Marching band participates at reginals, placing 11th overall. � e competitive season ends. Page 5.

Junior Zach Curtis and freshman Emily Fletchell sing karaoke at the Best Buddies Headless Horseman outing. Page 6 & 7

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I like volunteering because I enjoy the feeling that you’re giving back to the community.”

I don’t really volunteer except for NHS. But, spending time with your friends is a way to make volunteering fun.”

“I like volunteering. Students should get more involved because it will help them when they are applying to college and it makes you feel good.”

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Reaching out to the community

As teenagers, stereotypes regarding our personalities and priorities are everywhere. We are lazy. We are young and wild. We do not know what is best for us. We are sel� sh and only care about ourselves. Maybe these stereotypes and accusations are true to an extent. And maybe it is because the action we take and the statements we say portray this. Teenagers today need to put down the video game controllers, the laptops, and other materialistic things, and sign up at a local food pantry and volunteer their free time.

For example, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only about a quarter of the population aged 16 and older volunteered in 2009. People who volunteer are most o� en Caucasian, female, college educated and between the ages of 35 and 55. � is study shows that teens and other young adults do not put enough emphasis on volunteering and giving back to the community that has served them for so many years. In communities around the country today, there is an ever-growing gap between the individuals and organizations that reside there. Neither share deep a deep connection. If teens and other young adults were to reach out to these organizations that help their communities run, then the gap would be lessened and the bonds in the community would increase. Not only would the volunteers and organizations bene� t, but the community would also be enriched.

In addition to building strong bonds in a community, the health bene� ts of volunteering are more than enough reason for anyone to get involved. � ere is a growing body of research that indicates volunteering provides individual health bene� ts in addition to social bene� ts. It has been proven through various studies that those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability and lower depression rates later in life compared to those who do not volunteer on a regular basis.

By volunteering, individuals also express greater, more stable emotional health. When choosing to volunteer, people tend to commit to the decision out of their genuine want to help others and devote their time. When someone completes a task, they feel a sense of accomplishment. It is no di� erent when volunteering. By helping pack boxes of supplies to military personnel overseas, or serving soup and much-needed food to the homeless, a person is going to feel self-worth and accomplishment. Giving their free time and e� ort has made someone’s life a little bit better, and an individual should have a sense of satisfaction in being part of the reason.

Volunteering as a high schooler and a college student also has many advantages. For instance, when � lling out college applications, extra-curricular activities are important. To get involved at the school, consider joining Key Club, Interact Club, or National Honor Society. To be accepted into a top-choice college, one must be well rounded. Having volunteer hours on your transcripts makes an applicant stand out in the immense piles of admissions the college receives daily. Here at the school, the guidance department encourages students to get involved in the community their senior year. If a student completes just � � een hours of community service, whether it be from working at church events, volunteering at the local YMCA, or tutoring young children in math, then that student will be specially recognized at graduation with an honor cord so they are congratulated for all of their hard work.

Do not think the bene� ts of volunteering at a young age stop a� er high school. According to a survey of the United Kingdom’s 200 leading businesses, conducted by Reed Executive, 73 percent of employers would recruit a candidate with volunteer experience over one with none, and 94 percent of the businesses believe volunteering can add new skills that will help the employee be more successful in their job.

� e bene� ts of volunteering are endless. � e younger generation needs to reach out to the communities they live in. Realize that other people, your neighbors, coworkers, the cashier at the local grocery store, could bene� t from one person reaching out to them- help them through a hard time. � e tasks do not have to be di� cult. Packing boxes, teaching a young child, serving food, painting a building, picking up trash alongside the highway. All of these actions may seem small and insigni� cant. But, when they are put together, a large di� erence can be achieved. Break the stereotype that has been put upon us. Volunteer.

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HEAD TO HEAD Does age matter when punishing a criminal?Troyer and Baumgartner debate juveniles in the justice system

Fourteen-year-old Lionel Tate is currently serving life in prison without parole for killing a girl while practicing wrestling moves on her. Practicing wrestling moves. Something most

would consider a healthy, recreational activity. It was a favorite pasttime of Tate’s.

Instead, he will watch wrestling on the TV from an 8 by 10 foot concrete box for the rest of his life because the court systems have decided that sometimes, when a child kills they instantly become an adult. � is 14-year-old was tried as an adult, and he is paying for it dearly.

� e fact is maturity and wise decision-making skills come with age. Children should always be given less harsh of a punishment. � ey should be given the chance to experience life outside a prison cell, even though they made a mistake as a child. We cannot paint children as monsters while they are still growing into adults.

