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Cape Henlopen High School•Volume 43 No. 5March 2012

Swim Team Makes a Splash During Conferences

Romy Stancofski, ‘14Health & Fitness Editor For the second year in a row, boys’ swim team competitors are both Conference Champions and Conference Meet Champions.

Competing in the conference meet on February 11, they took first place in the meet, earning the title of Conference Meet Champions. Finishing the regular season as Conference Champions with an undefeated 11-0 record, outstanding performances came from all depths of the team from beginning to end. During the State Championship, Thomas Ashcraft came within five seconds of the school record for the 500. The 400 freestyle relay members consisting of Tyler Saltiel, Tom Ashcraft, John Merz and Jared Schrader all swam their fastest time of the season. The girls’ swim team members, Taylor Trimmer, Colleen Bailey, Kaitlin Philcox and Elena Campbell, all swam their

fastest times of the season. Congratulation to all of the swim team members! Charlie Burton, Logan Mathews, John Merz, Tyler Saltiel, Jared Schrader and Tom Ashcraft show off their trophies in the back. Nick DiGuglielmo, coach John Zacharias, coach Pete Olson, Tyler Mitchell, Troy Saltiel, Matt Spicer, Luke DiGuglielmo, Sean Grogan, Nate Griffith, Craig Fanto and head coach Bill Geppert smile in the front. Photo by Gary Merz.

Thor by Welton Evans , ‘14.

Ott Rocks State Wrestling Championship

Congratulations to Sophomore Thomas Ott for being the 2012 Delaware State Wrestling Champion for the 202 Weight Class! See page 4 for more on Thomas Ott’s win. Photo by Brian Beitzel.

Oneofthemostongoingargumentsinschoolisthetop-ic of uniforms.Many schoolshave uniforms, but there aremany more that don’t have

them.Therehasalwaysbeenthepossibilityofuniformshere;butnowthatKevinCarsonisourSuperintendent,itisaseriouspossibility.CarsonhasbroughtuniformstoeveryschooldistricthehasbeentopriortoCape;andal-though therearebothprosandcons touni-forms,itseemsthattheconsoutweighthepros. Therearefewadvantagestoschooluni-forms.Oneoftheseadvantagesisbeingabletosleepinalittlebecauseyoudon’thavetodecidewhatyouarewearinginthemorning.Albeitit’sonlyafewminutes,butmoststu-dentswouldgladlyacceptfivemoreminutesofsleep in themorning.Also,ourschool isknown for having many dress code viola-tions,andalthoughuniformswon’tsolvethatproblemcompletely,theywillcertainlyhelp.Studentswillfindawaytoviolatethedresscodebecausepeoplejustlovetobreakrules. Therearealsoquiteafewdisadvantag-estoschooluniformstogoalongwiththead-vantages.ThemostprominentoftheseisthataPoloShirtandkhakiswon’tmakeusbetterstudents.Therearecertainlyplentyofwaysto do this, but dressing the same as every-oneelseisnotthewaytodoit.HighSchool

Therehasbeenarecentincrease in the amount ofviolence here at Cape, spe-cificallyinthelastfewweeks.The question the communityis posed with is why this is

happening?Itcouldsimplybethatjustmorefightsareoccurring,or somethinga lotdif-ferent.Onereasonforthiscouldbethatstu-dentsmightnotbescaredofthepunishmentsthatarebeingenforced.Stricterpunishments,ratherthanafewdaysofsuspension,needtobe enforced. To some students, suspensionis a reward tonotgo to schoolor to “hangout”inaroomanddonothing.It’smoreofarewardtohaveanoutofschoolsuspensionbecause they can stay home and do what-ever theywant to.An in school suspensionmeansyousitinaroom…what’sthebigdealaboutthat?Whereisthepunishmentinthat?Soundslikealittleslaponthewristifyouaskme.

One example is social networkingsites. Kids hop on Facebook, Twitter, andin somecasesevenTumblras soonas theyleaveschool;allowingthemtogossipquick-erandtherumorstospreadfasterthanever.Additionally,iftheruleswereenforcedbyallthestaffhereitwouldalsogoalongwaytolimiting thefights.For example, if teacherswerestandingatthedooratthebeginningofclassbeforethebellrangitwouldmakestu-dentsgototheirclass.

