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SUNDAY BREAKFAST

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Prue Beidler’s volunteer work even extends to government. P.42

More than 1,100 enjoy Children’s Ball. P.16

SPORTS

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NEWS

mandated test spurs complaints By emily spectre

istrict 36 held afternoon informational sessions about the exam at each of its five school on Jan. 29. Superintendent Trisha Kocanda was present at The Skokie School session to answer questions about the exam, while Skokie Principal Kelly Tess gave a presentation and also answered questions. Superintendent Kocanda’s concerns about the exam recently made it into The Washington Post. PARCC is a standardized test that replaced the ISAT. Tess provided parents with an overview of the exam, explaining that it will contain a literacy and math section and all testing will be done by computer. There will be two testing periods, one in March and another in May, and grades 3-8 will take the exam. Each school’s technology lab will be closed during the testing period, for approximately eight weeks total, and the district esti-

mates that 13-14 hours of instructional time will be lost for each grade. District 36 is mandated by the state to implement the PARCC exam. Tess stressed that while the District is committed to complying with state mandates, it acknowledges “this test continues the over-emphasis on standardized assessments as evaluation tools for students and schools.” One parent questioned why Illinois is one of only 10 states to require this exam. Kocanda explained that each state has its own reason for choosing not to implement this test. Regardless, every state is required to give a standardized test of some kind. Many parents wanted to know if they could opt out of the exam. Tess explained that the school is required to offer the exam to all students, and so if a Continues on page 12

Anna Maria Viti-Welch and Dr. Steve Devries at Anton’s Fruit Ranch. Photography by Joel Lerner

Staying healthy is heart of the matter BY BILL MCLEAN

Anna Maria Viti-Welch was at her computer at her Highwood office, days after returning from a relaxing vacation in Mexico in April 2013. A sensation near her heart

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She stood up. She headed straight to her assistant’s office. “Do I look OK?” Viti-Welch asked her assistant. Viti-Welch still did not feel right. The assistant drove her boss

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FIRST WORD

New look promises the moon

David Sweet

The cover of any publication sets the tone for its what’s inside. Vanity Fair often opts for a goodlooking celebrity; The New Yorker, a drawing to make one think or laugh. In our 2-1/2 year history, we’ve solely showcased sterling photography on our cover. That’s still the case — but those shots are now joined by two stories. In my inaugural column introducing The North Shore Weekend, the first four words were: Telling stories on paper. We’re starting to put those stories out front and center. As noted a few weeks ago, we’re adding newsier fare to our lineup of compelling profiles, strong features and insightful columns. Our elegant look — rare for a newspaper — is even better now. The masthead is more inviting than ever. Inside, the style of the printed word (also known as the font) is more graceful. And the paper is slightly shorter top to bottom; The North Shore Weekend is now roughly the size of Barron’s, another publication

that has the best elements of the newspaper and magazine world. Hope you enjoy the new look, and feel free to e-mail me your thoughts. “Goodnight Moon” is a beloved children’s book. When I used to read it to our children, I admit I didn’t know what to make of it, though I could understand why its short, repetitive phrases soothed them. Lines like “Good night nobody” seemed a little ridiculous to me, but then, I wasn’t the target audience; my job was to read each page with enthusiasm, while the little ones lapped it up before going goodnight themselves. Despite its simplicity, the book — published in 1947, with sales of well over 11 million copies since — has endured a complex, somewhat bizarre ownership. The copyright, almost worthless when author Margaret Wise Brown died in the 1950s, was bequeathed to Albert Edwin Clarke III, a nine-year-old neighbor. His life has been full of arrests and overall trouble,

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and though by 2000 he had earned more than $5 million from the book, only $27,000 remained in his bank account. (I was proud to once work with Joshua Prager, probably the best proprietor of long-form journalism in The Wall Street Journal’s now-vanished history of in-depth, eye-opening stories. His piece on “Goodnight Moon” for WSJ, available at www.joshuaprager.com, is the definitive work on the topic.) Despite its unusual history, at least those associated with “Goodnight Moon” know that, much like “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” it is eminently adaptable to other entertainment forms. On the North Shore, we’re fortunate to welcome a new twist on the classic. “Goodnight Moon: The Musical” will debut this month at Edgewood Middle School in Highland Park. Direc-

tor Debra Goldman wants children and their parents to “feel like they’re at a pajama party” and encourages them to dress as such. In the hour-long show, bears tap dance, the cow tries many times to jump over the moon, and the cat and the fiddle, the dog, the dish and the spoon perform a vaudevillian trio. At one point, the characters will fly with the constellations in the sky. See Sheryl DeVore’s report in our News section. We’re over the moon about the addition of our new editorial assistant. I’d like to give a warm, if somewhat belated, welcome to Katie Ford. Anyone who visits our office will be greeted by her smiling face. She also is happy to receive tips on upcoming events — from charities, schools and others — on the North Shore. Feel free to e-mail her at katie@ jwcmedia.com.

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IN THIS ISSUE [ NEWS ] 12 h eart of the matter With Valentine’s Day approaching, it is time to make sure your heart is in good shape for your loved ones. 13 g reat awakening The beloved children’s book “Goodnight Moon” will be staged as a musical by the Highland Park Players. [ LIFESTYLE & ARTS ] 16 g oings on about towns Find out about the best events coming up this week in the North Shore. shopbedside.com

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NEWS

Youngest ever to receive foundation honor

he District 39 Educational Foundation gave its eighth Distinguished Citizen Award to Sydney Martin, resident of Wilmette and senior at New Trier High School. Sydney is a survivor of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) and founder of Giving Rocks Foundation. She is the youngest individual to ever receive this award. “It shows that when you are passionate about something, you can take action even when you are young,” Sydney says. Eight years ago, when Sydney was 10 years old, she was diagnosed with LCH, which is a little-known cancer that is estimated to affect only 1 in 200,000 children each year in the United States. This uncommon illness is considered an “orphan disease,” which means that there is no government funding; most LCH research is funded by private donors. When Sydney was battling her illness she felt helpless — missing school, undergoing four surgeries and chemotherapy. This Sydney Martin

experience would be difficult for anyone, but particularly as a child, she lacked a sense control. Sydney was inspired to raise money for LCH as a way to feel better and give back to others suffering from the same disease. Before she was sick, she sold necklaces made from rocks she collected on the shores of Lake Michigan. She started selling her necklaces at her temple, school and other public events and raised $8,000 in the first year. Since then, in collaboration with family and friends, Sydney founded a nonprofit foundation that expanded its efforts with bigger events such as Rock the Beach for Syd Rocks, a fundraiser held locally at Wilmette’s Gillson Beach last fall. The foundation has raised over $340,000 and all of the proceeds are donated to medical research to find a cure for LCH and pediatric cancer. An award ceremony is planned for April 30, 6:30-9 p.m. at Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette. ~ Emily Spectre

