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Women in Business

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Student Works with Kids

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Letter from the Editor

don’t have time to write a letter from the editor this issue. I have to study for exams, attend appointments, complete projects, enter scholarships, write honors college application essays...

But I’m here anyway, typing away on my keyboard.

Honestly, this letter is my escape. Writing is my way to step away from the craziness around me and relax.

In the midst of exams and a new semester, I think we all need to take a moment to chill out.

Relaxation time may not be in your schedule for the day, but you need to put it there. Non-stop work can only stress you out even more.

I suppose that, in a way, I’m encouraging procrastination.

Really, though, I’m just encouraging you to take breaks. Do some of the not-so-fun activities on your to-do list, then take time to relax—go for a walk, pet your dog, brush your hair—just do whatever

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helps you most. Flipping back and forth between stress and relaxation will help you control your panic and spend your time more effectively.

If we’re being honest, none of us can sit down and do work for hours on end. We’re teenagers. We get distracted. We try to type a persuasive essay and end up with four new Facebook statuses instead. We would be more efficient if we took periodic breaks from our work than we would if we tried to work through our stressed-out minds.

One of the articles in this issue points to a new finding that stress not only affects you—it affects all those around you. The study even goes so far as to say that stress is contagious.

Needless to say, you never want to hit that point where your attitude drags others down.

So heed my advice. Don’t be afraid to relax.

Also, don’t take this the wrong way. I don’t want emails from parents accusing me of turning their child into a slacker. You still need to do the work. Procrastinating won’t make it disappear.

For a healthy balance, I suggest that you pace yourself. Set a timer for however long you plan on relaxing or working and stay true to that time.

You may as well start your timer now. Give yourself, say, twenty minutes to relax and enjoy what we’ve compiled for you in this issue of the newspaper, then start chopping away at your work.

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Sophomore Marina Visser leads an extremely busy life, balancing both cheer and show piano. According to Visser, show piano is playing an intense form of piano that is judged during long and tedious competitions. Visser memorizes up to ten songs per competition and competes in two or three strenuous competitions a year.

“I love competing, winning, and being a strong competitor for my fellow pianists. Also, I love to play music, it helps me through the stress of cheer, school, and all around life. I think that the music sings into the audiences’ souls and purifies their minds of all outside impurities,” Visser said.

Visser enjoys meeting new friends through the sport of playing piano. Piano helps with her reaction time, memorization, and hand-eye coordination which is a benefit for her cheer leading career. She loves to play and become a free-spirt while preforming and showing her talented piano skills.

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Many people are stressed out during school, especially now that there are new schedules.

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Black, Its simple.

A bright gold or silver mask that will contrast with your outfit.

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OVERHEARD IN THE HALLS

Of course!

“I was really confused on my math exam... but then I realized I was in physics.”

“My room isn’t messy, I just have everything on display.”

“I stay away from windows and find new ways to cook ramen.”

“New semester. New me. Just Kidding.”

“It’s so cold out, my car froze to the ground.”

Have a date?

“When I was little, I used to rub lotion all over the walls, even when my parents said to stop.”

Not sure yet..

”I actually feel harassed by my math exam.”

A dark and mysterious mask.

“When camels run out of water, do their humps just disappear?!?”

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NINE STUPID QUESTIONS WITH

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n officer sternly enters from behind the crowd, a predator stalking his prey. He begins his rigid march, allowing his hands to graze his uniform’s coat in a brisk, detached fashion.

He halts momentarily to adjust his piercing red armband, covered with the infamous symbol of the Third Reich. Suddenly, an exclamation slices through his calculated ferocity. “Cut!” cries senior Jackie Martin.

Selected as this year’s director for the annual Winter One Act, Martin has chosen the production, “The Strength of Our Spirit,” which depicts the lives of the friends of Anne Frank, shifting the perspective to those that she met during the persecution of Jews by the Nazi regime in World War II that eventually became what we know as the Holocaust. The show will open at Stoney for a single performance on the evening of Jan. 30. After that, the cast and crew will travel to Bay City for a performance at the Mid-Michigan Theatre Arts Festival before an adjudicator. The Source sat down with Martin to discover her directing process, what inspired her production choice, and more.

Q: Because you are dating Harrison Bach, what discounts are you entitled to on tickets to performances of the works of his apparent ancestor, Johann Sebastian Bach?

Oh, he’s actually related to [the composer’s] brother!

Q: How does a Jackie Martin compare to, say, a Jackie Robinson?

He’s from baseball, right? Well, we’re both passionate people and I guess you could say that the way he handles a baseball is the way I handle acting.

Q: How did your experience living in Germany during elementary school inspire you to take on this production?

Well, in Germany, we didn’t really learn about the Holocaust. I went to an international school, so it was really “hush, hush,” so this actually gives me the opportunity to dig into what I didn’t learn about in elementary school.

Q: As a notoriously pale member of the Stoney theatre community, have you ever felt the temptations of a luxury bronzer or tanning salon to “fit in?”

