No Shave November

brings scruff to schoolBY RYAN SCHMIERER

November: The one month

out of the year when men are

free to grow their facial hair as

they please without being nagged

about it.

For men that are capable and

willing the grow out their facial

hair, November may be their fa-

vorite time of the year.

The true reason for this event

is often overlooked by the glory

of being able to produce a thick

beard. Usually bringing up the

question: What is the actual pur-

pose of No Shave November?

No Shave November was orig-

inally called Movember when it

started in 1999, the name being

the combination of the words

mustache and November.

The month long event involves

the growing of mustaches and

beards for the purpose of raising

awareness forprostate cancer.

The goal of Movember is

to “change the face of men’s

health.”

By encouraging men to get

involved, Movember aims to

increase early cancer detection,

diagnosises and effective treat-

ments, and to ultimately reduce

the number of preventable

deaths.

Besides getting an annual

check-up, the Movember Foun-

dation encourages men to be

aware of any family history of

cancer and to adopt a healthier

lifestyle.

Today, No Shave November

has become more of an oppor-

tunity to avoid shaving rather

than raise money and awareness

for prostate cancer.

“Well, I just recently learned

it’s about prostate cancer, which

makes participating in this event

even better,” said Owen Patrick

‘13. “But I think people partici-

pate for the happiness of not

shaving for month. Let’s be hon-

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE:

Dancing

queens

(and kings)

The fall homecoming court

is nominated and then voted

on by the student body at large.

For the two VISTA dances and

prom, specifi c clubs do the

nominations and court selec-

tion process themselves, leaving

the rest of the school to wonder

why and how they choose cer-

tain nominees.

“We [VISTA] all get in a room

and vote, said Olivia Long ‘15.

“People shout out names and we

write them on a board.”

While homecoming nomi-

nates students from each grade,

only seniors are nominated at the

VISTA dance. About fi ve senior

girls and guys are chosen. This

year, the nominees were called

“tributes” due to the dance’s

Hunger Games theme.

Senior members of VISTA

leave the room during this pro-

cess as they are eligible for

nomination. Students from all

different social groups and ac-

tivities are nominated to better

represent the diversity within the

school.

“The fi rst thing we look at

for nominees is if they were on

the homecoming court. We don’t

want to repeat a nomination”

said Hope Quattroki ‘16.

Prom court is selected by

Student Council each year. The

process for nomination is similar

to that of VISTA in that people

from all different social groups

are nominated.

Last year, prom-goers select-

ed their Prom king and queen

when they entered they dance.

The nominees were all selected

by a small, two-person Student

Council sub-committee consist-

ing of Crystal Wang ‘13 and Paul

Yoon ‘13.

This year, members of the

prom board will be able to nomi-

nate any senior for the court. Stu-

dents who have been on courts

in the past or won king or queen

for a previous dance are still eli-

gible for nomination, though the

board will keep their previous

nominations in mind.

“The people that are picked

tend to be well-liked and well-

rounded,” said junior class presi-

dent Brad Krause.

How are dance courts

actually decided on?

BY ERICA GIBSON

PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIERER

PAY IT FORWARD: Jack Erdman ‘13 shows off the beard he is grow-

ing for No Shave November. Evey year in the month of November

men across the country abstain from shaving in support of prostate

cancer research.

FEATURED ATHLETE:

KAYLA JONES

SPORTS PG. 3

REDISCOVER

DISNEY:

FEATURES PG. 5

Have you gotten in

trouble for taking out your

cellphone during class?

Students have been bring-

ing their various versions

of mobile technology to

school, but now these de-

vices are being implement-

ed in classes to utilize their

academic aspects. Two

classes, Mr. Lubben’s phys-

ics classes and Student

Publications, started using

school-issued iPads to add

a multimedia layer to the

classroom.

This addition to the

class setting has useful as-

pects from an academic

standpoint. Mr. Lub-

ben implements them in his

physics classes “to do assess-

ments before class or as class

Tablet technology has its setbacksBY AMY HE

Continued on page 2

PHOTO BY AMY HE

TECH SAAVY: Ty Edmond ‘14 uses an iPad in Mr. Lubben’s

physics class. As of right now, two teachers are testing iPads in

their classrooms.

goes on.” He also makes use

of two apps, Show Me and

Group Board.

The Publications class,

including the staff of the

Scarlette, have been using

the tablets for recording

interviews using handy

apps such as SuperNote.

The new accessibility to

the Internet also makes the

editing process of articles

quicker.

However, Zach Baiel

of the IT department has

some concerns about the

devices.

“The IT department,

we’re not really sold on

the tablet technology yet.

They’re not enterprise de-

vices. Right now, if some-

thing goes wrong on those,

est, nobody likes to shave.”

Regardless the reason,

popularity of this event con-

tinues to grow. More and

more people have begun

to take part in this charity

event.

On rare occasions, women

have even participated by not

shaving their legs for the en-

tire month.

“It’s a time to show how

much of a man you are to

your other comrades,” said

Drew Rudman ’13.

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West Side

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Winter brings sickness

It’s winter and you’re

sick…again. Most people

think of wintertime as the

season when people get

the most colds, fl ues, and

other illnesses, causing

them to miss more school.

But at West Side, this isn’t

always the case said Mr.

Slauter.

“Students start to re-

alize that they only have

a few more days left that

they can miss,” said Mr.

Slauter.

The school’s policy

of missing 9 non-exempt

days without penalty is

one reason why many

West Siders’ don’t miss

much school in the early

winter months. They also

don’t want to miss fi nals,

Mr. Slauter adds.

“Usually absences peak

in February,” agreed Mrs.

