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Vol. 11, No. 2 18600 Vista Park Blvd., Weston, Fla. 33332 October 2012www.cbhscircuit.com Cypress Bay High (754)-323-0350

BY ALEXA STEINLAUF

NEWS EDITOR

A new grading scale has been in reaction to the seven period schedule.

“This year, with the new grading scale, two of the stu-dent’s quarter grades will be av-eraged with their midterm grade, and then from there the system will spit out a number between zero and 4.0, and that will be the student’s grade for the semester,” assistant principal Marianela Es-tripeaut said.

The grading scale was changed because students will now be in each class for four quarters, but they can only re-ceive one letter grade per semes-ter. This is a change from last year when a full-year course was held over two quarters (one se-mester).

“Now students are in all their classes for the entire year, and at the middle of the school year, students can only be rewarded with half a credit because they can only have one full credit by the end of the school year,” Ms. Estripeaut said. “So now the one credit per class has to be split into four quarters.”

weighed as 40 percent of the stu-dent’s grade, the second quarter will be weighed as 40 percent and the exam will be 20 per-cent.

“Instead of each quarter grade going right on students’ tran-scripts like last year, a weighted average of two quarters and an exam will go on it,” Ms. Estrip-eaut said. “This gives students a longer time line to bring up their grade.”

Ms. Estripeaut said that she thinks the new grading scale will relieve students of anxi-ety because their quarter grade will not go directly on their tran-script.

“I have spoken with a few stu-dents who do not feel as much pressure during the quarters be-cause they still have time to bring their grades up after,” she said. “Even though each quarter will be weighed heavily, that grade

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super soakedBY ALEXA STEINLAUF

NEWS EDITOR

As the drizzle turned to a pour during the homecoming pep rally on Oct. 19, the grand

spirit week was not all fun and games, because a torrential downpour forced all activities to an unexpected ending.

“There’s nothing that we can really do about it at this point, so we are just going to have to hope that next year there is no rain,” said SGA recording secretary Dara Herman, who was chair of pep rally. “I’m really disappoint-ed because I put a lot of work into this, along with the rest of this association, and the school did not get to see it all.”

The pep rally did include the

players’ introductions, Principal Scott Neely’s entrance and the start of the tug-of-war game.

“We were cut off during the football players’ introduction, and then everyone ran off, and that’s when it really ended, even though some of the tug of war people stuck around to start the game,” Herman said. “We didn’t get to the teacher dance, the cheerleaders’ performance and the tug-of-war rounds for every-one to see. We pretty much got half way though the pep rally.”

Senior Ghang Hyun Park said he was upset that he did not get to see the whole event.

“I was frustrated that it rained because I wanted it to be longer. It’s my last year here and I ex-pected a lot out of the week, but

the weather cut it short,” Park said.

However freshman Javier Sil-va said he thought the rain added to the fun.

“I found the pep rally really fun, even though the rain kind of messed it up,” Silva said. “This

-ward to next year’s pep rally more.”

with dress-up days and other ac-tivities during school hours.

-ing week, Oct. 15, senior Molly Levine was decked head to toe in University of Michigan ap-parel, representing her dream school.

“I dressed up because it’s my senior year and I wanted to show my school spirit for the last

time,” Levine said. “My favorite dress up day was College Day on Monday because I got to wear all Michigan clothes and show my spirit for the school.”

Senior Jacob Wasserman said he also participated in the dress up days to show spirit.

“I dressed up because I want-ed to represent my school along with all the other students and show my school spirit,” said Wasserman, who participated in Nerd Day. “I wore a polo shirt, khaki pants, and big glasses to look like a nerd.”

SGA teacher Danielle Nasci-mento said the week is more ex-citing when students participate.

“If no students participat-ed, it would not be homecom-

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PHOTO BY NOEL RUIZDON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE: Senior Andres Fernandez sprints from the stands along with the rest of the school as the rain pours down during the annual homecoming pep rally on Oct. 19. Due to the storm, the pep rally ended 20 minutes early.

Storm rains during pep rally but doesn’t drench homecoming week spirit

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BY SOPHIA MARCHETTI

At the beginning of the year, students could see signs posted on the front doors of the school buildings that stated: “Stu-dents: no entry to hallways, no food or drink, and no sitting during all lunches.”

Due to garbage left from lunch in the buildings, the administration is now more vigorously enforcing this rule that no one is allowed to eat lunch in the hallways.

“The students come in the building, they sit in the hallway, eat lunch, then they get up and leave their trays and food all

Caballero said.Campus monitor Maria Smith said

this is not a new rule, but it is just being enforced now because the amount of gar-bage left behind in the building was in-creasing.

manning the hallways to keep the kids out,” Ms. Smith said. “They are having

learn.” Sophomore Nick Fermin said if stu-

dents are responsible, they should be al-lowed to eat lunch in the hallways.

“All my friends and I were used to eating lunch in the hallways, and we have done this since freshman year,” Fermin said. “I think it is pretty offensive that we cannot do that anymore.”

Guidance secretary Cyndie Silli-man said the image of the school gets tarnished when there is garbage left everywhere after lunches.

school,” she said. “The students look like they don’t care about their school.”

Fermin said it was unfair to students who cleaned up after them to not be able to eat lunch where they want to.

“As long as the students keep it clean, it

is not fair,” he said. “If they keep it clean, they should be allowed to.”

Ms. Smith said students should not eat lunch in the hallways.

“They leave a big mess and it is a haz-ard,” she said. “It’s not the place to eat.”

Fermin said it was important to him to eat in the hallways.

-ed, and I just feel relaxed in the hallways,” he said.

Hallways closed during lunch

BY MORGAN MARTIN

The new straight-seven schedule has changed the way announcements over the intercom are delivered this year because of the shortened class time. This year, an-nouncements will be made during a dif-ferent designated period each day in order to make the interrupted time more evenly spread among the classes.

over the intercom to inform students about what is going on as well as the dates and times of certain events. The information is available in other ways as well.

-nouncements made and future events on the scrolling announcements on the Cypress Bay website,” said Hana Casey, who is in charge of reading the announce-ments.

Ms. Casey said during lunch peri-ods and testing days, no schoolwide an-nouncements are made because they are disruptive and/or some students would not be able to hear them.

“We can’t make any announcements during any standardized testing because it will distract students who are testing,” Ms. Casey said.

Announcements delivered through Cypress Bay Television’s (CBTV) morn-ing show have also become shorter.

“With the new schedule, it is hard

to produce a morning show,” said Kyle Hastbacka, President of CBTV. “Since the classes were shortened to 50 minutes, that is all the time CBTV has to make a morning show.”

There are unhappy teachers due to the fact that announcements are made during their classes.

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BY MAX THILEN

The DeBAYte Team competed in four tournaments during the month of September, both locally and na-tionally.

Junior Marianna Garcia won sec-ond place in Dramatic Interpretation at the Greenhill Parish tournament in Dallas and second place in Oral In-terpretation at the Braddock/Bulldog Invitational at Braddock High in Mi-ami.

“I was really happy with my re-sults at both tournaments,” Garcia said. “Over the summer I went to two different debate camps and I worked really hard on both of the pieces.”

Sophomore Alison Huang reached

Flying L Tournament at Fort Lauder-dale High and senior Shaylyn Walker

at the Crestian Tournament at Pine Crest School.

“It’s an investment and you get out as much as you put into it, so the hard work really pays off,” Walker said. “We went for three weeks to Texas to two different camps and we just worked really hard and it paid off.”

On Oct. 25-28, the DeBAYte team will be competing at the Blue Key Debate Tournament at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

The team will be hosting a “FUN-raiser” on Nov. 1 from 5-8 p.m. at the Sweet Tomatoes on 15901 Pines Blvd. in Pembroke Pines. A percent-

supporting DeBAYte team members’ competition expenses.

won’t be the end for students.”

she also believes that students will have less stress with the new grading scale.

“In the block schedule if students did

said. “However, students now have more time to pull that grade up so they are less stressed.”

Junior Max Udine said he feels he puts less stress on himself with the new grading scale.

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Semester grade average of quarter one, two plus midterm

Announcements altered due to schedule change

turbing and I do not understand why they can’t be put on the television or handed out in a hard copy to our mailboxes,” AP Psychology teacher David Geller said.

Mr. Geller said information could be handed out in teacher mailboxes so the short 50-minute class periods won’t have to be shortened further due to the inter-ruption.

PHOTO BY NETA BRONFMAN

Secretary Hana Casey makes an announce-ment during second hour. Anouncements are made in different class periods so the same teachers will not be disturbed every day.

DeBayte team

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tournaments

“I feel that I have more time to improve

go directly on my transcript,” Udine said.

to get one by the end of the semester.”

CANTILLO

Hoping to help technologically disadvantaged children and schools, sophomore Haydee Figueroa has cre-ated the Tech Savvy Club. Sponsored by social studies teacher Darlene We-ber, Tech Savvy welcomes new mem-bers to join their monthly Tuesday meetings.

“I’ve always wanted to start a club, and I really wanted to give back to the community,” Figueroa said.

Ms. Weber said the function of the club is to encourage students to recy-cle any type of used technology, such as cell phones and laptops, in order to

-ter education with the aid of technol-ogy.

“Our goal is to help students and teachers excel in a digital world,” Ms. Weber said.

In addition to collecting used technology, Tech Savvy members plan to have fundraisers through dif-ferent activities such as bowling, Ms Weber said.

Although Tech Savvy is currently holding meetings every Tuesday in order to obtain new members, meet-ings will eventually be narrowed down to once a month in portable 48, Figueroa said. Their next meeting is next Tuesday, Oct. 30 after school.

Tech Savy Club

recycles used

technology

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BY SABRINA GAGGIA

Instead of having exams at the end of each quarter with block scheduling, the straight-seven schedule has exams twice throughout the year. Midterms will be

held on June 3-6. “The new exam schedule will work

a year. I’m sure the kids will adapt to the changes,” Biology teacher Mirayma Mu-noz said.

Students will be allowed to exempt three of their seven exams as long as they have an 80 percent or above in the class. The only exceptions will be classes with an end-of-course (EOC) exam and Ad-vanced Placement (AP) classes. Students are not permitted to exempt exams in these classes since it’s stated in the policy, assistant principal Marianela Estripeaut said.

There will be makeup days provided for those who aren’t present during exam days; however, the absence must be ex-cused in order for students to make up the exam. If the absence is not excused stu-dents will receive a zero. Make up dates will need to be scheduled individually with teachers.

“Because exams do take longer than regular class time, they would probably need to arrange to stay after school hours if they want to make up an exam,” Ms.

BY LISA ALTMAN

Law and Justice Club held a self-de-fense work-shop on Oct. 4 after school in the cafeteria,

put together by the Renzo Gracie Train-ing Center of Weston.

“We’ve been working with the self de-fense workshop for four years, and every year we’ve learned something new and something better,” vice president Isabella Paretti said.

Club members were taught Jiu Jit-su by training center manager Juan Rodri-guez, who also teaches kids’ and teens’ class-es at the center. They were shown what are considered relatively simple moves with few steps, Mr. Rodriguez said.

“I always put my-self in the shoes of the person that doesn’t know anything because one day I walked into an academy not knowing much,” he said.

Jiu Jitsu is categorized as grappling-based martial arts where technique and leverage are key, unlike karate or boxing, where it is about speed and strength, he said.

“Jiu Jitsu gives you the belief to defend yourself against someone much bigger,” Mr. Rodriguez said.

He said it is important to know self-

Estripeaut said. There will be two exams hosted per

day, making it a total of four days of testing. Students will not have to attend school for their lunch period.

“I prefer last year’s block schedule be-cause there were only two exams you had to take. It adds a lot of stress, especially because it’s four days of testing,” sopho-more Monica Garcia said.

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defense because one day it will be need-ed.

“I’ve had to intervene in situations where a kid’s getting bullied or a lady is getting pushed around, and if you are

yourself you’re going to see that and turn around and you’ll never know what hap-pened,” he said.

While this year’s event was on cam-pus, last year the club went to the center.

“I loved it just because of my own at-tachment to it,” Mr. Rodriguez said. “In high school I was bullied and I wasn’t happy, so if I can make the difference

with one person, I’m happy.”

Paretti said she thinks learn-ing about self-defense is an in-valuable experi-ence.

“Even though we feel safe in Weston and even though we feel safe in gen-

eral, it’s just a nice skill set to have in case of anything,” she said.

Paretti said she has noticed a larger turnout over the years.

“It allows for more people to get skills they ordinarily wouldn’t,” she said. “It’s presented in a clear and concise way that’s accessible to everyone.”

Rodriguez said he would work with the club to put together a seminar for the

-wards bullies and self-defense.

“Bullies are a huge problem right now,” he said.

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ing week,” Mrs. Nascimen-

to said. “It’s a celebration. The

students’ participation is key to

making it successful, and dress-

ing out and going to games is the

fun part.”

Mrs. Nascimento said the

whole goal of homecoming

week is to have all the students

in spirit and enjoy the whole ex-

perience of homecoming.

