Kaneland Krier: May 9, 2019 by Kaneland Krier

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We have often been told that we are too young for certain things without ever really finding out why. In this issue we covered the reason behind some age restrictions, the recent limitations on Kaneland YouTube accounts and the dominance of some big-name companies. As the school year comes to an end and most of the Krier executives get ready to head off to college, we wanted to highlight some of the teachers leaving with us. We also featured some members of the Kaneland family with diverse backgrounds. We have learned in our years at Kaneland High School that seeking answers is always important, and we hope we help you answer some of your questions in this final issue.

Richies Tiv Kt Mattern Editor-in-Chief Web Editor-in-Chief Priscilla Purnell Ashley Edwards Production Manager Webmaster Madeline Hockey Design Executive

Dylan Calabrese Sports Executive

Abril Salinas Ad/Business Manager

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TRENDING

TOP FESTIVALS TO ATTEND THIS SUMMER

VOICES

SOCIAL NORMS: THEN VS. NOW

OPINION

CARING FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AT SCHOOL

EDITORIAL RESTRICTIONS ON YOUTUBE

FEATURE

PICTURE PERFECT CAREERS LEAD TO RETIREMENT

CENTERSPREAD COMING OF AGE

NEWS

BIG PARK IN THE HEART OF A NEW SUBDIVISION

INVESTIGATIVE

E-COMMODITIES AND MODERN DAY MONOPOLIES

PHOTO SPRING SPORTS

SPORTS

KANELAND ATHLETES TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

ACTIVITIES

CLUBS AT KANELAND ON TO STATE COMPETITIONS

This famous sign is a staple of Country Thunder that welcomes all entrants.

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COUNTRY THUNDER

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ountry Thunder takes place in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Country Thunder’s website includes a variety of options for purchase, including extras such as glamping and camping packages. Four-day admission costs $160, and single-day general admission costs $75. A perk is that tickets can be upgraded after purchase if you call or visit the information booth at the festival. Campsites are available to purchase, but that does not include admission to the festival. Campsites and reserved seats can be renewed each year, and one vehicle pass permits two vehicles. Food and retail vendors are available. Campers should also have plenty of water, ice and sunscreen. Bring lots of extra clothes in case of mud and rain, as inclement weather does not typically stop the show. “I regret not bringing more clothes for rainy weather and not enough shoes,” junior Emma Hockey said. This year’s performances include Jake Owen, Tim McGraw and Luke Combs. “The best part about it was being in the sun and outside all day, then going to the concert all night,” Hockey said.

WHEN AND WHERE: July 18-21 Twin Lakes, Wisconsin

Finishing off the night, Bruno Mars captures the crowd with top hits like “That’s What I Like’” and ‘“24K Magic.”

TOP FESTIVALS TO ATTEND THIS SUMMER BY PRISCILLA PURNELL, Executive Editor

Khalid brings excitement by performing his music for the thousands of people that attend Lollapalooza. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA CALLAGHAN

LOLLAPALOOZA

iving in the Chicago area, you’ve probably heard of Lollapalooza (Lolla), a festival that takes place in the beginning of August at Grant Park. The 2019 festival information is available on the Lolla website and includes a range of ticket options. Single-day general admission covers PHOTO BY SAMANTHA CALLAGHAN any day you pick, and four-day passes are also available. Lolla is more than just a typical festival. They have a food court orth Coast Music Festival is a collaboration of independent called Chow Town, where many Chicago restaurants are represented. promoters in Chicago. Ticket options include general admisThere are over 170 bands on eight stages. It’s a great opportunity sion, VIP and single-day passes. Tickets can also be bought at to see a wide range of artists, along with being able to take pictures at the festival, and people of all ages can attend. photogenic spots. Merchandise is sold at the festival, and lockers are available to “The best part about Lolla was being in the crowds and meeting all secure your belongings. types of people. My favorite artist was Excision because they had the Keep in mind that you need a valid ID to get in, and after leaving most energy and got the crowd dancing,” junior Olivia Lutter said. there is no re-entry. Lolla also raises awareness for environmental issues, which include “North Coast would be a better first festival to attend. There are minimizing waste and lowering the carbon footprint. The festival pronot as many people, and it doesn’t cover as much land as Lolla in the vides trash, compost and recycling bins. They also offer organic, locally gigantic Grant Park,” junior Lynnea Njoya said. produced meal options and alternatives to plastic silverware. North Coast has a selection of over 20 local vendors and a wide Despite all that the festival offers, concert goers should come prerange of performers. This year’s lineup includes headliners Bassnecpared. tar, Major Lazer, Flux Pavilion and Jauz. “I would suggest bringing a hydro pack for water because it gets “The environment of everyone just having fun, not judging each really hot throughout the day,” Lutter said. other and complete strangers giving you compliments left and right Njoya said. was a really awesome way to end the summer,”

