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Index News

Lights, camera, goal...pg.5

Cultures intermingle at IFEST cele-

bration...pg.5

ROTC works arduously for state....

pg. 6

News In Brief...pg.6

Lifestyles

Boho chic and healthy living: all the

rage....pg. 7

TV debuts both new and familiar...

pg.7

Books released in 2015...pg. 8

Indulge in the sweet taste of Ireland...

pg. 9

Movies arriving in the new year...pg.9How to become a spring royal....pg.

10

Who will win the Hunger Games...

pg. 10

Features

Playstation Now revealed...pg. 11

Yoga benets the body...pg.11

Chang sets sights high...pg.12

Noorani juggles activities...pg.12

Celebrating Irish heritage...pg.13

Practicing the unordinary....pg.13

Perspectives

Spring break varies...pg.16

People crave one break...pg.17

Sports

Clements soccer hopes to repeat...pg. 14

Publication Policy

The Round Up, a feature magazine pub-lished by the students in Clements High

School’s Magazine Journalism class, is a

designated forum for student expression.

The Round Up is distibuted to its readers

and the student body at no cost.

Volume 3

Reporter speaks social media and

sports....pg. 14

Tennis star Hu swingsto top 100...pg. 1

Student Athlete Saa serves his accom-

plishments ...pg.15

Voices

What is your favorite season?...pg.18

Humans of Clements: Have you ever

experienced karma?...pg. 19

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4/20

From the Editors’ desk

New York exists in colossal, aesthetic mes

By SAMANTHA JREIJ

Co-Editor-in-Chief

I never knew I would nd my heart

in New York.

I have never been to a place that

feels. I have never been in a place

that has a heartbeat like this city does.

This city makes me feel alive. This

city makes me feel as alive as millions

of others have felt before me.

This city is more than just a place.

It is a colossal mess of small stores

that merge their obscenely different

personalities as their borders cross

one another. It is a crowd of colorful

and dull people, all going somewhere,

somewhere close, always a few

blocks away. It is a chaotic arrayof buildings that seem like they are

sitting precariously in their spots,

buildings that will topple any second.

It is an attitude and a unique sleekness.

It is greater than we can comprehend.

There is so much in New York. The

utter concept of simplicity doesn’t

quite seem to exist. Henry David

Thoreau surely would be mortied

just how much there is in New Yo

Everything is always moving and

crowd never abates. Nothing

and yet it is all forced to be squish

together into one giant collage o

city.

Maybe I’m reaching, and may

I’m not making much sense,

maybe life is like that. Maybe liflike a giant collection of objects a

emotions that were forced togeth

and as chaotic as that looks, when

all step back and look at it, it is sor

beautiful. It is a kind of beauty t

nobody ever thought could exist

kind of beauty that could only ever

completely unplanned and chaotic

BY LAURYN MERRIETT

Co Editor in Chief

Tea is widely used in many different

cultures for many different things. I for

one, love tea and what I am about to

share with you is some things of which I

was unaware. For all you tea lovers, here

are some more things to adore about one

of the world’s favorite drinks.

1) Green tea is helpful in interferingwith the growth of breast, lung, stomach,

and pancreatic cancer. It also can prevent

the clogging of arteries, burn fat, and

reduce the risk of neurological disorders.

2) Black tea, though it has the highest

caffeine content, can protect the lungs

from damage caused by cigarette smoke

and also can reduce risk of stroke.

3) White tea has the most potent

anticancer properties compared to other

teas. It is uncured and unfermented, so

it is really nice if you want something a

bit lighter.

4) Oolong tea’s antioxidants can lower

cholesterol and is claimed to also help

with weight loss.

5) Chamomile tea, widely known as

being a very calming tea, also helps

prevent loss of vision as well as nerve

and kidney damage. It can also stunt the

growth of cancer cells. 6) Hibiscus tea when consumed three

times a day can lower blood pressure.

It is also good for treating colds and

lowering cholesterol.

7) Rooibos tea has cancer-ghting

properties and is also a good remedy for

insomnia and digestion.

8) Instant tea is very popular and most

easily available, but it may contain very

little actual tea and is mostly just sugar

and articial sweeteners. During the

process to make instant tea, 90 percen

the antioxidants that make tea so heal

is lost. If you would like to ben

from the qualities listed above, I wo

recommend loose tea.

Especially with this being the new y

and everyone promising to be health

hopefully, these facts will help you k

resolutions in a fun and tasty way.

Tea provides unexpected health benefit


5/20

photo by Jaime Rodrigu

NEWS

5

By SANGEETHA PUTHIGAI

Voices Editor

The Clements International Festival

is scheduled to be on Thursday, April

17th. The International Club is currently

deciding on this year’s theme for the

annual event.

“We are deciding on a theme,

restaurants, and decorations for this

By PATRICIA ANNE MANZINARES

Voices Editor

For the past 20 years, requests have been

made to put lights on the soccer eld.

Finally, it has been approved for lights on

the eld near the track and the bleachers.

Compared to other Fort Bend ISD

schools, Clements is the only school

in the Fort Bend area that does not

have home for soccer and track.

Last year Clements varsity

soccer won State recognitionand the lights are well deserved.

“It has been nine years since I came

to work for Clements. My son has been

playing for the soccer team for four

years, and for as long as I can remember,

even before he came to play for the

team, a lot of parents had already been

asking to put lights on the soccer eld,”

said Lorri Hubert, assistant principal.

The both JV and Varsity soccer team

do not have a home eld and have to

use Kempner stadium for practices and

competition. Many people therefore

believe it is a good decision that

they put lights in the soccer eld.

