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On Monday, Senator Evan Bayh shocked the state of Indiana by stating that he would not be seeking re-election in the upcoming primary ballot to take place on May 4. In his place, two republicans will be vying for the open position.

These two republicans are State Senator Marlin Stutzman and Richmond financial advisor Don Bates Jr. Along with these two, at least three others are said to have filled out the necessary paperwork to partici-pate as well.

Democrats did not have enough time upon hear-ing Bayh’s decision to file the necessary paperwork, so the Indiana Democratic Party will get to pick its nominee, rather than going through the traditional election process.

The body of hiker Joseph Bohlig was recovered from the pit of a volcano.

Bohlig was hiking up the Washington-based Mount St. Helens earlier this week. At the rim of the volcano Bohlig and other hikers were overlooking the crater, when a snowy overhang gave way, causing Bohlig to fall 1,500 feet into the crevice of the volcano.

Rescuers attempted desperately to rescue Bohlig, but fought against bad weather conditions, and the rescue vehicles could not reach him for multiple days, but finally a helicopter was able to retrieve the body. They believe that Bohlig initially survived the impact and made attempts to contact any potential rescuers. His body was partially covered in snow with only his head and limbs visible. Bohlig was 52 years old.

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A key figure in the Taliban was recently arrested in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is seen as the number two figure in the Af-ghan Taliban. This arrest represents the most signifi-cant Taliban arrest since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 acording to a senior Obama administration official.

The U.S. had targeted Baradar for years. His arrest is seen as a major success for the U.S. and major blow to the Taliban. The cooperation between Pakistani and American forces is a very positive thing for the U.S.

The arrest occuring in a Pakistani city, U.S. govern-ment hopes, proves that both CIA and Pakistan were working very closely to capture such a high-value tar-get.

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| February 19, 2010 | Issue Ten, Volume LXXXVIII | Southport High School | 971 E. Banta Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46227 |

Outside Observations: Southport’s foreign exchange students tell of their experience in the US

by Shivani ParikshakNews Editor

Almost 400 Chin community members gathered at the Indiana Chin Baptist Church for the church service and for the church’s sixth anniversary this past Sunday. For the special occasion, many brought food and kitchen items to donate, while others made cash donations. Everything donated would be given to Chin families in need.

In attendance was freshman Bawi Mang, who is involved in the church choir. He also assists Chin families in his apartment complex by helping them settle in and notifying the apartment office of any re-pairs to be done in the apartments.

Like Mang, junior Hlawn Kip Tlem is involved in her church. She is a Sunday school teacher at Chin Evangelical Baptist Church and the secretary of her youth group there. She also translates for other Chin families in her community. She attends various ap-pointments with them including doctor’s appoint-ments. She also helps people in her community fill out résumés.

“I can speak more than them, so I’m trying to translate for them,” said Tlem.

The Chin students are continuing to provide help to their growing Chin community. However the ser-vices the Chin students provide does not end outside community. The students are involved with helping one another in school as well.

According to English Language Learner (ELL) teacher Mrs. Amy Peddie, the Chin students help each other during resource period or after school.

As of now, there are almost 140 Chin students at Southport. Each Chin student was at some point new to Southport and had to learn the basics procedures in the school such as opening a locker or getting food from the cafeteria.

“We don’t have specific students (to help) but usu-ally what we will do is run down to the lunchroom real quick and get a table of people and say ‘Hey can you help this new person?’” said Peddie.

English teacher Mr. Brent Bockelman says that the students are able to help each other in class by translating assignments as well as helping each oth-er complete them.

According to Bockelman, the Chin students that have been at Southport for a couple years or more are starting to help others with understanding the culture and norms in the society. They are able to

teach the everyday ways of Southport as simple as explaining what the On-Time-Next-Time room is.

“When I tried to explain what the tardy room is to a student that moved here, coming from my mouth it didn’t make any sense,” said Bockelman, “but they help each other to understand those types of things.”

The Chin students will have to continue helping each other out as the Chin population increases. Ac-cording to Peddie, there are supposed to be 1000 Chin family members moving to Perry Township within the next year and Southport will receive 30 to 50 new high school students. Peddie does not know how Southport will deal with the possible total of 190 Chin students with only two ELL teachers.

According to Principal Ms. Barbara Brouwer, there have been no discussions about the ELL pro-gram being affected by the budget cuts and that Chin students will be facing the same ramifications as the rest of the student body.

This year, only one Chin student will be gradu-ating, but 60 Chin students will graduate next year. Peddie says that this will present a new challenge for this group of students that have helped each other overcome obstacles in the past years.

Chin students help each other at church and school

See how a Southport stu-dent became an Eagle Scout.

by Wes KeownGraphics Editor

Chin National Day will be held for the 62nd time on Feb. 20 at the Life Center at Southport, a youth center and Baptist tem-ple. The day celebrates the independence of Burma from the United Kingdom, even if they don’t currently have a democracy.

The celebration will have a variety of activities in relation to the culture of Myan-mar, what used to be Burma.

“Traditional dance, tradi-tional song, and traditional wrestling,” said Chin interpreter, Mr. Salai Daniel. “Also, they are going to show our traditional dress and our way of life.”

A political speaker will give a speech talking about how Myanmar is trying to become a democracy.

Senior Dawt Hlei Iang held a fundraiser on last year’s Chin National Day by making meals and selling them for $5 each. The fundraiser raised about $2,000 total and the money went to the children and fami-lies in Myanmar who need financial aid. Iang is continuing the fundraiser this year and will be involved in her church to help out in any way she can.

“(The kids) have no clothes, they don’t have the money to go for school,” said Iang.

National Chin Day to be held Saturday

Carlos Gonzalez, Columbia

Q: How does your country differ from the U.S?A: The culture, because it’s completely differ-ent. Here you can find many cultures, people from everywhere. It’s completely different, and the culture is completely different.

Q: How do you like America so far?A: I like it a lot. Everything is completely differ-ent. The people, the city, it’s awesome.

Q: How do you like your host family?A: I like them a lot because I have my own freedom and it’s good. I like it.

Q: What kind of food do you like here?A: Nothing special. I like that it’s easy to

prepare - you put it in the microwave and that’s it: you don’t have to cook it.

Q: Do you like the weather we’ve had lately?A: Yeah, I like it. We don’t have snow. I like it, but sometimes I get frozen as h—l.

Q: Who’s your favorite teacher at Southport?A: Mrs. Worley.

Q: What’s your favorite class?A: Gym, so far, and computer programming too.

Q: What is your favorite out-of-school activity? A: I play soccer sometimes, and I hang out with friends too.

Q: What is the hardest thing you’ve done in the U.S so far?A: The sports - basketball and football Americana too.

Q: How does your country differ from the U.S?A: I think we can’t go out as often because you have to be 21. And it looks different

Q: How do you like America so far?A: I like it a lot.

Q: How do you like your host family?A: I like them a lot.

Q: What kind of food do you like here?A: I actually don’t like typical American food that much.

Q: Do you like the weather we’ve had lately?A: I don’t like snow that much. I think it’s nice to watch,

to see it, but I don’t like to go outside.

Q: Who’s your favorite teacher at South-port?A: Mr. Orme.

Q: What’s your favorite class?A: Study hall.

Q: What is your favorite out-of-school activ-ity? A: Playing tennis I think, and going out with friends.

Q: What is the hardest thing you’ve done in the U.S so far?A: The finals.

Aline Selke, Germany

Arthur Cremonesi, Brazil

Q: How does your country differ from the U.S?A: It’s more hot [in Brazil].

Q: How do you like America so far?A: I love it here.

Q: How do you like your host family?A: I like them a lot, and I think I was lucky to get a good family.

Q: What kind of food do you like here?A: Hamburgers, pizza, French fries.

Q: Do you like the weather we’ve had lately?

A: I think it’s very cold, I don’t like so much cold, but it’s better very cold than very hot.

Q: Who’s your favorite teacher at Southport?A: I like Mr. Bowles.

Q: What’s your favorite class?A: I like homeroom.

Q: What is your favorite out-of-school activity? A: Volleyball, and hanging out with friends.

Q: What is the hardest thing you’ve done in the U.S so far?A: The first week of school.

Info box by Wes Keown.

Chin National DayWhere: Life Center at Southport - 4002 E. Southport RoadWhen: Saturday Feb-ruary 20th 2:00pm - 8:00pm

A community that stays together

Photo by Brandon Bushong.

Aluan cia mi zarhpi ni (Sunday) ah, Chin Com-munity chungtel (members) 400 deng nih Indiana Chin Baptist Church (ICBC) Biakinn kum ruk (6) a tlin nak le pumh nak caan (service) ah, hmun khat te ah an i tong hna. Mah a sunglawi/a baipi bik lio caan(special occasion) ah cun, mi cheukhat nih phaisa (money) an hlut lio ah, minung tam pi nih eidin (food) le coka thilri (kitchen items) pawl an hlut (donate). An hlut mi a dih lak (everything) tein laimi chungkhar (family)/hawikawm(friends) bawmh a herh mi hna caah a si.

Tang 9 (freshman) a kai lio mi Bawi Mang zong an Biakinn (church) mino (youth) hlaremh (choir)(ICBC) ah a tel ve. Cun a mah a um nak sang (apartment) i a um laimi chungkhar (family), hawi-kawm (friends), pawl hna zong a herh bau mi, holh lei in sieseh, inn chung hremh a herh (repairs) mi pawl ti hna le, zung (office) ah an herh ning poh in a kal/chimh piak hna.

