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THEValley Voice CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Lancaster, PA February 2012 Volume 14, Issue 1 Texting While Driving Soon Illegal in By Seth Culp-Ressler ’13

ulling out the phone and when they were texting behind the replying to that text is going wheel,” Corbett said. “Technology to be much more risky come has brought us closer together. Pthis March—in fact, it won’t even be It’s hard to find someone who legal. Passed by the state Senate and doesn’t own a cell phone… or signed by Governor Tom Corbett, own a car. It’s poor judgment Pennsylvania’s new texting ban to use them in combination.” should start saving lives soon. The bill is primarily focused on Signed into law by the Governor stopping the rampant outbreak of on the 9th of November in an crashes being caused by texting AT&T store, the bill will formally drivers, a trend that has drastically take effect on March 8, 2012. increased in the past few years. This bill closely follows another In 2010 alone, 14,000 crashes recent driving bill that created occurred due to distracted driving more strict rules for teen drivers. and almost 1,100 of those were Pennsylvania is the 35th state to pass because a cell phone was involved. a bill banning texting while driving. The bill’s sponsor, Senator Robert

Senior Chris Engel checks a text before leaving the CVHS parking lot. Photo Credit: Seth Culp-Ressler ’13 “All of us have heard stories about someone who was injured or killed Please see TEXTING, page 7 In this Issue . . . Gage’s Political We’re Happy and Report Card We Know It page 2 The city of Lancaster, PA is the happiest city in the US, according to a survey done Damian’s by Gallup’s Well Being Index. A total of one thousand Spending Cuts people a day from around the nation took the survey, page 3 with around 300 people from Lancaster completing the Well Being Index. Teachers’ Healthy Lancaster finished ahead of Ann Arbor, MI, Honolulu, Hints HI, and San Francisco, CA. page 4 The Interact Club celebrates after collecting jeans for homeless teens. Photo Credit: Seth Culp-Ressler ’13 Calling All Bands Students Donate Teens for Jeans Student Council is looking for LCCTC Spotlight: bands to compete in CVHS’s By Brandon Le ’14 Illiano Builds “Battle of the Bands 2012.” The event will be held on Saturday, page 5 eens for Jeans, sponsored in gathering 225 jeans from the Water Street Rescue Mission. April 28 beginning at 2 p.m. by the Interact Club, is a CV community. The program Across the nation, schools in the Conestoga Valley High Tnationwide project aimed ran locally from January 23 to collected the jeans in the name of School Main Gym. Cash prizes Secret Lives of at donating new or slightly used February 12 and consisted of charity and for competition. The will be awarded to the top two jeans to teens who cannot afford collection bins set up around school that collected the highest bands performing bands of Teachers: Hershey’s to buy new clothing. The whole Lancaster County, both in the number of jeans received $5,000 the day (to be determined by project is run by Aéropostale, high school and the surrounding and a free pair of jeans for every popular vote). If interested in Bliss who over the past four years has communities. Every person who student in the school. One school performing, go to www.cvsd.k12. page 6 collected over 1.5 million pairs donated at least one pair of jeans featured on the Aeropostale pa.us and complete the electronic of jeans for teens 18 and under. received 25% off a new pair of website, Evans Middle School, form or fax or mail the paper Interact advisor Adam jeans from Aéropostale. All of collected over 7,000 pairs of registration form, which can be DiPerna and his club assisted the jeans were donated to the jeans for their community. downloaded from the website. Trait of the Month: ”The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we Tolerance are in the majority.” —Ralph W. Sockman 2 February 2012 Political Report Card: Fracking fracking of the Marcellus shale, even in areas that contribute to the drinking water of . Because of the relative laxness of Pennsylvania’s attitude towards drilling compared to other states, there have been more problems in Pennsylvania. According to Frackaction.com, in Dimock, PA there is no clean drinking water and the drilling company responsible is now refusing to bring in any more clean water for the citizens of Dimock. On top of all this, our current governor, Tom Corbett, proposes to exempt drillers in Marcellus Shale of taxes. This is just outrageous, especially at a time of budget cuts, because if we are “I Voted” stickers line a voting machine inside Hand Middle School going to allow fracking, it only in Columbia, South Carolina, during the Republican presidential primary, Saturday, January 21, 2012. Voters were greeted with rain makes sense to bring in more and clouds as they cast their vote to choose a GOP presidential revenue to our state government nominee in the Palmetto State. (Gerry Melendez/The State/MCT) oliticians and energy you would be right. There are so more painful cuts to education companies are pushing plenty of regulations designed to and other important programs A Primary Primer Phydraulic fracking on the keep corporations from harming are not necessary. Beyond this, and especially those the environment and, in turn, fracking does untold damage By Gage Martin ’12 of us that happen to live near the citizens of the United States. to both our roads, because Marcellus Shale Formations. Both the Clean Water Act of of all the trucks necessary to This push is harmful for the 1972 and the Safe Drinking start a well up, and much more s the Republican Party receiving the district’s delegate, or environment and is not responsible Water Act of 1974 are designed importantly our environment. tries to decide who a proportional distribution where for our health and future. to keep water clean and protect It is completely illogical and Atheir candidate will be each candidate gets a percentage Hydraulic fracking is a method water from industrial waste. unfair to us Pennsylvanians to to run against President Barack of the delegates based on the of releasing gas built up in Unfortunately, these laws no not require drillers to pay taxes. Obama in 2012, there is constantly percentage of the votes received. underground Marcellus Shale longer apply to well contaminated Because of the utter lunacy of news coverage of primaries. While After all of the primaries have Formations. It works by blasting by fracking because in 2005 Pennsylvania’s policies on fracking, these primaries occur every four been completed, the delegates all up to 8 million gallons of water Congress created an exemption the state earns