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TriangleThe Newsmagazine of Columbus North High School
1400 25th Street, Columbus, Ind. Volume 89 Issue 9 May 21, 2010
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“Any one of the ten could have made it through.”
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It seems like the countdown for graduation began freshman year. Well seniors, our time here is up.
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May 21, 2010newsReaching for the stars 05Budget cuts in BCSC 06-07 Columbus Idol 08 FocusThe class of 2010 09-16Features
Junior Gabby Malina 17sportsJunior Jake Reed signs to IU 18 Spring sport wrap-up 19leisure“Glee” review 20Summer activities 23
19 A quick look at all the spring sports as we wrap up the 2010 spring season
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our voice: staff editorialIf teachers we care about are being laid off, can we save their jobs?
In December, Gov. Mitch Daniels an-nounced a $300 million budget cut for schools. Since then, school districts
across Indiana have been laying off teach-ers in order to meet these state education budget cuts.
According to the Indiana State Teachers Association, up to 5,000 teachers may lose their jobs. This number represents 8 percent of public school teachers statewide. The deadline to notify teachers about being laid off is June 1.
In a recent article, the Indy Star reported that one Indianapolis high school alone is cutting 100 teachers. Here, we are starting to feel the effects of the reductions. Four teachers have already received notification that they will not be returning next year. Some concerned students are working hard
to save these jobs. Facebook groups have been created to
protest these terminations. One group was made to try to prevent business teacher Andrew Dunn from losing his job. As of May 13, 722 students had joined the group “Save Mr. Dunn’s Job at North.” A mass message was also sent out via Facebook informing students a petition was being created to send to the state superintendent.
The Triangle believes that the loss of any job by a beloved teacher is an upset. However, we also see the facts and under-stand that it is not the personal decisions of principal David Clark, BCSC superin-tendent John Quick, or the BCSC Board of Trustees. The decision to make the budget cuts was made by people who do not know us. While a Facebook group is great way to
show support, the only people who see it are those who attend North, and the decision to cut budgets is state wide.
Some school corporations voted on a ref-erendum to increase teacher taxes, so they could keep their teachers. Carmel, one of the largest school corporations in the state, voted yes. However, for many schools this was not the case. Luckily, BCSC planned ahead by creating a Rainy Day Fund, and it is because of this that the number of teachers being let go is minimal. Still, four teachers is a huge loss. To prevent this from happening again, we need to do our part. If we have the chance to vote to keep our teachers, vote yes.
Dear edi-tor:We have
recently become aware of the ongoing issue of child labor around the world
today. Many of the statistics of children em-ployed today are shocking. UNICEF states that approximately 218 million children from ages 5-17 are suffering from the condi-tions of child labor. This figure does not in-clude those employed as domestic servants in people’s homes. Although child labor may seem more prevalent in less developed countries, it is even still a problem in the
United States as well. Between 300 and 500 thousand children were employed as farm workers in 2001, working up to 14 hours a day, seven days a week. They start as young as eight years old and are well exposed to dangerous chemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers. Children forced into labor are de-nied access to education and are, in general, treated horribly with bad working condi-tions and wages beyond their problems.
There are many child labor laws appli-cable to high school students. In order to get a job, a student must first get a work permit, which has the laws listed on the back. Statistically, about two thirds of high school students are empoyed accroding to a survey done in the United States in 2000.
That number has probably increased over the past 10 years. Even at age 14, over half of those surveyed had held some type of part-time job. Most of them were not em-ployed by a company, but it still does pose an interesting question. We think that child labor laws are being broken in Columbus in certain areas. We want to do what we can to help the problem.
Sincerely, Adam Grimes Dallin Hinckley
letter to the editor
Child labor laws brokenFreshmen Adam Grimes and Dallin Hinckley express their opinion on child labor laws
Starting next year, several state changes will take place. One change will be determined by a letter grade.
According to the Indianapolis Star, Indiana schools will receive yearly letter grades (A-F) based on
student performances on standardized tests.English department chair Rick Weinheimer does not believe
the grading scale is beneficial.“Using the standardized test performance as the main
determiner of a school’s ‘success’ is both inaccurate and misleading,” he said.
For students that struggle with standardized tests, Mr. Weinheimer knows there are ways to are ways to improve.
“Pay attention to your teachers,” Mr. Weinheimer said. “Listen closely, participate actively and learn thoroughly. Our
courses are based on mastering the standards that will be assessed
by the test.” Four Star Awards Along with the new grad-
ing scale, North would ben-efit from the Indiana Four
Star School distinction. According to the Indiana Department of Education, it only takes four elements to receive a four star school award: a high attendance rate, math proficiency scores, language arts proficiency scores and a percent passing both math and language arts.
For some school districts, like Carmel Clay schools, Hamilton Southeastern schools and Zionsville Community schools, obtain-ing this recognition is not a problem. However, for our district it is more of a struggle. One obstacle standing in our way of receiving the award is attendance.
“One year we met every requirement,” Principal David Clark said. “We were 15 thousandths of a percent off (in the atten-dance rate). That year would have made a huge difference.”
Sophomore Mikey DeDomenic, who has missed very little school , realizes the importance of exceptional attendance.
“I don’t really think about having good attendance. I kind of feel like I’m obligated to [go to school], so I do it.”
DeDomenic also believes that coming to school offers academic benefits.
“You don’t get behind on homework,” he said, “and you always know what’s going on in classes.”
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1) “Come to school and participate in academic activities.”principal David Clark
2) “Without vision there is no restraint. [Students] need to realize what they want for the future and do what they need to do now to accomplish this goal.”
dean aaron Karrer3) “[Students] have been here all year long and it would be sad to lose your credits.”
essential skills teacher Jan machet4) “[Students] are surrounded by staff and students who care. You will never get more support
than you will in a school.” dean Ruth Hurlee
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Making the grade New grading system emphasizes tests, other recognition possible
Attendance dur-ing the last three months has shown a slight increase. If every student came to school two more days, North’s chances of being recognized as an Indiana Four Star school would be greater.
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A ‘Dunn’ deal Business teacher Andrew Dunn reflects on leaving North
When business teacher Andrew Dunn was called
down to the main office April 21, he could have never prepared himself for what he was about to hear. Principal David Clark and assistant principal Susan Scott informed him that his job at North was cut.
“The first 24-48 hours were a little rough. I’ve been here four years and certainly didn’t see it coming,” he said. “‘Shock’ is the only word I can think of.”
According to Mr. Dunn, Mr. Clark and Mrs. Scott explained to him that, because of a drop
in students in the school’s busi-ness department, his position was cut for next year. However, Mr. Dunn believes that keeping a positive attitude is crucial in his situation.
“Things happen for a reason,” he said. “You never know what tomorrow’s going to bring in your life. You live today. Tomor-row will take care of itself.”
The news about Mr. Dunn hit sophomore Corey Gardner hard, prompting him to take action.
