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March 2, 2018

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Issue 6 Volume 109 | Richmond, IN

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Legislature silences student voices

Nathan Ben Jada Josh Chaney Jointer Howard Steele

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Shylah Gibson

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Richmond High School As he applies for his students,” counselor Sally fourth college, he begins to Porter said. “Students have question where he will get the whole month of February the money to help pay for his where they can come in college funds. Many students and sign up for Honors often wonder about the vaand Awards and in early rieties of scholarships there March, we have interviews are available. The options for those scholarships. range from sports scholarThey find out at our Honors ships to academic and fall and Awards assembly if in a variety of categories. they have received any February is a common time scholarships through our of year for seniors to begin local scholarships.” filling out scholarship appliThere is a large variety cations. of local scholarships “Right now we have for students, but outside information available for scholarships are also offered Honors and Awards, for students all around those are our local Wayne County. scholarships “We also have outside that are scholarships for Wayne only County students,” for Porter said. “We also have websites like Fast Web and College Board where students can get on and search for scholarships themselves. Basically scholarship money is free money students donʼt have to pay back.” It is also important for students to view the benefits they can gain from scholarships. Students are also advised to apply for see mrs porter for FAFSA scholarhsip packet and (Free

scholarhsip information 2018

interviewS will be march 12-16

A 2.0 gpa is required for application

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Application for Federal Student Aid) “Every student should apply for FAFSA whether they think they can qualify for financial aid or not and those are due on April 15,” Porter said. “21st century scholars are also required to apply for FAFSA.” Often times, a studentʼs grades will play a large role in the chance of receiving a scholarship. “The majority are based on academics and grades,” Porter said. “The higher grades you have, the better chance you might have of getting a scholarship. Sometimes they are based on a certain degree that you interested in and a certain college that you want to go to. We [RHS] have some for going to a two year college, some are for a four year college but even those, the higher grades you have the better chance youʼll have at getting a scholarship.” There are also times when students may fear the rejection from receiving the scholarship opportunities. “Many students fear that they will not receive the scholarships they want to apply for, so they do not apply for them at all,” Porter said. “Anytime that you can get free money that you donʼt have to pay back you should try. It can be as small as $50 to thousands of dollars. Sometimes it gets kind of screwy because sometimes it seems like the smaller amounts, many students donʼt want to apply for. Those smaller amount scholarships can pay for books or anything else.” If there is difficulty or confusion when applying for scholarships, counselors are the first option for people to come to. “High school counselors are a good place to start,” Porter said. “They can go to their counselor or their counselor can send them over to me especially whenever it comes to help with Honors and Awards things.”

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March 2, 2018

Student journalists continue fight for First Amendment rights

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ne of the rights guaranteed in the First Amendment is freedom of the press, which allows journalists the right to publish. These rights are meant for every person in America, while in reality they are not always afforded to student journalists. On February 15, 2018, House Bill 1016 was defeated 47 - 46 in the Indiana House of Representatives. The bill not only allows freedom of speech for students from grades 7 through 12, but it also “requires each school corporation and charter school to adopt a policy concerning student journalist protections.” The bill also offers protections to school administrators, who would not be held liable for content in school publications. This would mean that journalists would only need an adviser to supervise them and they would not have to fear the idea of supression unless there were reasonable conditions such as containing content which “disrupts the operation of the public school.” Often times, the opposing side of this argument feels as if the school administrators should have control and responsibility over the student created content. They believe administrators should maintain control rather than allowing teachers to instruct their students to act responsibly. Rep. Wendy McNamara from Evansville claimed that students, “lack the basic brain development that they need.” Insinuating that she believes students are not capable of covering basic information that should be shared with the public. Students are not trusted to maintain and practice their basic First Amendment rights, but they are trusted to get a driverʼs license and also handle ﬁrearms at the age of 18. Student journalists not only should have the right to practice their rights, but they should also feel able to live without fear of suppression. Controversial topics are not something high school journalists shy away from. Weʼve covered racism, toxic relationships, anxiety, suicide and peer pressure to name a few. According to the executive director of the Indiana High School Press Association, Ryan Gunterman, “Student journalists were shying away from topics of importance to their peers because of the threat of being shut down by administration.” Student journalists should have the freedom to write about subjects they feel could better their community and peers and inform about news. Student journalists, or journalists in general, should never be worried about censorship purely for the reason they are only displaying information about controversial topics. Not only does the First Amendment right and House Bill 1016 allow for freedom of speech, but it also allows student journalists to learn and experience the reality of journalism. Covering bubbly topics such as “two-sport athletes” will not prepare students to experience the reality of journalism such as covering topics like school shootings and drug problems. Denying a studentʼs freedom of speech not only takes away the First Amendment rights of a student, but also challenges the idea the journalist will grow to become successful and conﬁdent in the topics they are covering. House Bill 1016 must be revived during the next legislative session to give student journalists the rights they deserve.

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The effect of music r o i v a on our Beh Reporter register.mathews@gmail.com

Soon after realizing his girlfriend had been talking to another guy, he found himself listening to “Sam Smith radio” on Pandora. This event affected his music choice, but can music choice effect behavior? Music has always been a part of history. Instruments have been utilized in every culture. Today, music has created a culture centered on lyrics that are focused on specific themes. These themes influence the behaviors of younger generations, whether those behaviors are good or bad. “Years ago, in the historical perspective, there was a philosophy that said that the music you listen to could put you either good or ill,” band director Nathan Rigsby said. “It could actually control your actions. We know now that it can influence your emotional state and it can raise serotonin levels and neuroinhibitor levels, so it can improve your mood or darken your mood if it needs to or if you want it to but the choice is still obviously up to us.” Everybody listens to a different type of music and sometimes their music choices can influence them as a person. “I only listen to music that represents who I am,” sophomore Lauren Foote said. “Music has just kinda been always my life. I was a singer for quite some time so I just really enjoy music and listening to music and it’s a daily part of my life.” However, there is not a certain consensus on whether the effects of music are positive or negative. “I think that it’s positive for the most part because there’s just so much more accessibility to different styles and

genres and topics in music and I think it’s really helping people to find a voice if they don’t particularly have one,” sophomore Emma Socey said. “To find a way to not only express what their concerns are or what they’re feeling but also to find new viewpoints.” While some think music is positive, others believe it can also have negative effects as well. “I think it effects us negatively,” Foote said. “I think it changes us because it puts us in different groups and it just puts us out in the world and we try to act like the people that we listen to and sometimes the people that we listen to aren’t the best role models.” Music can also give people differ-

ent feelings and it can also change their moods as well. However, It is not necessarily the music that changes people.. “I don’t think that music can be used as a scapegoat for a downward trend in culture,” Rigsby said. “If people think culture is trending towards anarchy or it’s trending towards more disrespect or whatever, I don’t think music is to blame for that because it’s still our choices so I believe that music is still impacting our culture on a positive standpoint across the board. I think that what people do with it is where we get the negativity. Some people can listen to a piece of music and be incited to violence or lawbreaking but I don’t think that’s the music’s fault.”

