Triangle The Newsmagazine of Columbus North High School 1400 25th Street, Columbus, Ind. Volume 89 Issue 2 Oct. 23, 2009 THE C N 19 22 16 “It’s just a good way to start your day right, meet new people and learn more about the plan God has for your life.” junior Paige Hundley 07 INSIDE: “The class gives me three credits for college and three credits for high school. I think that is worth $21.43.” Sophomore Heather Gross good neighbors North’s central location allows students to access restaurants during lunch hour, but behavior issues raise the question of wheth- er students here are
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TriangleThe Newsmagazine of Columbus North High School
18 Junior Neal Forbes traded his school sup-plies for cycling gear as he prepares for tryouts for the junior Olym-pics team in Colorado Springs recently
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Our VoiceStudent behavior off
campus leaves much to be desired
As high school students, we’re legally obligated to follow the rules and regulations set by adults. New
privileges are given because we’re deemed capable of making responsible decisions.
The opposite is also true. Privileges are taken away when our behavior has been seen as childish.
Lately, there have been concerns about behavior off campus. Repercussions have arose in January, when TC’s Memphis BBQ banned students from eating there. Although the ban was repealed, it proves that behavior issues when students are off campus have consequences. Nobody ought to be surprised when punishments are incurred.
With restaurants packed in by the lunch crowd, workers and students alike are sure to feel some resentment. Workers struggling with the massive crowds of demanding kids, and students feeling neglected having to wait for their orders. But there is no need to make things worse for both sides by venting frustrations in destructive ways.
Frustration is not the only thing causing problems. Theft, vandalism and litter are also reasons for distress. Because the major-ity of students go off campus for lunch, res-taurants are not the only places affected. In fact, residents who live nearby are plagued by cigarette butts and litter in their yards and student vehicles parked up and down their streets.
Disrespect simply cannot go on any lon-ger. Steps need to be taken, and they need to be taken by us, the students.
Let’s be honest: would you rather drive around town to eat out or stick around and be packed in eating cafeteria food?
Check out the related story starting on page 11.
Your Voice Off-campus privileges are being questioned. Four students speak
their minds
“Most kids that drive behave better. Kids that walk tend to rough house. I think they need to act more mature.”
senior Keygan Matlock
“Most [students] act immature. People driving need to watch where they’re going.”
sophomoreMorgan Cleveland
“I think kids should behave better when they’re off because it is a privilege. But I do think that if they did take away off campus, students would go anyway.”
juniorZach Sterling
“If [student bans] keeps happening, maybe it’ll send a wake up call so people will real-ize [off campus lunch] is a privilege and we really don’t want to lose it.”
freshman Kevin Rudzinski
The lighter
sideSenior Adam Willats
presents his take on what really motivates people to “go green”
for more on going green,
check out page 6
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Sally and Robert are siblings. Sally is old-er than Robert and she was always the guinea pig for their parents. Her actions
determined the extent of Robert’s freedom.Sally was a free bird, allowed to do almost
anything she wanted because she always made her curfew and never broke a rule.
Then she messed up. The day before she was supposed to leave
for college, there was a party. It was the last big gathering for her graduating class before they parted ways. However, her parents wouldn’t let her go because they were leaving early the next day. So Sally decided to break the rules and go to the party anyway. Even though she came back at 3 a.m. she wasn’t punished. Instead, they
punished Robert.Because of Sally’s mistake, Robert isn’t allowed to go to parties,
even though the only mistake he’s made was forgetting to wash the dishes. His curfew is 8 p.m. even though Sally’s was 11:30.
Every time Robert tells his parents that his restrictions are not fair, he gets in trouble for not being appreciative. No matter how well he behaves, the rules don’t bend.
I know that feeling all too well. My parents are amazing and give me everything I need, but at the same time I don’t get all of the priv-ileges my siblings received simply because of mistakes they made. I feel like these double standards aren’t fair no matter who receives them. I am my own person, so I should receive my own judgment and my own privileges based off how I respond to rules.
Biased standards Unequal privileges cause hardships
As fa shion trends change
and cycle, some styles come back into the spotlight, such as leggings,
skinny jeans and apparel that displays the peace sign. Unfortunately, while “vintage” and “hippie” looks have become increasing-ly popular and more people are donning the peace sign, the symbol has lost its meaning.
Originally created in 1958 by British designer and World War II adversary Gerald Holtom, the peace sign is a combination
of two letters from the semaphore (the flag-signalling alphabet), “n” (nuclear) and “d” (disarmament), placed inside a circle to symbolize the world. It was created to sym-bolize the British anti-nuclear movement, and has spread throughout the world.
In the United States, it has been used in a number of weighty issues, including the Civil Rights movement, anti-Vietnam War protests and environmental, women’s and gay rights movements. Most recently it has been used to advocate a peaceful, non-vio-lent settling of controversy in Iraq.