“Finding out that he was one of the teachers losing his job, out of all of the teachers, he was the one I really knew, and I had
come to really like him,” he said.Gardner began work on a pe-
tition to keep Mr. Dunn at North but has since changed it to keep all BCSC teachers from losing their jobs. Mr. Dunn has begun searching for positions across Indiana and other states, dedi-cated to finding another job as a teacher.
“I don’t care if it’s here or if it’s in Oregon, I want to be a teacher,” he said.
Mr. Dunn said that he has enjoyed his time at North but has accepted the fact that it’s time to
move on.“It’s an ending to one chapter
of my life,” Mr. Dunn said, “and it’s going to be the beginning to
another chapter.”
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Gov. Mitch Daniels took away prop-erty tax which was a consistent fund to state education. The result was that the education budget decreased.
In December of 2009, Gov. Mitch Daniels released information on a $300 million budget cut for Indiana education, which was put in effect January of 2010.
Because of fewer students, there will be fewer teachers. In the past, BCSC has be-gun the new year with 150 more students than the previous year. This year, 150 fewer students enrolled - a 300-student drop. The number of teachers needed de-pends on the number of students enrolled.
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This year 150 students left BCSC.
As many decisions are being made, the administration is making sure that stu-dents are its top priority.
Students’ needs are what drives school staffing decisions.
Budgets state-wide will be tighter next year because of the bills passed by Gov. Daniels. Teachers and officials will be working to make sure that the next school year runs smoothly.
BCSC had one month to create a new bud-get. This new budget was $3 million less, or the funds that could have been used to pay 60 teachers for one year.
What this means to you:
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Budget cuts Here are five impor-tant facts to help un-derstand the reasons for budget cuts at North and throughout the state
The Triangle compiled information from interviews with principal David Clark, assistant principal John Green, superintendent John Quick and assistant superintendent Linda DeClue to get to the bottom of state funding for schools
compiled by Hillary McCloskey, Jason Latimer and Cade Mead
1North will be losing four teachers as of right now.
Some teachers will be leaving, including newer teachers, and maybe some favor-ites. However, we are not losing as many as other school around the state.
What this means to you:
taking action | Sophomore Corey Gardner created a peition and Facebook group to save teacher Andrew Dunn.
Rumor has it Misconceptions cleared up
By next year, the rainy day fund will not have enough money to support the cuts in the budget. BCSC will
have to recreate the budget to make up for the loss of funds. Hopefully BCSC will start a new rainy day fund, in case of further budget cuts.
According to BCSC superinten-dent John Quick, the Rainy Day Fund was created in 2002 and
now holds $7.5 million. The fund allowed BCSC to remain more stable than other corporations in Indiana.
“We’re not immune from this (budget cutting),” Dr. Quick said. “We are just prepared pretty well and we can weather the storm.”
The Rainy Day Fund was created for times of economic crisis.
Assistant principal John Green explained why BCSC decided to create the fund.
“It was a prudent decision by our se-nior leadership. It gives us time to think through the decisions, and that’s why we don’t see many hard decisions now,” Mr. Green said. “It doesn’t mean we’re not going to; we are just taking from the Rainy Day Fund.”
The money came from extra revenue from the BCSC budget. The Rainy Day Fund took eight years to build to the amount it is now.
“We put what was allowed from the budget into the rainy day fund until times got tough,” principal David Clark said. “Other school corporations don’t even have a month’s worth saved up.”
Defining the ‘Rainy Day’
RumoR: it is all BCsC’s fault.
faCt: When Gov. Mitch Daniels eliminated property tax, the educa-tion fund suffered. Property tax was a consistent fund to education. Sales tax is an inconsistent source of money.
RumoR: ConstruCtion is the reason for Budget Cuts.
faCt: The money that has been set aside for renovations can only legally be used for the construction. The constru-tion does not affect the budget.
RumoR: next year’s students Will have to pay to partiCipate in sports.
faCt: Although some schools are charging families up to $500 to participate in athletics, BCSC will not be charging athletes to play.
RumoR: there Will Be more students per Class next year.
faCt: The student-teacher ratio will not change and students should not notice a change.
Budget cuts will not only affect the present but
also the future of BCSC. Although BCSC hasn’t had to make tough de-cisions, in the next few years the budget may
become tighter
If there are future budget cuts, the decrease in funds may not be as trouble free as this year. Other cor-
porations have begun to consolidate schools this year, which is an option for BCSC.
Cutting extracurricular activities or making students pay to participate is what some other corporations have
begun to help make up for the loss of funds. However, BCSC is not planning to make this happen though in the future the option is still there.
The amount of teachers BCSC has to lose next year is a small amount compared to other schools who are
losing up to hundreds of dollars. The budget next year is going to be tighter, and this may be the cause for the loss of more teachers, especially if students continue not sign up for certain classes.
Administrators explain the fund that helped stem budget woes
compiled by Hillary McCloskey, Jason Latimer and Cade Mead
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“Winning Columbus Idol would be such an accomplish-ment. It would give me the opportunity to do something amazing. I want to see how far I could go with singing.”
senior Danisha Braxton
Wishing for the win
F or other students the Columbus Idol event benefits, a simple ‘hello’ in the hallway can mean even more
than winning the competition. Portions of ticket sales will go to help
fund the Best Buddies programs at East and North. Best Buddies builds friend-ships between students with disabilities and other students.
Senior Katie Dana is a member of the program.
“I joined Best Buddies through my friends Natalie Bush and Delaney Lego,” Dana said. “There was a call out meeting for the scholarship fundraiser, I showed up and was drawn in.”
The Daniel J. Altmiller Scholarship was named for Daniel Altmiller, who was a par-
ticipant of Best Buddies. His Mother, Jenne Altmiller carries on his memory with the first Daniel J. Altiller scholarship.
“We are honoring a student who will go into special needs education or physical or occupational therapy,” Mrs. Altmiller said.
This year’s scholarship was awarded to North Senior Rebecca Hubel.
Best Buddies changes the lives of students.
“(Being in Bet Buddies) has made me more aware of kids with disabilities,” Dana said. “It’s made me aware of how much a simple hello in the hallway means. People in Best buddies make a difference by becoming their friend and being there for them.”
compiled by Caitlin Wilson
Saturday, stage lights shone down on senior Rachel Teo. Even through an entire days worth of competition, nerves still set in as the final round approached.
“I think it’s safe to say I’ve never been more nervous in my life,” Teo said. “It was hard competing against all the talent. I definitely almost passed out after the third round.”
Many individuals from around Columbus participated in the Columbus Idol event, each had their own reason.
“My major at Belmont will be in commercial music, so I thought this experience would be good for me,” Teo said. “It was good for me to compete with people outside of North who are interested in the same styles of music as me.”
Contestants sang through three rounds at the finale, start-ing with 20 individuals. Judges made eliminations moving on 10 to the second round, then again resulting in the final five.
“I was really surprised (I made it to the finale),” Teo said. “I thought anyone of the ten could have made it through. I was happy to make it that far.”
Despite the competition, the evening was to support a great cause and was a fun experience.
“My favorite moment was when everyone cheered for you when you were done,” Teo said.
The evening concluded with a local man, Jamal Combs, winning the competition.
