impurities into the air. I’m sure the coal companies try to minimize that as much as they can, but there still are going to be excess amounts of (carbon dioxide),” Rushing said. “There may Saving $14,709,780 is no small feat. Yet, Robert Yull, Energy be some sulfur oxides, there may be nitrogen oxides that Manager of the Carmel Clay Schools District, managed to are released into the atmosphere that will all be considered help Carmel Clay Schools not only avoid that cost in the pollutants, so if we can cut down on the amount of that, then schools’ energy usage but also help the environment as well. that’s a good thing.”

The energy savings Charles Liang, president of the Environmental Club and program, which began in Yearly Saving senior, said he feels the July 1995, has allowed energy conservation Carmel Clay Schools Here is how much money the Carmel Clay Schools program has done a great to stay environmentally energy saving program has saved since its inception job in conserving energy friendly while cutting and saving money. back on energy 2.0 “The energy costs. The myriad of conservation program ways the program 1.5 has been really good has saved energy because the school can ranges from planting use the saved money flowers and grasses to 1.0 for other purposes. The recycling batteries and school is demonstrating computers and from 0.5 that it is being a leader reducing pesticide in going green in the usage to controlling community,” Liang said. water temperatures.

0.0 “Saving energy is really Yull said, “We tried important because most to have a program of this energy right now to have the staff Year is currently coming turn the lights off in from nonrenewable unoccupied areas. We energy sources like coal, which is the primary source of tried to look at the times we need to save air conditioning and energy in Indiana, so by conserving energy, we’re also heating. We’ve done some things like motion detectors and conserving resources, and we’re also helping the devices like that to lower energy.” environment by preventing the adverse effects of nonrenewable energy.”

Energy Saving Tips Students at CHS also contributed to the energy saving program. Members of the CHS Green Team, which now comprises the Here are a few ways to save money while helping the Sustainable Living Club and the Environmental environment Club, have been working on a project to install eight motion sensor lights in eight CHS restrooms.

Turn off the sink while brushing your teeth.

According to Liang, the project will prevent about three tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

Liang said he hopes that these projects Take showers instead of baths. will raise student awareness about being environmentally friendly.

“Through these green projects like the light Try to carpool or use public transportation whenmotion sensor project, these cool acts of green can ever it is possible. help raise awareness about the importance of going green and inspire people to further their green efforts,” he said.

Turn off electronic devices when they aren’t in use.

There are many ways by which students can continue to protect the environment, including recycling, using both sides of papers Switch ordinary light bulbs with energy-saving and reminding teachers to turn off lights when light bulbs. classrooms are unoccupied.

“People often think that what they do, like the little things, doesn’t really matter, but if every Try to keep your thermostat as low as is comfortperson saves a little, all the little things add up,” able in the summer and as high as is comfortable Liang said, “Together, we can make a huge positive, in the winter ENERGY.GOV / SOURCE H collective difference.”

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Carmel approves plans to build 28 new roundabouts over the course of the next five years New Roundabout Locations Carmel is building three roundabouts this year, with at least 25 more to come later

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The city of Carmel has approved a proposal to build 28 new roundabouts throughout the next five years, with three of them to be built this year. The replacement of stop lights for roundabouts will have a significant impact on CHS students who drive regularly.

Many students will have to leave their homes earlier in order to beat the traffic around roundabouts, but some might also opt to take different routes.

Junior Corinne Thinnes said, “In the summer I nanny for a family on the far west side of Carmel, and it takes me a good 40 minutes to get to their house with efficient stop lights throughout the drive. If they turn them into roundabouts, it will take me twice as long to get to where I need to be, so I will most likely take back roads to get there.”

However, according to Eric Seidensticker, a City Council member representing the Central District, Mayor Jim Brainard approved the agenda for construction in order to reduce traffic volume at certain intersections, as well as push a green initiative by not requiring motorized vehicles to stop so frequently.

“I suspect the locations decided upon relate to traffic volumes and queue-times related to stop signs and automatic signaling devices,” Seidensticker said.

Despite these efforts, Thinnes said many CHS students will still react negatively to the roundabouts.

“I believe students will become agitated due to the increase in roundabouts just because we have so many

already. It’s become a contagious mood throughout Carmel,” she said.

Along with students, many businesses will also suffer the consequences of the new proposal. With traffic being directed around the roundabouts, customers will drive past businesses instead of stopping by them.

Seidensticker said via email, “There should be a balance between traffic movement and access to businesses. The simple fact is that when people have a stop light that is at grade level and adjacent to business, this translates into greater 111th St. traffic flow to the adjacent businesses. Roundabouts often times hinder 106th St. this traffic flow to the businesses, but benefit the traffic flow that passes around the businesses.”

Seidensticker and Thinnes said they agree, however, that the mayor’s plan will have both positive and negative impacts on citizens of Carmel.

Seidensticker said, “There are many areas that would benefit by roundabouts but, as well, many areas are negatively impacted by their installation. Unfortunately, the possibility of ‘unintended consequences’ are too H often not evaluated.”

Spring Mill Road

BY SREYA VEMURI svemuri@hilite.org

Illinois Street and Spring Mill Road Funding: comes from city funds

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New transportation options possible for Central Indiana

BY DANNY GOLDBERG dgoldberg@hilite.org New transportation options are on the horizon for the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Due to the lack of transit in the city, students without cars are stranded in their neighborhoods.

While helping the region, CHS students could access the entire region with expanded transportation.

The new transit service would be built in phases, with phrase one including a new expanded bus system and three rapid transit lines. Two types of transit have been chosen for the transit lines: light rail (LRT) and bus rapid transit (BRT). LRT consists of trains running on rails either in the street or in a separate right of way. BRT is essentially the same as LRT, except it uses buses. Two of the rapid transit lines will come near the city of Carmel. The Red line will be a BRT line traveling north from Greenwood, through downtown Indianapolis to Carmel, and the Green line will be an LRT line running from downtown

Indianapolis North. The funding for the system would be collected through an increase of 0.3 percent of local income taxes in Marion and Hamilton counties.

Sophomore Patrick Laughlin said he currently has few options to get around the

city. Laughlin said he takes the bus to school, but has to be driven to all other destinations.

“The emissions caused by cars on the road create significant environmental harm, and it would create stimulus to our local economy in that people would have

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TRANSPORTATION NATION: Students get off the buses as they arrive at school. For students like sophomore Patrick Laughlin, the school bus serves as their primary mode of transportation, and many wish that similar systems would be implemented around Carmel.

access to more jobs,” Laughlin said.

Laughlin thinks that new transit options are worth the price, because over time, they will add much more to the economy than they will take.

Leslie Webb, president of the Carmel Green Initiative, advocates transit because of the abundance of benefits that transit can create.

“Businesses and homes that are served by the transit line increase in property values,” Webb said. She said that as an effect of the transit, the economy of the Indianapolis area could rapidly expand.

Webb said public transportation is also a key to lowering our community’s carbon footprint, as it takes cars off the road Before construction can start, the Indiana state legislature needs to approve local funding for the system. Before residents can vote, county officials must then decide if they want to put the referendum on their local ballots. If passed, construction on phase one will take 10 years.

Webb said, “Without (the new transportation options), we cannot compete with other cities that have mass transit.” H

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21% of all international students come to America to study, a number that is predicted to steadily increase.

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Increasingly International

Although people have been immigrating to the United States for many years, recent studies show an increasing number of students coming to America to attend an American college ALEX YOM / PHOTO

Know the Facts The United States receives the most international students of all the countries: 684,807 for tertiary education in 2010; 3.5% of those who attend higher education here are foreign students.

Comprising 25.4% of the U.S.’s foreign students, Chinese international students are also the largest contributor to the growth of international students in the past 60 years.

Students from China and India hold the largest share in foreign students studying science, technology, engineering and math courses.

The second largest country in terms of sending foreign students to the United States is India. Indian international students comprise 13.4% of the foreign students in the United States.

The second largest recipient of international students is the United Kingdom, with about 389,958 foreign students in 2010.

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the total number of international students.

Although the end result of studying in America can be rewarding, the road to success has not always been easy for Huang. She said there were many difficulties when she first Before her sophomore year, senior Jennifer Huang left her moved here, including overcoming the language barrier. friends and relatives behind to move more than 8,000 miles “At the beginning, I couldn’t understand what the teacher from Shenzhen, China, to Carmel with her mom and stepdad. was talking about. In my math class, I just looked at the The reason for such a choice was that she wanted to prepare textbook because I didn’t understand the teacher. But right for university in the United States. now, I think my listening and speaking skills are getting much “The fact is that in China, if you go to college in other better,” Huang said. countries like America, Canada (and) Australia, you will Although adjusting to a new language as a teenager is get better (job) opportunities and higher salaries when you not the easiest task to accomplish, Marilyn “Mimi” Chase, go back to China. Many parents like to send their children the International Division Director at the University of abroad (for this reason),” Huang said.

Indianapolis, said that Huang said that out doing so will ultimately of all her classmates from elementary school, about Nationwide Distribution help foreign students when studying in American 50 percent are currently The population density of international colleges. Foreign students studying in U.S. high schools students across the nation who have studied at to prepare for an American Number of international students (for bachelor and American high schools get a college. Many of her friends’ above degrees) in 2010 head start on adapting to the parents even had to sell language barrier, as well as their homes so they could the culture barrier. afford an American college “There is a lot less education for their children. cultural adaptation to go Huang and her former through because they’ve classmates are just a few of 28,000 already adapted. They the many foreign students 7,000 already understand English who plan to study at an 1,500 at a colloquial level, not just American college. In fact, in the academic studies,” the number of international Number of international students per 100 U.S. Chase said. “They feel more students at colleges and students in 2010 comfortable maneuvering universities in the United among American students.

States has hit a record high of They probably feel more 764,495 students in the 2011 comfortable with American to 2012 school year, up 31 roommates, Americans in percent from a decade ago.

24 the classrooms, American This is the sixth consecutive 8 teachers (and) the American year that the Institute of 2 teaching methodology, International Education BROOKINGS / SOURCE which is usually a lot (IIE) reported expansion in DENNIS YANG / GRAPHIC

SEPT. 12, 2013 | HILITE.ORG | HILITE | FEATURE | PAGE 9 Q&A with ENL instructional assistant Rasha Eladawy. Compiled Michelle Dai How do students change over the course of studying abroad, besides just improving in English?