The peace sign is a loaded symbol, and mindless use of it deprives it of its true
meaning: peace. Peace is the state of non-war, freedom, harmony and tranquility. Being an advocate of the peace sign but not peacefulness is a misuse of the symbol. When you buy peace sign-covered folders for your classes, pull on a T-shirt with a peace sign on it or pose for a picture with your fingers forming the “V” sign for peace, think about the tremendous concept you are promoting, and whether or not your actions reflect it. Peace is so much more than a fashion statement.
senior Maggie vrana
Peace of mindReader discusses true meaning of peace sign, questions use today
Becca Brougher
letter to the editor
+ =N DThe peace sign
comes from the semaphore signals for ‘n’ and ‘d’
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New service learning opportunities
1. Water quality monitoring
Fun Eco-friendly
Helps others
Beneficial to community
50 100 80 100
2. Planting a garden 100 60 20 80
3. Making garden benches 100 40 60 20
“People could go green by getting fuel ef-ficient cars, and by eating organic foods.”
senior Natasha Powell
“If people turned off their computers when they were not in use they could save energy.”
sophomore Rob Young
“People could recycle more and pick up trash off the ground to make the community cleaner.”
freshmen Andrea ShoeneggeAgreen voiceStudents share what they think is a good way to go to help the environment
green factEven though all bottles are recyclable, the
caps are not. Before you throw
your bottle in the recycling bin, unscrew the cap.Source:
www.planetgreen.discovery.com
Purpose: To maintain and enhance the natural resources of the watershed by sustaining the area at the Flatrock Hawcreek Watershed.
Purpose: For a pet cemetery. To make the garden more appealing and ease the stress of bereaved pet owners among the animals there.
Purpose: To improve and enhance the area around Foundation for Youth. To encourage people to come.
Service learning hours do not always have to be spent in in the library sorting books or in an office filing papers. They can be spent outside in the fresh air helping the environment. Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management Education Coordinator Emily Hodnett had some service learning opportunities for
students to do for their senior project.“The Recycling Center offers a lot of service hours for students. We have them work at special events that are
at the Recycling Center a few times a year. They can assist with what needs to be done around the Recycling Cen-ter and Bartholomew County Landfill. A few of them are pulling weeds and picking up litter,” Ms. Hodnett said.
Senior Jessica Gorham volunteered at the Recycling Center by picking up litter and helping out in the office.“I volunteered at the Recycling Center for my service learning hours and they really appreciated my help,”
Gorham said. “It really isn’t that bad, it is actually a lot more fun to do work outside.”
Green ratingsBelow are oppor-tunities from the Service Learning binder in Room 120. The chart rates how green the jobs are on a scale of 1-100.
compiled by Jenny Dieckmann
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When pigs flyWith rumors floating around, catch the facts about H1N1
Braden said he is wary about getting the vac-cine that became available statewide Oct. 15.
“Most vaccines I get end up making me sick anyway,” he said. “With this H1N1 vaccine being so new, I don’t want to risk anything.”
Sophomore Katie Salee is also taking preven-tative measures.
“I’ve been trying not to touch most of the rail-ings at school and trying not to use the bath-rooms,” Salee said.
School nurse Sonya Harrison agrees that the best path to take in avoiding the H1N1 is a healthy lifestyle.
“The biggest thing is to just wash your hands” Mrs. Harrison said. “Avoid sharing food and drinks. Cover your face with your sleeve when you sneeze or cough, drink plenty of water and get rest and you will be fine.”
Information about the illness has left some students confused. It has also left room for stu-dents’ imaginations to carry them away.
“Everyone has blown this virus way out of proportion,” Mrs. Harrison said. “The symptoms are the same as the regular flu virus; it’s just a different form.”
The virus has had multiple deaths that have been highly publicized in news reports.
“Sure, there have been death cases,” Mrs. Harrison said, “but the reporters in these news broadcasts don’t know the person’s medical his-tory. There could have been many other things working at this person’s immune system. A lot of the death cases have underlying medical causes or problems. The regular influenza virus can kill you just the same as the H1N1 flu.”
Salee feels the same.“I feel that I am educated, but it also seems
like a lot of people are overreacting about it,” Salee said. “I know a lot of kids are getting sick, but it seems like people are getting sick because they are afraid of getting it.”
As for Walton, he isn’t concerned anymore.“I’m not going to go and get the H1N1 vac-
cine,” Walton said. “I’ve already had it, so it seems pointless.”
by Caitlin Wilson
SymptomsBecause teens are more
vulnerable to H1N1, keep an eye out for these signs.
FeverSore throat
FatigueBody aches
CoughChills
Runny noseHeadache
Senior Zeb Walton got it. The fever - 102 degrees to be exact - the headaches, the body aches, the chills, the upset stomach.
Under his doctor’s orders, Walton, The Triangle Web master, had to spend five days out of school.
“It was hard to breathe,” he said. “The con-gestion made it feel like I couldn’t get any air.”
H1N1 is making its mark here and around Columbus. Recent front pages of The Republic prove it. In fact, last Sunday’s edition indicated the caseload of H1N1 at area medical facilities was “heavy.”
Even Columbus Regional Hospital’s Web site states that since Oct. 19, patient visita-tion is limited to two adult visitors and no one under the age of 18 to prevent the spread of the virus.
According to BCSC superintendent John Quick, BCSC is in a watchful phase. Dr. Quick said that should absences rise because of the flu, the final decision to close schools is in the hands of county health department.
While the school system may not seem to be in a state of high alert when it comes to the illness, precautions have been taken. North lead day custodian Dick Littrel said that BCSC central supply sent a special disinfectant to help fight the virus this year. HDQ Germicidal Detergent and Deodorant gets sprayed and wiped down on tables, chair backs, door knobs - “everything kids touch in the building.”
“I mix it up every Monday, and the mixture stays good for seven days,” Mr. Littrel said.
Young people, including teens like Walton, are particularly vulnerable to the virus, so per-sonal responsibility seems to be the best way to prevent the illness. Students are following doctors’ orders and taking measures to better their chances of staying healthy.
Between third and fourth period, junior Tim Braden steps into the men’s restroom in the math hallway and scrubs his hands.
“I’ve started washing my hands before and after every class period,” Braden said. “Other-wise, I am just doing the normal flu prevention stuff at home.”