“(Jamal) was incredible. Period,” Teo said. “I was very im-pressed and he deserved to win.”
Columbus Idol
Best buddies“Ever since I was a little girl, I have wanted to sing on stage. I thought Columbus Idol was the perfect option for me. The $500 prize is great, but the best prize is the recording time.”
sophomore taylor greenlee
Students share their reasons for partici-pating in Columbus Idol and their hopes for the prize
Revenue raised from Columbus Idol helps fund friendships
Spotlight on se-nior Rachel Teo
photo by Caitlin Wilson
theTriangle
time’s upThe Newsmagazine of Columbus North High School
1400 25th Street, Columbus, Ind. Volume 89 Issue 9 May 21, 2010
It seems like the countdown for graduation began freshman year. Well seniors, our time here is up.
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the senior issue
“Any one of the ten could have made it through.”
senior Rachel teo
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“I think it will be a good fit for him because he has always liked IU.”
junior Will Rinehart
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piRtle is CHoosing to go to CulinaRy aRts sCHoolgourmet graduation
neW sCHool, neW CHallengesGoins shares her story
When deciding on career paths, many students choose from the business or medical fields.
Senior Brent Pirtle, however, chose culinary arts for it’s unique, creative outlet.
Pirtle is attending the Johnson and Whales College of Culinary Arts, a top-knotch cooking school and alma mater to famed chef Emeril Lagasse.
“I’ll be attending the summer program in Charlotte, S.C. and the fall program in Denver, Colo.,” Pirtle said.
Although an office is a great place to start a thriving line of work, Pirtle feels a kitchen would spark more of an interest.
“It’s just fun,” he said. “It’s not a ‘nine-to-five-sitting-behind-a-desk’ job. I want to go beyond working at a simple chain restaurant and be a chef.”
While chasing his dream job, Pirtle is still ready with a backup plan in case the job
does not work out.“If I don’t do cooking, I’d probably want
to do something in politics,” he said. “But, really, it’s cooking or not going to school. I would just move to Denver.”
Denver has an array of sports teams like the NFL Broncos and the NBA Nuggets, the teams Pirtle hopes to be a personal chef for.
“My associates [degree] will be in Culi-nary Arts and my major will be in Sports Events and Entertainment Management,” he said. “It’ll either be super, large-scale cater-ing or I’ll just be a head chef.”
Pirtle may have to work his way up to the top, but he doesn’t mind.
“There’s a big difference between a cook and a chef,” he said. “I don’t want to take orders from a boss. Instead, I want to be my own.”
by Olivia Williams
Jan. 5, 2010 marks a day second semester senior transfer from Evansville,
Ambraya Goins will never forget; her first day at Columbus North High School. Transferring with no warning, Goins still had a great transition.
“People have been very friendly, but at first it was tough,” Goins said. “I didn’t have anyone to talk to and I focused on graduation.”
Receiving few breaks with the senior project, Goins still received an outstanding rating.
“At my old school, the senior project was not required, it was a part of our English class. Deadlines were pushed back for me, but I had all the same requirements of every other
senior.”Librarian Toni Held was
Goins’ bull dog time teacher and offered to help her in anyway possible. With Mrs. Held’s help, Goins was able to create her project, “Animal Life Savers.”
“I planned on giving my presentation to kids under 10 at the FFY, but they couldn’t get me in, so I gave my presentation to the life skills class about dog care,” Goins said.
Outside of school, Goins attended her senior prom in Columbus, quickly established roots here and plans to stay in the area next year.
“She asked me to prom, and I asked her to be my girlfriend during the last song,” senior Robert McLemore said.
Becoming involved can be hard for new students, but Goins jumped right in. She is a member of “Grief Group,” an anonymous group that helps teens get through emotional hardships, that meets once a week.
“It’s a group that makes me think about a lot of stuff,” Goins said. “It really helps, and I enjoy it.”
With plans to attend IUPUC next year and work, both Goins and Maclamore plan to stay together.
“I am staying here and going to IUPUC after graduation, and so is Robert,” Goins said. “I love it here. It’s totally different than Evansville, but it’s a good different.”
by Taylor Gohn
Cook | Senior Brent Pirtle is excited to attend a Culinary Arts school in Denver, Colo. starting next fall.
Reflect | Senior Ambraya Goins re-flects on her time here in Columbus, even though she just moved here January.
photo by Alex Weisner
photo by Alex Weisner
piRtle is CHoosing to go to CulinaRy aRts sCHool
neW sCHool, neW CHallenges
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tHe senioR Class at a glanCeinformation station
FAVORITE YEAR v. LEAST FAVORITE YEAR
We surveyed 322 members of the senior class about their time at north, their future and a little about Harry potter too.
HARRY POTTER v. TWILIGHT
We suRviveD...construction•senior projects•AP packets•dealing with annoying people•limited parking•learning English•the pot lot protest•band room fire•Mr. Perry’s Econ final project•
cicada invasion of 2008•Bajio leaving Columbus•not getting a parking ticket dur-•ing several illegal parking jobsISTEP•cooking class•the recession•Obama taking office•the Huckaby scandal•
PreCalculus•not so nice teachers•the flood•biology•SAQs•drama queens•thugs•AP BC Calculus•everything•
senior59%
fresh
man
sophomore
junior
What was your favorite year at north?
freshman31%
sophomore
junior
senior
least favorite year at north?
ROOMMATES
If your plans after high school include college, who are you rooming with?
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where
A friend from
North
Strangers
32%55%
30%35%
of seniors have read all 7 “Harry Potter” novels
of seniors have read at least 1 “Harry Potter” novel
of seniors have read all 4 “Twilight” novels
of seniors have read at least 1 “Twilight” novel
83%we are staying
together
RELATIONSHIPSOf the seniors surveyed, 49 percent said they were in a relationship with a significant other. We then asked, “Are you planning on continuing to date into the next school year or breaking up?”
we haven’t discussed it yet13%
we are going our separate
ways4%
To close, we asked seniors what they have survived in their four years at North
“I survived high school - that says
it all.”senior David Crawford
$10,385,286
2.92the senior class median GPA on a 4.0 scale
the amount of money the senior class has won in scholarships, breaking the record from the class of 2007 for $10.1 million.