A sympathy for criminals is absent in today’s society. All too o� en we fail to recognize that when people do terrible things, they have likely � rst had terrible things done to them. Many of us have forgotten that while we all live in America, we lead very di� erent lives. � e students at our school live a life graced with caring teachers, local role models and access to all basic needs. However, take a drive to any of the thousands of less fortunate towns and you will � nd students fending for themselves. Is it not more understandable for these children’s ideas of right and wrong to be blurred?

In addition, it is basic knowledge that rational thinking increases as we grow. � e brain’s prefrontal lobe, which judges inappropriate behavior, is not fully developed until age twenty. Children are more likely to feel incapable of another solution for the problems they face than adults. � ey should be given more sympathy than an mentally and emotionally mature adult.

Trying children as adults is not only tragically immoral, it also brings no bene� ts. A study by criminologists Simon Singer and David McDowell found the threat of being tried as an adult had no deterrant e� ects on juvenile crime. Harsh, adult punishments have ruined many children’s lives, and brought no bene� ts to society. Children are not driven away from crime by the possibility of extensive jail time.

When a criminal is tried and found guilty, the goal is they then see clearly there was extreme error in their ways.� is is true whether a 14-year-old sits in a prison cell for 20 years or 40. In this scenario, the reformed child should be released to rejoin society at age 34, not 54. � e juvenile court system was established to help reform youth so they can lead productive lives as adults, and it is absurd to ever take this option away from a troubled child. What happened to second chances?

� e answer to our problems is kindness and forgiveness, but our court systems are teaching our children cruelty.

It is time we as a nation learned to see with our hearts without being blinded by revenge.

On February 12, 1993, two-year-old Jamie Bulger would never look at his mother with his bright, warm smile again. Once abducted by two 10-year-old boys skipping school that day, Bulger endured a horrible, senseless death. � e two young boys took Bulger a few miles away to a remote area where they kicked and stomped on him. Batteries were placed into his mouth to sti� e his screams. As a � nal, fatal blow, the boys dropped a 22 pound iron bar on his head. As a result of the brutal attack, Bulger su� ered 42 separate injuries. � e autopsy was inconclusive because of the extensive amount of injuries.

In November of the same year, the then 11-year- olds were found guilty of Bulger’s murder. � e boys were the youngest convicted murderers of the 20th century. A� er the conviction, the debate on how to handle the children grew. Some believed the boys’ trial was too strict and adult-like, while others, including 28,000 people who signed a petition to increase their sentencing, believed the boys should have been tried as adults and be detained in a prison system for life. � e boys were both placed into institutions for juvinile delinquents. Eventually both boys were given the right to weekly excursions to neighboring towns to shop and enjoy daily life. In June 2001, the boys were no longer considered a public threat and were released.

How are these criminals not a public threat? � ey deliberately kidnapped and killed a child. For fun. During the case, which took place in the UK, Britain’s Prime Minister, John Major, said it perfectly. “Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less.”

If any adult, as in anyone over the age of 18, were to have been accused of the same crime, their eligability for life in prison would be almost certain. � e boys were old enough to know right from wrong. � ey were old enough to understand that the actions they took would cause harm. � ey were old enough to kidnap a small child and gruesomely beat him to death. So why were they not old enough to face the appropriate consequences?

For severe cases like this, the reach and intervention of the juvenile court system just is not enough. � e juvenile court system was created as a way to rehabilitate troubled children who have faced issues with the law. And in some cases, depending on the severity of the crime, the juvenile court system is the right place. Hopefully, the court system is able to intervene early enough in the child’s life to where it is actually able to make a di� erence. But when a child commits a serious crime, the situation is di� erent.

It is one thing to be troubled. It is another to lack morals. � is cannot be cured in a rehabilitation center. Adult crimes, such as murder, or any other crime that a� ects public safety, should be dealt with accordingly, no matter the age of the perpetrator. � e actions, not the age should be taken into account. Age needs to be considered, not only to punish the children for the acts they have committed, but to truly provide justice for the grieving families a� ected.

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Slicing the apples into thin slivers, and then pouring caramel sauce on to the slices, senior Alexis Palmer creates one of the many treats available at the Conner Prairie Apple Store, Annie’s Apples. She volunteered at the store for the � rst time on Oct. 15 through the National Honor Society (NHS).

