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December 20, 2019
Volume 103, Issue 3
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December 20, 2019
New year brings new laws to Illinois residents By: Samuel Schwartz LO’T News Editor
With the new year just weeks away, it’s good to stay informed about the new bills going into law this new decade. Over 250 new laws are going into effect in Illinois this January, though only a few of the notable laws will be covered in this article. The law most people are familiar with legalizes the use of cannabis. To be fully transparent, here is the law as it is written. “In the interest of allowing law
enforcement to focus on violent and property crimes, generating revenue for education, substance abuse prevention, and treatment, freeing public resources to invest in communities and other public purposes, and individual freedom, the General Assembly finds and declares that the use of cannabis should be legal for persons 21 years of age or older and should be taxed in a manner similar to alcohol.” As high school students, we should be
aware of that age requirement. Although marijuana is becoming legal in Illinois, it is still illegal for anyone under the age of 21. Besides that, the new law is being seen by many as a positive. As the law stated, it’s aiming to generate new revenue for Illinois -- a big plus for a state that, according to a Reuters article, currently faces a 7.8 billion dollar deficit. Another law that many high school students are interested to see put into place is the
new minimum wage law. The law will raise the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour starting January 1st and then to $10 per hour on July 1st. By 2025, the minimum wage will reach $15 per hour. This new raise can put more money in the hands of students and lower income families. A n o t h e r lesser known law is going to expand sexual harassment training. Employers now have to train workers yearly on prevent-
By: Larissa Horton LO’T News Editor 44,000 years ago, in a cave in Indonesia, someone told a story. That story, portrayed by a cave painting located on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, is now the oldest known example of figurative art. Any art that attempts to depict a realistic scenario, as opposed to abstract markings or patterns, would be considered figurative art. In the case of the Sulawesi painting, the scenario depicted involves a group of hunters, some with animal characteristics like tails and beaks, facing off against a wild buffalo. The presence of figurative art at this time implies some traits of humans then: Griffith University Professor Maxime Aubert
explains, as quoted in The Guardian, “It has all the key elements of modern human cognition: hand stencils, a narrative scene, humanlike figures that were conceived of something that doesn’t really exist in the real world. Everything is there by 44,000 years ago.” The “human-like figures” in particular imply the capacity for religious thought, as it shows that those humans were able to conceive of something they couldn’t see directly. In the past, most of the world’s oldest cave paintings were found in Europe. However, in recent years an increasing number of cave paintings have been discovered in Indonesia, including a 39,900-year-old painting also on Sulawesi
Approximately 44,000 year old Sulawesi painting. Image courtesy of Adam Brumm and a 40,000-year-old paint- as well as local residents, ing on Borneo, another but they were assumed to Indonesian island. Some be more recent due to the of these paintings were al- tropical climate of the area’s ready known by researchers detrimental effect on preser-
ing sexual harassment. Illinois is working to educate a broader workforce on the reality of sexual harassment and
this new law hopes to make such harrassment a thing of the past.
Governor J.B. Pritzker at work signing bills into law. Image courtesy of Peter Hancock
44,000-year-old cave art found to be world’s oldest story
vation. The paintings’ true ages were not revealed until they were analyzed using Uranium-series dating, which measures the age of
calcium carbonate in cave formations. As more artifacts are discovered, who knows what more could be learned?
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Editorial December 20, 2019
Are new YouTube rules dooming it to failure?
