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MARCHING BAND RETURNS 9300 W 104th Avenue | Westminster, CO | 80021 | USA | Planet Earth | Milky Way Volume 27 | Issue 2 November 2015
THE PEOPLE Editors-in-Chief | Nicole Heetland Olivia Koontz Team Editors | Esteban Arellano Hannah Jensen Emily Leo Christina Rudolph Patty Sokol
THE FORMALITIES Opinions or expressions made by students in this publication are not expressions of board policy. The district and its employees are immune from any civil action based on any expression made for or published by students. The Lake is an open forum for and by the students, faculty, and community of Standley Lake High School. The Lake is willing to accept and print any appropriate articles submitted by the students of SLHS and reserves the right to edit any of these articles. We will not print letters sent to us without a name and signature. Submit letters to standleylakenewspaper@gmail.com
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HELLO HUMANS. Down in B135, passion is pretty important. It’s what drives us to find the stories hidden in the corners of our school. It’s why we take a step outside of comfort zones to deliver the information about real problems. We feel that our responsibility is to expose issues and controversies that should be addressed as well as show you all of the beauty that we can find in this messy, messy life. So here we are. Back into the swing of things, and as getting up before the sun gets harder and as the bed becomes our cozy, drowsy morning protection from the cold wintry air, we have to remind ourselves why we do it. It gets hard, for sure. But sometimes we are stopped in our tracks by how rad some of the stuff we are able to do is. As high school students, we get to learn from great teachers and discover our interests. As humans, we get to meet really awesome people. We get to fall in and out of love. We get to feel giddy when we talk about our favorite things. And as journalists, we get to tell the stories behind it all. It’s not a bad gig, honestly. So as the fall semester drags on and the monotony becomes all but unbearable, remember that when you channel your passion into a project or an interaction you have so much power. With this issue, we wanted to show you some pretty cool things that happen within the walls of the swamp, and also bring some controversies to light, because that’s what we do. It’s what we love to do.
xoxo, NICOLIVIA A.K.A. THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF OF THE LAKE P.S. NO, OUR SHIP NAME DIDN’T TAKE A LONG TIME TO THINK OF. IT JUST CAME TO US. LIKE A PROPHESY FROM THE UNIVERSE. (ALSO IT SOUNDED WAY BETTER THAN OLIVICOLE.) P.P.S. HOW COOL IS IT THAT IT’S FALL AND HOW COOL IS IT THAT WE LIVE IN COLORADO WHERE OUR SUNRISES ARE BEAUTIFUL AND OUR MOUNTAINS WEAR LITTLE WHITE HATS IN THE FALL AND THE GROUND IS COVERED IN CRINKLY LEAVES?
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THE RIGHT ANGLE
TRUMP MAY TRIUMPH LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE CREATES CONTROVERSY THROUGHOUT COUNTRY Donald Trump is a businessman and reality TV star, known for his shows “The Apprentice” and “The Celebrity Apprentice.” Trump announced he was running for president in the beginning of 2015. Many people have become fascinated by the thought of Trump becoming president. Scott Lewis ‘16 elaborates on this idea. “We can relate to him more as he has a business sense and he can understand our way of thinking,” Lewis said. Trump is leading other republican candidates such as Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio. Social Studies teacher Mr. Jeremiah Coraggio points out some obstacles Trump will have to go through if he wants to be one of the two candidates for president. “Based on his popularity, he’s pulling ahead, but the Republican party could pull his plug and prevent him from doing that,” Coraggio said.
“HE JUST SAYS WHAT HE WANTS TO SAY. HE HAS A VERY POPULIST MESSAGE THAT A LOT OF MODERATES WILL NOT SAY,” -MR. JEREMIAH CORAGGIO
Many sites have caused the spread of pictures and memes, creating a joke out of Trump. Even news stations focus their stories on Trump’s large opinions. “I mean the media loves ratings and what gets them ratings?” Coraggio said. ”The guy that says crazy things,
KNOWING YOUR JEFFCO WHAT DOES THE SUCCESS OF THE RECALL ELECTION MEAN FOR THE SCHOOLS OF JEFFCO? | Gordon Saur
6 November 2015 | Issue 2
Used with permission of the Associated Press the guy that says outlandish things.” People’s opinions of Trump have shifted towards a more negative light and more or less think of him as a joke. “Some people really don’t like Donald Trump because he is very egotistical and very self centered to be a president for the United States,” Lewis said.
So why is Trump becoming so popular and pulling ahead in the polls when people have such negative opinions on him?
“I think it’s the fact that he speaks without preparing. He just says what he wants to say. He has a very populist message that a lot of moderates will not say,” Coraggio said. Whether or not opinions of Trump are positive or negative, he is making headlines everywhere. Turn on the television and Trump will most likely be rolling across the bottom of your screen with some statement on what he said following shortly behind. l | Hannah Jensen
Who has been elected in the recall of the school board?
What will this look like for Jeffco as a whole?
Candidates Brad Rupert, Susan Harmon, and Ron Mitchell have been voted to replace Julie Williams, John Newkirk and Ken Witt respectively. The new candidates, endorsed by the group Support Jeffco Kids, will be accompanied by Ali Lansell and Amanda Stevens, thus forming an entirely new board of education.
Rupert, Harmon, and Mitchell as well as Lansell and Stevens are all backed by the group Support Jeffco Kids. Opposing the curriculum changes and teacher salary program of the previous board, the new board hopes to create transparency within itself, and create a conversational environment between parents, teachers, students, and the board.
NAVY
BROTHERS FRESHMEN JOIN PRE-NAVAL BOOTCAMP, ASPIRE TO BE SAILORS
T
he desire to serve one’s country is a powerful trait. Liam Hamby ‘19 and Trevin Montano ‘19 posses this trait and so much more.
