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Junior campaigns for immigration reform with DAVA

Brenna Cowardin Managing Editor

Junior Dulce Elias knows how to speak up for what she believes in. Since her freshman year, she’s been advocating immigration reform not just because it’s a major issue, but because she’s stuck in the system as well.

“I’m part of SVSLI, which is Shenandoah Valley Scholarship Initiative, and [I asked] Isabel Castillo, she’s on the board [of SVSLI], because she’s really involved, and she’s a really big activist here, and she’s also part of Virginia Organizing. I knew I wanted to get involved because I’m undocumented,” Elias said.

Elias is now a member of Dream Activist Virginia, or DAVA, and over the past few years Elias has spoken one on one with politicians, debated with groups of about 100 and led her own rally.

“We do a lot of activist work, which includes rallies, but also more of getting the word out, talking to people and getting people who would like to speak up [to speak up],” Elias said.

As a teenager, Elias described working with DAVA as intimidating. Everyone else she works with has been advo-

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Tiny Tots concert brings music to kids Faith Runnells Sports Editor Once a year, many preschool and kindergarten-aged students from schools around the Valley come to HHS for a kidthemed concert called Tiny Tots performanced by the HHS band students. The band first greets all the students coming in at the door, dressed in various Disney characters’ costumes. Sophomore Mary-Hallet Culbreth was dressed as princess Snow White, and enjoyed that part of the day.

“It’s really fun to greet the kids, because some of them are too young to know that you’re not actually Snow White,” Culbreth said.

Many of the costumes used came from the city’s grant for this event a couple years back, along with some used from the drama program. Some students even bring their own from their home.

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Five students attend Model General Assembly in Richmond

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DARING DREAMER. Former HHS teacher Sandy Mercer and junior Dulce Elias attend a rally for immigration reform at Court Square. Elias works for immigration reform through Dream Activist Virginia.

Seniors recognize teachers at STAR banquet Brenna Cowardin Managing Editor

Forty-four graduating seniors will be wearing some extra bling on June 7, graduation day.

Medals were distributed to students on Tuesday, April 8 at the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition banquet. To be invited to the event, held at the Spotswood Country Club, students had to have maintained above a 4.0 grade point average through all four years of high school.

Senior Paige Baedke nominated yearbook teacher Mary Strickler. “[For the banquet] a

lot of students were doing teachers who had influenced their career path, and even though I’m not going into yearbook or journalism, Mrs. Strickler showed me that I could enjoy things other than what I’m interested in, which is Biology,” Baedke said. “Another reason I chose Mrs. Strickler is because she cares about her students inside and outside the classroom. For example in winter her room is freezing cold, and so she’ll make us hot chocolate and bring us snacks. It was a good opportunity to get all the teachers together and recognize them for all they

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Mia Karr Editor-in-chief Rather than taking a break from all things educational over spring break, six students and history teacher Mark Tueting took a trip to Virginia’s capital to learn more about government and try their hand at the political process. The Model General Assembly conference, held annually, brings students from around the state to propose and debate fake legislation in the Capital building. Junior Evan Dotas attended MGA for the first time this spring.

“I like debating, so that was definitely a big part of it, and I like speaking,” Dotas said, of why he got involved.

At the outset, students were put into either a House of Representatives group or a Senate group. In the House, which Dotas was a part of, everyone introduced their bills and then divided into committees of around 10-20. Each bill was discussed by the group and then voted on to see whether it would go to the House floor. The following day, the bills were debated on the floor to see which would continue to the

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SCHOLASTIC STAR. Senior Daniel Roth honors his mother (who homeschooled him in elementary school) at the STAR banquet.

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THE WIZARD AND I. Freshman Winston Jeffries and senior Tyler Edwards perform in the spring play.

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Posters are scattered around the school, emblazoned with a cheerful squirrel wearing large pink fuzzy slippers. The title of the play is equally as bright; in multicolored words, the poster is captioned with The Wizard, The Witch, The Fairy, The Squirrel and The Soft Fuzzy Slippers of Doom.

Bradley Walton’s annual spring play is a bit different this year. Walton, who has written a play every year for his end-of-the-year production and has had the majority of them produced around the world, had some assistance this year while writing the show.

“My daughter wrote this story for her sixth grade English class.

I liked her story--I thought it was cute--so I told her I’d adapt it into a show,” he said. His daughter has given him suggestions in the past for plot ideas and titles.

“Any money [the plays she helps with] goes into her college account, and I told her that if I wrote this one into a play all its money would go towards her college account as well,” Walton said.

The complex story follows a pair

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of teleportation slippers made by a wizard and his assistant talking squirrel. The witch, the antagonist of the story, has a tendency to steal this wizard’s magical creations and destroy them. The squirrel, trying to help out, puts a spell on the slippers that destroy anyone who tries to destroy them.

After unintentionally sealing the spell, the wizard tells the squirrel to protect the slippers and then slips into a deep sleep. With only the wizard’s best interests in mind, the squirrel takes the slippers to the Fairy Queen. However, the witch manages to steal the slippers from the fairy, sending the fairy and her talking rabbit off to find the slippers. Chaos then ensues.

“I wanted to do a children’s play for Spring Play this year. At first I wasn’t sure how much I could get out of her story but I realized I could get a good hour, so it became the Spring Play,” he said. “[For a children’s play,] I try to make something that entertains children but also keeps adults and teens interested. My mental goal is basically a Pixar movie.”

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No School Memorial Day May 26 school will be closed for Memorial Day. AP Exams Distributed AP Exams start May 5 and will continue through May 16.

Full Day of School May 13 will now be a full day of school in order to make up for some of the time we missed for snow days.

JMU Scholarship Seniors attending JMU next fall should stop by guidance to apply for the Greater Madison Scholarship SAT’s slated for spring.

The SAT will be given at HHS on May 3.

VAHLEN Scholarship Program Students who are of Latino/Hispanic heritage with a 2.5 GPA may apply for the VAHLEN scholarship. You can apply on https://www. eventbrite.com/e/2014-valhenscholarship-application-tickets-11025273891.

The Christian Connector Students can request information for this scholarship on www.ChristianConnector.com to enter in a drawing for $2,500 in scholarship money.

Prom Tickets Prom tickets are available in room 435, tickets are $30 per person. They’re available before school as well as first block.

They will also be sold during some lunch blocks.

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Spring festival celebrates arts at HHS Austin Swift News editor Spring is upon us and the season of Spring Arts has begun as well. The annual Spring Arts Festival will be held once again with junior Phoebe Copeland taking charge this year.

“It’s an evening of different types of fine arts. We have four short plays and there will also be some singing, dance, poetry, that sort of thing. So it’s just a way to celebrate all types of art, which is something we don’t do specifically in any of our other productions,” Copeland said.

With the event needing careful plan-

ning, the preparation began months before the actual showing.

“Preparation is pretty much only outside of school, like extra curricular. We might get some help with setting up lighting or the set, but for the most part it’s independent,” Copeland said.

In addition to Copeland, multiple other helping hands will be needed to complete the large task.

“I am organizing the whole thing as far as making sure there are auditions and there are people doing acts. I’ll also be the stage manager the night of the show, calling cues for the show and making sure the lighting’s timed right,” Copeland said.

Like most annual events, improvements

will be made to make the show and overall experience better for both the audience and those participating.

“Last years show was a little long, we tried to incorporate a lot of people, which is cool, but it got dragged on really long.

It also was a little bit of the same people doing different stuff the whole night, so I’d like to see a little bit more diversity in the performances,” Copeland said The festival will be held on May 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium.

“I’m looking forward to seeing all the pieces come together, because I’ll have seen each individual act, so to see them all come together as one unit will be really cool,” Copeland said.

Musicians dress up as Disney characters TOTS from A1 The students then come into the HHS auditorium to participate in a concert including songs from Star Wars, The Incredibles, Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin, and Spongebob Squarepants.

“It’s really fun because they get really into it because [the kids] know all of [the songs],” Culbreth said.

Senior Abe Nouri, dressed as Aladdin, also enjoyed playing in the concert for the kids.

“The concert is fun because you can see

all the kids get into the song of their choice, like all the boys get into Star Wars while all the girls get into the Beauty and the Beast songs, and most all of them like the Disneyland Celebration song we do at the beginning, where we just mash up a bunch of popular Disney songs,” Nouri said.

Many instruments are introduced throughout the concert, to show the kids the different aspects of the band and get them interested at an early age. One select student from the crowd is then allowed to come up to the stage, and conduct the Sesame Street song for the band.

“I think the kids enjoy this a lot; it’s a cool opportunity for them,” Culbreth said.

Because this concert is such a quick turn around from the last thing the band students had been working on, the band students only practice a couple times before the performance, including a couple practices in class and one after school rehearsal this year.

“We don’t practice too too much before the concert, but most of the music is pretty easy and a lot of us have done it in previous years, so we know it pretty well already,” Nouri said.

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school and performances were on April 24-26. The cast is made up of nine students, with Walton’s daughter coming to run lights and Junior Anna Dick stage managing and performing as a small part in the show.

“I do almost everything. I stage manage, I do costumes and makeup, I act. I yell at people if need be.

I help with set-up and cleanup and I help the actors with line memorization,” Dick said. “I end up doing most things because no one knows what they’re doing. Costumes are hard. Makeup is hard. [So I] do it.”

With that incredible workload, Dick uses Spring Play as a way to vent.

“Some people use sports to get rid of stress; theater does that for me. Plus, I love it,” she said.

Walton noted that the rehearsal and production process had been fairly stress-free. He had no major technical difficulties and the only directing issue was lecturing the students about volume.

“Getting people to be loud enough is a problem every year.

You practice with an empty auditorium but when you get people in the room, bodies absorb sound. It’s always a completely different dynamic from practicing to when you perform for an audience,” Walton said.

Walton’s favorite part of the production is getting the show in front of an audience.

“A lot of this show involves the actors playing off the audience, so it’ll be nice for them to have an audience to bounce lines off of.” He also appreciates the growing confidence he sees in the young performers, which he remembered from his own time in high school drama.

“I hope [the actors] get what I got from doing drama in high school, which is an increased sense of confidence from being in front of an audience,” Walton said. “I found it to be very empowering and confidence boosting. It expands your boundaries and it makes you willing to try new things.

Teachers honored by nomination Elias discusses immigration reform with Virginia politicians STAR from A1 have done.”

STAR students, their parents, and the nominated teachers all shared in a catered lunch at the Spotswood Country Club. After the meal, each student was given the opportunity to talk in front of the crowd about their chosen educators. For most teachers the nomination was a surprise, like it was for librarian Billy Martin.

“I did not know anything about it when I got the invitation in the mail. It was a huge surprise. I didn’t really think I was anything special to the student [who nominated me].” Martin said. “My favorite part of the event was listening to what the students had to say about the teachers, that was really cool to hear. This is the first class I have seen from freshman to senior year and so it is neat to see them grow up.”

History teacher Marc Healy was also pleasantly surprised by his nomination.

“I don’t expect to be recognized so it’s always a pleasurable moment to be honored. The event is put on well, it is great having parents, students, and people from the city there to recognize us,” Healy said.

REFORM from A1 cating immigration reform for years.

“I haven’t had a lot of experience, and they have, and they’re really good at what they do. I look at myself, and I say, ‘Woah, I have a long way to go,’” Elias said. “They tell me, ‘It’s great what you’re doing, keep at it,” or they give me guidelines because they’ve been doing it longer, and it’s great to get advice from them.”

Castillo is one of the people who has influenced Elias’ experience. “[Isabel is] the one who’s always there and is always really involved in it. She’s a really strong woman. I’ve never met anyone that would do everything she does,” Elias said. “Knowing her life, and how she’s undocumented as well, and how she overcomes that [is inspiring]. She’s working and doing such big things.”

Elias had to learn how to deal with those who disagreed with her opinions early on.

“At the first place I spoke, you got open mike, so everyone got to talk. [Other people at the meeting] basically said that immigration reform was a waste of time, and that we should just deport [undocumented residents],” Elias said. “I got so red. When I get mad, I just want to say something, but you’re not allowed to, so I have to try to stay calm.”

Despite this, Elias loves her experience with DAVA. “This is how you get exposed to the world, and that’s how you get to know people, and you have to take risks,” Elias

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ABRACADAbRA. Sophomore Lauren McKenzie and senior Tyler Edwards act out a scene between

“Hi, I’m Dulce, and I’m a Dreamer. I came here when I was three, and I come from an undocumented family, and we were really hoping that you would support immigration reform,” - Dulce Elias said.

Elias takes these risk constantly. She has had a few one on one conversations with politicians, in particular, congressman Bob Goodlatte.

“The first [conversation] I had [with a politician] was with Bob Goodlatte, he’s the representative from our district, and I told him my story, and we started crying,” Elias said. “That was the first time he came out and said that he would be willing to support immigration, but then he backtracked himself, and now he’s just being stubborn.”

Elias is just as stubborn.

“We’re going to D.C. tomorrow because Bob Goodlatte is having a conversation with his constituents, and we’re going to go to push immigration reform again,” Elias said.

Just recently, that stubbornness was put

to the test. In February, Elias was kicked out of a private fundraiser for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor while she was handing out fliers.

“One of the guards, who was a policeman said, ‘Just wait here.’ It was really scary, but then they snuck me back in, and I had to talk to the policeman again,” Elias said. Eventually she ended up talking to Cantor.

“They had me talk to Eric Cantor. He’s apparently the fourth most powerful person in politics and I didn’t even know,” Elias said. “Politicians are always in a rush, so I had to go up to him and say, ‘Please support immigration reform,’ and I had to say it really quickly before they rushed him out.”

Elias’s veteran advice is to make the debate emotional, and although it doesn’t work all the time, it’s a good place to start. “[Our big goal is] getting stories out because if you touch someone emotionally, they will be more willing to support you, but some politicians are kind of heartless, so [that doesn’t always work],” Elias said.