Cun Mang bantuk in, tang 11 (junior) a kai lio mi Hlawn Kip Tlem zong an Biakinn (church) (CEBC)lei laimi bawm tu ah a tel ve. A mah cu Chin

Evangelical Baptist Church (CEBC) Biakinn ah Sun-day School Sayama (teacher) a si i, mino (youth group) lei zong in secretary a si. Cun an pawng kam um laimi chungkhar (family) hna zong holh a leh (translates) piak hna. A dang appointments pawl a si ah, sibawi (doctor’s) appointments pawl hna zong telh chih in a bawmh hna. Cun rian sawk nak (resumes) form pawl hna zong a phit (fill) piak/pi hna.

“An mah nak in ka holh khawh (speak English) deuh caah le ka theih khawh deuh (understand) caah ka ti khawh ve tawk in (translate) piak khawh hna ka zuam.” Tiah Tlem nih a ti.

Cu lai sianghngak-chia (Chin student) hna cu an Community a than thluah mah ning in, bawmh khawh an i zuam chin thluah mah ve. Zeitin poh a si ah leng lei Community lawngah si lo in, Sianginn chung lei zong ah an i bawm hna.

Cun mirang holh (ELL) a cawn piak tu hna an sayama nu (Mrs. Peddie) lei zong in kan theih mi cu, pakhat le pakhat zong an ti khawh tawk in ca zoh caan (resource period) le cushin (after school) zongah an i-bawm hna a ti.

Southport sianginn ah hin 140 deng siang hngak chia an um. Mah chung cun a cheu hrawng hi cu mi thar deuh an si hna i bizu (locker) awn le chun-caw

(lunch) i lak dan ti hna khi an i harh pah.Nain an sayamah nu (ELL teacher Mrs. Peddie)

nih a chim mi cu.“Kan mah nih bawmh hna an herh

tuk lem lo, ziah ti ah cun chun-caw ei nak ah khan kan va kal i pakhat poh kha “A mah hi a thar (new) sianghngak-chia a si i nang mah nih na bawm kho ta lai ma?” Kan ti ko hna.” a ti.

Mirang ca a cawn piak tu hna say-apa (Mr. Bockelman) sin zong in kan theih mi cu khan (class) chung zong-ah pakhat le pakhat an i bawn/leh piak hna a ti.

Cun an sayapa (Mr. Bockelman) nih a ti rih mi cu, kum khat kum hnih hrawng a si lo le, a um nak a sau deuh cang mi nih cun U.S i nitin um tu zia le a sining hi an theih/an fiang deuh dih cang hna. Pakhat le Pakhat zong an i cawn (teach) piak kho cang a ti. Zei tin dah nitin a caan ning in kal/um tu ning a si zong an i leh/chim kho cang a ti.

“Cun sianginn luh caan hnut a si lo le khan luh caan an hnut i, a hnu mi pawl luh nak khan (tardy room) ti mi hi zei dah a si ti ka chimh hna ah hin, ka kaa in a chuak mi hi zei sual lam hmanh a chuah

kho lo/an i fiang kho lo.” a ti. “Nain an mah tein lung fiang ngai in an i leh/chim kho hna,” a ti.

Cun mah sianghngak-chia hna nih hin, an mi phun an tam deuh thluah mah ning hin, bawn khawh ding in an i zuam deuh thluah mah ve hna. An sayama (Mrs. Peddie) sin in kan theih rih mi cu, hmai kum (next year) hin laimi (chungkhar) 1000 hrawng a ra ding an um a ti.

Cun sianginn uk tu a si mi (Princi-pal Ms. Barbara Brouwer) he hin, hi lai sianghngak-chia pawl hna caah zei tin dah mirang holh (ELL) cawn nak kawng (program)hi an tuah ah that lai ti zong bia-ruah nak an ngei rih lo. Cu

caah sianghngak-chia thar pawl nih a dang sianghngak-chia pawl bantuk in zei

tin dah an i zuam khawh te lai ti kan thei lo.A tu kum chungah siagin a dih/awng (graduate)

ding mi hi pakhat lawng a um, nain lai sianghngak-chia 60 hrawng hi hmai kum 2011 ah a dih/awng ding mi an um. Sayama (Mrs. Peddie) nih a ti mi cu, mah nih hin aluan cia mi kum ah zei tin dah an i zuam/an i bawmh hna ti hi a langh ter te lai i, a tang mi pawl caah i zuam nak pakhat/zoh chunh ding a si te lai a ti.

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Editors Note: This story is a Chin translation of the story “Chin students help each other at church and school.” Translated by Vang Par.

by Kinsey GoffExtras Editor

The Boy Scouts of America is a group dedicated to helping young men succeed. It gives them experience in leadership and service that will help them throughout their lives. Junior Chris Bueckers has been involved with Boy Scouts for six years, starting when he was 11. On Feb. 8, he received the highest honor a Boy Scout can receive. He became the first Eagle Scout of troop 96.

“A heavy burden has been lifted because it’s a really high goal of every Boy Scout,” said Bueckers. “If you get it, you’re one of the few, and it’s really nice.”

At a very young age, Bueckers had the dream of becoming an Eagle Scout. His dad, Mr. William Bueckers, who is also his Scoutmaster, is the main person who got Bueckers involved, and he originally just joined to have fun. It wasn’t until a few years into it that he decided he wanted Boy Scouts to be a big part of his life.

“As his Scoutmaster,” said William Bueckers, “I’m not his dad. I convert to just his mentor and whatever he achieves, is all on his own.”

To become an Eagle Scout, the scout has to go through six Boy Scout levels. The Scout has to have at least 21 merit badges, 10 of which are specified badges, and do a minimum of ten months of service and an Eagle project. In the project, the Scout has to demonstrate leadership and service. It has to help the community and 100 combined man hours have to be accumulated.

Junior Jonathon Goodwin is on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. He has over 50 badges but is missing two of the specified badges and still needs to complete the Eagle project. He’s been in Scouts since he was 11 and has always wanted to become an Eagle Scout.

“I want to (become an Eagle Scout) because of the ladies,” said Goodwin. “I’m kidding, but a lot of recognition comes with it. I’ll get a pay raise at my job, and it will look great on applications. It’s the highest honor, so why wouldn’t I want it?”

According to William Bueckers, Eagle Scouts have an advantage when it comes to opportunities for their future. He says there’s a history of Eagle Scouts as presidents, and it develops the young

men into leaders. The Eagle Scout’s goal is to show “service to yourself, your country and God.”

“(Being an Eagle Scout) means you are a representative of Boy Scouts,” said Bueckers, “and it also means you have a good work ethic and you also will follow through with anything that you’re given.”

Being an Eagle Scout doesn’t just give the young men benefits for their futures. Another Eagle Scout, junior Michael Kistner, has gotten many letters from colleges because he is an Eagle Scout, but the benefit he’s most excited about right now is going to Canada this summer with his troop to go camping and visit Niagara Falls.

When becoming an Eagle Scout, there is a ceremony with interview questions by the Eagle Scout Board of Review. Bueckers went into a room with three board members, one an Eagle Scout,

one a Scoutmaster and one a civilian. He was asked a series of 25 questions about how he has helped his troop and how his troop has helped him, and then they asked him to leave the room.

While Bueckers was out of the room, the three board members made a final decision. He walked back into the room and they informed him that he was officially an Eagle Scout. They shook his hand and congratulated him.

“I’m very proud of Chris,” said William Bueckers. “I feel like I have done my job. It’s overwhelming to see not only my son but my Scout to achieve Eagle. He’s my first Eagle.”

In six to eight weeks, Bueckers will attend another ceremony called the Court of Honor. A representative from the National Eagle Scout Association will be there and will present him with a medal to show that he is officially an Eagle Scout.

Throughout his years in Boy Scouts, Bueckers believes he has become an overall better person. He says that he has become a harder worker, and he has created many new friendships. It has also provided him with many new and unique experiences.

“You get to make new friends and have new opportunities opened for you that you probably wouldn’t have before,” said Bueckers.

Now that Bueckers has reached the highest possible rank for a Boy Scout, he plans to use what he’s learned for the rest of his life.

STUDENT LIFE 3February 19, 2010

Boy Scout achieves dream through dedication

Q: When did you first get involved in Boy Scouts?

A: “Well if you go back to the beginning with Cub Scouts it was like 1966, but the Boy Scouts period would’ve been 1968. So I was in there for pretty much from 1968 to 1974.”

Interview conducted by Jake Downey.

Q: How has it affected your life?

A: “Well I learned a lot of things that I can still apply today. You know, things like first aid and life saving. All those type of things you learn and you don’t forget. There was a lot of outdoors or backwoods kind of stuff that you learn that most people wouldn’t really learn. You wouldn’t think you’d apply it, but there’s times that come along all the while.”

Q: What have been some of the most memorable experiences that you’ve had?

A: “The biggest things would’ve been going to the National Scout Jamborees. I went to three of them. I went to one in 1969 in Idaho and in 1973 in Pennsylvania and then another one at Valley Forge.”

Mr. Bruce Thompson

by Tanna CarpenterReporter

Freshman Natasha Gill is one of 25 Girl Scouts attempting to make a difference in a world that she considers to be full of negativity. Gill is a co-editor of the online magazine “QUIRKz.”

About a year ago the Girl Scouts started this magazine to help promote positive images to teenage girls. As co-editor of the magazine, Gill has worked on building and improving the web site while concentrating on its overall purpose.

“We really wanted to make the magazine about the good qualities (of teen girls),”said Gill.

The group of girls range from ages six to 12. Along with the magazine, the girls are responsible for planning events such as Holiday Sing, Junior Jam, The American Girl Tea Party and many other productions that are very important for the com-munity. The main focus this year is on environmental aware-ness. The girls have begun to do various things helping the central Indiana and working throughout the community to improve Indianapolis along with the world while decreasing their carbon footprint. Creating the magazine has really made it easier to spread the girls’ opinions and help people see ways they can help.

“We’ve accomplished a lot,” said Gill. “It (the magazine) has really turned big and we have a lot of viewers.”

