CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

Volume 53, Issue 7 Newburgh, Indiana

April 2013

INSIDE

The

News - pages 1-3Feature - page 4Entertainment - pages 5-6Sports- pages 7-8Opinion page -9Knight Vision - page 10

By Madison Daniels

� e winter guard has had huge accomplishments this year.

Most recently, they placed � rst in Class A at the Indiana High School Color Guard Association’s state � nals on March 23 in Greenwood, Ind.

In addition, they placed � rst at every regular-season show and are currently ranked sixth in the world in the Winter Guard International’s Class A.

� ey gave a free performance for the community on April 5 at 8 p.m. in the south gym.

“Our goals were to make it to state � nals this year, which we have accomplished,” said winter guard coach Joni Leistner.

On April 12, the winter guard will participate in the Winter Guard International Finals competition.

“� e most exciting performance we’ve had this year was our very � rst one, out of the gate, winning � rst place in our class at our � rst competition, and the one that is yet to come up is the WGI world competition,” said junior Ashley Bledsoe.

� e winter guard program has been at Castle for about 15 years.

� e season normally begins around � anksgiving, with staging and choreographing, and ends in mid-April.

“We have a performance arts class during school daily,” said Leistner. “Monday and Wednesday we rehearse from 3:15-5:30,

Friday from 3-9, and practice or have contests on Saturdays and occasional contests on Sundays.”

Once the competitions start, the guard has extra practices on the weekends. � e winter guard has even practiced for eight hours.

Every year, the winter guard has a di� erent theme for their performance.

“� is year our show is called Blind Obsession, and we perform to the song ‘Every Breath You Take,’ originally a Sting song, but our version is sung by a Choir Scala along with the Kolacny Brothers,” said senior Hannah Smith.

“Our goal with having the theme of Blind Obsession this year is to make the audience feel eerie and somewhat stalked,” said Bledsoe.

� e guard has overcome many challenges this season.

“We are doing a very deep and intense show this year requiring a much more di� cult type of performance from the girls emotionally,” said Leistner.

“We have really had to work on their expressive range throughout this season,” she said. “� ey have risen to the challenge and have

accomplished a higher demand of performance. � e show this year has really blossomed into something very special.”

� e winter guard not only values the titles and the competitions they have won but also value each other as a team.

“Being a part of guard isn’t just about being a part of an extracurricular activity but also being a family,” said junior Alex Bartley. “I know that I can count on any of them, and they can count on me. � ey are my sisters.”

“My favorite part about being in the winter guard is the friendships with all of the girls that are made throughout the season,” said junior

Stacie Owens. “Everyone is super close, and it’s like having another family.”

“I’ve been in the Castle winter guard program since my freshman year,” said Bledsoe.

“My favorite part about being on the winter guard is being with such an amazing group of girls and, of course, going out to perform our show to an audience,” she said.

“� ey are such an amazing and special group of ladies,” said Leistner. “We are a very close group. I view each of these girls like they were my own daughters. Each and every one of them are a unique and vital part of our program. � ey mean the world to me.”

Andy Byers

See BULLYING on Page 5

Do you get enough sleep at night? Read a student’s viewpoint on the impor-tance of sleep and tips on how to get more sleep.

Seniors Ben Dalhquist and Matt Cassidy know how to rock. Find out more about their band and their music.

See page 9 See page 4.

Castle Winter Guard dance their way to state championship

Photo by Madison DanielsJunior Ashley Bledsoe warms up before practice on March 20. The winter guard placed � rst place at the state competition on March 23. This was a � rst in Castle history. They will compete next at Winter Guard International. The title of their show this year is Blind Obsession.

“Our goal with having the theme of Blind Obsession this year is to make the audience feel eerie and somewhat stalked.” Ashley Bledsoe, junior

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Please recycle all types of paper by placing it in the green bins in each classroom.

NEWS2 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLAPRIL 2013

Honoring high-achieving students at Scholastic C By Ahmed Shahzad

� e National Honor Society holds an event every year, usually in the spring, known as the “Scho-lastic C banquet.”

� e purpose of the Scholastic C is to reward sophomores, juniors and seniors who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for two consecutive semesters.

� ese winners earn this award by making a conscious e� ort to do their best.

“De� nitely use your resources you have at school with your teach-ers, and also if you don’t get it, just try again. Don’t give up,” said senior Brett Walker, a third-time recipient

� e Scholastic C banquet, which took place on March 19, honored 315 participants.

First, the participants and their families ate a chicken dinner at 6 p.m. which was catered by Schnit-zelbank, a restaurant in Jasper, Ind.

Next, during the award ceremo-ny, which began at 6:30, � rst-time recipients received a varsity C, and second- and third-time recipients got a pin.

As each person was recognized, principal Andy Byers and the NHS sta� announced how many times the person had won.

Scholarship counselor Sarah Elaman, a Castle graduate, has won the Scholastic C award herself three times.

� is is one of my favorite events during the school year because

Photo courtesy of Abdul AshrafThe Scholastic C award and dinner ceremony took place in the cafeteria on March 19.

I enjoy celebrating our students’ hard work in the classroom,” she said.

History teacher Bobbie Hud-son also thinks this is an important award.

“(It) awards/recognizes the stu-dents for their diligence regarding their studies,” she said.

Walker appreciates the recogni-tion.

“It’s an honor to get the award,” he said. “I feel very privileged and thankful.”

