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Reigning champs guard state title

Lawrence Central High School 7300 E. 56th St. Indianapolis, Indiana Volume 61 Issue 8 March 5, 2010

Other props used during the show include flags, sa-bers and rifles. Junior Kelsey Offen incorporates a saber into her dance routine.

“We’re working much harder (this year) so we can compete with our new found competition.”

Kari Bailersenior

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This year the winter guard’s show is called “Into the West.” Senior Kelsey Ninneman works with an oar dur-ing a segment of the show. Cub photos/ Chris Gore

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The annual Variety Pops talent show is on its way. Tryouts were recently held and accepted acts are now

rehearsing. This year’s acts range from a performance by Central Sound to a fake game show called “So You Think You Are A Singing Top Model/Chef Who’s Smarter Than A Fashion-Designing 5th Grader.” For more, see page 4. Cub photo/ Jack Leibovitz

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18 The Winter Guard captured the state championship last year. This year they’re trying for a repeat title but in a higher class of competition.

With three competitions under their belt this season, they’re heading toward the state preliminaries.

In their most recent competition they traveled to Greenfield, where they took second with a score of 78.2. “We’re working much harder (this year) so we can compete with our new-found com-petition,” senior Kari Bailey said.

They also took third at their Feb. 13 competition against Avon, Northview and Center Grove.

Last year the guard’s show was called “Amazing Grace”; this year it is “Into the West.” Guard members say “it is not the West most people think of with the cowboys and Indians, but is more about a spiritual transition.”

The show gets its name from the fact

that the sun sets in the west.Guard members have mixed emo-

tions on the new theme. “This year’s theme is much happier than last year’s was, in a good way,” sophomore Dani-elle Kroetz said.

Other members liked last year’s theme better. “‘Amazing Grace’ allowed us to dance stronger and be more fierce. This year’s is just too happy and smi-ley,” Bailey said.

Despite the guard’s strong per-formances thus far, they have really struggled with in-juries.

“Injuries have really pulled out some of our premiere members,” Bailey said. “We have had to move up some girls to fill the positions we’ve lost.”

Bailey has been unable to compete due to a leg injury and several other vet-erans have been sitting with her due to

their own injuries. Three freshman have been moved to the top guard to compen-sate for injuries.

Along with the deep reserve bench, the guard moved up a competition class, which is heightening their list of chal-lenges for this season. They are now in the World Class competition and are

finding the adjust-ment harder than some would like.

“We were win-ning our other com-petitions easily, but we have to really work to place high in World Class,” Bailey said.

Kroetz agreed. “World class competition is much hard-er than what we have done in the past. These are the some top guards we are going up against.”

The guard is trying to work out glitches in their performance to get ready for Saturday’s state preliminaries.

Striking a pose during practice, senior R’tajea Alexander works on being concise with her dance and staying in sync with fellow guard members.

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In the swimming pool area, physical education (P.E.) department head Di-ana Fuson gives directions to students before they complete a drill. P.E. stu-dents must take swimming to pass the class. Cub photo/ Jack Leibovitz

important dates

worth repeating

especially for parents

March 9-11: ISTEP retesting for juniors and seniors, beginning at 7:30 a.m.March 9: Winter athletic awards program; 6:30 p.m. Commons March 10: FAFSA deadlineMarch 10: Early student release, 2 p.m. March 10-11: Meeting of Minds, 7 p.m., Studio Theatre March 12: End of the nine-week marking periodMarch 12: AP test registration ends, bookstoreMarch 12: Variety Pops, 7 p.m., auditoriumMarch 13: SAT, 8 a.m., Student Life CenterMarch 14: Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. March 15: Snow make-up day; school will be in session March 17: St. Patrick’s DayMarch 18: Spring athletic parent meeting, 6 p.m., auditoriumMarch 23: Bear Hug ceremony, 3:15 p.m., Studio Theatre March 24: Faculty talent show, 7 p.m., auditoriumMarch 25: Stand-Up Comedy Fest, 7 p.m., LGI March 26: Spring breaks begins at 2:45 p.m. April 5: Classes resume following spring break

Toy drive goes to Tuesday The National Honor Society is collecting new and slightly used stuffed animals for Youth Emergency Services. Police and fire departments will be able to give the toys to youngsters who are in traumatic situations. They can be left in Room 136 through Tuesday.

“Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

- Benjamin Franklin

news to useOne flex day left in calendar The school calendar was de-signed with two flex days which were to be used to make up snow days. The March 15 flex day is now a school day because the weather forced the clos-ing of school for one day last month. The other flex day, April 19, is still slated to be a day off.

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“ I don’t think the new testing is a good idea.”

Anthony Cowelljunior

Even though the Gradua-tion Qualification Exam (GQE) has been phased out for under-classmen, those upperclassmen who haven’t passed the test still have to retake it. The GQE re-test will be March 9-11 for ju-niors and seniors who still need to pass.

Starting with the class of 2012, the GQE will consist of two smaller tests that will be given after the completion of Algebra 1 and English 10. Underclassmen will now have to take a standardized test after the completion of English 10 and Algebra 1. Students who take Algebra 1 in middle school are required to take a test at the end of the year to receive the high school credit.

The test has also been moved from fall to spring in the hope of saving the state money.

When students took the original GQE, it covered mate-rial from the previous year or

earlier, focusing on math and language arts, and it was given as one large test. All students received a “pass-plus,” “pass” or “did not pass.” Those who received a “did not pass” were required to take the test again; there were two opportunities in the junior year and two oppor-tunities in the senior year.

Junior Anthony Cowell, who was in the last class to take the original GQE, said, “I don’t think the new testing is a good idea. If you take as-sessments at the end of the year, you will forget a lot of stuff. I liked the fact that we got to take the GQE at the begin-ning of the year and got it over with.”

Students who have yet to pass the GQE have the opportu-nity to take remediation classes.

English teacher Mitch Mar-tin teaches remediation to those

students who still need to pass the English portion of the test. Students can attend remedial classes twice a week after school for four weeks leading up to ISTEP. Martin said the main focus is on the essay portion of the test. During the reme-dial classes, students are taught how to write a formal essay.

Martin said, “I think the most eye-opening thing is that

( s t u d e n t s ) don’t go into the remedia-tion courses s e r i o u s l y even though they have the skills.” He said those stu-dents who test

for a second time have good pass ratios with seven out of 10 students passing.

This spring 234 juniors and 127 seniors are retaking the test. The math portion will be given on March 9 and 11, the English portion on March 9 and 10. Stu-dents who miss the test may not

make it up. Students who have to test on both math and Eng-lish will take the test on all three test dates next week.

It usually takes students four to six hours to complete the testing. Students who don’t pass the test even after taking remedial classes may qualify for a waiver to be excused from the test. Students may qualify for the waiver if they receive a certain grade in their math and English classes or are recom-mended by their teacher. The final waiver decision is then left up to the principal.

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Board approves P.E. waivers

ISTEP for juniors, seniors next week• English-only testers report to their test

rooms at 7:25 a.m. March 9 and 10• Math-only testers report to their test

rooms at 9:05 a.m. March 9 and 7:25 a.m. March 11

• English and math testers report to their test rooms at 7:25 a.m. each day.

• Bring a calculator.• Bring sharpened No. 2 pencils.• MCC students will report to MCC after

testing on the next shuttle, or they may drive.

• No make-ups whatsoever.

What to know for test day

The school board voted unanimously Feb. 22 to adopt a physical education (P.E.) waiver for the second semester of the course required for graduation. The plan will be implemented at both LC and LN next year.

“We’ve known that a physi-cal education waiver was com-ing,” P.E. department head Di-ana Fuson said.

Even though the depart-ment has been expecting this waiver, it wants clarification on the one approved by the board. Students who participate in dance, guard, marching band, show choir or any IHSAA-ap-proved sports will not have to complete a second semester of P.E. if they have a signed waiv-er.

There is also an exemption

for an “Olympic athlete.” This is not someone who competes in the Olympics but rather someone who competes out-

side of school. The decision on these students’ eligibility for the waiver is up to the building principal.

“There has to be stipula-tions (for the waiver),” Fuson said. She added that she has questions about the waiver: Does the athlete have to com-plete an entire season? Does the athlete have to earn letters? How much does the athlete have to play?

Fuson also has worries about marching band students being allowed to use the waiver.

The new policy will affect only the 2010-2011 freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Se-niors have been excluded in order to confirm a student’s eli-gibility for graduation as early as possible.

The decision that the waiver is only applicable for the second semester is because the board and administration have said they want to keep P.E. an im-portant part of the high school curriculum.

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Michelangelo, Martin Lu-ther King Jr., Audrey Hepburn, Emily Dickinson and Jimi Hen-drix will all sit down together in one room.

Impossible? Not for John Hall’s sophomore Lyceum class.

The students have been working all semester on the “Meeting of Minds” project.

They selected “great minds” of the past and studied the persons’ lives from begin-ning to end and acquired as much knowledge about them as possible. Then the students wrote scripts in which the char-acters, from different places and different time frames, will interact with each other.

The students will become

those characters in performanc-es slated for next week.

“The project has existed for decades. Only a few things have changed over the years. During the last several years, costumes have become more elaborate, the props more numerous and scripts are more issue-driven,” Hall said.

Sophomore Connor Nash is taking on the role of Michelan-gelo. He has been preparing for the performances by reading his speech in class and going over his lines every night.