Elias sees her role in immigration reform as a duty to fulfill because not every one of the undocumented residents in the U.S. will speak out.

“My favorite part is standing up for what I believe in because there are 11 million of us, and not everyone wants to stand up, so it’s kind of my job to stand up and represent what we’re here for and that we’re not going to go,” Elias said.

Junior nominated for national conference MGA from A1

to the Senate. After that, the students redivided into committees to talk about the bills that went to the Senate and then went to the floor one more time to talk about the bills the Senate passed.

Dotas had the honor of having his bill, which was about regulating prostitution for safety measures, discussed first.

“It was very interesting to talk to a bunch of kids about that,” Dotas said. “I knew it would be controversial and I wanted to talk about something that would be controversial, but also I did a lot of research and people in prostitution have really unsafe conditions and it’s a pretty big problem. So I was interested once I started researching it.”

Dotas wasn’t the only one with a controversial bill.

“There were two bills about gay marriage and since there were a bunch of private school kids, they’re really conservative and so it got really intense,” Dotas said.

Junior Brenna Cowardin was another HHS student to receive an honor- she was one of only about 25 students nominated for a national convention by a group of advisers at the conference.

“I think [the nomination] was because I supported this one senator’s bill that was for giving cars to undocumented residents.

I think her adviser was one of the people on the nomination committee and he saw me really standing up for it in committee meetings,” Cowardin said.

Cowardin will be attending the convention for a week over the summer with other students from around the country who participated in similar programs. She’s

looking forward to the opportunity.

“I think that’s its going to be a really amazing experience. It’s something I certainly wasn’t expecting going in to the conference,” Cowardin said. “Going in, I was really hoping that I would be able to speak in front of people because last year I did not say a single word the entire time.

So, getting this out of this is just kind of a miracle of some sort.

The students who attended MGA got to experience Virginia government first hand.

“At one point we went in to the actual chamber where the real Virginia House of Delegates debates and so we got to sit at their desks and every time we spoke we got to use a microphone, so that was fun, just kind of pretending we were the real thing,” Dotas said.

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year was because the audition date was pushed back three times,” Heydari said.

The auditions were casual and people who auditioned had to read monologues to audition and then were called back to read for specific parts in front of directors.

The directors and the stage manager junior Phoebe Copeland had several monologues available for students who auditioned.

The students were given some time to read it over and figure out what they were doing before they performed their monologues in front of the directors. The directors coached the actors and then had them do cold readings for their respective shows.

“That was really fun trying combinations of people, you know, seeing how things worked,” Nouri said.

All of the directors were impressed by the level of talent displayed at the auditions and felt that they went well.

“For me, personally, they went fantastic.

We had some really great people show up and they did some really good stuff in their auditions and it was a really hard decision to pick the certain people that I needed,” Edwards said.

“They were so much fun. It was fun because I knew everyone that was auditioning, so it was cool to watch everyone that I know personally,” Halpern said.

All of the seniors who are directing shows have been involved in the arts for most or all of their high school careers and

wanted to do one last show before they graduate.

“It’s my senior year and I wanted to do something different other than acting or After four years of watching drama disinging, and I feel like if you want to be a rector Stan Swartz direct them in shows, really good actor you should also know the senior class of 2014 is trying their hand what the director’s standpoint is and how at directing for the Third Annual Spring the director views things from his chair. You Arts Festival. just learn a lot more,” Edwards said.

Auditions for the 10-minute plays were “I’ve wanted to do this since my sophoheld on Mar. 31. There will be four differmore year when Spring Arts was instated. ent shows directed by seniors Deb Halpern, It’s something I’ve been looking forward Tyler Edwards, Aubtin Heydari, and a show to for such a long time. It seemed like so directed by Jack Adamek and Abe Nouri. much fun. As a senior who has been doing The festival will be showcased on May 3, the arts for four years, it’s just something I 2014. should do,” Halpern said.

Thirteen people auditioned to be put in “I’ve been in the arts for all four years the plays and there were exactly thirteen and I thought this would be a cool way to parts available to cast. make my last contribution,” Adamek said “There were not as many people as we “It was just something I wanted to try hoped, but the talent was there. There was after being on stage a lot. It’s like the other some really amazing, talented people who side. You get to interact a lot with the tech auditioned,” Halpern said. people and the pit and you see all of that The limited number of people who auand you interact with the director too, but ditioned meant there there was some trouyou don’t really see what goes on behind ble in making the casting decisions. the scenes, when they’re not working with “The problem is the exact number of you and when they’re having to make decipeople who tried out are the exact numsions. It’s different being told what the viber of parts available. Even though everysion as opposed to having the vision. I think one at the audition was very talented it it’s a good experience. I’m not going to go made it difficult to organize things propinto theatre later, but I think this is a cool erly because there was no wiggle room for way to end my high school theatre career,” any part. It was fun, it was cool, I’ve been Nouri said. waiting for it for a while. I think part of the For Heydari, directing is more than just reason not that many people tried out this a one-time end of high school experience.

“This is what I want to do with my life. I’m going to film school and I want to write plays and screenplays. This was a very natural thing for me to choose to do.

It’s something I know I’ve wanted to do since I was a child. Ever since Spring Arts started my sophomore year, I knew I wanted to write and direct a play,” Heydari said Every show is completely different from the others, therefore all of the directors were looking for different qualities in the actors who were auditioning. Edwards’ show, “A Forgetful Remembrance”

by Bobby Kinisten, is a dramatic show about an old couple who takes a walk through the park, and the story ends with a twist.

“I was looking for people who could take direction and use it well and could also present a really well defined character and for the play that I’m doing there needs to be a strong emotional ability,” Edwards said.

Halpern chose to direct a comedic show.

“It’s kind of a weird absurdist thing. The entire show is just this couple trying to remember the name of a movie but it goes from there and gets kind of weird,” Halpern said.

Halpern’s comedy features just two people, so it was important for her to get the right people cast in her show.

“I was looking for people who could play off of each other really well; it is a two person show, so stage chemistry is so important.

If there are two people on stage and they don’t work together well, then, what are you even doing?”

Halpern said.

PHOTO BY MIA KARR Heydari wrote his own play.

STUDENT DIRECTOR. Junior Evan Dotas and Freshman Eleanor Alger rehearse A Forgetful “My show is a very weird show.

Remembrance, directed by senior Tyler Edwards for the Spring Arts Festival on May 3.

AP exams looming large as testing season approaches Luke Gibson Online Editor-in-Chief Despite the changing weather and longer days, spring is also accompanied by a new dread in the minds of students: Advanced Placement exams. Seen as a sort of sacrifice of one’s social life and mental stability, AP exams allow for the chance to skip the same class in college - if students get a high enough score.

Junior Eddie Mestre currently takes six AP classes, ranging from Biology to United States History to English Language. “[School life] is pretty normal, except for the fact that my social life has been dramatically reduced. It’s not that I have a lot of work per se, just a lot of reading,” Mestre said.

He recognizes the fact that studying for six APs requires some organization, even if it is only based on which class he finds harder.

“I have a kind of ‘triage’ for my APs, like a doctor. I’ll treat some classes with more importance depending on how easy I find them. AP Psychology is interesting and easy so I’ll probably spend less time studying.

Then there are classes like AP Biology which are interesting but so much work, so I have to work hard to keep up,” Mestre said.

He also treats his studying hierarchy on first come, first served basis.

“I’m taking subject tests for Biology and U.S. History first, so I’m studying with more emphasis on those classes, but eventually I’ll need to study for other classes. It’s definitely stressful,” Mestre said.

Mestre sees junior year as an intentionally stressful part of high school. His senior year will then be a chance to relax.

“If I could take this year again, I’d take the same number of APs. It’s difficult, but I don’t regret it. [Next year] I want to focus on extracurricular activities and college, so I’ll take fewer AP classes,” Mestre said.

Junior Kara Simmons also takes six APs, but through Massanutten Regional Governor’s School. She will only have to take two tests this year. “[It’s easier] because it’s over two years instead of one,” Simmons said.

Simmons’ study hierarchy depends more on her progress in a class as opposed to which exam comes sooner. “[What I study for] depends on the grade in my class, but it’s hard to tell how I’ll do on the AP test. I have an A in Calculus, but I’m not sure if I would get a five,” Simmons said.

Despite the fact that a high AP score means one less college class, some students still feel an obligation to treat a class for its educational value. It is not always a concern about getting back a score of four or five.

“If my AP score is [high enough] I can opt out of it in college, but if I’m not good enough in the class it means I should still take it in college. So the grade seems more important,” Simmons said.

It’s an absurdist take on Scooby Doo, which is both at once comedic, but also dramatic and because of that, I needed people who look and act very similar to the Scooby Doo characters in order for it to work. Really, what I was looking for in people was whether or not they could have a black comedy, dry sense of humor,” Heydari said.

Nouri and Adamek’s show, “Smoke Scenes” doesn’t have a concrete plot.

“Our show doesn’t really have a plot.

It’s 51 short plays in 10 minutes, so it’s more these two characters acting out these really short scenes. It’s like three lines. We weren’t looking necessarily for a specific type of person, it was more just finding people who worked well together and had good chemistry. They had to have good flow with lines, because it has to be speedy so the audience doesn’t get bored.

We just wanted people who worked together, not necessarily a certain type of person,” Nouri said.

“We were looking for people we could trust to get it done,” Adamek said.

Nouri and Adamek have to work differently than the other directors because they have to make sure that they are on the same page about decisions.

“It’s kind of like working with someone else, but also Abe and I have been best friends since first grade, so 90 percent of our thoughts are exactly the same. There is a little more collaboration and compromising ideas of what we think, but we largely have the same view for our show,” Adamek said.

“We know each other really well, so we can tell what each of us are thinking. Sometimes we disagree about little things and then we just figure things out.

It’s good, it gives you ideas. We feed off of each other, like he gives me ideas that I’ve never thought of before and I’m sure he’d say the same thing. We have different images, but then putting them together is gonna give us the best result. We get along really well, so it’s fun,” Nouri said.

Tough auditions pay off for All-State band Hunter Manzano Staff Reporter Only the most elite performers in the state are selected to be a part of the prestigious all state band. Once a year, the state selects only its top players to attend a workshop over a weekend, and with only two days to learn and practice a piece, they must execute the performance flawlessly.

“The practice is intense, and it’s all quick learning,” said senior Abe Nouri, a trombonist for the all state band.

As you may think, the selection process for this advanced group is rigorous.

“First you have to audition for the top chairs in district band or city/ county honors band,” Nouri said.

“If you get in, then you can audition for all-state.” Very few who audition make the cut. In the case of the trombone section, nearly 80 auditioned, while only 15 made it in.

These odds vary from section to section, but all state consists purely of the most advanced musicians.

Once an individual has beat the odds and made it into the band, they have two days of practicing for six to seven hours straight to learn a piece.

“It’s really hard to play for that long, but you really build up an endurance and a drive to keep playing,” Nouri said. “All-state is really set apart from other bands because it picks out the super advanced people, and they all work very well together.”

On April 5, the All-state band took the stage.

“It went really well,” trumpet player Hollyn Slykhuis said. “There were a couple of mistakes we didn’t make in practice, but we did well overall.”

This is among the most elite in Virginia, but even this band had trouble with such a small amount of practice.

“We didn’t get the music until we got there. It was a little overwhelming, but we were with a good group of people so everything went well,” Slykhuis said.

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PERSUASION. Senior Rafael Snell-Feikema debates in the last round of the regionals tournament at Dominion High School in Loudoun County.

After coming out on top after regionals, HHS’s debate team will travel to the state tournament. Two student congress debaters, two Lincoln Douglas debaters, one pair of public forum debaters and two pairs of policy debaters traveled to Liberty University for a two tournament to compete with the bests schools in Virginia.

From the bus ride back to HHS from Dominion High School, the debaters advancing to states were already preparing their strategies for the upcoming competition.

Michelle Waligora, a senior at HHS and the Public Forum team captain was one such debater.

“[We were] getting more evidence, rewriting cases, and doing all we can to be prepared knowing that the people we will face at States will have done the same,” Waligora said.

Every debater is different and so is how they choose to prepare for their next tournament. Unlike Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum and Student Congress who were all coached by English teacher Peter Norment, the two Policy teams who advanced to states were coached before and during the tournament by Ellie Miller, a sophomore JMU student and varsity JMU debater.

As of printing this issue the state VHSL debate tournament hadn’t happened.

For more updated information check the Newsstreak website.

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It’s time to change society’s definition of perfect NEWSSTREAK STAFF EDITORIAL For this month’s issue, the Newsstreak has decided to do a special feature on body image. This idea came out of a non-journalism related discussion on body image between several of the paper’s female editors. Since this is an issue that a lot of us care about, and something that almost everyone can relate to, we thought it would be important to cover.

What is body image? According to dictionary.com, “an intellectual or idealized image of what one’s body is or should be like”- essentially how you feel about your body.

Unfortunately, many high schoolers have a negative body image, informed by pressures from the media and society, the glorification of skinny, and the idea that there is only one way to be attractive.

We at the Newsstreak believe that the word “beautiful” is not limited to a photoshopped model in a magazine. Furthermore, we believe that skinny is not the biggest compliment you can give a girl, or anyone for that matter. There are so

many other qualities and traits that are more important.

We also believe that expanding the definition of attractive to people of all body types also means not passing judgment on people that are really skinny- it does not necessarily mean they are unhealthy or obsessive; people can not control their genetic makeup.

However, eating disorders are a big issue; according to the Eating Disorders Coalition, anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents and approximately 11 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder. We hope that more and more people dealing with these illnesses will be encouraged to get help.

