October 2017 Murmur, Waterford Kettering High School

MURMUR Volume 15, Issue 1 October 26, 2017

GLOBAL WARMING AND THE GREAT LAKES

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Global Warming has a tight grip around the world, but not often are its effects on Michigan and its Great Lakes examined. Changing temperatures bring about challenges that Michiganders face in the terms of health, economics, and politics.

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MURMUR Editor-In-Chiefs: Audrey Jutis Andrew Kelley

Student Adviser: Calvin Habba Copy Editor: Baila Lakatos Design Editor: Oliver DePauw News Editor: Riley Obryan

contents

NEWS

INDEPTH

News briefs

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Peaceful protests

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Fabrications of the flu vaccine

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Desvastation of the storms

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A bad apple harvest

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Where does plastic go?

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Global warming and the great Lakes 16-19

A&E

FEATURE Captains of Kettering

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A&E Briefs

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Sports Editors: jason Acciaioli Bryce Mojica

Meet Kettering’s new principal

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Behind the curtain

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Captains around the world

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Online Opportunities

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Publicist: Riley Gregart

A fresh set of faces

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Director vs. readers

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Living life in the fast lane

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Last minute costume ideas

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Reporters: Sara Ausmus, Emily Bose, Gracelynn Boylan, Peyten Conner, Steven Cruz, Grace Dabrowski, Ryan Egres, Olivia Franklin, Ella Gibbons, Nathan Gregart, Elyse Hiskey, Sydney jenish, Madison Krumins, Elizabeth Vang, & Samantha Yost

Ads

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OPINION Getting through each step of the way 26-27

Art of our humanity

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SPORTS Sports Briefs

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Headache or something worse

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On the rise

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The Murmur is printed monthly, and completely put together by the students in the journalism class at Waterford Kettering High School. The Murmur serves as an open forum for student expression, and the opinions printed are not those of the administration.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters from the readers are encouraged. Letters may be delivered to room 501 or can be sent to the newspaper’s email address, ketteringmurmur@gmail.com. All letters are subject to editing of grammatical and punctuation errors. Letters must be submitted with a signature. Letters with libel or slander towards another person will not be considered for publication. Letters must be limited to 250 words. ADVERTISING Advertisements do not reflect the views of the staff. Potential advertisers can contact the staff through the Kettering phone number. The Murmur editorial board has the right to refuse any inappropriate advertising. COLUMNS or editorials represent the opinion of the writer. Thoughts or views which are expressed are not those of the entire staff or administration. STAFF EDITORIALS are written by the staff and include the combined opinion of the full staff.

NEWS

BRIEFS

Vegas massacre kills 58 and wounds more than 500

Isis ambush in Niger kills four U.S soilders

On October first at a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada with a crowd of near 22,00 attendees, a gunman, Stephen Paddock, killed 58 people and wounded more than 500 people. Paddock stocked his hotel room, the room he was shooting at the crowd from, with at least 23 weapons. Many of these weapons were equipped with bump stock devices which enable a semi automatic weapon to ast as a fully automatic weapon. The laws surrounding the purchase of these type of devices is now being put into question many saying they should be deemed as illegal to purchase.

The shooting is the largest mass shooting in united states history.

On October 4th a 12 member team of U.S soldiers were ambushed by up to 50 Isis fighters. Of the 12 member team four of them were killed and two others were wounded during the combat. This being the deadliest combat mission during Trump’s presidency he has been receiving backlash for his alleged response and condolences to the families of those who were killed. One grieving widow has claimed when she received a call from the president Trump did not even know the soldier’s name and told the widow “...he knew what he was signing up for…” Trump says he has been in touch with all of the familes of the deceased.

Hurricanes leave millions of people without power and water

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have left parts of Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico in a state of emergency. The aftermath of the storms have left many without access to power and water. Houston and much of the gulf shore of texas was left flooded from the Hurricane Harvey. The Florida Keys were hit by Hurricane Irma and many of its buildings and other utilities were destroyed and damaged in its wake . The largest discussion from these storms may be president Donald Trump’s reaction to the mayor of San Juan after Puerto Rico was devastated from Hurricane Maria.

Photos courtesy of cnn.com

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News

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Peaceful protests President Donald Trump is bashing NFL players for taking a knee during the National Anthem

BY NATHAN GREGART Reporter nathangregart@waterforddrift.com

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layers in the NFL are causing lots of discussion throughout the country by taking a knee during the National Anthem.

Because of this now there is a solid debate on whether this act is right or wrong. During week three of the NFL season, about 200 players took a knee during the national anthem.

Although most teams have been doing the standard kneel as their choice of protest, the Pittsburgh Steelers went a different route, and refused to even leave their locker room while the anthem played outside. These actions were followed by President Donald Trump tweeting in opposition.

“Very important that NFL players STAND tomorrow, and always, for the playing of our National Anthem. Respect our Flag and our Country!” President Trump said.

Trumps tweets and the players kneeling has many people on both sides of the story.

Some people are for the players kneeling, while others are completely against the players taking a knee.

“They fought for our country so the players should show them respect,” freshman Jacob Corcoran said. While many people have the same stance as Corcoran, some people are

on the other side of the issue. These people believe that it’s a smart protest, and they support their players for standing up for what

they believe in, despite what others think.

“People have the right to be able to do that type of stuff,” Quayvion Allen-Lewis said.

Tweets from Trump are suggesting that against the people’s rights, NFL changes their rules and ban the players that take a knee during the

national anthem. President Trump wants teams to fire all players that take a knee or sit down during our National Anthem.

“If NFL fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our flag & our country, you will see change take place fast.

Fire or suspend!” tweeted Trump.

However; Trump’s attempts to ban them from their own rights will not stop them. Instead of taking a knee, they now find more creative ways to continue expressing their beliefs, like standing with their arms locked with their fellow teammates symbolizing unity, or even holding their fists into the air.

After president Trump’s tweets following the week 3 protests, during week 4 of the NFL season only 52 players kneeled and sat down during the anthem. despite many backing down due to the tweets from our President,many more still stood strong with their fists up in the air with their teammates to protest.

While tensions are still rising people believe that players will continue taking a knee during the national anthem until there is an actual threat to their spot on the team.

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TAKE A KNEE Dallas Cowboys players kneeling during the National Anthem along with their team owner Jerry Jones.

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SPORTS

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Fabrications of the flu vaccination The myths and misconceptions about the influenza vaccine

BY STEVEN CRUZ Reporter stevencruz@waterforddrift.com

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tmost flu shot is a common thing to get when going into the doctor.

However, others avoid getting any sort of vaccination. Their reasoning and beliefs towards their shun towards vaccinations might surprise you.

Pediatrician, Roy Pullakat, who’s a doctor for children and young teens is here to aware about the importance of flu shots.

“Flu shots are vaccines that you are injecting a little bit of an inactivated flu virus into your body,” Pullakat said. “Helps the immune system kind of build immunity towards the virus.”

The main use of the vaccine is to help strengthen the immune system so if the virus were to enter in the body then it would end up fighting it off. Plentiful of people experience after effects of the Flu shots.

“It can cause a little fever for a day or two, make you feel really tired, maybe get you a little sick the last couple days,” Pullakat said.

It’s rare for people to react to the shot in an extreme manner. If it were the case, it would be life threatening for somebody who

is allergic to it and wasn’t aware.

“Some myths are that it can get you sick, that it causes autism, which there have been studies done that doesn’t show any of that.”

Pullakat said.

Another side effect is feeling down in a tired way, for a few days, but it does help fight off the flu. When somebody is tired after getting the shot it’s all from how the immune system works so it can help fight against the flu. On the contrary, many of which these misunderstandings could be minor of consideration.

Several of these myths would be found on places like search engines or just their friends who have seen it on search engines.

Even articles that can be found online with reputations for making these myths up.

“Some patients say they still caught the flu that season, even if they got the flu shot,” Pullakat said. “It’s true you can still catch the flu even if you have the vaccine that season, but it does decrease the risk of catching the flu.” Although, there are endless amounts of myths out there on the flu shot, many of the

misunderstandings are not proven to be true.

Getting a flu vaccine is different a experience for everyone, on a spectrum of good and bad.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention[CDC], the more people who get the vaccine then the more people are protected from it or contracting it.

“It’s recommended for everyone. Definitely everyone should be getting it, especially young babies,” Pullakat said.

The made up statements are a majority of the time false, rarely true, and it’s up to the people to decide if they want the shot or not.

CDC Flu Facts

-Flu season is usually late November through March -Serious cases of the influenza virus can lead to hospitalization and or death -Young children, adults over the age of 65, and people that have certain health conditions are at dangerous risk to have problematic with the flu.

-The influenza virus from humans or avian can swap genes in infected pigs.

Not only that, but can create new flu viruses that are mixed.

(H1N1, H1N2, and H1N3) -It can spread to others around just by talking, sneezing and coughing from thought to be droplets.

-Antiviral drugs may treat the flu when sick.

Facts courtesy of www.cdc.gov

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More about Dr. Roy Pullakat -He is a Pediatrician -Went to medical school in for four years at Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center -Three years of training at Beaumont hospital -Majored in Biology at University of Michigan -Has been in 6-10 years of practice

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Devastation of the storms The effects of the recent hurricanes and what’s being done to help

BY ALLAN COLLETT Reporter allancollett@waterforddrift.com

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he recent storms have been a nightmare for Florida, Texas, and Puerto Rico. Hurricane Irma first made landfall in the Florida Keys, while Harvey made landfall in the Texas Gulf Coast. Irma may have been the bigger storm in terms of size compared to Harvey, however; hurricane Harvey will have longer lasting effects. As many as 13 million people were affected by hurricane Harvey according to a new analysis by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies and Dr. Shane Hubbard.