“Homecoming and home-

coming week are some of the

experiences that students will

remember when they graduate,

so we wanted to make the week

very memorable for them,” she

said.

Math teacher Lauren Bend-

er’s views on homecoming week

are in line with Mrs. Nascimen-

to’s. She said student participa-

tion is important.

“As long as the students dress

appropriately and it doesn’t take

away from their studies, I think

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1. for Nerd Day. 2. around a beach ball during the

3. Cory Baach waves to the crowd as they chant his name. 4.

5. Seniors Blake Worbington

they are introduced for the last

6. PRIDE club shows off their

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that it is great for them to take

part in it,” Mrs. Bender said.

Teachers also showed spirit

through SGA-run competitions.

“I decorated my door for the

door competition with my stu-

dents for homecoming week,”

said debate teacher Megan West,

whose door theme was Candy-

land. “My students wanted to

do it, and I wanted to participate

in a school-spirited activity with

them.”

Mrs. Nascimento said seeing

everyone participate in home-

coming week is rewarding for

her, but it is ultimately for the

students.

“I love seeing the students en-

joy their high school experience,”

she said. “Seeing them dress up

and enjoy their week shows that

all our efforts are really going to

good use. All students get a good

experience out of homecoming

week and a overall fun time.”

BY SAM KRAUSS

Habitat for Hu-manity, a new club involved in help-ing those in need by fundraising and

building homes, is now accepting new members. Applications are available outside of room 345 and can be turned in at the meetings. Meetings will take place every other Thursday and the next meeting is Nov. 1 in room 345.

The club’s main goal is to help peo-ple in need and give them a place to live while showing students another side of

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humanity. “I want to bring awareness about an-

other side of the environment,” said AP Psychology teacher and club sponsor Da-vid Geller.

Habitat for Humanity con-structs houses that are simple, decent and af-fordable to low-income families.

“We will be fundraising and those 16 and older can come onto the job site to build houses, landscape, paint, etc. along-

BY DANIELLE BUSH

Even though the Bay has participated in the Harvest Drive for the past 10 years,

acting as a distribution site. The drive is taking place now through Nov. 9.

Clubs such as PRIDE, National Honor Society and the Student Government As-sociation will be collecting non-perish-ables and canned foods to donate to more than 50 families in Weston.

“I think it is fantastic that we are one of the host schools this year. NHS is hap-py to participate especially in what is a school wide effort,” NHS secretary Cat-alina Trigo said. “We have always partici-pated because it is a great cause and im-portant to remind everyone that there are some people less privileged then us.”

The Harvest Drive will be providing each family with a Thanksgiving meal, a week’s worth of groceries and other personal necessities needed during the Thanksgiving season.

Each club will be responsible for pro-viding a $10 Publix gift card to purchase the turkey for each family. Students from each of these clubs will help to sort the items and prepare them for pick up on Nov. 15.

“We’re teaching children the life skill that they must give back to their commu-nity and that we have to help our families have a special meal and enough food for at least two weeks,” said Harvest Drive Inc. founder Renee Herman. “The only way for kids to succeed in their classes is by giving them enough nutrition every day.”

Previously the Harvest Drive has been hosted at Western High. SGA supervisor Danielle Nascimento, who is also over-seeing the Harvest Drive, said that since there are several families in Weston in need of food the Bay seemed to be the perfect location for hosting. Mrs. Herman also agreed that the Bay would be the best hosting site.

“It was always a dream for us to have

New club assists families in need through hands-on experiences

BY DANIELLE BUSH

More than 600 parents and students packed the auditorium on Oct. 4 for the annual College Night. This is just one of the many events coming in the next few months that will help make students feel more comfortable about the college pro-cess.

College adviser Shari Bush presented information about the complete college application process. This included: SAT and ACT tests, applying for Bright Fu-tures and FAFSA, and how to get schol-arships.

“This process can be very overwhelm-ing for parents and nights like tonight can help them to feel better equipped to help their child through this process,” Mrs. Bush said. “There are many things the colleges are looking at these days, and a night like tonight reassures parents and students that they are doing what they need to be prepared.”

Mrs. Bush also addressed that there are more than 50 college admissions rep-resentatives that are visiting the Bay now

through November. This gives students the opportunity to speak to the admis-

-says and also pose any questions about the school. Mrs. Bush also talked about how important it is for students to be well

rounded, the rigor of curriculum and the authenticity of the application.

“Colleges want to see more than good grades and test scores,” Mrs. Bush said. “They care about leadership, extracurric-ular activities and community service.”

In addition to College Night, there will be other evening programs held for par-ents to help their children with this pro-cess. Over the next few months, there will be a Bright Futures/Scholarship night hosted by a speaker from the Department of Education on Dec. 18, a College Fair on Feb. 25, and Beyond the Bay in March. At Beyond the Bay, parents and students will be able to attend seminars explaining as-pects of applying to college.

Assistant principal Kassandra Gordon said that College Night was a great place for students to make the best-informed decisions for their future.

Mrs. Bush said she communicates with students through emails, Facebook and Twitter and is available during all four lunches to meet with students at their convenience. Parents are encouraged to make an appointment if they need any help with the process.

“I love my job and I feel so lucky to be able to work with the best kids in the county to help them pursue their dream school,” Mrs. Bush said.

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BRACE adviser Shari Bush tells parents and students about

“I want to bring awareness

about another side of the

environment.”

-club sponsor David Geller

side the future homeowners,” club presi-dent Tania Lintz said.

It is a hands-on experience and stu-dents can help the construction work-

ers put up walls and assist in other building. Students under 16 are pro-hibited from going onto the sites but they can fundraise for the club by selling candy and

doing events like a car wash, Mr. Geller said.

Once the $20 dues are paid and the

school application and online application for the national organization are all com-pleted, students are eligible to partici-pate. Online applications can be found on www.habitat.org.

“I encourage all students to attend at least a meeting to see if they would want to be a part of this cause,” Mr. Geller said.

The club aims to further the goals of the organization by working closely alongside it and doing anything to help, Lintz said.

“It’s a really life changing experience on the homeowner’s side as well as the volunteer’s,” she said.

Cypress Bay as a distribution site, so they can assist our families in Weston,” Mrs. Herman said. “We’re honored to have Cy-press Bay on board and we encourage ev-ery club and every student to participate and join our efforts.”

Clubs such as PRIDE will be on site during the Nov. 15 distribution day to bag groceries and hand them to families as they arrive.

“It is one of the best seasons to help the community and give back to people in need. It is a great way to put our efforts together for one great cause,” PRIDE ad-viser Paola Barrera said.

The Harvest Drive is always in need of canned meat and soup, fruits and veg-

For more information on what to donate visit Ms. Nascimento in Room 147.

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BY JENNIFER SCHONBERGER

Schedule change requests were

This is later in the school year than in

Guidance counselor Tina Balestri-

eri said that most schedule changes

she has dealt with are the result of

students not being able to handle the

pressure from the new seven-class

“Mostly, students didn’t realize

what they were setting themselves up

for when they had picked their classes

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dents were overwhelmed that their work-

load was increasing as the number of

“All students have different strengths,”

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Math department chair Lisa Herron

said many of her students took on an ex-

cessive amount of AP and honors class-

“A lot of students have been asking to

get out of an honors or AP class to switch

weren’t properly placed, or they thought

Junior Justin Hale said he decided to

drop an AP class in order to maintain

wouldn’t be focusing on my six other

to struggle with that when I could be get-

Hale, who is also balancing AP Psy-

BY RAFI DEL SOLAR

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on banned books in which students had

to research a book that was banned in the

The projects were completed in hon-

or of Banned Books Week, which takes

found on display on the wall in front of

“The purpose behind this project was

to show the books that have been banned

“It was mainly to see why banning books

is kind of dumb in a sense because of the

for many years now, but it is only enforced

in certain areas of the country, most often

such as socialism or communism that the

“We read Fahrenheit 451, which is a

story set in the future about book burn-

ing and one of the projects they had to do

was look and see whether there’s censor-

ship or not in our society so we can decide

if we are going down that same road un-

of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most

banned books in the country and also said

to be among the greatest novels ever writ-

the Bay, though it is banned in other areas

Students can see where a certain book

is banned and the reason why by reading

“They researched various banned

books, many of which we read here in

school and what caused these classic

books to be banned in libraries or schools

English teacher brings awareness of banned books to classes

BY ZOEY FERGUSON

People and Ani-

mal Welfare Support

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to collect more than just candy while they

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treat boxes to collect the money in,” pres-

two different themes, Jack-o-Lantern and

Lopardo explained that the donations

go toward providing better living con-

ditions for the world’s children through

PAWS club supports UNICEF

Students continue changing schedules-

ence, said he isn’t surprised students

are regretting taking too many AP

“Seven classes are way more

than we are used to, and while stu-

dents try to take as many APs as

possible, it just makes it harder on

class was split up into different

classes as a result of the teacher hav-

ing to take on other duties, sopho-

more Dixon Yeung said he had to

cope with a new class change more

“Although it was challenging at

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terial with a different teacher and

learning atmosphere, I am now more

Yeung said it helps to know that

this year for student transcripts, se-

mester exam grades are being averaged in

“If I can boost up my grade, it will be a

relief to know that my entire grade doesn’t

“The start of the school year was proba-

bly a rude awakening for a lot of students,

so knowing that we still have a chance to

“For now, it’s kind of evened out,” she

end of the quarter, for those students that

“Mostly, students didn’t realize what they were setting themselves up for when they had picked their classes at the end of last year.”- guidance counselor Tina Balestrieri


SWITCHED UP: Guidance counselor Tina Balestrieri helps senior Max Thilen shift around his classes. With the new schedule, students underestimated the number of AP and honors classes they could handle.

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The book was banned in states such as Michigan and Texas because of the use of swear words and the burning of bibles.

The book was banned in states such as Massachusetts for the use of derogatory words.


And The AwardsOctober was a month of recognition for teachers and students in

different disciplines and competitions from art to academics.

BY DIEGO CLAVIJO

Fine Arts teacher Elizabeth Jenkins was named the Florida Art Education As-sociation (FAEA) Secondary Arts Teach-er of the Year. She will be given the award on Nov. 10 at a breakfast award ceremony in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The FAEA hosts mini conferences, annual conferences and contests through-out the year and serves a group that advo-cates for the arts.

“Another teacher nominated me,” Ms.

application form and list all the differ-ent activities I’ve done with the state and county.”

One of these activities she participated in was Art Walk.

“Art Walk is a countywide event. All schools from across the county participat-ed,” Ms. Jenkins said. “We had arts and crafts booths, artwork displays and art games and activities.”

Ms. Jenkins was also previously the Broward Art Education Association Pres-ident, and she is currently vice president.

“We do a lot of student art exhibits, teacher art shows and workshops,” Ms. Jenkins said.

During the school day Ms. Jenkins in-

structs nine classes. Since the schedule contains eight hours, Ms. Jenkins teaches multiple classes in one hour. For example, Photo II, III, IV and Portfolio Develop-ment are all during sixth hour. During third hour she teaches AP 2D Studio Art and AP 3D Studio Art.

“I want the students to go to the upper levels,” Ms. Jenkins said.

In Florida she has taught at West-ern High, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hawks Bluff Elementary and St. David Catholic School.

“I’ve been teaching in Florida for

Instructor is awarded Art Teacher of the Year

PHOTO BY MAX THILEN

Fine Arts teacher Elizabeth Jenkins was recognized as Secondary Arts Teacher of the year through the Florida Art Education Association (FAEA). She will be given the award on Nov. 10 in St. Petersberg, Fla. MASTERPIECE:

Student wins peace poster contest

about 23 years and I’ve been at Cypress since it opened up,” Ms. Jenkins said.

Sophomore Cril Lahrssen, a student of Ms. Jenkins, said she appreciates all Ms. Jenkins has to offer.

“She’s inspiring, enthusiastic and cares about her students,” Lahrssen said.

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Freshman Matplace in the schoolwide Peace Prize Post-er Contest, a competition in honor of In-ternational Peace Day, which falls on Sept. 21.

“I just can’t believe I won. It made me happier than ever,” Alvial said. “I feel so good that my artistic abilities was good enough to win.”

He was inspired to participate in the contest by Amiee Sherwood, 2D Art Studio teacher, even though he thought that he would not win.

“I was not ex-pecting the win, which made it an even bigger surprise to me,” Alvial said.

Alvial, who moved to the United States from Chile three months ago, said no matter where he is in the world, he will always be in-terested in art.

“I always want to be drawing,” Alvial said. “I also see art in my future, but just as a hobby for now.”

Alvial has won. He won a t-shirt design-ing project back at his school in Chile, he said.

“I was so surprised because I’ve been in the U.S. for only three months,” Alvial said.

Alvial’s poster contains a hand mak-ing a peace sign, a dove and other peace decorations.

“Peace to me means being in an equi-librium and being nice to each other,” Al-vial said.

The poster will be hung on Principal Scott Neely’s outside window facing the bus loop. Mr. Neely said he loves the out-

come of the poster and thinks the message is powerful.

“This poster brings joy to you because of the soothing colors and the message that the youth is trying to pres-ent,” Mr. Neely said.