It’s not just the English. It’s a whole totally different system of education. You gain lots of skills. When I came here just for a couple of months, studying for my master’s degree, I started learning all that stuff that you have to know. That’s MICHELLE DAI / PHOTO why I’m saying when you go to (high) school here first, you get to know stuff that you won’t (have to) waste time in college to get acquainted with. So it’s a different way of thinking, a different way of learning. It’s quality education, which in many, many, countries, you don’t get.

different and gives students a lot more independence.”

Huang said she agrees that attending an American high school first will help her in the long run. According to her, she is glad she came to high school before going directly to an American college, where it would be much harder to adapt to the language barrier, with the classes being more difficult.

However, Huang also noted there are other aspects of her current life that she is not yet acclimated to.

She said it is harder to make friends in Carmel than back home because she had the same classmates for all subjects in elementary school and then the same ones for all subjects in middle school back home.

“Here, I might have Jennifer Huang a friend in math class, Senior but I only have one class with her. It’s not

The fact is that in China, if you go to college in other countries like America, Canada (and) Australia, you will get better (job) opportunities when you go back to China.

What are some specific skills that students gain while studying abroad?

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Mexico 1.8% Vietnam 2.0% Japan 2.6%

Amount of international students coming to Taiwan 3.0% the United States per Canada 3.5% Saudi Arabia 4.5% country.

They’re more independent; they’re more accountable for what they do. College here is more research-based; you don’t (just) study books and get tested. You have to write papers and write research. You have to know what you’re doing. It’s not just, ‘this is what you have to study, go study it.’ You understand the subject more. You are ready more for the job market. You have more skills. It’s a totally different way of education.

South Korea 9.5%

India 13.1%

Do you think some students end up staying even though they were planning on going back? Why? Most students who come here, if their visa allows them to stay, they’ll stay. And if they’re really good, they are offered a job at the university, and (universities) give them a working visa. The job is better; they make more money; life is better, a lot of other things.

China 25.4%

easy to (get to) know each But why more other,” Huang said.

Nonetheless, Huang said Asian students? she is now happy that she believe America is is almost about to achieve 76% more welcoming her goal of attending an believe America has a American university. She 77% better education system Other 34.6% said she hopes to go to believe America has Purdue to study physics.

65% better Rosanne McLean, an student support believe America has a instructional assistant in 81% higher program range the ENL program at CHS, said international students believe America is a like Huang can develop 60% safer place to study IIE / SOURCE many skills from studying IIE / SOURCE CONNIE CHU / GRAPHIC abroad, both in high school and college. One skill is the ability to adjust to new situations, which is a skill that will help them in every part of their life, Collegiate Distribution she said.

Chase said that international students can also learn a lot Percentage of international students in various about themselves from studying abroad. colleges that are popular among students here “To me, the number one benefit that any person can get (from studying abroad) is a better understanding of how they are a product of their own culture and what their culture is,” she said. “Because when we’re within our own culture, we Notre don’t know any different. We don’t even recognize that we Dame have a culture. Everybody’s doing the same thing. When you New 3% University School study abroad, you realize that not everybody does everything of Michigan Northwestern 27% H in the same way.”

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COMING FOR COLLEGE: Senior Jennifer Huang talks with chemistry teacher Virginia Kundrat. Students like Huang who have come to America specifically for colleges increasingly also have come to high school to prepare.

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Home(less)Dogs

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Number of pets put up for adoption by Humane Society for Hamilton County doubles, could result in euthanasia help out with the new influx of animals.

“We never want to euthanize adoptable “They sent out an email saying they animals for any reason. That is what our had an incredible number of animals in philosophy is based on, but it is important the shelter and needed more help,” Krieger for the community to understand that ix years after junior Natasha Crasta said. “So far I’ve done laundry, cleaned being a no-kill shelter is a collaborative adopted her two cats, she put them in the cattery and helped socialize the effort,” Hunter said. “We can’t do it up for adoption, writing down cats. It’s the greatest without the community’s “moving” as the reason for giving thing; they actually continued support.” them up. Despite her many attempts to want people to come But for Crasta, keeping convince her parents to keep her pets, she in and play with the and transporting her two eventually gave in, realizing it would be cats. You can get cats posed an issue as well. impossible to transport her two energetic volunteer hours for “When they got sick, I cats to her new home. just spending time hated taking them to the It seems at first that moving, playing with kitties. vet because they would experiencing allergies and having newborn How perfect is that?” freak out in the car; animals would not cause a great issue for For people who that was when I realized pet owners, but recent studies show that cannot keep pets for traveling is an issue with these seemingly petty reasons for putting a long period of time, these pets,” Crasta said. up animals for adoption have increased Hunter said there are In addition to the significantly. still many ways to help long drive to her new Amanda Hunter out the shelters.

In the Aug. 19 article “Overcrowding home, the expenses with Manager of Community Outat Humane Society for Hamilton County “If you can’t adopt, keeping older pets were reach at The Humane Society could lead to euthanasia” by RTV6, foster an animal. Can’t problematic, too. for Hamilton County the number of surrendered pets in The foster? Then donate.

“This was the only time Humane Society for Hamilton County Can’t donate? Then we got a pet, and we didn’t (HSHC) has doubled within that week, volunteer,” Hunter said. realize it would be an issue increasing from 60 to 65 pets per week While Crasta did not want to give up until we had to move again,” Crasta said. to over 120. Amanda Hunter, Manager of her cats, she said she knows they found “For cats, their food is expensive; their Community Outreach at the HSHC, said a great family and hopes they will live litter is expensive; their vet is expensive, via email that this new influx poses many happily there. and since we were going to be living in a problems for the shelters.

Crasta said, “We move a lot, and we new place, finding that specific type of travel a lot, so we had no idea who to food they used to eat is give them to, where to keep them, and it difficult as well.” would be a really long drive, but I know However, Crasta’s now that they found a great new family situation is more the rule to be with.” than the exception. Hunter H said she sees increased numbers of older animals being surrendered in the shelters due to family relocation and other common reasons, such as allergies.

“The most heartbreaking part is over 50 animals in our care are over the age of 10,” Hunter said.

About of all household “More animals means more pets are adopted from shelters expense, and older animals typically require more Each year, around dogs and medical care and don’t get cats are taken in by animal shelters in the U.S. adopted as often.”

One way that CHS students are dealing with this crisis is by volunteering more at the Each year, around dogs and shelters and spreading the cats are euthanized. word to other families.

Senior Rachel Krieger said she began volunteering at = 1 million dogs and cats the HSHC last month to

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HELPING THE HUMANE: Senior Rachel Krieger spends time with the cats and dogs, washes their bowls and does the laundry. She said her favorite part of volunteering was playing with the cats.

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Saying No to G.M.O.s Some stores start to take action to modify G.M.O.-labeling policy CYNTHIA WU cwu@hilite.org

organisms by 2018.

“Whole Foods Market is the first national grocery chain to set a deadline for full G.M.O. transparency, and we’re hile people consume food on a daily basis, many doing it in response to our customers,” she said. “This bold don’t bother to check what it’s made of or how it was task will encourage manufacturers to ask deeper questions produced. With no regulations currently set on the about ingredients, and it will help Whole Foods Market labeling of foods, it is often hard to identify the ingredients of provide greater transparency about the products it sells so our foods such as corn or zucchini that could potentially contain customers can be empowered to make informed decisions genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.’s), which are plants about the foods that are best for them.” or animals whose genetic material has been changed to Local stores have adopted this goal and are making enhance favorable traits like tolerance of herbicides. Because attempts to better inform consumers about their products. of this, some stores, specifically Whole “We want to offer true freedom Foods Market, have begun to take of choice when it comes to farming action against this issue. and purchasing non-G.M.O. foods,” What are G.M.O.’s?

According to a 2013 New York Sarah Smith, community relations Times survey, 93 percent of the and marketing specialist at Whole “Genetically modified organisms” participants supported labeling and Foods Market in Carmel, said. “We are plants or animals that have been 75 percent expressed concern about believe that government-mandated genetically engineered with DNA the potential effects of G.M.O.’s. labeling of G.M.O. ingredients from bacteria, viruses or other plants Senior Sarah Kihn said she has similar would enable shoppers, retailers and and animals. opinions, which is why she resorts to manufacturers to make purchasing buying and eating only organic foods. decisions that reflect their beliefs.”

“I think that (G.M.O.’s) are not Kihn said she thinks this policy good because they haven’t been proven and they haven’t been would help people become more aware about their food. tested,” Kihn said. “I think (labels aren’t) always accurate, “Maybe they’d be on the lookout more and maybe they’d even if it says it doesn’t have G.M.O.’s.” want to research more what G.M.O.’s are because I think a In the future, however, being aware of which lot of people don’t actually know what G.M.O.’s are,” she said. foods contain G.M.O.’s and which don’t could be less “They just kind of eat whatever, and it’s just an abbreviation to problematic. According to Libba Letton, spokeswoman for most people.”

Whole Foods Market, Whole Foods has recently proposed In order to reach this goal, Whole Foods is taking measures to have all products in stores located in the United States and working with the Non-G.M.O. Project. and Canada labeled if they contain genetically modified “Whole Foods Market has been collaborating with many

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of its supplier partners for several years to source products without G.M.O. ingredients,” Letton said. “Whole Foods Market currently sells 3,300 Non-GMO Project verified products from 250 brands, more than any other retailer in North America. It will now expand this effort, working with suppliers in all categories as they transition to ingredients from non-G.M.O. sources, or clearly label products containing G.M.O.’s by the five-year deadline.”

Once this G.M.O. labeling and non-G.M.O. policy is put into place, it could have beneficial effects on both consumers and retailers.

“The prevalence of G.M.O.’s in the United States, paired with nonexistent mandatory labeling, makes it very difficult for retailers to source non-G.M.O. choices and for consumers to choose non-G.M.O. products,” Smith said. “To ensure we can continue to offer these in the future, we are stepping up our support of certified organic agriculture where G.M.O.’s are not allowed, and we are growing the non-G.M.O. supply chain with our supplier partners.”