“In my opinion, adding lights for

the soccer eld will allow both teams

to be able to play games at night

and also allow anyone to play on

the elds.” Brandon Nguyen, junior.

The benets of putting up lights

in the soccer eld is that freshmen

and sophomores that are not yeteligible to drive can just stay and

practice in the Clements soccer eld.

“It will affect the soccer teams, because

they play at night,” said Nash Cole, senior.

Also, putting up lights in the soccer eld

is for the greater benet of the students

for their safety during times of practices.

Last year, there was an incident where

two teams refused to come to Kempner

stadium because of the worry that some

students have about getting injured.

“But at Clements we have custodians w

can manage the eld by taking good c

and watching over the eld,” said Hub

Another benet for the soccer

to have lights installed is that it i

good impression for other competi

teams from other schools if they co

and practice or play on Cleme

grounds. Players say Kempner stad

compared to Clements is not as go

because it feels different to be a

to play on the team’s home

Lights, camera, goal

year’s international festival.

Look forward to tasty food from around

the world, cultural performances by both

professional performers, and Clements

students, extra credit opportunities, and

our annual fashion show. Hopefully

after all our hard work, this year’s IFEST

will be a success,” said Grant Lu, junior.

The International Club at Clementshelps dene the student body at a more

precise level by displaying cultures

of students from all around the globe.

They do so by hosting IFEST. During

IFEST, students demonstrate culturally

based performances and attendees are

offered food from around the globe.

Today, society is lled with a unique

set of people with different stories

and traditions from everywhere in

the world. One of the most culturally

diverse schools in the nation, Cleme

through International Club, stri

to promote a better understand

of these differences, and prom

respect for each culture’s traditio

“Diversity adds to society by mak

available different viewpoints

perspectives from around the woIt helps us recognize each oth

differences and similarities. IFEST stri

to help people appreciate the differen

between the diverse cultures of the wo

while at the same time making th

seem a little less foreign,” said Grant

The International Club inv

everyone to attend this ye

celebration, which planners prom

to be bigger and better than e

Cultures intermingle at IFEST celebration

Photo Courtesy of Jaime Rodrigue

Photo Courtesy of Jaime Rodriguez


6/20

ROTC works arduously for stateBy LISA NINAN

Ads Editor

ROTC will be going to State in a

few weeks to compete from March

27-28th at Texas A&M University in

College Station. There will be around

38 students from Clements who will be

competing in the Navy Junior Reserve

Ofcers Training Corps program for

several different drills and regulatory

procedures.

“We’re looking to do better than last

year and last year there were 58 Navy

JROTC’s in the State and only 16 qualify

for State each year so we were 1 of those

16 teams, and last year we ended up

12th in the State. We denitely want to

improve on that and become part of the

Top 10 this year,” said Captain Marlin

Anthony, ROTC sponsor.

Captain Anthony and Chief Jason

Gorsuch helped to give details on the

competition and different programs

taking place. Some of them include:

1) Armed drill competitions where

cadets will march around with their fake

ries called a precision drill where every

single step is outlined for them already,

and every single school does the exact

same routine so they have some criteria

to judge from. There is also an armed

exhibition portion where cadets get to

do a creative routine on their own with

a set time limit and the judges look for

creativity from different schools to see

which ones are the best.2) Unarmed drill competitions where

there is a regulation drill- where will

march around and do a few precision

procedures and an unarmed exhibition

portion- an independent section, where

they create their own routine and the

judges to determine how good their

routine is.

3) Athletics competition is basically

the PT portion where our cadets w

compete in push-ups, sit-ups, and

shuttle relay that normally goes from

males to 4 females and they take the

cadets for that.

4) Academics competition where the

cadets take a 50-100 question test ba

on their knowledge from their freshm

to their senior year, and usually

Clements students do pretty well on t

The rst thing the cadets do when t

get there for competition is a perso

inspection where every cadet has

stand in their uniform answer questi

about their basic knowledge, as wel

be inspected for their complete unifo

will be looked over from how high th

ribbons are on their pockets to th

haircut, facial hair, and for females. “I was happy for my cadets becau

knew that that’s what they strive for

year and those are the guys that put in

work and myself and Captain make s

they stay on task and this is a cadet-

program, so whatever they accomp

here is on them,” said Chief Gorsu

Being able to advance to State w

denitely exciting for the ROTC team

6

News In Brief News and Brief

At the Jersey Village programming

competition our advanced team placed

1st and novice teams placed 2nd and 3rd.

The following students also placed

individually:

Kevin Chen – 1st

Stephen Zheng – 2nd

Alex Chen – 3rd

Swim teams won District titles over

the weekend and two pool and threeschool records broken. Jonathan Drewes

broke 16-year-old pool record in the 50

free, and set school record in the 100

free. Jonathan earned District MVP.

boys 200 free relay consisting of Alex

Nork, Colin Crow, Colin Walton, and

Jonathan Drewes also set pool record.

