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“Even between classes you can’t text,” junior Tyler Blissett said. “And I don’t think it’s a big deal if we do.”

The cell phone policy allows students to carry a cell phone, but it must be turned off when they enter the building during school hours. The school abides by the policy because giving too much leniency to the students could result in the use of technology getting out of hand, accord-ing to Principal Mark Suchowski.

“I would support a teacher mak-ing the cell phone policy change

for educational pur-poses,” Principal

Mark Suchowski said. “Our biggest

concern is stu-dents bypassing the filter. Students could

be looking up inap-propriate things, and the amount

of security with the filter only goes so far.”

The filter is the school’s way of monitoring what students are looking up. Therefore, certain web sites are blocked and no one can

access them. However, be-cause so many phones can access the In-ternet, students could skip over the filter, giv-ing them full access to the web.

Some local school districts like Grand

Blanc have begun to allow cell phone use for specific times only.

“We can use them, but only dur-ing lunch and passing time,” Grand Blanc sophomore Geoffrey Kocks said. “I think it’s a fair system to the students.”

During the 2010 and 2011 school year, cell phones were confiscated from approximately 200 students, according to Assistant Principal Laura Lemke.

However, Literature and Com-position teacher Reggie Manville says that a student’s cell phone being confiscated is not effective. His view

is that the students should use tech-nology in relation to the current day and age, including school life.

“Taking something away from a kid isn’t going to teach him how to use it properly,” Manville said. “Ex-periential teachers create scenarios for students to experience that understanding through instruction.”

Some Fenton High teachers do allow their students to pull out their cell phone during class for educa-tional reasons only; however, it is a

very brief process and not all teach-

ers agree with it.“In order to eliminate distractions

in the classroom, I don’t allow any electronic devices,” math teacher Renae Muzer said. “When they’re using it, I take it, but if it’s just sitting out, then I tell them to put it away.”

Although some teachers allow electronics, the policy states that phones are to be turned off and stored on entrance of the school. Only the Board of Education can decide if the policy will change.

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By Kelly Chopski WRIteR

Eyes carefully glance up and down the hallway as nervous students walk to class and struggle to finish tapping the last letters of a text. They all know they

are breaking the rules.

Bring-Bringing Changes

Not as Easy as One, Two ThreeChanging the Policy

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY HUNTER HAUK PHOtOGRAPHeR

1-Document the need for a

change

2-Write a purpose for the change

3-Discuss idea with teachers

4-Talk with Superintendent

5-Recommend the change to the Policy Subcommittee

6-Policy Subcommittee approves of change

7-Present change to the Board of Education

8-Board of Education votes for the change

9-Policy change is put into effect

Flushing Schools

Grand Blanc Schools

Lake Fenton Schools

lunch time use only

passing-time and lunch use

cell phone use not permitted

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ARE NOV. 7+8 FROM 5 P.M. – 8 P.M. IN THE FENTON HIGH CAFETERIA AND AUXILIARY GYM. THESE WILL BE CONDUCTED AFTER THE END OF THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD ON NOV. 4.

November 19, 1999. Deming, New Mexico. 12 dead.

March 21,2005. Red Lake, Minnesota. 10 dead.

October 3, 2006.Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania.Six dead, five wounded.

On November 30, 2007, Fenton High avoided becoming another statistic. Two days before, the school was threatened with a bomb attack. Quick action on the part of admin-istrators helped secure the building and keep students and staff safe.

One year earlier, Governor Jen-nifer Granholm signed into law legislation that required schools to perform two drills per school year in which the building is secured. While Fenton’s incident involved a bomb threat--not necessarily an in-truder--the importance of these drills became obvious.

The procedures outlined for the intuder/shelter-in-place drills have been created to keep students safe for as long as possible; the system is built to minimize opportunity for harm. Teachers as well as staff are charged with the responsibility of keeping students safe and take this job seriously.