NHS has existed at Castle since 1961, according to NHS adviser Barb Dayton.

� e club is part of the � ursday Club F schedule.

A person interested in NHS must � rst be inducted. Require-ments include community service and a strong belief in NHS’s four pillars — Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character — and a cu-mulative grade point average of 3.2

or above. Students who meet or exceed

those requirements may apply. � en a faculty committee chooses those who will be inducted into NHS in April. � ey can attend their � rst meeting the following school year.

NHS hosts the Scholastic C as its club service project to the school.

� e word “scholastic” comes from the pillar “Scholarship.” � e “C” comes from “Castle.”

In Walker’s eyes, “It’s not just about getting good grades. � ink about what you like to do and use that way to help others in the com-munity.”

3THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

APRIL 2013NEWS

Mrs. Kathy Baker is Castle’s

Youth First social worker. Her o� ce is in the attendance o� ce.

Email your questions about drugs, alcohol, smoking, addiction treatment or whatever, and Youth First founder Dr. William Wooten will post an answer within one week. Don’t worry. No one will know it was you asked the question.

Ask Youth First ...The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask.

Go to www.youth� rstinc.org. Look for the box: Ask Question.

By Amanda Wolf Editor-in-chief

� e famous saying “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen” didn’t apply to a group of high school students in the Steel Cook competition.

On March 10, senior Ashley Post, junior Kristin Beckwith, junior Mallory Niehaus from North High School and junior Kayla Marx from Reitz High School got a chance to compete with the best chefs in Evansville.

� e competition took place at Casino Aztar’s Executive Conference Center from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

� e chefs included Chef Ben Julzi from Biaggi’s, Chef Nick Weisenborn from NW Chophouse and Wine Bar (coming soon to Newburgh), Chef David Avery from Victoria National Golf Club, Chef Wess Rose from Lorenzo’s Bakery & Bistro, Chef Kyle Kellog from Famous Bistro, Chef Glen Chapman from Casino Aztar and Chef Doros Hadjisavva from Acropolis.

“� e students competed against the chefs, but we gave them an advantage,” said Julie Karger, director of the Steel Cook Competition. “� e chefs got to bring one sous chef to help, but we let SICTC (Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center) use four students.”

But how did high school students get the experience of a lifetime?

“Chef Ed (Ellis, from SICTC) asked who wanted to do it a� er talking to Julie, and I said I for sure wanted to do it, and Ashley Post said she would, too,” said Beckwith.

� e judges included Ron Rhodes, chief meteorologist, Sinclair Broadcasting; Roger Tandy, corporate trainer/chef, Fresh Market; Lorenzo Minor, artesian baker; Lloyd Winnecke, mayor of Evansville; Victoria Grabner, managing editor of Evansville Living Magazine; and Lanea Stagg, author of Recipe Records.

As in every good competition, there was a twist. � e contestants had to use a mystery ingredient.

� is turned out to be bell peppers.

“Finding out the mystery ingredient was bell peppers helped boost our con� dence,” said Post. “We had made several dishes involving bell peppers, so we were prepared to create a beautiful, savory dish.”

� e dish they prepared was Chicken Cynthia with a pineapple lemon sauce.

Beckwith had a di� erent outlook than the other girls going into the competition.

“A� er we signed up, I was out of school for two weeks in the hospital with seizures, so I wasn’t planning on going; I was just going to support them,” she said. “Ashley called me the day of the competition saying I was going to help even if it was cutting stu� up or being their ‘cook catalog,’ as she

calls me. � at’s when I knew I was back in the group.”

� e rules of the competition were simple.

� ey had to use the food provided from the pantry list. Plus, they were allowed to bring three items from their own kitchens. � ey had 20 minutes to cook one dish a� er being presented the secret

ingredient in round one. Eight chefs competed in round one. � e top two scores moved to round two where they had 35 minutes to cook two dishes with a new secret ingredient -- bleu cheese. � e top score won the title of “Steel Cook.”

� is competition wasn’t like all

“� is play ... involves stories that everyone can relate to at any point in their lives.”

Eric Antey, director

High school students go knife to knife with Evansville chefs

Photos courtesy of Stephanie Post(From left) Mallory Niehaus, Kayla Marx, Ashley Post and Kristin Beckwith com-peted in the Steel Cook competition at the Southern Indiana Career and Techni-cal Center on March 10. They competed against Evansville chefs.

The girls’ dish was Chicken Cynthia with a pineapple lem-on sauce.

The secret ingredient was green, yellow and orange pep-pers.

The contestants had 20 minutes in round one. The two top scores moved to round two. They had 35 minutes in round two.

competitions. “It was based on the popular show Iron Chef (on the Food Network),” said Karger. “We call it ‘Steel Cook’ since some of the competitors don’t have culinary degrees but may be a self-taught cook. And they could possibly beat the educated and trained ones.”

For Post, being in the kitchen is second nature. “I have been cooking for a very long time, but I mainly bake, she said. I have been baking and doing cakes since I was about 6 or 7, so almost 11 years.” You could say I really enjoy it.”

With an opportunity like this, there would have to have bene� ts to all competitors, especially the students. “� e students had the opportunity to see many experienced chefs in action and under the gun to see how creative they could be, “said Karger. “� is would be a great experience for their future endeavors in the culinary � eld.”

