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March 22, 2019
Volume 102, Issue 5
Industrial technology students meet with Gov. Pritzker to discuss new CNC machine and present plaque Photo by Susan Hafner
News March 22, 2019
Bartlett By: Aubrie Mozingo LO’T News Editor
Staff, students, and parents alike were all amazed as they first entered the new Bartlett Performing Arts Center, admiring the mural painted on the wall, the tall ceilings, and the new and improved choir, band, and orchestra rooms. The incoming light and the smell of new construction will leave any spectator in complete awe of this beautiful addition to Moline High School. Finished last week, the Bartlett Performing Arts Center, costing $12 million, replaced the previous 62-year
Performing old auditorium. While the Bartlett Center is located at MHS, it is available to the whole community in order to allow space for creative expression within the city. On Thursday, November 7th, a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opened the new auditorium to the public. The following night, Moline’s choir, band, orchestra, jazz band, and other community groups performed at an open house. This 2 hour time span allowed community members, students, and faculty an opportunity to listen and observe the tal-
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Juniors Amira Siddique and Izabel Jernigan pass out flyers at the open house. Photo courtesy Aubrie Mozingo John Deere and Wilson Middle Schools, chamber orchestra, band, concert choir, MHS creative writing read-
with a preview of the newest MHS theatre installment: “Meet Me in St. Louis”. The performances were
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all wonderful, and they truly highlighted the talent and pride Moline has to offer. This night truly served as a launching point for future performances in the new Bartlett Performing Arts Center. When asked what new opportunities she thinks the Bartlett Center will offer to her and future students, Junior Briana Castro answered, “I think that even though it might feel like there may be a lot of rules and restrictions, we as a community and theatre company are truly privileged to have a space like the Bartlett
Once again, Moline’s speech team has ended its season with a plethora of successes. This season, Moline was represented by 30 talented performers whose skills and abilities have not gone unnoticed. As a team, Moline has travelled to several different schools, including Normal, Monmouth,
and Peoria. At each tournament, Moline has proved their skill and determination in each event. These events can range from speech events to acting events, which can be either comedic or dramatic. Many individuals do not fully understand what being on the speech team entails. It’s not just “talking” or simply reciting a speech. The different
events have separate rules and expectations, and there are even a select few events in which a speech or play is not memorized in advance. In total, there are 14 events that participants perform in throughout the season, ranging from Original Comedy, to Prose, to Dramatic Interpretation. During regionals, sectionals, and state, there is an additional
event called PIR, which is a short, 15-minute play performed by several members of the team. This year’s PIR was written and directed by coach Calvin Vo, who has headed up the team for 7 years. The PIR, which was named, “Playtime Pals, or How to Help and be Helped” had a very successful season. The event placed first in regionals and sectionals, and
the performers are all extremely proud of the work and dedication they put into their performance. All of the Encore team members have shown growth throughout this season, and many have expressed their gratitude towards the team. When asked how being on the speech team improved her as a person and performer, Junior Eve
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Center. It gives us the opportunity to make all of our shows the best that they can possibly be, and it could really make a name for MHS theatre.” The Bartlett Performing Arts Center offers students and community members of every background an opportunity to grow and thrive in their own way. The new construction offers a state of the art make-up room, a black box theater, a band/orchastra room, and a new choir room. This new construction is sure to carry on the legacy of Moline greatness and pride for generations to come.
Moline’sEncore!speechteamcelebratesanothersuccessfulseason By: Aubrie Mozingo LO’T News Editor
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Strasser explains her experiences. “Speech team has helped me in so many ways! I’ve become much more confident both on and off the team, and I’ve also learned that going outside of my comfort zone can be fun!” The Encore team has already had a successful season this year, and they are sure to continue on their legacy next year!
