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Will Power raised almost $10,000 for

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n Wednesday, March 17, the Warren Township School Board approved the final budget cuts for the upcoming school year before a standing-room only crowd at the Education and Community

center. Present at the meeting were administrators, teachers, faculty members, parents and

a local news station. All waited anxiously as the final plan was presented.In the end, little came as a surprise to those present. The township

would be moving to a unified calendar, summer school would face a revamp, there would be a redistribution of grade levels among the schools, which would force a round of

redistricting students. Furthermore, there would be a reduction in total staff positions and the township is looking ahead to

save money by creating a “greener” environment.

Calendar Style The township also made the dual-calendar

a thing of the past. The move will be from separate traditional and year round schedules over to a single, “blended” calendar that would have students going to class for nine weeks, with a

two-week break, and repeating the process over four terms. “The way we came up with the blended calendar was that it was really an effort to have a compromise because [in] K-8, we have

a choice of calendars between a year round and a traditional calendar,” Superintendent Peggy Hinckley stated. “We believe

that trying to find a compromise would be more satisfactory for everyone than simply going back to a traditional calendar.”

Budget Cuts OfficialFewer dollars mean fewer sports, teachers, schools and days of summer

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“We had really fun and hard choreography, our soloists were outstanding, and we have gotten so much better since the beginning of the season.”-Sarah French, senior

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(AbOve) COnneCTiOn And Hi-liTes sHOW CHOir preform their competition pieces. This year’s show have a mix of Gospel, Urban and Hip-hop music.

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-Student Council officer elections will be during period 7 April 8.-Prom Tickets will be sold during April in the cafeterias during lunch. The price is $45, which includes dinner.

A sTudenT TAlks (above) to a representative from Harrison College. (right) Sophomore Terry Batemon fills out a card to get more information from Ball State University. At Career Fest students had the chance to talk to representatives from colleges to learn more about specific schools.

-The Threshold management team placed 3rd in the culinary competition First year placed 2nd in the FCCLA and 2nd in Prostart Second year placed 3rd in FCCLA Prostart

-April 5 will be the annual Senior Show in the area outside of the speech room, where senior’s favorite pieces will be displayed.-April 12-16 is the all school annual Art Show. -There is an opening reception on April 12 after school for parents, teachers and others from 3-5 p.m.-April 15 NAHS will hold the Mix it Up Olympics where school club members are invited to compete in the Olympics and get to know each other.

-April 19-23 will be Orange Ribbon Week everyone is asked to wear Orange April 19-21.-Members will need to wear their “Rockin in the Warrior Nation” T-shirt on Wednesday April 21. -Thursday, April 22, is Grim Reaper Day. Students will wear black and black armbands signifying the number of deaths caused by alcohol.

rObOTiCs -WCC team 829 won the Innovation in Control Award for the Rockwell Automation.-2 VEX robot teams qualified for the World Championships in Dallas.

Since the 1960’s when show choir was first created, it has been viewed as a bold display of flashy props and glittery costumes, a stereotype that for the last several years Warren’s advanced choirs have been slowly trying to change. “Hi-Lites was the best it has been in a long time,” Hi-Lites vice president Sarah French said. “We had really fun and hard choreography, our soloists were outs tanding , and we have gotten so much better since the beginning of the season.” This year’s shows have a mix of Gospel, Urban, and Hip-hop music and dancing, something that is not usually seen in a show choir set. Connection features members break dancing, tap dancing and doing ballet while Hi-Lites incorporate rapping and a large variety of gospel pieces. “I absolutely loved it,” Hi-Lites senior Felicia Burks said. “It’s a very exciting show.” Of course, all of the students are ecstatic about their program. A revolution

such as this would certainly be noticed, and it has been, but not always in the most positive way. While the choirs frequently win

audience-nominated awards, they are not receiving the scores that they hoped for. Hi-Lites placed fifth at three competitions and eighth at the Ben Davis competition. Connection placed s ix t h a t two o f their competitions, seventh at the Pike competition, and ninth at the Homestead competition. However, this has not fazed director Dustin Podgorski.

“We put our focus on entertaining, not on the judges,” Podgorski said. Yet, the choirs are still trying to better themselves. Both groups have a serious and extensive practice schedule in which they work, re-work, and perfect their performances. Most members agree that they only have the finer things to fix. “We really only need to improve diction and vowels,” senior Arianna Russell, Connection co-president said. “As for the message, I wouldn’t change a thing.”

Hi-lites/Connection show choir focus on audience approval in competition

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Speech team finishes third at state meet By Julia Kittle News Writer

SeniOr maggie adamS Practices her speech called “Putnam” after school in front of speech coach Keagan Fife. Adams made it to the final round with her speech piece.

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Even though speech did not win the state title, the team still found success in third place finish with 10 members competeing in state finals

With “Get Ralph back” as their motto, the Speech team competed in state. They earned 3rd place with a score of 72 trophy points towards the Ralph Lawson Trophy and second place in the AAA division. During sectionals, Warren scored 223 trophy points and defeated 18 other teams. For the first time, all 36 members advanced to State. Overall, a total of 10 members advanced to state finals. These included juniors Imani Scott-Smittick, Sarah Horn, Alex (Bob) Potter, Alexis Weaver, Sayquan Vance, Dayquan Vance, Brannon Bowers and Elysia Rohn. Seniors that made it to finals were Shane Griffin, Maggie Adams, Mariya Townsel and Kurt Williams. Even though they did not win the Ralph Lawson Trophy, there were solo and duo performances that placed first in their event. Griffin and Weaver placed first in their original performance (OP) titled “Modern Mating Habits of the North American Teenager.” It was about a first-date situation when typical, yet entertaining mishaps occurred. Griffin also placed first in his solo declamation performance in the state meet, making him the first person from Warren to be a double state champion.