Mr. Neely said he thinks that this poster really represents the

Bay community overall and how every-one treats one another.

“Cypress Bay is a unique high school with the number of students we have,” Mr. Neely said. “It can run this way be-cause of the values of our parents and the love and compassion that our teachers have and great strength of our students’ understanding and acceptance of the dif-ferences of all people here at the Bay.”

place in the Peace Prize Contest in honor of International Peace Day. His DEUCES UP:

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GPA should not

be basis for

grad speakersGraduation day: June 2014. Adoles-

cence is ending, adulthood just begin-ning. In my imagination, I search the sea of familiar faces, all dressed in blue gowns and cardboard caps. Two faces stand out to me. Valedictorian and sa-lutatorian. Thoughts race through my head: Why do they get to represent the entire class and make a speech? Do they deserve it?

Traditionally, No. 1 and 2 in the class based on GPA are asked to speak at graduation. Students load up on AP classes, online and at school, and Bro-ward College classes just to jump up spots on the GPA totem pole.

But this isn’t how it should be. This shouldn’t determine who should speak. Well-rounded, charitable leaders of the school are the ones who should repre-sent the graduating class.

Due to the competition for academ-ic success, students feel the need to take immense amounts of extra cours-es causing their GPA’s to skyrocket. Students dual enroll in addition to their seven classes already at school.

Not all students have time to take extra courses because they may be in-volved with service projects or leader-ship positions in a club or sports. But those people are just as capable.

The student body shouldn’t solely be represented on academic success, but rather well roundedness and the footprint left on the school and soci-ety.

Valedictorians and salutatorians don’t necessarily embody the entire grade. School policy blindly follows this outdated tradition. A more inspir-ing role model might come from an av-erage student with a compelling story

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Graduation day isn’t for another eight months or so, which leaves plenty of time for this issue to be resolved. In-terviews can and should be conducted

-bination of intelligence, community service and leadership.

A committee including administra-tors, teachers and community leaders could be formed to nominate and then select the best potential speaker.

Although some courses grant a 4.0 (for regular classes) or 5.0 weight (for honors classes), in reality they are worth as much time and effort as AP courses. The experiences I’ve gained in newspaper by interviewing, writing stories and being a leader inside and outside of the classroom is equivalent,

AP course. Being a newspaper kid, SGA mem-

ber or tennis player gives students real life experience that can’t be found in academic classes. In the long run hav-ing that extracurricular activity will af-fect the student more than the knowl-edge gained from 12 AP classes.

A student speaker should represent the epitome of the student body, while

her own true north. This change in di-rection must occur so that the gradua-tion day speaker is the most deserving of the honor.

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Should students be

allowed to eat lunch

in the hallways?

No. Other places around the school have been des-ignated for eating lunch for a reason. Although the size of our student body is enormous, there are many places

for students to eat lunch such as the benches set up around school and in the courtyard. Once stu-dents enter the buildings, they are intruding on a learning zone. Students inside classrooms could easily be trying to focus on tak-ing a test or paying attention to a lesson, and other students out in

the halls provide a distraction. Students tend to make a lot of noise and leave a mess of wrappers and empty bottles during their lunch period. These students can spend their free time in other areas around the school where there wouldn’t be any disruptions.

– Jennifer Schonberger

Yes. Since there are over 1,000 students in each lunch period, students should be allowed to eat peace-fully in the hallways of the buildings throughout the school campus. The cafeteria can only accommodate 551 students and there aren’t enough tables outside for stu-dents to sit. With the extended lunch period, students pass the time by walking the halls. As long as students maintain a clean environment and keep the noise level down, there is no reason why they shouldn’t be allowed to take advantage of the quiet space. Spending their lunch period in the courtyard does not allow for any place to have quiet to do homework. This can be distracting if people want to use lunchtime to study.

– Meredith Sheldon

Flash of Brilliance

Teachers, I have an assignment for you. By tomorrow, I need you to:

1. Work on my college applications.

2. Write at least one supplemental es-say to a college application.

3. Study for the SATs. 4. Complete three assignments in my

online class.5. Manage a 70-person newspaper

staff.6. Work on my scholarship applica-

tions.7. Get an adequate amount of sleep.

Does that sound like too much? Well, welcome to my world. Students (especial-ly seniors) not only have to worry about most of the assignments listed above, but also about the suffocating swarm of homework and tests they receive each night thanks to the recent scheduling change.

When it comes to class time, it seems that teachers have worked out the kinks,

-in the time constraint. However, when it comes to homework, it almost feels like teachers are living in some kind of par-allel universe where the school is still on block scheduling, and it’s reasonable to assign larger homework assignments and more tests.

The fact is that students now have al-most double the amount of homework, and studying and less time to do it.

I know that the straight-seven schedule is a new concept for everybody at the Bay, but at this point, the school has had plenty of time to adjust, and enough is enough. A line needs to be drawn, as night af-ter night even the best students are crumbling under the pressure.

Sure, students have always had to deal with the pres-sure, but now par-ents are feeling it too. A recent article from the Miami Her-ald explained how parents have seen a change in their home lives just because of increased homework. Some families have become tense and overtired, and some are forced to resort to anxiety medications.

Teachers, I know it’s not your fault. I know that you are working hard to ad-just your curriculum. I know you do it be-cause you care, because you want us to get as much out of your class as we would have on block scheduling. But your class just isn’t my only class.

It’s simply not fair for students to spend their entire afternoon after a gru-eling seven-hour day working and study-

ing just as much (if not more) than they actually do in school. In effect, they get

can’t focus on any of the tests they spent the past night studying for, and their per-formance drops. Some classes are now forced to give tests over a period of two

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selves spiraling in a vicious, sleepless cy-cle.

in each week, and 40 weeks in a school year, so why does each of my tests have to fall on the same

day every time? We need to communi-cate. Teachers, we need you to hear us and to start talking to the other teachers.

Luckily, there is a simple solution to

to implement a testing schedule that would make it impossible for tests to all fall on the same day. For example, the English teachers would only be allowed to give tests on Mondays, and math teach-ers would test on Tuesdays. Through compromise, an acceptable resolution can be reached. Teachers may have to rework their own schedules a little, but it would allow students to work to their full poten-tial.

Help! Drowning

in homework

The fact is that students now have almost double the amount of homework, and studying and less time to do it.


BY DANIELLE BUSH

Children at local hospitals will now be recipients of hand-made tutus thanks to the effort made by members of the National Honor Society. On Oct. 12, 20 NHS members gathered after school to design and construct tutus using tulle fabric and sewing shears. NHS secretary Ana Gomez Del Campo organized the event.

“It is really rewarding to do something as simple as a craft and brighten a child’s day,” Del Campo said.

This is part of an ongoing effort of Emmy’s Heart, a foundation established to provide tutus, crowns, capes and masks for children in South Florida undergo-ing treatment or who have disabilities. Gomez said the most rewarding part of this project is being able to provide happi-ness for young children who are battling life-threatening diseases.

During the two-hour workshop, NHS members learned how to construct the perfect tutus, which will be delivered to children at local hospitals including Joe DiMaggio and Bethesda during the next few weeks.

“It was really fun and a little tricky, but

was very rewarding,” NHS secretary Cat-alina Trigo said.

Gomez said she hopes to continue this project and raise awareness about se-

Weston U meets city polsBY TAYLOR FELLMAN

Sixteen students from Cypress Bay are participating this year in Weston Uni-versity, a monthly program designed to teach students about community govern-ment. On Oct. 10, participants met with Weston’s mayor, Eric Hersh, city attorney Jamie Cole and city manager John Flint to discuss how Weston’s government works and their decision-making process.

“We chose talking to the city attorney, the mayor and the city manager as an easy beginning and introduction into this gov-ernment program,” said Denise Barrett, director of communications of the City of Weston.

During this program, the city manager and mayor gave an overview of how they run the government the way they do.

“Next month’s event will be held on Nov. 14 at the Fire and Emergency Medi-cal Services Fire Station 81 in Weston,” Ms. Barrett said. “Participants will do

safety, including educational tool activi-ties.”

Ms. Barrett said students will have -

things they do at their work. They will learn how these people save the commu-nity and protect Weston’s citizens.

“I’m excited about it. I’m really look-ing forward to the experience and learn-ing,” junior Daniel Valles said. “I joined to become more aware of the local gov-ernment and I am looking forward to the event.”

Ms. Barrett said she wants the events

to be fun and informational all at the same time.

“We’ve planned for them to wear uni-forms and to learn how to work the hos-es,” Ms. Barrett said. “We just want to ex-pose students to a wide range of career paths.”

rious illnesses and disabilities. “Fun and imagination are an impor-

tant part of a child’s life,” Gomez said.

“Having them see that someone cares re-ally makes a difference.”

NHS makes tutus

for Emmy’s Heart

Senior Jeremy Wilson makes tutus for Emmy’s Heart on Oct. 12 that will later on be delivered to children undergoing treatement or with disabilities at local hospitals.

Interior Design

hosts meeting BY RAFI DEL SOLAR

The Interior Design Club had

on Oct. 8. Only students in interior design classes will be able to attend the meetings because it is a co-curricular class/club.

“In Interior Design I, we learned about basic design principles, sewing, made inspiration boards and lots of mini projects,” said Jocelyn Gordon,

“In my class, for levels II-IV, we’ve been learning about our career path like how to create resumes and cover letters.”

In addition to designing, club mem-bers are learning how to interview and other career related concepts that will help them succeed in the future, Gor-don said.

interactive events such as an introduc-tory social, outside school socials and

-ing,” she said.

The club is talking about potential fundraising ideas, new projects to do around school, starting the general club meetings and starting a suggestion box.

-ings and reporting everything to class, we’re going to have general meetings for all club members,” Gordon said.

-ing about, color, texture, form, space and line.

design in class,” freshman Natalie Her-nandez said.

Interior Design adviser Danielle Na-scimento said she made an assignment for groups of two for Interior Design II-IV to make a shirt design for the club. All the classes took a vote on which de-sign they liked best to serve as the de-sign for their club shirts. Gordon, along with Jessie Modrak came up with the winning shirt design.

“Making the shirt was a great way to

in the club,” Gordon said. “It was a weird feeling seeing everyone wear our design, but I was thrilled that everyone liked them, even the guys.”

Weston University participants meet with city manager John Flint to learn about Weston’s government.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY DENISE BARRETTIT’S ALL ABOUT THE WESTON U:

CAN’T HAVE TOO MANY TUTUS:PHOTO SUBMITTED BY CATALINA TRIGO

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JUST MY CLUCK BY ILANA SPERLING

FEATURES EDITOR

cience teacher Cindy Joseph wakes up to the sound of her 19 chickens and collects their

eggs with her husband as they make sure the birds are comfortable before she leaves for school.

“Every day we have to collect the eggs and observe the chickens to make sure they are healthy,” Mrs. Joseph said. “We’ve had chickens for about a year but then we started getting more and more of them because we liked them so much.”

Mrs. Joseph sent an email to the fac-ulty of the Bay notifying them of the pos-sibility of buying farm fresh eggs, which she sells by the dozen.

“I know a lot of people are looking for pasture raised chickens because they want healthy eggs and fresh eggs and things like that,” she said. “We thought we would see if people wanted to buy them and we got a really good response.”

The chickens lay about six-dozen eggs each week, and Mrs. Joseph sells them for $3 a dozen.

Mrs. Joseph said she has plenty of room to raise the chickens on her two and a half acre property in Southwest Ranch-es.

“We have plenty of land and it’s just something I’ve always wanted to do,” she

-cient so you’re not buying all of your gro-ceries from a grocery store. You can have control over what goes into your food.”

Teachers interested in purchasing the eggs can provide their own egg carton and receive 25 cents off the price. Oth-erwise they may use one of Mrs. Jo-seph’s recycled pa-per containers.

“Right now they are $3 a dozen because since they just started laying, the eggs are small-er,” Mrs. Joseph

of the year they should be bigger, so the price will go up to $4.”

Science teacher Richard Keen said he is a regular customer and either gets the eggs from her house or picks them up at school.

“The eggs are spectacular,” Mr. Keen said. “They have a very strong, good taste.”

Mrs. Joseph said her chickens have different personalities, and she gives them names that correspond with their appear-ance. She bought four chickens last year and the 15 others came six months after.

“We named the original four, because they’re a different kind of chicken so we can tell them all apart,” she said. “We have one rooster and his name is Gimpy, because he walks with a limp, and one of

them is really smart so we named her Einstein. An-other one is smaller than the rest so she’s Little Red.”

Mrs. Joseph and her husband built a moveable fence and coop to accommo-

date the chickens in their backyard and to make sure that their proper-ty stays nice. The chickens have a good relationship with one another, she said.

“They get along pretty well,” she said. “Little Red is really bossy

and she chases the rest of them around, but the other ones get along really well together.”

Mrs. Joseph said a couple of her class-es know about her chickens, because that the topic comes into conversation when she teaches AP Environmental Science.

