HOMENEWSFEATURES SPORTSOPINION A&EMIXEDPHOTOSPDFSFEEDBACK ABOUT US VIDEO

Freshman reflects on his one-year venture to India after mother receives promotion
BY SARAH LUBY

No American fast food.
No high-speed internet.
No 1000-plus cable channels.
And for freshman Jacob Yedo, no clue what’s going on.
Last year, Jacob spent the school year living in Bangalore, India because of his mother’s job. She was a member of Accenture and got promoted to senior manager. After being told she was going to move to India for two years, the Yedo’s returned just nine months later when Julia was promoted again.
After first hearing about moving to India for his eighth grade year, Jacob was a little concerned.
“I didn’t want to leave my friends behind,” he said.
Jacob’s mom was also worried for Jacob.
“I was concerned because we were coming to India half way into the semester,” Mrs. Yedo said. “I thought it would be hard academically and socially.”
But once Jacob got there and learned a little about their culture, he began to enjoy his experience more.

more
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Junior copes with the sudden loss of her mom
BY PHOEBE UNTERMAN

Rachel Kaskie told her mom more than once she could get up by herself in the mornings.
Still, every day, Rachel awoke to her mom singing one of her improvised tunes. And if that didn’t work, her mom would gently shake Rachel’s shoulders or whack her with a pillow.
They were the first ones up. The mornings were their time together.
Now, Rachel wakes up to whichever CD is playing in her alarm clock.
Lately, it’s been Vanessa Carlton. Vanessa may be able to sing, but she can’t come to Rachel’s soccer games. Or read Harry Potter with Rachel before bed. Or cook a big breakfast for the family on Saturday mornings. Breakfasts on Saturday were a tradition.
Sometimes her mom made pancakes, but most of the time biscuits and gravy. Biscuits and gravy was Rachel’s favorite.
It’s also the last thing her mom ever cooked for breakfast.

more
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A day in the life of Karl Krawitz
BY MICHAEL STOLLE

4:30 a.m., Karl Krawitz wakes up, alarm free. He rolls out of his king sized bed and heads to the bathroom for his morning shower. With everything from his clothes to his wallet and phone set out the night before, it makes his morning routine a cinch. This is your principal, Dr. Karl Krawitz.,‘72 graduate of Baker University with a degree in Biology and Chemistry who became principal at East after realizing retirement was dull.

more
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jonathan Stepp writes book after finishing cancer treatment
BY CAMILLE KARRO

Cross country captain, chambers singer, upcoming author, teenage cancer survivor. Senior Jonathan Stepp does it all with a smile.
“If [I] spend time being negative, people around [me] can be affected,” Stepp said. “[I] don’t want people to worry about [me].”
Stepp’s concern for people drove him to write a book to share his experiences of fighting cancer. And of course, to thank some people along the way.

more
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------