“It feels amazing to be the first person from Warren to be a double state champion,” Griffin said. “I worked hard for it, but the love and support I got from the rest of my team and coaches made my accomplishment so much better.” Horn and Potter placed third in their OP titled “RBI” , which depicts youth on a little league baseball team and their parents. Horn also placed third in her solo declamation performance. Horn feels that the team had the ability to make it far from the very start, and even though they did not win overall, they still had success. “You work and practice so hard for one day, so getting third is really rewarding,” Potter said. Other members of the team that placed to earn points towards the trophy were Townsel, who earned fourth place, and Scott-Smittick, who earned fifth place in the poetry category. Bowers placed 5th in his solo humor category. Bowers and Rohn together placed fourth in their scripted duo titled Putnam twenty-fifth Annual Spelling Bee Competition. Despite the team’s results, Coach Scott Black remains positive. “Competition was tougher this year,” Black said, “but we did better as a team.”

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By Emily Hancock News Writer

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“Budget cuts are official” continued from page 1 Still, the switch was more than just an attempt to make people happy. “The learning reason that we looked at a “Nine-two” calendar is because students retain more knowledge with a shorter summer,” Hinckley said, “and the data we have about that is the year round schools have all made AYP (At Yearly Progress) because of those shorter summers.”Under this new calendar, the school year will begin on Aug. 2 and end on Jun. 1, giving students an approximately 60 day summer vacation.

STAFF POSITION REDUCTIONS The final cuts also called for the expected removal of a minimum 10 teaching positions, along with seven of the certified media specialists. The township, however, is working out every possible scenario to keep as many people employed as possible by repositioning teachers and staff by their various licenses. Still, there are problems. “Even with positions we may not replace, we’re going to lose more staffing positions than 10,” Hinckley explained. “the question is, how many positions will we end up having to give people notices because in some cases they only have one license and in that license we may have a need for less people, so if they don’t have another license, it makes it difficult for us to place them.” At the high school, however, confidence is high that most, if not all will remain onboard. “Right now, through attrition, we don’t think that we’re going to have to let anybody go,” Warren Central principal Rich Shepler said. “And that’s district-wide.”

SUMMER SCHOOL Though the topic of summer school was not specifically addressed in the budget meeting, changes are in store for how Warren Township students will earn summer credits. Overall, the setup for summer classes will be the same as it has always been, with some minor switches. “Where you’re going to see a cut is we’re not going to offer speech; our health curriculum will be

condensed,” Shepler said. “It’ll be online-type courses where [students] come in for the first meeting, get their information, go work on it at home, come in for midterms and come in for finals.” P.E. will also be reduced in terms of both the number of sections offered (from 12 down to four), as well as the number of students that will be able to apply for the course (only those students already enrolled at the high school).

SCHOOL REALIGNMENT AND REDISTRICTING One of the most noticeable changes that will be taking place next year is how the district’s schools will be organized grade-wise and to what schools children will be going to. Two elementary schools, Moorhead and Heather Hills, were chosen to be mothballed for the next two years in an effort to save money on utilities and upkeep, considering the issues facing both schools and the close proximity of other elementaries close to them. The two buildings are not being left for dead, but are slated to be re-evaluated for need at the end of the two year period and possibly be reopened if the need should exist. The district also decided that grade alignment needed fixes as well. In the new plan, elementary schools will consist of kindergarten classes through the fourth grade, fifth and sixth will be siphoned into intermediate schools (located

within the current middle schools as a separate branch) and the high school will remain freshman through senior

grades. The new intermediate schools will have their own principals (Steven Foster at Creston, Ryan Russell at Raymond Park and Chris Geralds at Stonybrook)

and will work on a schedule similar to that of the elementary schools. The middle school’s grades will be run as they traditionally have. Due to this shift, there will also be necessary redistricting of students to new schools due to the

movement of fifth grade as a whole as well as the two dormant buildings.

“What we’re doing is trying to balance race and ethnicity as well as socio-economic status,” Hinckley said, “… because we have some schools that exceed 80 percent children on free and reduced lunch, and that makes for a tough learning environment for a lot of reasons.” However, Hinckley also explained that the redistricting process will affect as few as 30 percent of the overall township student populace, and administrators are working to ensure that if only one of a family’s students will be redistricted, in order to prevent as much unnecessary movement as possible.

EXTRA-CURRICULARS The board voted in favor of eliminating gymnastics as a varsity sport at Warren Central. “Gymnastics was the only sport considered for a total elimination,” Hinckley explained, “because we only have four students currently in the program.” However, it was not just a lack of intra-school participation, but a lack of support from outside the district was what did in the sport. “There is only one MIC school that still has gymnastics, and that would be Center Grove,” Hinckley said. “So at some point in time, if you have no one to compete against, it becomes kind of a moot point. Candidly, we can’t justify the expenditure.”

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Main OffiCeFor those aspiring filmmakers, The Heartland Truly Moving Pictures is holding a film competition. Entries are now being accepted through May 15 for the film festival that takes place in Indianapolis every October.

dRaMaMeMbeRs Of blaCk viOlin preform their show for an audience. The music group will preform in the PAC on April 30.

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Wellness Extravaganza returns to Warren

April 8-10 the spring play “Don’t Drink the Water” will take place in the PAC at 7 p.m.

-There will be a Junior Parent Meeting “How to Raise a senior” April 14. You will need to meet in the Commons to Sign-in. -SAT prep workshops will be April 12-13 from 3:15-5:45 p.m. The cost is $79 and you must register on-line @ www.zaps.com/schools. -ACT at WCHS will be April 10. You must have preregistered.-SAT at WCHS will be May 1 you must have preregistered.