Yes, I actually have. Well, I tried to subconsciously persuade my mom to let me go to a tanning salon, but she’s always shot down the idea and she told me to accept who I am….but I still don’t. I don’t want to be pale!

Q: You spent a summer after your sophomore year at the famed Interlochen Arts academy. Were there any policies regarding the “lockin’” of doors after a certain time?

We had to be in our cabins by, like, 10, but many would sneak out after to get the “camp experience.”

Q: How do you respond to speculation of the One Act containing a forbidden love story between a daughter (with an Austrian captain father who is courting a former nun) and a young, devilishly handsome Nazi recruit in this One Act? Oh, no! I’m afraid it’s a different play, definitely not The Sound of Music. No love story, just a lot of sad.

Q: Since this will be your first trip to Bay City with the Stoney theatre department to the Mid-Michigan Theatre Arts Festival, how do you plan to make a metaphorical splash in the “bay?”

[Theatre department head Margaret] Hay mentioned something about these cookies that we’re supposed to get when we go to check into our hotel? I’d say I’m most excited for that. I’m preparing to make multiple trips, but with disguises.

Q: You possess impressive whistling skills. Have you ever considered a “mean collab” with some Blue Jay-Zs? Yes, actually! He emailed me and was like, “Yo! Jackie! I heard you got some mad whistles, we gotta get together sometime!” So, I think it’s safe to say that you should expect multiple albums from us in the near future.

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Never forget: Senior James Watkins, junior Gen Felipe, and senior Allie Disanto rehearse before the performance of the one act. This year’s play is a historical drama about the Holocaust. (photo by Erika Williams)

WWII setting challenges cast

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s Senior Kenny Forrest stands in front of the stage, he calmly clears his throat and says his line. He looks up from his lines, and sees his audience clapping before him.

Forrest is a member of the cast for this year’s One Act, The Strength of Our Spirit, which was performed in the auditorium Jan. 30 and at the Mid-Michigan Theater Arts Festival in Bay City, MI. “The play is about a very moving and emotional story of a girl and how the war and Holocaust has affected her life, her friends, and people she has met along the way,” Director Maggie Hay said.

Forrest and the rest of cast put in hours of preparation for this annual event.

“I usually look over my scripts, trying to look over my lines and see what kind of character I play, and how I should shape myself into the character,” Forrest said.

Forrest, who is no beginner to acting in plays, has auditioned for a one act play before.

“After being in a lot of plays and musicals, I get used to the nerves of being in them, so I am pretty calm about it,” Forrest said. “I love acting on stage. It’s very fun, and I get to be with the people I love doing it with.”

Senior Kyle Butler, also participating in the one act play, is another veteran to acting in plays. In addition to the four other plays and various shows he has been a part

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of, he was also a cast member in last year’s fall play, this year’s fall play, and last year’s one act play.

To prepare, Butler studied various movies and plays about the Nazis act.

“I actually have to prepare a very thick German accent for the play, so I have to look over the scripts and keep in mind how to really show what my character is like,” Butler said.

This year’s one act presents a challenge for the cast.

“I think the World War Two theme is a challenging prompt for me, but I like the idea of it a lot, and I am definitely up for the challenge,” Butler said.

Butler thinks the audience will appreciate the extra work.

“It’s nothing like what I’ve done in the past before. I think it will have a big impact on the audience since it is such a sensitive topic,” Butler said.

Both Butler and Forrest weren’t sure how they felt about playing Nazis at first.

“When I got picked for the Nazi character, it felt uncomfortable, playing a well known evil villain part, but once you read over it, you can get past it for the portrayal of the character,” Butler said.

“It’s all about how you portray yourself. You get the chance to impress the audience and directors [with] how you can use different personas,” Forrest said.

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Masquerade Stoney’s Cinderella Story

Winter formal to have a masquerade theme

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n Feb. 18 this year›s Winter Formal attendees won›t be able to identify any faces at the Masquerade Ball.

“This is something unique, something you see in the movies,” junior and Student Council member Caroline Bracey said.

Before the masks are put on, Student Council members work behind the scenes to prepare, according to freshman and Student Council member Kayley Dimoff.

“The entire week leading up to a dance comes with a lot of fun with music in the halls and spirit week, but it also comes with a lot of hard work for Student Council,” Bracey said.

In past years, fewer students have participated in the Winter Formal, which used to be known as Sadie’s, and ticket sales have been significantly lower than Homecoming.

According to an article in The Atlantic, tickets sales usually go down at Sadie’s

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because girls don’t want to ask the guy.

According to Bracey, Student Council members are hoping this theme will attract more students.

“I really think more people will come to this than normal. The theme seems really cool, sort of like the olden days,” freshman Shelby Howe said.

Similar to last year, the Masquerade will also be held in the cafeteria, according to Dimoff.

“We chose the cafeteria again because the number of those who attend is typically lower and we thought trying a new atmosphere would be fun, refreshing, and look cool!” Bracey said.

As usual, partners on Student Council present themes before the entire class takes a blind vote. The final decision goes to Principal Larry Goralski.

Along with the presentation of the theme, details and decorations have to be decided, according to Bracey.