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Healthy produce is key to a healthy heart. Photography by Joel Lerner

“I thought, ‘What if it turned out to be nothing?’ she says. “I would have been embarrassed.” It turned out to be something. Something serious. Days later, an angiogram revealed a small blockage in a coronary artery. VitiWelch would get to add “heart attack survivor” to her vitae. “I was treated with medication,” says the 54-year-old mother of a 15-year-old daughter. “I did not need surgery. I was lucky.” Viti-Welch now knows there are unlucky women out there — too many unlucky ones — at a computer, at an office, at home. Each year, one in three women die of heart disease and stroke. One in three. It is an alarming statistic, to women and men. It is why Feb. 6 is the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day, part of American Heart Month. Heart health matters. You can’t beat a healthy heart — especially on Feb. 14, the busiest day of the year for hearts. “Too many people don’t know how preventable heart disease is,” says Viti-Welch, who, since her heart attack, exercises for 50 minute in her basement each morning and works with a personal trainer once a week at Fitness Edge in Highwood. “I want people to know. There’s conflicting information out there, about what’s good to eat, about what’s bad to eat. I’m on a mission.” Dr. Steven Devries, a preventive cardiologist, has been on a mission since launching the Gaples Institute for Integrative Car-

Faith Hope T nabs national honor

he School of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity in Winnetka recently celebrated its receipt of the 2014 National Blue Ribbon Award. The school was one of 340 out of 138,000 public and private schools and one of only 50 nonpublic schools in the United States to be honored with this distinction. In the standingroom-only church, the entire

lem to light. We are reachingout with educational programs to community members, as well as conducting panels across the country for health professionals. “This work,” he adds, “is where my heart is, and we are fortunate that it has already resonated with so many.” Viti-Welch met Devries after her heart attack and learned all about the Gaples Institute. It

enlightened her. It triggered a change in her diet (no caffeine, more vegetables, more fruit) and lifestyle (a disciplined exercise regimen). It heartened her. “He is incredible,” VitiWelch says. “The Gaples Institute site [www.gaplesinstitute. org] is incredibly helpful, easy to read, easy to follow. The word has to get out that heart awareness is critical, that heart awareness will save lives.” According to the American Heart Association, 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with education and lifestyle changes. Viti-Welch loved her job before her heart attack. She still loves it. Stress probably did not produce that small blockage in a coronary artery. Countless North Shore residents are highly successful folks with high-paying jobs. Many of the countless own Type A personalities, plowing through their workdays with a this-has-to-bedone-yesterday verve. They must be high-risk candidates for heart disease, right? Wrong. “It’s the opposite of what you’d think,” says Dr. David Najman, a cardiologist with NorthShore University HealthSystem. “People with highly stressful jobs tend to be low-risk candidates because they’re educated, smoke less, and they’re more committed to exercise. “People, though, still need to be aware of the risk factors,” he adds. “Not enough people are aware of those.” It is a week before National Wear Red Day. Viti-Welch is sitting in a conference room in her office building, not far from the spot where she felt frighteningly overwhelmed nearly two years ago. She is fit, vibrant, determined. Heart awareness is on her mind, ever-ready to be shared. It will be there for a while. It will be there for as long as her heart beats. “Anna Maria is working hard to build awarenes of heart disease and to help motivate people to take charge of their health,” Devries says. “She has a heart of gold.”

Faith Hope community came together to celebrate the award with a Mass officiated by Pastor Martin O’Donovan. Special guests including Sister Mary Paul, the former superintendent of Catholic Schools in Chicago and currently the Archbishop’s Special Delegate for the I n s t it u t i o n a l Advancement of Catholic Schools, as well as Tim Tuten,

director of Special Projects, Partnerships & Events with the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C., were in attendance. Mr. Tuten applauded the leadership of Principal Kathleen Carden and her staff, stating, “You are providing an educational environment for building moral character and intellectual integrity.”

diology in 2012. It is a nonprofit organization with the goal to improve heart health through education that emphasizes nutrition and lifestyle measures, combined with the best in conventional medicine. “The mission of the Gaples Institute is to place nutrition and lifestyle at the front and center in health care today,” says Devries, a Deerfield resident. “Nutrition and lifestyle are not replacements for the life-saving benefits of medication and procedures. These hightech measures, by themselves, are incomplete without the foundation of nutrition and lifestyle.” Devries discovered medical students receive an average of only 20 hours total of nutrition education. Twenty hours. That is an alarming figure … an alarmingly low number of hours. “After [med school], it gets worse,” Devries adds. “Young physicians in specialty programs, including internal medicine and cardiology, are not required to receive any training in nutrition whatsoever. This has to change. The Gaples Institute has led the effort to bring this prob-

Too many people don’t know how preventable heart disease is. —Anna Maria Viti-Welch

College taps new board member

ake Forest College elected Michel le Ga lanter Applebaum of Highland Park to its Board of Trustees for a four-year term. A top-ranked steel stock market analyst, Applebaum’s 30-year career spans a range of capital markets advisory assignments, including more than 20 years with Salomon Brothers Inc., where she was a managing director and senior equity analyst. After leaving the firm in 2003, Applebaum built independent equity research advisory boutiques. From September 2010 through June 2014, Applebaum taught finance at Lake Forest College, served as an advisor to the school’s new investment club, and helped students connect and prepare for internships and jobs. “Michelle knows our community very well and she’s been able to open doors for our students,” President Stephen D. Schutt says.

