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SPIRIT EXPLODES: In celebration of Senior Night, baby powder filled the student section as the football players took the field on Friday,
October 11th. Although the Devils lost the game 14-24 against Central Catholic, the student section was alive with energy. “It was really
awesome and the best student section we’ve had for a while,” said Bianca Oprea ‘13.
PHOTO BY ANDREW MOSER
Red Ribbon Week sparks
awareness in students
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Red Ribbon Week to many
may be just a week of dressing
up and having fun, but the pur-
pose behind the “festive” week
has a much more serious tone.
A Drug Enforcement Admin-
istration agent, Enrique “Kiki”
Camarena was captured and bru-
tally killed in the line of duty by
drug traffi ckers in 1985.
Red Ribbon Week, a week
of drug and alcohol prevention,
was started to commemorate
him. Over time, it has changed
into what we have now: a week
of dressing up and reminders for
drug prevention. Is such a light-
hearted reminder effective?
“It’s not an annual week of
dressing up. We do different ac-
tivites,” said Mrs. Feldman, facul-
ty sponsor of REACH, the club
that sets up Red Ribbon Week.
“In the past we’ve done a convo,
and last year we did a hair cutting
contest. But dressing up is a way
to get kids involved.”
“Dressing up is a subtle re-
minder,” said Mr. Walbaum, As-
sociate Principal, “and people
can have fun with it, but it’s still a
reminder and it can help people
make good decisions.”
“Dressing up allows people
to get really creative,”said Wag-
ma Mirzoy ‘13, president of
REACH.
“This year we will put sta-
tistics about the effects of drugs
on the announcements every day
,” said Mirzoy. “I think that will
really help awareness and mak-
ing good descitions.”
“Anything that can encourage
discussion—discussion about
making good decisions—is im-
portant,” said Mr. Walbaum.
BY SOPHIA BERGMANN
QUINTON SKIBINSKI
SPORTS PG. 3
Most high schools have some
form of a drug testing system.
West Side, however, remains
drug test free.
Both the neighboring high
schools of McCutcheon and
Harrison have randomized drug
testing policies. McCutcheon was
one of the fi rst schools in the na-
tion to have such policies, taking
their case to federal courts and
paving the way for future policy
decisions on the national level.
Recently, there has been talk
of changing that policy among
the student council and school
board. This doesn’t mark the fi rst
time testing has been brought up
as a possibility either.
“We actually got very close,”
said Assistant Principal Tim
Slauter.
According to Slauter, the
school board at one point even
had the logistics of a policy
worked out, but it wasn’t passed.
As of right now, the school
technically has no formal policy,
but that doesn’t mean they can’t
recommend students for testing.
It doesn’t happen often, but it
also isn’t unheard of.
“We can call a person in and
say ‘You’re not functioning right
today, your speech is slurred,
your eyes are glassed over, what’s
going on?” said Slauter.
This process has more to do
with the school’s basic legal ob-
ligations. Violations are reported
to safety offi cers, and the school
wouldn’t actually do the tests
them selves.
That’s a completely different
process than the randomized
type. In randomized testing, stu-
dents are assigned a number, and
who gets tested is then decided
by a lottery process. In fact, if
any student is even slightly more
likely to be drawn than another,
it would enter the realm of un-
constitutionality according to
higher courts.
Slauter doesn’t consider a
change in policy all that likely.
“It’s a very expensive process,”
Slauter said, going on to say that
it would cost about 22 dollars a
student. When you test multiple
students a week, every week for a
year, those numbers add up.
Drug test unlikely in near futureBY JESSE SASSER
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PHOTO BY KATHRINE SCHULZE
REACHING OUT: REACH executive board member Lauren Godshall
‘13 speaks at Cumberland on Monday October 22nd. REACH works to
put on both Cumberland’s and West Side’s red ribbon week.
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PAGE 2 NewsWest Side
OCTOBER 25, 2012
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r u txting in class? The
classrooms and halls of
West Side are fi lled with
students pulling out their
phones, texting, and check-
ing Twitter despite the “no
phones in school” rule
except during the lunch
hour.
However, it seems that
teachers are becoming less
restrictive with the rule. A
majority of teachers said
that instead of confi scating
their phones, they give a
brief warning saying, “put
your phone away or it’ll be
taken away from you.”
One exception to the
majority is Mrs. Harding
who runs a tight ship. She
said, “If you’re caught
[texting] you’re caught, I
don’t cut any slack for stu-
dents who text. However,
I’m usually oblivious since
I am so involved in what I
am teaching.”
Texting has replaced note
passing in class and has the
advantage of being quicker
and reaching a wider audi-
ence. Students are smart
enough to send messages
without even looking at
their phones, hands under
the desk, and that makes it
harder for teachers to lay
down the law.
Students also view tex-
ting differently from each
other. Stephanie Lee ‘15
said, “I think that in or-
der to be a good student,
you shouldn’t do it [text in
class].” It is distracting and
can cause grades to slip.
When asked how often
students text, the majority
of students answered that
they only text when they
are bored or when it’s nec-
essary. Nico Hoon ‘14 said,
“If teachers made class a
little more fun, I wouldn’t
feel the need to text all the
time.”
Most students text when
they need to communicate
with a parent urgently. An
anonymous student said,
“It should be a rule that
students can text their
parents during class, in
case they need something
dropped off or if it’s an
emergency.”
