Download - November 15, 2012
No Shave November
brings scruff to schoolBY RYAN SCHMIERER
November: The one month
out of the year when men are
free to grow their facial hair as
they please without being nagged
about it.
For men that are capable and
willing the grow out their facial
hair, November may be their fa-
vorite time of the year.
The true reason for this event
is often overlooked by the glory
of being able to produce a thick
beard. Usually bringing up the
question: What is the actual pur-
pose of No Shave November?
No Shave November was orig-
inally called Movember when it
started in 1999, the name being
the combination of the words
mustache and November.
The month long event involves
the growing of mustaches and
beards for the purpose of raising
awareness forprostate cancer.
The goal of Movember is
to “change the face of men’s
health.”
By encouraging men to get
involved, Movember aims to
increase early cancer detection,
diagnosises and effective treat-
ments, and to ultimately reduce
the number of preventable
deaths.
Besides getting an annual
check-up, the Movember Foun-
dation encourages men to be
aware of any family history of
cancer and to adopt a healthier
lifestyle.
Today, No Shave November
has become more of an oppor-
tunity to avoid shaving rather
than raise money and awareness
for prostate cancer.
“Well, I just recently learned
it’s about prostate cancer, which
makes participating in this event
even better,” said Owen Patrick
‘13. “But I think people partici-
pate for the happiness of not
shaving for month. Let’s be hon-
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Dancing
queens
(and kings)
The fall homecoming court
is nominated and then voted
on by the student body at large.
For the two VISTA dances and
prom, specifi c clubs do the
nominations and court selec-
tion process themselves, leaving
the rest of the school to wonder
why and how they choose cer-
tain nominees.
“We [VISTA] all get in a room
and vote, said Olivia Long ‘15.
“People shout out names and we
write them on a board.”
While homecoming nomi-
nates students from each grade,
only seniors are nominated at the
VISTA dance. About fi ve senior
girls and guys are chosen. This
year, the nominees were called
“tributes” due to the dance’s
Hunger Games theme.
Senior members of VISTA
leave the room during this pro-
cess as they are eligible for
nomination. Students from all
different social groups and ac-
tivities are nominated to better
represent the diversity within the
school.
“The fi rst thing we look at
for nominees is if they were on
the homecoming court. We don’t
want to repeat a nomination”
said Hope Quattroki ‘16.
Prom court is selected by
Student Council each year. The
process for nomination is similar
to that of VISTA in that people
from all different social groups
are nominated.
Last year, prom-goers select-
ed their Prom king and queen
when they entered they dance.
The nominees were all selected
by a small, two-person Student
Council sub-committee consist-
ing of Crystal Wang ‘13 and Paul
Yoon ‘13.
This year, members of the
prom board will be able to nomi-
nate any senior for the court. Stu-
dents who have been on courts
in the past or won king or queen
for a previous dance are still eli-
gible for nomination, though the
board will keep their previous
nominations in mind.
“The people that are picked
tend to be well-liked and well-
rounded,” said junior class presi-
dent Brad Krause.
How are dance courts
actually decided on?
BY ERICA GIBSON
PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIERER
PAY IT FORWARD: Jack Erdman ‘13 shows off the beard he is grow-
ing for No Shave November. Evey year in the month of November
men across the country abstain from shaving in support of prostate
cancer research.
FEATURED ATHLETE:
KAYLA JONES
SPORTS PG. 3
REDISCOVER
DISNEY:
FEATURES PG. 5
Have you gotten in
trouble for taking out your
cellphone during class?
Students have been bring-
ing their various versions
of mobile technology to
school, but now these de-
vices are being implement-
ed in classes to utilize their
academic aspects. Two
classes, Mr. Lubben’s phys-
ics classes and Student
Publications, started using
school-issued iPads to add
a multimedia layer to the
classroom.
This addition to the
class setting has useful as-
pects from an academic
standpoint. Mr. Lub-
ben implements them in his
physics classes “to do assess-
ments before class or as class
Tablet technology has its setbacksBY AMY HE
Continued on page 2
PHOTO BY AMY HE
TECH SAAVY: Ty Edmond ‘14 uses an iPad in Mr. Lubben’s
physics class. As of right now, two teachers are testing iPads in
their classrooms.
goes on.” He also makes use
of two apps, Show Me and
Group Board.
The Publications class,
including the staff of the
Scarlette, have been using
the tablets for recording
interviews using handy
apps such as SuperNote.
The new accessibility to
the Internet also makes the
editing process of articles
quicker.
However, Zach Baiel
of the IT department has
some concerns about the
devices.
“The IT department,
we’re not really sold on
the tablet technology yet.
They’re not enterprise de-
vices. Right now, if some-
thing goes wrong on those,
est, nobody likes to shave.”
Regardless the reason,
popularity of this event con-
tinues to grow. More and
more people have begun
to take part in this charity
event.
On rare occasions, women
have even participated by not
shaving their legs for the en-
tire month.
“It’s a time to show how
much of a man you are to
your other comrades,” said
Drew Rudman ’13.
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NewsPAGE 2
West Side
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Winter brings sickness
It’s winter and you’re
sick…again. Most people
think of wintertime as the
season when people get
the most colds, fl ues, and
other illnesses, causing
them to miss more school.
But at West Side, this isn’t
always the case said Mr.
Slauter.
“Students start to re-
alize that they only have
a few more days left that
they can miss,” said Mr.
Slauter.
The school’s policy
of missing 9 non-exempt
days without penalty is
one reason why many
West Siders’ don’t miss
much school in the early
winter months. They also
don’t want to miss fi nals,
Mr. Slauter adds.