Jazz music can help relax you

Metal can help your sense of “self” strong sense of identity and community development

Rap can help you fight against depression

Country music can help you feel joy

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Logan Mathews

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Students struggle with asking for help in class why we try to give things like Canvas and Twitter and emails so that they feel a little less anonymous, and for them to not feel stupid in front of everybody.” Webb also believes that students and teachers must be on the Reporter register.long@gmail.com same track. “Students and teacher need to be able to get on the same page that students are here to learn and the teachers are here to help them. swered in a variety of ways. We need to learn that we need to be partners in the success, it doesnʼt “They are too self conflicted to ask for help or letting others know matter how good the teacher does, if a student doesnʼt want to learn, that they need help with something,” sophomore Jordan Murray said. theyʼre not going to learn,” Webb said. “At the same time, if a student All students handle it a little differently, but those ways are somereally wants to learn, than the teacher needs to find a way to make how all connected in a way. that happen, itʼs a ʻpartnershipʼ and we have “It could possibly be that they arenʼt to view it as that and that it causes a change paying attention well enough,” sophoin the teachers and a change in the students.” more Lilly Ervin said. “Teachers donʼt Many teachers offer extra help and tutoralways do their jobs right. They donʼt always teach students how their supposed ing but often times, the students donʼt accept to and most students donʼt understand the the offer. way teachers are teaching them.” “Some students donʼt take extra tutoring Some students say itʼs the teachers, because some are just too lazy,” Murray e s t n but others say its the student themselves. nc said. ude l but o ey t Teachers possibly have a different point s Ervin also mentions that time management h l y t n a lt of view on it, but it doesnʼt mean that it a r i u c causes a problem whenever it comes to tue M p l doesnʼt tie in with the students. e th s dif fu or he v toring and help outside of school. She also i g f e “In math classes I suspect that the speaks on the idea of a study hall. com to ask struggle is that they get in their own way, e b t “Time management is a huge problem e i l they decide that they donʼt like it that gg because most of students have jobs and they theyʼve told themselves over and over that stru have sports and electives after school so they canʼt do it and then they get to the sometimes itʼs hard to do things after school, highschool level and what a surprise, they and some students ride buses in the morning canʼt do it,” geometry teacher Scott Beaso help before school is impossible because men said. “The biggest thing I try to do for that is to instill confidence, that itʼs okay parents go to work then,” Ervin said. “Howto be wrong, we want you to be wrong, ever, If we had study hall, tutoring could be itʼs fine, and if we can ever get people going on then, honestly I think itʼs up to the to turn on that then you see tremendous teachers to change that, if they changed our improvement, but until we get there itʼs reschedules around and gave us classes that ally hard.” we felt comfortable in and with people weʼre There is still a possibility that the lack with.” of understanding can come from both the Students often time are discovered to be students and the teachers. in the wrong mindset which can affect their “Sometimes students have not been ability to learn the information. prepared by the things that came before, “Every year, the kids are different and sometimes they have so much more gohave a different set of needs and we have to ing on in their personal lives and theyʼre figure that out and sometimes by the time we just not into it, could also be that itʼs a figure it out, itʼs May,” Beamen said. “I think subject they donʼt care for, or a teacher what students can do is utilize other modes, emails and things that they donʼt care for,” chemistry and physics teacher Greg Webb said. “There are a lot of factors and most of them donʼt have to do with the arenʼt so public or try to find a friend thatʼs better at it than you are, I intelligence or ability of the student, but other things that are going on always tell my students that I donʼt care where they get the help from, that are influencing them.” they just need to get the help.” Wondering why students are so afraid of such a thing is more comSome feel itʼs just because the students donʼt want to give the efmon than people think. fort but it could possibly be other things also. “Kids are scared because of peer pressure and bullying,” Mur“The reason so many more students donʼt take up extra tutoring ray said. Some students may claim that they do not mind, but others is simply because they are just too busy, got extra catrical activities, disagree. sports, speech, drama, band and choir have their concerts, practices “Sometimes people make them feel like less of what they are, itʼs and games, and some people have to watch their little siblings, a huge embarrassing sometimes to come out in front of the whole class and amount of pressure on you and the last thing you want to do is stay for say they need help, itʼs a lack of confidence,” Ervin said. help, and the last thing you wanna do in the morning is come early to Some teachers also agree that students may fear the idea of asktry to get extra help,” Webb said. “I know some students who donʼt ing questions in class. even get off work until 11 or 12 and then still need to do homework “Admitting weakness is hard to do, most of us canʼt do it, but the when they get home from work and coming in early is the last thing real strongest of us are able to admit weakness in front of everybody and most people canʼt do it so they just wonʼt,” Beamen said. “Thatʼs on your mind.” Everyone has a class that they struggle in but many times no one says anything to fix it. Asking for help seems to be a huge problem that most students struggle with. The reason for why students are found struggling in classes can be an-

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Kiersten Long

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Diploma preference that will benfit students future Often students think a core 40 is a diploma that is not important Skylar or will not be beneficial to them in their future. Students think colHenderson leges wonʼt look at them as they Reporter register.henderson@gmail.com would a student who is going for a Technical honors or a Honors diploma. “I am going for a regular core 40. This diploma isnʼt high up, like a honors diploma,” junior Kelsey Mullins said. “Most college want people that challenge themselves in school and take higher up classes.” Any diploma offered at a high school is beneficial to the student in some way. The only difference between the two is just based on what the student would prefer to take. “Iʼm going for an Academic Diploma,” junior Krystalyn Shirley said. “I chose this diploma mainly because I wanted more of a challenge and I thought it would look good for college.” AP classes are offered to students their sophomore, junior, and senior year. These classes are college based classes, to help students get a head start on their future, and get a feel for what a college class is like. “A Core 40 = 40 credits (29 required, 11 elective credits); A. Honors = 47 credits, 2 AP classes or 6 dual credits, 2 additional math credits, Honors Econ, 2 Fine Arts Credits, 3 years of a foreign language; Technical Honors = 47 credits, 6 dual credits in a Career/Tech Ed program. Both Honors diplomas require a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a C or better in all classes that count for the diploma,” counselor Kasey McFarland said. Many students who want to do cosmetology, be a firefighter, a nurse, or a teacher take career-ed classes through the career center. “I chose technical honors, I have more career classes, so technical honors would benefit me more than honors diploma,” junior Gracie Fox said. With the technical honors diploma leaning more toward career ed classes, many students see that as an opportunity to see if they really want to pursue that job in the future. “The diploma benefits more for cosmetology since Iʼll have my cosmetology license when I graduate high school,” Fox said. If a student fails a class that could affect their schedule and certain

