volume 97, issue 3- october 10, 2014
DESCRIPTION
ÂTRANSCRIPT
Megaphone
October 10, 2014 - Volume 97, Issue 3 - 5225 E. 56th Street Indianapolis, IN 46226 - Twitter: @IrishMegaphoneCathedral High School - A Holy Cross School
National Merit Semifinalists Give Advice for Wednesday’s PSATCaroline Kress
Patrick O’Neil
Date of Birth: May 22, 1997 Hobbies: Running, baking, reading, hanging out with friends Favorite subject: English Favorite book: The Outsiders, the Harry Potter series Favorite color: Blue Favorite food: Ice cream Favorite teacher: Mrs. Kathy Keyes Most played artists: Walk the Moon, Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay Siblings: Freshman Sara, sixth graders Tom and Emma, kindergartner Annie Perfect date: Just doing something fun
Date of Birth: May 6, 1997 Hobbies: Running, basketball, Fantasy Football, watching “The Office” Favorite subject: Calculus Favorite book: The Harry Potter series Favorite color: Orange Favorite food: Pizza Favorite teacher: Mr. Adam Hibshman Most played artists: RiFF RAFF, Bruce Springsteen Siblings: Freshman Annie, fourth grader Cece Perfect date: Taking stan-dardized tests
BY JENNA WILLIAMSSenior Caroline Kress offered
this advice about this Wednesday’s PSAT: “Don’t treat it like it’s the biggest thing in the world.”
Kress, along with senior Patrick O’Neil, has been named a Nation-al Merit Scholar Semifinalist.
These seniors’ insight could be helpful to students preparing to take the PSATs, based on how well they performed on their own tests, with both earning scores in the top 1 percent in the nation.
Both said little prep work was done outside of class to get ready for the PSAT, but Kress and O’Neil have rigorous schedules, including AP and honors classes.
These seniors both take AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus and AP Psychology.
Along with these AP courses, O’Neil is in Honors Physics, IB English 12, theology and German II. Kress is enrolled in organic chemistry, AP English, Literature and Composition, theology, jewel-ry and AP Spanish V.
Outside of school, both Kress and O’Neil run cross-country. They agreed that the mentality for running carries over to the way they approach their schoolwork.
O’Neil mentioned that running naturally releases stress, so it helps with stress levels from school. “It gives me something to look forward to at the end of the day,” O’Neil said.
Although they both share a love of running, they expressed differing views on their favorite academics.
O’Neil prefers math and thinks of following a career in either a math or a science field.
Kress favors English and enjoys reading, and she mentioned a few of her favorite titles are A Streetcar Named Desire, The Great Gatsby,
and Lord of the Flies.Despite these differences, both
clearly show academic excellence. By Indiana standards, a student
must score at least a 212 on the PSAT to qualify as a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. The test is scored out of 240 and con-sists of a critical reading portion, a mathematics section and a writing skills segment.
Both Kress and O’Neil were surprised and excited to hear the results of their tests.
“I was excited and had almost forgotten that the PSAT had happened and the names were going to be released soon, so I was caught pretty off-guard,” O’Neil said.
O’Neil is planning to apply to Duke, Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Virginia. Kress plans to apply to George-town, Indiana University, Loyola, Northwestern University and St. Louis University.
Both students show focus and motivation toward their school-work. AP English Literature and Composition teacher Mrs. Kathy Keyes wrote in an email regarding
Kress, “Her academic aptitude is clearly matched by her academic attitude and performance.”
Keyes spoke of her willingness to give back and share her gifts with others. Kress tutors in the
Why should you take next Wednesday’s PSAT seriously, according to Mrs. Kathy Pivonka, director of guidance/college counselor: • Helps you gauge your current academic skills• Provides information for college planning• If you’re a junior, determines whether you are a
National Merit Semifinalist• Results in an account in College Quick Start, which
provides additional information about college readiness
• Helps you decide how to better prepare for the SAT (for example, getting a tutor vs. taking a more general SAT prep class)
writing center weekly. “She ex-emplifies academic integrity and self-motivation,” Keyes said.
O’Neil is enrolled in Ms. Eliz-abeth Craft’s IB English 12 class. She said of O’Neil, “Not only is Patrick intelligent, insightful and analytical, but he is also funny, witty and personable.”
Craft spoke highly of O’Neil. “He is a pleasure to be around, and he greatly influences the academic atmosphere of the classroom. I feel honored to be his teacher,” Craft said.
Both Kress and O’Neil said they were surprised and excited to hear of their qualification for the National Merit Scholar Semifinal-ists. Both plan to apply to qualify as finalists.
In regard to the upcoming PSAT, O’Neil said, “Go in, do your best and come out knowing what it’s like.”
Seniors Caroline Kress and Patrick O’Neil have been named 2014 National Merit Semifinalists. Both are applying to become National Merit Finalists, who will be announced this spring. | Photos by Annie Browning
news2Holy Cross
Core ValuesOption for the Poor
BY MADDIE LUCIA
Delay of Construction on 56th Street Affects School Traffic Patterns BY AMANDA KEILMAN
The women’s cross-country team runs past the construction on 56th Street every day as members begin their practice. | Photo by Emma Flohr
The construction of the new sidewalk on 56th Street that began in August should be completed by the end of this month, according to a school official.
This was the beginning of the second of a three-phase project being taken on by the city as part of the project “Rebuild Indy.”
The first phase began over the summer and created a sidewalk from Emerson Avenue to the newly built Walmart. Phase II involves building sidewalks from the school all the way to trails on Fall Creek. The third and final phase will be the creation of a sidewalk from the school toward Arlington ending at the interstate.
According to Mr. Jim McLinn, vice president of operations, the construction by school was sup-posed to occur over the summer.
He said, “Cathedral High School had no say in the timing of the project. The original timeline that was presented was for con-struction to start in late May and be completed by July 31.”
McLinn also said, “We were told that due to delays in the bid-ding process for contractors to do construction, the project Phase II was not started until Aug. 27 and is predicted to be done by the end of October.”
McLinn also recognizes traffic
as a major concern. However, junior Grayson Gard-
ner has not noticed a change in the traffic. If anything, it seems to be quicker to him. He said he be-lieves that fewer people are going to school from that direction.
Junior Gates Schneider is of a different opinion, claiming that the construction has affected her getting to school. While she leaves
home at the same time, Schneider arrives 15 minutes later.
She said, “I normally get to school around 7:15, but now I don’t get there until 7:30. I also feel kind of unsafe driving at the intersection of 56th and Kes-sler because of how the traffic is backed up into the intersection.”
Senior Annie Gregory is unaf-fected by the construction.
She said, “The construction has had no effect on my travel to school, because I arrive early enough that there is no traffic.”
