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Warren Central High School Indianapolis, IN Friday, October 8, 2010 Volume 89 Issue 3 www.wcowlnews.com

Unknown spirits roam the streets of Irvington and beyond. A forgotten church, a lost cemetery and a deserted park set the scene for a haunted evening.

Page 10Check out some known and unknown facts about good ol’ Charlie Brown.

See pages 8-9 for the story

Page 4Warren’s new club is making the school greener. See what their plans are and how you can help.

Are these orbs spirits lurking in the night?

“I have searched for a job for about two-in-a-half years and have been unsuccessful,” senior Ashley Eastridge said. “I have put in applications everywhere that you can possibly imagine and still nothing.” Eastridge is one among many teens struggling to find a part-time job. Over 1.6 million youth between the ages of 16 to19 are unemployed. This is the highest rate in recorded history. Since the last recession in 2001, jobs have become increasingly difficult for teens to come by. Since they are the most inexperienced, teens are typically the first to be laid-off and the last to be rehired. Seasonal businesses are also hiring fewer workers, which affects teens searching for seasonal jobs during summer vacation and Christmas. Examples of seasonal jobs in the summer are yard-work, life guarding and baby-sitting. During the winter, good jobs are at retail stores and restaurants. After the reopening on September 12, the number of teens applying to the Texas Roadhouse on Shadeland Avenue has skyrocketed. They accepted

1,500 applications but only hired 150 people. Teens are not only competing with others their own age for jobs, but also the middle-aged and retired as those groups return to the workforce. Steve, the owner of the Texas Roadhouse store on Shadeland Avenue, encourages teens to present themselves as energetic and willing to take the initiative when it comes to competing for the job. Steve also stresses the importance of first impressions. “The way you are dressed and the way you present yourself is everything,” Steve said. Employers also search for professionalism in clothing attire. Ms. Julie Markle, a guidance counselor in the Counseling Services Center, encourages teens to stay positive and apply to a lot of places. “Approach the job search with a positive attitude,” Markle said. “Remember that you do have valuable skills that you can contribute to any job.” Director of the Counseling Services Center Mr. Jeff Massey recalls how simple it was to find a job. As a teen, he worked at a restaurant called the Sizzler and a water park called Thunder Island. Massey also emphasized the importance of being proactive in the job search.

“When I was a teen, it was very easy to find a job,” Massey said. “It was as easy as a friend telling you, ‘hey, we are hiring,’ and then you were hired.” However, Massey feels that high school and college are the most critical years. Freshman and sophomore years are the two years to figure things out then focus on life after high school during junior and senior year. That is easier said than done. Many teens struggle with finding the right places to look for jobs. Some helpful references for job listings are the Counseling Services Center, newspaper ads, the Internet (careerbuiler.com) and hiring signs around the mall. Teens love the benefits that go along with having a part-time job. “I feel that having my own money is great because I can spend it on whatever I want,” junior Andrea Smith said. They must also realize that jobs expand beyond the four walls of a fast-food restaurant. “Being proactive and approaching the job search like it is your job is the best policy,” Massey said.

NewsAt a Glance

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Student CounCil

There will be a meeting on Thursday, November 8 during period 3 in the PAC.

Walk/run Club

If you would like to join the walk/run club, visit the CSC for additional information.

The Owl Warren Central October 8, 2010 www.wcowlnews.com

by juliakittle news staff

Student unemployment reaches record high at 1.6 million teens

Students must compete with middle-aged and retired workers along with other teens, making minimum wage job-finding harder than ever

Photo by Rachel Baxter

CSC

>The next SAT will take place on October 9. On November 6, the SAT will be at Warren Central. The deadline for sign-up is October 8 and late deadline is October 14. A fee must be paid for late sign-ups.

>The next ACT will take place on October 23. On December 11, the ACT will be held at Warren Central. The deadline for sign-ups is November 5 and the late deadline is November 19. A fee must be paid for late sign-ups.

>The PSAT will take place on October 27 during periods one through four. You must have already signed up in order to take this test.

latin Club

>The next Latin Club event will take place at Climb Time on Wednesday, October 13, and will begin at 1 p.m. The cost will be $1 per person.

>The sweatpants and sweatshirts contest for Latin club are due to Ms. Bergman by Monday, October 25.

>Toga trick-or-treating for Latin Club members only will take place on Sunday, October 31. All cans will be donated towards HUAH.

>Latin Club members will be watching V For Vendetta.

Warren’s Gold Brigade marching band has been working since July to better their chances of advancing to state with their new show “The Last Breath”. This year’s show is much more dramatic than in previous years, finishing with drum major Andre Williams chasing Willow Young into the center of the field, grabbing her by the neck, hoisting her into the air and throwing her onto the ground. At the Hamilton Southeastern Invitational on September 25 the band placed second and then received a gold rating at their regional qualification last weekend. “The intensity level is much higher,” junior Morgan Moran said. “We all want to go to state to honor our seniors.” Last year the band finished 11th at semi-state finals, just short of the 10th place needed to progress to state. Two-thousand-eight was the last time the band advanced to state, where they placed 8th. But this year, they made some changes. Students are no longer allowed to park in Lot

4. This gives the band a chance to practice their show without maneuvering around parked cars. However, school-wide budget cuts have reduced the band’s funding by 50 percent, leaving a lot of fund-raising to be done by the parent booster club. Lower funds have also led to less outside help in the creation of their show. Outside experts on marching band choreography can no longer assist in creating the show’s complex patterns, leaving formations to be created solely by the directors and be based on the strengths of the students. The band is hoping to pick up momentum as their semi-state finals are on October 23. They must place tenth or better in order to advance to the state finals at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 30. The competition will be tough. The majority of bands ranked as Grand National are in Indiana, but band members are staying optimistic about their chances.

What if our school could put aside the differences that separate us, such as the color of our skin or the origin of our birth and come together as one? This is the ultimate goal of the group One Heart One Mind. This is the second year of the club and it is back, hitting the core of our community’s issues. ENL teacher Ms. Katherine Mobley and new sponsor for this year Mr. Joe McGowan sponsor the club. This year there are club officers and new members. This semester One Heart One Mind will continue supporting and advocating for the D.R.E.A.M Act. The D.R.E.A.M Act is a bill that would grant certain illegal immigrants citizenship if they meet the requirements. Last year the club held a D.R.E.A.M Act night where many parents and Warren staff came for support. This year they are focusing on getting people to call their legislatures and ask for the bill to be a stand-alone bill. “The problem with the D.R.E.A.M Act bill as it is now is that it is attached to another bill that always gets shot down immediately,” Mobley said. The bill needs every citizen who believes in equal rights support. “We need to show the people in charge that not just immigrants are supporting the bill but so are Americans,” Mobley said. Immigration is not the only issue that the group will focus on this school year. They plan to redirect their attention to the environment in the spring. They plan to have a booth at the

Indianapolis’s Zoo Boo annual event. They will pass out literature about animal rights. The group also plans to work with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, a local group dedicated to bettering the city. One Heart One Mind members will participate in community service projects such as cleaning up the litter in parks or planting flowers. One Heart One Mind will have the Crime Prevention Week again this year. Last year National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society teamed up to stand up against violence with C.A.V.E Coalition Against Crime Everywhere. They plan to have events throughout that week that gets students to participate. One Heart One Mind hopes to collaborate with other Warren groups and clubs. “We would love to have a strong support system and work with other groups on different issues,” Mobley said. You may have seen members on Warren Live talking about the Latino culture for Latino Heritage month that started September 15 and ends October 15. “We want to cover all Latin American countries and their heritage,” Mobley said. The club is already set and active but students wanting to join will have an opportunity to do so in the spring. “If you’re a student looking for a home here at Warren then this may be the group for you,” Mobley said. This group is accepting of everyone, “We are not just a Latino club, our goal is to be an integrated club,” Mobley said.