classes they can take to stay on track, they donʼt always have to change their diploma. “Students are encouraged to retake the class in Credit Recovery or summer school,” McFarland said. “Students are encouraged to stay on their diploma track and not let one bad semester ruin their future plans.” Students who are going for a higher up diploma such as a Honors diploma have to take harder classes. Students who want to challenge themself often chose to take AP classes to show college that they are trying to push themselves. “This diploma is going to benefit me by really showing colleges what classes I decided to take,” Shirley said. “I feel like it will show colleges that Iʼm already taking college like courses.” A Technical honors and a Honors diploma have similarities, but Technical honors is based off of career ed classes and Honors is just core classes. “I chose academic diploma over a Technical honors because I had not planned on taking vary many career classes” junior shirley said Students also feel like they may be stronger in classroom based classes, rather than classes like a cosmetology, or CNA. “I felt like Iʼm stronger at hardcore classes,” Shirley said. “One diploma track is not “better” than the other because all diplomas are considered college-prep diplomas (meaning you can attend a 4-year university after high school),” counselor McFarland said. “However, your diploma track depends on your interests. For example, if you love French, an Academic Honors diploma might be a good fit.” Some middle schools offer a foreign language for students to take. This could be beneficial for some but others could be a discouragement. “When I was in middle school, I failed the Spanish eca so I didnʼt get the credit,” Mullins said. Counselors help guide students in the right direction but itʼs mainly the students preference on what classes they decide to take. “Students pick their diploma,” McFarland said. “School counselors in middle school and high school meet with students to ensure students have graduation requirements, but students have the most control of their diploma track. Counselors are there to support students achieve their goals.”

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The stipulations for graduation

Core 40 diploma English- 8 credits Math- 6 credits Science- 6 credits Social studies-6 credits Physical Education-2 credits Health- 1 credit Directed Electives- 5 Electives- 6 credits Total of 42 credits

Core 40 with technical honors English- 8 credits Math- 6 credits Science- 6 credits Social studies-6 credits Physical Education-2 credits Health- 1 credit Career/technical - 6 Electives- 12 credits Total of 47 credits

Core 40 with academic honors

English- 8 credits Math- 8 credits Science- 6 credits Social studies-6 credits Physical Education-2 credits Health- 1 credit World language - 6-8 Fine arts-2 Electives- 6-8 credits Total of 47 credits

March 2, 2018

Richmond’s internships and career pathways Varieties of internships available to students Cadet teaching

Students can work as a nurse’s aid, HR assistant or a CNA

Students can work as K-4 teachers or 5-8 teachers and learn what is required to be a teacher, such as different teaching skills and tactics.

Network specialist

Students work as a technology supervisor, e-Learning Specialist or networking manager where they will learn how to code firewall and deal with laptop problems.

Infographic by Duncan Weber

Reid Hospital

Conner Necessary

ne of the best ways to learn about what career path you may Reporter want to go down is getting real world register.necessary@gmail.com experience through having an internship. Although many students get weighed down in classes at RHS, an internship can prove to be one of the most valuable experiences that RHS has to offer. “Internships are a class that you can take your senior year and they are based on your series of interests that you might want to pursue after high school,” counselor Stephanie Hoober said. Having a program like this allows seniors to experience what things they might want to pursue for a degree in college before they spend four years trying to achieve that career. One of the most popular places to take an internship is Reid hospital. “I wanted to intern at Reid because I want to do something in the medical field, so getting the exposure and experience there will help me a lot in narrowing down what I eventually want to do,” senior Braxtyn Hurley said. Internships are a way to catch a glimpse of the line of work you might be interested in because it opens you up to all of the things that a career in the field might consist of. “My favorite part is the staff because they are all super nice and explain everything but my least favorite part is when thereʼs no patients I just sit there the whole time,” Hurley said. Having the ability to sample a career does come at a cost though, taking three periods of the studentʼs schedule and sometimes interfering with other classes. “Some of the drawbacks are that you have to be at school at a certain time so sometimes you can be late,” senior Jamie Weigel said. For most who decide to take an internship however the benefits seem to outweigh the drawbacks heavily.

“I knew that I wanted a career in the medical field but I didnʼt know exactly what, so I wanted to get the experience through Reid to see what career I wanted and it definitely helped,” Weigel said. Using an internship to find what classes you need to take in college and what skills will help the most in a career are key advantages to taking an internship. Another way internships can be used is to narrow down jobs in a field that might fit you best. “My first rotation I was with outpatient rehab so I would observe what the therapists were doing and sometimes I even did therapy with the kids,” Weigel said. “My second rotation was on the 4th floor of the hospital and I just observed and followed the nurses. My third rotation I was with radiology and I just sat and observed.” With all of the advantages to taking an internship, there are also limitless types of internships that seniors can take. “You can take any type of internship if you can arrange it, so if you want to be veterinarian you can take an internship at a veterinary clinic, or if you are interested in medicine you can take an internship at Reid,” Hoober said. “There have been internships at Girls inc., at radio tv stations.” There are relatively few qualifications to take the internship program at RHS and most students can easily make them. “You have to fill out an application and turn it in to the internship supervisor and they check your GPA and attendance to make sure that you qualify to be an intern,” Hoober said. A drawback to taking an internship is that it may affect your GPA negatively if you are concerned about class rank. “An internship counts as an academic class in terms of GPA there is no weighting to it but it does count as three credits since it is a three period class each day,” said Hoober. Despite this, taking an internship as a senior may be something to consider, especially because it is something that can change what career you might want to pursue in college.

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Spectaculathon to take the stage Photo by Melany Dominguez

Photo by Melany Dominguez

Photo by Josh Howard

plify, Langley picked this play due to it’s true inner beauty. “I thought that the play was hilarious,” he said. “I read it last year while we were wrapping up things with the play last year, and it was just really funny.” In any case, it’s not all fun and games. When it came to the Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon in its first 4 weeks after auditions, the cast had to multitask before most rehearsals. “Right now we’re not only working on rehearsing but we’re working on cleaning up McGuire Hall,” Langley said. “Because there was a lot of props and sets that accumulated over the years that we probably don’t really have a need for, and it’s just taking up space. So we’re working on making it a space that we can call our own.” On the other hand, the space is open to everyone willing to help. “We do need more people for the play, because a lot of people quit, so talk to Mr.Langley cause it’s really fun,” Hale said. Similar to what other actor’s had to say about the absence of actors. “I would say go right ahead it’s fun, it’s a different point of view on things and it gives you a different experience,” Hamilton said. Experiences can vary and Langley wants everyone to have a good time whether they’re a singer or an actor. “I know that their are some that prefer to do plays over musicals, so hopefully if we do plays they’ll continue,” Langley said. If you aren’t a singer or an actor there is still ways to help, and be apart of the creation of this performance. “I will probably still need people once we get closer to performance, and I’ll still need people to help backstage,” Langley said. The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon is halfway done, If you don’t want to be apart of the play, you can still see and support it on March 10, 2018 for $10 in Mcguire Hall. Illustration by Aristolte Richter

