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MAY 29, 2015
VOLUME 94 NUMBER 7
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1500 WEST KENNEDY ROAD, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
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End of Year Awards SENIOR PRIZES Alexander Award........................................................Brandt Dudziak
For the senior boy who best exemplifies the spirit and ideals of LFA.
American Legion Award............................................Brandt Dudziak
For the senior who exemplifies honor, courage, scholarship, leadership, and service.
Butler Award.........................................................Perculiar Adimabua
For the senior who has earned academic achievement through persevence.
DAR Award................................................................Brandt Dudziak
For the senior who exemplifies the ideals of service, leadership, patriotism and dependability.
Faculty Award....................................................................Katie Zhou
For the student who has in thought, word, and deed embodied the ideal of scholarship.
Freeland Award..........................................................Catherine Kvam
For the senior girl who best exemplifies the spirit and ideals of LFA.
Waldie Award...............................................................Tessy Onwuka
Photo by Bill Murphy
Juniors Austin Clamage, Hunter Wolff, and Sandra Shaw discuss ideas for next year.
New staff to take over The
For the senior who, by the nature of his or her presence, has substantially impacted LFA.
Spectator as seniors graduate
For the senior who is outstanding in friendliness and concern for others.
By Lucas Jacob Staff Writer
Hixon Award......................................................Maddie McWilliams Speidel Award.............................................................Sophia Platcow
For the senior girl who is outstanding in sincerity, courtesy, and thoughtfulness.
Vaile Award................................................................... .Ella Ekstrom For the senior who has most imaginatively discharged administrative responsibilities.
Wetzel Award...............................................................Maggie Meyer For the senior girl who has best exemplified the spirit of Ferry Hall.
DEPARTMENTAL AND UNDERCLASSMEN AWARDS Harvest Hope Award: ..............................................................................Matt Pugliese
Jonathan Fremd Award: ............................................................................................Teni Bakare McLaughlin Prize: ..................................................................Natalie Clarke and Dieter Villegas Jewel J. Jackson Award: ...................................................................................................Eli Kuli Library Media Technology Award: ............................................................................Tori Koontz E.J. Barry Language Award: ..............................................Maddie McWilliams and Katie Zhou Nelson Award: ...................................................................................................Catherine Kvam Overdorf History Prize: .............................................................................................. Sam Zeng English Award: ....................................................................................................Emily Conklin Dana W. Niswender Prize: .....................................................................................Jacon Upshall Sophomore Narrative Prize: ...................................................................................Josie Reynolds English as a Second Language Award: ................................................................David Ting Sun Ainsworth Award: ........................................................................................................Difu Zhu Mathematics Department Award: ................................................................................Tiger Luo Louch Award: ......................................................................................Tony Fu and Janice Wang McCormick Prize in Drama: .................................................................................Graham Erbs McCormick Prize in Music: ...........................................................................................Tony Fu Mc Cormick Prize in Visual Arts: ...............................................................................Arthur He Everett E. Grace Music Prize: ....................................................................Marcus Koppenhoefer Fine Arts Department Award: ..............................................................................Maggie Meyer Pridmore Award: ....................................................................................................Julia Gillette Taylor Award: ...........................................................................................................Mary Hale Theater Tech Award: ..............................................................................................Zhuojie Wang Yearbook Award:...................................................................................................Hoi Chit Chen Service Above Self: ........................................................................................................Viola Du Delaplaine Burnet Prize in Economics: ................................................................Morgan Baylor Spectator Award: ...............................................Catherine Kvam, Tori Koontz, and India Shelley Kulieke Award for Spanish: ..................................................................................Natalie Nunez
As the 2016 school year comes to a close, there will be tearful goodbyes and staff changes throughout student organizations at Lake Forest Academy. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the LFA newspaper, The Spectator. After several successful years producing the award-winning newspaper, the Class of 2016 will be graduating, and newspaper advisor Bill Murphy has announced the inevitable editorial changes for next year’s publication, including replacing all three departing editors-in-chief. “In our interview process to select new leaders, I look for students who have taken the most responsibility to help the paper currently, and then I like to hear what their ideas would be to improve the publication for the coming year,” said Murphy. Murphy announced that the new top editors for the paper will be rising seniors Austin Clamage, Sandra Shaw, and Hunter Wolff. The trio faces the daunting task of trying to maintain The Spectator’s national ranking – top 10 in the country for the last eight year’s according to the American Scholastic Press Association – while improving upon the student publication. “All three of these candidates had good ideas for how we could improve our news-
paper, so I’m looking forward to integrating their ideas in what we do. Several had ideas for new creative stories or page elements for the paper,” noted Murphy. “In addition, this year we never missed a deadline, nor had to work a weekend. I look forward to these three students helping us continue that great pattern of time management next year,” Murphy said. Producing student publications the size of The Spectator also requires other leaders with major responsibilities. Murphy announced that there will be a team of new managing editors for the newspaper as well. Managing editors have the responsibility of overseeing the day-to-day activities in specific categories of the paper. Those Managing editors are the following: Peter Corsiglia (News), Andrew Ryder (Features), William Everett (Op-Ed), Andrew Hechtman (Centerfold and Planning), Hong-Joo Kwon (Arts and Entertainment), and Obaid Ansari (Sports). The Spectator’s newly created digital online edition will also have new leadership with rising seniors Jacob Chagoya and Nithin Reddy chosen to lead that effort. “I’m looking forward to working with our rising juniors and being able to watch them grow as journalists,” said The Spectator’s 2016-2017 Editor-in-Chief Austin Clamage.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2015-2016
Prefects: ....Zhuri Bryant, Marilou Cameron, Camie Dudziak, Will Evertt, Xavier Hu, Lakey Li, Nick Lin, Natalie Nunez Erin Snoddy, Allison Torres, Adam Wisco, and Hunter Wolff Proctors: ....Jack Zhang, Zach Rose, Adam Wisco, Reiss Jensen, Jake Upshall, Kenan Clarke, Xavier Hu, Maxwell Wang, Cameron Judge, Laky Li, Stella Cui, Marilou Cameron, Zeynap Kivanc, Allison Torres, Zhuri Bryant, and Stella Shi All-School President: ........................................................................................................Eli Kuli Senior Class President: .............................................................................................Joe Alexander Representatives: ..........................................Tyler Grumhaus, Andrew Hechtman, and Jack Zhang Junior Class President : .........................................................................................Dieter Villegas Representatives: .........................................................Tommy Filip, Annie Lee, and Edwin Wang Sophomore Class President: .......................................................................................Teni Bakare Representatives: .............................Payton Gryniewicz, Tyler Medvec, and Carrington Newsome Discipline Committee Chair for 2015-16: ...............................................................Zhuri Bryant Master Keys: ..........................................................................Marilou Cameron and Will Evertt Masters of the Houses: ..............................................Reiss Jensen, Claire Pastrana, and Stella Cui
Photo by Allison Torres
Katy Morrison and Elizabeth Christoph work together on designing the centerfold for the May newspaper.