NORTH COAST

WHEN AND WHERE: Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Union Park in Chicago

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WHEN AND WHERE: Aug. 1-4 Grant Park in Chicago

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CARING FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AT SCHOOL

BY SAMANTHA CALLAGHAN, Editor

itting in class listening to the teacher give a list of assignments just adds more to students’ to-do lists and makes the stressful feeling from school feel even heavier. A lot of times, dealing with stress from school, work and home is too much for students to handle on their own. The issue of schools being able to help students cope with mental health concerns or issues is a controversial topic, especially right now. 82 percent of teachers say children are under more pressure than they were 10 years ago, according to The Mirror News. Is there enough being done to help students cope with mental illnesses, and is there any way to make things better? Taking care of our mind’s well-being is more important than a lot of people think. Kaneland does make sure that students are on the right track with their schoolwork, while staying mentally stable. Instead of keeping everything inside, reach out and see how the staff can help. There is a lot of behind the scenes work done between counselors, teachers, psychologists and students. If students feel like they need help managing stress or could use a person to talk to, they should utilize Kaneland’s counselors. The counselors at Kaneland have an open door policy, meaning they are always open to help any struggling student whether the problem may seem big or small. Talking to a counselor is so much more than just venting

in an office. School counselors can refer students to outside counselors, set up a system with teachers to help with the stress of homework and schoolwork (if necessary) and offer students the opportunity to join a group with other students who may have similar issues. The groups are run by RTI facilitator Danielle Nowak. Each one is focused on a different need for the variety of students at Kaneland. “I have several groups, and they change depending on the needs of the students. Right now I have ones based on stress management and feelings of anxiety, and ones that are more based around feelings of depression. We all h a v e stressful and sad days, so it’s about

learning coping strategies to help with those feelings. Another group is a mixed topic group for more self-awareness, self-compassion and communication strategies,” Nowak said. The goal of the groups is to come together and share experiences, which helps to show that everyone has struggles and that students are not alone. With topics like self-awareness, some students might share the level to which they understand their own characters, feelings or desires. Although the groups are not as widely known as a club or sports team, students can still join by talking to their counselor or emailing Nowak with any questions. Again, if a student does not feel comfortable talking in a group with fellow students, going to school psychologist John Markovich or a counselor are always options. Mental health is not something to be scared of talking about, and no one should be ashamed of it. According to The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 20 percent of people ages 13-18 live with a mental health condition. If a student feels that they may be suffering from one, they should not normalize it and instead use the many resources offered at Kaneland. A counselor cannot identify individuals without help or see a student in the hall and automatically know that they are struggling. In order to take care of themselves, students should take the first step and seek help. “[Mrs. Nowak] organized several groups with similarities. I decided to join because I don’t want to deal with my anxiety alone, and connecting with others going through the same is just awesome for me and others. I love the progress Kaneland has gone through, and I want that progress to keep going,” junior Xitlaly Andrade said. There are many resources offered at Kaneland to help students who need or want them. Although no school is perfect, the high school is doing their best to help students manage their mental health and is always learning the best ways to offer assistance. If you are interested in joining one of Nowak’s groups, you can email her at 10369@kaneland.org. “I’m always looking to start up new groups and get to know as many students as I can,” Nowak said.

CARTOON BY NINA PIAZZA The dissolving of the head symbolizes the mental stress that occurs with some students. According to The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 20 percent of people ages 13-18 live with a mental health condition.

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RESTRICTIONS ON YOUTUBE

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CARTOON BY MARISA SOSA The hands represent those figures who determine what Kaneland students can and cannot see on the Internet.

aving access to the Internet at school shouldn’t be taken for granted. According to SFGate, a news website based in San Francisco, CA, President Bill Clinton rallied 20,000 volunteers on a day in 1996 to help connect hundreds of Bay Area students to the world of the Internet. This became an annual event called NetDay, and according to the Clinton White House archives, the goal was to connect every classroom and library to the Internet by 2000. Today, many schools do their best to shape the web into something safe for every student. Since 2000, all public schools and libraries are fundamentally mandated to block Internet access to pictures and material that are harmful to minors on computers that are used by students, according to the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). The problem is the overprotective interpretation of this law that holds Kaneland students back from full use of the internet, which may cause a disconnection to education itself. There are currently hundreds of videos on YouTube that students are suddenly prohibited from watching at school. The apparent criteria for videos which are now restricted includes any video deemed remotely inappropriate, such as District 302 board meetings, more than 25 videos produced by the Krier and numerous songs. The innocence of the content itself is unimportant. For the school to censor what we see and hear is difficult to understand. Although certain ideas or content may seem objectionable, morally wrong or distracting, the act of censorship should not be taken any less seriously than

