NOCTILUCA June 2016

Appleton, Wisconsin

June 2016

Vol. XXI

Issue III

Farewell Class of 2016

By Megha Uberoi The 2015-2016 year was ¿ lled with newsworthy mo- ments. Star Wars Episode VII came out breaking box of ¿ ce records (surprising no one), the musical and visual album Lemonade dropped and Beyoncé ef- fectively stopped the world (for a second time), Donald Trump became the Repub- lican party candidate for the 2016 election (surpris- ing mostly everyone), and Appleton North’s class of 2016 is graduating (we made it!). Okay so maybe our graduation is not global Re À ection on senior class legacy

brand of passion to every- thing we participated in. This graduating class in- cludes national merit schol- ars, state athletics champi- ons, critically acclaimed theatre participants, AP scholars, and of ¿ cially committed collegiate ath- letes. In addition to these achievements at the Salute to Seniors last Wednesday night North seniors were recognized for their in- volvement in a wide range of clubs and activities. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. We are truly accomplished, leaving a legacy of excellence in ev- ery discipline. Congratu- lations Class of 2016! We left our mark at North and now it’s time to focus on the future.

Photos by Alex Neumann and Olivia Molter

ed us to have con ¿ dence and believe in our abilities. It would be lying if I said we approached everything with this unrelenting opti- mism, but I can say we def- initely approached the year

with zeal and ambition for the future. Whether it was cheering on the Appleton United boys’ hockey team to state or participating in some powder puff T-shirt drama we added our own

news, but the class of 2016 is de ¿ nitely newsworthy in its own way. At the beginning of the year the senior class attend- ed a presentation by Eddie Slowikowski who remind-

‘Construction’, a poem by Senior Molly Biskupic This school is not just made of brick and steel The halls we walked, the rooms we talked Held up by something real. Our voices secured the bolts in the desks, greased the hinges of the doors. Our footsteps shaped the staircases, sealed the tile to the À oors. Unforged tools, undrawn plans, our purpose not yet found. Now we’ve drawn up our plans with graphite and ink, Made heavy lines, sure signs, as bold as we think. We’ve forged our futures deep in this building’s core,

Made adults from children like steel from ore. Now the time to hang up our hard hats has come,

We were just dreams when they ¿ rst broke this ground, Unforged tools, undrawn plans, our purpose not yet found, But we’ve spent four years building this school, Mixing mortar with our hands, testing every rule. We’ve rolled up our sleeves, the long and the short, Scratched our story into bathroom walls, made graf ¿ ti a sport. You couldn’t scrape our laughter from these walls if you tried, It’s a plaster of memories, haphazardly applied. We shook the walls of these rooms with music we played, From this house to the world, voices strong, unafraid. And we were just dreams when they ¿ rst broke this ground, Unforged tools, undrawn plans, our purpose not yet found. Before we could navigate the maze of these halls, We were changing the À oor plan through all our pitfalls. We’ve polished these tiles with our sweat and our tears, Thanks to us the calc À oor will shine brightly for years. Our stands will reach taller from cheers we de ¿ ned, ’Cause the WIAA can’t stop echoes left behind, We reshaped our lockers with slams, kicks and punches Filled cracks with lost papers and remnants of lunches. We’ve sanded these wood boards level and neat, With sneakers-kicks-high-heels, our dirty bare feet. And we were just dreams when they ¿ rst broke this ground,

Pass on this place, this construction site, this concrete kingdom. We’ve left one giant hand print on the facade of this place Now it’s time to use our ¿ ngerprints to mark out our space, So much depends upon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rain But even more depends on each of us and our places, our domains. And if I’m starting to sound like Dr. Seuss, believe me I know But I honestly can’t wait to see the places we’ll go. And even though Mr Lightning won’t be leading the chant We’ll keep cheering you on with each landing you plant. We’ll follow the shape of your ¿ ngers, the curve of your nails, Your voice shaking theatres, your feet blazing trails. You’ll be the name in the paper, the face on a screen, The hands to cure sickness, the force to intervene. I’ll ¿ nd my blue yearbook on the dusty old shelf, Gather my family around and show them myself, “See I knew them,” I’ll say proudly, “though long ago, We built tomorrows together, made bright plans in the snow, And now the tools that we forged are always at hand. The presents we live are the futures we planned. We are more than our dreams, stand on unbroken ground, Because of the people we loved and the purpose we found.”

Molly Biskupic

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students need to step up as seniors say farewell, pg. 3 Commencement speakers comment on their speeches, pg. 5 Seniors’ plans for next year, pgs. 6 and 7 As we go on: Four must- listen graduation songs, pg. 9

NEWS Appleton, Wisconsin June 2016 Volume XXI Issue III Page 2 HOPE club promotes environmental awareness Over the past several By Rachel Flom

the bird kept staring at me, and it was sad because the bird only had one eye.” The disabled bird had been used for various educational pur- poses like school presenta- tions because of its inabil- ity to be released to the wild due to permanent injuries, according to Elko. Sadogierski and mem- bers of HOPE Club put countless hours into prepar- ing for the week. They had morning announcements, posters, and window dis- plays put up around North in order to spread awareness about the week’s events. Jacob Gass, HOPE Club member and part of the Re- cycling Committee, recog- nizes the importance of cel- ebrating Earth Week. “The HOPE Club, Recycling Committee, and Ms. Sa- dogierski put a lot of work into collaborating who we feel would be great present- ers for our Earth Week to help spread awareness of the things that we can do to help save our environment and the fragile ecosystems that it contains,” Gass said. Sadogierski and HOPE Club plan on continuing to have speakers and celebrat- ing Earth Week in future years. According to Sado- gierski, Earth Week 2017 is already in its planning stag- es and new speakers (along with old favorites) will be added to the presentation lineup. For any questions about Earth Week or to recom- mend speakers and topics for next year’s celebrations, contact Ms. Sadogierski.