Academic Decathlon Team won

the regional championship again

this year. If you know any team

members, please congratulate them -

Henry Burgess – 3rd place

overall score, 1st place in

language and literature and 1st

place in economics

Albert Han – 2nd place overall

score, 1st place in music, 1st

place in science, 1st place for

interview (perfect score!) and

3rd place in math

John Hattan – 2nd place in

economics Andi Liang – 1st place overall

score, 1st place in language

and literature, 1st place in art,

1st place in speech, 2nd place in

music, 2nd place in science, 2nd

place in economics, 3rd place in

math

Galen Lytle – 3rd place in

language and literature

Anish Rao – 1st place in

economics, 1st place for

interview (perfect score!),

2nd place in math, 2nd place in

speech

Anna Wang – 3rd place in mu

CTV’s very own Niko Trusko is in

running for a place as winner of S

UIL documentary lm. Good lu

CHS is now offering FREE stud

led tutorials in core classes

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:3

3:15 in the Upstairs Library. Thereyers hanging at school for stude

that need help to sign up for tutor

or students can go see Mrs. How

in room 2511 for more informat

The link to the college and car

readiness center here at CHS is htt

chsccrcenter.weebly.com/ccr-cen

calendar.html In order for stude

to attend the college visits they m

register for the event, registrat

closes at noon the day before the v

Photo Courtesy of Leah Fontenot


7/20

LIFESTYLESBoho chic and healthy living: all the rageBy HAANIYA DAWOODALLYCopy Editor

It is time to hang up those coats,

fold and put away the big scarves,

and box up the Uggs. Seasons are

changing, and just in case the winter

blues are still hanging around, cheer

up. With spring comes new trends.

When it comes to fashion and style,

the 1970’s are back this season bring-

ing back the large scale prints and bold

colors. However, today there is a bal-

ance between the 70’s inuence and themodern day style. Another inspiration

for spring is bohemian. With soft col-

ors and owery print, bohemian is a re-

laxed way to dress. Finally, denim worn

right can look more formal instead of the

way it is being underestimated today.

In terms of decorating and interior de-

sign, Feng Shui is a way to rearrange

everything in a way of harmonizing the

people around. Originating from Chi-

nese Astronomy, the main purpose of it is

to nd the perfect place of an object and

fulll its purpose of why it was created.

Spring is time of hope, rebirth, and re-

newal. Pop music can be a great asset in

Tv debuts both new and familiar 1. Sunday, March 1st- Once Upona Time, The Last Man on Earth, and

Secrets and Lies

2. Monday, March 2nd- The Fol-

lowing

3.Tuesday, March 3rd- Marvel’s

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Hell’s

Kitchen

4. Wednesday, March 4th- CSI: Cy-

ber and Broadchurch

5.Thursday, March 5th- American

Crime and Dig

6.Friday, March 6th-Unbreakable

Kimmy Schmidt

7.Monday, March 9th-Bates Motel

and The Returned

8.Wednesday, March 17th- One Big

Happy and Undateable

9.Thursday, March 26th- Bones

10.Sunday, March 29th- Call the

Midwife and Mr. Selfridge

11.Tuesday, March 31st, Weird

Loners and Younger

12.Saturday, April 4th -Outlander

13.Sunday, Apr. 5- A.D. and Od-

yssey

14.Thursday, Apr. 9- Louie

15.Friday, Apr. 10- Cedric’s Bar-

ber Battle

16.Sunday, Apr. 12-Game of

Thrones, Silicon Valley, and Veep

17.Saturday, Apr. 18- Orphan

Black

18.Sunday,Apr. 26- Penny Dreadful

setting the atmosphere of spring. Spr

is a time to be positive so try listenin

feel good songs to keep the mood frien

With Spring Break coming up, now

a good time to start working on a hea

body. So many apps have been relea

to help people achieve their goals.

example, Calorie Counter by My

nessPal helps by entering daily m

consumption and exercises. It then t

you how much to eat and how long

exercise to help reach a weight goaa certain amount of days. Another

to help motivate is Zombies, Run! W

this app does is that when running

makes the runner seem like a part o

zombie invasion and are running to s

vive. It not only makes running fun,

it can motivate others to get in sha

Spring 2015 brings many n

trends along with sunshine

warm weather. So let go of thou

of snow and get with the progrPhoto Courtesy of Jaime Rodriguez


8/20

Books released in 2015By LISA NINAN

Ads Editor

For all the book lovers, there are many

options to look forward to this year.

From action packed thrillers to roman-

tic tragedies, it is all coming up in theupcoming year. Here is a sneak peak

for top 5 “can’t-wait” books for 2015.

1) Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)

by Marissa Meyer- This book is part of

a series that follows a life of Queen Le-

vana’s stepdaughter. Winter decided to

never use her lunar gift, so she has not

used her Lunar “glamour” since she was

twelve. But when a lunar chooses not

to use their gift, it slowly starts to drive

them crazy, so Winter is aficted with

bad hallucinations, and as the book goeson, her mental state starts to slowly de-

teriorate (Release Date November 2015).

2)End of Days (Penryn & the End of

Days #3) by Susan Ee-The nal book

in Penryn and the End of Days series

is about 17-Year-old Penryn Young, her

schizophrenic mother, and 7-year-old

sister Paige struggle to survive in their

destroyed city, with the threat of street

gangs and angels. The book ends withPenryn seeing Raffe y away. She slowly

starts to thaw out and feels proud of being

a human (Release Date May 12, 2015).

3)The Heir (The Selection #4) by Ki-

era Cass-Twenty years ago, America

Singer entered the Selection and won

Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time

has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a

Selection of her own. Eadlyn does not

expect her Selection to be anything like

her parents’ fairy-tale love story. But

as the competition begins, she may dis-cover that nding her own happily ever

after is not as impossible as she always

thought (Release Date May 5, 2015).