anderson universityMitch McIntyre, Undecided
art institute of indianapolisDaniel Kaiser, Interior DesignQuinten Newton, Pastry Chef
Ball state universityKameron Anderson,
Criminal Sociality, Business Management
Rebecca Austin, English Education
Jennifer Barbercheck, Psychology
Cory Booher, BusinessDrew Calbert, Architecture,
BusinessJoanna Chatham, Vocal
PerformanceLetty Contreras, Early Childhood
EducationLaura Gorbett, NursingRianne Hall, Secondary English
EducationEthan Hooten, AccountingKeegan Jiles, Spanish EducationAshley Kamman, Elementary
EducationAlesha Lewis,
TelecommunicationsNick Likens, Pre-LawKatie Luken, Elementary
EducationKristina Matney, NursingAshley Moore, Athletic Training,
Vet TechColleen Mullally, Law,
PsychologyLevi Olmstead, AdvertisingDavid Packer, Animating,
Graphic DesignMakenzie Pope, ArtNatasha Powell, ArtJenna Pruitt, Business, Public
RelationsKyle Resnik, Visual
CommunicationsMacKenna Richard, Public
RelationsMorgan Roederer, ArchitectureVeronica Shipley, GeneticsMallory Sims, NursingAustin Smith, Biology, AnatomyTanner Smith, Space Exploration
Engineer Tech SpecialistSarah Stearns, Visual
CommunicationBailey Stultz, Architecture,
Urban Planning
Courtney Turner, Telecommunications
Megan Vogt, NursingAlex Weisner, ArchitectureOlivia Williams, JournalismMiranda Yeley, NursingVance Yount, Statistics and Bio/
Chem
Bellarmine universityMariah Schwenk, Business,
Education
Belmont universityEvan Scruton, English, MathRachel Teo, Commercial Music
Bowling green universityTyler Smith, MBA
Brigham young universitySarah Hill, Exercise ScienceMegan Hinckley, UndecidedLuke Kleinhenz, Business
Management
Butler universityKatherine Doty, Music EducationCaroline Hedrick,
PharmaceuticalsKyle Moriarty, Accounting
Cinncinati Christian univeristy
Andy Barker, Urban/Intercultural Studies
Concordia universitiy ChicagoSarah Burr, Director of Christian
Education
Depauw universityChrissy Day, Athletic TrainingKristin Otto, BiologyEmma Pence, EducationTom Piotrowski, Music
Performance and BiologyLouie Souza, HistoryErica Tucker, UndecidedAaron Vaillancourt, Pre-Med
Devry universityCharles Freeman, Game and
Simulation Programming
Florida CollegeBrice Baughn, UndecidedShelby Malone, Early Childhood
Educations
Franklin CollegeCasey Kirk, Biology, ChemistryKatie McBurnett, TeachingAlec Olibo, Information
TechnologyLee Tompkins, Undecided
Full sail universityJeremy Cramer, Game Art
geneva CollegeStephanie Shoop, Spanish
Hanover CollegeAnthony Cox, English Literature
Harrison CollegeZach Aufdermauer, Business
Marketing, Graphic Design
indiana universityMary-Jeanette Andrews,
NeuroscienceJason Bowman, EconomicsEmily Burbrink, Nursing, Pre-
MedPaulina Chavira, International
Business and ManagementCaleb Denney, BusinessQuintin Caldwell, NursingNick Coffey, Pre-DentalDane Duke, Criminal Justice,
Political ScienceGreg Freudenthaler, BusinessCassie Funcheon, Accounting,
FinanceKristen Greathouse, OptometryDylan Gommel, BusinessGenna Gosney, BusinessAlex Lawless, ArtDylan Lax, Physical TherapyDelaney Lego, Elementary
Education, Special EducationJustin Madigan, KinesiologyMarissa McEwan, PhotographyMatt McKain, UndecidedZach Mills, MathematicsBrandon Murphy, BiologyPeter Oren, Psychology,
EducationAndrew Pajakowski, AccountingGraham Pedersen, InformaticsRuel Pedigo, MedicineSiri Retrum, NursingSimone Robinson, MedicineMegan Schultz, BusinessMelissa Showalter, UndecidedJennifer Smith, International
BusinessAudrey Snider, Anthropology
Victoria Stout, Business, Pre-lawPhilip Tarnowski, Business
ManagementChristiana Vogel, International
BusinessMarcus Wadell, Marketing,
MathematicsEmily Wheeler, BiologyHeidi Wieland, Undecided
indiana state universityJake Morgan, AviatianZachary Nickerson, PsychologyZachary Ruddick, PsychologyEric Scher, Art EducationSean Skiles, BusinessShaina Weisner, Pre-Dentistry
indiana Wesleyan universityKimberly Phelps, Music or
Elementary EducationChristina Pletcher, Elementary
Education
iupuCWhitney Akins, Electrical
EngineerAshley Baker, NursingMegan Basile, NursingTesla Bell, Art TherapyScott Bowling, Pharmacy TechSamantha Bradley, BusinessMegan Brumfield, Child
EducationRuth Burnett, Civil EngineeringBrandon Cameron, UndecidedAlisha Cooley, UndecidedKatherine Cooper, UndecidedZach Cornn, UndecidedEmily Dahl, UndecidedLydia Drake, OptometryBethany Ferril, EnglishBrett Ferry, Landscape
ArchitectureCourtney Fleener, FinanceEmily Ford, NursingEmily Foust, Elementary
EducationAmbraya Goins, BusinessJerrica Grider, BusinessLogan Harrell, Liberal ArtsAlex Hildinger, UndecidedBryce Jones, Electrical
EngineeringKenichi Kato, Pre-MedJacob Kennedy, AccountingAnthony Kipper, Sports
BroadcastingKelly Lewis, Medicine, NursingLogan McDaniel, Psychology
Kim McDaniel, PsychologyAvari Mitchell, BiologyRebekah Moorman,
DermatologyFelicia Nelson, Pediatric NursingShanna O’Dell, UndecidedKeegan Owens, PsychologyShelby Perry, NursingJordon Philips, Medical Genetics Leslie Phillips, EducationLogan Pickett, EngineeringJordan Purvis, NursingMallory Rutam, NursingMonica Sandoval, NursingAshley Settle, EducationZach Staley, BusinessAustin Streeval, Land SurveyorNate Vauter, METZack Walker, Mechanical
EngineeringZeb Walton, PsychologyDerek Wampler, Broadcasting,
TelecommunicationsLaura-Beth Wilde, Business
Administration
iupuiRachel Bear, NursingTaylor Buster, NursingDylan Howard, Electrical
EngineeringJordan Jaggers, EducationAndrew Krueger, UndecidedLiz Nay, Art Lindsey Padalik, Forensic and
Investigative ScienceGarrett Preusz, Computer
Graphics Technology DesignXochitl Rizo, NursingBen Wentworth, Economics
ivy techAngel Alarcón, LawBenjamin Bailey, UndecidedNicole Bailey, Art or JapaneseAmos Baugher, Fire ScienceKim Benefiel, PsychologyCassie Boyer, Dental AssistingRyan Brown, Culinary ArtsDalton Brumett, UndecidedTyler Burkhart, BusinessSarah Cottrill, Elementary
EducationDarryl Couch, TechnologyDerek Eggers, Law EnforcementApril English, VeteranarianRyan Farnsworth, Computer
TechnologyMatthew Feliciano, Medicine,
Computer Technology
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Here is the senior class and their plans for next year. We attempted to survey every senior and apologize if we missed you.
