Vol. 21 | Issue 8

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Understanding the Rights of the Students

The Hawk’s Eye Staff Gives Up Their Addictions

Is Cheating the New Normal?

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Pages 8 and 9

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Cover Courtesy of Kevin Mays

HAWK S EYE News Student’s Rights..................................................................................3

By Maddy Branstetter

The Calamity of the Costume Closet...........................................4

By Kelsey Knecht

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Feature What Handwriting Can Show........................................................5

By Lauren Heinrich

Prom through the Ages............................................................6 & 7

By Paige Schick

Hawk’s Eye Gives Up Addictions...........................................8 & 9

By Newspaper Staff Student’s Rights Courtesy of Google

Things of the Brain..........................................................................10

By Lauren Hart & Paige Schick

EnterTainment Summer Concerts............................................................................11

By Aaron Rhodes

Summer Tips and Jobs...................................................................12

By Katie Thompson

Summer Bucket List........................................................................13

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By Jessica Goddard

Cheating Poll.....................................................................................14

By Aaron Yuratovich Student Bucketlists Courtesy of Google

Sports Sport’s Stereotypes.........................................................................15

By Lauren Merino

Former Athletes................................................................................16

By Matthew Gwin

See Page 17 Lacrosse Players Courtsey of Google

LAX Player Profile.............................................................................17

By Austin Porter

Coach of the Year.............................................................................18

By Courtney Child

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Breaking Down Busts

NEWS

A look at what goes into school searches school officials takes place – which is completely different from investigations led by police officers. Under interrogation by

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Ultimately [any type of search] is for a student’s safety.. each of us are individuals, but together we compose a school of over 2,400 indivuduals.

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student’s worst nightmare: being called out of class, directed into the office, and told that faculty members have communicated with school administration that he or she has reasonable cause to believe the student may possess drugs or some other illicit substance as defined by school rules. But what happens next? How do schools conduct search procedures anyways? What is reasonable cause?

For answers to these questions, The Hawk’s Eye caught up with former Olathe East School Resource Officer LaVerne Fields, who currently holds the position of the Olathe School District’s manager of safety and security. Field’s responsibilities include the supervision of all 14 of the district’s SROs and acting as a mediator between the Olathe School District administration and the Olathe Police Department.

To start, Fields explained what circumstances a student may be subject to be searched under. The ans wer is, quite simply, any circumstance that could possibly put a student or another student in danger. These reasons could vary anywhere from the possession of a weapon to the possession of substances disallowed by the Olathe School District’s code of conduct. Fields stated, “If we [school administrators] have information that a student may be in possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia, or contraband along these lines, then certainly we may search”.

He also made very clear that reasons why a student may have been reported, such as conflict with other students, is evaluated before all investigations take place. But not all accusations end in searches according to Fields, “Each and every single report is investigated, but that doesn’t mean this investigation will evolve into a search”, said Fields.

Spilled Contents But what happens when a Courtesy of Zach Neuman student is searched? For starters, an investigation led by

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school officials, students may not refuse to answer questions, which is a fifth Amendment Right granted by the Constitution.

Fields stated, “They [school officials] are not bound by the statutory law a police officer is” while “any search or interrogation that involves a law officer has to be done by constitutional law”. In addition to the power to refuse a student’s fifth Amendment rights, school officials have the power to search private property—without a warrant— as well. However, the police investigations that follow school investigations are conducted following a student’s constitutional rights.

Also, as far as rights go, student vehicles are subject to search by school officials without a warrant, and later, after law enforcement has gotten evolved and obtained a warrant, any student property is, in fact, fair game for search.

In cases where drug dogs are brought into school grounds to search, Fields stated that, “It’s not our [the school district’s] intent to catch kids with drugs... I can tell you for a fact, that there are very few cases where they [the dogs] actually find drugs.” In short, drug dog searches serve as a scare tactic to help curtail the presence of illegial substances on school property.

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NEWS

Closet Catastrophe Reinventing The Theatre Department’s Costume Closet

Kelsey Knecht//Staff Writer

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ver wondered what that one lonely door that lies across from the choir room is for? Well, on rare occasions, this door leads to another world. That world happens to be the costume closet. This closet holds frocks from all the way back to The Sound of Music and 42nd Street. The closet also happens to be the messiest place in the school. This year, drama club’s costume closet officer, senior Noelle Bradley, intends to clean up this volcano of dirty clothes. So what exactly does this door hold behind it?

