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Issue One • the official school newspaper of Speedway Senior High School • September 18, 2015 Small Town Cliche Observations of life at a small school

J O A N N A B E R R Y • Plugged In Reporter

In describing the town of Speedway, it’s hard to avoid the cliché that accommodates it – a small town named after the world-famous race track sit- ting on 16th Street. Our school gets the same treat- ment. Expanding on the family-like structure that is so prominent here is easy; avoiding that cursed cliché is not. GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY! The volleyball girls picked up a huge ICC win over Class A powerhouse Lutheran last Tuesday night. Freshman Anna Long and sophomore Mackenzie Smith are gaining valuable experience helping the varsity volleyball Plugs as they prepare to defend their three time sectional To gain input on our school from a non-student championship next month. Photo by Sydney Judge, courtesy of the Champion. point of view, I decided to ask new principal Kyle Trebley what he likes about being the principal at Speedway. A new staff member as of last year, Trebley has had the opportunity to observe the The Indiana State Fair environment and traditions maintained here at Speedway, in comparison to his previous teaching positions. A family tradition reinvented In making the transition from vice principal to Despite classes starting tragically premature, Speedway graduates Megan and Matt Turk, are at principal, he hasn’t noticed any significant changes what traditional summer would be complete without the fair almost every day operating a number of in his interactions with students, albeit a bit more a trip to the State Fair? The first State Fair in Indiana food stands on the grounds. I had the privilege of interaction in his position as vice principal last year. took place in October of 1852 originally in what is meeting and interviewing him at his Ribeye tent in “We have seven new staff members, and I’m to be later known as Military Park. Presently, the fair Pioneer Village. very happy with the staff that we have,” Trebley takes place on East 38th noted. Having worked at schools of various sizes, Street and witnessed the AB: How’d you come to be in the food vending Trebley has an assortment of different in-school highest attendee par- service? experiences to draw from. ticipation in 2013 with Jerry Urick: It’s a family business. My aunt and When asked about his experience at SHS, Treb- a whopping 978,296 uncle started a business years ago selling hot apple ley emphasized the great student environment that people. dumplings and ice cream and it intrigued me from is distinctive here - because of our small size, there And if you’re a a profitability standpoint and from a fun standpoint is a closer relationship between teachers and stu- person like me, you because you’re always working in kinda cool places. dents, therefore creating a more comfortable vibe in took three trips just AB: What would you say is your favorite event to the classroom. to make sure you saw sell food? “I love the small school because of the relation- everything. Others, like JU: This is it. The state fair. ships you get to develop,” Trebley said. “I enjoy Jerry Urick, uncle of See STATE FAIR OFFERS on page four See A GOOD ENVIRONMENT on page four A L L Y S O N B U R N S Plugged In Veteran Reporter

