Vol. 99, No. 7May 17, 2012

GREASEis the wordMay 17-19,

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Supreme DayFri. May 18The traditional honors day for seniors will be held in the Auditorium tomorrow at 9 a.m.Recipients of Principal’s Awards and schol-arships will be an-nounced.

ECA crunchtimeEnd of Course Assessment tests, required for gradua-tion, will be held the next two weeks.

TUES. MAY 22English ECAStudents report to their assigned test room at 7:30 a.m.

WED. MAY 23 English ECA makeups Teachers check the bar list in the morning. Normal bell schedule.

THURS. MAY 24Seniors only report to Algebra I online testing; English ECA makeups.Normal bell schedule.

WED. MAY 30ALGEBRA I ECAStudents report to their assigned test room at 7:30 a.m.

THURS. & FRI.MAY 31 & JUNE 1ALGEBRA I makeupsTeachers check the ECA bar list in the morning. Normal bell schedule.

“When I was in the eighth grade, I was in the cafe-teria and I stood on top of the lunch table and told everybody that I was gay. Three days later when I was in the locker room changing, three boys came in there and jumped me out of nowhere because I had finally spoken up and told them to stop mess-ing with me.”

“One day when I was on the school bus, I politely asked this boy if he could please move out of the way so that I could sit down. He got angry and starting saying rude things to me. He threatened me and said he was going to get some girls to beat me up. The next couple of days of school, I was fol-lowed and harassed by six girls. When I was com-ing from lunch, six girls surrounded me and one of them pushed me. Then another girl hit me two more times before I finally punched them back.”

“During my sophomore year I was walking to class minding my own business and this girl came from behind me and pushed me in the head. Then she hit me and starting yelling at me. After she hit me for the second time, I hit the girl back defending myself.”

It was a normal day at school for students to be learning when all of a sudden a stun gun was

fired in the air and everything just went out of control.

Darnell “Dynasty” Young ac-cused six students to have bul-lied him and his mother gave him the stun gun to protect himself. Now he’s expelled for bringing a weapon on campus and his story has gone world-wide.

As of last week, there were more than 13,600 internet news reports of this teenager’s story. Young’s story broke headlines on May 2 on all local news and even reached national news such as CNN, Good Morning America, and MSNBC.

Young’s supporters staged a protest march May 15 that ended at the IPS School Board meeting that night. Board member Samantha Adair-White has called for an inde-pendent investigation of the Tech incident and bullying in general. The protestors said IPS is ignoring the bullying issue.

“Bullying is a serious problem that not only exists at Tech but at any other high schools, middle schools, and elementa-ry schools,” Tech Principal Law-rence Yarrell said. “He (Young) shouldn’t be our focus, bully-ing should be the focus.”

Yarrell said media attention has clouded the issue.

“I think the situation is totally blown out of proportion,” Yar-rell said. “It makes Tech look like you all are a bunch of

thugs who go around fighting and bullying each other when that’s not even true.”

Because of this, Tech ad-dressed the issue by showing a bullying video, produced by juniors Corey Tibbs, Jr. and Daiyawn Smith, to the fresh-man and sophomores on May 16 and to the juniors and se-niors on May 17. Tech also has a gay alliance group, UNITED, on campus that recently sponsored a “Day of Silence for Bullying” where students went around collecting donations during lunch periods.

“Bullying is not really a big problem here on Tech’s cam-pus, but in suburban schools it’s a lot worse,” said assistant principal David Brunsting. “What we have here at Tech is

The 411WHAT is bullying?•Bullying is unwanted ag-gressive behavior that is mainly among school-aged children•Since bullying is so common, many adults believe the bullying is just a normal part of growing up.

WHY?•To gain power•A strong need to be in control•It’s influenced by family back-grounds•Jealousy makes them feel better about themselves by making some-one else feel bad•Bullies give off the appearance of confidence, but it is often the case that their actions are driven by inse-curities

WHEN does it start?•Bullying can began as early as pre school•It also starts in first grade leading into middle school

TYPES•Physical Bullying: A form of physi-cal abuse, such as pushing, shoving, hitting, fighting, spitting and tripping•Emotional Bullying: Includes fac-tors other than physical interaction, such as insults, name-calling, teasing and feeling left out or ignored. It can also come from social bullying to ver-bal bullying•Cyber Bullying: Something that takes place online through either email, chat rooms, social networking services, text messages, website post-ings, blogs or a combination of means

WHO gets bullied?•Homophobic bullying has a particu-lar target population•Bullying of students is another fo-cused target population•Racist bullying targets people of a specific race or culture•Religious bullying targets people who have specific religious beliefs

ByTori Pippens

Administration responds to concerns

- All quotes are from students who asked to remain anonymous

COMMENTS

Photo illustrations by Liz Gaines

Campus stun gun incidentgets national attention

From the editor:

Since the beginning of the school year, our goal has been to get more student readers. I wanted to know that when we handed out our hard work, we weren’t going to see it displayed out on the hallway floors.

But to successfully make that big of a change, I knew I had to start with a new look and new format - from tabloid to broad-sheet.

Since then, I’ve seen more students carrying around the Cannon news-papers. I’ve witnessed teachers actually hav-ing to tell their students to put it away because class has started. And for that I want to thank you, because you are who we write to and you are who we write for.