Walking up the stairs to the Olathe East Drama Department’s decrepit costume closet, you start to smell the sewage pipe overhead and the years of filth that have piled on the endless amount of costumes.

East’s former director, Lee Hitchler, bequeathed Eddie Shafer with the pristine closet to care for when she retired three years ago. Once in his hands, the oversized room turned into the closet of doom. Hitchler had left her categorized apparel in different cabinets according to era and theme. The seniors of Shafer’s first year decided to take advantage of the new rules of the closet, taking whatever they pleased from it and leaving the place a mess. Over the months and months of people sneaking into the corridor of chaos, the place started to lose sight of its floor.

Eventually, no one would even try to

go up there to actually get costumes for the musical, and would instead rent them.

Noelle Bradley wanted to put an end to the stealing and throwing of the costumes and accessories that are held on the second floor of our building. “The place is a mess,” she griped.

“You can’t step anywhere without stepping on a prop or costume.” At the beginning of the year, she organized a closet clean out during the drama club’s yearly retreat before the school year started. With a couple Thespians to help, Noelle conquered every inch of the costume closet. She re-organized the cabinets to the way they were before Hitchler left, and even Costume Closet chaos Courtesy of Kelsey Knecht

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made new categories for different drawers and props. In the end, she had the place just the way she wanted it. She placed strict rules upon the club to make sure that this newly-vamped closet didn’t end up

the way it was before she came to the rescue. She made sure that the seniors didn’t keep up with the ongoing tradition of “senior steals”-when each senior takes at least one item from the palace of musical props and keeps it forever as a memento of their high school days.

This method of working the closet seemed to work-- for the time being.

Slowly, everyone forgot about the squeaky-clean image that Noelle had of the closet. People from the news broadcast class would come up and tear apart the categorized pieces of attire to find crazy outfits to shoot in. The techies and actors from numerous plays would leave all their props and frocks on the floor in the middle of the room instead of hanging them up and putting them away. Some would even move racks and cabinets to mess with the cleanliness of the dungeon.

When Noelle finally went up to drawing check on her work, she quickly recourtesy of Lauren Merino alized that the situation of the closet was worse that it had been when she had started. She was stumped, not sure how she could fix the catastrophe again.

In a couple of weeks, Noelle will be cleaning out the closet again. Thespians and inductees can come and help for points, but only if she gives you the word that you can come. She needs only hard workers who won’t mess around and will actually help her make a dent in cleaning the clothing bomb that exploded. If you are an inductee or a member of the National Thespian Society, you should definitely come and help with the cause. One girl cannot do it alone. For the sake of Noelle Bradley’s hygiene, please contact her and come join the effort to restore the ravishing costume closet. If you don’t, it might remain a pile of rubbage for the rest of Olathe East’s days.

FEATURE

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Handwriting Speaks Handwriting reveals personality traits about you

Lauren Heinrich//Staff Writer

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e’ve all heard that pictures are worth a thousand words, right? Well, how about handwriting? Did you know that your handwriting speaks, too? According to graphology science (the study of handwriting), how you make letters and words can indicate more than 5,000 different personality traits. Different handwriting styles, like slanting words or writing small, reveal traits about who you are as a person. However, not one single personality trait is factored by one style of handwriting. Some people believe that if you have messy handwriting, you’re lazy and if you write big bubble letters, you’re girly. Whether those are true or not, check out some interesting writing traits below to see what you could be.

Small writing reveals you can focus easily and tend to be shy

Closed o’s revealed you are reserved and personal Writing large reveals an outgoing personality

Heavy pressure means you take things too seriously and can easily blow up

Loops on y’s, g’s, and j’s show you have a vivid imagination and are sociable

Connecting letters show you are logical and make decisions carefully

Having no slant means you are logical, practical, and independent No loops on y’s, g’s and j’s show you are isolated with yourself Writing with normal to light pressure can show sensitivity and you tend to be laid back

Having your s be open at the bottom means you might not be following your heart in what you want to do in life

Slanted to the right means you are open to the world and like to socialize

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Prom Through The Years

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The progression of prom at Olathe East over the years Paige Schick//Staff Writer

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One of the first events that people think of when they think of high school is the effable prom. Preparation begins months in advance for this sacred event. Guys search for the perfect girls to ask and the perfect ways to ask them, while girls spend endless hours at the mall searching for their ideal dresses. Limousines are rented, restaurant reservations are made, and the entertainment commences. The first prom was held in the 1920s, starting this iconic event in most high schools around the country. Yes, the fashion and music tastes have changed since then, but isn’t prom basically still held for the same reasons? It’s the one night a year where high school students can forget everything and just have fun dancing all night long. Here’s a look at the progression of prom over the years at Olathe East.

