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[the way we see it] Mill Stream staff editorial

Dianne Oslandeditor-in-chief

Nathan Brownproduction editor

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Imagine being afraid to go into the locker room after a sweaty, intimidat-ing practice, scared to death by the possibility of being cornered by your own teammates, upperclassman who should be acting as your mentors.

Imagine being forced to spend time with those supposed mentors. Imagine being forced to act as a team with those supposed mentors. This was reality, as parents have stated on recent news broadcasts, for

the victims of the now infamous Carmel hazing incident. Although little concrete information has been released, the public now

knows that four varsity basketball players have been suspended. Almost a month after the initial allegations, the Carmel Police Depart-

ment is keeping their enforcement strong. Those four players may face some serious charges, including battery, criminal confinement and crimi-nal deviate conduct. And no matter how hard they try, those charges would never disappear. According to Indiana state law, criminal deviancy cannot be removed from a criminal’s record, even if the individual was a minor at the time of the incident.

And what about the alleged offenders who are of legal age, and could already be charged as an adult? Who knows.

We do know, though, that these players are not evil. They are aggres-sive teenagers who got caught up in the moment and made a bad choice. If they did commit these crimes, it’s unlikely that they considered the full extent of their crimes, and it’s almost unimaginable that they considered the consequences. But it’s safe to say that the players didn’t specifically in-tend to potentially ruin their victims’ lives, and to cause decades of hurt and confusion.

The Mill Stream staff hopes this grievous error in judgment is an isolated incident, and that Noblesville High School attendees will take the high road and treat other students with respect. For the sake of the common good, be kind, be a good person, and be a friend. Kids have the right to go to school without cowering in fear.

“So Nathan, any reason why you’re so dressed up today?”

“Nope, no reason. Just felt like looking nice today.”

Yeah, I tend to get that a lot.Some of you may not actually

know me by name (Nathan Brown, by the way), but during the past year at NHS, and especially the past sev-eral weeks, you might recognize me as the “sharp-dressed kid” or “that kid who wears a suit all the time.” Or, “that goof who thinks he looks so cool dressing better than every-one else.” Yup, I’ve heard them all. Whether you think your scoffs are subtle and your snickers are quiet, I hear all the remarks about my un-usually fancy clothes. And really, it doesn’t faze me one bit.

I was the kid in middle school who had the glasses and the braces, who was the nerd who aced every test and actually did his homework, and pretty much kept to himself. Did I draw negative attention for

it? Yeah, I got made fun of and was the punch line of the occasional joke, and back then, it did faze me. So I grew my hair out, lost the glasses and the metal in my mouth, tried to change and avoid the negative atten-tion from those classic middle school bullies, but then it was my abnormally curly hair that got poked fun of. I got asked if I got a perm over Christmas break almost daily, and I realized it would always be something I’d have to deal with.

But you know what? High school

is all about preparing for that next step, getting those grades, making

those relationships, and making a name for yourself that you want to last. It’s time to stop caring about what oth-ers think and simply be who you want to be, and if attention comes with it, great. Embrace it.

If I actually still cared what people thought of me, the way I dress, the way I look, the way each hair on

my head seems to spiral on forever, I would have never made it this far.

So to answer all the questions out there: Yes, I am wearing a shirt and tie every day this month to school. A little out of the ever popular sweatshirt and

sweatpants, or the tattered jeans, gray jacket, and graphic tee? Yup, but I’m trying to make a point.

To all you underclassmen out there: With however many years you have left, be who you want to be, dress how you want to dress, embrace the true person inside you, because when you’re attempting to get into that perfect college or land that dream job of yours, your inter-viewer isn’t going to want to hear who you think he or she wants you to be. Be you.

And to my fellow seniors: No, I’m not gunning for the “Best Dressed” brick award; no, I don’t buy a new shirt and tie every night; and yes, I do own other clothes and plan to break ‘em out once April hits. But this is me. I’ve got a few weeks left to get those scholarships, get into my dream school, and land the grades that will satisfy my drive for perfection. And I prefer to dress for success.

Dressing for success

Nathan Brownbrown.nathan@gmail.com

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My hand was numb on account of my friend squeezing it and my voice was hoarse. It was March 2 and I found myself crammed into Carmel High School’s gymnasium cheering on the boys’ basketball team in the second game , against HSE, of their sectional tournament. And boy, was it a game.