form. The biggest current example of creators who deserve criticism are Onision and his husband Kai, people proven to be abusers and pedophiles, usIn the past month, there has been a lot ing their power to manipulate children and adults of discussion on YouTube’s downward spiral afinto sexual deeds and keeping them silent for ter new changes to the site in response to the most years until some girls had come out in the past recent revision to the United States of America’s few months. The new YouTube policies could easpolicy called COPPA, or the Children’s Online Priily take down many of these videos providing vital vacy Protection Act. The additions to YouTube in evidence against the two, which could lead to some response to COPPA caused an uproar in the comof their crimes and disgusting actions being lost. munity for several reasons, most of which are con These recent additions to the YouTube cerned with the vague wording of many of the new guidelines weren’t the beginning of people becomrules, a common problem with YouTube guidelines. ing fed up with YouTube and wanting to The easiest way to summarize the jump off of the platform and onto another new guidelines, to the extent to which peoone. In fact, with the various ad-pocalypses ple have interpreted them to be, is that all making it impossible for creators to make videos on the platform will now be marked enough money from the site to produce conappropriate for kids or adult-orientated. Vidtinuous quality content and YouTube’s clear eos marked as kid-orientated will not have focus towards corporations such as Jimmy targeted ads, ads from tracking children’s inKimmel and Jimmy Fallon who re-upload ternet traffic is against the law, and are proclips from their late night shows instead of jected to reduce child-friendly content’s ad creators who make content just for YouTube, revenue as much as ninety percent according there have been people looking for alternato several sources, including LA Magazine. tives where they can “broadcast themselves,” On top of that, content that is marked as apas YouTube’s original motto proclaimed. propriate for kids will not be recommended Are there any alternatives? The or show up in search engines, making it short answer is, yes, there are, but none practically impossible to spread or go viral. will ever likely be nearly as big or sucMany creator’s first thought in YouTube’s icon on mobile devices, courtsey of ABC7 Chicago. cessful as YouTube. No video platform response was to just mark all of their vidcan escape from the COPPA guidelines, eos as “not appropriate for children,” even if that isn’t true. That idea, sadly, has much more these new guidelines is taken down,YouTubers are which will mean that some creators will just be major backlash than some may think. Any creator, taken off of YouTube Partner program, making it un- forced out of the video community one way or aneven outside of the United States of America, can be able for them to receive any money for their content other. On top of that, receiving ads on these platfined up to $43,530 for mislabelling a video, as ac- directly from YouTube ads. If creators continue to forms can be a hassle and won’t provide as much cording to YouTube’s own guidelines. Even content upload content that is seen as harassment, strikes are money as ad revenue from YouTube would. The bigger question of it all, though, is that is definitely not child friendly, such as content given, preventing YouTubers from posting for weeks, and eventually termination can occur if violations whether YouTube is truly going to destroy itself with that have vulgar jokes and imagery not meant for people under thirteen, can still be fined if creators are severe. Several videos have already been deleted all of this outrage. It most likely won’t. Creators will use details such as “cartoon characters” and “bright as of the new policy changes being put into effect. try to leave, as even in 2008 with sites such as That With this new policy, YouTube expressed Guy With the Glasses proved creators weren’t happy colors” in their thumbnails as it is seen as attracting children, especially since claimers will not look into that with these new harassment guideline changes, with the platform, but most of them will return to the video itself and will argue that it is “targeting they were still “making sure YouTube continues to YouTube, as, despite the website slowly restricting children.” Creators that have content which indulg- be a place for free expression.” These rules are a and taking away rights from its creators, there will es in things viewed as mainly for children, namely silence of free expression and have, instead, just never be anything quite as wide-reaching or phenomanimation and toy channels, have already begun to caused fear that videos calling out creators who de- enon-inducing as YouTube and creators will continquit YouTube at the announcement of the changes. serve to be criticized will be forced off of the plat- ue to bend to fit whatever YouTube requires of them.
By: Maya Gonzalez LO’T Editor in Chief
The nail in the coffin for many, though, has become a new change to the policies unrelated to COPPA harassment guidelines that YouTube released information on and put into effect last week. Born from an attempt to get rid of bullying based on race, sexuality, and gender, the policy update has become far greater. The additions themselves aren’t necessarily bad—implied threats such as having a gun in hand when talking about someone and targeted harassment campaigns on other YouTubers are strictly banned—but how the rules themselves are implemented is worrisome. When the first video violating
Editorial December 20, 2019
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School snow guidelines: is safety the real priority #1? By: Aubrie Mozingo LO’T Editor-in-Chief
