Issue 1 Volume 5 of The Huron Emery

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IB facilitators Todd Newell, Anna Fleury and Carrie James pose by IB sign. SARA BADALAMENTE

Where do we go from here?

ONLINE: last Friday’s home football game

Conclusions from the first-ever DP scores released this summer JULIE HENG EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After scores were released in July, 40 of the 59 students in Huron’s first International Baccalaureate graduating cohort - 68 percent - passed all exams and requirements to earn full IB diplomas.

“We feel really good about where we started with the number of students [in the Diploma Programme] that received [the IB diploma in addition to the Huron High School diploma], although we are really looking forward to Cohort Two,” district IB facilitator

The global epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses CHARLOTTE BUNCH, CLARA BOUDETTE, HIRAN DEWAR AND MAUREEN KENGARA GUEST WRITERS

she said. “I did not know what to do. It got to the point when I was incredibly uncomfortable.

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Kevin Karr said.

IB exams are scored from one to seven. In order to receive an IB diploma, candidates must receive a minimum of 24 points or an average of four out of a possible seven points for six courses. Candidates must also receive a minimum of 12 points in their three Higher Level courses and a minimum of nine points in their Standard Level courses. Thus, on average, earning a four or above on an exam is considered passing. The students who earned their IB diplomas had an average score of 4.96.

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As a whole, out of the 35 exams Huron students took, exam averages across 22 subjects were either above a four or above the world average score.

These scores acted as “a good barometer check” for the IB team to evaluate teachers’ predicted scores against actual scores from IB examiners.

“We saw that sometimes the scores were very close to what teachers thought they were going to be,” Karr said.

“We also saw that sometimes our teachers were

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New safety protocols to counter school shootings MISHAL CHARANIA STAFF WRITER New changes in security are being implemented at Ann Arbor Public Schools.

Beginning in 2019, all of the AAPS high schools will have a visitor desk. The visitor desk will handle all incoming visitors, which includes running a background check.

AAPS Executive Director of Student and School Safety Liz Margolis is the head of this effort.

“Visitor desks are considered a best practice for safe schools,” Margolis said. “It really is about knowing who’s in your school.”

This isn’t the first time that AAPS has worked on improving school security. About six years ago, AAPS partnered with the Ann Arbor Police Department to create a new protocol to keep students safe during the school day.

“We put in a protocol where all of our perimeter doors would be locked during the school day,” Margolis said.

“This was a big cultural change for many of our schools. I

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briefs

New senior class adviser announced English teacher Sara-Beth Badalamente was selected as the new 2020 class adviser after Taylor Glinski stepped down.

“I am excited to be working with the Class of 2020. They are a highly motivated and dedicated group,” Badalamente said.

This is the third senior class that she has worked with in the past five years.

Like all past senior boards, the Class of 2020 Exec Board, led by its president Sami Ruud, will plan events like the homecoming rally and prom for students this year.

New staff members Over the summer, Huron hired new staff members, including DP facilitator Anna Fleury, records professional Tanya Tassin, French teachers Linda Shill and Marci Harris, Arabic teacher Shaima Busani, math teacher Peter Cunnigham, special education teacher Courtney Pusta, nurse Ann Burdick

JULIE HENG EDITOR-IN-CHIEF and music teacher Andrew Steck.

Mr. Bai’s new baby Science teacher Daniel Bai’s baby son, Luka Zeke Bae, was born at 2:22 p.m. on August 21. He weighed seven pounds six ounces and was 20.24 inches long.

“If I look tired with a smile Baby Luka! PHOTO COURTESY OF DANIEL BAI on my face, it’s probably cause of Luka,” Bai said.

Community vegetable garden flourishing the

The first thing you’ll notice in community garden are the sun-

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THE HURON EMERY | ISSUE 1: SEPTEMBER 2 | NEWS DP CHANGES | FROM PAGE ONE said, noting that teachers have grading too hard: [what] they thought maybe was a five and IB thought is a six.”

The opposite was also true, where students received lower scores than predicted by teachers.

“That additional feedback lets us understand where [teachers and examiners] saw differences in terms of how the student performed based on what they turned in,” Karr

already begun working virtually and in-person over the summer to revise courses. In late August, all the Ann Arbor IB teachers attended training with 20 other IB schools across the state. There were 13 workshops designed specifically in topics like math, science, counseling and special education.

“Every subject in every course has places where they

Why was Huron chosen as the AAPS “IB high school”?

>> Spring of 2014: AAPS decides to

start IB pathway as part of strategy to meet internationally-focused standards

>> Karr:

Mitchell, Scarlett and Huron is “the most diverse pathway” of schools in the district, with “all kinds of different perspectives from all over the world” built in. AAPS aimed to focus the potential benefits of high IB standards where “achievement [is] needed to be focused the most.”

>> Bryant-Pattengill,

one of Tappan’s feeder schools, is in the early stages of becoming an IB school

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the person can be reported to law enforcement. Second, there is civil, where one person sues another and may result in compensation for survivors.

Last, there is the option to report the assault to the administration of the university

have to do work to get better because we certainly expect that Huron will perform at the top,” Karr said. “Every subject area has some highlights and areas to work on and we’ll end up talking about those and planning for those this year.”

Changes have already been made to assist the second cohort of DP students with time management and deadline control. Drafts of extended essays are now required well in advance, with more structured deadlines to keep students on track.

There are several new introductions to the DP as well.

Firstly, four new math courses will be introduced this year to replace last year’s Math Standard Level and Higher Level classes: Math Applications & Interpretation (in both Standard and Higher Level options) and Math Analysis and Approaches (Standard and Higher Level). These are consistent with changes across the global IB curriculum.

