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School of St. Mary teacher Kara Streppa, an alumna, gets together with her second-grade students Johnny Burden, Maisy Ford, Agnes Vedra and Ryan McMillan.
Wright stuff is apparent in historic Glencoe homes
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rank Lloyd Wright was not one for humility. Famously, a story in “Look” magazine written two years before his death in 1959 reported that Wright, in the courthouse, waggishly agreed on the witness stand that he was then the world’s greatest living architect. When his wife protested, chiding him for his ar-
rogance, Wright snapped back: “You forget, Olgivanna, I was under oath.” The self-described world’s greatest architect believed the homes he designed should complement their surroundings. Homes, he felt, were not static, but spaces capable of exerting a pull on the environment — Continues on page 14
Eddis Goodale, Karen Ettelson and Adam Steinback are part of the committee celebrating the 100th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ravine Bluffs homes in Glencoe. Photography by Joel Lerner
Seven graduates of Catholic school return to teach. BY ann marie scheidler
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t’s not uncommon for children to want to grow up to be teachers. But it is a rarity when students become teachers in the classrooms where they once were taught.
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Lake Forest’s School of St. Mary boasts seven graduates who serve on their faculty in both their primary and upper grade school buildings: Katie Darraugh, Nick DiVincenzo, Allison Gurza, Mary Kate Olson, Kara Streppa, Colleen Wanner, and Therese Wetherald. “It’s a privilege for us to have former students return to the School of St. Mary as teachers,” says Dr. Venette Biancalana, the school’s principal. “It speaks volumes about their level of dedication and loyalty. They provide positive learning opportunities because that’s what they experienced when they were here.” Continues on page 16
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[ NEWS ] 14 w right stuff
Glencoe is celebrating the 100th anniversary of a cluster of Frank Lloyd Wright homes in town.
16 s taying in school
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two sentences of sincere praise, signed my name, pushed send and moved on to whatever else I was occupied with.
was sort of funny, given his name was David and Journalism 101 teaches to spell names correctly — especially one’s own. I felt fortunate to receive such a nicely crafted response. And that was that. Until I clicked on the New York Times site one day this month and literally said “Oh my God” — because David Carr, the author of the e-mail, had dropped dead in The New York Times’ newsroom. He was 58. Few of us can control the day we will die. But we can control how we live. And whenever you have a chance to compliment someone on a job well done, whether you are his or her best friend or simply an unknown voice in the wilderness, make sure to do it. The opportunity to praise is a gift that may vanish at any moment. Enjoy the weekend.
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innetka’s John Gray plays the role of Officer Krupke in Drury Lane Theatre’s production of “West Side Story,” which has become the fastest-selling production in the theatre’s 30-year history. “It is a thrill to be involved with an unbelievable show,” Gray said. “I am so proud to be a part of [this production], and Drury Lane Theatre runs an amazingly tight ship.” Gray lives in Winnetka with his wife and two teenage children, both students at New Trier High School. The family moved to Winnetka four years ago from Chicago when their older son was preparing to go to high school. “It is gorgeous, and I am so glad that we made the move up here. I couldn’t be happier,” Gray said. Gray discovered his passion for acting at a young age. In fifth grade he had a small part in a musical about Thomas Edison and was “bitten by the [acting] bug by that show.” Growing up in a small town in Michigan, he became active in community theatre throughout high school and performed in a number of musical productions.
But it was through radio that Gray discovered his talent for entertainment. Gray produced his own morning radio show with a friend at his high school radio station. He went on to double major in theatre and broadcasting at Central Michigan University, combining his interests in both performing and radio. While Gray initially pursued radio broadcasting when he graduated from college, hosting a rock radio show in Traverse City, Mich. and later a jazz show at WBEZ in Chicago, acting ultimately became his focus. When he moved to Chicago he became involved with a theatre group called Corn Production, comprised of some of his college friends. The group performed a cabaret show that developed a cult audience, which Gray described as similar to “Rocky Horror Picture Show” – people loved the characters and the concept of the show. Since then Gray has gone on to perform in numerous productions at theatres throughout the Chicago area including Trap Door Theatre, Writers Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre and Glencoe’s Writer’s Theatre. ~ Emily Spectre
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Lake Bluff teen tapped for national polo team
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and vice versa. “No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it,” wrote Wright in his autobiography. “Hill and house should live together, each the happier for the other.” The Glencoe Historical Society is celebrating this way of thinking by honoring the centennial anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright in Glencoe, switching only one thing — the topography. It is trading hills in favor of the village’s ravines, while honoring the architect’s prairie-style homes. “[Frank Lloyd Wright] was terrific with these large, beautiful homes, but he also had this desire to create affordable housing,” says president of the Glencoe Historical Society Board of Directors Karen Ettelson. Capitalizing on the opportunity, Wright, along with friend and business partner Sherman Booth, developed seven properties that make up the Ravine Bluffs subdivision in Glencoe. Wright had just returned from a scandalous romp in Europe with a client’s wife — leaving behind his wife and children in Oak Park — when Booth commissioned the acclaimed architect to build a
mansion-size residence on 15 acres of triangular land in Glencoe. It was never built,
“basically because it was too expensive,” notes Ettelson. However, the drawings remain, which hint at the excess that may well have been the project’s downfall. (The proj-
goals as a professional polo player,” Zenni says. “It’s really a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity, and I feel extremely fortunate to have been selected.” Team USPA was created in 2010 to allow young players from around the United States to enhance their skills and grow the next generation of American polo. Team USPA provides mentoring, training, networking, and playing opportunities to young players so they can lead the way for the future of polo in America. The Team USPA program is funded in part through sales of the USPA’s officially licensed consumer brand, U.S. Polo Assn. “Team USPA represents the future of professional American polo and is therefore one of the most important player development programs of the United States Polo Association,” said Peter Rizzo, chief executive officer of the USPA.
ect called for stables, a tennis court, landscape design by noted landscape architect Jens Jenson, and an elaborate bridge that would lead to the property.) Seizing on the chance to subdivide, Booth and Wright decided to cut the land into smaller lots and sell them off. Seven of the 25 proposed lots were eventually constructed, including the bridge, the only Wright-designed bridge ever built. Those seven homes, along with two pre-existing buildings, give Glencoe the third largest concentration of Wright’s designs in the world. Built in the prairie style that Wright made famous, the smaller properties in Ravine Bluffs allowed him to flex his creative muscles. “A Fireproof House for $5,000” appeared in the “Ladies’ Home Journal” in April 1907 written by Wright. It called for an inexpensive home made of concrete, effectively making it fireproof. The Edmund F. Brigham house, built in Glencoe in 1915, is a variation of this design, featuring roof overhangs that extended significantly over the concrete walls of the house. In September, a house walk will allow guests to tour properties like the Brigham house, which haven’t been open to the public in over 20 years. “Even with the smaller homes, which is what most of these are — there’s a draw to them, not only for architects but also for Wright aficionados,” says Eddis Goodale, an architect and co-chair of the GHS Ravine Bluffs Centennial
Committee. “Particularly since there’s been very little experience of these homes, they’re private — they have not been open to the public.” “I think the other interesting thing about [them] was that today we talk about environmentally friendly and green architecture, and [Wright] was doing that and talking about it more than 100 years ago,” adds GHS Treasurer and Committee Co-Chair Adam Steinback. The GHS has various programs planned throughout the year with the goal of celebrating the architect’s influence on Glencoe. A public art project, Wright Around Town, modeled after Chicago’s Cows on Parade, will allow artists to design replicas of the Wrightdesigned street markers that delineate the boundaries of Ravine Bluffs. GHS will also unveil the results of new historical research at an exhibit opening at 375 Park Avenue museum this spring — culminating in a new book in the fall — that features three of Booth’s grandchildren who are providing “quite a few never-before-seen aspects” of the town’s history, says Ettelson. And programs like Wright in Context, starting at 5 p.m. this Sunday at the Glencoe Public Library, 320 Park Avenue, will provide more information for those interested in hearing about Wright’s life and career from architect and Glencoe resident Peter Van Vechten, who has lived in the Lute F. Kissam House in Ravine Bluffs for many years. “A lot of people look at [Wright] and his buildings solely from an architectural perspective: the various features, the details,” says Ettelson. “But one of the things I think that’s impressed all of us, and has impressed us even more as we’ve gotten into it, is the story here of the people behind these buildings.”
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During a recent City Council meeting, Welz Kauffman, executive director of Ravinia Festival, presented a check exceeding $1 million to the City of Highland Park for services the city provided during last summer’s season. Each year the city receives a percentage of the revenue from the concert season to cover traffic control and other special services. The city, in turn, gives 30 percent of the payment to YEA! Highland Park (up to $250,000), which awards grants in support of more than 20 local youth, education, arts and social service programs. This year’s YEA! Highland Park benefit dinner and concert at Ravinia is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30.
