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Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

WHAT IWISHI HAD KNOWNWays to avoid

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Volume 10Issue 1October 2012MUSET

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Photo Illustration by Aubrey Levin

Applying to college is tedious. Students need to take the necessary steps to adequately prepare for the college admissions process.

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5Are you one of the many students suffering from department withdrawal?

ENTERTAINMENTHow movies

have changed

19 ARTSDreyfoos’ first

performance“A Raisin in Sun” is making its debut on Oct. 25. There will be more showings on Oct. 28

Mass television consumption, or “TV binging,” affects people all across the nation.

OP/EDArts school

affects love of art

10Meet the new faces of Dreyfoos staff and administration.

NEWSMeet the faculty

13Take a bite out of this exciting story to find how digital media senior Derek Mitchell survived a shark attack.

FEATURES

Shark attack

24Konrad Czaczyk has been racing go-karts competitively around the state of Florida since the age of 13.

SPORTSReady, set,

go-kart

For more Museworthy stories visit:

10 things we about Muse

Photo by Aubrey Levin

Editors-in-Chief Dominique McKenzie (left) and Shawna Bilton (right) stand outside Building 1, which houses The Muse room. McKenzie and Bilton hold 10 previous magazines, officially starting the tenth volume of The Muse.

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Abandoning her truck-driver eating habits, Kloee Ciuperger struggles through a body detox.

26 WELLNESSSedentary

As the first nine weeks come to an end and the new school year is officially in swing, we just want to take this time to welcome you to the 2012-2013 school year. In celebration of the tenth volume of The Muse, it seems only natural to mention our top 10 things we love about the first issue. 1. Inspired by a previous Muse cover story, the staff editorial is about a controversial issue relating to the school’s integrity policy (pg. 3). 2. Meet and get to know the new additions to the Dreyfoos’ faculty (pg. 10). 3. This issue we also took the time to remember a former Dreyfoos student and Muse staffer, Rachel Webber, who recently passed away over the summer (pg. 9). 4. Read about a new Dreyfoos student with an interesting story about an

unusual scar (pg. 13). 5. Seniors are not the only ones who can relate to the cover story about the many facets of college (pg. 15-17). 6. Starting this year, look out for a photo package each issue (pg. 18). 7. Additionally, a Wellness page will be included every issue (pg.27). 8. Follow staffer Valeria Rivadeneira as she experiences a taste of every art area (pg. 21). 9. Although Dreyfoos may not be considered an “athletic” school, check out our teachers who used to shine on the field (pg. 26). 10. Read about our Entertainment staff’s current favorite artists (pg. 31)

We hope you enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed making it, and we are looking forward to the next five issues as Editors-in-Chief. g

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by MuseStaff

As a teacher passes out tests, students begin to roll

up their sleeves, revealing pen-smudged answers. Hiding answers is only one way that students try and beat the system to boost their grades. The term “cheating” encompasses everything from minor to major plagiarism or academic dishonesty on tests, homework and all other assignments.

On Sep. 19, the School District of Palm Beach County voted on a new cheating policy. Students who are caught cheating will no longer receive a referral or a mark on their permanent records. Instead, students who are caught cheating will receive a grade of “zero” on the assignment and, depending on the teacher and the situation, a possible phone call home. Of the students surveyed, 84 percent had no idea that this new policy was in place. But, once informed, 68 percent of the students preferred this new policy over the policy from previous years.

“It’s a fair policy because it provides enough of a punishment to teach a lesson, but not too much to ruin the reputation of a student,” digital media junior Ariana Leon said.

Last year was the first year seniors applying to colleges were asked on their applications to indicate if they had ever received any type of disciplinary action, including academic dishonesty.

“Students had to report to colleges about academic dishonesty and it began hurting them,” assistant principle Leo Barrett said. “It really took [administration] by surprise when [colleges] asked about academic dishonesty. I’m sure the district got a lot of calls from

complaining parents. Nobody wants to have even the smallest black mark [on their record].”

Of the students surveyed, 66 percent agreed that it was fair that cheating would

no longer show up on a student’s record. With colleges becoming increasingly competitive, students are working hard to maintain their squeaky-clean applications.

“I like the fact that first infractions won’t go on record, but multiples should,” social studies teacher Lea Jefferson said. “Everyone is entitled to a mistake.”

However, not all students and teachers agree that this new policy will be effective. When asked if more disciplinary action should be given to students who cheat as opposed to just giving them a zero, students surveyed were virtually split in half.

“I think [cheating] is a habit. Kids impulsively make a mistake,” Ms. Jefferson

said. “If there’s a problem where there is cheating across the board then the old

policy should still stand and make the student be responsible.”

Prior to this new policy, if students got caught cheating they would have to go through the “four levels” of the old policy.

• Level One: A student caught cheating would earn a grade of “zero” on the assignment, the teacher would call home and the student would write a letter of apology to the teacher and all affected individuals.

• Level Two: The student would do everything from the preceding level as well as attend an Ethics Training Session during lunch and they would be removed from all honor societies for the remainder of high school.

• Level Three: The student would do everything from the preceding level as well as have a conference with their parents and their appropriate art dean and receive an “F” for the nine-weeks grade.

• Level Four: The student would do everything from the preceding level and the student will be dismissed permanently from the school.

“More disciplinary action should be taken,” english teacher

Lisa Friedman said. “I like the accountability of the [previous]

integrity policy.”Along with the change to the Integrity

Policy, the “I attest” statement is no longer required.

“If a teacher still wants to check [the ‘I attest’ statement] and make students write it, more power to them,” Mr. Barrett said. “It just did not line up with the new rules.”

Our integrity policy was created six years ago, and now it has been drastically altered in the hopes of further preventing cheating among students. With this new policy, 55 percent of the students surveyed believed that it would not cause more cheating, and hopefully they are right. All we can do now is sit back and wait to see the effects of the district’s new policy. g

Illustration by Charlie Krumholz

Contributor: Francesca Otero-Vargas

School District makes drastic changes to the integrity policyOut with the old, in with the new

‘I like the fact that first infractions won’t go on record, but multiples should. Everyone is entitled to a mistake.’-social studies teacher Lea Jefferson

STAFF EDITORIAL

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by SydneyMcAuliffe

The upcoming presidential election is the hottest topic of discussion these days. I

hear about the candidates from my parents at the dinner table, I hear about the candidates from my teachers ranting about politicians and I hear of the candidates from my friends complaining about the teachers ranting about politicians. At this point, I am wondering: where I can find any truth? I don’t want to just hear everyone else’s opinion, I want to hear the facts so that I can make my own decisions.

In my search for unbiased information, I turned to what I thought to be the most reliable source: the news. Unfortunately, in today’s society it is almost impossible to find a news station or paper that is unbiased. According to a survey conducted by the National Review on political biases in the media, 69 percent of Americans feel that the news is biased in its coverage.

I decided to check out two popular news stations for myself: Fox News and MSNBC. I found that every other story on Fox News was centered on negative pursuits to criticize Obama’s success. And while I then decided to check out MSNBC, they were just as guilty

of bias because the first article that popped up on their website was: “Madonna urges Americans to support Obama at D.C. concert.” Since when was Madonna the political expert?

“The news never changed the way I see things because I know the news is biased to begin with,” keyboard senior Robert Faber said. “The news stations are biased based on corporations.”

After hearing all of these opinions, my initial thought was to blame this problem on the media; but before I started casting accusations about conspiracy theories, I realized that, on a practical level, the news reporters are human beings too. They have their own opinions, and

although they don’t belong in the news, these opinions sometimes find a way to surface and make a lasting impression. As a result, we subconsciously adopt the news reporters’

opinions as our own. We live in a

visual society and are constantly influenced by what we see on T.V., newspapers and online websites. This new age of technology is making the fine line between biased and unbiased news harder to detect. Now more than

ever we need to decipher what we see and hear in the “news”.

Question what you hear, and filter through the jungle of ambiguity.

There is a light at the end of this dark tunnel. Now it’s your turn to test yourself: how

much truth have you found in this article? g

by RickyMorris

With reality shows taking over the television industry, it is hard to

imagine what life would be like without America’s guilty pleasures. Yes, they are entertaining on those rainy Saturday afternoons when there is nothing to do, but recent reality shows are starting to get out of hand. According to The Kansas City Star, 40 percent of programs on television are reality shows. Clearly, there are too many useless shows taking over the television industry.

Reality shows started becoming popular with shows like “Survivor” in the year 2000, and “American Idol” in 2002. Both of these shows were televised elimination competitions. The success of these shows caused a trend in the television industry.

Our everyday television programs changed from simple competition based broadcasts to

shows about finding love, celebrities trying to lose weight and even a show about Hulk Hogan and his family. Surprisingly, America

took a strong interest in these types of shows and television producers took

notice. Have reality shows gone too far?

The answer is yes. The newest craze of reality shows are controversial because of their strange plots. The TLC network advertises themselves

as a family network however, they air shows such as “My Teen is

Pregnant and So Am I” and “Hoarders: Buried Alive.”

TLC stands for “The Learning Channel,” which makes me wonder what there is to

learn from shows like “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” which

features a sassy 6-year-old girl who travels with her self-proclaimed redneck

family to compete in beauty pageants. “Those other girls must be crazy if they

think they’re gonna beat me honey boo-boo child,” Alana said in the episode of “Toddlers and Tiaras” that made her an overnight

sensation. TLC has gone off the deep end airing too

many bizarre shows. Sure, watching “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” may be entertaining, but where has quality of television gone in the last 10 years?

Network producers seem to make many types of reality shows, ranging from a show about conjoined sisters to a couple with 19 kids that plans to have even more children. It seems the most controversial or unusual shows are the types producers are shooting for. I used to be a fan of “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” but events in the show were clearly staged. Watching a talentless family act out staged drama got old after a while. A study by TiVo showed that over 40 percent of Americans polled said that reality is the most overdone genre on television. America is getting tired of reality shows because they are overdone and most have no educational value. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the season premiere of “Jersey Shore” had ratings that were down 1.2 million viewers compared to last year’s premier that brought in 8.8 million viewers. With the steady decline in ratings of these shows, maybe in the near future America won’t be “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” g

Illustration b y Rebecca Shalloway

Illustration by Rebecca Shalloway

Too many opinions, too few facts

TV shows do not show true reality

OP/ED

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by KayleighRubin

Behind the library a large banyan tree sits atop a steep hill. Dozens of students

crowd around from all grades. This area, once dubbed “Freshmen Hill,” is quickly evolving into a spot for all students.

On my first day of freshman year, I was dazzled by the charming hill and thought it could become a comfortable lunch nook. Though tempted to sit, I remembered the ominous warnings imposed during my freshmen orientation. This location was to be avoided at all costs; sitting there was an invitation for the upperclassman to tease you. I ignored the threat and relaxed. The 49 minute lunch period passed yet no insults or rude remarks were thrown my way.

“The place you hear of in middle school, and recognize within your first minutes

on campus,” alumni, Yasmin Daguilh said. “During lunch, it is cluttered with students huddled in groups, scattered on every inch of the grassy area. It is the beginning of memories, the start of it all. The Hill is more than just a minor elevation: it is a point of reference.”

Freshmen Hill is no longer a reality, but an old legend. The place Daguilh mentioned

no longer exists. It was a corner for young lovers seeking private time and

a jungle gym for the wilier, but these students have graduated or found a new place.

“One time I was exiting the library from the atrium area,

to only see a bunch of students swinging from the vines,” digital media senior Carl Amritt said. “It was a ‘George of the Jungle’ moment.”

Amritt isn’t the only senior with fond memories of Freshmen

Hill.“I remember running down the hill

towards the cafeteria, slipping on a wet leaf and falling flat on my butt. I had this huge wet

butt print on my pants. It was awful,” visual senior Alyssa Klein said. “We would have races rolling down the hill. Of course, that was before we found out how many cockroaches crawl all around there.”

It seems we have the bugs to thank for the fading of Freshmen Hill, and new freshmen have no knowledge of this area.

“Freshmen Hill, where is it? I’ve never heard of it,” communications freshman Katherine Nouhan said.

