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2 opinion Mill Stream02.01.2010
[the way we see it] Mill Stream staff editorial
Dianne Oslandeditor-in-chief
Nathan Brownproduction editor
Kelsey Ploofbusiness manager
Gabriella Guyfeatures editor
Hannah Davisopinion editor
Jayde Klavephotography editor/circulation manager
Phoebe DavisHannah Watsonphotographers
Navar Watsonartist/cartoonist
Sarah BoyumBrittany BurkhalterAlex GookinsBri HandyZach HopperJace HodsonJenna LarsonPaige Owenswriters
Katie Souderssports editor
Molly CrumpMatthew Loriaco-web editors
Krista Shieldsadviser
2009-2010Mill Stream Staff
Ten years ago, as the clocks rolled forward from one millennium to an-other, the world did not go dark, computers did not crash, and hungry hordes did not roam the streets in search of food. Instead, celebratory crowds across the world brought in the New Year just like any other—except maybe with a bit more fireworks, toasts, and extravagant parties. Up from the cellars came the nay-sayers, and life moved on in the new decade.
In ten years, there were elections, acts of terrorism, war, “weapons of mass destruction,” legalized and banned same-sex marriages, and right-to-die de-bates.
There were hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and South American mudslides. Deadly school shootings, revolutions, a recession, bankruptcy, a monumental election, and bailouts. Healthcare debates, swine flu scares, and Nobel Prizes.
Then there was the iPod, the boy wizard on the silver screen, reality tele-vision, and a rash of social networking sites. We were confronted with MLB steroid allegations, YouTube, and a demoted planet. The decade brought Bo-tox cosmetic procedures, Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals, “I can see Russia from my house,” sparkly vampires, and the death of the King of Pop.
Of all these things though, which do we remember the best? Is it the presi-dent addressing the threat of terrorism from the Middle East or George Bush’s pronunciation of “nuclear”? Do we remember Iran’s election protests that sparked a revolution, or the fact that the Twitter phenomenon boomed as a result of the media spotlight? We won’t forget the deaths of Heath Ledger and Billy Mays, but Ted Kennedy was who again?
It is the belief of the Mill Stream that this past decade has exposed the way our culture has taken a turn for the shallow. With the media capitalizing on every bit of trivial news—from Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction to TLC stars Jon and Kate Goesslin’s divorce—the real news is getting left to the wayside. We’re no longer tuned in to the world around us; instead, we’re tuned in to our latest gadgets and television episodes, hearing only those few stories the mainstream networks choose to cover.
When Kanye West’s VMA outburst becomes all that we could talk about for two weeks, what does that say for the current state of things? We demand instantaneous news and are more connected than ever, yet the depth of what we know leaves much to be desired. With the start of a new decade, the Mill Stream hopes we will resolve to actively look beyond the shallow and become more educated about the world around us in these coming years.
The start of 2010 marked the start of the graduat-ing year for current NHS seniors.
It also marked the start of their last semester of high school. I am one of those seniors.
According to Liz Hitze-man at the main office, there are currently 563 seniors enrolled at NHS. But of course, not all of those seniors will be graduating come May 28. Every year, seniors are put under a lot of pressure to make plans for what they will do after high school. I believe this pressure can be overwhelming and, at times, unnecessary.
Not everyone knows what they want to do after high school. Of course, there are those seniors who have already found their passion in life, including me. I know I want to be a journalist and maybe even write novels.
I’ve heard it said that a lot of people go into col-
lege not knowing what they want to do with their lives. A college student could change his or her major several times before being completely happy
with all of their classes. While I do feel it’s important to have at least
some idea of what you want to do, I understand that some people just aren’t sure yet. It may take more time for a student to explore their interests and talents.
Of course something else to consider is set-ting logical career goals. While I dream of writ-ing the next big thing since Twilight or Harry Potter, I know that’s probably not going to hap-pen anytime soon. For now, I’m just aiming for a career in journalism. At least I would get my name on print somewhere and be able to get paid to do what I love.