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GOT SKILLS
C4 students land a primework opportunityoff-campus because they’ve
Senior Robert McLemore gets an average school day cut short. He leaves school during C-lunch to
work at Cummins. McLemore, along with seniors
Jonathan Gill, Logan Pickett and Zach Walker, earn college and high school credit while making $11.25 an hour, using skills learned in C4’s Project Lead the Way Pre-Engineering Program.
For McLemore, this is a weekly routine with benefits: work experience, college credit and a steady paycheck.
In an average day at Cummins, McLemore will work four hours drawing 3D models on a computer.
“I love doing this, and I’ll probably end up doing this,” he said. “I enjoy designing things. I’ve always wanted to do engineering, and (C4 teacher Randy) Sims helped me decide what type of engineering I want to do.”
While gaining real work experience is a vital part of working at Cummins, to excel McLemore said he even needs to look the part.
“Dress clothes are preferred; long pants is pretty much the dress code. Mr. Sims likes us to look good. It just looks good if you’re a student who dresses better than people who have been there for years. This helps the program because it shows we’re worthy of working there,” he said.
C4 teacher Norma Flodder is the coordinator for the Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education program that currently has 42 students enrolled, working in a variety of job sites. Ten students are working at Cummins.
“The students can either take their core subjects in the morning and work in the afternoon, or vice-versa,” Mrs. Flodder said. “It gives them an opportunity to learn job skills on the work site.”
Gill, who takes Mr. Sims’ Computer Integrated Manufacturing class with McLemore, works at Cummins’s Walesboro facility and sees the opportunity as a building block for his future.
“Having experience in a career that you want to pursue looks good on a resume.” Gill said.
Mr. Sims recommended McLemore, Gill, Walker and Pickett for the jobs at Cummins through work they did in his classes.
“I saw talent and I said, ‘Hey …you want a free education?”
Mr. Sims said the working relationship with Cummins can actually help students earn their drafting journeymen’s card as well as help college students pursuing engineering degrees.
While working there, McLemore, Gill, Walker and Picket earn three high school credits. Participating in Project Lead the Way, according to the North Course Catalog, can also provide 12 hours of articulated credit from Purdue University of School of Technology.
Gill sees this as a positive in several ways.
“It’s a really good experience. It’s paid work and I’m still getting credit for my classes since I miss three periods a day,” he said.
Cummins currently has four openings through Mr. Sims’ Project Lead the Way program for students to build their resumes, earn weekly pay and get high school credit and something more.
McLemore recognizes this intangible benefit.
“It gives you a sense of success, of completion.”
by Connor LeClerc
OPPOrtunity knOCkS
photo by Madeline Hodek
Model | Senior Robert McLemore leaves work at Cummins Oct. 14. Students, like him, are chosen for this program by exhibiting outstanding skills through Project Lead the Way.
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Intercurricular Uni-versity Studies (US) offers several dual
credit classes. Formerly known as HIP, the pro-gram gives students a head start on college.
“Dual credit classes IUS offers are college-level algebra, trig, English composition, literature, art appreciation and media class all through Vincennes University. Also IUS offers a class through Indiana Univer-sity,” IUS math teacher Susan Lax said.
Mrs. Lax said this op-portunity is a positive in several ways.
“Advantages to IUS
and dual credit is that we have a teacher at North who is a licensed ‘accuplacer,’ and he can do this with no cost to the student. Dual credit is also a great opportunity for students to get better-prepared for college,” Mrs. Lax said.
Senior Guadalupe Ortiz is enrolled in the IUS program for these reasons.
“I think IUS and dual credit help you prepare for college and are a good opportunity because the classes are cheaper than usual and you can gain experience in college-level classes,” Ortiz said.
Ortiz enjoys IUS for its unique, college-like class schedule as well.
“Every day is different. On Wednesdays, I spend the first five periods help-ing the community while getting service hours,” Ortiz said.
Opportunities for dual credit can also help direct students toward specific career goals. C4 offers 289 dual credits with state col-leges, and many transfer between schools, accord-ing to C4 Team Leader Becki Combs.
One of the options is Health Careers which meets at East with some classes offered here.
Sophomore Heather Gross sees the benefits of choosing this path.
“I am taking a health training class that is dual credit because I think it will help me get into college and help me get my high school credits,” she said.
Getting dual credits this way has helped Gross plan her future.
“I want to work at the radiology room at the hospital and with this class I will be able to get licensed to be a certified nurse assistant. Also next year in a more advanced class, I will be able to go out and work during
school. This class will help me get to my future faster,” she said.
Dual credit classes can often be cheaper than taking normal college classes.
“Health training class costs $21.43 for the year. It does not cover your uniform, but they can help get supplies if you can’t afford it. I think this is very cheap compared to college classes,” Gross said. “Also the class gives me three credits for col-lege and three credits for high school. I think that is worth $21.43.”
by Hillary McCloskey
Double duty OPPOrtunity knOCkS College classes are more expensive and job openings are harder to find.
Now, more than ever, students are taking advantage of possibilities allowing them to get career training, earn dual college credits and possibly get paid to do it
Big numBerS
photo by Alex Weisner
Fold | Part of sopho-more Heather Gross’s training for her C4 Health Careers class involves correctly fold-ing bedsheets in the lab at East. Gross plans to earn Certified Nurse Assistant certification and earn dual credit for college through the class.