McLinn said he believes the construction will help improve the city. He said, “The long-term positive is a safer pedes-trian walkway along 56th Street and Emerson Avenue going east to the interstate.”
New Cell Tower on Campus Will Add Aesthetic Value, Functionality BY MADDIE LUCIA
By the end of this month, a new Verizon Wireless cellphone tower will be built on campus.
According to chief information officer Mr. Rolly Landeros, the tower will be placed behind the technology center next to the greenhouse.
The new tower will have a similar look to the flagpole near the Welch Activity Center, which is another cellular tower powered
by one of Verizon’s competitors, T-Mobile. Along with the new tower, there will be a house-like structure, which will hold all of the wires and data.
A certain percentage of revenue will be brought in from what the company makes off its tower. According to Principal Mr. Dave Worland, the money the school receives could lower the costs for students to come to the school.
“I think it’s a great thing to have on campus. Any extra income for
the school lowers tuition costs for families, which makes it easier on the parents,” Worland said.
The reason that the school was asked if it would place a cellphone tower on its campus is because of its geographic standpoint. According to Mr. Jim Williams, vice president and chief financial officer, the height and location ap-pear to be attractive to companies, especially cellular ones.
Williams said that he believes the cell tower will enhance the
school’s appearance.Not only would this help
with the school’s funding and expenses, but according to Landeros, it will benefit any Verizon Wireless coverage for users on the campus.
“The tower should help users by providing more data coverage on their cellphones, which will then help with less of a battery drainage and faster Internet through the cellular data,” Landeros said.
Option for the poor is one of the core values that the school is emphasizing this year.
Through the new Christian service requirement, campus min-istry will ensure that the students integrate this value into their lives.
Each student have already committed to one nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the vulnerable and poor. These individuals make up those the most in need of help.
The new requirement shifts the philosophy of community service hours. Students must focus on truly helping the needy rather than simply obtaining a credit for an activity such as volunteering to referee a youth football game.
Mrs. Charlene Witka, director of campus ministry, said, “It’s not only for those economically poor but for the ones who are poor in the mind, body and spirit as well.”
Option for the poor was one of Blessed Basil Moreau’s most valued tenets.
The very essence of option for the poor lies in the actions aiding those in need. These actions, rath-er than words, define this Holy Cross value.
Volunteering not only benefits those receiving the charitable acts, it also paves the way for other virtues to enter the hearts of the volunteers. Option for the poor benefits everyone involved.
Principal Mr. Dave Worland urges students to take the step toward helping the poor.
He said, “They won’t come to us, so we need to go to them and help them. Whether the people are economically poor or spiri-tually poor, I hope that students will identify those individuals and build relationships with them.”
Culture 3
• Go to a haunted house
• Go apple picking
• Carve a pumpkin
• Go on a hay ride
• Attend a football game
• Host a bon-fire
• Eat Hallow-een candy
• Sip apple cider
• Go to a cos-tume party
• Tell scary stories
• Go on a walk
• Bake a pie• Listen to
“Fall (for the White Girl)”
• Scare some-one
• Jump in a pile of leaves
• Go to a hockey game
• Purchase a pumpkin flavored beverage
Autumn Bucket List
Starbucks Review: Top Drinks for Fall Season
Pumpkin Spice Latte
The sweet, familiar taste of cinnamon and nutmeg in this warm beverage nourishes the heart. However, it does not quite nourish the body. The “pumpkin” in the latte seems to be missing. Where is the pumpkin pie flavor we all love? To me, it seems more like a cheap Little Debbie
snack cake type of flavor. One would think the multimillion dollar com-pany could rake out a few hundred thousand dol-lars to give this drink the genuine pumpkin taste, or, God forbid, some nutritional value. I do recommend this creation as one that is perfect for a crisp fall day and pairs well with Uggs.
Salted Caramel Mocha
This sweet and salty drink is the perfect combination to have me wanting more. The warm, rich mocha co-incides with the sweet caramel and salt. The salt, however, could be far better blended throughout the drink. The salted caramel mocha retains it claim for fame at the first
few sips, but then seems like more of a caramel mocha, and eventually just a mocha. I dearly wish that the caramel and salt were present the entire time I enjoyed it, but alas, I seemed to be enjoying more of a mocha. Savor those first few moments of salted caramel mocha, for they will be short-lived.
A: “Annabelle”B: “The Blair Witch Project”C: “The Cabin in the Woods”D: “Dead Silence”E: “The Exor-cist” F: “Friday the 13th”G: “Grave Encounters”H: “Halloween”I: “It”J: “Ju-on”K: “Kill Theory”L: “The Last House on the Left”M: “Mamma”N: “A Night-mare on Elm Street”O: “Oujia”P: “Paranormal Activity”Q: “Quaran-tine”R: “The Ring”S: “Sinister”T: “The Thing”U: “The Unin-vited”V: “V.H.S.”W: “The Wom-an in Black”X: “The X-Files: I Want to Believe”Y: “You’re Next”Z: “The Zodiac”
A-Z: Scary Halloween Movies
2. Roll up dough and wrap around apple so that there are no holes.
3. Bake in the oven at 475 degrees until pies are golden brown. 4. Enjoy!
1. Take crescent roll dough and spread with butter. Then, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Place an apple slice in the middle.
Mini Apple Pie Pockets DIY
Pumpkin Carving DIY
4. Begin cutting the design out.5. Once finished place a candle inside.
1. Clean off the pump-kin and prepare the tools.2. Remove all the guts from the inside. Leave a one inch wall.
3. Find the design that will be carved. If using a stencil, get that paper wet and smooth it over the pumpkin.
feature4Students Helping Students: Two New Implementations of Cathedral 360 ProgramBY MARY CATE PACHCIARZ
One aspect of Cathedral 360 is to make a greater effort to have more opportunities for students to help other students.
Many opportunities like this began last year and are growing larger and more popular this year. Why pay for tutoring when a friend could help?
One example of this is in the semi-new writing lab. It all began last year when Mrs. Kathy Keyes, English department co-chair, decided that the school needed an outlet in which students could receive writing help.
This idea took shape in the writing lab.
She said, “When I taught at IUPUI, they had a writing center, and it was really helpful to students. I thought it would be something that would be really beneficial for our students.”
Fellow English department co-chair Mrs. Liz Browning also had positive comments about the writing lab.
She said, “I’ve never had anyone who’s gone to get help that hasn’t appreciated the advice.”
Browning reminds students that the writing lab is not only there to help write and edit pieces of writing, but also as an aid for brainstorming ideas.