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by nicolewilson news staff

www.wcowlnews.com October 8, 2010 Warren Central The Owl

by alexmartens lifestyles staff

One Heart, One Mind clubworks to gain support in passing D.R.E.A.M. Act Bill

Gold Brigade, color guard work until their ‘Last Breath’

Photo by Taylor Borondy

THE COLOR GUARD performs their show “The Last Breath”. They performed alongside the Gold Brigade at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 1.

THE GOLD BRIGADE performs at Lucas Oil Stadium. The band acted as the half-time show during the Warren Central vs. Carmel football game.

Photoby Taylor Borondy

Extra information providedby Emily Hancock

“When I graduated from college, I wore a green ribbon on my gown, indicating that I would pledge to do my part in helping the environment at home, in my community and at work,” Green Club sponsor Ms. Bre England said. “I decided it was time to help implement those things here at Warren.” With the help of seniors Meagan Gardner and Johanna Rodriguez, England was able to achieve her pledge by starting the fi rst Green Club. England got the idea of having a Green Club after attending the MIC leadership conference last year. Warren was the only MIC school that did not have one. Warren has done a few things to be more eco-friendly. The school has a recycling program for paper and plastic bottle recycling containers are located in the cafeterias. During class time the lights are dimmed to save energy and new hand dryers were bought to cut down on the amount of paper towels being used. “Our goal is to educate people at school on how to make the school a greener environment,” England said. There are currently 60 members in the club. The club will be divided into different “committees” focusing on different ideas to spread education on living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. One committee will focus on plastic recycling. There are only a few bins inside the cafeteria, and this committee will work on getting more bins placed around the school and promote recycling plastic. “Our biggest focus is a plastic recycling program,” England said.

The second committee will work on community support to help Warren become greener. The club wants to fi nd local businesses to donate supplies to get recycling centers around the school. These centers will include a trash can, a paper recycling bin, a plastic bin and a glass/aluminum bin. The third committee will work on a “going green segment” for the morning announcements once a week. The segment will be around 45 seconds long and will teach tips students on how to live environmentally safe. “Students who are not in the club can help by taking the tips on the going green segment and implementing them into their daily lives,” England said. “This will include things like using reusable shopping bags, using water bottles and being energy effi cient.” The fourth committee will focus on doing an Earth Day celebration. Green Club wants to work with the township to celebrate Earth Day district wide. “Our biggest event will be in celebration of Earth Day, but no details have been worked out yet,” England said. The fi fth committee will do fund-raising. The club wants to do a fundraiser to recycle batteries, ink cartilages, cell phones, jewelry and other electronics. The last committee will educate the faculty about practicing going green methods in the classroom. Members of the club will attend a faculty meeting to teach teachers on how to save more paper and recycling methods they can use in the classroom. “I am really excited about the club,” Gardner said. “The members in the club are really interested in making the school green a greener environment.”

“When I graduated from college, I wore a green ribbon on my gown, indicating that I would pledge to do my part in helping the environment at home, in my community and at work,” Green Club sponsor Ms. Bre England said. “I decided it was time to help implement those things here at Warren.” With the help of seniors Meagan Gardner and Johanna Rodriguez, England was able to achieve her pledge by starting the fi rst Green Club. England got the idea of having a Green Club after attending the MIC leadership conference last year. Warren was the only MIC school that did not have one. Warren has done a few things to be more eco-friendly. The school has a recycling program for paper and plastic bottle recycling containers are located in the cafeterias. During class time the lights are dimmed to save energy and new hand dryers were bought to cut down on the amount of paper towels being used. “Our goal is to educate people at school on how to make the school a greener environment,” England said. There are currently 60 members in the club. The club will be divided into different “committees” focusing on different ideas to spread education on living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. One committee will focus on plastic recycling. There are only a few bins inside the cafeteria, and this committee will work on getting more bins placed around the school and promote recycling plastic. “Our biggest focus is a plastic recycling program,” England said.

The second committee will work on community support to help Warren become greener. The club wants to fi nd local businesses to donate supplies to get recycling centers around the school. These centers will include a trash can, a paper recycling bin, a plastic bin and a glass/aluminum bin. The third committee will work on a “going green segment” for the morning announcements once a week. The segment will be around 45 seconds long and will teach tips students on how to live environmentally safe. “Students who are not in the club can help by taking the tips on the going green segment and implementing them into their daily lives,” England said. “This will include things like using reusable shopping bags, using water bottles and being energy effi cient.” The fourth committee will focus on doing an Earth Day celebration. Green Club wants to work with the township to celebrate Earth Day district wide. “Our biggest event will be in celebration of Earth Day, but no details have been worked out yet,” England said. The fi fth committee will do fund-raising. The club wants to do a fundraiser to recycle batteries, ink cartilages, cell phones, jewelry and other electronics. The last committee will educate the faculty about practicing going green methods in the classroom. Members of the club will attend a faculty meeting to teach teachers on how to save more paper and recycling methods they can use in the classroom. “I am really excited about the club,” Gardner said. “The members in the club are really interested in making the school green a greener environment.”

News4 The Owl Warren Central October 8, 2010 www.wcowlnews.com

by rachelbaxter associate editor

New club strides to make school greener The Green Club works on ideas to promote a greener

environment at Warren Central

Why Try a Credit Union?Big banks are eliminating free checking and imposing new fees as they seek to bolster profi ts in the face of new government regulations, but you may be able to dodge the fees if you belong to a credit union.

“Compared to banks, credit unions also offer lower loan rates, lower overdraft and ATM fees, and higher interest on savings”, says Michael Thayer, CEO of Warren MSD Federal Credit Union.

Credit unions are not-for-profi t cooperative organizations of people with a common bond such as where they work, live, worship or attend school.

Join us today. At Warren MSD Federal Credit Union...you belong here!

SENIORS

>Congratulations to seniors Hannah Springer and Anthony Davis for receiving the Setting a Good Example award.>Cosmic Bowling will be on November 12 from 12-2 a.m. The cost is $10 per person.>Dancing with the Faculty 2011 team applications are due November 12 by 3:00 p.m.>Congratulations to National Merit semi- finalists Hannah Springer, Devin Chellenberg and Elysia Rhon.

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>There will be a NHS meeting on Wednesday, November 10, at 7 a.m. in the PAC. >Congratulations to all of the new NHS inductees! >Members should check the NHS office for current tutoring and other point opportunities. >Members are to participate in the yearly NHS fund-raiser. If you cannot, you must pay $15 instead.

BAND There will be a Marching Band Competition at Decatur Central at 1:00 p.m. and Center Grove at 10:20 p.m.


by katiejones news editor

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JUST SAY NO CLUB

Red Ribbon week will be taking place October 25-29. Wear red on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, October 27, members are to wear their red super-hero T-shirts.

JUNIORS AND SENIORS (left) at the leadership retreat discuss the importance of honesty, integrity and trust. (above) Students gather after lunch to dance.

