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SOUNDCLOUD TRIUMPHS Alumnus WORLDWIDE TRAVELS With more than two months FINE ARTS FANATIC Sophomore Kenneth Vargas Ben Glover reaches new heights with more than 111,000 hits to relax and unwind, many students chose to study and play abroad. From (above) is more musically inclined than most. Vargas can play 10 on SoundCloud for one of his songs. Head to the Features Poland to Tanzania, fnd out where people spent their time before tackling diferent instruments, including the saxophone, piano and guitar. section to see how he found success. another school year. Read his story. Go to C8. Go to C10. (Photo/Lany Vargas) Go to D16. news New year, new presidents After weeks of campaigning, EEC receives reptilian residents newly-elected class presidents Andrew Kolondra Jr. | Co-Assistant Editor Cinnamon the corn snake and are taking their positions. [email protected] Clyde the blue-tongued skink From returning representa- The Environmental Educa- (already a new resident himself), tives to candidates new to tion Center (EEC) will be getting will most likely receive some student government, fnd out a whole lot more scaly, slithery new exotic animal neighbors. what issues the electees are and spidery this year. The school will possibly be aiming to tackle. Along with a number of partnering with PetSupermar- other additions, a walk-through ket for the installation of the See A3. reptile and arachnid exhibit will new attraction. be making its debut in the cen- “They would help layout the ter sometime this year. exhibits inside and probably do- As soon as the parking ga- nate a few more exotic reptiles opinion rage is fnished, Heritage will to the exhibit. I defnitely want a Beauty standards are more get to work on constructing the scorpion, a tarantula, and some fake than ever shed-sized exhibit in the EEC, chameleons,” Mrs. Fisher said. Editing apps have gotten out according to Mrs. Trisha Fisher, “I’m looking for some interesting of hand as students spend who oversees the center and rescue stories, reptiles that are in hours fabricating perfection. everyone in it (human, animal, need of new homes.” Are these apps detrimental or plant). The center currently However, a number of other SUNNY SCALES: EEC resident “Spike” the bearded dragon suntans in his new home. The current in- to body image and self- houses four reptiles, who would additions to the center have al- habitants, such as “B” the gray parrot, will be joined by new tortoises and spiders in their new exhibit. (Photo/Andrew Kolondra Jr.) esteem? Read our take in this be the frst to move into and in- ready been made over the sum- opinion article. augurate the new exhibit. mer. Junior Matthew by some ferrets, so we rehabili- of the previous one, which was These animals, known Peart donated three tated him and got him back on not sturdy enough to stay afoat. See B7. as Spike the bearded Russian desert tor- his feet and now he’s here,” Mrs. “I think that the center has end- dragon, Cranberry toises to the tor- Fisher said. less possibilities. The more we the albino corn toise enclosure, Furthermore, with the plant- add, the more it becomes. Even- entertainment s n a k e , and Clyde, the ing beds raised and the oaks tually there will be something M r . aforementioned trimmed in the butterfy garden, for everyone,” Mrs. Fisher said. Guitar teacher forms band skink soon to live the long-awaited reopening of Students may come to the Despite teaching guitar in the reptile house, is also the garden has fnally come. center with their classes, during classes all day long, Mr. a new resident of the center. Lastly, a new foating memo- lunchtime or even during inde- Jose Bronca continues to “[Clyde] was up for adoption rial to deceased student Liza An- pendents, as long as Mrs. Fisher play the guitar for his band, because he had been attacked gulo has been installed in place is there. Mariachi Los Monarcas. Read (Photo/Andrew Kolondra Jr.) about the band’s forma- tion, break-up and reunion in Entertainment. New teachers and staff take their seats See D15. (Photo/Conner McLeod) (Photo/Conner sports SUMMER SCHOOL: New teachers came in during the summer for workshops with their new co-workers. They mastered the PlanBook and software necessary for the upcoming year. (Photo/Elysa Goldberg) Early start for football Elysa Goldberg | Centerspread Editor Mr. Pastor will be teaching Three new teachers were Mrs. Taubman is the guidance Football players headed back [email protected] Spanish I and Spanish 3 honors. hired to teach junior high stu- counselor for some juniors and to campus Aug. 19 to start Mr. Ryan Hubbard will be dents. Mrs. Gina Lau was added all new seniors. Last year, Mrs. their season. Players such as As you walked the halls helping students as a new in the Math department to teach Ashley Hendricks started teach- wide receiver Anthony Brown on the frst day of school, you coach for the debate team. Mrs. Academy Math 7 and junior high ing 11th grade English; however, (above) have been hard at may have seen not only new Meghan LaLonde and Mr. David Math Skills. this will be her frst full year of work practicing. Check out the students, but also new teach- Klein are joining the Fine Arts Mrs. Jamie Meyer joined the English 1 and 3 honors. Sports section to see what’s in ers. Both junior high and high department. Science department and will In preparation for the school store for them throughout the school received new teachers in Mrs. LaLonde will be teach- teach Academy Life Science year, the new teachers spent rest of the year. multiple departments. ing Theater Tech and Scenic and Earth Science. Mrs. Shane- Aug. 10 - 12 in workshops to In the Foreign Language de- Painting and Design. Mr. Klein ka Major is joining the English learn about the Portal, MyBack- See E18. partment, there are three new will teach Drama Intro, Act- department and teaches Lit- pack, Planbook and how the instructors: Mr. Alfredo Pastor, ing 1-5, Movement and Voice erature 8 honors, Composition school operates. The workshop Mrs. Rhiannon Reichenbach and for the Actor and Musical and Grammar 8 honors and ended with a lunch catered by Mrs. Lazara Fleitas. Theater Tech. Writing Seminar. TooJay’s Deli. CONTENTS Mrs. Reichenbach will The Science department There are two returning staf High school principal Mrs. NEWS A3 teach Spanish 2, Spanish 4, added Mrs. Miranda Hernandez members: guidance counselor Elise Blum is excited for the new EDITORIAL & OPINIONS B4 and Beginning Spanish in ju- to teach Physics regular, honors Mrs. Beth Taubman and Mr. Isaac school year. “They are a great FEATURES C8 nior high. Mrs. Fleitas will and Physics 1 AP. In the Guid- Sofy in the Math department. group of new teachers who are ENTERTAINMENT D14 teach Spanish I for both ju- ance department, Mrs. Ludy Jo- Mr. Sofy will teach Competitive really excited for the new year nior high and high school and seph was added for ninth and Geometry 8 honors, advanced and to meet their students,” SPORTS E17 Intermediate Spanish. 10th grade students. Geometry and AP Statistics. she said. IPATRIOTPOST.COM A2 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 Food Sna k ttac

