North Star - November 2016

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November 22,2016

Volume XLII Issue II

Meet our newest president

BY Ryley Splitt ‘17 Reporter

The 2016 election has been captivating the households of many Americans for a year now. November 8 is the night Donald Trump was elected president of the United States.

Candidates included Hillary Clinton from the Democratic Party, Trump from the Republican Party, Gary Johnson from the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein from the Green Party, Darrell Castle from the Constitution Party, Gloria LaRiva from the Party of Socialism and Libertarian , Rocky De La Fuente from the Reform Party, Emidio Soltysik from the Socialist Party, Alyson Kennedy from the Socialist Workers Party, and Evan McMullin from the Independent Party.

Trump is the owner of The Trump Organization, a holding company for real estate, as well as a reality television personality. In 1999, Trump was a supporter of the Reform Party but switched to the Democratic Party in 2001. He continued to be in that party until 2008. In November 2008, he supported John McCain and officially changed his political party to Republican in 2009. In December 2011, Trump stated he was an independent for only a few months and then returned to the Republican Party, according to archive. org.

In June 2015, Trump announced that he was running for president. His main focus is illegal immigration control, offshore American jobs and businesses, national debt, and

Islamic terrorists. His campaign focused attention on patriotism in America with the campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.”

In the primaries, Trump was campaigning against Ted Cruz for the Republican Party. On Super Tuesday, Trump stayed in the lead and was front runner in the primaries. With 14 million votes, Trump broke the record for winning the most primary votes in the Republican Party, according to politifact.com. On July 15, Trump announced that Mike Pence would be his vice presidential choice. Pence was the governor of Indiana. He dropped out of a re-election campaign to become Trump’s running mate.

On November 8, the polls opened for America to vote for their next president.

Most states had a 100,000 vote difference.

Clinton claimed the majority popular vote.

The states that were expected to vote democratically did not. Key states like Florida, North Carolina, Michigan and Ohio went with Trump. Michigan and Pennsylvania were really close. Wisconsin was a surprise win for Trump. At the end of the night, after precincts collected and calculated all of the votes, the winner was Trump by electoral college at 292 to Clinton’s 232, according to CNN. Students of LCN have had different opinions once hearing Trump would be the next president.

Some students are very supportive of Trump, like Christian Rawling ‘17, who said “I feel like Trump will make America great again.”

Ashly Ruthenberg ‘17 said, “People need to give him a chance.”

Other students like Carter Oselett ‘17 are not happy about Trump’s win. He said, “I feel a little let down that our country elected someone that has expressed his misogynistic, divisive opinions and kind of goes against everything the American dream represents.”

Electoral votes map for 2016 election

Donald Trump is the forty-fifth President of the United States.

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This map displays the current election results regarding electoral votes. Red states are those won by the Republican candidate, Donald Trump. Blue states are those won by the Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton. Michigan is gray because the state currently has no final result. Trump took 292 electoral college votes while Clinton had 232.

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2 | Opinions

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November 22, 2016

Does racism exist in our school?

BY Gina Hofbauer‘19 Photographer

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acism affects everyone. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you live or what you do. Racism has spread like a disease especially in the past few years. Many have either been a victim of racism or victimized people with racial slurs. Even though racial injustices are something we see and endure so often, people dislike talking about it. It’s understandably a touchy subject but issues can’t be helped or at least improved without confronting them first.

Studies support the fact that racism is a result of the person’s upbringing. If a child grows up with their caregiver telling them that they dislike a certain race, chances are the child will grow up believing that, too. Since racism has existed for hundreds of years, it makes sense that it diffused down from generations. It’s insane that even in 2016, with same-sex marriage legal and more acceptance in the LGBTQ community than ever, we still can’t accept those who are different than us.

School plays an important factor in this issue. Throughout the school day, I hear multiple racial slurs from many different people of different ethnicities. Most commonly heard are racial slurs pointed towards African Americans.

Although some don’t like to admit it, it does bother them.

“I find the term degrading. It’s like people say bad things of me and expect bad things of me when they don’t even know me. My race and color is not something I can’t

change, so why make fun of me for it?” said an LCN junior who preferred to remain anonymous.

Although the term(s) may not seem degrading, People have to realize that it could easily offend some. The fact is, people are all the same, so why are we treated separately?

“I believe racism is still present in our school. We have a diverse student population, but we still need to be aware of the needs of ALL students at LCN,” said Kellie Kahl, resource room teacher.

Though there may be a racial slur for every type of ethnicity represented here, students should not be going around and saying them as freely as they do. While some people might think a racial slur is fine, most may not.

Chances are they won’t say anything either because no one wants to be that person. Truthfully, No matter your social status or class, or how powerful and good you think you are as a person, we’re all completely equal. We all came and are going to leave the exact same way. The gap in-between life and death does not change who we are as people.

Some controversy involving race had occurred during the recent play “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The book was founded on racism in the 1930’s south, so the play included those slurs and racial topics.

“I think the play was okay because the book itself surrounds the topic of racism,” said Ethan Alwardt ’20.

However, some play-goers think otherwise. It was said that on the bus ride home from the play that students were

using the N-word and laughing about it. The play is fine but clearly some of us are just too immature to handle it.

Personally, I don’t believe racism will be ever truly resolved - but we can certainly hinder it. Anyone can easily speak up for themselves and their friends and most likely no one will really make a big deal out of it. Your friends/peers should be decent enough to listen to you. No one should ignore your needs as a person.

If you find yourself being bullied for your race or even your sexual orientation, see the dean or an adult here. There are some school clubs to help (Diversity Club or the LGBTQ Club.) Using racial slurs is bullying. You never have any clue what another person goes through on a daily basis and you never know how someone feels behind closed doors.

I hope by the end of this column, people think before they speak. The way someone feels will always be more imThe staff of The North portant than a person being Star are members of “cool” for saying rude things.

North Star Staff: Quill and Scroll Society, Michigan Interscholastic Press Association and National Scholastic Press Association.

Editor-in-chief Chloe Acker

An open letter:

To Dino Bucci, Macomb trustee

BY Eric ostling ‘17 Reporter

Abuse of power by the government is a topic that is all too common in American media. Abusing the power that one has via becoming an elected official is an occurrence that has become almost second nature for officials who want to make a quick buck.

In October, a lawsuit was filed against Macomb Township Trustee Dino Bucci for allegedly trying to extort $76,000 from a contractor.

