The Roar, Sept. 2018

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WHAT’S INSIDE

“The Roar”: September 2018

Keep Cool Installation of a new water-chilled air conditioning unit has begun outside of building 4.

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Dylan’s Determination Senior Dylan Gornto powers Page 16 through the final stretch of his race.

Film Fad New Netflix film draws heavy attention from teens.

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20th Anniversary West Shore celebrates two decades of excellence.

Opinion 4 5

Staff Editorial

Students should take pride in the Wildcat Nation

The Last Straw Natasha Mozden’s thoughts on the increasing pollution in the ocean

News 6

Student Comics

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Busted Books

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Life at West Shore

Budget cuts leave teachers up in arms about supplies

Too Cool For School Water-powered A/C unit a part of new facility updates

Sports 16 18 19

Gunning for Gators Senior strives to swim for University of Florida

Athletes to Watch A preview of which athletes to pay attention to this season

Quadruple Threat Eighth-grader displays athletic diversity through four sports

Entertainment 21 23

Love it Hate it

School busing, early release Fridays, summer jobs

Reviews ‘Kamikaze,’ ‘Sweetener’, ‘To all The Boys I’ve Loved Before’

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Staff Editorial Students should take pride in the Wildcat Nation “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” These are wise words from William Shakespeare that could have described our time at West Shore for the most part.

Minus the emptiness and the actual devils (no, your least favorite teacher does not count), the school actually hasn’t been all that bad. From the rusty handrails that guide us to our classes to the semifunctional bathrooms, the bustling, falling apart school doesn’t look a day over 20.

Well that’s considering the fact that the school was actually built more than 61 years ago but despite this, West Shore proudly celebrates its 20th birthday as still the No. 1 ranked high school in Brevard and No. 70 in the nation according to “U.S News.”

For a dinky little school located in a town many mistake for a place in Australia, the school has done remarkably well for itself.

It wasn’t always supposed to be like that however.

West Shore originally was created by the district as a spillover school to handle in the influx of students crowding high schools.

For a mere $10 million, the district decided to repair and reopen the then condemned campus that once belonged to Eau Gallie Jr. High School and Central Middle School to a fully functional school meant to hold students only until a

more suitable one was built. This clearly isn’t what happened. Instead of fading away to be lost once the new students could be accommodated, the ‘West Shore project’ spawned its own class of institutions: the Schools of Choice.

As all good heroes needed a rival, so did the Wildcats. Shortly after the inception of West Shore, Edgewood

statistics don’t lie. West Shore has clearly done better. For such a ‘young’ school West Shore has so much history behind it and has developed its own unique culture.

From things such as ‘Let’s make a dealia with Mr. Melia’ to the rumors of an online satirical Wikipedia chronicling students’ depictions of teachers, the students have embraced and added to the culture of West Shore.

As much as many don’t want to admit it, we are part of something special.

Also, being one of the few schools in Brevard that combines middle school and high school, West Shore has a special but sometimes antagonistic dynamic between the two differing groups.

But regardless of your thoughts on middleschoolers, it is pretty funny to see what can only be described as ‘glorified sixth-graders’ speed down the halls to try to get to their classes.

To wrap it all up, West Graphic by Minaal Murshid Shore as a concept is more was created and unveiled as the second than just some school located on Wildcat ‘School of Choice’ in Brevard in 2001. Alley: It is a culture of hardworking This was the beginning of the historic students and dedicated teachers. rivalry between the schools that would As long as there are students who have them face off in not only in athletics care and teachers who teach, this but also in academics, where West school will remain the best of Brevard Shore would routinely come out ahead. - and also better than Edgewood.

While there may be biased, the

Editor In Chief Auston Gonzalez Managing Editor Valery Linkenhoker Sports Editor Madhav Pamidikkula Graphics Minaal Murshid Contributing Writers Leighton Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Justin Ho, Shawn Humphrey, Cullen Capaldi, Michael Lucente, Rosellen Rodriguez, Emily Lovelock Adviser Mark Schledorn Publication Policies “The Roar” recognizes itself as a public forum and encourages letters from West Shore students and members of

the community. “The Roar” cannot print ads promoting activity illegal by Florida law, ads opposing any religious beliefs, ads written in poor taste, ads with racial or sexist comments, ads considered inappropriate by the staff, advocacy advertising or ads containing libel. “The Roar” is not responsible for web sites viewed through links found on pages mentioned in the publication.

“The Roar” values letters from our readers: maximum length for letters is 200 words. No more than one letter a semester will be published

from a writer. Letters and columns are edited for length, content and clarity. “The Roar” maintains the right to edit all submissions for poor taste, length, grammar and libel. Views expressed in the “Opinions” section do not necessarily represent the views of the Brevard County School Board, the West Shore administrators, faculty, student body or “The Roar” staff.

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opinion

Triple X Musician’s death sparks controversy Dear Senior Class dislike for the way he lived, they can simply keep those views to themselves as opposed to expressing statements of hatred and malice through the likes of Twitter and Instagram.

Allow a soul who has inspired a vast number of lives to rest and allow his family and those who did enjoy his life to continue to do so.

That being said, the day after his death, X’s music sales went up 1,603 percent and his single “Sad!” racked up 10.4 million streams in one day, breaking Taylor Swift’s previous record of 10.1 million. This should not come as a surprise, because, whether people like it or not, X was a more versatile artist than many other top tier artists, including Swift and other respected artists like Kendrick Lamar.

He was not only a rapper, as he produced a number of pop and rock songs as well. Shortly after his passing, X’s management team put out the music video for “Sad!” which gained more than 80 million views on YouTube. The video shows X fighting his former self by personifying his troubled past.

Just as the world watched an inspirational artist strive to make a complete turn-around while on the rising path to his musical prime, we were stripped of an artistic genius and left with a mystery of just what he could have become.

We can now only make assumptions regarding what X’s musical power truly could have been, but it is definitely time to allow him to rest in peace.

Group Chat, To the 880 spam messages, weird and sometimes offensive memes, overly-obsessed Rich the Kid lovers and stressed out class officers, our future is debatable. The chat has recently blown up due to pessimistic rock lovers, wannabe rappers, basic white girl pop fans, and the random few that want Sedona.