To avoid eating G.M.O.’s in the meantime, Kihn said she researches online to find out which brands are guaranteed to have G.M.O.-free products and shops at Earth Fare, Trader Joes, Good Earth and Whole Foods to buy her organic products. Some grocery stores like Marsh also have organic aisles for those who want to stay clear of G.M.O.’s, and products that are labeled with a Non-G.M.O. Project Verified seal are G.M.O.-free.

Despite some stores’ recent efforts to respond to this matter, G.M.O. labeling still remains a controversial issue that elicits concern from many people.

“I don’t think the U.S. government should just add G.M.O.’s to foods without notifying the people because we’re the ones eating it and it’s affecting us,” Kihn said.

“I think everyone should know what’s in their food, and they should have the option to decide if they want to eat H it or not.”

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by Shakeel Zia How does Carmel’s team compare to Lawrence North?

Lawrence North is kind of in a slump, and I believe that we are on the rise.

So in all fairness, I believe it’ll be a good game, but we’ll come out on top.

What are some specifics the coaches put emphasis on every year going into the Homecoming game?

It’s focus, mostly. It’s a great week, but as football players we can’t be distracted because we still have to take care of business, and that’s kind of the main focus. Not to get distracted or not to take anybody too lightly.

What are some things you are doing differently to prepare for this game compared to last year?

I believe that we’ll be a little more focused because we were distracted a little bit last year with all the festivities going on and the rainstorm. So being focused will be the important thing.

Who are some standout players that you expect to make an impact during the game?

I believe (Senior) Austin Roberts has to be mentioned as well as my running backs, (Juniors) Chris Perkins and Shakir Paschall. (Senior) Thomas Baldwin. And a lot of defensive players will be making plays.

How will you, as a player, handle this game compared to any other game during the season?

It’s just like any other game. You don’t prepare any differently for any team, good or bad. You go out there to do your best, improve and get ready for the next week.

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Hall decorating to occur Sept. 16

Decorations to stay within confines of senior hallway

BY ISAAC WARSHAWSKY iwarshawsky@hilite.org Every year before Homecoming, senior class officers, members of Big Game, Wild Bunch and anyone who is willing to participate, decorate the senior hall and other halls near senior lockers in anticipation for the upcoming football game, according to Senior Class president Carlton Anker.

This year the Homecoming decorating will occur on Sept. 16 from 3:20 p.m. until around 5 p.m.

According to Anker, it’s better when people come and help decorate because it makes the job easier. It helps the senior class officers get done what they want to accomplish, which is to decorate the halls and promote school spirit, and it is a lot more work if there are only a few people decorating the school hallways.

“We want people to come in and help us decorate so they can get involved in school activities. The more (people that come) the better,” Anker said.

According to Anker, This year, the Senior Class officers are trying to be more creative and plan to make the senior hall and make the decorations bigger and better than those of past years.

Anker said, “We try to decorate (the halls) with anything eye-catching. We use streamers and all sorts of colors and posters like in past years.”

In past years, the business, senior and family consumer science hallways were all decorated for Homecoming because they were home to senior lockers; however, this year, the seniors will only decorate the commons and the hallway between the commons and the varsity gym, according to Senior Class Sponsor Amanda Richmond.

“All of the class officers are only decorating those halls instead of the school by sections this year just so there aren’t sporadic places that are well decorated and others that are poorly decorated,” Anker said.

According to Anker, the point of decorating the senior hallway is to promote the Homecoming game and to promote school spirit.

Richmond said, “I think it’s neat how everyone gets involved during Homecoming, and everyone can get together and have a good time so it’s not always focused on academics.”

“It’s fun and it displays school spirit, which is always good. I’m super excited about (the decorating), and H Homecoming is right around the corner.”

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Money Wars Homecoming week will include class Money Wars this year as opposed to Penny Wars.

Bins will be set up in all common areas next Tuesday to Thursday Bins for each class will be located in the commons Tuesday through Thursday.

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Last Year “Penny Wars” Point system: only pennies count as points

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This Year “Money Wars” Point system: all coins and bills count as points

Each grade chooses a charity and compete against each other to see who can raise the most money for their respective charities.

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Classes to build playhouses Wednesday Final products to be auctioned off to various charities depending on class Next Wednesday, from 4 to 8 p.m, students from each class will gather next to the stadium to build and decorate their respective playhouses. Every year, class representatives gather together to build these playhouses, which they auction off to benefit their class charity. As Junior Class sponsor Ann Mayhew said, “It’s one of the biggest events during Homecoming week.”

Playhouse building is one of the main charity events that is organized by the class officers. According to Mayhew, building the playhouses, despite their small size, presents a formidable task.

“We build them first. They’re kits, but we build them,” Mayhew said. “Students have to shingle the roof, assemble and trim the walls and shingle the window boxes, then they decorate it.”

While there is definitely a lot of work to be done, the process is enjoyable, and the end result is undoubtedly worthwhile according to Junior Class president Bobby Greaser.

“In four hours, we have to build and paint the whole playhouse,” Greaser said. “It’s tough but satisfying because the playhouse turns out very nice, and all the money we raise gets to go to a charity of our choosing.”

In addition to helping charity, the playhouses consistently feature unique and distinct designs; no two playhouses are the

same. Last year presented an assortment of different themes, from the modern movie “Up” to the classic fairy tale “The Three Little Pigs,” from one with a “Sesame Street” theme to one that looked like it had been made from Legos.

Unlike the former floats that were scrapped after Homecoming, playhouses are auctioned off and kept by individuals. After the playhouses are completed, people are able to bid for them. Historically, bids range anywhere from around $400 to $800, and the total amount raised is well over $2,000. The classes choose various charities that the money made from the playhouses will benefit.

There are goals, too. “This year we are hoping to get at least $600 for our playhouse which is a bit more than what we got last year,” Greaser said.

While many people tend to overlook some events during the week of Homecoming, the playhouse should not be one of them Greaser said.

“It’s the one where the class really comes together as a team,” he said. “It’s fun to build houses, good to see what artists we have from our class, a great way for people from every class to showcase their skills and it’s just a fun event for H everybody to come out to.”

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but that’s not how most of the students learn.

We all learn differently, and it shows on the tests. If they learned the wrong way, not how they prefer to learn, they’re not going to do uring second period on Blue Days, as well.” the easiest thing to notice in Room Coleman, who said she describes herself C123, where freshman Gracie as a creative person but a terrible memorizer, Coleman is in her Ceramics I class, is the said she thinks students having more options whirring sound of the pug mill, which mixes on evaluation type would ultimately improve up dry clay with water so students can use the education system. the clay again. From there, it’s a scene typical “I think it would be nice to have choices of a high-school art classroom; the students on what kind of evaluation, not just like you smooth out their work with the pots from have to take this test, but you could write or other classes lining the walls around them, make a presentation about what you learned the smell of clay pervades the air, the general to highlight the key points you learned that air of energy that accompanies students hard year,” she said. at work is almost tangible.

Jennifer Bubp, art department chairperson Less obvious, easy to overlook among and art teacher, said the academic dishonesty the on-goings of the busy room, students’ discussion is one she is currently having with papers peek out of scattered backpacks: math her students; however, according to her, she homework, history notes and an occasional does not expect it to be as much of an issue sheet detailing class policies and expectations, in art class as it is in core classes, although almost always with special emphasis on a she said she occasionally comes across cases cheating policy that went into effect at the where students attempt to pass off other beginning of the school year. people’s work as their own.

While educators hoped to reduce “In that sense, I think art is unique. cheating at this school by introducing a It’s similar to cooking, I guess. You know stricter academic dishonesty policy at the your mom’s cooking from your grandma’s beginning of this school year (see Page cooking, and there’s no way to try to forge 4 for more information), administrators it. You can replicate a recipe, but in the end, and teachers also look increasingly toward it’s the individual cook that brings the flavors a form of education not yet thoroughly out or adds the extra spice to kind of make it explored in a traditional classroom: projecttheir own,” she said. “With art, to try to pass and performance-based style of classes and off somebody else’s work as your own is kind evaluations, which offers fresh perspective of the same thing. Typically, we can tell right on learning methods, education and even the away a student’s style of working or the way cheating problem. that they shade or have specific techniques Although in nearly all of her that are inherently theirs. Trying to pass off classes—geometry, English, world somebody else’s is a breach of integrity, a history—the new procedures will breach of character.” be a topic of discussion and an often These cases, according to Bubp, tend to be mentioned rule, Coleman said she expects few and far between, so it is easy for her to them to be emphasized less when she walks enjoy her favorite aspect of teaching projectinto her Ceramics I classroom every other day. based classes, specifically art.

“It’s a lot easier to cheat on a test than to “Would you rather teach somebody how cheat on a clay pot in ceramics,” she said. to fish through a lecture, or actually take According to them out to the lake Coleman, the nature and teach them how to of product-based fish and let them fish? evaluations, which What’s going to be makes them more more memorable and difficult for students more meaningful? It’s to scam their way the action,” she said. through, is one of many “It’s the discovery that reasons for educators to happens along the focus on classes that are way. A lot of kids enter based on performance our art classes feeling and projects instead like they’re not good of straightforward artists or they can’t multiple-choice testing. do it, but they realize “Learning comes that it’s like anything with experience, and else you do. I’m a each day, you kind of firm believer that it learn how to make your takes 10,000 hours to project better,” she said. master anything, and “I just don’t think that’s the more you do it, the what (education) is better you get. I would supposed to be about, say it’s the discovery Jennifer Bubp process along the just tests. I think they’re Art department trying to make how way in the projects chairperson and teacher you learn a certain way, that they’re realizing,

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Assistant Principal Bradley Sever said he agrees that the connections and insights students are able to come to in projectbased learning are a great part of teaching in that style.

“I think that what’s great about education is that each educator sort of has their own personal philosophy of education, and each teacher has their personal philosophy of what instructional methodology works best,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of positive experience with project-based learning, and I’m pretty passionate about it. I enjoy teaching that way, and I enjoy talking about it. I enjoy seeing students in a performance assessment, and I enjoy watching students grapple with a challenging, open-ended question. I enjoy seeing students be able to talk about what connections can be made with the content they’re learning in class and issues and problems that are going on in the world today.