Since the ages of 5 and 11, Hamby and Montano, respectively, have had a longing to be a part of the United States Navy—to have the opportunity to defending the citizens of this country. “I think a lot of people take their freedom [for granted],” Hamby said. “There’s not a lot of people that want to go and defend our country, but I think if we can have more people like that, I think that our country can be better.” Nearly a year ago, Montano introduced Hamby to a pre-naval boot camp called the “Naval Sea Cadet Corps”, a junior military program created to set up a foundation for prospective Naval Men. “In the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, we learn about what’s happening in the world,” Montano said. “We learn about how the Navy and our military are growing and how technology is helping the military be safer in carrying out missions.” The Cadet Corps takes pride in teaching young men and women the skills and discipline it takes to be in the Navy through numerous activities and simulations. “We do a bunch of training,” Hamby said. “Like for the past couple of months we went sailing, and this weekend we’re going skydiving. We went shooting one time and Field Ops is when we go up to [a camp] and bring all our tactical gear and train with special warfare and we do a lot of inspections and arms.”
“I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE THEIR FREEDOM FOR GRANTED” -LIAM HAMBY ‘19
With the emergence of ISIS and other threats throughout the world, Hamby believes that the Navy and military play a vital role in protecting the United States and its allies - making joining the Navy all the more important to the pair. “The Navy is taking part in airstrikes along the Middle East and is taking part in making sure ISIS will become weaker,” Hamby said. “Even though ISIS will continue to grow much more, the department of defense is taking action.” The journey to becoming a sailor is a prolonged process. Hamby and Montano understand this, yet to them, the end result triumphs over everything. l | Patty Sokol
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THE RIGHT ANGLE
UNSPOKEN
PERSPECTIVE
STUDENT SPREADS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. American Sign Language is contained within a specific community and is not commonly known to those without a connection to the language. Michael Clark ‘19 is fluent in American Sign Language and is attempting to change that by creating an ASL club to teach his peers this unspoken language. “ASL was my first language,” Clark said. “I started [learning ASL] when I was six months old, but I couldn’t have conversations until I was two. It wasn’t until I was four that I started to learn English.” Before Clark was born, one of his older sisters experienced a fluid buildup in the back of her brain. The part of the brain that allowed her to hear was drowned by the fluid, resulting in her becoming deaf. “She is the reason my family learned ASL,” Clark said. “It was just my mom, my sisters, and I who learned and we did it as a family. We knew we had to do it.” American Sign Language, just like any other language, takes time and practice to learn, and hopefully to reach the point of fluency.
“It took my mom 8 years [to become fluent in ASL], but she was also learning Spanish at the same time,” Clark said. “It took me 1 year, but it was my first language.”
In Clark’s case however, he didn’t just want to learn the language - he wanted to educate those around him as well.
“I don’t want deaf people to ever feel like my sister,” Clark said. “Someone who no one wanted to hang out with because she was deaf. It’s not fair, just because [someone] has a disability, it doesn’t mean that they have to be invisible to the world.”
YOUNG VISIONARY HELLO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS CHESLE PARSON ‘17 COMING TO YOU GUYS WITH A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC THAT I LISTEN TO. l | Ty Milliken
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“Obviously The Weeknd, with his new album Beauty Behind The Madness, [it] just came out, it's actually really good.”
2.
“A veteran in the rap game, The Game is his name. He has dropped his sequel to his debut album, The Documentary, which came out in 2005. Ten years later [it’s a] classic, instant classic, I think you guys should go listen to him.”
3.
“Since it's getting into that winter/fall, the feelings are a must. Therefore, you should listen to Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp A Butterfly and Drake’s “Hotline Bling” if you like that.”
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“I WOKE UP AND FELT LIKE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE KNEW SIGN LANGUAGE” -CLARK ‘19
The goal of establishing an American Sign Language club was to further encourage communication between those who can hear and those who are deaf.
“I woke up and felt not enough people knew sign language,” Clark said. “I thought if I started a club, maybe it would catch people’s eyes. And it did.” l | Patty Sokol
WHO INFLUENCES
YOU
?
THE MOST
WE ASKED SOME STUDENTS WHO INFLUENCES THEM THE MOST AT STANDLEY. HERE ARE THEIR ANSWERS.
Eli Crowe ‘18
Mara Strother ‘16
Mrs. Smith- “She always has a positive attitude.”
Mr. Thompson- “He has offered the best life advice and has been really supportive.”
Lily Sinks ‘17
| Hannah Laughlin | Kayla Pray
Ms. Boswell- “She’s practically one of my best friends and always pushes me to do better. She’s the most caring and wonderful person I now.”
HOW SAVAGE ARE YOU? TAKE THIS QUIZ THEN ADD UP YOUR POINTS TO DETERMINE HOW SAVAGE YOU REALLY ARE
How often do you subtweet?
How often do you get in Twitter fights? Never, Twitter fights are over rated 1
point Sometimes, when people really make me mad 2 points Always, I’m the best at roasting people on Twitter 3 points How do you react when people stop in the halls? Say nothing, hope they will move themselves 1
Ask politely for them to move 2
points
point
Push them out of the way and yell at them so they get the point that you’re mad 3 points
Never. I only tweet about my cats 1 Only after a really bad breakup or fight with my parents 2 points
point
All I ever do is subtweet people who get on my nerves (aka everyone) 3 points
How good are your comebacks? I’m still stuck in that “yo mama” phase 1
point
It takes me a minute to get a good comeback but by the time I think of one, the conversation is over 2 points Don’t try to start an argument with me because I will roast you 3 points
0-4: Not Savage
5-8: Mildly Savage
9-12: Pro Savage
Sorry to say, you need a little work on your savageness. It might take some time, but with practice, you’ll be a natural savage in no time.
You’re new to the world of savage. You seem to know the basics of being savage, but, young grasshopper, you still have some things to learn about the art of being savage.