I personally feel victimized by some of the song suggestions. I mean come on, for this life I hope we do change @butterflyeffect. When we’re all up on that stage, eyes filled with tears and hats ready to be thrown, it’ll most likely be the last moment we all spend together. Yes, we all have that one or two (or maybe all) people that we despise, but for the most part, a majority of us would like to have one final memory together. Sure, picking a song that describes us is difficult, but I guarantee we can plug talk our way out of Rich the Kid, throw out the (although amazing) depressing symphonies, and call it a night with getting rid of the theme songs too. Class of 2019, whether you end up loving or hating this song, let’s all cherish it. Because that three minutes will go by quick, and my dancing queens, you’re only young sweet and 17 (more like 18) once.

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to the editor

By Auston Gonzalez Editor In Chief June marked the passing of famous Florida artist Jahseh Onfroy, creatively known as XXXTENTACION. Though facing a decent amount of scrutiny during his lifetime for a number of reasons, there is no reason for X’s death to be viewed as anything other than a tragedy, let alone the loss of a musical genius.

Through different social media platforms, people have taken to their keyboards to blatantly disrespect X’s life and even celebrate his death in some cases simply because of his troubled past with the law and accusations that have not been proven.

Those who never listened to his artistry while X was alive and basically allowed the media and unproven allegations to shape their viewpoint toward him are ignorant and allow mindless fallacies to create their morals.

Not only did X strive to help his community in south Florida (including a charity event that was set to take place the weekend of his death), but he also made major efforts to help fellow artists and public figures through advice on how to create a positive light on themselves for the public, including those who faced criticism similar to his own.

Obviously, it shouldn’t be acceptable to condone any legal trouble, such as acts of violence and domestic abuse, but by that same standard death should not be celebrated.

If people want to trust the media to understand the life of Jahseh and have a level of

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The Last Straw From the gorgeous visuals to the soothing sounds, our oceans please our senses in countless ways. They also provide us with great means of transportation, an impressive variety of ocean life and food sources and even raw materials for medical use. In exchange however, thanks to us, over 60 percent of the world’s coral reefs are threatened as a result of pollution, sedimentation and ocean acidification due to rising water temperatures caused by global warming.

Coral reefs are bustling underwater cities that lie beneath tropical, sunlit waves. They are crucial in providing food, shelter and a stable environment for underwater organisms. The ocean’s beauty never fails to amaze us, but recently, we have failed it. In regards to giving back to our beautiful oceans and the fascinating organisms within them, there are simple tasks a person can do to help marine life flourish. Whether it’s a beach cleanup, or even giving up straws, we can all give back to Mother Nature, even if it be one straw at a time.

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Life a t We s t Shore

“West Shore”

by Morgan Conrad Alex Foroglow, 11 How many APs are you taking?

That explains it!

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Just how you got senioritis your junior year.

It‛s not normal?

Colleges will love my dedication!

ONE YEAR AGO

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Morgan Conrad, 12

There is no way I opted for this struggle!

PRESENT DAY

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campus connect

Meeting of the Minds Story by Leighton Johnson Staff Writer Walking into the office, junior Thomas Unger nervously waits for his meeting with Y.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.

His eyes darted around the room as his gaze catches the sight of Rubio’s personal possessions such as his signed Florida Gators football and the various awards he had won during his career. Unger is ready to begin his first internship in Washington D.C., but will first have to pass the ‘eye test’ with Rubio.

“Politics have always been one of my favorite [topics],” Unger said. “After I heard that there were internships available over the summer with Sen. Rubio, I immediately jumped on the opportunity. After that, I wrote my résumé that night and I was so happy after hearing that I had been accepted.”

After meeting with Rubio, Unger would be briefed on the myriad tasks he was responsible for such as answering phones calls, touring the capitol, checking mail for death threats and writing down memos during meetings.

“During these meetings I learned so much about what goes on in a senator’s life and the problems the nation is dealing with,” Unger said.

“Sadly, I don’t think I could talk about what was said in the meetings.

Even though the internship was all I could do as a high-schooler, in the

Junior spends summer interning for Senator

future I’d love to work alongside politicians such as Sen. Rubio or the president.”

Junior Jake Dalton shared enthusiasm for Unger’s internship with Rubio.

“I think it’s really cool that he was able to spend time in Washington working with the senator,” Dalton said. “I’m excited to see where he goes from here. I might see him on TV in the future.”

Assistant Principal Glenn Webb also expressed his admiration for Unger’s trip to Washington D.C. “There’s nothing better than getting your hands dirty. The more students that take part in political conversation, the more the nation will benefit from these students’ influence,” Webb said. “It’s sort of like watching a football game as opposed to getting out on the field and actually playing, letting students such as Mr. Unger better understand the mentality of a political figure.”

Meeting of the Minds Junior Thomas Unger meets with Sen. Rubio in Washington D.C. where he begins his internship.

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Busted Books

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Budget cuts leave teachers up in arms about supplies

Story by Emily Lovelock Staff Writer Having already reformatted her lesson plans for the expected new textbook adoption, biology teacher Angela Feldbush was surprised to learn that the science department wouldn’t receive enough money to purchase the materials she had selected, despite the fact that the current textbooks are already more than a decade old.

Each core subject undergoes a textbook adoption cycle every six years. All instructional materials must be vetted by a team of evaluators before classroom use. Dr. Stephanie Soliven, assistant superintendent of secondary leading and learning, offered an explanation for the confusion.

“We literally allocated every single dollar from the adoption,” Soliven said. “There were no cuts, just tough decisions to make.”

According to Soliven, the amount allocated by the state rounds out to about $70 per student. The textbooks chosen by the teachers at West Shore cost $175 each, plus additional materials.

In deciding how to distribute funds, the district prioritized complete packages for required courses before distributing the rest to “high enrollment” courses.

In a previous adoption process, the district gave the school enough money to buy only a class set of biology textbooks. The explanation

was that since the class books included an online access code, the students wouldn’t require hardcover copies.

“We considered which courses are less textbook-dependent and more driven by multiple sources,” Soliven said.

That year, the money was taken out of internal funds to purchase enough textbooks for all the students.

The school operates under two budgets: county and internal. The county budget splits up the funds into different categories, which are fixed variables that the school must use the money for.

