November 6 Issue

A student finds his love for art through an

abstract medium of wood and carving with a chain saw. He has furthered his work through an apprenticeship under a professional statue artist.

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Band takes second at the ISSMA state contest and will

compete at Bands of America Saturday. Check out page 4 to see pictures of Spirit of Central during the contest and get the full story of what happened at Lucus Oil. Cub photo/ Jack Leibovitz

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On Nov. 12 the curtain will go

up on Detective Story. Check out page 18 for a preview of the play and learn what it’s all about before getting your tickets. Cub art/ Lena Reifinger

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The girls cross country team placed 11th at Semi-State

last weekend. The boys team finished their season with Regionals this year. Go to page 23 for a recap of who stepped up in the post-season, where individuals placed at the tournament and the struggles the team had to overcome.

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cubreporterLawrence Central High School 7300 E. 56th St. Indianapolis, Indiana Volume 61 Issue 3 November 6, 2009

The Cub Reporter is a 2009 Hoosier Star — best in the state — for the sec-ond consecutive year. It’s the top award given by the Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA).

Since 1992 the Cub has been a Hoo-sier Star or runner-up more than a dozen times.

This year LC shares the title for large schools with Carmel High School’s Hi-Lite and Lawrence North’s North Star.

The award was judged on three con-secutive issues from fall 2008 and early 2009. The IHSPA judge was compli-

mentary of the Cub’s “strong reporting skills” and wrote, “From the presenta-tion of elections to topical issues facing today’s teen, the Cub Reporter consistent-ly handles issues with maturity and fair play.”

Cub staff members were also select-ed for individual awards. Senior Sean Jordan received a Harvey award, the top honor, in the column writing category while photographer and managing edi-tor Eric Rees, a 2009 graduate, collected a Harvey for his photography portfolio.

Amanda Bowman, also a 2009 grad-uate, was the Cub Reporter’s editor-in-chief for the 2008-2009 school year.

“I had a great staff last year and I am

very thankful for all of their hard work and dedication to the Cub. It’s because of them we won this prestigious award,” Bowman said.

The Hoosier Star is not the only award that has been captured by the Cub Reporter this year. It was also named a Gallup award winner. The Gallup, an award received by LC every year since 1998, is the biggest honor from Quill and Scroll, the international honorary soci-ety for high school journalists.

“It feels amazing to know that all of our hard work paid off,” Bowman said.

Senior Michael Ashmore of The Bears’ Den, LC’s yearbook, won a Harvey in the category of best sports photo.

Reaching for

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LC will try to keep its playoff streak alive against always tough No. 3 Warren Central, which is 9-2 going into tonight’s Sectional finals here at home.

“Warren Central is always a tough team to beat, especially in the playoffs,” coach Jayson West said. “We’re going to need to play a mistake-free football game to win.”

Last Friday the Bears destroyed North Central 34-6 in a rainy game to get into the Sectional finals after having beaten township rival Lawrence North the week before. Warren beat Pike last week to advance.

“It’s been a full team effort (the past few weeks). Everyone has been stepping

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“My goal was to get the quarterback and I just believed that they were not going to stop me,” senior Jason Lee Samuels said. Beating North Central in the rain moved the Bears into the final round of Sec-tionals and that couldn’t have been done without the work of the defense. Samuels had even more reason not to give up. “I just didn’t want to lose because it would have been my last game of my senior year,” he added. And tonight is no different. “I just know that we have to play to win.” Cub photo/ Chris Gore

Football team fights through rain to make it to tonight’s tough Sectional championship game

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RSVP after opinions again

Recycling looks for funding

Above: As the leadership team leads a training session, RSVP members look on, ensuring that they know what to do when the second semester comes around. “I was really impressed with the group’s work ethic,” senior and RSVP leadership team member Chris Hoopingarner said. Courtesy photo/ Andre DavisLeft: RSVP leadership team members Andre Davis (left) and Lauren Cowden look through last year’s information, trying to refresh their memories. Cub photo/ Sean Jordan

“ If everyone threw away one bottle each day, that adds up to 15,000 bottles a week.”

Julia BarnesGreen Teem sponsor

important dates

worth repeating

especially for parents

Today: Clubs, 10:10 a.m.Nov. 7: SAT, 7:30 a.m. Nov. 7: Bands of America regionals, Lucas Oil Stadium, LC competes in prelims at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12: Bear Hugs ceremony, 3:15 p.m. Studio Theatre Nov. 12: Prelims for Bands of America nationals, Lucas Oil Sta- dium, LC competes at 9:15 p.m.Nov. 12-14: Fall play Detective Story, 7 p.m., auditorium Nov. 14: Finals for Bands of America nationals, Lucas Oil StadiumNov. 14: Holiday craft show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., throughout LCNov. 18: Early release, 2 p.m. Nov. 19: District meet for “We the People” gov/law competitionNov. 19: Thespian initiation, 7 p.m., Studio Theatre Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving break, no school

Legislators at LN Monday The Lawrence Township School Council will host a panel discussion, “Our Legislature, Our Schools, Our Taxes,” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in Lawrence North’s Little Theater. Panel members are state senators Breaux, Merritt and Schneider, state repre-sentatives Bartlett, Bosma and Porter, and MSDLT school board president Susan Fuldauer. Child care and ASL and Spanish translators will be provided.

“Character is what you do when nobody is looking.”

- Henry Huffman

news to useBargains available The Best Bargains Parking program offers inexpensive options during the Pacers season, now for the 11th year. More than 10,000 parking spaces are available in the Wholesale District on Con-seco Fieldhouse event days ranging from FREE to $6. Go to www.indydt.com/bestbar-gains.cfm for a list and map of Best Bargains Parking loca-tions.

Raising Student Voice and Participation (RSVP) is return-ing. The group, founded last year, held a training session on Oct. 28. The leadership team, which were the initial members of the program last year, trained about 30 facilitators. RSVP’s mission is to gather student opinion on school poli-cies. They then take the student input and form it in an appro-priate way to present to the ad-ministration. The administration then considers the opinion and de-cides whether the proposition can become a school policy. “Every student has a voice, if they choose to use it,” student council adviser Laura Reysz said. RSVP proved to be effective in its initial year. Through its ef-forts, the new iPod policy was created that allows students to listen to iPods during study halls and lunch. However, iP-ods are no longer allowed dur-ing passing periods. “I think that (RSVP) is a very good movement; it brought us the new iPod policy, which I

like,” sophomore Bryce Guynn said. Senior Kyrsten Mooney, who was an RSVP member last year and is continuing the role this year, said, “We accept all ideas and vote on them, tak-ing the top three to the RSVP leaders. Last year we heard one that was really crazy — a Sprite fountain instead of a water fountain. It didn’t get very far.”

RSVP will essentially stay in the same format as last year, but there will be a few changes. According to Reysz, there will be smaller groups this year, and they will be better trained. The actual gathering of ideas from the student body will not start until next semes-ter. RSVP will get suggestions in the same way that it did last year, traveling to study halls

and asking for student ideas. After a couple successful summits, the leadership team will construct a “Civil Action Plan” to present to the admin-istration, asking for changes in the school. The administration has generally been open to the RSVP initiative. “(LC administrators) have been very supportive of the idea,” Reysz said.

About 60 million plastic bottles are thrown away in the United States each day. The Green Team is trying to do its part in reducing that number by working on a project to help boost the amount of recycling here.

It is trying to raise money to purchase recycling bins to put throughout the building as well as huge collection bins to put outside.

Last week the Green Team held a bake sale to raise money for the project. It is also apply-ing for a grant from the Law-

rence Township School Foun-dation.

Putting bins around the school could help boost the amount of re-cycling here.

“If you think about it, there are 2,700 students here at LC; if ev-eryone threw away one bot-tle each day, that adds up to 15,000 bottles a week and 60,000 bottles ev-ery month. The Green Team is trying to reduce that number,” sponsor Julia Barnes said.

However, the team has been facing major problems with its recyling initiative, one

of which is to purchase and find space to put huge re-cycling bins in the parking lot.

Last year the team de-signed bins and put them t h r o u g h o u t

the main part of the building to help boost plastic and alu-minum recycling. The problem was that once the bins got full, there was nowhere to dump the

recyclables.If the Green Team can raise

money to cover costs, bottle and can recycling will return and other recyclables such as cardboard will be added to the program.

In addition, the AP En-vironmental Science (APES) classes are continuing its paper recycling project.

APES classes have cre-ated recycling boxes that have been distributed throughout the building, and every few weeks, students collect the pa-per goods. The paper is then recycled and a portion of the money raised returns to the APES classes.

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“ It made us closer as a class. We used to be in our own little groups, but now we’re becoming one big family.”

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Dado que ya viene el invierno, organizaciones como The Caring Center están preparándose para esta estación ajetreada. Esta organización apoya a cualquier familia necesitada de un estudiante en MSDLT, y en este momento tan difícil, la o r g a n i z a c i ó n necesita cosas. Por eso, LC Latinos y los clubes de LC han hecho un plan para ayudar. A partir del 11 hasta el 20 de noviembre se encontrarán cajas para colectar los productos en los salones de varios profesores que van a participar. The Caring Center necesita comida y ropa. Cada profesor tendrá un artículo determinado que colectará. Los LC Latinos tienen la tarea de crear 150 cajas, carteles, y anuncios

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“ Pienso que The Caring Center es un buen proyecto porque vamos a darle de comer a mucha gente este invierno.”

Perla Orozcosophomore

bilingües que se verán en LC Current. En este proyecto están trabajando National Honor Society, Key Club, TALKS, y la Sociedad Honoraria Española. Para ayudar aún más o ser voluntario en The Caring Center, hable con Señora Vargas, quien ayuda mucho con la organización. De las muchas cosas que hacen allá, ella dice, “Cuando

[los niños] reciben un pastel para sus cumpleaños, se sonríen de oído a oído de felicidad. También regalamos un regalo para sus cumpleaños e igual se ponen contentos.” Entonces, si tienes

un profesor que tiene una caja, ayúdanos en este gran esfuerzo. Muchas contribuciones pequeñas hacen una diferencia enorme. Para aprender más de esta oportunidad, se puede contactar a LC Latinos por [email protected].