According to Christina Hall of the Detroit Free Press, “The lawsuit claims that the township has not returned more than $151,000 in construction and water permit fees to Gianna Investments … and Bucci said he would refund the money if $76,000 went to him.”

Bucci’s alleged extortion of this company is a deplorable action which undermines the credibility of all government branches in this nation. These types of events are the catalysts for

debates about the foundation of America’s congressional infrastructure.

This isn’t where it stops, apparently. Anthony Marrocco, (Public Works Commissioner for Macomb County), appointed Bucci as Deputy Public Works Commissioner, and later had the title rescinded. It is alleged that the FBI is investigating the charges against both Bucci and Marrocco.

Candice Miller, who challenged Marrocco in Tuesday’s election, used this

story to win her race against Marrocco. She says in her FAQ, “The pay-to-play culture of corruption perpetuated by Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco has been well known in Macomb County for decades.”

It’s scary to think that this is something that happens so close to home. Always remember to question authority. The government is not allowed to be a malicious or threatening entity unless one has broken one of

News Editor Gavin McHugh Feature Editor Riley Garrett Entertainment Editor Renee Prvulov its laws. In this case, elected representatives on behalf of the government are responsible for breaking their own laws, and luckily, it is in the process of being taken care of.

Guy vs. Girl Code Controlling relationships cause trouble

BY matt alanskas ‘17 Online Editor

Control is a major issue for many teenagers involved in high school relationships. Many people have different views on these relationships, such as: does one person deserve more control of the relationship?

Although these views vary from person to person, I believe a healthy relationship is built off of both people having partial control of the relationship they are involved in.

There are many reasons why no partner should have full control in a relationship.

One of them is that a relationship is built on trust and commitment. Both of these traits are gained by giving each other space. If one partner feels the need to control the other partner, whether by checking the other person’s social media and texts or by having friends check on them in public, that relationship is bound to break.

Another reason for this issue is that once one partner starts to become the controller, the other starts to give into more demands. This issue can cause one to lose sight of their personal goals. I have seen this happen first hand, as some of my friends have put their grades or ambitions aside to please their girlfriend or boyfriend. Someone believes they deserve more attention than those items, they need to find someone else.

Lastly, when one partner wants control of the relationship, the other may start to lose friends. No relationship is worth losing old bonds that were formed years ago. This has happened to me on multiple occasions. Some of my best friends started to drift out of my life. Losing that best friend figure is an awful feeling, especially because I knew I was there for them way longer than his/her partner was.

In the end, controlling relationships can ruin commitment, future plans, and old friend groups. I believe none of these are worth losing over a partner that could be out of your life faster than they came into it. If you ever see you or your partner trying to control a relationship, you must talk with them to make sure the relationship is really what you both want. At the end of the day, you should be your first priority, not someone else.

BY Olivia Frank ‘19 Photographer

Photos by Chloe Acker ‘17 and Gina Hofbauer ‘19

What is a controlling relationship, you may ask? A controlling relationship can be displayed in many different ways.

Your boyfriend may always try to tell you what to do or need you to constantly check in with him so he knows everything you’re doing, who to talk to and even sometimes what to wear or what not to wear. However, then they try to force you not to talk to this person or not to be friends with that person because they think they know others’ ‘intentions’ and make you constantly push people away, so you will only have him in your life.

Jealousy is not a sign of love; if anything, it’s a sign of possessiveness and insecurity.

One person in the relationship may be too insecure that they feel the need to ‘lock down’ or control what the other person does.

I find it very appalling when I hear girls say “I have to ask my boyfriend for this” or “my boyfriend doesn’t want me to do that.” You should not have to ask your boyfriend for permission to do anything. You do not belong to him. If he cannot trust you to make your own decisions, then there is no reason to stay with him. This is not a healthy situation and it is definitely not love. If you are in a type of controlled relationship, seek some help or support before it turns into something worse.

Controlling boyfriends can verbally abuse you and ruin your self -esteem by telling you that you are ugly or fat.

By doing this, it can make you consider that he is the best you can have, that you won’t leave him.

Girls in this day and age may be scared to admit what is happening and may be too caught up in their idea of ‘love’ that they won’t do anything about these types of relationships and abuse. If you are in a type of controlled relationship, seek some help or support before it turns into something worse.

It is not a healthy situation and it is definitely not love.

Reviews Editor Rachel Kircus Focus Editor Chloe Acker Sports Editor Ben Sassin Opinions Editor Shayna Schroeder Copy Editor Kayla Chattinger Photo Editor Baylee Bowman Online Editor Matt Alanskas Business Manager Connor Dailey Photographers Gina Hofbauer, Morgan Sputa, Olivia Frank Reporters Chris Calabrese, Joseph Bologna, Autumn Frieze, Madelyn Cooper, Delaney Nichols, Eric Ostling, Ryley Splitt, Alexis Zak Adviser Kim Kozian The staff of the North Star accepts letters to the editor with feedback on how we express our opinion in this paper. All letters must be signed. The staff also accepts future ideas in room 213 or Ms. Kozian’s mailbox in the main office.

The viewpoints expressed in The North Star are those of the editorial newspaper staff, but do not necessarily reflect those of the administration and faculty of LCN. Visit Ms. Kozian’s web page, www.lc-ps. org/Schools/LCHSNorth, for editorial policies and procedures.

November 22, 2016

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This is Lucifer, played by Tom Ellis, at his club in Los Angeles, California.

“The Walking Dead” BY gina hofbauer ‘19 Photographer

“American Horror Story” BY rachel kircus ‘17 Reviews Editor

The FX original television series “American Horror Story” was created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Each season of the series is made up of horrifying events, some based on true stories.

The series includes famous actors like Evan Peters, Emma Roberts, and even Lady Gaga.

“American Horror Story” is currently on its sixth season entitled Roanoke. Roanoke is based on a true story

of a California couple who had moved into a home in the woods in North Carolina with no awareness of the scenarios that had happened in/out of the house before they moved into it.

I am really interested in this series, but I would not recommend it for those with a weak stomach, for it is gory and graphic. If you like being creeped out and having bad nightmares, I would suggest tuning in on FX at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays.

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Satan returns for season two on Fox on Mondays at 9 p.m, The mother of the devil is now free from Hell and roaming the City of Angels.

“Lucifer” is a television series following the devil on Earth, more specifically, Los Angeles. Lucifer grew sick of having to run Hell, so running a nightclub in L.A. was the next best thing. In season one, Lucifer helps a detective solve murders for entertainment. Season one also dropped fans in Hell

captured by Negan’s group while Carol (Melissa McBride) and Morgan (Lennie James) are at the kingdom, another community of people. If you read the comics, the new major characters Negan and Ezekiel (Khary Payton) Are long-awaited characters and fans are very excited to see where the show takes them.