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banning books. Having free access to the Internet has been extremely useful and has been utilized responsibly in the past. There are places on the Internet that should be inaccessible at school, but YouTube is not one of them. It is hard to imagine somebody picking and choosing what videos are acceptable for us to watch. There is a reason why YouTube has a standard set of guidelines detailed on their platform and rules enforced by not only an automated system but also by a team at YouTube. There are also detailed rules in place about hateful content, harassment and threats. Seeing that the site has developed into a platform for large companies and corporations to broadcast advertisements, it shows they have been proficient in keeping the videos clean. Last year alone, YouTube removed 5 million videos for violating their content policy, according to Reuters. For the school to go out of its way to shelter us more than that is not only unproductive but wrong. It’s confusing to us as students because we are usually warned when something that affects us this much happens. When the stairwell system changed we were told how to maneuver differently throughout the day, which was helpful, but YouTube is used daily by students who are now left with fewer resources at their disposal. We don’t know who is picking and choosing what we see and don’t see. Should we have our eyes shielded, or should we be able to expand our knowledge using modern media? These are questions that we must ask before we let someone else censor what we see, and none of them have been clearly answered.

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Kt Mattern Editor-in-Chief of Web

Abril Salinas Executive Ad & Business Manager

Priscilla Purnell Webmaster Madeline Hockey Design Executive

Dylan Calabrese Sports Executive

EDITORIAL STAFF Cover Ashley Manzo

Table of Contents Madeline Hockey

Trending Madeline Hockey

Voices Gianna Provenzano

Editorial Jacob Booten

Opinion Jacob Booten

Centerspread Ashley Manzo

School/Community News Casey Schanks

Investigative Casey Schanks

Activities Ben Durbala

Sports Ben Durbala

Photo Page Bailey Prichard Feature Sami Callaghan

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Ayshe Ali, Anna Blankenhagen, Dylan Brazeal, Conor Brennan, Sasha Clinnin, Rachel Cormier, Kailey Davison, Isabella Haulk, Ashlyn Klecka, Jenna Lin, Abby Lycan, Amanda Malawski, Sophia Mullins, Regan O’Brien, Nina Piazza, Emma Schaefer, Katelyn Schultz, Marisa Sosa, Giancarlo Valle, Madalyn Webb, and Mychelle Williams

Print Production Fox Valley Career Center Graphic Communications II students

ADVISERS Dominic Bruno Krier adviser

Nicole Larsen Print adviser

EDITORIAL POLICY

Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Editorial Board and are not necessarily the opinion of Kaneland administration, staff, students or parents. The Krier Editorial Board consists of designated Advanced Journalism students: Jacob Booten, Dylan Calabrese, Sami Callaghan, Ben Durbala, Ashley Edwards, Madeline Hockey, Ashley Manzo, Kt Mattern, Bailey Prichard, Gianna Provenzano, Priscilla Purnell, Abril Salinas, Casey Schanks, and Richies Tiv. Students make all publication decisions. Letters can be sent to the address above or e-mailed to krier@kaneland.org. Letters must be signed (names may be withheld under extraordinary circumstances as deemed by the editorial staff ), and must be under 300 words. The Editorial Board has the right to work with writers to edit for clarity and length. Any material that is potentially libelous, obscene or disruptive will not be published, at the discretion of the Editorial Board. All decisions to publish or not publish letters are made by executive editors. The Krier has been an open forum since 1974. As an open forum, we restrict editing to staff members only; prior review and editing are prohibited by people outside the staff.

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PICTURE PERFECT CAREERS LEAD TO RETIREMENT BY ASHLEY MANZO, Editor

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fter years of commitment to Kaneland, the school must say goodbye to social studies teacher Lynn McHenry. She has been teaching for a total of 35 years, with 28 of those at Kaneland. After retirement, McHenry has big plans for her free time. “I want to do some volunteer work and look for some part-time work that is professionally related. For example, I am considering working with either Northern Illinois University or Aurora University with college students going in to be student teachers,” McHenry said. Although the time off will be a relief, McHenry admits there is something she will miss most about teaching every day. “I’ll miss you guys (the students). Not the politics, not the paperwork, not all of the meetings, you guys,” McHenry said. As a teacher who works closely with McHenry, social studies teacher Kelsey Flanagan knows her well in and out of the workplace. “I’ll miss her leadership for our department and her superlative use of the English language,” Flanagan said.