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Woodlands Academy recognized academic excellence as well as, in the tradition of all Sacred Heart schools, student accomplishments during a recent honors assembly. A special Honor Award was presented to the student in each class who maintained the highest scholastic average for the semester: Senior Tara Gill of Libertyville • J unior Molly Carmody of Lake Bluff •S ophomore Arabella McMenamin Walshe of Highland Park •F reshman Emily Molins of Wilmette The student in each class whose grade point average showed the most improvement from last semester received a special Achievement Award: •S enior Sophia Healey of Evanston • J unior Mia Hagnell of Lake Bluff ophomore Zhaojin Jiang of •S China The second-quarter recipients of the Sacred Heart awards are: reshmen Genevieve Kerns •F of Wilmette and Destiny Salazar of Beach Park •S ophomores Katie Bennett of Lake Forest and Jessica Jasso of Waukegan • Juniors Ellie Randolph of Lake Forest and Erika Continues on page 17
SCHOOL OF ST. MARY Continued from page 1
Assistant principal Kristen Fink agrees. “Not only do they have deep understanding of the academic expectations we hold for our students, but they also know, first hand, the importance of growing up in a faith-based environment. The School of St. Mary is like a family; it’s so nice to have a number of our alumni come back home.” “Each and every day, these teachers model Catholic values and high standards of achievement, leadership, and service to others,” adds assistant principal Kathy Thompson. “They bring a historical perspective of the evolution of our school.” Therese Wetherald is in her 34th year of teaching at St. Mary’s (with a 10-year sabbatical from 1979-1989). She started in the fall of 1972.
“I taught fourth grade then and felt young, nervous, but comfortable because it was a little bit like coming home after being in college. Some of the same teachers who taught me were still on the faculty when I first began teaching — that’s a little like Nick [DiVincenzo] and Katie [Darraugh] who I actually taught.” Nick echoes Therese’s sentiments. “It was a little weird at first, realizing I was now teaching math in the same room where I learned it. But it’s also an incredible privilege to be working with so many of the teachers that I had while I was a St. Mary’s student.” Kara Streppa draws on her experience as a St. Mary’s student when guiding her class of 18 second graders. “I remember feeling incredibly valued as a stu-
Mary Kate Olson, Colleen Wanner, Kara Streppa, and Therese Wetherald are among seven alumni who have come back to join the School of St. Mary faculty. Photography by Jim prisching
dent,” remembers Kara. “From being the best benchwarmer on the basketball team to my role as a student in the classroom, I felt as though I was an important part of each and every experience at school. I remind myself of this now in hopes that my students feel the same way.” This sense of being made to feel important is something many of these former students have carried into their adulthood. “St. Mary’s has been a part of me my whole life,” says Mary Kate Olson in her second year of teaching kindergarten. “To now be giving back to the community that has made me the person I am is an incredible honor.” While the feeling of familiarity is great at St. Mary’s, some things have certainly changed since these teachers
once were students—most notably the school being split into two campuses in the 1990s. Colleen Wanner appreciates how St. Mary’s has grown in their use of technology since she wandered its hallowed halls. “When I was in first grade, my teacher taught at the chalk board and used an old projector. The tools I use today in my first grade class open a whole new world of learning for my students on a daily basis.” “My hands are still so thankful that I don’t have to pick up pieces of chalk every day,” says fifth grade teacher Allison Gurza with a sigh of relief. “Having interactive whiteboards in all of the classrooms and sets of laptops for the grade levels does so much to enhance the learning opportunities we are able to offer our students.”
A number of teachers have also gained a better sense of who they were as students now that they’re sitting on the other side of the desk. “My teachers used to tell my parents that I was very social,” fifth grade teacher Katie Darraugh recalls. “I know now that meant that I never stopped talking. I didn’t think that was a big deal back then, but now being a teacher I finally understand. Sorry, former teachers!” At the end of the school day, it’s the teachers themselves who are grateful for the opportunity they’ve been given to be in a classroom. “I had always hoped that being a teacher who cared deeply about her students would inspire some to come back to St. Mary’s,” says Therese. Her wish has clearly come true.
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The Kenilworth Club, Redefined Fitness and The Mission Continues will partner to lead the 1st annual Fitness Challenge on Sunday, Feb. 22. Redefined Fitness will host the fitness challenge from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kenilworth Club, 410 Kenilworth Ave. Proceeds from the event will go directly to The Mission Continues. The cost of participation will be $40. To learn more about The Mission Continues, check out https://www.missioncontinues.org
Lake Forest
The Lake Forest Boy Scout Troop 48 will host an all-youcan-eat, $5-a-plate pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 8 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Lake Forest American Legion Post 264 Headquarters on McKinley Road just north of Westminster. The boys are raising money for their camping activities and will donate proceeds to pay for a No-Dough dinner on
the Great Lakes Naval Base. On April 7, 12 boys and three of its adult leaders will man the serving line and dish up a hot meal to sailors.
Lake Forest
“Cabaret: Songs of the Rat Pack” will take place at Calvin Durand Hall at Lake Forest College on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. The Lake Forest College choirs will be joined by the Jazz Ensemble for an entertaining afternoon of classics by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford.
Winnetka
The grand opening of CONLON/Christie’s North Shore Office will take place on Thursday, Feb. 26 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. at 565 N. Lincoln. A toast from Rick Moeser of Christie’s International, Palm Beach and Sean J. Conlon, owner, CONLON/Christie’s Real Estate, will kick off the proceedings, with drinks and an hors d’oeuvre reception to follow. Please RSVP to Hillary@ conlonrealestate.com to have your name added to the guest list.
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What sounds better than hot chocolate cake?
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Highland Park grads get together on both sides of camera
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s a documentarian, Highland Park resident Brett Schwartz is most interested in telling the stories of innovators and entrepreneurs. His latest short film, “Rare Tea Cellar,” is a prime example, delving into the tale of Chicagoan Rodrick Markus and the homegrown international emporium he created that services a group of culinary elite. “I want to know where [these types of people] come from and what keeps them going, to push themselves and always show up even when the work is done,” he said of his profile subjects. “Probably because it’s not in my DNA.” Yet, actually, it is. By day, Schwartz is a teacher of history, TV production and journalism at Deerfield High School. By night (and weekends and summer breaks), he runs StoryScreen, his almost year-old production company where he hones his side projects. It continues an award-winning career he began in 1995 producing programs for such networks like MSNBC, PBS, and Court TV before Schwartz started directing, writing, filming
and editing independent works including 2010’s feature length Mashed Media about the current state of Chicago journalism that has aired on WTTW-11. Three years ago, Chicago was again taking his attention — this time its celebrated culinary world — as Schwartz began working on a feature documentary about chef, inventor and molecular gastronomer Homaro Cantu, the man behind the creative, high-tech Moto restaurant. “I was really interested in the social innovations he has done to deal with issues like obesity and hunger,” says Schwartz. His upcoming film traces Cantu’s research with a MiracleBerry from West Africa that has the ability to make sour and bitter foods taste sweet. “Dozens and dozens” of hours of footage later, Schwartz started losing steam on the project, until he found another story within it that was waiting to be told. “When I was doing all this research, I kept stumbling into Rodrick Markus,” Schwartz said. The two already had a history as classmates years ago at Highland
Park High School before they ended up taking “very different paths.” Schwartz went on to live on both coasts, earning a number of degrees from Stanford, Cornell and NYU and working for New York-based networks before returning home to the North Shore with his young family in 2004 and teaching for the past decade. Markus opened Rare Tea Cellar, akin to a “19th century warehouse” according to Schwartz, that goes to all the ends of earth to find rare and delicate accouterments for cooking. Although the Ravenswood-based depot is not open to the public, “Rod has penetrated every major kitchen in Chicago,” said Schwartz. “Power chefs like [Grace’s} Curtis Duffy and [Alinea’s] Grant Achatz are able to push themselves in the kitchen in one way based on the ingredients they use like those that come from Rare Tea Cellar.” Later this month, the underseven-minute film will be screened (and judged for a jury award) at the 13-day Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, Calif. — the same short festival where Schwartz screened his first film out of grad school in 1999. “Rare Tea Cellar” was one of only 188 films chosen from a pool of 2,000-plus submissions in a growingly popular field of short films. ~ Selena Fragassi
Camp comforts children whose parents have cancer
Two youngsters enjoy their time at Camp Kessem. By joanna brown
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fter a mediocre experience at summer camp in 2013, the older son of Mike
Lynch needed to be persuaded to try Camp Kesem as an 11-year-old last summer. Lynch thought a week of sports, crafts and camaraderie
would be good for his two sons while his wife battled breast cancer. “The boys needed all the help they could get,” he recalled. Their mom died that June. “Our need increased substantially, and I was able to convince them to try it out,” Lynch said. Camp Kesem is a national organization with 62 chapters in 29 states, all providing summer camp experience for children whose parents have cancer. Camp is free for children ages 6-16 and offered locally by chapters based at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois, Augustana College and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Camp Kesem combines traditional camp activities such as talent shows, bonfires and water sports with opportunities for campers to talk about their experiences at home with their
Socials YEA! Highland Park Awards Dinner Photography by Larry Miller
YEA! Highland Park and the Highland Park Community Foundation came together to honor local organizations that have served the community in an effort to enhance, enrich, and improve the quality of life of residents in Highland Park and Highwood. This year, a combined $400,000 in grant money was given out to 30 organizations, as the two groups celebrated their tenth year during dinner at Bella Via Restaurant. yeahp.org, hpcommunityfoundation.com
Bobbie & Rick Hinden
Patty, Ken & Jessie Pell
Wally Nathan, Tom Koulentes, Peter Flanzer
Laura Kaufmans, Tom Koulentes, Susie Wexler
