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Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana Volume 64, Issue 10
May 24, 2013REPORTERcub
9days until a diploma is in our hands
718school days endured
2,880 90-minute blocks survived
Physical education offered online - free High school physical education is being offered online during the summer, June 10-July 25. The deadline to register is June 6. An on-site final, which the student must attend, will be July 22-25. There is no charge for students currently enrolled in MSDLT. Students from other districts may take the course for $25. Regis-tration information is available online at www.ltschools.org.
MSDLT accepting out-of-district students A student in good standing from another district may submit a request to attend Lawrence Township schools. Permission will be granted if the student meets the criteria and there is space available. Criteria may include availability of space; financial impact; scholastic, attendance, and disciplinary records. The ap-plication is available online at www.ltschools.org.
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Clear, concise reporting on the good, the bad and the ugly. Someone’s got to do it.
In-depth coverage of students, global issues, rising trends and the not-so-average Bear.
Students’ perspectives on problems affecting Lawrence Central’s halls and the world beyond 56th Street.
Trends are changing, the popcorn’s popping and yesterday’s in is tomorrow’s out. Don’t worry, we’ll help you keep up.
Scores, matches, games, meets and RBIs. Lawrence Central Bears are back and with a vengeance.
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BRIEFSSummer reading lists available online Students are required to complete summer reading assign-ments for all levels of English. Assignments students should be completing during the summer are available online at http://lawrencecentral.ltschools.org/content/summer-reading-list. Teachers typically require proof of the reading within the first two weeks of school. New construction program begins in August The ABC construction program is being launched at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology in the 2013-14 school year. The first year of the two-year program will be half online with the curriculum focused on construction tools, OSHA safety and construction terms. Instruction in Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) will also be provided using Inventor from Autodesk. The other half of the time, students will travel to ABC at 46th and Shadeland where they will work with an ABC instructor to learn construction, masonry, HVAC, plumbing, roofing and other skills. The second year, students will specialize in one of the above listed areas and will complete an internship with an ABC partner. Interested sophomores should see their counselors ASAP.
Information compiled by Cub Reporter staff
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CALENDARYOUR
May 24-28: Final exams con- tinueMay 27: Memorial Day; no school
June 2: Graduation, 1 p.m., Convention Center Aug. 7: Classes begin for the 2013-2014 school year
Four years of hard work have come to fruition for the senior class, as they are now nine days away from graduating. Com-mencement will be held June 2 at the Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. As of May 17, 609 seniors are on track to receive diplomas, according to academic dean of operations Ryan Banas. Cub graphic/Samantha Strong
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what was wrong with the car and fi x it. Students were given a service manu-
al to aide them throughout the competi-tion. Goodman and Nareski faced tech-nical diffi culties during the competition when the computer their manual was on
did not work. It wasn’t un-
til an hour into the competition that the team received a working computer and service manual. Goodman said he believes that given
a working computer at the beginning of the competition, the team could have won.
Without the computer, the MCIT team fi xed all but three electrical issues
couraged by their AST teacher, the two took an online exam sponsored by the Ford AAA Auto Skills Student Competi-tion. Aft er scoring highly on this exam, Goodman and Nareski were eligible to compete in the statewide “hands-on” competition.
Of 300 appli-cants that tested to enter the program, only 20 students were chosen to com-pete. Ten teams of two students par-ticipated in the com-petition.
Each team was given a 2013 Ford Fo-cus that was intentionally bugged with problems. Students were given customer complaints and 90 minutes to fi gure out
CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 3NEWS
I’ve always wondered how things worked and why they work the way they do. Joe Goodman
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Oft entimes senior Joe Goodman can be seen in the halls in the same jacket – an automotive jacket.
Last month, Goodman and his team partner, junior Devin Nareski, placed seventh in the Indiana division of the Ford AAA Auto Skills Student Competi-tion.
Thus, the jacket. Goodman and Nareski are in the
second-year Auto Service Technology (AST) class at McKenzie Center for In-novation and Technology (MCIT). En-
present in the car. They were able to re-pair everything from broken turn signals and brake lights to a faulty transmission range selector switch. Goodman and Nareski were able to make these repairs by applying concepts learned in their AST class, such as “teamwork and logi-cal reasoning,” according to Nareski.
“What we’ve learned in class is to start with the simple things,” Goodman said. “We checked our fuses, relays, and then from there we moved onto bulbs themselves and the actual components.”
Both Goodman and Nareski plan on further pursuing automotive technol-ogy.
“I’ve always liked working with my hands,” Goodman said. “I’ve always wondered how things worked and why they work the way they do.”
Junior Devin Nareski, above, and senior Joe Goodman work under the hood in their Auto Service Technology class at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Tech-nology. The two competed in a statewide auto skills contest last month. Cub photos/Coleman LaBarr
McKenzie auto class leads to prestigious competition
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Survey provides insight to student tech usage
LC and LN students in grades 9-11 recently took part in a survey given by the district about their use of technology. The survey was to collect the most accurate information pos-sible regarding decisions about the use of technology in schools in the upcoming years.
“The survey was given to obtain information concern-ing the technology personally available to students,” tech-nology integrated specialist Charles Langley said. “Namely, in the form of devices available at home, cellular and smart phone usage, and to what ex-tent students have access to the internet, via Wi-Fi or other means, within their home or outside of school.”
The survey will be used to determine what types of de-vices, software and programs students and teachers may use in the upcoming years.
“Our goal is to maintain an eLearning environment that is completely compatible with resources we already main-tain, the technology goals of our township, and the potential we have to explore creative av-enues for technology integra-tion,” Langley said.
Netbooks are currently is-sued to middle school students in the township. However,
some students here are wary about introducing technology such as tablets or laptops in school.
Sophomore Dallas Williams believes that introducing more technology in schools would be distracting to students. “I would be more tempted to do things other than school work if I brought a tablet to school,” Williams said. “How-ever, if they were strictly work tablets or laptops, I would be less tempted to do inappropri-ate things with them. Instead of worrying about books and papers, everything would be digital and much easier to keep track of.”
Sophomore Summer Samu-els is indifferent to the idea of technology in schools. “I don’t think that it’ll make that much of a difference with the actual learning of students,” Samu-els said. “I know that I learn better by actually writing stuff down rather than typing. But I do think that it will help some with teachers who make their students depend on the online website rather than relying on what the teacher says for home-work.”
This information gathered from the survey will allow Lawrence Township’s technol-ogy department to make deci-sions when considering future plans and decisions for student technology use.
Source/MCT Campus
The commencement of the Class of 2013 will be 1 p.m. June 2 in Hall H of the Indiana Convention Center. Graduat-ing seniors should arrive by noon. This year, 609 students are candidates for graduation. Before students’ names are read and they receive their diplomas from the school board mem-bers, the valedictorian of the class and a selected individual
will speak. Daniel Klinestiver was chosen as speaker. The valedictorian will not be an-nounced until all final grades have been taken into account.
Seniors who wished to speak at the ceremony were re-quired to turn in a manuscript. They then delivered their speeches to a board of teachers and administrators who chose the student based on content and delivery of the speech.
“We generally tell the class speaker to focus on the future,”
Graduation at Convention CenterEnglish teacher Shari Jacobs said. “The valedictorian reflects on the past four years together, so the speeches need to be dif-ferent.” Jacobs was part of the selection process.
“The best commencement speakers I’ve heard are the ones that can bring people together, from all different backgrounds and all different facets of what high school is,” principal Rocky Valadez said.
Jacobs believes Klinestiver will be able to do just that.
“One of the main things that put (Klinestiver) above the others was that it seemed the other seniors would enjoy lis-tening to him,” Jacobs said. “He has a very approachable style.”
Klinestiver said, “What it came down to for me is the commencement speaker has to present the message to the class that the class needs to hear, and I’m honored to be picked to do that.”
Valadez said LC’s gradua-tion ceremony is different from
Location: Indiana Convention Center, Hall H Time: Ceremony: 1 p.m. Graduates are to arrive by noon.
many other large schools’ that ‘are going to a very college mod-eled graduation where they’re really limited.’ “We want to be deliberate with our graduation and honor our graduates.”
CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 5NEWS
Fourteen faculty members are retir-ing aft er this school year. This is one of the largest numbers of retirees LC has witnessed in several years.
Social studies teacher Bob Hasty said that the large number of retirements this year is due to the “Baby Boom Bubble” era coming to an end. The individuals that are a part of the “Baby Boom Bub-ble” are now reaching the age of retire-ment and taking the opportunity to do so. Hasty is among them.
Science teacher Ed Poe has been teaching in Lawrence Township for 34 years. “I am looking forward to some rest and relaxation before I move into my next journey, whatever that will be,” Poe said. “I would like to give a huge thank you to all of the professionals who taught me how to become a bett er teach-er. The expertise I have gained is due to the fact that they were my teachers.”
Health teacher Virgil Gavia, who be-gan teaching here in 1991, does not see his departure from LC as a retirement. “For me, it’s more like rebooting. I’m not ready for the rocker just yet,” Gavia said. “On the contrary, I look forward to new adventures.”
Gavia’s favorite LC memory is watching Caroline Hanna learn how to use the phone. “I, along with several other teachers, tried mightily to keep a straight face,” Gavia said.
Hasty has been teaching at LC for 24 years. Hasty and his wife recently pur-chased a new home on a lake. During re-tirement, he plans to visit with their chil-dren and spend a lot of time on the lake.
“My favorite memories are the mul-titude of success stories involving stu-dents I have had the honor to teach,” Hasty said. “I have been fortunate the past several years to be the leader of the social studies department and the outstanding, dedicated, passionate teachers in this department. I have been surrounded by amazing people in all de-partments for all my years. For me, it has been a great ride.”
Financial diffi culties are the cause for several LC positions to be elimi-nated for the coming year.
“The district is allowing us to use our people in the ways that we see fi t, but they are giving us directions on how many positions they feel need to be removed,” principal Rocky Valadez said. He estimates that eight positions will be eliminated from the ‘classifi ed staff ,’ which are non-teaching posi-tions.
“....We are realigning the positions we have left over to be more effi cient,” Valadez said.
LC’s enrollment is expected to drop next year due to a large 2013 graduating class and a small freshman class entering, with a projected total
enrollment of 2,340 students — about 200 fewer than this year. As a result, the smaller number of students may lead to the elimination of teaching po-sitions.
“We haven’t eliminated any teach-ing positions. (But) obviously there is the potential to reduce the number of teachers in the building because our enrollment is declining,” Valadez said.
As of May 14, no teaching posi-tions were eliminated. According to Valadez, some of this year’s retiring teacher positions will not be replaced.
14 faculty members to retire
“I have been surrounded by amazing people in all departments for all my years. For me, it has been a great ride.” Bob Hasty, social studies teacher
“I look forward to new adventures.” Virgil Gavia, health teacher
Diana FusonP.E. teacher
Virgil Gaviahealth teacher
Mary Pat KielyFACS teacher
Ed Poescience teacher
John HallEnglish teacher
Karen KunklerEnglish teacher
Vicki Shaferart department chair
Kurt Springerscience teacher
Bill Tuckersocial studies teacher
Bob Hastysocial studies dept chair
Diane SchwanekampFACS teacher
Sandra WeichertEnglish teacher
Wiley CraftP.E. department chair
Editor’s note: Mary Pequignot, also retiring, is not pictured above.
I would like to give a huge thank you to all the professionals who taught me how to be-come a better teacher.Ed Poe, science teacher
Financial di� culties resulting in lay-o� s
Rocky Valadezprincipal
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“ The district is allowing us to use our people in the ways that we see fi t...