pResenting tHe Class oF 2010plans for the future
pResenting tHe Class oF 2010 Blake Fields, UndecidedSteven Foley, CADFrancisco Garcia, BusinessGrace Gudates, NursingAshley Harrison, UndecidedStacya HendricksonChandra Hollinger, NursingSydney Innie, Undecided Ashley Jaeger, DentalAdrian Laboy, NursingZack Laine, Criminology, HistoryRachel Lapidus, Vet TechSpencer Layman, UndecidedCaitlin Linney, Early Childhood
EducationKent Meinert, Applied
Paramedic ScienceKrisinda Niewedde, Vet TechKory Noland, ConstructionGuadalupe Ortiz, UndecidedRyan Pennington, Business
ManagmentSophia Pepper, MedicineHannah Perkinson, EnglishBrandon Ramirez, Paramedic
ScienceMerari Ramos, BusinessJesse Rogers, Graphic DesignAngelica Rosete, UndeicdedValerie Sorg, NursingKristen Stokes, UndecidedSarah Streeval, Elementary
Education, Vet AssistantShennille Taylor, EducationKatlynn Turner, NursingCory Wildman, Early Childhood
EducationAlyssa Wiles, Undecided
Johnson and Wales universityBrent Pirtle, Culinary Arts
manchester CollegeCasaundra Birdwell, EngineeringKaitlin Jines, History
marian universityCharles Ayres, MarketingJordan Gray, MathematicsKatie Kaiser, Business
ManagementNick Kruse, Business Nick Shanks, Medical Biology
miami universityCarissa Fry, Pre-Law
new york universityMia Weiland, French, Studio Art
northern Dakota state unviersity
Nash Johnson, BusinessNick Peterson, Entrepreneurship
oberlin CollegeMaggie Vrana, Political Science
ohio northern universityJeremy Barnes, Pharmacy
olivet nazarene universityArielle Beller, Undecided
purdue universitySam Anderson, Building
Construction ManagementGarrett Banks, BiologyBarrett Beach, PharmacyDavid Bean, EngineeringChris Bremmer, Computer and
Information TechnologyKatie Bridgeman, PharmacyKira Cazenave, WildlifeCole Chandler, Computer
ScienceAndrew Cox, Aeronautical
EngineeringStephanie Emling, UndecidedBrooke Fath, Special and
Elementary EducationAnna Forster, NursingJonathan Gill, Mechanical
Engineering TechnologyJon Glackin, EngineeringJase Harmon, EngineeringStacy Hauersperger, UnidecidedBrandon Hedrick, EngineeringMaggie Kim, Mathematical
StatisticsTimo Loesher, Industrial
EngineeringJacob Logan, MathematicsRobert McLemore, Mechanical
Engineering TechnologyPat Meyer, Engineering
TechnologyCole Newton, Mechanical
Engineering TechnologyUrvi Patel, UndecidedBetsy Schlehuser, General
Health ScienceJustin Schuder, NursingSara Searcy, WildlifeKaley Stahl, Dietetics, HealthDaniel Ward, EngineeringAdam Willats, Biomedical
EngineeringDavid Yen, Industrial Engineering
Rose-Hulman institute of technology
John MacAslan, Computer Science
Corbin Oliver, Mechanical Engineering
savannah College of art and Design
Melissa Andrews, Animation, Film and Television
southern virginia universityErin Bennett, Political Science,
Philosophy
trine state universityYodir Anahuati, Civil
Engineering
u.n.a.m. College - mexico City
Guilleamo Rosado, Business Administration
university of alabamaSteve Keogh,
Telecommunications and Film
university of arizonaThomas Brueggemann, Business
or Environmental ScienceRyne Tabler, Pre-Physiology
university of ChicagoKatie Dana, Undecided
university of evansvilleJessica Engelking, Pre-VetErin Gordon, CommunicationsJenna Huebel, Special EducationRebecca Huebel, Elementary
EducationStefan Starnes, Civil Engineering
university of indianapolisDylan Abney, Sports MarketingStephanie Kirkling, Visual
Communications DesignAlyssa Miller, PsychologyAngela Owens, Theatre,
PhotographyBrianna Robertson, Physical
TherapyJessica White, Secondary
EducationSam Withers, Psychology, Music
Education
university of KentuckyMike Hughes, Mechanical
EngineeringKeleigh Knorr, Chemical
EngineerRebecca Goggin, Undecided
university of louisvilleColin Kurayama, BiologyAshley Miller, Music Therapy
university of mississippiKatie Bieger, Marketing and
Advertising
university of missouriNatalie Bush, Public RelationsTaylor Gohn, Physical Therapy
or BusinessMadeline Hodek,
PhotojournalismLindsey Thompson, Journalism
university of new HavenAllyson Sturgill, Forensic Science
university of northwestern ohio
Chris James, High Performance Technician
university of st. FrancesKollin Carman, Accounting
university of southern indianaAshley Anderson, HistoryEric Brown, NursingErin Fleener, Dental HygeineErin McNair, BiologyAllison Nystrom, NursingKayla Rupp, Elementary
EducationBen Tucker, BiologyJennifer Weddle, Dental
Hygeine
university of toledoCorbin Brooks, Pharmacy
university of WisconsinZach Meyer, Biochemistry
utah valley universityBrennan Scott, Undecided
valparaiso universityAlex Harris, Communications,
Pre-Seminary
vincennes universityDenishia Braxton, Paralegal,
PediatricianLogan Crawford, Law
Enforcement, Homeland Security
Jane Flores, Broadcasting, SalesValerie Hoover, Pre-MedTony Kummer, Law EnforcementVincent McAdams, Law
EnforcementCharles Pace, Law EnforcementDaniel Velazquez, Law
EnforcementChelsea Wittenmyer,
Broadcasting
Washington university in st. louis
Cyrus Xi, Undecided
Webster universityChristopher B. Pratt, Musical
Theatre
West pointJarrett Brownfield, Business
Administration
Wittenberg universityAndrea Behling, Pre-health,
Nursing
Xavier universityAlex Albers, FinanceAndy Kaplan, HistoryRicky Narsinghani, Natural
ScienceMike Solik, Finance or
Accounting
yale universityEmily Miller, History
militaryPedro ColonStephanie Diaz, ArmyChelsea Gilbert, NavyJosh Hurley, Military PoliceTaylor Mikulyuk, ArmyCy Moss, MarinesKyle Moxley, ArmyCody Phillips, MarinesCharles Pickens, MarinesShawn Riley, Marines
WorkingWilliam AyersChrisopher Barkes, Texas
RoadhouseRafael BarreraLisa BlodisSkylar BurtonSarah ConeVibert Coomer, RacingDavid CrawfordHaley CrouchBrian EnglandJoshua FeldmannKyle Fouts, CumminsDerik HurleyGregory Kennon, CosmetologySkyler King, Graphic DesignWilliam MartinBrad McMillianKatie Rea, CosmetologyChaz RothrockAdut TongMatt Williams, CumminsJandria WetheraldCasey Wilson, Carpentry
undecidedEthan Crippen, Auto/Diesel
TechnologyFelicia CroddyAndrew Dewitt Carlos Garay, IUPUC or ISUErin GladishWiley GroceMegan HalsteadEryc Hash, Graphic DesignTrevor KikendallZachary KunnJenny NguyenJackie SweeneyJennifer ThompsonAshley Weddle
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unCoveRing tHe positive Despite HaRDsHipsdwelling on the good
maKing tHe most oF tHe magiCa chance to win
In early 2006, towards the end of her eighth grade year, senior Jerrica Grid-
er’s mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is typically a progressive disease involving damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
“At first I didn’t know what it was so I didn’t think anything of it,” Grider said. “(My parents) didn’t tell me for a while. My mom was in and out of the hospital. She had Carpotunal surgery but when it didn’t work they had to go deeper into looking for something else.”