“Usually absences peak
in February,” agreed Mrs.
Slauter, secretary.
Despite the fact that
students don’t miss school,
sickness is still a big part
of the season. Mono and
strep throat have been es-
pecially prevalent this year
said Mrs. Deno, the school
nurse.
However, she added
that we do not have a high
absentee rate in general.
Because many students
come to school ill, Mrs.
Deno gave a list of tips to
keep healthy in the winter
months.
BY JESSE SASSER
BY SOPHIA BERGMANN
In 2003 the Presidents
Council on Service and
Civic Participation was
created to reward citizens
for helping others. The
council gives awards out
at various levels depending
on the amount of service
done, ranging from the
bronze level (100 hours in
a year) to the President Call
to Service Award (4000
lifetime hours). Honorees
receive a pin, a personal-
ized certifi cate, and a let-
ter.
Nate Breneman ‘13 re-
ceived the presidential ser-
vice award this summer.
“I’ve been volunteer-
ing since, I want to say
pre-school, I set up a food
drive and we went around
and collected the food”
said Breneman, “My mom
is a nurse, so she’s usually
really in tune to all these
organizations like that.”
Currently Breneman
works for the Muscular
Dystrophy Association,
which does fundraisers all
year long, with food drives
and lock ins, as well as lots
of support from local fi re
fi ghters. The association
tries to fi nd cures for the
various culpable diseases
and sponsors a camp for
kids who suffer from mus-
cular dystrophy.
“It’s basically to give
them a week of feeling like
a normal kid. It’s really re-
warding for them and for
the counselors to see these
kids do things that they
aren’t normally able to do,”
said Breneman
Breneman also found-
ed a chapter of the Do-
Something organization..
“We basically formed
a volunteer group
where we were chal-
lenged each day to
do a different vol-
unteer activity,”
he said. Members were
Hannah Lazarz ‘13, Grace
Lazarz ‘11, Maggie Furt-
ner ‘13, Maggie Oates ‘13,
Mackenzie Breneman ‘14
and McCutcheon High
School senior Nelson Til-
ley. Projects included
picking up trash and
art supply drives for
local schools.
Nate Breneman ‘13
honored for service
PHOTO BY SOPHIA BERGMANN
1. Get enough sleep; 8 hours of it
2. Eat; do not skip breakfast, and eat three meals
a day
3. Stay hydrated
4. Wash your hands often
5. Cover your mouth
when you cough and sneeze
Mrs. Deno’s Tips to Stay Healthy:
Technology has
its setbacksContinued from page 1
we do not have the
software in place or any-
thing to manage and fi x
it.” He added, “We [the
IT department] would
much prefer laptops.
You’re on the network,
you’ll have your Y drive,
you’ll have your student
commons drive, you’ll
be able to access any
internal resources.”
The problem is that
iPads must be connect-
ed to their carts in or-
der to sync with a Mac-
book, which is geared
for that specifi c cart. Be-
cause the iPads are not
really centrally controlled,
this can create problems.
Additionally, the devices
can be a potential distrac-
tion. “It depends on how
your teacher will let you
use it,” said Suhas Yeren-
nos ‘17.
“It all boils down to:
are you disrupting the edu-
cational process for your
peers?” said Baiel. “Then
it doesn’t matter what
you’re doing.” According
to him, students can get
distracted by many things,
PHOTO BY AMY HE
THE POINT OF IPADS: Physics teacher, Mr. Lueben, teaches students using a
class set of iPads. Lueben said he uses the iPads “to do assessments before
class or as class goes on.”
not just the temptation
to use iPads to surf the
web.
iPads may have their
uses in the classroom,
but as of now, they
may not be the best op-
tion for the school.
“Until it’s an enter-
prise device, until it’s
centrally managed, it’s
not advantageous for
us to have 500 iPads,”
said Baiel, “Unless the
teachers really step
up. We’ll support the
teachers but we won’t
do it for them.”
PAGE 3SportsWest Side
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
For many students, swim-
ming is limited to summer
vacation at the beach or
pool. Once school be-
gins and the weather gets
chilly, their bathing suits
are packed away. However,
some girls start swimming
more once winter comes
around, spending the ma-
jority of their free time in
the pool. These girls are
on the swim team and
they practice much more
intensely than the average
summer swimmer.
“I’m really excited for
this season,” said Chloe
Davis ‘14 of the upcoming
girls’ swimming season.
“We’re putting in a lot of
hard work, we have some
good meets coming up,
and I think we’re going to
do really well.”
The swim season has just
started, with the fi rst meet
occurring on the 20th of
November at home. Deb-
bie Fruitt, the girls’ head
coach is training the girls
very intensely for their
season this year. Swim-
mers are the only athletes
this year with mandatory
morning practice.
“She is a really good
coach and she makes us
work really hard. She’s
defi nitely pushing us to
where we need to be,” said
Davis.
This intense commit-
ment is only appealing
to a very select group of
people. In fact, all of the
senior girls that previously
swam chose to quite this
year, forcing the junior
swimmers into unexpected
leadership positions.
“Swimming itself is a
really big commitment and
seniors have a really stress-
Girls swimming is an
intense commitmentBY ERICA GIBSON
When you fi rst meet
Kayla Jones 13’, her quiet
demeanor gives nothing
away about her intensity on
the court. For her entire
high-school career, Jones
has been the starting point
guard for the girl’s bas-
ketball time. She has been
a team captain since her
sophomore year.
“I think that she is an
incredible leader for the
basketball team,” stated
girl’s varsity basketball
coach Jane Schott. “She
kind of runs the show.”
Her passion for basket-
ball is also readily apparent
to her fellow students.
