The Crystal October 2017

october 2017

The Crystal lakeview high school volume 81 issue 1

Military Transgender Ban President Trump impliments ban on transgender Americans serving in the military

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Club Sport Athletes

Student-athletes further their passion for unique sports

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Crystal Point

Not enough time for the bathroom? See why 1-minute makes a difference

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2 Crystal Staff Adviser: Jodi Darland Editor-in-Chief: Jerry Haadsma News Editor: Abby Yott Feature Editor: Haidyn Markos A&E Editor: Clementine Hutchins Sports Editor: Karlie Kucharczyk Opinion Editor: Claire Tobin Photographers: Jace Canfield Reporters: Kirsten Butler Lacey Campbell Jayla Carpenter Riley Damore Moriah Edwards Hannah Techumseh Angle Wachera Business Manager: Shelby Boggs Administration: Blake Prewitt - Superintendent Jeffrey Bohl - Principal Stacy Helmboldt - Assistant Principal Shannon Walker - Dean of Students Editorial policy: The Crystal is a self-funded student publication distributed free of charge to all Lakeview High School students and staff with a total press run of 500. The publication is an open forum for expression and a two-way communication for both the school and community. The editor-inchief and staff are solely responsible for the content. Opinions expressed in the newspaper are not necessarily those of the staff or the administration of Lakeview High School.

The mission of The Crystal is as follows: to inform and entertain audiences of Lakeview High School and surrounding communities by providing diverse, relevant stories. The Crystal strives to remain objective, accurate and truthful while increasing school and community awareness of timely issues.

In the Issue NEWS

SPORTS

Hurricane Relief from LMS pg. 3 Military Transgender Ban pg. 3 Equity pg. 4, 5

Fall Sports Goals pg. 16 RISE pg. 16 Being the Best Athlete pg. 17 Club Sport Athletes pg. 18, 19

A&E DIY Halloween Snacks pg. 6 New Apple Technology pg. 7 Staffer’s Choice Review pg. 8 Local Events Calendar pg. 8

FEATURE Exploring Burmese Culture pg. 9 LHS Staff Update pg. 10, 11 International Students pg. 12, 13 Laws Legacy pg. 14

The Crystal is printed by: The Argus-Press Company 201 E. Exchange St. Owosso, MI 48867 The Crystal is a member of the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association. The 2004-2005, 2005-2006 and 2013-2014 Crystal won a MIPA Spartan award.

Lakeview High School 15060 Helmer Road South Battle Creek, Mich. 49015 269-565-3700 lakeviewspartans.org

Crystal Point: Passing Time pg. 20 Dating vs. Friends pg. 20 Pro-Con: Trump’s Twitter pg. 21 BC Top 25 Worst pg. 22 School Policy pg. 22 Cover Photo: by Jace Canfield Enrichment Diversity Students celebrate the rich diversity of the Lakeview community. As shown on pg. 4-5, pg. 9 and pg. 16-19, the wide cultural differences at Lakeview are explored.

Letter from the Editor

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OPINION

Throughout my time on The Crystal staff, I’ve steadily inherited a true passion for journalism.

Since I was young, I’ve always enjoyed flipping through magazines and newspapers to see the intriguing stories and pictures. I didn’t necessarily think I would find a meaning to any of that kind of stuff, but I guess the future upholds things out of our expectations.

Since I’ve been a part of The Crystal, our annual first issue is by far the most stressful undertaking to experience. As a young staff this year, it’s a learning process to say the least.

I’m more than proud of all my Crystal gals for somehow trusting me to put this paper together.

In all honesty, this was a lot harder than I

thought it would be, so kudos to all the previous editors and Mrs. Darland for shaping me into my own style journalist.

I’m more than honored to be a part of such a unique, yet underestimated part of our school.

To whomever may be reading this, I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to read our first issue. As a staff that puts in a lot of hard work into this, we concentrated on writing stories in your best interest, so please, enjoy.

In the issue, we perpetuated the importance of our core values here at Lakeview; Equity.

The issue also reflects upon an abundance of athletes and their fall sports as they come to a close. I hope this first issue; which also touches on our new seven-minute passing time, Trump’s Twitter and even a Halloween DIY; exceeds your expectations and refinement of cultures at Lakeview.

Jerry Haadsma, Editor-in-Chief

“If you’re really honest with yourself about what you want out of life, life gives it to you.”

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Trump bans transgender military service President Donald Trump signed legislation on Aug. 5,2017, prohibiting transgender people from serving in the military.

According to Pollingreport.com, this legislation has been disapproved by 91 percent of Democrats and approved by 60 percent of Republicans.

While participating in the Marshall pride rally, freshman Julian Santos waves his LGBTQ+ flag. “The Marshall pride rally was an amazing experience I will never forget,” Santos said. “It was almost therapeutic throwing signs, running around in rainbow flags and screaming at cars.” Santos is hoping that day to day homophobia will soon stop going undetected in the school.

The ban was signed due to higher medical care cost for transgendered people while serving.

“Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail,” President Trump tweeted.

While there are higher costs for transgender soldiers, it is only 0.13 percent more than a nontransgender soldier. According to a report commissioned by the Defense Department and published by the Rand Corporation, the impacted individuals only spend $8.4 million out of a $6.2 billion budget.

“The implication is that even in the most extreme scenario that we were able to identify … we expect

only a 0.13-percent increase in health care spending,” Rand Corporation author’s said.

The ban is widely opposed by members of the LGBTQ+ community due to its discriminatory nature. The legislation has started conversations, even amongst teens, regarding the discriminative nature of Trump’s decision.

“This sets the LGBTQ+ back due to the very nature of the ban stressing how certain members of the LGBTQ+ community are not equal, or are somehow lesser than others,” Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) member senior Madison Calderone said. “For a community that promotes equality and stresses to normalize non-cisgender individuals and non- heterosexual relationships this ban promotes the same agenda that we try so hard to fight against.”

Some advocates for the impacted group have already come up with ideas on how to fight the enacted legislation. GSA member senior Logan Keegan believes that educating others on

transgender people will help build support for them.

“The easiest way to start fighting against the legislation is to show our citizens that those who are transgender are no different than a cisgender male or female, and to show them there is no barrier that is impairing them from serving our country,” Keegan said. “This will help create a larger support for trans military members and hopefully band enough people together to put a stop to the ban.”

Before this legislation was passed, the local GSA was already very active in supporting LGBTQ+ rights. They recently hosted Ally Week within the school to promote supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

“Ally Week is a week celebrating alliance between the LGBTQ+ community and non-LGBTQ+ supporters,” GSA member junior Oliver Stovall said. “It helps the LGBTQ+ community by showing that we are all in this together.

Whether gay or straight, trans or cis, we all bleed red.” •

Written By Clementine Hutchins, A&E Editor

Hardship of Hurricane Harvey

Lakeview Middle School continues their efforts to help victims in Texas

The Middle Texas Coast was hit by Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 25, 2017. The storm moved west through the Atlantic Ocean days before then, and Texas prepared for the storm to move in.

A hurricane hadn’t hit that region since Aug. 3, 1970 - Hurricane Celia. Within a matter of 36 hours, Texas faced the terror of Category 3 Hurricane Harvey… and it was deadly.

Tropical Depression Harvey (National Hurricane Center) impacted not only Texas, but also Lousiana, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and many other islands and coasts.