She said, “Sometimes figuring
Top, students take advantage of the opportunities the writing lab pro-vides. The writing lab is open during all lunch periods to give students more options for help. Bottom, math teacher Mr. Brad Thompson helps senior Katy Baumgartner at math open gym, which is held on Sundays from 2-4 p.m. | Photos by Emma Flohr
“I thought a writing lab would be some-thing that would be really beneficial for
our students.” English teacher
Mrs. Kathy Keyes
“I’ve never had any-one who’s gone to
get help that hasn’t appreciated the
advice.” English teacher
Mrs. Liz Browning
out what you want to say is almost harder than saying it.”
The students who run the writing lab are students who have completed honors composition, specifically National Honor Society seniors. Keyes said, “The tutors do not receive extra credit. They do it out of the goodness of their hearts because they want to give back to Cathedral.”
Browning encourages students to go there for help.
“Those kids are trained, they’re all good writers, and they’re ready to help,” she said. “I think every single kid should go to the writing lab,” Browning said.
It is open during all lunch peri-ods Monday through Friday.
Keyes said that she decided to have it open during lunch periods because “that allowed my students to be free to be tutors. And now that there are 45-minute periods, everyone has a time to come and get help.”
There is also a teacher present during each lunch to answer any particularly tough questions and to supervise.
The writing lab enables students to receive the help that they need at school. It is beneficial to
students who cannot stay after school or come early because of sports, extracurriculars or family transportation situations.
Another example of students
helping other students, part of the new Cathedral 360 program, appears in the form of math open gym each Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the math hallway.
“It was really helpful to be able
to ask other kids in my class who were
there questions while still having a teacher there to
help with any really hard problems.”
Senior Kassie BraunStudents meet in math teacher
Mrs. Lisa Hastings-Smith’s room and divide into math levels from that point.
Teachers from each level of math are available, and students of similar abilities sit in groups to collaborate.
Senior Kassie Braun said, “Last year, I went to math open gym to prepare for my Algebra II final. It was really helpful to be able to ask other kids in my class who were there questions while still having a teacher there to help with any really hard problems.”
Math open gym began when math teacher Mrs. Lisa Ford and other math teachers saw that a great percentage of students need-ed math help outside of school.
Math open gym provides a convenient and free way to receive assistance.
Ford said, “We named it Math Open Gym because this is a school full of jocks, and we thought that the name would make it more attractive to stu-dents.”
Feature 5Mr. Hastings-Smith Focuses on his Photo Skills
Live music. It’s an experience unlike any other. Technology department member, Mr. Jamie Hastings-Smith, however, expe-riences it a little differently than most. While typical fans bring their tickets to a concert, he brings his camera.
With media passes, Hast-ings-Smith has been a photogra-pher for shows featuring Ok-Go, Local Natives, Panic! At the Disco, Ingrid Michaelson and so many more. He’s even photographed big names such as Miley Cyrus, Jason Derulo, the Avett Brothers and Jessie McCartney.
“It’s a lot of work,” Hast-ings-Smith said, with the hardest part of the job involving obtain-ing access. Getting a photo pass requires communication with the artist’s publicist and that’s not as easy as you’d think.
“There’s a small window of time where they’ll really talk to you,” he said. Aside from that, preparation is tough as well. “You’ve got to make sure your batteries are charged, cards ready, ear plugs packed up, everything ready to go” he said.
In this year so far, Hast-ings-Smith has shot 56,843 photos. However, that’s not all from concerts. He has also photographed events such as the Indianapolis Mini Marathon and the 500 Festival Parade.
The adventure that goes along with live music, though, adds to the excitement.
“My favorite part is, sometimes, an artist will be singing, but then they look at you, like they’re going to go do something. So that’s fun,” he said.
Plus, being a photographer at a concert means VIP access, which he said was especially nice at the
Parachute gig he shot this year.Other times, being a photogra-
pher for a show is a much more tricky job than usual. In particu-lar, the Miley Cyrus show at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville had Mr. Hastings-Smith set up for a tough shoot.
Being in the sound booth with the other photographers, there was a lot more distance between him and the stage.
“It’s way far back. There was a guy with a ladder, everyone’s got their biggest lenses out, it’s crazy” he said.
Mr. Jamie Hastings-Smith poses with VIP passes from concerts that he has photographed. | Photo by Gloria Herron
The KFC Yum Center is the largest venue Mr. Hast-ings-Smith has worked at, with Miley Cyrus being the biggest show.
“He is very talented. I wish that his photography had more exposure,” said math teacher Mrs. Lisa Hastings-Smith, his wife.
Next week, Hastings-Smith will be behind the camera at Demi Lovato’s gig.
You can take a look at Mr. Hastings-Smith’s work at indy-photowire.com.
BY GLORIA HERRON
Volleyball Team Heads Toward Sectional Confident, OptimisticBY RACHEL BOLER
As the girls’ volleyball regular season comes to a conclusion, Head Coach Ms. Jean Kesterson has great expectations for the Lady Irish as they head to Sec-tional play, which is scheduled to begin Oct. 23.
A main point Kesterson made is that the team has encountered a few challenges involving injuries.
Kesterson said, “This season, so far, we have not had everyone healthy in practice yet.”
Players are suffering from concussions, pink eye and other health problems. “However, the kids are responding. The kids are stepping up, whether they have had that role before; they’re stepping up and playing well,” she said.
Beyond just coming together for practice as teammates, they view each other as sisters.
Varsity player and junior Jas-mine Smith said, “The chemistry is great. We’re all like sisters; we all get along. No one is ever excluded.”
In regards to practice, Kester-son said, “I think we just need some more bonding time in the gym to work on different skills. The kids know what needs to be worked on and they are willing to work hard.”
This year, the biggest competi-tion of the team include Roncalli, Center Grove, Carmel and Avon.
“The chemistry is great. We’re all like
sisters.” Junior Jasmine
Smith
“However, the kids are stepping up and
playing well.” Head Coach Ms. Jean Kesterson
The team could potentially play Roncalli up to three times, and Center Grove four times.
“It seems like we can really feel the rivalry this year. But our team really has a ‘we got this’ kind of attitude,” said Smith.
One way this season has set itself apart from others is the fact that it was ranked number one in the state.
With such a title Kesterson says, “It’s really a reward and a burden at the same time. I mean, you can lose a set, and people will say ‘What happened?’”
Kesterson’s expectations for the remainder of the season include “staying healthy, the kids get bet-ter and to win State.”
Smith, being excited for the sea-son, said, “I expect it will go very far. I hope that we can win City, State and every game in between.”
Kesterson added, “Volleyball has the best tailgate around.”
Volleyball parents actually built a miniature house that is able to hook onto a truck. In the house, parent volunteers can prep the food and then step outside to serve it.
She said that it will make multi-ple appearances at school tailgates and games. Volleyball fans will be able to experience the tailgate at upcoming home games.