I would like to offer some advice for my fel-low 2010 graduates: if you don’t know what you
want to do after high school, don’t sweat it. College is the start of a new chapter in your life. Take the chance to try new things. Explore your interests. You might even find some new interests. You’re in charge of determining your own future. Make it one you’ll be happy with.
Decide your future
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Eavesdroppingat its funniest
“If you have nose-hairs, you might not after this class.”-Chemistry
“I wouldn’t go that way if I were you. Zombie infestation.”-Math hallway
“If I put lime juice in my hair, will it turn green?”-Commons
“The only time she gave me an MLA handbook, I used it for target practice with my 12-gauge shotgun.”-AP/ACP Microeconomics
“We’re saving the environment, one abbreviation at a time.”-Chemistry
“Beat it, you sav-age!”-Parking lot
“Girl, I AM the Brady Brunch.”-Chemistry I Honors
“My haircut looks like a monkey ate half my hair.”-Sophomore hallway
“You don’t want to hug a koala.”-Geography
“That beefalo looks like a swollen cow.”-Quiz Bowl
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When I was little, I hated the telephone. I hated its banana-wearing-earmuffs silhouette; its shiny, off-white exterior; its curlicue cord that slipped through my fingers. But most of all, I hated using the telephone – and I’d do ev-erything in my power to avoid speaking through its mysteri-ous mouthpiece.
I wanted to invite so-and-so over to play with me and my Crazy Daisy? I’d ride my train-ing wheels all the way through the neighborhood to knock on her door and ask her in person.
Grandma wanted to talk to me on my birthday? Too bad so sad, Grandma. I’d claim I was too busy eating my Pocahontas cake to chat.
Looking back, I suppose my little self just didn’t like the idea of speaking to someone without being able to connect with them like I could in person. In person I could see their eyes; their fa-cial expressions; their body language – and they could see me. Talking on the phone just made me suspicious of getting deceived – or honestly, de-ceiving someone else.
That, and I just got ridiculously nervous. Es-pecially when I had to leave messages. I felt like I had to rehearse something in order to leave a proper voice memo. Otherwise, I’d end up stut-tering, babbling, and tripping over my tongue… all at the same time.
Now I am almost an adult, and my feelings about the telephone have changed, just as the telephone has changed itself. It’s now portable
and capable of completing tasks that never cease to blow my mind. I’ve slowly come to real-ize that having a cell phone basi-cally means you have the world at your fingertips.
And these serious phone up-grades no longer represent just a technological change, but a cultural one: so much so that I might fondly refer to my per-sonal age bracket as “Generation Text” – or, more accurately, “gn-rtn txt.”
Oh, the joys of having a cell phone and unlimited texting – not to mention never ever having to verbally communicate with anyone ever again! Yes, that was sarcasm. And yes, texting does
have several perks. For instance, one can shoot a parent a text about a change of plans without having to provide the grade point average and social security number of everyone venturing on the impromptu excursion.
One can have a conversation with the oppor-tunity to truly consider his or her response be-fore actually responding.
One can finally ask Ms. Speaks-A-Lot what today’s English homework was and not feel ob-ligated to listen to her endless ramblings and mindless gossip for a solid hour.
Nevertheless, the little girl in me that hated, and still somewhat hates, phone conversations throws heated hissy fits when presented with the idea of texting. No matter how many advantages that accompany this kind of messaging, I can’t help but scream a little inside at how shallow and impersonal texting can sometimes be – and just how instant it all is.
And yet I continue to text like it’s my job.Of course, I do so for several reasons, includ-
ing the three mentioned above – and most of the time, it’s really a matter of convenience. But the more and more I rely on my phone, the more I am attached to it. It follows me from the time I wake up until the time I go sleep, from the classroom to the dining room, from my purse to my pocket.
What was supposed to be a more convenient way of communicating has become for me a 24/7 responsibility. And communicating with my friends and family shouldn’t be a responsibility. It should be a genuine desire to connect with the people I care about.