While she may be coy
on initial conversation,
Jones is a hard worker.
“Even though she may be
quiet off the fl oor, she’s a
tremendous competitor,”
stated Coach Schott.
“From what I have wit-
nessed at practice squad
Kayla is the ideal player
to have on a team,” stated
Braxton Rathod ‘13.
“She is one of the hard-
est workers on the team
and she has put her heart
into the game and put in
quite a lot of work.”
In addition to her
tremendous work as the
starting point guard for the
girl’s basketball team, Jones
also fi nds time for outside
work. “Though she is a
captain on the basketball
team she always fi nds time
for her friends and school-
work,” stated Rathod.
Looking beyond high-
school, Jones is excited at
the prospect of going off
to college. “I’m really look-
ing forward to just to have
a different schedule every
day, not doing the same
thing every day, and to be
out of high school.” While
Kayla is still undecided as
to where she will go to col-
lege or if she will continue
her basketball career, she
eagerly awaits what the fu-
ture may hold.
All in all, what has Jones
received many important
lessons from her time on
the basketball team. “It’s
Kayla Jones leads
with passion
taught me time manage-
ment, responsibility, and
how to work as a team,”
stated Jones. With all that
and more, Kayla brings an
BY ANDREW MOSER
impeccable sense of inten-
sity and focus to the
basketball court that the
team wouldn’t be the same
without.
ful schedule,” said ex-
swimmer Kaitlin LaPlant
‘13. She was forced to quit
swimming because of a
knee injury from last Janu-
ary.
“I cant speak for the
other senior girls, but I
think that the dynamic of
high school swimming is
really different from a lot
of other high school sports
and some people really do
well in that environment
and some people don’t,”
said LaPlant.
There are many new un-
derclassmen on the team
this year to fi ll the spots of
the seniors. Sophomores
will likely swim more often
in competition because of
the lack of seniors. How-
ever, this may not be a bad
thing.
“We have a lot of young
girls. I’m very excited
about the underclassmen
this season,” said Davis.
2- The girls cross country team fi nished
2nd overall at state.
3- Bobbie Burgess fi nished 3rd for the
girls XC team at state.
5- Losses the girls soccer team had the
entire season.
17- The boys cross country team fi nished
17th overall at state.
23- The number of goals Katie Bitner
scored for the girls soccer team this year.
312- The number of yards Maurice Wo-
odard rushed for to break the record for
school single-game rushing yards.
By The NumbersBY NICO FRIEDMAN
With Purdue’s foot-
ball team in shambles,
fans have turned to-
wards Purdue basket-
ball to ease the pain.
The time is quickly
approaching as the an-
ticipation from the fans
continues to grow. The
season tipped off No-
vember 9th which will
allow people to make
the transistion from
watching the lousy
Boilermaker football
team to seeing the
men’s basketball team
potentially light it up.
With the depar-
ture of Robbie Hum-
mel, the last remaining
member of the “Baby
Boilers,” the days of
Purdue basketball win-
ning 20+ games year in
and year out seem out
of sight. The loss of
Rob Hummel will be
extremely tough to fi ll
but this new Boiler-
maker team may sur-
prise its doutbers.
Matt Painter has
brought in another
stellar recruiting class
consisting of A.J.
Hammons, Jay Simp-
son, Raphael Davis
and Ronnie Johnson.
ESPN ranked the class
16th in the nation, cer-
tainly Purdue is reload-
ing this season rather
than rebuilding.
Returning starters
DJ Byrd and Terone
Johnson give Purdue
experience in the back-
court and the addition
of freshman point
guard Ronnie Johnson
should give the Boilers
one of the best back-
courts in the confer-
ence.
The unusual amount
of post players will
provide Purdue with
one of the deepest
benches in the league.
One thing to look for
is how Travis Carroll,
Sandi Marcius and Ja-
cob Lawson have de-
veloped over the off-
season.
As of now Marcius
holds the starting spot,
but the competition in
practice will give Law-
son and Carroll the op-
portunity to improve
and potentially fi nd
themselves in the start-
ing line-up.
The most intrigu-
ing player to watch has
to be A.J. Hammons.
The 7 foot center has
a lot of potential and
hopefully will give the
Boilermakers an inside
presence that has been
lacking since Jajuan
Johnson left for the
NBA.
The amount of tal-
ent returning and the
addition of this fresh-
man class should make
Purdue competitive in
a stacked Big Ten Con-
ference. A young team
that will grow through-
out the season has po-
tential to fi nish around
4th or 5th place in the
Big Ten standings.
THE HOT CORNER
BY RYAN SCHMIERER
With Purdue’s foot-
ball team in shambles,
fans have turned to-
wards Purdue basket-
ball to ease the pain.
The time is quickly
approaching as the an-
ticipation from the fans
continues to grow. The
season tipped off No-
vember 9th which will
allow people to make
the transistion from
watching the lousy
Boilermaker football
team to seeing the
men’s basketball team
potentially light it up.
With the depar-
ture of Robbie Hum-
mel, the last remaining
member of the “Baby
Boilers,” the days of
Purdue basketball win-
ning 20+ games year in
and year out seem out
of sight. The loss of
Rob Hummel will be
extremely tough to fi ll
but this new Boiler-
maker team may sur-
prise its doutbers.
Matt Painter has
brought in another
stellar recruiting class
consisting of A.J.
Hammons, Jay Simp-
son, Raphael Davis
and Ronnie Johnson.
ESPN ranked the class
16th in the nation, cer-
tainly Purdue is reload-
ing this season rather
than rebuilding.
