MURMUR Volume 13, Issue 2 November 23, 2015
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The rate of divorce is close to 50 percent. The effects that divorce has on children is different for every individual; however, it may leave families shattered.
Photo by Veronica Latimer
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Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Warholak
NEWS
The Drift Editor-In-Chief: Calvin Habba
Keep that away from me
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How prepared are you?
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Giving life to the GO movement
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Detroit on the rise
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Managing Editor: Catherine Habba Assistant Editors-In-Chief: Bridget Ekis, Erin Eggenberger & Brooke Boyer Illustrator: Rebecca Pagnucco
INDEPTH
FEATURE
Photo Editor: Veronica Latimer
It’s a White Christmas
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Sports Editor: Dathon Skelton
Life behind the lenses
Design Editor: Hannah Neal
Shattered
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SPORTS Hometown heartbreak
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Goodbye to the game
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To do, or not to do
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Cutting it close
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Social Media Editor: Ally Pierchala
Sibling smackdown
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A&E
Staff Writers: Jason Acciaioli, Kali Berg, Isabella Danca, Alexander Dorcey, Riley Gregart, Audrey Jutis, Andrew Kelley, Baila Lakatos, Dylan Lapham, Bryce Mojica, Benjamin Schwimmer
OPINION
Adviser: Jodie Zwiren Waterford Kettering High School 2800 Kettering Dr. Waterford, MI 48329 (248) 673-1261
Trapped in technology
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Out of touch, out of mind, out of interest
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The great juggling act
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Racing the clock
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What’s happening
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Food around the world
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Star Wars 101 Ads
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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.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the Editor Dear Murmur Staff, I am very displeased with your newest print. In the article What’s Happening? The information given on the game Tilt to Live: Gauntlets Revenge is false. The information claims that the game is free, but the game really costs $2.99. -Jonah Mead
Dear Jonah, Thank you for your concern. When we looked further into your letter, we found that what we wrote on the article What’s Happening, in regards to the game Tilt to Live: Gauntlets Revenge, does contain a piece of false information. While the game is free for Android users, it does in fact cost $2.99 for iPhone users. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Sincerely, The Murmur Staff
Letter from the Murmur Dear readers, The Murmur staff would like to apologize to all of you for the article Who’s choice is it? That was published in our October issue. It came to our attention that parts of the article were taken from a website and used as the writer’s own words. Proper disciplinary actions were taken by both the advisor and the administration. We are deeply sorry and promise to do better with the rest of our issues. Sincerely, The Murmur Staff
Letter from the Editor Hello Readers, We hope you enjoyed our first issue. After another month of brainstorming, story writing, quote collecting, and designing, the Murmur Staff is very excited to present to you, our November Issue. This time around, we believe we have delivered the hardhitting InDepth topics you crave. This month, we have devoted NOVEMBER 23, 2015
six full pages of our newspaper to the topic of divorce. We picked this topic in light of the thanksgiving holiday that is soon approaching. Family is one thing we all agreed we are very thankful for, no matter the situation. We hope that you enjoy reading the InDepth as much as we enjoyed writing it. If you have any comments to give us on our work, or if you would like
to suggest future inDepth topics, we encourage you to write a letter to the Editor. We will print your letter (if it is signed) and we will reply if necessary. We are always looking for suggestions and hope that we can please the needs of our readers. Enjoy our November Issue! Sincerely, Kristin Warholak Editor-in-Chief 3
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NEWS
KEEP THAT AWAY FROM ME! The number of people with alleries is on the rise, but there is no answer as to why BY KALI BERG Staff writer kaliberg@waterforddrift.com
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hope I don’t have any lab experiments today,” freshman Kaitlyn Jezierski said. Most kids find lab experiments to be the best part of class, but for kids like Jezierski, these labs can turn out to be harmful or even deadly. "I’m allergic to latex, which is a substance that is used to make many objects,” Jezierski said. Medical gloves, adhesive bandages, rubber bands, erasers, and even condoms contain high traces of latex. There are many different forms of allergies. Dust, mold, latex, certain bug stings, and even certain foods can cause people to have severe allergic reactions. A few symptoms of allergic reactions include; itchiness, swelling, shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, weak pulse, and dizziness. "If someone comes up and touches my hand or arm while having them on I will instantly break out in itchy hives, and I will scratch them to the point where they start bleeding," Jezierski said. Hives are a skin disorder that results in red, sometimes itching patches of raised skin which occur when your body thinks there is something there that it does not agree with, called an allergen.
The raised patches of skin can be big or small, and mostly appear soon after you are exposed to the allergen, and disappear on their own within a few days. They can even join together to become large areas called plaque. The immune system then releases what are called histamines into the bloodstream to try and destroy the allergen to make it go away. Allergic reactions cannot be given or caught from someone else.
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When I was around two years olds my mom use to give me peanut butter all the time, well until they discovered I was allergic to peanuts. Alex Garascia, 9
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“When I was around two years olds my mom use to give me peanut butter all the time, well until they discovered I was allergic to peanuts,” freshman Alex Garascia said. WKHS is a strictly peanut-free school
because of how many kids are severely allergic to them, even contamination of the air from the peanuts can cause some to immediately break out in hives and may begin having a hard time breathing. In front of every classroom there is a sign that states no peanut based products are allowed in the school. These signs are there for a reason, not to just ignore. “Some people say that paying attention to these signs is very important, but I feel that the only thing that’s important is if you know you have an allergy to just be aware of your surroundings,” Garascia said. “People do not understand the struggle of having allergies. Mine may not be lifethreatening, but it does make each day hard to go through,”Jezierski said. Most people do not realize how many of their peers have allergies, or in that matter, a life-threatening allergy. Unlike like Jezierski, Garascia, who was earlier mentioned, carries an epipen around him at all times, just in case of an emergency. If he by any chance eats a type of nut, or a food that may be contaminated by a type of nut, could stop breathing because one of his reactions is the swelling of the throat.
Allergy Alerts
*An allergy can begin at any age *Every 3 minutes, a food allergy reactions sends someone to the emergency room *Researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies *There is no cure for allergies * www.foodallergy.org 4
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If someone comes up and touches my hand or arm while having them on I will instantly break out in itchy hives, and I will scratch them to the point where they start bleeding.
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Pictured above is an epipen. This is used when someone goes into anaphylactic shock(allergic reaction).