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Now that winter is on its way, or-ganizations like The Caring Center are preparing themselves for the most hectic time of the year. This organization helps any needy family with a student who att ends an MSDLT school, and in the heat of this impor-tant season, they’re missing many es-sential things. For that reason, the LC Latinos and other school clubs have made a plan to help.

From Nov. 11 to 20, collection boxes will be found in the classrooms of vari-ous participating teachers. The Caring Center needs food and clothes, and each teacher will have a specifi c item to col-lect.

The LC Latinos have the task of cre-ating 150 boxes, posters and bilingual announcements that will be seen on LC

Current. Also working on this project will be NHS, Key Club, TALKS, and the Spanish Honor Society.

Those who wish to help with The Caring Center are to contact instruc-tional assistant Yolanda Vargas, who is a regular volunteer.

Of the many things that they do there, she said, “When (the chil-dren) receive a cake for their birthday, they smile from ear to ear in happiness. We also give them a birthday gift .”

Students and staff are encouraged to help replenish The Caring Center’s stock this winter by donating the food or gar-ments. Many small contributions make a huge diff erence. Additional information is available from the LC Latinos at [email protected].

Editors note: Cultural Con-nections is the English version of Conexiones Culturales.

“I think that The Caring Center is a good project because we’re going to feed a lot of people this winter.”

Perla Orozcosophomore

Freshmen from Laura Reysz and Virgil Gavia’s interdisci-plinary studies class took a trip to the SPICE Challenge Course Oct. 29. Between zip lining through trees and helping each other climb walls, they had a busy day.

When the group fi rst got there, stu-dents were immediately divided into four teams. One adult instruc-tor was assigned per group to make sure the kids stayed in line and kept on task. The groups’ fi rst assignment was to create a team chant.

Aft er that was taken care

of, they were off to see what the rest of the day had in store for them.

One of the challenges was a zip line. Before the kids could be released, they had to tell the zip line instructor a bad char-acter trait about themselves and promise to try their best to change it. It was meant to be a

cleansing ex-perience.

Freshman J.T. Thrapp and Cooper George vowed to try to give up their self-ish ways and procrastina-tion. “I’m re-ally hoping to

stick to my resolution,” Thrapp said. “I know it will really help me in the long run.”

The purpose of the day was to promote bonding and team building. The challenges forced the students to rely on each oth-

Students up their lives

er to complete the tasks. Freshman Rebecca Duke

said, “It made us closer as a class. We used to be in our own litt le groups, but now we’re be-coming one big family.”

The wall climbing activ-

ity was another big hit. The instructions were to get every teammate over a wall using nothing but each other as sup-port. The activity was meant to teach the kids to trust each oth-er and be able to rely on their

peers. “It helped us learn to work

together. We had to put people over the wall without lett ing them fall. It worked on our trust,” freshman Rebecca Joel said.

Balancing act. Freshman Jer-manie Branch tries to balance on a wooden platform.

Freshman fi eld trip aims to improve student teamwork

To begin one of the many team-building exercises, teacher Virgil Gavia details the instructions to his group. Courtesy photos/ Natalie Sidebottom

Students up their livesSPICE

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The Sprit of Central took second at the ISSMA (Indi-ana State School Music As-sociation) State finals on Oct. 31.

With this year’s show titled “To Begin Again,” the band came in second behind rival Avon High School. Center Grove, Homestead and Ben Davis rounded out the top five in Class A.

“The performance was absolutely amazing and the words are just indescrib-able,” senior Jenny Adkins said. “The color guard is doing an amazing job. They add a whole other element to the show and take it to an-other level.”

Junior and drum major Cal Lennon added, “The

State performance was our best of the year. It gave me the feeling that all our hard work paid off. We have to remain focused and keep pushing to a new personal best in or-der to beat Avon (in the upcom-ing Bands of America c o m p e t i -tion).”

B a n d d i r e c t o r Matt James said, “The focus will be on fixing the ending to have the exact right emotion and fixing the clarity issues we had last weekend. We must focus on getting our mindsets as one and keep in mind that re-gardless of placement, this

was a good season.”BOA Regionals are Sat-

urday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Preliminary performances are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Finals start at 7:45 p.m.

B O A N a t i o n a l s will begin Nov. 12; LC’s prelim-inary per-formance is scheduled for 9:15 p.m.

BOA Fi-nals will be Nov. 14.

“We have to perform every show better than the show before and improve on each time, and then we can be considered respect-able,” James said. “But it goes down to the judges’ de-cision.”

Band captures second

Flanked by both musicians and guard members, senior Eirk Jackson keeps his focus on his tuba during SOC’s performance. “The State perfor-

mance was our best of the year. It gave me the feeling that all our hard work paid off.”

Cal Lennonjunior

The weapons line brings a welcome test to seniors Caitlin Jones and Sierra Everett. “I like the challenge it brings because easy is boring,” Jones said.

Adding flair and gusto to the show at Lucas Oil Stadium, junior Kelsey Offen twirls her flag along wth the other guard members to add to the visuals of the show. Cub photos/ Jack Leibovitz

During a climactic moment of the show, the brass section works to impress the judges at the state competition. The band finished second.

has had multiple students qual-ify for the state competition.

Last year senior Scott Borer won the state competition. “We’ve got some really great kids (with) lots of tal-ent,” Alex-ander said. The stu-dents who p a r t i c i p a t e are given the opportunity to expand their extracurricu-lar achievements and interact with others who are interested in speech. According to Alexan-der, everyone on the team will

rest of the class. Some groups integrated the recently installed smart board technology into their presentations. “(The smart board) made our presentation more interest-ing,” senior Chris Taylor said. Taylor’s group used the board to show a slide show of a poem and then play an interactive game of jeopardy to quiz the rest of the class on the material they had presented. Teacher Pamela Fischer said she thinks her students com-

p r e h e n d e d the material much better after these presentations than if she had lectured the classes. “I think they do enjoy it more than if I

had just stood in front of them and spewed information,” Fischer said. “You really have to internalize it and understand everything about what you are studying. They really become experts on what they study by doing research and becoming involved in the learning pro-cess.”


bear in mindCraft Fair Nov. 14 LC’s annual Holiday Craft Boutique is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 14. Admission is $3, but children 10 years or younger may attend for free. More than 100 vendors are expected to participate with handmade crafts and gifts; some of the vendors are perennial favorites so they’ve been participants for years. There will be concessions for sale that include baked goods. There will also be a raffle for prizes. The event was previ-ously hosted by the kinder-garten PFO and then the Early Learning Centers. All proceeds will now benefit the Lawrence Central Bears Athletic Club (BAC) and the Lawrence Central High School Performing Arts As-sociation (LCPAA).

Counselors to begin scheduling for 2010-11 Counselors will begin-ning meeting individually with freshmen Monday to plan their schedules for the 2010-2011 school year and to create their four-year portfo-lios. Students will leave study halls for these meetings. Meetings with current 8th, 10th and 11th grade students will be in January and Febru-ary.

Deadline for local scholarship nearing Club Z! Tutoring is offer-ing its annual achievement award to students who have shown strong character in the classroom, overcome obsta-cles at school, shown leader-ship among their peers, or academically improved since the beginning of the school year. The application dead-line is Nov. 13. Information is available at clubztutoring.com. The award is open to students in grades 5-12. Last year 2009 graduate Andrew Adjei won first place and $2,000.

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“They really become experts on what they study by ... becoming involved in the learning process.”

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Seniors explore Russia

The AP (Advanced Place-ment) literature and composi-tion (AP Lit) students recently studied Russia, prompted by the works of playwright An-ton Chekhov. Students gained a better understanding of his work through teaching presen-tations cover-ing Russian music, art, his-tory, literature and two of his plays, The Cherry Orchard and Three Sis-ters. “I’m (pre-senting) Three Sisters,” senior Ashley Potts said. “It was really fun because every group did something dif-ferent.” The six groups in each of the three AP Lit classes were al-lowed to interpret one of the ar-eas however they liked, a main requirement being that they had to have a handout for the

AP Lit students explore Russian culture to find context for plays

Above: Aiming for the trash can, senior Margo Tucker throws a ball as part of a game that a group created to represent a theme in one of Chekhov’s plays, The Cherry Orchard. Tucker’s first throws were designed to be easy to make, and other groups had to take nearly impossible shots at the can, symbolizing the social gap between the aristocrats and the serfs in past Russian societ-ies. Cub photo/ Sean JordanRight: Senior Ashley Hughes shows Matryoshka dolls during her presentation on Russian literature. Cub pho-to/ Lierin Ehmke

Speech season to open Saturday The speech team will begin its season with a meet in Con-nersville Saturday. Coach Julie Alexander said the team is expected to have a strong season “and make LC proud.” Between 20 and 25 students are expected to par-ticipate this year, and they are eligible to compete in 14 differ-ent areas that include dramatic interpretation and original ora-tory.

For the past seven years the team has qualified to compete in the national contest, and it

develop strong communication skills as well as become more re-sponsible and be able to present themselves more professionally. “Everyone grows in confi-

dence, how to present them-selves and how to speak comfortably with, and in front of, oth-ers,” she said. T h e r e

is a common misconception that speech competitions in-volve students standing behind podiums delivering droning monologues in front of a near-

ly-empty auditorium. This is far from the reality. With so many different

areas of competition, there is something for everyone to en-joy, including poetry and hu-morour interpretation.

“None of it’s dull and bor-ing, and there are definitely no podiums,” Alexander said. The team has many return-ing members, which are mostly juniors and seinors, which adds leadership and experience qual-ities to help the team succeed throughout the season and into state and national competitions.

LC will host the area speech competition on Nov. 21.

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“We’ve got some really great kids (with) lots of talent.”

Julie Alexanderspeech team coach

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Students ‘capture the � ag’ fever

The best deco-rated pumpkin

in the school belongs to

S U P E R (Students U n d e r -standing Persever-ance, Ex-cellence, R i g h t s and Re-sponsibil-

ity). T h a t ’s

what the judges — stu-

dents here— said. For a couple of

weeks before Hallow-

een, LC had the chance to get the fall spirit through a pumpkin decorating contest sponsored by the Student Coun-cil. Ten clubs participated. They includ-ed Spirit Club, Student Council, SUPER, Drama Club and the LC Players.

