Cub Reporter Issue 2

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Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana Volume 63, Issue 2

September 9, 2011

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Junior Asmaa Fullen took first place and the grand prize of $1,000 for a speech in the 33rd annual Na-tional BIG (Blacks in Government) oratorical competition in Boston Aug. 25.

She competed against 17 oth-ers from the United States, each who explored and examined one theme: “African American males in America’s schools: endangered or ignored?”

“It was a great achievement to me,” Fullen said. “I trained for three months prior to the event

with my speech coach, Ivan Walk-er.”

An earlier performance of Ful-len’s speech can be found on You-Tube. It’s titled “Asmaa Detroit speech.”

Blacks In Government was founded in 1975 by a small group of African Americans in Rockville,

Md., as a non-profit organization. BIG’s goals are to promote equity in all aspects of American life, ex-cellence in public service, and op-portunity for all Americans.

Fullen and her family were in Boston just ahead of Hurricane Irene; it arrived two days after they left.

Fullen wins first place in national speaking competition

Asmaa Fullen

RemembranceInAmericans across the country will stop to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday. Visitors look toward the recently completed Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. (above). At the World Trade Center site, the footprint of the North Tower is part of the soon-to-be-completed 9/11 Memorial. See pages 14-15 for details on how LC students and staff commemorate this day. Cub photos/MCT Campus

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Staff.

Editor-in-ChiefSamantha Strong

Online EditorColeman LaBarr

News EditorCaroline VarieMeredith Varie

Opinions EditorsKatie BillmanCarley LanichMeredith Nordmann

Features EditorSara Heiny

A+E EditorKevin Kryah

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Clear, concise reporting on the good, the bad and the ugly. Someone’s got to do it.

Students’ perspectives on problems affecting Lawrence Central’s halls and the world beyond 56th street.

In-depth coverage of students, global issues, rising trends and the not-so-average Bear.

Trends are changing, the popcorn’s popping and yesterday’s in is tomorrow’s out. Don’t worry, we’ll help you keep up.

Scores, matches, games, meets and touchdowns. Lawrence Central Bears are back and with a vengeance.

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Sports EditorAlex Kryah

Social Media EditorLane Creech

ReportersAvarie BowmanCandace BullockSally FinkelJacob HelmusTorre Kennedy Glynnis KingMolly LissKristen SwansonMeredith Varie

AdviserElizabeth Granger

PrincipalThomas Oestreich

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WIN is open 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Passes for the MAC and WIN can be acquired from teachers, in the MAC, or in the media center. As with the MAC, to go to the WIN students must sign up at least 24 hours in advance.

Due to budget cuts, there are no after-school activity buses this year; students must provide their own transportation home.

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Sept. 10: ACT, 8 a.m., Student Life Center Sept. 11: Miracle Mile Parade televised, 11 a.m., WTHR Channel 13. Sept. 14: Rookie Show, 7 p.m., Studio TheatreSept 17: Spirit of Central Marching Band Invita- tionalSept. 17: ZAPS SAT workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Guidance Department Sept. 23: Homecoming Sept. 26-30: College GO Week Oct. 1: ISMAA district marching band competition, all dayOct. 1: SAT, 8 a.m., Student Life Center Oct. 12: PSAT for sophomores, juniors

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The MAC (My Achievement Center), located in the Student Life Center, is now open. Stu-dents can visit the MAC to get tutoring and homework help from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

In order to receive assistance, students must sign up at least 24 hours in advance to receive help during their study hall block. Help may be provided by adult volunteers and National Honor Society members.

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MAC tutor Margie Ahearn assists sopho-more Teia Harris with her homeowork.cub photo/Caroline Varie

“The MAC offers tutoring for students who may be strug-gling with d i f f i c u l t s u b j e c t s , ” MAC co-o r d i n a t o r C h a u n c e y Duff said. “We also help with study hab-its, note tak-ing skills, and preparation for finals.”

The MAC aslo offers ECA remediation during study hall.

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According to Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Pub-lic Law 221, LC is a school in academic progress. Principal

Thomas Oestreich said, “The more diverse you are as a district the tougher it is to make AYP.”

A year ago LC was consid-ered a failing school. In the 2009-2010 school year, it had passed just seven of the 27 required in-dicators. One problem was that too few students had even taken the required state exams.

In the 2010-2011 school year the number went up to 15 of the 27.

“We have worked very hard to get students to take the state standard test,” associate princi-pal Kristie Corn said.

AYP is measured by the results of subject area End-of-Course Assessments (ECAs). The compilation of data indi-cates the number of students who have taken the test accord-ing to the school, the number and percentage of students fail-ing the exams, the number and percentage of students passing

the exams, and the number and percentage of students receiving a score of “pass plus.”

ECAs are taken after com-pleting English 10, biology and Algebra I. Failing students in English and algebra attend re-mediation sessions during their study halls.

LC has raised scores as well as participation rates. The great-est improvement was seen in the Algebra I scores. English scores imporved significantly as well. However, biology scores were lower from 2010 to 2011.

Now teachers have PLC

meeting at least twice a week to look over instruction, test scores, and test results to see what they may need to do to improve student performance. Students have also been given the opportunity to retake the test if they have failed it once before.

“We have raised aware-ness on taking the test as well as given the students test talks and test taking tips,” Corn said. “We have also talked to the stu-dents about the importance of taking the test and that in order to graduate, you have to pass.”

The school board is consider-ing a new calendar for the 2012-2013 school year. Forums were conducted twice this week to share information with the pub-lic. The proposed calendar is on the school district’s website at www.ltschools.org. Some area schools, such as Warren, are already implement-ing similar schedules. According to the proposal, students would begin school next year on Aug. 3. The ear-lier start date would allow for significant breaks between the marking periods. Highlights in the proposal include: - Aug. 3: Start of school year- Oct. 6-21: Fall break - Dec. 22-Jan. 6: Winter break - March 16-31: Spring break- May 31: Last day of the school year The proposal was created af-ter input from surveys taken by parents, teachers and others. One of the surveys, completed last spring, revealed that 70 per-cent of teachers and 68 percent of other certified staff members said they were in favor of a modified schedule.

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e the toe’‘OPrincipal Thomas Oestreich won the principal kick-off competition Aug. 19. The contest was held during half-time of the LC vs. LN game which LC won 42-13. Oestreich com-peted against rival high school principal, Lawrence North’s Brett Crousore. Few expected Oestreich to win, considering his history as a music teacher. However, when in high school Oestreich was an athlete, involved in cross country, basket-ball and baseball. He also practiced with the Bears football team, in suit and all, to ensure his win. Cub photos/Coleman LaBarr

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Program to bring community to schoolSuperintendent Concetta Raimondi

said she had a vision during the last school year that the MSD Lawrence Township schools would provide the adults in the community more opportu-nities to take part in the education of the students in the schools.

This vision was made reality in the form of the newly established Volunteer Initiative Program.

The purpose of this program is to al-low adults in the community to connect face-to-face with students in the Law-rence Township school district.

The opportunities provided include long-term tutoring and mentoring in the classrooms, reading to students, assist-ing in short-term projects, participating in the classrooms and being an expert guest speaker.

Adults in the community who apply

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to do long-term tutoring and mentoring will be named classroom teacher help-ers and will be able to participate with the students directly over the course of the school year. The short-term projects provided will not be class related but will be assign-ments to help the aesthetics of the school.

Brook Park El-ementary School for Environmen-tal Science will be building a bigger environmental studies area and pond in order to allow the stu-dents more opportunity to work hands-on. They need volunteers to help design and help build this project during the week or for a couple of hours on Satur-days.

Although this program was invent-ed to help further the educational expe-

rience of the students, according to the Volunteer Initiative Program, it is also beneficial for the volunteers because it allows them to make a positive impact on their community and help the future

of this commu-nity to continue to grow and prosper.

After feeling fulfilled from the experience, the volunteers will continue to be advocates for the Lawrence Town-

ships schools and help support the stu-dents attending the schools.

This opportunity isn’t solely for the parents of the students; the Volunteer Initiative Program is reaching out to business owners and employees, retired professionals and civic organizations.

“We are fortunate to live in a com-munity where so many residents deeply

“Barbara Stryker

director of volunteer services

Vibrant communities support outstanding schools.”

value education and understand its im-portance. These same individuals are proud of our school system’s reputation and frequently offer their assistance to assure our students’ success,” Raimondi said.

The students will have adults and guest speakers of the profession that the school focuses on, and this will help the students learn about this profession and how exactly to present oneself as a pro-fessional.

Barbara Stryker, the Director of Vol-unteer Services and Coordinator of Gift-ed and Talented, assigns adults who ap-ply to work with the program to specific schools of their choice.

The application isn’t extensive but it will contain a background check to en-sure the safety of the students.

“Vibrant communities support out-standing schools,” said Stryker. “Excel-lent schools are the foundations for vi-brant communities.”

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Students outside and waitingWith the new school start time of

8:50 a.m. has come a new school en-trance time as well. Students are not allowed to enter LC until 8:35 a.m.

The transition from 20 minutes in previous years to just a little over 10 minutes this year means that students have little time to grab some breakfast, meet with teachers, or socialize in the Commons.

Instead of teachers’ having their PLC (Professional Learning Commu-nity) time during the student day, as was the practice last year, they have it before school from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. This time is used for PLC meetings as well as other meetings throughout the building.

Having this time before school starts for different meetings and prep time has led to no availability for morning supervi-sion in the Com-mons.

T h e r e f o r e , students are re-quired to wait un-til 8:35 a.m. to be admitted into the building when su-pervision is pres-ent. The policy is meant for the safety of the students and faculty and is intended to keep LC running smoothly.

Another system recently intro-duced is the need to have an adult es-cort a visitor from the main office to

“It’s not a problem now, but once it gets cold, I’m not going to want to wait outside until the doors get unlocked.”

Mikayla Burrellsophomore

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their destination in LC. Assistant principal Ron Davie said

that both policies are meant to pro-vide LC with a “safe and secure environment” at all times.

Having nearly 10 minutes be-fore the first bell as opposed to 20 in years past has caused mixed emotions from the

student body as well as the staff. The change causes students to wait outside in their cars, to wait on the buses, or simply to stand outside the building waiting for the doors to open.

“It’s not a problem now but once it

gets cold, I’m not going to want to wait outside until the doors get unlocked,” sophomore Mikayla Burrell said.

Not only does it affect students’ morning schedules, but it influences teachers’ agendas as well.

Math teacher Ruth Meinen is in support of having PLC before school because she can avoid having to leave class to attend the meetings. She said she hopes that students can eventually be let into the building earlier than 8:30 a.m. so they can get extra help before school.

The new school entry time has tak-en its toll on LC, both inside and out. Inside, teachers prepare for their day ahead and meet to discuss teaching strategies. Outside, students wait to be let into the building to socialize and start their school day.

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The LC Parent Faculty Organiztion (PFO) is supporting education this year with the Campaign for Academic Excel-lence. The campaign will raise funds for necessities such as books, calculators, activity buses, student awards and MAC tutoring.