Returning starters
DJ Byrd and Terone
Johnson give Purdue
experience in the back-
court and the addition
of freshman point
guard Ronnie Johnson
should give the Boilers
one of the best back-
courts in the confer-
ence.
The unusual amount
of post players will
provide Purdue with
one of the deepest
benches in the league.
One thing to look for
is how Travis Carroll,
Sandi Marcius and Ja-
cob Lawson have de-
veloped over the off-
season.
As of now Marcius
holds the starting spot,
but the competition in
practice will give Law-
son and Carroll the op-
portunity to improve
and potentially fi nd
themselves in the start-
ing line-up.
The most intrigu-
ing player to watch has
to be A.J. Hammons.
The 7 foot center has
a lot of potential and
hopefully will give the
Boilermakers an inside
presence that has been
lacking since Jajuan
Johnson left for the
NBA.
The amount of tal-
ent returning and the
addition of this fresh-
man class should make
Purdue competitive in
a stacked Big Ten Con-
ference. A young team
that will grow through-
out the season has po-
tential to fi nish around
4th or 5th place in the
Big Ten standings.
THE HOT CORNER
BY RYAN SCHMIERER
Purdue basketball reloads.
PHOTO BY ERICA GIBSON
DIVING TRUE: The girls swimming team practices after school. With most of the seniors
gone, it will be interesting to see who steps up to fill the spots.
PHOTO BY ANDREW MOSER
SKILLS DON’T COME EASY: Kayla Jones practices hard
to be one of the best on the court. She is a talent to see on
the Girls Basketball team.
PAGE 4 FeaturesWest Side
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
BY CRYSTAL WANG
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COMPILED BY LUCY GOTWALS
It seems to be the fi rm
belief of the majority of
the population that a male
and a female cannot main-
tain a purely platonic rela-
tionship with no tension.
Most people seem to think
that close friendship is ille-
gitimate between a boy and
a girl unless there is some
sort of tension.
A guy can’t be close
friends with most girls
without subversive ques-
tions about his sexuality. A
girl can’t be close friends
with mostly guys without
rumors of questionable
promiscuity.
It’s important to under-
stand that human beings
sometimes form friend-
ships based on similar
interests and intellectual
compatibility. It is abso-
lutely possible to disregard
gender when forming new
friendships.
If in the case of a
male/female friendship,
tension forms because of
non-platonic feelings root-
ing from either party, it is
the responsibility of the
holder of that feeling to
communicate the status of
Poblanos has everything
you might expect from a
Mexican restaurant: Span-
ish I textbook paintings,
fake chilli peppers hanging
from the walls, and gigan-
tic tv screens featuring the
latest sporting events.
Despite the cheesy decor,
Poblanos was packed for a
Saturday night. A conver-
sation had to be held using
our “outside voices,” and it
was diffi cult to maneuver
around the over-stuffed
tables and inebriated col-
lege students.
Defying the full house,
our waiter was at our table
almost immediately after
we took our seats, ready to
take our drink orders. Our
complementary chips and
salsa were nothing to write
home about, although they
were good. Our orders
were taken about fi fteen
minutes after we sat down.
However, as effi cient
as the service was, it was
often hard to track down
a waiter for anything extra,
like a drink refi ll or a to-go
box.
The food itself was
unremarkable. I had en-
Poblanos is textbook Mexican
cuisine.BY KATHRINE SCHULZE
FAST FACTS:Rating:
Meal Price: ~$10.00
Miles from school: 1.6
Location: 360 Brown Street (by
Buffalo Wild Wings)
The TV commercials
have been aired, the bal-
lots cast, and now the na-
tion has re-elected the in-
cumbent, giving President
Barack Obama a second
term. But how does this
affect us? Why should we,
Hoosier high schoolers,
care?
To help answer those
questions, here’s a break-
down of the stances
Barack Obama has that
could change and affect us
here at West Side.
Education:
“By 2020 America will
once again have the high-
est proportion of college
graduates in the world,”
said President Obama. He
plans to reach this goal by
investing in early child-
hood and higher education.
100,000 new teachers are
to be trained to teach one
million STEM (Science,
technology, engineering
and mathematics) gradu-
ates over the next decade.
His Recovery Act will
attempt to further prevent
teacher lay offs and there-
by ensure smaller class
sizes. He plans to raise Pell
grants recipients, given to
college students in need,
and increase the amount
of aid per student.
President Obama
signed a law that says col-
lege graduates can pay no
more than 10 percent of
their income toward their
student loan, which prom-
ises to make student loans
more affordable.
Students choosing pro-
fessions such as teaching,
nurses or military, can get
their debt forgiven in 10
years.The President has
expanded education tax
credits for families earning
up to $180,000 and he will
attempt to invest $2 billion
in community colleges.
Jobs:
President Obama plans
to stop giving tax breaks to
companies that are ship-
ping jobs overseas. By in-
vesting in education, green
energy, infrastructure and
small businesses he will try
to bring jobs back to the
US.
Networking between
universities and businesses
can create more innovation
and manufacturing jobs at
home. He plans to extend
tax credits for clean energy
manufacturing.
He also created an ini-
tiative that aims to create
jobs by doubling exports
by the end of 2014.
Women’s Rights:
Recently, President
Obama said “History
shows that countries are
more prosperous and more
peaceful when women are
empowered.” He believes
that women have the right
to making decisions about
their reproductive choices.
He also supports women
realizing their full econom-
ic potential.
President Obama signed
the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Act to help women fi ght
against income discrimina-
tion, just nine days into his
fi rst term in 2009.
Women will get free
preventive health care,
including contraceptives
and counseling for sexu-
ally transmitted infections
under the Affordable Care
Act (ACA). Because of his
track record in support of
women 67% single wom-
en voted for President
Obama.