“[The intruder is] not going to stick around and make an effort when time is of the essence,” history teacher Brad Jones said. “They will not try to get into a specific classroom. The idea is that if they cannot easily enter the room, they will move on until they find someone.”

In 2008, an armed student entered his public high school in Cleveland, Ohio. He fired two shots, one in the ceiling and then another in a nearby trophy case. While the other students remained on

lockdown in their classrooms, the princi-pal and vice principal calmed the shooter down and no one was harmed.

Theoretically, if an armed stranger entered the school and FHS went into lockdown, students and faculty would be safe. All students and teachers would be fully confined and hopefully the situation would play out as it did in Cleveland.

“Research has found that an intruder’s adrenaline is so high that they do not even notice the red and green signs teachers are told to put under the door,” Laura Lemke said, “but with the slips the emergency responders know where there is a problem and get to it quicker. It is a protocol used throughout the state and emergency responders have agreed that is what they want to see and what they are going to look for.”

According to law enforcement person-nel, this is the most effective way to protect students, but some districts have attempted to include other measures.

In 2005, a school in Burleson, Texas, set in motion a training program for its students and staff. Students as young as the age of 10 were taught to throw objects at intruders as a first defense. Whether it was textbooks, staplers, or chairs, the school decided anything was better than making the children “sitting-ducks.”

The school admitted to the Associated Press in October 2006 that they already regretted the training.

“Throwing books would just tick [the intruder] off even more,” sophomore Jacquelyn Woodyard said. “It would not stop them it would just slow them down. That does not make us anymore safe.”

But according to law enforcement, delaying the intruder can be enough.

“[In the event of a real lockdown,] our staff has been trained to put as many objects in front of the door as they can,” Lemke said. “The goal is to slow that per-son down as much as possible. Anything that can be put in front of that door to try to make it harder to get in is encouraged.”

At Columbine High School in Little-ton, Colorado, 15 people were killed and

23 wounded in the incident that changed the way school shootings were viewed.

“In shootings where a student just snaps, it usually is a rural-based, middle to upper class, predominately white school,” Jones said. “That puts Fenton right in the range of where these types of shootings happen.”

However, not all school shootings fol-low this scenario.

“Urban violence is personal,” Jones said. “‘I do not like you, I am going to get you’ situations. That violence does hap-pen more often in urban schools, but that is individual, so the casualties are much

lower. For suburban schools like ours it is the opposite. It is against school or life in general and is for a reason no one can really explain.”

Fenton’s location also affects its chances of being attacked.

“Being near a highway worries me,” Lemke said. “It is easy for somebody to get on and off that highway, attack, and get out of the area very quickly. So our proximity to the interstate is worrisome.”

Any school is subject to being at-tacked, and while it may seem unrealistic to practice hiding in a dark corner twice a year it, could be what saves lives.

LOCKDOwN. Following the 2007 bomb threat, teacher Jill Star and athletic secretary Tina Imeson

check the students’ bags toward the end of the day in preparation for their return. Bags were taken as

PHOTO BY STAFF PHOtOGRAPHeR

Government mandated lockdown drills, security measures help ensure student and staff safety during school hours

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Rustling papers are heard through the doorway of the blackbox as IB Theatre Arts members rehearse their lines for the Shakespearian classic “Romeo and Juliet.” Director Lori Thompson has taken a modern approach to the well-known play. This love story turned tragedy came with a busy rehearsal schedule for the IB Theatre students. Rehearsal is after school from 2:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., and set build is every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. The play opens Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ruby Zima Auditorium.

Career panels will take place in SRT on Oct. 28 There will be no travel for all SRTs that day. Sophomores and juniors were responsible for contacting local work force members to speak about their career.

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Opinion

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Would cell phone use

in class be lessened

if students were

permitted to use

their phones during

passing time and

lunch?

Our vIEw

Yes, if students could

use their phones dur-

ing passing time and

lunch, the abuse

during class time

would be lessened.

The InPrint staff

selects a topic for

each issue.

