BUDGET CUT by Noelle StraubReporter

During the past two weeks, three meetings have been held to determine the future changes to schools within townships of Marion County. While Perry Township is suffering many major budget cuts, other townships such as Franklin Township and Decatur Township have to cut back even further.

Like Perry Township, Franklin Township is to undergo a budget cut of over $6 million. The meeting regarding Franklin Township’s plan to solve the deficit was held on Jan. 25, however, only a few proposals have been finalized.

“Based on the amount of funding that the state is giving us, and the cuts Governor Mitch Daniels has put into place, we have to do something in order to maintain our programs and balance our budgets,” said Franklin Central principal Kevin Koers.

One proposal involves closing Acton and Wa-namaker Elementary Schools and Diploma Plus High School. The proposal would force those students who attended Diploma Plus to attend Franklin Central in the future. The township has already decided that athletes will have to pay to play sports. However, the fees are undecided.

According to the township’s website, jobs of certified employees and administrators will be cut as well.

Decatur Township had its meeting on Jan. 28th, discussing cuts of about $5.5 million.

According to Gary Pellico, the director of public relations of Decatur Township, Decatur Central is looking at releasing between 17 to 34 classroom teachers, depending on the number of retirements at the end of the school year.

Normally, Decatur Central takes high school students and even a few middle school students on college visits throughout the school year. But due to the budget cuts, transportation for extra-curricular activities and after school athletics will be canceled. There have also been discus-sions about cancelling regular bus transporta-tion.

“It’s unfair that we aren’t able to do things for smart kids,” said Pellico, “kids that are really am-bitious and want to go to college, and should be able to get scholarships to college, but can’t, only because we can’t show them what they need to do to go to college.”

by Wes KeownReporter

The On-Time-Next-Time room, formerly known as the Tardy room, was implemented last year in hopes of keeping students from being late. Last year there were 10,033

Assistant principals Mr. Gary Mahoney and Mrs. Elizabeth Jarchow have high spirits about the On-Time-Next-Time room policy. They have seen a decrease in the amount of tardies since when there wasn’t an On-Time-Next-Time room. There has been even further improvement with the return of two-minute warning bell music.

According to Mahoney, the amount of tardies for first semester are 4350, which is 15 percent lower than last semester’s numbers of 5147, with over 40 percent of the tardies are because of be-

ing late to first block. “There will always be reasons that somebody

got here three or four minutes late,” said Ma-honey. “We want to get the ones that we can actu-ally make a difference with, the ones who choose to be tardy.”

Jarchow believes that the On-Time-Next-Time room helps students train for their futures.

“We don’t all wake up when we’re 18 years old and all of a sudden have the ability to be on time every day, and go to work and put a hundred per-cent in,” said Jarchow. “It takes practice, and that’s what we’re trying make sure we get kids to do.”

Junior Heather Denning has been in the On-Time-Next-Time room five times in her high school career. She has no plans of returning to it anytime soon.

“It’s not like you can go to a class and you can learn something,” said Denning, “but you go there

and you have to sit and you don’t get to actually learn something that you could be in class learn-ing.”

However, some people have felt that the tardy room takes away from student responsibility. Spanish teacher Ms. Pat O’Connor feels that the On-Time-Next-Time room gives students a legal escape from their classes.

“I think that any penalty we have whether it’s the tardy room, ISS, whatever, if the kids don’t think it’s a penalty,” said O’Connor “…then it’s not a penalty, and we have to come up with some-thing better.”

The On-Time-Next-Time room was introduced the same year as the switch back to block schedul-ing, which has fewer times in the day for students to be tardy. Seven period days have eight chances while on block scheduling there are only five.

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Read about a Southport student’s passion for hunting.

NEWS BRIEFS:Local: Local student killed in shooting National: Americans arrested in Haiti Global: Toyota recall impacts company

On Sunday Jan.31 at Highland Park at 8:36 p.m., Brett Reinert was involved in an argument that led to a fight, and a fatal shooting. He died at 9 p.m. after being taken to Wishard Memorial Hospital.

Residents of Holy Cross Westminster neighbor-hood reported the shooting. According to the In-dianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, wit-nesses said the suspects fled after the shooting. Preliminary reports say Reinert was shot up to seven times.

Reinert was 18 and attended Southport for a brief two-day period before going to Perry Path-ways to Excellence. His funeral is scheduled to be held today at 2 p.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church.

Ten American missionaries were accused of at-tempting to take 33 children out of Haiti last week. They appeared in court for their alleged crimes last Tuesday.

From the missionaries’ point of view, they were only trying to save the children from a country rocked by a devastating earthquake. However, Haiti’s Prime Minister disagrees. He claims that all that the act amounts to is an attempted kidnapping.

Flyers from the group’s charity were given to grief-stricken parents. The flyer said that the charity want-ed to help out children who were in need.

The group of Americans and kids were stopped at the border from Haiti to the Dominican Republic last Friday, and then quickly detained. The missionaries are currently being held in a jail in Port-au-Prince.

News briefs by Noelle Straub and Jake Downey.

Information from www.cnn.com. Information from www.cnn.com.Information from www.indystar.com.

Check out what Southport is doing for the Super Bowl.

Toyota is expecting significant financial issues due to the recall that took place last Friday. The recall became necessary due to flawed gas pedals, which were expected to be harder to press and re-lease.

Toyota’s executive Vice President, Shinichi Sasaki said that sales after a recall usually average at about 20 percent lower in the first month afterward. How-ever, the downturn for this recall he fears will be even larger.

A total of 2.3 million cars were recalled here in the United States, and about 1.8 million were pulled in Europe. Eight models of cars, several of which aren’t available in the U.S., will not be sold until a fix for the flawed pedal is found.

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On-Time-Next-Time room considered beneficial to some, unproductive to others

by Jake DowneyReporter

Seven period days, teacher layoffs and fewer activities for kids are only a few possible changes that may be affecting Southport in the up-coming year.

Alterations come to Southport on the heels of a $6.75 million defi-cit that Perry Town-ship is facing. Due to a cap placed on the property tax of Perry Township citizens, among other reasons involving Indiana’s state government, money that would be flowing towards financing schools is running dry.

The dry spell will have certain implications for the school, while none of them are decided at this point. Perry Education Association President Mr. Terry Rice has met with Superintendant of Perry Township Dr. Thomas Little along with members of the school board and administration to dis-cuss every possible way to decrease the district’s

spending.Block scheduling will be a topic of interest for

students. If administrators find a way to make it work, block scheduling will stay. If not, South-port faces returning to seven-period days.

Changes manage to reach even as far as buy-ing cheaper toilet paper.

“Just knowing that shows you how desperate we are,” said Rice.

The propositions go through many votes in order to decide what the final outcome will be, as decided by Little and the Board of Education. Above all though, Little has ensured the public

that all decisions are ultimately made for stu-dents’ sakes.

“We’re not talking about numbers,” said Lit-tle, “we’re not talking about widgets, we’re not talking about single things. We’re talking about kids.”

The $6.75 million dollars that Perry Township must come up with is only a portion of a $300 million budget crunch that Indiana’s govern-

ment has placed upon a total of 309 corporations to come up with.

This fact piled together with there being no real hope for any fixes in the future makes for a troubling problem, as explained by Rice. Money flowing in from Indiana’s government will de-crease in upcoming years as inflation rises, and the price of materials goes up.

So the question remains for Southport: What will be cut in order to save enough to make it one year further?

“The only thing I know for certain is that we’re going to lose teachers,” said principal Bar-bara Brouwer.

However, as Rice put it, if teacher lay-offs were the only thing used in order to cover for all of the $6.75 million the township needs, a total of near-ly 150 teachers would no longer have jobs.

An outcome like that would not go over well with both Rice and Brouwer. They want the deci-sions, whatever they may be, to affect students themselves the least amount possible, and few-er teachers means fewer chances for a quality learning environment.

“In Indiana every person has a right to an edu-cation,” said Rice. “Not a privilege, a right. And they’re giving us one, but it’s a mediocre one.”

BUDGET CUT Other Marion County schools also face cuts

What’s to come?Here are a few of the possible budget cuts in consideration for next year:- Change back to seven-period days - Implement a fee in order to play sports- Implement a transportation fee- Eliminate high school teaching positions - Eliminate high school PE swimming * For more information, go to www.msdpt.k12.in.us and click Superintendant’s Corner. Graphic by Shivani Parikshak.

Deficit will impact schools throughout Perry Township

Tardies from August to December

Graphic by Wes Keown.

Photo illustration by Colleen Siegfried.