Warren Township’s f i f th annual Wellness Extravaganza will be taking place on Monday, April 19, from 6-8 p.m. in the field house. Last year 1,400 people participated in the Wellness Extravaganza, and this year the township is hoping for even more participants to show up. The middle school and elementary school physical education teachers will be hosting activities like bowling, table tennis, scooter board activities, fitness band circuit, jump rope, obstacle course, exercises, movement to music and activities for preschoolers. These activities will be held from 6:00-7:15 p.m. The event will end with the high school coaches in the field house meeting with students and parents to talk about their programs and what their sports offer. All night high school athletes and local businesses will be passing out information on summer

sports camps, the Jane Pauley Community Health Center, the Hawthorne Wellness Center and some other activities that are happening this summer like, Zumba classes which are aerobic dance work outs. The West cafeteria will be “boot, scoot and boogin’ ” with square dancing lessons and demonstrations. Chartwells will be in the same cafeteria providing healthy snacks for the night. This night is not just filled with activities there will be health screenings for adults who attend this event, the adult screenings will be done by the Community Health Network. And be sure to stop by the Indiana Bloodmobile which will be on campus from 4-8 p.m. The evening will end with a drawing for door prizes such as a Wii system. If there are any questions, please contact Linda Wise at 869-4345.

By Candiace Tursi News Writer

NHS will have a meeting at 7 a.m. in the PAC April 14.

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-An Evening with Connection will take place April 13, at 7 p.m. in the PAC. -April 15 is the Orchestra Fine Arts Festival at 7 p.m. in the PAC. -The World Class Winterguard earned 3rd place at the WGI Power Regional on Sunday, March 14.

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The room currently holding the gymnastics equipment will not be turned into a weight room, contrary to popular perception. “That’s been put on hold due to the price of the move,” Shepler said. “I would see that we’d be selling [the equipment] to some outside gyms. I don’t see any other schools picking that up.” Finally, the board approved the removal of a large number of assistant coaching positions up and down the grade levels. “They’re not permanently getting rid of [the assistant positions],” Township CFO David Holt said, “We just decided to consolidate, in essence, where we won’t hire those positions for next year.”

GReen iniTiaTives The township is also looking to save money in the long term by moving toward a “greener” school environment. The ultimate goal in this plan would be to move the district to wireless computers and cut down on the number of printers that the school employs. This project, however, will require time to save up the proper funds to enact. “We have been [setting aside money] for the last couple of years, knowing that there’s a long-term vision,” Holt explained. “Especially in technology, it’s hard to see ahead because it changes so quickly, but it’s pretty evident that the traditional PC that’s wired into the wall is not going to be the technology of the future.” The goal, Holt claimed, is looking ahead. “As we look at our next round of refreshing technology, we really need to look to the future and what does technology look like in five years from now?” he said. In terms of cost and student compatibility, the laptop is looking like the processor in computer labs of the future.

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Since 2004 the three-time Apollo Award winning musical group Black Violin has been performing with the biggest stars and mesmerizing audiences all over the nation. They have worked hard to spread the message to youth everywhere that they are capable of expressing themselves. Now they are coming to Warren Friday, April 30, at 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The regular price for tickets is $20, $18 for senior citizens and students. “We wanted to appeal to a different audience this year,” Lorna Startzman, Assistant Director of the PAC said. Black Violin is the last performance for this season. The groups website had this to say about them; “To most people jazz, hip-hop and funk and classical are music genres, but to revolutionary music group Black Violin they are nothing but ingredients.” Members Wil B and Kev Marcus are all about giving children the opportunity to become something great. Black

Violin has set up workshops with the Warren orchestra and individual middle schools. Black Violin appeals to all types of audiences. Auditoriums everywhere are filled with elementary and junior high kids shouting and cheering for the group while the talented musicians play. They put a twist to today’s biggest hits such as Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Keri Hilson and classical masterpieces. Black Violin has performed with some of the most well known artists of our time. They have gone on a world tour with the lead singer of Linkin Park Mike Shinoda for the hip-hop side project Fort Minor. The group has worked with artists from all different genres and styles of music such as P. Diddy, Kanye West, Fifty Cent, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Aretha Franklin and the Eagles, among others.

black violin plans to work with township orchestras

1983 Warren graduate Ryan Murphy, the creator of Niptuck, and the hit show Glee will be featured on Opera April 7 and in an upcoming article in the Rolling Stones.

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EditorialThe Owl

Warren CentralMarch 26, 2010

Thumbs DOWn TO the madness of March! Only in the NCAA tournament can the girl who has never watched a game in her life look a genius.

Thumbs DOWn TO James Cameron remaking Titanic in 3D. Actually, thumbs down to every movie ever made in 3D. Can we say “overkill”?

Thumbs DOWn TO the Indiana Pacers five game win streak. Why would you throw away a chance at the No. 1 overall pick and actually being good again?

Thumbs DOWn TO the seniors not getting out even a few minutes before the rest of the school on the last day. Come on, it’s tradition!

Thumbs DOWn TO the rain that accompanies this warmer weather. It really puts a damper on spring as a whole...

Thumbs DOWn TO those of us not lucky enough to escape from Indiana during this week of freedom from school. We’ll just have to drown our sorrows in copious amounts of Jockamo’s pizza.

Thumbs up TO the NCAA tournament. Cinderellas, play in games, and five-twelve upsets...these are just a few of our favorite things.

Thumbs up TO speech team for qualifying 36 competitors at the state tournament, and placing third overall. Further kudos to Shane Griffin, a now double state champion.

Thumbs up TO World Guard’s third place finish in the state tournament. They will next face off against competition from around the world.