Grider helps accommodate her mother’s needs.
“During an episode one side of her body will not be able to move,” Grider said. “She wants to do things on her
own, but we all know that on the days she isn’t feeling good we all stay home to take care of her.”
Overall Grider has had more time with her mother since the diagnoses.
“I spend more time with her,” Grider’s mother, Monica Grider said. “We used to be on the go with (soft)ball tourna-ments. Now all the girls want to know what to do to help.”
To celebrate her mother’s strength through her diag-noses, Grider and one of her older sisters got tattoos dur-ing spring break last year.
“We didn’t tell (my mom),” Grider said. “We told her we were getting tattoos, but she thought it was just a spring break thing.”
The “spring break thing” meant more than just a regular
tattoo to Mrs. Grider. In small print the letters ‘MS’ are in the flower tattoo.
“I had to think a minute about what the MS stood for,” Mrs. Grider said. “I was pretty overwhelmed and emotional. It is a cool thought of some-thing of me is on them all the time.”
Through the diagnoses of MS the Grider family has learned how to stay positive. One major moral was summed up by Mrs. Grider.
“Take everyday as today, not tomorrow.”
Grider finished her cos-metology classes in March and is planning on getting her license. Next year once she starts working she plans on taking business classes at IUPUC.
by Sarah Burr
While some seniors are spending their second semesters slacking off and waiting for summer, se-
nior Megan Hinckley has been trying to win her Spanish class a trip to Orlando.
“‘The Today Show’ had a contest to send the class that could send a video to prove they were ‘extraordinary’ to Harry Potter World,” Hinckley said. “I just decided why not? And talked to Señora and we filmed it.”
The contest was announced in February and would send the winning class to the Wiz-arding World of Harry Potter in June.
“I wanted to do it because I figured we had nothing to lose,” Hinckley said, “and our class really does have a lot to be proud of.”
Results were released in late April, but unfortunately Hinckley’s class did not make the cut.
“(When she first suggested it) I thought
‘Are you crazy?’” Spanish teacher Marcia Cheek said. “I figured it would be mostly elementary students, and they have that cute factor.”
Although winning would have been an added bonus, the students did it mostly for the experience.
“It was a really fun thing for our class to do,” Hinckley said. “I don’t think any of us were really expecting to win, but it was a cool thing for us to shoot for.”
Mrs. Cheek said that this contest was very popular in the class.
“That class is very Harry Potter oriented,” Mrs. Cheek said. “They were all for it. To film the video I had them all bring in whatever Harry Potter stuff they had and there was enough for everyone, and this is a class of 25.”
The park opens to the public June 18 as an addition to Universal Studios in Orlando.
Hinckley, like many others, read the Harry Potter novels throughout elementary school beginning with The Sorcerer’s Stone in 2001.
“I really like the books,” she said. “They’re so well written.”
Next year, Hinckley is planning to attend Brigham Young University in Utah.
by Andrea Behling
imprint | Senior Jerrica Grider displays the tattoo she got during spring break last year to show rememberance of her mother’s diagnoses of multiple sclerosis.
imagine | Senior Megan Hinckley organized the entry of her Spanish class into a contest with the possibility of winning a trip to Orlando.
photo by Alex Weisner
photo by Madeline Hodek
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Way BaCK WHen We WeRe FResHman...major events from our four years
thank you for reading all these years!-the senior traingle staffers
Andrea BehlingSarah Burr
Blake FieldsTaylor Gohn
Madeline HodekEmily Miller
Virginia SteilbergZeb Walton
Alex WeisnerAdam Willats
Olivia Williams
sept. 2007Barriers were added to the West parking lot, commonly called the ‘Pot Lot,’ to reserve a portion of the spaces for teach-ers. Students protested by making T-shirts and bringing their lunches and crowding the cafeteria one day to show the advantage of letting students drive to lunch.“I remember people wearing T-shirts and one of my friends had one. We all thought it was really stupid that they had to duct tape the word ‘pot’ on the shirts.”
senior ashley moore
As entering freshman, there was no such thing as BDT. Instead, we had Home Room.“I miss homeroom, not going to lie - it being in the mornings instead of the middle of the day. It was usually only fifteen minutes and it worked so much better than Bull Dog Time, I thought.”
senior Zach Ruddick
June 7, 2008Columbus was hit by a disas-trous flood.“The flood was just a great tragedy that happened that took a wild process to over-come. Now it’s something that will always be remembered.”
senior april english
Daily announce-ments given over the PA system switched mid-year to a television broadcast during 4th period, the first BNN shows.
april 18, 2008 At 4:36 a.m. an earthquake was felt by students across Bartholomew County.
march 2010 The Affordable Health Care for America Act was signed into law by President Obama when the last of the health care reform legislation was passed by Congress.
sept. 4, 2006Animal Planet Wildlife Show host Steve Irwin died while filming in Australia. He was killed by the barb of a stingray that stung him in the chest.
sept. 26, 2006 Facebook goes public.
april 16, 2007 In Blackburg Va., a single guman killed 32 people, injured others and took his own life in what came to be called the Virginia Tech Shootings.
nov. 2007 The German language program at North was almost cancelled as the Chinese language program was added to the curriculum.
sept. 14, 2007 A “chemical spill” induced a Code Blue, a fire alarm was triggered, and rumors spread like crazy all in one day at North that came to be called Freaky Friday.
aug. 2008The Summer Olympics were held in China where swimmer Michael Phelps broke the record for most gold med-als won in a single Olympics when he took home 8 golds.
Jan. 20, 2009President Barack Obama was inaugurated, bringing a close to President George Bush’s eight years in office.
sept. 23, 2008North’s choir De-buteens and Music Men opened for John Mellencamp at the Crump downtown.
oct. 31, 2009North’s men’s and women’s cross country teams both won their State competitions.
Jan. 2010An electrical spark caused a fire in the North band room that forced band and choir classes to relocate for the first month of second semester.
Jan. 12, 2010An earthquake in Haiti caused, as of last week, over 230,000 deaths and $14.9 billion in aid to be raised for the island nation.
FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR
June 25 and 28, 2009First Michael Jackson passed away, then three days later, Billy Mays died as well.“It was kind of funny because I was in Spain with the IU Honors Program when they happened. We got the paper... and showed it to one of our teachers who was a big Michael Jackson fan. Someone did a Billy Mays skit about the Sham Wow in our Spanish lit class right after he died to be funny. Everything was happening in the US while we were over there.”
senior simone Robinson
June 2009 Zaharakos, the downtown res-taurant and ice-cream parlor, reopened.“I went there as a kid. I work at Smith’s Row so they’re kind of stealing our business since we have ice cream specials. I’ve had to run over there a couple times and the place looks great but I haven’t eaten there yet since it reopened.”
senior garrett preusz
The Commons Mall was torn down for reconstruction after 35 years of holding events including concerts, fund raisers, and proms.
in the fall, the new Project Pride senior project was imple-mented. The class of 2009 success-fully completed over 400 projects.