“They are pretty interested in it,” she said. “I think it’s because people that live in Weston aren’t familiar with raising their own chickens. I think you are al-ways interested in things you are not fa-miliar with.”

Senior Molly Levine had Mrs. Joseph when she was a freshman in Honors Bi-ology and has her again this year for AP Environmental. When she found out that Mrs. Joseph was raising chickens, she said she wasn’t surprised.

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Science teacher Cindy Joseph poses by the movable chick-en coop she built with her husband for their 19 chickens (top). They raise the birds at their home in Southwest Ranches, and have started selling the eggs by the dozen. Two of the chickens walk along their fence (above).

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“She’s a science teacher and she runs the Ecology Club, so she’s very con-nected with animals and nature,” Levine said. “I think it would be cool to buy fresh eggs.”

Levine said farm fresh eggs are ben-

“They don’t have preservatives in them and the chickens are free to graze on the pasture, so the eggs are probably better for you than ones from Publix,” she said.

Mrs. Joseph’s cage-free chickens are

able to roam the land and eat food free of pesticides and antibiotics, which results in healthier eggs. She feeds them Purina Chicken Feed with extra Omega 3 and said the price of her eggs is higher than normal grocery store ones, but her buy-ers don’t care.

“People don’t seem to mind that it’s a couple dollars more than the ones you would buy in a grocery store, but the cage-free eggs are always more expensive anyway,” she said. “I think people don’t mind because they are so fresh.”

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In order to show her interest in the Venezuelan presidential election, junior Sophie Schum-mer wore a shirt to school on Oct. 5 with the saying in Span-ish “Hay un Camino.”

The slogan was for Henrique Capriles, who was running

against Hugo Chavez, and means there is a way to defeat Chavez. Although Schummer and other Venezuelan students on campus were against Chavez, he was re-elected on Oct. 7 and remains in power.

“I supported Capriles because he wanted a democratic revolution,” Schummer said.

Schummer came to school matching with seniors Shirly Mayer and Luciana San-chez. They all wore the shirts they made to spread awareness and show support.

“My family still lives in Venezuela so obviously we want the democratic revolu-tion,” Mayer said. “I visited two years ago, but now it’s too unsafe.”

Schummer was 5 years old when she moved to Florida. Her parents decided to support the political movement in their home country by traveling to New Orleans the weekend of the elections to vote for Capriles at the Venezuelan consulate.

Sophomore Oriana Fuenmayor said her parents wanted to travel to New Orleans but were unable to register, but she still decided to aid the cause.

“I helped this campaign by telling the people I know that they shouldn’t be afraid and they should go and vote,” she said.

Fuenmayor wore a Venezue-la hat along with a shirt that had the same saying on it as Schum-mer’s. She said her reasons for

supporting Chavez’s opponent are personal.“I support Capriles because all of my life

I lived in a place that had gorgeous things in it and as the years went by everything de-teriorated,” she said. “Capriles says he will

roads.”Sophomore Alessandro Sano moved to

Weston to live in a place that was more sta-ble and secure. He said he feels the elections were unfair.

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Because Chavez remains in power, junior Marianna Garcia said her family in Venezu-ela is planning on moving to Florida.

still lives in Caracas,” she said. “Due to its current state of insecurity, some of them

-nally discussing the possibility of moving here as well.”

Garcia said her family feels their home country is at a low point in its history, and they are unlucky to live through it.

“We feel that it’s really unfortunate that Chavez has remained in power,” she said. “He has truly hindered Venezuela’s capabil-ity of advancing as a developing country.”

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Students show support for Capriles

YELLOW BLUE AND RED:

PHOTO BY TATIANA AZMOUZ

, (left) Senior Shirly Mayer, junior Sophie Schummer and senior Luciana Sanchez made shirts together to show their support for Henrique Capriles and his campaign slogan.

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Bay displayed their

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“We feel that it’s really

unfortunate that Chavez

has remained in power.”

-junior Marianna Garcia


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FEATURES EDITOR

It’s a different type of name game for the several pairs of teenagers walking the

last name. For some of these pairs, this -

dent affairs.There are two juniors named Jordan

Friedman. Jordan E. is female and Jordan D. is male. They have known each oth-er for 12 years and have faced problems early on as in preschool because of their names, they each said.

“In preschool, I almost got kicked out because they thought I was an extra name on the roster,” Jordan E. said. “I felt like I didn’t exist, because since one person has my name, they took my identity from me.”

Aside from that early childhood inci-dent, the two Friedmans have dealt with other issues such as their transcripts and awards being switched.

“It’s okay if the person is at the same academic level as you or in a different grade because then it’s not as confusing, but being in the same grade in the same school with two completely separate lev-els,” Jordan E. said.

The male Friedman said having the same name as the girl Jordan has caused problems when he gets reports back of his grades.

“It makes it more complicated when

we get our report cards or FCAT scores back,” he said.

Guidance counselor Melissa Boorom said on her senior-class roster there are 10 students with the last name Fernandez. She said 22 students in the school have the last name Garcia, and of those, two senior girls are named Melissa.

“When they drop stuff off and don’t put their student number on it, I don’t know which one I’m supposed to call down so I have to call both of them,” she said.

Senior Me-lissa M. Gar-cia said she is sometimes called down to

the other Me-lissa’s prob-lems, and the wrong girl is called down to sign out of school early.

“On standardized tests it’s really im-portant that they don’t mess up our scores, so I do take precautions with that kind of stuff,” Melissa M. said.

Senior Melissa L. Garcia found out there was another student at the school with her same name when their FCAT testing rooms were switched.

“You get confused on classes a lot. You’ll go to one room but it’s not your room,” Melissa L. said.

Freshman Luis Fernandez said he does

not take any precautions despite having the same name as another student here.

looking for my room number, I saw a kid had the same name as me,” Fernandez said.

The female Friedman said although she has the same name as a boy, they are totally diverse.

“Academically we are different, the events that we take part in are different, he was in different extracurricular activi-

ties than me,” she said.

The fe-male Fried-man said the c ompl ic a -tions from having the exact same

name as another student can be comical. “We’ve been through so much together

and dealt with so many issues,” she said. “It doesn’t bother us we think its kind of funny.”

Jordan E. said she is regretful that she and Jordan D. haven’t developed a closer bond.

“I wish that we knew each other better or that we were closer friends,” she said. “I think it would be cool to have someone with the same name as you to share the is-sues with. If we were friends, it would be our little thing to joke about.”

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BY BRITTANY ZEIDEL

COPY EDITOR

Out of over the 57 clubs offered at school, junior William Christou is pres-ident of three. Christou invests his time in working in three Advanced Placement classes and presiding over the Philosophy Club, Political Awareness Club and Stu-dents Defending Education Club, which he co-created.

“It’s stressful in conjunction with my academics,” Christou said. “I enjoy all the clubs that are interrelated with philos-ophy and politics. Even if they are stress-ful, it’s worth it.”

Christou, along with junior Ben San-dler, came up with idea of the Students Defending Education last year but this is

“Students Defending Education Club is a lobbyist group to express the views

of students in education, because stu-dents’ voices are the only ones that are

-cept ridiculous, and so do my peers, that students who are supposed to be the focus of education don’t even get a say in how it’s run.”

Christou approached Sandler in March 2011 with the idea of a new club. Sandler said the club was a good idea and they im-mediately began planning for it.

one thing because as organization that

get one thing done and say we that were able to do it, then we establish our legiti-macy,” Sandler said.

Sandler said in order for the club to be successful it must expand to more schools. Christou and Sandler also estab-lished a branch at Western High.

“The best way to represent the stu-

dents in the State of Florida is to have it at as many schools as possible,” he said.

Christou and Sandler co-preside over the club. Sandler said the two have been friends for a while and work well togeth-er.

“Will sees a lot of the issues out there that upset him because Will has a very idealistic view of what education should provide for students,” Sandler said. “We argue a lot but in a productive manner. We’ll argue in a way that we come up with a consensus.”

Club adviser Timothy Petraitis said education is the most important thing in society.

“Will does not express his own opin-ion as much as he inspires people to see things they way he sees it because of his clear-headedness,” Mr. Petraitis said.

Student Spotlight is a recurring segment which showcases a student every

month who is selected randomly, in order to illustrate that every student has

a story. One of The Circuit’s copy editors, Brittany Zeidel, was walking in the

400s building hallway when junior William Christou bumped into her. Zeidel

both very interesting.“I think in terms of philosophy and

politics, philosophy subsumes politics,” he said. “The way we implement our po-litical philosophy is through politics but

-phy.”

Defending Education, Christou is focus-ing on making a substantial foundation for the club to succeed in future years.

“This club is not going to be instant-ly able to change the status quo, so what we’re trying to do now is lay down the in-frastructure for the oncoming years,” he said.

Any students interested in joining Students Defending Education can “just show up [to meetings] with a passion for changing the status quo,” Christou said. Meetings are held on Tuesdays in room 324 after school.

Students club promotes education

Willaim Christou

Key Junior Jordan E. Friedman

Junior Jordan D. Friedman Senior Melissa L. Garcia

Senior Melissa M. Garcia Freshman Luis Fernandez

Senior Luis Fernandez

“I felt like I didn’t exist, because

since one person had my name,

they took my identity.”

-junior Jordan E. Friedman

StudentSpotlight

Common names cause trouble at school

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BY LAURA MOLINA

Pep rally, ticket sales, homecoming

week activities, homecoming court and

t-shirt sales. To most, these items repre-

sent different fun elements of homecom-

ing. But to SGA members, they represent

something else, too: committees.

The homecoming committee of Stu-

dent Government Association (SGA)

brainstorms themes and dress up days

prior to getting them approved by adviser

Danielle Nascimento and the executive

board. The students then split into com-

mittees with different responsibilities to

make the whole week come together.

“It is a lot of work,” Ms. Nascimento

said. “The students involved spend hours

and hours after school making all of the

effort. There are probably about 80 stu-

dents involved.”

SGA president Jamie Bakalar said

Mrs. Nascimento works even more be-

hind the scenes of homecoming than

even the students in the classes. All SGA

members pitch in ideas for certain events,

which are then voted on and evaluated by

their respective committees, but Mrs. Na-

scimento oversees everything.

“I make arrangements with the hotel,

coordinate ticket sales, obviously run the

actual day-of event, make sure everything

gets complete and hire all the vendors,”

Mrs. Nascimento said.

SGA recording secretary Dara Her-

man, who is the head chair of the pep rally

committee, said she spends so much time

in the SGA room before homecoming

week, it has become her second home.

-

ferent this year to see how it [the pep rally]

is going to work out,” said Herman, a ju-

nior. “Before it was an hour and a half and

and stressful amount of time.”

hosts, decides the activities, coordinates

the parade and creates a minute-by-min-

ute schedule for the event.

Junior Melissa Schenley said she is

looking forward to attending the pep ral-

ly during eighth hour.

-

tivities are cute and creative,” she said. “I

like the way SGA dedicated each day of

spirit week to go along with a different

board game.”

Along with Bakalar, SGA treasur-

er Alexa Ramer is one of the chairs of

homecoming. Ramer said she hopes stu-

-

ebration.

“Homecoming would not be as nice as

it is if we did not spend so much time on

it,” she said. “The pep really would not be

as big and elaborate as it always is if that

after school, planning and working with

all of the people who are in it.”

Ramer said although there is a lot of

stress involved in planning homecoming

it is worth it for the end product, a great

dance.

“I just hope people appreciate all the

work we put into it this year,” she said.

-

preciate it until you actually put effort

into creating a nice dance.”

Schenley said she appreciates and

into homecoming.

“They stay after school for hours sell-

ing homecoming tickets,” she said. “They

have meetings and use their class time to

discuss issues regarding homecoming

ideas and they fundraise and advertise

through Facebook and Twitter.”

PHOTO BY MAX THILENTALK TO ME:

Behind the scenes: SGA committees

SGA member, freshman Allie Kosh, waits along the bleachers fence during the pep rally while she re-ceives orders over her walkie talkie from fellow members.


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BY AVERY ZAFFOSCOPY EDITOR

In a sea of black and navy Jansport-

backpacks, a little splash of color can be seen popping through the crowded hallways when birthday boys or girls are carrying around “Happy Birthday” balloons, colorful cards and assortments of baked goods. Junior Jessica Stuart said she loves to bring food and gifts for her friends because a birthday is a special day and should be recognized.

“I think everyone should receive some-thing on their birthday,” Stuart said.

said they prefer home-baked goods rath-er than store-bought food because it’s more meaningful.

“Home-baked goods are always nice because someone took the time to bake at home rather than just going to Publix

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said students preference of home-baked goods or store-bought may come from what happens in the home.

“If somebody is creative, artistic and a good cook then somebody would real-ly like stuff from home because they can share their work with other people,” Dr.

the person is sloppy, not a good cook then

they may want it from somewhere out-side. One way isn’t better or worse than the other, it’s about being nurtured or ap-preciated.”

Junior David Laszlo said it’s the

thought that counts on birthday etiquette, so he doesn’t think twice about what people bring him on his birthday.

“I don’t care what people bring me but if you can’t bake then I’d rather store-bought food,” Laszlo said.