a grade of F. years, you may still find yourself go to the party’s national convention into the ground to break up the from these acts for natural gas Now if this is something that wondering how exactly primaries and vote for the candidate that rocks and release the gas that drillers. This is part of a complete bothers you perhaps you might work and what purpose they serve? won that primary delegate. Then then will flow out of the pre- failure on the part of the Federal wonder, “What can I do to stop It is important to understand the candidate with a majority drilled well. According to the Government to protect our this?” If you are wondering, the purpose of a primary before becomes the party’s nominee Academy Award Nominated environment or us as people there are plenty of ways you can trying to learn specifics about how and runs in the General Election. documentary “Gasland,” only from hydraulic fracking, and for try to take our environment back they work. The entire point of In recent races, as candidates half of the water used to frack a this failure the US government from dirty, polluting, energy primaries is so that a political party dropped out and others did very well is recovered from the well. receives a failing grade of F. companies, and all are forms can sift through their options for well, one candidate has had a This clearly is a problem as the If the Federal Government of exercising your rights and office, and choose the candidate majority of the delegates before other water, which contains all is not doing anything to protect responsibilities in a democracy. that the most people want to run. the convention, and the nomination sorts of “proprietary chemicals” us from fracking, perhaps we Obviously, the single best thing They have a vote in each state to see at the convention is a formality. It is in it, is going to go somewhere. can turn to state governments? you can do is vote for people who is the most popular option, and possible, however, that one candidate The director of “Gasland” Some state governments have who have the best interests of that person is chosen to run. What is may not have a clear majority journeyed across the United taken sensible steps to limit the environment at heart. Other tricky about primaries for president, going into the convention, and the States to make his documentary, harm from fracking or even options, for those both over however, is how spread out they are. nomination is not predetermined and he encountered many halt fracking, the most complete and under 18, are writing to our Unlike Election Day, the primaries because there are some delegates families who lived on Marcellus way to prevent harm. For elected officials to persuade them last over months, and the voting who are not required to vote for Shale formations that had example, New York has placed a to take care of the environment has the potential to change the a particular candidate. In that case, been fracked. A fair number moratorium on fracking because and getting involved in action to momentum of a campaign. the nominee will not become of them had contaminated it would be in an area that supplies protest fracking. This can be as After voting is held in a known until the convention. water wells from the fracking. drinking water for New York simple as showing up at different state, each of the candidates is This year, the Republican Many families experienced City, and Delaware has taken protest events or you can even assigned delegates of that state. National Convention, when health problems because of similar measures for fracking the work with some friends that The delegates are then awarded the Republican candidate for the water and some were even Delaware River basin that supplies also care about this issue and depending on the state’s rules— president will be announced, able to light their water on fire. Philadelphia with water. For their plan your own form of protest. usually either a winner-take-all will be held from August 27 to It goes without saying that valiant efforts against big energy All of the “ordinary” for the state, winner of a district August 30 in Tampa, Florida. undrinkable water is a problem. companies, both of these states people that are already doing You might be asking, “Don’t we deserve solid B’s for their grades. this represent the best of have laws to prevent just this sort Unfortunately for us, democracy and caretaking, and of thing?” and for the most part Pennsylvania is refusing to halt for that they all receive A’s. February 2012 3 When Cutting Spending is Student Scientists Show Just the Right Thing to Do Experiments at Fair By Brandon Le ’14 and By Damian Hondares ’13 Rachel Ashmore ’14

s it currently stands, and stationing them along our is common sense, and it does cience Fair is the result kerosene, and motor oil. the United States borders, keeping our people not require further taxation. of a semester’s worth of This experiment could either federal deficit is well safe. National security does not Not only does this make hard work and toiling discover an improvement to aboveA $15,443,403,949,460.71. mean stationing 75,000 troops sense, but it is a much stronger S away at projects that could modern fire extinguishers Often, the significance of in Germany because you have policy economically, as it would improve the world as we know or verify their effectiveness. numbers like this are taken for an airlift there with medical help bring in more revenue over it. Ever since the beginning It was discovered that granted, especially by those in supplies necessary for soldiers time (I would refer any interested of this school year, honors ammonium phosphate, the our age group. Let me be clear: fighting unconstitutional wars reader to The Economist, the science students have been main chemical in multi- there is nothing insignificant in the Middle East (which, magazine choice of Thomas experimenting with their purpose fire extinguishers, was about a $15.4 trillion deficit, and granted, are winding down). Larkin and yours truly). projects, all aimed at tackling most effective in extinguishing if we continue to view it in such Democrats, on the other Any conservatives who are a specific issue in the various all four non-polar fuel- a light, we will continue down hand, can no longer stand by and wary of this policy should science-related categories. fires. The study verifies the same path, to the same guard entitlement programs as remember that President All of this hard work that the most effective fire destination –national oblivion. they have done so stubbornly in Ronald Reagan took this action culminated on January 12, extinguishers are being used. If you do not think the the past. Entitlement programs back in 1984 with the Deficit 2012. This year’s science fair Fi r st p l a ce wi n n er s deficit is growing, then are expensive. Just this year, the Reduction Act (DEFRA). had over 80 projects from included 8th grader Bradley you are sadly mistaken. government (and in this case, Some call it one of the largest the high school, as well as Bair, sophomore Brooke When President Obama took I am referring to local, state, tax increases in modern history. 