Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2014, Page 56

Description:	4For a few aspiring authors, the month of November became the Month of the Novel.It was a Panther Plus unlike any other.For the first time ever,Bloomington South studentsparticipated in National Novel WritingMonth, an Internet-based project thatencouraged people of all ages andplaces to write the novels that - up tonow — they had only been dreaming ofcompleting. When English teacher Ms.Fawn McCauley heard of the projectthrough her daughters elementaryschool, she knew she had to bring theprogram over to South.It was just something awesometo do for myself, said McCauley,and I thought there would be studentshere who would really enjoy it. Sureenough, it proved to be a huge hit.Around 30 interested studentssigned up through the NaNoWriMowebsite, and McCauley held weeklyPanther Plus sessions throughout themonth of November to give students theoption to work on their novels while atschool. And the time was much needed:the goal for each novel was around30,000 words.But that didnt deter juniorCassandra Miller, who was one of theten to successfully complete a novel. Iwant to be an author, so this seemed likethe best way to get something done.Miller had to write about 1,667 words aday in order to complete her medievalfantasy novel, which involved threeintertwining plot lines. The trick, she said,was maintaining focus. I would just tellmyself, If you write this many words,you can do this. And in the end, Ifinished it.Due to the projects success,McCauley planned to hold the PantherPluses next year in hopes of attractingmore aspiring authors. It was reallysuccessful for its first run, she said. Ifwe needed it to be noisy, we could getloud. If we needed it to be quiet, wedget quiet. It was really just a zone forwhat [the students] needed. And whata successful zone it was.-BRYNN PARKINSONSeniors Kathleen Fleeter and Imogen Todd PHOTOS BY EMILY MOONMENTDuring the last week of November, senior Imogen Todd approached her friends and fellow classmates with a proposition. The challenge: Submerge onehand in ice-cold water for sixty seconds. The reward: Skin conductance that is (potentially) off the charts. Todd enlisted several students for her experiment, which she wasconducting for H299, a Psychology class at Indiana University. Using a device that measures skin conductance, or sweat, Todd monitored students physical reaction topain from the ice water. While her subjects might have said otherwise, Todd found the experience to be very fun. I like seeing the physical representation of the things Ilearn about in my psychology class, Todd said. When she compared the skin conductance of students that submerged their hand in water alone with that of the studentsthat did it at the same time as another student, Todd was able to conclude that if you are experiencing pain, its better to have a friend next to you.theof star ducksSouth Starbucks fans ranked their favorite fall specialtydrinks. Heres the breakdown.v* ^B espresso shZ —ilkPEPPERMINTPUMPKINSALTEDCARAMELCHOCOLATEMOCHASPICE LATTECARAMELMOCHAAPPLE SPICECHAIex ^H mocha syrupZ ■■ peppermint syrup■ pumpkin syruptoffee nut syrupI cinnamon dolce syrup■ chocolate chai concentrate56 ACCELERATION
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