Although body image is most prevalently discussed in regards to women, it is not just a female issueit’s a person issue. It is important to remember that males are also under pressure to conform to a certain body standard.

This issue also includes coverage in our sports pages about exercising and eating healthy. It is perfectly okay to diet and work out as long as

it is done in a healthy way. This is important to many students, so we have included coverage. It is also perfectly okay to not work out or diet.

We applaud efforts such as the Dove campaign to spread positive body image and portray women on TV and in advertising that are usually not seen on these mediums. It’s important to remember that many of the images we see on a daily basis are highly photoshopped. It’s also important to remember that

looks aren’t everything. To quote the book Paper Towns by John Green, “That’s always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they’re pretty. It’s like picking your breakfast cereals based on color instead of taste.”

In essence, we think that the definition of attractive in today’s society needs to be expanded considerably- and that, regardless, the definition is not as important as many people seem to think.

WHAT IS THE STAFF EDITORIAL? The unsigned staff editorial appears in each issue and reflects the majority opinion of the Newsstreak Staff Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is comprised of all editors-in-chief, page editors, advertising managers, photographers and selected freshman journalism students. In no way does our opinion reflect that of the school system or the administration.

THE ACTUAL VOTE The board voted 10-0 to take on the topic of body image because we feel it is a really important topic for both females and males to be aware of in high school.

Small choices can make huge impact in future One great question awaits every HHS student each lunch hour.

A question so important, it affects not only them, but the students of future generations. This question isn’t whether to get pizza or salad- it’s, quite simply, plastic or styrofoam?

I wouldn’t really consider myself an environmental crusader. If a recycling receptacle isn’t in the immediate vicinity, I’m not going to break an arm and a leg trying to find one.

I regularly use more paper towels than I strictly need, and I don’t feel even a little bit guilty when I spend an extra 10 minutes in the shower.

But, even being as lazy and semiapathetic as I am when it comes to

preserving the earth, a plastic tray over a I still make one choice styrofoam one is that daily that’s positive for it causes you zero exthe environment. tra effort. There are That choice is to use literally no reasons a plastic tray in the cafnot to, and I don’t eteria. Yes there are understand why several critical drawmore people don’t backs. For one thing, choose that option.

The Mia that extra .0002 ounces (Maybe blue clashes Perspective with their outfit?) of weight I have to carry around really puts On the other hand, a strain on my arm muscles. And there are lots of reasons to do so. even worse, the extra few steps I Styrofoam is non-biohave to walk to set my tray in the degradable, which means that it window rather than just throwing will live longer than you and acit away pushes me to the absolute cumulate in places where it relimit of my physical ability. ally shouldn’t. In fact, according to Basically the best reason to use greenliving.com, styrofoam is now

the main component of marine debris. Not only that, the creation of styrofoam releases pollutants into the air.

So, you may be thinking, can such a small change really make any difference in helping the environment? Maybe not. But HHS has around 1400 students and 180 school days a year. So, if every student bought lunch every day, and each one used a styrofoam tray, that would be around 252,000 styrofoam trays a year. That’s a pretty big number.

So why not just choose plastic?

If someone as lazy as me can manage to do something good for the environment, so can you.

Social media plays role in our judicial system We all saw the WHSV tweets and news reports. Most of us have an opinion, whether it be that Weylin Holmes was guilty or not guilty. But, that is not my topic of discussion in this column. What I do want to talk about is the effect this trial had on not only HHS students, but people in the community as well. It would be an understatement to say ‘a town divided’-- it is truly sickening.

After the news broke that Holmes was not guilty on all charges, I saw some of the most heinous, cruel, and insensitive tweets. One that stuck out for sure was “Now where’s the charges for the lil lying

the alleged victim her*ss [explicit]?” and self. Really? then it hit me… I gave My own personal the people around me opinion about the way too much credit. verdict is irrelevant to Not even just stuwhat I am trying to say. dents, but adults too.

Of all the people who I expected people to ran to social media to have respect for such a publish their opinion delicate situation.

Just Julexus I can’t say I saw one In retrospect, I was post about how both parties were certainly being naive.

On the flip side, you have the negatively affected. Not to say there people who hit social media to talk wasn’t by the way. about what a victory it was, with A young man fresh out of high paragraph length statuses saying school who had to deal with the things like “You can’t keep a good pressure of rape, sodomy, and abbrother down” and remarks about duction charges-- that really could

not have been easy. Then a girl who is not even an upperclassmen in high school yet gets threatening texts and tweets thrown at her for stepping up and telling her story-this also is not an easy feat.

Unfortunately, a lot of people around here have picked a side and stuck with it. In all honesty, it is not even about that. Believe what you want. That, too, is irrelevant. What is not is being able to see how all sides were hurt and a respect for such a sensitive occurrence. If you can’t feel where I’m coming from on this, you might be a part of the problem.

History seems to be repeating itself in Eastern Europe

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You know that saying learn from your mistakes. Or better yet it’s okay to make mistakes, but don’t make the same mistakes. There is a plethora of cliche sayings that all mean the same thing...don’t repeat history.

I am mainly talking about the recent development in Crimea. The heated situation in Eastern Europe is very reminiscent of something we learned in our history textbooks and we all know how that ended.

If we aren’t careful in how we deal

with this, we could see the largest global war since WWII. If you analyze the crisis, we are literally repeating history 70 years later.

When Hitler first started invading Europe, he went after territorial gains in the Sudetenland, his reason was because there was a high concentration of ethnic Germans living there. Why did Putin invade Crimea? For the exact same reason.

Russia’s invasion of Crimea goes against international laws. The very laws

set in place after WWII to prevent history from repeating itself.

Now in 1939 the major powers let Hitler annex most of Western Europe.

These next few weeks are crucial in the development of that region.

The major powers are faced with a question. Should we let Putin plough through Eastern Europe or do we step in and intervene before there is another major, global conflict?

Miley Cyrus schemes are simply for making money Isabella Burden Online Managing editor Hip-hop music is a culture… an artistry that not many outsiders ever come to understand, yet for the millions of people inside the world of ‘twerking’ and blinged-out jumpers, hip-hop is a way of life.

There seems to be an organization spewing out heinous performers who are full of perfectly sketched out schemes that will boost their careers. The latest is Miley Cyrus. Yes, that former Hannah Montana sweetheart has really grown into her shoes…or as some would say, grown out of her shoes and become a completely different figure.

The massive reaction to Miley’s transformation from Disney days to twerking on the VMA’s shows that her fans are just not ready to let go of “Miley Stewart”.

Cyrus caught the eye of Disney in 2005 as a young teen. She starred in the hit TV series, Hannah Montana where she lived a double life as pop superstar, Hannah Montana, and ordinary teenager, Miley Stewart. The show captivated young audiences around the globe, giving Cyrus quite a large fan base at a young age.

Criticizing Cyrus for growing up is ineffective because she actually has done just that: grown up. You cannot expect a 21 year old woman to act the same as she did when

she was 13.

To criticize Cyrus at her age for acting more mature is exactly counter-productive, because she is more mature and intends to act like it.

Maybe the obsessive sticking out of the tongue and twerking habit aren’t exactly Disney Channel appropriate, but that isn’t her goal. Her goal is to get a reaction from everyone, and she has done just that.

If you think that all of these publicity stunts with the bleached eyebrows, new dress code, and Rrated performances and music videos weren’t part of her grand plan to gain popularity, then you seriously need to think again.

A couple years after Hannah Montana went off the air, Miley Cyrus was a figment of the past, merely an afterthought. She was out of the limelight and therefore needed to do something to get back in it, and her former path obviously wasn’t leading anywhere.

Now, Cyrus is raking in over 500 thousand copies of her new album “Bangerz” and gaining national attention for being a significant hiphop figure of the new decade.

TIME Magazine has named Cyrus one of the final candidates for the ‘Time’s Person of the Year”.

This honor would not go to anyone who was not a master of the music scene and had a good and strategic head on their shoulders.

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Rita Ora’s prank At the 2014 MTV Movie Awards singer Rita Ora yanked off Zac Efron’s T-shirt.

Galaxy s5 Samsung released the Galaxy s5 this month and some of the new feautures include waterproof, a bigger screen, and fingerprint scanner option,

ELT is back!

After a few weeks of not having it, Extended Learning Time is back. It varies between one and two times a week.

Juicy J comes to JMU Juicy J and Sage the Gemini performed at the JMU Convocation Center.

No more whale hunting The United Nations has demanded that Japan stop with whale hunting.

Blood Moon April 16 the moon was a deep red. This has only happened three times in the past 500 years, according to NASA.

Divergent Divergent. starring Shailene Woodley, grossed 100 million dollars in the box office.

Editorial cartoon on VT All major colleges in VA were depicted in a editorial cartoon huddled around the Hokie bird in honor of the anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre.

Spring sports are back Baseball, softball, outdoor track, and soccer are in season. Summer is almost here!

Prom theme May 17 prom will be held at the Elks Lodge. The theme is ‘Luau Paradise.’

NOT Flight 370 239 lives lost on Malaysian Airlcraft in March and since then they have not found much in the search for the plane.

Korean ferry sinks Around 300 Southern Korean students are missing after a fatal boat sinking. The captain has been arrested for jumping ship.

Pennsylvania stabbing 21 students and a security guard were stabbed at a Pittsburgh area school. The student will be charged as an adult.

Bus crash in California 44 students on the way to a college visit in southern California were in a fatal car crash. Eight are dead.

Status of Ukraine The revolts and riots in Ukraine have lead to a rising death toll. Democratic transitions are messy, but Putin is not helping.

Human Ken and Barbie Justin Jedlica [human Ken doll] has gotten 149 cosmetic procedures to look like the doll while Valeria Lukyanova has created an 18 inch waist.

Stink bombs @ HHS We are aware of the attrocious smell that has been consuming the hallways the past couple of weeks. Grow up people.

No more breaks til June In exchange for our spring break, we gave up all early releases and days off from school.

California earthquakes A rash of earthquakes have hit the west coast in this past month. They have been moderately high on the Richter Scale.

ELT passes Choice students are required to have a pass from the teacher or place they are going to for ELT.

Allergy season It’s that time of year when coughers and sneezers are wreaking havoc on us all.

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Immigration reform is necessary It has been nine months since the Senate passed Obama’s suggested immigration reform bill.

Obama engaged in his effort Delay Tactics to provide immigration reform, Rafael Snell-Feikema and in those nine Online Editor-in-chief months, he has deported approxof the major parties. imately 100,000 people, For the Democrats, according to Democracy this is symptomatic of now. Over his six years, the fact that they seem the total comes to a to have decided that whopping two million, only proposal of change more than any other is necessary. With the U.S. President in history Democratic base and by far. particularly Latinos (I’m It is hypocrisy to the ignoring Cubans here, greatest extent. While just go with it) more the White House passed likely to sign up for the around a memo declar- volunteer service than ing that low-priority, to vote Republican, their non-criminal immigrants mandate for the Demowould be deported, no crats has become weak. actual executive order I’m fairly sure I’ve to that effect has been ranted about the twodeclared. It lays in clear party system in every view the vote-grabbing

column I’ve written, but still, I reiterate: it’s the worst.

Immigration reform is ethically imperative. Having exploited a country into oblivion, funding its cartels through our “War on Drugs” and abusing its citizens in maquiladoras run by American companies, it seems only fair for us to at least allow for some avenue of escape to these people. To be more fair, we should probably stop destroying their country.

The problem of support is thus evident: conservatives and their large corporate backers simply do not care about these people or their lives. For them, a struggling family living on far below minimum wage is only an economic factor. The current system is to their benefit: no unions, low wages, and

essentially free abuse of laborers. To think that Obama might make concession to such logic to gain illusory “political capital” is disgusting.

Not only is the current immigration system incredibly preferentialist towards European countries and richer applicants (with very little real, non-racialized justification), but also it presents entirely inevitable problems.

For those with little heart, who are not moved by the incredibly wrenching stories of hundreds of thousands of families torn apart, there is too a practical argument: illegal immigration, within this compounded system of neoliberal exploitation of Latin America and difficult and exclusionary current pathways, will continue into perpetuity.

Social media impacts younger generation Jessica Nguyen Feature editor I don’t know what it is about middle schoolers these days, but I fear for their future. We have a family friend whose daughter just went into fifth grade, and already she is YOLO-ing and living on her iPad. It’s true that statistically younger generations have more access to the internet and use more social networks than ever before. That is what’s frightening, for I am on the internet and have seen things that

one cannot unsee.

The biggest problem with having minors on social networks is the trends that they will be exposed to.

No one will ever forget “planking’ from 2010, or the latest one, ‘grinding’, which is a very adult fad that children should never be witnesses to.

But those are the more tame ones. The violent ‘knockout game’ made big headlines these past few months with many deaths, and also “Smack Cam”, a big trend on Vine where one smacks an unwary

person and flees. Those, mixed in with other pranks whose sole purpose is to bother unsuspecting people and get them riled up is a bad influence for the young ones.

The internet is an outlet for everyone to express themselves creatively, whether it be writing, singing, dancing, photography, or comedy related things. One could share their talents and meet other people from around the world who share their same interests.

Young kids-and many adults- think the internet

is safe. Nothing about the internet is safe, or private. If the word ‘private’ is seen anywhere on the screen, it’s not.

At least one person can see everything you are doing.

But the younger ones are more likely to share personal informationeven though there are those posters all around the schools that tell them not to do it, but middle school egos are way too big these days.

Please go outside and ride a bike. Or take those naps-you are going to wish you did when you get to high school.

College tuition is out of control Students leaving college with mountains of debt is unacceptable At an age where tunity embedded college admissions in the American are more competitive dream, the curthan ever, it is truly rent policies fall a travesty that more short of their goal. and more children The people behave to turn down acing disadvantaged ceptances to top tier the most now are schools because they the middle class, could not afford it. as funds first go The Haitch Students spend Aubtin Heydari to lower income their lives shaping Staff Reporter families, which their applications to then dries out the become competitive pool of available enough to get into funds. these schools, often times sacriThere are definitely strategies ficing an incredible amount. to account for the cost of college.