Sandy Gilbert, Pat Cannon
Ken Henry, Kerry Leaf
Nancy Marder, Jamie Drake
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“It becomes a moment when they can first shed the burden of life with a parent who has cancer.” —Jim Higley peers who can relate. While the camp does not provide therapy, counselors are trained to create a safe environment for such conversations and to provide emotional support. “It’s a life-changing experience,” said Jim Higley, Camp Kesem’s chief development and
marketing officer. “Many of our campers tell us that they never knew there are other kids out there like them until they get to the camp’s fun, energetic environment. “It’s cathartic for all of them, and it becomes a moment when they can first shed the burden of life with a parent who has cancer.” Higley, formerly of Kenilworth, knows. He lost his mother to brain cancer when he was 14, and he worried how his own battle with cancer a decade ago would affect his three children, then ages 8-15. Now in remission, it was his pleasure to volunteer for Camp Kesem four years ago, and join the staff full-time last year. He’s proud of his camp nickname, Pops — a reference to his status as the oldest staff member. “Camp nicknames are part of a tradition where the kids get a new name to symbolize the beginning of the journey of selfdiscovery, where they are untethered to the weight of living with a parent who has cancer,” Higley said. He’ll give similar nicknames to guests at Camp Kesem’s Magic Ball benefit at the
Redmoon Theater on Saturday, March 7. Guests will enjoy dinner and a live auction but also some of the whimsy that 4,000 loved about Camp Kesem in 2014. “It will be a magical, grown-up experience that is memorable,” Higley said. “There are a lot of fun surprises in store that are not typical of a charity event — things happening in the air and fun ways to deliver food.” The environment at the party will be symbolic of the campers’ experience, Higley explained. “This is a lot to be said for just having fun and walking away from the stresses of life. That’s what we want people to remember about camp.” Lynch agreed. His sons both asked to return to Camp Kesem this summer, and the older boy aspires to be a counselor some day. “They just thought that camp was the greatest thing ever, they loved all the counselors, and they’d had so much fun,” Lynch said. “It was also therapeutic for them to talk about what they’d seen and thought (while their mom was sick).” Find more information at www.themagicball.org
Cancer research buoyed by longtime dedicated board By Sheryl DeVore
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eventeen years ago, Margo Calvetti Frost joined the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Auxiliary Board (UCCRFAB) because, she said, “I wanted to be a part of an organization that made a difference.” Terri Kingdom said she was compelled to join the group a decade ago because she watched two important women in her life — her mother and a dear friend — lose their lives to cancer. Today, Wilmette residents Frost and Kingdom, two of five-cochairwomen of the group’s annual fund-raiser to be held March 7, remain convinced their group’s efforts have helped improve the outcome for cancer patients. UCCRFAB, founded in 1951, has raised more than $3 million since its inception, Kingdom said, adding the University of Chicago has supported researchers such as cancer pioneer Janet D. Rowley, who showed in the 1970s that
there was a genetic link to cancer. “I thought if there’s some way I can help (cancer) researchers just starting out in their medical career, and need some seed money, I would like to do that,” Kingdom said. “Our mission is to be able to give unrestricted grants” for the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. Frost said since she joined the board, she’s lost family and friends to cancer. “But in the last five years, I can count 10 people I know personally who are now living with cancer. There have been tremendous strides in the early detection of and treatment of cancer,” she said. Every three years, the group talks with University of Chicago about what kinds of cancer research it would like to support. The university helps select the investigators, who receive funds for the next three years. Over the years, the group has funded research on stress and breast cancer; pediatric cancer; leukemia; lymphoma; and gas-
trointestinal, kidney, testicular and prostate cancer. “The researchers kind of become friends of ours,” Kingdom said. “We go down to their labs — we can see firsthand what they’re doing, where the money is going.” The group of 27 women on the board is “like a friendship circle,” Kingdom said. “Everyone has a different reason why they belong. Really what we’d love to do is to try to make cancer be a chronic condition and not something we die from.” The UCCRFAB annual fundraiser, called Lucky 7, will be held at 6 p.m. on March 7 at the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette. The casino night features dinner, open bar and a diamond earring raffle. The master of ceremonies is Rob Stafford of NBC News, Chicago. Tickets are $250 per person. The goal is to raise $200,000, Frost said. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://uccrfab.weebly.com University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Auxiliary Board fundraiser co-chairs Margo Frost and Terri Kingdom join Midge Wegener, president of the Michigan Shores Club. Photography by Joel Lerner
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‘Good morning, Regina Dominican!’ As a four-year starter, vocal Palmer proves to be one of the focal points for the Panthers Box and 51: Regina Dominican senior Maggie Palmer blocks out during a free-throw attempt in earlier action this winter. PHOTOGRAPHY BY Ting Shen
them for steals and deflected several others, with one pokeaway bouncing into the hands of he voice of Regina Do- have to tell her how to play. Palmer, her sister, sophomore point guard minican High School starts a Glenview resident, is in her fourth Colleen Palmer, in Regina’s 60-53 to blare from an intercom full season of varsity hoops, a sea- road win. Maggie Palmer — she each school day at 7:55 a.m. It soned and savvy athlete, a leader averages 13 points and six boards belongs to senior Maggie Palmer, with a firm voice, an encouraging per game — also scored 18 points the Student Council historian, voice, a peppy voice. Pep is not and grabbed four rebounds for the Latin Club president, the restricted to accompanying her the Panthers (16-11). The righty captain of the basketball and RDHS morning task. dribble-drove right, dribblesoccer teams. Palmer reads anPalmer’s court actions speak drove left. She helped limit the nouncements. Faculty members decibels, too. Caxys (20-3) to four points in “Maggie embodies what we’re the third quarter, after which RD and administrators hear the voice. Students hear it. all about,” Regina Dominican led 46-31. She brought the ball For many, Palmer’s voice is a coach Kerry Durham says. “Her up at times. She received entry friendlier version of the alarm clock toughness in games … she is passes in the paint at times. She they had heard hours ago at home. tough on defense. She also has provided the assists on RD’s first Maybe 30 minutes ago, for those speed and strength. She’s a con- and last buckets of the first living near the campus in Wilmette. sistent and smart basketball player. quarter and drew two offensive “On the sheet of announce“She’s a smart student,” the fouls while guarding the Caxys’ ments,” Palmer says, “it tells me, coach adds. “She’s ambitious. leading scorer, junior power ‘Read with pep.’ ” When Maggie sets her mind to forward Tessy Onwuka. Maggie Palmer’s scoring line Palmer is a 5-foot-9 starting doing something, she goes after guard/forward for the Panthers’ it.” in the second quarter: free throw, basketball team. A sheet of paper Palmer went after passes from three-point basket, two-point does not have to tell her how to Lake Forest Academy players in basket, free throw. Variety. Do play her favorite sport before each Regina’s regular-season finale on not look for her in the one-trickgame. A basketball coach does not Feb. 11. She secured three of Panther prairie. BY BILL MCLEAN sports@northshoreweekend.com
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“She got better every year,” LFA coach Chris Tennyson says. “She plays hard. She has always played hard. We knew, if we were to have any chance of beating Regina, we would have to limit the damage done by her and [senior guard Maeve Degnan, who finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and six steals]. “You can tell,” he adds, “that Palmer’s teammates feed off her energy.” Bill Palmer first dished hoops advice to his daughter when Maggie was a first-grader. He played baseball in his prep days, gloving fly balls as a left fielder for Loyola Academy teams. Dad Palmer has never bragged about his feats on diamonds. “My grandma [Carol] does that for him,” Maggie Palmer says. “My dad is modest. My dad taught me so much about basketball, so much about competing. What he says to me after games, his opinions … they mean a lot. He is honest, very honest. He
once said to me, after a game, ‘Yes, you did commit that foul.’ ” Maggie’s little brother, Billy, is about 5-3, a seventh-grade point guard/wing at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glenview. The siblings like to play 1-on-1 hoops games atop the home driveway, Billy learning post moves in the heat of battle, Maggie serving as a formidable post player and helpful big sis in the heat of battle. “It has given me an edge, definitely an edge,” Maggie says of her years of playing basketball. “Sports have been a huge part of my life. I would love to continue playing basketball at a Division III school. I’m looking at three or four of those schools. I’m also looking at some bigger schools.” More than three years ago, a freshman named Maggie Palmer made Regina Dominican’s varsity basketball team. The news awed Audrey Jahns, a freshman at the time. The two are teammates now, good friends. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh my,
she’s playing varsity, as a freshman,’ ” says Jahns, a senior guard. “Maggie was skilled then. She now has all the skills, and she’s confident, wants to win, likes to win. She’s a strong player and leader, a go-to. Maggie is also one of our team’s best dancers.” The lone freshman on this year’s varsity is forward Grace Tamisiea. Palmer must occasionally flash back to her 2011-12 season when she watches Tamisiea practice and prepare for varsity games. Tamisiea must occasionally watch Palmer and think, “How lucky am I? Maggie knows exactly what I’m feeling now, what I’m wondering now. This would be a good time for a talk.” Palmer recently applied for a college scholarship. One of the requirements in the process was to write an essay. She chose to write about leadership. She treated the challenge like she would a challenge on a basketball court or on a soccer pitch or near a school intercom. “I’m very passionate about everything I do,” she admits. “I’m about giving 100 percent in everything, nothing less. I gave everything I had when I wrote that essay. Sure, it looks good if somebody sees you’re a captain of teams and a president of a club. But there’s more to leadership than having titles like those. I wrote about that. I wrote about the importance of showing leadership after practices, after games, and how it’s good to be there for your teammates when they need you.” A basketball teammate needed a ride home this winter. Another teammate needed a ride to catch a bus. Palmer, behind a wheel, took care of both needs. She steered and talked and listened, displaying leadership at 40 mph. Maggie Palmer, the teammate, is not simply reliable. She is clockwork reliable, as steady and dependable as the voice of Regina Dominican is, starting at 7:55 a.m., each school day.
