Volume 21, Issue 3 Lake Highland Preparatory School, 901 Highland Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32803 November 2020 Contents E-Sports Logs in at LHP * * * By Mac McLaughlin ◊ A First Generation’s Take on Asian Parenting... By Lauren Shang Pg. 2 hen it comes to what exactly de- fines a Wsport, every person has his or her own opinion. Some say if there are points involved, ◊ Fruits of the Spirit Found on Campus... it’s considered a sport. Others argue that com- By Staff Pg. 8-9 petition and some degree of physical exertion are required. However, most can agree that the idea of players sitting in comfortable chairs and playing video games as a sport seems outland- ish. But ever since the days of Starcraft and * * * DOTA 2 , competitive e-sports have been big business. Every year, competitions get more ◊ Your Passport to Travel During Covid... comprehensive and reward larger prizes. Even By Sarah Finfrock Pg. 3 major sports channels like ESPN have begun to televise e-sports competitions, from League of ◊ Enola Holmes Steps out of Sherlock’s Shad- Legends to the new Overwatch League. With the (Above) When it comes to competitions like e-sports, competi- ow in Netflix Original... rise of e-sports, colleges and high schools have tive diversity is the name of the game. While the club does plan been following suit by creating e-sports teams of By Lauren Shang Pg. 4 to focus on games like Overwatch and Rocket League, they plan their own, ready to compete for the digital gold. to mix up their roster with less traditionally competitive games Enter John Silva, a Junior who has ◊ Moonchild Exhibits A New Phase of Music... like Minecraft and Super Smash Bros. Not to mention, who plays created Lake Highland’s first e-sports team. just one game? Learning about new games from teammates and Nectar Draws Musician Back Into Industry His interest in the e-sports world was borne friends allows the e-sports team to be a melting pot of interests By Alexandra Caraballo Pg. 5 out of a passion for video games. Given the and skill levels, where anyone can find something to learn on just uncertainty that 2020 has presented tradition- about any game. The team also celebrates members bringing new ◊ Single Day of Service Brings al sports teams, Silva feels that now is the and exciting games to their attention. As far as they’re con- Aid Through New Platform... time for LHP to put together its own e-sports cerned, variety is the digital spice of life. Graphic by By Santiago Calderon Pg. 6 team. When it comes to putting together an Mac McLaughlin. e-sports team, there’s a lot of moving parts. ◊ Remembering a Justice for Our Times... What games will members be playing? Will al approach. The simplest way to describe the team is half club and half team. He explained that the primary By Rebecca Reif Pg. 7 they be a part of a particular league, or will the team play on an informal schedule? Fortunately, goal of the team is to create a positive and tight-knit Silva has answers to all these questions and more. community. Currently, the team is small enough that ◊ Laura Powers Her Passions to New Heights... When it comes to a league and competition, every member knows everyone else by name, and By Santiago Calderon Pg. 10 the LHP e-sports team will be taking an unconvention- while Silva is working to expand the team’s roster, E-Sports Logs in at LHP, Continued on Page 12... ◊ New York Staple Arrives on Park Avenue... By Luis Roldan Pg. 11 Treating a Play Like TV on Stage ◊ E-Sports Logs in at LHP... By Rebecca Reif By Mac McLaughlin Pg. 12 eter and the Starcatcher, a play that gives to perform. Now, 26 members have the opportunity to the backstoryP of Peter Pan, is the newest production perform and be a part of the cast and play, instead of only presented by Lake Highland’s Theatre Department. 13. This take on casting results in four showings of the ◊ Treating a Play Like TV on a Stage... The century-old story of Peter and the Starcatcher piece, instead of only two, and the casts perform every portrays an orphan, also known as Peter. He even- other day. Additionally, in order to follow the safest pre- By Rebecca Reif Pg. 12 tually transforms and develops to become “The cautions possible, both the props and costumes come Boy Who Would Not Grow Up,” which is who in sets of two, so that each cast has its own materials. Peter Pan ends up being. This play and story Mr. Jeremy Henry-Dixon, the director of Peter ◊ U & Me Revolving Hot Pot Smartly Cooks comes from an adaptation of Dave Barry and and the Starcatcher, is excited about the play this year, Up Business... Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, and especially considering the circumstances that the Dra- By Amanda Wiboon Pg. 13 is described as “Wildly theatrical.” Peter ma Department has had to dodge because of Covid-19. and the Starcatcher also has some ties Mr. Henry-Dixon’s passion for theatre shows through ◊ Big Brother at the Dining Table... with Disney and allows the audience his enthusiasm for the play giving the people “The By Ethan Leckie Pg. 14 to gain and learn the values of duty, opportunity to feed these incredible performers’ pas- love, greed, despair, and friendship. sion for theatre and being able to offer performances From (Left) of theatre to our com- ◊ In the Lane for the Olympics... both No- Due to munity when so many By Zeal Patel Pg. 15 vember 14 to the new of us have been miss- November 16, precautions ing it for almost half and from Novem- that have to be put a year.” He also plans ◊ It Counts; Trust Me... ber 15 to November 17, in place to be socially on Covid-19 not tak- By Ethan Leckie Pg. 16 the play will be performed distanced and safe, since ing away from what by two different casts. the way of putting together makes Lake Highland The play was split the show has changed, Mr. plays truly special, into two casts for multiple Henry-Dixon says it best, which is their enthu- * * * reasons. One obvious rea- “I think the creativity siasm. One major son is for the safety of the that has come out of that difference for the per- students performing, due to Covid-19 will continue to inspire formers themselves is and social-distanc- ing. This method us for years to come.” the change in environ- Scan this QR Code of casting allows for more students to be in Photo by Mac ment, with there not using your phone’s the play, while also taking the correct precau- McLaughlin. being a live audience tions to present and rehearse the play. The second for per-formances. Instead, there will be a virtual Camera App to reasoning behind this double-casted play is based on recording that the general audience can watch by pur- access our online the amount of characters in Peter and the Starcatch- chasing tickets for the play. The main reason for having er. There are only 13 spots open to be casted, and this streamed performance is for the safety of both the edition. therefore two casts give more drama members a chance cast and audience. Adding onto there being different Treating a Play Like TV on Stage, Continued on Page 12... Page 2 Twice-Told Tale A First Generation’s Take on Asian Parenting By Lauren Shang I have never been one to shy away from where there are no words to describe it. However, my Asian heritage. I love it. I love the fact that I would I ever say that to their faces? Probably not. know that my family’s past took place in anoth- Asian Checklist For Success Saying, “I love you” in my family was so foreign er country. I love the fact that I can say my par- Is on Honor Roll because it was like a special phrase that would ents were able to leave everything behind in their lose its meaning the more times you would say it. home country and make a living for themselves Participates in Multiple Excurriculars Of course, this doesn’t mean that they here. Saying that, I don’t love all the struggles Earned An Almost-Perfect SAT Score don’t love me. I just know they show their love unique to Asian parenting that come with them. in a different way. My mother cooks meals that I am one of the many first generation Plays an Instrument take hours of preparation, offers me fruit when Asian Americans. All of my life, like many oth- I’m up late in the night studying (best feeling Attends Ivy League School er Asian American children, my parents have ever), takes care of me whenever I’m sick, makes had this expectation for me to become the per- Speaks Native Language it known that I can always live with them, and fect Asian American child. The stereotypical plenty more. She even drives an hour every day to Asian American child is someone who always and from school and is first in the carpool line so get President’s List or Honor Roll, is in multi- I won’t have to wait for her to arrive. While these ple excurriculars, knows how to speak his or little everyday actions may seem like nothing to her native language, competes with his or her other children, I know that this is my parents’ cousins on achievements, plays the violin or pi- own special way of saying, “I’m proud of you.” ano, gets an almost-perfect score on the SAT or Yes, I do agree that the constant push- ACT, and last but not least, is bound to go to (Above) Many Asian parents use this, “Checklist for ing to do well in school can burn out your child.