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“The decorations are what I’m really excited to see. I’m wondering how they will use the theme,” freshman Mackenzie Warner said.

Student Council splits the hallways into even sections and assigns the planning and decorating to different groups. Student Council won’t reveal the ideas yet, but takes on the Cinderella story have been thrown around, according to Dimoff.

After big decisions are made, spirit week and the assembly come into the picture. According to Bracey, the class division shirts will all be the same color, but the mask on the front is different for each grade.

Spirit week will also showcase the masquerade theme. According to Dimoff, Student Council members hope this will interest students enough to boost sales.

“This was a really big success when we did it years back, so I’m hoping people will like it just as much!” Bracey said.

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SECOND-HAND STRESS (Photo used by permission of UrbaneWomenMag)

Trying not to catch a cold?

Now try not to catch stress.

by Mila Murray

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tress is just a disease getting passed around a high school as easily as the common cold.

According to Jordan Friedman, author of Thestresscoach.com, second-hand stress is a stress response triggered by someone else’s stressed behavior. Two years ago, Professor Elaine Hatfield, a psychologist from the University of Hawaii, discovered that stress can be contagious, and that second-hand stress and anxiety can quickly spread around a workplace, including a high school. From Jan.22-26, the days of tears, coffee, and exams, stress spread like wildfire. And especially between friends.

“I sometimes notice second-hand stress,” psychology teacher Deanna Clement said. “That seems to happen more with students who are not prepared or just don’t typically do well on tests, homework assignments, or projects.”

Stress can be unconsciously acquired from other people who are close, such as friends, teachers, and family, according to Huffington post article “Are You Suffering From Second-hand Stress?”

by Janet Kim. And most students already have enough stress in their lives without absorbing the stress of those around them.

How It Affects Students Senior Amanda Munn is a perfect example of a student who carries more tasks than she can handle. Involved with cheer at Cheerleading Training Center (CTC) and AP classes, she often vents about her stress to her friends. “[Munn] is going all night working on her AP classes, so she’ll sleep in first hour the next day.

She’s constantly worrying about other people and I’m worried about her,” Senior Emily Stolicker, a

student whose stress goes farther than others in the form of insomnia, said. “When she’s stressed I get stressed and anxious trying to help her.”

According to Mark Fenske, writer of article “Why I Feel Your Pain: Second-hand Stress and How it Spreads,” mirror neurons in our brain cells “reflect” the actions and feelings of others. So like one cringes when they see someone get hurt, one feels the effects of when someone gets stressed as well—including Stolicker.

“I’m all tense and frantic,” Munn said. “I had three tests in one day and two of them were in AP classes. My friends just told me to calm down, and that it will be okay.”

How It Affects Student’s Relationships According to article “How Busy Colleagues Spread Second-hand Stress” by Sue Shellenbarger, second-hand stress creates an uncertainty for students to ask friends, or even teachers, questions when they look stressed. This fear of interrupting their work and getting an irritable response negatively affects high school students’ comfort with her own assignment.

“When teachers are concentrating on their own work I don’t want to ask a question because I feel like it’s stupid compared to what they’re doing,” Stolicker said.

But students shouldn’t be so uncertain of asking, the relationship between a student and teacher is too vital for minimizing stress to be negatively affected by stress.

“Many students are naturally afraid to ask for help,” Clement said. “I find that allowing students to work with partners or in groups—especially in groups in which they feel a sense of belonging and comfort—helps to minimize uncertainty.”

And Professor Hatfield, while discovering second-hand stress, also found that along with copying other’s mental stress, we also copy their stressed out body language, hunching our shoulders and furrowing eyebrows when speaking with them.

A quick pace or brief, rushed sentences also puts worry into another person.

“When friends have a tight, planned out schedule and I want to hang out and they say, ‘I only have an hour’ in a hurry, I just want to let them relax!” Stolicker said.

How to Avoid Spreading Second-Hand Stress “I feel like its normal to be stressed,” Munn said upon being asked about how she feels about the stressful environment students tend to unconsciously create.

But according to “Are You Suffering From Second-hand Stress,” rather than surrender to the stress, students should see the positive, shrug off the bad things, and communicate directly.

Even deep breathing techniques or meditation is helpful.

“In our Psych class we often talk about learning to value the moment and learning to be, not in the past or the future, but the moment,” Clement said. “We’ve studied a bit of meditation and yoga.

On the day we do meditation, students are so excited to try it, and I can see the stress on their shoulders as they try to breath and relax.”

Don’t get the wrong idea! It’s not healthy to let your friends suffer from their anxiety to protect yourself from the contagious disease, either.

“Students can deal with their friends’ stress better by becoming good listeners and just hearing everything their friends have to say,” Clement said.

“Just let them vent and share.”

Avoid Spreading the Disease Take control of your own emotions

Avoid friendships that only consist of complaining

Change the atmosphere from negative to positive

Focus on deep breathing and picture a calm place

Negative talk will only make a situation-- and relationship--worse

If people are complaining , offer to help and show them the positive side

(Data found on wikiHow article “How to Spot and Avoid Second-hand Stress)

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enior Jason Merlo started in the eighth grade after a summer camp experience. Junior Tristan Begin started in the sixth grade. Senior Haden Wasserbach has been intrigued his whole life.