You might need to slow down a little bit. You’re fluent in sarcasm and sass but you might need to tone it down. People have feelings and you don’t want to hurt them by being too savage. 9
THE RIGHT ANGLE
Wounded Warrior SENIOR SUFFERS SEASON-ENDING INJURY, JUNIOR STEPS IN
Starting quarterback Justin Shoemate ‘16 draws back, doesn’t see anyone open down field, so he runs towards the sideline. Shoemate throws the ball away, gets his ankle grabbed, and is taken down. Slow to get up, he gradually walks off the field to the sideline. In week five of the football season, Justin Shoemate broke his fibula. “After the game I went to the hospital and got X-rays. When the doctor came back with the news, saying I’m out for the season, I was beyond devastated. I couldn’t believe that that was the last time I would ever step on the field and play football with my brothers,” Shoemate said. “I figured something bad happened, but when they cleared me to go back to the game, I had hope that I just rolled my ankle,” Shoemate said. “I never made it back into the game though.” Now, former backup quarterback Jake Foutz ‘17 is now under center for the Gators. Foutz and Shoemate were both contenders for the starting quarterback position in the pre-season and head coach, Don Morse named Shoemate starting quarterback heading into week one. “This isn’t the way I’d like to be named starting quarterback, Justin is a great quarterback and it was unfortunate to see him go down like that,” Foutz said. “Justin has helped me tremendously to become a better quarterback.” As far as helping the team, Shoemate tries to give Foutz advice during the game. “I try and help Jake keep his composure and give him some key
Shoemate (right) gives Foutz (left) words of encouragement on the sideline during game against Golden. Foutz had a total of 3 passing touchdowns in win against Golden. things to look at against other defenses during the game,” Shoemate said. “Jake has done a good job stepping up,” Shoemate said. “Quarterback isn’t an easy position , to be and stepping in mid season is also difficult.” Although Shoemate’s season did end early, he still got to share experiences and memories with the teammates whom he calls his brothers. “After the lost to Pueblo Central,” Shoemate said, “I loved how we came to practice the next week and got a lot better and then we came out and beat Monarch. Being the first team to ever beat Monarch in school history was really awesome.” l | Hannah Jensen | Maxin Uhrich
| Hannh Jensen | Maxin Uhrich
Photo courtesy of SLHS Softball
GYMNASTICS
SOFTBALL
VOLLEYBALL
At the Jeffco league invite, the girls placed in 8th place with an all around score of 159.5. The team is returning to the 4A state meet. Last year, the Gators as a team brought home the State title.
The lady Gators finished their season with a record of 6-13. Rachel Couture ‘16 lead the team with a 4.26 ERA and had a batting average of .360.
Girls volleyball finished their season with a record of 7-16. Hanna Davis ‘17 led the team with 34 blocks.
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Baseball Overload
MLB NEEDS TO SHORTEN LENGTH OF SEASON A sports column:
BY MAXIN UHRICH The MLB season came to a conclusion with the Kansas City Royals winning it all for the first time in 30 years. The season began all the way back in April and is now ending in November.
Photo courtesy of Ron Rosa
CROSS COUNTRY Both the boys and girls team qualified for the 4A state meet. The boys team finished in 13th and the girls placed 15th. Trevor Smith ‘17 ran a 17:27.6, finishing in 42nd place and for the girls, Emma Abernethy ‘17 finished in 31st place running a 20:19.9.
GOLF Boys golf sent one athlete to the State tournament. Austin Rosendahl ‘16 made his first appearance at the 4A state tournament, finishing in 55th shooting a 169 through two rounds.
The typical high school regular baseball season is 19 games in comparison to the MLB season, which is simply too long. 162 games a season is an unfathomable amount of baseball and needs to be decreased. The season needs to be shortened because the duration of the season takes eight to nine months. Let’s give the athletes more rest and a longer off season. The pitchers and catchers report in February. That means the team that wins the World Series; those pitchers and catchers have three short months to rest their arms. The players need a longer off season because they put too much stress on their arms. On average, a starting pitcher will throw approximately 90-120 pitches a debut, and will undergo roughly 200 innings a season. Football is in, baseball is out. Once football season kicks off in early September, many Americans pay attention to the NFL season as opposed to the conclusion to the MLB season.
SOCCER Boys soccer made the state playoffs for the fifth year in a row. They made it out of the first two rounds defeating Montrose and Niwot and will now play in the quarterfinals. Nick Rosser ‘16 lead the team with 19 goals and had a total of 14 assists.
In week six of the NFL season the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts squared off on NBC for the Sunday Night Football game13.1 million people viewed the game. In the same week, game 5 of the ALCS, the Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals game only drew in approximately 2.52 million viewers. A calendar year is 365 days and the MLB players play 162 games, that means that these baseball players have games for over half of the year, never thought it would come out of my mouth but, that’s simply too much baseball. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching baseball. But when the pitchers don’t get enough rest, ratings and viewers began to come down. I just have to say that the season is too long. Just take baby steps at first. Shorten the regular season 12 games, let’s have 150 game season. Baseball is losing its viewers and they need to do something to increase those numbers.
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For mom:
THE
Gift
What is the perfect gift for the woman who gave you life? There’s no concrete answer, but we have a thoughtful idea that might make all the difference… Create her very own Barista Bar.
Needed: - Coffee brewer or Keurig - Mugs, lots and lots of cute mugs - Her favorite snacks
GUIDE
IT’S THE SEASON OF GIVING AND WE HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT WILL TAKE YOUR GIFT-GIVING SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL | Hannah Laughlin | Kayla Pray | Patty Sokol
For
a Significant other: What’s better than a cozy cuddle-sesh with your significant other? Put on a movie and build a cute and awesome fort with these simple items.
Needed: 12 November 2015 | Issue 1
- A ladder or some chairs - A sheet - Christmas lights, and lots of them
For dad: Dads might put on that macho facade, but trust us there’s more to them than what you see. All Dads have a sweet tooth, and this gift is here to satisfy it.
Needed:
- Glass jars or bottles - Various types of candy and goodies
For a sibling/friend: Siblings can be your best friends and best friends can be like your siblings. Show some appreciation for those close to you by making them a “care package”.
Needed:
- A tin or a bucket - Various items that represent their favorite things or what they might need
WEIRDEST
Gift
YOU’VE RECEIVED: “When I was little, my grandma gave me a pair of green velvet lederhosen.”
- Zach Alas '17
“I got a can of green beans from my grandpa once.”
- Chantell Gordy-George '17
“My dad would always give me Charlie Horses as a present.”
- Mr. Ron Rossett 13
14 November 2015 | Issue 2
BRINGING BACK THE
BEAT
MARCHING BAND PROVIDES NEW OUTLET FOR PASSIONATE STUDENTS
S
tretching across the west side of the parking lot from the very back corner, all the way to the main doors is something a little bit unusual. Painted on the ground is a series of white lines, connected to form the full outline of a football field. This mysterious parking lot football field isn’t actually used by the football team, but instead by a more unsuspecting group: the marching band.