When a student is send-
ing a quick text to his or her
mom, students believe that
is more acceptable as op-
posed to a student who is
having a long unnecessary
conversation, at that point
it is all a matter of showing
disrespect to the teacher.
However some kids do
not text at all, anonymous
junior boy said, “Usually
I’m not even texting, I’m
checking my grades like a
good West Side kid.”
BY ARTHI PURI
TEXTING IN CLASS: Woojin Choe ‘14 texts during 3rd hour orchestra.
The morning an-
nouncements, usually a
boring affair with a paper
being passed around and
people glancing at the
three paragraphs that is
Guidance Offi ce News.
But now Red Devil Tele-
vision is back.
The announcements
are now brought to stu-
dents by students Crystal
Wang ‘13, Lucas Owen
‘13, Andre Woloshuk
‘13, Paul Yoon ‘13, and
Charles Hansen ‘13. This
team puts together vid-
eos every Monday to an-
nounce the news in fi rst
period classes all over the
school.
“Charles and I
showed Mr. Collins [the
shows staff sponsor] a
prototype and the fol-
lowing week we put up
the fi rst episode,” said
Yoon. That was a a little
more than a month ago
and ever since Monday
episodes of RDTV have
been popular amongst
the student body.
Also an end of the
week show is coming to
the RDTV team, run by
Andrew Moser ‘15, Ste-
ven Borders ‘14, and Luke
Frankhauser ‘15. Alot of
people are stepping up to
the challenge of continu-
ing RDTV this year. “We
have had some unfaithful
hosts in the past, so we’ve
had to reinvent ourselves
this year,” said Moser.
The current crews are
not planning on bringing
back the classic segments
RDTV that were aired in
the episodes done a few
years ago. “The Top Ten
Lists were Will DeBoer’s
thing,” said Moser.
Popular segments like Beard
Talk and the Counsel-
ors were great then but the
new crews want to bring
their own ideas to RDTV.
Instead of having differ-
ent sections be the enter-
tainment the Monday team
wants to make the news
entertaining by incorpo-
rating themes. Successful
themed episodes include: a
campfi re scene, a gangham
spoof, and Hansen’s im-
pression of the Crocodile
Hunter.
The two crews are ex-
cited by the show’s early
success and hopes to main-
tain students’ expectations
through out the year.
RDTV makes
a comebackBY HALEY ARNDT
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ARTHI PURI
“If you’re caught
[texting] you’re
caught, I don’t
cut any slack for
students who
text.”
Mrs. Harding
PAGE 3SportsWest Side
OCTOBER 25, 2012
BY ABBY BIEN
In my last column,
I stated my reasoning
on why Purdue could go
the Rose Bowl. I would
like to take this time and
apologize for my hope-
ful prediction.
The Boilers have
shown no improvement
through the season. In
fact, they have gotten
worse. Purdue got off
to a decent 3-1 heading
into Big Ten play and
even began to receive
some national attention.
The most notable from
ESPN commentator
Kirk Herbstreit picked
Purdue to win the Big
Ten.
As the attention and
pressure increased, the
Boilers did what they do
best - crumpled. Purdue
was thrashed by a medi-
ocre Michigan team 44-
13. The game was never
close, as Purdue looked
unprepared. It made me
curious if Danny Hope
had the team watching
fi lm on Eastern Michi-
gan instead of Michigan
leading up to the game.
After that loss, Pur-
due still had control of
their destiny. The Boilers
just needed to knock off
the Badgers to take com-
mand of the leaders divi-
sion. With the team com-
ing off an embarrassing
31 point loss and the fact
that it was homecoming,
most people would think
Purdue would come out
with a lot of intensity,
knowing that this game
could be the difference
between a mediocre sea-
son and a special one.
Purdue Football Proves Pathetic
Quinton Skibinski Looks Forward
BY RYAN SCHMIERER
Quinton Skibinski’s
‘13 love for the game of
football runs in the fam-
ily. “I started playing se-
riously in 6th grade, just
like my dad did when he
was younger,” he said.
Since starting in mid-
dle school, Skibinski has
worked hard to be where
he’s at; one of the cap-
tains of the Devils and
a vital player at every
game.
The football team’s
coach, Mr. Overley said,
“He is very respected by
the players and coaches
and he’s completely in-
volved in practice and
games.”
Although he can play
in multiple positions,
Skibinski admits that his
favorite is inside line-
backer, where “I can hit
people and be with [fel-
Girls Golf: The girl’s golf team led my Rachel Ho ‘14
placed second in the Hoosier Conference and were able
to advance to regionals for the fi rst time in eight years.
The team hopes to build off their strong season which
showed potential of what may lie ahead. Next season
appears bright, as the devils return all varsity players.
Boys Tennis: The boys tennis team did well this year
and hope to do just as well next year, however a lot of
players will be graduating and it will be interesting to
see who steps up to fi ll the void. This past fall, the boys
won the Hoosier Conference and sectionals.
Football: The football team is not done with their sea-
son and the players hope to make a deep playoff run to
bring a championship back to West Side. As of right
now, the football team is 6-3 and they hope to get bet-
ter in the playoffs.
Girl’s Soccer: The Lady Red Devils (13-4-1), led by
senior forward Katie Bittner’s 23 goals, have found
themselves in the midst of a deep tournament run.
They were able to repeat as conference, sectional and
regional champs and now West Side is riding a seven
game win streak into Saturday’s Argos semi-state where
they look to avenge last years season ending loss to
Mishawaka Marian. “We know how awful it was to lose
that game and how close we were to making it to state,
so that motivates us to work as hard as we can in every
practice and game so we can fi nally reach our goal of
winning state.” Hayley Karpick ‘15
Boy’s Soccer: With loads of experience, the boys’
soccer team hoped to make a team tournament run.