With a new year starting soon, it is

the perfect time to check out these

fun-lled books, and hopefully, ev-

eryone can look forward for a sequ

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Indulge in the sweet taste of IrelandBy LISA NINANAds Editor

St. Patrick’s Day is coming and what

better way to celebrate than making

the perfect dessert. Here is an easy

recipe on how to make Irish cream

chocolate cheesecake for your friends

and family. This recipe is good for

about 12 people. This was based

on a recipe found on allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs

1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/4 cup butter

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, soft-

ened

1 1/4 cups white sugar

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tablespoons all-purpose our

3 eggs

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). In a large bowl, mix

together the cookie crumbs, confection-

ers’ sugar and 1/3 cup cocoa. Add melt

ed butter and stir until well mixed. Pat

into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form

pan. Bake in preheated oven for 10 min-

utes; set aside. Increase oven tempture to 450 degrees F (230 degrees

Step 2: In a large bowl, combine cre

cheese, white sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa

our. Beat at medium speed until w

blended and smooth. Add eggs

at a time, mixing well after each

dition. Blend in the sour cream

Irish cream liqueur; mixing on

speed. Pour lling over baked cr

Step 3: Bake at 450 degrees F (230

grees C) for 10 minutes. Reduce o

temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrC), and continue baking for 60 minu

Step 4: With a knife, loosen cake fr

rim of pan. Let cool, and then remove

rim of pan. Chill before serving. If y

cake cracks, a helpful tip is to dampe

spatula and smooth the top, then sp

kle with some chocolate wafer crum

Now you have made your sim

and perfect dessert for St. Patric

Day and can serve it to every

you know to celebrate the holid


9/20

Movies arriving in the new yearBy JAIDA SWANSON

Reporter

A new year equals new mov-

ies. Even though there will be many,

here are just a few of the mov-

ies that will be debuting this year.

Insurgent: This is the sequel to Diver-

gent. If you loved the rst movie then

you will probably love the second one

even more. Beatrice Prior has to con-

tinue her ght against her society and

in the meantime gure out more about

who she is. Its expected release date

is March 20, 2015. It is not yet rated.

Mockingjay Part 2: Hunger Games

fans will have to wait exactly a year

for the end of Mockingjay. It comes

out November 20, 2014. The out-

come of Katniss and the rebellion is

365 days away. It is not yet rated.

Minions: Everyone’s favorite little

minions from Despicable Me nally

have their own spotlight. It tells the story

of how they came to be the way they are

and how they served their evil masters.

This movie comes out July 10, 2015.

Pitch Perfect 2: The Bella’s are back for

the second installment of the comedy and

musical that is Pitch perfect. Fat Amy and

Beca are in their senior year at college.

Movie will be released March 15, 2015.

Hotel Transylvania 2: Dracula and

his daughter are returning to theaters

for a sequel. The plot is unknown but

How to become a spring royaBy JAIDA SWANSON

Reporter

Spring is a season where every-

thing is fresh and new. Nature is start-

ing to come back from the cold and

barren winter. Spring is best known

for its owers. Wearing owers in a

crown has been popular for centuries.

It is not necessary to spend a lot of

money to order one. Making them is

simple. Here is how to make a ower

crown and be the queen or king of spring.

Materials Needed:

Fake owers and leaves

Grapevine wire

Florist Tape

Scissors

Directions:

Measure the grapevine wire around

the head so that it is the perfect

length then tape the ends together.

Pick out an assortment of ow-

ers and leaves, varying in size and

color that look appealing around

the wire. This will be the template.

Cut the ower stems to two inch-

es so that the stems will not

poke out but can still be taped.

it does come out September 25, 20

Ted 2: The second installment

the comical bear created by Seth M

Farlane is back for a sequel. T

lm is not yet rated but will be

riving in theaters June 26, 20

Pan: In this movie, we get to

out the true story of Peter Pan and

adventures in Neverland. This m

ie will be about his journey in the

yet dangerous place and how he

his destiny. The lm is not yet

ed and will come out June 26, 20

Tommorowland: Movie with Geo

Clooney and Britt Robinson who

plore Tommorowland, a place betw

space and time. This movie is scie

ction, and comes out May 22, 20

Cinderella: We have yet another inst

ment of this classic. The father dies

the princess is left to her cruel stepmo

er. She is invited to the ball but she c

not go. The fairy godmother helps

This movie comes out March 13, 20

With all these exciting movies co

ing out, not to mention much m

how is hard not to be excited for 20

Using the oral tape, tape the stems of

selected owers to the grapevine w

following the template from step t

Check for any extra spaces to add ow

and/or leaves and wear the ower cro

Now the ower crown can be w

anywhere.



10/20

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By EVELYN LAZARIS

Lifestyles Editor

Twelve famous celebrities are put into

the arena. Who will be the last onesstanding? You decided. 270 Clements

students were asked in a random survey to

choose one boy and girl celebrity whom

they thought would come out on top in

the Hunger Games. Here are the results:

Who will win the Hunger Games?


11/20

FeaturesPlaystation Now revealedBy WILL HERNANDEZReporter

On July 2nd, 2012, Sony completed

their acquisition of Gaikai, a cloud-based

streaming service. Gamers immediately

started speculation on the $380 million

purchase made by the company that owns

the PlayStation brand. Many saw it as

“future-proong,” that Sony has caught

on to the digital trend, and it taking it by

the horns.