SUZAN BLACKNEY

pecial education teacher Suzan Blackney is another familiar face leaving Kaneland. As someone who has a passion for working with students, Blackney hopes to use her Reading Specialist degree to influence the younger generation once she retires. “I was playing with the idea of starting a YouTube channel and reading quality children’s books in my videos to make them available to kids who don’t have parents who read them stories,” Blackney said. Despite Blackney’s original intentions, she has taught at the high school for the past 14 years. “I said the only place I wouldn’t work was at a high school. Before I walked into the building, you guys were really intimidating. I didn’t know if I could get you to do what I wanted you to do rather than your own thing,” Blackney said. Senior Jill Mitchinson knows Blackney personally from her time helping in Mitchinson’s English 12 class. “Knowing that she is in the classroom and is there for extra help always makes me feel like she’s got my back,” Mitchinson said.

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GENE HEINSOHN

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oining the list of teachers leaving District 302 after this school year is automotive and welding teacher Gene Heinsohn. Heinsohn has been teaching at Kaneland for the past 15 years and is thankful for his experiences here. “Working at Kaneland was an interesting journey. Co-workers and students have treated me very well. I owe them,” Heinsohn said. Senior Hakeem Uddin has had Heinsohn as a teacher for two years and will miss him. “[I will miss] his personality. He’s really knowledgeable and doesn’t really seem like a teacher sometimes. It feels like he’s one of us,” Uddin said. For the next chapter in his life, Heinsohn is working to turn an inheritance into a benefit for others. “I have turned my grandfather’s farm into a place where adults with disabilities can come to work and relax on the farm and perhaps learn an agriculture-related trade,” Heinsohn said.

Social studies teacher Lynn McHenry lesson plans for a class during her last year at Kaneland. PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZAN BLACKNEY

Special education teacher Suzan Blackney (back row, right) celebrates with the HOPE students at the annual Adaptive PE Prom.

CINDY MILLER

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Senior Hakeem Uddin (left) cuts a piece of steel with the guidance of automotive and welding teacher Gene Heinsohn (right). PHOTO COURTESY OF CINDY MILLER

Health teacher Cindy Miller (middle) celebrates her award for Kane County Educator of the Year and recounts the event as one of her favorite memories at Kaneland.

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aneland’s 23-year veteran Cindy Miller is another teacher saying goodbye to the Kaneland school district in June. Miller has taught health and physical education and has also coached tennis and basketball in the past. Miller has attained a variety of achievements but believes that those awards are not what would define her experiences at Kaneland. “I wanted to make an impact on kids’ lives. I’ve achieved a lot of things throughout the years, but the most important thing is just making a difference in the child’s life. None of those awards happen unless you’re doing your job,” Miller said. Now that Miller is approaching retirement, she already has plans with her time off. “I’m hoping my husband and I can do a little more traveling than we already do. I want to spend some more time with my grandkids,” Miller said. Math teacher and girls varsity tennis head coach Timothy Larsen has known Miller very well for the past 18 years, as he was her assistant tennis coach for seven of those years. “She’s a strong-willed type of person, but she’s also really funny and loves everyone here. She wants the best for everyone, so you miss a person like that when they leave,” Larsen said.

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CREATING A NEW LIFE

BY BEN DURBALA, Editor

any of the people at Kaneland have similar upbringings. Students at KHS are often born in local hospitals and grow up in the same few neighborhoods. However, there are some people in the Kaneland community who have not lived in the United States their whole lives. Senior Mobolaji Ayegbusi, born in Lagos, Nigeria, moved to the district with his family as a baby. In 2001, Mobolaji and his family’s lives changed forever. “In late 2001, my family won the visa lottery. We were going to move to New York, but my mom did not think it was safe to move there because of 9/11, so we moved to Illinois in 2002,”

PHOTO COURTESY OF MOBOLAJI AYEGBUSI Senior Mobolaji Ayegbusi is held by his dad in Nigeria before their move to America.

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Ayegbusi said. Fortunately, the trip went smoothly for the Ayegbusi family, with only a few difficulties along the way. Mobolaji’s parents needed to pass a citizenship test and bring all their possessions with them, while finding new jobs and a place to live in America. “My mom was a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Nigeria and my dad was a banker. Now, my mom has two jobs as a nurse and my dad owns a taxi business in Chicago,” Ayegbusi said. Similarly, senior Adeleke Sanni and his family came to the U.S. on January 27, 2003, in pursuit of the American Dream. “My mom wanted to give my brothers and me a better opportunity to succeed in life,” Adeleke said.

