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Vol. 2 #2
Taming Paper Tigers With Ken Ginsburg Justin Savin ‘15
On October 13th, North Shore Country Day had the privilege of hosting a presentation by Dr. Ken Ginsburg. Dr. Ginsburg, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine, is a pediatrician who specializes in Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. Ginsburg spoke about the relationships between adolescents and their parents and positive ways to deal with the stressors of highschool and college. Before the presentations, I was given the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Ginsburg and ask him a few questions: You’re quoted in your book saying: “As we raise children, our goal should be to prepare them to be happy, healthy 35 year old adults.” How does this apply to the North Shore Community? Well, it’s applicable to anybody who thinks about children, period. I think that what happens is, we focus so much on childhood. And that makes us focus on two things which are, happiness, and what college the kid gets into. And when you do that, you lose the opportunity to really look at the ingredients of a human being needs to be successful. Those ingredients are things like being happy in the way adults are happy, meaning feeling content and feeling like you have an impact on the world, being kind, being generous, being compassionate, being willing to work hard, having tenacity, have grit, being creative, being innovative, be able to be collaborative, being able to take constructive criticism, and being
Photo by Connor Watrous ‘17
resilient. Those are the ingredients you need for success. And when you focus only on childhood, you actually often undermine success. Because you push kids too hard for that “fat envelope,” or care too much about their happiness today, and don’t think about what they really need. What is your biggest concern for today’s students? Well it really depends on what area you are talking about. So my biggest concern in America, is that we are undereducating a majority of kids who are marginalized, and who are oppressed, and who are not getting an adequate educations. And that makes
He’ll Be Bach: A Tribute to Mr. Bach Andrew Case ‘15
Mr. Bach has graced the halls of North Shore Country Day for forty-eight years, spanning over half of North Shore’s existence as a school. He has given hours of dedication and commitment to North Shore, no task has ever been to large or too small, while making lasting friendships with every student at School. Mr. Bach has done it all, with persistent motivation; he is a true Raider. Throughout his years at North Shore, Mr. Bach has held many different positions and participated in a multitude of activities. He has been part of the North Shore Summer Camp for more than 40 years and has served as Director of Transportation. He has taught P.E. to JK through 12th grade, coached football, basketball,
baseball, golf, soccer, and volleyball. In some sports Mr. Bach coached side-by-side with another North Shore great, Mac McCarty. Mac McCarty and Mr. Bach each worked North Shore for about fifty years, giving countless hours of support to the School. For his service to North Shore, Mac McCarty was honored by having one of the gyms, the Mac Gym, named after him. It is the opinion of this writer that it is only fitting that Mr. Bach be honored with the same level of award, and the School should consider renaming the west gym the “Bach Gym”, due to all he has given North Shore. However, the School has renamed the Iron Raider Program, “The Jay Bach Iron Raiders,” which is appropriate for someone who has coached so many sports for so many seasons. Clearly, Mr. Bach’s investment in North Shore, as coach, teacher, mentor, has been enormous. His impact
us worried that America is falling behind. I am not the slightest bit worried about your school. Quite the opposite. What I’m worried about is that because there is this sense that America is falling behind, we are taking those kids who do have those resources and we’re destroying them with pressure so that they may not be as successful as they could be because they’re going to get in their own way with self doubt and self recrimination. So, because this presentation is going to be geared towards both students and parents, what’s the most frequent mistake you see parents make?
Jump to page 2 has been felt in all areas of the School. From students who have known him since kindergarten to students who came to North Shore in high school, Mr. Bach is widely regarded as “inspirational” (Nicky David, Class of 2015), “inspiring” (Ian Talty, Class of 2015), “energetic” (Will Case, Class of 2014), and being a “legend… he is just the man” (Carl Anderson, Class of 2014). Kids have so many wonderful memories with Mr. Bach; it is hard to fit even a few in one article. Hundreds of pages would need to be used to fill up just a few years of his legacy. From heartfelt to funny, countless stories of Mr. Bach have circulated and touched students throughout the school. Gabe Biggs, class of 2015, remembers that “Mr. Bach has always been an inspirational figure to me. I met him when I visited in third grade and he was one of the main reasons that I actually came here in fourth grade, due to his persona and kindness.”
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Mr. Bach Tribute Andrew Case ‘15 Cont. from 1 Mr. Bach will be remembered for his unique sense of humor as well. When coaching middle school baseball, he would often comment on an athletes’ poorly hit pop-up, saying, “That was a home run… in a phone booth.” Also, if a kid was lazily running to first base, he would comment saying “You could be on second base eating a sandwich by now.” Jonathan Segal, class of 2015, along with many other kids, recounts the time “Mr. Bach, with one hand, shoots a baseball over Green Bay Road, over the train tracks, and out of sight, thus creating the legend.” The legend that is Mr. Bach has had an immense impact on many students, and has created so much happiness in their lives. So many like and respect Mr. Bach. So many are grateful. The 2003 Mirror was dedicated to him. Chris Avery ‘87 was quoted in that yearbook, saying, “Jay is a difference-maker who makes the places and people he touches better.” Those who have worked with Mr. Bach over the years respect Mr. Bach greatly. Athletic Director, Patrick McHugh says that Mr. Bach is “always there for other people, and a supporter of the whole school.” In addition, Coach Jim Deuble says that Mr. Bach has given “patience, time, and commitment. Forty years, you got to really believe in a place, and you can probably count on one hand the days he wasn’t here.” Deuble explains the heart and dedication that Mr. Bach put into North Shore. As Patrick Lanctot, class of 2015, says, “Mr. Bach has literally given everything to North Shore over the past years.” Mr. Bach will always be a member of our school community, and will forever be remembered in the history at North Shore.
