Frozen Yogurt and Flying Cupcakes: Oh My! Beat Boredom with These Sweet Suggestions ` Summer Is Rapidly Approaching Snack Downtown
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Plugged In The SENIOR issue • the official school newspaper of Speedway Senior High School • May 24, 2011 Frozen yogurt and flying cupcakes: Oh My! Beat boredom with these sweet suggestions ` Summer is rapidly approaching snack downtown. For the sweet tooth, which, for most of us, means free time the Flying Cupcake on Mass Ave has galore. But do you often find yourself delicious, one-of-a-kind cupcakes. having so much freedom but nothing There are three different sizes: regular, to do? Do you tend to get really bored mini, and jumbo, and over thirty during the long summer days? Well, flavors to choose from. Some of the avoid boredom this summer with these more unique flavors include the Black two full day plans. Forest (filled with real cherries), the MASS AVE Dreamsickle (an orange flavored cake On any warm, sunny day, filled with vanilla cream), the Boston Massachusetts Avenue, located in Cream Pie (filled with Bavarian cream), downtown Indianapolis, is the perfect Koo Koo for Coconuts (a coconut place to spend a day. With restaurants cupcake topped with coconut icing), and and shops lining both sides of the street, Cloud 9 (white cake with marshmallow you will never run out of things to do buttercream and chocolate shavings on and places to eat! top). At only $3.50 for a jumbo-sized While you’re in the Mass Ave area, cupcake, this place is a must visit for the 500 Festival Parade on May 28 sweet lovers! through the streets of downtown is On a hot day, however, you might the perfect start to the race weekend. want something a bit more cold and You don’t even have to pay to see the refreshing. Frozen yogurt, anyone? numerous, highly entertaining floats, Frozen yogurt is just like ice cream, bands, and Indy 500 drivers. Speaking except it is lighter and usually healthier. of bands, our own Speedway High The brand new Yogulatte is the place School marching band will be in the to go. You walk in, grab a cup, and YUMMY YOGULATTE! Mass Avenue is full of shops with tasty treats. parade, so go out and support them! I’ve get however much frozen yogurt been to this parade every year, and trust and toppings that you want. They visit Yogulatte every day for the entire to shop, and the most interesting me, it is well worth your time. charge by the ounce, so you can’t go summer and never have the same thing things to do? Afterwards, it’s always fun to grab a way too overboard. Flavors vary, but twice; think of the possibilities! First of all, the Broad Ripple some typical flavors include vanilla, BROAD RIPPLE Art Fair was this past weekend, May chocolate, cheesecake, raspberry, If you haven’t heard of Broad 21 and 22! This is a really awesome Holly Scott blueberry, and usually several more! Ripple by now, there’s a good chance event where over 225 local artists set Plugged In Toppings usually include, well, just that you’ve been living under a rock. up booths to share their unique art. You Entertainment Staff about anything you can think of to put However, do you know all of the could find everything from paintings on your ice cream. You could probably best places to eat, the coolest places See FOOD CHOICES on page two Empty wallet? No problem Fun around Indy Cheap cures for summer boredom Four places to go this summer The bell just rang for the last day of this With only one more day of money school year. The hallways are insanely loud, with sitting in desks for seven hours and burning Haily students yelling and laughing out of excitement. Kacey Ross twenty minutes a day to occupy our a hole Merritt Plugged In Plugged In Papers are clouding the hallways, students are Features time, some of us will be experiencing in your Features flying out of the parking lot, and friends who are Reporter a bad case of boredom when June pocket. Columnist going away for vacations over the summer are rolls around. You might pick up a After a saying their heartfelt goodbyes now. One thought video game controller and defeat all brain- is on every students mind: freedom. your favorite video games for the fifth storming session with the journalism The first week of summer is exciting, spending time with your friends and time. You could walk your dog to the team, we have come up with four sleeping in late, not worrying about that homework assignment that you didn’t park. Let’s face it, you’ll probably places that are sure to offer you a great do the night before or the sports game that’s scheduled for later that night. Your find a summer job and after that first time. See AVOID THE BLUES on page eight paycheck, you’re going to have some See FOR THE GAMERS on page six SIMPLY A STUNNER The canal downtown is a wonderful place to visit on a nice day. Photo by Kacey Ross. AT THE TOP OF THE MALL Tilt Studios: a glimpse of the largest dedicated arcade in Indy. Photo by Katie McDonnel. 