LOOK OUT!The 2013-2014 school year begins Aug. 7.Don’t be late!
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Elizabeth GrangerTeacher of the Year
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“ I am deeply honored to know that my colleagues have so much faith in my teaching.
LC is now fully accredited. This comes after being deemed “accredited on advisement” two years ago.
In the first series of evaluations, LC was determined to be “accredited on advisement” by the Quality Assur-ance Review Team from AdvancED’s Accreditation Committee. In 2011, the review team established that LC was at the emerging status of two of Ad-vancED’s seven Standards for Qual-ity. These standards were Standard 1: Documenting and Using Results, and Standard 7: Commitment to Continu-ous Improvement.
In order to become fully accredited, over the last two years a greater empha-sis was placed on collecting and analyz-ing data in professional development meetings and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs).
“We’ve continued to grow through that process,” said associate principal Kristie Corn. “We have submitted to AdvancED all of the strategy and all the work that we’ve done in the last two years.”
PLCs are groups of teachers that meet two to three times a week and compile data to report to Corn at the end of each semester. These reports generally show how teachers’ instruc-tion methods have changed as a result of researched classroom data.
“That’s what continuous improve-ment is,” Corn said. “It’s always looking at what you’re doing, looking at your instruction, and seeing how the kids are responding.”
Administrators met with an Ad-vancED representative earlier this month. They provided the represen-tative with meeting agendas, records of professional development and col-lected data. Corn also answered vari-ous progress-based questions on Ad-vancED’s website. After this meeting, the AdvencED representative informed administrators that LC was fully ac-credited, effective immediately.
“It’s important (to be accredited),” Corn said. “Because it means that for students and parents, the school is re-ally providing them with a good educa-tion.”
The school will be visited by anoth-er Quality Assurance Review Team in 2015 for a new accreditation evaluation.
Senior Bella Murray has earned first place in the SkillsUSA Culinary Arts state competition. Murray qualified for state by winning at the regional level.
“I just went in there and did it and somehow qualified for state,” Murray said.
In preparation for state, Murray did a practice run with her teacher. “The entire competition is four hours so we practiced like it would have been the actual compe-tition,” Murray said.
Those hours paid off when Murray earned about 800 of 1,000 possible points for her dishes. Items scored include sani-tation, varying types of vegetable cuts, salad, soup, salmon and chicken. Food components were scored on factors in-cluding overall appearance, presentation of the plate and taste and technique of the meat, sauce, starch and vegetable with which it was served.
“I don’t think I actually had the high score on any of my dishes, but I did have the high score for my chicken fabrica-tion,” Murray said.
Although she says she doesn’t have
a favorite dish to make, Murray says she is “pretty good at making chocolate mousse.”
Her passion for cooking stems from her dad and grandmother, who she says are always cooking. Murray has been tak-ing culinary classes at the McKenzie Cen-ter for Innovation and Technology for two years and plans to continue her work by managing a restaurant.
“My favorite thing about the culinary arts class is the fact that we run a restau-rant,” Murray said. “It really helped pre-pare me for my job and give me the skills I’ll need for the future.”
English/journalism teacher Elizabeth Granger is LC’s Teacher of the Year, and administrative assistant Lynna Hairston is the recipient of the Lonzo Buggs Ser-vice Award for support staff.
Teacher finalists were Carol Heck-man, Jan Weir, Jon Kowalczyk, Sandra Weichert, Richard Phillipy, Bob Hasty, Kathleen Schuckel and Ed Poe.
Last year’s winners were Vicki Shafer and Lonzo Buggs, for whom the service award has been named. Buggs died in early April.
“To me, it is recognition for all the hard work that is done ‘behind the scenes’
by the many support staff in this build-ing,” Hairston said. “This is my 13th year here, and LC is like a second home to me and my family.”
“We turn to her (Hairston) day in and day out,” prin-cipal Rocky Vala-dez said.
Granger teach-es English 12, ety-mology and jour-nalism and advises the Cub Reporter. She is on the board of the Indiana High School Press Association and is the im-mediate past president of the Woman’s Press Club of Indiana. She was recently
inducted into Ball State’s Department of Journalism Secondary Education Services Hall of Fame for “continued support and dedication to Ball State University’s sec-
ondary education journalism out-reach programs.”
“I know it’s a cliché, but I am deeply honored to know that my col-leagues have so much faith in my teaching,” Granger
said. “I still love seeing a student experi-ence that ‘Aha!’ moment when the light bulb goes on for him. And I still struggle when it doesn’t happen.”
Teacher, support staff of the year announced
LC now fully accredited
Senior Bella Murray, winner of the SkillsUSA state culinary competition, breads chicken at Bernie’s Place restaurant. Murray earned a perfect score on her chicken fabrication at the state competition. Cub photo/Sara Heiny
Murray earns first in culinary competition
CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 7NEWS
The LC business department may be moving.
A committee of business teachers, building administrators, and district administrators has been discussing the possible move of business classes from LC to the McKenzie Center for Innova-tion and Technology (MCIT).
While no definite plans have been made, principal Rocky Valadez believes if a move is to be made, it will happen quickly after this school year ends.
“If we move, it will have to happen early in the summer to make sure that technology is available with computer labs, and to make sure that teachers have access to their new classrooms to get prepared for the new school year,” Valadez said.
The proposed move is based on two principles: increasing course offerings for all high school students in Lawrence Township and preserving teachers’ jobs.
There are currently only four busi-ness classes offered at Lawrence North compared to 14 at LC. LN students do
have the opportunity to take nine addi-tional classes at MCIT, but there are still several courses unique to LC that are not easily accessible to LN students.
Some of these classes are Advanced College Project (ACP) classes offering dual college credits through Indiana University. The ACP program classes of-fered in the LC business department cur-rently do not have the full enrollment necessary to con-tinue as a class. Moving business classes to MCIT could fill this void.
“I don’t have any doubt in my mind that once the students from Lawrence North see the opportu-nity to take an ACP finance class or ACP business management class at McKenzie for college credit…that class will fill up,” Valadez said.
Moving classes to MCIT, especially ACP classes, would in theory help keep these course offerings open to students
Business department may move to McKenzie
Rocky Valadezprincipal
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If we are committed to doing what’s best for kids...I think (the move) is an important consideration to take.
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from both high schools. Combining classes from both high schools at Mc-Kenzie would ensure enough full classes so that no under enrolled classes would be dropped. Keeping these classes full would also prevent possible teacher lay-offs.
Business teacher Dan Jackson learned earlier this month that he may
be relocating. Al-though Jackson sees benefits in moving to MCIT, he would prefer to remain a teacher in LC.
Several draw-backs of relocating the business de-partment include a possible loss of instructional time
and student interest. “Perhaps more (LC) students would
choose not to take business classes if (these classes) are not here in the build-ing,” Jackson said.
Valadez agreed that some students would have to become accustomed to
shuttling during the day.Jackson said one of the biggest
changes produced by the move would be the loss of six varsity coaches from the LC building. While these teachers could still continue to coach LC sports from positions at MCIT, he said the move would create communication bar-riers for the coaches and their respective teams.
“You end up losing their leadership opportunities, their mentoring oppor-tunities, and efficiency in managing the team,” said Jackson, who coaches wom-en’s soccer.
Business teacher John Kowalczyk is an adviser for the LC Leaders club, a service and leadership group present throughout the LC school building.
Valadez said details are still be-ing worked out and that it is “not 100 percent” that all business teachers will move to MCIT. It is possible that some teachers may stay within at LC.
“If we are committed to doing what’s best for kids and couple that with being able to save jobs, I think (the move) is an important consideration to take,” Vala-dez said.
Easy as pieThe National Honor Society hosted a Finals Fun Week this week. Art teacher Nancy Barnes is being pied in the face during lunch, providing a brief episode of comic relief for students and teachers. Cub photo/Carley Lanich
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Close to $12 million o� ered to seniors Close to $12 million in
scholarship money has been offered to the Class of 2013.
Scholarships have been offered to Aliah Akbar, Geof-frey Bowles, Antoinette Carter, Dexter Clardy, Steven Davis, Sarah Desautels, Mat-thew Dorsey, Rebecca Duke, Derrick Dunlap, Amber Du-vall, Erin Ellefsen, Alexander Floyd, JonZachary Forbes, Jacob Ford, Brieyonna Gam-ble, Griffi n Gardner, Jordan Gates, Derric Gowan, Deon-tre Gray, Matthew Greenwell, Elexis Hamilton, Clark Harris, Samuel Hartman, Sara Heiny, Brandt Hendrix, Kameron Holmes, Megan Hunt, Rebec-ca Joel, Nicole Jones, Glynnis King, Kollette Koehler, Alex-ander Kryah.
Also, to Coleman LaBarr, Alexander Larsh, Natalie Lay-fi eld, Molly Liss, Sedric Low-ery, Abigail Martens, Megan McGregor, Jordan Meenan, Brittany Melzoni, Patricia Moffatt, Esmeralda Murillo, Kaitlin Owens, Allyson Pin-ner, Mitchell Prather, Jacob Reed, Christina Rees, Shannon Reid, Kelly Reinke, Stepha-nie Richmond, Tyler Ruch, Mackenzie Schroeder, Lauren Sebring, Samuel Short, Petr Sliva, Joseph Smedley, Perri Smith, Amna Sohail, Marcus Spear, Malcolm Sterchi, Sa-mantha Strong, Charla Sut-ton, Kristen Swanson, Krista Taylor.
And John Thrapp, Justin Tolliver, Shawn Tomkins, Ti-mara Turman, Adam Turner, Connor Tuthill, Hailey Uc-chino, David Vazquez-Xique, Kaleb Viergutz, Nathaniel Wade, Madison Walker, Teni-sha Washington, Isaac Well-hausen, Jordan Wells, Chloe Wilkerson, Kimberly Wylin.
Departmental awards were presented.
Art: Megan Hunt, Taylor Bohlman, Katherine Beyers, Clare Sheehan, Kaleb Wesley, Erin Ellefsen, Zachary Bar-nett, Nigelle Radoc, Allison Reid, Elaina Roach, Nicole Madsen, Emily Neff, Emily Baca, Isabella Pelaez, Adam Oppenheim, Thao Ngo, Aaren Bandy, Danica Minor, Rachel Rogers
Business: Geoff Cole-man, Aleiah McCracken, Jus-
tin TolliverEnglish: Alexa Aus-
tin, Kayley Hodson, Elaina Roach, Joshua Hoffer, Julia Klinestiver, Ben Hilgendorf, Bailey Garey, Krista Taylor, Haylee Link, Minna Etters, Lauren Quatroche
English as a Second Lan-guage: Estefania Cespedes, Raul Orbelin Fierros-Salgado
Family and Consumer Science: Jasmine Shelt, Molly Conner, Abbey Braasch, Earl Wynn
Mathematics: Allison Himes, Alexa J. Austin, Leah Arenz, Matthew Dorsey, Clark Harris, Connor Tuthill, Erin Ellefsen, Grant Tomlin
Performing Arts: Clark Harris, Perri Smith, Dean Gardner, Jordan Meenan, Isaac Welhausen
Physical Education: Jose Mendoza, Delon Pettiford, Amauri Givens, Brittany Mel-zoni, Aaron Massengill, Dylan Scheumann
Science: Joselyne Luna, Alexa Austin, Katelyn Richett, Mary Burton, Kristen Swan-son, Sarah Rodenbeck, Eric Lee Stewart, Destiny Smith, Molly Liss, Kendra White, Amna Sohail, Leah Arenz, Je-sus Bazan, Mikayla Burrell
Social Studies: Alexa Austin, Sarah Bryan, Andrew Howser, Elaina Roach, Benja-min Hilgendorf, Grant Tomlin, Amna Sohail
World Languages: Jon-Zachary Forbes, Sara Heiny, Megan Wilkerson, Rebecca Duke, Jonathan Specker, Sar-ah Crawford, Nicholas Hed-lund, Eric Coogan, Benjamin McArdle, Rebekah Harvey, Brandon Powell, Julia Ji-menez-Garcia, Kara Hairston, Kate Harris, Rebecca Joel, Madalyn Roach, Rabidah Am-jad, Ellis Martin
Special recognition awards were presented.