The ruinous hurricane caused major power outages, damage to houses and destruction of cities. “Major hurricane Harvey was not only forecast to produce devastating winds, but extremely heavy and excessive rainfall, producing devastating and historic flooding... Southeast Texas beared the brunt of the heavy rainfall, with some areas receiving more than 40 inches of rain in less than 48 hours! Cedar Bayou in Houston received a storm total of 51.88 inches of rainfall which is a new North American record,” Weather.gov reported.

All of the damage caused had not gone unnoticed by other states. Lakeview Middle School’s

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) created a fundraiser to support Rockport-Fulton Middle School in Rockport, Texas. From Sept. 25-29, the NJHS collected change and held Miracle Minutes at football games and within the school to get as much change as possible so they could reach their end goal. In just five days they raised $1768.66.

“All the library books, computers, classroom supplies, sporting equipment, uniforms, theatre props, instruments...will need to be replaced, and flood insurance is tricky,” NJHS Advisor Beth Rayner said. “Most people and businesses that believed they were covered were only partially covered. They’ll be able to get the building back up and running in six months to a year, but I doubt that without help they’d be able to replace everything, given how tight school budgets are anyway.”

The NJHS set a goal of $5000 and they hope that this will show other students that they should be lucky that they live where they do.

“We aren’t prone to hurricanes, earthquakes, or even tornados of the magnitude you see in Tornado Alley… As far as Harvey goes, the damaging winds wreaked havoc on hundreds and

hundreds of buildings, but the most significant damage seems to be from the flooding,” Rayner said. “You can see how high the water was in some of the pictures I found online of Rockport-Fulton Middle School and the high school.”

Similar to how the NJHS fundraiser shows that students should be grateful for where they live, senior Lexi Herron experienced this first hand.

Herron had a family member that was impacted by a recent hurricane and was “extremely nervous… It was hard to comprehend that something could happen and I didn’t know what to do… We didn’t hear from him in a while and it was nerve racking,” Heron said.

Hurricane Harvey ended within the first week of September, but it left places like Texas devastated, both physically and emotionally devastated. For the Rockport-Fulton Middle School and all other buildings, damage was inevitable.

Physical damage of the flooding and high winds were seen throughout the Middle Texas Coast, but the emotional damage of families who were victims of the hurricane was the real devastation.

The fundraisers and other relief efforts aid those in need of help in the time of the hardship of Written By Riley Damore, Reporter Hurricane Harvey. •

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New superintendent continues commitment to equity Written By Jayla Carpenter, Reporter

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tarting the 2017-2018 school year, Lakeview welcomed new to conduct workshops to train staff in issues of equity. This training superintendent Blake Prewitt. Prewitt, formerly of Ferndale Public was meant to improve the relationships teachers have with students Schools, began his own training in equity long before coming to through an understanding of all students’ needs. Prewitt extended that Lakeview and immediately made the community and staff aware of his opportunity to Board members on July 25, 2017. dedication to the equity work that the district had already begun.

“With the Board [of Education] being made up of mostly white “Most of us view the world from a white middle middle class people it is important that all of us are class lens, and we all need to have the skill of being open to understanding others, because that is not able to see through the diversity of all students,” the same as how the school is made up,” Prewitt “As a community we Prewitt said. “We all understand what equity is, but said. on that path we are all at different points.”

Shortly after Prewitt began his new position, educate the future and it The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) shaped the tragic events in Charlottesville, NC, took Prewitt’s view on the world as a whole and expanded is in our hands regarding place, and he seized the opportunity to address his range of knowledge on all kinds of people. the events and the messages they conveyed, and how we form the next “Growing up in the Detroit Metropolitan area I was openly discuss his sadness in a message to staff generation of leaders.” exposed to all kinds of people. And I saw the type of as well as parents and guardians of Lakeview Blake Prewitt, Superintendent students. discrimination against people first hand,” Prewitt said.

“Looking at the world through the lens of a white “As a school district, and greater Battle Creek middle class man could blind you from the struggles of Community, we do not stand for hate, violence, people who aren’t the same.” racism, or any actions that are done to separate us,” Prewitt wrote. “The Addressing the issue of equity has been a substantial problem actions at Charlottesville are a call for us to raise the next generation to throughout the public education system. The Lakeview School District be a generation of love and acceptance and not of hate and exclusion.

Board of Education and former Superintendent Dave Peterson I have great faith in the Lakeview community. We will stand together for recognized this issue and hired the Center for Diversity and Innovation all our children.”

“Standing” against racism High school football players were influenced by pros NFL athlete Colin Kaepernick lost his job and title as a player after expressing his views on police brutality and racial oppression by kneeling during the national anthem.

“I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said at a press release after the game. To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street, and people getting paid leave, and getting away with murder.”

Kaepernick’s protest began over a year ago, but is now being re-opened as it is politically segregating. President Donald Trump said during a rally in Alabama, “I wish NFL players would be fired for kneeling during the National Anthem.”

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Making a Statement Players from the Kalamazoo Central High School football team kneel during the national anthem at Spartan Memorial Stadium on Sep. 28, 2017. Lakeview coaches were instructed to allow athletes who wanted to kneel to do so. “I respect the students for doing that and their coaches for allowing them; I think it’s a great way to learn,” Prewitt told News Channel 3.

This country stands for freedom, liberty and justice for all, and it’s not happening for all right now. -Colin Kaepernick (NFL)

October 2017

HALL TALK: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Missing the mark

Even though the intention of equity work in the district is to recognize the needs of all students, some students, while appreciative of the efforts, are struggling with the concept and how it may or may not be having the intended impact

President Trump took to Twitter immediately to express his disapproval of the NFL players kneeling during the anthem. It was clear that Kaepernick’s message was lost on the POTUS. (For more on Trump using Twitter, see page 21)

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“[Equity] is a work in progress, but as of now there is none…

Depending on who you ask and the privileges they have, their answers will be different. Living in a lower class apartment limits the opportunities that I have compared to my friends that live in middle class suburbs. Especially in this school.”

Alayna Satterfield, sophomore “Why do you have to train people to not be racist? That’s a problem in itself… and these are supposed to be the people that we respect and are supposed to be inspired by leading up to our adult ages?”

Tolu Jubreel, junior “It’s sad that our teachers have to be trained how to treat people…Staff seems like they’re being pressured to go out of their way to keep bringing up their training, but if you have to keep bringing it up, you’re masking your true behavior which is more of an insult. It’s almost the same as a white person justifying using the “N” word because they have black friends.

There’s no weight behind it.”

Ti’ Spicer, sophomore “I’ve yet to see a change, just lots of talk about what they’re doing.”

Isai Robles, junior

“Standing” cont... son of a b----” when saying that they should have “That’s how it all started with Colin and I, Gaining a lot of attention again, Kaepernick’s some kind of consequence for disrespecting neither of us knew that kneeling would be the position was perceived as disrespectful toward America. Players are at a loss for words. result of our conversation. Colin wanted to sit, I the flag rather than his intent.

“Here I am as an athlete, here I am as a wanted him to stand, and so we found a common President Donald Trump addressed his views person, feeling targeted, because he’s not ground on a knee alongside his teammates,” through his personal Twitter account.

Boyer told the Washington Post. “I “If a player wants the privilege of believe that progress and real change making millions of dollars in the NFL, or happens in this world when you reach other leagues, he or she should not be across the divide, you build a bridge, allowed to disrespect our Great American “One great thing about freedom is that you you swallow your pride, you open Flag (or country) and should stand for get to choose every day how you treat your your mind, you embrace what you the National Anthem. If not, YOU’RE don’t understand, and ultimately you FIRED. Find something else to do!” Trump neighbor. This IS the best country in the surrender.” tweeted Sept. 23, 2017 Prewitt agrees with Kaepernick world, but we can always do better.”