Anotherproblemiswhenteachersal-

The Cons of ConformityGriffinKammerer,‘14Editor

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Arts and Entertainment Editors:GraceHetfield,‘13andEmilyReed,‘14Opinion Editor: KassySizemore,‘12

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This Violence is Madness

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is supposed to prepare students for the realworld.Therealworldisnotanatmosphereofrigidconformity.Uniformsalsotakeawayastudentswaytoexpressthemselves,andtheyalso might want to show off some clothesthattheygetforChristmasortheirbirthday,whichtheycannotdowithschooluniforms.Uniforms might also discourage some stu-dents because they get the feeling that theschooliscontrollingthementirely. Romy Stancofski, Health and FitnessEditorsays“Havingwornaschooluniformforallofmiddleschool,Icandefinitelysaythatalthoughtheyaremorepractical,thefree-domofexpressionthatcomeswithwearingyourownclothesoutweighs theadvantagesofuniformsbyfar.”Thatrightthereisenoughto convince most people that uniforms arenotworth it toadminister inschools.Thinkabout it, it’s notworth it to have uniforms.Hopefullyeveryonecanagreeonthatandnotmake themistakeof requiring themhereatCape.

lowstudentstohavecellphones,iPads,andsometimes computers during class.This al-lows rumors to be spread like wildfire andprovokes more fights. In addition, if theteachersdidn’tletstudentsjustwalkaroundthe school without a pass, could also helpthiscause.However,onecouldarguethatnomatterwhatschoolsomeoneattendsorwheretheylive,theyaregoingtoseeorexperienceviolence throughout life and is somethingpeoplehavetodealwith.

Anargumentthatonecouldputforthis that violence is a legitimate method ofchannelingproblems,agoodoutletforanger,andsourceofentertainmentratherthansense-lessbrutality.Whenthepolicewerehereoneday,itwasanicesenseofsecurity,peace,andsafetylikethewayaschoolshouldbe.MostofusintheVikingVenturesstaffareinagree-mentthattheviolenceneedstohaveanendput to it.Nomatterwhat theargument is, Ibelieveeveryoneisinagreementthatschoolshould be a place of safety not a place ofsenselessfightinganddumbviolence.

CorrectionsThe Viking Ventures staff regrets omitting the contributors to DECA’s Holiday Dinners drive. Also, in the previous issue on page 9, the picture of the Spanish class was actually Mr. Berman’s

third period.

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I would like to presentthisquestiontotheadministra-tion,inhopesofbalancingwhatIperceiveasan injusticeIseein the school. Is it particularlyfair that two groups thatwork

equallyashardonsomethingandbothproduceawonderfulresult,arenotequallycelebrated?No, I do not believe it is fair. In this school,neither the Art department nor the TheaterAcademy receives little, to no, recognitionfor their achievements- nor does any otherdepartment- as compared with sports teams.Clearly, there is an imbalanceof recognition.Alldepartmentandclubsshouldbeacknowl-edgedinsomemannerfortheirachievements. CapeHenlopen’slacrosseteampractic-esformonthsandearnsthetitleofstatecham-pions;andforthattheyearnapeprallywherethe entire school celebrates the endeavor.Likewise, theTheaterAcademy rehearses formonths aswell.Our actorsmemorize a greatdealof linesandsetsareproduced.Art skillsand creativity are employed to a successfulend.Fundraisingisalsoconductedbeforehand;sothatwecanproducethebestshowpossible.Yet, CHHS repeatedly fails to appreciate theAcademy’s successes- despite standing ova-tionsaswellasseveralletterscontainingcom-plimentsandthanksfrompeopleoutsideoftheschool, in the community. Similarly, studentsat CHHS in the school’sArt department and