In the opening round of the City tournament Tuesday night, the Irish defeated Gambold Prep 25-5, 25-8 and 25-3.
This photo was removed due to the request of the subject.
feature6Hallways, Dances and Shillelaghs, Oh My! There’s No Place Like Home(coming)
PHOTOS BY EMMA FLOHR
What is Your Favorite Past Halloween Costume?History of Halloween In AmericaBY MADDIE LUCIA
In the last several years, Hal-loween has approached Christmas in the amount of money Ameri-cans spend on decorations. With this holiday three weeks away, those who celebrate it are getting ready.
According to information provided by social studies teacher Mr. Mark Noe, one of the earliest traces of Halloween comes from the Celtic tribes.
They celebrated their New Year during a festival called Samhain, with references to the dead and their souls. The name Samhain translates to summer’s end, a part of transitioning from the summer harvest to the cold winter.
Noe mentioned that during Samhain, the tribes would often stock up on supplies and prepare for winter. This is why the date is set on the last day of October.
“The ancient Gaels believed that on Oct. 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back,” Noe said.
The Celts wore costumes made from animal heads and skins, then danced around bonfires to celebrate the dead. Legend has it that they did so to entertain the dead.
During the Middle Ages, when Christianity was emerging, Pope Gregory IV wanted to replace All Saints Day on Nov. 1 with Sam-hain and add All Souls Day after.
In the 16th century, children in Christian villages celebrat-ed Danse Macabre, where they would dress up in grizzly outfits to signify death.
Halloween came to the United States in the 1800s when Irish immigrants fled Ireland to escape the potato famine.
Americans decided to com-bine English traditions, such as trick-or-treating, with the Irish equivalent known as “guising”.
Guising involved young people dressing up in costumes and receiving different offer-ings from local households. Participants would choose to sing, recite poetry, tell jokes, or perform tricks to earn their treats. Treats were typically coins, fruits or nuts.
By the late 1800s, Halloween became a community-centered holiday, and in the 1920s, the holiday became more secular.
Between the 1920s and 1950s, Halloween was an inex-pensive holiday. Children and teenagers would gather their own materials at home to make a costume, money for trick-or-treating was cheaper and parties in the community were pitch-ins.
In the late 1950s, political leaders changed Halloween as an attempt to end vandalism. Kids organized parties in the youth locations of various towns.
Noe said that when he was in grade school, Halloween was a community holiday. “The best part of Halloween for us was the parties as a kid, or maybe going to a haunted house in the community. Our church always had a great Halloween party for the youth groups,” Noe said.
In modern society, many people associate Halloween with horror. In the 70s and 80s, the holiday was not looked at the way it is now. Noe said, “Halloween wasn’t looked at as a bad or evil time. It was simply another holiday to celebrate for kids.”
Over the years, some tradi-tions have changed in the Unit-ed States. Trick-or-treating, however, has remained since the famine period. Dressing up in costumes, going to haunted houses and horror-filled scary movies demonstrate the many ways people celebrate this ever-changing holiday.
Out of Ideas? Try these DIY Halloween Costumes
Freshman Chloé Russel
“Ladybug.”
Freshman Libby Larch
“Peapod.” “Oompa Loompa.”
“Skunk.” “Cow.” “Pacers cheerleader.”
Junior Andy Cotton
Junior Ian Smith
Junior Erica Hedges
Sophomore Olivia Jackson
What You Need:
How to Make it:
What You Need: What You Need:
How to Make it: How to Make it:
Yellow duct tape, black leggings, black boots and a Batman shirt
Red polo, khakis, white paper and black and red markers
White bed sheet, gold ribbon, gold jewelry and sandals
Tape strips of duct tape together to create yellow gauntlets. Then add pants, a shirt (the above can be found at Walmart) and boots.
Cut out a square of white paper to make a State Farm name tag for “Jake.” When asked who you are, say, “It’s Jake. From State Farm.”
Use a white bedsheet to make a toga. Secure it with gold ribbon, add gold jewelry and walk around with a superior expression.
Batgirl Jake from State Farm Greek Goddess
Feature 7
The Continuing Evolution of the iPhone: A Look Back at the History of America’s Best-Selling Smartphone
iPhone 2G iPhone 3 iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 iPhone 4S iPhone 5 iPhone 5C iPhone 5S iPhone 6 iPhone 6+
Release Date: June 29, 2007
Retail Price: $499 for 4GB $599 for 8GB
Billboard Top Song of 2007: “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé
Billboard Top Artist of 2007: Akon
Release Date: July 9, 2008
Retail Price: $199 for 8GB $299 for 16GB
Billboard Top Song of 2008: “Low” by Flo Rida
Billboard Top Artist of 2008: Chris Brown
Release Date:June 19, 2009
Retail Price:$199 for 16GB $299 for 32GB
Billboard Top Song of 2009:“Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas
Billboard Top Artist of 2009: Taylor Swift
Release Date: June 24, 2010
Retail Price:$199 for 16GB $299 for 32GB
Billboard Top Song of 2010:“TiK ToK” by Ke$ha
Billboard Top Artist of 2010: Lady Gaga
Release Date:October 14, 2011
Retail Price:$199 for 16GB $299 for 32GB $399 for 64GB
Billboard Top Song of 2011:“Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
Billboard Top Artist of 2011: Katy Perry
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Retail Price:$199 for 16GB $299 for 32GB $399 for 64GB
Billboard Top Song of 2012: “Some-body that I Used to Know” by Gotye
Billboard TopArtist of 2012: Adele
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Retail Price: $99 for 16GB$199 for 32GB
Billboard TopArtist of 2013: Bruno Mars
Colors Available: blue, green, pink, yellow and white
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Retail Price:$199 for 16GB $299 for 32GB $399 for 64GB
Billboard TopSong of 2013: “Thriftshop” by Macklemore
Colors Available: gold, silver and space gray
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Retail Price:$199 for 16GB $299 for 64GB $399 for 128GB
Colors Available: gold, silver and space gray
Release Date:September 19, 2014
Retail Price: $299 for 16GB$399 for 64GB$499 for 128GB
Sizes Available:iPhone 6: 5.4x2.6”iPhone 6+: 6.2x3”
98
Photo Poll
Sophomore Lucas Jones
Freshman Erin O’Neill
Senior Davis Hensley
Junior Teresa Meyer
“Google Translate.”
“Instagram.”
“Shadow Fight 2.”
“Calendar.”
What is your most used app?
“Twitter.” Junior Maggie Cloud
Vitoria Simas Finds the Perfect Fit as a Member of CatheatreBY MORGAN CARTER
Sophomore Vitoria Simas performs as Cinderella in the children’s show “The Glass Slipper.” Senior Aidan Catellier portrayed the prince. | Photo by Emma Flohr
Eight months ago, sophomore Vitoria Simas was playing a high school girl in one of the rookie showcase shows, “Rock Sword Fire Cracker,” where she was being directed by senior Madison Jones and junior Gates Schneider.