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NEWS
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How prepared are you? Students talk about how prepared they feel for the SAT and what teachers are doing to prepare them BY RILEY GREGART Staff writer rileygregart@waterforddrift.com
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re you prepared? Preparing for the SAT can be very stressful and a lot of work. This is a test where the score can actually change your life. The SAT tests students on everything they have learned throughout high school. We have been up to this point in our education preparing for the ACT. So some Juniors are pretty stressed about the big change. Not to mention that the SAT has been completely changed for the year for 2016. “I feel kind of prepared to take the SAT as of what will be on it, but the questions themselves and actually taking the test is what scares me the most”, junior Theodore Gootee said. The ACT and SAT are mostly the same
type of test but they are completely different formats. Students are figuring out how to correctly prepare for this new test. Teachers are giving SAT practice tests and having SAT style questions for bellwork. “I’m feeling a lot more confident about taking the SAT because I’m doing very well on my practice test and I’m now feeling a lot better about taking it”, junior Adam Chami said. The practice tests gives students a good opportunity to ask questions. Also it gives students an opportunity to get used to the wording of SAT style questions. “I’ve talked to some of my friends who are seniors for advice on how they studied and they all talked about how it’s really weirdly
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Old SAT • The old scoring was 600-2400. • The old time was three hours and 45 minutes. • The old SAT had math 200-800. • Critical reading portion 200-800 . • Also a optional and separatly scored essay. • There also use to be guessing penalty of ¼
worded.” junior Gootee said. If you are planning on going to a college in Michigan the ACT is required. So even though we have changed to the SAT some students will still have to take the ACT to get into the college of their choice. Also most top technical and science schools do require the ACT. If you are aiming high you probably should take both SAT and ACT. The SAT and ACT does have a essay portion that is required for students to take. Kettering is also helping by making underclassmen sign up for a Khan Academy account where you can take practice tests on any subject Also sophomores this year are taking the PSAT to prepare and know what they need to work on for their junior year.
• New SAT 65 minute reading section with 52 questions. • A 35 minute writing and language portion with 44 questions. • A 25 minute no calculator portion with 20 questions and a 38 question calculator math portion. • There is now also no guessing penalty.
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iving life to the O movement
NEWS BY CATHERINE HABBA Managing Editor catherinehabba@waterforddrift.com
Math teacher Stephaine Donelko shares a positive movement with Kettering
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bout midway through the 200 hall lies room 208. Here resides one of the few math teachers at WHKS. While this classroom fills some students with grief and frustration due to dealing with numbers all hour and attempting to memorize formulas in order to be successful on tests and quizzes, room 208 can be a peaceful atmosphere for others. Other students know room 208 to be a very safe, judgment free room where unlike most places, their voice will be heard, their ideas will be acknowledged, and no matter what is being said, everyone is open-minded to different opinions. Every Thursday morning at 6:45 A.M. in room 208, a small group of students along with math teacher Stephanie Donelko are working towards a movement. A movement to change Kettering and hopefully in the near future, change all of the Waterford community. “The GO movement is about picking a group of people, which we call a community, that you feel like you can represent,” Donelko said. “The point is to give a voice to the fact that real people have everyday struggles and we focus on that to try to help them out.” Donelko first heard of GO from her high school adviser at Avondale. He organized and enforced the idea and encouraged people who are interested bring the movement back to their own community to spread the concept of GO. “I was invited by him to go to a summer training session on GO, he told me about this fall campaign and we would meet on four occasions over the course of four months and roll out this idea that everyone has a story and that everyone is a story and that’s why I was interested in it,” Donelko said. Donelko saw this movement as a great opportunity to link the community that she started at when she was in high school to her current community being a teacher at Kettering. The GO movement is fairly new to Kettering. It started in August around school registration time, that was the first meeting and the first push to the start of the movement. “Each meeting is unique in its own way,” Donelko said. Some
meetings are inspired by a prompt or a question such as “if you knew me” and as people come into room 208, Donelko hands out a sticky note to everyone so they can write down their response. After some time, everyone shares their thoughts. “It’s a very open and inviting atmosphere, so if you feel comfortable sharing, no one is going to judge you,” senior Tyler Rose said. Another way the meetings are done is by coming in together as group and craft upon moments in their lives that really define who they are. They narrow down themes that can resonate from their stories and personal life experiences and try to create a voice for other people who are or have gone through the same thing. Sharing personal experiences with others allows them to grow and help others become better, stronger individuals. Anyone who is interested is more than welcome to come to a morning meeting. “Just make sure you come in with an open mind and be prepared to share things about yourself or be willing to listen to what others have to say about themselves,” Donelko said. Even though it is just the beginning, the group is very devoted to making some major changes in the Kettering community, and sharing their progress with other groups from different schools during the fall campaign. “I’m bringing the current group of GO participants to Avondale for the final push at the fall campaign the day before Thanksgiving,” Doneldo said. “We plan on connecting with other students communities from the training that has been happening at Avondale.” The biggest push for GO at Kettering is to get as many people involved and as many people participating in learning about themselves. By doing this Kettering will move in a direction where people feel like they can connect with others in school and be open to meeting new people. This is a major goal that all GO participants believe in accomplishing this year.
Tyler Rose shares information about her community My community is about gay people in high school who feel like they have to morph into a stereotype in order to be accepted or even acknowledged as a person.
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Undecided Emaleigh Ryba, 12 People that suffer from down syndrome
Raul Hernandez, 12
Morgan Ratliff, 12
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Starting a new life after hitting rock bottom
Kiana Lamb, 11 Undecided
Nevada Posigian, 12 Undecided
Star Shelton, 11 Undecided
Jade Lamb, 12
Jake Foltz, 12
People who struggle with being bullied
Anna Brown, 11 Undecided
Pushing through anxiety and depression
Ariyana Asante, 12
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Tyler Rose, 12
Homosexuals morphing into stereotypes
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The roots of the GO movement Stephanie Donelko’s high school advisor from Avondale started the GO movement two years ago to help bring together all different types of leadership styles to show people that anyone can be a leader. GO participants believe that they can move people forward by bringing a voice to their passions and by doing what they believe in.
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NEWS
etroit on the rise
Detroit’s growing economy and new atmosphere leads to exciting activites to do downtown BY AUDREY JUTIS Staff writer audreyjutis@waterforddrift.com
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etroit. A once nationally recognized city known for the distinct Motown sound and the invention of the assembly line, which put the world on wheels. The once booming city, in the last 40 years has been through rough times, and has slowly declined. By 2000, 61 percent of the city’s population was lost, and in 2013 Detroit filed for bankruptcy, officially hitting rockbottom. With the addition of new restaurants, buildings, and homes Detroit has seen its share of growth. An exciting place like Eastern market has undergone renovations, creating a place to grow for Metro-Detroit citizens. Eastern Market is one of the many places that proves Detroit is back. Farmers and entrepreneurs bring and sell products ranging from fruits and veggies to essential oils and clothing. Corktown, where the old Tiger Stadium previously stood, and the oldest neighborhood in Detroit, was once a sketchy side of the city where many people were afraid to venture. It is now one of the hottest areas for young people and families, due to the addition of several new restaurants and bars like Two James Spirits, and Nemo’s bakery.