Physics teacher and sponsor of NHS Daniel Mach was emailed by the Alliance at Conner Prairie on Sept. 29 and given a list of times that students could volunteer. According to science teacher and former sponsor of NHS Darcy Banitt this is an opportunity that has been available since the beginning of NHS six years ago. � roughout October students from NHS have the opportunity to volunteer at the Conner Prairie Apple Store.

� e store operates weekly Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. NHS students share shi� s by signing up on certain days when they are available to work. � e

store o� cially opened at the beginning of September; however, the students were recently informed that they had the ability to sign up for times to volunteer at the shop.

� e store sells multiple types of apples from local orchards, as well as cider slushies, and other merchandise that Conner Prairie has to o� er.

“First I handed out apple cider slushies to people and then I had to switch apple boxes which were boxes out for people to buy apples out of. When it got low, I had to get more to � ll it up,” said Palmer.

While working at the store students are given the ability participate in multiple jobs that the store has to o� er. � e students volunteering were able to rotate through the jobs, so that they did not have to stay in one place their whole shi� .

“I’m doing it for the experience because I think it would be fun to work in a shop like that; just selling candy and apples sounds fun to me,” said senior Kaitlyn Treadway.

For some NHS students the reasoning behind volunteering is due to the � ve hours a semester that students are required to have, for others helping is for gaining experiences, and being able to make a di� erence.

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who volunteered were able to enjoy a complimentary apple cider slushy from the Apple Store.

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Preparing a cup of apple cider slushie senior Alexis Palmer, pours the cider for a custom-er at the Conner Prairie Apple Store Oct. 15.

Knitting a shawl for a friend while simultaneously talking with her mom, junior Katie Boomershine sits in the library during a Sit ‘N Knit meeting.

Venturing to the library Monday a� er school is not an unusual occurrence for junior Katie Boomershine. Knitting needles ready and yarn by her side, she prepares to fashion a piece of the puzzle that will soon be a blanket. � is is just one way that she gives back through her passion for cra� .

Volunteering is one way that students strive to make a di� erence in the community. Students in the Sit ‘n’ Knit Club work on projects year round that will be donated to Project Linus or Warm Up America. Scarves, gloves, hats, blankets and more are examples of what will be donated when the projects are � nished.

“Project Linus is an organization where we make blankets like Linus’ blanket in Charlie Brown and donate them to shelters and hospitals around the Indianapolis area,” said Boomershine. “Warm Up America is kind of along the same lines where we knit squares and then my mom sews them together to make a patchwork blanket or ‘granny quilt’. We also have something where you can knit hats for premature babies, but Project Linus

and Warm Up America are our biggest ones.”Boomershine’s mom searched for these

speci� c charities in order to keep everything as local as possible. Even though Warm Up America is a nation- wide organization, they still try to keep everything close.

“We want the kids in knitting club to really be able to see a change in their community. Even if they were walking through downtown Indianapolis, they would see a blanket and say ‘I made that; I made a di� erence in somebody’s life.’” said Boomershine.

Sit ‘n’ Knit was started when Boomershine was in junior high at Riverside and her

younger sister came into the middle school. � ey started the Sit ‘n’ Knit Club because

neither of them were athletic or interested in academic clubs. � e idea of knitting for charities � rst began around the same time as the club. A student involved with knitting wanted something that they could do for National Honor Society hours so they got to looking and found a plethora of charities that they could donate knitted

items to. For senior Lauren � omas, knitting for charities is an important and personal

way to give back. “Personally it allows me to do something

that I enjoy while doing something good for someone else and knitted stu� is also really warm and comfortable,” said � omas. “Currently, I am working on a market bag for a friend in college.”

� e club also made scarves for the Special Olympics and for volunteers helping out with the set up of the 2012 Super Bowl being held in Indianapolis. Red scarves are made for foster kids who recieve them as gi� s on his or her eighteenth birthday when they are released from the foster care system.

Boomershine thinks that the club is great not only for anyone who wants to give back, but also for anyone who wants something fun to do. � e club meets every Monday a� er school from 3-4 p.m. Students in NHS can obtain service hours by knitting an item and donating it to a local charity as well.

“Knitting club is just a good club because you don’t have to be really, really good. You just have to want to come and be able to learn and have fun. If you can hold a pencil, you can do this,” said Boomershine.

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band has made it to semi-state two years in a row. Yet on Oct. 15 at Center Grove High School, the band placed eleventh, just barely following the top ten semi-state � nalists.

“I am glad we ended our performance on a good note, but it feels like all the hard work we put into our show should have lasted longer,” said sophomore tenor saxophonist Meghan Kohli.