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THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE BRASS 7 TRUMPETS 2MELLAPHONES 1 BARITONE 1TUBA
WOODWIND 6 CLARINETS 3 SAXAPHONES 3 FLUTES PERCUSSION
5 DRUMLINE 4 FRONT ENSEMBLE 1 DRUM MAJOR 16 November 2015 | Issue 2
After a few years without one, Standley Lake has its own marching band, complete with a raised stand for the drum major and pressed uniforms for every member. Thanks to the efforts of band director Ms. Crissy Duran, the marching band has been gradually gaining momentum since its conception in April of last year. “It was kind of scary because you never know how many kids are going to be interested, but we’ve gotten bigger as the year has gone on,” Duran said. One of the most daunting challenges of starting a marching band from scratch was finding a leader who could take on immense responsibility without any promise of success. One student who was not only willing, but also eager, to take on the role, was Trevor Fugita ‘16. “I feel like in a leadership position, I can help more than if I’m only doing my role,” Fugita said. “If I can help everyone else out, I can make the entire band better.” From an outsider’s perspective, the atmosphere of marching band might seem like a typical mix of all different types of weird kids thrown together, but really that’s what makes it so great. “We jokingly call it a cult,” Duran said. “There’s a ritualistic approach we take to marching band, so everything has meaning and everything is done in a sequence.” Describing marching band as a cult is one approach, but Fugita uses a different word to describe its connectedness. “We’re basically a large family, which looks weird from the outside, but from the inside it just feels normal,” he said. The marching band may be a mix of different types of personalities and interests, but one element that runs through each member of the band is passion. “If we as a band aren’t passionate, we’re not going to perform well,” Fugita said. “And we’re definitely passionate.” For this year’s marching band, inexperience and growing pains have been counteracted by each member’s passion for improvement. This passion extends to every member of the band, even those that don’t play an instrument. Before the band even starts playing at halftime of home football games at the NAAC, fans usually notice the presence of a member who doesn’t look quite like the others. Setting her apart from the others are the fact that she walks on four legs and is covered in long blonde fur. Amber, a bonafide member of the marching band, is a trained service dog for Jack Knight ‘18, who plays the mellophone. Knight, who was diagnosed with the degenerative muscle-weakening disease Muscular Dystrophy, plays at every practice and performance in his wheelchair with the help of Amber. But don’t assume that just because Knight has some specific hurdles, he’s limited. “I don’t struggle with anything, it’s just like with anything else, you need to find the right way that works for you,” Knight said. In the end, everyone in the marching band came together to make sure Knight would fit in just like everyone else. “Mr. Duran was just very accommodating and we just found ways to make it work,” Fugita said. “Amber’s leash is shortened so she doesn’t take other people’s spots on the field and Jack has a stand for his instrument so he doesn’t have to carry it.”
Clockwise from top: 1. The band waits to start perfoming. 2. The the trumpet line plays at halftime of a football game. 3. A member plays his instrument while marching. 4. The entire band practices in the school parking lot. Center: The drumline practices in the parking lot.
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Aside from the few adaptations made for Knight, the process of integrating him into the band was just as messily seamless as anyone else. “Because we’re a new band, we’re all learning,” Duran said. “Amber’s learning how to march drill and Jack’s learning how to march drill and everybody else is learning too.” Knight’s involvement in band has implications both large and small, but both are equally relevant to his friends in band. “Being disabled does inspire me to try harder because I want to teach people who are in wheelchairs or are disabled that if you’re disabled it doesn’t mean that you can’t do this,” Knight said. Along with this incredibly important result of Knight’s participation, he contributes something else as well. “He keeps everyone’s spirits high, just being who he is,” Fugita said. Just as Knight has had to overcome certain challenges, other members of the band have also had to make some changes for the greater good of the band.
But what allowed for such major changes? “Marching band is very inclusive,” Fugita said. “And there’s been a huge positive reaction from the school, just to have 100% support from everybody, wanting to have the band and raise school spirit.” As the marching band season comes to a close, there might be some questions regarding how the band will successfully proceed into the future. For Ms. Duran, these questions can be answered with one simple metaphor. “If you think of a crescendo in music, you start soft and then you just get louder and louder and build up to a moment,” Duran said. “So instead of letting the season die off, we’ve really pushed until the very end. And we keep saying ‘Onward and upward’ because we really want to see it grow. I tease the kids and tell them that we’re out for world domination.”
“WE KEEP SAYING ‘ONWARD AND UP-WARD’ BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO SEE IT GROW. I TEASE THE KIDS AND TELL THEM THAT WE’RE OUT FOR WORLD DOMINATION.” -MS. CRISSY DURAN
It might seem like drum major would be the worst possible position for someone known for his introverted and modest personality, but the role ended up making perfect sense for Fugita. “I learned to be more confident in myself,” Fugita said. “Being a leader, you have to talk and be able to get to know people, which is not my strong suit, but once I got comfortable with them and they got more comfortable with who I am, it really helped us to develop a nice relationship where we can get a lot of work done and still have fun.”
The marching band allows people to do things they never thought were possible. For Fugita, this was going from a shy IB student, to leading the marching band, to becoming Homecoming King.
Behind the less-than-five-minute performance at halftime of a football game or at a competition is hours of practice and hard work, in the band room or even out on the parking lot. Some people would walk by one of these practices and think something pretty weird was going on. Others might immediately write them off as just a bunch of nerdy kids and think nothing of it. But for the members of the marching band, their involvement means much more. It means having a place to fit in and express their passion for music, regardless of what anyone thinks. “We’re accepting of everybody, which raises the stereotype of the ‘weird band kid’, but I like being a weird band kid,” Fugita said. “I think it’s fun.” l
FLAGS FLY HIGH COLOR GUARD MEMBERS SHELBIE WARNER ‘19 AND MADDIE MIERA ‘19 GIVE A BRIEF RUNDOWN ON SOME BASIC MOVES 18 November 2015 | Issue 2
| Ty Milliken | Kayla Pray | Christina Rudolph | Maxin Uhrich
MOVE 1: DROP SPIN BASIC SPIN, THUMBS MOVE FROM UP TP DOWN
Jack Knight ‘18 and his dog Amber march during the performance at the NAAC
MOVE 2: DOUBLE FAST
MOVE 3: PEGGY’S
HANDS STAY FLAT, WITH BOTH THUMBS DOWN
SIMILIAR TO A DOUBLE FAST SPIN WITH BOTH THUMBS DOWN
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ARE WE
BREEDING
VIOLENCE? MEDIA RAISING CONCERN OVER YOUTH UPBRINGING
E
ric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Those were the names of the gunmen from Columbine High School.