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Goodbye Caxys: Abrams, Erin Vassar College Adam, Gaston Marquette University Adimabua, Perculiar Lake Forest College Basave, Nadia University of Illinois Baylor, Morgan Dartmouth College Beasley-Bartee, Nubia Bates College Brosnahan, Lydia Purdue University Chen, Hoi Chit (Jason) University of Southern California Chen, Youwei (Angela) University of Michigan Chen, Yujie (Kelly) University of Southern California Chung, Lilian New York University Clarke, Chase Boston University Cohen, Noah Brandeis University Conklin, Emily New York University Crowley, Michaela St. Olaf College Doyal, Aidan University of Richmond Du, Lingyu (Viola) Babson College Ducasse, Emerson Junior Hockey Dudziak, Brandt Amherst College Ekstrom, Ella Bucknell University Erbs, Graham Babson College Fallon, Matthew Michigan Technological University Flynn, Ryan University of Colorado at Boulder Fu, Tony Yale University Galigher, Jarrett Lake Forest College Gillette, Julia Stanford University Gould, Austin University of Michigan Green, Milo Purdue University Grumhaus, Luke St. Olaf College Hale, Katherine Grace Colorado College Hale, Mary Georgia Hobart and William Smith Colleges Haubner, Dominick Augustana College He, Junlin (Arthur) The New School - All Divisions Hong, Jinny Case Western Reserve University Hu, Anran Rochester Institute of Technology Johnstone, Ford Swarthmore College Joseph, Daniel Pennsylvania State University Kelly, Danielle Rhodes College Kim, Hye Jin (Helen) Emory University Kim, Seongsik Joseph Boston College Kiven, Shai Tulane University Klein, Jake Junior Hockey Koontz, Tori Middlebury College Koppenhoefer, Marcus Ball State University Kvam, Catherine Vanderbilt University Lai, Yushan (Nina) School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lai, Yuxiao (Sonia) Rose-Hulman Lam, Joshua Pennsylvania State University Lee, Jason University of Pennsylvania Lee, Young-Joong Northwestern University Leme, Ricardo Trinity College Levin, Carly Sewanee: The University of the South Liu, Ruidong (Jimmy) Stevens Institute of Technology Logan, Kendall Muhlenberg College Longley, Samantha University of New Mexico Lund, River Fashion Institute of Design LA Maggos, Clayton Tulane University
MAY 27, 2016
LFA’s graduating Class of 2016 college list
Mai, Wei-Chieh (James) Boston University Marra, Richard Elon University McWilliams, Madeline Dianna Franklin University Switzerland Meyer, Maggie St. Olaf College Michelon, Alexander University of Michigan Miller, Caroline American University Mills, Julia Vanderbilt University Moody, Colin Vanderbilt University Morrison, Annmarie Kenyon College Mullarkey, Alexander Case Western Reserve University Nagy, Greta Chapman University Onwuka, Theresa University at Buffalo Pamulapati, Sneha Northwestern University Patterson, Caraline Santa Clara University Patton, John Montana State University, Bozeman Pereira, Maria Barnard College Petrovic, Djordje (George) Lynn University Platcow, Sophia Colgate University Pugliese, Matthew Rhodes College Reid-Anderson, Ross The George Washington University Ren, Huize (Sunny) University of Michigan Rodriguez Borjas Krause, Carolina Pepperdine University Rozsypal, James University of Illinois Schaffer, Thomas Stanford University Schmarak, Grant Washington University in St. Louis Shaughnessy, Jack Bradley University Shelley, India Washington University in St. Louis Shepard, Pierce Purdue University Silver, Alexandra University of Maryland Solomon, Isabel Georgetown University Song, Mujie (Brandy) Bentley University Stott, Cameron Butler University Sturkey, Brianna Barnard College Sun, Amanda New York University Tarnsangpradit, Jirameth (Mett) Worcester Polytechnic Institute Thomas, Michael Junior Hockey Villemure, Judith McGill University Walgreen, Agatha Point Park University Wan, Yuchen (William) Lehigh University Wang, Cindy Pomona College Wang, Janice Johns Hopkins University Wang, Jiayin (Diana) Emory University Wang, Wenfeng (Alex) University of Michigan Wang, Zhihan (Shirley) Case Western Reserve University Wang, Zhuojie (Monica) University of California, Davis White, Alice Bucknell University Wick, Marion Clare Loyola University Chicago Williams, Akiko Carleton College Williams, Ryan University of Southern California Wong, Yongqing (Ryan) Boston University Xia, Chang (Alex) University of Illinois Xiao, Zuowei (Jason) New York University Zhang, XiaoYu (Aurora) The Chinese University of Hong Kong Zhang, YiRong (Maddie) Boston University Zhou, Katherine Princeton University Zhu, Difu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
List provided by the College Counseling Department Note: This list is not final and is subject to change
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Move-Up Day arrangements and a small backstage peek By Austin Clamage News Editor From setting up chairs to prepping the Talent Show winner for their performance, the organization of Move-Up Day contains many different aspects. Move-Up Day was adopted from Ferry Hall when it merged with LFA. It’s a ceremony to celebrate the end of the school year and the passing of the torch from one class to another. It’s also the last time the entire student body of that year will be with each other. “It’s a day full of excitement that’s a large endeavor and produces a big turnout,” said Dean of Students Chris Tennyson. Tennyson is one of the many contributors that puts Move-Up Day together. With rehearsals for all of the students in the morning, Tennyson is the one who has to ‘direct traffic’ and try to get all 435 students to listen and follow his orders. In terms of setup, the members of the Sodexo Facility Staff are the ones who set up all the chairs that allow the entire student body, faculty, and hundreds of parents to attend Move-Up Day. Mr. Patrick Dolan, Director of Facilities, and Mr. Philip Bradac, the Maintenance and Transportation manager, are the two who are in charge of these logistics, as well as the arrangements for the All-School Picnic, the LFA Athletic Banquet, and the graduation ceremony that occur the same weekend. “They (Bradac and Dolan) work a
lot of long hours with the athletic banquet, the picnic, Move-Up Day, and then graduation,” explained Tennyson. “It’s a lot, and they work pretty darn hard to get it all done—tip of the cap to them.” Others who play a significant role in MoveUp Day include Ms. Teresa Zaiff and Ms. Sarah Hill who work out all the tiny details of Move-Up Day to make it a success. In addition, Dr. John Strudwick serves as the Master of Ceremonies for the entire event. In a different aspect, the winner of the talent show, which goes on the night before, gets the honor of performing at the celebration. With always an impressive showing from the Warner dormitory, all participants work extremely hard to get the chance to perform in front of the LFA community at Move-Up Day. Even though the preparation for Move-Up Day is extensive, the cost of running it is relatively low. Aside from the cost of labor, according to Chief Financial Officer Mike Reidy, the only other significant expense is renting the tent that shelters the Move-Up Day ceremony, and serves as an emergency bad-weather site for graduation, which runs about $15,000 for the week. Other expenses for Move-Up Day include trophies for award winners, which is paid for by the budget Move-Up Day receives. Participants have said that the expenditures are all worth it for the great memories that are associated from Move-Up Day. “I love seeing the seniors move up to al-
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The LFA community comes together to celebrate the 2015 Move-Up Day.