Instead of selling items door-to-door, the PFO will use a non-product fundrais-er. By using this method, 100 percent of donations will go directly to LC, as op-posed to spending a large percent of the

money earned paying for products. Par-ent Karen Kryah, who helped plan and implement the new campaign, said, “…there are some programs and services that the school might not be able to af-ford in the future and we want to ensure that these continue.”

The PFO’s goal is to reach $20,000 by Dec. 31. To reach this goal, the PFO sug-

gests that $20 is donated per student, but donations range from $5-$255. Contrib-

utors are recog-nized for dif-ferent levels of giving in a reg-istry.

“Our goal is to maintain the excellence and rigor of Law-rence Central High School by

providing programs and support to pro-mote student achievement,” Kryah said.

“Our goal is to maintain the excellence and rigor...to pro-mote student achievemnet.”

Karen Kryah

Homecoming Sept. 23 Homecoming will be celebrated Sept. 23 when LC’s Bears face Bloomington South. The king and queen will be an-nounced during halftime festivities. The dance, with a luau theme, will follow immediately after the game in the Perk, ending at 11 p.m. The cost is $5; students must show a current ID to get in. Only current students are eligible to attend. Spirit Week will lead up to the game and dance with a special theme designated for each day. Additional information will be available from the Student Council.

Important info online Students and parents are di-rected to visit LC’s website at www.lawrencecentral.ltschools.org for important information ranging from general school information to teach-ers’ websites. Of particular interest is the Guidance Department’s online section designed specifically for seniors. Information can be located in the gray box under both “Important Senior Dates” and “Guidance News.” Upcoming events include Homecom-ing, with events specifically related to election of the king and queen, and College GO Week Sept. 26-30.

Newspaper earns top rating The Cub Reporter has been des-ignated a George H. Gallup award winner by Quill and Scroll. It is the highest honor a high school publica-tion can earn in the organization’s judging. The honor is based upon last year’s issues. Editors were Greg Price, Brad Oppenheim and Alli King. The judge’s comments to the Cub Reporter staff: “You’ve obvi-ously done a great job in producing a first-class publication. Congrats all around. You understand the impor-tance of broad coverage, modern-looking design, candid photo cover-age and strong editing. ... I am a judge and not a cheerleader, but I do applaud your efforts and will gladly praise almost everything you’ve done on your issues this past year. You truly have developed the journalis-tic mind-set that all scholastic paper staffs really should develop.”

Students rush into the building when the doors are unlocked at 8:35 a.m. Cub photo/Katie Billman

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Meredith [email protected]

“The status quo is. . .un-acceptable. We’ve got to do something.”

Jeff McKeanschool board member

New School Day

Teacher day: 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Collaboration time: 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Student day: 8:50 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

Secondary School Schedule

In order to provide more time for professional development and collabo-ration, the MSDLT school board voted unanimously Aug. 22 to extend the teacher workday by 30 minutes four days a week. The decision came after much stakeholder input, discussion, and compromise.

The vote came in response to un-acceptable student test scores and re-cent legislation sur-rounding and modi-fying the teacher evaluation process.

The proposal, titled “Creating Inten-tional Opportunities for Collaboration,” seeks to provide teachers and adminis-trators the time that is necessary to dis-cuss the progress of students and to de-termine which teaching practices yield the most successful results.

“The status quo is completely unac-ceptable. We’ve got to do something,” school board member Jeff McKean said.

The change, though seen as neces-sary by many teachers and the admin-istration, is a difficult transition in facets

beyond the classroom. “(We must look at) how this change

will impact caregivers and parents...” Lawrence North guidance counselor and Lawrence Educator’s Association (LEA) president Kari Bordner said.

The focus of decision, however, re-mained on the achievement of students and improving district wide test scores.

“To be honest, any change will negatively im-pact teachers and families and will positively impact students,” school board vice presi-dent Kathy Varie

said. Starting Sept. 6, the workday for

secondary school teachers began at 7:45 a.m., with meetings and collaboration time from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. Previously, the school day started at 8:15 a.m. and ended 4 p.m.

During collaboration time, teachers will rotate through Professional Learn-ing Community (PLC) meetings, all staff professional development, and family communication times.

The original proposal was to in-crease the teacher day by 45 minutes five

days a week, but after discussions with administration, the school board, and teachers, a compromise was reached for 30 minutes a day for four days.

Each day of the four days has a dif-ferent purpose. PLC meetings will take place on Mondays and Thursdays, pro-fessional development meetings will be held Wednesdays, and Tuesdays will be designated for faculty or department meetings.

PLCs are comprised of groups of teachers teaching similar or the same subject areas, such as English 9 Honors teachers. These groups meet to discuss which teaching practices have had the best results. Results are measured by a compilation of classroom statistics, in-cluding standardized test results.

“PLCs are using data to inform in-struction. That’s powerful,” principal Thomas Oestreich said.

Progress is expected to be seen throughout year, but the final data will come in the summer of 2012.

“... I think for the most part the changes are for the good of the stu-dents and that’s why we’re in this business: for the kids.”

John Albersbusiness depart-

ment chairman

“...It’s OK, but at first I thought it was a slap on the wrist or micro-managing.”

Stephanie SharpFrench teacher

“I like that we have time to meet and we are not being taken out of class. I am also concerned with how much work teachers have that needs to be done outside of the school day.”

Ruth Meinenmath department

co-chairman

“My mathematical answer is: They’ve asked the teachers to work a mini-mum of 30 min-utes more over the last year’s con-tract... I’m current-ly making at least $8,800 less than two years ago.”

Chad Sivertstonmath teacher

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The Lawrence Township Board of Education and Lawrence Education As-sociation (LEA) negotiated a contract in accordance with PL217 (commonly reffered to as the Collective Bargaining Law) in June.

In order to follow the Collective Bargaining Law (passed in the last leg-islative session that ended in May), a worker’s representative must go to an employer and negotiate a contract upon which both sides agree.

The LT school board and the LEA voted unanimously on the new contract on June 30. The contract went into effect July 1; it will expire in 2013. In 2013, a new contract is to be negotiated.

The new restrictions on the bargain-ing process passed in May limit the negotiable topics to salary, wages, and wage-related benefits. Among other re-sults, this significantly shortened the

process. One of the other major issues ad-

dressed in the last legislative session was the formulation of teacher salaries.

P r e v i o u s l y, teachers’ salaries were configured based on years of experience and seniority. Now, however, teach-ers will be paid on how well they teach. This will be measured through classroom evaluations.

“This does add a little bit of stress,” math teacher Lonnie Chamberlain said about the new law. He said he tries to keep himself and the students as in-formed as possible.

The changes in salary formulation come in partial response to a drive for greater student achievement.

“I believe students will be held to

higher expectations as a result of the changes in the law,” Executive Director for Human Resources and Communica-tions Sharon Smith said.

Included in the negotiated con-tract is a one-time cash stipend for each teacher of .5 percent of the 2011 -2012 salary. Next year, employees will recieve a 1 percent salary in-crease.

In addition to classroom evaluations, standarized test scores will be used to determine teacher salaries.

“I hope this isn’t the only way (mean-ing tests scores) that we are evaluated.” Chamberlain said.

Through all of these measures, teach-ers and administrators are now held ac-countable for student achievement and growth.

“I believe students will be held to higher expecta-tions as a result...”

Sharon Smithexecutive director for human

resoures and communications

cub photos/Meredith Varie

across the board

Hands Raised:What teachers are saying

Teachers find changes

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The results of last year’s Advanced Placement (AP) exams show that while a fewer number of LC stu-dents took AP exams, the percentage of students with a 3 or higher out of 5 possible increased from 2010.

In 2010, 352 students took exams, with 44.0 percent of students earn-ing a 3 or higher. In 2011, only 267 LC students took exams, but 60.3 percent earned a 3 or higher.

Despite this gain, however, the AP program here needs significant improve-ment in order to meet the Indiana De-partment of Education’s (IDOE) state-wide goal. The results of last year’s exams in specific courses are helpful in deter-mining where improvements may be made.

“We’re still examining, looking at the data,” principal Thomas Oestreich said.

The (IDOE) goal for AP exam results is to have at least 25 percent of the stu-dent body in each school taking exams and earning a score of 3 or higher. In terms of this goal, LC is in need of im-provement: approximately 10 percent of students take an AP exam, and only 6.5

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district in-cluded English Literature and Composition (average score of 3), Psychology (average score of 3), and English Language

and Composition (average score of 2.8).

The other end of the spectrum included Statistics (average score of

2.5), United States History (av-erage score of 2.2), and Envi-ronmental Sciences (average score of 1.8).

Measures are being taken school-

and district-wide to improve the achievement of all students. In AP En-vironmental Science (APES), changes include the use of a new textbook, the use of an AP exam preparation book as a study guide, the use of standards from the College Board (directors of the AP

program), and a much higher level of accountability in the classroom.

“The course has been entirely restructured...I be-lieve that after this year students will no longer make the comment that

APES is an easy class,” Jan Weir, science department chair, said.

Ultimately, it is hoped that the num-ber of students participating will in-crease, and departments are working toward this goal.

“We have always encouraged stu-dents to take honors and AP courses. We have never said you cannot come in to these courses,” math department chair Ruth Meinen said.

Additionally, the diversity of stu-dents taking the exams is hoped to in-

AP scores: room for improvementMeredith Varie [email protected]

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crease. Only 25 percent of students who took the exams last year were not white. In the next year, plans will be put in place to increase the numbers of minority students taking AP exams.

“I have some programs that I know will be successful in increasing the number of participating minority students,” Oestreich said.

In a review of the results of next year’s data, improvements upon this year’s improvements are both hoped for and expected.

“We have to increase the number of higher level courses that are made available to students,” Oestreich said.

In addition to AP and Internation-al Baccalaureate courses, more and more ACP courses are being added to the course offerings. ACP cours-es provide dual credit with Indiana University (IU). The credits earned through IU can then be transferred to many other universities.

Unlike AP or IB courses, ACP courses provide credit based upon the student’s achievement throughout the course of the year.

Between LC and Lawrence North, more than 20 AP and IB courses are available to students.

Caroline Varie [email protected]

Craig finds new purposeThe former Craig Middle

School building has been re-named the Lawrence Educa-tion and Community Center (LECC). LECC currently houses several department offices and not-for-profit organizations that were once scattered around the district.

“The goal was to centralize the support services of the dis-trict in one location,” director of facilities Rodger Smith said.

The enrollment process has been consolidated to the LECC building. This way, parents can go to one place instead of visit-ing each of their child’s schools.

Parents can also find help-ful resources like Loving Care, before and after school care, there. Information and videos about the LT school system are distributed to parents as well.

The transportation, build-ings and grounds, special ser-vices, technology and food service departments all have offices in the LECC.

In addition, the Lawrence Township police and fire de-partment have offices at Craig. The Lawrence Township Foun-dation moved from a leased church to the new building.

All school board meetings will be held there. Having all of these offices under one roof makes communication easier, improves efficiency and cuts down on costs.