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In the heart of Detroit, a Red Wings Stadium is being built, bringing MetroDetroiters into the inner city. The M-1 rail, a light rail that will stretch from Pontiac on Woodward to downtown Detroit which is currently under construction, and will give future suburbanites another option to get to football, baseball and hockey games. Individuals who are bored within their suburbs should choose Detroit as their next sunday fun-day activity spot.Try jumping in the car and go to the DIA, which offers free admissions to Oakland, Macomb and Wayne County residents, then grab a coney and chili fries at Lafayette Coney Island. Grab a bike tour with Slow Roll Detroit or walk through Eastern Market to see what fresh products are being sold. So when you feel like you need a change of pace, remember your city. Detroit.
“My favorite thing to do in Detroit is to go to any kind of sporting event.” Devin Geurin, 11
Captains talk etroit “I like going to the DIA, and the Charles H. Wright Museum.” Ahmaun Berry, 9
“I like seeing different areas I’ve never been to and compare it to what we see here in Waterford” Zach Holly, 10
“My family likes to go down to Campus Marchis and see the movies they show.” Audrey Townsend, 10
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FEATURE
a s ’ It
The Waterford Kettering Drama Department presented Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”, From Nov. 12-14 and 20-22. Months of preparation and rehearsals, learning to dance, sing, and act at the same time, all lead up to the shows. For many, this was the last time they step on the stage and perform in the Performing Arts Center, forever leaving their print on Kettering. But for others, this was only the beginning of many shows to come. 1. Nothin’ but “Blue Skies” Senior Nick Ross plays the role of Bob Wallace, and leads the ensemble in the closing dance routine of Act 1 “Blue Skies”.
BY VERONICA LATIMER Photo Editor veronicalatimer@waterforddrift.com Photos by Becca Posigian and Noah Happy
2. We are in a Cri-sis! Senior James Malone plays a frantic stage manager who loves to yell at Ezekial Foster, played by Matt Ross, for just slumping around when he should be helping.
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3. “Let me sing, and I’m Happy!” Senior LaJonnaqueece Williams belts out her emotions while dancing with “a hat she can waggle, and a magical wand of a cane”. 4. Oh Philly Dilly ‘O Senior Mikayla Scott and Sophomore Taylor Craft get a little flirty with Junior Brendan Martin, while promoting their brand “Oxydol”.
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Junior Madison Krummins and Seniors LaJonnaqueece Williams and Kristin Warholak encourage each other that falling out of love can be fun, all while they “go shopping for a daddy”.
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6. “Hey, look! Mistletoe!” Seniors Zoe Makhool and Justin True end up under the mistletoe together, and lean in for a little kiss.
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FEATURE
the lenses
Life behind
The pros and cons of both contacts lenses and prescription eye glasses BY CALVIN HABBA Drift Editor-in-Chief calvinhabba18@waterforddrift.com Photos by Audrey Jutis
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lasses are becoming more popular amongst people everyday. Now, there are thousands of different frames and styles to choose from. Even people that don’t need to wear glasses with a prescription are purchasing them for fashion. Prescription glasses are always reliable and everyone can wear them no matter how bad/good their vision is. “I don’t need to wear my glasses all the time, so I like glasses because I can take them off and put them on easily,” sophomore Allison Seelig said. Long lectures can be exhausting and lengthy for some students which tempts them to lay their head down during class. However, students with glasses don’t have the luxury of just laying their head down because their glasses can get in the way of finding that comfortable position of rest. “My glasses get in the way when I put on hoodies, or when I put my head down in class,” senior Brandon Breish said. For most students, glasses get in the way more times than not. They can get lost easily and since they sit on the face, students tend to misplace or break them. “I always drop them in the hallways because the glasses case is round,” Seelig said. Glasses tend to fog up when raindrops stain the lenses, this leaves the user with blurry vision. “When it rains outside, I have to constantly wipe my glasses because raindrops get on them,” Breish said.
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ontacts are an alternative to wearing prescription glasses. Contacts provide a more natural look. “A couple of years ago, I got my first pair of glasses and I didn’t like the way they looked on me so I got contacts,” Sophomore Olivia Sanford said. With contacts, people can play sports without worrying about getting hit and having their glasses smashed into their face. “I do gymnastics and it’s hard to wear glasses because they fall off of your face a lot, and it is easier to move around with contacts,” Sanford said. There are many times during the day when contacts cannot be worn, like when you sleep, shower, swim, and during science experiments. If worn in any of these conditions, serious eye infection may occur. “You have to be really careful because you can get eye infections if you don’t put them in the solution overnight, this has happened to me multiple times,” sophomore Mohammad Hadeed said. “My eyes got really red and it burned, this happened because I didn’t clean the contacts, I didn’t put the solution in, and my hands were dirty when I put the contacts in.” Contacts also require time in the morning to be put on, and if you are in a rush, you can put them in backwards or in the wrong eyes. “I don’t like wearing my contacts during the weekend because they take a long time to put in,” Hadeed said.
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FEATURE
To do, or not to do? The pros and cons of involvement in extracurricular activities BY BAILA LAKATOS Staff Writer bailalakatos@waterforddrift.com
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hether it be practice until sundown, hours of AP homework, or club activities and meetings, the numbers of busy-bee type students are growing tremendously. However, the “I’m here just for school,” group of students still remain prominent in the population.
Stuart is the type of student whose extracurricular activities originate from the cut off part of WKHS, aka the music suite, where he participates in theatre productions and Concert Choir. Other than that, as far as extracurricular goes, Jack doesn’t do very much. “I am a competitive Smash Bros player,” Stuart said. Outside of school, Stuart likes to sit in his basement and practice playing video games, which he actually spends a lot of time on, which causes him to not be as involved in school. “I like not being very involved with things outside of school because it gives me less responsibilities, and there are less chances of me messing something up,” Stuart said. A positive note to not being very involved for Stuart is the fact that all he has to worry about is doing his homework, and getting to bed at a decent hour. Even though being uninvolved eliminates a lot of potential stress in Stuart’s life, some negative aspects come along with it. “Sometimes I just feel alone and out of the loop and lonely,” said Stuart. While people he knows are out doing activities together, he is sitting at home playing video games. “It’s not really that important to me in the grand scheme of things. With the field that I want to go into, extracurricular activities just don’t really seem like a necessity for me to do,” said Stuart.
WKHS has an interesting mixture of the two extremes. Some choose to join extracurricular activities such as various sports and clubs which require extra time and energy outside of school, while others take the exact opposite approach. Senior Rachel Strong and Sophomore Jack Stuart stand on opposite sides of the spectrum.