Thumbs up TO everyone who participated in Will Power. Excercising for a good cause? Brilliant.

Thumbs up TO warm weather! Flip flops, shorts and tank tops all the way!

Thumbs up TO Ryan Murphy! Ryan, if you are reading this, email us back, or we will send Rolling Stones and Oprah your freshman picture.

Thumbs up TO Spring Break! Let the debauchery begin...Not that we endorse that kind of behaviour, of course.

We Think...

Faces in the Crowd

This spring break, I am going to sleep. A lot.”

-Isaac Beauchamp, sophomore

Township leaders made the right calls on budget cuts

I am going to play my ukulele...in Florida.”

-Chuck Alexander, senior

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Vic’s VisionBy Vic Wilson

What are Warren students doing over Spring Break?

For spring break I’m going to be playing with my club

soccer team.”

-Nick Phelps, junior

If there is anything to really be learned from life, it is that things could always be worse. And this year’s budget cuts are no exception. The school board enacted some major changes within their last meeting in order to shave roughly $3.5 million from the budget. While not many of those attending left the meeting with smiles on their faces, the board did effectively trim the budget without heavily affecting the educational experience of all Warren students. Only a few of the changes made have any affect on the high school. The change to a universal blended calendar means more breaks for students and the same schedule throughout the township. The August 2 start date is actually only a week earlier than scheduled on a traditional calendar, so the change is not large. The new layout, nine weeks in school followed by a two-week break per grading period, will bring about some changes. Of course, no student wants to lose his or her summer. The new calendar does feature a shorter summer vacation, which could be utilized to a studentís advantage. Students will retain more information with a shorter break, meaning less review of old lessons once school reconvenes. A shorter summer also means longer breaks throughout the year. Something all students can learn to get used to pretty quickly. So, summer is being sacrificed for a higher, and cheaper, purpose. No matter what wires cross, dealing with the transportation problem is much more easily done this way and has a much lesser effect on families than others brought into use throughout the state. Franklin Township has recently adopted a plan in which students would have to pay

to be able to ride the bus. At least the new calendar is not costing Warren families any extra cash. Of course, such a drastic calendar change that sets us apart from other schools in the state does mean that some activities could be caught in the crossfire. For example, sports would have to be much more careful in their planning, as some events may occur over a break. The calendar change is not the only new policy affecting high school students. Summer school is facing some cuts but is sticking around. The new slimmed-down selection loses speech, but still offers reduced selections US History, Government, Economics, all English and Math courses, and just four sections of Physical Education for those sophomores and juniors who have yet to receive their credits. Health is now being offered as a virtual course. In order to save money in the future, the school board is making an attempt to create more online classes. Currently, online courses would go through the state, and would be too expensive for both the township to carry and individual families to afford. By working to create new classes, the township would save money by making summer school an easier and cheaper task overall. This would also allow more students to still use summer school as a way to get ahead in the future, even if now this is an impossibility. While these changes are not be-ing welcomed with open arms, it is safe to say that the situation within Warren Township, and especially Warren Cen-tral, could be much worse. Overall, the school board should be commended for implementing a plan that saves the cash without forgetting the needs of students.

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March 26, 2010

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Mr. Jones’ Neighborhood It’s hard to fathom why people do what they do sometimes. Take Patty Clement, for example. Clement has been at the center of a heated debate in Enka Middle School for something that is so mind-bogglingly idiotic, I’d be impressed if this woman can blink and breathe at the same time. The story goes as this: Clement’s daughter, a sixth grader in teacher Rex Roland’s class, came home one day with a graded assignment that read “-20% for being a loser.” The assignment wasn’t actually marked down for little Clement actually being a loser, mind you (the report even explained that such comments u s u a l l y a c c o m p a n i e d assignments that were graded at over a perfect score), but Patty Clement, the humourless, overprotective mother she is, saw an easy opportunity to garner her 15 minutes of fame, and took it. She first requested that Roland be removed from the capacity of teacher at the school, which is absolutely ridiculous in and of itself, considering that other students and parents both respect, and agree with, Roland’s more progressive style. He’s “the cool teacher that people wanted to be in class with” another student of Roland’s was quoted in the AOL.com report. Then, things went (more) overboard. Someone created an online petition, demanding “justice for this little girl, anyone else he’s doing this to who’s afraid to come forward, and all of those who will come in contact with him in the future.” Currently, 151 other mental midgets have signed the letter. What stuns me the most about Clement is this: she’s surprised that her bonehead move to off a popular teacher has hurt her daughter’s social status and made her a target for harassment. Seriously? That’s like dropping a lit match in your car’s gas tank and being surprised that there’s an explosion.

All told, Patty Clement owes a public apology to her daughter, Roland, Roland’s class, and common sense, in that order, for what she did. This whole situation is a prime reason why there are stereotypes about our generation. No one made us stand up for ourselves. We’ve been babied our entire lives by parents that in general have no idea what is actually good for the child, just what’s good

for them, the parent. As such, our generation has no sense of drive and a grossly overcharged sense of entitlement. If we ever had a problem with someone, we’ve been bred that we, the inexperienced, naïve, arrogant children are, without question, always right. This is married to the assumption that our feelings are too important to be hurt at any point in time. Parents need to realize

that in order for any of us to ever get the big picture and have even a remotely decent shot at surviving in the real world, they need to take a step back. They need to let us fight some battles (with respect and tact when it comes to dealing with adults, specifically teachers and administrators). They need to let our feelings get hurt once in a while. They also really need to get a clue that we, the children, are rarely in the right, and are amazingly good at twisting stories to fit our agendas. To my peers, the same is true. Grow up. No one wants put up with the kid that is too hypersensitive to take a joke, because before too long, mommy and daddy won’t be there to give you your blankey and a cookie every time someone doesn’t give you your way. Get real, my overzealous peers, because you are not as amazing as you think you are, and it’s going to take your own personal hard work and effort to get by.