CELEBRATING TRIVIA AND A A MUSICAL FOOD FILL-UP TRIUMPH page 2 page 4 Columnist Tony Ray The Rolling Stones, accompanied some of his I members of the Rock Speedway friends on a and Roll Hall of Fame, visit to the Stacked Pickle for performed at IMS on Trivia and some good eats. July 4th. Staff reporter Learn why columnist Josh Abbi Thomas was in March thinks a trip to the attendance and shares edge of the IUPUI campus her perspectives on the is worth a visit. historic first concert at side the famous venue. Photo by Josh March. N Photo by Abby Thomas. 2 Opinion Trivia is a Big Dill A look into a intuitive night at “The Stacked Pickle” tion about the event. I was surprised disappoint. After the rest of when my search turned out unsuc- the table finished ordering their cessful; however, I wasn’t about to let meals, we brainstormed for a a little uncertainty get in the way of team name. Five minutes passed a good time. Reassured that round 1 before we were able to agree on would start at 8:00, I carefully selected “The Big Dill,” just in time for a team of close friends who had what Round 1. it took to conquer the challenge: Lau- In all, there were about 15 ren Dailey, with her wide range of fun teams that showed up to play. facts fit the profile perfectly; Tony Ray, Their make-ups ranged from J O S H M A R C H who knew more about Movies and TV married couples on a date-night Plugged In Columnist shows than I imagined, would defi- to IUPUI students with some Last year, the app “Trivia Crack” nitely help out; Jourdan Isaac and Cleo free time to “Can I get a Ric became one of the most popular apps Garza covered the Music, History, Flair?” - which was four grown for smartphone users. A new spin and Geography categories which left men who pounded on their table TASTY CHICKEN TENDERS on the classic game helped propel its myself and three other close friends to and shouted “WOOO!” each The Stacked Pickle Trivia Night gives visitors plenty of fun and good food. Photo by Josh March. popularity to more than its creators tackle whatever was thrown our way. time their name was called. The could’ve imagined. Having owned After some minor complications, game covered a wide range of Trivia Night at The Stacked Pickle was the app and enjoyed it, I was excited we arrived just in time to order some topics like Film, Sports, History, and an experience I truly enjoyed and was to hear from Lauren Dailey that The food and choose a team name. With many others; and included questions one worth repeating. Stacked Pickle -a sports bar & restau- their menu in hand, I perused through like: “Who was the 14th president of So, if you’re in the market for a rant downtown- holds a free Trivia their many options. Burgers, pasta, the United States?” and “In which good time on a Wednesday night, grab night every Wednesday. and various other meals were pre- book of the series ‘A Song of Ice and some friends and head downtown to Interested in what the night might sented (and yes, there were wings) Fire’ did the red wedding take place?” The Stacked Pickle for good food and consist of, I visited the restaurant's however I decided to order their By the end of the night, “The Big better trivia. website to try and find any informa- “Firecracker Shrimp” which didn’t Dill” earned a fifth place title. Free A Night of Rock ‘n’ Roll and Awestruck at an amazing concert We reached the entrance to the Klipsch Music gates after a long walk northeast and Center.” merged into the herds of fans. Then it After a trip to finally hit us. After months of waiting the concession and talking about it; we were finally at stand and a quick the Foo Fighters concert. and very very We approached the entrance. A se- urgent bathroom curity guard came up to us and asked break, we made us to empty our pockets. After a quick our way to the pat down, we were allowed to go to lawn. The sound T O N Y R A Y • Plugged In Columnist the ticket taker. Jourdan went first. He of the pulled out his phone, selected his tick- punk “What’s the time?!” I said excitedly. et, they scanned the QR code, and he Naked Raygun “Seven o’clock, right on time!” entered. A simple, easy process. Then filled the air as said my friend and fellow Speedway it was my turn. I pulled out my phone, Jourdan and I student Jourdan Isaac as the white clicked on the ticket in the and…. weaved our way van’s rumbling engine came to a halt nothing. No QR code appeared. through the mass in the middle of a colorful sea of “Um..hold on..” I told the ticket of fans. We found cars. taker and stepped out of line. a spot on the As we exited the van, the sound of “What’s wrong?” Jourdan asked me lawn with a direct AWAITING THE HEADLINER. eager tailgaters filled the air. through the gates. view of the stage. Eager fans await the start of the Foo Fighters set at their August 27th concert at Klipsch. “What songs do you think they’ll “It’s not working.” I said Perfect. We took a Photo by Tony Ray. play?” asked Jourdan as we walked After a series of panicked finger seat on the rough through the seemingly endless row of presses, the ticket finally loaded. With lawn and drank our sodas. We sat and for coming and told everyone that the vehicles. a sigh of relief, I hopped back in line listened to Naked Raygun come to the Foo Fighters were on next. The crowd “Probably all their hits,. Maybe and embarrassingly let the lady scan end of their set. cheered louder as the band left the

some of their stuff from Sonic High- my ticket. We walked in through the After a couple of songs, Naked See HELLO I’VE WAITED HERE ways.” replied Jourdan. gates and read the sign “Welcome to Raygun thanked the cheering crowd on page three Opinion 3 #FreshmanAdvice The serious counsel that new students might need Freshman year is when you really find Remember these few tips and I promise yourself, man. high school won’t be so bad: But seriously, freshman year really is a blur for most of us. New people, new teachers, new schedules, so many people. Honestly it’s “Turn in your work and do not too hard to get through the year of being your best.” fresh-meat if you have people to actually help and advise you through it. Adam Faulkner (10)