With PlayStation Now, you can stream

any available PS3 game to your PS3,PS4, PS Vita, PlayStation TV, Bravia

Televisions, and Samsung Televisions,

among others. PlayStation 3 exclusives

such as The Last of Us, God of War:

Ascension, and Beyond: Two Souls

(Starring Ellen Page) were shown to

hype up the service, which was originally

announced to have a BlockBuster-esque

renting model.Shortly after its reveal, PlayStation

Now went into beta on PS3, and after

months of testing by consumers and

games journalists, the general consensus

was lukewarm. Most agreed that it was

a nice concept, but its rental rates were

too expensive, and it had blatant latency

issues. Latency is the lag you experi-

ence from clicking the buttons on your

controller, to actually seeing the effects

of it happen on-screen. A game where

pinpoint accuracy is an afterthought, likeGod of War, was better received than

a platformer like Puppeteer, where one

wrong move means death.

After almost a year of testing, Sony is

currently marketing PS Now to PS4 own-

ers who never had a chance to play PS3’s

biggest games. Over 200 PS3 games are

now available to play on the PS4 via PS

Now, but its biggest change is the wayyou access them. Sony listened to the

hundreds of complaints of the prices to

rent the games. Now, instead of payin

$30 to spend 90 days with a game, you

can subscribe to the service for $44.99

for three-months, and play any of the

200+ games at the pace you like.

Problems beyond money constraints

still leave people skeptical of the servi

PlayStation Now has a lot of question

marks, but Sony seems to be listening

and the consumer is accepting.

By SAMEEN SIDDIQUI

News Editor

When people ponder about yoga, they

probably imagine random poses that

do not actually benet the human body.

On the contrary, yoga is a benecial

exercise that helps with stress related

problems and much more.

Dispelling myths about yoga must be-

gin at the beginning. It dates back to the

fth century Indian tradition that helped

to relieve the mind and body spirit.Even though it requires an abundance

of patience, the poses help to stretch

out all tight muscles that are the build-

ing blocks to feeling less stiff and tired

during the course of each day.

Many people believe that yoga does

not help improve muscle tone, but this

is not the case. Certain styles, such as

power yoga, can become very physical

with poses like upward dog, downward

dog and plank pose. It is also useful for

those that are in need of a better posture.

The different poses that are used in yoga

build up strong core muscles that make

people sit up straight. Another way

that it helps to relax the mind and body

is that certain styles of yoga help people

to maintain a consistent breathing pat-

tern. It also lowers blood pressure and

helps people to have a slow heart rate.

Having a slow heart rate is benecial for

people with high blood pressure, heart

disease or people who have had a stroke

in their life.

There are many types of yoga such as

Bikram and Jivamukti. Some types o

yoga may be easy, but Bikram yoga i

very arduous. It is when people do a

variety of poses in a sauna-like room,

and it is mainly used for losing weigh

and building stamina. At rst, Bikram

may seem like a worthless task that is

too difcult and impossible, but with

proper motivation, it can help anyone

tremendously. Jivamukti is an invig-

orating type of yoga that includes ve

different types of tenets such as, Shastra, Bhakti, Ahimsa, Nada, and Dhyan

that each has their own style. This ty

of yoga is used all over the world and

very benecial to the soul as well.

Yoga is a practice for both the ment

and physical health.

Unlike many people’s thoughts abo

the practice, yoga is quite physically

arduous, and anybody who is interest

ed in the practice can start with little

difculty.

Yoga benefits the body



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By ZAHRA KHERAJ

Perspectives Editor

Michelle Chang has her sights set.

As member of PALS, debate, National

Honor Society, Interact, and Students for

Christ, Chang has stayed busy to makethe most out of high school by giving

back to others as well as excelling in her

own interests.

Academics and extracurricular activi-

ties can make it hard to maintain a social

life, but Chang succeeds in balancing it

all.

“I’m the type of person that if I’m

really passionate about something, I’ll

make time for it no matter what, I try to

space out everything I’m doing and plan

ahead of time,” said Chang. She devotes much of her time to

giving back to the community through

PALS and volunteer work.

“Just to be a part of PALS is some-

thing that I am honestly grateful for,”

Chang sets sights highsaid Chang.

Through the organization, she work s

with s pecial needs children as well as

elementary school students.

“Playing games and seeing a smile on

their faces is one of the most rewardingfeelings in the world,” said Chang.

The term “Work hard, play hard”

ap plies to her. Whenever things get dif-

cult, she k eeps her head held high and

pushes through.

“The hardest part of high school was

managing my time well, but I stay

motivated by concentrating on my goals

and think ing abo ut my parents, I hope to

one day give them all the ner things in

lif e,” said Chang.

Chang also has advice to give to un-derclassmen.

“Take classes and cl ubs that yo u actu-

ally have interest in. Don’t do it because

it looks good on college a pps, also, stay

humble and stay motivated because high

school will be much more enjoyable t

way. Stay concentrated in the begin-

ning to the end and know that whatev

struggle you’re going through, you w

get through it,” said Chang,

After her memorable four years inhigh school, Chang plans on majoring

chemical engineering at UT Austin. S

may be leaving the city, but Chang pl

to continue giving back to the commu

ty as well as make her and others hap

Noorani juggles activitiesBy ZAHRA KHERAJ

Perspectives Editors

Alishan Noorani could be a circus star,considering his juggling talents. Noora-

ni stays active in his community both in

and out of school as a member of Red

Cross, debate, Science NHS, and NHS.

He is also an intern at Houston Meth-

odist Research Institute at the Nano and

Regenerative medicine labs, research-

ing ways to prevent breast cancer from

spreading to metastasis sites.

Being involved in so much can make

it difcult to keep up. “With all the clubs, extracurricular

activities, AP classes, and leadership

outside of school, it’s hard to manage

my time and still do well,” said Noorani.

Staying motivated is rough, but nec-

essary.

“I try to stay self-motivated because

working hard this handful of years will

bring me a life of ease and happiness

after college,” said Noorani.

