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The O!cial Newspaper of Huron High SchoolVolume 42 Issue 7 1 June 2011

The theme of culture shock is the challenge of adjusting to a place, a state of mind, or a social situation that’s new. We found this !tting not only with the changes in the Emery sta" for the next year, but also for the changes coming to Huron as a whole.

With a theme like culture shock, it may seem cliché to write about high school. !e fact is, adjusting to high school is not the only culture shock out there, nor is it the biggest. But I do believe that high school is the one culture shock that almost all of us can

relate to in one way or another.!e thing about high school is it’s not always an obvious

culture shock. For many kids, at least on the surface, high school is just what they’ve been expecting. Lockers line the hallways, kids socialize during passing time, and classrooms are "lled with posters encouraging students to ask questions and pay attention in class.

I think that’s what makes high school so substantial; it sneaks up on you, and once it does, the only thing you can do is adapt. I suppose the adaptation process is di#erent for everyone. What I have failed to consider until this year is the fact that some people have a hard time adapting, or don’t at all.

!e start of this year came with some changes, primarily the split lunches. Class principal Mr. Jason Skiba was a strong supporter of it, so the freshmen could get the chance to really get to know each other, and avoid feeling overwhelmed. Skiba has made it a priority of his to make the transition into high school a little bit easier.

Recently, Skiba started the Link Crew, which is a program in which upperclassmen are assigned a group of freshman to guide. E#orts like those that Skiba and countless sta# members have made to help freshmen adjust to the shock of high school are what I am hoping will continue to contribute to improving the lives of all young people.

!e Center for Disease Control and Prevention speci"cally cites programs like Link Crew that help students deal with social and personal issues as contributing to a better quality of life for high school kids, including the slow decline in suicide rates among teens in the U.S.; according to their website, the rate of suicides among males ages 10-24 have decreased from about 15 per 100,000 to about 11 from the years 1991 to 2006.

I can’t mention suicide without acknowledging the recent tragedy in our school, the death of junior Seth Harsch. My heart goes out to the Huron community, especially his friends and family who are dealing with this profound loss.

Although I attended middle school with Seth, and had a few classes here at Huron with him in my time, I never really got to know him as well as I now wish I had.

I don’t know why he chose to take his life. I couldn’t tell you whether his experience at Huron was a good one or a bad one, whether or not it was in any way related to his suicide. But I can’t help but wonder, and I’ll bet a lot of you can’t help but do the same.

No, I couldn’t tell you much about Seth, but I can say he was one of the most intelligent people I have come across. I know he was a funny guy with a sense of humor that you couldn’t help but appreciate. I know he was kind, always willing to explain a math problem or help you in a chemistry lab. I know that he had a brilliant future in front of him, and we are all missing out on what he had to o#er to the world. I know I speak for all of us, Seth, when I say you are loved, and you are missed. Please rest in peace.

NICKI SANII with AYAT AMIN

THE EDITORS’ CORNER

High School: the underrated

culture shock

department news

the culture shock issue

On May 20th, the Huron Science Department held the annual Science Extravanganza, an event in which !fth graders from elementary schools that feed into Huron come and watch science demonstrations by AP Physics, Chemis-try and Biology students. Mr. Collins, Mr. Caine, Mr. Yeatts, and Ms. Wilkenning collaborated in this annual outreach to Huron feeder schools.

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The Huron Music Department considered four possible candidates vying for the position of Huron’s new Orchestra Director on May 26th. The candidates auditioned for orchestra stu-dents, who in turn evaluated the possible di-rectors in several key categories. The commit-tee that assisted in the selection of the director included Dr. Williams, three faculty from the music department, and two students.

MusicDEPARTMENT

The Huron Art Department is showcasing art-work by Huron students at the U of M Slusser Gallery. Huron artists alone !elded nearly 100 pieces of ceramics, jewelry, and 2-D art in the display. The exhibition, located at 2000 Bonisteel Blvd, continues until June 5th, with the gallery’s hours being Mon-Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM and 12 PM to 7 PM on Saturdays.

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The Globe on the front represents the the world and the cultural diversity of it.

on the cover

Hannah Sung, page editor

Grade: 12Other Sports: Soccer

•!is is William’s "rst year of running track.

•When his host family told him to do something fun, he turned to track. Ever since then, track has been his favorite sport.

•He loves running when the weather is just right, but he doesn’t like when he has to run when it is snowing or really hot.

•He runs the # mile, 1 mile, 2 mile, the 4-by-8, and the 4-by-4.

•!ey most rewarding thing he has done while running track is starting, because he is now a lot faster.

Athlete pro!le conducted by Alex Weigel

Grade: 9Other Sports: Football, Bas-ketball

•Kevin Masini has been play-ing golf for 5 years.

•He was inspired by his dad to play golf.

•His favorite thing bout golf is being able to spend time with some friends on the golf course.

•A few of the bad things are when golf gets frustrating, and when it isn’t satisfying.

•!e most rewarding thing Kevin has ever done in golf is winning an event on the Meijer Tour last year.

Athlete pro!le conducted by Alex Weigel

ATHLETE PROFILES

William Nkaiwatei

Kevin Masini

Track & Field

Golf

The NBA 2011 playoffs are more exciting this

year than ever before. Com-petition from players such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Derrick Rose will make for some interesting games. The 2011 playoffs are slowly coming to an end with only two teams standing.

Out of all the players on the team, Derrick Rose is who most fans are talking about nowadays as Rose plays great offense and defense. Derrick Rose was born October 4, 1988. He is 6’3”, and weighs 190 lbs and graduated from Memphis university. He is #1 on the Chicago Bulls posi-tion guard. He averages PPG 28.8, RPG 4.20, APG 8.0, and

EFF +24.58. It is no surprise that Rose

is such a popular player. An-

dre Bond’s, a Junior at Hu-ron, favorite team is Chicago Bulls, and his favorite player is MVP Derrick Rose. Bond

liked him since he got on the team “he reminds me of Jor-dan”.

Alex Coleman, another ju-nior, also listed the Chicago Bulls as his favorite team. He liked their defensive style, saying, “they are going to win the the championship no doubt.” they might not score a lot of points but they manage to out score the other team.

The Chicago Bulls are playing against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Confer-ence Finals. The Western Conference Finals was played between the Dallas Maver-icks and the Oklahoma City Thunders. Dallas came out on top in that series.