It was a fourth quarter fight. And the Millers came out victorious that night, beating the Zionsville Eagles (Go Nobletucky!) on Tuesday, and went on to win the sectional title for the first time in a long time. March madness had officially begun.

Now I confess, in past years of high school, I hadn’t been a dedicat-ed fan. Basketball games, up until this season, were merely an option for Friday night. But this year, they became priority. Since I’m a senior, I figured I better attend every game I possibly could. And after seeing that Carmel versus Noblesville game back in December, I was hooked.

Granted, some games were more

exciting than others. I remember showing up for a game and seeing a half-empty student section. And even during the games, I’d turn

around and see people texting in-stead of participating in the cheers.

There’s not denying there was a slump. Other coaches and fans

questioned our award-winning stu-dent section. Had we lost our touch? Turned into a has-been? But when tournament season rolled around, the student section returned with a vengeance, erasing any doubts.

After that exciting sectional win, the designated student section at Hinkle Field house was packed for regionals the night of March 13th; I couldn’t even find a seat. The en-ergy in the gym was undeniable. Miller fans lined the upper bal-conies and a group of little kids, future super fans, had their stom-achs painted: M-I-L-L-E-R-S. The North Central student section was minuscule compared to our crowd. I found myself in the same pre-dicament as before: throat sore from yelling and hand numb from squeezing. The fourth quarter came and went with North Central and Noblesville all tied up.

Overtime. North Central would score and then we’d make a come-back. Back and forth. It was a nail

biter, all the way up to the heart-stopping conclusion.

But in the end, we just couldn’t scrape out the win. The Miller sea-son was over. You win some and you lose some. But this loss was a hard one for everybody.

Despite a bittersweet conclusion, I’d like to thank the super fans, the normal fans and the rest of the stu-dent body that came out to support the team.

This season was a memorable one: Falling over after Andrew Live-ly sunk one of his signature three-pointers, yelling ‘Yeary’s hot!’ after Jake Yeary scored, ‘hot juicy burg-ers’ during free throws, and freez-ing after the first basket of the quar-ter. And of course, riding the roller coaster every halftime.

But most of all, I want to thank the guys for a great season and an exciting sectional win. Thank you, Miller boys’ basketball, for making me and the rest of the student sec-tion go mad this March.

March Madness, ya know?

Sarah Boyumboyum.sarah@gmail.com

In seventh grade, Jack Johnson was my jam. I knew all the words to every song, and I even managed to find some convoluted emotional connection to “Breakdown.” And then I found a Volcom hoodie I re-ally liked at Delia’s, and decided that I, Miss Hannah Davis, owner of poultry and avid knitter, would like to be a little edgier.

So, in eighth grade, Panic at the Disco (I refuse to acknowledge the existence of the exclamation mark) was my jam. I bought a pair of pink Chuck Taylors, found some grey jeans, and declared to my family that my iPod was the only thing keeping me sane during an annual trip to an old-time music festival, complete with fiddles and banjos.

It wasn’t. At all. I liked that mu-sic (a lot), and still do. In fact, I’m goin’ to college to study that very

same twangy, back-hills music.But I digress. Fourteen-year-old

me was dead-set on being cool. At

least in my choice of music.So then, after a little digging dur-

ing freshman year, Arctic Monkeys

was my jam. They were British! And loud! And, more importantly, prac-tically unknown to everyone.

The Arctic Monkeys are a little passé now, and I haven’t listened to any of their albums in months, but I have to thank them. In that very superficial (and frankly pretty irri-tating) effort to listen to good mu-sic, I actually found a few hidden gems. Thankfully, they’re still hid-den. Call me a snob if you’d like, but I take pride in the fact that I listen to music that Smiley and the folks over at 100.9 avoid like the plague for fear of losing listeners.

Lately, though, my beloved “in-die” (define it as you like) niche has become anything but independent. Indie’s the it-sub-genre in pop mu-sic, and it’s become so downright cool to identify yourself as hipster that it’s just, well, not cool. There’s no individuality in listening to Death Cab for Cutie or Sufjan Ste-vens anymore. I knew things were

really over when Kara Dioguardi suggested that an American Idol contestant perform Phoenix’s “1901.” At that very instant, at the very utterance of the band’s name, the unknown became known as millions of beret-clad teenyboppers flocked to their computers to do some investigation.

So, is indie dead? Is that under-world of emotionally in-tune boys with guitars and warbling, blunt-banged girls a thing of the past?

