Livewire Vol 6 Issue 1 September 2015

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September 2015 Volume 6, Issue 1

STUDENT LIFE

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Meet Our Staff | Take a look at the faces behind the Livewire.

Student Body Government ‘15-’16 | Meet the members of the 2015-16 SBG. Long-lived Teachers | A feature on the staff members that have been at Bullitt East the longest.

Not-So-New Faces | A look at some of the newest members of the Charger Nation staff.

No More 90’s | The class of 2018 is the start of the 2000’s babies.

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SPORTS

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One Team, One Dream | Starting in the 2015-16 school year, there will no longer be a co-ed cheer team.

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ACADEMICS

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The South Can’t Rise Again | Copy editor Isaac Shelton shares his beliefs about the Confederate flag.

YOU ARE HERE Layout: Jessica Mattingly

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Cover: Haley Snyder

Don’t Sweat It | Senior writer Brennah Denkoff offers tips to handle stress throughout the school year.

Pathways Offered | Look into the career patheays offered at BE.

10 Reasons to Love Being a Charger | Ten of the many reasons you should love BE. BE Life Hacks | Some helpful tips and tricks to surving East.

Mr. Huber’s Top Five Goals | Find out the assistant principal’s goals for this school year..

10 Chargers You Should Know | Meet ten faces that you should know as a Charger.

Words of Wisdom | Hear teachers share their advice to having a great year.

adviser editor-in-chief executive editor website editor business & advertising cocopy editor cocopy editor copy editor copy editor copy editor sports editor creative editor creative editor staff writers Sarah Allen Matthew Childress Brennah Denkhoff Lexie Fisher Kim Houchin Haylie Jenkins Sean Johnson

Larry Steinmetz Haley Steinmetz Jessica Mattingly Sydney Riley Lindsay Renneisen Rachel Grant Abbie Alstatt Zach Combest Isaac Shelton Taylor Hollifield Grant Skaggs Eric Sanchez Haley Snyder Derek Rogers Kelsi Sego Bethany White Maggie Wisdom Luke Young Haley Young

Livewire was re-founded in 2001 by journalism teacher, Larry Steinmetz. In the past, the Livewire has been a weekly newspaper, but moved to a newsmagazine published five times a year in 2011, and increased to six in the 2015-16 school year. The staff remains committed to bringing the Bullitt East community the most up to date news in a quality format and timely manner. To get breaking news, sports updates, and more go online to belivewire.com.

The staff appreciates your patronage and, as a public forum, encourages any feedback you care to offer. Letters to the editor must be typed and submitted via e-mail, to Mr. Steinmetz’s mailbox, or directly to room 324 within one week of the publication to which you are responding. Letters will not be censored, but must be deemed appropriate by the editor and advisor in order to be published. In order to be eligible to appear in the paper, all letters must be signed and verifiable. Names can be withheld upon request, but must be submitted with the original letter.

Livewire is published by the students and for the students of Bullitt East High School, E-mailing Mr. Steinmetz directly is the best way to reach the staff. His address is larry. steinmetz@bullitt.kyschools.us. The Livewire is printed by Publishers Printing Company.

Bullitt East High School 11450 Highway 44 East, Mount Washington, Kentucky, 40047.

(502) 869-6400.

Houses | Learn more about the new way BE is doing houses.

Clubs Of BE | Take a look at some of BE’s offered clubs to find out which is best for you.

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MEET OUR STAFF

BY HALEY STEINMETZ

haley.steinmetz72@gmail.com | @haley_steinmetz

We have issues.

The Livewire staff has chosen their 25 staff members for the 2015-2016 school year.

The Livewire staff is made up of 25 students, from sophomores to seniors. The class is held during fourth period and is used to plan, write, and take pictures for articles. The staff publishes 6 magazines per school year and keeps a constantly updated website.

Though most students are aware of the product the staff creates, most have no idea how much actually happens within the walls of room 324. The entire class is student-run, which means the teacher, Larry Steinmetz, is very hands-off and acts only as an adviser, much like the sponsor of a club would. The class is based on a hierarchy; the editor-in-chief is at the top, then the executive editor, and so on down the line.

Each student in the class is responsible for writing articles that cover what is happening around Bullitt East. The sole purpose of the Livewire is to give the student body at East a voice.

views, and the writer must get pictures to go along with the article. If the article is going in a magazine, the page must be designed and layed out using Adobe InDesign. The class runs on strict deadlines, and it is crucial that each staff member meets them.

In addition to having 50 minutes every school day, they often come up to school on the weekends or evenings to put in additional work.

Each year, the staff travels to the out of state national journalism conference to meet and share ideas with members of other publications around the country. The conference usually lasts about four days and requires them to conduct a lot of fundraising and preparation. This year’s conference will be held in Disney World in November.

Running and writing for the Livewire is a lot of work for everyone involved. Every article written requires at least three inter-

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2015-16 STAFF

Haley Steinmetz Editor-in-chief

Jessica Mattingly Executive Editor

Lindsay Renneisen Business Editor

Sydney Riley Website Editor

Eric Sanchez Creative Editor

Haley Snyder Creative Editor

Grant Skaggs Sports Editor

Isaac Shelton Copy Editor

Rachel Grant Co-copy Editor

Taylor Hollifield Copy Editor

Zach Combest Copy Editor

Abbie Alstatt Co-copy Editor

Derek Rogers Staff Writer

Sarah Allen Staff Writer

Kim Houchin Staff Writer

Bethany White Staff Writer

Haylie Jenkins Staff Writer

Sean Johnson Staff Writer

Kelsi Sego Staff Writer

Luke Young Staff Writer

Maggie Wisdom Staff Writer

Lexie Fisher Staff Writer

Haley Young Staff Writer

Brennah Denkhoff Staff Writer

Matthew Childress Staff Writer

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STUDENT BODY GOVERNMENT COMPILED BY MAGGIE WISDOM

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Maddie Smith

Eliza Love

President

Vice President

Maddie Wilson

Kelsey Castle

Ian Kerr

Secretary

Treasurer

Junior Rep

Emma Pressley

Christian Foster

Junior Rep

Junior Rep

Nate Drake

Alyssa Heun

Junior Rep

Junior Rep

Savannah Glass

Amy Gentry

Erika Bolton

Junior Rep

Junior Rep

Junior Rep

NOT PICTURED: Joel Huether: Senior Rep Jake Brown: Senior Rep Kerrigan Miller: Junior Rep

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Sean Woods

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LONG-LIVED TEACHERS

BY LAYNE CUTLER laynec17@gmail.com

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any teachers drop like flies, but some are more like cockroaches.