Her heart pounds as the spotlight hits her. She says the lines she’s practiced onehundred times and receives a Reporter great reaction from the audiregister.chaney@gmail.com register.jointer@gmail.com ence. The light fades to show where she truly is, William Langley’s room. She has just begun rehearsal and has big dreams for her performance. The drama club is what has lead her to be more confident and relaxed in a good environment. The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon is 2 months away, and she will be ready. The amount of work the cast has went through is all worth Spanish teacher William Langley directs it. actors in McGuire. “It can be difficult sometimes, but if you really get into it, it’s actually really easy,” freshman Justiss Hamilton said. “You get lost in the flow of the words.” Other actors feel the same way. “My part as gretel is kind of hard because of the way she has to act,” freshman Maggie Hale said. “She’s a very depressing character and I have to change my personality.” Actors are not the only ones who are a part of this play. Drama club director, Langley, is an actor himself and understands what has to be done. “I started doing drama at the Richmond Civic Theatre, and they needed someone Senior Hunter Haskett rehearses his lines in McGguire. to take it over here,” Langley said. “It’s just something I like to do, so I wanted to be able to share that with other people. Students see differences in the way things are run here versus at the RCT. “The Richmond Civic Theatre is a lot more strict, but here it’s pretty laid back and you get to do what you want and make it the way you want it,” Hale said. Even some actors who haven’t been to the Richmond Civic Theatre find the drama club enjoyable. “It is (drama club) very different because you get to put some humor into it and mix it up with a little bit of stuff from different time periods,” Hamilton said. Due to mindset’s like this, it was a simple decision for Junior Valentin Leupolt sits on stage and Langley’s choice in this parplays with cards. ticular play. “Right now while the program is still kind of small I wanted to do something that we would be able to do minimally, but we would be able to do really well,” he said. Aside from the play being something the cast could am-

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Developing Devil athletes The average fan watches a Richmond Reporter game and register.richey@gmail.com only views the outcome. What they donʼt see is the preparation and development of that all of

Cade Richey

the players put in. Players work to develop not only during the season, but for countless hours in the off-season in more ways than one. Many kids have to work around tiring schedules. A typical day for Richmond athletes is longer than many people think. Many wake up, go to practice, go to school, return to practice and go to work all along with homework before they ﬁnally go to sleep. Some students feel as if their mental game has grown along with their physical game. “Iʼve gotten a lot smarter about volleyball,” freshman Amanda Wolfe said. Mental development can be vital to developing into a better player. Footwork, placement, form, and knowledge can set a player on a higher level than other people in their sport. “I know how to move around more and when to move,” Wolfe said. “Through the years with all the practice you learn to play smarter. I think itʼs better to get better mentally than physically. If you have better form and play smarter you can beat a person who is a better athlete. You do have to get better as far as being athletic though because it will make you a lot better as you develop the fundamentals and timing of volleyball too.” Some players believe that it is more important to develop physically than mentally to be the best player possible.

“[Players need to be better] physically because you need to be ready for what comes at you and if you can handle it but when your season happens then itʼs time to be mentally ready,” junior Oshay Henderson said. Many players take the lessons and failures theyʼve endured during their season to get better. “Honestly I was garbage my freshman year then I [saw] that I had to make it out and I pushed myself and my teammates did and I developed from there,” Henderson said. Itʼs important to get better not only as an athlete, but also be a student of the game. “In football I think you have to be developed mentally and physically to get to your potential,” senior Caleb Ellis said. “Thatʼs why the coaches are preaching to hit the weight room.” Some players turn to watching countless hours of film and lifting weights to reach new levels in their athletic careers. “We watched films a lot and that helps you a lot,” Ellis said. “Most of it is you wanting to develop. A lot of kids can develop into a better player but they donʼt want to do the work that you gotta do. Basically you gotta get in the weight room and watch a lot of film to know how to get better and play better.” Coaches arenʼt the only people to help develop athletes. Teammates push each other to their limits in order to get the best possible team they can. “Well personally the coaches this year didnʼt help me, it was my team and they helped a lot,” Henderson said. “Itʼs more important to be honest cause them the people you play with, practice with, and everything. In order to win you must be one.”

Illustration by Shylah Gibson

March 2, 2018

Creepy culinary combinations Reporter register.brunton@gmail.com

eople say teenagers will eat just about anything. With increased appetite and willingness to take a risk, teenagers will try weird combinations of food. Many of the people around us eat these weird things on a daily basis, the only question is if youʼll try them too. “Barbecue and ranch on mac & cheese,” junior Maranda Coyle said. When given the opportunity to try weird food combinations some take advantage of it and some donʼt. “I accidentally got barbeque and ranch on my mac & cheese and instantly loved it. Ever since then iʼve always eaten my mac & cheese that way,” Coyle said. Everything tastes differently to everyone individually and what you think might be good someone else could think the opposite. “It tastes like sweet and sour sauce but more sweet,” Sophomore Chloe Mitchell said. “chicken nuggets and carmel.” Others have grown up with the “weird” food combinations that might be weird to us but are no longer weird to them. “Barbecue on bread,” junior Tyler Winfrey said. “Iʼve just always ate that ever since I was a kid.” While some people like their food bland, most like it interesting and appetizing . “It gives it ﬂavor, I love

any food with expression and tang,” an anonymous sophomore said. “Pickle Juice on popcorn is the way to go.” Most combinations that people eat they eat because they bring out the best in each other. But everyone can consider what brings the best out in food differently. “Cheetos and milk, I love the strong taste of the cheetos with the cold taste of the milk. Itʼs the best combination,” anonymous sophomore said. While some eat the food combinations they eat because of nutritional value, others eat them because itʼs something different unique. “I eat pickles and peanut butter a lot, I love how the sourness of the pickle is offset by the sweetness of the peanut butter,” anonymous sophomore said. Condiments make weird food combinations so

much more easier to create. They can change a basic meal into something so much more than that. “I eat sriracha and mayo on my grilled cheese, it is so easy to spice something up with just a different condiment,” Coyle said. Peanut butter and jelly is a classic combination that works smoothly together. But itʼs the weird combinations that make you think and actually want to try more of and explore.