Strong is involved with many extracurricular activities. Strong is the senior class secretary for student council, a commissioner for Link Crew, and she is also involved in NHS. Outside of school, she spends time doing things for her church. She volunteers at the nursery and helps out at the building her church is inoled with, Safe Harbor. There, she sorts clothes and food for the less fortunate. She also has a job at the Pool and Fitness Center. Being involved with as much as she is, Strong doesn’t get much free time to do leisure activities like Stuart. “My least favorite things about being involved in extracurriculars, are that I don’t get much sleep, and that can affect my grades, since I don’t have time to finish my homework,” Strong said. People like Strong tend to be tired and stressed the majority of the time, but the outcome of being involved is very valuable. “My favorite things about being involved in extracurricular activities, are that I am making an impact on my community, making new friends, and learning new skills I’ll use in life like communication, and teamwork,” Strong said. Being involved in so many things has helped Strong learn life lessons, has given her the opportunity to meet lots of amazing people, and allowed her to make an impact on her community. “I wouldn’t ever wish I was involved in less, I only wish there was more time in each day,” Strong said.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... Jack Stuart
STEP 1: Get up STEP 2: Go to school STEP 3: Go home STEP 4: Play smash bros STEP 5: Go to sleep NOVEMBER 23, 2015
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Sibling smackdown A quiz to find where your personality falls BY REBECCA PAGNUCCO Illustrator rebeccapagnucco@waterforddrift.com
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t’s assumed that older siblings know the gut-wrenching feeling of watching their younger siblings get away with everything, younger siblings always get the hand-me-downs from their sibling and the middle siblings are stuck in between. For years whether or not birth order has an effect on personality has been debated, and now scientific evidence has surfaced that it does. Rebuttal of this is difficult, due to what scientific studies show. Psychology teacher Amy Werner agrees that birth order can affect personality. “I think
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it can affect your personality,” said Werner. “It really depends on how your parents raise you. I mean, we try really hard to raise our kids in the same manner, but you know as you have more kids it gets a bit more crazy and life just kind of happens.” Doctor Gail Gross divided peoples’ personalities into categories dictated by the position in which they were born: The Achiever, Peacemaker, Life of the Party and Lone Wolf. Take the quiz below to see where you fall!
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The Achiever
The Achiever is the first-born in the family. First-borns are likely to be a high motivator. Parents are prone to be more strict was the first-born since they are their first child. Even though the firstborn has greater expectations set forth on them, they are likely to work harder and live up to them. Junior Rachael Williams has an opposite thought. “I think my parents are lenient with my older sister than with me.”
The Peacemaker Despite the extremes of the older and younger siblings, the middle born is the Peacemaker . The commonly known phrase “middle child syndrome” is a replayed topic with this group. These people tend to be more understanding, cooperative and flexible. Studies show middle children are inclined to be more introverted than their siblings.
Are you understanding? Yes. No. Do you like to have a sense of control? Yes. No.
The Life of the Party The Life of the Party is the last-born. Parents are inclined to be the least strict with their last child since they’ve dealt with parenting before. Last-borns have been shown to draw in the crowd with their charm. Gross’ research shows youngest children have a lot more freedom than their older siblings. She also found that they express themselves in a more creative way. In a family of eight children, senior Kaisja Shaw is the second to last. “I feel like since I’m the second to last I’m more looked at as a baby so I kind of have that innocent look.”
The lone wolf
Even though multiple siblings are dominate, being an only child, the Lone Wolf, can affect your personality also. These people grow up surrounded by adults, which tends to make them mature. Also spending so much time alone makes them more resourceful, creative and independent. Lone Wolves love to have a sense of control and hate disorder. Since they don’t need to fight for their parent’s attention, there is a bigger potential to thrive.
*Even though Gail Gross’ studies show the results above, not all of it can be applied to everyone. Other factors, including gender, economic status, age gaps between the siblings, and how many siblings there are all play a role in how birth order affects one’s personality.
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OPINION
Trapped in technololgy Phones and technology have created a disconnect in communication within society BY BELLA DANCA Staff writer isabelladanca@waterforddrift.com
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e live in a disconnected world. We are so busy being connected to our technology that we forget the meaning of actually being connected. Many believe it is easier to text someone than to speak to them in person. Our generation is completely drowning in technology and is becoming unable to interact with one another if it is not through our phones. Over the decades people have become less friendly towards one another and turned competitive, envious even. It has become harder to be accepted by peers and easier to feel judged by others around you. It has come to the point where you could walk by someone and smile and they would pretend to not see you or even look the other way. Why has it become so hard for people to be friendly towards one another? Back when my parents and grandparents were teenagers everyone talked to one another. Overall everybody treated each other with respect and was friendly unless you gave them a reason not to be. Nowadays with social media and our beloved cell phones, it is extremely easy to judge someone or think you know them before you in fact do. If you were to see their social
media accounts and did not like what they had on them, you probably would not want to get to know them or not like them right off the bat. This generation is so caught up in their cell phones that they don’t know how to actually interact and socialize with people in person. We are so used to being able to text and not talk face to face that when we do it feels unnatural and potentially awkward. The problem is that we are more comfortable being ourselves when we’re texting because rejection (or anything of that sort) is not as harsh over the phone. Most people have texted someone that they have never talked to in person. Over text you may have bonded and got along great, yet in person it’s uncomfortable to socialize with that individual. Over text it can be hard to decipher the tone of the person which can make it hard to know if the conversation is serious or not. Sarcasm can be and most of the time is unreadable over text which also makes conversation hard to decipher. To help fix this problem, try peeking out from behind your phone and give
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efore my first day of high school, I was aware of the pressure, importance, and preparations that I needed to focus on in order to get me ‘primed and prepped’ for the ACT my junior year. The weight of this monstrous test was well dug into my shoulders by the beginning of my
sophomore year. Out of choice, and high interest in English classes, I decided to take Honors Language Arts last year. One aspect of the class that deemed beneficial to me is that every other Thursday, we would receive an ACT writing prompt and have 30 minutes to complete it in class. I’ll admit, the first couple of Thursdays we did this, I barely completed the essay within that 30 minute time increment. However, over time I gradually noticed my writing improving, which was exciting to me because it instilled this sense of confidence within me, and it was something I’d never felt in regard to the big and scary ACT. As I felt well on my way in the Language Arts part of my ACT preparations, I became apprehensive about my math skills and what little math I had remembered from algebra one and geometry. In my Algebra II class, we were also prepping for the ACT by doing occasional worksheets, timed quizzes in class, and using the online source of Khan Academy. It was January of last year when news broke out that Michigan had bought the SAT bid, over their traditional ACT choice. The expression, “You guys look like chickens running around with your heads cut off,” is an accurate representation of what the halls of WKHS looked, acted, (and not so much spoke like) on the day the testing news erupted. By the end of the month, there were
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more questions about what had just happened rather than answers, and it seemed like the administration didn’t have anymore information than the students. However, beneath all the confusion, one fact remained crystal clear; the Michigan Department of Education decided that the graduating class of 2017, would be the first required class to take the SAT in the spring of 2016. My fellow classmates and I were (and still are),
infuriated with the s t a t e ’s d e c i s i o n. We had j u s t spent the past y e a r and a half at WKHS prepping, stressing, a n d basically sweating buckets over the A C T.
