Safe Winter Driving Tips

The winter season has arrived, and with it comes the dangerous road conditions that students must face every morning and afternoon as they make their way to and from school.  Those students choosing to drive need to be aware of the potential dangers, and prepared for the worst.  Preventative measures are crucial to avoid finding oneself in a bad situation on the roads.  The Mill Stream has compiled a list of winter driving tips from weather.com and cartalk.com to keep students safe on the streets this winter. Check Anti-Freeze: Flush your cooling system every two years.  Cooling system failure... Read more

The Time Traveler’s Wife goes nowhere

My preconception of The Time Traveler’s Wife was that it would be an endearing love story about a man and a woman separated by time and space. I had enjoyed Rachel McAdams’s previous work, and I looked forward to seeing her star in a new film. A short summary of the plot line piqued my interest, and it was enough for me to desire seeing it in theaters. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in Hollywood’s latest romantic drama about two lovers whose lives are disrupted by time travel. “It’s hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he’s... Read more

Lovely Bones is strangely captivating

Photo provided by www.amazon.com Upon picking up The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, I had good expectations. I had heard great things about the book, such as that it’s very captivating. I was not disappointed. The Lovely Bones tells the story of Susie Salmon. She was 14 years old when she was murdered on December 6, 1976. She was murdered by Mr. Harvery, her next door neighbor. The whole novel is written from Susie’s point of view as she’s watching her family and friends deal with her death from heaven. Mr. Harvery is very good at hiding his tracks. However, Susie’s father knows deep down... Read more

Paper Heart puts love in a new light

Charlyne Yi doesn’t believe in love. There’s no real reasoning behind it; she hasn’t experienced any earth-shattering breakup or betrayal. She’s simply come to the conclusion that love is a figment of the imagination, an element of fairy tales and romance novels that doesn’t relate to the real world. So along with friend and director Nick Jasenovec, she goes on a road trip through the U.S.A. talking with all kinds of peoples, getting their perceptions on this thing called love. However, once Yi meets Michael Cera (Juno), all her beliefs on love’s existence... Read more

Top Ten Holiday Movies

In the spirit of the season, the Mill Stream staff took a  poll of students’ favorite holiday movies. These ten came out on top. 1. Elf: Comedy comes to Christmas in the form of this 2003 film starring funnyman Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human who’s grown up an elf in the North Pole and leaves his home to reunite with his father in New York City. 2. A Christmas Story: All 9-year-old Ralphie Parker wants for Christmas is “an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time” in this 1983... Read more

Q&A with student volunteers

Mill Stream: How did you first get involved with helping others? Junior Abby Floyd: I heard about it through my church and my family did it together. Senior Michael Hayes: A friend told me they need help and I decided to go. Senior Audrey Ruhl: My mom started helping out and said that they need help. They really needed people who could speak Spanish. MS: How do you feel after you finish working? AF: In a way you see what it’s like to not have stuff. I feel appreciative for the things I do have. MH: I was happy I could actually help people. AR: Content with the fact that you’re helping... Read more

Noblesville citizens think little of 2012

Story by: Reed Stoerck, grade 9 Many theories are circulating right now about whether or not on December 21, 2012, the world will end in some spectacular fashion. From copious amounts of television and media coverage, to a feature film, 2012 is having quite an affect on today’s culture. The most common and accepted theory among believers and the one featured in the film is that the Mayans, an ancient Central American civilization, created a calendar that predicted the end of the world. This is true, as well as the part about the calendar ending on the aforementioned date. The mainstream... Read more

Travel sports getting out of control

Story by: Megan Schillinger, grade 9 Home one weekend and gone the next, teenagers in travel sports are constantly on the move. Travel sports, such as soccer and hockey, require a lot of dedication. The prevalence of travel sports has spun out of control. “Last season I went to Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, and Georgia,” Louree Johnston, a member of the Hoosier Futbol Club, said. Although Johnston said that sometimes traveling is worth it, in other situations it is not. Getting home late on Sunday nights often affects her study time. On the other hand, Emmy Green, cheerleader... Read more

Websites of the Week

For the Academic mathforum.org/dr/math/ Dr. Math, where questions posted by struggling math students get answered by enthusiastic, professional nerds, got me through middle school. Find loads of helpful explanations and illustrations, ranging from the most simple algebra methods to mind-melting calculus. For the Academic Time-waster www.timesmachine.nytimes.com The New York Times has provided news geeks with reasons to procrastinate for years, and now they’ve smacked us in the face with Times Machine, an archive of front-pages from the world’s most riveting days in history. Read articles... Read more

Athletics and sports square off

In the seventh grade, I had the pleasure of devoting hours of my gym periods toward stoking a lifelong passion for what were deemed “lifetime sports,” those that guaranteed participation even as I grew older. Among these included bowling, ping pong, and shuffleboard. A sprite, young thing now, as I age I won’t be able to keep up the running regime I currently put my body through. At that time, however, thanks to the seventh grade, I’ll be able to fall back on my shuffleboard skills. Timeless. I’ve come a long way since my ping pong table days, now though. Upon enrolling in high school,... Read more

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