Trump is ignorant to the fact that the and Boyer that the message that start of this protest was to speak up in should be coming from the athletes’ silence for minorities using a platform demonstration is one of understanding that represents the freedoms that are and genuine concern for those who are supposed to be for all people. sympathizing or empathizing with the voices not afforded the same freedoms still in 2017.

“The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with that clearly have reason” New Orleans Saints “We’re trying to teach our students that you race. It is about respect for our Country, Flag, Defensive End Cameron Jordan said. need to respect other people’s realities. You and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!”

Kaepernick’s protests began with him sitting need to listen, you need to learn. And instead Trump said Sept. 25, 2017. until he was contacted by Ex-Green Beret Nate of telling someone don’t kneel ask, why are On Twitter Trump referred to players as “a Boyer, who recently gave his side of the story. you kneeling?” Prewitt said. •

Nate Boyer, Ex-Green Beret

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Halloween Snacks Made Easy Written By Angel Wachera, Reporter

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Evolution of the iPhone The future of Apple is the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X

We’ve all heard the buzz about Apple’s new two performance cores that are up to 25 percent protection feature, but the iPhone X features Face product launch. Whether you are an Apple user faster,” said Apple.com.

ID, which is the secure way you can unlock your or not, here is all you need to know about the If that doesn’t sound like enough to you, the phone and pay with Apple Pay. The latest camnewly designed iPhones and how Apple has iPhone X has even more advancements such as era design and IOS of this iPhone not only allows stepped up their technological game. a brand new all-screen design and Face ID. The Face ID to work effortlessly, but also allows both The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus claim to be new all-screen design has a 5.8 inch Super Retina rear cameras to create optimal photos in any more durable than the previous iPhones - they are screen display. With a better screen display, the lighting. now water and dust resistant. The According to Apple.com, “Face ID new all-glass design of the iPhone is enabled by the TrueDepth camera 8 adds this durability. Another of students have heard about the new iPhones and is simple to set up. It projects and change due to the all-glass design analyzes more than 30,000 invisible is that the phones can be charged dots to create a precise depth map of wirelessly. Of course, the AirPowyour face.” of students use Apple products er charging mat, which is what Keeping all of these new features in you will need to wirelessly charge mind, consumers are definitely going your phone, is purchased sepato enjoy the new iPhones; however, of students plan on switching to the new iPhone they may not enjoy the price. You can rately. The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are available in space gray, pre-order the iPhone X starting Oct. 27, gold, or silver. Also, the camera and it is available for purchase Nov. was improved thanks to the new A11 Bionic chip. color and contrast of the screen is supposed to be 3. The iPhone 8 can be purchased for around This means that the display, camera and efficienbrighter. The iPhone X also uses the A11 Bionic to $699 to $949, depending on the model, color cy is improved. enhance the quality of the phone. Similar to the and capacity. The iPhone X can be pre-ordered “With six cores and 4.3 billion transistors, A11 iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X is water starting at $999. Despite these prices, according Bionic has four efficiency cores that are up to and dust resistant. The previous iPhone models to a survey of 152 students, 61 are planning on 70 percent faster than the A10 Fusion chip, and featured Touch ID and they all have a passcode buying or switching to the iPhone 8 or iPhone X.

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8 Arts & Entertainment

I watched IT, saw IT and loved IT I’m generally very wary about movie remakes because they tend to disappoint. This was not the case for the 2017 remake of “IT” directed by Andrés Muschietti, who is well known for his 2013 horror film “Mama.”

“IT” follows a group of kids living in Derry, Maine, whose troubled home lives manifest as fears. The demonic clown Pennywise, to whom the kids refer to as “It,” feeds off their fears. The kids become friends when they realize they are all being harassed by Pennywise, and that child disappearances traced back every 27 years may be linked to the clown. Together they attempt to end Pennywise’s evil reign.

Pennywise is played by actor Bill Skarsgård. His acting was the best part of

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the movie. He found ways to make comedy and horror mix well. His appearance wasn’t pleasant, but his voice was very high pitched and funny, so it helped tone down a lot of intense parts. Skarsgård’s attention to smaller details brought the whole character together.

If you pay really close attention you’ll notice that Pennywise is constantly drooling and has spit all over his chin. The spit either made me feel uncomfortable and scared, or it made me laugh a lot. It just depended on how he was using it in a scene.

The kids added a lot of personality to their parts and kept the storyline going with their constant ‘mom jokes’ and bickering. My favorite actor was Jack Dylan Grazer. He played Eddie Kaspbrak. Eddie is an uptight,

germophobe with an overbearing mother. His character would always try to be the voice of reason in dangerous situations, but it would never work out. He would then get frustrated and insult the other boys, but the insults would always be something that you wouldn’t picture a twelve year old saying.

I would give “IT” an 8 out of 10. There were some parts of the movie that were a little slow and others that I didn’t understand the point of, but they were limited and didn’t ruin the entire movie. If you haven’t watched this yet, you’re missing out on a very good movie.

Written By Clementine Hutchins, Arts and Entertainment Editor

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Cultural Balance Burmese students struggle to maintain their cultural identity as an integrated group of Battle Creek

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Imagine walking into a new school, a new The Burma Center of Battle Creek is a city, or even country. The scarcity of friends is nonprofit organization in which Burmese taunting as is the language. As for students on students and families can go to get help. the flip side, they come to school to their same Whether it’s a family, school or work related friends who they’ve known for years while issue the Burma Center helps develop stability speaking the same language. The Burmese Club for the Burmese community. The Burma Center of Lakeview works closely to help develop a works closely with Burmese students here at our friendly and optimistic environment throughout school to help guide them through everyday the school and city of Battle Creek. challenges.

Being raised as a kid in a different place can “The mission of the Burma Center is to be hard enough, but growing up in a totally empower Burmese Americans because different culture can be frightening. everything we do has to honor our core values “I usually do not face many “I think the biggest challenge is the culture which are: empowerment, compassion, dignity, stereotypes. I’m a quiet kid so change and the respect, and fairness,” Executive I tend to just do what I do.” language barriers,” Director Martha Thawnghmung said. senior Abby Fish “We look at the challenge as it is Augustine Van Lian Uk , junior “We really just want to spread said. “Part of what today, assess what is happening, our culture. We don’t just want I think the Burmese predict what will happen if we do Club stands for is nothing, and conversely what will Burmese people [in Burmese giving a safe place Club]. We already have a couple happen if we do something. And for the Burmese that something, should we choose to Americans and Mexicans. We students to gather implement, may or may not work. just want to get more people.” and get to know There could be a lot of trial error.”

Shem Thang, senior each other when Thawnghmung, who moved here normally they when she was 9-years-old, has been wouldn’t be able to a part of the Burmese community make friends when they just came to the US.” in Battle Creek for over 30 years. There are Fish has been apart of Burmese club for three currently over 1,100 native Burmese people in years now and serves as the Burmese Club Battle Creek. The Burma Center is located in “[Burmese Club] is a really powerful president.

Springfield where Thawnghmung believes the group of really intelligent students that The Burmese Club not only brings a friendly largest population of Burmese families are. have the power to make a culture change and welcoming environment to the school, but As a whole, the Burmese Culture of Lakeview by educating Lakeview about Burma. I see also a neighboring atmosphere. The Burma plans to reach out to more students and clubs it growing a lot in the near future.”

