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CRIER

INSIDE LOOK

Finding their

voices

Chloe Wineinger Design Editor

Adestroyed painting of a nature scene lays limp on the ground at a high school art show in Ohio. Once a beautiful representation of the artist’s emotions, which he felt restrained to express in a school where he was constantly taunted for not fitting in, the painting now lays wasted in ruins. The hollering and laughter of the students who destroyed it can be heard in the distance. Though the mood is jovial at the scene of the art show, the mood moments later when the artist decides to take his life starkly differs.

For some, this image might sound like a dramatic scene in a TV show, but for a junior at MHS, who has chosen to remain anonymous due to the stigma surrounding the subject, this is the story of her 15-year-old cousin’s death. Over a year later, the boy’s family is still mourning, especially his cousin, who finds it sad that he thought his life was not worth living any longer.

“I think that every person’s life is needed. Every single person has a purpose and they’re there for a reason,” the junior said. “Whether you’re going to be a lawyer, or a doctor, or you’re going to have your own organization, or whatever, everyone has a purpose in life, and I think that it’s sad to think someone would think that

With Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct. 11-17, students discuss how depression has affected their lives

they didn’t have a purpose in life.”

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-24 in front of cancer, heart disease, and AIDS, according to the Jason Foundation; Four out of five people who commit suicide show clear warning signs, so it is vital for people to be able to identify these signs.

Mental Illness Awareness Week, Oct. 11-17, is meant to educate people on the topic of suicide and depression, as well as give those who are struggling with depression a voice.

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Whether you’re going to be a lawyer, or a doctor, or you’re going to have your own organization, or whatever, everyone has a purpose in life, and I think that it’s sad to think someone would think that they didn’t have a purpose in life.”

One organization that raises awareness is Project Semicolon. This non-profit movement was started in 2013 by Amy Bleuel, who has battled depression herself, and is meant to comfort people struggling with depression or other mental illnesses. Some members of this group show their support with a tattoo of a semicolon, which is meant to symbolize their achievements in deciding to continue to live, according to Project Semicolon participant Brandi Hoover, junior, who is also a Publications staff member.

“It has two meanings: it gives

people the power to speak, but it also shows appreciation to people who decided to continue to live their life instead of ending it when they could have,” Brandi said. “It’s kind of like the meaning of a semicolon in your English class. People say a semicolon is kind of like a period, like how it stops a sentence and you take a breath, but then it continues, so people say instead of putting a period and ending your life, you put a semicolon and continued your life.”

This project aims to inform people that there are others struggling with the same problems they might be having. This way, people might be less afraid to communicate their problems and reach out for help, according to Brandi.

-anonymous junior

“I hope that people learn that they can have a voice and that people really are there to help them and that they feel like… other people who are involved in this community are there to help them, because they want them to continue to have a life and to inspire people with their story, and not just worry about what

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Page 11: Football prepares to start Sectionals with home game against Lowell on Friday

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Crier staff member reviews healthy alternatives to seasonal snacks

Page 3 Band prepares for Bands of America competition this weekend

Fall Choral Concert: Tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Auditorium

Volleyball: First Sectional game against East Chicago tonight at 5 p.m. at home

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Students embrace Halloween, season of fall by decorating, creating costumes, working at local haunted houses

photo illustration by Rachel Bishop

BREAKING THE SILENCE A campaign that began at the University of Louisville called “Omit the Silence” encourages students to hold pieces of tape over their mouths with words or phrases that represent issues that are important to them or the struggles they have faced. Rachel Jamrose, ’15, a current student at the University of Louisville, is an active participant in the campaign and recently published a Facebook post to tell the story of her fight against depression.

First it hits you like a car, then it hits you like a bus.”

Quick Notes

Best Buddies

Best Buddies holds party to celebrate new buddies for school year

Best Buddies held their annual Match Party, a party to assign buddies, Oct. 9 with participants bringing in food and inviting family to celebrate, according to Best Buddies co-sponsor Mr. Peter Fatouros, guidance counselor.

“It was a pretty good turnout. We had all the buddy pairs there, and everyone showed up,” Mr. Fatouros said. “I’m always excited (for the upcoming year). We’re a little late starting, and a lot of people in Best Buddies are wondering what’s going on. We’re going to try to get calendars made soon.”

Buddy pairs will stay the same for the entire year and participate in different events together. Mr. Fatouros plans for Best Buddies to hold at least one event every month.

STAND Club

Ms. Christine Stanish takes over as STAND Club sponsor

New STAND Club Sponsor Ms. Christine Stanish, ASL teacher, takes over for Ms. Sharon Vail, guidance counselor, this year and tries to unite students around school while learning about the club herself.

“When I took over as the STAND sponsor, I had no idea what the club was,” Ms. Stanish said. “Our goal is to inform people about people from other backgrounds to create a place where everyone is accepted. We want everyone from all different walks of life to come together. We just want to make sure everyone has a place.”

Because the callout meeting occurred Oct. 9, there are not many planned events for the club yet, but Ms. Stanish advises students to pay attention to school announcements and to keep an eye on their emails for more information.

Project X

Project X plans for several events in October to benefit the community

October proves a busy month for Project X as the club participates in multiple volunteer activities to better the community, according to Project X sponsor Ms. Leigh Ann Westland, English teacher.

Project X participates in their yearly Humane Society Supply Drive as they collect a list of donations the facility will need this year. The students will have the opportunity to bring donations to their teachers.

The type of donations include anything ranging from paper bags to paper towel rolls.

Students will also sell paper pumpkins during lunch periods today, tomorrow and Friday to raise money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis.

“It is just a really busy month for us,” Ms. Westland said. “Our students are really good at running events, so it will be a good time.”

Corrections

In issue two of Crier, page 7 incorrectly described a Cross Fader. A Cross Fader should be described as a control that allows a song to fade out while another fades in. On page 11, Scott Fischer was misidentified as a Highland soccer player. Crier regrets these errors.

Spell Bowl prepares for competition

Spell Bowl members adjust to new coach, new routines

Gavin Hamilton Infocus Editor

Spell Bowl prepares for their area competition Nov. 2 at Lowell with a new coach, Mrs. Samantha Ebert, science teacher.