The only rule was that the pump-kins were not allowed to be carved. They could be decorated with anything on the outside but couldn’t have any-thing carved into them.

Pumpkin designs ranged from a pumpkin pie from the Drama Club to a football helmet from the Fantasy Sports Club.

During lunch on Oct. 28 and 30, students voted on the pumpkin they thought was the most creative.

When all was said and done, the pumpkin voted most aesthetically pleas-ing was SUPER’s entry, which was a Su-perman pumpkin.

Senior Paige Schernekau, who is in LC Players, said, “It was creative and I thought it was cute to see all of the pumpkins.”

The club that won the contest, SU-PER, was rewarded with a doughnut party.

The fi rst ever fl ag football tourna-ment will be on Nov. 17.

The tournament, hosted by the stu-dent council, was originally scheduled for Nov. 10 but was pushed back so there would be more time for teams to be formed and for applications to be sub-mitt ed. Applications are in Room 173A.

Student Council junior class presi-dent Corby Thoe estimated that there are about eight teams signed up to play. It costs $10 per person to play, and ev-eryone will get a T-shirt with the tourna-ment’s slogan “Capture the Flag” on it.

“My team is planning on making team uniforms,” sophomore Patrick Draga said. “We want to stand out from the competition.”

As far as raising money for LCSC,

about 30 percent of the profi t will go toward other student council activities and projects.

The games will be on the football fi eld, and hot choco-late and other conces-sions will be sold. “I’m excited to play and have fun, I think it’s a good way for everyone in the school to get in-volved and have fun,” freshman Reed Dillon said.

The tournament will begin with three diff erent groups playing on the fi eld. Each group will get a 50-yard long and 20-yard wide area to play on. All the teams will play the other teams in the same group. Aft er all teams play, the top team from each group will move on to the next round.

Once the top three teams are chosen, a fourth team that holds the next best re-cord out of all the groups will advance as well.

Then there will be a four-team, single-elimination tourna-ment to determine the winner.

“This is defi nitely an activity we want to repeat next year,” Thoe said. “We will prob-ably do it earlier in the

year, though, to avoid cold weather.”Students are feeling anxious for and

making early preparations to go far in the tournament.

“I’m really excited for the fl ag foot-ball game. My team is going all out. We have even scheduled a few pre-game practices,” sophomore Kelsey Hall said.

With the H1N1 virus engulfi ng the nation, MSDLT has decided to take pre-cautionary measures to protect students and schools. “We plan to provide a vac-cine for our community via clinic,” di-rector of student services Kevin Brown said.

When Hamilton County provided vaccines for its community and distrib-uted it to the public last week, MSDLT representatives were there to observe. MSDLT will use that clinic as a template for its clinic.

Marion County has not provided MSDLT with information to hold a clinic yet, but Hamilton County has.

“(MSDLT is) behind the ball,” Brown said.

He went on to say that one of the problems that MSDLT is facing is that it didn’t know the number of doses needed for the clinic, due to lack of information.

The clinic will be on a Saturday or an evening, in a school, but it will not be held during school hours.

MSDLT plans to work with other districts to help prevent H1N1 from en-tering the county. “This won’t get done with one district; it will need to be a col-laborative eff ort,” Brown said.

The virus has not hit LC hard, but its mark can be found in a few students. One such student is freshman Toby Mar-vel, who missed a week of school due to the H1N1 virus.

Marvel described the symptoms as those of a normal fl u, with a few excep-tions. First, Marvel did not throw up and second, he said, he felt a lot of conges-tion in his head.

MSDLT is trying to prevent stu-dent absences by supplying the vaccine for the swine fl u for the target popula-tion, which is people from the ages of 6 months to 24 years.

Superintendent Concett a Raimondi said, “(The process for the clinic is) a wait and see game right now.”

Clubs ‘fall’ into creative contest

SUPER Club decorated the win-ning pumpkin as Superman. Cub photo/

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way for everyone in the school to get involved and have fun.”

Reed Dillonfreshman


Be sure to take advan-tage of these last few sunny days because you’ll be missing them when the snow begins

to fall. So get with some friends and make a pile of leaves to jump in, organize a game of backyard football or just go out for a stroll around the block.

6Don’t forget to get your flu shot before the flu gets you. It’s not even flu season yet and many students have

already been absent due to ill-ness. You can get one at any lo-cal clinic for about $25. If you are high risk for H1N1, check where you can get that vaccine.

5Give your thanks to a veteran on Nov. 11, Veterans Day. LC has its own veterans and many who are prepar-

ing for duty. Show your sup-port for all they have done and have given up for our country. No one deserves a thanks and handshake more!

4LC Student council is getting the student body active with the flag football tourna-ment on Nov. 17. Even

if you’re not on a team it is an easy and fun way to be involved with a student activity. There will be great football to watch and hot cooca to stay warm.

3The students involved with drama have put many hours of hard work for their latest production and it’s

time to see what they put to-gether. Detective Story will run Nov. 12-14. Make sure to look at page 18 for a review of this year’s fall play.

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Tonight is the big night for the football team. Be in the stands by 7 p.m. for the Sectional championship against Warren Central. Help fill the stands to show support for the players. Wear, or paint on, school colors to help the student section look unified and full of pride!

Half a dozen things to do before the next Cub Reporter comes out Nov. 25

1cub art/ Lena Reifinger

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Design EditorLena Rei� nger

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PhotographersChris Gore, Jack Leibovitz

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After each issue of the Cub Re-porter has gone to press, the edi-tors honor the sta� member who went above and beyond to pro-duce the Cub at the highest qual-ity. This issue’s Cub of the Issue is Camille Hayes.

Thumbs UpThumbs up to the football team for taking LC to the Sec-tional � nals!

Hugs&GrowlsHugs to getting through the � rst nine weeks but Growls to there still being 28 weeks left of school. Hugs to daylight savings but Growls to it get-ting dark at 6:30 p.m. Hugs to all of the fall athletes for their hard work but Growls for seniors who played their last games. Hugs to intra-murals but Growls to it being cold outside while we partici-pate in them. Hugs to the approaching snow season if you love snow but Growls to the approaching snow season if you hate snow. Hugs to a larger parking lot but Growls to having to walk farther if we get here late.

Drop o� your thoughts in the mailbox outside Room 132. We will publish as many opinions as we can � t in our “Bear It All” section. Be sure to include your full name and grade; no anony-mous entries will be printed.

The Cub Reporter acknowl-edges a miscommunication in last issue’s article on food sales in the Commons. The Perform-ing Arts department has no part in the weekly Chick-� l-A Thursday sales, although they have held drive-through fund-raisers in the past. We regret the confusion and apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused.

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“We get too caught up in resumes and applications and we forget that mankind needs our help.”

Greater good greater than applicationsWhether applying for col-

lege, trying to get into a club or trying to get accepted to a cer-tain program, looking good on paper is a top priority.

Some consider things like Key Club and Varsity Club a good thing to put on their ap-plications. But oft en we get too caught up in the application processes and just doing good for others has lost its original intent.

We get too caught up in re-sumes and applications and we forget that mankind needs our help.

We get too caught up with ourselves that we forget to look at the big picture.

Every day our world chang-es; more holes are being created in the ozone layer, more for-est fi res are destroying nature,

more ice caps are melting and more renewable resources are being wasted. The American dollar value is so low that we’ve fallen into a recession. More and more people are struggling with gett ing the ne-cessities of life.

We who can should help.

Paper is one of our many renewable re-sources and pa-per is oft en found in trash bins instead of recycle bins. We need to take note on the environ-mental and economical crises going on now and start work-ing on ways to restore and re-pair these two critical aspects of our world.

So, next time we’re plant-

ing fl owers or volunteering at a soup kitchen just to fulfi ll the minimum number of service hours that National Honor So-ciety requires per semester, let’s

also remem-ber that by doing this we are helping mankind.

The holi-day season is rapidly ap-p r o a c h i n g . Use this year’s

holiday season as a time to give back. Donate to a toy drive or adopt a family and help keep them warm this winter

A reality check is in need. We need to take more consider-ation for the greater good and not worry so much about what we look like on paper.

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I don’t download songs very often. If I do, I use iTunes, but only when I get a gift card for it.

No, I just listen to free music online. I use websites where I can make playlists with music I like.

I use iTunes and Limewire to get music. I probably only do it once a month, though.

I use iTunes occasionally, but that’s all. I’ve gotten a few songs, but not albums.

I don’t really buy CDs any-more because if I really want something, iTunes usually has it. It’s more convenient than going to a store.

With the internet, I don’t see any reason to buy them anymore, so no.

I haven’t bought a CD in about two years. If I get mu-sic online, that means I don’t have to spend money.

I still do, but not very often. I’ve stuck with them because that way I get to hear new songs I wouldn’t normally find on my own.

It varies for each person. I don’t do it because I think it’s wrong, but I know other people do it because they don’t have to pay.

I don’t think it’s wrong. If a website with free music is there, then why not use it?

I feel like if it was really wrong, the websites with free music wouldn’t be there.

If you do, you’re definitely cheating the people who worked to make it out of their money, so it’s unethical.

Not really. I guess I don’t favor any artist like that. If it were a local band, I might feel worse about not paying.

I wouldn’t feel any better or worse about getting free music by any specific artist.

It doesn’t make any differ-ence. What the artist needs won’t change what I do.

I only download music I like, so I know I’m going to keep it. I might as well pay for it.

Bearit all

Do you download music?

Do you still buy CDs?

Is it wrong or unethical to download music without paying?

Does your willingness to pay for music change depending on the artist?

“I wish the cafeteria was less crowded so I didn’t have to wait in line so long.”

-Whitney Shaw, 9

“Puzzles are the greatest rap acapella band ever.”

-Jacob Akers, 11

“Watermelon is by far the worst yogurt flavor.”

-Brook Ayres, 11

“Make love a verb.”-Kyle Nagy, 12

“Rolling on the ground in the rain for band really stinks.”

-Danielle Kroetz, 10

“LC is big and confusing.”-Tanner Peckenpaugh, 9

“Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always remains strong.”

-Alyssa Holst, 12

“I get tired walking up the ramp by the pool.”

-Doug Blaase, 11

“I’m glad Halloween was on a Saturday this year.”