Photos by Daryl Hollonquest

by sarahcarney lifestyles staff

Seniors needing help with the college search should check out Warriors Go to College.

The program is run by Ms. Lisa Miyamoto and Ms. Jenny Duguid, who found themselves helping a lot of kids with scholarship and applications last year. Wanting to help students on a larger and more organized scale, Duguid and Miyamoto formed Warriors Go to College. The program is aimed at helping seniors turn in college applications and scholarships on time. Mr. Micahel McCullough and Ms. Diane Zentz in the media center are also involved with the program along with Mr. Massey from the CSC. This provides students with a vast amount of resources and opinions. Personal experience is drawn upon to help students pick colleges and majors. Students receive help deciding if they want to stay in state or go out of state or which major best suits their interests. Students are given folders to help

keep their college papers organized. Folders are handed out at the start of the meeting, and then recollected at the end. This helps to ensure

that important papers are not lost. Duguid and Miyamoto are both English teachers and will help members with their essays for college and for scholarships. Essays will be critiqued and handed back for revision to ensure the student does the best they can on essays. Warriors Go to College meets every Thursday from 3-4 p.m. in room G131.

New program helps Warriors go to college

Just Say No prepares for Red Ribbon Week

SENIOR STEPHANIE VAWTER (left) decorates trick-or-treat bags for the Just Say No Club. (Below) Students in the Just Say No Club hope to spread the message about the dangers of drugs and alcohol by encouraging healthier alternatives.

On October 10, One Day on Earth, is teaming up with from American Red Cross and the World Wildlife Fund, to encourage people to talk about their day on October 10. Visit onedayoneart.org for more information.

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Principal Mr. Rich Shepler

Thumbs Down To Freezing classrooms. The air-conditioning was nice when the temperature outside was nearing the 90s, but now that fall has officially arrived, we could do without the cold. Upping the thermostat a couple clicks wouldn’t hurt too much, would it?

Thumbs up To Break! It’s time for everyone to finally get a chance to really judge the new calendar by spending two weeks away from school. Try not to miss it too much.

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students Too old for Trick-or-Treating?

We Think...Election Day’s significance Goes Far beyond the polls


Thumbs up To The end of our first term. For seniors, graduation is only a semester and a half away.

Thumbs up To Ordering class rings. Yet another way to remember high school forever.

Thumbs up To The football team for decimating those Greyhounds! But really, as if Carmel even stood a chance.

““Heck no! I love trick-or-treating! It’s an excuse to dress up in an awesome costume like Perry the Platypus. And there’s free candy! Who doesn’t love candy? That’s free?!”

““I think trick-or-treating is a little too old for high schoolers unless you are a loser whose parents won’t let you go to a party or you don’t have any friends. Cool people hang out and party with other cool people on Halloween… and losers trick-or-treat with other losers on Halloween. Unless you just want more candy… then trick-or-treating is okay.”

““I think at a certain age trick-or-treating is a little much. Although there is no age limit for walking around a neighborhood as a bed-sheet ghost… as long as it’s only on Halloween. Otherwise, that’d be plain creepy.”

““I think that you are never too old to have a bit of Halloween fun, including trick-or-treating. I planned on going this year with a group of my friends however I doubt we actually ask for candy. Just walking around in the autumn night is what I like best, though scoring a few bits of candy along the way is nice.”

A Rock The Vote poll taken in August of this year states that 81 percent of young Americans (aged between 18-29) are registered to vote, 77 percent say they are likely to vote in this November’s election and 83 percent stated that they believe young people have the power to change things in this country. With all those positive numbers, it does not seem as though getting young people involved in elections would be very difficult. But in 2008, in one of the most controversial elections American history has ever seen, only 51 percent of the youth vote was accounted for across the nation, and only 48 percent showed up at the polls here in Indiana. It is not a giant leap to assume that in light of these numbers not all young people are going to make it out November 4. This is a shame because the right to vote is one of the most important foundations of our nation. It is the concept behind our country’s conception. Yet it seems getting younger generations to the polls is a near-impossible task. And in reading this, many Warriors may feel like the issue does not pertain to them because voting is only for those 18 and over, but in that, they are wrong. That Rock The Vote poll also asserted that only 17 percent of young people had paid a lot of attention to the coming election, 41 percent paid some, and 25 percent have not paid much at all. This year the American public is not electing a president. There has not been a

vast emphasis on television about the coming elections besides a few boring campaign ads. And unless your TV sits regularly on CNN, Fox, or MSNBC, odds are you have not picked up a lot of knowledge about this year’s candidates. But that does not mean they should be simply ignored. Seeking out the information necessary to keep oneself in the know is no difficult task, and doing so will make any voter tackle the polls in a responsible fashion. But even for those under 18, knowing where you stand on political issues, who you side with, and what direction you want the country to go in is necessary. It does not matter who you vote for, what party you choose to support, or what side you take on any given issue. All that matters is that you know and understand why you feel that way. As a nation, we need to start treating the vote like a civic duty, not a popularity contest. Support someone because you feel they can make a difference and stand for what you believe in. In a country where more people get their news from Comedy Central than CNN, knowing the facts may seem unnecessary. But, really, becoming knowledgeable now will help you prepare for making your own decisions in the future. So, taking that extra step to become better informed about the world around you is how you really make a difference, and help push the world in the direction you think it should be going.

Marisa Peredo,junior

Kayla Carol,sophomore

Erin McGovern,freshman

SamoneNapier,junior

Thumbs up To The new iPod Nano. Sure, that does render all of us with the last generation of iPod seething with jealousy, but at least we can enjoy the song they play during the commerical.

Thumbs Down To The early morning traffic jams. Creeping by at glacial speed is not how anyone wants to spend their mornings.

Thumbs up To The grading scale. Students across the school see more A’s on their report cards, and more smiles on their faces.

Thumbs Down To Midterms: making the last week before break obnoxiously busy since the dawn of the education system.Thumbs Down To Illness. Fall may be pretty to look at, but it brings with it the first round of disease. Keep tissues handy, and remember to get plenty of Vitamin C.Thumbs Down To Lanyards. Still, we’re without the dreaded accessory. But rumors have surfaced that the new means of identification will be making an appearance, leaving us simply confused yet again.

As I was searching around on Yahoo, I came across an article called “Theories of the Religious Expertise of Atheists.” I will admit, I am not someone who claims to an organized faith, but I am nowhere near to being an atheist. When it comes to religious debates, it truly intrigues me to see the standpoints people take. So as I’m reading this article, I find things I agree with. But I also find things I don’t agree with. “Atheism as a Religion of Converts” – this caught my attention first.E.D. Kain at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen is quoted in this section. First of all, the fact there is a League of Ordinary Gentlemen makes me laugh because of the movie “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.” Kain is quoted as saying, “Many atheists and agnostics were not born into atheist/agnostic families. They are, in essence converts, who made a conscious choice to leave their childhood faith. Converts often actively set out to learn about a religious tradition, and usually more than one.” That is one fact I entirely agree with, but the fact that Agnostics get shoved into the same category as Atheists is something I don’t agree with.