Teachers tend to float around school to school, but East has a group of teachers who have been here for the long haul.

These teachers (Jeff Bowles, Pam Cischke, Deborah Turner, Darrell Vincent, Larry Steinmetz, Dana Steinmetz, and Paige Robinson) have all been working at East for a long time, but each has a different story of why they first came. Each person has also witnessed changes at BE that most others have not. The future of these staff members also vary person to person.

Bowles has been at East the longest, starting in the December of 1988, totaling 27 years. “I was subbing in the county and a job opened up that involved my vocational business certification. I worked in a dropout prevention program for the first three years before moving into the business department,” Bowles said. The dropout program consisted of teaching basic business skills and learning how to search for a job. Over the years Bowles has taught classes like business law, business management, introduction to business, and computer applications, which he teaches now to freshman.

Cischke started as a part-time teacher in September of 1991. At the time, a math teacher, Jerry Neal, was turned into a parttime counselor, so Cischke and Neal split the day teaching classes. In 1992, Cischke became a full time teacher. Initially, Cischke had no intentions of teaching at BE, as she didn’t know anything about Mt. Washington or the school. She really wanted to teach in Jefferson County, and didn’t return the first phone call she received from BCPS as she was full time subbing at Fairdale High School. “The second time I was called, I agreed to an interview, even though I didn’t want a part time job, thinking the interview would be a good experience. My interview started at the Board and they sent me to Bullitt East [and] from there to meet the principal and math department chair. I was told that they would call me the next day, but I had a feeling I already had the job and was unsure of whether I would take it when BCPS called. I sought advice from a former teacher/mentor I had become close to who advised me to accept. Best advice ever,” Cischke said. Cischke has taught multiple math courses during her time at BE, including integrated math, algebra I, algebra II, geometry, and pre-calculus.

Mrs. Steinmetz is also a veteran at East, having started in 1997, amounting to 18 years. Mrs. Layout: Haley Steinmetz and Layne Cutler

Steinmetz claims that Mt. Washington and the community is what initially attracted her to Bullitt East. “My mom worked here, and my sister graduated from here, and I knew there wouldn’t be a lot of behavior problems,” Mrs. Steinmetz said. In 2006, Mrs. Steinmetz made the transition from English teacher to counselor, where she remains today.

These long-time teachers have also experienced changes for the school and themselves.

“When I first started, our enrollment was around 580. With the growing student body, that has meant the growth of our faculty and two different major expansions of the school building. I feel like I’ve grown up with the school,” Bowles said.

Cischke also accounts for East’s major size change. “Teachers knew every student, even those who were not in your class, which is why I knew a freshman boy named Willie Foster even though he wasn’t on my roster. There were no computers in the classrooms and no phones in the classrooms. In fact, there was only one ‘Louisville line’ that you had to use to contact parents who worked outside the county. Our building was smaller. There was no second floor, and third hall ended at the cross hall,” Cischke said. She also claims that driver’s education used to be the most sought after class, and the “dungeon” used to be a shop room. “Oh, and Mr. Bowles and Mr. Barr had hair,” Cischke added.

Mrs. Steinmetz believes that East is a much better school now. Due to the doubling of size, the school now offers many more opportunities than it used to. “There used to be no honors classes, no dual credit, no AP classes, no co-op,” said Mrs. Steinmetz. Now, especially with career pathways, there is something for everyone. Mrs. Steinmetz also commends the current administration, saying they are “visionary” and have greatly contributed to the school’s improvement.

Bowles now claims he sometimes feels like he’s more of a parent at school than he used to be. “With my years of teaching [and] coaching I think the students know that I care deeply about them and our school. Like being a parent, ‘being good to someone and being good for someone are sometimes different things’,” Bowles said.

said. Mrs. Steinmetz explained that when teachers first start, they tend to try and be too nice to get kids to like them. Then, after a while, sometimes the teachers try and fight that notion too hard, becoming unapproachable. With experience, Mrs. Steinmetz believes she’s found the right balance in between.

As for the future, Bowles said, “I’m eligible to retire in December of 2015. I’m not ‘counting the days’ by any means as I still love getting up and coming to work at the school I love. I plan on being a part of Bullitt East, on many levels, for some time to come.”

Cischke also plans on sticking around for “a few more years.”

Mrs. Steinmetz hopes to remain a counselor until she retires, and is going to be around for at least ten more years.

Jeff Bowles, 1990

Pam Cischke, 1996

Deborah Turner, 1996

Darrell Vincent, 1996

Larry Steinmetz, 2000

Dana Steinmetz, 2000

Cischke’s biggest change was becoming a parent. “After having Keenan and Jennifer, I saw my role as a teacher differently,” Cischke said.

Experience is the biggest change Mrs. Steinmetz can see in herself as a counselor. “Every year, you get a little better,” Mrs. Steinmetz

Paige Robinson, 2000

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Not-So-New Chargers

BY RACHEL GRANT rachelgrantt@gmail.com | @rachel_grantt

What were your expectations for the 2014-15 school year?

My expectations were to have a year with an optimistic attitude and to have a hardworking student population.

How well would you say you fit into Bullitt East?

Well enough, I think the older you get the less you have in common with the students.

What would you change about this past school/ year if anything?

The location of my smart board.

What are your plans and expectations for next year?

I want to try and learn my content better over the summer, plan better, and to have a better year overall.

M r . W hi t f i l l What were your expectations for the 2014-15 school year?

My expectations for this school year was to get all of my students career ready! The main goal of my pathway is to insure they are career ready and my students achieved this goal with flying colors!