So, I am now challenging myself to stray from my hypocritical ways and cut down on the tech-nological communication – while hopefully also cutting the leash that attaches my phone to my hip. I should have tea with Dear Grandma-ma on my upcoming birthday. I should surprise one of my friends by showing up on their doorstep with a Crazy Daisy. I should write a letter to someone I never get a chance to talk to.
Not only will I fend off the neediness of my phone, I will experience a deeper, better connec-tion with those around me. Which, since I first used a telephone, is what I’ve always wanted.
Gnrtn txt abandons snail mail
The Mill Stream would like to introduce our newest staff member, sophomore Navar Watson. Wat-son will be working as our staff cartoonist for the remainder of the year. His comics chronicle the adventures of one recurring character, Mrs. Funion, who should not be confused with the popular
George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore hold a
dead-heat for the presidency, holding off the naming of the
winner of the election until the Supreme Court of the United States voted in favor of Bush
on Dec. 12.
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With students, the 10 years between elementary school and high school are probably 10 of the most impor-tant years of one’s life. We grow and change physically; our minds attain the information, make the choices, and set the morals that will be the basis for the rest of our lives; we make acquaintances, friends, best friends, and meet people that will shape the rest of our lives and live through it with us.
But these last 10 years made for an unusual decade, one not just where Americans as individuals changed, but our country and world as a whole evolved right along too, in some cases at an even faster pace.
The United States and our world have become engulfed in a global manhunt to stop terrorism at its roots, yet this was only instigated after the dreadful days of 9/11 in our country. With a deadly shooting on the campus of the University of Virginia
Tech where more than 30 faculty and students lost their lives, it was a time of much grieving and loss of hope and security.
Though, throughout all the hardship, the loss, the sadness, our country took leaps towards equality that in many ways kept our country together. Barack
Islamic fundamentalist terror-ists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon
and the World Trade Center in New York City. The attack caused nearly 3,000 deaths.
Amid tight security, the Winter Olympic Games are opened by President Bush in Salt Lake
City. They would continue without major incident until the
closing ceremony on Feb. 24.
A tragedy at NASA occurs when the Space Shuttle
Columbia explodes upon reentry over Texas. All seven
astronauts inside are killed.
Ten years ago, having a cell phone was much less common than it is now. They were gaining popularity, but still averaged at around five ounces, usually had an antenna, and were not Internet-friendly.
According to www.pcworld.com, the first “smart phone” (think Blackberry or Palm) was the Kyocera, which cost between $400 and $500 and had very minimal memory space. Now, there are cameras installed in nearly every phone, the phones weigh a whole lot less, and now, with Apple’s iPhone, the games aren’t limited to a cell phone equivalent of Pong, but instead thousands of downloadable applications.
The accessibility to music and new artists has dramatically im-proved since the turn of the new century. In 2000, preteens were putting Backstreet Boys on their boom boxes, or perhaps still listen-ing to tapes. There has been a large shift from CD to MP3 format.
However, with this change came a battle, often one involving lawsuits between recording companies and the fans. There was a problem: many people had found ways to freely share their MP3 files online, especially after the creation of Napster.
Apple’s iPod has revolutionized the way we look at music for-ever; instead of keeping track of several different CDs, thousands are held inside one slim case. With iTunes and so many other music download sites, it’s far easier to find out about new music or catch up with an old favorite.
At the dawn of the decade, VHS tapes took up shelf space in homes, and required boring rewinding to watch them over again. Big screen television sets were extremely heavy and digital cable was just on the brink of release. Now, DVDs make it easy to skip
from scene to scene and are far lighter to carry around. The recent creation of Blu-Ray players allow for a high-definition DVD expe-rience. Televisions have become thinner and digital cable, such as AT&T U-Verse and Comcast, put a TV guide, HD channels, and DVR (digital video recording) at the fingertips of anyone who owns a box.