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For most, senior year is considered the end. However, junior Gabby Malina’s senior year will be a new beginning.
Malina and her family are moving to China this July due to a change in her father’s job at Cummins.
“I was asked if I was interested in taking the job,” Gabby’s father John Malina said.
When the family was informed, they took a vote and if anyone voted no, they would stay in Columbus.
“It was a total family vote,” Mr. Malina said.
Malina and her brother will be attending an international school in China.
“We are all pretty excited,” Malina said. “My brother wants to leave as soon as pos-sible.”
Excited as Malina may be, she is still sad to be leaving.
“I will miss my friends, my dog, my
grandparents and chocolate chips, because I don’t think they have them there.”
Malina will keep in touch with her friends through Facebook and Skype.
“I still can’t believe she is moving,” junior Alex Rape said.
Rape has been good friends with Malina for four years now.
“I know it is going to happen,” Rape said, “but I just keep hoping it will change.”
Rape is not the only one of Malina’s friends who was stunned when they found out the news.
“When she told me I thought she was jok-ing around,” sophomore Hayden Kleinhenz said. “I cried when it finally sunk in.”
Besides leaving her friends, Malina might also be leaving something else behind.
“I’m considering playing volleyball there, but I probably won’t,” Malina said.
Malina feels that living in a new country
will be a new experience.“I am looking forward to meeting new
people, eating different foods and experienc-ing a communist country,” Malina said.
Malina will be returning to start college in the United States after completing her se-nior year in China even though her parents will remain in China for two years.
“I’d like to go to the University of Colo-rado,” Malina said. “It’s my dream school.”
Even though moving to a new country will lead to new experiences, Malina will not forget the things she left behind.
by Kayleigh Steigerwalt
travel | The Malinas stand in front of the Great Wall during
Spring Break of 2007.
smile | Malina pos-ing for a picture with her family on a va-cation in Colorado
in 2008.
Junior Gabby Malina has lived in Columbus for nearly 16 years. Now she is going to experience what it is like
to live in a new place.Malina’s movephotos for Triangle
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For seniors, deciding where they go to college is one more thing to check off their list. For junior Jake Reed, this is something he will
not have to worry about his senior year. Reed has committed to play college football for
Indiana University. For juniors, this is not normal.“It’s not too often that I get a kid that’s a full ride,
Big Ten athlete, coming through our program at Columbus North,” football coach Tim Bless said. “We’re very excited to see what he’ll do for us (his senior year).”
Coach Bless believes Reed’s position is very critical for the team.
“He’s our starting tight end and plays defense as well. He’s a combination of an offensive lineman and a wide receiver,” Coach Bless said.
In Reed’s position, it is his job to block on running plays. He is also critical in passing situations, where he can run pass routes and be a receiver. All of this, however, almost comes second nature to Reed.
“I probably started playing in first grade with flag football. My dad and I would always watch football while growing up,” he said. “I’ve always been so into it watching it as a kid. I knew that’s what I wanted to do.”
While growing up, Reed had to make decisions for himself involving other activities.
“Freshman year I played basketball and football and then I ended up giving up basketball because I wanted to get bigger for football,” Reed said.
His decision making skills helped him reach his final choice.
“They always said take your time and look around at other colleges, but I had been there (IU) many times and knew the coaches,” he said. “The last time I went was during their spring game, and I just felt like it was time.”
Reed made the decision after a recent visit to the
college.“Right after the spring game, I committed. I
wanted to do it while I was there face to face, but my dad wanted me to go home and talk to my mom one last time about it since it’s a pretty big deal,” he said.
Once the news became official, Reed’s friends were very supportive.
“I was proud of him. I think it will be a good fit for him because he has always liked IU,” junior Will Rinehart said.
IU is not the first college to contact Reed about playing college football. According to Coach Bless, close to 50 college football coaches have contacted him about Reed.
“Pretty much the ‘who’s who’ in every Conference in America...It goes from East coast to West coast, from South to North,” Coach Bless said.
To most coaches, Reed is a standout player.
“Jake is a coaches dream,” Coach Bless said. “He’s gifted with size and natural talent, yet he also couples that with God given ability and unbelievable work ethic.”
by Vanessa Staublin
Junior Jake Reed gets scholarship, commits to IU to play football
Hoosier hype
pose | Reed holds onto a football in his Bull Dog uniform. He has one more year playing
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This spring has been an “unexpected” success for senior Thomas Bruegge-
man. Brueggeman broke the 100-meter dash record at the Midwest Prep Invitational meet.
“At first I didn’t believe it, be-cause coming to the race I didn’t expect it,” Brueggeman said.
His mental preparation for the race was just to “run as fast as he
could.”Brueggeman broke the record
that was previously set in 1990. “I put a lot of preparation in
to this track season by doing Ac-celeration Indiana and preventing injuries,” Brueggeman said.
Preparation made it possible for him to set a new record.
“I love track, I really do.”
Spring SportS wrap-up
TennisWith work
Goal: Win stateRecord: 12-2
“To get to know each other better we do big sisters and little sisters. This makes it easier to work as a team.”
sophomore Courtney Cain
As the spring sports season comes to a close, records have been broken, goals have been made and the state finals are in sight
UpdatesSpring sports are coming
to a close“For the most part the spring
sports did okay,” athletic secre-tary Cindy McCoy said. “The
track and softball teams did very well.”
Men’s volleyball: 6-5Baseball: 6-14
Rugby: 6-2
Men’s and Women’sTrackWith persistenceGoal: Make it to state
Record: 9-2“I think the team will for sure place in the top five. They are a
good team and they will do great.”freshman Hanna Ballard
SoftballWith hope
Goals: To win sectionals and make it to regionals
Record: 12-2“We work to win every game we play or
try our best to do so. We really would like to win sectionals again this year.”
sophomore emily scheidt
compiled by: Becca Brougher and Tricia Souza
photo by Luke Carr
photo by Shanna O’Dell
photo by Keonna Durham
photo by Kelsey Moriarty
GolfWith dreams
Goal: Make it to stateRecord: 5-2
“Our goal for each tournament is to put together a good round so that we can put together a solid
team score.” junior Brandon Knapp
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heard in the halls >> “It doesn’t matter. It’s still OVER 9,000.”
on my ‘glist’Glee is quirky, worth the watch
Watchforit
Jennifer Dieckmann
Quote itI have to be honest; I wasn’t able to get hooked
on the first season of “Glee.” All of my friends were watching it and pushing me to like it, but
it just never happened. I thought it was stupid the first time I watched it. But when you’re watching “Glee,” don’t push it to the side just yet.