� e marching band practiced an average of 15 hours a week, not including practice sessions for football games and competitions. For a football game, they practice for two hours, and for a contest, three or four. Last week, marching band spent approximately 20 hours preparing for the regional show.

“[Contests] are like ice-skating,” said director Charlie Kunz. “We put something out there we thought was beautiful and wonderful. We thought the kids had a really solid run on Saturday night. � e judges put our points in. Our points fell short.”

Of the 172 students participating in marching band, 30 are eighth graders, 39 freshmen, 48 sophomores, and 35 juniors. � ere are 20 seniors, the others having le� to pursue other activities. According to Kunz, this atrition is a sign of a functioning group—there is a higher rate of incoming students than outgoing students. To the students, low amount of seniors meant that the cadets and freshmen would be struggling, leaving upperclassmen to guide

the new marchers throughout regionals.“� is is the hardest show we’ve marched,

and we have a lot of new people,” said junior alto-saxophonist Bethany Ellis. “And a lot of the seniors that were de� nitely experienced quit. So it’s harder this year, but we are doing really well for it.”

� ough the competing season is over, the role of support for the football team is not yet at an end. � e marchers will continue to perform at half-time until the football season is terminated. Band members have two practice sessions o� , then will accompany the varsity team when they play home against McCutcheon on Oct. 21 for sectionals.

“We didn’t make it to semi-state this year,” said director Michael Carpenter to his marchers at a follow-up meeting. “But the big picture of this ensemble is to give you guys an experience that’s unlike any other. I would say that you guys have de� nitely had that experience.”

Twenty marchers will not have a chance to place at semi-state next year, nor participate in marching band at all. � e seniors at the follow-up meeting expressed sorrow at the end of band, but thanked all the band members for their support and friendship.

“It is sad that the season is over because it’s my senior year, but I am proud of the season and the � nal performance,” said senior drum major Ashley Heines. “[Future students] should keep working hard. Your are all very talented people, and I hope to see your progress next year.”

So close to semi-stateMarching band places 11th for regionals at Center Grove

Filing across the football fi eld, freshman trumpet player Austin Smith and freshman fl utist Jake Smith perform their halftime show during the Aug. 26 home game against HSE.

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� e galloping of a horse can be heard in the quiet woods as Best Buddies members take a hayride while waiting for the appearance of the Headless Horseman.

2011 graduate Ashley Held and senior Annie Wood attended the Headless Horseman at Connor Prairie a on Oct. 15 this year to celebrate the fall season together.

Before the event started, many members went out to eat with their buddies. Senior Nick Gibson said that club members participated in other activities including getting their fortunes told and singing karaoke. At the end, the members all went on the hayride. Gibson enjoyed seeing everyone get to know each other.

“People who normally wouldn’t hang out with each other were getting into groups and going o� to do other things. � e whole club was probably all together for about the � rst 15 minutes,” said Gibson.

Roasting marshmallows with seniors Kristin McSweeney and Sami White, junior Mara Michelini celebrates her birthday on a cool, fall night.

Michelini’s favorite season is fall since it is her birthday season, but said that she also likes getting to wear sweatshirts and watching the leaves change colors. She decided to have a bon� re to celebrate her birthday on Oct. 15 since there are already Christmas lights strung throughout her backyard as decoration.

Having a bon� re is a way that Michelini is able to spend time out on fall nights and have a good time while doing so. She said that she not only enjoys tribal dancing around the � res, but also likes just relaxing as well.

“I enjoy sitting and being warm around � res. I love roasting marshmallows. We are going to roast huge marshmallows at my birthday party,” said Michelini.

Changing leaves bring seasonal traditionsChanging leaves bring seasonal traditionsFall food favorites triggers excitement

As leaves begin to change and fall to the ground and cool winds � ll the air, students are reminded of the food they cherish most during the autumn season.

Not only does sophomore Regan Sharp enjoy carving pumpkins and watching the leaves change colors, but pumpkin pie is her favorite part of this time of year. While driving to her great-grandmother’s house, she is reminded of the pie that is homemade for the holiday season.

“I love pumpkin pie because there is nothing like it,” said Sharp. “I usually have it during � anksgiving and although I do not know how to make it, my great-grandmother’s is the best.”

Freshman Ammad Caesar also enjoys this

time of year because pumpkin is one of his favorite � avors. He believes pumpkins are very popular during the autumn season and has been eating pumpkin pie and salted pumpkin seed since he was very young. Recently, he has also taken an interest in pumpkin co� ee creamer.