When it comes to project-based learning and students having a balanced assessment, it certainly aligns with my personal philosophy of education.”

According to Sever, an ideal style of education implements both methods of teaching and learning.

“I think that when we look at education holistically, I believe that (students) need to have experience and gain exposure to content knowledge but also gain exposure and experience in procedural knowledge, those habits of mind,” he said. “I think that sometimes, when you look at some projectbased classes, the focus is a lot on procedural knowledge, but when you look at the noncontent-based classes, the focus is on the content knowledge, and I think there should

be a blend and combination of both with the result of providing a really authentic learning experience for students — thinking as a historian in a history class, thinking about how the past impacts the present and what we can learn from the past to solve issues and problems in the future. The same thing goes in an industrial technology class, to continue to think about ways they could incorporate formal writing and the formal writing process in addition to all of the amazing things they build and construct. I think there needs to be a balance of both.”

In any case, he said, for now, traditional multiple-choice tests will remain an important part of the education system while the state pushes standardized testing such as the End of Course Assessment (ECA) exams and colleges place emphasis on tests such as the SAT and ACT. “I certainly think there’s a time and place for some of the traditional testing, and I think that a goal should certainly be that structures should be put in place to deter any type of cheating because traditional assessment exists,” Sever said.

Coleman said it isn’t always a bad thing.

“In some ways, (traditional testing) is effective in showing what you learned, but it depends on the student, because they all learn differently,” she said. “whereas (project-based learning) provides more creativity for the student and doesn’t have to be a specific, certain way that you have to show what you learned.”

Despite its merits and possibilities its implementation poses to minimizing cheating at this school, social studies teacher Peter O’Hara said he disagrees

with any notion that product-based learning is any magic solution to the issue of cheating.

“I think there’s always going to be cheating. Somebody is going to figure a way around everyone. When I was in college, I watched people cheat on all kinds of things. You can pay somebody to write you a term paper. Is that cheating? Yes. Is that multiple-choice? No,” he said. “I believe in performance-based evaluation.

It’s important, but you could cheat on it.

I think performance-based evaluation is good, but when it comes to cheating, cheating is not good, and you can cheat on any type of evaluation.”

In a certain aspect, Bubp said, the solution to the cheating problem is the same from class to class, be they traditional, product-based or somewhere in between: The focus, according to her, must be on learning, on selfdiscovery, on high-schoolers’ development of themselves as students and as people.

“I know we’re working toward an honor system for this school, and I just think it’s really important for kids to have integrity and character.

It’s not just ‘What are you learning in class? What are your grades?’ but ‘What kind of student are you?’” she said.

“When I was going through school, I was an A student, but I would say the grade was the most important thing in that process, and now that I’m an adult and I look back, I

think I missed the boat that learning was the most important thing. We’re trying to make you lifelong learners, forever curious about the world around you, and if we could just take the emphasis off the grade and instead on the learning, I don’t think we’d see so much cheating. I think kids cheat because it’s gradefocused, and instead, if they would recognize it’s about the learning, it’s your integrity, your character, the kind of person you’re trying to H become, then it’s a different focus.”

CARMEL CLAY CREATION: Coleman shapes a bowl with a clay knife. Hands-on project-based classes such as ceramics, various arts, sciences and communications do not experience the same problems with cheating as the rest of the school. As Coleman said:

“It’s a lot easier to cheat on a test than to cheat on a clay pot in ceramics.”

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Projects focus on a realistic, specific question/challenge/task. Students have the chance to experience working with real-life challenges.

What exactly is a project-based class? Take a closer look at the upsides and downsides to it.

The projects are central to the curriculum. Unlike in a traditional class, where projects aid traditional methods, in PBL projects are the curriculum.

Projects involve students in investigation such as inquiry, problem solving and model building processes.

Project-based Learning (PBL) has been found to be effective in long-term retention and skill development.

PBL builds communication and leadership skills as well as independence and responsibility.

It also focuses on the depth of the material taught.

Technology skills, which are vital in today’s world, can be integrated into PBL classes more effectively than in traditional classes.

Traditional methods seem to be more effective for standardized board exams, which are often required in state standards or college testing.

PBL is studentdriven. Projects are less “teacher-led” and feature more student autonomy and responsibility than traditional classrooms.

PBL does not cover as many materials or standards as traditionally taught classes do in a similar time frame.

The lack of traditional assessments means that parents and teachers cannot get direct feedback of how the student is doing.

Examples of project-based classes at this school include the visual or performing arts, consumer sciences, and many others.

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New USDA regulations lead to changes in lunch menu items

BY LIANNE YU lyu@hilite.org

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tudents here may have noticed that there has been a wide range of changes in the lunch menu items this school year. Whether it is the change in taste, size, or nutritional value, these alterations are due to the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations that the school cafeterias must follow.

According to the school website, officials anticipated changes in nutritional value five years ago and finally enforced

them this school year. The new regulations eliminate all fried foods, foods with added salts or trans fat and desserts.

Cafeteria supervisor Holly Hull said, “They are the new USDA regulations; it’s not just something we came up with for Carmel High School. They’re government regulations that we have to follow. That’s why we’ve gone to finding snacks that are whole grain. That’s what forced us to give up a lot of the favorites that we had from last year and find substitutes for this year.”

According to Hull, the biggest change this year will be in the á la carte items and

snack foods. She said she agrees with the changes that make the menu healthier.

“Some of the other snacks are good,” Hull said. “I think that they’re just a change, and the kids haven’t had a chance to taste them yet. I think once they do, they’ll like them.”

Students are now required to get a fruit and/or vegetable in order to buy a full meal.

“A lot of kids don’t buy a full lunch, so that’s something I’d like to get the word out to, to encourage students to get a full lunch,” Hull said. “It’s more cost effective H for them.”

Our Piece of the Pie

Speak Up!

How do you feel about the new school lunches?

Sophomore Connor Stiff They’re pretty good, better than last year. There are just more choices and better choices of drinks.

We’re sure you’ve heard complaints in the cafeteria, but the new food isn’t all bad. Here’s our take on it:

NOT-SO-HOT

HOT Cookies With flavors like sugar, double chocolate, and candy chip, the cookies aren’t that different from last year.

Nutritional value: 160 calories, eight grams of fat Our thoughts: The dough is drier and less sweet, but the chocolate chips even out the flavor.

The verdict: The benefits of whole grain, such as reducing the risk of several diseases, outweigh any reductions in taste.

Calzone This new course basically looks like a big dumpling with cheese.

Nutritional value: 340 calories, 13 grams of fat Our thoughts: The calzone turned out not to be a wreck, probably because it looks, tastes and smells like a folded pizza. It can easily satisfy one’s appetite (especially for our fellow D-lunchers).

The verdict: The calzone is one of the better items on the menu; the pizzaemulating flavor makes it familiar and tasty.

Frozen yogurt The soft-serve ice cream we used to know has turned into slightly healthier froyo.

Nutritional value: 500 calories, 9.9 grams of fat Our thoughts: The yogurt flavor takes some getting used to, but it’s pretty good.

The verdict: Like with the cookies, the nutritional value outweighs any taste issues.

Bosco sticks The Bosco sticks got a makeover this year. Okay, so they’re not officially Bosco sticks, just cheese stuffed in a breadstick, but close enough, right?

Nutritional value: 340 calories, 15.5 grams of fat Our thoughts: While these new cheese sticks are definitely better for students from a nutritional point of view and don’t taste too bad, there isn’t enough to fill hungry teenagers. There’s been an overall decrease in portion sizes for all the entrées, but this one got the short end of the cheese stick.

The verdict: Yummy but sadly too small, especially for athletes who practice high-energy sports such as football, cross-country or swimming after school.

Chips We don’t think the new lunches are bad at all, but these chips are a whole ’nother story.

Nutritional value: 130 calories, three grams of fat Our thoughts: The new chips come in several flavors such as “Sweet Thai Chili” or “Buttery Caramel.” Do not be fooled.

In reality, there is only one flavor, and that is sawdust.

The verdict: Avoid!

Senior Jessi Schutz It’s good that they’re healthier, but I just want my Cheetos back.

Potato wedges Before, these were the closest we could get to having French fries without actual French fries.

What’s new?

Nutritional value: 100 calories, two grams of fat Our thoughts: The newly reformed wedges lack the crunchy texture and flavor that they once had because USDA regulations require the removal of added salts in lunch menu items.

The verdict: The increased nutritional value of these wedges should be noted, but we’d rather have our carband salt-flooded foods back.

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Sophomore Danielle Singer They’re as good as the old ones because they’re healthy.

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Michelle Obama to release new healthy eating album First lady will release her album Songs for a Healthier America Sept. 30, featuring tracks ‘Veggie Luv’ and ‘U R What You Eat’

BY GRANT SMITH gsmith@hilite.org As part of her anti-obesity campaign, Let’s Move, first lady Michelle Obama, in association with Partnership for a Healthier America and Hip Hop Public Health, is releasing a 19-track hip-hop album to encourage healthy eating among youths. The album is titled Songs for a Healthier America.

The first lady herself will not be contributing to the album, recorded instead by artists such as American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, R&B singer Ashanti, pop singer Ariana Grande and rapper Doug E. Fresh. As bewildering as this sounds, it is in fact really happening and is currently the first lady’s leading attempt to fight obesity in America.

The idea behind this album is that children will be influenced by anything they see or hear in popular culture, such as music or television. The problem with this particular album is not that children are not influenced by music, but that most obese children weigh more pounds than Doug E. Fresh has had hits. That is to say, who are these people and how are they supposed to have a major influence on obese teens and children? How many young people even know of Mehmet Oz, whose daytime television show airs while school-age children are at school, eating unhealthy lunches?

Jordin Sparks has not released a successful album

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since 2009, although she is more likely to influence obese children than Ashanti, who has had little cultural relevance since 2004. And speaking of American Idol, the song from Healthier America, “Good Living,” is sung by Ashton Jones, who finished 13th in the 10th season of American idol.

13th! How will she have more influence than the first lady herself? The list goes on and on.

Unless Jordin Sparks becomes Rihanna and Doug E. Fresh becomes Jay-Z, Songs for a Healthier America will be no “We Are the World.” The album is more like “We are the B-list celebrities that Michelle Obama could convince to do her healthy eating album.”