The show has changed a lot with the deaths of the major characters to the new threat of a man with a barbed-wire baseball bat to the large tiger that’s paired with Ezekiel. The question is not what’s next, but rather who’s next?

“Grey’s Anatomy”

“The Vampire Diaries”

BY MADELYN COOPER ‘17 Reporter

“The Vampire Diaries” is an exciting and steamy series taking place in a small town in Virginia called Mystic Falls. This small town is full of supernatural beings, focusing on two vampire brothers in specific, Stefan and Damon Salvatore.

Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) is a teen living in Mystic Falls. Elena and her younger brother, Jeremy (Steven McQueen), recently lost both of their parents in a sudden accident and now live with their Aunt Jenna.

On top of trying to salvage what little family they have left, Elena clicks with one of the mysterious new boys on her first day back at school. She falls hopelessly in love with this 164-yearold vampire, Stefan (Paul Wesley). His polar opposite older brother, Damon (Ian Somerhalder), followed him back to the small town out of curiosity. Damon’s destructive behavior causes constant feuds with Stefan and problems arise wherever he goes.

Throughout the seven seasons, many characters grow and change. The biggest debate from the very first season has been Stefan vs. Damon. In the beginning seasons, Stefan was the obvious favorite of the fans for his loving and

BY joey bologna ‘17

with a cliffhanger of a cosmic level. The mother of the angels and God’s ex-wife escaped from Hell and now Lucifer must find and send her back.

Tom Ellis, the man who plays Lucifer in the show, is devilishly good at playing his role. The suave Ellis helps greatly with the title of Morningstar; not to mention he isn’t half bad to look at either. The cast is perfect, the jokes are clever, and the plot is consistent. The show has done nothing but get better with every episode.

Who knew the Devil would be so charming?

The first episode of “The Walking Dead” season seven debuted on October 21 and it left fans with a whirlwind of emotions.

Two long-time, beloved characters of the show were brutally murdered by the new main antagonist, Negan. Played by Jeffery Dean Morgan, Negan is easily the newest and most threatening character to have ever been in the show.

After murdering and beating members of Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) group, Negan quickly teaches fans that he is ruthless.

The show is already wildly unpredictable and no one knows what will happen next. As Rick’s group is split up, the series does a good job of showing all the other characters and where they are within the show.

One of the most famous characters, Daryl (Norman Reedus), has been

romantic characteristics. Although as the seasons go on, Damon changes and grows into a more loveable person, causing many fans to hop on team Damon.

A Stefan vs. Damon poll was taken at LCN where 20 “TVD” fans were asked to vote. The results were close with Stefan at 52 percent, Damon at 36 percent, and 12 percent couldn’t chose because of such a strong love for both brothers.

After six seasons, Dobrev, who plays the character of Elena, decided to leave the show due to personal reasons. With Elena being the main character, season seven is confirmed to be the last.

Fans were upset over this exit, so it’s pretty obvious to assume how they reacted after finding out the show is coming to a close. Though most fans are crushed it’s over, a lot of those fans were relieved to find out it’s ending.

Adoring fan Alexis Zak ’17 shared, “I’m glad the shows done because if Elena’s gone, I’m gone.”

It’s pretty intense how involved fans get with the show and the emotional connections they develop with the characters. R.I.P. to “The Vampire Diaries.” This series will be missed.

BY gina hofbauer‘19 Photographer

Debuting in 2005, when most of us were just toddlers, “Grey’s Anatomy” became a hit.

At the start of its thirteenth season, a lot has happened. The fans went through losing and gaining characters, crucial surgeries, and so much more. The new season definitely started with a bang. After losing a few characters including a main character, the show feels slightly empty to me now more than ever. It feels like we’re missing a main piece of the show.

“Grey’s” also gained new characters that really affect the plotline. The show does not fail with its multiple love triangles and its constant drama. A main character had been reported of possibly leaving the show. It’s not confirmed but websites such

BY riley garrett ‘18

Due to its cliffhangers, non-stop action, and incredible cast, “Criminal Minds” has been renewed for its twelfth season.

As one can assume from the show having 12 successful seasons, the plot keeps the audience interested with its emotional and shocking events. “Criminal Minds” is a crime series where a squad of FBI profilers on the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) investigate the evidence from crime scenes, compose a profile on the murderer, and plan their next fatal strike.

FBI profilers break inside a building to solve a mysterious case on “Criminal Minds”.

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out. Some new relationships feel forced on fans instead of eased into.

There is also a return of an old character that was very hyped up and made fans believe it would be the return of Izzy (Katherine Heigl) or Christina (Sandra Oh).

Even though this season is slightly mediocre, it’s still worth watching. I have grown up watching “Grey’s” and it’s a show that I’ll always watch until it has ended. I’d give it 3.5/5 stars.

son kept the viewers on their toes with a range of events, from kidnappings to dreadful SWAT interrogations.

The current season is anticipated to be action-packed and exciting with the addition of Aaron Rodriguez’s new character, Luke Alvez.

He was cast as an additional agent to the BAU. While this character is being added, a different, original cast member is leaving. Aaron Hotchner, commonly known as ‘Hotch’, will be making his exit due to reasons the show is keeping under wraps; however, for storytelling reasons, he is being sent away for a special assignment.

Despite some viewers’ concern about missing Hotch, it should be exciting to see what’s in store for the critically-acclaimed TV series this season.

Early in its twelfth season, my only complaint would be that the show is not the same without Hotch, but the addition of the new character makes up for it. Overall, I rate “Criminal Minds” 4/5. Catch this intense crime series Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. on CBS.

New promo for season seven of “The Walking Dead” features Negan with his barbed wire bat (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

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“Grey’s Anatomy” doctors operate on a patient.

“Once Upon A Time”

BY BAYLEE BOWMAN ‘17 Photo editor

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Stefan (left) and brother Damon (right) share an intense moment in “The Vampire Diaries.”

Compared to the other seasons, this one is kind of boring. It feels as if the show may be running out of ideas. All the drama feels either too rushed or too drawn

“Criminal Minds”

The last sea-

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as ‘Entertainment Weekly’ (EW) Hint that it’s a likely possibility. In the show, the person’s character does face jeopardy and it really takes a large toll on the rest of the doctors. In all of the seasons, we’ve dealt with mass shootings, escaped zoo animals and plane crashes and there really has been no insane, agonizing, bloodcurdling surgery yet. It feels like the show is sticking to the basics, so I’m hoping for something outrageous to happen soon.