Probably two names that most people don’t think about anymore, and have tried to forget. Maybe that’s a good thing. But there’s one thing that Americans have been asking themselves, and that’s whether society is encouraging a commitment to violence and a drive for it that had otherwise been mostly unheard of in schools before April 20th, 1999. In 2014, the CDC published a research article, Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action. It was found that just two short years ago, in 2013, about 24.7% of high school students were reported to have been involved in a physical fight, almost 18% admitted to carrying a weapon, and 20% stated that they had been bullied in the past year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are an estimated 318.9 million people in the United States, 41,844,000 of which are adolescents aged 10-19. That means 7,531,920 kids carried weapons and 8,368,800 kids were bullied. Combined, those statistics are over 2 times the population of the state of Colorado.
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Many people are concerned with what this means for the nation’s youth. Lyle Cooper ’17 felt strongly when asked about the concept of adolescent violence. “Violence is not the answer, and it doesn’t get you anywhere than more graves in the ground,” said Cooper. Ben Digati, a therapist at Sandstone Care in Denver, recognizes that victimization isn’t always limited to the people directly affected by crimes. “It’s very rare that you find people who will behave violently who were not themselves victimized,” he said. Allegedly, bullying isn’t the only motive behind violent drives. In the aftermath of the Columbine massacre, many were upset to learn that Harris and Klebold were avid listeners to Marilyn Manson. As a result, some began to blame his music for provoking the shooting rampage. With regards to a range of media, including music, movies, videogames, the Internet, and even news reports, Manson’s music is representative of his ideas—no one else’s. And it expresses how open to interpretation violence can be. People often internalize the meaning of different mediums of culture, making them personal when they aren’t always intended to be. “I think everyone takes society differently, media included in that,” Cooper said. “So yes, there might be violence [in media] and I might not agree with it, but that doesn’t mean there’s gonna be a violent murderer
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VIOLENCE BY THE
NUMBERS
because of [it].” Liam Skulley ’17, can advocate for the gaming world; for him, video games aren’t driven by violence. “I was kind of raised with games,” Skulley said. “My dad is a big gamer, and he was around when video games were first being created. So as a result, he kind of raised me on them as well. It was just kind of a natural progression to video games, starting with educational games when I was around five.” Gamers often get a bad rap. They’re made out by society to be reclusive and antisocial. Many people insist that videogames push adolescents towards violent thoughts and tendencies.
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“I still make time for other things and I am still active socially. I’d much rather be doing things, like putting on a play or something,” Skulley said. He added that when violent crimes are committed, specifically with the case of James Holmes, news networks play them up--turning a blind eye to other issues at hand. “[They] always tend to go towards ‘oh, he played violent video games,’” Skulley said. “But you also have to look at the fact that people like that are also very disturbed and they often have mental illnesses that are not being treated—which is causing more of the problems.”
7,531,920 kids carried weapons
Mental instability is a prominent issue that Digati deals with as a therapist—especially with teens and young adults. He tries to help them through a number of addictive habits that can often be linked to precarious behavior. He believes there is a deep rooted connection with technology that has not always existed.
8,368,800 kids were bullied
“People are consuming a lot more media than they used to,” Digati said. “Especially for someone who’s 15-24 years old, that’s almost always going to include some kind of technology addiction, or at least a sort of abuse of technology.” The media’s grasp on modern society has become a large factor in the everyday lives of people of all ages—not just young people. While it might not be a direct culprit in violence and crimes, it can compel people to act in certain ways. “I think that sometimes [media] may shape attitudes, and attitudes definitely contribute to how people behave,” Digati said.
In 2013 18% of highschool students admitted to carrying a weapon 20% stated that they had been bullied in the past year 24.7% of highschool students were reported to have been involved in a physical fight
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He recognizes that in the mental illness community, instability is a large determinant in someone’s susceptibility to addictions and unhealthy behavior. “We definitely see people typically that are struggling with substance abuse addiction as their primary issue, and just about any time somebody is struggling with substance abuse addiction there’s the likelihood that you’re gonna see other kinds of addictive and compulsive behaviors happening,” Digati said. This can be applied to the world of media as well, making people more vulnerable to the coercions of media. Violence can be driven by a number of factors. According to Scientific American, a news website and magazine that deals in the realm of science and technology, violence is often driven by a lack of self-control and the inability for the body to react accordingly after mirror neurons fire. Mirror neurons are in charge of controlling the imitation of actions that we often see others do. Aside from the explanations suggested by science, the emotional aspect is very real. Skulley added that the implications of bullying are more than relevant. “One person’s pain is immeasurable—it doesn’t matter how that pain comes about,” and “we have the tools to stop bullying. It’s just a matter of using them,” Skulley said. How individuals interpret violence can also vary on their awareness of the issue at hand and their capabilities of dealing with it accordingly. Chase Tennison ’16 is very accustomed to violent media and she understands the limit to which media influences her life. “I love horror movies, which includes violence and I am definitely able to watch something like that and know that I would never be influenced [to] act upon what I see,” she said. “I get the difference
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between reality and fictional violence.” In spite of being raised in much the same way as Tennison, Emma Abernethy ’17 spent her childhood mostly outside of the virtual world, relying on the traditional standards of playing outside and using her immediate imagination.