“I really like the way Mi-chelangelo did things. He was such an interesting guy and I’m glad this project made me have to learn about him,” Nash said.

Parents and friends are wel-come to watch the final perfor-mances. While kids may look

at that as a disadvantage, some appreciate the opportunity to showcase what they have learned about the historical fig-ures.

“I think it helps that stu-dents have to present in front of a large crowd because in many career paths speaking in front of people is a very beneficial asset,” sophomore Kyle Crites said.

Performances will be in the Studio Theatre at 7 p.m. March 10 and 11.

“The project gives students an opportunity to write from the point of view of various characters. Students also are given the chance to explore the similarities and differences in lifestyles and opinions among various cultures and time peri-ods,” Hall said.

Great minds to discuss life’s work

Running over their lines during class, sophomores Kelsey Thornton, Olivia Horan and Megan Fudge work to memorize everything for next week’s “Meeting of Minds” performances. Students wrote their own scripts that are focused on important is-sues in their characters’ lives. Cub photo/ Brad Oppenheim

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What do yo-yoing, rock bands and game shows have in common? They can all be found at Variety Pops, LC’s show-case of talent made up from the student body and performing arts department. The show will be held March 12.

Central Sound is one of the groups that will perform. Junior Cameron Rod-gers said he believes the show is a good opportunity to practice for real competi-tions. “The day immediately following Variety Pops we have a competition, so we’ll be getting ready for that,” Rodgers said.

He also hopes the program will gen-erate further student interest in Central Sound. “We take it more seriously than just a rehearsal. It’s an opportunity for us to show LC what we’ve been work-ing on. Variety Pops is the only time that many people will see our show,” he said.

Junior Carey Goodspeed, who has performed at Variety Pops every year since he’s been at LC, will present a solo guitar and vocal act. “I’m going to be playing a song I wrote called ‘It’s My Job.’ (Writing and playing music is) what I love to do, and it’s fun doing it every year,” he said.

The LC Players will provide enter-tainment during the program. Accord-ing to Horrigan, the group’s direc-tor, their acts will include a fake game show called “So You Think You Are A Singing Top Model/Chef Who’s Smarter Than A Fashion-Designing 5th Grader,” as well as a new black light show.

Junior Samantha Copenhaver, a member of the group, is looking for-

ward to the event. “We’re going to have a very busy schedule for the next couple of weeks, but we’re all excited about it

because it’s going to be really fun,” she said.

Drama teacher Kathleen Horrigan was one of the au-dition judges. “We have auditions be-cause we try not to have too much

of the same thing,” she said. Horrigan added that, in the past, the show has pri-marily featured acts with a musical ele-ment. “We’ve had some great bands and

outstanding soloists, and a lot of dancers that have been excellent,” she said.

With auditions, the judges are able to assemble a bill of three- to five-minute acts so the show lasts about two hours. They also focus on allowing the show to have equal numbers of performances by performing arts classes and other stu-dent-led groups.

Horrigan said she hopes to see origi-nal material this year. “I’d love to see something out of the ordinary,” she said.

“ Variety Pops is the only time that many people will see our show.”

Cameron Rodgersjunior

LC’s got talentA half of a duet, junior Dorian Green plays the drum set while keeping the beat with his partner on the guitar. Green wore all black from head to toe, matching the color of his drums. He kept his focus through the performance, leaving no room for error to impress the judges at tryouts. Cub photos/ Chris Gore

All painted up for Variety Pops’ tryouts, sopho-more Teron Johnson performs with gospel music playing in the background. He painted his face two different colors and dressed in contrasting clothes to create a vibe of juxtaposed points. Instead of singing or playing along with his music, Johnson made different motions throughout the perfor-mance to create a message.

Moving with passion, focus and intensity, junior Roger Jones II performs during tryouts for Variety Pops. His audition did not involve singing but con-sisted of an interpretive dance coupled with gospel music in the background.

Variety Pops

Time: 7 p.m.Date: March 12

Place: AuditoriumCost: $6-$8 at the door or $4-$6 during school

(Reserved seating)


bear in mindShut-down at 5:30 p.m. Computers throughout the school district are being auto-matically shut down late each afternoon in a move expected to save the district more than $300,000. LC’s student and teacher computers will be shut down at 5:30 p.m. daily if they haven’t been shut down before then. A warning will show 60 seconds and again 30 seconds before the shut-down. It is highly recommended, however, that all students and teach-ers turn computers off at the end of the school day or at the end of the block if no one else is expected to use them. The computers may be turned back on immediately if they’re needed.

Gardner, Heiny in concert Freshmen Dean Gardner and Sara Heiny will perform with the Honors Orchestra of America at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Tickets are available at the ISO box office.

Two receive Lilly grants English teacher Mitch Martin and art teacher Paul Sinclair are among 120 state recipients of 2010 Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity grants. Both will travel to Canada to research their heri-tage. Martin will investigate his “lost Mohawk roots” in Quebec while Sinclair will explore British Columbia and his Native Ameri-can heritage through art and culture. Each received $8,000.

Eight in foreign program Eight foreign language juniors will spend seven weeks of the summer in other countries as part of the IU honors program in foreign languages. Monica Bianchini and Alexander Harty will go to France; Lily Alexander and Abigail Denton to Germany; Morgan Black, Tori Jackson, Zack Pardieck and Lindsay Stone to Mexico or Spain. They will forgo speaking English during most of their stays with host families, and they will take classes and learn the history and culture of their host countries.

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Ahearn LC’s HOBY rep

Sophomore Scott Ahearnhas been chosen to representLCatthisyear’sHughO’BrianYouthLeadership(HOBY)sem-inar. Almost every year LC se-lects a student to participatein the leadership training,service learning and motiva-tion building experiences runbyHOBY. First, a select number ofstudents are given the oppor-tunitytoapplyfortheprogrambysubmittingashortessayonleadership.Fromthosewhoap-ply, one student is selected toattend a leadership seminar atButler University. This year itwillbeJune10-13. “Tobe thekidwhogotse-lected is incredible. HopefullytheconferenceinJunewillhelpmebecomeabetterleaderanda better person in general,”Ahearnsaid. Last year’s representative,junior Greg Price, said, “AfterHOBY I felt I should helpmycommunity.I’veusedtheskillsI learned to set up a charityevent for a euchre tournamentandanotheroneisontheway.” HOBY’s mission is “to de-velop the global communityof youth, inspire service andinnovation and to empowerindividuals tomake a positivedifference within the globalsociety through effective andcompassionateleadership.” HOBYhasfivecorevalues:volunteerish, integrity, excel-lence,diversityandcommunitypartnership. Formore than 50yearsithasbeenknownasthecountry’s top leadership de-velopment organization. It hasmore than375,000alumni thatincludenotonlyPricebutalsoassistant athletic directorAlfieHernandez. Before creating HOBY,Hugh O’Brian starred in the1950s television series Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.

Last year teachers MattHankley and Luke Wisemanwere here teaching in the in-dustrial technology depart-ment.Nowthey’reatMcKenzieCareerCenterwithanewpro-gram called Project Lead theWay(PLTW). It’sanengineeringprogramwithsixclasses,includingintroto engineeringdesign (IED) asthefirstclassstudentstake.Theprogram has more of a math,science,andhistorycurriculumwith3-Dmodelingandhands-onwork.Studentslearnapplica-tions like theComputerAidedDrafting(CAD) program, andtheytouchonhistory. PLTW offers a nationalexam cre-ated byP u r d u eUniversitythat canearn stu-dents col-lege creditat affiliat-ed univer-sitiessuchas Purdue,Roches-terInstituteofTechnologyandIvyTech. Themostrecentprojectwasworking as a group to build acardboard chair. Its purposewastoprovidehands-onlearn-ingandproblemsolving. Students were required to

comeupwithfiveideasforde-signbriefsbybrainstormingforpossibledesigns.

S t u -dents alsom a d etrains andchess piec-es. Whi l eH a n k l e ywas herehe taught

construction, manufacturingandtransportation.SeniorChadGibbstookHankley’sclassesatLCandisnowintheIEDclassatMcKenzie. Students who take PLTW domostoftheirworkonthecom-puter,wheretheyresearchandtakemeasurementsandalsodo

sketching. They then send theinformation to a machine thatmakes thefinalproduct.Gibbssaid that students learn morefrom IED in general and thattheircomputerprogramInven-torisagoodone. “Don’t expect to makesomething thewhole time. It’sabout architecture, measur-ing and justmore engineeringstuff,”Gibbssaid. He does miss being amemberof theLCcommunity,though, and said, “I miss thepeopleIleftthere,thestudents,people I workedwith that be-camefriendsandtheteachers.” Hankley doesn’t miss thecrowded hallways, the noiseandthelargerpopulationatLCcomparedtoMcKenzie.