habilitators, foresters, and conservationists. In previ- ous years, there have been a variety of speakers ranging from “green” construction companies to head stur- geon biologists to someone who visited Antarctica. Sa- dogierski has tried to have presentations from a variety of unique speakers over the years to make the week in- teresting. Students who had Ms. Sadogierski for environ- mental science were able to attend both of the speak- ers available during their class period as well as any speaker during I/E time that week. Instead of attending their science classes, stu- dents went to the LGI to hear the speakers present. Some speakers had fliers and brochures to accompa- ny their presentations while others had bird wings and live animals. Senior Jasmine Palacios appreciated being able to see the presentations during her environmental science and AP biology classes. “I liked it because it was something different outside of going to my science classes,” said Palacios. Amara Neitzke, a sophomore and HOPE Club officer, likes the variety of speakers because, “It was cool getting to see different people and how many op- tions there are for careers after high school that allow you to work in the environ- mental field.” Although there were stu- dents against the idea of Earth Week presentations, they still had the ability to learn a valuable experience ments throughout the nation by training people to orga- nize events in their commu- nities. According to the Organiz- ing for Action site (https:// www.barackobama.com/ about-ofa/ ) they have over 250 local chapters around the country and their volun- teers are “building this orga- nization from the ground up, community by community, one conversation at a time— whether that’s on a front

years, Appleton North has worked towards becom- ing more environmentally friendly by creating dif- ferent types of recycling bins in the commons and throughout the school, encouraging the use of Chromebooks over papers, and focusing on awareness about the impact that the North community has on the environment. This year, HOPE Club provided events and speak- ers for Earth Week in order to further promote spread- ing awareness about the environment. Ms. Sado- gierski, one of two teacher advisers for HOPE Club and the environmental sci- ence teacher, took charge of the events for that week. To celebrate the 46th an- nual Earth Day (and preced- ing Earth Week), Sadogier- ski hosted eight speakers during six out of the eight class periods during the week. Speakers came from various parts of Wisconsin to inform students about their careers and how they each help protect the en- vironment; Ryan Propson came from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Re- sources to explain the perks of his job as a conservation warden, Ann Donnellan from the Outagamie UW- Extension Horticulture of- fice to discuss the issue be- hind invasive species, and North alumna Regina Lob- ner about her experiences at Conserve School. Other speakers includ- ed recycling coordinators, wildlife technicians and re- Appleton North Junior Kate Bennett has recently been involved in Organiz- ing for Action or OFA. The organization started as Or- ganizing for Obama and de- veloped into Organizing for America and is now called Organizing for Action. Kate Bennett describes Organizing for Action as a “nonpartisan progressive movement.” This program promotes grassroots move- By Nora Ptacek

Tricia Elko holds a chicken as part of her Earth Week presentation as student attendee Michael Colon ob- serves. Photo by Rachel Flom

from them. “Even if stu- dents had a stinky attitude about going, each presenta- tion was interesting enough where even if you didn’t want to be there, you almost had to listen because it was so cool to hear,” said Neitz- ke. Many of the presenta- tions provoked discussions in the classroom about the subjects covered and the presenters themselves. Tricia Elko, a wildlife rehabilitator from the Wind River Rehabilitation Cen- ter, has become one of the most discussed presenters over the years that North has participated in Earth Week. She and fellow co- workers bring live animals Because OFA is nonpar- tisan, none of their organiz- ers can associate their events with certain parties. “They focus on issues that are im- portant to President Obama but in a nonpartisan way,” Kate Bennett said. To train their organiz- ers, OFA offers a six week program at different levels: basic, intermediate, and ad- vanced. Kate Bennett did a six week fellowship and porch or on Facebook.”

to their presentation to show their work at the re- hab center in action. This year, an injured barn owl was brought in and used for demonstra- tions about therapy for birds. Sadogierski says the Wind River Rehabilitation Center is one of her favorite presentations: “It is price- less to see students’ expres- sions when they see an ea- gle, hawk, or owl up close for the very first time!” Palacios said that her favorite presentation was also the rehabilitation cen- ter with the owl, saying, “It was interesting sitting in front getting to see the bird, although it was creepy how her community engagement event was a gender wage equality discussion forum. It was held at the Appleton Li- brary on May 26th. My OFA event was a big step towards creating community aware- ness around the issue of gen- der wage equality. I am ex- cited to continue my journey with OFA and to see where my organizational and lead- ership skills can better serve my community.”

Kate Bennett shares her Organizing for Action experience

Kate Bennett of Organiz- ing for Action.