Notable: Regina Dominican, the No. 5 seed in the Class 3A Antioch Sectional, was scheduled to face Amundsen in an Elmwood Park Regional semifinal on Feb. 18. … Panthers senior guard Barbara Acacia scored six point in last week’s win at LFA. Colleen Palmer tallied all five of her points in the second half.
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Nathan delights HP followers with a pair of gold-medal performances at the CSL North Meet BY BILL MCLEAN, sports@ northshoreweekend.com
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t must be nice to be Levy Nathan. The Highland Park High School sophomore swimmer woke up before a big varsity meet last weekend, inhaled eggs and chocolate chip waffles at home, swam and swam and swam some more at the Central Suburban League North Meet at Glenbrook North High School, and he probably lost … weight. Churn atop chlorinated water, lap after lap after lap. Burn calories, along the way, at an alarming rate. It must be nice to be Levy Nathan, a dedicated, well-conditioned athlete. Nathan stood poolside after the meet on Feb. 14, smiling hard. Dessert was on his mind in the late afternoon. Dessert he could not wait to attack and devour. “Cupcakes,” the 6-foot-2, 185pounder said on Valentine’s Day. “I will eat cupcakes tonight.” He certainly deserved the treats. The Giant with the sweet tooth had achieved some sweet results in Northbrook, none bigger than the time he and three of his teammates clocked in the first event, the 200-yard medley relay. Nathan, the unit’s butterfly leg, collaborated with Hugh Laedlein, Allen Tran and anchor Eddie Kochman for a savory — and meet-record — 1:38.81, supplanting the 1:38.93 mark a Niles North quartet had set in 2011. Nathan also touched first in the 200 freestyle (1:45.15), finished second in the 500 free (4:51.7) and helped the Giants’ 400 free relay (with Kochman, Tran and Alex Grigorovich serving as the other legs) take runner-up honors with a time of 3:17.33. “We swam awesome today,” Nathan, still beaming hard, said, referring to HP’s entire team, which placed second (309 points) to Niles North (349). “We weren’t supposed to take second; we were supposed to take third. It’s really cool what we did. It’s really cool, taking second.” A student from Amherst College attended the CSL North Meet last weekend. He was interested, keenly interested, in
Highland Park High School’s Levy Nathan races to a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle at the CSL North Meet. PHOTOGRAPHY BY Ting Shen
Nathan’s races. He graduated from HPHS in 2011, as a fivetime state qualifier in swimming. He is a serious triathlete. He is Reeven Nathan, Levy’s brother and a former Giants standout in the 200 and 500 free. “Reeven is going to beat me up, verbally, because of my walls [turns] today,” Levy Nathan said. “My walls weren’t good today.” The younger brother welcomes the critique. Has always welcomed any kind of assessment of his performances in pools. Levy Nathan wants to get better, wants to swim faster. Another grueling swimming practice is not a necessary evil to him; it is another opportunity to distance himself from other middle-distance and distance freestylers in the area. “Levy is a hard worker, a focused swimmer,” Giants coach Tim Sirois said. “His focus … that’s what I really like about him.
He focuses on his schoolwork, on his swimming. He’s got everything in order. He knows how to get things done. “Levy,” he added, “is also a very good teammate and a goofy kid who says goofy stuff. He knows when to be serious. He pushes guys in practice, pushes them hard, even when they don’t want to be pushed. That’s a good thing.” Nathan tried other sports before the start of his HPHS days, all kinds of sports. Swimming was different. Swimming made him realize, in a middle school year, “I’m kind of good at this.” One of Nathan’s relay mates, years ago at an age-group state meet, was current HPHS sophomore swimmer Jack Burson. “Being on that relay with him, that brought me into the world of fast swimming,” recalled Burson, sixth in the 200 IM
(2:08.04) at last weekend’s CSL North Meet. “Levy works hard, trains hard. His stroke, to me, looks a lot longer this year. He motivates us and pushes us in practice. If he knows you could have done better, he’ll be sure to tell you.” Part of swimming’s appeal for Nathan is its potential to stun … Nathan. Say Nathan sets a goal before a meet. A time goal. Say Nathan eclipses that time goal convincingly. It fuels him. It makes him hungry to cross off another one of his goals or to shoot higher while setting a new goal. “In swimming, there’s always that possibility of surprising yourself at meets,” Nathan said. “That makes swimming cool. That’s why I like swimming so much. I enjoy pushing myself. It’s really fun.” Two of Nathan’s heroes are
Michael Phelps, a living swimming legend, and Steve Irwin, a deceased Australian wildlife expert, television personality and conservationist. Irwin died tragically in 2006, at the age of 44, when a stingray barb pierced his chest. Nathan admired Irwin’s outlook on life, love for wildlife and sheer fearlessness. Animal Planet, the television channel, occasionally reruns shows featuring Irwin. That’s appointment TV for Nathan, even in the earlymorning hours. “It’s good viewing, before I head to school,” Nathan said. It’s another thing he likes to eat up.
time of 55.98 in the 100 back, and Giants teammate Sam Dotson took second in the 100 breast (1:02.4). HP’s other medalists (top-six): Kochman (fourth place, 50 free, 22.79; fourth, 100 free, 50.01); Grigorovich, Burson, JJ Fradin and Laedlein (fourth, 200 free relay, 1:32.83); Grigorovich (fifth, 200 free, 1:50.28; fifth, 100 free, 50.36); Joey Levy (fifth, 100 butterfly, 56.35); Jason Fox (sixth, 100 back, 58.99); Fox, Dotson, Levy and Burson (fifth, 200 medley relay, 1:44.92); and Daniel Hoffman, Fradin, Eddie Hochman and Levy (fourth, 400 free relay, 3:34.01). … Giants vie for state berths at the Vernon Hills Sectional on Feb. 21. … In his senior season at HPHS, Notable: Tran topped the 200 Reeven Nathan finished 28th in IM (2:00.67) and 100 breast- the 500 free (4:50.45) and swam stroke (1:00.29) fields at last on the 15th-place 200 medley weekend’s CSL North Meet. relay (1:37.97) at the 2011 state Laedlein clocked a runner-up meet.