Slauter, secretary.

Despite the fact that

students don’t miss school,

sickness is still a big part

of the season. Mono and

strep throat have been es-

pecially prevalent this year

said Mrs. Deno, the school

nurse.

However, she added

that we do not have a high

absentee rate in general.

Because many students

come to school ill, Mrs.

Deno gave a list of tips to

keep healthy in the winter

months.

BY JESSE SASSER

BY SOPHIA BERGMANN

In 2003 the Presidents

Council on Service and

Civic Participation was

created to reward citizens

for helping others. The

council gives awards out

at various levels depending

on the amount of service

done, ranging from the

bronze level (100 hours in

a year) to the President Call

to Service Award (4000

lifetime hours). Honorees

receive a pin, a personal-

ized certifi cate, and a let-

ter.

Nate Breneman ‘13 re-

ceived the presidential ser-

vice award this summer.

“I’ve been volunteer-

ing since, I want to say

pre-school, I set up a food

drive and we went around

and collected the food”

said Breneman, “My mom

is a nurse, so she’s usually

really in tune to all these

organizations like that.”

Currently Breneman

works for the Muscular

Dystrophy Association,

which does fundraisers all

year long, with food drives

and lock ins, as well as lots

of support from local fi re

fi ghters. The association

tries to fi nd cures for the

various culpable diseases

and sponsors a camp for

kids who suffer from mus-

cular dystrophy.

“It’s basically to give

them a week of feeling like

a normal kid. It’s really re-

warding for them and for

the counselors to see these

kids do things that they

aren’t normally able to do,”

said Breneman

Breneman also found-

ed a chapter of the Do-

Something organization..

“We basically formed

a volunteer group

where we were chal-

lenged each day to

do a different vol-

unteer activity,”

he said. Members were

Hannah Lazarz ‘13, Grace

Lazarz ‘11, Maggie Furt-

ner ‘13, Maggie Oates ‘13,

Mackenzie Breneman ‘14

and McCutcheon High

School senior Nelson Til-

ley. Projects included

picking up trash and

art supply drives for

local schools.

Nate Breneman ‘13

honored for service

PHOTO BY SOPHIA BERGMANN

1. Get enough sleep; 8 hours of it

2. Eat; do not skip breakfast, and eat three meals

a day

3. Stay hydrated

4. Wash your hands often

5. Cover your mouth

when you cough and sneeze

Mrs. Deno’s Tips to Stay Healthy:

Technology has

its setbacksContinued from page 1

we do not have the

software in place or any-

thing to manage and fi x

it.” He added, “We [the

IT department] would

much prefer laptops.

You’re on the network,

you’ll have your Y drive,

you’ll have your student

commons drive, you’ll

be able to access any

internal resources.”

The problem is that

iPads must be connect-

ed to their carts in or-

der to sync with a Mac-

book, which is geared

for that specifi c cart. Be-

cause the iPads are not

really centrally controlled,

this can create problems.

Additionally, the devices

can be a potential distrac-

tion. “It depends on how

your teacher will let you

use it,” said Suhas Yeren-

nos ‘17.

“It all boils down to:

are you disrupting the edu-

cational process for your

peers?” said Baiel. “Then

it doesn’t matter what

you’re doing.” According

to him, students can get

distracted by many things,

PHOTO BY AMY HE

THE POINT OF IPADS: Physics teacher, Mr. Lueben, teaches students using a

class set of iPads. Lueben said he uses the iPads “to do assessments before

class or as class goes on.”

not just the temptation

to use iPads to surf the

web.

iPads may have their

uses in the classroom,

but as of now, they

may not be the best op-

tion for the school.

“Until it’s an enter-

prise device, until it’s

centrally managed, it’s

not advantageous for

us to have 500 iPads,”

said Baiel, “Unless the

teachers really step

up. We’ll support the

teachers but we won’t

do it for them.”

PAGE 3SportsWest Side

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

For many students, swim-

ming is limited to summer

vacation at the beach or

pool. Once school be-

gins and the weather gets

chilly, their bathing suits

are packed away. However,

some girls start swimming

more once winter comes

around, spending the ma-

jority of their free time in

the pool. These girls are

on the swim team and

they practice much more

intensely than the average

summer swimmer.

“I’m really excited for

this season,” said Chloe

Davis ‘14 of the upcoming

girls’ swimming season.

“We’re putting in a lot of

hard work, we have some

good meets coming up,

and I think we’re going to

do really well.”

The swim season has just

started, with the fi rst meet

occurring on the 20th of

November at home. Deb-

bie Fruitt, the girls’ head

coach is training the girls

very intensely for their

season this year. Swim-

mers are the only athletes

this year with mandatory

morning practice.

“She is a really good

coach and she makes us

work really hard. She’s

defi nitely pushing us to

where we need to be,” said

Davis.

This intense commit-

ment is only appealing

to a very select group of

people. In fact, all of the

senior girls that previously

swam chose to quite this

year, forcing the junior

swimmers into unexpected

leadership positions.

“Swimming itself is a

really big commitment and

seniors have a really stress-

Girls swimming is an

intense commitmentBY ERICA GIBSON

When you fi rst meet

Kayla Jones 13’, her quiet

demeanor gives nothing

away about her intensity on

the court. For her entire

high-school career, Jones

has been the starting point

guard for the girl’s bas-

ketball time. She has been

a team captain since her

sophomore year.

“I think that she is an

incredible leader for the

basketball team,” stated

girl’s varsity basketball

coach Jane Schott. “She

kind of runs the show.”

Her passion for basket-

ball is also readily apparent

to her fellow students.

While she may be coy

on initial conversation,

Jones is a hard worker.

