ELITE NEWS A Student Publication of Humanities III March 2019 (Volume 5) Pi Day Competition By Lorenzo Mcbean Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3.14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”)is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite digits of Pi. According to our HUM III Pi Day Competition contestants, the experience was ¨Fun, impressive, and nerve wracking." So I interviewed the contestants on how they prepared for the event and here are their responses:

Ms Cryer: “I actually didn’t prepare a whole lot, but when I got there someone had the sheet so I stole it and memorized it really fast. The Tuesday after there was a trivia (Trivia Tuesdays) and one of the questions was ‘What were the first 5 digits of pi?’ Since I participated in Pi Day I got the question right.” (21 digits)

Ms Oborne: “So, 10 minutes before the competition I studied the numbers last minute. I memorized as many as I could to the tune twinkle twinkle little star. Also, it was easier to memorize them in groups of 4. It was really impressive to see the two students winners work hard to memorize the numbers.” (27 digits)

Taylor Freeman: "In Mr.Fitz's classroom we repeated the numbers over and over till it was stuck in my head. It was a fun experience.” (41 digits)

Abou Dieng: “I studied a lot, and then the weekend prior to the event I reviewed it to make sure I knew it. It was fun but I was rePalliy nDeravoyus aCndowmhenpI meetssietdiuop.n” (96 digits) CONGRATULATIONS to the winner, Abou Dieng! Arts in Our Schools Month By Alondra Barrales

In today’s modern world, we are always busy and constantly moving to the point we stress out. As students, we are always stressing over our grades, our SAT’s, college, and our future. Staff are stressed as well with their very busy schedules that they have to balance with their own personal lives. We tend to be so busy that we forget about the beautiful things in life. One way we can take our minds off of the constant anxiety of the world and its problems is through the different forms of art, such as acting or painting. Our school had an event that took place in the month of March called, “Arts In Our Schools.” In Room 378 Mr. Campbell, the school’s art teacher, set down a big mural paper roll on the classroom floor to allow students and staff to paint on it. This mural consists of random shapes and colors to create a truly eye-catching piece of art. Students from any grade could help paint this mural and add any little design they wanted to show off their inner artistic self and ultimately relieve themselves of their daily stress.

Cohort 2020 Overnight College Trip By Skytasia Morrison

The overnight trip consisted of juniors, a few sophomores, and one senior taking tours of colleges. The first night consisted of a tour of the University of Maryland which contains 4 pools, 3 indoor and one outside. Every sport included in the college has its own stadium. Scholars were astonished when they heard the University of Maryland doesn’t charge their students for sports admission tickets. Students even learned that the University of Maryland has two admissions periods, one in November so you can have more time to complete FAFSA and more than likely to be accepted then sending in your admissions application to the other period in January. Students were also informed that the University of Maryland has a graduation rate of 80% and an acceptance rate of 20 %. Scholars were excited to hear the university has a study abroad program. Students really enjoyed visiting the University of Maryland and many said they can see themselves attending the school later on in the future: “The University of Maryland is very big, spacious, diverse, and athletic,” said junior, Markayla Atwell. Students had a completely different opinion when it came to visiting Morgan State University. The university was a historically black college/university (HBCU), which students enjoyed. Students were informed that Morgan State has a writing lab with people who can help you conduct your writing assignments. Scholars were also told that the university has counseling on campus with therapists just in case students are having a hard time with their college experience. Students weren’t excited to hear there were limited majors and most classes were being focused mainly on sports. Two anonymous students stated, “It was very small and vacant like, it wasn’t really engaging, it was just dull, but I enjoyed seeing a sorority” and “I was upset to hear that my intended major was a minor at Morgan State and it didn’t succeed my expectations.¨ March 2019 (V. 5) ELITE NEWS