“Camaraderie within the team created good chemis-
try which made practices fun and games successful,”
stated Gaurav Mital ‘13. The devils used a fi ve game
winning streak to put them at 7-3 midway through the
season. West Side knocked off Twin Lakes to win their
13th straight Hoosier Conference title and were able to
claim county bragging rights after beating Jeff, Harri-
son, Mccutcheon and Central Catholic. The team was
bounced from tournament play in the sectional semi-
fi nals in penalty kicks by Carroll.
Boys XC: The boy’s cross-country team started the sea-
son off on the right note, picking up good fi nishes in
all of their meets. The season is not over yet and the
runners still hope to make it to state and do well there.
“Everyone has improved and we all came together as a
team this year,” said Charlie Randall ‘16.
Girls XC: The girl’s XC team had high hopes coming
into the season. Coming off a third place fi nish at state
last year, the team was determined to make a run to be-
come number one. With the loads of talent returning,
the devils hope to outrun their rival Carmel and claim a
state championship. Led by Bobbie Burgess ‘13 the team
has already repeated as sectional and regional champs,
and now aims its sights on semi-state.
Volleyball: Led by their “Fantastic Four” (Katy Brose,
Becca Mimms, Sarah Collicot and Tasha Baker), the
squad has knocked off local teams such as Jeff, Central
Catholic and Mccutcheon. With another Hoosier Con-
ference championship under their belt, the red devils
look to repeat as sectional champs and advance to re-
gionals for the second straight season. “For us to know
how well we have done in the past makes us want to do
everything to go past that and be more successful then
we’ve been.” Becca Mimms ‘13. With a large amount of
talent and experience, the team hopes to make a memo-
rable run in the state tournament.
In my last column,
I stated my reasoning
on why Purdue could go
the Rose Bowl. I would
like to take this time and
apologize for my hope-
ful prediction.
The Boilers have
shown no improvement
through the season. In
fact, they have gotten
worse. Purdue got off
to a decent 3-1 heading
into Big Ten play and
even began to receive
some national attention.
The most notable from
ESPN commentator
Kirk Herbstreit picked
Purdue to win the Big
Ten.
As the attention and
pressure increased, the
Boilers did what they do
best - crumpled. Purdue
was thrashed by a medi-
ocre Michigan team 44-
13. The game was never
close, as Purdue looked
unprepared. It made me
curious if Danny Hope
had the team watching
fi lm on Eastern Michi-
gan instead of Michigan
leading up to the game.
After that loss, Pur-
due still had control of
their destiny. The Boilers
just needed to knock off
the Badgers to take com-
mand of the leaders divi-
sion. With the team com-
ing off an embarrassing
31 point loss and the fact
that it was homecoming,
most people would think
Purdue would come out
with a lot of intensity,
knowing that this game
could be the difference
between a mediocre sea-
son and a special one.
Purdue Football Proves Pathetic
BY RYAN SCHMIERER
Team: Green Bay Packers
Player: Clay Matthews
Sports Movie: “Invincible”
Fall Sports Come To A CloseBY RYAN SCHMIERER AND NICO FRIEDMAN
Purdue being Purdue,
they were unable to step
to the plate in a big game
and were completley
outplayed. The offense
was pathetic, the defense
was non-existent and the
coaching was stagnant.
All this resulted in a 38-
14 loss.
The blame for the
two straight home loss-
es goes mainly to the
coaching staff. No ad-
justments were made to
stop Denard Robinson
and Montee Ball. Both
players racked up season
high numbers. The thing
that upsets most fans
about this coaching staff
is their inability to play
one quarterback. Hope is
constantly switching the
quarterback, never giv-
ing one guy a chance to
settle in. For some un-
known reason, Hope in-
sists on starting Terbush,
who never performs well
under pressure. If the
teams wants to turn the
year about, Marve needs
to start and play every
game. He is cleary the su-
perior quarterback and is
the only one that can lead
the offense.
If the Boilers can fi n-
ish the season strong they
can still win the divison;
I don’t see it happening
though. My new predica-
tion for the Boilersmak-
ers is a typical 6-6 record
and a trip to Detroit. The
season can still be saved,
but the chances of that
are slim. Don’t worry fel-
low Purdue fans; basket-
ball season is quickly ap-
proaching.
THE HOT CORNER
PHOTO BY JESSE SASSER
Sprint to the finish: The boys cross country team runs
through the amphitheatre during a meet in the early sea-
son. Watch the team compete in state and cheer on your
devils.
PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI
DOWN THE SIDELINE: The girls soccer team plays in
september; Now they have gone into the playoffs and hope
to win state as well.
Photo By Grace Palmieri
READY TO LEAD: Quinton Skibinski is on the line and
ready for whatever the offense sends his way.
“He’s the defenition of a
good capitan.”
- Everett Gorup ‘14
low teammates] Everett
Gorup ‘14 and Ty Ed-
mond ‘14.”
When asked about
Skibinski, Gorup said,
“He’s a great leader on
and more importantly
off the fi eld. He always
has his motor running
even though he barely
gets a break. He’s the
defi nition of a good
captain.”
Skibinski’s best mem-
ory in the four years that
he’s been on the team
was last year at the Cen-
tral Catholic game. “The
seniors got us hyped up
for the game.” said Skib-
inski.