Nothing can be accomplished from this album that couldn’t be accomplished by what Mrs. Obama has been doing in the past, appearing on various talk shows and writing books about living healthy. All downloads of this album are free, so no money is to be raised to support the movement. The only new part in this album viewers will get to see is Dr. Oz awkwardly dancing with elementary school children. And that will not encourage people to “get up and celebrate” like the song “Everybody” says.

So if you want to help Mrs. Obama further Let’s Move, download her album on Sept. 30. But if you want to help fight childhood obesity, try something else. H

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Justifying the League What I think might happen in “Batman vs. Superman” and why

BY JOHN CHEN jchen@hilite.org In the first half of the decade, DC Comic’s attempts at superhero movies, for the most part, were flops (I’m looking at you Hal Jordan), but after the epic Dark Knight Trilogy and “Man of Steel,” the action-packed revival of the superman origin story, DC fans and movie buffs alike are on edge, fueled by speculation of reboots of the Justice League, The Flash, Wonder Woman and more. So when it was revealed at San Diego’s Comic Con 2013 that Batman and Superman would be squaring off in a high-budget action thriller, it was a surprise that the whole venue didn’t collapse altogether in a cacophony of cheers. However, after the celebration died down and the hype train slowed to a more relaxed pace, a burning question became

present: how will DC handle the movie?

Superman and Batman are usually not enemies; in fact, they more often than not are close allies, with Superman as the leader and Batman as the tactician, preserving peace in whatever universe they’re in. Through their direction, the heroes of Earth have survived against scraps with Darkseid, the ruler of the despotic war-planet Apokolips, preserved order in the face of the mischievous imp from the fifth dimension, Mr. Mxyzptlk and survived intergalactic war trials guilt free. In addition, Superman and Batman have not only helped others through their actions, but also each other. When the Silver Banshee gave Batman Superman’s powers and drove him mad during the process, Superman was the one to make Batman see sense and break the Banshee’s hold. When Metallo shot Superman with a kryptonite bullet, Batman was the one to get him to safety. However,

although they have worked as a team and helped one another on multiple occasions, things have not always been peachy between the two.

If Superman and Batman engage in a good-old-fashioned slugfest in “Batman vs.

Superman,” it would not be the first time the two have squared off. In fact, they have fought on several occasions, each battle having different outcomes. Poison Ivy once gained control of Superman using her powers and had him go on a rampage, forcing Batman to fight him. Even with his superhuman abilities, Superman was matched blow for blow by Batman, who held his own thanks to a kryptonite ring he kept handy as a contingency in case Superman ever became uncontrollable. But even though he fought Superman to a standstill in this scenario, he was not as fortunate in other encounters.

Even after Batman had mastered nearly

all the martial arts in the world, was given superpowers by an alien life form called the Black Rock, was possessed by the Kryptonite Man and had pumped himself full of Venom, the fuel of the villain Bane, he was still unable to best Superman, who subsequently beat him to a pulp. Given these situations, if push comes to shove in “Batman vs. Superman,” the odds are definitely not in Batman’s favor.

While predictions may be made and hypotheses may be formed, when it comes down to it, “Batman v. Superman” remains an enigma. Will Batman and Superman fight until the world is reduced to rubble?

Will they set aside their differences in favor of uniting for a greater good? Will they decide that punches are inefficient and resort to rocket propelled grenades instead? For those looking for solace from the veritable firestorm of possibilities, my predictions H below may bring some comfort.

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Speculation #1

Batman is able to hold his own against Superman thanks to two things: plot armor and prep time. I’ll be focusing on the latter.

What gadgets will he break out this time?

In “Justice League, Volume 1,” Batman uses his whole utility belt against Superman to no avail. He utilizes a high frequency sound emitter to throw him off balance, deploys an electrostatic shock device to fry him and employs poison gas to smother him. All of these fail and Batman ends up smashed into a brick wall. With this in mind, what gadgets could be of some use? Lex Luthor

uses a Kryptonite-powered mechanized suit in order to combat Superman. Batman has been documented to have many Batsuits for many occasions (underwater, surviving gunshots, stealth) so it is not too farfetched to imagine him decked out in a glowing green getup, every punch chipping away at Superman’s invulnerability. On a grander scale, he piloted a vehicle in “The Dark Knight Rises” called “the Bat,” a hybrid airplane-helicopter armed to the teeth with machine guns and missiles. With this in mind, he could easily supersize the Bat’s weaponry, tip the bullet heads in kryptonite to defeat Superman.

Speculation #2

Many have been crying foul as Warner Brothers revealed that Ben Affleck was picked for the role of Batman in the movie “Batman vs. Superman.” But while some have been citing his lukewarm performance of Daredevil and his romantic comedy outings as reasons for his incapability to play the caped crusader, I personally think that Affleck has the potential to bring back a Batman lost to the dark, gritty sepia of the Dark Knight trilogy. Batman was not always played by Christian Bale and was not always painted as a gruff bogeyman of the night. In

“Batman the Animated Series,” his ability to strike terror into the hearts of his enemies was contrasted with his acute intelligence and unparalleled detective abilities. The ‘90s Batman was, on sight, more cultured, calm and collected than his modern counterpart, whose investigative skill is often overshadowed by his intimidating persona.

Since Zach Snyder’s most recent portrayal of Superman in “Man of Steel” has kept with the DC’s grimmer theme, a return to the suave, composed Batman of yore, heralded

by Ben Affleck, may offer a nice contrast to the melodrama that has been prevalent in DC’s recent film outings.

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How price tags can save you money

BY AARON SHI ashi@hilite.org A store’s prices are not solely to reduce the weight of your wallet. In fact, stores use prices as a classification system, which can aid the smart consumer in even saving money.

You’ve probably observed that prices end not only in .99, but also in seven or four. But why do stores use prices that are peculiar and seemingly insignificant?

As it happens, these prices are remarkable indicators of whether the item has been discounted or not.

According to Time, stores as big as Target use prices that end in nine to suggest full price, whereas they use prices ending in four to suggest the price that has completely been marked down. In other words, if the item you want costs $15.94 — by all means — buy it. But for those with patience, something that costs $15.99 should be waited on until it is discounted.

Target is not the only store that uses the pricing system.

You may also use this “cheat” in other major stores like Costco and Sears. For Carmel parents and students alike, being a H smart consumer sometimes means beating the system.

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Snore-fest... or Gore-fest?

Insidious: Chapter 2 will be showing in theaters tomorrow. Here are some blood-curling horror flicks to get you ready.

Insidious Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: The Lambert family moves into its creepy new home. When one of their sons is left in a comatose state, they must save him from a realm called The Further.

Scary Scale: 3 out of 5 (mild chills) What to Expect/Reason Behind Rating: Some creepy scenes near the end that make you jump, but nothing near scary enough to give you nightmares.

Also, some parts of the movie couldn’t be taken seriously, and it was humorous.

Child’s Play Rating: R Synopsis: A mother gives her son a doll, only to find that trapped inside is the soul of a serial killer who wants to become human by possessing the son’s body.

Scary Scale: 3.5 out of 5 (goosebumps and nail-biting) What to Expect/Reason: Perhaps the epitome of creepiness with a scary-looking doll with a mind of its own, this movie will probably give you a bad case of the chills.

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Friday the 13th (2009) Rating: R Synopsis: A mad man named Jason, who wears a hockey mask, goes on a killing spree at an old camp.

Scary Scale: 3.5 out of 5 (nail-biting and nausea) What to Expect/Reason: One of the most recognizable horror movies, expect suspense and a boatload of blood. This 2009 remake is not recommended for those with weak stomachs.

The Ring Rating: PG-13 Synopsis: A journalist investigates a strange videotape that kills the people who watch it.

Scary Scale: 4 out of 5 (covering your eyes and ears) What to Expect/Reason: Mysterious deaths?

Check. Creepy girl? Check. Another film to give you goosebumps and that might leave you too scared to turn on the television for a while.

The Shining Rating: R Synopsis: While staying at a desolate hotel, little Danny sees horrifying omens. At the same time, his father goes mad and becomes homicidal.

Scary Scale: 4.5 out of 5 (hiding under the covers and curling into a ball) What to Expect/Reason: A classic from the 1980s with some cheesy effects like a blood-filled elevator and two creepy twin sisters who still scare audiences today.

The Silence of the Lambs Rating: R Synopsis: An F.B.I. agent must use the help of a crazed doctor in order to stop a serial killer who skins the girls he kills.

Scary Scale: 5 out of 5 (nightmares and keeping a baseball bat near you at all times) What to Expect/Reason: A classic scary movie with a nontraditional plot and creepy characters with major issues. It might leave you wanting to see a psychiatrist.

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The first game ever played at Lucas Oil was a high school matchup between Noblesville and Fishers.

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Football team squares off against defending State champs Lawrence Central

BY EMMA LOVE elove@hilite.org

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nstead of the usual Friday night football game at Murray Stadium, the football team is scheduled to play tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. The game at Lucas Oil Stadium has become a Carmel tradition, widely anticipated by students and alumni each year. This year, the stakes are even higher, as the CHS team will be playing the Lawrence Central Bears, the defending Class 5A football state champions and the only Indiana team ranked in this year’s USA Today’s preseason Top 25. The game will be a battle for supremacy between the last two 5A State champions—Carmel brought home the trophy in 2011.

Tomorrow will also be the first time that Carmel and Lawrence Central play one another in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) tournament. Lawrence Central is a new addition to the conference this year.

“Because this is our first time playing Lawrence Central in the MIC, we want to show them that it isn’t going to be easy,” John Hebert, defensive coordinator and assistant coach said. The IHSAA created the classification of 6A this past offseason, forming a group of the thirtytwo largest schools in the state of Indiana. The two teams are new league opponents and are both fighting for the first Class 6A state trophy.

In preparation for the game, members of the team are working diligently on their mental and physical readiness.

“We prepare the same way and a lot each week so that by the time Friday comes, the players will know– exactly what to expect,” Hebert said.

Austin Roberts, wide receiver and senior, said the team works extremely hard to mentally and physically prepare each week. Yet, Roberts said, “In the back of everyone’s minds,” Roberts said, “this game is definitely one of the bigger ones this year.”

