F-18C start up in ‘Digital Combat Simulator’

September 18, 2024 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Yohan Lee

‘Digital Combat Simulator’ is an aviation air to combat plane simulation game. You can play it on a PC. Here I will explain how you start an F-18C.

To start the F-18C in ‘Digital Combat Simulator’ you first must have your battery switch in the upright switch near your right console.

Now look at your left console and locate APU and click right to turn it on. You will see the APU ready light has turned green.

Below the APU there is an Engine Crank switch and right-click to put it in the Right Engine Crank.

Now look at your IFEL panel. When you crank your right engine you should see a number moving on the right side of your IFEL panel. That is the right engine. Once the number has reached 25 percent move your right throttle to idle or press RSHIFT+HOME. Your 25 percent should move up to 65 percent. Your engine crank switch should automatically go to the off switch.

Now do the same procedure on the left engine. Left-click engine crank. Left at the IFEL panel. 25 percent, and move your left throttle to idle or RALT+HOME. Check that both engines are at 65 percent.

SCREENS

Now look at both DDI and right-click the top knob to day. Now turn on your HUD by turning the knob next to the IFF. At the bottom, you should see the AMPCD screen. Turn the knob to the right.

FCS AND AVIONICS

On the far left of your left console, you should see your rudder trim. Press the button on the top to put your elevator into takeoff trim.

Near that you should see a FCS Reset Button. Hold that for 5 seconds. Look at your right DDI and press the FCS-MC button.

Take a look at your far right and you should see your FCS-BIT switch. Hold that for 5 seconds then look at your right DDI and press the FCS MC button again. It should say in Test.

Close the canopy or CTRL+C and look down and turn your INS to IFA. At your far left, turn your OBOGS on. Press the FCS MC button again. It should all say GO.

Finally, turn your seat arm and parking brake off.

Getting To Know/History, School Life

How did homecoming become a tradition in American high schools?

September 18, 2024 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Nathaniel de Sam Lazaro

This Friday, students at Highland Park Senior High will gather for pep fest. Chants of “Go home freshmen” will roar through the gym. The nominees for homecoming royalty will march out onto the gym floor, hoping to be the ones who get to sit on their grade’s respective throne. That night, students will gather for the homecoming dance, and the next day Highland will have their annual homecoming football game.

But this tradition is not unique to our school. If you went to every High School in America, most of them will have similar traditions to these. Many colleges and universities have homecoming celebrations, too. Homecoming is an American cultural tradition, present in High School movies and TV, so ubiquitous that we often don’t consider how this tradition began.

While more associated with High Schools today, homecoming actually began as a college tradition. Three different schools claim to be the originator of homecoming. Many news outlets, including a piece on the history of homecoming from Active.com, give credit to the University of Missouri, which invited alumni back to their school to “come home” for a football game in 1911. The next year, they continued to do so and have for every year since.

However, there are other claims. The University of Illinois claims to have invented homecoming one year earlier, hosting their first “homecoming” in October of 1910 against their rival, Chicago. This homecoming was an experiment but was so popular that it returned the next year, and continuing ever since except for 1918 when it was canceled due to the flu pandemic (Illinois did host a homecoming in 2020, but it was scaled back and reworked).

Accolades however, for inventing homecoming may belong to Texas’s Baylor University.

The Baylor Alumni Association claims that Baylor has the oldest homecoming, which occurred in the fall of 1909 when alumni were surprised to receive invitations back to their alma mater for a special football game. However, Baylor didn’t call this homecoming at the time, referring to it as “good will week”, and wouldn’t host their next homecoming until 1915, and it only became an annual celebration in 1934.

High schools soon adopted homecoming as a tradition, starting in the 1930s. They adapted the tradition in some ways as well, inventing homecoming court and changing the opponent of the football game from the school’s biggest rival to a team the school would likely beat, keeping high spirits during the festivity.

Highland’s homecoming game this year will be at Humboldt High School at 1 PM on Saturday, September 21st. We will be playing against Harding. Before the game you can enjoy the Powerpuff game at 9 AM and tailgating at 10:00 AM, both at Highland.

Clubs and Activities

Unión Latina: Celebrating Hispanic heritage

September 18, 2024 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Gabriella Bell

As the Highland Park 2024-25 school year commences after a long awaited break, several of our most beloved culture clubs are returning to our school. Some of which include the Black Student Union (BSU), the South-East Asian Association (SEAA), the Muslim Student Association (MSA), and many more!

Today we’ll be discussing Unión Latina (ULA) and some of their future plans, possible ideas, and what they’re most known for. These sneak peaks are being given to us directly from Kenia Saravia-Marques, our very own ULA president!!

Unión Latina has had several notable events such as our annual Fiesta Latina, the Día de los Muertos events, and our collaborations for Agriculture (Ag) Day! This year, President Saravia-Marques is teasing the possibilities of newly thought out ideas and events.

While ULA will continue the tradition of the Día de los Muertos event in November, she also expressed the desire to host a spirit week as a way to celebrate and express the individuality of different backgrounds for Hispanic Heritage Month beginning on September 15, 2024.

Another idea includes more frequent involvement with the school store this year; she also demonstrated an eagerness to collaborate with a handful of our other culture clubs such as BSU and SEAA for possible game nights, movie nights, or any group building activities between the members of their clubs.

While she has many of these amazing ideas, one of her most elaborate ideas mentions the possibility of Unión Latina hosting a school dance through a partnership with Highland’s Student Council within the month of March prior to the launch of Fiesta Latina in April 2025. One of the main ideas for this dance is for attendees to be exposed to a more diverse selection and genres of music, rather than just stereotypically used songs in Spanish played at school events such as, “Gasolina”, “Suavemente”, and “Corazón Sin Cara”.

Although most of these thoughts are still in the works currently, one thing that is confirmed for Unión Latina, is their attendance at Highland’s tailgating on Saturday, September 21st (10am-12pm)! They will be fundraising for the club with the intention to plan, announce, and host future events. Their menu this year consists of chocoflan ($4), donated by club member Lorena Castro-Cruz, tres leches ($5) and Jarritos ($2), donated by board member, Bianca Torres, conchas ($4), donated by Vice President Jozzban Orellana-Guiterrez, horchata ($3), donated by President Kenia Saravia-Marques, chicharrones ($3), donated by Administrator Alysha Kellner, and bottled water ($1).

If you want a place to learn about the culture of Latin American countries, to express your culture and your individuality, or to help plan events and be more involved within Highland, Unión Latina is the club! Club meetings are held each week on Wednesdays from 3:10pm to 4:30pm in Sra. Kellner’s room, 3311. Everyone is welcome to attend, come show your support!