To get pumped up for
the games this season,
the team goes into the
locker room before the
game, listens to music,
and talks to one anoth-
er. “I especially like the
chanting we do before
we run onto the fi eld.”
said Skibinski.
Although Skibinski
has enjoyed his years as
a footballer here at West
Side, he doesn’t plan on
continuing the sport in
college. He does know
that he wants to be a
Boilermaker, but is un-
decided on a major.
QUINTON’S FAVORITES
PAGE 4 FeaturesWest Side
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Endless amounts of
homework. Three tests to
study for. SAT and ACT
prep. College application
essays. All of this adds up
to lots of stress for stu-
dents at West Side. With
so much to do, when is
there time for
sleep?
After a survey,
most students
got between six
and eight hours
of sleep each
night. How-
ever, despite the
lack of sleep,
many students
fi nd ways to stay
alert during class,
some of which
include “slap-
ping your face”
and “laughing at
the people sleep-
ing.”
Another
smart strategy
is to sit next to
friends in class. Although
it seems as if this would be
distracting, this allows stu-
dents to ask questions and
gives them more incentive
to stay awake.
A common way for stu-
dents to accommodate for
lack of sleep is to drink en-
Are you getting enough Z’s?BY GRACE PALMIERI AND SARAH COLLICOTT
ergy drinks, such as Mon-
ster, Rockstar, Spark, and
5-hour Energy. But does
this method really help?
Christian Clayton ‘13 who
said, “I drink it [Spark] in
the morning before work,”
seems to think so, claim-
Remember back in the
day, when nobody really
cared who dressed up as
what, and Halloween was
literally the best holiday
ever where you just went
out and got free candy?
I don’t either.
It seems as though since
the beginning of time,
people have gone out of
their way to make dressing
up and getting free food
more complicated than it
needs to be.
If you’re a girl, Hal-
loween is supposedly a way
to dress up promiscuously
without judgment, but in
actuality, everyone is most
likely still judging you.
In addition, it’s become
such a societal norm to
have to dress scantily that
a good solid costume is
severely under-appreciated
when you’re a girl. The best
costume prize is no longer
judged by resemblance to
a Halloween character, ef-
fort in execution or atten-
tion to detail as much as
it is judged by the same
criteria as a bikini contest.
If you’re a guy and you’re
hot, there are far fewer
rules to your costume, in-
BY CRYSTAL WANG
West Side Tweets
COMPILED BY LUCY GOTWALS
Think about
who you really
want to embody
for a day and
commit to it.
cluding the total elimina-
tion of the sexy rule.
If you’re just a normal,
hot guy, you can go as any-
thing you’d like and be per-
fectly fi ne. Even a histori-
cally accurate Edgar Allen
Poe costume will not gar-
ner criticism from peers.
However, if you’re a guy
and you’re ugly, costumes
become a contest to be the
wittiest, funniest as a weird
ritual to gain attention.
Such forms of ridiculous
costumes include attempts
at ironic humor by dressing
up as weird girly stuff like
tooth fairies and unicorns.
Some opt for simply
dressing as a funny movie
character, hoping that by
some transitive property
the costume will endow
upon them the same hilar-
ity.
My advice/general call-
ing for both genders this
year is to not default on
these guidelines to cos-
tumes. Think about who
you really want to embody
for a day and commit to
it. Put an effort into con-
structing your own cos-
tume instead of buying a
complete set off the Inter-
net.
If in the end, you re-
ally think that being a sexy
bunny is your true calling,
then fi ne whatever. Just go
out there and compose the
best sexy bunny costume
you can make, but default-
ing to a lame scanty cos-
tume or dumb gag get-up
just because everyone else
is doing it is what murders
the spirit of Halloween.
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ing he didn’t experience a
crash afterwards. Crash-
es commonly occur after
consuming the drink and
often leave people more
tired than they were be-
fore. Other ways to get
the sugar fi x is to drink
soda, coffee, and other
caffeinated beverages.
Naturally, classes at
West Side are more diffi -
cult than classes at other
area schools. Often stu-
dents fi nd that higher
level classes come with a
larger amount of home-
work. “It affects sleep be-
cause you are always study-
ing,” said Augustina de la
Fuente ‘14. “They [stu-
dents] have honors classes
and sports; it’s too much.”
In many cases, how-
ever, the homework load
depends on the student.
Principal Mr. Shriner
said, “My perception is
that I think any amount
of homework can be
unmanageable depend-
ing on the student.” Stu-
dents that increase the
d i f f i cu l t y
of their
s c h e d u l e
sometimes
have to
deal with
the large
work load.
This often
leads to not
r e c e iv i n g
the recom-
m e n d e d
amount of
sleep each
night (8-9
hours).
Sleep
deprivation
p l a g u e s
s t u d e n t s
who have
over-packed schedules
or simply cannot manage
their time. In the life of
a student, sleep is scarce
and valuable. In order to
succeed, it is necessary
to get enough sleep.
GRAPHIC BY GRACE PALMIERI AND SARAH COLLICOTT
PAGE 5 FeaturesWest Side
OCTOBER 25, 2012
A warning to all Harry
Potter fans: J.K. Rowling’s
“The Casual Vacancy” is
not “Harry Potter.”