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Sanni’s mother, Abosede, wanted what would be best for her family. With limited opportunities in Nigeria, Abosede ventured to America with her three children. “My mom was a single mother of three coming to America with little knowledge of how life works. Trying to support us while also juggling a job and school was tough,” Adeleke said. Throughout their 16 years in America, Adeleke and his family have faced obstacles but worked to overcome them. “When we first moved to Chicago, [my mom] would work at three different retirement homes at the same time to afford school for us as well as her own education. She now works as a medical insurance verifier, and we are currently living in our first ever house,” Adeleke said. PHOTO COURTESY OF ADELEKE SANNI

Senior Adeleke Sanni is wearing a boubou, a type of robe worn for special occasions that shows the amount of authority someone has.

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PERMANENT RESIDENT

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ecoming an American citizen is often a very lengthy, time-consuming process. One person who recently finished this process is science teacher Joanna Edelman. Edelman moved from Poland when she was a senior in high school to pursue a college education in America. Her official status recently changed after living here for nearly 20 years. “I have a permanent residency, which is a little different than citizenship in the way that I cannot vote, be summoned for jury duty or run for president. After a certain number of years of being a permanent resident, you can apply to become a U.S.

citizen,” Edelman said. With the application process spanning nearly 20 months, Edelman had time to study for the citizenship test. She was able to pass it immediately, but it did feature a broad array of questions. “There are 100 questions ranging from geography, government, history, all the way to who the Chief of Justice in the Supreme Court is,” Edelman said. Edelman has been very fortunate to live a successful life in the United States, but she makes sure to visit Poland often. “I have met my husband and had a couple kids here, but we try to visit [Poland] every couple of years,” Edelman said. ILLUSTRATION BY ABRIL SALINAS

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BY GIANNA PROVENZANO Editor BAILEY PRICHARD, Editor

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t least 30 states in the United States have not set a minimum age law for when a child can be home alone. Illinois, though, has one of the strictest laws in the nation for when a child can be at home by themselves. Under a recently passed law, Illinois legislators lowered the threshold for children allowed to be left home alone from 14 to 12. According to the Chiacgo Tribune, in 1992 a Kane County couple left their 9- and 4-year-old children home alone for nine days while they took a vacation to Mexico. This case was called the “Home Alone” case and is one of the main reasons Illinois passed laws pertaining to children being left home by themselves.

veryone likes to tell you that you cannot do something until you’ve reached a certain age, and in most cases, those people are right. What is usually less clear is any further context or rationale for why these age restrictions are established. What follows are some of the more commonly discussed age limitations that serve as social and cultural milestones, along with some of the reasons for those numbers.

eing able to obtain a license and drive a car are privileges, not rights. In Illinois, a teen is legally allowed to start driving at 15. This is different than in some big cities such as New York, where teens cannot aquire a permit until the age of 16. Once someone has gone through a Driver’s Education class and passed all necessary tests, they will be issued a driver’s permit. With this permit, the person is able to drive only with another licensed driver over the age of 21. After 12 months of holding an official license or once the driver turns 18, whichever comes first, a person is able to drive as many people as there are seatbelts in the car.

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etting a tattoo or a piercing without parental consent and being able to vote are opportunities offered when turning the age of 18. According to the student news site of Delta State University, The Delta Statement, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In most countries, including the U.S., the official age to become an adult is 18, which is when most people are already physically mature.â&#x20AC;? Another gained privilege at 18 is the ability to get a tattoo without parental consent. This is so that the organization is not held responsible for any potential mishaps.

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aking a sip of alcohol is illegal until a person reaches the age of 21, but why that age? According to the University of Rochester Medical Center, the rational part of a teenagerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brain is not fully developed until the age of 25. Allowing anyone under 21 to drink can cause their brain to develop slowly and improperly, increasing the risk of memory loss and causing the inability to focus on tasks for a long period of time. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act (NMDAA) was passed in 1984 and required states to raise the age to purchase and possess alcohol to 21, or else that state would lose 10 percent of their federal highway funds. By 1987, every governor had complied. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), this has saved approximately 17,000 lives since 1988.

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BIG PARK IN THE HEART OF A NEW SUBDIVISION ELBURN SCHEDULED TO BUILD A NEW COMMUNITY PARK IN 2020 BY ASHLEY EDWARDS, Executive Editor

uring the summer of 2020, Elburn will be adding to their kid-friendly zones with a brand new community park. Keslinger and Liberty Community Park will be located on the west side of Keslinger Rd. and will be an addition to the new subdivision, Elburn Station. The park will incorporate many ways to get active and enjoy games with family and friends. Elburn will welcome these new features thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Resources. According to the village of Elburn, this Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant was submitted and represented in Springfield by village administrator John Nevenhoven. The criteria for consideration consisted of plans, community input and whether or not the city of Elburn had the money for it.

