January 2018 Murmur, Waterford Kettering High School

MURMUR Volume 15, Issue 3 January 22, 2018

16 page

Photo courtesy: Taylor Craft

MURMUR Editor-In-Chiefs: Audrey Jutis Andrew Kelley

contents

NEWS

INDEPTH

News briefs

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Trump in a year

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Communication elimination

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Copy Editor: Baila Lakatos

Bitcoin’s blowup

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Design Editor: Oliver DePauw

OPINION

Student Adviser: Calvin Habba

News Editor: Riley O’Bryan

Shattered and still...

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...searching for solace

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FEATURE Captains of Kettering

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Publicist: Riley Gregart

Study Buddy

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Lunchroom Madness

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Zero waste swaps

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Ads

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A&E A&E Briefs

Sports Editors: Jason Acciaioli Bryce Mojica

Reporters: Sara Ausmus, Emily Bose, Gracelynn Boylan, Allan Collett, Peyten Conner, Steven Cruz, Grace Dabrowski, Ryan Egres, Olivia Franklin, Ella Gibbons, Nathan Gregart, Sydney Jenish, Madison Krumins, Angel Snelling, Elizabeth Vang, & Samantha Yost

Me too

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Out with the old in with the new 21 Resolution solution

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Sign stereotypes

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The Earth is flat

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SPORTS Sports Briefs

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Adviser: Jodie Zwiren

Helmet to helmet

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Blossoming basketball players

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NEWS

BRIEFS

North Korea will send officials and athletes to Olympics

Earlier this month, North Korea agreed to an offer

by South Korean officials to send a committee to the 2018 Winter Olympics being held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The agreement comes as a breakthrough amidst rising tensions between North and South Korea as the North Korean nuclear and missile program.

Meteorite in Southeast Michigan

On January 16th, a meteor entered the atmosphere and broke apart over Michigan. The meteor was seen and heard across multiple neighboring states and in Canada as it lit up the sky. There was also a detected magnitude 2.0 earthquake by the United States Geological Survey. There was no physical damage due to the meteor.

False alert breeds panic in Hawaii An official alert of an incoming ballistic missile was sent all throughout Hawaii on Saturday, January 13th, that was later determined as a false alarm.

After the alert was spread, it took 38 minutes for an official response that the alert was a false alarm to be sent.

Hawaii officials explained the event as a mishap during a shift change at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. For each shift change, it is regulation that a test alert happens, but the stationed official clicked the wrong button and thus the alert was sent.

Photos cutosey of craetivecommons.com Facts courtesy of: CNN.com, nytimes.com, nbcnews.com, & clickondetroit.com

JANUARY 22, 2018

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News

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Trump in a year January

February

On the 27th, Donald Trump banned the travel of Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Iran, and Sudan, primarily Muslim countries, for 90 days. This was called the Muslim ban; many Muslims protested in spirit of their loved ones not being able to come back into the county.

Trump created the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement, better known as V. O. I. C. E. This support center was created to answer questions about victims and receive automated custody status about someone in custody.

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June

Trump removes James Comey from his position as FBI director. This drew many suspicions that Trump was somehow involved with Russia in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump withdraws from the Paris climate agreement, making the United States the only first world country not to sign it. In efforts to save the environment, this act was created to adapt to the rise in global temperatures due to an excessive amount of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Trump put the twitter world in a frenzy with his sports related tweets, including rejecting Steph Curry’s invitation to the White House and NFL protests.

A promise Trump made to all his supporters was that he would build a wall stretching the entire Southern border of America.

Now his plans are falling into place. Eight protype walls have been made. These protype walls are about 18-30 feet tall made out of cement and metals. The half that wants the wall believe it will help with illegal immigrants and crime in the United States. Others believe it’s a waste of money we don’t have, because even if there was a wall there is still going to be crime.

photo courtesy of twitter.com, flickr.com, en.wikipedia.com, commons.wkikmedia.org, youtube.com, picsmine.com, thetechladder.com, sacurrent.com, bestofneworleans.com

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NEWS

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A look back at Trump’s biggest accomplishments and most taboo actions of his first year Peyten Conner Reporter peytenconner@waterforddrift.com

April

March Trump’s office passed a permit allowing the expansion of the Keystone Access Pipeline. Environmental groups and natives to the land argue against this expansion in the worry that it will destroy the supply of groundwater. Non supporters say that using a railroad system would be more efficient. A railroad system would eliminate the chance for a possible spill and is safer for the environment.

Supporters press the fact that it costs more to ship the oil via railroad and it’s safer to transport oils through a pipe underground.

July

Trump removes Steve Bannon from his position of National Security Council. President Trump states that “North Korea is a problem. The problem will be taken care of”, He believes that China will take care of them, but stated if China doesn’t, the United States will step in to resolve the issue.

August Several fights broke out in the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia on August 12th. White nationalist and counter protesters brawled over the removal of statue Robert E. Lee and several other monuments throughout the south. Trump stated on Twitter, “Sad to see the history and culture of our great country beign ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments.”

national debt

With a high debt Trump finds a way to pull through. In the first seven months of being in office he has wore down the growing national debt by 102 billion dollars.

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November A yearly obligation that Americans have is to pay taxes. Taxes go toward government projects like building a school, paving roads, and keeping a park up and running. Trump wants to lessen the amount Americans have to pay on their taxes, this is called the Tax Cut. Every American is in a certain tax bracket based on their yearly income and if they’re married or not.

The internet is a way of life in this generation. As of 2017 the internet is mostly unrestricted by internet providers. With the end of net neutrality, Trump would be giving internet providers free reign to charge internet users for using websites such as Twitter, Youtube, Snapchat, Instagram, etc, that Americans depend on every day.

facts courtesy of reuters.com, aol.com, cnn.com & washingtonpost.com

JANUARY 22, 2018

THE MURMUR

NEWS

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Communication elimination

Words can mean something, whether it comes from a mouth or a phone

BY ELIZABETH VANG Reporter elizabethvang@waterforddrift.com

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hen observing the generation of tomorrow, some would feel that technology is the curtain hiding our true emotions and expressions when contacting other people. Our eyes and mind are focused on transforming our thoughts and expressions into words and emojis. When it comes to speaking to others, nerves kick in.

Even though using technology to do miraculous things such as calling and sending messages over what can be great distances, this can also lead to a decrease in communication between individuals in person, and it’s our responsibility to make sure that we communicate with others so that they can know we are able to communicate effectively both through technology and personally Telecommunication Using your phone or any other communication media is a way to reach people, but you won’t personally know what the other person may feel on the other end of the line.

“I like to see people face to face and know that they’re there,” Sophomore Savannah Her said. Her feels that she would be better talking in person than having to use her phone to contact people.

Several would tend to think half of the time the words seen on our phones are true.

face to face that you shouldn’t text them,” Levi said. For information more personal rather than in general, some things should be said in person. When texting others, the words can be misconstrued and not your true intention.

Others times it hides what you truly feel about a certain situation. Technology can spread words, but they can’t truly spread the true expression in a person.

Face to Face “Anything can mean anything. Face to face, you’re able to connect with them more rather than on a screen,” Her said. Seeing the expression of a person in the flesh is where emotions and intentions can be most easily observed and understood. Going deeper into communication, body language is used most to express the actual words we speak. Non-verbal communication cannot possibly be conveyed through calling or texting.