When there’s fresh snow on the street at 7 AM, it’s almost guaranteed that the length of your trip to school will grow exponentially, with the possibility of your trip taking more than an hour, depending on your route and traffic conditions. Of course, the risk of slipping and sliding into oncoming traffic helps to encourage students to only go fifteen miles per hour. Without the fresh powder on the ground, teen drivers would usually not be commended as safe and studious patrons of the road. With the inclusion of snow on the streets, the performance of most high school drivers falls drastically, with many not knowledgeable about what to do when your brakes lock up or you hit a patch of black ice. Accidents can happen at any time, but their risk increases exponentially when flurries are present. According to the American Meteorological Society, there is a “34 percent increase in the risk of a fatal crash when precipitation is falling.” Many students, myself included, feel hesitant or unsafe when driving to school when snow is falling or just recently fell. The question we now have to ask ourselves is this: Is the district truly taking into account the safety of the students? If there’s one thing we all know about Moline School District, it’s this: We almost never cancel school. Last school year was one of the only exceptions to this well-known fact, with the district maxing out on its five snow days which allow for make-ups at the end of the year. The polar vortex created a serious need for these snow days to occur, and with four early morning commutes involving snow already this year, there will most likely be a need to cash out more of those valuable snow
days in the future. The lines that determine if school will be cancelled due to bad weather conditions are extremely indistinct. The guidelines offered on the Moline School District website are as follows: 1. School closings will be announced the following night if at all possible. 2. At 4 AM, the superintendents of Moline, Rock Island, and UT check the weather and road conditions in their respective districts. 3. The decision will be reached by 6 AM as to whether the schools will be closed. 4. If wind chills dip below -30F, school will be cancelled for the day. 5. The final decision is ultimately left to the discretion of the parents. In most cases, the choice of whether or not to cancel school is left up to the judgement of the superintendents of the respective districts. I attempted to reach out to Moline Superintendent Dr. Savage for her own opinion on the matter, but she was unfortunately out of office. However, in a recent interview with “The Dispatch Argus,” Dr. Savage conveyed how important the well-being of students and faculty are in her decision making, stating, “Student safety is always our No. 1 priority... and we certainly take into consideration how any sort of decision can impact parents and families.” Of course, I do not doubt that our district leaders are concerned for our safety, but it is also quite alarming when students are asked to come to school when the parking lot is left unplowed and the streets have yet to be salted. The streets may be driveable at 4 AM, but they are not likely to be in the same
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condition when school traffic is backed up at 7:30. When I came to school Monday morning, I was surprised to find that the student parking lot was not plowed even though the snow had stopped early that morning. The yellow lines could barely be seen, and many students were forced to park with a vague sense of where their typical spot usually lies. If the school does not feel required to plow the parking lot, should the students still be required to come to school? The answer, in my own opinion, is a resounding no. Of course, the district will always attempt to cite the guideline claiming that the ultimate decision is left up to the discretion of the parents, but students will always feel compelled to come to school due to the attendance incentive as well as the possible work and tests they will have to make up if they choose to stay home. In the end, the safety and well-being of the students should be of utmost importance to the district. While it is certainly important to consider the interests of all parties, district leaders should not claim that student safety is their number one priority if their actions do not prove this statement to be true. If schools do not want to cancel a full day of school, consideration should be made to at least delay school until the streets and parking lots are plowed. Of course, there is not a single individual or group to blame for this shortcoming, but consideration should be taken district-wide to ensure that students are sent to school in a safe manner.
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Focus
Focus
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019
Share Joys celebrates its 70th anniversary
By: Emily Biesterfeld LO’T Focus Editor
dent donations, it was mainly clubs and organizations that donated money. Later it grew to students buying 25 cent
about teaching students the value of sharing. And while it’s definitely still about that, our energy put into Share
Share Joys is a tradition we’ve had here at Moline for about 70 years now and in the process, we’ve raised over 1.3 million dollars, and that’s not including this year. In 2016 alone, we raised $50,894.31. All of that money has gone to help so many parents and their children buy winter neces- bags to display outside Joys has shifted since sities like coats, boots, their classrooms. Back 1949. Now, there are and hats. But, Share then, Share Joys was Elves, all dressed in Joys hasn’t always been just getting started, so festive red-and-green about buying clothes. there wasn’t a big push attire, running around, In 1949, when it to donate money, etc. half of them being franwas first founded by Betty Hasson, editor of The Line O’ Type, it was originally called “Share J o y s B u y s Toys” and its focus was to donate/ buy toys for kids. Handing out Happy Joes Pizza and cookies Also, it Photo courtesy of Eve Strasser didn’t use to be based on stu- because it was more tically chased by fresh-