-Lester Pargo, 10

“We need to have all the drinks in every lunch line.”

-David Benslay, 11

“What did the zero say to the 8? ‘I like your belt.’”

-Gretchen Foley, 10

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Disney teaches life lessons for all ages

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Hallmark holidays hoax us all

“I always had my own personal playmate, and she always had me.”

“...random holidays trick consumers into buying fattening chocolates and kitschy gifts.”

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Happy…Saxophone Day? Hope you prepared well: hope you decked the halls with the offi-cial Saxophone Day boughs of hol-ly, donned you now your gay Saxo-phone Day apparel, and practiced your Saxophone carols. Otherwise, you’re not American. I’m making sure to do my part: As a former saxophonist myself, I’m breaking out the old instrument and having a jam session…by my-self. It’s our right—nay, our duty—as Americans to honor all holidays, holi-weeks and holi-months that are arbitrarily thrown into our lives. After all, American citizenship is a

privilege, and The Man can always take us down if we don’t comply. Haven’t you read a little book I like to call “1984”? As I was saying, I feel like Hall-mark invents these holidays just to sell greeting cards. I mean, it makes complete sense: The economic ma-chine needs its turning, and these random holidays trick consumers into buying fattening chocolates and kitschy gifts. It’s genius. Pure genius. Thus, there are way too many of these sponsored holidays. W h e n there’s Phar-macist Month (which coinci-dentally overlaps with Breast Can-cer Awareness Month), Boss’s Day (Why do they need appreciating? We’re trained to hate them.), Co-lumbus Day (who wasn’t even the first to discover the New World) and even Random Acts of Kindness Day (Is it really random if it’s a des-ignated day?), we’re bogged down. We’re scheduled to appreciate

things on certain days or weeks or months. Thus, the appreciation is forced. It’s not like we’re really appreciative; we’re just acting like we are for the sake of the honor-ees’ feelings. We let the secretaries, the bosses, the pharmacists—the whatevers—go unappreciated for the other 364 days. What makes us change our sentiments on this one fateful day? Nothing. We’re not more ap-

p r e c i a t i v e ; we’re just act-ing. And some of us are ter-rible actors. Instead of la-beling holiday after holiday, we need to in-

tegrate appreciation into our daily lives—you know, maybe throw in a “please” or a “thank you” every once in a while. We need to recog-nize the people that do good work on a regular basis. We need to change our attitudes. Oh, and just so you know: Dec. 25 is Sean Jordan Appreciation Day. Mark your calendars.

Sometimes it’s best to unwind and just enjoy life...”

There’s nothing like coming back home from the Happiest Place on Earth to 45-degree weather. Sigh. I may be approaching adulthood, but Disney World has yet to lose its magic. In fact, aside from the everyone-can-be-a-princess or even-the-most-obscure-dreams-can-come-true clichés, we all have learned from our time spent in Orlando, Anaheim or watching a Disney movie that the Happiest Place on Earth is full of life lessons that even the grouchy Kanye Wests of the world can take note of. 1. Fast passes are great, but sometimes waiting and being patient makes the destination worthwhile. Anyone can hunt down Tigger while he’s leaving to go on his break, but waiting in line for a half-hour to meet him is a little more challenging. And anyone can use a fast pass and get on the park’s best ride in two minutes; it’s the easy way out. But having patience and letting anticipation build makes the destination that much more special. 2. Leave your inhibitions at home every once in a while. Been to Disney World in the past five

years? Every-where you look there’s someone with his face painted or wear-ing Mickey’s gloves or using Captain Jack

Sparrow’s sword to fight off the crowds. Part of the fun of Disney World is that no one takes himself seri-ously. And whether it’s dancing in a Congo Line in the streets of Downtown Disney or sporting Goofy’s hat, laughing at yourself makes even the most insig-nificant moments fun. 3. Hakuna Matata. It means no worries for the rest of your days. Have you ever noticed all the happy peo-ple in Disney? Life’s too short to worry about home-work, your job or the future. Sometimes it’s best to unwind and just enjoy life for what it is. 4. No hands. On any ride. You can’t go through life always grabbing onto the handlebars. Part of the fun is taking risks and letting go every once in a while. I may almost be an adult, but I don’t think I, or anyone else, will ever be too old for Disney. Ev-ery time I go I always learn something new and important. And if I had to choose between learning at LC or in Disney World, the answer is obvious.

We’ve all seen those 5-year-old identical twins walking through a park holding hands. They’re the ones who are subject to constant pointing and awww-ing. But not every twin couple is this cute. There are the fraternal weirdos who violate all of the cute laws about twins. I know all this because I am one. I have a twin sister, and for those who are wondering, she’s two-and-a-half minutes older

than I am. To this day, I haven’t heard the end of it. Looking back on the early years, I really have to congratulate my parents. They had to deal with two infants at the same time. That means dealing with twice the food, twice the diapers and twice the cry-ing. But having a twin worked out well for me. I was never alone. I always had my own personal playmate, and she always had me. The pity for my parents soon shifted into self-pity when I realized my sister was the favorite child. She was a genius. I would spend hours studying for a test, and she would ace it without even glancing at the study guide. And she soon became an audio version of my Bear Facts. I found myself forgetting assign-

ments while she always knew them off the top of her head. When something expensive was broken, I was always the as-sumed perpetrator. There was no way Miss Goody-Two-Shoes could ever have a slip-up.

I know I’m making it sound like be-ing a fraternal twin is the worst thing in the world. Yes, it does

have its downs as well as its ups, but I’ve found that the ups make everything else worth it. I’m never alone, I’ve got my own personal tu-tor, and I know that I’ll never forget who my best friend is. My sister, Maddy Griffin, is the best sister in the world. And if you would like to debate me on this, bring it on.

BATTLE ROYALE

Walking Taco Wednesday, Rib Sand-wich Tuesday and Pasta Fridays are leg-ends in the lunch room. Students wait in 20-minute lines just to get that day’s meals, but who ever said it wasn’t worth the wait? Packing a lunch for school is another fi ve minutes a student could be sleeping. And why bring an extra bag to school? Everything one needs for lunch is wait-ing right here. On some school days, waking up late requires passing on meal preparation. In that case, all one needs is an ID and a litt le cash to buy food. Even if students like bringing lunch, it’s not a bad idea to have lunch money in their accounts just in case. Those who do bring a lunch probably do it because it’s “healthier.” That’s not a problem anymore. New rules for town-

ship cafeterias require student lunches to off er healthy alternatives to french fries. The lunch line has always off ered wraps, salads and soups daily. Plus one wouldn’t have to worry about anything in a lunch box spoiling because it wasn’t cold enough. For the fast food junkies among us, not everything our cafeteria off ers is healthy. The line may be intimidating, but it doesn’t take that long to get a tray full of fries. Even an athlete has days when he just doesn’t care about stick-ing to a well-rounded diet. It’s not a bad thing to crave something that’s less than wholesome every once in a while. Students know that the rib sand-wiches don’t actually use legitimate ribs. They know that the beef in the taco line isn’t top of the line. Except for those who are high maintenance, our food is good enough to satisfy a growling stomach during “D” lunch.

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“I either buy lunch from the cafeteria or eat out of the vending machine.”

Tori Jackson, 11

“I buy it. I don’t have ti me to pack my lunch in the morning.”

Xavier Dumas, 12

“I buy it at school because it’s more convenient.”

Ashley Kummer, 9

“I’m too lazy to make it at home so I buy it.”

Andrew Donaldson, 10

Which is better: school lunch or packed lunch?

“I don’t have ti me in the morning so it’s easier to buy it at school.”

Quinesha Ballew, 11

“It is cheaper and healthier, so I bring my own lunch.”

Thomas McGuire, 10

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The lunchbox has made its comeback. It’s not uncommon to see students eating a homemade lunch in the cafeteria and commons. In fact, I am one of the kids who bring lunch every day, because frankly, the cafeteria food here just isn’t cutt ing it.

Lunch lines take up way too much of those precious 40 minutes. I’d rather spend fi ve minutes in the morning packing a lunch I know I will enjoy, than wait 15 minutes in the french fry line or 10 minutes fi ghting to get the last Hot Pocket or giant pretzel.

Time isn’t the only factor persuading me to bring my lunch. I’m someone who likes to eat healthy, and fi nding healthy food in the cafeteria is oft en a hunt I’d rather do without. And it wouldn’t hurt some students to eat healthier. Everyone can see that the longest line everyday is

for the chicken patt ies and french fries — not the healthiest options. Sorry, but in this case you can’t pull the old “but a potato is a vegetable!” excuse.

I’m not saying LC doesn’t att empt to serve healthy lunches, but the options are a tad weak. Every day there’s yogurt, fruit, vegetables and salad available — perfectly healthy foods — but you can’t really make a meal out of carrots and Yoplait. Main dish options aren’t much bett er. Walking tacos and meat and cheese potato wedges contain more calories that anyone should eat in one sitt ing.

Eating healthy helps your body and mind stay alert during the school day, and paying att ention in class is something most of us have trouble with. So as far as healthy food is concerned, it’s a safer bet to just bring your favorite healthy foods from home. Plus carrying all of it in a cute lunchbox doesn’t hurt.

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AMoréPeople live their entire lives in what we like to call a “comfort zone.” Our purpose in “That’s A Moré” is to leave that zone, break barriers, and thus, broaden the horizons of our subjects and loyal readers...while being respectful in our choice of subject matter and demeanor, of course. And for those devoted readers out there: We always welcome ideas of social morés for us to test. Bring your idea to Room 132 if interested.

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“I wouldn’t be surprised, there are a lot of weird people.”Alex Karnes, 10

“Why would they dress up? A good date doesn’t need to dress up.”Ana Thomas, 12

“I think they are weird.”

“I would laugh, I would be crack-ing up.’”Paris Jones, 11

LC’s Reaction:

A woman looks on as Tommy presents Sean and Natalie with their dining options for the evening. He later brought their food out to them on a silver platter. Cub photo/ Greg Price

“Maybe they wanted to have a first date that they could tell their kids about.”

Pamela Brown

“I wouldn’t care.”Mitch Newman, 12

What would you think if you saw a couple formally dining in the mall’s food court?