Just because your family is a certain religion doesn’t mean you have to agree with it. But that doesn’t make you an atheist. Sure, my grandparents are religious and my mother would make my family go to church, but that doesn’t mean I have to believe in that faith. I don’t and I have turned out just fine for 17 years. I don’t care whether or not someone is religious, but when he or she tries to force his or her beliefs on me, that’s when I get

testy, which takes me farther into the article. The section called “Atheists Need to Be Informed: They Are Constantly Getting into Arguments” really had me going. Matthew Nisbet at Big Think says that atheists feel as

though they have to defend their own ideas of religion and disprove everyone else’s. Well, Mr. Nisbet, I have been in religious debates, as an Agnostic, and never once have I felt like I had to defend why I choose not to believe in a certain faith. And I have never had the urge to disprove a faith. If anything, I think that non-religious people have an open mind towards all people. There’s nothing stopping us from liking or disliking someone because of another religion.

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Editorial Policy The Warren Owl is a newsmagazine published ten times a year by the Publications staff of Warren Central High School at 9500 E. Sixteenth St., Indpls., In 46229. The Warren Owl is printed by The Daily Reporter of Greenfield, IN. Advertising rates are available upon request by calling (317) 532-6252. The Warren Owl is distributed to more than 3,000 students, faculty and residents in the community. As a student written and edited high school newsmagazine, the Warren Owl will strive to perform three functions:(1) To inform its readers thoroughly and accurately of all events and issues relative to students, staff and community.(2) To provide a forum for student opinions through its editorials and letters to the Editor.(3) To entertain readers with focus and feature items. Student staff members will decide the content of each issue and will write and edit all printed material. Editorials will reflect

the views of the student staff as a whole, not necessarily the opinions of administration or faculty members. The Warren Owl encourages readers to share comments, suggestions, or complaints by submitting letters to the editor. In order to be considered for publication, letters to the editor must include author’s signature. Names can be withheld from publication only at the request of the author and approval of the editorial board. The editors reserve the right to edit letters for clarification, or for space limitation. Libelous or profane letters will not be published. The Publications staff urges all Warren Central students and staff to use the “Letters to the Editor” as a public forum in the spirit of free speech and press. The Warren Owl is a member of the NSPA, CSPA, Quill & Scroll, and the Indiana High School Press Association.


By Jason Tsai senior class officer

Letterfrom aLeader This is my first time writing for publication. My mind is full of ideas and responsibilities as I think about the subject of this article. Last night I called my teacher in Hong Kong to see what she would advice. I even asked a good friend to his opinion. This helped me begin to write. Time has passed by quickly. Looking back four years ago, I was still in Hong Kong. I was a playful young man who didn’t like school, talked back to teachers, and never did my homework. My teachers said I was a bad influence on students in my school. You get the idea. I know life is not easy; sometimes students find it hard to get through high school. I have the same feeling, too. I remember when one of my teachers told me, “Jason, fill out the answers in your test even when you’re not sure.” I still continue to follow her advice, especially when I face obstacles. Coming to a new country was hard for me, but trying is one of my best skills. I struggle a lot in English, even now, and in such classes as Physics, but I take every opportunity to get help from my teachers. I always tell myself, “I will never give up. If I fail one hundred times, I will get back up a hundred times, and learn from my mistakes not to make the same mistake again.” We students are so fortunate here at Warren Central High School. Whenever we need help, there are always opportunities out there waiting for us. We can make a teacher conference appointment for the class that’s giving us a problem. We can stay after school Tuesday and Thursday to get help form the National Honors Society. We could look out for a friend who can help. Warren Central has many adults who are willing to give us encouragement, a word of the day, to explain difficult passages, to build our vocabularies and other skills. You cannot wait for people to volunteer; you have to take action. “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!” Asking for help is not a sign of weakness; it is a sign or determination to learn and succeed.

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Features8 The Owl Warren Central October 8, 2010 www.wcowlnews.com

As the clock nears midnight and the temperature begin to drop, a group of teenagers begin to explore a church

forgotten in the clutter of the new age to decide for themselves if the rumors are true. Before it was a church, the Irvington United Methodist Church was once one of the most prestigious buildings in Irvington and once housed the president of Butler, Thomas Howe. But tragedy struck the family one night. His daughter died the night of a formal dance, and soon after, her grief-stricken fiancée committed suicide in that same home. It has been said that their spirits still haunt the old house. The daughter has been seen staring out the front windows in the room where she died. A man with a top hat has been seen roaming around the house. Many people have also smelled cigar smoke despite the fact that smoking is not allowed in the church. “About three years ago, I went up into the attic of the church to get something for our

preschool,” Lori Steuer, preschool director of the

church said. “I looked out the window and

staring back at me was a jack

o’ lantern. I went

down t h e

stairs to ask one of

the gentlemen working on our

windows if he or his workers had put it

up there. They all said no and when I went back

into the attic an hour later it was gone.”

Stories such as this made a group of Warren students interested

in finding out if anything supernatural would happen to them. Their adventure began at the church. The group combed almost every inch of that building. As they climbed the stairs and walked into the attic, tension grew and everyone could feel the level of fear rise. The floors creaked under their feet and the fear of the floor giving out at any moment passed through almost everyone’s mind. After spending an hour touring the whole church, they were disappointed to leave with nothing but a few chills. The next stop was the South Irving circle located at University and Audubon avenues. The circle sits in the center of old Irvington and used to be one of the most social places in town. The social aspect of the circle is still there but not for the living. Many have said to have seen a woman dressed in all white walking from east to west straight across the circle and going right through the fountain in the center. She is said to be weeping into a tissue. She does not strike a lot of attention to herself and only when confronted does she disappear. No one is quite sure who she is, but the belief is that she used to live in one of the houses circling the tiny park. There are also two other stories about ghosts haunting the circle. Many car accidents have occurred at the circle due to drivers thinking someone’s walking in the road towards them. The drivers end up crashing into the fountain or somewhere in the circle. Drivers claim there is a man standing in the road dressed in clothes from the 1800s that they try to avoid. Another odd occurrence happens when young lovers are at the circle. A gunshot rings out and many of the couples who have experienced this believe it is the ghost of a young boy who died at the fountain warning the couples to keep their innocence. The group hung around the circle for about 15 minutes, getting spooked by the noises of the city and reminiscing about the spooky feeling the church gave them. Nothing spooky happened at the circle either. The final trek on our trip was the Irvington

Masonic Lodge, better known as Lodge 666. This lodge once housed many members of the Ku Klux Klan. The KKK controlled much of Indiana after the 1920s and the lodge was built for them to hold their meetings. There have been many eerie things happening in the building such as contractors seeing shadows of men walking across the room, doors have been known to swing wildly as if someone had just run through them, workers have felt taps on their shoulders with no one around them and there has also been tales of electronics not working and then suddenly working again. This was the scariest part of the trip. The lodge interior, now a church, seems to be the creepiest area of the whole building. Unexplained orbs can be found in many of the pictures that were taken there. Some of them are dust, but there are a few unexplained ones. Only a few members of the group were able to go in but when they left they were jumpy and shaking. Irvington’s haunts continue on and seem to grow every day, creating more and more reasons to explore. But not everyone in Irvington believes in the haunted history of the town. One town’s member claimed that the stories readers read about Irvington and its haunts have their facts wrong. He found it odd that new stories about ghosts tend to pop up every year just before the tours of Haunted Irvington begin. He is not the only one who takes a skeptical eye to these ghost stories. Others have agreed that even when something unusual occurs happens, it is written down in the books. One of the houses in the Haunted Irvington books was put in there due to single coincidence. Nothing has happened in that house since then. Whether it’s the haunts or not, there is something oddly intriguing about Irvington. After all their searching, they are still unsure about whether or not the hauntings are truly real. photos by Jenny Marvel, Imani Scott-Smittick, Alex Martens

by jennymarvel features staff

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Three characteristics are needed to determine if these specks were orbs: perfectly circular, three dimensional, and self-luminous.

