the Talon page 12 SPORTS the Talon

Novreske facing biggest obstacle of his life

Scholarship Watch

What‟s inside this issue 3rd annual Empty Bowls biggest success yet

by Cameron Wignall

For almost every teenager, high

school is a time for fun, friends and

living life. With countless numbers

of clubs and sports teams, high

school can be the best time of a per-

son‟s life. However, sometimes the

life of a teenager is not so simple and

carefree. Sometimes teens are forced

to deal with obstacles that may seem

impossible to overcome. These ob-

stacles are what test a person‟s char-

acter and strength.

Freshman Brian Novreske had

little more than a semester of high

school under his belt when he was

diagnosed with Astrocytoma, a type

of brain cancer, which has left him

partially disabled. In order to avoid

worry, the Novreske family does not

wish to give the full details of Brian‟s

situation.

“I first noticed something was

wrong about six months ago with

loss of motion in my hand,” Novre-

ske said. “Then about a month ago it

spread to my arm and leg.”

Novreske went to the doctor and

had an MRI done on his head. Doc-

tors discovered Novreske had a large

brain tumor and did their best to re-

move it. “Now I only have limited

motion in my hand, arm, and leg, but

it is improving,” Novreseke said.

Novreske had surgery on January

13 and said it went well. Novreske is

to start radiation on Monday, Febru-

ary 5.

Brian has the support of the en-

tire community behind him. “Me and

Jarret Majcher found out [about

Novreske‟s cancer] at the exact same

time and our hearts just sank,” fresh-

man Matt Poradzisz said. “Even

though he faces a pretty big burden,

Brian is as confident as can be.

We‟re all confident that he will beat

this.”

Multiple fund raisers have been

started to help defray the Novreskes‟

medical costs. Because the official

color for brain cancer is grey, grey

ribbons are for sale for $1 and the

entire school wore grey on Friday,

January 27. On Saturday, February

4, the Hebron Bowling team hosted

its “Bowling for Brian” fundraiser.

The high school held a “Boogie for

Brian” dance and raised more than

$400.

“I really appreciate all that every-

one is doing to help my family and

me,” Novreske said. “Everyone has

been supportive and for that I am

thankful.”

April 11, 2012

Volume 1, Issue 1

by Mike Morales

Hebron High School hosted its 3rd

annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for

the Hebron Country Pantry. Empty

bowls is an international, grassroots

effort for hunger awareness both lo-

cally and globally. Guests are invited

to a dinner of chili and cornbread and

keep an empty bowl as a reminder of

all of the empty bowls in the world.

Art teacher Karen Jania is in

charge of the effort at Hebron High

School. “I was first inspired about the

project from a friend, and I always

had the idea in the back of head,”

Jania said. “Once I saw an article

about it in an art magazine, I knew it

was a sign that I had to do some-

thing.”

This year‟s goal for Empty

Bowls was 250 bowls and was sur-

passed with 254 bowls being made.

Hebron High School raised $2,500 the

first year and $1,500 last year. This

year more than $3,000 was raised, and

event coordinators even ran out of

chili – a successful sign.

The National Junior Honor Soci-

ety took care of the grocery shopping

this year. Patz‟s grocery store donated

all of the meat for the chili. Mrs.

Schaper‟s Advanced Foods class

cooked all of the chili. Many people

and groups came together to help the

cause, such as the freshman honors

English class, foods classes, and busi-

ness classes, along with other students

and their families. Even first grade

students donated their left over money

from Angel Tree.

“The great thing about it all is that

it brings so many people together, and

it shows how much people really

care,” Jania said.

Editorials by Sarah Tallos

Cody Hayes, pg. 2

Superfans by Cameron

Wignall, pg. 3

Healthier school lunches by

Hailey Hernandez, pg. 4

In flight - candid photos by

Nate Clauser, pg. 7

Mike Broughton by

Kyle Joyce, pg. 8

Winter sports starting on pg. 9

The following scholarships are coming due in the very near future. To stay updated on other

opportunities for free money for college, check out the guidance department website at

http://hhsguidancedept.weebly.com/index.html. Scholarship applications can be found in the

guidance office.

John Blank Memorial Scholarship: Deadline, April 19

The Hebron Lions Club Memorial Scholarship: Deadline, April 19 The Professional Educators of Porter County: Deadline, April 30

Junior Achievement Paul E. Shaffer Scholarship: Deadline, May 1 Braces for All Ages: Deadline, June 1

High flyin‟ Hawks - boys end season with 23-2 record by Jared Evans

The term “44” could mean a lot of

different things. For the Hebron Hawks

boys‟ basketball team, “44” is a goal to

hold or let no opponents score more than

44 points.

The Hawks started their almost per-

fect season with a loss against county

rival Kouts. After that discouraging loss,

the Hebron boys‟ basketball bounced

back by winning 22 straight games and

did not look back. “We just played better

and had all our guys healthy and back

again,” senior Kyle Schmidt said. Dur-

ing their 22 game win streak, the boys

have won both the South County Cham-

pionship and the Porter County Champi-

onship.

Coach John Steinhilber is the only

coach in PCC history to win the Porter

County Conference for two separate

teams.

The boy‟s currently are in posses-

sion of the PCC keg after beating Kouts

in the first round of South County and

retired with it at the end of the season.

As a pregame ritual, the boys go into the

locker room and huddle around the keg

and say a prayer.

The team feels there are some lead-

ers who have emerged on the court.