How well would you say you fit into Bullitt East?

I feel like I fit in well. I enjoy the atmosphere and the students are extremely enjoyable to teach, which makes my job as an educator fairly easy.

What would you change about this past school/ year if anything?

I honestly would not change anything. I felt this school year was a very successful for my students and myself.

What are your plans and expectations for next year?

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I plan on incorporating more hands-on experience in my classroom. For the Early Childhood Education Career Pathway, I feel it is important to get experience in every area of education. I am excited to be a part of growing program and excited to see what next year brings my students and myself.

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What were your expectations for the 2014-15 school year?

I had set the goal to impact at least one student and I wanted to strive to make sure my students knew that they could accomplish far more than they realized.

How well would you say you fit into Bullitt East?

I was a little hesitant being in between the average age of the students and the average age of the teacher; however, I felt I fit right alongside the entire Bullitt East community!

What would you change about this past school/ year if anything?

If I had to pick something, it would have been to go to more school events. I would have liked to have seen my students showcase their passions and talents at the concerts, games, etc.

What are your plans and expectations for next year?

I’m excited to continue this adventure with more time to really get to know my students and help them grow as lifelong learners!

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What were your expectations for the 2014-15 school year?

I knew that Bullitt East was one of the better schools in Kentucky and based on previous experience, I knew that it would be easier to deal with student behavior. However, I knew the content was going to be challenging because of the task I was given. Good kids, hard content.

How well would you say you fit into Bullitt East?

Amazing, I get along with the faculty and the students. Bullitt East has a warm, welcoming environment.

What would you change about this past school/ year if anything?

That I would have a room all to myself. Honestly, not much. last year was a very successful year, that I was pretty happy with.

What are your plans and expectations for next year?

That I will have a higher success rate for the ACT college reading class, however, it will be a much more challenging year because I’m teaching two AP classes

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NO MORE 90’S

BY ERIC SANCHEZ

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BY JESSICA MATTINGLY

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any people believe that high school years are the best years of their lives. Others argue that high school is the worst time of their lives. I’m a strong believer that life, specifically life in high school, is what you make it. Going around hating school is not going to get you anywhere. The key is to find purpose in your day to make life just a little bit happier and easier. Looking back on my first two years at Bullitt East, I can honestly say I’ve made some of the best memories with the people I’ve met here.

I’d be completely lying if I said I woke up every morning pumped about sitting in a desk for seven hours. I’d be lying if I said I loved every day I spent within the walls of East. There are days when I just want to lay in bed and watch Netflix for endless hours. Even with that being said, I knew I had to find purpose in my time at East, and that’s exactly what I did. Freshman year I involved myself with volleyball, which was super time consuming. I spent five out of seven days in the gym at East with a group of girls that soon became my second family. On top of endless games, practices, and tournaments, I was challenging myself in the classroom. I was stressed beyond belief all the time, but I knew I was keeping myself out of the typical high school trouble. I continued with volleyball throughout sophomore year, but I got burned out. It became a job to go to practice every day and spend time away from home. Once the season was over, I turned in my jersey and told everyone I was done with volleyball.

Now, I’ve decided to focus entirely on my education. Junior year, as I’ve been told countless of times, is the most challenging year. Scheduling towards the end of my sophomore year, I made the decision to really push myself. Taking the easy way out has never really been my thing, so it wasn’t strange to pick challenging courses. On top of that, I’m going to get a job just so I can become a little more independent. Even though I’ve decided to retire sports, I don’t want to become a slacker. In May, I received word that I would be the new executive editor of the Livewire. Taking on this job is a huge responsibility, but I know that it’s going to push me to be the best I can be in my last two years at East.

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Journalism and writing in general has always been a passion of mine. I’ve been writing ever since I could. My mom always tells me stories about how I would sit at the computer and type about whatever came to my little mind. In middle school, I never really had the opportunity to write for anything other than the typical English assignment. When I scheduled for my freshman year, I saw introduction to journalism on the list and knew exactly what I wanted to do.

I enjoyed those 50 minutes in that class so much that I applied to be a copy editor for my sophomore year. Seeing my work in an actual publication for the first time was an experience that I just cannot put into words. Writing for my school is what makes me happy.

That’s what everyone should do. Find what makes you happy and what is going to push you to be the best that you can be. High school can be rough, I’ll be the first to admit. Involving yourself with the right people and the right classes, sports, or clubs can really be what takes your time at East over the top. If you look into it, there is literally a class or club for every type of person at East. If you’re into sports, there is football, basketball, tennis, cross country, cheer, volleyball, baseball, and so much more. If you’re more into service activities and clubs, there’s FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, you name it. You just have to be patient and find what’s right for you. Even though that sounds so cheesy and most of you have probably rolled your eyes reading that, it’s so true. It takes time to realize what makes you happy, but when you do it’s incredible.

What you involve yourself in during these four years is what is going to make or break you. There’s going to be countless opportunities to make a bad choice.

You have to think about yourself and not worry about the opinion of others. Peer pressure has been drilled into our heads since fifth grade D.A.R.E. class, even though we chose to brush it off. But, whether we like it or not, we really have to take in account of our actions. Every decision you make within this time is really shaping your future. It’s all up to you whether or not you want to be successful and go somewhere with your life. In the meantime, figure out what makes you happy, get involved, and make these four years at East count.

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10 REASONS TO LOVE BEING A CHARGER

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Welcome to Charger Nation! Where our motto, “Do it the Charger Way” goes beyond the average expectation. Being safe, responsible, respectful. It’s a way for students to guarentee that they are getting the most they can out of their high school ecperience.

Bullitt East is the place to be, and has been since it broke grounds in 1980. Our motto is and has been college, career, tradition, unrivaled. This saying has held true for years now, and the tradition has never been more alive. In recent years, Bullitt East has been recognized for countless achievements and excelled in and out of the classroom.