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This year’s graduating seniors show-off their senior T-shirts at last years Move-Up Day.
ums,” said Tennyson. “I also love seeing the juniors get excited by putting on their (class) shirts and moving to the senior seating.” For Reidy, the best part of Move-Up Day is seeing the incoming class of freshmen.
“It’s crazy to see these little kids and think that they’re going to be at LFA the next year, but then you get to watch them grow up over the four years they’re here. It’s such a cool transformation,” remarked Reidy.
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This year’s freshmen were introduced to the LFA community as Class of 2019 last year.
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New All School President plans to re-energize, refresh, and reconnect
Plans include better inclusion of new students, improving community dialogues, and bringing leadership groups together By Peter Corsiglia News Editor Next year’s All School President will be Eli Kuli, a familiar face to most people at LFA since he just finished a term as the current Junior Class President. Kuli will replace current All School President, Ella Ekstrom, and he hopes to bring renewed energy to the office, foster a larger sense of community, tain actions, and focus on creating synergies between student leadership organizations dug his term next year. One of the main topics on which Kuli plans to focus is bringing all students closer together by improving the experience and inclusion of first-year students, and by helping to integrate the culturally diverse members on campus. Another main issue Kuli plans to deal with is the community dialogue talks, which he believes are unpopular and
need to be supplemented and improved. “We also need to have more things that students can stay at school for and just hang out,” said Kuli. Some of his main jobs as All School President will include running Student Council meetings and making sure that all the classes are on top of their projects, such as Prom and Ra Weekend. Kuli also commented that he hoped he would be having regular meetings with both Dean of Students Chris Tennyson and Head of School Dr. John Strudwick. Kuli stated that he wanted to personalize and individualize the job just as his two predecessors Ekstrom and Romaer Chopra had done. Kuli hopes that his current and past leadership positions can help him to be successful and acclimate well to being All School President. Besides being Junior Class President, Kuli was also an Interact Club leader and a member of
“I hope to bring the school a little closer together” - Eli Kuli
Photos by Hunter Wolff
Eli Kuli talks about his plans to foster a greater sense of community, invigorate community dialogues, and increase cooperation between groups of student leaders.
GYLI. The main way that Kuli says that his experience has helped him is getting to know participants in Student Council, as well as getting to watch and understand how Student Council works. One of the main things that Kuli hopes to continue from Ekstrom’s Presidency is the overwhelming energy and enthusiasm that she brought to both council meetings and Morning Meeting. “I really like Ella’s energy,” said Kuli. A main area in which Kuli will focus his attention will be getting increased synergy and cooperation between leadership groups. According to Kuli, the Prefects, Student Council, and Proctors have worked separately in the past. Kuli says that some of his closest friends are both Proctors and Prefects, and that this will help him to get all student leadership groups to work together. I hope to bring the school a little closer together,” concluded Kuli.
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Class of 2016 meets participation goal to purchase benches for Student Union By Ananta Srivastava Staff Writer A great tradition at LFA that continues every year is that of the Senior Gift to the school. Each year the graduating senior class contributes towards a gift for something to enhance the school. This year, the graduating Class of 2016 decided to raise funds for new benches that would be put in front of the new Student Union. The benches will be installed over the summer after the completion of the Student Union. “LFA is a great school. It is made up of the great teachers and students. It [senior class gift] is something that we can leave behind and show that we made a mark at this school,” All School President Ella Ekstrom stated. According to Ekstrom, the idea of purchasing benches for the school was a collaborative effort of the Senior Class Gift Committee. Once the committee agreed on the idea, it was eventually brought forth to the whole senior class with requests for donations. The class decided that they would get as many benches as the funds would allow. History Department Chair and Senior Class Advisor Christian Dozois reported that the class raised an estimated total of $3000 for buying benches. According to him, each bench will be highlighted with a
class plaque. Remarkably, for the first time in four years, all students of the outgoing class contributed to the overall donations. “A hundred percent of the senior class gave to the gift, regardless if they have been here for one year or four years!” Dozois stated. Further he said,“It is a very important legacy to help the students think about what they will be doing in the fu-
ture.” While deciding on a gift, according to Ekstrom, the seniors wanted to leave a legacy behind. The gift was something they could see when they come back and remember the part they played at LFA. The overall goal was to buy something that could help the school community in small, but memorable ways. Dozois pointed out
that the benches would help by providing a place in front of the new Student Union for students to socialize or read books while enjoying the fields. “It is their [the students] chance to thank the school for the efforts it has made on their behalf, and to thank their classmates for a good career they have had at the school,” Dozois remarked.
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Seniors Colin Moody, Perculiar Adimabua, Matt Pugliese, and Jarrett Galigher sit on the bench gifted by their class.
LFA says goodbye to four veteran teachers By Hong Joo Kwon Features Editor This year, five teachers will be leaving Lake Forest Academy for new opportunities and retirement. Although LFA regularly sees some small turnover among its teachers each year, it is unfortunate for the community this year that LFA will be losing such innovative and veterang teachers. The five teachers who will be leaving are Ms. Abby Croft, Mr. Mark Dryfoos, Mr. Phil Schwartz, Mr. Nathaniel Small, and Mr. Joe Ward. An Assistant Dean of College Counseling, Croft, will be leaving LFA to move to Ojai, CA to teach at Besant Hill School of Happy Valley as a Director of College Counseling and a Director of Experiential Learning. She stated that she would miss the welcoming community of LFA the most. Dryfoos, a director of Performing Arts, will be retiring and will be looking for new opportunities after he leaves LFA. “It (LFA) has been a part of my life. I’ve been teaching in boarding school for 42 years, so this (retirement) is something brand new for me,” said Dryfoos.
The Dean of Faculty and Curriculum, Schwartz was also LFA’s only Computer Science Instructor. He will be moving to the New School in Fayetteville, AR where he will be the Upper School Head and Academic Dean. He is excited for his new challenge, as it will be the first year the school has High School curriculum. He stated that he will miss the LFA community as a whole, as well as his Computer Science class and his students. Small, who has worked in LFA for 6 years as an English Instructor, will be moving on to Beacon Academy in Evanston, where his wife, Dr. Stephanie Bator is currently teaching. He stated that he is ready for new challenges, since Beacon Academy is only in its third year of existence. Coincidentally, Beacon Academy is run by Jeff Bell, a former LFA English Department Chair, so he is excited to have that LFA connection there as well. “In 25 years, the first thing I will think of when I think of LFA is Warner” said Small. “There’s a lot of tightness and cohesion there. My English classes will look the same wherever I go, but I’ll never have Warner again.” Ward, a Math Instructor, will be moving
back near his family, teaching Math at St. Paul Academy, which is a private school in Minnesota. “I will miss the LFA community and the amount of time I have spent with students, faculties, and colleagues,” said Ward.