IUS and C4 are programs that offer students op-portunities to learn career skills and take classes, receiving college credit while doing so
3321college credits earned
through C4 last year
665credits earned
through IUS last year
103juniors and seniors taking
Early College classes at Ivy Tech, IUPUC this year
The benefits of dual and college credit opportunities have already paid off for many here
The Sound of North band members and choir members will be selling Butter Braids and cookie dough through Oct. 27 to raise money. Portions of the sales will be used to help pay for expenses such as instruments, costumes and a trip to Hawaii next spring.
Powder power
A friend’s sister has neuroblastoma [a cancer that forms in the nerve tissue, according to www.nlm.nih.gov] and she needs bone marrow transplants a lot. I figured I’d get as many people registered as pos-sible.”
“A bone marrow transplant is usually the last chance for a cancer patient. It can be a life saving procedure.”“
ACt testing
The next testing opp is here tomor-row. Before cramming,
know what to do.
Areas tested:
English, reading,
math and science
What to bring: Admis-
sion ticket, acceptable identifica-
tion, sharp-ened No. 2 pencils and an accept-able calcu-lator (no TI-89s)
compiled by Olivia Williams
Are you looking for an unusual traveling experience this summer?
There is an opportunity to travel to Russia, China, Egypt, Turkey and other countries to study their language. The United States government is sponsoring this pro-gram for 15 to 18-year-old high school students.
More information is available at the World Languages Web site under NSL (National Security Language) for Youth or contact foreign language teacher Jana Thomp-son in Room 188.
“First, you’ll have to fill out a short health question-naire. Next, you’ll get something to swab your cheeks with for a sample of DNA. A representative from Indiana Blood Cen-ter will be there to take your sample that will be tested [to see if you can donate bone marrow].”
Travel opportunity
Indiana Math LeagueAlthough basketball season is more than a month away, senior Jacob Logan’s senior project is already in full swing. Logan is coordinating a free bone marrow regis-try with the help of the Indiana Blood Center at the JV. North vs. Hauser game Nov. 28.
Indiana Math League is a statewide contest with six rounds between October and March. During those rounds, students are given several challenging math problems to complete within 30 minutes after school. All students are eligible to participate. See your math teacher for details.
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Last shot: yBk portraits Oct. 29, 30
u need to knowBaskets and bone marrow
For more events, check out www.cnhsmedia.com.source:
www.act.org
Where North vs. Hauser JV basketball gamehere
When Anytime during the JV game Nov. 28
What to bringPicture ID; you must be 18 to register
the details
yummy fundraiser
Seniors: If you have not taken your senior portraits, need a retake, or did not receive your proofs, the photogra-pher will be here Oct. 29 and 30 in the Studio Room starting at 7:30 a.m. Stop by Room 177 and pick up a portrait pass prior to Oct. 28. You may go between classes and during resource and lunch.
Juniors, sophomores, freshmen: If you need your picture taken, stop by room 177 and pick up a portrait package form by Oct. 28. If you want a retake, take your portrait package to Log adviser Kim Green in Room 177 before the picture days.
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goodneighborsStudents have access to a wide variety of restaurants and businesses before, after and during the school day. However, students sometimes abuse these privileges by disrespecting their neighbors, raising the question, are North students good neighbors?
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the school is unique because of our surrounding. We’re
right here in the middle of everything. Houses can be seen outside of classroom windows,” assistant principal John Green said.
Because of this environ-ment, there will always be a small group of students who cause problems.
“The majority of students are proud Bull Dogs. There are just a few who don’t have any respect,” Mr. Green said.
According to neighbor Lin-da Hoy, a “gang” of students congregate on the corner of Forest and Maple streets every morning, afternoon and night. She claims it is becom-ing a serious problem around her home on Forest Street.
“My front yard is a garbage can every night. They just throw their trash into my yard
and we have an officer on duty.”
Columbus Police Depart-ment’s Public Information Officer Joe Richardson said CPD is aware of the problems both residences and busi-nesses face around North.
“I remember it being a problem since 1981 when I went to school at North,” Of-ficer Richardson said.
If the problem is continu-ously being addressed, it can become worse.
“It’s a constant battle because when we are always on the students they tend to scatter further into neighbor-hoods and down alleys. This is when major problems really start to occur,” Mr. Green said.
However, if the problem is not handled correctly, the reputation of the school as a whole becomes at risk.
“If the problem is not ad-dressed immediately then it will begin to fester amongst the neighbors, so they ste-reotype North students as a whole instead of individually,” Officer Richardson said.
According to Officer Richardson this problem can be helped by identifying the individuals immediately.
“Encourage victims to contact police right away,” Officer Richardson said, “You can make calls anonymously and provide us with location and time.”
compiled by Courtney Smith, Emma Smith and Evan Trotta
On MapleStreet
Homes around North see trouble with littering, loitering
Are we good neighbors? While the majority of students are respect-
ful, some create issues
without thinking,” Mrs. Hoy said.
Mrs. Hoy believes that the students have no respect. They vandalize homes, stand in the yards and throw their cigarette butts on the sidewalks. There have been incidents where Mrs. Hoy said she has seen drugs be-ing stashed underneath her neighbor’s air conditioning unit.
“Ten people or so park and deal drugs in front of my home,” Mrs. Hoy said.
Several times Mrs. Hoy has tried to confront these stu-dents, but she cannot seem to get through to them.
“If you confront them, they will just kick your garbage can over or do other dis-repectful things,” she said.
The problems among the residences are out of the deans’ hands.
“As soon as students step across 25th and Maple, it is public property,” Mrs. Hoy said.
The deans try to manage the problem by moving stu-dents along when neighbors complain during lunch.