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Ken Ginsburg Interview Justin Savin ‘15 Cont. from 1
Both generally and in communities like the North Shore Community? Believing that their child has to be good at absolutely everything in order to succeed in this world. For kids who are well resourced, the biggest problem is what I just stated. And when you make a human being believe that they have to be good at everything, they will always feel like a failure, because nobody is good at everything. America in general holds kids to low expectations and sees kids as problems. And kids live up to or down to the expectations we set for them. And when we set low expectation we create problems. What’s the overriding message you hope to give North Shore students who attend this presentation? I want them to know that they each have a gift to bring to the world. And they don’t have to know what that gift is now, but that in time, that gift will be uncovered; that absolutely no one is good at everything; and that getting into a specific college does not determine your life. What you need is to find the right match where your gift will end up flowing. And the overriding message for parents? Nothing matters as much as love. That’s it. Nothing matters as much as unconditional love.
11/01/13
What You Need to Know About The Government Shutdown Rachel York ‘15 If in the past few weeks, you’ve heard someone talking about American politics, you’ve probably heard them speaking of a “government shutdown”. If the idea of the government shut down confused you, and maybe even freaked you out a bit (anarchy?), do not fear, for you are not alone. As high schoolers with extremely busy lives, it can be hard to devote time in your day and brainpower to trying to understand important political events such as the shutdown. This article should answer any outstanding questions on the shutdown you may have, and will probably make you seem smarter when talking to adults. So, what is a government shutdown? It doesn’t mean you can break the speed limit and buy illicit substances without getting in trouble. It just means that the federal government did not have any official funding and thus, many important federal programs were defunded and shut down temporarily (such as NASA or salaries for many federal employees). Alright, well how the heck did that happen? Basically, since congress is supposed to set the budget for the federal government for the fiscal year (starting every October 1), they must pass the budget as though it were a bill becoming law. It must originate in the House, pass the Senate, and be signed by the President. Politics, however, got in the way this time around and instead of agreeing upon a bill to fund our government, the Republican run House would only pass a budget bill if it had provisions in it to defund the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and ignored threats of a veto from the White House. After the Democrat run Senate removed these provisions from the bill (to be sent back to the House for another vote), the House did not pass the newly amended budget. As the stroke of midnight on October 1 drew near, the House continued to pass bill after bill attempting to limit the implementation or funding of the Healthcare law, and the Senate continued to reject these bills. On October 1, the new fiscal year began, and since nothing had been passed, there was no budget for the new year, and the federal government was shut down. Ok, what did all this mean for me? Not much in your day-to-day, unless your parent was a federal employee. However, for many federal employees such as Bruce Wood, Aviation Inspector at the FAA, paychecks were only received through September 30, and the next time pay would come added “stress of uncertainty when and if [they] would return to work”. What’s happening right now? On October 17, Congressmen and Senators reached a compromise that would re-open the government temporarily and would not affect the Affordable Care Act. However, this is only a “continuing resolution” (which continues previous funding for a limited amount of time) meaning that there has been no real new legislation passed, and that congress must pass an actual budget for the entire year by January 15 to avoid another shut-down. Why is this so important? Aside from the fact that important government employees were working without pay (including military employees and mail carriers, to name a few), if Congress could not have reached an agreement on the budget and no money was in the federal government, the United States would have defaulted on its outstanding loans, which would have (in a nutshell) been extremely detrimental to both our domestic economy and the global economy. Is there anything I can do? Ultimately, no, unless you are of voting age. Voting is a power which everyone (of age) possesses, and should use to it’s full extent to vote for the congressmen who they believe can prevent anything like this from happening again. Between now and January, when Congress will be voting on this issue again, anyone can write to their representatives to tell them their thoughts on the issue.
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Live and Serve
Lily Neulib-Madden ‘16
As members of the North Shore community, we are constantly reminded of our school’s motto, “Live and Serve.” “Live and Serve” has been our school’s motto for at least 90 years. You can be reminded by taking part in active service like checking out or helping with Community Service club or participating in a service interim project; or simply by looking at the school’s seal. The principle of “Live and Serve” has always been a part of North Shore. North Shore was founded in 1919 by Perry Dunlap Smith, who was concerned with educating “the whole child”, long before the idea was commonplace. Smith wanted to raise students in an environment where they took part in sports, the arts, and service. Smith’s original ideas are still major aspects of Upper School’s requirements. Being wholly educated as a socially aware and active student is still something that is very present at North Shore today. Since 1927, the motto “Live and Serve” has been on many editions of the school seal. In 1922, North Shore had “Dig Day”, which was an annual service project that students took part in. Every student participated; some fixed the grounds or other things inside. By the 1940’s, “Dig Day” was renamed “Work Day”, a tradition which endured until the late 1990’s. One of the school’s most important service projects that began in the 1920’s was the Santa Claus Toy Shop. The purpose of the Toy Shop was for students to bring old toys from home and fix them in the shop. The shop had seven departments for all kinds of toys. On the friday before Christmas, all of the toys were brought to the gym. The toys were then given to poor children by ‘Santa’. The Toy Shop remained throughout some hard times in American history. It helped keep students connected to the larger global community and still be taking action to do service. Like the rest of the nation, the Toy Shop was altered by the Great Depression. Two departments were added to the Toy Shop’s program; the old clothes and the canned goods departments. The additions abled students to take action against an immense problem. In 1942, something else impacted the message of “Live and Serve”: World War Two. The Mirror, our yearbook, had a page dedicated to National Defense. This page both honored the army and demonstrated the efforts of North Shore students. Sophomore girls volunteered with the Red Cross. The lower and middle schools sewed and collected old medicine bottles and broken records for the USO. People within our community took action by assisting from home. Others took to fundraising: The acapella choir remained active throughout WWII, sending money that the choir raised to the Master Records Company, which sent records to servicemen. Other members of the North Shore community took their service far from home; some of the servicemen in WWII were North Shore alumni. Five North Shore alumni who died serving their country are commemorated in the anterior of the Diller Street Theater. To the left-hand side of the glass doors are the names of the five North Shore alumni who died in conflict in WWII; coupled with the quote “To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high.”