Noorani’s dedication has helped him

become who he is over these past fouryears.

“I’ve gone from being shy and quiet

to more outgoing and open, I’ve come

to learn that grades don’t dene you as

much as what you do. What truly denes

a person in my opinion is what they do

when nobody is watching because that is

their true self,” said Noorani.

Noorani shows his true self through

his actions.

“Whenever I can, I love helping tho

who are in need of it,” said Noorani.

Noorani spends a lot of his free timvolunteering, especially at his religiou

center.

Aside from school and volunteering

Noorani plays the guitar and basketba

as well in his free time.

“My most passionate hobby is nap-

ping. Some people may argue it’s no

hobby, but napping is what I do in my

free time, and I believe a hobby is ch

acterized as what someone does for fu

in their free time,” said Noorani.

Noorani has a bright future ahead ohim. While having an internship at th

Research Institute, biomedicine is jus

passion of his in the ght against can

He hopes to go to either Rice or Co-

lumbia University to pursue his caree

focus.

“I hope to get a job in the computer

science eld in Houston,” said Noora

Noorani is sure to succeed as he con

tinues to pursue his interests.Photo Courtesy of Jaime Rodriguez

Photo Courtesy of Jaime Rodrigu


13/20

Practicing the unordinaryBy HAANIYA DAWOODALLY

Copy Editor

The amount of talent present in CHS

is always astoundingly high for a variety

of subjects from academics to ne arts

to athletics. However, some people in

Clements practice an activity that is

quite unique. In this story are two high-

lighted students whose talent is practiced

through dancing and singing but not in

the most typical way.

Lane Glasscock, senior, plays guitar

for his band Odditis. Started 2 years

ago, Odditis writes and plays Indie, soft

and hard, and consists of two other band

members.

“I’d love to play during college but the

chances are slim,” said Lane Glasscock,

guitarist, when asked if he would contin-

ue it later. The band will still however

continue making music and have been

featured in Clements Idol.

Evelyn Lazaris, junior, has been

practicing Irish dancing for 13 years and

continues to improve today.

“Irish dancing is ‘trebling’ my feet as

Celebrating Irish heritage

By MEGHAN BEYTEBIERE

Managing Editor

Every March 17, most people’s

clothes take a turn in the same direction.

Green, green, and more green adornthose who have a distinct fear of being

pinched on this day. St. Patrick’s Day is

celebrated throughout the United King-

dom and Ireland, as well as the United

States, Canada, Argentina, Australia,

and New Zealand where it was brought

by Irish settlers. The unusual tradi-

tions of the day all come from Ireland’s

foremost saint and the rich history of the

country.

The main reason for the annual holi-

day is to celebrate the life of Saint Pat-

rick on the day of his death. It was the

life and teachings of Saint Patrick that

created many original traditions. The

most prominent tradition, wearing greenand shamrocks, comes from an unex-

pected origin. While green has been

recognized as Ireland’s traditional color

from as early as the 1640’s, it was for a

while blue that dominated the day’s col-

or scheme. The Order of Saint Patrick

adopted the color blue to represent their

organization in 1783, thus associating

the Saint with the color and the holiday.

However, in the 1790’s Irish nationalism

became associated with the color green

and as Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Pat-rick also was given the color. The origin

of the shamrock as a representation of

the holiday came from Saint Patrick’s

religious teachings, as he taught the

pagans of Ireland about the Holy Trinity

of the Christian faith through the three-

leafed shamrock. The other traditions

that take place on this holiday often are

different from country to country.

Ireland uses the day to showcase the

country’s heritage through a ve day

festival that over 600,000 people atten

Among the smaller parades in Ireland

the town of Dripsey in Cork. The para

only lasts about one hundred yards an

is walked between the town’s two pub

Argentina as well hosts large festivals

but neither the Irish community nor

the Catholic Church are involved in

the planning. Surprisingly one of the

longest running parades on St. Patrick

Day occurs in Montreal, Canada. Gre

Britain presents their Irish Guard with

shamrocks own in from Ireland, as

well as hosting horse racing, parades,

and other festive events. The United

States carries out the day with much

green, shamrocks, parades, and the tradition of pinching those who do not j

in the festivities. Even the Internation

Space Station has contributed to the

celebrations in the past by playing mu

on traditional Irish instruments while

oating around in orbit.

So, with the traditional origins of St

Patrick’s Day in mind, the holiday ha

adapted over the centuries to be the fu

and excitements lled celebration

fast as possible without missing a beat

and keeping my legs turned out and

pointed until arches start cramping all

while maintaining impeccable postur

and staying with the music. The key i

being powerful but graceful at the sam

time,” said Lazaris when asked what

Irish dancing exactly is.

Janet Chen, sophomore, practices a

performs traditional Chinese dancing

and has been for the past 11 years. C

also practices contemporary, ballet, a

modern dances. She practices every

week for about 4 hours on Sunday an

tries to t in practice throughout the

week.

“Competition season is really moti-

vating when you see the end product

and being able to be rewarded for all

hard practices you put in,” said Chen

Clements is lled with students pra

ticing unique talents and trying to be

best they can.




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By SANTIAGO DIAZ-ARAUZO

Sports Editor

State Champs. Those two words spread

like re in April 2014. Now, they want

to repeat. This team looks to conquer

the regular season after nishing their

rst matchup vs. Kempner, claiming

victory with a 3-1 lead. They then played

Hightower, winning 2-0 and demolished

Austin, 7-0. After a 3-2 loss to Elsik,

key matchups look to take place in

March, on the 6th when they play AliefElsik, one of the new three 6-A schools

coming up in all sports. Alief Hastings

and Taylor also come up to challenge

district contention while we lose two

schools, Elkins and Bush, to 5-A.