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student refuses to take an exam while at school, they will be required to stay in the exam room. The school will not be able to offer alternative instruction. However, the District will provide parents with specific information about when their child is taking the exam, so that parents can decide what is right for their child. Another parent asked what would be the ramifications if District 36 chose not to administer the PARCC exam. Locanda explained that it would put administrators and teachers at risk of losing their licenses. ~ Emily Spectre

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NEWS

Pajamas optional to watch ‘Goodnight Moon’ play

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says she grew up reading the book and later read it to her children. “It was my favorite book,” she says. The performances begin at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for a reason. “We thought it would be right before naptime. The kids could come see the show and then go home for their naps. “When the children see the musical, I want them to think, ‘That’s the book. That’s Goodnight Moon,’” she adds. Jacob Cohen, who’s playing the dog, says he’s enjoying rehearsals dancing and singing on stage with the other characters — all adult actors. “This is just so fun, so energizing. It’s going to be a crowdpleaser,” he says. “ ‘Goodnight Moon’ was one of my favorite books growing up,” says the Northbrook dent. “The bunny, the mouse, the cat — they were great characters to read about. Both my parents

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Tap-dancing bears in a children’s show in an intimate setting – that’s really creative. —Jamie Davidson

music and lyrics written by Chad Henry about eight years ago, brings to life one of the bestloved children’s books. Written by Margaret Wise Brown in 1947 and illustrated by Clement Hurd, the tale features a bunny who doesn’t want to go to sleep and his mischievous best friend, the mouse. In the musical, bears tap dance, the cow tries many times to jump over the moon, and the cat and the fiddle, the dog, the dish and the spoon perform a vaudevillian trio, says the show’s executive producer, Jamie Da-

vidson of Highland Park. “Tap-dancing bears in a children’s show in an intimate setting – that’s really creative,” Davidson says. “Adults will marvel at that creativity, while the children will be on their seats waiting to see what will happen next.” Live piano music will accompany the show. At one point, the characters will fly with the constellations in the sky, says Davidson, who researched the musical before the Highland Park Players decided to perform it Goldman of Highland Park

read it to me.” The musical is “a great way to introduce youngsters to the theater,” Cohen adds. “Goodnight Moon: The Musical” runs at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, 15, 21 and 22 at Edgebrook Middle School, 929 Edgewood Road, Highland Park. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and the children can meet the characters after the show and have their photos taken with them. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit http://highlandparkplayers.com

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A number of local fathers were out with their kids on a recent Saturday enjoying the snow and were able to build a 9-foot-tall snowman after sledding at Watts Park in Glencoe. Rob Levoy of Wilmette, Jim Stucker of Winnetka, Bob Hamman of Glencoe, Bart Smylie of Winnetka and Mike Smylie of Winnetka and their children all helped build the massive snowman.

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The Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park awarded more than $6.2 million in grants to more than 50 organizations in the geographic area served by Highland Park Hospital. The funds will allow for programs to improve the health and well being of the unserved and under-

French School parents Arthur and Stephanie Tokarczyk of Winnetka and Ray Kramer and Dominika Smereczynski of Glencoe sip champagne while waiting for la galette to be sliced.

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The French Institute of the North Shore and French School hosted a special event to celebrate a French custom called la Fête des rois, which traditionally takes place on the first Sunday in January to mark the arrival of the three kings (rois) in Bethlehem. As part of this tradition, families and friends gather together to eat an almond-filled cake called a galette. A small token called a fève is hidden inside each cake, and the one who finds this token is crowned the king or queen for the evening. Before slicing la galette, French Institute and French school executive director Maria Kurt asked for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris. “We stand united with France and the larger francophone community during this time of mourning,” said Kurt.

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LIFESTYLE & ARTS

Steak tacos are friends to taste buds

“I The Chef steven leviton

[ North Shore Foodie ]

think after your first bite, you’ll agree that the things we’re doing here — everything has to be about flavor,” says chef Steven Leviton, handing over a plate. On it are two steak tacos, wrapped neatly in wax paper resembling newspaper clippings and held together by wood clips. Combining Corner Cooks and Jerry’s in downtown Winnetka into one space, Leviton — who trained under Jovan Trboyevic at the five-star Le Perroquet — wants his diners’ taste buds to have their day. Which is why, for Leviton’s newest restaurant, Taste on Chestnut, it’s all about interesting flavors.

His take on tacos, for example, includes generous chunks of tenderloin tips. Adding cheese, fresh squeezed limes, minced garlic, chili flakes, and Hoison sauce — also known as Chinese plum sauce — is all well and good. But if the beef is chewy or fatty, forget it. Leviton suggests searing the beef on high heat so the outside caramelizes and gets that melt-in-your-mouth quality. “Like butter,” says Leviton, with a wink. Accompany the steak tacos with Leviton’s own fire-roasted Pico de Gallo. Liberally add over the top or keep to a bowl on the side for dipping tacos or chips. Either way, it’ll go fast. -Simon Murray

Hoisin BBQ Steak Tacos and Fire-roasted Tomato Pico de Gallo

Generous chunks of tenderloin tips are part of chef Steven Leviton’s recipe for steak tacos. Photography by Joel Lerner

Total Time: 60 minutes | Serves: 4

Tomato Pico de Gallo

Steak Tacos 1 lb. Tenderloin tips 1 cup Hoisin Sauce 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon chili flakes Grilled corn tortillas Grated queso fresco Fresh lime wedges Fresh-diced Tomato Shredded lettuce

Wax paper (to roll tacos) Wood Clips (to hold paper) 1. In a bowl, combine Hoisin Sauce, minced garlic, and chili flakes and then add the tenderloin tips. Marinade for 30 minutes. 2. Heat a skillet on high, sear tenderloin tips until meat is

caramelized. Slightly cool the beef so you can handle and slice the beef into smaller strips. 3. Serve with corn tortillas, queso fresco, lime, diced tomato, shredded lettuce, and Pico de Gallo. Serve with wax paper and wood clips.

3 plum tomatoes 2 Jalapenos, chopped ½ red onion, chopped 1 cilantro, chopped ¼ tablespoon kosher salt ¼ tablespoon black pepper 1. Prepare all the vegetables, season with salt & pepper,

allow to sit at room temperature, then grill or roast on a very hot grill or broiler. 2. Grill/roast on all sides for 6-8 minutes. Try and work each vegetable group in one at a time for consistency.

Jalapenos can take a little time to cook. Onions can handle a little roasting and cooking as well, but you have to pay attention to the tomatoes. 3. Stir until evenly distributed.

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[ Author Ron Lieber ] The Book Stall at Chestnut Court 811 Elm Street, Winnetka 1 p.m. (847) 446-8880 New York Times “ Your Money” columnist Ron Lieber speaks about his new book, “The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money.” The book is a practical guidebook for parents that covers the basics: the best ways to handle the tooth fairy, allowance, chores, charity, savings, birthdays — and even college tuition.