11 from the middle school. Mead, senior Devin Esch, office, the deficit was $10.626 and federal) is set to spend over Such is not the case; it simply The high school grand senior Emily Patrick, trillion. That means that in three $2.8 trillion just on pensions, brought in a great deal of champion was Benjamin freshman Emily Phillips, and years, it skyrocketed by more health care, and welfare. revenue by promoting the tax Fowler, the Reserve Grand senior Brianna Heikkinen. than $4 trillion. Any person Perhaps speaking up for fiscal laws and policies that we already Champion was Zach Custer, Second place winners who feels that such a number sanity and a partial drawback had in place. This country and the people’s choice were 8th grader Mitchell is sustainable is completely on entitlement spending is could use an act like that today. award was Kyle Rogers. Daneker, sophomore unaware of historical precedent. politically imprudent. Perhaps Perhaps the Occupiers Senior Benjamin Fowler Brandon Lê, senior Sean As a modern example, I some people will be offended believe that America can tax emerged as this year’s Grand Schmuck, senior Karissa would have you analyze the and angered. That does not mean its way out of this crisis, but it Champion. His project, Chow, junior Brandon Riehl, current situation in Greece. that a person like myself should cannot. While new revenue will “Echolocation Properties of and freshman Joel Lopez. There will be no easy not stand up for what is right, have to be raised, substantial cuts Plant Leaves,” studied bats’ 8 th grader Vijay Rathod, solutions to this problem. If we or the people for that matter. to government expenditures ability to echo-locate plants sophomore Madeline are serious about minimizing Always remember are paramount. If we cannot based on the shapes of their Wolosyn, sophomore Taylor the deficit, then every American that no man has a right to make difficult decisions and leaves. He experimented by Reed, senior Hannah Coble, is going to have to accept another man’s services. cut back on programs that measuring the curvatures freshman Allie Shenk, and difficult cuts to programs, such These are significant benefit us, our country will not of different leaves, mainly senior Bansi Patel placed as Social Security. This also spending cuts that have to be capable of weathering this banana plants, which rely third. A list of the winners can means that both political parties be made. Of course, cutting storm, but if we can accept that on bats for pollination. He be found on the CVSD website. are going to have to face cuts spending will only do so much, decreases in benefits will aid then collected data on which All of the aforementioned to programs and initiatives that but that does not mean that we the nation overall, will benefit frequencies would resonate students, along with anyone they would normally support. should buy into the progressive the coming generations and best on these leaves. Fowler else who won an award and a Republicans can no longer notion that heavy taxation preserve the fiscal well-being discovered that there was few select classmates, will be stand by and guard “national on the wealthy will solve the of the United States, then we a correlation between the going to the North Museum security” spending and the problem. If our nation wants can move forward once again shapes of leaves and bats’ Science and Engineering lamentable policy of nation- to generate more revenue, we as a vibrant force in the world. ability to echo-locate them, Fair on March 28, 2012, to building, which has only would simply cut tax loopholes Taxing is not the way out; suggesting that some plants compete with students from been propagated in the past and work to ensure that the this is one of those times may be better adapted other school districts across decade. Real national security wealthy are paying the taxes they when cutting spending is for pollination by bats. Lancaster County. Last year, is bringing our troops home are supposed to be paying. That just the right thing to do. Junior Kyle Rodgers’ at the 2011 North Museum People’s Choice awarded Science Fair, a total of 18 project, “Ring Of Fire,” students from Conestoga focused on testing the Valley brought home awards. effectiveness of carbonate The 2012 students salts and phosphates to now hope to continue the see how effectively they long-standing tradition extinguish non-polar fuel of making an impressive fires started by ethanol, gas, showing at the county fair.

The Valley Voice is student-written and published. The West Hollywood, California opinions expressed in the paper are those of the authors and not the newspaper or the Conestoga Valley School District. First to Ban Sale of Furs By Abby Staffieri ’12 2011-12 hen thinking of businesses were consulted in the Winner of Best Newspaper California a picture of making of the law, to be sure it is fair Advisor: Melanie Upton Overall, Division 3 in the Sunday News Student Rachel Zoe draped in and just. During preliminary votes W in May and September, the council Editor-in-Chief: Chris Engel Press Awards the finest vintage furs may pop into Assistant-Editor-in-Chief: 2005-06 mind, or perhaps a photograph voted for the ban unanimously, but of a young starlet in chunky fur two members decided to respond to Commentary Editor: Gage Martin lined boots paired with denim short the community’s economic concerns. Features/A&E Editor: Kendyl Landis shorts. Fur is now just a memory in The ban has since become official with Sports Editor: Open West Hollywood, for all sales of fur one exception: if the city’s economy apparel have officially been banned. suffers from the loss of fur sales, Photo/Graphics Editor: Kaitlin Griel The new law, which officials apparel stores may once again sell furs. believe to the first in existence, is Although the ban has begun in Staff: Rachel Ashmore, Juan Batule, Shayna just one of several animal friendly the small area of West Hollywood, Burkholder, Seth Culp-Ressler, Kaitlin Griel, Hannah laws West Hollywood has made. the fever may spread across the large state and perhaps even the country. Kochanowski, Kendyl Landis, Brandon Le, Blair West Hollywood seems to be setting the trend of animal-friendly “The ban is showing what is to come Lennox, Laura Ordonez, Chad Sell, Kate Smucker, apparel for the celebrity spotted state. everywhere,” Samson explained. Abby Staffieri, Medan Yilma Scott Samson, spokesman for “Although small, West Hollywood Fur Free West Hollywood, reports consumers are demanding choices that that many local West Hollywood don’t result in the death of an animal.” 