The schools receive discretionary funds which are to be used for whatever the school sees necessary, though most of the funds go toward supplies and transportation. The distribution of roughly $20,000 to $30,000 is based on projections formed from previous years’ deficits.

The internal budget is raised by the school to be used in addition to the discretionary funds. This is what largely covers school clubs and additional classroom costs.

Occasionally this fund is used for school improvements, such as the TV production lab’s upgrades roughly four years ago.

“We are working with principals such as Rick Fleming on trying to identify additional funding sources,” Soliven said.

Despite the district’s promises, remain students and administrators

concerned about the ability of the funding to support choice schools.

Fleming expressed frustration at the textbook adoption process.

“I would probably say the timeliness in the adoption and reviewing of new textbooks [needs to be improved],” Fleming said, “ [along with] the flexibility for schools to be able to choose their own textbooks. The school has very little control.”

Meanwhile, students such as junior Kayla Aranda are upset at the perceived lack of support for honors and Advanced Placement courses.

“Why should my education suffer because the district didn’t consider my course to be important?” Aranda said.

In response to the district’s push toward online learning platforms to make up for the lack of textbooks, juniors Zoe Boyer and Julia Travis expressed dismay.

Boyer said she was concerned about how the school would handle the increased demand for internet access.

“Half the time [the school’s computers] don’t even work,” Boyer said.

Travis focused on the ability for students to complete web-oriented work outside of school.

“The school should provide its students resources and not expect us to find a way to solve a problem [they] created,” Travis said. “Some students like myself don’t always have the luxury to access the internet any time of day.”

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Too Cool for School

Story by Christopher Johnson Staff Writer Imagine it being so hot in a classroom that opening the windows and doors to the Florida heat actually improves the temperature. Alex Spak has become accustomed to dealing with this situation.

“It just got so hot some days she [Career Research teacher Heather Da Silva] would open the doors and windows and let the breeze in,” Spak said.

According to Spectrum News 13, concerned teachers, students and parents are taking to social media, with one post describing a Veria High classroom unit reaching 104 degrees.

The school has recently received the go-ahead and funding to begin work on an overhaul of the air-conditioning system. While students were away on summer break, the administration

Clocking In

Water-powered A/C unit apart of new facility updates consulted with contractors and companies qualified to bid for work on the project.

The new system will be waterchilled, which Assistant Principal Catherine Halbuer described as a more cost-effective alternative that will recover the upfront cost through energy savings alone. Additionally, the life expectancy of water-cooled airconditioning systems is 25 years, more than double that of air-cooled systems that are currently in place on campus.

Construction began a few weeks before the school year began, after an extensive process of selecting a contractor and negotiating a price to ensure the best use of funding from the half-cent sales surtax approved by voters in 2015.

Currently, construction is still ongoing throughout the campus and students can see evidence of the

work in the holes and exposed pipes between buildings 2 and 3, and 3 and 4.

The installation process has been split into two phases, the first of which is scheduled to be completed around December, and includes installing supply and return pipes as well as connecting the auditorium, gym, locker rooms and cafeteria to the chillers. Second semester should entail connecting Building 2, and the upstairs of buildings 3 and 4. Buildings that recently received air-conditioning upgrades, including the downstairs of buildings 3 and 4 and building 10, will be added into the system when their units fail in approximately 10 years.

Halbuer said the plans are still yet to be finalized.

“Things are still changing, so we are going to have to wait and see,” she said.

Child labor laws are being dismissed among businesses

Story by Anna Wilder Featured Writer With the school’s rigorous course expectations, drive for success and pressure to be at a constant involvement in a plethora of activities, students often find themselves overwhelmed with academics and extracurriculars.

While students are usually able to work with teachers about scheduling academics around school sports and extracurriculars, high-schoolers who have a part time job are in a different situation.

The expectation to have a job in 2018 has become overpowered with the tradeoff of having a 4.0 GPA, especially at West Shore. Students who have a job are the minority, and it can become tricky balancing their school work along with the demands of getting a paycheck.

Senior Isabella Nemes said although her job does get in the way of school at times, she enjoys working.

“I’ll remind myself that working

teaches me different skills sets that school doesn’t offer,” Nemes said.

Nemes says she will usually work around 10 to 15 hours a week, but her boss can be flexible with the hours when she feels overwhelmed. On the other hand, not all students are as fortunate with their work hours as Nemes.

A 16-year-old girl who chose to remain anonymous says that at times she works six and a half hours without a break. The only time the 16-year-old does get a break is when she works a double shift.

“I was actually thinking about quitting because I am so busy with school. I really don’t have time to get everything done and it becomes stressful,” anonymous said. “They keep scheduling me a lot and I don’t want to work that much. For example, next weekend I work 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday with no break besides the half hour between shifts.”

With high expectations to succeed,

it becomes vital that students have the time to prioritize what is most important to them without jeopardizing their grades or their job.

She went on to say she usually work around 13 hours a week, but at times has double shifts that take up their whole weekend.

According to Florida child labor laws, minors who are 14 to 15 years old can work only up to 15 hours a week, and should not be working before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. when school is in session.

However, 16 and 17-year-olds can work up to 30 hours a week.

With the issue becoming more pressing for teens across the U.S., it is questioned whether businesses will stop hiring students under the age of 16 all together.

According to the anonymous source for students who have three hours of AP work every night in addition to four hour shifts, getting work done becomes almost impossible.

campus connect kicks off spirit week with Student Spirit SGA new themes

Story by Cullen Capaldi Staff Writer Preceding the annual homecoming dance and Powderpuff game is the eagerly anticipated Spirit Week.

From Sept. 24 through Sept. 28, students will have the opportunity to wear themed costumes, participate in competitions and show their school spirit.

Junior Kyle Johnson explained why he participates in Spirit Week.

“It makes me feel involved in school activities and it creates a sense of family,” Johnson said. “We are able to build better connections.”

Senior Evan Courtney expressed a

similar sentiment.

“Spirit Week is a fun way to spend your week, and it breaks up the monotony of school – at least for a few days,” he said.

Students reacted to this year’s themes with mixed feelings.

“I don’t particularly like this year’s themes, because they seem kind of generic,” Courtney said.

Themes new to this year include “Punday Monday” and “Wayback Wednesday”.