It was a beautiful display. There were a variety of cuisines, the table was professionally set and the service? It was delightful. We donned our finest apparel for the occasion: I was sporting a suit and tie, and Natalie Sidebottom wore a shirt, dress pants and high heels. And we did this all because when a boy really wants to impress a girl, he takes her out for a nice meal at a nice restaurant. But here in That’s A Moré, we take the girl out for a nice

meal in Castleton Square Mall’s food court. We laid out our own tablecloth on our own personal table and brought our own elegant silverware. We also supplied our own service: Tommy Myers was our host, waiter and bus boy. He greeted us at the door, asked us if we had a reservation, seated us at the table and finally took our order, detailing the many different available cuisines. Now that’s class, don’t you think?Well, that’s what many surrounding people in the mall thought. No one said anything directly to us, but many people that we later approached told us that they had talked about it among themselves and agreed that it was a nice thing to do. A subject named Zara Mobasherat, though, was on the brink of asking me what the occasion was—until I approached her. “I thought it was really cute,” she said. An onlooker named Stephen Gates later remarked that it looked like a nice atmosphere. “They looked like a nice, young couple who were going to share a nice meal together,” he said. Others, like Ty Schaue, said they thought that Natalie and I were celebrating a special event, like an anniversary.

Pamela Brown said she thought we were at an epochal stage in our relationship. “Maybe they wanted to have a first date that they could tell their kids about,” she said. No one that we talked to saw it in a negative light: They said that they thought it was unusual, but the special kind of unusual—not the bad kind.So if it’s such a good thing, why don’t people do it more, you ask? Some people simply said that “it’s not a normal place to

be dressed up and waited on,” meaning most people wouldn’t even think to do it because it’s just not “normal.”

Others, like Gates, said that it is socially abnormal because no one does special things anymore. “People don’t take the time to do (things like this),” Gates said. “Everyone’s too busy.” Apparently, our subjects labeled this extravagant outing as a romantic one. Natalie, however, said she’d literally cry from embarrassment if someone took her out to an elegant dinner at the mall’s food court. So, for all you romantics out there, we’re not making any promises about your date’s level of satisfaction…unless you’re fine with the risk of making your girlfriend cry.

Bonnie Spencer, 9

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Under the bed is a dusty old box. Open up the clasps and discover that the box can make sounds from an old eight-track. Put the disc under the needle and turn up the dial. For some students this is a foreign device, but for others it’s how they listen to the music on a regular basis. The three formats that have proven most popular are vinyl record, CD and, most recently, the download. Each comes with pros and cons, and a set of faithful followers. For senior Julie Young, CDs are still the best choice. “I like CDs more than vinyl because nobody I know has a portable record player. My iPod got stolen twice, and I didn’t buy another, which is why I use CDs,” she said. Young has been buying CDs since elementary school and remembers saving to buy N’Sync’s album No Strings Attached. “I remember all of my friends and I would sing their songs at recess, and it would be the highlight of the bus ride home to talk about the CD,” she said. Young also likes going to used music stores to find new artists, an experience one can’t get with downloaded music. Convenience can outweigh an experience, though. Single songs, 99 cents, or entire albums can easily be purchased with the click of a mouse from Apple’s

iTunes. Senior Eric Koziol likes how convenient downloads are. He’s stuck to downloading music for nearly six years. “If I hear something I like on the radio, I can get a song or an album at home without going to a store,” he said. Koziol doesn’t miss the physical copy that a CD provides, either. “I just back up my music files on a flash drive now. If I want the booklet, I can usually download that, too.” The gramophone, invented by German immigrant Emile Berliner in 1887, is still a popular music format for some even after more than 120 years of existence. Despite the availability of CDs and the popularity of digital music, junior Troy Giles and senior Leann Westin have found a few reasons that vinyl albums are worth having. Westin likes the larger album art that comes

on the sleeve, and she has found that buyers often get more than just the record. “Most albums now come with a code on the sleeve that you can use to download the music online. Labels like Matador Records and bands like Modest Mouse sometimes include extra songs and downloads, too,” she said. Giles also appreciates the aesthetic side of the format and frames albums from artists like Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson

to decorate his room. He also realizes the importance of vinyl albums to the evolution of recording. “I like vinyl because it’s classic,” he said. “My kids will probably grow up with everything electronic and digital, and I’ll be excited to show them how music was recorded long before their time.”

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DDiiffffffefeferreenncceeeeeeeeeececceceeeehas always been a struggle. Stader is hearing impaired and has been since he was 2 years old due to a genetic disease.

“(Be-ing hearing impaired) has made it harder to hear and harder to learn,” he said. “You can’t hear your friend when he is talking to you or hear your teachers.”

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Student with hearing impairment benefi ts from new technology

“ Being hearing impaired has made if harder to hear and harder to learn.”

Ray Staderfreshman

The lunchroom is bubbling with activity: kids are jumping, eating and talking. The Com-mons roars with dozens of stu-dents socializing.

But all he hears is silence. For freshman Ray Stader,

something as easy as hearing

To help, Stader uses hear-ing aides and can lip read.

Although he naturally developed that skill, he is more de-pendent on his hearing aide. And the new technol-ogy LC has received for

hearing-impaired students has helped him immensely.

“The teachers use the big

Glitches with the new Calypso hearing system have been ironed out, and students can no longer say they did not hear the homework assign-ments or the due date for a project.

The bugs that came with the system earlier this fall have been eliminated. One system has been moved be-cause the TV was blocking an infrared signal, and batt eries

have been replaced in others. Some rooms, which are oddly shaped, are gett ing extend-ers to allow sounds to fi ll the rooms more completely.

Team lead-er for the hard of hearing and deaf depart-ment Pamela Gennett has trained all the teachers involved and said she has collected information about the system from teachers every

two weeks. LC is one of three schools

in the nation to win a grant to get the system, and is the only

high school. The grant is a 2009 Be Heard School Grant.

The new systems have helped both students and

teachers alike. “(The systems) save teach-

ers’ voices and fatigue,” Gen-

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nett said. Calypso helps students fo-

cus on what the teacher is say-ing and blocks out background noise.

LC has 400 special educa-tion students, four deaf stu-dents and 10 hearing impaired students. There are about 70 hearing impaired students dis-trict wide. These numbers are higher than in other schools nationwide and are one reason why LC received the grant.

“The system in the pool is amazing. It makes a huge dif-

microphones that were just installed, and they put speaker boxes next to you so you can hear,” he said.

Stader meets with Pam Gennett , who works with students who are hard of hearing or are deaf, to help him with his schooling. “(The teachers) help us with our homework and catch us up on things we didn’t get to in class,” he said. “We use a com-bination of sign language and

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ference, as the pool is so loud to begin with. The students can hear the instructions and are bett er able to carry out tasks,” P.E. teacher Jamie Bradley said.

A lot of teachers went on to tell Gennett that they could see a rise in att entiveness and awareness by their students while the system was in use.

“When the system works, it is a great system for the stu-dents,” photography teacher Julia Barnes said. Barnes has one of the classrooms that is waiting for the extenders.

lip read-ing to help

us out.” Before

the new tech-nology, it was

a lot harder for Stader to participate in class and to keep up with the les-sons. “It was hard; I had to sit closer to my teachers so I could hear bett er,” he said.

Now Stader likes the tech-nology just how it is.

“ The students... are better able to carry out tasks.”

Jamie BradleyP.E. teacher

Grant helps teachers communicate with students

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Student fi nds hobby with chainsaw carving through an unusual apprenticeship

While some take a brush to a canvas and others use a pencil to sketch, senior Cody Lavelle revives a lesser-known art form through an apprenticeship with veteran chainsaw artist Chie Kramer. Lavelle’s tool: an electric sander. His medium: wooden statues.

Kramer, who has been making statues for more than 15 years, says that Lavelle is a “great appren-tice” and at the rate he is going, will be able to be a very skilled and experienced artist himself in no time. Lavelle began his work as Kramer’s apprentice in July of 2008 and is steadily making his way up the ladder of responsibilities.

At fi rst Lavelle was responsible for the collection of the logs used for the statues, but he was able to move up quickly.

“A couple of months into the job, (Kramer) ap-proached me with a job off er,” Lavelle said.

Taking the next step in his apprenticeship, Lavelle moved up to helping out with the actual construction of the statues. As is the case with all apprenticeships, Lavelle started with the most basic of tasks and will work his way up to completing an entire statue with-out Kramer’s assistance.

Presently, Lavelle is responsible for sanding down the statues aft er Kramer makes the rough cuts with a chainsaw, and he also does the detailing and shaping the statues’ features.

Aft er Lavelle masters these tasks, he will start to learn the rough cuts necessary to start a statue. He will start with the simplest type of cut and progress his way to the most advanced cut. As Lavelle pro-gresses, he is starting to look more toward the future of his statue-making.

“I’m excited to expand beyond the traditional Indians,” Lavelle said. “As I grow as an artist, I will branch out to other, less common forms.”

Kramer started making the statues fresh out of

college in 1984 and has been operating from his pres-ent location since 1993. Kramer has been featured on local news stations and in local newspapers for his work and accomplishments as an independent artist in the community.

Kramer has shipped statues all over the United States and into some parts of Europe. He has created a 17-foot statue of President James Garfi eld for the state and over 7,000 other statues, including one that is now being used in Hollywood.

“We fi nished a traditional Indian for a fi lm in pro-

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duction called Christmas in Beverly Hills,” Kramer said. This constant demand allows for good job security

and litt le trouble in struggling to meet the widespread needs of the market.

With the steady demand and early experience un-der his belt, Lavelle is set to take control of the fi eld of statue-making for many years to come.

“I am hoping to have a career of statue-making because I’m very interested in it,” Lavelle said. “I fi nd it hard to learn some concepts, but my boss simplifi ed the concepts in statue-making and got me interested.”