11/01/13
A Brief History of The Day School Nick David ‘15
North Shore Country Day was founded by Doctor Perry Dunlap Smith in 1919 as a college-preparatory school. Dr. Smith would serve as the headmaster of North Shore Country Day for 35 years. During this time serving as headmaster he left a lasting legacy. According to a reflection from headmaster Nathaniel S. French, Perry Smith enjoyed Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, which are still performed to this day at North Shore Country Day School. In an interview with a local newspaper, Lynn Williams ‘25 said of Headmaster Smith,“Whatever needed doing to make this the kind of school he wanted it to be, he did. We would meet him later in the day as the teacher of our class in ancient history. In the late afternoon, he was on the football field in uniform. He was needed there because there wasn’t enough of us to make a second team. For him, there was no standard model of a child or a man. Each was to make and to be his own model. He sought to impose nothing on us, not even freedom. But we knew that was what he wanted for us.” From 1919-1920, North Shore’s inaugural year, North Shore Country Day football played in 5 games, finishing with a record of 1-4 with their one win coming over Francis Parker football 72-0. Baseball finished 3-7 with wins over Latin, Parker. In North Shore’s first field day, the purple team defeated the white team 140-125. Also, in the same year, North Shore a student run newspaper called “The Purple and the White,” and a dramatics club was founded. According to the 1920 yearbook, when the school first opened students and facility got to vote in choosing the colors of the school. Two school songs were selected also. The first was and remains today one of our songs, “Wake the Echoes” which is to the tune of “The Orange and the Black”. The second was a since retired song to the tune of “My Spanish Guitar” Additionally what appears to have been advertising material said that North Shore Country Day used to offer boarding to a select group of twelve boys between ages twelve and eighteen. They were housed in Leicester Hall. Every boy from freshman to senior year was required to play football and many participated in extracurricular work such as operas, class plays, orchestra, chorus, student councils, student publications and “Community War Jobs” North Shore Country Day has a long and interesting history. Digital Scans of North Shore’s yearbooks throughout the years can be found online at https://archive.org/details/northshorecountrydayschool.
GEM: Global Empowerment Movement Emily George ‘17
GEM stands for Global Empowerment Movement. The club picks one topic to discuss and work for all year. This year, the topic will be Endangered Animals. GEM chose this because the theme can last for the whole year, and it offers many opportunities to serve in different ways. GEM plans to start their discussions with the issues endangered rhinos face; they plan to work with the World Wildlife Fund, and engage in fundraising activities such as selling candy grams, a North Shore favorite. GEM also plans to raise awareness by speaking at community gathering and Morning EX. GEM meetings occur weekly on Wednesday around 1 in the courtyard or in Ms. Macholl’s room, depending on the weather. GEM members discuss issues the animals are having and how they can help. Students can get involved by coming to the meetings, donating, or helping out with events. When asked what the purpose of GEM club was, leader Stephanie Chandler ‘15 replied, “The purpose of GEM is to find something as a group where we think we can make a difference. We focus on informing our community and additionally trying to make a difference with our topic itself how ever we can and want to.” Another leader, Jack Colley ‘14, said GEM’s main objectives were to, “spread awareness,
raise funds, and empower those in need.” The GEM club has had a great start to what will be another positive and productive GEM year!
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11/01/13
4 Fallacious Costumes For Your Reading Pleasure Cooper Oschenhirt ‘16
The time has come: Halloween. I would say that I’m looking forward to it, but the joy has kind of left. Back in the days of yesteryear, way back in the annals of history, in 2008, I would have been overjoyed. Free candy, and all I have to do is ring a doorbell! (someone really should look into this – doesn’t seem like it’s “holiday material”). Then, after getting free candy, a couple of my friends and I would just pig out until we couldn’t think anymore. At that point, my blood was mostly liquid candy. Now that I’m a “mature” sophomore, and a self-appointed salty old veteran, I see Halloween as more of a display of poor choices in the arena of costume selection. I’ve gone and selected five costumes that I think may have been poor choices by their manufacturers. Trust me when I say not to wear these: you’ll be glad you did. #4 – Turkey
This is a bit of misguided creativity here. Clearly, the guy who designed this has no knowledge of our calendar year. Thanksgiving is a November holiday, NOT (really emphasizing it) an October holiday. Now, if this guy were to don such a costume on October 31, if Thanksgiving took place around November 7, and if this were a remotely stylish costume (the beak on the head kills it – too fake) I could understand such a blunder. However, they are very nearly a whole calendar month apart (28 days to be exact). To this guy I say: dude…Gobble gobble, be gone. #3 – Golden Buddha
Besides being obviously stereotypical, what’s not sitting right with me here is the bad craftsmanship here. Furthermore, why does he just look like a gold plated Star Wars character? There are so many questions to ask of this costume. However, something that’s pretty glaring about this thing is how he looks like he has donkeysized ears. Last time I checked, donkeys didn’t get morphed with Buddhas.