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he was a quiet, unassuming bench player for a Class 4A supersectional basketball team last winter. She is a quiet, unassuming starter for a topseeded Class 4A sectional team this winter. She is New Trier High School senior forward Rachel West, and her game continues to head north. Due north. “I think she is our most improved player, by far,” NT senior guard Jackie Welch says of her 6-foot-2 teammate. “She doesn’t get enough recognition. She was a little hesitant at times last year. Not this year. She is more confident when she plays, more valuable. She makes Jeannie Boehm [the Trevians’ leading scorer and rebounder] a better player because Jeannie goes against Rach in practice.” West’s numbers do not jump off the statistics sheet. She is averaging 4.21 points and 5.37 rebounds per game, up from 3.6 and 4.1 in the 2013-14 season. Her averages in assists, steals and blocks are 1.29, 1.29 and 1.21, respectively. Modest numbers for a modest teen. But she starts games for a 25-1 team (10-0 in the Central Suburban League South) for a number of reasons, defense and intelligence among the salient ones. In NT’s 45-38 defeat of host Glenbrook South High School on Feb. 13 — a CSL Southclinching victory — NT led 41-37 with a handful of seconds left in the third quarter. West, sitting on the bench, had three fouls. Trevians coach Teri Rodgers put West in, thinking West’s length and wingspan might come in handy against Glenbrook South’s Caitlin Morrison, a 6-2 junior forward and legitimate three-point threat. Morrison launched a 30-something-foot shot as time melted toward 0:00. It fell short. Because of West’s length and wingspan, Morrison did not get a clean look. Morrison’s feet returned to the court at about the time West’s feet did, with inches of hardwood separating the hoopsters. NT still had a four-point lead. West still had three fouls. Nice substitution, Coach Rodgers. Smart defense, Miss West. “Her energy,” Rodgers says of another one of West’s strengths. “I like her energy. She’s a great
Court gesture: Rachel West (right) and Kate Conaghan salute each other during player introductions prior to the New Trier-Glenbrook South game on Feb. 13. PHOTOGRAPHY BY joel lerner
defensive player. She can guard anyone on the court, and Rachel is always willing to do whatever is needed.” West finished with two points against the Titans (20-5, 8-2). One bucket. Her bucket, though, was a big one, a timely one. Before it, GBS had produced an 11-0 run in the second quarter. West hit a silky, calm 10-foot baseline jumper to halt the run. The basket gave NT a 27-24 lead. The basket restored confidence for New Trier. Her rebound total for the game was a team-high eight, her 15th game this winter with at least six boards. West, a Full Package AAU basketball player for several years, collects rebounds quietly, a forward doing her job resourcefully, with little fanfare. She is particularly adept at getting the 50/50 board that hits the floor, shielding the loose ball from an opposing post player with her body and corralling it with a
right-handed dribble. “It try to bring energy anyway I can, especially on defense,” West says. “I try to rebound at both ends of the court, play hard, finish on offense. Just being a part of the New Trier girls basketball program, a program that’s like a family, has been enjoyable.” Every team needs a Rachel West-type of player. Ask a basketball coach, any basketball coach. Ask a coach, in any sport. A Rachel West cares little about stats and a lot about the final score. A Rachel West cares about the little things and the big picture. A deflection is a little thing that often leads to a bigger thing. West had two deflections in the first quarter against Glenbrook South last weekend, each resulting in a Glenbrook South turnover. A Rachel West respects the game, respects her teammates and coaches, respects her opponents. “Rach,” Welch says, “shows the
best sportsmanship I have ever seen. She doesn’t say much, but when she does, her words weigh a lot, mean a lot.” West, a fan of math and science courses, intends to play Division III basketball at the University of Chicago. Her intended major? That is a jump ball right now. Her older brother, Eric, played baseball and basketball at New Trier. He is a senior first baseman/third baseman at Amherst College. He started 22 games and had a fielding percentage of .984 for a 30-11 squad in 2014. “My brother worked hard when he was at New Trier, so hard,” says West, a Winnetka resident. “His work ethic impressed me, and he did a good job of balancing everything in his life when he attended New Trier.” Rachel West will interview for a summer job at a local park district in early March. Too old for AAU ball, she plans to work for
spending money and work on her basketball game from early June until late August. She will also find time to hang with friends, bake, watch movies, read books. She recently read a book, published in 1997, by David Foster Wallace, “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments.” He writes about the excesses of his one-week Caribbean cruise. He describes, in detail, what goes on at a state fair. Other topics in the book include tennis and David Lynch films. It is quirky, all over the place. It also held West’s attention. “I enjoyed it,” West says. “It’s different. He creates these images, these unique images. In the essay about the cruise, he gets pretty morbid.” The next chapter in New Trier’s girls basketball season was set to begin earlier this week, with a playoff opener. It will likely be a lengthy one, a lengthy postsea-
son, just like last year’s run to the Elite Eight. It will be a fun thing.
Notable: New Trier, the No. 1 seed I the Glenbrook South Sectional, was scheduled to face Mather in a Niles West Regional semifinal on Feb. 17. … Welch had the hot hand early in the win at GBS last weekend, hitting a trio of treys in the first quarter. She hit another triple in the third quarter and finished with a team-high 14 points. Trevians junior guard/forward Kathryn Pedi scored 11, one more than classmate Haley Greer’s total. Boehm tallied six points and grabbed six rebounds. … NT stalled effectively in the fourth quarter, limiting GBS to only one point. The Titans did not score in the final 6:43. The Trevians got points from Welch (field goal) and Pedi (two free throws) in the final frame.
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Inside the Press Box AT THE SHOOT-AROUND Boys Basketball HIGHLAND PARK: The Giants have been pulling out these types of games all year. But not this time. “We didn’t hit the big shot tonight,” said HP head coach Paul Harris. Niles North used a big night from 5-foot-8 guard Abby George (23 points on seven threes) to upend the host Giants 51-50 on Feb. 13. “It’s been a while since someone has gotten to us like that,” said Harris, tipping his cap to George. Despite falling behind by seven points, 41-34, after three quarters, the senior-dominated Giants cut the deficit to one point, 45-44, on a clutch three-pointer in the right corner by David Sachs with 1:11 left to play. George, who did most of his damage in the first half (5 three-pointers), eventually sealed the win for Niles North by scoring four points in the final 35 seconds. “I’m proud of the way we battled down the stretch,” said Harris. “There were times in the game when it looked like they might bury us. “It was a typical HP-Niles North game,” the coach added. “A lot of fighting for the ball. A lot of diving on the court. It was a good high school basketball game.” Senior guard Luke Norcia led the Giants with 18 points. Sachs ended up with 16 points to go along with six assists. HP’s Jason Beermann nailed two three-pointers in the final four minutes to finish with six points. The Giants also received solid minutes from junior Zach Fleisher. He came off the bench to score six points, including a nice second-effort bucket late in the third quarter.
“Zach is getting better and better,” said Harris. “We’re excited about him.” On Feb. 14, visiting Lake Zurich edged the Giants 49-46. The Giants (17-6) were outscored 17-9 in the fourth quarter. Norcia hit four three-pointers to lead HP with 16 points. Sachs wound up with 11 points and four rebounds, while Beermann made three threes to finish with nine points. Hallvard Lundevall led the team in rebounds (7). LAKE FOREST: Evan Boudreaux was unstoppable. So, what else is new? The Lake Forest senior tallied a season-high 39 points and added 12 rebounds in his team’s 79-73 victory over visiting Zion-Benton on Feb. 13. The 6-foot-8 Boudreaux was good on 15 of his 22 field goals. He was 9-for-13 from the foul line. And, he had plenty of help. Senior sharpshooter Noah Karras came up with 16 points, while junior Lorenzo Edwards helped out with nine points, 11 rebounds and six blocks. Guard Jack Traynor contributed seven points and six assists. Scott Dent also had six assists, while Tommy Trkla had six points and three rebounds. Boudreaux is closing in on some milestones. He currently has 1,916 career points and 1,188 rebounds.This season, the Dartmouth College recruit is averaging 25.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. LAKE FOREST ACADEMY: The Caxys completed their 2014-15 season with a one-point loss at Kenosha Indian Trail 56-55 on Feb. 14. Diago Quinn led LFA with 17 points. Isaiah Foust and
Dejon Brissett had 12 points apiece. The team’s final record was 18-6. LOYOLA ACADEMY: Following a 76-46 victory over Bishop McNamara on Feb. 15, the Ramblers (13-12) will entertain Mount Carmel in the Chicago Catholic League consolation semifinals on Feb. 18. With the win, the Ramblers snapped a troubling sevengame losing streak. LA’s two all-conference players, guards Brandon Danowski and Michael Mangan, led the way. Danowski exploded for 26 points, while Michael Mangan tallied eight points, nine assists and three steals. The other contributors were Mark Dowdle (8 points, 3 assists), Ricky Cenar (8 points), Ramar Evans (7 points, 4 rebounds), Peter Poggioli (5 points) and Will Plodzeen (5 points). The Ramblers opened play in the conference tournament on Feb. 13 and dropped a 66-43 decision to Providence Catholic. Danowski led the Ramblers with 17 points. Poggioli and Cenar finished with six points apiece. NEW TRIER: The Trevians improved to 17-9 overall and 6-3 in the CSL South, when they staved off visiting Glenbrook South 49-43 on Feb. 13. New Trier had three players in double figures: Robbie Abuls (12 points), Michael Hurley (11 points) and David Hammes (10 points). AT COURTSIDE Girls Basketball HIGHLAND PARK: There was no quit in this team. Which is why Highland Park High School coach Jolie Bechtel thought so highly of her 2014-15 basketball team. “You saw it tonight,” said Bechtel, following her team’s
63-51 setback to Zion-Benton in a Class 4A Lake Forest Regional play-in game on Feb. 16. “They played hard and didn’t quit until the game was over. “That’s pretty indicative of our season,” Bechtel added. And the team’s final record (4-23)? “That’s a little bit deceiving,” said Bechtel. “We lost eight or nine games by single digits.” In the loss to Zion-Benton, the Giants received solid games from Sydney Levenfeld (16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals), Grace Quirk (14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists), Kiera Thorpe (9 points, 6 rebounds), Rachel Retsky (6 points, 4 assists, 2 steals) and Kaci Burton (6 points, 4 rebounds). “Syd had a good year for us. She shoots the ball well,” said Bechtel, noting that Levenfeld made five three-pointers, including one at the buzzer, in win over Glenbrook North. Quirk, who will play college soccer at Wisconsin, was a steady performer all season. However, due to soccer commitments, she did not play in six games. Her absence was felt. “She’s a great competitor, great athlete,” said Bechtel. “She’s been great for our program.” The Giants will have some key players returning in Burton, junior wing Dahlia Cohen, sophomore forward Mailie Lunardi and freshman point guard Kirby Bartelstein. “And our sophomores had a winning record,” Bechtel said. LAKE FOREST: Senior Grace Torkelson pulled down 11 rebounds in her team’s 37-25 victory over visiing Wauconda on Feb. 10.