Many people in the community have been heard to say that they will surely miss the teachers leaving, as they have dedicated a lot to the LFA community and inspired many students.
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Mr. Schwartz works at his desk as the school year comes to a close.
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MAY 27, 2016
New Student Union predicted
to be finished by mid-July The student experience will be changed drastically next year By Andrew Ryder
space for students and staff to enjoy their
Features Editor
meals. In addition to more seating, the food menu is going to go under drastic
Arguably the biggest change Lake For-
changes. There will be a new three week
est Academy will undergo for the next
rotation of meals that includes the top
school year is the introduction of the new
five favorite meals from Hutch and iPads
Student Union. The building is currently
will be placed next to each food station
scheduled to be finished July 15 meaning
listing all the ingredients in the meal.
the Student Union will officially be ready
There are few official plans for the
for the 2016-2017 school year. This also
current Student Center and Hutch space,
means that there will be plenty of time
but the downstairs will likely be turned
for the facilities staff to make any needed
into offices while the upstairs will be-
changes to the new structure before the
come the new practice area for orchestra.
school year begins.
The smaller rooms in the current Student
According to school sources, as of mid-
Center such as the School Store and So-
May, the exterior of the building is nearly
nia’s snack shop could also be used for
finished with only a few more additions
the orchestra because they can be used as
to be made.
smaller practice and storage rooms.
“The exterior is almost completely
“Acoustically, there’s still some work
done,” said Chief Financial Officer Mike
that needs to be done in the current Stu-
Reidy. “The only thing that needs to be
dent Center,” said Reidy. “We’re going to
finished is the glass main entrance that
fit something into the budget this coming
faces the field hockey field.”
year to pay for improvements to make
The construction team has also made a
that a really nice space for the fine arts.”
lot of progress on the interior of the new
As the construction gets nearer comple-
Student Union. “The downstairs of the building is al-
tion, students around school are eager to start using it.
most completely done, apart from some
“I’m excited,” said freshman Tyler
glass walls for the offices,” said Reidy.
Medvec. “I can’t wait to see how the
“ Upstairs, the kitchen isn’t fully opera-
building looks inside.”
tional but all the tile and equipment are in.” The biggest change in the student ex-
Upperclassmen throughout the school are also ready to start using the new building.
perience with the introduction of the new
“It’s a really special time at the school.
Student Union is going to be the new
Being the first senior class to ever use
dining hall. There is limited seating in
the new Student Union is a really cool
Hutch, the current dining hall. In the new
thing,” said rising senior Felipe Alban.
Student Union, there will be much more
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The new Student Union construction progress as of this spring.
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The construction of the upstairs and downstairs of the New Student Union coming July 15, 2016.
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The new kitchen equipment that will be used when the Student Union opens this fall.
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Opinion and Editorial
MAY 27, 2016
Editorial What makes LFA’s graduation unique? When you think of a gradu-
the Academy (founded 1857). It
but it is also a great photo op-
ation ceremony, the portrait of
has occasionally evolved ever
portunity.
the graduating class all having
since. When the two schools
“I always go back to the
motarboards on their heads,
merged in 1974, many major
picture the seniors take on
sitting in rows and rows re-
traditions from Ferry Hall car-
the Reid Hall staircase, and I
sembling a monotone wave in
ried over and are still practiced
just think it looks like such an
the ocean, forms in your head.
today. One such tradition is the
awesome picture. Everyone’s
When their names get called,
dress code for the graduation
in uniform in some way, and
the seniors walk up to a stage,
ceremony.
they’re so happy in that mo-
with their gowns that almost
According to Dean of Stu-
ment. It’s one of my favorite
seem like they’re a size too
dents Chris Tennyson, “the
pictures I see every year,”
big, to receive their diplomas.
white dress, or white pant-suit,
said Tennyson.
LFA’s graduation ceremo-
is a carry over from Ferry Hall.
The Spectator staff agrees
ny is not that different -- but
And so when the two schools
and doesn’t see any reason
what makes LFA’s ceremo-
rolled over, we have the Move-
why we shouldn’t continue
ny extremely unique is what
Up Day tradition and the white
our special graduation tradi-
we wear instead of caps and
dresses associated with that is
tion.
gowns: white apparel (usually
now a part of our graduation.”
dresses) for girls and blazers
The Spectator agrees that this
and khakis for boys, respec-
tradition is unique to LFA and
tively.
that we should keep it for this
That LFA apparel for the
year, and all the years to come.
graduation ceremonies can be
Keeping this tradition in a way
traced back to the traditions at
defines LFA. Not only is it a
Ferry Hall (founded 1869) and
great style for a formal event,
“There are trends that come
T h e L a k e A c a d e m y
STAFF LIST Editors-in-Chief
Tori Koontz Catherine Kvam India Shelley
Managing Editor- news
Julia Mills
Managing Editor- photography
Arthur He
News Editors
Austin Clamage Peter Corsiglia Andrew Hechtman
Features Editors
Hong Joo Kwon Andrew Ryder Hunter Wolff
Op-Ed Editors
Will Everett Sandra Shaw
Sports Editors
Obaid Ansari Jacob Chagoya Lucas Jacob Nithin Reddy
Staff Writers
Ayaan Ahmed Daniel Chia Elizabeth Christoph Jaleel Gray Max Hayes Jack Mahon Katy Morrison Ashley Nocella Brandon Simberg Shreya Singhvi Ananta Srivastava Allison Torres Dieter Villegas
Faculty Adviser
William Murphy
Online Faculty Adviser
Jeremy Sands
ditions,,” said Tennyson. Graduation style is a tradition that should continue. Congratulations to the Class of 2016!!
Inquiring Photographer
At LFA, it is a tradition for girls to wear a white dress, and for boys to wear a blazer and khakis. This tradition differs from schools where students wear caps and gowns.
F o r e s t
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and go, and then there are tra-
Do you like the graduation dress code?
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EDITORIALS Opinions of the staff are presented in the form of unsigned editorials. Personal views are bylined or presented as formal dissents.