If you are uncomfort-
able with the idea of your
favorite childhood author
writing about rape, prosti-
tution, drugs and cursing
like a sailor, do not read
this book. If you are a fan
of dark humor, character
driven-stories, and Rowl-
ing’s straightforward writ-
ing style, you have a much
greater chance of enjoying
the twisted small-town,
British with a capital “B”
novel that is “The Casual
Vacancy.”
The novel is set in the
seemingly quaint small
town of Pagford, England.
Barry Fairbrother has just
died, leaving a seat open on
the Parish council just as
they were about to decide
whether or not to elimi-
nate a certain unfriendly
part of Pagford called “the
Fields.”
Barry was of the fi rm
stance that the Fields were
a part of Pagford, but his
absence is making it easier
for those who hate the
poor, crack-addled side
of town to get rid of it.
The story is not centered
around Barry or his widow,
but on the town itself and
its dirty politics and dirty
citizens.
One of the strengths of
the “Harry Potter” series
was its fl eshed out charac-
ters, and in an adult novel
Rowling is able to further
develop the strange people
she creates. There are no
evil villains or dashing he-
roes. There are very few
likable characters. Rowl-
ing strips characters down
from their outward ap-
pearance to their inward
fears and hopes and she
is not afraid to showcase
their plentiful fl aws.
In a small town like
Pagford, everyone is con-
nected and unfortunately
it takes the reader a while
to remember exactly to
whom each character is
tied. Rowling’s editor must
not have known what to
do with all of the charac-
ters she wrote, as it does
not seem like she was re-
quired to drop a single one
for clarity’s sake.
While it helps that ev-
ery Pagford resident has
a clear background and
personality, any novel that
takes 150 pages to intro-
duce all of its main charac-
ters (not even developing
them, just introducing) has
a problem.
The writing of “The
Casual Vacancy” is just as
good as one would expect
it to be. Rowling is still
queen of the adverbs (she
said breathlessly, heart-
ily, excitedly, etc.) but the
heavy description gives the
reader a very clear picture
of the plot.
“The Casual
Vacancy”does not leave
much up to interpreta-
tion, but it leaves plenty of
room for discussion. Read-
ers are certain to vary in
their opinions of charac-
ters. It is a very straightfor-
ward novel and a fast read
and though-provoking.
B��� R����
J.K Rowling turns dark
BY ERICA GIBSON
Yearbooks are for
memories, but this year
not only will the year-
book cover the 2012 to
2013 school year, but it
will give a look at the past
100 years of the school
for the yearbook’s centen-
nial anniversary.
“We’re doing a lot of
Compared to the Rice
Cafe, Thai Essence is on
an entirely different level.
Everything from the food
to the service was impec-
cable, in fact, the only
thing that the two restau-
rants had in common was
their genre of cuisine.
Thai Essence’s ambi-
ance leaned towards the
oriental culture that their
name implies, that had an
oddly soothing effect on
it’s clientel. Coupled with
their attentive service, I
never had to wait for a
drink refi ll, and their deli-
cious food it was hard to
believe that a meal only
costs about $10.
My eating companion
and I went with Chive
Dumplings for an appetiz-
FAST FACTS:Rating: 5/5 stars
Meal Price: ~$10.00
Miles from school: 2.9
Location:1534 Win Hentschel Blvd
er. While, the dumplings
temporarily stated my ap-
petite, they did not leave
me uncomfortably full a
common issue when eat-
ing out. While, we had the
dumplings fried you also
have the option of steam-
ing your appetizer.
As we waited for our
entrees to arrive, I was
taunted by the whiffs of
our meals being prepared
in the kitchen. The smell
was not overpowering,
but all the same made my
mouth water.
Our meals arrived
promptly, we had about a
fi fteen minute wait from
when we ordered, and
they looked delicious. I
received the Thai Fried
Rice with pork and my
companion had the Curry
Pineapple Fried Rice. Af-
ter taking my fi rst bite of
the steaming plate of rice
I found the food to be bet-
ter than it looked, which is
saying a lot. No fl avor
overpowered another,
but blended together
neatly to make a wholly
satisfying meal.
timelines and looking
back,” said Rachel Berry
‘13, editor-in- chief of this
year’s yearbook. “But at
the same time we have to
try to balance with stuff
that’s going on this year.
It’s a cool dynamic.”
In order to give a look at
the past, the yearbook staff
has searched through the
yearbook archives to fi nd
the best tidbits to include.
Much of this year’s book
will include past alumni.
“Finding the right alum-
ni is hard,” said Mrs. An-
kenbruck, faculty sponsor
of the yearbook.
Berry agrees that this
year’s book is challenging,
but for different reasons.
“Finding all the pictures
from past yearbooks is the
hardest part of creat-
ing this edition, but it’s
also the most fun,” said
Berry.
The staff is trying to
fi nd the best representa-
tions of the school’s past
years to compile a time-
line and other compari-
sons.
“It’s different because
it will be a time capsule.
It’s going to be like a big
reunion for everybody,”
said Mrs. Ankenbruck.
“We’re incorporating
ideas from all the past
yearbooks. Hopefully
this year’s book will show
how far the yearbook has
come,” said Christian
Gatmaitan ‘13.
“It will be a whole dif-
ferent book,” said Berry.
PHOTO BY SOPHIA BERGMANN
Yearbook celebrates 100 yearsBY SOPHIA BERGMANN
ARCHIVING MEMORIES Rachel Berry’13 and Haley Guthrie’14 edit the yearbook. All of the editing is done digitally.