Air Force Academy Ap-pointment: Matthew Dorsey
AVID: Josue Ramos, Emyly Escalante, Kendall Rowland and Elexis Hamilton
Cub Reporter Newspaper: Leah Arenz, Darian Benson, Kaitlin Billman, Alexandra Duff, Ivan Flick, Tajhanae Gillard, Sara Heiny, Alexan-der Kryah, Coleman LaBarr, Carley Lanich, Molli Loftus,
Samantha Strong, Caroline Varie
Yearbook: Ashton Meares, Stephanie Solenberg
Speech: Samantha Strong, Adam Thorne
P e r f o r m i n g Artists of Char-acter: Dexter Clardy, Cam-eron Clin-ton, Sarah Desautels, A m b e r D u v a l l , E l e x i s E d m o n d s , JonZachary Forbes, Dean Gardner, Clark Harris, Sara Heiny, Terry Holmes, Maria Krauter, Mary Lof-tus, Jordan Meenan, Shannon Reid, Tyler Ruch, Elicia Sch-weitzer, Samuel Short, Perri Smith, Nathaniel Wade, Isaac Welhausen
Perfect At-tendance: Perri Smith, Antoinette Carter, Dexter Clardy, Don-Zachary Forbes, Connor Tuthill
S t u d e n t Athletes of Character: Tay-lor Chilton, Drake Chris-ten, Victoria Colvin, Reed Dillon, Mat-thew Dorsey, Naiomi Du-laney, Mea-gan Froman, Sara Heiny, Breanna Jones, Alex-ander Kryah, Alexander Larsh, Brittany Melzoni, Breanna Petrucciani, Katherine Pow-ell, Mitchell Prather, Macey Roach, Madalyn Roach, Petr Sliva, Scott Swingle, Adam Turner, Hailey Ucchino, Zach-ary Yurack
U.S. Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete: Katherine Powell, Scott Swingle.
Suzanne Harris Cheer-leading: Hailey Ucchino.
Smysor O. Bruce: Brit-tany Melzoni, Mitchell Prather
BAC Sportsmanship: Chandler Ball, Geoffrey Bowles, Aliyah Clark, Victoria
Colvin, Reed Dillon, Maiomi Dulaney, Matthew Greenwell, Alexander Kryah, Brittany Melzoni, Katherine Powell,
Samantha Strong, S c o t t
Swingle
Don Challis award: Mat-thew Dorsey, Madalyn Roach
LC Athletes of the Year: Matthew Dorsey, Katherine Powell
Dwaine Bell Memo-rial cholarship: Myron Hamil-ton, Nicole Jones
Jake Luther scholarship:Breanna Petrucciani, Adam Turner
Community Health Net-work Sports Medicine Student Athlete scholarships: Drake Christen, Erin Ellefsen
Kristen Leah Wilson scholarship: Madalyn Roach
Bonita Neal scholarship: Kaitlin Owens, Adam Turner-
Richard H. Crosser Memorial scholarship: Clark Harris
Marilyn Hammer-Nie-haus and Carol Hammer-Furry scholarship: Lorna Hannoy
Mayor Paul Ricketts Me-morial scholarship: Katherine Powell
LTBBL-Rich Burd Me-morial scholarship: Griffi n Gardner; LTTBL-Tom Ford Scholarship: Petr Sliva
Ed Martin Legacy Fund: Joseph Goodman
Duane Hodgin Character Achievement award: Steven Davis, Sara Heiny
Amy Dianne Beverland scholarship: Katherine Pow-ell; Deb Williams scholarship: Jessica Hudgins; LEA scholar-ship: Petr Sliva
Herman B. Wells scholar-ship: Samantha Strong; ISU Networks Scholar award: Ash-ton Meares
National Merit Com-mended Scholars: JonZach-ary Forbes, Molly Liss,
Kristen Swanson, Con-nor Tuthill; National Achievement Out-
standing Participant: Jordan Wells
IU Groups: Mia Brewer, Dex-ter Clardy, Mikia Davis, Jordan
Gates, Bran-don Green,
C o u r t n e y J o h n s o n , C o l e m a n L a B a r r ,
J o s e p h Smedley
Superintendent’s Academic awards (all “A’s”): Erin Ellefsen, JonZachary Forbes, Griffi n Gardner, Clark Harris, Katherine Powell, Sa-mantha Strong, Kristen Swan-son, Kimberly Wylin, Kaitlin Billman, Mikayla Burrell, Leah Frischmann, Kate Har-ris, Jessica Hodson, Nicole Moffatt, Grant Tomlin, Joshua Hoffer, Andrew Howser, Jes-sica Kahms, Julia Klinesti-ver, Katelyn Richett, Elaina Roach, Sarah Rodenbeck, Connor Ward.
Presidential four-year ac-ademic awards (GPA at least 3.5): Scholarship winners in-clude Marisela Abel, Aliah Akbar, Jasmine Allen, Chan-dler Ball, Geoffrey Bowles,
Drake Christen, Aliyah Clark, Cameron Clinton, Matthew Cobb, Geoffrey Coleman, Laura Coleman, Victoria Col-vin, Colin Davis, Steven Da-vis, Sarah Desautels, Reed Dillon, Matthew Dorsey, Re-becca Duke, Amber Duvall,.
Also, Erin Ellefsen, Christopher Felli, Ivan Flick, Alexander Floyd, JonZach-ary Forbes, Meagan Fro-man, Brieyonna Gamble, Dean Gardner, Griffi n Gard-ner, Aaliyah Garrett, Jordan Gates, Derric Gowan, Mat-thew Greenwell, Cole Griffi n, Lorna Hannoy, Clark Harris, Samuel Hartman, Nicole Ha-vens, Sara heiny, Brandt Hen-drix, Jessica Hudgins, Megan Hunt, Alyssa Jackson, Ashley Jackson, Rebecca Joel, Nicole Jones, Glynnis King, Maria Krauter, Alexander Kryah, Alexander Larsh, Molly Liss, Mary Loftus, Abigail Martens, Tobias Marvel, Aleiah Mc-Crackin, Megan McGregor, Ashton Meares, Jordan Meen-an, Brittany Melzoni, Patricia Moffatt, Ashley Mooney,.
And, Miranda Moore, Madeline Morton, Isabella Murray, Danny Nguyen, Kai-tlin Owens, Christina Perez, Sayuri Perez, Breanna Pe-trucciani, Alexandra Powell, Katherine Powell, Mitchell Prather, Raychell Ray, Jacob Reed, Michael Reed, Chris-tina Rees, Shannon Reid, Stephanie Richmond, Mariah Ridley, Macey Roach, Mada-lyn Roach, Tyler Ruch, Elicia Schweitzer, Lauren Sebring, Whitney Shaw, Samuel Short, Munajj Siddeeq.
And Meghan Siemers, Petr Sliva, Kaigen Smith, Me-gan Smith, Perri Smith, Taylor Smith, Amna Sohail, Jona-than Specker, Ashley Spees, Mackenzie Spicer, Samantha Strong, Charla Sutton, Kristen Swanson, Scott Swingle, Kris-ta Taylor, Adam Thorne, John Thrapp, Adam Turner, Connor Tuthill, Hailey Ucchino, Mad-ison Walker, Tenisha Wash-ington, Isaac Welhausen, Jor-dan Wells, Donavin Whisler, Chloe Wilkerson, Kimberly Wylin
Editor’s note: Informa-tion was taken from the Hon-ors Night program, printed several days before the event.
CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 9OPINIONS
30-second editorials• ADDandADHDarenotlaughingmatters.
Thesedisorderscanhavedetrimentaleffectsonstudents’abilitiestolearn,focusandcompletedailytasks.Itisimperativethatstudentsexperiencingthesymptomsrelatedtothesedisordersseetheirdoc-torsforanevaluationofthiscommondisorder.
• Openhousesareagreatwaytoshareandpartakeintheendoftheyearfestivities;however,itisalsoimportanttomindyourmannersbothasaguestandhostforthesefestiveevents.Inordertoreapthemanybenefitsofopenhouses,guestsshouldtrulyattendiftheymark“attending”onfacebook,andhostsshouldrememberthatthedayisacelebration,andnotanotherreasontostressifthechipbowlneedsrefilling.Enjoythedayandcelebrate;you’veearnedit.
• Hands-on successes deserve to receivegreater recognition. Senior Bella Murray won thestate championship through theSkillsUSAculinary
See related stories on Pages 13, 16, 6, 3 and 4
artscompetition,acompetitiontestingaspiringchefs’abilitiesinthekitchen.Murraywonbestinstate,andthatdeservesaroundofapplause.InadditiontoMur-ray’ssuccessinthekitchen,seniorJoeGoodmanandjunior Devin Nareski placed seventh in the Indianadivision of the FordAAAAuto Skills Student Com-petition. These students have dedicated their timeand efforts to learning more about things they arepassionate about, illustrating that, more often thannot, when you fulfill your passion, success follows.
• Incorporating technology in school is agreat idea. By allowing students to use devicessuch as tablets or laptops, work can be done a lotfaster. Using more technology in school can de-crease the hefty load students have to carry ontheir backs, and allow easy access to assignments.
Contact us.Lawrence Central High School7300 E. 56th St.Indianapolis, IN 46226(317) 964-7400cubonline.orgFacebookTwitter
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Purpose.To provide news to the Lawrence Central community.
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Corrections.The Cub Reporter corrects its mistakes. If you believe the Cub Reporter made a mistake in a previous issue, please let us know by contacting a member of the staff or sending an email to [email protected].
Staff.Editor-in-ChiefSamantha Strong
Associate EditorCarley Lanich
News EditorCaroline Varie
Opinions EditorsMeredith NordmannDarian Benson
Features EditorsKatie BillmanGlynnis King
A+E EditorAli Duff
Classifieds.Students and businesses may purchase classified ad space for a nominal fee. Ads must follow Cub Reporter guidelines and must be submitted at least 10 days before the next publication date. Forms are available in Room 132 or by sending an email to [email protected].
Sports EditorsAlex KryahJacob Helmus
Online EditorLeah Arenz
ReportersHaley HamiltonAnna Zanoni
PhotographerColeman LaBarr
Graphics ConsultantSara Heiny
AdviserElizabeth Granger
PrincipalRocky Valadez
REPORTERcub It’s time to celebrate
Well.Hereitis.Theend.Wefinallyreachedtheend.Andwhilethismaybetheendofjustanotheryear,itisalsothebeginning.Andwiththisbegin-ningcomesacelebration.Acelebrationofwhatwehavedone,wherewehavebeenandwhereweareheaded.
So,let’scelebrate.Weseniorshaveaccomplishedquiteabitthese
lastfouryears.WeareStateChampions.Wehavesurvivedthepepperspray.Wehavewitnessedthepolicies,theattitudesandtheconceptsoffourdifferentprincipals.Wehaveraisedthousandsofdollarsforcharitableorganizations,includingRileyHospital,St.Jude,tornadovictims,earthquakevictimsandtsunamivictims.Wehaveplacedourimprintonthisschool,anditisalargeone.