“Damon [Wallace] and Cody [Artuso],

when they are playing strong our whole

team follows them,” Schmidt said. Ac-

cording to NWI Times, the Hebron

Hawks were ranked 7th in the top 10 on

January 26.

The Hawks started of their post sea-

son run with an exciting win over North

Judson in the first round of sectional

play. North Judson started came back in

the fourth quarter and were ahead by 1

with only 3 minutes left. The boys

quickly recovered and beat the Blue Jays

by 5 points. The Hawks then played

Boone Grove and Rochester and won the

sectional title.

Advancing into regional competi-

tion, the Bowman Academy Eagles

seemed to be the next victim for the

Hawks. During the first half the Hawks

were right behind the Eagles, eventually

tying them at one point in the first quar-

ter. The Eagles eventually caught fire

and ended the Hawks‟ season by a score

of 81 to 63.

photo by Nate Clauser

page 2 EDITORIALS the Talon the Talon SPORTS page 11

“I never thought I could feel this

power, I never thought that I could feel

this free. I‟m strong enough to climb

the highest tower, and I‟m fast enough

to run across the sea.” These are song

lyrics from the 2010 America‟s Artist

of the Year. Justin Bieber!

Bieber is adored by many students

in the halls of Hebron High School

plus millions of people around the

world. He was born on March 4,

1994, which makes him 17 years old.

I am 18, and despite all the hate that I

may get for this, I am a Belieber!

In 2010, Bieber‟s movie “Never

Say Never” hit theaters. Before the

movie, I hated him; he was a little boy

with an annoying baby face and whiny

voice.

I saw the film with senior Lauren

Alsop; we went at twelve in the after-

noon during Christmas break the year

it came out so nobody would see us

there. Lauren and I thought it was

kind of embarrassing going to see the

Justin Bieber movie. We both left the

theater that day as Bieber fans.

His movie was very inspirational

and probably one of the best films I

have ever seen. Bieber amazed me

with how well he could play music and

sing at such a young age. He could

play musical instruments before he

could talk. I like him for his talent, but

his attractiveness helps a lot.

There are many freshmen at Heb-

ron High School who are major Bieber

fans. Freshman Liz Fox even met him,

and she makes sure I don‟t forget it.

Bieber cares about his fans a lot. No

matter what, his fans are the most impor-

tant thing to him. “Thru all the BS, the

ups and downs, the success and the the

drama...my fans r always there 4 me. I

will always b there 4 them. #newmusic,”

Bieber tweeted on January 20. I like the

fact that he keeps in contact with his fans

through social media.

To all you students who don‟t think

much of Justin Bieber, I don‟t care what

you have to say. I love Justin Bieber,

and I know a lot of other people do it.

He is good at music, is really cute, and is

a nice guy. I am proud to be a Bieliber!

Encounters of the Hayes kind: They are coming

Everyone at some point in their

lives has looked up in the sky and ex-

amined the stars but saw something off

in the distance, something approach-

ing. The main question one might

think of is, “Is that a bird or a plane?”

But, there is another thing people may

wonder, “Is that a UFO full of aliens

trying to take over the world?”

Most people may call me crazy,

but I, and many other believers, agree

and know the truth. The truth is that

aliens are indeed real creatures that

roam in outer space and survive off

cheese from the moon.

Every once in awhile the alien

population boards a UFO and tours

planet Earth, planning an empire they

soon will conquer. Aliens are not fans

of human beings and do not want to

share their world with us, so the aliens

are planning many methods to termi-

nate the human race and the animals

that prance the planet.

I have spoken to many aliens in

my lifetime, and they have goals they

want to achieve before the world ends

in 2012. “Humans are a disgrace and a

waste of life” said Edstra Terrestrial,

from planet Glbibitrettslso. “We see

how every single one of them lives

their lives from our outer space layers.

We aliens would rule the world in a

much different way; we are not scared

to kill anything that gets in our way.”

Every human on Earth should realize

this is a serious matter, and we must be

concerned.

For many, their first alien sighting

may be difficult to cope with, but they

must conquer their fears and plan to

fight them off. The day the aliens decide

to attack, there will be numerous UFO‟s

soaring in the sky, looking for the best

possible landing spot to begin their inva-

sion. Only the people who are prepared

for this will be the ones who last the

longest, but it will take the entire human

race to fight this massive attack … which

will end in certain death.

For now, I am saying so long to

those who do not believe and good luck

to those who do. This movement will be

an extreme event in history, and a major

factor deciding whether the human popu-

lation will die out or continue living life

the way they have been for centuries.

Make sure you keep your eyes out

for suspicious behavior, for all you

know, you may be seated next to an alien

right now.

by Sarah Tallos

By: Cody Hayes

Let me tell you “One Time”

2011-2102 Talon Staff

Editor-in-Chief: Angie Hall

Managing Editor: Timber O‟Meara

Layout and Design: Jared Evans &

Brittany Marshall

Photo Editor: Nathan Clauser

Sports Editors: Kyle Joyce &

Cameron Wignall

News Editor: Sarah Tallos

Features Editor: Cody Hayes

Copy Editor: Hailey Hernandez

Reporters: Ryan Hinkel, Grant Kowal,

Michael Morales, Sidney Sharp

Ups and downs mark girls‟ basketball season by Hailey Hernandez

As the final game came to an end

for the lady Hawks basketball team,

many of the players had mixed emo-

tions about the season. After receiving

a bye in the sectional bracket, Hebron

went on to challenge the winner of the

Boone Grove and Rochester game.