Computers transitioned from heavy desktop PCs to on-the-go, small laptops. The MacBook Air and the Netbook are revo-lutionary items in their light weight. The Internet went from newfangled technology to a staple in the American home.
Additionally, while the prevalence of inappropriate con-tent online was still high, the need for children’s protection from this material was recognized and safety programs were created to reduce the problem. Instant messaging grew in popularity, and social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace resulted in millions of users reconnecting via the web.
Video games experienced updates as well. In 2000, Sony released the PlayStation 2, which not only played games but also DVD movies, according to www.guardian.co.uk. Less than a year later, Bill Gates unveiled Microsoft’s Xbox, which has since been updated to the Xbox 360, with more storage and far better graphics and sound than its predecessor.
Games like Grand Theft Auto and Halo defined the de-cade as bestsellers, and in part showed how our genera-tion lived vicariously through its video game consoles.
Although the decade in technology produced only a few brand new items, the improvements in the ones that already existed made a major impact on the way humans communicated, watched, and experienced life.
As Jan. 1 came and went, the country was celebrating more than just a new year. The year 2010 signifies both the start and the end to a decade. Many things have changed throughout this past decade, including music, movies, and television shows.
In the early 2000s, N*SYNC and the Backstreet Boys stole the hearts of young girls everywhere. Boy-bands still have the
same effect on teenage girls today, even though their name, style, and members have all changed. A few modern day boy-bands are the Jonas Brothers and Plain White Tees.
The type of music that is popular has also changed various times this past decade. Pop music used to be very popular; now, rap and hip-hop music has taken over most students’ stereos.
“I prefer the music from before be-cause deep down, I’m still an original Backstreet Boys fan. People say they prefer rap music because they can dance to it, but I had no problem dancing to theirs,” junior Annie Sarno said.
Some television shows are over and resort to reruns, like Lizzie McGuire, Gilmore Girls, and Boy Meets World. But other shows that started in the early 2000s are still continuing today, includ-ing CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two in a Half Men, and Scrubs. These shows
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Page design by Hannh Davis and Katie Souders
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the focus 502.01.2010
With students, the 10 years between elementary school and high school are probably 10 of the most impor-tant years of one’s life. We grow and change physically; our minds attain the information, make the choices, and set the morals that will be the basis for the rest of our lives; we make acquaintances, friends, best friends, and meet people that will shape the rest of our lives and live through it with us.
But these last 10 years made for an unusual decade, one not just where Americans as individuals changed, but our country and world as a whole evolved right along too, in some cases at an even faster pace.
The United States and our world have become engulfed in a global manhunt to stop terrorism at its roots, yet this was only instigated after the dreadful days of 9/11 in our country. With a deadly shooting on the campus of the University of Virginia
Tech where more than 30 faculty and students lost their lives, it was a time of much grieving and loss of hope and security.
Though, throughout all the hardship, the loss, the sadness, our country took leaps towards equality that in many ways kept our country together. Barack
Obama was elected as the first black president ever in our country’s history, and Tony Dungy won the Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts in 2007, making him the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl in the NFL; both men showed that anyone could be anything in a nation once infected with slavery, discrimination, and segrega-tion.
And as the world seemingly became a bigger, more global and internationally-based, technology stayed right along on pace. Cell phones boomed in popularity and became some of single most important devices in the busi-ness world. News shifted from the papers to the World Wide Web, and computers are now used more than ever. Technology has linked countries half a world away together in just the click of a button or the dialing of a few numbers.
But sometimes, we found that we knew too much. The reality TV mania spread across America’s networks, and peoples’ lives have been all over the tube for everyone interested in gossip to see. Young Disney TV stars turned their popular children show careers into pop record deals. From singers to TV stars to news writers, everyone now seems to want the most or the best or what will make them the richest or gain them the most fame. America has crept into an age where fame and fortune shine higher than wholesome family news, television, and entertainment.
President Bush announces a troop surge of 21,500 for the war in Iraq to stem the violence at the request of new commander General
Petreus.