“I like how you can wear dresses and suits instead of the gowns because I heard the gowns were hot under the sun. I like the dresses because girls can be unique.” -Katie Zhou ‘16
“I think that it’s really symbolic when we wear these white dresses because usually it’s hot so it’s good for the weather. It symbolizes that we made it through four years here.” - Ryan Williams ‘16
“I think this is unacceptable. Graduation caps and gowns are a major tradition that should be preserved, and I think we deserve to end our high school careers by throwing our caps in the air.” -Cindy Wang ‘16
AWARDS The Spectator has been awarded several prestigious journalism awards in recent years. It has consistently taken first place in competitions against schools of similar size held by the American Scholastic Press Association and the Kettle Moraine Press Association.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“I definitely like the formal dress code for graduation because everyone looks so nice, and it’s a nice change from the traditional caps and gowns.” -Brandt Dudziak ‘16
“While its kind of old fashioned, I like the idea of having some form of tradition when it comes to graduation so I don’t really mind it at all.” - JP Shaughnessy ‘16
“I like it! I think that it is a classy tradition in LFA graduation. It’s nice to see all the boys and the girls to be in the same clean, classy look during graduation.” - Jason Chen ‘16
Compiled by Sandra Shaw and Allison Torres
“Similar to the S Curve, times will get a bit twisty and scary, but if you stick with it, you’ll reach Route 60 soon enough.” -Tori Koontz and India Shelley
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India Shelley India Shelley enrolled in the journalism course sophomore year and has taken the course for three years. The past two years she has worked on the Spectator and last year she was the News Editor and she is currently the Editor-in-Chief. In the fall, India will be attending Washington University in St. Louis. She is not planning on pursuing a major in journalism, however she may write for a publication if she finds time.
MAY 27, 2016
Good Luck Q&A with the Senior Staff
We would like to thank all the seniors who have served on behalf of Lake Forest Academy’s Spectator staff for their dedication to making the paper possible. After sitting down with the five seniors this year we asked them a few questions about their time at LFA. They were more than happy to respond, refelcting fondly on their previous years of working for The Spectator. Page compiled by Katy Morrison & Elizabeth Christoph
1.) My favorite memory was when Tori and I tried to go play laser tag for our very first date night and we ended up crashing someone’s bat mitzvah. It was hilarious and also made for a really great story. 2.) When writing and editing for The Spectator, it is crucial to be on time for all deadlines and the development of this skill will absolutely help me in the future. The ability to work alongside multiple different personalities in order to create one cohesive, successful product is also a lesson that The Spectator has provided me with. 3.) I will miss the sense of community that LFA provides, along with the caring faculty and the many amazing friends I have had the honor to meet.
Julia Mills Julia Mills has been studying journalism for the past three years and has worked directly for the Spectator the previous two years. Currently, Mills is the Managing Editor of News. This upcoming fall, Mills will be attending Vanderbilt University where she hopes to continue journalistic writing.
Catherine Kvam
1.) This past year writing the Foodies column with Cat was so much fun. 2.) The Spectator has taught me the importance of time management and making sure I meet all my deadlines. 3.) I’ll definitely miss all the amazing teachers I’ve had and the friends I’ve made when I graduate from LFA.
Cat Kvam has taken the journalism course for three years and has worked for the staff of the newspaper for the past two years. This year, she worked as the Editor-in-Chief. In the fall, Cat will be attending Vanderbilt University and finds she will likely pursue journalism in her college years.
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1.) What has been your favorite memory on The Spectator?
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Tori Koontz Tori Koontz has taken part in the journalism class for three years, which includes directly working on the paper for two years. This year, she had the responsibility of being the Editor-in-Chief. She will be attending Middlebury College in the fall where she hopes to take part on the newspaper staff, however she will not be taking classes in the journalistic field.
2.) What lessons will you take from The Spectator to college? 3.) What will you miss most about Lake Forest Academy?
1.) I’ve actually gotten to make a lot of amazing memories with my journalistic partner, India, on our dates for Date Night. One time, we tried to go play laser tag and instead accidentally crashed a bat mitzvah. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that one. 2.) Being part of The Spectator staff has taught me a lot about organization, responsibility, and meeting deadlines. Every skill it takes to produce a paper will definitely help me in college. 3.) What I will miss most about LFA is the great sense of community here. I’ve made so many great friends here and I feel like people really know me well. That sense of familiarity I have with everyone has been so amazing.
Arthur He Arthur He has been studying the journalism course for three years and has worked for the paper the past two years. Beginning in his first year, Arthur was the paper’s cartoonist and this year worked as the Managing Editor of Photography. He will be attending Parson School of Design and is interested in working on fashion journalism while he is there. Photo courtesy of The Spectator staff
1.) My favorite memory on The Spectator was cooking and writing for the column Julia and I started called Foodies. 2.) Don’t be afraid to ask difficult questions. I interviewed many people while on the staff but most memorable was interviewing a Kenilworth Police Officer after major shootings in the country. It was extremely difficult to ask certain questions for fear that he would immediately shut down the interview, but it is your duty as a journalist to ask those questions. 3.) Above all else, it will be the people. I specifically felt this when hosting a discussion for my independent study called Justice and Punishment in American Society. There was an amazing turnout because my teachers, coaches, and fellow students were not only interested in the topics but also were there to support me and my interests. I really will miss the connections I have formed with teachers and students alike.
1.) I loved the field trip we took to Northwestern and learning about media and journalism at a higher level. 2.) The Spectator has taught me to be on deadline for your project, or it’s going to slow down the entire team. 3.) My friends and many amazing teachers that I have the honor to learn from.
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Dryfoos: By Andrew Hechtman News Editor One of the most valued of LFA’s graduation traditions is that seniors choose a current faculty member to give the graduation speech. Retiring after more than three decades of dedication to Caxy students, Director of Performing Arts Mark Dryfoos has been selected in this year’s balloting to be the faculty speaker at graduation. “I’m very privileged to be selected,” Dryfoos said. “I was very surprised and it was a nice kudos because this is my last graduation.” Dryfoos has the important task of sending the Class of 2016 out with a memorable speech. To do this, he has picked the topic of “living in the moment”. “What that means is every moment that you live is a separate moment from the ones that come before and the ones that come after,” Dryfoos explained. In speaking about the impending speech, Dryfoos hoped his remarks would inspire
the graduating class and all those in the audience to recognize this graduation ceremony for the special event it was meant to be. Dryfoos said he takes the responsibility of giving this speech very seriously and wants to make sure he can show the importance of the past four years for the seniors: the importance of living in the moment, and the opportunities that will occur over the rest of the graduates’ lives. He wants graduates to understand the gravity of their graduation as well. “Cherish graduation, it only happens once,” Dryfoos remarked. “Four years of high school is very special in itself and it’s an important moment in your life that parents, family, and friends are taking time to share with you.” Dryfoos was not sure why he was selected, but assumed it had something to do with him leaving LFA. That would follow in the recent tradition of picking teachers who are leaving such as Dr. Stephanie Bator and Mr. Ken Magarie. “I think [the selection] had to
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An insight into the topic Mark Dryfoos has chosen to base his speech on as this year’s speaker do with the fact that I am leaving and they are leaving,” Dryfoos said. “So the two co-exist together.” As Dryfoos looked for inspiration for his speech, he looked to those around him. He remembered the special moments of his life and hoped to transfer the lessons
from those moments to the graduates. “[I’m going] to think about special moments in my life that were really valuable and try to bring them there with me on graduation day,” Dryfoos said. “I have lots of moments over my 42 years of teaching that I cherish.”