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Former teachers ‘lead the way’Hankley, Wisemen at McKenzie with newProject Lead the Way

Sophomore Audrey Meyerwas named thewinner of thisyear’s Breakfast Optimist Ora-toricalContest.This is the sec-ondconsecutiveyearanLCstu-denthaswontheaward. At the speech competitionon Feb. 27 in Kokomo, juniorZachPardieckcapturedsecond

place.JuniorNickFreemanwasawardedfirstqualifierforCon-gressatsectionals,whilejuniorBryanRusttooksixth. “Wehaveagoodteamwithalotoftalentedpeopleinalldif-ferentareas,”juniorBrieReyessaid. Asthespeechseasoncomesto a close, the team sets itssightsonSectionalandDistrictcompetitions.Sectionalswillbe

March 13 at Greensburg andDistrict competitionsMarch20at LC. State competitions willbe the following weekend inFishersforstudentswhoquali-fiedinSectionals. Winners earn amedal andare entered into a competitionwiththepotentialtowinschol-arshipfundsandcangoonfur-therinthecompetition,eventu-allytostatecompetitions.

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Speech team looks to Sectionals

At McKenzie, PLTW teacher Luke Wiseman helps teach his class by showing stu-dents where they need to go to continue the task. PLTW students complete most of their work on the computer. Cub Photo/Jack Leibovitz

“ (PLTW is) about arch-itecture, measuring and just more engineering stuff.”

Chad Gibbssenior

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Center Grove’s mixed group Sound System won Grand Champion and picked up the best visuals and best vo-cals accolades at last Saturday’s Central Classic here at LC

Carmel High School’s Ambassadors came in second with the Zionsville High Royalaires placing third.

The all-day event began at 7:30 a.m. and did not end until close to midnight. It featured performances from more than 30 groups, both in the mixed male and female division and the women’s division. Central Sound (CS) and Sweet Sensations (Sweets) did not compete be-cause they were hosting, but they did perform before final judging of the other groups.

In the women’s competition, Center Grove won another Grand Champion-ship with their female group, Debtones, who also earned the best vocals award. Carmel Accents won second place as well as best visuals. The Pike High

School Mystiques placed third.In the middle school division, Fer-

guson Middle School’s mixed group called Guys & Dolls was named Grand Champion. There were no second or third place groups.

LC show choir members spent the time before their performances acting as guides to the other choral groups. Non-choir students also volunteered at the event, performing duties like helping out on the stage as well as working at the concessions stand.

Central Sound earned Grand Cham-pion at the previous weekend’s Best of the Midwest competition hosted by Center Grove.

Junior Jordan Woodall earned the first place prize for the solo competition for the soloist division. Sweets won first runner-up and also took best soloist. The best soloist was won by freshman Haylee Link. “(The results of the Clas-sic) really boosted our confidence for upcoming competitions,” junior and CS member Amy Kleiman said. “We were fierce.”

During Central Sound rehearsal, senior Tyler Mason works on perfecting his dancing. Central Sound and Sweet Senations will compete at Fairfield High School Saturday. Cub photo/ Jack Leibovitz

Individuals step up for show choirs


Find consignment shops that offer gently used clothes at reasonable prices to stock your spring

wardrobe, and don’t be afraid to buy the clothes marked down from this past winter season to prepare for next winter.

Celebrate Irish tradi-tion on St. Patrick’s day on March 17. You may not be able to watch the

downtown canal turn green at 6:50 a.m., but check out the canal and the rest of the festivities at North and Pennsylvania after school.

Take a break from Indiana’s winter weather and visit the Tropical Adventure exhibit at White Riv-

er Gardens through March 14. The exhibit features tranquil goldfish ponds, a variety of tropical plants and bamboo bridges.

6 5 4Support your sopho-more scholars by attending “Meeting of Minds” at 7 p.m. March 10 and 11 in

the Studio Theatre. The pro-duction will include “per-formances” by Michelan-gelo, Joseph Stalin, Buddha, Dr. Suess and Plato.

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eHalf a dozen things to do before the next Cub Reporter comes out March 26.

1Prepare for March Madness by researching your favorite teams to fill out your NCAA Basketball Tournament brackets. Games start March 18, so be sure to get yours filled out in plenty of time. Some teachers and clubs create groups to submit brackets to, but if you can’t find one to join gather a few friends and make your own.

The end of the nine weeks is on March 12 and is rapidly approaching. Check with your teach-

ers and use Skyward web grades to make sure all make-up work has been turned in and that your grades are up to date.

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Opinions EditorsMatt Gibson, Camille Hayes

Features EditorsKatie McDowell, Hannah Torres

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Sports EditorTommy Myers

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Graphic DesignersShelby Harper, Amirah King

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After each issue of the Cub Re-porter has gone to press, the edi-tors honor the staff member who went above and beyond to pro-duce the Cub at the highest qual-ity. This issue’s Cub of the Issue is Matt Gibson.

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Hugs&GrowlsHugs to Saint Patrick’s Day but Growls to getting pinched if you’re not wearing green. Hugs to working hard to achieve a beach ready body but Growls to un-healthy crash diets. Hugs to scholarships but Growls to the long process of applying for one. Hugs to the snow finally melting but Growls to the dirty slush still on the ground. Hugs to break-ing out your spring clothes but Growls to retail stores not having their spring lines in stock yet. Hugs to Spring Break starting in 21 days but Growls to having a long list of things to do before it starts. Hugs to school spirit but Growls to LC not having very much of it.

Drop off your thoughts in the mailbox outside Room 132. We will publish as many opinions as we can fit in our “Bear It All” section. Be sure to include your full name and grade; no anony-mous entries will be printed.

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Cub of the Issue“ It has become commonplace to ... see the same 10 to 12 faces in the stands.”

Faculty sets poor example of school spirit

Thumbs up to all the winter athletes for their hard work this season.

To the editor, I commend Tommy Myers

for his observation in the Feb. 12 edition of the Cub that the LC student community is de-void of school spirit. Indeed, having attended several sport-ing events this winter as well as one pingpong tournament, I have yet to see turnout on par with any other school the size of Lawrence Central.

What Tommy didn’t men-tion, however, is the stunning lack of support from us, the faculty at Lawrence Central. I know this will ruffle some feathers, but I am writing not simply as a colleague, but as

an LC alumnus. As a student, it was commonplace to attend mid-week basketball games and see the stands behind the basket filled with my teachers and adminis-trators.

I’m afraid that what was once the rule is now the ex-ception. It has become com-monplace to attend school func-tions and see the same 10 to 12 faces in the stands or in the au-dience.

I understand that morale is not high and that many of us

try to balance work with family. In the end, we have to decide as a community of students, faculty, administrators, parents and support staff just what we

believe Law-rence Central ought to be.

How can we expect school spirit from the stu-dent body

when we have little to none? When the rubber hits the road, we have to show that we care about this institution as much as we say we do.

-Chris Harmon, AVID teacher

Students turn to ‘crash diets’Only 21 days are left in the

countdown to the most antici-pated week of the school year: spring break. Some students started countdowns for SB’10 in September. So why, then, are some students just now starting to worry about having a beach ready bod?

After a season of indulg-ing and bundling up, a week of travel, fun and sun rapidly ap-proaches. As so many of us visit

In the Feb. 12 issue the news story on page 6, “Students re-cieve ‘Signals,’” provided inaccu-rate information. The story said the new signals system was ex-actly like Purdue’s when in fact it is just based off Purdue’s.

sunny areas, looking good in a bikini or a pair of board shorts becomes top priority at this time of year. While some are just born with a speedy metabo-lism, others have to work hard to look good. Too often teens go about achieving this in the wrong way.

It is unrealistic to think that we can just stop eating for a week and suddenly look like Marissa Miller or Taylor Laut-

ner, but some students are still turning to “crash dieting” to achieve this.

The only way to lose a sensi-ble amount of weight or achieve a six-pack is regular diet and exercise over an extended pe-riod of time. So instead of starv-ing ourselves, why not start our diets with our countdowns? It is more realistic to say we can lose 10 pounds in three months rather than in three weeks.

I wish I would have started my

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I look hot! Those months of dieting

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I used to really like Tom and Jerry. It’s the best; it’s funny.

I liked Scooby Doo. It was funny.

Rugrats. It was so funny. They were cute and I wanted to be like them.

Rocket Power was my favor-ite. I liked all the characters and all the sports they did.

Yes, I watch Family Guy. I don’t really watch them anymore. I don’t have time.

Sometimes I watch baby cartoons with my niece, but besides that, not really.

No, I don’t. I don’t have as much time to watch TV anymore, and they’re not as entertaining.

No, they never get old. No. If I had time, I’d watch them.

No. There are some that people still watch but I don’t think they’re as good as they used to be.

No, I think anyone can find enjoyment in them.

Peter Griffin from Family Guy. He’s funny and imma-ture.

Scooby Doo. He’s seems like a fun character.

I would want SpongeBob to be my friend. He would sing with me.

Bam-Bam from The Flint-stones. It seems like the life to be able to hit anything you wanted.

What was your favorite cartoon as a child?

Do you still watch cartoons?

Do you think cartoons are just for kids?

If you could have a cartoon character as a friend, who would it be?

“I hate everyone who is going somewhere for spring break.”

-Bekah Shields, 11.

“I want it to be wrestling season again.”

-Andre Butts, 9

“I do what I want.” -Rodney Pina, 10

“Reality is whatever you want it to be, so live the way you want in the moment.”

-Eric Thompson, 12

“I love me some IHOP.”-Allie Muhl, 11

“Why do they call it high school if it makes my self-esteem so low?”

-Cal Lennon, 11

“Spring sports are going to need a quick thaw.”

-Tim Taylor, tennis coach

“There’s nothing to watch on TV because the Olympics and curling are both done.”