Secondly, Huron has a new DP facilitator who will oversee the program.

Eric Wynn, the previous facilitator, left Huron over the summer. He transferred to De La Salle, an all-boys Catholic high school in Warren, where he is the new DP program director.

Wynn’s position will be filled by Anna Fleury, who has taught in IB schools from Kenya to China and the International Academy. In her 18

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years of IB experience, Fleury has served many roles: MYP and DP Literature teacher, Theory of Knowledge teacher, extended essay coordinator and mentor in theatre and English, moderator for internal assessments and official examiner for Group One English exams.

“Every school has their own IB flavor,” Fleury said. “One of the strengths of the IB program is its ability to adapt to almost any community while still maintaining high standards. The biggest difference I see between schools abroad and U.S. schools is class size. The U.S. classes are

much larger and feed many more students. It’s a testament to our teachers and our schools that we have great success — success equal to international schools — with larger class sizes.”

Fleury said she sees “a great amount of passion and knowledge of this program among the staff” and looks forward to growing Huron’s program, especially its international mindedness component.

*Enrollment statistics are from Aug. 28, when 2019-20 course selections were not been finalized.

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THE HURON EMERY | ISSUE 1: SEPTEMBER 3 | NEWS

New inclusive Thurston playground complete Thurston is the latest of five district elementary school with a new playground and families are loving it CLARA BOWMAN STAFF WRITER

in 2015, was a beautiful new playground for every elementary school neighborhood in Students and families at the district,” AAPS SuperinThurston Elementary were tendent Jeanice Swift said able to get a first look at the at the April 10, 2019 Board new playground earlier this meeting. “Playgrounds don’t summer. just serve school age children, “This morning we came families gather here.” here and there was nothing So far, new playgrounds there,” Thurston parent Cathy have been installed at Allen, Gorga said. “It was just total- Carpenter, Mitchell and Thurly bare and it’s just cool to see ston for which the total cost that it looks almost done now.” was $383,766. Building these Many families gathered at playgrounds was a well-reThurston for “Popsicles on the ceived investment since a Playground” on Aug. 14 to see community bond had to be the realized design that stu- passed in order to fund the dents had voted on. By then, playgrounds. the bulk of the equipment had There was a very particular been installed. process for selecting the new “It looks really cool al- designs so that they aligned though it does have steep scary with the school district’s misslides,” parent Katie Sims not- sion. ed.

“Our main purpose was “I don’t think they look that these [playscapes] would too scary because they aren’t be more inclusive than they tubes,” h a v e kindere v e r gartener been beRowan fore,” BouchS w i f t ard adds a i d . ed.

COST OF PLAYGROUNDS newly “So, we The had a installed at Allen, Carpenter, Mitchell and Thurston n e w goal of through community bonds third, moving fourth toward and fifth and getgrade playground was built ting a more universally desince the old one was a bit bro- signed playground where all ken and generally in need of students could play together.” an update.

Students were able to “The vision for this, back choose their new playground

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A comparison between the old (left) and new (right) Thurston playground for third, fourth and fifth graders. LOUISE DEPA AND CLARA BOWMAN and it made students more passionate about the project while giving them a sense of responsibility.

“As a bystander, a parent, it’s really cool that they gave the kids a voice, a choice,” Thurston PTO president and parent Allison Jeter said.

“They were able to experience the whole decision-making process.”

Even those whose playground selection did not win seem satisfied with the new equipment.

“This one wasn’t my vote but I still think it will be great,” fourth grader Paige Hatcher said. “I’m most excited about the new obstacle courses that are going to be on the playground and I’m also looking forward to the new swings.”

Students have high ex- third grader Marlena McInpectations for their new play- tyre said. “The old one was just ground, despite not getting a green and white.” close look at it yet.

Despite not being able to use “We haven’t fully checked the new playground equipit out,” third ment yet, even grader Amelia the youngest Schneider said. members of “All we’ve seen the Thurston is the colorful community are stuff and what excited about looks to be a the new equipgaga pit and we ment. They too love gaga.” voted on their As a whole, the favorite playappearance is ground, knowmuch brighter Third graders Amelia Schnei- ing that evenand modern der and Marlena McIntyre tually it would looking than are excited to try the new be their turn. the previous equipment. CLARA BOWMAN “It’s the playplayground, ground I which students appreciate as wanted with the weird funny well. slides,” kindergartener Theo“I like the new nice colors,” dore Lemon said.

BRIEFS | FROM PAGE ONE Report any possible tips of violence anonymously by texting OK2SAY (652729) or on ok2say.com GUN SAFETY | FROM PAGE ONE sort of became a door patrol person when I was at schools: I saw doors propped open and I closed them.”

Margolis works to promote having a safe learning environment at all levels of education at AAPS so that students don’t stress over safety. While keeping the doors closed and locked might be a nuisance for teachers, parents want the safety precaution. “[Parents] don’t want easy access,” Margolis said.

“Creating a safe environment is about creating an environment that is a safe learning environment for students so they feel comfortable and they don’t have to worry.”

While a lot of new adjustments have been made to security in the district, there are measures that are considered too far. After the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018, students there were required to use clear backpacks as well as use identification on campus.

Margolis, however, said that AAPS wouldn’t be implementing these security measures in the near future.

“I don’t think that’s the culture of our community,” Margolis said. “I do not ever anticipate metal detectors at our schools. There’s other measures.”

This was backed up by Dr. Janet Schwamb, head principal of Huron High school.

Schwamb believes that clear backpacks aren’t effective.

Rather, she said she would hope that a safe and comfortable environment would encourage students, staff, and parents to be alert. Ann Arbor Public Schools continuously works to protect the students and staff in the best ways they can while keeping a calm learning environment.