Post said, “I personally gained so much experience with the technique due to speaking with other chefs and preparation with time management which will help with my next competition -- skills baking in April. I’m most excited about all the di� erent job opportunities I earned. I get opportunities at Biaggi’s, Victoria Golf Course and Famous Bistro, along with job shadowing at Cavanaugh’s.”

� e majority of the proceeds went to the Tri-State Food Bank.

� e competition was sponsored by Premier Marketing Services, Wellness Communications and Casino Aztar. � e food booths during round one were provided by Cavanaugh’s, Blush Ultra Lounge, Diamond Deli, La Parisianne du Chocolat, Max and Erma’s, Outlaw Burger Company, Riverside Cookery, Riverview Co� ee Company and Temptations Bu� et.

Acropolis took home the title of Steel Cook this year.

Last year’s winner was Chef Jayson Munoz from Kanpai.

� ere was a silent and live auction throughout the competition. � e live auction items included an Acropolis unique dinner for four valued at $200, Bone� sh Grill pamper eight � sh lovers valued at $550, 18 holes of golf with a cart from Victoria National Foursome valued at $820, dinner for two at Cavanaugh’s and an overnight stay at the Casino Aztar hotel valued at $400, three-month membership with kids club from the Tri-State Athletic Club valued at $489, six tickets to Casino Aztar Center Suite for an Aces game at the Ford Center valued at $225, 18 holes of golf from Rolling Hills Country Club valued at over

See STEEL COOK on Page 5

FEATURE4 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLAPRIL 2013

By Lindsay Alling

Seniors Ben Dahlquist and Matt Cassidy are two teens ready to show everyone their talents and blow people away.

Dahlquist and Cassidy have a band called “Likewise” that was in a Battle of the Bands competition.

� ey won this competition, getting the title of Evansville’s Best Band. � ey both were extremely happy about all the feedback they got.

Dahlquist said they were almost forced by family members to come up with a name for their band a� er playing and winning at the Fall Festival, and it ended up being

Cassidy’s idea to call their group “Likewise.”

“We liked the idea of a name that could be used in conversation,’’ Dahlquist said.

Both boys also play at restaurants in the area. � ey have played at Greek’s Pizza, � e Tin Fish, Café Arazu, Hacienda and at any place by the river.

Cassidy and Dahlquist have also gotten the opportunity to record some original songs with Jimmy Dulin, the engineer at a recording studio named Country Q in Nashville, Tenn.

Dahlquist said a� er some gigs they got some money to start to pay for more sessions. � ey usually use their own instruments in the studio, he said. Other times Dulin lets them just use the instruments provided at the studio.

“I love making people smile and dance along,” Cassidy said about why he loves performing.

However, Dahlquist enjoys something else. His favorite thing about performing is that they get free food from the restaurants where they perform.

Dahlquist has other hobbies besides singing and performing.

“� ey consist of thri� shopping, jumping o� tall things and dancing,” he said.

Cassidy also has other interests. “I like playing basketball, volleyball and pretty much any sport besides bull riding,” he said.

Dahlquist has never taken any music lessons. Instead, he had people in his neighborhood who taught him the blues and parents and older siblings with excellent musical taste.

On the other hand, Cassidy started playing violin at the age of 6 and took lessons for seven years. He soon followed that with his singing in Likewise.

Cassidy now plays a plethora of instruments, such as the violin, guitar and ukulele.

Despite their current musical success, Cassidy and Dahlquist dream of being master chefs. � ey want to own a restaurant that serves their favorite breakfast dishes and sells baked goods on the side.

So in the distant future, be sure to look for a restaurant with amazing baked goods and even better breakfast dishes. And maybe Dahlquist and Cassidy will even sing.

Dahlquist and Cassidy have already recorded � rst single

Photo courtesy of Matt CassidySeniors Ben Dahlquist (right) and Matt Cassidy perform at The Tin Fish in New-burgh.

Teens sing their way past competition

Courtesy of Matt CassidySeniors Matt Cassidy (left) and Ben Dahlquist .

10 habits of highly e� ective Castle students#1: Having good attendance

#2: Using strong study habits and organizational skills

#3: Displaying a willingness to make a commitment

#4: Developing a sense of community

#5: Being proactive

#6: Having integrity

#7: Avoiding distractions

#8: Participating in class

#9: Getting plenty of sleep

#10: Having highly e� ective parents

Written by Doug Gresham, Kim Gresham, Joy Miller and Sally Wilkinson

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5THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

APRIL 2013ENTERTAINMENT

“� is play ... involves stories that everyone can relate to at any point in their lives.”

Eric Antey, director

Inlumi Cafe & Bakery o� ers tasty food, reasonable prices By Robin Doom

It’s a spring day. You are driving down Highway 261, and your stomach starts to growl. You don’t want fast food, so you just keep driving. You pass Inlumi. It looks delicious, so you stop and grab a bite to eat.

Inlumi Cafe & Bakery is a tasty little restaurant in the middle of Newburgh. � ey have been open for a little over a year and seem to be doing well.

� eir menu includes sandwiches, soups and omelets. � is café is reasonably priced for the quality of the food.

I had a chef salad with ranch dressing and really enjoyed it. � e greens on the salad were incredibly fresh. � e salad included turkey, ham and cheese and was served with a slice of bread. It cost $8 and was worth every cent.

I went to Inlumi with my parents who enjoyed it as much as I did.