The sectional game was held at North

Judson High School on Friday, Febru-

ary 10.

The Lady Hawks fell short

against Rochester, defensive team,

only scoring five points in the second

half - making the final score 55-26.

Junior Emily DeFries and Senior

Christy Reick led the Hawks with six

points each.

The four seniors of the team, An-

neliese Kieper, Mollie Lindeman, Ra-

chel McCullough, and Christy Reick

were recognized during their last home

basketball game on Thursday, Febru-

ary 2 against Lowell. Unfortunately,

the girls lost in this game. “It was an

emotional night because I‟ve been

playing with some of these girls since

fifth grade,” Reick said. “The things

I‟ll miss the most are the game itself

and my team.”

The regular season had many ups

and downs for the small team and hav-

ing only 15 players made practices

tough. The varsity and junior varsity

had to work together most of the time

because they did not have enough

players to practice with separate teams

of 5-on-5; they ended up having to

share players and practice together.

After years of hard work, it is

every basketball player‟s dream to

play on the varsity. “Being on varsity

full-time is a big step up from JV,”

junior Emily DeFries said. “I feel more

pressure to be serious and focused. We

practice a lot harder, but it‟s worth it.”

Multiple players of the team

would agree that the toughest loss of

the regular season was against Kouts

in the P.C.C. Tournament. “It was a

tough loss because we were so pumped

up and ready,” sophomore Lauren

Carlson said. “We were going back

and forth the whole game, but we just

lost it at the end.”

One of the most memorable wins

this season came against Rensselaer.

“It was a good win for us because we

all worked together and managed to

pull it off,” DeFries said.

Another highlight of the season

was that the JV Team won their P.C.C.

Championship for the second year in a

row. The girls defeated Kouts in the

finals in order to take home back-to-

back Conference Championships.

Many of the players would agree

that the summer months were very

important to their success this year.

Practicing three times a week during

the day and participating in summer

league games in Chesterton two times

a week has allowed them to get the

experience and confidence in each

other after losing five seniors last year.

“All the games over the summer

helped our team gel together and learn

to trust each other when we‟re play-

ing,” DeFries said.

After successful season, Hebron bowling team

hosts Bowling for Brian by Nate Clauser and Jared Evans

The Hebron Hawks girls‟ bowling

team had a successful season, winning

the Suburban Conference, placing 2nd

at sectionals, advancing through region-

als, and appearing at its second con-

secutive semi-state competition in Ft.

Wayne.

“I was excited to go back,” said

senior Emily O‟Leary, girls‟ bowling

team co-captain. “The day ended better

than last year with better results.”

The girls placed in the top 10 at

semi-state.

The girls bowled two regular games

and bowled a baker game. A baker

game is one regular, 10-frame game

bowled by five people, with each person

bowling two frames, O‟Leary said.

“We bowled really good in those,

which is what brought us back,” she

said.

Despite not having a full roster due

to illness and academic ineligibility, the

boys‟ bowling team had its share of

successes, too. The boys also won the

Suburban conference and sent senior

Anthony Morales to the semi-state com-

petition. Morales did not make it to the

state competition, but he was an alter-

nate.

The Hebron Bowling rallied around

one of its teammates, freshman Brian

Novreske, when he was diagnosed with

brain cancer. The team hosted a bowl-

ing fundraiser for Novreseke, Bowling

for Brian, at Hebron Lanes.

The bowling teams created a vari-

ety of different bowling styles that were

required for each frame. During the first

game included a variety of different bowl-

ing challenges, “They (participants)

bowled with opposite hand, bowl between

someone‟s legs, bowl blindfolded, and a

bunch of stuff like that.” Hebron bowler

Angelique McKeny said.

The second benefit game was straight

bowling with people bowling against

whoever they wanted.

The bowling team also hosted other

things to raise money, from silent actions

to selling t-shirts. Between 400 and 500

people attended the event. “It was a fan-

tastical time; everyone was happy,” said

Sawyer Kekelik, junior bowling team

member.

The team raised more than $1,000

dollars through both the sales and the

event itself. “It was a full house, and

everyone had fun,” McKeny said.

page 10 SPORTS the Talon the Talon NEWS page 3

Super fans to the rescue

Guidance Department makes new web site Let the skating begin … soon

by Cameron Wignall

With a rocky start to the season

and little athletic success in recent

times, some would say that it is diffi-

cult to be a Hebron Hawks fan. These

skeptic remarks could not be farther

from the truth. To show that Hebron

pride is still going strong, sophomore

Ryan Witt wrote and performed his

own rap along with a music video. The

video depicts Witt and fellow sopho-

more Jay Fieser performing their song

throughout different parts of Hebron,

including Hebron High School, the

clock tower, a church, and a class

room.

The lyrics tell of a community that

has had its ups and downs and is ready

to get up, dust itself off, and get back to

business. “We used the bad media go-

ing around about the [basketball] team,

our town, and the school as our inspira-

tion,” Witt said. “We just wanted to

spread something positive.”

The song became an instant hit

among area students, and within the

few weeks that the video has been on

YouTube, it has racked up nearly 3000

views. “Ryan Witt‟s rap really got the

school and the town behind our basket-

ball team,” senior Alex Anderson said.

“The video was a great motivator for

the boys on the team and led them to a

PCC tournament victory.” The song

proved to be a good motivator for the

basketball team. They are coming off of

their most successful season in the past

decade. “Witt‟s rap was an inspiration

for both the students and the entire

town,” senior Dylan Sheets said.