“I love the show, but I’m upset with where it’s going,” said Kerry Fisher ’18.

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Emma Swan (Jennifer “Once Morrison) is the main Upon A character in “Once Time” is Upon A Time”. Swan in its sixth is the only one who season. It can break the curse. is based on how modern life and fairytales collide.

The series begins with Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) who lives an average life until the day her son Henry (Jared Gilmore), whom she gave up a decade ago, shows up at her front door. Everything begins to change when he tells her the book he read convinced him that she’s the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) after reading his book. The Evil Queen (Lana Parilla) sent Emma away to the real world using an evil curse. The curse caused the fairy-tale world to freeze, sending all fairy tale characters to present day and into a town called StoryBrooke.

Here everyone except the Evil Queen and Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) forget who they are.

Henry’s plan is to get Emma into StoryBrooke because he believes she is the only one that can break the queen’s evil curse. When bringing Henry back home to his adoptive mother, the

Evil Queen, Emma decides to stay in town to keep an eye on Henry because she suspects that he may not be wrong after all.

Over the past few seasons, fans have seen various fairy tale characters come and go.

The current season includes storylines about Aladdin and Jasmine as well as Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. In the past, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella appeared in the drama. It is always exciting to see what series creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz come up with next.

Emma’s story has included a romance with fan-favorite Captain Hook/Killian Jones (Colin O’Donoghue).

Also, Parilla plays a dual role with the Evil Queen being separated from her more docile counterpart, Mayor Regina Mills.

Watch on Sundays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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November 22, 2016

Camp Cavell provides positive impact on students

BY Riley Garrett ‘18 Feature Editor

This month we are honoring those with lung, pancreatic, stomach, and carcinoid cancers. November is the awareness month for these cancers.

Knowing this effects students of LCN, the North Star staff sends their sincerest well-wishes, and hopes that every one fighting this beast soon recovers.

If a student who has attended Camp Cavell was asked about their experience, they would easily reply “incredible.” Many students here have been positively impacted by Camp Cavell, a three-day, two-night camp hosted on Lake Huron where students and staff members come together to create strong connections and bonds.

Diane McDonald, a camp leader and organizer said, “The main purpose of this camp is to teach kids better communication.”

McDonald feels that this

else’s past, until forced to sit is exactly what the camp there and talk about it.” does. She even believes that Durthe ing their camp time at goes camp, becampers yond are enteachcouraged ing to sit in kids assigned comgroups muniand open cation Photo by Morgan Sputa ‘19 skills. Campers are filled with pre-polar plunge excitement at up about Camp Cavell, located on Lake Huron near Lexington. anything Mcthat Doncomes ald said, “This is a life-changing to mind. This could range from their favorite ice cream experience for those who attend. Most kids would never flavor to family issues; it is up to the individual. think to consider someone

Junior Emma Bliss would have to agree with McDonald after experiencing a few of these discussions. Bliss said, “I learned not to judge people, I have no clue what they’ve gone through.”

Although these talks may seem immensely serious, there were fun activities as well. Campers participated in the polar plunge, got to pet alpacas, and ended each night with a bonfire.

Bliss said, “Overall, it was a really good experience.

I’ve taken so many lessons away from it and would definitely recommend it.”

Gabrielle Eggert ‘17 plays the witch in “Into the Woods.”

LCN vs. LC Powderpuff: cancelled

BY Kayla Chattinger ‘17 Copy Editor

The first L’Anse Creuse High School vs. L’Anse Creuse High School-North powder puff game has been canceled.

After both schools’ annual junior vs. senior games in September, officials decided to add an additional game for the girls to play. The senior girls from both high schools planned to battle it out on Sunday, November 6. However, due to a lack of participation, the game was not carried out.

Head coach of LCN seniors Terry Ebury said, “We had a lack of effort. We had a lack of enthusiasm. The girls were busy doing other things.”

Only eight girls showed up to the two practices LCN held on the turf the week before the students were

First ever Doggie Palooza raises funds for seniors

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THE REALITY OF PAYING FOR COLLEGE

BY Kayla Chattinger ‘17 Copy Editor

Looking for an $80,000 to $300,000 investment? A place to spend 80 percent of your time and meet lifelong friends? A binding agreement for at least five months? Don’t buy a house, just go to college! Seventeen-year-old high school students are encouraged to make a life-altering decision that could only be compared to buying a home.

When most people think about house hunters, they picture 25-60-year-old adults! Buying a house at 17 sounds completely ludicrous; although, this type of comBY Renee PRVULOV ‘17 have ever been for any other along the way, but she still Entertainment Editor mitment is what society asks believed the show turned show.” out amazing and was happy of high school seniors who One of the leads of the do not have their parents’ with the outcome. show, Gabrielle Eggert ’17, Wolves, magic beans, financial assistance.

“It was really hard to act is no stranger to performcurses, glass slippers, and The preparation and mean to my friends,” Eggert ing arts.

She portrayed the giants were lurking in the application for college is said.

“And I had 30 seconds part of the witch in “Into woods and on the stage for so extraordinary, it takes to change from the ugly the Woods”, rounding it off Pankow’s performance of months until you finally put witch to the pretty witch. as her seventh show.

Her “Into the Woods” on Octoyour best self, or “offer,” The first time I pulled it off character was different from ber 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. out there and apply. The was during the first show.” what she usually plays.

Kirk Erickson, the stress of buying a house and The cast members worked “I got to be mean and Pankow Performing Arts paying a mortgage is easily hard on the performance sassy!

It was strange being a teacher, was thrilled with comparable to college. and made the altered fairy different person, but it was a the turnout and proud of all According to ticas.org, tale stories a reality and a chance to be someone totally of the cast members.

“Seven in 10 seniors who success. different from my actual Erickson said, “With just graduated from public and personality,” said Eggert. two shows, I was proud and nonprofit colleges in 2015 She faced some challenges content and happier than I had student loan debt, with an average of $30,100 per borrower.” These numbers are only the students who go for their bachelor’s degree, and they get worse as stusupposed to play: 11 players dents try to achieve a higher are needed to be on each side education. of the field to play.