Five months ago, Simas was a rat tapper with no lines dancing with Jones during the finale of “Shrek the Musical.”
Simas was hanging out back-stage with her apprentice, Schnei-der, as she prepared to star as Cinderella in “The Glass Slipper,” Catheatre’s modern adaption of “Cinderella.” Instead of starring alongside her, Jones co-directed the play with senior Josh Peduto.
“It’s definitely different being directed by someone rather than acting with them, but it’s still a lot of fun,” Simas said.
Simas said she’s always loved everything about performing, no matter if she was on stage or in the audience watching. Simas has been in the spotlight since she was 3, when she started dancing. She said that dance has always been her forte.
She caught the acting bug when she was in eighth grade, perform-ing as a bird girl in HSE’s spring musical. She then went on to star in the school’s rookie showcase and “Shrek.”
All of this is what led to Simas receiving her first lead. Simas said, “It’s different because last year I didn’t have to go every day, I didn’t receive as many notes (corrections on how to get better) and I was just in the back kind of doing my own thing.”
While she said that it was challenging to memorize lines, the easiest part was the interpretation. “I’ve seen ‘Cinderella,’ the movie, so many times and I know who that princess is, so it’s really easy to be her,” said Simas.
She was most excited about wearing her ballroom dress. She
said that it’s really sparkly and pretty and huge with “ginor-mous sleeves.”
Simas was excited for the kids to come see “The Glass Slipper.” Simas said, “I remember when I was young and I would go see shows and I would think, ‘Oh my gosh, I want to wear that dress, I want to be a princess.’ And now I’m living my child-hood dream and I’m happy.”
She also grew up on three continents. She was born in Brazil, where she lived in many places such as Mina Gerais and Saõ Paulo. When she was 3, Simas moved to Carmel.
After living there for three years, Simas and her family moved to Vienna, Austria where she lived for two years before moving back to Fishers, where
in Spanish and 50 percent fluent in German. These skills now help her in Spanish class.
Simas’s Spanish III teacher, Mrs. Rose Egan, who also teaches Spanish I, said that since research shows that a second language is the hardest to learn, anyone who already has skills in more than one language has an advantage.
Even though Simas already has these skills, Egan said that she is a hard worker and humble. Egan didn’t even know that Simas was starring as Cinderella. It’s traits like these that make Peduto say he knows that Simas would step up to the responsibility of being the lead in the children’s play.
Peduto said, “Vitoria has a lot of room to grow as a performer and the potential to get leads in the future.”
she now resides. After moving all over the
world, Simas can’t pick a favorite place. She loves the United States because of how organized, clean and safe everything is, despite the bad weather. She said that anyone can do anything here if they work hard.
On the other hand, Simas says that Brazil provides a different atmosphere. It’s hot, beautiful and a party every day. The only downside is that it’s not safe at all, she said.
Simas said Austria and Europe are also beautiful and that it’s so easy to learn new things. She loves how everything is so classy and the fact that there’s always some-thing to see.
Simas is fully fluent in English and Portuguese, 90 percent fluent
Feature`10
Feature 11Fall Mission Trip Heads to Joplin for Second YearBY ERIN COLLINS
The fall mission trip to Joplin, Mis-souri, will take place on Wednesday and continue until Oct. 19.
Christian service administrator Mrs. Shannon Fox said, “The fall mission trip started as a disaster re-lief in response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.”
In previous years, students who participated have helped to rebuild houses, work on various repairs and assist people who are in need of clothes and food.
Due to the recent halt in funding for repairs in New Orleans, last year the mission trip was moved to Joplin.
Upon hearing the news about New Orleans, Fox said she needed to find a new location where students could aid in disaster relief.
She said, “I found this Xavier mag-azine sitting on top of my mail stack. On the cover there was a picture of Joplin that had seven square miles le-veled, so I called the Xavier grad that was in charge of the project. He said that in their meeting the day before they wondering where they would find volunteers to help.”
On the fall mission trip this year, students will aid in a city just outside of Joplin that also has experienced a recent disaster.
They will work with Rebuild Joplin to help construct homes for families, some of whom have been waiting for almost two years.
From top left, Teresa Meyer, Sydney Mencer, Reilly Rueschhoff, Ellie Fitzgerald, Kate Wade and Nicole Perkins attended last year’s fall mission trip to Joplin, Missouri. | Photo submitted
Campus minister Mrs. Charlene Witka said, “We are to help serve the poor and vulnerable.”
After hours of work, stu-dents will have the opportuni-ty to meet in small groups and discuss their reactions from the day.
Witka said, “The students become more aware of the needs that surround us. They get a different view of the importance of service, and it changes their meaning of service.”
Senior Kaitlyn Kaminskas, who will attend her fourth mission trip this year, said, “I found I personally want to run my life around service. I have really found myself through this experience.”
The trip is not all work and no play. On their way home, students will spend the day in St. Louis.
They will travel to sites such as the Gateway Arch and the City Museum. To wrap up their days of work, the students will celebrate with a meal at the Spaghetti Factory.
Fox said, “Even though the trip will last only a few days, students will be putting in many hours of hard work.”
With this work comes a reward. The mission trips count toward the new service requirements, which have increased the numbers of par-ticipants on each trip.
Fox said, “We had 123 peo-ple apply on the night of our meeting. Since the numbers have grown, the students who normally attend both have to preference which trip they would rather go on.”
Many look for the chance to volunteer, but this year’s fall trip will give only 58 seniors and 17 juniors the opportunity to participate.
“I found that I personally want to run my life around
service. I have really found myself
through this experience.”
Senior Kaitlyn Kaminskas
Fall Break is in Order, Helmich SaysBY ASHLEY KING
The rigorous curriculum and physically demanding extra curricular activities of fall leave students worn out. Fall break begins Oct. 17. For those who met their raffle ticket quota, the break continues through the following Monday.
President Mr. Stephen Hel-mich said the implementation of a fall break moves us more toward a balanced calendar type of schedule, with more equally divided breaks. Helmich said, “We all need a break, physically and mentally, we need a break.”
Students have breaks only on Sundays, and even then, there
seems to be little time to actually relax. Saturdays are often filled with practices or rehearsals and there is still homework to do. Breaks are necessary to attain academic success.
Helmich said, “In absence of a balanced calendar, we are adding little gaps of time to take a break and hopefully come back better.”
This allows for students to be refreshed, relaxed and ultimately happier.
Not having a fall break in pre-vious years was simply a matter of time. There has been little time to work with in the past, but the time was budgeted in this year. Helmich said he likes the idea of a fall break and hopes to keep it.