“You can actually communicate and see their expressions.” Levi said. In situations where the focus is on our phones rather than on one another, some moments with friends could be “It’s just easy like everyday life,” Savannah Her, sophomore a dull atmosphere and not as lively. Eyes aren’t focused on Freshman Maddie Levi said. Levi on others facial expressions, but the other hand talks to friends and others on the phone. Though when furthered questioned, more focused on the screen of their phones she also feels it’s more connected when talking and what social media has presented for them. physically and having contact with friends around you.

“There are things more important to say

“Just put away your phone, but I think you have to want to talk to people also, but it’s the urge to talk to people that makes you want

to talk to people,” her said. It’s as simple as putting away your phone, but also knowing when you want to talk and how you’re going get those thoughts out.

Getting together with others and sharing experiences is arguably one of the best things to have in life, and there are ways to do so in unique yet comfortable ways. Levi gave the idea of restaurants. This could be considered by hanging out with a group of friends and taking the time to chat instead of being in a condensed place. Another idea is playing board games, as being able to see people’s expressions when competing with an objective is a great way to keep the atmosphere exciting and enjoyable. Active interaction in person is how we can prevent a dramatic and almost irreversible decline in our abilities to communicate in person, and these are just a few of the many ways to prevent such a problem All in all, technology can’t really do all the talking for you. There are more vital thoughts and words that are more understood with a person or group than having to text or call knowing one person on the other line might not recognize the true significances of another. In our lives we have to keep balance of how we Maddie Levi, freshman reach one another through our devices and through our words and in-person communication.

Professor Mehrabian of UCLA, combined the statistical results of the two studies and came up with the now famous—and famously misused—rule that communication is only seven percent verbal and 93 percent non-verbal.

The non-verbal component was made up of body language (55 percent) and tone of voice (38 percent).

Facts courtesy of ubiquity.com

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NEWS

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JANUARY 22, 2018

BITCOIN’S BLOWUP

The cryptocurrency that is changing the economic world

BY BRYCE MOJICA Sports Editor brycemojica@waterforddrift.com

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t the end of 2017 the very volatile cryptocurrency ‘Bitcoin’ blew up.

At the beginning of the year Bitcoin was valued at under $1000 but by early December it was at an all time high of $20,000. This created a very lucrative investment opportunity for many people which caused the price to shoot higher and higher.

Bitcoin is a very unique type of currency due to it not being backed by any country or bank. This means when buying and selling Bitcoin you have to use something called a ‘Bitcoin Exchange’ where you find someone else either buying or selling. Bitcoin transactions are also always anonymous which is another benefit of using Bitcoin. But, with the increased hype around it many stores and businesses are beginning to accept Bitcoin. These Businesses include: Microsoft,

Subway, Expedia, and Overstock.com.

Although Bitcoin is becoming more widely accepted there are a few countries that have attempted to regulate the cryptocurrency or even banned it. Some of these countries include Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, and Ecuador.

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, recently released a statement saying “legislative regulation will be required for Bitcoin in the future.” This is due to Bitcoin not being backed by anything which makes it very risky.

Satoshi Nakamoto is the name used by the creator of Bitcoin. Although his true identity is not known it is believed that he is from Japan. Nakamoto created Bitcoin in 2009, it’s acquired through a process called Bitcoin mining. In order to mine Bitcoin you need a mining software such as HashFlare, MineX, or Hashing24. These softwares “mine” through complex algorithms finding fractions

of Bitcoins which can then be bought or sold.

“In my opinion, from here on out Bitcoin is only going to tank,” senior Anthony Fox said.

“Bitcoin created a lot of hype but as soon as the hype dies down the price will too.”

There are a lot of skeptics when it comes to Bitcoin’s price. For instance, some say it will continue to go up and potentially even hit $100,000 per Bitcoin. But, on the other hand, many are doubtful and predict it to only go down from here. For instance, Saxo Bank analyst Kay Van-Petersen says he “wouldn’t be surprised” if Bitcoin eventually hits the $50,000 or $100,00 price mark due to it gaining popularity.

“Personally, I will never buy Bitcoin because of the risk involved,” Fox said. “But, I think the idea of mining Bitcoin is pretty cool.

That’s something I could actually get into.”

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facts courtesy of https://www.standard.co.uk, http://time.com/money, & https://charts.bitcoin.com

JANUARY 22, 2018

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NEWS

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SHATTERED AND STILL A gendered perspective on heartbreak and the best

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o it’s over. They’re gone. Whether by your choice or not, who you loved is no longer at your side, and it hurts. It hurts a lot. I know.

Here you are, different from when you entered that relationship, left with the pieces of what it was. You can’t help but have an unforgiving surge of thoughts batter their way into and through you at a breakneck pace. Every memory that drags itself out of the grave that is the back of your mind cuts you a little bit deeper than the last. At this point, as much as you wish you could, the relationship you once had is nothing more but a relic of the past.

However, no matter how abject your sorrow may be, and as hard as it is to believe now and in the near future, you are going to be okay.

Say it with me: you are going to be okay.

As a male, an annoying and even damagingly restrictive pressure from society is that of suppressing the more tender and vulnerable emotions we experience. Men are expected to not express when they are in pain; to not wince even amidst agony. Instead, when a man experiences pain, they are expected to realize what is causing the pain, somehow dismiss the problem in some manner, and ultimately “toughen up”.

While the whole enormous issue behind the inhibition of the vulnerability of men deserves it’s own piece, to put it simply: it’s bad. By not taking the time and effort to face the painful emotions head on, no experience is gained on how to face the emotions again in the future. The longer you remain inexperienced, the worse those emotions are going to hit when you inevitably have to grapple with them in a situation. I assure you this: there will be a time when you will feel pain, and it is up to you how prepared you will be to understand and overcome that pain.

Now that you understand that it is in your best interest to let whatever feelings come your way to actually resonate within you, now comes the hard part, figuring out what to do with all of the anguish flourishing in your mind.

First and foremost, do not do anything extreme. As easy as it is to just submerge your heartache in a bottle or to mask your suffering with a dose of drugs, they may very well create an even larger problem in the form of an addiction, and more importantly, do not actually help you deal with the issue. Just like disowning your pain, using some kind of substance to alleviate your pain only postpones it’s punch and prevents you from understanding how to deal with the emotions.

From personal experience, the two best tools at anyone’s disposal for a heartbreak are time and people. As unusual as it sounds, but as the point as been made just before, you as an individual must wrestle with the sadness. It is not at all fun, but it is absolutely necessary for you to be able to move on in an effective manner. The only way this will happen is with time. You must both take the time and let time pass with your feelings. As for people, the answer is simple: talk to them. Find someone you trust. Go to your ultimate confidant. Whether that is your best friend of how many years, a sibling, or a parent, tell them you need to talk, sit down, and let it all out. You’d be surprised at how much better you will feel after just pouring the shambles of your heart onto the table for the other person to see.

As most can attest to, romance and love is a fickle combination of numerous factors. The act of maintaining an effectively open and giving yet ultimately mutually beneficial relationship with another person is as volatile as can be. More often than not, this process is going to fail, but that absolutely does not mean that it isn’t worth the effort. Finding someone who truly cares for and about you in all of your complexities, the good and the bad, is arguably one of the most fulfilling things to find in a lifetime. The only way to reach this paradise of fulfillment is to go through the process of attempting to give that exact same affection you are in search of and coming out empty handed, no matter how many attempts it takes. Through these efforts, even if it doesn’t work out in the end, you learn the extremely valuable and constructive lessons on how to love both yourself and somebody else in as whole and complete of a manner as possible. So keep trying.

Keep working on how to love. Keep getting your heartbroken. One day, you will never be heartbroken again, and it will come out of this painful process.