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2 half basketball courts 3 pickleball courts 4 soccer fields Tennis court Multi-purpose trails Picnic shelter Parking lot

“I was given three minutes to make a presentation, and in the end, they did select this project. There were cities, villages, park districts and I believe there were 118 other entities that applied for the grant, and they approved 87 of them,” Nevenhoven said. The grant will cover half of what it will ultimately cost, and the remainder will be split between the village of Elburn and Shodeen Homes (the company building Elburn Station). “Because of the OSLAD grant and it’s (the park) within the Shodeen subdivision, the money to maintain it will be paid for through a special service area tax which is an additional property tax within the Elburn Station subdivision only,” Nevenhoven said.

Once the engineering is complete by the end of this year, the park will then go up for bid in order to receive the best deal possible. The bid refers to different companies telling the board how much they can save if they build the park with them. “Hitchcock Design Group are the ones that are going to be leading the construction for us, so it will then go out for bid. They will send out a bid package, and we will look for who’s the most qualified and try to get the lowest bid,” Nevenhoven said. According to Hitchcock Design Group and the Elburn website, the blueprint outlined a portion of the park in red which will be considered phase one and will be completed first. That outlined portion will have a playground, a shelter, a tennis court, three pickleball courts, two half basketball courts and a parking lot. This will take two construction cycles, or two years, in order for it to be completed.

the basketball court, they will have situated fenced backboards but they will have to be parallel with the way the water flows,” Nevenhoven said. In addition to a new park, the intersection of Anderson Rd. and Keslinger Rd. will be expanding from a three-way junction into a four-way intersection. Anderson will flow into Blackberry Creek and provide easy access to Blackberry Creek Elementary School. The demolition on the intersection is set to go up for bid in May or June, and the construction should be complete by the end of the year. “We were lucky to get a grant that will cover approximately 80% ($1.04 million) of the costs of $1.3 million. The village had to come up with the other 20% ($260,000) and there was money that had been saved from different impact fees that were assets on the Blackberry Creek subdivision first build, and we have held onto that money,” Nevenhoven said.

PHOTO BY ASHLEY EDWARDS The park will be located on the west side of Keslinger Rd., an addition to the new and growing subdivision.

“As Shodeen builds out, ideally what will happen is that we will apply for another OSLAD grant to help build the second phase. We will need the extra parking that is located off of Railroad Ave. Most people will not park off of Keslinger and walk their kids all the way down in order to use the other equipment. It will not be used as much if we don’t have nearby parking,” Nevenhoven said. Despite its location off of a busy intersection, the park will not be fenced in due to it being in a floodway. “By state statute, you can’t have fences in a floodway when you have an area where water is running through a fence. All the garbage will collect up against the fence, which will stop the water from flowing. For instance, for

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The intersection will bring more use of the bike paths and allow for safer traveling across Anderson and Keslinger. “We have a bike path that leads to nowhere and a beautiful bike path that ends abruptly. There are reasons for that. If you build a sidewalk by state law and you take it to the curb, there has to be a receiving sidewalk on the other side. The lights that are there right now don’t have a pedestrian crossing. Once this all gets built out and the lights get reconfigured, you’ll be able to get across. There will be a push button for pedestrians and the bike path will come through. The people in Blackberry Creek will now be able to get safely across the road and will have a safer route into the rest of town,” Nevenhoven said.

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09 May 2019 Feature

BY RICHIES TIV, Editor in Chief DYLAN CALABRESE, Executive Editor

ost high school students know the name Andrew Carnegie and at least a little about the legacy of the monopolies that he and other barons left behind. Like the robber barons of the late 1800s, companies founded as early as only a decade ago have dominated the modern economy. Buying products online through Amazon has been made as simple as clicking a few quick buttons and having the product on your doorstep within a few days. With such ease, there

retailer called Zappos had an innovative approach in the market; customers would order a bunch of different shoes and try them all on, returning the ones that did not fit. However, this practice has not become the norm because in 2007, Amazon lowered the prices for their shoes to even less than what they cost to make, losing $150 million in the process. Yet, it did accomplish one goal—eventually Zappos was forced to sell its company to Amazon. Today, the GoPro HERO5 Black camera is marked at $189.99 on Amazon, and on the GoPro site, the camera is

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said to NBC News. These effects can all be traced back to Congress. According to the Open Markets Institute, for the greater part of the 20th century, the government kept pharmaceutical monopolies from rising through threats of antitrust suits and preventing companies from merging. After WWII, the amount of competition in the market to sell penicillin reduced its prices from thousands of