“Bullying and harassment are discussed at each class level,” Schwamb said. “Students are made aware that this type of behavior will not be tolerated and that there will be immediate consequences for anyone who acts in this manner to any person at Huron High School.”

-flowers, already up to seven feet tall.

If you look closer at the steel raised beds, you can also find vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, squash, carrots, beets, eggplants, peppers, kale, several herbs.

Earlier this year, senior Luke Hurley, working with senior Anastasia Papageorgiou and the newly founded Greenhouse Club, applied for funding to build Huron’s community garden. In total, Huron received $1500 in grants from Chartwells Food Service, the district food provider, and Whole Foods Market.

“The installation spanned two weeks and was a lot of fun,” Hurley said of the garden, which is behind the band room. “Many student volunteers were excited to learn about gardening and to get their hands dirty.”

While Hurley maintained and weeded the garden over the summer, he didn’t have to water it.

“I had prior experience installing irrigation systems so I was able to design one that fit the needs of the garden,” Hurley said.

“The system consists of an automatic valve that is programmed to follow a set schedule, flexible tubing is run underground to each of the beds, off of the tubing a drip line runs with an emitter every 18 inches delivering water right to the roots of the plants.”

A good first harvest is expected soon.

Meet the new Huron Players adviser English teacher Claire Federhofer has

taken over as the new Huron Players advisor.

Federhofer, who majored in theater, started taking drama lessons in middle school before quickly joining musicals and performing one-act play festivals. “[I] transitioned into the role of director, musical director, choreographer and producer once I left high school,” Federhofer said. “Over my twenty years of teaching in South Africa, I taught theater classes, ran workshops and directed a number of plays.”

Federhofer looks forward to sharing the joy of theater with the Players and Huron community.

“I believe that theater is for everyone,” Federhofer said. “Each person involved in a production brings their unique perspective to different elements of the show. This creates a space for students to work independently and in teams. Much of the local theater that was created whilst I was growing up illustrated the importance of theater as a tool for making the invisible visible, and provided a platform for diverse voices to be heard.”

Claire Federhofer, English teacher and new Huron Players adviser, believes theater is for everyone. “For some people it provides an escape, whilst allowing others to grapple with their everyday lives.” PHOTO COURTESY OF CLAIRE FEDERHOFER

THE HURON EMERY | ISSUE 1: SEPTEMBER 4 | OPINION

EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Julie Heng 2020hengjulie@aaps.k12.mi.us Sami Ruud 2020ruudsamanthaa@aaps.k12.mi.us

ADVISER: Sara-Beth Badalamente

SUMMER STAFF REPORTERS, WRITERS AND DESIGNERS: Charlotte Bunch Clara Bowman

Mishal Charania Vishwas Gondesi

Nathan Penoyar Shannon Stocking

Does more experience make a better teacher?

Harvard study that reveals experience and effectiveness aren’t correlated only raises more questions

JULIE HENG EDITOR-IN-CHIEF I’ve always thought it was somewhat obvious. Charisma, passion for the subject and humor are all important. But experience, above all, must contribute to the quality of teaching. If you’re in the game long enough, you can improve a curriculum, become more familiar with the subject, develop your personal teaching style…

Makes sense, right?

Well, I read a paper out of Harvard that suggests otherwise. The study by Matthew M. Chingos and Paul E. Peterson, “It’s easier to pick a good teacher than to train one,” was published in the Economics of Education Review in 2011. It followed students in Florida for eight years to

determine whether teacher effectiveness was influenced by factors like university attended, advanced degrees and teaching experience.

To evaluate teaching experience, Chingos and Peterson looked at three different models using reading and math score data captured over eight years. All support one conclusion: over time, increasing experience does not mean increasing effectiveness.

It appears that experience initially improves effectiveness, especially in the first year of teaching. However, once effectiveness peaks, it can start to slowly decline - as soon as five years in, according to one model.

Okay, so experience doesn’t necessarily determine teaching quality. That’s a first.

But it does add to what we already know: that education is a complicated moving puzzle.

Now, we must acknowledge some of the limitations of this study. Firstly, it bases

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So, what is an “Emery”?

Staff editorial: why we do what we do

We’re revamping this year - the paper has a new, fresh look, and we’re excited.

The new paper is smaller, more functional and a heck of a lot more fun, too.

So the main job of any news source is to deliver the news. I know, shocker.

But it’s our responsibility, and part of the challenge we face, to somehow get the news from where it happens to our readers. This means we have to think about our readers first, and how they want to see our news.

It’s hard to keep up with the modern world as an in-print newspaper when everyone is constantly scrolling and liking. We recognise this way of life and are adapting to it. We use Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and our website to get the news out where you can see it. It’s a struggle trying to get people to stop scrolling for even just

a second, and even the top news providers in the world are still trying to figure out how to effectively reach out.

These are the steps we at the Emery are taking.

So, how does all this fit in with our name, The Huron Emery? To be honest, we had to search what emery even meant. We were even considering changing our name because it’s just confusing. But we’ve decided to keep it, and here’s why.

Emery is the rough surface on a nail file. It’s like sandpaper. An emery board or nail file is used to smooth out a rough, jagged fingernail until it’s pretty and presentable. That’s what we do at the paper, too. We take the time to find the rough, hard facts and make them understandable and entertaining for our readers. How we present it is our challenge, one that we’re ready to take on this year.

“So if it’s not all about experience, does that mean I get to teach the class?” effectiveness on standardized statewide reading and math test score data. Many, like Dr. Emma Garcia of the Economic Policy Institute, argue that this prevalent method ignores many of the “non-cognitive skills” essential for development. While this opens up a

whole new conversation about creativity and engagement in education, test scores still function as an objective basis of teaching effectiveness.