4 February 2012 A Teacher’s Guide to Making Face In The Crowd: Valentine’s Day 2012 a Healthy Year By Kendyl Landis ’13 & Christopher Engel ’12 By Rachel Ashmore ’14 alentine’s Day. The holiday of romance and relationships; he most common New however, not everyone has a significant other. Year’s resolution centers V Ton working out and eating “How should you spend Valentine’s Day if you right. These teachers share how they are single?” plan to stay healthy in 2012, and what you can do to keep healthy, too. “In my free time or whenever I can squeeze it in, I try to run. It could be anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours but running is my peace of mind,” math teacher Brian McGrath explained. “Don’t get me wrong, I love playing all kinds of sports—soccer, basketball, hockey, and many more, but those sports you need many more people to play a game. With running, I need “Go to the movies with “Do an activity with the my shoes and a road (sometimes McGrath and wife, Sara, pose mid-race for a snapshot with their son, friends and make the best of family.” –Zachary Morgan ’15 not even the shoes.) It is a simple Patrick. it because you don’t have to exercise to do and it also allows me doing zumbathons—4 hour be in love to be happy.” to think and clear my head while session of Zumba with no –Kylie Kilby-Cover ’15 de-stressing at the same time. A breaks! As a student I was stressful day may end up in a hard/ very involved with dance, so fast run and I feel better at the end. doing Zumba keeps me active A good day may result in a gentle jog. and connected with dance.” Either way, running helps me stay Fo r t i e r e m p h a s i z e s in shape physically and mentally.” the enjoyment factor McGrath does not run just because when choosing a plan. it is logistically simple, he truly enjoys it. “I encourage students to “I love it,” McGrath said. “I find something they ENJOY have been running for fun for the doing,” she explained. “Working last 10 years or so. Friends of mine out should not be a chore, it said there is no way I could run a should be fun! Set goals (even marathon and I challenged them if they are small) and surround “Eat chocolate that your “Wait till the next day to buy parents bought you.” and said I could. I started to train yourself with other people discounted chocolate.” –Maddi Showalter ’14 –Zachary Cain ’14 and I did it while qualifying for the that will help support you.” Boston Marathon. I fell in love with Jennie Hartranft has also running and have been doing it ever surrounded herself with others since. The 15 years of playing soccer who want to exercise, but she is the Exercise for the Hartranfts is a helped me jump start my running one lending the support. This is family affair. Rebecca, 6, shows off her yoga skills. career because I was used to running no surprise since learning support for 90 minutes like soccer players is her role at the high school. strength, flexibility, and endurance. do. I just increased the time I was “I practice yoga at least twice It’s such a versatile exercise that out there and the rest is history.” a week while I teach an hour connects the mind, body and spirit. His advice to students who plan long class, and I take at least one It’s not simply physical. Because to get healthy in the new year is a 90 minute class a week. I have there are so many different types simple sum: diet + exercise = healthy. recently begun taking a tae-kwon of yoga to suit all people, yoga can “It takes both of these factors to do class once a week with my be practiced from the time you’re stay healthy,” he advised. “Even the family and sometimes my kids born to the day you die. I have been “Eat Ice Cream out of the “Post a punny Facebook smallest bit of exercise can make even come to yoga class with me!” practicing yoga for about 13 years. carton.” –Lindsey Lapp ’13 status about being single followed by baking…alone… you feel better as long as you are Balancing on a yoga mat is not The type of yoga that I practice is to the most depressing eating healthy. It does not take much enough for Hartranft. She also a vinyasa power flow. This means playlist ever created.” to go for a 15 minute run. Find a enjoys water and snow sports. that each movement is linked to –David Geyer ’13 partner and stick to a routine with “This past summer we also breath. Although it is not considered them. Before you know it your 15 bought a stand up paddleboard “hot” yoga or Bikram, I typically minute run is now a 30 minute run. (SUP). It’s a great core and practice in a 95 degree room.” Sooner or later you can conquer upper body workout. Sometimes “I also like that it is something a 10K run if you wanted to. It is my daughter and I do yoga on that I can do by myself or with a possible. Don’t say that it is not the board out in the water. What group and I can include my children because it is. If you eat right and a balance challenge! My goal for in it. My daughter, Rebecca, and I train just with the smallest this summer is to try surfing. In were recently in a class where we bit of effort and intent, you the winter we also ski/snowboard did partner poses and flying (think can do whatever you want.” as a family, but this winter circus). She loves it and it’s shown An expert on diet, family and isn’t looking too good so far.” her that she is strong enough to consumer science teacher Jill Like McGrath, she combines help an adult in a handstand!” Fortier described her system: “To a healthy diet with her workouts. The enthusiasm for her “Work at a restaurant—you’ll “Have a single coed party. stay healthy I work out regularly “I eat mostly what I like, but exercise of choice is evident. make a lot of money off tips.” Swag.” –Luke Rios ’12 and try my best to eat well. I take fortunately I like veggies and “I LOVE yoga! I wouldn’t –Shayna Burkholder ’12 Zumba classes, which is fun and a unprocessed food. I stay away do something I didn’t love,” she great workout all in one. I also take from food that I can’t recognize laughed. “That’s why I don’t run.” body pump (weight lifting class) where it came from. We also try Hartranft’s advice to students about 1-2 times a week. I don’t love to grow our favorite foods and is to take a “balanced” approach. lifting, but I know it is good for me.” then can them for the winter.” “Of course I would tell everyone Zumba, a hot new exercise Hartranft sees health to practice yoga,” she smiled. “I trend, is a kind of dance workout. as a total of body and mind. think students should do what they Fortier chose these workouts “I meditate, but not as love. Being healthy isn’t just about for their social interaction. much as I would like to, and I being able to run a few miles or “I have a fun group of workout go to church. I think realizing bench press a certain weight. As friends at my gym (Hempfield that we’re all part of something human beings we are a total package Rec) including CV Middle school bigger than ourselves is important and we each need to find our own teacher Mrs. Holloway. For me, to keeping life in perspective.” balanced approach to taking care of having accountability is important Her philosophy blends our mind, bodies, and spirits. Taking “Ignore the holiday.” “Get a bunch of roses and give –Nicole Reinking them to every girl you pass— to make sure I follow through well with her exercise. care of the inside is just as important worked for a buddy of mine.” with workout goals. I also enjoy She explained, “Yoga builds as taking care of the outside.” –Josh Henschel