Obviously, some will not get For most people, this includes in, but that is the inherent nature attending a community college of competitive colleges. Is it fair, and then transferring, or attendhowever, that the kids who suc- ing an in-state institution, or simceed in getting in, now have to ply attending whatever school compete for enough scholarships gives you the best ticket price. and financial aid to attend? If a While these make sense as fisstudent deserves acceptance into cal choices, it points out the una college, they deserve the ability derlying inequality at play here by to attend that college, regardless pointing out the illusion of choice. of financial restraint.

With financial need comes masWe are all becoming increas- sive restraint, so if college is a fiingly aware of the obnoxiously nancial burden to any degree for rising cost of college and the de- a family, they become limited in structive force of student debt, their choices. but we are doing nothing to adThis is antithetical both to the dress this. purpose of institutions of higher Private and out-of-state col- learning and the goal of a counleges now can cost a quarter mil- try’s known as the land of opporlion on average, which is an as- tunity. tronomical amount. While there In a society that rewards perhave been plenty of attempts to sonal initiative, hard work and reconcile the rising cost of educa- merit, why should our kids not tion with the promise of oppor- be able to reap the rewards of

their labor? Why should they settle for less when they worked hard enough to deserve more?

This illusion of choice is no longer between one school or another, but whether to spend tens of thousands in loans or default to an in-state institution.

We convince ourselves that the latter is a better decision because it is more fiscally sound, but what does that say about how we value our children’s education?

Obviously, there are plenty of highly accredited and wonderful public schools, but if a child has their heart set on a school, why should they be punished with crippling student debt because it happens to be private or out-ofstate?

Our Government needs to take a more active role in postsecondary education, both in terms of making it more available and affordable.

The European system, which pays for college entirely, is empirically more effective and produces well-educated students who aren’t burdened by costs.

That doesn’t mean we should totally pay for the entirety of college education, but there needs to be measures taken that limit the price of college, increase the availability of federal funds, and reduce the constraints of loans in order to make college education equitable.

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Lessons we have learned from Thatcher Joshua Byrd Op/Ed Editor Today when you turn on the news you see the crisis in Ukraine, an aggressive Russia, a slow growing economy, a 17 trillion dollar debt, and a white house that isn’t doing anything.

On the one year anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s death, I believe that we can learn a few lessons from the late Prime Minister of Great Britain.

In eastern Europe today, we see an aggressive Russian state taking parts of its old USSR back. With Russian troops already in the Crimea region of Ukraine and troops building up on the eastern border of the state, I can’t help but reflect back to the 80’s and the time of Reagan and Thatcher.

Once called the Iron Lady by a Soviet reporter, Lady Thatcher always stood up to the totalitarian Soviet Union and never backed down.

Fast forward 35 years and today we see a President who is barely doing anything. Yes we have passed “sanctions,” but these are nothing compared to the sanctions of the Cold War. America is acting like a bystander, telling the bully (Russia) not to beat up the weaker person (Ukraine), but not doing anything else to stop it.

In America today we see a slowly growing economy and an ever increasing national debt. Before Thatcher took office, Great Britain saw stagflation, a stagnant economy and rising inflation, as well as deficit spending.

Luckily in America we don’t see the rising inflation, but we do see a slow growing economy and deficit spending. Thatcher’s solution for both of these issues was the same thing: cut taxes and cut government spending, period. When you have a government that can’t even support itself, you have two options, raise taxes and kill jobs, or lower taxes, cut spending and create jobs. During Thatcher’s tenure, Great Britain’s treasury could finally say it didn’t need deficit spending for the budget.

In the U.S. today we see a decrease in patriotism and pride in being an American.

This is something Baroness Thatcher revived during her 11 years as Prime Minister.

After the defeat of Argentina in the Falklands war, the United Kingdom saw a wave of British pride as well as Great Britain coming back onto the international stage as a strong and formidable world power.

Internet can be helpful, but not always trustworthy Evan Dotas Guest writer “Ginny!” said Mr. Weasley, flabbergasted. “Haven’t I taught you anything? What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain?” This message, brought forth in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, is one that has stood the test of time. Of course, I’m not talking about some magical creation in The Chamber of Secrets, here.

I’m talking about the internet.

In a vast cyberworld with billions of users and billions of sites, there are bound to be some cyber-bridges. And under those bridges live the trolls.

A common species in the Internet, the troll typically lives in their parent’s basement feasting

on Cheetos, Hot Pockets, and the tears of the innocent. The way they produce those tears is by lying. Just how easy is it for these beasts to lie on the Internet? I decided to test those limits.

Alexa.com reports that Wikipedia is the seventh most visited website in the United States, and is among the top 15 most visited in countries such as Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, and many more. Websites like Ask. com are also typically in these top 15 sites. If that many people are choosing to rely on user-based websites that have no true moderation, that could pose significant challenges.

To see how easy it is to lie on these websites, I went on Ask. com and created an account. I went to recently asked questions, and the most recent was “How do you know if a guy has interest in

you?” If you scan it carefully, you can see George999, who said to (and I am paraphrasing) go into a dark alley if a guy is following you so you can talk to him. Now, for the sake of humanity, I do pray that this person realizes that this is a terrible idea, but all the same, it is that easy.

The same goes for sites like WikiAnswers. Around a year ago, somebody asked “Did women joust?” And ever since that question was asked, only one answer was placed: “Women were actually never the ones holding the lances.

However, there was a type of jousting that involved using women as a mount. This was popular in the southern parts of Europe, but was considered low class, and thus never well documented.”

When my friend placed this

answer, he did not need to create an account. It did not need to be verified. And to this day, that answer has stayed on the website, completely undermining its validity.

And finally, I came to the highly-regarded Wikipedia. I have heard of trolls being caught and mistakes being fixed, so I have no doubt that the edit I made saying Bob Costas is a drag queen will be caught. However, it took me less than five minutes to do such a thing, without having to provide any sense of identification.

In a time of such advanced technology, we are often fascinated. But we also must be skeptical. It is very easy to provide false information, and people sometimes will believe that.

While the internet is a great thing, it is something that is not to be trusted.

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Aloha PROM season!

Introductions kick off prom Austin Engle Staff Reporter Everybody deserves a fairy tale moment, and getting to walk across the stage in a tux or dress while everyone claps for you definitely hits the bill for many HHS students. Introductions are always a big hit, with many promgoers making it their first stop on the one night of high school that promises perfection.

Every year the prom theme changes, however the recipe for the introduction remains relatively the same. At the beginning of the event, each of the couples is announced. After that, they

walk out and the audience claps for them as the couple joins the rest of the crowd. Then the junior class president, Alexis Whitfield, makes a speech. “[The speech] will introduce everyone and welcome them to the theme,” Whitfield said.

There are several different ways that this speech will be different than last year’s.

“I want to add humor, make it sound upbeat,” Whitfield said.

She also doesn’t want to have a long and drawn out speech either, but just wants it short and sweet. Different people have different things to help with their

writing, and for Whitfield it’s humor.

“Motivation to make it fun… hype has helped me,” Whitfield said.

There will also be extravagant decorations made by the students in Stan Swartz’s events production class. The decorations will go along with the theme which this year is the classic luau.

Palm trees will be among the props that events production class has cooked up to make the night match the mood.

Prom introductions are a long standing tradition at HHS, and a big part of the overall prom experience.

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THE GLORY DAYS. History teacher Marc Healy (left) shares a picture from his prom, where he was crowned prom king.

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Best places in Harrisonburg for prom photos Downtown Harrisonburg Downtown is filled with cute places to take photos: Court Square, pocket parks and grassy areas. Oh my!

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Use the beautiful James Madison University as your prom photos background.

For couples there is the Kissing Rock, a great place immortalize the moment.

g Hillandale Park A great place to take prom photos for a large group. There’s plenty of grassy areas and even some shelters in case of rain!

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The Arboretum This beautiful park is a hot spot during the Prom season. Take photos on the bridge, or by the lake!

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Purcell Park Another great place for a photo op, the Kid’s Castle will provide a nostalgic feel to your prom photos.

“Promposal” season exciting time for every student Ava Reynolds Staff Photographer Although the time between mid March and early May seems like it should be focused on the vast amount of testing coming up, that usually isn’t what is on a high school student’s mind.

In proposal season, the prospect of getting asked, the way one will be asked, and who’s doing the asking consumes the brains of those at HHS, and schools all over the country.

This comes even before what to wear, where to

dine, and all of those details can come into play.

This year, the students at HHS were going all out when it came to proposals, and junior Hannah Purcell experienced this by being asked by junior Austin Bell.

“I was walking to my car, and my friend called out to me and said she needed to show me something. She brought me over to the black top leading to the track, where Austin was standing. He had written HANNAH in really big chalk letters, and had spelled PROM in math equations. The box was for

the perimeter equation, so I would fill in the P, and the area equation was pie r squared, so I filled in the R, then he had 2-2=0, so the 0 was the O in prom, and he had E=mc squared for the M. Then he asked me and gave me flowers,” Purcell said.

Often times people who are getting asked will know ahead of time, but they don’t know how they will be asked, which only increases the anticipation.

“I was kind of expecting it, but I wasn’t sure how or when,” Purcell said.

People often work in

groups when “promposing” which usually makes popping the question even more elaborate.

Senior Ben Hill who asked junior Phoebe Copeland had her friends help him.

“I got all of Phoebe's friends and I was going to ask them to help me get her to go to a baseball game, and once she was at the baseball game, I had to get her friends to keep her there. After the baseball game, I would go up to her and give her a baseball that had Prom 2014 on it, and I would pop the ques-

tion,” Hill said.

Some say that promposals are made into a much bigger deal than they should be, given that it is just high school prom, and an immense amount of pressure is put on the boy to do the asking. However, most people feel differently.

“I think it is cute when a guy tries to make a big deal out of, but it should just make the girl happy,” Purcell said.

Hill also saw a huge value in having elaborate prom proposals.

“You only have four

chances to go to prom, but you really only have two years, and you just have to make it an awesome and memorable experience,” Hill said.

No matter what year or gender you are, prom proposal season is a time of excitement and giddiness.

Even underclassmen and people who end up not going to prom get to experience and be happy for those who get the elaborate promposals, making it a happy and memorable part of high school for everyone.

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Spring blockbusters Divergent delivers true representation of book Celia Ehrenpreis Editor-in-Chief I will admit to my obsession. I’m not ashamed to say that I have a severe case of Divergent-frenzy. I read the entire trilogy, written by Veronica Roth, in about two weeks. However, it only took me about a day to fall in love with the characters, plot, and setting.

The dystopian young adult series has taken the nation by storm, appealing to the same fan base as The Hunger Games. I, personally, am a bigger fan of the Divergent series than The Hunger Games. The plot is more captivating, the characters more likeable, and the romance more believ-

able. I am not ashamed to say I cried upon finishing the series (for reasons I won’t disclose, for fear of spoiling the ending for anyone still reading). So needless to say when the movie version of the novel debuted on March 21, I was pretty darn excited.

The heroine Tris Prior, played by Shailene Woodley, finds herself defying her family and initial faction when she makes the unheard of decision to leave all she knows behind and join the Dauntless faction.

Woodley, in my opinion, was a perfect pick for the Divergent Tris. Her performance is strong, and she embodies the Tris I had envisioned while reading Divergent. Theo James plays Tris’ mentor and love interest Four. Al-

Noah doesn’t accurately depict classic story Josh Byrd Op-ed Editor The famous story of Noah’s arc from Genesis chapter 5:32-10:1 has once again made it to the big screen. The movie, Noah, stars Russell Crowe as Noah. SPOILER ALERT! The movie sets the scene with telling the story of Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from the garden of Eden. It also talks about Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, killing his brother Abel, and his other brother Seth who flees. This sets the movie by setting up of clan warfare. Noah is from the family of Seth, who are persecuted by the Cain clan.

The Biblical accuracy in the movie is low. In the Bible, Noah and his sons built the ark. In the movie, his family helps, but also rock giants called the Watchers, who are fallen angels assist him. Furthermore, in the Bible, Noah’s sons are already married when they get on the ark, in the movie only the eldest son Shem is married. Also in the movie the leader of the Cain clan stows away on the ark. That never happened in the Bible Even though this is a Biblical movie, this movie would not be a movie you would want to go see with younger children. Many parts are barbaric and gruesome and make the movie even less accurate, like in the movie Noah tries to kill the twin daughters of Shem and his wife Lla because in the movie mankind was suppose to end completely.

The costumes didn’t reflect the times of the movie very well. At one point Russell Crowe had blue jeans on. Then a little later in the movie one of the people I was with told me that she had the same shirt that Jennifer Connelly was wearing in the film.

I would not recommend that someone spend $11.50 to go see it at the movie theater. The movie did not meet my expectations and I was very disappointed with it. If you really want to see it, I would recommend that you wait until it comes out on Redbox for rent.

though he was, in my opinion, overly brooding, James also delivers. The chemistry between the two is undeniable, and keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat.

Book-to-movie sticklers will be happy to know that the movie adaptation stayed mostly true to Roth’s novel. There were only a couple added scenes and changed parts. The Dauntless stunts and escapades were just as thrilling on the screen as they had been in the novel.

Overall, I was incredibly pleased with Divergent. I left the theatre wondering when the next installment of the trilogy, Insurgent, would be released (which is March 20, 2015 for anyone interested).

Bad Words worth trip to theater Aubtin Heydari Staff reporter Jason Bateman’s directorial debut, Bad Words was a colorful experience, to say the least. It tells the story of a 40-year-old middle school dropout (played by Bateman) who finds a loophole that lets him enter a national spelling bee competition. He is obscene, vulgar, rude, and incredibly apathetic to the concerns of the kids, which provides for an entertaining hour and a half experience.