Holly Herbert, the leader and program development man-ager, says that the true mission of “QUIRKz” is to create a “com-prehensive virtual opportunity” for girls, meaning that they wanted the site to be easy to access while still providing qual-ity information. She says that the girls have really focused on highlighting the culture and history of young women as well as their talents and goals. She says that Gill is really doing her part to help out.

“As an editor of ‘QUIRKz,’” wrote Herbert in an email to the Journal, “Natasha is responsible determining magazine con-tent, editing content, occasionally writing content, managing photo shoots, selecting the images for each issue, and design-ing some of the layout.”

The magazine is updated seasonally, and each issue of the magazine has a different focus. In their most recent issue, the girls of “QUIRKz” partnered with the American Heart Associa-tion in an effort to “go red.” The girls wrote different tips and articles about heart health and ways of staying healthy. The girls do things similar to this every issue, focusing on a differ-ent topic and addressing it from a lot of different angles. They provide articles for things such as fashion, sports safety and relationship tips. For anyone subscribing to the magazine, the girls also have an advice column where girls can write in their own questions. Although the web site is targeted towards teen-age girls, the information can be helpful for all ages.

The girls have worked hard to make the site as accessible as possible by using tools such as Facebook and Twitter. Along with the social networking sites, “QUIRKz” is featured on the Girl Scout web site where visitors can subscribe to the magazine. The goal is to spread awareness of local and global issues, and to help young women succeed in modern day society. According to Gill, so far the web site has done just that.

Working with “QUIRKz” has been good for Gill because she said it’s really given her a chance to work and develop her writ-ing.

“I like (the magazine) because I really want to be a journal-ist,” said Gill.

Gill and Herbert both say that with all of their hard work, they’ve made a big difference and know that they are helping all of the girls who read the magazine. The girls plan to contin-ue their work with “QUIRKz” along with other projects, doing their best to do their part in bettering their community.

Q: Was it a pretty big part of your life?

A: “At that point in time, yeah. From like third grade and on it was just one of things that you kind of look forward to doing. Then as you got into Boy Scouts where you doing the camping and going on long hikes on trails and things like that. Then you kind of look forward to doing those things on those weekends.”

Q: Does it seem to differ today than what it was like back then?

A: “From who I’ve talked to that are in it now, I think they’ve made it easier to go farther. I ended up as a gold palm eagle scout, which is like an Eagle Scout with 30 extra merit badges. I was about as high on the ladder as you could go, but you really had to work at it to get there. There were a lot of physical things that were involved that was needed to be an Eagle Scout. Q: Would you have any advice for any others today who might want to get involved?

A: “Well like with anything that you would do, if you’re going to be involved with something, you need to really work at it and do all you can do and not just be satisfied with just being in the group. If you’re going to do something, you do it to excel. You do it to get better at it. You don’t just do it to be doing something. If you haven’t got anything at stake in it, then you aren’t going to go very far. You’re not going to work very hard at it, and you’re not going to be in there very long. The guys I know that were in Scouts at the same time as I was dropped by the wayside, I could probably meet up with them now and still retain a lot more than they did. Because I applied it.”

Mr. Bruce Thompson teach-es Ceramics, Art History and Sculpture at Southport. He became an Eagle Scout as a teenager.

(above) Rewarded: On Monday, Feb. 8, ju-nior Chris Bueckers shakes the hand of his Scoutmaster after he was told he was going to receive his Eagle Scout medal. Bueckers will receive the medal on April 17 when he goes in front of the Court of Honor. Photo by Brandon Bushong.(left) Dedicated: Buecker’s community Scout project required him to talk with many adults and children of IPS School 27 and other vol-unteers from Eli Lilly. He finished building a garden and playground for the children of the community last summer.Photo contributed.

Natasha Gill, Freshman

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ENTERTAINMENT

by Blake Stebbe Photographer

When my editor first told me of this place in Fountain Square called the Red Lion Grog House, I had no idea how to react. What is this place? Do they serve lion steaks? What kind of food do they serve? Well, it turns out that this place is one of the best places I’ve gone to in a long time.

I went with my mom this past Monday night, the first night it opened. We went to the Red Lion Grog House at night. That fact made nearly impossible to find the place. The only clue that it was a restaurant was a little tiny sign in the front window. My mom and I spent about 10 minutes strolling around Fountain Square trying to find it. Going at night also made me feel I was going to get mugged by a group of strangers just waiting to feed on their unsuspect-ing prey.

As soon as I walked in, I knew I was in for a treat. This place had an amazing at-mosphere. There was a bar area that had at least six televisions showing various sports networks, including ESPN, NFL Network and Fox Sports. There was this booth that stretched the length of the restaurant, mak-ing for a cool eye-catching feature.

My waitress was really ex-cited to have me be there, and that made me feel ex-cited to try their food.

The TVs could have showed more diverse pro-gramming than just sports. One TV showed a game featur-ing a women’s basketball game featuring the Nebraska University Cornhuskers vs. the Texas A&M University Aggies. I couldn’t see any point in showing the game unless we live in Texas or Nebraska. It could have shown a non-sports station, such as the History Chan-nel.

The first plate I had was Scotch Eggs with a side of “chips” (which are called fries over here in our country, the United States of America). The Scotch Eggs were breaded

sausages with eggs cooked inside them. My mouth threw a party when it saw the Scotch Eggs coming to knock on the door. The egg complimented the sausage very nicely in terms of texture and taste, and they weren’t so hot when the first time my mouth made contact with them that it set my mouth on fire. During my mouth party, I decided to in-vite a second guest.

The second guest I had was called, I kid you not, Blanket Bangers. It may sound fun-ny, but the taste more than made up for the unique name.

Blanket Bangers are basically two big pigs-in-blankets, only made with sausages instead of hot dogs, again with a side of “chips.” This dish was even better than the Scotch Eggs.

The pastry wrapped on the sausage was all flaky and the sau-sage was nice and oozing with flavor. The chips served on each dish were so good! They were seasoned with smoky spices that made each chip savory and delightful. I am re-ally outgoing when it comes to food, and this food did not let me down.

It felt like the low, dim and in-timate lighting brought out the food’s flavor in my mouth. This place was really eccen-tric, just my kind of place. I person-ally feel that I am a weird person, so this restaurant suited me.

The Blanket Bangers were in-credibly hot when I used my teeth to bite through it for the first time, and I felt my tongue almost die. Luck-ily my full glass of Coca-Cola did CPR on my tongue. I

could feel the compressing. It was an unex-pected and unwelcome surprise.

The lighting in the Grog House was too dim for me. I could hardly see my food. I felt like I was tip-toeing in the dark in my house at night, and only the microwave light was on.

Overall, the Red Lion Grog House was an amazing place to eat some food. If you like to try new things and eat new foods, this is the place for you!

February 19, 2010

2/19 2/20 2/21 2/22 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9

Cop Out - Movie - Two policeman friends begin a mundane case to hunt down a stolen vintage baseball card, but then the case explodes into a full investigation with gangsters and money laundering.

“Split Image,” Robert B. Parker - Book -

This detective novel pushes the boundaries

on ethics in defending the law. Private in-

vestigator Jesse Stone believes his client is

to suspicious to work for - and tries to duck

out of the case, with explosive results.

Shutter Island - Movie - Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Martin Scorese’s latest film about two U.S. marshals investigating the disappearance of a patient at a hos-pital for the criminally insane. After an inmate riot, the officers find themselves trapped.

Alice in Wonderland - Movie - The innocent child Alice takes another trip down the rabbit hole in this continuation of the Lewis Carroll classic tale. Alice has to learn the nuances of Wonderland, along with it’s quirky inhabitants.

Coming Soon... Movie, book and music releases 2/19 - 3/9

All information from www.metacritic.com. Graphic by Lucas Sweitzer.

Californian indie rock band Rogue Wave releases their fourth studio album, featur-ing the single “Sleep-walker.”

“Permalight,” Rogue Wave - CD -

The Art of the Steal - Movie - A man uses his immense wealth to “legally steal” an entire art collec-tion.

Myspace sensation Alberta Cross debuts with her first studio album, featuring her single “Song Three Blues.”

“Broken Side of Time,” Alberta Cross - CD

by Adrienne Wagner Student Life Editor

The Good: Joshua Ferris set the bar pretty high with his first novel,

“Then We Came to the End,” but his most recent

book “The Unnamed” that released in Febru-ary, seemed to soar just as high.

This outrageous story can be simply called a romantic-comitradegy. The central idea to this unique novel is an extremely unique dis-ease. As soon as it begins, the tragic story of Tim Farnsworth and his horrible yet mysteri-ous problem get the reader attached after the first chapter.

Tim has a disease that causes him to sud-denly have an uncontrollable urge to walk at random points in his life. Some doctors argue he is crazy, others state it’s a gene deficiency problem, but Tim is convinced it is a purely physical problem that he cannot control.

As soon as Ferris makes the reader feel sorry for Tim, he brings in the wife and daughter, creating a tragic and comedic mix up between love, annoyance and frustration.

Tim’s quirky daughter Becca tries to take on everything high school brings to her, along with her awkward problems with her father. Meanwhile, Tim’s wife, Jane, spends her life trying to find ways to make it easier on Tim and his disorder, always loving him regard-less of what he puts her through. She follows him into the freezing New York streets, she straps a GPS on his back and she even tries to constrain him to the bed, but it’s no use.

Tim’s legs keep walking all the way through the book while the reader struggles to keep up.

The Bad: Anyone looking to be uplifted or inspired should stick to something a little less tragic. This story is depressing and rep-resents the low and mostly depressing life of a man with a very serious disease and the effect it has on his family and overall life. Un-fortunately, a majority of these effects are negative and very sad.