Many of Huron’s statistics and rankings, for example, are still determined through statewide and national tests. So we can

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only truly conclude that this concerns teacher effectiveness at knowledge acquisition.

Also, this study follows students from the fourth through eighth grades. Effectiveness of elementary and

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Time to reform the two-party system Conservative corner

This problem could be solved if the two-party system was taken apart or even just weakened to still having the two major parties with relevant minor parties.

The two-party NATHAN PENOYAR system is mostly caused by the electoral system that the COLUMNIST U.S. has. The electoral system

We all know that the that most federal, state and two-party system is dominant local elections involve is First in the U.S. What many people Past The Post. In FPTP, the don’t know is that fewer candidates are elected just by people identify with one of the winning a simple plurality of two major parties than at any the vote. In FPTP, a candidate time in recent history, accord- could theoretically win with ing to The Atlantic. However, only one third of the vote. the vast majority of voters still Because of FPTP, a vote for a voted for the two major party third party is often seen as a nominees (Donald Trump wasted vote and third party and Hillary Clinton) during candidates are often seen as the 2016 Presidential election “spoilers.” What often ends up despite their historic disaphappening as a result of this proval ratings. This is a result is either the “spoiler effect,” of the two-party system that in which a major third party exists in American politics. candidate is accused by the

Election campaigns candidate from one of the often focus on the negatives two major parties of taking and downsides of the opaway votes that the candidate posing candidate and not claims would otherwise have as much on the ideas of the gone to them, supposedly candidates themselves during causing the candidate to lose the campaign. This is because the election, or someone who many voters are motivated would have otherwise voted more by dislike of the other for the third party candidates side than by confidence in don’t due to fears of causing their own side. the “spoiler effect.”

This does not have

There are several to remain the case, however. alternative methods to FPTP.

One would be having a runoff between the top two candidates if no candidate gets over 50 percent of the vote.

This would still keep a similar system to what we have now, but the winner would get over 50 percent of the total vote. A drawback is that runoffs cost a lot of money to put on.

Another alternative to FPTP is Ranked Choice Voting, also known as Instant Runoff Voting. The way that RCV works is that someone marks their ballot with their choices listed in order. So for example, someone could vote for Charlie as my first choice, Mary as my second choice, and Bob as my third choice.

Maybe Bob was the only candidate on that list with a chance of winning. However, that person could vote for the candidates that they preferred before marking Bob as their third choice. It allows people to vote their conscience before voting for a candidate that may have a better chance of winning that they happen to agree with more. What would happen is that the candidates with the lowest amount of votes are eliminated and their votes redistributed to the second choices marked by

See TWO-PARTY, PAGE 5

THE HURON EMERY | ISSUE 1: SEPTEMBER 5 | OPINION

Great Barrier Reef: disappearing wonder of the world ERIC HENG GUEST WRITER It was my first time scuba diving, and it just happened to be at the Great Barrier Reef.

The world-famous can-beseen-from-space Great Barrier Reef. The one in all the biology textbooks for its biodiversity. The one constantly on the news for coral bleaching. The one and only, postcard-worthy Great Barrier Reef.

Most places are a lot more underwhelming in person than in pictures. The Mona Lisa seems way smaller in the Louvre and the Parthenon looks much duller. It’s like tasting skim milk after a lifetime of two percent: not the same. But the Great Barrier Reef? It looked just like the pictures. Maybe even better!

The water was perfectly clear, allowing golden sun rays to penetrate down to the reef, like a curtain shifting chaotically across the rocks.

The water was clear, maybe too clear. Though I could see clearly for dozens of meters in any direction, I could also peer over the edge of the reef into the dark waters below.

I can only imagine what it would have been like for someone with thalassophobia.

Just like in Finding Nemo, the reef teemed with life. Fish sporting green,

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their supporters until a candidate gets over 50 percent of the vote, at which time that candidate wins. This would lead to more positive campaigning as candidates would seek to get the second choices’ of other candidates instead of trying to take down the other candidates. CV is thus better than using a runoff because it has the benefits of runoffs (winner gets over 50 percent of the vote) without the significant high cost that comes with having a runoff.

For our electoral system, we need to replace FPTP. We should switch to an RCV electoral system. As for presidential elections, if we keep the Electoral College, we could proportionally distribute the electoral votes state by state or use RCV to determine who is going to get a states’ electoral votes. If we end up switching to a national popular vote for President, then we should use RCV for that.

We need to have an electoral system that gives smaller parties a fair shot, which RCV would do.

yellow and blue darted in and out of the corals. Smaller fish roamed in schools, floating on the current, nervously flicking away from sudden movements. The occasional larger, viola-sized fish slowly roamed around, eyeing the smaller fish menacingly. This, coupled with the fact that I couldn’t hear anything except the bubbles from the regulator and the swirling of water around me, made the dive surreal.

Right now, the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching.

This is a phenomenon which occurs when the corals expel the algae that it usually coexist with, due to higher water temperatures. The corals depend on the algae for most of its energy, so when the two are separated, the corals die.

Simultaneously, the Amazon is burning. Unprecedented patches of forest being lost every day, razed to the ground.

It was then when I realized the fragility of it all.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a coral can yield just between 0.3 to two cm of growth annually. A thoughtless kick can take out centuries of growth.

That is why it is important that we must save these unique, irreplaceable spaces now. Without protection, places like the Great Barrier Reef will be, at best, changed forever and at worst, completely destroyed. It is our duty to take action now.