“I love anything pumpkin,” said Caesar. “I really enjoy the texture and taste of pumpkin and my mom makes the greatest cranberry pumpkin bread.”

Although pumpkin is a popular choice among people during the fall season, junior Alyssa Shultz � nds homemade chili comforting during this time of year. On Halloween, Shultz and her neighbors come together and participate in a chili cook o� .

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“The weather is amazing,” said freshman Arick Crecelius. “I like the leaves and I don’t believe in Halloween, but it is a tradition in my family to carve pumpkins.”

“I like fall because of all the changing colors,” said senior Lindsay Golden. “Every year, I carve pumpkins with the dance team because it is our fall activity.”

“I enjoy fall because it is nice outside,” said senior Gabe Mellas. “I don’t have any traditions, but it is fun to carve pumpkins.”

I was born,” said Shultz. “Although it has a little kick, adding some sour cream helps to cool it down.”

Even though many think of foods when they are reminded of fall, junior Katy Liddell always favors apple cider. Although she does not make it homemade, her family gets it every year when they visit their favorite apple orchard.

“Fall is the only time of year that you can drink apple cider and I love that warm taste of it,” said Liddell.

Freshman Juli Silva is also a fan of cider but enjoys it in a di� erent form. Silva enjoys slurping cider slushies and believes they are a great way to get into the fall season.

“I really like cider slushies and nuts together,” said Silva. “� ey compliment each other well and really put me in a fall mood.”

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“The weather is amazing,” said freshman Arick Crecelius. “I like the leaves and I don’t believe in Halloween, but it is a tradition in my family to carve pumpkins.”

Know your cars? Identify the symbols on the cars. All photos by Hunter Hawkins

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With duct tape being the only thing stopping the rain from leaking into his car, senior Derek Myers is glad that it was the only problem he had with an older car. Myers drives a blue 1973 Mercury Montego, a car twenty years older than he is. “I’ve always wanted an older muscle car. It’s unique and when I was younger and watched action movies, they always had the awesome classic cars,” said Myers. With a rusted hood that is a di� erent color than the rest of the car and multiple dents, junior Alex Ricketts’s car is older too. He thinks the beat up aspect gives his 1994 Honda Civic, which he named Benny, more character than a normal vehicle Having a brand new car has its advantages, like a built-in GPS, heated seats, and automatic doors, but owning an old car is not necessarily a bad thing either. “I can go about 280 miles before I have to � ll up, because I get 28 miles per gallon. Even when I have to get gas, at most I pay $40 because it is a ten-gallon tank,” said Ricketts. However, some dated cars do not get the mileage that Ricketts was fortunate enough to get. Myers has to pay an average of $60 to � ll up his car, which only gets about nine to ten miles per gallon. Even though older vehicles are unique; having brand new cars in a high school parking lot can be just as rare. Junior Ross Gallant owns a 2005 Nissan 350 Z, which he has owned for about a year and a 2003 Land Rover Discovery that he has had for two weeks. “I like the 350 Z the most because of the body style,” said Gallant. “I would have been happy with the 1998 Ford truck my parents have, but I’m just fortunate enough that my parents got them for me.” For senior McKenzie Null, her red 2010 Mustang was a birthday surprise she will

never forget. “I thought I was getting my cousin’s old crappy car, which was alright because at least I would have a car and it was free. When I got home from school that day, my Mustang was sitting in the driveway even though my dad had told me the night before I wasn’t getting a new car,” said Null. “I was de� nitely surprised.” Null pays for her own gas, and it takes about $50 to � ll her tank. Besides the low mileage, mustangs are known for being lighter in the back, which can sometimes cause � shtailing--when the back end of a car spins out--in bad weather. “Besides � shtailing in the winter, I feel good about my car. I know it won’t break down,” said Null. “It’s pretty fun to drive around in.” Many students were a� ected by the new state laws that say a teenager cannot get a license until they are sixteen and six months. Because of that law, students like junior � omas Bray have to wait longer to acquire their license. Without a license, a student has no reason to get a car, so many have to be more patient than others. “I know when I get my license, so I’m content to wait,” said Bray. “I’m most likely getting a new Mazda 3 or a Subaru Impreza.” Whether a student has an old or a new car, they are appreciative to have a means of transportation. “When I have my car, it will de� nitely give me more freedom,” said Bray. “I can’t wait.”

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Senior Taylor Webb worked hard to save up for her car, a 2002 Chevy Cavalier. In return for paying $3800 for the car,her parents cover her insurance. Webb still works to pay for gas. “I love my car and I’m proud that I paid for it myself,” said WebbHU

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Underdogs win the world language championshipAs the annual World Language Soccer

Tournament began, the rival teams were preparing for the up and coming competition.