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OPINION

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SEARCHING FOR SOLACE solutions for dealing with the pain

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igh school is one of the best places to experiment with relationships. Not only are we all finding ourselves and who we are, but we meet new people and grow bonds with others, which can become romantic in some instances.

Through experience, we pick up an incredible amount of anecdotes that go into a relationship. We grasp the concept and idea of what kind of things you look for in an ideal partner, what type of person you connect to and feel comfortable with, what you aspire to get out of a relationship, the way you believe you deserve to be treated, and more.

The most difficult thing we are bound to undergo, is heartbreak. Unfortunately, we all discover the fact that not all relationships are sunshine and rainbows the whole way through and occasionally, good things must come to an end. However, what happens when it ends unexpectedly or when you didn’t want it to?

Yesterday you were holding hands with the individual you dedicated your heart to. Life was smooth, you had someone next to you throughout every second of every day. Nothing in the world could ruin you, because the love of your life was there no matter what.

Not anymore. Today is a new day, and a whole new world. How do you deal with the hurt, the loss, the coping of everyday life without your partner by your side?

The common “woman during breakup” stereotype is to become bedridden, watching Netflix, eating gallons of ice cream, and crying for days on end.

We’re expected to mourn the loss of our person like a death in the family. People expect us to b e completely broken, weak, and vulnerable. And yes, we do tend to do this occasionally. However, there are also a plethora of ways us women become stronger, and can deal with our heartbreak in healthy ways. We are not fragile creatures who cannot live on without

BY RYAN EGRES & BAILA LAKATOS Reporter & Copy Editor ryanegres@waterforddrift.com bailalakatos@waterforddrift.com

another human by our side. We are strong, independent women, who can live and support ourselves.

The most important component to mending the shattered pieces of your heart, is to take care and value YOU. No longer do you need to prioritize someone else’s feelings. It is all about you, and how you feel. Take care of yourself, and do everything you want to do to make yourself happy. Take a bath, do a face mask, eat your favorite foods.

You and your happiness is your biggest priority.

I have learned through personal experience with heartbreak, that a wonderful thing to do when your heart is broken is to surround yourself with the people you love most. When the person you trusted most betrays you, it is common and almost expected to feel alone. You naturally believe in your mind that you cannot trust anyone, and that no one truly loves you the way y o u thought. By connecting yourself with the people who truly love you (whether that be friends or family,) you will be reminded that you are not alone in this difficult time.

You have an army of people behind you that love you and support you, and will be there for you to help build you back up to a brand new person who is new and improved, and strong all on our own.

At your most vulnerable state, you will tend to feel weak, and doubt everything you thought was true in your life. Do your friends really care, is anyone truly there for you, are you really worthy of being loved? Stay strong, and keep as many positive thoughts in your brain as possible. Believe in yourself, and know that you WILL get through this. You are a powerful force that no one can bring down and in time, you will be even happier with yourself than you were with them. Every day is a new day full of endless opportunities to better yourself, and forget about the person who lost you.

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Captains of Kettering Stories and what we create are the way we as people establish connections with one another and make our humanity felt amongst those around us

BY RYAN EGRES Reporter ryanegres@waterforddrift.com

Abigail Falardeau, junior

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was in a relationship for two years and what lead to our breaking up was a growing feeling of distance and a failing attempt to keep the relationship in the honeymoon phase. This lead to him doing things that I did not and do not agree with. Eventually, I had to end the relationship. After this, while I still felt remnants of affection for him, he clearly wanted to move on with no regard for me whatsoever, so I realized I had to cut any ties to both him and Mott in general.

Throughout the breakup, I felt crushed and isolated. I did not know where to go nor who to go to.

I could not go to friends I had since 8th grade because of their connection to him. I could not listen to certain music or even eat without facing the possibility of a panic attack. It was essentially a month of relentless pain and walking on eggshells emotionally.

After this, I put my focus into my job and on those who I care about at Kettering. I also began to focus on my future and making sure it was going to be as beneficial and fulfilling to me. This included doing more outgoing things I would have previously shied away from.

The most important thing I feel I learned was that after losing such a strong connection to somebody, the best thing to do to recuperate is to take time and energy to focus on yourself and what makes you happy and fulfilled, along with being with others who support you. Many of the people who helped me through this hard time weren’t even my best friends. Let me just reassure you that you are not alone, and that the next time you love someone, it will be a better, more complete type of love.

Aside from love, as I said before, the best way to find happiness is to focus on yourself and what really brings you the most joy. Although this might be a bit of a tangent, I want to apologize to all of those who tried to be there for me that I pushed away because I did not want to hear and recognize the truth of the relationship. In retrospect, I greatly appreciate all you tried to do for me, and will remember what you said in the future. If there is one piece of advice I would give to everyone in regards to pursuing any kind of relationship, it is that you must learn to love yourself before you attempt to love someone else, because how are you going to love anyone else if you aren’t able to love yourself?”

For more on heartbreak, check out pages eight and nine that cover heartbreak and how to get over it.

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t the end of a six month relationship, I felt it was necessary to break up because I felt an unfixable disconnect from my partner. Committing to the break up was very difficult for me because despite there being a loss of a romantic interest, I still did care about them deeply. However, I realized that it was in both of our best interests if we ended the relationship that ultimately devolved into a state of bickering and apathy.

Soon after we parted, I felt a mix of sadness and relief. The sadness came from the understanding that I had lost a long-term committed relationship with someone I cared about in tandem with a longing for the way they were in the beginning of the relationship. For the relief, that came about from me realizing that I now could focus on myself and what was in my best interest. In order to try to seize this feeling of relief along with getting rid of any feelings of sadness, I turned my focus towards other things in my life that brought me joy, such as marching band, which was in full swing, and spending time with my friends. This allowed me to not over think about the relationship and why it ultimately had to end.

The experience as a whole, from the failing nature of the relationship to the emotions I had after I left, caused me to learn the signs of a drifting relationship with a dissipation of affection as well as what I truly was looking for in a committed relationship.

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JANUARY 22, 2018 NEWS 11

BY GRACE DABROWSKI | Reporter | Gracedabrowski@waterforddrift.com

Study Buddy

WKHS tutoring program is run by students to help with troubles on assignments Grades are going downhill? Parents and teachers getting on to you about school work? WKHS has an after school tutoring program that can improve students grades and allow them to get extra help on work they are struggling on. This can lead to a happy ending for you, your parents and teachers. The program is overseen by Chuck Rivetto, also known as “Uncle Chuck”, and the program lets other students that meet the requirements tutor other students that need tutoring. Most of the the students who are involved in tutoring other students are in the National Honors Society [NHS].

“It was recommended and we have to do ten hours of service hours of community service, but I do it more because I actually really like it,” junior Kendall Zall said.

This has a big impact on students, and it has shown to bring student’s grades up. It also allows them to make up any missing assignments.

“It is a very happy environment because everyone is working together and helping each other,” Zall said.

The after school tutoring program helps students, but it also helps the students who tutor because it has a nice and friendly environment.

Some students are recommended by teachers to join the program if they are struggling in that class/subject, or they can just sign up for it. In other cases, students may be told by their parents.

Many students say that being tutored by other fellow classmates make it better than being helped by teachers.

“I find it to be easier to get tutored by students because they get the concept, and show you the tricks they learned,” freshman Zach Peters said.

Many students prefer to be taught by students because how some teachers teach things, or treat the students.

Senior Jenna Belian tutors after school and believes that students learn better by other students because teachers usually go by the book. Getting tutored by others allows you to ask more questions, and learn tools/ tricks students have picked up. Some students use shortcuts to things to help them understand things.

“It’s better for students to get one on one time, to really comprehend the subject,” senior Jessica Mercier said.