3There are many budget cuts in the future for Perry Township. Here are three ways students and staff at Southport can help save money now. Graphic by Shivani Parikshak.

1 2 3Keep the lights off.Ways to Save MoneyKeep the lights off when no one is in the room or when they are unnecessary. According to Alli-ance to Save Energy, lighting accounts for 50 percent of the electric bill in most schools.

Keep computers off.

Turn the computer off when you are done using it. Even keeping the moni-tor off can save energy according to the Natural Resource Defense Council and Healthy Schools Network.

Use paper sparingly.

Try to save paper by using one pa-per towel and minimal toilet paper. Use both sides of paper instead of one. Do not print unnecessarily as it wastes the school’s paper and ink.

Engaged Southport student plans to get married in July.

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by Ali DeHartReporter

Mr. Terry Rice had been working at South-port 18 years, newly divorced with two kids. His teacher friend told him that he should take an-other teacher out to dinner, and he responded with “she’s too short.” However, she became Mrs. Michele Rice when they got married Ha-waii three years later.

Michele Rice is very positive about having the same career as her husband.

“I think you know people that you work with maybe a little bit better,” said Michele Rice. “So I knew he was someone I could trust. That’s re-ally important.”

Being a married, teaching couple is not a very common occurrence. In fact, it used to be unheard of according to Terry Rice. However, Southport currently has five married couples working here. These couples are the Rice’s, Schroeder’s, Pernell’s, Montgomery’s, and Whitlock’s. All of these couples deal with having to keep their career and personal relationship separate.

Mr. Terry Rice has been teaching here since 1972, and Mrs. Michele Rice has been teaching here since 1978. They got married in 1996, with two kids from Terry Rice’s past marriages. His two kids are 23 and 26 years old.

Mr. Scott Whitlock was the baseball coach for two years when a teaching job opened up in 2000. Barb Whitlock moved here four years ago from Franklin Central when the head of the theatre job opened up. Barb and Scott Whitlock met in college at the University of Indianapolis. They have been married since 1995, and they have three kids. Both of them attempt to keep their personal and professional lives separate.

“Sometimes we talk about our school or the extracurricular (activities), but usually we’ll leave school at school,” said Barb Whitlock. “Un-less there’s something crazy, like a chocolate

waterfall.”These couples are not only involved during

the school day, they are involved extracurricu-lar activities too. Michele Rice likes to stay af-ter school with kids as long as she can, while Terry rice is the Perry Education Association President. Michele Rice was also the gymnastics coach here at Southport when she first started here. Barb Whitlock is the theatre director here at Southport, and Scott Whitlock is the head baseball coach.

Both couples are very busy, however they somehow maintain to keep a personal life at home. They say that there are many positives that come with working at the same school and in the same career.

“What I really like is that we understand each others’ jobs, and a lot of people don’t,” said Mi-chele Rice. ‘They don’t understand a teacher’s job, and how involved it is, and the time com-mitment outside of school. I think that there are people that are sometimes jealous of our career because they think that we walk in at 7:15 and out at 3. My husband and I, neither one, work that way. We understand that very, very well. That’s nice to understand each others’ careers.”

They say that there are also negatives with working with your spouse in the same building. Scott Whitlock has seen a change since being in the same building with his wife rather than teaching in different buildings. They try to keep the issues that happen at school at school, and the issues that happen at home at home.

“We usually agree with everything educa-tionally,” said Scott Whitlock. “It’s just the rest of the world we don’t always agree about.”

These couples both admit to seeing each other during the day at work, however they do their best not to interrupt each other. They say it is very convenient to work in the same build-ing and have the same career, but they don’t go out of their way to be together because it is their job.

FEATURES 3February 5, 2010

by Brittany HemphillReporter

According to Brides Magazine, the average woman doesn’t get married until the age of 27. The average man clocks in two years later at 29. Therefore, the average high school student doesn’t even think about groomsmen, bridesmaid dresses, cakes and venues until they’re well out of high school.

But, senior Brittany Wilson and Ivy Tech freshman Mr. Charles Rol-land are tackling marriage at the ages of 18 and 21.

“He’s not just my boyfriend or my fiancé—he’s my best friend,” said Wilson.

Rolland and Wilson have been a couple since August 31st, 2008. Before that they were close friends. To Wilson, part of the reason why their relationship lasted so long is because of their close relationship prior to dating. Then, gradually, they fell for each other.

“We’re in love,” said Wilson, “I know that a lot of people are like ‘Oh, I love him’ and then love someone else two weeks later. I had never been in love before,” said Wilson “It’s different [than the normal teen-age infatuation] and I trust him. He’s always there, and I never have to be somebody I’m not.”

The Sunday before Easter last year, April 9th, 2009, Rolland pro-posed.

Before proposing he had asked her father’s blessing, and the bless-ing was given. Wilson’s mother and father were married at 18 and 20, and just recently celebrated their 38-year anniversary.

“I decided to ask her to marry me because she is one of the best things that have happened to me,” said Rolland. “She’s my best friend and I have never seen myself being able to make it with someone the way I do with her.”

Rolland originally planned to propose by putting the ring in an Easter egg, but soon changed his original proposal plans, of putting the ring in the egg, when Wilson discovered it.

“The main thing he wanted was surprise,” said Wilson, “and it was different [than the average proposal].”

Rolland decided to go about the proposal in a different way in order to surprise her. Instead, Rolland started a fake argument with Wilson and when she turned around, he got down on one knee and presented the ring to her.

At first she felt confused by his sudden mood changes during the fight and she admits that the proposal wasn’t the most romantic thing but it surprised her.

When Wilson announced the engagement to her friends and family, she said the majority of them were supportive and happy for her. But, since her engagement there have been negative comments spoken. Teachers, friends and others tell Wilson that she’s making a bad deci-sion or that statistics are against her.

According to a 2001 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48 percent of those who marry before 18 are more likely to divorce within 10 years. But, Wilson and Rolland are confident that they will make it.

“As a parent you’re always worried,” said Sherrie Wilson, “But we have had our talks and Charles and Brittany seem very confident. “

One of the most important factors in deciding whether or not to get engaged for Wilson and Rolland was the future. After high school they’d like to move out of Wilson’s parents’ home and get an apart-ment of their own. Rolland is currently studying criminal justice while Brittany Wilson plans to become a nurse.

“They thought not only into the first months but into the future,” said Sherrie Wilson.

“We’ve grown together,” said Wilson. “It can’t be described, that’s probably a lot of the reason why I know it’s true. Because there’s not enough words to describe how I feel.”

Despite the statistics and those who are against their decision, Charles Rolland and Brittany Wilson will tackle marriage on July 31st, 2010.

Begonia“Beware! I am fanciful!”

ChrysanthemumYou are a wonderful friend!

DaisyGentleness, Innocence, and Loyal love

GladiolusI am really sincere

Purple HyacinthI am sorry, Please forgive me

Blue PeriwinkleEarly Friendship

PrimroseYoung Love, I cannot live without you

Red RoseLove, Desire, Respect, Courage, Job well done

White RoseCharm, Secrecy, You’re Heavenly, Humility,

and Innocence

Tiger LilyInfidelity, Joy, Gladness, Friendship, Jealousy,

Welcome Back, Remember me

TulipSymbol of The Perfect Lover

ViscariaWill you dance with me?

Lilac ZinniaLasting Affection

Flower Power Flower

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Mrs. Barb Whitlock

Mr. Scott Whitlock

Mrs. Michele Rice

Mr. Terry Rice

Teaching couples balance personal and professional lives Teens prepare to take

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Mr. Charles Rolland and senior Brittany Wilson.

ENTERTAINMENT

by Karalie Hensley Reporter

Unlike Ke$ha, I wake up every morning feeling

unlike hip-hop artists and I brush my teeth with den-

tist-recommended toothpaste instead of a popular alcoholic beverage. May-be I should change that in order to produce a hit song on an awesome album. Oh wait, Ke$ha didn’t do that, so I still have a chance at producing music and becoming a star.

Her new album titled “Animal”, released on Jan. 5th, should have been titled “Vacuum” or “Black Hole” because, for the most part, it sucked.

Ke$ha is the electro-pop sen-sation that seems to be sweeping the nation’s air-waves with her song “TiK-ToK.”

By now, af-ter thousands of plays, I don’t greet that song as happily as I used to, but I still en-joy it. That tidbit still clings to my cerebrum and I am stuck singing, dancing and mak-ing a fool of my-self to it.