Sophomore Jennifer Reagin“I predict that we’re still going to
have crappy music.”
Junior Andrew Lemna“The Cubs will win the World
Series.”
Sophomore Max Stutesman“Tupac’s going to come out with a new album. Elvis might be do-
ing some backup. 2010 should be interesting”
Sophomore Max Rafert“We need to learn how to catch a fish. The government’s going
to collapse and people won’t know what to do. It’s going to be
anarchy.”
Junior Erica Parker“The Chinese will put under-
age Olympians in the Olympics. Again.”
As Jan. 1 came and went, the country was celebrating more than just a new year. The year 2010 signifies both the start and the end to a decade. Many things have changed throughout this past decade, including music, movies, and television shows.
In the early 2000s, N*SYNC and the Backstreet Boys stole the hearts of young girls everywhere. Boy-bands still have the
same effect on teenage girls today, even though their name, style, and members have all changed. A few modern day boy-bands are the Jonas Brothers and Plain White Tees.
The type of music that is popular has also changed various times this past decade. Pop music used to be very popular; now, rap and hip-hop music has taken over most students’ stereos.
“I prefer the music from before be-cause deep down, I’m still an original Backstreet Boys fan. People say they prefer rap music because they can dance to it, but I had no problem dancing to theirs,” junior Annie Sarno said.
Some television shows are over and resort to reruns, like Lizzie McGuire, Gilmore Girls, and Boy Meets World. But other shows that started in the early 2000s are still continuing today, includ-ing CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two in a Half Men, and Scrubs. These shows
have continued for so long because they have a satisfying story line and are entertaining to watch.
Certain types of television shows, like sitcoms, have just gotten better throughout the years. But other types, like re-
ality TV shows, have gone from quality entertainment to an hour-long program filled with both indecent activities and lan-guage. Jersey Shore is an example of an unseemly show.
“I watch the reality shows now because the trashy people on it are entertaining. The shows are so bad, but that’s the reason I watch,” junior Sami Rohrman said.
The majority of modern day flicks are not appropriate for younger children since television networks are allowing more scandalous subject matter into their shows. Their content is filled with references that are only fitting for mature viewers.
Networks like Nickelodeon and Disney Channel target a selected audience of younger age groups, and yet they have al-lowed story lines to become focused on adult subjects.
“The shows on Nick and Disney now are more for mature people; the things they deal with aren’t for kids,” Rohrman said.
Movies also have changed and seemed to have switched the majority of their focus to sex, drugs, and alcohol. Certain co-medians featured in these films, such as Seth Rogen, resort to using vulgar content to get a good laugh from their audience. If one pays attention to the events occurring in recent movies, one might notice that Hollywood has made it a trend to involve sex in nearly every film.
In the early years of this past decade, entertainment was in-volved with, but not based entirely upon suggestive material. Now, however, almost every plot is characterized by it or in relation to it.
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Entertainment gets suggestive
Students had some interesting ideas about what’s to come in the next decade.
BACK TO THE
FUTURE
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Gabby [email protected]
While most students are immersed in assignments, school events, or sports, juniors Will Grabb, Austin Mace, Brendan Elmore, and Andy Sumner have combined forc-es to take on a unique project. The four friends comprise WABA (Will, Andy, Brendon, Austin) Productions and are currently working to create a 10 to 20 minute movie to be entered in the Phantoscope High School Film Festival on April 10.
The group gathered to create a movie that incorporates string theory into a context relative to fellow students, an idea that Elmore came up with while reading The Elegant Universe.
“The theory is that every universe is wrapped around an atom,” Grabb said.
The script was a collaborative effort that began last Sep-tember.
“It took about six hours of just sitting and writing in Austin’s basement,” Grabb said. “I feel like it’s a pretty solid script. It’s all about following this kid who everyone can re-late to.”
“We’re trying to convey this message that you should live each day to the fullest,” Elmore said.
