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Vol. XV Issue 3 Harrison High School April 2011 Lucky 13 for Model Congress Emma Adler Editor-in-Chief This spring Har- and blazers rison High School took for tank tops Philadelphia by storm, and jeans picking up an unprec- and made edented thirteen awards their way to at the University of Penn- the delegate sylvania Model Congress dance at the conference. University of The conference Pennsylva- kicked off on March 31. nia Museum Hundreds of delegates of Archaeol- representing dozens of ogy and An- high schools crowded thropology. into the famous Irvine In spite of a Hall for opening ceremo- noble effort nies. Following a speech on the part by former congressman of the con- Joe Sestak, and a brief The Harrison delegation. Courtesy of Ms. Makarczuk ference ad- overview of the rules of well as men to enlist in the draft. the Old City, a part of Philadelphia ministrators, the conference, the delegates Asked about the experience of renowned for its architecture, the dance received a collective dispersed throughout the campus debating in a committee with ten [- thumbs-down from the Harrison [ [- ping. Chaperones Ms. Makarczuk delegates who chose to put in an Over the next three days, each mented “It is kind of an awkward and Ms. Morrissey headed up appearance. Junior Angela Troia of the Harrison High School del- situation, spending hours talking an excursion to Reading Termi- remarked, “It was a cool idea to egates would engage in approxi- with a group of people you don’t nal Market, a sprawling public hold the dance in a museum, but mately twenty hours of structured know, but it forces you to open up, market located in the heart of it was hard to dance with a bunch debate, tackling issues running and by the end of the conference Philadelphia where hungry visi- of statues everywhere. It also [ you all get to know each other.” tors can sample delicacies from would have been nice if they’d to the housing crisis. Topics discussed in Harrison over one hundred storefronts. had an actual DJ instead of a Friday was the busiest day delegates’ committees on Friday Afterward, freshmen delegates laptop playing music.” of the conference, including two included the death penalty, voting Ben Adler, Sam Colangelo and [ three-hour committee sessions rights for convicts, and adoption Coby Lefkowitz took a detour to full session of debate. In the Red and one two-hour full session. rights for gay couples. Jim’s, one of the Philadelphia’s Senate, the delegates debated a Harrison High senior Zach Man- On Saturday, the delega- most famous Philly cheese steak bill outlining harsher punishments dell presented a bill to legalize the tion took advantage of a seven restaurants. [ medical usage of ecstasy. Junior hour break between committee Following their evening instances of water boarding, and Julia Coash presented legislation sessions to enjoy the city of the committee session that night the passed a resolution to support which would require women as Philadelphia. Some journeyed to delegates swapped their blouses Brazil’s acquisition of a perma- (Continued on Page 19) In News... In Arts... Exclusive Inside... Band trip to interview with Atlanta American Idol Debate update.................Page 6 contestant Spotlight on A-109...........Page 11 Energy drinks exposed...Page 14 Page 4-5 Page 26-27 How Tweet It Is................Page 21 90-Second Interviews....Page 31 news &features Cysner Climbs His Way to the Top Angela Troia Arts Editor After years of playing little longer climbs and the use of a this bouldering wall exceeded ranked in order of highest score. league and other recreational rope. In bouldering, the walls anything Matt had ever climbed !R [ [ [ are shorter and there are big before -- reaching a tall twenty " on football feet. possible 15 points. Matt scored a or baseball “I was extremely ner- %&'([ [- vous,” says Matt, who claims "%(() haps on the he can still feel the intensity Matt’s age group had thirty-three court, shoot- of the competition. “I was competitors competing to be ing hoops. very nervous for the event. I ranked the nation’s top climber. This is not had put a ton of pressure on “Climbing isn’t simple,” the case for myself to do well at nationals, says Matt DiRe. “I have climbed Matt Cysner. so much so that I forgot to with Matt for simple fun and, es- This Har- take a step back and relax. pecially as an amateur climber, I rison High As a result, I did not climb as admire Cysner’s physical ability School junior well as I would have liked, but as well as his technique.” DiRe is has chosen I am still happy with how it all proud of how well Matt did at the a sport that turned out.” national