February 2012 5 Focus on the Future CVHS at

The cast of “The Lying Game.” Lying on Page and Screen

By Kendyl Landis ’13

e w Yo r k T i m e s her, she quickly starts to bestselling author remember aspects about her NSara Shepard is back death. This way of writing with another thrilling series, gives readers a glimpse “The Lying Game.” Her of Sutton’s personality in previous series “Pretty Little comparison to Emma’s. Liars” was turned into a hit Emma’s character in “The Anthony Illiano works with heavy equipment in the commercial construction Photo Credit: Kelsea Burkholder television series on ABC Lying Game” is nothing like program at LCCTC. Family and now twins Sutton her twin’s which is evident and Emma are alive on screen by the way her friends and as well with an altered version family react to the “new” Illiano is Building his Career of Shepard’s new series. Sutton. Shepard adds humor Separated at birth, twin into the already thrilling novel By Chris Engel ’12 sisters Sutton and Emma when Emma says something could not be more different. unlike Sutton and has to cover enior Anthony Illiano is Hilti gun is a nail gun to adjoin two because all the things we learn here When put up for adoption at it up quickly with a harsh currently enrolled in the solid materials, such as concrete and will be taken with us to the work birth, Sutton was welcomed comment to keep her family Scommercial construction steel. Apart from the certification force, so we can’t afford to mess up.” into a rich and loving family and friends believing. Emma’s program at the Brownstown CTC of heavy equipment, Illiano will Illiano works on a number while Emma was moved to character is determined to to pursue a career in the construction have an additional 2,000 hours of of projects that are used multiple foster homes. Soon keep playing as Sutton until field. Completing courses at LCCTC work experience with another 1,000 in a real world setting. to be 18, Emma is looking she solves her twin’s death. will give Illiano the training and hours of book theory under his belt. “Currently, we are working on forward to moving out on her The TV series is altered, certification to start immediately Though LCCTC students a storage shed for the school,” own and she gets the chance but it is just as thrilling as in his field after graduation. do not attend classes at the high Illiano explained. “The second in a way she would have never the books. On the screen, the “We get certification to use school, they are still Conestoga half of the roof is being built right expected. When her current twins find each other online heavy equipment,” stated Illiano. Valley students; however the now. The shed will be used for the foster brother shows her a and are anxious to meet. In the work force, Illiano will be difference in classes is significant. construction fields here at CTC.” disturbing video involving a When they day finally arrives, using equipment such as a Pettibone “The classes at CTC fun for Illiano enjoys the work at LCCTC, girl looking identical to her, she Sutton convinces Emma to forklift, which is used to move heavy me,” explained Illiano. “They get and it shows in his achievements. decides to seek information step into her life while she objects such as a pallet of bricks or you prepared for the work force “I’m proud that I made about her and later finds she is goes to California to track a stack of two by fours. Another and they teach me in the career field the honor roll during the first her identical twin sister. When down their birth mother. piece of equipment Illiano will be I prefer. Also I only have one class a marking period of this year the day has come to meet her Emma agrees, after much certified to use is a Hilti gun. A day. Teachers expectations are higher because I’ve never made it before.” twin, Sutton does not show up persuasion, but soon finds and Emma is mistaken for her she enjoys being a member by Sutton’s friends. When they of the Mercer family. When Facts and Figures take her to a party surrounded she loses contact with Sutton, by all of Sutton’s classmates, she has to decide whether she has no choice but to act or not to tell the truth for Leap Year as her. She later finds a note her safety. Relationships and telling her that Sutton is dead, high school drama make the 365.2422 and if she does not keep situation even harder for both Number of days in a year. up the charade, she’s next. of the twins, all while they are Emma may look like Sutton finding out about their birth Source: http://www.timeanddate.com but can she live her life, mother and why they were making her family, friends, separated in the first place. 4, 100, 400 and boyfriend believe she’s Sutton and Emma’s To be a leap year, the year must her twin? Emma is having the characters are both played by be divisible by 4, If it can be time of her life but can she Alexandra Chando, formerly evenly divided by 100, it is not a enjoy herself even when she known as Maddie Coleman finds out her sister’s killer is in “As the World Turns.” leap year unless it can also be evenly divided by 400. Source: much closer than she thought? The series airs on Monday http://www.timeanddate.com Shepard chose to narrate nights on ABC Family this novel from Sutton’s at 9:00 P.M. Readers can 10,500 perspective, who is now dead. continue to follow the twins The estimated number of babies that will be born on She does not remember much in the second book in the about her former life, but as series, “Never Have I Ever.” February 29, 2012. Source: http://www.census.gov she watches Emma replace Let the lying game begin. 