Center of Battle Creek helps Burmese students at the school in hopes of getting more of the and families overcome the challenges they student body involved. • Melissa Patton, Burmese Club Advisor face as Burmese Americans. Oftentimes these Written By Jerry Haadsma, Editor-in-Chief challenges are faced from language barriers.

Photos By Jace Canfield “Initially they came only speaking Burmese and there’s multiple dialects for this language.

Teachers have difficulty communicating with Burma Center: 765 Upton Ave, Springfield, MI 49037 them,” Burmese Club advisor Melissa Patton Phone: (269) 441-1131 said.

Services: Aside from the language barrier, Burmese Interpretation/Translation students can also face other challenges because Advocacy these students weren’t born here, they don’t Community Engagement and Outreach always get to experience the traditional Programs: American life.

In office Client Support “I think that everyone just has to remember Family Development that everyone has their own story and Youth Summer Program background in which they come from,” Fish said. “So by doing this, I think they be more Burma Center staff members Mari Oswill and CiinCing accepting by not being too quick to judge and tend a booth at Bronson Hospital during the Diversity also not saying anything that would be viewed Fair in July 2017. as ‘rude’.”

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new staff, new stories

In addition to the those included in this article, we welcomed seven new staff members to our staff.

• Stephanie Taylor; Assistant to the Dean and International Programs Coordinator • David Swan; Social Studies Department • Katelyn McCarthy; Science Department • Charlene Baker; Special Education Department, implementing new Intensive Resource Room (IRR) • Jayne Lillis; new to building teaching Spanish • Kirk Shafer; Technology Department • Kelly Brophy; returning as a Special Education Paraeducator hese new staff members can often pose as a mystery to some students, and to those who haven’t given it much thought, looking into the background and experiences of just a few can help add a new perspective and sense of understanding to our school community.

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nglish teacher Colby Cuppernull didn’t start out wanting to be a teacher. From kindergarten to age 26 he was in school, eventually looking to receive a PhD. After nearly four years of investment into the PhD program at the University of Southern California, he dropped out and got certified to teach.

His resume ranges from college professor to high school teacher and even an instructional coach.

After taking a three year break from teaching, Cuppernull’s enthusiasm is mostly focused on the opportunity to be sharing again.

“It’s exciting to be back in the classroom, talking about the things I love most, which is literature and writing. It’s my passion in life,” Cuppernull said.

To what he has seen in his experience, Cuppernull finds the atmosphere and environment at Lakeview very unique and beneficial.

“I feel like there is an open mindedness here and a willingness to be progressive and thoughtful about how we educate students,” Cuppernull said. “It’s a very special thing for students to have.”

Colby Cuppernull Making Connections Colby Cuppernull instructs his English 9 students. After taking a three year break, Cuppernull returned to the classroom to teach English 9 and English 11. “It’s nice to be back teaching again,” Cuppernull said.

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aving originally started out in clinical therapy, Guidance Counselor Cara Price has been a counselor for 20 years. Currently, her duties range from helping students with personal, social, or emotional issues to helping them with schedules, post-secondary choices and mediations.

Price has found she enjoys the band marching in the hallways for home games.

“Every school has their own traditions that vary from school to school and that’s neat to celebrate,” Price said.

As a new member of the staff, Price is hoping to fit in well with the district.

“I love work centered around equity and restorative practices,” Price said.

Price understands that there will always be problems to solve and wants students to know that she will be there to help with those problems.

“High school is high school,” Price said. “And it doesn’t matter geographically where or socially economically where. Kids are kids, and everybody just wants someone to care about them.”

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mongst the new careers and memories beginning this year, there is one that will be coming to a close. Family and Consumer Science teacher Carrie Bliz, is planning to retire by the end of this school year. A

One-on-One Guidance Counselor Cara Price speaks to a student in her office, located in the SSC. With her background in clinical therapy, Price is more than equipped to deal with issues outside of just scheduling. “Give me the opportunity to show that I am a good person and I care about people,” Price said.

teacher for 40 years in total, 12 at Lakeview, she decided that this was finally the right time.

“I want to be able to take a fall vacation someday,” Bliz said. “There are things that I want to do that I can’t while I work.”

While she hasn’t discovered her exact retirement location, she’s been interested in active adult communities for age 55 and older in Florida.

“My goal has been to move someplace where I don’t have to wear socks,” Bliz said. “I’m looking at it like being in college but not having to take classes.”

Bliz has been involved in the theater program and the costuming and is the freshmen class advisor, Bon Voyage Family and Consumer Science teacher Carrie Bliz takes attendence allowing her to see kids in Child Development and Parenting. Bliz has been teaching for 40 years and currently teaches all the Family and Consumer Science classes. “I had orginally outside of the classroom intended to go a little long. The work isn’t getting any easier, it’s getting harder,” Bliz said.

ready for retirement setting. This involvement has further helped with her feeling content about her winding down career.

“It’s been a good career. It’s been good for me; it’s worked good for my family,” Bliz said.

Although the paperwork, file reports and meetings may not be on the list of things she will miss in her retirement, there is one thing that will remain as best-loved in her years of teaching.

“Students, students, students, students, students,” Bliz said. “That’s what I’ve loved for 40 years, and I will miss that part of it, there’s no doubt about it.” • Written By Abigail Yott, News Editor Photos By Jace Canfield

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Temporary Home, Sweet Home Until the summer of 2018, 45 international students will learn the ways of the American school system and culture Written By Hannah Tecumseh, Reporter Photos By Jace Canfield

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I like it here. People here are very different from in Spain. In Spain, not everyone goes to you to start a conversation. All my friends are cool here and I like all my teachers.

Bo-Han “Brian” Huang from Taiwan Writing from Home Brian Huang writes his name in Chinese. “This is what my name looks like in Chinese, it’s very complicated,” Huang said.

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Lakeview is bigger than my school in Taipei. I’m not nervous because it is bigger, I think it’s more interesting and not as boring as Taiwan.

I like how we have more options for classes and more choices. I like all my classes and I don’t dislike any of them.

I miss the night markets in Taiwan. You can find food and play games to earn some stuffed animals at night. The coolest food is stinky tofu. It’s a kind of food where you fry tofu in a pot and put Taiwanese Kim-chi on it. It is so good but a huge challenge for foreigners to eat because it has a stinky smell.

Arby’s is my favorite American food restaurant because of the curly fries.

Teachers come to us. We don’t have to change classes. I like changing classes but it’s more comfortable if they come to you.

I’m on the JV soccer team and I love playing soccer. I like my teammates. We go to Burger King and hang out before games.

I like the food here but it’s not healthy. I prefer American food though. My favorite Spanish food is gazpacho and paella. My favorite American food is a cheeseburger with waffles and water from Burger King.

Elisabetta shows me her friends and I show her mine so I make plenty of friends here.

Lucas Rubio from Spain Favorite Spanish Book Lucas Rubio shows us where his home town is on a map of Spain. Back home in Spain he would look at maps in books. “In Spain our house had his book and I would look at it frequently,” Rubio said.

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The classes [in Spain] were all in one classroom. We had all 6 hours with [the same students]. The teachers went to the classrooms, but I like changing the classrooms.

Hernan Quijano from Spain

I’m not used to having a locker. When I asked the person next to me to open mine, I thought he was gonna remember my combination and get in my stuff. I felt pathetic.

I’m on the JV football team and I like American football because they don’t have it in Spain. I also like how the seasons change from football to basketball so I can do more than one sport.