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Richmond’s best slice of pizza Americans love pizza. Isaiah That is a simple fact of life. Cox On average, Online Editor according to register.icox@gmail.com the National Association of Pizza Operators, an American eats 46 slices of pizza per year. It is also estimated that about 3 billion pizzas are sold in America each year. There are arguments about what place, what type or what city has the best pizza. Chicago or New York? Pepperoni or cheese? Pineapple or no pineapple? Here in Richmond, there are many options of where you can purchase that pizza. There are mainstream chains such as Papa Johns, Dominoʼs, Pizza Hut, Little Caesars or Papa Murphyʼs then it gets more regional. Mancinoʼs Pizza and Pizza King are both Midwest based establishments that are in Richmond. Local to just Indiana is Big Boyz Pizza and local to just Richmond is Mercurioʼs Pizza. We took to Twitter to ask out of the last four, Pizza King, Big Boyz, Mercurioʼs and Mancinoʼs, who has the best pizza in Richmond. Unsurprisingly, Pizza King, which has a famed location in Richmond named Claraʼs, won 78% of the votes, followed by Mancinoʼs at 9%, Mercurioʼs at 8% and Big Boyz at 5%. To take this vote to the test, I set out to sample from those four spots. I sent out letters to the establishments, took my press pass, a camera and fellow staff member, Conner Necessary, and proceeded to form my opinions. The ﬁrst location we visited was Big Boyz Pizza. Located in the center of Richmond just across from Richmond Civic Theatre, Big Boyz is a small restaurant but is very nice, as it was just opened last year. There are not too many dinner tables and it is not cluttered,

The signature pizza placed on the nice plates makes Big Boyz a good place for a night out.

the dinner tables are to the left and right and just carry out to the left. The atmosphere is inviting but is surpassed by the quality of the service received and the food there. The staff got us quickly seated and within 5-10 minutes our pizza arrived. The pizza of our choice was the specialty, as it will be with all the

places on the list. The specialty at Big Boyz was simply Big Boyz Pizza. The pizza was topped with pepperoni, sausage, beef, mushrooms, green peppers and onions. The tall pizza, from content alone, seemed to be worth the price, 8” for $6.50, 12” for $11.50, 16” for $20.50, but all that matters is the taste. The fluffy crust with a crispy bottom held the pizzaʼs many toppings and the blanket of cheese keeps the topping held on. The well mixed set of toppings along the delicious sauce left no overbearing taste, but a delicious pizza. It is a little messy but that is expected with so many toppings. By the time Conner and I finished eating, we were completely full off of the 8” pizza we shared. This started off with a high bar set and for the upcoming four rounds, we felt as if we found the knockout punch in the first. For the combination of the nice restaurant in the middle of the city and the absolutely wonderful pizza and price, I decided to give it 9/10, the only bad takeaways being the lack of tables, lack of decoration in the restaurant and maybe too much sauce, but of course that is nitpicking. Big Boyz is a great place to either go to lunch with friends or dinner with the family and has a delicious pizza. The next stop was at a location just down the street from the high school, Mancinoʼs Pizza. Now you may sometimes see this logo plastered on boxes in the lunchroom or may drive by it on National Road West. The spirit of Richmond High School is seen in the decor with NCC posters and RHS Athletics memorabilia are plastered on the walls. The old-school arcade machines and metal tables and chairs give it an authentic local pizza place feel. We go up to the counter and order the Mancinoʼs Pride: pepperoni, ham, sausage, mushroom,

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13 green peppers, onions, black olives and mozzarella cheese. Sitting down and looking over the restaurant, the chairs and tables are a bit cluttered and the television is playing CNN a little too loudly. The pizza takes a while but when it arrives, itʼs fresh. There is a good amount of cheese that sits well over the thin crust. The large amount of toppings coincide with little sauce but the pizza is delightful. The black olives are the most prominent topping but overall, the mix of the toppings on the pizza leads to a more The neon signs, Richmond Atheltics posters, and than satisfactory dish. juke box give Mancinoʼs the small pizza place The price is fine for the taste, 9” $7.19, 12” $15.99, 16” $21.49. Overall, I would give it a 7.5/10, the pizza itself was good and the decor looked nice but the food took too long and the black olives were too dominant in the taste. Mancinoʼs is a restaurant to take kids or go out to lunch for a quick and cheap bite to eat, but maybe isnʼt the nicest place to go out on a dinner date or to take a lot of people, because of the time. The only Richmond exclusive pizza on the list, Ann Mercurioʼs carryout only pizza is on the upper south side riddled with construction but no change is needed for the retro style pizza shop. ”I like [Mercurioʼs] because I smack it at least once a week and my dude Haynes works there,” junior Jake Miller said. “And the cheese is very good.” The open shop lets you order your pizza and watch the fresh pie being made in front of you. Just a few benches and chairs does make it seem a little messy and It does take a while seeing it is only carry out, but the pizza satisfies. The box opens to reveal a wrapped pizza that is kept warm through the transportation process. We got the Deluxe Pizza, 9” for $10.00, 12” for $15.00 and 16” for $21.60 The wrapping comes off to reveal a pizza with enough sausage to start a small deli business. Although some may see this as too much, it is a staple of Mercurioʼs and fits in well with the slew of other toppings. The pizza is in all topped with pepperoni, sausage, onions, mushrooms and sweet peppers. The pizza was very much a mess but the mess what well worth it. The many toppings and thick crust led to a filling and delicious meal. Just like Big Boyz and Mancinoʼs, Mercurioʼs has its own specialty. With the option to get a fresh baked pizza or a frozen, ready to cook pizza, carry out

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is Mercurioʼs forte, so a call in before and a quick pick up, Mercurioʼs is an opportunity to support a local business while also getting incredible and ﬁlling pizza. Thatʼs why I give Mercurioʼs an 8/10. Our last stop was to the supreme pizza, pun intended. Pizza King is a Mid-West speciﬁc restaurant and Claraʼs is a franchise of that company and has become the The retro style pattern walls and watching Mermost popular in Richcurioʼs pizza be made makes for great carryout. mond. “Pizza king is the best,” senior Matt Weiss said. “I think that they cool theirs the best and put the right amount of topping on and def have the best breadsticks so thatʼs good. It has the most locations as well.” Other students agree with Weiss on Pizza Kingʼs reign over the others. “Pizza King, obviously,” sophomore Kaya Bane said. “I really like the thin crust and the breadsticks are probably the best part. Itʼs a little pricey but itʼs worth it.” “To me the taste is what makes it better and it really stands out because itʼs different from other pizzas,” sophomore Brenda Garcia said. “I also really like the place and atmosphere of it because itʼs a nice spot to just hang out with friends or family.” I agree with all aspects of these opinions. The venue is incredible. You see the two-player arcade machine as soon as you walk in. The service was very helpful and

The notorious double-decker bus at Claraʼs highlighting the venue. quickly sorted through our situation after some confusion. As you walk in you see the classic big red double-decker bus. This with the floral light fixture above the tables, the “Ding-A-Ling” phone to ring in your order and the big signs on the walls makes for a beautiful and big restaurant. The dimly-lit dining hall gives the place a perfect dinner meal feeling. The pizzas have many size options. We ordered The Royal Feast, topped with pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions and red and green peppers. Prices and sizes are 8” for $7.69, 10” or small pan for $11.29, 12” or medium pan for $16.49, 14” for $21.29 and 16” or twin medium pans for $26.09. Obviously this is more expensive than the others but the taste is undeniable. The floury pizza crust is about as close to perfect as possible. The mix of toppings and cheese leaves no dominant taste in your mouth, but there could have been more sauce. Regardless, the pizza just felt right and the area is beautiful so thatʼs why Pizza King, and in specific Claraʼs, receives a 9/10 for me. The price is high but worth it in terms of the quality of the restaurant and the quality of pizza, Claraʼs is undeniable. No matter what, each place has its own presentation and recipe for the pizza, making each unique and viable option depending on the situations. The great pizza debate will go on forever but the question is, which will you choose?