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More significantly, those 11 boards allowed her to set a school record (746). The 6-foot-2 center eclipsed the old mark held by Annie Keller (742). It’s been a noteworthy week for Torkelson. She also was named honorable mention all-conference in the North Suburban Conference. Two of her teammates, senior shooting guard Brooke Green and sophomore point guard Delaney Williams, were first-team selections. Senior Katie Hanson was the team’s NSC Sportsmanship Award recipient. With the win over Wauconda, LF improved to 17-13 overall and 6-6 in the NSC Lake. The Scouts, who were scheduled to open play in the Class 4A regional on Feb. 17, finished third behind Stevenson and Libertyville in final team standings. To go along with her 11 rebounds, Torkelson finished with a team-high 12 points against Wauconda. Green had seven points and seven rebounds. Freshmen Maeve Summerville and Audrey Kaus had eight rebounds apiece. LAKE FOREST ACADEMY: Sparked by Tessy Onwuka’s 25 points, the Caxys capped off its 2014-15 season on Feb. 12 with a 48-29 victory over Latin School. A night earlier, LFA dropped a 60-53 decision to Regina Dominican. Onwuka tallied 24 points and 14 rebounds. Aleeya Sawyer had 10 points. The Caxys ended up with a 21-3 record. RISING STARS Girls Basketball DEER PATH MIDDLE SCHOOL: Almost perfect. The Deer Path Middle School’s seventh-grade girls basketball recently completed a stellar season. The Braves were one win away from an undefeated record. “Losing was a letdown,” said first-year head coach Maggie Seymour. “But what a great season we had.” The lone loss came at an inopportune time. The Braves (11-1) fell 33-21 to Libertyville’s Highland Middle School in the championship game of the conference tournament. “Like us, Highland had some exceptional players,” Seymour
said. Halle Douglass led the team with a 10.0 scoring average. “She’s an amazing point guard,” said the Deer Path coach. Cami Pasqualoni (8 ppg), Honor Thomas (6 ppg) and Emory Homan (6 ppg) were the other scoring leaders. The other starter was Whitney Dhamer. “Honor has great speed,” Seymour said. “She’s a real gogetter.” Unfortunately, Pasqualoni will not be a part of this group in the future. She is the daughter of ex-Chicago Bears assistant coach Paul Pasqualoni, who recently took a job with the Houston Texans. This squad also features Eleni Ballis, Grace Gescheidle, Riley King, Caeli Kinsella, Grace McGowan and Vivian Popov. PINNACLES Wrestling NEW TRIER: When it comes to cooperating with reporters, New Trier High School’s most celebrated wrestler, Alec McKenna, is a far cry from famed Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch. But, while sitting in the stands at Barrington High School shortly after winning a sectional championship at 132 pounds on Feb. 14, there he was, a la Lynch, eating … a bag of Skittles. Skittles? “I like candy,” said McKenna. The New Trier senior, who doesn’t shun the press the way Lynch does, also is fond of having his arm raised by an official at the end of a wrestling match. A four-year varsity performer, he owns the school record for career wins (134). McKenna, who will wrestle in the Big Ten next year for Northwestern University, no doubt will be in “beast mode” when he puts his current 40-1 record to the test at the Class 3A state meet in Champaign on Feb. 19-21. He heads Downstate with something to prove. Competing at 126 pounds last year, he finished the state’s showcase meet with a 1-2 record — dropping a pair of tight decisions on Day Two. “I really wanted to do well last year,” said McKenna. “I was a little too stressed.”
McKenna, who is ranked No. 2 behind St. Rita’s Austin O’Connor in Class 3A by Illinois Matmen, looked extremely confident at the sectional. He nailed down his second sectional crown in two years by beating Crystal Lake South’s Garrett Dziedzic 5-2 in the title bout. NT senior Luke Iida also earned a state berth with a third-place finish at 138 pounds. After dropping a 6-2 decision to eventual champ Andrew Mehrholz of Deerfield in the semifinals, the senior qualified by pinning McHenry’s Carter Herber in 2:58 in the semifinal wrestleback. A couple of hours later, Iida joined the 30-win club (30-11) when he edged Cary-Grove’s John Cullen 2-1 in the thirdplace match. NT freshman Patrick Ryan (26-12) was denied a state berth, when he was defeated by Deerfield’s Kyle Clough 4-2 in overtime in the 113-pound semifinal wrestleback. HIGHLAND PARK: It looked like things might be stacked against senior John Ciancio. He wrestled at 145 pounds last year. This year, he was the team’s … 170-pounder. “He made significant sacrifices for the team this year,” noted HP head coach Chris Riley. “He did a ton of work (to compete at 170).” And it all worked out for him. For the first time in his career, Ciancio (30-7) can put a flashy new title next to his name: state qualifier. Despite going up three weight classes, Ciancio earned a trip to this weekend’s Class 3A state meet by taking fourth at the Barrington Sectional on Feb. 14. He punched his ticket by rallying from a 6-4 deficit and beating Hononegah’s Jake Flower 13-9 in a tense semifinal wrestleback. He will have company in Champaign. Sophomore DJ Penick (34-3) also qualified to state by claiming runner-up honors at 152. He beat Huntley’s Brandon Meyer 7-3 in the semifinal. He then lost 19-6 to Wheeling’s Tulga Zuunbayan in an action-packed title bout. “You’re going to get your money’s worth with DJ,” said
Riley. “He got a little exposed technically against the Wheeling kid. But he’s learning. He’s got a very competitive nature.” Freshman Alex Rosenbloom finished his season with a 27-7 record. He just missed advancing after losing a 6-2 decision to Harlem’s Dylan Elmore in a 126-pound semifinal wrestleback. LAKE FOREST: The pressure was on. Lake Forest senior Corey Knudsen (34-6) went into the “money round” at the Barrington Sectional needing a win over Rockford East’s Gunnar Morris. “It’s tough, especially when you start thinking this might be your last match of the season,” said Knudsen, referring to the semifinal wrestleback. “But, once I got out there, the nerves went away.” By downing Morris 3-1, Knudsen assured himself of a state berth at 145 pounds. He fell to Barrington’s Connor Boundy 3-2 in the third-place match. LOYOLA: Ryan Wosick just missed going to state at 182 pounds, when he lost a heart-breaking match to Harlem’s Jenner Hecox 1-0 in the semifinal wrestleback. Wosick, who became the school’s all-time wins (97) leader this winter, went 1-2 at the Barrington Sectional. He finished his senior season with a 34-9 record. DANCE LAKE FOREST: The LFHS dance team came home with a couple of medals at the recent UDA National Championships in Orlando, Fla. The squad took second place in the Large Varsity Pom Division and added a third in the Large Varsity Jazz Division. The team members include Meredith Delany, Grace Glyman, Meg Nemickas, Abby Bertram, Sarah Kuetemeyer, Brittney Theo, Coach Nikki Lazzarretto, Elise Kreiling, Jacqueline Glyman, Nicolette Stern, Olivia Witmer, Alayna Steindl, Syndey Golde, Claire Milligan, Clara Reinkenmeyer, Maddie Sheridan, Ansley Ashmore, Katie Bertram and Emily Poth.