OPINIONS Appleton, Wisconsin June 2016 Volume XXI

Issue III

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Noctiluca Editorial

All students need to step up as seniors say farewell As the end of the school year nears, Appleton North tends to become a very sentimental place. Graduating seniors be- gin to count down their lasts. Last early Monday morning, last final exam, and finally last moment as a student of North. The school becomes a place of reminiscence, more a se- ries of memories than a physi- cal building to those who will soon leave it behind. However, for those who will return in the fall, Appleton North has never been more real. Throughout their four years at North, graduating seniors have demonstrated growing leadership responsibility and ability. As they rose through their classes, they showed us what it really meant to have school pride and to lead by ex- ample. Now, on the eve of their graduation, it is time for us to pay forward the commitment they made to our community. By following their example, we can strive to maintain their standards and to build upon the foundation they’ve laid through their hard work and dedication. The soon-to-be senior section cheering on their school at a pep rally. Photo by Alex Neumann

As the seniors graduate and move on towards bigger and better things, it is our jobs as future school leaders and up- perclassmen to fill the gap created by their departure, continuing the long-standing tradition of excellence within our school’s walls. Having attended both the Bernie Sanders rally at the PAC and the Donald Trump rally at the Radisson, there’s a major difference between the way that the candidates handled their campaigns. At the Sanders rally, there was an incredible line going around the PAC and down the streets nearby. Despite it being freezing outside, people were walking up and down near the lines selling T-shirts, buttons, and other accessories. Everyone was in a good mood and the atmosphere seemed really welcoming, even though everyone had to wait outside for hours beforehand. At the Trump rally, people were able to wait inside the Radisson, which was really nice for my freezing hands. However, the lines outside of the Radisson were in- timidating and almost fearful. Protesters waited on both sides of the Radisson; some shouted anti-Trump phrases and discouraged supporters from entering the building, but the real fear came from the supporters, who shouted racial and homophobic slurs and tried to individually gang up on protesters while I drove by watching. Most of the support- ers were very harmless and sat patiently in line waiting to enter the Radisson, but the few that were loud and aggressive made the scene very intimidat- ing. Inside the PAC, people had to be scanned by the TSA By Rachel Flom

world into an image we can all appreciate. Out of respect to those graduating and out of respect for ourselves, we have an obligation to only improve upon Appleton North High School in the coming year.

This is our time to lead, and we shouldn’t let it pass us by. By making the most of our se- nior year, we can continue to grow our school as a whole and ourselves as students. We have been given the chance to step up and shape our

By demonstrating the same amount of determination and drive as our predecessors, we can work to keep Appleton North the tight-knit commu- nity it is today, while building our own character and sense of leadership. wins the presidency. On oc- casion, he would slam Hillary Clinton or Trump for their big- business policies, but not to a point where you questioned his credibility or integrity. This is really where Trump’s rally began to differ from Bernie’s. The Trump rally officially began with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Although some crowd members were happy to oblige, others seemed confused. I personally have never seen a prayer done at a rally, and it seemed very excluding towards those who weren’t Christian, especially with the Pledge of Allegiance recited immediately following it. Interestingly enough, the person who lead the pledge incorrectly spoke, forgetting part of the words. After singing the National Anthem, a person from “The Apprentice” spoke on his behalf, and then Trump came out and spoke. He began by telling supporters what to do if they see a protester; they would be encouraged to sur- round the individual and shout “Trump” over and over until the police arrived to that spot. That was easily one of the least encouraging (and one of the most terrifying) things Trump had said that day, that he en- couraged mobbing someone. Both rallies included plans for the future; Sanders promoted free (or reduced) college tuition, the legalization of marijuana, and the reduction of taxes for the working class

As the new leaders of the school, the rising seniors have tremendous shoes to fill. We have a responsibility, to both our classmates and ourselves, to step up in our final year of high school. for weapons and had their bags checked and then were escorted to their seats. While we waited for everyone to find seats, pop music started play- ing from the speakers. People in line were chosen to sit on stage and represent Sanders’ voters and they began to get the crowd pumped; at one point, the entire PAC had done the wave eight consecutive times, and everyone was in high spirits. At the Radisson, although there wasn’t any waves, the crowd seemed just as excited. People who were chosen to sit on stage were mainly veterans, but the selection process was basically the same as with Ber- nie’s. To enter the Trump rally, I had to undergo extensive screening, which was incred- ibly intimidating. Members of the Secret Ser- vice had followed me through all of the screening gates and into each separate room in the Radisson (even when I was in line). After agreeing to not “slander” Trump, I was allowed inside the conference room, and they gave me a seat with all of the other press reporters in the back of the room. The Sanders rally began with a speaker, a woman who was part of Bernie’s manage- ment team. After she spoke for about three minutes, they brought Bernie up onto the stage. Sanders spoke about his policies and what he plans to do with the country once he

The differences between the Trump and Sanders rallies

Presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Appleton Rally in March. Photo by Rachel Flom

whereas Trump emphasized building foreign relations, combatting terrorism, and building jobs by decreasing illegal immigration. However, while both made strong arguments as to why their campaign would mean the best for our country, it was Trump’s constant mockery of other candidates and even fu- ture voters that made his elec- tion campaign seem discourag- ing and the country seem more divided than ever before. At one point, Trump had re- cited a poem that was derived fromAl Wilson’s song The Snake. The song was about an old woman who had saved a snake and brought it back to health, only to have the poisonous snake bite the woman in the end; that relationship was compared to the United States’

(the old woman) relations with Syrian (and other) refugees, comparing refugees to poison- ous snakes. It was at that point that I had completely lost my interest in the rally; to see so many people hooting and cheering at the comparison of people to poisonous creatures was appalling. Though the Bernie rally had its moments, when his ideas became too complex and grandiose to be plausible, he didn’t have to rely on insults and mockeries to gain votes. Although both rallies defi- nitely had important issues to discuss and genuinely seemed to want what is best for the country and its citizens, only one of them seemed elitist and discriminatory, and it certainly wasn’t the rally for the elderly Jewish man.