Witt and Fieser do not plan on

making this video their one hit wonder.

“We have another video coming out

next week,” said Witt. “It‟s going to be

about our team winning the PCC tour-

nament and how this is „Our Time.‟”

Sophomore

Jay Fieser

Sophomore

Ryan Witt

by Sidney Sharp

The Hebron High School

Guidance Department web

site is a way for kids and

parents to easily access guid-

ance information and find

available scholarships. Guid-

ance Counselor Michelle

Morris and Guidance Secre-

tary MarySue Sheets created

the page together. According

to Morris, the site has schol-

arship information, college

visit information, student

information by class, and

electronic transcripts.

Morris said there was a

need to have a guidance web

site. “It‟s nice to have the

information out so everyone

could see it, especially at

home,” Morris said. “It

[information about the guid-

ance web site] was in the

high school news letter, [it

passed by] word of mouth, I

went to English classes and

spoke about it, and also

there‟s a big possibility it

was in the Bridges.‟”

Sheets said it was a good

idea to have the web site be-

cause there are many good

things about having one. “It

gives them (students) infor-

mation about the scholar-

ships, and to the parents.”

There are many positive as-

pects to the web site, but

Sheets thinks having tran-

scripts readily available is a

key aspect. “Parents can pull

them up at anytime and not

depend on the kids to bring

them home,” Sheets said.

The Guidance Depart-

ment is making strides to

bring as much information to students as possible. “The

site is going to grow, and

there are going to be many

new additions in the near

future,” Morris said.

Rumors about how

money for a skate park

was used for the Hebron

clock tower at the inter-

section of Route 8 and

Main Street are all false.

But, rumors about how the

town is building a skate

park in Hebron are true.

Hebron is building a skate

park at Alyea Park.

“I am glad another

thing is built for the kids,”

City Council President

Don Ensign said. Ensign is

excited to have a place for

the skaters to call their

own.

The park was origi-

nally planned to be behind

the police department on

Route 8, but storms from

last year knocked out a

bunch of trees at Alyea

Park. After the town

cleaned up all the debris,

Hebron Chief of Police Ste-

ven Sibbrell suggested put-

ting the skate park in Alyea

Park where the old tennis

courts were located. The

tennis courts were damaged

from the fallen trees.

Sibbrell agreed to help

build the skate park. “I am

planning to have some half

pipes and have a couple of

rails for the kids to skate

on,” he said. Sibbrell is also

accepting donations for the

park. The donations can be

brought to Town Hall.

“I hope they [skaters]

will take ownership of it and

protect it as their own

against vandalism,” Ensign

said. “It will also make the

businesses in town happier

that the boarders will not be

using their property for

boarding.”

by Nate Clauser

Wrestling team continues making name for itself by Sarah Tallos

Within the past few years,

Hebron started a new sport, wrestling.

It has been a varsity sport for two

years now, “and we‟ve won more this

year than last year,” Coach Todd

Adamczyk said. “I don‟t know off

hand what the number is, but it‟s a lot

better than last year.”

With wrestling not being a fully

established sport at Hebron, expecta-

tions would be that other schools

wouldn‟t show them as much respect,

but they should.

“Some schools laugh, like these

guys are a joke, and they‟re new; we

don‟t have to worry about it,”

Adamczyk said. “But, we beat quit a

few schools that look at us that way.”

The wrestling team beat schools

like Andrean, which is Adamczyk‟s

proudest moment this year. Hebron

also defeated Highland, Boone Grove,

and Hammond Clark.

There were many wrestlers who

had won in their weight classes at dif-

ferent tournaments. sophomore Gio-

vani Phan at 160 lbs, senior, Jon Wal-

lace at 182, junior Nathan Bateman at

138, and freshman Tommy Fritch at

145 were all champions at various

tournaments. “We had people come

back with first place medals this year,”

Adamczyk said. “That was awesome”

The wrestling team had its sec-

tional tournament on Saturday, Janu-

ary 28, at Crown Point High School.

Wallace was the only regional quali-

fier, taking third place at sectionals.

Phan and Bateman each received sixth

place at sectionals.

Wallace wrestled at regionals on

Saturday, February 4, at Crown Point

High School. Unfortunately, Wallace

did not make it out of regionals but he

was the first one from Hebron to at-

tend. “I wrestled a kid from New

Prairie,” Wallace said. “He beat me by

points. It was very exhilarating. I just

wish more of my team could have

made it to regionals too.”

The wrestling team needs to fill

six more weight classes on the team

next year. There are 14 different

weight classes and they have to forfeit

each spot where they have nobody to

compete. “We always need very little

people and we always need very big

people,” Adamczyk said. “So, if you

weigh less than 125 pounds, then we

have a varsity spot for you simply be-

cause there‟s nobody there; if you

weigh more than 170 pounds, then we

have a varsity spot for you simply be-

cause there‟s nobody there.”

Dance team working harder, performing more by Sidney Sharp

At the boys‟ and girls‟ varsity

basketball games, the halftime entertain-

ment is provided by the Hebron High

School dance team. The dancers include

seniors, Emma Hamann, Lauren Alsop,

Sarah Tallos; juniors, Rachel Carden,

Angela Carden, Nikki McJunkin, Gracie

Anderson, Allison Lewis and Gina

Ramos; sophomore Natalie Kaczmarski;

and freshmen Liz Fox and Amanda

Eason.