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March 22, 2019
“Famous Moliners” exhibit at history lab grand opening By: Serina Daniels LO’T News Editor March 6th was a historic moment for the MHS History Club. It was the first day that everyone
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Governor Pritzker enters with Principal Sanders Photo courtesy of Heidi Norcross By: Serina Daniels LO’T News Editor Many students may be aware that the current governor, J.B. Pritzker, visited Moline High School on March 8th, but may not know why. Among all the new occurrences at the high school this year are the new Bartlett Center, talk of the new finals policy, and the approval of the new athletic
center. But Pritzker really came for the new Computer Numerical Control(CNC) machines that have been implemented into the industrial technology department as of the beginning of second semester. The CNC machines use coding to control manufacturing tools that can cut out of material. The benefits of having these machines
members of History Club, of Moline High School alumni or citizens of Moline. Student Grace Shelton featured Aisha PraughtLeer, an Olympic runner who graduated from Moline High School. The lab also included several artifacts from World War 2 and other previous eras. These artifacts were donated by local members of the community and the school staff. Also displayed in the history lab will be murals that represent a different era in history based on the units that Moline history teachers cover. Emma Wilson and Sarah Manary have volunteered to paint these murals as a
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are that students get “specific and industry approved training and certification” and have “options besides college and a low paying job,” according to Principal Trista Sanders. New this semester is a class specifically for these CNC machines and training. Next year there will be junior and senior level CNC classes; the senior class will be tied with apprenticeship opportunities for students. The goal is for those in the senior class to be paid while gaining valuable skills and experience for their future jobs. These classes are not targeting just the engineering classes, though the CIM class will be able to test their coding projects on the machines. They are geared toward those that may be unable to attend college but want to avoid a low
project for their art classes. The purpose of the History Lab is to create a hands-on learning space for history. While science is very hands-on with experiments, history, as Mr. Lamphier quotes, can be a “passive learning experience” in a classroom. Students often learn about history through reading articles or watching movies or videos. The goal of the new history lab is to make history more personal and engaging for the students. Many students have never had the chance to visit a museum, and with the addition of the history lab, these kids can gain that experience.
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Students of the History Club are excited about the potential of the History Lab. As Grace Shelton states, “It’s great to have a spot where we can go further in depth with history!” The History
Club also asks that our students and staff consider donating artifacts or articles to the History Lab, with the exception of newspapers.
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paying job. As Principal Sanders quotes, “These students will not only have an opportunity for a midskill job but fill a gap in mid-skill labor in our community.” Students chosen by the industrial technology teachers explained the purpose and mechanisms of the CNC machines. Samuel Martinez described the experience: “I mainly just showed him what coding I do, and how we’re trying to get the programming paired with the CNC machine… I don’t think he knew what I was talking about, but he seemed intrigued.” In addition to Sam, Chandler Dilworth also got the chance to meet and talk to the governor. Chandler’s opinion of the governor was that he “is a
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Editorial March 22, 2019
New Zealand Shooting: Big Tech must take action
By: Oyniso Bakhriddinova LO’T Editor in Chief On Friday, March 15, 2019, the world witnessed yet another terror attack. On screens across the world, a white supremacist gunman attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. He livestreamed his actions on Facebook before the social media company scrambled to take down 1.5 million videos of the shooting that had surfaced and resurfaced after a mere 24 hours. This sad incident fell on the thirtieth anniversary of Tim Berners-Lee’s founding of the World Wide Web. Since then, the internet has launched remarkable achievements to humanity like communication and access to information. Unfortunately, the online world often evokes more harm than good: the extreme hate rhetoric found behind a few clicks in your
search engine can target certain individuals and amass numerous followers, or in the case of the New Zealand attack, terrorists elicit mass viewership of their terrorist acts. It’s time for Big Tech to take accountability and regulate this
like Facebook help host communities that reaffirm racists ideals that lead to senseless acts. Although the details are still under investigation, it seems that the alleged shooter, Brenton Harrison Tarrant, was a committed
use of Facebook also gave him a stage to broadcast his attack for 17 minutes. Clearly social media companies have work to do. They have not done enough to stop these groups from growing. In the past, socialmedia radicalization has
a few clicks, the online world helps eliminate the in-person interactions between terrorists that may easily catch public attention in the real world. Therefore, white supremacists and other hate groups have easy ways to harm society.
A card is placed to remember the victims at Churchchrist, been linked to right-wing New Zealand mass shooters in Norway, Photo Courtesy of www.CityNews.com South Carolina, Pittsburgh; problem before it’s too late. member of an internation- ISIS volunteers in Syria; This isn’t the first time ally recognized white su- foot soldiers of genocide in terrorists have utilized so- premacy group. He may Myanmar; and many more cial media for their crimes. have utilized chat rooms senseless followers. Yes, Social media platforms to plan his attack and his free speech is the forefront of democracy. However, when such speech does more harm than good, especially taking innocent lives, that is when censorship becomes mandatory. The role of social media companies in enabling these extreme hate groups to organize has become dangerously autonomous. In the past few years, it seems the problem has gotten worse. Every election season, users on Facebook utilize the internet to pour gasoline on political strife and inflame new categories of hate and misinformation. Essentially, just behind
Tech giants should not lawfully be allowed to brush off the violence that came from their products and services. The executive director of the Counter Extremism Project, David Ibsen, comments, “The global network of white nationalist extremism depends on the framework of social media.” A platform’s lack of liability to address these issues help perpetuate the problem. Therefore, big tech companies need to recognize the weight of their decisions to allow hate groups to operate on their network. Furthermore, platforms need to find efficient ways to prevent the spread of violent imagery. On Friday, it took Google 12 hours to remove all versions of the attack video from YouTube. Twitter and Facebook also struggled to remove the video.