man demanding Oreo balls. Other than the sweet treats being sold, raffle tickets are also advertised that give students, and teachers, a chance to win extraordinary prizes like a flatscreen TV, or a $50 Starbucks gift card. I n 2019, Share Joys is about getting kids the proper attire for the brash Midwest winters, as previously Liz Silvers and Emma Rhea acting in the Improv mentioned. 305 stuRoom dents this year in total Photo courtesy of Eve Strasser are going to be helped, the actual reason we do break. It always has 200 at the elementary it. It’s not just about been and always will schools and b e the rest about from the helpm i d d l e i n g schools and kids the high a n d school. their This year, famiwe were lies, able to raise About $45,370, giving a n d back $12,500+ to the of that less came from fortuthe Donut nate E a t i n g Kallie painting on panels to be put on the windows down in our C o n t e s t .in D-Wing comAfterPhoto courtesy of Eve Strasser munithe hectic getting out of class, ty, especially during week that is Share Joys, loading up on sugar, or the holiday season. make sure to reflect on getting ready for winter
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Left: Students eating tacos from the World Language department Center: Student Congress helping serve cotton candy Right: Reindeer team struggling to eat their donuts Photo courtesy of Eve Strasser
Students win big at annual Donut Eating Contest By: Briana Castro LO’T Copy Editor
nity, but it brings us all planning her team’s together as well. When costumes and putting December 4th, asked about her favorite together their poster. 2019 marked yet anoth- part of the Donut Eating Additionally, she said er Share Joys Donut Contest, Genevieve that her team grew closer as Eating Contest. Share they did Joys, as we know it, something began in 1949 to raise good for the money in order to buy community clothes for children together. in need (more inforThis event mation in the article, and week is “Share Joys keeps up incredibly tradition for 70 years”). impactThere are many events ful for throughout the school everyone to help raise money, involved and the most notable because you is the Donut Eating can have Contest. This contest a fun time took place at 7:00 am while also on December 4th in the pouring East Gym, the bleachkindness ers filled with many and generfaculty members, fam- Winning team of best costume posing osity to those ily members, and even Photo courtesy of LO’T Staff around you. a few newscasters. For this year’s Not only does this Strasser responded by event help our commu- saying that she enjoyed contest, there were
UP characters holding their “top banana” prizes Photo courtesy of LO’T Staff
around 27 teams with 2-5 people each. Their costumes ranged all the way from Scooby Doo to Disney Pixar’s UP. The winning team
for best costume ended up being Sesame Street. Now, each of these teams needed to raise up to $500, but practically every team
went above and beyond. The leading team raised over $1,000, earning the “top banana” prize. These large numbers ended up totaling to just above $12,500, which is amazing and is only a small portion of what the entire week of Share Joys will raise. Last year, the e v e n t s throughout the week raised nearly $46,000. Hopefully, we can keep reaching and exceeding these numbers in the future here at Moline High School.
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Disney+ releases new Star Wars hit “Mandalorian” By: Phineas Van Vooren LO’T Entertainment Editor
CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN PREVIOUS EPISODES The debut of Disney+ was accompanied with the new hit tv show “Mandalorian.” This is a big deal for all “Star Wars” fans because it is the first live action “Star Wars” tv show, but the “Mandalorian” isn’t just a good show for “Star Wars” fans because viewers could not have seen any previous “Star Wars” movies and still Baby Yoda picture courtesy of CNBC.com enjoy it because it has no ties some emotion, which is not the Mandalorian to the previous films. The title character is not the typical Man- way as they are supposed to be strictly business dalorian as when on a planet. It seems as if the and aren’t even allowed to take their helmets character wanted to stay there for a bit and showed off in front of people.
Surprisingly, the character that has drawn a lot of attention to the show isn’t the main character but “Baby Yoda,” a younger version of Yoda’s species who also has the force. Baby Yoda was one of the Mandalorian bounties but when he found him, he decided to keep him once he found out the people who were taking him were going to do experiments on him. Baby Yoda seems to bring in a lightness to the show since he is oblivious to all the dangers he’s been in. The show has a good story line so far, but it may seem to be cut short with only nine episodes this season. Thankfully, the show will most likely have a season two. Overall, the show is quite enjoyable with a good episode length of thirty-two minutes. I would give “Mandalorian” a nine out of ten.
Sony releases new trailer for 2020 film “Ghostbusters” By: Henry Neff LO’T Entertainment Editor
On December 9th, 2019, the official trailer for Sony’s new film, “Ghostbusters Afterlife” was released. It is directed by Jason Reitman and written by Reitman and Gil Kenan. The movie takes place 30 years after the first films and is a direct sequel to the originals. The film features much of the original cast, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykrord, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts.