As part of his apprenticeship with chairsaw artist Chie Kramer, senior Cody Lavelle sands down a traditional Indian statue. After more fi nish-ing touches, the statue will be shipped to the client. Cub photo/Chris Gore

A wood sculpture of a snake, created by senior Cody Lavelle and his mentor, is with the Roots and Shoots Club. Cub photo/Jack Leibovitz

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It’s a dark and dreary night in a 1940s New York City police depart-ment. Detective James McLeod sits in his office contemplating the meaning of life. Schneider, a criminal, is being inter-rogated. He speaks a name that will soon reveal a web of lies and a trail of deceit. McLeod can’t help but wonder why such a dark history of the people close to him has been kept quiet for so long. This isn’t a bright and cheery play

that the drama department is used to putting on. This year’s fall play, Detective Story, is rated “PG-13” for “language and con-troversial subject matter,” junior and student director Amy Kleiman said. Lead actors senior Andrea Mc-Carrel and sopho-more Kevin Kryah agree. “This play is gritty and controver-sial,” Kryah said. “(It’s different) be-cause it’s so dark.” Kryah plays McLeod, a hard-boiled detective with a black and white per-

sonality. His wife Mary, played by Mc-Carrel, gets called in for questioning because a criminal has mentioned her

name while he was being inter-rogated. Her dark past is re-vealed. The play has a total of 34 speak-ing parts, includ-ing an abundant

number of policemen and criminals. Each part brings a different twist to the plot that digs up buried secrets. This is McCarrel’s first lead role in a production; Kryah’s, too. And two of the three student directors are directing

for the first time. “Everyone is really stepping up to the plate. It doesn’t feel like we have a lot of new people,” Kleiman said. The Detective Story isn’t a play that has a happy ending. It provides a series of plot twists and character variety to keep the audience guessing as well as entertained.

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Acting out one of the many angry eruptions in Detective Story, sophomore Kevin Kryah screams at senior Andrea McCarrel in a scene that causes tension between the husband and wife. Cub photos/Chris Gore

L O“ (It’s different) because it’s so dark.”

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Crying and comforting, junior Lisa Schnellbach-er and senior Keith Craycroft rehearse a heartfelt scene toward the end of the play.

“People will like it because it’s... a tragic drama,” senior Colin Tully said of the play after walking through the script with freshman Celi Abel.

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WolfmotherAlbum: Cosmic EggGenre: Metal

Gucci ManeAlbum: The Burrprint 3Genre: Rap

Where The Wild Things AreGenre:Soundtrack

Mr. HudsonAlbum: Straight No Chaser Genre: Alternative Pop/R&B

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Afterafour-yearhiatus,Austra-lianrockersWolfmotherhavere-turnedwithCosmic Egg,theirsopho-moreeffort.Becausethebandhadsomuchtimetoperfectthenewalbum,listenersmaybedisappointedwiththeblandresults. Halfwaythroughthealbum,itbecomesclearthatWolfmotherhavetriedtoremaketheirdebutratherthanimproveonit.Thebigriffsandchorusesthatmadetheprioralbumsopopulararethereagain—certainlyagoodstart. Sadly,notmuchhasbeenadded.SingerandguitaristAndrewStock-dalemightaswellhavejustwrittennewlyricsforthefirstalbum.ThosebigriffsarebeltedoutinthesamefuzzytoneandthosechorusesstillarehowledlikeStockdalewantshisbandtobethenextBlackSabbath. Thereareonlythreedistinguish-abletracksinthewholealbum.“IntheMorning,”“FarAway”and“IntheCastle”areaboutasfarfromheavyasmusiccanget.It’sanicebreak,andistheonlydiscernablesignofmusicalgrowth. WhileCosmic Egg isentertaining,listenerswillbeleftunsatisfied.Lis-teningtothewholealbumbecomesachore,becauseforthemostpart,there’snothingnewtohear.

Backwithhissecondstudioal-bumisBritishsinger,songwriterandrecordproducerBenHudson.ThistimearoundMr.Hudsonhasthesup-portofmusicproducerKanyeWestandrapmogulJay-Z.

Hisnewalbumtitled,Straight No Chaser,boastsavarietyofmusi-calinfluenceslikenewwave,reggae,rockandhip-hop.Usingdrumandelectronicsounds,synths,keyboardchordsandthepiano,theoverallcombinationislikeable.

Trackslike“Supernova”featur-ingKanyeand“ThereWillBeTears”aretwothathavethehelpofauto-tuneanddespitethatfactstillarelyricallystrongsongs.Although“WhiteLies”isthelatestreleasedsingle,itfailstoattracttheattentionofmostlistenersduetothewhineyhookanddepressingdelivery.

ThroughoutthealbumitbecomesobviousthatMr.Hudsonhasgonethroughatoughbreakupasmostofthesongsdiscussrelationshipsituations,goodandbad.Onanothernote,“KnewWeWereTrouble”hasanedgypoptwistandcatchyhookthatissuretohaveyousingingalong.

Eachofthe13songsisworthlisteningto,butdependingonyourmusicaltaste,intheendyouwilleitherloveitorhateit.

TheWhere the Wild Things Are Soundtrackisjustthewayitshouldbe.Alloftheappropriateelementsarepresent.Itisasoundtrack,anditisjustaswildasthefilm,asitshouldbe.Beyondthatthereisnotmuchelsetoit.Itservesitspurposeasasoundtrack,butnotmanyofthesongswouldgowellbythemselvesinanotherplaylist. WhenYeahYeahYeahsleadsingerKarenOandfilmdirectorSpikeJonzefirstcollaboratedtocreatethesoundtrack,themaingoalwastoscorethefilm,butitappearsasiftheydidnotmakeitmuchfurtherthanthat. Thatbeingsaid,thealbumisveryenjoyableinitiallyforthoselistenerswhowanttoletouttheirinner“wildthing.” Thefew,butpowerfultracksthatarecapableofstandingaloneincludethemelancholyDanielJohnstoncoverof“WorriedShoes,”thetribalinstrumental“Animal,”andthedriv-ing,chorus-filled,sing-a-long“AllIsLove.” Seeingthefilmisthebestwaytodecideifthealbumisworthbuyingbecauseallofthetracksarepresentedinthesameorderasinthefilm.To-getherthey’rethebestexperienceofwildnessthatisknownaschildhood.

RapartistGucciManereleasedthethirdtapeofhismix-tapeserieswithDJDramacalledThe Burrprint 3. ThealbumfeaturesseveralpopularrapartistssuchasBunB,OJDaJuicemanandRocko. Thisalbumisabigimprovementfromthelastmix-tapereleasedthissummer,The Movie Part 2.OneofthebestsongsontheCD,“FrowneyFace,”hasagreatbeatandisperfectforblastingthroughthecarspeakersandsingingloudlywithfriends. “More”isasongperfectforalltheladiesoutthere.ItfeaturesvocalsfromartistsKandi,XscapeandnewartistSeanCeaser.Thissongisperfecttoplaytogetinagoodmoodwhilegettingreadyforanightoutwiththegirls. Thealbumincludestwoversionsofthesong“CandyLady.”ThefirstonefeaturesjustGucciandtheremixwithWakaFlockaFlame,JuicemanandWoohDaKid. Anothergreatsongis“MyShadow”anditsabouthowtheonlypersonalwaysbyhissideishimandhecanonlybehim. The Burrprint 3 isoneofGucci’sbestalbumsyet,withitsgreatbeatsandcatchytracks.HoweveritdoesnotquiteliveuptoGuccis’firstseriesofGangstaGrillz:TheMovie.

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Childhood classic makes a comeback on the big screen

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Watch out, it’s the Boogie Monster! No, not the one that lives under the bed. It’s the juicy, unusual hamburger from Broad Ripple’s own Boogie Burger, located in the heart of the village. The Boogie Monster, consisting of a one-third pound patty, onion rings, a fried egg, bacon, cheese, and grilled pastrami, displays the array of unusual toppings for burgers the place has to offer.

My friend Jessica and I journeyed to Broad Ripple to try out Boogie Burger. We walked into the small joint and were pleased to see walls with posters of musicians and some chill music to listen to while enjoying a sandwich.

We walked up to the counter to order our food. I went with the Blue Moon, a burger topped with blue cheese crumbles served on a toasted bun with tomato, onions, lettuce, mayo and a pickle spear on the side. I ordered some cheese fries with bacon to go

with it. Jessica wanted to try something different and ordered the Buffalo Breaded Bird, a crispy breaded chicken sandwich with Buffalo sauce and on the side she tried the onion rings.

My sandwich was juicy, had just the right amount of blue cheese and offered plenty of food to fill me up. I can honestly say that the Blue Moon is one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. My order of fries had warm nacho cheese and crispy bacon and there was enough to share with two other people.

Not a fan of beef? Boogie Burger doesn’t leave the vegetarians out. They offer two different types of veggie burgers - a Boca soy burger with typical sandwich fixings and the Chipotle Black Bean Burger made with black beans, green chillies, peppers and brown rice.

Boogie Burger is surely a winner when it comes to burger-making. It appeals to every burger lover including vegetarians and satisfies way more than the unoriginal, tasteless sandwiches of the fast food industry.

The storyline of the movie Where The Wild Things Are follows the original chil-dren’s book very closely. A kid named Max gets in trouble, so he runs off and sails to an island of monsters. However, since the book is only 10 sentences long, writer/director Spike Jonze enhances the narrative with added character development and plot elements while still making it accessible to children—anything more complex wouldn’t be faithful to the original story. Still, the undertones and symbolism will stimulate older viewers, making this a film for everyone. Style-wise, the film is undeniably amazing. The costumes, sets and spe-cial effects are all perfectly balanced, creating a natural-looking world that re-

ally looks like something from a child’s imagination. Not only that, but the artistic ele-ments of the film actually evolve with the plot. When the mood is happy, the screen is bright with colors and pop music; when it’s sad, dark and somber lighting and music overtake you. The darkness of the movie, by the way, is probably the most dividing as-pect of the film. The film has an overall depressing atmosphere to it—very unsettling for a kids’ movie.Also, late in the movie, the movie takes an unnatural, genuinely unpleasant dark twist that really brings it down. Despite its flaws, Where The Wild Things Are stands out as one of the best films of the year; it’s funny, touching, and has more style than any other mov-ie out now.

Rating: PG Director: Spike Jonez Length: 101 minutesFun Fact: Where The Wild Things Are is based on a popular children’s book by Mau-rice Sendak.The book has also been adapted as an opera, an animated short and a video game.