AAMC.org reports that Ebury said, “It’s just in 2015, the average debt

BY Delaney Nichols ‘18 Doggie Palooza has beso sad because there was I would recommend being of graduate students was Reporter come a new favorite event a beautiful trophy on the a part of it with your dog. $171,751. That number is for many students and line.”

It was fun to lounge around only the debt, and does not adults. This event turned Fullback Shea Pawl ’17 and show off Jeter to the account for the thousands out to be a fundraiser for said, “I’m disappointed, crowd; however, my dog of dollars already paid off the senior class. According because I couldn’t play the was really tired after. All before graduation. to the emcee, Señor Darrel first game because of golf, so in all, being a part of it or These numbers are climbJohnson, Doggie Palooza I really wanted to be able to even just watching was very ing fast, and students are had a great outcome, and he enjoyable.” play this game.” drowning in stress and reenjoyed it a lot.

Many girls didn’t play for Both the owners and sponsibility. Even if children Dane Martin ’18 said, long periods of time durthe dogs seemed to have a save every gift of money at “The Doggie Palooza had a ing the first game, due to a blast at this event. The best birthdays, Christmas and, great outcome, and I found high volume of players. This part was that this was all for Easter, they may still only it really fun to be a part of. game would have given them the senior class’s All Night have enough for one semesAlthough I came in only the opportunity to play.

Party. ter of public college. third, I was still excited to Although the class of Coordinator Barb HogAlong with the pressure be a participant in the first 2017 didn’t get to play a gard said that it will likely to get accepted to college, place. My dog, Jeter, and I second game of powder puff return next year. and choosing the right one, came in third for the ‘lookthis year, both high schools students are forced to start Photo by: Morgan Sputa ‘19 alike’ section. I wish I would Nicole Mancina ‘17 and her dog prior working at young ages. They plan to schedule a game for to competing in Doggie Palooza. have come in first, but we the class of 2018 to battle push themselves to fit work Photo by: Morgan Sputa ‘19 will be back next year better each other next fall. into their already vacuumShyanne Symons‘17 and her dog, Greta, compete in Doggie Palooza. than ever and determined to tight schedules including. redeem ourselves. Over all, The price of college is now a huge burden on high school students.

While looking into colleges, students usually can’t see past a price tag. Tuition gives students anxiety and causes them to look at colleges that they otherwise wouldn’t have. Sometimes, this factor can stop intelligent students from attending the best facility that offers the best education.

Overall, no 17-yearold needs extra stress. All students have life coming at them at lightning speed, deciding on a future and worrying about paying for education now is like giving water to a drowning L’Anse Creuse High dog. Universities need to School - North recognize this pressing issue, 23700 21 Mile Road and stop acting in terms of Macomb, MI 48042 the bottom line. Instead of (586) 493-5270 draining young adults of every penny, public colleges Northstar.np@gmail.com @LCNNewspaper LCNNewspaper @LCNNewspaper should focus on decreasing the price of attendance; therefore, they may increase net attendance.

“Into the Woods”, onto the stage

Photo by: Kirk Erickson

Life Chatts with Chattinger

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November 22, 2016

, Live Happy

Thanksgiving nutrition

Halie Watkins ‘18

I condition for basketball.

Reporter

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season, and also the beginning of a seasonal weight gain. It may take a lot of will power, but it is possible to start of the holiday season healthy and knowledgeable on what and how much is being consumed.

LCN students took a guess on how many calories the average American eats at Thanksgiving dinner Seventy percent said around 1,000; 20 percent said around 2,000; 10 percent said around 3,000.

The Calorie Control

Dylan Mansour ‘17

Rosa Hough, Social Studies teacher I eat healthy. I gave up coffee.

Five days a week

Five days a week.

Four

Six

At least five times a week.

Seven

One and a half hours

One and a half hours

At least 30 minutes.

Yogurt with granola

Baked apple chips

Carrots and hummus

workout and can be done in titions. on your back with your knees ing your abdominal muscles in our toes and repeat.

Council reports that the calories and 10 percent more average caloric intake on fat. Tip: Eat turkey for a Thanksgiving is a whoplower fat protein. ping 4,500 including drinks, Sweet potatoes instead of snacks, and dessert. A way regular potatoes: A serving to greatly reduce this of sweet potatoes (one cup) number is to be has 200 calories, and an conscious of the equal serving of regu20% serving sizes for said 2,000 lar potatoes has 275, the foods eaten, and 10 more grams Calories and to maybe of fat. Tip: Opt for 70% said 1,000 Calories swap some foods sweet potatoes. for healthier opWater for soda: tions.

An eight-ounce serving Substitutions of soda is approximately Turkey instead of ham: 150 calories, and contains A serving of turkey (100g around 50 grams of sugar. or one average-sized slice) is Throughout Thanksgiving about 160 calories, and the dinner, a person drinks an same serving of ham is 210 average of three servings said 10% ries Calo 3,000

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BY autumn frieze ‘17

of soda, contributing 450 calories to an already caloric dense meal. Tip: Just drink water.

Pumpkin pie for other types of pie: One serving of pumpkin pie (1/8th of a 9-inch round pie) is about 320 calories and contains 14 g of fat and 21 grams of sugar. A same sized serving of pecan pie is about 500 calories, 30 grams of fat, and 50 grams of sugar. Tip: Stick to pumpkin pie.

If one is trying to avoid those extra holiday pounds, be aware of serving sizes and healthy substitutions.

If not, happy eating!

Tips for staying fit

BY autumn frieze ‘17 Reporter

During the midst of high school chaos, it can be challenging to live a healthy lifestyle. There is no time to be active, make a healthy meal, or simply get enough sleep. However, such habits are extremely important to have in order to live a balanced life, and there are many easy ways to develop a healthy lifestyle. Students gave their input.

Alexandria Socha ’17: “Find ways to substitute unhealthy foods you typically eat for healthier versions.”

Some examples of this include: regular yogurt for Greek yogurt, whole milk for skim or almond milk, avocado spread for butter, or sugar-free cereal for typical sugary cereals.

Rory Iacobelli ’17: “Tell your parents not to buy bad food, so you won’t be tempted.” When there are chips, cookies, and sweets lying around in the cabinets, it’s easy access to

Push-ups are an excellent upper body exercise for beginners; push-ups are good for the pectorals, triceps, and even the shoulders.

Description: To get into a push-up position, your hands and toes will be touching the ground with the back parallel to the floor similar to the plank. Slowly lower your chest to the floor so it gently touches the ground and push up off the floor using your arms.

a lot of excess calories, sugars, and fats. When these things are not convenient to eat, one is not likely to eat them.