Hurricane Harvey could have produced the most rainfall in the United States in over 1,000 years. By the time hurricane Harvey touched down it was a category four storm. The costs for rebuilding after Harvey could end up being upwards of 190 million dollars, which is around the same cost as hurricane Katrina and Sandy combined.

Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico just a few days after hurricanes Harvey and Irma landed.

Maria was not as “big” of a storm as Harvey or Irma but to the people of Puerto Rico, it was a terrible disaster. Not only are the hurricanes affecting the people who live in these areas,

but it is also worrying the ones whos families live far away as well. Senior Carlos Serrano has family that was impacted by hurricane Maria.

“I have Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins that all live in Puerto Rico,” Serrano said.

Serrano was extremely worried about his family because there was no way to get in contact with them immediately after the storm to make sure that they were safe.

“Their house is okay but they lost all the trees surrounding them and lost some of their chickens,” Serrano said.

Serrano’s family is very fortunate that their house and all their belongings did not get swept away with the storm.

“There was a family friend whose mom was trapped under debris and broke her leg and was missing for a while,” Serrano said While Serrano’s family was not hurt, there were people around his family who were. It just goes to show how easily it could have been his family or someone he knew.

President Donald Trump has been very reluctant to offer his assistance to the American

territory of Puerto Rico. Saying things such as “they want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort” and stating how much money has been spent on the territory saying, “I hate to tell you Puerto Rico, but you’ve thrown our budget a little out of whack.” Many people are unhappy with how jokingly the president is taking the seriousness of the storm. Critics have also pointed out that Trump still went on his golfing trip even after the news of the hurricane in Puerto Rico.

The clean-up effort has begun in Puerto Rico but it is hard to find out exactly where the help is needed most because nearly 95% of the island is still without communication. “Our immediate focus is on providing life-saving resources including: urban search and rescue teams, generators for temporary power restoration to critical infrastructure, and life-sustaining commodities such as food and water,” said William Booher, director of public affairs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The rebuilding process will be tough but as much as possible is being done to help recover from these three disastrous storms.

BEACH DESTROYED All of the water was drawn out of south Miami beach, Florida due to hurricane Irma.

FAMILY DEVASTATION A house destroyed because of hurricane Harvey in Port Aransas, Texas.

MAJOR FLOODING Water filling the streets in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Photo courtesy of Wilimedia commons

MILITARY ASSISTANCE Being sent to a family in Orange, Texas delivering supplies after hurricane Harvey.

TOTAL DESTRUCTION Of a family home and surrounding buildings after hurricane Maria in Road Town, the capital of the British Virgin Islands.

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A bad apple harvest

Out of ordinary weather changing our Michigan apple harvest

BY SAMANTHA YOST Reporter samanthayost@waterforddrift.com

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arm weather is nice at later times of the year when it’s supposed to be cooling down, but to Michigan farmers it’s a time of distress. According to Michigan Farm Bureau Horticultural Specialist Kevin Robson, abnormally warm temperatures could pose a challenge for apple farmers throughout the western growing region of the state. Particularly for more sensitive varieties like Honeycrisp, Sweetango, and Goldens, all of which are popular varieties with consumers.

Western Michigan is popular for their many varieties of apples but this year’s record breaking warm temperatures of 90 degrees or higher is having a huge negative impact on the harvest. “...all these people said ‘oh this is so great’ but, in my own heart I’m thinking ‘this is not so great’... we were getting ahead of ourselves, for me the trees are getting stimulated way too soon.” Says Jeff Markille, owner of Markillie’s Cider Mill. Not only are the apples ripening a week earlier, changing the taste and texture of the fruit, but routines are changing as well.

When apples get too hot carbon dioxide can accumulate and harm the fruit if the “latent The heat” ( the heat largest required to apple ever convert a weighed 4.1 solid pounds and was harvested in Hirosaki City, Japan

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into a liquid o r vapor, or a liquid into a vapor, without change of temperature.) is not out of the fruit before they are cooled for storage or shipment it can severly damage the produce. When packing up storage rooms they cannot close them until the heat in the apples has been released. Employees first leave them in an open-air storage due to higher levels of carbon dioxide. Some varieties, such as Honeycrisp, are very sensitive to CO2 and they have to add lime in the room to help reduce the amount. If these first steps fail or do not completely work, they then attempt to leave them outside on a cool night. This should finish the job and in early hours of the morning fill the storage rooms. Storage cooling units will have to run harder and longer to completely remove the latent heat.

If they must, they scatter fruit in different rooms to not overwork the cooling systems.

Employees cannot stack bins because doing so can cause more damage to the apples. Afterwards all of the apples get treated with DPA or 1-MCP. This just goes to show how much our farming industry depends on the mood of mother nature.

“That’s a growers biggest worry, getting through a cold spell without a frost.”

Markille says.

Hot weather isn’t the only thing orchards in Michigan worry about. The middle of the state also had very low spring temperatures that flash froze blossoms on trees. During winter, fruit trees can withstand very cold temperatures but once they start to get buds they can often handle temperatures in the teens without any damage. Almost Facts courtesy of mlive.com

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immediately after the buds open, temperatures in the low 20s can cause harm. This exact thing happened in spring of 2017.Markille has 2,800 trees in his orchard, that usually produce 70,000 pounds of apples. Due lower spring temperatures he lost 95% of his crop this year. It’s not only Markille but a lot of farmers have less confidence in this year’s apple production.

Harvesters do take many precautions to prevent losing their crop when weather is predicted to not be safe for blossoms of apples. One method Markille is going to try is taking sprinklers and sprinkle water all over his orchard. Science states that when water freezes it actually gives off heat.

When he does this the heat being given off can raise the temperature potentially protecting the blossoms from wilting. This is a cheaper way to protecting your blossoms but another route orchards take is what is called a frost fan. The science is that hot air rises but the fan pushes that air back down raising the temperature up by at least two degrees. However only bigger orchards use this because each fan is about $1,500.

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Where does plastic go?

The negative effects of plastic on the environment

By Olivia Franklin Reporter oliviafranklin@waterforddrift.com

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ingle use plastic is a big part of daily, modern life. We use plastic to eat our food with, to drink out of, for cosmetic and toiletry uses, to carry our belongings, and for other useful purposes. Even though plastic is convenient and helpful, the negative effects of wasting it takes a toll on the environment.

Most plastic is not biodegradable, once it’s here it’s here to stay, and whether that is to be recycled and re purposed or go to landfill is up to us here on planet earth. 33.6 million tons of plastic is discarded by Americans each year, but only 6.5% of that is recycled and 7.7% is combusted in waste-to-energy facilities. The rest of it goes right to landfill.

One of the biggest contributors to plastic waste and environmental damage is plastic grocery bags.

In a landfill, these single use bags will take up to 1,000 years to degrade. According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. An estimated 12 million barrels of oil is required to make that many plastic bags. Chad Neiger, a junior here at Waterford Kettering, works at Kroger where he often bags groceries.

“People almost always use plastic bags, we very very rarely have people ask for paper bags, and even rarer than that have people bring their own reusable bags,” Neiger said.

It is clear that people aren’t making the connection between their choices and how they effect the environment.

“There are always regular customers in line and you don’t even have to ask because you know they want plastic,” Neiger said.

Everyone grocery shops, and if a majority of people are using plastic, the negative effects on the environment are huge. However, there could be a solution to this problem.

“We have around five or six recycling bins specifically for plastic grocery bags and every couple of hours we have to empty them, so a lot of customers are recycling their bags,” Neiger said.

Although customers are using a lot of plastic bags, they are at least conscious about recycling and are trying to help. However, the most beneficial option would be reusable bags.

“There’s a stand where you can buy a bag for a dollar, almost at every single register.”

Neiger said.

Even though plastic bags seem to be the popular and most convenient option at grocery stores, at least reusable bags are being promoted and are there for people to buy.

Alyssa Norman, a senior at Kettering, has traveled to several different countries and notices how poor the motivation to recycle in the United States is compared to European countries.

“Many countries have programs in place so that only a single trash bag will be picked up every week, forcing citizens to recycle other waste,” Norman said.

Americans generate about four pounds of trash per day. This amount adds up over the week. Maybe forcing citizens to recycle is the best method.

“Additionally, waste dispensers in major cities, such as Oslo, have three compartments.

One for compost, one for glass and cans, and one for true trash,” Norman said.

She has also noticed a lack of effort to recycle here at Kettering.

“A majority of students at Kettering carry a single use plastic water bottle,” Norman said.

Carrying a reusable water bottle is easier on the environment and your wallet.

“When trash cans are the easiest to access, this is the disposal method students choose,” Norman said. Perhaps the school could do a better job to make recycling a goal.

“Recycling is just not made simple in our day to day lives.” Norman said.

This is true, not only for young people or Kettering as a community, but for a majority of people, especially in the U.S. When recycling bins are not always accessible it is difficult to know what to do with that empty plastic container you have.

The topic of recycling and minimizing the amount of plastic we waste can be very complicated, but with so many reusable options and some access to recycling bins, helping the planet can be easier than you think.