Educational stupidity

April is approaching rapidly, and for seniors that only means one thing, the epidemic is now in full force- SENIORITIS! Some of us claim to have been suffering for years, but now, it’s the real deal. We have fought through the naps all year to finish our in-class English essay, to complete our math homework, to just make it to class and not hit up the tardy party. And now that we have flipped the calendar and the end is in sight, senioritis has kicked it into high gear. And since I love all my fellow classmates, here are my five tips for making it though the next two months without any bumps in the road. 1) At the very least, do your homework. You don’t have to go “above and beyond,” even though it is a nice touch, just get it done. Homework is the most important part of any class because typically it adds up to be more points than the tests. Most of the time you can even finish your work in class, so finish up strong. It will pay off come time for finals. 2) Try you best to stay awake! Even though you probably stayed up until 2 a.m. texting or playing Modern Warfare 2, even if you are just listening to a teacher speak and not writing a thing that they are saying down, you retain more information than if you are sleeping. Common sense, right? So stay awake! I know we all need our afternoon naps, and I am 100% guilty of taking a few, but now that it is crunch

time, lend ‘em your ears. 3) Come home a little earlier on weekends. Sleep is the most important thing for growing teenagers. It gives you brain a chance to relax from the daily stressors, resets you bodily functions and gets you ready for the next day. So instead of pulling an all-nighter every weekend, limit yourself to having fun into the wee hours of the morning twice a month. 4) Be at school! Believe me, I know

how hard it is to get up every morning and come sit in classes that you truly believe you will never need. And now that there is a tardy policy more students are coming to school, but guys, there is not an “official” senior skip day once every two weeks. So just come to school. And my last tip (and certainly my favorite):

5) HAVE FUN!! You only get one high school senior year, so live it up. Now you can look

forward to what is coming up. Prom is right around the corner. Senior week and the dress up days it brings. Senior luncheon. Senior vs. Faculty softball tournament. GRADUATION! The fun stuff is endless after spring break. As some of us jet off to our spring break destinations, we can’t even imagine coming back for two more months of lectures and tests and homework, but we have 34 days of our 180 left. So strap on your thinking hats,open those sleepy eyes and get ready to enjoy the best two months of your life, because I know I will.

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Edgy and Sophisticated

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This is a look that you can take on to make a statement. To be bold. To be fierce. It is a way to stand out from the crowd and embrace the so-called “grown and sohpicated” look with an edgy twist to it.”

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Junior Dayquan Vance, Warren’s very own fashion expert, gives his opinion on his three favorite styles

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Along with tormenting Jon and kicking around Odie, Garfield enjoys messing with the mailman. Garfield does everything from shredding the mailman’s pants to dragging the mailman around.

In 2004 Garfield appeared in 2,600 newspapers and sold $750 million - $1 billion worth of merchandise in 111 countries.

Garfield was born June 19, 1978 in an Italian restaurant.

The restaurant owners could not keep Garfield due to the fact

he kept eating all their pasta and lasagna.

Garfield was purchased by a

skinny cartoonist named Jon Arbuckle.

Garfield has a teddy bear named Pooky who he found

in his owner’s dresser drawer.

Jon also owns a dog named Odie who was left by Jon’s roommate

Lyman.

Nermal is a male tabby cat that comes in from the streets to bug Garfield. He is

frequently called “The World’s Cutest Kitten” which

annoys Garfield.

Garfield is constantly trying to send Nermal to Abu

Dhabi, which is located on the Persian Gulf coast.

In the Garfield show, Jon’s car is shown to have an Indiana license plate indicating that Garfield lives somewhere in Indiana.

Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, lives in Muncie, Indiana.

Where should you eat before prom?Take this quiz to find out which restaurant would be best for your pre-prom meal

Prom is for:Dazzling your date with the perfect evening.

Having a good time with your friends.

Staying on the dance floor.

4)A

B

C

What’s your budget?Money is no object tonight!

I’ve got enough for a good meal.

A few bucks, nothing exciting.

ABC

What kind of food do you like?Something fancy and hard-to-pronounce.Something different. I’m sick of the same old food.

I don’t think you can ever go wrong with a burger and fries.

A

B

C

By Natalie Verhines and Jenny MarvelEntertainment Staff

Mostly... A’sYou want a classy and elegant restaurant to eat dinner before prom. Our Suggestion:The Milano InnLocated downtown on South College Avenue, this Italian restaurant has been around since 1943. An average entrée costs anywhere from $16 to $25

An American grill which celebrates Harry Roth and Izzy Rosen, who purchased St. Elmo’s in 1948. It is a fancy restaurant, but has a more laid back kind of style. Entrées cost under $30.

Harry and Izzy’s

Don’t Drink The Water

Walter, Marion, and Susan Hollander are going on vacation, and get a bit more than anticipated. After daughter Susan accidentally takes photos of a nuclear power plant, the family is forced to seek refuge in the American Embassy within the imaginary communist nation they are visiting. There, the family encounters a slew of humorous characters, some new experiences and even love. The theatre department has chosen “Don’t Drink the Water” for its pure comedy and contrasting 1960’s time period.

B’sYou’d rather not spend so much, but still wish to impress that special someone, these places are for you.Our Suggestion:Bucca Di Beppo

Located downtown at Circle Center mall and up north at Keystone at the Crossing is a Chinese restaurant. An entrée at P.F. Changs will cost from $8 to $13.

P.F. Changs

Located off of Illinois Street, Buca di Beppo serves family style Italian food which means more for your money. Entrées cost around $15 to $20.