“Glee” is about an ambitious teacher named Will Shuester, played by Matthew Morrison, who is try-
ing to save his high school’s glee club. While trying to inspire a group of underdog students to express themselves and be the stars they have always wanted to be, he is harassed by the high school’s cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, played by Jane Lynch.
Sue is the whole reason for watching “Glee.” Her rude and crude personality is what makes “Glee” so funny. Sue is no typical high school teacher. She verbally abuses her students, disrespects fellow teachers and thinks she runs the school. She is extremely cruel to Will Schuester about his hair. It seems like every episode she has some-thing to say about it. It never gets old. It’s so funny how she talks to the students, too. She is not afraid to tell them that they are too fat or too ugly. It is so rude, but so funny.
All of the drama with Rachel Berry, played by Lea Michele, and Finn Hudson, played by Cory Monteith, is ridiculous. First of all, Rachel is full of herself. She thinks she is all that, and she’s not. I’m not trying to diss her or anything, but get real Rachel. You’re not the center of the universe all the time, like you saw when Finn took you to see his friend who was paralyzed from the waist down. Then there’s Finn. Finn is probably the stupidest guy ever. He is a typical high school jock, minus the Glee Club. He puts himself in dangerous positions that he can’t get out of. From the questionable if Puck or Finn is Quinn’s baby’s father to his never ending feelings for Rachel, Finn has some stuff to work out.
To some people “Glee” may seem weird and awkward, but it works. I think its quirkiness makes it a popular TV show. “Glee” is so differ-ent from the stereotypical high school TV show. It emphasizes the so called “popular” crowd picking on the “geeks.” However, “Glee” does not care about the popular crowd. It is more focused on the unpopular people. “Glee” shows all of the geeks, nerds, outcasts and rejects in the real world that they do not have to be just a face in the crowd anymore.
So, these are the 5 things you need to do while watching “Glee.” Number one: If the beginning is kind of boring, don’t turn it off yet. Number two: If you start thinking it is too “High School Musical” for you, don’t give up; the good parts are coming. Number three: If Kurt starts to freak you out a little bit, just wait. Number four: If Rachel re-ally starts to make you mad, blow it off; she isn’t that bad. Number five: If you take anything Sue Sylvester says offensively, you need to lighten up.
I definitely recommend that everyone watch “Glee.” It will definitely surprise you, so watch it on Tuesdays at 9/8c.
After every episode of Glee, we see a lot of people quoting it on Facebook. These are a few students and their favorite Glee quotes.
Sue: That’s how Sue (hand in the form of a C) see’s it.”“Sue is a really funny character and everything she says or does is hilarious.”
freshman Chloe Hundley
Kurt: “Can you go now? I’m a half hour behind on my moisturizer routine, and I need to wake up early.” “I liked this quote because Kurt is my favorite. He is true to himself and he is just hilarious.”
junior Hailey Hirsch
Sue: “I just lost my train of thought because you have so much margarine in your hair.” “I thought it was funny because it’s kind of true, his hair looks way too gelled up.”
sophomore Derek Baker
Brittney: “You just have to swing your head around like your getting tasered. It’s like cool epilepsy.” “Brittney just says random things like that and I think it’s hilarious.”
freshman Kevin Rudzinski
Sue: “I don’t trust a man with curly hair. I can’t help but imagining little birds laying sulfurous eggs in there, and it disgusts me.” “I like this quote because it’s just funny. I can’t imagine someone just coming up with that on the spot in real life.”
sophomore Rachel Davison
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across1. These people are essen-tial to life and even more essential to summer.4. Green, seedless or seeded, a great snack for the summer.5. If you’re on one of these... you’re on a very big boat.7. Everything from Push-Pops to Drumsticks.10. Another popular travel spot for people whose governor was electedto “Governate.”11. A fun gathering involv-ing a grill.12. A popular travel spot for people over summer break on the southeast coast.
13. A great summer extreme sport, involving a certain gun called “a marker.”14. A great day trip for people who love to rock!15. A great beach game involving a raised net.
Down2. The Big Star in the sky.3. A big blue wet place to cool off and chill with friends.6. A cool place to meet new friends and have fun, don’t forget your sleeping bag!8. If someone mentions this place during summer, they’llprobably get scowled.9. A place by the sea.
triangle: Why are you going to Germany?Junior ella Wildemann: “I was taking German, and I re-ally want to use the language and study abroad when I’m in
college, and my dad said I should go through the IU honors program instead of the school, because he told me, ‘You’ll speak German, be immersed in the culture and it will be the most beneficial for learning.’ So hopefully then I’ll be really good at German, and study
abroad and go there again and speak Ger-man, and not be a complete tourist.”triangle: How did you get into the program that is helping you go? Wildemann: “I had to take a test. Once I found out I passed, I had to fill out this really long application part. I haven’t applied to college, but people who had taken it last year said it was harder than applying for col-lege. I had to answer a ton of questions and write like four essays. It’s a lot of work and then I went to an orientation.”
“A really big thing in Leon, Spain is their cathedral, and we get to visit that.”
junior alex Rape
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Summer somewhere else
Heard in the halls
Juniors travel away from home to immerse them-selves in different cultures
“I think that it’s important to spend some time of your summer doing things for other people. It’s important to look outside of your own world and go out some-where else.”
junior sam Ferdon
“Yeah my ex-boyfriend broke up with •me...”-“Is that girl famous?” •-“No I think she goes to our school.”“I learned everything I know about history •from the paintings on the walls.”“Moist!”•
“Why do you need someone to pop your •zit for you?”“I’m just looking for my home-boy.”•“Oh I need to look needier? I’ll wear my •ripped jeans.”“How is she Polish if Poland doesn’t exist?”•“What happened to the Prince? Oh, he •
ran away to Canada.”“I don’t usually come to school naked, but •when you’re running late, you gotta do what you gotta do.”“Thomas Hobbes be keepin’ it real.”•
Summer crosswordCrossword full of summer fun (hint: some answers will be two words with spaces)
When North’s hallways are full, conversation fills the air and some of it may leave students saying- “Huh?”
compiled by Connor LeClerc
source: www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com
Leon, Spain
Kreifeldt, GermanyOakville, Iowa
Ferdon is going to Iowa to help victims from a flood that left many of Oakville’s occupants homeless.
Like Wildemann, Rape is going overseas through the IU honors program.She will live there until July 22.
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A picture worth a thousand words can be nice, but instead of doing without words, why not add ones that shed light on the moment? Here’s one of the highlights from the song “Call Me” at American Pie on Friday May 7.
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photo by Madeline Hodek
“I love it because it’s always an awe-some experience to hear our friends and classmates to do their rendition of all types of music wile sharing their talents not everyone knew they had.”
junior anna Babcock
“I felt really energized. It’s like your own personal rocking-out time, and the momentum and the feeling I got with that was intense.”
junior Rachel ozols
“I loved how much each act got into their character.”
junior lyndsay Johnson
this year marked the 25th anniversary of american pie. as a special tribute,
the concert closed with the song “american pie,” performed by alumni
who came back for the show.