“VIOLENCE IS NOT THE family] mostly just played sports, we ANSWER, “[My are all very active and we like being outside rather than on a couch watching TV.” IT DOESN’T She added that the environment someone is raised in can play a large role in how they go their adult lives. “I think it depends on GET YOU about the situation.” Abernethy said. “I think it’s how a person interprets violence. But I ANYWHERE more also think that if someone has a violent sitat their house or within their family THAN MORE uation then it could corrupt [them] and make them GRAVES IN THE violent.” Some parents may shelter their children, it is the best way to preserve innoGROUND.” thinking cence and keep them from any kind of violent media, but Tennison thinks otherwise. -LYLE “I don’t think parents should shelter their from violence—they should make sure COOPER ‘17 kids [their kids] know that this is not something
influential and can impact someone, but hopefully those who were taught right from wrong can be role model[s] to those in need of a change.” Tennison said. The concepts of right and wrong aren’t always so clean cut. Some will expose their children to certain aspects of society and life at different times. There may be underlying factors that deserves some consideration. Maybe bullying or technology can’t be the immediate causations of violence. It might take a more in depth examination of the perpetrators who commit these crimes—the people living inside. “I think it requires that we all be really brave,” Digati said. “I think it requires a lot of courage—the courage to sometimes look at someone who we really don’t wanna relate to and recognize that we have more in common with them than we really want to, and then being able to find empathy for that person.” Though it may not be easy to walk around in someone else’s shoes, it might be the key to a better understanding of each other and a better world. “It takes a lot of courage to try and find compassion for somebody who scares us. It might take more courage than anything,” Digati said. “Even if we [had] just a little bit more than we already do, the world would be a much different place.” l | Hannah Laughlin | Emily Leo | Meg Metzger-Seymour | Sophia Stimpfl
[they] should be doing,” Tennison said.
She further asserts that for some people, the influence of media on their drive for violence is stronger. “All media around us is
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Pulling back
the curtain Debunking the Myths of IB Culture They walk into school together. They wear regular clothes and look like your average kids. But one by one, they disappear into their first hour classes. 8 hours and 15 minutes later, they emerge from their 8th hour classroom. They are wearing their dark cloaks and walking the normal path to the underground tunnel system underneath the school where they congregate under the full moon. But who are they? The IB kids. IB may not be a ritual performing, higher-power worshipping cult, like outsiders may be tempted to believe, but they definitely are something else. But wait. If it’s not some secret clan, what really is IB? When it comes to academics, IB is nothing more than a program for advanced kids to take advanced classes with other people who are able to work at the same pace as them. “IB is more about being in depth and being more concise,” Thu Nguyen ‘17 said. “It’s very challenging even for the smartest of kids.” The rumor is that IB kids have 8 hours of homework every night and never sleep, eat, or do anything besides homework. For some, that rumor may prove to be true. But the actual case is that they generally have about 2-3 hours of homework on a full load night. “Usually I go to bed around 10 or 11 after completing all of [my homework],” Corrina Teague ‘16 said.
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Most of those in IB are involved in much more than just the program, and balancing it all may seem impossible to those on the outside. But for Rachel Hurrell ‘16, having a full schedule is what helps her keep up with everything she has to do.
“We’re all suffering through this together” -Thu Nguyen ‘17
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“The only way I can succeed in my academics is by keeping busy,” Hurrell said. “It allows me to have a schedule. When I have time to do homework, I have to do the homework then--it motivates me.” Hurrell isn’t the only one who thinks in this sense. The majority of the IB students work their clubs, sports, and school work into a full schedule and still find a way to keep sane (for the most part). Because of the full workloads on their shoulders, supporting each other in IB is something that everyone relies on to get through the years. After taking classes with the
same people for their entire time in IB, they have all learned how to help each other cope with the stress placed amongst them. “Having support from your friends and helping them out is important,” Thu Nguyen ‘17 said. “We’re all suffering through this together, and we’ll all get through this together.” Not only do the IB students bond using their tears (again, not a cult), but they spend time together outside of school, whether it be study sessions or just hanging out. Since IB is very involved in various clubs and organizations within the school, it requires them to spend time together outside of the classroom, creating the “we’re all in this together” vibe. “I wouldn’t say IB is clique- y,” Cassie Gardner ‘16 said. “Some friends [in IB] are closer than others but I don’t feel like anyone likes a person more than everyone else.” Though there may be little division within IB itself, there is a division between them and the
rest of the school. “I had a decent number of good friends outside of IB freshman and sophomore year,” Hurrell said. “I haven’t lost them, but I’ve lost contact more, and so it’s kind of sad that those kinds of relationships have been kind of broken apart.” It makes sense that IB would be more isolated from the rest of the school, and why many friendships created are through IB, since they’re always taking classes with the same 40 or so people. Derek Tran, ‘16, was a part of the Pre-IB/Honors program, chose the AP route over IB, which meant he wouldn’t see half of his friends anymore. “When junior year hit, we all split up,” Tran said. “I still see them, but only because I’m lucky enough to have them in my off hours.” Even someone outside of IB can see that IB is more isolated. Classes are much more selective and options for taking classes with those outside of IB are very limited. “The majority of us have never been able to take a high school elective while being a part of IB,” Teague said. “I’m not saying this is a bad thing, I just think it’d be nice at times to have classes with other people in my high school.” Being in classes with the same people for most of your high school career means some people are out for blood, and within the walls of IB, it is evident that some are more competitive than others. “The competition is very frightening,” Nguyen said. She recognizes the competition, though it is not the hair-pulling and blood-spilling kind.
“We’re not just thinking of the present and grades and class but also about the future[how] are you going to earn scholarships to get into college… [The competition is about] looking into the future,” Nguyen said. Teague, however, disagrees. “I think the main competition is ourselves,” Teague said. “[It’s] trying to prove ourselves to our family and friends.” Some, like Mackayla Riggs ‘16, see the competition as an opportunity to push themselves and others to succeed in the twisting and turning route of IB. “[The competition] provides some motivation for ourselves to do better,” Riggs said. “None of us want anyone else to do poorly or anything like that.” Thomas Mayer ‘16, has been able to keep out of the vicious Gladiator style fighting between his fellow classmates. “I’ve accepted that I’m not going to do as well as some people in some subject areas,” Mayer said. “I feel like most people have accepted that as well, that there are some areas where you’re not going to do as well.” Whether the competition is there or not, their isolation from the rest of the school allows the IB students to grow their relationships with each other and succeed in their advanced academics. They in fact do not wear dark cloaks or perform initiation ceremonies in a dungeon under the school. They don’t spend all their time doing homework and never sleeping. They’re just regular kids with a different set of rules to get themselves through the mess we all call high school. l | Esteban Arellano | Olivia Koontz | Hannah Laughlin | Kayla Pray | Gordon Saur | Sophia Stimpfl
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no offense but...