Withthisendmarksanewbeginning,andthisbeginningmaytakeLawrenceCentralstudentsacrosstheglobe.Whetherseniorsarereadytocontinuetheireducation,entertheworkforceorjointhearmedforces,weareheadedinbrightdirections.However,seniorsaren’ttheonlyoneswhohavereasontocel-ebrate.Underclassmenhavecompletedanotheryear,andwiththatcomesmoreexperience,moreopportu-nityandmorecelebrations.
Anotheryearhaspassed,andwiththatanothertokenofexperience,gratitudeandfootfallstowardournextdestination.Wehavefinallyreachedtheend,butitisnotjusttheend.Itisalsothebeginning.So,let’scelebrateourexcitingpastandthisbrightfutureahead.
Butplease,celebrateresponsibly.
Source/ hsmagazine.net
PAGE 10 MAY 24, 2013 • CUB REPORTER OPINIONS
Valuable lessons learned from ‘Doctor Who’
Life lessons from hands-on learning
watched each episode featur-ing the Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant, about a billion times, I have also learned some valuable lessons along my Whovian journey.
Lesson 1: Netfl ix is a fren-emy. Sure, the instant stream-ing is great when you need to catch up on missed episodes. Or when you are determined to watch the entire fourth season in one day (which has its side eff ects - but the dry eyes and stiff legs are totally worth it). But just when you are really gett ing into the series, Netfl ix leaves out a Christmas special or a season fi nale. And when it is time to watch the next sea-son, Netfl ix probably doesn’t have it available via streaming.
Lesson 2: Everything deemed normal is actually re-ally, really scary. Mannequins, libraries, statues, blinking, real-ity TV shows… The list goes on and on. In almost every episode of “Doctor Who” I watch, I add something to the list. For about a month, I couldn’t walk into a department store in fear of being att acked by a manne-quin. And when I walk past a statue, I make sure that what-ever I do, I do not, under any circumstances, blink.
Lesson 3: Bow ties are cool. Don’t question it. Fezzes, on
occasion, are also cool. Lesson 4: We have more
time than we let ourselves believe. The Doctor can travel to anywhere and anytime that
he wants to. But even with an unlim-ited amount of time, the Doc-tor still lives each day like it is his last. We only have a
short amount of time on Earth. Within that time, we should try to make as big an impact as we can. We never know what the future holds. Our small actions may seem insignifi cant at fi rst, but they really do have a ripple eff ect on the rest of our lives.
For those of you who don’t know, I am in love with a time and space traveling, bow tie wearing, two hearted, mad man in a blue box from the planet Gallifrey named the Doctor. “Doctor who?” you may ask. Just the Doctor, sim-ple as that.
I am obsessed with the BBC science fi ction show “Doc-tor Who.” Not only have I learned new British slang and
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Violence is not the answer and second chances should be given.
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in at the marathon-like event called “deadline.” Contrary to a traditional marathon, we exert eff ort by creating sto-ries, exercise our minds, and race the clock to get the paper done in time to print. Roughly once a month all the staff stays aft er school until late in the night to morph our stories into published work. There’s the sound of keyboards clacking in response to teens’ expressing their ideas in the form of sentences and words. An electric sense of purpose invigorates the air
The struc-ture of which journalism is set upon demands persistence, in-dependence, and unceasing cu-riosity. Transferring thoughts, facts, and stories from spoken word into conceivable text takes a special type of person. One can’t skew the truth when translating speech to word be-cause their readers are count-ing on the journalist to be their declaration of the truth. So, to uncover the truth in every sto-
ry, journalists must hunt for it themselves. We have to discern from persuasive opinion and fact all the while preserving the magic of the story being writ-ten. Much of the time journal-ism demands one to think on their feet, problem solve, and not be crushed by the respon-sibility entrusted to their paper and ink.
For non-writers, imagine being the head pilot of an
aircraft . Pilots are entrusted with not only preserving or-der in the sky but also are the deciding factor when landing their plane
safely. The same moral respon-sibility lies on the shoulders of journalists. Roughness in the form of choppy sentences aff ect the readers negatively just like passengers feeling turbulence on a plane. So to avoid a poor experience, writers must chose interesting angles to portray stories or risk falling asleep at the keyboard.
Nostalgia always sets in at the end of the year, whether
”
...our world isn’t fair but I believe that it still rewards hard work.
“
Reminiscing about the past year, I’ve learned a lot and it hasn’t been from behind a desk. Yes, life lessons come in many diff erent forms but rarely are they taught by para-graphs in a textbook. Rather, experiencing, observing and hands-on learning formulate wisdom that stays with one forever. Knowing that I learn by doing rather than being lectured at, I sought an outlet for my creativity.
So in August, I took an enormous leap of faith in my writing abilities and joined the Cub Reporter staff . Like any good artist, I wanted to grow and become bett er, so I chalked up the decision to be on staff as a self-fulfi lling endeavor. Litt le did I know that my commit-ment to LC’s school newspaper would be such an undertaking.
If you want to know what journalism is really about, sit
Anna Zanoni
ComplexSimplicity
I pursue it or not. Looking around Cub I see a class fi lled with incredible, hardworking people. For this being my fi rst year in journalism I couldn’t have dreamed up a bett er staff . Their support, guidance and great example has sparked a new degree of respect for writ-ers but also taught me lessons that will last a lifetime.
If it weren’t for that leap of faith to sign up for Cub last year, I would be a very diff er-ent person, and I’m convinced it wouldn’t have been for the bett er. Saying that a year fi lled with long nights, mind fuzzy
Lesson 5: Violence is not the answer and second chances should be given. This may be the biggest lesson I have learned from watching “Doctor Who.” Confronting your prob-lems with violence only makes the problem bigger and harder to deal with. Even people who have destroyed entire planets still deserve to have a second chance. People are people, and they can sometimes have a change of heart. But if you don’t hear someone out, aren’t you doing as much wrong as they have?
People may call me a nerd, and I am sure my friends get tired of me randomly quoting “Doctor Who” lines. But I am a Whovian - and proud of it.
Darian Benson
andomRamblingsR
with writers block was “hard” is a huge understatement, incorrect to the millionth de-gree. But what I’ve sacrifi ced in hours of sleep I’ve gained in memories.
Although I’ve never re-cieved an honor for my writing or been a runner up for a pres-tigious award, many students on staff have. My heart swells with pride whenever my fel-low Bears are recognized for their talents. In my opinion, there’s nothing bett er than see-ing hard work pay off . No, our world isn’t fair, but I believe that it still rewards hard work.
Cub photo/Samantha Strong
CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 11OPINIONS
it AllBearSpeak Your Mind
Senior Edition: What are your plans for the summer?
An unrealistic dreamer with a dream“I’m going to Costa Rica and working full-time to save for college.”
Jameson Berry, 12
Kelly Reinke, 12
“Going on vacation and assisting a research project in Wisconsin.”
Lorin Jones, 12
“I’ll be working and starting school early at the Art Institute of Indianapolis.”
“Working and going to California for vacation.”
Shane Spells, 12
“I’m going to the six week IU Groups sum-mer program.”
Brandon Green, 12
“I’m going to California to visit family.”
Dimitrious Hunter, 12
Abby Miller, 12
“To work full-time at Victoria’s Secret, save up for college and get a good tan.”
Alysha Owens, 12
“I plan on working, going out of town and hanging with friends.”
”
... If I am going to be in Europe, I might as well do as much trav-eling as I can.
“Kayak and Rail Europe
are currently my most visited websites. This summer I will be traveling to Germany for three weeks to visit a friend who came to LC two years ago
as an exchange student. Kayak has been extremely helpful in my search for the cheapest flights — if a plane ticket can be written next to the word ‘cheap’ (Helsinki, Finland, and Budapest, Hungary, are relatively low-cost cities to fly into, for anyone looking for a last- minute summer trip).
As I scrolled through the thousands of flights, I began searching for prices to fly into other European cities, in hopes that maybe someday I will need that information. I am a dreamer. This has caused me to take my trip to Germany to
new heights — if I’m going to be in Europe, I might as well do as much traveling as I can. How much does it cost to go to Paris by train? How many cities can I go through on my way to Paris? How far can I go? It added up to quite a sum when I went through seven cities. I tend to map my potential (highly unlikely) trips on Rail Europe before looking at the cost. I usually try not to think
about the additional costs of living arrangements and food.
After researching all possibilities on Rail Europe, I stumbled upon gold: a 20 country rail pass for around
$500. Despite the addi-tional costs of flights, food and living arrangements, it seems like a deal. A tempt-ing deal. Al-
though three weeks would not allow me to visit 20 countries and I don’t have nearly enough
money saved, it is my new long term goal.
But in the short term, I hope to go to several cities in Germany while I am there and travel three hours to see Prague. I am ecstatic to see new cultures, countries and languages — which I don’t speak. I will get a taste of how much more there is to explore, and the more I see, the more there seems to be.
I am an unrealistic dreamer and, as an anonymous writer said, “I am in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.”
Junior Caroline Varie spent first semester of this school year in Los Angeles, Chile, through a foreign exchange program. She spoke only Spanish, lived with a host family and went to Chilean school every weekday. She left for the program July 24 and returned to the States Jan. 4.
“We have come so far to finally have something to be proud of...GRADUATION!” -Megan McGregor, 12
“Can I Instagram this?” -Becca Green, 10
“Don’t try and understand women; women understand women and they hate each other.” -Coleton Hast, 9
“Strive to be the best. Even if the best is a hobo.” -Zach Wrightsman, 10
“I am going to miss Mr. Hasty.” -Dana Oakes, 11
“You are only young once, so live like there’s no tomorrow.” -Courtney Hood, 9
“Life is like a box of chocolates.” -Ellis Frame, 12
“Keep calm. We’re graduating 2013.” -Ayanna Owens, 12
“Do what you love; love what you do.” -Ronnie Shircliff, 12
“I can’t wait to never have to come back!” -Merrick McNamara, 12
“God bless America!” -Taylor Johnson, 11
“Started from the bottom, now we here.” -Ray Evans, 12
“I can’t wait for cross country season to start.” -Kayley Hodson, 9
“Unicorns are real; I saw one!” -Taylor Bohlman, 9
PAGE 12 MAY 24, 2013 • CUB REPORTER OPINIONS
Does the use of technology in classrooms help you learn?I believe that technology is not a
distraction but a learning tool that can help enhance our education.
Using technology teaches your brain to work in a new way. It is
not a short cut but simply another route. Technology can also help
you learn and access information in a timely fashion without wast-ing your time on trying to gather
information all in one place.
I believe that using personal electronics can be a much
more convenient way to learn. For example, tak-ing notes is much easier
and less tedious than handwriting them. How-
ever, I do not support the use of cell phones
because those are only a distraction since it is more difficult to type.
Should there be less restriction of accessing websites at school?
I think that it would be a good idea to provide elec-tronics but only to mature
students who would use the devices as intended. If stu-
dents care about their educa-tion and work hard, I believe they should get the perks of using electronics as an extra
source of information, but only for class related items.
Technology, I believe, is just a way of not using your mind and critically thinking about the question and answer. Technol-ogy provides you answers at the press of a button which prevents students from actually learning the materi-al. If students were required to use a textbook and nothing else, I think we would see an increase in the understand-ing of the material.
If the “personal electronic” helps you learn in any way or makes you understand what you are trying to do better, then I am all for that. Howev-er, when students manipulate teachers to use their phones as calculators or dictionaries so they can really just cheat on the assignment, is when I realize phones in school aren’t good.
I don’t think LC is a good fit for providing electronics. We have more than 2,500 kids here; if each one received a laptop or iPad sort of thing, we’d have people losing them every day or not using them for the right reasons. It would just give the students another way to tune out while the teacher is talking.