2 Features School ends this week ... or does it? Summer activities kick in gear next week It’s that time of year again. Time July 27th and 28th there is another Weight Room Hours June 6, June13, June 20, June 27, July when students start getting excited practice. 6:30 a.m.- 7:30 a.m. 11, July 18, and July 25 on Tuesdays, and are making their summer plans. August 1st- August 4th Band Camp Everyone is invited to use the Weight Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12:00- Contrary to popular belief, there are Monday- Wednesday room. 1:30 at the high school. interesting things to do in Speedway, 8:30 am - 12pm Rehearsal Tuesday Trench warfare with Coach Open swim is every Tuesday, some of which is included here at the 12 pm - 1pm Lunch Hummel at 7 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday from 12-1:30 high school. 1pm - 3:30pm sectionals Wednesday Trench warfare with Coach p.m. June 7th - the last week of July, Summer School 2011 3:30 - 5pm Break Hummel at 7 a.m. Howver there is no open swim durning Runs from may 31st to June 27th 5 - 6:15pm Dinner Thursday Trench warfare with Coach the first week of July. Math Post Session (Algebra/ Geometry) 6:15 - 9pm rehearsal Hummle at 7 a.m. Teacher: Mr. Riley 9 - 9:15pm Awards Passing Skills with Coach Wray at 7 Time: 8-10 a.m. Thursday a.m. English 9/10 8:30am- 12pm Rehearsal Pool hours Katie Teachers: Mr. Lindhorn, Ms. Mckay 12-1pm Lunch Any speedway resident who attends Hunt Time: 8 a.m. - 12 noon 1pm- 2:30pm Get Dressed for parent one of the Speedway Schools can join Plugged In Summer Physical education performance and run through the show the summer swim team. You must be Columnist Teacher: Mr. Wray 2:45- 3:30pm parent performance able to swim fifty yards in one of the Time: 8 a.m. – 12 noon and announcements for next day. four strokes. Elective Physical education (Weight Swim practice will run the weeks of Training) Teacher: Mr. Pelley Time: 7 – 9:30 a.m. MWF I’ve got some suggestions 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. M/W Plato lab Teacher: Mrs. Borom These are ideas for new hot spots in town Time: 8 a.m. – 12 noon Recently Speedway has seen a lot say is their favorite stores to shop in. A Indiana Online Academy of improvements around town from store that sells CDs and DVDs would be Teacher: Ms. Ramberg Meadowood Park all the way to Main nice to have around town since everyone Time: 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Street and new places to eat have sprung listens to music and a store with a wide Alex Non- Credit Courses up over the years, but there are still a lot variety of music selection would be a Lopez Plugged In Math Lab ECA Remediation of places around town where buildings very cool thing to have in town. Columnist Teacher: Ms. Ramberg are vacant. A place for older kids to There are so many different Time: 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (May 31st – hangout and socialize like an arcade things that a vacant lot could be, but June 10th – two week course) would be something new for those days I personally think something geared English lab – ECA Remediation of extreme boredom and also would be a towards the youth of Speedway would Teacher: Ms. Brown cool new addition to the town. be nice as opposed to just going to somewhere out of town that we could Time: 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – (May 31st – There are several places to eat around the park or spending money to go easily have around town. June 10th – two week course) Speedway but an ice cream shop along Main Street would be a perfect way to Summer Band Schedule 2011 escape the heat of the summer. And to Food choices around Indy Band practice begins on May 31st have it within walking distance would and runs from 6-9 p.m. Practice is every be even better for families to take their Broad Ripple full of tasty treats Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday till kids to enjoy. continued from page one June 16th. I think for all of the kids in to jewelry to clothes and much more.