There are many avenues of change. I’m sure you’ve all

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Eric Heng spent a day scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The coral pictured is alive and well; bleached coral appears completely white. Scientists believe about 29 percent of shallow water coral bleaching can be attributed to climate change. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ERIC HENG

heard of the standard things you can do on an everyday basis, such as turning off lights when you don’t need them, or reusing different items, or eating less meat. You could even start writing to your local members of Congress to help promote change.

However, many of the small tips to save the environment are based on individual choices made by people. One person living even with close to zero waste cannot balance out the consumption of 7.5 billion people. Even con-

gressmen are swayed by the majority of the constituents they represent.

Therefore, the most important thing to help combat climate change is to raise awareness of the subject. You can educate those around you to know both the importance and urgency of the matter.

This can create a cascading effect — the more people who participate to save the environment and the more impact small changes to each person’s lifestyle has, the higher chance your member of

Congress will decide to stand up for the environment.

It is our generation’s duty to defend the environment.

The clock is ticking, and once we’re past a certain point, there will be irreversible damage done to the world’s biosphere. On our current trajectory, Earth is headed towards climate catastrophe.

So let’s save the Great Barrier Reef, and let’s save the Amazon, and let’s save resources and energy where we can. It’s time to act. After all, if not us, who? If not now, when?

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moved from North Carolina and was touring the district high schools with her son. She asked me whether Huron’s teachers were any good.

I blinked. “Well, of course our teachers are good!”

As an afterthought, however, I started wondering.

What defines any single one of our teachers as “good” in the first place?

Steven Farr is the Chief Knowledge Officer of Teach for America, a nonprofit working to combat educational inequity. He said in an interview with the Atlantic that great teachers usually set “big goals for their students.” Among other traits, they planned extensively and thoughtfully, worked with families and were constantly striving to improve their effectiveness.

Chris Lehman, former Manhattan high school teacher and founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, came up with a similar list.

His “12 qualities great teachers share” boiled down to passion (for the subject, for the students and for teaching itself), humility, persistence, reflection, understanding and a willingness to adapt.

Clearly, what makes a good teacher is a multifaceted, holistic issue. Luckily, knowing that student-teacher interaction, parental involvement and willingness to admit mistakes and change are important traits, both students and teachers can work together to improve education as a whole. We can improve in the best of ways.

middle school teachers over time will not match exactly to that of high school teachers.

Still, this is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of its kind, given that it followed so many students and teachers for eight years. So seeing that experience is not proportional to effectiveness is eye-opening and informative — especially at Huron, where there’s been a lot of change in the past few years. The first DP cohort graduated just two months ago. Both the DP and CP continue to expand class offerings. There are more students than ever taking online classes through A2Virtual. Last fall, over 12 new teachers were hired. This fall, we will see seven more new teachers, plus a new DP coordinator.

I often hear parents and students discuss how experienced teachers are. If experience is not strictly correlated to effectiveness, the conversation should shift.

I remember being stopped in the hallway last year by a woman I didn’t recognize. She turned out to be a mother who had just

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Review: “Blinded by the Light” reveals the honest truth of growing up Pakistani MISHAL CHARANIA STAFF WRITER Growing up as a Pakistani-American, there were some representations of South-East Asian characters in the general media, but none of them were truly accurate of what being a South-East Asian American was like.

Blinded By The Light, a movie directed by Gurinder Chandha, follows a British-Pakistani teen named Javed whose life was changed when he discovered the music of Bruce Springsteen. The movie is based on the experiences of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor.

Javed, an avid music listener and aspiring journalist, lives in Luton, England. Javed, his parents and his two older sisters struggle to make money due to racial intolerance as well as economic tension.

Throughout the movie, Javed continuously battles between his place as an immigrant and his place in his family. Malik, Javed’s classmate, introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Javed heavily relates to Bruce Springsteen’s expressive and honest lyrics about the hardships of life, which encourages Javed to start living by the lyrics. Javed becomes more courageous through talking back to bullies and standing up for himself in ways that he wouldn’t have before. However, his hard working immigrant parents disagree with his new lifestyle.

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back-breaking jobs. Javed’s mother sews for hours every day while his father works at a factory. Javed’s parents want him to be a good Muslim and excellent student while Javed just wants to write poetry and listen to music.

When economic tensions in England continue to worsen and Javed’s father loses his job, the family struggles even more.

As an American-Pakistani teen, looking how Javed’s family acted was incredibly on par. His mother was constantly working and doing housework, his father works a job where he is underpaid and doesn’t do much housework. Javed’s sisters focus on school and helping support the family and his oldest sister is arranged to be married. While these character profiles seem sexist, this is the way that a Pakistani household functions due to the immense gender roles set

up in Pakistani culture. Javed and I are both considered the catalysts of change because we grew up surrounded by less of our own culture and more of a culture which is the polar opposite of a traditional Pakistani experience. His parents don’t like him hanging out with the other gender, they don’t let him stay out at all hours, and they believe that being good at school is the only way to succeed in life. While my parents have become more considerate and have adopted typical American cultures, they still have deep Pakistani roots that clash with my Americanism.

Another reason why I applaud this movie is due to the attention to the little details. Javed’s family does speak in Urdu at home, the accuracy of Javed’s sister’s wedding pertaining to the decor and outfits are truly traditional, and overall how they held themselves was so

similar to my own Pakistani family. Javed loved Bruce Springsteen to the point where he went against what his parents thought was best to him. However, this experience shaped his family and they became much more accepting of how he wanted to live. The more my brother and I became American, the more my parents became accepting and while I believe that my parents are amazing, I also appreciate how they work to accept my journey as a Pakistani-American teen.