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The Children’s Research Fund (CRF) hosted its annual signature black-tie event, the Children’s Ball, at the Hilton Chicago.Supporters of the CRF, an affiliated organization of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, celebrated the more than $2.7 million raised by the organization this year, in the name of pediatric medical research. The more than 1,100 guests enjoyed an elegant evening of cocktails, dinner, auction, and dancing. luriechildrens.org

[ North Shore Home and Garden Expo ] Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel & Conference Center Event Center 601 N. Milwaukee, Wheeling 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (also Feb. 8) Free www.HomeShowNorthShore.com The event highlights displays of hundreds of home improvement products and services presented by local and national experts for the freshest ideas in remodeling, repairing and beautifying their homes. Roxanne & Rocco Martino

Lori & Steve Gersten, Judy & Mark Weitzman

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[ Chicago Candy ] North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield 1 p.m. Cost: $13 (847) 784-6030 For most of its history, Chicago produced about one-third of the nation’s candy — Brach’s caramels, Mars Snickers bars, Wrigley’s gum, Cracker Jack, and more. Author Leslie Goddard presents the fascinating history of these tasty treats. Continues on page 17

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LIFESTYLE & ARTS

Chicago Symphony eager to kick off 125th season Works of Beethoven, Mozart to be performed first

Riccardo Muti

By Dorothy Andries

A milestone is ahead for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In September, the world-class ensemble will embark on its 125th season, and the celebration will include performances of works the orchestra has premiered since it was established in 1891. The announcement of the program was made at Symphony Center by music director Riccardo Muti and Jeff Alexander, newly appointed president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. In honor of the CSO’s

legacy of first performances — which includes a whopping 650-plus world or United States premieres — most programs in the 125th season will include at least one such work, including compositions by Dvorak, Debussy, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Bartok, Bruckner, Franck and Richard Strauss. The 2015-16 season opens with a festive weekend Sept. 17 with Muti conducting Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 at Orchestra Hall. He will then lead the CSO in a free program in the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Sept. 18, performing Beethoven’s

Leonore Overture No. 3 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. The Symphony Ball will be held Sept. 19 and the music director will conduct John Corigliano’s “Campane di Ravello,” commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to honor Sir Georg Solti’s 75th birthday and premiered in 1987 at Orchestra Hall, as well as “Pictures from an Exhibition” by Mussorgsky in the orchestration by Ravel, and English composer Edward Elgar’s “In the South.” Muti, a native of Naples, is considered today’s leading interpreter of works by Giuseppe Verdi, and on April 21, 23 and 26, 2016 he will conduct the composer’s final opera “Falstaff,” based on Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” To mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death, Muti is also conducting “Romeo and Juliet” by Berlioz April 7, 8 and 9, 2016, as well as Tchaikovsky’s “The Tempest” and “Romeo and Juliet” on April 14, 15, 16, 22 and 24, 2016. Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 will also be on that concert. Of particular note is the “Te Deum” by Anton Bruckner, which was given its world premiere under the baton of

Theodore Thomas during the CSO’s first season. Maestro Muti has chosen it to close the 125th season with concerts June 23, 25 and 26, 2016, paired with the composer’s Ninth Symphony. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra continues to present world premieres. The 125th anniversary season will include first performances of pieces by the orchestra’s new Mead Composers-in -Residence, selected by Muti himself. Americans Samuel Carl Adams and Elizabeth Oronek, both of whom were present at the season announcement, will have a tenure of three years.

Adams composes acoustic and electroacoustic music and has received numerous commissions, including a co-commission from the San Francisco Symphony and the New World Symphony, which premiered last fall and was included on San Francisco’s national tour. Ogonek has also received multiple commissions, including many pieces inspired by and including text. Her first piece as resident composer will be presented by Muti and the CSO Feb. 11, 12, 13 and 16, 2016. For information on soloists and guest conductors in the CSO’s 125th season, visit www.cso.org

Muti: Let’s embrace Internet Riccardo Muti loves to talk. That was especially evident during the recent announcement of the CSO’s 125th season beginning in September of this year. On the ninth floor of Symphony Center, the maestro answered many questions. “You may think I chose the composers because they are so good-looking, and they are,” he said, beaming at the two winners, Elizabeth Ogonek and Samuel Adams, who were attending the conference. “But I look at their music and I make the decision. As for the digital concert hall where programs by the Berlin Philharmonic can be enjoyed online for a subscription fee, Muti expressed the belief that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra must eventually embrace that expensive technology. “This orchestra deserves to be in the world,” he said. “If we don’t we will always be — I don’t want to

say provincial because that is negative — but we will remain local.” He sees the recent normalizations of relations between the United States and Cuba as an opportunity. “We have to take our orchestra to Cuba,” he insisted, citing the global impact of the New York Philharmonic’s historic visit to North Korea in 2008. When speaking about contemporary music, he was candid. “The distance between the public and composers today is enormous,” he said. “Most new works get one performance and then disappear. “But I am a Southern Italian,” he continued, “so I am an optimist. There are new waves of writing coming from Asia and South America that will influence classical music in the future.” ~ Dorothy Andries

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[ Queen of the Sun ] Go Green Glencoe Movie & Speaker Series Glencoe Library 320 Park Avenue, Glencoe 7 p.m., Free www.glencoepubliclibrary.org Jessica Reyes, beekeeper and naturalist for the Heller Nature Center, will help interpret this film, which is a look at the global bee crisis. wednesday, february 11

[ 2015 Chamber Mixer ] Studio226 Media 226 Green Bay Road, Highwood 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free for members; guests $10 RSVP: info@highwoodchamberofcommerce.com The Highwood Chamber of Commerce mixer provides a way to network among other chamber members and guests and enjoy food and drinks from Highwood’s Del Rio Restaurant. Attendees will learn about media and marketing from Studio226 Media. thursday, february 12

[ “African Christianity Rising – Stories from Zimbabwe” ] First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest 700 Sheridan Road, Lake Forest 7 p.m., Free (847) 234-6250 Christianity’s explosive growth in Africa is part of a startling reversal in world history. “African Christianity Rising – Stories from Zimbabwe” chronicles the changing nature of Christianity on the continent. Film director and sociologist James Ault will lead a question-and-answer session following the showing.