The viewpoints switch between charac-ters without a clear explanation and at some points this makes it a little difficult to follow. Finishing up at a little over 300 pages, this book is no easy stroll, but more of a vigorous hike.

by Karalie Hensley Reporter

The Good: In her first album to be re-leased in the United

States, Nneka’s “Con-crete Jungle” caught my

attention with interesting yet meaningful lyrics, themes and rhymes.

Her songs have fun beats along with in-teresting chants that give it a foreign feel, which I enjoyed.

The German-Nigerian woman dem-onstrates the mindset that each human should have. Her songs urge listeners to live a life full of love.

In her song “Africans,” she cries out for the world to wake up and accept each hu-man for who they are. She also asks for Africans to stop blaming slavery for their problems.

Other than those interesting points made, the song is very catchy and displays her obvious fact that she is very talented. To expand on my rant on her musical tal-ent, I will say that whether she is rapping

or singing her voice is very smooth and soft like Snuggle fabric softener.

The track “Kangpe” is featured on the soundtrack of the EA Sports FIFA 2010 video game. Other than the fact that I like the song, this means nothing to me but it’s just a fun fact. I doubt I’ll ever play that game.

Though I plan to keep less than half of the songs from this album, I recommend it.

The Bad: Though her accent adds a for-eign appeal to her music, Nneka’s accent hinders her pronunciation.

At other times, her messages can seem preachy. Personally, that turned me off a bit.

To be specific, “Come with Me” was a tad irritating in that sense. If you listen to the song “Walking,” you will hear a tinge of preach accompanied by some odd man who repeats the word “walking” in a creepy low voice. Each time he spoke, I felt like I needed to look over my shoulder, like he would be standing there repeating that word over and over again. He seriously got in my head.

Red Lion Grog House

The Unnamed

Nneka

REVIEWS 4

by Tanna Carpenter Reporter

The Good: The mov-ie “Dear John” is based

off the book by Nicholas Sparks and is the perfect

movie for any hopeless ro-mantic.

Going in, I wasn’t sure about the role of Savannah being played by Amanda Seyfried after seeing her as the stereotypical dumb blonde in “Mean Girls.” But the role really showed her as a serious and emotional ac-tress and complimented the role of John (Channing Tatum) well. Tatum’s role was good in the fact that it showed not only the tough side of John but the sweet and caring side too.

The movie went along with the book pret-ty nicely and can definitely be considered another notch on Nicholas Sparks’ (author of the book) belt.

The movie did a really good job on focus-ing not only on the love story of Savannah and John, but the difficult relationship be-

tween John and his father who is believed to be autistic. The plot had its ups and downs but the saddest parts were done in a way that they were emotional rather than cheesy.

Overall, “Dear John” is the perfect movie for any date night.

The Bad: Although the movie had a happy ending, I think it came across a little cliché. Any chick-flick lover would probably enjoy it, but someone looking for a movie with a little more substance may not appreciate it.

The book, “Dear John,” is one of my per-sonal favorites, and as usual the storyline was a little skewed during Hollywoodization. Most of the movie was close to the book, but the ending was completely redone to fit the happy ending that people usually want to see, which didn’t really seem to fit Sparks’ original purpose.

After seeing the movie’s advertisements, I thought it would be a lot better than it ended up being.

I felt like the original book was meant to show someone finding love and losing it, but instead the movie was done in a cheesy way which made it lose a lot of meaning and sub-stance.

Dear John

Restaurant Information:1043 Virginia Ave.

Indianapolis, 46203317- 822 - 4764

Blake’s Menu:- Scotch Eggs - Sliced saugage pieces with

hardboiled eggs cooked inside of them. (Right picture) ~ $6.99

- Blanket Bangers - Two big pigs-in-blankets that had saugage instead of hot dog meat.

(Left picture) ~ $9.99- Both items were served with a side of

“chips”.

Total Cost: (including tax, 20% tip and drink ($1.99) =

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Photos by Blake Stebbe.

ENTERTAINMENT

VOLUME V by Karalie Hensley

INGREDIENTS:- 1 pound of chopped mixed nuts - 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon - 16 oz. of package phyllo dough - 1 cup of melted butter - 1 cup of white sugar - 1 cup of water - 1/2 cup of honey - 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest

DIRECTIONS:1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. 2. Toss together the cinnamon and nuts. Unroll the phyllo and cut a whole stack in half to fit the baking dish. Cover the phyllo with a damp

cloth while assembling the baklava, to keep it from drying out. 3. Place two sheets of phyllo in the bottom of the prepared dish. Brush generously with butter. Sprinkle two or three tablespoons ofthe nut mixture on top. Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with about six sheets of phyllo. Using a sharp knife, cut baklava into desired amount of squares. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes, until golden and crisp. 5. While baklava is baking, combine sugar and water into a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir in honey, vanilla and lemon zest, reduce heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes. 6. Remove from the oven and immediately spoon the syrup over it. Let cool competely before serving. Store uncovered.

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TOP FIVE THINGS

TO LOOK FORUpcoming events at Southport or

the surrounding community

TWO. Men’s Varsity Snowcoming Game vs. Columbus North- January 29 tickets $5

ONE. Snowcoming Dance- January 30 WHAT TIME? and how much??

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What: ISSMA Solo &

Ensemble State for

Orchestra and Band

Where: North Central

High School (band)

and Northview Middle

School (orchestra)

When: Saturday, Feb.

27 Cost: Free

What: ISSMA Solo &

Ensemble State for Choir

When: Tomorrow

Where: Perry Meridian

High School

What: Conseco Fieldhouse

Classic 2010 Boys’ Varsity

Basketball Game vs.

Roncolli

When: Tues., Feb. 23 @ 6:00

p.m.

Where: Conseco

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Cost: Free

Baklava

What: The Rescheduled

Boys’ Varsity Basketball

Game vs. Perry Meridian

When: Saturday, Feb.

20 @ 7:30 p.m.

Where: Perry Meridian

High School

Cost: $5

What: Jack’s Mannequin

Concert

When: Wednesday,

Feb. 24 @ 7:00 p.m.

Where: Murat Theater

Cost: $19

Cost: $8 for students

Photos by Brandon Bushong.

FEATURES 6 February 19, 2010

Eyes: Generally avoid eye contact and glance to the left.

Chest: Will swallow more frequently and take deep breaths while the pitch rises.

Arms: Often crossed.

Hands: Will reach for the face, mouth, throat, and ears. Never touches the chest or heart with an open hand.

Fingers: Generally drum to no particular beat.

Shoulders: Turned away.

Mouth: Forced smile, using only the muscles surrounding the mouth, frequently present.

Pants onFire

BodyLanguage

by Karalie HensleyReporter

“I’m moving to New York,” sophomore David Piland told his friends one day. He judged their reactions, some cried while some shrugged their shoulders in indifference. Eventually, he admitted that it was a made up story. As a result, some of his friends decid-ed to distance themselves from him, deeming Piland a liar. Piland accepts the title and decides to prove them right.

Typically, one person tells four lies a day and roughly 1,460 lies per year. Most people start ly-ing around the age of four when they realize that others may believe what they say even if it’s not completely true. By the age of 60, the average person will have told 88,000 lies.

“I want to show people that I can actually do bad things when I want to and lie right through my teeth,” Piland said.

Piland’s lies have corroded ties with friends while hindering others. After his tall tale of moving to New York, many distanced themselves from him. Piland doesn’t care for those who did, saying the lie was a test to see who would stay. Contrary to Piland, senior Joe Page lies purely for his own amusement, believing that lies should be harmless to others.

“Generally I don’t think you should lie,” said Page.Recently, Page told his peers that he suffered a seri-

ous eye injury from a straw related assault after acci-dentally spilling a beverage on an elderly woman’s new shoes while helping her load up her groceries. To make this tall tale believable, Page wore an eye patch for the week and told others that he was having surgery on his eye. The day of his supposed eye surgery Page did go

under the knife but the scheduled surgery had nothing to do with his eye.

“It’s just funny that people believe stupid stories,” Page said. “Making up a fictitious person or injury doesn’t hurt anybody other than maybe their ego if they believed it.”

Counselor Mr. Doug Colgave has a master’s degree in psychology and has been a counselor for over two decades. Colgave believes that people begin lying as children when they real-ize lying can prevent them from getting in trouble. He believes people lie just be-cause they can while others lie for attention. Colgave thinks that most liars lie without thinking about the effects or repercussions on themselves or others.

“A good creative mind just goes in the wrong direction,” Colgave said. “People don’t think of the consequences in the future.”

Junior Chelsea Hogue says she prefers to lie about trivial things, but can’t explain why. Some of her fables provide a purpose such as helping a friend get out of a date by saying her friend was in jail or faking a serious illness to promote a charity. Others seem to occur for no reason other than to make life more interesting. Hogue laughs while telling others her elaborate story of going fishing, becoming stranded without food or water, get-ting home early in the morning and then being forced go to school by her mother without eating breakfast because Hogue would have been late to school.

“(Liars) choose just to make up stories to see how far they can go,” said Colgave. “Not all of them are starving for attention.”

No matter how great the consequences may be, Pi-land admits he just will continue to test those close to him. Hogue will still help her friends get out of dates while Page just makes himself laugh.

”“(Liars) choose just to make up stories to see

how far they can go.- Counselor Mr. Doug

Colgave

Hanging from a telephone wireLiar, LiarBill Clinton: Lied under oath about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky and subsequently, in 1998, became the second president in U.S. history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

Stephen Glass: While working as a reporter in the late 1990s for The New Republic, it was discovered that Glass had been making up facts in his stories. Glass had gone so far as to create fake websites and sources.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf: Continually lied that a wolf is coming and when a wolf does actually appear nobody believes him anymore.

Jonny Fairplay: A friend was brought to Panama as part of a challenge for the television show, Survivor, and told Fairplay his grandmother had died. Through this, Fairplay garnered sympathy from other players. He played on this sympathy for the rest of the game. At the end it was revealed that his grandmother was alive and well.