This year has been differ-ent for the Cannon staff because you helped make it that way. So thank you, and I hope you enjoy this last issue of the 2011-2012 school year.

Jana Warren, editor-in-chief

“I DON’T THINK people are aware of bullying at Tech; you never hear about it or witness it. This is my first time hearing about it because it was in the newspa-per.”

– Shilia Giles

“SOME PEOPLE, like myself, believe this is a serious situation; on the other hand, others are just saying expel and be done with it. But, this is something you can’t just be done with.”

– Felicia Brown

“THERE ARE CRUEL people in this world and if they are bullying now, then they aren’t going to care, no matter who/what tries to stop them.”

– Monica Turner

“BULLYING can destroy a per-son’s self-esteem; it’s bad period.”

– Celine Harrison

“BULLYING is a situation that is ignored and doesn’t come to light until it gets bigger.”

– Emily HansenSee CONCERNS Page 2

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The doors have opened and the tide of Tech students, alumni, teachers, staff and bus drivers, along with members of the commu-nity has been coming faithfully to explore the numerous activities and opportunities the Legacy Center offers.

“The community center has gotten a pretty good reaction from the community. We are up over 1,400 members and this includes Tech students, faculty, staff, and bus drivers,” said Josh Bowling, community program coordinator. Bowling said all types of Tech students, from athletes to the band, have been taking advantage

of the facility. The football team frequently visits for yoga classes.

Since the Feb 2 opening, the most popular uses of the $11.2 million Legacy Center, Bowling said, are, number one, the fitness zone and second, cooking classes. But along with these two uses, the Legacy Center is good for

various purposes.“We offer workout facilities, after-school programs, video and

audio production, cooking, art, music and information technol-ogy, “ Bowling said. The programs offered at the Legacy Center are open for everyone. Cooking classes are $2, while the gym is $20 a month for 18- 61 years of age, IPS staff and employees get a discount of $15 a month; youth and senior citizens are $10 a

month.The students

of Tech enjoy having the com-munity center literally just across the way, such as junior Tarkeisha Perry who at-tends a garden-

ing class at the center every week.

“They have a basketball court, an exercising center, a gym and cooking classes; it’s basically like a Boys and Girls Club,” said senior Jassmin Downey.

The students have an overall positive image of the Legacy Center, but some stu-dents do have a few things they would like to change.

“I would like to see the people at the Legacy Center get more involved with the students. They should moti-vate the students to want to go there; they could have a free day or just add more fun stuff to make the students want to visit,” junior Alicia Williams said.

5-year bond constructionproject nearing completion

As the school year is coming to an end, IPS is preparing for a new year that promises to bring a wave of change and leave the future uncertain.

Last month Superintendent Dr. Eugene White revealed his progress report called “Creating A+ Schools”, which explains the changes IPS will be going through for the next five years. Changes that include several new programs are being added or transferred to the IPS district. Change will also come from the State. Last year the Indiana Department of Education approved the takeover of four IPS schools, which will officially start this fall.

“Our improvement in the graduation rate is the result of some special programs and the hard work of students and faculty. Programs that have helped us to improve graduation are: Credit Recovery, Diploma Plus, 21 Alternative Option Programs, Adult Basic Education Program and the Campus Learning Centers,” White said.

The report also states that 24 new programs will be added to IPS, and several of them will be coming to Arsenal Tech. One of them is the new Star Academy. This brand new magnet is being transferred from Manual and will feature agricultural studies. There is a greenhouse being built to accommodate the new program and students are already talking about it.

“I think it’s pretty cool, I think a lot of people will switch to that program, because it offers more environmental stuff and so many people who like that will be interested,” said sophomore Vanessa Garcia.

This expansion of programs was encouraged by the success of

the programs IPS has been implementing in the last few years. The New Tech Academy was honored at the 2011 New Tech conference for its achievements in preparing students for college.

“I think that’s a great idea; I think New Tech is a great program,” said Allyssa Robertson of New Tech Academy. “It is a college prep program, we collaborate all the time and we have to present in front of people.”

More changes will come not from White, but from the State of Indiana. It’s no secret that the state has been cracking down on IPS. Already four IPS schools (Arlington, Manual and Howe high schools and Emma Donnan Middle School) have been taken over, and many more are being carefully observed and evaluat-ed. Just recently The state sent observers to evaluate the perfor-mance of teachers all over IPS. Overall, 80 teachers were laid off this year, 10 of them were teachers at Tech.

Many of the students that once attended the takeover schools will now have the option of transfering to Tech and the school has been recruiting potential students through “Ticket to Tech” informational programs. Several hundred additional students are anticipated this fall.

“I think it’s going to be more chaotic for each class,” said junior Harrison Alexander, who is in the JROTC program. “There is go-ing to be less of a chance for teachers to do their jobs. We had 200 cadets this year; it’s already chaotic.

The state takeover of four schools could also affect funding for IPS.

IPS funding is based on a school’s prior year enrollment. The schools that have been taken over will end up receiving twice as much money per student than other districts. However, it’s

estimated that those schools’ enrollment will drop significantly this fall, but since funding is based on last year’s enrollment, those schools could be receiving a lot of extra money for students they no longer have. The extra money those schools get could cost the rest of IPS $6 -7 million.