� is tournament held on Oct. 12 on the school soccer � eld is held by the language clubs as a friendly competition in a game that is widely played where these language are spoken.

� e four teams played in a single elimination tournament. � e � rst line up was French vs German, followed by Spanish vs ASL/Japanime.

� e rules were that players must be part of the language club and must conduct themselves in a sportsman-like manner.

“It’s very competitive,” said Spanish coach Senora Druelinger.

� e players were just as competitive as their coaches.

“It’s a mix of we want to win and come out and have fun. But mostly it’s we want to win,” said junior Mitch Rector while practing with the German team before facing the French.

� e game began with a blow of the whistle the World Language Soccer Tournament 2011 began.

� e � rst game of the world language

soccer tournament was the French team against the Germans.

� e Germans blitzed the French team and held this lead through the game against strong French drives but the German defense held strong and advanced Germany into the championship round with a score of 1-0.

‘� ere’s no one I would rather lose to,” said Madame Jessica Geisinger who coaches the French team, and is also Herr Robin Geisinger’s wife.

A� er the � rst game, the Spanish and ASL/Japanime faced o� .

“We’re very enthusiastic [but] our chaces are low, really low,” said senior Shelby Bartlett of the ASL/Japanime team.

� e Spanish scored two goals in the � rst quarter and held a steady lead through

the game, scoring in the second and third quarters. � e ASL/Japanime team did score a goal in the fourth quarter but the Spanish

team scored one last goal, ending the game 4-1

A� er this game, the Spanish and Germans moved on to the championship. � e teams prepared themselves by hydrating, and discussing team strategy before continuing play.

� e � nal decisive match of the World Language Soccer Tournament began with a roar of ‘Ole’ and ‘Laufen Sie’ from the teams.

Herr Geisinger did not

feel very optimistic about the German team’s chances of beating the Spanish.

“Some could play on the Fishers soccer

team,” said Geisinger about the Spanish team “� ey are that good.”

But as the round began these fears faded. � e German team struck hard and fast. � e team drove quickly into the Spanish side of the � eld and scored a goal before one minute had elapsed.

� e Spanish team retaliated, driving all the way to the German goal, but the German defense held against this Spanish drive.

Second and third quarters went on with no goal being scored as the ball � ew from one end of the � eld to the other.

� e fourth quarter was nearing an end before the Spanish team scored, the game was now tied with under a minute to go.

� e German team responded quickly, and with encouragement from their teammates they drove into the Spanish side of the � eld and scored a goal with under two seconds remaining.

A� er this turn of events the German team swarmed the � eld and li� ed Herr Geisinger on their shoulders shouting “Sieg!” and “Deutschland!” (� e German word for ‘victory’ and ‘Germany’). � e Spanish team took this defeat with grace and congratulated the victors.

Senior Justin Horen and Sophomore Conner Rudmann defend the German goal during the tournament.“Our strength was our goalies,” said Herr Geisinger “They won the game for us.”

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Shining stadium lights, screaming crowds and a rush of adrenaline; all components of a college sports fantasy. High school athletes o� en dream of the moment when they can play for a university, a step up from high school athletics.

For senior Allie Gorgol, this dream is already halfway to becoming a reality. Gorgol verbally committed to the University of Kentucky back in March of her junior year to play soccer for the Wildcats.

“It’s de� nitely taken a lot of stress out of applying to college. I’m excited I get to continue soccer outside of high school,” said Gorgol. Gorgol will be playing defense for the Division I team.

Athletic director Jon Miles says that many athletes who learn that they are being recruited feel very � attered.

For senior Sarah Needleman, golf has been something she has done since she was little, and she’s happy that all her hard work is going to pay o� .

“I started golf because my dad had me do it as a fun sport,” said Needleman. “Freshman year my coaches told me there’s a lot of potential scholarships [in girl’s golf].”

Needleman has been improving her skills during the o� season before her senior year and this season received an honorable mention at the Bear Slide golf course for the IHSAA Conference. Needleman is being looked at by Quincy University, Marian University and Franklin College but says that Quincy is her � rst choice.

Senior Drew Clark knows all about the recruitment process, as well. His hopes of committing to a college team started this past summer and this year

verbally committed to Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois to play on their baseball team.

“It feels good that I know I can go play baseball because I love baseball,” said Clark. “I’ve been playing since I was � ve.”