It’s still doubtful that Silicon Valley is capable of policing itself. Even though terrorism is currently the main issue at hand, the problems don’t end there. Everyday trolls, hackers, bots, and bullies hunt the Web with untraceable tactics. Last year, after Facebook’s data breach, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, tried to reassure the public, saying, “We know this is an issue of trust. We know this is a critical moment for our company, for the service we provide,” and “[and] We are going to do everything we can.” Ultimately, our governments have to protect their citizens from Silicon Valley with more strict policies. Earlier this week, Berners-Lee reflected on his Web creation and acknowledged the pros and cons: “[the Web] has also created [the] opportunity for scammers, given a voice to those who spread hatred, and made all kinds of crime easier to commit.” Clearly, hate crimes were not his intention when he first sketched out his plan to create the Web. However, from what we saw last Friday, the Web needs to change. Berners-Lee also commented, “it would be defeatist and unimaginative to assume that the web as we know it can’t be changed for the better in the next 30 [years].” The world cannot wait another 30 years for a better and safer Web. Silicon Valley and tech giants must act now and censor responsibly.
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By:Makayla Castillo LO’T Editor-in-Chief On March 14, 2018, students all around the country were brought together by a common thread of hope. Whether it was hope for a better future, a better learning environment, or a better country, on the day of the National Walkout, we banned together to make our cohesive voice heard. Unfortunately, these instances of people making their voices heard are few and far between. Now these are the types of voices I hear: “Oh, but I don’t want to upset anyone.” “I don’t want to start a fight.” “You probably just won’t understand.” Instead of speaking out, a phenomenon has occurred in which we are censoring ourselves. We are purposely censoring ourselves in fear of inciting conflict. We are not saying what we feel in fear of stirring the opposition. We are afraid to share our beliefs in fear of being wrong. In the end, we are just being fearful. In other words, society has become too afraid to say what it believes due to stability of comfort and the constant pressure of fear. Perhaps this problem
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coming from a deeper issue, an issue in which we are no longer speaking to each other due to our ability to speak from behind a screen the other and more accessible way we’re able to convey our thoughts in the modern age. Not to say this in itself is a bad thing; on the contrary, the new ways to connect to people around the globe (such as social media or texts) are quite amazing. However, instead of using this advancement to enhance our face-to-face conversation, we have instead compromised it. Through
the comfort of our own phones and profile pictures, we sit and post our support, our love, and what is “canceled.” Our new option of posting our beliefs and emotions online has become a habit, and the prioritization of online personas instead of talking in person happens simply because we are unwilling to deal with the real life discomfort of a true conversation with others. We have come to believe that
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our phones have let an echo of our voice be heard all around the world, when, in fact, they have silenced us. Our voice is our power, not our phones. And we need to start utilizing what makes us so unique as people. In addition to comfort, another cause of all this silence has ultimately come from a place of fear. By not subjecting ourselves to debate, we now believe that being wrong or in the minority is a bad thing. A large bulk of us have come to form opinions based off of what we see the most or who seems to be getting the most support. We hide what we think in fear of inciting conflict. When is the last time we have truly looked inside of ourselves and thought, “What do I believe?” instead of “ What do they believe?” And, playing off of both of these factors, we don’t want to try arguing for fear of “losing” the debate we got ourselves into. We have to learn that going against the stream is ok. It’s ok to have different opinions from those around you if it’s what you believe. It’s not wrong to think differently. We shouldn’t be afraid to speak our minds. Communication and conflict present us the opportunity to grow as individuals and in
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groups. In my life, I’ve seen into their beliefs. Saying we not dare utter them. We many individuals not say what we actually believe are consistently filled with what they feel because they can also provide us a way doubts. “Will they judge believe they’ll be ostracized or feel like an outcast. E v e n I have fallen victim to this mental process. It can be scary expressing your o w n contrast-Take a breath and speak. Let your voice be heard. ing be-Photo Courtesy of www.voicecommunications.co.uk liefs to someone you respect or to connect with others who me?” “Will I become an outadmire. However, due to share similar views, giving cast?” “Is what I’m thinkthis mindset, we have come us an outlet for others to ing the same as what they to think of discussion and hear our voices. The school believe?” However, these communication in a nega- walkout last year, for a mo- thoughts completely hintive connotation. When ment, connected us in a way der the very purpose of our speaking one’s mind, one that has never been done opinions. Our thoughts deshould not be scared of con- in our generation before. velop with communication. versation but instead open As individuals, I find If we do not say what we for debate. People should be that recently we have been feel out loud, how will we hungry for a chance to chal- choking ourselves with our ever grow, be challenged, or lenge their view, learn new own words. We fear the change? Do not be defined things, and to dig deeper consequences of words so by silence. SPEAK UP.