“We want to help. The deans have a lot of responsi-bility, especially during lunch hour. They try to bring the students who are causing problems into the office and work with their parents, this gets them out of the yards,” Mr. Green said, “The deans also go to local eateries to make their presence known, photo illustration by Emily Miller
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Shoplifting specialist
Business teacher Mike Hackman tells of his interesting job
outside the classroom
Business teacher Mike Hackman
Business teacher Mike Hackman is regularly seen in the classroom, busi-ness office or simply around school.
Most students would not even guess what Mr. Hackman’s “other” job really is.
Aside from teaching here, Mr. Hackman has a job as a business consultant in which he is hired to purposely shoplift items from stores. He first thought of doing this over 30 years ago.
“The interest was sparked in my college marketing class,” Mr. Hackman said. “The class was assigned to be a ‘mystery shopper.’”
Mr. Hackman is only hired by stores out-side Bartholomew County to better improve
stores’ security and the staff’s efficiency. After the “theft,” Mr. Hackman goes back for a staff meeting with the employees for an evaluation of what happened.
“I basically let them know what they did not see and what they should have seen. I let them know what they could do better,” Mr. Hackman said.
From Oct. 1 to Christmas, which is when 80 percent of all shoplifting occurs, Mr. Hackman is the busiest.
“People who can’t afford merchandise for the holidays will still find a way to get it, legally or illegally,” he said. “It’s sad, but unfortunately, it is the truth.”
Taco Bell
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Aldi’s
Zwanzigz On campus
my take… “Other than people being loud and obnox-ious, most people that go there are pretty well-behaved and do not cause too many problems.”
senior Ben Wentworth
“For the most part they are behaved. No real problems. They come in sometimes in large
groups and other customers get frustrated. If they’re going to be in a big group, it would be
easier if they call in instead of just show up. Many already know to call in.”
Zwanzigz’s Manager Bryan Follendorf
“We had problems at the beginning of the year with students smoking and standing on
tables, but once we asked them to stop, they stopped. Now we only have problems occa-
sionally.” Taco Bell Manager Dee Heater
my take… “The lunch is not very good. Northside’s lunch is better. There were more options. The food is gross. When I squeeze the hamburgers, mostly juice comes out.”
freshman Ezequiel Gomez
Physics teacher Jamie Champlin believes that once the school is renovated there will be fewer
problems around North because students will have a place to congregate on campus. “It will be nice for
the students to sit. It is a problem when students have no place to go. The remodel should help with the neighbor situation. Eating on campus is cheaper, and there is no pressure to eat really fast.”
physics teacher Jamie Champlin
my take…“I don’t eat there because there are a lot of people I do not like at this school that go there every day of the week. They are …annoying since they smoke.”
junior Seth Skinner
“All retail grocers have problems with stealing. 95 percent of the time things are
perfectly fine. Several kids buy their stuff and move along.”
Aldi’s District Manager Nick Davis
Food frenzy From dining to just hanging out, students have options both on and off campus. Adults and students dish on positives and negatives of some of the choices.
my take… “I went to Aldi’s last year and sophomore year and I’d get the pizza Lunchables and the gummy bears and the Arizona Tea. The quarter carts there are freakin’ sweet.”
senior Keleigh Knorr
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So long, Sweet 16
New driving laws mean teenagers must wait until sixteen and a half to get license
Freshman Molly Dana is disappointed about the new driving restrictions. Like most current freshmen, she must
now wait until she is 16 and a half to get her driver’s license. On July 1, turning 16 will not be so sweet.
“I’m not happy about the new driving age at all,” Dana said. “I would’ve gotten my li-cense early sophomore year, but now I have
to wait until after Christmas Break.”Studies show that gaining
experience with age is beneficial to the
process.
“Statistics across the country show that kids are having more accidents,” driving instructor Vince James said. “It takes five years to be as good as an average driver today, which puts them at 21. A lot can hap-pen in those five years, so the longer it can be put off, the better.”
Freshmen with their 16th birthday falling after June 1, 2010 will not be able to get their license when they turn 16; they will have to wait an extra six months.
Freshman Amanda Pittman has mixed feelings about having to wait the extra time.
“I think it could be beneficial, but it could also give teens another reason to break the
law,” Pittman said. “I think it is okay for them to extend the days
until you get your license, but not permit because
the more practice, the better.”
Along with the new driving age, teenagers will not be allowed to text and drive until they turn 18. Freshman
Mitchell Duke thinks
this is a good change. “You don’t have to be texting non-stop
all day. People need to put down their phones when they drive,” Duke said. “It puts yourself and others in danger if you are too concentrated on texting and not on driving.”
According to Pittman, there are ways to resist the temptation of texting.
“I’ll probably put my phone on silent or in the glove box where I couldn’t see it,” Pittman said. “I’m not sure if the law will be very effective, though, because it is hard to get caught.”
Many students have to face new fears while driving.
“I’m really afraid about driving at night in the rain and crashing,” Dana said.
Senior Megan Hinkley also had fears when she started to drive.
“I started driving the end of sophomore year,” Hinkley said. “I drove a stick and I was worried I would kill it all the time.”
Accourding to Hinckley, beginning driv-ers should keep these three things in mind.
“Don’t text and drive, wear your seat belt, and don’t get distracted by loud, inappropri-ate music.”
by Vanessa Staublin
“I am upset about not being able to drive until I’m 16 and a half mostly be-cause I won’t be able to drive until the end of my sophomore year. I think that being 16 isn’t any different a half year later.”