“Even though she may be

quiet off the fl oor, she’s a

tremendous competitor,”

stated Coach Schott.

“From what I have wit-

nessed at practice squad

Kayla is the ideal player

to have on a team,” stated

Braxton Rathod ‘13.

“She is one of the hard-

est workers on the team

and she has put her heart

into the game and put in

quite a lot of work.”

In addition to her

tremendous work as the

starting point guard for the

girl’s basketball team, Jones

also fi nds time for outside

work. “Though she is a

captain on the basketball

team she always fi nds time

for her friends and school-

work,” stated Rathod.

Looking beyond high-

school, Jones is excited at

the prospect of going off

to college. “I’m really look-

ing forward to just to have

a different schedule every

day, not doing the same

thing every day, and to be

out of high school.” While

Kayla is still undecided as

to where she will go to col-

lege or if she will continue

her basketball career, she

eagerly awaits what the fu-

ture may hold.

All in all, what has Jones

received many important

lessons from her time on

the basketball team. “It’s

Kayla Jones leads

with passion

taught me time manage-

ment, responsibility, and

how to work as a team,”

stated Jones. With all that

and more, Kayla brings an

BY ANDREW MOSER

impeccable sense of inten-

sity and focus to the

basketball court that the

team wouldn’t be the same

without.

ful schedule,” said ex-

swimmer Kaitlin LaPlant

‘13. She was forced to quit

swimming because of a

knee injury from last Janu-

ary.

“I cant speak for the

other senior girls, but I

think that the dynamic of

high school swimming is

really different from a lot

of other high school sports

and some people really do

well in that environment

and some people don’t,”

said LaPlant.

There are many new un-

derclassmen on the team

this year to fi ll the spots of

the seniors. Sophomores

will likely swim more often

in competition because of

the lack of seniors. How-

ever, this may not be a bad

thing.

“We have a lot of young

girls. I’m very excited

about the underclassmen

this season,” said Davis.

2- The girls cross country team fi nished

2nd overall at state.

3- Bobbie Burgess fi nished 3rd for the

girls XC team at state.

5- Losses the girls soccer team had the

entire season.

17- The boys cross country team fi nished

17th overall at state.

23- The number of goals Katie Bitner

scored for the girls soccer team this year.

312- The number of yards Maurice Wo-

odard rushed for to break the record for

school single-game rushing yards.

By The NumbersBY NICO FRIEDMAN

With Purdue’s foot-

ball team in shambles,

fans have turned to-

wards Purdue basket-

ball to ease the pain.

The time is quickly

approaching as the an-

ticipation from the fans

continues to grow. The

season tipped off No-

vember 9th which will

allow people to make

the transistion from

watching the lousy

Boilermaker football

team to seeing the

men’s basketball team

potentially light it up.

With the depar-

ture of Robbie Hum-

mel, the last remaining

member of the “Baby

Boilers,” the days of

Purdue basketball win-

ning 20+ games year in

and year out seem out

of sight. The loss of

Rob Hummel will be

extremely tough to fi ll

but this new Boiler-

maker team may sur-

prise its doutbers.

Matt Painter has

brought in another

stellar recruiting class

consisting of A.J.

Hammons, Jay Simp-

son, Raphael Davis

and Ronnie Johnson.

ESPN ranked the class

16th in the nation, cer-

tainly Purdue is reload-

ing this season rather

than rebuilding.

Returning starters

DJ Byrd and Terone

Johnson give Purdue

experience in the back-

court and the addition

of freshman point

guard Ronnie Johnson

should give the Boilers

one of the best back-

courts in the confer-

ence.

The unusual amount

of post players will

provide Purdue with

one of the deepest

benches in the league.

One thing to look for

is how Travis Carroll,

Sandi Marcius and Ja-

cob Lawson have de-

veloped over the off-

season.

As of now Marcius

holds the starting spot,

but the competition in

practice will give Law-

son and Carroll the op-

portunity to improve

and potentially fi nd

themselves in the start-

ing line-up.

The most intrigu-

ing player to watch has

to be A.J. Hammons.

The 7 foot center has

a lot of potential and

hopefully will give the

Boilermakers an inside

presence that has been

lacking since Jajuan

Johnson left for the

NBA.

The amount of tal-

ent returning and the

addition of this fresh-

man class should make

Purdue competitive in

a stacked Big Ten Con-

ference. A young team

that will grow through-

out the season has po-

tential to fi nish around

4th or 5th place in the

Big Ten standings.

THE HOT CORNER

BY RYAN SCHMIERER

With Purdue’s foot-

ball team in shambles,

fans have turned to-

wards Purdue basket-

ball to ease the pain.

The time is quickly

approaching as the an-

ticipation from the fans

continues to grow. The

season tipped off No-

vember 9th which will

allow people to make

the transistion from

watching the lousy

Boilermaker football

team to seeing the

men’s basketball team

potentially light it up.

With the depar-

ture of Robbie Hum-

mel, the last remaining

member of the “Baby

Boilers,” the days of

Purdue basketball win-

ning 20+ games year in

and year out seem out

of sight. The loss of

Rob Hummel will be

extremely tough to fi ll

but this new Boiler-

maker team may sur-

prise its doutbers.

Matt Painter has

brought in another

stellar recruiting class

consisting of A.J.

Hammons, Jay Simp-

son, Raphael Davis

and Ronnie Johnson.

ESPN ranked the class

16th in the nation, cer-

tainly Purdue is reload-

ing this season rather

than rebuilding.

Returning starters

DJ Byrd and Terone

Johnson give Purdue

experience in the back-

court and the addition

of freshman point

guard Ronnie Johnson

should give the Boilers

one of the best back-

courts in the confer-

ence.