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Foos in his classroom with two of his students, Maya Lieberman ‘18 and Ellie Annibali ‘17.
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What advice does the Class of 2016 have for rising senior? Now that the Class of 2016 is graduating, The Spectator wanted to find out what advice they had to give to rising seniors and other students at the academy.
“Stay on top of your work Cherish those moments where you don’t have to do anything. Definitely enjoy your last moments at LFA.”
“For rising seniors, just hang in there and work hard, and then the easiness will come.”
-Marcus Koppenhoefer ‘16
“Just try to survive. You have got to remember that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!” -Brianna Sturkey ‘16
-Kelly Chen ‘16
“Just find something to do second semester because otherwise you are going to be really bored and waste your time; so find something that you like to do and do it second semester.” -Young Lee ‘16
-Daniel Joseph ‘16
“Don’t slack off too much because you are going to want to try to keep track of your work. Have a lot of fun, and hang out with people you usually wouldn’t hang out with because you never know when you will see them again.” -MC Wick ‘16
“Finish strong.”
All photos by Ashley Nocella and Aliison Torres
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Move-Up Day and Graduation style through the ages A look into Lake Forest Academy’s past traditions By Shreya Singhvi and Dieter Villegas Staff Writers Have you ever wondered why we don’t wear a cap and gown at graduation? Ever since the days of Ferry Hall, graduation and move-up day styles have had their own unique touch. For the girls, the earliest styles seen for graduation had been floorlength white dresses, although each dress had its own distinctive style. “[White dresses] were actually very common for colleges, or what would have been called seminaries, which is basically a girls school.” according to Rita MacAyeal, Director of the Library and Archivist at Lake Forest Academy. As time passed, the hem lines started to rise up, to keep up with the fashions around the 1920’s and 1930’s. During the late 1940’s, a new trend arose. Although the color was always white, each of the girls began to wear exactly the same dress down to the pattern on the fabric, after agreeing with their fellow classmates. Also during this time, the custom of having an escort arose. Usually, the escort was a non-senior classmate or family member, and he or she was required to wear a pastel color. These trends of having an escort continued until around the 1970’s, until when Ferry Hall and Lake Forest Academy merged.
Although the girls did away with the identical dresses, the white color has stayed a tradition ever since. As for the boys, during the early days they just had to wear a suit. During the 1970’s, when fashion crazes became even more vibrant, students started showing up in plaid or powder blue suits. That was when the school decided that, to look more uniform, they would ask the boys to wear a blue blazer and khaki pants. Move-Up Day, on the other hand, has always been a Ferry Hall tradition. In fact, it used to be called “Ivy Day” in which the senior girls would pass a piece of ivy to their junior classmates. Eventually, it became a tradition for each of the classes to sing to the graduating class, and even became a competition during the 1980’s. When the schools were separate, Ferry Hall students would wear their Ferry Hall blazers, which were blue with a white trim, and a white skirt. This continued until the schools merged, and they did away with the blazers but kept up the blue and white theme. By the 1980’s, the girls wore blue skirts and white blouses, and the boys wore blue or black pants with a nice white shirt to ensure the uniform look. This tradition ended in the 1990’s. Nowadays, the dress code is such: girls must wear skirts or dresses, and the boys must wear a jacket to maintain the formal look. A lot has changed over the years!
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Three girls get ready for Ferry Hall graduation in 1937, wearing floorlength white dresses.
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New styles, like plaid pants and lightly colored suits, arose during a 1970s LFA graduation.
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A group of current juniors pose at last year’s Move-Up Day, wearing the most recent dress code.
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The students sport their identical dresses at the Ferry Hall graduation in 1963.
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You have been taking notes almost your entire academic career, but only recently has technology entered into the equation as a way to take class notes. Some of your teachers or parents may have been saying it for years, but according to research by Princeton University and UCLA, technology does not trump pen and paper in terms of long-term memory retention. “Students who took handwritten notes generally outperformed students who typed their notes via computer,” said Robert Lee Holtz in a Wall Street Journal article commenting on the research findings. “Compared with those who type their notes, people who write them out in longhand appear to learn better, retain information longer, and more readily grasp new ideas.” In the responses to a recent Spectator survey, students at Lake Forest Academy are avid note takers with only 12.1% preferring to take no notes at all. Senior Tori Koontz is part of the 58.6% that prefers handwritten notes, even if it means not being able to write down every single word. “I like writing my notes by hand because I’m the kind of person who learns best by writing something down and focusing on what I’m writing,” said Koontz. “Plus, I don’t have the same freedom typing my notes as I do when writing them. While writing, I can insert comments in the margins or draw a diagram without really any extra work at all.” Even though 29.3% of responding LFA students stated that they prefer to type notes, only 17.2% said they felt they better comprehended new material when they typed on a computer, which paralleled the
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Studies show writing by hand is most effective
collegiate study’s findings. According to the article, those who took notes on computers remembered more information initially but were outperformed by their hand writing counterparts when tested a week later on the material. “I’m not opposed to technology at all, I just prefer to initially use a pen and paper to retain information given in class,” said Koontz. Besides comprehension, people prefer to have tangible copies of information for reference. “I like having my own hard copy because it is easier to find and I keep it more organized,” said Daniela Gendron ‘18. Some students felt that handwriting notes may be the best method for those who are not as quick with technology. “I dislike typing notes because I am not very good at handling technology and the various apps, therefore it is more of a struggle easily organize my notes,” said junior Natalie Nuñez. “Plus, I feel like it is easier to locate specific notes written in a notebook.” Some students process differently and prefer the keyboard. “I prefer typing because it’s faster,” said junior Hanna Sutkowski, stating she does not think it impacts achievement on tests. “I have longer and more detailed notes that are typed.” The study also indicated that handwriters often miss key details, which is why some teachers prefer to print off their own notes and give them to their students. This method works but students forgo the mental process that writing something down has on memory. While some students’ print handwriting may turn into cursive in a rush, many students write in print.
“Compared with those who type their notes, people who write them...appear to learn better, retain information longer, and more readily grasp new ideas.” -Robert Lee Holtz Wall Street Journal
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Junior Gabi Osher types an assignment on her computer for its convenience.
According to a study done by George H Early, “First graders who learned to write in cursive received higher scores in reading words and in spelling than a comparable group who learned to write in manuscript.” Despite this, students do not believe it af-
fects achievement. “I do not write in cursive, but I don’t think it changes the way I comprehend material,” said Nuñez. “At the end of the day, I am handwriting my notes, even though it is not in cursive.”
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A strong number of students preferred to write notes in class, while a greater number felt they comprehended new material better if they wrote down their notes in class.
