Page 7 EDITORIAL March 3, 2003 SPORTS Scholarships: athletes “excited” for college play continued from page 1 in his high school football career that have contributed to receiving the scholarship, including being named to the League and District All-Star teams many times and the All-State teams three times. Kersmanc said he is “anxious, but very excited” to begin his college football career this fall. Varsity field hockey player Kelly Trevisan signed a partial scholarship <strong>with</strong> Bloomsburg University. Trevisan is the recipient of eight athletic awards for playing forward and mid-field outstandingly. These awards include Lancaster Lebanon league first team all star, Individual award all star at the East Coast Field Hockey Camp and has played in the National Field Hockey Festival. Trevisan is known as the “work horse” on the field hockey team and scored four goals and had three assists this past year. Varsity field hockey player Sarah Way FEATURE Wedding: a unique viewing experience conintued from page 3 television commercials and no billboards or other forms of ads) the release of the movie only achieved attention through word of mouth. “No billboards, no buses, nothing. It was an email campaign, an internet campaign where people told their friends about it, and word of mouth,” said John Corbett, or “Ian,” the man that Toula marries, in an interview. Even when the movie attained a remarkable $30 million dollars, commercials were still rare for My Big Fat Greek Wedding although sufficient advertising funds obviously existed at that point. Unlike the constant publicity of other independent films such as the not so frightening Blair Witch Project and annoyingly-subtitled Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, My Big Fat Greek Wedding continued along the path of success <strong>with</strong>out the assistance of television and other forms of advertisement. Vardalo’s Greek life adaptation had meaningful content that did not need constant signed a partial scholarship <strong>with</strong> Villanova University . She has received nine athletic awards for field hockey as well including All-State first team, Lancaster-Lebanon League first team All-Star, and Penn State Camp All-Star. This year in the Lower Da<strong>up</strong>hin Tournament, she alone had fourteen interceptions and thirteen tackles. Way comments that the opportunity to sign an athletic scholarship was an “overwhelming feeling.” Way is also a member of Key Club and SAS and, like Trevisan, when not on the field hockey field, can be found on the soccer field. “I’m very proud of them and their accomplishments,” says Principal David Hanna. “This shows their hard work and outstanding performance both academically and athletically.” media attention to attract its audience. For me, the most appealing characteristic of the movie was the fact that its creators found it unnecessary to “hop on the bandwagon” of past successful independent films (i.e. Fargo, Being John Malkovich, and Monster’s Ball) and inform the public of their mastery of the making of noteworthy films. If you wish to see an independent film that has been untainted by the pressures of filmmaking and Hollywood fame, I adamantly recommend My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Its genuine portrayal of acting and laugh out loud humor, although obviously exaggerated, is worth the time of mindless movie viewing. Even if you do not enjoy the movie, you will be sure to learn one of the most important cultural lessons of your life. As Toula states in the beginning of the movie, “Nice Greek girls are s<strong>up</strong>posed to do three things in life. Marry Greek boys, make Greek babies, and feed everyone until the day we d i e . ” Where’s the phsyicality in physicals? by Sam Flynn Sports Editor Another issue of Hi-Lite, another opportunity to rant. So what’s bugging me nowadays? Three words: female sports physicals. In order to play a sport, an athlete must have a physical from a doctor stating that they are healthy and able to play. Due to the fact that physicals are costly and must be scheduled weeks in advance, the school is nice enough to have a physician come in and give athletes free physicals. This is all well and good; the problem, though, is the execution of these “physicals.” After school on that fateful Thursday afternoon, 130 girls sprinted to the nurse’s office to get in line and sign <strong>up</strong> for their designated number. There were a select few girls that lined <strong>up</strong> outside of the nurse’s office before the end of the day. Now, squeezing 130 girls in a narrow hallway while the rest of the school population is screaming and trying to leave and go home creates a stressful atmosphere to say the least. Add in the butting in line, saving places for friends, and the yelling at everyone, and you’re in the middle of a danger zone. It’s survival of the fittest and everyone is making sure that they are not the dreaded last number. After receiving their assigned number, most girls sat in the hallway and waited for their turn. Some who were low on the list decided to go home, get a snack, watch TV and come back a few hours later. I was lucky enough to be number 10 due to the fact that I had softball practice and was able to jump <strong>up</strong> in the line. However, being high on the list still did not keep me from wondering if ramming my head into the lockers would force the doctor to see me due to my newly acquired aneurysm. When I was finally called into the room my so-called physical lasted about 3 minutes…max. The part that baffled me the most, however, was how the doctor felt Springs sports physicals prove to be disorganized, discouraging, and dangerous the need to have a conversation <strong>with</strong> me. Instead of realizing the fact that another 120 girls were waiting their turn and hurrying things along, he felt the need to begin irrelevant small talk. Like if I passed him on the street in the near future, he would be able to identify me as the blonde junior that plays softball and wore high boots. The doctor took my blood pressure, checked my heart rate and reflexes, and asked if I wore contacts. Then a quick signature and I was “okay to play.” I would just like to reiterate the fact that I was there for an actual physical, not a rectification. “Recerts” took about 30 seconds. The only question asked was if the athlete got hurt in their prior sport. A quick “no” and those athletes were clear. I thought maybe I should state that when I got my physicals from my actual doctor, my spine, pulse, height, weight, vision, and glands are all checked. The school exam is less than thorough and would probably only prevent someone from playing if they flat out said “I’m a blind amputee that suffers from epileptic seizures when I run” and I’m not even sure that would stop the “okay” from the doctor. Spring sports physical day was easily the most frustrating day I’ve had in awhile. I can appreciate the fact that the school offers us athletes an opportunity to get a convenient, free physical, but there should definitely be a more rigid set of guidelines as to how they should be administered. Maybe girls could sign <strong>up</strong> for physicals at a certain time before the assigned day that the doctor comes so that they don’t have to wait in the hallway unsure about what time they are going. Another alternative could be that physicals could span over one week…maybe twenty or thirty girls a day. By using one of these alternatives, physicals could be more thorough and wouldn’t waste time. And it certainty wouldn’t anger a plethora of girls that have places to be and homework to do on a Thursday afternoon.
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