Most recently, Senior Morgan Vaughn was ranked third the world at the NASP World Archery Championship. Not only are the Chargers recognized nationally, but also a little closer to home. Last year, Bullitt East’s cheerleading program was able to bring home two state championships, in the same day. The All-Girl team, consisting of 12 girls, beat out 15 other teams to take the win. The Co-Ed team, consisting of 18 girls and three boys, competed against 12 other teams for their title. These were the first two team state titles the school has received.

Bullitt East urges students to stay involved in the community, and have encouraged students to stay informed through social media. On May 13, 2015, Bullitt East reaped the benefits of their involvement in social media when hip hop artists Kalin and Myles came to perform a private concert. Students

Bullitt East Dance Team

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had participated in online voting hosted by a local radio station, and won against some of the surrounding district schools.

As a school, BE is known for its athletics.

More importantly, it is known for its student support. The student section at Bullitt East, more commonly known as the Red Zone Rowdies, make it a point to make sure that every sport has the support of the student body. Friday night football wouldnt be the same without the support from the stands and the endzone. Bullitt East boys and girls soccer, volleyball, and basketball receive tremendous support from the students around them.

The Chargers basketball team has advanced to state three times, most recently in 2013, where alumni such as Derek Willis and Trey Rakes took on Trinity High School out of Louisville.

Bullitt East teaches students to be just as successful from the minute they walk through the doors as a freshman, to the day they graduate four years later, and from there on out. The list of students who have signed with local colleges to play sports seems endless. In the class of 2015, several students were scouted by colleges to play their sport at the next level. Jacob Bowles will attend the University of Southern Indiana to play baseball. Kelli Rae Alcorn heads to Birmingham Southern, and Justin Parsons moves in at Union to continue his football career.

While sports are a big part of high school, Bullitt East makes it a point to make sure that everyone has a home. Bullitt East recently adopted the idea of “houses”, similar to some-

thing you might see in your favorite Harry Potter novel. There are 10 different houses, each with a different community service project that they support, and a different meaning. For example, the Spero house means hope, and they support the St. Jude foundation and childhood illness. Throughout the year, houses compete for points and rewards.

Students earn points by being at school, attending certain sports events, and participating in school wide fundraisers.

Bullitt East is and always has been the place to be. Getting involved has never been easier, no matter what you’re interested in. On and off the field, Charger Nation continues to shatter expectations by doing it “The Charger Way”. And, let’s be honest, who wouldn’t

Lady Chargers Softball Team

Chargers Baseball Team

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Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and do it the CHARGER WAY

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Annual powderpuff football game.

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BE LIFE HACKS

BY SYDNEY RILEY

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MR. HUBER’S TOP 5 GOALS

BY TIFFANY PRELL tiffany.prell23@gmail.com

Bullitt East’s assistant principal, Mr. Erik Huber, says that his top five goals for the 2015-16 school year are:

they belong. I would love to see them get involved and into things a lot quicker.

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Personal goals - I would like to make myself be more visible; I want to be more available to students and teachers. Next year I’ll be able to get myself out there more and be more involved with students and help them in any way they need and not be in the office so much.

Increase school spirit - We don’t have a huge following of things going on in school. This year our RedZone was hit or miss depending on where the game was. I would love to see that school spirit come back. I wanna see the RedZones at basketball games that I saw when I was the opposing school and thought “Holy cow, how’d they get all those kids here?!”

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Improve Freshmen Academy - Our freshmen academy next year is going to be the largest that it has been in a long time.

I would love to find a better way to incorporate our freshmen into Bullitt East’s culture.

I would love to see a much more accelerated pace in getting them involved and getting them to be a part of our community and feeling like they can connect and do things here at BE. I think right now they’re here and spend three quarters of the year going through the motions and it’s the end of the year before they really feel like

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Distinguished school - I think this is a school that without a doubt should be a distinguished school as far as testing goes. We’re just right there on the edge. The students deserve it, the school and community deserves it, we’re that caliber of school, there’s that caliber of students here and that quality of staff here. I think we need to see that happen.

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AP Tests - Here at Bullitt East we gave 300 something exams during the 2014-2015 school year. At the school I came from we gave over a thousand. I would love to see us increase that program. I think it’s a huge benefit, you can’t put a price on being college ready and taking college classes.

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10 CHARGERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

BY TAYLOR HOLLIFIELD

taylor.hollifield0@gmail.com | @TayTay_Marie01

Photo credit to Gavin Blain Joel Huether, senior, ses muy simpatico. He is the school’s translator and excels in all things academics. Forget google translate and ask Huether.

On the outside, Laura Acevedo, senior, seems like a normal high schooler, until you actually meet her. She is often referred to as “Ma” because she acts as a motherly figure to everyone. Acevedo likes to meet new people and always tries to be as friendly as she can to everyone.

Kaleb Perdew, junior, is an active member of the Bullitt East community, he participates in many extracurricular activities: yearbook, track, cross country, Honor Guard, Beta Club.

Perdew is active in and outside of school, is a member of Teen Court, and is a great role model for those around him.

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Photo credit to endeavor staff Larry Steinmetz is involved with Bullitt East in many ways. He is the adviser for journalism and yearbook, and he also teaches AP English and photojournalism. He also coaches the girls golf team. Steinmetz makes a huge impact on all his students in more ways than anyone. He teaches his kids to be extraordinary.

Photo credit to endeavor staff Dona Hare, freshmen health teacher, won the teacher of the year award last year. She is very outgoing and understanding with her students and faculty. Hare teaches her students lifelong lessons such as communication, health, and nutrition. If in need to talk to someone Hare is there.

Photo credit to endeavor staff Kenny Hughes is a science teacher who is understanding and helpful to his students.

Hughes is very competitive and wishes for his students to excel in all things.

Photo credit to endeavor staff Chris Ryan (left) and Jeff Bowles (right) not only teach at Bullitt East, but they also coach baseball. Bowles has coached 12 seasons at Bullitt East. Ryan recently accepted a head coaching position at Doss High School.

Nate Drake, junior, participates in many activities here at Bullitt East, such as Student Body Government, JROTC, and the boys soccer team. He is willing to help anyone with anything at any given time. Drake likes to give others advice in a way that is easy to understand and helps better themselves.