“I like the pun theme because it’s new and people can get really creative with it,” Johnson said.

Wildcat Winners Fifteen seniors commended for National Merit Scholarship Program

• Christian Camps* • Austin Hayes* • Ryan Feldbush* • Iksha Handa • Smirti Sanjay-Gopal* • Kevin Barr • Corinne Meyers • Auston Gonzalez

• Minaal Murshid • Ashley Kent* • Janet Lu* • Viorel Silaghi* • Divya Reddy • Alexandra Vernich • Evan Courtney* *Semi-Finalists

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Spirit Week Schedule Monday

Punday Monday

Tuesday

Twinning Tuesday

Wednesday

Way back Wednesday

Thursday

School Spirit Day

Friday

Class Color Day/Powderpuff Seventh: Green Eighth: Orange Ninth: Yellow Tenth: Red

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Did You Know?

Whitworth the Wildcat

A bronze cast statue of the school’s mascot was placed by the graduating Class of 2016 and is named after former physical education teacher and cross-country coach Jason Whitworth, who passed away the same year.

Familiar Face

Chemistry teacher Robert Klaasen graduated from West Shore in 2007, going on to study biology at the University of Florida. In 2015, Klaasen made his return to the school as a teacher.

Harvest Ball

Because West Shore always has been football-averse, for the first few years of its existence, a Harvest Ball was held instead of the Homecoming dance.

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Constructed in 1957, the buildings served as the main campus of Eau Gallie Junior High School until 1964.

The campus then became home to Central Middle School until 1997.

Sherwood Elementary School then used the campus for one year. Finally, West Shore was opened August of 1998.

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20th Anniversary West Shore celebrates 20 years of excellence.

By Auston Gonzalez Editor In Chief The year is 1998. New teacher Kirk Murphy roams the halls of the school preparing to teach his first class.

With no students above ninth grade, the campus remains fairly quiet as a variety of thoughts flow through the minds of kids and staff members alike, wondering what to expect from a newly opened West Shore. Twenty years later, the school has won three National Blue Ribbon awards, has been named the No. 1 public high school in Florida twice and won two state championships in soccer.

Murphy, a social studies teacher, remains as one of the five original staff members on campus. He said there have been dramatic changes to the school during the past two decades.

“Well the biggest changes are the new buildings,” Murphy said.

“Specifically the science building and the auditorium. I’ve gone through three principals, Dr. [Rita] Galbraith being the first. We have also added in so many different classes and teachers. For the first several years of West Shore because of what I was teaching, you didn’t get out of the school without having me at least one time. Over the first few years I had some kids three or more times.”

In addition to Murphy, Terri Friend in information systems services as well as physical education teachers Bonnie Bettis, Nicole Anagnostis and Greg Eller remain from original staff members.

Anagnostis said the school was able to accelerate from simply an idea to a high-achieving community.

“The school of choice was merely an innovative concept developed by a small group of veteran educators and administrators called the Daring Dozen,” she said. “I had never opened a school before and I remember being at our original faculty meeting the summer before we opened. We all met to give our professional input for things like our school’s Mission Statement, department policies and procedures and to offer ideas about how to make West Shore a community like other schools. Having my professional input heard and valued was super special.”

“I am very proud to have been here for the last 20 years.”

According to Bettis, the school’s athletic programs are among the most major changes since its opening.

“The school over the past 20 years has evolved quite a bit,” she said. “In the beginning, West Shore’s athletic program was very weak. As a whole, the level of athletes has improved and our varsity sports programs are more competitive. We’re unique because we are a lottery-based school and still produce competitive sports teams. We not only attract highachieving academic students, but athletic ones as well.”

In addition to the familiar faces of the original staff members, seven

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Meet the New Teachers • • • •

Andrew Madden, physics Kimberly Bracken, English Jodie Capron, English Olga Evers, Spanish

new teachers have joined the school’s staff this year.

English teacher Kelly Lamb said she’s excited to get started.

“I’m looking forward to the many great school years to come,” she said.

“Like every year, I’m really hoping to make a difference with my students.”

Lamb said she believes there are noticeable contrasts in teaching here when compared to her last assignment.

“With being a new teacher, I haven’t really taught at many different schools,” Lamb said. “However, after teaching at Cocoa High School for the past four years, I have noticed some differences with being here.

The parent involvement and support here at this school is something I’ve never experienced before. It is very reassuring to know that the parents are involved and very willing to help with anything. Sometimes adjusting to a new school can be difficult, even for the teachers. However, the staff here have been amazing at welcoming me and

2018 marks the third year West Shore has won the National Blue Ribbon Award, making it the only school in Florida to do so.

• Kelly Lamb, English • Athena Pietrzak, social studies • Chloe Radd, social studies

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Deja Vu

Boys’ varsity soccer defeated Berkeley making sure I have everything I need in order to have a great year.”

Prep twice in the Division 2A State Physics teacher Andrew Madden said Championship, once in 2012 and again he has a positive outlook for the year. in 2017.

“So far, so good,” Madden said. “My expectations for the year are one; that my students will achieve their level of success in my classes, two; that students will be able to adapt to different ways of approaching different topics, situations, ideas, and three; that I will In 2015, a “Newsweek” report ranked grow professional relationships with both students and staff, and that doing West Shore as the No. 1 public school so will help elevate West Shore to even in the state of Florida. higher levels of achievement.”

Anagnostis said she believes there are important attributes that have maintained consistency, making the school unique from others.

“To this day, West Shore remains a special place compared to other Social studies teacher Kirk Murphy, schools, not because we have state of physical education teachers Nicole the art facilities obviously, but because Anagnostis, Bonnie Bettis and of the people,” she said. “Nevertheless, Greg Eller as well as Terri Friend in through all these years, West Shore has been able to retain a spirit and a information systems culture where our mission, ‘Excellence Achieved,’ is still alive and well. That’s the best part about working here.”

Despite the number of various changes seen since 1998, Murphy considers the school, as well as his teaching experience a success.

It wasn’t until 2002 that the school “We have gone from an unknown reached its current 7-12 grade entity,” Murphy said, “to one of the configuration. This was achieved by best schools in the state and in the country. I am very proud to have been adding a grade each year following the school’s opening. here for the last 20 years. I can honestly say I would not still be teaching if it wasn’t for West Shore.”