In the area competition, teams across the state are ranked based on the number of words they spell correctly, and a cutoff score is determined. Any team that achieves this score will advance to State competitions, according to Michelle Weller, senior.

“A lot of the people on the team are new, so I’m not really sure how we’ll do,” Michelle said. “I’m confident in the veterans. I know we’re going to

Speech

do okay, but there’s a lot of new talent, and I haven’t gotten much time to interact with them. Hopefully we will have a really good year.”

In the weeks before the competition, the team has been having mostly open practices, allowing team members to choose their own method of studying.

“We get a list of 3,245 words,” Michelle said. “How I study (is) basically (this): I go through the list, I read it one time, (and) cross off every word I think is really easy. Then, I go through and highlight every word that has a capital in it or a space and mark up the list.”

Since it is Mrs. Ebert’s first year coaching Spell Bowl, she is still learning how to run the team. Once she has

the routine down, she hopes to add events, such as fun practices or extra competitions for students.

“We’re just kinda figuring it out together. I take care of the coaching stuff, they take care of the studying stuff, and we’re kind of hoping it pulls together,” Mrs. Ebert said.

The team is small now, but Mrs. Ebert is hoping to attract new members next year.

“I really hope this goes well because I really want the kids to come back,” Mrs. Ebert said. “I’m hoping this year goes well so I can have some people return and try it again and bring some friends with them (and) really make this thing fun and competitive.”

season begins

Speech novices begin season with competition Saturday, look to start season on right foot

Simon Pirok News Editor

Speech competition season starts soon for the novice members, with their first meet Saturday at Munster, according to Speech and Debate Director Mr. Jordan Mayer, “The novices usually practice in front of their peers, but there are also other ways they can practice. They can also practice in front of relatives or really anyone who will provide feedback,” Mr. Mayer said. “The students usually practice Monday and Thursday after school. They will also be participating in a full dress rehearsal tomorrow to simulate the tournament experience.”

More experienced members, stu-

dents on the travel speech team, will judge novices and provide feedback for them.

“To prepare for this speech, I’ve been reading over my paper a few times to get a real grasp of the character or characters that I will become,” Chloe Jancosek, sophomore, said. “After that, I move on to memorizing and working with the coaches and the tools that I have been provided, where I learn how to move, say certain things, and react to the other characters.”

Novice members hope to perform well and start the season off on the right foot and receiving positive feedback, according to Chloe.

“Since I’m on the travel team as a freshman, I really have high standards

for myself with this being the first novice meet,” Maya Radjenovich, freshman, said. “Sure, it may be my first meet, but I feel like I have an advantage a little bit because I’ve been working with so many people who have also been doing this for so long and see so much potential in me already. My goal for this meet is to place well and as high as I can because of how much work I’ve put into my piece in a short amount of time.”

Novices look to have a strong season, starting with this weekend’s competition. Students also want to meet goals for the season they set at the beginning of the school year.

“I’m really lucky as a freshman to have already met some of the goals that I had set at the beginning of the year,” Maya said. “Mr. Mayer has asked me to go on the Harvard trip, I have a junior as a duo partner, and I am competing in the travel team tournaments. So I hope that I can just advance with performing itself. I already have a love for Speech, and all I can do from here is get better and more confident in whatever I may be doing.”

With novices trying to improve their delivery skills, they look to the travel team for advice and guidance.

“The travel team members are really important to us (novices) because we get to use them as coaches and guides,” Chloe said. “They’ve been in Speech a lot longer, so they are great at guiding novices. After the first few practices, younger members felt a lot more comfortable delivering speeches.”

While the novices focus on improving themselves, Mr. Mayer also has his own goals for how he hopes his newer members will perform this season.

“I hope that the beginners will find their passion with competitive Speech and Debate this season,” Mr. Mayer said. “I also expect that our students will learn the values of teamwork, the values of winning and the value of failure. Overall, I think my goal for the students is just to create meaningful stories and deliver them with passion and purpose.”

DOING THEIR PART Preparing for Saturday’s competition, Ben Stiffler, junior, and Taylor Fishman, sophomore, review their speech. “I love Speech because it helps me build the social skills it takes for me to become a teacher someday,” Ben said. “It helps improve my social skills so I can convey the right information to my future students. The lack of communication to a group of people could really hurt your teaching.”

photo by Olivia Hesterman

Band competes at Regionals

Band wins competition at Victor J. Andrew High School, prepares for Bands Of America

Danie Oberman Associate Editor

On Oct. 24, band travels to their Regional, Bands of America. This is a national-circuit competition in Indianapolis, which takes place at Lucas Oil Stadium and features bands from all over the country. Because of the intense competition, band members use it as a learning experience, according to Mr. Bret Winternheimer, band director.

“We typically use it more as a practice run for if we are to make State Finals,” Mr. Winternheimer said.

Matthew Michel, junior, enjoys seeing how the school compares to other bands nationwide.

“I would say (I’m most looking forward to) just seeing all of the different bands from across the country,” Matthew said. “Every state has different standards and what they believe a good marching band is. It will truly be interesting.”

The competition will include Concord, which Mr. Winternheimer calls

“the heavy hitter.” Concord has made it to State Finals every year for the past 32 years.

“They’ve got a long-standing tradition and a very supportive community that expects their band to not only be good, but to be one of the best in the state on a yearly basis,” Mr. Winternheimer said.

Despite the competition, Mr. Winternheimer believes the band’s greatest challenge is not only to perform.

“Our biggest obstacle right now is overcoming the performance atmosphere itself, and part of that comes with experience, which we’re still building on,” Mr. Winternheimer said.

The younger members of the band continually impress Jenna Cappo, junior, who did not expect their level of talent to have come so far this quickly.

“The band is doing actually amazing,” Jenna said. “For a little more than half the band being freshmen and sophomores, it’s actually awesome with the little experience that they have.”