Some students prefer to go slower in learning, and the tutoring program helps that.

The WKHS after school tutoring program impacts the students that attend the school, with not only their grades, but overall the work experience at Kettering.

Students helping each other work after school in the AC.

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Tutor Jessica Mercier, volunteers after school through NHS.

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LUNCHROOM MADNESS O

ne slice of pizza, a half cup of fruit, and a milk for $3.00, this is the standard school lunch for elementary through high school.

“The lunches don’t fill me up and we don’t get enough food for the price that we pay,” senior Avory Hernandez said.

There is a lot that goes into making the choices of what is served for lunches than students would think.

“All lunches have to have between 650750 calories. This limits the options available for lunches,” Food service director Doreen Simmonds said.

Not many students know that the schools are given grants to pay for food depending on how many kids purchase lunch. The more kids that buy the schools lunches, the more money the school gets back in return.

“We get federal reimbursement for meals, it is a federally funded grant,” Simmonds said.

Before Michelle Obama became the first lady there were very little limitations on what could be served alongside lunches in school.

Michelle Obama introduced the “Food Plate”.

This was meant to be a better version than the pre-existing “Food Pyramid” completely cutting out the fats and oils section of the food pyramid.

With all of the changes that were made to

school lunches in the last 4 years there have been many limitations on the amount of options available to students alongside lunch and also limitations on what can be served for lunch at all. An all time favorite for many students and also teachers has been “turkey slop”.

“Turkey slop is my go to lunchs so its like turkey slop is the best and everything else is my least favorite,” Teacher Anthony Miller said.

While schools have been doing their best to make lunches healthier but also still appealing, it seems like the quality has been decreasing.

“It was actually in taco bell wrappers back then so it was taco bell tacos, so apparently the quality has declined,” Miller said.

The tacos at school used to be in taco bell wrappers directly from Taco Bell, now however, they are made at the school while lunch is going on. Sometimes if you are not in the first couple lunches the tacos may have been sitting for a while and not be very warm by the time you get there.

“Sometimes my tacos are cold,” Hernandez said.

Also there are times, especially in D lunch that they run out of the main meal and kids are forced to have something they do not want.

For each section of the food plate the school district must reach a specific amount of that serving every week. This means they

$3.00 Regular lunch

must have a certain amount of carbs a week, and a certain amount of green and red vegetables a week. There is a lot of planning and consideration that goes into each month’s food calendar. The school district tries to mix things up and not serve too much of the same food every month.

Many kids believe that the school lunches are not regulated very well because there have been several cases of students finding mold on their food.

“You can over do turkey slop, once a week would be too much because then it would lose its value but i could deal with it at least once a month or maybe twice a month would be spectacular,” Miller said.

Things have been done to try to make lunches healthier but doing so has caused many students to dislike the lunches more.

“Not everything works with whole grain, like the pizza, not many people liked the whole grain pizza so we were able to get pizza to not be whole grain,” Simmonds said.

The idea of making lunches healthier was a good one, but many kids would either not eat or throw away the required sides. A lot of the time the food that you are forced to take gets thrown away and wasted.

$4.25 super

Still hungry This is the difference between a super and a regular lunch, a whole box of pizza is only 75 cents more than a super and has eight pieces rather than two.

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Requirements by the USDA

Protein

Dairy

It is required that every lunch has the required amount of protein. Every lunch also needs to be between 650-750 calories.

For any flavored milks such as strawberry or chocolate, it has to be no fat. While white milk has to be no more than one percent fat.

Fruits and vegtables

Grains

Every student has to take a fruit or vegtable with their lunch.

Everything has to be whole grain. Elementary schoolers get one ounce rolls, middle schoolers and high schoolers get two ounce rolls.

It is required that certain amounts of each grain vegetables are offered in a week.

Student’s opinions on school lunches

“One time I found mold on my grilled cheese sandwich,” Xiaver Collier, senior

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“The fiestatas were my favorite school lunch but they got rid of them when I was in 9th grade,” Caden Pawczuk, senior

“I don’t like how they make me take a juice because I am allergic to it and end up throwing it away,” Raven Saberhagen, junior

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Zero waste swaps Easy switches to help reduce your ecological footprint

BY OLIVIA FRANKLIN Reporter oliviafranklin@waterforddrift.com

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he average American produces nearly 4 and a half pounds of trash per day. That adds up to 1,600 pounds per person per year! Living zero waste essentially means living without creating any garbage or creating a very small amount of garbage. Single use plastic is a large contributor to this waste when it is not recycled. Swapping out plastic items for reusable, sustainable items is better for the environment and creates lifelong habits.

Plastic water bottle to reusable water bottle

50 billion bottles of water are bought each year. Once they’re in the landfill, they stay for around 450 years before they decompose. Bringing a reusable, stainless steel water bottle places with you is not only better for the environment but it’s cost effective. Never having to buy a water bottle again saves you money and time.

Plastic bag to reusable cotton bag

About 500 billion plastic bags are used every year worldwide. The production of plastic bags alone takes a toll on the environment. 100 billion barrels of oil are needed to produce a year supply of plastic bags. The combination of production and the actual throwing away of plastic bags is extremely wasteful. Reusable cotton bags are a great replacement for plastic bags. Not only do they create zero waste, they last a long time too.

Plastic toothbrush to bamboo toothbrush

Over 850 million plastic toothbrushes are thrown away annually in the United States. This is one of those wasteful things that isn’t thought about much. Brushing our teeth with plastic becomes a habit when we grow up doing it, not knowing anything is wrong. Bamboo toothbrush handles are compostable. These toothbrushes can range from around $2.00-$6.00 from brands like WooBamboo, Brush with Bamboo, and Spry which can be found at some drugstores.

Plastic straw to reusable straw

500 million straws are used everyday in the United States. Most recycling programs do not accept these plastic straws. When you think about it, straws can be unnecessary most of the time. If they’re absolutely needed, alternatives like stainless steel straws and bamboo straws exist. Also, saying, “No straw, please,” when at restaurants helps to eliminate plastic straw waste.

Plastic cutlery to reusable cutlery

Nearly 40 billion individual plastic utensils are produced each year. It is easy to get into a habit of using these when going out and plastic cutlery is the only option.

However, bamboo and stainless steel utensils exist. Small packs of a fork, knife, and spoon make it easy to carry around with you for any time when plastic is the only option.

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exual harassment and assault have become an epidemic all over the world. Social media and politics have allowed such barbarism to consume the headlines over the last few years. Yet, this violence is still regularly misunderstood.

So, for the sake of individuals globally, how is sexual harassment generally defined? “ [It’s] crossing the line. It is having advancement toward you in any way that you determine as offensive to yourself, to your body, to your person, to your thought in a sexual manner. It is encroaching on your body without your consent whether that’s verbal, whether that’s physical, whether that’s through different means. And that’s even asking questions that even you as a person determine crosses that line,” Debra Cooper, Waterford Kettering principal said.

“It’s not only about comments and gestures where people are feeling uncomfortable. It’s also about a person who is a victim, where they feel powerless, who feels as though there is some sort of danger and I mean that in a lot of different ways,” Kenneth Milch, Waterford Kettering assistant principal said. “It’s where the person who is a victim of it starts to feel as though the person is trying to exert authority over them or trying to exert power over them for all the wrong reasons.”

Sexual assault and harassment are two different situations but both are classified as unwelcome, unconsented, and offensive. More often than not, sexual harassment and assault incidents go unreported and therefore, unpunished. The unreported attacks are usually a result of fear of retaliation of the offender, being blamed for the situation, gender stereotypes, the backlash in the workplace, or simply not knowing what to do.