Photo credit to Gavin Blain Maddie Wilson, senior, is a major part of the student voice at Bullitt East. She participates in many decision making clubs from Student Body Government to Beta Club and National Honors Society. Wilson excels in everything she does and is a great person to talk to if you have comments or concerns about the way BE operates. www.belivewire.com

WORDS OF WISDOM

BY JAIDEN GIVIDEN jaiden.gividen1@gmail.com

PHOTO CREDITS TO ENDEAVOR STAFF

Cathy Russell

Justin Owens “Don’t switch pathways and don’t change pathways because you don’t want to be at a point in your senior year when you’re doubling up, taking two or three pathway classes just to try to make sure that you have a pathway.”

“Try not to miss days, be sure you turn in work that you do, and try not to dress inappropriately and always treat your teacher with respect and she’ll love you.”

Doug Osborne

Daniel Barrett

“Get organized. Get yourself a calendar. If you don’t have a calendar on a phone or an ipad, get yourself a paper calendar and write stuff down. Know due dates, and don’t depend on others to know when things are due.”

“Find ways to get involved through clubs, sports, teams, just get involved in some activity outside and beyond classes.”

Teachers at Bullitt East share advice that will helps students excel in the upcoming school year.

Organization, social investment in the school, and being goaloriented are among the most important qualities that a student should have. Teachers here at BE give advice from experience that are guaranteed to make the 20152016 school year much easier.

Kathy Russell thinks that being checked out and absenteeism is one of the biggest problems that students have.

“Be sure you keep up because

it’s easier to keep up than it is to make-up,” says Russell.

According to a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University., up to 15 percent of American children are chronically absent from school, missing at least one day in 10 and doing long-term harm to their academic progress.

Daniel Barrett, a drama and English teacher at BE, thinks that mingling with peers helps increase one’s likeliness to be at school every day. “It will make them feel motivated to be here and motivated to do well,” says

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Barrett.

Along with involvement in the school, there has to be a balance.

Keeping up with classes, due dates, and all of the other responsibilities that students have can be difficult and almost impossible.

Being organized is a problem that many students struggle with. In fact, a national survey (provided

by Harris Interactive for the American Psychological Association), states that 59% of teens that took the survey report that managing their time to balance all activities is a somewhat or very significant stressor.

Doug Osborne suggests that being self-reliant and open to change will help students succeed academically.

“If a teacher says something is due, write it down. Don’t expect your teacher to send out a remind101 and say, ‘hey, this thing is due’ because not all teachers do that and sometimes dates will change, and you need to be flexible and be able to change with that,”says Osborne.

The learned skills that the faculty at Bullitt East has to offer will help students if they apply it to their school year.

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EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOUSES EDITION

BY LUKE YOUNG

clyoung1234@gmail.com | @camlyoung

Houses are back and better than ever.

This year, the house system has been revamped with new projects, people, and purposes Many students have in the past complained about the house system. The staff listened to its students and made new changes to help them enjoy houses.There are many new things for all students to learn about houses, not just the freshmen that have not experienced this yet. Houses even have new charities that will be a major focus of each house.

This school year marks the third year that houses have been established. Over those three years, Bullitt East’s staff has tried to improve houses. Last year events such as Greek Games were added into our year to help kids feel part of a team and to let them have fun

inside of school. In addition students have also griped about the lack of friends in their house.

Our staff has also enabled students to be able to pick houses based on career interests, charity cause, and also to be around friends.

April Walker, the teacher in charge of houses said, “The biggest complaint last year from students was that they didn’t know that many people in their house, so we wanted to listen to that student voice.”

The changes to houses this year are more drastic than the previous years. The staff completely reworked every student’s enrollment in their house. In addition, charities have been added to each house so that students have the chance to get out and make a difference in the community. Pathways have been grouped on so that students can use houses as a way to be around people with similar future interests.

Freshman Jeremy Antle said, “I think it’s cool

how something this small you do in high school can pretty much determine how the rest of your life plays out.”

Each house has added a community service/ charity focus. These have been added so kids have another way to get involved and connected to the community. Walker says “it’s going to allow kids to realize that houses is a program bigger than themselves. Its not just about an individual student.”

Houses have changed many ways since their origin at bullitt east, and will most likely change many more times over the course of their existence in our community.

MEET THE HOUSES BONITAS

PISTI

Means: Goodness Headmaster: Kendrick Pathway: Culinary Community Service: Food Pantry

Means: Loyalty Headmaster: Speakman Pathway: Early Childhood Community Service: Breast Care Awareness

MUNERIS

AUGMENTUM

SPERO

Means: Hope Headmaster: Isaacs Pathway: Administrative Support Community Service: Childhood Illness

FORTIS

Means: Responsibility Headmaster: Gary/Darnell Pathway: Arts Community Service: Animal Shelter

Means: Growth Headmaster: Osborne Pathway: Early Childhood Community Service: Breast Care Awareness

Means: Strength Headmaster: Wafford Pathway: Business Management Community Service: Habitat for Humanity

EPISTEME

THARRHOUNTES

SOMNIUM

Means: Knowledge Headmaster: Turner/ B. Thornsberry/ Cinnamon Pathway: Engineering, Non-Pathway, Print Publications Community Service: Student Mentoring

Means: Courage Headmaster: Fulghum/Willis Pathway: JROTC Community Service: Wounded Warriors

Means: Dream Headmaster: Harrod/Pierce-Foster Pathway: Accounting, Multimedia, Informational Processing Community Service: Family & Children’s Place for Child Abuse Prev.

KOINONIA

Means: Community Headmaster: Molter Pathway: Vocational, Co-op, High Sschool of Business Community Service: Angel Tree, Toys for Tots, Operation Christmas September 2015

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ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM

BY LINDSAY RENNEISEN

lindsay.renneisen@gmail.com | @lindsaymarie_9

There can only be one…

This school year, there will no longer be a coed cheerleading team at Bullitt East.

In past years, there has been an all-girl team along with a co-ed team. One big change this year is that Nate Fulghum, head coach of four years, will not be joining them this year. Many cheerleaders will be making a great amount of other adjustments.