The staff then votes

to determine the

direction the editorial

will take. The majority

rules and the editorial

is written from that

angle.

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Imagine 1,230 students leaving their first hour classroom at 9:13 a.m. and pulling out their cell phones to use for the next sev-en minutes during passing time. Everyone would have the ability

to text friends, make plans for after school or type an assignment into the notepad on the phone, all without the risk of punish-ment for abusing cell phone privileges.

If a student were to do this at Fenton High, they would surely get their phone taken away until the end of the day, simply for a first offence.

The school policy regarding cell phone use states these devices must be turned off and stored out of sight during the school day unless the student has received permis-sion from a teacher to use the device. Cell phones cannot be used to communicate or access information during the school day.

It seems logical to prohibit the use of cell phones during class time as it has the potential to facilitate cheating and can be seen as a distraction. However, in a non-learning environment, such as lunch or passing time, there is no risk of this issue. In fact, allowing students to use cell phones during these times may decrease the cell phone abuse during class.

In the past few years, several area schools, including Grand Blanc, Flushing and Lake Fenton high schools, have relaxed their policies regarding cell phone use to allow students to regularly use their cell phones most times outside of class.

This year, Flushing High changed its cell phone policy, allowing its students to use

their cell phones during passing time in addition to lunch time, before school and after school, which were included in the old policy. According to Flushing High secretary Cheri Krolewski, permitting students to use their phones between classes has decreased the number of phones teachers have had to confiscate from students because of abuse in class.

It makes sense that the administration wants to deter students from using their phones in class. However, doing so by banning cell phone use at all times in school is not an effective method. It is apparent that by relaxing the rules, schools can begin to resolve this problem.

Allowing students a brief amount of cell phone use outside of class would have a great effect in lessening the issue of cell phone abuse during class.

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Do Two Wrongs Equal a Right?

The saying goes, “If you commit the crime you have to do the time.” Well, what if the crime is first degree

murder along with 18 aggravating factors to it?

An innocent person or sometimes even several people are dead and the murderer is allowed to live. The time doesn’t match up with the crime.

Someone who is as absurd and inhumane to act that violently should not be given the option to continue to live; I believe the death penalty is acceptable and should be practiced.

The majority of the country still believes in the death penalty; it is permitted in 35 states as of 2011. Prisons are overflowing with inmates and are, literally, at the maximum holding potential. The last thing prisons need is to add more criminals.

There are criminals locked up who are sentenced for a couple years in prison and could be released even

earlier for good behavior. At the same time, they associate with prisoners who are sentenced to life in prison. Insane, lifelong criminals will only have a negative impact on those who are sentenced for just a couple years and still have hope of turning their lives around.

Criminals who have committed less serious crimes should be allowed to redeem themselves after they have served their time. But criminals who end multiple lives shouldn’t be given that option.

The death penalty should continue to be enforced by states. It It isn’t fair the guilty get off easy and the innocent are killed.

Criminals should see the consequences of their actions, even if that means death

JONATHAN’S

vIEw

The death penalty

should exist because

people should pay the

price of their own life

for ending another.

mOLLY’S vIEw

The death penalty

should not exist be-

cause it is unethical,

far too costly and does

not serve as a good

punishment.

THE DEATH PENALTY

The death penalty has been a hot topic in the news lately. On Sept. 21, African-American Troy Davis was executed by the use of lethal injection at 11:08 p.m. Davis was sentenced to four execution

dates since the original crime in August 1989. He was accused of beating a homeless man and then killing a police officer in Savannah, Georgia. Davis was charged with the crime based largely on the

words and influence of Sylvester ‘Redd’ Coles, who was also present at the crime. After more evidence was compiled over the years, Davis appeared to be innocent, but he was still accused of being guilty.