Facts courtesy of: blogs.ei.columbia.edu and www.rensselaercounty.org

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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

Michael Rolph, Sophomore

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o there was this one time where I had a few friends over and we all got bored, so we decided to take a midnight bike ride to 7-11. On the way there my friend asked if we could stop at his then girlfriend’s house after we went to 7-11 because he wanted to get her something. So, out of complete shock that he was able to get a girlfriend in the first place, we all agreed to go along with it. So after riding there and getting what we wanted, we made our way over to her house. As we were nearing her house, I saw a person walking down the road towards us, and I pretty much immediately figured that it was my friend’s girlfriend making her way to meet him outside of her house. However, my friend did not notice this person, so when she called his name to get his attention, not expecting a person to be calling his name in the middle of the night, he panicked and fell of of his bike. You see, instead of braking slowly like a normal person, he whipped his handlebars to his left, causing him to flip off of his bike on to the ground… right in front of his girlfriend. The rest of us turned to see what happened, and there he was, lying on the ground, a defeated man. Trying not to laugh, we all gathered around him, his girlfriend included, to make sure he was alright. In reality, we laughed anyways, but not as hard as we wanted to. We then left him so he could be with his girlfriend, and he came back after a couple of hours of talking and trying to earn back whatever dignity he could with her. Needless to say, it was a great night for all of us, even my not-so-smooth friend.

Grace Ettinger, Junior

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o when I was about eight or nine I stepped on a piece of glass right in the middle of my heel and it was like really deep but the piece of glass was still in my foot and we couldn’t get it out. So we went to my grandparents thinking it would just fall out... it didn’t. Instead I stepped on an acorn and it pushed the glass deeper in my foot and we had to go to urgent care. The doctors couldn’t get it out but they knew it was there either way so they gave up and gave me four stitches in my heel. The piece of glass is still in there to this day but it’s like stuck and I can’t feel it.

“The more we stay in the prisons that are our physical bodies and our consciousness, the less we can recognize and celebrate the humanity of others and the more distant others feel from ourselves. Fiction and stories are the only way out of this. They are the only way to escape the prison of myself and to live inside the lives of someone else.

I can live inside the bodies and inside the consciousness of others for a while, not completely, but at least in a little way.”

-John Green, Author

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Taylor Craft, Senior

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n the summer before my freshman year in 2014, a few friends and I went to a fine arts camp up north in Michigan. We went as dance majors and I minored in Shakespeare.

One day, I had to go back to my cabin to get something, and then on the way back, ran into a tree very, very hard. I swear the tree wasn’t there before, but I ran into it either way. Then, the next night, my weird counselor would verbally describe soothing scenarios to try to sleep. For whatever reason unbeknownst to me, it worked. The next morning, after the counselor woke us up like a drill sergeant, we made our way to breakfast, which was around a half a mile away. We make it to breakfast, and letw me just tell you about the water. The water smells like eggshells. It was awful. You basically had to plug your nose and try not to gag as you drank the water.

After we ate, we started to make our way to the studio, or at least where we thought the studio was. Then we noticed cabins in the distance and saw a map of the camp, and then realized that we were at the boy’s area of camp, and that our studio was across the camp. Upon realizing this, we rushed as fast as we could to the studio. When we get into the studio, just a bit late, and the studio is dead silent. We walk in, and the instructor is staring at us. After we walk in, the instructor made us do push ups while singing “Old McDonald”. It was unbelievably awkward.

After we finish our push ups, we were told to stand up, then sit down. No one, including and especially us, was ever late again. So yeah, that was my first day of fine arts camp.

Each day was just about as weird as the first one.

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Meet Kettering’s new principal From a Highlander to a Captain, get to know Mrs. Cooper as she joins the Kettering family

BY RILEY O’BRYAN & OLIVER DEPAUW News Editor & Design Editor rileyobryan@waterforddrift.com oliverdepauw@waterforddrift.com

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ith the arrival of our new principal here at Kettering it is important for us to get to know a little more about her. Our new principal Debra Cooper has had an extensive career in education with other schools in Michigan.

“This is my 28th year in education, I was a teacher for 16 years, and I taught all content areas of English and social studies. This is my 11th year as a administrator,” principal Debra Cooper said.

Cooper has worked in the past at Belleville high school and most recently at Rochester Adams high school as an assistant principal. With the absence of the principal position here at Kettering coming right before the school year started, Cooper was excited to join the Kettering team even with such late notice.

“The transition has been really difficult: one because there wasn’t a lot of closure at Adams… and also it was difficult because of the time constraint.

It was difficult, but Kettering and Waterford have been so welcoming, helpful and just embraced this whole situation for me, everyone has been great from staff to students, it’s been fantastic,” Cooper said.

With everyone settling in with the new school year and the new staff Mrs. Cooper is hoping to really relate and get involved with the student body here at kettering and create a strong bond and relationship with everyone here at Kettering.

“I think one way to help get involved with the student body is attending events. I am really looking forward to homecoming because it really spans the whole student body. I’ve been to athletic events and activities and I hope to get to more. I have also visited the leadership classes, student council meetings, and have met with the leaders of the student

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section trying to make as many in routes as I can when it comes to getting involved.” Cooper said.

Now let’s get to know more about the personal life of one of the newest captains of Kettering. Cooper and her husband recently celebrated their 25 year anniversary this past summer.

“I’ve got a fantastic husband who is very supportive of not only my career but also this move to Kettering”. Cooper said.

Cooper also has three kids ages 17,19, and 21. She has two sons in college and a daughter that attends Walled Lake Western. At sporting events between WLW and Kettering she doesn’t really worry about the rivalry going on she is supportive of both sides of the teams but sits in the Kettering stands Cheering on her new Kettering family.

Cooper enjoys many other hobbies outside of her job here at kettering.

“I like a lot of different activities. I’m big into the outdoors, we’re a big hunting and fishing family. I grew up on a farm so I like to get my hands dirty, it makes me feel connected with earth.”

Like many kids here at Kettering Cooper also really enjoys many of the performing and visual arts. Cooper is a very musically oriented person she plays two instruments and loves to sing.

As on of the newest members of the kettering family Cooper may be unfamiliar to almost all of us here at Kettering, but she is very eager and excited to meet and get to know us as well as we are her. Cooper is a very kind and approachable staff member here and is similar to all of us and enjoys many of life’s simple pleasures. She has a loving family, she loves music and the arts, she loves to bake, she likes all different kinds of sports, and she loves chocolate. So if you see Mrs. Cooper in the hallway during passing time or in the lunch room don’t be afraid to say hello and introduce yourself.

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Captains from around the world How the changes of becoming a foreign exchange student affect your daily life and routines

BY PEYTEN CONNER & EMILY BOSE Reporters peytenconner@waterforddrift.com emilybose@waterforddrift.com

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unior Gosuke Tsujii is a foreign exchange student who came here from the crowded busy city Tokyo, Japan. Tsujii’s experiences have been good so far, in his host house he lives with another exchange student that is from Vietnam, his exchange sibling goes to Mott instead of Kettering.

Tsujii has noticed some comparable differences from his house in Tokyo, and his house in America.

“In America your house is wide but in Tokyo your house is very tall with very little land” Tsujii said.

“School in Tokyo is very different, You stay in one classroom and the teacher moves from class to class instead of you moving class to class,” Tsujii said “you're passing time is ten minutes compared to the six minutes that we get here in America.”

The social aspect is a little different.

“In Tokyo students are very polite but very shy” Tsujii said. “The students here in America are very talkative.”

The start time here for school was an adjustment for Tsujii.

“I was very surprised this school starts at 7:20,” Tsujii said. “School in Tokyo started at 8:30 so he was used to having an extra hour in the morning.”

Coming here wasn’t all that simple for Tsujii, he had to go through multiple challenges just to get here, one of them being learning English.“People in Tokyo learned British English which is different and harder to understand it’s very difficult to understand words that have L and R in them.” Tsujii said.

“One of the many words that is difficult for me is the word car.”

Now after he learned how to speak English, there were many steps to advance his journey to America, Tsujii had to take a very hard test which was very pressuring and competitive because many other kids wanted to also study abroad.

School is one of the very few activities that came easy to Tsujii.

“I take honors physics and geometry. You might think that geometry is a hard class but geometry is taught to fourth graders in Tokyo,” Tsujii said. In Tokyo when you take geometry you learn at a faster rate than most countries.

A junior in America would be taking algebra 2, but math class as a junior in Tokyo is as hard as a calculus class.

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“My favorite part of being at Kettering so far is the classes. They are a lot more interesting then they were back in Japan.”

Gosuke Tsujii, Junior

flag Italian “Being a part of the dance team is my favorite part of Kettering so far.”

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enior Camilla Della Ciana went from in Rome, Italy to friends houses in Michigan.

“In Rome we don’t live in houses, we have apartments called flats” Della Ciana said.

“Every building is not as tall as the ones in America because every building has to be shorter than the Vatican” The Vatican is the largest catholic church in the world even though it is located in the smallest city in the world. Apartments in Rome are shorter than the Vatican out of courtesy for the Pope, who is the leader of the Catholic religion of the world.

School in Rome is very different than it is in America. Most countries who offer schooling are far more advanced in their education than Americans are.

“School is much harder in Italy, we have to study five hours a day,” Della Ciana said.

“We have oral testing as well, so everyday we test for an hour in eight different subjects.

We don’t test each subject every day though, a lady comes in our class and picks two to three students to test.”

“Rome has three years of kindergarten, five years of elementary school, three years of junior high, and five years of high school” said Della Ciana.