Women around the
country want President
Obama to push for the
Equal Rights Amendment
(ERA) that will guarantee
equal legal rights for wom-
en. He supported the ERA
as a senator.
Health Care:
In 2011, almost two
out of fi ve young adults
between 19-26 years old
did not have medical in-
surance. Young adults
were the largest segment
of uninsured in the entire
population. The ACA, aka
Obamacare, allows young
people to stay on their par-
ent’s health insurance until
the age of 26. The num-
ber of uninsured youth
dropped by one-sixth from
2010-2011.
Gay Rights:
The President believes
same-sex marriage is an is-
sue that individual states
should decide, but he sup-
ported having this issue on
the ballot. On November
6th, Washington, Maine,
Maryland and Minnesota
all voted to legalize same-
sex marriage.
President Obama ended
Election affects high schoolsBY ARTHI PURI AND HALEY ARNDT
chiladas rancheros: one
chicken, one cheese, and
one bean fi lled enchilada
wrapped in a corn torti-
lla, but I substituted my
chicken enchilada with a
second cheese one.
My eating companion
had a steak quesadilla,
one of the cheapest items
on the menu. Again, it
was a bargain, but noth-
ing memorable.
The meal was around
ten dollars, which was re-
ally good considering the
amount of food I got,
just not very original. I
could get the exact same
meal at any Mexican res-
taurant in town.
THE OBAMA EFFECT:
President obama was
elected on November 6,
2012. He will be in the
White House for 4 more
years.
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, a
policy against gays serv-
ing openly in the mili-
tary.
Marijuana:
This election, Wash-
ington and Colorado
legalized 1 oz of mari-
juana for recreational
use by adults over 21.
But, the Federal Justice
department will have the
fi nal say and maintains
that marijuana is an ille-
gal drug. The Controlled
Substance Act makes it
illegal to possess or sell
marijuana.
PHOTO BY CRYSTAL WANG
potential more-than-
friends-ness.
Too many times
I’ve witnessed two in-
dividual parties who
are friends, who are
both interested in each
other, but are both too
scared to express their
feelings because of
mutual interest in the
preservation of their
friendship.
Most of the time
this is the worst pos-
sible thing. All it does
is brood contempt
from both parties be-
cause what they hope
to move forward goes
nowhere.
Make it clear what
your feelings are. If
your friendship is
based on mutual trust
and understanding,
clearing up misunder-
stood communication
about feelings could be
the best and/or only
suggestion.
Let’s just be friends.
PAGE 5FeaturesWest Side
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
High School Musical(2006) So I know what
some of you are thinking, HSM, really? There are
so many better DCOMs than that. And my answer
to that is, have you ever seen HSM? Have you wit-
nessed the outstanding choreography, or the exqui-
site vocal performances that are present in this fi lm?
This movie is perfection. I learned, and still know
all of the songs to this movie, and I’m nowhere
near ashamed. I don’t believe anyone who says they
fi nd no joy in HSM, not to mention its two sequels;
it’s physically impossible.
Quints(2000) This is the movie that made me run to
my mom, begging for more siblings. The fi lm is about
a pre-teen named Jamie, who after years of being the
only child, is suddenly graced with fi ve new brothers and
sisters-quintuplets. The movie is narrated by Jamie, and
focuses on the diffi culty of having new siblings-some-
thing most everyone can relate to- and also the benefi ts.
Although now I realize the dialogue is cheesy and the
acting isn’t fantastic, the movie is adorable and is defi -
nitely a favorite of mine.
The Luck of the Irish(2001) Whenever I sit in class
reminiscing about my worry-free childhood (which is of-
ten), The Luck of the Irish always makes an appearance.
This classic movie is centers around Kyle, a popular ju-
nior-higher, who turns into a leprechaun after attending
an Irish carnival. I’ll admit, a large portion of my fond-
ness for this fi lm is because Kyle, played by Ryan Mer-
riman, was pretty dreamy when I was nine. He popped
back into my life a few years ago, when while watching
the oh-so-addicting Pretty Little Liars, I realized that the
bad guy Ian, was Kyle. Shocker, I know.
Tru Confessions(2002) When I was asking stu-
dents what DCOMs to feature, no one mentioned
this movie, and I wish more people remembered it,
because unlike the cheesiness of these other fi lms,
Tru Confessions is mature and even sad. It’s about
a teenager named Tru, who’s brother has an autism-
like disabilty. Eddie, played by Shia LaBeouf (don’t
get too excited ladies, this is during his Even Steven’s
years) becomes the focus of Tru’s documentary that
she’s fi lming. Tru Confessions shines light on the
struggles of having, and living with someone who
has, a disability. The movie is heartwarming, and be-
cause of LaBeouf ’s talent with portraying an autistic
teen, can be hard to watch at times.
Ask any fellow Scarlette staff member what story I’ve been wanting to write
for literally a year, and they’ll tell you it’s DCOMs. This article is my dream;
DCOMs were my life growing up. If you’re one of those kids who grew up
without experiencing the pure gold that are Disney Channel Original Movies,
I’m sorry, head to YouTube A.S.A.P. Just so you know, when I say DCOM, I
mean the one’s that premiered in the early 2000’s, the good DCOMs. Here is
a list of a few of my favorites:
The Thirteenth Year(1999) Cody is an adopted
teen who after years of being a normal boy, learns
he’s a mermaid. Yea, it’s kind of the worst plot line
ever, but that’s what gives it charm. Cody copes with
his new found fi ns and learns to adapt to being part
fi sh, with the help of his friends and adopted par-
ents. He even gets to meet his mermaid mom, which
is quite the tear-jerking scene. Sense my sarcasm? So
the movie’s no Oscar-winner, but it is fun, and a clas-
sic DCOM.