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Testing Trouble

By Emily Lovelock Staff Writer Fearing the impact on college admissions, students and parents have been rallying for College Board to rescore the June SAT- on which many students received surprisingly low scores due to a harsh curve.

The movement started to gain momentum after students began to share their scores on social media.

“I was hoping to improve,” senior Janet Lu said, “but my score went down by ten points [despite getting] fewer questions wrong.”

In order to understand how such a situation can occur, the process of equating used by the College Board should be explained. Essentially, the SAT undergoes multiple revisions between each administration of the test.

In order to garuntee that no group of test takers has an advantage over another due to the constantly changing ratio of easy and difficult questions, the College Board assigns a certain point-value to the questions in a test that ensures that a student who answers more difficult questions correctly will get a decent score, even if another student with an “easy” test got more questions correct.

That being the case, College Board announced it has no intention of rescoring the test, as all scores are as accurate as they can be with the scoring

June SAT curve causes students’ scores to fall processes currently in place.

Multiple attempts to reach the College Board while writing this story were dismissed: One email titled “Request for Comment on June SAT” and another “Inquiry About June SAT Scores” both received the same response word-for-word, despite two completely different agents responding, and the content of the requests being entirely different.

Upon obtaining a representative’s contact information and reviewing the email she had sent to West Shore test administrator Stephen Drake, which directly mimicked the previous emails mentioned, it was clear that the College Board wasn’t willing to release any more information than it had already published. In fact, these emails also employed the same wording as was used in an FAQ released on the College Board’s blog in response to the public’s questions “It’s unfortunate, but I don’t think the SAT is going to lose many customers from the June SAT,” Lu said. “Some colleges have stopped requiring [SAT or ACT] scores, but kids still end up taking the tests for the other schools they apply to.”

Indeed, the number of colleges branching off from standardized testing requirements is now more than 1,000, according to the FairTest database.

However, when checked against the

“US News” rankings for top Florida schools, nine out of the Top 10 Florida schools still require such scores.

This is frustrating for students, such as Lu who feel as though the tests don’t measure their academic success accurately. Nevertheless, some colleges are encouraging students not to panic over one low score.

“We superscore the SAT, which means, Florida Tech uses the highest Math section and highest Evidence Based Reading and Writing section from all SAT tests that are taken and submitted to the university from applicants,” Jordan Ursch, admission counselor at Florida Institute of Technology, said. “The SAT test is not the only indicator of potential for academic success we use in evaluating applicant for admission. The overall impact of any one SAT test on admissions to the university is low.”

Junior Elizabeth Pickering expressed her goal to improve going forward, as it was her first time taking the SAT in June.

“I plan on taking the SAT after I finish AP Lang so that I can hopefully achieve my desired score,” Pickering said.

While Pickering still has one more year to practice, seniors such as Lu are left to apply with whatever scores they may have attained in their junior year of testing.

2017 SAT Score Statistics: Distributions for composite and subject scores

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Same Place, New Face(s)

By Valery Linkenhoker Managing Editor None of the previous 2019 class officers opted to return for a final year, as five positions have been filled by a new cabinet. Senior Smriti Sanjay-Gupta chose not to run for class president because she didn’t think she would have the proper time to devote to the position.

“During senior year, my most important priority is having very strong college applications,” Sanjay-Gupta said.

“I’ll be devoting the majority of my free time towards this goal. I don’t feel I would be able to do the best possible job as class president.”

Minaal Murshid said she feels as though she is well prepared to take on the role as Senior Class president.

“I wanted to be part of the team that plans and make decisions on behalf of

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our class,” Murshid said. ”I felt that I could do a good job and deliver.”

The class officers are in the planning stages for several fund-raiser events.

The goal of the events will be to raise as much money for the senior class as possible to relieve any possible financial burdens.

“In terms of plans that are coming, pay attention to the morning announcements and the senior class Instagram page,” Vice President Armando SantamariaBruno said. “We’ll be informing mostly through those mediums. I’m hoping that the class officers can do our part and give seniors the least amount of things to stress about as possible while, for the least amount of money.”

Secretary Molly Luu said she ran for

the position in order to help make a more significant change.

“This year, students are required to pay for graduation, unlike past years when the school would pay for the venue,” Luu said. “I want to do what I can to help my classmates enjoy this year.”

Having to pay the least amount of money for projects during senior year stems from participating in the fund raiser events according to treasurer Erin O’Brien.

Senior class officers hold meetings on Mondays during Power Hour A in Tim O’Flaherty’s Room, 2-104. Anyone from the senior class is welcome to attend the meetings and offer insights and opinions.

New grading system set to replace Edline next month

By Leighton Johnson Staff Writer It’s time to get focused. Brevard Public Schools will begin to transition to Focus, a learning management system to replace Edline half way through the first semester of school.

The school board’s decision to switch from Edline was caused by the board’s decision to terminate its partnership with Blackboard after issues regarding the renewal of Edline’s contract occurred during negotiations.

Edline will become deactivated by Oct. 15 and teachers will be required to transfer all their grades and student records to the new program. Focus will cost the district $1.04 million for a contract that will last for the next five years. In order to ease parents and students into the new system, the school will use a series of voicemails as well as demonstrations and tutorials for parents during an informational PTA meeting scheduled for Sept. 25.

“Teachers will print out their reports

from the beginning of school,calculate them into one grade then submit only the final grade,” Assistant Principal Glenn Webb said. “The new website is more streamline and user-friendly. For example, if I wanted to look at my son’s SAT scores,it’s one click away. Also, if my son got failing grade I would automatically receive an email telling me the grade and what class it was in.

That’s something Edline never had.”

The layout of the website brings an easy-to-use drop menu where all classes can be accessed. Additionally, Focus claims to work along with teachers to provide the best for them with instant grade updates and customizable applications such as calendars.

Junior Mahmood Syed said he believes the new system will benefit schools.

“Edline just looks outdated and the number of times I would get a report with errors in it was a little troubling,” Syed said. “Hopefully,Focus gives students an easier way to interact with

their teachers.”

The new software allows vendors in competition with one another to create add-on products that increase a system’s (or device’s) flexibility, functionality, interoperability, potential use and useful life.

Sophomore Nathan Foo said he isn’t too concerned about the transition.