80% of all 13 4.6 billion vending machine food people killed by vending machines items are chips, candy vending machines in the U.S. or baked goods each year The Vengeance of Vending Machines Amber Bhutta | Staff Writer students would lower vending [email protected] machine revenue for schools. You’ve got two minutes be- Most parents give students a fore fifth period and, weighed budget for lunch, and while the down by exhaustion and hun- $4 bag of apple slices may be ger, you know you won’t make healthy, the $1 cupcake is much it through class like this. A more accessible. supposedly perfect solution? While these drawbacks are A quick trip to the vending worth considering, pressing machine and a dollar later, health concerns are no longer you’ve got your hands on the easy to ignore. sugar boost you need The CDC reports that in the form of a “childhood obe- can of soda or sity has more maybe a bag of than doubled in Cheetos. Unfor- children and tunately, however, quadru- most vending ma- pled in chine snack foods adoles- don’t live up to their cents in perception as a blessing the past in disguise. 30 years,” and According to a study this conducted by the Jour- nal of School Health, vending machines are available to nearly 97 percent of students. Of these students, 22 per- number contin- cent purchase food in ues to increase. vending machines daily, Switching out adding a daily average popular vending of 253 calories to their machine options diets and an extra 14 for more nutri- pounds per year. Vending tional ones is machines, though seem- by no means an ingly a source of sugary all-encompass- goodness, are a nutritional ing solution, detriment to stu- but is a key dents’ wellbeing. component Opting for healthier in combat- options, while neces- ing the health sary, is a challenge-ridden problems process. It is no secret that that plague healthier snack items such as America’s youth. carrots and apples aren’t as popular as household names such as Doritos and Cheez Its, but a decrease Statistics compiled by Asa Zaretsky in demand from (Graphics/Amanda Wasserman) IPATRIOTPOST.COM IPATRIOTPOST.COM B6 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2015 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 A3 EditorialsNews & Opinions Model UN plans mock conference Asa Zaretsky | Political Correspondent Although this may seem conferences: “The mock con- delegates per country, unlike [email protected] complex and tough to get ference helps [students] get the mock conference where Every year, students take into, the leaders of Heri- acquainted with the actual it is one person per country. some time out of their week- tage’s Model UN organization procedures of Model UN com- However, Model UN ends to take part in a very are open to new members. mittees. For our older mem- leaders like Kasarla say Asa’s Analysis different activity than usual, Model UN officer Nithya bers, the conference allows that having the mock con- BY ASA ZARETSKY discussing issues of inter- Kasarla explains how students them to practice and warm-up ferences helps introduce national importance and can participate in the mock for our real Model UN season, students to Model UN. Don’t count on third finding solutions for them. conference. “The new students which starts in November.” “The mock helps them This is the Model United can come to our meetings, The biggest difference build a basis for the rest of parties this election Nations Mock Conference which typically occur after between mock and real their Model UN career. It is at Ever since the controver- and it is open to all. Model school on Thursdays,” she said. Model UN conferences is the mock where they learn sial 2000 presidential election, United Nations is a organiza- “At the meetings, they can scale. While individual com- all the procedures, tips, and with many believing that Ralph tion on campus that models sign up to be on our club por- mittees in the mock confer- strategies in order to succeed Nader’s third party campaign real UN committees and as- tal page and email list, so they ence usually contain around as a delegate in real confer- let George W. Bush win, there semblies that take part in de- can receive all notifications on 25 to 40 student delegates, ences,” she said. “Also, the have been predictions that ciding issues integral to the when and how to sign up for real conferences could have mock helps our new mem- third parties will again make world. Members go across the the mock [conference].” Kasar- numbers in the triple dig- bers understand whether the difference in presidential country to participate in con- la also elaborated on why its. There also is more than they want to continue par- election. Having two candi- ferences with other schools. Model UN holds these mock one person assigned to be ticipating in Model UN or not.” dates with some of the lowest approval ratings of any candi- date in modern history, many Class presidents share goals for the school year have pointed to third parties again being relevant. Some Elysa Goldberg | Centerspread Editor point to the Libertarians, led by [email protected] former New Mexico Gov. Gary Daniela Velez (Sophomore class president) Johnson, being able to pick up As sophomore class president, Daniela Velez hopes to maximize communication between the stu- large numbers of disaffected dents and faculty. “My three initial goals for the year are to implement an efficient way for my class to conservatives. Others suggest provide feedback about teachers, to plan optional study groups for midterms and finals and to plan Green Party leader Jill Stein will an end-of-the-year sophomore picnic,” she said. appeal to some Bernie Sanders As a rising sophomore, Velez has noticed many aspects of the school’s educational and social ex- supporters. Although possible, perience that can be improved. “Taking up a leadership role would allow me to serve as a voice for such predictions of great per- my class and to take action to ensure that we have everything we need to have a successful year,” she formances are unlikely to be- said. During her campaign, she used stickers and social media to creatively differentiate herself from come true. the other candidates during the election. Johnson seems to poll the Velez said being elected to represent the sophomore class is an amazing honor and will give her highest with an average of 8.5 the opportunity to make high school more enjoyable for everyone. percent according to polling (Photo/German Velez) website RCP. Several Repub- licans, such as Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, have suggested Dominique Cunningham (Junior class president) Johnson as an alternative to Dominique Cunningham can usually be seen playing in the school band, but now she can also be Trump. However, Republicans seen representing juniors as class president. most disaffected with Trump, As the new president, Cunningham knows that she has a big responsibility. During her campaign, religious right and evangeli- she hung numerous posters around campus with slogans such as, “Be unique, Vote for Dominique.” cal voters, would find issue She also played a campaign video on the morning announcements. with Johnson’s liberal stances Through open forums with the high school principal, Mrs. Elise Blum, and the Student Govern- on abortion and gay marriage. ment Association (SGA), she hopes to help fix problems students have. She believes that by acting as GOPers are already uniting be- a “bridge” between the student body and faculty, these problems can be solved efficiently. hind Trump, with party leaders lining up behind him and only (Photo/Diamond Cunningham) Mitt Romney and the Bushes against him. It is unlikely that Maria Ayala (Senior class president) any of the remaining officials Maria Ayala is not new to being the class president. In fact, Ayala has represented her class as would stake their futures on a president since 10th grade. “I ran for president because I have always wanted to represent our class surge of the Libertarians due to and voice our concerns,” she said. a possible President Trump en- To promote herself as a candidate, she decided to hang posters around campus and played couraging supporters to chal- videos on the morning announcements. Although she thinks there are plenty of situations that lenge anti-Trump politicians in could be improved, Ayala believes that anything can be resolved by working together as one their primaries. student body. It’s unlikely that the Greens “I hope to get my class more involved with school spirit activities as it is our final year,” Ayala will be able to do very well. The said. She explained that she wants the senior class to be more involved in sporting events and to Democratic base has united for actively enjoy senior year. the most part, and the threats of the Bernie or Bust move- (Photo/Adriel Roncal) ment have not translated into polling strength. Sanders’ sup- porters will likely fall in line be- hind Clinton, due to threats of a News brief Blood Drive tests Summer competitions iPad registration split left wing vote. The Greens Vanessa Ryals | Online Editor-in-Chief for Zika don’t even have the small re- [email protected] For some students, sum- In order to access the sources of the Libertarians. The Big Red Bus makes mer is no different than a school’s free wifi, all stu- While the party will no Look for its first stop at Heritage typical school year. Stu- dent iPads must be regis- doubt improve its meager per- more news on Thursday, Sept. 1. Due to dents involved in competi- tered in the Upper School formance four years ago, get- recent Zika outbreaks in tive math, robotics, sports Library. Media Center staff ting one percent of the vote is social media Broward and Miami-Dade and FBLA traveled across will help set up school very unlikely. The Libertarians Want to keep up with counties, the U.S. Food the state – not to vacation, email accounts, AHS por- likewise will pick up a few Re- breaking news on campus? and Drug Administra- but to compete in their tal accounts and activate publicans and will get more Check out iPatriotPost.com for tion (FDA) and Centers for events. AHS won top pri- Find My iPad. While early than two percent, as they have new articles uploaded daily. Disease Control (CDC) have vate school at the Mu Alpha registration is over, library brought along more politicians Also, don’t forget to “like” us mandated OneBlood to Theta national competition, staff will be available such as former Massachus- on Facebook and “follow” us continue business while and FBLA’s Sports and En- throughout the school setts Gov. William Weld. Over- on Instagram and Twitter for testing all donations for the tertainment Management day to assist students all, while the third parties will all the latest AHS happenings. Zika virus. Stop by and save team placed top five in with iPad questions and improve their performances, it three lives. the nation. troubleshooting help. will not be enough to decide the election. IPATRIOTPOST.COM B4 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 Cracking down on college rankings Kevin Pollack | Co-Sports Editor these lists are generally unreli- When applying to college, In a competitive environ- The perfect college exists [email protected] able because they can greatly it is essential to remember that ment, though, it is easy to for each person. With hundreds The hundreds of universities, differ from one another in each school matches each per- immerse oneself in the com- of colleges and universities in test grades and standardized their rankings. son’s unique individuality. A “top petition and focus on the the United States alone, one test scores can make students For example, “Forbes” ranked 10” college that is perfect for a numbers excessively. list should not narrow down go crazy. There are countless Johns Hopkins University as the friend may not be the perfect fit Though it is important to one’s potential list solely based numbers to consider when ap- 62nd best college in the nation for you. continue to positively present on rankings. plying for college, but the num- while the “U.S. News & World Re- There are other factors to oneself to potential universities, Consider all factors when ber that should not matter is a port” ranked it tied for 10th. weigh rather than a ranking by students applying to college applying to college; factors college’s ranking on a list of top “Business Insider” ranked a web site. Elements such as must also separate themselves like the campus location, the colleges and universities. Carnegie Mellon as the 14th location of the school, tuition, from the tenseness of the cut- actual campus and the social Many third parties create best college or university in the demographics and research op- throat atmosphere at school and life will be valued more than lists of the “best” colleges and nation while College Raptor left portunities should take prece- remember that some rankings a number on a web site when universities to attend. However, it out of the top 50. dence over the ranking on a list. are opinions. orientation comes. Voice your opinions to enact change Carrie Kuecks | Features Editor courteous; teachers are here to a feasible, detailed solution in Making our voice heard can had with slavery. According to [email protected] help. After speaking with the mind. People will be more likely be challenging, but it is a pre- Newsweek.com, administrators teacher, if the issue cannot be to respect us and consider our requisite to change- if nobody agreed, citing their reasoning: As students, we complain resolved, we can speak to our proposals if we present our ap- spoke up, our society would es- “While ‘master’ is common in ac- to each other often about our guidance counselors. proach clearly with a positive sentially remain stagnant and ademia, as in a master’s degree, problems, yet rarely do we Our principal, Mrs. Elise Blum, outcome in mind. In situations fail to progress. some people have said it ‘carries speak up to try to bring forth has an open forum where we where it appears there For example, students a painful and unwelcome con- change. In school, issues can can also share our school-related is no solution to the at Yale University notation that can be difficult or come in many forms, such as suggestions on how to fix prob- problem, it is still im- spoke up to change impossible for some students struggling in a class, overload of lems such as long lunch lines or portant to talk to a the title of the and residential college staff homework, or even policies we WiFi connection troubles. trained profes- residential to ignore.’” Without students’ perceive to be unfair. We can also get involved sional at school. colleges speaking up, this change would If something is causing us with the local/world issues that from “mas- not have happened. trouble, voicing our opinions concern us such as recycling, ter to head We need to get involved. can often lead to a beneficial re- equality, etc. by writing letters or of college,” Whether advocating for our- sult, not only for us, but poten- creating petitions. in order to re- selves or others, if we care tially many others. For example, Perhaps the most valuable move the as- about an issue, we need to fol- asking a teacher to reschedule a resource on campus are our sociation the low through and make our quiz (for a valid reason) can have guidance counselors. They are title opinions known. a positive impact for the class. available to help solve problems We must stop telling our- We need to use the resourc- such as changing schedules or selves that it is easier or better to es available to us if we wish to dealing with stress. stay quiet. bring about change. We need to remember to We never know what impact If an academic issue arises,we plan ahead and know exactly shedding light on an issue may should talk to our teachers what it is we are asking for help have. We have a voice, and we first. Of course we should be with. If possible, we should have (Graphic/Skylar Britton) need to use it. Don’t turn a blind eye Student ambassadors, please to non-Western news fulfill your responsibilities Isabel Chamberlain | Staff Writer Lloyd said, “The media responds [email protected] to the people. We as a society Angela Lin | Entertainment Editor only taking advantage of the before service hours are given Leaving 50 dead in Florida, need to broaden our concern so [email protected] service hours. to ensure each ambassador has 73 murdered in France, 41 killed we don’t just hear about events Some take lists of incoming done his or her job. in Turkey and nine murdered in that affect people ‘like us’.” Walking across a 40-acre cam- students but never contact them Even though the system Germany, terrorism has sparked Until we make a change with- pus with only a map on the first to welcome them to the school. isn’t perfect, the ambassador fear in people worldwide and in ourselves, we’ll be stuck living day of school is rough, to say the Others attend events such as program can be helpful in as- left us asking, “when will all of in a world where world news least, and the stampede of high Orientation with no intention sisting students find classes this come to an end?” only means news pertaining to school students and golf carts of communicating with new and make new friends. Yet, we never heard about Western countries. can make it especially difficult to students. In a “Patriot Post” sur- New students should reach the 400 people in Iraq shot and There are news sources that navigate the school. Fortunately, vey of 50 students, out and contact their ambassa- (Graphic/Skylar Britton) killed by ISIS June 5 or the 65 cover terrorism worldwide, such there is help for newcomers. dor if they have any questions. deaths that followed the next as Al Jazeera, a media station Even though the ambassador Those who have not been con- day. Why didn’t the news men- based in Doha, Qatar. program may have some flaws, tacted or don’t know their am- tion the 2,000 people massacred Here is at least one place you it is valuable in helping new stu- bassador should contact any in Nigeria by Boko Haram, days can find information of terror- dents settle into the school year. guidance counselor. after the Charlie Hebdo shoot- ist attacks in an unbiased and The ambassador pro- Ambassadors are chosen ing in France last year? balanced manner. gram, founded in 2007 by for their good nature, so talk- It seems as if Western media We need to make sure that Mrs. Elise Blum and Mrs. ing with an ambassador can assumes the lives of those living we don’t have to go that far Melissa Becerra, is comprised open up new opportunities for in developed countries are more to learn what’s happening in of students nominated by their friendship and learning about relevant or important than the the world. teachers based on the student’s the school. lives of those living in Africa and Not only are news out- politeness, kindness, reliability 46 per- cent of Ambassadors should make the Middle East. lets covering mass shootings and approachableness. them had not been contacted every effort to make new stu- “Many first-world countries in developed countries more Ambassadors are given as- by an ambassador. dents feel comfortable, and lack so much compassion that frequently than in develop- signments such as helping out Obviously, this isn’t right. new students shouldn’t be we look at the components of ing countries, the ideas and at Open House and calling new Ambassadors should be rated afraid to take advantage of who was dying rather than how stories behind such events in students to welcome them. For on their performance by the their advice. The ambassador many,” said American Heritage lesser developed countries are each duty performed, ambassa- new students to keep this situa- program could be essential in sophomore Ariann Baker. often distorted. dors earn service hours. tion from happening. aiding students adjust quickly However, the only way to fix The truth is, the media twists All ambassadors should Those who have not per- into the school year. However, this problem is to fix, as a popu- stories to make them more inter- commit to helping students, formed their tasks should not stricter supervision is needed lation, our own mindset in ad- esting to their readers, or even but some ambassadors have receive service hours. New stu- to ensure the program is fulfill- dressing such issues. As Ameri- worse, does not cover stories lost sight of the true mission by dents should sign off on a paper ing its goals. can Heritage sophomore Olivia at all. IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 B5 Editorials & Opinions Don’t stress over summer tests Lauren Quintela | Co-Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Failure is undeniably dif- ly are pretests that prepare stu- without allowing their confi- ficult to accept, yet our fail- dents for the material the course dence to wither. Nothing says “summer break” ures, as unpleasant as they are, will cover, even if students do Students can also share their like a small mountain of assigned are usually not the end of the poorly on these tests, they (Graphic/Andrew Kolondra Jr.) concerns with their teacher to novels and a multi-page packet world and should not cripple learn from their determine a course of action reviewing math concepts — and our confidence. mistakes. rather than impulsively drop nothing says “back to school” like In fact, failure can prove ben- For students the class based on one grade. summer reading and math tests. eficial. An article published in who stud- Switching out of the class These tests are intended to “The New York Times Magazine” ied diligently may eventually be neces- assess that students grasped titled “Why Flunking Exams Is but received a sary, but this should critical concepts and skills, not to Actually a Good Thing” explores disappointing not be the very unnecessarily intimidate them. the positive side of poor perfor- grade, success first solution Still, every year students ask, mance on the occasional pretest. on future tests is they consider. “What if I fail and have to switch According to the article, “On entirely possible. A flunked out of the class?” some kinds of tests...we ben- Rather than pan- summer For the most part, these efit from answering incorrectly ic and feel absolutely read- worst-case scenarios never man- by, in effect, priming our brain crushed, students should ing or ifest themselves, but even if they for what’s coming later… [A] examine their mistakes and math did, a failed summer reading or (bombed) pretest drives home determine where they went test may feel math test does not have to equal the information in a way that wrong — maybe they under- devastating, but “game over.” While a poor test studying as usual does not. We stood the material but the time when we deal with failure grade may be disheartening, stu- fail, but we fail forward.” limit affected them. appropriately (and salvage our dents should not necessarily feel Considering that summer They can learn from their morale), we make future success destined for a year of failure. reading and math tests essential- mistakes for future assessments all the more likely. Same summer math packets make sense Many students disagree with the requirement for every level of a given math class to complete the same summer math packet. In reality, this sameness is necessary to assist students of all levels.