My mom had the classic western

omelet. � e omelet included ham, bell peppers, onions and cheese.

“� e ham was good, but I didn’t enjoy the bell peppers as much as I thought I would, and I forgot to order it without onions, but overall I enjoyed it,” she said. � e omelet was reasonably priced at $6.50.

We went to the restaurant on Sunday when they were serving breakfast. However, they also were

serving lunch which was awesome because my dad and I aren’t much on breakfast.

My dad had the BLT and said it was fantastic. � e tomato was extremely fresh, and the bacon was perfectly crispy. On the plus side, it wasn’t greasy at all.

“� e lettuce tasted like it had just been picked from a garden,” he said.

� e restaurant environment was very family friendly. � e people working there were polite and willing to help us with anything we needed. � e customer service was excellent. � e style of food is classic American food.

According to the menu, the idea for the restaurant “was born in 2002 when Chef Ligo and Chef Sam began working together and quickly a friendship blossomed.

Both with a passion for culinary endeavors and a dream, they o� en declared, ‘Someday we will be opening our place.’ Paying homage to Ligo’s Mayan roots, we decided to call it ‘Inlumi,’ which is Mayan for ‘Our Place.’”

Overall, Inlumi Cafe & Bakery is a cute little restaurant. I hope it is there for many years to come, and I am excited to go back and eat there again.

out of 5

Inlumi Cafe & Bakery is located at 4833 State Road 261 in Newburgh. The res-taurant’s menu includes sandwiches, soups and omelets. Its hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. (breakfast 6-10:30; lunch 11-2; bakery 6 a.m.-5 p.m.), Sunday brunch 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Monday.

STEEL COOKContinued from Page 3

competitions. “It was based on the popular show Iron Chef (on the Food Network),” said Karger. “We call it ‘Steel Cook’ since some of the competitors don’t have culinary degrees but may be a self-taught cook. And they could possibly beat the educated and trained ones.”

For Post, being in the kitchen is second nature. “I have been cooking for a very long time, but I mainly bake, she said. I have been baking and doing cakes since I was about 6 or 7, so almost 11 years. You could say I really enjoy it.”

With an opportunity like this, there would have to have bene� ts to all competitors, especially the students. “� e students had the opportunity to see many experienced chefs in action and under the gun to see how creative they could be,” said Karger. “� is would be a great experience for their future endeavors in the culinary � eld.”

Post agreed. “I personally gained so much experience with the technique due to speaking with other chefs and preparation with time management which will help with my next competition -- skills baking in April. I’m most excited about all the di� erent job opportunities

I earned. I get opportunities at Biaggi’s, Victoria Golf Course and Famous Bistro, along with job shadowing at Cavanaugh’s.”

Chef Doros Hadjisavva from Acropolis took home the title of Steel Cook this year.

Last year’s winner was Chef Jayson Munoz from Kanpai. � e majority of the proceeds went to the Tri-State Food Bank.

� e competition was sponsored by Vineyard Financial, D-Patrick Lincoln and Casino Aztar.

� e food booths during round one were provided by Cavanaugh’s, Blush Ultra Lounge, Diamond Deli, La Parisianne du Chocolat, Max and Erma’s, Outlaw Burger Company, Riverside Cookery, Riverview Co� ee Company and Temptations Bu� et.

� ere was a silent and live auction throughout the competition. � e live auction items included the following: Acropolis dinner for four (valued at $200), Bone� sh Grill � sh dinner for eight ($550), 18 holes of golf and a cart for four at Victoria National ($820), dinner for two at Cavanaugh’s plus an overnight stay at the Casino Aztar Hotel ($400), a three-month family membership with Kids’ Club at Tri-State

Athletic Club ($489), six tickets to Casino Aztar’s Ford Center Suite for a Purple Aces game ($225), 18 holes of golf and a cart for four at Rolling Hills Country Club, and four tickets to Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville, Ind., with seats close to the stage and VIP privileges ($360).

People could also vote on which chef won the People’s Choice Award and Sponsors’ Choice Award by putting a donation in the drop box during round one.

Famous Bistro took home both the People’s Choice Award and the Sponsors’ Choice Award.

Dream becomes reality

ENTERTAINMENT6 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLAPRIL 2013

� e Musicians’ Coalition o� en reviews a CD or DVD for � e Lancer. Seniors Jessica Titzer, Kinsey Haviza and Ashley Charles, Musicians’ Coalition o� cers, wrote this review. For more information about the club, contact sponsor Jim Kibler in Room 2109.

Originally founded in 1985 under the name “Majesty,” Dream � eater was put together by a group of students who were attending the Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts.

� ey are described as a progressive metal band and have been switching up their sound for the past 28 years.

A� er multiple line-up changes, the band now consists of John Myung, John Petrucci, James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, and Mike

Mangini. Together they have released 11 albums, the most recent being “A Dramatic Turn of Events,” which was released in 2011.

� e Grammy-nominated opening track, “On the Backs of Angels,” got very positive feedback from our reviewers and was an all- around crowd pleaser.

Freshman Keric Rudisill said that this track was “very intense” and that the vocals were outstanding.

Track number two, “Build Me Up, Break Me Down,” has a lot of variation from the � rst track, which junior Hunter Van Doorn said helped to “provide interest into the album.”

Song number seven on the album provides a change of pace. “Far from Heaven” alters the mood

of the album and is a fantastic ballad.