The unusual amount

of post players will

provide Purdue with

one of the deepest

benches in the league.

One thing to look for

is how Travis Carroll,

Sandi Marcius and Ja-

cob Lawson have de-

veloped over the off-

season.

As of now Marcius

holds the starting spot,

but the competition in

practice will give Law-

son and Carroll the op-

portunity to improve

and potentially fi nd

themselves in the start-

ing line-up.

The most intrigu-

ing player to watch has

to be A.J. Hammons.

The 7 foot center has

a lot of potential and

hopefully will give the

Boilermakers an inside

presence that has been

lacking since Jajuan

Johnson left for the

NBA.

The amount of tal-

ent returning and the

addition of this fresh-

man class should make

Purdue competitive in

a stacked Big Ten Con-

ference. A young team

that will grow through-

out the season has po-

tential to fi nish around

4th or 5th place in the

Big Ten standings.

THE HOT CORNER

BY RYAN SCHMIERER

Purdue basketball reloads.

PHOTO BY ERICA GIBSON

DIVING TRUE: The girls swimming team practices after school. With most of the seniors

gone, it will be interesting to see who steps up to fill the spots.

PHOTO BY ANDREW MOSER

SKILLS DON’T COME EASY: Kayla Jones practices hard

to be one of the best on the court. She is a talent to see on

the Girls Basketball team.

PAGE 4 FeaturesWest Side

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

BY CRYSTAL WANG

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the next edition of West Side Tweets. Be sure to fol-

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COMPILED BY LUCY GOTWALS

It seems to be the fi rm

belief of the majority of

the population that a male

and a female cannot main-

tain a purely platonic rela-

tionship with no tension.

Most people seem to think

that close friendship is ille-

gitimate between a boy and

a girl unless there is some

sort of tension.

A guy can’t be close

friends with most girls

without subversive ques-

tions about his sexuality. A

girl can’t be close friends

with mostly guys without

rumors of questionable

promiscuity.

It’s important to under-

stand that human beings

sometimes form friend-

ships based on similar

interests and intellectual

compatibility. It is abso-

lutely possible to disregard

gender when forming new

friendships.

If in the case of a

male/female friendship,

tension forms because of

non-platonic feelings root-

ing from either party, it is

the responsibility of the

holder of that feeling to

communicate the status of

Poblanos has everything

you might expect from a

Mexican restaurant: Span-

ish I textbook paintings,

fake chilli peppers hanging

from the walls, and gigan-

tic tv screens featuring the

latest sporting events.

Despite the cheesy decor,

Poblanos was packed for a

Saturday night. A conver-

sation had to be held using

our “outside voices,” and it

was diffi cult to maneuver

around the over-stuffed

tables and inebriated col-

lege students.

Defying the full house,

our waiter was at our table

almost immediately after

we took our seats, ready to

take our drink orders. Our

complementary chips and

salsa were nothing to write

home about, although they

were good. Our orders

were taken about fi fteen

minutes after we sat down.

However, as effi cient

as the service was, it was

often hard to track down

a waiter for anything extra,

like a drink refi ll or a to-go

box.

The food itself was

unremarkable. I had en-

Poblanos is textbook Mexican

cuisine.BY KATHRINE SCHULZE

FAST FACTS:Rating:

Meal Price: ~$10.00

Miles from school: 1.6

Location: 360 Brown Street (by

Buffalo Wild Wings)

The TV commercials

have been aired, the bal-

lots cast, and now the na-

tion has re-elected the in-

cumbent, giving President

Barack Obama a second

term. But how does this

affect us? Why should we,

Hoosier high schoolers,

care?

To help answer those

questions, here’s a break-

down of the stances

Barack Obama has that

could change and affect us

here at West Side.

Education:

“By 2020 America will

once again have the high-

est proportion of college

graduates in the world,”

said President Obama. He

plans to reach this goal by

investing in early child-

hood and higher education.

100,000 new teachers are

to be trained to teach one

million STEM (Science,

technology, engineering

and mathematics) gradu-

ates over the next decade.

His Recovery Act will

attempt to further prevent

teacher lay offs and there-

by ensure smaller class

sizes. He plans to raise Pell

grants recipients, given to

college students in need,

and increase the amount

of aid per student.

President Obama

signed a law that says col-

lege graduates can pay no

more than 10 percent of

their income toward their

student loan, which prom-

ises to make student loans

more affordable.

Students choosing pro-

fessions such as teaching,

nurses or military, can get

their debt forgiven in 10

years.The President has

expanded education tax

credits for families earning

up to $180,000 and he will

attempt to invest $2 billion

in community colleges.

Jobs:

President Obama plans

to stop giving tax breaks to

companies that are ship-

ping jobs overseas. By in-

vesting in education, green

energy, infrastructure and

small businesses he will try

to bring jobs back to the

US.

Networking between

universities and businesses

can create more innovation

and manufacturing jobs at

home. He plans to extend

tax credits for clean energy

manufacturing.

He also created an ini-

tiative that aims to create

jobs by doubling exports

by the end of 2014.

Women’s Rights:

Recently, President

Obama said “History

shows that countries are

more prosperous and more

peaceful when women are

empowered.” He believes

that women have the right

to making decisions about

their reproductive choices.

He also supports women

realizing their full econom-

ic potential.

President Obama signed

the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay

Act to help women fi ght

against income discrimina-

tion, just nine days into his

fi rst term in 2009.

Women will get free

preventive health care,

including contraceptives

and counseling for sexu-

ally transmitted infections

under the Affordable Care

Act (ACA). Because of his

track record in support of

women 67% single wom-

en voted for President

Obama.