Each school in the FBISD district

will play Varsity twice and the top two

teams of the district go to battle in the

state playoffs. Clements took the title

after a magnicent, Cinderella run while

claiming key victories against Cy-Lakes

and the championship opponent, Coppell.

This year’s team lost many seniors,

but is considered strong and powerful.

March games start off with a battle

against Travis on the 3rd at Kempner

and then on the 6th against Elsik, a key

matchup. The district season is lastly

summed up at Mercer and the 2

against Alief Taylor, the last match

Ultimately, this year’s team see

promising and is willing to exc

in all levels to achieve a level

glory. Clements hopes to repeat

potentially make another run. Th

key matchups in March can ma

or-break the season, but many l

towards these matches as preparati

SPORTS

Clements Soccer hopes to repea

Reporter speaks social media and sportsBy WILL HERNANDEZReporter

Seattle Seahawks’ QB Russell Wilson

is now 10-0 against Super Bowl-Winning

QBs, despite not playing a snap against

the opposing offense. Kobe Bryant is

also deemed as “clutch,” even though

his last eld goal make in the last ve

seconds of a game was three years ago.

These are narratives that get passed

around by word-of-mouth, and quickly

spiral out of control. In the year 2015,

media applications like Vine, Twitter,and YouTube are not helping the case.

Just last week, I overheard some

friends saying that Kobe is “So clutch,”

and how “I would always give him

the ball in crunch-time.” I could have

easily intervened, but chose to let the

conversation continue, out of intrigue.

Not only did they not give reasons, but

no one else in the discussion questioned

it. These are the kind of descriptions

you read on Twitter every day, and when

you try to correct someone, that personTweets back a logical fallacy, completely

missing the point. It’s hard to blame

them sometimes, because years of ESPN

showing Tony Romo’s game-ending

interceptions (despite leading the league

in game-winning drives since 2006) has

completely warped people’s minds to the

point of no return.

To make things worse, ESPN’s social

media accounts have taken their made-

up narratives to reach millions in the

matter of seconds now. Leading up

to the Packers and Seahawks’ NFC

Championship Game, NFL on ESPN

tweeted the meaningless stat of Russell

Wilson being “9-0 against SB-Winning

QBs” a countless number of times.

Football is a team sport, so win/loss

records are therefore a team stat, and in

no way indicate how good a quarterback

is. Take a look at 2015’s NFC

Championship Game. Wilson threw four

interceptions, but his team still pulled out

the victory. Now Wilson is 10-0 aga

SB-Winning QBs, yet he played one

the worst games of his career. It is sthat this has to be explained to be peo

but the media picks a narrative, and r

with it.

When it comes to athletes and spo

it is smart to take a step back and lo

upon the headlines and narratives crea

by media outlets and fans, and ques

them. Many continue to speak

and next time someone tries to tell y

that Kobe Bryant is clutch, tell them

Google his crunch-time stats.


Photo Courtesy of Blog.IQ

Photo Courtesy of Lorri HubePhoto Courtesy of Lorri Hube


15/20

Tennis Star Hu swings to top 100By EVELYN LAZARIS

Lifestyles Editor

Rosanne Hu is not just any other tennis

player. She is passionate about her sport

and knows exactly what she wants.

Hu started playing tennis ten years ago

with lots of encouragement from her dadand has been striving ever since. Her

biggest tennis accomplishment was when

she made the top one hundred in Texas.

Not only does she maintain her drive in

such a physically demanding sport, but

she is also in the right mindset. Hu knows

exactly how to set her goals to become

the best player she can possibly be. “Whatever I feel the need to improve

at, I work to change,” said Hu.

Hu has set goals for her future as

well. She hopes to get to state this

year and plans on continuing tennis

in college. In order to achieve these

goals, Hu typically practices her

game for eight hours every week.

While Hu spends so much time focusing on

her tennis skills, she also manages school

work with practice and tournaments. Her

biggest challenge was having to choose between doing debate or playing tennis,

both of which she shares a love for. Hu

does not have a problem maintaining

her academics with her tennis life.

“I do not really think about the

balancing part, just prioritizing. I

go to tennis practice and then co

home and do homework,” said

Although Hu has achieved m

accomplishments in the sp

she has one regret as an athl

“I regret not really focusing on the spuntil much later in my life,” said

Her biggest inspiration is Ro

Federer, a Swiss professional ten

player who is currently ranked num

two in the world. He is largely regar

as the greatest tennis player of

time. Her motivation, however, is w

really keeps her going at the sp

“I would say my love for the sp

is my biggest motivation,” said

Rosanne Hu, a talented tennis pla

works hard toward her goals and fun doing it. President of Habitat

Humanity, she leads with power

strength. An exceptional person an

fantastic leader, She puts everything i

her game and gets the results she wa


Student-Athlete Saa serves his accomplishmentBy ZAHRA KHERAJ

Perspectives Editor

Martin Saa has a denite advantagewhen it comes to tennis. A senior on

varsity tennis, Saa is an all-around

player who has played singles, doubles,

and is currently playing mixed doubles.

Saa has always had a strong tennis

foundation. Saa, a successful student,

and a strong person looks up to his two

older brothers. His two older brothers

played on the same team, and now he is

continuing the legacy. Continuing the

legacy, he hopes to be as successful as his

brothers. “My family, especially my dad,sparked my interest in tennis,” said Saa.