Programs that benefit needy families in LT can also be found at the LECC, such as Compas-sion 4 Kids and McKinney Vento. Compassion 4 Kids is a not-for-profit organization that provides basic necessities such as food and clothing. The McK-inney Vento Act is a service that helps homeless families that

previously resided in LT.The new building has sev-

eral benefits for teachers, too. Teachers’ Treasures, currently located downtown, provides supplies for teachers. Instead of paying for their own sup-plies out of pocket, teachers can pick up new or used classroom materials. In the future a center will be available for teachers’ supplies in the LECC.

“LT teachers have utilized this fabulous resource for sev-eral years but are limited as to when they can visit. Volunteers in our district will establish our own center and hopefully teachers will be able to visit more often,” magnet project grant coordinator Janice Reck-ley said.

Professional Development space in the building has been utilized to train teachers in-stead of renting space, saving over $50,000 a year.

“(The LECC) was used all summer for professional devel-opment opportunities for teach-ers and administrators to make

sure that they are informed and are using current best practices in their classrooms,” Reckley said.

Three: The IDOE’s goal for 25 percent of the student body

Families can gather essentials from the Lawrence Caring Center, now located in the LECC building. Cub photo/Caroline Varie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 • CUB REPORTER NEWS

1. Elaina Roach 2. Aleia Thompson 4. Marcus Murff 5. Alishia Mercer freshman sophomore junior senior

Just a minute with...

Got a minute? Then we’ve got some questions. With 2,600 students it’s tough to know every-one. We’re taking a minute to get to know our student body. Match each student’s number with the numbers on the answers. Watch out, you could be next.

How many packets of gum do you go through in a week?

1. Zero2. Three3. Zero4. two5. One

If you could live anywhere but here, where would it be?

1. Spain2. Miami3. Paris4. California5. Barcelona

What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?

1. frog legs2. pig feet3. squid eyes4. guacamole5. calamari

How many hours a day are you one the computer?

1. half an hour2. none3. two hours4. two hours5. one hour

How many concerts have you ever been to?

1. three2. two3. zero4. three5. zero

3. Kevin Nguyensenior

What’s the last text you sent?

1. “Where are you?”2. “Yeah”3. “Why?”4. “Bored in study hall”5. “Oh okay, I feel you”

CUB REPORTER • SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 PAGE 9OPINIONS

Ten years later, the fire still burnsTen years ago, America

changed forever. Ten years ago, close to 3,000 men and women lost their lives. Ten years ago, a fire began that burned for 99 days and continues to blaze in our hearts.

Ten years ago, history was made.

Sir Winston Churchill once said, “Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.”

In 2001, we students were barely out of pre-school, a time when our biggest worry was what colors were included in our Play-Doh collection.

Today, we have an obliga-tion as educated American citizens to keep this fire burn-ing. While some of us may not remember Sept. 11, 2001, we do remember the tragedy that struck our country and con-tinues to touch America every day. This cannot be forgotten.

The events of 9/11 opened our eyes to the world around us and helped America see beyond its coastlines. Similar to a child’s first encounter with a callous classmate, 9/11 stole America’s innocence. This trag-

edy revealed that we are not safe, and that it can and will happen to us.

Prior to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, America had its blinders on, focused on its own affairs. However, 9/11 revealed that

ignorance is not bliss. Fueling this fire means

remaining aware of our sur-roundings and the world around us. Recognizing others’ history is just as important as commemorating our own.

us safe. 9/11, along with the Columbine High School shoot-ing in 1999, has incredibly in-creased security in schools.

This is the burning fire. This is recognizing that we are vulnerable and must keep our

“Similar to a child’s first encounter with a callous classmate, 9/11 stole America’s innocence.”

eyes and ears open to reality. This is remembering history and being proactive to make sure it does not repeat itself.

We are the fuel of this fire, and it is up to us to keep this fire burning.

Hugs to nice weather outside but Growls to a cold building and hot computer labs. Hugs to not having to wear IDs all day but Growls to not being able to find them half the time. Hugs to students who get to class on time but Growls to

Hugs & Growls

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9/11 has not only left its mark on America’s govern-ment, it has also touched our education system. Police-men and security guards do not prowl the halls to limit tardiness; they do it to keep

those stuck in the tardy room. Hugs to the later start time but Growls to getting home late. Hugs to getting homework done in class but Growls to get-ting caught. Hugs to late starting times but Growls to late lunches. Hugs to no IDs but Growls to no iPods.

Hugs to retests but Growls to super-hard tests. Hugs to Mr. Phillipy for being a boss but Growls to his strict grading. Hugs for sleeping in but Growls to late practice. Hugs to seeing school friends again but Growls for homework.

Hugs to friends in your classes but Growls to seating charts. Hugs to “A” lunch but Growls to “D” lunch. Hugs to following us on twit-ter but Growls to not “liking” us on Facebook. Hugs to having Chick-Fil-A sandwiches but Growls to run-

ning out by “D” lunch. Hugs to it being football season but Growls to it getting colder. Hugs to LC beating LN but Growls to LC losing to NC. Hugs to fall but Growls to the end of summer. Hugs to the new principal but Growls to his tardy room.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 • CUB REPORTER OPINIONS

peak Your Mind:Skip-a-Final*

“Pineapple.” -Zach Barnett, 10

“No fair!” -Griffi n Gardner, 11

“Never plank on plastic boxes.” -William Joel, 9

“I just got my world shocked knowing that I don’t have to wait as many months to get my license.” -Zach George, 10

“A day without sunshine is like ... nighttime.” -Jennifer Himes, 12

“I love Friday night football games!” -Madison Dorsey, 10

“I love my graphing calcula-tor.” -Quentin Rabin, 10

“It’s so easy to be wise! Just think of something dumb to say and then don’t say it.” -Marquis England, 12

“I’m a secret agent.” -Perri Smith, 11 “I like lunch.” -Connor Tuthill, 11

“We need more bubbles in the world.” -Megan Hunt, 11

“Green is not a creative color.” -Will Gordon, 10

“Live one’s life and good things will come. Live oth-ers’ lives and good things will come to that person.” -Kieran Hyde, 10

Erin Becker senior

Bekah Deaton junior

Javier Cox sophomore

Katie Beyers freshman

1. Does Skip-a-Final motivate you to come to school?

2. Do you think Skip-a-Final is fair? 3. Should Skip-a-Final be available to

all classes or just seniors? 4. Does Skip-a-Final push you to

work harder in class?

1. Yes,2. Yes and no, because you can’t skip for performing arts classes even if you make the grade.3. All classes, defi nitely.4. Yes, it does.

1. Somewhat.2. I don’t think the senior rules were too fair but it’s OK, it’s their last year.3. All classes.4. Yeah, I want to get out of a couple of my fi nals.

1. Yeah.2. I guess so.3. It should be just for like the upperclassmen.4. Sure.

1. That was why I wanted to get perfect att endance this year.2. It’s fair for seniors and underclassmen.3. It should be available to everyone. Seniors should have more privileges.4. I make sure I have the A; without it I’m just go-ing to get by.

S Bearit all

*Skip-a-Final has allowed students to skip some fi -nals if they have perfect attendance or an “A” in the class. No Skip-a-Final policy has been announced for this year.

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Topic: 8:50 a.m. start time

I hate when I wake up from an awesome dream, such as Luke Skywalker and I having a light saber battle, or laughing at Justin Bieber as children throw rocks at him. This year, though, I don’t mind it as much because I’m not waking up at 6 in the morning. I feel as though I’m much more refreshed and ready for the day. Also, it’s much brighter outside, therefore brightening my mood.

Yes, there are downfalls to the new start time, but then again, there’s always a ying to the yang. Most of the people I have talked to love the new start time.

Over the summer, I would probably go to sleep somewhere between 3 or 4 in the morning the majority of the nights. Having said that, I wouldn’t wake up till at least 1 in the afternoon some days. Therefore, getting used to a 7:30 wake-up was much better than 6. If it was my choice, though, I would just lie in my bed all day. But we can’t all get what we wish for.

Getting out of school at 3:40 doesn’t really bother me, either. Actually, I quite enjoy it. It gives me less down time and keeps me from being bored, sitting at home. Last year, when it was off-season, I had a lot of time on my hands which for kids like me isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but in general it could lead to some issues.

Last year, a Red Bull or a 5 Hour Energy would be the only things to keep me awake through the day. This year, though, the energy comes a bit more naturally. I will admit, I set my alarm clock for 6:30 on the first day of school and didn’t realize it until I was about to head out the door.

There’s not much that can get me out of bed, but school unfortunately is one of those things. I mean, come on, does anyone really want to go to school? I can’t think of anyone who would say “Yes! It’s time for school!” But we don’t have a choice, and the later start helps that fact. Overall, I’m definitely for this later start.

year many high school students helped the family by watching younger siblings when they got out of school later than the high schoolers did. What do those parents do now? Pay for child care? Did anyone think about that?

How about high school students who have jobs and have to be at work at a certain time? What do they do?

A big reason for the later start time, according to articles published in the spring, is that teens need to sleep later in the morning because they cannot get to sleep earlier at night. The thinking was that they would be more alert and ready for school at 8:50 a.m. than at 7:30 a.m., which was the school day’s start time for years.

Honestly, most teens sleep in class because they get bored, not because of their sleep cycles.

I’m a senior, and having to adjust to the new time in my last year of high school has been difficult. I know I will learn to get used to it. I just want people to know that you sometimes can’t think just about yourself but you also have to consider the fact that not all people are allowed to change their work schedules and what not.

Starting school at almost 9 in the morning is not good.

Then there’s lunch. Simply put, it’s too late. This upsets me because I’m not able to eat breakfast in the morning, and the late lunch times make it harder for me to get though my day.

Starting school later disturbs me. It is not because I loved getting up at 6:30 in the morning to come to school but for me, it seemed more efficient.

So did getting out earlier. I am a person who likes to get to

school early, get things done, and be on my way. With the new times I can’t do any of that.

I know there are athletes who agree with me. Practices start too late and end too late for them.

And while I am not one of those people with smaller siblings, I am considerate about how our later school day is not a good idea for them. Last

“It’s better because we get an extra hour of sleep.”

Jakobi Carroll, 9 Zach Booher, 10

“I like it a lot better because classes seem shorter to me.”

Max Brutus, 11

“It’s fantastic because I get to take my time getting ready in the morn-ings.” Charlie Rebholz, 12

“I hate it because the traffic is so aw-ful in the mornings now.”

Defacing the subject: How do you feel about the new start time?

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SETPEMBER 9, 2011 • CUB REPORTER OPINIONS

Once upon a time, Molly Liss played basketball. It’s true. It was the elementary school Dad’s Club basketball program, and I did it for three straight years. Now I don’t play basketball because, honest-ly, I feel a fourth the size of everyone on the team.

People around my height of approximately 5 feet 2 and a half inches—don’t forget the half an inch—know that we struggle with daily things that tall people don’t, like reaching the bowl on the top shelf. (Yes, I’m too short to reach. Yes, I still have to stand on a chair. No, I’m not kneeling right now…) But while it has its setbacks, being short has about triple the perks.