-Ryan Amerman, 11

“The lockers need to be bigger.”-Brian Patterson, 9

“I want my hair back.”-Nick Tubbs, 12

“Sometimes in life, you have to decide: To chinchilla, or not to chinchilla. That’s the question.”

-Cameron Sabotin, 11

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Trying to make the grade

‘Sorry’ won’t cut it anymore. Sorry...

Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, I’ll probably apologize.

No joke—“sorry” is probably up there on my list of most commonly used words. (Seriously, I’ve apologized to a chair before because I ran into it.) And if I were to guess, everyone else says sorry on a regular basis. But why? Do we actually mean it?

Well, coming from someone who apologizes to chairs, I doubt it.

Think about it—we forget to put our dishes away; we say sorry. We cheat on a test; we say sorry. We get into a fight at school; we say sorry. We cheat on our spouse with 13 mistresses; we say sorry. We start a rumor about someone; we say sorry.

If we were truly sorry about something, we would never let it happen again, let alone over 13 times. Most of the time, we’re never actually sorry; we’re just sorry that we messed up and got caught. We just throw around the magic word expecting redemption from those we’ve affected. “Sorry” has become more

superficial than the quality programming we see on MTV.

Most of us have used the word as a replacement for learning from our

mistakes. We just say it, pray we don’t end up in the eighth circle of Hell and go on our merry way, unaffected by what we did.

Well, my dedicated readers, I don’t think sorry is going to cut it anymore. It’s become so insignificant that we say it to inanimate objects or during a press conference with no thought to it…even if the press doesn’t deserve a conference because it has no part in a superstar athlete’s personal life. It’s become such an empty, casual word that we don’t even think and consider the meaning anymore. It means nothing.

It’s time to start the “Do as I do, not as I say” mentality. Apologizing will need to involve more action and fewer words. The best way to say sorry is by making a genuine effort to keep the incident from happening again.

Or you could just follow in the footsteps of the great politicians and athletes and expect to be given forgiveness for presenting a simple, forced apology in front of a critical and nosey press. Whatever.

How do they do it? This was the question I asked myself every day as I walked past the Honor Roll board. I have always wanted to be on that board. But as hard as I tried, I could never get there. I could only imagine how those names got to be up there, those blessed people who turned in a test and magically received an “A.”

For me, that “A” was a magic “C.” It didn’t seem fair to me that

people could just get “A’s” while I was working hard for “C’s”. I couldn’t devote my entire life to grade-grubbing and homework; I had a social life to maintain. I assumed those other kids just breezed by with “A’s,” so why couldn’t I?

When I reached middle school, I was so busy just trying to fit in with the crowd that grades took the back seat. So, as you may expect, my grade point average wasn’t great.

Eighth grade was a good year, though; I broke the Honor Roll mark, but of course, they forgot to post the list.

At the start of my freshman year, I was extremely excited. I

was moving on to a new school, a new schedule, and a fresh start. But the hopes of taking advantage of this new opportunity disappeared when I got my lowest GPA, a 2.1, and received my first D on a report card.

Freshman year had proven to be yet another letdown, but I knew that s o p h o m o r e year was going to be my year. As it turned out, it

was; I earned a 3.9 for the first nine weeks, and a 3.7 for the second nine weeks. And I didn’t do a lot to earn it.

All I needed was a small change in attitude. I’m now proud to say that I, Zachary Griffin, have a spot on the Honor Roll board.

I’m pretty sure I’m done. Just...done.

This would be where I say “I’m through, finished, finito, termina-do,” if I still cared enough to bother. But I don’t. So I didn’t.

Maybe it’s because I’m sit-ting here listening to Rufus Wain-wright’s “Hallelujah,” and it’s just so uplifting that my spirits sudden-ly did a complete 180. Maybe it’s because I love the weather we’ve been getting, and it’s just so uplift-ing that my spirits suddenly did a 180. Maybe all of my concerns with this school have been addressed, and I’m fresh out of material for my usual, everything-in-this-school-needs-to-change-and-we-need-to-

help-it-get-there column. Remember that column? It’s the

one that you’ve been reading for al-most two years now (Hopefully. Re-alistically, though, it’s the one that you heard that one kid talk about that one time, and you thought you’d check it out in this one par-ticular issue of the Cub.). Yeah, the column that beat a dead horse. And then kicked the dead horse. And then gave it a noogie. That’s right, avid readers: I’m done callin’ ‘em as I see ‘em.

Ha.Let’s get

real, though. I’m not done callin’ ‘em as I see ‘em—I’m just done doing it for this school.

Why, you ask? Well, since you asked, it’s because my column is just a waste of ink. I bash and bash and bash and suggest and suggest and suggest, but it seems like no one’s listening—no one that mat-ters, anyway. Sure, my peers love and respect me for this gem of a column, but people that have the power to make change…that’s a dif-ferent story.

When I sat at the Mr. LN com-petition recently (why I was there is none of your business), I watched an LN columnist talking about how his writing influenced the addition of another pasta line in the cafeteria. So I got to thinking: Why haven’t I made a difference with my column?

I have yet to fulfill my goals in writing this column. I haven’t made any significant changes in the school. I couldn’t inspire the stu-

dents to have more school spirit or in-spire the administra-tion to give a little back to students in the season of giving. I couldn’t even in-

spire the addition of a lunch line. A freaking lunch line, people.

I may have brightened a per-son’s day once or twice, but who cares about that? My voice hasn’t inspired any action in this school. That’s two years well-spent for you.

And with that, my fellow Amer-icans, the Sean you’ve grown to know and hate bids you adieu.

Seriously, though, you should listen to Rufus Wainwright’s “Hal-lelujah.” It’s really good.

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“I would rather dress up because it’s cuter. If you want to dress sloppy then it’s fine, but I think cuter is better.”

Ashley Kummer, 9

“I’d rather dress up be-cause I don’t like to look like a slob.”

Miguel Maldonado, 12

“I’d dress down because I don’t like dressing up and I’d rather be casual.”

Daniel Klinestiver, 9

“I’d rather wear jeans because I like them better than sweatpants.”

Denzel Bledsoe, 10

“I go for comfort, I don’t go for cute, sloppy or whatever. I just wear what’s comfortable.”

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“I’d rather be sloppy because it’s comfortable. I like sweats and it takes less time to get ready in the morning.”

Kelsey Dillon, 12

DRESS UP

Is it better to dress up or dress down for school?

In a sea of sweatpants and hoodies, why not stand out? Most kids’ philosophies are “who cares, it’s just school?” That’s OK, but at least try to look a little decent. When girls wear their baggiest sweats, biggest old T-shirt and their hair mangled on top of their heads, it is not attractive, to say the least. And those shapeless heather-gray sweatpants flatter no one. Being comfortable is a must when going to school for seven hours

a day, but comfy is not synonymous with sloppy. Guys wear sweats all the time, but for some reason it just looks sloppier on girls when they dress down so much. Many girls say they aren’t trying to impress anyone, so what’s the point? The point is about looking presentable and having some decency and taking pride in the way one looks. The way one dresses every day has an impact on how other people view them. And when

someone dresses like they rolled out of bed and threw on their backpack, it does not make for the best impression.So while no one is expected to come to school decked out in a suit and tie or stilettos and a prom dress, there’s

nothing wrong with putting some effort into

one’s appearance. Running a brush through one’s hair in the morning or choosing a nice sweater instead of a sweat-stained hoodie can make the biggest difference.

School is a place for education, not the runway. There is no point in dressing up to draw stares when all we do is sit in a classroom or walk through the hallway. We all see the girls struggling to walk down the hallway while wearing pumps, stilettos or platforms. Whose opinion is so important that you will sacrifice the comfort of your feet and the ability to walk without tripping just to get a compliment? What is the point

in wearing name-brand clothing to school when you can just wear clothes that match and be presentable enough to come out of your house and not embarrass yourself?There is none; none of us will take the time out of a school day to analyze outfits and compliment someone else when we all have tests and homework to worry about. Maybe if people spent as much time doing their school work as they do on coordinating their shoes and clothes to

their hair accessories and jewelry, our literacy rates wouldn’t be so low. Maybe if people would study for tests as much as they shop for school clothes, we would

get higher test scores and more students would find themselves looking forward to going to

college. What we really need to do is reevaluate our priorities. When it comes down to it, people are not remembered for what they wear — they are remembered for what they do.

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Students share their love, hate for phone applications

Need help studying for the AP chemistry test, understanding Shakespeare or passing the time? It seems like the use of download-able mobile applications increases every day. More people are buying smart phones and getting data plans added to their monthly bills to turn their phones into mini on-the-go comput-ers. Like most Apple products, the iPhone pro-totype, released in June 2007, started at $599. Now at a man-ageable price of $99, AT&T is offering this exclu-sive phone to more people for a smaller price.

Applications, or apps, for the iPhone are famous for being cheap ways to pass the time and even useful tools, but apps aren’t just for iPhones anymore. iTouch users can access apps, too.

Junior Cal Lennon said, “iTouches are awesome! iTouches aren’t very much money since

it’s just one down payment and they’re pretty much usable at any time for games, apps, internet and everything that you’d want during the course of a day.”

Being able to order food from Qdoba and Pizza Hut and playing Doodle Jump are some of Lennon’s favorite aspects of the iTouch.

Lennon is happy with his pur-chase but some aren’t as pleased.