Shelby Stanton ’17: “Make it a goal to be active at least once a day, just do something.” This could just be taking a walk after school. There are many different fun and easy ways to stay active, just find what works to stay fit.

Dorian Burgess ’19: “Make a stable sleep schedule a priority.” Lack of sleep trickles down to many other problems, such as an unhealthy cravings for foods, weight gain, and stress. Put the phone down and make sleep a top priority to catch a couple more hours.

Madsion Bruce ’18: “Drink a lot of water. A sufficient amount of water keeps one hydrated, energized, and flushes toxins out the body. Livestrong.com recommends half a liter per day.

Lunges are a good exercise for the hamstrings, glutes, and quadriceps. Lunges can be done in three to five sets of 10 repetitions on each leg.

Description: Start standing straight up and place one leg far enough in front of your body, so you can feel a stretch in your hamstring, then lower your back knee to the ground.

Be careful that your front knee does not bend too far over your toes in order to prevent injury.

6 | Sports

C

onnor’s Birth of a atch new dynasty

The sudden rise of Lamar Jackson

LCN hockey joins LCHS to become L’Anse Creuse United

Photo by Gina Hofbauer ‘17

LCU hockey celebrates a tie against GPN during a scrimmage.

BY Connor dailey ‘17 Business Manager

This college football season has been full of surprises and suspenseful thrillers. One of the biggest surprises that came out of nowhere is Louisville’s superstar, Lamar Jackson. The Heisman favorite by a long shot has been making other teams look pathetic for the past nine weeks.

According to ESPN, Jackson leads the Heisman hopeful quarterbacks in total touchdowns, passing yards, and rushing yards, with 45 total touchdowns, Jackson tops the NCAA and has accounted for more touchdowns than more than half of the other 128 NCAA division one teams. In other terms, Lamar Jackson is a “human highlight reel”.

But where did Jackson come from? According to sunsentintel.com, Jackson was born and raised in Pompano Beach, Florida. Jackson played his high school ball for Boynton Beach High School where he was an absolute stud throughout the whole state of Florida. As a freshman in college, Jackson led his team to the Music City Bowl and was named game MVP with four total touchdowns and 453 total yards.

This game sparked Jackson’s up rising as one of the best players in the nation. Although this game was the final game of his freshman season, the confidence and consistency led to a great start during his sophomore season. I believe that very game generated a college football legend in the making, and gives college football a new image.

In the beginning of the 2016-17 season, Jackson was not a favorite to win the Heisman, but it’s nine weeks into the season and he has led Louisville to an 8-1 record, along with a top 10 ranking for the first time since 2013. Jackson has certainly impressed me from the start of the season, until now and I’m sure he has impressed the Heisman voters, as well.

BY Alexis Zak ‘17 Reporter

This season, the L’Anse Creuse North Varsity Hockey Team is not just composed of students from LCN, but also students from L’Anse Creuse.

The unification of these two teams occurred because LCHS did not have enough players to make a full hockey team nor did they have a coach. The team will be filled with many talented students from both schools.

Players from both schools are very excited for the upcoming season.

Coach Jon Nader said, “I

think it will be a little bit of challenge being I don’t have all the players in one building, and I’m sure there will be a few obstacles in the way but nothing that we can’t deal with as a coaching staff.

Overall, these players are committed to playing hockey for LCU and they have already come together as a team which is the hard part.

We had our first scrimmage and had great representation from both schools.”

The hockey team consists of a majority of upperclassmen and very few underclassmen. There are 20 players on the team all together and more than

half of them are juniors and seniors. There are three incoming freshmen, and this is their first year playing a high school sport.

“I am very pumped for this season because it is my first time ever playing for a school team. I get along with the players very well and I am extremely excited,” said Thomas Monte ’20.

The first game is November 22 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Clemens Ice Arena against St. Clair Shores Unified.

“I am pretty excited for the season. There will be more fans to watch us so that is a plus,” said Christian Rawling ’17.

Winter sports preview

Varsity Girls’ Basketball

“I think we are going to do really well this year. Since we are moving down a division, we’re taking this opportunity to take our experience in the [MAC] White and use it to compete to our best ability in the Blue. We lost some great leaders after our seniors left, but us as seniors are going to use them as an example and continue to lead our team.”

Shyanne Symons ’17 said.

Varsity Boys’ Basketball

Varsity Bowling

“I think that this year, we might have the best season since I have been in high school, and I am excited for it. Since the seniors left we lost some size and leadership, but we will make up for it with the group we have.” Jeremey Scott ’17 said.

“Schools, this season, are looking at us as the top school to beat, and our team is going to be excellent this year. We are trying to win as many tournaments as possible because we have the skills to do so. We have a lot of new freshman that will add to the skill level.

Our goal this year is to win states!” Michael Torres ’18.

Find complete schedules on LCNCrusaders.com No swim meets are currently scheduled for December.

LCN vs Port Huron HS at 7 p.m.

LCN vs. Sterling Heights HS at 7 p.m.

Reporter

Exceptional runners Karenna Duffey ‘18 and Jacob Schaldenbrand ‘17 represented LCN’s Cross Country Team at the state finals meet on Saturday, November 5, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

The path to the state finals meet was not an easy one as the runners along with their teammates partook in a rough schedule featuring eight meets all within a week of each other. Cross country coach Jason Hubbard said the team prepares for such a grueling schedule by running after school almost every single day, even after meets.

The two runners saw their hard work and dedication pay off at the regional competition where both runners placed in the top 15 to advance to the state finals, Duffey came in first overall while Schaldenbrand placed fifteenth overall. Duffey and Schaldenbrand hope to add to their accomplishments this season by placing in the state meet on Saturday.

When asked about how the athletes feel about the big race, Schaldenbrand said, “I’m excited to have the opportunity to compete for a state title and hope to do well.”

Duffey added, “I feel pretty good about the race.

I think I have a pretty good chance at winning this year,” considering this is the junior runner’s third time qualifying for the state meet, in which she placed third during her freshman year. She and her coach are confident in her abilities and certainly have high expectations.

As for the rest of the cross-country team, Coach Hubbard said, “This year’s team was a group that was composed of multiple athletes with college potential that I hope to see move on to the next level if they so choose.”

“We had a really young team last year, so we are all experienced now. Because of that, we are hoping to have a better season than last year, and we hope to succeed to our highest potential.”

Grason Dixon ’17 said.

