Tailgate 4 Life planned for Aug. 23
August 22, 2008
By Ryan Duffy
<rduffy@hilite.org>
This year the tailgate is scheduled from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 23, before the game against Cathedral, in the parking lot on the home side of the football stadium. The tailgate will have a variety of live bands, including Upper House and The Knashers. There will be food and drinks provided, along with free music and a variety of activities.
T-shirts for the event are on sale at lunch and at the event for $10. All proceeds from the shirts go to the Michael Schenkel Memorial Scholarship.
According to Pittman, Tailgate 4 Life is a great opportunity to hang out with friends, and it gives students something to do before the big football game. He said, “It’s a great experience to feel the satisfaction of a supporting a local scholarship.”
Conflicting theories cause confusion
August 11, 2008
As concern for environment rises, students must address, debate questions regarding causes of climate shifts
By Beverly Jenkins
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Fact: Ice shelves in Greenland are melting quickly.Fact: Fourteen of the past 15 years have featured the world’s highest recorded temperature averages.
The question is whether these facts are humanity’s fault or if they’re natural processes, whether they’re dangerous to life on earth or not and whether or not we are going to do something about the situation.
Adding to the difficulty, according to Matthew Gray, a senior who took AP Environmental Science last year, is the fact that there are completely opposite hypotheses which claim to disprove the global warming theory.
With all of these cleverly worded, evidence-supported theories thrown every which way, Gray said, it’s hard to decide what to believe. After all, the term “global warming” alone has its misconceptions with people.
“Officially, ‘global warming’ is the warming of weather on a global scale,” Gray said. “But ‘climate change’ is actually a more accurate phrase. The world is heating up, but it’s also experiencing other events like droughts in some areas and flooding in others.”
Not only is the definition of global warming sometimes misunderstood, but the theories behind it can seem confusing as well.
“There are a lot of major theories about the subject,” senior Kyle Straub, who also took AP Environmental Science last year, said. “There’s the idea that people have nothing to do with (global warming), and that it’s simply a natural process the world is undergoing, and our releasing of (harmful) CO2 gases is just a coincidence.”
This idea is a reaction to the global warming theory, which states that the earth is heating up, by saying just the opposite. Those who believe this idea that humans don’t play a role believe that the globe has warmed and cooled on its own before and that it is just a natural process that has been seen before and will be seen again.
However, according to Fran Rushing, AP Environmental Science teacher, the most popular idea about global warming is human acceleration.
Human acceleration, she said, states that while global warming is a natural process, humans’ large production of CO2 is speeding up the rate at which it is happening, which some scientists believe can and will be hazardous if it is left unchecked.
Regardless of blame, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) still recommends reducing energy as a way to help the globe be a healthier place and Gray said its important to stay involved.
Gray said, “Just having an opinion at all, your own opinion, is better than standing by and either letting people put words in your mouth or having no opinion at all.”
Summer brings further administrative changes here
August 11, 2008
By Amy Flis
<aflis@hilite.org>
Since the beginning of vacation in May, the school has made several additional changes to the administration lineup.
According to Principal John Williams, Assistant Principal Kathy Luessow will not return this year, and as a result, one additonal assistant prinicipal was hired over the summer.
This brings the total number of new members joining the administrative staff to three, two of whom were hired last May to replace the retired Assistant Principals John Abell and Bob Grenda. Kevin Gallman and Karen Campbell fill those two subsequent vacancies.
Sam Ruff is the most recently hired member. He replaces Kathy Luessow, who would have moved to fill Abell’s position, but resigned over the summer. Doug Bird will move up to take her place in the Freshman Center, and Ruff will fill Bird’s position as a 10-month administrator.
After all these transitions, the four 12-month administrators are Bird, John Newton, Ronda Eshleman and Amy Skeens-Benton. The four 10-month administrators working with them are Kerry Hoffman, Ruff, Gallman and Campbell.
“I am excited about the caliber of new administrators that we have brought in this year,” Williams said. “They have some big shoes to fill, and I am confident they will work hard to do so.”
The ‘New’ Old World
August 11, 2008
By Maria Lamagna
<mlamagna@hilite.org>
Sophomore Rithvi Melanta learned a lesson in globalization at a young age. She moved from India to the United States when she was 6 years old. In India, she and her family practiced numerous traditions tied to their religion and culture. After immigrating, however, Melanta and her family made a few changes to their native culture.
“When I first moved, it was very different here. We’ve learned so much but kept many of the old traditions up and alive,” Melanta said.
For many, the word “globalization” brings several images to mind. It’s Starbucks and McDonald’s on every street corner in Tokyo. It’s Wal-Mart in Moscow. It’s immigration.