Ke$ha has a way of making her songs stick. The fast beat is sure to get you dancing or at least moving quickly. Songs like “Party at a Rich Dude’s House” and “Kiss N Tell” should be played during passing periods. In the ideal situa-tion that I am pic-turing, students would walk faster or dance to class, getting there on time instead of just standing around like cows grazing in a field.

Her lack of lyrical talent is slightly less prominent because her songs are so horribly catchy, but believe me, they are still there. Most of her songs consist of “Let’s party!” in addition to “Take off your clothes.” Reading the lyrics to this album is the equivalent of reading the diary of your friend’s annoying 12-year-old sister who thinks she is the cool-est of the cool because she went to one party and wrote songs about it.

To put in layman’s terms, her topics are

immature and juvenile. Normally, I would enjoy immaturity and state that it brings out the kid in all of us but in this case, I have no idea what kind of child thinks like she does. For example, her song “Stephen” is an irritat-ing stalker anthem. I feel pity for any fellow with that name. I’m shocked she has to ask why he won’t call her? I’d figure it’d be ob-vious considering the fact that she calls him her sick obsession and states she wants to keep him as her pet to keep under her bed forever. She even offers to knit him a sweater, but I think that was just a desperate attempt for a rhyme. That’s the way to express love in the form of song and lyric.

Another musical gem is“Boots & Boys.” Try and guess what it’s about. Just kidding, I’ll tell

you. It’s about boots and boys, but it’s a lot deeper than that. It also tells about her addiction to them along with reasons why. I am left hum-ming them and sing-ing them for days.

As an artist, she thrives on repetition. Of course, repetition can work for artists. The immature lyrics mixed with her fun, generic beats make it nearly irresistible, in all honesty. Some of her songs remain absolutely pointless and fun to bring out your inner drama queen while songs like “Blind,” “Hun-gover” or “Dancing with Tears in my Eyes” display some-thing a little deeper. The semi-thought-ful teenager in me enjoyed her slower songs quite a bit.

Most of the songs include voice alter-ing, group chants, interesting mix-ing tricks and basic beats that morph into mind blowing elaborations.

The addictive se-cret, musical substance that Ke$ha adds to her songs in her secret lab of a production studio definitely has saved her first album from sheer failure.

It may be hard to write lyrical gold when you are as deep as a puddle, but Ke$ha works shallow and makes it highly addictive to the disappointment of many who were just dying to diss her.

I recommend downloading it for free in a safe and legal way, but buying it seems a little far-fetched.

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Valentine’s Day - Movie - This romantic comedy makes it way just before the day itslef. A star-studded cast tells multiple tales of love and heartache that transpire in the course of one Valentine’s Day.

“Linchpin,” Seth Godin - Book - This in-spirational novel intends to push a new generation of workers to be indispensable in the workplace. By showing positive and negative actions now, Godin proves the only way to be a valued member of your job is to do your best all the time.

Frozen - Movie - Three snowboarders are in for a rough weekend after their ski resort shuts down before they can get off the lift. Hanging from over 30 feet in the air, and with no one returning to the resort until the next week, the group must survive on their own.

Shutter Island - Movie - Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Martin Scorese’s latest film about two U.S. marshals investigating the disappearance of a patient at a hos-pital for the criminally insane. After an inmate riot, the officers find themselves trapped.

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Videocracy - Movie - This limited documentary ex-plores the huge power the Italian mass media has over the government.

American alterna-tive band Lifehouse releases their fifth studio album with features by Chris Daughtry.

“Smoke and Mirrors,” Lifehouse - CD

by Emily Theis Managing Editor of Content

The Good: ““Blue Like Jazz,” a New York

Times bestseller by Donald Miller, is subtitled

“Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spiri-tuality” – which for some, is juxtaposition in itself. Although the book may be classified as “Christian,” it is more a mental journey, and would be appropriate for anyone to read. Miller is, simply, a fantastic writer. His almost-stream-of-consciousness style and mastery of language would make any topic fascinating. His personal experiences make up the meat of the book, and his insightful interpretation of them is what gives it so much depth.

My favorite part of the book is the time he took to examine the relationship between intellect and spirituality. He is blatant about the idea that sometimes traditional Christi-anity looks a lot less like holiness and a lot more like intellectual suicide of white-haired Republicans. Miller is genius in defending

Christ while undercutting some difficult parts of Christianity.

“Blue Like Jazz” is also creative. There are a couple funny comic strips thrown into the middle of the book that add a simple element to back up some important points. Miller proves throughout the book that he is a uncommon thinker and uses rhetori-cal questions to effectively get readers to re-examine the way they view traditional churches, Christianity and the politics of the relationships we construct. Altogether, this book easily made my list of top five favorites.

The Bad: Miller’s style is not necessarily conducive to making the clearest and most memorable points. Although his revelations were fascinating to me as I read, I would put down the book and forget some of the things he wrote, simply because his style is so free-form.

Some readers might not be comfortable with Miller’s blatant expression of his views and occasional negative generalizations of fundamental Christianity. His book, although it addresses secular issues, seems to gen-erally be directed to a Christian audience, which may be a turn-off for some.

by Blake Stebbe Photographer

The Good: I had never heard of Wing

Street before I went last Sunday, so I was pretty in-

trigued. When I went inside, I was pretty im-

pressed. The restaurant has this rugged feel that appealed to me. The menu has an amazing array of pizzas and wings.

I ordered two flavors of wings, one buf-falo and one garlic parmesan. Both were extremely tasty. The quality of the wings were really good and the buffalo wings weren’t completely slathered in buffalo sauce.

They had a wide variety of flavors for their wings and you can order them in varying ranges in spiciness.

The layout of the store was nice and spacious, with TV’s that show CNN and ESPN, for you sports people.

My waitress was very nice and gracious. I ordered the boneless wings, although

you can have them traditional style or bone-in.

I think wing smells and pizza smells go hand-in-hand, so the smells of pizza and wings make for an appetizing smelling ex-perience. The booth seat was unbelievably comfortable and I almost fell asleep in it.

The Bad: My garlic Parmesan wings were just totally covered with garlic and parmesan. If I wanted to order a heart at-tack, this would be it.

I couldn’t hear the TV, so I got my news by the ticker that shows up at the bottom of the screen.

The wings took a pretty long time to come out so I was waiting. It was very loud in there and did not make for a good eat-ing experience. They brought me two huge cups of ranch -- so huge that I only used half of one cup, which I paid $.75 extra for.

After stuffing my face with bliss, it left a bitter taste in my mouth, so I asked for some water to get it out. After drinking the water, I could still taste a hint of bit-terness.

Ke$ha, “Animal”

Blue Like Jazz

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REVIEWS 4

by Tanna Carpenter Reporter

The Good: “The Book of Eli” kept my

heart racing the entire movie.

From the first scene, the action started, and it continued to intensify throughout the plot.

Denzel Washington’s character, Eli, was amazing to watch. Washington took on a role where his skills as an actor were really shown. A lot of Washington’s scenes were completely dependent on his character. A lot of the beginning scenes just included Eli, meaning that Washington’s character really got a chance to shine.

You may know Mila Kunis from “That 70’s Show,” but seeing her in “The Book of Eli” took her degree of acting to a whole other level. Kunis was an excellent choice for the role of Solara, Eli’s “partner in crime,” and their roles complimented each other’s well. The bond and friendship formed between the two not only helped along the plot, but added

a lot of heart to the movie. “The Book of Eli” had several twists that

kept me interested and guessing nearly the entire time. I found it refreshing that every detail of the movie had a purpose, and that the ending gave the whole movie a meaning.

From start to finish, the movie showed a lesson of really not knowing what you have until it’s gone, which is something everybody should be able to relate to and learn from.

The Bad: The one thing holding me back from having my eyes glued to the screen was the fact that at any moment I knew someone could be shot, chopped or sliced. The very first scene included a man who had been shot, a cat eating the man and the cat being killed to be used as dinner. Basically, the movie had a lot of violence and gore, something I’m not a huge fan of.

Although the overall plot of the movie was good, I found myself getting a little lost. Some parts got a little confusing and weren’t really able to explain themselves until the very end of the movie.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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TOP FIVE THINGS

TO LOOK FORUpcoming events at Southport or

the surrounding community

TWO. Men’s Varsity Snowcoming Game vs. Columbus North- January 29 tickets $5

ONE. Snowcoming Dance- January 30 WHAT TIME? and how much??

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What: Indiana Pacers

vs. Chicago Bulls Where: Conseco

Fieldhouse

When: Tuesday,

February 9Cost: Prices vary ac-

cording to quality of

seats

What: Girls Varsity Bas-

ketball Sectional Game

vs. Perry Meridian

When: Wednesday,

February 10

Where: Franklin

Central HS

Cost: $5

What: Indianapolis Motor

Speedway tours

When: starts Monday February 8th.