Thai Essence exceeds expectations.BY KATHRINE SCHULZE
EXOTIC TASTE The Currry Pineapple Fried Rice was $8.95, but was still a lot of rice for that price. The dish itself is very filling and delicious, with a slight middle Eastern taste to it. .
PHOTO BY KATHERINE SCHULZE
PAGE 6 Arts and En! r" inmentWest Side
OCTOBER 25, 2012
BY NEHA RAMANI
Sharada Shastri owns her style
Color: mocha
Broadway Show:
The Book of Mor-
mon
Actress: Ellen De
Generes
Fun Facts
In the hallways and
around the school, Nate
Breneman ‘13 seems like
your average high school
senior. However when
on stage, he comes alive,
aweing friends and class-
mates with his theatrical
talent.
When asked why he
enjoys acting, Breneman
‘13 said, “Not only do
you get to be a different
person, but it’s like put-
ting it [the story] into
real life. It gives you a
chance to be someone
else.”
Breneman started
acting very early in his
life, due to an encourag-
ing kindergarten teacher.
Throughout his time
acting, he has been to
a musical drama camp,
and around ten produc-
Nate Breneman ‘13 is
a theatre superstarBY SOPHIE HULEN
Nate Breneman’13 and Maggie Furtner ‘13 rehearse a scene together. The cast all
support each other and give constructive criticism.
PHOTO BY SARA JOHNSON
tions in high school alone.
He has been spurred on by
his role model, Laura Mec-
sey, who directed the Civic
Theater’s production of
Pride and Prejudice. He is
also encouraged by actors
like Neil Patrick Harris and
Carrie Grant.
Outside of theatrical
productions at school,
Breneman participates in
plays at the Civic Theater.
He has also created his own
YouTube channel, where
his talent is exhibited to
a much larger audience.
“It’s [acting that has]
made me a more open
person,” he said. “Being
up on stage in front of a
hundred people makes it
much easier to bond with
people.”
After high school,
Breneman plans to pur-
sue elementary education
or pediatrics, something
with young kids. He does
not want to pursue acting
in college, however he
said that it will always be
a part of who he is.
Music: any musical soundtrack
Late Night Snack: Taco Bell
Teachers: Mrs. Helton, Mr. Pugh,
Mrs. Smyser
Movie: anything Disney
Broadway Show: “The Book of Mor-
mon”
Family Vacation. Mis-
understanding. Spies. Un-
requited love. These are
all elements of a family
vacation gone wrong. This
year’s fall play is titled Don’t
Drink the Water, by Woody
Allen directed by Angela
Herold. “There is some-
thing in this show that ev-
eryone can relate to,” she
said.
Every year a group of
talented kids put on a show
that will surely be memora-
ble but to do that, they take
the saying “practice makes
perfect” literally. The cast
rehearse and practice daily
leading up to the show.
Everyone is busy during
rehearsals where the cast
try to run each part for a
night two to three times.
Everything from the ac-
cents to physical humor re-
quire a lot of practice and
commitment. However,
they always have time for
cast bonding and as Cami
Brown ‘13, the stage man-
ager and president of the-
ater club calls it, “typical
theater craziness”. “We’re
like a family,” Hope Quat-
trocki ‘16 said. “A theater
family.”
Maggie Oats ‘13 said,
“It’s [the play] really quirky
humor and also has some
adult jokes. It’s for the
whole family.” The play is
about a family named the
Hollanders from New Jer-
sey who decide to go on a
vacation to a fi ctional Eu-
ropean country. The Hol-
landers fi nd themselves
seeking asylum in the US
embassy after some mis-
understanding and being
chased by Communist
police. This leads to more
confl ict and humor with
many fun characters. Cami
Brown said, “I think what
makes this play different
from other ones is the
characters. Each actor has
to put a lot of effort into
developing the characters
and making them unique
and their own”. Lastly,
Maggie Furtner ‘13 said,
“it’s very funny. I mean it’s
Woody Allen. The situa-
tions and characters are all
over the top.” “Overall, it’s
just a fun crazy play.”
Date/Time: Friday Nov. 2nd 7:00 pm,
Sunday Nov. 4th 1:00 pm
Price: $7.00
PHOTO BY SARA JOHNSON
IN ACTION: Annie Furtner ‘15, Andrew Kotlarz ‘13, and
Ben Jean’14 rehearse a scene. Furtner said, “the play
is very funny and kind of ridiculous.”
There’s a plethora of
guidance out there for
those seeking to adopt a
mainstream look. What is
hard and at times risky is
developing an out-of-the
box style of one’s own.
Sharada Shastri ‘15 has
an eclectic wardrobe and
manages each day to look
original and fresh.
“She’s edgy but still
playful and young,” said
Maggie Oates ‘13. “She al-
ways seems to tie together
the funnest combinations,
like a leather jacket with
homemade colorful plastic
jewelry.”
Although Shastri said
her style “varies a lot from
day to day,” some of her
wardrobe staples include
graphic t-shirts, cardigans
and tights.
Her favorite item of
clothing is a vest that she
made by cutting up and
sewing together two plain
Walmart t-shirts.
Shastri learned to sew in
her 7th grade FACS class
and her creations since in-
clude a jacket with bunny
ears on the hood and a belt
made from the waist of a
pair of jeans.
Shastri also makes some
of her own accessories.
“I like to make bracelets
out of pony beads because
it’s really fun and then I
like wearing them because
they are really colorful,”
she said.
In addition to brace-
lets, Shastri enjoys wearing
rings, chokers and ties.
“I use my imagination
and if something sounds
like it would look cool, I
make it,” she said.