Think about it: Tall people bang their heads walking through low doorways and get knocked off their bikes by tree branches like some Disney cartoon. Minus the seeing stars part.

Take the hall-ways here at school, for exam-ple. Even the freshmen know by now that it’s worse than the highway at 5 p.m. When you’re tall, standing and waiting seems like the only option; however, when you’re short you can weave in and out of traffic like that sports car that’s too accustomed to going fast to be held up by anything. When everyone stops be-hind two people having an extra important conver-sation about what some girl said that was “soooo annoying,” I can just squeeze between people, Mus-tang style. And don’t even get me started on limbo. Short people kill at limbo.

But here’s the best part. If I was at the grocery store and was having trouble reaching a bag of something, Kevin Durant might just happen to walk by and help me out. Just a guess, but he’s probably tall enough to reach the top shelf at Marsh consid-ering he’s 6 feet 9 inches tall. Then we’d start talk-ing, share the bag of something, become buddies, and wham—free tickets to all of his games. I know you’re jealous, but that’s just what happens when you’re short.

So if anyone ever teases you for being short, you tell them that you’ll wave when you’re on TV at a Thunder game.

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“Yes, I’m too short to reach. Yes, I still have to pull over a chair to stand on. No, I’m not kneeling right now…”

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Handprints of the heart

Small TalkLiving with my grandmother

isn’t bad. This year is my first time

experiencing staying in the same home with her. Most of the time we get along. Yes, I know; sometimes even when I don’t want advice she always gives it. And at times she’s like a fly in my ear, always buzzing around. When she really irks my nerves is when she forces her opinion on me. If I say “tomoto”

she says “tomato.” But at times when we are

enjoying each other, which is most of the time, I’m really glad we are together. I think I actually love living with her. Being able to have her there all the time can be very helpful. Yes, my grandmother and I get along very well.

Being able to connect with my grandmother means a lot to me. She is the rock to not only my family but to the entire community. She is very caring and giving. The reason I say that is because when she has a scarce item, if you need it

she is willing to give it. My grandmother is a person of

her word and trust when I say she sticks to her word.

My grandmother is not like an old person; she acts like she is very up to date with a lot of things. She is one person I can truly say has

my heart, and I will do anything for her no matter what. She is always there for me when I need her the most.

Most importantly, she says things to help never to hurt me.

Grandparents are God’s way of making life easier. They always want the best for you.

Everyone you meet in your lifetime has a special and unique influence on you. They leave their “handprints” in your mind and in your heart. No handprint is identi-cal to the next, and the impact they have in your life tells its own story. There are handprints engraved deeper in your heart than others. The deepest handprints are the ones of best friends. Best friends are the ones who can alter your perspective. Every-one has a story about how a friend saved them from what seemed to be the impossible. For most teenagers, the impossible is high school. High school is a confusing time when identity is questioned. There are times when we realize that we can’t recognize ourselves, when all we need is someone to remind us

of who we are and to support us when our walls have fallen down. Sophomore Hannah Coble has found that this is true. “My friends are always there for me. High school has definitely been easier with them,” Coble said. Friends only want you to be your true self and to succeed in all you do. Junior Dean Gardner looks to his best friend for help. “During state, he comes over and we prac-tice our music together,” he said. Best friends are the ones who last forever. Teachers can vouch for ever-lasting friendships. English teacher Elizabeth Granger has a solid connec-tion with the woman who has been her best friend since junior high school. “We’ve never lived in the same town since high school. Sometimes we even go months without calling,” Granger said. “But then we just pick up where we left off.” Granger added, “What I’ve learned is that some friends are there for a certain time, and then

you go your separate ways. That’s OK. But if we’re lucky, there are always those who stay forever.” For social studies teacher Bill Tucker, friends from high school are still a part of his life to-day. “Oh, yeah, we keep in touch through phone calls, and I see them,” Tucker said. “I had a lot of friends at different schools. It’s good to have someone there.” Orchestra teacher Jennifer Fowler has the same experience with her best friend from high school. “Sometimes we talk to each other on the phone or through Facebook. I could talk to her when

I had a problem.” Fowler’s advice is to get a positive friend. “It depends on your friends be-cause some friends can influence you negatively or positively. I always think that if you are treading water, it

only takes one person to drag you down.” While it may only take one person to drag you down, remem-ber that it only takes one set of hands to pull you back up.

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“She is one person I can truly say has my heart, and I will do just about anything for her.”

“Best friends are the ones who last for-ever.”

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Walk. Trot. Canter. Three terms most people don’t use,

but for horseback riders it’s everyday language. Horseback riders speak a different language than other athletes. And for three young LC ladies, horse-back riding is not just a sport; it is their passion.

Junior Rebecca Joel has been a horseback rider since the first grade, so just as she was learning how to read and write for the first time, she was also taking her first ride on a horse. While some elementary students would have the responsibility of taking care of a pet fish or hamster, she would be taking care of an animal more than twice her size. This is what makes horseback rid-ing incomparable to other sports. The athlete is not only taking care of herself but also of her horse. It can be a very peaceful sport but at the same time very

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dangerous because in one split second, the rider can be thrown off of an animal that can weigh over 1,500 pounds.

“Horses have a mind of their own. Some are very independent and think like a 5-year-old, and telling this amaz-ing animal to go and jump over the scary log is a challenge that takes con-centration, determination and a whole lot of patience,” Joel said.

Many people do not see horseback riding as a sport because it appears that the horse is doing all the work and the rider is merely sitting on its back. How-ever, it is the rider who has spent hours at the barn training the horse and doing all the behind-the-scenes work.

“It is included as a sport in the Olympics and the World Equestrian Games,” senior Meredith Varie said. “It takes place every four years. The WEG (World Equestrian Games) include all disciplines. In addition, there are com-petitions for all levels of riders in all disciplines.”

There are two different versions of horseback rid-ing, Western and English.

Both dis-ciplines may be competitive or pleasure. Western events include barrel racing, pole bending, reining, and rop-ing. English events include hunters, jumpers, racing, eventing, and dres-sage. Depending on the event, judges may look more for the form of the rider or the movement of the horse. This is why many hours are put in the day of a show to make the horses look flawless.

“A lot goes into preparation for competitions. Usually two weeks be-fore, I have to start riding every night until the show to get ready. It’s very challenging because at shows there can

be 20-some horses or more in just one class and they only place six. So you have to be on your game to get first in a class. Also, it depends on your horse because if your horse is being bad you can only do so much,” junior Nicole Havens said.

It is the one sport that you can’t completely have control over your teammate through regular communica-tion, but that is just one challenge that makes horseback riding even more unique than other sports.

Senior Meredith Varie and her horse, Katie Apple, jump over an oxer, a jump with two poles set apart from each other that gives the jump width.

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to hear that his birthday. “People say ‘you must have a terrible

birthday,’ but I don’t really focus on the part that’s 9/11. I focus on the fact it’s my birthday,” Hester said.

Sophomore Rachel Rogers turned 6 the day of the terrorist att acks. She was allowed to stay home from school be-

cause it was her birthday, and she awoke to videos of the Twin Towers collapsing on the news.

“My family didn’t know if we should celebrate my birthday be-cause of what was

happening,” Rogers said. Nearly 18 million people have a birthday on 9/11, and 10,000 of them were born on that day in 2001. Those 18 million people celebrate on a day when, across the na-tion, many people are mourning. There’s even a website for people with Sept. 11 birthdays, BirthdaySpirit.org, that helps them cope with this tragic date.

Amy Beverland student and likely future LC student Isaac Ledford was born on Sept. 11, 2001. While most kids his age do not understand the signifi cance of that day, the att acks have already infl uenced Ledford’s life.

His family made him a scrapbook chronicling 9/11 and gave him the news-paper from the next day. Ledford just learned this year in depth about what happened on the day he was born be-cause his parents decided he was old enough.

Although it doesn’t mean as much to him, it really aff ected his parents.

“Doctors told my mom not to turn on her TV and just enjoy her baby,” Ledford said.

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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, English teacher Teresa Ballas was teach-ing a senior class at a high school in Cleveland, Ohio. She fi rst heard the news when a colleague told her about the at-tacks.

“I thought it was a joke,” Ballas said. However, when she realized the

teacher wasn’t joking, she immediately ran out of the classroom to get in touch with her brother, Thomas Moran, who lived in a neighborhood called Brooklyn Heights in New York City. He was head-ed to work for an early morning meeting. He worked just 10 blocks from the World Trade Center and had to take the subway train through downtown Manhatt an.

While on the subway, Moran heard many speculations as to what exactly was going on. Moran himself thought it was a really bad fi re because of all the smoke; others thought it was a helicopter crash. In the end, they were all very wrong.

As they stepped off the subway and walked up the staircase, their eyes met a horrifi c sight. Both of the Twin Towers had been hit by planes fl own by terrorists and were severely damaged. Moran watched in disbelief as the towers came crumbling to the ground.

There was ash everywhere. A huge, gaping hole burned in the skyline of New York City where there once had been two magnifi cent buildings.

“Shocked” was the word Moran used to describe how he felt.

“It was very surreal... not even pos-sible,” he said.

Many New Yorkers went through an emotional journey, feeling overwhelmed, angry and sad. Several days went by before Moran could return to the home where he had lived for eight and a half years.

During this time, there was no com-munication between Moran and his sister. Also, their parents, who were in Europe, could not get home due to fl ight cancella-tions. It took days before they were able to make contact with one another, and a year to get back to normal.

The experience changed the people of New York City. Aft er this mind-boggling disaster, Moran decided to embrace the tragedy by moving into the center of downtown New York City, a place called SoHo.

“I wouldn’t have wanted to be any-where else,” he said.

He lived there for about seven years, then moved to Se-att le, Wash., where he currently lives with his family.

English teacher Marilyn Hollander was here at LC, proctoring ISTEP tests, at the time of

the att acks. “I got a call from my husband about

my stepson who was on a plane to Con-necticut via Pitt sburgh,” she said. “We heard about the planes being hĳ acked and wondered: ‘Could that have been the plane?’”

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Brian Rennert and Staff Sgt. Kelly Wooldridge were already members of the military when the att acks came.

Rennert said that when he received word of the att acks, he felt anger and sad-

ness. “Why?” he wondered. “What led to this?”

A soldier since 1992, Rennert was on recruiting duty in Fort Worth, Texas, at the time. He is now on recruiting duty in Indiana.

Wooldridge was stationed in Fort Bliss, Texas. “I was a litt le scared, but it made me ready to fi ght,” he said.

As an Army cook, Wooldridge has been deployed to Iraq twice since 2001. He currently is on recruiting duty here in Indianapolis and visits LC on a regular basis.

The Army’s job is to fi ght to preserve the nation. Since the terrorist att acks, the military has improved training and has modernized equipment. Soldiers go through what they call Full Spectrum Opera-tions Training. This new re-structured plan gives soldiers a more realistic training so they can be more fl exible in dealing with their environment and unexpected situa-tions.

And now, for the fi rst time, everyone in basic training must carry a weap-on 24-7. This is to protect themselves and their fellow brothers and sis-ters because, as Rennert said, “the Army is a fam-ily.”