When we were just small children in elementary school, we learned about the dinosaurs that roamed the Earth nearly 250 million years ago. While learning about the many different characteristics of each separate species, we were taught the difference between carnivores and herbivores. The carnivores ate meat, and the herbivores, opposite to them, ate plants. From there we learned why each dinosaur was a carnivore or herbivore. The carnivores had sharp teeth, short digestive tracks, and usually some form of super strength or speed. Where as the herbivores had flat, rounded teeth, long, winding digestive tracks, and nothing special when it came to speed or strength.Recently I started thinking back to this lesson in science and realized that humans fit the description of herbivores almost to a tee, we do

not have teeth to bite into flesh, our digestive tracks are too long to process the meat before it rots, and there is no way we could kill animals without the help of weapons. So why should we be eating meat?The answer is we shouldn’t. Humans should not be eating meat simply because our bodies are not equipped to handle it. The damages eating meat has on our body are endless; it causes high cholesterol, heart disease, and higher rates of cancer. It also is hard on the digestive system because our bodies have to work so hard to process it opposed to plant based foods. Many vegetarians will argue that killing animals is inhuman, which it is, but the meat eaters will rebuttal with the fact “how can animals kill other animals and it be okay but when a human kills an animal it is not okay.” But these meat eaters are failing to recognize the fact that not all animals kill other animals. Only the carnivores do, the carnivores that were built to eat meat. A lion was designed to eat meat, to kill its prey, but a deer was not, so it doesn’t prey on other animals.This should apply to humans as well because we were not designed to eat meat, there fore we should not.Of course there are other reasons people should not eat meat, but the main thing people need to keep in mind is that if a human were designed to consume flesh, then humans would have been built completely different. So next time you are about to bite into that burger, think twice.

Criminals deserve a second chance, no matter what the circumstances

what’s On my mind

“I do not think it [the death pen-alty] is okay at all. I think everyone deserves a second chance and a chance to prove themselves.”-Riley Moore, 9

“It [the death penalty] is not okay if someone abuses their children or cause permanent effects/dam-age. It’s not fair for the child to be abused and tormented when they are too young to defend them-selves.”-Alyssa Trapp, 10

“Acts of terrorism are acceptable to be punished by death. They [terrorists] deserve it if they are going to try to harm our country.”-Seth Thompson, 10

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Sports

The Road to a Record Breaking SeasonVarsity volleyball team sets a new record for the most consecutive Metro matches won

To avoid putting pressure on the girls going into the varsity volley-ball match on Oct. 12, coach Linda Rusaw didn’t even tell the girls that this was the game that could break a school record.

“I didn’t even know that this was the game,” senior Sarah Collier said. “I knew we were close all season, but when coach told us half way through that this was the game, I got really

excited.” The volleyball team won a total of 36

matches, beating the previous record also held by Fenton. The past record was set in 1991-1994 which consisted of 35 matches won.

The members practices for three hours every day after school when they don’t have a game, and almost every weekend they have a tournament which last the entire day.

“Volleyball is a huge commitment,” Collier said. “I’m happy I play though, it’s worth the hard work. After three years

on varsity volleyball, it feels good to finally get our hard work acknowledged through a record.”

Rusaw credits the team’s success to their heart, talent and commitment.

“Volleyball is a great sport, but also requires desire, talent and commitment on the player’s part,” Rusaw said. “The training starts in 8th grade where the girls’ decide if this is something they want to do. The time and effort they have to put in is huge, and it’s definitely not for everyone.”

Coach Rusaw feels that coaching strat-egies are a major part of the game.

“I teach the girls that work ethic counts, and every ball is pursuable,” Rusaw said. “Teams win when they play together and we want to succeed every time we step on the court.”

The girls pay tribute to the fact that their team is like a family. They get along well which helps with their program succeed.

“We have fun doing team things, but our goal is to ultimately win as many matches as we can,” Rusaw said. “I am confident that we will continue to excel in the league. There are great coaches

One Stroke at a TimeGirls golf team beats nine-hole team record, competes at statesBy Torrey ChristopherWRIteR

In order to be a record breaking team, the girls golf team must play together, and that’s exactly what the golfers did as they smashed the nine hole team record by four strokes.