Equal Praise for Equal EffortLetters to the Editor

SkyeHarrell,‘13SpecialCorrespondent

clubsputforthalotofefforttoproducequal-ityworks.Someartstudentsworkformonthsonprojects-justaslong,infact,ifnotlonger-thanstudentsonourschoolsportsteams.TheYearbook department works all year long tocreateourschool’syearbook.Theyreceivenorecognition for this taskyearafteryear.Suchhardworkshouldnotgounnoticedortakenforgranted.Itshouldnotbeneglectedtooprofuse-ly. It is unfair.Yes, the sports teams practiceeverydayanddoworkveryhard.Buttheygetrecognizedandoutlandishlycelebrated;theArtdepartments andYearbook, however, do not. If two groups of people put the sameamount of effort into something, they shouldboth receive equal praise for it, correct?Onewouldexpectso.Well,atCHHS,praiseisnotshared.Many of our school’s clubs/individu-alssuchasYearbook,Theater,Artstudies,andinsomecasesBand,havegonewithoutnoticewhentheyachievesomethinggreat.Throwingpepralliestocelebratesportsisfine,butwhycan’twe throwapep rally to celebrate all oftheArtdepartments’accomplishmentsaswell;perhapsunitingtheYearbook,Art,Theater,andBandaccomplishmentstogether?Thereisnoth-ingwrongwithcelebratingcreativity.Thereisnothingwrongwith celebrating theArts.Theworlddoesnotrevolveonlyaroundsports.Itistheartistsandmusiciansoftheworldthatgiveititscolorandsound.Justimagineiftheonlything available for entertainment was sports.

Imagine if all of the art, music, and act-ing were stripped from the world…How dull indeed it would be. NeglectingthestudentsintheArtgroupsis very hurtful. It hurts them emotionally bymarginalizing them. Many people in thesedepartments or groups that don’t receive anyrecognitionfeelbadlyafterwards-despiteajobwelldone.Theysometimesloseprideintheirwork.They losemotivation to succeed.Theyloseconfidenceintheirperformances.Theydonot feelvaluedby theirpeersor theadminis-tration.Whywouldwecausesuchdiscourage-mentwhen it canbepreventedsoeasily?Allthatismissingissomerecognition.Allthatismissing is a reward. Our students should berewardedemotionally for the things that theydo,notonlyforthemselves,butalsofortheirworkandcontributionstotheschool.Withthatsaid, that bring us back to fairness. It wouldnot only save upset feelings, but it wouldalso be fair to celebrate their efforts aswell. It’s time to start appreciating the cre-ative students who may just be the next Pi-casso, Leonardo DiCaprio, or Mozart. Thereyou will find beauty. Michael Jordan isamazing, but so are the artists and design-ers who created the t-shirts and shoes bear-ing his name. It is high time CHHS startedto acknowledge the art leaders of the future.

Athlete Insight

Jackson Zolper, ‘15Wrestling

Aliesha Allen, ‘14Indoor Track

Aaliyah Davis, ‘12Basketball

Kevin Wright, ‘13Swimming

How do you get pumped up before

competing?

What do you do in your spare time?

“Sports take up most of my spare

time. That, and the beach.”

“I like to hang out with friends.”

“I practice basketball, and

hang out with my friends.”

“Mostly riding dirt bikes.”

“I listen to music, and visualize my

opponent .”

“Listening to music, and making sure

everyone is on the same page.”

“Lots of slow music, then faster music.”

“I joke around with the team.”

What is your favorite way to

relax?

“I likek to go to the beach. It’s a good

place to be.”“Watching T.V.”

“I’ll sit back and relax in front of

the T.V.”

“I like to lift weights.”

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Ott Takes State TitleBrian Spicer, ‘14Sports Editor

This past winter sports season has marked many accomplishments for all of Cape’s athletes. One of the biggest accomplishments came from wrestler, Thomas Ott. On Saturday February 25th, Ott became one of the few proud athletes that can call themselves a State Champion. Ott beat Marshall Hobbs of Lake Forest to win the 220-pound Delaware wrestling state championship in an exciting show of athleticism and determination. As Ott walked out onto the mat, the large home crowd chanted in unison “Let’s go, Thomas! Let’s go Thomas!” Ott did not disappoint his fans, delivering an exciting match full of lifts, quick moves, and intense takedowns. As

his hand was raised, announcing his success, Ott immediately rushed to, jumped on, and took head coach Mattioni to the ground. After being met and congratulated by his family, Ott lead a group of cape students yelling, “C-High!…You know!” Congratulations to Thomas!

Ott celebrates his victory by giving head coach Mattioni a bear hug. Photo by Brian Beitzel.