Student Ambassadors By Kiara Brown Student Ambassadors is an organization coordinated by Ms. Lewis that started in November 2018. We trained and learned how to engage with students and parents around recruitment. We continue to organize and execute open houses, day tours, community events, and we even tabled the youth conference at Brooklyn College. This month we led a tour of sixty 8th grade students. Now we are prepared to run a family fun day, showcase of the Humanities III, and two high school fairs. We get to see that us as students love showing other students about our school and how our school is different from the others. Being a student ambassador you have a lot of responsible and a team that counts on you.We get to make a different everyday by making the school a better place. Come and join our student ambassador today. Checklist for High School Success By Carla Fontaine NUMBER 1: TAKE MY GRADES MORE SERIOUSLY NUMBER 2: GET INVOLVED NUMBER 3: GET A SAT/ACT TUTOR IN 9TH GRADE NUMBER 4: READ MORE NUMBER 5: AIM HIGHER/TRACK MY PROGRESS NUMBER 6: ASK FOR HELP/CLARIFICATION WHEN I WAS CONFUSED NUMBER 7: BUILD MY RESUME NUMBER 8: HAVE FUN NUMBER 9: TRY NEW THINGS NUMBER 10: HAVE A PLAN Cohort Listings & Reminders

CLASS of 2019: CLASS of 2020: CLASS of 2021 & 2022: Make sure to complete FAFSA and TAP One SAT down, two more to go Prepare for June Regents Exams Turn in your acceptance letters to Ms. Chery Prepare for June Regents Exams Practice for SATs from now, the higher the Keep your grades up throughout Trimester 3. score the better the school Colleges look at your final transcript and can See Ms. K ASAP for Summer Internship rescind your acceptances. Opportunities Keep GPA high, the higher the GPA the more money you receive for college Prepare for June Regents Exams Continue to participate in college searching and visits Meet all requirements and expectations in See Ms. K ASAP for Summer Internship order to be invited to attend remaining Senior Opportunities Events (Senior Lock-In, Senior Signing Day, Keep improving your GPA! Senior Awards Banquet, SeniorNite @ Six Flags, Prom, & Graduation) Write your Personal Statements Create your CUNYfirst account and save username/password Scholarships! Scholarships! Scholarships! See Ms. K ASAP for Summer Internship Opportunities

Upcoming School Events April 11 - Trimester 2 Honor Roll Dinner May 17 - Talent Show April 12 - Wacky Tacky Day May 24 - Senior Signing Day April 12 - Senior Lock-In June 6 - Senior Awards Banquet April 17 - Willie Shakes B-Day Bash June 7 - The Breakfast Club MARK YOUR April 30 - FJM Campus Pep Rally June 7 - Senior Nite @ Six Flags May 1 - HUM III Spelling Bee June 11 - Senior Prom CALENDARS May 1 - National Honor Society Inductions June 27 - Cohort 2019 Graduation May 3 - 90’s Spirit Day & Party May 9 - The Breakfast Club *Twin Day & Brand Wars TBD* 2 March 2019 (V. 5) ELITE NEWS Women's History Month By Skytasia Morrison Every year, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. Women’s history was first conducted as a celebration in Santa Rosa, California. A women’s history week celebration was executed by The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County in California in 1978. They chose the week of March 8th so it could correspond with International Women’s Day. In 1980, a pool of women’s groups and historians led by the National Women’s History Project (now the Women’s History Month Alliance) successfully influenced for national recognition. In February 1980 President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation making the week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week. Women’s History Month came about in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which commissioned and requested the whole month of March as Women’s History Month.

Inspirational Women: Shirley Chisholm By Zakayah Abraham

Shirley Chrisholm (1924-2005) was the first African American congresswoman as a representative of New York in 1968. Shirley graduated from Brooklyn Girls High School in 1942. She then attended Brooklyn College and graduated in 1946, where she won prizes on the debate team. Even with much knowledge, Shirley doubted herself greatly due to the fact she was African American and a woman. She then got a masters degree from Columbia University in Early Childhood Education(1951). Aware of the racial and gender inequality, it didn’t stop Shirley from joining chapters of the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, the Urban League, and the Democratic Party Club. By 1964, Chrisholm ran for and became the second African American in the New York State Legislative. After much work, in 1968, Chrisholm finally won her seat in Congress. In her position, Chrisholm continued to advocate for racial and gender equality. She also introduced more than 50 pieces of legislation on women’s rights, racial equality, plight of the poor, and ending the Vietnam War. She then co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971. She made history in 1972 as the first African American woman to run for president; though being unsuccessful, her campaign broke racial barriers making it easier for Barack Obama to run for presidency. In 1997, she became the first African American woman, and second woman, to serve on the powerful House Rules Committee. In 1983, Chrisholm retired from Congress and moved to Florida to spend the rest of her life. Throughout her political success, Chrisholm experienced much discrimination, but she refused to give up breaking racial and gender inequalities. Her strength and determination has helped pave the a way for others. Women in Sports By Malachi Lozada & Jeremiah Mcintosh

Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player. She was “Battling” Barbara Buttrick was a pioneer in the female boxing world in ranked #1 by the Women’s Tennis Association in singles on eight different the early 1900s. She was the first female boxer, as well as her opponent, occasions between the years of 2002-2017. She reached that #1 spot for the to have a televised and radio broadcast boxing match. Being born in first time on July 8th, 2002. What many don’t know about the athlete is that England, Buttrick had allegedly fought many male opponents in her she has also won Olympic medals. Serena has won four total gold medals, one career, but reportedly has only 1 los and 32 wins. Barbara was once a in women’s singles and three in women’s doubles. She shares this all-time record with her sister, Venus. world champion in the 1940s and ‘50s.

Famous Quote: “Family’s first, and that’s what Famous Quotes: “Girls aren’t the delicate matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper flowers they used to be.” than the tennis game.” Fun Facts: Being known as “The Mighty Atom Fun Fact: Serena was 17 when she won her first of the Ring”, Buttrick was the World’s unbeaten Grand Slam at the US Open in in 1999, defeating the flyweight (112 lbs.) and bantamweight (118 lbs.) World’s #1 at the time, Martina Hingis. champion from 1950 to 1960.

Maya April Moore is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of Simone Arianne Biles is an American artistic gymnast. Simone lead the the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is currently on sabbatical (a gold-medal-winning team dubbed as the “Final Five” at the 2016 Summer period of paid leave) Moore has won four WNBA championships (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) and three WNBA’s Most Valuable Player Award (2014). She has also won three WNBA All- Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This is where she won her gold medal for Star Game MVPs (2015, 2017, 2018), two Olympic gold medals (2012, 2016), scoring title vault and floor and her bronze medal for balance-beam. After dominating (2014), and the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2011). She was also selected to four the junior elite level, she won her first U.S. and world all-around titles in WNBA All-Star teams and three All-WNBA teams. In 2012, she won both the Spanish 2013. Then in 2015, she claimed a record third straight world all-around league title and EuroLeague title playing for Ros Casares Valencia. From 2013 to 2015, Moore also won the Chinese league title. She has been winning since 2008 when she was title. Due to her accomplishments, Simone has become the most picked as the National Freshman of the year award. Sports Illustrated called Moore the decorated American gymnast, winning 19 Olympic and World greatest winner in the history of women's basketball. Championship medals. Famous Quote: “Everytime you play anything, there’s Famous Quote: “If you’re having fun, that’s a chance that you can win. There’s no reason not to when the best memories are built.” compete no matter what you’re playing.” Fun Fact: Simon began competing as a level Fun Fact: Moore’s first exposure to basketball was at 8 gymnast in 2007, and by 2011 she had 3 the age of three when her mother mounted a hoop on cemented her standing at the junior elite the back door of their apartment. level. March 2019 (V. 5) ELITE NEWS