“I was always interested in it,” Wasserbach said. “Ever since I first used a computer when I was about six, I’ve always wanted to make programs or games for it.”

That’s right. This isn’t some new form of drug (though some may beg to differ). It’s programming.

President Obama issued a statement last month to promote programming education in schools. His call was quickly echoed from a diverse range of celebrities, from actor Ashton Kutcher to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg to NBA star Chris Bosh, according to TechCrunch.com. Programming teacher Erin Rodger understands their message.

“The big push, I think, is that a lot of jobs are getting outsourced to other countries,” Rodger said. “These celebrities want to keep our nation competent in the realm of programming and computer science.”

As part of a nonprofit program, the Hour of Code, these stars urged students and schools to take one hour out of a day from Dec. 9 through 15 to learn basic coding skills. According to Code.org, nearly nine

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Learn Your Java Jargon

by Simon Sun

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Method: Subgroups of code within a class that, when called, allow the object to perform a certain action or function

Object: Something created from a class that can be used or manipulated, and can perform methods

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AdamBots Face New Challenges

by Simon Sun

It’s not what one would often expect from a sports training facility, but the tiny closet behind room 213 at Adams High School is precisely that. The smell of wood shavings and burnt metal, the sound of drills and saws, and the sight of kids hunched over a workbench aren’t typical of a regular sport—but that’s because robotics isn’t a regular sport. It’s a “sport for the mind.”

The Stoney-Adams united robotics team, the AdamBots, kicked off their season on Jan. 5 at Novi High School. The 2014 game, Aerial Assist, was revealed and teams were officially allowed to begin planning, designing, and building their robots.

According to FIRST (For the Inspira-

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tion and Recognition of Science and Technology), teams are given six weeks to create a robot to play each year’s game. This year, teams were presented with the challenge of Aerial Assist. The game focuses on cooperation between robots, with alliances earning more points per goal scored for each robot that touches the ball.

“It’s certainly unique,” senior and project manager Jason Merlo said. “Past years have been all about scoring, but this year success is much more dependent on strategy rather than on the quality of the robot because of the assist points.”

Due to their tight timeframe, the AdamBots took a hit following the plethora of snowdays last month. Merlo, however,

remains optimistic.

“The team leaders still managed to meet outside of school,” he said. “We were able to proceed with the design process, and we are only about a day behind, which we should be able to make up.”

According to their website, the AdamBots finished as a quarterfinalist last season in the Galileo division at the FIRST world championships. This season, Merlo hopes to continue that success.

“I really want to do well in my last season,” he said. “But it’s a fairly different game this year, so we need to strategize well to be successful.”

computerization, programming education is taking center stage out of ten schools in the US do not offer computer science classes at all.

Rodger provides one possible reason for this unpopularity.

“I think a big problem we have is that not enough people with knowledge in this subject are going into teaching,” Rodger said. “And if there’s no one to teach it, it sort of gets pushed under the carpet.”

According to Rodger, she is the only programming teacher in the district, although two others are facilitating online courses. About 200 students are taking programming courses districtwide, but Rodger also notes that her classes have not reached out to different types of kids.

“We’re still not reaching a diverse group of students,” she said. “I haven’t had many female students, which is kind of a personal goal of mine.”

According to the College Board, not one female took the AP Computer Science exam last year in Mississippi, Montana, or Wyoming. Even in states where there were female test-takers, the number averaged only 20%.

“Some just don’t know what it is about. Some may be intimidated,” Rodger said. “Some may be uncomfortable because it is mostly males.”

However, Rodger remains hopeful for the future.

“As we spread awareness about the usefulness of the subject, I think the numbers will grow,” she said. “I am also trying to

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sample many different topics in the class to gain the interest of a broader spectrum of people in general.”

Merlo, too, sees the status of programming improving.

“It’s definitely getting bigger,” he said.

“When I was a freshman they only had a Programming I class and a Programming II class. Now they’ve expanded so that all three schools in the district offer classes up to AP Computer Science.”

Merlo is currently taking an independent study course to build and program an autonomous (unmanned) toy vehicle. He also programs on the Robotics Team, along with Wasserbach. The two share a similar enthusiasm for the Hour of Code, hoping that, if it were to continue in the future, it may make the realm of computer science more accessible.

“The thing that inspired me was just playing games when I was little, and I thought, ‘wouldn’t it be cool if I could make this or that,’” Wasserbach said. “I think that the Hour of Code could expose the field to people who may not realize they like programming or computer science.”

However, Stoney did not participate this year, according to Rodger.

“I’m sure the administration knows about it,” she said. “But I didn’t want to burden my colleagues by taking away an hour of their teaching time, so I didn’t push for it.”

Rodger does see reasons why a push

would be beneficial, though.

“I think the world just revolves around computing and programming now. And kids are into games and programming is a big part of gaming,” she said. “It’s also a good way to grow your mind. There’s a vast amount of opportunity and especially as students start thinking about their careers.”