competition. “He really takes him to The climbers are pours his heart into climbing and new heights, #[ deserves to go places with it.” Cysner takes hold. Courtesy of Matt Cysner literally. Cys- completion, not on speed. One thing’s for sure -- this ner is a nationally ranked climber. pads on the ground to protect The competition is not timed. is not the last time we will see ![ against falls. Each hold is worth a point and the Matt climb. twenty-second in the USA Climb- “You don’t need to be able higher a climber gets, the more “Becoming a professional ing National Bouldering Champi- to do the hardest rock climbs in rock climber is onship, a performance that was the world in order to have fun extremely dif- his personal best. and get a good workout,” said [* In a high school where Matt Cysner. “You just need not think that I football seems to dominate the to push yourself and you will will make it to sports arena, climbing is not of- gradually get better.” that level,” a ten a sport considered by many. Needless to say, Matt modest Cys- “Before Matt started climbing I is no ordinary athlete. Even [ had no idea that such an event though one might not spot Matt “However, I existed,” said fellow junior Matt throwing a ball around after would like to DiRe. “I had known that people school, his workouts and daily work in the climbed, but not at a competitive routines are rigorous. climbing in- level.” “Pushups, pull-ups, and dustry so that The sport involves a sim- sit-ups help, but in order to I can stay in- ple objective: climb from the bot- get better at climbing, you volved with tom of the wall to the top without just need to climb a lot,” noted the sport as falling. On paper, this may seem Cysner, who plans on going to Cysner climbing. Courtesy of Matt Cysner it progresses like a breeze, but in actuality New Hampshire this summer in the future. it is one of the most physically for three weeks of rock climbing. points are earned. Falls are also I’d like to at least have a career demanding sports. Boulder, Colorado, proved factored into the score, but they that would allow me to keep rock There are two types of to be a new experience for the in- do not take away a substantial climbing. I can definitely see climbing: sport climbing and boul- trepid climber. He had previously amount of points Scores are myself rock climbing for the rest dering. Sport climbing involves " then added and competitors are of my life.” Husky Herald - Page 2 KFWH to LMK Peri Mendelsohn Staff Writer Students in Kids for World openly share how the presenta- girls,. This is unusual because safe environment they live in. I’m Health Club have recently been tion affected them, granting them normally in Pakistan girls are very happy to be involved.” learning about how education the ability to imagine what their considered useless in their com- The presentation informed levels differ in different parts lives would be like if they lived in munity and cannot attend school. students about a current world of the world. For example, in Taliban. One question asked in Some of the students’ questions event that endangers kids’ lives Taliban, Pakistan, children are the presentation was, “How would were answered by Ms. Stanton every day. It also gave students not fortunate enough to have you feel if your younger sibling during the presentation, further some perspective on how for- the privilege deepening their under- tunate they are and how much of education standing of the matter harder kids have it in foreign and con- and allowing them to get countries. Some raised concerns stantly live in 8 that the presentation might prove danger be- situation. The interac- too scary for middle school kids, cause of the tion with Silbi Stanton some of whom might not be ma- prevalence of also provided students ture enough to handle the subject weapons in information on how to matter. their society. give additional donations Yet Kids for World Health While many to help the situation in advisor Ms. Allison Blunt argued kids don’t ap- Pakistan. that this presentation was one preciate the After viewing the that needed to be seen. importance movie, Children of the “Kids deserve to know of school Taliban, at a Kids for what’s going on in other coun- (to say the Courtesy of Ms. Columbus World Health meeting, tries,” she said. “We cannot least), kids in Harrison High school hide them from the truth and it countries like Pakistan yearn for knew how to use a gun?” Often sophomore student Olivia Hy- will only increase their desire to a proper education and every kids don’t realize the dangers oth- mowitz expressed her feelings lend a hand.” day is a struggle to survive.

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