The lack of funding has even the underclassmen skeptic about the impact of the changes.

“The lack of funding will make supplies scarce and put more of a bind on teachers,” said sophomore Joseph Witcher. “Overall, the thought of more students and less funding to fuel them, means the future may be a hard one.”

However the district has already taken steps to prepare for that. “The loss of the four secondary schools could have resulted in the loss of 3,000 students. However, we have provided these students with the choice of staying with the takeover schools or selecting an IPS choice. We know that we will not lose all of the 3,000 students, but any loss of students will be a blow to IPS,” White said.“Funding for Tech and the remaining schools will allow us to take care of all expenses of normal operations. No schools will lose any elective courses or academic courses needed for graduation.”

Despite the inevitable changes that are coming, White remains optimistic about the future of IPS.

“I truly believe the future of the district could be very bright,” he said. “Competition will motivate and inspire IPS to truly live up to its tremendous potential. We will do this despite the poverty; de-spite the urban variables; despite the low expectations of some; and despite the urges and forces of compromise. Yes, the future is the beginning of something good for IPS.”

Tech plans for change, gains next fallBy Brandon Real

Titans explore Legacy CenterBy Princess Kimbrough

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Staff and students have dealt with somewhat stressful condi-tions for months due to the construction in progress on campus.

There have been times when the noise was irritating and distracting to some of the students. “A man was in a window. I couldn’t hear anything and it interfered with my learning,” said Janell Hoefler.

Though, it is not often that the noise becomes too much, only occasionally. With all of the cons, it is understood that the construction is for the improvement of the campus and for the students to enjoy.

The auditorium renovation was completed earlier this week, after inspections that needed to be completed, such as the sprinkler system, fire marshal and health inspections.

“Elementary school matinees and evening performances of the school musical, “Grease,” began Tuesday and continue

through Saturday in the auditorium.Morgan Hall’s top floor and the CNA Lab is currently under

construction and expected to be done within a month. Lone Hall’s HVAC Lab and Fire Fighters Room is also currently under construction. DeWitt had no information on when the construc-tion is to be finished on these buildings.

The football turf is nowhere near done. “They still have a lot to do.” DeWitt said. The new turf has yet to arrive, there is still drainage that needs to be done, and the track is being replaced. “They took the goal posts out and a layer of the track out,” said head custodian Shawn Shannon.

The greenhouse, located in front of Morgan, is under construc-tion. It is ahead of schedule. “In fact, it’s a week ahead,” DeWitt said. She said that the main purpose of the construction is because Tech is reaching the end of a 5-year project funded by a bond issue.

By Andre Poole

more aggression and fights.”Principal Yarrell said he has only handled five bullying

cases this school year.“If someone is being bullied, it is the victim’s respon-

sibility to let an administrator, teacher, or school police know that this is occurring,” Yarrell said. “It’s our job to make sure they are no longer bullied. We are doing everything we can to make sure that you all are safe.”

Several students said they don’t believe bullying is a problem on campus.

“I don’t know because I haven’t witnessed or expe-rienced any type of bullying,” said freshman Brittany Dixon.

Standing up and identifying bullying is the key to stop-ping it, another said.

“Not really, if a child feels as if they are getting bullied, then they should speak up and tell somebody,” said junior Brittany Day.

Others see the need for action. “Yes, it is a problem; bullying makes people feel supe-

rior over others,” said sophomore Donald Mosely“I do believe it’s a problem but I don’t really see it all

that much,” said freshman Jonathon MCCarty. “To put it bluntly it’s a problem everywhere.”

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“I feel like he (Young) was defending himself the best way he knew how to so they would at least back off and let him go to class. He did not harm anyone; he was outnumbered at the time.”

– Shilia Giles

“He should be able to come to school, wear what-ever he likes, as well as be openly gay. There is no law against that and I feel the students bullying him should be expelled.”

– Felicia Brown

“I feel it is unfair because expelling him isn’t going to help prevent bullying. Think about it, girls aren’t bullied for wearing male clothes, but he is for feminine clothes.”

– Monica Towner

“He shouldn’t have brought a tazer to school; if he was actually being bullied, he should have said some-thing to someone. It was blown out of proportion.”

– Celine Harrison

BullyingContinued from pg 1

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Keep ItPosted

June 1 -

Technicians

“Feast ‘n’ Follie

s”

Dinner Event

ECA test count-downEnglish May 22Algebra May 30

May 24 - Ticket to

Tech; Emma Donnan

Middle School stu-

dents participate in a

campus tour; 3-5 p.m.

May 25 - No SchoolMay 28 - Memorial

Day/No School

May 22 - Tech

Spring Pops

Concert

June

12 - Last Day

of School;

Full Day

Technicians Show Choir Alumni Re-union Concert is June 9 in the au-ditorium at 7 p.m. RSVP 627-9567

June 12 - ATHS Graduation; Pepsi Coliseum, 7 p.m.

