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Thursday, May 1, 2014 Volume 32 Issue 8
APPLYING SAFE SCHOOLS BILL C-Spread, pg. 6-7 The Safe Schools Act was passed in Minn. on April 9. This is a discussion of how bullying is present at HHS and how the new bill will impact schools across Minn., specifically HHS.
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Cycling the states to raise money, cure cancer By Andrew Zhou Staff Reporter Aaron Weinard and Zach Zelickson, 2010 HHS graduates, will bike 3,380 miles through ten states for one purpose: finding a cure for cancer. Touring for a Cure is a bike ride they, and U of M classmate Nate Schalmo, will embark on
by themselves, beginning in Minn. on July 9, and ending in Fla. 36 days later. “Touring for a Cure is the melding of two passions in our lives. It allows us to raise awareness and money for a great cause, while also doing something that we enjoy greatly,” Zelickson said. Weinard, Zelickson, and
Schalmo are seniors studying biology at the University of Minnesota. They created Touring for a Cure themselves as a result of their personal experiences with cancer. At the age of 65, Schalmo’s grandmother died from cancer, and Zelickson’s grandmother is a survivor of breast cancer. “My grandfather is a bladder
cancer survivor. I remember him being in the hospital and having surgery. It was a traumatic experience, and I want to find a cure so that nobody else has to experience the disease,” Weinard said. The three cyclists are also members of their university’s cycling team. “After about two years of cy-
“The hardest part is trying to think of more creative ways to do something that has an easy solution,” Rudelius said.
cling, we grew especially fond of long distance endurance cycling. We got to the point where we were able to ride over 150 miles in a single day at a solid pace, and we knew we could take it to the next level,” Weinard said. The cyclists are representing The American Cancer Society (ACS), a national organization founded in 1913 to research and
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Dreams Incorporated place 2nd By Lily Goldfarb Variety Editor Maddie Malat and Alex Rudelius, seniors, can bear a passing resemblance to Frida Kahlo, with the help of Destination Imagination teammates. Malat, Rudelius, McKenna Karpan, and Jackie Robinson, seniors, make up the only Destination Imagination (DI) team with students from HHS. Their team name is Dreams Incorporated. On April 12, they competed at DI State and emerged with a second place victory. With this
place at state, they qualify for a spot at the Global Finals in Nashville, TN. DI Teams who attend Globals are in the top 1.23 percent of all the teams in the world. They participated in the Laugh Art Loud challenge, a contest that highlights the fine arts. “Basically, you have to choose an artist from another country, so we chose Frida Kahlo. We had to perform a skit about her,” Karpan said. The group has been working since Nov. to create a skit
Abelleira’s pet pig “Hooper” Josie Abelleira, senior, adjusts to living with a pet pig
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that follows all the DI processes and regulations. They have created a set, costumes, and props, while spending less than $150. They also completed an Instant Challenge, in which the participants must complete a randomly selected task with a time restraint. According to the DI website, the goal of this challenge is to promote the ability to problem solve quickly. The challenges can be anything, from a specific skit to building a structure. “We try to never say the word ‘no’ when we are in an in-
stant challenge,” Malat said. According to the website, the goal of DI is “to develop opportunities that inspire the global community of learners to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st century skills and creativity.” Karpan first started working on DI in 6th grade. The current team was formed in 9th grade, but they took a break until entering the competition this year. “It’s really hard because they give you a lot of rules, but you DI cont. on page 8
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Brace vaults into field record books By Lucy Pierro Staff Reporter
Jackie Robinson, Maddie Malat, Alex Rudelius, and McKenna Karpan, seniors, take a selfie at the Destination Imagination State Tournament. The team placed second in the tournament on April 12.
prevent cancer. According to ACS, onethird of all women and half of all men living in the U.S. will develop cancer. Currently, the three most prevalent treatments are chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.
Ari Brace, junior, gets a natural high from flying through the air. This has led her to break the HHS girls school pole vault record. Pole vaulting is an event which is typically competed in track and field, in which the vaulter runs with a long fiberglass or carbon-fiber pole used to aid in jumping as high as possible over a stationary bar (vault). The vault can be set at a variety of different heights according to an athlete’s experience in the sport. The goal of the sport is to jump as high as possible over the bar without knocking it down. Brace has also excelled in a number of high-level sports such as diving, gymnastics, and the track and field pole-vault team which she all joined during her freshman year. Brace is on the varsity team for each sport she joined at HHS, in addition to making the HHS honor roll list. “As far as her commitment to athletics, and her pole vaulting especially, she has really taken a strong liking to it and spent a lot of time with [us coaches] every day of the week, even on Saturdays,” said Ms. Ronni Hamilton, HHS girls track and field head coach. Brace believes that her extensive experience with diving and gymnastics have helped her transform into an HHS recordbreaking pole vaulter. “I think both [diving and gymnastics] did help me be-
cause they all require a lot of upper-body strength,” Brace said. “Plus, I do a lot of speed training like running short distances as fast as I can and core and arm workouts.” Many elite pole vaulters have had a background in gymnastics, as it requires a large amount of the same physical ability as BRACE cont. on page 11
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