Senior Cody Catlett has an opposing view and said, “I person-ally hate the iPhone. The service is

shady at best. You never have 3G at all. Even when you do have 3G the internet is as slow as without 3G. Not only (is that a problem, but this) is my third phone because they always crash. They aren’t worth it at all.”

Some stu-dents don’t feel the need to have an iPhone because they are satis-fied with other phones; however, they admit that the applications of-fered on those phones are lacking.

“I’m not a fan of the iPhone and I’m completely cool with my Blackberry,” said junior Kylie Cul-ley. “I do have a Facebook app, but I hardly use any applications on my Blackberry because the ones that exist aren’t that good.”

“ (iTouches are)pretty much usable at any time for games, apps, internet and everything that you’d want during the course of a day.”

Cal Lennonjunior

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Most students who want to reserve a spot in the music industry try to stand out with guitar skills, vocal ability, or rapping prowess. Few show an interest in what goes on behind the scenes in recorded music, but senior Kyle Nagy is resisting that trend. For nearly two years, Nagy has used his own equipment to make beats and instrumen-tal tracks for other artists, who provide vocals. Nagy then mixes and makes production changes to develop the final

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product: a song worth listening to. Nagy, who works under the name “Krump Deez en-tertainment!,” is happy to be exercising his talent. “Prior to this, I had a rap group that didn’t work out very well. I realized that I was better at making the beats than I was at rapping, so I took that to the next level,” he said. Nagy has worked with about 15 artists, some of whom are in college and are well-known on their campus. Antonio Swain, a student at Indiana State University, is one collaborator who offers praise for Nagy’s work. “Kyle’s strongest point is that he’s always thinking about music. When you get us in a room with music, we can make

art. The way he works is like painting a picture and putting it in an exhibit for other people to see,” Swain said. Swain has released mix-tapes as “Bug$y,” and his single “With Me” has been played on several ra-dio stations, including WHHH (96.3). He believes working with Nagy has ex-panded his own lyrical abilities. Jordan Baldwin, an LC graduate who spent time on a local record label, has also had enjoyed Nagy’s beat-making and production.

“There isn’t just one thing Kyle’s good at,” Baldwin said. “Not only can he make hot beats, he can make the quality of live instruments and vocals

sound pro-fessional.”

Nagy is satisfied as well. “Every song I’ve put out has been a hit online because I can spend three days to three weeks working on a

song. I don’t release anything I’m not happy with because I know that if I’m not feeling it, it won’t be good.” Up to this point, Nagy had not charged for a collaboration.

“ I realized that I was better at making the beats than I was at rapping, so I took that to the next level.”

Kyle Nagysenior

However, he now offers his time to artists from any genre for a fee. His short-term plans for Krump Deez include live per-formances featuring his col-laborators, and he intends to make merchandise like T-shirts available. He also wants to re-lease a 15-track CD of original work before spring break. He plans to attend Ball State to study music produc-tion. Nagy wants to own a studio someday. “This is my dream, so I’m going to keep working for it,” he said.

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and ethnic requirements. “Higher GPA and higher test scores mean a better chance at receiving scholarships,” Auguststyn said. Senior Caroline Hall plans to attend Indiana University and has applied for several scholarships to help cover tuition costs. So far she has turned in applications for the Kiwanis scholarship, which is offering $1,000, and the Hodgin Character scholarship, which is offering $500. “Scholarships help families to not have to take out as big of a student loan so they won’t have to have as big of a burden over their heads when they think about coming up with the money to pay off the loans they took out,” Hall said. Even though scholarships can be extremely beneficial, many people disagree with the fact that there are

often ethnic or racial requirements for obtaining them. However, others believe having different ethnicities present at

an institution is important and scholarships should be allotted based on that. “Just because my parents can afford my schooling if absolutely necessary, that doesn’t mean I should be excluded from being a possible candidate for a scholarship if I earned it,” Hall said. Hall also believes scholarships should be based less on test scores and grades and more on school involvement. “Taking the time to be involved in

school and participating in community service deserves more attention than things like your GPA and skin color,” Hall said. To senior Taylor Norris, scholarship money is not just desired, it’s essential. She wants to be able to attend Savannah College of Art and Design located in Savannah, Ga., but with out-of-state tuition so highly priced, her family can’t afford to send her there without help. “Scholarship money decides whether or not I stay in state or go to Georgia. It also decides the path I take after college. Without a scholarship I could graduate with more than $100,000 in debt,” Norris said. Augustyn said the best thing a young scholar can do to improve chances of receiving a scholarship is to start thinking about it early. The sooner students start looking into the requirements for scholarships they’re interested in, the sooner they can start making the necessary changes in their lifestyle to improve their chances for being successful scholarship candidates.

“ Higher GPA and higher test scores mean a better chance at receiving scholarships.”

Laura Augustyn guidance counselor

Scholarships influencestudents’ decisions when choosing the right college

Tutition, room and board, meal plans, class fees, books and the necessities of college over at least four years add up. A lot. Scholarships can help, because the hard work students do in high school to prepare for college won’t pay off if they can’t afford to go on to college. For some the final price tag of a school can be the deciding factor. Some scholarships can be applied for or are given by the school, but no matter where the money comes from, every cent can help. This ‘free money’ can be used where students see fit in paying for their college education. Applying for scholarships can be a fairly easy process. Along with the classic print scholarships, there are also many scholarship websites available to students. Guidance counselor Laura Augustyn is in charge of informing students about scholarships. She has put together a binder with information about scholarships currently up for grabs that is available in the guidance office. Eligibility for scholarships varies greatly. Obviously, GPA and grades throughout high school play a large part, but many students don’t realize that in many cases there are also gender

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Spring break countdown: 21 days. It is a time to ditch the scarves, hats and winter coats and head south. But some things many students won’t leave behind are their insecuri-ties. Thus, heading to the beach causes those who are self-conscious to cut back on their eating and make time to head to the gym.

While di-eting can be a healthy exam-ple of getting in better phys-ical shape, it can also lead to some going to extremes, known as crash dieting.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said at any given time two-thirds of all American adults are on a diet to either lose weight or prevent weight gain. Of those people, 29 percent are men and 44 percent women. How many of those actually keep the weight off? Five percent.

Why keep trying some-thing that doesn’t work? Is the “quick fix” of fad diets really worth it?

Senior Sierra Holland has been trying to get healthy for

the last couple months for the simple fact that she “was tired of being fat.”

“I don’t like the term ‘diet.’ I wasn’t in the shape that I want-ed or needed to be in,” Holland said.

She learned how to cut some unnecessary food out of her daily consumption and began exercising regularly. Al-though Holland didn’t have a specific goal, she said that she “looks better” and that it’s “a big deal.”

With spring break less than a month away, some people are jumping on the bandwagon to

get skinnier a little too late. Senior Riley Thomas has a fitness plan ready to go but has yet had time to start it.

“First I have started to stop drinking any types of pop until spring break and I have been doing this for about three weeks so far,” she said.

“I’m also starting to not snack between meals. During lunch I’m only buying salads and at dinner I’m eating pro-tein and veggies with no carbs. Also, I’m making it a priority to hit the gym every day, but we’ll see how that goes.”

Trying to lose weight at a rapid pace has ups and downs. There hasn’t been a for-sure def-inition of a crash diet, but it’s a common understanding that it’s

when someone wants to shed pounds in a short period of time. Some techniques include the lemonade diet, a technique originally used to cleanse the body.

According to WebMD, this diet plan will trigger “weight loss (that) is inevitable when one stops eating and drinks very few calories. But this diet can also be dangerous to your health.”

These girls are both dieting but with one huge difference: time. Holland dieted over a span of about six months to get better, but Thomas is cramming her weight loss into a short time period.

Holland said that the get-slim-quick idea of today’s society has a lot to do with the crunch dieting that happened around big events like spring break.

Thomas said, “I believe it can be both good and bad as long as you don’t take it to an extreme. For me, dieting is eating healthy for all three meals.”

“It’s irresponsible to (crash diet). The icon im-age of beauty is that you have to be less than 100 pounds. It’s become a big problem and people aren’t being safe,” Holland said.

“ I don’t like the term ‘diet.’”

Sierra Hollandsenior

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Dasani or Gatorade? Ice Mountain or SoBe light? Looking through the many drink selections the cafeteria and vending machines have to offer, it’s apparent that teens have many different taste pref-erences. One of the most com-monly debated, however, is the choice between water and enhanced water. Some students go for eye-catching and flavorful enhanced waters with a wide

variety of colors, flavors, func-tions available. “I like drinking Vitamin Water,” junior Sydney Stur-devant said. “It tastes really good and gives me a boost of energy.” Freshman Taylor Smith agrees. “I like Vitamin Water because of the taste and it has more nutrients in it. I’m in gymnastics, and it gives me an extra boost, more energy and I don’t dehydrate as easily. I sug-gest it for all athletes,” he said. Smith’s father knows this from experience because his father had a situation where water wasn’t making the cut. He was climbing up a moun-

tain with two friends. The only difference between Smith’s father and his friends was that his friends were drinking nutri-ent enhanced water and his father wasn’t. “(My dad) started to fall be-hind, but he told his friends that they could go ahead. He ended up get-ting so behind that he lost sight of his friends and didn’t have a cell phone signal to call for help.”