Now students of different grades may join each other for lunch. The end of the tale has banished barriers between different grade levels and taught many students not to judge a book by the year it was printed, but rather read the pages of a person without a bias in mind. Instead of opening with the question, “What grade are you in?” they ask, “What activities do you enjoy?”

Our school is not groups of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, but a collection of talented students. The elimination of Freshmen Hill is a welcome invitation for every student to sit upon its grassy blanket. So when you find yourself in the area, remind yourself to be open minded and swing on the branches of the banyan tree. g

by TessSaperstein

At one time or another, we have all had our “Dreyfoos moment.” It’s that moment

when, as a freshman, we first walked through Dreyfoos’ halls and thought, “I can’t believe I go to this school.” This is the honeymoon period. After a couple of months, the novelty wears off and a reality bomb drops. You start stressing about the next performance, tournament, jury, etc. Suddenly, going to Dreyfoos isn’t all rainbows and CityPlace lunches. It’s a lot of work.

I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes communications makes me want to tear my hair out. Whether it is from staying up until one in the morning to finish my final draft for The Muse or having constant stress dreams about my next debate tournament, communications is making me go bald. And yet I have stayed married to my major. Despite all of the work, stress and late nights curled up in a ball sobbing, I love communications. Unfortunately, many students don’t feel this love anymore. Once artistic balls of sunshine, these students have become major haters.

There are two main types of major haters. First, you have the overworked student. Although they started out loving Dreyfoos, the overworked student slowly transitioned into a hater. After months of calculus, physics and other rigorous courses, this hater sees their art area as a nuisance—something that has only prevented them from focusing on their academics. The overworked student is not accustomed to staying after school for three hours for a band concert or to work at an art show. This case of major hatred is often the most devastating because at one point, they loved going to an arts school, but the school part got in the way.

Next is the big fish in the big pond. Once the most talented singer in their church choir or the drama queen of middle school,

this major hater doesn’t like being outshone. They are uncomfortable

with the competitive atmosphere at Dreyfoos because everyone

has talent. In their AP Music Theory class, they aren’t the only student who knows adagio from allegro, and this bothers them. These haters feel like they are just one of the crowd and are tired of not standing out. They can be easily identified because of the resentment they feel

towards their peers. In the fast and furious

world of high school at Dreyfoos, it is easy to get caught up in all of the

tests, homework and rehearsals. The best way to remedy the stress caused by being an artist is to get back to your roots. Why did you come to Dreyfoos in the first place? It wasn’t because you love the smell of a train station in the morning or because of the wonderfully “edible” cafeteria food. It was because your major made you happy. g

Illustration by Rebecca Shalloway

Illustration by Rebecca Shalloway

Freshmen Hill’s high point

Artists losing heart in their art

OP/ED

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Commentary by MikeshiaLewin

Penalized our first year for various paint

fights, demolished by the class of 2012 our second year and disqualified for provocative dance moves our third year, it seemed as if the class of 2013 could never get it together for the five days of class dominance we call Spirit Week. Now in my final year of high school, I wonder: will we ever be able to call ourselves winners? After all, the senior class usually wins by default—except for that one year when the juniors beat the seniors. It’d be a shame to go out like suckers for the fourth year in a row.

Determined to maximize morale, the seniors planned to dress in black on the first Friday of the year, prance around the parking lot with black flags and pass out blue candy to the freshmen. What started out as an innocent plan turned into more of a trick than a treat. Unbeknownst to the senior class council, they had mistakenly

bought expired goods. Luckily, no teeth were broken or stomachs disturbed by the candy, just a few grimaces here and there. After the candy catastrophe, seniors rallied in dance circles and boogied to today’s trendy music of booty bumpin’ beats and passed out donuts to their fellow classmates. When the first bell rang, they stampeded past the unsuspecting underclassmen. One girl was so startled she screamed and ran behind a tree. The seniors were off to a good start.

Then, a few days later, Tropical Storm Isaac paid South Florida a visit. He overstayed his welcome by keeping many students out of school for days on end; this is when the spirit broke. Bored students took to the senior Facebook group and entertained those who were online with silly jokes about the storm. When class council tried to call votes

for a senior motto, the post turned into a long-winded string of

comments that did nothing but segregate and disassociate.

The togetherness had only lasted for six days, which was longer than any other time we had tried to work together thus far, but why did it have to turn to mush so early in the game? Were our hopes of finally coming together just a façade, a fantasy for fools? Why couldn’t we hold one another’s hand and sing “Kumbaya?” We were a class of

321 grumpy students running in many directions instead of walking as a unified force.

The previous class of 2012 always worked together to show their spirit. They also always laughed at the class of 2013 because of our inability to cooperate with one another. Still,

a small part of me has faith in my class. I’ve seen them pull together and collaborate for a few days, so I can only hope that for the one week when it’s imperative that we move as one machine, we hold it together long enough for us to claim victory at last. g

Mikeshia Lewin

‘Now in my final year of high school, I wonder: will we ever be able to call ourselves winners?’

Senior spirit, please?OP/ED

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by NicoleDonechie

After a 24-year career at Dreyfoos, magnet coordinator Jane Grandusky will retire

at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. She is an original staff member at Dreyfoos and a significant part of the school’s history.

The loss of such a major staff member will not go unnoticed.

“I started at this school with [communications teacher Ancil Deluz] in 1989. At that time, it was a pre-Palm Beach County school and it was called the North Shore Campus,” Ms. Grandusky said. “There were only grades seven, eight and nine. It wasn’t until later that we added the higher grade levels.”

Ms. Grandusky had prior knowledge about working in a high school environment because she has worked around students for her entire career.

“I started teaching at Jupiter High School in 1976 as a part-time art teacher and I worked there for one year,” Ms. Grandusky said. “Then, I went to [Palm Beach] Gardens High School until 1989 when I came here.”

Ms. Grandusky’s attitude toward her job and the work she does for the school has had

a lifelong impact on the minds of her colleagues.

“I could never say goodbye to Ms. Grandusky,” Dr. Deluz said. “She has been a core player in the process of developing Dreyfoos. Because of who she is, she will be in the community as an advocator for the arts. I think we will continue to be in touch.”

Ms. Grandusky takes her job seriously and always has her students’ best interests in mind. But despite Ms. Grandusky’s love for what she does, she has already made plans to kick off her retirement years.

“I want to do some traveling and spend quality times with my grandkids,” Ms. Grandusky said. “I will probably babysit them a lot.”

From organizing events to introducing new students to Dreyfoos, Ms. Grandusky has done many things for this school. The fundraising and marketing that she has done will leave a lasting legacy for years to come.

“A lot of people don’t realize it because she’s kind of ‘a behind the scenes’ type of person, but the school really wouldn’t be what it is today if it wasn’t for her,” communications

sophomore Megan Walsch said.

Although Ms. Grandusky is moving on with the next step in her life, she will always be respected and remembered by the Dreyfoos family.

“Ms. Grandusky is not a person of the moment,” Dr. Deluz said. “She is consistent and emerges as an artist, a leader and an educator.” g

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Magnet Coordinator Jane Grandusky worked as a teacher at Jupiter High School and Palm Beach Gardens High School before coming to Dreyfoos in 1989.

Grandusky’s grand career comes to an end

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by TimDiTocco

Students might have noticed strange white boxes in each of their classrooms that

had a glowing icon resembling a honey comb. Dreyfoos faculty, along with administration and the Palm Beach School District, has decided to install Aerohive Networking, wireless Wi-Fi, in all rooms making the school a complete Wi-Fi zone. This benefits the teachers and students since they can now access online information and teaching material on their smart phones, tablets and laptops.

Students will no longer need to connect

to CityPlace Wi-Fi or need 3G or 4G plans to access the Internet. Aerohive connects with other local or private networks, so students will find the same filters on the Wi-Fi network as on Dreyfoos computers.

Administration has also made it available for teachers and students to open and operate YouTube and Wikipedia on the network. The ability to access YouTube at Dreyfoos was thought to increase the ability to access video that helped in and out of the classroom under the category EDU. Wikipedia can also be accessed, but all inappropriate searches are blocked. g

by RemiLederman

Signs reading “Coming Soon” mark the street corners as CityPlace brings in more

food and entertainment. Mellow Mushroom, a popular pizza

franchise, is one of four restaurants planning to open at CityPlace. The others are Pampas Grille, Mojito Latin Cuisine & Bar and Brio Tuscan Grille. All this is expected to open in February 2013.

Field of Greens will be leaving CityPlace this November and will open its new location on Clematis shortly after. The new location is a larger facility and is more conveniently located than the current one. The restaurant will continue to deliver to Dreyfoos despite the move.

The retail space between Macy’s and Publix will be the new home of Revolutions Bowling Bar and Grille which, according to a CityPlace spokesman, is also expected to open in February, despite the signs claiming that it is coming this fall. This entertainment complex will house 20 bowling lanes with leather couch seating and curtains around the lanes for privacy. It will also have a sports theater with stadium seating and more than two dozen televisions in the 35,000 square feet of space.

“The new things at CityPlace are going to be really good for businesses there,” theatre sophomore David Greenhouse said. “It’s going to attract a lot of teenagers, even more than they do now.” g

by MadeleineFitzgerald

The hallways are parted and arguments are stirring up around campus. Flurries

of status updates are taking over Facebook newsfeeds. The elections are coming. Times like these come every four years, where the political views of students temporarily divide friendships and create mini debate tournaments around school.

For some students, elections mean more than just a topic they hear around the lunch room. These students get involved

Band senior Tyler Morrison is a community organizer for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. Morrison is a canvassing captain for the East Boca region.

“As canvas captain, I gather volunteers to go out and talk to voters about the president’s platform. As canvas captain I try to complete 15 or more hours of community service a week, I love what I do. I am so proud to do it for the president,” Morrison said.

Communications sophomore Bari Bossis, is a Fall Fellow for the Obama reelection campaign. As a fellow, Bossis informs voters around her community about the president’s views and helps first time voters register.

“The president has affected my life in so

many ways and I want to give back by helping him win this election,” Bossis said.

Hard work and dedication comes from both sides of the ballot. Theatre sophomore Katelin Walsch is a volunteer for Governor Mitt Romney’s campaign. Walsch notices a lack of political knowledge coming from students. As a volunteer, she hopes to get students more involved with politics.

“CNN, MSNBC, FOX News—I do not care what you watch, just watch the news. Watch different news channels so you can get enough information in order to make an informed opinion,” Walsch said.

Like Walsch, theatre sophomore Jessica Baldinger wants to make students more aware about politics and importance of voting. Baldinger is a volunteer with the Obama reelection campaign and hopes to get the president’s message out.

“Politics affect everyone, it affects the way we live,” Baldinger said. “Everyone has an issue that will impact them, but it is important to be involved with who is making those issues and it is our responsibility as people, who live in the democracy to get those people elected.” g

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by KloeeCiuperger

On July 12, a landslide struck the Canadian home of former Dreyfoos student Rachel

Webber, killing her, her sister and her father, moments before the family sat down to breakfast.

Within days, comments circulating on Facebook alerted Webber’s American friends of the disaster.

“I was just looking on Facebook and I saw that a lot of people were saying ‘Rachel we are praying for you and your family’. So I called [my friend] and she told me what had happened,” communications senior Mack Schroeder said. “I was in major shock.”

Students stood by and watched the

catastrophe unfold as the bodies of Webber and her family were found and identified over the course of a few days. They kept each

other updated by researching news coverage and checking Facebook posts. Students clung to hope until the last body was identified as Rachel Webber.

Webber lived in Palm Beach County with her mother and decided to move to Canada, where her sister and father lived, after completing her sophomore year at Dreyfoos.

“After she moved we still talked on Facebook and I realized she was so much

happier after her move to Canada,” Schroeder said. “She was living where she could thrive and be herself.”

Webber was known for her strong and well-rounded personality. She preferred her outdated flip phone because she did not want to miss any opprotunity to socialize and she was always up for discussion.

“She had these colorful beliefs and no one dared to convince her otherwise because they would be up for a debate that they would probably lose,” former Dreyfoos communications student Sarika Bhageratty said.

Even in the classroom, Webber shined in her ability to evoke deeper discussion and to question the norm.