Junior Kaden Rudisill described it as “beautiful and very melodic.”

“A Dramatic Turn of Events” is 77 minutes and � ve seconds long.

As could be expected of an album of that length, it does tend to drag on a bit, but it also manages to catch the listener’s attention with each track change.

� is album was received very well by many reviewers when it was � rst released and earned Dream � eater their � rst Grammy nomination and won Burn! Magazine’s Best Album award.

While it might not � t most people’s musical tastes, “A Dramatic Turn of Events” is musically a great album.

� eir use of drums, synthesizers

and vocal harmonies o� er the listener a very unique experience and will surely keep them interested.

Dream Theater impresses with ‘A Dramatic Turn of Events’

(Co-written by all three MC o� cers: Jessica Titzer, Kinsey Haviza, and Ashley Charles) 3 out of 5 stars

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 � lm

out of5

� e Film Club has started writing a movie review for � e Lancer. Freshman Ben Lobel, the club’s vice president, wrote this one. For more information about the club, contact sponsor Julie Kibler in Room 215.

What do you get when you mix the director of “Never Say Never” with the writers of “Zombieland”?

Well, in this case, you get “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.”

� is movie did something right by ditching the Razzie Award-winning writers and director of the last “G.I. Joe” movie.

� is movie wasn’t great. It might even be a stretch to call it good, but at least it wasn’t “Rise of the Cobra.”

Now, I know I’m not here to tell you how bad the � rst movie was. I’m here to tell you how mediocre the sequel is.

� is movie was a hundred minutes of endless action, and that might have � lled the expectations of the people who still play with G.I. Joe action � gures, but for me it wasn’t enough.

It did give me an entertaining insight on numerous characters

and their independent journeys leading up to the climactic � nish.

It was a slightly smarter look at bad (good) action movies from the 80s.

Even though it isn’t my usual cup of tea, I do have to applaud the special e� ects in this movie.

I didn’t watch it in 3D, but my headache a� er watching this was equally painful.

It was loud, REALLY loud. � e visuals captured in this

� lm could be referred to as Jackson Pollack � lmmaking (like splatters of paint on a canvas).

� ey just kind of threw stu� at you, whether you were ready for them or not.

One minute you’re watching a massive ninja battle on the side of a mountain; next you’re watching � e Rock try to act.

Let’s just say that I was underwhelmed by Dwayne Johnson’s performance.

My award for best acting in this movie goes to Walton

Goggins for his devilishly awesome performance as the warden of a top secret prison storing only three people, who just happen to be the most lethal terrorists in the entire world.

I was happy to see Bruce Willis making more of a supporting role than a cameo appearance in the movie.

I was very entertained by his portrayal of a gun-obsessed, playfully sexist ex-Army general.

Don’t even get me started on the actresses in this movie, you know, the three of them.

All in all, this movie was a step up from the last movie that could have been written and directed by a sewage tank.

� is movie has enough star power and explosions to entertain your way to the rather awesome � nale at the end.

‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ soars with � ashy e� ects, sinks with choppy acting

Director: Jon M. ChuRated: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 39 minutes

out of5

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7THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

APRIL 2013SPORTS

By Zoe Taylor

It’s cold. � e wind pushes the snow up and down the green turf. On it, boys are wearing football-like helmets and pads, carrying long, metal sticks with nets on the end. � e players shout and run, passing and throwing a small rubber ball with great velocity.

One player catches it and is suddenly hit by an opposite green team player with his stick in the stomach. � e ball handler quickly passes, and the crowd cheers. � is is the game of lacrosse.

Lacrosse is a fairly new sport to Castle High School. Castle hosts both a boys’ and a girls’ lacrosse team. � e boys’ team has been playing for Castle for � ve years; the girls’ team is only two years old. Players on both teams can earn varsity letters.

“Look for a game that is similar in basketball in its movement, hockey for the rules, and soccer in its speed,” said Emily Garrett, the girls’ lacrosse coach.

� e girls’ team began last year when Garrett took control of organization and coaching.

“I got talked into it by Kari Beising,” she said. “(She) needed a coach or they couldn’t have a team. If these people needed a coach for an organized sport, I was willing to help.”

� ree years ago girls in the area began playing when members of Castle’s boys’ lacrosse team o� ered practices for the girls. Because there weren’t many girls from Castle who were interested, however, they moved to Evansville and created a universal team. � is year most schools have their own individual teams for the girls.

Freshman Megan Finn has been playing lacrosse for the entire three years, transferring from Evansville to the o� cial Castle girls’ team. She had originally picked up other sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball but quit a� er joining lacrosse.

“� ere were a lot of rules (in lacrosse), and it was confusing,” she said. Finn later explained that the other sports helped her understand the sport of lacrosse.

� e biggest di� erence between the Evansville team and the Castle girls’ team for Finn was the time spent and people in it.

“� e Castle team really became closer because you see them every day. � e Evansville team was more just learn the rules and games,” said Finn.

� e unique game is also o� ered to middle school students. Since lacrosse is not o� cially school sanctioned, it is considered a club sport, and younger players can participate with the older students.

“It’s a lot easier (to come to Castle) because I’ve come to this school before and know older

girls,” said Finn. “� is sport is de� nitely a favorite in high

school,” said Ryan Eagleson, assistant coach of the boys’ lacrosse team. “Even though it isn’t traditional, it’s fun to play. It’s not politically bound like other sports. It’s de� nitely a commodity.”