TEAM PLAYER Playing his saxophone, Gabriel McKnight, freshman, runs through his routine for Regionals this weekend. “I would say my favorite thing about band is the people,” Gabriel said. “You get to learn about coordination and teamwork.”

photo by Rachel Bishop

Start from scratch

Try these recipes at home for easy, nutritious snacks

Zucchini Carrot Muffins

INGREDIENTS

Healthy fall-ternatives

As the autumn season begins, fall foods appear to be carrying too many calories, carbohydrates and fat with them. These foods can affect students trying to live a healthier lifestyle, and they might want fresh, interesting recipes. All the recipes together have a grand total of 360 calories, while keeping the nutritional benefits and the flavor of fall with them. Each recipe takes less than 20 minutes to prepare, guaranteeing that students can make it in the middle of a busy schedule.

Mariah Villaroman Copy Editor

Fruits and veggies

Yes, the words “zucchini,” “carrot” and “muffin” really do go together. Deviating from the normal blueberry or chocolate kind, zucchini carrot muffins provide a source of vegetables in a classic breakfast treat.

While a Sara Lee blueberry muffin contains 370 calories, one zucchini carrot muffin has a grand total of 130 calories. Switching out the chocolate chips for green zucchini and fresh carrots causes the calorie count to drop to this reasonable amount.

It seems that the zucchini and carrot ingredients would cause the muffins to have a bitter, unusual taste, yet these muffins actually taste sweet.

The best analogy is comparing the muffins to V8 juice. V8 is known for mixing fruits and vegetables into a refreshing drink that only has a fruity taste. Likewise, the vegetables in the muffins are a large component of the product, but the flavor of the fruit is all that people can largely taste.

Many muffins are filled with fat due to the large amount of butter; the recipe for zucchini carrot muffins calls for absolutely no butter or oil, allowing the fresh produce to tack on little, healthy fats and carbohydrates.

This recipe also calls for whole grain wheat flour as a replacement for the less nutritious white flour. While this substitution does not allow them to rise as much as traditional muffins, the muffins would lose nutrition from the missing whole grains.

Too many muffins are loaded with

unhealthy fats and offer little nutritional benefit. Zucchini carrot muffins, however, keep the flavor of the fall season in the healthiest ways possible.

One smart cookie

No baking. No freezing. Basically, no cooking is necessary for these simple snacks.

Switching it up majorly, ap ple “cookies” are a healthy alternative to the many au tumn-themed cookies, donuts or cakes popular this season. Created with an apple as the base instead of dough, apple “cookies” stay nutritious due to the whole foods used.

While apple cookies are not challenging to make, they still require some effort and should have a moderate amount of preparation time.

All ingredients add up to health benefits by innovatively replacing the fattening butter and caloric sugar components of usual cookies. The nut butter provides protein yet should still be used moderately as it is an extremely calorie-dense food. The various seed and dried fruit toppings also pack many nutrients into small doses and do not need to be piled on.

These apple cookies act as a high-energy snack, and if a student wants to add extra sunflower seeds for extra energy, they should feel free to do so.

The one unfortunate part to the apple cookies is their non-existent shelf life. As soon as a student makes the cookies, they eat them immediately because the apple slices will brown quickly.

With apples in season, students should take advantage of a creative

recipe like apple cookies to catalyze their health kick.

Coffee break

The autumn season brings to mind cooler temperatures, colorful leaves, shorter days...and pumpkin.

Substituting the often fake pumpkin flavor of traditional lattes with real pumpkin, this latte offers a warm drink—with health benefits included—to battle falling temperatures. This pumpkin spice latte gives students the healthy option they are looking for. At only 100 calories a mug and made with inexpensive ingredients, this latte sits well on the belt and in the wallet. The recipe also calls for real pumpkin, a nice step away from using processed, artificially sweetened pumpkin flavor.

The convenience factor also helps coffee drinkers want to recreate this pumpkin spice latte. The latte, made quickly by just mixing all ingredients together and microwaving it for a few minutes, can easily relieve students from the stress of a school night.

Perhaps the best part: this recipe can easily be adjusted to each person’s taste. Switching the powdered creamer with liquid, using artificial sweetener instead of cane sugar, and choosing any substitute milk are just a few ways to change the latte without drastically affecting the nutritional value.

While the average coffee drink contains empty calories, this pumpkin spice latte packs many nutrients despite having little calories, making this sweet, warm drink perfect for autumn.

½ cup white flour

½ cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs, beaten

¾ brown sugar

1 ½ cup shredded carrot

1 ½ cup shredded zucchini

½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger

1 cup shredded granny smith apple

source: Everyday Health

Instructions

1) Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a muffin pan with cooking spray

2) Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar) together in large bowl

3) Mix wet ingredients (eggs, carrot, zucchini, ginger, apple) together in another bowl

4) Combine the two bowls and mix until texture is smooth

5) Pour batter into muffin pan

6) Put pan into oven and bake for 25 minutes; increase time as necessary

7) Allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan

Skinny Pumpkin Spice Latte

INGREDIENTS

2 teaspoons Instant coffee

¾ cup of water

1 tablespoon powdered creamer

1 sweetener/sugar packet

¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

2 tablespoons canned pumpkin

½ cup light vanilla soy milk (or substitute milk of choice)

Fat free whip cream for garnish

source: Hungry Girl

Instructions

1) Heat water in microwave for 2 minutes

2) While water is heating, stir coffee creamer, pumpkin spice and sweetener in a mug

3) Now pour heated water into the mug

4) Add two tablespoons of canned pumpkin and ½ cup of soy milk; stir well

5) Microwave for 1 more minute

6) Add garnishes like whip cream or marshmallows

Apple “Cookies”

INGREDIENTS

Two to three apples, cut into circular slices

Any nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew)

Flax, sunflower, pumpkin seeds

Small, dried fruit pieces (cranberries, coconut, blueberries)

Almond, peanut, cashew pieces

Instructions

1) Wash the apple

2) Cut the apple into circular slices; remove any seeds from core

3) With knife, spread nut butter of choice on apples

4) Dot the apples with dried fruit of choice

5) Sprinkle the apples with different seeds or nuts of choice

6) Serve immediately

That pumpkin spice soy latte has how many calories? Here are some homemade, healthy alternatives to popular autumn foods.

photo illustration by Easan Venkat

Calling for a compromise

OUR TAKE

By allowing students to use electronics during lunch, they will not be tempted to use them during class

With the introduction of the laptop program in 2011, a new era of technology use has come to MHS. In practical terms, these laptops have provided constant, portable access to word processing software and Internet-based learning tools, but this increased technology use has also taken on a different form as students have discovered another, more creative use for their laptops.