For the best freshman advice around, I went to a few students and a few teachers to P A M A L B R E C H T ask them what was one main thing that they Plugged In Senior Columnist could say to a freshman to help them out. “Don’t care what others think Some of them are fairly great: about you.” “Get involved. Whether it be a sport or an extracurricular, get involved or you’ll regret it.” - Adam Scheck (12) Grace Cass (11) “Don’t slack off, you’ll regret it it.” - Seth Spencer (10) “Stay out of an upperclassmen’s way” - Isabell Harvey (11) “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” -Mr. Dever, English 10 “Stick with your best friends.” “Stop being a freshman.” -Mr. Beard Psych/Current Events All jokes aside, freshman year is the year to find your true friends, find your Callie Collins (12) niche, and figure out how you want to live your life. This is a time of indepen- dence from your families, the time to explore your opportunities, and to try and figure out exactly who you are. I can assure you from the time I was a freshman to now, I’m a totally different person, and so are most people after the journey we call high school. “Bad company corrupts As you freshmen sit here and read this thinking “She doesn’t know anything about me, I’ll always be who I am now,” I want you to know that you’re full of good character.” it. This experience is one of the greatest in your lives, and you need not take it Mr. Shively, U.S. History too lightly. You’re here to learn, not only academics, but to learn how the world works, learn some street smarts, and learn who you are. This is the year that you really find out who you are and what you’re about. “Hello. I’ve waited here for you, .” Legendary musicians wow crowd with classic songs

continued from page one stage, you could sense the excitement in the air. Then, as they exited the stage, a make a band. So he then told everyone to pull out their cell phones as they low- banner with the Foo Fighters logo on it dropped from the top of the stage and ered the lights on the stage and dedicated “” to Naked Raygun. By this blocked the stage from the audiences eyes. We waited in anticipation. Then sud- time, the sun was down and the dark night was suddenly lit up by the artificial denly; BOOM. A drum hit. light from thousands of cell phones filled the air as the first slow strum of the Moments later a voice shot out through the chatter and brought the crowd song came out through the amps. It was incredible. One thing I was surprised to silence, ”ARE YOU READY?” The crowd erupted in screams and yells as about was the number of covers they played. According to www.setlist.fm, 24% the beginning riff of “Everlong” came from behind the curtain. Suddenly, the of the concert was made up of covers. They covered “You Really Got Me” by banner shot up and the band was revealed. The crowd’s applause grew louder The Kinks, “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie, and they even prom- as the opening shot out from the stage, ”Hello. I’ve waited here for you, ised to play “Tom Sawyer” by Rush if 4 dudes in the front row took off their everlong..” Not only did Jourdan and I sing along as the song progressed, the Rush shirts (which they did and it was hilarious). whole crowd did. And this went on the rest of the night. The thousands of After the closing song of “” the concert ended. When we people; made up of all shapes and sizes, knew most of the band’s lyrics. Like looked at the clock it was 11, but it felt more like two in the morning. Jourdan in the third song they played, “,” there was a point multiple times and I maneuvered our way through the sea of trash and people and stopped at through the song where Dave Grohl (lead singer) would stop singing and you a merchandise stand to get t-shirts but sadly, they were sold out. So we carried could hear the whole audience sing, “I’m looking to the sky to save me, looking on to the exit, trying not to lose each other in the crowd. It was 11:30 when for a sign of life. Looking for something help me burn out bright. I’m looking finally we found the car. After another hour and a half of traffic and a forty five for a complication, looking ‘cause I’m tired of trying. Make my way back home minute car ride home, Jourdan and I got back home at two in the morning on a When I learn to fly..” It sent a chill down my spine. Friday. But my favorite moment from the night was when they slowed down after Overall, the experience of the Foo Fighter’s high energy, non-stop rock the high intensity, and my absolute favorite Foo Fighters song, “The Pretender” was incredible. And even though we stood around four hours and got home at to say some words to the opening band. Dave told the crowd a story about how two in the morning on a school night, I would totally do it again. I cannot wait Naked Raygun was the first band he saw play live and that they inspired him to for the Foo Fighters to return to Indy. 4 Entertainment The Rolling Stones at IMS What opportunities have opened for the future?