OPINIONS Appleton, Wisconsin June 2016 Volume XXI Issue III

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Prom at Lambeau was a welcome change By Elise Painton In the mayhem and stress

Noctiluca Mission Statement

The Noctiluca and northnoct.com are the student-run news sources of Appleton North High School. Noctiluca and northnoct.com are designated public forums for stu- dent expression. Student editors make all content decisions. Noctiluca’s mission is to publish information relevant to its read- ers and its community. Its goal is to maintain high ethical standards and provide a designated public forum for free and responsible ex- pression of views. The newspaper and website wel- come diversity of scope, depth and breadth of coverage in order to heighten mutual understanding and awareness through our entire community. Appleton North High School Mr. Ramponi, staff advisor, at: ramponiaaron@aasd.k12. wi.us. Editorial Staff Senior Editor-In-Chief Megha Uberoi Co-Junior Editor-In-Chief Nora Ptacek Erik Bakken Managing Editor Elise Painton Opinions Editor Kate Bennett Features Editor Rachel Flom Co-Centerspread Editor Fatima Ali Leah Dreyer 5000 N. Ballard Road Appleton, WI 54913 Phone: (920) 832-4300

that consumes the vast ma- jority of second semester senior year, Prom provides a venue for students to have what Hollywood and west- ern culture have portrayed as, “The Best Night Of Your Teenage Years.” So naturally, when things switched up a little bit this year, people scrambled to find something to fret over. Prom was taking place at Lambeau Field this year, and everyone was worked up about this not being the ideal location for “The Best Night Of Your Teenage Years”. At first, I was on this bandwagon. I wondered why we would have to take buses to an event so glamorous as Prom, and I was pretty dis- “At the end of the night, it is all about those you are sur- rounded with.” turbed by the whole idea of a twenty minute drive. That is, until I realized I should probably lower my standards. Prom would be at a $911 million dollar venue, the last thing I should really be worried about is what I Having school start later in the morning would be beneficial for all AASD stu- dents due to the increase in academic performance and overall happiness cited by many studies when they are allowed to sleep more. Re- cently, the topic of starting school later in the day has be- come a hotly discussed topic with most evidence stating that starting school later is really a wonderful idea for everyone. The fact students need more sleep is not even a new topic, but the Centers for Disease Control released a statement last year recommending that schools consider starting school at 8:30 a.m. in order for students to get the nec- essary 8-10 hours of sleep a night they need. Studies from the CDC show that lack of sleep can lead to higher rates of obesity and depression, and higher auto- mobile accident rates. In fact a study at the University of Minnesota proved that stu- By Megha Uberoi

Buses lined up outside North to take students from all three schools to Lambeau Field. Photo by Alexandria Floodstrand

where. As long as the destina- tion was pretty cool, we were satisfied. Sometimes we just need to lower our expectations a little bit. My prom night wasn’t all that conventional-- my date was my best friend, and we got fried chicken dinner at a soul food restaurant down- town. Others took groups of forty out to fancy bistros. At the end of the night, it is all about those you are surround- ed with, and if they make you happy. Lambeau ended up look- ing wonderful, as did all of my classmates. I do not be- lieve I was the only girl there who spent her time split be-

pull up to the scene in.

tween the dance floor and tell- ing her peers, “You look SO beautiful,” because it was the truth, they did look beautiful. The DJ was great, in my opinion, because they played Tipsy by J-Kwon, and that is all you need for my approval. After bash was lovely. My only complaint is that the egg rolls did not have sauce with them. Job well done, AASD. I found myself wishing the night could repeat itself Sun- day morning. Was it the best night of my teenage years? Hopefully not. Was it fun? Yes, and that is all that mat- ters.

My point is, even though a lot of us thought the bus was the end of the world, most of us had fun. I even heard a lot of kids mentioning how they preferred the buses to paying for a limo or other mode of transportation when it was all said and done. Something about riding a school bus back to North after Prom was nostalgic. Those same vinyl seats had carried us to and from nature preserves and plays when we were wide-eyed elementary schoolers. The last thing we cared about was how we got any- dents who started school later had better attendance, test scores, and grades in the core subjects. These same students saw a decrease in tardiness, and symptoms of depression. The main argument for start- ing school later in the day is so that students get more sleep. Of course there are people who say that if teenagers want more sleep they should go to bed earlier. This is easier said than done. First of all most high school- ers are involved in many ac- tivities such as sports, theatre, and other things that all take place after school. For many students it can be awhile be- fore they get home each eve- ning. After getting home, sleep is probably the first thing they want to do, but there is also lots of homework waiting for them. Asking high school students to sleep earlier is im- practical if they want to finish everything in their busy lives. Science also backs up the fact that for many teenagers it

More sleep is key to a student’s success

Culture Editor Maddy Schilling

Sports Editor AJ Floodstrand Photography Editor Sofia Voet

Copy Editor Abby Davies Advertising/Social Media Rachel Brosman Graphics Editor Morgan Stuedemann Online Editor Abby Plankey Advisor Mr. Ramponi Contributors Salma Abdel-Azim Fatima Ali Brennan Arnold

Kate Bennett Maddie Clark Adison Cole Sarah Fleming Rachel Flom AJ Floodstrand

Olivia Molter Elise Painton Nora Ptacek Maddy Schilling Rachel Sina Morgan Stuedemann Megha Uberoi Sofia Voet Jacob Zajkowski

Students falling asleep at their computers is a com- mon sight at North. Photo by Kate Bennett

is hard to sleep early. According to the National Sleep Foundation Changes to circadian rhythms during adolescence causes them to be more awake later at night, so sleeping before 11 p.m. is usually not possible.

The only solution is to have school start later so students can sleep in a bit. It is clear that the benefits of starting school later in the day out- weigh the technical problems associated with having to start school later.