There have been many changes

with the dance team this year. They have

two new coaches, Mrs. Kristy Stephens

and Mrs. Cindy Sabella. “There have

been a lot of changes, and it has taken

some getting used to,” Hamann said.

However, things seem to have changed

for the best with the dance team. “Our

routines are more structured now; we

can‟t do the dancing of today,”

Kaczmarski said. “We have more pom

and kick than the year before.”

Another change this year is that

the dance team and the cheerleading

team have the same coaches. “It is hard

to hear when they are cheering really

loud, and they are screaming and yelling

when you‟re trying to learn new things,”

Kaczmarski said. “But, I really like

them, and they are really fun. We get

along really well with them.”

Even though there are some

difficulties with this change, the teams

are working together so that they can all

benefit from their situations.

There are

two freshmen on the

dance team this year

and they are adjust-

ing well. Fox said

being on the dance

team is ”not as hard

as I thought it was

going to be.” How-

ever, Eason is of a

different thought.

“Dance is harder

than I thought it was

going to be, like

getting the right

moves at the right

time,” she said.

Both girls are plan-

ning on being on the dance team next

year.

The team also performed at more

girls games this year, which, according to

Kaczmarski, didn‟t happen in the past.

After basketball season is over,

the dance team does not have any further

plans of going to any competitions, but

tryouts for the 2012-2013 dance team will

be in April or May.

page 4 NEWS the Talon the Talon SPORTS page 9

Chartwells, making HHS lunches healthier

Lean, mean, motorcycle paintin‟ machine „No Ifs, Apps, or

Buts,‟ get your 2011-

2012 yearbook

by Hailey Hernandez

The new school year has brought

many changes in the cafeteria. A new

menu, which is now under the direc-

tion of Mr. Adam Young and Chart-

wells, has allowed the students to have

a healthier variety of lunch options.

One change at the start of the sec-

ond semester was the return of Bosco

Sticks. They are available every Tues-

day and Thursday during lunch. Bosco

Sticks were approved by the Chart-

wells because they are served with

reduced-fat cheese and multi-grain

breading. They are also served with

marinara sauce instead of nacho

cheese.

Soup is another thing that returned

at the request of students and teachers.

“It‟s good to have warm soup, espe-

cially in the winter,” Young said. A

different type of soup is available

every day, such as Tomato Florentine.

Cookies are also another addition to

the cafeteria.

One thing that will not be brought

back to the menu is General Tso‟s

Chicken. Young said that Chartwells

can only serve recipes that have been

analyzed by Chartwells and dieticians.

So far, he has not been able to find or

create a recipe that is healthy enough

to get approved.

There have also been changes to

the breakfast program, like the “Eat

Breakfast and Win Promotion.” By

eating breakfast, students are entered

into a raffle and given a chance to win

a $25 gift card to Best Buy. At the end

of the year, there will be a drawing for

a new iPod, all for just eating break-

fast.

Young has made changes to the

breakfast menu to try and influence

students to eat healthier in the morn-

ings. “Students wait in the cafeteria

every morning, yet only a few eat break-

fast,” Young said. “It‟s the most impor-

tant meal of the day.” To try and spark

interest in breakfast, Young has started

offering a hot items rather than a “grab

and go” meal.

Next month students and teachers

can look forward to trying a flat bread

pizza. “Students don‟t try the calzones

because they can‟t see what‟s inside

them; flatbreads will let them see what‟s

on top,” Young said.

One thing Chartwells can‟t change is

portion size. The recipes require certain

serving sizes to offer the proper amount

of nutrition value.

If students or teachers have sugges-

tions, Young encourages them to speak

up. In the future, Young hopes to distrib-

ute a survey to get feedback concerning

the food quality, serving staff, and facili-

ties.

by Cody Hayes

High School

can be the best

time of your life,

whether you are

spending time

with friends, play-

ing sports, or go-

ing to parties, but

this may not al-

ways be true. Not

every high school

student enjoys

partying, playing

sports, or hanging

out with friends.

Some may enjoy

being in the

school band, sing-

ing in the choir,

being alone, or

like the junior

Kim Variot who

loves art

“Art is an outlet for me; it helps

me get away from the world when I

draw.” Drawing flowers is one of Kim‟s

favorite things to draw, but that is not

what got her noticed

by the Indiana Uni-

versity Northwest

staff. Her painting

that was selected is

entitled “Lean,

Mean, Motorcyclin‟

Machine,” and was

done in Advanced

Art. Her main ob-

jective was to use

bright water colors

to make the motor-

cycle stand out, and

that‟s what she did.

The Indiana Uni-

versity Northwest

staff handpicked

paintings that they

would like to have displayed, and out of

many people, she was the one chosen.

While Variot did not win any prizes,

she is humble and said, “the kids that did

receive prizes deserve it.”

photo by Karen Jania

by Ryan Hinkel

The theme for this year‟s Seneca is

“12 Reasons Why, No Ifs, Apps, or

Buts.” The staff‟s goal is to have every-

one‟s picture in the yearbook at least

three times.

As always, the yearbook is full of

highlights from this school year. “I think

people should buy them (yearbooks)

because they are memories they can

look back on for the rest of their lives,”

yearbook staff member Elizabeth

Medrano said.

The yearbook staff is uncertain how

many pages the yearbook will be. “We

planned it out in the beginning, but

things are being added and cut out con-

stantly,” Medrano said.