The websites that are currently blocked here at LC are blocked for a reason. They don’t help students learn at all and cause distractions in the classroom. If we were to not block twitter and other gaming websites, students would never work when in the computer lab. This year worked great with the websites that are currently blocked now.
Should you be able to use personal electronics during school?
Should the school provide electronics?
Yes. I think there are too many restrictions on websites such as YouTube, because this is a
website that can be used as an educational source for ex-
ample, a project. But there is no reason to have social websites
for access during school hours. With anything, some restric-tions are good, but not more
than necessary.
Split Decision:Technology and Learning
See related story on page 4
CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 13FEATURES
“School work became a bit more diffi cult, because I didn’t focus in class,” senior Cole Hester said. “My mind would wonder, and I didn’t do homework.”
It wasn’t because Hester was lazy or incapable of doing the work. Hester was diag-nosed with an att ention-defi cit disorder (ADD). Children with the disorder generally have problems paying att ention or concentrating, and it aff ects nearly eight to 10 percent of school-aged children. Although the specifi c causes are not known, factors like heredity, chemical imbalance and brain changes can contribute to the development of the condition. It is one of the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychi-atric disorder in children and teenagers.
Hester was told he had ADD in the third grade, when he had to start taking medi-cine for it. He began taking Stratt era, a non-stimulant ADD medica-tion which is unlike the common medicines Adderall or Focalin. He switched medica-tions and began taking Focalin the fi rst semester of his senior year, though. Stratt era is an extended release medication that lasts for 24 hours, treat-ing symptoms like sleeping problems, anxiety and fatigue. Focalin, on the other hand, is a short acting medicine, lasting for four to six hours to treat
loss of appetite, sleeping prob-lems and irritability.
“On Focalin, I noticed a big diff erence in my mental processes. I didn’t let my mind wander, and I was awake and alert,” Hester said. “I could retain and remember things bett er while still showing my normal, but far from normal, personality.”
Symptoms of ADD are generally grouped into three
categories: inatt ention, hyperactivity and impulsiv-ity. Overall symptoms in-clude gett ing easily dis-tracted, hav-ing trouble completing daily tasks and having tendencies to daydream.
“It (ADD) doesn’t really aff ect my learning, as long as I take my medicine,” junior Clayton Wylie said. “School just seems really boring if I don’t take it and I get easily side tracked.”
If experiencing symptoms of ADD, a medical checkup and a diagnosis from a doctor can help understand the neces-sary treatment needed.
”
I could retain and remember things bet-ter while still showing my normal, but far from normal, personality.
“
Cole Hestersenior
Source/MCT Campus
ADD: A condition of the mind that doesn’t add up
percent of Americans have ADD.1.21
7The median age of onset
for ADD is
years old.
5.2 million people aged 3-17 have ever been diagnosed with ADHD.
Source/statisticbrain.com
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Cub graphics/Leah ArenzCub graphics/Sara Heiny
Source/ www.iaapa.orgCourtesy photos/Holiday World/Elizabeth Granger
Source/MCT Campus/ Joey Ivansco/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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OLLER COASTERS “My favorite
amusement park is King’s
Island because Ilike their water
park.”Ashley Hudgins, 12
“My favorite
amusement park is Six
Flags becauseit’s fun and
the rides are amazing.”
Leah Hamilton, 11
“Cedar Point,
because they have some of
the best coasters around.”David Wade, MAC
“My favorite amusement park is King’s Island, becuase every time I go I get on the Son of the Beast, the
Beast, Vortex and have fun.”Adrian Helms, 11
“Indiana Beach is a small park, but a lot of fun ... there are a lot of
fun rides.”Taylor Foreman, 12
Times and distances from LC
PARKS TO VISIT
King’s Island 125 miles or 2 hrs 54 min
Popular Rollercoasters:
FirehawkVortexDiamondback
Indiana Beach95 miles or 1 hr 38 min
Popular Rollercoasters:
Hoosier Hurricane
Tig’rrSteel Hawg
Cedar Point266 miles or 4 hrs 16 min
Popular Rollercoasters:
MaverikRaptorWicked Twister
Holiday World187 miles or 3 hrs 3 min
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The VoyageThe Raven
The LegendWA
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ROLLER COAOAOSTERS 125 miles or 2 hrs 54 min
Popular Rollercoasters:VortexDiamondback
290millionpeople visited amusement parks in the U.S. in 2010
“Cedar Point,
because their rides are so
amazing and really high.
It’s scary but fun.”
Laura Coleman, 12
“Universal Studios
in Florida because they
seem to have every ride
you would think of.”
Kennedi Julch
, 12
“Cedar Point because it has some of the
tallest and fastest coasters. It also has
the most coasters.”Zach Wrightsman, 10
“My favorite
is Holiday World because
it has free drinks.”Deja Holland, 10
“Kings Island because of the Diamondback. ”
Sam Varie, 9
“Kings Island because of all the rollercoasters. The
Firehawk is probably the best rollercoaster I’ve ever ridden. ”
Samantha Rodriguez, 9
PARKSa summer staple
AMUSEMENT “My favorite amusement park is
probably Holiday World. There’s a theme park with
lots of roller coasters and right next to
that is a water park.”
Megan Wilkerson, 12
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PAGE 14 CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013FEATURES PAGE 15
Cub graphics/Leah ArenzCub graphics/Sara Heiny
Source/ www.iaapa.orgCourtesy photos/Holiday World/Elizabeth Granger
Source/MCT Campus/ Joey Ivansco/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
R
OLLER COASTERS “My favorite
amusement park is King’s
Island because Ilike their water
park.”Ashley Hudgins, 12
“My favorite
amusement park is Six
Flags becauseit’s fun and
the rides are amazing.”
Leah Hamilton, 11
“Cedar Point,
because they have some of
the best coasters around.”David Wade, MAC
“My favorite amusement park is King’s Island, becuase every time I go I get on the Son of the Beast, the
Beast, Vortex and have fun.”Adrian Helms, 11
“Indiana Beach is a small park, but a lot of fun ... there are a lot of
fun rides.”Taylor Foreman, 12
Times and distances from LC
PARKS TO VISIT
King’s Island 125 miles or 2 hrs 54 min
Popular Rollercoasters:
FirehawkVortexDiamondback
Indiana Beach95 miles or 1 hr 38 min
Popular Rollercoasters:
Hoosier Hurricane
Tig’rrSteel Hawg
Cedar Point266 miles or 4 hrs 16 min
Popular Rollercoasters:
MaverikRaptorWicked Twister
Holiday World187 miles or 3 hrs 3 min
Popular Rollercoasters:
The VoyageThe Raven
The LegendWA
WA
WT
AT
AE
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PAPAPRARA
KRKR S
ROLLER COAOAOSTERS 125 miles or 2 hrs 54 min
Popular Rollercoasters:VortexDiamondback
290millionpeople visited amusement parks in the U.S. in 2010
“Cedar Point,
because their rides are so
amazing and really high.
It’s scary but fun.”
Laura Coleman, 12
“Universal Studios
in Florida because they
seem to have every ride
you would think of.”
Kennedi Julch
, 12
“Cedar Point because it has some of the
tallest and fastest coasters. It also has
the most coasters.”Zach Wrightsman, 10
“My favorite
is Holiday World because
it has free drinks.”Deja Holland, 10
“Kings Island because of the Diamondback. ”
Sam Varie, 9
“Kings Island because of all the rollercoasters. The
Firehawk is probably the best rollercoaster I’ve ever ridden. ”
Samantha Rodriguez, 9
PARKSa summer staple
AMUSEMENT “My favorite amusement park is
probably Holiday World. There’s a theme park with
lots of roller coasters and right next to
that is a water park.”
Megan Wilkerson, 12
Send out invitations at least a week and a half in advance
Give them a hug
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This is a safe zone for senior assassin; be respectful
Give them rolls of quarters for laundry machines
Give them gift cards
Dormitory decorations are greatly appreciated
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Survival Tips
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CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 17FEATURES
Cub photo/Katie Billman
It seems like a regular school morning. I wake up, shower, eat breakfast; you know, the normal morning routine. But before I depart the safe haven of my house, I have to refi ll my water pistols and super soakers. I must always be prepared and on my toes when I leave my house, one of the few places I can take refuge now. The paranoia of LC’s ver-sion of “The Hunger Games” has infested my everyday life.
This is the life of a Senior Assassin.
The game has a reasonably simple concept. Each player is given a target when they sign up to play. That means you have to search for, or stalk so to
speak, this person and shoot them with a water gun to get them out. Once you get your target out, you are given a new target to hunt.
But when you’re out and about, att empting to fi nd your prey, you are also being hunted. That hunter, usually unbeknownst to you, is hot on your trail. Your hunter prob-ably knows where you live, where you work, what time you get home and the names of your younger siblings. You must always be on the lookout when you take part in this game.
There are, however, rules to this suspenseful game. A player cannot get shot any-where on school grounds, at practices, inside a home, at an open house or at work. But anywhere else is fair game.
outside of houses for hours on end. They will bribe their target’s friends and siblings for information. And, if the situation arises, they’ll even betray their best of friends. It happens every year: A player will lie to their friend about who they have and, when
their friend least expects it, they blind side them with a super blast in the back, just as Julius Caesar was betrayed by Brutus and
Cassius.Information is exchanged
among the assassins to make it easier to fi nd each player’s respective targets. At times,
it comes at the expense of a good friend, or even yourself. Your closest allies can turn on you at any instant in order to win the game. They can give you false information just to set you up.
It’s a vicious, ruthless game, but thrilling at the same time. To win, you cannot trust anyone and must be wary of everyone. The last one in the game (or the last ones remain-ing at the end date) becomes the ultimate winner.
Fift een more days, LC assassins. Fift een more days of paranoia. Fift een more days until the game is over, our super soakers can be put away and we can return to our nor-mal lives.
But until then, senior as-sassins, may the odds be ever in your favor.
Say goodbye to going out to movies on the weekends. Don’t even think about play-ing basketball outside or at the gym. Driving with your windows down, no matt er how nice it is outside, is also a bad move to make.
You never know who’s out to get you, and you never know their where-abouts. For all you know, they could be hiding in the bushes outside your house, or hiding inside your car. As insane as that seems, these assassins will go to great lengths to get their target out.
Assassins will hide
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But when you’re out and about, attempting to fi nd your prey, you are also being hunted.
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Senior assassin:a game of thrill
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Jobs,
As Indianapolis Motor Speedway mascot Axel walks through the crowd, he is bom-barded with gleeful children and fans. Parents urge their kids to cooperate for a few moments in order to snap a picture. An air of energy fol-lows Axel wherever he goes, along with a line of eager fans to greet him.
In order to keep a certain air of mystery, a mascot should never break character by re-moving his uniform publicly.
Nevertheless, under the smiling face of Axel is energetic sophomore Jayden Kelly.
Kelly is Axel, one of two of-fi cial mascots for the Indy 500.
“Prett y much I take pic-tures with kids, meet fans, and have fun.” Kelly said.
Undoubtedly, Kelly is look-ing forward to a paycheck, but he is also grateful that his job is interactive. “This job fi ts my personality bett er than others. I’m ADHD and I’m usually an all-around energetic person, so it should be fun,” Kelly said.
A research summary con-ducted by the Annie E. Casey
Foundation explains: “Work experiences from the teen years and on … including summer and part-time jobs … builds skills, knowledge and confi -dence.” The research summary goes on to say that these skills are the foundation of building skills such as problem solving and teamwork.
Unfortunately, a new analysis by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) recently released says that 24.1 percent of teens nationwide are unem-ployed.