Over the past few years, students have discovered that their laptops’ unique shape and size make them the perfect cell phone shields. These students have realized that, paired with the more traditional methods of hiding behind a stack of textbooks or under the table, holding their phones behind a laptop screen as they pretend to type has greatly facilitated illicit cell phone use.

Teachers are often unable to tell when students are using their phones, and students are taking advantage of this.

However, if caught, these students face disciplinary actions that escalate from detentions to suspensions.

So why do they continue to break these rules?

As cell phones become more integrated into daily life, students are increasingly unable to refrain from using these devices for the entirety of the school day.

Whether or not administrators agree with this reliance on cell phones, they must acknowledge and address the reality of the situation: students will use their phones whether or not the school rules permit it.

Instead of implementing un-enforceable disciplinary procedures, administrators should instead adopt a policy that is more permissive of phone use.

Nearby schools have succeeded in implementing such policies. For example, the student handbook of Griffith High School permits cell phone use during passing periods and in the cafeteria during lunch but does not allow phone calls.

While more lenient rules may seem like a way of exacerbating the problem by encouraging phone use, they may actually help the situation by alleviating much of the need that students feel to use their phones during class. Students would be able contact their parents or check their text messages during lunch instead of hiding behind their laptops while class is in session.

Obligated to be a proud American

Gavin Hamilton Infocus Editor

Are you a victim of patriotism peer pressure?

In early October, a high school in Wyoming scheduled a homecoming tradition, America Day, in which students wave flags and wear red, white and blue. However, administrators canceled the spirit day because they believed it would exclude immigrant students.

Students who don’t consider themselves American may still feel pressured to pledge their allegiance to the flag every day; otherwise they would feel singled out. Although these students are not required to by law, they feel like they should participate for fear of judgment. These students, however, are not the

only ones who are pressured into saying the pledge: some students who identify as American feel the same pressure.

Indiana law requires schools to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, but students are not required to stand or recite it.

This differentiates America from other countries because other countries do not pledge in the same way as we do.

In England they have a pledge to their country and queen but do not recite it regularly or in school. On the other side of the spectrum, in dictator-controlled countries such as North Korea, citizens are forced to pledge allegiance to the leader.

We are not forced to say the Pledge, so we should not feel obligated to do so.

In the land of the free, no one should be peer pressured into saying the Pledge.

While we do not legally have to say the Pledge or stand in this country, it is often expected. An individual choosing not to say the Pledge may receive dirty looks or comments for not participating.

The Pledge should not be expected and people should not be forced into it by peers who blindly recite the Pledge because that is what they have been taught to do.

The Pledge should not be required or even expected, because in this country, we are given the right to choose. We should be able to decide whether or not to say the Pledge without others trying to change our choice.

Patriotism should be expressed because you love the country you live in, not because you are scared of the repercussions of not expressing it.

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The Staff

Editor-in-Chief

Meena Kandallu

Design Editor

Chloe Wineinger

Copy Editor

Mariah Villaroman

Associate Editor

Danie Oberman

Media Editor

Jordan Szymanski

Opinion Editor

Danie Oberman

Sports Editors

Joseph Bermudez

Jordan Szymanski

News Editors

Sofia Navarro

Simon Pirok

Infocus Editors

Gavin Hamilton

Alexandria Shinkan

Student Life Editor

Ian Brundige

Cartoonist

Ian Brundige

Head Photographer

Rachel Bishop

Business Manager

Mary Ellen Gilhooly

Photographers

Veronica Bilek

Elisa Del Toro

Mary Ellen Gilhooly

Olivia Hesterman

Brandi Hoover

Danijela Kaurin

Sidney Milne

Emma Trivunovic

Easan Venkat

Adviser

Ms. Sarah-Anne Lanman

CRIME OF THE CENTURY We’ve all been there. Forgotten lunch money, the realization we need a ride home, or something funny happening to us. Either way, is it unreasonable that something happened during the school day and could not wait several hours to be communicated? We’re allowed to goof around and talk to friends during passing periods and lunch so why can’t we send a text?

Carving out memories

Halloween how-to

Senior provides step-by-step makeup instructions for popular TV show character

Ian Brundige Student Life Editor

Sofia Navarro News Editor

For sophomores Breanna Riordan and Megan Eickleberry, their paths differ. Megan, a makeup artist for the Bieker Woods night walk, helps her little sister’s girl scout troop with their section of the walk.

“The role I play changes every year. For instance, this year I’m just helping out the boy scouts with their makeup. I enjoy playing around with the possibilities of the tiny scene that you pass as you walk through,” Megan said. “It’s also nice just to mess around with props and scare little kids, but not too much. I’d feel bad.”

4 p.m. and need to be ready before 7 p.m.”

She credits her cousin for introducing her to the house, but says Halloween has always been her favorite holiday.

“My favorite thing about my job is the people I work with and how much fun we all have scaring people together,” Breanna said.

Dark decorations

Picking the perfect pumpkin to display on her front porch, Silvia Lombardo, sophomore, prepares for autumn by decorating her home.

Paranormal activity Indiana contains haunted buildings, beach

Kaske House in Munster

Indiana Bridge in Lowell

Old County Jail Museum in Crown Point

Whihala Beach in Whiting

source: NWI Times

Megan believes that having a behind-the-scenes experience in the walk allows her to have a more creative freedom.

“There isn’t much to set up. People bring weird props in, and it’s super fun. Besides that, we just work really hard on the costumes or makeup,” Megan said.

Breanna, who is employed at Lake Hills haunted house in St. John, works in a slightly different position than Megan.

“I’m one of the ‘scare actors.’ Currently I’m in our Zombie Hallway, but I’m working on moving into our Doll Room,” Breanna said. “To prepare for visitors, everyone in the house has to dress in makeup and costumes. We start getting ready at

Students prepare for Halloween by creating costumes, working at haunted houses, setting up decorations, putting on makeup

ferent types of autumn decor from a young age. Every year, she elaborately decorates her home with a variety of adornments.