#2 – Rat
There is just a reason why our human race despises rats. In the simplest terms possible, they are vermin. They are the reason that we need to have any pest control whatsoever. They are the reason that we need health inspectors. In addition to all this, they play host to a variety of diseases too long and too forcing-me-to-cringe-as-I-write for me to list here. However, what makes all this worse, is the craftsmanship on the costume itself. Clearly this guy didn’t use a ruler, as the whiskers are going every which way but the right one. In addition, I have no idea what’s going on with the rat’s nose, as it is really drooping. And, to add on to this list, there’s a little bit too much white belly to keep this realistic. Overall, I feel like this is something I would see at ChuckE-Cheese, not on the night of Halloween. #1 – Munchkin Man from “The Wizard of Oz”
Well, this costume is a clear favorite to win the contest of terrible costumes that I just created right now. For starters, this costume just looks too pompous. It’s as if the person wearing it thinks he’s better than everyone else who has ever existed on this planet Earth, or ever will exist until the end of time. However, he’s not going to be with that color scheme. Secondly, it’s a little bit too bright colored for my liking. I draw the line at blue pants, and they have already crossed it. Besides, only the Miami Dolphins should be permitted to have anything to do with these colors. Thirdly, the shoulders don’t look right. They remind me of pompous princes, which is a whole entity of gripes and complaints unto itself. I’d like to thank you for reading my long-winded rants regarding these costumes. On a Halloween note, please make good choices, specifically costume choices.
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Interpretations of Anime Gus Pasin ‘16 I often find that people brush anime off as a lesser art form or a cartoon. However, I find it slightly rude and almost cultural disrespectful to make negative comments about anime, after all it is a prominent form of art work and entertainment in many Eastern cultures. Personally, I have found anime to have much deeper storylines and plots than many American TV shows. Even some of the silliest anime shows have emotional moments that bring a tear to your eye, and the deeper ones leave you crying like any other sad movie. A lot of people fail to see the beauty in anime; they often interpret the entire genre on some earlier, poorly animated and relatively cheap animes, such as Dragon Ball Z or Pokemon. A good example of the other side of the spectrum is 5cm per Second, an anime with a driving plot and beautiful visuals to the point of being regarded as art. Sometimes animes just have the ability to blow you away; I also admit that American translations and edits have debauched many of the original characters’ personalities and speech patterns which are incredibly difficult to convert to English. This leads Americans to have difficulty with understanding the more witty jokes based around Japanese pop culture and beliefs. An example of this would be when a character sneezes after someone talks about them. This is a common Japanese myth, similar to things like drinking a glass of water upside down to get rid of the hiccups in America. However, the humor of a relatively funny Japanese joke just doesn’t translate into English. Many of the perfectly casted voices of the Japanese characters are lost in the translation, replaced by somewhat bratty sounding kids and American accents in Japanese bodies, which sometimes seems weird. There is also the fact that Japanese humor is more heavily based on wit and appearance, compared to the more American, action-based style of humor. This is apparent when watching a show like Avatar: The Last Airbender, which was produced by two Americans. Many writing cues were taken from anime, specifically FLCL (Foori Coori). The two creators of Avatar, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, forced their entire crew to watch FLCL before making Avatar. Because of errors like this, many ill conceived views on anime have developed in the general public. This is probably in part due to the fact that Japanese-American anime translation studios have popped up only in the past 6-8 years compared to the 60-70 year head start Japan has had (it’s a major industry in Japan with whole channels devoted completely to anime). Another thing that irks me about Americans’ view on anime is the fact that it’s often called a cartoon. Unfortunately, this is mainly due to Walt Disney and Cartoon Network’s effect on the American public, conforming the ideas of cartoons to become a popular term. The word “cartoon” is then cast upon anime like unwanted Surströmming. You may think I am joking when I say “It’s anime, not cartoons,” but in all seriousness cartoons can’t even hold a candle to anime. They will never be as in-depth or tear jerking as anime can be. If you read this all the way to the end, I commend you. If you have any questions about anime or Anime Club email me. But next time you bring me a joke about anime, try watching an anime first. Who knows, you might really enjoy it!