People, including high school students often think sexual violence is acceptable or not a big deal because of what media portrays, traditional culture, superiority complexes, and the lack of parental guidance. In the news today, perpetrators tend to have a platform of power and incentive.

“Generally the people in society who are raping and harassing are the wealthy and powerful and they are hard to go against,” Charles Stewart, Waterford Kettering teacher said, “The people who do the raping somehow have power and Donald Trump and Weinstein and the rest of them aren’t helping. They are in a position of power and how are you going to fight them?”

But don’t be fooled, there is no label or box to fit all offenders into. It can be anywhere, anytime, anyone, including taking place in schools by and to students. continued on page 18...

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... continued from page 17 A 2015 study by Cosmopolitan shows that aimed to help sexual assault victims speak out, allows both parties to communicate their nearly 71 percent of women do not report many of these institutions may see a rise in their responses freely. “I don’t care if she [or he] the sexual harassment incidents and even reports. The aim of this movement, with the even walked in [the school] naked, she’s not fewer bystanders stand up. So, why when 98 help of celebrities and social media, is to show asking for it unless she actually asks for it,” percent of all workplaces have policies about that victims should not hold in their accounts, Stewart said. sexual harassment and 70 percent provide and Cooper agrees.

Photoshopping pictures and provocative likewise training, are people being violated by “Just be you. We are here to be together, advertisements have altered the way we see unwelcome attention and still not speaking up? to support each other, and to learn. So spread women and men. Magazines are filled with It’s all about education- learning to respect the your wings and fly and we are here to support pictures of muscular men and toned women for balance of humanity of the people around you you. That is so important and I hope that’s how the sole purpose that sex sells. Making a profit with your separate personal preferences and students feel. And if it’s not, and someone is the off of sexualizing groups of people has given beliefs. Not only can it be a significant trauma, cause of that, then we need to act upon that,” permission for everyone else to do the same at sometimes a life sentence, for the victim, but Cooper said. school, work, everywhere. In actuality, not a offenders tend to not realize or they forget Often victims are dismissed for their single person has that sort of permission. how much trouble they are really creating for allegations by being told they were wearing The struggle with these media-shared themselves as well. something too revealing or provocative or images are how they negatively affect young “It’s the same with sexual harassment, that so-called asking for it. The real truth is that kids, especially teenagers, sometimes without goes to a legal end and that’s not going to media has altered views on what behavior is intending to. Self-esteem, self-worth, and selfend well for a student. And it impacts so many considered appropriate. respect are all put in jeopardy. different aspects of life: potential employment, However, Cooper states “that woman “It’s about the ability to foster an environment college applications, and I just want students should feel confident in what she is wearing in which people feel comfortable wearing to be aware of what those consequences are without drawing any on do attention to herself what they want and being who they are,” and the implications moving forward,” Cooper in any form whether it’s sexual or anything Cooper said. “It’s that level of acceptance that said. else. It [harassment] could be a comment on a we want to continue to foster in our culture Within the boundaries of the school district, woman’s size, shape, or skin tone, or whatever here [WK].” Your body and your mind are not The Student Code of Conduct clearly defines it is. You should be able to be confident in public spaces. violations in all aspects of student life, including your own skin and do what you want without The necessary solution is to strengthen privacy, harassment, and classroom behavior. drawing attention to yourself. And the same accessibility to support programs, open and There are also distinct thing is true for a young man,” Cooper said. support cases and legal funds, make voices consequences Regardless of anything else, consent heard to every extent, and not elect offenders and resolutions is not consent unless it is an to the U.S. Senate. once all agreement that The #metoo 94 percent of women who are raped experience sides are and Time’s Up 33 percent of symptoms of post-traumatic considered. campaigns stress disorder (PTSD) women who are Although both advocate during the two weeks sometimes a in solidarity raped contemplate following the rape challenge, for equality suicide. s e x u a l and respect misconduct or of sexual harassment violence victims should be in all aspects of brought to life.

Created 82 percent administration if by well-known 13 percent of of all victims it compromises a advocates, both women who under 18 are students education campaigns are are raped female. or safety. largely based attempt suicide “We take all of on their social these complaints seriously, platform that we investigate everything. We connects thousands give an offender a chance to tell a side of of people, mostly the story, although generally speaking, victims women, in similar situations don’t make that up. They aren’t going to come and works to pursue legal action and reform. to us and make a complaint of that nature, not Led by both men and women of the hollywood usually,” Milch said. While there is a policy in elite, the campaigns utilize social media to place, how often are victims not speaking up? spread awareness and support for victims of There is no place for sexual misconduct sexual assault. anywhere. Especially not in an environment Campaigns in solidarity are a great start meant for learning and growth. Yet, it is still to ending sexual abuse, but everyone must happening (most often going unreported) in commit to doing more and just being better and around high schools and other learning people. environments. With movements like #MeToo

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FIGHTING SEXUAL ASSAULT HELP:

Listen to stories of sexual assault victims. Find ways to utilize your voice like community rallies or marches.

Females ages 1619 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual

On average, there are 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States.

Every 2 in 3 sexual assault incidents go unreported

Approximately

1 in 5 female high school students report being physically and/ or sexually abused by a dating partner.

12 percent of all state inmates are in

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IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULT AND WANTS SOMEONE TO TALK TO, REACH OUT TO THE NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE OR SPEAK WITH YOUR COUNSELOR

NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE: 1-800-656-4673 OR

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Movies making a name for themselves

Proud Mary

Hit woman Mary (Taraji P. Henson) works for an organized crime family in Boston. When her path crosses with a young boy her life changes when a profession al hit goes sideways. Proud Mary will was released on January 12th. Be sure to catch it in a theater near you.

Revival Eminem released his newest album Revival.

This is Eminem’s 9th studio album and his latest album since The Marshall Mathers LP 2 which was released in 2013. The album features many am zing artist such as Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Pink and Kehlani.

Man of the Woods Man of the Woods is Justin Timberlake’s 5th in studio album.

The album is set to be released February 2nd but the single ‘Filthy’ is already out. The Man in the Woods tour is also expected in 2018.

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Maze Runner: The Death The Commuter Michael an insurance salesman is Cure The Gladers are on their most dangerous and final journey lead

by Thomas. They must break into the legendary Last City to save their friends. The question that they’ve asking since the start may be answered if they make it out alive.

on his daily commute home when it becomes anything but ordinary.

Michael is kidnapped he is forced to uncover the identity of the stranger before the last stop. As his race against time is happening he realizes the deadly plan that is unfolding.

Is Kylie Jenner pregnant?

Rumors have been everywhere for the last couple months about Kylie being pregnant. But the question has to be asked, is she? Signs are pointing to yes. Kylie didn’t make an appearance in the families 25 days of Christmas card. She also hasn’t been very active on her Instagram and is sharing to recent pictures of herself. Also the snap-happy celeb has gone radio silent. With Khloe and Kim both expecting could there be three new Kardashians in 2018?

So why are Kylie and predicted baby daddy Travis Scott keeping it such a secret?

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Out with the old in with the new The best of 2017 and what to look forward to in 2018

BY RILEY GREGART Publicist Rileygregart@waterforddrift.com

2017 was quite the year. Full of non stop action that’s for sure. Although there were hurricanes and tragedies across the world let’s take a second to focus on the good. Focus on things that can really bring us together. 2017 was a hot year for music, movies and shows. A year where music inspired us and tv shows can actually bring us together. 2018 is looking good too, let’s take a look at what we are most excited for this year.

2018 is going to be an amazing year for music movies and shows. Let’s take a look at what’s to come.