FEATURES Appleton, Wisconsin June 2016 Vol. XXI Page 5 North seniors reflect on commencement speeches By Rachel Flom With graduation just Issue III

and I go to school here, and everything that I’ve gone through the last four years is something that a lot of us will be going through when we all leave for college. N: Did you have difficul- ties in writing your speech? F: I did not know what to say. In the end, I only knew three things: I would not act as if I knew every member of my class and that we all shared the same high school experience, I wanted the whole audience to understand that they weren’t just stuck as who they were at that time in the gym, and I did not want my speech to be about me. P: I did want the speech to originally be called “The Most Important Thing I Learned in High School Was How to Center a Ball of Clay,” but I knew no one would un- derstand what I was talking about so I changed it to the one I have now. It was about how to center a ball of clay; you need immense amounts of patience and you can’t get worked up over something that seems easy but isn’t be- cause not everything’s going to be easy. I’m going to prac- tice my speech a lot because I really don’t want to screw up in front of everybody.

L: I knew the message that I wanted to deliver but I just had a very difficult time put- ting it into words. N: What do you hope the senior class takes away from your speech? F: All I hope people take away from my speech is a sense of self-worth. Going forward, this is so important. P: Just know to chill out. We’ve made it this far and it’s been rough, but we did it. I’ve

P: It’s about fear and how it really inhibits us from doing what we want to do. Some- times I think that I wrote this speech as a letter to myself as a way to just say, “It’s all going to be okay.” It’s about not being afraid. We live in a

at self-promotion, nor an un- checked box on a bucket list of things I wanted to do be- fore I left high school. I just had this weird, fervent urge to say one more thing to a group of people who would likely never all come together again (at least not as the people we currently are). Painton: There’s a lot of kids at our school that are in a sport or are really good at drama, and I thought that if I just got up there, I would be speaking not just to kids that are in a sport or that are good at drama. I’m not a kid who takes a million AP classes and I’m not in a varsity sport and I think that I have something to say that could relate to a lot of people, so that’s why. Lumba: Based off of my experience in high school and with my time being here, I figure that I have a message of value to deliver to the class. That’s really why I ran to be a speaker. N: Would you be willing to hint as to what your speech will be about? F: While I do not want to give too much away, my speech does involve food, and does not include the normal level of sarcasm that graces my normal conversations. one to show that everyone is important. Another thing that was done for Words Hurt Week was Students were asked to write positive messages they had to say. These were then placed in the main hallway near student services. Colored Post-its were placed with the student-made Post-its to form the phrase “Be The Change!” Posters were also placed around the school giving ba- sic information on Words Hurt Week. Alliance also plans on put- ting posters up in teachers’ classrooms about anti bullying to end bullying in the class- room, which will be up all year. Senior Rachel Flom, an officer of Alliance, explained the posters were a way to show that “Bullying doesn’t just end on a Friday.” Along with the items being sold during lunch hours, there was a pledge to participate in the Day of Silence. Day of Si- lence is a day to bring aware- ness to the effects of verbal abuse on the LGBTQ+ com- munity. The pledge taken by students was an attempt to stay

around the corner, students and staff have been doing some final preparations for the graduation ceremony that will take place on June 2. In- cluded in those preparations is finalizing the commence- ment speeches that students have written for the cere- mony. Seniors Payton Fors, Mervin Lumba, and Elise Painton have provided some insight about their speeches, graduation, and hopes for the future: The Noctiluca: Why did you decide to become a com-

generation where there is a lot of fear about our future, but it’s important to realize that there’s so much that you can’t control, and the only thing you really can control is what you do right now. L: It’s a very general mes- sage that I feel like is ap- plicable to the entire senior class. Basically, I am A Bet- ter Chance student, so I came here from New York to Ap- pleton for a better education, so I’m away from my family Senior Mervin Lumba

Senior Elise Painton

had a few regrets, like not branching out and meeting new people, and I hope the speech kind of inspires people to just go for it. L: I don’t want to give too much away, but just make sure to stay tuned, don’t fall asleep, and you’ll definitely learn something. ton North definitely benefited from this week.” Freshman Adison Cole also shared her thoughts on the subject. “I think that the week went better than I thought it would.” Mrs. Strick, the social worker at Appleton North and adviser of the Gay-Straight Alliance, said “I thought that Words Hurt Week was very successful. There were tons of ideas they wanted to do, but we funneled it down and kept it simple and positive. That’s what we really wanted to focus on since there was so much to be covered.” Sofia Voet stated: “I think events like Words Hurt Week and Day of Silence are ex- tremely important in high school…I think a lot of the time we just think that bul- lying ends in high school be- cause we are more ‘mature’ or we are more aware of what it is, but people still continue to use inappropriate words to describe people who look or feel ‘different’ from they are. Sticks and stones may break bones but words do hurt peo- ple."

Senior Payton Fors

mencement speaker?