Diana Aguilar Lucy Knorr Harrison AlexanderKaini Li LiAaron Anderson Jacob Lucas Christina Baker Danka MaricBradley Bayne Jr. Karen MariscalJessica CampfieldDoaris Medina Thomas Case Jerica Mitchell Nancy Salas Guadalupe NunezJanee Coleman Brandon RealChristopher Cox Danny ReyesMollie Davis Zamantha Rivera

Miguel Dominguez Marianela RiveraJacob Dorsey David Torres Lauren Edwards Lanae Turentine Chelsea French Daniessja Webster Brandon Garr Lindsey Webster Charles Gates Kadidria Young Lawrence GatesJohn Gissara Noemi Gomez Janet Gonzalez Arie Gullett Alexis HardmanLauren Hedges Luis HernandezJavone HilliardJanell Hoefler

NHS to induct new members

Tech students dominated the top four spots in all high school categories of the IPS Math Competition.

The students were honored at the School Board meeting May 15.

Algebra I: Luke A. Jones, taught by Kathleen McNulty

Algebra II: Brian Parks, Ciara Daily, Henry Hernandez, Alejandra Carreto, all taught by Kevin Martz.

Geometry: John Francis, Carena Hasara, Jack Vanschaik and Daysha Beck, all taught by Vicki Miller.

Precalculus: Elijah Stevenson, Danny Reyes and Jackson Herbertz, all taught by Kevin Martz, also Elizabeth Shearer and Kaini Li taught by Kathleen McNulty.

Calculus: Christopher Wirt, Tyler Kniess, Adam Boyle and Dale Oldfather, all taught by Mark Blachly.

Titans dominate IPS math competition

Students, staff keep campus busy, beautiful

Students, staff and faculty welcomed visi-tors, planted for the future and shared their creative expressions in campus events this month. Clockwise from right: National Honor Society students joined May 10 with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the Super Bowl XLVI Host Committee to plant the last of 2,088 trees and hand over the ceremonial shovel to New Orleans, the site of the 2013 Super Bowl; Student Council hosted a Poetry Slam open mic event in early May and New Tech Academy welcomed visitors from China last week, taking them on a tour of campus and presenting them with information on the school and the community.

Photos by Alexus Scott and Dominque Sims

After a rigorous selection process, the stu-dents listed below have been chosen for ad-mission to the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. The induction ceremony will be 2 p.m. May 20 in the Forum of Stuart Hall

ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineer-ing) students at Tech have been working on a presentation for the new Wishard Hospital Office Building. The following students work under Jeff Powell, civil engineering-architectural-CAD drafting instructor; in the IPS Career & Technol-ogy Magnet: Kurt Green, Amanda Theaman, Ivan Arguello, Daniel Rohl, Darian Wiley, Do’shey Thomas, Wendy Flores, Brandon Antrim, David Rico, Miguel Martinez, Francisco Reyes, Cameron Carter, Diana Reyes, Omar Martinez, Beatriz Preciado, Karen Mariscal, Quintel Cook, Frederico Hopkins, Tyler Wilson, Sedic Banks, Elliot Carter, David Torres, Benjamin Footman, Ashante Bruce and Fanny Mejia.

ACE students design new Wishard project

May 17-19 Student musical “Grease”

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5/13/12In heaven she has no more frowns

If I recall it was eight at nightMy sister was on the phone with my Aunt

She didn’t show a frightThings seem to be getting better

But in my mind I knew things weren’t right

I am now full of regretsThings never got better

You’d think I had tourettesI lost my mind in the hospital

Her hair left with no barrettes

I felt like I let her downShe wanted her hair done

But instead everyone left with a frownNo more suffering was going on

I felt like I let her downBut I still have the barrettes

In heaven she has no more frowns

Jessica Steelman,

USS ArizonaResting eternal

At the bottom of the oceanImprisoned in a watery grave

Never again to see the light of dayTrapped in the place

That was supposed to be safeAs they breathe their lastA lullaby rings in their ears

Waves crashing against the sideOf their metal casket

Arielle Phillippe

Best that I Could Ever Ask For

The day that you left I died insideI cried for your return

Yet you never came backEvery day passed by

Autumn, WinterAnd Autumn again, the day you left your daughter behind

I’ll never forgive youI know that you won’t either

I long for your hugsThe warmth of your arms around me

Always secure in them because you never let me goI will always remember your smile

The way you yelled at meThe ways you apologized

Your last words“You are the best I could ever ask for”

“I will see you tomorrow”My last words

“I love you dad, take care”“I will see you tomorrow”

Prudencia Tecuqpetia

I Wish I Was Not Such a Thinker

I wish I was not such a thinkerTo spend hours sitting and thinking

To watch life pass by while doing nothingTo think about something in large and

small contextAnd drift off into space

And think about everything and do nothing

I wish I was not such a thinker

Dominance Proll

Briana Metzger

Briana Metzger

Briana Metzger

Kamen Rose

Usiel Quiroz

Beatriz Preciado

Brandon Real

Kamen Rose

Bryan Boesche

Briana Metzger

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I write in my dark green notebookOn a bright, yellow school bus,

Filled with my sky blue, yet unrealistic dreams,This is my hope book.

The black, white, brown, and yellow students rush insidePainting the floor with dirty, brown, footprints

As my red ink keeps going,My pain, I try to hide.

My white teacher spills her green tea on the groundAs students thrown manila paper wads

And slimy spit ballsThe bell, my favorite sound.