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Beauty and the Beast Wonder Woman Star Wars: The Last Jedi Baby Driver Stranger Things2 RiverDale Handmaid’s Tale Game of Thrones JANUARY 22,2018

Beauty and the Beast was released in March 2017 and broke records with the biggest opening weekend in March with 170 Million dollars in sales. The film grossed 1.2 billion dollars.

Making it the 11th highest grossing-film of all time and 2nd of 2017. It is currently the second biggest musical ever over-all right behind Disney’s ‘Frozen’

Stranger Things 2 reached an average of 8.8 million views per episode in just three days. And also 361,000 viewers watched the entire season in 24 hours.

That’s a lot of binge watching.

15.8 watched the season premier within the first three days of it releasing. The next season isn’t said to be out till 2019.

ALBUMS

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MAN OF THE WOODS Justin Timberlake

NC-17 Noah Cyrus

TBD Nicki Minaj

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MOVIES

Kendrick Lamar

Damn. is Kendrick Lamar’s 4th studio album and was released April of 2017 and is Billboard musics year-end number 1 album of 2017.

The album was originally named ‘What Happens on Earth Stays on Earth.’

But changed it case it just didn’t read right.

The album received a Grammy nomination for best rap album. Making it Lamar’s 3rd consecutive album up for the world

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Resolution solution

Make this New Year’s resolution the one that works

BY SAMANTHA YOST Reporter samanthayost@waterforddrift.com

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aking a New Year’s resolution is a great way to make a postitve change in your life, but by Febuary, 80 percent of those goals fail.

Come up with a goal that relates to you.

Not a standard goal that everyone else you know is doing to. Make it unique to you and you only. Don’t set a whole bunch of these goals at once. Instead, have three main goals.

One larger, possibly year long goal, and two smaller, monthly, or weekly goals.

Make sure to include a date of when you would like to accomplish the goal and name at least one ‘why you want to make this goal’. This way you don’t feel like they can be completed at any time, but at this specific

time, motivating you to work and complete them. Write out a plan. When you don’t have a plan, you don’t know how you will reach your destination. The three percent of people who write their goals down are more likely to achieve them according to elitedaily.com.

When trying to accomplish goals it’s important to make sure to motivate yourself. Follow an Instagram that posts daily motivational quotes, or read inspirational books.

Take out your bad habits that are preventing you from meeting your goals. Instead of stress eating chocolate, go workout for an hour and see afterwards if you still want that chocolate.

A positive mindset is another key part of completing your goals. Think differently about

your goals. “I am going to take a step to achieving better health.” Rather than, “I am not going to smoke anymore.” Find a support group or other people with similar goals to relate and motivate you through roadblocks on your journey. Have discipline. Don’t get down on yourself for binge eating your favorite chocolate chip cookies, or smoking one cigarette. Forgive yourself, maybe let yourself be mad for an hour but no longer, then move on. If you don’t move on from your mistakes it can give you reason to break out of your goal.

Overall, stay confident in yourself and be postive. Your goals are for yourself not your friends, or dog, you and only you.

Student’s participating in New Year’s resolutions

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Top 5 Resolutions “I think it’s stupid because why should you have a goal that you’re not gonna complete because you have an entire year to do it and you’re just gonna put it off when you can have a goal for each day that you can complete that one day because you have to do it since it’s that one day,” freshman, Lola Robar said.

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Fun facts 45% of Americans make New Year’s

“Setting goals, just in general, gives you more responsibility to make you want to go do something, and in the 8% their end the reward of you accomplishing resolutions the goal is just a great feeling for yourself. My motivation is to look at 46% of the other people’s actions and what they resolutions made are kept for at are doing and if other people are not doing it then it would make me want to do it because they are failing to do least months it,” junior Ryan Nolan said. resolutions

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Sign stereotypes Taking a closer look at the accuracy of horoscope stereotypes

BY SARA AUSMUS Reporter saraausmus@waterforddrift.com

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veryone faces challenges in their life and sometimes we just need a little guidence. A good place to seek help is your horoscope. You can find potential answers to any kind of problem, including issues with your career and love life.

However, what you read may be affected by your sign’s stereotype.

Scorpio Stereotype: Intense and serious

Sagittarius Stereotype: No commitment

How do you relate to the stereotype?

How do you relate to the stereotype?

“I dont bend on my values, so if someone tries to change my opinion on something, I wont back down.”

“I have no commitment to anything.”

Do you think others relate to the stereotype?

“There’s a lot of lazy people out there, but theres always some sort of difference between peoples personalities.”

Do you think others relate to the stereotype?

“Yes, but you can apply the stereotype to others signs.”

Ella Gibbons, freshman

Penny Howard, senior Capricorn Stereotype: Ambitious and smart

Aquarius Stereotype: Cold, detached, and hyper-rational

How do you relate to the stereotype?

How do you relate to the stereotype?

“I think im a smart person, but I dont see myself as ambitious.”

“No, not really. Because its not the same with everybody, everyone is different.”

Do you think others relate to the stereotype?

Do you think others relate to the stereotype?

“I think the stereotype only relates to other people because they can be told so. Anyone will beleive a compliment.”

Lindsay Anderson, senior JANUARY 22, 2018

“It doesnt always apply to everyone.”

Camryn Hauler, senior

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THE EARTH IS FLAT Einstein lied to us, physics isn’t real

BY ANDREW KELLEY & RILEY O’BRYAN Editor-in-Chief & News Editor andrewkelley@waterforddrift.com rileyobryan@waterforddrift.com

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ave you seen it?” junior Tony Arroyo said.

There are seven billion people on the Earth, and only about 500 over all of our existence have “seen” it, raising some questions about the validity of the claims that the Earth is truly spherical.

“NASA just wants you for your money,” aspiring Harvard Space Scientist Jason Mydini said.

Mydini hopes to further his space intelligence at Harvard university in order to prove the earth is flat to all the non-believers.

The government has recently released documents revealing its UFO investigation.

“The government is spending two million dollars to track a tic tac in the sky,” senior Cody Lowen said.

When outlandish money wasting projects such as this arise from the government it makes it hard for others to trust the government and what it says. When you look at the facts, it just doesn’t add up.

Millions of dollars spent to nab pictures and “moon rocks” ? Or a cash grab by greedy politicians? These questions lead to the biggest appeal of the Flat Earth movement: trusting your own feelings and reasonings, rather than following the conditioning that have taught you that things are alright.

The government is spending two million dollars to track a tic tac in the sky.

Cody Lowen, senior

“Nothing is real,” senior Cole Missentez said.

And this is a real statement, but for you it seems outlandish at first, then more incomprehensible as you consider it more, considering the fact that you, yourself, may not be real. Why is this thought so hard to comprehend, nonexistence? When else do you get this feeling, when thinking of something? Paradoxes, those are real hard to comprehend. A Flat Earth is definitely hard to think about. Coincidences, possibly.

Evidence of manipulation, to prevent humans of reaching full potential, who knows?

“If the Earth was round, then the moon would be a sphere. But the moon obviously isn’t a sphere, its flat, so the Earth is flat,” Arroyo said. “Assuming that the moon isn’t

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just a lightbulb that the government shines down on us.”

An important part of being a Flat Earther is being able to use your own brain power to come up with answers. When you stand on the surface of the Earth it appears flat.

When you fly in a plane, you don't see the curves of the earth, but rather see over the horizon. Making many Flat Earthers wonder the true concept of the horizon. Could it just be the limitation of human sight?

“Um, protrusions?” senior Jack Joysey said.