Drinking liquids like Vita-min Water may help in certain situations like this. Fortunately Smith’s father was able to get

help from his friends after mak-ing a brief cell phone call. On the other hand, water replenishes nutrients vital to the human body – all

with no sugar, no sodium and no calories. Dieticians recom-mend that men consume about 13 cups and women about nine

“ I like drinking energy water. It tastes really good and gives me a boost of energy.”

Sydney Sturdevantjunior

cups of water daily. “I like drinking water more because it doesn’t make me feel anxious or tired afterwards,” freshman Hunter Goodspeed said. “There’s usually a crash after drinking energy drinks, so I just prefer water more.” “Vitamin water sucks!” sophomore Victoria Thomas said. “Water is the natural way of hydrating yourself. Just add-ing stuff makes regular water with extra calories. Why would you want to screw that up? If you were to pour different brands of water into a cup, I would be able to name a brand. That’s how much I drink wa-ter.”

Students taste effects of enhanced waters

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Thecraftsmenshipofaguncanof-tengounnoticed,butagoodlookcanrevealagreatmasterpiecetobediscov-ered. TheEiteljorgMuseumofAmericanIndiansandWesternArtiscurrentlyholdinganexhibitcalledPistols: Daz-zling Firearms createdbytheAutryNa-tionalCenter’sMuseumoftheAmeri-canWest.ThegunsondisplayarefromtheDodgeCityCowboyBand,ahuge

bandfromKansasthatusedColtgunsasametronome.Theywouldshootthepistolsaspartoftheirmusicalperfor-mance. Althoughitmayseemoddtoturnafirearmintoamusicalinstrument,thebandgotalotofrecognitionforthegunstheyused.Thesearen’ttheordi-naryblacksmithgunsthatweremadeforeveryone;theyarehandcraftedasasculptureofart. Thisexhibitexploresthehistoryofthecraftofmakinghandguns,specifi-callyColtguns.Thesegunsweremadetobeusedmoreasadecorationthantobeusedasafirearm.Gunsofallcalibersandclipsizeshaveauniquemoldingandartworkencrustedonthem.Some

werepurelyoriginalworkstoreflectthecurrenttimeintheWestwhileothersarepulledrightfrompaintingsmadeinthattime. RogerCaras,anauthorfrom1970,explaineditbest:“Gold,silver,ivory,jade,stonebothpreciousandsemipre-cious,haveadornedendlessexamplesoftheguncraftsman’sskilldownthroughthecenturies.” GunsintheEiteljorgexhibitrepre-sentmorethan160yearsofcraftsman-ship.SomepistolsarefromfamousfiguresinhistorylikeAnnieOakleyandJohnF.Kennedy.Virtuallyeverytypeofmetalwasusedtomaketheseguns. AninteractiveAnnieOakleyimper-sonatorexplainspartsoftheexhibitand

Eiteljorg displays exhibit of Western pistols as works of art from the past

This pistol was made by Tiffany & Co. in 1985 as a matched-pair design that includes gold seahorses, silver shells and dolphins and sterling silver grips. All of the pistols in the exhibit have some sort of motif behind them. Cub photo/ Eiteljorg Museum

This firearm is the First Model Single-Shot Pistol from 1980. The pistol is engraved by Annie Oakley’s husband Frank Butler. Although this pistol does not look as extravagant as others in the exhibit, the pis-tol’s unique history makes it memorable. Cub photo/ Eiteljorg Museum

• Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

• Located downtown off West Washing-ton Street and West Street

• Showing until April 18• Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sundays

• Guided Tours for the public are avail-able 1 p.m. on Saturdays

and Sundays• Adult general admission: $8

• Senior citizens age 65 and over: $7• Children ages 5-7 and full time

students with ID: $5• Children under age 4 and

members: free

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showsreplicasofsomeoftheshotgunsondisplay.Thereisalsoaguncrafts-manintheexhibittoansweranyques-tionsaboutthiscraft.VisitorscanwatchagunengraverfromEvansvilleatworkonspecificweekends. Althoughtheexhibitisalittleshortithasalottoofferviewers.Themu-seumalsoshowsvideosthatareequiva-lenttotoday’sstuntvideosseenonYouTube.Thevideosdisplayedpeopleshootinggunswhileontheirheadsandbetweentheirlegslikeabunchofguysjusttryingtokillsometime. TheexhibitisaninterestinganduniquewaytolearnabouttheOldWestandprovesthatagunismorethanjustaweapon.

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Lil’ WayneAlbum: RebirthGenre: Rap

Jon McLaughlinAlbum: IndianaGenre: Accoustic

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Corinne Bailey RaeAlbum: The SeaGenre: Soft Pop

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Lil’ Wayne is used to success with rap. A streak of popular mixtapes and albums has made him an artist worth watching and he knows it. Instead of continuing that reliable trend, Wayne has released an album consisting mostly of rock songs that do little more than boost his own ego. For Rebirth, the clever metaphors and puns that have earned Lil’ Wayne so much are left behind in favor of bland lines about cars, alcohol and par-ties. This is not what good rap is made of, and it doesn’t work for rock either. It might even be funny if he didn’t take himself so seriously. It might be wrong to expect a solid rock album from a guy who’s out of his element, but it’s not wrong to expect him to try. Wayne doesn’t bother to give up his autotuned voice, an effect that really has no place in genres out-side of rap. As the album progresses, listen-ers will begin to realize that this is the work of an artist who needs to accept the limit of his influence. The album’s only saving graces are Eminem’s verse on “Drop the World,” and the track “Knockout,” which has instrumentation that probably belongs a Blink-182 album. Wayne’s claim that he’s the best rapper alive has always been debatable, but there should be no debate about this: Rebirth should have been aban-doned at the studio.

This album has been out for a while, but really hasn’t received the praise that it deserves. Indiana is a great tribute and reference to the soft, acoustic sound that makes McLaughlin famous. There are many classics that are remembered even today such as “Beautiful Disaster” and “Just Give It Time”. And there is a good variety of songs and tempos on the album. “Industry” is a fast paced song that has a nice rhythm and beautiful piano transitions. In contrast, “Indiana,” the song for which the album is named, is a slow, beautiful ballad that has deep, melodic lyrics. But this album, like any other, does have a few faults. The songs do have some variety, but the pure acoustic can get a little old if you are not a true die-hard acoustic fan. Some songs do tend to blend together with their similar style. But if you like the style of this album, you will like all the songs as they all carry the classic, old-time, Jim McLaughlin sound. This album is strictly the classic, acoustic Jon McLaughlin. None of his more recent, modern songs appear on this album. This is a retro reminder of why Jon captured all of our hearts. To many McLaughlin fans who don’t have the album, it would be a great addition to a collection. And for any interested persons, this album is a great way to get a feel of what McLaughlin’s all about.

The second studio album from soulful pop songstress Corinne Bailey Rae has finally made its debut after months of musical hiatus. The album was delayed after Rae was suddenly and tragically widowed. The Sea, Rae’s sophomore album, is more innovative and more creative than most other pop albums that have been released in recent years. It’s also slightly more heavy handed and ex-perimental than her freshman album.. Songs like “Are You Here?” are light and catchy. The drum-laden back beats help make up the retro-infused sound that Rae is so excellent at show-casing. This album defines a new turn for Rae as she takes on a whole new sound in her short but succesful Grammy-winning career. She easily crosses lines of genres like R&B, pop, folk and soft rock while somehow still having one connective sound through-out her album. On tracks like ‘Closer,’ and ‘Feels Like the First Time,’ she integrates her soft vocals over jazzy piano melodies to create memorable tracks. Although she is not restricted to one particular genre, listeners will find that even if they do not typically listen to “soft pop” music, they will enjoy her sound. The common theme throughout The Sea is that Rae can fine tune her jazzy vocals while still exploring other musical realms.

The British invasion continues with La Roux, an electronic and syn-thesized pop-singing duo. Their self-titled debut album gives listeners an excuse to listen to a unique genre, dance electronic music. Although not every track is up-beat, front woman Elly Jackson suc-cessfully makes slower songs while keeping the synthesizer not sound cheesy like some artists have done in the past. From track to track La Roux offers jamming pop songs that have their own little clincher. The first single that was released was “Quicksand” last year, but it had a lot of promise. “Quicksand” and “Fascination,” like a lot of other tracks on the album, makes big sounds out of limited resources. Some tracks only have synthesizer and soft vocals for a simple and more somber tone. Even the slower tracks offer something that will keep a listener humming all day. Some tracks like “In For The Kill” has a catchy tune but shrieking vo-cals; unfortunately this will turn some listeners away. The best combination of emo-tion and electronics is “Bulletproof,” a song about not being susceptible to a relationship ever again. It was a course that could be stuck in a lis-tener’s head all day. As a debut album, La Roux is a solid choice for a little pick up after a slow day.

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While Percy Jackson and the Olympi-ans: The Lightning Thief isn’t able to com-pete with the likes of Harry Potter and other similar movies and was clearly attempting to find the best Zac Efron look-a-like they could, for the most part it was a fun and enjoyable movie to watch. The plot is about teenager Percy Jackson who discovers he is the son of Poseidon after he is wrongly accused of stealing Zeus’s lightening bolt. Percy is given 10 days until the summer solstice to find and return the lightning bolt to Zeus, or the gods will be forced to go to war with each other. Accompanied by his protector Gro-ver, and Annabeth, who is the daughter of Athena, they have some interesting

encounters along the way with a num-ber of characters from Greek mythol-ogy like Medusa, the Hydra and a few more. Out of the entire cast Grover, played by Brandon T. Jackson, might have had the best acting performance providing comic relief throughout the movie. They were able to develop some good relationships in the movie as well. The relationship between Grover and Percy is fun and interesting to watch develop and like every other typical teenage action movie they were able to throw in a little romance between Percy and Annabeth. So while Percy Jackson and the Olym-pians: The Lightning Thief is not likely to be a contender for any Oscars, the movie is able to do what it set out to, which is to create a fun movie for the whole family to see.