It’s a senti-ment many others also feel — that the Ameri-can people have become a family.

We will never forgetHome videos from the day they were

born and subsequent birthdays are typi-cal on most kids’ birthdays.

However, the videos of junior Cole Hester’s birthdays also contain videos of death, tragedy and ter-ror because he doesn’t have an ordinary

birthday; he was born on Sept. 11,

a day forever remembered for killing

more than 2,000 people.

Hester turned 7 on Sept. 11, 2001. He said he

remembers watching the videos on the news as he was going to open his presents, but he didn’t really un-derstand what was going on.

As most 7-year-olds would be, he was more concerned with cake and pres-ents. However, since then, this event has shaped his feelings toward his birthday.

“My att itude now is consider-ably diff erent than others be-cause, well, it’s my birthday,” he said.

Hester’s peers are oft en shocked

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Accounts of LC teachers

We had career/college day at LC. I was on a bus chaperoning a trip to Ivy Tech. The bus driver told us that a plane hit a building in New York City. I remember telling her no, she had to be wrong.”

Martha Weber, math

“I was working in downtown Indianapolis that day. It was scary because we didn’t know if we were a target or not. Buildings emptied and streets were vacant — it was like a ghost town. I was the man-ager of my department so I had to stay, but many people either didn’t come in or went home early. There was a lot of fear in the city that day.”

Shari Jacobs, English

“I was at school on my off-day, in my empty classroom. My husband. a fi re-fi ghter, called me and told me to turn on my TV. I could tell he was crying.”

Carol Heckman, world languages

“I was at Skiles Test with kids. My own kids were at Forest Glen. I remember how terrifi ed I was — that they were there and I was at my own school. Then I remembered all the moms and dads who were also watching the footage, praying that I was being a good parent to their kids.”

Nocha Flick, media center

“I was in my fi rst year of teaching. If I could handle that, I could handle any-thing that may happen in the classroom.”

Kelley Chan, world languages

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As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, students and teachers bring buried stories to the surface. On the anniversary of this infamous day, a day characterized by death and terrorism, we continue the process of re-defi nition. Stories of death are turning into stories of hope, and tortured hearts are being eased as monuments of remembrance and recognition are erected to honor lost loved ones.

9/11 commemorative services in Indiana

The Dedication of Project 9/11 Indianapolis memorial: 4 p.m. Lo-cated along Ohio Street at the Downtown Canal

September 11th Remembrance: 11 a.m. Palladium, City Center Drive and Third Avenue SW, Carmel

all events will be Sunday, Sept. 11

9/11 Heroes 5K Run: 1 p.m. Westfi eld High School, 18250 N. Union St., Westfi eld

Service of Remembrance and Reconciliation: 4 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 6050 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis

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junior

...I don’t really focus on the part that’s 9/11. I focus on the fact that it’s my birthday.”

For your birthday, dial 9-1-1

“I was a little scared, but it made me ready to fi ght.”

Staff Sgt. Kelly WooldridgeU.S. Army recruiter


The skies are crystal blue. A gentle breeze cools the heat of the sun as it scorches the unprotected skin of an expectant audience. Elsewhere at the Indiana State Fair, junior Maya Tabesh and her family are enjoying the many rides and sites while her younger and older sisters, freshman Danya Tabesh and senior Layla Tabesh, take their seats at the Sugarland concert on Aug. 13.

Sitt ing in the fourth row, the two sisters, expecting an amazing show, are caught by pre-concert jitt ers.

“It’s the fi rst time we have ever been that close at a concert,” Danya said.

Two rows behind them, freshman Alexandra Johns and junior Aleia Johns are experiencing similar emotions; they have never sat this close either. Enjoying each other’s company, the two sisters are joking around when they get a call from their mother telling them to go home —a storm is heading toward them on the radar.

Sara Bareillis hadn’t even come on yet, so Alexandra and Aleia dismiss their mother’s warning. The blue skies continue to promise good weather and a fun night.

As Bareillis fi nally takes the stage, the crowd in the Hoosier Lot-tery Grandstand rises to their feet in a single cacophonous unit. Screams and whistles of excitement echo across the stands. Passing unnoticed by the pair of energetic sisters, the wind speed rises and a black line creeps onto the western horizon.

Aft er Sara Bareillis leaves the stage, the pair begin to notice the skies growing darker. A man walks on stage, warning the crowd of possible severe weather, and an evacuation plan to the

nearby Pepsi Coliseum to wait it out if necessary. The wind has gott en much stronger as well, stronger than either of the older sisters feel comfortable with.

Layla, wary of the quickly darken-ing sky, grabs her sister and starts run-ning for the Pepsi Coliseum, pushing to get through the masses.

“My sister and I were trying to leave; that’s when she told me to turn around. We saw the top of the stage shaking and then it all just fell over,” Danya said.

Aleia added, “It was terrifying. You couldn’t really move because everyone else was trying to move too and then

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people were running everywhere and I heard them yelling, ‘It’s broken! It’s broken!’ It was mayhem.”

The Tabeshes, gripped by panic, ran out of the concert zone and found the nearest building.

“Cell phone service went out at the concert. All we wanted to do was fi nd our family and make sure everyone was all right,” Danya said.

The Johnses were frozen in their seats.

“When it fell, I was in so much shock that I couldn’t even talk. All I really remember is a lot of dust, it hap-pened so fast,” Alexandra said.

“I don’t remember it even falling.

It’s just so terrifying. There’s something about it that just gives you the chills,” Aleia said.

Aft er the stage collapsed, both pairs of sisters made it to safety unharmed. The Tabesh sisters got hold of their fam-ily within two hours, and the Johnses were able to leave the fair within one.

“When we fi nally got home my mom was so relieved, she asked us if we were OK and then sent us to our rooms,” Aleia said.

“Our parents never want us to go to a concert again,” Alexandra said.

This tiny corner, by the main entrance of the Indiana State Fair and directly behind the grandstands, was dedicated to the friends and family of those who died at the Sugarland con-cert. Seven people were killed and more than 40 were injured. Cub photo/Sara Heiny

A litt le over a week aft er the dev-astating State Fair storm system blew over, another one hit. This one stretched farther and hit closer to home.

On Aug. 24, a bolt of lightning struck and burned the upper fl oors of junior Olivia Long’s house.

The family escaped unharmed, but with very few possessions. In an eff ort to help support a fellow Bear, the Lawrence Central Performing Arts As-sociation is asking for cash donations. Both gift cards and coupons are being welcomed and a home cooked meal would be appreciated.

Also, if a family has a computer or a cell phone that is not in use, it would be appreciated as well.

The donations are being collected in the LC Performing Arts Offi ce.

Additional information is also avail-able from Jill Hayth at 445-4760.


In a dentist’s office there are many expensive instruments, dental drills, excavators and X-ray machines to name a few. Who would think that one of the most essential tools, a chair, would be missing, but at the Romaniv Orphanage the only dental chair to be found is 20 years old.

The Romaniv Orphanage, an hour’s drive from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, houses boys from ages 6 to 33 years old who have physical or mental disabilities. The parents of the boys didn’t know how to handle their disabilities, so they left the boys in the hands of the orphanage. In Ukraine, people with disabilities are seen to have no value in the community and are often ignored. The boys are not likely to be adopted because the adoption process is lengthy and most families aren’t looking to adopt a disabled child.

Junior Rebecca Duke has made it her goal to raise enough money to replace the orphanage’s only dental chair. She is looking to raise $4,000 to $5,000 to buy the chair and send it to Ukraine.

“It would greatly improve their

lives,” Duke said. “It would improve their health and make them feel better because they know people care about them. They’re not getting shoved off and forgotten.”

Duke, who has been a Girl Scout

since kindergarten, was looking for a project to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award. It just so happened that a family friend, Scott Federspill, is a dentist who visits the Romaniv Orphanage once a year.

Duke heard through her parents that Federspill couldn’t work with the old dental chair, so she decided to get involved.

As a part of earning the Gold Award, Duke has to lead the entire project on her own. Her family and church are supporting her, and now she’s looking to get LC involved.

“Donations are always welcome,” she said.

Duke has been raising money through weekly bake sales where her mother works. She’s hoping to work a fundraiser this December with Key Club. For those who would like to make donations, Duke will be giving out safety pins with beads as a token of her gratitude. She would like to meet her goal by next April.

Those who’d like to help can contact her through Facebook.

“A lot of my service projects, I’ve done them just to do them,” Duke said. “This has opened my eyes. The enormity of this project will change me.”

Duke, who has never been to Ukraine, hopes to join a missionary group next summer to see the benefits one chair can bring to an entire orphanage.

Kelsey Federspill poses for a picture with an orphan from the Romaniv Orphanage near Zhytomyr, Ukraine. This orpahange houses boys ages 6-33. Courtesy photo/Lisa Federspill

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For senior and Key Club president Melissa MacNeur, Tuesdays aren’t just another day of the week. With a little time and some disposable cameras, they become an opportunity for homeless children to do something they don’t often get a chance to do: be a kid.

Every other Tuesday during the summer, MacNeur and some other Key Club volunteers dedicated two hours to the children of the Barton Center downtown. The center shelters homeless families and individuals transitioning to become independent.

“A lot of the children there do not get the love and attention most kids need to grow as a normal child, so I wanted to give them this somehow,” MacNeur said.

MacNeur founded the grant “My,

Oh, My All About Eye” through United Way Youth as Resources. Stemming from her mutual love for art and helping children, the grant provides each child with a disposable camera.

MacNeur and Key Club volunteers then take the children to a park on their Tuesday visits to take pictures. The children range from ages 3 to 10 years old.

One Key Club member who consistently volunteered this summer is senior Kelsey Thornton.

“It was somewhat surreal because just little things like going to the park or playing Duck, Duck, Goose brought cheek to cheek grins to the kids’ faces,” Thornton said.

Using the pictures the children took,

MacNeur, Thornton and other Key Club volunteers help the kids create a scrapbook.

Because all of the children are homeless, the number of children who attend varies from visit to visit, but one little girl named Fatima has been there

from the start. “Her mom told

me she even skipped camp just to come to my project. It makes me feel so great knowing she enjoys it that much,” MacNeur said.

Now that the children’s school year has started, Key Club still visits every other Tuesday but only for one hour.

“Overall it’s been a really rewarding experience.” MacNeur said. “It really makes me feel like I’ve touched some kids’ lives this summer.”

““It really makes me feel like I’ve touched some kids’ lives this summer.”

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One of the children from the Barton Center involved with the program takes a picture at the park. Cub photo/Lane Creech

A picture’s worth 1,000 words

One chair makes a world of difference

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Rookies prepare to take stage

LC’s annual Rookie Show will return to the Studio Theatre Wednesday.

Seniors Maxie Saxton, Kevin Kryah, Charli Mcguirk and Ol-ivia Gangi all have one thing in common. All four are directing plays in the production.

There will be three funny plays starring only rookies, those who have never been in a production here before. Each

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play will last fewer than 30 minutes.