“She was a couple of years above her maturity in expression and style,” English teacher Geoffrey Johnston said. “She was in a league of her own with her ability. I could rely on her to be honest and critical about

anything.” Many of her friends knew Webber for her

passion for movies and her on-point imitation

of Smeagol from the Lord of the Rings. “My best memory of Rachel was having

film class with her sophomore year. This one time, she brought in this two-page list for me, literally filled with movie names that she loved,” Bhageratty said. “She adored Leonardo DiCaprio and when you had a conversation with her about the film industry, you realized just how much she loved it.”

Although Webber has passed away, her legacy and memory lives on. Her determination to always be true to herself has touched many for the better.

“She inspired people to be themselves. She stood for her own views and never let people sway what she thought,” Schroeder said. “She taught me to never succumb to society and to be firm about my beliefs.” g

Photo courtesy of Kloee Ciuperger

(From left) Communications senior Kelly Berger and former student Sarika Bhageratty pose with Rachel Webber on the steps of Building 1.

“Rachel loved literature,” communications senior Shawna Bilton said. “She was sarcastic and funny. She really was her own person.”

Photo courtesy of Kloee Ciuperger

Remembering RachelNEWS

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by XimenaHasbach and MarlenaHouck

Dreyfoos students and staff are like a family. Everyone strives to help each

other and rejoices in the diverse personalities present. This year there are new faculty and staff members on campus, each with their own interests, aspirations and way of showing love for the school.

Nicole DaleyAssistant principal

Nicole Daley worked as a guidance counselor at Dreyfoos a couple of years ago.

“I was lucky to work here years ago, and am glad I have the

opportunity to come back,” Mrs. Daley said. Recently Mrs. Daley gave birth to her

fourth child, a baby boy named Ryan, and to help her recovery process she works at Dreyfoos only three days a week.

Mrs. Daley cannot wait to re-familiarize herself with the school this year and has high expectations of what her students will become after high school.

“I want to help students with anything they need, especially during their senior year,” Ms. Daley said.

Becca MroczkowskiBecca Mroczkowski

is the new secretary this year at Dreyfoos. She loves the artistic atmosphere of the school.

“I feel amazement at the talent,” Ms. Mroczkowski said. “I’m in

awe. I have no art gene.” Ms. Mroczkowski dreams of some day

combining her two passions of helping children and riding horses, but for now she will be supporting Dreyfoos students in their daily endeavors.

“Whether it’s with your stuck locker or transcripts, I’m here to help,” Ms. Mroczkowski said.

Molly PreatoWith swift hand

movements in the air, hearing interpreter Molly Preato creates words and sentences visually for the deaf. Ms. Preato hopes to not only educate the hard of hearing student she helps, but others as well.

“I want others to get the concept of American Sign Language as a foreign language,” Ms. Preato said.

As a hearing interpreter, Ms. Preato follows a student around and helps them with their studies by translating the teacher’s instructions into signed language.

“I change spoken language into signed language while balancing the two cultures to create the highest level of independent success for both parties: the hearing and the deaf,” Ms. Preato said.

Elyce HillNew science teacher

Elyce Hill has a passion for nature.

“One of my goals is to visit all of the National Parks,” Ms. Hill said. “My dream vacation would probably be working in a

couple of parks in the Northwest.” Ms. Hill first experienced the artistic

qualities of the school at a Prism concert. Since then, she has been inspired by the enthusiasm of the students.

“I went to the Prism concert before I was a teacher. What I saw was the amount of passion and work that students put into their art area,” Ms. Hill said.

Georgia EmbickGeorgia Embick is a

new guidance counselor this year. She loves the atmosphere of the campus and hopes to bring a lot of advice to theatre, vocal and band majors.

“It’s nice how amazingly unique and accepting everyone is,” Mrs. Embick said.

Mrs. Embick can relate to the enthusiasm of the students. She loves listening and singing to Katy Perry music.

“I am bubbly and optimistic,” Mrs. Embick said. “I feel most alive when I sing to Katy Perry music in my car.”

Patty TylerPatty Tyler, the new

guidance coordinator, works with the communications and visual sophomores, juniors and seniors. She loves people, especially her students.

“I’m very sociable,” Mrs. Tyler said. “That’s why I like this job. I like to help [students] find their way to colleges, or art school or wherever they want.”

Mrs. Tyler enjoys hiking in the mountains in North Carolina, as well as visiting her family in Tennessee.

“I really believe in family time,” Mrs. Tyler said. “I would love to be with my family in the mountains.”

Mrs. Tyler has a walk-in policy for her students, meaning they do not have to make an appointment. Students can go to her office and talk to her at almost any time of the day.

“My door is always open,” Mrs. Tyler said.

Sipiwe MoyoTheatre teacher

Sipiwe Moyo hopes to expand the creativity of each student. Her first impression of Dreyfoos was positive and she is glad she has the opportunity to teach

theatre.“I found the campus quite beautiful,

almost like a little artistic oasis in the middle of West Palm Beach. The people I first met were very open and kind,” Ms. Moyo said.

During the school year, Ms. Moyo will be teaching Acting II and Acting III.

“I think Dreyfoos is already a great place because of all the people who work and go to school there,” Ms. Moyo said. g

Expanding the Dreyfoos family treeThis year we welcome new faculty members

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by ClaudiaZamora

Music blasts through the walls of Stars Dance

Studio. To the left and the right of the room, television cameras aligned in even rows capture the synchronized movements of the company team dancers. While these cameras are recording the dancers, in the room next door, footage of the “dance moms” and their disputes are being recorded to be broadcasted for millions of loyal viewers to see.

Among the participants is dance sophomore Karly Robinson, who drives 90 minutes three days a week to dance at Stars Dance Studio, the setting of the show “Dance Moms: Miami.” Audiences know the hit show as a one-hour primetime smackdown of moms gone wild—or as viewers refer to it, “moms gone ratchet.” Although Robinson isn’t featured on the reality show, she knows the studio as her home and witnesses all of the dance drama.

“Stars [Dance Studio] really is just like on television,” Robinson said. “Nothing is scripted. The drama typically involves the moms. The kids really don’t get involved in the fights.”

The show portrays the moms in a constant state of feud and quarrel. The jealous dance moms prey on five and 6-year-old dancers, waiting for them to fall on their faces so their daughters can get the solo lead. The choreographers, the acclaimed Victor Smalley and Angel Armas, are stuck dealing with all the drama that is spurred inside their studio.

“[The atmosphere of ] Stars is portrayed similarly [in real life] to on television because the choreographers, Victor and Angel, care way more about the kids than the parents,” said

Kristin Bauer, Robinson’s mother. “The parents don’t get as much attention. The dance studio shuts the door completely and the only way we can look in is if we watch the small television in the waiting room.”

As she strengthens her dancing abilities and dodges the raging moms, new opportunities are expanding Robinson’s horizons as an artist both in and out of the Stars studio. Just last summer, she traveled with Mr. Smalley and other dancers to teach workshops across the country in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and New York, attending meet-and-greet signings where she took pictures and signed autographs for fans.

“When Karly first got to assist the choreographers, all the moms would look at me strangely,” Ms. Bauer said. “I mean, everybody’s catty. No one would talk to me at first.”

Surviving the intense choreography and wrath of

backstabbing dance moms has given Robinson recognition on social media sites. However, Robinson isn’t letting her spotlight fame take her focus off dance.

“It is definitely shocking to be so famous online,” Robinson said. “If you dance at Stars Dance Studio and are associated with Dance Moms: Miami, you are automatically a well-known dancer.”

After all is “fought” and done, Robinson can't imagine leaving her dance family at Stars for any other studio.

“Stars is my home,” Robinson said. “Since I have danced with them, I have been really pushed to be an artist, rather than just a dancer.” g

Photo courtesy of Karly Robinson

Karly Robinson (left) poses for pictures with Dance Mom stars Luca Triana (middle), choreographer Victor Smalley (right) and two of her fans (top left). Over the summer, Robinson traveled across the country to Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and New York to teach lessons and attend meet-and-greet signings.

The real dance moms of MiamiDreyfoos student travels with hit television show’s dance crew

‘Stars is my home. Since I have danced with them, I have really been pushed to be an artist, rather than just a dancer.’-dance sophomore Karly Robinson

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“[On the weekends] I do Bikram ‘hot yoga’ at Downtown at the Gardens. The room is 105 degrees and we are in it for 90 minutes straight.”

by MackSchroeder

FreshmenStand up to the upperclassmen: Most

students at this school couldn’t win a fight against a 9-year-old girl scout, so if upperclassman tease you about your age or your immaturity, remind them that they are not much tougher than you, and don’t be afraid to insult them back.

Cherish your one AP class: While analyzing the demographic components of inner city Detroit may seem daunting at first, you must learn to love your AP Human Geography class for all it’s worth. Your life will only get infinitely harder as you progress through your big high school career, so appreciate the fact that your most stressful test is on the difference between emigration and immigration.

Watch who you date: While it may be tempting to start a relationship with someone three years older than you, just remember that you recently graduated middle school. I’m not saying you should break up with your true love, but if your boyfriend is old enough to join the military and you had your bat mitzvah a year ago, you may want to rethink your love life.

SophomoresExpand your collection of friends: Now

that you know the ropes of what it’s like to be in high school, use this year to meet some new people. It’s good to have lots of friends because when you only have a few, you tend to get bored of them. This will also expand your options for weekend activities, as you never are left without someone to hang out with. Even if your “bestie” is stuck at home with chronic diarrhea, you can always ask your second best friend to go to Fun Depot with you.

Meet the upperclassmen: Since you are almost old enough to enter the big leagues

of high school, you might want to start getting to know some of the juniors and seniors before they ditch you for their more exciting lives at big colleges. These students will not only offer you valuable tips about classes, teachers, standardized tests and college applications, but they will also influence you to mature in positive ways and help you become a more worldly individual.

JuniorsGet a job or sell things

you don’t need: Now that you probably have your license and are able to go out more, you’re going to need a lot of cash to keep up with these hard economic times. Try applying for a job at one of your favorite restaurants or at your local Best Buy. If these places refuse to hire you, you may have to sell your pet retriever on eBay or put your cat up at a local auction. Just don’t sell your clothes on Facebook. No one wants to buy a blouse you wore in seventh grade.

Step up your academic game: This year is no time to slack, and you have to be on your toes if you want to succeed. If you’re challenging yourself this year with a lot of classes you can’t handle, this great responsibility comes with great sacrifice. You may have to lose a few friends and break up with your significant other in order to make your grades in AP classes, but in the end it will be worth it.

Beef up your extracurricular activities: If you haven’t done much for your freshman

and sophomore years, this is your time to get involved with the community and make yourself noticeable. Take advantage of your upperclassman status and try out for a sport you’ve never played before. Chances are you probably won’t make it, but you’ll never know until you try. Joining every community service club you possibly could is also a welcome option, as there will always be another beach to clean up or soup kitchen to

volunteer at.

SeniorsWatch what you post online: Just because

you’re clever enough to make your middle name your last name on Facebook doesn’t mean colleges can’t find photos from that prom night of bad decisions. These next few months spent applying to college and finishing up your high school career are important ones, so think about whether you want your entire future to depend on an embarrassing photo of you passed out on a ping pong table.

Stop caring about what people think of you: By the time you graduate, no one will remember you for who you are or what you did, so take advantage of the fact that you will never see these people again. This is your year to be open and tell people how you truly feel about them. g

“[I traveled] 800 miles last summer riding a Honda motorcycle at 65-75 miles per hour on I-95. [My wife and I] also enjoyed a romantic dinner on the pool patio of our house overlooking our backyard jungle.”

“I play kickball in a professional kickball league in Palm Beach Gardens. I am an official member of the World Adult Kickball Association.”

William Wood Science Teacher

Tom SmithMath Teacher

Susan Atherley Principal

Graphic by Kyle Bell

(based on “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”)

Mack’s school survival guideA few tips and tricks for a successful high school experience

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the weekends.

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by TaylorHendrickson

The clarity of the Bahama waters

clouded with the blood of digital media senior Derek Mitchell as he fought the jaws of a seven foot Bull shark biting down on his leg.

“It bit, shook and turned me 180 degrees,” Derek, a new Dreyfoos student who transferred from Jupiter High School, said.