Amber Bhutta | Staff Writer While issuing all levels of been evaluated and placed easy to apply now appear to be itself, the summer math packet [email protected] a certain math class the same into classes accordingly. Sum- foreign concepts. is “designed to help make [the Math is an unfortunate re- packet seems counterintuitive, mer math homework simply re- Enter summer math packets: students’] transition to the next minder of school that follows the point is not to test students’ freshes students’ memories and a blessing bearing the unfor- level an easier one.” students home over the sum- math potential. The purpose of oils the rusty machines that stu- tunate disguise of schoolwork. Typical griping and groaning mer in the form of the dreaded these math packets, which many dents’ brains often become over Daunting as they may seem, over the mere thought of home- summer math packets. The is- students tend to miss, is to solid- the summer. these math assignments re- work over the summer aside, sue surrounding summer math ify previously-learned concepts We’re all familiar with the view ideas central to the math summer math is here to help. packets stems from the fact that that will appear in the class. narrative in which we promise class they precede. These topics Providing identical math pack- all levels of a given math class You’re not expected to walk ourselves to get ahead over the are integral to the curriculum ets for all levels of the same class are required to complete iden- in on the first day of school fa- summer, but then someone’s and will be covered regard- isn’t meant to challenge you or tical assignments. This erases miliar with the entire curricu- throwing a party, and then fam- less of which level they are favor a certain level; they exist the hierarchy of College Prep, lum, but you are expected to ily vacation comes along and being taught. to make sure you don’t walk into Advanced and Honors courses, understand the smaller ideas right after there’s this show For example, pre-calculus re- class completely clueless. prompting complaints that the that make it easier to learn the on Netflix that is just begging quires basic knowledge in both Doing the math, giving the packet is either too difficult or bigger picture. to be finished, and suddenly geometry and algebra, which same summer packets to every not difficult enough. After all, is Summer assignments do not school creeps up on us. Fast is why the review packet cov- level of math has benefits that that not why students choose exist to assess individual capa- forward to the first day of class, ers both topics. In the words of do indeed add up. higher or lower level classes? bilities, as everyone has already where skills that once were so the pre-calculus math packet High school relationships have some merit We’ve seen them before: the stereotypical high school relationship that won’t last beyond senior year. While these relationships may not last, they can still be beneficial. Lauren Hutton | Co-Editor-in-Chief [email protected] information about ourselves and our own character, supply us school sweethearts — but for we have healthier relationships; the future we wish to have. with abundant happiness in the those two percent, happiness in it just means we will make the As young adults, we often are midst of an incredibly stress- high school meant happiness for same mistakes later in life. told that we are either too naive ful time and teach us invalu- a lifetime. Perhaps most importantly, or too inexperienced to make able lessons about forming The end goal isn’t always the being with someone else can good decisions. In reality, the healthy relationships. most important factor, and as help us find ourselves. High choices High school is not always the saying goes, it’s about the school relationships typically w e a lot of fun. Between the journey and not the destina- aren’t about hooking up or hav- lack of sleep, social drama tion. High school relationships ing someone to hold hands with and constant school stress, may end bitterly as students de- in the cafeteria. These stereo- simply surviving the day part for college, but that doesn’t types don’t do justice to the gen- can feel like a feat. Having mean the relationship should uine connection young adults someone who loves you not have happened at all. can have with one another. unconditionally and who can Dating is a huge emotional From trusting someone with provide a shoulder to cry on commitment, and it is only your darkest thoughts and shar- can be hugely rewarding. through experience that we ing special moments with some- Maybe the relationships we learn how to interact with oth- one you love to learning to deal have now won’t last as long ers. Communication, sacrifice with loss, relationships serve Many as more mature relationships, and even love are all learned to strengthen our character say that and they probably won’t result through experience. and shape us into wholesome, make dating in in marriage, but that doesn’t Being so close to others at a independent adults. now im- (Graphic/Andrew Kolondra Jr.) high school mean the memories and experi- young age shapes us as individu- Dismissing “young flings” pact every element of our adult i s not only a point- ences we take from them aren’t als. It teaches us how to put oth- as insignificant or even harm- life, and those choices — even less endeavor, but also a det- without merit. According to ers before ourselves and speak ful demonstrates a failure to if they end up being mistakes rimental one. In actuality, dat- Elite.com, only two percent of our minds. Waiting until we are acknowledge the benefits of — ultimately teach us vital ing can provide insight into marriages occur between high “older and wiser” won’t mean such commitments. IPATRIOTPOST.COM B6 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 Editorials & Opinions Saying thanks for school trips Amanda Wasserman | Co-Assistant Editor Nearly every day, groups of and hotel. Furthermore, all stu- [email protected] students from debate, Model dents are granted a per diem for United Nations, publications and food and transportation expens- At freshman orientation each Mu Alpha Theta stay at school es, greatly reducing the financial year, most new parents and long after the 3 p.m. bell has burden of travel. students, anxious to begin the rung, immersing themselves in It is impossible to discuss school year, ask veteran Patriots, what they love and preparing to school trips without acknowl- “What is your favorite part about attend the nation’s prestigious edging the downside of miss- attending Heritage?” competitions and conferences. ing large amounts of work, tests Typical answers range from From sports to science, Heri- and quizzes. the fries behind the 3000 build- tage students excel at what we Last year, it was not uncom- ing to the numerous clubs on do because administration and mon for me to stay up past 2 campus, but a more detailed our advisers provide us with op- a.m. after a trip, making up work look at what distinguishes Heri- portunities to compete against and studying for makeup tests tage from other high schools America’s creme-de-la-creme. and quizzes. reveals perhaps the most under- At many schools, trips are However, some of the best CLUB TRIP BENEFITS: Students who attended the 2016 North American Invitational Model United stated opportunity available on cost-prohibitive and inacces- memories and friends that I have Nations conference also toured the grounds of Georgetown University. (Photo/Mr. Harry Torres) campus: school trips. sible to the majority of the made during high school have worth the memories. Amidst tive value and sheer amount of A quick glance at the mar- student body. At Heritage, how- been on school trips. massive amounts of school- fun provided by school trips is quee in front of Heritage reveals ever, administration subsidizes From visiting The Bean in Chi- work and an endless tornado of undoubtedly one of the most a multitude of first place awards, the cost of trips, ensuring that cago to building snowmen with stress, it is easy to take attending special parts about attending prestigious commendations and the average overnight trip costs friends in Central Park, post-trip Heritage for granted – I’ve been Heritage; let’s not forget it. impressive accolades. around $250, including flights stress, for many students, is well there. However, the competi- Grasp senior year and all its memories Elysa Goldberg | Centerspread Editor with will inevitably be more to an entirely new life, but that [email protected] challenging. Without the conve- should not be an excuse to give In the final weeks of every nience of seeing someone every up on a friendship. year, hallways fill with sniffling day, it is easy to get caught up in Make the time to text them. underclassmen as positions and your own life and neglect these Call them often. Facetime them titles are handed down, heart- friendships. But the friends we whenever you can. Convenience felt speeches are delivered and make in high school can and should not be the only thing senior farewells are published in should last a lifetime. that holds you two together. the newspaper. Don’t let important people While it can feel like our While the looming drift out of your life simply be- friends are leaving us behind graduation of some of our cause it is easier than putting in when they say goodbye to high closest friends can seem inher- the time to communicate. school, in reality, they need us ently heartbreaking, we do not With the technology we have more than ever. have to lose anything. As long available to us, keeping in touch It will be sad to say goodbye as both parties are willing to put with friends once they leave come May 12, but we are not re- in the effort, graduation should your city and voyage into new ally losing anything. not mean goodbye. states is easier than ever. Both of The people who matter to Maintaining a friendship with you may be busy, and graduated you should continue to matter SAVORING SENIOR MOMENTS: Last year’s senior dinner feautred photos of all the soon- someone you can no longer eat seniors may be spending the to you, no matter where they to-be graduates. (Photo/Zachariah Chou) lunch or rant about math class majority of their time adjusting live or how far they go. Plan ahead to prevent common problems Zihan Kabir | News Editor [email protected] A few days after the last final exams ended, many sophomores and juniors made their way to des- ignated testing sites for SAT Subject Tests, which students are encouraged to take to showcase specific skills for colleges. Unfortunately, due to my My carelessness simply cre- the only reasons to plan ahead. One of the best pieces of own incompetence, I was not ated more stress that I could Teacher recommendations play advice I have received is to get one of these students. It’s not have easily prevented by a large role in the application these credits out of the way as that I wasn’t informed. planning ahead. process as well and should not soon as possible, preferably in A few months ago, I even To avoid making similarly be something you wait until the freshman year. wrote an article stressing the reckless mistakes, research last minute to request. You also do not want to importance of SAT Subject Tests. which Subject Tests you will take Start talking to teachers as spend your entire second se- Instead, it was inadequate well ahead of time. early as possible so that you mester of senior year at the lo- planning on my part that ulti- Some colleges prefer or re- meet the deadline in junior year cal hospital, struggling to reach mately led to the predicament I

quire certain subjects, such as to be fully prepared and don’t the service hour minimum (Graphics/CollegeBoard.com) find myself in. math or science, but others al- have to scramble for letters of before graduation. Not only do I feel a wave of low you to pick two or three of recommendation senior year. All of these circumstances regret every time my friends ask your choice. Be aware of graduation can be avoided by maintaining me which Subject Test I took, Keep track of dates and regis- requirements throughout the an awareness of what you need but I also must now wait four tration deadlines for all tests, in- entirety of high school. to accomplish each year. months to take the exam. cluding the SAT and ACT, using a Many incoming seniors find Community service hours, In other words, I will be study- calendar or planner so that you themselves in situations where class credits and teacher recom- ing world history half a year af- are prepared to sign up when they are blocked from taking mendations are all essential to a ter the AP course I took will have the time comes. their preferred course because student’s future but are some- ended instead of taking the test While standardized tests are they have a Fine Arts or Physical times put aside until it is too late. at the end of the day, you will just a month later as many of my certainly a crucial aspect of col- Education credit that has yet to Learn from the mistakes of save yourself a great deal of peers did. lege applications, they are not be fulfilled. others and plan ahead because, trouble. IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 D17B7 Editorials & Opinions Step out of your comfort zone Students can benefit greatly from being more adventurous and embracing opportuni- ties for new experiences. Stepping out of your comfort zone once in a while is not a bad thing. Skylar Britton | Opinion Editor Getting out of your comfort career is the greatest decision I expand your horizons and try York, Washington, New Jersey, [email protected] zone is frightening because the ever made. something new. Alabama, Massachusetts and life you live can get comfortable, Public speaking may not be Going to new places can pro- elsewhere. When the Model UN People are stuck in the per- which will prevent you from everyone’s passion or goal, but vide a break from a monotonous team went to New York this past petual motion of their everyday pursuing passions or meeting if you have an interest in any- schedule. Many summer pro- March, my network of friends lives. You wake up, follow your certain goals you set for yourself. thing novel to you, pursue it — grams allow teenagers to travel expanded to include friends daily routine, fall asleep and I always wanted to become you never know unless you try. across the world for pleasure from foreign countries such as wake up again to repeat the an expert in public speaking. I Who knows, maybe you’re the or volunteer work. Go to the Italy, France, Germany, Venezu- schedule. Unless you fall under thought it was such a Galapagos Islands and ela, Nigeria and New Zealand. the realm of the rich and famous, valuable skill to have navigate the baby turtles Meeting new people and this seemingly never-ending and that if I wanted to toward the ocean, teach hearing how their way of life routine probably sounds famil- succeed in life, speak- children in South Ameri- so immensely differs from iar. It’s not like normal people ing fluently in front of can countries how to mine was a humbling and can live the life of the Kardashi- a crowd to delegate or speak English, travel to incredible experience. ans and jet out to whatever dictate would be essen- India on a teen tour Even getting out of your seat remote location they want to tial. I also thought learn- or see the incredibly at school and talking to the kid in the spur of the moment. Be- ing how to speak publi- ancient artwork in the corner you never talk to cause we do not have this avail- cally would break me out at the Louvre in can widen your friend group ability of private jets and butlers, of my introverted shell I Paris. Go on a and your horizons. You never it is up to us to live life to the hid in for most of my life. big rollercoast- truly know who a person is un- fullest extent possible. Thus, I ended up join- er, snorkel or dive less you talk to him or her. May- I often find myself in situa- ing the Model United deep into the ocean, be the kid in the corner will end tions where I forget what I did Nations team. When I or simply get out up becoming your best friend— two days ago because it seems saw the seniors speak- of the house if or even the maid of honor or like a repetition of the previous ing with eloquence and you normally best man at your wedding. days. I have a designated folder intelligence, I instantly stay in. The The future cannot be fore- in the back of my brain entitled became frightened be- world is told, so if you are bored or un- “Hundreds of Days That Are For- cause I knew that my your oys- settled with the path you have gotten Because of Monotony.” A abilities paled in com- ter, so do chosen for yourself, change it. way to combat this cycle is to try parison and swore to some- thing uncon- If you are worried about the new things as often as possible never return to any (Graphic/Andrew Kolondra Jr.) ventional and exotic. changes you make, stop over- and step outside of your com- club meetings. championship-winning quarter- With new experiences thinking things. fort zone, whether that means Eventually, after a few back on the football team, but come unique people. Three Comfort is boredom, so trying new activities and foods, months, I broke my promise to you also want to try ballet. summers ago, I went on a get out of your comfort zone visiting new places or meeting myself, and I am so relieved I Happiness comes in teen tour to California, and I and challenge yourself to new people. did. Furthering my Model UN all shapes and forms, so now have friends from New try something new. Your face doesn’t need autocorrect Lauren Quintela | Co-Editor-in-Chief ‘Visage Lab,’ how beautiful the According to clinical psy- compare our appearances with campaign, found that 60 percent [email protected] web world could be!” Photo chologist and professor Dr. Judy those of celebrities. Now, with of girls feel prettier online than in Snap a photo. Analyze im- Plastic, a “virtual surgery simu- Ho, cited in an article originally the spread of selfie-editing apps, real life. perfections. Erase blemishes. lator,” proclaims that “chang- published in “Teen Vogue,” “So- we can also compare our real ap- While editing our photos for Smooth skin. Whiten teeth. Post ing [your] figure makes you cial media plays an increasingly pearance with “more beautiful” social media may be tempting, we on social media. Repeat. beautiful” — a downright awful influential role in shaping our versions of ourselves. The futile can inspire change by learning to Selfie-editing apps such as message to propagate among definition of beauty.” Facetune pursuit of perfection can cause accept the imperfections these Facetune, which allow users to impressionable apps erase. disguise imperfections and en- teenagers. We can realize that anyone hance features with astounding Despite the who judges us because of a phys- ease, add to the already over- damaging po- ical “imperfection” is certainly not whelming pressure to depict tential of these a true friend. “perfect” versions of ourselves apps, countless We can delete these apps, on social media. individuals use post our photos without over- According to Facetune’s de- them to alter analyzing and join the #NoFace- scription in the App Store, “Ev- their features. tuneNeeded and #NoLikesNeed- ery photo could use a touch Facetune alone ed social media campaigns by up… Now you can be sure that has thousands sharing our untouched images. all your portraits show only the of downloads While these changes may best version of you.” The idea despite its $3.99 seem easier said than done, they that every photo we take needs price tag, and it are possible, positive steps in the to be edited to “perfection” be- is the No. 1 pho- right direction. Editing apps can fore we share it with the world is to and video (Graphic/Andrew Kolondra Jr.) erase pimples, dark spots, fine not only wrong, but also poten- app in 127 countries. and its competitor apps pro- self esteem to plummet and lines... and self-esteem. tially detrimental to self-esteem. While some argue that these mote unattainable standards of heighten our insecurity about Rather than accept Face- Apps comparable to Face- editing apps are purely enter- beauty such as clear skin, bright our un-retouched physical ap- tune’s claim that “every photo tune riddle the App Store. Vis- taining (who doesn’t want to see teeth and a curvy yet lean figure. pearance. could use a touch up,” we can age Lab’s description (very dis- what he or she looks like with a Heavily retouched photos In fact, the Dove Self-Es- spread the idea that faces don’t turbingly) states, “If everybody full makeover?), these apps can of celebrities surround us daily, teem Project, as part of its #No- need autocorrect. enhanced their portraits with prove destructive to self-esteem. causing us to subconsciously LikesNeeded body-positivity