Saxton is directing Bob’s Date. One may think the main character is Bob, but Bob isn’t actually in the play. He is going on his first date in two years. All of the characters in the play are Bob’s inner attributes — Nerves, Logic, Confidence and four others. They are all getting ready for the big date.

The play will have drama between Memory and the other attributes because of Bob’s previous break-up.

“There will be some really funny parts, some serious parts, and some questionable

ones,” Saxton said.Laughing Stock, a play

within a play, is being directed by Kryah. “It’s a pretty light-hearted show,” he said.

The main character, Mi-chelle, is writing a play about her existence. She begins to realize her life is only as dull as she allows it to be. With the help of a playwright, her life begins to expand with dif-ferent stock characters who range from pirates to princes to clowns to rappers.

“This play will definitely be short, but it will also be whacky and fun,” said Kryah.

Mcguirk and Gangi are co-directing Superhero Sani-

tarium, another fun play. The main character is Lois Lancaster, a journalist writing about the current state of mental health facilities. Her research takes her to a hospital where a group of people imagine themselves to be crime- fighting superheroes. She finds this entertaining until something unusual happens.

The rookies will have had only two weeks to memorize their lines and practice their parts.

Clockwise from Left: Junior Cody Ress, who plays Speed Freak in Superhero Sani-tarium, practices breaking down during rehearsals; the cheerleaders from Laughing Stock strike a pose for a pivotal scene while their director, senior Kevin Kryah, observes; junior Ike Wellhausen and senior Maxie Saxton instruct rookies during the audition process; a lineup of rookies read for the roles they desire. Cub Photos/Avarie Bowman

The Rookie Show7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14Studio TheatreTickets: $3

Junior Robert Hall-Dobbs reads up on his role of Nerves for Bob’s Date.

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The Rhythmic Revolution

If you like the songs “Save me, San Francisco” by Train or “Tonight, Tonight” by Hot Chelle Red, then you might consider listening to Maroon 5’s new album, Hands All Over. This is only their third studio album since 2002 but it has hit iTunes top 100 charts.

The song “Moves Like Jagger” has hit the No. 1 spot, although that is not

the only commendable song in this album. “Never Gonna Leave This Bed” and “Misery” are awesome. Many of the verses in these songs, with none exceeding four minutes, are very catchy. There is not one bad song on this new album. Not one on the earlier albums, either. All are very as well recorded.

This recent album has some nice beats and amazing vocals by the lead singer, Adam Levine. Jesse Carmichel, James Valentine, Mickey Madden and Matt Flynn are also part of this pop rock band.

The dozen songs on this album rep-resent pop, rock, funk and even some R&B. Levine sings about turbulent rela-tionships. Like most albums, there are a couple songs that aren’t as well liked as the others. Although, once you listen to the album you’ll see that they have some nice beats to dance to. Overall, this album prett y much just rocks!!

I love Beyonce’s new album, 4. This shows how she really feels. Even though she did not sell very many her fi rst week, it is gett ing bett er. Her music is interesting, too. She is one person I can relate to in how things are in life. One of her songs I like is “Rather Die Young.” I like it because she relates to teens in some way and to me that is cool. This song explains how she would rather give up everything than live her life with anyone.

Another song I like is “I Care,” the reason being because she expresses

her feelings through a song rather then speaking out loud. She realizes that people may actually pay more att ention to the song instead of her telling them in person. I wish I could do the same through music and not in person.

The song “I Was Here” explains how she wants to be remembered where she was. I wouldn’t necessarily say this would be a sad song but it just lets people know that you were there. Personally it’s just a matt er that you want people to remember the good things about you and the things you did in your life. I have a great connection with this song myself. I think a lot of people would like this album if not at least a song or two on it.

It’s GAME TIME ! GAME aka Charles Louboutin is back with a ven-geance and ready to top the charts with his new album R.E.D. Known for his creative fl ow and head bobbing beats on hits like “Dreams” and “Hate It or Love It,” GAME will keep your att en-tion track aft er track.

On this album, GAME gives us some insight on his life growing up in the streets of Compton, which is told by Dr. Dre on the Intro, Dr. Dre1 & 2,

and the Outro. The R.E.D. Album is defi nitely a keeper with hits like “Pot of Gold” feat. Chris Brown, “The City” feat. Kendrick Lamar, and “Martians vs Goblins” feat. Lil Wayne and Tyler the Creator. Some of hip-hop’s top artists are featured as well, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Wale, Rick Ross. Two new artist have hit the scene on GAME’s new album, too; Tyler the Creator and Kendrick Lamar give us a taste of their creative style. I really enjoyed listening to this album. GAME has some great tracks and knows exact-ly what to say to keep the fans listening. Most people would enjoy the album or at least the other artists featured. In all, this is a must-have album that you won’t regret buying as we look forward to bigger and bett er things from the GAME.

Artist: Maroon 5Album: Hands All OverGenre: Pop Rock

Artist: Colbie CalliatAlbum: All of YouGenre: Pop/Reggae

Artist: BeyonceAlbum: 4Genre: R&B

Artist: GAMEAlbum: The R.E.D. AlbumGenre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Similar Artists: Train, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blue October

Similar Artists: Des-tiny’s Child, Kelly Row-land, Rihanna

Similar Artists: A Fine Frenzy, Regina Spektor, Matt Kearney

Similar Artists: Lil Wayne, Ace Hood, Young Jeezy

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It’s no coincidence that Col-bie Calliat’s fi rst debut single, “Bubbly,”perfectly describes her new album, All of You, released on July 12. The album features popular songs like “I Do” and “Brighter Than the Sun,” the trailer song in the 2011 fi lm, The Help. All of You, a CD mixed with pop and reggae, is fi lled with optimistic songs that match the artist’s personality. The tracks are laid back, mellow and the perfect fi x to a dreary mood.

Calliat’s voice has a sense of in-nocence about it which captivates her audience with every note. As her third full-length album behind Coco and Breakthrough, this is full of heart as Cal-liat puts her personal experiences into her lyrics. With songs featuring musical guests like Common and The Wailers, Calliat’s voice is intermixed with other artists’ to combine diff erent sounds and genres. From songs about marriage to songs about staying positive to songs about every aspect of love, the album is suitable for all ages to hit play. She gains fans and popularity with every new album which comes out a litt le diff erent than the one before. If you’ve enjoyed her other tracks, All of You will do the same. Calliat’s new album gets 4.5 stars out of 5 from iTunes as well as from this fan. Colbie, play on.

Song Suggestion: Before I Let You GoRating: 1-2-3- -5

Avarie BowmanSong Suggestion: BulletRating: 1-2-3- -5

Torre KennedySong Suggestion: Rather Die YoungRating: 1-2-3-4-

Glynnis KingSong Suggestion: The CityRating: 1-2-3-4-Rating: 1-2-3- -5Rating: 1-2-3- -5


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Sandra Rice and Noodle is a fam-ily-owned and operated Vietnamese restaurant located off Pendleton Pike. As the name suggests, owners Ha and Sang specialize in various rice and noodle based dishes.

Everything on the menu looked delicious. Lane selected the Mi Bo Kho, a Vietnamese style beef stew. Coleman chose the Black Pepper Fish, a white, basa fi sh in a caramelized sugar and black pepper sauce with white rice.

The food arrived in a very timely manner. The Mi Bo Kho was picture-perfect and a very generous portion for the modest pricing. This stew was very similar to the American style beef stew. It was a bed of noodles in broth topped with beef, potatoes, and carrots.

The stew was delectable. Every-thing was cooked perfectly, and the beef nearly melted in your mouth. As for the Black Pepper fi sh, it was fl awless, to say the least. The fi sh was seasoned to perfection and the caramelized sugar topped off the heavenly dish.

The atmosphere of the restaurant was also very enjoyable. The siblings run the joint nearly by themselves along with the help of “Mama,” one of three chefs.

With pricing ranging from $7 to $9 per entree, we believed this was prett y reasonable considering the portion size. Timing wasn’t excellent, but the fact that there are normally only two running the place at a time, we decided that the fantastic food defi nitely made up for it.

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What’s H t in Indy

The Indianapolis Colts open their 2011-12 campaign when they travel to Houston to take on their AFC South Division rival. The game is on Sep-tember 11 and will be aired locally on CBS. Kick-off is at 1:00 a.m. The big question will be to see if Peyton Manning can play or we will have to use newly acquired quarterback Kerry Collins.

On Sept. 11 The Script and Hot Chelle Rae will be performed at The Murat Theatre at Old National Cen-ter. The Scripts’ most notable song is “Breakeven,” released in December of 2008. Hot Chelle Rae has exploded on to the scene with their latest hit “To-night Tonight.”

The movie Warrior comes to theaters today, starring Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte and Joel Edgerton. This fi lm is about the youngest son (Hardy) is trained by his father for a mixed martial arts tourna-ment, a path that puts the fi ghter on course to fi ght his older brother (Edger-ton) for the championship.

The 2011 Indy Jazz Fest will take place from September 12 through Sep-tember 16. The event will take place at various locations around the circle city. Headliners of the music festival include George Benson, The Yellow-jackets and Spyro Gyra.

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Indy Jazz Fest

‘Warrior’ releasedThe Script coming

Colts gearing up

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10625 Pendleton PikeIndianapolis, In 46236

317-823-8323

The Children’s Museum of India-napolis is defi nitely not just for litt le kids. Check out the latest permanent exhibit, “Treasures of the Earth.” In this area designed to be hands-on, you’ll fi nd replicas of the Terra Cott a Warriors from China, the tomb of Seti I from Egypt with a mummy, hieroglyphs and a sarcophagus lid, and a real cannon from Capt. Kidd’s pirate ship, found in the Caribbean. The museum worked with National Geographic to focus on the fi nds “under the sand, under the earth, under the sea.”

“There is just as much for adults to do and learn as there is for children,” says president and CEO Jeff Patchen.

New exhibit at CM

Replicas of the Terra Cotta Warriors stand sentry at the Children’s Museum. Cub photo/ Elizabeth Granger

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The mainstream comedy genre has never really gott en much respect; the tone of a comedy needs to be light and easygoing if it is going to please audi-ences, but those traits generally turn off snobbish critics and Academy voters. Those latt er groups are more interested in the intellectual pleasures and subtle wits of the Coen brothers or Woody Allen. Admitt edly, I love these writer/directors; the Coens’ Fargo is a master-piece of dark comedy, and Allen’s Mid-night in Paris is one of the best movies of the year. As for the likes of Big Daddy or The Longest Yard (the remake), movie hipsters couldn’t care less.

This is sad, given that there are some mainstream comedy gems. And no, I’m not just talking about Animal House, Caddyshack and Ghostbusters; ev-

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CINEMANIACComedies get no respect

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Revenge thrillers have never really been my cup of tea; the very nature of the whole subgenre is ugly and vile, focusing on personal hatred and bland obsession over three-dimensional character development and growth. The genre has had a few greats, like Kill Bill, in which the wronged Bride was out for revenge because she wasn’t built for anything other than killing, whereas many other revenge-fi lms have been style over (quite hideous) substance, such as Death Wish and its increasingly immoral sequels.