I am so glad and welcomed here. the people are so nice. A lot of people ask me about Spain. I like that because that means people are concerned about me.

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Italy: Elisabetta Cossi Dario Micciche Nicole Patti Asia Nicole Ratto Emanuele Guiseppe Scichilone Andrea Vianini Vietnam: Danh Huu Do Lam Duc Hoang Van Khanh Hoang Quynh Vuong Truong Le Anh Nu Hoang Mai Huy Du Nguyen Kien Nguyen Long Hoang Phi Nguyen Nhi Ngoc Yen Nguyen Quynh Thi Nhu Nguyen Vinh Nguyen Tu Nguyen Minh Tran Phuc Thi Hoang Vu Brazil: Gabriel Fernandes Macchion Sweden: Gry Alexandra Holgersson

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Japan: Kazuki Okuyama Ari Seko Spain: Hernan Garcia Quijano Lucas Rubio MartinChico Javier Ruiz Ruiz Julia Sanchez Redondo Taiwan: Bo-Han Huang Li-em Li Jui-Han Liu Chile: Pablo Alarcon Araya Germany: Emma Teresa Boesz China: Zhen Cheng Manxi Gao Shitong Jiang Shirui Li Xiuqi Liu Bochen Tan Hechen Tang He Wang Weinan Wang Chang Xu Bingnan Zhang Thailand: Pimol Mongkolthavip Puntita Somthip

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It felt like a movie my first day here, like a high school teenager movie.

-Pablo Alacron, junior (Chile)

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I like Lakeview because of how big it is and how I see new people everyday.

Teachers come to you. I like this because you don’t see the same people again and again. You meet so many new people.

I meet new friends and follow them on social media.

They help me out a lot with school and sports. They add me on Snapchat and follow me on Instagram so I know a lot more people.

Smiles for Miles Elisabetta Cossi enjoys the Michigan weather. She acknowledged that the weather in Michigan is not similar to the weather in Italy. “Days like these are warm but I am always cold, even inside,” Cossi said.

In Italy I do track. I like my teammates and they are so cute and very kind. My favorite thing to do with them are team dinners or going somewhere to eat. •

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Friday Nights on the Sidelines Varsity football players brothers Blake and Steve Laws face seasonending knee injuries

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riday night, all the lights are on and the student section is building up. The football team take the field and they are ready to go, except for Steven and Blake Laws, who have to sit under the Friday night lights and watch the rest of their teammates play without them.

Steven and Blake both tore their ACL this season while playing football.

This season is Steven’s senior season and Blake’s first year on varsity as a sophomore.

Steven’s favorite memory of playing football was making playoffs and keeping their streak going.

“It has been a while since Lakeview has made it to the playoffs, so it felt like a huge accomplishment and it was a big deal,” Steven said.

When Steven’s team made it to the playoffs, he felt like the whole community was around to support them and he felt like he was a part of something big and life changing.

“Football has changed my life by showing me that to get to the things you want you have to do the things you do not want to do and work very hard to get to your goals,” Steven said.

When looking at the MRI’s Steven was very surprised and upset because it hit him that he could not play his last varsity

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season and he would not be able to play alongside his brother who had been moved up to varsity.

“It is really hard for my family with both of us being hurt,” Blake said. “It is extremely hard for my mom and my extended family because they were really looking forward to watching Steven and I play together.”

In addition to their family not being able to see them play football together at teh varsity level, they are struggling with every day family life.

“It affects what we can do as a family with two kids on crutches and them trying to support us through rehab,” Steven said.

Steven has already gotten surgery and started rehab and Blake is in need of surgery, which will lead to a long recovery.

Both Steven and Blake face many challenges beyond the pain of not being on the football field.

“Being injured and on crutches is really hard, especially when walking around schools and walking up and down stairs at home,” Blake said.

In addition to the 8 to 10 month recovery process they both face, the biggest disappointment is that Steven will not be able to play with his team again and Blake will not get the opportunity to play with his brother. • Written By Haidyn Markos, Feature Editor

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Top 10 most common sports injuries ACL tear

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Symptoms: Notice difficulty with lateral movements, getting in and out of cars, as well as tenderness or bruising in the groin or inner thigh.

Treatment: Icing, heat and exercises.

Sciatica

Symptoms: Pain with raising the leg, such as stair climbing and transfers in and out of a car, as well as cutting and running activities and bruising in inner thighs Treatments: Icing, heating and hip flexor exersises.

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Symptoms: Complaints of instability when walking or turning corners, as well as increased swelling in the knee Treatment: Icing, heating, surgery and physical therapy and exercised for recovery.

Groin pull

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Hip flexor strain

Symptoms: Back pain that also travels down the back of the leg or even to the feet.

Treatments: rest, stretching the back and hamstrings and laying on your stomach can help alleviate the symptoms.

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Symptoms: Headaches, confusion, diziness, nausea, slurred speech and sensetivity to light.

Tratments: Rest, reduced activities requiring mental or physical stress and slowly increasing physical activities, as long as symptoms do not return.

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Tennis or golf elbow

Symptoms: Tendons of the forearm can become inflamed and make any wrist or hand motions extremely painful.

Treatments: Doctors will often prescribe anti-inflammatory medication, or even a brace, to try to take pressure off the area and prevent further elbow injuries, followed by stretching.

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Syptoms: Pain in the lower leg bone or the tibia.

Treatments: Rest, icing and gradually increasing running activities. Purchasing shoes with good arch support can also reduce pain in the shins and help with recovery.

Hamstring strain

Symptoms: Bruising and pain in the back of the thigh or the knee.

Treatments: Rest and icing are the common early treatment techniques for a pulled hamstring, followed by gentle stretching and strengthening to prevent another injury.

Shoulder injury

Symptoms: Dislocations, misalignment, strains on muscles and sprains of ligaments.

Treatments: Rest and icing to help with pain and swelling relief. Any pain persisting for more than two weeks should be evaluated by a physical therapist.

Symptoms: Swelling and pain in the knee when moving and walking on it.

Treatments: Rest and ice can help with knee injury pain and swelling. Gentle isometric, or static, strengthening exercises for the inner thigh muscle and gently stretching muscles for the outer or lateral thigh muscles can help to correct the muscle imbalance. www.unitypoint.org

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Goals For Days

Beyond the scores, beyond the fields and courts, beyond the practices and games, fall sport athletes attempt to build a legacy beyond the season Written By Lacey Campbell, Reporter

Establishing a ritual during summer camp has become a tradition with the boys cross country team. In the past the ritual has honored personal records. However, this year, the team captains, seniors Will Ingalls, Mason Evans and Jerry Haadsma, decided to create a wristband bearing their mantra “Build the Legacy.”

“There’s going to be those races where you’re not doing well and you hurt, so we wanted something we could look down at to be reminded of our core values,” Haadsma said. “As runners we don’t always get the same recognition as other athletes, so we really wanted to create our own legacy.”

Going beyond the course, the team has dedicated themselves to living by their core values and are reminded of them daily because of the purple bracelets they wear.

“As the season has gone on, we’ve become faster than we realized we could,” Haadsma said. “We are running times we never thought we could before and I think it’s because our whole team mentality is different.” •

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Girls Golf

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The girls swim team is pushing themselves extra this year. “We have morning practices every week. We weightlift and do shoulder rehab,” senior Allison Shenefield said.

The whole team qualified for states this year. “We qualified in a tie so it was super exciting,” senior Haley Lesiow said. “I am so happy the whole team made it because last year it was just me.” The girls ended their season placing 12th.