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FEATURE

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The Staff Diaries

Giving Up Our Various Technologies For A Week

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n this day and age, technology is a habitual part of daily life.

With all of the popular websites and games at the touch of a finger on the IPhones and TVs in every room of a normal suburban house, it is extremely easy to get distracted and lose countless hours to the demons behind the screen. Since we are concerned that social media and television is the cause of losing wisdom and precious free time in our lives, some of our Hawk’s Eye staff members decided to give up their accounts on numerous apps or the remote control for a whole week. Now having been through the week of withdrawals, we decided to write about our symptoms, and how it helped us realize that our generation is too obsessed with having a phone in their hands. Here, eight staffers look back on their “dry” week.

SOCIAL MEDIA WITHDRAWALS I never realized how incredibly annoying I am until I was forced to listen to myself. For four days I went without what I have come to realize as my best friend: a bright blue bird hiding on my phone’s home screen that is by far my favorite button. After four days of listening to myself think, and having no where to put these thoughts, I can honestly say I have no idea how more than 250 people can stand seeing my thoughts pop up onto their timelines almost telepathically. I found myself wishing I was brain dead less than 24 hours after being left alone with myself.

- Maddy Branstetter, Staff Writer I gave up all social media for five days last week. No Instagram, no Words With Friends/Hanging With Friends, no Pinterest, no Skype, no DearBlankPleaseBlank, no Draw Something, no Snapchat. I thought not having anything to check was going to be immensely challenging.

But, to my surprise, giving social media up was easier than I originally thought and took a shorter amount of time to break my habit. The first few days I felt like I just hadn’t had time to check anything. They felt like normal days.

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The Staff (pictures done by each writer)

Then in the middle of the week, I had my withdrawal symptoms.

I wanted to check so badly, and I would unlock my phone and just scroll back and forth on the pages because I was itching to check something, anything. But towards the end of the week, it was much easier. I didn’t want to check anything, and not checking didn’t feel weird at all. I found that my addiction was easier to break than I thought. Giving up social media helped me use my time more wisely and engage in other activities that were productive instead of not.

- Courtney Child, Staff Writer Just like every other student who has walked these halls, procrastination is unavoidable to some degree. We have been trained for so long how to work under the pressure of time that we don’t know how to work productively without that same pressure. I know, at least for me, I can’t work unless I feel the urge of time running out. When I gave up all social media for a week, I was in ruins. Like an addict without his supply, I didn’t know what to do with myself. I was in withdrawal and couldn’t escape. After the first few days, I began to adapt. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Vine, and Instagram were replaced by BikeRace, Angry Birds, Llama or Duck, and other various games.

I never did cure myself of procrastination; I merely went about it by different means.

- Zack Neuman, Graphic Editor Hi, I’m Lauren, and I am a social media addict. I found out very quickly that living without social media for a week was much easier said than done. Parting with my Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook apps on my phone was a difficult task to complete.With the apps deleted for a week, I found myself trying to update my Instagram feed or read the latest drama on Twitterout of instinct. To my disappointment, the apps no longer were at my fingertips. Instead of wasting hours on end looking at the same pictures and same statuses, I had to find something else to do with my precious time.

When the end of the week rolled back around, I celebrated my success with a Starbucks drink and the download of my precious apps once again.

-Lauren Hart, Staff Writer For our week of withdrawal, I gave up my Spotify music app and social media. That included Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. For the first two days, it was really hard to not open the applications out of habit. Since I didn’t delete any of the social media off of my phone for the week due to not remembering any of my passwords, I would find myself scrolling absent-mindedly through my news feed on Facebook.

The app that I really was having withdrawals from was Spotify. I listen to Spotify during every class period, in the halls, in my scarce free time, and even when I sleep. With this experiment, I discovered that I have loads of time on my hands when I don’t use my phone. I resorted to reading, biking more, running, crafting, and developing relationships with new and old friends. It really helped me focus on my activities- from focusing even more on my dancing, memorizing my lines for “Into the Woods”, and practicing my solo music for the choir festival. It really brought me back to the real world, and helped me make the decision that I am not going to use my phone nearly as much as I used to. I’m a free woman!