While the movie is a bit cheesy to me because it shows this infatuation with Bruce Springsteen which I don’t personally share, it is also very honest. While I haven’t experienced immense

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racism, Javed and his family deal with verbal and physical violence. Watching this movie with my friends, most of whom weren’t South-East Asian, it was interesting to see their reactions because seeing the hatred that Javed felt was eye opening to them. At one point in the movie someone offered Javed alcohol and being a traditional muslim who doesn’t drink alcohol, he declined. When the person who offered said something along the lines of “oh it’s okay if you drink, we won’t tell,” my friend next to me literally said “what is wrong with them.”

Including intense scenes where people question Javed’s Muslim or Pakistani identity made the movie better because it shows the reality of being a minority in what can sometimes be an unwelcoming country.

Truth be told, the movie highlights things that aren’t acceptable in some situations, but do happen.

However, I think that it is important to tell the truth about different cultures because that’s how we learn to accept. Blinded By The Light created a very accurate representation of an immigrant family from Pakistan, as well as South-East Asia, as well as one of the most accurate Pakistani characters I have ever seen in non-Asian media.

While the movie is a bit cheesy... it is also very honest.

Tattoo artist motivates, talks new show at MIPA summer journalism workshop NATHAN PENOYAR STAFF WRITER

Tattoo artist Cam Pohl came to the MIPA Summer Workshop to talk about passion, motivation and his experience on Ink Master. SAMI RUUD

Some of Cam Pohl’s work. He says his favorite piece is always the newest one he’s working on. PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAM POHL

I have never really thought of a tattoo artist as being a source of wisdom. However, tattoo artist Cam Pohl changed that perception for me. He is not your average guy. For one, he is covered in tattoos and has a very muscular build.

Aside from his amazing build, he also has several other interesting features about him.

Pohl had a strong message about persevering through hardship when speaking to students at the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) Summer Conference. He encouraged the students to “take the opportunities that life gives” them.

Throughout his talk, Pohl talked about how hard he persevered to pursue his interest in being a tattoo artist. Pohl took several risks to pursue his interest in being a tattoo artist.

He dropped out of the local community college (where he was studying graphic arts) due to losing interest in studying for a degree. After dropping out, Pohl worked two jobs in order to

get by. However, eventually he made sketches and went to a nearby tattoo parlor to apply for a job. After several attempts, he was given a job at the parlor sweeping the floors part time. From there, he worked his way to being a full-time tattoo artist. The risk-reward did not look good for Pohl, but he was able to make the most out of his opportunity. In fact, after several attempts previously, Pohl made it onto the 12 season of the TV show Ink Master, an opportunity which he very much appreciates.

Now Pohl puts the majority of his time into his art. He makes a lot of tattoos each day, usually with a ratio of seven or eight sketches that he doesn’t like to every one sketch that he does like. Pohl has a big work ethic, putting long hours into his job, sometimes being the person to open and close his tattoo parlor. He is following his passion and is not looking back. He still considers his art to be a “work in progress.”

Most of all, Pohl wanted to encourage students to pursue their passions.

“Nobody regrets waiting,” Pohl said.

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1. Band students line up on the sidewalk to march through Interlochen on their last day at camp. Parents were invited to come watch as the students performed the skills they had learned during their week of camp. 2. Orchestra students spend their free time on the volleyball courts. Although much of the time at camp is spent learning songs for the final performance, there are also many downtime periods and other activities. 3. Choir students take a picture at the annual hoedown at camp. All students at camp gathered

together to dance. 4. Students march through Interlochen. 5. Band students spent some time at camp learning marching skills. They had a performance showing off their skills on the last day for the parents that came up to camp.

6. Orchestra’s girls Cabin Two won the overall activities championships.

7. Choir students take a photo in front of the lake. Students were given the chance to swim in the lake during downtime. 8. Sophomore Brendan Baidel marches through camp. SHANNON STOCKING, VERENA WU AND SYDNEY COHEN

Seniors defeat counselors in beach volleyball for first time in camp history SAMI RUUD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Seniors celebrate their volleyball win against the Interlochen band camp counselors. PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON STOCKING

For the first time in Interlochen history, the band seniors defeated the counselors in beach volleyball. The game is one last hurrah for the seniors, who had been going to Interlochen every summer since their freshman year.

The game was played after the final concert and marching performance on the last day of camp, so the se-

niors were able to focus all of their time and attention into winning the game.

This year’s senior class was extremely motivated to win after finding out that no senior class had ever come out victorious. The team was able to use their competitive nature to pull ahead.

“We had a few people who had played volleyball before but I think overall we had a pretty athletic class,” senior Shannon Stocking said. “Even those who weren’t athletic still

were competitive and everyone gave it their all.”

The staff won the first game, but the seniors were able to regroup and win the second two to eventually win the match.

“It was such an amazing feeling,” Stocking said. “Everyone’s throats were super sore from screaming so much, we all got together and did our cheers. It was just such a good moment.”

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2019 HURON FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AUG. 30TH VS ECORSE

SEPT. 6TH @ FLINT HEARSLEY

OCT. 4TH VS PIONEER

13TH @ JACKSON

11TH VS MONROE

20TH @ SALINE

18TH @ SKYLINE

27TH VS BEDFORD

25TH VS FLATROCK

Luis Gomes was named the new varsity soccer coach. Prior, he has coached and played semi-professionally. SAMI RUUD

Familiar face in a new role SAMI RUUD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

with the community, and now we’re trying to win something at the end of the season.”