Be part of the country’s most elite and cutting-edge interdisciplinary art school. Children’s Multi-Arts Camp and Middle School Programs in art, design and mixed media. Registration begins February 16. saic.edu/cw | saic.edu/msp | cs@saic.edu | 312-629-6170

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Style

Up close with Pascal Plan in advance for that pre-wedding salon experience! You’ve had the room booked for months… The dress, the invitations, the menu, the flowers…check, check, check… But wait, what about the grooming? Too often, this is the last thing brides will consider in advance, which often leads to scrambling a

day or two before the wedding. This unnecessary stress can be easily avoided if salon and spa plans, schedules and bookings are part of the longer-term planning agenda. Don’t forget, this is all about your wedding day. In my experience as a salon owner, I have worked with thousands of brides and their families and bridal parties, helping them look and feel their best for the big day. The salon visit for you and your bridal team is the perfect opportunity to create the right mood and set the stage for the memorable weekend to follow. At Pascal pour Elle, this might include champagne, caviar, limo pick-up, and all the VIP touches to reflect that once-in-a-lifetime experience! So to help with the “beauty down the aisle” on that most special day

when all eyes are on you…I’ve put together a checklist of some of the things to be considered and managed in advance that will bring out the most beautiful you. • Plan ahead! Select a salon and spa that is of the highest quality and reputation, with a team of licensed professionals that can deliver under one roof all of your party’s beauty and grooming needs – from head to toe. Consult with the salon owner and/or manager to ensure your comfort level with his or her approach and how you and your guests will be cared for. Book the date/s for everything, if possible months in advance but at least one month out, to avoid any scheduling hassles. Lock in the date and times with your family and bridal party. • Determine your bridal look in advance! Once you’ve booked the salon/spa, now the fun begins. You

get to work with your salon consultant and/or stylist in advance to determine the look you want – for you and your bridal party. You may already know, or you may want to look through beauty and wedding publications or scour the internet to find what you desire. Use your salon professional and his or her experience to bounce ideas off of so that the final decision is right for you. • Fingers and toes are obvious, but don’t forget the skin! There is without question a “natural glow” of happiness on a bride’s face when her wedding day arrives. But you can also help enhance that glow with a series of facials leading up to the big day, perhaps starting as early as six months before the wedding. To ensure picture perfect-looking skin on your wedding day, the last

pre-nuptial facial should take place no later than two weeks before the big day. Yes, it’s all in the planning. If you treat the salon experience with the same advance attention to detail as every other aspect of your wedding day, then you and your party will feel great, look great, and enjoy the pampering along the way. Pascal is owner of Pascal pour Elle salons in Glencoe and Glenview. To schedule a free consultation, visit www.pascalpourelle.com.

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Coming through: Lake Forest Academy’s Tessy Onwuka splits a pair of defenders in win over St. Francis de Sales. She’s averaging 20 points and 8.5 rebounds. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

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ake Forest Academy’s girls basketball opponent, St. Francis de Sales High School, was running late. Most of LFA’s players warmed up for the game last weekend at one end of the home court, bouncing basketballs, making layups, shooting jumpers. One of their teammates, meanwhile, got down on all fours at the other end of the court, giggling and crawling quickly toward a giggling, scampering two-yearold named James Tennyson. James, one of LFA coach Chris Tennyson’s three young children, and Theresa “Tessy” Onwuka, a 5-foot-11 power forward, enjoyed the

impromptu chase for several minutes on Jan. 31. Both had an entire half court to themselves. Both would have been perfectly content had an official from St. Francis de Sales called to report that the team’s bus driver was lost. Or could not start the bus. “Look at her,” Chris Tennyson said of the junior, a first-year LFA hoopster and native of Delta State, Nigeria. “Look at the fun she is having with my son. That smile of hers is electric, so genuine. She babysits my kids. She’s a great, happy-go-lucky person. She’s a differencemaker on the court. She’s a rock star.”

The team from St. Francis de Sales arrived. Onwuka rejoined her team. Li’l James had to search for fun elsewhere, after tottering to a spot behind the Caxys’ bench. “I love kids. I love hanging around kids,” Onwuka would say later. “I love seeing kids happy.” A close second, in the love department, is basketball, a sport she started playing at the age of 11 in Nigeria. The sport, along with her strong academic record, helped her find a home in another country. WorldPlayer ID initially matched Onwuka with Lee Academy, a private boarding and day high school in Maine. WorldPlayer ID’s mission is to connect the best African players with coaches around the world. Onwuka transferred to LFA last spring. Tennyson first met his future high-scoring hoopster when Onwuka played for a travel team at a tournament held at McCormick Place in Chicago. “Basketball gives me joy,” said Onwuka, who plays for All In, an AAU basketball team, in the offseason. “I’m here, in the United States, because of basketball. Basketball has changed my life a lot. I love it here at Lake Forest Academy. People ask me where I attend school. I tell them, ‘Lake Forest Academy.’ Then I always hear, ‘Oh, that is a tough school, so tough.’ I’m really challenged here. I like the challenges.” Onwuka — averaging 20 points, 8.5 rebounds and nearly six assists per game for a 17-2 squad — played in only the first half of LFA’s 52-17 defeat of St. Francis de Sales. She scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds, collected three steals and blocked a shot. How fast is the first step of her dazzling post moves? It is capable of seriously straining spectators’ eyeball muscles. Onwuka snared two offensive rebounds on one possession in the first quarter, securing the first carom while flying out of bounds; she passed the ball to an open teammate before returning to earth. The second offensive board of the possession preceded her put-back bucket at the 5:15 mark. “Her athleticism is incredible,” said LFA senior guard Liza Tarr, a Winnetka resident. “Her spin moves, her shot fakes, the way she finishes … Tessy is strong, smart and unselfish. So many things make her a great teammate. She’s a great teammate, with a lot of energy.” LFA trailed Deerfield High School 16-8 after one quarter on Jan. 27. LFA needed energy, lots of energy. LFA received it from Onwuka in the next two quarters. The Caxys outscored the Warriors 37-13 in the middle frames, 23-9 in the third. Onwuka poured in 13 points in the third quarter of LFA’s 51-36 win. She finished with 24, two shy of her season high. “She is not just a great scorer,” Tennyson said. “Tessy is also a great facilitator, a player who likes to get her teammates involved. That was fun, watching what she did [against Deerfield], watching a skilled player take over like that. She was impressive. She made things happen.” She makes people laugh. Tarr accidentally bumped into one of Onwuka’s legs during a school day. Most would have kept on walking, chalking it up to an incidental clash. Onwuka responded dramatically, screaming, “Oh, my leg, my leg! I won’t be able to play basketball now!” It was an act, nothing but an act. Fake an injury, look for a concerned reaction, laugh until the “offender” also laughs. If it startled Tarr for just a second, it was a win for Onwuka, a reason to celebrate a “Gotcha” moment. “She can be a goofball,” Tarr said. “But everybody loves her, loves her smile. Kids and teachers love her. People enjoy being around her because she’s so engaging.” Onwuka, a rookie volleyball player at LFA last fall, has received offers to play college basketball, Tennyson noted. She is looking at Ivy League and Patriot League schools. The nursing field intrigues her. She might want to become a doctor. Her favorite class this winter is chemistry. Her favorite basketball player is former University of Connecticut star Maya Moore, a member of the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and the league’s reigning MVP. “I like her post moves, the way she handles the ball, her shot,” Onwuka said of the 6-foot forward. “Her all-around game … it’s great. She works hard on the court. To be able to watch her play [in person], that would be the best day of my life.” James Tennyson, 2, watched Tessy Onwuka play basketball on Jan. 31. Got to run around and play with her beforehand. Days don’t get much better than that. Notable: LFA’s Jasmine Sawyer scored all 10 of her points in the first half of the 52-17 defeat of St. Francis de Sales. Tarr and Aleeya Sawyer tallied eight points apiece, and Brianna Sturkey finished with a team-high four steals. Jenny Levitt paced the Caxys in rebounds, with eight.