Rather than taking the conditioning and rolling with it, Flat Earthers trust their senses and create logical reasoning to explain the reality of the earth.

Um, protrusions?

Jack Joysey, senior

“The government wants to trick you because Hillary is a reptilian from outer space, and she’s the one that knows the truth, so they want to keep humanity dumb,” Mizzentez said.

Flat Earthers don't want to merely believe the governmental facts and they choose to challenge them to fight the conditioning of a lesser more manipulative human species being groomed to abide as the mind slaves of the government ruling over us.

Many Flat Earthers think about the reality of the spherical earth and find the imperfections in the reality the government

wants us to believe we're living in.

“If the Earth was round the people in Australia would just fall off,” Arroyo said.

With Australia being portrayed at the bottom at the bottom of the globe many wonder if it could be real on a spherical earth scenario.

Cats are just dogs with ears.

Nolan Carnes, senior But much of this creative thinking can cause self doubt for some Flat Earthers.

“If the Earth were really flat, wouldn’t cats have pushed everything off the edge by now?” Missentez said.

This problem could dismantle every flat earth theory in existence. Without out anything preventing our feline friends from doing such a task it would have already been accomplished, but how does one still prove the earth is flat?

“Cats are just dogs with ears,” Carnes said.

This compelling evidence is just enough to relieve any doubt that came from the possible feline catastrophe.

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Fantastic Flat Earth Fast Flat Facts!

99.9 percent* of Kettering Students believe the Earth is FLAT *Survey out of six students

57 percent* of WKHS Flat Earthers believe the Earth resides on the back of the COSMIC TURTLE *Survey out of six students

SPHERE OF SHAME For a simple mind, a flat earth makes much more sense than a bend in space.

Nathan Nicholson, physics teacher Bill Nye says the Earth is round, so I’m going to believe him.

Cameron Troy, senior JANUARY 22, 2018

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In the midst of Kettering’s Winter sports season, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys swimming, wrestling, bowling, and competitive cheer is on going. Waterford United girl gymnastics is also competing.

After not having a hockey team last season, they are back but it is Waterford united combined with Walled Lake Central. The boys basketball team, like last year is still a very young team. There is only one senior on the team.

Always getting better “So far our basketball season is going alright, we should really only have one loss. We let a few games slip away but that’s what comes with a young team. As we keep moving forward were going to keep learning and getting better every game and you will see us later on in the Oakland press,” Ryan Nolan,11

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he ski team is making a come back after not having a team last year. Chemistry teacher Steven Shurmur has decided to get the program back up and running, alongside of him coaching is guidance counselor Ryan Moore. Last year there was not enough people to make a team. This year they have enough people and two dedicated coaches, they are hoping to have a good season this year.

The amount of team members is not the only thing that gets taken into consideration when creating a team.

“Our team versus private schools who have money to have expensive equipment and who practice a lot.” shurmur said Most would think that the athletes of the ski team are just out there to have some fun and not take things seriously but although small, the team who is filled with dedicated members who have one common goal in mind, to win.

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SKI TEAM IS BACK “It’s not like were just having fun and skiing we are actually racing” shurmur said.

The ski team runs a very tight schedule: practices are held Monday through Thursday from 3:00 to 6:30 at pine knob ski resort. Then they have nine competitions throughout the course of January, and two during divisional week in February. The team has just started practicing and their ready to improve their skill and see where they stand at competitions. This year they are a united team, meaning they form a team between Waterford Mott and Waterford Kettering. Between the two schools they have around nine people.

“This is not a cheap sport so that’s why we don’t have as many kids as we would like.” shurmur said.

The ski team has many people on their team but, they are always still willing to add to the team.

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Helmet to helmet NFL concussion protocol is very safe but people wonder is it safe enough

By Nathan Gregart Reporter nathangregart@waterforddrift.com

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hronic Traumatic Encephalopathy other wise known as CTE is a degenerative disease of the brain often found in athletes that experience repetitive concussions. Concussion protocol has changed many times over the years, but are we actually taking the right precautions?

NFL has a concussion protocol but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is not happy with the protocol. Game day protocol was first implemented in 2009 and tweaked and adjusted over the years following.

Current concussion protocol isWhen a potential concussion is identified the player is removed from the field.

The NFL team physician will review the play when the player was injured and perform a focused neurological examination.

If there is a suspected concussion the player will be taken to the locker room for

a full assessment. If the player is diagnosed there will be no same day return to play.

If the player passes the exam, he will be monitored for symptoms throughout the game CTE has been confirmed in over 200

loss, confusion, aggression, depression, anxiety, Parkinsonism, and eventual progressive dementia.

Many NFL players with CTE after death have donated their brains to science.

Without those players donating we would not know what we do today about the disease. Nearly all former NFL players that donated their brains to science suffered from CTE. Of 202 deceased former NFL players, 177 of them were diagnosed with CTE. Some of the players diagnosed with CTE were Andre Waters, whose brain tissue have eventually had worn down to what would be an 85 year old with Alzheimer’s. Another player who advance CTE brain regular brain suffered was John Grimsley, whos brain also had deteriorated to what is cases for tackle football, which makes tackle typically seen in elderly Alzheimer’s patients. football have the highest count of most While players now are at less risk for contact sports.

CTE because of protocol, they question still Some side effects of CTE include memory remains, “is the protocol good enough?”.

Andre Waters age of death: 44

John Grimsle age of death: 45 - 10 seasons of NFL football - played in 133 total games for two teams

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The marathon runners of Kettering

By MADISON KRUMINS Copy Editor madisonkrumins@waterforddrift.com

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s of today, only half a percent of the United States population has run a marathon, a grueling race with a distance of 26.2 miles.

Kettering is home to many accomplished athletes, both in the staff and student body, and there are a handful of special individuals within the school who have joined that elite half percent.

Teachers David Hiatt, Jason Frank, Monica Bandlow, and Frank Puddy have all crossed marathon finish lines. Most have them have been running for quite some time, whether it be for track teams, for health, or simply for David Hiatt,mid-run the fun of it.

“I’ve always liked running,” math teacher Monica Bandlow said. “I’ve been running since I was about seven years old, and several of my friends in my running group run marathons, so I decided one day that I was just going to try it, just to see what it was like,” Bandlow said.

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Frank Puddy did it simply to say that he could do it. “It was a bucket list thing... I just wanted to say I’d run a marathon,” art teacher Frank Puddy said.

World language teacher Jason Frank explained that running was a device to reach another fitness goal. “I started running because I wanted to lose weight... and I needed a fitness goal,” Frank said. “I thought, if I run a half-marathon, that’ll focus my training and the weight will come off naturally,” Frank said.

Social studies teacher David Hiatt started his training 10 years ago, his main motivation being the challenge it would bring. “I had never run anything over a 10K, but I was confident that I could do [a marathon] if I trained. And I liked the idea of training. I felt like it would really work for me,” Hiatt said.

Training for a marathon is not an easy process. It takes roughly four months of training, and three to five days of the week should be dedicated to running. A popular training program includes timed runs during weekdays, and distance runs on weekends.

Training also requires a certain diet.

“With a full marathon, I needed to make sure I wasn’t just eating anything,” Frank said.

“I had to make sure I was eating good carbs, and good carbs at the right time,” Frank said.

Hiatt’s goal for changing his diet was to improve his running time. “I started counting my calories... I cut junk food out,” Hiatt said.

During the marathon, and during long distances, runners must eat and drink during the run to replenish their bodies with carbohydrates, sugar, and fluids.

“That was the hard part, figuring out what you were going to consume while running,” Puddy said.