Hardly. It’s bigger than ever. But those of us with discerning taste, those of us who have worked hard to find their own little corner, might have to dig a little more.

As an experienced digger, I rec-ommend seeking refuge in the local music scene. And yes, there is one in Indianapolis. Go Google Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Arrah and the Ferns, Otis Gibbs, and Cara Jean Wahlers when you get home.

Heard of them? I hope not.

Hannah Davisdavis.hannah@gmail.com

Put the “indie” back in independent

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“We have rules; [we] hold athletes accountable for these rules.”

And these rules are outlined in the Athletic Handbook, girls’ athletic director Mr. Mark Wilkinson said. This Ath-letic Handbook, a clear set of rules for athletes and parents, is given to every athlete and their parents before partici-pation in school athletics. This entails that the athletes are fully aware of the rules and expectations expected of them. But rules are broken. And with recent violations and sus-pensions in winter and spring sports, there are going to be consequences.

Despite the recent offenses, suspensions aren’t a com-mon occurrence. Assistant Principal Dan Swafford calcu-lated an average of maybe five suspensions per year.

“I see no trend in the number of suspensions [lately],” Wilkinson said. But even with a low average, the suspen-sions that do occur are doled out according to the written word of Athletic Handbook. “We don’t play favorites,” Wilkinson said, upholding that all athletes are treated equal.

When an athlete violates one of the rules laid out in the athletic handbook, there are specific penalties, based on the offense. If an athlete breaks rules 1, 2, or 3, outlined in Sec-tion 5 of the Athletic Handbook, rules involving possession, sale, or use of alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco or involving the arrest of the athlete on criminal charges; depending on the number of violations and the rule broken, an athlete could be suspended for up to 30 percent of “scheduled contests” in their particular sport.

“Suspensions hold athletes accountable for misbehavior,” Wilkinson said, mentioning that the Athletic Department’s policies are not too different from other surrounding high school and college athletic programs. “Violations of ath-letic code in all high schools and colleges have conse-quences.”

Even within the school, or more broadly, the commu-nity, when there is a violation of the rules, there are always going to be repercussions. Senior Leland Brown under-stands these repercussions first hand.

Brown, who started play-ing basketball in fifth grade, was suspended for six games, equivalent to 30 percent of his basketball season. “It’s my senior year so it’s a big deal,” Brown said.

But besides the inconve-nience of having his senior season short cut short, Brown recognizes that his suspen-sion could have caused the team to suffer, as well.

“I was worried that it might... have hurt our team chemistry,” Brown said. And there is a certain chemistry needed in making something work, like, with driving a car. In order to drive it, all the necessary parts need to be there. Driver, engine, steering wheel, gears. If one of those are missing, that car isn’t go-

ing to run. Case in point: since Brown, an important part of what makes the basketball team operate like a well-oiled machine, wasn’t playing in six of the games, his absence might have made all the other players on the team perform less effectively.

But, after his suspension concluded, Brown returned, scoring 24 points in his first game back. “The team wel-comed [me] back,” Brown said.

The team went on to claim a sectional victory, beating out Zionsville, HSE, and Westfield in the sectional tourna-ment at Carmel.

But even with the basketball team’s recent success, Brown still regrets his past actions.

“If I could go back, I wouldn’t have done what I did.” Brown learned from his mistake and was able to return to play and help his team succeed.

A suspension, like Brown’s, is supposed to serve a pur-pose. “Is it a punishment? Yes. Do we hope it’s a deterrent? Yes,” Wilkinson said. But beyond a punishment or even a deterrent for other athletes, Wilkinson explains that the athletic department is concerned about much more than helping teach a rule-breaker a lesson.

After a violation, the athlete is required to meet with Mrs. Deanna Cummins, At-Risk Coordinator for Nobles-ville High School. The athlete takes part in programs, oper-ated separately from the athletic department. According to Wilkinson, “these programs help us address the issue.”

“Whatever we can do to help an athlete, we do,” Wilkin-son said.

Everybody makes mistakes, whether they find them-selves in the wrong place at the wrong time or have a lapse in good judgement. “We certainly forgive high school stu-dents who make mistakes - but sometimes, those mistakes have consequences,” Wilkinson said.

Sarah Boyumboyum.sarah@gmail.com

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Students across the country are experiencing the nega-tive effects of the declining economy first hand as its bi-products ripple through communities and affect the school systems. At NHS students have noticed the absence of field trips and a few light bulbs here or there, but these superfi-cial losses are just the tip of the iceberg.