“As long as my teachers can post grades and I can talk to them like Edline, I don’t see any problems in switching to Focus,” Foo said.

2D Art teacher Matthew Henderson said he’s taking a wait-and-see approach.

“Edline could be tricky sometimes,but it’s an overall solid system,” Henderson said. “I’ve heard good things about Focus but haven’t been able to see everything it has to offer. Hopefully,Focus can be a proper substitute. My only concern is how to ease the new system for the students and parents.”

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photo: Lee Theophelis

Leading Loudly Dylan Gornto concentrates while encouraging a teammate during a 2017 swim meet.

Dylan’s Determination Gornto powers through a butterfly stroke the final 25 yards during a 2017 match.

Gunning for Gators

Senior strives to swim at the University of Florida Story by Madhav Pamidimukkala Sports Editor

Blue and orange plasters his walls, he wakes up next to a Gator Pillow Pet, and the university’s banner hangs from each wall. Senior and third-year swim captain Dylan Gornto bleeds University of Florida pride.

Holding two school records and sporting a Most Valuable Player award before his senior year, Gornto has proven to be a formidable swimmer in West Shore’s history.

With his eyes now set on collegiate athletics, the university integral to his identity lies dominant as his main target.

“Since I was a little kid I’ve been going to Gator games with my family,” Gornto said. “My mom and my dad both went to UF and both graduated from there, and I was born in Gainesville so that’s a huge part of who I am. Every Saturday I watch the Gators play football and a lot of times I go up to Gainsville to see them play. Gainesville is a huge part of my childhood and is nostalgic for me, so swimming for the Gators and being able to play a sport at the collegiate level for my all-time favorite team would be out of this

world and a dream come true.”

Though Gornto has demonstrated excellence in the sport for the past five years, the competition to swim for the University of Florida Gators is fierce, as Florida towers above the rest of the NCAA with the No. 1 dual ranking in Division 1 Men’s Swimming according to CollegeSwimming.

To elevate his swimming to the next tier of competition, Gornto participated in a selective swimming camp at the university during the summer, and was able to compete in the Senior Championship, a prestigious competition for the most impressive swimmers in the state .

“Dylan attended a swim camp at University of Florida where he had two practices a day, the first one at 5 a.m.,” boys’ swimming coach and Dylan’s father Donald Gornto said. “Last year, Dylan wanted to make time cuts for the Senior Championship swim meet … several meets came and went and Dylan didn’t make the necessary times to qualify for the meet. [This summer] he listened to the coaches and improved his technique. Finally, at

the last meet that he could qualify, he had several incredible swims earning the qualifying times which enabled him to swim in the Championship meet in Fort Pierce.”

According to eighth-grader Lance Stern, Dylan fulfills his captain duties not only by being the fastest swimmer on the school team in his respective events, but also by demonstrating first-class leadership.

“I look up to Dylan,” he said. “He shows leadership on the team by encouraging everyone to keep going even in hard sets, and has personally influenced me with his leadership by helping me learn. He helps me do the strokes if I am doing them wrong.”

Like all athletes, Gornto will face his share of challenges on his way to accomplishing his goals.

“Everything in life has obstacles,” Donald Gornto said. “There is a Japanese proverb ‘Nana korobi ya oki’ which translates to ‘fall seven times, stand up eight.’ Some common obstacles in swimming are lightning, hot pool water, chemicals out of whack, and injuries. Another great thing about sports is the ability to overcome those obstacles.”

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The Shawn Humphrey Show Sports Column by Shawn Humphrey

We’re back at it again. Whether you like it or not, the doors are open and students are finally filing into the brick buildings we call home. However, as school returns, so does the thing that I live and breathe: sports. I suppose most of you THE SHAWN don’t HUMPHREY know SHOW what to expect for fall sports this year. I’ll be honest, even I don’t know what to expect for the middle-school sports. So right now, I’ll take you through my expectations for swimming, bowling, golf, cross country and volleyball.

Coming off of a season in which both the boys’ and girls’ teams placed second at the district meet, several of the top swimmers are returning. What do you think is going to happen for those teams this year? More success.

I expect the swim team to reach new heights this year as senior Dylan Gornto, junior Sydney Weatherspoon and the rest of their respective teammates attempt to eclipse the historic mark they set last year.

The bowling team is one of the few that can benefit from not losing any seniors heading into the season.

Though the team will have a new coach, Abriana Camilo and Jonathan Crosby are prepared for the season. I am told no player on the roster needs bumpers.

That brings me to the golfers.

Another year and more experience will allow senior Matt Senft-Greenberg and eighth-grader Lila Iwanowski to once again vlub the competition.

Iwanowski is not afraid of competing against athletes five years older, and will continue her success from last year. I fully expect her to progress to regionals and beyond. Senft-

Greenberg, in his final year n the team, will rise to the occasion. I believe that he’s got eagle eyes on a regional qualification.

While the boys’ cross-country team can no longer benefit from the legs of star runner Jared Hayes, it will no doubt remain one of the top squads in the county, along with being able to compete on the regional and state levels. Senior Christian Camps and sophomore Brayden Cheek will continue their top 20 finishes. What does that mean for all opposing teams? I’m sure you know the answer to that. But I’ll answer it anyway.

It means they’ll be dealing with a lot of disappointed runners. As for the girls’ team? Much of the same from last year, as eighth-grader Gabriela Shenbaum and junior Jonelle Plahuta make the rest of the state eat their dust.

When the team clinches a first place finish this year, hopefully it’s not another Steve Harvey moment, such as last year when the runners’ secondplace finish was diminished by them mistakenly being given the first-place trophy.

Last, but not least, the volleyball team, which finished with a winning record last year, will look to match or eclipse the 2017 team’s win total.

Seniors Samantha Intille, Sally Kempfer and the rest of the team have a clear goal. But they have some big shoes to fill. Huge shoes. Among the members of the team lost due to graduation was one of, if not the best player to step through the doors of the gymnasium: Giao Huynh, who is now a D1 athlete at Jacksonville University, where instead of terrorizing opposing high-school teams, she will be doing it on the college level.

Huynh is an exceptional talent, and it will be tough for the team to replace her this year.