STOP SAYING
A COLLECTION OF MINI-EDITORIALS
chill out
unapologetic It might not seem like the most overused word, but a very specific group of people has abused the word “unapologetic” to the point that I cringe every time I read it. This group is the media, specifically print media, who are dead set on finding a word to describe things they don’t like without offending anyone. Recently I was reading a Time Magazine review of Lana Del Rey’s new album Honeymoon, in which the author describes her new music, saying, “The songs could take a lesson from Instagram--applying a nostalgic filter isn’t always enough to make great art,” but then proceeds to call the album unapologetic. Obviously the author doesn’t particularly like the album, so why does he feel the need to belittle his opinions? Well, he can’t risk alienating any Lana del Rey fans with his criticism, can he? Any musician, director, or artist in general who IS apologetic for their art doesn’t deserve attention or praise anyway, so please stop using the term unapologetic as some sort of backhanded compliment. If you’re a professional journalist, don’t back down from your opinions just because they might not be popular. Be unapologetic. | Christina Rudolph
no offense but... Stop. Seriously just stop saying this so called “word”. 2015 is coming to an end and this word needs to end. That one word is the worst word in the existence of the English language, and that is saying something. Saying phrases like, “Yasss girl slay” or just simply saying “Yasss,” make you just sound stupid saying them. Since when have white girls--and some guys trying to be cool or funny--needed to use some Scottish way to say “yes” to show how much they love something or how much their friend “slays”. Now maybe not everybody has used this phrase and you are excused from the craziness of it, but why can’t we all just go back to saying. | Ty Milliken
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Don’t tell people to “chill out.” Just don’t. First, it’s rude. If the person you are talking to is feuding about something and they need to get stuff of their chest, do not, by any circumstances, tell them to “chill out.” Chances are, they will not chill out, and will, in fact, become more heated about whatever they’re saying, and possibly start directing it towards you. Honestly, telling someone to “chill out” doesn’t make them more calm. Lord knows I’ve been in that position many times where I’ve been told to chill out when I was in the middle of getting heated about something. News flash: I didn’t calm down. I got more worked up and towards the person who told me to chill out. So unless you want to be on the hot seat and dangerous side of someone pouring their soul out to you, do not tell them to “chill out.” | Kayla Pray
People say “no offense” way too much. This is an expression of fruitless efforts to make statements seem helpful. I don’t know if people think saying no offense before they say something offensive makes what they’re about to say less offensive. Maybe they want to make their comment hurt even more. But if you feel you have to say “no offense” before you share your opinion, you probably shouldn’t say it at all. “No offense but you’re stupid.” Umm yeah, no, you’re still calling them stupid. Flat out. Just because you said “no offense” doesn’t mean they’re not going to think about it and wonder if other people think the same. Saying “no offense” doesn’t make it okay to say mean and hurtful things about people. Using it is kind of like a warning to make what you`re about to say sound more thoughtful, but in reality it makes it more offensive. People need to think before they speak. | Hannah Laughlin
i’m gonna kill myself I’m not sure why, when, or how this generation became so morbid or melodramatic, but we seriously need one big reality check. Too many times I hear: “Oh my gosh, the math test is tomorrow. I think I’m gonna kill myself,” “I think I’m going to die if he doesn’t talk to me,” or “I might kill myself if this line doesn’t start moving.” When did we decide it was okay to declare such horrible acts upon ourselves when things don’t happen to go our way? Last time I checked, ending your life is not equivalent to getting the wrong drink at Starbucks. I’m not going to call everyone else out without admitting that the words have come out of my mouth before, but I’ve realized that it’s terrible to resort to such a serious scenario—even if it may be in a joking manner. I’ve realized that if things aren’t necessarily playing out how you’d like them to, maybe it’s meant to be that way. I’ve realized that although it may feel like the end of the world...it isn’t. | Patty Sokol
TOO MUCH TI ME B EING TICK ED O FF N O ONE PAYS ATTENTIO N TO FINER THIN GS I’m not going to go off on a tangent telling everyone to be thankful for what they have, but I think this deserves a little discussion. No one appreciates anything anymore. As long as I’ve been alive, people have made a stink about how they’re too busy to do this, or that they don’t want to do that. And believe me, I get it. Life is no walk in the park. But I still try to breathe in that air at the first light of day, even though I could be dwelling on how darn freakin’ early school starts. I still have that laugh, even if I have five different reasons to frown. And I will definitely still make that extra cup of tea, even with the risk of getting a raptor pass when it’s freezing cold in the history classroom. Maybe I’m just that silly girl with a quirky style, always carrying a mug that ticks everyone off with my smile, but just know there’s a reason.
negativity. And since I’m guilty of it too, I am going to make a point to completely eradicate it out of my life. I suggest everyone else does too because let’s face it, what good does it actually do? All it does is make you sound like a grouch, look like a grouch, feel like a grouch, until you have actually transformed into the resident grouch. I have to say, it is one of my biggest pet peeves when people walk around blaming the rest of the world for their misfortunes. I loathe, loathe, loathe that mindset. “That guy who made me late, why’d he have to drive so slow?” Maybe he was soaking in that incandescent sunrise, glad to be living another day. “Why was that women smiling so much, when I’ve got so much crap to deal with today?” Maybe she just got engaged and her life couldn’t be more perfect . We don’t have to emanate negativity from the positivity of others. They deserve that happiness, and we do too.
It’s because I’ve got the chance to “stop and smell those flowers” as they always say. It’s because I can lay under the stars at night and marvel in its vastness.
So instead of complaining about it all join in. Be happy with them. Maybe they’ll help you to appreciate the “insignificant” things.
Sure, we may not always have time, but we can make time.