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to do in terms of curriculum and preparation. In addition to this, members of the State School Board in Lansing were unaware of how day-to-day classroom life was altered for all of us underclassmen. The fact that while I was pulling my hair out at the news of the State’s switch, and that no one from a higher level of the education system was present or knew what I was going through, is concerning. State School Board members, and the State’s superintendent is out of touch. How is anyone in Lansing supposed to know what it feels like to be a student, or even an educator, within a high school, without them actually visiting here? They’re unaware of the problems that occur which are a direct result of their legislation. Out of the five teachers I’ve spoken to about this topic, all of them reported that they had never seen a representative from Lansing at WKHS. I’m concerned that the distance between district high schools in Michigan and the State School Board have spread too far. I believe a solution to this problem is rather simple. Instead of the State racking their brains on what problems and situations are present within schools, the State could establish a liaison system. There could be a representative from each district that could gather information and report back to the State exactly what is going on in secondary education. I feel as if to the Waterford, MI State, we aren’t looked at as individuals, but rather grouped together in our districts and looked at as hundreds of students. No single student is the same as another, and to me, I feel as if the State School Board doesn’t fully comprehend this fact, without witnessing students first hand.
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etting home from a night of either dance, work, journalism or something school related, the only thing consuming my brain is the idea of crawling into my bed and nodding off to sleep. Sounds like a good idea, right? I would do just that if I didn’t have 20 problems of precalc homework, an AP chemistry test the next day that I desperately need to study for, an essay to write, and an article that needs to be read for AP language arts, a Spanish project to do, and some chores that my mom has been asking me for three days now to do. This happens most week nights, and my weekends are filled with work because like most teenagers I am held responsible for paying for my car. All of these things create a mass amount of stress for a teenager. The stress of getting good grades, getting into a good college,
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amily dynamics have taken a shift throughout the years, the commonality of having divorced parents has slowly made its way into the social picture. With concepts like living in a split home or having an absent parent, it has become easier to find these families threaded through society, and even the halls of Kettering. No change ever goes without affecting someone in some way. The emotional and psychological effects divorce has on teenagers is uncovered and explained through the help of therapist Terrie Browning, and teens that have experienced it first hand.
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magine you have dropped a piece of glass, shattered all over the floor. The broken fragments around your shoes are unidentifiable to what they were seconds ago. The once smooth and sleek surface has become jagged and menacing. You try your hardest to glue the pieces back together, but it never looks quite like it did before. In the end you have a big mess at your feet and cuts on your hands, both will take time to resolve. For some, this is what divorce has done to their lives. Each divorce is complex, just like each individual shard. They have multiple sides, angles, and each one is unique. Some are sharp and hazardous, while others are dull and pose no threat. Divorce is an agreement between two adults, but often times children are pinned in the middle of it all. One psychological effect divorce has on a child deals with the amount of exposure to the conflict. “Sharing too many details and parents blaming each other to their children increases negative feelings and stress,” Terrie Browning, a therapist at Lakes Pyschiatric Center said. When a child is made the median of conflict, they are introduced to an abundant amount of negative information. This becomes more and more
present as the children get older. It is common for parents to tell their children unnecessary details as they grow older because of the child’s maturity, which is double edged sword because as kids get older, they can comprehend much more of the situation. While exposure to conflict tends to become more apparent with age, lifestyle changes are something most children go through during and after their parents’ separation. Not having both parents under the same roof at all times can impact a child’s sense of safety and security. “Divorce is like a death for the people involved,” said Browning. Coping in a positive manner, and nursing negative feelings is a necessity to every divorce case, no matter what the circumstances. When anyone, no matter what their age goes through a traumatic event like divorce, ignoring feelings can be damaging to the mental well-being. Every divorce situation is unique to the circumstances and the family, but the most important factor of all is time. Just like it takes time for the glue to dry, it takes time to heal the damage inflicted by divorce. The finished product may look different from what you originally had, but in the end everything should be back in one piece again, and that’s what really matters.
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Positive coping methods Speaking about your feelings to someone you trust Listening to music Playing a sport Gettiing a job Writting your feelings down Working out
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Living in a split house BY ANDREW KELLEY Staff Writer andrewkelley@waterforddrift.com
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unior Brendan Martin has two homes. His mom’s, which is here in Waterford, and his dad’s, which he tries to visit every other weekend, located in Newport, on the Michigan/Ohio border. Martin’s parents got divorced when he was four years old. His mom remarried a bit afterwards, and his dad moved to a house about an hour and a half away, believing it would be best for the children. Martin sometimes experiences problems with having two different homes. “My parents often have different opinions about things and I get caught in the middle of arguments,” said Martin. “My mom wants me to have a job, but my dad doesn’t. No matter what side I pick, I’m wrong. If I have a job while at my mom’s, I can’t work while at my dad’s during the weekend.” It also prevents him from seeing his father sometimes. “Since I go to my dad’s on the weekends, and I’m very involved with extracurricular activities and theatre at school, sometimes I can’t go,” said Martin. “I sometimes go two months without seeing my dad, just because on the weekends I can’t make it.” Although Martin has some difficulties with his custody situation, there are also some plus sides. “The weekends my
brother and I spend with my dad are structured around us,” said Martin. “We usually go to my dad’s and spend the weekend watching movies, playing board games, going to the mall, and just generally hanging out.” The situation has also helped Martin become the person he is today. Due to his father’s laid back nature, he has learned to go with the flow, and how to relax. His mother, however, is strict, and he learned his respect and responsibility from her. Overall, having two homes can be both a gift and a curse, depending on how the child, and the parents, handle it. Brendan Martin and his father, Ro b Martin.