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Nov. 10: • Bon Jovi- When We Were Beauti ful • Queen- Absolute GreatestNov. 17: • John Mayer- Batt le Studies • Norah Jones- The FallNov. 24: • Jamie Cullum- Pursuit • Hayley Westenra- Winter Magic

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Nov. 12: •Trans-Siberian Orchestra @ Allen County War Memorial ColiseumNov 14: •Bands Of America Grand Nati onals Finals @ Lucas Oil Stadium •Holiday and Craft Show @ LCNov 16: • Miley Cyrus @ Conseco Fieldhouse

Nov. 10: • Under The Dome-Stephen King • Ulti mate Super Bowl Book- Bob Mcginn Nov. 17: • Going Rogue: An American Life- Sarah PalinNov. 19: • Open- Andre Agassi

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Through two or three degrees of separation I know the lead singer of lo-cal band The Born Again Floozies. This absurdly-named, eclectic group has a big voice in the Indianapolis music scene. The group has been on the scene since 2003. Frontman Joey Welch has led the crew all over the world and has been receiving positive feedback from

prominent media outlets. Two of the band’s albums, Novelties, Addenda and Ephemera and 7 Deadly Sinners, debuted at No. 11 on the CMJ Top 100. One of the most interesting aspects of the Born Again Floozies is the fact that they do not have a bass guitarist; instead they have a tuba player. Also, the percussion of the band is provided in the form of two tap dancers armed with tapping shoes and miscel-laneous percussion instruments. Welch’s guitar playing has been described by some as similar to the way people play piano. A strange grip and technique with the way Welch has his guitar in his lap lends to the innovative approach to his tapping that he does. The group teamed up to record their album with producer Steve Albini. Novelties, Addenda and Ephemera, the

groups’ fi rst release, an EP, features strong songwriting and excellent hooks by Welch, and the driving rhythm of the tap dancing and the tuba give the album an up-beat adventure. The Floozies’ second album, 7 Deadly Sinners, consists of 12 tracks illustrating how dynamic the songwrit-ing and instrumentation can be. The opening track on the album, “Miranda Rights,” is very upbeat and danceable proving to be my favorite.On the band’s latest release, Street Mu-sic, the Floozies continue to provide the great vibes and tunes delivered on their fi rst two albums. The Born Again Floozies is an in-novative, eclectic group that is one of the top bands in Indianapolis and their live performances are worth catching. Do not miss out on one of the best local talents.

neutral colors by displaying mostly whites, grays and blacks. Models of Calvin Klein stroll the runway in cool retro blazers. Although the classic look reigns this season, we must never forget the importance of a contemporary twist. Louis Vuitt on brings a fresh image to the men’s fashion scene with styles that are clean-cut. The straight legged jeans are rolled twice to create a very neat cuff ed look. Splashes of warm colors add a dynamic element to the conventional style. Try to add color accents to neutral outfi ts this season. Winter accessories such as scarves, hats and gloves all work very well. Cardigans were a hit at the Versace show during fall fashion week. Paired with fi tt ed pants, cardigans meet a happy medium between too formal and too casual. Models of Versace also worked the retro jackets this season, paired with

casual looks such as fi tt ed butt on-ups and cuff ed jeans. Turtlenecks are a defi -nite downside to the Versace fall/winter collection. This is a risk many men shouldn’t take. The turtlenecks fi t a litt le too tightly and may not be fl att ering off the runway. Aim for sweaters with crew or V-necklines. DSquared² was the main event in men’s fashion at Milan’s fall fashion week. The models sported classic butt on-ups layered with suspenders of a contrasting color. Straight legged jeans were used as a key element in yet another men’s fashion show. Bow ties are an additional main at-traction at DSquared². The look is made contemporary by layering with other jackets. DSquared² takes the classic suit blazer and creates a stunning and more fi tt ed look. Detailing is also big in jackets this season. Look for jackets with interesting zippers, collars, and pockets.

Attention, boys: Chivalry is NOT dead!

Born Again Floozies keep it innovative

In men’s fashion this autumn and winter, chivalry defi nitely isn’t dead. The “gentleman look” is back and bett er than ever. Men’s designers are pairing the classic look of the 1920s with more current styles. The Calvin Klein Collection presents skinny neckties paired with classic suits with form-fi tt ing pants. They have craft ed their straight legged jeans similarly this season. The label stresses the value of

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&Sophomore Krista Brown Junior Alex Abbott

Favorite MovieI Love You, Beth Cooper

Favorite Band/ArtistLil’ Wayne

Favorite SongThree-Britney Spears

Favorite BookTwilight

Favorite T.V. ShowThe Nanny

Favorite SportCheerleading

Interesting FactI was born in Canada.

Favorite Movie Sex Drive

Favorite Band/ArtistRed Hot Chili Peppers

Favorite Song Dani California-RHCP

Favorite Book Nineteen Minutes

Favorite T.V. ShowTwo-A-Days

Favorite SportSoccer

Interesting FactI work at Hollister.

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70 percent of the human body that is water

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23SPORTSCross country finishes strong

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Although the cross country team has had to deal with multiple injuries, the team was still able to put forth the effort and make it to Semi-State. Freshman Macey Roach, wearing bib 130, endures the elements and pushes herself in order to pass the competition. Cub photos/Jack Leibovitz

Cross country teams advance through post- season tournament

The Lady Bears’ season ended at Semi-State after a heart breaking loss on Oct. 24 at Northview Christian Church. Although they placed 11th overall, it was not enough to advance to State.

The Bears were once again

led by junior Erica Carlson, who placed 17th. Freshman Kollette Koehler placed 66th and freshman Ashley Jackson placed right behind her at 67th.

“Unfortunatley everybody got sick at the wrong time. It was a good effort and now we are looking forward to next year,” Carlson said.

At Brebeuf Regional on Oct. 17 the boys placed 9th overall. The boys were just a couple places away from qualifying to run in the

Semi-State competition. The underclassmen were

proud of their seniors at the end of the sea-son despite falling short. “Great job, se-niors; it was an awesome year,” sopho-more Carter Marshall said after their defeat at Regionals.

The Bears top finishers at

Regionals were junior Connor Claflin placing 20th, sophomore

Ross Pereira placing 23rd and freshman Matt Dorsey placing 40th.

At the Brebeuf Re-gional the Lady Bears placed 5th overall and

advanced to Semi-State. Coming into the region-

al meet the Lady Bears were ranked 10th in the state. Lead-ing the Bears out was Carlson placing 6th followed by fresh-man Macy Roach placing 34th and Koehler placing 41st.

Although no teams quali-fied for the State meet Oct. 31, the team still felt they had a successful season. “It was a great season and I couldn’t be happier about how the team performed and we have laid a foundation for the future,” Coach Mike Holman said.

“ It was a great season and I couldn’t be happier about how the team performed.”

Mike Holmancoach

Seniors Alex Donaldson, Ashley Potts, Maddie Ijams and Dani Wylin were the four seniors leading the team this year. Junior Erica Carlson, wearing bib 178, and freshman Maddie Roach, wearing bib 187, also stepped up this year and were two of the top runners this season.

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Gymnastics vaults into new seasonFollowing through on the vault, senior Jessie Leko works on her routine for her last high school season. Cub photo/Jack Leibovitz

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So I don’t know if you heard, but I guess the World Series was this week. I’m going to be honest; I couldn’t care less who won. The Yankees already had 26 titles to begin with and the Phillies won last year, not to mention that both teams have unbelievably obnoxious fans. The Yankees have the biggest pay-roll in the league at $201 million. Forget getting loans from China; the govern-ment can just borrow some cash from the Yankees. And the Phillies aren’t ex-actly strapped for cash at around $113 million, which is seventh in the League. Personally, I am a Royals fan. Yes, it’s bad, but then again I could be a Cubs fan. At one point in time the Royals had Jason Giambi, Carlos Beltran and Johnny Damon — all three went on to be All-Stars. The second they got good they got shipped off to a team who could pay the bills. The only people a team like the Royals can keep are young kids who look like they’re sixth graders and old veterans who are closer to the grave than any sort of baseball skills. There is another issue with baseball: It’s boring. Watching a full nine-inning game on TV is about as fun as watching paint dry. By the time the pitcher gets the ball to the plate for the first time, I’m asleep. If the MLB wants anybody watching the World Series next year, they’re going to have to make some changes, starting with putting in a salary cap. Nobody likes seeing the same eight teams in the post-season every year, but it’s going to keep happening if every time a player gets good he goes to a rich team. Another thing: Shorten the season or let the players fight or put some cheer-leaders on the field. Anything, please. Until baseball does something to fix the situation they’ll still be a sport where the rich get richer and the poor just get booed.

The girls gymnastics team will offi-cially start its season on Nov 23.

The team has already begun condi-tioning at De Veau’s School of Gymnas-tics. This year LC’s gymnastics facility will finally be available to the team, as opposed to the past few years, so all home meets will be able to be held at home.

The team consists of six girls and is being led by seniors Alix Richey, Jes-

sica Leko and Camille Hayes. “Having strong leadership from the seniors is al-ways a positive,” coach Barbi Kern said. “They will not only motivate themselves and each other, but the rest of the team as well. All three of the seniors come in with great experience and they all know what it will take to make it to state — as a team and as individuals.”

“All the seniors are really strong competitors, junior Kylie Culley said. “This is the first year all three of them are on the team at the same time, and I think we can expect great things from

them.”This will be Culley’s third year on

the team. “It looks like we’re going to have a great season; all of the girls are really talented. Alix (Richey) placed second in state last year, but I think this year we have a real chance of winning state as team,” Culley added.

“We’re expecting a great season,” Kern said. “We are looking to recapture all of the titles again, as well as progress-ing throughout the season to make it through the post-season. And to have a lot of fun!”

“They came to our house and beat us the first time. The difference (from the regular season game) was it was play hard or go home. We felt like we needed to prove something and we did,” No. 78 senior left guard Oliver Rice said. Rice gets ready for the play as he gets to the line during the rain during the Oct. 30 game.

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up and making plays,” West said. In the North Central game, both senior Isaiah Roundtree and junior Tre Roberson rushed for two touchdowns. Senior Phillip Powell chipped in on defense with an interception returned for a touchdown. “I just played it well. I read the play right and made sure I caught the ball,” he said. “And I saw the end zone and just ran.” The defense was able to virtually shut down the North Central offense that had beat them earlier in the year.