In total that is sixteen years compared to the average of 15 years of school Americans have. Americans have one to two years of preschool, five years of elementary school, three years of junior high, and four years of high school.

“I’m going to get a diploma here then go back to Rome and finish high school and get my diploma in my city as well,” said Della Ciana.

Usually hanging out starts with a text, but for Della Ciana it’s the opposite.

“In Italy it is completely different from here, my house mother told me that kids here meet up at each others houses,” Della Ciana said.

“Well in Rome it’s not like that we have places where we know all the kids go like a pub. We organize plans with a group of kids then we meet up with other kids that we know.”

Della Ciana has been learning small portions of English her whole life and finds that it’s not that difficult to learn.

“I started learning English when I was really young but I didn’t start to truly focus on it until my first year of high school,” Della Ciana said. “It wasn’t really that hard to learn either.

It’s all about practicing but I’m still learning as I go.”

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A fresh set of faces

BY MADISON KRUMINS Reporter madisonkrumins@waterforddrift.com

A closer look at the new teachers at Kettering

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his school year is a transition year for Waterford Kettering. Along with a new principal, a new sports building, and a freshly paved back parking lot, the school has gained a large batch of new teachers and staff.

A large teacher shortage at the beginning of September left many classes with long-term substitute teachers. New teachers were hired and came into the district as late as three weeks into the year. A large majority of these teachers are in the math and science department.

These new members of the school community come from many different places and backgrounds, and have their own unique stories to tell.

New Classrooms, New Setups Teacher Kaitlin Fisher sets up her desks in groups for a different math learning environment.

WHO ARE THEY? “Let me get warmed up,” teacher Norman Stephan said before his interview, stretching his arms.

Stephan majored in science at Oakland University, and came from a teaching job at Anchor Bay High School. Currently, he teaches Earth Science.

“I just wanted something different. I wanted to try something new... Plus, I like the color green,” Stephan said.

Science teacher Christina Wills earned her degree at Central Michigan University in biology and integrative science. She spent the last two years at Carman Ainsworth in Flint, and was a long-term sub at Lapeer High School.

“I’ve been looking for a better school to go

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to, and this is it,” Wills said.

The latest new teacher, who officially began his teaching job on the fourth Friday of the school year, Steven Shurmur, majored in molecular genetics and human biology at Michigan State University. He later earned his teaching certification from Eastern Michigan University, and has taught for five years in Dearborn Heights.

“I was looking for a larger school that had a lot more to offer. The school I went to previously was very small, and we didn’t have a lot of programs and extracurriculars that we have here at Kettering that I’m excited to be a part of,” Shurmur said.

Social Studies teacher George Zedan said that Kettering “seemed like a good school and a place I wanted to be.”

A graduate of Michigan State University with a major in history, Zedan previously taught in Madison Heights.

In the math department, teacher Mike Fras brings a different background to his job.

“Teaching is actually a second career for me.

I was in the business world for a few years, and then I transferred to become a teacher… I imported and exported steel from Japan,” Fras said.

Fras went to University of Michigan, and majored in business. This is his eighth year of teaching high school.

Geometry and Algebra teacher Kelly Maisel graduated from Michigan State in 2012. She majored in math and minored in psychology.

“This is my sixth year teaching,” Maisel said.

Maisel has taught previously at Oak Park High School and Ferndale High School.

“Honestly, when I was told that I was teaching Geometry and Algebra 2, I was super excited because those are my two favorite ones to teach,” Maisel said.

Finally, teacher Kaitlin Fisher is just beginning her teaching career this year. Fisher double majored in math and physics at University of Michigan, and student taught at Huron High School in Ann Arbor. She also taught a summer program at MIT. She now teaches Geometry and AP Statistics.

WHY KETTERING? When asked, “why Kettering,” all of the new teachers had something positive to share.

“I really like the environment,” Fisher said.

“When I taught my lesson during my second interview, I saw how nice the kids were and how great everyone seemed. It was the second to last day of school, and everyone was still focused and paying attention to me… They were engaged in the lesson and it seemed like it was really great environment to be in,” Fisher said.

Maisel also came for the culture. “I was looking for a school that had compassion, and the students excited about being here and learning,” Maisel said. “I walked through Kettering, and I saw everyone so excited... it was crazy. The school spirit was everywhere.

I’ve been told that Waterford is a great community, and I wanted to be a part of it…

So I was looking forward to coming here,” Maisel said.

“I think Kettering and Waterford in general is a really good job with new teachers…

They’re very supportive,” Wills said.

Stephan enjoys the facilities offered for his classes. “I like the science labs. It’s pretty nice to have your own science labs to do labs in,” Stephan said.

“I have to say the staff and students. They’ve all been pretty cool and very helpful,” Shurmur

Everyday Wisdom Social studies teacher George Zedan writes a “Quote of the Day” on his classroom board.

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said, on his second day of teaching.

Math teacher Fras holds a personal connection to the community.

“I live in the community, just a couple miles from the school, so I love the community,” Fras said. “I love the people in Waterford, I love the kids, I love the programs, so I always had a goal to come here and teach. In fact, I was the head football coach here around 2010 and 2011. I always wanted to come back here and work and teach. It’s just been a goal of mine to be within the community and give back to where I live,” Fras said.

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES? Despite the positives, being a new teacher in an unfamiliar school has its challenges.

Many teachers commented on the differences between their old schools and Kettering.

“I teach freshman now. I used to teach older kids, so that’s the main difference,” Stephan said.

“Learning all the new ropes… The new procedures... It’s a lot to take on at once,” Shurmur said.

“I’ve been getting lost a lot,” Maisel said.

Some teachers are teaching classes they haven’t had previous experience in. Wills is teaching Physics and Earth Science for the first time.

“I’m still adjusting to the way things work,” Wills said.

However, she is used to having to adapt, as she has worked as a long-term sub before.

“I’ve never touched Street Law before,” Zedan said.

Teacher Michael Malley, who previously taught Street Law before taking a new job at Northville High School, left lesson plans for Zedan to work from. Zedan is using these plans to guide him through teaching the class.

Fisher is still finding her way as a brand-new teacher.

“I started teaching Stats a week and a half into the school year,” Fisher said. “I didn’t know I was going to be teaching Stats, so that has been an awesome opportunity... The first couple weeks were not easy, because it was sprung upon me, and I didn’t have anything planned yet. I’m still getting familiar with the AP curriculum, but I feel like things are starting to go a lot smoother,” Fisher said. Fisher explained that teaching a subject is much harder than learning it.

“Taking it, I just had to take the notes and learn the stuff,” Fisher said.

“Teaching it, I need to explain it as an expert, but thinking in the mindset of someone

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who doesn’t know it. It’s challenging, but it’s what I love doing, and it’s why I became a teacher,” Fisher said.

HOW DO THE STUDENTS FEEL? Students are also being asked to adjust to new circumstances.

“I respect them,” junior Nathaniel Andrews said about his new teacher. Andrews understands that there are challenges new teachers face.

“I think figuring out Kettering’s culture is a big one, and understanding the way things work around here. Kettering has a unique culture,” Andrews said.

Students can help new teachers by being welcoming and patient while the teachers get settled into their new jobs.

“It’s gonna take some time,” Maisel said.

“I’m not new to teaching, but I’m new to Kettering.”

Being understanding can help both teachers and students feel better about classes that are in transition.

Junior Aric Liles has a suggestion for making new teachers’ jobs easier.

“Not being awful, and going easier on them for now,” Liles said.

Freshman Sarahfay Hendin recommended for students of new teachers to “listen to their instructions and do what they ask us to do.”

Hard at Work Teacher Kelly Maisel helps a student with geometry work.

WHAT’S NEXT? All of the new teachers plan to get involved in the school community. Some have an interest in coaching and running clubs and committees, and others plan on volunteering during spirit weeks and events.

“I definitely want to be a part of the school culture, and go to the games and come support you guys in all your different sports,” Shurmur

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How Can I Help?

Teachers and administrators have profiles posted in the AC with “get-to-know-you” information and what strengths they bring to Kettering’s team of teachers. said. “Eventually, I wouldn’t mind trying to coach a few things or be involved in some of the commmittees and clubs,” Shurmur said.

“I’m trying to do as much as I can,” Zedan said.

“I’m just kind of going with the flow with whatever needs to be done that I can do,” Zedan said.

“I was heavily involved at my past schools...

I originally ran the anime club, and I had no idea what that was,” Maisel said.

“Some students came up to me and said, ‘can you do this?’ and was like, ‘sure,’ so I was part of that. Anything that students are like, ‘I really need a leader,’ they can come to me. I’m excited and ready to go,” Maisel said.

“I love to be involved. Anything I can help with in the school, I hope that people aren’t afraid to ask me,” Fras said.

These new teachers, just like the ones that came before, are now part of Kettering’s distinct community.

Maisel expressed her excitement for the year ahead.

Her favorite part of Kettering is “the culture of the building. I can tell that students and staff and administrators care and they’re proud of the school, they’re proud of where they came from. It’s nice to be in an environment where everyone has the same common goal,” Maisel said.

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Living life in the fast lane

Freshman Jaden Jackson holds the title of the 2nd fastest middle school sprinter in the country

BY GRACE DABROWSKI Reporter gracedabrowski@waterforddrift.com

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reshman Jaden Jackson was nervous, sweat dripping down his face, and crouched down on the hard, rough track. Jackson was in preparation for the 100 meter run at Nationals, one of the biggest races he’s ever done.