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The missing BY ALLY PIERCHALA Social Media Editor allisonpierchala17@waterforddrift.com mom or the dad who left the he concept of having household, can take a toll divorced parents has on child who is involved in changed throughout the splitting family. the years. It’s no longer a “I never really grew up struggle to find someone with a dad, so I didn’t really who has separated parents, feel like I was missing out on simply asking a random kid anything,” Storeng said. on the street if their parents With her father cutting are divorced, there is a 50- the communication between 50 shot they’ll say yes. them, it left Alexis not able On the other hand, it’s to see her dad or be in any not all that easy to find form of contact with him. someone who’s never had In the typical joint custody both parents there to raise situation found in many them. divorces, both parents have The situation of having an an equal amount of time that absent parent, or a parent the child gets to spend with who leaves the family at each parent. In the case of a very early time is a rare a parent leaving, it is then case to find, at least in the up to the remaining parent halls of Kettering. and child to decide if they The reasons for leaving want to have any contact aren’t always the same for with the other. all situations, out of fear or “It was kind of weird even guilt, a parent can because I never really walk out on the child as well knew him in the first place,” as the spouse and leave Soreng said. “at this point behind a marriage. it’s voluntary whether or not This was a very similar we have contact, I see it as situation for junior Alexis why make the effort if he Storeng, when she was two can’t make one in return.” years old, her father left her Soreng has taken from and her mother with very her experiences that have little explanation. left an impact on her, and “I didn’t really understand have even shaped her as a what was happening” person. It has taught her to Storeng said. “he cut ties be more independent, and with me and I questioned helped find out who she is. a lot of things that revolved “I’ve learned to fend for around him, mostly why he myself a little more than the left.” average person, it’s made Not having a parent me stronger,” Storeng said. around, whether it be the
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Factors that result in a higher risk of divorce -Getting married at a young age -Lower levels of education -Lower income -Premarital cohabitation -Premarital child bearing -No religeous beliefs -Divorced parents -Insecurity
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This isn’t an exaggeration at all, believe me. In fact, I do believe that this story was just turned in late. Sure there have been moments where I was “on-time”, but it was all because of my parents literally pushing my siblings and I out the door, whether we were completely ready or not. It’s something that I’ve grown up with and learned to accept, which really sucks because now it’s become normal. It’s almost expected by my peers that whatever I have to do I will be late, and it’s become a very bad habit that I can’t kick. If you still don’t believe that it is possible for someone to be late to every single thing they do, let it be known that during a dance camp my peers nominated me for an award labeled, “I’ll be late, but I’ll be there.” To me, winning an award for being the most late person to ever exist made me happy, even though it really shouldn’t. It’s just like winning an award for biting your nails, or playing with your hair (both are habits that I also currently have). No, I’m definitely not proud of my inability to be anywhere on-time, but there are serious effects that tardiness has taken on my lifestyle, and the lifestyles of many others, too. Tardiness puts pressure on me all the time, especially during set schedule
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Hometown heartbreak Throughout history, the Detroit Lions have struggled to reach their pride; however, the players are not the only ones at fault
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hroughout the history of the Detroit Lions, there have been a few ups and many downs. It’s common to hear: ‘the Lions find a new way to lose.’ Despite the repeated heartbreak, many fans have remained loyal through it all. Some blame it on bad luck. Others say the referees are out to get them, and some still say the blame should fall on the over half-century old curse from Bobby Layne. The Lions traded Layne away after he had led us to three NFL championships because he was injured and they thought he was through. This was a bad call by the Lions. Layne was furious about being traded he said that Detroit Would not win for 50 years. Exactly 50 years after the curse was the 2008 season when the Lions went 0-16. However, i believe that the Ford family is the real curse on the Lions. Before the 1963 purchase of the Lions by William Clay Ford Sr., the Lions had a strong foundation in the NFL; they won
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championships in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957. Led by Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne, the Lions were a nearly unstoppable force. November 22, 1963, William Clay Ford Sr. bought the Detroit Lions for $4.5 million. The Lions franchise would never be the same again. Ford, described by most as a kind man, was not ready to operate a professional football team. As an avid fan of the Lions, Ford was suited to be a great sponsor or investor in the club; however, not a professional businessman. Ford had other duties as well, such as serving on the Ford Motor Company Board of Directors, as well as the Henry Ford Museum Board, these were great things for the senior Ford. Owning and operating a football team is a much different obstacle, and requires
focus, dedication, commitment, and knowledge of the game. Unfortunately for the Lions he was unable to bring any of these to the table for over 50 years. Since the Fords took ownership of the Lions, the team has only won a single playoff game back in 1991 against the Dallas Cowboys. Beyond occasional success, nearly all of which coming on the back of the greatest player in Lions’ history, Barry Sanders, “Lions Luck” has run its course for as far back as even the most die hard fan can remember. The Ford’s lack of success goes far beyond “you win some and you lose some.” They have hired such colossal failures such as Marty Mornhinweg, Steve Mariucci, Rod Marinelli, and of course, Matt Millen. From the beginning of the Ford’s ownership, losing has been the culture, and to a degree, the accepted behavior from the top down. Currently the chairman and owner of the Lions is Martha Ford who happens to be a 90 year old women. Martha took over for her husband William Clay Ford Sr. early 2014. For now on when the Lions lose, don’t curse Stafford and don’t say the refs stole the game look up to the luxury suite your glorious owners sit in for who to blame.
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Recent people the Lions have fired General Manager Martin Mayhew President Tom Lewand Offensive Coordinator Joe Lombardi Offensive line coaches Jeremiah Washburn Terry Hefferman
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Applications from the “App Store” and “Play Store”that are currently popular among students BY CALVIN HABBA Drift Editor-In-Chief calvinhabba18@waterforddrift.com Photos by Audrey Jutis
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Dripper is an app created to discover the latest updates, tips, tricks and hacks in both apple and android devices. It also has articles for new apps and wearable technology. Drippler uses your phone’s device information to provide the most accurate and cutting edge news.
The Line Zen is an addicting game that requires skill, focus, and patience. It is a squeal to the 2014 hit game called The Line. There are endless twists and turns in this game. It is also connected to the game center, so you can compare your high scores to other people from around the world. The objective of the game is: move the blue dot across the screen and avoid any red, or else you lose. Remember that the green objects on the screen can be helpful.
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Solo Locker (DIY Locker) Personalize your lockscreen with this great android app. Use custom photos patters, colors and text. You can now use photos as part of the passcode to get into the phone. Now, widgets like notifier and music player can be used too.
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Smashy Road: Wanted Smashy Road: Wanted is the sequal to the original Smashy Road that everyone knows and loves. In the new app, you get the chance to unlock 90 updated cars. Race through cities, grasslands, and even deserts, but be carefull and try not to get caught by the police, swat, army jeeps, and even tanks. The objective of the game is to see how long one can last without getting caught, there are also awards and free prizes. There are online leaderboards so you can compare you score with friends or people from around the world. All vehicles have their own behavior, even some that mulitply the cash amount. This addicting game is deffinatly a great way to pass time and have fun. Android | Free | V 1.2.0 Apple | Free | V 1 1.1.6
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This game is for anyone who loves to solve puzzles. It is a multi functional game that includes five different chapters and 100 of levels. This addicting game is definitely worth the money . Android | $1.99 | V 1.1.4 Apple | $0.99 | V 1.31
Egg car is a fun game to play to pass time. The objective of the game is to move the egg in the car as far as you can without dropping it. There are 26 and counting cars you can upgrade too as well. Android | Free | V 3.0 Apple | Free | V 3.0
Flesky + GIF Keyboard id an app with the fasted and most acurate keyboard in the market. The app now features GIF’s, stickers, and emoji suggestions. Flesky is known best for it’s speed, design, and fun.