Saa has been playing for the past seven

years, dedicating two hours of almost each

day of the week to practice. A very tedious

sport, he handles both school, social and

athletic life at once. A student-athlete

knows this is one of the heaviest issues

to handle along with other situations.

While it is a big time commitment, Saa

has found a balance between the sport

and his social as well as academic life.

“It’s all about time management; I have

learned to build my schedule around the

time I take out to practice,” said Saa. All the practice has denitely paid

off. Saa has won multiple medals

through tournaments, including District

Champion and Team District Champions.

“I’ve worked hard, but my

family and friends keep my

motivation strong,” said Saa.

Saa has had another major inuence

throughout his past four years.

“Coach Furlow has provided me with

an opportunity to practice with such a

great time, and he is always there formoral support. I really admire all he does

and I am extremely thankful,” said Saa.

Spending four years on a team

not only strengthens athletic

ability, but strengthens friendships.

“I’ve gotten to meet and become close

to so many great people,” said Saa.

Each game means something

to a dedicated player such as Saa.

“I take pride in each match I play,” said Saa.

Saa has learned what it takes to

succeed from his many years of playi

Playing all his life, he has learned to

many things while focusing on ten “It’s important to have fun,

you really do have to try your b

that means you have to prac

hard and play hard,” said S

Saa has and will continue in his last

months to contribute to the team by alw

bringing his best effort to the tennis cou



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Spring Break variesBy ALY BOBOAds EditorSpring Break is the

one week that everyone

looks forward to. It

comes at a time when it

is needed most, the mid-

dle of second semester.

But unlike Christmas

break and even Thanks-

giving, Spring Break

hardly ever falls on thesame week for everyone,

everywhere. And that is

okay.

This year, FBISD’s

spring break is one week

earlier than normal, and

people are beginning

to complain already.

Even in the Houston

area different districts

experience Spring Break

at dissimilar times.

Sometimes it becomes

frustrating that friends

or family from another

district cannot travel

together, but it is import-

ant to realize just how

many problems there

would be if everyone,

not just in Texas, en-

joyed their Spring Break

vacation at the same

Perspectives

time.

The decisions made

about when Spring

Break should fall are

done so to prevent many catastrophes

and annoyances that might happen. This

week just might be one of the most

traveled weeks in the United States, and

imagine if everyone attempted to take a

trip at the same time. The airports would

be complete chaos and the relaxing trop-

ical destinations would be overcrowded.

Not to mention the amount of college

spring breakers that would nd them-

selves all at the same beach at the same

time. Utter chaos.

Another benet to Spring Break at

different times is the economic value.

People have

more choices

for the inexpen

sive hotels and

beach houses

when everyon

in American is

not ghting fo

them. Also pla

es like Mexico

other beaches,

and all SpringBreak destina-

tions have the

ability to make

money for mo

of March inste

of just one wee

Everyone

values that one

week out of th

year without th

dreaded reunio

of a family

holiday. Peopl

appreciate that

one week out o

the year just to

have fun. Al-

though it migh

be nice for fam

ly and friends

different states

spend it togeth

one can imagin

the chaos that

would ensue.

Spring Break

is at different

times to limit ttrafc on the roads and at the airport, t

prevent crowding in noted spring desti

tions, and to benet society and indus-

tries economically.

Spring Break is placed at different

times for multiple reasons that have ad

vantages for everyone.


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People crave one break

By JAIDA SWANSON

Reporter

Spring Break is one of the most fun and

one of the most anticipated school breaks

of the year. It is known for being full of

partying, friends, and all about having a

great time. Spring Break is March 9ththrough March 13th for some people.

Others might be before and some might

be later. The problem, however, is that

Spring Break at different schools are not

the same week. This year, the FBISD

calendar changed Spring Break to one

week earlier than usual. This presents

some problems.

For example, people have many friends

from all different places and schools.

These people tend to plan extensively

for Spring Break. If the week is not the

same, people would not be able to spend

time with one another because they are

already in school. For many, this pro-

vides an obstacle, because they barely see

the person as is. The outcome is plansget ruined due to the fact that Spring

Break is at a different time.

In addition, people travel during Spring

Break. When Spring Break is only one

uniform week for everyone, airlines and

companies can prepare for that specic

week for everyone to go. It is easier and

safer to plan accordingly for one week

instead of scrambling for a whole month

for Spring Break. This allows the places

to organize their shipments, y dates,

and provide variety for each individua

Spring Break trip.

All in all, Spring break is always

incredibly fun and great to spend with

friends. It is probably the part most pe

ple look forward to. FBISD should nohave changed the dates of Spring Brea

Taking away the best part of spring bre

by making the dates of the week differ

is ruining it. People’s plans and ideas

being shattered by the change of whet

or not to have Spring Break at the sam

time. It also makes the lives of people

working in the Spring Break hotspots

lot harder when Spring break is spread

out.

Perspectives


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“I once broke a car oy ha belonged o mybroher and because of ha I go ground-

ed,” Vicor Onuorah, freshmen.

“One ime, I called my friend ugly and henprobably as karma failed my es,”

Lance Aguilar, junior.

“We can make differen connecions hrough differen experienc-es ha have differen meanings like dodging a car and immedi-

aely seeing a buterfly.Tha buterfly can mean i saved yourlife or mean nohing a all bu o me ha buterfly means ha

somehing good will come around,”Danny Gonzalez, senior.

Have you ever experienced karma?

Humans of Clements

In loving memory of

Cynthia Porter, loving teacher, friend, mother,

and grandmother.


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