The plot managed to maintain its edge by obscuring the motives of Bateman’s character and keeping us guessing. The ending provided a satisfying resolution.

The movie’s main strengths are

Bateman’s incredible direction; his delightful imagery and shot construction provide a fresh and unique voice for the story. Often times, the scenery and camerawork itself are so captivating that it covers up for some of the other shortcomings. Bateman’s neutral tone color palette accentuates the indie feel and memoiric mood of the piece.

While the film is definitely enjoyable, it does have a handful of weaknesses. The screenplay’s pacing is strong, keeping the film short and interesting. At times, however, this quick pacing leaves aspects of the plot uneven in development.

One of the tricky aspects of this screenplay is the fact that it is centered around an obnoxious and selfcentered anti-hero, which makes it difficult to root for him in the first place.

The young, charismatic Indian sidekick provides an interesting contrast to Bateman’s lead, but his overly eager acting bordered on irritating and annoying. Altogether, the film was definitely worth a watch, but also not exactly the most memorable experience.

Veronica Mars lacking in “thrill” department Ellie Plass Style Editor I wanted to like it. I wanted to like it so badly. I admit it, I have a very severe soft spot for Kristen Bell, who just so happens to be the main character. But as I settled into the cheesy spy-drama that was Veronica Mars I knew that there was no way or how that would ever allow me to enjoy myself while watching.

For starters, the plot itself was just… lacking. Not that there was a lack in action- I’ll get into that later. A “thriller” about a high school private detective who leaves her old work behind to pursue bigger and better things in the big city of, you guessed it- New York.

But shocker, a case comes up that she just can’t refuse in the form of one of her old high school acquaintances turned big pop-star’s murder.

And the real kicker, the main suspect in the case is her hunk of an ex boyfriend. Of course she has to save him! To be totally honest, who wouldn’t save dreamy Jason Dohring (or Logan Echolls in the film) from the corrupt police that run her small California town.

Sound like a lot? It was. And so I present problem two: too much. Everything started to run together after the third random plot twist.

Apparently I’m behind on the times, since this has been a TV show since 2004. However, for us average citizens who don’t happen to already know everything that happens, the movie proved agonizingly eccentric and overdone.

Since nobody likes a negative Nelly, there were some things that I liked.

For instance, Veronica’s spunky attitude and witty comebacks tried their best to keep the movie rolling. Not to mention Jason Dohring without a

shirt. Did I mention he was dreamy?

Because he was. Very. There’s something about an innocent-when-guilty guy that’s just… dreamy.

Unfortunately, despite hot co-stars and sassy girl detectives, Veronica Mars just didn’t do it for me. Even if I did learn a little something about using pepper spray.

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Newsest Avengers installment wows audiences Victoria Giron Feature Editor Action. Superheroes. Attractive people.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier offers all of this, and honestly, what more could anybody ask for in a movie?

The sequel to 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger is probably the perfect date movie, simply because it is riveting enough for every action lover. Also for those who like watching attractive people, the film stars Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson as Captain America and Black Widow respectively. Their presence in the film just makes it better to watch.

The plot itself starts out a little slow, but rapidly picks up speed. A new enemy, The Winter Soldier, is introduced - and without revealing too much, is the new supervillain

alter ego of a previously seen character.

Hydra, the evil organization from the previous Captain America film also makes an appearance, causing Captain America to team up with Black Widow and a new hero, Falcon, to take them down.

Unlike other Marvel sequels, this film seems important in the Marvel universe.

The end of the film will definitely impact the next Avengers movie unlike other film sequels in the Marvel universe.

The action was entertaining and sometimes made me question how they filmed some of the more intense action sequences - then I remembered CGI was a thing.

However, directors Anthony and Joe Russo didn’t overdo it with the pyrotechnics (like Michael Bay). The story was captivating and made me wonder what would happen at each turn.

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What Defines Beauty?

Through history, society has dictated image of perfection

Victorian Era: Attractiveness was

measured by how curvy women were, in the sense that they could bear children (wide hips and a large bosom, offset by a ridiculously small waist). This had the goal of attracting a man to marry by appearing wifely and maternal. Corsets were popularized during this time. The obsession with a small waist through corsets often led to broken ribs and suffocation. Pale skin continued to be fashionable, although color and most makeup was reserved for the prostitutes.

Renaissance Era:

The last time big women were truly universally glorified. Numerous pieces of artwork from the time reinforce this image of rolls being viewed as sexy. Pale skin and red lips, along with blond hair, were popular at this time.

Roaring Twenties (into the 30s and 40s): The flapper

era moved in a completely different direction from the 1800s, into a world of boyish charm. Flappers wore scandalously short dresses that hugged no curves; in fact, girls would bind their chests in order to appear more shapeless. Pale skin continued to trend, but bold makeup stepped back in. Body image also made athleticism favorable for women. This is the first time that actual weight measurements became important to society.

Nineties: Being rail-thin continued

Sixties:

The sixties, in contrast, brought in the idea of the Barbie shape. Tall, thin, bony and somewhat shapeless were ideal body features.

Makeup was about the eyes; this is where false eyelashes reigned and mascara took control. Both eyes and hairstyles became very dramatic. On the other hand, hippies enjoyed a casual look of unkempt hair, natural faces, bell bottoms and the ever-necessary platform shoes.

70s and 80s: This was the first time in U.S. history that tanning was popular. Bright colors in makeup and clothing were fashionable, and hair was “A Thing.” The seventies brought layers (I love me a mullet), while the eighties brought big hair, achieved through excessive hairspray and backcombing. The eighties also brought female obsession with fitness and weight, causing the frequency of eating disorders to skyrocket.

Must-haves: high-waisted jeans, big sunglasses, shoulder pads and spandex.

Reporter shares opinion on “thigh gap” Isabelle Burden Online managing editor

Self confidence grows quite scarce as you enter your high school years. Images of perfectly photoshopped models begin to pop up on Instagram and Twitter, taunting you to the point of unhappiness. The thigh gap, the new phenomenon amongst women currently, illustrates a space between girls’ thighs, making them appear skinnier and more “attractive.”

The problem with this reputation, in all honesty, is that most men are not paying attention to the fact that you have a gap between your thighs. Not to say that those of us women who have a thigh gap are one way or another, just that all women are different. At the end of the day, no one is going to compliment you on your lack of or your superfluous amount of skin on your thighs.

Personally, I don’t understand this whole new phenomenon. I feel like working to attain a goal is a great idea, self improvement starts and ends with you, yet you can’t help the way you are built. Wom-

en’s bodies are all different.

Feeling insecure comes with growing up, but this whole idea of a specific idea of beauty is stupid. We should not look at a picture of an airbrushed model and feel bad for not looking that way. Be who you are and don’t try to change yourself to become something that is against your nature.

Students at HHS don’t seem to be very interested or caught up in this phenomenon. Senior Lillian Poirot takes a stance on this issue.

“I feel like thigh gaps have to do with your bone structure and how your legs are shaped, not how skinny or fat you are. The criticism on girls for thigh gaps is stupid and people that do the criticizing are just not informed,” Poirot said.

The fact of the matter is this: there are girls with thigh gaps and without because body types are different from person to person. Your bones are made the way they are made and you shouldn’t feel bad about yourselves because of how you are built.

to be society’s norm for women’s bodies. The nineties’ fashion guidelines deviated somewhat from each other. A Grunge (unkept) look became acceptable, while neons and spandex continued to be cool. Midriff-baring tops became popular, which brought along belly-button piercings and the necessity of toned stomachs. The “Rachel cut” for hair was attractive, as were other forms of bangs and bobs, along with bleached blondes. Minimalist makeup was more popular during this time.

Fifties: The fifties brought the reign of

Marilyn Monroe. Attractiveness became about curves again, but not for marriage; curves now were for sex. Women were to look sexy and alluring but never slutty, and they always had to leave the house looking classy. Curly hair was idolized at this time and curlers became a household staple for women.

2000s-Present day: Women today have much looser guidelines for what is an acceptable weight, although being thin is still desired. In other areas, fashion involves sweatpants, low-rise jeans and the recurrence of 1900s styles (high waists, shoulder pads, high socks, combat boots, thrift shopping, etc.).

Makeup is typically sparse, although it does range. Hair as well is an assortment: pixie cuts to bobs to shoulderlength to all the way down the back, bangs--straight across and swept--and a variety of colors.

Drawings by Merrill Harmison; Infographic information from stylecaster.com and ivillage.com gathered by Ariel Vogel

If you could change one thing about your body, what would it be?

1. THINNER: 19

2. MORE ABS: 17 3. TALLER: 14

4. MORE MUSCLE: 13 5. NO ACNE: 11 6. FATTER: 6

7. FEET SIZE: 5

8. STRAIGHT TEETH: 5

9. NO STRETCH MARKS: 4 10. SMALLER EARS: 4 11. BIGGER BUTT: 3

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Pressure to be perfect can lead to eating disorders

Brenna Cowardin Managing Editor Eating disorders, like anorexia and bulimia, are a touchy subject in high school. All types of things about life in high school can manifest into eating disorders, and guidance counselor Lauren Kershner believes that students should be able to recognize and talk about those problems. However, that’s not an easy process.

“No one comes in and says, ‘Hi, I have bulimia, can you help me?’” Kershner said. Eating disorders require personal attention, something that differs from case to case. If a student comes in worried about his or her friend, the process of dealing with the eating disorder could be a coaching session, or a session with the friend.

However, depending on the severity, Kershner asks questions like, “Are the parents aware? Are they supportive of receiving help or receiving treatment?” In severe cases, the student will be referred out.

“Ultimately, instead of slapping a bandaid on it and giving someone something to eat and saying, ‘Get better’ people need counseling and treatment. That’s easier said than done because it takes someone who’s willing [to go through the counseling process] and time,” Kershner said.

When someone is struggling with an eating disorder, Kershner urges that person’s friends to get expert help, no matter what.

“A lot of kids are reluctant to come and say ‘I’m worried about my friend’ because of the relationship they have with [their friend]. I always say a true friend who is worried about you is going to help you no matter what. In high school that can be difficult for some people to understand,” Kershner said.

Kershner stresses that the problem is bigger than one friend can handle.

“I think the true friends are going to worry about the well being of that person. A true friend is going to use

the tools that they have in their toolbox; encourage them to come have a meal, saying, ‘Hey what’s going on?’

Probably with most of the serious diagnoses those tools aren’t going to be enough,” Kershner said.

In high school, figuring out who you are is difficult, and that could manifest into an eating disorder.

“With eating disorders in high school, that’s all about who you are and that identity, how you want to be perceived and how you perceive yourself,” Kershner said. “If the media says that people who look a certain way are better, that never helps.”

The media also leads to the misconception of a stereotype for eating disorders.

“I think our culture’s stereotype [for those who struggle with eating disorders] is white girls, but it’s not just white girls, it’s everyone,” Kershner said. “For instance, guys have anorexia, guys have bulimia...But no, it’s not just a white girl thing, for whatever reason our culture thinks that it is.”

In that regard, Kershner believes it’s important to remember how insignificant high school is in the grand scheme of life.

“It’s important to be liked, but ultimately, high school is just four years, and sometimes it’s hard for kids to think past that, and sometimes I think that can be the best medicine, chang-

ing their perspective,” Kershner said.

She uses the Dove Campaign to disprove that misconception.

“I’m a big fan of the Dove campaign. Essentially it’s a DVD with a curriculum that you can do with just students or on Saturdays with parents.

It’s trying to dispel the ‘white girl only’ definition of beauty,” Kershner said.

Kershner’s goal is to spread knowledge. She hopes to begin an Extended Learning Time elective group of students who want and need to know more about how to deal with eating disorders. “ O n e p e r s o n meeting with one person versus one person meeting with groups, classrooms, auditoriums of people, depending on needs, the difference could be so much greater,” Kershner said.

How Barbie would fare in real life

Neck: Is twice as long as the average woman and is six inches thinner. Barbie would be incapable of holding her head up.

Waist: Barbie has a 16-inch waist which is smaller than her head. She has room for half a liver and a few inches of intestines.

Waist-to hip ratio: She has a waist-hip ratio of .56. This means her waist is 56% of her hip circumference. The average woman has a WHR is a .80.

Wrists: Barbie’s wrists are 3.5

inches in circumference and she wouldn’t be able to lift anything heavy.

Legs: Barbie’s legs are 50% longer than her arms. The average woman has legs that are 20% longer than their arms. Her legs are also much thinner than average at 15 inches of girth.

Feet: Barbie has 6-inch ankles and would wear a children’s size 3. In real life, Barbie would have to crawl on her hands and knees to get around. infographic by Victoria Giron

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Photoshop alters our perception of reality

While at first glance the photos below of our staff members look virtually identical, they have been digitally altered in Photoshop software in order to make the subject of the photo appear more glamorous.

Unbeknownst to readers of popular

Before

magazines, celebrites are regularly Photoshopped to alter their appearance.

Some celebrities even hire full-time Photoshoppers to consistently make sure every picture published reflects the image the celebrity wants to have out there.

After With Mia, the photographer removed stray hair and whitened her teeth.

He also gave her a slight tan and made her arm and torso thinner.

Before

After With Victoria, the photographer removed stray hair and whitened her teeth. He also removed bags under her eyes and thinned out her arms.

HHS girls respond to body image pressure Media can lead to distorted perceptions of beauty Ellie Plass Style Editor Skinny. Airbrushed. Perfect.

Flawless. Every image that is thrown on today’s young generation portrays the ideal woman as these things; things that are unrealistic for young women and men to be. ABC News reports that the average model weighs 23 percent less than the average girl, and that “plus size” models are anything above a size five.