Taylor Swift, the Roll- ing Stones and you put that list together, it's the blockbuster bands that make sense for us to have at IMS...not necessarily those specific groups, but that type of group, someone at that level, the A-plus level that's going appeal to a A B B Y T H O M A S • Plugged In Reporter wide variety of folks…” Anybody who attended the July 4th Rolling Not only would this Stones concert at IMS, including myself, could easily new concert business be admit that seeing the legends in the flesh was an ex- beneficial to IMS, but it perience in itself. However, the event being the first would be sure to benefit official concert to take place at the world famous the town of Speedway as Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was a large part of well with many of their the appeal as well. While it was not perfect, it was local businesses being on the first go at a large concert event at the Speedway, Main Street right by the and it went over well enough to open up potential track. GETTING READY FOR THE STONES! There was a lot of energy and excitement for the July 4th performance opportunities for other big acts at IMS in the future. David Boles also stated of the Rolling Stones at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by Abigail Thomas. As stated in the Indy Star two days after the con- that, “We are racetrack cert, “[the event] battled logistical hiccups that first and foremost, but arrived with the first non-race weekend concert in music fits really well the track's 106-year history....” and this was to be inside of our venue…” Overall, this does indeed track will almost certainly be sure to see much more expected, as is any large event being held in a new seems to be the case, and as time progresses the success in collaboration with big musical acts. atmosphere for the first time. However, traffic hold- ups and merchandise shortages can be sorted out with just a bit more planning and foresight. State Fair offers experiences continued from page one The crowd of over 50,000 people definitely showed that the combination of a big name act and AB: So you have more than one location on the grounds? a world famous venue is a perfect concoction for JU: I do. You see that funnel cake trailer over there? I’ll take you over there get a free funnel cake on us success. IMS president David Boles in an interview afterwards and we have a funnel cake, elephant ear, and ice cream trailer down the road in Kiddie Land and with the Indianapolis Star said, “If you start think- we operate food services in two buildings: the agriculture building and the expo hall and we operate in this ing about things like U2, AC/DC, Garth Brooks, tent here and we do that under contract with Beef Cattle Association. AB: Why do you think it’s important for people, particularly younger generations, to participate in the state A good environment fair. continued from page one JU: There’s a lot of reasons. You can work out here and get a lot of experience in the workforce. There’s a that I know students by their first name. I like that lot of opportunities with farming our small staff, we believe in building relationships and learning on the north side with our students, and it’s a small community feel, to of the fair grounds and all the where we care about each other.” animals they can see, all the junk That care is expressed by every teacher, plus a food they can eat. Just things of willing desire to see each student succeed. Along that nature. with the easy bonding, there is a Speedway hospitali- ty that shines and makes every student feel welcome, The state fair’s original pur- making it easy to find friends. pose was to showcase agricultural “We’re gonna continue doing what we do, and and domestic achievements such just do it better,” Trebley stated. “We want to con- as the largest pie or fattest boar. tinuously improve what we do in the classroom, in Between this year’s event and the the hallways, in the lunchroom.” first, the fair has multiplied to “We want to continue having rigorous classes food stands, art galleries, infor- that give you that preparation for college and ca- mational seminars, and massive reers,” Trebley added. “I believe in manners, and rides. The state fair has become making sure students understand the importance notorious for outrageous food of manners, saying please and thank you, pushing items like deep fried butter and chairs in, doing the right thing, etc.” deep fried Kool-Aid along with “It’s a good environment ...” Trebley stated. The classics like tenderloin and corn tradition of this school is something special. The TEMTPING THE TASTE BUDS. This inanimate chef gestures to a tasty food treat, one of many dogs. tradition that has been before us, what we’re doing found at the annual Indiana State Fair. Photo by Allyson Burns. right now, you just can’t compare it to other places.”