And lunch is no different than anything elseI pay with a green dollar or two

And I walk right down to the libraryAnd get my favorite pink book off the shelf

My thoughts are blueI never knew turquoise, indigo or violet

But my thoughts are violentAnd my blood red eyes cry lonelinessAnd they speak my words for me, too.

Daysha Beck

Inspiration is the color of a kaleidoscopeIt sounds of fireworks burstingAnd tastes of flavors so sweet

It smells like all the fragrance of flowersAnd looks of explosive colors

And it feels like all of the passion and joyYou are capable of feeling

Rylee E. Hubbard

Sorrow is the color of brewing stormsIt’s the sound of a weeping mother after losing her only child

Sorrow is the taste of bitter dust lingering in the airIt smells like rotting hearts emptied of loveSorrow looks like a tornado-stricken town

It feels like the sticky atmosphere after a hard rain.

T. Key

Some things Aren’t UnderstoodI do not understand

Why the world is so cruelWhy people show so much hatred

Why kids are bullied simply for their shoesOne thing I really don’t understand

Is why peopleThrow away their educationThey have so much potential

It’s going to be stuck at McDonald’s“It’s the best decision I ever made”They will eventually live to regret it

One thing I do understandIs struggling to be the best

Whether it’s in a sportOr a subject at school

The best gets recognizedBy parents, family, coaches, teachers.

Kaylee Monroe

Childhood is a nest of eggsWe climbed a high tree

Holding them gentlyBreak it a bit,

Imagine it can become the delicious dishesChildhood is a friendly partner

We are in a small riverHolding her hands

Give off the fragrance of friendshipHarvest is a sweet smileChildhood is an old album

We are insideOpen it quietly

A picture of the face of immaturityGrow the sweet moisture from the heart

Kaini Li

Usiel Quiroz

Janell Hofler

Nights showing

In the hours of darkon a dreamland ark.

This movie playing in my headonly showtimes are the hours of bed.

No box office sell outa small audience of one, no doubt.

No thriller or nail biter,just a sheer memory of times a lighter.

Short but thinmuch more on the in.

Her beautiful dark hair flowingwith a touch of orange slowly fading.

A face of mirror beauty no doubta face so lovely even in drought.

Memories of what was and to fallsometimes enough to make me hit the wall.

Soon I shall ascend the stairs from which I camefeeling a slight bit of blame and shame.

For I know what I have done to her and regret the wrongand hope to fix it before much too long.

Joseph Springer

Aaron Short

Kamen Rose

Luwam Mohamed

Shelby DaltonAaron Short

Kamen Rose

Beatriz Preciado

Zach Soloman

Briana Metzger

Friendship is the color of freshly fallen snowIt sounds like placid raindrops hitting against your window

Friendship tastes like hot chocolate in the middle of winterAnd smells like a dozen long-stem freshly cut roses

Friendship looks like a big bright rainbowIt feels like sleeping in on Saturday mornings.

Alejandra Carreto

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Tech Legion tradition continues

SENIOR STRESSCan you handle it?

A Night in Venice - Prom 2012May 12, 7-11 p.m.

Indiana State Museum

IT’S FINALLY TIME

Class 2012

Senio

r School is almost over and there are

so many things to do. There’s ECA and graduation and OMG prom. There are so many things to prepare for and senior year can be extremely stressful.

So what is most important to you? Most seniors say they are looking at the next step, college.

Senior Demetrius Lately said the thing worrying him most was college and the finances that are associated with it. As far as help, he feels that the school did not do enough to reach out.

So what is his plan? “Keeping my grades up and managing things by becoming an adult.”

He also says staying busy helps. By participating in activities and athletics he is motivated to do his homework because, “if you don’t do your home-work, you don’t run.” But senior year isn’t all stress. Demetrius said he has enjoyed his senior year; the only thing he would change is complet-ing college applications earlier. Next year Demetrius plans on attending the University of Indianapolis.

TOP of the classOn Friday April 20, the 2012 Tech Legion members were inducted. However, this wasn’t the fi rst time Legion ceremony has been celebrated. The Legion has been around for 77 out of the 100 years Tech has been a school.

May 21-24 Senior Finals• May 29, 2:45 p.m. Senior Pass/Fail• June 7, 10:20a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cap and Gown (Ticket) Distri-• bution

• June 12, 7:30a.m.-1:30p.m. Graduation Rehearsal• 6 p.m. Report/Line Up•

7 p.m. Graduation Ceremony at Pepsi Coliseum •

Shelby Dalton: ValedictorianWhat are your favorite classes? My favorite classes are Japanese and culinary arts.Where are you going next year? I’m going to IU Bloomington.What is your intended major? Japanese and possibly dual-majoring in fi ne artsWhat are your greatest accomplishments since you’ve been at Tech? National Honor Society and Tech LegionWho has inspired you or infl uenced you the most? My fatherWhat is your advice to underclassmen? Follow your schedule and don’t skip class.How do you feel about giving a speech at graduation? I’m comfortable with it.