A shark attacked Derek during a spearfishing trip to Spanish Cay, Bahamas three years ago. Derek had his head out of the water when the shark came up from behind.

“My dad was close, so he happened to spook the shark off and get me out of the water, which is what you would do when spearfishing—get the blood away,” Derek said.

When the shark latched onto Derek’s leg,

his dad was able to get a spear and swim over to help. With one arm around his son, his dad used the other to stab the shark.

“My dad was definitely affected by the whole thing,” Derek’s twin sister, theatre senior Shanley Mitchell said.

The bite tore apart Derek’s calf and damaged the tendons in his ankle. Doctors were able to fix the wound; however, there is still numbness in parts of his leg. He was in a wheelchair for two months and took physical therapy for five months, but these steps to recovery didn’t keep him away from the water.

“Even when he was still on crutches and had stitches in his leg, my brother went out surfing,” Shanley said. “I feel like if he got bit again by a shark, he’d [get back] in the water as soon as he possibly could.”

Only a couple months after the accident, Derek reenacted his experience for the Discovery Channel production After the Attack. The show helps victims of nature get over their fears.

“They put him in the middle of the [sharks’] feeding zone,” Shanley said. “I feel like it would be traumatizing to reenact everything awful that happened to you. It was cool, though.”

They shot the scene at the exact location where the accident occurred. Derek was put in a cage and swam with the dangerous sharks he had already faced. Water would splash against the back of his leg and expecting the sharks to bite onto his calf, he was anxious about going under again.

“I couldn’t wear fins yet,” Derek said. “I would startle myself by swishing water against my leg, [thinking it was a shark].”

Though he was nervous to get in the water at first, he found that going back through the attack was a mentally therapeutic experience.

“It was scary because you could see the silhouettes of the sharks, then once I hit the water, it was an adrenaline rush,” Derek said. “Going through After the Attack gave me the mental [therapy] I needed.” g

by PaulaGalvan

The gate flew open for Sara Nelson as she spurred her horse, Honky. As they raced

toward the first barrel 80 feet away, Nelson clipped the barrel with her right knee. It wobbled, but she didn’t notice. Her eyes were already on the second barrel. It came quickly, but she was more than ready. She leaned Honky to one side and rounded it. She could now hear the cheers of the crowd while she angled toward the last barrel. As she turned, the crowd grew louder. She yanked Honky towards the finish line and urged him on. As she reached the end she caught a glimpse of the scoreboard right as the announcer said her time, 15.6 seconds. Not bad for a 16-year-old theatre junior.

“It’s nerve-wracking up until the point where I start going, then everything changes.” Nelson said. “I notice every little thing that goes on and I block out everything [else].”

This describes the last competition Nelson attended, the season finals for the National Barrel Horse Association in the fall of 2011. She has been training for most of her life to excel in the only rodeo event women can compete in professionally: barrel racing. In the event, riders lead their horses around a clover-leaf pattern in the fastest time possible, making sure not to knock over any barrels.

With the rodeo season starting up this month, Nelson is getting ready to add more awards to a collection of over 100 trophies and ribbons. It includes a fourth place state championship, a second place in county and a

second place in districts. “Not only does she

win trophies, but she also wins cash. She won $1,200 when she placed at states and every time we go compete, she’ll probably win at least $100,” said her mother, Tami Nelson. “She has to file taxes every year.”

The one award Nelson has yet to win is the world championship.

“My goal is to win [the world championships] because it’s not hard to qualify. I’ve qualified three times, but each time I have qualified something bad has happened,” Nelson said. “The first time [I qualified] in 2009, I was at state championships using a different horse. She slipped, fell on top of me and I broke my collarbone. The second time, my horse hurt his leg and then the third time, my horse died.”

In order to train for the new season, Nelson heads out to her back property two days a week with her horse where she practices barrel racing for at least three hours. She has been a barrel racer for 11 years, but before that she rode English, which is a more traditional form of riding.

“I’ve been doing this since I was five. My

mom grew up in Kentucky around horses and ever since I was little I grew up around them too,” Nelson said. “I started riding English but I hated it, so my mom took me to a different trainer who taught me how to barrel race and I fell in love with it.”

The danger of the sport has not stopped Nelson from returning to the arena year after year. It’s the adrenaline rush that drives her and keeps her going.

“We’ve gone to every competition we can. It’s exciting to see my little girl coming out of the gate with her hair flying behind her doing a 14 or 15 second race,” Ms. Nelson said. “That’s what she loves, flying on a horse.” g

Derek Mitchell

Photo provided by Sara Nelson

“There are so many strategies to riding,” theatre junior Sara Nelson said. “The first thing I do is look at the spot where the turn starts and I keep looking forward. In my mind, I’m already on the next thing.”

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by AubreyLevin

Many girls grow up dreaming of being and looking

like the girls on the pages of fashion magazines, but few have the courage to pursue that dream. Unlike those girls, communications junior Aliett Buttelman has stopped at nothing to reach her goal of becoming a model.

“I started [modeling] when I was 15 in the spring of freshman year,” Buttelman said. “I had been begging my parents since I was thirteen but they kept saying no. I finally convinced my mom and she secretly took me down to Miami, without telling my dad.”

After meeting with the top three agencies in Miami, Buttelman got a contract with Wilhelmina Models. She started working and booked her first editorial shoot for Cosmopolitan magazine.

“I got to go to Colombia with my mom. It was the best experience of my life. I was with all these top-notch photographers, fashion editors and stylists. I got to wear an $8,000 dress on a moldy wall and run around in Jimmy Choo heels,” Buttelman said. “I would wake up and we would try on all the looks for the day and then we just went around the city of Cartagena, shooting.”

While most girls would be giddy to be signed with a top agency and broadcast it to the world, Buttelman took the non-traditional path and kept her career a secret for a long time.

“I’ve always been a really private person and I thought that putting this out there like some other girls have would bring positive and negative attention to me,” Buttelman said. “People would want to be friends with me for all the wrong reasons, or teachers would look at me as

if I’m not taking school seriously and this is just a second choice, which is not the case. I just wanted people to respect me and I would always get so self conscious when people would bring it up, so I kept it a secret until people started recognizing me in magazines.”

Having a first-hand experience, Buttelman recognizes the stereotypes that models are given and sees the self-confidence and body image issues that are brought along by the industry.

“I think a lot of girls do drop out of school, so the industry isn’t looked upon as an educated industry. Body type gives it a really bad name, but it turns out these

girls are born skinny and tall; they don’t make themselves that way,” Buttelman said. “I think magazines are

starting to stray away from Photoshop and are starting to portray a ‘real woman’. Everyone is different.”

Reflecting on her career since she first started, Buttelman realizes how much modeling has changed her and her life in general.

“I think I have more confidence and more of a voice. It has really changed my perspective on the world. I’ve been to third world countries that are so different than the United States,” Buttelman said. “I’ve grown up, I’m already

in the business aspect of life outside of school and from day to day I handle real life business situations: emailing adults, business people, dealing with my own finances, traveling, making travel arrangements and getting to and from places alone.”

Buttelman continues to think about her future and has big aspirations that she keeps working hard to achieve.

“I think I want to take a year off college and travel around the world. [By] traveling, you get to experience so much more than people that are in school,” Buttelman said. “I’ve realized my true passion, which is speaking up for women. I think girls in this day and age look to TV, [which makes] women of older generations see girls being brought out negatively. Women aren’t ladies anymore. I definitely want to encourage girls to be more like ladies, and that’s what I’ve gotten from the modeling industry: to be more like a role model through modeling.”

She may be a nationally and internationally recognized model but Buttelman stays true to her roots, with her mother to keep her

grounded.“I envision nothing but

success for her, whether she continues in the modeling path or continues on to college,” mother Aida Buttelman said. “Whatever she chooses to do in life, it’s something she loves to do and is passionate about. I believe this career will serve as a stepping stone in her life.” g

Photo by Cosmopolitan

Buttelman dons a tribal inspired outfit for Cosmopolitan, a world-renowned fashion magazine.

From high school to high fashionButtelman travels the world to pursue modeling career

‘[Modeling] has really changed my perspective on the world.’-communications junior Aliet Buttelman

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“I took decently difficult courses throughout my four years at Dreyfoos, but I wish I had paid more

attention to the grades I was earning in each of the courses. Regardless, I would recommend taking the hardest courses you could handle in order to be competitive for college.”

“I wish I would have worked harder in my classes, especially last year. It was like senioritis came to me a year early.”

“I wish someone had told me that one of the greatest teachers I would have is myself. There’s only one person

that can really be trusted to teach and that is yourself.”

Zachary Montagueband senior

Eunice Chunstrings senior

Daniel Shutervisual senior

by JosieGraham

College. For some, the word means freedom. It means living on your own and attending

the school of your dreams. For others, especially those stressed-out seniors buried in college applications, mentioning that word is enough to cause physical pain. Suddenly there are deadlines to keep track of, applications to fill out and last-minute community service hours to finish. College means having no social life until everything has been filled out and put in the mailbox. It means having to do your own laundry. College. It is no laughing matter.

But even though the deadlines may seem daunting and the admissions process confusing, there are items students in each grade level can tackle to make the application process easy to complete. Communications senior Carly Amado, along with many other seniors, has advice for underclassmen about how they can make the most out of their high school careers.

“I wish I had known how much every single grade counts from the beginning of freshman year,” Amado said. “It is crazy how everything is reflected by your GPA and it’s hard to know that before you actually start applying to colleges.”

When the time comes to fill out the part of your college applications where you list your achievements, both academically and in extracurricular activities, some seniors hit the brick wall, asking themselves, “What exactly have I accomplished in these four years?” Stress levels rise as they search their brains, and also drawers throughout their house, for personal achievements. This is where some sort of involvement in your school would come in handy.

“I wish I had known how much each part of the application matters and done more to distinguish myself in terms of leadership,” visual senior Daniel Shuter said. “Don’t just blow off

clubs and honor societies as inconsequential. They could end up making or breaking an application.”

Procrastination doesn’t have a place in any situation, but this is especially true when preparing for college. Some seniors, and underclassmen too, decide to take advanced courses in order to beef up their HPA and also to show colleges that they are challenging themselves. You’re enrolled in these classes and are raring to go at the beginning of the year, but suddenly your work ethic becomes nonexistent. A’s turn to B’s, and B’s turn to C’s and D’s as each nine weeks comes and goes. Just like that, you’ve been struck with a case of “senioritis,” and now

you must spend the next weeks forcing your grades to inch their way back up.

“I wish I would have worked harder in my classes, especially last year. It was like senioritis came to me a year early,” keyboard senior Eunice Chun said. “I would tell [underclassmen] to...stop slacking and get to work because they’re bound to regret it later.”

College. It is a time for both work and play. Whether you are a freshman simply wondering what colleges look

for in a student or one of those struggling seniors drowning in a full workload of applications, follow the guidelines on the following pages to help you sail smoothly throughout your journey in applying to colleges. Dance alumna Sydney Baldwin (’12) urges students to enjoy their high school years while they last.

“My advice to high schoolers now is enjoy your time,” Baldwin said. “Especially the seniors. If you really buckle down and get through all of your college applications first semester, second semester will be fantastic. It is probably the most memorable time in high school. Underclassmen and juniors, don’t forget that everything you do counts.” g

‘I wish I had known how much every single grade counts from the beginning of freshman year. It is crazy how everything is reflected by your GPA and it’s hard to know that before you actually start applying to colleges.’-keyboard senior Eunice Chun

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by JenniferYoon

FRESHMANStarting freshman year colleges will see

everything you do from now on, so it is especially important to pay attention to your grades. Although college is still a few years away, it is never too early to start preparing. Actually, the earlier you start thinking about your future, the better.

“Don’t underestimate the time that passes from freshman to senior year,” band senior Zachary Montague said. “It’s cliché to a great degree, but high school passes in the blink of an eye.”

Starting out with good grades is key for a successful high school career. Keep in mind that this is an arts school where success in your art area is an additional requirement. Find a balance between your arts and academics. A bad grade in freshman year can be that one miniscule detail that keeps you out of your dream university.