Stuart said a problem she has seen is when someone’s birthday is on a weekend and she doesn’t know what day to bring

presents.“If it’s on a Sunday then I’d rather re-

ceive stuff on Monday because it’s closer to my birthday and vice versa,” she said.

In contrast, Laszlo said presents should be brought on Friday.

“I would bring my friend stuff on Friday be-cause everyone hates Mon-days and it’s the start of his or her birthday weekend,” he said.

students may not want to be recognized on their birth-days.

“If people aren’t being recognized then they might not want to be seen around school with food and other

people might be embar-rassed with the commotion of carrying balloons.

“People would be em-barrassed because they’re

With Halloween around the corner, students are ready to decorate their houses and pick out costumes. to get ready for the upcoming festivities. The

Circuit’s Anna Schifter found

a way to embellish houses

with Jack-O-Lanterns.

Supplies:1 pumpkinPumpkin carving toolsNewspaper or paper towels 1 bowl to save the seedsTapeVaselineTea candles

Directions:

pumpkin should be smooth and as dry as possible, and have a hard shell that’s free of bruises.

sure the top is wide enough to get your hand and arm inside.

and scrape the inner wall of the pumpkin so the sides are no thicker than one inch. Find the side of the pumpkin that is best for decorating.

4. Use a pre-printed pattern and attach it to the pumpkin us-ing tape. Poke holes along the design that is now attached to the pumpkin (the more detailed the pattern, the closer the dots should be).

sharp knife or a pumpkin-carv-ing tool. Rather than slicing in, connect the design using a saw-ing motion.

6. Rub Vaseline on the cut edges to preserve the pumpkin.

7. Use a tea candle to light up the Jack-O-Lantern.

8. Make a small hole in the lid to allow some of the heat to escape so the pumpkin doesn’t turn to mush.

BY SARAH MOHR

Throughout the year students cel--

ter and Hanukkah. Aside from these re-ligious festivities, students also celebrate

Sisters Day.Junior Noah Schtupak said he cele-

3.

saw in a theater and I went with my older

a favorite classic of mine.”Schtupak said he saw girls wearing

pink because the main clique in the mov-ie “The Plastics” wear pink on Wednes-days.

“I think people celebrate days like these to add excitement to a dull school day and participate in something that a lot of other students are taking part in,” Schtupak said.

Robyn Kauffman, a therapist in Plan-

why teens celebrate unusual holidays is to be happy.

teens to have something to look forward to and helps with their mood,” she said.

Dr. Kauffman said celebrating un-common national days such as sibling day helps adolescents feel unique and connected to one another.

“Teens love to have a sense of feeling special,” she said.

Junior Janae Bell said unusual nation-al holidays are a great way to spend time

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with family and make new memories.“I celebrate National Sisters Day (Aug.

5) because my sisters mean the absolute world to me,” Bell said. “We always do something cheesy like make each other cakes or write cards.”

Schtupak decided to invent his own holiday. He celebrates the 13th of every month.

“On the 13th I light a candle and brew

wild orange blossom mixed together,” Schtupak said.

Schtupak said he enjoys celebrating unusual holidays as a form of self-expres-sion.

“I do believe in unusual holidays be-cause they give us the opportunity to re-mind ourselves of something special in our lives,” Schtupak said.


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BY ILANA SPERLINGFEATURES EDITOR

The upcoming change from fall to winter will bring with it seasonal allergies and the

and viruses are spread between classmates

“There have been a bunch of people miss--

shot in order to prevent catching what’s going

said in an email interview that she is current-

--

-

-

to stop the spread

twice per school

Edelman said she gets sick a lot dur-

-

-tance from others to protect them from

help prevent others

Edelman said stu-dents think that be-ing stressed because of school is a cause

tries not to stress and -

school when I have a sinus infection but it’s

--

BY MORGAN MARTIN

to

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“I don’t think students should come to school

get other people

sick I would prob--

cause with the new

hard to make up

-

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and tissues in her classrooms that students can

-

-

Sick students: To go to school or not?

Flu season is here, and the coughing has begun.

-

“The most common illness in high school --

“I hate miss-ing school when

I don’t get stuck having a lot of

also can’t stand missing the les-

Spanish teach--

ra said students should not at-tend school when

“Students should not come to school if

-

-derstanding when students miss school due to

-

“Students should not come to

school if they’re sick because

they’re going to spread all their

sicknesses to everyone else

here.”

- Spanish teacher

Paola Barrera

“I always use hand

sanitizer in school. It’s a

safe and effective way to

stop the spread of germs.

I get sick usually once or

twice per school

year.”

- senior

Cory Leschel


Alumni keep in touch with teachers BY AVERY ZAFFOS

COPY EDITOR

Students who attended high school years ago now own hous-es, have jobs and have started their own families but still re-main friends with teachers from their past.

English teacher Jillian Simon said she keeps in touch with stu-dents, some who are now mar-ried with kids.

“I’m very close with all of my students. It doesn’t matter grade-wise,” Ms. Simon said. “They at-test a lot of their success to not just my class, but just me car-ing about them as people. And they like to keep me in touch with what they’re doing and how they’re doing because they know I really care.”

Current Florida State Univer-sity sophomore and Bay alum-nus Alan Percal said he sees her every time he comes home.

“I met Ms. Simon in tenth grade,” Percal said. “We have a lot in common and I personally think she is one of the funniest people I know. I enjoy coming to Cypress during my breaks to see her.”

Ms. Simon said she became close with Percal immediately, and even when he was in high school they got along well.

“We developed mutual re-spect for each other,” Ms. Simon said. “We both really cared for

KICKIN’ IT OLD SCHOOL: Former student Lorenza Vilegas visits Psychology teacher Kimberly Patterson after graduting last year.

each other’s growths as human beings and prosperity and his parents still ask how I’m doing.”

AP Psychology teacher Kim-berly Patterson said keeping in touch with students happens nat-urally.

“When there are people that come across your path in life and they have positive things to bring to it then those are the people to keep around you,” Ms. Patterson said.

Lorenza Villegas, former stu-dent of Ms. Patterson’s and cur-rent freshman at Florida Interna-tional University, said she appre-ciates everything Ms. Patterson has helped her with.

“Not only is she awesome, but also you can tell that she likes what she teaches and real-ly knows what she’s doing,” Vil-legas said. “She actually makes you see what she sees. And not every teacher can do that, so you actually learn in a really interest-ing, different way.”

Ms. Simon said there is a dis-tinct line between friendship and professional relationship when the student is in class.

“It’s a very dangerous line, like Machiavelli talks about fear versus love, as an authority

need to learn how to balance and maintain a strong sense of authority but also being young and hip and kind of not too far away from the kids so you can kind of see what they’re going through. “

Ms. Patterson, was the class of ‘08 sponsor, so last year all of her former students graduated from college.

“A lot of them have come full throttle, and come into their own as an adult,” she said. “That is where I started developing even further relationships, because I see them very differently now four years later as young adults

rather than teenagers.”Social media enables students

-nect with them, Ms. Simon said.

“I’ve had kids email me re-

I went to law school,’” she said. “It’s been years afterwards that they went and found me on Face-book. The social media has been really cool since I’ve taught in a few states and I can keep up now with students I’ve taught in North Carolina and D.C.”

Age isn’t the only factor of a student-teacher relationship, Ms. Patterson said.

“When they go to college, it’s kind of a double-edged sword, because even though that’s the point in time when a teacher could get closer to a former stu-dent, a lot of time the student ends up living the college life and becomes distant with the teacher,” Ms. Patterson said.

Although new students come in every year, Ms. Simon said the bond remains with former students.

“They still call me Miss. It’s a beautiful thing, and I think

-ties to a person,” Ms. Simon said. “Values of it is something that is truly priceless. To have peo-ple that love you like family for years and year and you’re not re-lated by blood, religion, or even geography. It’s that magic that happens inside a classroom.”

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Boston University is a private four-year university located in Boston, Mass. Jay Schwartz, who graduated from the Bay in 2010, is currently a junior at BU. He is studying Psychology and Journalism. He spoke to The Circuit’s Reid Ovis via email about his experiences at the school.

What makes Boston a unique col-lege?

No one should deprive himself of a college experience in Boston. The Bos-ton area is home to over 50 colleges! This city is run by students, but unlike a college town like Gainesville, Boston is a huge city full of opportunities just a T ride away. (The T is our subway system). BU in particular offers a wide assortment of study abroad programs from Geneva to Buenos Aires. Next se-mester I’m going to have to Skype with my friend while she’s at a bone dig in Kenya for her Biological Anthropology studies. Also we have some really im-pressive professors on our faculty like Elie Wiesel.What was the application process like?

The application process was pretty simple. It was done through Common App and I believe you needed the sub-ject tests the year I applied. I applied the day before the due date and the process was stress free.How is student life?

Boston University has a huge stu-dent body, but still keeps a small cam-pus feel. Unlike most city schools, our campus is a continuous strip of build-ings and not interwoven into the city. Yet just as easily you can take one step off campus and be in Kenmore Square. BU’s most notable alumnus is Martin Luther King, Jr. so social justice is a big deal here. Our international program is incredibly large and I’ve made friends from many countries from Iceland to South Africa. What advice would you give to an in-coming student?

I would tell an incoming student to get involved with extracurricular activi-ties that aren’t school related. Explore Boston, become an active member of not just your university but also your city. For instance, I’m a regular at a lo-cal poetry bar near MIT that has open mic every Wednesday night. Do you see any disadvantages to your school?

We do not offer the conservatory feeling that competitive colleges like Emerson give. When you study at BU you study a wide range of subjects, not just what’s in your major.

This month’s featured university is...

BY RACHEL LESNIK

cafeteria could become a resource center. “Administration thought it would be easier for students to

because more students can easily access it. “Although it is a little smaller and tighter for space, I like the

BRACE is designed to help students get into college. “Students mainly come to me for advice on applying to col-

-ply to, assistance on reading college essays and general advis-ing on which classes to take depending on which schools they

convenient.

was in the cafeteria because it was basically in your lunch and

three times per week for college advice.“It allows me to go to the various college visits for the col-

setting the path I should take for admittance into my dream

Mrs. Bush said she strongly encourages students to regu-larly visit her.

what is going on, scholarships, get information about colleges

WITH PERMISSION BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY

BY JORDAN FRIEDMAN

Over 50 colleges have either asked to visit campus, or BRACE adviser Shari Bush has invited them, giving students the chance to listen and talk to the college

looking at their applications.The meetings, which began on Aug.

31 and will continue till Oct. 31, are held during class periods that overlap lunches, and last about 50 minutes. Mrs. Bush said multiple factors play into why schools come during the day.

-posely coming during the day because this is the time they get to meet directly

want to meet with parents. They want to

Mrs. Bush said students should sign

give their teachers notice in advance.“If they can only come for 15 minutes,

best for them to stay the whole time, ask their questions and shake the hand of the

Senior Dalal Semprun, who has at-tended two meetings, said she has no-ticed the value of information given at the meetings. She had previously attended a tour at the University of Miami campus, and said the meeting at the Bay was virtu-ally identical.

“What the guy said was very similar to what I heard on the college

she said. “The seminars are

going to if a stu-dent is interest-ed in that col-

J u n i o r Mitchell Price left toward the end of class to go see the University of Mi-ami college adviser. He said he learned a lot, for example, about their study abroad program, which he is interested in, and is glad his teacher let him go.

“It’s good because you get to talk to people who are looking at your applica-

think they know what they are talking

English teacher Karen McNeely said she has her agenda ready two weeks in advance, so students should know what they have to get done. However, she dis-agrees with the students that go that

aren’t actually in-terested.

“I do want the kids to have the op-portunity to meet with the schools if they have legiti-

said. “But some students use it as a way to get out of class and there is no way to monitor

Mrs. Bush said if students really can’t make a meeting that they can come to

-cers leave behind.

“It’s good because you get to talk to people who are looking at your appli-cation. It’s not just people that think they know what they are talking about.”- junior Mitchell Price

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Taking previously recorded music and using it in another piece is hardly a new idea. Sampling tracks, instruments or parts or recordings has been around since disk jockeying and electronic music became popular in the 1970s and ‘80s.

Even though legal issues and argu-ments about artistic integrity have arisen due to the increasing popularity of sam-pling, I believe that, when used properly, sampling adds to the originality of the song.

When does a sampled track cease to be original music? Is sampling a song in another track still considered an original work of art?

While using samples does take other artists’ recorded tracks, I have seen it used in imaginative ways that give the music a signature and memorable sound.

Kanye West’s song “Power” is com-pletely based around the King Crimson song “21st Century Schizoid Man” as well as many other minor samples that West makes work together. The result is an original, creative piece that helped West realize the emotion of his song.

Producer and Grammy winner 9th Wonder discussed the “art of sampling,” in a video interview on YouTube and how he uses sampling to enhance his mu-sic. He describes the talent and creativ-ity needed to properly use samples cre-atively, and I agree. Taking samples from a song and completely reimagining it into an original work of art is a talent that very few people possess.