11/01/13
The Case for Paying College Athletes Alex Nickel ‘16
Whether or not to pay college athletes has been a topic of discussion for decades, but the debate has recently heated up in light of the allegations towards the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel. Over the summer, the Texas A&M University quarterback was the focus of an NCAA investigation following rumors that he received five figures for signing several thousand autographs for a memorabilia dealer. Luckily for college football fans, the NCAA wasn’t able to find substantial evidence against Manziel. If they had, he would have lost his eligibility for the entire season. Although no evidence was found, the real question is, why shouldn’t Manziel have been able to make money off his signatures? The NCAA lives by the fact that the their athletes must remain amateurs, while they continue to run a multi-billion dollar corporation. Aside from stadium revenue, ticket sales, endorsement deals and TV rights, all of which wouldn’t be possible without the student-athletes, the NCAA has also been profiting on products directly linked to specific players, such as jersey sales and their likenesses in video games. Their website directly connects jersey numbers with players, all while denying the link between the two. To truly understand how egregious this situation is, lets take a closer look at Texas A&M and their star quarterback. Last year as a freshman, Manziel led them to an 11-2 record, including a win in the Cotton Bowl and was voted the winner of the Heisman Trophy. In turn, this success led them to become one of the thirteen football programs that made over $100 million, including over $37 million from media exposure alone. Not to mention the fact that the Heisman Trophy leads to an average of 27.5% growth in sales and royalties per year over the next five years for the school, something Manziel will never profit from even though he was the sole winner of the award. Finally, their coach Kevin Sumlin received a contract extension of $3.1 million per year through the 2017 season because of the Aggies’ success on the field. For all the fuss about it, the $10,000 Johnny Football took is starting to seem rather insignificant. It is time for the purists of the game to move on and adapt to the reality of the situation. As it stands, the NCAA is under contract to make $11 billion on just TV deals within the next decade, and we’re supposed to believe that the athletes should just be left in the dark? Did Manziel take the money in turn for the autographs? In all likelihood, Yes. And I’m glad he got away with it, because in the grand scheme of things, the $10,000 is an accounting error to the NCAA. Who is truthfully going to be affected if the players receive small stipends for their play on the field? No one. Is anyone truly going to stop watching their favorite team because the offensive lineman have a few hundred extra dollars in their pocket? Of course not. Change is inevitable for college sports. It’s becoming not a matter of if, but when college athletes will be rightfully be paid.
Mistakes Maddie Ugarte ‘15
As students, we feel an obscene amount of pressure to fulfill the goals set for us in the academic world and are especially daunted by the idea of making mistakes. However, as we learned at community gathering, not too long ago, it is okay (and even slightly encouraged) to make mistakes so long as we are equipped to learn from these mistakes. The videos presented at community gathering discussed society’s hold on our inability to make mistakes, whether that comes from parental influence, self influence, or peer influence; many students struggle to embrace the concept that a big mistake can be productive and educational rather than shattering their futures. Nonetheless, it has been scientifically proven that most successes result from a primary failure; thus, upholding the idea that mistakes are an inevitable part of growth and life on a much larger scale.
Photo by Connor Watrous ‘16
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Sports
11/01/13
Golf Brings Home Trophy; Volleyball Has Best What Else is New? Season Yet Rachel York ‘15
Although most thought this year would be a “rebuilding” year for golf, these two-time state champions did not disappoint. Their season concluded with a second-place state trophy, falling short only 8 strokes behind El Paso Greely, who came in second to them last year. This year also saw great improvement for many players, including Jack Valenti ‘14, who played a personal best round of golf, earning a second place award in sectionals, and for Andrew Blechmann ‘15, earning first place at sectionals. Blechmann and Valenti scored 74 and 77, respectively.The season was described as “incredible” by Will Skinner ‘14, noting that “it was an honor to play with this team.”
Cross Country Makes Sectional Run Rachel York ‘15
Cross Country, a sometimes overlooked team at North Shore, has experienced great success this year. Quinn Gray ‘14, described this season as being “much better” than past years, attributing this success to the addition of Mr. Mchugh as a coach. According to Gray, with the addition of Coach McHugh, “workouts became much more rigorous and the team became a lot better.” The improvement is certainly evident as Brendan Doyle finished 11th in the conference (the top 10 finishers get all-conference), and the team had 5 top thirty finishers in the conference meet over all. With a third place finish at Regionals, the boys will be advancing to Sectionals, along with Kathleen Nelson ‘16 advancing as an individual.
Soccer Team Looks Forward to Next Season Rachel York ‘15
Although the boys’ soccer season is over, they are already looking to next year to improve. Cam Chung ‘14 described their loss in regionals as “disappointing,” but that in general he had “a lot of fun with the dudes” this season. Describing the team as “young”, Chung believes that there is “a lot of potential” for next year if returning players work hard over the summer. With a final record of 113-3, the only place to go is up for the boys soccer team.
Tennis Team Developes Camradrie
Rachel York ‘15
As the regular season draws to a close, volleyball senior Stephanie Curley ‘14 noted that the girls have “won a lot more this season than in past years.” Excitement is high on the team as the girls progress to regionals, hosted here at North Shore, which senior Becca Slotkin ‘14 believes they “have a good chance at winning, if [they] can play up to [their] potential.” The hard work and dedication of this lively and fun team is evident with their finish in first place at the conference tournament. With many returning players, the volleyball team hopes to continue their great success as they look forward to the next fall season.
Field Hockey Breaks Net at Francis Parker Rachel York ‘15
This year’s field hockey season was “amazing” as described by captain Heather Mabie ‘14. She attributed this to the team “bonding more this year than in the past, JV and Varsity, and lots of enthusiasm” on both teams. The Field Hockey team, despite losing to their biggest rival Francis Parker two times in the regular season (both games with scores of 3-2, lost in overtime), pulled out a big win Friday October 25 at Francis Parker in the first game of the state tournament. It was a thrilling 2-1 win in double overtime, with goals scored by Reese Formolo ‘16 (with an assist from Rory Kelly ‘14) and Camille Scheyer ‘16.
Football Holds Heads High, Looks to Future Rachel York ‘15
After graduating many great players in the past two years, the North Shore football team relied on many of underclassmen. Manny Gonzalez ‘14 said that, “Since everyone is pretty young, they now have more experience playing with older guys, and they will learn to understand the game, speed and contact they need to do well next year.” Despite describing this season as, “not what [they] expected,” Gonzalez made sure to note his belief that as the team gets older and gains experience, they are sure to improve in the future.