“I feel that the new laws are very unfair to up-coming new drivers. I’m not upset because of them because I’m not in a hug rush to drive but at the same time i really want to drive so I can do things on my own time and not by others.”
sophomore Kasi Prohaska
“I think they are kind of pointless, you already spend a year driving with an adult to gain experi-ence. Also, half a year is not going to make much of a difference to add on to the year before. I am pretty upset, I was excited to drive and now I have to wait another six months.”
freshman Zak Ruehman
After July 1, 2010, teenagers will not get their license 30 days after turning 16. Instead, teens have to wait an extra six months after they pass the test. Three underclassmen share their feelings on having to endure the extra six months of waiting to get behind the wheel.
Enduring the wait
freshman Sam Parker
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Holding her guitar, getting ready to lead the singing, senior Erica Tucker starts her normal Thursday morning
routine at Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Through FCA, 40 Watts and a new Bible study group, an increasing number of students have shown interest in furthering religious time in their lives.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, led by business teacher Scott Seavers for around 10 years, is an organization that promotes Christianity in students’ lives.
At a typical meeting, those in attendance open with singing followed by a Biblical reading that is prepared by one of the student leaders.
Tucker has made the group a part of her life the past three years.
“I thought it was cool that a big group of kids could get together, worship God and talk about him in a relaxed setting,” Tucker said.
Tucker is also proud that she plays the gui-tar for the opening part of the meeting.
“I think it’s relaxing,” Tucker said. “[The guitar] can bring a lot of people together and it is a pretty instrument.”
With a plethora of student leaders like Tucker involved during his 10 years leading
the group, Mr. Seavers has observed many encouraging traits that he is proud of.
“I like that they are responsible, live their faith and are good examples in our school for other kids.”
In contrast with the experienced FCA organization, a newer 40 Watts Women’s Bible Study is in its second year under the guid-ance of seniors Mary-Jeanette Andrews and Christina Pletcher.
In addition to last year’s crowd, the group has drawn more members this year that find it rewarding.
“I like the fact that everyone is open and it makes for interesting conversations,” fresh-man Shelby Vance said.
The meetings, which take place every Mon-day morning and Friday afternoon, consist of topics chosen by both Andrews and Pletcher.
“Right now we are going through a book to study on friendship and sometimes we will read a Bible passage,” Andrews said.
During the course of the club’s existence, Andrews has discovered advantages for both herself and the students.
“I’ve become a lot closer to a wider group of people in all grade levels,” Andrews said, “and it has encouraged me to live out my beliefs
every day.” Andrews also feels that going to a
meeting offers convenient instruction. “It’s really useful to find out what each
person believes and learn more about God so you can incorporate him in your life,” Andrews said. “Plus it’s a great way to make friends.”
Another student-led Bible study group made its debut this year under the leadership of juniors Hunter Sims and Paige Hundley.
The study has no official name yet, but the leaders want students to be aware of their existence.
Typically, the students meet twice a week with the intention of drawing students together.
“On Monday morning we usually do a short devotion, read a Bible verse and pray,” Hundley said. “Wednesday morn-ing we try meeting in the cafeteria and reading a verse out loud.”
Attendance the first few meetings was “pretty good,” according to Hundley, drawing about eight students, both male and female.
Although the club has not yet drawn bigger numbers, Hundley believes one can still obtain worthwhile material.
“It’s just a good way to start your day right, meet new people and learn more about the plan God has for your life.”
40 watts
fca
new bible study group
Taking the initiative New student-led clubs
on the rise, drawing more students to focus on religion
Relax | Mary-Jeanette Andrews and Christina Pletcher laugh in a recent 40 Watts meeting. photo by Sarah Barriger
by Whitney Olibo
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interested? Admission is $5. go to 90 elkinsville rd. in nashville from 7:30 p.m. to midnight tomorrow, Oct. 24
Paranormal pathSenior uses the Halloween spirit to complete senior project
Senior Wiley Groce grew up with a yearly tradition of a family haunted trail.
“We have a haunted trail every year on our property in Elkins-ville, which is in Brown County,” Groce said. “My family has done it for a long time now, at least 10 years.”
What started out as a way to entertain the children in the fam-ily has turned into a “big deal.”
“Last time, with my family, we had a hog roast, a big bonfire, and a pinata to hit with a strobe light,” Groce said.
This year, Groce decided to take the family tradition, upgrade it and make it his senior project.
“My Uncle Bob was the creator of everything pretty much, but it wasn’t his idea for me to do it as a senior project,” Groce said. “I thought it was something that people don’t do very often, or I don’t hear about - something unique.”
Breaking away from normal yearly routine decorations, Groce has added more objects to make the trail scarier as he opens it to the public.
“I’ve added a scarecrow, people with slime hands, a big bat, fog machines, three chain-saw people and machetes,” Groce said. “I’ll make sure (people) will get scared.”
Because of the level of fright, Groce suggests you do not bring anyone under the age of five. To give others the shivers, Groce has taken ideas from other haunted places he has attended.
“I’ve been to places like the Hanna House, Fear Fair and Scream Acres,” he said. “We took the idea of having people with slime on their hands from the Hanna House...you have to scare people some way.”
After going through the trail, which starts at dark, Groce will be showing a movie on a screen that is about 150 feet. It is suggested you bring a chair if you plan to stay for the movie.
“We will have a selec-tion of movies to watch when you get there, and then we will vote to see which movie the group wants to watch,” Groce
said.The profits from the haunted
trail, that took about two week-ends to set up, are going to help Turning Point, the local battered women’s shelter. Because of weather the opening of the trail has been delayed. To be informed to when the trail opens watch for flyers around school.
To be alarmed, and support a good cause, Groce has one thing to say.
“Come to the trail.” by Sarah Burr
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A ticket to ride
Junior Neal Forbes has being fol-lowing his dream of becoming a professional cyclist ever since
seventh grade Now that he has been to the national tryouts he is one step closer.