The story follows six high schoolers, all portrayed by NHS students. The main character Will ,played by sopho-more Logan Park, shares the screen with Courtney, junior Kelsey Vaught; Mark, junior Nick Haney; Jake, junior Matt Estrada; Taylor, sophomore Cayla Irlbeck; and Bridget, ju-nior Chelsea Yadon.
“We went to the school musical to look for people,” El-more said. “Everyone works well together. We’re really for-tunate with what we got.”
The group expects one more weekend of filming before all the necessary footage is gathered for editing. They hope to have the movie ready for submission by the deadline on March 2.
The boys also promote their productions on Facebook with a group that boasted 370 members as of Jan. 26.
Looking to the future, WABA Productions desires to pursue filmmaking even after the contest. “Our goal is to make one movie a week this summer,” Mace said.
As for the festival itself, the guys have high hopes for their project. “I had fun. I think we have a pretty good chance of winning,” Sumner said.
Students make movie magic
Photo provided by “WABA Productions”
Senior Riley Schinderle lives out dream of seeing the world
From left to right: juniors Will Grabb, Andy Sum-ner, Brendan Elmore, and Austin Mace. The four juniors make up film group WABA Productions.
Like many students, senior Riley Schinderle dreamed of seeing the world. However, unlike most, Schinderle took matters into her hands to achieve her dream. She applied through a Rotary Club program and was accepted, current-
ly living in the Czech Republic this year. During Schinderle’s stay in the Czech Republic, she lives
with a small host family. Both of her host parents work, and her host dad owns a successful architect company. Schin-derle enjoys living with her hosts, but the situation still presents some challenges.
“My family is great, but I am having a hard time talking to them because it is kind of awkward, and I think that is the hardest part: living with a new family,” Schinderle said.
As Schinderle stays in the Czech Republic, she will attend Czech school. She walks every day for 15 minutes un-til she arrives at her school and then changes into slip-pers for the school day. Whet her in home or at s c h o o l , the Czech people do not wear shoes inside, unless they are slippers.
Also, unlike the standard one to two high schools per city in the U.S, Schinderle’s host city of Trebic, Czech Republic has five smaller types of high schools. Each school is different; for ex-ample; there is a hotel school, a economics school, and a me-chanical school. Schinderle is enrolled general classes in a gymnasium of one of the high schools.
Before entering into the Czech Republic, Schinderle had no prior classes in the Czech language. According to Schinderle, the language is very hard and is so hard that she admits to not really trying to learn it; however, she is still picking up some words. Because most of her schoolmates and her host mom are able speak English fairly well, she does not necessarily have to learn the language.
Not only are the high schools set up differently from the U.S, but also many other things like the culture, food, and landscape are quite different.
“It is really pretty here. There are lots of hills and fields, unlike the flat lands of Indiana,”
Schinderle said. “The cul-ture is also very different.
They are more laid back and seem to have more
time for other things like going to the pub
or the spa.”As for the food,
Schinderle said they like to eat
lots of bread and the meals mostly consist of potatoes, soups, and meat.
Altogether, Schin-derle is exploring the
culture of the Czech Republic. Although she
misses her family and friends, she is really enjoy-
ing experience. “I am making so many friends
because I get to go out a lot more here, to discos and such. I also joined
a dancing class and I am helping a lot of students with English as well,” Schinder-le said. “Unlike the high school culture in the states, here the people are also
more independent and less focused on popularity. They are all so nice to me.”
Tentatively, Schinderle will be returning around the end of June or early July. Because NHS does not accept credits from foreign schools, she will complete her senior year dur-ing the 2010-2011 school year.
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Contrary to what some may believe, the sport of wres-tling is more than spandex-clad athletes rolling around on the ground; wrestling is actually an ancient Greece Olympic sport. It originates back to 15000 years ago and continues to be a popular sport of the day.
Freshman Mikhail Marcuson explains that one of the parts of wrestling generally not present in other sports is the weight class system. There are certain brackets that each wrestler is in, according to their weight. Before each match, each team’s athletes have to weigh in in order to wrestle. If they do not make their weight, they are not allowed to wrestle in their brack-et.