Orbs are believed to be either spirits of the dead, separate life forms or nature spirits.

Most of the time these supposed orbs are reflections of light, dust, moisture, mold and pollen on the camera lens..

Multiple orbs in a single photo are most likely specks of dust.

Orbs were known to the Egyptians as sun boats and referred to in the Bible as merabah.

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Local Haunts In IndianaPaul Ruster Park Cemetery

I will never return to Paul Ruster Park Cemetery. It is not because of the photos we took or what the Ghost Tracker App

brought up. It is because of the overwhelming sense of loss and confusion. Going into this project, I kept an open mind. I was willing to explore and experience boundaries beyond the norm. However, my mind could not prepare me for what resided in this wooded area. Located on German Church and Prospect Road, Paul Ruster Park Cemetery is infamous for the story about a little boy named John W. King. According to legend, King was hit by a train and now haunts this particular place and some have even reported that they can hear the tune of a harmonica being played throughout the woods. Along with 10 others, I ventured out to decide for myself if anything lurked on these grounds. It was a chilly fall night on September 25 as we made our way across the street to the haunted cemetery. As I stepped up the cold stone steps, I felt as if my whole body was entering a different world. The shift of energy was thick and noticeable, but I witnessed some of the others did not feel the same.

As I passed each tombstone, some broken, the feeling of loss was overwhelming. Something was wrong here. I looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of some child who could tell me why I was feeling this way, but I only faced darkness and some decaying flowers that were left by loved ones. I stood at the edge of the woods, which split the soccer field and cemetery in half, looking into the darkness waiting to swallow me whole. Soon, there were only four of us who remained with the buried. It was time to enter that dark abyss. I clutched Jacob Bullock’s arm as Patricia Bullock lead us into the woods. The only sound was giggling from those on the street and the crunching of dead leaves beneath our feet. Michelle Marvel spoke as a few red dots appeared on her Ghost Tracker App, a free download that could pick up frequencies that were otherwise undetectable. “If you have anything to say, just speak into this recorder,” Jacob said, as he held the recorder firmly in his hand. As we walked deeper into the woods, feelings of sadness and helplessness overpowered my senses. All I could think and say was, “What’s wrong?” I felt as if a small child was tugging at my brain, pestering me for attention.

We stopped and waited, but only a few yellow and red dots came and went on Marvel’s phone. As we started to turn around, I heard a rustling of leaves. Bullock pointed the flashlight into the left part of the woods, but nothing could be seen. “I don’t see anything,” Patricia said, “but I definitely heard that.” There was no wind. There were no scared animals. There was no physical proof to debunk the thought of there actually being a presence there with us. We rushed out, fearing we were trespassing, and got into our cars and went home. On the ride back, I could not shake the restless feeling that something terrible had happened there, that there was more than one death. Not only are there stories of little King boy haunting that area, but also about a child being buried in those woods. During our trip, we saw nothing. No figures appeared before our eyes and the pictures that were taken are left up to interpretation. Although we had no proof of spirits lurking around, mutual feelings were strong enough to sway some to believe that the legend could be true.

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Walk the canal, go to the zoo, see a play at the IRT and so much more to do on Break all by the Circle. Downtown is a gorgeous place to be this time of year. One attraction that is normally forgotten in Indy

is the State Museum. This year, several new exhibits have opened that are worth checking out. “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” is a travelling show that has rolled into the ISM until January of next year. It includes the personal accounts from survivors of the tragic wreckage as well as artifacts recovered from the ship itself. The stories told in this exhibit are compelling, heartbreaking and will move everyone who witnesses them.

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There is a Charles M. Schulz museum in Santa Rosa, California, that features all the real world references the “Peanuts” characters had.

Charlie Brown is known to be bald when actually he has a little hair on the front of his head to indicate his hairline.

Snoopy ’s doghouse defied physics. It was known to be larger on the inside than the outside. It featured a den, a library, a guest room, a carpeted foyer, a stairway and a basement. The doghouse was also Snoopy’s aircraft to fight the Red Baron in high-flying

battles.

At the height of the “Peanuts” comic strip popularity, it appeared in 2,600 newspapers, had a readership of 355,000,000 in 75 countries and was translated into 21

languages.

Woodstock, the yellow bird, gets nosebleeds if he flies higher than 10 feet.

The characters in Charlie Brown were based on the creator Charles M. Schulz, and the misfortunate times in his childhood.

Sally Brown, Charlie Brown’s sister, often referred to Linus as her “Sweet Babboo.”

The “Peanuts” comic strip developed into a Broadway musical called “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.”

Over the years, the “Peanuts” characters have appeared in ads for

Dolly Madison snack cakes, Chex Mix, Bounty, Cheerios, A&W Root Beer, Kraft Foods and Ford automobiles.

Instead o f s e l l ing lemonade, Lucy sold psychiatric for help 5 cents.

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For the city mouse in everyone, Chicago is a great place to visit for a quick day trip or even a weekend away. Apart from the shopping, which is incredible all on its own, the Windy City also holds the world’s largest indoor aquarium. The Shedd Aquarium is located on the museum campus and houses more than 8,000 animals representing about 700 species from everywhere around the globe. Walking through the glass-lined walls of the Aquarium, gazing at the life in the water of the tanks is one of the most awe-inspiring experiences to behold in Chicago. Only about a three hour drive, Chicago has many other attractions including: The Art Institute of Chicago, a 4,000 square foot Funhouse Maze on the Navy Pier and so much more to do just on the pier.

Spend a day traversing Northwest Indiana’s largest corn maze Exploration Acres, located just south of Lafayette, has eight miles of maze cut each year into different designs. This year features a tribute to Purdue University, a log cabin as well as three other mazes all in one. Not only do they have a huge corn maze, but also a pumpkin patch, hay rides and a corn cannon that shoots ears of corn with just the touch of a button. It is very easy to spend an entire day around this place, picking pumpkins and getting lost in the maze. Check it out on the weekends, and hopefully swing by during the full moon to take a midnight walk through the maze.

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When Harry Potter first waved his wand in JK Rowlings’ “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” everyone, including Rowlings’ publisher, had their doubts. However, 10 years later, readers were caught up in the magic as 400 million copies flew off the shelf by 2008. Potter fans have been totally mesmerized by Harry Potter as he journeys through Hogwarts, learns magic and tries to survive Lord Voldemort, but what exactly is the root of Harry Potter’s success? What is it about this series that has readers so excited about it? Most people agree that Harry’s world is impossible to turn away from. Witches, wizards, giant dogs, phoenixes, giant snakes, magic and haunting dementors are just a few things that makes Hogwarts a fascinating land to read about or watch on the big screen. In a way, Harry Potter helps readers escape from the real world and enter one where anything is possible, a detail that made sophomore Kayla Carroll fall in love with the series. “I liked the books so much because they were easy to get lost in, and they took me away from any stress I felt,” Carroll said. Every Harry Potter fan and critic gives props to JK Rowlings’ style of writing and creative storytelling. Her imagery and way with words sucks readers into the adventures of the boy who lived and makes it impossible to get out.