“We put all kinds of pumpkins, spiderwebs, pumpkin twinkle lights, candles and more around the house. I even have Halloween stuff in my room,” Silvia said. “I can’t remember any years where my house hasn’t been decked out in crazy Halloween stuff. (It has been) probably since I was born.”

Silvia believes she brought a more festive fall environment into her home.

“My favorite part of Halloween is the day before, when there’s that feeling in the air of excitement and all you can think about is how great the next day is going to be,” Silvia said.

Silvia has been interested in dif-

FRIGHTENING FACES

Applying her makeup, Alyssa Amaloo, senior, practices her makeup for Halloween.

“(My choices in makeup are) a little bit crisper and clearer,” Alyssa said. “I usually have really bold eyebrows and a crisp cateye.”

HORRIFYING HOMES

Getting ready for Halloween, Silvia Lombardo, sophomore, carves a vampire pumpkin to place in front of her house. Each year, Silvia decorates her house because she enjoys when it has Halloween decorations.

“My favorite decorations are the rustic looking pumpkins and spooky candles,” Silvia said.

“As I’ve grown up, I’ve learnt to love it more and more, so I start buying more decorations. So (the fall feeling) probably started with me,” Silvia said.

Silvia usually chooses to shop at Party City for her Halloween decor, although a variety of stores suit her decorative needs.

“Of course, we have the crazy jack-o-lanterns and the spiderwebs outside with fake spiders,” Silvia said. “During the night of Hallow-

een, my dad blares creepy music outside our house and tries to scare every kid that comes up to our door, which is honestly hilarious.”

Creepy cosmetics

Although she does not currently have any experience with special effects makeup, Alyssa Amaloo, senior, has a passion for doing makeup and sees Halloween as a time to express herself.

“I know that whatever I will be (for Halloween), the makeup will be very dramatic, (which is) something I don’t normally do,” Alyssa said. “Halloween is the one time of the year you can be absolutely ridiculous with your makeup and self-expression without anybody judging you, and I will most definitely be taking advantage of that.”

Alyssa has worked with makeup at Merle Norman in Highland for about a year. She handles many responsibilities, including makeup for special events and facials.

“I was actually offered an inter-

view (at Merle Norman),” Alyssa said. “Makeup was always something I was interested in, and my mom was a client there. Sometimes I have appointments. I went out to Michigan City to do makeup for a bridal party.”

Alyssa has goals of being a registered esthetician, which focuses more on skincare.

“I didn’t initially want to become an esthetician,” Alyssa said, ”but working at Merle Norman, I got to be more involved with learning what an esthetician does and a lot about skincare, which made me more interested in the job.”

Master of disguise

Halloween has advantages like free candy and endless costumes. However, Emily Flynn, senior, who is dressing up as Jamie from “Megas XLZ” looks forward to all of the professional makeup that is going on sale.

“It’s not that (my makeup) is difficult, there are just a lot of angles

and shading,” Emily said “His outfit is similar to another character I do, so I’m trying to do as much detail (with the makeup) as possible.”

Dressing up as a favorite character goes beyond Halloween for Michelle Weller, senior. Constructing her costumes out of a mix of clothes from Goodwill and a few pieces she has sewn, Michelle cosplays at anime conventions like Ramencon.

“I like to (cosplay) because it makes going to conventions more enjoyable,” Michelle said. “Piecing together costumes is a bit of a challenge that pays off in the end.”

Cosplay usually refers to dressing up as characters from anime, manga, videogames, TV shows, movies or comic books. It can also include taking on the personality of the character, according to Emily.

“I love going to conventions to show off my costume,” Emily said. “Usually, it’s the male characters (I cosplay as) because I get a little more satisfaction when I do good on those since they are more of a challenge.”

Step 1: Emily Flynn, senior, puts on a wig for her character Pickles from Adult Swim’s “Metalocalypse.”

Step 2: She applies liquid latex to blend the seam between the headpiece and her forehead.

Step 3: Emily fills in her eyebrows to recreate the masculinity of her character.

Step 4: She then draws in the facial hair of her character.

Step 5: She attaches eyebrow piercings.

Step 6: She uses concealer to blend the bald cap with her skin.

photo illustration by Rachel Bishop

photos by Veronica Bilek and Emma Trivunovic

A few miles in their shoes

Boys’, Girls’ Cross Country prepare for Semi-state this weekend

Ian Brundige Student Life Editor

Chloe Wineinger Design Editor

Girls’ Cross Country

Their training and motivation has proved to be helpful as Girls’ Cross Country moves on to Semi-state at New Prairie next weekend. Placing second at Regionals last weekend, part of the girls’ success can be attributed to the team largely staying in packs during the races, according to Brisa Bohling, freshman.

“It feels pretty good to be moving on as a team,” Bohling said. “All of the girls are pretty happy that we’re doing so well. We’ve been doing really well by staying in packs (during the races), so we’re able to talk to each other and motivate each other.”

Though staying in packs allows the girls to finish at faster, similar times, some of the girls finished at separate times, such as Bohling who placed second at Regionals. Although this may be daunting for a newcomer, the team’s support has boosted her confidence.

“It’s really a team effort,” Bohling said. “The best part about cross country is that they’re like family to me. I might be a little nervous because I am a freshman, but so far I like the experience and being around these girls who have been like older sisters to me have helped.”

Part of the increase of support and morale has come from higher attendance during summer training, accord-

Across

the board

Boys’ Tennis

Boys’ Tennis, as a team, ended their season with a loss against Culver Academies Oct. 10 at Semi-state. The doubles team of juniors Matt Marcus and Henry Wolf continue on in the individual bracket to compete at State.

“(Culver) had a fully loaded senior team,” Coach Steve Lopez, social studies teacher, said. “They had seven seniors, so they had experience that maybe helped them with nerves. On a talent level, I thought we were pretty evenly matched.”

Despite ending the season earlier than planned, Coach Lopez still finds successful moments to look back on.

“One of the biggest things was winning the Regional title. We’d won it for nine years (before losing it last year), so to get it back was huge,” Coach Lopez said.