Celebrity Drama Update By Ariel Bastien By Zakayah Abraham Recently, Khloe Kardashian has been having relationship issues with her boyfriend Tristan Thompson. Jordyn Woods, Kylie Jenner’s best friend, kissed Tristan at a party. Khloe tweeted “What’s been harder and more painful is being hurt by someone so close to me. Someone whom I love and treat like a little sister. Although, Jordyn is not to be blamed for the breakup of my family. This was Tristan’s fault.” Kylie stated "It’s been a struggle and difficult. She was very upset about the situation with Jordyn and also just didn’t want to deal with it and have to address it." But apparently, this wasn’t Tristan’s first time cheating. According to People.com, Khloe stated, “Honestly, Tristan cheating on me and humiliating me, wasn’t such a shock as the first time.” Tristan allegedly cheated on Khloe last April; there were photos and videos of him getting close to another women just days before she gave birth to their daughter. During the Red Table Talk, Jordyn said “It was like a kiss on the lips, but no tongue kiss, no making out”. However, Khloe isn't the only celebrity having relationship issues and trying to clear out the air. Big Sean and Ariana Grande has been spotted together in Los Angeles, supposedly in his car talking outside of a recording studio showing up for a reunion. Meanwhile, everyone knows Big Sean was dating Jhene Aiko. According to Pagesix.com, “In a Instagram comment earlier this week, the singer made clear she and the rapper are no more, but also that there’s no animosity between the two.”

What To Know About YNW Melly By Natalia Morris Jamell Maurice Demons, known as YNW Melly, is an American rapper, singer, and . He is best known for his break out singles, “” and “.” Demons was born on May 1, 1999 in Gifford, Florida. As a young kid, Demons was known for being different,having his own style, and being energetic. Demons caught my eye with his personality and different style which makes him my favorite artist overall; his music is also soothing. He started off his music career by posting his songs on Soundcloud at the age of 15. Demons first ran into the law when he was convicted of a school shooting; no one was injured, however, he got hit with 4 major charges. Still a minor, Demons ended up spending a year in jail and received his GED while behind bars; he was released in March 2017. In 2018, he released more singles such as, “Virtual (Blue Balenciagas)”, “Melly The Menace”, and “Slang That Iron.” His music videos have amassed 26 million, 16 million and 11 million views (respectively) on YouTube as of January 2019. Demons has a different style from other current rappers which makes him stand out tremendously. He also gives his fans a mixture of the two sides he has called, Melly and Melvin. One of his singles “Murder On My Mind,” is receiving more attention now than before due to his current incarceration, making him more known and his music more popular. Demons was wanted in February by the law, for the double homicide of his 2 childhood friends, Ynw Juvy (Christopher Thomas Jr), and Ynw Sakschaser (Anthony Williams). Ever since his arrest, his single “Murder On My Mind,” is being viewed as a confession. However, Juvy and Sakschaser were murdered in October 2018 and Demons released his song in 2017. Demons plead not guilty to all charges against him and will be going to trial on April 9. Many say this is the end of Melly´s career, however his fanbase think otherwise and are standing with him through it all. Do you think this is the end of Melly´s career? Movie Review: Malevolent By Jaimelymn Elien &Vanessa Henry In 1986, in Scotland, Angela and Jackson are two American siblings who, with a small team of paranormal investigators, run a fake medium scam on clients who believe their houses are haunted. They convince their clients that Angela has the ability to communicate with the dead and they could help get rid of their paranormal problems . Their next client Mrs. Green is an old lady that lives alone in a abandoned orphanage, which has a horrifying dark history. Years ago there was a string of murders where young girls were killed and their twisted killer *spoiler alert* (aka Mrs. Green’s son, Herman) stitched their mouths up . Ironically Angela begins to start seeing spirits and believes she is going crazy like her mother who winds up committing suicide because she saw people who wasn’t there. While at the house the team formulates a plan to con Mrs. Green, who has given them access to all of the house, but bans them from the East Wing. Angela continues to experience paranormal sights and sounds, even seeing the murdered girls. Angela then ignores the teams plan and follows the spirit of one of the girls into the East Wing, where they accidentally discover the place the girls had been kept. The walls were covered with writing of the girls begging for help. Angela wants to leave and abandon the job but Jackson presses for them to continue. Mrs. Green then bluntly informs Jackson that she believes them to be con artists. Jackson starts seeing things himself, and finally decides to abandon the job after Mrs. Green hints she was involved in the girls murder. Attempting to leave the house, they find Beth, the technician and Jackson's girlfriend, has gone missing.This is when things start going left Jackson eventually finds Beth unconscious, her mouth sewn shut. Attempting to drive away from the house, Jackson crashes the car, killing Beth. Herman, alive and hiding in the East Wing, takes Jackson from the accident. Mrs. Green, mad about Jackson's act, sews his mouth shut before ordering Herman to take him to the shed and kill him. Angela is captured by Herman on his way back to the house. What I don’t understand though is why in the world would Mrs. Green hire “physics” in the first place because they are just going to figure out that she was the one who killed the girls or at least was involved. Anyways Elliot arrives as Mrs. Green begins to sew Angela's mouth shut and manages to kill Herman. Overall it wasn’t a terrible movie, but I wouldn’t recommend it to someone. I felt like it was just a cheap, lazy movie that could have been better. The way they were dressed didn’t match the year of the setting, the acting was ok and there could have been more effects. So overall I’d give it a 3 out of 5 stars. The plot was somewhat interesting so if you’re really bored and have nothing to watch this would be a good movie. 4 March 2019 (V. 5) ELITE NEWS