In truth, these are all examples of globalization. Amanda Holman teaches about this concept extensively in AP Human Geography. She defined globalization as “the world becoming interdependent.” She said it can happen through cultural exchange, trade or politics, among other ways world culture spreads.
According to a New York Times article this year, America experienced the highest level of immigration in its history from 2000 to 2007. Today, one in eight people living in this country is an immigrant. These foreign-born citizens add their culture to the American “melting pot,” but in the process, often become Americanized themselves. Old traditions can quickly be replaced by aspects of modern culture.
Melanta and her family have made a conscious effort to maintain their Indian tradition. Melanta and her family speak English in their home. However, while she still practices Hinduism, Melanta eats meat and other restricted foods.
This is an example of Americanization at work. In fact, Melanta said that if she still lived in India, she would most likely have an arranged marriage like her parents.
Melanta’s experience is similar to that of other immigrants to the United States. There can be a conflict of interest between old world values and “new world” trends, like conventional American teenage
dating.
Counselor Maria Cottone said the Americanized teenager may be resistant to their parents’ tradition.
“There can be negative effects with anything imposed on a teenager, especially with something like arranged marriage which has such obvious lifelong consequences,” Cottone said.
On the positive side, Cottone said that traditional values can have relevance for the Americanized teenagers, whether they realize it at first or not.
“For arranged marriages, for example, the couple goes into it knowing they have to make it work,” Cottone said. “That actually might be a refreshing mindset.”
Under the right circumstances, both Holman and Cottone said that Americanized families can maintain their heritage. Holman said that preserving traditional culture in America is definitely possible.
“I think (tradition) still can (survive), depending on the value placed on it,” she said. “I’m sure it’s more difficult, like with arranged marriage, when it’s easier to see the other options available here. But if the culture values that, then it will persist.”
Cottone said that the key is the children’s desire to carry many old world traditions forward into more modern surroundings.
She said, “Tradition may be there for children who have grown up submerged in that lifestyle.
“But when they have been socialized in the U.S., there could be battles there. The first generation may be willing to swallow tradition, but the second generation might fight it tooth and nail.”
Melanta said that though she has been immersed in the American lifestyle, she is still interested in staying true to her Indian heritage and her “old world.” She said that she wants her own children to appreciate all the benefits India has to offer.
“It’s still my culture,” she said. “I still want to teach (my future children) all of that.”
Fashion show to highlight design talent
May 22, 2008
By: Tim Chai <tchai@hilite.org>
Sweeping her hair back, sophomore Su Cho kept her eyes focused on the sewing machine and maintained a steady hand, careful to stitch every seam carefully.
“This is my first year in the fashion (and textile foundations) class. I went to the fashion show last year, and the class just looked interesting,” Cho said.
Today, the 11th annual fashion show will take place in the auditorium during SRT. According to fashion teacher Judy Fisher, she expects 1,300 students in attendance this year. The tickets were free and will act as a pass out of SRT, but people had to get one from a student in a fashion class.
Fisher said, “When I began teaching at (this school), I started the tradition of having a fashion show. It has grown over the years. The first one was held in the cafeteria. After three years, it was moved to the auditorium where it is now held. I started the fashion show because I wanted the student body here to see the unbelievable talent and creativity of their peers in the fashion and textiles classes. It is really very similar to the popular TV show Project Runway.”
Fisher said there will be about 250 students modeling over 750 garments in the exhibit.
She said, “There is a wide range of designs this year. The students will model prom gowns, jeans, blazers and crop jackets, tank tops, winter coats, pencil skirts, skinny pants, Homecoming dresses, bathrobes, blouses (and) hoodies. Many of the garments may be worn to school, but many are meant to be worn outside of school hours and therefore do not adhere to (this school’s) dress code.
“This year’s garments mirror the trends in the stores including lots of necklines with soft gathers. The color palette this year is focusing on bright colors and jewel tones. The silhouettes are very soft and feminine.”
According to Fisher, attending the fashion show is something every student at this school should do.
“When you enter one of the sewing labs, you can actually feel the creativity of the students in the air. The highlight of my job is seeing the finished creations because they are truly one of kind originals.”
Cho said, “My friends are coming, and I’m excited to show them what I’ve accomplished this year. It’s going to be so much fun.”
New bus routes extend transportation services
May 22, 2008
By: Michael Wang <mwang@hilite.org>
Listening to reggae or hip hop music on his iPod, sophomore Daniel Auer would walk the routine 10-to-15-minutes trip to school. Read more
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