2010 The release year of the movie “Leap Year” in which Amy 56 W Main St, Leola Adams stars as a woman who travels to Ireland to propose Hours to her boyfriend on Leap Day. Irish tradition says that a man Mon: 10:30 am-9:00 pm must accept a proposal he receives on February 29. Wed-Thu: 10:30 am-9:00 pm Fri-Sun: 10:30 am-10:00 pm One More Disney Day Both Disneyland and Disney World stayed open for 24 hours Authentic Buffalo Style Chicken to celebrate Leap Day 2012. Wings & Coney Style Hot Dogs 6 February 2012 Secret Lives of Teachers: What’s the Real Co$t of From Fiction to Fatherhood Attending College? Hershey’s Baby Bliss By Brandon Le ’14 s college affordable? family who has to remain That’s the question that in debt for a decade to pay Ieveryone wants answered. it off, the College Board Recently, colleges have been has good news. The annual providing online calculators survey it conducts found that can give an estimate of out that tuition and fees how much college will cost averaged $27,293 around the for a student. Thanks to these nation. Few people, however, calculators, students and their realize that this amount can families can now prepare for be reduced to a much smaller the college costs that lay ahead. number through grant aid and The recent growth of “net tax breaks. These reductions price calculators” is due to a amount to an average of federal mandate that requires $16,000, reducing the tuition colleges to provide a price amount to $11,293. Coupled calculator on their websites with the nationwide trend before October 29, 2011. of declining private college This federal mandate is costs over the past five part of a larger program, the years, college is becoming Higher Education Opportunity more and more affordable Act of 2008, which aims to the average person. to give students a better Take, for example, an chance at attending college. average Massachusetts The Hersheys celebrate their good fortune in this family photo. The Higher Education family that has to decide By Christopher Engel ’12 Opportunity Act stated the between the University of purpose of the net price Massachusetts at Amherst, a hildren truly are a require couples to be at least 25. birthmother. The monthly updates calculator as being, “…to public university, and Amherst blessing, and for English “When we started the adoption include an update letter and 10–15 help current and prospective College, a private liberal teacher, Brandon Hershey, process, we were actually only 24. photographs. There has been one students, families, and arts college. The University C But they let us start the process time since Mya’s placement when other consumers estimate of Massachusetts costs an adopting his little girl Mya with his wife, Kristen, was even more of because we would certainly be 25 her birthmother went to lunch with the individual net price of average of $22,408 per year, a blessing than he could ask for. when we would have Mya home.” the Hersheys with Mya present. an institution of higher which includes room, board, The Hershey’s adopted Mya on The Hershey’s were picked by “We desire as much education for a student.” books, and other expenses November 30, 2010 after working Mya’s birthmother through the openness as the birthmother In the Act itself, it defines while Amherst College costs with Bethany Christian Service for Bethany Christian Services website. desires,” Hershey expressed. net price as being the average $57,348. At first, the University their adoption process. The Hersheys “We had an online profile, as well Hershey explained how total of the sum of tuition, of Massachusetts may seem knew they wanted to adopt an infant. as a tangible hard copy photo album they have a good relationship room, board, books and like the right choice, but “They have a couple of different of us. It’s pretty much our lives in with the birthmother, and that supplies, expenses, and grant using the net price calculators programs,” Hershey explained. twelve pages,” Hershey laughed. Mya has a half brother who still aid awarded. The act also states available for both colleges, “They have international adoption The Hersheys received a lives with Mya’s birthmother. that these new calculators will the results showed something and domestic adoption. Those were letter about Mya’s situation, her “We also desire for her given only an approximate completely different. After the two main tracks, within those birthmother, and her background to know she has an older number on how much college factoring in aid, the private two tracks there are infant adoptions and then they had to decide whether half brother,” he explained. will cost. These calculators Amherst College came in and older adoptions. Being our or not they were interested in Though it will be an awkward will not give the exact cost first with a total cost of only first child, we were hoping to get adopting Mya. Once the Hersheys road to go down, the Hershey’s for any one particular student. $5,798 as compared to the an infant so we could have the agreed they were interested in Mya, realize there is a concern that Mya “ T h e [ n e t p r i c e ] University of Massachusetts child while they were young.” the birthmother went through their will one day realize that she was calculator shall…determine with $12,614. These calculators Hershey explained that adopting online profile as well as their hard adopted but her half brother was an estimate of…individual have the potential to alter a infants is more “in demand” copy album to see if she believed they not. Her half brother – who is five net price at a particular student’s choice of college. than adopting older children. were the right family for her child. years old – was born at a different institution,” stated the Higher “It just allows a student According to the Child “They give you a lot of guidelines state of the birthmother’s life. Education Opportunity Act. to make a real, realistic Welfare Information Gateway, to make these profiles; however, “Mya’s father was not able to Complicated as it may comparison as to what the 84%-90% of children are they discourage you from being contribute financially, whereas seem, these calculators were net price will be at one school adopted under the age of three. too specific.” Hershey explained her brother’s father could.” developed with the idea that versus another school,” “Why do people want to adopt what went through his mind during Hershey continued saying, “We it would make the process stated Keith Williams of younger? There’s more control the process. “You’re always curious want Mya to realize that her of deciding which college Michigan State University. over some factors that, if you were to know what made us stand out mother wanted her to be as to go to an easier process. The calculators work by to adopt a little older, you couldn’t enough to be picked to adopt Mya.” happy as she could become.” With that thought in mind, asking the student a few have control over,” Hershey stated. The Hersheys found out they “Adoptions are a unique thing,” Congress passed this act questions, mainly about his Requirements for adoption were going to be adopting a little girl Hershey added. “However, it’s no into law on August 14, or her parents’ income, the tend to be stern and straight right before Thanksgiving of 2010. different that she’s adopted rather 2008. This act is actually an place of residence, and his forward. Most agencies require the They received Mya – when she was 3 than our biological child. I don’t amendment and extension or her dependency status. potential adopting parents to be ½ weeks old – the following Tuesday. wake up in the morning and say, ‘I’m of the Higher Education Act These calculators should at least 21 years of age. However, The Hersheys are required to going to parent my adopted child.’ of 1965, which stated the take no longer than 10-20 Bethany Christian Services give a monthly update to Mya’s Mya is my daughter. She is our child. same thing. Colleges, at first, minutes to calculate a cost. opposed this mandate but These prices are not gradually turned to accept this final numbers and are not measure and even praise it. determinative of the specific Elise Miller, the program price for any one student. director for the United States These calculators are on Department of Education’s every college website and Integrated Postsecondary can be found by navigating Education Data System to the financial aid section. (IPEDS) stated, “We just With the new system of net want to break down the price calculators in place, it is myth of sticker price and now easier for a student and his get beyond it. This is to give or her family to determine how students some indication that much a college will cost. they will not [necessarily] Fears of expensive private be paying that full price.” colleges will be virtually Contrary to the belief that eliminated and families will college is far too expensive have better access to an estimate for the average middle-class of how much it will cost. February 2012 7 Texting: New rules for drivers Continued from Page 1 M. Tomlinson, said he realized the the task officers are faced with. need for such a law when he “How do you differentiate himself got involved in a text between someone who is dialing message conversation while on their phone, and texting? driving on the Pennsylvania You can’t,” he said. “I can see Turnpike. Being behind the judges throwing these out of wheel at the time, he realized court because we have no way the ramifications of involving to prove they were texting oneself in such actions, and not make a phone call.” and that it needs to stop. On the other end of the Once enacted, the bill will make spectrum, Lehigh Valley police it a primary offense to send, read, Lt. Col. George Bivens made or write text-based messages. the point that drivers will fall This includes messages read or into “voluntary compliance” sent from cell phones, PDA’s, and stop doing it on their own. smart phones, and portable Knowing that something is computers. The penalty for illegal will be a driving force Senior Kelsey Reed and junior Meghan Mizell use iPods, Smartphones, and laptops to complete a project doing so will be a $50 dollar fine. in convincing drivers to on the Arab Spring. Photo Credit: Mel Upton The bill does not ban talking on not do it in the first place. cell phones. That provision was Governor Corbett offers a originally included but was later simple solution to people who Hyper-connectivity among taken out while the bill was in the feel they have to text in the state House of Representatives. car—just pull over. Once the One of the biggest concerns vehicle is stopped and secure, Young Adults a Mixed Messenger for this bill is the ability to drivers can text if they feel they have enforce it. After the bill was to. He pushed this point strongly By Ted Gregory announced, Cheltenham, PA when he signed the bill into law. Chicago Tribune police Chief John J. Norris “There is no text message that is worth commented on his concerns with the value of a human life,” he said. CHICAGO (MCT) — David —Pessimists argue that has moved eight times. Macias has five personal electronic entertainment will trump knowledge For people Weinstein’s age, devices: a laptop, smart phone, and education; that the “compulsive she said, hyperconnectivity allows Shaken’ It Up Again e-reader and not one but two nature of modern media” is them easily to access and act iPods — one for his car; one similar to substance addiction. on news and information from for workouts at the gym. —Optimists contend that across the world. As an example, “I have trouble sleeping widespread connectivity has Weinstein noted how quickly vast sometimes,” the 19-year-old produced “supertaskers” resources arrived in Haiti after the college freshman said while taking capable of handling several catastrophic earthquake in 2010. a break from watching a movie complicated tasks well. At least two respondents in the on his laptop in the College Of —Pessimists believe that survey shared Weinstein’s perspective. DuPage cafeteria. Macias said he multi-tasking actually decreases Frank Odasz, a consultant sleeps with his cellphone, which productivity and that “shallow from Dillon, Mont., said the digital wakes him when he receives a text. choices,” impatience, sleep tools are accelerating intelligence, “It’s crazy,” said Macias of deprivation and “stagnation which should lead to a dramatic Aurora, Ill. “I’ve got to turn it off.” in innovation” could be increase in “expansive thinking Macias and others his age common outcomes of a and public problem solving.” and younger are a growing hyper-connected future. Perry Hewitt, director of concern because of their “hyper- “Each side is right to a certain digital communications and connectivity.” The word describes extent,” said co-author Janna communications services at Harvard the constant connection to electronic Quitney Anderson, an associate University, said the technological Teacher Tony Thomas enjoys a Shamrock Shake. devices as practiced by many of the professor of communications evolution has taken young people Photo Credit: Chris Engel ’12 so-called millennials, the generation and director of the Imagining the “out of the business of memorizing By Christopher Engel ’12 born from 1981 to 2000 who came Internet Center at Elon University facts and rules, and into the of age in the new millennium. in Elon, N.C. ”We hope that business of applying those facts he shamrock shake Burkholder, and she is right. But a Pew Research Center survey the optimists end up being and rules to complex problems.” window has opened. N o t h i n g c o m p a r e s released Wednesday shows that 55 more right than the pessimists.” But one anonymous respondent T The