Women around the

country want President

Obama to push for the

Equal Rights Amendment

(ERA) that will guarantee

equal legal rights for wom-

en. He supported the ERA

as a senator.

Health Care:

In 2011, almost two

out of fi ve young adults

between 19-26 years old

did not have medical in-

surance. Young adults

were the largest segment

of uninsured in the entire

population. The ACA, aka

Obamacare, allows young

people to stay on their par-

ent’s health insurance until

the age of 26. The num-

ber of uninsured youth

dropped by one-sixth from

2010-2011.

Gay Rights:

The President believes

same-sex marriage is an is-

sue that individual states

should decide, but he sup-

ported having this issue on

the ballot. On November

6th, Washington, Maine,

Maryland and Minnesota

all voted to legalize same-

sex marriage.

President Obama ended

Election affects high schoolsBY ARTHI PURI AND HALEY ARNDT

chiladas rancheros: one

chicken, one cheese, and

one bean fi lled enchilada

wrapped in a corn torti-

lla, but I substituted my

chicken enchilada with a

second cheese one.

My eating companion

had a steak quesadilla,

one of the cheapest items

on the menu. Again, it

was a bargain, but noth-

ing memorable.

The meal was around

ten dollars, which was re-

ally good considering the

amount of food I got,

just not very original. I

could get the exact same

meal at any Mexican res-

taurant in town.

THE OBAMA EFFECT:

President obama was

elected on November 6,

2012. He will be in the

White House for 4 more

years.

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, a

policy against gays serv-

ing openly in the mili-

tary.

Marijuana:

This election, Wash-

ington and Colorado

legalized 1 oz of mari-

juana for recreational

use by adults over 21.

But, the Federal Justice

department will have the

fi nal say and maintains

that marijuana is an ille-

gal drug. The Controlled

Substance Act makes it

illegal to possess or sell

marijuana.

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potential more-than-

friends-ness.

Too many times

I’ve witnessed two in-

dividual parties who

are friends, who are

both interested in each

other, but are both too

scared to express their

feelings because of

mutual interest in the

preservation of their

friendship.

Most of the time

this is the worst pos-

sible thing. All it does

is brood contempt

from both parties be-

cause what they hope

to move forward goes

nowhere.

Make it clear what

your feelings are. If

your friendship is

based on mutual trust

and understanding,

clearing up misunder-

stood communication

about feelings could be

the best and/or only

suggestion.

Let’s just be friends.

PAGE 5FeaturesWest Side

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

High School Musical(2006) So I know what

some of you are thinking, HSM, really? There are

so many better DCOMs than that. And my answer

to that is, have you ever seen HSM? Have you wit-

nessed the outstanding choreography, or the exqui-

site vocal performances that are present in this fi lm?

This movie is perfection. I learned, and still know

all of the songs to this movie, and I’m nowhere

near ashamed. I don’t believe anyone who says they

fi nd no joy in HSM, not to mention its two sequels;

it’s physically impossible.

Quints(2000) This is the movie that made me run to

my mom, begging for more siblings. The fi lm is about

a pre-teen named Jamie, who after years of being the

only child, is suddenly graced with fi ve new brothers and

sisters-quintuplets. The movie is narrated by Jamie, and

focuses on the diffi culty of having new siblings-some-

thing most everyone can relate to- and also the benefi ts.

Although now I realize the dialogue is cheesy and the

acting isn’t fantastic, the movie is adorable and is defi -

nitely a favorite of mine.

The Luck of the Irish(2001) Whenever I sit in class

reminiscing about my worry-free childhood (which is of-

ten), The Luck of the Irish always makes an appearance.

This classic movie is centers around Kyle, a popular ju-

nior-higher, who turns into a leprechaun after attending

an Irish carnival. I’ll admit, a large portion of my fond-

ness for this fi lm is because Kyle, played by Ryan Mer-

riman, was pretty dreamy when I was nine. He popped

back into my life a few years ago, when while watching

the oh-so-addicting Pretty Little Liars, I realized that the

bad guy Ian, was Kyle. Shocker, I know.

Tru Confessions(2002) When I was asking stu-

dents what DCOMs to feature, no one mentioned

this movie, and I wish more people remembered it,

because unlike the cheesiness of these other fi lms,

Tru Confessions is mature and even sad. It’s about

a teenager named Tru, who’s brother has an autism-

like disabilty. Eddie, played by Shia LaBeouf (don’t

get too excited ladies, this is during his Even Steven’s

years) becomes the focus of Tru’s documentary that

she’s fi lming. Tru Confessions shines light on the

struggles of having, and living with someone who

has, a disability. The movie is heartwarming, and be-

cause of LaBeouf ’s talent with portraying an autistic

teen, can be hard to watch at times.

Ask any fellow Scarlette staff member what story I’ve been wanting to write

for literally a year, and they’ll tell you it’s DCOMs. This article is my dream;

DCOMs were my life growing up. If you’re one of those kids who grew up

without experiencing the pure gold that are Disney Channel Original Movies,

I’m sorry, head to YouTube A.S.A.P. Just so you know, when I say DCOM, I

mean the one’s that premiered in the early 2000’s, the good DCOMs. Here is

a list of a few of my favorites:

The Thirteenth Year(1999) Cody is an adopted

teen who after years of being a normal boy, learns

he’s a mermaid. Yea, it’s kind of the worst plot line

ever, but that’s what gives it charm. Cody copes with

his new found fi ns and learns to adapt to being part

fi sh, with the help of his friends and adopted par-

ents. He even gets to meet his mermaid mom, which

is quite the tear-jerking scene. Sense my sarcasm? So

the movie’s no Oscar-winner, but it is fun, and a clas-

sic DCOM.