NBA Playo!s is Heating Up

Alexis Collins Makes Cal Field Hockey Team

When it comes to college, most ju-niors are still

searching. But that’s not the case for junior Alexis Collins who has already been granted a partial scholarship for "eld hockey from the University of California-Berkley.

Collins "rst started play-ing "eld hockey in the 3rd grade. “My sister played for Rec and Ed and I just started

playing like her,” states Col-lins. Since then, Collins has been on numerous teams and has traveled all over the U.S in order to play. Places she has traveled to include Kentucky, California, Ohio, Arizona and Florida.

Collins started playing on the Huron varsity team as a freshman. For the last three

years, she has gone to states with the Huron team, and was playing when they won in 2010. !is year, one of Col-

lins’ teams won second for the National USA Field Hockey Futures tournament.

In order to receive her scholarship, Collins had to go through a recruitment pro-cess speci"c to "eld hockey players. It starts when a "eld hockey player gets their game schedule, which the player will then send to the univer-sities they are interested in. !en the recruiters from uni-versities will come out to the big tournaments nearby and scout for the athletes they want.

While this scholarship does not mean Collins has been ac-cepted into the University of Berkley, it does signi"cantly increase her chances. When applying to Berkley, Collins’ application will have a tag in-dicating that she was already granted a scholarship. Re-cruiters will consider this when they are reviewing her application. Currently, the only way Collins can lose her scholarship is by either having her grades drop signi"cantly or by quitting "eld hockey al-together. Hopefully, neither will happen. e

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At the right, Collins stands at state championships.JAMIE COHEN

“Out of all the players on the team, Derrick

Rose is who most fans are talking about

nowadays,”

DAVID KNIGHT HURON JUNIOR

NICK FORD

SARAH MASINI

Hanel Baveja, a Huron freshman, has only been writing plays since last

summer but it seems she has a real knack for the art as one of her plays will be performed in the Huron Players’ last show of the year, Fi-nale.

Finale is a collection of one-act plays and monologues, which are largely student directed and this year, thanks to Hanel, partially

student written.Hanel’s play, Designer Baby, is

the story of a family with a geneti-cally perfect daughter, perfect looks, perfect grades, perfect health, per-fect everything. !e father works for a ruthless company that creates these “Designer babies,” and when it seems there may be a "aw in their daughter the family is forced to make a di#cult decision.

“I drew inspiration for Designer Baby from the work of a particular playwright, Walter Wykes. !e ge-netically perfect baby was a bit of a hybrid-cross of what was going on at the time I wrote it- the Amy Chua ‘tiger mother-search for per-fection’ press, as well as a memoir I had been reading about someone who lived their whole life without knowing they were adopted until they were $%y years old or so,” said Hanel.

Hanel was even able to strike up a correspondence with Walter Wykes, “He was very nice- he en-couraged me to keep writing plays and we talked about some of his, and he shared a few tips he had on plot structure and other play writ-

ing tips which were very useful.”Hanel admits she submitted

her play to the Huron Players with a “why not” attitude, unsure of whether or not Finale ever accepted student submissions, but $gured it was worth a shot.

Bj Wallingford, the sponsor of

Huron Players, was quick to pick up Hanel’s play and is eager about directing it.

“It has a sophistication that I wasn’t expecting from someone her age, to be honest,” says Walling-ford, “!e plot and con"ict are well thought out and the characters are very real to me. I love the tone of this play. !ere’s an initial mystery to it that pulls you in, and once it

becomes clear, it’s fun to see how it plays out.”

Since sub-mitting her piece, Hanel and Walling-ford have been emailing back and forth shar-ing their vi-sions for the play. Hanel o%en sits in on rehearsals, an-swering ques-tions, and has even helped one of the ac-tresses with her $rst scene.

“My goal as the director is to be as true to Hanel’s vision as pos-sible. With some scripts, there’s a freedom to the play with it for sake of accessibility,” said Wallingford, “But this being the $rst production of Designer Baby, it’s important to be true to the playwright. !e au-dience shouldn’t wonder if some

element of the show was the play-wright’s intention or not.”

Hanel is thrilled with the cast-ing and director saying, “I feel they know the play as well as I do.”

Indeed it seems Hanel may have found her calling as a playwright and as Wallingford says, “I’m al-ready curious as to what she has up her sleeve next. I call dibs!”

It is a typical Friday night in Ann Arbor, and you’re in the mood for a delicious,

inexpensive burger. !e practical choice would be to go to one of the burger joints in town, but which one to choose? Five Guys Burgers & Fries has it all: a prime location, quick service, and delicious food.

Located on State Street, “Five Guys” lies in the center of the action of downtown Ann Arbor. A%er a day of shopping or catching the latest movie at the Michigan !eater, this burger joint is conveniently placed right next-door. Upon walking in, it is apparent that you will $nd that burger you’ve been craving, and it will de$nitely hit the spot.

I ordered a classic hamburger with lettuce, onions, pickles, ketchup and mustard with a side of french fries. By the time I reached the pick-up station, the burger was already there and waiting. Content with my food, I sat down at one

of the many available tables. !e place was not too busy or too loud, perfect for catching up with friends and family.

!e only problem I faced was how to reach the burger buried at the bottom of the brown paper bag it was placed in. Dumped on top of the tinfoil wrapped burger were an ample amount of fries, enough to feed an army. A%er observing other customers, the consensus seemed to be to rip the bag at the seams in order to reach my food.

!e burger was delicious. Tasty and well cooked, not too greasy with the perfect amount of condiments. !ere were a lot of fries, but I wasn’t complaining. !ey went with the burger perfectly

At the end of my meal at “Five Guys” I le% satis$ed and full. Not only was it quick and a&ordable, but it was also tasty and I thoroughly enjoyed my food. If you’re looking for a burger joint to dine at, Five Guys is the place for you.

Ann Arbor is one of the most iconic university towns in the country.

People from around the world "ock to the free-spirited Ann Arbor to see attractions like the University of Michigan campus or the Ann Arbor Art Fair, but ask any real Ann Arborite where the place to eat is, and they will say, “Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger.”

Located near downtown Ann Arbor, Blimpy Burger has been happily serving some of the greasiest, cheapest, most delicious burgers to be found since 1953. With a loyal following around Ann Arbor and charismatic cooks that grind their own fresh beef daily, Blimpy is not a place you can just go to once. With over 2,147,483,648 possible combinations to choose from on the menu, “Blimpy virgins” may be a bit overwhelmed when trying to order.