Columbiana, sadly, falls into the latt er category. The main character, Cataleya (Zoe Saldana), is nowhere near developed enough for the audience to empathize with as she engages in brutal assassinations while on her trail to exact revenge on the slimy mobsters who killed her parents. On paper, this does sound like passable motivation to take revenge, but the fi lm squanders any good will with its tone, which veers jarringly between hyper-kinetic action thriller and melancholy character piece.

I use the term “character piece” very lightly. Director Olivier Megaton seems to belong to the euro-art school of character development, meaning he thinks that ostentatious cinematogra-phy and lingering shots of Saldana’s quivering face are the equivalent of giving a character depth. Saldana tries her best, but every single character, Cataleya included, is underwritt en to the point of stock character.

The action isn’t any bett er; the climactic fi ght scene was reminiscent of the Bourne movies, but at no point did Columbiana capture those movies’ inten-sity. As said before, the action contrasts sharply with the mood the movie tries to create, further hurting the picture.

If you need, like, clinically need to see a mediocre action movie, I guess Columbiana would satisfy. Otherwise, go see The Help. I wish I had.Genre: Action Director: Oliver Megaton Rating: PG-13 Length: 107 minutes

Columbiana shoots and doesn’t quite hit the target

eryone likes those, and if you don’t you should go back to watching something cold, indie and boring like Gus Van Sant’s Gerry. What I’m talking about are comedies that, superfi cially, look just like any other bargain-bin comedy but turn out to have great mainstream appeal. Happy Gilmore, Zoolander, Dumb and Dumber, Dodgeball: All of these are silly, ludicrous bro-coms, but un-like garbage like, say, The Bench-warmers or The Zookeeper, these comedies actually deliver a consis-tent string of jokes that, and here’s the shocker, actually hit more than they miss. The moral here: Always give a goofy comedy a chance; you never know when one might surprise you. For example, I went into watching Van Wilder expecting a disgusting mess of a movie, but instead I found a surprisingly solid addition to Ryan Reynolds’s shaky resume.

On the other hand, 90 percent of the time when I have a gut feeling about a comedy, I end up being proven right.

This isn’t a snob thing; show me a person who expected Grown-Ups to be good (or even competent) and I’ll show you a liar. I’m not saying that main-stream comedies are all good; quite the opposite, only a few really stand-out, while the rest just remain in the produc-tion line of dreadful Hollywood com-edies. Take the upcoming Bucky Larson,

for example. Before I even saw the trailer, before I even knew the name of the mov-ies, I knew it was going to be pure agony. I won’t be reviewing said

movie in the future, but take my word for it: It will be torture.

The point I’ve been circling so ravenously is that, when it comes to mainstream comedies (or mainstream movies in general), you need to trust your instincts but also have an open mind. Admitt edly, these might seem like completely opposing actions, but just try it – it’s really easy, and it saves you from spending $10 and seeing a terrible movie.

“...there are some main-stream comedy gems.”

The music industry produces a lot of artists who have very litt le talent and make music using computers and not their actual skills. Well, Ed Sheeran does not fall into that category. This 19-year-old has some serious talent.

Sheeran is from the United King-dom and was considered a geek in his childhood. Growing up, he never had any special privileges, and he always thought the ones who were spoiled would end up nowhere. He defi nitely had to work to make himself known. Who would’ve guessed that he’d now be releasing his debut album Septem-ber 12, 2011. Since the age of 11, when Sherran met Damien Rice backstage at a concert, he has wanted to become an

“... ginger or not, he has great ability to sing, play guitar, and beat box.”

artist that was well-known. Releasing many EPs (Extended Play) before the age of 18, Sheeran has already made a name for himself. If you enjoy artists such as Jason Mraz, Labrinth or Devlin, then you will love Sheeran. He makes music that fi ts into many genres, but I narrowed down a general description for his music. It’s a folk, hip-hop, acous-tic and reggae sound that this young man has produced.

“I feel like the lovechild of Da-mien Rice and Jay-Z, but not quite!,” Sheeran said in an interview.

Unfortunately, he’s only touring in the UK as of right now, but hope-fully he’ll visit the states soon. Sheeran oft en gets criticized for being a ‘ginger,’ which is a person with red hair and freckles, but ginger or not, he has great ability to sing, play guitar and beat box. Yes, I said it, beat box. Sherranlikes to use a lot of beat boxing instead of actual

drums. Although he may be odd, and have a very diff erent style, he makes for great ear candy. I have a brother who is 19 and I couldn’t even imagine what it would be like for him to be so close to being a star. Life’s not easy trying to become a star, but Sheeran is making headway.

I would say I have a large variety of music that I listen to, and Sheeran fi ts into multiple categories. Saying that, I’m prett y hard to impress, but this guy really impressed me. The complexity of music is probably

my favorite part of it all, and Sheeran is one of the most complex artists I’ve heard. Listening to his music and point-ing out the diff erent sounds is awe-some.

This young adult sure has a good thing going for him. You can fi nd Sheer-an on YouTube, or his offi cial website, edsheeran.com.

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Full House

The Usualby: Trey Songz

Jersey Shore

Bett er Babyby: Gucci Mane

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Autumn Jones, 9

Dior Dillon, 10

Sharhea Perkins, 12

Airrayanna Bird, 11

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Minutes that a beaver can hold its breath under water.

Lett ers in the Hawaiian alphabet.

Pizzerias in the United States.

Times a minute a hummingbird’s heart beats.

Miles per hour a sneeze travels from your nose.

Average number of spiders a human will eat while sleeping.

Maximum times a piece of paper can be folded.

Feet a kangaroo can jump.

@CubOnline: It’s been three weeks with the new start time; do you like it or wish for last year’s schedule?

@kelseyhall1 Kelsey Hall, 12it’s great for early birds who get up early anyway, but i still feel just as tired as i did before! not to mention the hor-rible tra� c

@melismaac Melissa Macneur, 12

@benelser Ben Elser, 12

@jweir7 Jackson Weir, 11

@Maxalger Max Alger, 12@TomOestreich Thomas Oestreich

@ShelbyPrattt Shelby Pratt, 9 @2tatted_szalaiy Steven Szalaiy,11

the new start times have made me feel a lot more refreshed in the morning!

I like having the extra hour to wake up, but the tra� c is awful

I like the later start time!

i love the new start time and as a junior it makes driving in the daylight a perk in the morning

i hate the new times ! nobody has time to hang out with friends & do homework . it gives us no time for a social life .

it’s cool in the morning but the re-lease time is horrible

the new start time is perfect for all the lazy slackers! i love it

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CUB REPORTER • SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 PAGE 23SPORTS

Team looks to work out kinksThe hype of the Aug. 19 Lawrence North

victory, 42-13, following a phenomenal 2010 season, may have fogged the focus of the football team that next week, leading to a 34-27 loss to North Central on Aug. 26. It dropped the Bears to 1-1.

“The Panthers didn’t beat us; we beat our-selves,” assistant coach Charles Pinkerton said.

The outcome? The team needed to step up if they wanted to win their next game, and that’s exactly what they did. Last week the Bears defeated the Perry Meridian Falcons 51-6.

Last year the team had one regular sea-son loss, and that did not stop them from making it to the championship game at Lu-cas Oil Stadium. Coaches say hard work and teamwork are two of the most important components to being a good team.

“Football is a team sport to the core,” head coach Jayson West said.

The Bears have a lot of hype to live up to this year. From the looks of it, this team is not only techni-cally sound, but they

also work as a family. Teamwork is very cru-cial in a football game, and these young men have it.

Tonight the Bears will face the Pike Red Devils, which gave LC its only regular sea-son loss last year.

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As senior quarterback Deondre Townshend (top left) prepares to take the snap, he scans the defense, checking to see if he has to make any audibles. The Bears took home the victory

“The Panthers didn’t beat us, we beat ourselves.”

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against township rival Lawrence North 42-13 with help from kicker Kevin Nguyen, who was a perfect 7-7 on extra points in the game Cub photos/ColemanLaBarr

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 • CUB REPORTER SPORTS

Girl golfers looking to post-season playJunior singles player Alex Larsh tosses the ball for a serve against Pike (above) and also keeps a volley alive with a backhand (left). Cubphotos/KristenSwanson

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It’s been an up and down year for the Lady Bears golf team.

Though they haven’t won a match this year, a team’s regular season has no bearing on their Sectional chances. Team scores have been in the low 200s, with their best team score at a 207 when they faced off against cross-town rival Law-rence North and Park Tudor.

The toughest outing of the season came in the Franklin Central Invitation-al, when the girls placed ninth out of 10 teams. The team score for the Bears was

a combined two-round score of 454.With only one regular season match

left to play against Scecina, it is now or never for the team.

With the con-ference Indiana meet coming up on Monday, the girls would like to forget about last year’s performance at the event, when the team came in eighth place out of all eight teams.

Columbus North won the tourna-

ment last year but this could possibly be the Lady Bears’ chance. The team was

young as they only graduated one player last year, Tashara Herndon. This year the team has two juniors, Breanna Petruc-ciani and Maddie Morton, as well as two seniors, Abby

Hollis and Audrey Meyer.Going into Sectionals and the Con-

ference Indiana tournament, coach An-drew Renie said, “We feel pretty good

going into both. At the beginning of the year, our main goal was to improve all year and make it to Regionals. So far, we have been improving. The scores don’t always show it, but the little things are getting better every day. If we keep this up and have a good attitude, we have a chance to make Regionals this year.”

These four golfers have the poise and the moxie to lead the Lady Bears to a Conference Indiana championship and possibly a Sectional title, but it won’t be easy as the Bears have to go through Ca-thedral, LN again and Bishop Chatard. The girls play Scecina on Thursday, vying for their first win of the season.

Boys tennis to stay positive but the score does not show how much commitment, focus, and intensity that we put into our game,” he said.

They play Franklin Central and Bloomington North in the upcoming week before heading into the Marion County tournament.

Freshman Jacob Pluta said he be-lieves they have a chance at improv-ing their record. “I’m feeling confident. There are a few teams coming up I think we can take,” Pluta said.

Although Larsh thinks this season will be a rough one for the Bears, he too thinks that there are some victories in the future.

Coach Tim Taylor is counting on Larsh and Pluta for some important wins. He also thinks they have the po-tential to make a great doubles team. “We have a lot of options in the lineup,” Taylor said. “I have hopes because they have the shot-making abilities.”

Larsh will continue to work hard and improve his game during the sea-son, which he feels can lead to more wins. “We learn valuable tennis lessons from each match, whether in victory or defeat,” Larsh said.

Despite the tough opening match-es, the team’s goal is to win as many matches as possible. Looking to the fu-ture, Morrow said that as long as the team stays dedicated and practices hard, they will keep improving. “With the be-ginning of our season, we’ve faced dif-ficulties, so we can go nowhere but up,” Morrow said.

Losing six seniors from last year, the boys tennis team is off to a rough start. Gaining their first and only win so far in the season, they beat Pike 5-0. Winning quickly, all five varsity matches were done in two sets. However, the Bears have lost 5-0 to Cathedral, 4-1 to Perry Meridian, 5-0 to Lawrence North, and 4-1 to Columbus North. Their Brebeuf match was rained out.