The media is forcing a stick thin, unhealthy stereotype onto young ladies who are living the consequences.

“I saw this thing in a magazine the other day, it was for plus sized women. The woman was not fat or plus-sized at all,” said sophomore Jaymie Inouye. The overglorification of skinny is affecting students all over the world.

“You’re either super curvy, or super skinny, or you’re just eh. I have a big problem with people trying to conform to what they think should be a national standard for beauty. I think that the only way to feel really happy with yourself is doing whatever the heck you want, and having people just deal with it,” Inouye said.

It’s a fair point. Which poses the question, why aren’t more girls taking a stand against this unreasonable standard?

“I know it’s idealistic to think that magazines would accept people as they are, and not hold a national standard, but even so people should learn to love their body,” said sophomore MaryHallet Culbreth.

It’s easier said than done.

When eight million americans are suffering from an eating disorder, something is wrong.

It doesn’t stop with the obsession with skinny, flawless beauty comes hand-in-hand with advertisements and magazines as well.

“It’s especially hard, because what is the standard?They’re [the media] making it seem like the Victoria’s Secret models are the standard,” said Culbreth.

In many cases, this beauty isn’t exactly honest.

“The standard of beauty is becoming less and less natural,” said sophomore Laura Ruple. It’s no secret that photoshop is becoming more and more popular in today’s magazines and advertisements.

“Im looking at these ads for dresses, and it’s like it could just fall off of the models,” Ruple said. Photoshopping your own Instagram and Twitter photos even only takes a tiny click of a button! It’s rare than any picture of a woman that young students will see on television or on glossy pages looks anything like that original woman. Wrinkles and baby fat are removed, hair is made shiny, even necks are made longer. Real women simply don’t look like the airbrushed designs on paper and screen.

Real. Beautiful. Smart. Confident. If today’s media started focusing a little less on the way people looked and a little more on highlighting accomplishments and things to be proud of, maybe one day girls won’t have to compare themselves to pictures of women created out of computer software and an impossible standard.

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Girls aren’t alone when struggling with body image; guys worry, too

Garrett Thompson Style Editor Many guys out there wouldn’t be caught dead discussing their bodies.

We live in a society that wouldn’t promote such behavior in young men. If a guy were to have an issue with his body, you’d probably never know about it.

Body image is an issue many people would associate with females. This would

be in cases such as anorexia and bulimia which are uncommon in most young males.

Though it isn’t a popular topic of conversation among guys, Senior Chris Macadam feels guys should be encouraged to have open conversations about body Image.

“Guys should be able to admit to body image concerns,” Macadam said. “It’s hard to feel comfortable about it since it’s not “okay” for guys to have body image issues.”

Most people derive a sense of how they

should appear from what is portrayed in magazines and on television. Magazines like Vogue, Cosmo and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition are notorious for portraying women as unrealistic figures whose bodies most women will never be able to emulate.

The same goes for young men. Magazines like GQ and Men’s Health promote the same, unreachable image of the male body as the magazines geared towards females do.

“I don’t usually have issues with my body but it is understandable that other guys would have issues,” Macadam said.

“I don’t think guys struggle with it as much but there are definitely times when we feel a little uncomfortable with our bodies.”

Senior Jacob Byrd also shares his view on body image.

“God made me the way I am for a reason, and I don’t think God makes mistakes,” Byrd said.

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Celia Ehrenpreis Editor-in-chief I resisted downloading the Pinterest app for over two years. I knew the minute I had access to fashion, DIY projects, and recipes my work ethic would dissipate. And I was right, as a second semester senior I should be spending my time on my calculus homework not looking at the best ways to style cowboy boots. But alas, I find myself doing the latter more and more as the end of the school year approaches.

My most time consuming Pinterest activity has definitely been the do-it-yourself projects. I like to paint, draw, and sculpt, so this aspect of the Pinterest app is the one I was most drawn to. I have tried dozens of Pinterest-inspired crafts, not all of them successful. The ones that turned out well, are the ones I’m including tutorials on on this page.

When assessing whether or not to attempt a project, I look for a number of things. One being a short list of supplies, I am not one to run all over town buying expensive materials. I also look for a manageable number of steps. I avoid projects that have over ten steps, unless they are simple. The last thing I assess is how the finished product turned out in the tutorial.

I try to ask myself, would I actually use or wear that? If the answer is no then I move on to the next, because why put in a great deal of effort if I won’t even use it?

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DIYs have taught me patience. My first attempt at projects are often an utter failure.

So don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped it would the first time. I often try DIYs more than once before I get a product I am happy with. For example, I had a long and painful jeans-toshorts experience that ended with a raggedy pair of uneven shorts. I tossed those, and finally got it right on my third try.

I think I am so drawn to DIYs because of the sense of satisfaction I get after completing a project. If someone pays me a compliment on something I made, I love being able to proudly respond, “Thanks, I made it!”.

HAMMER TIME. This DIY, involved a little bit more supplies, and effort. A wooden frame, hammer, nails, string and a pencil are required for this project. First things first, I drew a line one inch from the outside of frame all the way around. Then I hammered nails all the way around frame, a couple centimeters apart. (Don’t worry about this being exact, placement doesn’t really matter as long as they’re secure.)

PROJECT 2: SHARPIE MUG WEAVE ‘EM UP. After hammering the nails, we’re onto the fun part! Think of a design with your chosen string. To start off, tie one end of the string to a nail and begin weaving! Thread the string back and forth between different nails. Once the string runs out, tie off the end and pick a new color. Repeat this step until the design is finished

SIMPLE SUPPLIES. This project does not need very many supplies. Just Sharpies, a blank porcelain mug (I bough mine at Target for $3), and of course an oven.

COLORFUL STRING. I used a wide array of colors to create visual interest. After the weaving, volia! You have your very own piece of art that can hang anywhere you like!

PROJECT 3: NOTEBOOK PAPER TOTE

DECORATION! Take the Sharpie and draw any pattern that you want. I picked two colors and drew alternating designs all the way down the mug. Beware: the marker will smudge! So make sure you wear clothing that can get dirty.

INTO THE OVEN. After finishing your mug, place it into the oven and bake it at 425 degrees for a half an hour. After this step, the marker should stay on no problem! It is dishwasher friendly, and safe to drink from.

SEW MUCH FUN! A canvas tote (I bought mine at Michael’s for $2), red and blue embroidery thread, a needle, a ruler and scissors are all that are needed for this project.

Warning: Sewing is required for this DIY!

JUST KEEP SEWING. Thread your needle with the blue thread and sew along the horizontal lines. Try to stay on the line.

Next take the red string and sew along the vertical line. And that’s it! Your canvas tote now has some added flair, it looks like a sheet of notebook paper.

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Montag plans gap year in Turkey Mia Karr Editor-in-chief Like many of her current classmates, senior Jessica Montag will be leaving home next year to travel to a new place. She’ll meet new people, experience the independence of adulthood, and hopefully learn a few things. Unlike many of her current classmates, Montag is not headed to college in the fall- instead she’s taking a gap year to study Turkish in Turkey.

“I’ve always liked to travel and my junior year I did a foreign exchange year in Italy and that pretty much peaked my interest in world travel and cultures,” Montag said.

Montag wanted to study a language that was not inter-European and found there was no safe country to study the dialects of Arabic that interest her, so she settled on Turkish.

“I’m really interested in central Asia. I’m interested in Asian culture, cuisine, et cetera, and Turkish is a very interesting language to me because of the way that’s it formed and where Turkish culture take its influences from,” Montag said.

Montag has applied to two programs and is not sure where in Turkey she’ll be studying, but expects it to be a small city on the coast.

It took careful consideration for Montag to decide not to go the traditional high school to college path.

“It was a little hard for me [to make the decision] because it’s traditional...

To just go immediately to college. It makes me feel different in that I’m not getting that feeling of satisfaction from seeing college acceptances and knowing exactly what’s going to happen,” Montag said. “...But I think overall I didn’t have that many reservations about it. It’s something I chose to do and I thought it would be the best idea for me because I’m not that conventional of a person.”

After her year in Turkey, Montag plans to apply to Brandeis University, Boston University, Temple University and New York University. She plans to study either linguistics or urban studies and urban planning depending on the college she attends. She also wants to continue her study of Turkish.

“Once I go to study [in Turkey] it’s probably going to become a lifelong

thing for me, because I like to dedicate myself to issues that interest me or languages... Especially because [Turkish is] so useful for international jobs since its a critically needed language,” Montag said.

Montag hopes to bring an international, non-Western based perspective to her college campus after the experience of her gap year. Although she has already had a foreign experience in Italy, she’s excited to go somewhere that’s not in Western Europe.

“I think after going to Turkey.. It will definitely teach me how to think about things in ways that are culturally different from what I’m used to,” Montag said.

Montag thinks gap years are beneficial in general.

“We’re still teenagers and we’re still young, but we grow up really fast and we’re moving away from our homes and leaving our families to go to college and have new experiences...But a lot of these kids are still pretty narrow-minded, honestly,” Montag said. “I think international travel opens people’s minds and introduces them to new experiences that aren’t just American.”

Fast facts about Turkey Population: 72,907,000 Capital: Ankara; 3,428,000 Area: 779,452 square kilometers (300,948 square miles) Language: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek Religion: Muslim (mostly Sunni) Currency: Turkish lira

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Some seniors opt for military, technical school after graduation Julexus Cappell Op-Ed Editor For senior Andrew Meiser, one of the best parts of going to Universal Technical Institute versus a traditional college is it’ll be over in 13 months.

“I’ll be done with school before my siblings have graduated from high school,” Meiser said.

The UTI school Meiser will be attending is in Mooresville, North Carolina and is about four hours away from Harrisonburg.

UTI Mooresville is specific to automotive and high performance vehicles, an ex-

ample would be NASCAR cars. Meiser will start there September and plans to work with Nissan technology. “[After I graduate the institute] I’ll attempt to get a job at a Nissan dealership fixing the cars,” Meiser said.

Senior Eric Colon-Ortiz decided to join the United States Army after graduating from HHS. “My role in the Army is to protect the U.S. from enemies and defend America in close combat,” he said. Colon-Ortiz enlisted to the military branch in Aug. 2013 and will be deployed July 28, 2014 to Fort Benning, Georgia. Fort Benning is a little less

than 10 hours away from Harrisonburg.

“I plan to be in the military for eight years,” Colon-Ortiz said.

After deployment, Colon-Ortiz will be in basic training for six weeks, “jump school” (Army Airborne School) and AIT (Advanced Individual Training) for four weeks.

“AIT is specific to your job in the Army,” Colon-Ortiz said. His role will be infantry with an airborne option, which means he’ll be on the battlefield during wars and can be in military planes if necessary.

“It’s pretty much a lot of drills, exercise, and practice,” Colon-Ortiz said.

For Senior Justin Jay, it is family tradition

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to be in the military. Jay enlisted to the U.S. Army on Oct. 1, 2013 and will be deployed to Fort Sill, Oklahoma on July 29, 2014. Fort Sill is around 18.5 hours away from Harrisonburg. Jay plans to make a lifelong career in the military.

“The way [the U.S. Military] is set up is you stay for four years and if they need you, then you come back. I plan to make it a career for 20 years,” Jay said.

Jay’s role in the Army will be a healthcare specialist with airborne option. This means he will be a combat medic and plans to help the injured on the battlefield.

“Somebody has to do it,” Jay said.

How did you choose which college to attend?

Top Ten Collegiate Majors in the U.S. as

reported by Princeton Review 1. Business Administration and Management/Commerce 2. Psychology 3. Nursing 4. Biology/Biological Sciences 5. Education 6. English Language and Literature 7. Economics 8. Communications Studies/ Speech Communication and Rhetoric 9. Political Science and Government 10. Computer and Information Sciences

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WHERE WILL YOU END UP? As seniors receive their acceptance letters in the mail, they turn them in to the guidance office to get their names posted on the college wall, a map of Virginia that shows major cities in Virginia and the colleges around them. There is an additional list for colleges outside of Virginia and, some years, colleges outside of the United States. For some of the more popular colleges, a list is included of faculty and staff that work at HHS and are alum of the schools--most typically EMU and JMU

Jeury Gardinet-Garcia - BRCC “They have a great criminal justice program and it’s not that expensive to go there.”

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Scholarships help with college decisions Rafael Snell-Feikema Online Editor-in-Chief With the passing of April first, most high schoolers have heard back from the colleges they applied to long ago. Their long road to college, however, is not over yet.

While some students have decided what school they will be attending in the upcoming fall, others will take the allotted month to choose a school before the first of May. For others still, the question is not what school they will be attending come fall. The more prevalent question is how they will pay for it. Tuition, as of late, has been rising steeply, much faster than inflation, and to such an extent that according to a recent study by graduate student Randy Olson, it is no longer possible for a student to “work their way through college”.

Thus, some students find themselves feeling very lucky to have received scholarships.

Senior Deb Halpern, who has been offered a considerable amount of grants from New York University, is one such student.

“I have a total of about $40,000 a year in aid to NYU, which is important because usually it’s around $67,000 a year which is like two new Ferraris if you count up the four years. Point being, I could buy cars instead but I’m not. I feel really good about it because otherwise there’d be no chance of me going if I hadn’t gotten this scholarship - it’s so incredibly expensive – but now I can actually think about it,” Halpern said.

Chris MacAdam, another senior, has also been offered a substantial scholarship: full tuition for four years at the College of William & Mary through their William &

Mary Scholars program.

“All I’ll have left is room and board which is covered by financial aid, but also the program gives me opportunities to do research and other things to better my education,” MacAdam said.

For others – such as the four seniors competing for the Daily News Record scholarship – their college funds will still be unknown until later on in the spring. And though it can be stressful waiting and wondering about money, most say the promise of college makes it worth it.