Volleyball Game

Student Government will host a volleyball game Oct. 28. Student Government members will participate, and registration is open to any other student who desires to play. They host this game because there are less events during October that bring together the student body, according to Student Government President Lucas Newell, senior.

ing to Coach Kyleen Nolan, science teacher.

“I’ve seen very strong attitudes and good work ethic amongst the girls this season,” Coach Nolan said. “This is a group of girls who are definitely determined to succeed in post-season.”

Boys’ Cross Country

Boys’ Cross Country will compete at Semi-state this Saturday.

The team is going into the race after placing fourth at Regionals.

“I’m feeling really good about this post-season in comparison to my other post-seasons,” Tyler Keslin, senior, said. “I’m running faster times and have higher expectations of myself.”

According to Theo Burgwald, senior, the team differs from last year by having younger runners and more patience.

“Last year we were one of the best teams in the state,” Burgwald said. “We were a senior-dominated team winning almost every meet, and this year we have a much younger team and we’ve just been rolling through, trying to get our chance at State, which we have.”

Competition is not unknown to the team, according to Keslin.

“Whenever we run, we’re always racing each other to push each other to do better,” Keslin said. “There’s always a bit of competition in every practice.”

“Whether it’s to relieve stress towards the end of the first quarter, or it’s just to have fun on a Wednesday night, we want people to come out to the volleyball game and let stress not be an issue,” Lucas Newell said. “It’s also really good to get a bunch of kids together and have fun because that’s what school’s about.”

Boys’ Soccer

The Boys’ Soccer team faced off against rival Lake Central Saturday and left with a 2-0 loss, ending their season earlier than they anticipated.

The team is now looking to the offseason to improve their overall skills with drills and weight-lifting, according to captain Brett Kaufmann, senior.

“It’s definitely tough losing as a senior, especially to a rival like Lake Central,” Kaufmann said. “I played for four years with these guys, and it is tough to lose in a shutout, but sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the other team, because they outplayed us Saturday. The juniors on the team also get another chance to come back next year and do better.”

Girls’ Soccer prepares for Semi-state game against Fishers

With Regional Championship win, Girls’ Soccer becomes third MHS team ever to advance to Semi-state

Alexandria Shinkan Infocus Editor

Girls’ soccer will travel to South Bend on Saturday to face Fisher in a double header for Semi-state.

If the girls win, they will play a second game, but if they lose, their season will be done, according to Brook Newton, senior.

“(The double header) gives us that extra boost, because we all know it

could possibly be the last time we all play together as a team,” Newton said.

To get to Semi-state, the girls’ first had to beat Hammond Clark in Sectional.

“It is always extremely exhilarating to win a sectional at home,” Coach Valerie Pflum, math teacher, said. “Hoisting the trophy high in the air is always exciting.”

Last Wednesday, the team beat Chesterton 1-0 in their first game for

Regionals.

On Saturday, the team faced Kankakee Valley in the Regional championship and won in a 1-0 victory.

Co-captain Lexi Lyons, senior, who is also a Publications staff member, scored the only goal against Kankakee Valley.

“It’s almost a little surreal,” Lyons said. “I’ve been on the team for four years and the farthest I’ve gotten was the first round of Regionals.”

The team has been pushing themselves each day, knowing it can be their last game. Although, they have been working hard, they do have their strengths, according to Newton.

“We are a very fit team so we have a lot more stamina than some of our other opponents,” Newton said. “We are one of the biggest-hearted teams I’ve ever seen personally, and we are willing to do whatever it takes to take the next step forward.”

THE HOME STRETCH Before practice last week, Elise Garcia, sophomore, stretches out her legs with teammate, Brisa Bohling, freshman. For Garcia, competing is important; however, freeing her mind is the ultimate reason she runs. “I basically block everyone out when I run,” Garcia said. “You know how people say ‘live in the moment,’ well for me it’s ‘run in the moment.’ I go out there and don’t worry about anything else.”

photo by Rachel Bishop

What happened

to double threats?

Deion Sanders. Bo Jackson. Do these names ring a bell?

Deion Sanders: 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee, 1992 World Series Participant, two-time Super Bowl champion. Bo Jackson: only athlete to ever be named an All-Star in two major American sports and also voted the greatest athlete of all time by ESPN. Do they ring a bell now?

These men, each competing in both the NFL and MLB, coined the term “multi-sport athlete,” or what the athletic world calls “the double-threat.”

So what exactly happened to the double threats? Now, they are few and far between because of the increasing demand for immense dedication to one particular sport.

Has this level of commitment taken away opportunities for young athletes to explore other areas of the athletic world? The statistics would argue that it has.

According to an article in The Atlantic, an estimated three million children ages 5-19 are registered to play at a competitive level with U.S. Youth Soccer, a national organization that oversees travel soccer, one of the most popular travel sports in the United States. The consuming schedule and time constraints force a majority of travel players to commit to only one sport, as less than half of the players registered with U.S. Youth Soccer report playing another sport.

This obsessive dedication to one sport is supposed to pay off big.

Tiger Woods, deemed the greatest golfer of all time, is quoted saying that his dad had a golf club in his hand at the age of two and from then on it was all golf, all the time.

Athletes like Woods have set a precedent that in order to go professional, one must spend all their time on one sport.

The sad truth? Most athletes never get to the professionals.

According to NCAA.org, eight million female and male athletes participate in high school athletics in the United States, yet only 460,000 of them move on to compete in NCAA schools. Furthermore, only a fraction of that group will compete in the professional leagues.

That very reason is why young athletes should not be limiting their skills and abilities to one sport. Their days, weeks, months, years as athletes would be better spent competing in as many sports as they choose to partake in.

What the athletic world seems to be forgetting is that in order to go professional, an athlete does not have to limit their abilities to one sport.

Just ask Sanders and Jackson, or rather, let their stats speak for themselves.

Ready for anything

Volleyball begins post-season with first Sectional game against East Chicago tonight

Danie Oberman Associate Editor

After finishing Conference undefeated, Volleyball begins their post-season tonight with Sectionals at home against East Chicago.

Going in, the team looks better than ever, according to Eudora Negri, senior.

“We started off (the season) rough, but in practice we’ve been working hard toward our goals and fixing the little things that need to be fixed, and everything’s just really coming together right now,” Negri said.