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Zihan Kabir | News Editor than 111,000 hits on his track, “I changed my name because [email protected] “52 Special.” One of the defin- I hope that I rap for a long time, When Ben Glover began ex- ing aspects of Glover’s music is and if I do, at a certain point perimenting with rap during his his unique style of rhymes and being a ‘Kid’ won’t make any freshman year of high school, skilled wordplay. sense,” he said. he had no idea that six years “I rap about being black, Glover plans to release many later his music would reach trying to be successful, sports, new albums over the next few thousands of listeners around school—just about anything years and eventually rap full- the world. I experience or understand,” time, but for now, he is focused Currently a junior at the Uni- Glover said. on college. versity of Chicago, Glover re- “Rhymes tend to pop up in “As much as I’d love to leave leased his first song the summer my head at pretty random times. school and rap full time, I know before his senior year at high I think it comes naturally. Putting that I need to get my degree school under the stage name the words together to make the first,” Glover said. “Heritage and “Kid Wicked.” rhyme schemes work well takes UChicago both helped show “I started making music be- a lot of time.” me that.” cause I felt like I could put to- The music industry is notori- Glover’s experiences have gether words better than the ously cutthroat, which can make taught him how much of an im- rappers I heard on the radio,” it difficult for aspiring artists to pact education can have on an Glover said. “I had always been a make themselves known and to individual trying to enter the big rap fan, so one day I decided stay in the spotlight. music industry. “Education is to try it.” However, Glover is deter- the most powerful tool you can Since that first song, he has mined to continue his success for have,” he said. “If you have musi- gained a substantial presence years to come, and he changed cal aspirations, pursue them. You CHIEF WICKED OR CHIEF KEEF?: Ben Glover records a take in his studio in Chicago. His most popular song on SoundCloud has more than 100,000 listens. (Photo/Shay Gatsby) on SoundCloud, with more his stage name to “Chief Wicked.” never know where you’ll end up.” Clubs collaborate now more than ever Andrew Kolondra Jr. | Co-Assistant Editor Patriot Pride Club in years past, Biology Club and Black, Gold perfect candidates for collab- other. While individual activi- [email protected] and the organization has col- and Green (BGG); and National orative projects. Such is the ties allow our club to focus on Heritage clubs are known for laborated with both Best Bud- Art Honor Society judged the case with BGG and the Marine specific goals, collaborating be- working with outside organiza- dies and the Pre-Med Society on entries in BGG’s recycled art Biology Club. “Black, Gold, and tween clubs intermixes talents tions and charities, but in the other events, such as fundraiser competition. Green and Marine Biology both and personalities to achieve a last few years, new and exciting walks and events with children Freshman Abhi Sriganeshan, strive to better the environment more holistic outcome.” partnerships have sprung up on in hospitals. “Key Club, because co-president of NJHS, loves to and frequently work together to Just because the clubs you campus. Clubs have been col- it is so large, has the unique op- work with other clubs because it achieve their joint goals,” senior are in may not be large, don’t laborating with other clubs. portunity to help smaller clubs opens up new opportunities for Tiffany Sanchez, co-president of worry about not having enough Club collaborations allow with their projects that just need the clubs’ members. “Collabo- BGG, said. manpower for a project. Club for multiple clubs to combine manpower to be successful,” rating with different clubs gives Some may argue against club collaborations will continue to their talents and achieve a sophomore Dalya Ackerman, the members the opportunity to collaborations on the notion happen ever more frequently. “I shared goal. president of Key Club, said. experience other perspectives that it steers focus away from plan to do a ton of collaborative Each year, the Key Club works National English Honor So- and participate in activities on a club’s true mission. However, projects next year (it was actu- with the National Honor Society ciety (NEHS) and the Dead Po- a larger scale. Members are ex- that is not the case. Junior Sa- ally one of the things I ran [for (NHS) to host Trunk or Treat an- ets Society jointly hosted Open posed to new opportunities and brina Lin, member of NEHS, said president] on). We will be elect- nually in October, and the event Mic Night on campus this year; are able to help different causes “There are perks to both indi- ing a committee chair who will always has a high turnout. Key National Junior Honor Society and charities,” she said. vidual activities and collaborat- work directly with me and the Club has also helped run the (NJHS) has completed beach Clubs with similar interests ing between clubs so I can’t say leaders of other clubs to coordi- Mr. Patriot pageant with the cleanups with both the Marine or club missions often are the one is more successful than the nate them,” Ackerman said. Teachers take vacations during summer, too Carrie Kuecks | Features Editor daughter, siblings, and nieces attended a foreign language to tell the story of our soldier,” best part is that, by the end of [email protected] and nephews will all come, as conference, “The American As- Cabrera said. the course, we have a extensive, After the last bell rang and well. We do this every year and sociation of Teachers of Span- Mrs. Leigh Chin, Math new arsenal of hands-on activi- the last exam was graded, stay at the Hyatt Coconut Planta- ish and Portuguese,” in Miami in Mrs. Chin traveled to St. Louis ties that demonstrate each of teachers embarked in a variety tion. The facility has an amazing July. She acquired new skills to along with Mrs. Smiley and Dr. the topics we cover during the of summer activities, includ- lazy river,” Krauss said. increase “pizazz in the classroom Santos and 30 Heritage students year,” Couper said. ing studying, relaxing, teaching Later on in the summer, she and learn tips,” Villar said. to attend the National Mu Al- Mrs. Kristina Pasalodos, Science and traveling. traveled to New York to attend Mrs. Carol Cabrera, Literature pha Theta Convention. “It is a Mrs. Pasalodos went on a Mrs. Carol Krauss, U.S. History a debate camp at Iona College. Mrs. Cabrera went on a family math competition involving 700 seven-day cruise on the Oasis Mrs. Krauss spent a week The camp was during the first vacation to St. Augustine. Cabre- fantastic math students from of the Seas. with the rest of her in Salt Lake City, Utah with the two weeks of August. Krauss ra also attended a conference around the country,” Chin said. family. The ship went to Cozu- Debate team at a competition. taught classes for Capitol De- entitled, “Graffiti Houses: the Dr. Julia Couper, Science mel, Jamaica, and Haiti. “The “Salt Lake City and the nearby bate, worked with a beginner Civil War from the Perspective Dr. Couper returned to her weather was beautiful, the food mountains were gorgeous,” group on Public Form style of of Individual Soldiers at George hometown of Bermuda and cel- was great, and we enjoyed ex- Krauss said. debate and judged at the camp. Mason University” in Arlington, ebrated her parents’ 50th wed- cursions like climbing up the She also relaxed and had Señora Mirta Villar, Spanish Va., where she conducted in- ding anniversary with her fam- Famous Dunn’s River Falls in Fal- fun at with her family in Bo- Señora Villar enjoyed spend- depth research. She visited sites ily. Her next adventure was a mouth, Jamaica,” Pasalodos said. nita Springs, Fla.. “My parents, ing time with her family, and she in Virginia where soldiers were road trip. “In South Carolina, we For the remainder of the housed or hospitalized during were wifi and phone-reception summer, she worked at Ameri- the Civil War. free! We saw deer, hogs, hawks, can Heritage Summer Day “Many soldiers left graffiti on ducks, snakes, rabbits and alliga- Camp. “I worked at the day camp the walls of the buildings. Each tors,” Couper said. as a facilitator, coordinating ‘Silly group of teachers selected a In addition, Couper created Science.’ I worked with campers soldier whose signature was on new activities for next year’s from Pre-K through eighth grade a wall; then we went to the Na- classes and completed an online doing science experiments. We tional Archives in Washington, course. She also attended a two- made things like bouncing balls, D.C., to research our soldier’s week long workshop on Chemis- floam slime, volcanoes, and life, military service records, and try Modeling. quicksand goo,” Pasalodos said. pension records.” “The purpose of the work- Having spent their summer in We also researched online. shop was to provide a new way a variety of different and mean- Once we had documents and of approaching our chemistry ingful ways, American Heritage facts, we worked on a site called course so that students have a teachers have turned their full CRUISIN’ THE CARIBBEAN: Science teacher Mrs. Kristina Pasalodos embarked on a cruise with her Omeka to create a digital collec- true understanding of matter attention to the start of a new family to several Caribbean islands and to Mexico. (Photo/Mr. Pasalodos) tion of artifacts and documents as tiny, discrete particles. The school year. IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 C9 Features Student volunteers in underdeveloped society Angela Lin | Entertainment Editor to help enrich the lives of lower- studied math, such as multiplica- [email protected] class children who do not have tion and addition. any access to education and live Kumar also assisted them Going to visit family in In- in non-urbanized areas of India,” in reading short stories and dia every summer is normal Kumar said. short novels. for sophomore Trishala Kumar, Kumar found Cross Cultural In the afternoon, the vol- but this year she traveled to the Solutions through a friend. Af- unteers visited local mar- mountainous city of Dharamsa- ter submitting an application kets, temples and tourist sites. la to lend a helping hand to form and proceeding through an There were also occasional children and further explore intensive interviewing process, Hindi lessons. India’s culture. she was accepted into a two week “Through the program, I have With her summers in the high- program in Dharamsala, a city gained insight into the hardship ly urbanized city of Bangalore, that has been fairly untouched by of the poor in developing coun- Kumar’s experience with poverty Western culture. tries. I have also gained hands-on in India was limited. She wanted Every morning, Kumar and experience working with people to experience the lifestyle of another volunteer worked in a who do not have the resources those who live in the countryside daycare/school for six hours. She and opportunities I have been without the comforts of a city. taught children of multiple age given,” Kumar said. This ignited her search for a groups while her partner played Kumar’s experience in India program that would allow her to and entertained the children. helped her appreciate her privi- engage herself in a different en- The younger children learned leged lifestyle and open her eyes vironment and make a difference the English alphabet and num- to the poverty in India. TEACHING TODDLERS: Sophomore Trishala Kumar teaches younger children to those less fortunate. “I wanted bers, and the older children numbers in Dharamsala. (Photo/Trishala Kumar) Staffers’ worst days: anecdotes about school experiences Amanda Wasserman | Co-Assistant Editor [email protected] If I had to describe my first day of freshman year in one word, it would be confusing. I’m not sure how this hap- pened, but for some reason, I mixed up the 7000 and 9000 buildings. I was so frazzled that it didn’t occur to me to just walk inside and look at a room number. When I had Spanish, English and science, the classes in those buildings, I kind of just meandered in between the two in hopes that someone (the genie of Heritage, maybe?) would guide me to the right classroom. I eventually figured out where I was going and made it to class, but in typical freshman fashion, immediately assumed that everyone was looking at me as I walked in late. Spoiler alert: they were too worried about themselves to notice I had walked in at all. Lauren Hutton | Co-Editor-In-Chief [email protected] On my first day of high school, I boarded the morning bus with endless optimism, ready to tackle the new adven- tures of ninth grade with my best friend by my side. We arrived at school with a few minutes to spare and had the ingenious idea to drop off our books off in our lockers in the 9000 building, despite our first period class being in the 2000. Needless to say, the bell rang before we made it to our lockers. We darted away, arms full of workbooks and hearts beating rapidly as we raced along in a panicked frenzy. As the last two students to arrive, we entered a silent math class and did the walk of shame to the only remaining seats: the ones at the very front of the room. The horrors didn’t end there. My phone alarm loudly blared just minutes into Honors Biology with Mrs. Leya Joy- kutty, who glared down at me and instilled a fear in me that I haven’t quite gotten over yet. Even lunch, which should have been a beacon of reprise, went wrong. I spent the majority of my time standing in line to buy food and somehow managed to permanently lose my best friend in the crowd. It was an overwhelming day, perhaps foreshadowing the multitude of uncomfortable days to come over the following four years. Elysa Goldberg | Centerspead Editor [email protected] The night before my first day of sixth grade, I tried to calm my nerves by picking the perfect outfit and reviewing my schedule and map of my new school, Westglades Middle. The morning of my first day was going perfect. I had friends in every class and all of my teachers seemed very nice, but the day took an unfortunate turn during Spanish. When my Spanish teacher started to introduce himself, I became very dizzy. I knew right away that something was wrong. I raised my hand to ask to go to the bathroom, but I was too late. Before my teacher even noticed that my hand was raised, I threw up. I immediately asked to go to the clinic. However, without saying a word, the teacher handed me a roll of paper towels and expected me to clean up the mess. After what seemed to be an eternity, he finally allowed me to go the

(Photos/Carrie Kuecks) (Photos/Carrie clinic. I missed the rest of the day and was forced to meet half of my teachers on the second day of school. Youth Leadership Broward devotees lend a helping hand Amanda Wasserman | Co-Assistant Editor YLB participants are ex- Spicer described the appli- tions] because they allowed me to be both a good leader and [email protected] pected to attend at least four cation for YLB as fairly simple, to share personal information an efficient group member, While most students spend of the six monthly program- requiring a few supplemen- about myself and provide a make substantial contributions their weekdays in a classroom, a ming days, which take place tal essays and a short letter of clear image of who I really am,” to a team and get used to dif- handful of Heritage juniors will during the school day from 8 recommendation. The ques- Spicer said. ferent roles that I might play in spend four to six days a month a.m. to 4 p.m. Students must At the beginning of each a group,” Wu said. tackling ropes courses and vis- engage in an additional com- programming year, stu- Similarly, Medwin is most iting historical sites through a munity service project for one dents are divided into seven looking forward to meeting Broward-based community ser- weekday a month outside of groups, each of which is as- new, like minded individuals. vice initiative. YLB and school related ser- signed a different YMCA “I was ecstatic when I Four juniors- Zachary Spicer, vice projects. YLB costs stu- chapter at a local elemen- learned that I was accepted, Carlyssa Medwin, Sabrina Lin dents $600 and includes bus tary school. Student groups because [YLB] seems like a and Xifan (Jasmine) Wu- were transportation and lunch on are held responsible for great way to meet other driven invited to participate in Youth programming days. planning lessons and activi- students in the community,” Leadership Broward (YLB), “I wanted to partake in this ties that teach children skills she said. a nine-month program that program mainly because my such as respect and conflict While Spicer, Medwin, Lin strives to help students de- sister was a part of [it] two resolution. At the conclusion and Lu each hope to learn dif- velop leadership skills and im- years ago. Not only did she (Graphic/Amanda Wasserman) of the year, students must ferent skills from YLB, the com- pact their communities. Each experience dramatic improve- tions, he described, were not submit a written report and give mon trend in their hopes for year, 55 students from Broward ment in her leadership abilities, what he was expecting, as they an oral presentation to a panel the program is evident: each County are selected based on but she also had a lot of fun con- asked about a time that he has of judges, with the best proj- looks forward to embracing all their grades, leadership quali- necting with other youth leaders stepped out of his comfort zone ect receiving recognition at a that the program has to offer fications and approval from a from around Broward County,” and what issues he faces to- commencement ceremony. “I’m and growing into a community principal or guidance counselor. Lin said. day. “I really liked [these ques- looking forward to learning how service trailblazer. C10 Around the world in 82 days C11 With 82 days of summer, many students relax and take a break from school. However, some students like to keep themselves busy by traveling around the world. Here is what some students did, when they traveled as far as 8,000 miles away.