“To beat the record, we have to have four players play at or near their best,” coach Kurt Herbstreit said. “I knew we could break the record; it was just a matter of time.”

The previous record was 177 strokes posted in 2009 and the girls shot a 173 to beat it on Sept. 28 against Swartz

Creek at the Holiday Meadows Golf Course.

The girls practice at Tyrone Hills Golf Course every day after school; however, many of them work on their skills individually.

Sophomore Sam Moss has been working on her game since she was 11 and has even quit other sports, like diving to focus on golf. With the help of trainers and her dad, Moss hopes to play golf at the next level.

“The decision to quit another sport, like diving is never easy,” Moss said, “but I have a natural talent for golf and I know if I stay focused, I might have a

shot at going far.”The team also had the privilege to

play at the state meet on Oct 14 and 15. The team placed 12 out of 15, with Moss placing 25 out of 90 in the individually.

“It was awesome to be able to compete at the state level,” Moss said. I’m pleased with how we have played this season, and I hope we continue to grow as a team for seasons to come.”

By Torrey ChristopherWRIteR

The thought of running every day doesn’t appeal to everyone, but the cross country team has been running six to eight miles since the beginning of August. Some members have been running even longer.

“Senior runners know what goes into being a good runner; they put in the time during the summer,” coach Todd Mills said. “We started practice in the middle of August, but many have been running all summer long.”

Practices are held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. They consist of jump training, stretching and lots of running.

Mills credits senior Taylor Thorpe as the star runner for the girls team. Her goal for the season is to reach her full potential and have her name in the school record books.

“In order to reach my full potential as a runner, I just work as hard as I can and put everything into run-ning,” Thorpe said. “I change my diet around running. I don’t drink soda, try to eat healthy and stay positive. My goal for the year was to break 20 minutes for the 5K, which I was able to do. Now I want to make states and beat the school record of 19:26.”

Whether the team is victorious or not, Mills believes there is much to be gained by running cross country.

“Running cross country gives you a sense of accomplishment,” Mills said. “By the end of the season run-ners will have run close to 450 miles and by the time they are seniors 1800 miles. No other sport can compete with those numbers. I want them to have a passion for running even if they just do it for fun.”

The team’s final Flint Metro League Jamboree was held on Oct. 19 at the Vienna Greens Gold Club in Clio. Both the girls and boys teams finshed in 2nd place, leading them to a second place finish in the Metro overall.

Cross country teams finish secondin Metro LeagueBy Allie Howell

BrOOKE wINDSOr PHOtOGRAPHeR

SINDu KILAru PHOtOGRAPHeR

TEEING OFF. Senior Catherine Yankley, junior

Olivia Fabatz, and sophomore Tailer Przybylowicz tee

HuNTEr HAuK PHOtOGRAPHeR

STRIDING OUT. Sophormore Kyle Lack

runs at the second Flint Metro League meet

at Linden High School.

Beating the school record for most 6-0 sets in one season was the icing on the cake for sophomore Mitch Campbell after win-ning both Metros and regionals.

He went from being number four doubles his freshman year to number four singles this year.

“Going from four doubles to four singles is a huge change for me going into the sea-son,” Campbell said. “I just wanted to prove to myself and to my teammates that I can be a leader out there.”

Campbell beat the record on Oct. 6 at the regional tournament with a total of 19

6-0 sets. The previous record was 16 held in 1995.

Because the school season is so short, it was the additional work he put in during the off season and his determination for Camp-bell that helped him beat the record.

“Overall Mitch is a fighter,” varsity head coach Mike Dumbrille said. “He doesn’t get deterred when he’s challenged. He always rises up to meet his challenges and even if he loses, he finds a way to improve instead of hanging his head.”

Campbell has a passion for tennis and enjoys competing with the people surround-ing him.

“I loved tennis as soon as I tried it,” Campbell said. “There is a positive atmo-sphere surrounding the whole sport. There are a lot of great people, but they are still fierce competition for me at the same time.”