Rosie Ruiz: Appeared to complete the marathon with a record time of 2:31:56. Race officials later determined that she had not run the entire 26.2-mile course but instead had registered for the race and later jumped in from the crowd and sprinted to the finish.

Anna Anderson: Admitted to a hospital after attempting suicide and con-fessed that she was Princess Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the recently killed royal Romanov family. She stood out from other claimants because she held a certain resemblance to her and surprising knowledge of the Russian family and life at court.

Han van Meegeren: Set to work carefully forging “The Disciples at Em-maus.” With tireless attention to detail, he faked the cracks and aged hardness of a centuries-old painting. He intentionally played on the confirmation bias of critics who wanted to believe that Vermeer painted these scenes.

Some people are remembered only for their lies which have affected history in some way. Below is a list of some of the biggest lies in his-tory.

While lying, all bodies produce several different rec-ognizable responses. Here are a few examples of ways to recognize a liar.

Feet: Tend to come together. Also, they may rock from the bottom of the foot to the edge.

Legs: Often shift or rock side-to-side.

Other reactions: - Emotional reactions are delayed. -Often eliminates contractions from lies. -Might repeat the question in the answer. -Adds unneccessary details.

Information compiled by Brittany Hemphill. Graphic by Megan Springer.

Senior Joe Page. Photo Illustration by Megan Springer.

FEATURES 7February 19, 2010

by Rachael DillonReporter

The future holds something new for two of Southport’s staff members. They are taking the plunge and saying “I do.”

Success coach Mr. Mark Stevens and guid-ance counselor Ms. Briana Underwood are engaged. They have known each other for six years, met through mutual friendships and have been dating for two and a half years. After meeting, they both frequently worked track meets together, which strengthened their friendship. He asked her to be his wife on Jan. 25, 2010.

On the morning of their engagement, Un-derwood went through her usual morning routine. She got up to let her dog outside, but when she approached the sliding glass door, Stevens had written “Will you marry me?” on it in window marker. She turned around, and he was down on one knee.

“I was probably in shock,” said Underwood. “I couldn’t get any

words to come out of my mouth because I was smiling so much and so happy.”

Underwood said that they had just recently talked about getting engaged, but she was still shocked when Stevens proposed.

“I wasn’t re-ally nervous (about the en-gagement),” said Stevens, “I’d been thinking about it and planning it for a month.”

Even though they are engaged, Stevens and Un-derwood rarely see each other during the school day. They can hardly talk during the day because they’re both busy with their various duties. Stevens said that it’s good when he can see her throughout

the day because it’s better than not seeing her all weekend due to their responsibilities. Although they don’t see each other often,

sometimes little surprises can be in store for Stevens and Under-wood during the work day.

“It’s nice when you do turn the corner and see him just to say hi,” said Underwood.

Currently, Stevens and Underwood don’t know when their wedding is going to be. They are thinking about having it on Memorial weekend next year because Stevens’ family lives out of town and that will provide them with more time to get back to work.

Underwood said that she and Stevens aren’t set on many of the details of their wedding yet. But, the one thing that she is set on is hav-

ing her bridesmaids wear silver or grey dresses. Also, they are thinking about inviting around 300 guests to their wedding be-cause Stevens is part of a large family.

“I’ve not been one of those girls that have always dreamed of what my wedding would look like,” said Underwood. “I just know that it will be big and pretty traditional.”

Staff members find love in Southport’s halls

Success coach Mr. Mark Stevens and Guidance Counselor Miss

Briana Underwood

On the

Airby Ali DeHart

Reporter

At five o’clock in the morning every weekday, radios are tuned in to z99.5 to hear what has been called the best

radio talk show since 2002. Two of the most popular radio personal-ities in Indianapolis are in the WZPL studio ready to provide central Indiana with an entertaining radio talk show to listen to. This is the Smiley Morning Show.

Mr. Dave Smiley and Ms. Kari Johll, known as KJ to radio listeners, have been doing the radio show together for eight years. Smiley was a radio personality in Phoenix, San Diego, Des Moines and New York before coming to Indianapolis to be the host of the WZPL morning show. Johll had been working at WZPL for four years, and then was asked to be the co-host of the new-ly created Smiley Morning Show.

The Smiley Morning Show is not only ran by Smiley and Johll. There is a producer, Brian Moore, and also a WTHR employee Mindy Winkler who reports traffic for the show. Also, the music director and the mid-day radio host, Dave Decker, pre-programs all of the songs that are played during the day. The producer controls everyone that is calling into the show, the guests on the show, the quotes and sounds that come from different sources that are played on the show, and the “flow” of the show. All of the workers for the Morning Show do their own part so the show does not suffer.

“(My favorite part is) just being on and off the air,” said Moore. “I can chime in when I need to…and I control the flow of the show, and making (Smiley) stay on track, which can be tough.”

According to Smiley, not all radio personalities run as

much as he does on the Smiley Morning Show. “I run (the control board), said Smiley. “A lot of morning show

hosts don’t run it. I’m kind of a control freak. I run all the sound. Every sound that’s on the air goes by me first.”

The Smiley Morning Show has earned awards within the eight years that it has been up and running. Smiley won an award from NUVO in 2009 as the best local radio personality. The Smiley Morn-ing Show also won an award from the RTV6 A-List as the Best Radio DJs of 2009. The awards for this show have not stopped coming.

Despite all the fun they have on the show, there is work put it into making it how the listeners hear it every morning. The Smiley Morning Show starts at five in the morning on Monday through Friday. Smiley has to wake up at 3:45 A.M. every day that he works. Also, the hosts are in charge of brainstorming ideas to talk about on the five hour radio show.

“Sometimes the planning is hard,” said Smiley. “Sometimes I’m not feeling very creative, and so I can’t come up with any-thing. It gets frustrating. “

There are always some disadvantages to every job, however Smiley and Johll would argue that the advantages are worth it.

“My favorite part of the show is just free flowing’ it,” said Smiley. “We’re just talking and having fun conversations, and weird things come up. I really enjoy when every-body on the show is laughing and having a good time.”

At the end of the Smiley Morning Show, Smiley and Johll feel like they have accom-plished something. They have spread the news and laughs during that morning in the Indianapolis radio listeners. The next

morning they both will be back doing it all over again.

Radio show brings ‘smiles’ to listeners

Mr. Dave Smiley, WZPL radio host

(Tune in)103.3 FMName: x103Slogan: Indy’s Rock AlternativeGenre: Rock or Alternative

100.9 FMName: Radio NowSlogan: Radio NOW IndyGenre: Top 40 Most Played

97.1 FMName: HANK FMSlogan: Anything countryGenre: Country

96.3 FMName: HOT 96.3Slogan: Blazin’ Hip hop and R&BGenre: Hip hop and R&B

92.3 FMName: WTTSSlogan: Indy’s hot classic rockGenre: Classic Rock

95.5 FMName: WFMSSlogan: THE Country StationGenre: Country

95.9 FMName: WFDMSlogan: FreedomGenre: Talk Radio

106.7 FMName: WTLCSlogan: Indy’s R&B LeaderGenre: R&B

106 FMName: Y106Slogan: Indiana’s ROCK stationGenre: Rock

Information compiled by Brittany Hemphill.

Even after a month, requests of donations for Haiti fill our everyday lives; whether they come from telemarketers, TV commercials telling us to text a certain number or even our homeroom teachers. To most, it’s a sympathetic opening to help a country in need. For others, it’s a chance to show a lack of intelligence.

Phrases like “Why should we help Haiti? Haiti never helped us.” along with “Nobody helped us when we had hurricane Katrina! Why should we help Haiti so much?” become the battle cries of this ignorant army. Our society, for the most part, will disagree with such foolery, but as always, too many hold on to idiotic beliefs.

First off, Haiti is small. Picture Hawaii, a state ranked 43th out of 50 in size. Haiti can fit inside Hawaii with over 500 square kilometers to spare. To give it a local spin, Indiana is roughly four times the size of Haiti. When compared to the path of Hurricane Katrina, Haiti is even smaller. Even after evacuations, Katrina took about 1,836 lives with 700 missing in her course across barely four states. Meanwhile, Haiti had little warning along with very limited places to go since it is part of an island. The first 60 seconds of the earthquake killed 100,000 people. One minute of their hell trumped our eight day tragedy. As of now over 200,000 are confirmed dead, but Katrina was oh so more damaging because it happened to us.

Second, I supply my rebuttal for the “Nobody helped us when we had hurricane Katrina!” argument. You can’t have

a hurricane. People have babies, not hurricanes. Even so, countries ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen donated to us when we ‘had’ our hurricane. Even Iraq, a country not so fond of us, donated.

An average total of $3 billion was given for Katrina relief, a non-Haiti sized portion of which came from other counties. That means what other counties gave was not as small or nonexistent as some seem to think. Plus, our country gave money to itself. People tend to be more charitable if it is their country they are helping. There are still websites for donations for the hurricane Katrina relief effort. As one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, Haiti is not exactly receiving money bags upon money bags from it’s people. They are poor, poor, poor which is another reason why they need help.

In my opinion, helping Haiti should not be a chore or a reason for starting a political argument. Texting in to donate or adopting an orphan to give a good home should

automatically be an option considered. I would adopt a Haiti baby. I think it would be lovely. I’ve seen the babies on commercials, I would take one gladly if I was more of a responsible person.

Saving or improving lives shouldn’t feel like you are getting

your teeth pulled unless you are saving or improving lives by getting your teeth pulls. For the most part, helping doesn’t hurt. So why not do it? Instead of complaining about the commercials begging for your help, donate money or needed items. The commercials will stop sooner because the problem will end a little bit faster. Think about it.