Monday - Saturday, 9 am. - 5 pm.

Where: Indianapolis Motor

Speedway Musuem

Cost: $3 (15 yrs. old +)

What: Yearbook Dinner Date

When: Friday,

February 12th

Where: Southport Atrium

Cost: $10 per couple. * You can only

buy tickets per couple.

What: Superbowl XLIV

Indianapolis Colts vs. New

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When: Sunday, February 7th

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STUDENT LIFE 6 February 5, 2010

by Karalie HensleyReporter

He travels on foot silently with his comrades near in case something goes wrong, each with weapon in hand. Every shot displays nearly a lifetime of practice. His actions exhibit a family tradition along with a passion that courses through his veins. At school, his art class projects include detailed drawings of a duck and a deer. Hunting is his passion.

Sophomore Bryce Kalen has been hunting his entire life, shooting for the first time at age eight. He can’t remember how many of his shots have killed or how many have missed, but he can justify his actions to those who question them. Carefully and respectfully he explains his beliefs along with giving facts on the effect a lack of hunting would have on the environment. Despite Kalen following hunting laws and hunting on approved land, those who live near the hunting site have called the police multiple times, but each time the situation is explained, the police leave Kalen and his companions to resume what they were doing.

“Everything is 100% legal, they just don’t understand the rules and rights of hunting,” said Kalen. “It’s a way of life for us.”

Despite average assumption, Kalen and his family utilize every

aspect of the animals they harvest. The meat is processed, prepared and eaten. Chemicals are put on the skins so they can used to make things like rugs or other things. On occasion, souvenirs are given to friends who go hunting with Kalen’s family. Everything is put to use.

This lack of waste policy carries over to times when one too many animals are harvested. When this occurs, Kalen and his family donate the meat to a company called Archers Meat Company. This company is one of many who, after receiving a donation, process the meat free of charge and will donate to people who are in need. Kalen began taking the unneeded meat to Archers Meat Company more once he started to drive.

“I drive up,” said Kalen. “I donate it. They say thank you. I get a certificate and they take it. All the meat goes to the homeless. They donate everything.”

Kalen is extremely open about his hobby. He believes that it’s more of animal management than hunting. He says that without hunters, the number of deer would spike, which would have harmful effects such as more auto accidents relating to deer. Money spent on equipment and licenses stimulates the economy while creating jobs at meat processing plants.

“There’s nothing wrong with it,” said Kalen. “I know there is quite a bit of people that are against it, and I respect the people that are against it. It’s how I was born and raised.”

Kalen’s father, Brian Kalen, has been hunting for nearly three decades and remembers taking his son hunting for the first time. During hunting season, Kalen and his son go hunt together nearly every weekend as a form of bonding and a way of maintaining tradition.

“We do it for family,” said Brian Kalen. “We do it for tradition. It’s not just for killing. For me personally, it gives me time away from the rat race of life.”

Like his father, Kalen has experience hunting many animals, but favors waterfowl by far, since he has a natural talent for not only hunting them but also mimicking their calls. Kalen enters competitions where many people come and compete to see who can imitate the noises best. Kalen is confident that he can win.

Whether his shot hits or misses, his call attracts or repels, one thing remains a constant: Kalen, his family and his friends will continue to carry on their tradition. Each of them maintain a belief that hunting is a necessity as well as means of connecting with family and making friends.

Interview conducted by Rachael Dillon.

Q : What exactly is rock crawling? Could you explain it?

A: Rock crawling is a sport where you have a ve-hicle (that is) modified heavily. Usually people don’t take their Priuses out, but you have a ve-hicle and you crawl over large boulders.

Q: How did you get into rock crawling?

A: My father actually is not a big rock crawling fan himself but likes off-roading in general. He’s more of a mud person, which is fun, but I got more into rock crawling because it’s less messy, no mud, and it looks more intense.

Q: How long have you been rock crawling?

A: I drove my first trail a few years ago, so for a few years.

Q: Is rock crawling something you do for fun, or do you consider it a sport?

A: For me it’s recreational, for fun, but they do have competitions: rock crawling and rock rac-ing every year.

Q: What happens at those competitions?

A: They crawl over rocks. Rock racing is where they have boulders and trees and everything. It’s just like a staged woods setting and they just race through it all so you get the fastest time. They have rock walls that they climb or drop off of so you have time and less breakage of equipment.

Q: How big a part of your life is rock crawl-ing?

A: On a scale of one to 10, I would say four.

Q: How do you feel when you rock crawl?

A: Excited. Rock crawling is very thrilling. I like to rock crawl because the adrenaline flows and when I get off the trail alive, I feel super happy.

Q: How has rock crawling affected your life?

A: I have never gotten into a rock crawling ac-cident, so fortunately I still have all my limbs and my brain. No significant physical impact, but it helps me clear my mind and focus on the things that matter.

Q: Do you plan on rock crawling in the fu-ture?

A: Yes, I plan on doing it for the rest of my life. Actually, I plan on moving to Colorado when I’m 30. I’m actually going to move to Tennes-see right after high school to pursue my music career and they have some good parks down in Tennessee for rock crawling and off-roading. Then eventually I’ll get out to California and Col-orado where they have some serious parks.

Q: Where do people go rock crawling?

A: There’s lots of parks in California and Colo-rado because there’s mountains out there. Not much rock crawling going around here but you can get off-road trails which you still need a big modified truck. I think it’s called Johnson Val-ley out in California which is one of the most extreme parks in the nation.

Q: What is the most interesting thing that has happened to you while rock crawling?

A: Actually the first trail I ever drove, that my dad let me drive, we were driving down the trail and the road just ended and there was a creek. So the first time I ever drove, I had to drive down a creek. For half a mile, I drove in a creek, which was weird. It feels like you’re floating.

Sophomore Eric Marlow enjoys rock crawling, which is an extreme form of off-roading us-ing four-wheel-drive vehicles. These vehicles are driven slowly and accurately over bumpy terrain. Often times, they are driven over ob-stacles and places that look impossible for a vehicle to cross.

KALEN’S KILL COUNTCHILDHOOD (8-12)

3-4 deer

2 turkeys

TEEN (13-17)

10-12 deer

4-5 turkeys

200-300 ducks/geese

20 ducks/geese

Each represents 10 ducks or geese.

Student turns hobby into belief-driven way of life

Sophomore Bryce KalenPhoto by Blake Stebbe.

Photos contributed. Graphic by Wes Keown.

STUDENT LIFE 7February 5, 2010

by Jennifer VirdenReporter

A white Jeep Cherokee sits in the school’s parking lot. It’s covered in mud from the trip it took the previous weekend. This Jeep belongs to junior Dustin Lapkovitch, and the mud is from off-roading.

Lapkovitch grew up in a family of Jeeps and has been off-roading with his brother and father since he was a little kid. They have all been off-roading many times over the years and it’s something they really enjoy doing together. They use it as a way to bond with each other and have fun.

“It’s basically a big family thing,” said Lapkovitch.His father, Rick Lapkovitch, has been interested in Jeeps and off-

roading since he was a lot younger. So, when two of his children, Dustin Lapkovitch and his brother, Tim Lapkovitch, became old enough, he got them interested in Jeeps as well.

“Jeeps have always been a big part of my life,” said Rick Lapkovitch. “I’ve been off-roading as long as I can remember.”

Off-roading is done in special parks all over the country where special vehicles, such as Jeeps, drive on unpaved roads. They drive through mud, rocks, sand and many other natural obstacles. A park, such as Badlands Off Road Park, is usually a large, open area. Lapkovitch says that there aren’t many rules and everyone just drives where they want.

“It’s off-roading,” said Lapkovitch. “There’s no set pattern. There’s no track. It’s whatever you want to do.”

In the Lapkovitch family, they usually make a day out of their off-roading adventures. Lapkovitch, his older brother and his father usually go together. Occasionally, they bring along friends as well. Their trip begins early in the morning, usually around

7 a.m., and they usually wake up even earlier than that because they’re always excited for the trip.

“We’re usually pretty pumped about going,” said Lapkovitch. “It’s almost like Christmas Eve night before we go.”

It takes about an hour to get to Badlands Off Road Park, which is the park they most often go to. After the car ride there, they go inside to pay. The admission fee is $20, plus $5 per passenger. After that, they are off to do whatever they want. They drive around all day going through mud and rocks, only stopping once for lunch. Each of them drives his own Jeep and they follow each other around the park in a caravan.