“When I started the 18, 19, 20 plus mile runs, then I’d have to plan in advance, like where should I place some water on the route, or maybe I should place some food on the route. That took some thinking,” Frank said.

“I liked the idea of training. I felt like it would really work for me,” David Hiatt said.

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Running is an extremely physically demanding sport, and many challenges come with extensive training. The vast majority of running-related injuries come from overuse, and the long distances required for marathon training are strenuous on the body. Especially when many runners are forced to or prefer to train on uneven outdoor surfaces, there is an increased risk of injury and strain.

“Not everyone finishes [the marathon,]” Frank said.

Although training is physically and mentally demanding, the most difficult part of training, the teachers confess, is the time commitment.

“The things outside of running are the biggest challenges for running,” Hiatt said. “The real challenge is the time,” Hiatt said. “The weather is also sometimes a challenge,” Hiatt said.

“Oh, it’s definitely hard to fit it in,” Bandlow said.

“In the summer it’s really easy because you’re off all day, but when you come back to school and you work all day, and then you have to go home and grade papers, and you still have to fit in a two to three hour run at night, that’s what’s really difficult.

You just have to make the time,” Bandlow said.

Training to run a marathon also requires a strong support system.

Monica Bandlow at the Niagra “If you

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have a family, you need to talk to them and get them on board… You need your family to understand…

Having to really count on others for that athletic goal was a big deal.

This goal was bigger than me, and I needed that support,” Frank said.

Even after all the demanding training and preparation, the final goal of finishing the actual marathon is still a difficult and daunting task. Even arriving on the day of the race takes forethought and determination.

“You have to plan backwards,” Jason Frank running the Frank said.

Detroit Free Press Marathon “Everything is a calculation.

When do I eat my breakfast? How early do I get there?” Frank said.

Sometimes, injuries strike on the day of the marathon.

Puddy has run three marathons. During his last marathon, a previously existing knee pain caused him to run with a limp that triggered intense pain in his hip during the first half of the race.

“It felt like there was a knife hitting right on my bone and getting twisted, and it went all the way up into my back. [The race] didn’t go how I planned it, but I was going to finish it,” Puddy said.

At his first marathon, Frank also experienced major knee pain as the day of his race approached.

“I was pretty much injury free until the last four weeks of training,” Frank said. “I started

having tremendous knee pain. In the last two weeks, I got one mile into an eight mile run and I couldn’t finish. I started to get really anxious,” Frank said.

Frank pushed through, despite the pain, and finished the race.

The pride of having completed his task was worth it: “I was elated,” Frank said. “I was very excited, but I was also in a great deal of physical pain... I felt really proud. I have pictures from the race, of me crossing the finish line. You can see the excitement in my face, but what you can’t see is the pain concealed behind the smile. But I planned for it, and I trained for it, and I finished it,” Frank said.

“You start calling yourself a runner.... I’m a runner, I’m a marathoner. Once I made my mind up to do it, I wasn’t going to give up,” Frank Puddy said.

The mental strength required for running such a great distance may be more important than the actual physical demand.

“It’s hard to explain unless someone’s run a marathon,” Bandlow said. “12 miles is hard, but it’s doable for most people. But when you get to mile 18, you’re like holy crap, I went 18 miles, and I’ve still got eight more to go,” Bandlow said. “Really, what makes you finish is your determination. ‘I’m gonna finish that sucker...’ Anyone can do it if they’re determined,” Bandlow said.

that comes with such an accomplishment.

“You start calling yourself a runner.... I’m a runner, I’m a marathoner. That was kind of the inspiration... Once I made my mind up to do it, I wasn’t going to give up,” Puddy said.

Many of these runners have found running to be extremely beneficial to them, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

“I don’t know how to say this… The stress from the school year is really what motivated my training,” Bandlow said.

“I enjoy the solitude of it,” Hiatt said. “I really do enjoy spending time by myself, and I don’t get to do that. So running allows me that opportunity… I’m just out there by myself, with my own thoughts, I can really kind of sort things out… that’s really valuable time for me.

Now that I know that I can do the marathon, for me, it’s more of an opportunity to have self-care,” Hiatt said. “It’s the most therapeutic thing that I can think of… Even though it hurts sometimes, it’s awesome,” Hiatt said.

So what inspires a marathon runner?

“When you share your goal with people, that keeps you honest,” Frank said. “People will say, ‘that’s crazy!’ I thought that was so cool,” Frank said.

Hiatt, who qualified for the 2015 As for advice for those Boston Marathon with his finishing time looking forward to pursuing a of just over three hours in the Chicago career in running, “Just to keep Marathon, said that his training running, and moving. Just… inspiration has changed since he began run,” Hiatt said. “You might go running marathons 10 years ago. “I’ve away from it. You might get been motivated differently, and for different into college, and get busy... reasons. Originally, the motivation was You’re never going to have the challenge. And then the motivation the time, but it’s so good for became, can I run faster,” Hiatt said. “For you mentally... You feel good, the last 10 years, I have you sleep better, you have so all my times for my long much more energy,” Hiatt said. runs. It kind of “What I always suggest is, just get gives me an out there and run. And if it’s only a idea of where I mile, or it’s only half a mile, or if you am, in terms of how I used to just run one time around the track, be,” Hiatt said. then you did it,” Hiatt Puddy explained Frank Puddy crossing the finish line said. the sense of pride at the Detroit Free Press Marathon

“Anyone can do it if they’re determined,” Monica Bandlow said.

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Blossoming basketball players The new and young faces on the varsity basketball teams

BY STEVEN CRUZ & ELLA GIBBONS Reporters stevencruz@waterforddrift.com ellagibbons@waterforddrift.com

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t’s basketball season and a few young players are making a big impression being a part of the varsity basketball team in their first year of high school.

For the individual players on both boys and girls varsity the pressure has eased since the beginning of the season.

“It’s hard and everyone’s depending on you because you’re the next big thing.

So, really, you have to work really hard at what you’re doing, it’s good for learning as well, because you get to play against older people,” freshman, Bennie Crenshaw said.

As a freshman on the team, Crenshaw has both skill and potential, making him an important part of the future of the team.

“Expectations wise just get baskets but, just to be able to perform at a good level, to be a back up and to be ready. When I made the team though I was excited, right now I can play offense in different types of ways,” Crenshaw said.

Crenshaw has to play up to his expectations

and work even harder now he has made his way with the team.

The boys varsity basketball team wasn’t the only one to get a young newbie. The girls varsity basketball team presents freshman Elena Rodriguez.

“It’s just a good feeling about it overall, being together and working together as a team. I was really excited to work with everyone and proud of myself for working hard. I’ve been playing for at least five years,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez is a true team player, figuratively and literally, not only working well with her teammates, but also doing well as a player herself.

“Physically, she keeps up really well, I mean, she’s really strong and fast, and she has a lot of ball skill,” girls varsity basketball coach Scott Woodhull said. “The more she plays, the better she gets.”

Woodhull see’s a lot of potential in Rodriguez.

“I’ve been playing for at least five years.

I used to play on a travel team,” Rodriguez said.

To get on a varsity sports team isn’t something you can do overnight. It takes time, experience, and a lot of willpower.

There are some freshmen, although not on the team, who practice with the varsity team.

Aleea Austin is one of them.

“The varsity team works really hard and pushes us, but they’re there for everyone. I will admit it’s kind of intimidating because you don’t want to mess up or let anyone down,” Austin said.

Working with the varsity team during practice not only gives the freshman valuable experience, but also shows them what it’s like to see the most committed and experienced players perfecting their skill.

Both teams are progressing through the season as of now, but be sure to spot these players at their games playing at an advanced level.

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