Alyssa Chronowski, junior, knows

the team’s growth will prove important in future games.

“From the start of the season, we all have improved as a group and as individuals, and I’m excited to have those improvements going into the start of the post-season,” Chronowski said.

East Chicago is not in their conference, so they have not faced them. But instead of feeling nervous about playing against an unfamiliar team, Chronowski focuses on the excitement of beginning the post-season.

“(I feel) the excitement of going into post-season and being the start of that, and I’d say just an overall excitement of what we’re going to achieve,” Chro-

Off the bench

Jordan Szymanski Sports Editor

Her iPhone buzzes during lunch. New message from Dad: “When you get a chance, give me a call.” Her heart begins to race, she knows this could be either excellent or terrible news.

Brooke Dills, sophomore, cries tears of joy because she is now eligible to play volleyball again, according to the Indiana Department of Education.

Brooke had been fighting a long battle with the IHSAA who had ruled her ineligible to play sports due to Rule 20-2 in the IHSAA handbook.

The rule, titled Past Link, states that “...A transfer student who has a Past Link (relationship with managers, coaches, or trainers) with a Receiving School to which the student transfers shall be ineligible at that Receiving School for 365 days.”

The claims originated when Brooke’s family moved from Crown Point to Munster before her sophomore year.

Coach Tracy Summers, head volley-

nowski said.

If the team plays hard from the beginning of the game, they should beat East Chicago, according to Negri.

“We’re a pretty strong team. I feel that we can handle anything,” Negri said. “We can adjust at any moment if we need to.”

Despite their talent, they need to focus on fixing unnecessary errors, according to Coach Tracy Summers. who has high hopes for the team.

“We’re going to take it one game at a time, but our goal is to win Sectionals, and then our next goal is to win Regionals, and then Semi-state,” Coach Summers said.

Indiana Department of Education overturns Brooke Dills’ ineligibility after review of IHSAA decision

ball coach, owns the club Brooke plays for in the off season, therefore creating the alleged “past link.”

“My dad started thinking about wanting to move,” Brooke said. “But I wasn’t really all for it, until the bullying started. A couple of the girls on the (Crown Point) team were harassing me to a point where I didn’t want to go to practice anymore. I didn’t want to go to school because she was really mean to me all the time. It got to the point where my coach said she was going to put us all in a room and let us fight it out, and I was like ‘I’m done, let’s go.’”

It was probably one of the hardest things I have ever gone through, I have been emotional and mean sometimes: things that are just not me because of what has been going on.”

and mean sometimes, things that are just not me, because of what has been going on. My team has been really supportive and there for me and all of my friends from back home have been like, ‘It’s gonna be okay.’ Everyone has just been so supportive. It’s been great.”

-Brooke Dills, sophomore

Strict rules and regulations are attempts at keeping the focus of high school on academics, rather than athletics, according to Mr. Brian Clark, athletic directer. However, some regulations may need further review, according to Mr. Clark.

The whole experience has been very emotional and difficult, yet her newfound place on the team has made it bearable, according to Brooke.

“It was probably one of the hardest things I have ever gone through,” Brooke said. “I have been emotional

“The IHSAA wants to keep the most important thing in high school as academics,” Mr. Clark said. “ They don’t want kids moving for athletics. The IHSAA believes in education based athletics, which is not bad. We have rules we need to follow, but maybe what they should look at it is the rules.”

UP IN THE AIR During a match against Highland, Allison Hajduch, senior, spikes the ball down at her opponents. During a spike, commonly called a ‘kill,’ Hajduch feeds off of her knowledge of the game and her team’s energy. “Getting a kill is an awesome feeling and it brings a surge of energy to the whole team,” Hajduch said. “When I go up to hit, I try to see where the block is and hit around it or place the ball in an open spot on the other side.”

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Jordan Szymanski Sports Editor

Round two

Football faces Lowell Friday in first game of Sectionals; starters return to game after injury

Joseph Bermudez Sports Editor

With Sectionals this Friday against Lowell, Football focuses on the upcoming game and trying not to get ahead of themselves, according to Coach Leroy Marsh, health teacher.

“We are only focusing on the game ahead,” Coach Marsh said. “We (have) only thought about the next game throughout the entire year. We are preparing for Sectionals, nothing else.”

Coach Marsh has taught his team to take the season one game at a time, and Logan Armagast, senior, believes that this mindset has improved the team’s play throughout the year.

“We take everything one week at a time,” Armagast said. “One opponent at a time. We have to stay focused on the first game ahead, not in the future, just like how Coach (Marsh) has taught us. I think having that ‘one game at a time’ mindset is good to have and has helped us improve on some shaky parts of our game. You don’t want to get ahead of yourself.”

Coach Marsh believes thinking too far into the schedule can negatively affect the team’s play and thinking about the upcoming game will force the team to focus and perform better.

“We don’t talk about two games ahead of the game being played that week,” Coach Marsh said. “We prepare one week at a time. If you think ahead, then you’ll overthink and fall apart. We only think about the next

Controlling the

sidelines

There are three minutes left of the game. The home team is down by one. The starting quarterback has just been injured by the opposing team’s linebacker. The clock is counting down, and it is the athletic trainers’ job to get him back on the field. With one minute left, they wrap his leg and send him on the field. The home team wins the game, and it’s all thanks to the trainers.

Ms. Mary Spina, athletic trainer, and the five head student trainers, juniors Elena Bedolla, Mackenzie Dickeson, Mary Ellen Gilhooly, Ashley McPartlan and Danny Zuccarelli have to rush to players’ aid and care for their injury. Being an athletic trainers requires moving fast and getting the player back in the game, according to McPartlan.

“When we have multiple sports going on, you have to be really flexible,” McPartlan said. “I find a way to balance between everything by doing my homework after training, or I will do some of it while at training if we’re not busy.”

Being a trainer requires the students to pay attention both on and off the field, according to Bedolla.

“This job entails you to pay attention not only when someone is telling you what’s wrong, but when Mary (Spina) is teaching you what to do,” Bedolla said.

If a player gets injured during a game, the trainers need to know what the problem is so they do not worsen the injury, according to Bedolla.