Maybe you’ll all become as crazy as I am for tea or rain or plants. Course, I’m not quite sure if that’s even possible. But the point is, find something that you adore more than anything. Take pleasure in it every chance you get because I’ll tell you, in this life, we never have enough time.
So many things in this life deserve way more attention than we give them. We all see flowers, trees, shrubs, and definitely weeds everyday; but my goodness they are all different! There is fine detail everywhere we look—it’s just a matter of taking that time to look for it. Let me be the first to say that I’m finished with the
WE DON’T HAVE TO EMANATE NEGATIVITY FROM THE POSITIVITY OF OTHERS. THEY DESERVE THAT HAPPINESS, AND WE DO TOO.
And that’s why we need to make it. | Emily Leo
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SELFIE- ABSOR BED
NEW S ELFIE PHEN OM ENON SH OWS H OW S ELFISH SOCIETY IS The constant “clicking” of the typical phone camera. The sounds are constantly there, whether it’s at a football game or an assembly or even during lunch. As teenagers, we document every aspect of our life and share it with one another. Every day we take pictures of ourselves. Whether it’s just for Snapchat or a social media site. Instagram feeds fill with pictures of each other’s faces. When we get the amount of “likes” we wanted on a selfie, it reassures us that we are attractive and admired.
WE LIKE BEING IN CONTROL OF HOW WE LOOK AND HOW EVERYTHING IS FILTERED OUT
Society has become so self-involved that taking selfies is a daily occurrence. Most of us don’t realize how much we actually look at ourselves using the camera app on our smartphones. When we Snapchat, we normally take pictures of our faces; trying to make ourselves look better than we actually look.
Teens are immersing themselves in an environment that tells them if they don’t get enough likes on a selfie they aren’t attractive enough. Maybe just a few more filters. Women, on average, take 260 hours a year taking selfies. That’s roughly sixteen minutes in a selfie session.
more perfect, even though perfection doesn’t really exist. According to a study by Google, worldwide there are 93 million selfies taken each day. Companies are making products to enhance the selfie-taking skills. Some genius person (no, I’m really not being sarcastic) invented the selfie stick, a way that, according to the contraptions website, “enable[s] the users to take extraordinary pictures without having to tie themselves in knots.” With the invention of the selfie stick, people are able to take mass selfies in front of large objects or artifacts. Although, instead of sticking yourself in front of a famous painting of statue, why not just take a picture of the object? Why do we feel the need to emerge ourselves in the artifact? Though it helps us become more self involved, the selfie stick was named Time Magazine’s 2014 Invention of the Year. This was because of the ability to now take mass “selfies”; even though they aren’t really selfies because there is multiple people involved in the selfie. After a day of looking good, of course people want to post a selfie. Your hair’s on point? Why not capture it and show the world? You bought a new shirt? Flaunt it in that selfie. It’s okay to take selfies and show the world what you’re proud of.
260 hours spent looking at your face. Studying it, trying to get the perfect angle so that one freckle you hate doesn’t show. Trying to find the angle so you don’t look tired or your teeth don’t look weird.
We like being in control of how we look and how everything is filtered out. People are so self involved that they want to control people’s perception of them, instead of how they see them in real life.
Most of the time, the selfies we post on the Internet are all false perceptions. The perfectly toned skin was edited, the lighting altered, and the attributes that are worshiped enhanced. Constantly trying to make ourselves seem
The selfies are slowly making us more and more self conscious, making us worry more than ever before about how we look. Instead of spending all those hours, wasted on controlling your look, take a beautiful picture of the sunset or the leaves changing.
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TOO SCH OO L FO R COO L Apparently in the next two months we’re supposed to complete all of our homework and essays and projects, go to school events, sleep every night, stay completely sane, and, for the seniors, figure out the rest of our lives from this day forward. Did we mention sleep every night? What sadistic person decided this was okay? Stop it. Let. Us. Sleep. (Please?) There is so much pressure put on every single student in our education system. What for? No, seriously, this is not just us being emotional teenagers. While, of course, hard work and responsibility and academic achievement is the goal in education, it’s also important to be able to appreciate it. We’ve heard so many people, SO MANY PEOPLE, complaining about school, about how much they can’t wait for graduation, about the monotony of homework, about how stress is a constant presence in many of our lives. It’s hard for high school students to see the beauty of education when we are driven insane by its triviality. 20 problems of math homework every night really distracts from how much we’re learning and growing as people. Thinking of that third
and ability to learn. Juggling is no longer a valid comparison to a high school student’s attempt at maintaining balance . It’s more like trying to swat at a swarm of bees to keep them from giving you an allergic reaction. It’s chaotic, frantic, messy. “potential error” for a lab conclusion isn’t really helping us fix up our experiments. And those essays being turned in at 11:59p.m...well let’s just say that’s not inspiring us to learn to communicate using the amazing English language. Education is awesome. Our teachers are enriching our view of the world, deepening our ability to fall in love with the nuances in life. But the average high school student can’t see that behind the crippling anxieties, expectations, and assignments. Homework or some type of practice is definitely necessary, but does it have to be combined with a system that somehow squeezes all the fun out of learning? A teenager needs between 9 and 9 1/2 hours of sleep every night. The average amount is between 7 and 7 1/2, and only 15% of adolescents report even being able to get eight hours (even that is less than what’s needed!) What is the point of waking up before the sun has come out, literally when it is STILL NIGHTTIME? When students’ heads are bobbing from tiredness during first period, this affects both mood
You say our generation needs to be the superheroes to save our planet from zombie apocalypses and global warming and war and one million other problems. Don’t worry, we hear you loud and clear, we know you’ve got big expectations for us. But these superhuman standards are also also impossible. Even superheros need sleep to get the job done. And some tiny inkling of a social life doesn’t hurt either. Mentally, high school can be homicidal. This is a problem. Clearly. It’s detrimental to too many teenagers’ health, emotional state, and ability to appreciate their access to knowledge and personal development. We want to learn, not have the humanity squeezed out of us with pounds of homework. Mark Twain said, “never let formal education get in the way of learning.” Let’s follow his advice. Information from nationwidechildrens.org and sleepfoundation.org
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