Sophomore tennis player Mitch Campbell earns title by posting the most 6-0 sets in one season

Serving up Sets6 InPrint Sports 10.28.11

By Torrey Christopher

Girls swim team breaks 400 freestyle relay pool record, earns Metro championshipBy Torrey ChristopherWRIteR

“I was the last swimmer,” sopho-more Sara Wujciak said. “When I finished and touched the wall I heard my relay team cheering. I didn’t even have to look at the clock to know we broke the record.”

The girls 400 freestyle relay team—consisting of Wujciak, sopho-more Gabbi Haaraoja, junior Haley Shaw and senior Kelsey Kidd—all swam together to break the record on Sept. 24 at the county meet, something they had been pushing to accomplish all season.

The relay team timed in at 3:44.56. The previous record was held by the Hartland swim team during the 2010 season.

“It felt good to get it out of the way,” Haaraoja said. “If we can go this fast now in the middle of our season, I know we can improve even more before states.”

The team spends about four hours in the pool each day, and many times

the practices are tough. In order to improve their times, the girls create drag for themselves at practice. They do drills with five gallon buckets attached to their waists and wear special swim suits designed to slow them down.

“Coach Jones works us hard in practice,” Wujciak said. “To break this record, we did a lot of sprint training. With the help and encouragement of our coaches, we have accomplished our goal.”

Wujciak also broke a record in the 200 individual medley. The previous record was 2:14.38 and Wujciak timed in at 2:10.74.

“Ever since the first day of my freshman year, I have wanted to break a record and have my name on the wall,” Wujciak said. “My goal may have been to beat the 200 individual medley record, but it’s a great accomplishment to have succeeded in breaking two records this season.”

The girls finished first in the Metro and haven’t lost a Metro match in the past eight years. The team is scheduled to swim at the state meet on Nov. 18 at Eastern Michigan University.

JOSH DAGG PHOtOGRAPHeR

FALL SPOrTS rEvIEw

Perfect TimingBrEAKING rECOrDS. Sophomore Sara Wujciak swims the final leg of the 400 freestyle

relay. The Tigers finished at the top of the Metro with a 5-0 record.

SuBmITTED BY JENNY LESSArD COACH KELLEY mCKAY PHOtOGRAPHeR mONICA BrADBurN PHOtOGRAPHeR

BrEAKING rECOrDS. Sophormore Mitch Cambell

looks to return a serve in a recent match. Campbell won both the Metro and regional championship

individulally.

STATE

CONTENDEr.

Junior Nadine

Lessard earned

a reserved

champion trophy

at the regional

competition,

qualifying her

for a spot in the

upcoming state

competition.

PLAYOFF

BOuND. Senior

Kenny Allen kicks a

field goal to secure

a win against

Linden. The Tigers

earned a share of

the Metro title by

finishing with the

season with a 7-2

record. The team

plays their first

playoff game of

the season on Oct.

29, at 1pm at FHS.

CrOSS TOwN

BATTLE. Junior

JD Kinsman battles

against a Linden

opponent in a 1-0

victory over the

Eagles. The soccer

team fell in the

district semi-finals,

but not before

earning a 4-2-1

record in the Metro.

JuLIE PEArSON PHOtOGRAPHeR

19the number of 6-0 sets

Mitch Campbell collected to break a school record.

“The decision about what to do with your child is not an easy one,” Pregnancy Helpline director Cheryl Ryan said. “Wheth-er it is adoption, abortion or parenting, you have to look at what will be the best for the parents and the baby.”

While parenthood can be a rewarding ex-perience, it changes the parents’ lives forever. For teens who choose parenthood, there are programs set up to help girls through the challenges of raising a child in high school.