“Even though the money is really nice, the honor itself for just being selected from my school is awesome. And I’m really excited to be one step closer to achieving my dream of becoming a veterinarian,” senior Michelle Waligora, one of the four DNR finalists, said.

Lucy Rose - UVA “[They have] awesome research, they’re the second best public school and they have a great reputation.”

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Clementine offers messy yet delicious sandwich MIa Karr Editor-In-Chief Clementine is clearly not the place where a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is going to be an option. The local restaurant, located downtown, seems to exude a certain class, maybe because of the jazz music playing softly in the background or the proliferance of abstract art on the walls. Either way, I wasn’t surprised to find myself and my friend the only high schoolers in the restaurant when I went to eat a sandwich for the good of journalism.

I was confronted with a variety of sandwich options, from a garbanzo salad sandwich to a BLT with a twist- avocado. After a few moments of paralyzing indecision, I decided to play it fairly safe and go with the grilled chicken sandwich.

Now, I’ve had some bad chicken sandwiches in my lifetime- nothing is worse than dry, stringy chicken on two pieces of bread. However, I am happy to report

that this was not one of those occasions.

The sandwich was served on a bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and rosemary dijonaise, which is pretentious restaurant speak for “really good sauce.” This gave the sandwich a sweet flavor. The sandwich was also served with crispy chips.

My one complaint would be the messiness of the endeavor. To be fair, I can make a mess eating an apple, so maybe it was just by inability to properly consume food that left my hands a sticky mess.

Also, I’m willing to sacrifice cleanliness for flavor. However, there must be multiple napkins present if you’re going to serve a sandwich that’s sloshing in sauce. It took a while to flag down a waiter to bring more napkins. But after that, all was right with the world.

Clementine has a cool atmosphere and I was very happy with my food. I would suggest it to someone looking to branch out a bit and try something new, all the while supporting a local business.

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Macado’s sandwich menu contains variety of options Austin Engle Staff Reporter

Speedy service makes McAlister’s stand out Ava Reynolds Staff Photographer

Although McAlister’s had a pleasant atmosphere, fast service, and a large menu to choose from, I probably won’t be back to eat their sandwiches.

I ordered the grilled Southwestern Chicken sandwich. It had southwestern flavored chicken on it, melted into cheese and a southwestern sauce. The first bite was really good, full of subtle spices, but the next few bites were pure cheese. It could have been the fact that I’m not a huge cheese eater, but I felt like I was eating a spicy grilled cheese panini sandwich and so I put the half sandwich down and turned to my half of a salad. The salad was pretty good, although for being known as a sandwich place I was expecting a better sandwich.

I did enjoy my sandwich quest at McAlister’s, however, for several

There are many places where sandwiches can be ordered around Harrisonburg.

Not many people, however, think about Macado’s. Located west of the mall on Deyerle Avenue, it is not the most frequented place in town. But it could be.

When I went on Tuesday, Mar. 25, I ordered the Julius Caesar sandwich, a breaded chicken patty covered in marinara sauce with both parmesan and provolone cheeses.

The zestiness of the marinara

sauce worked very well with the different flavors of the cheeses, and the bun, lightly toasted, made the sandwich even better.

The sandwich was served with a side of various things including chips, fruit, and cole slaw. Often other places don’t have the variety that Macado’s has, and if they do, the quality isn’t as good for all their sandwiches.

I also got nachos. The nachos come on a large platter stacked high with chips and covered with nacho cheese.

The tortilla chip’s crispness when combined with the slight spiciness of the nacho cheese

made the whole combination delicious.

Macado’s also has various specials throughout the week.

On Tuesday, there is $6 burger night which applies to all burgers on the menu. They also have a kids’ night where all the kids receive a balloon animal. They have other specials throughout the week, as well as special soups of the day.

Overall it was a good experience, the food was excellent and the service was great.

I would enjoy going back in the future, and others should too because of its great sandwiches.

different reasons. They had a huge menu, and extremely fast service.

It took me longer to order than to have the food brought to me. I barely had a chance to sit down before the food was served.

The atmosphere is also very nice at McAlister’s. It feels a bit like Panera, with plenty of nice places to sit, some private - some not, but with a country home feeling.

There was also some Harrisonburg history on the wall which was a nice touch. I loved the McAlister’s sweet iced tea; I thought it was the best I have had in the ‘burg!

If you are looking for a sandwich place to try, I would go ahead and try McAlister’s. I am a pretty picky eater, and don’t usually go to sandwich places, and I thought it was good, but not great, so give it a chance!

If you don’t enjoy the sandwich, you know you’ll be getting fast service, delicious sweet iced tea, tons of options, and a nice atmosphere to stop for a meal.

Roasted turkey avocado BLT could use few minor improvements Ella Marian Sports Editor The roasted turkey with avocado BLT at Panera was overall a good sandwich that could have had some improvements. The ingredients went well together, there were just some minor flaws.

The sandwich was built beautifully. Beautiful green lettuce alongside two nice red tomato slices. The bacon slices were cooked to perfection, crispy but not overcooked.

Although I would have liked to see a little bit more bacon, the moist turkey was applied in gracious amounts. To top it all off, the white bread was fluffy and fresh, which is Panera’s specialty.

When I took my first bite into the marvelous sandwich, a burst of lemon appeared.

It wasn’t bad, just interesting to have some lemony flavor in a turkey sandwich. After taking two more bites, the flavor grew on me. It added more to the sandwich than what a regular BLT would have. It was a lovely surprise with each bite.

The more I picked up the sandwich from eating between it and the potato chips, the bread was getting soggy. The lettuce was of course washed, but the moisture from it was going into the bread and making it mushy. After realizing this, I took my napkin and blotted the lettuce a bit to avoid any further waterlog.

The bread wasn’t the only thing that end-

ed up becoming mushy. The avocado pieces were also mushy chunks. I might as well have smashed it up even more and made guacamole. It was also cut up into four big slices so they kept on sliding out of the sandwich and falling out onto the plate. Guacamole sauce would definitely have been a better choice than thick avocado slices.

For not being tomato season quite yet, the tomatoes were decent. The tomato was probably just not ripe enough yet. If it had sat in the window sill for another day to soften it up a bit, it would have been perfect.

The roasted turkey with avocado BLT was a light but filling meal. It was a beautiful sandwich that needed a few improvements.

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Jimmy John’s has fast service, delicious sandwiches Danny Dombrowski Staff Reporter Jimmy John’s is fairly new to the Valley and opened a second location recently.

They are known for their “freaky fast delivery” and serving cold subs. I have ordered the same sandwich ever since I started going there over a year ago. Most of the time I have mine delivered, which certainly lives up to the fast delivery they advertise. When you

think about subs, two places come to mind, Subway and Jimmy John’s. In my opinion Subway is not on the same level as Jimmy John’s.

On my recent trip to Jimmy John’s I went into the store to get my sub. I ordered my favorite, Pepe with no tomato and a bag of BBQ chips. There was practically no wait. By the time I was done paying, the sub was already waiting for me. No other sandwich shop in the ‘burg is this fast.

Not only are they fast, but the taste

of a Jimmy John’s sub is amazing. The bread is definitely the best part. The BBQ chips are the best I have ever had anywhere.

The restaurant features a very modern design. The place is very organized and extremely clean in front and behind the counter. If you’re dining in, they have booths and tables with chairs to sit on. If you want to check Jimmy John’s out they have two locations, 1314 Hillside Ave. and 1681 East Market Street.

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Zumba adds fun to working out Ella Marian Sports Editor Zumba is a fun, and extreme, dance activity that tones the body while also burning fat. Targeting multiple body parts in a span of 20-60 minute exercises, you are left sweating with magnificent results. Senior Alex Conis took zumba classes at the Harrisonburg 24/7 Fitness gym, and shares her overall experience.

“The first time I did it was on a video at Ashley’s house [senior Ashley Riley] and it was pretty fun,” Conis said. Conis really enjoyed the dancing and the music. On a scale from 1-10, Conis said that she gave a score of 5 on how much fun she had. Conis’ second encounter was on a Costa Rica exchange trip last summer.

“It was kind of painful actually because I wasn’t wearing the right shoes,” Conis said.

Conis was wearing sandal shoes during the session. The best shoes to be worn when doing zumba are tennis shoes.

Senior Ashley Riley has also participated in Zumba, but she did it to the Beto Perez, the creator of Zumba, DVD’s.

“I first did Zumba because I like to experience different workouts and it sounded fun,” Riley said. Riley has the 2012 Exhilarate Zumba DVD set. It has a total of 6 DVD’s and Zumba Toning Sticks. Riley’s favorite DVD is the mix video.

“I really like how it has a bunch of different cultural dances and I’m still getting

a good workout. My favorite section of it is the Bollywood dance workout because it looks so cool,” Riley said. The total cost of the new Exhilarate DVD set is $59.95 at zumba.com.

The first time I did Zumba was with the 2012 Exhilarate Zumba DVD set. I was tired after the first 10 minutes because they were such fast paced workouts, but it was a lot of fun which was why I continued throughout the video.

After a couple weeks I didn’t necessarily lose a bunch of weight. It toned places that needed some toning while also getting rid of some pudge.

Along with Riley, I have enjoyed doing the Mix video the most because it has a bigger variety of workouts rather than the previous ones which are more repetitive. Also, being a dancer, I quite enjoy doing the mini dances because they are cultural dances. There is Bollywood, Latin, Japanese and so many others. It was a lot of fun. Also, before they would actually do the dance, they would show a step by step clip. During the clip, they would give a rundown on what was going to happen and tell you what the moves in the dance meant, what the dance meant overall, and/or tell you what occasions the dance was most prominent.

Zumba videos can also be found on Youtube.com, the 24/7 Gym offers classes, or you can get the Exhilarate DVD set at zumba.com or on amazon.com.

OUTDOOR TRACK

The outdoor track team competed at their first invitational meet at Woodberry Forest on Saturday, April 5th. The team had many good performances, including senior Rebekah Good’s first place in shot put and third place in the discus. Junior Brooke Cobb placed second in the 100m hurdles and long jump. Sophomore Lexi Eberly placed third in the triple jump. The boy’s 4x800m relay placed second in the meet, with Jake mcDanial, Paul Weiss, Yusuf Aboutabl and Abrahm Amine.

Sophomore Abrahm Amine and junior Laurie Serell also placed second in the 1600m run.

GIRLS SOCCER

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ZUMBA TIME. the Zumbe DVD set comes with a variety of different DVD’s and work outs.

Pilates can be efficient exercise for anybody Yogesh Aradhey Staff Reporter Many individuals throughout the nation and even in our school look to pilates to improve their physical fitness. In fact, pilates are one of the most common exercises performed in the country! Pilates are an exercise created by Joseph Pilates that incorporate movements and exercises that build and strengthen, core muscles, balance, flexibility, grace and precision.

The reason pilates are so widespread is the fact that anyone can do them and get good results. They can benefit a wide range of people, from runners to soccer players, to even the average person just wanting to get in better physical shape.

“They are beneficial to your health and make you feel good,” Ella Shulgan said.

Of the many ways that one can learn the exercises and techniques, the most convenient way is from YouTube videos online. With the added benefits of keeping your own schedule and not having to pay a membership or travel to you gym every time, the wide variety of pilate videos on youtube can be a good way for anyone to get active and get in better shape.

A typical pilates workout begins with a small warm up, though the object of this is not to raise your heart rate. Then, de-

pending on the work out you proceed to exercise either your legs or core. This is because they are the big muscles and helps you burn the most calories. The sit ups that you do are modified to use all parts of your abs and you work out your legs with lunges, squats or leg lifts (Which are also a great core workout). After that you will do

back or arm exercises.

A lot of people like pilates over a conventional forms of exercise because of how easy it is to grasp the technique and because it is very low impact on your joints.

The convenience seems to be the main draw for most people.

“They are also fun to do,” Shulgan said.

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The girls soccer team competed in their first regular season game on March 28th against Broadway with a tie of 1-1. On April 4th, the team had their first home game against the trailblazers of Spotswood and came out with a win of 5-0. The girls again won their game on April 8th against Turner Ashby with a score of 4-0. The girls played Fort Defiance on April 14th with a win of 7-0 and again on the 17th with a win of 1-0. The girls are currently ranked first in the Valley District. The next home game is against Robert E. Lee on May 1.

BOYS SOCCER

The boys soccer team has also also competed in the tournament at E.C. Glass over the weekend but unfortunately came out with two losses of 3-0. The boys played in a home game against Turner Ashby on April 8th, but unfortunately lost 3-0. The team. The team came back in a win 3-0 against Broadway. The team played Fort Defiance on April 17th and unfortunately lost 3-1, however played them again on the 22nd and won 2-0. The next game is home against Spotswood on May 6.

GIRLS TENNIS

Huynh runs on her own time to keep fit

FEELING GOOD. Huynh goes for one of her runs in Purcell Park.

Spring Sports

Like most people at this time of year, junior Michelle Hunyh is getting ready for summer by exercising and staying fit. Although Hunyh did track in middle school, she hasn’t been consistent with sports throughout high school because of her time spent with the band and on homework. Hunyh works around this schedule by running when she has time, but goes out more often when there is warmer weather.

“I started running for fun last year when I got really stressed out and needed something to do to keep me focused and relaxed,” Hunyh said.

Hunyh has much to worry about with her heavy load of school work. Running lets her take a breather and gives her time to think about how she can overcome the problem. She is open to running with friends, but usually ends up running alone because of her inconsistent schedule. This proves to be beneficial in some ways, especially when Hunyh wants time to her-

self. She finds this one of her favorite parts about not being competitive or routine about running.

“I like how I don’t have to keep up with anyone and how I can just think on my own.

I like moving at my own pace,” Hunyh said.

Training by herself is also due to the fact that despite not running often, whenever Hunyh goes out, she usually runs 3-5 miles, which makes is harder for her to find willing buddies up for that distance every so often.