A player has more of an advantage in stay-ing at his specific weight class; if not, the player has to wrestle up a class, giving the other play-ers an advantage because the heavier weight means more muscle and strength. Therefore, many times the athletes must shed the weight in a matter of a week or in 45 minutes.
“I once had to lose 17 pounds in one week, just by eating salad and running every day,” senior Wes Isaacs said.
Many wrestlers have to do the same thing,
either a few pounds before a meet or the week before. Junior and team leader Jordan Edwards had to cut four pounds be-fore a meet, with only 45 minutes to do so.
“I wore about three sweatshirts, two pants, and shorts while I ran around the track and did sprawls,” Edwards said.
Although Edwards has had to cut weight, as well as many others, he has had six years of experience and has learned much about maintaining a balanced diet through-
out the season. The objective is to eat fruits, vegetables, and to eat just right in order to stay at certain weight.
For sectionals, Edwards and the team prepared in many ways. One of his strategies is to watch the other wrestlers in his bracket, in order to point out their weaknesses and adapt to their style of wrestling.
Sectionals were held Jan. 30 at Hamilton Heights High
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“Dancing is an art- dance team is a sport.” Senior Katie DeBoy, captain of the dance team, puts it
simply: contrary to the opinion that the dance team doesn’t qualify as a sport, it is in fact an
official varsity sport. Unlike other sports teams operating under the Indiana High
School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the dance team is part of the Indiana High
School Dance Team Association (IHSDTA).
“We work just as hard as any other
team-- football, basket-ball-- it’s just different,” DeBoy
said. The dance team had their first
competition Saturday, Jan. 9, at Tuttle Middle School in Crawfordsville. They placed second in jazz and third in hip-hop at the season opener. Because of last season’s success, the team moved up from the intermediate division to the advanced division.
The team has proven that hard work, a defining factor of their sport, can bring about success. Last year’s team was undefeated in the jazz sec-tion of competition all season and won first at state in jazz. The girls’ hip-hop routine, earned a sixth place spot in state last year.
Even though the dance team is considered a winter sport, the team started preparing for the season back in June, learning the choreography for both hip-hop and jazz. The team is small compared to other teams, both a blessing and a curse.
“We have nine [members]. You only need eight to com-pete,” DeBoy said. “It’s easier to make our dances look good.”
However, other teams may have as many as 20 girls, giv-ing them a one-up on smaller teams. Junior Hannah Marti-nez recognizes this advantage.
“Bigger teams can do more tricks.”Despite the small number, the dance team boasts very
strong technique, especially in jazz, from the nine girls, many of whom have danced since a young age at various studios and dance academies.
“We’ve got good technique,” junior Paige Hernandez said, adding that cleanliness in dance is of paramount im-portance.
Being “clean” in dance requires that every girl be in the same spot in the dance at any given time, a uniformity of motion. Hernandez explained that 30 seconds of a dance could take over a week to fully master. Because of the early start, though, the dance team isn’t worried about this.
“We’re clean, very clean,” Hernandez said. Cleanliness and strong energy make this team a hit with
the jazz numbers. But hip-hop is proving to be more dif-ficult.
“It’s hard for us to put our own spin on it,” DeBoy said, explaining that hip-hop is about putting your own touch into the routine.
However, in the past, the team has won first place for hip-hop in competition so it really isn’t a weakness. Rather, jazz is more of a strong point for this team.
When competition season starts up in early January, the girls travel to anywhere from Elkhart to Bloomington South for competitions, often waiting around all day for the chance to perform and see awards at the end.
“You’re there all day,” DeBoy said but admits that she “wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
The goal for the team this year is “consistency across the board,” coach Amanda Giordano said, emphasizing the im-portance of making the most of every performance, wheth-er it’s a state meet or a basketball game.
DeBoy’s big goals include finishing the year out strong as team.
“[We need to] show other teams we can keep it up.”
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