The Death of a LegendRalph Foskey, ‘15Staff Writer

People look at him as one of the greatest football coaches of all time. A lot of drama took place at the col-lege he coached at for 46 years, and some people believe it was his fault that people may have a bad feeling about Penn State now. The man known as “Joe Pa” died at the age of 85 on January 22 due to complications of lung cancer. Freshman Devin Miller said, “He was a legendary

coach. It is a shame he died and he will be missed.” Joe Paterno is known for being the only coach to have 24 bowl game wins, and he has the most Division 1 games that were won by a head coach (409), and the 2011 football season counted as his 62nd season, which is the most by any head coach at any university. “He affected a lot of young men in a positive way; that should be his legacy, “ said biology teacher Mr. Harrod. Paterno was known to people as the face and heart of college football and will forever be known as “Joe Pa,” the man who helped shaped that university.

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Ralph Foskey Staff Writer ‘15

The school with school spirit is soaring through an-other sports season. The Cape Vikings Boys’ Basketball team beat the Seaford Blue Jays 69-49 on Tuesday night winning another home game. Senior Deante Bland com-mented on the boy’s win, “The boy’s basketball team tried

really hard and deserved their win it was a big game and a great effort by the Vikings” The Vikings got off to one strong start by leading Seaford 26-4 in the second quarter. The all-star guards of Cape played very well getting turnovers, making passes, and making shots. L.T. Hazzard, Gekwan Pritch-ett, Tyreik Burton, D.J. Ayers and Jon Jon Warren all played together to help their team win a big home game. Cape played so well that they once built a 35-point second half lead, and then shut the game out to win it 69-49. The Viking men now have a 10-5 record with five tough games remaining on their schedule one of them against a Dover team that beat the Vikings 62-47 on January 13th. The Senators are now 6-7 and have only won one game out of the last seven they have played. Even though the last five games are against hard opponents the Vikings can win with teamwork and effort. Bur-ton with 15, Pritchett, 14, L.T. Hazzard, 11, and Warren, 10, paced Cape’s scoring. The Vikings managed 15 assists in the game led by Burton with 7, along with 17 steals, 5 each from Burton and L.T. Hazzard. It seems now the Viking’s are playing perfect together with teamwork, good scoring, assists, steals and rebounds. The students and fans that come to home and away games love to see a good hard fought game and a big show and that’s ex-actly what the Vikings are doing for the fans. It’s also good to see the basketball team does well. With this happening, the people at Cape can say the sports teams were excellent and excelled which it seems will happen if the Cape Vikings men can keep playing so well to succeed in a game. Doing this is hard for many kids to come together at and play so well like the Vikings have been this basketball season. The Vikings made the state tournament their hard work paid off this season for everything they have done this year.

Calhoun Ballentine Staff Writer ‘12

A shocking trend in recent times is the number of athletes that come to tears when faced with defeat. What fear of failure do they possess and how does America’s emotional display rules af-fect them? Coach Gooch says, “There is a good

cry and a bad cry”. Whether turning on the waterworks is an uncontrollable manifestation of self-disappointment or the result of unrealistic expectations, it certainly draws attention. This may come down to the coach and the amount of pressure he/she places on the athlete, although it may very well be the result of internal determination. Does the grief stricken Olym-pian get told to work hard, play hard whatever happens know you will do your best, or are they informed that a single play is the deciding factor in the rest of their lives? Coach Gooch said “Pride is a big part of athletes, they are selfish and that’s what makes them so good, they want to be the one who makes the goal for their team”. Aside from injuries many Cape students not involved in sports cant understand the tears, for instance Brandon Duran, a freshman said “You should be more prepared emotionally I think, it’s not mandatory so I don’t get the tears”. The amount of spectator concern is just as touching as the emotions of the athlete’s emotions. Coach Maul commented,

“Crying is your way of celebrat-ing, and releasing disappoint-ment within yourself, it’s hard to break down that way, but it helps you move on”. One con-cern parents may have for their student athlete would be how their team mates respect their open display of feelings, how-ever Coach Maul dispelled that

myth when he said “When you are around other athletes they understand the hard work put into it, there is an emotional side to these tough guys, they aren’t just machines”. Whatever your opinion is about crying in sports there is no denying that passions run high on the field.

Crying In Sports Winning!

“The students and fans that come to home and away games love

to see a good, hard-fought game and a big show, and that’s exactly

what the Vikings are doingfor the fans.”