“I would have managed my time better,”

band alumnus Christian Marrero (’12) said. “I spent most of my time with the trumpet in my hand and had a hard time finding time for school stuff.”

This would be a good time to start gathering community service hours. Twenty hours of community service are required for graduation, but performing more can be useful when applying for scholarships in the future. Joining clubs is another key factor for success in high school. It will show colleges your involvement in the community. Keep in mind though that the amount of clubs you are in does not matter, but your involvement in those clubs does.

“We are looking for the student to be actively engaged in the club or organization, so we much prefer to have a student that has fewer clubs and organizations but was very involved with those clubs and organizations than a student that just lists as may clubs and organizations as possible,” said Hege Ferguson, who works in Florida State University’s admission office.

SOPHOMOREThe second year of high school is not

as nerve-wracking as the first, but it does get harder. Take more rigorous classes to show colleges that you are challenging yourself academically and to raise your HPA for a higher rank in your class. Advanced placement and dual enrollment courses help you earn college credits as well.

“The most important thing for [FSU] is the academic performance in the classroom along with the curriculum that was completed and how the student challenged themselves academically by taking honors and advanced placement [classes],” Ms. Ferguson said.

Although it is great to think about your rank in school, make sure that you do not stress over it too much. After all, rank is just a number.

“Working hard is admirable, but there is a fine line when hard work transitions into obsession,” keyboard senior Christopher Wan said. “School is not life. Laugh a little.”

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COLLEGE PREP 101• SET GOALS

• DISCUSS PLANS WITH GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

• JOIN CLUBS

• KEEP GRADES UP

• GET TO KNOW YOUR COUNSELOR

• BEGIN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

• RESEARCH COLLEGES

• PSAT

• MAINTAIN GPA

• RAISE HPA

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Start preparing for college placement tests toward the end of sophomore year, because junior year is soon approaching. Research colleges that interest you to find out what kind of tests they require for admission, such as SATs, ACTs, SAT Subject Tests, etc.

JUNIORJunior year is the time when you really

need to get down to business. This is the final year you can make a lasting impression on colleges. You need to prepare to take the SATs, ACTs and SAT subject tests in addition to taking multiple AP classes and extra classes for dual enrollment.

“Start preparing for the SAT/ACT the summer before junior year, if not before. Start taking your tests in the first semester and be done with them by the end of the second,” keyboard senior Cara Zhuang said. “Start your SAT II [tests], if applicable, at the end of your junior year and take subject tests that correlate with your AP exams so you’ll already be prepared.”

Find out more information about colleges and their requirements. It is important to research colleges to get an idea of what they are looking for, where you want to go, and what you need to do to get into your choice of school.

“Every college has different criteria [for admission],” guidance coordinator Patty Tyler said. “Go to college fairs, go online and see what colleges are looking for.”

SENIORNow the countdown to graduation begins.

You might think that senior year is the easiest of all, but this is not true. Senior year should be your busiest year because it is the time for the college application process.

Start narrowing down your college choices. Ask your teachers to write recommendation letters three weeks prior to application deadlines. Research more about the application process during the summer before entering senior year so you can get started on writing your essays and filling out your

applications ahead of time. One of the most important parts of the

college application process is your essay. The essay is what can set you apart from your competitors, so it is crucial that you give yourself enough time to write, rewrite and edit.

“The most important thing to remember when applying for college is that the admissions council has absolutely no idea who you are, so make sure to really display you,” dance alumna Sydney Baldwin (’12) said. “This is easy to do in your college essay. Your college essay will make or break your acceptance, because there are a thousand other kids with your same GPA.”

This is not the time to catch senioritis. You only get one shot to get into the school of your dreams, and slacking off at the home stretch will only hurt your chances.

“Hard work will pay off and if [students] want the best opportunity they always have to do their best,” Ms. Tyler said. g

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Oct. 27 ACTNov. 3 SAT & SAT SubjectDec. 1 SAT & SAT SubjectDec. 8 ACTJan. 26 SAT & SAT SubjectFeb. 9 ACTMar. 9 SAT onlyApr. 13 ACTMay 4 SAT & SAT SubjectMay 15 FAFSA for FloridaJun. 1 SAT & SAT Subject

*Check individual university websites for their application deadlines, which generally fall in November for early admission options and January for regular decision options.

Every student is unique, so as a result, it’s important for students to be themselves. The absolute strongest essays, strongest applications, that we see in our process are students who have a sense of their identities. It’s really about staying true to yourself.

-University of Chicago Admissions Officer

If you’re looking to find an indicator for success in college, your academic performance in high school is the best indicator. Nothing is going to substitute for your performance in high school. That is the most important thing.

-Florida State University Admissions Officer

$ $$THE COST OF APPLYING TO COLLEGE

• SAT TESTING

• ACT TESTING

• COLLEGE FAIRS

• VISIT CAMPUSES

• MEET WITH GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

• SEARCH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

• FINANCIAL AID RESEARCH

• RETAKE SAT

• RETAKE ACT

• FINISH COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

• FILL OUT APPLICATIONS

• NARROW DOWN COLLEGE CHOICES

• WRITE COLLEGE ESSAYS

• TEACHER RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

The average Dreyfoos student applying to six colleges will spend approximately $680 before even being considered for acceptance.

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On Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 4-6 p.m., visual and digital

media students displayed art assignments they had created over the summer in the Summer Art Show. Parents, grandparents, siblings, teachers and friends all showed up to admire the creations of our talented artists. Paintings, drawings and sculptures covered the walls of the first floor of Building 7. On the second floor, digital pieces of work were available for viewing. Short films played on wide computer screens in the hallways, while in another secluded area digital media junior Alessio Villa provided dubstep music accompanied with a light show and video. This year, some artwork was also displayed in Building 2. This spread out the student work and made this year’s show different than any other. g

Visual and digital media students show off the art they made over the summer in an art show

Summer talenton displayPhotos and story by Elizabeth Lane

A tiny visitor is fascinated by a student-made dress, mesmerized by its bright color. Friends and family of all ages attended the Summer Art show to admire the works of visual and digital media students.

This wire scuplture of an eagle was created by visual freshman Jacob Cartales. “It took four weeks to make this,” Cartales said. “I didn’t use any fancy tools, just a small welder, a sledge hammer, a couple sets of pliers and a small grinder.”

The large painting on the left was created by visual senior Fazida Yathali. “It was a love/hate relationship with this painting. Sometimes I would get tired of it and try to avoid it, and other times I would feel inspired and go back to work on it,” Yathali said.

Viewers surround visual senior Colin Watts’ scale model of the Roman Colosseum. It is made of balsa wood, cork board and foam board and is about 3 -1/2 ft by 3 ft. “It took me 100 plus hours to make this, it was a lot of work,” Watts said.

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by MackenzieWhite

The theatre department had one thing in mind when choosing the show for the fall

production: relevance. The theatre department’s choice of “A Raisin in the Sun” could not have been a better decision as it follows a poor black family, the Youngers, and the struggles they endure.

“The show is emotional and relevant. There’s a struggle for the American dream and on top of that it’s about the love of a family,” theatre teacher Garry Lewis said.

Mr. Lewis has taught at Dreyfoos for the past 17 years, but this is his first time directing a main stage play. Mr. Lewis’ first time directing a major performance is just one of the many firsts for the theatre department.

Theatre dean Wade Handy and Mr. Lewis have decided to double cast all of the female roles in the play. This means that instead of an understudy, there will be two actresses assigned to one character.

“I like the idea. It’s good because it gives more opportunity for people to perform,” theatre senior Tierra McClandon said.

McClandon is playing Beneatha Younger, a daughter in the Younger family. Theatre sophomore Elisabeth Christie is also playing Beneatha. This is Clandon and Christie’s

first time performing in a major Dreyfoos production.

“I recommend seeing both casts to see the different portrayal of the same character done by different actors,” Christie said.

Mr. Lewis has been working with the cast on everything from blocking to dialects. The students are

up for the challenge of putting on such an emotional and important play.

“They’re totally jazzed about it because they get the relevancy of the show,” Mr. Handy said “and our kids like a challenge.” g

by AlexandraLopez

Dancers crowd the halls in Building 4 wearing tights and carrying pointe

shoes. They look stressed and exhausted, but their day of dancing may not be over. Most dancers go to dance studios outside of school. They switch between their school and dance studio every day, both places expecting the best of them.

Dance dean Jan Hanniford-Goetz feels it is necessary for dancers to take a studio class outside of school if they want to dance professionally in the future. Out of the 108 dance majors, an estimated 75 percent are enrolled at a studio, according to Ms. Hanniford-Goetz.

“Professional dancers need 12 years of training and should be taking two classes every day, six days a week, preferably ballet and modern classes,” Ms. Hanniford-Goetz said. “The dancers here can only take one of the classes, two or three times a week; therefore, they would need to take the other outside of school.”

By pushing herself both in and out of school, dance senior Katrina Miller was pushed to the limit and had physical damage

to show it. During her sophomore year, Miller was dancing nearly 18 hours a week at her studios, sometimes even on weekends. Miller started to develop a common joint disorder called osteoarthritis in the hip and pulled a muscle in the knee. The doctor ordered her to take a break.

“I had to take Creative Writing for the rest of the year,” Miller said. “I couldn’t dance at school until my junior year. Dance is hard work and dancers could get injured or lose their passion at any moment.”

Dancing at school can be like doing homework for dancers. They are constantly working to perfect a dance for an upcoming recital and are graded on their effort.

“At my studio, I find myself trying harder and dancing better,” dance senior Kahlil Dukes said.

Dukes dances at the Florida School for Dance Education. “Some [dancers] here see their dance class to be associated with school so they immediately dislike doing it.”

Ms. Hanniford-Goetz, like most dance instructors, expects no less from her dancers, even though she understands the stress that can develop. Having two studios may also cause interference between

schedules, especially when a recital is around the corner.

“Some dancers feel the need to be at two places at the same time. They need to learn how to compromise. Managing time is key,” Ms. Hanniford-Goetz said. g

by MackenzieWhite

Theatre teacher Garry Lewis and theatre dean Wayne Handy

chose “A Raisin in the Sun” for the fall production because they knew that the show would be beneficial for some people to watch. The problem that the teachers faced was that they did not know how to ensure that the audience was going to be filled with people who would take away from the play. They decided that the Theatre Outreach Program was a good solution because through them disadvantaged youth would have a chance to see the performance. The program generously donated enough money to pay for 1,000 tickets that will be sent off to organizations and handed out to disadvantaged youth. “Mr. Handy told me about the idea and I loved it,” said Marcie Gorman, a representative from the Theatre Outreach Program. “The very passionate and strong messages in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ could not be more applicable [to the children].” g

Dance senior Mikaella Abitbol uses the muscles in her legs, arms, back and abdominals to maintain the perfect position. She and her classmates strove to impress the teachers—at school and at their studio—and better their technique.

Theatre Outreach Program buys 1,000 tickets to“A Raisin in the Sun”

Photo by Dana Miller

Theatre sophomore Elisabeth Christie practices her role as Beneatha Younger alongside castmember theatre junior Micailah Lockhart. Christie will perform her role in three of the six shows.

Photo by Dana Miller

“A Raisin in the Sun” raises expectations

Dancers’ balance raises the barre

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The first speech and debate tournaments were held on Sept. 15. There was a tour at Suncoast High School along with the Crestian National

Tournament in Ft. Lauderdale. A few more local debates will be held throughout October. The Blue Key Tournament will take place on the last weekend of October at the University of Florida. g

The Piano Impromptu Concert took place on Oct. 5, with songs from a more mainstream genre. Keyboard

students practiced, fine tuning their pieces for their performances. Auditions for the concert were held on Sept. 24 and determined the set list and who would be performing.

“[The school] thought it would be a fire hazard because all the seats were sold out and we had to add some,” keyboard senior Eunice Chun said. “It’s because it’s not ordinary classical piano that we always play.” g

This year’s Thespian Showcase will take place on Oct. 12. The theme is “Roles I’ll Never Play” and will feature students playing their

opposite roles and gender role reversed songs. “All artists should support each other,” said theatre dean Wade

Handy. “We’re all we got.” On Oct. 25-28 and Nov. 2-4, “A Raisin in the Sun” will be performed.