Riley Bogan- SalutatorianWhat are you favorite classes? Physics and musicWhere are you going next year? IU BloomingtonWhat is your intended major? I’m not sure yet, we’ll fi nd out soon, hopefully.What are your greatest accomplishments since you’ve been at Tech? Doing all the musicals, National Honor Society and Tech LegionWho has inspired you or infl uenced you the most? Probably the music teachers; they’re really awesome.What is your advice to underclassmen? Just enjoy your time here, don’t worry too much about grades, because you’ll probably do fi ne; but make sure you enjoy your time and do stuff outside of school.How do you feel about giving a speech at graduation? It will be short.

“Receiving the honor of Tech legion 2012 captain is just that, an honor. It makes me feel as though the things I’ve done while matriculating through high school have not been in vain. My hard work, along with my values and morals, which shows through the person I am, have paid off .” - Rachel Wright

“It’s a great accomplishment, and I’m grateful that teachers nominated me although I haven’t been here that long.” - Kamen Rose

“I remember when I was a freshman and saw the Tech Legion ceremony. I thought to myself ‘I wanna’ do that.’ I am surprised and honored my teachers nominated me. It shows how hard I’ve’ worked and how far I’ve come from my freshman to my senior year. It was cool.” - Robert Sherrell

Juan Acosta, Marcus D. Anderson Jr., Ashley Ballard, Robin C. Beidelman, Riley D. Bogan, Adam J. Boyle, Kayla M. Byrd, Eric D. Cervantes, Kenia Chamorro, Myrisha L. Colston, Robert H. Evans III, Shalonda D. Evers, Jacob S. Friedly, Brandon L. Goodnight, Anika Green, Emily M. Hansen, Steven D. Harris II, Delontee E. Hutchins, Princess A. Kimbrough, Mel’Dre D. King, Tyler B. Kniess, Aridai B. Lopez, Brianan Marie Metzger, Dale A. Oldfather, Paablo Ovalle III, McKeith Pearson II, Beatriz A. Preciado, Allyssa N. Robertson, Charlene R. Rogers, Maria C. Rojas, Kamen A. Rose, Jessi E. Sanders, Bethany M. Shepherd, Robert J. Sherrell, Jonah N. Stevenson, Russtin E. Tro� er, William J. Vanschaik, Jana Warren, Rachel Wright

Information compiled by James Ray

Tech Legion members 2012

By Anika Green

SENIOR STRESSCan you handle it?School is almost over and there are

so many things to do. There’s ECA and graduation and OMG prom. There are so many things to prepare for and senior year can be extremely stressful.

So what is most important to you? Most seniors say they are looking at the next step, college.

Senior Demetrius Lately said the thing worrying him most was college and the finances that are associated with it. As far as help, he feels that the school did not do enough to reach out.

So what is his plan? “Keeping my grades up and managing things by becoming an adult.”

He also says staying busy helps. By participating in activities and athletics he is motivated to do his homework because, “if you don’t do your home-work, you don’t run.” But senior year isn’t all stress. Demetrius said he has enjoyed his senior year; the only thing he would change is complet-ing college applications earlier. Next year Demetrius plans on attending the University of Indianapolis.

By Anika Green

Prom King Jabari Atkins and Queen Zaynah Robinson Prom Prince Antwan Saunders and Princess Autumn Brown

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Fresh Send-Off Entertainment

My participation in the Indiana Black Expo town hall meeting May 14 about the Tragedy of Trayvon Martin has given me a unique perspective on the matter. Questions filtered in from the audience were de-livered to an expert panel, of which I was lucky enough to be a part. The panel was also composed of community activists, as well as ministers and doctors and each differed slightly in his or her’s opinion of what was the key to the solu-tion. The interesting fact I gleaned from the forum was that the audience had very different ideas of what the problem actually was.

Judging from the questions we received, it seemed

that many people there believed that the problem was due to the lack of attendance from the youth of the city. Do they not care about the state of their community? Brother Minister Nuri Muhammad said that, as black people, we have the “bullfrog in a barrel” mentality. “I think that we have just become desensitized, and it’s wrong to be like that,” Minister Nuri said, and to this point I agree. We, as young people, don’t seem to care about civil injustice due to the simple fact that we haven’t gone through the strife that our forefathers went through. We don’t face nearly the level of prejudice as those before us, so to our generation, events like these often lack relevancy in our eyes.

Back and forth went question and answer and I was steadily waiting for someone to address what I thought the actual issue, which was the Castle

Doctrine. President of the Indiana Black Expo Tanya Bell said that there has always been a right to self defense.

“One of the criticisms of the law is that it is very subjective. If that other person that is killed is dead, how do you really dispute that?” Bell couldn’t have been more right.

The Castle Doctrine or Stand Your Ground Law make it easy for trigger happy vigilantes to take lives, sometimes seemingly innocent lives; because they feel a threat to their life may be imminent, In the name of justice. But apparently there is a loophole that allows for mass confusion of anyone not pres-ent at the event. It turns into a matter of “he said she said” and finger pointing, and in the case of Trayvon Martin, when eye witnesses cannot be found, it just insinuates wrongdoing of the party that is still alive.