Team Records(as of 2/23/12)

Boys Basketball 12-8 Wrestling 9-4

Girls Basketball 14-6 Swimming 11-0

Girls Lacrosse vs Episcopal

Academy @2

Baseball and Softball vs Milford @415

Girls Soccer vs Wood-bridge @7

Track vs IR @330

Golf vs Sussex Central @330

Girls Soccer vs Wilm-ington Friends

@130Boys Tenis vs CR

@4

Boys Tennis vs Dover @4

Boys Tennis vs Milford @4

“Crying is your way of celebrating, and releasing disap-pointment within yourself,”

Girls Lacrosse vs Concord @12

Baseball vs Smyrna @415

Softball vs Smyrna @415

Boys Lacrosse vs Milford @530

Girls Tennis vs Smyrna @4

Track vs Central @330

Boys Basketball State Tournament Quarterfinals

Girls BasketballState Tournament

Semifinals

Boys Basketball State Tournament Semifinals

Girls Basketball Championship Game

Boys Basketball Championship Game

Girls BasketballState Tournament

Round 2

Boys Basketball State Tournament Round 2

Girls Basketball State Tournament Quarterfinals

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Pumped Up Gaming Most gamers like fast

pacedactiongames.Thereexciting, eventful and areunpredictable. Can a drugsuchascaffeineenhancea

gamingexperience?Caffeineisastimulantthatmakeapersonmorealert, increasesblood circulation, pumps out adrenalinand releases dopamine. All these thingscombinedwith a gamehas tohave somekind of effect. “I don’t play video gamesmuch anymore, but I don’t think caffeineeffectperformanceinagame.”(AlexisWil-liamson 13’) Truth be told it does effectgameplay.AStudywasconductedinspring2010byBRCtoseetheeffectsofcaffeineon gaming. Two games were tested. CallofDuty:ModernWarfareandMarioCart.Theystartedthetestwithhavingfourplay-ersbattleinModernWarfare.Afterhaving

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playedafewroundstogetwarmedupeachsubjectwasgivenacaffeinatedbeverage.Asthecaffeinesettledinthegamebecamemoreintense.Someplayersstartedtoreactfasterand becomemore alert towhatwas goingonaroundthemandcouldreactfaster.Theyfinishedtheroundandthenhadanothercaf-feinated beverage. Thistimethegameincreasedintensity even more.Some players started toyellwhentheygotkilledor would rejoice whentheywerehavingagoodkillingstreak.Oneplayerevenmentionedthathefeltalotbetterplay-ingwith some caffeine in his system.Nowitwas on toMario Cart. Eachplayer racedagainst the computer and the time, placeand number of crashes during each race

wasrecorded.Afterhavingacaffeinatedbeveragetheyeachracedagain.Afasterlaptime,reducednumberofcrashesandcominginatleastoneplaceaheadoftheprevious race was seen throughout allplayers. They repeated all these stepsandagaintherewasanincreaseallofthe

categories. Playerssoon got bored andwentbacktoplayingcall of duty. Caffeinemay make a personbetter at game playbut does not helpsomeone hold inter-

esttoagame.Soit’sproventhathavingsome caffeine before game play doesmakeagamerbetteratwhatheisdoing.

“I don’t play video games much anymore, but I don’t think caffeineaffects performance

in a game.”

Benjamin Franklin wasonce quoted saying that thereareonlytwothingsguaranteedin life, “Death and Taxes”. Inthis day and age, is it reason-

abletoaddtheInternetandthefreedomweas-sociateitwithtothegrowinglistofthingsweconsider guaranteed? The Internet has beenaround,atleastinconcept,sincethe1960s.OnDecember 6, 1967, theUnited StatesDefenseDepartment put into place a contract worth$19,800inordertostudythe“designandspeci-fication of a computer network”. From therecame ARPANET and eventually the WorldWideWebcreatingtheInternetasweknowit. As the Internet has grown, so has theamountoffreedomweassociatewithit.Nearlyanyonewhohasaccesstoacomputer(oracellphone)canaccesstheInternetandlookupwhat-evertheywant.Thatincludesfreemovies,tele-visionclips,songs,andevensoftware.Butthatcouldallendwith thepossible introductionofSOPA.SOPAstandsfortheStopOnlinePiracyAct,whichwasintroducedlastmonthbyLamarSmith,aHouseJudiciaryCommitteeChairman