Rowlings’ cast of characters is also what gives this

series a boost on the best-sellers list. The realistic natures and appealing personalities of the characters have readers either adoring the misunderstood characters like Neville or despising the black hearted ones like Draco Malfoy. Either way, it is unquestionable that without the emotional feelings toward the characters, readers would never feel so emotional towards the books. Sophomore Anna Doloso would be the first to agree with this, admitting that the characters are what she loves most about the series. “I became close with all the characters to the point I would cry if someone died,” Doloso said. “You can relate to them in some way, and you almost

start taking sides when they get in arguments.” Howeve r, p robab ly the number one reason that

makes this series so addicting is Harry Potter himself. Harry has no parents or any other caring family or friends before he finds out that he is a wizard, and although some readers have not encountered the same problems as Harry, the emotions and conflicts that come along with the grieves of life are not alien to them either. Although Harry started off alone, this changed when he came to Hogwarts. He found allies, friends, love and ultimately family. It never mattered how bad things got, Harry always had Hogwarts, the one place he could belong in and that drove him to fight for it until the end. That is what makes these books so special to readers and probably what has made it so successful.

“Harry Potter” has made readers believe that anything is possible, something that readers will remember for

the rest of their lives. “Avada Kedavra beats vampire fangs and vicious werewolves combined any day,” Doloso said.

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Not know any of them? Clearly, this is why Muggles are not allowed in Hogwarts.

Haven’t been paying attention in class? Hagrid would be displeased with this performance.

Has someone been hit with a Confundus? Might want to shake that off before heading to the next class.

Getting there but not quite close enough? Maybe check out “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” or “The Monster Book of Monsters” to brush up.

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The boys soccer team is looking to overcome their injuries and continue to get better as the postseason approaches. After getting off to a somewhat rough start, the boys rebounded midway through their season with two wins in three games. With wins over Cardinal Ritter and Mount Vernon, the boys looked to continue their momentum as their season wound down. It did not happen as the boys had hoped. After tying Ben Davis to improve their record to 2-7-1, things went down hill for the boys. Sophomore Jose Montez went down with a chest injury, preventing him from playing. This contributed to what would be a three game losing streak. Warren was dominated in the three games, losing to Roncalli, Lawrence North and Terre Haute North. Things were looking bleak for the boys, and losing senior goal-keeper Nick Phelps to a pinky injury did not help the situation, but the Warriors stayed resilient. When Phelps went down during the Terre Haute North game, it opened the door for sophomore Austin Abbett. Abbett came in the game, but the damage was already done. Warren lost the game, but focused their attention to Terre Haute South. In that game, Abbett played well inside the goal, and along with goals from senior Matt Ernst and freshman Brando Romero, the Warriors ended their losing streak with a 2-1 victory. Up next for Warren was the Marion County Tournament. The boys first opponent in the tournament was Lutheran. Returning for the Warriors for that game was Montez. Montez, who had seen his team go 1-3 in his absence was ready to get back on the field. The addition of Montez, however, was not enough for the Warriors. They lost the game 2-1, eliminating them from the tournament. Warren will now focus their attention to postseason play. The Warriors get a bye in the first round of their sectional and will face the winner of Howe versus Mount Vernon. Whoever the Warriors play, they will be looking to overcome injuries, a tough regular season and play well in the postseason.

Boys soccer team heads into sectionals with disappointing record, new keeper

SOPHOMORE JOSE MONTES scrambles for the ball with a Carmel player. Montes is one of the few underclassmen that have played on varsity this year, as the team has gone 2-7-1 this year.

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SENIOR RUNNING BACK Anthony Davis breaks through the Carmel defense with the help of his offensive line. The Warriors defeated Carmel 37-27, in a rematch of last year’s 5A state championship game. Photo by Nate Murdoch

The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference is known to be one of the hardest conferences in the country. On October 1, the two best teams from the MIC battled for the number one spot in the state and will ultimately be the prime decider for the conference championship. The Warren Warriors and the Carmel Greyhounds met up in a place that is quite familiar to both teams, Lucas Oil Stadium. They played each other in the well-fought State championship game. Everything was pretty much the same as it was last November, the players, the fans and the coaches. Well, not all of the coaches. On the Greyhounds’ sideline was former Warren head coach Kevin Wright, only now he was wearing royal blue and yellow instead of the old gold and black everyone was used to seeing. Warren Central’s head coach John Hart was not too distracted by the competition against a former Warrior. “It wasn’t really a factor to me,” Hart said. “Who I coach against doesn’t really matter.” After the hand shakes and hugs between Wright and many coaches and players on the opposite side, the battle began.Senior Clarence Hayes and the offense used the running game to score first, but the missed extra point left the game at 6-0. After the scoring drive, the Greyhounds strutted onto the field and scored on the first play from scrimmage, thanks to their starting running back, Devin Brinson. But the next time Carmel’s offense was on the field, Brinson had to be helped off the field by trainers because of a concussion injury. Without their star, the Greyhounds struggled to keep their run game steady. “Devin’s injury probably hurt us the most from a leadership

standpoint,” Wright said. “He’s the one player we have on offense who has consistently made big plays in our big games.” With the rival’s offense a little off balance, the Warriors’ defense stepped up. One player in particular had a breakout night, junior Jordan Shine. Shine blocked a punt that resulted in a recovery and touchdown by senior linebacker Nick Temple. A few plays later, Shine stole an interception. “It was a great game for me personally,” Shine said. “Both of my defensive plays were big moments.” After the defensive plays and some scores from the offense, the halftime score was 23-14. When both teams rushed back to the field, the rest of the game was an all-out dogfight. Carmel kicked two field goals and scored one touchdown within the last two quarters. As for the Warriors, two touchdowns were scored. One of which was scored by senior wide receiver Shaq Tensley, and was thrown by running back Anthony Davis. Their were in the Wildcat formation. It is where the ball is snapped to and thrown by the running back. At the end of the game, coaches from both sides walked to the middle of the field with Wright as the center of attention. “Playing against my former team was a lot more emotional than I had anticipated,” Wright said. “It’s tough losing a game of that nature, but seeing Coach Tutsie, and the four or five former players of mine who are coaching at Warren made me feel good that I at least may have made a positive impact while I was there.” With a win under the Warriors’ belt against a big rival, the team is only looking forward. “There’s only one main goal of our team, it’s to win state,” junior Deionte Buckley said. “We’re just working that.” “Carmel played their best, but our playmaking and hard work out did theirs,” Shine said. “It’s the story of an athlete.”

Offense erupts on the Greyhounds, vaulting the Warriors back to No. 1 in class 5A

Football team runs over rival Carmel in 5A state rematch

by joslyncunningham sports staff

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After a long regular season, the Lady Warriors soccer team has set their sights on sectionals. Hoping to get their first conference win, the girls faced rival Ben Davis. The Lady Warriors had many opportunities to score but they could not capitalize on any of their chances. The game ended in a 0-0 draw and left the girls still winless in their conference. Stepping out of conference for a game, the Lady Warriors took on the tigers of Fishers. They played Fishers hard the entire game but were not able to pull out the victory. The game ended on another 0-2 loss for the girls. “We are playing much better,” coach Gary Roberts said. “We just have a difficult scoring even though we have many opportunities.” Still looking for a their first conference win, the girls took on the Center Grove Trojans. The scoring problem seemed to come back and get the girls, as they were again shutout by a conference team losing to the Trojans 0-2. Brebeuf provided the next challenge for the Lady Warriors as they tried to get back on the winning track. This would be the fourth game in a row where the girls just could not get the ball in the back of the net. The game ended in another tough loss for the girls with a score of 0-2.