Ant-Man star Paul Rudd from their home, theymove to Summerville, Okla- tagonists soon discover Ghostbusters II in 1989. also has a prominent homa after inheriting a large property in the middle their link to the original After the death of Harrole in the film. Ghost- of nowhere from their grandfather. However, the pro- Ghostbusters after the old Ramis and the lack of busters Afterlife town begins commitment from much is scheduled to be to experience of the cast, the project released on July frequent and was scrapped. However 10th, 2020 by u n e x p l a i n e d in 2016, Sony released a Sony Pictures. e a r t h q u a k e s . reboot of the franchise, T h e This film will which included a new movie takes also feature the cast. The movie, simply place in present return of the titled “Ghostbusters,” unday and follows iconic Ghost- derperformed at the box a single mother buster vehicle, office and received mixed reviews. This prompted and her two kids, Etco 1. played by Carrie A third Sony to turn back toCoon, McKenna Ghostbusters wards the original films, Grace, and Finn film had been which led them down the Wolfhard. Afin develop- path of Ghostbusters After being evicted Etco 1 picture courtesy of CNBC.com ment ever since terlife.
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Winter production is truly a scene from the imagination emotional scene but Walljasper pulled it off beautifully. In general, the actors did a really good job This past weekend, Moline theater put of captivating the spirit of toys. Valle did a great on their winter play, and the last play they will job of adapting to the Moline Theater producperform until One Acts in the Spring. This year, tions as Velveteen was his first production. The they initially chose The Velveteen Rabbit, but after considering its length, they wanted a second act. So, three students, Amira Siddique, Izabel Jernigan, and Andrew Douglas, decided to write their own: Imagination Station. They had to do last-minute casting, but the seniors were able to find a good cast and crew willing to work hard to prepare for the show early December. The first act, Velveteen Rabbit is set back in the 18th/19th century and is centered around the main character, Boy, played by Ritchie Valle, who has various toys. During Christmas, the boy gets a new toy: a stuffed velveteen rabbit played Nic Yates and Krianna Walljasper as toys. Courtesy of Eve by Krianna Walljasper. Immediately, the toys Strasser. hate the rabbit and are jealous of her. The rabbit set, lighting, and costumes were really well done quickly becomes the Boy’s new favorite toy until and definitely a step up from other productions. he catches the scarlet fever and everything of the Moving on to the second act of the Boy’s has to be burnt. When the velveteen rabbit winter plays, Imagination Station. The 6 main was put into the fire pit, instead of burning, she characters set the scene when they come home turned into a real rabbit since the Boy’s love for from school and begin to tell stories in their treeher was so strong. This was, of course, a very By: Emily Biesterfeld L’OT Focus Co-editor
house. The main character of the kids’ story is an orphaned seamstress, played by Aubrie Mozingo. Each kid then brings in another character to the story that the seamstress ends up helping. The seamstress becomes overworked very quickly by all of the favors she is doing, but she never complains because she loves being generous and helping her friends. In the end, all of the people give something back to help the seamstress and she is overwhelmed by the love her friends show her. The theme of working together in Imagination Station was an incredible pairing with the Velveteen Rabbit and the acting was exceptional with the time given. The treehouse that was made for Imagination Station was also amazing and decked out in colorful flowers and twinkle lights. 2019 MHS Theater saw some amazing plays this Winter Season, especially with the inclusion of a student-directed, and student-written play. Personally, I love that they’re letting students be more involved with the inner workings of plays and musicals, especially for those who want to go into theater in college or those that just want to pursue it in their adult lives.
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• The Witcher Dec. 20 2019 • You (Season 2) Dec. 26 2019 • Anne with an “E” (season 4) Jan. 3 2020 • Sex Education (season 2) Jan. 17 2020 • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Season 3) Jan. 24 2020 • To All the Boys: P.S I Still Love You Feb. 12 2020 • La Casa de Papel Apr. 3 2020 • Queer Eye (Season 5) TBA • On My Block (Season 3) TBA • Stranger Things (Season 4) TBA
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Feature December 20, 2019
A nostalgic recap of the 2010’s: the influence on 00’s babies.