The reason behind limiting the cheerleaders to one team is that there were no boys to try out this year. This causes there to be only one team, which would be a large/super large all-girl team. “No I don’t [think there will be co-ed in the future], just because of the coaching changes. This year Nate decided to step down as head coach and our all-girl coach for last year, Jeff Schaber, applied for the job and was accepted. Jeff is more of an all-girl coach and not so much co-ed, so as long as he is coaching we will most likely just be an all-girl team,” said senior cheerleader Abby Tucker.

As Schaber takes over, he will pick up where Fulghum left off. “It’s different but good. Since it’s a new team, I think it is a good change,” said Morgan Terry, senior cheerleader.

Since Schaber has coached all-girl in the past, many of the cheerleaders are already familiar with him. Senior Peyton Maki cheered on the all-girl team last year after switching from coed the year before. “Jeff is the best! It’s good to have a change in coaching, he is very motivating but in a different way than Nate was. He

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likes to have fun, but also be serious when he needs to be. This is good for us so it’s not so tense all the time and I think that will make our team very close this year,” said Maki.

Some other girls who have been on co-ed previously will make bigger changes transitioning to the all-girl team. Tucker has been on co-ed for the past three years but she is used to Schaber being around. “It is a little upsetting that Nate isn’t going to be around constantly, but I trust Jeff just as much so I will get used to it. For the team, it will be easier to adjust versus me individually,”said Tucker.

Although it is a big difference from what everyone is used to, it seems to be popular among the cheerleaders. “I love it because everything is easier with just girls. We all get along and can have fun,” Terry said.

“It will be different because with one team there will be a lot more time to work on things,so it will be beneficial for us and we will have the attention of all coaches and the whole practice time,” said Tucker.

There are also downfalls to this change. There won’t be another team to support them in competitions, which is a big factor. They will also have to cheer every game, where before

the two teams would alternate. This cancels out with the factor of working on improving individual skills to make each cheerleader the best they can be. With or without a co-ed team, the girls will work hard to gain a national championship.

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DON’T SWEAT IT

BY BRENNAH DENKHOFF bdenkhoff83@gmail.com

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s high school really “the best years of your life”?

copying answers doesn’t even count as cheating.

Coping strategies

Every student has stress at some point in their high school career and it may seem difficult but there are ways to cope with it.

Whether it be home or school related stress there are actually many ways teenagers can deal with their stress. Bullitt East counselor, Dana Steinmetz suggested a few things she believes regulates stress. “For stress, the key is to find something that temporarily distracts you from whatever is stressing you out.

Whether it’s time with friends, listening to music, exercising. It’s just different things for different people.”

According to helpguide.org. here are some of the best ways to deal with or even prevent stress:

Over the years stress for high school students has grown dramatically and it’s affecting teenagers in many ways. There are ways for teenagers to cope with this stress though. Even Bullitt East participates in regulating all this stress students have.

Having stress is very common for high school students. With all the pressure of school work, extracurricular activities, personal life, and even picking the right college to go to, it’s difficult for us to find a balance through it all. In fact, according to a survey conducted by the Associated Press and MTV, 85% of students claim they experience “stress at least sometimes”.

Picking the right college for high school students is encouraged now more than ever.

There’s a lot of pressure on us to figure out what we’re going to do for the rest of our lives, in what feels like such a short amount of time.

What we choose can either make us or break us in the future and with all the other things we have to worry about, we may make the wrong decision.

Also with all the pressures of being a high school student, many teenagers turn to cheating to get by. According to a CNN poll of 4,500 high schoolers, around 75% engage in “serious cheating,” over half plagiarize directly from the internet, and about 50% believe that September 2015

Prevention of stress may seem impossible for some high schoolers but with certain situations it can actually be very simple.

Managing your time and staying organized is very important when it comes to preventing stress. Plan ahead and set reasonable goals for the work you want to accomplish and you may find high school becoming a lot easier.

Although stress is becoming more and more common, Steinmetz believes that Bullitt East does really well at regulating stress levels.

“I think we have a staff here that’s open and kids feelcomfortable talking to. Talking about stress is very important and I think at Bullitt East we really encourage that.” Steinmetz said.

Don’t let the stressors of high school control what kind of experience you have. Remembering how to cope with stress and doing things to distract you from it may not make high school the best years of your life but it can make it a lot more enjoyable. For more tips on how to deal with stress look on the list to the right.

1.) Do something healthy:

Healthy ways to relax from stress include exercising, writing in a journal, or even watching a movie.

2.) Connect with others: Spend

time with positive people who enhance your life. A strong support system will release any negative feelings you have from stress.

3.) Manage your time: Poor time management can cause a lot of stress.

Plan ahead and figure out whats importnant.

4.) Stay organized: Not being organized can ruin your schedulae and make you even more stressed. Organize all the things you have to do and this will make them easier to accomplish.

5.) Adjust your standards: Don’t

set youself up for failure by demanding perfection. Set goals for yourself but learn to be ok with everything not turning out perfect.

6.) Learn how to say “no”: Know your limits and stick to do whats important to you.

7.) Do something you enjoy every day: Doing things you enjoy,

whether it be playing the piano, or drawing, can help take your mid off stress.

8.) Dont try to control the uncontrolable: Rather than stressing out over things you can”t control, focus on the things you can control, such as your attitude towards certain stressful situations.

9.) Share your feelings: If needed, talk to someone you trust about whats stressing you out.