Last year, CHS finished its season with a threeovertime loss to Warren Central in the Sectional.

Wanting to improve on last year’s results, the football team is focusing on improving its Achilles heel from last season—late game collapses. Linebacker and senior Ryan Sondles addressed the issue.

“We’re trying to put more emphasis on finishing the fourth quarter because both of our losses last year came from last minute plays,” Sondles said. He also said that last year’s loss to Warren Central fuels the team’s fire this year. Meanwhile, Roberts joined the team after moving to CHS before his junior year. While he was not at CHS to win a State championship, he stressed that his teammates who earned the state title in 2011 are anxious to reclaim it.

“The guys on the team during the 2011 season are all

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OPENING DAY: (Left to right) Players raise their helmets before the kickoff on Aug. 23. Quarterback and senior John Lampe scores the game’s only touchdown, putting the Greyhounds up 6-2. Cheerleaders support the football team during the game. The CHS team will face Lawrence Central on Sept. 13.

hyped up about coming Because this is our back and reclaiming their first time playing titles, for example, the best team in Indianapolis,” Lawrence Central Roberts said.

According to Sondles, in the MIC, we the players are eager, even want to show a bit nervous, to play on the big stage. them that it isn’t “It is pretty nervegoing to be easy. wracking, but it’s also the most fun game of the John Hebert season. I’m very excited,” Defensive coordinator Sondles said. Roberts and assistant coach agreed and said the team will treat playing at Lucas Oil Stadium as a bonus for all of the effort and hard work the players have put into the program.

Hebert said, “Just like whenever you play any number one ranked team, we want to show them that we can compete and be in the picture too.”

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Tuning into your workout With recent studies supporting positive effects of music on athletic workouts, athletes voice their opinions

BY ANNI ZHANG azhang@hilite.org After a tiring day at school, Diana Gorin, varsity cross country and junior, switches out of her flats and slips into her favorite pair of Nike LunarEclipse+3 tennis shoes. With music on full blast, Gorin jogs down the trail to cross country practice, listening to her favorite rock song, “The Crash” by London Calling. Gorin, like many athletes today, listens to music while exercising to help motivate and drive forward her routine. But does music impact the results of her workouts?

According to a March 2013 Scientific American article “Let’s Get Physical: The Psychology of Effective Workout Music,” research showed listening to music while working out can increase athletic performance, sometimes without the athletes’ knowledge.

For Gorin, listening to music is something she’s experimented with before.

“I’ve looked at runs and compared a couple of different times when I was listening to music and when I was running without music and when I ran with music,” Gorin said. “With (music), I got a lot faster because you’re trying to match the beat of the song and you’re not focused on how tired you are or any other factor.”

Stephen Curtis, IU Health Sports Performance clinical and performance psychologist, said those physical effects stem from the psychological level.

“Music has an impact on emotions, and emotions have a large impact on performance levels. If a person listens to music, it’s been found that the heart rate of a person listening to music tends to move to the beat of

the music, so if it’s fast music, the heart rate can go up, if it’s slow music, heart rate can go down,” Curtis said. “A person listening to high and fast music probably can be more energized, with higher heart rates.”

Curtis’s observations hold true for Gorin; her choice of workout music includes alternative rock and rap, genres she said have an upbeat tempo and allow her to concentrate less on her breathing and more on increasing endurance.

“If you’re just listening to some hardcore rap or like some really good pump-up songs, it just really gets you excited to race and gets you really focused on the goals that you want to accomplish,” Gorin said. “On the other hand, when I listen to classical music when I run, I get really frustrated and I know I probably slow down because of that so I just hit the next song and get back with the beat.”

Although music may be beneficial to some athletes’ workouts, Adrian Thomas, junior varsity tennis player and junior, said listening to it while working out is something that takes getting used to.

“For people who don’t normally listen to music when they work out, I would say try it first; I would say try it and see if it affects (the workout) differently,” Thomas said. “I wouldn’t say this is the right way because some people run in total silence. I would say try it, but I wouldn’t say it’s the right way.”

Thomas said he sometimes experiences a downfall by listening to music.

“I think one thing that happens when I listen to music when I work out is I can get really used to the beat and comfortable to it, and then I find myself playing

tennis at a sporting event, a sport that can have loud crowds but typically do not and it’s just you out there, and sometimes if I’m listening to blaring music when I work out and then it’s just me during the match that’s not loud, I’ve noticed that I’m off balance,” Thomas said.

Curtis said people who don’t normally listen to music while exercising should try it with caution.

“I think for a large percentage of people, music can help them. But some people just really don’t enjoy music,” Curtis said. “Some athletes go to the gym to work out and make sure the music is off because it annoys (them) and hinders their workout.”

However, for Gorin, music is something she said she will continue to use in order to boost the effectiveness of her workouts.

“It’s really easy to get lost in the music and not focus on the breathing and other factors and just focus on running and (it) makes you go faster,” Gorin said. “(Music) might occasionally distract me if I’m not listening to (a song) with a good beat, but when I’m listening to a really pumped-up song, then I get focused on that and then I feel a lot happier about my workout afterwards.”

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MUSIC TO HER EARS: Diana Gorin, varsity cross country runner and junior, ties her favorite running shoes while listening to music in preparation for practice. Gorin said music is essential for her concentration while practicing.

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Athletes weigh risks of postconcussion activity

BY SHAKEEL ZIA szia@hilite.org

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he second an athlete steps onto the playing field, he or she puts himself at risk for an injury. These risks range from broken bones to torn muscles to cramps.

Recently, however, one type of injury is considered among the most dangerous: concussions.

There’s a reason why concussions are a major issue in today’s sports world. According to The Huffington Post, four former National Football League (NFL) players have sued the league and its official helmet maker, Riddell Sports, Inc., claiming that they hid information about brain injuries to them.

Sophomore Mia Prine can confirm the importance of concussions. Prine is a varsity women’s lacrosse player and plays lacrosse outside of school for additional practice.

“I was playing lacrosse and got tripped and hit my head on the ground,” Prine said. She was rushed to the emergency room and found out she had a fractured skull and internal bleeding.

When the incident occurred, Prine blacked out and couldn’t remember what happened when her head hit the ground. “I had to be out of sports for about two months,” Prine said.

Prine isn’t the only student-athlete who has been taken out of action due to concussions. Joseph Snyder, basketball player and sophomore, suffered from two concussions recently as well.

“One of my concussions I headbutted another guy in the

head, and the other one I was landed on top of and my head hit against the court,” Snyder said.

Snyder was sidelined for a couple of weeks.

“When you get a head injury you get tested and go through diagnosis,” Snyder said. “Following that, you get guidelines for however many weeks you’re out, and after that you can slowly add activity gradually until you’re fully fit to play again.”

Snyder said than after the injury he couldn’t remember things that had just happened and he was mentally “out of it”.

After the injury, an athletic trainer examined Snyder and soon found that he had a concussion.

School nurse Rachel Lencheck said concussions should be taken seriously.

“It’s important to know when students have concussions so we can help monitor their activity. Concussions are not a joke. They all vary in severity, but you should keep track of all of them,” Lencheck said.

However, Lencheck said some people still undervalue the importance of concussions.

“I think people who haven’t been educated on concussions don’t know how serious they can be,” she said. “Severe concussions initially can cause issues with vision, focus and they have a lot of side effects that can cause issues for students and athletes. Another issue is with minor concussions and if you play through them, you have a significant chance of making it worse,” Lencheck said.

Lencheck said that she advises that all student-athletes should wear all recommended equipment, and if they think they have a symptom, they should tell someone immediately and have it evaluated.

Scott Turnquist, physical education teacher and assistant football coach said concussions have become a serious topic in the past three to five years.

“It’s definitely become a topic very prominent in athletics today,” Turnquist said. “I think parents are much more educated about concussions. I think coaching staffs and athletic trainers have much more emphasis placed on seeing the signs and symptoms of them.”

“As coaches, if we see anything we don’t hesitate.

We send them to an athletic trainer immediately to get diagnosed,” Turnquist said. “It’s something you have to take very seriously.”

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Piling on the Pressure Winners of three consecutive State titles, women’s cross-country feels need to succeed

BY AKSHAR PATEL apatel@hilite.org Seven a.m., Saturday: Gina Genco, varsity women’s cross-country runner and senior, is already up and preparing for the day’s race while most of Carmel sleeps. Even though her race is three hours away, her training and past experiences have taught her that it is never too early to prepare. She has been through this routine so often it is second nature. The meet is the Carmel Classic Invitational at Northview Church, arguably one of Indiana’s toughest courses.

Genco is part of a dynasty. Winners of the past three state championship meets, the number-one ranked cross-country team hopes to add another this year. Genco, along with other returning seniors, never lost an in-state that she participated in. The team has also won three straight Top 10 finishes at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN).

However, despite the recent success with old traditions, women’s cross-country runners have applied some changes to their workouts.

Among these changes are required calf-sleeves in to prevent injury, slowly increasing mileage for increased aerobic efficiency, strength workouts for greater strength and dexterity, and two-a-day practices to add more miles.

“By adding more volume, our bodies can be better adapted to stressful situations. The longer you train in those conditions, the better the body will respond in put under those conditions,” head coach Mark Ellington said. “In essence we are training bodies to be stronger and deliver oxygen more efficiently while maintaining a high level of effort.”

The runners agree with Ellington, but not for all the same reasons. Kelcy Welch, varsity women’s cross-country runner and senior, said a runner must do what it takes, whether

running more or going to more practices to improve.

If both Welch and Genco run at the state meet and Carmel wins, they will be the first women from Carmel in 30 years to compete in and win four state meets.

But why change what already works? Ellington said he believes there is no perfect way to train, but they can always work on something.

“We never want to rest on what’s worked in the past.

We are looking for ways to extend our fitness and success,” Ellington said.

At the meet, Genco watches her junior varsity teammates, more than usual, dominate their opponents.

“It’s surprising what a few miles each week can do to give you the edge over other teams,” Genco said. “I believe [this new program] is working better than we ALLY RUSSELL / PHOTO thought it would.” For the BACK TO THE BASICS: Head coach Mark Ellington instructs the women’s cross-country team. Ellington season’s first meet, Welch said he expects the team to stay successful after a championship win. said that was impressive.