-Kelsey Knecht, Staff Writer TELEVISION WITHDRAWALS The Surewest guy can’t come for two weeks? Are you kidding?

No mid-afternoon after school clear-my-mind King of Queens show to watch? My beloved Criminal Minds gone? Miss Dancing with the Stars episodes? With a steeled resolve, I began to determine what else could fill my lonely evenings besides grading papers, cooking new Pinterest recipes and cleaning baseboards.

I rediscovered the anticipation of going home to continue reading a novel-- in the two weeks, I devoured at least five or six books.

Studies have shown that television viewing is completely without interaction.

No wonder that hours go by and before you know it, you’ve spent four hours of aimless remote surfing.

I found myself not automatically drawn to the television; I found myself less distracted; I found myself liking not having the option of watching shows. The experiment made me feel noble and elevated and ready to declare myself cured of the boob tube. Then the Surewest guy drove up. Man. . .

The TV was beckoning me to come over. “Watch me. Flip to your favorite shows. You know you want to.” My week without TV was a like a week without sun. I’m just kidding; it wasn’t too bad at all actually. Normally when I go home from school, I watch TV for around half an hour and then get busy on homework. This pervious week, however, I spent more time on social media websites than I normally do to preoccupy my time. For the first couple of days, it wasn’t hard not to watch TV. None of my shows had been on and recorded, therefore I didn’t feel like I was behind.

On Thursday and Friday, it was more difficult to not watch TV, especially on Friday when I could spend countless and mindless hours catching up on the shows I missed during the week. Plus, there is no hurry to do homework. When the weekend came, sure I watched TV, but it was no big deal. Overall, giving up TV for a week didn’t affect me too much.

-Lauren Heinrich, Staff Writer VIDEO GAMING WITHDRAWAL As a gamer who has priority issues, giving up my Xbox was an almost enlightening experience. Instead of coming home and racing a few laps in Forza or checking up on “It’s Always Sunny”, I was finding new ways to entertain myself. I actually used my gym membership I got for Christmas, I started taking my dog to the park, I cleaned my room top to bottom and I found more time to golf. Here’s the kicker: my grades got better; I actually sat down and studied and not just to cram. Overall I feel like a more productive person. Looking back on it, I’ve been wasting my time with the amount of time I’ve spent on my Xbox. It actually feels good to get off the couch and get up. Since I gave up my Xbox I’ve used it for Netflix but I haven’t pick up the controller for a game of Fifa since. I don’t see myself doing it anytime soon.

-Sean Fiore, Business Manager

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FEATURE

Battle of the Brains Logical or Creative? Which are you?

Lauren Hart//Staff Writer

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f you won the lottery, would you save your money or would you splurge and spend all of your winnings in one outing?

Do you think things through before making a tough decision or do you go with your gut instinct? Are you better at algebra or creative writing? If you would save your money, think things through, and are better at algebra, then you are mostly likely left-brained. However, if you would spend all of your winnings, go with your gut, and are better at creative writing, then you are probably right-brained.

People tend to learn better when they participate in activities that involve the side of the brain they prefer. Left brained people usually think with words, like structure, can easily memorize information, and pay close attention to details.

Contrary to this, right-brained thinkers are more impulsive, emotional, and creative. Sure, people use both sides of the brain, but they prefer using one specific side. Every once in a while, the two sides will have to work together. Personalities

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The two different sides of the brain control a variety of tasks and thoughts. Each person tends to prefer a mode of thinking of one side of the brain to the other. When a person favors the left side of the brain, they tend to do well with scholastic subjects such as logical thinking and analysis. On the other hand, one who prefers the right side of the brain tend to excel in subjects that focus on creativity.

Still not suer if you are left or right brained? Try some of these online quizzes to find out for sure! http://www.personalitytest.net/quizzes/quiz3/ http://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3178 http://www.intelliscript.net/test_area/questionnaire/ questionnaire.cgi http://capone.mtsu.edu/studskl/hd/hemispheric_dominance.html

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Kanrocksas Music Festival This summer’s ultimate show

Aaron Rhodes//Publicity Manger

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ith summer rapidly approaching, everyone is making plans. Road trips are being routed and plane tickets are being purchased. However those who will be in town this June will definitely be rewarded. The Kanrocksas festival is returning this year, after not being held last year due to renovations being done on the Kansas Speedway. The festival was first held in 2011 and featured Eminem and Muse as headliners. The second time around, the lineup is bigger and better than ever. Featuring over 60 national and local pop, rock, rap, and electronic acts, the two-day extravaganza will definitely be a summer highlight for many. Below are four artists you should catch this June. To check out the whole lineup and get tickets you can go to Kanrocksas.com.