� e feeling of the lack of stress of politics commonly found in many school sports allows the players to play a new sport without the pressure to outdo other teammates.

“I kind of like it better than basketball

because everyone is starting out, so if you come out strong, you are good,” said freshman Kayla Kleimen, a � rst-year lacrosse player. “Basketball, if you don’t start in a feeder (program), you’re already behind. It gave me a new opportunity to start over and prove myself.”

� e lacrosse team is made up of a diverse group, many quitting other traditional sports and joining in the distinctive experience. It is, in fact, quite common to see many players already

with a sports background playing in lacrosse, whether they be from football, track, soccer, tennis, or basketball.

“We’ve grown in numbers and we are now a varsity sport,” Garrett said. “It’s easy to pick up. Come to the games and see it.”

Being a club sport, the lacrosse teams are at the bottom of the food chain in the Castle sports program.

“We get no funding,” said Garrett. “ we have no assurance that we will have uniforms, money, or � eld space without doing it ourselves.”

� e money is made by the team members themselves. Examples being trash pick-up by the girls’ lacrosse team on Friday, March 21, and the boys’ lacrosse car wash.

To understand the expenses needed to be paid, the girls’ lacrosse team uniforms are $4,000 to be Varsity legal. Boys have to pay for their own padding and equipment, which can led up to a bill of more than $300. Nets and balls are all paid for by the teams.

� e boys’ and girls’ lacrosse games are signi� cantly di� erent. � e boys’ game is known as a contact sport, similar to football. While, the girls are more of a basketball and soccer game, the girls game is not technically a contact sport.

“I recommend that [a guy interested] should pick up a stick and throw around a bit,” said Brian Aker, Senior. “Come out and play it.”

� e lacrosse team recruits many of its players by others’ in� uence.

“Ryan Eagleson[last season’s varisty goalie] got me into it,” Aker said.

“Lacrosse continues to spread across the country, spreading through the Midwest and South,” said Aker. “It’s the fastest growing

sport right now.”In only a couple years,

Warrick County has had multiple boys lacrosse teams created. In only two years, Castle has become a varsity lacrosse team and Memorial and other schools have created JV girls’ teams just this year.

� e sport seems to spread through verbal communication rather than written press.

“� e sport is self-sustaining. It’s spreading like wild� re. You only have to look at how fast the new teams are appearing to see that,” said Eagleson.

“Castle is the fastest growing lacrosse program compared to the other schools,” Eagleson said.

With the � rst girls’ lacrosse team in the Southern Indiana, Castle has started a new craze for a new sport.

“It’s been amazing to watch it grow from a loosely net club to a team that is a force to be reckoned with,” said Jeremy Biggs, the boys’ JV coach.

He has had two sons go through the program and a younger one coming in soon. “It started with a dozen or so players, now its about sixty,” he said. “It’s exciting to see girls’ lacrosse evolve from the boys’.”

With such a new sport to Castle, it has very old history. It originated from Native American stick ball, or baggatway. With the arrival of colonists, the French dubbed the game “Lacrosse”, which literally means, “the stick”. Eventually the game was modi� ed and molded for today’s play.

Biggs, half Chippewa from Wisconsin, said, “It’s just the love of lacrosse and how it has been brought a traditional Native American game to Castle High School.”

While the game may seem confusing at � rst glance, it is easy

to compare to other sports.“It’s a really simple game. Run

like soccer, hit like football. Plays are like basketball, catch like baseball. Rules are like hockey. Makes a really exciting game,” said Biggs.

“It has big hits, fast playing game. Mostly watch how quick the game is,” said Ryan. “I encourage people to come see it. At least get an idea of what kind of game this is. If you like football or basketball or soccer, you’ll like watching lacrosse.”

Games are not hard to go see, any are held at the Castle freshman football practice � eld, usually on � ursdays about six o’clock. A snack stand is usually open. Both girls and boys can be playing during the week.

In order to get a bigger audience, the boys are holding theme nights.

“We are going to have theme nights. We will have a lax king and queen for our � rst going-away. Since our schedule doesn’t let us have a home-coming, we went for that instead,” said Biggs.

Other themes for games are camo, thri� shop, and more. � ey will be announced over the announcements or players will be spreading the word.

Girls will be playing their � rst home game on � ursday, April 5 against North.

Castle girls’ lacrosse is currently undefeated. � e boys’ lacrosse varisty is 1-2 and the JV is 3-0 .

“� e game inspires people to play,” Biggs said.

In a box near • the article:

Girls’ schedule-April 4: home vs. north 5pmApril 10: home vs. memorial

4:30 pm

As lacrosse begins, guys and girls wield ‘the stick’

Photo by Madison DanielsCastle’s girls’ junior varsity lacrosse team cheers at the end of their game against Warren Central. The game was tied 6-6. At the end of every game, the girls hold up their sticks and thank the refs, the fans and the other team.

Photo by Zoe TaylorA member of the boys’ varsity lacrosse team gets ready to push past the defense during a game against North Oldam from Goshen, Ky.

See LACROSSE on Page 8

SPORTS8 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLAPRIL 2013

with a sports background playing in lacrosse, whether they be from football, track, soccer, tennis or basketball.

“We’ve grown in numbers, and we are now a varsity sport,” Garrett said. “It’s easy to pick up. Come to the games and see it.”