While many teens relate to being unemployed during
the summer months, Kelly, like others, has found himself an entertainingly fun summer job.
At Nexgeneracers, ju-nior Jonathan Folson teaches children ages 10-16 to com-petitively drive go-karts. The kids race at either the India-napolis Motor Speedway or the Indiana State Fairgrounds. According to Folson, it was an easy choice deciding to work at Nexgeneracers.
“I was in the program when I was litt le, then recently the company asked if I was interested in working there.”
His job will last throughout
the summer. But while some summer
jobs last only for the summer, others can be carried into the school year. As an aspiring pastry chef, junior Lilli Tharp discovered Heidelberg Haus bakery and applied for a job.
“I like decorating the pas-tries with various things like fruit and icing.” Tharp said. “What I like about working there is that we always make something diff erent and create original desserts.”
Due to her passion in bak-ing, Tharp hopes to maintain this job as a rising senior.
Source/MCT Campus
Passions,Opportunities
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Bucket List
A+E
□ Get a Job □ Observe sporting events
□ Play a sport □ Bake cookies □ Learn to bake other things □ Color in a coloring book □ Make a summer playlist □ Play in the sand □ Go to a beach □ Take a tour of
amusement parks (see pages 14-15 for some great hints) □ Visit a state park-in any state! □ Make lemonade □ Sell lemonade (especially good when life hands you lemons) □ Wear a
shirt that says “LIFE” and hand out lemons to strangers □ Wake up early and watch the sun rise □ Stay up late and watch the sun set □ Sleep under the stars □ Go swimming □ Swim in a lake □
Swim at night □ Go boating □ Go tubing □ Plant a fl ower □ Plant a tree □ Catch fi refl ies □ Go camping □ Start a campfi re □ Make s’mores □ Tell ghost stories around the fi re □ Eat snow cones □ Go fi shing □ Watch
a movie □ Eat al fresco □ Shop somewhere new □ Go thrift shopping □ Discover something new □ Run through a sprinkler □ Slide in wet grass □ Get grass stains on your jeans □ Learn a new sport □ Go canoeing □ Play hide and
seek □ Play hop scotch □ Ban social networking for a day □ Go to the zoo □ Go to the Children’s Museum □ Eat at a new restaurant □ Write someone a snail mail □ Send thank you notes for open houses □ Read a good book □ Go on an
ice cream crawl □ Try to catch the ice cream man □ Have a party in the mud □ Stay up all night □ Throw a movie marathon night □ Follow the chain of hidden Disney characters in Disney movies □ Watch classic movies □ Watch every movie a famous actor or actress has ever starred in □ Make home-made gourmet popcorn □ Go to a midnight premiere □ Do something old-fashioned □ Wear suspenders □ Make ice cream □ Make butter □ Sleep outside under a tree □ Draw pictures on your driveway □ Sing in the rain □ Make something out of duct tape □ Try your hand at sketching □ Eat watermelon □ Have a watermelon seed spitting contest □ Grill a
big lunch □ Write a poem □ Write a short story □ Write a song □ Update a social networking site to refl ect summer □ Start a blog
□ Update the blog □ Become a photographer □ Make a puzzle □ Make a collage □ Make goop (mix 2 of cups water with
6 cups of cornstarch and food coloring for color) □ Get messy playing with goop □ Have a silly string fi ght □ Brainstorm how to decorate a dorm room □ Volunteer □ Wash a car □ Make a time capsule □ Write a letter to yourself and open it in seven years □ Fly a kite □ Get a new phone □ Try to play a new game □ Break
out an old game □ Have a family game night □ Learn a new card game □ Learn a card trick □ Blow bubbles □
Play with water balloons □ Have a water gun fi ght □ Play on a playground □ Swing on the swing set □ Swing from the monkey
bars □ Remember four-square? □ Make a picture using macaroni □ Attend a large sporting event □ Take a vacation outside the United States
□ Learn the basics of another language □ Write with a pen pal □ Speak in an accent all day □ Road trip □ Create your own holiday □ Tie dye T-shirts □ Hunt for arrowheads or historic artifacts □ Go a day without shoes □
Attend a concert at Symphony on the Prairie □ Buy fruit from the farmer’s market □ Spend a day downtown □ ENJOY LIFE!
...□ Summer reading
MY Summer Bucket List
SUMMER
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What’s H t in Indy
Compiled by Glynnis King
BitesBillman’s
Indianapolis Indians vs.
Pawtucket Red Soxs
Color in Motion 5K at the Indiana State Fairgrounds
movie is from ambitious Nick Car-raway, who moves to the fi ctional town of West Egg, N.Y. and is neighbors with the mysterious Jay Gatsby. The movie takes place during the 1920s, where carefree living and partying were the typi-cal ways of life. The fi lm used this motif and was composed of many vibrant colors and daz-zling visuals. It was classifi ed as a romantic drama, but there were many moments of comedic re-lief, especially by Gatsby himself (Leonardo Dicaprio). Dicaprio did an immaculate job of portraying the mysterious Gatsby and mod-ernizing it. The romance is a big part of the movie as well, show-ing the love relationship between Daisy and Gatsby. Daisy is the love of Gatsby’s life, and the entire movie essentially revolves around his trying to get her back.
However, with movies set in previous eras, it occasionally may be necessary to drop hints of the modern day way of life. The movie was very unrealistic. And the de-fense for this is that Jay Gatsby was never real. His way of life and he himself were a fantasy. It was never
writt en to be a real interpreta-tion of how life really is. From the overdone, fl ashy make-up and costumes to the current modern day
hip- hop, everything about Gats-by’s life, parties, and larger than life mansion was completely from another world. These out of the world sensations were still brought down to earth during the climaxes of the movie that were crucial mo-ments in the story.
I would highly recommend this movie for older audiences, along with those who enjoyed the novel, The Great Gatsby.
‘Great Gatsby’ is no bad egg
Movies writt en that are based on books are always prone to harsh criticism. However, when you keep in mind that the movie and book are two separate produc-tions, you can accurately critique just the movie.
Bearing that in mind, the new “Great Gatsby” movie alone did a great job of portraying the central theme of the novel, which was making Gatsby’s true identity a mystery. The perspective of the
Meredith Nordmann
Come watch your Indianapolis Indians baseball team take on the Pawtucket Red Sox down at Vic-tory Field at 6:05 p.m. on Monday
(Weather permit-ting) For tickets and more info call 317-269-3542 or visit indyindians.com.
Katie Billman
‘The Sound of Music’ at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
The
ThingReel
Cafe Audrey at the Fort9134 Otis Avenue
Lawrence, IN 46216http://www.cafeaudreyatthefort.com/
317-546-6000
Indy 500 Race Day at the IMS
On Sunday, enjoy this all day event at the race track with family and friends. Gates open at 5:30 a.m., Parade of Bands starts at 8 a.m., followed by pre-race activities at 11 a.m., then the Race at noon. Gates close at 6 p.m. For more info call 317-492-8500.
Enjoy the local production of one of the great-est musicals of all time on 8 p.m. Tuesday. ‘The Sound of Music’ will be performed at Beef & Boards through June 30. Show times vary by date. For more info call 317-872-9664.
‘Fast & Furious 6’ hits theaters todayDom (Vin Diesel) and his crew are back in the latest ‘Fast and Furious’ sequel. This new action fi lm is sure to have all your fast and furious favor-ites: fast cars, exotic racing locations and the return of Lett y, Dom’s love interest.
Cub photos/Katie Billman
Located in the old blacksmith shop at the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Army Post, Cafe Audrey is a petite restaurant near LC. I stopped by for lunch last week and aft er seeing how packed it was, decided to order a turkey club and chicken fi ngers to go. Al-though I was disap-pointed that I wasn’t able to sit down and eat out, it was nice seeing a locally-owned business thriving.
The restaurant opened two years ago in memory of the owner’s mother and fea-tures a dining area with additional seating out-side. Even though I ordered mine to go, the staff seemed friendly and grateful for my stopping in. The french fries were some of the best I’ve had in
awhile, and the turkey club was no disap-pointment either. The club sandwiches that I’ve had in the past have been served cold, but this sandwich was grilled with melted cheese that gave it a nice change.
Cafe Audrey serves breakfast and lunch items along with ice cream from Geist’s Sundaes ice cream shop. It’s worth stopping by the unique cafe to taste the food and experience the history of one of Indianapolis’ former Army posts.
Cover your body in an explosion of vibrant colors to participate in this event with your friends at 9 p.m. Saturday. The cost of this event is $45-$50. Call 541-870-1400.
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Dicaprio did an immacu-late job of portraying the mysterious Gatsby and modernizing it.
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The Rhythmic Revolution
Artist: Lady AntebellumAlbum: GoldenGenre: Country
Artist: The Neighbourhood Album: I Love You.Genre: Alternative
Similar Artists: MC Lyte, Missy Elliot, Nicki Minaj, Trina
Similar Artists: Lana Del Rey, Altas Genius, Churchill
Similar Artists: Carrie Underwood, The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts
Carley LanichSong Suggestion: “Sweater Weather”
Rating: 1 - 2 - - 4 - 5
Meredith Nordmann
Song Suggestion: “Downtown”
Similar Artists: Jenny and Johnny, Camera Obscura, Rilo Kiley
After almost 11 years of absence, the former Ruff Ryders emcee, Eve, is back on the music scene. Eve released her 4th studio album, Lip Lock, on May 14.
On this new album Eve takes a different approach using a few tracks that appeal to today’s “party rockers”. However, her rough at-titude, creative flow and quick delivery on her verses remain untouchable. Eve is clearly still one of the best female rap-pers to ever pick up a microphone.
Eve’s confident attitude comes across on her song “Grind or Die,” which tells how she has been an inter-national artist working overseas. One of my favorite songs on her new album is “Make It Out This Town,” featuring Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship. “Make
but imagine how proud Loretta Lynn would be to hear this new country
infused pop song. Volume 3 continues on in supreme style with two more new songs, “I Could’ve Been Your Girl”
and “London.”The carefully penned lyrics on
Volume 3 are written in the teardrops of unrequited love, but the songs are sung with a theatrical, unashamed boldness.
The only downfall on Volume 3 is She & Him’s cover of the Blondie song, “Sunday Girl,” which sounds off key.
Few flaws aside, She & Him have produced a terrific album with Volume 3, and I would recommend the album not only to a seasoned She & Him fan, but also anyone looking for an album with a distinctive 1950s flair.
The American country pop music group Lady Antebellum has out with their fourth studio album Golden. This album separates itself from the group’s previous albums with a fresh new spin on country music. The overall theme of this album is much more rebellious than the typically laid back country group.
The first hit single from the al-bum, “Downtown,” peaked at No.1, becoming Lady An-tebellum’s first No.1 hit single on Top Billboards of their career. This single displays the theme of a stripped-down sound to showcase their vocal strength that is apparent in the entire album.
Lady Antebellum is similar to musi-cal country group The Band Perry, Ras-cal flatts, and Carrie Underwood.
Lady Antebellum is also well known for their hit single “Need You Now” which was also the lead single to their second studio al-bum and has won
7 Grammy awards. Golden is expected to take this country musical back to the top as well. I would recommend this promising album to everyone.
The Neighbourhood, a new alterna-tive band based in California, released their first album, I Love You., last month. The up and coming group has previ-ously released two extended plays: I’m Sorry… and Thank You, both available on iTunes.
The album as a whole has a dark, overcast feeling to it, perfectly matching its album cover. To match the unique atmosphere of their music, The Neigh-bourhood uses all black and white
imagery throughout their cover art and music videos. Songs like “Everybody’s Watching Me” and “Flawless” exempli-fy this entrancing mood, with lyrics like “the only flaw; you are flawless.”