This situation could happen anywhere, but the idea of philanthropy should not just be in the minds of those who have benefited from charities or hand outs. In times of need, we as human beings should rise up in compassion and help those in need. Haiti needed and still needs help rebuilding its country, only fools would believe that to be unimportant.

Karalie Hensley,Reporter

“Bea Arthur, Bea mine.”

OPINIONFebruary 19, 2010 8

They grumble and groan. It is cold in the lobby and burning glares shoot left and right. “This table? Why would you sit me at THIS table?”

The madness starts around six in the evening and drags until around nine. Three hours that tru-ly seem to never end. New custom-ers come in and their names are added to the wait list. I’m every hungry family’s worst enemy.

To these people, who truly be-lieve I’m not intelligent enough to make a list of people who would enjoy eating on a Friday night and seat them in an orderly fashion, I have one word for you.

Consideration.I’m an

honor roll student. I can read and write. I know how to use a highlighter.

Working in the restaurant busi-ness can be a circus. While I am just a hostess, the restaurant I work for near Center Grove is small enough that the servers, bartenders, host-esses and managers are practically a family. I have really seen it all, and wow, the things I have learned about humanity lead me to believe every person in this world should have to work in this business for at least one shift.

Listen and learn, everyone. I’m about to blow your mind with new perspectives of what it’s like to be in the shoes of those “stupid host-esses and servers” that never seem to be competent enough to cater to you and your desires.

Restaurant workers are referred to as “servers” because they are here to serve you. Hostesses are to be inviting and hospitable. As a hostess, I do, in fact, try to cater to each of my customer’s wants. But people forget, things can be made to happen, such as being seated at that special table in the corner, it just can’t be made possible within the next five minutes.

The problem arises because people have some impression that they are entitled to power. I under-stand money is paid for food and tips are paid for a service, but as workers, we have rules to abide by and logical ways of running the restaurant.

Center Grove families enjoy coming into the restaurant after football or basketball games. While we appreciate the business this community gives us, they often are inconsiderate to the fact that

this isn’t The Great Hall in Hogwarts School for W i t c h c r a f t and Wiz-ardry. There aren’t miles upon miles

of tables in the dining room and even though all your friends are meeting you to eat, you have to be patient until we can accommodate an original party of four to a new party of 14.

One of our regulars finds eve-ning dining to be along the same lines of aggressive driving. He stra-tegically has his middle-aged wife sit two feet from the host stand and stare blankly at me and my co-worker while he walks around the entry way of the lobby reminding me every time I take another name that I better not forget about him. When we try to seat him at a two person booth, he angrily yells that

he and his wife are going to require a six per-son booth that had better be

available within moments. I’m not a magician, sir.

Last week, customers gave me their names to add to the wait list, but then made efforts to sneak into the bar and steal a table. The table was being cleaned for one of the restaurant owners on the list that I was queued to seat. The customers not only upset the server trying to impress the owner, but made me look like a complete idiot for “skip-ping names on the wait.” I could have been fired.

No one wants that small table right by the host stand. And why would I dare to seat customers there? It’s perfectly okay to re-quest another table, but I’m always annoyed with people that get truly offended over things like this.

What most of the customers who treat me so awfully don’t seem to comprehend is the fact that I’m simply trying to do my job to the best of my ability. Prac-ticality plays the largest role in any working environment.

I get over a hundred different faces coming in for dinner on a typical Friday evening that all de-mand the same thing of me. Yes, the restaurant I work for isn’t a large chain dining company, but if you go anywhere else on one of those typical Fridays, you’re likely to be waiting just as long, if not longer.

Taking over my job and doing it for me will only set me out to make you sit next to that table with 50 screaming grandchildren. I’m ca-pable, I swear. Don’t mess with people in the food business. We’re only human.

Throughout high school, I’ve had a lot of different classes. What I’ve noticed is that it’s not always the subject that makes the difference. It’s the teacher. The student-teacher bond not only takes respect from the student but an understanding from both parties in the importance of making an effort to connect. Once this balance is found, it can make a world of difference.

I’ve always considered math to be a tough class for me, but this semester I’ve realized that having a teacher with whom I connect a little more can make a huge difference. Mrs. Laura Schroeder’s loud and interactive teaching style not only keeps me paying attention but also makes her a lot more approachable. She goes over a lot of book problems with our class and teaches lessons in the simplest ways she can. It’s nice to have teachers like that who not only help you with your schoolwork, but also feel comfortable in the class.

I think, overall, the Southport staff has been doing its best to make sure teachers are doing more than standing in the front of a class lecturing and that teachers are using different styles to connect with different students. This is an effort that takes not only the staff, but the students too.

Earlier this year, students were given a survey in which they were asked if there were any teachers or staff with whom they had connected. Around 65 percent of the students in Perry Township said that they could identify at least one staff member who fit that description. Students

who said that there weren’t really any teachers that they had were connected with were listed so teachers could begin to focus on making sure each student got that opportunity.

One thing that I’m afraid might happen with budget cuts is the loss of teachers and the direct impact it will have on their former students. Although the administration doesn’t have much control over the matter, I wish that someone would realize the value of teachers lies not with bookwork but, in a student’s life.

Newer teachers like Mr. Brad Perry may not have a job in Perry Township anymore due to budget cuts. Losses like these could potentially be a problem for students who may have connected with a teacher who will be leaving. Teachers like Perry approach the classroom in a way that may help students feel like they’re being talked to rather than taught at. Little things, like beginning class by asking about our days, instantly make teachers seem more approachable.

Although it may not be the best method, I really wish teachers were considered by progress, rather than the length of time that they’ve been in the township. Students who have been inspired in a subject because of a teacher may lose interest once that teacher is no longer around.

I would really hope that in any classroom where the teacher

is giving his or her full effort to bond a little more with students, that the kids in that class are doing the same. Although it’s easy to see a teacher as someone who can’t relate to us at all, adults do remember being in high school and they can relate.

My advice to any student struggling in school would be to find teachers you feel comfortable with. Ask them for help in your classes. If they aren’t sure about something, ask them who you should go to for help. Teachers are here to help us, as teachers and as human beings. Teenagers need to realize that as much as we may hate school, with a little effort and cooperation with teachers we would probably find school a little easier.

”“Little things, like beginning class by asking about our days, instantly make teachers

seem more approachable.

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*These are the opinions of the Journal staff.

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NicknamesHow else would you differentiate between

all of the Emilys, Johns and Elizabeths in the world? Last names? Pshaw!

College VisitsMaking us realize just how close our futures

really are.

Chex MixMunch. Munch Munch. Yum.

Being IgnoredOh, I’m sorry. Did you say something?

Moving in WinterPacking, moving, unpacking and adjust-

ing to a new home is enough work in warm weather.

School Not Being DelayedGetting to school safely should not be a

miraculous feat.

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Gift CardsLetting me pick exactly what I want is a not

lazy or thoughtless gift in the slightest.

Cool status updates from Southport Facebook users.

OlympicsSure, it’s all I watch for weeks on end, but it

encourages international diplomacy!

Stomach AchesWhy does winter make the slightest ail-

ments hurt so much worse?

Moist ComputersApparently, they quit working if you splash

water on them...

Recently I was reading a book and found myself thinking about how much it had cost me. The price had been about $10. If you divide $10 by 1000 pages, the average cost per printed page was only a cent. Had it been handwritten, a page would have taken at least 15 minutes to write. If the price was based on time spent, a handwritten version would’ve cost me $1000.

Luckily, we can efficiently print books today, but before the invention of the printing press, all books were handwritten and, as a result, ridiculously expensive. Without the printing press, books would be very rare and life would be quite different.

Consider it. Do you think Harry Potter would’ve been so long? Of course not! A book that long would take forever to copy. Do you think there would be as many dictionar-

ies? No. It would be hard enough to find people willing to copy something interesting. Can you image your occupation being copying definitions?

The value of good penmanship would be different too. Good handwriting would have become a valuable skill because anyone copying a book to be sold would have to have legible writing. Thankfully, the printing press does exist, so good penmanship isn’t as important as it could’ve been (though it is still important, I suppose).

When you think about it, Johannes Gutenberg is a hero. He should have his own holiday and everything. Without him, the number of books in the world would be way smaller and the Nazi book burnings would’ve been either a lot shorter or a lot more devastating for the world of literature. Thanks to Johannes Gutenberg, books are cheap and abundant. So next time you are reading a book, I encourage you to pay homage to this hero and shout out loud, “Thank you, Johannes Gutenberg. I love you.”

Junior Ryan Myers

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to the Editor

Jess Bratton,Reporter

“Would you do it for a Scooby Snack?!”

Tanna Carpenter,Reporter

“I need to get the D’s on the mag.”

Restaurant patrons cause headaches, teach lessons

Personable teachers benefit students’ experience

Haitian tragedy should not be forgotten

Stephen Morris If you work in an office with Chuck Norris, never ask him for a three-hole punch.

Brandon Abrams When you’re feeling down, look up. And if you can’t look up any higher, you’d best start jumping. =D

Stacey Drew Patrick i swear to cow

Becca Mercer no sir. you may not stuff an olive in my ear or up my nose

”“ I’m every hungry family’s worst enemy.

”“I would adopt a Haiti baby. I think it would be lovely.

The other day was Valentine’s Day. I’ve noticed a lot of people have very strong feelings toward this particular day. I’m pretty indifferent to-wards it myself, but one thing it does make me think of is my future in the area of love. And, when I think of that, as any girl does, I drift off into fantasies of my perfect wed-ding…

It’s FINALLY the day I’ve been dream-ing about my entire life — the day I’ve planned, re-planned, budgeted and seat-charted since infancy. I’ve eaten only raw baby carrots for four straight weeks so I can fit into this dress, and it fits — well, “fits” is a relative term, but who needs oxygen when you have destiny before you? I only took out four student loans to pay for this dress, and my mom says it makes me look like roy-alty. Mom looks pretty special herself in that salmon pantsuit of hers. Dad comes to take my arm, and I’m ready to walk down the aisle, with my 70-foot train behind me.