LO’T Editorial Policy
Line O’Type is the official school-sponsored paper of Moline High School. The paper is published by the students under the supervision of faculty advisors for the Moline High School community. The staff will strive to accurately report school, local, state, and national news that affects high school students. Line O’Type Signals is also a forum open to students, faculty and administration to encourage the airing of opinions respresenting all sides of an issue. All submitted material must be signed, due to a code passed by the school board. All responses or questions regarding editorials should be directed to your Editors-in-Chief, Oyniso Bakhriddinova and Makayla Castillo and faculty advisors, Heidi Norcross and Jay Bohnsack
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Focus March 22, 2019
A fun night at the Redstone Room filled with blues music!
By: Hailey Schmacht LO’T Editor The Redstone Room hosted a blues show on March 2nd, 2018. It featured a Canadian artist by the name of Anthony Gomes, as well as a group of kids from the Ellis Kell Winter Blues Camp. First walking into the River Music Experience Building, all the employees are very informative and quick to direct you where different shows are happening. Upon walking upstairs, you are greeted with signed photographs of all the celebrities that have played at the venue. There are also many historical landmarks like signed guitars and microphones enclosed in glass. This small museum area tries to show history oriented around the Quad Cities music scene. After getting the tickets and getting inside
the blues show, it was jam packed with people. They all seemed extremely excited to be there. The Redstone Room sported a huge dance floor and mood lighting to make the bands even more fun. There was even a projector showing a shot of the stage so the people in the back could see whoever was performing. The first act was a group of kids that were hand picked from the Ellis Kell Winter Blues Festival, an event where many kids of all ages get together to learn about blues music. They were all extremely talented and passionate. During their performance, Senior Sam Adams said, “The singer is so amazing!” and was filled with disbelief as the band played one of her original songs. When Anthony Gomes, the headliner,
came out, he had a confident and humorous energy. He often filled his songs with passionate electric guitar solos and was very interactive with the crowd. Overall, it was a very positive experience, and everyone should make a concert at the Redstone Room a part of their to-do lists!
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Moline High School has one of the highest rates of diversity compared to other schools in the Quad Cities area. According to the Illinois Report Card, in the 2017-2018 school year, out of Moline’s 2,083 students, 56.6% were white, 27% were hispanic, 8.5% were black, 5.8% were two or more races, 2.4% were Asian, and 0.1% were American Indian. In comparison to surrounding schools such as Pleasant Valley High School, whose population is 83% white, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% black, according to the Public School Review, Moline High School has quite a diverse body of students. Acknowledging differences such as race in the public schooling system is important, and that is exactly what the Putnam Museum is doing. The Putnam has just opened up a new exhibit centered around race not only in America, but around the globe. It is broken up into different aspects of how race affects individuals, such as biological, geographical, cultural, and political.
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has something for everyone By: Emily Biesterfeld to enjoy. LO’T Editor After savoring a Getting tired light and home-y meal, take of your usual coffee spot a calming stroll along the recently but want to sat- plant section of the store isfy your caffeine addic- and maybe even freshen tion? Since you don’t have up your Instagram feed a problem driving over to with the vibrant colors to Iowa, try switching it up welcome spring. The cafe and going to Aroma Coffee is actually attached to the in Davenport. Green Thumbers’ nursery A quiet little cafe so as you walk in you’re right off of Brady Street, Aroma is located inside of The Green Thumbers. It is the perfect place to relax, study, or just hang out. The relaxing environment allows for produtive and fun nights with friends or by yourself! With a friendly staff and a huge menu with items like smoothies, coffee, Courtesy of Emily Biesterfeld and sandwiches, it
This adds the cool and relaxing environment this cafe is trying to provide! The seating area has couches, tables, and booths so you really have a lot to choose from. At every single table, there are succu- lents in little terrariums, the whole area is surrounded by so many different plants. Aroma Coffee is an excellent and quaint little cafe with delicious and creative food, and it has an amazing selection of drinks like their Zoomers and floral/herbal teas. After eating the “Horticulturist” sandwich and drinking a Mocha Latte with Sea Salt Caramel, I recommend Aroma Coffee and rate it a 4.5/5.