C’sMoney has been tight lately and you may not even care what you eat just as long as you get to prom.Our Suggestion:Stay InNothing beats impressing your date with a meal you cooked yourself.Fast FoodHitting up Mickey D’s would sustain you through the evening. Leave the romance for the dance floor.

1) 2) What two words would you use to describe yourself?

Romantic and Sophisticated.

Fun and Unique

Laid-back and Low-maitenance.

AB

C

3)

Your prom outfit is:Glamorous. I even dipped into my college fund to pay for it.

One-of-a-kind. I found it at a vintage shop for half off.

Comfortable. It’s just something I had laying around.

A

B

C

5)

Performances for “Don’t Drink the Water”:

April 8 - April 9 at 7 p.m.April 10 at 2 p.m. and

7p.m

Mostly...Mostly...

Eat at Prom Even after spending so much money to go to prom why not just indulge in the food provided.

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What video game releases are gamers excited about?Upcoming big titles have gamers ready to play

XBox360 Vs PS3Price: Starter bundle $339 at Wal-Mart. Comes with console, your choice of game and one controller. Memory Storage: 256 MB Main RAM Internet: Wi-Fi compatible. Ethernet connectivity, instant connection to the PlayStation Network for game, movie and update downloads. Misc: Wireless controllers, 2 USB ports, bundle includes two controller charging

c o r d s , plays Blu-ray movies. RSX GPU (game

processor)1 0 p e r c e n t console failure in t he f i r s t two years of ownership.

Whether they are skillfully sniping bad guys on “Modern Warfare 2”, rocking faces off on “Guitar Hero” and racing Yoshi on “Mario Kart”, all gamers are looking for next adrenaline-fueled virtual reality Since Atari started the gaming craze in the 1970’s, a competition to create the best technology has been hashed out by some of the big names in gaming. Companies such as Nintendo and Sony have tried to topple competitors by creating new consoles that allow the average gamer to see every speck of blood after they bash that zombie head on games like “Left 4Dead”. In a world that is constantly expanding so that one can live out their wildest of fantasies with the help of a controller, what are gamers

excited about? This month marks the release of two major sequels that many cannot wait to get their hands on. “The new games coming out soon that people are waiting for are ‘Splinter Cell: Conviction’ and ‘God of War III,’” Jeremy

Stafford, Game Stop employee, said. “They’ve played the previous games in the series, so they are more excited for

the sequels.” The God of War series follows the main character Kratos, who has set out to kill Ares, the god of war.

Eventually, he turns his attentions to Zeus, the ruler of

the gods. “God of War III”, the

newest installment, sees Kratos still pursuing Zeus with some new allies, the Titans, in tow. This third part released March 16. “I’m so excited for ‘God of War III’ because Kratos is the compilation of all the awesome video bad guys,” sophomore Paul White said. “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction” is part six in this series of games releasing on April 13. The main character, Sam Fisher, is avenging his daughter’s death while avoiding the bureaucratic “Third Echelon” that is bent on killing him. Fisher then encounters an even bigger problem in Washington DC, which sends him

dashing to help the nation’s capital. “I’ve been waiting for a new Splinter Cell to come out for a while, I’m so looking forward t o ‘ C o nv i c t i o n , ’ ” sophomore Raad Khatib said. With these new games on the shelves, gamers will rush to their consoles and prepare to play. But in the world of gaming, it will not end until the cycle starts all over again.

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The average gamer is 32 years old.

Women over the age of

18 play significantly

more than boys 17 and

younger.

Game console software sales totaled $6.6 billion with 153.9 million units sold.

Gamers spend an average of 18 hours a

week on video games.

Mario franchise is the most successful video game series (225

million games).

Playstation 2 is the best selling console with 138 million units sold.

Price: Starter bundle $229 online at Wal-Mart. Comes with console, your choice of game and one controller. Memory Storage: 512 MB RAMInternet: Wi-Fi ready, built-in Ethernet port, and instant connection to Xbox Live and all its downloadable content for a fee. Misc: Wireless controllers, bundle includes controller cord. Xenon GPU (game processor) which is far superior in quality and performance than the RSX. 3 7 . 14 m i l l i o n consoles sold. 23.7 percent of console failure in the first two years of ownership.

Statistics

by Natalie Verhines and Shelby RutledgeEntertainment Staff

65 percent of American households play video games.

Annual console game

sales topples PC game sales 154 million to 36 million.

The Wii console has the lowest percentage (2.7) of console failure

in the first two years of ownership.

The top selling single video game

is “Wii Sports.”

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The Warren Central softball team will be looking to end a drought this upcoming season, of 25 years without a state title. The Warrior’s lone state title came in 1985, but with new coach Kimberly Richards at the helm, the Warriors will be looking to again be a contender. The Warriors only lost three seniors off last year’s team, and are returning one of their best players, senior Katie Bartlett. Bartlett hit .319 last year as a junior, posting one of the best averages on the team. She also pitched for the Warriors, putting up a respectable 4.07 ERA, in 22 innings of work. Also returning for the Warriors is young star Brookelyn Visker. Visker hit an astounding .400 as a freshman last year. She was also one of the team’s best fi elders last year, as she recorded 32 putouts and 56 assists at one of the

toughest positions to play, shortstop. Even though she is only a sophomore, she will probably be one of the team leaders this season. As for replacing the seniors who graduated last year? Coach Richards is not worried “We have some very talented young freshman coming in,” said Richards. Richards will be entering her fi rst year as head coach of the softball team, after being an assistant on last year’s team. “I knew this would be a new challenge,” Richards said, on accepting the head coaching job. “I was excited.” Warren is among the leaders in the state in softball with 10 sectional championships, and will be looking to add to that number this year. Warren won the sectional title in

2008, but came up short in last year’s sectional. This year, the Warriors are looking to avenge that sectional loss, and advance on to regionals. “We want to go as far as we can,” Richards said. Even though it’s her fi rst year as head coach, Richards is expecting big things from her team. She is confi dent her team has what it takes to be a serious contender. Richards, a former player at Warren, knows what it will take to do so. The drought has lasted a quarter of a century, and with a new coach, and plenty of young talent, the Warriors are ready to end it. Their season will begin on April 6, when they host Greenfi eld Central.