Jackson is new to WKHS, and has recently transferred from Brandon High School in Ortonville.

“I moved because it was too far, it took 30 minutes to get the school,” Jackson said.

The activities he does are track and football. Track h a s been very important t o him, and he is very talented at it. Jackson is a sprinter, and runs the 70, 100, and 200 meter dash.

Jackson has been doing football for three years and plans to continue to do it here at WKHS. Jackson won second in his

division at nationals, and he holds the title of someone who just wants to be good. for the second fastest middle schooler in the country.

“The Elite Performance club actually helps, He placed 2nd in 200 meter dash with a you need to be involved in a club to be good time of 22.80, 3nd in 100 meter with a time at a sport that you participate in,” Logan said. of 11.39, and placed 1st in the 70 with a During the time he won and got awards, time of 8.36 he remained very humble.

“I just started doing it for fun,” Jackson said.

“I mean he is a very quiet, very humble kid, Jackson’s parents were also runners, so it you know he has the star status. When he took comes naturally to him. He did track to have second place at Nationals and got his medal, fun, but also to meet new people. Joining new he was up on the podium and was like, okay activities or sports help students interact with I won, time to go home and get Mcdonalds,” each other.

Logan said.

“I see potential in him, but his mother and Jessica Mercier is a senior at WKHS and father were all state runners, so it was kinda also does track. She does pole vault, long handed down to him. I just happened to grab jump, hurdles, and sprints. it and pull it out of him,” His coach said.

“I’ve been in track since seventh grade, When getting ready for a big meet, Jackson but I didn’t do it year round until ninth grade,” does a lot to preparation work before.

Mercier said.

“I eat a good breakfast of oatmeal, and Mercier has many friends in track, so I made sure I that makes her stretch before experience fun the meet,” and enjoyable.

“I think he is going to turn our track team She also really Jackson said.

He also into a positive direction, and change the likes the track trains with his team, and is track coach continuing it this program.”

Tyrone Logan, year. who has been Logan believes Tyrone Logan, Track Coach coaching him that Jackson is the for two years. missing piece to Logan does lots our WKHS track of training with his students, as well as running team. He can help the team in many ways, a club team called, Elite Performance. and make it better.

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GLOBAL WARMING AND THE GREAT

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limate change has a lethal grip around the state of Michigan. With the state warming “two to three degrees (F) in the last century” and is predicted average temperatures to increase by 11 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, Michigan is coming to terms with the fact that the future of our Great Lakes and national forests are unclear.

Lake warming caused by rising temperatures has produced a “71 percent drop in Great Lakes ice coverage”, leaving the possibility of more than 20 percent of the world’s usable fresh surface water and 30 million people who rely on the great lakes as drinking water, unusable.

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... ... continued continued from from page page 17 17 Rising temperatures have led to an increase in Algal Blooms, when in high concentrations in the water, produce toxins that put people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds at extremely high risk of health problems.

Because of lack in federal protection and unregulated storage areas, water pollution is Michigan's second antagonist. 1.7 million tons of coal ash, the toxic byproduct produced by coal-fired power plants is being produced in Michigan, and the challenge of dumping the byproduct threatens our “Pure Michigan heritage”. Of 29 of Michigan’s coal ash sites, 19 are within five miles of a Great Lake, and “every single coal ash impoundment or landfill sits either on or near one of the state’s lakes, rivers, streams, or wetlands”. Of fourteen sites that were regulated by the state as Type III coal ash storage areas, twelve are either known to be contaminated or considered “likely contaminated”. The probability of these ashes floating or leaking into our lakes are high, and when combined with the increasing number in toxic Algal Blooms, the odds of swimming through one of the multiple highlycontaminated zones is doubled.

Health Risks The Great Lakes are key to Michigan citizens public health, and in the midst of the global climate change crisis, increased risk of health problems are high.

Change in climate can hurt air quality and amplify existing threats to human health and increase the

I would like to see global warming just be a topic where that if you don’t believe it, it automatically discredits you. If you do believe it, people should just support you.

“significantly reduce yields of products such as soybeans and winter wheat”. No fresh foods lead to unhealthy communities that are forced to rely on the packaged and highly processed products, which in turn increase the person's risk for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity.

Economic Challanges As Michiganders, we pride ourselves in our state's beautiful beaches, crystal clear lakes, and awe-inspiring state parks. We have embraced what makes our state special and what brings individuals from all over the country to share that feeling. But as climate change continues, a fall in tourism and and recreation could be in our near future.

“Reduced winter recreation and tourism is likely to suffer due to reduced snow cover and shorter winters” putting cities such as Boyne and Cadillac, which are known for their ski resorts, in a high economic risk. Warmer temperatures are predicted to shorten seasons for recreational activities such as ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowboarding, and skiing, lowering economic opportunities in the winter. As a way to turn things around, companies are supporting the start of fracking in northern Michigan areas that would usually rely heavily on winter recreation as an income source.

Fracking, the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas, is becoming a great job opportunity for those in rural areas of the state.

P o l i t i c a l Challanges On a federal level, Michigan's climate

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“formation of ground-level ozone, a pollutant that causes lung and heart problems.” With increase in higher temperatures, inevitable and unhealthy hot days spark danger. “[High temperatures] can cause heat stroke and dehydration”, and leave cities such as Detroit, with a high number of citizens without air conditioning, at a higher risk for heat waves. Rising temperatures create a lack in fresh food as well. Because of ground-level ozone formations, high levels are enough to

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Global warming is terrible for Michigan’s environment, and it’s a real threat.

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change has continued to be a controversial topic. During the Obama administration, the finalization of the Waters Of The U.S. rule was clarified and expanded to protect lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands by

extending federal Clean Water Act regulations.

In March of 2017, President Trump began steps towards dismantling the act, which later lead to his executive order that ended Obama's signature climate change effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Clean Power Plan. And as of May, President Trump’s budget plan eliminated the ‘Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’, which since 2010 has “provided more than $2.2 billion for

President Trump made a bad decision when he ended the Great Lakes Cleanup Initiative.

Maureen Jenkinson, Senior

programs to improve and protect the lakes.”

But as the Trump administration continues to cut EPA funding be 45 percent, our state government is ready to fight. Senator Debbie Stabenow, the Lansing Democrat found this plan “outrageous”. “This initiative has been critical to cleaning up our Great Lakes and waterways, restoring fish and wildlife habitats, and fighting invasive species, like Asian carp,” said Stabenow in a statement to ‘The Detroit News’. Stabenow was also followed by the support of other Michigan Politicians, including Representative Dan Kildee, a Flint Township Democrat, who blasted the “extreme and dangerous” move by the Republican president. “Protecting the Great Lakes has never been a partisan issue and it shouldn’t be now under a new administration,” Kildee said. “If these careless cuts are presented to Congress, I will fight them in every way that I can.” As concern and fear grows, Politicians can only fight and hope Congress takes the correct steps to keep our Great Lakes funded and healthy. ‘“We have seen the tragedy and heartbreak that occurs when our nation’s clean water programs fail.

Lead-tainted drinking water flowing from taps in Flint, Michigan. Toxic algal blooms shutting down Toledo, Ohio’s drinking water system, If anything, evidence indicates that federal environmental protections should be more aggressive and accountable, not less.” spokeswoman Jennifer Caddick said, according to ‘The Detroit News’.

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Water levels will decrease, while the water itself will increase in temperature.

Forest compositions will give way, with native trees like the birch and the fir being replaced with warmer climate vegetation.

1.7 Million Tons of Coal Ash is produced Yearly in Michigan.

Warmer rivers and lakes reduce the amount of food for coldwater fish, making it harder for them to compete against their warmwater rivals.

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Movies to watch out for

Happy Death Day

Tree Gelban wakes up as a college student on her birthday. As the day goes on she has the eerie feeling of deja vu all day long. Suddenly a masked killer murders her and she wakes up perfectly fine in her bed on her birthday. Can Tree find her killer before its too late?

Ohh la la for GaGa Gaga’s is open tour again.

Get ready little monsters.

Joanne World Tour is Gaga’s 5th headlining tour.

With 58 concerts total be sure to catch one. Gaga will be at the new Little Ceasers Arena November 7th. So get ready little monsters this tour is going to be epic.

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The weeknd has also booked a show at Little Ceasers arena. November 1st The Weeknd and Gucci Mane will be taking over Little Ceasers. Take this opportunity to listen to some great music and check out the new arena.

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Foreigner

Restaurant owner Quan (Jackie Chan) who must test his moral and physical strength. His daughter is taken and killed by the Irish mafia and when the justice system won’t give them justice Quan decides that it is his duty to stand up for his daughter and for what is right.

The newest Saw movie is here. Bodies are coming up all over town and they all share that they have been murdered in a horrific way. The evidence of the murders all points to one person John Kramer, a murderer who has been dead for the past ten years... or has he? Will they really find him this time?

Blac Chyna sues the Kardashians Tuesday, October 17th, Blac Chyna filed a law suit against the Kardashians. Chyna accused Kardashians of trying to shut down her reality TV show so they wouldn’t have her as competition anymore.

Chyna said that the Kardashians “slut shamed” her for leaving Rob Kardashian. This came two weeks after Rob Kardahian filed his own lawsuit against his ex-fiance and accused her of ‘using his family for money’. Rob also claims it was a mutual decision by E! network and the family that the show should be shut down.