Photos by Morgan Sputa ‘19 and Kim Kozian

Girls Varsity Basketball Boys Varsity Basketball Bowling

Vs. Dakota HS at 7 p.m.

BY Chris calabrese ‘17

Varsity Wrestling

Compiled by Delaney Nichols ‘18

Compiled by Chloe Acker ‘17

LCN singles tour- Chippewa Valnament at 8 a.m. ley vs LCN at 4 p.m.

“I think it will be a lot better year for us. I haven’t been able to see the team perform as a whole yet, so I am not exactly sure. Our goal this year is to get a relay or two to D1 states.” Kyle Mowid ’19 said.

Cross country stars

Photo by Jason Hubbard

December sports schedule Wrestling

Varsity Boys’ Swim

November 22, 2016

LCHS Quad at eight p.m.

LCN vs. St. Clair HS at 7 p.m.

Tournament at 9 LCN vs Stevena.m. son HS at 4 p.m. Dakota Classic at 8 a.m County County meet at 4 meet at 4 LCN vs. Warren p.m. p.m.

Banjor John Woods Tower HS LCN vs Fraser Glenn Team at at 7 p.m.

HS at 7 p.m.

9 a.m.

LCN vs Lake Shore HS at 4 p.m.

Utica singles tournament at 8 a.m.

Karenna Duffey ‘18 races toward the finish as she placed third at states.

Entertainment | 7

November 22, 2016

Jacob Horne creates “In the Grip of Fear” for films and making them; however, he feels like he would’ve gravitated towards When people think of movies anyway. In eighth teenagers making movies, the first thing that comes to grade, Horne made his first live action movie. mind is six-minuteSince then, he has long videos of kids made four more live aimlessly fighting action movies and is with foam swords in currently working on overly-exaggerated a sixth. violent scenes, with Horne’s current no script or stomovie-in-progress, ryline, filmed on a “In the Grip of Fear,” phone in someone’s deviates from the living room. Now, “teenagers making regardless of how Photo from Jacob Horne ‘17 true this generaliza- Jacob Horne ‘17 movies” stereotype even more than his tion is, it does not previous movies. With his apply to all teens: Especially new movie, Horne is brushJacob Horne ‘17. In fact, if ing the dust off of a genre somebody was to watch one whose popularity has long of the five movies Horne has passed.

The movie falls unalready directed or watch der the genre of noir, which the trailer of the one he refers to the black-and-white is currently filming, they would think it was the work detective movies made in the mid-twentieth century. of a professional director, “’In the Grip of Fear’ is not a high school student. actually a neo-noir. Neo-noir Horne is set on making takes genre of noir and puts a career out of directing it in color and in widemovies. “Moviemaking is screen,” Horne said. “I have the only plan I have for the a lot of faith in it.” future,” Horne said.

To sum it up, the genre of The young filmmaker is Horne’s new film is a tradiconvinced that directing tional detective movie, with movies is his calling. modern elements incorpo“I watched ‘King rated.

Kong’—the 1933 version— At this point, someone when I was five. It was so might wonder how Horne imaginative. Days later, I came up with such an idea. started making stop-motion The genre of noir is one films,” Horne said. of Horne’s favorites. “I’ve He credits that movie for always liked how moody the opening his eyes to his love genre is, and the atmosphere

BY GAvin McHugh ‘17 News Editor

in them is great,” the young director said.

“In the Grip of Fear” has been no weekend project for Horne. He wrote the script in 2015 and raised money via Kickstarter earlier this year to finance the shoot. Horne’s inspiration to create his new film came from movies like “The Long Goodbye,” “Dirty Harry,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” and “Drive.”

Horne has also had a generous amount of help in producing the movie. Jessie Hermann ‘16 has been the assistant director for the movie, and James Holk ‘16 is in charge of the music for it. Thanks to Holk, “In the Grip of Fear” will have its own original music and soundtrack. Horne’s brother, Luke Horne ‘20, is the sound technician.

The production of the movie has had its fair share of bumps in the road. First, Hermann and Holk are both in college. Hermann commutes from home, so communication isn’t an issue.

However, since Holk, who is staying on campus at Oakland University, is in charge of the music, he can do his work at college and send it to Horne online and does not have to be there a whole lot. The film has never found itself struggling with funds; however, as the successful Kickstarter has supplied the money needed to make the

Photo from Jacob Horne ‘17

Jacob Horne ‘17 is directing his movie “In the Grip of Fear.”

film so far.

The plot of the movie follows Paul Fisher (Joshua Brockett), a freelance reporter in a town the size of Mount Clemens. He is investigating the murder of a girl in which the only evidence is a severed arm and leg.

The second most prominent character is Andrew Berryman (Darrin Carly), a police officer who has known Paul since they were in college.

Berryman gets caught up in the murder Paul is investigating. Other characters include Terrance Winters (Tyler Bowen), an informant to Paul, and Susan (Charlotte Patyi), the best friend of the girl who was murdered and the last person to see her before her murder.

Horne has decided that there will be no action scene, guns or any sort of weapon used or shown in the film.

Humans of LCN

His reasoning behind this is that he aims to make “In the Grip of Fear” a film with a defined storyline. Horne feels that some of his past movies, such as “Silence in the Jungle” have had a very weak storyline while being composed of many action scenes. His brother, Luke, piped in and added that the film is “more artistic” due to this decision.

“In the Grip of Fear” already has a trailer, which can be found on Horne’s YouTube channel, “Jacob Horne Movies” (subscribe to it!). They have been filming since August and have finished filming. The full movie is scheduled to be released on November 25, which will also be on his YouTube

Shayn’s Shade The Earth is dying

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BY Shayna Schroeder ‘17 Opinions Editor

Photo by Olivia Frank ‘19

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Photo by Olivia Frank ‘19

Alyssa Madou ‘17 “I like to attend football games and hang out with my friends on the weekends. I work at Old Navy as a sales associate. In my free time, I like to run. I used to be on the track and field team, but I had to quit because of the Early College program, which means I take classes at Macomb Community College. I am excited to graduate high school and pursue a career in dental hygiene.”

Luke Reising ‘18 “I like to skateboard, talk to girls, and lift weights. I am a cook at Dairy Queen and I fan food like burgers, French fries, and artisan sandwiches. In my future, I see myself as a chef or a restaurant owner. I enjoy making people laugh and smile. My favorite way to do that is through my funny tweets on Twitter. Hanging out with my two golden retrievers, Leo and Sophie, is one of my favorite things to do.”