By Petar HoodSports Writer

Lady Warriors SoftballLooks to return to mountain-top25 years later

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By Spencer GarnierSports Writer

Lady Warriors at it again after state runner-up finish

One sectional title, one regional title, and a second place finish in state: those were the accomplishments added last year to an already impressive resume for the girls track team. To say that there are high expectations for this year’s squad would be an understatement. The girls will be looking for their eleventh-straight sectional title, their ninth-straight regional title and their fourth state title in five years. While the outdoor track and field season is just getting going, these athletes have been hard at work for months, competing at indoor meets across the state. The Trine University High School Invitational was the first meet of 2010 to see Lady Warriors in action. The girls brought home first place in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 11:03.15 while senior Andreanna Rowe finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:33.60, a team record. The Lady Warriors followed that up with an even more impressive performance in late February at the Western Indiana

High School Indoor Invitational. Junior Logan Hayes dominated, taking the top spot in both the 200 and 400-meter dash. Senior Tiariana Herron added a first place finish in the 55-meter hurdles. The first place finish of sophomore Shannon Parker in the 55-meter dash topped off the meet. The Lady Warriors are not in midseason form to this point, but they are well on their way after a respectable performance at the Hoosier State Relays last Saturday. The Lady Warrior 4x200 meter relay team finished second to Fort Wayne Northrop by eight-tenths of a second. That performance was followed by a fourth place finish by the Lady Warriors’ 4x400 meter relay team. After finishing just six points behind Ben Davis in the state meet last spring, the Warriors will continue their ascent back to the top of the mountain on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at Perry Meridian High School.

CARRYING THE TORCH: Senior Aaron Stroude takes the baton during an early season meet. The Warriors are next in action at Carmel at 5 p.m. Photo/ Derrick Combs

By Jackson CoramSports Editor

Boys track head coach Dennis McNulty is used to winning. His teams have won the sectional and regional titles for the past eight straight years. So clearly, the team knows what it takes to win. For McNulty, that “it” is old-fashioned hard work. “To succeed this year, what we have to do is work hard,” McNulty said. Obviously this theme has worked in the past, since McNulty has four state championships under his belt. It has been working well this year, considering the team’s indoor success. On Saturday, March 20 the Warriors competed at the Hoosier State Relay Finals. After the competition, the team was ranked sixth in the state for the indoor season. McNulty believes this is a good sign for the upcoming outdoor season. “We’ve got a lot of promise this year,” McNulty said. “There are some good kids back from last year.” One of the aforementioned “good kids” is junior shot putter Kris Harley. Harley was able to throw an impressive 57’ 8” shot put during the course of the indoor season.

With performances like this one, it is clear that the team has fully adopted the work hard mentality. “We’ve really been emphasizing how our work ethics equate to success,” sophomore sprinter Darrell Pirtle said. Of course the ultimate success is another state title for the track team. McNulty believes this is possible, as long as the work ethic is maintained of course. “We just have to work really hard and get people qualified for state to earn us points,” McNulty said. Some of the runners really enjoy this hard work that is required of them. In fact, it is some team members’ favorite part of track. “The best part of track is having that feeling of accomplishment after a really hard practice,” sophomore long distance runner Nick Woener said. “You know you’re tired but you feel accomplished because of it.” And this is what Coach McNulty wants from his team. “You just have to let your performance talk for you,” McNulty said. If the team can keep up the hard work, they could definitely run across some success in their next meet, which is tonight at Carmel.

Boys Track team enters grueling outdoor season

READY TO LAUNCH: Sophomore Latih Kasberg refines her form during an early season practice. You can see the Lady Warriors in action next at Perry Meridian on Tuesday. Photo/ Derrick Combs

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The Warren Central boys baseball team will soon begin a new season, looking to build on the improvements they made last year. Warren will be looking to improve off of last year’s season in which the Warriors recorded only three wins. Warren has finished last in the conference the last two years, but the Warriors are confident they can climb toward the top of the standings. Despite improving last year, Warren is ranked only 159th in the state, according to MaxPreps.com’s preseason rankings. Warren will have to earn the respect of other teams around the state by playing well on the field. After losing four key players off of last year’s team, head coach Brian Murphy will be looking to some of the younger players for leadership this season. One of the Warriors looking to lead the

team is sophomore Matt Dunnavant. He had an outstanding freshman year, hitting .328, and drove in 10 runs. He played third base, catcher and even pitched some last year. Dunnavant will be one of the leaders on this young Warrior team. The Warriors will also be looking to do well in postseason play this year, as Warren has not had a baseball team win a sectional title since 1991, and only once in Warren Central’s history has a baseball team won a regional title. Warren did have some postseason success last year, making it to the sectional final before falling to Cathedral. The Warriors will kick off their season on March 25 at Mooresville. They will be looking to get a off to a good start, in what appears will be be a successful season.