When the bell rings at
12:35, students rush to the
cafeteria to receive their
lunches. They are present-
ed with a variety of items,
such as pizza, several pre-
pared salads, or soup made
from scratch. All this is ap-
pealing and appetizing, but
many students still won-
der, where the food comes
from?
Every day, the cafeteria
staff starts off early prepar-
ing breakfast. Many of the
food items that are more
snack oriented, such as ce-
real bars and pop tarts, are
bought at Gordon Food
Services. This is also true
of many of the ingredients
used in making the biscuits
and gravy, and Jim Tyner’s
famous muffi ns.
After the morning rush,
the staff begins busily pre-
paring the vast selection
of lunch foods. Again,
many food item such as
Bosco stick and pizza are
bought at GFS, and also all
the ingredients to enhance
the prepared items, such
as adding extra cheese to
the pizzas. “It really de-
pends on what we make,”
said Erin Allen, one of the
staff members of the pop-
ular Grab ‘n’ Go line. “We
make most of the soups
from scratch.”
In addition to hot en-
trées and sides, an array of
fresh fruits and vegetables
are available for those of us
in the mood for something
a little healthier. These are
delivered from Piazza Pro-
duce, which is a regional
produce distributor in the
Midwest. Aside from the
fruits and veggies, students
are offered several kinds
of salads, such as Chicken
Caesar, Chef, or RDP Sal-
ad.
Unlike many other pub-
lic schools, the food we
enjoy daily does not come
from a vendor, such as So-
dexo--who used to be our
provider. The food for the
entire school district, in-
cluding Cumberland and
Happy Hollow, is prepared
in our kitchen by staff
hired by our school.
“We put the parfaits
together,” said Trisha Ger-
man, another staff mem-
ber. The staff goes above
and beyond to make our
lunches appetizing and
tasty.
So the next time you
are bragging about our
school’s open lunch policy,
take a minute to also men-
tion the unique options
we enjoy in our own caf-
eteria. Principal Shriner
praised the efforts of our
staff: “[They try] to come
up with products that kids
want.”
Food services provided with careBY SOPHIE HULEN
Disney channel original movies bring nostalgiaBY ABBY BIEN
SNACK BAR GOODIES: The snack bar provides students
with a quick fix. Courtney Coakes’13 buys a cookie.
7:15 Mr. Shriner arrives at school.
7:20 He begins to work on individual work such as
the budget.
7:45 Students and teachers come in with several
questions for him, such as academic concerns.
8:05 The school day begins, Mr. Shriner is busy visit-
ing classrooms to evaluate teachers and meeting with
other faculty.
12:35 During lunch Mr. Shriner keeps a watchful eye
out for students while they eat.
1:30 Class is in session again and Mr. Shriner visits
more classes, not only for offi cial teacher evaluations,
but to check up on students as well.
3:20 School ends, Mr. Shriner helps herd the swarm
of students out of the school, and waits with the other
principals for the busses to leave.
3:30 Time for more offi ce work. Mr. Shriner works
with the budget more, as well as meets with teachers
to discuss any problems or concerns.
5:00 After a quick dinner break, he is back for stu-
dent events such as sports or musical performances
7:00 Mr. Shriner heads home ready to re-charge and
prepare for another busy day
Spend a day in the life
of Mr. Shriner
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PHOTO BY SOPHIE HULEN
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Even though Iain
Donkin ‘13 is a senior
member of the percussion
ensemble, Mrs. Letcher
said Donkin is “defi nitely
not just percussion based.”
He also marches to his
own beat by composing
electronic music.
“In junior high I got
interested in dance music
and hip hop,” he said. “I
started trying to fi gure out
how stuff was made.”
Now he focuses on com-
puter music and using se-
quencers, and his music is
more experimental. “[It’s]
less genre orientated,” he
explained.
Donkin’s music is in-
fl uenced by many elements
that aren’t necessarily re-
lated to music. “My inspi-
ration comes from really
non-musical things,” he
said. His music often takes
elements from math, na-
ture, and astronomy. He
likes music that is “organ-
ic” and “full of personali-
ties.”
“[Donkin] records a
ton of different sounds to
create a sound that hasn’t
been heard before,” said
Paul Cassutt ‘13. Donkin
uses many “weird instru-
ments,” according to Cas-
sutt, such as a talk box that
can manipulate the sounds
of musical instruments so
that they come out of a
person’s mouth.
Donkin’s style is also
one of a kind. He de-
scribes his own style of
music as “anything that is
different from everything
ever before” and “outside
the boundaries of normal-
ity.” Cassutt said, “He’s
very unique and its not like
he’s trying to be.”
He has “a very good
ear for the total effect
of things,” commented
Letcher.
As of present, his cur-
rent project is getting a
band together. The genre
of music that he is working
with is “synth pop, out of
the late 80’s and early 90’s.
It’s really cheesy stuff,” he
said with a laugh.
Music is one thing
that will defi nitely be in
Donkin’s future. He plans
on going into Indiana
University’s school of
music and majoring in
recording. arts. Instead
of focusing on musical
performance, he’ll be
learning more about re-
cording and its technol-
ogy, especially in a situa-
tion such as a studio or a
movie set.
BY NEHA RAMANI
ON BEAT: Iain Donkin refuses to lend his music toward classification. Whether playing
live or streaming online, his music is an entirely unique experience.
Many students see
school as an extension of
the bedroom in terms of
what they wear. In con-
trast, Cami Brown ‘13 has
a style that is fi t for both
classroom and board-
room.