Skylar Britton | Opinion Editor [email protected] Most students use summer for rest and relaxation and stay away from anything related to school or work. This was not the case for junior Lauren Harris, Elysa Goldberg | Centerspread Editor who traveled to Northwestern University in Chica- [email protected] go for two weeks and then to Harvard University During summer break, many people like to take time for Lauren Quintela | Co-Editor-in-Chief in Cambridge, Mass. for four weeks to engage in themselves and just relax. However, sophomore Lucia Arroyo [email protected] conversations and lectures in a variety of subjects. was not one of those people. She took time out of her sum- After nearly 12 hours of overseas flight, senior Julia Haack “I have a passion for learning and being around mer vacation to help the needy in Jamaica. arrived at her destination: Poland, the home of her relatives people who want to learn. Being away from home During her week in Jamaica, Arroyo fed the homeless, and her home for the next three weeks. From June 7-27, to deepen my understanding of subjects that ap- painted a school and helped the ill. “Everywhere we went Haack stayed in Poznań, exploring and immersing herself in peal to me is how I enjoy my summers,” Harris said. people were nice to us and were interested in where we came Polish culture. Harris studied “Racism, Civil Rights and the Histo- from and wanted to know other interesting facts about us,” Haack spent a great deal of time with her grandpar- ry of Social Justice” at Northwestern for two hours she said. Arroyo explained that the most exciting part of her ents, whose apartment she stayed at during her vacation. Of- each day and then studied “Mind, Brain and Con- trip was seeing the children every day. “At times they would ten, Haack and her older sister, Zofia, planned spontaneous sciousness” for the first two weeks at Harvard and ask us to come inside their classrooms so they could braid daily outings. “Race and Masculinity in Contemporary Education our hair, or the boys would play soccer with us,” she said. She Haack took a three-hour train ride to Warsaw, the cap- and Media” for the last two weeks. Both classes explained that the boys took off their shoes and played soc- ital of Poland, where she spent the night. There, she visited were from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. for a total of the Wilanów Palace and the gardens. On the train ride back, cer on the hot concrete and in the dirt because their shoes Poland three hours each day. were so valuable to them. Haack and her sister memorized Morse code – “Except I think “I am very engaged in sociology and the reasons Illinois Arroyo and the other volunteers stayed in a retreat house I forgot now,” she said, laughing. as to why people do things, so I loved my classes at on the top of a mountain. She and her fellow volunteers Haack remembers many aspects of Polish culture fondly, both universities and loved meeting such interest- would wake up early in the morning to watch the sunrise and including milk machines lining the streets. “Farmers suppos- edly come every morning and put the fresh milk in the ma- ing people from all over the world,” Harris said. climb the mountain to find orange and coconut trees. “[The A TASTE OF HISTORY: During her day trip to Warsaw, Haack visited the fruits] were delicious and it was an amazing adventure,” she chine. You pay for it and bring your own little bottles and fill Wilanów Palace for the first time. The historic palace survived both World said. them up,” she said. Wars. “I really liked the Rose Garden in the back of the palace,” she said. “But Arroyo plans on revisiting Jamaica in the near future. She On her last full day in Poland, Haack played the Urban we had to avoid the stampedes of field trip children and teenagers.” (Photo/ would want to do a little sightseeing next time as well, but Game, which took her around the city to buildings, statues Julia Haack) most of all she would want to revisit the children at the school. and landmarks. “The tourist organization for Poznań puts it together. They give you a brochure and it leads you to all these different places. At the end, you solve a code,” she said. Haack has visited Poland every two years since she was 3, Jamaica but she already plans to return next summer.

Andrew Kolondra Jr. | Co-Assistant Editor [email protected] While many students traveled around the United States for the obligatory family reunion trips, junior Jessi Kaufman embarked on a 20-day wild expedi- tion (June 28 to July 17) in the African savannas of Tanzania. Kaufman, an avid photographer, applied to and was accepted into NatGeo Student Expeditions’s A DAY TRIP: The students of Harvard University’s summer program, Lau- high school summer program, “Wildlife Conservation and Tribal Life.” ren Harris, Elle Hansen and Madison Fleischaker, travel to The Breakers Kaufman, and the rest of the program’s students, first stayed in Maji ya Chai Mansion in Rhode Island for a day trip. The students from Harvard took day GIVING A HELPING HAND: Lucia Arroyo, sophomore, befriends two girls Tanzania Village for nine days, where she helped build a well for fresh water, hiked around trips to other places such as Six Flags, Laser Quest and Faneuil Hall. (Photo/ at a local elementary school in Jamaica. In addition to visiting the school Lake Duluti, visited an orphanage, and played sports with Tanzanian children. Sofia Cohen) Colombia and helping the less fortunate, Arroyo was able to explore parts of Jamaica and meet locals. (Photo/Lucia Arroyo) She then departed from the village for an eight-day wildlife safari through the tribal lands of the indigenous Maasai people. Amber Bhutta | Staff Writer For the first two days of the safari, she stayed at Noloholo, an environmental [email protected] research station on the Maasai Steppe, and participated in the “Build a Boma” While summer is often considered the ideal time for those project, constructing a living wall of trees to protect livestock from the lions mandatory trips to visit family, sophomore Daniela Velez who would eat them. “This helps in growing the lion population as well be- made the most of her three-week vacation to Colombia. Once cause they are being killed by Maasai people in retaliation for them killing the she touched down in Cartagena, Velez started off with a tour livestock,” Kaufman said. of the dark inner tunnels of Castillo de San Felipe, which she DIG, DIG, DIG: Sophomore Jessi Kaufman helps to dig out The safari continued on to Oldonyo-Sambu, an ancestral hunting ground described as “a huge fortress.” a well for fresh water for the people of Maji ya Chai Village on which the older Maasai men performed a goat sacrifice for the program’s in Tanzania. She stayed in the village for nine days before “The main reason we went to Colombia was to visit my students; Tarangire National Park, a baobab-filled wildlife area; and Ngoron- departing on a safari expedition. (Photo/Jessi Kaufman) dad’s parents in Medellín, who are getting used to living goro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where “people live amongst ani- alone in a retirement home while my grandpa recovers from mals,” according to Kaufman. a stroke,” Velez said. After stopping at a beach resort in Santa “In the morning [in Tarangire] elephants walked through our campground Maria, Velez headed down to Medellín to fulfill the purpose of and monkeys swung from trees above us,” she said. Overall, Kaufman saw hip- her journey, and even went out of her way to play violin for all pos, monkeys, flamingos, zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions, wildebeests, water the residents living in the retirement home after mass. buffalo, birds and even hyenas and jackals. Later, she embarked on a road trip through Barichara and For more travel profiles, “I loved the safari even though I didn’t shower for eight days. It’s all in the Bucaramanga with her mother’s family. “This was the most ex- experience,” Kaufman said. She stayed at an eco-lodge in Arusha for the last citing part of the trip;, driving through the meandering road visit iPatriotPost.com three days of the expedition. on the side of the Andes mountains, hundreds of feet above Although the program costs more than $8,000, anyone can apply on- the ground, blasting music with the windows open. Some ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Sophomore Daniela Velez poses line at ngstudentexpeditions.com. “I would definitely do it again. It was such a parts of the road didn’t even have a side rail,” Velez said. Soon on top of Castillo de San Felipe in Cartagena, Colombia. life-changing experience everyone should have. I would go to Australia for my after, she found herself back at the airport, eagerly awaiting This was only one of the many stop she made on her trip through her native country. next one!” Kaufman said. the next time her family decides to come back to Colombia. IPATRIOTPOST.COM C12 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 Features EHAS: Amy Haft Grandpapa less affluent neighborhood than physically strenuous pastimes, and I thought, wow, I should Mandy’s Musings the one she lived in, and seeing a very difficult decision that she get launched into space,” Haft students who could not afford said has opened a lot of doors said, laughing. She said she BY AMANDA WASSERMAN lunch or who lived in poverty for her. wants to be an astronaut and Finstagram versus was eye-opening. Although Haft can no longer merge her love of engineer- Haft decided to switch to fly in tumbling, she hopes to ing with her affinity for thrills gossipy spam Heritage in eighth grade, and one day fly to space. and exploration. A selfie with rolled eyes ac- while she was at first hesitant to Presently, she considers While Haft’s life may have companied by a rant or a video make the move, she is grateful aerospace engineering her taken a completely unfore- of someone tumbling down a Lauren Quintela | Co-Editor-in-Chief that she did. passion and is on the Pre-Engi- seen turn, she accepted [email protected] flight of stairs may not seem par- “I was scared to switch be- neering track. She has known the changes that endur- ticularly well suited for social me- Lauren Hutton | Co-Editor-in-Chief cause switching in the middle about her interest in aerospace ing an accident and chang- [email protected] dia, but a new Instagram trend is of school is kind of awkward engineering since middle ing schools brought with allowing users to more readily With the stress of finals and everyone is already going to school when she partook in an unwavering optimism. share these types of photos in looming over the student body, have their cliques, but I immedi- Aeronautics course, but it was Ultimately, it was Haft’s the purportedly safe cocoon of many individuals felt willing to ately found a group of friends,” this year that she realized she willingness to adapt to change Finstagram, or finsta, a network take drastic measures to avoid Haft said. was interested in pursuing this and embrace the unknown of private accounts where users upcoming assessments. On a While her difficult middle interest long-term. that shaped her into the per- can share imperfect photos and hot May day last school year, we school experience certainly im- “I was sitting in the car think- son she is today. funny videos destined solely for offered a convenient way out pacted her, it was an incident in ing about my future one day the eyes of close friends. for anyone in need: human sac- fourth grade that she said truly In theory, Instagram enables rifice. Our official sign-up sheet marked a turning point in her users to capture and share snap- simply asked for volunteers to life. Haft, a gymnast, envisioned shots of their life with friends. apply (cause not specified), and a future of competitive gym- A growing culture of perfec- rising sophomore Amy Haft nastics and hoped to someday tionism, however, has turned a hesitantly replied “sure” and compete in the Olympics, but an once effortless social media ap- wrote down her name. accident changed her plans for plication into an intricate web While we didn’t end up sac- the future. of punny captions and flawless rificing Haft, we did recruit her “I injured my back really photos, where the final destina- as our EHAS subject. badly, so I had to stop [doing tion, a massive number of likes Haft was born outside of gymnastics]. That changed ev- and praise-ridden comments, Raleigh, N.C., in a small town erything... When I hurt myself, masks a journey filled with pho- called Cary before she moved I knew I couldn’t do that any- to-induced anxiety. to Florida when she was 2. more,” Haft said. To achieve a coveted ‘Insta- While her time at Hollywood Haft’s injury, a stress fracture gram applause’ - an avalanche Hills Elementary school was which resulted from overarching of likes and comments - a prom pleasant, her time at Apollo her extremely flexible joints, put photo captioned “I had a great Middle School proved “terrible.” her gymnastics career on hold time last night” will not do; a “I had a group of friends for two months. pun such as “I PROMise I had a that I went there from elemen- While she returned to gym- great time last night” is prefer- tary school with, and they got nastics two months after her able. Thinking about pressing involved with a crowd I didn’t injury, she immediately injured the share button after captur- want to be in. The crowd I didn’t herself again. ing a scenic photo of the sun- want to be in was the entire Determined not to let her HANGING AROUND: Haft hangs from a dogwood tree at a park she used to visit as an rise? Not so fast — make sure to school... Within the gifted class, fracture crush her spirits, Haft infant. She was visiting North Carolina for the first time in 13 years. (Photo/Nurit Haft) add a crisp, white background only five people weren’t doing began looking for other ways to We are on a mission: to prove to you, our reader, that every- to the image to ensure the drugs and skipping class. It was spend her time. one, and we do mean everyone, has a story within them, both aesthetic of your feed remains crazy,” Haft said. A year and a half after the uniformly intact. Despite this unfortunate injury, Haft tried aerial silks and unique and interesting. Cue our monthly feature EHAS: Every- It isn’t uncommon for me time in her life, Haft said the ex- later returned to tumbling. After one Has A Story, where two Patriot Post staffers set off on a to laugh out loud at some of perience was worthwhile. The sustaining an injury to the head, quest to find and extensively interview a Heritage student at the hilarious content that my school she attended was in a she finally decided to seek less random to prove that everyone does, in fact, have a story. friends post on their finsta ac- counts. Sometimes, however, I can’t help but cringe, because while finsta accounts might be a haven from the pressures of real Lesser-known school rules revealed Instagram, they doesn’t exempt Countless seemingly innocent activities, from playing cards to drinking energy drinks, are actually users from the rules of basic hu- man decency. In a world where against the rules at school. The Post searched the Student Handbook for these obscure rules. taking a photo and pressing Vanessa Ryals | Online Editor-in-Chief permission to take pictures or is also prohibited on campus. at school as great of an experi- share is faster than leaning over [email protected] videos by administration, or that Less serious infractions include ence as possible. To prevent ac- and whispering to a friend, finsta student is a member of a school drinking energy drinks on cam- cumulating unnecessary points has become a breeding ground The buying, selling and trad- publication, no pictures or vid- pus during school hours, and students should remember to for slandering others in a virtual ing of shoes might be a common eos may be taken inside Heri- spitting. Students caught com- behave in a manner becom- environment that simply isn’t as practice in many public schools, tage classrooms or in the halls, mitting either of these school ing of a Heritage student and, private as many users would like but if a “Sneakerhead” is caught while school is in session. crimes may be given up to three more importantly, read over the to believe. trying to make bank at Heritage, Other actions worth up to behavior points. Student Handbook rather than It’s tempting to utilize finsta he or she might face some seri- 36 behavior points include buy- These rules, though specific, quickly skimming it and signing as a pressure release valve and ous consequences. In order for ing, selling or bartering items for were put in place to make being the paper indicating they read it. post offensive content in the school to be a safe and com- profit or for an outside organiza- heat of the moment, but the fortable place for students, fac- tion, according to the Student seemingly innocuous content ulty and visitors alike, those on Handbook. While students may posted on finsta is not only per- campus are expected to follow play Pokémon Go on campus, manent, but also has the power rules and policies outlined each they may not buy, sell or trade to alter someone’s sense of year in the “Student Handbook.” pokemon cards. self confidence. Although most students gladly An accumulation of 36 points I appreciate finsta accounts abide by the school’s rules, cer- may result in expulsion from the and encourage users to keep tain ones still remain obscure. school, and 18 points may result the ugly selfies and funny stories Any student who uploads in temporary suspension from rolling. However, an individual’s an unapproved picture or video classes. Gang affiliation or pro- actions on social media speak taken in a classroom could re- fanity directed at faculty mem- volumes about their character ceive up to 36 behavior points. bers may result in immediate in real life; finsta is no exception. Unless a student is given explicit expulsion. Gambling of any sort IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 C13 Features B6WTWU: Mrs. Linda Gallagher Have you ever wondered what your teachers were like in high school? In our monthly teacher profile, we explore what they were like ‘When They Were Us’ (WTWU). Katherine Quesada | One -Pager Editor that isn’t that common, and I composed her own poetry in still retain that shyness,” she “Nobody could make me [email protected] used to look at their wings un- addition to songwriting. said, “but, it made me stronger.” laugh like they could, even to Running through Long Island der a microscope,” Mrs. Galla- But despite her artistic life- Deemed the fastest Whop- this day,” she explained. meadows while chasing butter- gher said. style, Mrs. Gallagher did cross per-maker in her town, Mrs. Gal- Although Terry and Eileen flies was a favorite pastime of As a result of her passion for paths with bullies who affected lagher worked at Burger King live in West Virginia and North English II Honors teacher Mrs. butterflies, she aspired to be her disposition. “I was during her junior and senior Carolina, the trio still humor Linda Gallagher as she grew up a lepidopterist, a person who shy. Before high years of high school where she each other over phone calls. “We in East Islip, NY. studies butterflies and moths. school, I had re- developed a knack for mak- still see each other every now “We lived around the street Mrs. Gallagher attended East ally bad buck- ing burgers quickly because and then. When we talk to each by the railroad tracks. There were Islip High School, home of the teeth so some all orders were read aloud other on the phone, it’s like we a lot of meadows around it, and Redmen. Although her school boys would and not printed. are still in high school.” I used to go butterfly hunting. I had a good football team and a call me mule Her favorite memories Mrs. Gallagher spent her high knew all the scientific names,” variety of sports, she was more face. It stayed stem from the time spent school years chasing butterflies, she said. “My favorite butterfly is enthralled by music, poetry and inside me, with her two best friends, making Whoppers and enjoying the Mourning Cloak. They were writing. “I was kind of obsessed and I Terry and Eileen. life with her two best friends. pretty rare, but we would see with [guitar]. I would come home Her high school experience was them every now and then.” every day and write songs,” she a memorable one, and she ad- “I love butterflies because said. Admiring the works of Em- vises students to make theirs they are so beautiful and intri- ily Dickinson for their enigmatic one, too. cate. It was exciting to spot one qualities, Mrs. Gallagher also (Photo/Katherine Quesada) Freshman starts school for the first time Grant Sizemore attends classes after being homeschooled for eight years Vanessa Ryals | Online Editor-in-Chief “I’m feeling pretty confident,” Transitioning to Heritage lacrosse while at Heritage, he to keep going to sleep by 8:30 [email protected] he said. “I know some people for high school felt like the per- considers academics and fol- every night.” here, and I have gotten used to fect move to Sizemore, who lowing the rules his top priority. Freshman year is filled with the campus. I’m really excited was already familiar with a few “There’s a little bit of fear just firsts: from first impressions, to to start.” students and faculty members. because I am taking a lot of hon- first times at a new school, to Sizemore attended kinder- While being homeschooled, ors classes, and I’m afraid that I having seven classes a day and garten at Fox Trail Elementary Sizemore played lacrosse with might mess everything up com- perhaps even driving for the School before enrolling in Bro- the city of Davie and the Bro- pletely,” he said. first time. For freshman Grant ward Enrichment Homeschool ward Barracudas travel team. For Sizemore, attending Sizemore, this year is also his Classes (BEHC). “My mom didn’t During his time with the Bar- Freshman 101 helped alleviate first grade-school year not be- like the secular school system. racudas, Sizemore met Dean a lot of the stress that comes ing home-schooled. She wanted to spend some Chad Moore, who is also head with starting high school, such Sizemore attended Fresh- more time with me,” Sizemore coach of the American Heritage as making friends and learning man 101 before he started said. Students enrolled in BEHC lacrosse team. where things are on campus. and is now at Heritage on an attend class every Wednesday at “My mom really wanted Sizemore does not believe academic scholarship. Despite Victory Life Church in Plantation. me to go here, and it’s a great his history of being home- having been homeschooled for “[BEHC] worked out pretty school,” he said. “I’m also taking schooled will put him at a dis- the majority of his academic ca- well. It was fun, and I kind of ex- E-commerce. My father really advantage. “I’m just focusing on reer, he carried himself with the panded academically and social- wanted me to take it because it’s getting used to [school], mak- FRESH(MAN) START: For the first time in his life, Freshman Grant Sizemore is wearing a quiet charisma of a soon-to-be ly because of it. I don’t really feel related to business.” Although ing good grades and getting my school uniform. (Photo/Amy Sizemore) 14-year-old. like I missed out on anything.” Sizemore will continue playing work done,” he said. “And I want Camp counselor creates young film producers