Although he is a fa- This season will bring miliar face around the men’s other challenges for the varsisoccer program at Huron, Luis ty team, as 13 out of their 24 Gomez is taking on a new role. players graduated last spring, He is the new head coach of including the team’s whole the varsity team, after being defense and goalie. However, with the program for the past Gomez is looking forward to a three years. Previously, he was team of new players. the JV coach and an assistant “A positive is we had varsity coach for the team, but a really strong freshman class after the spot opened up, he last year, and this class is also decided to take on the role of very strong, so we’re looking leading the program. good for the future,” Gomez

“I decided to take the said. job as head coach because of There are many adthe relationships I’ve formed justments for Gomez in taking with the player, getting to this new position. know the families, and the “This year I definitely whole soccer have to look at community the bigger picat the school,” ture. In the past This year I definitely Gomez said. years I’ve been “This is the have to look at the bigfocused on just first year the Varsity team ger picture. In the past where our or the JV team, years I’ve been focused seniors are but now I’m on just the Varsity team players I met looking over 75 or the JV team, but now their freshplayers, not just I’m looking over 75 man year, so 25,” Gomez said. this is the first players, not just 25 “I’ll definitely be time we’ve LUIS GOMEZ trying to shape seen players MEN’S VARSITY SOCCER COACH and build the go through program based their four on my view and from my past years with us, so that kept me experiences playing college here and that’s why I wanted and semi-pro, looking to bring to stay here for a few years and some of those things to our keep growing the program.” program.”

Gomez has a lot of soc- Gomez is also excited cer experience, as he played to get the team more involved for Pioneer High School, Ma- with the community around donna University, Schoolcraft them, starting with the school.

College, as well as Michigan “Once school starts, Stars, a semi-pro team in we’re planning to have a Michigan. He also has experi- teacher appreciation day, so ence coaching from the years we definitely want to get the he has coached at Huron, and teachers and staff out here and has taken coaching courses to just recognize them, especially prepare for what it takes to during the first couple weeks run a whole program. when school starts,” Gomez

Gomez feels prepared said. “We’re definitely looking to start this new season off to make that event something strong, and feels that the pro- that we do yearly.” gram has been growing stron- Gomez hopes to make ger over the last few years. this year successful for the

“When we started the team in all aspects. program we only had about “As we go on through 55 kids try out,” Gomez said. the season, I look forward to “This season we are up to 95 working with the boys, getting kids trying out for three teams, to know them, and then getso we’ve grown the program. ting ready for playoffs.”

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He doesn’t directly mention the can get a girl in a heartbeat. In contrast, disadvantages, but it’s evident in large there’s always those socially awkward part his complaint is because small ones who will struggle to find a wife until markets rarely retain superstars, let alone they are middle aged 30-year old man. getting them as free agents.

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It’s not just in OKC either. New the differential and overall competition Orleans lost Anthony Davis, and there are between small and big markets in sports. rumblings that without a championship The more popular destinations are big Giannas Antetokoumpo might leave the markets, attractive to playBucks. ers who sign in an instant, “It’s New Orleans’ probwhereas smaller markets lem today, and a problem are left waiting a long time with a different player for any infusion of supertomorrow for the rest of star talent. Because of this, us,” said an anonymous smaller markets need help Eastern Conference GM This would practically from the NBA in terms of on ESPN. “It’s open season tear down a league more publicity and money on small markets and our when billions have compensation, otherwise players.” already gone into it, there will be a league-wide Nonetheless, many argue cash that could’ve been imbalance. This would that players leaving is not used for other economic practically tear down a wrong because it’s in the league when billions have end their career and they problems on a global already gone into it, cash could leave to be in a betscale. that could’ve been used for ter location. Furthermore other economic problems they say that small market on a global scale. teams haven’t had court Unless we want small

The most notable success even with star cities suffering because example of this power talent. separation is depicted in The Pelicans haven’t of where they’re locatthe NBA. Disregarding the made it past the second ed, they should receive absolute disarray of the round since Davis was compensation so New York Knicks, the gap drafted, and the pairing they can thrive where between these markets is of George and Westbrook they’re at. exemplified everywhere weren’t able to make it else. past the first round.

Take the blow-up Moving on, even though of the OKC Thunder for the teams haven’t made instance. Their outlook was with some amazing playoff runs, we have to see what upside, as they did have two game-chang- contributes to this. The limited playoff ing players in Russell Westbrook and Paul success could be because of it being hard George. to assemble a great cast of role players in But they were forced to trade them, and a small market. at the same time watch major markets

After all, small markets have less like the Lakers and the Clippers acquire cap space. At one point the Thunder were players they needed to become serious $123.7 million deep in luxury tax, and the contenders. Now the Thunder look to the Pelicans depleted their monetary resourcdraft, even if Sam Presti, the Thunder’s es with other signings.

GM didn’t want to initially.

Even though there is promise in

“Despite our city’s rapid rise and some small markets, bigger ones contain growth, Oklahoma City remains the secmore advantages in the all important free ond-smallest market in the NBA. While agency. Unless we want small cities sufthis brings many benefits, it also poses fering because of where they’re located, strategic challenges. Given the way the they should receive compensation so they league’s system is designed, small market can thrive where they’re at. The NBA has teams operate with significant disadvanbeen a historic business, and to spread it tages,” Presti said in his interview with across the world this problem is in dire the Oklahoma press. need of a fix.

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5 1. In Huron’s 51st graduation ceremony, Dr. Schwamb handed out diplomas to 398 students, including the school’s first IB DP cohort. 2. Choir teacher Mr. Wattleworth led the Symphony Orchestra and Bel Canto choir in their performance of Carmina Burana. 3. Seniors line up as they anxiously wait to get their diplomas.