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t’s fair to say that Peter Poggioli started the game in shaky fashion.

On his first two touches, the Loyola Academy senior tried to make something glorious happen on drives down the lane.

Instead … disaster. Both times he lost the handle — before getting to the rim. Two possessions. Two turnovers. “I just had to stay with it,” said

Poggioli, following LA’s 43-42 heart-breaking loss to visiting St. Ignatius on Jan. 30. “But I didn’t lose my confidence. And I knew my teammates had my back.” Flash ahead … to the second

half. That’s when the 6-foot-5 Poggioli turned into the 9-foot-5 Poggioli. In quarters three and four, he became larger than life. “He grew up right in front of our eyes,” said Loyola head coach Tom Livatino. “I gave him a big hug after the game.” “He’s a wonderful kid,” the veteran coach added. “And tonight, he was fun to watch.” For Poggioli, this was 16 minutes of fame. In a flash, he became the wunderkind of Wilmette. After a scoreless first half, the usually unheralded Poggioli tallied six points in the third frame and added 10 more in the fourth quarter. He took the ball to the hoop like a heavy-duty plow charging through 19 inches of snow. He either converted the layout or drew the foul. He was 7-for-7 from the charity stripe. “His effort level is always phenomenal,” said Livatino. “Tonight, he broke through on the offensive end.” The shot that made the gym shake — this game was played in front a highly excitable and boisterous standing-room-only crowd — was Poggioli’s three-pointer from the far left corner, right by the LA bench. The trey, off a feed from teammate Mark Dowdle, gave LA a 38-35 lead with 3:52 left in regulation. The basket that nearly brought the house down came 45 seconds later, when Dowdle — a cornerback on the LA football team — went all Tom Brady-like and rifled

a pass inside to Poggioli, who quickly made it a five-point game. Ultimately, the ending was bittersweet for Poggioli and his teammates. St. Ignatius (16-4, 8-1) went on a late 8-0 run and then survived a pair of potential lastsecond game-winning shots by the host Ramblers (12-8, 6-3). “It’s tough to lose by one point,” said Poggioli. But this game could have a lasting effect on Poggioli. “It definitely adds a lot to my confidence level,” Poggioli said of his 16-point effort. “But I have to keep growing. Keep improving.” Notable: Brandon Danowski was LA’s other offensive star. The junior guard scored his team’s lone two points in the opening quarter. He then popped in 10 secondquarter points and seven fourthquarter points to lead all scorers with 19. “Coach tells me to keep hunting for my shots,” said Danowski, who went 4-for-6 from three-point range. “He tells me to be aggressive on offense. “It’s getting tougher to get open shots,” he added. “Teams are focusing on me (now).” With the loss, the Ramblers relinquished the Jesuit Cup for the first time in three years. The squad will play two games this weekend. The Ramblers travel to DePaul College Prep (15-5) on Feb. 6. Then, they host St. Patrick in a War on the Shore game on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. The other War on the Shore games include New Trier vs. Benet Academy at 3 p.m. and Evanston vs. Fremd at 4:30 p.m.

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COURTSIDE Girls Basketball LAKE FOREST: Brooke Green had another nice outing. The Lake Forest High School senior guard tallied 21 points and nine rebounds in her team’s 56-52 victory over visiting Zion-Benton on Jan. 30. With the win, the Scouts improved to 16-11 overall and 6-4 in the North Suburban Conference Lake. LF’s other key contributors against Zion-Benton were Delaney Williams (9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals) and Grace Torkelson (9 points, 5 rebounds). NEW TRIER: Sparked by Jeannie Boehm (17 points) and Jackie Welch (12 points), the Trevians downed visiting Hinsdale Central 67-49 on Jan. 31 to raise their record to 23-1. NT outscored the Red Devils 22-8 in the fourth quarter. Welch had seven points in the final frame. The Trevians also received nine points from Haley Greer, eight from Rachel West and six from Kathryn Pedi. REGINA DOMINICAN: The Panthers (14-8) extended their win streak to four with a decisive 62-37 victory over visiting De La Salle on Jan. 29. Maeve Degnan paced the Regina attack with 21 points. Regina Trejo came up with 12 points and four rebounds, while Maggie Palmer added 10 points and nine rebounds.

LOYOLA ACADEMY: Things had been going awfully well for the Ramblers. But after winning 7 of its first 9 games in January, LA hit a snag this week. The Ramblers (14-10) dropped a 49-40 decision to host Niles West on Jan. 27. Then, on Jan. 28, the team fell to visiting Maine South 48-31. Maeve Stanton led LA in the Maine South game with eight points. Alexa DeLeo added seven points. Against Niles West, senior Sarah Elston had one of her best performances of the season: 16 points, five rebounds and two steals. Liz Satter had a team-high nine points.

FLIPSIDE Girls Gymnastics LAKE FOREST: The Scouts ended up fourth in the North Suburban Conference Meet on Jan. 30 at Mundelein High School. LF’s Jessica Pasquesi placed eighth in the all-around (33.80). The freshman was seventh on bars (8.2) and eighth on beam (8.5). On Feb. 2, the Scouts took third in the Glenbrook South Regional with a 126.80. Pasquesi placed eighth in the all-around (32.90). LOYOLA ACADEMY: Junior Claire Sullivan claimed runner-up honors in the all-around competition (36.92) at the Glenbrook South Regional on Feb. 2. The all-around champ was GBS’s Hannah Hartley (37.55). Sullivan took first on bars (9.075) and second on floor exercise (9.40) and balance beam (9.45).