Claraʼs Rating: 9/10

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Should physical education and health

PE, health are not important to all Faith Hall-Wages

ack began to Reporter feel his legs register.wages@gmail.com burn, but the destination was still a distance away. He felt as if his lungs were attacking him, pounding in his chest. His feet started to stumble, causing them to trip and fail at doing such a supposed simple task. After collapsing and trying to breathe he can feel eyes following him, labeling him as “out-of-shape”. “I hate gym really because I am not an athletic person,” junior Kailee McGuire said. “I can’t run that fast, and I feel intimidated by everyone. I feel like taking a P.E. class shouldn’t be that big of a deal.” In Gym, some students undergo conflicts that may be hard for them to defeat. “Not everyone feels comfortable about changing around other people,” junior Bryce Chapman said. “For the kids who aren’t into sports or can’t throw a ball, it can be embarrassing when they have to do it in front of their peers.” Some students may even believe that they shouldn’t have to take such classes if they do present themselves in such a way. “I don’t believe you should have to deal with that if you don’t want to take P.E. or health,” sophomore Amya Alana said. “You shouldn’t have to take it if you feel like you’re going to be judged in some way.” Students may think against these classes because judging between others takes place, resulting in an unwanted situation. “In gym kids can be cruel,” Chapman said. “Judging happens all the time in gym; for example, before you start a game teams have to be picked, and the first people picked are always the ones with better athletic abilities.” Students may be limited by these standards set.

There’s other classes that can be beneficial, but I don’t believe you should have to take them to graduate. - Amya Alana

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“Some students can’t perform physically in P.E. and some parents don’t allow their kids in certain things,” Alana said. “But other kids aren’t at that level to understand.” There may be other classes that will help us with our future more than these. “There’s certain classes that people take that aren’t required that I feel should be necessary,” Alana said. “There’s other classes that can be beneficial, but I don’t believe you should have to take them to graduate.” Life lessons can be lost when the focus is put on our physical education. “I actually just got my W2’s, I didn’t even know what those were and they said it was something about taxes,” Alana said. “I started to wander why don’t they learn that kind of stuff in high school, but apparently it’s an elective, you don’t have to take it. I feel like you should have to take classes like that, cause that’s definitely necessary for your future. Things like ‘Personal Finance’ should be something we have to take.” Maybe the war on such classes may be the strong efforts it takes to perform them. “I feel like the downfall for P.E. specifically is people feeling intimidated by people who can run, who are stronger or faster than them.” McGuire said. Some also believe there is no benefit for students to take these classes, either now or later. “P.E. doesn’t sound like it should be necessary to graduate with,” McGuire said. “I don’t think I have any benefit from P.E. I don’t see how it could help in any of your other classes either. I want to be a writer, and I don’t think knowing how to be athletic would help me with a future story or something like that.” Students may have worse experiences with certain teachers. “I didn’t go here for P.E., I went to Northeastern,” McGuire said. “I have problems with my lungs and after we would run our daily laps if I tried to sit down, he would make me run more which would only make my breathing problems worse. I feel like it just depends on the teacher.” Health may also have limits for certain students. “Definitely having to see pictures of the different kinds of STDs, it’s really nasty,” Chapman said. These classes may even be hard for some because of others. “For health, the downfall in there is just the immature people.” McGuire said. “It’s like the warning label, most people choose not to listen to it.”

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aniel felt the sweat soak on the back of his neck. He wiped his brow, breathing heavily on his knees. His friends pass, laughing and prompting him to keep going. He kicks up the effort to keep running, the effort to push himself. “I think itʼs good for people,” sophomore Hunter Burden said. “I know some donʼt enjoy it but it will teach them how to be healthy.” Gym may even inﬂuence your life for the better in some cases. “It will introduce people to athletics and general health,” Burden said. ““After gym class, I started in sports and have gotten more ﬁt from it.” It may even encourage you to be better, helping you raise your current status. “Gym helped by keeping me in shape and pushing me past my limits,” junior Ashton Saylor said. “Students learn the things they need later on in life.” For some, it will help build who you are and who youʼre going to be. “Theyʼve helped me open up a little more,” junior John Cadle said. “Getting out of your comfort zone can be a positive, due to making new friends.” They may take part in the future, guiding some when they need the knowledge. “Iʼm for them, I think theyʼre helpful,” Burden said. “Theyʼll help me stay much healthier as an adult.” Some students believe that certain teachers push their students too hard for a reason, even if it results in a bad experience, or maybe even hatred for the class. “I believe itʼs because they want the students to succeed in their education,” Saylor said. In some cases, there may be students who agree physical education and health classes are just as important as your ordinary classes, like math and english. “I believe theyʼre just as important,” Cadle said. “With knowing the horrible things that can happen with issues like STDʼs and drugs, and learning how to stay healthy and stay in shape.” With the knowledge that these classes give students, they may even encourage them to enjoy the course as well as teach them valuable lessons.

“If we didnʼt get pushed to do things we didnʼt want to do, we wouldnʼt know if we really like that or not,” Saylor said. Certain students may gravitate to these classes because it matches their skills easier. Endorphin “Most of the production time, gym and health are relaxed improves mood classes,” Burden and out look said. Such classes may have a logical reason for the issues with judging and bullying. Increasing “Mostly bephysical cause kids are used to being around activity and other skilled athphysical letes, and once they are put into fitness a class of people increases who may not have academic experience, they think of them poorachievement ly,” Burden said. Classes with such deep material may also help students in ways that will stick with them. “It helps kids understand what can happen with peer pressure and when you have health problems,” Saylor said. “It also teaches kids the safety about unprotected sex and what can happen when you donʼt use protected sex.” Lessons in life may even be more cemented with the help of these classes. “I had unprotected sex with the guy I fell in love with and ended up getting pregnant,” Saylor said. “I had a miscarriage. It was hard at the time, but I have friends and family that helped me through it all. Iʼm glad I have those people in my life. I want people to understand what can happen when you have unprotected sex, and what the effects may be.”