Junior Alex Larsh said he thought several people were playing well at Ca-thedral, but they just didn’t have what it took to come out on top. “We weren’t going to win, but we did better than I originally thought,” Larsh said.

One of the two seniors with previ-ous varsity experience, Jackson Morrow, agreed. “Our matches are always close,

“...our main goal was to improve all year...

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CUB REPORTER •SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 PAGE 25SPORTS

Boys aim to keep ‘getting better’The boys soccer team has started the

season off with a 2-5 record, with the losses coming against Hamilton South-eastern, Cathedral, Perry Meridian, Pike and Covenant Christian. The wins came against cross town rival Lawrence North and New Palestine.

The Bears played their seventh game of the year against Covenant Christian on Sept. 3, on one of the hottest days of the season. The defense couldn’t hold back a powerful opposing offense as they fell 1-3. The lone goal for the boys was from senior Patrick Draga, who has a team leading six goals on the year.

On Sept. 1, the boys were dealt their fourth loss of the year as they fell 3-6 to fourth ranked Pike. At one point in the game, the boys were tied 2-2, but even-tually the extreme heat and lack of bench depth led to their downfall.

“Their forwards were really fast. Our defense had a hard time keeping up,” junior Griffin Gardener said.

With a 2-2 record in the first four games, the boys wanted to go above .500 for the first time this year. Unfortunately for the boys, the didn’t come close to beating Perry Meridian on Aug. 30 in a 1-7 loss. Once again, the Bears couldn’t

handle the incredible speed from Perry Meridian, especially the defense.

“Our defense couldn’t keep up with them,” senior Dan Hennessy said. “They were really fast.” The only score of the game for LC was again from Draga.

The boys traveled to New Palestine in search for their second win of the year and to get to .500 on Aug. 27. Though there was much trash talking and taunt-ing from the op-posing fans, the boys prevailed in a 2-1 victory.

“I started laughing at their jokes eventually,” junior Petr Sliva said. “But we let our play do the talking for us.”

The scoring was provided by seniors Riley Gilstrap and Graham Gardener.

In last year’s match up against Cathe-dral, the boys fell 3-0 in a match where then sophomore John Specker suffered a concussion and the refereeing was con-sidered sub par. This year, there were no injuries and the refereeing was fine, but the match was not as close. The boys fell on Aug. 23 1-6 as Cathedral outplayed the boys on both sides of the ball. The Irish were able to keep incredible ball possession in the first half, scoring four

goals in the last 15 minutes of the half. Though the boys were able to get more time on the offensive in the second half, they were still not able to match the op-posing team.

“They were really well coached and they played really well,” junior Matt Cobb said. “It seemed like they were everywhere when we passed it.” Speed has killed the Bears this year in most of

their losses.For every LC

team, the biggest game marked on the calendar is always the game against Lawrence North. This was proven by the boys

as they took down the Wildcats 6-4 on Aug. 18. Though the boys only won by two, the game was much more one sid-ed. Draga started the scoring off 22 sec-onds into the match. The boys were able to push the ball into the offensive zone and put the ball through net with ease to go up 1-0. Draga would end up with two goals and an assist in this match.

Also getting in on the scoring were Hennessy, Gilstrap and senior Ben Rei-finger. The only non senior to score a goal was Sliva, who played sparingly due to a stress fracture in his left foot.

Despite a few tough blowouts, the boys do have bright spots. The boys, according to coach Joe Weber, “believe in each other,” which is something they didn’t do last year.

“We’re working together now, we’re more of a unit,” Weber said after the win. “We brought some really good JV players up from last year as well.” The boys kicked off the season with a home match against Hamilton South-eastern. The two teams matched up a week earlier in a scrimmage, so each team knew what to expect. The game was tied 1-1 going into the last 10 min-utes of the game. That was when the starters got tired and the back-ups came in, which has been where the boys give up many goals, as they lost 1-3. The two big problems leading to the boys struggles this year have been a lack of speed and little bench depth. “Our bench guys really need to step up their game,” Weber said. “They need to work harder and pay more attention. Once they get better, we’re going to be really good.” The starters are also looking to im-prove. “We have to keep getting bet-ter as the games go on. Each game is a new challenge,” Draga said. The Bears next match will be Saturday at home against Mount Vernon, against whom they tied last year 0-0.

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“We have to keep getting bet-ter as the games go on.

Patrick Dragasenior

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“This season we are a lot more disciplined...

Leah Frischmannsophomore

The girls volleyball team has begun off the season with a rough start after re-covering from the loss of many seniors and recreating a whole new team. One of the highlights of their season so far was the Lawrence North game held here and drew in quite the crowd. The game was

intense as the scoreboard kept switching leads. The girls did not beat LN but this has not let that get them down. “This season we are a lot more disci-plined and we have a more competitive mind set. We know how good we are; we just have to pull through in games,” said sophomore Leah Frischmann. The girls know they have the poten-tial and talent level to do well; the score-

board just hasn’t been showing it. The girls lost a close game to War-ren Central going into three games, all three of which were very close in score. Volleyball is a team sport that highly depends upon each oth-ers’ teammates more than anything which makes it hard when you get new players because you need to know their strength and weak-nesses. “It’s not just you helping the whole team. The blockers block to make it easier for the passers to pass to make it easier for the setters to set which makes it easier for the hitters to hit,” said soph-omore Lauren Hibbler.

Teamwork key for volleyball This is an example of why teamwork is such a valuable asset in volleyball,

because everyone relies on each other and you must al-ways be alert con-sidering the ball can be hit anywhere on the court. At any given mo-ment the ball can be hit from one corner

of the court all the way to the other. You must then always be in your specific po-sition and be alert as a team. This is one of the team’s main focus points this sea-son. With a strong sense of teamwork and closeness as a team the girls are ready to continue on and try to finish the season strong as they aim for a long postseason run.

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The boys and girls cross country teams have each had two meets this year. The boys finished second at the Early Bird Invitational and first at the Noblesville Hokum Karem. The girls finished fifth at the Early Bird Invitational and seventh at the No-blesville Hokum Karem. “The boys are running really well

right now, but the girls have more po-tential,” junior Kollette Koehler said. The boys are running right on pace with their ex-pectations. With upper-classmen leader-ship from junior Matt Dorsey and senior Sean Gassen, they expect great things.

And though the girls’ times and finishes are not as good as last year, they also believe they are poised for great things later in the season. Each week, both teams have a set training regi-men that is setting

them up for success. “We’re training through our meets

as well as our practices,” junior Erin Ellefson said. “By the end of the year, we’ll be running better than we did last season and we’ll be winning a lot.” The season is short but there is still time for the teams to keep training. As the season rolls on, other teams should look out for LCXC to make a splash. “I think we’re going to be really good after all of this,” senior Thomas McGuire said.

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“We’re training through our meets as well as our practices

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Junior Katherine Powell throws the ball in the air to start off the point against Bloomington South (above), while junior Allie Powell sets the ball for a teammate to spike the ball into the other side of the court (right). Cubphotos/ColemanLaBarr


The girls’ soccer team has a 2-5 record this far with a 3-1 win against Bishop Cha-tard and a 3-2 win against Ben Davis for their 2011 season. On the other hand, the girls lost to teams that include Lawrence North, Ca-thedral and Perry Meridian.

“We want to win as many games as we can,” coach Chris Harmon said. He believes the team can achieve this by learning from past mistakes and improving every game. The girls have been unifi ed as a team this far and he’s pleased by the way the seniors have contributed to the sport.

Senior Tory Herrmann is currently the top performing athlete thus far in the season. Scoring two goals in the game against Ben Davis and in each the Castle and Perry Me-ridian games, she’s accounted for a total of 8 points this season. Similarly performing well for the Bears, Kelsey Thornton has made 28 saves as a goalie and has played 300 minutes on the fi eld.

These girls are only two of the eight se-niors playing on varsity, all of which have made their coach proud.

In addition to Herrmann and Thornton, the coach said he likes what he sees from two other members of the team. Senior Mag-gie Ullrich, who scored the winning goal in the Ben Davis game, and sophomore Kylah Siemers, who has been an effective player fi lling in for Thornton while she’s injured.

The Bears are half way through their year and look to improve before Sectionals start.

The next match is Monday against Bloomington South at home.

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late season success

Senior Tory Herrmann battles for the ball against an opposing defender. The girls are 2-5 so far this season, but hope to turn it around. cubphoto/KatieBillman

The NFL lockout is over. Granted, it ended about two months ago, but I still think it’s important enough to talk about. Now all of the employees of all NFL teams will get their jobs back. No longer will we have to complain about arrogant owners and players fi ghting for over $9 billion. No longer will we have

to watch long and pointless baseball highlights (even I get tired of watching the Phillies dominate). ESPN is now in-undating us with trades and acquisitions made by the teams all over the league that they couldn’t do previously. But most im-portantly, Fantasy Football is saved. Think about it for a second. Other than watching the Colts, or whoever your favorite team is, why do we watch football? I know I don’t care who wins a Seahawks-49er’s game, and, most likely, neither do you. All I care about is whether Frank Gore gets me 25+ fantasy points or not.

To the average, sane human being, you’d think this is a child’s game. But to us millions of football fans, we cherish it. It’s our way of gett ing into every game.

People everywhere feel the same way, like our parents, friends and maybe even teachers. Heck, we even had a Fantasy Sports club my

freshman year. It has become an integral part of our society. Simply put, Fantasy Football is awe-some. Though there is a lot of gam-bling involved, that’s not what I, or many others, play for. No, we play for our pride and bragging rights. Like

Ricky Bobby said, “I play for keeps!” It’s a game of trash talking your op-ponents about their ridiculous draft choices (Brandon Marshall, anyone?). I cherish the moments when I can brag to my friends about how I picked up someone like Brandon Lloyd off of free agents and how he got me 34 points. I remember watching a Colts-Patri-ots game with my mom last year. I told her, “I need Peyton Manning to throw for 300+ yards and throw for three TD’s. Then, I need the Patriots D to make Jo-seph Addai fumble twice and return one for a TD, and I also need Danny Wood-head to run for 150+ and score only one touchdown so the Colts still win” My mom’s response: “Are you crazy?” For Fantasy Football? We all are.

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Junior Petr Sliva clears the ball against Pike, and the team loses 6-3. The record is now 2-5. Cub photo/Lane Creech

Junior Hunter Goodspeed plays drums in Spirit of Central’s show, Drumatic. Cub Photo/Coleman LaBarr

fSeniors greet Bubba the Bear at the rival Lawrence North football game. Cub photo/Lane Creech

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Senior Michael Moffatt says “cheese” for his school picture. Cub photo/Lane Creech

Junior Gregg Fletcher tackles against township rival Lawrence North and has 2 rushing yards for the game. Cub photo/Coleman LaBarr

Despite the August calendar page and, this year, blistering temperatures, the start of school always signals the fall sea-son. And with it come fall sports, march-ing band season, new rules, yearbook pictures, the resurrection of old clubs along with the creation of new ones, ... And oh yes, homework.

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