!ere is a very speci$c way to order your burger, starting with items o& the fryer. A%er receiving fryer items, customers

then choose how many patties they want, what type of bun, what items they want o& the grill, what type of cheese, and what condiments they want on their burger.

Ordering at Blimpy is quite an experience, especially since, according to Blimpy’s website, if you fail to order correctly, “you may risk the scorn…of the cooks, and be subject to groans of agony from the patrons in line behind you.” But it’s all worth it once you sit down and savor the pure American food that Blimpy serves.

Aside from local praise, Blimpy has received numerous awards from GQ, Savoir and Current Magazines, and tons of restaurant reviewers. Blimpy $nally came into the national spotlight when appearing on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” in 2008.

Blimpy Burger has thrived for almost 60 years in a town that constantly replaces restaurants, and there is good reason for it.

Blimpy is simply the best there is to o&er.

Ayat Amin, editor-in-chief

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Freshman Writes Play for Finale

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Students are rehearsing for Baveja’s play.AYAT AMIN

Hanel Baveja is the !rst student ever to write a play for Finale Show.

Ann Arbor’s Best Burger Joints

HANNAH SCHAPIRO NICK FORD

ELEANOR HOWELL-SHRYOCK

“I drew inspira-tion for the De-

signer Baby from the work of a

particular play-wright, Walter

Wykes.” Hanel Baveja

Student Playwrite for Finale

“My goal as the director is to be as true to Hanel’s vi-

sion as possible”Bj Wallingford

Huron Players’ Sponsor

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HANNAH SCHAPIRO NICK FORD

Two reviews on an old and a new place to !nd a good burger.

Jinwoo Lee, Managing Editor

New Orchestra ConductorsAudition for Teaching Position

Although Ms. Marijean Quigley-Young has done an amazing job as a Huron

Orchestra conductor, she will be going back into retirement a!er this year. "e Huron Orchestra had an audition to choose the conductor for the next school year on May 26th. "ere were four #nalists that were selected to come and audition.

"e conductors only had twelve minutes to come and conduct the orchestra. "e students had student evaluations forms also and there was a committee of ten people who would also decide on the selection of the conductor.

“We need to come to consensus and we’ll be discussing about the director,” said Ms. Abby Alwin, one of the people on the committee. “One of the things we look for is how they manage their time.” Since the conductors only had twelve minutes to come and conduct the orchestra, they had to comment quickly and move on.

“It’s going to be hard, knowing that we’re choosing a replacement for Mr. Mark. "at’s going to be an emotionally di$cult thing to

do,” said junior Ian Montgomery about the selection of the new conductors, “Ms. Quigley has helped us a lot, and I’d feel guilty if she stayed and held o% retirement again. Her skill and dedication in conducting us, a completely new and unknown orchestra, were far more than what we could have asked for.”

Ms. Quigley-Young was the Director of Orchestras at Pioneer High School for 22 years and helped Pioneer win many awards, such as the 2006 National Grammy Signature school award. Ms. Quigley-Young had many positive things to say about the Huron Orchestra this year and about the future of orchestra.

“It [the year] was great, the students were very enthusiastic. "e feeling here is that they really want to play and want to play well,” Ms. Quigley stated. “I think the future is very bright. Concert Orchestra is very strong and it was my pleasure working with the Huron Orchestra.”

When asked about what the di%erences in store for the Orchestra next year, Montgomery replied, “I think we still have dedicated workers. "e underclassmen here are very good. We had been worried about the skill level, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be a problem. "e applicants understand how important and how big this [the selection of the new orchestra director] is.”

Students have various opinions on what the di%erences of next year’s Orchestra will be. It’s hard to predict what the impact of the new conductor on the Huron Music Association will be. Hopefully, the new director will give the orchestra something to look forward to every year.

JINWOO LEE

“It’s going to be hard, knowing

that we’re choos-ing a replacement

for Mr. Mark.”IAN MONTGOMERY

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Senior Sussy Pan has been chosen as one of the two Presidential Scholars to

represent Michigan. She has been given the special opportunity to meet our nation’s president, Barack Obama.

"e process of the Presidential Scholar application was overwhelming for Pan. In the beginning of the school year, Pan received a letter in the mail saying that she was a candidate for being a presidential scholar. She was given #ve essays to write, topics including about the philosophy of her life and a person who in&uenced her.

“Filling out those applications was even worse than college applications; I almost didn’t apply,” remarked Pan.

Around a month a!er she turned in her applications, Pan received a noti#cation saying she was a semi-#nalist. She then was required to write a bibliography.

One morning Pan got a knock

on the door. When she looked outside, she found a FedEx box on the porch. When she opened it there was a bundle of material that said “Congratulations! You

are a Presidential Scholar!” Dr. Marina C. Marthy is the chair of "e Commission on Presidential

Scholars. "e committee of the United States Department Of Education sent out the o$cial noti#cation dated May 2011.

"e Scholarship is mostly based o% of standardized testing scores and grades. Every school submits a couple of student each year. 3000 candidates were chosen, two of them being Heemyung Hwang and Sussy Pan, both from Huron. "e candidates were cut down to 500 semi-#nalists. A!er, the 500 semi-#nalists were reduced to 120 Presidential Scholars. Two people from each state were chosen as Presidential Scholars, one boy and one girl, as well as 20 additional #ne arts/visual students who are exceptional at an instrument, dancing, or art. “It’s great that the United States Department of Education does this kind of program for students.” she commented.

Principal Dr. Arthur Williams explained, “"e United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by

Executive Order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Application is by invitation only; students do not apply individually to the program, nor do their schools nominate them.”

Pan heads to Washington D.C. on June 18 and returns on the 21st. Along with teacher Kip Wilson, whom Pan chose as her most in&uential person, her four-day journey will consist of a warm welcome to the scholars, an exhibition in the Smithsonian museum, various performances, many social events for the bonding of the scholars, and much more.

When asked about if she ever dreamt of meeting the President, Pan responded, “I would have never thought that I would ever

meet him. Maybe until later in my life, like a!er college or when I get a job.”

Pan wishes to proceed into international politics. Meeting other scholars builds connections and gives a good impression on what to expect in college. She noted, “"is experience will help and surely bene#t in the future.”