The band gained early attention and praise for I Love You.’s lead single, “Sweater Weather,” which seems to contrast with the overall atmosphere
of the album. While much of I Love You. seems to be dark and vindictive, “Sweater Weather” is a light-hearted and catchy track that is
the initial hook for many fans of The Neighbourhood.
Overall I Love You. is an interesting album with its own unique sound.
Artist: EveAlbum: Lip LockGenre: Rap
Song Suggestion: “Grind Or Die”Glynnis King
It Out This Town” is catchy and inspi-rational to anyone who is in need of a little encouragement.
Other featured artists on the Lip Lock include Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion), Missy Elliot, Pusha T, Chrisette Michele, Dawn Richard and more.
Although I wasn’t too pleased with the introduction of the first two tracks, I was glad I kept listening to hear this
overall upbeat al-bum. Eve’s Lip Lock album is available in stores every-where and can also be downloaded on iTunes.
She & Him released their third stu-dio album, the appropriately titled Vol-ume 3, on May 7. The indie duo, consist-ing of actress/singer Zooey Deschanel and guitarist M. Ward, is already well known after the success of their debut album, Volume 1.
Volume 3 bears few surprises in the way of musical style. The first track, “I’ve Got Your Number, Son,” sounds like it comes straight from a jukebox at a 1950s diner. While the horn section in the background may be a little overdone, one cannot help
Rating: 1 - 2 - 3 - - 5
Artist: She & HimAlbum: Volume 3Genre: Indie
Ali DuffSong Suggestion: “London”Rating: 1 - 2 - 3 - - 5
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Calico Joe is a quick, enjoyable read for any-one who wants to be captivated by Grisham’s amazing story-telling.
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Title: Calico JoeAuthor: John GrishamPersonal rating: 1 - 2- 3- 4 -
Calico Joe hits home run
Alex KryahTicket ra� e for Vans Warped Tour
What LC’s reading
John Grisham has delved into many topics in many of his criti-cally acclaimed novels. But for the fi rst time, he wrote a book about America’s pastime, and Calico Joe certainly hits a home run.
The book takes place during the summer of 1973 and is narrated by a man named Paul Tracey, whose father was a pitcher for the New York Mets. Paul’s parents were married for some time, but became divorced because of Warren’s out-of - th is -world ego and a hor-rible drinking problem. Trac-ey hadn’t had much success in the league, bouncing back from Triple-A to the Majors and back.
But fi nally, in 1973, Tracey fi -nally hits his stride on the mound. He’s starting to put up the numbers he was projected to produce when he fi rst came into the league. Paul recognizes that their family life is
becoming much more manageable as Warren’s play begins to improve.
In the same summer, the entire country wit-nesses the emer-gence of one of the greatest players of all-time. Joe Castle, a 21-year old stud from Cali-co Rock, Arkan-sas, takes the league by storm
as he’s called up from the Chicago Cubs Double-A affi liate to the Cubs in one day. In his fi rst major league at-bat, Castle hits a moon shot and circles the bases for his fi rst career home run.
“Moby Dick” by Herman Melville-Lindsay Vest, 10
“Burned” by Ellen Hopkins-Justice Springer,10
“Never Give Up” by Tedy Bruschi-Waylan Hare, 11
“I Am The Messenger” by Markus Zusak-AJ Sims, 10
“Beastly” by Alex Flinn-Dara Metcalfe, 11
“Paradise Guest House” by Ellen Sussman-Kayla Smith, 12
“The Boy In The Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne-Hali Vitali, 11
Summer has prime weather for events such as concerts and music festivals. My favorite has to be Vans Warped Tour. This event travels all across the nation, playing music from diff erent genres includ-ing ska, punk, reggae and electronic music. Being on the staff of the newspaper has its benefi ts, and being able to att end this concert with a press pass last sum-mer was one of them.
I would’ve att ended the concert either way, but having the opportunity to go to the press trailer and interview bands (some I had heard and others I had just been introduced to) was an experience I will never forget. My favorite new band, which I did an article over earlier in the year, was Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds. The lead singer, Moises Juarez, was extremely down to earth and made a lasting impression. In our interview, he said, “It’s awesome that someone your age has a passion for a subject as serious as journal-ism. When I was 17 or 18, all I wanted to do was have fun with no cares in the world.”
This opportunity came about when our newspa-per received tickets to Warped Tour and a Drake concert to raffl e off in a May 2012 contest. All students had
to do was retweet to @cubonline and include #cub-warpedtickets in the tweet. This year, we’ve received the opportunity again. My dedicated readers have an upper hand in the contest, however, because this is the fi rst mentioning of it. Students must tweet to our twitt er account, which, again, is @cubonline, with the message #cubwarpedtickets2013. Tweets will be accepted only until 4 p.m. today. The students’ tweets will then be put into a random drawing. The winning student will receive two ticket vouchers and will be called down to Mrs. Granger’s room, 132, to collect them. The winner of this contest must be a student at LC.
Warped Tour is at Klipsch Music Center on July 3 this year, and features bands such as Relient K and 3OH!3. More details concerning the contest will be given to the winner at the conclusion of the contest.
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... tweet to our twitter account... @cubonline, with the message #cubwarpedtickets2013.
“ “Sold” by Patricia McCormick-Danica Minor, 10
“November Blues” by Sharon M. Draper-Janae Thatch, 12
“Breathing Underwater” by Alex Flinn-Jasmon Henderson, 10
“The Hunger Games” by SuzanneCollins-Alexis Beck, 10
“No Choir Boy” by Susan Kuklin-Kayla Cannon, 10
“Sleepless” by Thomas Fahy-Sarah Smith, 11
“Ashes” by Ilsa J. Bick-Bailey Strother, 10
“In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote-Madison Dorsey, 11
“The Blind Side” by Michael Lewis-Drew Walker, 11
“Thirst” by Christopher Pike-Aaron Castillo, 12
“True To The Game” by Teri Woods-Kaigen Smith, 12
“Last Night I Sang To The Monster” by Benjamin Alire Saenz-John Folson, 11
“Chaos Walking” by Patrick Ness-Nathan Hinkle, 12
“Do Or Die” by Leon Bing-Juan Castro, 12
He proceeds to start his career 16-16 at the plate, and unprec-edented mark that had never been matched before. Castle also hits over .500 for six weeks of the sea-son. His amazing command of the bat, defensive prowess and adoles-cent humility captivate the nation.
The story takes a turn for the worst when Warren Tracey inten-tionally hits Castle in a game, frac-turing his skull and ending his ca-reer.
Grisham retells the summer of 1973 as well as describing the ter-rible sentiments that most people, including Paul, feel toward Warren Tracey. Grisham does an amazing job of making the reader believe in this fairy tale career that gets cut short by one of the most disliked people in all of baseball.
Calico Joe is a quick, enjoyable read for anyone who wants to be captivated by Grisham’s amazing story-telling.
CUB REPORTER • MAY 24, 2013 PAGE 23A+E
Cub graphics/Anna Zanoni
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The movie is well shot, well written, and downright hilarious... “
Radium nail polish, anyone?
It’s hard to believe that this is the last “Life Obscura” of the year. Yet it is, and that is both bitt er and sweet.
For this last column until next year, let us start by focus-ing on something else both good and bad: the curious case of the Radium Girls.
The Radium Girls was the nickname given to a group of female workers at the U.S. Radium factory in Orange, N.J. around 1917. The women, who were tasked with painting watch dials with glow-in-the-dark paint, contracted ra-diation poisoning aft er licking their paintbrushes to sharpen them and even painting their fi ngernails with the glowing paint.
Aft er suff ering the eff ects of the radium they had inad-vertently ingested, fi ve of the women sued their employer in a landmark court case that gave individual workers who got occupational diseases the
ability to sue their employers. It is believed that the U.S. Ra-dium factory hired somewhere near 70 female workers to per-form various tasks involving the dangerous radiation and had informed the workers that the substance was harmless.
But if radium nail polish doesn’t interest you, then per-haps music will.
Slow Club is an English folk rock duo consisting of singer Charles Watson and guitarist Re-becca Taylor, the latt er of which also sings and plays drums. The band has released two albums, Yeah So and Paradise, and is known for their use of unusual percussion objects like glass bott les and chairs. Good songs by Slow Club are “Two Cousins” and “When I Go” from their debut album Yeah So.
I’ve thought for a long while about what movie to recommend for my last column of the year, and I’ve decided that it would be fi tt ing to come full circle.
“Moonrise Kingdom” was Wes Anderson’s latest movie
Compiled by/Katie Billman
Cub graphics/Sara Heiny
letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.
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100A cat has
vocal cords.
number of minutes a beaver can hold its breath underwater45
62There are
lighthouses in the state of Maine.
1,500eggs per day.
A queen bee can lay up to
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Shows MusicBooks
LC ecommends...Rand the fi rst that I recommend-ed in my introductory column at the beginning of the year. So now, in my last column for this school year, the movie that I propose to you is 1996’s “Bott le Rocket,” Anderson’s fi rst fi lm.
“Bott le Rocket” tells the story of two misfi t robbers, Dignan and Anthony (Luke and Owen Wilson in their fi lm debuts), who formulate a 75 year plan to pull off several
heists together in preparation for meeting Mr. Henry (James Caan), a more experi-enced crimi-nal that they hope will help
them get rich. The movie is well shot, well
writt en, and downright hilari-ous, meticulously fi lmed by a 27-year-old director trying to fi nd his niche in the indepen-dent fi lm industry.
While it still retains that modest, endearing quality usu-ally unique to student fi lms, “Bott le Rocket” was impres-sive enough to catch the eye of veteran director Martin Scors-ese, who included the fi lm among his favorite movies of the 1990s.
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“Sports Center”
“Game of Thrones”
“Vampire Diaries”
“West Wing”
“The Da Vinci Code”by Dan Brown
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”by Roald Dahl
“The Host” by Stephenie Meyer
“The Great Gatsby”by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“LVL”by A$AP Rocky
“Ya Hey”by Vampire Week-end
“Desperate Youth”by Santigold
“Wings”by Macklemore
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The girls just need to believe in themselves and each other.
Thomas Corbetthead coach
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Girls head into postseason hot
State hopes for ‘talented’ golfers
After starting the season strong, the softball team has hit a rough patch toward the end of the season, losing seven of their last 10 games and drop-ping their overall record to 13-11. The Lady Bears had a streak of three games in a row where they lost 2-1, all coming in ex-tra innings. Those losses were demoralizing for the girls but that did not cause head coach Thomas Corbett to get worried.
“We have to get our girls to step up and get that important hit when we have the chances or make a big play de-fensively to stop the other teams’ mo-mentum. The girls just need to believe in t h e m s e l v e s and each oth-er,” Corbett said.
The Lady Bears finished the season on a high note, being winners of their last five games. This is a big momentum boost for the team as they head into Sectional play. LC received a favorable draw for the sectional tournament; in the first round they play cross-town rival Law-rence North, whom they al-
ready beat earlier in the season 4-1, and then will play the win-ner of Warren Central and Tech for a bid to play in the cham-pionship game against historic powerhouses Cathedral or Ron-calli.
Roncalli is the favorite in the Sectional but again, Cor-bett is only concerned about his team and the games they play in.
“The Sectional teams are all very competitive. The top team is Roncalli, who is in the top five in the state, but they are beat-able. We really like our draw as well. We will have a tough LN team in the first round; be-
cause of the rivalry, they always play us tough.” Corbett said.
The Lady Bears are rid-ing into their Sectional on a wave of momentum, which could
carry them a long way if they keep competing, game in and game out. Corbett believes that if his team gets on a roll they “can beat anybody in the state.”