Rapper Mac Miller is currently being sued by legendary rapper Lord Finesse over Miller’s song “Kool Aid and Frozen Pizza.”

According to Rolling Stone the law-suit reads: “This is a case about a teenage rapper – Mac Miller – copying the music from a song written, produced and per-formed by Lord Finesse, a hip-hop leg-end, changing the title and then distrib-uting it under his own name in order to launch his music career.”

Sampling is not about cheating or stealing other artist’s music. It’s about rei-magining it into something creative and completely new. Unfortunately, many art-ists miss this purpose.

The legality of sampling is another is-sue throughout the music industry. Since clearing a sample generally involves pay-ing a large sum of money to the rights holders, many artists simply bypass clear-ance. Though today most professionals clear samples, many lawsuits have been

Artists such as Biggie Smalls, Danger Mouse and the Beastie Boys have been sued over the use of samples in their mu-sic.

Finding a fair balance between using sampling and creating original material is imperative when keeping musical integ-rity. It is very easy to overuse sampling and lose the originality in a song; how-ever, the use and increasing popularity of sampling is an original form of musical expression and inspiration.

BY CHLOE LIPKIN

6, junior Alexandrea Hess knew she wanted to be in the performance busi-ness. When she got to middle school, she stepped behind the scenes and stage-

managing Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream-coat.

managing, she wasn’t entirely sure of her-self.

this was a huge responsibility and that it would require a lot of work,” she said. “My experiences in middle school ended up being a success, though, and it made me fall in love with stage managing.”

Hess said she grew up hearing stories about theater that her family friend told her because he worked as a professional in technical theater. It wasn’t until she met Daniel Slowik, her drama teacher at Fal-con Cove Middle, that she really got in-spired to begin technical theater.

“He has always loved doing backstage work and he really made me the techie that I am today,” Hess said.

As a stage manager of Lightning Dra-ma, Hess said her job starts when the show is picked. Over the summer, she plans the designs and key elements. She handles all the paperwork during audi-tions and works on sets up until the show begins.

“My favorite part of working back-stage is the pressure,” she said. “A lot of people do not handle pressure very well,

BY ADRIANNA COLE

The Sound of Thunder received Best in Class 3A Guard, Best in Class 3A Vi-sual and placed third in Division 3A at the

the year on Oct. 6 at Flanagan High.“It was a wonderful experience,” said

Sabrina Kim, a freshman who plays the

about it.”

by Santana, followed by a mash up of Queen’s “Bicycle Race,” “We Will Rock You,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We are the Champions.”

“We did better than we’ve done in oth-er shows,” said Annette Moncada Peon, a junior in percussion. “There were a few spots that we could improve on, but over all, it was good.”

Eric Pardo, a senior and captain who plays bari sax said the band has been im-proving.

“We’ve progressed from the begin-ning of the year, and our performance was better than expected,” he said.

While the band was preforming its set, the crowd stomped its feet during “We Will Rock You” and sang along to both “We are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

“We paid attention, were alert, showed good behavior, were serious and competi-tive,” said Julie Chen, a senior and section leader for clarinet. “The crowd added to the enthusiasm.”

Even though the Lightning came in

Sound of Thunder places at competition

Junior Alexandra Hess manages performances backstage for the Bay as well as for Broward Community Theatre Group.

but I believe that I thrive in it.”Drama teacher Cynthia Lutwin said

Hess has continued to get more motivat-ed throughout the years and completes all her jobs to the fullest.

“Alex is invaluable to my program. She is a joy to be around and she is very cre-ative,” Ms. Lutwin said. “I’m hard on her but she always rises to the task at hand.”

During the show, Hess can be found talking through a headset to everyone running around. Hess calls cues to every-one working in sound, lights and the di-rector.

“I love the adrenaline rush that a show can give you,” she said. “Especially when backstage emergencies happen and you have to solve them as quickly as possible. It really requires your entire mental and physical effort.”

Since discovering her passion for technical theater in 2008, Hess has stage-managed six shows for the Bay’s drama department.

“The shows are always amazing and I love that I get to be a part of it all,” Hess said.

Along with the work that Hess does at school, she also gets hired about twice a year to stage-manage plays for Broward Community Theatre Group, a profession-al theater company.

“It’s crazy to be paid for something that you love doing so much,” she said.

Hess uses her stage-managing abilities to volunteer for an organization called S.T.A.G.E.S (Special Theatre and Arts Groups for Every Student).

“It’s a theater program geared towards theater for middle school and high school students with disabilities,” Hess said. “I couldn’t be more excited to be one of the

third in its division, it was not far off from -

ami Coral Park came in second.“Considering Coral Glades had won

in earlier years, I was happy with be-ing so close with only a 1.6 difference in scores, especially since we didn’t design our show to be competitive,” said Brian Travelstead, the band director.

Mr. Travelstead said he plans on devel-oping music at a higher level and picking a more competitive show that’s at the level of his students.

“Almost half of our band are fresh-men, and if the cycle continues, we’ll have an exciting future,” he said.

The band’s next performance will be Oct. 27 at Blanche Ely High in Pompano Beach during Florida Bandmaster’s As-sociation (FBA). They wish to achieve a Superior, the highest score possible.

“This band has been growing all throughout my four years, and I know they will continue growing and become better after I leave,” Pardo said.

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SAT/ PSAT/ ACT Test Preparation College Application

Assistance Scholarship Counseling After-‐school Tutoring

Academic Success Study Skills Workshops

Financial Aid Assistance

Our program provides:

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275 Minutes with

KIMBERLY WATSON

Junior Kimberly Watson is a mem-ber of AMT. She enjoys theater, sing-ing, dancing and managing the Bay’s football team on top of balancing her school work. The Circuit’s Meredith

Sheldon spoke to Kimberly Watson

regarding her passion for dance.

When and where did you begin

pursuing your dancing career?

I’ve been to Dance Theatre, Pure Energy Dance Studio and most re-cently Performance Edge. As of now I am between studios with school and everything.

How does your passion for dance

inspire you to do other things?

For Drama Club there is this com-petition called Districts. Usually every school’s drama club enters in different categories. I am writing a play and au-ditioning for an act. My play that I am writing is about one or two acts and the best way to describe my play is like a real life adaptation of The Lion King. Writing helps me develop new inter-pretations for all different types of mu-sic that I can then relate to my dance. Behind all that passion for dance is music. Whether a part of a song that I dance to is happy, then it will show in my writing. I have an extremely vivid imagination.

Who has inspired you to become

the dancer you are today?

I was inspired by my best friend Kate. We’ve been best friends forever and she pushes me more to dance with her and keep taking classes. We’ve taken the majority of dance classes to-gether, but professionally, Debbie Al-

she seems so awesome and she has ac-complished so much. She is a beauti-ful dancer and grew up so well.

How have your dance teachers

impacted your overall development

as a dancer?

My dance teachers have always known I was capable of doing the dance, so they pushed me to be the best as possible and to try as hard as I can.

What are your career goals

involving dance?

To never lose the passion for it. I love to dance and will continue to take classes for the rest of my days. I don’t

career out of dancing, but it would be nice to teach a dance class ever once and a while if I could.

How do you balance dance,

school work, and other after school

activities?

I am a manager of the Cypress Bay Lightning football team, as well as a member of AMT. So, needless to say, I keep my life interesting. But most of the time I am able to get 90 percent of my homework done during football practice. So it’s mostly studying that’s hard, but I keep control somehow.

senior Sarah Haleas

Vivianne

senior Dillon Noya, as

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junior Joshua Jowdy

asCallahan

junior Sarah BarneyasElle

senior Annie Leimanas

Paulette

senior Nicolette Quintero

asBrooke

senior Derrick Gallegos

asEmmett

junior Driss Zianeas

Warner

AMT announces Legally Blonde cast

Which television show will you fall for this autumn?

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BY DREW-DANIELS ROSENBERG

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Debate teacher Nick Montecalvo be-

came involved in music at a young age.

He is just one of the many teachers at

the Bay who has been involved in music

throughout his life. Mr. Montecalvo said

him.

“I started playing guitar when I was

12,” Mr. Montecalvo said. “My dad’s al-

ways listened to interesting music. I want-

ed to be able to make those sounds that I

heard.”

Since then, Mr. Montecalvo has

been involved in bands and local music

scenes.

“I was in the punk, pop-punk and

hardcore scene in ‘90s in the Ft. Lauder-

dale and Miami area,” Mr. Montecalvo

said. “I played in hardcore bands and ska

bands and recently I’ve been playing jam

band music.”

Mr. Montecalvo said he listens to

many genres of music, from big band to

hardcore.

“I listen to a wide variety of music,”

he said. “I listen to the Ramones and the

Clash all the way up to Coheed and Cam-

bria, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.”

Throughout the years, Mr. Montecal-

vo has become a multi-instrumentalist,

but has a passion for the drums.

“I play the guitar, bass, drums, and I

sing,” he said. “It’s easiest for me to play

drums, it just feels the most natural. You

need to know your instrument really

well, and for drums I can be the most re-

laxed.”

American history teacher Jim Wurster

BY NATALIE BEDELL

BUSINESS MANAGER

American singer and songwriter Elizabeth Grant,

better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, will be

releasing on Nov.12, Born To Die: The Paradise Edition,

which will contain 12 songs from the original album

came out in January 2012.

The rerelease of the indie pop and alternative album

has gained a lot of publicity through popular websites

Teachers make music for expression

started playing guitar in his 20s but didn’t

start making his own music until his 30s.

I was in my 20s,” Mr. Wurster said. “I

didn’t get serious with it, if I was ever se-

rious, until I was in my 30’s. That’s when I

started writing songs. I was a late bloom-

er.”

Mr. Wurster said he loves music be-

cause it can be used in many ways.

“It can make you feel good, and at

the same time it can provoke thought,”

he said. “It can challenge preconceived

ideas. There are a lot of ways it can be

used. For entertainment, or for political or

social change.”

Recently, Mr. Wurster has been lis-

tening to and playing Americana, which

is similar to roots, folk and blues music.

This summer he performed in California

with his band.

“The last thing I did was called Gothic

Americana,” Mr. Wurster said. “There’s a

band I played with over the summer out

West in California called Hired Hand.”

History teacher Eric Adzima has also

carried music through his life by playing

guitar and singing for 20 years.

“I’ve always loved music, and when I

got older, I really wanted to express my

thoughts,” Mr. Adzima said. “I found mu-

sic a very powerful way of doing so.”

Mr. Adzima likes music due to its abil-

ity to express opinions on many aspects

of society.

“I like the way it allows me to express

my thoughts and challenge institutions,”

Mr. Adzima said.

Because of this Mr. Adzima mostly

listens to punk rock, but said he enjoys all

music that is thought provoking.

“I like music with attitude that chal-

lenges the government and other institu-

tions in society,” he said. “But I like any

music where the artist has crafted their

lyrics and thoughts.”

Entertaining people is also important

to Mr. Adzima.

“I really, truly want people to like my

music and to be entertained by it,” Mr.

Adzima said.

Del Rey releases new edition of album including new bonus songs

Playing instruments is a hobby for teachers

The Circuit Recommends...

The Circuit Recommends is an ongoing feature that includes lesser known songs by popular artists. This month’s playlist was compiled by Tatiana Azmouz.


Gotye:

Save Me

Ellie Goulding: Your

Biggest Mistake

Coldplay: Don’t Let It

Break Your Heart

Wiz

Khalifa:

No Sleep

Passion

Pit: I’ll Be

Alright

Red Hot Chili Peppers:

Dance, Dance, Dance

Frank Ocean: Swim Good

Miami 2 Ibiza

Florence and the Machine:

Lover to Lover

Matt and

Kim: Now

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JAMES WURSTER

ROCK N’ ROLL: United States History teacher James Wurster plays guitar and sings as a way to provoke thought and inspire emotions.

Born To Die: The Paradise Edition will come out on Nov. 12.

such as Twitter and YouTube, where Del Rey uploaded a

video that contains snippets of each song being includ-

ed. In September, Del Rey did a commercial for H&M,

which included her cover of the popular 1950s song

“Blue Velvet,” also from the album. “Ride” was released

Paradise edition.

The album is expected to be much more successful

than the original Born To Die, which has sold over two

million copies worldwide, because it includes new songs

and is a longer release.

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BY ELANNA HEDA

Casual Vacancy

BY REID OVIS

G.O.O.D Music

Taken 2

BY PATRICK MONTGOMERY

Across

Down

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It’s the middle of October. In between classes, football players carry around pads for after-school practice, and golf team members wear their uniform polo shirts. What doesn’t seem ordinary is see-ing athletes who play winter and spring sports such as the basketball team wear-ing high-tops and the baseball team stroll-ing around with bats and gloves.

These sports don’t start for another couple of months, so why would these stu-dent-athletes already be practicing? This revolves around the concept of condition-ing, and it is crucial that members of our athletic program enforce this matter.

I commend all of the Bay’s coaches for keeping athletes at work and giving them little time off. It not only keeps the players in shape, but students who par-ticipate in off-season programs get plenty of time to get better and work with their

players the most. Whether it is participating in a sum-

mer basketball league or playing “Fall Ball,” a term used for the fall season of

year players for their future participation in a sport. Although having extra practic-es or playing games which do not techni-cally “count,” players and coaches clearly

-cess.