She describes her look
as a “a business style with
casual prints and statement
pieces.”
She loves wearing skirts,
t-shirts, tights and boots.
Her go-to shopping havens
include Swedish fast-fash-
ion house H&M and the
British store Top Shop.
“Lately, I’ve been get-
ting into crazy prints
more,” said Cami. “I like
to get things that is a little
different.”
She described a recent
favorite fun purchase as “a
modern take on a Hawai-
ian shirt.”
Before Cami buys some-
thing, she tries to think of
three different ways she
can wear it. “I just kind of
think about how I can mix
and match it in my ward-
robe,” she said.
Cami gets inspiration
from magazines such as
Glamour and the advertise-
ments in Vogue.
Cami advises peers to
dress to impress. She said,
“You have to act profes-
sionally in school, so you
should dress professionally
as well.”
Cami Brown is fashion forward.
POINTY TOES: Cami wears
a jean jacket over a bright,
printed top and dark pants.
Her look is tied together with
a pair of blue pointy heels.
“Shoes can change an outfit
completely,” said Cami.
PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI
PHOTO BY ANDREW MOSER
Iain’s Favorites:Artist: Tobacco
Music genre: Synth pop
Food: Mashed potatoes
Movie: “2001 A Space Odyssey”
OpinionsWest Side
PAGE 7NOVEMBER 15, 2012
In a world where
social networking con-
tinues to grow, it has
become common for
people to post incredibly
personal information
online. Facebook has
created a place where
people share personal
stories about themselves
that they most likely
would not have shared
in person.
The most impor-
tant aspect that comes
into question is freedom
of speech. All opinions
aside, we believe that you
do have the right to say
what you want on Face-
book. Facebook, after all
is a public networking site,
so what’s the purpose of
it if you can’t post what-
ever you want? People
don’t post on Facebook to
please others, and if you
don’t like it, it is simple
enough to block them. It
is not unheard of for peo-
ple to be blocked or even
unfriended if others think
their posts are obnoxious
or attention-seeking.
Although you are en-
titled to say whatever you
like on Facebook, it is also
important to keep a few
things in mind before you
make a status. If you are
about to post a status about
another individual that you
wouldn’t say to them in
person, or if you are about
to post something that will
affect more than just you,
don’t post it.
If you are going to be
personal on Facebook,
don’t be excessive and do
not use your status as a
way of fi shing for atten-
tion. Most importantly,
don’t make a status just to
start drama.
It is also extremely
important to keep in mind
that there are some colleg-
es that look at your Face-
book. Facebook gives an
unfi ltered look at who you
are as a person, and you
don’t want to project the
wrong image to your po-
tential college, university
or employer.
Another subject that
is controversial for many
on Facebook is death and
illness. While it is consid-
erate to make a Facebook
status wishing someone
well, it is best to keep it
short and simple. If you
feel the need to be more
personal, keep in mind the
person’s family and how
they are probably already
trying to cope.
The topic of teachers
on Facebook is also a com-
mon question for High
School students. Many
teachers have told their
students to wait until they
have graduated to friend
them, while other teachers
are perfectly fi ne with be-
ing Facebook friends with
their students.
Being Facebook friends
during high school is one
thing, but pictures are a
whole different topic. It is
perfectly fi ne to take a pic-
ture with a teacher if you
are both at a high school
STAFF EDITORIAL
Facebook: Where is the
line between enough and
too much?
Editors-in-ChiefKathrine Schulze Neha Ramani
sponsored event, such as
prom. However, if you
are out in public and ran-
domly see one of your
teachers, it’d be best to
just stick to a hello, and
not take out your cam-
era.
It all comes down to
how you treat Facebook.
Some think of it as a
personal venting device,
while others feel like
it is best to keep your
personal life to yourself.
Although Facebook is a
public networking site,
the staff of The Scar-
lette emphasizes the im-
portance of taking the
time to think before you
make a status.
It’s the middle of Au-
gust and it’s boiling hot
outside and you have all
the windows rolled down
and you are playing your
summer playlist. The last
thing you want to see is a
Christmas tree all decked
out with ornaments and
lights, or to be reminded
of the cold snow and being
broke from all the enor-
mous amounts of gifts you
have to buy for every fam-
ily member.
Don’t get me wrong,
I love Christmas and the
holidays, but I think it’s un-
necessary to have decora-
tions months before most
people even think about
marking what they have to
do for the holiday on their
calendar. “It’s kind of ex-
cessive to put things up
months in advance,” said
Lex Craig ’15.
The holidays are some-
thing to look forward to
and enjoy once a year when
that time comes. It makes
it that much more special
and actually makes sense
instead of randomly having
an extremely creepy and
disturbing bloody zombie
in your front yard in July.
Instead of making people
feel ‘in the mood’ for Hal-
loween and fall, you’re just
making them feel skeptical
of whether you are actually
a messed up shut in who
enjoys scaring little kids for
no reason.
However, one of the
most annoying things
about celebrating the
holidays too early is if
people completely ignore
the next upcoming
holiday.
Michael Wang
‘15 said that whenever
he sees a Christmas tree
early in November he
thinks “What hap-
pened to Thanks-
giving?” Cindy
Dong ‘16 agreed and said,
“I don’t really like [decora-
tions months before the
holiday] it. Especially when
there’s another big holiday
coming before then.”
Overall, keep your Christ-
mas tree, “beware”signs,
blow up turkey, cupids
Holidays come too early.BY SARA JOHNSON
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way. Oh what
fun it is to celebrate winter
holidays every day. Winter
holidays are so fun, so why
should we limit ourselves
to only celebrate and pre-
pare for them in De-
cember?