almighty to the smooth sip of percent of Internet experts and Suze Weinstein would count to the survey noted that accelerated promotion of McDonald’s the delicious green treat. scholars believe that electronically herself among the optimists. intelligence might yield hyper- is sweeping the nation once What also makes the connected youth “will be nimble Weinstein, 23, from Naperville, connected millennials who again. The delicious minty shamrock shake even more analysts and decision makers” who Ill., owns a smart phone, e-reader, would be “missing the sheer shake has even inspired special, is how it is an occasion. benefit from the practice. Slightly laptop and iPod. She had a joy of play, of conversation, or the launch of a website “They’re only out for a more than 40 percent of those same second iPod until it was stolen. quiet, contemplative moments.” called shamrockshake. limited time,” mentioned experts had the opposite perception, At home, she exercises with the Weinstein’s friend, Brittany com. The website is an John Bortle ’12. “If they contending that hyper-connected direction of her Apple Wii and Hyman was raised with strict online hunt for minty were out year round, there young people cannot retain plays video games on an Xbox. limits on her screen time and cravers to find the nearest wouldn’t be any hype to it.” information, are too distracted, and “I’m a big believer,” Weinstein she said she appreciates it today. McDonald’s that is currently However, not all students lack “deep-thinking capabilities” said before entering class at Hyman, 21, of West Chicago, selling the delicious shake. approach the drink with and “face-to-face social skills.” College of DuPage in Glen ditched her Facebook page about The advertising, and such enthusiasm. Senior Of course, both sides are Ellyn, Ill, where she’s studying in two weeks ago. She joked that minty goodness, is working. Zach Shelly said, “I’ve never hedging their predictions, saying the medical assistant program. she “was spending too much Since the shamrock shakes had one.” To which senior that a combination of the “I’m connected all the time.” useless time not getting updates.” debuted this year February Luke Rios responded, “How scenarios is a more likely outcome. Weinstein estimated that 60 And even though she bought a 1st, I know I’ve had at least six could you not have one? It’s Which is how Macias sees it. percent of her connected time laptop and iPod about six months shakes, and I’m craving one the same color of money.” “It could be positive because is spent texting or talking on the ago, she declines to use an e-reader right now. I’m addicted, and So what makes the life becomes easier,” Macias cell phone to communicate with she received for Christmas. Hyman I know it, but I can’t help it. treat so memorable and said, “but negative because employees — one of her three said people who spend too much I’m not the only one delicious? The sweet, minty it makes you do less work.” jobs is manager of a jewelry store time staring at screens miss “so many at this school who taste? The rarity? The color? The survey, taken Aug. 28 through — friends or family. Another other things you could be doing” loves shamrock shakes. Video production teacher Oct. 31, asked 1,021 “technology 30 percent of her time is spent and could hurt their social skills. “There’s nothing else that Anthony Thomas had the answer. stakeholders and critics” to chose on Facebook and , again Hyperconnectivity “definitely helps taste like it,” said senior Shayna “They’re just awesome.” one of two scenarios for the year mostly related to her jobs, she said. in terms of sharing information 2020 — generally positive or And 10 percent of her time farther and faster than you normally Ingredients: Nutritional Facts: generally negative outcomes from on electronic devices is “personal, would,” she said. “But for the most Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream 12 oz. Serving Size hyperconnectivity. Respondents chit-chatting with friends,” or part, if you can’t keep it under Shamrock Shake Syrup 540 Calories were asked to explain their choices. shopping online, Weinstein added. control, then it controls you.” Whipped Cream 10g Protein Some of the highlights: Her electronic connections © 2 0 1 2 t h e C h i c a g o Maraschino Cherry 16g Fat (25%) —Optimists say data will be retrieved help her keep up with old Tribune. Distributed by 88g Carbs (29%) almost effortlessly for young and old. friends, said Weinstein, who MCT Information Services. 160mg Sodium (7%) 8 February 2012

Seniors Lauren Pezzica and Jesse Brior announce their college choices with Photo Credit: Adam Aurand the support of their parents. Athletes Announce Choices LANCASTER, Pa.—Two expected to be the Lady Bucks’ on the Buckskins boys’ soccer team Conestoga Valley student-athletes captain this spring, has started every that captured four consecutive today signed letters of intent to game since her freshman year and was Section II titles and was an impressive play soccer for California University named a first-team Section 2 All-Star 45-15-5 over the course of his of Pennsylvania, which competes the past two seasons. She has scored varsity career. As a senior, Jesse was in the NCAA’s Division II. four goals with 14 assists in her career. among the team and league leaders Lauren Pezzica will continue “Lauren has some of the best in points scored and earned her soccer career with a Vulcans individual skill and passing ability First Team All-Section 2 honors. program that posted the first on our team,” said CV coach Pete Both students plan to major undefeated regular season in school Shellenberger. “She is the ultimate in graphic design at Cal U. history and finished last season team player in that she performs “Cal U has new dorms, great ranked No. 6 in the National all of the hard work, unselfish facilities, new soccer stadium— Soccer Coaches Association of distribution of the ball, and the everything is really nice,” Brior America (NSCAA) Top 25 poll. toughness needed for team success.” said. “I liked the soccer coaches “It just seemed like a good fit at Cal Jesse Brior will also play soccer for and players, they had a really good U,” Pezzica said. “I like the campus, Cal U, which advanced to the second season, and I thought it would the coaches and the players, and I round of the NCAA Tournament be the best academically for me.” think they have a chance at an NCAA for the first time in school history, The students signed championship in the next few years. finishing the year ranked No. their letters of intent during That would be a really big deal to me.” 15 in the NSCAA Top 25 poll. a small ceremony with school Pezzica, a defensive player Brior is a three-year letter winner administrators and parents.