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An inspiration — on two continents Swimmer/singer Raganelli plays stirring role in and out of the water for Scouts
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ore than 11 years ago, the native of Italy entered Lake Forest Country Day School for the first time. Alessandro “Ale” Raganelli was six years old, a boy who knew just a few more words in the English language than most newborns in the United States know. The first-grader from Rome uttered two words quite often back then. “Little” was one. “Bit” was the other. “People would ask me all the time, ‘Do you speak English?’ ” recalls Raganelli, now a junior swimmer at Lake Forest High School. “I’d tell them, ‘Little bit.’ ” Little Ale, shy but not painfully shy, introduced Italian words to some of his brand-new LFCDS classmates. Diminutive U.S. citizens learned how to say, Io ti amo (“I love you”), from one of their brand-new peers. Bonus knowledge. An adult at the school later reminded Raganelli that he was in school to expand his English vocabulary, not to serve as an adjunct foreign language teacher. Raganelli advanced to the second grade at LFCDS, to the third grade, to the fourth grade … all the way to the eighth grade. In 2012, at the school’s eighthgrade graduation ceremony, two students were chosen to speak. Raganelli, engaging and respectful, was one of them. He knew more than a little bit of English
that day. Much more. Raganelli’s love for swimming helped him make a fairly smooth transition to Lake Forest High School, roughly five times the size of LFCDS. He was three years old, maybe four, when he won his first swimming medal in his homeland. The event was the 50meter kick. “I was four months old, I’ve been told, when I had my first experience in a pool,” the 5-foot11, 155-pound Raganelli says. “My mom [Maria] liked the sport. She liked that it worked the entire body. She knew swimmers weren’t prone to injury. I love swimming. When I swim, it feels like I’m flying, like I’m above the water. It’s the greatest feeling, that sensation of flying.” Before Raganelli’s sophomore season, Scouts varsity swimming coach Cindy Dell needed a student to sing the national anthem at home meets. She heard Raganelli had performed as a soloist for the school’s chorus. Dell asked Raganelli to warble on deck. The request to sing about ramparts and the rockets’ red glare stunned Raganelli. It also thrilled him. “It has been an incredible honor to sing before our home meets,” Raganelli says. Scouts senior swimmer Nico Demet has vivid memories of Raganelli’s singing debut in a natatorium. His teammate was
Lovin’ it: Lake Forest High School’s Alessandro Raganelli reacts after completing a swim earlier this season. Prior to every home meet, the Italian-born teen sings the national anthem. PHOTOGRAPHY BY joel lerner
nervous that day, first-day-in-anew-country nervous. “He was shaking before he started,” Demet recalls. “But he settled down, stood there and sang it. Sang great. He killed it.” Raganelli belted his rendition of the national anthem for a final time this winter at the North Suburban Conference varsity meet on Feb. 14, a week after
swimming on the victorious 200yard freestyle relay at the NSC JV meet. Raganelli’s voice sounded professional and inspirational and sturdy. As the crowd applauded loudly following his final note, Raganelli turned and found a proud, smiling Dell standing in front of him, waiting with open arms. The coach and student/athlete/singer embraced.
“An amazing young man,” Dell says. Raganelli does something every winter break that nobody else on his team does. He visits several relatives in Italy for two weeks, beginning in late December. For high school swimmers, winter break is a critical time to stick around and complete grueling, lactic-acidheavy sets that would wow folks
from all walks (and kicks) of life, Navy SEALs included. High school swimmers who miss team workouts during winter break risk losing their water time in the lineup when they return. But family means the world to the worldly Raganelli. “The most important thing in my life is my family,” Raganelli says. Continues on page 41
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“My family will always be there for me. It would be too hard for me, passing up the opportunity to spend time with my family in Italy.” His parents, Maria and Marco, accompany their son to Italy each winter. Their son does not need to be reminded to pack his swimsuit and goggles and swim cap. Their son insists on training for two hours a day — typically for eight of the 14 days he’s in Italy — at an indoor pool, located some 50 miles from where the Raganellis stay. Swimming and family. Family and swimming … love/amo No. 1 and love/amo No. 2. He has to do what he can to keep up with his teammates stateside. He owes it to them, to his coaches. In Italy, swimmers of all ages swim and train near Ale, their friend from the U.S., their yearly visitor. They are interested in the way he trains. They are fascinated.They call him “l’Americano.” Raganelli gets in a lane, puts his head down, strokes and kicks and turns. “They get to see the American philosophy of training,” says Raganelli, also a Scout Aquatics member. “We exchange tips. We compare breaststroke techniques.
I tell them what I think when I train. They tell me what they think when they train.” Raganelli purchased more than a dozen USA swimming caps before winter break in December, some black, some white. An American flag adorned each. He packed them in his suitcase.They were gifts. Gifts for his training mates in Italy. Among his dreams is to spearhead a swimmer exchange program, with Scouts hitting water in Italy and Italians hitting water in Lake Forest. It is quite an endeavor, laden with details. He is working on it. He is hopeful. Raganelli’s 2014-15 swimming season ended at the NSC JV meet. Varsity swimmers, though, considered him an instrumental teammate when he sang the national anthem one week later, a stirring tone setter, a chill-inducing artist. He took three Advanced Placement tests — AP French, AP U.S. history, AP biology — on Feb. 11. The son of parents with PhDs in mechanical engineering is thinking of majoring in mechanical engineering after graduating from LFHS in 2016. Alessandro Raganelli is thriving, striving. His two go-to English words,
more than a decade after moving to Lake Forest, are now “thank” and “you,” uttered consecutively and often and sincerely. “Props to my teachers at Lake Forest County Day School, all of them,” says Raganelli, fluent in Italian, English and French. “Props to my tutor at the school. I’m one lucky guy, one really lucky guy, to have been taught by passionate teachers. Getting the chance to speak [at his eighth-grade graduation], that was such an honor, an opportunity for me to say thank you to so many people that day. I thanked them for helping me grow as an individual in this country, for helping me become multifaceted. “I have to be honest … I wasn’t too happy when we first got here. Looking back, though, moving here has been the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.”
Notable: Lake Forest High School’s varsity swimming and diving squad won eight of the 12 events at the NSC Meet in the home water last weekend but settled for runner-up honors (317) to Stevenson (337). Scouts senior Daniel Smith and sophomore Dylan Boyd each went 4-for-4, winning a pair of indi-
vidual events and swimming on two victorious relays. They joined seniors Symen Ooms and Michael LeMay on the 200 medley (1:39.17) and 400 freestyle (3:12.65) units. Smith touched first in the 100 free (48.87) and 100 backstroke (53.89); Boyd topped the 500 free (4:41.5) and 200 IM (1:59.12) fields. Ooms zipped to a first-place 21.72 in the 50 free, and LFHS junior Alexander Streightiff captured the diving segment with a 508-point effort, ahead of classmate John-Michael Diveris (second place, 472.55). … LeMay sped to runner-up points in the 200 IM (2:00.96) and 100 butterfly (53.67) events, and Ooms motored to third in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.2). … LF’s other medalists (top-six performers): Scott Bennatan (fifth, 200 free, 1:52.11; fifth, 500 free, 5:02.7); Wyatt Foss (sixth, 200 free 1:52.28); Michael Hambleton (sixth, 500 free, 5:04.85); Spencer Moore (sixth, 100 back, 57.79); and Hambleton, Bennatan, Foss and Kevin Donahue (200 free relay, sixth, 1:34.95). … Demet was recognized as the Scouts’ NSC Sportsmanship Award recipient at the NSC Meet. … The Scouts vie for state berths at the Vernon Hills Sectional on Feb. 21.