Shastri is inspired by
everything around her.
“I wouldn’t really say
there’s one said place I
get inspiration from,” she
said, “It’s more like all the
things that have infl uenced
me throughout my lifetime
came together to infl uence
my style”
Shastri’s style mantra is
that “it doesn’t matter what
the latest fashion trends
are and it doesn’t matter
what people think of you
when you wear something
that you like.”
She said, “If one wants
to develop their own style,
they shouldn’t shun some-
thing because it’s not con-
sidered fashionable or be-
cause it’s not the ‘in’ trend.
On the other hand, they
shouldn’t not wear some-
thing because it’s main-
stream. If they like some-
thing, they should wear
it.”
PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI
COLORS AND STRIPES:
Shastri wears a gray and
black striped shirt paired
with a green cardigan. Her
pedal-pusher length jean
shorts and bright blue tights
contrast nicely with her or-
ange and purple knee length
socks. Her purple and white
shoes with blue laces tie her
colorful ensemble together.
She tops her look off with a
beanie hat.
Star Stats:
“Don’t Drink the Water” going to bring laughsBY SARA JOHNSON
OpinionsWest Side
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As a child, every
year when Halloween
came around, I would
dress up and go door
to door to the houses
in my neighborhood.
I came home with pil-
lowcases stuffed with
candy. There is noth-
ing wrong with trick
or treating, but once
you reach high school,
you should stop this
childish practice.
Trick or treat-
ing and going to the
pumpkin patch are the
only Halloween ac-
tivities for little kids.
However, when you
reach high school age,
the possibilities open
up. You could go to
a party, help give out
candy, or even drive
to the store and buy
some candy for your-
self. Nisha Dave ‘15
thinks “it’s more fun
to give out candy with
your friends and have
a bonfi re after.” Now
that you’re a big kid,
you are not limited
to only going trick or
treating.
Secondly, you
don’t need free candy.
Shannon Kane ‘14
says, “Yeah, it was fun
running around the
neighborhood getting
candy, but if you’re old
enough to earn your own
paycheck, you can buy
your own candy.” Andre
Woloshuk ‘13 agrees,
“If they’re just doing it
for the candy, there’s al-
ways candy at Walmart.”
Lastly, it just looks
weird. Knowing some
of the costumes that
high schoolers wear, es-
pecially girls, it’s hardly
appropriate for them to
be running around a
ne ighborhood
fi lled with kids.
Kids get can-
dy because
they are
cute, but
a differ-
ent kind
of cute
t h a n
“ H e y
I just
spent the
last two
hours put-
ting on make-
up and now I’m
wearing bunny ears.”
Think of “Mean Girls.”
Trust me when I say that
a little girl dressed as a
princess or a little boy
dressed as a superhero
will get more candy than
you would.
Lucas Owen ‘13
agreed, “It was cute to
How old is too old for trick-or-treating?
BY LUCY GOTWALS
STAFF EDITORIAL
School rules can
extend outside of
school hours
We all remember the
fun times we had dress-
ing up in the costumes
our moms made us, go-
ing out past bedtime to
receive free treats from
our neighbors on Hal-
loween night. But who
says those fun times are
restricted to when your
age was only one digit?
Students at our school
would argue that kids
can dress up and receive
treats any Halloween.
Emma Foster
‘14 and Chloe
Davis ‘14
dressed up
last Hallow-
een and
went trick
or treat-
ing with
f r i ends.
D a v i s ’
f a v o r -
ite thing
about the
holiday is,
“dressing up
in costumes and
hanging out with my
friends.”
People love get-
ting the free candy that
comes along with dress-
ing up and going door to
door. Some even trick-
or-treat for a good cause.
It is possible for people
to collect for Unicef, but
other organizations
go trick-or-treating as
well, “I went trick or
treating for Best Bud-
dies,” says Caroline
Oates ‘14, about her
experiences last year.
The costumes and
candy are what make
an activity like Trick
or Treating timeless.
Oates dressed up as a
festive nerd and Da-
vis’ favorite costume
was a fairy, which was
her costume two years
ago.
It is a fun activity to
do with friends during
fall. If you don’t have
time to seriously Trick
or Treat, on your way to
that party or corn maze
just stop by a house in
your zombie,witch or
vampire costume and
get some free snacks.
There is nothing
wrong with a few free
treats in exchange for
an awesome costume
and some good times
with your friends. Tak-
ing advantage of free-
doms allowed once a
year by Halloween is
what holidays are all
about. So make sure
you go to the place with
the biggest candy bars
and don’t for get to say,
“Trick or Treat.”
Should students
be punished for what
they do outside of
school? When the Staff
of The Scarlette fi rst met
to discuss this ques-
tion, the answer was a
fairly strong “no.” We
discussed rumors of a
school Facebook that
spied on students, how
the administration al-
legedly searches all con-
fi scated phones, and ar-
gued that if a student is
behaving well in school,
they should be punished
only by the law for ille-
gal behavior. The most
pressing issue we dis-
cussed was the confus-
ing nature of the student
handbook.
We called in Assis-
tant Principal Mr. Slaut-
er to discuss the school’s
policy on students who
misbehave outside of
school hours. Though
we started defi ant and
outraged, we quickly
learned that school poli-
cies actually line up well
with our opinions.
How does the school
discover illegal activity?
As it turns out, rumors
of a school-run Face-
book used to spy on
students are just rumors,
according to Mr. Slauter.