After another tough non-conference loss the Lady Warriors went back into conference play, the girls played both Terre Haute North and South. Terre Haute North would not be as easy as they thought as the girls again lost in conference play with a score of 0-2. Turning their focus away from Terre Haute North, the lady Warriors hoped to get a win against Terre Haute South. It was a hard fought battle as the Braves held a 1-0 for most of the game. Sophomore Cami Navarra scored the game-tying goal, which sparked a fire in the Lady Warriors. They were desperate to get their first win in conference play but as it was in all of their other conference games the girls could not pull out the victory with the game ending in a 1-1 draw. The County tournament was next and even with all the tough conference losses and draws, the girls would not let that turn their focus away. Perry Meridian was the first game for the girls and what a game it turned out to be. Both teams were tied for 80 minutes until Navarra scored the game-winning goal with only two minutes left in the second overtime. After the big win over Perry Meridian, the girls hoped to keep up the momentum heading into their next county game against Speedway. Not even a minute into the game Navarra scored on an

assist by senior Emily Abrams. After Speedway scored two straight goals, freshman Amelia Carney scored the game-tying goal. The game could not be decided in the two overtime periods and headed into penalty kicks. The Lady Warriors won the penalty kick session 4-2 and advanced into the semi-final game. Brebeuf was the only team standing in the way of the girls and the county finals. It was a hard fought battle, but at the end the Lady Warriors could not pull out the victory. They lost the game 1-0, ending all hopes of winning the tournament. “We have skilled player but need to work better as a team,” Navarra said. Even with all of the success in the county tournament, the girls main focus is to win the sectional title. They have not won sectionals since 1993 and this is in coach Roberts opinion this the year they can win it all. “We have a chance to win it all,” Roberts said. “Cathedral is our biggest hurdle, and we are playing a style to beat them.” While the girls are hoping to get to Cathedral, they have to get through all of the teams standing in the way of Irish. The girls first sectional game is October 11 against Bishop Chatard.

Girls attempt to avenge disappointing season with successful postseason play

SENIOR KRISTINA FIELDEN attempts to gain possession of the ball over a New Palestine forward. They will first play Franklin Central on October 9, then attempt to capture their sectional title for the first time in 17 years.

Photo by Nick Wilson

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ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Captain Defender, forward 2 goals 2 assists

Senior Matt Ernst

“The season has been a bit of a struggle especially in MIC, but we definitely have improved and I think Warren soccer is headed in the right

direction ”

Last January, while most boys basketball teams were preparing to wrap up their seasons and practicing for sectionals, Carmel High School suspended four of their seniors for hazing freshmen players on a team bus. In September a sophomore football player at Hamilton Southeastern had bottles of urine waved in his face by upperclassmen on his team after a loss to Brownsburg. With all these incidents of hazing going around in nearby communities, there is one question that needs to be asked: Can it happen here in the Warrior Nation? “You can never say never,” Principal Rich Shepler said. “It is all about communication with player and coaches, and having respect for one another.” Along with respect and communication, coaches at Warren have had numerous meetings with players and administration to inform them of new regulations. Each team is required to have a supervision plan. It is a written out plan for observing and controlling where the athletes are, what they are doing, what coach will be in each area around and in the locker rooms. “When it comes to hazing, it is all

about educating athletes and having the best supervision,” Athletic Director Marques Clayton said. “This is pretty much the purpose of the whole supervision plan.” The team that has had the most change is the Warrior football team. They have implied new responsibilities for coaches. Rules include keeping freshmen and varsity teams separate in the locker room, assigning coaches in specific areas in the locker room and putting coaches in the front and back of buses for away games. If hazing were to occur on a team, immediate attention would be taken. Two of the main consequences will be removal from the team and automatic suspension or expulsion from school. “I’m grateful that I have leaders on my team that understand that hazing is a cowardly act and a sign of immaturity,” head football coach John Hart said. “We, as coaches, want our players a part of the solution, not a part of the problem.” Another question is why do players haze their own teammates? “Hazing can be done as a tradition or right of passage,” girls cross country coach Brian Miller said. “It was something that happened to the upperclassmen as freshmen and now they are passing that tradition down to current freshmen.”

Administration tries to prevent future hazing among Warren sport teams


Boys and girls cross country teams focus attention toward postseason

The girls cross country team has continued their season with a 94-66 record. They are led by seniors Jacklyn Howland, Leah Woodbury, and junior Haley Baughman. The team’s toughest competition of the year is Franklin Central, Carmel, Noblesville and Pike. The girls have ran many miles to prepare for these meets. For some meets, the girls will run up to 50 miles a week to prepare. To improve from last year, the girls have been increasing their mileage, working on their core strength, and setting their goals high. “The girls are very competitive and are always striving to do their best,” head coach Brian Miller said. “As I tell our girls who want to run for us, this is not a fitness club. This is a competitive team, and I think most of them understand what’s expected of them.” The girls have been doing big things in the Warrior Nation. They placed fifth out of 15 in the County Championships, and Howland placed all-county. They also won the Maconaquah Invite for Varsity and Junior Varsity. “Next week we have sectionals, and we should have no problem advancing to regionals and semi-state,” Miller said. First round of sectionals begin on October

12 at New Palestine at 5 p.m. Meanwhile, the boys cross country team’s season has continued si. The team had 16 runners run a personal best at the Culver Invitational where they placed twelfth out of 44 teams. Junior Cody Stone has made the all-time top junior list of Warren Central runners. He ran 15:53 at the Culver Invitational making him eighth on the list. Freshman Lee Justice has also placed on the all-time freshmen list. He is ranked ninth.The team also finished sixth out 24 teams in the Flash Rock Invitational. Not only has the team faced some tough competition, but they have also had to overcome the weather. “This season has been very hot and dry,” head coach Joe Brooks said. With record breaking heat the boys have toughed it out and continued their success. The team finished fifth out of 16 teams in county, and are looking forward to defending their sectional and regional titles from last year. Sectionals will take place on October 12 at New Palestine at 5 p.m. 3 at Franklin Central at 10:30 a.m.

SENIOR DONNY GRaham stays neck and neck with an opposing runner at County. They boys team has had several strong finishes, including second at the Maconaquah Invitational.