Comic By Alondra Barrales

Crossword By Ariana Bastien

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Arts in Our Schools Trivia By Khalil Thomas

1. What is it called if you cut and tear paper and glue it down to a 6. In 2008, African-American and Hispanic students had less than half of the access new sheet of paper to create a work of art ? to arts education than their White peers.

a. Painting a. True b. Drawing b. False c. Collage d. Printmaking 7. The word "theatre" comes from the Greek "theatron", meaning:

2. Which artist painted the Mona Lisa? a. Seeing place b. To do a. Michelangelo c. To act b. Vincent van Gogh d. To judge c. Claude Monet d. Leonardo da Vinci 8. The minimal requirement for a theatre "building" is nothing but a place to act and a place to watch. True or False? 3. A Still Life is a picture of: a. TRUE a. a person b. FALSE b. objects on a table c. the outdoors and of the land 9. The word "audience" is Latin, meaning:

4. Approximately what percentage of business leaders say that a. Those who see creativity is the number one skill they are seeking in an b. Those who hear employee? c. Those who watch and listen d. Those who don’t support a. 15% b. 43% 10. The theatre involves actors impersonating? c. 58% d. 72% a. Real people b. Reality 5. Students who take four years of arts and music classes average c. Characters

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Homework Poll: Is it Necessary? By Denzel Palmer

Upon the results of our poll, people would rather not have homework assigned to them and they gave a couple of good explanations. Many students believe homework proves to be a great hassle considering the time they leave school. Students spend most of their hours in school learning and they also take notes. Having homework is just another way to distract kids from the sleep needed to attend school on time. 45.9% of the students said NO to having homework and they gave a lot of excellent responses. One of the students said “No because the amount of work we do in school is enough already.” This isn’t inaccurate since all the students arrive at school by 8:30 and leave by 3:22. This means kids spend approximately 7 hours everyday in school. Uniform Policy OP/ED By Markayla Atwell & Rose Bruny “Kids love to experiment with their clothing and accessories; a student's apparel is an extension of her personality. People say you only get one chance to make a first impression, and for kids, clothing is an important part of that first impression.” According to Beattie, "the most frequently cited reasons for using uniforms are increased school safety, socio-economic leveling, removing distractions from inappropriate or provocative streetwear, and promoting school identity and spirit." He also noted that there was a "reduction in disciplinary referrals, affordable and appropriate clothing, elimination of the "what to wear" delay on school mornings, increased school safety, etc." Beattie also stated, "the goal is to make school a safer, more egalitarian environment in which students can thrive."

Markayla- I don’t think schools have a good idea on uniforms. Honestly, some kids don’t like the uniforms. Not only are the colors plain and boring, but we also can’t wear the shoes we want and payed for. Sometimes we want to feel comfortable while doing school work or when being in school in general. Dress codes aren’t necessary anymore as long as we do what we come to school to do: get an education, graduate, and go on with life; it shouldn’t matter what we’re wearing. Clothes are clothes whether it’s name brand or not, it’s our style. Uniforms have been the biggest debate in public and private schools between students and staff. I understand taking away our phones, but our ways of dressing too? Nobody wants to be in 80 degree weather wearing black and blue!