Begin has already taken strides toward his career through programming.

Unlike Merlo and Wasserbach, Begin, who designs video games, uses coding in an artistic rather than a technical environment.

“Video games are very much an artistic medium,” he said. “They’re not just code. They tell stories. They create a sort of communication between the developer and the player. You can’t have that kind of immersion without programming.”

Begin started the game development club this year, and recently submitted a 3D action-RPG to the Scholastic Art and Writing awards. To him, programming is a creative process.

“Programming can actually be a very creative thing to go into. It’s about inventing and thinking and problem-solving, and the things you can make with it are very artistic,” Begin said.

Merlo, too, sees the possibilities of programming.

“Anything you want to do, you can basically accomplish with programming with enough persistence,” he said. “The possibilities are endless.”

Top: Senior Curtis Fenner programs for the AdamBots. Photo by Simon Sun. Center: Members of the AdamBots must not only build a robot, but wire it too. Photo

by Simon Sun. Bottom: Seniors Jason Merlo and Curtis Fenner work on the control board of the robot. Photo by Simon Sun.

Watch the trailer and play junior Tristan Begin’s Scholastic award-winning game, Timmy.

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WONDER WOMEN

Women take on major roles in the business industry

by Erika Williams

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omen are still less than men.

At least that’s what sophomore Emily Mao said when talking about the business field.

Mao, who is in the Business Professionals of America (BPA), describes their competitions as diverse situations gender wise.

“It’s pretty mixed…but it’s not evened out yet,” Mao said. “I think men are still more into the business career than women.”

Mary Barra, the first female CEO of GM, recently presented the new GM cars at the International Auto Show Jan. 18-26 at the Cobo Center and was questioned about the status of women in business. During her interviews, she played down her historic role.

“I’m honored to lead the best team in the business and to keep our momentum at full speed,” Barra said in an interview in The Washington Post.

But, according to CBS News, Barra is only making half of what her male predecessor, Dan Akerson, made.

It is estimated Barra’s salary and other compensation is $4.4 million, where Akerson’s salary and other compensation was $9.1 million.

In addition, women often face other stereotypes. An article by Jordan Weissmann in The Atlantic spotlights this.

The article focuses on Barra and how she will be “the first woman to run a global automaker.” In the article Barra was described as a “car-guy.”

According to Weissmann, using this nickname “invokes Detroit’s long history of quiet and overt sexism, its habit of selling cars designed by men for men,” despite the growth of women leadership in the industry.

Yet, director of Vehicle Scheduling for GM North America Anne Schneider shows that women can overcome stereotypes and other obstacles.

Schneider believes this history is fading away, especially because of Barra’s achievements.

“[Barra’s] outstanding leadership skills and knowledge of the industry made her the best choice to become GM’s next CEO -- not her gender!” Schneider said.

According to Mao, the business field should become more diverse in the next few years as females prove themselves through their achievements in business.

Mao won second place at a BPA competition at Baker College Jan. 10 and is now preparing for States.

She joined BPA as a freshman and definitely thinks this experience was worth it. “[A major achievement for me was] placing third in Nationals for entrepreneurship as a freshman,” sophomore and BPA member Kim Yang said.

Statistics have proven the increase of women in higher paying jobs, but the genders still aren’t even.

“I don’t think [the workplace] is equal in terms of pay and things along that line,” Mao said.

Another problem facing women is balancing home and work. The number of housewives has almost halved from 1965 to 2011, but “househusbands” still haven’t caught up.

The good news is males are taking on more of the housework, increasing from four to 10 hours a week between 1965 and 2011, according to the ATUS. As the future generation of business women, Mao and others like sophomore Kim Yang have agendas in mind. Both plan to major in business with other subjects like the arts and international studies on the side.

Yang has strong hopes for the future concerning women in the business area.

“While men do seem to still dominate the business industry, women are starting to rise up,” Yang said. “The CEO of [GM] is now a woman, Mary Barra, or Sheryl Sandburg, the COO of Facebook, so a shift is definitely taking place.”

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Which One of These Is Not Like the Others? Senior Kellie Malofey works with kids at the Neighborhood Child Care Center.

Here, she and two kids watched toy cars roll down a track. (photo by Tori Phelps)

ing Babysitt e th m o r f s p i T Pro BE PATIENT “If you’re not a patient person, workin g with children is not for you.”

ildren RELAX when ch e s u a c “Be ut, stress o ak u o y e e s re oing to f they’re g hen they freak w orse out. And times w n e t ’s it out, too.” for you, NO CELL PHO NE “Don’t be on yo ur cell phone. You’re getting paid to play with th e kids and, honestly, spen ding time with kids is th e best thing ever.”

Y BE SILL st silly and you e ju “If you’r nd you dance ya ct act craz nd you a a g in s and you completely e g like you’r best thin e h t ’s t a s.” nuts—th ound kid r a o d n you ca DISTRACT “Distraction is the best thing for any a ge, any situation... if you w ant them to calm down ove r a skinned knee or some thing, bring in another toy. ” Source: Kellie

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No Child’s Play

by Tori Phelps

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enior Kellie Malofey was only 12-years-old when she was put in handcuffs.