Fors: The decision to write a graduation speech wasn’t some last ditch effort

Alliance fights bullying through Words Hurt Week In April, Appleton North By Jake Zajkowksi

participated in Words Hurt Week. It was a week to raise awareness about bullying and its effect on the student body as a whole, as well as on indi- vidual students. The event was hosted by Alliance; its members work- ing tirelessly to make it as impactful as possible. Along with Words Hurt Week, that Friday was Day of Silence and Night of Noise. The week of positive words ended in si- lence showing how powerful words can really be. The club sold products dur- ing lunch hours in the com- mons like T-shirts, wristbands and ribbons, along with infor- mational sheets about Words Hurt Week and Day of Silence for the entire week. One activity that was very noticeable was the positive sticky notes on every locker of Appleton North. These were not just limited to student lockers, however. The Post-its were put on the doors of all the faculty members’ offices and on the bathroom mirrors. Alliance wanted the positive messages to be seen by every-

Alliance held their first ever Words Hurt Week in mid-April. Photo by Maddie Clark

silent for the entire school day. This silence represents those in the LGBTQ+ community who do not feel like they have voices because of the effects of harmful words. The pledge however is fo- cused on the attempt to stay quiet and not a strict rule of si- lence. “We wanted it to be in- formal so that everyone could do it rather than having it be strict and not get as much sup- port,” explained Flom. Later on that Friday was Night of Noise. This is where many come together to share their stories and find friends, make connections and emo- tionally recover after Day of

Silence. “It’s a very powerful event that helps rejuvenate people after the day,” Flom said. Members of the North Community reflect on their “Bullying doesn’t just end on a Friday.” own experiences with the week. Junior Aavid Jahnke said: “I believe that Words Hurt Week and Day Of Silence was a very helpful and very needed week. So many peo- ple asked questions and got to learn about the LGBTQ+ community. I feel like Apple-

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Johnson and Wales Univer- sity Noreen Alam

Luther College Sydney Maule

San Jose State University Grace Garvey Santa Clara University Matthew Robbins Southeast Missouri State Alyssa Wolslegal Southern Methodist Uni- versity Emerson Ellies Southwest Minnesota State University St. Norbert Tanner Bollenbeck Alexandria Floodstrand Megan Gundrum Joshua Koleske Polina Konovalova Abigail Plankey Emily Rohloff Hannah Schierl Grant Verhagen Leanna Waschbisch Benjamin Wylie St. Thomas Olivia Checkalski Noah Gansen Galen Rakestraw Temple University Mervin Lumba University of Minnesota- Twin Cities Parker Duesterhaus Lauren Farina Katharine Hackney Edward Holtz Cole Huss Garner Kohrell Elise Painton Rishi Pawar Jack Russell Sarah VanderHeyden Mitchell Widule The College of St. Benedict Martha Koenig Sabrina Pankratz Kaitlynn Retzlaff

Arizona State University Taylor Stirm

Concordia University - Nebraska Evan Bohman

Macalester College William Debruin Jayden West Marian University Katie Schwarzbauer Basil Vandeusen

Kent State University Samantha Smith

Babson College Aditya Kaushika

Cypress College Jacqueline Sales

Fox Valley Technical Col- lege Cody Balck

Belmont University Jacob Szabo

Delta State Alexia Monty

Brandon Books Jessica Brown Mackenzie Brown Anthony Carriveau Amelia Correll William Carroll Hannah Gehring Hayes Goldinger Anthony Gonzalez Cody Hansen Nathan Hemauer Kristi Hendricks Cassandra Jolitz Hezekiah Jackson Jasmine Kendl Brooke Kaufert Cody Krause Jericho Learman Stephen Lesperance Kalia Lor Kong Meng Lor Nueting Lor Brandon Luedtke Zachary Lyons Autumn Maes Michael McCoy Melissa Melchert Hannah Menting Amanda Meyers Zachary Miller Jose Miramontes Amanda Nohr Travis Olson Rafael Perdomo Trevor Prusinski Lauren Sassi Jacob Sicard Kathryn Tatum Stephanie Unger Yeng Zong Vang Noah Downs Mayra Duran Brian Flunker

MIAD Celine Everson

Beloit College Anthony Wendel

DePaul University Margo Emling Drake University Courtney Nelson Matthew Scott Michael Scott Morgan Stuedemann

Minnesota State University of Moorhead Jesse Misco

Berklee College of Music Zachary Goggans Bowling Green State Uni- versity Emma Snyder

Moody Bible Institute Evan Smoll

Moraine Park Nicholas Richards Morton College Edwin Vega

Bradley University Garret Belmore

Duke University Frederick Xu Edgewood College Madeline Moeller Jennifer Eiden Elizabethtown College Connor Schmalz Fashion Institute of Tech- nology Rachel Brosman Nicole Holtan

Brigham Young University Nicole Barker Brendan Daines Brigham Young University- Idaho Spencer Christensen Andrew Syring California College of the Arts Madison Hill

Mount Mary University Katelyn Finch

MSOE Kyle Borkowski

North Central College Claire Klaisner

North West Technical Col- lege Dexter VanDriest

Fisher College Kyler Nichols

Calvin College Claude Muhire Carleton College Ana Knighten Annalise Peebles Carroll University Abigail Coon Tyler Fencl Cami Mobley Jasmine Palacios Melissa Palacios Alexis Perry Carthage College Leah Dreyer Gabriel Fleck Cedarville University Christopher Hansen

Florida State University Collin Brinkhoff

Northern Michigan Caelan Cooper

Georgia Tech Connor Flanagan

Northwestern University Abigail Davies

Gonzaga University Taylor Borchers

Notre Dame Chandler Crane Nyack College Kaelah Byrom

Grinnell College Rachel Fritzell

Gustavus Adolphus College Haley Moran

Oakland University Miguel Rullan

Cole Wanta Damon Zins

Hendrix College Joshua Gonzalez Hope College Matthew Lazar Indiana Wesleyan Grace Poole

Ohio University-Athens Joshua Mungie

Knox College Josh Geiger Travis Goeden

The Salon Professional Academy Caylah Fischer Tif ¿ n University Samantha Kentowski