The administration does
admit to using cellphones
to trace illegal activity, a
policy called harvesting,
but cellphones are only
searched due to probable
cause. Coming to school
under the infl uence of
drugs or alcohol would
be probable cause, but
Getting your cell phone
confi scated during class
would not.
The school cannot
and does not try to as-
sume responsibility for
what a student does off
of school grounds. If
you are caught drink-
ing and are not part of
a sport, you will be pun-
ished by the law, not the
school. This is unless
the incident occurred on
school grounds, which
includes athletic games
as well as the school
building itself.
A student can be
punished by the school
for activities outside of
school if it is deemed
disruptive to the learn-
ing process. We were
originally upset by this
policy as we believed that
it meant students would
be punished for illegal
activity only if they per-
formed poorly from an
academic standpoint. As
different students have
different academic stan-
dards, we thought this
to be unfair. In actual-
ity, things are counted as
disruptive based on dis-
ciplinary performance.
The Scarlette believes
that the student code of
conduct is to blame for
the confusion on school
policy, and we are not
alone.
“It’s not easy to read.
We need to make sure
you can source every rule
back to Indiana code,
which it has to be based
on,” said Mr. Slauter. “I
wish it was clearer.”
The student Docket
is amended each year by
committee of teachers
and at least two students.
This committee votes on
Docket changes. The ad-
ministration is willing to
listen to student sugges-
tions on improving the
clarity of the Docket.
Leave the candy for the kids
dress up and go trick
or treating, but then it
gets awkward in high
school.” Most par-
ents giving out candy
in University Farms
do not want to give
candy to a bunch of
loud teenagers with
weird costumes.
Trick o r
t r e a t i n g
also dis-
r u p t s
the cycle. If the older
people trick or treat,
who will give out
candy to the younger
kids? If you want to
save Halloween, grow
up, and do something
more suitable for
your age on October
31st.
There is no age limit
BY HALEY ARNDT
People PAGE 8
West Side
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Pauline Ravot
has sass and classBY AMY HE
Pauline Ravot ‘13 lives
by and embodies the Gold-
en Rule: “Do unto others
as you would have them do
unto you.” Ravot dedicates
her time to helping out
friends and even complete
strangers.
“I like volunteering and
helping people,” Ravot
said about herself. She has
participated in many clubs
in order to do just that.
This year, Ravot has
been involved with Wish
for a Cure, Red Cross, and
the West Side Dance Mara-
thon.
Wish for a Cure is an or-
ganization close to Ravot’s
heart. “People in my family
have had cancer,” she said.
“[Joining Wish for a Cure
is] good participation from
my part.”
This year is also Ravot’s
fi rst year in Debate, and
competes in Public Fo-
rum. Her partner, Summer
Adams ‘14, about Ravot,
“She’s really fun to work
with.”
Adams added, “[Ravot]
is good on the spot,” with
her strongest point being
the crossfi re, a question
and answer period in the
Debate round.
In Ravot’s free time,
she enjoys spending time
with her friends. “I hang
out with my friends a lot,”
she said, “We shop and
we go out to eat.” Ravot
friendI’ll stick with them.”
Her favorite teachers are
Mr. Smith and Ms. Furlow.
“They’re fun to listen to,”
Ravot said. “The diffi cult
stuff is made easy to un-
derstand.”
For Ravot, one of the
most memorable classes
she took at West Side
was Bible Literature. She
explained that the class
“shows the impact that the
Bible had on the world. It
is been in so many govern-
ment documents.”
As for Ravot’s plans for
the future, she aspires to
be a criminal lawyer. With
her thoughts of majoring
in criminal justice, she will
apply for Purdue, ISU, Ball
State, and Illinois State. She
added, “I like to know that
I’m doing something for
people, something greater
than myself.”
Pauline’s Favorites
Color: Purple Websites: Instagram, Facebook Animal: Dogs Movie: “Dream Girls” Food: Ice Cream Celebrity: Beyoncé
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What is the craziest thing you have ever
found in your Halloween basket?
“A toothbrush.”
Nicole Woloshuk
Freshman
“An apple. I was outraged!”
Fabio Garofalo
Sophomore
“A Big Mac.”
Shelby Mann
Junior
“Pre-popped popcorn in a zip-
lock bag. I didn’t eat it...”
Andy Smith
Senior
“A pancake spatula. My mom
had to return it to us, so she
just put it in the basket.”
Mrs. Mills
Teacher
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○ I was born on January 21, 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
○ I attended Purdue University for undergrad.
○ Besides living in the West Lafayette area for 15 of the
last 17 years, I have lived in Cincinnati and Dearborn
County, Indiana.
○ The best decision I ever made was taking the job at
West Side and I have been teaching here for nine years.
○ I have four kids.
○ The best part of teaching at West Side is having en-
gaged students and teachers, and everyone has a passion
for learning.
○ The most fascinating place I have been to is the Red-
wood Forest in California.
○ Something that no one knows about me is that I really
can dance, I just don’t like to show it off.
○ In my spare time I enjoy riding my bike, reading, and
hanging out with my kids.
○ Before I die, I would like to live in a country in Eu-
rope.
DB8 TIME: Pauline Ravot prepares to debate at her second tournament on October 20th.
This is her first year as a novice debater; Ravot placed 7th in the Public Forum Debate.
PHOTO BY AMY HE
“I like to know that
I’m doing something
for people, something
greater than myself.”
Pauline Ravot ‘13
describes herself in one
word, loyal. “If I have a