Of course, her arrester was 3-years-old.

Malofey works with kids almost every day. She began to babysit at age 11, volunteer at North Hill Elementary School in her freshman year, teach Sunday school in her junior year, work at Neighborhood Child Care Center (NC3) in October, and intern at Baldwin Elementary School in November.

Though her internship ended on Jan. 10, Malofey continues to interact with children in her other jobs. She even recently added two days to her work schedule at NC3.

Some might call her crazy, but Malofey loves to work with children. More importantly, children love when she works with them.

“She comes in the room and the kids all get really excited,” senior Stephanie Kline, who works with Malofey at NC3, said.

“They drop their toys and come up to her and hug her and everything.”

Working with kids isn’t easy, though, according to Malofey. She struggles to deal with children when they misbehave.

“You just want them to like you and, honestly, half the time when they’re misbehaving, they don’t know they’re misbehaving and it’s kind of adorable,” Malofey said.

She also has trouble giving children equal attention—especially at her daycare job.

“It’s easier to pay attention to the kids

who are always asking for hugs and always wanting you to play with them, but you still have to keep an eye on the other ones,” Malofey said.

According to NC3 owner Todd Greenbaum, though, Malofey spreads her attention effectively.

“Kellie picked up really quick to know where to be and help out when needed,” Greenbaum said.

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Paula Suddon, whose class Malofey interned in, agrees that Malofey learns quickly when it comes to children.

“She is very independent and learns very quickly—often just by our example—on how to handle difficult situations with our students,” Suddon said. “She is very aware of their individual needs.”

Of course, Malofey has had a lot of time to learn how to handle children. In fact, she started learning how to handle children even before she began babysitting.

When she was younger, Malofey loved to read the Babysitter’s Club series. The books inspired her to take the initiative and get her name out as a babysitter.

“My sister and I gave out flyers to people in our neighborhood who we could tell had kids…but I get all of my jobs through word of mouth now,” Malofey said.

Her favorite series didn’t explain everything, though. One of her first babysitting jobs taught her that she couldn’t always trust children. “[The kid I was babysitting] wanted

Senior Kellie Malofey discusses what it’s like to do work with kids every day to play with these handcuffs he found, and he’s like, ‘They’re just toy handcuffs, they don’t actually lock,’ and—me being 12 years old and not as experienced—I let him put them on me. Bad idea. They didn’t come off. I had handcuffs on until the parents came home. The parents burst out laughing…I was so embarrassed,” Malofey laughed.

For Malofey, though, the embarrassment and the struggles are worth the rewards of working with children.

“Whenever a kid says that they love me, it’s just my favorite thing,” Malofey said.

“It’s the best feeling.”

According to an article by Katrina Fried in the Huffington Post, those who work with children feel purposeful and learn more about themselves while on the job.

Malofey agrees that working with children also has therapeutic rewards.

“It helps you emotionally to…to get away from all the stress in your life and just be with someone who doesn’t have any big problems,” she said.

Malofey wants to continue working with kids either as a teacher, neonatal nurse, or nurse midwife.

“I’d like to be a teacher because I’d get to work with kids,” she said. “Or a nurse because I think it would be amazing to help the mothers and fathers in some of the hardest times in their lives and some of the happiest times in their lives, as well as helping the children at the same time.”

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E-Cigs’ End Any minor in the state of Michigan can legally purchase and use electronic cigarettes.

Two bills introduced in the State Senate threaten this.

by Adrian Munteanu

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lectronic cigarettes are being put out by the Michigan Legislature.

State bills 667 and 668 threaten the current legality of the electronic cigarette, e-cig for short, by restricting their purchase and use by minors.

Electronic cigarettes are a battery-powered device resembling a conventional cigarette in its shape and basic function. It heats and vaporizes a cartridge of liquid nicotine, any added flavors, and other chemicals which makes the electronic cigarette a “smokeless” device, according to the Cancer Prevention & Treatment Fund.

These devices are also attractive to teens.

“I just saw them in the store,” Krust said. “[They’re] smooth, relaxing, and just a ‘whatever’ feeling. It feels like you’re smoking. Kids want to smoke.”

Both bills were first introduced by State Sens. Glenn Anderson (D) and Rick Jones (R) on Nov. 7, 2013. They both completed a Senate Fiscal Analysis on Dec. 5, 2013 and their next step is approval.

Conventional tobacco cigarettes are restricted to minors in the state, but the electronic cigarette remains unrestricted in its purchase and use.

However, electronic cigarette use is already restricted on school grounds due to a flexible clause in the Code of Conduct that addresses newer substances and objects that would not normally be permitted on the campus, according Principal Larry Goralski.

Bill 667 prohibits the possession and purchase of electronic cigarettes by those under eighteen years of age. Bill 668 prohibits the sale or giving of electronic cigarettes to minors.