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Chinese Dictionary Project sends more than 70 dictionaries a year to rural areas By Ayaan Ahmed and Max Hayes Staff Writers You may know the Chinese Dictionary Project by its instantly recognizable donuts and green tea offered occasionally during school breaks, but the project is actually much more than that. Mrs. Constance McCabe, the leader of the project, along with passionate student participants, such as Junior Maxwell Wang, raise money to send English dictionaries to rural parts of China. Where the native people don’t have access to the internet, the dictionaries are a huge help for schools trying to teach English. The Chinese Dictionary Project was originally started in 2006. The donuts and green tea are definitely attention grabbers during LFA breaks and provide enough financial support to fund the project almost completely. According to McCabe, The project raises enough money to purchase 70-100 dictionaries a year. She also said the dictionaries require around $2000 per year to be shipped to the rural schools. Every year, on average, McCabe said the project raises about $200-250. The donuts are bought by McCabe and the green tea is provided by the Chinese students. “Everything that is sold is pure profit and goes directly into buying the books. We usually order the books in the fall,” said McCabe. The Chinese Dictionary Project also in-
cludes an English training course for the Chinese teachers. This course is held in China at a training center by McCabe and two or three more LFA teachers for 8-14 days for five hours per day. This course is open to elementary, middle, and high school teachers. At the end of this training course, a dictionary or a picture dictionary, which is used for younger students, is given to the teachers. A grammar book is also given to some of the teachers. “I’m definitely going to develop a new poster for the Chinese dictionary project and also going to develop a delivery system for our sale items,” said Wang, when talking about the future of the Chinese Dictionary Project. The Chinese Dictionary Project is looking forward to a delivery system in the near future where the pre-ordering of hot chocolate, green tea, and donuts will be available. Teachers and students will be able to pre-order food, which will be delivered to them during the multiple breaks throughout the week. “The reactions of the teachers when they learn that they will be getting something that they prize as highly as a book like this is very touching. Some of the teachers will also email back that this was the best gift that they ever received,” said McCabe.
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Ms. McCabe showcases the types of dictionary students sent to China every year.
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Mrs. Constance McCabe (left) and Maxwell Wang ‘17 (right) sell donuts and hot chocolate during the morning break.
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This month, the staff of The Spectator agreed that Head Master and History instructor, Dr. Strudwick, has a similar appearance to Mandy Patinkin, who plays Saul Berenson in Homeland.
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Will and Hecto take over: A new couple conquers Date Night as Tori and India pass the torch! By Tori Koontz and India Shelley Editors-in-chief As this year comes to a close, so must the dates of Tori and India for Date Night. We know you all must be terribly sad, but do not despair. We have found our successors: Will Everett and Andrew Hechtman. Date Night may never be the same, but we must realize that change can be for the better. Next year will be full of new and exciting dates, and we will be happy for the legacy we have helped to continue. “I can honestly say that writing Date Night has always been my favorite column I’ve written for on The Spectator,” said India when asked about her feelings on the transition. “Date Night was the highlight of my month every month,” said Tori. “Being able to go out and do something fun was an unbelievable experience.” With these final words, we are ready to pass the torch over to the next duo to continue the great tradition that is the Date Night column. By Will Everett and Andrew Hechtman Staff Writers Thank you India and Tori. You heard them right folks, we are taking over date night for the 2016-2017 school year. We know we will never be as good as Tori and India, but we will try our best. We’d also like to mention that this is the first boy combo since 2013. To start off our date night campaign, we said goodbye to an old friend, Hutchinson Commons, and said goodbye to our futures as we stuDIED for APUSHmeoffacliff. As most know, Hutch will no longer be the cafeteria ever again, as the new Student Union building will house Hutch and Sonia’s. There are not many
dinners left to be served in Hutch, so we decided to indulge one last time. For dinner, Chef Felix prepared for us his famous chicken fajitas with chopped peppers, with Mexican-style pasta. Three fajitas and some Tostitos® chips will do, and it all goes great with some diet fountain drink or Powerade (because that is all Hutch offers). Hutch never fails to bring a friendly face through the door. The Lake Forest Academy community cherishes Hutch for its great food, people and atmosphere. After our beautiful Hutch feast, we moved to the pods of Lower Corbin for one of the most useful, yet least exciting dates of all time. With AP exams approaching, we realized that neither Will nor myself had time in our schedule for a real date activity, so we improvised and had a study date. Our romantic evening consisted of a plethora of AP chemistry problems. We reminisced over old assignments and tests, and looked bleakly into our futures as we failed sample problems. The date progressed and we soon realized that no amount of further studying would help us escape our inevitable scores on the exam, so we moved on. We began to study for the APUSH exam. While our date wasn’t the usual romantic endeavor enjoyed by those who have written this article before us, we thought the date helped us became more connected over our mutual acceptance of our impending failures. Overall, we wouldn’t call the date fun as much as rewarding. Getting to reminisce about our favorite memories from the past three years in Hutch reminded us of some of the best moments from our years at school and reminded us that while we are excited for the new Student Union building, we truly will miss dear old Hutchinson Commons.
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Varsity Soccer to take exotic trip to Jamaica By Daniel Chia Staff Writer Lake Forest Academy is well known for having fantastic student trips to exotic locations. This summer will be no exception as the Boys Varsity Soccer team will be going to Kingston, Jamaica to both play local soccer clubs and do humanitarian work. “I was contacted an organization that basically places teams around the world to play different kinds of competitions and do social service work,” said Coach Paul Makovec. Makovec said that he received an email from Mr. Paul Banta of GSM International, the group Makovec has been working with to organize the trip. The team will be doing humanitarian work in the morning, and then playing local Jamaican soccer teams in the afternoon. “I looked at this and I said ‘This could be pretty interesting,’” said Makovec, when he considered the goals of the proposed trip.
Makovec thinks that it will be beneficial for the boys on the team to do humanitarian work in Kingston, which is one of the major factors that drew him to this particular trip. The boys who will be going to Jamaica are an exceptional group, which is why this trip was considered for them in the first place. There is a large group of rising seniors who’ll have played soccer together for four years. The year before this group of rising seniors started playing soccer for LFA, there was a large outgoing group of seniors. Since then, the same group of boys have consistently shown a high level of dedication and commitment to the LFA program. It is that group, last Fall’s varsity team, that will be going to Jamaica. “The commitment level the boys have shown in the last couple of years has been really incredible.” said Makovec, talking about the work ethic of the current team. “I think it’s a good culmination trip for them” Although there have been other international trips taken by past teams, this is
the first trip that this team will take, and will probably not become an annual occurrence, said Makovec. “This is really a reward for the dedication and commitment that the boys have shown. Everyone involved is looking forward to the trip,” said Makovec.
It will be a great opportunity for the boys to see a different culture, as well as do volunteer work and play some new soccer teams. “Soccer’s going to be great. Weather’s going to be great. It’s going to really kick off our season,” said Makovec.
Sophomore Varsity Boys Soccer striker, Ian Strudwick, will assist the Caxys in their journey into Jamaica.
Jarrett Galigher: Galigher will play soccer next year at D-III Lake Forest College. “LFA helped me grow as a leader and also improved my character,” Galigher said.