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CAREER PATHWAYS

BY JASMINE MEEKS

jasminemeeks1@gmail.com | @jasmine_meeks

Engineering Career Pathway Intro to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electroincs, Digital Literacy

Business and Marketing Career Pathways Accounting- Digitial Literacy, Accounting and Finance, Financial Accounting, Business Law, Adv. Computer Apps, Business Management, Business Pirncipals, Financial Literacy Finance- Digital Literacy, Accounting and Finance, Adv. Computer Apps, Financial Literacy, Business Principals, Business Management Administrative Support- Digital Literacy, Accounting and Finance, Adv. Computer Apps, Financial Literacy, Business Principals, Adv. Computer Apps, Finacial Literacy, Financial Accounting, Business Law, Web Page Mulitmedia- Digtial Literacy, Mulitmedia, Adv. Mulitmedia, Web Page, Adv. Computer Apps

JROTC Career Pathway JROTC I, JROTC II,JROTC III, JROTC IV

High School of Business- Digtial Literacy, HSB I, HSB II, HSB III, Business Law, Financial Literacy Business Technology- Digital Literacy, Multimedia, Business Management, Accounting and Finance, Adv. Computer Apps, Business Law, Business Principals, Financial Literacy

Family and Consumer Science Culinary Arts- Foods and Nutrition, Culinary Arts I, Culinary Arts II, FACS Essentials, Digtial Literacy, Business Mangement, Accounting and Finance Early Childhood Education- Early Lifespan Development, Child Services I, Child Services II, FACS Essentials, Business Management

Arts and Humanities Career Pathways Instrumental Enemble (Band)- Instrumental Ensemble I, Instrumental Ensemble II, Instrumental Ensemble III, Instrumental Ensemble IV, Music Theory/AP Instrumental Vocal (Choir)-Vocal Ensemble I, Vocal Ensemble II, Vocal Ensemble III, Vocal Ensemble IV, Music Theory/AP Theatre (Drama)- Intro to Theatre, Theatre II, Theatre III, Theatre IV Visual Arts (Art)- Creative Art Comprehensive I, Creative Art Comprehensive II, Creative Art Comprehensive III, Creative Art Comprehensive IV, Art & Design, AP Studio Art

Bullitt Area Technology Center (Vocational) Pathways Automotive- Brake Sysstems, Air Conditoning, Basic Fuel and Igniton, Electrical Systems, Computer Control Systems, Suspension and Steering Carpentry- Basic Blueprint Reading, Construction Prints, Introduction to Construction Carpentry, Construction Forms, Floor and Wall Framing, Ceiling and Roof Framing, Exterior and Interior Finishing Masonry- Introduction to Masonry, Intermdeiate Masonry, Second Year Masonry, Masonry Lab Health Sciences- Medical Terminology, Emergency Procedures, Principles of Health Science, Health and Wellness, Medical Math I, Nursing Assistant Skills II, Anatomy and Physiology Welding- Cuttintg Process, Welding Blueprints, Oxy-Fuel Systems, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, Welding Ceritfication

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Agriculture Career Pathways Animal Systems- Principals of Agriculture

Science and Technology, Agriculture Employability Skills/Agribusiness, Animal Science, Digital Literacy

Horticulture- Principals of Agriculture Sci-

ence and Technology, Agriculture Employability Skills/Agribusiness, Landscaping/Turf Management

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Student Body Government SBG is a group of students that works to help make decisions regarding the rest of the school.

SBG works closely with the houses, as they were the ones to first start up that idea. Students must apply and interview toward the end of the year for a spot on SBG. From there, the rest of the students and staff vote for the officers and representatives. The current Student Body President is Maddie Smith (12).

Drama Club

Fly Disk Club

Drama is another club that is open for anyone to join. There is no certain day of the week that they stay after school, but they meet a lot right before plays and special events in order to prepare and get things ready for that.

If you enjoy exercising and throwing frisbee, this is a great club for you. This club is open for anyone to join and meets on nice days after school. If interested talk to Mr. Kelty in room 401 for more information.

Guitar Club

B E

Guitar Club is a group of students that all play the guitar. It is open for anyone to join. They meet Tuesdays after school and sometimes even perform around Mount Washington.

Friends of Rachel

Friends of Rachel is a club that was started up in honor of Rachel Scott, who was killed in the Columbine school shooting. Their overall goal is to end bullying and promote kindness throughout the school and anyone is free to join.

September 2015

Future Business Leaders of America FBLA is open for anyone to join that is interested in business.

They meet monthly and even attend a conference during the school year. While yes, there are certain requirements and standards members must live up to, it is open for anyone to join.

Sci-fi Club

Sci-fi is a fun filled group of people who appreciate everything from science fiction to laser tag. Anyone is welcome to join.

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Art Club

If you’re interested in the arts or you’re looking for a place to refine your own art skills, this is your club. If interested, talk to Mr. Kelty in room 401.

Future Educators of America

Prom Committee

Future Educators is a group of students that want to eventually pursue a career as a teacher. Once a year, each member gets the opportunity to shadow a teacher at Bullitt East to see firsthand what it’s like to lead a classroom. It is open for anyone to join.

Prom Committee is pretty selfexplanatory; they are in charge of planning prom, from the theme and the food right down to the invitation designs, decorations, and goody bags. Any junior or senior can join, although they don’t start meeting until around November.

Future Farmers of America

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FFA meets on the last Wednesday of every month to go over service projects and things to do in order to better themselves as an entire club. They also sometimes compete in competitions.

National Honors Society

Beta Club

Members must be selected to join by the sponsors. All members must maintain a 3.8 GPA. The club does a lot of volunteer work and community service. They also do a blood drive at Bullitt East every year.

Members must be selected to join by the sponsor. Beta Club President is currently Maddie Smith.

Members must maintain a 3.8 GPA or higher and complete 10 service hours per semester. This is another club which does a lot of community service and volunteering.

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes FCA is a group of students that meets in the library every Friday morning before school starts.

During that time, they discuss their beliefs and strengthen their faith. There are often guest speakers as well as interactive activities, while sometimes there are just group discussions. Despite the club name, the members are not all athletes; anyone can join.

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THE SOUTH CAN’T RISE AGAIN

BY ISAAC SHELTON

JIShelton362@gmail.com | @Isaacshelton1

The Confederate flag has had a dark history in America and it’s finally time to retire the southern battle flag. Several southern states are already petitioning the ban of the Confederate symbol. It’s taken over 100 years to debate removing a symbol that insults an entire culture, but there’s no time like the present.

One of the most debatable topics of the summer has been the Confederate flag, and whether or not states should lower the flag from the statehouse grounds in response to the massacre at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The Confederate flag used to be a symbol of independence and pride to many southerners during the American Civil War, but in the past 150 years the flag has been used as a logo for the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) and many other hate groups.