The reason for the concern regarding electronic cigarettes since their introduction to consumers in 2007 is that the vaporization process is new and even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to publish any conclusions about its possible effects, according to the Cancer Prevention & Treatment Fund.

Electronic cigarettes’ use in high schools rose from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 10.0 percent in 2012. Well over 1.5 million middle and high school students report that they have tried electronic cigarettes, according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey.

These statistics are a concern to the Director of the CDC Office on Smoking and Health Tim McAfee.

“About 90 percent of all smokers begin smoking as teenagers,” McAfee said in a press release. “We must keep our youth from experimenting or using any tobacco product. These dramatic increases suggest that developing strategies to prevent marketing, sales, and use of e-cigarettes among youth is critical.”

Krust has been using electronic-cigarettes for a year, usually costing him around $10 a week. He doesn’t think they are unhealthy and thinks they may prevent people from trying more harmful cigarettes.

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Blazin’ It: Electronic cigarette use is on the rise among teens. (photo by Adrian Munteanu) “They’re not harmful; they won’t hurt you at all,” Krust said. “If you’re smoking [an electronic cigarette] and someone offers you a [regular] cigarette or pot or anything, you know you’ve got your e-cig.”

Junior Cyrus Keshtkar has considered trying electronic cigarettes, but never did.

“A lot of people have them. People use them at school,” Keshtkar said. “It’s a fun activity you can potentially do indoors.”

Sophomore Nathan Garlick has tried electronic cigarettes, but never developed a habit.

“I was curious as to what it felt like.

It tasted kind of good and made my throat feel a little hot, but other than that, nothing,” Garlick said. “Not very many kids [use e-cigs]. I think it’s mostly for people who want to quit smoking.”

Yet enough minors partake in the use

of electronic cigarettes’ that the CDC has a focus on the issue.

“We need effective action to protect our kids from addiction to nicotine,” Director of the CDC Dr. Tom Frieden said in a press release. “It might be possible that things like e-cigarettes in the future will have a positive role. As they’re being rolled out now, I have grave concerns that they’re doing more harm than good.”

Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, New York, and other states have placed varying bans on electronic cigarettes’ use in smoke-free areas, school district properties, workplaces, and other public venues. It’s only a matter of time to see if Michigan will follow in the footsteps of other states or stay in its current state.

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Head and heart in the game

Coach Crighton makes friends at Stoney on and off the court

by Matt Schmucker

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arsity girls’ basketball coach Bradley Crighton likes to make friends. As a coach and as a teacher at Hart, he makes bonds with students and players alike.

Senior captain Lauren Voss has had some memories with Coach Crighton. As a four-year varsity player, Voss has been with Coach Crighton all four years and loves to have him as a coach.

Over the offseason, according to Coach Crighton and Voss, the team worked a lot on driving to the hoop, hoping to implement that this season. Led by captains Voss and Maria Zandi, the team has important games coming up on their schedule; they play Clarkston on Feb. 4 and Harrison on Feb. 7.

Coach Crighton’s fast playing style led the team to a 15-9 record last year.

The team beat Adams, Oxford, and North Farmington.

Coach Crighton has fun with his

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players on the court as well as his students in the classroom.

“Crighton’s awesome,” freshman Reid Herbstreith said. “He’s a fun teacher. He loves to joke around in the classroom.”

Coach Crighton’s discipline in the classroom is a fairly loose approach to keeping kids in line.

“He’s always had a funny approach to discipline,” Herbstreith said. “I’ve never seen him get really mad” Coach Crighton is still friendly with his students in class and makes all sorts of bonds with them.

“Mr. Crighton makes a lot of friends in the class,” Herbstreith said. “We all loved his class.”

Coach Crighton’s discipline during practices, on the other hand, comes often and in the form of running. It isn’t as much punishment as it is conditioning; however, there’s a fair amount. Voss touched on how much there is.

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“[We do] a lot of running,” Voss said.

“The extreme version [of running].”

Coach Crighton added on quickly after, laughing.

“Let’s just say we stay in shape,” Coach Crighton said.

Coach Crighton said that there are a couple of coaches’ playing styles that he likes, like Tom Izzo’s rebounding or Roy Williams’ fastbreak, but he said that there was one thing that he really tries to do from his high school coach.

“The relationships that you build with players[are] the most important thing,” Coach Crighton said.

Coach Crighton also interacts with the referees a fair amount.

“I get along with all referees,” Coach Crighton said. “They love me, I love them.

I’m very warm and friendly with the refs.”

As they near the end of the season, Coach Crighton and his team hope to make a run into the district playoffs.

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Thinking it over: Crighton watches the game from the sidelines. (photos by Erika Williams)

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Keeping their heads above water

Coming up for air: Preparing for a large upcoming league meet, the swim team loosens up. Varsity swim team practiced in the pool by the gym on Feb. 2 (Photo by Erika Williams).

Small swim and dive team looks to build for the future this year

by Ryan Sennett

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he already small swim team has managed to keep head above water despite losing team members in Mid-December.

Although they made the Troy Athens meet look easy, the team loses a competitive edge in meets against large schools due to the fact that they are team meets, while at the League meet they should perform well due to the fact that they are judged at an individual level.

