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Crown Point High School 1500 S. Main St.

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Dec. 20, 2013 Vol. 78 Issue 4

Crown Point, IN 46307

inklings@cps.k12.in.us

How suite it is Sophomore Michael Truschka performs in annual production of the Nutcracker ballet Read about Truschka in the Nutcracker on page 16

New classes proposed for addition to curriculum BY SHANNON ROSTIN

managing editor

PHOTOS BY AMY SCHUCH Junior Billy Bernhardt helps his family decorate his house for the holiday season. The Bernhardts have lived on Candy Cane Lane for the past four years.

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Candy Cane Lane Students keep 55 year decorating tradition BY MAGGIE GELON OLIVIA ELSTON

editor-in-chief associate editor

A walk down winter wonderland may not be as far as the North Pole when Candy Cane Lane is right here in Crown Point. Every holiday season Holton Ridge transforms into the famous Candy Cane Lane. For 55 years the street has been dedicated to becoming a winter wonderland for a few weeks of the year. “It’s not your average holiday street,” freshman, and resident of Candy Cane Lane, Kathryn Birmingham said. “Every Christmas we all look forward to it and putting up the lights together and seeing everyone drive by and getting our month of fame.” But the month of fame does not come without much preparation. Christmas trees are ordered for each yard, the nativity has to be assembled and the houses of course have to be decorated.

Feature Multiple Celebrations Students deal with having a winter holiday birthday

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Candy Cane Lane celebrates its 55th year this winter.

Senior Natalie Groff has lived on the street her entire life and is familiar with the decorating process. “There’s a nativity scene in the (culde-sac) and all the families have different parts of the nativity scene, like my family has one of the wise men that we keep in our garage until it’s Christmas, then we put it out,” Groff said. Just a few years ago, junior Billy Bernhardt moved onto the street. While his mother was aware of the tradition when they purchased the house, See Candy Cane Lane on page 3

In efforts to better meet the requirements of the changing interest of students, administration will be proposing new course offerings for the scheduling process of the 2014-2015 school year. These will include newly offered as well as advanced, or next levels of current classes. A prospective list of these includes computer programing 2, advanced business management, advanced web design, info comm and tech, intro to print reading, theatre arts special topics (an online course), astronomy and AP world history. “They were chosen because we thought we had some gaps in our offerings, and we wanted to have a better flow,” assistant principal Robert McDermott said. “For example, in the computer tech courses we wanted to make sure that we had enough courses in the programming and networking end where students could take courses each of their four years.” Some courses, such as astronomy, were added to offer an elective in different subjects. “Astronomy we made because we wanted to expand our elective offerings in science. We know a majority of kids are taking some biology and chemistry and the vast majority of kids are taking some form of physics, so we wanted to have some other opportunities for our students to take. We are hoping to add some additional courses in science for the future, but for next year we are going to add astronomy,” McDermott said. Other courses are being offered to meet the needs and graduation requirements of certain grade levels such as adding AP world history as a component to See Proposed Classes on page 2

Sports

A&E

Creating her own legacy Hannah Albrecht makes own name in basketball

Christmas in movies Classic Christmas movies reviewed from best to worst

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