Yearbooks went on sale in January

and can be ordered through the end of

May. Students interested in buying a

yearbook should see the yearbook advi-

sor, Mrs. Barb Malangoni. Yearbooks

are $58 this year.

Difficulty level of stunts rises as

cheerleading team grows, learns together by Sidney Sharp

The Hebron High School cheer-

leading team has been lead by

coach Kristy Stephens for 11 years.

The team does difficult stunts,

that aren‟t all that easy. People get

kicked, hit in the head, punched,

and also scratched. Every once in a

while, everyone will get beat up

pretty bad. The team this year had

Steve from U.C.A cheer camp

come in and show them new stunts

to help them out.

Freshman Matt Frey is one of

the cheer team‟s lifters. With this

being his first year, Matt has im-

proved a lot from over the summer

until now. Matt got his toss hands

early in the season. Toss hand is

when a lifter puts both hands on a

cheerleader‟s waist, she takes two

little jumps, and on the last jump

the guy throws the girl in the air

and he catches her feet in his

hands, up by his shoulders.

Despite the difficulty of toss

hands, Matt was confident about

his abilities. “I knew I was going

to get toss hands this year,” Matt

said.

Matt shares his role on the

team with his older brother, junior

Zac Frey. Zac has been in lifting

for three years, but Matt wants to

be better than him. “I want to be

better than my brother because

I‟m smaller than him, and I want

to prove to him that just because

he‟s bigger doesn‟t mean he‟s

better,” Matt said.

Even though there‟s competi-

tion, Matt is glad to have his

brother on the team. “He helps

me, and he knows what he‟s talk-

ing about,” Matt said. “Other

times he makes me mad; we get

mad at each other easier because

we‟re with each other all the

time.”

All the cheerleaders and lift-

ers cheer for home varsity girls‟

and boys‟ basketball games. They

also cheer for boys. varsity away

games. They only cheer for girls‟

away games if it is a sectional or

P.C.C. game.

The growth on the team is im-

proving every day, especially

with the male lifters - they all get

along, talk and laugh together.

Talon finally gets off perch, first issue arrives Where did the first three quarter of

the school year go? It seems like only a

few weeks ago the Technical Writing 1

class came in to begin learning about

the ins and outs of journalism and re-

porting. While we had lofty expecta-

tions to have the first issue of the paper

out way before now (initial deadline

was Feb. 13), we finally bring it to you.

There were stumbling blocks along

the way, and rebuilding the paper‟s

format was not an easy task. Modern

publishing software was not available,

so we worked with what was available.

However, we hope the logistics and

pains of developing the first issue will

not factor in to forthcoming issues.

While the school year has dwindled

into the final months, we are excited at

the idea of producing two more issues

for your enjoyment.

The students in the Technical

Writing 1 are not used to having their

work on display for everyone, so

please be kind. We are human. We

make mistakes. While we try to catch

everything, some errors do make

their ways to publication. Please take

any mistakes with a grain of salt as

this is a student publication. These

students are learning about the value

of fair and balanced reporting, as

well as asking thoughtful and inter-

esting questions that add color and

flair to a story. We‟ve not mastered

this art, but we‟re working on it.

If there are ever any story ideas

you‟d like to see “The Talon” pursue,

feel free to send ideas to “the Talon”

adviser via e-mail to grigs-

byj@HebronSchools.k12.in.us. We

cannot guarantee that all story ideas

will be used, but we will make efforts

to investigate the newsworthiness of

all ideas.

One thing we hope you notice in

this first issue is our attempt to cover

all aspects of the school with the

school paper. Club activities, sports,

local news, and student accomplish-

ments are submitted via “beat sheets”

provided to each teacher at the start

of each issue. The staff of “the

Talon” strives to cover all aspects of

Hebron High School life, so we

apologize now for news we‟ve

missed.

Thank you for reading, and enjoy

the last quarter of the school year.

We look forward to providing you

with the news of Hebron High

School.

page 8 SPORTS / NEWS the Talon the Talon NEWS page 5

Readers put down books, get

rowdy at 100-points club party

„Enchantment

Under the Sea‟

to provide more

than Nemo

at Prom by Grant Kowal

Prom is a special time for most stu-

dents. To seniors, it‟s the last dance for

them as students and is usually an emo-

tional time for many of them. Picking out

the theme, deciding what to wear, pur-

chasing tickets, and choosing groups to

hang with is what makes the whole prom

experience.

This year‟s prom, “Enchantment Un-

der the Sea,” will be much more elegant

than students are anticipating, Prom Com-

mittee Co-Sponsor Cindy Brown said.

There will be lots of blues and greens with

color added here and there. “It‟s not going

to have inflatable fish,” Brown said. The

Grand March will be decorated as an un-

derwater scene, she added.

As an underclassman, most would

think all this is unbelievably expensive,

but with time throughout high school it

becomes apparent that the memories are

all worth it.

Planning months ahead and searching

for that special date are all common.

“Ladies, I am looking for a nice date,”

senior Alex Lew said, demonstrating

some of the creative ways people try to

find dates.

As time gets near the dance it can

become overwhelming and stressful, but it

will all be worth it. There are always

hopes for the big dance. “I am hoping the

DJ this year is a little better, but other than

that, everything is great,” senior Cody

Artuso said.