“My dad got a deal on two bikes so we could bike together,” Forbes said.
His father’s idea has started some-thing extraordinary for Forbes. He was one of the 10 teens in the nation person-ally invited by the junior national coach to go to the Olympic training facilities to tryout earlier this month.
“The tryouts are in Colorado,” Forbes said. “There will be recruiters there.”
Forbes rides every day and challenges those around him including English teacher Betsy Warble.
“He teaches me,” Mrs. Warble said, “When we ride, we like to find new places to venture. We naturally become competitive.”
The willingness to keep going is a big part of cycling. One person must bike the whole race.
“I think motivation is the hardest part of biking,” Forbes’ girlfriend junior Katie Waskom said. “I try to get him moti-vated and remind him of the goal he is working towards.”
Forbes’ goal is to become a profes-sional cyclist and bike in the Tour De France.
“I see Neal riding professionally,” Mrs. Warble said. “He has the desire.”
Forbes spends two to three hours ev-ery day training for races, which means less time to hang out with friends, including Waskom.
“I can’t help him train,” Waskom said. “He has a training schedule his coach
emails him, but we will bike around for fun sometimes.”
Not only is cycling an endurance sport, it is also a dangerous sport. As in any sport, there is always a risk for injuries.
“I have crashed a lot,” Forbes said. “Last year in Ft. Wayne I crashed and flew off my bike. I broke my helmet and blacked out.”
Forbes works hard to achieve his goal with his parents’ support. Sometimes hours of travel are required for just one race.
“My parents help a lot,” Forbes said. “They base their schedules off traveling.”
Cycling is an expensive sport. There is not a lot of equipment but it has to be top of the line. The type of equipment makes a big difference.
“Everything is carbon fiber,” Forbes said. “My bike costs about $5,000.”
However, cyclists do not just have one bike, they have different bikes with dif-ferent specialties.
“My bike for time trials is aerody-namic because in time trials, it’s just you against the clock,” Forbes said.
One wheel for the time trial bike cost about $2,000 but that cost is already covered.
“My team pays for some equipment like my bike and uniforms, but my par-ents have to pay for travel,” Forbes said.
The training in Colorado was like a tryout for the National team which makes Forbes one step closer to his goal.
“It’s like a ladder,” Mrs. Warble said. “He just has to keep climbing.”
by Kayleigh Steigerwalt
1. Bikers shave their legs the day before a race.
2. They say ‘shiny side up,’ which means don’t crash.
3. If they say ‘don’t crash,’ it is bad luck.
three things
Ride | Junior Neal Forbes bikes his way to third place during a race in Cincinnati.
Junior katie Waskom, Forbes’ girlfriend, shares three superstitions he prepares with.
photo for The Triangle
Junior Neal Forbes returns from the junior national team in Colorado
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Off-season options
Teams, individuals prepare for season Athletes travel to TLAC to train
Student trains on own time, uses own methods
MVP
Maximum Velocity Performance, or MVP, is an alterna-tive off-season training program which uses a combina-tion of strength and balance, running technique, proper
lifting techniques and a machine called Vertimax which helps improve jumping power in order to help athletes improve.
“I have felt a big difference in everything I do since I’ve been a part of the program,” junior Jocelyn Hamilton said.
Full teams, such as the men’s basketball team, have been using the MVP program for off-season training in order to better pre-pare for their upcoming season.
“MVP has helped us all so much,” sophomore Braden Pelley said. “I’m confident going into this season that the whole basket-ball team is going to be in better shape than ever.”
Dr. Nathan Frasier, who was a three sport athlete while in high school, came up with the idea for MVP.
Dr. Frasier said, “I started MVP with the basic idea of giving back to the athletes the knowledge that I wish I could have known when I was serious about sports.”
Acceleration Indiana
While some people go through programs such as MVP and Acceleration Indiana, other athletes turn to a dif-ferent approach to off-season training. Athletes like
senior Thomas Brueggemann use their own methods to get in shape for their season.
“Training in the off-season gets me in shape,” Brueggemann said, “and by the beginning of the season all I need to do is main-tain the level of fitness that I developed in the off-season.”
Brueggemann was given specific workouts from his track coach and uses this workout plan to get himself in shape.
“I run three times a week,” Brueggemann said. “On days that I don’t run, I go to the gym and work out my abdomen and upper body.”
Athletes from Columbus as well as Seymour, Jennings County and surrounding areas seek extra off-season training at Acceleration Indiana, a program based in
Tipton Lakes Athletic Club. Training programs combine speed training and plyometric exercises, explosive movements such as jumping, to maximize their athletic ability.
“It helped me a lot,” senior Andy Kaplan said. “Not only did I get faster, I went into the season a lot more fit than I usually do.”
Individual athletes personalize their training program based on the needs of their sport.
“We focused on things that I need to improve on to make me play my best,” junior Gabby Malina said. “We focused on the basic volleyball skills like quickness, agility and vertical jump.”
Students that train at Acceleration Indiana use forms of exer-cises that are hard to duplicate outside of the facility.
“There’s no way I would get the same results (on my own),” Kaplan said. “The Acceleration trainers do a good job of pushing you, and they fixed my running form, making me faster.”
Personal training
compiled by Andrea Behling
Train | Junior Gabby Malina works out on a plyometric board at Accel-eration Indiana and sophomore Braden Pelley uses a medicine ball while participating in an MVP workout,
photos by Caroline Federle
Athletes have found three ways to train, aim to reach potential
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heard in the halls >> “Winston Churchill as a penguin. He would make a great penguin.”