Purdue University Abigail Kuenster

Coe College Karissa Evans

Lawrence University Nicolas Haken

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Liwei Cheng

Concordia University Zach Henn Columbia College Emma Gustafson Sidney Juidici

Loyola University Chicago Bo Babich University of Arizona Marie Witzke Congratulatio Class of

Universal Technical Institute Aaron Herrling Jacob Kraft Txwv Feej Vang Ethan Wickesberg Joseph Zindman University of Alabama Lauren Macke University of Dayton Lauren Drankoff University of Iowa Ruby Hoffman Meredith Lee University of Kansas Madelaine Howard

University of Minnesota- Mankato

UW Stevens Point Danielle Bassing Josiah Dempsey Alyssa Gruender Olivia Kuphal Antonio Lopez Isaiah Mahnke Megan Zewicki Antonio Lopez Noah Van Lith UW Milwaukee Kinan Abouzelam Matthew Agius Lauren Bellin Jessica Callahan Carl Cardoza Harrison Crane Peter Houfek Elizabeth King Jacub Keller Noah Kuester Yeehah Lor Matthew McFadden Rafael Medina Casey Preinitz Alexander Riske Brianna Schabow Ryan Schober Calen Schultz Maxwell Sonnetag Isabel Stratton Brianna Strom Lauren Swanson Alex Thiel Daniel Viedma UW Oshkosh Tayah Cunningham Michael Haag Anna Jones Samuel Kohlbeck Patrick Lang Sean Mickle Valerie Newhouse Rileigh Ostrom Tatiana Pingtella Kennedy Taylor Michael Teunas Ethan Tremble Amber Trilling Ka Vang Paul Vang Cheng Xiong Nou Xiong UW LaCrosse Abigail Hamilton Dakota Holzem Hannah O’Kane Makenzi Reichardt Aaron Shew David Tarr Jacob Teunas Courtney Warax

UW River Falls Rebecca Busch UW Stout Jacob Burkert Celia Rettler

Winona State University Katherine Carroll Mitchell Eady Abby Hardy Abigail Tesch Zoe Tjader

Sami Diedrich Jacob Henning Haley Lamprich Claire Riebau

University of Nebraska- Lincoln Abbey Greeneway University of Washington, Foster School of Business Benjamin Backer

UWWhitewater Logan Coppenger Rachel Charniak Tou Lee Alexander Leeman Jacob Miller Luke Monson Riley Salm Clinten Woerishofer Mitchell Nussbaum UW Green Bay Colleen Cline Paige Eisen Clyde Fields Alexia Peterson Drake Schneider UW Madison Molly Biskupic Trenton Bliss Michael Bray Greta Brown Gaven Desrosiers Ryan Driessen Rachel Flom Laura Kelley Tyler Huggins Kennedy Krause Suet Lee Genna McLeish Emil Mostrom Bradley Pennings Camille Phillips Cameron Polka Amanda Rohrs Hunter Rolain Patrick Rooyakkers Louis-David Sauve Sam Schmitt So ¿ a Voet Matthew Woychek Nathan Zilisch Jacob Lu Peterson Evan Erb Jack Figy

Wisconsin Lutheran College Kylee Thorstenson Military Alex Dethardt Benjamin Steinlage Work Adam Frascona Katie Johnson Ian Rauen Dalton Schulz Isabel Stratton Christopher Thao

UW Fox Valley Kristyn Alson Gabe August Osman Bajrakterivic Karma Brooks Collin Durkin Lisa Elliott Tyler Gavinski Austin Grimmer Tylor Grupa Mitchell Hammen Tyler Hill Indigo Holmes Matthew Kocher Olivia Lacayo Kayleigh Leach Olivia Liddell Sabrina Mason Andrew Mayer Dylan Mayer Allison McDonald Jake Morley Alex Neumann Nathan Neumann Gwen Oliver Abigail Ott Melanie Paulie Nathaniel Piette Jonathan Propson Kayce Sanders Abigail Stolzman Nicholas Stumpf Jada Taylor Logan Van Ekeren Kiana Van Fossen David Vang Jonathan Waite Sarah Walsh Grant Walters

UW Eau-Claire Michael Alfaro Blake Bomann Mariah Collar Bradley Derks Keaton Duchow Jack Fischer Kilian Foerst Kaitlyn Hoeft Jacie Jones

Year Off Jordan Campbell Cheyanne Deshaney Riley Lor Mikayla Santoski Xiong Ethan Uslabar

Travel Ian Flom

Azrianna Krajnik Nolan Lostocco Mackenzie McMinimy Brian Mickle Olivia Newhouse Darien Olson

Undecided Alyssa Benyo Irvin Calvillo Sean Coppersmith Willis Dietzen Michaela Drengler Isabel Garvey Ruby Hoffman Katlyn Kishbaugh Katie Koschmann Gabriel Luke Monika Lumley Bach

Dylan Phinney Paul Schaefer Gabriella Shapiro Ethan Strick

Dominic Trucco Meagan Weber Alexandra Williamson Greta Zwicker University of Rochester Ke Xin Jiang University of San Diego Clare Christopher University of Louisville Kenna Harke University of Toledo-Jesup Scott Honors Program Megan Dangler University of Michigan Hannah Ray

Noah Matthews Lucas McKinnon Robert Meyer

Elise Miller Erica Miller Noah Parnin Lyle Peebles

Oscar Perdomo Storm Roberts Jackson Sternhagen Aahliyah Taylor Nikhil Thammadi Alexandria Thornburg Chee Yang Hunter Zwirschitz Sierra Pecher Dezmond Keys Lucas McKinnon Casey Kohl Peter Tretinyak

Sydney Webster Jacob Wenzlaff Lily Xiong Xay Yang Drew Zoelk UW Platteville Samuel Desens Josh Eiche Matthew Pearce Taylor Osenroth

Washington University in St. Louis Payton Fors Vidushri Mehrotra Megha Uberoi Visible Music College Megan Conyers

UC Boulder Roy Purdy

Williams College Jaya Mallela

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Please note that colleges reported here were taken from surveys ¿ lled out by seniors earlier in the year and re- cently updated by the Guidance Of ¿ ce. College changes since then or omis- sions may not be accurately re À ected.