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Spending six weeks of your summer at school might not sound like the most relax- ing way to spend your time, but for junior WAHS member, Ruhi Mansey, it was the perfect vacation. This past summer, Mansey passed on her knowl- edge of film production to chil- dren, ages 10 - 13, at Heritage’s day camp. Mansey spent her weekdays, FILMING PHANTOMS: Ruhi Mansey instructs campers how to edit their short film project from 7:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., as- about ghost stories on campus. (Photo/Elysa Goldberg) sisting children with hands-on projects about filming. “I teach prior to the summer. Mansey reasonable amount, but it’s not students the basics of making got the idea of passing on her about the money. It’s about the videos,” Mansey said. However, production skills to campers experience you get working Mansey does not sit for eight from her broadcast teacher, Ms. with others,” Mansey said. hours in a classroom; she also Maria Molina. Mansey plans to continue enjoys camp activities such as “[She] asked me if I was in- benefiting children in her swimming and cooking. terested in being a counselor community through her high Her decision to become a at camp, and I thought it would school years and hopes she counselor was not made over- be a really fun way to keep me passed on her passion for pro- night. The whole process be- occupied during the summer,” duction to the campers she gan about two to three month Mansey said. “I do get paid a worked with. IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 D14 ENTERTAINMENT Summer albums to jam out to Skylar Britton | Opinion Editor [email protected] Flume – Skin The Strokes – Future Present Past Avid fans have been waiting patiently for popular electronic producer Flume The Strokes keeps the “That 70s to make a reappearance three years Show” vibe with “Future Present Past,” after his first album, and the wait was featuring three songs that represent definitely worth it. Harley Streten, the the ever changing eras. The Shuffle face behind Flume, masterfully creates a The Strokes begins with “Drag sound unique only to him, which is ex- Queen,” showing disco-like sounds, BY ZIHAN KABIR pertly portrayed in his new album, “Skin.” almost like it should be featured Listeners begin their electronic journey on John Hughes’, “The Breakfast Fueling the with “Helix,” which presents a song from (Photo/Wikimedia) (Photo/Wikimedia) Club” soundtrack. the old album and slowly blooms into a beat entirely different. The audience then ventures into the second song on the al- celebrity feuds bum, “Oblivius,” which shines on the lead vocalist’s ability to com- Flume then combines his electronic work with notable artists, With the relationship be- bine his voice with the stunning lead guitarist’s talent. “Oblivius” such as “Never Be Like You” featuring Kai, “Lose It” featuring Vic tween social media and the represents The Strokes in their truest form, which is a band aching Mensa and many others such as AlunaGeorge and Vince Staples. music industry growing closer to elongate the sound of the ‘70s and the ‘80s. The sharp, alternative voices of Kai and AlunaGeorge mixed with every day, scandals and Twit- The last song on the album is “Threat of Joy,” a perfect name Flume’s electronica provide for a nice pop beat. Meanwhile, ter beefs involving celebrities for a song that wholeheartedly embodies summertime happiness. “Free” and “3” take the listeners to an entirely different world with are unfortunately becoming cutting-edge beats, stamped with Flume’s original sound. ordinary occurrences. Nonetheless, it is still shock- ing when respectable cul- Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face LP tural icons such as Taylor Swift Sticking to their roots, Red Hot Chili ScHoolboy Q released “Blank Face and Kanye West childishly Peppers releases yet another incredible LP” two years after “Oxymoron” was re- take to social media to insult album with a deep bass and classic Chili leased, which was definitely the album one another. Pepper feel. that really took his rapping career to The current situation dates “Dark Necessities” is the definite the next level. The album gets into the back to the 2009 MTV VMAs, banger to the entire album, surely to be dirt of ScHoolboy Q, including the true when West infamously inter- up there with “The Adventures of Rain meaning behind the lyrics of rap lost to rupted Swift’s award speech. In Dance Maggie,” “Californication,” “Scar arising artists who focus on the beat of the following years, the singers the music. It’s nice to see more artists eventually resolved all animos- Tissue,” and a wide range of other RHCP (Photo/Wikimedia) (Photo/Wikimedia) songs many people know and love. gradually leave this rap “newness” and ity between the two. “This Ticonderoga” takes listeners into an entirely new, out-of- move towards the poeticism of artists like Kendrick Lamar. The al- However, in February, West this-world realm of the band’s abilities with fast drumming and bum features a compilation of many wide known artists such as rekindled the feud with the re- guitar to slower, more dream-like vocals. Kanye West, SZA, Miguel and Lance Skiiiwalker. “Black THougHts” is lease of his song “Famous,” in Nevertheless, “The Getaway” is one of Red Hot Chili Pepper’s an fascinating song, containing old school and psychedelic beats which he included inflamma- more relaxed, loose albums you can chill out and listen to on a as well as gritty lyrics about social issues very apparent in today’s tory lyrics clearly targeted to- late summer night. society, leaving the audience with a very chilling aura after the 3 wards Swift. For seemingly no minutes and 42 seconds are up. Bravo to ScHoolboy, for “Blank reason, West threw away the Face” is an album to remember for years to come. past seven years of building up a positive relationship with Swift to yet again provoke her. Agave Taco Bar: Tacos worth talking about After facing immediate criti- cism, West claimed that Swift Lauren Hutton| Co-Editor-in-Chief is made easy. Every Sunday options) to pair had heard the lyrics before the [email protected] through Friday there are vary- with a meal song was released and had ing specials, such as Unlimited as well. given him her approval. Of As part of a generation Taco Tuesdays for under $12, but The crispy na- course, Swift’s representatives of Chipotle obsessed teens, even without specials, the prices ture of the quesa- denied his allegations, saying buying tacos anywhere else are reasonable. dillas baked with that rather than ask for her ap- feels like a betrayal. However, The options vary between cheese, the fresh proval, West had requested that Agave Taco Bar offers some- burritos, specialty tacos, build- combination of Swift promote his song on her thing unparalleled in similar it-yourself tacos, quesadillas and tomato and avo- Twitter page. restaurants: authenticity. traditional Mexican sides. Indi- cado on the tacos The argument really became With a range of Mexican op- vidual tacos stick around the $3 and the delicious heated when Kim Kardashian tions for comparable prices, this range, while special dishes are blend of every- West entered to back her hus- restaurant has a more genuine typically around $9. thing that fits into FRESH FIX: The build-it-yourself tacos offer endless options to customize band. Kardashian West used feel to it, making it well worth Although all of the dishes sizable burritos the perfect dish, such as the steak and cheese taco pictured above. (Photo/ Snapchat to share a few clips of a visit. look artfully prepared, the big- makes each dish Lauren Hutton) what she claimed was a record- El Agave Azul opened in gest standout is the quality of appetizing and makes up for it. If you’re looking ing of the phone conversation 2010, and after a successful five fresh food. The avocados, salsa more special than a typical fast for a friendly, genuine dining ex- in which Swift supposedly ap- years and the opening of a sec- and authentic Mexican cheese food experience. perience with plentiful options, proved the lyrics. ond branch, the company de- taste fresh and unpackaged. Some might find the fairly fast service and something less However, Swift responded cided to rebrand as the Agave Everything is prepared as limited choices in toppings, such generic than the chain restau- via Instagram that certain lyr- Taco Bar. you order it, and the employees as only one cheese and few veg- rants you’ve visited endless ics were left out of the con- With locations in Doral, Fort seem eager to help answer ques- etables available, disappoint- times before, give the Agave versation and would not have Lauderdale and two in Davie, tions or fulfill special requests. ing, but the quality of toppings Taco Bar a go. been approved by her if she stopping by during lunch, af- There are a variety of Hispanic and the compatibility among Address: 13040 W. State had known about them. Soon, ter school or on the weekends sodas (as well as traditional all of the ingredients more than Rd 84, Davie the feud expanded into a social media war, with other sing- June July August ers including Demi Lovato and • Beauty and the Beast, Season 3 • Marco Polo, Season 2 • NCIS, Season 13 Selena Gomez choosing sides. • Pretty Little Liars, Season 6 • The Last Kingdom, Season 1 • Once Upon a Time, Season 5 The most bothersome as- • Scandal, Season 5 • BoJack Horseman, Season 3 • The Fast and the Furious pect of the situation is the fact • Being Mary Jane, Season 3 • Back to the Future • The Fast and the Furious: that both sides have taken NETFLIX • Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., • Back to the Future Part II Tokyo Drift what could have been resolved additions Season 3 • Back to the Future Part III • Star Trek: Nemesis in private and turned it into a • Orange is the New Black, • Mean Girls • Final Destination 3 public incident. Andrew Kolondra Jr. | Co-Assistant Editor Season 3 • The Big Short • The Real Texas Regardless of who you are [email protected] • Grey’s Anatomy, Season 12 • A War Chainsaw Massacre or what the situation is, using • Jurassic Park • The Invitation • Law & Order: Special Victims social media to bash fellow • Jurassic Park: The Lost World • Mustang Unit: The Seventeenth Year artists is immature. If the two • Jurassic Park III • The Wave • How To Win The US Presidency singers are unable to act like • The Giver • Tallulah • The Wedding Planner adults, the feud will not end • Spotlight anytime soon. IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 D15 Entertainment Mr. Bronca plays with mariachi band