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Balancing act Highland Park’s Spitz possesses poise and power in three sports BY BILL MCLEAN sports@northshoreweekend.com

ose Salazar took a day off from work in late November. The Highland Park High School girls gymnastics coach had to. Wanted to. His top gymnast, junior Avery Spitz, would compete that day in the state diving preliminaries at Evanston Township High School. “That was a big deal,” Salazar recalls. Big because it was Spitz’s first state-qualifying berth in diving. Really big because she started diving competitively as a freshman, at the urging of her mother, Margo. Most, if not all, of the other state plungers had been bouncing off boards regularly and making oh-so-little splashes since the day they started memorizing our nation’s state capitals in grade school. “Poise,” Salazar says. “I remember Avery’s poise that day.” Spitz finished 37th on Nov. 21. Competing on the final weekend of her diving season impacted her gymnastics season this winter. It is not an easy transition, going from head-first landings in

water to feet-first landings on mats. Ask any diver-gymnast. It takes time. It demands an adjustment period. Diving shape is not gymnastics shape. A barracuda is not a gazelle. Spitz, a co-captain, added a full tumbling pass to her floor exercise on Jan. 29, two days before the Central Suburban League North Meet at Deerfield High School. She also added a punch-front for her second pass. Spitz is all caught up now as a gymnast, her diving season an indistinct droplet in her rearview mirror. Descents mattered in the fall months. Rising scores matter today. “She’s all power. Her specialties are power and strength,” says Giant senior Ellie Maites, also a co-captain. “Avery blows me away every time I watch her floor routine. Her tumbling passes, the combinations she uses … she looks unique and cool when she does her floor. Her music is very intense, very dramatic. It goes well with her routine.” Spitz tied for sixth place in the all-around (32.725) at the CSL

Artistry in motion: Highland Park High School’s Avery Spitz takes flight during a floor exercise routine earlier this season. The junior earned all-CSL North honors in the all-around on Jan. 31. PHOTOGRAPHY BY Ting Shen

North Meet on Jan. 31, good enough for all-league status (top eight). She also tied for sixth on the uneven bars (8.0) and finished eighth on the balance beam (8.225). HPHS placed fourth (121.575). “The satisfaction in gymnastics is doing what you can to add skills to your routines,” says Spitz, also a long jumper and triple jumper in

track and field. “I like putting those skills together. I like working hard on them. On beam, staying on, sticking your routine — you go for that. There are fears in gymnastics … fears you have to overcome. With giants on bars, my thinking is, ‘Get up there, go for the biggest cast, swing free.’ ” Spitz qualified for a sectional meet last winter on bars and floor.

Her goal this month is to qualify for state on floor. It is a realistic aim, Salazar believes. “Avery has strength, finesse, grace and flexibility,” Salazar says. “State-meet attributes, no doubt. What she also has is the ability to lead, probably her greatest attribute. She does what’s needed to be done, knows what’s needed to be done. You’re not going to find

many athletes who are as supportive of her teammates, inside and outside the gym, as Avery is. “Avery,” he adds, “would be a captain on a gymnastics team at any school in the CSL.” A 4.05-gpa student, Spitz will likely have earned 10 varsity letters (four in diving, four in gymnastics, two in track and field) by the Continues on page 41

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uring her balance beam routine in a dual gymnastics meet at Glenbrook South High School last month, Claire Egerter fell. The New Trier High School senior rarely spills off the beam. The move that ejected her was a split three-quarters jump. “A silly trick,” Egerter recalls. Egerter remounted the apparatus on Jan. 15, angry at herself, frustrated. She also was determined to make up for the hiccup by throwing a dismount she had never thrown before in a meet: two flip-flops, followed by a full. Nobody at the meet expected Egerter to attempt such an ending, not even her coach, Jennifer Pistorius, who had competed that dismount during her days at Good Counsel High School in Chicago. Egerter threw it anyway. Egerter nailed it. She ended up with an 8.4, but it probably felt more like a 9.4, given her breakthrough, given the resounding trick that reduced her slip-up on that silly trick to ancient history. Imagine a smallish guard in basketball, driving a lane and,

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instead of settling for another safe layup, soaring and throwing down a dunk for the first time. In a game. In a game with basketball rims, positioned 10 feet from the floor. “I’m glad I fell that day,” Egerter adds. “If I hadn’t fallen, I would not have chucked that dismount. When I landed on my feet, right away I thought, ‘I can add this.’ ” She and the rest of the Trevians returned to Glenbrook South for the Central Suburban League South Meet on Jan. 30. Egerter had packed her still-new beam dismount. It would not stay in the suitcase in Glenview. Teammates, coaches and regular fans of the Trevians expected to see it again. All wanted to be wowed again. Egerter mounted the beam. Everything looked clean, looked steady, as she executed her pre-dismount moves. Not one fall on this winter night. She then stood still briefly, mentally measuring up her flipflop-flip-flop-full. Egerter radiated confidence. Egerter threw it. Her landing produced a feetfirst thud, a gymnast’s favorite sound. Her sport’s slam dunk drew

applause from the bleachers and tight hugs from teammates and coaches. Judges gave her a 9.45, sharp enough for runner-up honors. “Claire has always been a reliable gymnast,” Pistorius says of her fourth-year varsity performer and member of the Trevians’ three state teams from 2012-14. “She’s a huge component of the team. She’s been steady since her freshman year. We’ve had strong gymnasts [NTHS graduates Elana Benishay and Kerry Scafidi and current NTHS senior Sam Stoddart] during her time in the program. She’s been kind of under the radar. But Claire … what a great captain, a positive, smart kid, a kid who is always smiling.” Egerter had exactly 35.95 reasons to beam while standing on an awards podium for the allarounders at last weekend’s CSL South Meet. The figure was her winning total, highlighting NT’s runner-up showing (141.775). “Amazing. I’m so proud of her, so happy for her,” Trevians junior Peyton Burns says. “Claire’s consistency … we count on that. You

can always count on Claire in every event. If she makes a mistake, she doesn’t freak out. We also like that about her. She’s all about the team spirit, all about being friendly and bubbly.” Her best friend is her twin brother, Colin, a soccer midfielder. Both enjoy Pink Panther movies, their dad, Dean, having turned them on to the series of comedic films featuring a clumsy, incompetent detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Both will head to Vanderbilt University in the fall, Claire as a human organizational development major, Colin as a probable economics major and club soccer player. Colin attends Claire’s gymnastics meets. Claire floors Colin at her gymnastics meets. “She is awesome,” Colin says. “It’s good to see how into she is and how confident she is. She gets into the zone at meets … that really competitive zone. But then, after getting out of the zone, she’s smiling. When you see her, you see excitement and energy. “Claire,” he adds, “never approaches anything with a bad