Day of Service Moved to Spring
Because the number of school days must be balanced each semester, the annual day of service has been moved from its usual fall date to April 2.
BY KATIE SWANTON
For the past two years, the school has celebrated its Sept. 13 birthday by participating in an all-school day of service.
This year, however, the day of service had to be rescheduled to April because of guest speaker Nick Vujicic’s presentation. Vujicic spoke to the student body
“What better way to spend Holy Week
than by doing service around the
community?” Christian service
administrator Mrs. Shannon Fox
about the importance of every-one’s life and the value of each individual.
Although the new date is dif-ferent than the last two years, the change will benefit the school and the study body.
“Having our service day in April will open new opportu-nities,” said Christian service administrator Mrs. Shannon Fox.
She said that by having the service day on April 2 this school year, the school will be able to accomplish service by doing tasks associated with spring.
The new day of service this year is also during Holy Week, specifically falling on Holy Thurs-day. “What better way to spend Holy Week than by doing service around the community,” Fox said.
Fox said some organizations, such as Gleaners Food Bank, are amazed that our student body of 1,300 people are able to come together to serve the school as a community.
Presently the change is only for this year, but the pros could potentially move the day of ser-vice permanently.
Irish Tradition: It’s More Than Just Playing Under the Friday Night Lights
The Irish football program has had a lifetime of success during its reign as Indiana’s most successful football program.
The tradition of the Irish makes the program stand out among all the others. Winning 13 State titles and producing a large number of college football ath-letes reinforces the status of this elite program. But there is more to the Irish football program than what meets the eye.
The relationships the players make provides a brotherhood that the players carry on long after their time at Cathedral is over. The football program doesn’t just create great athletes, it creates role models for future players.
Mathias Kiwanuka ’01 of the New York Giants still is in contact with past football players from his class.
Kiwanuka, who was in-terviewed last week by phone, describes the relationships he created with his teammates as a brotherhood.
Players such as Jeremy Trueb-lood ‘01 and Otis Shannon ‘01 are some of Kiwanuka’s closest friends today.
Kiwanuka said that if it weren’t for his mother he would have never been the successful NFL player he is today. Kiwanuka said he thanks his mother for the motivation he received to strive for greatness.
The two-time Super Bowl champion has had many suc-cessful moments in his time at Cathedral and after.
From winning State in his junior year or winning the Super Bowl in his hometown of Indianapolis, he shows that Irish football creates excellence. He said that the Irish tradition isn’t just football, but also academic excel-lence, club and extracurricular participation and lasting relation-ships with fellow classmates.
Kiwanuka described his biggest benefit from Irish football was his mother and his coaches teaching him how to play hard and to avoid becoming arrogant.
Kiwanuka comes from a
BY JACK ROCAP
successful family. His grandfather was the first Prime Minister of Uganda. He learned about his grandfather about stories from his father about how he educated women in Uganda.
Kiwanuka said his most joyful moments in his career was being drafted to the New York Giants in 2006 and winning the Super Bowl in his hometown against the New England Patriots in 2012.
Jack Doyle ‘06 who plays for the Indianapolis Colts still is in contact with teammates and coaches as well.
He said that tradition is im-portant at Cathedral, from playing rivals to eating the senior meal on Thursday nights. The Irish tradi-
tion was a major part of Doyle’s time here, he said. Winning State in his junior season was his most memorable moment, but he also mentioned the fun of just hanging around his teammates.
Doyle was signed to the Colts, his hometown team, in 2013. Doyle said he was shocked when he heard the news, but overjoyed. Doyle said he loves playing for his hometown team to make his fami-ly proud. Doyle said that without Cathedral he would not be the player he is today. He said that the Coach Mic Roessler prepared him for the NFL and his time at Western Kentucky.
Terry McLaurin ’14 of the Ohio State Buckeyes said that Irish tradition taught him about camaraderie and always to play for the person next to you.
McLaurin said that Irish tradition is all about brotherhood and that the greats before him that set the standard and shaped the way at Cathedral.
McLaurin stressed that the Irish football team is first and foremost a family. He said, how-
ever, that the family doesn’t stop at the football team or inside the walls of the school. He said that at Cathedral, it doesn’t matter how long you were a student or faculty member, or how long it’s been since you were a student, you are always a part of the family. McLaurin remains close to his teammates, especially Indiana State wide receiver, Sampson Levingston ’13.
The tradition of Irish football is more than just playing under the Friday night lights. Irish football creates a long lasting brotherhood between coaches and players. The Irish tradition not only creates athletes, it creates role models for the future. Every year a new class fills the locker room in the Loretto basement, and an older class packs its gear, but leaves the Irish program with the experience of being apart of a rich tradition unlike any other.
Those relationships and that tradition will be put to the test tonight when the Irish travel to Class 6A Hamilton Southeastern for a scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff.
Mathias Kiwanuka ‘01
Seniors Elliot Frederick and Jared Thomas wish each other good luck during the Ben Davis game. | Photo by Jack Rocap
SPORTS12
Ultimate AthleteFall Edition
Arm: Senior Tarah Wylie
Leg: Senior Natalie Jacobson
Arm: Senior Gary Schorr
Senior Riley Quinn
Head: Junior Max Bortenschlager
Leg: Senior Patrick O’Neil
Heart: Senior Kynnedy Kelly
Torso: Junior Betsy Werner
Junior Betsy Werner, after not qualifying for the girls’ golf State meet last year, finished 10th this year in the competition that was played last Friday and Saturday in Carmel. This finish resulted in her being named to this year’s All-State team.
In temperatures that never rose above 45 degrees and with massive wind gusts, Werner had only one hole above par and was able to accomplish her own objective for this year. “Her goal was to finish in the top 10,” her coach, Mr. Pat Fagan, said. She also drew quite a crowd at the competition. “She had around 30 people there to support her,” Fagan said. The crowd definitely left satisfied after Werner’s outing.
Tennis
Cross-Country
Leprechaun
Cheer
Volleyball
Soccer
Football
Golf
SPORTS 13
columns14Guest Column: Ms. O’Brien and Mrs. Ludington Give PSAT Advice
The movie “Annabelle” is the newly released prequel to the movie “The Conjuring.” The film shows the origins of the doll, An-nabelle, from the original movie.
It centers around a young couple, John and Mia, and their newborn baby girl in the late ‘60s to early ‘70s. As a gift to his wife, John gives her an antique doll.
Unfortunately for them, a de-mon has attached itself to the doll as the result of another couple
performing a satanic ritual on it, allowing the demon to cause the family severe panic and terror.
This may be a movie some need to watch with the lights on, to say the least. Many people in the theater felt it necessary to hide themselves during a good portion of the movie.