There he is, at the end of the aisle: my man. He looks good, but more importantly, he can tell that I look good. I mean, I look really good. I’ve never seen him cry before, but he starts bawling the moment I walk in the room. I, however, do not cry, because I am so stoic like that. Lined up beside him are my 23 bridesmaids (I have lots of friends.) and his two groomsmen (He is less fortunate in that area.). The women are wearing matching periwinkle sequined shirts and skirts, because I figure they can totally wear those after the wedding. The men are just wear-ing jeans. No one looks at them anyway. Oh, I forgot! I need to smile my thousand-dollar-tooth-whitening smile, because everyone is looking at ME.

My husband and I decided to write our own vows. It’s way more special that way. After we light the unity furnace (much more effective than a unity candle), we began our profession of love. I go first, of course.

“Oh, man. My man. My love abounds in sickness and in health. But remember, poverty just will not do. I only work with wealth. You buy me things that make me smile, like corny junky gifts. You make great money that will provide for my elderly face-

lifts. We’ll probably get pregnant within the year or so, and then you’ll have to cater more to me,

you know. Our love is slightly conditional, but I know one thing is true: This is the part where we both say, ‘I do! I do! Do you?’”

Everyone is, of course, extremely im-pressed with my language skills, including my husband, who begins to sob again. We can’t get him to stop, so he just uses sign language to say something like “I love you,” (Or was it, “ROCK ON!”?). After our long and passionate kiss that lasts about four minutes, everyone is shifting in their seats (because they are so jealous of/happy for us), and the exit music (Britney Spears’

“Womanizer”) plays. Reception time!I have always liked mac n’ cheese, so I

emailed Kraft incessantly until they spon-sored my wedding. I had to fly a banner

with their logo in the church so it’s in all the pictures, but I

definitely think it’s worth it. Nothing beats that cheesy goodness.

I also thought it would be nice for my guests to

have something to do, so I’ve printed grammar worksheets on glittery cardstock for each of their placemats. I’m sure they’ll be a big hit. Who doesn’t enjoy a light nuptial predicate nominative now and again?

Our first dance is to OUR song, a really special and meaningful one: “Party in the U.S.A.” It really gets me moving. The guests seem to really enjoy the selection of all-techno tunes I’ve chosen for the rest of the reception. Basically, we party the night away, until I realize that I’m bored of these people, and it’s definitely time to go.

The guests see us off by throwing money at us. I thought it would be much cuter and more high-class than rice or bubbles, but it ended up just being kind of painful when I got hit in the head with a silver dollar. We drive off into the night, tin cans banging behind our car that reads “JUST MARIERIED” (my brother-in-law is very dyslexic) and thus ends the greatest day of my life.

(DISCLAIMER: I am not actually getting married any time soon.)

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Views found in the Journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Journal staff or faculty, staff or the administration of Southport High School or the Metropolitan District of Perry Township.

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Editor-in-ChiefLucas Sweitzer ‘11

Managing Editor of ContentEmily Theis ‘10

Business ManagerAustin Young ‘10

Photo EditorColleen Siegfried ‘10

News EditorShivani Parikshak ‘11

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Student Life EditorAdrienne Wagner ‘11Entertainment Editor

Emily Odle ‘11Features Editor

Megan Springer ‘10Opinion Editor

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Aubrey Rudisill ‘10Graphics Editor

Wesley Keown ‘11Staff Artist

Karalie Hensley ‘11Staff

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Tanna Carpenter ‘11Ali DeHart ‘12

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OPINION 9The Other Day...Perfect weddings require careful planning

Driving conditions becoming unsafe

The Southport Address

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been expe-riencing a lot of snowfall in this area. Every morning, student drivers get up early to scrape the snow off their car and get to school. Those who take the bus bundle up to keep warm while waiting in the morning. It’s cold, tedious and frustrating, but not nearly as much as what hap-pens before we prepare for school.

Every morning, students of Southport High School awake and rush to the TV, hopeful for a two hour delay, or maybe even a cancellation. But at this point in our school year Perry Town-ship schools have not received any days off of school, and only one two hour delay.

Now, we understand the importance of be-ing in school. We’re not trying to say Southport should cancel entire weeks of school due to snow. But the lack of delays and cancellations this year are making the process of coming to school a dangerous activity.

On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Southport students got ready for school at 7:25 (though virtually every other township in the area had been given at least a delay, if not a cancellation) and student

drivers headed out to face the elements. And, the result was predictable when you put a large amount of inexperienced drivers out in the snow before the sun has come up: people got in wrecks. They blocked up traffic, slowing other drivers (and other students).

Some students and even teachers didn’t ar-rive to school until half-way through first block, and even then, many teachers’ class plans were thrown off so much they dismissed the thought of beginning class. Many students simply didn’t care enough to try to get to school on time, knowing they would still be admitted to class much later into the period.

On days like that, even though classroom in-struction is important, we should not risk the safety of the student body by forcing kids to be in dangerous weather conditions. And for the kids who do get to school on time safely, how much valuable instruction are they actually re-ceiving? We believe the administration should consider this more the next time we wake up to snow.

The Southport Address is an editorial that represents the consensus opinion of the three leaders of the Southport publications: Jess Bratton, Bureau Chief of the SHS News Bureau, Morgan McClellan, Editor-in-Chief of the Anchor and

Lucas Sweitzer, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal.

Managing Editor of Contentwith Emily Theis

Mission Statement

Issue 9 Corrections

The Ingmires were left out of the list of Southport staff couples on page 3.

The book “Linchpin” was not released on Feb. 8 as stated on page 4. It was

released Jan. 25.

The Journal strives for excellence and apologizes for any mistakes made.

February 19, 2010

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“I told my parents I was going somewhere else when

I went to my friend’s.”freshman Jesse Lynn

“I lied that I had all A’s on my report card.”

junior Taylor Tapscott

“I told someone that I didn’t text them back because space

cowboys took my phone.”senior Cedric King

“I lied about one of my grades. I just lied about that lie.”sophomore Cody Foster

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“I told my parents I bounced a check in college in summer, and

I told them I was spending my money wisely.”

Assistant Principal Ms. Elizabeth Jarchow

”“Who needs oxygen when you have destiny

before you?

by Karalie Hensley

Dress courtesy of Sophia’s Bridal

PHOTOS 10 February 19, 2010

Date

Night

On Friday, Feb. 12, Southport’s yearbook staff put on a “Date Night” as a fundraiser for “The Anchor.” Tickets were $10 per couple and guaranteed everyone that attended a dinner, dessert and entertainment. Approximately 40 couples attended this event.

(clockwise from above left) Serving: Senior Kristin Stenger dishes pasta for a guest. Members of the yearbook staff served all couples food that was donated from restaurants around the area. Marry Me: Senior Krystel Sloan “proposes” to senior Michelle Marshall. Many couples at Date Night were just friends, not traditional couples. Dance, Dance: Junior Riley Wallace and friend Brandy Ward dance to the music. Planning: Seniors Morgan McClellan and Scott Maitland discuss the plans for the remainder of the evening. Photos by Colleen Siegfried.

(left) Just a Date: Sophomore Savanah Scaggs and senior Michael Coffman sit down to eat. Photo by Blake Stebbe. (be-low left) Setting the Mood: Senior Cait Molloy sings while seniors Emily Theis and Emily Robbins play the piano. Couples enjoyed entertainment put on by Southport students. Photo by Colleen Siegfried.

(left) Put Your Hands in the Air: Several Date Night guests show off their dance moves. Date Night took place in the atrium, which pro-vided plenty of room to dance to the music. (above) Here Comes the Choo-Choo: Senior Katlyn Busch feeds pasta to senior Corttney Tyler. Guests were served penne pasta, fettucini alfredo or lasagna. (right) Interviews: Yearbook staff mem-ber and senior Adam Franke asks guests about their experience at Date Night. Each guest that attend-ed will be featured in “The Anchor.” Photos by Colleen Siegfried.

SPORTS 11February 19, 2010

Injuries, few athletes lead to tough seasonby Clayton LeslieReporter

Junior Kassi Sparks sprints down the runway and positions herself to jump onto the springboard. The gymnastics team is on its way to accomplishing many of its season goals, including a new best team score, and Sparks needs a successful handspring to help bolster it. Sparks completes the routine but lands off-balance. She has hyper-extended her knee, an injury that won’t soon heal.

Mrs. Beth Coons, head coach of the Southport gymnastics team, has set the goal of beating last year’s team score of 96, a goal stopped short due to team injuries and a small amount of competitors. Sparks, along with sophomore Shevie Russell, who popped her kneecap during a floor routine, both sustained their injuries in the Bloomington North invitational, leaving only two healthy gymnasts, seniors Aubrey Rudisill and Madison Baker.

“We have had no injuries in the past two years,” said Coons. “All of a sudden two out of our four (gymnasts) are injured in the knee at the same meet. Hopefully they can recover in time (for sectionals), but these things happen.”

The sectional meet will be the team’s last opportunity to beat previous years’ team score before the season ends.

Coons says that she has been lucky in the past with small teams that have managed to remain healthy, but that these things are bound to happen eventually.

Her hope is that the girls will be able to recover and build off of their early season success.

According to Sparks, the team’s performance is better than it has been in previous years. The team was only five points off of its previous best team score, a 96, at the New Palestine and Owen Valley meet, the second meet of the season.

“Our goal is to beat last year’s team score, and we have definitely been improving this season,” said Sparks. “With me and Shevie out though, we won’t even have a team score.”