attitude.” Claire Egerter would not dare perform her beam routine at a meet without first listening to “Stuck Like Glue,” a country song by Sugarland. Since her freshman year, Egerter has borrowed Pistorius’ iPod to listen to the tune. It’s a tradition. It’s an Egerter thing. “It’s calming,” Egerter says. Only a handful of prep meets remain in Egerter’s gymnastics career. Wasn’t it just yesterday when a four-year-old Claire Egerter performed a somersault for Pistorius at Wilmette Gymnastics? Wasn’t it just last night when an eight-year-old Claire Egerter met a seven-yearold Peyton Burns and the two hit it off … after hitting routines? It’s been a comfy fit, Egerter and gymnastics, a match made atop mats. The sport has challenged her, thrilled her, steeled her. It will be a part of her, even after her final salute at her final meet later this month. “I love high school gymnastics,” she says. “Every routine from every gymnast means something to the

team. Knowing my score in an event could help my team achieve something motivates me; that’s not the case in club [gymnastics]. I love representing New Trier at meets. I love the opportunities to support my teammates at meets. Gymnastics has helped me see my potential. “I’ve learned so much as a high school gymnast. Little things mean a lot in this sport. A little pep talk, before a routine, can make a big difference in this sport.” Notable: Stoddart (illness) did not compete at last weekend’s CSL South Meet. … Egerter also tied for fifth place on vault (9.2) and tied for seventh on floor exercise (9.1) at the CSL South Meet. Topeight finishers in each event and in the all-around earned all-league honors. Burns silvered on the uneven bars (9.25) and took fourth on beam (9.05) and floor (9.25). Trevians junior Taylor Kwok (seventh in the all-around, 35.025) placed third on floor (9.275) and fourth on bars (8.85). … New Trier was scheduled to host a regional meet on Feb. 5.

Flair game: Claire Egerter works through her uneven bars routine during earlier action this season. PHOTOGRAPHY BY Joel Lerner

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Balancing act Continued from page 34 time she graduates. The student-athlete finds time to serve the school’s key club and link crew. She recently found out she had been chosen to work as a summer camp counselor in Wisconsin. Avery here, Avery there, Avery everywhere. “I’m really motivated,” Spitz says. “I don’t ever want to let myself down.” Spitz appears to have it all figured out, that tricky, challenging business of balancing a variety of commitments in and out of sports venues and maintaining meaningful friendships with teammates and classmates. See Spitz study. See Spitz flip. See Spitz raise funds. See a smiling Spitz strike up an animated conversation that has nothing to do with school or sports or leadership groups. “You could see Avery in the hallways at our school, and you’d see no signs that she’s an outstanding gymnast,” Maites says. “No signs at all. Then, hours later, she walks into the gym and lights the place up with her athletic abilities. She’s on top of everything. She strives for the best in everything she does. “Avery,” she adds, “will be a leader for the rest of her life.” Notable: Giants freshman Emily Aronin took ninth in the all-around (32.025) at the CSL North Meet on Jan. 31, missing all-league honors by one spot and 0.65. She scored a team-best and 10th-place 8.55 on vault. … HPHS was scheduled to vie for sectional berths at the New Trier Regional on Feb. 5.

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From 200 vertical miles away, the shopping strip that houses Jay Lovell’s restaurant doesn’t look like much. But through the telescopic lens, one thing does stick out. Across the street from the strip are Fort Sheridan’s residential housing units on the edge of Lake Michigan. But even row upon row of military-style houses, from this height, look merely like the indecipherable etchings on an insect’s carapace. Or, at least, that’s what the images depict, taken from the height of the International Space Station’s orbit. Lake Forest’s Alderman Prue Beidler is a little more down to earth. Offering to meet at Jay Lovell’s eponymous (down to the apostrophe) new restaurant in Highwood, she comes sweeping into the brick-covered restaurant with a smile on her face. She genuinely seems to know everyone —down to the unhappy toddler in the highchair —as she waves and politely greets each of them, in turn; even though, ostensibly, it’s her first time setting foot inside the establishment. Beidler orders the daily special, an omelet, which comes with spinach chard, onions, bacon, potato hash, and whole-wheat toast. “My only homage to goodfor-you food,” notes Beidler, commenting on the whole wheat. After agreeing that her omelet

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mission statement sets out no small order. To “promote a community spirit of trust, respect and citizen involvement” is one thing, a well-intentioned manifesto; but to also “be the best-managed, fiscally-responsible and appealing community” is hardly an easy legislative task. When supporters of Lake Forest’s caucus first interviewed Beidler for the job, they warned her that the biggest thing she would be up against when deciding policy would be finance. “And that’s really been true,” says Beidler. “There’ve been other issues . . . development and so on . . . but the biggest issues are financial and that relates heavily to the state’s financial circumstances. And, frankly, I’m proud to say that we’re in better shape than a lot [of other municipalities in the state].” The biggest budget contender they’ve had to face since she took office? Pension obligations, which are hamstringing municipalities across Illinois. Fortunately, Lake Forest is able to fund a higher percentage of pensions, thanks, in part, to a well-balanced budget and the dedication of people like Beidler. “But at some point in just becomes untenable with current tax rates,” admits the alderman. “We’ll ultimately be fine because we’re a well-managed municipality, but we are facing exactly the

same issues.” Beidler views her current job through the same lens acquired from sitting on boards for more than 40 years. The thread that connects them all? Being able to boil it all down to one prophetic mantra: securing the institution for the future — no matter if it’s Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Country Day School, or Market Square 2000 (which oversaw the redevelopment of one of the country’s oldest shopping centers). Though originally from Champaign, Beidler met her husband, Frank, in college, while she was attending Wellesley and he was studying at Harvard. One of their earliest discussions was about Illinois politics. They planned to move back when they had their first child, and have lived in Lake Forest — Frank’s hometown — ever since. “He’s the original Lake Forester,” acknowledges Beidler. Frank has followed Prue’s meetings on TV. When the city council convened in early July last year, it was to discuss the proposed construction of a 45,000-square-foot Whole Foods store on about eight acres of land in the Amberley Woods development. Though the plans were eventually nixed, Beidler came home to Frank’s approving vote of confidence. “That might be the finest

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Appealing newer home, located in Kenilworth Gardens area. Wonderful first floor library with built-ins. Open eat-in kitchen and family room. Soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, and lovely moldings. Terrific lower level. Attached 2 car garage.

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144 Woodstock Avenue | Kenilworth | $2,895,000 | 144Woodstock.com EXTRAORDINARY HOME ON AN OVERSIZE LOT 2 BLOCKS FROM THE LAKE THAT HAS BEEN MASTERFULLY RENOVATED TO COMPLIMENT THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE PAST WITH ALL THE DESIRED AMENITIES OF TODAY...Special features include the NEW GOURMET KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM, grand reception hall, conservatory, library, superb recreation room and a 4 car garage...MINT CONDITION!...Walk to Sears School, New Trier High School, train and the beach!

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