The football team wanted to win the Loy Norrix homecoming game, “It really sucked losing the homecoming game. It was alot of the boys time to play a homecoming game,” senior Cameron Wirtz said.

The girls cross country team is pushing to beat Portage Northern this year. “We are always neck and neck with each other, and it makes us want to beat them even more every time,” senior Logann Haluszka said. The varsity roster changes every meet so it pushes the girls to try even harder to earn their spot.

Boy Soccer

The boys soccer team has struggled throughout the season but they are trying to redeem themselves. “We went 4-6-4.

We were just happy when we tied because we lost so many times this year,” sophomore Mitchell Grosteffon said.

Boys Tennis

The boys varsity tennis team’s biggest goal was to make it to states but they unfortunately fell short. “It was a great to have such supportive teamates and coach to help push us to do the best we could and have such a great season,” freshman Cole Einhardt said.

Girls Volleyball

Watching film to learn the other team’s tendencies is just one thing the volleyball team has done to make it to district finals. “Gull Lake beat us in district finals last year so it makes us want to win even more this year,” junior Haidyn Markos.

Boys Cross Country

The boys cross country team worked to beat Harper Creek this season, which they did at All City. “Our new motto ‘build the legacy’ pushes us every day to be the best we can and keep our goals in mind at all times,” senior Mason Evans said.

RISE

Written By Karlie Kucharczyk, Sports Editor

RISE is a new program in the Lakeview School District that teaches student athletes the importance of diversity in America.

There is one women’s team and one men’s team for each season who will participate in the RISE program this year.

As a member of the volleyball team, I have had the honor to be in one of the first groups in Lakeview to have gone through this program. RISE teaches you a lot about equity vs. equality and how differently each race or culture is treated in America.

Before reading through the modules in the RISE book, I never realized how much I actually saw racial discrimination within my teams. I played on a basketball team that was mainly African American, while I am white. Our team got generalized a lot by other teams who believed we only won because African Americans are “more athletic.” Throughout the RISE program, we learn mostly about how other races are discriminated against by whites, but in my case I was part of a generalization based on my basketball team.

RISE teaches how the life of a teenager is affected through race, equity, social media, religion and many more subjects based on diversity. As a team, we meet every Thursday to read a module about something different each week. Throughout the RISE book, there are questions to answer based off what your coach reads to you. Athletes can relate to diversity a lot because as we travel with our teams we meet many new teams and people who may not be the same as us. RISE helps athletes understand the different lifestyles betweens races and cultures.

RISE teaches athletes to be bold and reach out to other teams or teammates with different races and cultures. By doing this, we can learn about how everyone wants to be treated and we can base our attitudes around what they say exactly. •

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Being the Best Athlete

Student athletes get in the right mindset for their sport

Written By Claire Tobin, Opinion Editor and Kirsten Butler, Reporter

FUTURE EDUCATION Some student athletes like varsity football player senior Cameron Gillette train to be the best so they can go to college and do what they love.

“I play football because it’s my future. It’s going to help me a lot with my education,” Gillette said.

SELF-SATISFACTION Varsity cross country runner senior Alex Ploehn constantly pushes himself to be the best at his sport. Ploehn trains during his off season by running at the gym.

“I don’t want to be seen as a slacker, so I train as much as I can,” Ploehn said.

Ploehn makes sure he leaves everything out on the course, so when he looks back on his performance he’s not disappointed.

FAMILY ATMOSPHERE Cross country for Ploehn is a sport that means a lot to him; because the runners have to rely on each other so much they develop a special type of bond.

“Being on varsity in particular we have to count on our top seven a lot to do well,” Ploehn said.

Coaches can also be a big part in motivating their players.

Varsity volleyball player junior Chloe Baum uses her volleyball coach’s expectations to motivate her to be better and work harder.

“I know Coach Sawyer just wants our team to get better, and I don’t want to let her down,” Baum said.

DEDICATION AND LOVE OF THE GAME Varsity tennis player junior Jai Banerji has been playing tennis for 13 years and with all of the dedication that has been put in, he is in the top ten for state tennis.

“I set goals for myself, so I can achieve a lot. Tennis is really important to me,” Banerji said.

Varsity swimmer senior Allison Shenefield uses her teammates to push herself to the max to make herself and others on the team better. Shenefield uses every opportunity that she has in the pool to push her hardest and she gives it all she has.

“I start with small goals that I can accomplish like working hard in every practice to racing my teammates,” Shenefield said. “Like Michael Phelps- he went to the Olympics and he works really hard.”•

Volleyball #4 Varsity setter junior Chloe Baum goes up for a block against Gull Lake in the annual Dig Pink game.

Photo By Jerry Haadsma

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Cameron Gilllette runs for a touchdown against Kalamazoo Central.

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Student athletes pursue their love for unique club sports Written By Haidyn Markos, Feature Editor

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he laces on the skates are tightened and the rink is ready to go. Freshman Hannah Oo puts on her costume and gets ready to compete.

Double Lutz Freshman Hannah Oo does a jump while competitively ice skating at the Ann Arbor Spring Time Invitational in May 2017.

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The ladies enter the arena over an hour early so everyone can do their makeup and paint their signature symbol on their body to make them intimidating.

They start the team warm up starting with a single pace and soon leading to a double pace. After 15 minutes they get ready to start their bout. Senior Aliyah Hall gets that nervous feeling in her gut as the junior bout begins for the Damzel Dollz.

Hall joined roller derby because she saw her sister and sister’s best friend competing and was interested.

“I like to do roller derby because I like getting my anger out and having something to really focus on,” Hall said.

Roller derby has been a great way for Hall to meet new people and see different

people with different backgrounds collide and become one big program.

“It feels good for all the different people to become so close,” Hall said. “By the second day, I was best friends with half of my team.”

Hall loves bouts and the team build up but she does not like practice.

“At practice, I feel like we do a lot more than we need to,” Hall said. “I want to leave practice, as soon as I get there but when I see all of my friends it get’s a lot better.”

Oo is a figure skater, who skates through a team that practices at Kellogg Arena.

“I love the feeling I get while figure skating,” Oo said. “I love it when it gets really hard but it is worth it.”

Last summer Oo did a skating camp in Detroit and Canton.

“It was a hard camp but I had a lot of fun and it felt really good to accomplish.

A few years ago Oo had a tragic fall during a competition and she had to sit out for a little while.

“It was very frusterating because it hurt and I wasn’t able to skate for a while,” Oo said.

Oo has been figure skating for eight years and plans on skating as long as she can so that she can always feel the rush she gets when she goes through success.

“Every part of figure skating is worth it and anyone who wants to try and do something new and fun should join,” Oo said.

Aliyah Hall

October 2017 The laces are tight and the skate blades are sharpened. Freshman Jack Martin continues to do his stickhandling and stretching for 15 minutes to prepare for his hockey tournament in Chicago.

Martin plays for Fox Motors ice hockey and plays nearly every weekend in Grand Rapids, Detroit and Chicago.

“Hockey is a lot of fun, I really like that I get to hit kids and it is like a second family to me,”Martin said.

During Martin’s seventh grade year, their team made it to the state finals, where they played the best team in the country. They played the finals at Taylor Sportsplex, in Taylor, Mich.

“We were really excited and surprised,” Martin said. “We played the other team before and lost to them and we won because we played as a team and worked together.”

When the Fox Motor team won the other team was very mad but Martin’s coaches were very ecstatic and surprised.