"is isn’t the #rst time such an honor has been given to a Huron student. "ere have been seven other students who have gone through this process too. "e #rst Presidential Scholar was Cavan Gonzales in 1988, then Dacia Russell in 1996, Michael Kellerman in 1997, Caroline Gross in 2001, Jennifer Cai in 2003, and Katie Everett in 2008.

“I am extremely proud to have a Huron High School student named as a Presidential Scholar.” Williams remarked, “It is a very prestigious award and a unique honor to be named a Presidential Scholar.”

Presidential Scholar Sussy Pan will meet President Obama

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Graduating Senior Sussy Pan and Mr. Kip Wilson will head to Washington D.C. on June 18th.

BRUNO POSTIGOHuron High Student Sussy Pan.

For many seniors, the end of the school year means several things: prom,

graduation, college and senior pranks. May 5th was the date of the Pioneer senior scavenger hunt, an annual event.

During the scavenger hunt, ten Pioneer seniors vandalized and destroyed Huron and Skyline property. "e pranks included defecating on the #elds, cutting up tennis nets, and spray-painting purple P’s on the #elds, etc.

"e Huron Women’s Junior Varsity Tennis coach, Gordon Boettcher, was the #rst to discover the missing nets at 11:30 PM. At the age of 75, Mr. Boettcher had to clean the mess on the tennis courts made by the Pioneer students with very little help in a thunderstorm.

“I noticed that the net on Court 7 was destroyed and that there were 5 nets stolen. I could not understand what could possibly have happened. "en I realized that it was a prank. It took me about four hours to clean it,” said Coach Boettcher.

In addition, two windscreens

on the upper courts were cut and will have to be replaced. One of the missing nets has been discovered at Eberwhite School on the other side of the town.

As punishment, Pioneer principle Michael White suspended the ten students involved in the prank from Friday, May 13 to "ursday, May 19. In addition, 21 other students were also suspended due to being involved in other ways such as being in the cars with the pranksters. "e students also had to pay $90 each to cover the costs of the damage, write letters of apology to Huron and Skyline and serve ten hours of community service at Pioneer by May 26.

Due to previously having outstanding high school careers, the students will not be put in legal trouble and will also be able to walk at graduation. However, they will not be able to attend the all-night senior party and will have their money refunded.

“Restitution has to be made,” declares Coach Boettcher. “If the boys had any guts, they would apologize. I’m hoping that they learned a lesson of a lifetime.”

JOSHUA WU

Pioneer Pranksters Vandalize Property

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In Fond Memory of Seth Harsch

Stephanie Choi, managing editor

Though it may have seemed like a normal Tuesday af-ternoon, it was far from it;

a tragedy occurred. On May 24th, 2011, Seth

Harsch, a junior at Huron, committed suicide by stepping

in front of a train in Fulton County, Ohio.

Some of Harsch’s friends and teachers, both old and new alike, shared their fond memo-ries of Seth with Emery sta! writer Sana Isaac.

We’ll never forget your humor, brains, and kind heart.

-Sara Yoko

He was a very funny character; he always did hilarious imitations .

-Gabriela Columna

I’ll de!nitely remember his personality, because he would always tell you his opin-ion about whether something was good or bad.

-Nick Black

Had some good times with you man. De!nitely one of the most hilarious people I’ve ever met. We’ll all miss you, but you’re in a better place now.

-Charlie Nicoli

Seth Harsch: a brother, a son, a teammate, a classmate, a friend. In each of these he’s played his role, and found a way to impact everyone in a dif-ferent way. I’ll never forget him. "at shows the role he played in my life.

-Javier Torres

A good memory I have of Seth involves our Brit Lit !rst hour. Whenever he would present anything to the class, he would use big words that I usually had to look up. Words like “detrimental” or “inarticulate.” I would literally write it down. He was a really smart person.

It was at a football team dinner or banquet, I can’t remember. But he li#ed up his little sister and gave her a big, playful smile and hug. And another time I made him laugh so hard his voice got really high pitched. His face was really bright and you could tell he was truly a gentle person.

-Jared Weeks

Seth was a very hard worker and had a great sense of humor. He was a very smart guy, and I learned a whole lot of things from him. I will miss Seth as a brother, a teammate, and a friend.

-Zach Lewit

He was amazingly funny, always had a smile on his face, and he was so smart, which made me kind of jealous at times. He was a big teddy bear.

-Naomi Shay

Seth Harsch was one great guy. His driven attitude and comical persona were inspiring to all. He will always be remembered.

-Lexi Collins

I think he would want to be remembered as some-one who wanted to change the world. He always had great ideas about how to improve everything, and was very passionate.

-Illana Miller

He was a huge Michigan State football fan. During the season, he would always boast that State could beat Michigan. Monday a#er the State vs. Michigan game, he wore his green and white with pride and a big grin.

-Mrs. Mastey

You were the “gentle giant” in our AP U.S. Government class, using your intellect, humor, and kindness to brighten my day and every students’ day, each and every day in our class. Whether it was being our best debater on Big Debate Fridays, or consistently having the highest scores in our class, you were always humble about it, and in turn other students were always happy for your success. We all shared so many laughs and conversations that made our lives better. I also remember my 9th graders on the football team sharing with me how you were a mentor and big brother to them, how you taught them how to play the game. We will miss you Seth, and you were, and always will be, loved and appreciated.

-Mr. Dunbar and all of his students

Seth was one of our best students. He was a giant intellectually and physically.

-Dr. Elias

Seth is one of the kindest people I have ever known. He was always will-ing to help with anything, whether it was with his dry sense of humor that constantly le# me cracking smiles, or with the wisdom he had of a man many years older.

Coping with the stress from school and sports was easier whenever I sat or talked with Seth. "e world will, without a doubt, miss him and all he brought to the table. I’ll always remember him and hope that he is in a happier place now, watching over us.

-Jacob Hankin

Seth, you were a spectacular person and everyone will miss you. I know that you were truly upset with humanity, and I hope for your sake and everyone else’s that people may begin to change and become more like you. I hate to see someone who made the world a better place with his laughter, intellect, and insight go. "e lessons you taught us will always be remembered.

-Kieran Williams

I will always remember his big bear hugs, his big, goofy grin and his laugh... I think he’d want people to remember him as a good friend and fun-loving person. Whenever he smiled, it lit up my day.