Alexandria Swider ‘19 “When I graduate high school, I would like to become a pediatrician because I love kids, and hope to attend either Grand Valley State University or Oakland University. I like to dance a lot and I used to take classes for dance at Pankow. I wish I still did, but could not this year due to the six-hour schedule. I love hanging out with my friends and shopping at Lakeside Mall.”

Nick Baker ‘20 “I play baseball as a second baseman for my team, the San Diego Padres. I like hanging out with my friends and playing fetch with my Border Collie named Miley.

Even though I’m only a freshman, when I graduate high school I would like to attend Michigan State University and hopefully pursue a career in dentistry and hopefully become a dentist someday.”

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Horne is hoping that this movie will be a good addition to his experience as a director. He is more concerned with trying to build a background as a director than making a movie that gets a lot of attention at the moment, however, he feels like his latest film will draw interest. Horne is determined that this movie will be different from his other films. He is confident that it will be something good.

“People have made one million movies in the past hundred years. I’d like to make ‘In the Grip of Fear’ one-million-and-one, and make it something different from the first million,” Horne said.

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The Earth is dying and #Newsflash, we are the ones killing it. I could explain how the Earth is dying, but we hear about the causes on a daily basis. In order for people to begin to care, I think I should share why I’m so passionate about keeping Her (Earth) alive.

While the concrete jungles (cities) are growing, actual nature seems to be depleting. Don’t get me wrong, the city is an interesting setting; however, it is also important to embrace the serenity nature holds. Without nature, we would have nothing. Even the paper you are holding right now comes from some form of nature. Nature is a beautiful, strong life source, but it is also vulnerable to our actions. A forest has the ability to catch on fire, grow

back, and thrive even more than it did before it was harmed! That’s phenomenal!

Nature is crazy resilient, but only if given the chance to get back up once it has fallen down. We really need to stop kicking Her while she’s down.

Animals are dying, too!

Do you want to see a day where polar bears are extinct? And know that your actions were just another drop in the bucket that led to it? I sure don’t! Now, you may be telling me, “Shayna, we just got pandas off the endangered species list!

We’re doing just fine!” I’m sorry, but when did the bare minimum become acceptable? And your not-soendangered pandas? Don’t expect them to stay off of that list forever with how we are treating the environment.

As reporters said in The New York Times “...’If we downgrade their conservation status, or neglect or relax our conservation work, the populations and habitats of giant pandas could still suffer irreversible loss, and our achievements would be quickly lost’...”

Therefore, in order for not just pandas, but other species alike, to remain off of the endangered species list, now is not the time to settle with “fine”; instead, now more than ever is the time to ramp up the efforts to help the environment.

Caring about Her (Earth) is just the right thing to do.

Whether you really care about beauty and animals, or not, why would you make the conscious choice of killing Her? What do you get out of it? From being too lazy to throw a wrapper in the garbage to making money off of the production of a harmful product, the endgame is the same: Earth won’t right all of the wrongs we humans have committed, so it’s time for us to start fixing our mistakes before they cost us our lives.

8 | Focus

November 22, 2016

Live Healthy, Editorial: Fast

Why staying healthy is so important

Compiled by Morgan Sputa ‘19 Photos by Morgan Sputa ‘19

Wrinkled and dry skin, no energy, overweight, high blood pressure, heart attacks, joint replacements, having difficulty breathing and moving: all of these can happen as a result of growing older. No one wants to grow up to become an old raisin that moves slower than a tortoise; however, if you stay healthy while you are young, you can prevent, or at least prolong, aging. Ugly aging is not the only outcome of being unhealthy; early death, and sickness, such as obesity and diabetes, can occur.

If you spend your life on the couch eating chips, you are more likely to develop diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and high sodium levels, according to healthline.com. All of these can lead to organ failure and death.

Make a few simple changes to your diet, and you can maintain healthy organs. When grocery shopping, pick up lots of fruits and vegetables rather than multiple bags of chips or cookies. Buy clean foods like chicken and fish over red meats and make homemade meals that include large portions of vegetables. Prevention.com says that by making a few simple changes in your diet, you can experience weight loss, decreased risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Along with eating healthy you should also drink healthy.

Water is the best thing to drink. Juices and sodas are full of artificial flavoring and sugars which are bad for your health.

Authoritynutrition.com said, “Soda drinkers Have a higher risk of cancer. The risk of cancer tends to go hand-in-hand

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with other chronic diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. For this reason, it is not surprising to see that sugary drinks are frequently associated with an increased risk of cancer.” WebMD says drinking water helps maintain body fluids, helps control calories, energized muscles, flushes toxins, transports nutrients, clears skin, and many other functions.

If you make just a small effort, you can prevent immobility as you age. Take time out of your day to work out. Go to the gym, on a run or walk, or even just do a few exercises at home to stay active. Something as simple as taking the stairs instead of the elevator makes a difference in your health. Fitness.mercola.com says that staying active helps keep a healthy heart and lungs; it also prevents joint failure/ arthritis and prevents injury.

Eating healthy and staying active are not the only precursors to staying healthy. There are many other factors in staying healthy and feeling alive, including: making sure you have enough vitamins, staying happy and stress-free, getting enough sleep, and excluding alcohol and drugs from your life.

Simple changes in your daily routine can make your life more pleasurable and last longer. People think that living healthy is extremely expensive and time-consuming, but it doesn’t have to be. Staying healthy while you are young is the most important thing you can do if you want to live a long, happy life, and isn’t that what we all want?

easy workouts to do at home

Sam Stimmel ‘20

Robbie Shaffer ‘19

How do you stay healthy?

I play sports.

I exercise

How often do you exercise?

Three days a week.

Every day

On a scale of one to ten how important is healthy eating to you?

Eight

Seven

Three hours How long do you exercise for?

Watermelon What is your favorite healthy snack?

Two hours

Bananas or Oranges

Compiled by Chris Calabrese ‘17 Photos by Chloe Acker ‘17

The plank exercise works the core muscles and is usually done in one-minute intervals.

Description: To get into a plank position, your elbows and toes will be touching the ground while keeping your back parallel to the ground and as straight as possible. Hold this position for a desired time.

Air squats work the leg and core muscles and can be done in three to five sets of 10-20 repetitions.

Description: Start by standing straight up and down with your hands behind your head or on your hips, then squat down so your glutes are parallel to the ground placing your weight back onto your heels, then stand back up.

The sit-up is another core w three to five sets of 10-15 repet Description: Start by lying o bent toward the sky. Then, usi your stomach, reach toward yo