The swim team consists of 15 swimmers and four divers, a sharp contrast from last year’s 30 member team.

“It seems like everyone has come to terms with the fact that we will have a very small team this year, but for our size we are a really strong team,” junior swim team member Andrew Stolaruk said.

They plan to do well at leagues due to the individual portion of the competition.

Their record currently is 1-3 against other schools versus last year’s 2-4-2 record.

At Leagues the competition is more individually based so even though Stoney’s swim team lacks size, they still have enough talent to compete as sole competitors. The League meet is scheduled for late February, 2014.

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At the Counties level where competition is even more individualized the team has qualified for nearly all, with the exception of several relays, races.

The lack of members causes the swim team to have to swim outside their comfort zones and compete in events that they don’t typically compete in. This means that someone who typically swims in a 200 meter race may have to compete in a 400 or 800 meter race.

On Jan. 9, the team crushed the Troy Athens Colts in a swim meet with a final score of 105-67, but has had previous losses to very strong teams such as Oxford and a more recent loss to Avondale by a mere margin of 6 points.

“This is a building year for the years to come, and they have talked about creating a Rochester United team,” senior and Captain Chris Panone said, due to the declining number of participants in recent years.

This would be a large move because it would allow Rochester Community Schools to size up against other teams in their league. It would also add a large competitive edge because of the combination of talent from all three high schools.

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The ever-shrinking size of the swim team could be due to the demanding practice schedule. “This is an especially hard sport because of the hours of practice in the morning and during winter break,” dive team member junior Alex Balabonov said.

The training is difficult to the point where it affects how a swimmer approaches his day, due to its immense demand.

“Training for swimming is very difficult to keep up with due to the amount of time and the intensity of the practices and it is quite literally mentally and physically depleting,” Stolaruk said.

The amount of practice time is difficult for swimmers. The swim team practices one hour in the mornings and two hours after

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EDITORIAL: IN OUR HONEST OPINION

SHE WORKS HARD FOR HER MONEY

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early a decade has passed since the 19th amendment was adopted in 1919, giving women the right to vote. And yet, the struggle for gender equality still rages on.

Women on average earn less than men in the workplace. They face discrimination on the daily.

But their status in society is also at its highest in decades.

These conflicting views on women’s roles are not just confined to political or social squabbles. The clash has already leaked into mainstream popular culture, both ends of the spectrum equally represented.

Strong female protagonists in books and movies, for example, are becoming more and more prevalent, such as Katniss Everdeen in Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games and Elsa in Disney’s Frozen. But the media also sometimes treats women as over-sexualized objects, such Source Staff Vote: America has not yet achieved gender equality

as in Robin Thicke’s revolting “Blurred Lines” or in Miley Cyrus’s recent promotion of twerking.

The dichotomy of the mainstream media’s attitude towards women is directly reflective of the current state of gender equality. Thus, in order to attain equality, the media must change to support female characters and role models who are strong-willed and who are self-confident in relation to their male counterparts. The media is the greatest influence on a teenager, and by controlling the media, we are able to control ideas. The media also serves as many chidren’s gateway to the world. By presenting role models who respect women as they are, we are able to raise a generation who has grown up in true gender equality.

We are already on this path. Just a look at the general public’s reaction to “Blurred

The media both helps and hurts the role of women in society Lines” is enough to show how negatively the population looks upon the objectification of women. Contrarily, the praise and acclaim for Frozen show how welcome a change in the “damsel in distress” role for a female character is. The media’s portrayal of women has greatly changed just in the past few years, with depictions like Thicke’s shrinking at a hopeful rate. The rise of strong female role models is growing.

Current statistics of women seem quite bleak: according to a report by the United Nations, women comprise only 2% of Fortune 500 CEOs in the US. Women on average earn 16.5% less than men. Only 29% of scientific tertiary students are women. Yet, we have come so far from 1919. The progress may be slow, but the movement is nevertheless advancing at a steady rate.

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Parking Problems: With snow covering the school parking lots, student drivers must get more creative in order to park their cars.

Bieber Behind Bars: The teenage singer Justin Bieber began 2014 with multiple charges, a morning in court, and a night in jail.

PRRR Fancy Formal: The Winter Formal theme has everyone talking. Nothing spells “fairy tale ending” like a masquerade.

The Cold Never Bothered Us Anyway: If you haven’t listened to the soundtrack of Disney’s “Frozen” about a hundred times by now, you’re doing something wrong.

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Q: What role should women play in society?

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77 Freshman: Sophomore: HUNTER DESANTIS EMILY MAO: “They should be the equivalent of males.

There’s no reason they shouldn’t be.”

Junior: NEERAJ RAJAN

“They shouldn’t have “Women used to be to play a certain ‘role’ unimportant to society, in society.” considering how many of them became housewives.

Now, however, they are starting to play a more Photos by Erika Williams essential role.” perspectives

Senior: SARAH LYLE

“The biggest! Seriously, though, I think we are equal and we can all do our best to make society better.”

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