E-COMMODITIES AND MODERN DAY

MONOPOLIES seems to be no reason to use a different Internet retailer. In fact, more corporations than just Amazon have continually dominated the market, stirring talk of the rise of monopolies. According to Merriam-Webster, a monopoly is when complete control of the supply of goods or services in a certain market is in the hands of a single entity. For consumers, this could lead to higher prices and a supply of inferior products available in the market. According to CNBC.com, in 2017, Amazon had 44 percent of the E-commerce sales, and by the end of 2018, they were projected to have increased to 50 percent of the sales with a $258.2 billion total revenue. In 2018, the next competitor to Amazon was eBay with only 6.6 percent of the U.S. Internet sales. Amazon’s control in the E-commerce market allows them to eliminate competition from smaller businesses, driving them to bankruptcy. In 1999, a popular online shoe

marked at $199.99. The price seems convenient for customers at the moment, but the future might tell a different story. For other consumers, the looming effects of large corporations are more imminent, even risking lives of thousands of Americans. Pharmaceutical companies are being questioned for their dominance in the market, but this time, their monopoly-like status has led to increased prices. According to a report released by the Health Care Cost Institute, a person with Type 1 diabetes accrued an annual cost of $2,864 in 2013, and in 2016, it climbed to $5,705. Not being able to afford medication is a reality that many Americans now face. "Use is pretty flat, and the price changes are occurring in both older and newer products. That surprised me. The exact same products are costing double," senior institute researcher and the Health Care Cost Institute report's co-author Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek

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dollars a pound to a few hundred. Today, and starting in the 1980s, the companies tell a different story. Lack of government intervention has led to the dominance of a few drug companies. In fact, three major companies control the majority of insulin—Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi—which has led to recent lawsuits. How did they get this big? One of the reasons is the drug patent system. According to I-Mak, a company dedicated to solving the patent problem, Lilly has made 74 patents on the same version of a single drug. This prevents other companies from competing and allows these astronomical spikes in drug costs to take place.

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SOPHOMORE OLIVIA FRANKLIN

JUNIOR TOM EBERHARDT

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SPORTS JUNIOR DONNY SOMMESI

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Sports 09 May 2019

KANELAND ATHLETES TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY ABRIL SALINAS, Executive Editor MADELINE HOCKEY, Executive Editor

eciding to pursue a higher education once high school is over can be a no-brainer for some. Deciding where to go for that education might be a little bit harder. While the campus atmosphere and availability of your major play key roles in deciding where to go, those who decide to continue playing sports in college also have to consider their future team and coach. Here are some graduating seniors who, after weighing their options, offered their reasons behind their next steps.

Hailey Roach

Softball at Youngstown State University “I loved the campus and the coaches, and the players were really welcoming. I’m most excited for the college experience and to play Division One softball.”

Will Marshall Golf at the University of Nebraska “I’m excited to be part of the team and just “I’m excited to be part of the team and just the camaraderie of the athletics program.” the camaraderie of the athletics program.”

Rachael Lutter Soccer at the University of Cincinnati “I’m excited to meet all the new people there and just start a new life.”

Drew Hahn Football at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls “Overall, it was a family atmosphere. At most of the other schools, it was solely about school or about football, and it was a good mix there between football, family and education. And the major is great there.”

Mabel Cummins Bowling at Vanderbilt University “I went to the World Junior Championships March 14-24 in Paris. My doubles partner, Kamerin Peters, and I won gold in doubles and then in an all event bracket called Masters, I won bronze.” Tessa Brennan Triathlon at the University of South Dakota “The coach was kind of already recruiting me, so I visited there, and I just really liked the campus. I also liked the team since I already knew a few girls.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID ROHLMAN Senior athletes Tessa Brennan, Hailey Roach, Will Marshall and Rachael Lutter share their excitement about their recent signings with their respective colleges.

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COLLEGIATE ATHLETES

JONATHAN ALSTOTT- Aurora University (Football) HANNAH ARMIN- McHenry Community College (Basketball) DALTON ASKEW- Elgin Community College (Baseball) MORGAN BILSKEY- Illinois State University (Cheerleading) TESSA BRENNAN- University of South Dakota (Triathlon) LUKE BROST- Butler University (Football) ALEX BUCHANAN- North Central College (Baseball) CONNOR BUYCK- Aurora University (Football) LAUREN CALLAHAN- Marian University (Softball) BRYCE COHOON- Arizona Christian University (Football) MABEL CUMMINS- Vanderbilt University (Bowling) KELLIE FABBRI- Dominican University (Softball) SYDNEY FEDDERLY- Waubonsee Community College (Volleyball) DREW HAHN- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (Football) BRYANNA KIGYOS- Aurora University (Basketball) DALTON KLINGENSMITH- Waubonsee Community College (Cross Country) ANGEL LARA-ACEVEDO- Bradley University (Baseball) AIDAN LODWIG- Carthage College (Cross Country and Track and Field) RACHAEL LUTTER- University of Cincinnati (Soccer) AMANDA MALAWSKI- San Diego State University (Paralympic Track and Field) SHAE MANGALINDAN- North Park University (Football) WILL MARSHALL- University of Nebraska (Golf) ZACHARY MCNEW- North Central College (Soccer) JILLIAN MITCHINSON- Elmhurst College (Basketball) MADDIE MUELLER- Waubonsee Community College (Volleyball) NIK PANICO- Elgin Community College (Baseball) HAILEY ROACH- Youngstown State University (Softball) BRANDON ROBERTS- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Track and Field) CONNOR SCHREPFERMAN- Grand Valley State University (Cheerleading) LINSEY TURNER- Monmouth College (Track and Field) JULIANNA VASSALLO- Milikin University (Volleyball)