“I want to build my endurance and keep challenging myself, but I also think the duration to think everything out is enough time,” Hunyh said.

Although Hunyh also stays in shape by walking and biking in her neighborhood, she likes the way running makes her feel, so she always keeps running an option.

“It benefits me by clearing my mind of worries and kind of getting in shape. I have better respect for myself and make more goals [like running in different places or for a longer time] instead of setting limits,” Hunyh said.

The girls tennis team started their season out with a solid win against Waynesboro, 8-1. Their next game against Robert E. Lee was a loss of 9-0, but they came back with wins against Eastern Mennonie (7-2) and Broadway (5-4). The girls played Spotswood on the 11th and came out with a loss of 9-0. Against Turner Ashby however, the girls won with a score of 9-0. Again on the 16th, the girls took on Spotswood and came out with a loss of 8-1. The next game is Tuesday, May 6 against Broadway.

BOYS TENNIS

The boys team started their season out against Turner Ashby with a loss of 5-4, but came back with five consecutive wins against Waynesboro (9-0), Robert E. Lee (9-0) Fort Defiance (5-4), and Rockbridge County (5-4), and Spotswood (7-2). The boys played Spotswood on the 11th and came out with a loss of 8-1.

Against Turner Ashby, the team won with a score of 7-2. Again competeing against Spotswood on the 16th, the boys lost, but with a better score of 7-2. Their next home match is against Fort Defiance on May 2. Conference, regional and state events will all take place in later May. Stay tuned to www.newsstreak.com and daily announcements for updates and results.

Simple week long excercise plan Monday

• 30-second plank (right) - lay sideways on your right elbow and feet and lift up. Hold for 30 seconds.

• 30-second plank (left)- hold the same thing but on your left elbow • 30-second plank (center) • 10 lunges each side • 10 burpees- start stading up, then get down into push-up position, do one push up, and then stand back up and repeat

Tuesday

• 10 push-ups- get down on your hands and feet with your body in a plank; bend your elbows to 90 degrees and then straight • 30 crunches- lay on your back and raise your head by bending only at your abdomen • 10 burpees • 30-second plank (center) • 10 lunges each side- walk out your first leg and bend at your knee to 90 degrees

Wednesday

• 10 lunges each side - do the same as your previous lunges, except walk your leg out to each side • 60-second plank • 30 crunches • 10 push-ups • 30 bicycles- lay on your back with your hips, knees and ankles all at 90 degrees. Then cycle every other leg as if you were riding a horizontal bicycle

Thursday

• 10 push-ups- If you cannot do 10 pushups all the way with good form, you can alternate to a different method of putting your knees down on the ground and the bottom of your legs up, and do your push ups like this • 30 bicycles • 10 burpees • 60-second plank (center) • 10 lunges each side

Friday

• 20 burpees • 10 push-ups • 10 lunges each side • 30 bicycles • 60-second plankIf you cannot do a full minute of planks while keeping your body fully horizontal to the ground, instead of doing it on only your elbows, you can straighten out your arms and plank almost like the beginning of a push-up position

Saturday

• 5 lunges each side • 10 push-ups • 10 burpees • (repeat series) - In between series, you can wait anywhere between 30 seconds to a minute. This provides your body enough time to recover but not enough time for you to get unmotivated or lose the benefit of repeating your series. When you are resting, drink water and stay standing as much as you can.

Sunday

• Rest- it’s important to always get at least one day of rest from exercise every week Congratulations! You have completed your week long excercise plan. If you do this every week, or even every other week, you’ll be noticing a great difference in no time. Now it’s juat that easy to get your summertime body for summer 2014!

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Sports Briefs VARSITY BASEBALL BEATS FORT DEFIANCE

The boys have had six wins and two losses so far this season. They have beaten Broadway on Mar. 28 with a score of 6-4, Spotswood on Apr. 4 with a score of 3-2, Fort Defiance on Apr. 14 (3-0) and on Apr. 17 (4-2), Page County on Apr. 16 with a score of 1311, and Robert E. Lee on Apr. 21 with a score of 9-8. They have lost against East Rockingham on Mar. 27 with a score of 2-6, Amherst on Mar. 31 with a score of 0-6. Come out and support the boys on Apr. 30 at Waynesboro and on May 6 against Spotswood.

VARSITY SOFTBALL LOSES TO TURNER ASHBY

The have lost every game this so far this season. Spotswood on Apr. 4 with a score of 0-10. Eastern Mennonite on Apr. 5 with a score of 5-8.

Turner Ashby on Apr. 8 with a score of 0-21. Fort Defiance on Apr. 14 (0-10) and on Apr. 17(0-11). Robert E. Lee on Apr. 21 with a score of 0-11. Come out and support the girls on Apr. 30 at Waynesboro, May 5 against Broadway and on May 6 against Spotswood.

JV BASEBALL BEATS SPOTSWOOD

The JV boys have had two wins and four losses. They have beaten East Rockingham on Mar. 37 with a score of 6-4, Spotswood on Apr. 4 with a score of 12-11. They have lost against Broadway on Mar. 28 with a score of 7-8, Amherst on Mar. 31 with a score of 2-11, Fort Defiance on Apr. 14 (612) and on Apr. 17 (4-10). Come out and support the boys on Apr. 30 against Waynesboro and on May 6 at Spotswood.

JV SOFTBALL BEATS R.E. LEE

The JV girls beat R.E. Lee on Apr. 21 with a score of 8-4.

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Detoxing is not for everyone Garrett Thompson Style Editor For centuries people have been using herbal remedies to cleanse toxins from their bodies. This process is known as detoxification. The removal of toxins from an organism to achieve homeostasis. In recent years people have been using the method of detoxification for the purposes of maintaining a regular flow and weight loss.

The most popular way of detoxifying yourself is to drink a tea.

There are different brands and makes of detoxification teas, but what they all have in common is that they are all made from natural ingredients that are commonly found and have been used for centuries in cultures around the world for healing purposes.

What was once commonly used to remove alcohol from

a person’s liver, most people nowadays use for the purpose of losing weight. Not only does it remove toxins from the liver, but it removes waste from the intestines that may cause the stomach to bloat.

Paired with a vigorous exercise plan, most people see results within the first two weeks.

The downside to detoxification is that once your body has removed all the unwanted material it needs somewhere to put it. Users of detoxifying teas should be aware that most act like a laxative.

Many producers claim that their teas will not only help with losing weight, but while maintaining a regular flow, you will feel rejuvenated and have an overall better outlook on life.

Intrigued by this “miracle tea”, I decided I would try it out for myself. After carefully researching different teas I settled on a slimming tea. An herbal tea out

of China, it guaranteed results claiming it used traditional remedies that helped Chinese people maintain regularity for centuries.

The first two days were brutal. After just two cups a day, I could definitely tell something was happening. After about the first week I started to adjust. Drink the tea when you get home, not in the morning.

For best results, drink it with a meal, not on an empty stomach.

I didn’t stay with it long enough to see if I could notice any change; however, research suggests that a detox is a much better solution for weight loss than crash dieting or just exercise alone. Detox isn’t for everyone. It has been proven that people with certain medical issues such as kidney disease and diabetes may have other complications due to the nature of the product.

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DETOXIFICATION. One method of detoxifying the human body is to cut up some fruits, vegetables, and/or citrus fruits and put them into a glass jar.

Allow the jar to sit in the fridge for 2-4 hours and then drink.

Eliminate unhealthy snacks, start eating healthy Faith Runnells Sports Editor In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, not only do you need to remain on top of your exercise, but you need to monitor your food choices throughout the day. To make this easier, substitute foods or ingredients can often come in handy. Small, healthy changes in each meal can really make the difference throughout a day.

For example, anytime you’re craving topping sugar on something, from strawberries to waffles and pancakes, try out honey instead. Honey has less sugars and fewer calories than sugar, with the same sweet

taste.

Instead of always grabbing a soft drink for lunch, try to make a fruit smoothie instead.

Soft drinks are one of the main things that add on to people’s weights without them realizing because of all the empty calories they contain. With a fruit smoothie instead, you’ll stay full longer and it’s so much better for you. You can throw in any fruit you want, along with a yummy fruit juice to easily obtain your daily need of fruit.

Whenever you want a big bag of chips or popcorn, reach for a bag of trail mix or nuts instead. Healthy trail mixes and nuts can supply you with a good dose of protein, rather than the many empty calories chips give you.

Everybody wants a sugary sweet tea every now and then, including myself, but next time you want to indulge in a sweet tea, try an unsweetened instead. Before you think that sounds too awful, try putting your own dose of sugar (with those little packs they have on the corner of your table in a restaurant) into your unsweetened once you get it. This allows you to put just enough sugar into your tea and still acquire the delicious taste, without going into excess.

At night time whenever you’re craving something sweet, instead of going for ice cream every time, every now and then go for frozen yogurt instead. Frozen yogurt has many less calories and unnec-

essary sugars, with the same creamy texture and sweet taste.

When that something sweet you have in mind is more like candy, instead of going for a chocolate bar, try making some chocolate milk instead, and instead of getting those sour candies, try apples with peanut butter or strawberries with cool whip. You’ll still get a rich taste, but you’re just being a lot healthier about it.

Instead of those chocolate chip and snicker doodle cookies, next time bake some muffins instead. Muffins still have a sweet taste like cookies, but they can give you more nutrition. If you make banana muffins, you get your carbs and fruits all in one.

Shulgan takes on popular juice fast Austin Swift News Editor

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Juice fasting is a complex art indeed. It can last anywhere from three days to a fortnight and involves all sorts of supplements and powders. Fasts have been done for religious or spiritual reasons, to lose weight, stop addictions and sometimes even to help bodily pain. The styles in which these fasts are done greatly vary, as the most extreme are performed at retreats or on vacations.

Freshman Ella Shulgan is one person brave enough to go through with a juice fast, which consists of a detox of the body by not eating any food and juicing fruits and vegetables.

“You can add anything you want, like whatever you’re trying to get from it. I did not put any powder in, I just juiced vegetables and fruits, and then was on it for three and a half days,” Shulgan said.

The fast needs to be carefully planned out, as it will affect the energy level and fitness for a period of time.

“Because of sports and stuff it kind of drained me of my energy, so I had to start eating again,” Shulgan said.

The fasting isn’t uncommon around Shulgan, so she knew

about what it does and how it works.

“My mom does it all the time just to detox her body, so I just wanted to give it a try. I would do it again, but not at this time,” Shulgan said.

The type of juice also comes into play, as certain kinds will have different vitamins and nutrients. Grapefruit juice is prone to disagreeing with any medical drugs or vitamins being taken, and is, in some cases, suggested not to take. The lack of sodium intake has also been an area highlighted by those against juice fasting.

“I was still getting nutrients and you still get full from drinking the juices, because they have the vitamins that you need,” Shulgan said.

More preparation may be involved for this kind of fasting than for others.

“It got really annoying to make the juices and I got lazy, so that wasn’t fun,” Shulgan said.

All diets must come to an end at some point, so it was only a matter of time until Shulgan had to go back to normal, non-juiced foods.

“When I came off of it, the first thing I had was sushi, and it was very good,”Shulgan said. Juice fasting is certainly

a controversial method, but, depending on the person,the person’s health and what juices

they use, it can be very beneficial.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ELLA SHULGAN

DRINK UP. Freshman Ella Shulgan enjoying one of her juices that was made out of vegetables, fruits and some essential nutrients that the body needs.

Fruit cleanse isn’t all it’s cracked up to be Aubtin Heydari Staff Reporter If you were to approach any sensible person and inform them that you are on a diet that is comprised of nothing but fruit, they would think you are insane.

That is a severe under exaggeration about how ludicrous the 3-day fruit cleanse was for me. Based off a nutrition plan by clinical nutritionist Jay Robb, the fruit flush includes one day of preparation involving a protein shake every two hours and six ounces of lean meats with dinner.

The second and third days are comprised of 100 calories of fruit every two hours between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., followed by a salad with half an avocado. The goal of the cleanse is to kick food addictions, cleanse one’s system, and lose water weight.

I am still not quite sure what on Earth constitutes a cleanse, or what it means to cleanse one’s system.

Personally, I noticed no major difference between how I feel now than how I felt before.

If anything, the fruit flush made me feel worse; throughout the three days, I had a total lack of energy because I didn’t have any carbohydrates, functionally starved to death, and had to eat on a rigid schedule which limited when and what I could eat.

There was no option to break away and indulge on a small snack, and even worse, I couldn’t drink anything other than water. Some health fiend will probably comment on how water is the only thing I should be drinking anyway, but the reality is flavored drinks are the cherry on top of the luscious sundae of life (which, on this diet, you are only allowed to

stare at). I couldn’t drink 100% fruit juice, even though my diet is fruit based.

It was a moderately interesting exercise in self-control, but ultimately it felt like an immensely vacuous process. I definitely do not feel better per se, at least notably so.

If I did kick food addiction, it didn’t last for too long, as the day after I ate Chipotle, the day after that I ate Jimmy Johns and Burger King, and the day after that Taco Bell and Dairy Queen.

Personally, I don’t understand why anyone would want to willingly subject themselves to such an experience. You can’t eat what you want to eat and senselessly limit the amount you can eat, but not for a long enough period that it creates a substantial difference.

Not to mention that the price of such a diet is steep, in between buying organic protein powder to stocking up on

fruit cups, I spent at least $30 for three days of food. Maybe it is because I’m not a health nut, but this ‘cleanse’ has brought me nothing but agony.

PHOTO BY ELLA MARIAN

BRING ON THE FRUIT. Senior Aubtin Heydari eating a banana. Fruit cleanses can last from 3 days to a week. Before the cleanse, there is a day of preparation to fill up on the essential nutrients that the body needs.

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