SENIOR JaCKIE hOWLaND keeps pace with runners from a myriad of schools during the county meet at Brebuef. The team team has had a successful season so far.Photo by Daryl Hollonquest

Photo by Daryl Hollonquest

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USC: A Tainted Agenda

by spencergarnier sports editor

College sports are supposed to be the epitome of all that is good with sports. This is the level where the players can compete on the big stage, in the spotlight, but still have all the innocence of an amateur. But many collegiate athletic programs are toeing the lines these days, breaking the rules set in place by the NCAA to try and get an edge on other schools. And one of the biggest offenders? USC. The University of Southern California. It’s this program that’s leading the pack when it comes to rules violations and improper recruiting. Year after year it seems that USC is breaking the rules. In the last few years, two major scandals have besmirched the school’s name. The latest of these was in 2008, with USC basketballer O.J. Mayo finding himself in the headlines with his improper conduct.On May 11, 2008, it was leaked that Mayo, who at the time had already left USC to pursue a career in the NBA, had received money from a local sports promoter, Rodney Guillory. This completely violates the NCAA’s rules, so Mayo and the school would clearly be punished, right? Yeah, but it took a while for anything to happen. After almost two years, the school was finally punished for allowing Mayo to take the money. The officials basically erased USC’s 2007-2008 from the face of the Earth. Their record was changed to 0-12, they had to vacate all 21 games of their season, and all their postseason achievements were taken away. But a debatably worse violation occurred in 2006. USC had just had a very successful season. The Trojans had just finished second in the Rose Bowl to Texas, and superstar running back Reggie Bush had just won the Heisman. But it turns out that Bush had received money and gifts from friends of the school. As a result, wins were forfeited, scholarships were lost, and just this September, Bush relinquished his Heisman (the first time this has every happened in Heisman history). So obviously these two men broke the rules the NCAA has set in place. But are they the only ones responsible? Of course not. I’m fairly certain thousands of dollars out of nowhere is fairly tempting to a college athlete who isn’t supposed to be making any money off of their talents. Former USC basketball coach Tim Floyd was accused handling the money that went from Guillory to Mayo. And football coach Pete Carrroll soon jumped ship to the Seattle Seahawks when the Bush scandal hit the fan. The USC players have made mistakes, but it’s also the coaches and administrators either not monitoring them, or aiding them in the process. So the players are not the only ones to blame. It’s up to the schools and the NCAA to catch not only the players, but also the people helping them. And while USC has been a beacon of recruiting violations of late, it’s not just them. Colleges around the country are doing the very same thing as USC. So hopefully the NCAA figures out a way to keep the schools abiding by the rules, the players on the straight and narrow, and the purity in college sports.

After going seven years without winning a MIC title, this year’s girls volleyball team has broken that drought, through an unbelievable season. The last team Warren was awarded a conference championship in volleyball, was when current freshman coach Kim Richards and company brought home the title in 2002. The girls set big goals for themselves at the beginning of the season, and they made sure nobody would stand in their way. The Warriors began the year hot, defeating their first eight opponents of the year. Among them were Franklin Central, Lawrence Central and one of the top teams in the state, Seymour. Warren came strutting into their ninth game of the year against Columbus East, confident they could beat the third-ranked team in the state. However, it did not happen that way. Columbus went on to win a very close match, 2-1. This gave the girls their first loss of the year, but they maintained their poise and moved on. Warren went on to dominate their next match against North Central and were ready for yet another test against one of Indiana’s top teams. That test came in the form of Roncalli, the top ranked team in the state. The girls battled, but the Rebels were too much. Roncalli went on to win the match 3-1, but the Warriors rebounded in a big way. After the tough loss to Roncalli, Warren won a game against Scecina, but then lost a close one to a very good Westfield team. After a couple of losses to some of the top teams in the state, Warren was ready to get back on a win streak. With that, they focused their attention toward conference play. This would not be much of a challenge for the Warriors, as they would go on to dominate their conference. Warren dominated their first three opponents in conference play (North Central, Lawrence North and Center Grove) and were well on their way to winning the conference championship. Then after a win over Ben Davis to improve their conference record to 4-0, Warren clinched the title with wins against Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South on

September 25. And coach Dan Hagist could not have been prouder of his team. “I think without question the MIC is the toughest conference in the state, if not the Midwest,” Hagist said. “So to win the MIC is a great accomplishment for this team.” The wins improved their record to a spectacular 19-4 on the year, and 6-0 in the conference. The 19 wins so far this season equal the total amount of wins last years team accumulated. While the girls have played well as a team, individuals have stood out. Senior Sarah Johnson leads the team in assists, while junior Lindsey Wright leads the team in points. And sophomore Casey Clark has been a big part of the success as well, as she leads the team in kills and total attacks. “We have had many players step up this year,” Hagist said. “Johnson is one of the top setters in the state, along with Nikki Thompson in the back row, and Clark hitting outside.” While all of those players have played big roles on the team, other players have had to step up at times as well. And when called upon, these players did their job. “Addie Taljonick, Caleesha Jaffe, Rachel Banter, Heather Smith, Holly Nahre and Emily Clark have all come up big when we needed them,” Hagist said. While Warren has enjoyed success during the regular season, they are still working hard, and looking to get better heading into the postseason. The girls know it will be a challenge to get out of this year’s sectional, but they are up for challenge. “Our sectional has in the past been one of the best in the state, so it is important that we keep our focus going into sectional play.” Hagist said, “It’s how you finish that’s most important.” Hagist believes this team has the potential to be one of the best teams in Warren’s volleyball history. With only a handful of games remaining in the regular season, the girls will be looking to finish strong with wins down the stretch as they head into sectional play. With one goal already achieved, the Warriors are hoping they can continue their success and make this season one to remember.

Volleyball team earns first conference title in seven years

THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM huddles together during their “Pink the House” night. The girls simultaneously supported breast cancer awareness and defeated Carmel on October sixth. Photo by Taylor Borondy

by emilyabrams editor-in-chief

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T The search for the perfect pumpkin begins with a hayride. With each step into the wagon, hay is shuffl ed and crunched underneath every footstep. As the tractor pulls the wagon, you feel the cool crisp fall air blow against your face. You can smell the hot apple cider and the home-made goods being sold at the market area. You can see the patch in the distance. Pumpkins of all sizes. But you’re looking for just one pumpkin—the perfect pumpkin. When the tractor stops, you step down the creaky steps of the wagon into the mud of the pumpkin patch. Where to begin? Starting at one edge of the patch, you look at each pumpkin, checking its color and size. Slowly moving farther and farther across the fi eld, you keep your eye open for different pumpkins. Suddenly, one seems just right. It is covered by vines and a little bit of dirt. It is not too big and it is not too small. It has just the right amount of orange color with a touch of green. This is the perfect pumpkin for anything—carving, decorating or simply showing off.

Once you have your pumpkin in hand, you board the wagon and begin your ride back. Successful in your trip, you can now enjoy the other fall activities offered at the market—the corn maze, the petting zoo, caramel-covered apples and a giant haystack to climb on. It is that time of year when experiences like this can be found at orchards like Waterman’s Farm Market. Along with hayrides, pumpkin picking and a corn maze, the local farm market also offers pony rides, home-grown goods and even a pumpkin-eating dinosaur. Waterman’s is in its 33rd year of business and the mission of the market remains the same: to make it’s customers happy by providing fresh produce at a reasonable price and to share the joy of farm fun with the annual Fall Harvest Festival. The Fall Harvest Festival is open until October 31. There will be a pumpkin smash on November 6. Waterman’s Farm Market is open from 9 a.m. - 7p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

ADRIAN ORCHARDS

500 West Epler AveIndianapolis IN 46217

Hours: Mon-Sat: 9 a.m. - 7p.m.

Sun: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

THE APPLEWORKS

8157 South 250 WestTrafalgar, IN 46181

Hours:Mon-Sat: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Sun:10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Bamboo MazeApple Picking

OTHER PUMPKIN PATCHESAND APPLE ORCHARDS

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Hours: Mon-Wed: 9 a.m. - 6p.m.Thurs-Sun: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Pony rides: $3Hayrides: $3

Apple Picking: 75 cents/lb.

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