And though Heartland is not a member of the NCAA, but of the National Junior College Athletic Association, their baseball team has had a winning season the past four seasons.

Senior football player Sam Makadji di� ers from Clark in this sense; he is more interested in a school wih Division I athletics. He is currently being looked at by � ve di� erent schools.

“[University of] Toledo and Bowling Green [State University] are my favorite,” said Makadji.

All of the schools currently interested in Makadji are members of the NCAA, but the two he is leaning towards the most are also

Division I schools. And, like many newly recruited athletes, Makadji is just happy that he gets to go to a school that allows him to do what he has always wanted to do.

One big factor in helping a student determine which college they are going to commit to, and later attend, will o� en depend on the majors o� ered at a speci� c school.

“It makes them start seriously thinking about what they want to study,” said Miles.

� e college recruitment process is o� en very lengthy and can be quite complicated. Needleman knows that she has to be aware of all the rules and regulations that go along with the process.

“It is a lot of work to be in contact [with the schools] and there’s a lot of rules you’re not allowed to break. But I’m sure the formality of it will make it that much more exciting to actually sign,” said Needleman.

Name: Drew Clark

Position: First Base/Right Field

College: Heartland CC

Statistics: 51 RBIs (career)

Name: Sarah Needleman

Position: Varsity Player

College: Undecided

Statistics:Avg of 90.1

Name: Allie Gorgol

Position: Outside Midfi elder

College: University of Kentucky

Statistics: 5 goals this season

Name: Sam Makadji

Position: Defensive End

College: Undecided

Statistics: 5 sacks this season

Fall Sports Overall Records

Boys Soccer: Varsity: 7-8-4 JV: 5-5-2 C Team: 2-6-4

Boys Tennis: Varsity: 16-3 JV: 6-6 Freshman: 0-3

Boys Cross Country: Varsity and JV: Placed 4th at the Hamilton County Championship at White River Elementary on August 30

Girls Soccer: Varsity: 9-3-5 JV: 11-3-2 Grey Team: 4-2-3

Girls Golf: Varsity: 3-4; Placed 3rd at Brebeuf Invitational at Woodwind on August 1 JV: 2-5

Girls Cross Country: Varsity and JV: Placed 1st at the Western Invitational at Oakbrook Valley on August 27 Regionals: Placed 7th overall at the Brebeuf Regionals on Saturday, October 15; ended season with a 108-37 record

Football: Varsity: 6-3 JV: 6-6 Freshman: 9-0 Varsity Sectional: vs. McCutcheon on October 21, 7 pm

Volleyball: Varsity: 24-8 JV: 11-7 Freshman: 16-7 Varsity Sectional: vs. Zionsville (@HSE) on October 20

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First Game: Varsity- Nov. 3rd(6:00pm) vs Noblesville Scrimmage

“Our goal for the season is to get better each and every day, through practice and through games, improving both individually and collectively,” said Coach Gaines.

When walking by the auxiliary gym a� er school, the sounds of dribbling basketballs and nets swishing are commonly heard by students. � ese sounds represent the amount of work that the girls exert day in and day out in hopes of becoming a part of the girls team.

� e 2011-2012 basketball season is starting in November which is less than a month away. Try-outs are coming up even sooner on Monday, Oct. 24 and are going to last until Wednesday, Oct. 26, giving three days for the girls to demonstrate what they can bring to the court when it comes time for the season to o� cially begin.

Many girls have been practicing a� er school in hope of making it onto one of the teams this year. � ey also continue to weight train daily, building up their strength for the games. � e girls look forward to playing, anticipating that this season will be better than the last. � e Lady Tigers will be displaying di� erent tactics than last year, which they think will help work in favor of their bene� t as a whole this year.

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Elon Scott because we’ve been working really hard and playing up on our strengths,” said junior Maria Mango.

� e freshmen and junior varsity teams are expected to have the average amount of about twelve to � � een players this year, but it is a di� erent matter for varsity. � e varsity team will have a smaller number of players compared to previous years, but despite that minor challenge, Head Coach Micheal Gaines and the players have an optimistic outlook for the season.

“I anticipate that we’ll be physically smaller than our competition, but I anticipate all players will compete as a team overcome that obstacle,” said Coach Gaines.

All the girls trying out are eagerly looking forward to the start of the season. � ey all want a chance to be on the court and represent the school by showing o� their skills and winning as many games possible. � e Lady Tigers hope to bring home many wins this season.

“I’m looking forward to playing with my team and winning games,” said sophomore Destiney Washington.