Basketball and Track Prep For Winter Season
Rachel York ‘15
Tonya Piergies ‘15
The girls’ tennis team had a great season this year, and despite the fact that it is now over, senior Madison Morgensai ‘14 expressed that “the girls did well this year,” finishing third overall in the conference, and with 3 of 4 teams making it to the state quarterfinals. The girls’ tennis team also saw a larger group of girls this year, with many underclassmen deciding to join the team. Although tennis is usually seen as an individual rather than team sport, Morgensai noted that this tennis team works hard not only on their tennis, but on “becoming a closer team, playing for everyone and not just yourself, and helping teammates.” This dedication to both the game and the team are shown in their great success, and the girls are very excited for what the future holds.
With the the fall sport season ending soon, winter sports are getting ready to start , and it’s sure to be a promising season for all sports. At North Shore, there are two sports available for students to play. The winter track team and both girls and boys basketball teams are looking to build off their successful 2013 seasons as they move into the 2014 season. Last year, both basketball teams won their regionals and made it to the sectional semi-finals. As a participant of the winter track team, I know that our winter season set a great precedent for our spring season. Participating in the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor State Meet was a formative experience for me. Basketball and track both start the first week of November, and both teams hope to see as many join as possible.
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The Arts
11/01/13
Fall Play Review Zak Nelson ‘15 North Shore’s fall play was organized in a similar ways as past plays, cleverly cast to include as many students as possible. However, this year the cast and crew faced more unique challenges that usual. The theater and the rooms normally used to construct set pieces are under construction, so the plays were performed in Director, Julia Macholl’s classroom. I felt skeptical of this choice at first, but I found it to work better than I thought, providing enough space to seat an audience and have a stage for the show. Simple props were used throughout the production, such as desks, posters and chairs. Other props were brought on such as a typewriter used by Lily Neulib-Madden ‘16 for her role as secretary of Banff enterprises. One of the most impressive set pieces I saw brought on was Peter MacCarthy’s apocalypse machine said to be powered by the Bible. It was covered with seemingly random objects connected by wires. The first play was “Hard Candy,” which was a series of job interviews to work at a company called Banff Enterprises. Every interviewer got a job at Banff Enterprises eventually, taking the place of the interviewer, signaling the next interviewee to come arrive. Jobs were won through many different techniques, such as threats, mind control, nepotism, bribery and much more, successfully executed by the overly and underly qualified. For her role, Valerie Jaharis ‘15 learns eight languages while playing a character overqualified for the job. If you missed this play you missed Quinyata Bellows ‘15 choking on Hard Candy and Ryan Fraleigh ‘14 giving away everything he owns. The second play, “Sure Thing,” was the closest this production came to having main roles, where Justin Savin ‘15 and Becca Slotkin ‘14, have meet in a cafe and have their conversation constantly reset by Peter MacCarthy ‘14 ringing bell. Justin uses at least ten different ways to ask the question, “is this seat taken?” During the conversation there are issues they disagree on at first, but when they replay their choices, they end up agreeing on everything. I thought at first that the third play, “It’s Not You, It’s Me,” was a continuation of “Sure Thing,” because the subject is also about dating; only this time the focus changed from trying to come to an agreement to facing rejection. The reasons for the couples’ break ups range from sport obsession, pathological lying, to thoughts about sex change. If you missed this play you missed Matt Griffin ‘14 grooving to Celine Dion, Matt Griffin and Rachel York ‘15 splashing water in each other’s faces, and Destin Teamer ‘17 shredding on guitar. The fourth and final play, “Action News Now with 10% more Action,” is centered around a News Broadcast from WOMG Action News with Anchors Valerie Jaharis as Babs Buttlebee and Brian Cook ‘16 as Ron Burgundy. Some of the cast will be performing their scenes in Wycliffe, England during interim week. The international audiences will surely not be disappointed.
Prosody Proudly Proliferates Poetry & Photos Madline Ugarte ‘15 A mosaic of North Shore students’ finest art and literature, Prosody has become a profound tradition at the school. With its newest edition to be released this year, it has displayed the prolific and prestigious work of North Shore’s students across all divisions. With no limit to the possibilities of submissions, Prosody is the perfect outlet for an individual to express his or her hopes, talents, and even comedies through masterpieces of art and literature. With submissions ranging from photography to personal memoirs, Prosody is an exciting demonstration of the talent and dedication that North Shore’s students posses when challenged to go above and beyond to share their work with the community on a larger scale. Submissions are accepted throughout the year, and can be emailed to prosody@ nscds.org.
Photos by Connor Watrous ‘17
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Ask Piper An Anonymous Student Answering Other Anonymous Students’ Questions Is it ok to sneak out at night to see someone you really like? Morally, I can’t really tell you what to do. If you like them enough to sneak out that’s a personal decision, but try to consider the pros and cons beforehand. Also consider if you really like them enough to risk getting in trouble with both your parents and/or the law, should you be caught breaking curfew. A high-school crush might not be worth it. Sneaking out at night is dangerous. If you want a strong relationship, I recommend not basing it off of secret escapades. What do you do if you are having problems with a teacher, but that teacher is also your advisor??? Try to talk to about it with your parents, after all they are the adults who probably care about your academics and school experience the most. They can probably talk to your advisor/teacher for you, and if you really feel like you can’t talk to your parents, try talking to another adult at school that you trust.