Martin has been playing hockey for 11 years and decided to start playing to follow his father’s path.

While many challenges were being thrown at Martin, hr broke his wrist at a tournament in Chicago. Goal Freshman

Jack Martin

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When young athletes decide to playing for a travel team or club sport, the time commitment can pale in comparison to the cost of participating. From equipment to club costs, to facility rentals and travel obligations, the families of these athletes can endure significant financial obligations to make their dreams come true.

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“I missed 15 games, three tournaments and four to five weeks,” Martin said.

When Martin was injured he could not do anything or tie his skates but when he was able to skate again he did as much as possible so he was not rusty when he came back to play.

Around Battle Creek, athletes can get involved in ice hockey in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids or Detroit.

“I recommend anyone to play ice hockey but I suggest to get into it at a younger age because it is hard to get into,” Martin said.•

Jack Martin slaps the puck during a hockey tournament in Muskegon, while playing for the Fox Motors Bantam Major team in 2016.

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Crystal Point One Staff, One Opinion: Passing time should be longer

Passing time: the scramble from class to class, and the brief time to socialize before another hour-long class commences. For years this passing has been a glorious eight-minute long excursion, but that has been diminished to a mere seven minutes. This change brought an uproar of discontent from students. We are now feeling rushed to get from one class to the next, in fear of being late.

Administrators made the change in order to comply with the state mandated 1,098 hours of instruction time required per student for state funding. Instead of adding time to the overall school day, they made the change with the assumption that students will have time to make it from the far corner of the school, go to their lockers, talk to friends and still make it to the downstairs health room without being tardy. But the things that wer not taken into account are the lines in the bathrooms and the crowds of people that students have to maneuver through.

Even when the school had an eight-minute passing time students would still find themselves running to beat the tardy bell. It is approximately a quarter of a mile between science lab A213 and health room D001. On average people walk three miles per hour, meaning that it takes five minutes just to walk from A213 to D001 without hallway

traffic or stops along the way.

Students aren’t the only ones affected by this shortened passing time. Even the teachers who have to move from class to class are feeling rushed and pressed for time like English teacher Emily McLaughlin.

“When I have to move from the yearbook classroom to my English classroom, I am almost late every day,” McLaughlin said.

This new policy is creating more stress in an already stressful environment. McLaughlin keeps her classroom door shut and locked, and if she arrives late to class it forces her students to stand in the hallway unsupervised.

Even the schools with shorter passing time are calling for a change. Battle Creek Central has five minutes for their passing time and students are having to run to make it to class on time.

Students are having to use their valuable class time to do all the things that they can’t get done during passing time, like go to the bathoom and get items from their lockers, which defeats the purpose of reducing passing time. If administrators want students in their seats for instruction, they need longer passing time so they don’t have to leave class once it begins.•

Why Can’t We Be Friends?

Teens struggle with one friend wanting to take the relationship to the next level, but the other wants to stay in the friend zone without anyone’s feelings getting hurt Sarah has been stressing out for days. Mitch is planning to ask her to Homecoming. She does not want to give him the wrong idea, so if he asks she’s going to say no, even if it hurts his feelings.

Blake and Jenna have been friends forever. Lately, though, everyone’s telling him Jenna likes him and wants to date him, but he just doesn’t see them together like that.

Sarah and Blake are both left wondering, “Why can’t we be friends?”

The friend zone is a situation where one member of a friendship is looking to be in a romantic relationship, and the other friend does not want anything but to continue being friends.

Some question whether girls and boys can hangout and not have it mean something more than that they are just friends. It can be difficult to be friends with someone of the opposite sex because everyone makes a quick opinion on the situation. There are more reasons that this

should be a socially accepted situation rather than a something that is frowned upon or judged by others.

Though being put in the friend zone can happen at any point in your life it is extremely prevalent in high school when people often talk about every move made by their peers. There is no logical reason to assume that when a male and a female hangout there will be any sexual contact or actions that would make it seem like they were more than friends. There is no difference between going to get lunch with a guy and going to get lunch with a girl.

The biggest factor that separates being friends and dating is the type of activities you do with them. Going out together to get coffee can be taken different than going out to dinner. Not to say that friends can not go get dinner, but rather it should be clarified so both people know what it means.

From a woman’s point of view, I do not believe it should be a problem to hang out with someone without having the expectation of “making a move.” Though

sometimes I believe it is easy for women to become blind to the mindset and intentions of some men. This miscommunication can make it hard to recognize when the guy is looking for something more than just being friends.

Occasionally people will get blamed for “leading someone on” just because they are too scared to admit how they really feel about the other person. It can be a challenging to keep a positive and friendly relationship with the person who may not feel the same way, because after telling them you do not want to be anything more than friends it can make them feel uncomfortable and feel like they look dumb.

Trying to explain to people who are immature or have never been in a relationship, why this should not be made into a big deal can be hard, but it should not be hard to understand that you can make it through your life without having a sexual relationship with every person you are friends with. • Written By Lacey Campbell, Reporter

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Trump’s Twitter Trump should be allowed to use his personal Twitter however he wants

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Written By Karlie Kucharczyk, Sports Editor

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To tweet or not to tweet? That’s certainly been the question on everyone’s mind.

President Trump’s use of Twitter has been making headlines ever since he announced that he was running for President back in 2015.

Since then, Trump has gotten varying opinions about his use of Twitter, many of which think he needs to be shut down.

But how much of this is actually just social media hype? It wouldn’t be improbable to believe that most of the negativity surrounding the Trump Twitter could be due to the vast amount of news channels and social networks that do a report on it daily. It’s crazy how much time and how many articles have gone into dissecting each and every one of Trump’s tweets.

Apart from that though, many people seem to be ignoring the freedom of speech aspect that comes along with Twitter. Twitter is notorious for their encouragement of free speech. In fact, Twitter’s Mission Statement is: “To give everyone power, to create and share ideas and information, instantly without barriers.” That’s a pretty straightforward way of saying that Twitter is a place for everyone to share their views, especially the president.

In this day and age, very few people gather their news from traditional news outlets. According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, “About 6 in 10 Americans get news from social media.” With such large amounts of people receiving their news via the Internet, it’s almost imperative that Trump uses his Twitter. Trump using his Twitter in order to give his opinion on things is a surefire way of making sure that most citizens hear what he’s trying to say. Not nearly as many people are going to hear what he has to say on the news as they will while scrolling through their social media.

Many people will argue that because of the president’s status, he shouldn’t be using his social media as often as he is. But we should actually be grateful that he is. Very few presidents have been allowed the immediacy of connecting to the people that Twitter and many other social media sites provide. Living in the time that we do now, it’d seem almost bizarre for the president not to be active on his social media. He’s tweeted it himself before: “My use of Twitter is not Presidential - it’s MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL…” Twitter is a place for everyone whether it be conservatives, liberals, etc.

There are many key values that the company holds on a high pedestal. They’ve expressed that, “Fighting against censorship and for freedom of expression is ingrained in Twitter’s DNA…” Their values apply to every user on the site, including President Trump. If we begin trying to censor people just because they have a higher social status than others, then that’s going to slowly ruin what Twitter has built.

All in all, Trump’s Twitter is a perfect example of freedom of speech, and why we have it. Social media comes along with both negatives and positives, but we’re all entitled the same rights to it nonetheless. •

As the President of the United States, Donald Trump should not use Twitter as a way to communicate to his citizens. Although Trump may have two separate accounts for his presidency and his private life, he chooses to use his private account as a way to criticize other famous politicians and reporters. Trump has about 19 million more followers on his private Twitter account than on his potus account, and has about 35.9 thousand tweets on his private compared to 1258 tweets on his presidency account.