This year’s combination of injuries and lack of depth has left the squad in a tight place, since it takes three individuals in every event to receive a team score. Although the team is in a worse position than when the season began,

Russell is confident that this will improve.“We want to get our scores as high as we can to make things perfect,” said

Russell. “We don’t have enough people for a team score, but we are doing fine considering what we have, and we improved from last year earlier this season. We just need to get healthy.”

Coons says that Russell and Sparks’s will have to be conscious of their health if they are to compete in the sectional meet and allow the squad to work towards a new team score. The two girls were visited by a team doctor, and they may be allowed to compete in time for sectionals. According to Coons, if the girls manage to recover and regain their strength in time, the team has a realistic shot at besting their team score.

“We started off strong this year, and the (team) improved from the beginning,” said Coons. “We were unlucky but I am confident we will be able to compete when we need to.”

For now, Coons depends on the performance of Rudisill and Baker for the team’s scoring, but her eyes remain set on a new all-time best team score, a goal that will require the full strength of Russell and Sparks, and according to Coons, a little luck.

Fly Like an Eagle: Junior Kassi Sparks jumps between the uneven bars at practice on Mon-day, Feb. 8. Sparks competes in all events at meets. Photo by Brandon Bushong.

How To...do an inward pike dive

by Aubrey RudisillSports Editor

The four steps to doing an inward pike dive, according to an interview with senior Cedric King:

1. The press: Start with your back facing the water. Stand on the balls of your feet with your heels hanging off the end of the board. All your weight should be in the balls of your feet. Bring your arms above your head then bring them down and bend your knees to bend the board.

2. The ride: Bring your arms up and extend

your legs to begin the jump. Bend at the waist even before you leave the board. Ride the jump to the peak.

3. The dive: Try your best to keep your legs perpendicular to the water, as you rise into the air. Bring your arms down to touch your toes with your fingers by bending at the waist. This is the pike position, facing backwards.

4. The entry: Allow your legs to begin pointing vertical in order to prepare for the entry. To do the entry, put your hands above your head with one hand on top of the other. Try to have as little splash as possible.

Photos by Colleen Siegfried.

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Super Bowl

Avonte Banks- Burks, junior

Colts: 21

Saints: 35

Last Issue of The Journal students could guess the score of the game. Both junior Avonte Banks- Burks and sophomore Stephen Morris won. Here are their score guesses and their thoughts over the game.

“I thought the game was good with Peyton going home and Drew Brizzy doing work with MVP status. I think it all came down to the interception Peyton threw and it was taken back to the house. Other than that it comes down to next year”

Stephen Morris, sophomore

Colts: 26

Saints: 31

“I was very disappointed about the game. I may have predicted that the Saints would win, but I really thought the Colts would. The defense fell apart, and awful plays like Garcon’s dropped catch and Manning’s interception solidified the Saints win. Maybe next year.”

Information compiled by Aubrey Rudisill.

Winners

Team ScoringBelow is how high school gymnastics

team scores are totaled.- The team score is composed of four events: Vault, bars, beam and floor.- The top three gymnasts’ scores on each event is totaled to make the team score.- If less than three girls compete an event the team does not receive a team score.Season best team score: 91.8

by Stephen GearhartReporter

This past week, there have been new hair-styles that have been drawing people’s attention. One day there were a bunch of guys with bright green hair and mohawks or another funky-looking hair cut, and a few days later, those same guys were bald and dressed up. Some wonder what’s going on, but others know exactly what it’s all about. It’s just another one of those “swimming traditions.” All teams have their own little traditions that they have fun with, but some of our swimmers’ traditions are many of the most well-known.

Every year, the week of sectionals, the boys on the swim team dye their hair and then shave their heads into mohawks or other unnatural designs. The night before sectionals, all of the guys shave their heads. Once they get home, they also shave their legs and possibly armpits, arms and chests.

“I think that the crazy haircuts are the most fun because we get to choose what haircut we want and it makes people laugh at school,” said sophomore Dustin Baker. “Then we shave our heads to make us go fast because it’s faster than wearing a cap. It also mentally prepares you because when you know your head is shaved, you think that you’re going to go fast, and you do. We shave our whole body along with our head because it helps us go fast because it makes it so that there’s less drag.”

Some of the boys’ traditions are for team bonding purposes. A couple of them generally take place over winter break. When the girls’ swim team spends the night at the high school, the boys hang out all night and TP the girls’ cars. Also, both the boys and girls swim team get together at junior Lizzy Dart and sophomore David Dart’s house and go sledding, if there is snow.

“Team bonding is something that we try to emphasize throughout the season,” said senior David Camp. “It comes into play in meets when teammates need support or encouragement.”

The boys have traditions for their swim meets also. In the event of an away meet, the boys dress up and look very respectable before the meet. After their away meets, they also have a tradition of, as a team, going commando for the bus ride home. At all of their swim meets, they all participate in a cheer to get pumped for their meet: “Give me an ‘S!’ Give me an ‘Out!’ Give me an ‘H!’ Give me a ‘Po!’ Give me an ‘R!’ Give me a ‘T!’ What does that spell? Blueberries! What does that spell? Blueberries! Blueberries, blueberries, on a hill, how many podiums will we fill? Oh…one, two, three, Southport!”

During the girls’ sectionals, which are usually about two weeks before their own, the boys have another tradition. In order to make the experience more fun for themselves and the girls’ team, the boys dress up according to a predetermined theme. This year, the theme was pirates. Some of the themes that the team has had in the past are ninjas, kilts and cowboys. The girls usually return the favor for the boys at the boys’ sectionals.

Even though the boys’ season is almost over, there are still two traditions that have not yet been completed. The upperclassmen make a t-shirt for the favorite freshman, which was given to sophomore Cody Camp last year. According to David Camp, the biggest and most exciting tradition is the Carb(onation) Party, which is where they hang out, drink sodas and play games. Baker says that it’s these things that make the end of the year fun.

“It’s probably the most fun part of the year right now,” said Baker. “We’ve been training real hard all year, and now we’re having fun and getting pumped for sectionals.”

SPORTS February 19, 2010

“Congrats Johnny! You made the 8th grade B basketball team. You’ll get your own jersey and everything, only to come back next year and be cut. Enjoy your season!”

Many of the freshman level and middle school “B” level type teams are in jeopardy of getting cut from the budget next year and with the recent economic problems that virtually all schools are now facing, the situation may bring hidden positives on the athletics side of things.

We are all molded by both our success and our failures. So what good does it do to fund so many freshman and junior varsity teams, when in reality, 90% of those kids will never see a varsity uniform? In today’s society all we seem to care about is not hurting a kids feelings, or making sure everyone gets playing time, or a spot on the team. This idea is becoming detrimental to high school athletics, the years where most of us grow up and become young-adults, not to be spoon fed so someone’s feelings aren’t hurt.

This whole system is setting students up for failure, not only in sports, but in all parts of their lives. If they constantly have things given to them, how will they ever learn to be turned down? How will they react when they don’t get that job they really wanted, or get into that

college they really wanted, but never worked hard for? It just promotes a false sense of self-esteem that would probably not survive any future bumps in the road.

By nature, parents want their children to succeed. They don’t like to see them fail at anything or be left out. That is not realistic, nor should it be. Take a look at the biggest playing field in high school: the classroom. We don’t live in a fantasy world. If we did, every student should be allowed to take AP courses, everyone should receive all A’s, any student should be able to attend Harvard, every student should be able to participate in university level athletics and everyone should have a job that pays $100,000. Should we go to only pass or fail in schools so kids can feel good about themselves? Then the C+ student can “feel” as smart as the A+ student if you take away the grade and just say they both passed. That way nobody’s feelings get hurt and we’ll all live happily ever after.

Hurt feelings aren’t always a bad thing. For example: the Michael Jordan story. He (arguably the greatest basketball player to ever grace the planet) was cut from a high school basketball team. I’ll go out on a limb and guess that he used those feelings to motivate him to succeed and obviously he did quite well for himself.

That alone is the perfect example of what to do if people don’t make a certain team: work hard to reach their goal, not get angry and feel that they’re entitled a spot on the team.

Tell all of your complaints to the varsity coach who doesn’t get rehired because he didn’t win enough games. Success has to be earned through hard work, determination and practice, just like any important and meaningful accomplishment in life. Allowing someone to play simply for showing up and putting on the uniform is setting them up for failure and frustration in later life. There are enough “fun” leagues out there now where kids can play for enjoyment. But our generation’s sense of entitlement is starting to ruin high school sports by making it a “happy” little world where everyone plays and the competition becomes diluted.

Sports are supposed to convey real life lessons. High school athletics aren’t a welfare program. Cutting these types of teams will not only assist the budget cut, but also can start to turn our generation in a new direction.

Non-varsity teams give athletes false realitiesO n t h e E A S T S i d e With Jordan

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Team has traditions for fun, performance

After: Sophomore Dustin Baker checks his hair in the mirror after sophomore Jake Lauster cut his hair on Monday, Feb. 15. Lauster gave Baker a mohawk and shaved his nickname, “Jelly,” into his head. Photo by Brandon Bushong.

(left) During: Sophomores David Dart and Cody Camp observe as senior David Camp cuts freshman Spencer Blazek’s hair. Blazek received the coveted “swirl” haircut, which is reserved for one person every year. (right) Before: Mrs. Laurel Camp, mother of senior David Camp, buzzes the side of senior Nick Green’s head to prepare for his mohawk. The Camps hosted the haircutting party at their house on Monday, Feb. 15. Photos by Brandon Bushong.

The HairThe members of the boys’ swim

team dye their hair crazy colors the week before sectionals. Below is some of the team and their hair.

SWIMMING

TRADITIONS

Nate Loomis,sophomore

David Dart,sophomore

Cody Camp, sophomore

Jake Lauster, sophomore

Spencer Blazek,freshman

Austin Williams,senior