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SCOREBOARDS Compiled by Madhav Pamidimukkala Boys

Swimming

114 Bayside 44 73 Viera 97 Sept. 11 Heritage Sept. 13 Holy Trinity Sept. 18 Satellite Sept. 25 Eau Gallie Oct. 2 Melbourne Oct. 9 Palm Bay

144 Bayside 35 81 Viera 106 Sept. 11 Heritage Sept. 13 Holy Trinity Sept. 18 Satellite Sept. 25 Eau Gallie Oct. 2 Melbourne Oct. 9 Palm Bay

Golf

Boys

Girls

170 Cocoa Beach 241 178 Holy Trinity 177 184-201 Satellite 198 Melbourne Central Catholic 187 180 Melbourne 182 Sept. 11 Merritt Island

Girls

263 Edgewood 242 131 Holy Trinity 111 117 Cocoa Beach 129 233 Melbourne Central Catholic 193 Sept. 6 Palm Bay Sept. 13 Eau Gallie

Bowling Boys

Girls

6 Covenant 1 1 Viera 6 4 Melbourne 3 6 Satellite 1 7 Melbourne Central Catholic 0

Boys

7 Covenant 0 7 Viera 0 5 Melbourne 2 7 Satellite 0 7 Melbourne Central Catholic 0

Cross Country Girls

60, second place Place Holy Trinity 65, first place 1 Viera Sept. 8 at University of North Florida Sept. 22 “Shark Classic” Sept. 29 West Orange Oct. 6 “Windermere Invitational”

82, third place Place Holy Trinity 19, fourth place Viera Sept. 8 at University of North Florida Sept. 22 “Shark Classic” Sept. 29 West Orange Oct. 6 “Windermere Invitational”

Volleyball

3 Odyssey 0 3 Palm Bay 0 0 Viera 3 3 Eau Gallie 1 3 Edgewood 0 3 Melbourne Central Catholic 2 1 Melbourne 3

As of September 17; for more updated scores, visit www.westshoreroar.com

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Athletes to Watch

Compiled by Michael Lucente

A preview of which athletes to pay attention to this season

Golf

Matthew Senft-Greenberg, 12

Volleyball

Lydia Howald, 12

Q: What awards have you won in your golf career?

A: I’ve won the Space Coast amateur in 2017, got second in 2018 and won some Space Coast junior tour tournaments.

Q: What do you plan for the future and furthering your golf career?

A: My plan [ for the future ] is to play in college somewhere and then eventually become a college coach, even if I have to go up north somewhere to play, I’ll have to do it because one of the main requirements to be a college golf coach is to play in college.

Q: What are your goals for this season?

A: My goal for the upcoming season is to continue the volleyball program with a positive attitude through this transitoning period, which will allow us to succeed.

Q: What sparked your passion for volleyball?

A: I started off playing club volleyball as a hobby. When I began to make friends with the people on the teams, I really connected with the sport.

Golf

Lila Iwanowski, 8

Q: How has golf impacted your experience at West Shore?

A: It’s been very positive. I’ve gotten to know a lot more students from all grade levels and my teachers and the faculty have been very supportive.

Q: What tournaments have you played in?

A: I’ve played in the Cape Coast Conference tournament, the districts tournament and I advanced to regionals last year.

Currently I won the local drive, Chip and Putt contest and I advanced to sub-regionals.

Bowling

Abriana Camilo, 11 Q: How has the bowling team impacted your school experience?

A: It has taught me team building and communication skills and has given me the opportunity to make many friends.

Q: Have you received any awards when bowling?

A: I’ve placed in districts twice and conference once, my highest placing was in conference, which was third place.

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Quadruple Threat Story by Michael Lucente Staff Writer Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders and Tim Tebow. Like these three sports icons, Eighth-grader Catrina Carl knows what it’s like to play multiple sports. Carl started playing soccer at the age of 3 before she picked up basketball, lacrosse and football at the age of 8.

“My favorite sports to play are soccer and basketball, but I feel like I excel the most in lacrosse mainly because it’s like soccer and football combined,” Carl said.

Laccrosse coach Jenny Pazderak reflects on Carl’s impact on the team.

“Being that Catrina is a multi-sport athlete she brings a variety of skills and abilities to the field,” said. “She is a very versatile player who can adapt

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Eighth-grader displays athletic diversity through four sports to many different positions, which makes having a player like her a great asset to have on our team.”

Aside from playing on school teams, Carl also plays tackle football for the South Beach Seahawks, an otherwise all-male team.

“A lot of people were worried about me getting hurt playing in a male football league,” Carl said. “After the first couple of days of giving my 100 percent and proving myself, I was seen as an equal and no different.”

Seahawks teammate Cooper LaMontagne said he admires Carl.

“Yes, Catrina’s a girl, but out on the football field no one cares,” LaMontagne said. “She’s always been good and she’s really athletic on the field. Our friendship has backed us as teammates because on and off the

Catrina Challenges During a football game, Carl runs back to her teammates to start a new play.

field we’re a family and we pick each other up if we fall.”

Carl hopes to transfer the skills she learned from playing multiple sports to her high school athletic career.

“Catrina’s qualities and abilities from each sport she plays is carried over to each,” Pazderak said. “She is a very well-rounded athlete.”

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Hate it

Love it

"I like the idea of having other ways of getting home because sometimes parents can be really busy.”

—Everett Wong, 8th

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Compiled by Valery Linkenhoker

“I don’t really like it because it makes me late.”

—Ryla Underwood, 7th Busing

“I prefer Wednesdays because I was able to do more on that day.”

—James Green, 10th

“It seems to make the weekend come faster.”

—Chloe Adams, 9th Early Release

“I had to wake up at eight in the morning on most days and do boring work.”

—Macie Goldfarb, 12th

“Having a summer job was a great way for me to earn a little money.”

—Daniel Shelton, 11th Summer Jobs

Everything is not as it seems Compiled by Rosellen Rodriguez

What did you expect from West Shore that didn’t turn out to be true?

“I expected to have harder teachers and a lot more homework.”

Jadyn Rutherford, 7th

“I expected the cafeteria to be a lot bigger and a lot more homework.”

Juliana Stuart, 7th

“I thought most of the older kids would take most of the school over.”

Abigail Eason, 7th

“I expected more homework and more strict teachers.”