Do these hard-working players de-serve much needed time off? Yes. How-ever, no progress will be made if they spend too much time relaxing. Student-athletes can easily come to the conclu-sion that hard work indeed pays off, such as when determined ones keep a focused mindset 24/7.

Holding as many practices and con-ditioning sessions as time allows is ef-fective, as all of our teams will be ready heading into the real season.

During the football team’s bye week, which started on Sept. 29, Coach Mark Guandolo kept players at work by holding

the week. After a crucial win at Miramar the week before, this continuous rigor of practice was remarkable.

The team was set to play arguably the best high school football team in the country on Oct. 12, Manatee. Coach G. along with the rest of the coaching staff, for instance, was right prepare for the team’s Friday off just as equally as if it were game day. This will keep every play-er focused and be a guaranteed strategy of success.

Coaches are logical and effective when organizing a strict conditioning schedule. Preparing year-round may be a hassle for student-athletes, but they can see for themselves that it is all worth it when a state championship trophy is be-ing hoisted.

Student-athletes can easily come to the conclusion that hard work indeed pays off, such as when determined ones keep a focused mindset 24/7.

*All information as of Oct. 19, 2012

West Broward W, 34-13Flanagan L, 26-0

Everglades W, 35-18Western L, 31-8Miramar L, 44-0

Hollywood Hills

W, 29-0

Cooper City Oct. 31Name1. Michael Heda

2. Edgardo Arrazola3. Manuel Arrazola

FALL SEASON STATISTICS*

W, 29-6

St. Thomas L, 43-17

South Broward W, 42-12

Flanagan W, 28-10Miramar W, 17-13Manatee L, 42-20

West Broward Oct. 19Everglades Oct. 26

Western Nov. 2Boyd Anderson Nov. 9

Western 6-0Flanagan 5-2

Cypress Bay 4-2Miramar 3-4

Everglades 3-4West Broward 1-6

District 12-8A Standings

(Football)

Varsity Football Schedule

Passing Leaders

Name Comp Att Yds TD

J. Lewis 29 78 603 2

Rushing Leaders

Name Rush Yds TDM. Dayes 104 556 5J. Lewis 49 247 5

M. Dudley-Gordon 25 211 4J. Kaiser 22 182 2

D. Rupert 13 117 0

Receiving Leaders

Name Recpt. Yds TDA. Montgomery 14 353 2K. Goulbourne 5 69 0

Golf Team Leaders

District 12-8A

Standings

(Girls Volleyball)

Cypress Bay 11-4West Broward 9-8

Western 10-7

Flanagan 6-7Everglades 2-9Miramar 0-7

JV Football Schedule

Coaches should stick to off-season schedule

Tennis star headed to VandyBY DALTON JACOBSONLINE NEWS EDITOR

Senior Ryan Smith verbally commit-ted to Vanderbilt University on Oct. 2, where he will be receiving a full scholar-ship for tennis.

“The second I committed, I felt a huge burden lifted off of me and I was ex-tremely happy,” Smith said.

Smith said he received about 15 offers and narrowed it down to 10 schools be-fore deciding on Vanderbilt.

“I liked that the school was a top 20 academic school,” he said. “Also, the ten-nis team is improving fast and will be a top 20 team this year.”

Smith said the recruiting process was not always easy.

“I was stressed at all times and real-ly wanted to get it all over with,” he said. “Plus I had a bad experience with one school, which made things a lot tougher on the whole process and me.”

Smith has been a starter on the varsity tennis team since freshman year, playing for Coach Vincent Grossi.

“It’s a privilege to coach one of the best athletes not only in the state but in the country,” Coach Grossi said. “I’m blessed to be able to coach Ryan throughout his high school career, and so I’m proud of his commitment to Vanderbilt.”

In his sophomore year of high school, Smith tore a muscle in his shoulder and was not able to play tennis. But in his junior year he recovered when he was named the 2011 Broward County Player

of the Year and helped the team win the state championships.

“He is every coach’s dream as a player and he shows the leadership and the de-sire that it takes to get through adversity,” Coach Grossi said. “Ryan has had to work tremendously hard coming back from his injury. Getting back to the level of play that he was able to achieve is a phenom-

enal accomplishment.” Smith said he plans to help the team

win another state championship again this year and is looking forward to play-ing for Vanderbilt.

“I’m really fortunate because I know all the countless hours of playing tennis has paid off,” Smith said. “I can’t wait to be a college athlete.”

SERVING TOWARD SUCCESS: Senior Ryan Smith verbally committed Oct. 2 to play tennis for Vanderbilt University.

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“I was really impressed with the O-

and our O-line manhandled them.”

-ter.”

on out.

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-ward on Oct. 19 as The Circuit went to print.

at Miramar.

ahead.

BY JAKE MARSHSPORTS EDITOR

school team in the country, the Manatee

-

Hurricanes.

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killed us.”

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touchdowns],” Dudley-Gordon said. “I

my team.”

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Despite the loss, Coach Guandolo said -

BY CHAD DANIELS- ROSENBERG

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Western.

said.

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Head coach Christopher Ulman said -

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BY ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ

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In the past three meets Waller has re-

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loose,” he said.Sophomore Giancarlo Musseti,

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said.Waller said he wants to continue run-

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JV Football team stands at .500 with one game remaining

ON YOUR MARK:

HUT, HUT, HIKE!:

-heroes,” he said.

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BY JAKE MARSHSPORTS EDITOR

When the NFL and the National Foot-

ball League Referees Association (NFL-

RA) agreed to an eight-year collective

bargaining agreement, it ended the lock-

During the few weeks that the replace-

controversial call after a Hail Mary pass

as time expired gave the Seattle Sea-

hawks an upset win over the Green Bay

commissioner of the Broward Football

watched the play develop and then made

the call, rather than just making the call

Varsity quarterback Jaranta Lewis,

like many fans, was surprised by the end

“It kind of caught me by surprise and I

don’t know why they gave them [the Sea-

When Lewis is part of a questionable

as hard as he can to keep it from affecting

him and the rest of the Lightning football

“I just try to play as hard as I can,” he

Lewis said when he feels like the calls

are not going in the Lightning’s direction,

“It makes me feel like I have to play

harder because it is as if we are playing

versus both the refs and the team we are

Similar to Lewis, head coach Mark

Guandolo said he can’t let one bad call

is always another play and you can’t con-

-

Coach Guandolo said it can get quite

irritating when calls don’t seem to be go-

to prepare and win games so you want

Having the occupation as a profes-

sional referee includes being responsible

for every physical action made on the

interview that he takes each segment of

“I’m thinking, who was closer to it,

who had the better view?”

and who was also an FBI agent, wound

up being a referee when he realized that it

“I love football and this is a nice way to

-

stant replay system for high school foot-

“We make mistakes just like every-

were able to correct them a little bit bet-

ter, it would go a long ways toward help-

Going into each game knowing that

Sager said the grudges held against him

after making a questionable call do not

“People get passionate about their teams

there and it doesn’t really bother me that

Refs under pressure for every play

PHOTOS BY NETA BRONFMAN Referees must collaborate in order to ensure

St. Thomas game on Sept. 14.

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BY MEREDITH SHELDON

Waking up at 4:30 a.m. before school and then rushing straight after school to the South Florida Aquatic Club (SOFL) for swim practice is a daily routine for freshman Carly Swanson. On top of man-aging all of her classes, Swanson also has to cope with the pressures of being a dedi-cated swimmer and doing what it takes to succeed. She is one example of what swimmers go through to succeed in their sport.

“Homework is really hard to balance ,but you have to make sure you’re orga-nized and don’t procrastinate,” Swan-

you have to miss a night of practice to do homework, you must make up for it by

going to an extra morning practice.”Swanson, who has been swimming

since she was 9 years old, said she tries to push herself to the limit in practice to be-come a stronger and faster competitor.

but I try to improve myself every day,” she said. “There are times when I feel like quitting, but then I realize I’ve been swimming for so long and I love it, so I keep going.”

Junior Emma Lincoln also knows the rigors of the world of competitive swim-ming. Instead of attending practice in the morning, Lincoln swims for Coral Springs Swim Club (CSSC) and is cap-tain of the Bay’s swim team. She said be-cause her aquatic center is too far away, she has to make up for it by attending an

extra long practice in the afternoon from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Since swimming takes up a lot of her leisure time, she said her time for sleeping and relaxing is very rare.

“I swim six days a week including Sat-urdays, so Sunday is the only day I get to sleep in,” Lincoln said. “I start my home-

bed at around midnight or 1 a.m.”Balancing AP Chemistry, AP Calcu-

lus AB and other honors classes, Lincoln said she is constantly stressed out with schoolwork since she rarely has enough

“I’m not one of those people who

from the night before because once I’m asleep I’m not getting up,” Lincoln said.

SINK OR SWIM:

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY CARLY SWANSON

“I will stay up as late as I need to in or-

pretty common because I’m so tired and stressed.”

Along with Swanson, junior Bowie Suen also swims for the SOFL Aquat-ic Center. Suen said his coach demands maximum effort in order to achieve his goals.

“My coach always expects me to be a really good stroke swimmer since he knows that I struggle in freestyle,” Suen said. “I strive to be the perfect swimmer by focusing on my main goal which is to go to the Olympics in Rio in 2016.”

Lincoln also said she has big goals for the future and persistently going to prac-tice will bring her closer to her dreams.

“My competition motivates me in practice, since my future goals also play a big role in my life,” Lincoln said. “Cur-rently, I’m focusing on getting Junior Na-tional cuts, which are two steps below Olympic Trials, and for high school sea-son. I want to make states again this year and am focused on dropping my times. I would love to be able to get a college scholarship so that’s always in the back of my mind.”

Lincoln said even though her coaches and parents expect a lot from her in and out of the pool, most of the pressure she gets is from herself.

“I’m intrinsically motivated, so when -

complish it,” she said. “I strive to become a better swimmer by not only working harder in the pool, but also by staying focused on my schoolwork. With swim-ming, it’s a package deal which teaches me time management and discipline.”


Pitcher extends baseball passion to childrenBY JAKE MARSHSPORTS EDITOR

Most students go home on Friday afternoons feeling ex-cited for the weekend. Howev-er, instead of cheering for the Lightning at football games or hanging out with his friends, ju-nior Josh Ulino spends his Fri-day nights organizing Weston Hawks Buddy Ball, a program

teaches autistic children how to play baseball.

“It is a really rewarding feel-ing to see the smiles on some of these kids’ faces,” Ulino said. “You can tell that they really en-joy being out there and they en-joy feeling as if they are a part of something.”

Ulino, who will be a starting pitcher for the varsity baseball team come this spring, said the effects of leading this organiza-tion are only positive.

“For me, it’s really a reward-ing feeling,” he said. “The kids are always really excited to play.”

Ulino said there is never a dull moment while the children are playing on the baseball dia-mond.

“They love scrimmaging and love playing the sport,” he said. “They’re always smiling and al-ways having fun. I don’t think a kid is ever sad to be there.”

Although his program has been running strong for almost

of baseball equipment are al-ways appreciated.

BUDDYING AROUND THE BASES:

Junior

Josh Ulino and his family are in charge of Weston Hawks Buddy Ball. This pro-gram teaches autistic kids the basics of baseball and bas-ketball. (Top) Ulino, holding the basket-ball, and his brother Matthew (white hat) pose with some of the children as they play basketball at Weston Regional Park.

Action sports burst into strategic leisure timeBY RICHARD SHINAD DESIGNER

Yells and screams echo through the

as combatants move closer to the objec-

battle out of a war movie. This is recre-ation for students who participate in ac-tion sports such as paintball and airsoft.

Both paintball and airsoft pit two teams of people against each other in a variety of game modes, from capture-the-

To accomplish this both teams are armed with fake, albeit realistic, weap-

or plastic BBs. The match is won when a team is eliminated or the objective is met.

Freshman Juan Valerio said he likes paintball better than airsoft, although the two are relatively similar.

“I prefer paintball over airsoft because paintball is more realistic in gun sounds, projectiles and tactics,” said Valerio, who

Unlike Valerio, junior Oscar Qiu said he prefers airsoft to paintball because it is more realistic. Airsoft is similar to paint-ball in terms of gameplay, but the weap-ons are modeled after real weapons and

“I prefer airsoft because the aesthetics of airsoft are more realistic than paint-

it’s easier to play on a small scale. Plus, there’s less of a mess.”

Valerio said that while paintball is fun, it is a costly sport to play.

“Even though I only really play once a month, it’s an expensive hobby,” he said. “You can spend over $60 on a box of paintballs. My gun alone cost $400 and admission is around $20.”

Qiu said he enjoys airsoft for the thrill of hunting his friends and learning mili-tary strategies.

“I think the thrill of thinking on your feet and feeling the adrenaline rush is the best part of airsoft,” Qiu said. “You can’t just shoot blindly and expect to do well.”