“If you tape someone’s wrist and it’s too tight, it can cut off their circulation,” Bedolla said. “You also need to do your best to be as fast and precise as you can whenever someone needs something.”

In addition to aiding the injured athletes, the trainers also come in during the summer and make sure the physicals are correctly filled out, according to

need.”

Friday night. We’re also hoping to improve along the way.”

Along the way, Coach Marsh hopes to activate and play the seniors who have been sidelined by injuries.

“They affect the outcome of each game,” Coach Marsh said. “You never want anyone on your team injured. We hope to get everyone back in time for Sectionals.”

Jeff Proctor, senior, was one of the starters who was sidelined by an injury earlier in the year.

“(It was) kind of a high ankle sprain, but like a strain in my calf,” Proctor said. “I wasn’t supposed to put any pressure on it. I don’t consider it a major injury, but it’s the first time I’ve had something like this. I will be back in time for Sectionals.”

While Proctor prepares for his first game back, Armagast prepares the team for a tough game ahead.

“Two players don’t define a team,” Armagast said. “Football is a teammate sport. We all have to rely on each other, not one or two guys specifically.”

Proctor finds it hard not to get excited for his return to the field tomorrow, but also not get overwhelmed by the stakes of the game.

“For me, (the game will) be big because I was injured and it’ll be my first game back,” Proctor said. “I’ll be hyped. The team will be hyped. We don’t want to go home, we want to continue deeper into the post-season. Sectionals is where everyone wants to play at their best.”

Zuccarelli.

“A lot of people think we are here as water boys or water girls,” Zuccarelli said. “We do a lot more for the athletes than the people think.”

Being a trainer requires of movement and fast thinking; however, it helps open doors to the medical

field, according to Dickeson.

“I want to be either a physical therapist, going pro as a physical trainer, or (in the) medical field with animals,” Dickeson said. “(What is) cool is (that) you have a tons of opportunities to work with the pros in college.”

DOWN FOR GOOD In the middle of a pile-up, Jacob Strbjak (51), junior, takes down the Lowell’s wide reciever Jaeger Gill (2), sophomore, along with teammates Robert Wente (88), sophomore, and Milan Obradovic (86), junior, late in the game Oct. 11. During those intense moments, Strbjak concentrates on making the tackle to avoid being distracted by the chaos. “I focus on wrapping the guy up,” Strbjak said. “It is so crazy being in a pile because once you make a tackle against a powerful team, you are so happy that it gets crazy.”

FUELING UP During the game against Lowell Oct. 11, Danny Zuccarelli, junior, prepares a new mixture of gatorade and gatorlytes. Zuccarelli uses gatorlytes, an energy powder, to help add extra sodium and carbohydrates to the football players’ drinks. In an effort to keep the athletes healthy, he also tends to any injuries sustained during the practices or games. “I enjoy (everything I do for the team),” Zuccarelli said. “I enjoy helping out the team and getting them whatever they

photo by Veronica Bilek

Alexandria Shinkan Infocus Editor

photo by Olivia Hesterman

Trainers learn essential skills for preventing, treating injuries during games; provide active aid to athletes

Hold the phone

School continues to enforce no cell phone rule, restricts students from contacting parents

Meena Kandallu Editor-in-Chief

One day last year, Sam Sabo, senior, was worried about how she would get home from school. She removed her cell phone from her backpack during a passing period to quickly send a text message to verify that her mom would be available to pick her up. While she was composing the text message, a substitute teacher saw her using her phone in the hallway, confiscated it, and turned it in to Student Services. As a result of this incident, Sam was required to serve a detention for breaking the school’s cell phone use policy.

As stated by the student handbook, “cellular phones of any type must be turned off and secured out of sight from first hour to the conclusion of the school day.”

“I don’t think it does any harm using (cell phones) during passing periods. I would understand (not allowing cell phone use) during class because that is definitely a way to cheat, but during passing periods, it shouldn’t be an issue,” Sam said. “(I used my phone because otherwise, I (would) have (had) to go to the office or ask a teacher to use their phone, and that would take more time out of class.”

In addition to the existing rules for cell phone use that are outlined in the student handbook, teachers received an email from administration

key, school nurse, estimates that one or two students each day would use cell phones and contact their parents during the school day to notify their parents that they needed to be picked up from school because they did not feel well.

“There were several students that would call their parents to pick them up, but I had no idea they were sick (because they hadn’t come to my office first),” Mrs. Sarkey said. “It was causing problems because students would just be wandering around the school or parents would be in the (main) office getting frustrated because we hadn’t called their kid out of class, but we hadn’t known the student was sick.

The proper procedure for students who feel sick is to first come to the nurse’s office, where the nurse will evaluate the student, according to Mrs. Sarkey. The nurse will then call the student’s parents and arrange a ride if she decides that the student is sick enough.

Although some students like Sam believe that cell phone use during the school day can facilitate communication between students and parents, Mr. Wells, principal, believes that this benefit does not justify the threat that cell phone use during the school day would pose.

Furthermore, he emphasizes that while cell phone use is restricted, students may be given permission by teachers to use their electronic devices

BACKTALK

This Friday is National Talk Show Host Day. If you had your own talk show, who would be the first guest?

“Pete

because I love him; he’s interesting and my height.”

“Madison

(San

pitcher), because he has a beautiful beard and is one of the best pitchers in the league.”

“Ellen

I’m a talk show host hosting a talk show host. I feel that would be really weird. (We would) just talk about being talk show hosts, (and) probably trash talk Oprah.

“Leonardo

because he’s hot, but you probably want a better reason than that...”

“John

because I want to know what it’s like to be the best rapper and wrestler of all time.”

“Donald

I

“Morgan

“I would love to interview

because he got the ball rolling on American Independence.”

Rachel Lyons, freshman

Cena

Wentz (Fall Out Boy’s bassist),

Noah Montoya, sophomore Izzy Malagon, sophomore

Kayla Warner, junior Richard Hwang, junior

Bumgarner

Fransico Giants’

Trump so

could roast him.”

Freeman. He has the voice.”

John Adams

DiCaprio

DeDeneres.

Darrell Schreiner, freshman

Dr. Larry Brechner, auditorium director

Michale DeLong, senior

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