When the bell rings at

12:35, students rush to the

cafeteria to receive their

lunches. They are present-

ed with a variety of items,

such as pizza, several pre-

pared salads, or soup made

from scratch. All this is ap-

pealing and appetizing, but

many students still won-

der, where the food comes

from?

Every day, the cafeteria

staff starts off early prepar-

ing breakfast. Many of the

food items that are more

snack oriented, such as ce-

real bars and pop tarts, are

bought at Gordon Food

Services. This is also true

of many of the ingredients

used in making the biscuits

and gravy, and Jim Tyner’s

famous muffi ns.

After the morning rush,

the staff begins busily pre-

paring the vast selection

of lunch foods. Again,

many food item such as

Bosco stick and pizza are

bought at GFS, and also all

the ingredients to enhance

the prepared items, such

as adding extra cheese to

the pizzas. “It really de-

pends on what we make,”

said Erin Allen, one of the

staff members of the pop-

ular Grab ‘n’ Go line. “We

make most of the soups

from scratch.”

In addition to hot en-

trées and sides, an array of

fresh fruits and vegetables

are available for those of us

in the mood for something

a little healthier. These are

delivered from Piazza Pro-

duce, which is a regional

produce distributor in the

Midwest. Aside from the

fruits and veggies, students

are offered several kinds

of salads, such as Chicken

Caesar, Chef, or RDP Sal-

ad.

Unlike many other pub-

lic schools, the food we

enjoy daily does not come

from a vendor, such as So-

dexo--who used to be our

provider. The food for the

entire school district, in-

cluding Cumberland and

Happy Hollow, is prepared

in our kitchen by staff

hired by our school.

“We put the parfaits

together,” said Trisha Ger-

man, another staff mem-

ber. The staff goes above

and beyond to make our

lunches appetizing and

tasty.

So the next time you

are bragging about our

school’s open lunch policy,

take a minute to also men-

tion the unique options

we enjoy in our own caf-

eteria. Principal Shriner

praised the efforts of our

staff: “[They try] to come

up with products that kids

want.”

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Disney channel original movies bring nostalgiaBY ABBY BIEN

SNACK BAR GOODIES: The snack bar provides students

with a quick fix. Courtney Coakes’13 buys a cookie.

7:15 Mr. Shriner arrives at school.

7:20 He begins to work on individual work such as

the budget.

7:45 Students and teachers come in with several

questions for him, such as academic concerns.

8:05 The school day begins, Mr. Shriner is busy visit-

ing classrooms to evaluate teachers and meeting with

other faculty.

12:35 During lunch Mr. Shriner keeps a watchful eye

out for students while they eat.

1:30 Class is in session again and Mr. Shriner visits

more classes, not only for offi cial teacher evaluations,

but to check up on students as well.

3:20 School ends, Mr. Shriner helps herd the swarm

of students out of the school, and waits with the other

principals for the busses to leave.

3:30 Time for more offi ce work. Mr. Shriner works

with the budget more, as well as meets with teachers

to discuss any problems or concerns.

5:00 After a quick dinner break, he is back for stu-

dent events such as sports or musical performances

7:00 Mr. Shriner heads home ready to re-charge and

prepare for another busy day

Spend a day in the life

of Mr. Shriner

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Even though Iain

Donkin ‘13 is a senior

member of the percussion

ensemble, Mrs. Letcher

said Donkin is “defi nitely

not just percussion based.”

He also marches to his

own beat by composing

electronic music.

“In junior high I got

interested in dance music

and hip hop,” he said. “I

started trying to fi gure out

how stuff was made.”

Now he focuses on com-

puter music and using se-

quencers, and his music is

more experimental. “[It’s]

less genre orientated,” he

explained.

Donkin’s music is in-

fl uenced by many elements

that aren’t necessarily re-

lated to music. “My inspi-

ration comes from really

non-musical things,” he

said. His music often takes

elements from math, na-

ture, and astronomy. He

likes music that is “organ-

ic” and “full of personali-

ties.”

“[Donkin] records a

ton of different sounds to

create a sound that hasn’t

been heard before,” said

Paul Cassutt ‘13. Donkin

uses many “weird instru-

ments,” according to Cas-

sutt, such as a talk box that

can manipulate the sounds

of musical instruments so

that they come out of a

person’s mouth.

Donkin’s style is also

one of a kind. He de-

scribes his own style of

music as “anything that is

different from everything

ever before” and “outside

the boundaries of normal-

ity.” Cassutt said, “He’s

very unique and its not like

he’s trying to be.”

He has “a very good

ear for the total effect

of things,” commented

Letcher.

As of present, his cur-

rent project is getting a

band together. The genre

of music that he is working

with is “synth pop, out of

the late 80’s and early 90’s.

It’s really cheesy stuff,” he

said with a laugh.

Music is one thing

that will defi nitely be in

Donkin’s future. He plans

on going into Indiana

University’s school of

music and majoring in

recording. arts. Instead

of focusing on musical

performance, he’ll be

learning more about re-

cording and its technol-

ogy, especially in a situa-

tion such as a studio or a

movie set.

BY NEHA RAMANI

ON BEAT: Iain Donkin refuses to lend his music toward classification. Whether playing

live or streaming online, his music is an entirely unique experience.

Many students see

school as an extension of

the bedroom in terms of

what they wear. In con-

trast, Cami Brown ‘13 has

a style that is fi t for both

classroom and board-

room.

She describes her look

as a “a business style with

casual prints and statement

pieces.”