By:Emily Lopez LO’T Feature Editor
We’re less than a month away from the beginning of a new decade. At the start of this decade most of us were still children wearing glittery Justice tops or fingerless gloves, but now we’ve blossomed into young adults, shaped by the social media and pop culture at our fingertips. Let’s not forget the iconic Snapchat account we all made when we were 11, and the embarrassing username we can never take back. But we’ve drastically grown since then. Even then, the 2010’s will always be an important part of us. We were raised in this era and in 20 years we’ll tell our children all about it. Let’s recap some of the most iconic moments we all forgot happened during this decade. In 2010, Lady Gaga wore her most memorable “meat dress” to the VMA’s. In 2011, Rebecca Black released her dreaded yet catchy hit “Friday,” while everyone else was planking or crying over the release of last “Harry Potter” film. A year later we thought the world was ending, yet we couldn’t resist going out dancing to “Gangnam Style.” We also mourned the loss of 26 individuals in the Sandy Hook shooting. In 2013, you couldn’t stop singing “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus, “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thick, and “Royals” by Lorde. You were also addicted to playing Flappy Bird on your 4th generation
IPhone(Ya know right before it was removed from the App Store after someone died. Yikes!) Could you possibly still recite the entire cup song? And oh, did we ever learn what the fox does say? All questions and puns aside, 2014 was the year you were dumping ice buckets on your friends and posting them on FaceBook for the ALS challenge. As for the next year, 2015 brought
“Gangnam Style” animation courtesy of Center Blog
one of the greatest debates on social media. Was the dress black and blue? (The answer is yes!) Of course we can’t forget one of the most heartwarming moments for many Americans; 2015 was the year same sex marriage was legalized. In 2016 there was thrill, excitement, and heartbreak. Fans went crazy over Pokémon Go and K-Pop. Leonardo DiCaprio won
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his first ever Oscar for his performance in “The Revenant”(though everyone knows young Leo’s Oscar was long overdue. I mean, did you see him in “Titanic”?) Though, just as things were starting to get good our beloved Harambe died, alongside the extremely popular social media platform, Vine. This was also one of the 2017 was one of our most passionate years. We started the annual Women’s March and the #MeToo movement in order to speak up against sexual assault and harassment. In 2018, not much changed. We spent a majority of our time speaking out against gun violence after the Stoneman Douglas shooting. We also demonstrated our right to protest with a nationwide student walkout led by Emma Gonzalez. In the final year of the 2010 era, trends seem to have come faster in 2019 than our 2016 problems could leave us. This year was all about TikTok, VSCO girls, and climate change. Everyone knows at least one person who bought a metal straw: #SaveTheTurtles. Remember when we laughed at people for having Tiktok? Now we can’t seem to stop sharing them with our friends. Another major cinematic moment was the release of Endgame(R.I.P.Tony Stark), which took a toll on many fans as it marked the end of another Marvel era.
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Sports December 20, 2019
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Girls’ bowling gearing up to defeat the competition By: Taylor Gilmore LO’T Sports Reporter As the players approach the lane, only one thought crosses their minds: to see zero pins left standing, and while Moline’s girls’ bowling team has had a rocky start to its season, they hope to beat out the remaining competition at future meets. The girls began their season playing against UT on December 5th and unfortunately were defeated, but Coach Woods says, “The team has a lot of things to work on, but as long as we have a positive attitude, then we can get a good grasp on those skills that we are lacking.” Along with playing against UT, the girls had a match on December 10th with the Galesburg Silver Streaks and in a very tough game, Moline was defeated
by a very to keep the energy s m a l l high during practicnumber es.” To which senior of points. Sossi Montan adds, Va r s i t y “It is the beginning had a of the season, but I score of am already starting 2 , 3 8 5 to see the team impins while prove, which makes Galesburg me really excited behad a total cause I want this to of 2,615 be a good year since pins, so it will be my last. Althis rethough, I just want sulted in everyone to get close Galesto one another and burg’s for everyone to feel v i c t o r y. comfortable within Despite the environment.” the team’s Nonetheless, l o s s e s , Brookyln Peterson and Yasmine Pannell pictured standing the girls have put in 3 year above at one of their meets. maximum effort, so b o w l e r , Photo Courtesy of LOT Reporter Taylor Gilmore we congratulate them Regyn on their hard work. new techniques that we are Buffington mentions that being exposed to. However, Let these acknowledge“We are still trying to ad- we really try to be support- ments encourage all stujust to being a new team. ive of one another during dents and staff to support There are new faces and the meets and try our best this year’s bowling team!