Dropkick Murphys

Despite having very few artists from any earlier than the year 2000, Kanrocksas managed to reel in 90’s Celtic punk veterans, the Dropkick Murphys. The band plays a blend of Irish folk music and punk rock that can only come from Boston. While some have found their latest album a bit lacking, they still have a massive catalog including hits like “The State Of Massachusetts” and “Shipping Up To Boston”.

Killer Mike

Hailing from the “dirty south”, Atlanta rapper Killer Mike raps aggressively and gets straight to the point. His career began in 1999. He was featured on tracks with Jay-Z and OutKast in the early 2000’s. While his latest album, R.A.P. Music, hasn’t really had a radio hit, it has received critical acclaim, with high ratings from Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine among others and is his highest charting album since 2003. Be there to witness one of the best rap sets of the festival.

Imagine Dragons

Las Vegas indie-pop quartet Imagine Dragons has taken over the mainstream. Their single, “Radioactive,” is certified gold and “It’s Time” is platinum. After coming here earlier this year with Awolnation, they’ll be back for their first festival in Kansas City. Their brand of pop music with indie rock influence has girls across the country singing along. Dudes, take note.

MGMT

Everyone’s favorite indie/ psychadelic/electronic rock band will be appearing at Kanrocksas this year. Connecticut’s own MGMT are Grammy-nominated juggernauts of modern indie rock. Their songs “Kids” and “Electric Feel” have graced the ears of radio listeners across the world and the videos are all over MTV. The band is also sure to be playing songs from their forthcoming self-titled album that is due out in June.

More summer concerts!

The Lumineers June 1st at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater

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July 2nd at Starlight Theatre

The Postal Service July 30th at The Midland

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ENTERTAINMENT Tips to make the best

Splashing Into of summer ‘13 Katie Thompson//Staff Writer

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air gets lighter. Skin gets darker. Weather gets warmer. Drinks get colder. Nights get longer. Life gets better.

Summer is a time to just relax, let loose, be a teenager.

Summer is all about relaxation, friends, family, and freedom.

Hopefully making a little bit of money on the side as well as

Skin care

Hardly anyone enjoys wearing sunscreen. To rub the greasy, oily, white lotion all over wet skin, but skin protection is a big yes during the boiling summer months; however, it is very impor tant to protect your skin i n the process, you can take simple steps and products to make sure you get that perfect healthy glow.

Olay SPF 15 All Day moisturizer is a great substitute for sunscreen. Adding certain foods to your every day diet can naturally darken your skin without even stepping outside. Some of these include carrots, sweet potatoes, and romaine lettuce.

Heading to the beach? Before you pack your bag eat some turkey and yogurt, and drink some low fat milk. All of these foods will help you tan faster and easier. For people with darker skin crushed mint leaves can naturally lighten your skin.

create memories. During the summer you do not want to have to think, at all, about anything. Set goals for the summer and get everything set so that when the last bell blasts all of the worries and stress can remain locked up in those brick walls that are no longer meant to keep students locked in. most popular the Indian creek hike and bike trail.

Summer Jobs

Having enough money in the summer is a monumental deal for teenagers. With college approaching for most in a couple of years saving up starts to become more and more important, but finding an enjoyable summer job can be quite a struggle. Searching for a job is not an easy task, but the search can be easier if you know what to look for.

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Hair care For those with dark hair looking to lighten their hair it can require hours on end of sitting in the sun, or dyes and more dyes. If your hair is naturally dirty blond or light brown, you can get your hair considerably lighter by applying lemon juice to your hair. Another natural lightener is honey. -After spending days on end in chlorine, lake water, and on the lucky occasion the ocean your hair can start to become dry, and damaged. Kenra Clarifying Shampoo and Paul Mitchell shampoo three are great solutions. These shampoos help prevent swimmers’ “chlorine green.”