Scotty’s Lakehouse is finally open! The local Indiana chain opened its latest addition in Geist right near the Marina on Monday. However, the Lakehouse has a few differences from the Brew-houses which are scattered throughout Indiana, mainly on college campuses. Alli and I received an invitation to attend the Lakehouse’s private V.I.P. opening last Saturday and were treated to a meal on the house. We walked in to find the decor much different than its predecessor, Infusion. The restaurant is filled with televisions to enjoy all the current sports events and will be a great place to go enjoy a bite when March Madness is on the mind. We selected the dill pickle chips to begin.These pickle slices are covered in a crispy batter served with a side of ranch and another side of a horseradish dipping sauce. They’re an absolutely tasty way to start off a burger meal. For the burger part I selected the No. 5 with jalpeno beer cheese and a Texas

pickle, a large jalepeno. And as a side dish I picked mac and cheese. But it wasn’t just your average Kraft maca-roni; mine consisted of spiral noodles, cheese, tomato and spinach. Both unique spins on classic American dishes were a very interesting and new way to enjoy them! Alli picked a burger with pesto, mozzerella and fresh tomato with ranch seasoned fries for the side. Each of our burgers wasjust how we ordered them with fresh Indiana beef and produce. This is the unique spin on the new branch of Scotty’s - almost 100 percent local Indiana, organic products. As our grand finale of the meal the two of us indulged in dessert - a smore’s cupcake. The rich, chocolate cupcake was topped with chocolate icing, gra-ham cracker crumbles and a marshmal-low fluff center. The meal was delicous, and the dessert was a guilty pleasure, but after-wards I wanted to immediately run a few miles to get back on track for spring break!

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Pravada provide refreshing indie pop

“ He thought outside of the box, but even more, he was known for pushing limits.”

“ ...a new decade brings the possibility of expansion and growth.”

For some of the members of the under-appreciated, local band Pravada, their claim to fame was as band mem-bers in the more well-known group Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos. Afterasplittingofwaysoccurredwith Margot in the late summer of 2009, Pravada became a prominent group in theeyesofdrummerCaseyTennisandguitarist, cellist and vocalist Jesse Lee.

Pravadaprovidesanenjoyableindiepopsound.Theirsongsincludepleasingharmoniesandstronglyricalimagery. Proving to be a departure from the upbeat sound in “Judi,” the track “Best Friends” is “a song for the sad and thelonely”astheopening lines state.Probablyoneofthemost interesting aspects of Pravada behind their vocals would be the use ofmultiplelayersof guitars giving great depth to the songs. Pravadaisreadytoexpandtheiraudience to other cities with hopes of making a trip down to the Austin, TexasfestivalSouth-by-Southwest.Thebandrecentlymadealine-upshiftfrom

bassistTylerWatkinstoTylerBowmanchangingtheex-MargotmembercounttothreewithJesse,CaseyandguitaristAndyFry. Theinabilitytodomuchwiththebandisthereasonbehindonly

one album being released in 2004, Manus Plere, which was re-cordedbythelatelocal music legend LonPaul Ellrich at Queensize Studios, thestudiobuiltbyMargot and com-

pany. Whiletheyremainedlow-keyforthemajorityoftheirdecade-longexis-tence, a new decade brings the possibil-ityofexpansionandgrowth.Pravadaisrapidlymakingtheirascenttothepeakof the local music scene and preparing for regional domination.

On Feb. 11, 2010, the fashion world experiencedadevastatingloss.LeeAlexanderMcQueen(knowncom-monlyasAlexanderMcQueen)wasfounddeadinhishome.Themanofonly40yearswaspossiblythemostground-breaking designer of our time. Although his lifetime was cut far too short, he introduced countless lasting creationstothefashionindustry. Afterdroppingoutofhighschool,Lee McQueen was trained in tailoring fromayoungage,hencetheunbeat-

ableprecisionofhisstyles.Hiscol-lections were not appreciated in the beginningbyLondonfashioncritics.McQueen was known as the outcast of London fashion because his fashion showswerealwaysextremelybizarre.Thosewhofol-lowed McQueen’s trends were known as “bum-sters.” McQueen’s “bumsters” began the spread of the extremelowrisepants. McQueen sent an amputee model downtherunwayandreflectedahologramofKateMossontoarunway.Hedefinitelythoughtoutsideofthebox,butevenmore,hewasknownforpushing limits. McQueen’s looks were extremelyexaggerated.Heshowedmodels with enough lipstick on their facetocovertheirlipssixtimes.Mc-Queen’sworkwasalwaysaggressive,shockingandelaborate.Heneverfailed

to disturb or please the fashion public. McQueen’s publicist referred to LadyGagaasMcQueen’s“unofficialmuse.” McQueen dressed and cus-tomdesignedlookafterlookforLady

Gaga.Someofthe more well known McQueen looksthatLadyGagahasworninclude his red lace ensemble at the VMAs, and McQueen’s dress

andheelsfeaturedinLadyGaga’sBadRomance music video. Bad Romance was debuted as the soundtrack of AlexanderMcQueen’scollectionduringParisFashionweek.Thetwohadonlystartedworkingcloselywhenhedied. Hisshowsshockedthefashionin-dustry,hisclothingshockedthepublic,and his death shocked the world. In McQueen’s lifetime, he managed to convince the world that fashion should beextreme.

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Answers to “A Closer Look”: 1.Coco-Cola vending machine (outside cafeteria) 2. Fiesta Bowl trophy (Hall of Fame) 3.Cub teddy bear (outside room 132) 4. Green Team Recycle bin (Commons)

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Favorite MovieThe Breakfast Club

Favorite Band/ArtistO.A.R.

Favorite SongOpen Up-Dispatch

Favorite BookHarry Potter-J.K. Rowling

Favorite T.V. ShowIron Chef

Favorite SportCurling

Interesting FactI wear a suit jacket every day.

Favorite Movie Next Friday

Favorite Band/ArtistDave Matthews Band

Favorite Song Bed Rock-Lil Wayne

Favorite Book Junie B. Jones-Barbara Park

Favorite T.V. ShowSpongebob Squarepants

Favorite SportBasketball

Interesting FactI’m pigeon-toed.

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The gymnastics team has hit their stride and is looking forward to making it to state for the seventh year in a row.

Senior night was Feb. 25 and the Lady Bears took first place with a score of 106.2 and beat competitors Tindley, York-town and Warren. Senior Ca-mille Hayes placed first on bars and floor and second on vault, beam and all-around, and se-nior Jessie Leko placed first on vault, beam and all-around, and second on floor and bars.

“A major positive this year compared to last season is that we finally have our new facil-ity,” coach Barbi Kern said. “It’s so much better to have our own space and to be able to host home meets. We get a lot more support and school spirit. It’s

really lifted everyone’s enthusi-asm.”

The Bears competed in Conference Indiana on Feb 20, also at LC. The team took second place with a score of 107.625, losing to Columbus North which had a score of 110.075. Hayes took fourth on vault, third on bars and first on beam and floor and all-around. Leko placed first on vault and bars and second on floor and all-around.

LC held the Marion County meet on Feb.11 and played host to five teams: Roncalli, Frank-lin Central, Southport, Warren Central and Perry Meridian. LC came in second place with a total team score of 105, just behind Roncalli with a score of 109.75. Hayes took third on vault, second on bars and fourth on beam, while Leko took fifth on floor and first on beam, bars

and all-around. “Compared to last year, the

performances are about equal. The girls are up to the status quo that they should be at this point in the season,” Kern said.

The team will compete in Sectionals Saturday, and Re-gionals are on March 12.

“We should have no prob-lem advancing to Regionals. We just need to have a really good meet and get high scores to make it to state as a team,” Kern said.

The team has made it to the State competition every year since 2003 and pulled off a stel-lar performance to capture a State Champion title in 2007. With the experience of the se-niors, they look to return once again.“If we don’t make it as a team, we are sure to send indi-viduals Hayes and Leko,” Kern said. The state meet is March 20.

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Leaping through the air during her floor routine, senior Camille Hayes helps LC win their senior night meet. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

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With spring training underway and the baseball season just around the corner, America’s pastime is back. But recent court decisions may turn the game into a thing of the past. Having already outlawed met-al baseball bats in the entire state, New York knows all too well the story of Brandon Patch – an 18-year-old pitcher from Helena, Mont., who was killed by a baseball hit off a metal bat. Other states may be soon to follow. Towns in northern New Jersey have already banned metal bats – to not only avoid another injury or death, but to avoid a similar $850,000 in damages that was awarded to the Patch family.

So why is there a fuss over switching to wood? There are many positive aspects involved with switch-ing to wooden bats – one of which is a reduced risk of injury.