Also, during the late 1940s, the flag was an adopted symbol to segregate schools in America.

Even Bullitt County today has a reputation with the KKK, starting in the 1970s when The Kentucky Grand Dragon of the Klan, Sherman Adams, lived in Shepherdsville and built the KKK in Bullitt County. Since then, many outsiders view Bullitt County with a racist image, a reputation it still struggles to shake, and it definitely doesn’t help when all of our schools are majority Caucasian. Furthermore, the Confederate flag has evolved into a symbol for racism in America.

Today’s society is starting to realize that after 150 years, the Confederate flag actually insults millions of Americans and it should not be on a flagpole in state’s capitals. At this point in time, South Carolina has removed the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds.

There are other southern states, like Mississippi and Alabama that are attempting to follow South Carolina’s footsteps. The state of Mississippi has discussed a change in their state flag which features the Confederate flag symbol.

“As a Christian, I believe our state’s flag has become a point of offense that needs to be removed,” said Philip Gunn, Mississippi’s GOP House Speaker told CNN’s Jeremy Diamond and Eugene Scott.

Other states like Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia have filed petitions for the removal of a specialty license plates, which incorporate a symbol of the Confederate flag, designed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

summer, several Confederate monuments have been vandalized throughout the country with sayings from “racist” to “black lives matter.” In some cases monuments and statues that pertain to the Confederacy are moved rather than vandalized. There is an ongoing debate between several politicians like Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell versus the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Kentucky on whether or not to remove the statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis from the state legislature to a history museum.

The Kentucky State Fair Board elected to ban the sale and distribution of Confederate flag items at their state fair next year. Since there are current contracts in place with the vendors, the Kentucky State Fair Board will request that the vendors not sell or distribute the Confederate flag. The contracts in the future will specifically state that the Confederate flag is banned at all events run by the Fair Board. “We are much more than the State Fair, and you don’t want to pick and choose events.

It’s either a policy you adopt or you don’t,” stated Mark Lynn, State Fair Board Chairman told WLKY’s Stephanie Johnson. Indiana and Ohio State Fairs have also set certain restrictions regarding the Confederate Flag in order to make everyone feel welcomed.

The Kentucky State Fair Board is not the only program that has banned the Confederate flag. The educational system has taken several steps to ensure the respect and safety of all the students by creating rules that restrict offensive material. Bullitt East High School has not specifically banned the flag, but it leaves interpretation of policy up to the administration. The Bullitt East student handbook says, “Logos or designs on shirts, sweatshirts or jeans may not be derogatory in any way.

No designs will be allowed that disrupt the educational process in any way. School administrators will make that determination.” As an assistant principal, Erik Huber deals with dress code violations on a daily basis.

Confederate flag. “I think it [the Confederate flag debate] is more than just saying its offensive. Our focus is to avoid interruptions from the educational processes, and if someone is offended by offensive material that just takes away from class time trying to deal with the situation,” stated Huber. The policy stated above includes the parking lot area, but there are still Confederate flag symbols on school grounds. According to a count by one of the Livewire’s staffers there were nine Confederate flag symbols on student’s cars.

The Confederate flag debate affects schools all around the country. Hundreds of schools in America have the rebels as a mascot, and are still banning the Confederate flag. The school board of Southside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas that have a 50 year tradition as rebels, but still banned their fight song and mascot because it symbolizes racism. Schools are supposed to make the students feel safe and that can’t happen when they endorse offensive material.

In Fairfax County, Virginia one of many high schools in the area that is petitioning it’s name. Several famous alumni, actress Julianne Moore and film producer Bruce Cohen, from J.E.B. Stuart High have started a petition to rename their former school. The school was founded in 1959, named after a Confederate general in defiance for the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954. The ethnically diverse school does not want to offend any of their students by continuing the racist image of the school. “As you walk the halls of Stuart, you see students from many different countries with ethnic backgrounds. Our student body deserves a name more fitting to uplift the name of our school,” said Abigail Conde, a rising senior at J.E.B. Stuart.

If so many states and school systems that have

According to Huber, the administration at Bullitt East enforces the dress code policy, which includes offensive material like the

Since the shooting in Charleston this past September 2015

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a history of defending their “southern heritage” are finally setting standards and putting their Confederate flags off the poles and into the museum where they belong, then progress is being made. When white supremacist groups like the KKK are intentionally burning black churches in the south, that’s when the country realizes that there needs to be a change. There shouldn’t have to be a disturbed like Dylann Roof, the 21 year old shooter that targeted his victims after praying with them in Charleston, South Carolina, to get the country’s attention on racial hatred.

If taking down the Confederate flag will get the country one step closer to peace, then that’s what needs to happen. There is no reason to hang the Confederate flag anywhere because it doesn’t represent southern heritage or pride. Even though the Civil War was based on states’ rights versus the national government’s rights, the flag still represents rebellion towards the national government in order to maintain the rights of states and the culture of slavery within those states.

ers with the Confederate flag symbol. The creators of the popular show, Dukes of Hazzard, probably didn’t put a Confederate flag symbol on the top of the boy’s car to purposely insult African Americans, but it does. Not one person can pull the reruns of a hit television show off the air, but an entire cause can.

Obviously, millions of Americans nationwide feel insulted of the constant reminder of their family’s history as slaves.

It’s time for people to accept the reality in front of them. “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable,” said President John F. Kennedy.

Within the past few years there have been riots in the streets of Ferguson to Baltimore, stores have been burned, and people have died because of the violence. American citizens are living through a civil rights movement and history has taught America that ignorance can only lead to more destruction. Lowering the Confederate flag will not fix racial hatred in America, but it will show the world that the United States does not stand for racism.

Society looks at the Nazi flag and sees discrimination and torment. If only everyone could see that the Confederate flag symbolizes extremely similar values. There is no reason to parade the flag around with knowledge that it represents one of the darkest times since these states have been united.

In conclusion, there are some people in this world that might not intend to offend oth-

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