Outdoor activities This area has many beautiful places to visit this summer outdoors through the warm summer months. The arbortetum and botanical gardens located in Overland Park consist of 300 acres of pure nature trails and blooming flowers. Hike and bike trails lay all around the Olathe area including one of the

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Position Salary Baseball/Softball Umpire Historic Site Guide Lifeguard Pool Attendant/Cashier Swim Instructors (summer) Youth Sports Instructor(18 and up)

$15.00 - $20.00/Hour $10.00/Hour $8.50/Hour $6.75/Hour $9.25/Hour $9.00 - $14.00/Hour

Places and Restaurants Hiring in Olathe 1. AMC theaters 2. Buffalo Wild Wings 3. Chick-fil-a 4.Chipotle 5.Cosmic Jump 6. Cracker Barrel 7. Dairy Queen 8. Fazoli’s 9. IHOP 10.Joes Crab Shack 11. KOHL’S 12. McDOnalds 13. Noodles and Company 14. Old Chicago 15. Papa Johns 16. Pizza Hut 17.Red Robin 18. Sonic 19. Petco

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OE students make summer bucket lists.

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Senior Schyler Slaiven Courtesy Zack Neuman

he last school bell has rung and the summer has begun. Now that you don’t have school taking up eight hours of your day, you have to find something else to fill your time. Why not cross a few things off your bucket list or finally make one for summer? The stereotypical summer bucket list activities include sleeping, hanging out with people, or getting. Your fellow Hawks had other ideas.

Sophomore Saurabh Harohalli Courtesy Zack Neuman

Junior Kelley Sharp Courtesy Zack Neuman

Freshman Tristin Jordan Courtesy Zack Neuman

Summer 2K13

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ENTERTAINMENT

Has Cheating become a Social Norm in High School?

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Aaron Yuratovich//Buisness Manager

Can I borrow your homework?” and “Hey, what’d you get on number 12?” are two phrases that high school students are using more and more. Over the past two decades the amount of cheating that occurs has seemingly astronomically risen. Either the lack of doing-the-right-thing morals or plain laziness is causing high school kids to think that cheating is morally acceptable.The Hawks Eye polled eight Olathe East English classes, asking simple questions like “What kinds of cheating do see most often?” Some of the results will bring light to how many high school kids don’t do their own work.

Say cheating on homework is the most popular type of cheating in high school.

High school students that witness some kind of cheating every day.

Say tests are the most seen type of cheating.

Think quizzes see the most cheating.

Witness cheating weekly.

Of high school students that believe no type of cheating is socially acceptable.

Of high school students that believe that cheating on homework is socially acceptable.

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Believe cheating on tests, quizzes, and projects are socially acceptable.

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See cheating at least once every month.

If you’re going to cheat, make sure you set low expectations for yourself. Success doesn’t just happen.

A Cheating Student Courtesy Zack Neuman

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-Drew Copeland, OE sophmore

SPORTS

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It’s a Jock Thing

The many stereotypes we hold to our sports-playing peers

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ur brains, since birth, have been wired to categorize people into groups based on physical appearance, personality, actions, and the activities involved in their lives. Sports take a major role in what we call stereotyping. Every sport, classified by gender, holds its own accepted idea of what “kind” of people are involved.

Blind to our own ignorance, we hardly construct our own assumption of what someone is like without using a stereotype when on the subject of sports.

Ask anyone to name any stereotype associated with a certain sport, and they will be able to name at least five specifics. Could this be the time to bring the immediate stereotyping to a standstill and start judging people by their character, sports player or not?

Boys’ Soccer

Lauren Merino//Staff Writer

Football • Stupid “jock” • Big and muscular • Bully

• “Foot fairy” • Weak • Smokes marijuana

• Dates cheerleaders

• Fakes injuries

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A common stereotype is that all soccer players smoke weed. I don’t smoke.

-Mark Vanlandingham, Sophomore

• Never do their hair

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Baseball • Wears oakleys and a hat at all times • Spits a lot • Wears a balancing bracelet or necklace • Likes to brag

Boys’ Basketball

The stereotype for softball is that we’re supposed to be big and beefy but a lot of the girls on the team are small.

-Alex Wilson, Junior

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• Unhygienic (doesn’t shave) • Manly bodies

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Girls’ Swimming

• Really tall • Skinny • Cocky • Doesn’t play any other sport

Softball • Lesbian • Big and muscular • Manly

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Groundball Games A look into this year’s OLAX key members Austin Porter//Staff Writer

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oalie, defender, midfielder, attacker, when all of them come together they form the unique sport of lacrosse.