Overall, the audience seemed to be in agreement that this movie was no laughing matter. Comments about the movie have ranged from “it could have been scarier” to “it was the scariest movie I have ever seen.”
The majority of people watch-ing the movie would agree that “Annabelle” is a real horror movie, unlike “The Purge: Anarchy.”
Unlike most horror movies, where nothing really happens until an hour into the movie, the action started very quickly.
The length of the movie helps. Where most horror movies tend to be at least two hours, “Anna-belle” was only an hour and a half. This allowed it to be succinct and get right down to scaring people.
The movie was frightening, but the plot was not that memorable.
There was very little charac-ter development, and there seemed to be many holes to the story.
There were also randomly added points to the story. The plot wasn’t that well thought out, but the doll was definitely a creepy one. This movie could not have centered around a creepier doll. There were plenty of jump scares caused by the doll.
The movie is rated R, but could easily have been PG-13. It could be played on TV with no editing for content. Even the scary parts did not need an R rating.
There was minimum vio-lence and hardly any blood or gore that tend to be in horror movies.
If you are debating whether or not to see the movie, just keep one thing in mind: this movie is about a possessed doll.
If you do not like dolls al-ready, or if you still have some in your house, do yourself a fa-vor and do not see this movie.
Move Aside Chucky, Annabelle ‘s Coming to Town
BY AMANDA KEILMAN
The standardized tests that col-leges require for students seeking admission are what I consider a necessary evil. On one hand, it seems like a standardized test over reading and math should not determine one’s future and potentially the rest of his life, but on the other hand, in this age of grade inflation, how are colleges supposed to determine the “best and brightest”?
SAT used to stand for Scholas-tic Aptitude Test, which a student took in May of his junior year. The general thought was that the results showed his abilities, and that was that. However, there is no doubt in my mind that, to a cer-tain degree, students can prepare for and improve their chances of achieving a “good” score, although “good” is a relative term.
The best thing one can do is obvious, but many students don’t want to hear this piece of advice: work hard in school, do your homework, including assigned reading, and don’t succumb to shortcuts like Sparknotes or cheat-ing. Regardless of how tedious math homework or weekly vocab-ulary quizzes may seem, tackling these tasks appropriately will help students in the long run.
Secondly, I wish students would read, read and read some more. If students don’t consider themselves to be “readers,” they could read non-fiction: magazine and news articles, biographies of figures they admire, etc. I realize that by sophomore or junior year, this determination has already
been made. For the short term, I would
consider the following:1. Take practice tests and do
them under test conditions. Time yourself, so that you can get used to the pace you need. Even if you just do a 25-minute section a few times a week leading up to the test, it can help. Familiarize yourself with all directions, so you won’t have to waste time doing it on the day of the test.
2. Be well-rested, not only the night before the test, but two nights before, as well.
3. Either eat breakfast or bring snacks to eat during a break. The SAT process is about four hours—that can be a long time if you are hungry.
4. Write in your test booklet, as needed. It is completely legal to do so. Underline, circle, etc. key words and phrases. In the critical reading passages, mark evidence or proof of your answer. Make yourself find this evidence to support your response, especially on hard questions.
5. Wear a watch, even if you normally don’t wear one, to keep track of the time. You cannot have your phone out, and there is no guarantee there will be a working clock in the room.
Specifically for the math sec-tions, consider the following:
1. Math questions go easiest to hardest, so if one of the last few questions of the section seems very easy, read it again carefully to make sure you understood it. (The same is true for sentence com-pletions and identifying sentence errors.)
2. Be open to drawing on and labeling pictures given in a prob-lem. Again, feel free to write in your test booklet.
3. Use a calculator that you’re familiar with. Don’t use a graph-ing calculator unless you always use one in class.
BY MS. LAURIE O’BRIEN, MRS. RACHEL LUDINGTON
Looking for a scare? Best Haunted Houses in Indy Hannah’s Haunted
Acres
Indy Scream
Park
Necropolis: Perpetual darkness
Address: 2525 Shadeland Avenue IndianapolisAdmission Price: Combo Ticket: $28Single Attraction: $20
Address:5211 S. New Columbus RoadAndersonAdmission Price:General Admission (Fri-day and Saturday): $32
Address: 7323 E. Hanna Avenue IndianapolisAdmission Price:Combo pass (one time general admission): $29
megaphoneStaff
Co-editors-in-chief: Kara Williams, Emerson Wolff
Photo editor: Emma Flohr
News editor: Kara Williams
Opinion editor: Katie Swanton
Feature editor: Emerson Wolff
Face-off editor: Nicole Shoaf
Culture editor: Ashley King
Sports co-editors: Jack Rocap Matthew Meuleman
Social media director: Annie Browning
Graphic designer: Christopher Bessler
Cartoonist: Rita Millikan
Photographers: Gloria Herron Emma Flohr Annie Browning
Reporters: Morgan Carter Erin Collins Gloria Herron Nora MacAnally Maddie Lucia Jessica Snyder
Nathan Gray Amanda Keilman Zak Batt Rachel Boler Noelle Luling Mary Cate Pachciarz Adviser: Mr. Tony Willis
Principal: Mr. David Worland
President: Mr. Stephen Helmich
Mission Statement:The Megaphone strives to deliver honest and ac-curate news that informs the readers and allows them to make educated decisions based on the content published. Our goal is to not only report the basic facts, but also to provide in-depth and thorough coverage of all subject matters.
Megaphone is a forum for public expression. These opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the entire Megaphone staff or of Cathe-dral High School.
Contact Us At:Twitter @IrishMegaphoneEmail [email protected] Loretto 2214
Megaphone is the student newspaper of Cathedral High School, 5225 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46226, (317-542-1481), and is published monthly.
Megaphone is a member of:Indiana High School Press Association
National Scholastic Press Association
Staff Editorial: Is Summer Really Just a Season? When it rains, dance in it.
When an opportunity presents itself, take it. When the sun rises, rise with it.
The carefree, curly-haired summer look shouldn’t be exter-nal, but rather an outlook. See the world as though your skin is moistened with coconut scented sun tan lotion.
Gaze upon the world with the idea that there are endless pos-sibilities. There is always time to grow and mature. It is never a bad time to experience the world.
Reggae music is not reserved for poolside relaxation. It can lift spirits at any time of the year. Music can cure any heart from the wintery chills of the world. So plug your phone into the AUX and dance along.
Let this summer be one that lasts. May it never contrast with the summer of 2015, but rather merge into one.