So it goesKurt Vonnegut’s ‘Breakfast of Champions’ unorthodox, insightful
it up for the first time, but Vonnegut cor-rects this in the beginning paragraph of the preface. The title actually has more to do with martinis than milk.
And if you’re looking for a relaxing read, this is not the book for you.
“Breakfast of Champions” tends to be one of Vonnegut’s more rude and explicit works, which says a lot for Vonnegut. In the preface, he actually writes, “I now make my living on being impolite.”
As for what the book is about, as Von-negut writes, “[It is] a tale of a meeting of two lonesome, skinny, fairly old white men on a planet which was dying fast.”
One of these men is a favorite char-acter of his, the slightly mad science fiction writer Kilgore Trout. The other is an automobile dealer named Dwayne Hoover. The story line is so ridiculous that it might really happen any day now.
The book, however, is so much more than a story about Kilgore Trout and Dwayne Hoover. “Breakfast of Champions” relays Vonnegut’s view of
America’s problems in a laughable yet depressingly cynical way. For example, he describes the national anthem as “gibberish sprinkled with question marks.”
I became so engrossed in “Breakfast of Champions” that I could read it on the bus to a cross country meet and completely forget to be nervous. It didn’t lull me, it shocked me into forget-ting, and I loved it. However, I had to be careful not to dwell on it for too long or I would find myself thinking with Von-negut’s cynicism.
And why wouldn’t Vonnegut be shocking and cynical? He was drafted during WW II, taken prisoner, trans-fered to a work camp and witnessed the bombing of Dresden, Germany, an attack that resulted in the deaths of 250,000 civilians and influenced his writing for the rest of his life.
I was surprised to find out that he lived in Indianapolis and was scheduled to give a speech at Clowes Hall on April 27, 2007. He died April 11, and his son Mark gave the speech in his place.
I’d like to leave you with a thought from the speech Vonnegut wrote and never delivered.
“But seriously, my fellow Hoosiers, there’s good news and bad news tonight. This is the best of times and the worst of times. So what else is new?”
“The Shining” R, playing
at Yes Cinema
“Young Frankenstein” R, playing at Yes Cinema
John Mayer “Battle Studies”
“I’m madly in love
with John Mayer!”
juniorAllison Piercefield
“2012” PG 13“I think that it’s gonna be a good movie. If it actually happens I won’t have to finish all these credits to get my diploma.”
freshman Joseph Gedeon
AP senior English teacher Rick Weinheimer’s third period senior class picks their favorite required reading book from their previous English classes.
1. 19842. The Catcher in the Rye3. The Great Gatsby4. Siddhartha5. To Kill a Mockingbird6. Slaughterhouse 57. The Things They Carried8. Crime and Punishment9. A Tale of Two Cities
“This book [The Great Gatsby] is the best modernist novel in history.”
senior Caleb Denney
“Holden [in The Catcher in the Rye] is the most interesting character I’ve ever read.”
senior Jacob Logan
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1 Sophomores Tyler Gerrometta and Jack Grimm sink in their boat dur-ing the third period boat races
2 Juniors Gabby Malina and Liz Vogel get ready to push off for the race
3 Juniors Jake Reed and Christian Miller pilot their plastic wrapped physics boat through the course
4 Sophomore Justin Hodapp waits to get into his physics boat third pe-riod
5 Juniors Kimberly Reeves and Sar-ah McCord steer their Christmas themed boat in the pool fifth period
Physics grades depended on the Oct. 8 boat races
photos by Alex Weisner, Lindsey Thompson,Madeline Hodek, and Shelby Beatty
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Just like Mad Libs, grab a friend and fill in the blanks! Crazy stories will enfold.
Funny fill-ins
Luke Carr for being an AWESOME kicker!•the CNHS women’s golf team. •the Sound of North marching band for working re-•ally hard and starting out competition season well. Mrs. Sanders for being the best teacher ever. •Media Now; best class ever.•my awesome road-trip buddy!•my boy C.J. Copeland aka Tony Hawk!•Ms. Retrum for being the coolest geometry ever!•
English Accelerated- TOO MUCH HOMEWORK!•To the teachers that won’t let you talk in Resource, •even in a whisper or to ask someone for help on their homework. fall for being cold!•kids who feel it’s okay to brag. •girls who break up with guys and a year later still act •crappy to the guy. Calculus•people who walk slow in the halls while holding •hands.
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Spooky traditionsTake a look at how students celebrate their Halloween
“I go to a friend’s party where we trick-or-treat and watch horror movies.”
senior Jon glackin
“My family always goes out and gets pumpkins to carve.”
sophomore ian mcgillivery
“For Halloween my parents usually have people over and we sit on the front porch and pass out candy.”
freshman Drew richardson
“Me and my sisters Ashley and Nicole sit in the bushes wearing all black and jump out and scare little kids.”
sophomore taylor Johnson
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A picture worth a thousand words can be nice, but instead of doing without words, why not add ones that shed light on the moment? Here’s what was going on at the Homecoming Trike Race, Oct. 2. Check out more multimedia moments from the trike race at cnhsmedia.com.
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Helmets were a precaution used in the big trike races
This is the first year the big trikes were used. “We wanted to mix it up this year, so we decided to use the big and little trikes.”
senior Ricky Narsinghani
photo by Luke Carr
“We lost by a mile so I felt like doing something interesting.”
freshman Brandon Brush
“I was super impressed! If I was him, I would have fallen over.”
senior Mallory Sims
“Every year the head chairs talk to Tony London about getting bright shirts so we stick out if anyone needs us.”