While this unique sport has not been recognized by the school as an official sport, we do have our very own Olathe lacrosse club. In the past, few have played or even heard of lacrosse. Decades since its beginning have passed, more and more people have begun to take an interest in this particular sport. Lacrosse has now become a wildly popular activity that even high schools and middle schools have created their own teams and clubs. OLAX is the school’s individual team, although in the past it was consisted of multiple schools in the Olathe School District. This year the team has been split due to the formation of the Olathe Falcons Club. Here are some of this years players new and old:

Sean Branigan

Riley Curran

This is Sean’s first year of lacrosse. He enjoys getting to spend time with his friends and getting to travel and meet new people, and also considers Brayden Bromley his right-hand man on the team. Currently Sean is on junior varsity and he plans on making varsity next year. As a midfielder who occasionally plays attacker, he intends to play lacrosse after high school, but does not know where he would like to play. During practice Sean tries to push himself harder than some of the other players, “I’m not the fastest guy on the team but I definitely try to work hard,” he stated.

Brayden, a midfielder, has been playing lacrosse for three years now.

He stated “I play because it’s different and fun.” He hopes to make it to Sporting KC again and also the state game. He considers Matt Leonard his right hand man because “he is consistent with ground balls and he’s always working hard.” He does not plan on playing for a college after high school but might possibly play for a club team. Brayden’s best quality is his hustle and determination to get the ball and his swag.

As a varsity defensive player that has played since his freshman year, Riley plays because it’s fun and he plans to win state this season. His right hand man is the goalie Zach Mcguff. If he can, Riley would like to play after high school. He believes his major skill is his great communication.

Virgil Campbell

Brayden Bromley

Matt Leonard

Matt is a senior varsity player. He loves lacrosse because “it’s different, and requires a lot more skill than other sports may require.”

He plans to lead the team this season with the help of some of the other seniors. He has many friends on the team. As to who he counts on, he replied, “Marshall Monrad, Alec Smith or Robbie McCarthy. They have always been there for me, and we’re always doing stuff together”. He currently plays midfield mainly defense but is working on his offense; he doesn’t plan on attending college for mainly lacrosse, but he will be attending the University of Kansas for his education and the lacrosse team there has already got him on board. His special skills would be his “communication and defense”.

This is Virgil’s second year playing lacrosse; he likes that you can create things off the top of your head. As for making his mark this season he plans on “just creating, doing something that no other team has done in the past”. He expects this season to turn out well with the other seniors Matt Leonard and Alec Smith returning. He plays midfield, and hopes to play for the KU lacrosse club after high school.

Virgil has a special skill that none of the other players on the team have: he is ambidextrous, so when he mixes the ability to use both hands on the field with his speed, he is able to show his unique talent.

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SPORTS

Vol 21 | Iss 08

From OE to Beyond

A look at some former Hawks playing sports after high school

Matthew Gwin//Staff Writer

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f sports fans reach back into the nether regions of their staying in outstanding shape. In the grades department, Matt brains, many will recall how the scrappy Huskies of North- couldn’t stress enough how important it is to have a GPA of ern Illinois University (NIU) fought their way into the Or- 3.2 or above. “That’s what gets you into college,” he said. ange Bowl. Remember that? Yes, it was a mere three and a Last but certainly not least, Baltimore knows fully that East half months ago when the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) prepared him well for college athletics. He pointed to the simwas most notably—and controversially-- busted. This begs the ilarity of the drills and thanked Coach Wallace, Meyers, and question, why should Olathe East Super for pushing him to be the students care? Because our very best. He also advised high school own Matt Baltimore, who graduathletes to always respect their ated last year, plays football for coaches, because colleges will talk Northern Illinois. He’s not alone, to coaches to learn about a playhowever. Dozens of recent OE er’s character. Even though the graduates have taken their talcoaches at OE did the best they ents to the college level, with could to prepare him—and every a few succeeding even more.