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Behind the curtain

How the magic of theatre really happens

BY SARA AUSMUS Reporter saraausmus@waterforddrift.com

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tudents here have been working hard to prepare for this year’s musical. With having rehearsals over the summer, and during the school year, they are sure to see their hard work pay off this November. But what actually happens behind the scenes surprises many.

This years musical is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The musical is based on “Coat of Many Colors,” a story from the Bible’s book of Genesis. The story is about a young man whose brothers are jealous of the wonderful gift he has received from their father, and because of their jealousy, they sell him into slavery in Egypt. The brothers tell their father that he was murdered, but his ability to interpret dreams makes him important to the Pharaoh.

Choosing the right musical is very important.

“When we choose a musical, we don’t ever precast a show, it all depends on auditions. We have to know who is available, so we have to say ‘well, we have this many tenors this year who are phenomenal, so we need to pick a show that highlights that,” director Jason Pratt said. The instructors had to look at the talents of their students first and find things that are special, then they chose the musical.

“We have these phenomenal students who have this incredible ability to do this specific thing, so we choose to show that,” Pratt said.

Knowing the ability of the students is important when choosing a musical, you have to look at what kinds of specific things students can do.

“Another thing we think about is the community that we live in, whether it’s a show that we feel that it’s a show that would be appropriate for waterford or the students or the community of waterford, something that we think has a message that we want to share with them,” Pratt said.

If the show is boring to watch, or the instructors don’t like the musical, they aren’t going to choose that musical.

To be in this years musical, students had to audition during last years school year. “Mrs. Harness and I both

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ran the auditions, we had the students sing a piece of the show and we looked for various things, then we talk about the character together, then we make the final casting decisions,” Pratt said.

Auditions can be very stressful for some.

Students tend to put a lot of pressure on themselves to do good during an audition so they can get a good role.

“When you audition, they want to see you portray the character that you’re auditioning for,” senior Sean Stanisz said.

Students who are participating in the musical take rehearsals very seriously.

“We started in the summer time with the main cast, then we started rehearsals right after school and started learning the music and perfecting that first,” Stanisz said. Having frequent rehearsals is very important for the cast, as it helps to keep everyone in the right mindset.

“Why we call it a rehearsal is that we are there to practice and perfect so that when we perform, we have a clean show,” Stanisz said. They have to use all the time they can get to go deeper into the music, acting, and dancing.

“We take that rehearsal time to really get to the fine details, making sure everyone is on the same step, and everyone is right on line with their ques,” Stanisz said. Rehearsals are important so that everyone can learn where they have to be during a certain part or song within the given rehearsal time.

“When we are on a time crunch, or a tight schedule, we need all the focus we can get to learn things quickly,” Stanisz said, “We use all the time that we have to make a solid performance that the audience can relate to.”

“It’s never going to be perfect, but we try our best and it’s a lot of work, it gets tiring, but we just gotta keep pushin through it,” senior Robert Patten said, who is the lead role of this years musical.

With the hard work the participants have been putting into their rehearsals and practices, they are sure to put on a spectacular show this November.

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magine getting home from school, getting ready for work, yet not leaving your house at all.

This is now a possibility for teenagers to achieve. Working from home has been an option only for adults until recently. Now apps and websites want young people to sponsor or be a representative for their company.

Most companies or brands don’t have specific preferences, but look mostly for people with a presence on social media. The amount of followers or activity on your accounts doesn’t matter to them as much as the experience you have with being on your phone.

Countless new app developments have started using normal teenagers as a way to boost their revenue and create a large buzz about them. Some that have popped up more recently are Younow, Twitch, Heartbeat and Airtime. These apps don’t necessarily post their job offers on normal websites though.

They stick to casting websites since they are geared more toward the unusual side of jobs.

Airtime, an app that’s been on the app store for a little over a year now, has been creating these jobs since early this summer. Airtime is free group video chat for iOS and Android.

“If you want to live message, listen to music and watch YouTube videos together with your friends, Airtime’s your app. We like to say, ‘internet together’ on Airtime. It’s a pretty new idea, but we believe it’s the future of how people will come together and do things online,” Airtime Host Representative, Christy Merchant said.

The way that the host program runs

makes getting paid and working a breeze.

All of the work is done through the Airtime app and a work space app for messaging other hosts. Getting paid is as simple as giving your PayPal email. The normal rate for jobs like this is 20 dollars an hour.

“Airtime hosts are such a fun and powerful group! We have two goals with the host initiative. First, to provide brand new users with the opportunity to see what Airtime can do in the shortest amount of time possible. The second goal is much more about building a wonderful community for hosts to participate in. We want this to be a positive experience for our hosts, to give them the opportunity to get to know each other and learn from other hosts and members of the Airtime team. The Airtime app can do a lot and it’s awesome when you see it. This means hosts are there to show new users around the app, show them how to video chat and how to watch videos in real time with the group,” Merchant said.

These jobs are available to anyone and every one of all ages and the best part is that you can work from anywhere.

Other apps look for sponsorships among teens. They have certain categories that specific people qualify to get their products for free or get paid for sponsoring them.

Heartbeat, another online money making opportunity, is a website targeted towards women of all ages that have any amount of followers to post paid ads on their Instagram. The rate differs on the amount

Teenagers now have the opportunity to make money online from their own home

of followers you have but they send free products to post about quite a bit too.

They target all age groups but about 35 percent of their ambassadors are teenagers.

“Heartbeat was built to give young women a voice and help them better connect with brands by facilitating promotion on personal social media accounts,“ Heartbeat representative Bryan Freeman said.

These companies strive to get more human interaction within their apps or websites while some try to reach a certain type of audience. Not only is there the opportunity to have a full time job online, you can also have an interactive broadcast type job.

Broadcasting on social media apps or websites has become extremely popular, especially on websites like Younow or Twitch.

“I make money by people donating, I usually get two to three dollars a donation but I’ve gotten 500 dollar donations before,” Senior Shayla Steele said.

The interactive experience when broadcasting gives the viewers a behind the scenes look into your life and you can balance a regular job on top of it.

“I have a normal job but I still try to broadcast [on twitch] every day,” Steele said.

Broadcasting on Younow or Twitch is a more one sided job that differs in pay when compared to Airtime. However all of these online jobs give great opportunities to make money online for teenagers.

If I had an online job...

It would be easier because I would have more time to do other things after school besides working.

Lexi Sublett, Junior

I feel not as much work would be done and I’d blow it off because I’d get distracted, like when I’m at an actual work facility I’m focused and do what needs to be done at home it would be the complete opposite.

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Director vs. Reader The plans and regulations of a director versus the imaginaton of a reader

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hough there are those non-readers and would rather watch the movie to understand. How many readers read a book and then watched its movie. Afterwards they eventually find the book or don’t look into it. I always hear, “The book is better than the movie.”

Common books made into movies are The Fault in Our Stars, The Hunger Games, or even Twilight. The ratings go from five stars to even one star, just for book reviews.

It’s a major conflict for ones who voted one out of five stars and those who voted five out of five stars. Rating their movies is a much bigger critic for the producers. For movies it’s a review out of 10. So it ends as a one out of 10 stars or a 10 out of 10.

Reader vs. Non-Reader For the minds of the non-readers, most don’t like to read because they fall behind when reading a page. Others are scared to be made fun of when told to read out loud.

Another is that they don’t find any books at their interest. Society today has video games, movies, TV shows, and videos on social m e d i a .

Something physical for the eyes and mind to see.

A reader is different from how they see a book. It creates a picture of what the event is happening, and it gives the reader their own opinion of what is right in their book.

“I definitely read more books,” History teacher Stacey Snow said.

Snow has read, out of the choices: The Fault in Our Stars, The Hunger Games, Twilight, and Percy Jackson. Although she has seen only a few of theses movies, Snow agrees that the book is better than the movie.

Not only asking which is better or which ones

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she has seen, but also how does reading impact kids and people academically.

“Kids that read do better academically than kids who don’t read at all.” Snow said.

It’s undetermined how many people improve on their skills from reading, but people do have an increase in vocabulary, writing skills, and extends a reader’s thinking when reading. Once you start reading, you start to understand the things in life and you learn more new information as you go.

On the flipside of this is the ones who don’t read.

“I have a hard time reading...I always read sentences backwards,” Junior Brenden Williams said. Williams said he is a slow reader, yet he has read some of the books that were listed. He has read The Hunger Games, few books of Harry Potter, and half of the first book of Twilight. Williams said that Twilight was not his type of book. That’s understandable for recultant readers, most don’t find what is at their interest. Even though he’s not really of a reader, he still considered to reading the few choices of books given.

Movies vs. Books This now leads to the people’s opinion to decide what they thought about the book and its movie. There are many comments made from just everyday people. Both come out positive and negative.

“The best film I’ve seen.”

“Worst movie ever.”

Some of the comments made for the movie for The Fault in Our Stars, though many have rated five stars for the book.

“Poor adaptation.”

“A disappointment.”

Many were disappointed about how The Hunger Games didn’t turn out how they read and imagined the book. Those are the many positive and negative comments of the movies and what people thought of the book. Most

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of these movies you would want some things to happen in the movie because it took place in the book.

“I actually do 50/50. I go on reading binges, but I love movie nights,” Language Arts teacher Trica Slone said.

“I read Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Fault in Our Stars, Divergent, and 13 Reasons why. I read all of them and I watched all of them.”

Slone used to never read in high school, but then she starts to realize than you have the ability to create and play your own movie inside your head as you read everything page of the book.