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Fixed vs growth mindsets & h Ryan Miller

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ixed and growth mindsets are things that define peopleʼs characteristics. It determines how successful you can be in situations. Depends on how you take it, and what you do with it. First off, you need to find out which mindset you might have. “So a fixed mindset is when you have in your head that things are the way they are, thereʼs nothing you can do to change,” english teacher Cammi Fulvi said. “And a growth mindset is, thereʼs always room for improvement, thereʼs always room for change.” When you think of success, the mindset that will keep you working hard will lead on a path to greater opportunities. “Students with a growth mindsets are always more successful always because a student with a growth mindset sees that they have room for improvement, and then they can work on improving,” Fulvi said. For instance, if you have a fixed mindset, not all hope is lost, it just

takes patience, “How you can fix that is by yes getting encouragement to do better, but not having someone tell you, youʼre good at it,” freshman Tia Shepard said. If you are on the breaking point in class, this is what you could do. “So when you enter a class and you say, ʻwow, I know that I am really bad right now at english, but if I study and I ask my teacher questions, and I work hard, I can get better, Iʼm just not there yet,ʼ” Fulvi said. To say that you want to start immediately, hereʼs a great way to get started. “I think the biggest way you can trick yourself into a growth mindset, is by adding the word ʻyetʼ onto your sentence,” Fulvi said. If you are ready to start trying, but you are still have very low confidence. “Just generally start joining clubs and stuff, just start real slowly and start joining a club or two, start talking to people or you can start asking your teacher say ʻhey I wanna start speaking up more but i donʼt really know how to?ʼ” freshman Richard Abrams said. From my current experience, with fixed and growth mindsets and how they affect students at RHS. My thought is that donʼt let a fixed mindset get in the way of your

work. The biggest way to get over the fear of a ﬁxed mind is by getting over the peer pressure. When you are the student who struggles in the classroom, and you want to raise your hand for a question. The fear of being made fun of is just scary, but you can get over that feeling. My answer to that is to not fear and to do what makes you, well you! It is your life, not theirs. So for the way to be and what to strive for, you want to direct to a growth mindset for the reason if you are going to succeed in life. You are not going to go far with a ﬁxed mind because you can either think you are good, or you can be good. For a growth mindset, you can always continue to be the best person, as long as you put your mind to it.

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An inside look at early college and Tanazia Deloney

Reporter register.deloney@gmail.com When someone thinks of Early College, they may think it’s a program to help students graduate early and go on field trips to various colleges but that’s not exactly what the program is about. Early College isn’t just a program for students to excel, it helps students succeed in life. “Early College is a program designed to get students through high school and into their college or vocational program of their choice,” English teacher Camilla Fulvi said. “The focus is to get students through high school and into their college or vocational program of their choice.” Being in this program doesn’t make any one member special, the classes the students take are just like regular classes with higher standards. “An Early College English class is not really different from another English class in terms of its content, but it’s a group of students and teachers that work together towards a common goal: attending college,” Assistant Principal Laura Brazil said. “Students bond in their cohort classes, by working on service projects together, and going on college visits together.”

Early College is a program designed to get students through high school and into their college or vocational program of their choice. -Camilla Fulvi

In this program, students learn a variety of skills that will benefit them later in life. “It’s a group of students learning to become leaders,” junior Stephan Holland said. “Leadership skills are recognized by different colleges.” There are different opportunities that are given to the students. “We offer lots of extra things - field trips to colleges every year, community service opportunities, classes designed around critical thinking and the college admissions process, internships and job shadowing opportunities, after school bonding activities, and extra access to tutors,” Fulvi said. Students have gained so much from this program, like friendship. “Early College has given me new friends, a realistic idea of what I’m going to do for college, and it has allowed me to explore new things I didn’t think I would explore otherwise,” junior Mary Prinkey said. “When I first heard of Early College I thought it was a program with different, harder classes but now that I have been part of, I know it to be just an opportunity to get to visit colleges and have been taken a few classes with Mr. Ronne.” It may be a group of students, but it feels like so much more than a friendship to some. “I’ve gained a family; and we do college trips together which really help with choosing a college that I want to go to and just helping me figure out what I want to do career wise,” junior Ally Luce said. Many have gained self-improvement skills. “Since being in early college I have gained multiple skills that I use to improve myself such as readiness,” senior Luis Vivanco said. “We were always doing new things, some with Ivy Tech, some with the local community, so we kept sharp and alert.” Being a part of Early College can be very beneficial. “Early College has actually been beneficial to help me understand what I’m going to do when

it comes to rest of my high school career, my college career, to my actual career,” Prinkey said. The program lasts for a long time and the requirements and you are the first in your family to go to college. “Some students are identified in 4th grade, others are added in 8th grade,” Brazil said. “Students are selected for the program because they definitely have the potential to be successful in college, but they might need a little extra help to get there. Studies show us that students without a parent that’s been to college are less likely to go and less likely to stay in college. Applying to college is hard enough; but managing financial aid, figuring out how to handle setbacks, navigating a whole new school—things like that really impact students who don’t have a support network that is knowledgeable about college. Our program tries to identify students who need more support to reach their goals.” Many students didn’t join the program in their fifth-grade year, instead joining in the years after fifth grade. “I’ve been in Early college for 3 years,” sophomore Makayla Toney said. “I thought it was just a program for smart kids to prepare for college. I’ve gained a lot of independence with me personally and doing my work independently and being ready for college.” The program offers classes that the students would take. “All of the RCS Intermediates participate in some way,” Brazil said. “At RHS, the program lasts all 4 years. Freshman have English and World History together, Sophomores and Juniors take a one-semester elective together, and Seniors get extra mentoring and help with college applications.” The teachers who are head of the program have one main goal for the students. “Our focus is creating a college-go goal and for the students to achieve that goal,” counselor

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the activities within the program Megan Hinkey said. “The most significance of the program is our cohort models that are like a family to the students that makes sure to push each other, with the additions to that is service learning and college visits.” Hearing about this program for the first time may sound confusing being in the program changes your first impressions and thoughts “When I first joined early college, I thought that it was going to be a place where they truly push the student to the limit to get them to the next step and ahead of everyone else,” Vivanco said. The program helped students break out of their shells. “I guess I was kind of scared about moving to a new school and having to make all new friends, but I thought that this would be a better

choice for me academically,” Luce said. In the years students have participated in this program things have changed. “I have been in early college since sixth grade in 2012, so a total of six years,” Vivanco said. “Things are different compared to when I first joined such as the way they do things.” Most students who have been in the program for two or more years have seen growth in themselves. “I have grown more open to new things and I’d like to think that I’ve became more confident though you probably couldn’t tell if you saw me try to speak in public,” Luce said. Teachers also notice growth in the students. “We absolutely see growth in

the students but if they want to. We are a program of motivated learners,” Fulvi said. “Like a lot of things in life, you are only going to get out what you put into it.” Future improvements are being discussed to further the program. “We feel like we’ve built some good supports in for students in the early years of high school, but we still think we need more for our seniors,” Brazil said. “Some kids finish high school with college plans, but then, for one reason or another, don’t stick with those plans. It would be great to work with our seniors not just until RHS graduation, but all the way until they set foot on their college campus.”