FEATURES Appleton, Wisconsin June 2016 Vol. XXI

Issue III

Page 8

Freshman sees North’s rival on the home front

By Sarah Fleming

zen Day only had people dressed like seniors, but none of them acted like a real senior citizen. North apparently also has a cleaner cafeteria and bath- rooms and more of a variety of academic choices than at Kimberly, according to Mungie. “At Kimberly, you do not go in the rest room!” A big difference between Kimberly and North is that Kimberly does not have Chromebooks, but they do use Apple and Dell technol- ogy. Being a freshman this year, I could not imagine going through high school without my trusty-ish Chromebook at my side. However, according to Ol- ivia Mungie, Kimberly does not block websites like Facebook, Pinterest, or oth- er social media types. Mungie also thinks Kim- berly has a better overall at- mosphere. “The people (at Kimberly) are so welcoming and accepting, they make you feel like you have been there your entire life, where- as here I have noticed peo- ple are very clique- oriented and not as quick to make new friends or accept you as you are.” One similarity be- tween North and Kimberly is the live announcements at Kimberly happen every Fri- day just like here at North. But unlike North, Kimberly

doesn’t have everyone’s fa- vorite janitor, Rodney, en- couraging them to fly with the eagles even if they are hooting with the owls over the weekends. I couldn’t imagine going to high school without Rod- ney to give me solids and to alert me when the school store is selling cookies, or to loudly sing me Happy Birthday during lunch so that everyone knows it’s my birthday. Another addition to the live announcements that Kimberly lacks is Mr. Lightning. Although it’s not a traditional mascot, Mr. Lightning, aka, Mitch Widule, helps with the pep rallies and attends sporting events like football games to lead chants. In conclusion, Kimberly and North are very dif- ferent. I had no idea what block scheduling was or that it was still used before I asked Jack what Kimber- ly was like. I just assumed that all high schools had the same scheduling as North. Both my cousin and I will have different high school experiences, but in some ways, they will be very similar. I will be look- ing forward to the day when I can rub it in my cousin's face that Appleton North defeated Kimberly on our new turf field.

Everyone knows that Kimberly and North are big rivals. When Kimberly and North are facing off on the football field, there is al- ways a big turn out. For most Appleton North students, the rivalry only af- fects them in school. In my family, the Kimberly and Appleton North rivalry is everywhere. My sister and I both live in the Appleton North school zone. She has since graduated while I am just starting my high school journey. On the other side of my family, are four children who have graduated from Kimberly. My cousin, Jack, has an older sister who graduated from Kimberly last year. Like me, Jack is also a freshman, except he goes to Kimberly, Appleton North’s rival high school. Jack and I will have the most different high school experiences possible. For a start, he joined the fresh- men football team, whereas I am extremely unathletic. For the sake of high school experiences, I joined tennis and curling, both non-cut sports. However, that’s not the only thing that makes our high school experiences different. Kimberly doesn’t have 48-minute-ish classes, they have 90-minute class- es. Kimberly uses a system called block scheduling, so instead of periods, they have blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4. Block 3 is split up into 3 mini blocks that last 45 minutes long, called blocks A, B, and C. During those mini blocks, you would have a lunch period, band or choir, or another class. In between the blocks, Kimberly students have 10 entire minutes of passing time, and every Wednesday is a late start day. Olivia Mungie, a sopho- more, spent her freshman year at Kimberly, so I asked her what she thought of block scheduling. “I prefer North's class schedule to Kimberly's block schedul- ing,” said Mungie, “It can be very exhausting and bor-

Sarah Fleming currently attends Appleton North while her cousin Jack is a freshman at Kimberly. Photo courtesy of Sarah Fleming

ing!”

you missed it, they dressed up in ugly sweaters, drew wrinkles on their faces, used canes, walkers, and wheel- chairs, heckled students at passing time, formed a hu- man wall in the hallways and walked as slow as pos- sible, making everyone late to their classes, and to top it off, formed a “riot” in the main stairway, causing all hallway flow to stop com- pletely so they could chant and fall down at the same time. Kimberly’s Senior Citi-

Because of their block scheduling, Kimberly stu- dents get more homework. “Instead of one lesson a day, there were three lessons a day and three days of home- work due the next. I found that the block schedule in- creases the intensity of the class,” Mungie said. Kimberly doesn’t have an IE time either, which means that they have to do clubs or talk to teachers af- ter school instead of during school. Another difference is that Kimberly does not have any finals week no matter what year in school you are. Kimberly is most known for their football and has many “football traditions.” These traditions include “wearing jerseys that have never known a loss,” and “winning state champion- ships,” according to my uncle. Kimberlymay have a bet- ter football team, but North has better school spirit. According to Jack, Kim- berly’s homecoming week was “kinda disappointing.” North’s homecoming week was anything but, especially during Senior Citizen Day. As a freshman who had not experienced Senior Citizen Day until this year, it was insane how much effort the seniors put into it. In case

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