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Sophomores Zoey Cseresznyes and Rachel Doyle work out in the weight room on Oct. 11.

Girls basketball works hard for the upcoming season

Sophomore Kyree Freeman leads stretching before weights on Oct. 11.

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Erin Morgenstern’s debut novel can best be described as beautiful. “� e Night Circus” allows the reader’s imagination to explore a whimsical world just by opening the pages and reading Morgenstern’s vivid imagery. � e book received a great deal of press leading up to its release last month, and rightfully so. USA Today supposed “� e Night Circus” has the potential to become the next “Harry Potter” or “Twilight.” Readers will � nd it all too easy to agree with those sentiments due to Morgenstern’s engaging characters and colorful world.

“� e Night Circus” follows the story of two young adults as they grow up at the turn of the century. Celia Bowen spends her youth learning to follow in her father’s footsteps as a magician. Marco is rescued from an orphanage by a quiet, mysterious man and is taught magic as well. � e magic the two protagonists learn is not fancy tricks or sleights of hand but real magic. As they grow more powerful, Celia and Marco realize they are being trained for a game their teachers had planned years before.

� e game begins with the inception of the Cirque des Rêves, or the Circus of Dreams. Unlike anything the world has ever seen, the circus travels across the globe, followed by a loyal group of fans. When it arrives in a new town, the whole population comes to see what lies behind the black-and-white-striped tents. Celia and Marco both � nd jobs at the circus and use their magic to entertain customers in endlessly creative ways. But as the circus continues to tour, Celia and Marco discover more details about the game and realize how much danger they are in.

� e manner in which Erin Morgenstern utilizes magic in her novel is what makes “� e Night Circus” such an exquisite read. � e fantasy in her story is not � ashy or clichéd. Original idea a� er original idea is presented, carefully constructing a fully formed world. Readers will � nish the book with a longing to visit their favorite attraction at the Cirque du Rêves. � e characters are also fully formed. Celia and Marco are perfect narrators of the story and are supported well by a cast of eccentric circus performers.

Some readers may � nd “� e Night Circus” too slow for their tastes. � e book is not exciting in the traditional manner, and some may think “� e Night Circus” reads too much like plans to build a particularly unusual amusement park. � e novel is engrossing, however, for those readers who will appreciate the subtle magic and mystery Erin Morgenstern presents in what will hopefully be the � rst of many books.

Few fantasies o� er as many relatable characters as Lev Grossman’s novel “� e Magicians.” � e characters that populate the pages of the book are not elves or dwarves or any other strange creature but teenagers from New York dealing with all the problems young adults face. “� e Magicians” serves as a great coming of age story, but the magic involved ultimately disappoints.

“� e Magicians” details the life of Quentin Coldwater, a math genius obsessed with a “Chronicles of Narnia”-esque children’s series about a magical world called Fillory. Just as in many fantasies, Quentin’s dreams are answered when he is accepted to a Hogwarts-style school of magic. � ere he learns spells and enchantments, but the idea of visiting the � ctional world of Fillory never leaves Quentin. Along with his friends, Quentin enters Fillory, but � nds it far less appealing than he originally thought.

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“‘The Hunger Games’” series by Suzanne Collins is like [Ray Bradbury’s] ‘ F a h r e n h e i t 451’ but easy to understand and fun to read,” said sophomore Alex Green.

“I’d recommend ‘The Sons of Neptune’ by Rick Riordan because the style is funny and well-written. It’s an interesting take on modern mythology,” said junior Patrick Montgomery.

“‘I am Number Four’ has action and a different plot. It’s different because I have never read something like it before. I love the movie too,” said sophomore Siara Wolf.

“I defi nitely r e c o m m e n d ‘Inkheart’ by Cornelia Funke. It’s a book about a book that is really interesting. There are a lot of twists and turns,” said freshman Abigail Auman.

struggle with being young adults. � ey fall in love and have messy break-ups. � ey slack o� under the weight of magical homework. A� er graduation, they fail to � nd good jobs. “� e Magicians” succeeds in portraying the real life problems of growing up that do not change even with the addition of magic. But if that is the case, why even make “� e Magicians” a fantasy? � e novel is driven by the characters, not the magic, which sometimes toes the line between fantastical and just odd.

Readers who want to enjoy a riveting fantasy might want to look elsewhere. � ose who want a book they can relate to with a familiar cast of characters will � nd “� e Magicians” a good read. Despite shining moments of humor, the novel still leaves the reader wanting more. Lev Grossman is unarguably a talented author, but his magic tricks are unnecessary.

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