The school general fund has recently been changed by the State of Indiana from a property tax base to a sales tax revenue base. According to Principal An-netta Petty, the sales tax revenues have fallen because of the declining econo-my. The result is cuts of state funding to schools across the state. School districts throughout Indiana are feeling the impact of program cuts due to the significant re-ductions in school funding.

“We are facing a total impact on our general fund of a negative $9 million from 2009 to 2012 plus any additional cuts made by the state. Be-cause we are now funded by the state through its sales tax revenues, unless and until the economy turns around, we will see no increase in general funds from the state,” Super-intendent Dr. Libbie Conner said.

The first reduction of $2.1 million began in 2009. Accord-ing to Petty, this included the loss of 13 teachers and two Central Office administrators accompanied by cuts of en-ergy, supplies, and travel. In December, a second round of necessary cuts was announced, causing Noblesville to lose another $2.3 million. Because of this budget loss, all field trips were struck, and all administrative and support staff salaries were frozen.

The district’s Budget Review committee, in reaction to the state funding cuts, has compiled recommendations of strategies to save Noblesville’s dwindling budget. The com-mittee, formed in August 2008, consists of teachers, school board members, and administrators.

These recommendations were presented to the Nobles-ville Board of School Trustees by Dr. Conner on March 16 in the LGI Room of NHS. According to www.noblesvilleschools.org, these measures are expected to total more than $3.4 million in the reduction of staff, operational costs, and pro-gram adjustments. These reductions will continue to drive the school district toward a total general fund adjustment of

$9 million over four years.One undeniable obstacle in the

budget-cutting process is the fact that Noblesville continues to grow at a rap-id pace.

“Our revenue from the state con-tinues to decrease. At the same time, we are a growing school corporation

and our costs continue to increase as we serve our ad-ditional students,” Dr. Conner said.

The reductions now are made with an eye to the future as larger and larger numbers make up the lower grade lev-els. According to www.noblesvilleschools.org, “with the state’s reduction in 2010 funding, this year’s funding level is below the 2007 budget. Enrollment since the 2006-07 school year has climbed nearly 700 students.”

“That’s why we are asking our community to restore $5 million through an operating referendum in May. The $5 million will restore part of the lost revenue and will offset a portion of rising costs that will accompany additional in-creases in student enrollment. Since our largest classes are in the elementary and middle grades now, the growth we have experienced since 2006 will continue as these larger

classes move through our school system,” Dr. Conner said. As stated in www.noblesvilleschools.org, if the referendum

is approved by a vote in May, $5 million will be restored to each year’s operating budget for the following seven years. Having already cut $2.1 million of the $9 million loss, $6.9 million still remains. Dr. Conner will present recommen-dations totaling around $3.4 million. These cuts will per-manently increase class sizes and reduce programming offerings if revenue is not raised through the referendum process to restore some of the lost revenue.

If the referendum does not pass, major changes will be made. These include but are not limited to the following: the elimination of all extracurricular expenses, the reduc-tion of art, music, and technology teachers, a reduction in the number of classroom teachers, and an increase in class-room size.

The consequences to the students if the referendum does not pass are concerning to students, teachers, administra-tors, and community members alike. Athletic weights in-structor Brian Clarke worries, not about his own salary, but about the effects on the students and the community.

“Currently, teachers are affected quite a bit. It is what it is. The school country is getting hit. But if the referendum does not pass, it will be detrimental to the school and the community,” Clarke said. He stresses what will be lost in students if programs are cut: “These programs infinitely develop young people by teaching them leadership and challenging them athletically, academically, or musically. A group of 100 couldn’t list all of the negative effects the school and the community would face if the referendum doesn’t pass. We would no longer be a ‘destination com-munity.’”

For more information on budget cuts and the referen-dums, visit www.mill-stream.org or www.noblesvilleschools.org.

School budget slashed by $9 millionKelsey Ploofploof.kelsey@gmail.com

National Art Honor Society hosts elementary student art clinic

On Saturday, March 13, members of National Art Honor Society (NAHS) held an art clinic for elementary school stu-dents. According to teacher sponsor Ms. Kate Vasey, it was the fifth year for NAHS members to host the event.

The kids convened for four hours of art activities aimed at sparking creativity and making a final project to take home.

Elementary school art teachers each picked three exem-plary students to attend the clinic.