Summer is a mindset. Summer is keeping life simple
and sweet. Summer is letting worries
wither away. Summer is loving yourself and
loving the world around you. Summer is good music and
good people. Summer is something that
should be eternal, and can be. Let’s all sit back, relax, kick our
feet up and watch the summer sun set.
subsides, so will the tests and the quizzes. Just as the summer holds fun parties or trips, so the school year holds fun games, assemblies or long weekends.
Every once in a while, we need a break. We need to take a walk on the beach or dip our feet in the lake.
So give yourself a break. Just like in summer, you always have time for a break. Lie on your bed and put some headphones on. Go see a movie. Take a little time for yourself.
Watch the sun set. Watch the sun rise. Pray. Let yourself radiate and beam as bright as the hot summer sun.
The summer is not the only time that the world is beautiful. Looking around, there seems to be a whole lot of beauty.
Though there are no sandy beaches or palm trees, there are trees adorned with orange leaves that blaze like a bonfire. There are open fields that are covered with a lazy haze on a Saturday morning. There are massive harvest moons, smiling at us from the starlit sky.
A cool dip in the pool can be replaced with a brisk walk outside. There are plenty of enjoyable things in the world that are not just reserved for summer.
Take a deep breath after a long school day and appreciate that simple freedom of a night at home and a few hours of fun.
Does summer really ever have to end? It seems like a stupid question. When school starts, summer ends. The air is no longer damp with humidity and the mosquitoes quit biting. As the sun begins to set a little sooner, we also seem to dull.
Isn’t summer, however, really just a mindset? Summer is sim-plicity. Summer is believing that no matter how bad one day is or how sunburned you are, the next day, things will always be better.
The burn always fades to a supple tan. That is true of life, too. Though one day, or even many days, may consist of a sunburn, the red always fades and you end up being more beautiful than ever. The bad times always subside and you end up better because of them.
Tests, homework and essays bring inevitable stress. The nice thing about stress, however, is it can always be prevented.
In summer, when you have something to do, you just get it done so you can head back out to the pool.
At what point do we stop doing that? Use your extra time at the end of class, or all the time in resource, to get work done. Then you can have fun faster.
You can head back out to the pool.
It may seem impossible not to worry, but just as a summer storm
Staff 15
There’s no better way to share your pictures than through Instagram. Instagram is an app that allows you to share your life through pictures with friends, family and the world.
There are several different ways people can use Instagram to stay connected. Whether it’s throwback pictures from a couple months ago, or even years ago, to recent events that you want to be able to share with your followers.
Pictures are becoming more and more important in today’s society, along with keeping up with the most recent ways to share them through technology.
Instagram has escalat-ed over the past several years into a popular social media app. It is a new and creative way that allows you to edit your photos and share them with friends, family and people across the world.
Sharing pictures has never been easier!
From your camera roll you can choose from all your pictures and pick the photo you would like to post. You have the option to edit, filter and caption
your picture to enhance the presentation of your photo.
After uploading the photo to Instagram, there are so many different techniques you can use to enhance your photo before publishing it. For instance, you can scroll through different filters that would best affect your picture based on your preference. You can also add contrast, shape and borders.
Along with the image you can type a creative caption explaining your picture to share with your followers. The caption is limitless, so you can use as many characters and emoji’s as you want.
A user can also tag his or her friends or family in the photo and he or she will get a notification that a picture was posted.
This allows you to view photos that you have been tagged in right away. You can then add a location of where the picture was taken.
Then once you click the “share” button, your picture will appear on your followers’ timelines, allowing them to be able to like your picture. Once
someone has liked or commented on your post, you will receive a notifica-tion of who did so.
A new feature Insta-gram has added is the ability to add a short video clip. This allows a person to be able to capture the moment of an event and be able to share it almost as if their follow-ers were actually there.
On your timeline you are able to view all the pictures the people you are following have posted. You can then like and/or comment on a picture that your friends have posted.
Your profile is a collec-tion of all your pictures you have ever posted. You are given the option to be private, only giving your followers permission to view your pictures, or public, allowing everyone permission to view your pictures.
Instagram is the best way to share photos with your friends, family and the world. This is one of the more modern ways for society to stay con-nected.
There’s no better way to share pictures than through Instagram.
What came first, Twitter or Instagram? Twitter was first available to the public March 21, 2006, only two years after the infamous Facebook release. Instagram mate-rialized four years later in 2010, quickly attract-ing as much attention as Facebook or Twitter alike.
While Twitter lacks some of the diverse characteristics Facebook offers its users, it has the same premise, only a little simpler. I person-ally prefer Twitter over Instagram any day of the week. Twitter’s slogan, “What’s on your mind?” versus Instagram’s under-lying message, “What’s on your face?” makes me feel a lot less self-conscious.
Twitter has more room for opinions, ideas and even jokes in 140 characters or fewer. I feel as if Twitter has sub-consciously taught me how to get my thoughts across, how to get to the point quicker by limiting my character count. Every tweet permits only so much, so make those words count.
Unlike Instagram, sharing thoughts via
Twitter is more of a possibility. Sure, you can carry a message through Instagram’s limitless captions, but unless I’m following that person, I’ll never get the opportunity to see what he has posted.
Via Twitter, I can tweet, “no school tomor-row,” and anyone who retweets me will allow their followers to see the same message. These are people who would never have seen the message in the first place, unless I had given them consent to follow my account.
I can spend time with my close friends all night Friday and the next day find myself alone back at home relaxing. I’ll log onto Instagram and see my peers or maybe some of my friends out and about while I lazily hide behind an iPad or iPhone screen. It sometimes leaves me feeling not only left out, but really lame. Everyone is out on their Saturday nights, why aren’t I?
I’ll quickly close the app, but it’s too late; the damage has been done. It’s confirmed, I’m a lame idiot alone on a Saturday. Not that in any way being
alone on a Saturday night is a bad thing, but I know a lot of others who can relate to the feeling one way or another.
What Twitter does more for me than Instagram ever has is make me laugh. There are endless parody and satire accounts that leave me laughing out loud. Or the reverse, as making a tweet that others have seen and laughed at is a satisfying feeling, something I can’t relate to any Instagram post I have made. All I can think of when I post a photo onto Instagram is, “how does my face look,” or “this didn’t even get many likes...”
Instagram likes have slowly taken over my mind. Sometimes as I find myself obsessively checking the app, open-ing and closing my social media. That’s where, for me, Instagram falters. It’s more about your appear-ance rather than your inner thoughts.
What’s on your mind is more important and truly more memorable than that dress you wore to your best friend’s dinner party.
VS
Instagram or Twitter? Katie swanton noelle luling“There’s no better way to share your pictures
than Instagram. It allows you to share
your life through pictures with friends,
family and the world.”
“Twitter’s slogan, ‘What’s on your mind?’
versus Instagram’s underlying message,
‘What’s on your face?’ makes me feel less
self-conscious.”
Face Off16