Ford Johnstone: Johnstone will be crosse next year at lege in Pennsylvania. through a summer
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Class of 2016 produces many college athletes By Brandon Simberg and Jack Mahon Staff Writers In most recent years, LFA has been lucky enough to graduate several students yearly who go on to play collegiate sports as they pursue a university education. But this year may represent a special group of student-athletes for the Caxys since 14 students will continue their athletic careers next year in college, eight at the NCAA Division I level. Not only were these athletes extremely proficient in one sport, but many played two varsity sports for LFA. Daniel Joseph, for instance, was a big part of the varsity basketball team even though football was his main sport. Another example would be Tessy Onwuka, who has been a record-setting track star for LFA while her main sport was basketball. All 14 have attended LFA for at least two years, and while some did not always play sports for the Academy, everyone played at least one season.
He was always there for us,” said Joseph. playing D-III laSwarthmore ColHe plans to go lifting program
to ready himself for the next level. Julia Gillette Gillette will play D-I squash at Stanford University. She said she is going to play a lot of squash this summer to prepare. Luke Grumhaus: Grumhaus will play D-III football next year at St Olaf College in Minnesota.
Daniel Joseph: Joseph will play D-I football next year at Penn State University. He says Coach Bowkett was essential in getting him a scholarship. “Coach B was very proactive about guys working hard and attending camps.
Caroline Miller Miller will play field hockey at D-I American University in Washington D.C. next year. The goalie says that the LFA field hockey program was essential to her getting a scholarship. “Without LFA, I wouldn’t be playing college field hockey,” Miller told The Spectator. Theresa Onwuka Onwuka will be playing D-I basketball for University of Buffalo next year. Standing at 5’11, Onwuka could play both guard and forward. She was the leading scorer on a very successful varsity basketball team that went 22-1 this year. Caraline Patterson. Patterson will play D-I tennis at Santa Clara University in California next year.
Lydia Brosnahan: Brosnahan will play D-I soccer at Purdue University.
Thomas Schaffer Schaffer will be playing D-I football next year at Stanford. The 6 ‘7” defensive end held 18 offers including offers from Oregon, Illinois, Michigan State, and Wisconsin.
Noah Cohen Cohen will be playing D-III soccer at Brandeis University in Massachusetts next year. Cohen was the starting goalie for the varsity soccer team this year. Michaela Crowley: Crowley will play D-III ice hockey at St Olaf College next year.
Carly Levin: Levin will be playing soccer at D-III Sewanee University in Tennessee.
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Seniors Lydia Brosnahan (left), Thomas Schaffer (center), Julia Gillette (right), and Daniel Joseph (top) pose for a photo after signing their national letters of intent.
Lexi Silver: Silver will play D-I field hockey at the University of Maryland next year. Her favorite memory playing sports at LFA is when they beat Loyola at Loyola to advance in the state tournament.
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2015-2016 LFA sports highlights By Obaid Ansari, Nithin Reddy, and Jaleel Gray Staff Writers At Lake Forest Academy sports give a sense of school pride, and every team holds high standards for themselves. The Spectator compiled a list of the highlights from various teams throughout the year. Girls Varsity Volleyball Record: 19-11 Girls volleyball defeated a tough opponent in Christian Liberty Academy. Having lost to them in the finals of a tournament earlier in the season the team felt determined to win the rematch. The first game was close the whole way until it was 2121 and sophomore Alondra Arreola served some aces and LFA took the first game 25-21. The second game, like the first, was close the and no team took more than a twopoint lead until it was 16-16 and freshman Katie Steimel delivered some clutch serves to help LFA win the second game as well. Boys Varsity Football Record: 3-6 In the last game of the season the team played extremely well against Providence Catholic High School who had won the state title the year before. At halftime LFA was able to keep the game close as Providence Catholic was up only 12-6. The boys continued to compete the whole game but unfortunately they sustained a big loss when junior Kenan Clarke got injured. Although the team ended up losing Head Coach Robin Bowkett was proud of the way the team stayed resilient the whole game. “The boys always played for each other and at the end of the game it was emotional because no one wanted the season to be over,” said Bowkett.
Girls Varsity Field Hockey Record:12-4 The hightlight of the season was the game against New Trier which went into overtime. In overtime, Izzy Moody fouled causing a penalty that Caroline Miller saved keeping LFA in the game. Then, the game transitioned into a 1-1 shootout with LFA as victor thanks to Michaela Crowley who scored the winning goal. Boys Varsity Soccer Record: 10-8-1 The LFA boy’s soccer team defeated rival LFHS on their senior night by a final score of 3-2. The score was tied 2-2 until the last ten minutes when junior Sam Shapiro scored the game winning goal.
Girls Varsity Basketball Record: 22-1 As their record shows the team had an amazing season filled with many amazing highlights. However, the most impressive feat was when they won the Culver Invite. “It was the first time we won this invite.” said Head Coach Chris Tennyson. The final game was no walk in the park and Wayne Canterbury was a really tough opponent. The game was extremely close throughout but at the girls were able to pull away in the fourth quarter due to some big shots from senior Tessy Onwuka. Boys Prep Hockey Record: 30-7-6 The highlight of the season was the game
against Shattuck where they won 4-3. The game was tied with a minute left when junior goaltender Zack Rose made an amazing save to keep the score 3-3. Seconds later LFA went on to score the game winning goal. Boys Varsity Swimming Record: 11-0 On Monday, February 8th the team defeated Taft High School on their senior night as they completed one of the most successful seasons finishing undefeated. The boys put up personal bests during the final meet. Seniors Ryan Wong, River Lund and Milo Green along with junior Jackson Bedward swam the 400 Meter Freestyle Relay in 3:47:93 and Bedward swam the 200 meter Individual Medley in 2:19:52. Boys Varsity Basketball Record: 12-8 The last game of the year against Carrygrove was the highlight of their season. LFA was down by 15 points but was able to fight back in the fourth quarter. Behind great performances from junior Chris Harris and senior Daniel Joseph, the Caxys came back to win by 10.
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Boys Varsity Lacrosse Record: 7-6 The team’s highlight of the season was the game against Marion Central Catholic where they won 14-6. The boys dominated the whole game allowing everybody to get into the game. “It was the best and most complete game of lacrosse we have ever played,” said Head Coach Bill Murphy. The boys controlled the offense, controlled the faceoffs, and played really well on defense.
Junior Zack Rose makes a save during a game against Gilmour Academy.
2015-2016 Athletes of the Year Freshman Boy: ...........................Henry Seebeck Freshman Girl: ............................MJ Alexander Sophomore Boy: ........................Andrej Hromic Sophomore Girl: .....................Daniela Gendron Junior Boy: .....................................Chris Harris Junior Girl: .................................Aleeya Sawyer Senior Boy: ...................................Daniel Jospeh Photo courtesy of LFA SmugMug
Senior Lexi Silver battles for the ball against a tough opponent, North Shore Country Day.
Senior Girl: .................................Tessy Onwuka