In preparation for the clinic, NAHS members came up with project ideas, learned how to make all the crafts them-selves in order to teach them to the children, designed post-

ers, and held meetings.“We tried a couple new projects this year,” Vasey said.

“We definitely are trying to pick projects that challenge them.” The projects incorporate media such as wire and metal that the elementary students had not yet experienced working with.

“I’m teaching third grade, and we’re doing a wire sculp-ture of their faces,” junior Megan Jackson said. NAHS stu-dents were in charge of leading each group of children.

Sophomore Allison Cardona taught first graders how to make a stamp pop-art proj-ect. “We’re doing printmak-ing,” Cardona said. “We’re just using pencils on Styrofoam.” The children then inked and

stamped their designs, ending up with a negative of what they had originally drawn.

“Honestly, I don’t think I could’ve done this as a first grader,” Cardona said. “They’re impressive. I’m jealous.”

Second graders put together metal boxes, and fourth graders assembled sketch books.

“We try to have a little bit of art history, too,” Vasey said. With each project came a short lesson about the nature of the project and its place in history.

The students participated in activities, took a break for lunch, and finished their projects.

“We play games before,” senior Laura Lemna said. “The kids have a lot of fun with it and they go home with a pretty nice project at the end.”

Vasey believes that in addition to the elementary students, the high schoolers benefit from the experience as well. She spoke of three students who, after helping with the clinic, decided to go into art education.

The NAHS members hope the children themselves will take away from the experi-ence. “I hope that their young

minds are influenced by the high schoolers and that the kids one day will become the students,” senior Max Wurster said.

Jenna Larsonlarson.jenna@gmail.com

Photo by J. LarsonA first grader at the NAHS art clinic partici-pates in making a pop art project. High school students helped elementary age groups with diverse artistic activities.

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Frigid temps. Feet of snow adorning the ground. Fro-zen lakes, icicles, and layers of clothing. Sound like per-fect track and field weather? Maybe not to some, but with indoor track meets, the runners at NHS take advantage of gaining experience in competition as early as they can ev-ery winter.

Universities around Indiana and the U.S. now hold track meets at their facilities indoors during winter, allowing athletes to continue their training year round and still get the taste of competition even when frost covers their school tracks. Boys at NHS who wish to compete this spring on the track and field team have been training since Novem-ber, rain or shine, but their eyes have not been solely set on meets beginning in March and April; meets at local uni-versities have provided motivation for the boys to show-case their talents. “Indoor meets that we compete in now give us a good judgment on how far our training during the winter has gotten us and how much harder we need to work to reach of goals at the end of the season,” senior Patrick Lichtenberger said.

Boys’ distance coach Kent Graham also loves that his athletes have something to focus on during the dreary win-ter months. “Indoor opportunities give the athletes a goal to focus on. Sometimes winter training can be tough. If they are a sprinter they do not have a facility they can use comfortably, if a jumper, the pits are never used here at NHS due to space issues. Distance runners go outside ev-eryday. They get to tromp through the snow and ice. So, running indoors can be a nice change.”

Indoor meets, though, do prove to run a bit differently than the traditional outdoor track meet; indoor tracks are shorter, more attended, and weather is taken out of the equation. These differences are often overlooked, since the meets are used more “to get your legs moving fast again when it matters and seen as a stepping-stone for the state competition later,” senior Cody Marowski said.

Indoor meets also run some different, and fewer, events than a traditional team track meet in the spring. Sprinters like Lichtenberger who normally run the 100, 200, 400, and 800-meter open races are limited to the 55-meter dash and relays in their preferred distances rather than competing by themselves. The emphasis on relays at indoor track meets draws “many more teams and competition” but “have a more relaxed atmosphere and less pressure because you aren’t worried about your school winning or losing,” Ma-rowski said.

These special meets, because they are not officially a part of the team schedule, are geared more towards athletes, not teams. Individuals can register on their own, often online, and they can choose which events they compete in and run more for personal satisfaction and not when a state birth or school victory is on the line. “It’s up to you [whether you compete or not], but we’re definitely encouraged if we are showing promise in practice,” junior Neal Tardy said. “It lets us get a feeling of where we are and show our coaches the effort we have put in during our winter training.”

And as the indoor competition comes to a close, and the athletes focus themselves upon state title aspirations rather than personal accolades, the boys will begin to prepare themselves for their first outdoor competitive meet of the boys’ track and field season: Thursday, March 25 at Law-rence Central versus LC and Fishers.

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