Popularized by the
television show
“Workaholics”,people have
even started celebrating
the holiday Half Christ-
mas, which comes on July
25 ever year. Perhaps a bit
of an overkill, people dress
in Christmas sweaters and
then have BBQs.
Think about it this way,
I love egg nogg and gin-
gerbread, so why should I
only drink and eat it during
December? Devna Patel
‘13 says she “enjoys the
holiday fl avored coffees
coming out early.”
Christmas is such
a good holiday
that I get real-
ly excited and
I don’t want
to limit my
e xc i t e m e n t .
I think that
you should
be able to en-
joy a holiday
anytime you
want. This is
especially true
with the win-
ter holiday sea-
son, which includes sev-
eral large holidays such as
Christmas, Hanukkah, and
Kwanza.
It makes sense for a
store to put up their holi-
day merchandise early, in
order to make the most
money. Christmas is far
more commercialized than
Thanksgiving, and a big
part of the Christmas holi-
day is gift giving. Thanks-
giving is more about gi-
ant turkeys and heaps of
mashed potatoes. There
are no $200 Beats head-
phones or Playstation 3s
to buy.
Felicia Patel ‘13 said,
“[Stores] know what they
are doing, and people like
to shop early.”
Seeing and hearing
holiday music or decora-
tions also makes me happy.
It reminds of good times
with friends and family.
Patel said, “I kind of like
[winter holidays coming
early], because it makes
me think that winter break
is right around the cor-
ner.” So next time you
see a Frosty the Snowman
decoration, don’t cringe.
Instead, remember all the
good times associated with
that holiday.
Embrace the holiday spirit.
with bow and arrows, or
any other holiday deco-
rations in your attic un-
til the actu- a l
month of
the holiday.
But if it’s
a plastic
f l a -
m i n g o ,
feel free to keep it
stored forever because
they’re just tacky and
don’t make sense in any
season or time.
BY LUCY GOTWALS
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Does the holiday season arrive too early?
People PAGE 8
West Side
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
If you were sitting in
the Freshmen locker bay,
you would probably still
be able to hear Owen
Patrick ‘13 yelling all
the way from the Senior
locker bay. Friend Car-
son Cruea ‘13 describes
him as “funny, outgoing,
and obnoxious”; Patrick
says, “I just love to get
people to laugh.”
Between school and
work, Patrick doesn’t
have much free time.
But when he does, it’s
spent with his girlfriend
Paige, or playing video
games with his friends.
“Now that ‘Halo 4’ and
‘Call of Duty Black Ops
2’ are coming out I will
defi nitely be with my X-
box a lot in the coming
months,” he said.
Patrick is also a part
of Wish 4 a Cure and
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supposed to.”
Parker Krueger
Freshman
“I’d sleep in and then watch
the ‘Titanic.’”
Tommy Bien
Sophomore
“I’d do everything on my
bucketlist.”
Haley Guthrie
Junior
“I’d go on a road trip with my
best friends.”
Ashiye Aator
Senior
“I’d put a hurt on a buffet.”
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sboro, Indiana, and I have lived in West Lafayette for 10
years.
○ I have two sisters, one brother, and I am the youngest
by 12 years.
○ I attended Elon University for undergrad school, Pur-
due for graduate, and Indiana Wesleyan for my Adminis-
trative Certifi cation.
○ The most fascinating place I have been to is Seagrove
North Carolina Potteries.
○ In my free time I enjoy playing with my kid.
○ The best decision I ever made was marrying my hus-
band.
○ The best part of teaching at West Side is interacting
with all the people here.
○ Something that no one knows about me is that I once
played basketball against Stephanie White.
Owen Patrick lives
with laughter and love
Owen’s FavoritesTV Show: “Glee”
Movie: “Zombieland”
Sports Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Actress: Natalie Portman
Actor: Bradley Cooper
Holiday: Christmas
Food: Spaghetti
Best Buddies, although
he doesn’t always have
time out of school to do
stuff with them as he is
often swamped with his
job at Payless, in addi-
tion to schoolwork. The
fact that his job is en-
joyable makes being so
busy more tolerable. “I
enjoy working there …
it’s cool to interact with
a lot of different people
in just one day.”
Besides living in Ohio
and southern Indiana,
Patrick has lived in West
Lafayette almost his
whole life—ever since
fi rst grade—so it’s all he
remembers. After play-
ing baseball ever since
the age of four, he de-
cided to get a job. Al-
though he had to quit
playing when he was
14, working has allowed
Patrick to become much
more independent. He
said, “I wanted to look
for a job so I could have
my own money and not
rely on my parents for
stuff,” adding, “I try to
sleep as much as I can,
but I work a lot when
I’m not in school.”
Patrick says he does
like being the class clown,
but he’s not always so
loud. “He does act really
crazy at school,” said girl-
friend Paige Morrison,
“but he really does care
about his close friends
and family!” To many
people, when asked how
to describe Patrick some
words that may come to
mind are “fun, loud, and
out-going.” However,
there is one feature that
must stand out over ev-
erything. “His best qual-
ity would probably be his
beard,” said Cruea, “The
kid can grow a nice look-
ing beard in a week.”
Patrick is currently
undecided which col-
lege he will attend. He
is looking at Ball State,
University of Southern
Indiana, or IUPUI to
study business manage-
ment.
LOCKER BAY FUN: Owen Patrick ‘13 smiles at the camera in the senior locker bay.
Patrick is showing off his scruff in honor of No Shave November. To read more about No
Shave November, see the front page.
PHOTO BY GRACE PALMIERI
BY GRACE PALMIERI
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