“I’m trying to teach that skill to my students to gain that skill so that they too can learn the joy of reading,” Slone said.

The first book that Slone had started to view the movie was the first Harry Potter movie.

“Once you read the book, you get to understand the behind the scenes and the things that are not necessarily portrayed in the movie, and it changes certain things... sometimes they leave out good parts from the movie that you created in your head. So when you watch someone else’s version, your version is always gonna be better,” Slone said.

It’s debatable that a reader’s thoughts on the book will be better. Many have high hope to see the movie and see if it will match how the reader imagined it, but eventually the people directing the movie leave out good parts for the very limited time they have to film just for one book into an hour long movie.

Reading makes the reader in control of what the events of the book look like and what the setting and characters appear to be. With the knowledge you have about the book you can’t be wrong about what happens. Go ahead. Grab a book and read!

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Last minute costume ideas Easy costume ideas for the procrastinators

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ack to school is a busy time. Trying to get back into the schedule of waking up early, seeing friends, Friday night football games, lots of homework, homecoming and then before you know it it’s Halloween. You’ve completely forgot about a costume and now it’s too late to come up with something detailed. Now you can’t just throw on some cat ears and call it a day, it’s time to get creative.

Here are some perfect (and super easy and cheap) costumes for this Halloween.

Couples Costume

Now if you and your partner don’t wanna go all out, or one of you guys isn’t a fan of dressing up this is perfect. Jack and Jill. Get t shirts and roll it around in the dirt, rip it up a bit and write Jack and Jill on the fronts. Go to Burger King (or if you’re feeling it a Halloween store) and get a crown you can break a bit for Jack. Throw some leaves in your hair and fun makeup (optional), and boom! A cute and simple couples costume.

Girl Squad

Oh gosh ladies Halloween is in three days and no one can agree on a costume! Be the literal spice girls. Someone can be cinnamon, ginger, salt, pepper, etc. take white tshirts and write out your spice and get accessories according to your spice.

Doggy The trick or treaters are coming and your pup can’t be the only one without a costume. Take red poster board or red paper and cut it out into a heart.

Write a big “TY” in white on the front with a paint parker , make a little hole and tie it to your dog’s collar and now they are a Beanie Baby. If you’re feeling more creative then you can write our dogs name on the other side with a cute little blurb about your pup.

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Getting through each A high schooler of every class, and their

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See a therapist/counselor

Freshman

Anxiety has become more and more common with students. Not only do we have homework, but the ever present pressure from social issues, and the pressure to not disappoint our parents. For freshman, such as myself, the stress is building up.

Throughout middle school, I had countless moments where I felt an overbearing stress from all the homework, my parents expecting too much out of me, and many of my friends leaving me. Stress adds up to anxiety, which can lead to much of can lead to depression. There were days I got home and would sit in my room silently, wishing that life had played me better cards, given me friends who weren’t using me to get close to my other friends. I constantly questioned my worth and what about me wasn’t good enough to deserve real friends.

High school has given me a chance to make some great friends, and thanks to the support and time teachers have given, the anxiety and stress hasn’t

Junior

As a junior in high school, I've experienced three years of anxiety and depression throughout my high school experience. Freshman year was pretty rough especially coming from a whole different school. It was pretty stressful and overwhelming. I struggled to focus in some classes, costing me to go to summer school during my freshman year, so I could make up the classes I failed. Sophomore year I made some improvements. I did not have to go to summer school, but I will be making up some lost credits before my senior year, so that I am able to graduate. I did not have the opportunity to go to summer school, so I have to catch up in my free time. Now that I'm a junior this year, I'm going to have to focus extra hard this year so I can do really good on the SAT's so I have a chance to get into a really good university.

Depression and anxiety really suck for me cause some days I just feel like I'm falling apart. Freshman year was a hard battle for me, battling with all the stress from school trying to balance all the homework and trying to keep my grades up, through half of the year I eventually gave up and I had to

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bugged me as much. Although there is still some social pressure, I’ve got more important worries that make me dizzy while thinking about it.

What classes do I need to take in order to earn the credits necessary to graduate? How will I fit different classes into my schedule when I take band, and still need my health and language credits?

How am I, a fourteen year old, supposed to get the money to make for extracurricular activities I want to participate in, when very few people are willing to hire someone under sixteen?

I’m so grateful for the people who got me through the hard times who haven’t left me behind. I know highschool is gonna throw drama and stress in my face, but I don’t plan on letting it take me back to the state I was once in. Everybody has overwhelming stress in their lives, but there needs to be a belief that it will all be okay in the end.

suffer the consequences. Sophomore year was a little bit better I was able to maintain good grades until the beginning of the second semester, when I fell apart again costing me to fail two classes. That is what led me to my battle with making up my lost credits, so I am able to graduate with my class like I hope to.

My advice for you, my fellow students, is to never give up no matter how hard it gets. Don’t worry about your friends around you. In all honestly, you’ll most likely forget about them after high school.

Things change as time moves on. Also, don't be afraid to be yourself because these are just four short years of your life and who cares what people think about you, you are your own person don't let other people define who you are.

Anxiety and depression is a hard battle for some people, you never know who struggles with it, sometimes the happiest people suffer from it. Despite this common struggle, everyone needs to keep a positive mindset, and remember that we will all be okay in the end.

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Going to see a therapist/counselor to talk about your problems can be very helpful when struggling with your mental health.

Stay mindful

Despite how difficult it is in the midst of struggling with your mental health, it’s vital to keep as positive of a mindset as you can. Remind yourself that you are doing the best that you possibly can, accept that you can’t control everything, and keep on going.

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step of the way

experiences with anxiety/depression Take care of yourself

Sophomore

Making sure you’re taking care of your physical health is very important when struggling. Getting the right amount of sleep, eating right, and even getting a decent amount of exercise can help tremendously.

Consider Medication

Sophomore year can be just as difficult to get through as all of the other years, despite it’s reputation for being easy. Sophomore Emilee Hughes joins in to explain how she has experienced anxiety throughout her second year of high school.

“I’m greatly affected by anxiety because of homework,” Hughes said. This may seem a bit obvious, but homework can be a huge cause of anxiety in students. “Most of the time I forget to do my homework, or study for a test, because i’m worried about the other work I have to do.”

The hours upon hours of homework us high schoolers recieve can become extremely overwhelming. Our minds become flustered, and it gets harder and harder to keep track of all the work we’re responsible for, which then leads to stress and anxiety, due to our grades

slipping.

Throughout Hughes’ struggles, she has learned how to overcome them, and prevent them from happening again.

“I’ve taught myself how to deal with this, by organizing myself better,” Hughes said.

Keeping yourself mindful and keeping better track of your assignments and responsibilities will keep the bad feelings away.

“If I could give some advice to everyone struggling with their mental health because of school, I would say to not worry about it too much. If you have a lot of homework, it’ll be okay. Plan your schedule out strategically so you can accomplish everything, and get it in on time. Also, don’t stress yourself out too much. If you don’t have enough time, there is always the next day,” Hughes said.

Senior As a senior in high school, I have seen and experienced a lot. I’ve survived every year so far, living through all of the good times, and the bad times.

Anxiety and Depression are two very common things that high schoolers may experience throughout their four years Just because you are here. I can vouch for this statement, because I experienced prescribed a medication, it myself. does not mean you have to My first two years of high school weren’t a big deal. I was take it forever. Getting the strolling through, not really struggling with my mental health in right medication(s) can help any way. Junior year was when I really hit rock bottom. you get through your struggles You always hear upperclassmen say, “Junior year is the worst year of your life.” In my case, it was. I found myself in tremendously, and then you a deep, dark hole of depression. It took enormous amounts of have the power to decide effort to get out of bed in the morning. The anxiety was severe when you’re ready to stop as well. Just the thought of being inside the school with so many taking them. people, so many voices, taking on even more responsibility that I knew I couldn’t keep up with since I couldn’t even keep up with the ones I already had, made me break down in tears. My grades were slipping, my attendance was rare.

School, in my mind, was complete hell. I was legitimately scared to go to school some days.

Many high schoolers acquire these extremely difficult

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emotions, which create enormous obstacles for them during the school year. Being overwhelmed with such unpleasant feelings makes the year ten times harder to get through. When the world feels like it’s crumbling and slipping through your fingertips, it gets pretty difficult to focus on your schoolwork.

It’s so easy to fall into how you’re feeling, and think that nothing else matters besides that. Your mind starts to play tricks on you, and you feel like it’s almost impossible to get through your struggles. I promise, you will though.

It took hours of therapy, countless trips to the doctor, multiple different medication prescriptions, and a complete change of my class schedule to defeat the challenge of school, and overcome my anxiety/depression that came from it. It was a long, tough road and honestly, I am still recovering today.

Despite the fact that school is extremely pressuring and nerve wracking at times, I think it is very important for high schoolers to stay mindful of their feelings, and remember that things will be okay. No matter how many assignments pile up on your desk, no matter how stressed out you may get just by sitting in a classroom, it is not the end of the world. It is alright.

These are just four short years of your life. Trust me-they go by fast. Breathe, persevere, and know that you can do it.