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How will the repeal of net neutrality affect RHS? Free internet had Reporter been a uniregister.chaney@gmail.com register.jointer@gmail.com register.howard@gmail.com register.steele@gmail.com register.wood@gmail.com versal truth, however this may no longer be the case. On December 14, 2017 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in favor to repeal net neutrality with a 3-2 vote. Under net neutrality, the internet could access all content and applications regardless of the source. “Net neutrality has been the status quo, since the internet was ever formed,” RHS technology coordinator Rodrick Landess said. “No one’s ever really tried to control the form of traffic.” With net neutrality, many people didn’t think about it until the announcement of its repeal. “Net neutrality has never been an issue until recently, I’m familiar with it that way,” Landess said. Although, the issue of net neutrality has grown Landess doesn’t think it will affect the classroom. “Our ISP is a little different because we don’t go through Comcast, Frontier, or AT&T we go directly to educational networks of America, they specialize for k-12 networks so they would have no reason to throttle us,” Landess said. While the school networks don’t have reasons to be hurt, Landess couldn’t promise other forms wouldn’t be hurt.

“It’s totally conceivable that content like Netflix, youtube things like that could get throttled,” Landess said. “Professionally it would affect everyone as a whole. Personally, it’s going to impact younger students,” he said. Students have already come out to say how the repeal of net neutrality could affect them. “I’m literally never off of social media,” senior Destiny Garcia said. Without net neutrality Garcia has claimed how the pricing of social media could change. “I’ve seen that [the possible cost of social media] and how their going to try and charge you for monthly things,” Garcia said. “I would lose my social life because I don’t got that kind of money.” Social media doesn’t just play a part of students lives, but also teachers. “A lot of us use that [social media] for collaboration, like Facebook pages that show and promote what’s happening in the classroom,” AP computer science teacher Selm said. Without that form of communication, Selm said classrooms could loss innovation. “The biggest restriction would be limiting the innovation online,” Selm said. While businesses would be affected, schools would be in the same way. “It’s restricting their creativity, their innovation, ability to promote all their new businesses online and it would be the same for the

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classroom,” Selm said. All the same, if your a teacher or a student you could be affected from this repeal according to Selm. “If it impacts the actual school education then it would trickle down to the educators, students, administrators; it would impact everybody,” Selm said. Although, Selm said the repeal could affect everyone, there’s no guarantee it will all happen right away. “Everything right now is kinda heresy,” Selm said. “It would be something that would be gradual.” Landess also agreed with Selm. “We probably won’t see any big changes, because they won’t want any flashback,” Landess said. “It’s a really complicated issue and it’s all speculation.” Garcia agreed with Landess and Selm. “I don’t see it happening fast, not at all,” she said. However, whether on not the repeal of net neutrality will happen in 1 year or 10 years, Landess claimed it will change the internet’s future. “It could change the nature of the internet,” he said.

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Students coping with the different layers of greif Copy editor register.mckinney@gmail.com “Your uncle is dead,” the doctor announces. The words ring through her head as she sobs herself to sleep. She doesn’t want to believe it, but is faced with the fact that she will never talk to him again. She wakes up the next day and tries to distract herself from the tragedy that happened the night before. Everyone has dealt with grief and whether they have specific strategies for dealing with it, everyone copes with it differently. “Sometimes I see people who talk to other people about it, they talk themselves through it, they understand that things happen and we don’t have a control over it,” junior Taylor Florence said. “They use those coping mechanisms, they surround themselves with other people, but personally they never work for me because I think about stuff too much.” Although it may not work for some people, talking through it can help others. “Find someone to talk to, I think that would be one of the best things to do,” counselor Sally Porter said. Others find that talking about it doesn’t help them and ignoring it is the best way for them to deal with it. “I try not to draw it, try not to think about it too much and if I do I try to think of positives,” junior Greg Cema said. While ignoring the grief can help some, it can be a bad way to deal with grief for others. “Bad ways to deal with it are blaming yourself for it, turning to substances,” Flor-

Stages of grief

ence said. “You do need to surround yourself with people who care about you and your situation. Another bad way to deal with it is to just ignore it because then you don’t get the closure that you really need.” Porter also agrees with Florence that turning to substances is a bad way of dealing with grief. “If they turn to drugs or self-harming or anything negative along those lines or if anyone is encouraging them to do those things then I would encourage them to find a more positive route,” Porter said. Along with different ways of dealing with grief, there are multiple things that cause grief. “You could have too much stress and it just causes you grief,” Florence said. “I am applying to colleges right now and if I were to not be accepted into one of those colleges then I would be struck with grief. It is not as serious as losing somebody, which I have been through, it’s at a minor degree.” Other students think that losing someone important without them dying can cause grief. “There are other circumstances that can cause grief, great loss in general, losing a friend, having an argument with your friend and breaking up with your boyfriend or girlfriend,” Cema said. Losing a friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend is a lot different than a loved one dying and comes with a lot of different feelings. “You know that the person is still there [when losing a friend] and with death you can assume they still love you and they still cared about you,” sophomore Katelyn Ferguson said. “But with a loss of a friendship you can’t really assume that, you can only go off the other person’s actions.” Other students agree that there are defi-

Anger

Bargaining

Denial

The first stage, denial helps us to survive the loss. The world becomes meaningless and bleak, and often we wonder how we can go on.

The second stage, anger is a necessary step in healing. We must be willing to feel our anger, and express it properly.

The third stage, bargaining is necessary as we begin to come to terms with the loss.

nite differences between a breakup and the death of a loved one. “Grief from losing a friend or breaking up with your boyfriend or girlfriend is probably easier to get over because you aren’t going to get along for a while, but it is something that can be fixed whereas death is permanent,” Cema said. “It is just something you have to get over at some point.” Whether you are going through grief from a breakup or grief from a death, you almost always go through different stages of grief. “First its shock and awe, you can’t believe it’s happened,” Florence said. “You keep thinking about it and thinking about it and that’s the second part, it’s over-thinking everything and trying to relate memories back to whatever you lost or whoever you lost. Then you relate one event to all of the others that happened in your life and after that it becomes joyful memories instead of sorrow memories. Then eventually you start to realize that it is sad for everybody involved but you start to not accept it, but remember it in a positive way.” Others agree that there are stages, but those stages depend on a number of factors. “I think it [stages of grief] also depends on how they are getting help,” Porter said. “If they are getting counseling, it doesn’t make it go away, but it does help. And hopefully in time it gets better, even though you still miss that person you will be able to think of the positives about that person, instead of how they died.” Some people have coping mechanisms when dealing with grief such as talking it out, counseling, or even fidget toys. “I usually just use fidget toys to help myself because if I don’t it usually gets my anxiety going,” Ferguson said.

Acceptance

Depression The fourth stage, depression is when we finally move into the present and feel the sadness of the loss.

The final, fifth stage is acceptance. This stage is when we begin to accept the loss. This doesn’t necessarily mean we are okay with the loss, though, just that we have come to terms with it.

Graphic by Aristotle Richter

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