The Senior College Showcase is Nov. 9-10 and the Junior Showcase is on Nov. 16. g

Dreyfoos dance alumnus and

Julliard graduate Ryan Redmond are choreographing two dance pieces for the dance department’s January concert. He is also helping three dance seniors create solos for college auditions.

In the career prep class, Mr. Redmond teaches seniors how to prepare and present themselves for college auditions.

“I’m teaching them how to be a human before a dancer,” Mr. Redmond said. g

Prism is the annual holiday concert

put on by the entire music department. It encompasses band, strings, vocal and keyboard. “We’re mostly preparing for the fall concert,” vocal junior Brian Ucelo said. “Right after this, we’re going to start preparing for prism, the music department’s biggest concert of the year, which is going to take a lot of time and effort.” g

Auditions for the Florida Music Educators Association All-State in January were held with band director Evan Rogovin during the first

few weeks of school. On Sept. 27, this year’s first Philharmonic concert took place. The concert included Dvorak’s 8th Symphony and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter overture. g

Prism is the annual holiday concert

put on by the entire music department. It encompasses band, strings, vocal and keyboard. “We’re mostly preparing for the fall concert,” vocal junior Brian Ucelo said. “Right after this, we’re going to start preparing for prism, the music department’s biggest concert of the year, which is going to take a lot of time and effort.” g

Photographs taken by the digital media

majors will be displayed at the Norton Museum of Art in mid-October. The VAPA Auction will be Nov. 2 from 5-9 p.m. in the cafeteria. All proceeds go to the digital media and visual departments.

Digital media students will be touring colleges in New York on the second week of November. On the third week, students will be touring colleges in Boston. g

The strings department had

been busy practicing for their first Philharmonic concert last September. Now they are working with other instrumentalists to create duets and quarters along with making preparations for their auditions for the All State orchestra. Auditions will be held on Sept. 22. g

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Photo by Dana Miller

Dance seniors Katy Shot-Hamiwka and Nicholas Garlo work tirelessly on their dancing routine. The life of a dancer at Dreyfoos is a day in and day out struggle to improve the art and technique of their dancing in an environment that is always competitive.

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by ValeriaRivadeneira

All right, it’s confession time. Sassy, loud, funny and outgoing. What

department comes to mind? We’ve all heard (and sometimes repeated) the funny and stereotypical comments regarding the theatre department and, while they do stick together like glue, not all of the stereotypes are as accurate as they seem. I went undercover as a theatre major and here is what I learned:

1. They are singers, they are dancers, they are actors, but from time to time they become inanimate objects.

Over the course of 50 minutes, theatre teacher Sipiew Moyo’s Acting III class played different types of acting games to take me from being a lost journalist and convert me into a variety of things, such as a lazy gargoyle, a distressed sheep, an overprotective shepherd and a tree. Being a sheep made me realize that while journalism has thoroughly developed my snooping skills, cynicism and caffeine intake, it has had no positive effect whatsoever on my reflexes. Not once could I escape the protective wrath of my shepherd, so instead I sat idly watching as the other students moved fast and efficiently around the circle. Fortunately, I did much better as a shepherd thanks to my good observation skills; I guess journalism does count for something in the acting world after all. Another thing I realized is how hard it is

to be a tree, which takes me to my next point.

2. Theatre majors are more flexible than they look.

Never in my life had I imagined that I would temporarily become a plant, and had I imagined it, I never would have thought it would be this hard. We started off class pretending we were long trees and loosening up our limbs. Ms. Moyo told us to stand in a neutral position and let our head hang on its hinges which, by the way, does not feel as comfortable as it sounds. Slowly we started relaxing our bodies and letting our fingers hang further and further down and, while theatre junior Kyle Kniseley was basically sweeping the floor with his bare palms, I was struggling to even touch my own ankles. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to laugh or cry, but unfortunately I couldn’t do either, due to the fact that no oxygen was entering my body.

3. Theatre majors don’t like words.

As a writer, even the thought of a lack of words could send me spiraling downwards into a panic attack, but theatre majors don’t seem to be familiar with this problem. In fact, during most of the acting exercises we did, words were prohibited. In a game called Oracle, we communicated through applause and if you think that’s hard, try jumping in synch with an entire class full of students without talking. Other modes of communication used by the Acting III students vary from winks to stares, but foreign noises are certainly preferred.

4. They don’t treat their knees nicely.

If the thought of flying from a chair to the floor and landing on your knees all in less than a second seems painful, then the theatre department is not for you. I have to admit, I wasn’t as well prepared as I would have hoped; it would have made things a whole lot

easier. I learned the hard way that dancers aren’t the only ones who have to dress in and out for their classes. In order to participate in Acting III (and make it out alive), you have to bring sweatpants or long pants and closed toed shoes to protect your lower body from the forces of gravity and the floor of the Brandt Black Box Theatre.

All in all, my experience with Ms. Moyo’s Acting III class was a positive one. I learned things that I never would have known otherwise and it helped me appreciate the art of singing, dancing and pretending to be someone else, even for an hour. I’ve got to say, though, nothing trumps the exhilarating feeling of coffee, deadlines, stressed-out editors and writing columns at 4 o’ clock in the morning. g

Photo by Alexandra Lopez

During warmups, communications junior Valeria Rivadeneira struggles while stretching alongside theatre junior Kyle Knisley. Similar exercises were important in keeping the students fresh and prepared for any activity.

Communications junior Valeria Rivadeneira stands behind theatre junior Parker Camp in the exercise “Sheep and Shepherds.” Students alternated between the role of a sheep trying to escape and a shepherd keeping the sheep sitting down.

Photo by Alexandra Lopez

If you can’t beat them, join them: Acting IIII can’t paint or sing. My dance moves are limited to the typical Colombian salsa, and I don’t know how to hold a tuba. I do, however, know how to investigate and report. Join me on my adventures through every major at Dreyfoos.

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by CamilleSanches

Some people only concentrate on their art between 8:30

a.m. and 3:40 p.m., but others go beyond school hours and display their talent in everyday life. Talented people fill the school

halls, but there

is one big question: how great of a passion do these students have for their talent? Digital

media senior Chad Feierstone is one of the students who focuses on his major constantly.

“In the seventh grade my uncle gave me my first professional grade camera, which was a Nikon D70, and really ever since then it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do,” Feierstone said. “It’s all I want to do in college and for my career.”

Feierstone mainly focuses on two subjects when it comes to photography: dance and portraits. By getting involved with the dance department and taking pictures of his friends, Feierstone has been able to play around with photography.

“I like [shooting] raw portraits of someone’s face where you can feel the emotion through them, that’s my favorite,” Feierstone said.

Using the studio in Building 9, Feierstone is able to hold photo shoots and improve his photography. Digital media senior

Melina Brown is one of the many who have posed for Feierstone before.

“Photo shoots with Chad are always quick and fun. I’ve always liked his approach to simple backdrops and simple lighting,” Brown said. “He always has a vision of what his goal is, but he lets us take a lot of creative liberty and play around.”

Feierstone takes pictures for dance artist in residence Maria Conrad’s dance company, Reach Dance Company. She realized his talent after seeing his pictures for the spring dance show.

“He is super easy to work with because he’s about the enhancing of the art in general. It’s not always about himself because he thinks about what we need, which makes him really good at what he does,” Ms. Conrad said.

Aside from shooting for Ms. Conrad, Feierstone has taken his photography to the next level and started a business for dance photography. This has helped

him learn about working in the professional photography world.

“I used to just go to dance shows. There I met a few people and now I have my own dance [photography] business with my friend [digital media senior] Andres Rodriguez,” Feierstone said. “Dance is the

target for the business and we’ve been shooting all kinds of dance shows. We’re kind of making a name for ourselves.”

When it comes to thinking about incorporating photography into his future, Feierstone has his mind on one thing: fashion.

“I’m not hugely fashionable myself; I mean I guess I have my

own sense of style I suppose,” Feierstone said. “But I just love the way photographers can capture another artist’s image while selling it at the same time. Both the business and the fashion really interest me.”

When it comes to photography, Feierstone is pretty serious about what he does. He tries his best with every photo that he takes, because to him it is more than just taking pictures. He admits that photography is difficult, but when someone

sticks with it they can produce beautiful art.

“Some people can just pick up a camera and take a nice picture, but it takes more than one nice picture to be a good photographer,” Feierstone said. “I’m kind of a purist when it comes to [editing]. I know it sounds arrogant and a lot of digital photographers think differently, but I try to do my best to get a great picture from the start.” g

Photo courtesy of Chad Feierestone

Photo courtesy of Chad Feierestone

One of digital media senior Chad Feierestone’s specialties is taking portraits of his friends, like visual senior Lauren Stein. The studio in Building 9 is one of his favorite places to work.

Digital media senior Chad Feierestone has been commissioned to take pictures at artist in residence Maria Conrad’s dance company, Reach Dance Company.

Feierstone lights up the darkroomDigital media senior Chad Feierstone strives to be picture perfect

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by MorgaanJessell

Communications senior Daniela Sorgente went from

performing flips on the beam to flips off the high dive

when she took a break from competitive gymnastics to join the Dreyfoos swim and dive team in her sophomore year.

However, having joined in the middle of the season, she was only able to compete in two meets. Even then, Sorgente has placed at districts and qualified for regionals. She dedicated last year to making it to the Florida State Diving Championships held annually in Orlando. This competition showcases Florida’s best divers and requires a year’s worth of training.

“A bad week for me is practicing three times a week for two hours, but a good week means practicing as hard as I can five days a week for two hours,” Sorgente said.

The divers on the team face a bigger challenge than the swimmers when it comes to practicing because there are no diving boards available. Dreyfoos’ four divers commute from all over Palm Beach County to Boca

Raton, where they train with the Boca dive team at Florida Atlantic University’s aquatic complex. Sorgente and the other three divers are not coached by science teacher and swim coach Geoffrey Waugh, they are coached by Boca High’s coach. Their only affiliation with the Dreyfoos swim team is through competition. Even though the separate training facilities create a hectic schedule for Sorgente, she says it has never felt like a strenuous obligation. Her serious passion for diving is what makes it all worth it.

“I absolutely fell in love with the sport,” Sorgente said. “It’s just so fun and I always look forward to going to practices.”

This passion for diving paid off in the spring of her junior year when she placed first at both districts and regionals, and then placed 11th at states. Her goal this year is to place in the top eight.

“Top eight gets a medal at states, so I’m really hoping to [place] this year,” Sorgente said.

Sorgente’s commitment to diving has forced her to give up a lot of her free time, but she believes that missing out on things like going to the beach with her friends will be worth it.

“If it’s something you really like to do, you’ll make time for it and you’ll make sacrifices,” Sorgente said.

Besides being a great diver, she is also a role model for her teammates. Stiff competition often shows athletes’ fiercer sides, but Sorgente still supports her team members.

“[Sorgente] is a great fun to have on the team,” said keyboard senior John “Parker” Holloway, who is also on the dive team. “She’s always so positive and great to have at practice, and it’s been fun to see her improve so much.”

Sorgente attributes her major success with diving to

years of intense competitive

gymnastics. Once she was not flexible enough to perform certain tricks, she switched to diving.

“It’s definitely not as nerve-wracking for me as gymnastics was, the competitions are more fun and don’t make me as nervous,” Sorgente said.

An exceptional work ethic and natural talent have made

Sorgente an important addition to the Dreyfoos dive team.

“Diving has become such an important part of my life,” Sorgente said. “I’ve dedicated so much of myself to it and hope to continue it even after my last season with Dreyfoos ends.”g

Photo by Elizabeth Lane

Photo by Elizabeth Lane

Communications senior Daniela Sorgente prepares for a dive while practicing at the Florida Atlantic University swimming pool. The four divers on Dreyfoos’ team train with Boca High’s coach. Their only affiliation with the Dreyfoos swim team is through competition.

“I really love diving so much. There is nothing like the rush of landing in the water straight,” communications senior Daniela Sorgente said.

Daniela Sorgente trades in her leotard for a bathing suitFrom the beam to the board

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by DanaThomas

Most students look forward to driving when they

turn 16, but communications sophomore Konrad Czaczyk began driving competitively at the age of 13. Czaczyk has been go-karting for the last two years around the state of Florida, competing in the Florida Karting Championship Series.