How can we properly hear the other side of the story if there is no one alive to tell it? It’s the word of George Zimmerman against a young man that can no longer speak for himself. It’s obvious that these laws should be reformed or at least rethought so that in the future we can prevent the loss of life and have true justice. Even if Trayvon was’t innocent, he should still be alive to tell us from his lips what had happened that night. The guilt or innocence of Zim-merman or Martin’s intent is not the issue. This is a simply a tragedy, with a young man gone from this world and that is something we cannot stand for.

The media puts information and perspectives on TV screens and radio airways that incite rage, be-cause in the wonderful world of media, it seems an-ger fuels high ratings. The fact of the matter is that whether or not the death of Trayvon Martin was the result of a hate crime isn’t the actual issue.

Public persecution of George Zimmerman should not be the focus of that discussion. Often when all is said and done, more is ever said than done, so we can’t end our action with a simple town hall meet-ing; we need action. That action is the repeal of the Castle Laws, so that there will never be another case like this one again.

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Summer break is coming up in 26 days, which means you need en-

tertainment to pump up your break, and music to get you focused on taking the ECA if you have to take it. Here’s the latest releases.

Graphic by Donneisha Squires

By Morris Harney

This song is by Kanye West features 2 Chainz, Pusha T, and Big Sean. This song was released right after his other new song “Theraflu”. Mercy is the first song from the the G.O.O.D album featur-ing Kanye’s label.

B.O.B’s second album released May 1 features Morgan Freeman, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, T.I , Nicki Minaj, Ryan Tedder, Lauri-ana Mae, Playboy Tre, Trey Songz, Nelly and Roscoe Dash. With all these features, this album reaches out to all the genres and races. This album is pop, rap and hip-hop. It’s a 15-track al-bum, but goes to 20 when purchased at Target in a deluxe edition.

Justice for Trayvon Martin?

As the Pacers play the Miami Heat, the Celtics play the 76ers, the Lakers and the Thunder battle and the San Antonio Spurs take on the Clippers, bas-ketball is becoming interesting with a competitive twist. Players and fans are getting hyped knowing their teams are battling with the best. Who will make it to the Finals? Will the Pacers make it to the finals after 12 years, or do you expect the Heat to win this year so that Lebron can get his ring? We are all in for a surprise, so stay tuned.

The game fantasy of your dream has become a reality. The best of the Street Fighter franchise has crossed with Tekken’s best charac-ters of their series. The game consists of 55 characters. The game has received a 9 out of 10 rating which means the game is action-packed with the originality of Street Fighter and the zing of Tekken. In stores now.

Feb. 26, 2012 7:09 pm – Zimmerman’s call to Sanford police begins7:12 pm – Trayvon’s girlfriend calls him7:13 pm – Zimmerman’s call to Sanford police ends7:16 pm – Trayvon call to girlfriend goes dead; 9-1-1 calls from the neighors begin7:17 pm – First officer arrives on scene7:30 pm – Martin pronounced dead at the scene by paramedic7:52 pm – Zimmerman’s arrival at police station recorded on videoRoughly 10 pm – Zimmerman released (duration described as “about two hours”)Feb. 27 3:07 am – Timestamp on Sanford Police Department Initial ReportMartin reported missing by fatherSPD informs father of Trayvon’s death before 8 amSPD publicly identifies Zimmerman and MartinMarch 1 Police Chief Bill Lee attends emergency Homeowner’s Association meeting to discuss shootingMarch 8 Trayvon’s father holds press conference criticizing SPD investigationMarch 12 Chief Lee comments: “there is no evidence to dispute Zimmerman’s assertion that he shot Martin out of self-defense”March 13 SPD announces case turned over to State Attorney Norm Wolfinger.NAACP letter to U.S. Department of JusticeMarch 16 The New York Times publishes opinion piece “The Curious Case of Trayvon Martin”Audio of eight calls to 9-1-1 releasedMarch 20 U.S. Department of Justice announces investigationMarch 22 Bill Lee temporarily steps aside as Chief of PoliceState attorney Norman Wolfinger recuses himself from the case and Florida Gov. Rick Scott appoints Angela B. Corey, the state attorney for the Jacksonville area, to take over the caseMarch 23 A lawyer for Zimmerman, Craig Sonner, announces that his client acted in self-defenseMarch 29 Special prosecutor Angela B. Corey announces that she will not comment on the Tray-von Martin case until further noticeApril 5 Florida State Sen. Chris Smith convenes task force to examine possible changes to the state’s self-defense lawsApril 9 Special prosecutor Corey decides against a grand jury for the case, eliminating the pos-sibility of a first-degree murder chargeApril 10 State Attorney Angela Corey says she’ll announce charges within 72 hoursApril 11 State Attorney Angela Corey announces that George Zimmerman is charged with 2nd degree murderGeorge Zimmerman turns himself in to the police and is taken into custody shortly after Corey’s announcementApril 23 George Zimmerman is released on bail at 12:05 a.m.

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Released April 11, “The Avengers,” the smash hit movie about Marvel superheroes who team up to save the Earth, crushed competitors for a second weekend with a record $103.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales and was poised to top $1 billion worldwide. After posting the highest domestic box office debut in his-tory, “Avengers” set another record by easily topping the $75.6 million “Avatar” pulled in during its second weekend in 2009, making “Avengers” the first movie to exceed $100 million in its second weekend. If you have seen the movie, there was a sneak peek after the credits, which referred to releasing a sequel.