Valerio said he plays both competi-

and 10 people, or by himself at Extreme

“I play paintball with my friends as a team and we engage in battles against

other clans or teams,” Valerio said. “It’s a lot of fun and it promotes sportsman-ship.”

Senior Jonathan Schiller said that paintball and airsoft are dangerous sports and students should take care of them-selves while playing.

“Paintball and airsoft might be fun, but there are plenty of injuries that occur,” Schiller said. “I’ve had a lot of friends who have hurt themselves playing it, and personally I wouldn’t risk it.”

Qiu said it’s important for students to protect themselves, because he has been injured from an airsoft BB many times.

“Airsoft has not desensitized me, but I feel that it’s made me tougher to pain,” he said. “I would say that airsoft is more dan-gerous than paintball because you don’t wear a mask, the guns can break skin, and the BB’s are smaller.”

Overall, Valerio said he has enjoyed his time playing airsoft and that it has taught him useful skills.

“Paintball has taught me about tactics and strategy as well as discipline, and I love playing with my friends,” he said. “Just play safe and always remember to wear a mask.”

-quires players to wear full-face masks, use guns below 300 feet per second, and has referees to monitor games.

“Some basic rules are that you have to use a barrel cover, and you can’t shoot anyone within 10 feet,” said Extreme

“We are always looking for new donations of supplies, like gloves and bats,” he said. “We haven’t gotten a donation of that in probably two or three years and with the amount of kids that come, we do need more of that.”

As Buddy Ball is becoming bigger and bigger, Ulino said anybody who would like to put in some time for the cause is wel-come. The clinics take place at

-ball and basketball sessions al-ternate each week.

“We are always looking for kids to spend their Friday night with us and we are always look-ing for kids to just join the orga-nization,” he said.

Bob Ulino, Ulino’s father, said he is very proud of Josh and his brother Matthew, an eighth grader, for their commitment to Buddy Ball.

“Josh and Matt have done an incredible job giving up their Fridays helping autistic children develop their social and athletic skills,” he said. “It grounds me to see how lucky I am to have two amazing, healthy children.”

added other activities other than baseball, such as basketball.

Although participating on Friday night may take away some of his free time, Ulino said he is thankful to have this oppor-tunity every week.

“My entire family does it to-gether and we wouldn’t want to be spending our Friday nights doing anything else,” he said.

PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY ELLEN ULINO

READY, SET, FIRE!: Freshmen Andres Velasco (left) and Juan Valerio gear up to play paintball at Extreme Rage Paintball Park in Hollywood, Fla. Valerio enjoys shooting paintballs because of the sport’s realistic gun sounds, projec-tiles and tactics. The sport requires a lot of safety gear because some guns permit paintballs to travel up to 300 feet per second.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JUAN VALERIO

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BY JORDAN FRIEDMAN

Varsity volleyball player Ariela

Slutsky is in her third year of playing on

the volleyball team and her second year

as a varsity player. In her sophomore year,

she was told that she could move up to

varsity as a backup and would get some

playing time so she decided that sounded

good.

“I preferred varsity over junior var-

sity because you have to play up to their

abilities, so you play better and learn from

them,” she said.

Slutsky, now a junior, said that in vol-

leyball, players rotate during the game

and sometimes people switch in and out

depending on if they are in front row or

back row. So, unlike in some other sports,

the concept of being a backup player

doesn’t mean you’re always sitting on the

bench.

“Players also switch up as they get

tired or injured,” she said. “Also, if our

team is ahead the coach gives playing

time to other people.”

Every sport has its stars and those

working their way up. In football, sitting

on the bench has its own meaning.

Football linebacker coach Josue Uribe

said that because backups can be put in

at any time, they should take practice se-

riously.

“Backups should prepare themselves

like starters because you can lose a start-

er in one play, which means backup play-

ers need to always be ready,” Coach Uribe

said.

Girls varsity soccer coach Kate Dwyer

said that backups who are fresh and ready

to play come off the bench with more of

an impact.

The ideal of having fresh reserves

is mirrored in other sports, too, such as

baseball. JV baseball player Matt Bernes-

by said it’s good to have backups if a start-

er gets tired or injured.

“In varsity, there is a set of nine for ev-

ery game,” he said. “As the game goes on,

if a player gets hurt or tired, coaches just

switch us in and out.”

Coach Uribe said that hard-work-

ing reserves are also valuable outside of

games and during practice, especially for

scrimmages. That way, the team can get

better at responding to real life game situ-

ations.

“It’s better to have good backups, too,”

he said. “Especially in football, the better

the backups, the better practice can be.”

Athletes at the Bay also see the en-

joyment and advantage of sitting tight

through the backup days. Sophomore

varsity lacrosse player Gabriel Valladares

said it is worth staying on the team.

Being backup “is still fun and at the

games you still care for your team,” he

said. “It gives you motivation to get better

so the next year, you can play more.”

Slutsky said that there are more agi-

tating aspects of being a backup. When

backups see a starter mess up, they think

to themselves that they could have done

a better job.

“Being a backup can be frustrating

sometimes because of course everyone

wants to play,” she said. “But, you have to

respect that there are people better than

Backups look for minor role on varsity you and all you can do is cheer them on.”

The pressures of all sports still apply

to reserves, too. Football player Justin Al-

fonso, freshman, said backups still have

to know all the plays.

“We strive for our chance to shine so

that we can prove ourselves,” Alfonso

said.

Slutsky said backups feel like they

can’t mess up once they are played be-

cause then they can be taken out of the

game.

“You want to show the coach that you

can play,” she said. “It still is pressure;

however, you know how they say that get-

ting to the top is hard but staying at the top

is harder? It’s like that.”

When a sport has both a JV and var-

sity team, there is also a decision some

students get to make that could decide if

he or she is a backup. If given the choice,

students have the option to either be a

star on JV or a backup on varsity. How-

ever, Coach Dwyer said that it is up to the

coach to either give players a choice or de-

cide for them.

“A student getting to play on JV versus

varsity is at the discretion of the coach,”

Coach Dwyer said. “I think that experi-

ence by getting to play on JV is better

than not getting much playing time. Es-

pecially in soccer, you can’t match game

Slutsky said that whether or not a stu-

dent is on JV or varsity comes down to

the coach. Even if a student can choose,

the coach then decides who the best peo-

ple are to put into the game.

“Truth is, you have to trust the coach-

es,” Slutsky said. “No matter how much

you want to play, you always go back to

one thing. It’s about the team. The best

will play because that is what is best for

the team.”

BACK ME UP: Junior Ariela Slutsky, here in both pictures, sports both her JV and varsity uniforms.

Varsity girls volleyball celebrates senior night

volleyball players were celebrated for their commitment to the Bay’s volleyball program on Tuesday Oct. 16.

SENIOR SPIKERS:

Coach Chris Guerra speaks to senior Emi Duque about a great season and high school volleyball career. She capped her

Seniors and their families honor their volleyball play on the court prior to setting serve on senior night against South Broward. It was an emotional atmosphere, as this is the last time they would take the court at the Bay during the regular season.

SPEECH TIME:FLOWER GIRLS:

PHOTOS BY JENNA KLINEMore volleyball coverage on www.cbhscircuit.com

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JESSICA SCHEIN


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BY REBECCA RUBINMANAGING EDITOR

On Friday nights, varsity cheerleader Alexia Alter can be spotted on the side-lines of football games.

Last year Alter, a senior, extended her passion for cheering by creating Cheer Buddies, a program that partners spe-cial needs students with the cheerleading squad.

“I heard about the idea from a magazine and went off it,” Alter said. “I talked to the cheer coach and I had to get a lot of things approved by [athletic director Bill] Caruso before we had our

Due to its success at the Bay, Laurie Rich Levinson, Vice chair and District 6 board member for Broward County Schools, recently implemented the pro-gram at Western High, and hopes to ex-tend it to other schools in the district.

“The more students we can impact, the better off they will be,” Mrs. Levinson said. “I’m very proud one of our students came up with this idea. It is a wonderful experience for everyone involved.”

Varsity cheerleaders teach the buddies cheers, jumps and routines in 90-minute practices weeks before games to prepare.

“It’s really special to us cheerleaders,” Alter said. “It makes all those labels dis-appear and taught me that I don’t have to worry about little things.”

Varsity cheerleader Sara Frost said her previous participation cheering and coaching the Special Olympics led her to help with Cheer Buddies.

“I have been cheering ever since I was little, so when I heard about Cheer Bud-dies, I instantly knew that’s what I wanted to spend my extra time with,” said Frost, a senior. “They are always so positive and the other cheerleaders love them and al-ways try to help. It gives me a sense of happiness seeing them happy.”

Cheerleading coach Erica Wells said

cheerleaders and the buddies.“The excitement

from the cheer bud-dies rolled over to the varsity cheerlead-ers,” Ms. Wells said. “It connects students from all walks of life and creates an atmo-sphere of cliques that wouldn’t generally be together.”

Alter said the pro-gram has gotten great feedback from the

buddies and their families.“I get emails from parents saying

it changed their kids’ lives,” she said. -

teract with us, and they get to be part of a team.”

Ms. Wells further noted the positive re-sponse from the program’s participants.

“They were grateful for the ability to perform,” she said. “The kids could be in-dependent from their parents, and it has helped with their social skills.”

Mrs. Levinson said the program’s suc-cess stems from the internal rewards re-ceived when giving to others.

“People think with a program like this

what they don’t realize is how wonderful it is for the cheerleaders as well,” she said. “It’s not just helping physically, but so-

cially and emotionally because of the re-lationships formed. Great friendships are made so it’s a win-win all around.”

The buddies additionally got encour-agement from the football players.

“The football players were great,” Ms. Wells said. “They were thankful for the

BY CHAD DANIELS- ROSENBERG

The National Hockey League (NHL) is in the middle of a lockout due to the disagreement on a collective bargaining agreement between its owners and play-

weeks of regular season games, a total of 82 games, and is prepared to cancel more if needed.

“When I found out about the NHL lockout I wasn’t surprised because there have been a lot of lockouts,” senior Thom-as Yamashita said.

Yamashita has been playing hockey for 13 years and for the Lightning team throughout his high school career. Ya-mashita lost his job as part of the ice crew for the Florida Panthers as a result of the lockout.

Similar to Yamashita, senior Danny Worth, who also plays for the Bay, truly misses watching hockey every night.

“I don’t like the fact that after I come home from my own hockey practices I

can’t turn on the Panthers game or even go to the game,” Worth said.

He said he feels partially lost not hav-ing a NHL season to watch as he previ-ously used this as an outlet to get away from everything.

“It’s unfair to the fans to put them through another lockout just because the owners are cheap,” Worth said.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has been the commissioner of the NHL since 1993. This is the third lockout since his tenure began.

“The commissioner needs to be changed and if he isn’t, then the lockouts will keep occurring,” Yamashita said. “I think the lockout will last for the remain-der of the season.”

In order for the lockout to end the owners and the players will have to come to an agreement. Talks have been going for a couple of months in New York and were still going on as of Oct. 19 when The Circuit went to print.

NHL Lockout stops

puck from dropping


Students have lost their jobs because of

the Sept. 16 National Hockey League (NHL)

lockout

Cheerleaders enjoy hosting Buddies

“The more students we can impact, the better off they will be.”- Laurie Rich Levinson, vice chair and District 6 school board member

Frost said Cheer Buddies provides physical education, the opportunity to perform in front of people and interaction with a team.

“If it were up to me, I would want them on the team, not just for one or two games,” she said. “The girls love it, and everyone loves to watch them.”


Junior Varsity cheerleader Marisa Aleguas (left) and senior Miguel Sanchez show spirit at the JV football home game on Oct. 17. Founded in 2011, the Bay Cheer Buddies program gives special needs students a chance to cheer during football games.

CAN I GET A B-U-D-D-Y?:


What do you do before a meet?

Before a meet, I try to control my diet and not

eat fast food. Also, I talk to my coach to see

what I need to do in a race.

Do you have a good luck charm?

My good luck charm is my bracelet on my

ankle in honor of my swim coach who died a

year ago. I like keeping him with me.

What are you looking to achieve in your

college swimming career?

I would like to get a full ride scholarship to

college. That’s one of my goals. At college,

I would like to improve my times, make

NCAAs and potentially make Olympic

trials.

hopefully progressing in swimming, maybe

potentially in the Olympics if I could ever get

that good, or just in a job working.

- Sophia Marchetti

What’s your favorite style of swimming?

My favorite style is freestyle. All my life

I’ve been swimming freestyle and I like it.

Do you think you can improve as a

swimmer?

I need to improve my turns and underwater

kick at competition time. That’s something

that you develop by practice.

What are some traditions that you and

your team do before a swim meet?

We usually have a quick team meeting

saying positive things to motivate the

swimmers. After, we always do cheers.

What was your favorite part about the

Summer Olympics? Do you look up to

any of the Olympians as role models?

Yes, my favorite part was watching the

fastest swimmers compete and seeing all of

them reaching their goals. A model for me

is Ryan Lochte. I met him personally and

he is a model as an athlete for me.

-Anna Schifter

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