“After the baby is born we offer an ‘earn while you learn’ program where girls can learn the phases the baby will go through and how to deal with the baby not sleeping at night,” director of the Brighton – Hartland – Howell Pregnancy Helpline Joan Hutchinson said. “We also teach how to make a house safe for the baby so when they start crawling they will not get anything dangerous. Girls can earn ‘baby bucks’ for participat-ing in these classes. These baby bucks can be spent in our baby boutique which sells things that the baby might need like rattles, bottles, for-mula and clothing up to size two.”

Another option for a pregnant teen choosing parent-ing is the SKIP to a Great Start pro-gram run through the counseling office. This is a free program that helps expectant moth-ers understand the baby’s development, community resources and what to expect while raising the child.

“Perhaps the single most important aspect of this pro-gram is for teen moms to have the availability of support,” the SKIP to a Great Start Coordina-tor Melanie Pruiett said. “This

support is offered through the developmen-tal information, the listening and response to questions and concerns and the connections that provide community resources.”

The most controversial option is abor-tion. For pro-life groups like the Brighton – Hartland – Howell Pregnancy Helpline, having an abortion is not encouraged. How-ever, these groups do offer counseling for girls suffering from post-abortion trauma.

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what happens to you after you have an abortion. Abortions can affect the female mentally down the road,” Hutchinson said. “We also offer post-abortion counseling. As a pro-life group we teach about the problems involved with using birth control pills or having an abortion. Sometimes these can re-sult in issues with getting pregnant or having a complete pregnancy in the future.”

Other reasons girls choose abortion in-clude that they may not feel they can provide for the baby financially, or they may not want to upset the father.

“Abortion is an option that a girl who is pregnant needs to consider,” Shelly Miller, executive director of the Scotsdale Women’s Center said. “I believe that a baby should be brought into the world wanted. If you can not or do not want to support a child, a posi-tive option is having an abortion.”

Putting a baby up for adoption is another option. For every child placed up for adop-tion, there are three prospective adoptive families. Most people interested in adoption

hope for an infant, which is why so many turn to pregnant teens. The first step for teens or potential adoptive parents is to find a licensed adoption agency where a counseling session can take place.

“Adoption is a wonderful opportunity for the adopt-ing family,” coordinator of Adoption Services Betty Guise said. “Adoption can lead to a positive outcome from an unplanned pregnancy. Putting your baby up for adoption does not mean you will never

see the child again. Most adoptions include photos and written updates on the child.”

The baby doll project helps simulate the real life task of caring for a child. However when a teen finds herself pregnant for real, she is faced with a choice that will affect more than her grade.

The Baby Doll Experience

“The baby doll is used to represent real life. It gives a taste of the responsibility and obligations that come

with the caring for a child.”

-Child Development teacher Janet Kidd

“It was horrible. I tried to go to the movies and it went nuts and the person sitting behind me started

yelling. The baby would cry a lot at night and I would have to wake up every couple of hours. The project

made me realize that I definitely don’t want a kid for a long time.”

-Patricia Brothers, 12

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“We’re going to host a foreign exchange student,” is what my dad told me this past summer. Immedi-ately many thoughts ran through my head. Will she fit in with our family? Will they get along with me and my sister? Will she be able to understand anything I say?

Then came Cara, our German exchange student and my new sister. It was funny because she looked nor-mal. Not that I was expecting a alien, but that was just it; I didn’t know what to expect.

Right off the bat our American differences seemed to confuse Cara. Simple words we use every day were like a vocab quiz for her. For about two weeks I used the word weird to describe many things. Finally, she asked me what weird was. It was just such a common description I can’t go a day without using, but Cara has gone her whole life without saying it.

Even the way we snacked was different. I would normally grab a granola bar while Cara would make a ketchup sandwich.

Cara did, however, have many things about her that were the same as our family in the United States. She knew how to laugh at jokes at the dinner table, shop and gossip with me and my sister and worry about school, clothes and boys. She was like every teenager I have ever met and many times I forget that she has a home in another part of the world.

Until hosting a foreign exchange student, I have viewed the world and our American culture through clouded eyes. Because of Cara, though, my cultural awareness has been broadened. There are so many different ways of living. Acceptance to all these differences is not only learning to understand them all, but also recognizing your own differ-ences.