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Keenan kick-starts NT’s championship effort place finish at the Central Suburban League South on Feb. 14 at Evanston High School. The ew Trier High School boys he was hired on April 21. team scored 416 points to place swim coach Josh Runkle At that point, Keenan said it ahead of Glenbrook South (371 first met senior Drew was up to him and the team’s points) and the host Wildkits Keenan on a job interview, and other leaders to help ensure the (349 points). he remembers being impressed. Trevians were firmly behind their Keenan raced to a first-place However, it was Keenan who new coach. finish in the 100 backstroke was interviewing Runkle. “I was confident the school (54.60), just ahead of freshman Keenan was part of a small board chose someone who was teammate Patrick Gridley group of then-juniors asked to the right fit,” Keenan said. “As (54.61). interview candidates to replace one of the (five) captains, I had He also teamed up with the legendary Mark Onstott as to buy into what he was saying Charlie Scheinfeld, Murphy the boys head coach last spring. and be an example to other swim- McQuet and Alex Grant in NT’s The coaching candidates also mers on the team, so they would winning 200 medley relay spoke with school administrators have confidence and trust in him, (1:37.30). The Trevians beat a GBS quartet by nearly two and New Trier swim parents. as well.” Runkle, who spent 11 years in Ten months later, the Trevians seconds. charge of the boys team at Glen- appear to have that confidence and “One thing coach (Runkle) has brook North, said he recalls being trust in Runkle, who is preparing been saying all season is about amazed by the height of the to coach the team in the sec- the need to start fast and finish student interviewers, especially tional on Feb. 21 and state meet strong,” said Keenan. “As the the 6-foot-5 Keenan. He also on Feb. 27-28 for the first time. leadoff swimmer of the meet, the remembers the group asking good The new coach said he believes relay needs to start with a great swim, questions. In fact, Runkle said the New Trier is one of several teams and we just need a great relay to fuel experience made him fairly in the mix for the state crown, a the rest of our team.” group he said also includes Hincertain he wanted the job. Keenan capped off the CSL “I was struck by their matu- sdale Central, Naperville Central South meet by swimming the second rity and the things they were and even conference rival Glen- leg of 400 free relay, which took asking,” Runkle said. “I remember brook South. The Trevians had second in 3:15.13. He was joined in them talking about the culture won three straight titles before that relay by McQuet, Willie Kinsella and Maxwell Robertson. and what the team is all about. I coming in sixth last year. walked out of the room and called After recovering from some According to Keenan, Runkle’s my wife and said, ‘I think they lingering back troubles, Keenan’s training methods, though differmight offer me the job, and I’m performance down the stretch ent than Onstott’s, have readied going to take it. If the kids are all will be vital to NT’s chances of him and the Trevians for the like this, it’s a pretty sweet gig.’ ” lifting a (top three) trophy. important days ahead. Keenan, who will be walk-on Though they didn’t have the “Each coach has their own style. final word, Keenan and his class- at Indiana, definitely did his part Coach O had us do longer swims. mates clearly liked Runkle, and in helping the Trevians to a first- With Runkle, it’s a lot of sprint-
Drew Keenan kicks off New Trier’s 200 medley relay at the CSL South Meet. The Trevians won the opening race and the meet. PHOTOGRAPHY BY joel lerner
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ing,” he said. “Last year, we did a lot of circuit training, but this year we got in touch with the strength and conditioning coach and have done more weightlifting. “I feel it has prepared me and the whole team to perform well. Winning (state) is always one of our goals. The title is up for grabs and we’re ready to compete for it. After getting sixth last year, I feel like we’ll come back and really show what we can do.” Notable: McQuet, as ex-
pected, played a starring role for the Trevians at the league meet. His highlight was winning the 100 butterfly in meet-record time (50.05). The senior also took first place in the 200 freestyle (1:41.94). NT’s other champion was Scheinfeld in the 100 breaststroke. The freshman won the race in 1:00.82. Seniors Jeremy Sands and Clay Hackley came through in a big way. Sands earner runner-up
honors in diving (460.05), while Hackley took second in the 500 free (4:44.67). NT’s 200 free relay, which featured Grant, Willie Kinsella, Danny Brooks and Riley Mech, also has a second-place showing (1:29.40). Kinsella added a third in the 200 free (1:46.87), while Brooks was third in the 50 free (22.53). The team’s other third was recorded by Robertson in the 200 IM (2:02.06).
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He makes sure marketing hits the spot By simon murray
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The title of the video reads “Little Girl Expertly Taunts NHL Coach.” The coach: Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the video, which is actually a vine — or a six-second video that replays itself ad nauseam —Cooper appears in the foreground, on the bench, wearing a silver-and-blue tie. He appears mindful but perturbed at the on-ice action. What Cooper doesn’t realize, and what immediately becomes apparent to the viewer, is the real action is taking place directly behind him. His assailant, who happens to be a little girl with a mint green bow and St. Louis Blues sweatshirt, teases him
“We actually got people to think about where they park.” —Mark Wildman without mercy behind the glass. Her hands (and blue fingernails) gesticulating wildly as if to say: What are you even thinking right now? Making an appearance as the physical buffer between the two: a yellow-and-black advertisement for The Parking Spot, an airport park-and-ride service. For Lake Bluff ’s Mark Wildman, chief marketing officer of The Parking Spot, this kind of unscripted moment is nirvana. Something else you could describe as an ascent to a higher plane of existence? Wildman’s favorite Sunday breakfast, which is the Sir Dugan Frittata at Egg Harbor in Lake Forest. The threeegg, open-faced omelette is filled with diced bacon, tomato and spinach, covered with melted jack
and cheddar cheeses and topped with a dollop of sour cream. But after many attempts, we weren’t able to meet for that tasty breakfast. The alternative? Eightounce filet mignons at Chicago Cut. Covered with black peppers, the filets have been given the treatment: aged for 35 days and butchered on site. Wildman and I, for our part, are trying our best not to tear into them like wild men. Like most of the dapperly dressed people at the downtown steakhouse, we’re talking business. The business of being visible. “The sport signage puts us in a position to either be in the background for a highlight or ‘go viral’ on the web when something unusual like this happens,” says Wildman. Dropping the cutlery to swirl his vino, he explains that in the case of the little girl pantomiming coach Cooper, it’s the latter. But both tend to happen more often than one may think — in part, because Wildman has strategically positioned his brand to be noticeable. The Parking Spot had similar good fortune last year. During the NHL playoffs, Joel Quenneville, head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, didn’t like a call. He displayed his discontent with, what looks to the casual onlooker, like a barrage of discoinspired hand gestures, capping off his tirade with the coup de grâce of gesticulation—a grab of his private parts — in front of The Parking Spot’s bench sign. (His “performance” generated millions of impressions, including a YouTube video set to Michael Jackson’s “I’m Bad.”) It helps that it’s particularly easy to notice The Parking Spot’s . . . spots. The print, a contrast between a yellow background and black dots of various sizes, which look as if they are taken from the complexion of a Dr. Seuss animal, cover everything: advertisements and shuttles, but also coupons and reward cards, from New York City to Los Angeles. According to the conventional wisdom, a leopard can’t change his spots. But that thinking never took into account an airport shuttle. When business mogul Penny Pritzker launched
The Parking Spot in 1998, the off-airport parking service looked like the other shuttles. Drab. Dull. The only thing with which to distinguish it from the myriad competition being a large “P” centered on a yield sign. But the shuttles were gray. Boring. While they already had the beginnings of a brand in a trademarked, distinguishably different name, says Wildman, “what they didn’t have was an icon that would stick in your mind like the Nike swoosh or the McDonald’s arches.” At the time, Wildman was living in Milwaukee working as a brand manager for MillerCoors. He had already found success in dynamic, visually appealing brand placement: When MillerCoors replaced Budweiser as the official beer sponsor of the Chicago Blackhawks, Wildman had the Zamboni painted in the colors of Miller Genuine Draft, black and gold. Which gave it a look not unlike NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace’s racecar. The fans loved it. Wildman eventually gravitated to Chicago, after being poached by Pritzker. Six months into the job, he was standing at Los Angeles International Airport, trying to understand how his customers viewed ground transportation and offairport parking. In an epiphany moment, he saw what he describes as “a sea of sameness.” Not only were his competitors doing away with the “and” in favor of “N” — Park ‘N Fly or Park ‘N Go — they were also being lost like a tired businessman in the minutia of parking lots. “The gestalt of the brand,” notes Wildman, was missing.
certain airport shuttles. Wildman is to thank for that. A self-described hockey nut — he describes the period after the Minnesota North Stars left for Dallas as his “mourning period” — he has seen three Stanley Cups awarded in person. He has also inked sponsorship deals with 38 sports teams, everyone from the Dallas Mavericks, the St. Louis Blues, and even the New York Yankees (“there’s always a way to give somebody a better experience, even for the Yankees”). In fact,
Mark Wildman Illustration by Barry Blitt
In 2000, The Parking Spot unveiled a new design. Working with the same ad agency he had used at Miller, Wildman spearheaded the updated look —the spots. Says Wildman, “It [made] us look really big without having to spend too much money.” He’s also quick to add, however, that the eye-catching graphics and branding only worked because the service was operating at a consistently high quality. If not, such marketing has the potential to slide into the gimmicky realm of cheap tricks. “Most people, they have a favorite airline. They probably
have a favorite hotel chain. But for airport parking, before we came along, people never thought about it,” says Wildman. “We actually got people to think about where they park.” In 34 locations around the country, (most recently at Baltimore-Washington International Airport) The Parking Spot — now owned by Green Courte Partners, LLC, with roots in Lake Forest — has taken over the niche marketplace that is off-airport parking. And while yellow and black is the color of choice, sports teams’ sponsorships add funky flavors to
Wildman was at the very Blues game where Coach Jon Cooper was being mercilessly taunted by a little girl. From the press box, Wildman watched the game; casually chatting every now and then with the Blues’ radio play-by-play man, Chris Kerber, during commercial breaks. After play resumed, Kerber surprised Wildman by taking a moment to welcome him on-air, telling everyone about the great service he repeatedly gets from the spotted fleet of shuttles. Going viral is all well and good, but having an announcer talk up your business? Says Wildman, “It doesn’t get much better than that.”
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