-Maria Watts

LIFETOUCH

FuneralVisitation: Tuesday, May 31 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Unitarian Universalist

Congregation of Ann Arbor. 4001 Ann Arbor Saline Road Lodi Township

Celebration of Life: Wednesday, June 1 4:00 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor. 4001 Ann Arbor Saline Road Lodi Township

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Thick accents, peculiar clothing, and confused looks—these are some ste-

reotypical indicators for Ameri-cans as to whether or not a per-son is foreign. More than likely, those seemingly lost beings are experiencing a culture shock, or a feeling of disorientation due to suddenly being exposed to an un-familiar culture.

Most people are aware that immigrants from all around the world come to the United States, “!e Land of Opportunity”, to better the lives of themselves and their children. As their children are the "rst in the family line to be born in the United States, they become "rst-generation United States citizens.

O#en times, these "rst-gen-eration kids experience a “re-verse culture shock” when they visit their native homelands. Even though one would think that they would be well adjusted and com-fortable in their parents’ native countries, o#en, it is found to be the complete opposite. Awkward gestures, unusual customs, and gru$ accents from relatives are some of many aspects that make these Americanized kids’ visits to their parents’ motherland quite awkward, and sometimes, also quite uncomfortable.

“Over here, we act freely as we want to, but over there it’s more strict,” voiced Salem Nam, a Hu-ron Junior.

Nam, whose parents are native to Korean, was born in the United States, but she thinks of herself as half American and half Korean. She has traveled back and forth

between the two countries nine times during her life, and has temporarily lived in each for short durations.

First-generation Americans are commonly referred to as “F.O.B.s,” “fresh o$ the boat.” !e term originated from the early days of immigration, when most immigrants arrived to the U.S. by ship. “A.B.C” and “A.B.C.D,” which stand for “American Born Chinese” and “American Born Confused Desi [Indian]” respect-fully, are other a$ectionate terms used to describe "rst-generation Americans. Possibly caught be-tween two languages, customs,

and cultures, these terms may hold some truth about them a#er all.

Ahmed Muhammad, a Huron Senior, was born in Pakistan but immigrated to America when he was only a year old. Because he has spent the majority of life here in the United States, he thinks of himself as being Americanized. Like Nam, he also had a bit to say on the di$erences between the

American culture and that of his motherland, Pakistan.

“I used to feel embarrassed around them when I was little—they were big guys with long beards and long, %owing robes,” said Muhammad, referring to tra-ditional Pakistani men.

Even though a "rst-generation American may have lived in the United States for his or her entire life, that doesn’t mean that he or she doesn’t hold any pride for his or her native land. Linda Liu, a Huron Sophomore, stated this when she said, “Even though I live in America, I feel comfortable showing my Chinese heritage.” She celebrates traditional Chinese holidays like the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival with her family and other Chinese friends. Like Liu, there are many others who enjoy showing their native culture and heritage.

Kushal Singh, a Junior at Huron, was born in the United States, but his parents were born in India. He said, “I enjoy show-ing my culture because we’re [In-dians] unique, and it makes me feel di$erent.”

!ese are all examples of re-verse culture-shock-- a very real phenomenon existent in numer-ous homes around the United States, and even more so in to-day when the immigrant popu-lation in the US from all parts of the world is at its very highest in recorded history. We are truly a mosaic of peoples come together in this beautiful ‘land of opportu-nity’ and we cope the very best we can in assimilating with the main-stream demographic even as we retain our unique di$erences.

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A Tale of Two Cities

Summer Reading Suggestions

Roomby Emma Dono-

Life is So Goodby George Dawson

The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore

by Benjamin Hale

Lost in Shangri-Laby Mitchell Zuckoff

In September, I joined Building Bridges, a program piloted by the Neutral Zone that tries to build connections between two groups of high school students- one from Ann Arbor and one from Detroit. Monthly meetings include talks of social change focusing on discussing stereotypes between the two cities.

I’ve learned Ann Arbor has a culture just the same as any another country.

Our "rst meeting at the Neutral Zone went as expected. !e group of Ann Arbor teens formed clumps of twos and threes. !e Detroit group was similar, orbiting around us until the adults forced us to sit alternately.

!is, as expected, limited our conversations to echoes of “How are you’s?” and lots of awkward silence.

!e next meeting, held in Detroit, was a terrifying prospect. Without ever actually going, I had heard rumors that the city was dangerous- thugs with loaded guns roamed the streets.

When I told people about going to Detroit, they treated me as if I was being brave, or an astronaut leaving for a di$erent planet, here today, gone tomorrow.

I found Detroit to be a strange mix of historic beauty and evidence of economic hardship. Downtown theatres were metropolitan in a familiar way. In the suburbs, foreclosed homes and abandoned stores lined some streets like banners.

!at’s not to say there aren’t people in Ann Arbor facing hardship, but you rarely see whole neighborhoods abandoned.

On the Ann Arbor tour, I watched the Detroit group’s faces as we drove through a wealthy neighborhood, manicured lawns spilling underneath gates and columned porches.

We passed a man in the Arb with waist-length dreadlocks and a tie dyed shirt, and they laughed. I am reminded of the man with the thin sweatshirt and the sagging pants and chains of necklaces on the corner of broken dreams in Detroit. I am reminded of how the van with the Neutral Zone license plate was "lled with laughter and echoes of “ghetto.”

!ese high schoolers are the ones breaking the stereotypes. !ey want futures, a fact that seems to surprise most people. We talk about colleges, and a few have already been admitted to U of M and State- they openly admit "nancial aid is worrying them. !ey are excited to live in Ann Arbor next year- they are worried they wont "t in.

!eir ability to stand amongst streets of foreclosed homes and look upon their future with such promise and hope shows me that “!e D” has a culture: bravery.

!e truth is, no matter how di$erent our respective cities are, we are woven of the same threads. I was as uncomfortable in Detroit as they were in Ann Arbor.

On the car ride back to Ann Arbor I watch the streets of Detroit blend into highway and stretch into Ann Arbor’s wealthiest neighborhoods to apartment complexes to downtown. I wonder, If I fell asleep on the ride between and woke up in the other city, would it really seem that di$erent?

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Every summer, Ann Arbor hosts an art fair in downtown.

!is year’s will take place from July 20-23. !is special event attracts over 500,000 attendees from across the nation.