Being a club sport, the lacrosse teams are at the bottom of the food chain in the Castle sports program.

“We get no funding,” said Garrett. “We have no assurance that we will have uniforms, money or � eld space without doing it ourselves.”

� e money is made by the team members themselves. For example, the girls’ lacrosse team picked up trash on March 21, and the boys’ lacrosse team holds an annual car wash.

To understand the expenses needed to be paid, the girls’ lacrosse team uniforms are $4,000 to be varsity legal. Boys have to pay for their own padding and equipment, which can add up to a bill of more than $400. Nets and balls are all paid for by the teams.

� e boys’ and girls’ lacrosse games are signi� cantly di� erent. � e boys’ game is known as a contact sport, similar to football. While the girls’ game is similar to a basketball and soccer game, the girls’ game is not technically a contact sport.

“I recommend that (a guy who is interested) should pick up a stick and throw around a bit,” said senior Brian Aker. “Come out and play it.”

� e lacrosse team recruits many of its players by others’ in� uence.

“Ryan Eagleson (last season’s varsity goalie) got me into it,” Aker said.

“Lacrosse continues to spread across the country, spreading through the Midwest and South,” said Aker. “It’s the fastest growing sport right now.”

In only a couple of years, Warrick County has had multiple boys’ lacrosse teams created. In only two years, Castle has become a varsity lacrosse team, and Memorial and other schools have created junior varsity girls’ teams just this year.

� e sport seems to spread through verbal communication rather than written press.

“� e sport is self-sustaining,” said Eagleson. “It’s spreading like wild� re. You only have to look at how fast the new teams are appearing to

see that.” “Castle is the fastest growing lacrosse program

compared to the other schools,” Eagleson said.With the � rst girls’ lacrosse team in Southern

Indiana, Castle has started a new craze for a new sport.

“It’s been amazing to watch it grow from a loosely knit club to a team that is a force to be reckoned with,” said Jeremy Biggs, the boys’ junior varsity coach.

He has had two sons go through the program and has a younger one coming in soon. “It started with a dozen or so players; now it’s about 60,” he said. “It’s exciting to see girls’ lacrosse evolve from the boys’.”

Although lacrosse is a new sport to Castle, it has very old history. It originated from Native American stick ball, or baggataway. With the arrival of colonists, the French dubbed the game “lacrosse,” which literally means “the stick.” Eventually, the game was modi� ed and molded for today’s play.

Biggs, who is half Chippewa from Wisconsin, said, “It’s just the love of lacrosse and how a traditional Native American game has been brought to Castle High School.” � is is why Biggs keeps coaching.

While the game may seem confusing at � rst glance, it is easy to compare to other sports.

“It’s a really simple game. Run like soccer, hit like football. Plays are like basketball, catch like baseball. Rules are like hockey. Makes a really exciting game,” said Biggs.

“It has big hits, fast playing game. Mostly watch how quick the game is,” said Eagleson. “I encourage people to come see it. At least get an idea of what kind of game this is. If you like football or basketball or soccer, you’ll like watching lacrosse.”

Games are not hard to go see. Many are held at the Castle freshman football practice � eld, usually on � ursdays about six o’clock. Both girls and boys sometimes play on Wednesday as well.

A snack stand is usually open. In order to get a bigger audience, the boys are

holding theme nights.“We are going to have theme nights,” said

Biggs. “We will have a lax king and queen for our � rst going-away. Since our schedule doesn’t let us have a homecoming, we went for that instead.”

Other themes for games are camo, thri� shop (April 11) and more. � ey will be announced over the announcements, or players will be spreading the word.

� e girls played their � rst home game on April 5 against North. � eir next game is a home game on April 14 at 1 p.m.

As of April 8, both the girls’ varsity and junior varsity were undefeated.

� e boys’ varsity team is 2-3 and the junior varsity is 4-0, as of April 8.

“� e game inspires people to play,” Biggs said.

Photo by Madison DanielsSixth-grader Dain Biggs has his face painted by ju-niors Bree Neeley (left) and Zoe Taylor, members of the girls’ lacrosse team. The boys’ varsity team some-times has a theme night to raise money for the team. The theme on March 21 was “the Walking Dead/Zombie Theme Night.” Those who wanted to donate money to the team volunteered to have their face painted.

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9THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

APRIL 2013OPINION

STAFFEDITOR IN CHIEF, NEWS 1 Amanda Wolf

NEWS 2 Ahmed Shahzad

NEWS 3Madison Daniels

FEATURE 4 Lindsay Alling

ENTERTAINMENT 5Robin Doom

ENTERTAINMENT 6Amanda Wolf

SPORTS 7&8Madison Daniels

OPINION 9Alexis Baize

KNIGHT VISION 10Ahmed Shahzad

CORRESPONDENTSCaroline RobertsZoe Taylor

ADVISERSusan Korb

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Teenage students go to school, forcing their eyes open, struggling to concentrate and causing many short-term as well as long-term health problems, all

due to sleep deprivation. According to the American

Psychological Association, almost all teens, as they reach puberty, become walking zombies because they are getting far too little sleep.

� e average teen needs around 9.5 hours of sleep per night. However, one in � ve students gets fewer than six hours of sleep per night. I’ve tried many ways to � x my sleeping schedules and the way I perform at school, but nothing has seemed to help me sleep better.