By Robert Sherrell

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Q&A w/ Coach Little

Boys Track Wins CityThe Tech Titans are repeat city champs, tying for the title with Cathedral (137 pts.) May 9. The boys also took the IPSAC title, winning first in all 11 events.

CITY RESULTS 100 Meters 1st Camare Hairston 11.0 ; 4th Damon Graham

11.1200 Meters 2nd Camare Hairston 22.94; 6th Damon Graham

23.67400 Meters 2nd Tavis Redding 51.67

800 Meters 1st Jerome Campbell 2:00.71; 2nd Cortez Lately 2:03.71

3200 Meters 7th Jacob Dorsey 11:09.4; 8th D’Juan Bennett 11:16.6

110 High Hurdles 2nd Daiyawn Smith15.62; 3rd Jabari Adkins 16.02

300 Low Hurdles 1st Jabari Adkins 41.19; 2nd Daiyawn Smith 42.09

4 X 100 Meter Relay 1st Camare Hairston, Trae Howard, Jabari Adkins, Damon Graham 43.77

4 X 400 Meter Relay 2nd Jerome Campbell, Jabari Adkins, Damon Graham, Tavis Redding 3:31.21

High Jump 1st Derrick Jackson 6’1”; 4th Jeremie Tyler 5’8”Long Jump 1st Jordan Hughes 22’11.5”; 8th Robert Evans

18’8.75”Shot Put 6th James Hawkins 43’2.25”; 7th Jordan Hughes

43’0.75”Discus 8th Jordan Hughes 112’3”

Pacers advance to second round, tie series with Heat

“The Pacers are going to go deep in the playoffs. #LakerNation”- Willie

Williams

“They’re not coming out of the East, but they had a good season. #Heat-

Nation” –Nevawn Kamara

“They’re not coming out of the East, but they had a good season. #HeatNation” –Nevawn Kamara

“They’re good, and it’s going to be a good series, but they’re going to lose

in Game 7. #KnickNation” -Devin Mickens

“They are going to do a very good job beating the Magic, but the Heat are going to stop them in

the 2nd Round. #Team Thunder”

By Dajuan VenerableWith a big victory over the Miami Heat Tuesday, the

Pacers have the momentum and the confidence they need. After continuously hearing about sweeps and elimination, the Pacers shocked the world by beating the Heat in Miami to end their 13-game winning streak

at home. The next two games will be played in the Heartland and now the Heat is facing pressure for the first time in the playoffs. The Pacers now have home court advantage and the swagger they need to com-plete a historic upset and to become a NBA juggernaut.

You think you’re a ultimate Pacer fan? Try out the quiz below to test your knowledge:

1 When was the last time the Pacers appeared in the NBA finals and who was their opponent?

2 How long did it take Reggie Miller to finally reach the NBA championship finals?

3How many ABA championships do the Pacers have?

4 What member of the Michigan’s Fab Five played for the Pacers?

5 Who were the Pacers last two all stars?

6 Who did the Pacers play in the last year’s playoff?

Saturday, the Titans RUGBY team will have a chance to advance to semi-state if Tech beats a Lawrence Township team it previously defeat-ed13-12 earlier in the season.

As the 5-1 team piles up the wins, we sat down with Coach John Little to look to the future.

How do you plan for each opponent? “I concentrate on what the team needs to do. I am not concerned with how the other team

plays.”Who are your best players?Third year players Shawn Nevers, Devonta Wash-

ington, Christian Howard, Darian Turner and Andre Bluitt.What was the most successful thing(s) about this

season?“We beat Lawrence 13-12, which they haven’t

done until this season. We would have to beat Lawrence again May 19 to advance to Semi-State this year.”How did you improve this season from last?“Players stepping into leadership roles on and

off the field. Players making a commitment to playing as a team and to improve their individual skills.”

SCOREBOARD

Fishers 32-22 - WINLawrence 13-12 - WIN

Pendleton 7-12 - LOSS

Carmel 24-11 - WIN

Noblesville 45-5 - WIN

Roncalli 70-0 - WIN

Upcoming Opponents

May 19 Regional vs Lawrence or Pendleton

winner

Tech baseball has a current record of 5-7, 4-2 in IPSAC. The Titans lost their last game against

Triton Central May 11. Captain Deyonte Mitchell and his fellow seniors Darrious St. John, Jake Friedley, Troy Holyfield and Dakota Pero are hoping to have a big game as their final high

school season comes to an end. Today they go against Southwestern in Shelbyville and tomor-row they have their rivalry game against Broad

Ripple at Manual High School. By Jacob VanFossan

BASEBALL

Rugby teamfocusing on chance to play in state final

On the diamonds. . .

SOFTBALLAs the 7-6 Lady Titans finish the season this

week, they head to sectionals May 21.A key player for the team is Daniessja Websterand the team plans to hit the ball, use speed,

counter tough opponents with pitching. Today Tech plays Chatard @ Chatard at 5 p.m.

Monday, May 21IHSAA Sectional

Tech vs. Lions Home School @ Lions HS – 5 p.m.

Photos by Jana Warren and DL Mitchell

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Quiz answers at www.cannonline.wordpress.comInformation compiled

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Photos courtesy IPS Athletics