They started their postsea-son with a 5-2 win over Law-rence North Monday to take them to the second round of Sectionals on Wednesday.
The golf team has not en-joyed the same kind of success they had early in the season, but they are still shooting well. Despite a couple of below-average performances at the Conference Indiana match and at County, the boys still believe they have the talent to make a deep state run.
“We are capable of con-
tending in State,” junior Tony Rogers said. “We all just need to stay positive and the good play will follow. If we can get a few more low scores before Section-als, we can gain a lot of confi-dence. We are a very talented young team.”
This young team has hit a rough patch lately, which is partially due to a lack of focus at practice, according to Rogers. He believes they could practice with more efficiency and “take
it more serious.” To get out of the rough
patch, the team may need to prac-tice at some newer and trickier cours-es to get them ready for post-season play. In fact, the team has recently moved their home course from Winding Ridge to
Hillcrest in order to provide more challenging practice con-
ditions to pre-pare the team for tougher courses.
One of the courses that Rogers also wants the team to practice at is
Maple Creek.“It's a tricky course and you
can easily make a big number. Also we have to forget about these bad finishes and start fo-cusing now on Sectionals.”
With a bigger emphasis on practicing with a purpose, the golfers could once again shoot as low as 155, a feat they accom-plished two times earlier in the year. If the boys can do that, it is certainly plausible that the team, and possibly some indi-viduals, could make a deep run in the state tournament.”
We are a very talented, young team.
Tony Rogersjunior
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Driving the ball into right field, senior second baseman Britney Melzoni rips a single in a conference game against Southport. Melzoni is hitting .369 on the year with a .423 on-base percentage and 16 RBI. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr
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They’ve embraced their roles and they’ve played them well.
Tim Taylorhead coach
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The girls tennis team ended their season this past Tuesday at Regionals where they fell to the hands of North Central 1-4. The girls put up a good battle but were unable to continue their success, which they were able to sustain throughout the entire season, finishing with an impressive 19-6 record.
The Lady Bears’ ability to win matches all year came from the team finding a consistent lineup. Each player has found her niche in a certain role, and that com-fort has paid dividends this year.
“They’ve got in their patterns and they like their roles,” head coach Tim Taylor said. “They’ve embraced their roles and they’ve played them well. I think consistency with some key personnel has been hugely beneficial.”
Taylor noted that he changed the lineup in a match against Bloomington South, one in which the Lady Bears lost 0-5. He said he had to “learn a painful lesson” by playing the girls in different positions than they were used to.
Their strong lineup fared well in the Marion County tour-nament as well. The girls made it all the way to championship match by defeating Speedway, Decatur Central and Franklin Central. In the championship, LC faced off against power-house Brebeuf Jesuit, where they came up short in a thrilling match, 1-4. Number 1 singles player, junior Veronica Clark, went into three intense sets be-fore losing a heartbreaker 6-1, 4-6 and 4-6. The girls’ lone win of the match came from the two doubles spot as senior Macken-zie Spicer and freshman Allison Himes took care of their oppo-
nent, 7-6 and 6-2.That doubles team also
claimed the only win in Re-gionals, which allowed them to move on to the next round with-out the rest of the team. Himes and Spicer have been taking care of business all year. The freshman-senior combination has been lethal this year, going 14-1 when paired together. Tay-lor said their success this year is because of the strong chemistry between the two.
When asked what has made them such a special combina-tion, Taylor said their talent and
l e a d e r s h i p have been ex-cellent and have led to great things t h r o u g h o u t the season.
“ W h e n you can have someone who can lead and
someone who can follow, like side by side, it’s awesome,” Tay-lor said. “Allison has developed her confidence and stepped up and has been more aggressive. They both are (aggressive.)”
“Doubles is typically not our forte. But Mackenzie played doubles last year, which has certainly benefitted the ex-perience and performances this year. The bottom line is that, arguably, the most talented ten-nis players play on the doubles court because they need every shot in the book. You can’t sur-vive with just a forehand and a backhand like you can on other courts. The girls can hit every shot, and they’re fun to watch.”
The girls paved their way to Regionals by winning their sec-ond consecutive Sectional title, taking down Lawrence North and Heritage Christian in the process. The girls won both matches in dominating fash-ion, sweeping both opponents 5-0. Junior Veronica Clark high-lighted the Lady Bears domi-nance as she dropped only two games in the entire Sectional.
Tossing the ball into the air, senior Megan Froman serves the ball to begin the point. Froman is 13-8 on the year, with nine of her wins coming from the two-doubles position, where she has recently been paired with freshman Alexandra Richardson. The Lady Bears won the Sectional title after beating both Lawrence North and Heritage Christian last week.
Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr
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...focus and refocus-ing for different events will be key.
Tim RicheyHead Coach
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Bears dominate SectionalsThroughout the season, the
LC track and field teams have continuously shown why they were the top-ranked teams in the state. Going into the post-season, however, the boys’ team dropped to second in the polls while the girls maintained their spot at the top.
The drop in the polls didn’t faze the Bears, however, as they were able to win their sec-tional with a team score of 152, which beat second place North Central by 42 points. Senior DaQuan Brown won both the
110 meter hurdle and 300 meter hurdle races.
The Bears were also led from its distance members, seniors Matt Dorsey, Cole Hester, Adam Turner and C h a n d l e r Ball. Dorsey claimed first place in the 800 meter run and 1600 me-ter run, Turner followed close behind Dorsey to get third place in the 800 meter run and Ball finished right be-hind Dorsey in the 1600 meter
run to form a 1-2 finish for the Bears. Those distance runners accounted for 34 of the Bears 152 total points.
The girls’ sectional meet was domi-nated by the Bears as they accumulated 197 points, beating sec-ond place and arch-rival L a w r e n c e
North by 123 points. LC won 11 of the 16 events and placed either first or second in 13 of the 16. Despite the dominance from
both teams, head coach Tim Richey feels like there is still room for improvement.
“We had good performanc-es, not quite as good as we did in County, which was to be ex-pected, but it gives us things to clean up before Regionals.” Richey said.
The Bears have had little threat to their dominance this season and they are perform-ing like they have something to prove. That combination has been deadly so far in the post-season and it doesn’t look like anything will be able to stop them.
“We have to continue to get
better, work on communica-tion between kids and coaches as we continue through the rounds. We have a lot of multi-event kids so focus and refocus-ing for different events will be key,” Richey said.
The girls followed up their great Sectional championship with another dominating first place finish in Regionals. LC finished with 146 points while second-place Ben Davis totaled up 57. Junior Leah Frischmann won the pole vault competiton by clearing the bar set at 11 feet 6 inches. Junior Adriana Brown also performed well winning both the discus and shot-put.
Junior Demetreeus Loper, above, takes off during the long jump at Sectionals. Loper would contribute 2 points to the Bears’ efforts by finishing seventh in the long jump with a jump of 19 feet and 4 inches. Senior Isaiah Townsend (right) puts his wheels on display during the 200 meter dash. Townsend finished third
in this event, clocking in at a time of 22.49 seconds in the finals. Cub photos/Coleman LaBarr
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This school has of-fered so much to us and we have taken it for granted...
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Signing off from LC
Bears peaking at right timeDrewNixonjournalism class student
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...we have the poten-tial to do some special things.
Matt Buczkowskihead coach
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It’s the end of an era. Yes, I know, it’s a sad time for us all. By “all” I mean “me and my Mom,” because I’m sure that the adviser won’t miss me too much when I’m gone. My time with the Cub Reporter is over now. I’m signing my figurative resignation from the Cub, and high school, by writing this last column.
I guess I’m not really re-signing, though. Technically, I’m being forced out, like an athlete past his prime (I sure hope that isn’t foreshadowing for me.) Since I’m graduating, I don’t get to leave on my own terms, like a Michael Strahan or
Mariano Rivera. No, I’m getting the boot, like Ivan Rodriguez. Despite his production from behind the plate, he wasn’t re-ally welcomed anywhere once his produc-tion dipped late in his ca-reer. He didn’t get to have the big retirement tour around the country like Chip-per did, even though he probably deserved it.
I guess I’m not overstaying my welcome, either. I’m not Ja-son Giambi, who’s still trying
to scratch his way into a lineup like a young player would. If you look at Giambi, he looks like he’s clearly abused ste-roids and looks way too old to
even be able to move with-out a cane. All hyperbole aside, Giambi was one of the more produc-tive players in baseball for a signifi-
cant amount of time. Now he’s toiling in the bench of the Cleveland Indians, fighting for at bats. Granted, he probably
needs money because he likely made terrible investments and didn’t spend his money wise-ly, so it’s time for him to call it quits and start starring in Life-Alert commercials.
The end of this era won’t make me bawl like Brett Favre did, but it does make me mel-ancholy. I think we’d all be ly-ing to ourselves if we didn’t feel a bit of sadness as we end our days as Bears. As much as we’re ready to move on, I still think there are many of us who will have difficult times breaking ties to the school they’ve spent so much time at. That’s why so many of us are rooming with
high school friends, and it’s also why many will shed a tear or two at graduation.
This school has offered so much to us, and we have tak-en it for granted at times. Our athletic facilities are amazing compared to some of the other schools we travel to. We have athletes and teams that seldom get recognized by us students, despite their amazing achieve-ments. Our teachers are all ded-icated to our success, even when we don’t act as we should. We all have so much to be proud of, whether you recognize it or not.
I know I’m certainly proud to be signing off from LC.
Since they burst onto the scene after winning five games in a row, LC’s baseball team has gone 8-4, getting their record to a solid 15-10. Although the Bears have gone through some ups and downs throughout the season, the team won a big game last Wednesday when they played Carmel. Senior Alex Kryah hit his first career varsity home run in a 10-3 victory against for-mer LC coach Dan Roman who is now the Grey-hounds’ head coach.
The Bears conference play, or “second season” as Coach Buczkowski calls it, went very well as the Bears finished with a 5-2 Conference record. At the beginning of the season, Bucz-kowski said “with the players we have, if we get better every
day, we have the potential to do some special things.”
The Bears have gotten bet-ter and have proven they have the potential to go far into the postseason this year. During the month of May, the Bears allowed only 3.9 runs per game. Pitch-ing and hitting has been very good for the Bears since their 2-6 start. Senior Matt Greenwell leads the team with a batting average of .440. And his team-
mates aren’t far behind him, with five other players with an aver-age of .300 or higher.
The Bears will be fight-ing to finish
the season off strong. Bucz-kowski preached to the team throughout the season, “play each game one game at a time,” and the players have followed through on his plan. The Bears have fought to get to where they are now and don’t plan on letting up.
Junior Braxton Krieg swings at a pitch in a game against Columbus North. The Bears won that game on a walk-off hit by sophomore Dre Davis. Krieg is batting .305 this year, playing as the designated hitter. Cub photo/ Coleman Labarr
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Maddy RoachDrake Christen
Cub Athletes of the Year:
Senior Drake Christen led the Bears football team to their fi rst ever state champion-ship. The dual-threat Christen threw for 1,885 yards and ran for 1,391 yards. His performance on the fi eld made him a Mr. Football candidate at the end of the sea-son. His performance also enabled him to continue his football career at Wabash College next fall.
Senior Maddy Roach was a two-sport athlete, competing for the girls cross-coun-try team as well as the track and fi eld team. Roach was the only girl to make it to the Regional cross country meet this year and is also a contender for the state championship for track in the 800 and 1600. Roach will att end Brigham Young University next year to run for the Cougars.Courtesy photo/Makayla Johnson Courtesy photo/Geoff Bowles