Researchers have found that teens need more sleep than most children and adults. � e internet, televisions, cell phones, radio, homework, extracurricular activities and adverse situations at home are some of the many reasons for lack of sleep.

Potential health problems

Experts say that a lack of sleep can cause major health problems. An online academic student journal called “Student Pulse” said short-term problems can include bad moods, deterioration of learning, weariness, less alertness and having to use more e� ort to learn and pay attention during class.

Long-term results can include misdiagnoses with ADHD (Attention de� cit hyperactivity disorder), diabetes, serious sleep problems, rebelliousness, smoking, depression, heart disease, obesity as well as a shorter life span.

Sometimes when I get home from school, I take an extremely

long nap, thinking that I won’t be as tired in the morning. However, Student Pulse said that 20 minutes of sleep is proven to be the most e� cient nap.

Driving on a limited amount of sleep is a very dangerous thing. Mt. Angel Publishing, Inc. said statistics reveal that teenagers are at high risk of having a car accident due to falling asleep at the wheel.

You should be very alert while driving at all times so that you have the best defensive driving skills. When teenagers are tired, however, they aren’t able to live up to those standards.

� e National Sleep Foundation found that when you are sleep deprived, you are as impaired as driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent, which is illegal for drivers in many states.

Drowsy driving causes over 100,000 crashes each year.

Schools starting school later

Professors, school boards and parents around the country have recommended starting school an hour later.

Many schools have tried it and been successful with it. � ey have found the students’ grades and ability to focus have increased quite a bit, according to researchers from Student Pulse.

� ey also mentioned why some schools are against it. � ey fear they’ll have to get more buses, spend money on extra things and reschedule extracurricular activities, like sports and clubs.

� e National Sleep Foundation said so far, individual schools or districts in 19 states have pushed back their start times, and more than 100 school districts in an additional 17 states are considering delaying their start times.

If I were a teacher, I’d be more concerned with giving my students the best education possible, which requires them to be awake and ready to learn. When people are

tired, they don’t register much. I also think teachers would

enjoy the extra sleep! � ey can’t teach to their full potential if they

are tired or in a bad mood.

Helpful tips to gain more sleep

� ere are many ways to get more sleep. Naps are an excellent way to provide us with energy but only if you plan them right.

� e National Sleep Foundation o� ers some really good tips and facts to help teens. Making your bedroom a cool, dark and quiet place helps relax you and will lead to better sleep.

Pills or vitamins will not provide the sleep you need.

Try and make a regular, everyday schedule, including a proper time to go to bed and to wake up. Doing so will help you get better sleep.

Eating and drinking right before bed and putting o� homework until the last minute can greatly a� ect how you sleep. Ca� einated drinks as well as chocolate will make it hard to go to sleep.

I always thought exercising before bed would wear me out and I’d be ready for bed, but that’s not the case, according to the National Sleep Foundation.

I have recently started jotting down notes before bed because it helps reduce some stress and it helps me relax.

I have been trying to do some of the things mentioned above to help me with my sleeping schedule.

As a student, we do have to take control and manage our time better without depending on others, but it’s not that simple.

More sleep would really bene� t students. I’ve learned a lot from this research, and I can only hope it’ll grab the attention of those in charge of our schools so that they will delay the start of the school day and we would get that extra hour of sleep!

How much sleep do YOU get?Teenagers, often known as walking zombies, go to school with their brains at home, asleep.

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KNIGHT VISION10 THE LANCERCASTLE HIGH SCHOOLAPRIL 2013

As part of “Canstruction Evansville,” ju-niors Julia Dayton, Dominick Kavanaugh, Jazmin Solano and Blake McNutt, students in Kim Gresham’s English class, built a foot-ball stadium out of 2,641 cans, weighing 2,519 pounds.

“Canstruction Evansville” took place at Casino Aztar on March 9-10. In more than 100 competitions across North America every year, people build various struc-tures. At the conclusion of the competi-tions, the structures are taken apart, and the cans are donated to local food banks. Photo courtesy of Kim Gresham

For the last 16 years, Castle’s show choirs have hosted Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. Typically, 350-400 people attend the breakfast, which is the largest fundraiser of the year for the show choir program. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and co� ee.

Brian Adcock, the director of choral music, is in charge of the event. He

“enjoys seeing the community come together to enjoy a great morning of quality family entertainment with lots of fun activities for the kids. If you have young children in your family, it is a great event to bring them where they can have positive interactions with our high school students. We hope you’ll consider joining us next year.”

Motivational speaker Steve Fitzhugh came to Castle High school on March 13. He had students stand in di� erent areas of the bas-ketball court and asked them some ques-tions to show that sometimes peopole are in� uenced by their peers’ desicions and discussed the importance of making the right chocies and avoiding peer pressure Fitzhugh visted Castle a few years back to give a similar speech.

Bobbie Hudson’s Advanced U.S. History classes went on a � eld trip to the LST 325 on April 5.

The LST 325 is a memorial ship mu-seum docked in downtown Evansville. The LST 325 is one of two last ships in navigational condition.

The LST had its largest factory in Evansville. The plant produced 167 LSTs during its operation. The ship was a large-capacity ship designed to carry soldiers, vehicles and supplies and was able to unload its cargo on rough ter-rain.

The LST 325 was added to the Na-tional Register of Historic Places in 2009. Photo by Lindsay Alling

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