By: Logan Sebben LO’T Sports Editor The Moline Boys swimming team is off to a hot start in their season. The boys dominated in their first meet of the season, beating the runner-up, Glenwood, by more than fifty points. They also won their first conference meet of the season, easily beating Galesburg at home. The team has high hopes for the season and truly believe that they could come together as a great team. Senior Remington Greko has led the team so far. He broke two school records in his first meet, including
the 100 freestyle and the 50 freestyle. Greko also earned the Metro Pacesetter after his first meet. Following his school record 100 freestyle swim, he states, “It was pretty unreal, I didn’t think that time could be right at first. I was in disbelief, but then everyone started congratulating me. So if felt pretty great.” He looks forward to a great season and he later mentioned, “Hopefully I can continue to perform and end my senior season on a high note.” Sophomore Henry Neff adds, “Our team is looking very strong this year. We are working very hard
Boys’ swimmimg hopes to reclaim conference title once again at practices to improve our strokes and techniques, so that for sectionals we can perform our best and later go into confernce even more confident.” Neff also informs us that it would be great to win a conference title over Sterling, who was recently added to our conference and should be good competition. The Maroons finished second in sectionals last year, falling behind Dunlap, so they are looking to redeem themselves and take home the big title! We wish them the best of luck on their road to redemption and more wins in the future!
Swimmers Remi Greko and Peter Adams pictured above in a relay. Photo taken by LO’T Photographer Eve Strassier
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Sports December 20, 2019
Moline’s wrestlers grapple towards several victories By: Trevor Francque LO’T Sports Editor The Moline wrestling team started the season ranked as the #15 team in 3A in the state of Illinois. The team also has six wrestlers who had been ranked, the follwoing of which include: Charlie Farmer, ranked #1 in the 106 weight class; DeAnthony Parker, #2 in the 170 weight class; Cobie Underwood, #2 in heavyweight; Kole Brower, #10 in the 132 weight class; Andrew Burkeybile earned honorable mention in the 126 weight class; and Zach Wrestling team pictured above at Wharton field house just before a match. Wallace, who also earned Photo courtesy of MHS wrestling facebook page. an honorable mention in the 220 weight class. As of now, Charlie Farmer is #1, DeAnthony Parker is #6, and Kole Brower is #7.
Lady Maroons continue By: Sarah Gustafson LO’T Sports Reporter It goes without saying that the girls basketball team has had a great start to the season. The varsity team has a win streak of 13-0, and have played against many schools like Rock Island, Peoria, Dunlap, Sterling and Alleman High School. The girls also faced Geneseo in an intense match recently and are scheduled to play in a big tournament next Friday at Peoria Manual High School. Junior Miranda Carlson, states “We have been practicing really hard to perfect our technique and really just try to have a good time on the court. Our coach does a really good job of keeping us in shape, so I think that we will perform really
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Cierra Mcnamee shooots a free throw against Sterling. Photo credit to Eve Strasser
well in the tournament regardless of the outcome.” In addition, junior Bralee Trice adds, “We’ve been working really hard in practice and during the summer. We’re really starting to come together as a team and we’re playing for each other. By playing for each other, it’s not just one person scoring, but we’re all doing it as a team.” When asked about her own personal goals and recent success, Trice explains, “I think that just during the summer putting in work with my dad and working on improving my game and shot for the season are paying off now.” With that, we hope to hear more good news and more victories from the basketball team. Good luck to the girls as they head into the holidays!
During the first dual of the season at Waubonsie Valley; Charlie Farmer, Noah Tapia, Alec Schmacht, and Kole Brower all went 3-0. The team bounced back and finished 2-1 on the day against the Oswego Panthers, Waubonsie Valley Warriors, and Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers. After facing some tough competition against some state-ranked teams, the wrestling team has a record of 10-4. This includes wins at Marist, Limestone, Alton, Waubonsie Valley, Wheaton Warrenville South, Normal Community, Pekin, Quincy, Sterling, and Alleman. Moline looks to live
up to their high expectations after six wrestlers advanced to state. Returning state qualifiers are Andrew Burkeybile, Cobie Underwood, Charlie Farmer, and DeAnthony Parker. Moline has had some close wins this season, such as their wins against Pekin (42-40), Sterling (38-30), and Normal Community (37-34). Wrestler Andrew Burkeybile claims that the team “... looks to bounce back after some tough losses against ranked teams and prepare for the league tournament in January. We will work harder than ever to succeed as a team.” We wish them the best of luck! Go Maroons!
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