!e Ann Ar-bor Street Art Fair was estab-lished in 1960, and it is actu-ally comprised of four separate fairs: !e Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Origi-nal, the State Street Area Art Fair, !e Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, and the Ann Arbor’s South Univer-sity Art Fair.

!is Art Fair has a high repu-tation as one of the best art fairs around the country. It was listed the number one art fair in the country by AmericanStyle maga-zine readers survey in 2004 and

has made the top 10 every year since.

!e Art Fair is valued by many of the students at Huron High School. Benjamin Brenner, a ju-nior at Huron, is a frequent visi-tor who has attended the fair for

almost every year. “!ere’s a lot of cool art. It [art

fair] is colorful. !e atmosphere is the best part about the art fair,” said Brenner.

Kevin Chang, also a junior at

Huron, used to visit the art fair al-most every year.

“I used to attend the art fair every year. I stopped three years ago; I had other things to do such as tennis and violin,” said Chang.

A"er a three year hiatus, Chang is thinking about going to the art fair once more starting this summer.

“Now that I am #nishing up junior year, I think that I will attend the art fair this year in that I now have much more time to relax.”

Chang de-scribed the art in the fair as “very well

done.” He also said, “there is a large variety of art that one can browse through. It is a great social experience, and the atmosphere is very lively and exciting.”

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People looking at the art display at the Art Fair

Spring fever has o$cially hit. It is not uncommon to #nd

many students in the halls ex-changing some form of PDA, but lately it seems to have increased in popularity. Whether it’s a peck on the cheek before class, holding hands in the hall, or full-on tonsil hockey, it’s everywhere. Many feel that it’s inappropriate and poten-tially shocking for the everyday setting of school, while others argue that it’s just self-expression and should be accepted.

“!ere is a place and time for that kind of activity. !row cold water on them!” says Mr. Joseph Bondro%, U.S. History and Eco-nomics teacher.

Many students #nd it frus-trating to see so many seemingly “shameless” peers. Juniors Maura Sands and Lexi Dressel agree.

“It’s one thing to see people holding hands or whatever in the hallway, but if you’re completely making out, it should be some-where else,” said Sands.

Dressel agreed, saying, “I don’t care if it’s really mild or anything. But sometimes you just see people doing too much.”

Art & Design teacher Mr. Ja-

son Treece said, “I’m not into it. I think it’s just one of those things. I get that you care about each other and you’re young and that’s cool, but people have to consider that you’re in a public place. Especially since that place is school, and the focus should be school.”

Of course there are those who obviously don’t care at all. We see them in the halls doing exactly this- holding hands, kissing, etc. Most people would agree though, that everything has a limit. !ere is a time and place for every-thing.

“I don’t mind when I see peo-ple hugging or holding hands. But when I see people totally making out and groping, then I think it’s a bit much to say the least,” said English teacher Mr. Kip Wilson. People, especially kids in our generation, will never cease to do whatever they please. Although many students and teachers pro-test against excessive a%ection and attention, that won’t stop people from doing what they please. Kids everywhere witness and engage in PDA, and as lamentable as it would seem, it doesn’t look like it will change anytime soon.

On May 2, 2011, Opera-tion Neptune Spear was executed by the US gov-

ernment, with the objective to kill Osama Bin Laden in his Abotta-bad, Pakistan compound. Opera-tion Neptune Spear was approved by President Barack Obama on April 29, 2011, and was under the direct control of CIA director Leon E. Panetta.

A U.S special forces group based in Afghanistan slipped into Pakistan with two military heli-copters and landed in the Abotta-bad compound. A helicopter went down with technical di$culties. Within 40 minutes, the special forces group managed to kill Bin Laden, collect intelligence, de-stroy the downed helicopter and leave the compound.

Bin Laden was killed by a shot to his le" eye. !e dead body thought to be Bin Laden was con-

#rmed by photo matches, asking his wives, DNA testing, and other methods. !e body was a 99.9% match to Bin Laden. Bin Laden was given a burial at sea in accor-dance to the practices of Islam. !e burial at sea was done so that any potential gravesite would not become a shrine. !ere were no con#rmed American casual-ties. According to the New York Times, the operation involved 79 people and a dog.

!e FBI listed bin Laden in its Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. When Bin Laden was alive, the FBI o%ered a $25 million award to anyone who gave information that led to Bin Laden’s capture. Bin Laden was put on the list not because of 9/11, but because of the 1998 bombings of US embas-sies in Kenya and Tanzania.

Bin Laden had multiple aliases, including the “Emir,” the “Prince,” the “Director,” “Hajj,” “Abu Abdal-lah,” “Mujahid Shaykh,” Osama

bin Muhammad bin Laden, and Shaykh Osama bin Laden. Born in 1957, Bin Laden grew up in a

rich lifestyle. His father le" him an inheritance of $80 million. Bin Laden studied civil engineering in college. However, he le" that

ambition behind and fought the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan during the 1980’s. He later estab-lished the al-Qaeda group.

!e members of the strike team that killed Bin Laden were part of the United States Naval Special Warfare Group (DEVGRU) or as they are better known, Seal Team Six. DEVGRU, along with the Ar-my’s Delta Force, are among the Tier 1 special forces designation. Tier 1 is designated for the most prestigious and rigorous military special forces. !ey represent the black ops elements of the military, executing missions with utmost secrecy. 24 members of the strike team were DEVGRU members.

Another special forces group that participated in Operation Neptune Spear was the Army’s 160th Special Operations Avia-tion Regiment (SOAR). SOAR provided the air power of the op-eration &ying two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters into the com-

pound. Although DEVGRU was the

group that actually killed bin Lad-en, such an undertaking wouldn’t have been possible without the help of intelligence agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and many others. !e CIA, NGA, and the NSA have taken credit for the operation that led to bin Laden’s death. !e members of the CIA’s Special Activities Divi-sion (SAD) also took part in the raid.

“!ough Bin Ladin is dead, al-Qaeda is not. !e terrorists almost certainly will attempt to avenge him, and we must—and will—remain vigilant and reso-lute,” commented CIA director Leon E. Panetta in his press re-lease.

Notorious Al-Qaeda Leader Killed The US forces !nally track down Osama Bin Laden.

PDA in the Hallways

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Yeon-Woo Chung, news editor

“Though Bin Ladin is dead, al-Qaeda is not. The terror-

ists almost certain-ly will attempt to avenge him, and

we must--and will--remain vigilant

and resolute.