Baseball team looks to bounce back

By Spencer GarnierSports Writer

Winning three straight sectional titles is no small feat for any high school sports team. This is something the girls tennis team has been able to accomplish the last three seasons. However, this year’s team could be hard pressed to prevail at sectionals due to their lack of experience. The team is heading into the season with only a handful of experienced players, and this has definitely been running through the mind of head coach Bryan Hanan. “We are going to be very inexperienced this year,” Hanan said. “And we will probably struggle at times because of that.” But just because the team is inexperienced does not mean they get to have an easy schedule. The girls have consistently ranked in the top 25 the last three seasons, and usually play the best of the best in the state. “Over half of our schedule involves playing teams ranked in the top 20, so it will be a tough test,” Hanan said. But Hanan does have faith in his leaders, like senior Larissa Pittman. “I really think if she is healthy, she can

surprise some people this year with her ability,” Hanan said of Pittman. Pittman herself is very optimistic about this season. “We have a lot to look forward to this season,” Pittman said. “I believe the hard work and dedication we have put forth during the on and off season will show during our matches. I expect nothing less than success this year.” Hard work has already been shown in large quantity by this young team. They have been conditioning and hitting indoors nearly every day since January 1, almost two and a half months before the season officially started. In addition to the offseason training, the team morale is already high. “Our team gets along really well and we have fun,” senior Erin McAllen said. And if by some chance the hard work and team unity do not equal success; Hanan believes he knows the key to victory for this year’s team. “To win this year we just need to focus on improving each match,” Hanan said, “and not get caught up on wins and losses.”

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I’m sure of it. This is the year. It’s the closest to a sure thing out there. There is no way this is going to backfi re. Fool proof. My pick, Kansas, is going to win the NCAA Tournament… Those particular thoughts came on March 17. I had fi nished my bracket. It had a nice mixture of favorites and upsets, mid-majors in the sweet sixteen and beyond. It was perfect. And then it wasn’t. Fast-forward to this past Saturday and you would have found me staring in disbelief at the TV screen as Kansas cowered in fear at the sight of the big, bad Northern Iowa Panthers. This was followed by my unstoppable sobbing into that disgrace I used to call my bracket. Like everyone else who couldn’t bring themselves to pick Kentucky and hadn’t resorted to picking by mascot and color scheme, my bracket was busted. It’s a curse… and a blessing. For losing in such a glorious fashion, I will undoubtedly be doomed to a week of heckling and shame. But the blessing makes it all worth it. For the next week I can enjoy this magnifi cent

tournament for all its wonder. Let’s face it; we all love a good underdog. If I hadn’t picked Kansas, I would’ve undoubtedly rubbed Northern Iowa’s win into the face of whatever friend had picked Kansas. This tournament has provided an abundance of Cinderellas: Northern Iowa, Saint Mary’s and Cornell. Honestly, how can you not love Cornell? Any team that uses their rare press conferences and postgame interviews to joke around and enjoy themselves while in the midst of the biggest tournament in college athletics has got to be made up of some of the coolest people on the face of this earth. And therein lies the lesson. We bash our brains in over predicting games throughout the tournament, while a team IN the tournament is as loose as Tiger Woods when Elin’s away. We all need to take a chill pill, relax and enjoy the utter Madness unfolding before us.

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Northern @%*#$& Iowa?! With last year behind them, the boy’s golf team is looking ahead to again dominate all competition. With an impressive 2009 season, the boys won many of the meets they competed in. The Warriors won the Marion County Tournament, the Franklin Central Invitational and the Turkey Run Invitational. The boys ended the season by winning sectionals. Coaches David Burton and Jerry Highly are expecting much out of the team this year. With all but one player returning from the sectional-winning team, expectations are high. Returning players include Matt Spicuzza, Alan Kieta, Connor Worley and Connor Jones. “With four players returning, I expect to defend each of our championships and qualify for the state fi nals,” head coach Dave Burton said. As the boys put 2009 behind them they will have to shift their focus to this season starting in only a few short weeks. Their fi rst match will be April 14, at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course.

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The 09-10 season has come to an end for Coach Greg Graham and his Warriors. The season started off with the Warriors seemingly still rubbing the offseason sleep out of their eyes through the fi rst two games. After those two losses, the Warriors won an impressive 11 of 13. While the Warriors played very well against many of their conference rivals, the boys struggled against their top-tier competition. The boys had multiple chances at one of the favorites for a state title, North Central. The Panthers dismantled the Warriors by a combined 46 points in their fi rst two meetings. With one last chance to take down the Panthers and move onto the sectional championship, the Warriors fell short in a 68-47 loss. The Warriors will lose four seniors between now and next season, but their young talent will give Coach Graham plenty to work with next year.

It was a tough season for our Warren gymnastics team this year. The team faced many obstacles, including injuries and a lack of depth which caused many problems throughout the season. With such a small group of girls the girls stuggled to stay competitive. This theme didn’t change in the postseason, as their season met its end in sectionals. Furthermore, gymnastics has fallen victim to the budget cuts and will be disbanded.

2010 Indystar Super Team Player of the YearMichael Johnson-Jones Senior/189 lbs.

Also named to 2010 Indystar Super TeamBrandon Wright Senior/125 lbs.

Boys Basketball

Wrestling

Gymnastics

By Joe SpearsSports Writer

THE FIRST HOLE: Senior Matt Spicuzza tees o� at Maple Creek Country Club during an early season practice. The boys are looking to defend their sectional title. Photo/ Derrick Combs

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March 26, 2010

WILL POWERWith close to 500 participants and $10,000 raised this year’s Will Power event proved to be a HUGE success

“Will Power is fun!” -Will Shepler’s friend, Luke Gibson

“It’s my first year running and I’m here to support the Sheplers and Riley.” - first-year participant, Nicole Beagle

“Thanks, everyone, for coming out!” -Principal Rich Shepler

“I ran fast. I ran for cancer!” -5k winner, Johnathan Wert

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