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Art of our humanity Why the arts are more important to you than you might think

BY SYDNEY JENISH Reporter sydneyjenish@waterforddrift.com

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rt is the beauty of freedom. It is an expression of our human mind and senses, our feelings and desires. A personal expression which cannot and will not be fulfilled nor defined by what you don’t desire; an expression which only notices its own existence, its own thoughts, and its own charm. Art is a completely universal, yet uncertain language. It is best for relieving stress, expressing emotions, communicating with other people, and is a major cultural influence. The arts promote creativity, neural connections, motor skills, and problem-solving abilities. In my life, music and language are the most It effective and rewarding. I’ve spent over five years studying the Spanish language and nearly twelve creating music. It’s my healthy escape from the routine cycle of life and in-the-box thinking, while allowing me to express myself personally.

I think the biggest thing for me is spending time on things that are important; things like composing music, setting up film scenes, traveling to historical sites, and admiring

scenery photographs. You see, there are so many things around us all day and every day that aren’t even noticed. Art is on our school posters, the hallway decorations, and the hearts of all faculty and students. It is way more present than it seems, but could you even imagine life without it?

Everyone can be interested in an art because after all, the world only exists because of it.

Written documents, classic literature, brilliant films, masterpieces, science, clothing, ceramics, music, architecture- all included but not

“To be an artist is to believe in life. is not to do with the practical side of making a living. It is to live a fuller human life.”

members of the human race, and the human race is filled with passion… and medicine, law, business, engineering. These are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love…these are what we stay alive for.” Nothing has meaning without understanding and expression. Ultimately all is art and art is all; it is love and pain with many opportunities to explore. So the questions are, What would you do without the music you blast on the car radio?

The photos you scroll through on Instagram?

The programs you binge on Netflix? The dance classes you work passionately for?

Remember the significance of the small things, sometimes the best thing to do is find what makes us come alive, and do that… because what the world needs is those who have come alive.

Henry Moore, Modern Artist limited. As Robin Williams says in the famous film, Dead Poets Society, “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute.

We read and write poetry because we are

“The performing arts mean a ton to me. As someone who’s pretty high strung, performing is my way of relaxing. I absolutely love it, especially singing. Nothing compares to the feeling of singing a song with a note that’s tricky to hit, and then singing it and knowing I nailed it. It’s the best.”

Noah Dunsmore, Senior

“Music is the most important art to me because it is a time for people to express themselves through the talents that God has blessed them with.”

Robert Patten, Senior

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As Kettering’s fall sports seasons come to a close many athletes are preparing for their next sport. Basketball, swimming, gymnastics, bowling, wrestling, competitive cheer, and also coming back to Waterford is the United hockey team. Last year the Waterford united hockey team did not have a full roster so a team could not be made. This year though, the captains will be teaming up with Walled Lake Central and games will resume once again at Lakeland ice arena.

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As the senior’s last fall sport season comes to an end many but not all are upset. Senior Sydney Mann looks forward to her volleyball career at Oakland University.

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Turning it around “I enjoyed this season because we actually won, I know it might not be a lot of games but it is more than I’ve won my entire high school career.”

Kyle Andrews, 12

My senior season was fun, the team got a lot closer and I made a lot of new friends but I will miss it.”

Sydney Mann, 12

Last time on the field “My senior season went better than expected, I was only hoping on playing five games because I tore my ACL before the season but my teammates motivated me and made this a season to remember.”

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Headache or something worse The risks and dangers of concussions

BY ELYSE HISKEY Reporter elysehiskey@waterforddrift.com

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oncussions are a growing epidemic.

They come with a set of risks and dangers that could end your sports career, or change your life as a whole. It is important for young athletes to understand what needs to be done if there is an injury involving the head.

High school coaches should explain facts that are explained on the concussion information sheet at the very beginning of the season because athletes get the concussion form and just sign it without reading it. Concussions are not viewed as very serious by student athletes, but they are and if students are more aware of the risks and dangers and they will take it more seriously.

“Well every year we all get these concussion sheets so I read it and I’m like ok. Well no I don't actually read it,” junior Jaylee Reynolds said.

Reynolds does what most athletes at the highschool level do. Just sign the concussion form without even reading it because they either think it is easier or they feel like they already know what they need to know and just want to play and just go on there way thinking it's not that big of a deal.

Over the last ten years concussions for teenagers ages fourteen through nineteen rose by two-hundred percent. In high school sports, football leads with the highest amount of concussions and following it is soccer, wrestling, and baseball/softball.

Sportsmanship can also be another concussion

factor. Often, players choose to take a more aggressive approach to the game. Instead of aiming to play the game fairly, their goal is to win by intentionally injuring an opposing player.

Unfortunately a player of our own sophomore Jack Schram had experienced this first hand.

“I had brought him down with me and he had gone up and decided to kick me three times in the head,” sophomore Jack Schram said.

Schram suffered from a concussion. He had no memory of what had happened, and he also suffered from short term memory loss.

Almost every athlete has the belief that all concussions are the same but that is not true concussions come at different levels of severeness. Concussion symptoms can last for hours, days, weeks, or sometimes even months.

Symptoms include headaches, confusion, amnesia, sleepiness, nausea, ringing in the ears, and sensitivity to light. Sensitivity to light in some instances, can last for a couple years.

The duration of time a symptom lasts is another reason why it is important to tell the truth about your symptoms. If you lie and say you have no symptoms but you really do and go to play, the concussion will most likely become worse.

“I had a few headaches for the past few days after I fell,” sophomore Kyliie Dusseau said.

Dusseau had symptoms for a couple days after the concussion. Dusseau did not play in the next game, she told the coach when she was in pain, and she gave the full truth to both athletic trainers from both Waterford Mott and

“I needed a two day break from softball and so the next day I had no symptoms so I went to see Brian and I was ready to play”

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Athletic trainer Odonnell knows a plethora of facts relating to concussions. A concussion is a mild to severe brain injury. Headaches are an obvious symptom to look for, but not every headache is a concussion. The secondary symptoms like dizziness, and blurred vision are what really helps to differ a concussion from a headache. Concussions are serious, do NOT try to hide any symptoms and do NOT try to ignore any symptoms. Concussions can also affect your school work, so let your teachers know because if they are unaware of your injuries they may continue to push you harder not understanding the due to your conditions you may not be able to. The most important thing to do when being asked questions about your concussion is tell the truth. Once you are symptom free, you will get your heart rate up for the first day. If you continue to be symptom free then after that you will do more sport specific activities. The more concussions you get, the worse they get the more you get, the easier they are to get. You can get a concussion without actually hitting your head.

The whiplash effect could also cause the brain trauma needed for a concussion.

It is important to understand the risks and dangers of a concussion not only because it could affect you playing in a sport but it can also change your whole life. Concussions are a matter to be taken seriously.

MHSAA Concussion Protocol facts

Officials have no say in determining a concussion but can remove you from play if unconscious • Only an MD or DO may clear a player to the return to play protocol • You can not be cleared on the same day as the concussion

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Michigan High School Athletic Association(MHSAA)- Important facts from the MHSAA concussion protocol.

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After four winless seasons the Kettering soccer team is turning the program around

BY JASON ACCIAIOLI & BRYCE MOJICA Sports Editors jasonacciaioli@waterforddrift.com brycemojica@waterforddrift.com

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ettering’s soccer program has struggled over the past three years, but this season has been different.

“When I first joined the soccer team I was excited because the year before they won games, but I didn’t really know what I was getting into, not winning a game for three years,” Senior Kyle Andrews said. “The first three years were rough but my senior year was definitely a relief winning some games.”

For the majority of Andrews’ high school soccer career he lost every game. Going into this season their team had set some new goals, they knew that something had to change.

“We all set a goal to win a game this year and our coaches put us to that goal,” Junior Maxx Knisley said.

There were some pretty big changes made to the team prior to this season, the main one being they hired a new head coach.

“I saw an opportunity to take the program to a different level than what it has been in the past four years and I wanted to be a part of Blake’s [my son’s] high school soccer career,” Kettering’s varsity soccer coach Carlito Mojica said.

Coming into the season Mojica had some ideas of how he was going to turn the program around and wanted to put the team

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to their goal of winning a game.

“We tried to prepare the guys with the right drills, I feel like if we can win during practice then the game is just execution,” Mojica said.

Mojica introduced some new strategies to the team compared to what they were doing last year, these may have lead to their success.

“Bob, Andy, and I always spoke to the boys about winning the halves and looking at the halves as four 10 minute intervals,” Mojica said.

Kettering’s 4-15-2 record may not look great but it is definitely a step in the right direction. The team’s goal was to win one game this year but they exceeded their goal and won four. Two of the team’s four wins were against their cross town rival, Mott.

“There are some seniors who have never beat Mott let alone win a game and I knew it was important to them and it was equally important to me to have them prepared and keep them organized through the game to bring home the ‘W’,” Mojica said They did not only bring home the ‘W’, they brought the trophy home

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as well. The trophy goes to the team who wins the second Kettering vs Mott game of the season. This year was the first time Kettering has gotten the trophy in a while.

“After we beat Mott and got the trophy we were all relieved, when we beat Mott the first time it did not mean that much but the second time meant a lot because of the trophy,” Andrews said.

Clearly there has been improvement this year the team has been able to compete on both sides of the ball and was able to come up with four wins. They had more wins this season than they have had the last three seasons.

“I think the difference was team chemistry and the coaches definitely made a difference, they take everything more seriously and teach us new things,” Andrews said.

Andrews and several other players have noticed a big difference in the coaching and thinks the team is improving. Mojica plans to stay with the Kettering soccer team to coach next year and improve the program even more, the team is definitely on the rise “There is a lot of opportunity for us to grow but if we did the basics I knew we would be able to get at least a few wins this year, I was really hoping for at least one but we ended up with four wins,” Mojica said.

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