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09 May 2019 Activities

CLUBS AT KANELAND ON TO STATE COMPETITIONS BY JACOB BOOTEN, Editor

MATHLETES This year’s group of Mathletes are particularly close, as most of them are upperclassmen who have been a part of the team for the past few years. This has led to a successful and fun season. “I think it’s just the self-motivation of the students, maybe because they’re graduating, and at the junior and senior level it usually takes a progression of time to decide how important this is for them,” Mathletes coach and math teacher Maya Grantcharov said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICIA LESAK The Mathletes team practices for an upcoming competition.

While the team is passionate about math, they also go to tournaments and learn about more than just numbers. “When I went to take the two-person competition, I realized that Kaneland is not the standard you should be looking at. The people at regionals were cool, but also really smart,” senior Justin Lin said.

CHESS

The Chess Team also made it to state this year. The team had a relatively even perfomrance at their final tournament. “Chess qualified for state again. We finished a little lower than we did last year, but we tended to go .500 in three tournaments,” Chess Team coach and math teacher Kenneth Dentino said. Chess Team participants gained a valuable experience at state. “The state tournament was definitely fun, partially because of the time we had to hang out with each other, as well as my teammates actually caring about how we did,” senior Muize Rahman said.

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DECA DECA is a club where members compete in different areas regarding business practices and hospitality against students from around the world, which can take a lot of preparation and skill. DECA prepares people for careers in hospitality, finance, marketing and management by giving them real-life situations to problem solve. This year, DECA had their highest enrollment in the last three years with 14 members. One member, senior Jacob Petrik, qualified for nationals in the category of Personal Financial Literacy. “For a lot of clubs, getting to state is the main goal. But DECA offers another way, through nationals, to showcase true passion,” Petrik said. At the highest level, nationals tests thousands of students. “The biggest competition is nationals. Over 20,000 students are represented from all over the world, and the past two years we have had a student qualify in the top four of their event and represent Kaneland High School. Jacob Petrik qualified in the top four at state and is moving on to nationals in Florida,” DECA advisor Jimmy Boyle said.

WYSE

The WYSE competition consists of seven different categories including Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Graphics, English, Math and Physics. “It’s a bunch of smart kids, sitting in a room taking a test at the same time to show their academic potential against each other,” WYSE coach and science teacher Patrick Carter said. The entire WYSE team has qualified for state each of the last three years. “WYSE has changed in the sense that the University of Illinois is no longer running it and it’s actually Eastern Illinois, so the format is a little bit the same, but there are different competitions,” senior Jacob Petrik said. WYSE is different from most other groups because it is far more individual than collaborative. “It’s not so much of a team competition. It’s also a great thing to put into college resumes that you’re a part of the WYSE state team,” junior David Bradbury said.

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Going into their 14th year, FFA has been able to improve their overall performance, while also being able to compete in new categories. “We did really well and we placed second in the sectional, which also qualified us to go to state. Since I have been teaching, this is the first year that we have qualified a horticulture team to go to state, and it’s also the first time our section had a meat judging contest,” FFA sponsor and science teacher Brooke Heinsohn said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BROOKE HEINSOHN FFA members observe a cow at the dairy judging competition.

The club competes in many different areas in the state competition: diversified crop production, dairy production, meat judging, surveying and horticulture. “This year we had first and second place in horticulture, and as a team we placed first. Last year we had an individual place in first for horticulture, but our team placed third. This year we had several people place in the top 10 for the agronomy contest, and our team placed third. Usually we have over 100 people compete in these competitions, and to even place in the top 10 is noteworthy,” Heinsohn said.

SCHOLASTIC BOWL

Scholastic Bowl is a quiz-based competition that evaluates players’ knowledge of a variety of subjects. As a team, they were able to win conference. “Our highlight was our conference tournament, which we won, and then there were a couple of invitationals with very good competition and we held our own,” Dentino said.

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