Everyone uses their cellphones in school. Admit it.Students and teachers alikeusetheirphonesatsomepoint.Lately, the teachers have been

crackingdownoncellphoneuse.Teacherswhonever take phones away, are suddenly captur-ingthemfromstudents.ChemistryteacherDr.Psays,“Cellphonesarebecomingsuchabigissuethattheonlywaysomething’sgoingtobedoneabout them is to electronically block them.” According to cellphonesinlearning.com,18% of teenagers say that cell phones havepositively influenced their education. Eventhough it may seem like every student usestheirphoneduringschoolhoursmorethanonceon a daily basis, there are some studentswhoaren’t totally in lovewith their phone.Maybeit depends on the teacher, but it also dependsonthestudent,too.It’scommonsense.Ifastu-dentisontheirphoneallthetime,they’remorelikely toget it takenaway, and theycomplainwhentheydogetittaken!Thatmakesnosense.

fromTexas.Theaimoftheactistoputanendtothehostingunauthorizedcontentfrommovies, songs, or software aswell as thetradeofcounterfeitgoodsovertheInternet. Tomany, thebillsoundslikeagod-sendandissupportedbybigtimeorganiza-tionssuchas theMotionPictureAssocia-tionofAmerica,butothersargue that thebillistoovague.SOPAwouldrequiretheweb sites violating copyright bemade to“disappear”bytheirserviceproviders.Be-causeofthis,SOPAcouldhavealargeef-fectonadvertisingnetworksandpaymentsights like PayPal by giving people who

7Pandora Launched in 2000,

Pandora Radio has beentaking the Internet bystorm since. The Internetradio provides any type

ofmusicthinkabletoover100millionus-ers since July of 2012.Theapplicationhasbeenmadeavailableforpeo-ple with iPods, iPads,iPhones, droid phonesand tablets as well asdesktopcomputers.Theapplication can run inthebackgroundonthedevicewhileyoutext,playgamesorcheckanykindofsocialnet-workingsitesoyoucanstillenjoythemu-sic.Withasmartphonetheapplicationcanbeusedinanyareawithwifior3gcoverage.Anysong,genre,artistcanbeenteredandaradiostationwillbecreatedwithsimilartype ofmusic. “Iwish the school still let

us use [Pandora] in Fruchtman’s class; Ithink it’s pretty cool,” say Elena Leon-hart. The music genome project is whathasbeenused to create the stations.TheMusic Genome Project uses almost 400attributes to describe songs and a com-

plex mathematicalalgorithm to organizethem. For any songthatthestationplaysitgivesyouaparagraphofspecificdescriptionofwhythesongisbe-ingplayedlikegender

of the lead singer, tempo of the music,TheadvantagesofPandoraaretheoptionto skip or give a “thumbs down” to dis-likedsongswhilelisteningtonormalradio.There isalsohave theability to“thumbsup”asongtohaveitplayedmorefrequent-ly and have other similar songs played.

own copyrights the ability to tell themto stopproviding services to an “offend-ing”website.Whether thepublicagreesof disagrees with the act, online piracyisamajor issuefor theU.S.ChamberofCommerce.According to an articlewrit-tenbyMelanieJonesontheInternationalBusiness Times website it is estimatedthatU.S.companies loseabout$135bil-lion a year to counterfeiting and piracy.Fortunately or unfortunately dependingonopinion,SOPAismoreaboutthefutureoftheInternetthanthepresent.However,the future isalwayscloser than it seems.

CellPhoneUseinSchool

Thisgraphwasmadefromdatacollectedfromasurveyofover45students,teachers,and

administratorsintheschool.

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“I wish the school still let us use [Pandora] in Fruchtman’s class; I

think it’s pretty cool.”

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Ben Wiswell, ‘15Staff Writer

This January, the Battle of the Bands once again took place in the auditorium to raise money for the theater. Six bands entered for a chance to win $250 and a recording sess”ion in a

professional recording studio. Each performed well and had high hopes entering the event: as sophomore Tom Wiswell said about his band, [adieux], “We feel we have prepared well for this and hope that our performance goes over well.” The theater put on this event to help pay for their upcoming musical, Cats. Each band that entered had to pay $25, everybody attend-ing had to pay $10, and concessions were $1, leading to a healthy profit. Parental Guidance, a group made up of students attending middle school, covered popular songs such as Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd. Past Aggressions played metal and post grunge songs. Rorshäk performed music similar to that of Radiohead’s blend of Indie and Alternative. Summertime Glory played a selection of acoustic music. Fast Nixon also played metal, and [adieux], the only band entering that was made up of CHHS students, played music of the genre “sadcore,” described by the group as “a bunch of yelling”. Each band was judged by a panel of judges, notable in the fact that two of them work at local radio stations. After a long debate, they came out with the winner, though it was a close decision. There was actually a tie for first place: Parental Guidance won the recording time, while Past Aggres-sions won the money. Parental Guidance, consisting of Zoe Collins on lead vocals, Garrett LaCurts on guitar, and Justin Fisher on drums, seemed to be very excited by their win. “I feel really excited and it was my pleasure to play here on this great stage. It was a life changing experience,” said Justin after being