There are many dangerous obstacles that off-roaders can drive through while at Badlands Off Road Park, but Lapkovitch has to be careful in choosing which to do. His car is his only way of transportation, even outside of off-roading, so he has to be sure not to do anything to ruin it.

“It’s hard to balance between your daily driver and your toy,” said Lapkovitch. “If I break my Jeep, I have to be careful because I won’t have any way of getting to school.”

Lapkovitch and his family always stay until the park closes. They want to get the full experience out of every trip, so they stay as long as they possibly can, which is until around 5 p.m.,

depending on the day.Because of the family bond off-roading creates, Lapkovitch

has made it a large part of his life. He says that the actual off-roading is fun, but he enjoys working on his Jeep with his father and brother just as much. He has actually helped build parts of his Jeep and has put a lot of time into it.

“It’s been my time, my money, my everything,” said Lapkovitch. “I look at it and it’s MY car.”

The Jeep that Lapkovitch currently drives is a white Jeep Cherokee that has been in his family for many years. Originally, the Jeep belonged to Lapkovitch’s older brother and it was passed onto him when his brother bought a new Jeep just a few years ago. He has been driving it ever since.

With all the time and effort he has put into off-roading, Lapkovitch would suggest it to anyone and recommends that people should go. He says that it’s a kind of expensive hobby, but totally worth it. He believes that the price he pays doesn’t compare to the fun he has while doing it.

“I would love to encourage other people to go,” said Lapkovitch. “Buy a four-wheeling machine and just go, go, go.”

The Lapkovitch family doesn’t only go off-roading to have fun splashing through mud and driving through rocks, but also to spend time together. Lapkovitch and his brother and father use off-roading to keep the bond in their family stronger.

Student’s family grows closer through off-roading together

Q: What is motocross racing?

A: You’re basically just going as fast as you can (on the bike) for a certain amount of time. If you race motocross it’s normally 30 minutes, but if you race cross country it’s normally about two hours.

Q: When did you first start racing, and what got you into it?

A: Well I’ve been racing since I was 12. I first got started by just wanting to see how I could do against other kids around the state.

Q: What would you say has been your biggest accomplishment since you first started out?

A: I won the very first race I competed in. That made me pretty happy. I was extremely sur-prised with myself, normally people do horrible in their first race.

Q: What kinds of things do you usually do to practice and improve?

A: I like riding my bike around. It helps my bal-ance. But the best thing is just riding or racing. The sport is mainly mental, so it’s just about getting used to going fast and overcoming the fear of hitting the ground hard or getting run over at the start.

Q: Do you have any future goals or things you want to achieve?

A: Well, my dream would be to go pro, but really I just want to do as many races as I possibly can. Maybe win a national race here and there, just do it leisurely. I’ve gotten sponsorship of-fers, but I turn them down because I want to keep it fun, no pressure to perform.

Q: How long do you think you’ll continue rac-ing?

A: Pretty much as long as my body can take it.

Junior Nathan Weber participates in motocross in his free time. Motocross has gradually de-veloped new forms of riding since it was first created, including indoor courses and outdoor tracks as well. Weber participates mainly on outdoor tracks. He’s been doing the sport for several years and spends most of his weekends practicing and racing.

1 Inline Skating 2 Skateboarding 3 Paintball

4 Artificial Wall Climbing 5 Snowboarding 6 Mountain Biking 7 Trail Running

8 BMX Bicycling 9 Wake Boarding 10 Roller Hockey

Interview conducted by Tanna Carpenter.Off the Road: (top left) Junior Dustin Lapkovitch climbs the rock wall in Badlands Off-Road Park in Oct. 2009. (bottom left) Tim Lapkovitch examines his Jeep after a long day of off-roading. Photos by Wes Keown.

Junior Dustin LapkovitchPhoto by Jennifer Virden.

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OPINIONFebruary 5, 2010 8

Out township is fac-ing very real, very major economic problems. New laws placing caps on vari-ous taxes combined with a generally terrible economy have created a huge budget shortfall that our township has not faced in many many years. Our township’s Su-perintendent, Dr. Little, has to cut 6.75 million from Perry Township’s budget.

6.75 million. We’re talking about

losing a serious amount of teachers. There are already fourteen retiring. We’re talking about making huge cuts what were previously just given costs – printing, toilet paper, etc. How much more has to get threat-ened before the students of Southport begin to care?

Any student who is currently in orchestra or band remembers the el-ementary band and strings program. What if that was cut? I wouldn’t have ever gotten involved in percus-sion, and subsequently Marching Band, which has a few of my favorite memo-ries from high school. It’s possible that programs such as these could be cut.

What about the af-ter-school activities we’re all involved in now? Even this paper costs the school a certain amount of money. What if we didn’t have that money next year? That might not just impact fu-ture students, that might impact us, now. That could take off important commu-nity activities that could help students in the college application process.

Now, when I say all this, I need to make this clear: everyone thinks these activities are impor-tant. In situations like the ones we are in, people tend to blame our administra-tors, saying that they don’t care about the arts or other things. I’m not saying that at all. Dr. Little doesn’t want

to cut anything, he just un-derstands you have to cut arts programs before math programs, that’s just a fact of life.

Dr. Little is not to blame. Our principal and other administrators are not to blame. They’re just having to adapt to the situa-tion we’ve been given. So to those who are just blaming “the man in charge:” stop. Do something constructive. Call your legislator. Contact the government.

They can make the difference. Our local and state government are hav-ing to make huge cuts due to the current economic situation, and until enough people tell them the money they’re cutting is necessary, they’re not going to do any-thing about it. So call your senator, write an e-mail. We are all (or soon will be) tax-paying citizens of America, and as such, our local gov-ernment is here to listen to us.

Lots of people at-tack our government and say they aren’t in touch with the common man. I believe that often this is not because politicians are some evil out-of-touch people with vendettas for evil, but because no one has properly communicat-ed to them what they need.

My message in this editorial is simple: don’t let this economic shortfall we’re currently dealing with be that one thing you regret not caring about. We are facing very real, very serious problems in our township. If every single student from South-port High School went home from school today and called our legislators, I guarantee this problem would improve. I know that’s a ridiculous goal, but every little bit helps. Call your legislator today. Our township needs it.

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Dear Southport,

Lately, the amounts of odiferous smells in the hallways have increased. Peo-ple don’t have the same tastes in perfumes and colognes, so while some guy may think the Axe he soaked himself in that morning is appealing to others’ nostrils, it’s too much for most of us. While it can be endlessly annoying to a few, the ex-cess fumes in the hallways are actually harmful to others. Asthmatics can get sick from it, having coughing fits, wheezing, or even full-on asthma attacks.

Now, I’m not usually that bad, but I still get headaches and have trouble breath-ing easily. It’s not pleasant. During spirit week, many people who switched gen-

ders for opposite day added extra perfume/cologne as a final touch that I actu-ally had to go outside from the overpowering smells in the halls because I was struggling to breathe.

Please use a little less the next time you break out the bottle. Remember the people who may not enjoy your spritz, and oblige us this one request. Those of us who get sick will be grateful not having to worry about our lungs, and will be able to focus on our grades instead.

Thank You, Carlee Andre/Letter

to the Editor

Lucas Sweitzer,Editor-in-chief

“What!? Dumbledore DIES!?”

Economic problems cannot be ignored

Engin Ecriyas How come we have to choose from just 2 persons for president, and 50 for Miss America?

Mariah Chastain I swear by my pretty floral bonnet....

Scott Maitland Dang it! My Jedi mind powers aren’t strong enough yet to bring the remote to me from the coffee table. Guess i’ll just have to watch a third hour of cspan :(

Michael Hart Got back from the gym. Finally making some progress. Can anybody say Govna of California?

senior Carlee Andre

We love you -Sam & Jay

Dear Nathan, Sean, Delgado, and Tommy. I just saw John in Steve’s car. My mother Tonya is upset. Wonder why? Love, Tyler.

To Hunter Johnston. Will you be my valentine? -Clara Leslie

Dear Kari. You’re absolutely beauti-ful. Love, Kari.

Wes Oliver, be mine. -Fishel

Squirrel, you stink. I love you. Love, Tanna.

Nicolette! Will you be my valentine? Love, your secret admirer.

To: Deshawnx: Melia. I <3 you baby: always and 4evr. You mean the world to me, my heart, my love, my all. You freakin’ amaze me! Love you sugar bear!

It’s ya boy Dolla Bill sayin’ Happy Valentine’s Day.

Sweetheart - you amaze me.