Kevin Pollack | Co-Sports-Editor Today, the band often plays [email protected] private parties in Miami-Dade, Some may think that after Broward and Palm Beach coun- teaching classes of all levels ties. The band’s web site lists its every day, guitar teacher Jose repertory, which includes fa- Bronca could not stand to hear mous ballads “Cielito Lindo,” “La another note strummed on the Bamba,” “Sin Ti” and “Guantana- guitar. However, for 23 years, mera.” he has performed in a maria- Mr. Bronca’s band allows chi band in Miami, playing at him to show his love for music many venues. and share it with his audiences, Mr. Bronca, along with three and, in particular, Mariachi mu- of his friends, formed the band, sic allows him to enjoy classical originally called A Chiles Bandi- Mexican music. “I love jazz and dos, in 1993. classical music, but there are not The reason for forming the too many venues in those fields,” band was simple. Mr. Bronca Bronca said. wanted to “provide Mexican cul- Performing for almost 25 ture to the public, and also [ma- years may seem like a long riachi music] is very popular … time, but Mr. Bronca contin- between many cultures.” ues to do so because he is do- In 1997, the band briefly ing what he loves. His favor- broke up because Mr. Bronca ite part about performing, he joined the United States Army said, is “to sing and make the Band. After his service ended people happy.” in 2001, he and his friends re- You can access the band’s united and renamed the group web site at www.mariachilos- BAND OF BROTHERS: Mr. Jose Bronca (far right) poses with the other members of his band after a performance in Miami. The band has Mariachi Los Monarcas. monarcas.com. been performing for 23 years. (Photo/Jose Bronca) Students explore music beyond the classroom Alec Chao | Staff Writer Heritage in the Florida All-State play guitar and hang out,” Cells. A rather casual affair, of- and I] have both agreed that Led [email protected] Guitar Ensemble. For the past Ramanathan said. ficial formation into a band was Zeppelin is the greatest band to two years, he has collaborated Before long, they had formed never intended. have ever done anything,” Ram- While Heritage offers a myri- with his peers outside of school the group now known as Sex “Eventually, we began calling anathan said, asserting, howev- ad of Fine Arts courses for those and formed a ourselves a er, that differing musical tastes students who are artistically in- small band. band. There contributes to a unique sound. clined, some students choose to Accord- was no real “Even if something I might explore mediums of expression ing to Ram- decision or make sounds like a particu- outside of the classroom. Rather anathan, the reason to lar artist, Hunter can change than adhering to a curriculum, project began do it; it just its feel completely by add- students may express their cre- as nothing happened,” ing something that comes ativity for their own benefit and more than a Ramana- from his musical background.,” pleasure, providing enrichment shared inter- than said. Ramanathan said. without rigidity. est among While Regarding the creative pro- For some, photography, friends. each mem- cess, Ramanathan commented writing or the creation of other “My friend, ber of the that simply being part of a mu- visual media scratches the pro- Hunter, and band has sical collective has affected the verbial creative itch. For other I met two his own way he sees music. students, music provides the years ago individual He searches for melodic outlet for artistic articulation and became musical structures in all sounds, and sees that they desire. friends over tastes, other artists’ work as a stepping One such student is senior our shared there is a stone for his own pieces. Jeremy Ramanathan, an avid interest in clear rock “When I listen to songs, I try musician in academic and per- music. We’d influence to to listen for what the artist is do- sonal respects. get together their collec- ing with regard to melody, struc- In 2015, he was selected as every now SEX CELLS TAKE THE STAGE: The members of Sex Cells perform at the Cooper City Variety Show. tive work. ture, etc. It makes for good refer- one of two students to represent and then and (Photo/Martin Castrillo) “[Hunter ence,” Ramanathan said. Children’s shows start making a comeback Elysa Goldberg | Centerspread Editor binge watching enjoyment. In [email protected] addition, Netflix added mov- Most people have certain ies such as “Lilo and Stitch” and television shows or movies that “Brother Bear” into the Fam- remind them of their childhood ily Features section. In honor of such as “Finding Nemo” or “Drake releasing their 100th original and Josh.” Lately, many entertain- movie, Disney Channel has put ment companies such as Netflix, all of the original movies such as Nickelodeon and Disney Chan- “Kim Possible,” and “High School nel have been re-airing popu- Musical” on iTunes for purchase. lar old TV shows and movies. Nickelodeon has started to Many people can remem- dedicate some of its air time ber that the best days in sci- to shows from the early 2000s. ence class as a kid were watch- From 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., Nick- ing shows such as “The Magic elodeon will feature shows such School Bus” and “Bill Nye the Sci- as “Rugrats,” and “Hey Arnold.” ence Guy.” Thankfully, Netflix We may be older than what added all four seasons of “The we were when we originally Magic School Bus” and 31 epi- watched these shows and mov- sodes of “Bill Nye the Science ies, but re-watching them, might Guy” to its collection for our just make us feel like kids again. IPATRIOTPOST.COM D16 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 Entertainment Prodigious sophomore is a one-man band Fine arts student Kenneth Vargas reluctantly learned to play the violin at age 9 and has since accomplished extraordinary feats for his age. The violin is only one of 10 instruments, including the saxophone and guitar, that Vargas knows how to play. Conner McLeod | Co-Sports Editor traveled to Ireland to collaborate to music. [email protected] with two Irish symphonies. Mon- “Music is an A jack-of-all trades in terms umental occasions such as these art that can of musical talent, sophomore along with long hours of practic- connect to ev- Kenneth Vargas continues to ing helped Vargas perform well ery emotion. impress spectators with his ex- enough to receive a Fine Arts Similar to a traordinary ability to play 10 scholarship to Heritage. painting, mu- different instruments, most of In his first year at Heritage, sic expresses them self taught. Vargas accomplished musical feeling. Noth- It all started when Vargas’s feats unheard of from a fresh- ing would mother taught him the basics of man. Not only was he chosen be the same piano at an early age. She even- as one of the few violinists to without it. tually signed him up for violin play in the Florida All-State Or- Imagine lessons when he turned 9, but chestra, but he also received parties, car he initially loathed the instru- the distinguished honor of rides, or even ment due to a strict instructor. concertmaster at the Broward dancing with- “I hated it with a passion,” Var- All-County orchestra. out music. gas said. “I argued with my par- While the violin may be Var- Life would ents all the time for making me gas’s dominant instrument, dif- be boring,” take violin lessons.” ferent types of music play huge Vargas said. However, Vargas began lis- parts in his life. Vargas also plays Vargas tening to famous violinists who the acoustic; electric; and classi- wants to con- inspired him to love the violin cal guitar; the piano; the cajon; tinue to im- and practice more. He spent the ukulele; the alto and tenor prove his tal- JACK-OF-ALL TRADES: Vargas still practices the piano, the first intrument he learned to play, daily while also finding time to play 9 most of his music time on the vi- saxophone; and the trumpet. ents and stay other instruments. (Photo/Lany Vargas) olin and improved his skills to an The reason he plays so many connected to elite level. Vargas practiced with different instruments is that his passion. When asked for his said, “I hope to one day be the inspire others to do the same.” well-known orchestras as he he feels a special connection goals for his future in music, he best musician I can be and to Best things ever: back-to-school supplies edition With unicorn-shaped tape dispensers, flash drives resembling edible items and more, you can add pizazz to an ordinary assortment of school supplies. Check out The Post’s picks in the back-to-school edition of Best Things Ever. All items are available on Amazon. Lauren Quintela | Co-Editor-in-Chief [email protected] 1. Animal-themed staplers and tape Not only are these miniature animal staplers downright adorable, but they also can come in handy when you need to staple loose papers in a pinch. At approximately 6 centimeters by 3 centimeters, these portable staplers fit inside a standard pencil case. To add some animal- themed charm to a drab desk, the unicorn tape dispenser (complete with rainbow tape) is a whimsical, colorful decoration. Panda: $2.46; Pig: $7.80 for set of two; Unicorn: $12.47 (Photos/Amazon)

2. Sneaker pencil pouch You may receive baffled glances when you pull a realistic, Converse-style pencil pouch from your backpack, but these quirky and colorful “sneak- ers” zip up to neatly store pens, pencils and other paraphernalia, keeping your backpack or- ganized and your supplies handy. Pencil pouch: $4.99 (Photo/Amazon)

3. Unusual flash drives Warning: These realistic “food” flash drives may cause cravings in the middle of class. These flash drives range from 4 to 64 GB and are available in countless food-themed designs (ice cream pop, watermelon, straw- berry, sushi and more). If food somehow isn’t your thing, you can opt for various other de- signs, including a camera, robot and puppy. Prices vary; Hamburger: $10.98 (8 GB) to $32.98 (64 GB); Biscuit: $9.98 (4 GB) to $22.95 (32 GB)