The Grand March will be in the high

school auditorium at 4:30 p.m. on Satur-

day, April 21 with Prom following at

Saints Peter and Paul Banquet Hall in

Crown Point. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

with dinner at 7 p.m. The prom committee

anticipates tickets costing $80 per couple

or $40 for a single ticket.

by Sarah Tallos

Any student who completed

more than 100 points in this last se-

mester on Reading Counts! tests re-

ceived a special invitation to attend

the 100 points club party. Hebron‟s

Media Specialist, Mrs. Barb Kraker,

organized a party originally slated for

study hall on Friday, February 3, but

due to fog delays, it was celebrated

on Wednesday, February 7. There

were a total of 45 students who met

or surpassed the 100 points mark.

The students enjoyed an ice

cream sundae bar, goodie bags, and

received books as prizes,” Kraker

said. “Depending on how much you

read, the more you get.”

Sophomore Haley Sowles re-

ceived the most gifts in her goodie

bag for reading a total of 445 points.

Junior Brittany Dopiriak was in sec-

ond with 422 points. There were 33

students who read more than 100

points and 12 students with more

than 200 points.

This party is funded from the

fines that are collected from all the

students‟ overdue books. While the

new semester just started, students

are already earning points. “Read to

be included, it‟s fun!” Kraker said.

Students prepare for Academic Super Bowl by Cameron Wignall

It‟s Super Bowl time! No, not Pa-

triots vs. Giants, Academic Super

Bowl. This year‟s competition topic is

“Colonial and Revolutionary America.”

Hebron students will compete in

five categories including: science, fine

arts, math, social studies, English and a

final interdisciplinary category which

will include questions from each of the

five categories. Each test will consist

of 25 questions and students will an-

swer the questions in groups of three.

Participants have been preparing

nonstop for competition. “I‟ve been

working really hard to prepare for com-

petition,” English competitor Angela

Medrano said. “I‟ve been reading all of

the material and making sure that I

know it all.” The novel for the English

competition is “Rise to Rebellion: A

Novel of the American Revolution” by

Jeff Shaara; two non-fiction selections

and poems from authors Philip Fre-

neau, Phillis Wheatley, Anne Brad-

street, and Edward Taylor.

Math competitors can expect ques-

tions involving algebra; number theory;

trigonometry and questions about

mathematicians of the period that in-

clude Leonhard Euler, Blaise Pascal,

Abraham DeMoivre, and Pierre de Fer-

mat. From reviewing study guides to

reading books, nothing is being over-

looked.

The fine arts category covers more

than just visual art, competitors must be

familiar with many different musicians

and types of music from the Colonial

and revolutionary periods in America.

Students have to know popular music

of the time, church music, concert mu-

sic and military music.

Saying that last year‟s academic

team was a success would be an under-

statement. The team won the PCC com-

petition and the interdisciplinary and

social studies teams made it all the way

to the state competition. “I‟m excited

for this competition,” senior John Pauer

said. “I hope that we can be even more

successful than we were last year.”

For more information about

Academic Super Bowl, students can

visit the Indiana Association of School

Principal ‟s websi te a t h t tp : / /

www.iasp.org/dspsrsuperbowl.aspx.

The Hebron High School academic

teams will compete at Wheeler High

School on Tuesday, April 17.

Mike Broughton makes Hebron community proud by Kyle Joyce

Mike Broughton is a 1973 Hebron

graduate who was a star on the baseball

field and basketball court. Broughton has

coached at four different high schools:

Hebron, Rushville, Castle, and Jefferson-

ville. He won a state championship with

Jeffersonville in 1993 and coached the

Indiana All-Star team in 1996.

When attending Hebron, Broughton

scored 1,018 career points on the basket-

ball team, then continued his basketball

career at Indiana Wesleyan.

While coaching at Jeffersonville,

Broughton‟s team was the most winning

team in the state during the 90s.

With a resume like this, it‟s no sur-

prise that Broughton, along with 15 other

Indiana legends, were recently inducted

into the Indiana High School Basketball

Hall of Fame. “It is a humbling experi-

ence to be inducted in to the Basketball

Hall of Fame,” Broughton said. “It is

exciting to be included among the best in

a given profession. I hope that in the fu-

ture I will represent the hall of fame in a

quality manner. It is a dream come true.”

Although Broughton has won

many, his awards are not his rewards.

Broughton said helping the kids is what

keeps him doing what he does. Although

he is no longer coaching, Broughton is

still involved in sports and is the athletic

director at Jennings County.

Broughton recently stopped by

Hebron High School on the night of the

PCC championship game and gave the

Hebron High School boys‟ basketball

team some words of encouragement.

“It was great having him give us a talk;

he got all of us pumped up and ready

to go,” senior point guard Damon Wal-

lace said. The whole boys‟ basketball

team was honored to have a guy with

such history give them advice.

Broughton was acknowledged

before the game for his induction into

the Hall of Fame. Broughton can often

be found at basketball game around the

PCC for he still loves and supports his

conference alma mater. “The relation-

ships you had with your friends and

coaches are the best memories,”

Broughton said. “Also, as a senior

winning the sectional in basketball in

1973 was a great thrill. It was the first

sectional championship in 19 years for

Hebron.”

Broughton has made Hebron

community proud in many ways

throughout his participation in basket-

ball. Broughton said no matter what

school he coaches or participates at, he

will always be a Hebron Hawk.

photo by Ashley Spurr

Mike Broughton and seniors Cody Artuso and Damon Wallace, after the boys’ PCC Championship Game.

2011 Algebra ECA results show success in math abilities by Ryan Hinkel

Last year, freshmen and sophomore

Algebra students took the Algebra ECA

during the spring of 2011. This test is

based off student‟s knowledge of Alge-

bra and must be passed or students retake

it again as sophomores.