Brooke - You’re lame and adorable. You’re my favorite sophomore. Love, love, love! -Emily

I <3 U -Emily West

Jeff Sayler, will you be my valen-tine? -Christine

Happy Valentines Day, Collin Mi-chael Lewis! xoxo Kayla

Hey Babe, just wanted to tell you I love you. *Derek

Aidz, can you do the can-can? J-Goods!

I love you, Mr. Wilson. So much. -Seth W. <3

Happy Valentine’s Day Steph. “Janey Bear” xoxo Reva

Reva, Happy Birthday & Valentine’s Day! xoxo -Steph

Greetings to Holly, Cedes, Whit, Shelby, Ross, Tyler, Natalie, but NOT Wes! Love, Abbey.

You are what I have been waiting for Brittney. :) -Anonymous

I love Danielle :] -Anonymous

Hey Kacy! Will you be my valen-tine? -Joshua Workman

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of my PIF-ers! <3 Matlock

TR <3 CJDearest Natalie, Abbey, Mercedes and Whitney. I love you! :) Love al-

ways, Holly. P.S. Dowtown (Wes) is weird.

I’m Kayla Daywalt’s one and only. -David Lawso

Danelle Lynette Loyd, my best friend & bopsie twin. I just want you to know, you mean the world to me & I couldn’t ask for a better friend. You always make me laugh & I appreciate everything you do for me. No one compares to you. I love you, Desirae P.S. Candace says hi.

Desirae Dawn Marie Finchum, We’ve been through everything and we’re still going strong. We don’t call ourselves best friends for no reason. I just want you to know I love you and I’m always here for you. Danelle Loyd. P.S. I love you arthur.

Happy Valentine’s Day my wonder-ous and adorable and lovely and awesome and cool and I just love you all sooooo much. To my Chin and Karen students. Love, Mr. B-man.

Happy Valentine’s Day, Sallygirl!!!

DNF. <3

I love you JKN! You’re the best. Love love love, Ali.

PIC = partners in crime. GIC = goobers in crime. 24 + big foam finger = best bf. Kboo, I <3 u. KRC & EBH, 1/10/10. xoxo -da 2 of us

To my favorite pygmy: I love you bunches and bunches and...

Samantha - I just wana holla at chu show you my thug love iight? Deuces, Steph Sutta. Jonathan Oswalt is soo sexy! xoxo -Steph Shobe

Kris, Roses are red, violets are blue. I’ll put up with your mother if I can date you. -K

I luuuuhv Ashlyn Boo & German! :D Plus Karalie too. -Milkuhduds

Kolo, you’re super adorable. One day soon I plan to be able to see you again. xoxo, Kitn.

Andre you are my love and always will be! Hugs & kisses from your misses. Ariel McMiller

Dear Travis Michael Munns :) I <3 you Baby & Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, Stephanie Cannon

I love you Cassandra! Happy Val-entines Day. Love, Nea

The touch of your skin makes my heart jump. You make my heart so

toasty. <3 TheisTheresa <3 Aubrey

Dear Rachael Dillon & Jennifer Virden: You are the loves of my life, and now you know about each other. Love, B-dog.

Becca. Guess what, you’re my val-entine. Nick

Dear Julio Chavez. Dang ur sexi... Secret Admirer. IDK :)

Tony loves Janet!

Mayra Delgado, you’re cute!

Happy Valentine’s Day Taylor Lock-wood. -Secret Admirer

Kristen- I love ya, man. -AlexP.S. Lovyabai

This Valentine is for everyone else that didn’t get a shoutout :) -Meg Wadkins

Happy V-day Everyone! I <3 my pals and wish ‘em well for v-day! <3

Dear Jen, and other Journal/not staff (which includes Cara). I would just like to let everone mentioned know that I love you and you’re all beautiful & gorgeous & beautiful & fistpump like yeah. -Secret Admira-tion Person

Milca, I wuv you bbygrl! :D <3 Ashlyn

Merry Valentine’s Day to: Brittany, Karalie, Noelle, Cara, Tanner, Alana and Becca! Love, Marie

Congratulations Saymah Kollison for getting into Martin University! Happy Valentine’s Day!! Love Tay-lor C. & Jess

Dear Taylor Zorman, the sight of you in the morning brings tears to my eyes, literally. Love your big sis-ter, Allison.

Happy V-Day to all of my girl bud-dies and guy friends! Love you all!! <3 Emilee Vessell

Happy Valentine’s Day Lyda. I love you very much!

Orphan Annie, Colored Friend, Uzaboo, and Abidinator. I love you more than macaroni loves cheese! Lovebunches, lil heather, aka ad-amsapple, SS Adams <3

Happy Valentine’s Day dearest! Love you! -Megan

K-risten Hag, best friend. I love you bunches! <3 Shadow Sue

Hilda Zavala:Me gusta la “T” Me gusta la “U”

Empocas palabras Me gustas “Tu.”

From our family to yours

The other day, I turned on the television, hoping for a little late-night entertainment. It had been a long day, and I was ready to let my mind zone out and forget about whatever calculus homework I was supposed to do, whatever societal problem I had been pondering, or whatever piano piece my fin-gers weren’t cooperating with. I’m a busy kid with a quirky sense of humor, and a little bad television proves to be a good compliment to both.

There’s some underlying assumption in the pro-ductive world that television, especially reality tele-vision, is from the depths of hell, that it infects minds with evil, that it is an inexcusable waste of time. This “holier-than-thou” mentality puts people like me, who turn on infomercials when they can’t sleep, in a secret-late night society. But it’s time we come out into the light: Corny, overly-scripted television is hi-larious and worth watching.

The gazillion reality television shows currently airing give a nice glimpse into the greedy and ridicu-lous motives of the adults that live in our world, and how they perform in very important challenges, like digging through a giant cupcake or cleaning up trash the fastest. If nothing else, these shows remind gid-dy viewers like me of what we DON’T want to end up being in adulthood. Overly-Botox-ed hosts with a pocket full of clichés backed up by dramatic or-chestral music just add to the perfection. Plus, these shows are packed full of important lessons. Thank you, “Flavor of Love,” for teaching me to respond to a mean girl by spitting on her. Thank you, “More to Love,” for teaching me that fat people are automati-cally more authentic and equally beautiful. Thank you, “The Real World,” for teaching me that a life of partying and sex is definitely a rewarding experi-ence, or at least one worth watching.

Once, on “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF,” Hilton very professionally determined the worth of her best-friend contestants. She used a well-trained, well-in-formed judge: a tiger. That’s right -- a live tiger. Each contestant simply went up to the tiger and pet it, and the girl at whom the tiger growled was immediately dismissed from the show. Thank you, Paris Hilton, for teaching the public that tigers have impeccable and fair judgment.

One of my all-time favorite shows is Dr. Phil. He

features topics ranging from over-protective moms to sex offenders. He makes par-ents all over the nation think that trends like sexting are sweeping the nation, and that every child is infected and must be carefully in-spected and watched in-tently. Dr. Phil is so entertain-ing because he rarely actually gives advice, but rather chooses to yell and poke fun at his guests. His guests are pretty great too, like the alcoholic mom who demeans her daughter’s addic-tions, the ridiculously controlling father and the boy who snorted powdered candy because it made him feel cool, like he was doing REAL drugs. Thank you, Dr. Phil, for reminding me not to snort Pixy Stix, un-

less I want aqua snot.Even educational and

news-centered television is funny. I once sat with my family cracking up at an in-formative program on an educational channel about a natural colon-clearing product. Okay, okay, it was poop humor, but how could you not laugh at a 60-year old man seriously discuss-

ing what sort of things you should be seeing in the toilet? Perhaps the only thing that could trump it is a good Christian after-school special, featuring the best child acting the world has ever seen.

Bad television is simply entertaining. I will admit that it can be overdone, and I’m no advocate for a television-centered life or more channels than stars in the sky. My busy life prevents me (most would say, to my benefit) from watching very often. But poorly-designed shows are a wonderful and hilarious gift to the world, and the opportunities I have to watch it are opportunities I take extremely, extremely seri-ously.

Journalthe

The mission of the Southport High School Journal is to inform the student body of timely events and is-sues that affect their lives while be-ing a voice to the faculty, staff and community.

Student journalists are guaran-teed the First Amendment rights of the Constitution. Staff members will observe the same legal responsibili-ties as those imposed on all news media, thus will refrain from pro-duction of material that:

1. Is obscene, according to community standards;

2. Is libelous, according to the legal definition;

3. Creates a clear and present danger of the immediate material and substantial physical disruption of the school.

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Issue 8 CorrectionsKatie Freund’s name was misspelled

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February 5, 2010

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“Toddler Day.”freshman Jazmen Krise

“Opposite Day.”junior Morgan Cambron

“College Day. Boiler up!”senior Darren Friar

“Think Pink Day.”sophomore Cathy Schnepf

“Favorite Musician Day.”Music teacher Mr. Andrew Wilson

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by Karalie Hensley

We miss you, Mr. Bowles.

