NOCTILUCA October 2016

Features Appleton, Wisconsin October 2016 Volume XXII Issue II Page 8 Club stands up to domestic violence

Breakfast brings together leaders from community

students can see the “10 things Men can do” posters. These posters were put to- gether by Stand Up members to inform men what they can do to end domestic violence. Last year’s freshmen may also remember the string of late start presentations put together by adviser Mr. Salm and the rest of Stand Up out- lining the same healthy man- hood practices. This year, the club is using late starts to focus on specific awareness topics. “For the late starts, Stand Up does a lot of presentations for the fresh- men on things like the man box, being an ally, leadership, and what is privilege.” The Voices of Men Break- fast will be available for live stream. To watch the event, go to the Voices of Men web- site on Nov. 2. Up, sign up during IE or talk to Mr. Salm or Rachel Sina. Stand Up meets the first Tuesday of every month in 1337. To get involved If you wish to join Stand

By Henry Ptacek and Trinity Olson

Members of Stand Up and leaders from North sports teams will join community leaders from the area to dis- cuss how to stop domestic violence. The Voices of Men Break- fast, to be held Nov. 2 at the Radisson Paper Valley Ho- tel, is the main event that the Voices of Men movement puts on every year. “It gets local business lead- ers and local government leaders – men – all together to talk about this issue and focus on preventing [domestic vio- lence],” Salm said. Stand Up works to fight do- mestic violence in the com- munity and teach healthy masculinity to young adults. The club was started in 2014 when Blake Ebben and Keshawn Henning attended the Fox Valley Voices of Men By Shannon Obrien Addisyn Kohlbeck, a se- nior here at North, met Ariana Grande on February 28th of last year. However it was no ordinary meet and greet. Ad- disyn won a nationwide com- petition to meet the pop star. “I got a notification on Twitter about a video contest on this app (Fahlo). My best friend at the time and I watched some of the videos already submit- ted and saw how most of them were the crazy fangirl type videos and we knew we had to do something different if we wanted any chance at winning. We worked on a script and came up with the idea to do a newscast-type video using all of her song titles.” The unique- ness of the video is what won them their dream. Addisyn was at school in the Appleton North commons when the winners were an- nounced. Only eight people won nationwide, Addisyn be- ing one of them. The meet was then scheduled during Ariana’s upcoming concert at the BMO Harris Center. When

Rachel Sina, president of Stand Up, kicks off a recent meeting of the club with a smile. Stand Up’s first meeting of the year was a big hit, with girls and boys of differing grades gathering to discuss issues seen in daily life. Photo by Olivia Molter

breakfast. They wanted “to try to stop interpersonal vio- lence and behaviors in our school and just make North a better place to be,” said club adviser Mr. Curt Salm. They then brought the idea back to Appleton North and started the club known as Stand Up.

In 2015, Stand Up hosted an awareness day, bringing in the Fox Valley domestic violence agencies and Shan- non Kenevan, the founder of Voices of Men of the Fox Valley. During this awareness day, the club presented for the freshmen class regarding the man box.

The man box is a concept that is often heard in Stand Up which illustrates all of the connotations people have with being a man, such as not being in touch with their feelings, being tough, being aggressive and objectifying women. In halls and in classrooms,

Humans of Appleton North

Addisyn Kohlbeck

Angelica Beltran

By Tiffany Palys Angelica Beltran, who goes by the name “Jelly,” has a huge passion for dancing and is determined to continue to dance as a career. Beltran was inspired by her mom, who also did dance at a young age, and a favorite TV show called, “So You Think You Can Dance?” Both of her parents encouraged her to try something that inspired her. When Angelica was 12, she began dancing at the Pep In Your Step Dance Studio where she met a group of girls she would be dancing with for the next few years. She’s learned many dances from her instruc- tor, dances like ballet, contem- porary, hip-hop, lyrical, tap, and jazz. “I found a passion and could express myself through danc- ing,” she said. Angelica has gone to mul- tiple dance activities such as going to a dance convention where choreographers were teaching them different com- binations so they can experi- ence themselves more. She

of makeup into a career doing red carpet makeup. That’s the dream,” Addisyn confessed to me. I continued to question her about her dream of being a red carpet makeup artist, finding her to light up more and more with every word. “A lot of the looks I am inspired by are by Ariana Grande’s Makeup artist, Dan- iel Chinchilla. He does this semi dramatic winged eyeliner on her and I love it. It’s a fun yet bold look and I love how that’s her everyday style. It’s simple and easy to do while also being elegant.” Addisyn shares what started her on her way to becoming a makeup artist. “I always saw my mom putting on makeup for work and lot of it had to do with early, early, Youtube days. I just became obsessed with it. I always loved doing makeup and trying out new products. Makeup and every- thing about it is fascinating to More online To read more Humans of Appleton North visit www.northnoct.com.

has met a famous contestant and even participated in mul- tiple dance competitions. “Oh, I was so excited to go and meet new people!” Having a big dream, one that involves Angelica work- ing within the dance industry sometime in the future, might not go according to plan. But she has a back up, where she will find an opportunity to work with little kids. “I see myself in 5 years at a college that has a major in Choreography and teaching skills I can learn there.” Angelica Beltran hopes to fol- low her passion and make a career out of dance. Photo by Tiffany Palys

I asked Addisyn how she felt when she first caught sight of Grande, Addisyn told me “I just wanted to be myself and not act crazy and that’s what I did. I didn’t want to regret anything.” Addisyn and her friend met Ariana and took a photo. “I’ve always loved celebri- ties and the idea of celebrities. The goal is to turn my hobby Senior Addisyn Kohlbeck’s dream is to become a makeup artist for celebrities. Photo by Trinity Olson