Last year‟s classes scored the high-

est on this test than all past classes.

Many factors led to the increased text

scores. “The students having Algebra

class every day helps,” said Hebron

High School math teacher Mike

Bogan. “Repetition is key.”

Algebra teachers have also

changed the way they assign home-work in the classroom to help prepare

students for this test, like adding in

more of the questions similar to the

ones on the ECA.

Hebron High School math teacher

Dan VandeBunte takes an active role

in preparing his students for the test a

few weeks before it. “At the end of the

year, two weeks before the ECA test-

ing, the students work very hard on

math questions similar to what they may see on the ECA,” VandeBunte

said.

Continuing with these practices,

both Bogan and VandeBunte expect

ECA scores to increase each year.

page 6 NEWS the Talon the Talon PHOTOS page 7

Students Rise to challenge at Martin

Luther King Jr. Youth Day Workshop

by Brittany Marshall

On January 16, a group of 12 stu-

dents chosen from Hebron High School

attended the Martin Luther King, Jr.

Youth Workshop “Challenge Ed Day” at

Merillville High School. This day was

dedicated to teaching teens from all over

northwest Indiana lessons in tolerance,

understanding and respect. Students

with different backgrounds mingled,

shared their stories and “gained a wider

perspective of the world,” senior Alex

Malangoni said.

Malangoni said he was chosen to

attend for a third time because, “I had an

outburst in history class.” Malangoni

understood that a lot of people were hit

hard during the tough economic times,

but he was not affected by the crisis.

The youth seminar allowed Malangoni

to meet with other students who were

affected and hear their stories.

Malangoni said he encountered a lot of

people all from different backgrounds.

Some people were wealthy while others

had been homeless at some point in their

life. “Hearing different stories helped me

gain understanding,” Malangoni said.

Senior Jamie Dowdy participated in

activities such as making up her own ver-

sion of the “Cupid Shuffle.” Students

were also instructed to make shapes out of

pipe cleaners and explain how they were

important to their lives. The most serious

and perhaps thought-provoking game at-

tendees played was called “If You Really

Knew Me,” which let individuals share

unknown facts about themselves and

work through emotions in a safe environ-

ment.

For students chosen to attend next

year, Malangoni said, “Be prepared to tell

the truth.” The Martin Luther King Jr.

Youth workshop was a valuable tool in

teaching students “about accepting others

Hebron soloists

bring home

hardware at

ISSMA

competition

by Angie Hall

The Hebron High School Music

Department sends dozens of students

off to the Indiana State School Music

Association's annual competition. At

ISSMA, several soloists, ensembles,

and pianists performed various songs

to a panel of judges for ratings in

multiple aspects of performing. On

January 28, our vocalists and pianists

performed with several advancing to

the state competition.

Hebron's vocalist group 1 trio

received a gold rating, sending them

to the state ISSMA competition in

Indianapolis. There was also much

success with several group one solo-

ists earning gold and going to state.

Junior soloist Riley Walsh said going

into her performance she felt

"nervous" but after competing,

“proud of herself."

Many other students who com-

peted this year received high ratings,

including a large group 2 ensemble

and a small group 2 ensemble receiv-

ing gold ratings, group 1 soloists re-

ceiving silver ratings, and many

more. Choir Director Mrs. Carol Roy

said she enjoyed watching the stu-

dents grow as performers. "This was

truly a very successful contest," Roy

said.

Students who compete find the

competition nerve racking yet re-

warding. Like many of the competi-

tors, freshman Ashley Rumford said

competing is "good practice" and

over all a rewarding experience.

Many believe that ISSMA is great for

all. To senior Hayley Marshall, the

competition "helps confidence."

A bright future for a bright man, Blastick heads out

by Grant Kowal

Mr. Andy Blastick, also known as

Andy “Flying Fingers” Blastick, had a

short career at Hebron High School,

but one that impacted the lives of

many students. When rumors began

spreading about Blastick‟s possible

departure, most students did not be-

lieve it. The day Blastick announced to

his classes that he was leaving, the

news came as a big surprise.

It was a sad last couple days, but

Blastick made most of it. “I was sad to

think about leaving, but knew that the

financial aspect of the new job would

afford my family better opportunities,”

Blastick said.

Blastick has a passion for teach-

ing. “I do plan to get back into teach-

ing at some point,” Blastick said. He

also mentioned how he would choose

teaching over any other job.Blastick

acknowledged the fact that a lot of

kids looked up to him. “I think that is

just because I am taller than most of

them, but I am glad I could be a role

model for some,” he said.

Blastick is missed by many in this

school, but all wish him the best in his

future endeavors.

In f light ... Hawks doing their things.

Above: All you need is some pixie dust, and you can fly

like me. Senior Travis Ziegler stole the show during the high

school‟s fall play “The Brothers Grimm Sepctacualthon” in

December. photo by Nate Clauser

Below: Careful, or that might turn permanent. Fractions and

quadratic equations make junior Trey Biggs crazy. photo by Nate

Clauser

Above: All you need is a fork, a fork, a fork,

and another fork. Senior Heather Burgess prac-

tices her best Edward Scissorhands impersona-

tion during lunch. photo by Hayley Lindemer

Right: Spin that apple… of

death. Sophomore Mike

MacNeill avoids boredom

during lunch by seeing how

many forks and spoons he can

fit in an apple. photo by Nate

Clauser