It’s going to be a tough Valentine’s Day without you.

”“Thank you, Dr. Phil, for reminding me not to snort Pixy Stix, un-less I want aqua snot.

Josh, You have made my life so wonderful. I don’t know what I did to win your heart, but

I’m glad I did it.

My dearest Sun,Thank you for being my other half. You’ve rede-fined life as I know it. I love you! Keep shining :)

Love, Moon

TO HETHUR:U B MINE.- YO MAN

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PHOTOS 10 February 5, 2010

2010 Southport Snowcoming WeekendThis year’s Snowcoming festivities, themed “Cards across the Continents,” occured this past weekend. The weekend started off with the boys’ varsity basketball game on Fri., Jan. 29 at Southport and concluded with the Snowcoming dance on Sat., Jan. 30 in the cafeteria.

(above) Royalty: Freshmen prince Tanner Musser and princess Ngun Bawr walk through the gymnasium during half-time of the basketball game. During this ceremony, all class princes and princesses were introduced, as well as the queen and king nominees. Photo by Brandon Bushong. (right) King and Queen: Seniors Austin Young and Stephanie Shobe walk off the gymnasium floor af-ter being crowned king and queen. Last year’s king and queen Tyler Alexander and Kristen Sayler were present for the crowning. Photo by Colleen Siegfried. (below) Dancing!: Senior Kaylee Miller and freshman Hailee Rit-tenberry dance together. Photo by Blake Stebbe.

(above) Offense: Sophomore Mike Ramey dribbles the ball around a Columbus North defensive player. Photo by Brandon Bushong. (right) Dance the Night Away: Junior Ashley Konduris and sophomore Emerson Kirkpatrick perform the “Cha-cha Slide” during the Snowcoming dance. Photo by Blake Stebbe.

(left) Senior Spirit: Booster Club members and Mrs. Stacey Mat-lock present the spirit stick to senior Nicolette Crouch and the rest of the seniors. (above) Big Entrance: Sophomore Kellon Thomas leads the team out onto the court before the game. Pho-tos by Colleen Siegfried. (below) Three points: Senior Jake Skirvin shoots a three pointer during the game against Columbus North. The Cards lost the game, 77-63. Photo by Brandon Bushong.

by Stephen GearhartReporter

Sometimes records can be deceiving. Only looking at girls’ basketball team’s record from last year to this year would give a false impression that they haven’t improved much. Last year, their record was 6-14, and this year, their record is 7-12 (as of Feb. 1). Last year, the girls lost by an average of 18.6 points, but this year, they’ve lost by an average of 9.75 points. Avon, whom they lost to by twenty-one points last year, they beat by six, and Northwest, whom they lost to by two point, they beat by thirteen points.

Head coach Ms. Leah Enterline is the new coach this year. With a new coach comes a new style of how practice is run, how games are played and a new philosophy.

An example of how things have changed is seen in the line-up this year. Junior Ali Walker, who played point guard, and senior Stephanie Shobe, who played shooting guard, have switched places and have to take on new roles. Walker leads the team in scoring this year, with 277 points, 14.6 points per game.

“We’re learning to work more as a team,” said Shobe. “We have to win as a team. We’re also a lot closer this year because of team chemistry, and you can see it in the way we play.”

According to Enterline, practice is run differently too. She says that everything they do is a competition, which helps them work

harder in practice and translates to them playing harder in the games.

Since the girls compete in practice, it helps them to be more competitive during games and get along with each other more. Walker says that during practice, they have to do everything hard and right because if they don’t, then they run. She says that it helps them stay in shape and play hard.

“I think that the biggest thing with a lot of kids is that they believe that they can beat any team we play,” said Enterline.

Shobe and Walker both agree that they have had to step up and be leaders for the team. Since bothof them are guards, it’s been up to them to control the pace of the game. With a new coach, sometimes new people have to step up into new roles and they’ve done that. Shobe says that she feels that it’s been her job to keep positive energy during games and practice.

The positive energy from practice has transitioned into their last games. Since a six-game losing streak, the girls have won three of their last six games, beating Lawrence Central this past weekend. They also haven’t lost by double digits since losing to Mt. Vernon on Jan. 5.

Enterline, Shobe and Walker are all looking forward to Feb. 10, when they get to prove that they are better than what their record conveys at sectionals, against Perry. They all agree that they have been working harder in these past few weeks and will be ready to do well in sectionals.

SPORTS 11February 5, 2010

How To...do a takedown

by Aubrey RudisillSports Editor

The four steps to doing a takedown in wrestling, according to an interview with senior Patrick Lathrop:

1. The level change: With one leg forward (lead leg), slightly and quickly step back with your other leg and lower your level to get a better angle on your opponent before you begin the shot towards your opponent.

2. The drive step: After you lower your level below your opponent, take a deep

step with your lead leg in between your opponent’s legs. Grab both of his legs, one in each hand and continue to drive through them.

3. The drive through/lift: Drive into your opponent’s side at a diagonal angle. Charge your shoulder on his stomach (your head should be under his arm). Come to your feet, lift your opponent’s legs and drive through.

4. The cover: Continue running your legs through your opponent and return him to the mat safely, continue to circle around and cover his legs, completing the takedown.

Photos by Colleen Siegfried.

Athletes expected to be affected by budget cuts

New style of play improves performance for girls’ team

by Kinsey GoffExtras Editor

Next year, $6.7 million must be cut district-wide. Some of that money has to be cut from athletics. According to Ms. Barbara Brouwer, every athlete will be affected by the budget cuts.

“Things are going to change,” said Brouwer. “That’s not even a question. We’re going to try to make the best of what we have.”

It is highly possible that “B” teams will be cut at the freshman level and below, the number of coaches per sport will be lowered, transportation will be limited and the school would buy fewer new uniforms and other equipment.

Less likely things that have been brought to the table, according to the head of the teacher’s union, Mr. Terry Rice, are pay-to-play or cutting non revenue sports, sports that make no money for Southport, with a low number of athletes who participate, such as gymnastics and golf.

“My job is to try to find ways to cut money that will least affect our kids,” said Mr. Pete Hubert. “I don’t want any athlete to not be able to participate.”

Athletics, as of now, are paid for by the school. This includes coach pay, transportation costs and facility cost. If Southport institutes pay-to-play next year, each athlete would have to pay money to play a sport.

Franklin Central has planned to implement this policy, which means each athlete will have to pay an estimated $600, along with a bus cost every time the team has to travel.

“Pay-to-play has been put in the proposal but it’s not solid,”

said Rice. “The governor has placed athletes in economic segregation by saying if you have the money, you can play, but if you don’t, you can’t participate. Southport isn’t in favor of pay-to-play. We want all kids to be able to participate.”

Brouwer says Southport doesn’t want to lose any sports, but she doesn’t know if that’s going to happen or not. Gymnastics and golf are the two of the most expensive non revenue sports

and have the fewest athletes involved, but she doesn’t think that will be reason enough that they get cut.

“Yeah (gymnastics and golf) are expensive, but do I want to lose them? Heck no,” said Brouwer, “but when things get ugly and things start to go it may become a possibility.”

Sophomore Zoey Freese is on the girls’ golf team and says she would be very upset and disappointed if golf got cut. She

wants to play golf in college and would be willing to pay to play if the sport was in danger of getting cut.

“I think each sport should get a season warning so that the sport could try to do things on their own to save money and keep their sport,” said Freese. “If Southport cuts sports, kids will start getting out of shape and will do bad things instead of spending their time in sports.”

Southport has already started to cut back on things to help limit expenses. According to Brouwer, this season they scheduled the JV and freshman basketball games at the same time in different gyms. So they could cut back on traveling expenses by having the teams share a bus.

Southport is going to try to cut down on the distance the teams travel to compete, but Southport has to travel to places as far away as Bloomington and Columbus to compete with schools in its conference.

Brouwer hopes that the budget cuts will make the school stronger. She thinks this should make athletes appreciate what the school works so hard to have.

“The community at Southport is so supportive,” said Brouwer. “I think this may be a bump in the road but we’ll bounce back.”

Going for the Score: Junior Ali Walker dribbles the ball down the court against Roncalli on Jan. 26. The Lady Cards were defeated, 62-53. Photo by Brandon Bushong.