CIA director Leon E. Panetta

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Next year Huron will have 13 fewer teachers in the building due to surpluses,

also known as an involuntary transfers, which move teachers out of their current schools but guarantees them a spot in another school.

!e Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) hopes to reduce its budget by 122.6 FTE (.2 FTE is equivalent to one yearlong class) in 2011, which will reduce the total district

budget by $18,638,000. Due to cuts, Huron’s faculty

will be cut by 13.5 teachers. !e teachers whose classes are being taken will be moved to di"erent schools within the district where there are teaching needs.

As a result of the surpluses, some current teachers are being forced to take on new classes. !is means that many teachers will be teaching classes with their minor degree, which many have had little experience doing.

!e involuntary transfers

have upset many teachers. Sarah Roldan, one of the teachers being surplused, was shocked and upset when she #rst heard news. Along with being surplused this year, Roldan was pink slipped last year and she described the situation as an emotional rollercoaster, “It makes me questions how many years I can deal with this uncertainty,” Roldan said.

She is also afraid students may not get as much out of a class as if a less experienced teacher were teaching it. !e worst thing for

Roldan though is how much she will miss working at Huron, “!is scenario has once again made me realize how much I want to be at Huron.”

Roldan’s experience is not unique. Many departments, including Social Studies and English will see new and less experienced sta" members due to surplusing.

Freshman Sarah Torrella has many teachers who are being surplused and said, “I don’t want to see them go, but I think there

isn’t much choice. We don’t have the money. If we want to control the budget, then I understand that teachers will have to go.”

!e teacher surpluses have le$ much of the student body and sta" saddened and confused. In this time of uncertainty, the 13 surplused teachers can be sure of one thing; they will missed.

With the numerous budget cuts ordered by Governor Rick

Snyder this year, the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) have been forced to make some di%cult money saving decisions.

One such decision was an April proposal to cut all high school busing. !e proposal would cut all high school busing and 7th hour and a$er school busing for middle school students.

!is is in response to the needed cuts of $450-per-student in state funding. !is will total nearly $15 million in cuts forced on the district. !e AAPS has made numerous cuts over the years, cutting $18 million last year alone and $30 million in previous years.

!e AAPS sat down earlier this year and looked at where the best place to make cuts were. In an attempt to avoid cutting academic

programs, the district chose to propose cutting transportation services.

1,800 high school students ride the bus in the fall and 1,400 ride in the spring. !is is about one third of all high school students. It

costs $1.3 million to keep the bus system up and running.

“We believe that high school

students have the best ability to get to school in comparison to middle school and elementary students. However, we are

working with the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority to work out ways for students to get to and

from school,” said Liz Margolis the district spokeswoman.

Many students are upset with this new proposal, which is up for

vote in the following weeks. “No busing is ridiculous. !ere

are so many students who rely on the busing system and can’t get to school without it. Also, cutting high school busing presents more of a problem since the students of Huron come from many places far from school,” said Mindze Mbala-Nkanga, a junior.

Not all students are upset about the possible changes, freshman Sarah Torrella who used to ride the bus said, “I’d rather get a car ride then ride in a dirty old bus, people who live far away can carpool or something.”

No matter what their views all Huron students are awaiting the vote on this proposal with baited breath, because if not busing, what will be cut?

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If you’re a teenager that recently acquired a driver’s license in

the state of Michigan, you might be upset to hear that there are now new driving laws directed towards the young and inexperi-enced. With an increasing num-ber of drivers on the road each day, the risk of getting into a car crash only gets higher.

In Michigan, a 2009 statis-tic showed that every 58 hours a driver under the age of 21 was in a fatal car crash. !e state of Michi-gan has been working very hard to reduce car fatalities and make the roads a safer place for everyone.

In this day and age there are multiple things that can take your attention away from driving, such

as checking your email or up-dating your twitter status. !ese distractions make for more acci-dents on the roads. !e Michigan government is very aware of these issues and is trying out di"erent methods to make everyone a bet-ter and safer driver.

In April, 2010, Governor Jen-nifer Granholm passed a law that made it illegal for anyone to text while using any vehicle.

!e most recent law passed in Michigan is one that applies to drivers with a level 2 gradu-ate drivers license, basically the 16 and 17 year olds that have just gotten a hold of their licenses.

!is new law states that these drivers will be permitted to have only one non-family passenger,

that is age 20 or younger, at a time. !is part of the law makes exceptions for school sanctioned

events. !e law also states that lev-el 2 graduated license drivers will not be allowed to drive between the hours of 10 pm and 5 am, un-less driving to or from work.

Emma Mees, a sophomore at Huron, explains why the law is so frustrating for teenagers “I think it’s stupid because 10 o’clock is so early if you go out to a movie or something; you have to go out at like 8 o’clock.”

!ere are other students that were a"ected by the law only for some time like Daniel Van, a se-nior at Huron. “It a"ected me for two weeks, but I was upset be-cause I couldn’t drive my friends around for lunch.”

While toughening the law might make your lunch plans less

exciting, it doesn’t hurt to be safer. According to !e Insurance In-stitute for Highway Safety (IIHS), 63% of teenage passenger deaths in 2008 occurred in a vehicle driv-en by another teen and close to 20% if all passenger deaths came with a teenager behind the wheel.

!ese statistics are the main reason many states have decided to take action and protect their citizens. In Connecticut, where they have also strengthen the laws concerning driving, the fatal car crashes dropped 62% in 2009. !ese laws may provoke a lot of disagreement among teenagers in the hallways but in the end, its all an e"ort to keep them out of harms way.

On April 30th, UM grad-uates attended their graduation ceremony in

Michigan Stadium. Notably, Gov-ernor Rick Snyder was present to give a commencement speech to the graduating class. However, the Governor’s presence in the cer-emony elicited a fair amount of irritation from locals. Protesters assembled on site to rally against Snyder’s cuts in the state budget. Notable organizations that sup-ported the rally included the Uni-versity of Michigan College Dem-ocrats, the American Federation of State, and the Ann Arbor Edu-cation Association. Many of the protesters were, notably, teachers.

Protester grievances include budget cuts in education, elimi-nating tax breaks for seniors, cuts to university budgets, a massive $1.7 billion dollar tax cut on busi-nesses, and taxes on pensions.