I really like this guy but he’s a senior and I’m a freshmen what should I do for him to notice me? Fall gracefully down the stairs of the V, tumble into the senior homeroom and into his arms. Do not date a senior boy. What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? African or European swallow? What is the meaning of life? 42 I’ve developed an obsession with Campbell’s soup, extra chunky ;) . Please help me break this obsession, I’m desperate!!! Try putting it in a blender.
Music Time Machine
College Football Update
Patrick Lanctot ‘15
Garret Rasmus ‘14
It’s time for a journey through the greatest hits this world has ever seen. This music has been hand picked by the most influential and prestigious song listeners of today (basically me) and many parents or adults will remember these songs. Many of these songs have been remembered as the greatest hits of all time, while others not so much. America has seen many decades of different styles of music, and every decade has seen different bands and singers become famous and remembered. From the rebellious 60’s to the psychedelic 70’s, the rockin 80’s and the fly 90’s, as well as the electronic 2000’s. So grab your TARDIS’s, delorean’s, and the rest of your time machines and prepare for a song lesson of the ages. To view and listen to this playlist online go to bit.ly/ DSJIssue2. 1. Ring of Fire-Johnny Cash (1963) 2. I Get Around- The Beach Boys (1964) 3. Mr. Tambourine Man- Bob Dylan (1965) 4. For What Its Worth- Buffalo Springfield (1967) 5. Here Comes The Sun- The Beatles (1969) 6. Bridge Over Troubled Water- Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (1970) 7. Baba O’Riley- The Who (1971) 8. Stairway To Heaven- Led Zeppelin (1971) 9. Hotel California- The Eagles (1977) 10. Three Little Birds- Bob Marley (1980) 11.Emotional Rescue- The Rolling Stones (1980) 12. Born In The U.S.A.- Bruce Springsteen (1984) 13. Small Town- John Mellencamp (1985) 14. Ice Ice Baby- Vanilla Ice (1990) 15. Yellow Ledbetter- Pearl Jam (1994) 16. Don’t Look Back In Anger- Oasis (1996) 17.Tubthumping- Chumbawamba (1997) 18. Kryptonite- Three Doors Down (2000) 19.Beautiful Day- U2 (2000) 20. Fix You- Coldplay (2005) 21. Hey There Delilah- Plain White T’s (2006) 22. Little Black Submarines- The Black Keys (2012) 23. Madness- Muse (2012) 24. Radioactive- Imagine Dragons (2013) 25. Temple- Kings of Leon (2013)
Coming off of last year’s impressive 10-3 record, coach Pat FItzgerald and his Northwestern Wildcats squad came into the year with very high expectations. The chance for Northwestern to prove that they were no longer the laughing stock of the Big Ten came on October 5, when Ohio State came to Evanston in what some where calling the biggest home game for Northwestern in over thirty years. The Wildcats came up just short, their fate more or less sealed by a highly questionable spot of the football late in the game after quarterback Kain Colter attempted to sneak across the first down line on a do-or-die fourth down play. The ‘Cats were abysmal the following week in a 35-6 loss at Wisconsin, only converting 2-17 third down opportunities. So what is left in the season that started with such high expectations? A potential rematch with Ohio State in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship is not out of the question. Though Northwestern is 0-2 in conference play, the main competition in the Legends division, Michigan, has provided the Wildcats with a chance. Led by junior quarterback Devin Gardner and senior running back Fitzgerald Toussiant, Michigan has allowed the ‘Cats to come back into the picture after a heartbreaking 4-overtime, 43-40 loss, marked by missed field goals and missed opportunities, at Penn State. Matches against Nebraska, Northwestern, and the all important rivalry game against Ohio State are the three premier games that remain on the Wolverine’s schedule. Though anything is possible, the Ohio State game is most likely a loss for Michigan, as the Buckeyes will likely be looking to match last year’s perfect 12-0 regular season record that game. This leaves the Nebraska and Northwestern games up in the air, with likely two conference losses already. Michigan and Northwestern’s chances for a spot in Indianapolis will likely ride on the November 16 matchup between the two teams. Even so, though anything is possible in college football, Ohio State would probably pull out a victory against whatever Legends division winner in the Big Ten championship, leaving with a 13-0 record, and possibly even challenging the mighty Crimson Tide of Alabama, leaving the question of the likelihood of a Buckeye victory in that case. Simply put, the odds would be slim to none. Alabama entered the season as the unanimous national title favorite, and it seems only LSU stands in their way. Georgia might have potentially given the Tide a run for their money in the SEC title game, but injuries seemed to have plagued the Aaron Murray-lead team. No foe seems to even have a shot at giving Alabama a challenge in the BCS National Championship game, because Jump to 9
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Featured Recipe: Skillet Chicken Fajitas
Xander Mitchell ‘15
When hanging with friends, coordinating national conferences or even planning a first date, one theme will always stay true: the experience should be accompanied by great food. That’s why when Cooking Club first meet up, we took some prime pollos and dressed them up in traditional Spanish garb (we’re talking paprika and oregano, not Quinceañara dresses). While it may seem counterintuitive to toss aside guac, sour cream and salsa, the rajas con crema speak for themselves. They talk with a smooth Spanish tone that will have even the most cultured foodies coming back for more. This brilliant fajitas recipe from Cook’s Illustrated was a hit at the first Cooking Club Cook night, and we hope it will be a hit at your next dinner fiesta. Skillet Chicken Fajitas Chicken: 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons lime juice 4 garlic cloves 1-1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon table salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1-1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts Rajas con Crema: 1 pound poblano chiles (3 to 5) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Serving and Garnishes: 10 flour tortillas (6-inch) 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro Lime wedges crumbled queso fresco or feta 1. Trim away any excess fat from the chicken breasts and pound them until they are 1/2″ thick. 2. In a medium bowl, add 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, lime juice, pressed garlic, paprika, sugar, salt, cumin, pepper, and Cayenne together. Whisk to combine, add the chicken to the bowl and toss to evenly coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow to marinate at room temperature for 1 hour. 3. Meanwhile, set an oven rack as close as possible to the broiler element. Slice poblanos chiles in half, remove the stem and seeds, and arrange with the skin-side up onto a baking sheet lined with foil. Some of the chiles may need to be flattened so that they are the same distance from the broiler. 4. Broil for 7 to 10 minutes until the skin becomes charred, rotating and adjusting the tray so that they char evenly. 5. Empty the chiles into a large bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and allow them to steam for 10 minutes. Rearrange the oven racks so that there is one in the middle and lower positions and set oven to 200-degrees. 6. Peel away most of the skin from the chiles, and slice into 1/4″ wide strips.