Erin Kohler, 7th

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‘Sweetener’ Ariana Grande Album

Review by Valery Linkenhoker Managing Editor Ariana Grande showcases her vocal control and range on her new album “Sweetener.” Grande displays her affection for her fiance Pete Davidson through a minute long song that is cheesy yet adorable, referring to him as her “soul mate.” Grande also features another fairly short song that is only about 45 seconds, ‘raindrops (an angel cried)’, that is acapella and demonstrates her beautiful talent. It is another song about love with only 14 words that are repeated but it takes the listener into a mindset of affection. Grande’s album is a mix of love and lust along with upbeat pop songs that encaptures the woman that she has developed to be in the public eye.

New Apple Products iPhone XS, XS Max and XR Photo: Creative Commons

Review by Justin Ho Staff Writer Apple announced 2 new high-end smartphones the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max. The XS and Max are both host a range of improvement in things such as camera performance, speed and overall usability, but what differentiates the Max from the XS is the whopping 6.5 inches of space that makes up the Max’s screen which is a form factor unforeseen of in an iPhone. As for pricing, the XS is going to cost consumers a hefty $999 and the Max will top that with a ridiculously-overpriced $1,099 price tag. The iPhone XR posses a slightly lower quality LCD Screen and a single camera quite contrary to the AMOLED screens and the dual cameras found in the iPhone X and XS.

Finding the love of your life

Netflix film draws heavy attention from teens first love: Josh Sanderson and Review by Madhav Pamidimukkala Kavinksy.

Sports Editor Whether you watched the Overall, the plot is wellmovie or read the novel if you’re developed, and most characters not living under a rock you’ve reveal several intricacies, making probably heard of the film the movie impossible to stop erupting with popularity on social watching. media, “To All the Boys I’ve “An inconceivable Loved Before.”

The film uses the traditional plot romance that has scheme of a popular jock falling in girls nationwide love with a nerdy girl, it does so in a refreshing and innovative way, hoping for their own where one can enjoy the cliché.

Kavinksy.”

The film features protagonist I only intended to watch the first Lara Jean Covey, who writes a 10 minutes to see what the buzz deep, revealing letter to each boy she’s had a romantic connection was about, but found myself glued.

Besides its plot and nuances, with throughout her life as a form one thing that guarantees this of emotional release. movie among the classics is that it Covey’s sister, Katherine or features an Asian“Kitty,” decides to send each letter American as the lead, to the boy it entails after seeing the something that has yet to occur in dull, solitary life Lara Jean leads. mainstream rom-com hits.

However, instead of completely This movie shows a movement backfiring on her, she draws the in Hollywood to break orthodox attention of the most popular boy expectations for lead characters. in school, Peter Kavinksy, forming Covey’s race doesn’t deter the an inconceivable romance that has plot in any way, and is in fact one girls nationwide hoping for their of the main reasons the cliches in own Kavinksy. the movie doesn’t seem bland and It wouldn’t be a romantic overused. comedy without love triangles, and Yes, the movie is cheesy, but it’s that’s what Covey finds herself in hard not to find it entertaining if when she has to choose between not satisfying. her childhood best friend and

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No. 1

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Tracks featured on “Kamikaze”

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Debut rank on Billboard Top 200 Albums

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thousand equivalent album units sold in the first week

Artist Spotlight:

Eminem

Review by Kevin Barr Featured Writer Less than a year after the critical and financial failure of his album “Revival,” hip-hop legend Eminem released a new record (without any promotion to boot) to his millions of ravenous fans.

The album, titled “Kamikaze,” is both a ferocious attack on some of Eminem’s critics and fellow “newwave” rappers, including names like Joe Budden and Lil Pump, and also a surprisingly introspective view into the mind of a man obsessed with rhyming and solidifying his position as the undisputed “greatest of all time.”

“Kamikaze” is, putting it quite simply, a lyrical masterpiece.

Eminem uses his acute grasp of language and alter-ego Slim Shady to target a never-ending list of rappers, including but not limited to, Lil Pump, Lil Xan, Lil Yachty, Tyler, The Creator, Machine Gun Kelly and Drake. For those unfamiliar with “Slim Shady,” in the late 1990s, Eminem created three distinct personalities to use when rapping: Eminem, Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers. Slim Shady is the embodiment of psychopathy and dementedness, and Eminem primarily used him as a vessel to put out some of his more explicit content, even releasing

a critically-acclaimed album using only his alter-ego to rap, titled “The Slim Shady LP.” The importance of the distinction of Slim Shady rapping versus Eminem is that Eminem hasn’t used his alter-ego in a very long time.

In fact, most Eminem fans had assumed that he was metaphorically dead, killed by an almost lethal overdose Eminem suffered in the late 2000s.

The controversial character makes a return on “Kamikaze,” taking debilitating shots at Eminem’s opponents and critics, leaving a wake of destruction throughout the album.

Eminem also uses the album to diss President Donald Trump and other members of the Republican Party, which was a contentious theme of his previous album.

However, Eminem does make a conscious decision to address his displeasure more sparingly, leaving room for only small jabs scattered sparsely throughout. Thematically, “Kamikaze” addresses some glaring issues fans and critics had with “Revival,” namely, an obsession with Trump, with almost every song making reference to his campaign in some way or another, and, ironically, a regression into an exceedingly vulgar

thousand traditional album sales in the first week

and unfamiliar territory which was a prominent issue many had (and have) with the president.

One of the things that made Eminem so successful was his life story: a white high-school dropout who was so good he became hip-hop’s $— a predominantly black industry — highest-selling artist of all time.

Once Eminem had everything he ever wanted, he simply had no more to talk about; thus, “Revival.”

Once Eminem’s supremacy was challenged with the failure of “Revival,” he was thrust into unfamiliar territory, and he used this rediscovered anger and passion to create what is one of his best projects ever, and certainly one of the best albums of the year.

Eminem also uses the album as a shoutout of sorts, name-dropping some of who he thinks are the best in the game, including Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Andre 3000 and Joyner Lucas (featured in arguably the best song on the album, “Lucky You”).

“Kamikaze” is a dense, brilliantly and meticulously rapped project coming from Eminem, proving to the small, but vocal, sliver of critics he has left that he is not to be messed with. In his own words, the only person left to compare him to now is himself.

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