Organizers planned to hold a rally at 8 AM at Pioneer High School for about an hour. At the rally, many notable speakers, such as State Senator Rebekah Warren and Je" Irwin, a former repre-sentative in Congress. A#er the rally, protesters made their way

across the street to stand outside the Michigan Stadium, chant-ing slogans and holding banners. Meanwhile, the graduation cer-emony began with a speech from Terrence J. Mcdonald, the dean of Art, Science, and Literature.

!e graduation ceremony itself went smoothly despite the events happening just outside the stadi-um. Several well-known $gures,

such as Mary Sue Coleman (the current president of the Universi-ty of Michigan) and grad student Jillian Joan Garment Rothman gave speeches to the senior class. Snyder’s speech (which came last) was met with a mostly positive reaction from the students, al-though there were some boos in-terspersed between the applause. Several students stood up in their

chairs and faced away from the Governer in a display of protest.

Although the atmosphere inside the stadium was mostly friendly to the governer, outside the stadium, however, was an en-tirely di"erent dynamic. Protest-ers shouted slogans and hoisted banners while some voiced their negative sentiments through bull-horns. However, the protests pro-

ceeded throughout the morning without any major instances of uncivil conduct.

Protesters disbanded right before the graduation ceremony ended with Governor Snyder’s speech. !e crowds outside the Michigan Stadium disintegrated in peace as graduates prepared to leave the stadium.

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Protesters outside the U of M graduation ceremony protesting the policies of Governor Rick Snyder.

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pid because 10 o’clock is so early if you go out to a

movie or some-thing; you have

to go out at like 8’ clock”

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Summer camp--it’s amazing how many memories and emotions those two little words can stir up in a veteran camper. Going to camp is a great way to make friends, explore hobbies, strengthen skills, and most importantly, get out of the house.

All camps can be an amazing experience, but for me it seems the camps that are a little o! color are where the summer magic really happens.

While some of my friends can return from Al-Gon-Quian boasting about how they painted a horse, it’s nothing compared to coming home a"er a long day of brandishing wands and running around on broom sticks and being able to say, “I’m the Quidditch Captain of Ravenclaw and I was attacked by dementors!”

#at’s right, I went to Harry Potter camp.#e Hogwarts camp, run through the Summer Kampers

program, was something I looked forward to every summer. #e camp stayed true to the Hogwarts of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in a way I never thought possible. #e entire sta! adopted Potter-esque characters and guided us through our session with the Sorting Hat to our $nal day that culminated in the awarding of the House Cup and the championship Quidditch match. Harry Potter camp became something truly magical to me. Platform 9 and % transformed into more than just the gateway to Hogwarts, but to many great friendships, even with Slytherins.

But if Harry Potter doesn’t get your freak &ag &ying, I took the liberty of researching a few more camps that might just intrigue you.

It used to be that running away to join the circus was blasphemous, but not this summer. Why not spend a few weeks under the big top? #at is just what Camp Circus Smirkus, located in Vermont, o!ers to its campers. Whether you’re clowning around or swinging through the air, you’ve got two weeks to master the tricks of the trade. #e camp’s website sums up its appeal perfectly saying simply, “It’s a Circus Camp.”

Another option for summer fun is the Pali Adventures Secret Agent Camp in California. What better way to spend two weeks than honing your secret agent skills in a camp equipped with $ve themed paint ball courses, laser tag, a rock wall, and zip line?

If you’re looking for a camp closer to home. there are hosts of wacky camps run through the Ann Arbor Rec & Ed. #ey o!er hosts of themed camps including a Virtual Restaurant Camp and a Yu-Gi-Oh Card Camp, even o!ering a camp based on Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series.

But my favorite camp that I discovered is another camp run through Rec & Ed.

A Star Wars Camp!#at’s right, an entire week of battling the dark side and

making your own light sabers.Whether waving a wand, light saber, or baton going to any

camp can make your entire summer break, it’s just up to you to $nd the right one. e

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lakers, e.g.71. Owns72. “Go ahead, I’m listening”73. Finds the sum

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ELEANOR HOWELL-SHYROCK

Letters to The Emery

To !e Emery: !e wait for my letter of accep-

tance or rejection from NHS kept me apprehensive for a month.

Many students who applied were afraid of being rejected, thinking that if your aren’t a na-tional honors student, does that mean you’re a national dishonors student?

Wednesday, May 18th was the "rst meeting for NHS. To my sur-prise, it was basically student run and they took are of business e#-ciently. Students were nominated for the four positions; secretary, treasurer, vice president, and president.

!e only problem I have with students electing their peers is that in the end, it is merely just a popularity contest. !e shy kid

sitting in the back corner could possibly be the greatest secretary ever to be elected, but no one would know.

Some students are taking the idea of elections very lightly, nominating their friends as a joke; other students were nominated against their consent. One student was even elected by someone who was just seeking their approval of existence.

I am extremely excited for these upcoming elections, I hap-pen to be running for treasurer. Props to Rebecca Barnett for coming up with my motto: “You Can Count on Me!”

! NATALIE NAGPAL, SOPHOMORE

To !e Emery: !is school is missing an im-

portant element. !is element is creativity. If one were new to Hu-ron, one will notice that there isn’t much art work and people tend to hide their talent at Huron High.

! MALIK HALL, SOPHOMORE

To !e Emery:I think the Emery should be

more focused on world issues, because a lot of people don’t hear about current events at home. I think that the con$icts in Libya or the crisis in Japan should take preference over lockers getting jammed.

! NOAH AARON, FRESHMAN

To !e Emery:Recently, many teachers

around the district were sur-plussed. !is has caused quite a stir in the community, especially amongst students who have had said teachers in the past. It is cer-tainly a shame that some of this school’s best teachers won’t be able to continue to share their knowl-edge with Huron’s youth, and I can see how people are unhappy about this. But at the same time, I feel like the anger is misdirected.

!e district is only trying to allow us students to obtain the best education possible, and be-cause of the economic downturn that requires one of two things: spending less money or bringing in more.

!e reality of the situation, is

that most of the blame lies with the taxpayers. Last year, there was a millage proposed that could have possibly saved the positions of the surplussed teachers; but it was shot down, only getting 42 per-cent of the vote. !e schools have to "nd ways to free up money, and when the community won’t pay higher taxes, the only thing le% to do is eliminate positions.

So, students should take their anger over the recent surpluses and turn it into political activism, making sure any future millages are passed. A%er all, it is our fu-tures on the line.

! MATT EGELER, SOPHOMORE

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