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How much money?Here are the stats for how much each sport costs and the revenue each sport brings in.

This is as of each sport’s last season.

FootballBoys’ BasketballGirls’ Volleyball

Boys’ SwimmingGirls’ Golf

Gymnastics

$60,738$18,598$4,811$1,884

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$37,107$5,788$2,645$1,180$1,677$9,746

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by Clayton LeslieReporter

The Chicago Bears win the coin toss and elect to receive. Devin Hester outruns the Colts special teams for 92 yards to score a touchdown in the opening drive. The extra point is good. Chicago 7, Indianapolis 0.

Three years ago, Colts fans watched excitedly as their team played in Super Bowl XLI at Miami, the first Super Bowl in which the Indianapolis franchise has played. This year, the Colts are back in Miami and will be playing the Saints, while Colts fans will be back to supporting the team in a variety of ways.

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning hands off to running back Dominic Rhodes who runs for one yard and makes a touchdown. The extra point is good. Chicago trails Indianapolis by two going into halftime. Indianapolis 16, Chicago 14.

Senior Kat Wissel takes a bite of Chili when the commercials start. Halftime at the Wissel household means that it’s time to tally votes that will decide the winner of the family’s Super Bowl chili cook-off. Wissel says that her parents, relatives and family friends have been making chili for the game since Indianapolis’s first Super Bowl appearance.

“Our family gets together and everybody has to bring chili to the game,” said Wissel. “We all vote anonymously on our favorite and announce the winner at halftime.”

Wissel says that this has become an important tradition for their family at the Super Bowl game, and she is anticipating this year’s game.

Adam Vinatieri adds three points to the Colts score with a successful 24 yard field goal. Indianapolis 19, Chicago 14.

Junior Eric Dean stands up and cheers for the Colts who have begun to pull ahead. Every year, Southport Presbyterian Church hosts a Super Bowl party for members of the Church’s youth group and members’ friends. Dean has attended the party since his eighth grade year. According to Dean, the party is for people who want to be able to enjoy the game with their friends without being cramped in a house.

“There is a lot of food, and a lot of people go to watch the game,” said Dean. “It will be especially exciting this year because we are back in the championship.”

Bears quarterback Rex Grossman throws an interception to Colts cornerback Kelvin Hayden, who scores off the play. The extra point is good. Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17.

Southport football coach and weight lifting instructor Kevin Miller cheers with fellow coaches while watching the game downtown. A 26-year season ticket holder, Miller is a major Colts fan who has always hoped to be at the Super Bowl game to cheer for his team. This year, Miller has that opportunity. After winning a ticket in a drawing, Miller will traveling to Miami this weekend to fulfill a lifelong dream.

“I have always wanted to be there,” said Miller. “I want to be a part of the opening kickoff’s flashbulbs. It’s always been on my bucket list.”

Grossman throws to Bears tight-end Desmond Clark with 15 seconds to go. Clark is tackled at the Indianapolis 36, which ultimately ends the game. Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17.

Three years later, Southport Colts fans are hoping this year’s Super Bowl ends in the same

way: with a Colts win. From Wissel who will be surrounded by family, and Dean who will be surrounded by his friends, to Miller with Colts fans in the Miami Sun Life stadium, the cry will be the same: Go Colts.

SPORTS February 5, 2010

We saw men and women laughing through their tears on that fateful Sunday night two weeks ago, staring at utter pandemonium in a stadium where so many games had been blown. A stadium that, not long ago, became the shelter for a city under water. It was four short years ago when the Superdome was symbolic of Hurricane Katrina and all of its horror. Even though it barley had a roof, the Superdome housed much of the city.

Many people are quick to shrug off sports, and state that sports are just games, hobbies and recreation with little effect or importance on communities.

I beg to differ. Sports have the unique ability to bring a city to its feet, or completely tear down the hopes of maybe the one positive aspect in a fans’ life. They provide a real life common bond for complete strangers to cheer for. As is the case with this year’s improbable New Orleans Saints, sports are capable of uniting a large group of people and boosting the morale of an entire town, city or even country. They have the ability to transcend being “just a game.”

“It’s much bigger than football,” said Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in an interview after the NFC Championship, “All of a sudden, people are starting to see a physical manifestation of what it looks like when you come together and you’re one team with one fight.”

In a city still struggling to rebuild from the disastrous floods of Hurricane Katrina four years ago, the Saints finally reaching the Super Bowl this year means more than just a bunch of guys playing for a trophy in Miami. They are playing for an entire city

and all they’ve been through these last few years. Championships are won every year in every sport. Teams are celebrated and then forgotten. But rarely, if ever, have we experienced a game in America, or the world for that matter, that represents so much more than just a victory. It represents the almost 1,500 people who lost their lives. It represents the 275,000 homes that were destroyed.

“New Orleans isn’t supposed to go to a Super Bowl,” wrote sports writer Jay Mariotti in a recent column for FanHouse.com. “New Orleans isn’t supposed to do anything but ache and suffer and build tents for the homeless.”

Just as cities like New Orleans unite through the Saints, sports teams also have the ability to bring small towns together around a local high school team, and even nationwide. Perhaps the best example is the 1980 Winter Olympics hockey game between the United States and USSR.

The United States team of “college scrubs” took on perennial powerhouse USSR (Soviets) in what was supposed to be a blowout. The Americans had other plans as they shocked the world, knocking off the mighty Soviets. It wasn’t just an upset though; it was THE defining sports moment of the 20th century. How can one argue that sports are just games when a hockey game can single handedly unite an entire nation?

“It may just be the single most indelible moment in all of U.S. sports history,” wrote Sports Illustrated of Team USA’s improbable gold medal run at the 1980 Winter Olympics. “One that sent an

entire nation into a frenzy.”As of late, there have been

many different downfalls in sports, including performance enhancing drugs, lies and trouble with the law, just to name a few. And critics are so quick to bash the negative effect sports is becoming to the youth of our country. But as I see it, and as the entire city of New Orleans sees it, it is the only thing keeps the motor running. The thing that brings every race, gender and age together as one.

The scene in Miami this weekend might look like every other Super Bowl and the game itself will be played like every other football game. But the meaning and significance of this game will be felt on such a deep level that most of us couldn’t even comprehend. This weekend, in a way, completes the sad but inspiring cycle of the tragic Hurricane Katrina.

Now, someone try to tell a Saints fan that this Super Bowl is “just a game.”

For New Orleans, this is more than a gameO n t h e E A S T S i d e With Jordan

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Celebrations differ, but goal remains same

Several students were asked what they think the combined score of the Colts vs.

Saints Super Bowl game will be.

SCOREBOARD

COLTS team Stats Saints team statsTOUCHDOWNS 64TURNOVER RATIO +11FIELD GOALS 22/28SACKS 35

TOUCHDOWNS 53TURNOVER RATIO +2FIELD GOALS 16/20SACKS 34

DEFENSIVE LEADERSNAME TACKLES SOLO ASST.C. Session 101 82 19G. Brackett 99 80 19

DEFENSIVE LEADERSNAME TACKLES SOLO ASST. J. Vilma 110 87 23R. Harper 102 84 18

QUARTERBACKName ATT COMP % YDS TDP. Manning 571 393 68.8 4500 33

QUARTERBACKNAME ATT COMP % YDS TD D. Brees 514 363 70.6 4388 34

Who will win?Tell The Journal what you think the score of the Super Bowl will be. Turn in your guess to room 400 or the main office. Winner(s) will get their picture in The Journal next issue.

Name:

Colts ________

Saints ________Information from www.nfl.com. Information compiled by Colleen Siegfried and Aubrey Rudisill.

Jay Oswalt, senior

ColtsKatlyn Busch, senior

Brandon Underwood, junior

Colts

ColtsMyshelle Patterson, junior

ColtsCody Jones, sophomore

ColtsClaire Stebbe, sophomore

Colts

ColtsWalter Rowley, freshman

Colts

Taylor Zorman, freshman

Super Bowl XLIV eventsHere are the events leading up to the Super

Bowl and the performers at the Super Bowl.

Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Announcement Super Bowl Saturday NightNFL Charities Celebrity Golf ClassicSuper Bowl BreakfastTaste Of The NFLPlayer Networking Event

Saturday, Feb. 6

Sunday, Feb. 7Singing national anthem: Carrie UnderwoodHalf-time show performer: The Who

SUPER BOWL

Super Bowl XLIV between the NFC Champions, the New Orleans Saints, and the AFC Champions, the Indianapolis Colts.

The game will be played at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida, and will be broadcast on CBS. Kickoff is at 6:25 p.m.