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This app is a completely redisgned way to spread information. Plag works as a virus, it connects you with users that are closest to you. Everyone has an equal chance to be found and heard in the whole network Android | Free | V 1.7.24 Apple | Free | V 1.7.2
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The classic mexican food, chips & salsa, is zesty and full of flavor. Tortilla soup is a warm, hearthappy, alternative that is delicious and cheap. Mexican food is known for it’s variety and zing. On The Border
This classic Italian dish is known for it’s soft dough, tangy tomato sauce, and mouds of cheese and toppings. Then there’s pizza’s sidekick, breadsticks. Garlicy hunks of soft bread to dip in sauce of your pleasing. Thank you Italy. Highland House Cafe
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Famous for pitas, greek food is full of sweet and sour flavors. Chicken fingers pitas are filled with sweet tomatoes and cheese, and greek salads with sour dressing and sweet feta cheese are Greek Classics. Leo’s Coney Island
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Food from chinease background is found all over Waterford. Pictured here are two common dishes; Chicken Fried Rice and Crab Rangoons. Of course, don’t forget your fortune cookie. Wing Lauk
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Anakin Skywalker: He was the chosen one expected to bring balance to the force. As he gets older he grows closer to the dark side and later becomes Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi: Mentor of Anakin Skywalker, and a general of the Clone Wars makes a large impact as general by killing general Grievous. Han Solo: Captain of the Millennium Falcon. He gets frozen and turned into Jabba the Hutt but then is saved. He also helped
Princess Leia: Luke’s twin, daughter of Darth Vader and is a princess on Naboo, she’s one of the leaders of the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker: A protaginast of the story line and fans favoite, he is the chosen one to restore balance to the force and bring down the Empire.
destroying the power generator on Endor.
Emperor Palpatine: Starts off as Chancellor Palpatine but reveals himself as Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord and takes Anakin as his padawan.
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Luke goes and investigates a meteor shower but gets attacked by a Wampa. Han finds him and saves him. Han and Chewbacca go to Cloud City but Lando betrays Han who turns him over to Darth Vader. Vader then turns him over to Jabba The Hutt. After training with Yoda, Luke duels Vader who says he is Lukes father and cuts off Lukes arm. Luke escapes.
R2-D2/C3P0: Anakin makes C3P0. R2-D2 is used to hack into multiple computers. Both are the comical relief of Star Wars.
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The squad goes to Jabba The Hutt’s to save Han, everyone’s captured. Luke and Han kill Bobba Fett and Leia strangles Jabba. Luke returns to Yoda who says Leia is his sister. They go and destroy the generator on Endor with the help of the Ewoks. Lando is a friend now and destroys the new Death star, and Darth Vader betrays Emporer Palpatine. Everyone ends up happy.
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What you need to know about star wars before the new movie Episode VII: The Force Awakens BY BEN SCHWIMMER Staff writer benjaminschwimmer@waterforddrift.com
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he Star Wars franchise is one of the biggest in the world. George Lucas has created many games and toys from the giant movie franchise. With the film coming out December 18, 2015, many people are ready to see what the new movie has in store. “I definitely plan on seeing the new Star Wars movie, I also plan on bringing my hundred dollar Chewbacca suit to the movie,” sophomore Richard Munoz said.
The movie is getting many big fans excited to see the long awaited film, but if you haven’t seen the series that is getting everyone pumped, there’s a lot you need to know to get ready for the newest movie in the series. To get you ready for Star Wars VII the force awakens, your confusion will be cleared through the answers to these questions and others you may have.
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Episode: 1
Qui-gon jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi go looking for Anakin Skywalker, the chosen one. They arrive in Tatooine, Anakin’s home planet to find Anakin a child Slave. They rescue him from being a slave, then Darth Maul comes to capture Anakin. A war breaks out between the Trade Federation, Qui Gon and Obi-wan fight Darth Maul. Qui gon and Darth Maul die.
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Episode: 2
Obi-Wan goes and finds a clone army while following Jango Fett. Count Dooku runs from the Jedi. The Jedi keep trying to think of how they’re going to deal with the Sepritist army. Obi-Wan informs Yoda of the Clones and tracks Count Dooku to genosha Obi-Wan, Anakin and Padme are captured, the Jedi and the clones show up to save them Anakin and Obi-Wan attempt to capture count Dooku but fail.
Episode: 3
Obi-Wan and Anakin go and save Chancellor Palpatine from the Separatists, Anakin kills count Dooku. the war between the clones and the Droids rages while the Jedi continues to look for General Greaves, the leader of the Droids. Anakin gets closer to Chancellor Palpatine who ends up being a Sith Lord. Obi-Wan kills General Greaves while Anakin completes missions for the Sith Lord. ObiWan and Anakin fight and Anakin becomes Darth Vader.
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Goodbye to the game NAME: ANNA KUHN GRADE: 12 SPORT: Swimming
Anna Kuhn who has been swimming for nine years was on the Waterford United Varsity team for two years. Kuhn has no plans on continuing swimming collegiately.
NAME: NICK ROSS GRADE: 12 SPORT: Boys Tennis
Nick Ross who has played tennis for ten years has been on Kettering’s Varsity team for four years. Ross plans on playing tennis in college but does not plan on making it his profession, he wants it to be more of a
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fter numerous years of hard work, most seniors will step away from sports for the rest of their lives, after their final year of highschool. This makes their senior year bittersweet. These are the captains of our fall sports teams, all of which have spent at least two years (or more), on a varsity team. To be a captain of the Captains takes a strong sense of pride, determination, and hard work. We the members of the Murmur, decided to highlight a few of these captains, to show how much their leadership is appreciated. As their seasons come to a close, and their final games end, the Murmur would like to say that sports without these captains will never be the same again.
NAME: TREVOR CAMPBELL
GRADE: 12 SPORT: Boys Soccer Trevor Campbell played soccer as a little kid then started back up again as a freshman. Campbell, who spent two years on Varsity, has not decided if he wants to pursue soccer in college yet.
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NAME: ELLIE BRADEN GRADE: 12 SPORT: Dance
Ellie Braden danced all four years of her high school career on Kettering’s Varsity team. She has been dancing for 9 years in total. Braden plans on continuing some sort of dance in college but as of now she doesn't have any plans.