“Two years seems like a long time, but most kids started racing when they were 6 or 7, so other kids have over 10 years of experience,” Czaczyk said. “So they know all the techniques because they have more seat time than anyone else.”

Go-karting has become Czaczyk’s top priority and something he puts almost all of his time into in order to become a better racer.

“Czaczyk takes it very seriously. He puts every weekend and some weekdays into racing for practice,” said visual arts sophomore Cami Gonzalez, who is Czaczyk’s girlfriend. “Sometimes he will be gone a whole week because he’s in a race.”

Although Czaczyk has picked up many tricks and skills while racing, techniques are not what he finds the most important strategy in helping him improve his driving.

“It’s not really techniques that are that important; you have to know some techniques but the most important thing is seat time,” Czaczyk said. “Seat time is how much time you spend on the track, how much time you’re working around the go-kart, how much time you spend around the people there; it’s overall how much experience you have karting.”

Leslaw Czaczyk, Czaczyk’s father, was a motor-cross champion and has been Czaczyk’s go-karting coach for the last two years. Mr. Czaczyk helps with the mechanical aspect of racing and is also Czaczyk’s support team.

“I look at how he’s racing and

compare him to professional racers in order to help him improve,” Mr. Czaczyk said. “I watch for his mistakes and tell him how to change, whether it’s when to accelerate, when to brake and so on.”

Czaczyk loves go-karting and is committed to his sport. However, there are many dangers and hazards Czaczyk must be aware of while racing in order to continue go-karting.

“I’m not scared when I race, but you need to realize that there are consequences and every action you do can not only impact you, but the people you’re racing with as well,” Czaczyk said. “Almost every big race the ambulance has to come out onto the track because there are no cages or roofs on the go-karts so kids flip and fall out of the kart.”

The dangers that the racers face while go-karting are more common than most think, and Czaczyk has come face to face with these serious obstacles.

“Kids break their arms. That’s a common thing because so many of them flip when racing. A lot of times, if you fall out of the kart it can fall on you or you can fall back in front of other racers,” Czaczyk said. “When I first started out I got run over.

I pulled a muscle in my back, which I still feel today. The karts are over 300 pounds, so to have that pressed on top of you hurts.”

Despite the obstacles associated with racing, Czaczyk has participated in many competitions. He has even won a few of the Road Tax Series, one of the largest racing events that is open to only one type of engine.

“I’ve won three races and I’ve had about 10 podiums, or the top three positions,” Czaczyk said. “Hopefully this year I will win the Florida Karting Championship, but so far I’ve been doing pretty well.”

For Czaczyk, go-karting is not just a fun activity but also something that he looks forward to pursuing in the future as a career.

“It’s hard to get in: you can have the talent and speed but not always the money,” Czaczyk said. “So, overall, you need luck, which is just as important as my dedication and devotion to the sport.” g

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Commentary by KevinLevine

When asked what he thought about the

fans at basketball games, basketball coach and social studies teacher Jeffrey Stohr replied, “Which one?”

According to Patti Alexander, last year’s box office manager for Meyer Hall, the Meyer Hall Theater seats 591 people. During the five performances of last year’s play “Midsummer” between Nov. 3-6, an average of 550 people attended. At $15 a ticket, or $10 for Dreyfoos students, the production made over $30,000.

In early April, the communications department held the Communications Showcase. According to communications dean Angela Weber, 400 people attended the show. With ticket prices at $10 for adults and $5 for students, $3,200 was generated in revenue.

The stands of the Dreyfoos gym seat over 1,200 students. However, for a typical basketball game, Mr. Stohr estimates only 20 fans attend, about half of which he says are parents. The ticket price for a basketball game is $5, and admission is free for students. Therefore, a typical basketball game earns approximately $50 in revenue. With eight home games on the schedule for the season, last year the team made $400 over the course of three months.

If students can find the time to attend arts productions, why can’t they attend sporting events as well? It’s not because they don’t have the time, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to attend arts shows either.

“I guess it’s because our school isn’t

known for its athletic ability. It’s more known for our artistic ingenuity,” dance senior Elyssa Kelly said. “So with the free time I have I’d rather go to a theatre show than a basketball game.”

Dreyfoos is an arts school. We are known for our artistic ability, but that doesn’t mean we need to limit ourselves to only being successful artists. Suncoast Community High School isn’t known for its athletic prowess either, but it is not limited by its reputation to remain solely a math and science school. Dreyfoos students need to show enthusiasm for the school as a whole.

“[Students] don’t think [the basketball team is] good. They don’t have the school spirit they should have,” said band junior Jorge Ramos, who is a member of the basketball team.

If students don’t want to attend basketball games because they believe the team won’t

succeed, then they should show support for the rapidly improving girls volleyball team or the boys and girls

soccer teams, which have had recent successes.

Ms. Weber has a different theory about why potential fans don’t attend athletic events. She believes that the lack of support for our teams comes from a shortage of advertising for sporting events.

“I never hear about sporting events at our school, maybe the day of, but for arts events we see posters and have announcements about them a week in advance,” Ms. Weber said. “For sporting events, kids can’t make plans for the day of. [Students] don’t have

a ride, or they already have plans they can’t change. With arts you have the visual aspect of advertising around the school.”

The only sporting event we can compare to the arts shows for how well they

were advertised are the dodgeball tournaments. Posters were plastered

around the school for weeks in advance. According to last year’s “A Prom to Remember” president, communications alumna Gabriella Carrera, the events had 400 people attend to participate and watch the tournament each time. Is advertising the answer to Dreyfoos’ fan problem? It is a part of the problem, but it doesn’t account for the thousands more attendees for arts productions than to sporting events.

Students at Dreyfoos do not want to attend games, which stems from the problem that our sports teams are not good. This leads to fans not wanting to go to sporting events,

which in turn leads to the problem that there is no

incentive for our teams to get better. It is the classic sports “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” question. Do sports teams get good and then fans go to events, or do fans go and then the team gets good? I believe the lack of fans at sporting events is caused by teams that have not been good enough in past years to gather support. However, if students begin to take interest in the athletic program at Dreyfoos, they will be rewarded with teams that will start to show promise. g

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by KloeeCiuperger

If our bodies are temples, then most of us are graffitists vandalizing our structure

from the inside out with the colorful shades of sodium, sugar and trans fat.

My mom, the self-proclaimed “curvy” woman, recently lost 50 pounds and has

managed to keep all the weight off. I decided to

give her diet a go as a four-day body detox.

The rules were simple. No salt. Each meal consisted of a protein (turkey breast, white fish, chicken or egg whites), a starch (Melba toast or brown rice) and a vegetable. Snacks included more of the same protein, which could only be seasoned with salt substitute and Mrs. Dash, a brand of salt-free spice mixes.

On day one, I was gagging the egg whites down and craving every snack I saw in the cafeteria like a temperamental pregnant woman. I ended the night with an unexpected headache. The following day my body ached and I found myself drifting off during math class dreaming about grease dripping off pizza. Like a heroine addict, my body was reacting to the sodium withdrawal. I wanted to lick a block of salt like sheep and horses do. Day three did not prove any better.

I gave the Greek yogurt a try but concluded after about three bites that I would rather starve than eat the thick and sour substance. I felt sad. Life began to have little meaning without a Little Debbie cake waiting for me in my lunch bag or fried chicken to come home to. My sadness was thrown into a full-fledged depression when my teacher bought The Muse staff Domino’s after school. The greasy smell of garlic haunted Building 1 and I salivated at the sight of the staffers’ grimy fingers clawing at the box of pizza. It was nearly impossible to resist, but I did, a decision I regret to this day.

I was able to suffer through the cardboard crackers and dry turkey with unshakable determination (despite countless whiney complaints) and broke my detox with a heaping spoonful of fluffy, salty, tummy-warming white rice.

A detox is like a reset button for your body. I realized how my habit of eating like a truck driver caused my body to become dependent on sodium and sugar. Although the diet I went on was severe and bland, I adopted many healthy habits from it and learned just how detrimental a poor diet can be to our teenage temples. g

Welcome to the newest addition to The Muse—the Wellness page. Look for it in every issue for news, features and advice on living healthy.

by JenniferYoon

Pumpkins are a great low-calorie source of important antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C and dietary fiber. In addition, their seeds

improve heart health. Try pumpkin pie or soup, and add it to other foods, such as mac and cheese. Pumpkins aren’t only good for jack-o-

lanterns during Halloween. They are healthy and nutritional vegetables that should be incorporated into daily diets. gPhoto by Elana Amsterdam

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Sit, stay: the health effects of a sedentary lifestyle

by KellyBerger

The average American spends more than half his waking hours sitting down. The

average Dreyfoos student is no exception, but most are unaware of the lasting effects that such a sedentary lifestyle can have.

Even if students spent every break between classes and all of lunch walking or standing, they would still spend a total of six hours planted in a desk at school. This is a minimum and doesn’t include the hours spent outside of school commuting, staring at a computer screen, watching TV or doing homework.

“I spend all day, except for walking to and from the car, sitting,” band junior Amy Kramer said. “I don’t feel like we have a choice. It’s both the teachers’ and the students’ responsibility to work together to find alternative lessons that involve movement and activities that are not done at a desk.”

Sitting for extended periods of time causes blood circulation to slow down and enzymes responsible for breaking down triglycerides (the type of fat cells that raise your risk of stroke) to switch off, leading to a plummet in metabolism. To make matters worse, according to a study on cell culture, the weight your body puts on fat cells while sitting actually encourages the fat cells to create twice as much fat as when you are standing. In addition, less blood sugar is used while sitting, so your chance of contracting diabetes goes up by 7 percent for every two hours per day spent sitting.

“Our bodies have evolved over millions of years to do one thing: move,” said James Levine, M.D., Ph.D. in a Women’s Health article. “For thousands of generations, our environment demanded nearly constant physical activity.”

Now that our bodies are crunched into the same position for the majority of the day, our posture has suffered. Major muscle groups

like the hip flexors, hamstrings and muscles that support the spine become stiff, weak and tight. It’s no coincidence that the advent of the computer since the 1990s has paralleled a threefold increase in chronic lower back pain among women. Even those who maintain consistent exercise schedules are prone to the effects of sitting for hours on end.

“We’ve become so sedentary that 30 minutes a day at the gym may not do enough to counteract the detrimental effects of eight, nine or 10 hours of sitting,” Genevieve Healy, Ph.D., said in the article.

Nonetheless, there are ways to combat the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle, especially at a campus like Dreyfoos. The solution is called NEAT: Nonexercise Activity Thermogenesis, and it includes low-impact movements like walking, climbing stairs and stretching. Students and faculty should make an effort to do something NEAT for 10 minutes every hour.

“If it’s true that sitting for long periods of time is having negative health effects on students, I wouldn’t have a problem allowing them to stretch or walk for a short break

during class,” math teacher Olive Bryan said. “Time is

always something that we, as teachers, need to be mindful of; however if it’s beneficial for the

students’ health, I would be willing to give it a try.” g

Superfood in season: pumpkin

NEAT ways to move more at school:

The stairs at Dreyfoos are a great way to get blood flowing between classes. Try climbing up and down the stairs for any extra time between classes.

Use free time at lunch to walk the campus.

Get up during class and walk to the bathroom or the water fountain.

Try simple stretches and exercises while sitting at your desk, such as leg lifts, toe taps or abdominal contractions.

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by MackSchroeder

From across the room, flashing lights

illuminate the face of a man behind a table of scratch discs and stereos. His electronic music sets the mood and controls the crowd. Without him, the party would be lifeless. Stepping out from behind the table, digital media junior Alessio Villa reveals himself as the DJ master. This unique musical act has been a part of Villa’s life since he was a young boy.

“I got my first pair of turntables when I was 10, and I loved messing around with rap vinyls after school,” Villa said. “At age 13, after watching and listening to Deadmau5, I knew I wanted to make and perform my own style of music in the [electronic] genre.”

As a DJ, Villa does more than just play songs from a set list: he engages the crowd and immerses them in the sound.

“For me, the real excitement is the energy from a crowd,” Villa said. “Everyone jumps with me as we feel the music together and just go nuts.”