Rose- I believe that students should be able to express themselves through regular clothes. Having to wear the same clothes as our friends is boring. Everyone has a different style so we should be able to show it to other kids. School staff should come up with appropriate dress codes that all students must follow. But on the other hand wearing regular clothes to school can cause chaos because some students wouldn’t listen to the rules of the dress codes, and not all the kids have enough money to buy clothes to wear to school. Uniform should be an option to students. Or we can just do uniform shirt with any jean bottoms and any sneakers. That way we can still express ourself through our clothes and still wear uniform. 7 March 2019 (V. 4) ELITE NEWS Is Social Media affecting us? OP/ED By Alondra B Everywhere around us there are electronics. In our pockets, we can find our phones that contain the same information a computer can spit out. We have apps on these phones that help us connect to other people around the globe at any given time on social media apps like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. However, are these apps really benefiting us as a society? Think about it. How many hours does the average social media user waste? The average usage of social media globally is a staggering 135 minutes per day according to Statistica.com which sites statistics in social media. In all those hours we obviously look at images and pictures. When we look at these people who are living these perfect lives with These perfectly chiseled and curved bodies, these images go into our mind. According to researchers, people especially teens who look constantly at these pictures, there is a strong connection between depression and eating disorders. The reason for this is because many people tend to compare their bodies with these instagram model’s bodies and they ultimately think that their body looks “wrong” or “off” from the model’s bodies. This causes many people to think that they are unattractive and they think that they need to be “fixed”. This is where many people (mostly young female teens) tend to start having eating disorders in order to look “perfect”. These thoughts cause people to have fatal eating habits like anorexia and bulimia to name a few. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Nervosa, these mental disorders have the highest mortality rate out of all of the mental diseases out there. This isn’t the only problem being linked to people who spend countless hours on social media. Depression is also a big issue as well. Teens are so much influenced by social media that they let it take over them . This leads to depression and other multiple issues. What we can learn for this is that while it’s not wrong to use social media, it is important to learn how much time we spend on it because we can lose at what’s really important in life such as our mental health. We should never let anything or anyone let our happiness down because we don’t look a certain way or have certain objects in our lives.

Video Game Violence OP/ED By Imani Ware & Kelsey Wedderburn Imani- Yes, videos affect youth violence. There are plenty of studies that shows that it does. One major case was the Slender Man stabbing case. On May 31, 2014, 12 year old Anisa E, Weier and Morgan E. Geyser took their friend to the woods and stabbed her 19 times trying to impress slender man. Kids that play violent video games are more likely to be very violent people. Studies show that it causes more violent behavior. Personally, I think mental health plays a major part on affecting violence in kids. I feel like if you’re in a bad place you might be affected more than a regular child. Another effect is how much time you spend on the game. Video games never affected me personally, but for others it did. Kelsey- Even though violent video games could affect a child’s view and behavior, it could also make it better. For example, only a small number of children who are already introduced to violence because of their family environment see changes to their behavior because of playing video games . The vast majority of people who play violent video games, no matter how often, have no changes to their behavior outside of the game. In fact, video games are tied to a decrease in actual violence. An economic study published in February 2016 found a reduction in crime in the weeks after major video game releases. A handful of similar studies conducted from a range of perspectives have come to the same conclusion. In one experiment, they investigated whether playing with realistic characters influenced the aggression of the game players. Previous research has suggested that the more "real" a game’s violence seems, the more primed players are by the violent concepts, leading to antisocial behaviour. Some of the games included characters that employed "ragdoll physics" so that the characters moved in the same way humans might; for instance, falling in an apparently natural way when injured. I however do not find video games to be the cause of violence. Video games can help you in many different situations. For example the game called "Minecraft" is mostly about survival. You get spawned on an island with nothing in your hand and nothing but endless trees and animals like sheep, cows, chickens and pigs. This game can be useful for whenever you find yourself stranded and how you could survive. This game also has some creativity where you can build endlessly in a mode called "Creative mode." This can help with your creativity skills. In addition, some violent video games can also give you new experiences. On November 21, 2017 a new game called "Call of Duty: WWII "had came out and it was based off of the historical event of WWII. Yes this game involves a lot of blood and gore violence but at the same time you get to experience what it was like taking part in the war. 8