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4. The day before graduation, seniors pick up their caps and gowns. Many of them choose to decorate their caps. Senior Colin Pufahl’s three-dimensional addition featured a rubber duckie. 5. Senior Ziena Maher is waiting for the final speech to end. 6. Senior Abdikhani Said takes in the moment after he receives his diploma. He

described these issues is “cyclical” and cannot be completely resolved, but the teacher union is attempting to create a better CBA for teachers in the 2019-20 school year. However, this is difficult to determine as of right now because there is no finalized school budget for the next year. While there are

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The State of Michigan has taken large amounts of money from public schools and spent it on other state programs in the past 20 years. With rising health care costs, Eldon believes “community members need accountability for services,” balancing the funding for services and ensuring that services are properly funded and functional. do not have a

joined his fellow classmates on June 5 at Eastern’s Convocation Center. 7. Presenting the class gifts are senior exec board leaders Rena McRoy, Odia Kaba, and Karley Misek. They gave pipes and drapes for school dances and donated the rest of their funds to the Class of 2020. Photos by Julie Heng.

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group, and she was given the difficult task of learning how to make a highAt this year’s BPA National

by Daniel Hou | Staff Writer ly-functioning website from scratch.

Leadership Conference in Anaheim, “I had to create a website district have to have a second job California, Senior Mariam Mahusing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to supplement their income. 22% of moud, junior Maya Baveja, and junior so it took a lot of learning to be able those people have year-round jobs.”

Sophia Papadopoulos were awardto create the more complicated as“43% of our teachers are paying off stued first place for their Web Design pects of the website like filter systems dent loans.”

Team. They were tasked with creating and trip planners,” Mahmoud said.

English teacher Allison Eberts a website about the 2020 BPA NationNot only didSAMI the group have to RUUD faces similar challenges to Choe. al Leadership Conference, and had make the website, but they also had to “I have payments that are to do extensive work to create a fiEDITOR-IN-CHIEF make a presentation of the website to go much higher than when I first started nal product that was award winning. of teachers are along with it. Papadopoulos was a late paying them back, and it causes a lot the sole or primary “We had to do a lot of research addition to the group, joining before the of stress and anxiety,” Eberts said. wage earners of about restaurants, museums, monuNational Competition, and she played a their families “Mostly, this impacts my ability to financial emerments, attractions, transportation, etc. large role in creating the presentation.

“There are save money. I do not have much of gency page in DC in order to compile the informa“I remember we rehearsed four ambitious tion onto our site,” Baveja said. “We coda savings account because I can’t goals and ed the site from scratch and had to orga- times late at night and made Mr Cook afford to fund one.”

Junior Annie aCostello senior Sami listen to our presentation and give us fixed and nize allvictory the information about DC in the Ruud found their way to a duo Papadopoulos said. “Then balance most concise andon Te a c h e r s simple way possible.”

Huronfeedback,” women’s cross country is Aug. 24 at the dive team’s first meet. we presented to him again in the mornb u d are teamCreating the starting website was a2019 season strong. In their first the AAPS 2018-19 budget ing. The days leading up to the com, ” annual Huron Relays is gae tan swim and ing up full year’s-worth of work, however meet, all besevenpetition runners thatglued Huron to we were to oursent scripts.” total expenditures E l - ingand with the dive meet hosted by Huron, team ablethe to take home the first place the meet finBPA has been a part of each A n n faces several other schools title including was well Pioworth it for the team. ished the top of these girl’s lives sinceinthey were Arbor “I can and say with full confidence neer, Skyline, Dexter, Northville, Saline, freshmen, and they grateful for 25.areThe race E d u that all of the gray hairs I gained was South Lyon.

Non-inthe opportunities it has brought them. cation was a 3200 definitely worth it,” Papadopoulos said.

The meet is unique from most other structional “BPA has given merace, the Associmeter “When we heard we made it to finals we Over support meets because of the team aspect it provides. chance to connect with so many new ation, were ecstatic and prepared to take home and the women services people, learn about different areas of Instead of diving to help yourself win, divers which 1st place.

It was also so heartwarming to stayed strong business, and compete in events at rejobsthe final results of the is part are pairedneed upsecond so that Instrucsee our advisor, Mr. Cook, beaming with throughout. to supplement gional, state, and national levels,” Bavof the tional meet are a two-person effort.joy when they announced our names on incomes Instructional her first high eja said.

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Weit need to balance working conditions. English teacher falling behind by two seconds. Huron also incoming goal. Freshman Liliana Barrientes, sophobudget Sean Eldon explained the primarygoalie isofand thedetermine season. which programs had runners finish in fifth, sixth and seventh more Emma Sutton, Briston and senior Avani Carter are about should receive the funding.” sue at hand is the Collective Bargaining FROM PAGE 1 by julie Heng | eDitor-in-cHief The River Rats’ next CONTINUED meet is on Sepplace, securing Huron the win. of teachers “Students should go to board to run out (CBA). and protect the of the net.

4. Top ofarethe diaAgreements The CBAs arecorner the tember 7 at Dexter High School. weekly The email team to parents. She began to that emailand list workas well. off stu Theadding teamstudents is training hard meetings to become more aware and “contracts” that list the durations andis preparing paying mond, sophomore Clare Fox to dribble the ball said they are looking forward to the In season. addition, Schwamb says that paper posters and flyers will dent debt n o t stay updated on this issue,” English ing towards a very impressive season. working conditions that teachers agree down the field. 5. Fox battles a Dexter player for the ball as See from BRIEFS, PAGE 3 doors and bulletin boards. begin to be eliminated classroom many teacher Sara Badalamente said. to. In thegets last two years,for the the district has 6. Fox gets a goal as she hits Glover open pass.

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