NAME: CHARLOTTE FARMER
GRADE: 12 SPORT: Girls Cross Country
Charlie Farmer only ran cross country for three years but spent all of those on Kettering’s Varsity team. Farmer is running in the Oakland Community College’s cross country team next year.
Photo courtesy: Charlotte Farmer
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A few of Waterford Kettering’s senior captains say goodbye to the fall sports that they love I I believe I believe that I believe that we I believe that we will I believe that we will win NAME: HANNA MEADOWS
GRADE: 12 SPORT: Cheerleading Hanna Meadows has cheered for eight years, two of which were on Kettering’s Varsity team. Meadows plans on pursuing her cheerleading career at Grand Valley State University next fall.
BY ALEXANDER DORCEY & BRYCE MOJICA Staff writers alexanderdorcey@waterforddrift.com brycemojica@waterforddrift.com Photos by Veronica Latimer Illustrations by Rebecca Pagnucco
NAME: CHANDLER JOHNSON GRADE: 12 SPORT: Football Chandler Johnson has spent two of his nine years playing football on Kettering’s Varsity team. Johnson plans on playing football collegiately at Central Michigan University or Northern Michigan University next year.
NAME: MIYA NICK GRADE: 12 SPORT: Girls Golf Miya Nick has only played golf for three years, all of which she spent on Kettering’s Varsity team. Nick has no plans on playing golf collegiately but plans on playing it as a hobby.
Photo courtesy: Hanna Meadows
NAME: CHRIS THOMPSON
GRADE: 12 SPORT: Boys Cross Country Chris Thompson has ran cross country for three years and has spent two years on Kettering’s Varsity team. Thompson plans on being in a running club wherever he ends up going to college.
Photo courtesy: Chris Thompson
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NAME: EMILY SCHRAM
GRADE: 12 SPORT: Volleyball Emily Schram has played volleyball for six years, four of which were on Kettering’s Varsity team. Schram plans on going to Michigan State University where she will play on that school’s club team. Photo courtesy: MI Prep Zone
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Cutting it close
Behind the doors of Kettering’s wrestling team’s weight cutting dilema
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ften times malnourishment is associated with two types of people: those in poverty, or those with an eating disorder. What people don’t realize is that there is another group that malnourishment affects. Teen wrestlers are making the sacrifice to nearly starve themselves in order to cut weight. Wrestlers often do this within a few weeks or even days, in order to make a specific weight class. These boys have the chance to eat, but chose not too. They exert themselves to the max with no energy left to use. In some cases, student wrestlers across America have died for the cause. Many wonder, is winning a wrestling match worth the health risks associated with some of the extreme weight loss measures? Some question why a wrestler would even want to cut weight, considering it is very unhealthy and requires a lot of dedication to physically starve yourself while also physically over exerting yourself. “The reason I cut weight is because the guy I would be wrestling most likely cut weight so he would
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have the advantage over me,” junior Jacob Dolehanty said. “The guy who usually wins is the guy who cuts the most weight.” Given that cutting weight has significantly been on the increase in high school students, some may argue that the ability to drop a weight class could make or break a wrestlers tendency to win. Instead of focusing on training to become better wrestlers, students are focusing more on cutting weight. Not only do wrestlers have the tendency to focus on cutting weight rather than wrestling itself, they also seem to lose academic focus. “Cutting weight leaves me tired, cranky, and hungry,” Dolehanty said. “I find myself sleeping more in school and I do not focus as much.” Kettering’s head wrestling coach, Brent Hanna has his own beliefs about cutting weight. He believes for some athletes, cutting weight is okay. “It depends on the wrestler and how much body fat they have,” Hanna said. Although Hanna admits cutting weight can be okay, he still believes it has to be done a certain way. “You’ve got to cut weight the right way, “ Hanna said. “Kids have to eat and I’ve talked to the parents about that.” Not only is cutting weight frowned upon for its negative health effects on students, but it is also restricted by the law. “The state has made sauna suits illegal to use within the schools and wrestlers must take a body fat test every year,” junior Rick Smith said.
Junior Jacob Dolehanty expresses his feelings below
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Weight of the matter: The things wrestlers do to cut weight
The state has made many adjustments to help manage the weight cutting issue. The state developed the “alpha test”, which is used to measure body fat lost by wrestlers. The state also created hydration test, to keep wrestlers from losing to much of their water weight. All Kettering wrestlers must take these test at least once a year. Despite the fact most wrestlers would rather not cut weight, sometimes individuals will just end up doing it anyway because they feel it is necessary to win. “I never plan on cutting weight,” Waterproof garmets senior Timothy Hagelin said. “I always just end up doing it.” used to make the In most situations, student wrestlers wearer sweat heavily who have cut weight will admit many (Illegal to use on problems have occurred; whether it school property) was with their health or problems in school. For some wrestlers, health effects may be a bit more serious. Wrestlers will go “At some points I wonder if I’ll be able to stand to weigh in the next long periods of time day,” Senior Corey Conrad said. without eating, or Despite the fact that Conrad gets periods of time eating ill when he cuts weight, he has never very little changed his habits. “It just takes a lot of focus,” Conrad said. “I still remain well in school and I know I can handle it.” Whether you believe cutting weight can make or break a Wrestlers will often wrestlers ability to win; it is a proven dress and train in fact that cutting weight the wrong hoodies and sweat way is dangerous for wrestlers. Will pants in order to the continuous deaths and sickness of those who cut weight stop the sweat more. The wrestlers from doing so? Or will more you sweat, the this trend cease to remain a part of more water weight wrestling’s culture forever?
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Gobble, gobble
Start off your holiday season with these Thanksgiving themed crafts
Turkey Cookies
BY HANNAH NEAL Design Editor hannahneal17@waterforddrfit.com
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How to make: •Preheat oven and bake cookies according to the directions on the cookie dough •Cool the cookies for 15 minutes •Mix red and green food coloring to make brown frosting •Spoon brown frosting into a ziplock baggie and cut a small hole in the bottom corner of the bag •Pipe frosting onto the outer edge of half of each cookie
•16.5 oz pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies •1 can vanilla creamy frosting •Orange decorating icing •Candy corn •Food coloring to make brown icing •Mini M&Ms •Ziplock bags
Handprint Turkey Just like your favorite Thanksgiving craft from elementary school, cut this hand and feathers out and tape the feathers onto the fingers to make the ultimate hand turkey. Feel free to tweet us your cookies and turkeys @waterforddrift
•Arrange candy corn over the frosting to look like turkey feathers •Pipe orange icing onto each cookie to resemble a turkey beak and feet •Pipe orange decoration icing on the turkey and stick the over the orange icing for eyes •Pipe brown icing from the Ziplock bag onto the center of the mini M&Ms to complete the eyes •Enjoy! NOVEMBER 23, 2015
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