She loves wearing skirts,

t-shirts, tights and boots.

Her go-to shopping havens

include Swedish fast-fash-

ion house H&M and the

British store Top Shop.

“Lately, I’ve been get-

ting into crazy prints

more,” said Cami. “I like

to get things that is a little

different.”

She described a recent

favorite fun purchase as “a

modern take on a Hawai-

ian shirt.”

Before Cami buys some-

thing, she tries to think of

three different ways she

can wear it. “I just kind of

think about how I can mix

and match it in my ward-

robe,” she said.

Cami gets inspiration

from magazines such as

Glamour and the advertise-

ments in Vogue.

Cami advises peers to

dress to impress. She said,

“You have to act profes-

sionally in school, so you

should dress professionally

as well.”

Cami Brown is fashion forward.

POINTY TOES: Cami wears

a jean jacket over a bright,

printed top and dark pants.

Her look is tied together with

a pair of blue pointy heels.

“Shoes can change an outfit

completely,” said Cami.

PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI

PHOTO BY ANDREW MOSER

Iain’s Favorites:Artist: Tobacco

Music genre: Synth pop

Food: Mashed potatoes

Movie: “2001 A Space Odyssey”

OpinionsWest Side

PAGE 7NOVEMBER 15, 2012

In a world where

social networking con-

tinues to grow, it has

become common for

people to post incredibly

personal information

online. Facebook has

created a place where

people share personal

stories about themselves

that they most likely

would not have shared

in person.

The most impor-

tant aspect that comes

into question is freedom

of speech. All opinions

aside, we believe that you

do have the right to say

what you want on Face-

book. Facebook, after all

is a public networking site,

so what’s the purpose of

it if you can’t post what-

ever you want? People

don’t post on Facebook to

please others, and if you

don’t like it, it is simple

enough to block them. It

is not unheard of for peo-

ple to be blocked or even

unfriended if others think

their posts are obnoxious

or attention-seeking.

Although you are en-

titled to say whatever you

like on Facebook, it is also

important to keep a few

things in mind before you

make a status. If you are

about to post a status about

another individual that you

wouldn’t say to them in

person, or if you are about

to post something that will

affect more than just you,

don’t post it.

If you are going to be

personal on Facebook,

don’t be excessive and do

not use your status as a

way of fi shing for atten-

tion. Most importantly,

don’t make a status just to

start drama.

It is also extremely

important to keep in mind

that there are some colleg-

es that look at your Face-

book. Facebook gives an

unfi ltered look at who you

are as a person, and you

don’t want to project the

wrong image to your po-

tential college, university

or employer.

Another subject that

is controversial for many

on Facebook is death and

illness. While it is consid-

erate to make a Facebook

status wishing someone

well, it is best to keep it

short and simple. If you

feel the need to be more

personal, keep in mind the

person’s family and how

they are probably already

trying to cope.

The topic of teachers

on Facebook is also a com-

mon question for High

School students. Many

teachers have told their

students to wait until they

have graduated to friend

them, while other teachers

are perfectly fi ne with be-

ing Facebook friends with

their students.

Being Facebook friends

during high school is one

thing, but pictures are a

whole different topic. It is

perfectly fi ne to take a pic-

ture with a teacher if you

are both at a high school

STAFF EDITORIAL

Facebook: Where is the

line between enough and

too much?

Editors-in-ChiefKathrine Schulze Neha Ramani

sponsored event, such as

prom. However, if you

are out in public and ran-

domly see one of your

teachers, it’d be best to

just stick to a hello, and

not take out your cam-

era.

It all comes down to

how you treat Facebook.

Some think of it as a

personal venting device,

while others feel like

it is best to keep your

personal life to yourself.

Although Facebook is a

public networking site,

the staff of The Scar-

lette emphasizes the im-

portance of taking the

time to think before you

make a status.

It’s the middle of Au-

gust and it’s boiling hot

outside and you have all

the windows rolled down

and you are playing your

summer playlist. The last

thing you want to see is a

Christmas tree all decked

out with ornaments and

lights, or to be reminded

of the cold snow and being

broke from all the enor-

mous amounts of gifts you

have to buy for every fam-

ily member.

Don’t get me wrong,

I love Christmas and the

holidays, but I think it’s un-

necessary to have decora-

tions months before most

people even think about

marking what they have to

do for the holiday on their

calendar. “It’s kind of ex-

cessive to put things up

months in advance,” said

Lex Craig ’15.

The holidays are some-

thing to look forward to

and enjoy once a year when

that time comes. It makes

it that much more special

and actually makes sense

instead of randomly having

an extremely creepy and

disturbing bloody zombie

in your front yard in July.

Instead of making people

feel ‘in the mood’ for Hal-

loween and fall, you’re just

making them feel skeptical

of whether you are actually

a messed up shut in who

enjoys scaring little kids for

no reason.

However, one of the

most annoying things

about celebrating the

holidays too early is if

people completely ignore

the next upcoming

holiday.

Michael Wang

‘15 said that whenever

he sees a Christmas tree

early in November he

thinks “What hap-

pened to Thanks-

giving?” Cindy

Dong ‘16 agreed and said,

“I don’t really like [decora-

tions months before the

holiday] it. Especially when

there’s another big holiday

coming before then.”

Overall, keep your Christ-

mas tree, “beware”signs,

blow up turkey, cupids

Holidays come too early.BY SARA JOHNSON

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

jingle all the way. Oh what

fun it is to celebrate winter

holidays every day. Winter

holidays are so fun, so why

should we limit ourselves

to only celebrate and pre-

pare for them in De-

cember?