“It felt great to beat them (North Central). We had a chip on our shoulders from the first time (we played North Central) and we needed to prove we are the better team,” senior Oliver Rice said. “We came out and played Bear football and won.” West was happy with what his offense did against North Central. “The offense has really come together and because of that we’ve been able to put a lot of points on the board,” he said. One thing the Bears have going for them is a three-game win streak coming into to-

night’s game, which is the most consistent the Bears have been all year. And making it back to Sec-tional finals means a lot to the seniors of the team. “Our regular season record doesn’t show how good we re-ally are,” Rice said. “It feels good getting back to where last year’s team left off.” But the team hasn’t let beat-ing North Central get in the way of tonight’s game against Warren Central. “We have been watching film of them and really focusing on how they played the game.

We’ve been having good prac-tices and really going hard at practice,” Rice said. The Bears finished the regu-lar season with a 4-5 record. But that record doesn’t mean the Bears don’t stand a chance against Warren. Roundtree has 1,433 all-purpose yards leading into tonight’s game, followed by Roberson with 918 yards. Defense will have to step up, though, to handle Warren’s running back Shakir Bell, who has 2,097 rushing yards. “No one else has stopped him so our plan is to slow him down and keep the ball out of

his hands,” West said. West went on to say that getting Warren’s offense to go three-and-out is going to be very important as well. Even though the team has leaned heavily on the run game, the Bears plan to mix up the play, calling on offense to keep War-ren’s defense honest. “We’ve run the ball a lot the last two weeks so it will be a mix. We’re pretty athletic so we’ll try to control the field like we have the last few weeks,” West said. Editors’ Note: Nicholas Petr contributed to this story.

With six touchdowns for the season, quarterback and junior Tre Roberson is 66-138-806 yards for the season. He will have to find a way to play mistake-free against Warren’s strong defense, which has led the Warriors to being No. 3 in the state. Game time is 7 p.m. at home. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

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Not even bad weather could ruin the excitement of beating North Central 36-6 last Friday.The team and cheerleaders celebrate with the traditional singing of the fight song with the fans after the game. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

leyball game that seniors Hughes, Laryn Morgan and Danielle Murry would play.

“It was pretty sad,” Hughes said. “I’m going to miss playing volleyball. One of the highlights of my high school career was getting to play volleyball.”

The girls treated this season as a de-velopment season. The team adjusted to new head coach Krystal Stallings and

tried to learn as much as possible from each other, especially from the seniors.

“This season our offense devel-oped and we have learned how to re-ally execute plays. We’ve gained more volleyball knowl-edge in general,” Thomas said. “It’s

exciting to be able to build from that (North Central) match going into next season.”

Hughes agreed. “There’s the mental-ity of giving 100 percent all the time and the reward that comes with it,” she said. “We all realized the rewards of trying our hardest.”


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This year’s swim team has started preparing for the season by hitting the pool hard. Senior Chandler Brown prepares for her events by practicing the breaststroke. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

Swimming and diving expects success

Volleyball season over, ready to build

Despite the results, the volleyball team put forth a good performance this year. The girls worked on building a legacy for next year and having good team chemistry. Freshman Katherine Powell and senior Laryn Morgan help support their teammate, junior Amanda Ghaffari, as she spikes the ball onto the op-posing side. Cub Photo/Jack Leibovitz

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The Lady Bears volleyball team finished their season in a hard fought Sectionals game against North Central. Although the girls lost, they did not feel defeated.

“We really worked hard and we fi-nally realized what it felt like to really do our best,” senior middle hitter Ash-ley Hughes said.

The Lady Bears lost the Oct. 20 IH-SAA (Indiana High School Athletic Association) Sec-tional game against the North Central Panthers. The game ended up with a close score of 25-23.

Junior and middle hitter Kyla Thom-as said the team ran their offense incred-ibly well.

“It was the best game that we played,” Thomas said. “It was amaz-ing.”

The sectional game was the last vol-

After school practices have consisted not only of swimming about 3,000 yards per practice but also of running on dry land as both the girls and boys swim-ming and diving teams have been work-ing to prepare for the upcoming season.

S o p h o m o r e Brittany Cain has enjoyed preparing for her first sea-son on the diving team.

“We’ve been working on learn-ing new dives and the seniors have really been leading the team. I think this season is going to be a lot of fun,” she said.

Practices have been difficult but have created a contagious work ethic

among team members and a heightened sense of team unity.

“The difficulty of practices brings the team closer together. We all push each other to swim harder and that is what gives the team unity,” sophomore Connor Nash said.

Coach Andy Renie agreed and said he finds that team unity is extremely im-

portant.“The team

chemistry is excel-lent for both teams. We are together all the time during the season, so team chemistry is vital,” he said.

The upcoming seasons are expect-ed to be successful

as long as the team can stay healthy. The first boys meet is 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at Pike and the first girls meet is 10 a.m. Nov. 14 at Greenfield Central.

“ The team chemistry is excellent for both teams. We are together all the time during season, so team chemistry is vital.”

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“Kyla Thomas

junior

This season our offense developed and we have learned how to really execute plays. We’ve gained more volleyball knowledge in general,”

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Helping to perfect the cradle, the coach gives some advice to senior Jesus Vasquez as he prepares for the upcoming season. Cub Photos/Chris Gore

Basketball ‘will step up’

Young team expects big results

The girls basketball team is ready and eager to improve on last year’s record of 1-19.

“The focus for this year is to continue where we left off and to continue to improve and be as competitive as we can,” head coach John Albers said.

Senior Alexa Mirpoorian said the keys to a good season are to maintain a good work ethic and keep positive atti-tudes.

“Defense and getting back are main things (we need to fo-cus on) and (we need) to keep fighting because we want to win,” Mirpoorian said.

Last year the team focused on learning to play together and

disciplining themselves. They also focused on team chemistry and not depending on just one person to step up and lead.

“This year we have a handful who at any given time will step up,” Albers said.

Mirpoori-an is one of the two se-niors leading the team. She said she believes the team already has more strengths than last year’s team.

”One of the strengths this year for the team is quickness and a more solid squad,” Mir-poorian said.

She also added that “he (Al-

The wrestlers are at it again and working to become Sec-tional champions.

“Work-outs have been go-ing great. We have a great group of kids this year to work with,” said head coach Chad Red.

Although Red said he believes this is going to be a winning sea-son, he is con-cerned about health issues posing a prob-lem.

“My big-gest struggle is going to be to keep kids healthy throughout the season. I try not to worry and take things as they come, though,” he said.

The team mainly consists

of younger individuals this year. Red said he sees this as an advantage because his young guys will be around for a while.

A total of three freshmen will be on varsity this season.

“We have some younger in-dividuals that will step in and shine immediately,” Red said.

Freshman Andre Butts will be wrestling varsity. He’s confident that this will be a good season for the Bears even though there are only three seniors on the team.

“Being on varsity as a

freshman builds my confidence and makes me want to work harder,” said Butts.

The LC invitational will be 9 a.m. Nov. 28.

bers) wants the seniors to lead because we’ve been through everything already and we

know what is expected and wants to make sure no one is slack-ing off.”

This year the team members are trying to con-tinue build-

ing on what they worked

on last year as well as work on new aspects of their game that will help them win.

The team will play their first game at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Northwest.

Editor’s note: Mimi Strobel contributed to this story.

“ The focus for this year is to continue where we left off and to continure to improve and be as competitive as we can.”

John Alberscoach

“ Workouts have been going great. We have a great group of kids this year to work with.”

Chad Redcoach

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All-County—Boys XC: Ross Pereira, 10; Connor Claflin, 11; Matt Dorsey, 9Girls XC: Erica Carlson, 11; Karis Johnson, 10, Maddy Roach, 9Girls Soccer: Laura Hartman, 12; Maggie Ulrich, 10

All-Conference—Boys XC: Ross Pereira, 10Girls XC: Erica Carlson, 11; Maddy Roach, 9Girls Golf: Allison Jacob, 12; Sara Jackson, 12Boys Soccer: Charles Leonhard, 12; Brandon Sheets, 12; honor-able mention Shane Ruggles, 11

All-District—Girls Soccer: Laura Hartman, 12Boys Soccer: Charles Leonhard, 12

Academic All-State—Girls Soccer: Laura Hartman, 12; Katie McDowell, 11; Mimi Stro-bel, 12; Kylie Culley, 11

Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Top Team Player—Girls: Mimi Strobel, 12

Fall Sports Awards


SCOREBOARDFootball Boys Basketball

Girls Volleyball

Swimming and Diving

Girls XC

Wrestling

GymnasticsGirls Basketball

10/16- LC: 45, Bloomington North: 1410/23- LC: 33, LN: 2110/30- LC: 34, North Central: 611/06- LC vs Warren Central

10/6- LC vs. Franklin CentralLost: 11-25, 6-25, 25-23

End of season

10/13- 2nd at Sectional10/17- 5th at Regional10/24- 11th at Semi-state

End of season

11/14- LC at Greenfield-Central: girls11/17- LC at Franklin Central: girls12/1- LC at Pike12/3- LC vs Roncalli12/05- LC vs Ben Davis/Cathedral12/10- LC vs Broad Ripple/Decatur Cent.12/15- LC vs Brebeuf/Chatard

11/25- LC vs LN11/28- LC at Arlington12/4- LC vs Tech12/5- LC vs North Central12/11- LC at Pike12/18- LC at Bloomington South12/19- LC at Northwest

11/28- LC Invitational12/3- LC at Pike12/5- LC at Bloomington South12/9- LC at Anderson Highland12/12- LC at Bishop Luers12/18- Marion County Tournament

11/13- LC at Northwest11/17- LC vs Mt. Vernon11/20- LC at Pike11/24- LC at Howe12/4- LC at Bloomington South12/8- Marion County Tournament12/15- LC at Warren Central

1/12- LC at Center Grove1/14- LC at Shelbyville1/21- LC vs Franklin Central1/23- LC Invitational2/2- LC vs Roncalli2/6- LC at Lafayette Jeff

MorganLaryn

Best part about LC Volleyball:

senior

Years on Varsity:

Position:

Two years Defensive Specialist/Setter

“My teammates are so awesome.”

“Laryn’s drive to make herself and the team better.”

The thing that coach Stallings

notices most:

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