“I believe our athletes are in better shape than in years past due to “Especially at this level, you have to make team has never wanted to win anymore than their commitment to increase their volume. sure you don’t fill your weeks with desires to they do now. Top 10 isn’t good enough this Runners have really embraced this as an perform,” Welch said. “But a drive to succeed is year. Referring to the NXN Title, Welch said, opportunity to be even better,” Ellington said. necessary to have confidence in yourself.”

“Time to bring home the big one.”

As it gets closer to race time, Genco gets As she warms up, Genco thinks about what Stepping up to the start line at the blow of into her comfort zone and prepares to run. she wants to accomplish during the race. the whistle, Genco is not about to bring her There is a lot of pressure riding on this team.

“Sure, most of us enjoy the winning that team down. Eighteen minutes and 31 seconds “I try not to look at it as pressure, but rather comes with our level of competition, but our later, she crosses the finish line 29 seconds more motivation to have success,” Genco said. athletes have time goals to achieve and they before the runner-up, Haley Harris, another Welch explained that it is important not to would also like to make their mark on history,” Carmel runner. The team remains undefeated H force a run because of pressure.

Ellington said. But the women’s cross-country for another day.

Weekly Run-Through A typical weekly routine for the women’s cross-country team

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Recovery or cross-training

Mileage Day

Tempo Run

4-6 miles

5-6 miles

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Recovery Run

Long Run

Light Run

Race Day

5 miles

5-7 miles

3-4 miles

6 miles

DISTANCE

*Strength Session

*Strength Session

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here’s been a lot of talk about cheating in recent weeks as CHS cracks down on dishonesty in the classroom. But for all we condemn students who unfairly claim success, their lack of integrity is not isolated in an educational environment dictated by numbers.

On July 29, an Associated Press (AP) article revealed that former state Superintendent Tony Bennett manipulated his trademark “A” to “F” school grading scale in the fall of 2012 to change Christel House Academy’s grade from a “C” to an “A.” Christel House is an Indianapolis charter school run by one of Bennett’s Republican donors. Additionally, 165 schools saw their grades change without explanation at the time.

Gut Reactions

These revelations provoked outrage from critics of Bennett’s education initiatives as well as his supporters, who insist the situation was politicized out of context. In Bennett’s defense, the existing scale didn’t account for Christel House’s recent addition of freshman and sophomore classes, in which new students scored significantly lower on standardized tests.

Bennett’s office’s treatment of this predicament, however, is far more revealing in terms of their priorities. The immediate reaction was one of utter dismay, but not that schools in Christel House’s situation had been unjustly scored. The issue was one of Bennett’s star schools, touted as an ideal low-income establishment, scoring so poorly.

Political Priorities

Bennett’s considerations were chillingly political. Bennett, in emails released by the AP, lamented promises made to

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Christel House and other charter schools, guaranteeing an “A” grade. He declared, “anything less than an ‘A’ for Christel House compromises all of our accountability work,” referring to his statewide campaign to take failing schools to task. He fretted over losing support from Republican proponents of charter schools because of Christel House’s grade.

Furthermore, the “loophole” that raised Christel House’s grade was applied unevenly. Twelve charter and private schools shared Christel House’s leap to an “A” because the old scale didn’t account for recently added classes. Yet, according to The Indianapolis Star, at least two Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) were in the same predicament in 2011, but despite requests to reevaluate their scores, they were taken over by the state.

This inconsistent treatment reveals the insincerity of Bennett’s grading model, a lack of acknowledgment of schools’ needs, as well as favoritism, political agendas and the valuation of the appearance of success over the real deal.

The superficiality extends beyond the scandal, with a scale that relies almost entirely on standardized tests, which, as we discussed in last month’s editorial, don’t guarantee

How are schools graded?

Indiana schools are graded on an A to F letter grade scale based on performance, student improvement, graduation rate and college career readiness.

How is this determined?

Grades are determined by Algebra 1 and English 10 ECAs, AP exams, IB exams, industry certification exams or the acquisition of college credits.

students’ improvement as learners or thinkers. Rather, there’s an incentive for tests to replace teachers as lesson planners, educators and evaluators. To then use these scores for critical decisions like school funding is an offense to students’ education.

Everyone Loses

As the Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) said in a statement, “It’s time to call the Tony Bennett letter-grading scandal exactly what it is—cheating.” But just like academic dishonesty among students, the scandal does not stand alone.

It’s a culture of cheating, built on a fixation with numbers that overlooks true education. States press schools to produce higher test scores or face state takeover; schools press teachers to reach a certain percentile or face layoffs and withheld promotions; teachers press students to concentrate disproportionately on test materials or suffer poor grades; students press themselves to score well by whatever means— or they all fail together.

Even before the Christel House scandal, state lawmakers began to reassess Bennett’s grading scale and rewrite his formula. When reevaluating the current grading system, Indiana education officials must go beyond the numbers and offer a scoring system that promotes a holistic education, not teaching to the test.

Rankings, test scores, “A’s” and “F’s—these aren’t inherently useless measures of academic success. But they are not the only measures, and the state education system cannot endorse that mind set in schools, teachers or students. Indiana’s educational integrity depends on this, for as the Bennett scandal shows, an “A” could mean everything H or nothing at all.

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Do you think the new cheating policy will be effective? Why?

Freshman Mike Pitz

Sophomore Matthew Zheng

Junior Nick Surette

Senior Ana Ros-Marrero

I feel that it will definitely be more effective unlike the other years, because two felonies and you get kicked out of school. You have to watch for that.

Yes, because the punishment is really severe and that’s probably going to prevent people from attempting to cheat.

I do think it will be effective because it is a lot harsher and I feel like students won’t have the temptation to do it because of the consequences.

No, because I don’t think that people will take it more seriously even though it’s strict.

Science Teacher Franklin Hankins III

I think it’s going to be effective once a few students get suspensions... and the word gets around that the punishments are being carried out.

French Teacher Leslie McCarty

I think if all the teachers are consistent, it will be effective because now we have a policy that we can all uphold together.

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OPINION

Reporter Jacob Worrell

Graphic Perspective

10,000 hours.

Don’t underestimate natural talent. this means is that practicing past what seems to be the point It is a well-known fact that this school offers a variety of of mastery may be the best route to take in order to achieve extracurricular activities for students. Many of these, music greatness. and sports in particular, require a considerable amount of Now, faced with all this evidence, it would seem countertime spent practicing or rehearsing. Students participating intuitive — almost to the point of being a bit absurd — to in performing arts and athletic programs train tirelessly say that practice isn’t necessarily the biggest piece of the to hone their skills, yielding spectacular results. But these puzzle where success is concerned. Yet, that is exactly what successes may be more than the result of hard work alone. seems to be the case when psychologists put certain facets According to certain scientific journals, natural talent may of this issue under closer scrutiny. play a bigger role than previously thought.

In a study published in the journal In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell Intelligence, the data from 14 separate makes the case for a rigorous practice studies (on musicians and chess schedule. His book helps popularize what players) were taken into consideration he calls the “10,000-Hour Rule.” This rule If you can’t reanalyzed to see the feasibility of simply states that in order to become a convince them, and this “10,000-Hour Rule.” Their results leading expert in any chosen discipline, it confuse them showed that while practicing was is necessary to practice or work with that important, other factors contributed medium for 10,000 hours. Gladwell cites even more than practice did. neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, who says In the study, Zach Hambrick, that, “10,000 hours of practice is necessary associate professor of psychology at to achieve the level of mastery associated Michigan State University, showed that with being a world-class expert.” deliberate practice only accounted for A study from The Journal of around 30 to 35 percent of what made certain chess players or Neuroscience hinted that excessive amounts of practice may musicians more masterful than others. The remaining 65 to be necessary to become truly masterful. This study showed 70 percent was accounted for by natural talent. that even at such a time when an action had become perfectly Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “Talent hits natural to test subjects, the body was still making adjustments. a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can When the subjects’ muscle memory had reached a stable see.” Anyone can achieve talent through practice, but in order level of retention, their bodiesv continued to use less and less to find true genius, a certain level of innate talent is necessary. metabolic energy with each time through the action. What While most of us would like to live in an egalitarian world where everyone is on a level playing field, it’s simply a reality that some individuals have a bit of a leg-up.

How long?

Through my own experiences with performing arts, I have personally witnessed the benefits of being naturally According to Dr. Noa Kageyama, performance gifted in certain areas. I started playing percussion around psychologist and Julliard faculty member, there are sixth grade and barely had any experience drumming at five main ideas to keep in mind when practicing. that point. Still, I seemed to have some degree of rhythmic talent that just came naturally. I found it possible to skate 1. Duration - Keep practice sessions by almost all of middle school performing arts with little to limited to a duration that allows you to no dedicated practice in my schedule. I would usually either stay focused play garage rock with friends or simply sit down behind the drum kit and improvise beats and fills. As much fun as this was, it only allowed my innate abilities to remain at a 2. Timing - Practice during the day when static level. Since arriving at CHS — and maturing a bit with you have the most energy regards to musicianship — I’ve found practice necessary in order to grow and develop, but I’m still aided by my own natural abilities.

It is important for students here to recognize the fact that 3. Goals - Record practice goals and when in order to be truly masterful, it is essential to find something they are met for which they have a natural aptitude. Lacking the proper predisposition, practice can only go so far. This is not to say that students shouldn’t participate in activities they aren’t naturally good at; nor is it to belittle the importance of practice. It is clear 4. Smarter not Harder - If you’re having that practice is also an integral component of expertise, but trouble, try different techniques to truly achieve greatness, the importance of a natural talent cannot be overstated. CHS students in particular need to keep this in mind when selecting from the myriad of extracurricular and co-curricular activities this school has to offer, so as to find 5. Problem Solve - Find a method that H an area in which they can truly excel and be great. works for you

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PERSPECTIVES IN FOCUS: BULLYING OPINION

Photographer Omeed Malek

OPINION

Reporter Jessica Tao

Silent Killer. Bully-induced Bullying Happens. Students suicide is a growing problem must do their part for the new in all schools across the nation. bullying policy to be effective.