asked how he felt about his performance. Past Aggressions was a larger group with five members in their twenties: Doug Myers, Chris Forst, Hunter Forst, John Paul Jones, and Jost Baker. They were more simply excited by their win. As vocalist Doug Myers said, “We’re freaking pumped!”

The event went off well for everyone. The theater raised money, bands were able to perform for a crowd, and the people who attended had a special treat as the Bull Buckers came in as a surprise guest at the end to perform their Ska music.

Battle Of The Bands

[adieux], a “sadcore” band consisting of Cape students Tom Wiswell, Zach McCann, and Kearney Mallonand Cape alumni Slater Clampitt fill the auditourium with their sonic angst and despair. Photo by Brian Beitzel.

“We’re freaking pumped!”

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Learn SpanishQuiero comer comida china.

I want to eat Chinese food.

¿Quieres ir al cine conmigo?

Do you want to go to the movies with me?

Me gusta comer comida china.

I like to eat Chinese food.

Nos gustan las fiestas.

We like the parties.

Fromrecyclingtoplantingtreesthey’vecoveringitall.Oneofournewestclubsisbecomingthemostinfluentialwithinthisschool.ClubGreenisonlyafewmonthsoldanditseemsthateveryoneknowsabouttheclubsomehow.Themostnoticeableactivitythey’vebeendoingistheweekly

removalofrecyclingwhichhelpsreducetheschool’scarbonfootprint.Sofartheyhavehelpedout,notonlybyremovingtrashbutalsobyparticipatinginananti-Styrofoammonth,whichwasgoingonthroughoutJanuary.Sty-rofoamisextremelyharmfulbecauseittakesoveramillionyearstobreakdown.ItwouldbelikethefirsthumansthatcreatedfirehavingaStyrofoamtraytoeatonwhichjustrecentlydecomposed.“Therewonderful,fantastic,”saysRandy,aschoolcustodianabouttheclub.Theyalsowanttoconvincetheschooltointroduceproductsthataren’tasharmfultotheenvironmentsuchaspapertraysorjusthavingeveryoneuseaplastictray.“Wewanttofocusonschoolandhelptheclimateofourschool,”saidDanielIammatteo‘13. ClubGreen hopes to help stu-dentsbecomeawareof thebenefitsofrecyclingandhoweasy it canbe.Re-cyclingmaymeanjustdroptrashinanadjacentbin. In themost recentmeet-ing,ROTChasunitedcauseswithClubGreentohelpouttheEarth.ROTCwill now be at everymeeting and event lending a helping hand.ROTCclasseswill alsobe receiving trainingonhow they too, can reduce theircarbonfootprint.Theywillalsobeparticipationinanyfundraisersandproj-ectsClubGreenwouldbedoinglikeserviceprojects.Theclubishopingtoplanttreesaroundthecommunity.Nowordhasbeenreleasedonwhereorhowmany.DuringthemonthofFebruary, theywillbecollectingwa-terbottlesandhopetocreatesomeformofartworkwiththem.Alsodur-ingFebruarytheywillbesellingecofriendlywaterbottlesasanalterna-tiveforplasticones.ClubGreenalsowantstoparticipateinEarthDayinApril.Theyhopetomakeadiagraminthecourtyardtohelpstudentsunder-standthebenefitsofrecyclingandtheimpactitcanhave.Ifanyonewantstojointheircause,ClubGreenmeetseveryThursdayinroomD116.

UpdateonClubGreen

“ClubGreenhopestohelpstudentsbecomeawareofthebenefitsofrecyclingandhow

easyitcanbe.”

Therearetwomusiceventsthatfeaturelargeinthefirstpartofthisyear:All-StateBandandAll-CountyBand.Eachissplitintotwocategories:Junior,includingstudentsbetween7thand9thgrade;andSenior,includingstudentsbetween10thand12thgrade.