Junior varsity baseball coach John McCormick has first-hand experience with being injured from a ball hit off a metal bat. “Dur-ing batting practice I was standing in foul territory when a ball came down the line and hit me in the hand,” he said. “I thought some-thing had broken. I just never had time to get out of the way.” He went on to say, “If the ball had been hit off a wooden bat the injury would never have happened.”

The Montana jury system was provided with evi-dence that pitchers need 0.4 seconds to react to a ball hit and they concluded that metal bats don’t provide a sufficient amount of time – on average. However, wood bats have more equally distributed weight and this causes balls to be hit at a slower speed – on aver-age. “I would like to see metal bats make a change and take the current weight – which is mostly in the handle – and spread it out evenly along the bat,” McCormick said.

Senior Cole Martin is a pitcher on the team and wishes that batters would use a bat that doesn’t allow them to have such quick bat speed. “I would definitely want to know before I pitch the ball that I will have

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er. Metal bats have a larger margin for error when it comes to hitting. A wood bat may only have one small, roughly baseball sized spot on the bat that provides the best area to hit the ball. A “sweet spot,” as it is called by players. Yet, metal bats have extended barrels and larger sweet spots that give hitters a better chance to hit the ball harder more often.

“When I use a metal bat I hit the ball harder. Wood bats just can’t hit as hard or as far,” junior Chris Fergu-son said.

Another positive created from switching to wood bats would be a focus on offensive and defensive play, McCormick points out. “A switch to wood bats would see fewer home runs and more small-ball – like bun-

ting and stealing – to manufacture runs,” he said.

With good comes evil and there are draw-backs in switching to wood. The first issue is a cost problem. “I spend about $300 on a metal bat for the season,” Fergu-son said. “If we switched

to wood, I wouldn’t want as many people to use my bat since there is a bigger chance of a wood bat breaking.”

It is much more likely a wooden bat will break quickly compared to a metal bat. Many teams do not require players to supply their own bats and use a few good bats for the entire team to share. With a switch to wood, lower budget teams would be in a squeeze financially to provide the bats.

Switching to wood bats could potentially change the game of baseball at the high school level. “I would be really upset if we had to change to wood, but I would want to play still so I would adjust,” Ferguson said.

“Baseball is an inherently dangerous sport,” Mc-Cormick said. “Accidents involving serious injuries don’t happen very frequently. I don’t see metal bats be-ing bad for high school baseball. College is a different story – where the best of the best are playing makes sense for wood bats to be used.”

“ I just never had time to get out of the way. If the ball had been hit off a wooden bat, the injury would never have happened.”

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Struggling to gain position on his opponent, senior Austin Enghauser fights all the way to the finish in his last meet for LC. Cub photo/Chris Gore

Four wrestlers rose to the occasion and advanced to Semi-State from Regionals. Freshman Andre Butts, juniors Mike Tay-lor and Eric Thigpen and senior Austin Enghauser all compet-ed. None won for their weight class and moved onto State. “We have one of the t o u g h e s t schedules in the state, but the boys battled well,” head coach Chad Red said. Enghauser, however, was very close to being eligible to go to State as a replacement for the 189lb weight class. The win-ner of Semi-state for that weight class, a senior from North

Central, was almost unable to qualify due to injury. Enghauser was the Semi-State runner-up and thought he may have had to step up and take the winner’s place. “I was excited that there was a chance of me going, but I never allowed myself to get

too excited,” E n g h a u s e r said. “I knew there was an even bigger chance of things not working out in my favor.”

Despite the fact that Eng-hauser did not end up wrestling in State, he said he was content with his season and appreciat-ed the possibility of being able to go. “I didn’t let it bring me down because I finished my season strong and I couldn’t let

myself forget that,” he said. Enghauser was not the only one satisfied with his season. Red, his coach, was more than happy with the amount of effort Enghauser put forth. “Austin had a great year. He just happened to wrestle the state champ the round to go through to State and the kid was a little better on that day. On top of that, he was academic All-State, which is awesome and hard to do,” said Red. Red said he was pleased with the turnout of wrestlers who stuck it out the whole sea-son. He felt it was a great ac-complishment and said great things about his team. “We had many kids make it through the season which is hard to do considering having to weigh in all year, early morn-ing practices, and having to face losing some of your matches,” Red said.

The team was very young this year. The number of fresh-men and sophomores towered over the number of upperclass-men. Though this is not neces-sarily a dilemma, in some cases having an older team may have

slightly improved the turnout of the season. “Our only weakness is that some kids just lacked experi-ence. Next year’s team needs to get more mat time and more practice matches and we will be OK,” Red said.

Senior, coach pleased with season

revenge.”On Feb. 19 the Bears took on South-

port in the last Conference Indiana game of the season in a game that ended in a victory. LC overcame a 17-point deficit at the half. The Bears came out on top in the end with some last-minute plays. “Down the stretch we made our free throws, people stepped up and we made

some big plays,” Hallowell said.

To continue with the team im-provement, the Bears kept work-ing on communi-cation, rebound-ing, boxing out, playing tough and helping each other on defense

to get ready for Sectional play this week.“We have to do all the little things

now,” Hallowell said. “At this point it’s either win or go home.”

Editor’s Note: Due to the Cub’s Tuesday deadline, the Sectional scores could not be published.

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Driving into the paint and looking to draw a blocking foul, sophomore Jeremy Hallowell attempts to keep a good grip on the ball and pick up points for the Bears. Cub Photo/Chris Gore

The Lady Bears basketball season has come to end with a 4-16 record. This season the team had more wins than the past season with wins against North-west, Howe, Beech Grove and Broad Ripple. The last game of the season was against North Central at Broad Ripple in

Sectionals that resulted in a 26-58 loss. Sophomore Taylor Sanders led the Bears with 7 points. With this season ending, the team will lose seniors Alexa Mirpoorian and Shonta James. “We are going to have a real strong group of seniors next year with Erin Fis-lar, Shay Redd, Kameron Cross and Kyla Thomas who carry on some of the quali-

Sophomore Sean Gassen came in third for the 100-meter breaststroke and sixth for the 500-meter free style at Sec-tionals as the boys swimming and div-ing team placed sixth out of 10 with a score of 90 at sectionals on Feb. 18 and 20. Gassen was satisfied with his season. “We did pretty well this year but

we have a lot of people returning and should be better next year,” he said. Senior Nick Tubbs shared Gassen’s satisfaction. “We had a great season and we fin-ished really strong. We went for best times and we all improved,” Tubbs said. Freshman Reed Dillon made it to Re-gionals where he placed 19 out of 20. Junior Mackenzie Powell com-peted at State and placed 24th in the

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200-yard individual medley and 20th in the 100-meter breaststroke. “My times weren’t the best but I had fun,” she said. Senior Allison Jacob place 13th at re-gionals. “Allison did very well,” diving coach Alistair Frost said. “Not everything went the way she wanted on a few dives and that is what kept her from moving on.” Jacob ended her career at LC on a

low note, but her coach feels that “over her whole career she did very well and worked hard to get better every year and advance as a diver.” Being the only senior diver on the team, Jacob had to step up this season and become a good example for the younger divers. “Allison is one of the most outstand-ing athletes I have ever coached. She sets good examples inside and outside the pool,” Frost said.

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ties of our past seniors. They are going to step it up and get the team focused on one common goal,” said coach John Albers. This year the general goal was to play as a team and continue to improve defense. “We increased our average offensive points per game and we de-creased our points allowed by our oppo-nents,” Albers said. “Over the previous

eight years we decreased points allowed by 12, which means our work on defense is paying off.” But the season wasn’t without strug-gles. “Keeping our focus on one common team goal. There were too many individ-ual goals we had to overcome and it af-fected us in negative ways, but we have begun to correct that,”Albers said.

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The Bears have entered the post sea-son at 7-12. LC’s Sectional draw for the Indiana High School Athletic Associa-tion’s State tournament started with the Bears taking on the Golden Knights of Arlington. Depending on how the boys did on Wednes-day against the Knights will deter-mine whether they will tip off tonight against the LN Wildcats or the Ca-thedral Irish.

The team was pretty confident go-ing into Sectionals. “Our team is very lucky to get the draw that we did,” se-nior Andrew Gerig said.

LC defeated Arlington on Nov. 28 with a score of 52-43. “We’re not going to take them lightly, though,” sopho-more Jeremy Hallowell said. “It’s tour-nament time and they are going to want

“ Down the stretch we made our free throws, people stepped up and we made some big plays.”

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SCOREBOARD

Girls Swimming and DivingState- Junior Mackenzie Powell: 200-yard individual medley: 24 100-yard breaststroke: 20Regionals- Senior Allison Jacob: 13

Boys Basketball2/11- LC: 53 vs. Warren Central: 592/13- LC: 47 vs. Mt. Vernon: 592/16- LC: 52 vs. Franklin Central: 69 2/19- LC: 70 vs. Southport: 642/23- LC: 49 vs. Broad Ripple: 472/25- LC: 63 vs. Washington: 74

Wrestling2/13- IHSAA Semi-State at New Castle: none advanced to state

Girls Basketball2/10- LC: 26 vs. North Central: 58

Gymnastics2/11- Marion County at LC: 105.002/20- Conference Indiana at LC: 107.625, second place2/25- LC: 106.2 vs. Warren Central: 71.375, Tindley: 90.475 and Yorktown: 34.125

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Transcript of March 6 Issue