From this exchange student experience, I have already learned so much of what should already be obvi-ous. People are the same. There may be minor differences like word choice and after school snacks, but overall a kid is a kid and a girl is a girl.

My earlier worries about Cara fitting in with my family and com-munication difficulty simply flew out the window when she finally arrived. She may be the newest arrival to our family, but she’s as permanent of a sister to me as my blood siblings.

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Sister From Another Mister

Early in the morning, junior Alyssa Hayden marches with her baby doll during zero hour. Hayden and other students in Child Development are participating in the

annual baby doll project that teaches the realities of being a teen mother. Each year, approximately 745,000 teenage girls find themselves expecting according to stayteen.org. When confronted with this situation in real life, expectant moms have three options.

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“It was difficult to march during zero hour while supporting the baby’s head and neck. While

dancing to ‘Thriller,’ it got bumped around and I think

I was marked down for that.”

-Alyssa Hayden, 11

BLASTING BEATS. Salgado shows off his new gear and flair for music mixing in the school’s auxilary gym.

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Surrounded by machines, Senior Roberto Salgado moves like one himself. Transitioning from dubstep to rap and everything in between, Salgado floods the room with his own unique sound. Being a DJ for a year now, Salgado’s expressions and energy accurately describe the bliss that he feels while performing.

Beside monster speakers, drenched in sweat and heavy bass, Salgado is undoubt-edly right where he belongs.

Salgado got his first taste of the DJ life when he lived in Mexico. A good friend in-troduced him to the world of music mixing, and it became second nature.

“I knew the music but it kind of felt weird,” Salgado said “I just took the equip-ment and started doing it myself, and I liked it.”

During his most recent show for 810 EDM (Electronic Dance Music), Salgado blasted 100-some fans with his own bottled

brand of dance music. Relatively new to the scene, Salgado has only performed for one official show, but has DJed for friends in the past. He hopes to emulate the success of his idols—DJs A-trak and Steve Aoki—and start Djing for legitimate venues—such as bars or community centers.

“I haven’t gotten to the point where we are booking venues yet,” Salgado said. “Right now we’re trying to get everyone exited about our shows.

Salgado got involved with 810 EDM through a series of coincidences. His talent led junior Randi Harper to him, and from there she was hooked. With the help of a few friends, Harper and Salgado formed 810 EDM—a potential booking business for DJs like Salgado.

“Roberto is our main DJ, but not the only one,” Harper said. “810 is still looking for DJs and artists to promote.”

From this pivotal step towards a DJing career, Salgado gave himself the stage name “BoboKid” (pronounced BOB-oh Kid).

With this new identity, he promised he

would stay true to his style, charisma, and musical ideals.

“I like playing certain genres of music that have a positive feel to it,” Salgado said. “I feel like this kind of music—electro and dubstep—gets people exited and makes them dance.”

Salgado says that every song he plays is chosen at random. His entire set is pure improvisation, and he bases his transitions on the feel of the crowd, the music and most importantly his own sense of rhythm.

Along with Salgado’s line up of improvised shows, talks are in the works about the possibility of DJing the upcoming Sadie Hawkin’s dance.

“Money is not in my head, I just want to see if I can meet more people,” Salgado said. “Fans keep telling me I’m doing well, and I want to keep proving them

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With an American Idol win in his pocket, hunky southern boy Scotty McCreery is a down-to-earth country singer creep-ing toward fame.

His new single “I Love You This Big” was slow and the lyrics were heavy on the “lovey dovey”. But a cute redneck image can only get you so far—it’s decent music we’re craving.

While most 13-year old boys are wor-rying more about sports than true love, Princeton, Ray Ray, Prodigy, and Roc Royal are

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Launching his DJ career as a senior in high school, BoboKid is really starting off with a bang. Taking the oldies vinyl “Queen of Chinatown” sung by Amanda Lear

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