(Photos/Amazon) IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 E17 SPORTS Athletes sweat in summer This past summer, most athletes continued to train and compete in order to maintain physical dominance. Conner McLeod | Co-Sports Editor Coach Smith. Most varsity [email protected] players competed on summer Even though the regular sea- AAU teams where they traveled son ended before summer vaca- around the country and played tion, preparation and hard work against other high school com- had only just begun for most petitors. Sophomore Michael Ta- The Tenth Yard athletes. With fewer academic dor and his team traveled to Las NONE SHALL PASS: Junior Calvin Hart Jr. intercepts a pass during a summer scrimmage. Hart has taken on a leadership role this summer as the starting middle linebacker. Hart and his fellow responsibilities and more time, Vegas to play in the classic AAU BY KEVIN POLLACK teammates are able to complete amazing plays such as these due to their constant workouts and athletes capitalized on the dif- Bigfoot Tournament. long practices during the summer. (Photo/Conner McLeod) Wave goodbye to Wade ferent opportunities to improve In addition to the continu- their skills. ation of practices, camps and After spending 13 years At Heritage, football never tournaments, Heritage athletes with the Miami Heat and ends. Official practices and have been racking up offers and winning three Larry O’Brien workouts for the 2016 season deciding where they will attend champonship trophies, Dwy- started even before school let college. Senior Jason Brown, Darnell ane Wade is returning home out. Players spent hours almost starting quarterback on the foot- to Chicago to play for the every day for the last three ball team and defender on the la- Bulls. The news devastated months in grueling conditioning crosse team, received numerous Fleury Heat fans and officials alike, workouts with coach Mike Smith Ivy League athletic scholarships but the sad truth is that Wade and team practices in the hot from the likes of Dartmouth Col- left after the organization did Florida sun. Not only did these lege and Brown University and No. 15 SENIOR not treat him as a priority. athletes commit themselves to eventually decided to commit to Pat Riley, the president of school practices, but some also Harvard University. Wide Receiver the Heat, stressed that the attended various football camps Senior Drew LaMont of the team’s main target during the and events to receive more basketball team also received offseason was budding cen- training from other coaches major offers from American ter Hassan Whiteside, who such as senior Dontavius But- University and Jacksonville Uni- led the league in blocks last 6’2” 4.52 SECOND ler, who participated in the FAU versity. The most discussed and 40-YARD DASH season. After locking down Satellite camp. perhaps the most entertain- 193 POUNDS Whiteside for four years with Seniors Marco Wilson (cor- ing commitment of the sum- a $98 million payout, Riley nerback) and Kai-Leon Herbert mer came from senior Kai-Leon stated that convincing Wade (offensive tackle) and junior Herbert after announcing his 9 OFFERS to re-sign was a formality. Pat Surtain (cornerback) rep- commitment to the University Signing Wade was far resented Heritage after being of Michigan in a Walking Dead- (Photo/Adrianne Marie) from a formality. Wade was selected to play in the coveted themed short film featured on pursued by multiple teams, Opening Finals July 8-10 held Bleacher Report’s “Commitment such as the Milwaukee Bucks in Nike World Headquarters in Week.” With these offers and and the New York Knicks, Beaverton, Ore. The event is a se- commitments coming in bunch- and eventually opted to sign lective event featuring the best es during the summer, it is clear with his hometown team, the high school football players in that the hard work of these ath- Bulls. Undoubtedly, money (Graphics/Kevin Pollack) the nation. letes has paid off. factored into his decision; The football team was While most students see Wade will receive almost $4 not the only squad to put in summer vacation as a break 522 TOTAL million more per year in Chi- work. Basketball players also to the chaos and the stress of YARDS (2015) cago than he would have re- came back to school during school, Heritage athletes see the ceived in Miami. the summer to scrimmage im- respite as just the beginning of 32.2” VERTICAL The Heat must focus on re- mediately after workouts with it all. LEAP placing the legendary shoot- ing guard along with small forward Luol Deng, who left for the Lakers early in July. Starters Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside and Chris Bosh remained in Miami. It is likely that Tyler Johnson and Justise Winslow or Ger- ald Green will replace Wade and Deng, respectively, but the loss of Wade will come in the form of more than points and rebounds. Wade electrified Miami and brought thousands of fans to the American Airlines Arena. The face of the team has left, and it is now Coach Spoelstra’s job to rebuild the team. The Heat will struggle in a more competitive Eastern Conference than last year. The Chicago Bulls reeled in Rajon Rondo along with Wade, and the New York Knicks snagged Joakim Noah and Courtney Lee. The Celtics signed Al Horford and had three of the first 23 picks in the draft. With more competitive opponents in the East, the Heat will need Bosh to stay healthy and Whi- teside to lead the team ener- getically and statistically. Replacing Wade will take a long time, and the Heat need to start preparing for next season now. IPATRIOTPOST.COM E18 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 Sports Football team poised for rebound Kevin Pollack | Co-Sports Editor Eubanks, defensive end Brian and senior wide receiver Darnell linebacker Andrew Chatfield [email protected] Burns and running back Khalil Fleury transferred to Heritage to started last season, but he will Patriots varsity Herbert. Also, senior James finish their high school careers. be making up for the loss of After exiting the playoffs Houston tore his ACL Junior tight end Robzel Syl- Burns. Chatfield said that he is football schedule early last season, the football and will be out for vester, who played last season focusing on this season rather for the 2016 season team has lost graduates, re- the new season. at Plantation High School, will than on filling Burns’s shoes. Preseason – Aug. 19 vs. Booker ceived new players and wel- New players replace Eubanks, who will “I’m just going to stick to T. Washington at 7:30 p.m. comed a new coach. While the have joined be playing at the University what I know, keep working hard Week 1 – Aug. 27 @ Colquitt team’s players and coaches the team to of Michigan. and keep putting in this work. County (Ga.) at 8 p.m. to be have changed, players feel this fill those posi- “It’s a lot of learning,” Syl- [Burns] did tell me to take care televised on ESPN team, ranked No. 11 in the na- tions. Senior vester said about filling Eu- of the home, and I’m going to Week 2 – Sept. 2 vs. Don Bosco tion by MaxPreps, is ready to linebackers JoJo banks’s role. do what I have to do,” Chatfield Prep (N.J.) at 7 p.m. avenge last season’s loss and Ruma and Wil- Sylvester said the differ- said. “I’m going to have to put on Week 3 – Sept. 9 @ North- win a state championship. lie Hampton ence between a show.” western at 7 p.m. After coach Mike Rumph Plantation and Sylvester and Chatfield both Week 4 – Sept. 16 @ Coconut joined the coaching staff at the Heritage is emphasized their goal for this Creek at 7 p.m. * University of Miami, Pat Surtain, substantial. season is to win the state cham- Week 5 – Sept. 23 vs. Norland at father of junior cornerback Pat “It’s a big pionship. The players feel con- 7:30 p.m. Surtain, Jr. and former defen- difference. fident in the team’s ability to Week 6 – Sept. 30 vs. Stranahan sive coordinator, became the It’s more co- bounce back and get a ring. at 7:30 p.m. * (Homecoming) team’s new head coach. Before ordinated. At Watch the Patriots open the Week 7 – Oct. 14 vs. Cardinal becoming head coach, Surtain Heritage, you regular season in Georgia when Gibbons at 7:30 p.m. * (Senior played 11 years in the NFL, in- really have they take on Colquitt County Night) cluding seven with the Miami to follow on ESPN Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. Their Week 8 – Oct. 21 @ Jackson at Dolphins and was selected as a the rules.” home opener will be on Sept. 2 7 p.m. * Pro Bowler three times. Junior vs. Don Bosco Prep at 7 p.m. Week 9 – Oct. 28 @ Hallandale Notable graduates from last defensive at 7 p.m. * season include tight end Nick GOING BIG: Four-star junior linebacker Andrew Chatfield will start for the end and (District game *) second consecutive season this year. (Photo/Ryan Bartow) Former Lady Patriot rules Jacksonville lacrosse field

Katherine Quesada | One-Pager Editor of Southern California and the work, social life and practice, [email protected] University of Louisville. but what motivates me is the Running down the field, Julmice first attended the challenge,” Julmice said. scoring goals and forming for- University of Louisville for its A typical day for Julmice is ever friendships with team- great team but was disappoint- filled with lacrosse, work and mates has become an everyday ed with the team dynamic. As school. “I wake up and go to 8 thing for former Heritage star a result, Julmice transferred to a.m. lift, then attend classes un- lacrosse player Jody Julmice, Jacksonville University. “I wasn’t til around 11 a.m. I then go to who continues her passion for getting the playing time I want- my internship with 1010XL Jax lacrosse at Division I school ed, and that started to discour- Sports Radio and come back Jacksonville University. age me. I became less confident around 2:30 p.m. and get ready Julmice played high school every day. I wasn’t happy any- for practice. After practice, I go lacrosse for three years, picking more and began to hate lacrosse to dinner then study hall for up a stick her sophomore year. and thought about quitting about an hour. When it is finally Although it was her first time many times,” Julmice said. time to get in bed and relax, it’s playing lacrosse, Julmice was According to Julmice, the around 10:30.” not new to competition, having biggest difference between col- Despite the hard work and participated on Heritage’s track lege and high school lacrosse is rigorous schedule, Julmice en- team. Having picked up the the time commitment and game joys college lacrosse and en- sport later than many other girls, play. “The game in college is so courages young athletes to be Julmice knew she had to learn much faster. There is more com- careful with which school they the sport quickly and joined a petition, and the games are a lot choose to play at. “Commit to travel team. From her time with more fun to play,” she said. the school you can see your- the travel team, Julmice was In college, Julmice must be self attending, if God forbid, recruited by many schools, in- organized to spend multiple you could never play that sport cluding Jacksonville University, hours a day preparing for games. again,” Julmice said. Brown University, the University “It is very hard to balance school

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LOVING THE LACROSSE LIFE: Julmice, number 32, scores a tricky goal in a game against Furman University. Julmice transferred to Jacksonville University from Louisville University. (Photo/Johnny Brown) IPATRIOTPOST.COM PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 E19D17 Sports Music to elevate your workout Disclaimer: The Patriot Post encourages readers to listen to clean versions of the songs listed below. Whether you aspire to be an Olympic athlete or just a stu- dent working out in your spare time, here are some songs to consider adding to your workout playlist.

Studio B spinning (indoor cycling) instructor, Andrea Farrar’s playlist: • “Heading Home (feat. Josef Salvat)” (Gryffin) • “Feel So Close” (Calvin Harris) • “The Adventure” (Angels and Airwaves) • “Clarity (feat. Foxes)” (Zedd) • “The Sound” (The 1975) • “Fun Workout” Spotify playlist • “Wherever I Go” (OneRepublic) • “This Is What You Came For” (Calvin Harris) • “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (Justin Timberlake) • “No Money” (Galantis) • “Carry Me” (Kygo)

Soccer Olympic medalist, Kelley O’Hara’s playlist (source: ESPNW): • “Just like fire (From the Original Motion Picture ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’)” (P!nk) • “One Dance (feat. Wizkid and Kyla)” (Drake) • “My Love (feat. Jess Glynne)” (Route 94) • “We Are Young (Jersey Club)” (Kyle Edwards, DJ Smallz 732) • “Work (R3hab Remix)” (Rihanna)

Gymnastics Olympic medalist, Simone Biles’s playlist (source: Popsugar): • “Into You” (Ariana Grande) • “Seventeen” (Alessia Cara) • “Me, Myself & I” (G-Eazy, Bebe Rexha) • “What Do You Mean?” (Justin Bieber) • “Wild Things” (Alessia Cara)

Two-time NBA all-star Damian Lillard’s playlist (source: MTV news): • “400 Degreez” (Juvenile) • “Hey Soul Sister” (Train) • “Memories” (Rich Homie Quan) • “Dead Presidents” (J. Cole) • “Closer To My Dreams” (Drake)

Faster playlist for those who enjoy rap: • “No Church in the Wild” (Jay Z, Frank Ocean) • “With You” (Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR) • “Lose It” (Flume, Vic Mensa) • “Really? Yeah!” (KYLE) • “Intro (First Day of Summer)” (Lil Yachty)

(Graphics/Lauren Quintela) Golf team looks to build on winning streak Both the boys and girls varsity golf teams are preparing to begin their seasons, and they have a lot to live up to. For many years, the teams have dominated the state and won multiple prestigious awards. Alex Becker | Staff Writer great success led Coach Linda big shoes: Ty Strafaci. Strafaci [email protected] Sibio to win Coach of the Year placed first in the tournament, in 2014. won Player of the Year and Winning is everything for Success struck first in 2012 helped Heritage grab second some people, but for the Ameri- for the boys, when Heritage place in the state championship can Heritage golf team winning won the state championship tournament. is the only thing. That is how it for the first time in school his- Coach Brandt Moser was has been for years. tory. The same year, Jorge Gar- awarded Coach of the Year. In Heritage has won every cia won first place for best score an interview with the Sun Sen- award in the book. Whether the among all the golfers in the tinel about the team’s success, state championship, Coach of tournament and won Player of Coach Moser said, “These kids the Year, or even Player of the the Year. are competitive but are more Year, Heritage has won it. The next year, the boys fin- competitive among them- The girls team has been suc- ished in second place. However, selves. They will go out and play cessful since 2005, winning the individually, four Heritage play- their game, one shot at a time.” state title six times and plac- ers placed in the top 10. Also, for Heritage is one of the ing in the top four every one of the second year in a row, Garcia most successful teams in the those years. won Player of the Year. The boys state. Success can be traced From 2007 to 2009, a Heritage caught fire again in 2014, win- to talented players and golfer won first place in the state ning the state championship. dedicated coaches. To have championship tournament. Garcia also won Player of the both coaches win the presti- In 2007 and 2009, Kyle Roig Year for the third year in a row. gious Coach of the Year award took home first place and in The team lost a superstar is truly an achievement. Their 2008, Lindy Duncan won first. when Garcia graduated in capabilities reflect in the golf GOLFERS GALORE: The boys and girls varsity golf teams pose with their state championship trophies Heritage is tied with Lake Worth 2015. When the golf star de- team’s success, which is well at Lago Mar Country Club at the end of the season in 2015. During that season, Coach Brandt Moser High for the most state girls golf parted from Heritage, a key documented and widespread. won Coach of the Year while alumnus Ty Strafaci placed first in the state championship and won Player championships with six. This player stepped up to fill his very of the Year. (Photo/Weston Photography) IPATRIOTPOST.COM E20 PATRIOT POST AUGUST 2016 Games The Game of AHS Starting school can be frightening due to all the new information and the numerous buildings on campus. The game below contains information and fun facts to help acquaint new students.

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“I was excited, but nervous “I was kind of scared and #6 Where can excited because there to start high school.” #12 What is the you buy a - Sophomore Julie Mason are a lot of people here.” temporary ID? - Freshman Riya Daftary high school principal’s name?

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