Few students can say that they’ve had the

opportunity to DJ at big parties and events, but for Villa these occasions are common.

“I’ve been doing private gigs and parties for friends. My favorite one has to be this warehouse gig where I performed for an hour along with a few other artists,” Villa said. “Everyone in attendance was there for the music, and [it was] easily the best crowd ever.”

Along with performing live shows, Villa produces and mixes his own original electronic music.

“Producing music is the toughest and most rewarding part of all,” Villa said. “Actually sitting down in front of an empty project screen and coming out with a finished product [takes] anywhere from a week to a

couple of months. It’s an addiction really.”Digital media freshman Sebastian Baldeon

has been working with Villa on his live shows and music production for over a year.

“So far, we have only had one performance together. It was our first time together live and it was pretty intense and fun,” Baldeon said. “Usually we just sit in a room and practice for hours. It’s like we are in our own world and nothing else matters.”

To share his music, Villa takes advantage of innovative music sharing websites.

“I have many outlets for my music, such as Soundcloud and Mixlr,” Villa said. “I’m planning to release several tracks at once at any given point in time [this year]. I always throw free stuff out for the world to see as well.” g

by JarrodCarman

Movie theaters are in trouble. In 2012, summer box office sales reached

533,500,000 tickets, the lowest level since 1993, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Many were quick to attribute this to a lack of well-reviewed films or the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, CO, in July, which made audiences hesitant to go to movies. Meanwhile, others think that the average moviegoer has simply changed too fast for the movies to keep up.

“When you think of Hollywood as a business, it’s about an investment,” communications teacher Ancil Deluz said. “Everybody wants to use the new [technology] even when the story doesn’t need it, and huge sums of money are thrown to return the investment.”

However, it seems those large sums of money aren’t enough for box office success. The remake of “Total Recall” cost $157 million to produce, according to Variety, and $100 million to advertise, according to The Los

Angeles Times, but, worldwide, it only grossed $165 million, resulting in a net loss.

Moviegoers are no longer rushing in hordes to the movies because of the way the average moviegoer’s routine has changed.

According to Dr. Deluz, the desire of the average moviegoer has shifted with the generation. Orginally, only studios had the equipment and resources necessary to produce a feature film. In 2012, things are a little different. Today, anyone can buy a flip camera for less than $100, their film on user-friendly programs such as iMovie and upload their film to YouTube for free. Because of this, the films people watch create a personal connection, as they derive directly from the mind of the amateur filmmaker. The summer blockbusters that contain monotonous explosions and thin character development simply are not enough for the moviegoer expecting something more profound.

Most damaging to the box office is the fact that more people are turning to DVD rental and streaming services such as Netflix

and Redbox. According to Wired Magazine, Netflix has 22.4 million subscribers, whose instant streaming of movies and TV shows account for one-fourth of all Internet traffic. Furthermore, it seems studios are feeling increasingly threatened.

“Warner Brothers began waging a war on the rental outfits by allowing them to rent movies starting four weeks after a movie was released for sale,” according to Time Magazine. People have realized that they can simply wait for a movie to appear on their instant queue on Netflix a few months after it was released. As a result, DVD sales have declined by 44 percent, according to The New York Times.

Movies have changed and so has the audience. Blockbusters can no longer satisfy the average filmgoer’s thirst. The movies audiences want to see are not only becoming easier to come by, but easier to make. It seems Hollywood just cannot keep up. g

Photo by Lucas Kelman

Digital media freshman Sebastion Baldeon (left) and digital media junior Alessio Villa (right) have been practicing together for a year.

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by EricaMaltz

Imagine being able to plan your wedding, an exotic

vacation, your dream closet or your next dinner, all on one website. Welcome to Pinterest. Pinterest’s objective is to connect users through subjects they find interesting and appealing. This site can be accessed via mobile app, tablet or your computer.

Pinterest focuses on posting images and some videos rather than articles, blogs, or music. Every member has a series of virtual pin boards where you post images and links in

customized pinned categories. For example, you could have a category called “Things I wish I owned,” or “My dream wedding,” and within those categories you pin pictures that go along with the theme. A pin is an image added to Pinterest. A pin can be added from a website using the “Pin It” button or you can upload images from your computer. Each pin added using the Pin It button links back to the site it came from.

It is easy to create a Pinterest account using the app or the website. The first thing it will ask

you to do, after creating your username and password, is to go through different pictures

and choose things that appeal to you. Doing this allows Pinterest to choose users for you to follow, and you can start to “repin” things from others. This is one of the important processes that will keep you interested with the social network, because things you love will be at your fingertips.

Pinterest is a friendly and open environment. It is a website that promotes expressing yourself. Magazines have been raving about the new fad, even saying “Pinterest joins Twitter and Facebook as the newest self-expression engine.” Pinterest is a collection of collections—it’s just as much about the users as it is about what they’ve posted. g

by MariaGrosso

The technological advances of the past decade have changed the world and

shaped a generation. Since the Internet opened its doors to video streaming with YouTube, it has expanded into many mediums around the world. Netflix, Hulu and provider apps like Direct TV and Dish Network are the most popular within the American teen demographic. The success of these new forms have brought unprecedented consequences. Most unexpected of all has been the reinvention of how people watch TV: the ability for the consumer to control how much and how often they watch TV.

Binge watching consists of watching a whole TV series in one sitting, immersing yourself in the world of a TV show with minimum disruption to the continuity of the story. Furthermore, access to shows is relatively cheap. A Neflix subscription costs $8 a month for new members, so it would come down to about 17 cents an episode should you watch two seasons of a show within a month.

“I sat down for three days and just watched ‘Jersey Shore’ with my cousin,” visual sophomore Jessica Kirby said. “I felt

I couldn’t stop—there was always a hook. I even started talking like them.”

Although being able to eat a whole cake in one bite might be tasty, it is not necessarily healthy. There are responsibilities that come with taking on binge watching. In a utopian scenario, binge watching would be done on a treadmill. The truth is, most people opt for the comfy couch. Binge watching also comes at the cost of human contact for an extended amount of time.

“[Binge watching is] bad in the sense that when you’re done you realize you could have done other things,” keyboard sophomore Jackie Chen said.

Binge watching, despite its flaws, can be

entertaining and informative if done correctly. Part of this success is choosing the right show. Popular titles to binge include the

highly addictive “Breaking Bad,” a thrilling drama about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to selling crystal meth as a way of life. On a lighter side, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” follows a group of friends living in Philadelphia who run an unsuccessful Irish

bar. Finally, on a dark note, “Dexter” follows the story of a Miami Metro Police blood splatter analyst who lives a double life as a serial killer.

“If you can find the right time to, [binge watching is a] feel-good [activity], being able to indulge in something without worrying about homework or due dates,” Chen said. g

“I’m super excited for the new season of ‘Parks and Recreation.’ I have a mad girl-crush on Rashida Jones.”

Kayla VanWierengentheatre senior

“I’m really looking forward to the new season of ‘Vampire Diaries.’ They ended the last season with a really intense cliffhanger.”

Cheyenne McGhievisual junior

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by MaggiePatterson

Sitting down to watch an entire series in one sitting is a new phenomenon

sweeping the nation. While some people may think it’s impressive to watch every episode of “Breaking Bad” in a day, it’s nothing compared to watching the 50 years of “Doctor Who” without breaks. Your eyes will literally

pop out of your head and you will need medical attention. But while you’re in the hospital, you won’t be able to stop talking about this series.

“Doctor Who” follows the adventures of The Doctor and his various companions as they travel through time and space. The iconic time machine is the T.A.R.D.I.S. (Time And Relative Dimension In Space), which is disguised as a blue police box.

The show came on the air for the first time on Nov. 23, 1965, making it the longest running television series in history. The first episode introduced The Doctor, played by William Hartnell. Unfortunately, Hartnell’s health was failing by 1966 and he could not continue as The Doctor. The series was too profitable for the network to stop, but they could not go on without their main character. To solve their problems, the writers created one of the most memorable elements of the series: they made The Doctor regenerate into a new actor. By the time “Doctor Who” went off the air in August 1999, eight actors had played the role of The Doctor.

After a 15 year lull and a movie, “Doctor Who” came back on the air in 2005. Christopher Eccleston starred as The Doctor, followed by David Tennant and the current Doctor, Matt Smith. Each version of the character has had a unique personality and look. The feeling of the show changes with each actor, going from deep human insights to light-hearted entertainment in each season.

The seventh season of the revival, which premiered Sept. 1, is now showing on The BBC America. This season is building upon the framework set by the past season, using the same characters in new situations. This is going to be the last season for the current travelling companions, Amy (Karen Gillian) and Rory Pond (Arthur Darvill). The Doctor will be getting a new companion, played by Jenna Louise Coleman.

Even though the seventh season has just begun, it’s already improved on

season six. Writer Steven Moffat has pledged to stop the overarching and confusing multi-season plotlines he had used heavily since the second half of season five. Whole characters were never conclusively resolved, which was frustrating.

Season seven is supposedly going to be easy to follow and engaging.

“Doctor Who” was created by The BBC, so its availability in the United States is limited. If you have The BBC America Channel, you can watch “Doctor Who” Saturdays at 9 p.m. If you don’t get The BBC America, new episodes are available on Xfinity for Comcast customers and seasons one through six are available on Netflix. g

I am not a morning person. I need some serious motivation to get out of bed in the morning, and that motivation is usually “Primadonna” by Marina and the Diamonds. The song fits my mood as I check myself out in the mirror for

15 minutes, flip my hair around just for fun and sashay away.

When I get ready for school, I’m in a haze until I listen to “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” by Taylor Swift. It’s great for shaking off tiredness and clingy boyfriends, two things nobody needs in the morning.

By the time Swift starts talking about her ridiculous lovesick ex, I’m so pumped I could run the 11 miles to school instead of driving.

A good song to pump me up in the morning is “Greenback Boogie” by Ima Robot. The song makes me feel like a rebel, pushed along by a quasi-electronic beat that makes me dance awkwardly and keeps me listening by

adding a choir-like chorus halfway through.

In the morning, nothing makes me want to get up, put on my best bell-bottom jeans and dance like a flower child around my room than the song “Gypsy Eyes,” By Jimi Hendrix. This song takes it back old school, back to the good

ol’ days of rock ‘n roll, where you can feel every word Hendrix sings coming from his soul.

Katy B takes the form of my personal fairy godmother. My mornings need the type of rush a six pack of Monster might give a small bird. “Katy on a Mission” grabs you by the shoulders, plunges you into a bucket of British

cool, shakes you off and then sends you on your way with renewed confidence and drive that could leave a rock star dying to be you.

My 6:20 a.m. alarm is accompanied by a series of unhappy emoticons. Struggling to get out of my bed wouldn’t be the same without turning on my morning playlist. “Amsterdam” by Imagine Dragons helps me get that first foot

onto the floor to turn on my lights and start my morning. As my closet becomes a pigsty of the outfits I decided not to wear, the song is almost at an end and I quickly press replay.

“There’s a rumor of a new season of ‘Drake & Josh.’ I used to love that show. I hope it comes back because of the nostalgia.”

Tina Tosonvocal freshman

“I can’t wait for ‘[Here Comes] Honey Boo-Boo’ to come back. She’s my baby girl.”

Louis Zepedavisual junior

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by AlexandraLopez

Visual junior Jessica Roses created this painting, “Mirror,” as her

summer assignment. Roses tries to create a reflection that can be mistaken, at first glance, as a “twin image” of herself instead of just a mirrored reflection.

“I like doing self portraits because I love replicating the human body,” Roses said. “Self portraits are a little

harder to do because I know exactly what my face looks like, and when it doesn’t look exactly like me, I keep trying to fix it until I am happy with it.”

To create the piece, Roses put a wash over the canvas and then used acrylic paint, a favorite material of hers that she finds makes her work look “more eerie or have more of a sense of decay” than a pencil would. Paint drippings in the piece are used to

resemble the decay. Roses then added a lot of water to the paint and made very basic outlines of where everything would be. She applies details and many layers until the piece is finished.

“The piece plays with the concentration of dealing with a fearful alternate reality, where everyday environments and situations are warped,” Roses said. g

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