On Sept. 26, Trump tweeted, “The booing at the NFL football game last night, when the entire Dallas team dropped to its knees, was loudest I have ever heard. Great anger.”

This tweet shows that he is biased toward one side of the situation. Although he should support the flag, he should also be generous to both sides of the situation and consider what each side has to say about it. In this case, some NFL teams kneeled during the National Anthem in protest of racial injustices.

Trump should not categorize the whole NFL program as disrespectful just because that’s how he sees it.

Before his presidency, Trump used his Twitter as a way to communicate with people he had a conflict with as a prolific business man before his presidency.

While there may not be a set social media code of conduct for the President of the United States, there is a set social media code of conduct for people who work in businesses. One policy that is stated in the code of conduct for businesses is that your job comes first. You should not be posting anything on your social media accounts that could cause any controversy that could cost you your job. Although Trump is no longer in the business field, he should still be expected to abide by these rules.

During the presidential debates, Hillary Clinton and Trump were often called immature because their debates were never about their political biases, it was more of an interruption battle. Their “debates” did not just stay on TV, but also began a battle on Twitter. On June 9, 2016, Trump tweeted toward Clinton, “How long did it take your staff of 823 people to think that up--and where are your 33,000 emails that you deleted?” Not only did Trump create hate for himself from all of Clinton’s fans, but he also brought up an old controversy that had no need to be reinstated.

Not many look at Trump’s private account and expect him to tweet all nice things, but he is expected to be generous to all groups in the United States. The US is one of the most diverse countries in the world and all the different groups and cultures throughout the United States should be able to look at Trump and be proud to call him our president. Instead, we read through his Twitter and realize that the only viewpoint he can see is his own. Trump should be required to present himself as a loving president and leader of our country on all social media, including his personal account. •

HALL TALK: PRO TRUmP’S SOCIAL mEDIA

HALL TALK: CON TRUmP’S SOCIAL mEDIA

Steven Popenhagen, junior- “The news blows up my Twitter too much. They’ll take somothing Trump said months ago and use it against him.”

Connor Smith, sophomore- “It’s freedom of speech and everyone should have that right.”

Cody Wofford, junior- “You can’t get mad about someone using their Twitter. That’s like me tweeting I hate myself and the world getting mad about it.”

Jordan Loss, junior- “His social media needs to stop because it makes him look bad. It’s embarrasing to the Republican Party, even the people who agree with him.”

Kenzie Johnson, junior- “All he has to say is degrading comments toward women. He is also fake when tragedies occur.”

Caleb Cary, sophomore- “It’s inappropriate bashing people on Twitter. You wouldn’t want kids to bully others, and this doesn’t help the problem of cyberbullying.”

22 Opinion

Nothin’ like my Hometown Battle Creek was ranked among top 25 worst cities to raise children/ grow up, but that isn’t the true Battle Creek According to a 24/7 Wall St poll, Battle Creek has been named one of the worst places to raise children. In fact, they ranked Battle Creek 22nd in worst places to grow up in the nation. Despite this pessimistic accusation, Battle Creek has and forever will be a great place to live and raise children. Throughout my life, I’ve somehow managed to find a handful of things to keep me sane.

Whether it’s been playing baseball on hot summer days at Bailey Park, or getting pulled on a sled behind a truck in few feet of snow, I’ve actually really enjoyed my childhood as a Battle Creature. Although Battle Creek may lack of a large mall and places to eat, make the best of what you have.

According to the Wall St. article, an abundance of factors played into this ranking. Crime rates and educational statistics were “frowned upon” in the poll.

In fact, in 2015, the violent crime rate is 559 per 100,000. Maybe it’s just me but these assumptions don’t quite add up.

Logically, crime rates and educational statistics are only seen because that’s what we care about as a city. Any type of crime will show up because Battle Creek puts their focus on, therefore showing up more in reports. since 2000, the population of Battle Creek has gone from 54,106 in to 61,225 in 2014. Over that same period, violent crimes have gone from 853 to 480.

As far as educational statistics, according to schooldigger.com, Lakeview was ranked at 319th out of 647 schools.

Alongside us was Pennfield (351st), Harper Creek (335th) and Battle Creek Central (628th). Despite these very average statistics, Battle Creek as a whole clearly does not rank among top 25 places to grow up in.

As a member of the community, I think it’s easy for people to make these assumptions, but I also know it’s easy to get involved in our city and make a positive impact. There are many school organizations that have direct action in the city. Events such as the Urban

League, Woman’s League, Battle Creek National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and much more. To citizens of Battle Creek, it may be easy to not partake in the community and still have aspirations to believe Battle Creek isn’t a good place to grow up in.

All in all, I’ve been fortunate enough to have a pretty good life growing up in Battle Creek. By no means do I know everything, but I know this poll does not display the true enrichment of the city. As this poll perceives a not so good rank, our diversity and economic opportunity should clearly have a better spot in the country. •

Written By Jerry Haadsma, Editor-in-Chief

27/7 WALL ST. POLL 25. Jackson, TN 24. Medford, OR 23. Texarkana, TX

22. Battle Creek, MI

21. Charleston, WV 20. Memphis, TN 19. Sebring, FL 18. Yakima, WA 17. Pueblo, CO 16. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 15. Hanford Corcoran, CA 14. Gadsen, AL 13. Rocky Mount, NC 12. Las Vegas-Henderson Paradise, NV 11. Lawton, OK 10. Danville, IL 9. Beckley, WV 8. Goldsboro, NC 7. Albuquerque, NM 6. Monroe, LA 5. Odessa, TX 4. Hammond, LA 3. Anchorage, AK 2. Farmington, NM 1. Fairbanks, AK

We Want Our (Head)Phones Back “I was in art and there wasn’t anyone around me, so I pulled out my headphones and listened to music,” senior Allison McVeigh said. “I got my project done in one day because there wasn’t anyone around me. I listen to calmer music because it helps me to stay focused and it can help me get a lot more done.”

McVeigh is not alone when it comes to being disappointed by the new headphone rule. Of the 142 students surveyed, 76 percent wish they could just walk into the building without worrying about the cell phone and headphone policies.

According to the student handbook, headphones and earbuds are not allowed to be used during class time either in classrooms or in the halls, unless headphones are being used with school-issued computing device, teachers have given students explicit permission to use headphones with that device on that day, or the headphones are corded.

“Bluetooth headphones only work with electronic devices that are banned in classrooms,” Dean of Students Shannon Walker said. “Allowing bluetooth headphones would mean that students could be sitting in their class with their phone in their pocket that they’re not supposed to have, listening to their music and teachers wouldn’t know because there’s no cord. Meaning there’s no other way to tell if they are or not. You could walk into or pass classrooms and see half or more than half of the students on their cell phones, so it was clear that phones have become a distraction.”

Sophomore Mitchell Grosteffon is part of teh 76 percent of students who do not agree with either of the policies.

“I want to be able to control my learning,” Grosteffon said. “Music helps me concentrate so I also want to be able to to have my headphones with me.”

Being able to have headphones and work with music from their own device helps students learn, which is why they continue to want music in their ears and a phone in their reach--for learning.

“Music activates both the left and right brain at the same time, and the activation of both hemispheres can maximize learning and improve memory,” (Northcentral University, professor Dr. Masha Godkin). • Written By Kirsten Butler, Reporter

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