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Remove onions ends, slice in half, then slice onion from pole-to-pole into 1/4″ wide strips. 7. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to a 12″ non-stick skillet. Preheat over a high burner until the oil just begins to smoke. Add onions and cook for 4 minutes until they become charred. Cook the pressed garlic, thyme and dried oregano for just 15 seconds. Add the 1/2 cup of cream and reduce for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes until the onions are lightly coated with cream. Add sliced chile, lime juice, salt and pepper to the skillet, mix until evenly coated with cream. 8. Empty the veggies into the same bowl you used to steam the chiles. Cover with aluminum foil and set on middle rack in the oven. 9. Use paper towels to wipe out the skillet. Remove the chicken from the bowl and use more paper towels to wipe of some excess, but not all of the marinade 10. Set skillet over high burner and preheat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil until it begins to smoke. Cook chicken for 4 minutes without moving; until the bottom becomes charred. Flip chicken, cook for 2 minutes until the chicken registers 150-degrees. Bake for about 10 minutes until chicken internal temperature of the chicken reaches 160 degrees 11.Put cooked chicken on cutting board, tent loosely and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Don’t wash the skillet. 12.Cut chicken cross-wise into 1/4″-wide slices. Put the chicken back into the skillet and coat slices with the juices remaining in the pan. 13.When serving, put a few chicken slices in a warm flour tortilla. Put some vegetable mixture, cilantro on top. Squeeze a lime wedge.
College Football Update Garrett Rasmus ‘14
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giving a month for coach and master strategist Nick Saban to prepare for the game is too much for any opponent. Just ask the Tide’s opponents the past two years, the LSU Tigers, who were shutout 21-0 two years ago, and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, who suffered an embarrassing 42-14 loss last year. Speaking of the Irish, a year after completing a magical 12-0 regular season, all is wrong in South Bend. With quarterback Everett Golson being expelled for academic integrity issues last May, inconsistent quarterback Tommy Rees has stepped in the gigantic shoes to fill. Rees’ interceptions were pivotal in losses to Michigan and Oklahoma, but the chances of Notre Dame finishing 9-3 and playing in a New Years’ Day bowl? They are not impossible. Remaining on the Irish’s schedule are unranked Air Force, Navy, Pittsburgh, Brigham Young, then tenth ranked Stanford to conclude the season. As bad as the Irish may be in college football fans’ minds, the only other loss on the season may come in Palo Alto on November 30. America’s love-to-hate team might be on their way to good things the following year, when quarterback Everett Golson will be eligible once again to lead the Irish like he did all the way to the National Championship last year.
Nicky’s Logic Problem Nick David ‘15 Thank you to all that submitted answers for the logic problem from last issue! We had 3 correct answers and the randomly selected winner was Jack Valenti ’14. He correctly identified that the racers switched bikes. Three friends, named person 1, 2 & 3, are participating in a 250m dash for the prize of an Amazon.com gift card. The end of the race is very close, and two observers claim to have seen different results. The first person claims that Person 2 won the race and person 3 came in second, while the other person claims that person 1 won and person 2 came in Second. After video review, it is determined that both observers were right about one of their placings, but wrong about the other. What was the correct order? If you think you know the correct answer please email me (ndavid15@nscds. org) with the correct answer. Again, a winner will be randomly selected to win an Amazon.com gift card. Previous winners from this school year are not allowed to win. In addition any staff members of the DSJ for this issue are not eligible to win.
DSJ Editorial Board Justin Savin ‘15, Editor-in-Chief Nick David ‘15, Editor-in-Chief Rachel York ‘15, Execuitive Editor Cooper Ochsenhirt ‘16, Managing Editor Matt Griffin ‘14, Head Copy Editor James Robinson ‘15, Editor Photographers Connor Watrous ‘17, Chief Photographer Mr. Art Jessen Staff Writers Andrew Case ‘15 Nick David ‘15 Emily George ‘17 Matt Griffin ‘14 Zak Nelson ‘15 Alex Nickel ‘16 Lily Neulib-Madden ‘16 Cooper Ochsenhirt ‘16 Tonya Piergies ‘15 James Robinson ‘15 Justin Savin ‘15 Madeline Ugarte ‘15 Lille Van der Zanden ‘16 Rachel York ‘15 Contributing Writers Patrick Lanctot ‘15 Alexander Mitchell ‘15 Garrett Rasmus ‘14 Sponsors Ms. Irene Kearney Ms. Lou Kinder