All-State Band is a program that includes the en-tire state of Delaware. After paying an audition fee, studentsfrom all over Delaware compete to be allowed into the Band. Three students from CHHS made it into All-State: Avery Mal-lonmade SeniorAll-State Jazz Ensemble, TomWiswellmadeAll-StateSenior Band, and Ben Wiswell made both All-State Junior Band andthe All-State Junior Jazz Band. Congratulations to these students, es-pecially as no one from Cape has madeAll-State in band since 2009! All-CountyBandisthesameidea,includingstudentsfromSussexCounty.Therearetwoevents:SeniorandJuniorAll-CountyConcertBand.Seniorresultsare:MadisonLongandKatelynGebbiaauditionedandmadeitforflute;KathleenWrightforclarinet,TomWiswellforaltosaxophone,BrooksEmeryandChrisFairclothforhorn(playedonsax),AnthonyPittariandHaleyWillfortrumpet,AveryMallonfortrombone,NeilBrintonandKearneyMallonfortuba,andChloeDyeformalletsandauxiliarypercussion..

StrongShowingforBand!

SophomoresConorDonohoeandColeReedworkvigorouslyontheirEspañoltestinSeñoraSando’sroom.PhotobyKatelynGebbia.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. -Walt Disney

SpencerHoernes,‘13StaffWriter

BenWiswell,‘15StaffWriter

11StudentSpotlights

Elena CampbellQ. What’s your favorite play you’ve been in?

A. My favorite play would definitely be a 6th grade production of Oliver!

Q. What’s your favorite swimming moment from this year?

A. My favorite swimming memory would have to be when I was the last leg of the 400 free relay and I was able to catch the girl I was swimming against. It was amazing because we were 15 yards behind.

Q. What other hobbies do you have?

A. I really like to write fictional stories. I like to write short stories or start novels even though I’ll probably never finish them.

Q. What other sports do you play?

A. None right now. I use to play soccer be-fore I began swimming year round. I might want to try it again next year.

Q. What’s something a lot of people don’t know about you?

A. Something most people don’t know about me is I’m adopted from Russia.

Andrew MeckQ. So someone said you had something to do with Battle of the Bands. If you, did mind telling me what you did?

A. I did participate in Battle of the Bands. I was in charge of programming the lights.

Q. What are some other hobbies you have?

A. Some other hobbies that I participate in are acting, playing basketball and debating.

Q. Did you get the part you wanted in ‘Cats’?

A. When auditioning I did not have a preference on what role I got. The on that I was given is an amazing privilege. The cat’s name is Mungojerrie.

Q. You’ve done quite a few plays. What’s the favorite one you’ve been in?

A. The favorite play I’ve been involved in was “A Midsummers Night Dream”

Q. So what’s something about a lot of people don’t know about you?

A. Something a lot of people don’t know about me is I would like to pursue a career n law.

Izzie DelarioQ. What’s your favorite part about field hockey?

A. I’m a very active person and field hock-ey helps me relax myself. It’s a sport of finesse and smarts so it’s tons of fun.

Q. What’s your favorite field hockey mem-ory?

A. My favorite field hockey memory is training in Chula Vista at the Olympic Training Center.

Q. What other hobbies do you have?

A. I love the beach, reading and writing, and running.

Q. You also snowboard right?

A. Through elementary school and middle school I’d live in Colorado in the winter competing and training for the X Games.

Q. What’s something a lot of people don’t know about you?

A. A lot of people don’t know that I com-peted in snowboarding.

Zach MayQ. What’s your favorite basketball memory from your four years at Cape?

A. My favorite memory is definitely beating Tech and practicing with my teammates.

Q. What was your best game statically?

A. My best game was against Dover. I only played two minutes but I scored seven points, had three rebounds, and two assists.

Q. What was your favorite year playing?

A. My favorite year was definitely freshman year. It was a lot more laid back.

Q. How long have you been playing basket-ball?

A. I’ve been playing since elementary school.

Q. What other hobbies do you have?

A. I like to fish and hang out with my friends.

Q. Do you play any other sports?

A. Nope, just basketball.

Elena Campbell, ‘15Photo by the Campbell family

Andrew Meck, ‘14Photo by Brian Beitzel

Izzie Delario, ‘13Photo by Brian Beitzel

Zach May, ‘12Photo by Brian Beitzel