Popularized by the

television show

“Workaholics”,people have

even started celebrating

the holiday Half Christ-

mas, which comes on July

25 ever year. Perhaps a bit

of an overkill, people dress

in Christmas sweaters and

then have BBQs.

Think about it this way,

I love egg nogg and gin-

gerbread, so why should I

only drink and eat it during

December? Devna Patel

‘13 says she “enjoys the

holiday fl avored coffees

coming out early.”

Christmas is such

a good holiday

that I get real-

ly excited and

I don’t want

to limit my

e xc i t e m e n t .

I think that

you should

be able to en-

joy a holiday

anytime you

want. This is

especially true

with the win-

ter holiday sea-

son, which includes sev-

eral large holidays such as

Christmas, Hanukkah, and

Kwanza.

It makes sense for a

store to put up their holi-

day merchandise early, in

order to make the most

money. Christmas is far

more commercialized than

Thanksgiving, and a big

part of the Christmas holi-

day is gift giving. Thanks-

giving is more about gi-

ant turkeys and heaps of

mashed potatoes. There

are no $200 Beats head-

phones or Playstation 3s

to buy.

Felicia Patel ‘13 said,

“[Stores] know what they

are doing, and people like

to shop early.”

Seeing and hearing

holiday music or decora-

tions also makes me happy.

It reminds of good times

with friends and family.

Patel said, “I kind of like

[winter holidays coming

early], because it makes

me think that winter break

is right around the cor-

ner.” So next time you

see a Frosty the Snowman

decoration, don’t cringe.

Instead, remember all the

good times associated with

that holiday.

Embrace the holiday spirit.

with bow and arrows, or

any other holiday deco-

rations in your attic un-

til the actu- a l

month of

the holiday.

But if it’s

a plastic

f l a -

m i n g o ,

feel free to keep it

stored forever because

they’re just tacky and

don’t make sense in any

season or time.

BY LUCY GOTWALS

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Does the holiday season arrive too early?

People PAGE 8

West Side

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

If you were sitting in

the Freshmen locker bay,

you would probably still

be able to hear Owen

Patrick ‘13 yelling all

the way from the Senior

locker bay. Friend Car-

son Cruea ‘13 describes

him as “funny, outgoing,

and obnoxious”; Patrick

says, “I just love to get

people to laugh.”

Between school and

work, Patrick doesn’t

have much free time.

But when he does, it’s

spent with his girlfriend

Paige, or playing video

games with his friends.

“Now that ‘Halo 4’ and

‘Call of Duty Black Ops

2’ are coming out I will

defi nitely be with my X-

box a lot in the coming

months,” he said.

Patrick is also a part

of Wish 4 a Cure and

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doing everything you’re not

supposed to.”

Parker Krueger

Freshman

“I’d sleep in and then watch

the ‘Titanic.’”

Tommy Bien

Sophomore

“I’d do everything on my

bucketlist.”

Haley Guthrie

Junior

“I’d go on a road trip with my

best friends.”

Ashiye Aator

Senior

“I’d put a hurt on a buffet.”

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○ I have lived in Greensboro, North Carolina and Hill-

sboro, Indiana, and I have lived in West Lafayette for 10

years.

○ I have two sisters, one brother, and I am the youngest

by 12 years.

○ I attended Elon University for undergrad school, Pur-

due for graduate, and Indiana Wesleyan for my Adminis-

trative Certifi cation.

○ The most fascinating place I have been to is Seagrove

North Carolina Potteries.

○ In my free time I enjoy playing with my kid.

○ The best decision I ever made was marrying my hus-

band.

○ The best part of teaching at West Side is interacting

with all the people here.

○ Something that no one knows about me is that I once

played basketball against Stephanie White.

Owen Patrick lives

with laughter and love

Owen’s FavoritesTV Show: “Glee”

Movie: “Zombieland”

Sports Team: St. Louis Cardinals

Actress: Natalie Portman

Actor: Bradley Cooper

Holiday: Christmas

Food: Spaghetti

Best Buddies, although

he doesn’t always have

time out of school to do

stuff with them as he is

often swamped with his

job at Payless, in addi-

tion to schoolwork. The

fact that his job is en-

joyable makes being so

busy more tolerable. “I

enjoy working there …

it’s cool to interact with

a lot of different people

in just one day.”

Besides living in Ohio

and southern Indiana,

Patrick has lived in West

Lafayette almost his

whole life—ever since

fi rst grade—so it’s all he

remembers. After play-

ing baseball ever since

the age of four, he de-

cided to get a job. Al-

though he had to quit

playing when he was

14, working has allowed

Patrick to become much

more independent. He

said, “I wanted to look

for a job so I could have

my own money and not

rely on my parents for

stuff,” adding, “I try to

sleep as much as I can,

but I work a lot when

I’m not in school.”

Patrick says he does

like being the class clown,

but he’s not always so

loud. “He does act really

crazy at school,” said girl-

friend Paige Morrison,

“but he really does care

about his close friends

and family!” To many

people, when asked how

to describe Patrick some

words that may come to

mind are “fun, loud, and

out-going.” However,

there is one feature that

must stand out over ev-

erything. “His best qual-

ity would probably be his

beard,” said Cruea, “The

kid can grow a nice look-

ing beard in a week.”

Patrick is currently

undecided which col-

lege he will attend. He

is looking at Ball State,

University of Southern

Indiana, or IUPUI to

study business manage-

ment.

LOCKER BAY FUN: Owen Patrick ‘13 smiles at the camera in the senior locker bay.

Patrick is showing off his scruff in honor of No Shave November. To read more about No

Shave November, see the front page.

PHOTO BY GRACE PALMIERI

BY GRACE PALMIERI

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