I recently got the opportunity to watch a documentary I had been wanting to see for a very long time. The documentary is titled “Bully” and is directed by highly acclaimed filmmaker Lee Hirsch. The movie chronicles the lives of five middle school and high school students and their daily lives in school for roughly a year. Sadly, these students were not randomly selected by the filmmaker to be the subjects of this documentary. They were chosen by the cruel hand of teenage bullying. These five students represent only a limited sampling of a larger problem in this country. These five students are the victims of bullying.

To those of you who may say, “So what?

We’ve all been bullied at one point in our lives,” I say this to you: have you ever been bullied so mercilessly that you considered suicide as the only viable solution?

That question is what differentiates modern day bullying from bullying in the past. That central question has shifted the teen bullying debate from “enforcing peaceful educational environments” to saving a human life.

The stories told in “Bully” are those of students who have struggled emotionally, physically and mentally at the hands of bullies and at the hands of aloof and passive school boards. In the past decade, bullying has taken on many forms ranging from physical bullying to cyber bullying. This problem is central to every school district in every state in this country.

Tori Nakol, Billy Lucas, Angel Green, Jamarcus Bell, Braylee Rice. These are all the names of Indiana students who only recently committed suicide to escape instances of vicious gossip and physical, mental and emotional bullying. According to a recent statistic by the Center for Disease Control, 4,600 teens commit suicide annually due to varying degrees of bullying. That harrowing number is equivalent to the size of the CHS student body.

Just as many students have experienced from first grade to senior year, I have witnessed and sometimes been on the receiving end of bullying. Though what I witnessed and endured was not as severe as the torture leading to the final curtain falling on the lives of many bullied Indiana teens, it has inspired me to be more vocal on this matter. Bullying is no longer a school nuisance. It will remain a legitimate life-and-death matter until school boards, students, teachers and parents come to the realization that the list of teens lost to

Be the Change

bully-induced suicide will not stop after Tori Nakol, Billy Lucas, Angel Green, Jamarcus Bell and Braylee Rice. So, as a human being to another human being, I ask you: Whose name is going to be next on this tragic list?

Your friend? Your brother? Your sister? You? In order to counteract the increasing number of teen suicides, we need to reevaluate ourselves. Whether you are a school board member, student, teacher or parent there is still something you can do to improve the quality of education and the quality of life for students who otherwise would be on the receiving end of emotionally traumatizing bullying and gossip. Be the difference. Be the voice of change. Be the stand-up person you need to be for the sake of the downtrodden.

After watching “Bully,” I felt emotionally moved. I wanted, more than anything, to mentor and guide the five bullied youth in the documentary.

Then it dawned on me: These problems are not isolated to that documentary—they exist in every school. I realized that I could be the voice of change; that I could be the difference; that I could stand up for those who have had a piece of their lives stolen from them at the hands of bullying.

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The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Omeed Malek at omalek@hilite.org.

We’ve all seen bullying. Whether in the form of malicious rumors, exclusion from a group, or nasty texts, many of us have been subjected to it, perpetrated it or allowed it. Regardless of the role any of us have taken in bullying, we can all partake in the most important part: stopping it.

Indiana has recently instituted a new anti-bullying policy that now includes external jurisdiction—meaning you can be punished for bullying off school grounds— and a mandatory obligation to report incidents of bullying.

It is true that a stricter policy will help to deter bullying, but why did we wait until now to reinstate another bullying policy?

Does it really matter? From my experience, I only wish that this policy could have come sooner, because I, and dozens of others, would have felt more secure about coming forward.

During my freshman year, there was a period of time when I dreaded coming to school because of the intense bullying.

School became so painful that I wanted to transfer schools. To be pushed to the brink of mental and emotional exhaustion by your “friends” is a harrowing experience—and I am most definitely not the only one to have felt this way.

However, whenever teachers read off the new bully policy rules, I lost track of the amount of eye rolls that circulated the room. It seemed like nobody cared about the consequences that came with this new stand against bullying, or realized the effect it could have, which makes the efficacy of a policy change questionable.

The new anti-bullying policy is completely necessary; however, will it be completely effective?

The two major changes to the policy punishes students for bullying that happens off school grounds and makes reporting

Strive for Yourself

bullying mandatory. The difficulty that administrators face is the secrecy involved with bullying.

While everyone acknowledges that it happens, nearly no one will report it. The new policy revolves around the concept that “You must help us to help you,” meaning that we need to do our part so administrators can, too.

We should eradicate the social taboo that comes with being bullied, because this will encourage victims to come forward, and discourage bullies from continuing their act. Turning a blind eye to the issue has solved nothing and will continue to solve nothing until we all take a stand.

I am challenging you to be “that person.”

Don’t take shame in standing up with the victim: Take pride in being brave enough to do what’s right.

You could make someone’s day, change an attitude, or even save a life. It is essential for us, as members of a Greyhound nation, to acknowledge bullying’s presence and maximize our efforts to make our school a great place for everyone. And, I’m proud to say that although this is not the end to bullying in Carmel High School, it is H certainly a great start.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Jessica Tao at jtao@hilite.org.

Videos: The Battle Against Bullying Scan the QR codes to check out these insightful YouTube videos on the issue of bullying:

“250 Balloons to Remember the Fallen” a PSA by Davey Wavey

Ellen Degeneres’s call for change after bully-induced suicides

Trailer for the Lee Hirsch documentary “Bully”

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OPINION

Reporter Sarah Liu

Keep reading. Despite recent shifts in the significance of libraries, students should enjoy more productive, deep reading.

In early August, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, since the Internet took over as the primary way of getting information, the significance of libraries, or as Pew called it, the “building filled with books,” has declined significantly in peoples’ lives, sometimes transforming libraries into buildings filled with computers and other electronics.

A different national survey Pew conducted in January 2013 showed that 20 percent of Americans ages 16 and older said libraries should definitely move books out of public locations in order to liberate more space for spaces such as computer areas and study/meeting rooms, 39 percent said maybe to these changes, and 36 percent said absolutely not.

However, the survey also found that many library users want to see more digital services but also think print books should still be important. I, for one, agree with this statement. The survey also showed that 77 percent of Americans aged 16 and older said free access to computers and Internet was a vital service of libraries, 80 percent said borrowing books, and 80 percent said reference librarians. Also, while 66 percent of Americans aged 16 and older who used library internet in the past year used it for research or school work, a hefty 63 percent said they used it for fun or to pass the time, and another 35 percent said they used it for social media.

While these numbers may not seem very difficult to chew on, computer and Wi-Fi access services compete with book and reference availability as critical services provided by libraries. However, since many Internet users just use it to pass the time, although a lot still use it for research or work, it doesn’t seem to be as critical to a library as the

books and reference do, as they can also aid research and school work just as effectively.

Besides somewhat excessive, non-productive Internet usage at libraries, I also find that we are becoming a generation of page-skimmers. It may seem hypocritical at first since many of us feel the need to read through assigned readings quickly, often due to time pressure, in Lights, order to get to the basic plot line instead Camera, of going way in depth. Yes, you may have Action! gotten the assignment done and over with, but just knowing the bare bones will not help very much in the long run.

Not only will page-skimming make it harder to analyze content for assignments or assessments, but it can also make a book seem pointless. However, many books that people “don’t like” are usually the books that have a great point and much influence. A great example is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I read it in eighth grade, but I did not get to my freshman year since I took honors English.

However, I remember how other freshmen reading it would say they absolutely hated it. I know that it may seem hard to read, but it had a huge influence on the views of treating colored people back then, and it still has the same influence now. It’s hard to get the same message when not reading or thinking beyond the plot.

Luckily, the media center here in CHS provides many potentially-influential-on-your-life books, such as the Eliot Rosewater books in addition to classics. If nothing appeals to you or if something you want happens to be unavailable there, then try the Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL). If you’re having trouble finding a book, the Goodreads website can help you with that. Whatever you do, take advantage of what’s available. You will be surprised by how much you will enjoy reading between the lines.

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Besides somewhat excessive, non productive Internet usage at libraries, I also find that we are becoming a generation of page skimmers.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Sarah Liu at sliu1@hilite.org.

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How Horses Show Off Hunters

Sophomore Taylor Johnson shares her passion for horseback riding

BY NAOMI REIBOLD nreibold@hilite.org When and why did you start horseback riding?

I started when I was five or six. My mom rode so it was just something I kind of started up because I wanted to try it since she was doing it. I guess all the jumping and work you put into it is fun, so that’s why I keep doing it.

How do you feel when you are about to jump over a jump?

It’s really nerve-wracking because my horse is really small, smaller than the rest of them, but I know he can do it.

When have you gotten the strangest looks for wearing your riding attire in public?

If Cavali were a person, what would his personality be?

I always think if he would be a person, he would be the really nerdy one that didn’t know anyone because you know how all the nerdy ones are always the sweetest? If you talk to them they are really, really nice. That’s how he is. He is really sweet. If he doesn’t know you, he will just be really nice.

What type of showing do you do?

I do hunters which is judged on the horse and how graceful it is.

The name can be deceiving. This type of showing is not judged on how well a horse can hunt, but rather on the form of the horse and rider during the competition. The duo is given a pre-designed course to jump through ideally without refusals (when the horse refuses to jump) or knocking down poles. The more flawless and graceful the ride, the higher the score.

Jumpers

Horses and riders are judged solely on how fast they can get through the course without any faults (knocking down poles or a horse refusing to jump). Form is not a factor in scoring, but speed and accuracy are. Riders are often timed and jumps are often more intricate with tighter turns.

Dressage

A French term meaning “training,” this form of showing has nine levels, with multiple tests in each one. In the arena there are points marked with letters and in each show riders must follow the order of the points and the type of movement the horse must perform.

The purpose of dressage is to improve a horse’s athletic ability and its relationship with the rider.

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The weirdest place I’ve gotten looks is at Walmart. People just look at me, and my brother’s been asked if he plays baseball because of his pants and just random things like that.

Name: Cavali

Name: Taylor Johnson

Age: 8 years old

Age: 15 years old

Height: 15 feet, 3 inches Favorite Food: Jolly Ranchers

“I just kind of like being around (horses) and what they do and who they are.”

Height: 5 feet, 6 inches Favorite Food: Ice cream

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