Hawk athlete—Baltimore warns, For those who aren’t old “the jump from high school to colenough, or who simply don’t relege is huge.” So huge he said it member, Matt Baltimore starred three times! The athletes are “a lot at OE in football and basketball faster, a lot bigger,” he stated. If for the past few years. His footMatt Baltimore finds it eye-openball prowess earned him a scholing, kids playing high school arship from NIU before he even sports might want to take notice. stepped on the field his senior Despite already having a sucseason. Other schools would cessful past, Matt hopes to have have offers coming, but those an even brighter future. After redwere contingent on his perforshirting his first year, Baltimore mance during his senior year. Becurrently sits as a third string decause of this, Matt accepted the fensive end on the Huskies depth Huskies’ offer, hoping to avoid chart, with an opportunity to move the “anticipation” and pressure up. He expects to be starting by weighing down his performance. the fall of 2014, his third year in Once he actually got to play the program. Once he gets on Baltimore poses in his NIU uniform as a senior, Baltimore fondly the field, Matt would love to “do Courtesy of Sean Baltimore remembers upsetting Olathe something never done before” by Northwest in a sub-state basketNIU, specifically getting back to a ball game. In fact, he relishes BCS Bowl Game, but coming out the underdog role. “I love proving people wrong,” he stated. on a top this time. His future also contains the perks of be Although he was gifted with ability, Baltimore didn’t get ing a NCAA student-athlete, such as getting noticed around to where he is now purely on talent. He worked vigorously, campus and signing autographs. After all, with all the hard putting in the extra hours by himself and keeping his grades work he’s put in so far, he deserves a few perks. With the in check. It may not sound like much, but all he did alone underdog mentality and some more hard work, maybe was running. However, running around his neighborhood he’ll realize his dreams and make the Hawk Nation proud. helped him maintain the speed he’s known for, as well as

Other OE grads who took their trade beyond the grounds of Olathe East Scott Vermillion

Danielle McCray

Colton Murray

Tyler Kalinoski

One of the early graduates of OE, Vermillion was the goalkeeper for the hometown Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting Kansas City).

After starring at OE and KU, McCray now plays professionally for the Connecticut Sun of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Murray continued his baseball career at Kansas before being drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies. He currently pitches for class A Clearwater.

Kalinoski currently plays significant minutes on the basketball team at Davidson University, a perennial NCAA Tourney team in North Carolina.

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Coach of the Years

Our very own Coach Hulse wins coach of the year in 6A softCourtney Child//Staff Writer ball for the third time One of our own has done it again. Coach Jeff Hulse—Coach of the Year in 6A Softball thanks to his fellow coaches who voted for him. Though previously won in 2004 and 2009, he still manages to celebrate like the honor has never been bestowed upon him before. This wondrous feat sprouts from Hulse’s amazing talent on the ball field. His players adore him, he always shows good sportsmanship, and he always brings out the best in his players—all qualities any school would be lucky to have in a coach. This highly-respected award is given out to one coach each year by his peers—other coaches of that sport—that truly believe the coach does a fantastic job with his team and raises his players to their full potential.

Q: How does it feel to win Coach of the Year once again?

A: Pretty awesome. It’s a great recognition of my peers because other coaches voted for me. This was accomplished across the season. Great coaches represent the team’s success.

Q: You have won many other awards. How does this compare?

A: The team accolades first. I like seeing kids be successful and seeing the team be successful. It’s icing on the cake—just extra.

Q: In your opinion, what is your coaching secret, or is there one?

A: The ingredients are: great kids who are willing to work hard and are committed to a common goal, talent, and passion for the game. I want to make a positive impact on them in some way. I’m just one person of a big part. It’s all about being a part of something bigger than yourself—player or coach.

Q: How are you recognized for winning this award?

A: At KSHSAA Coaching Clinic this summer with all the other coaches, and I’ll get a plaque.

Q: What was your first thought when you found out you won?

A: Wow, really cool! It is a good feeling; I feel very honored and very humbled.

Q: What does this mean for your coaching career?

A: Well, I’d be just as happy not winning it. I’m glad people recognize I love what I do. It means people respect our program and school. This means a lot as a leader.

Q: Now that you’ve won Coach of the Year again, how are you planning to excel the remainder of your career?

A: I hope to continue to grow and to learn as a coach. Like teaching, coaching is an ongoing, lifelong learning prospect.

I want to continue to bring the best out of athletes.

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Q: Is there anyone you’d like to thank for helping you on this journey?

A: I couldn’t have done it without all my players, all my assistant coaches, our administration, parents, and last but not least, my better half.

Hulse has been at East for 19 years. When he departs from us, he will be most remembered for his endless encouragement, boundless bragging, and most importantly, his limitless love of his players and of the game. Coach Hulse’s accomplishment should not be overlooked, since he’s won it twice before. Every time proves that the possibilities are endless.

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