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Courtesy of Emily Biesterfeld First walking into the exhibit, visitors see the “separate and unequal” section where the museum showcases pictures of segregation from the 1890s all the way through the 1950s. There were examples of “white” and “colored” drinking fountain signs that were displayed in Montgomery, Alabama. Going further into the exhibit, visitors will start to see more examples of how different races, not just black and white, have been separated. There was a quote by Arlene Torres, an anthropologist, saying, “the increasing presence of Latinos in communities traditionally inhabited by Blacks and Whites is challenging the meaning of ‘race’ in the Americas.” Scott Calhoun, Moline High School English teacher, on the topic of what race is, comments that this exhibit “reminds us of how undefined race actually is.” He believes it is a “tool to departmentalize people, but it should never have been that way.” After looking at the biological aspects of race, he understands it does not reveal a lot about the ultimate character or personality of individuals; therefore, the stereotypes and labels of race
Courtesy of Emily Biesterfeld should never have contributed to how human beings were treated. Other parts of the exhibit discussed the biology of race and how it came about, specifically, how different regions of the world allowed certain amounts of sunlight, creating different skin tones. Some aspects of the exhibit also showed pictures of the skull and bone structures of races over time. Culturally, the museum covers the impact of race on people from different countries. There was a computer game people could play called, “The game of life” where once starting the game, the person is assigned a race. You can click on different paths, such as “going to the store” or “walking home” and the player is given statistics on how likely they are to be stopped by police or public officials based on which race they were assigned. Overall, this entire exhibit captured the impacts race has on society today. By people learning more about race, they are able to become aware of their thoughts towards others and stop the progression of stereotypes. In the words of the Moline High School librarian Carolyn Mesick, “Everyone is prejudice.” Skin color and race can’t go unnoticed. However, she thinks these differences should not be stigmatized like they are. She does not understand why people are stereotyped and treated differently, but she knows that by learning about it as a society, we can start undoing some of the negative stigmas. As someone that works in the public schooling system, Mrs. Mesick says she personally “makes sure everyone receives the same treatment and information no matter their race.” Some people do not get the same information on subjects such as taxes, college, scholarships and loans, simply because they do not have the same resources available. She thinks everyone needs to do her/his part of eliminating negative stereotypes and helping to bridge gaps between people. Any step, no matter the size, is very important, which is why it is so important for everyone to be educated about different races and cultures. Every person that takes a visit to this new exhibit is taking those steps in the right direction, so everyone should put the Putnam’s race exhibit on his/her to do list this spring break!
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“Meet Me in St. Louis” Debuts in new Bartlett Center
By: Cecilia Ortega Kelsey Baker and Olivia like “The Trolley Song” and easier compared to rehears- es were a lot smaller and L’OT Feature Co-Editor The spring musi- Franks. Both girls are try- “Have Yourself a Merry Lit- als from previous shows they lacked storage place cal is here! “Meet Me in ing to navigate problems tle Christmas” are included this year. The auditorium for the set and props, setSt. Louis” is going to be in their love lives and deal in the musical and per- was under construction ting many challenges for the first production in the breathtaking Bartlett Performing Arts Center, so you don’t want to miss it! The show takes place in 1904 St. Louis, Missouri before the World’s Fair. The musical focuses on the Smith family and their everyday events leading up to the World’s Fair. Aaron DeWilde Studets rehearse “Skip to my Lou” and Fred Henderson and Kelsey Baker perform. Courtesy of Maria Ortega and Elizabeth Swofford play Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and the with their younger siblings formed by the brilliant cast. during the fall and winter the productions. The new Rehearsals for plays, so they were held at auditorium has spacious two eldest daughters, Rose at the same time. Famous songs from the 1944 film this show have been a lot the middle schools. Spac- dressing rooms and a scene and Esther, are played by
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Netflix has found its next hit franchise in “The Umbrella Academy.” Based on the comic series by Gerard Way, frontman of My Chemical Romance. The show follows the story of seven adults with supernatural powers who were adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a rich billionaire, and were all put into a superhero group which the show is named after. The peculiar thing about these children was that they were all born on the same day by women who hadn’t been pregnant at the beginning of the day. The absurd basis of this plot continues throughout the show, with the main plot starting when the family was reunited at the death of their father and their long lost brother, Number Five, returns from the future in his 13-year-old body to warn of a coming apocalypse in only a few days. When I sat down to watch “The Umbrella Academy,” I had only expected to watch an episode or two before getting distracted and never watching it again. Cast of The Umbrella Academy via IMDb. What ended up happening, though, was that I watched
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shop, so preparing for the show has been a lot easier. Not only has there been more space added for the cast and crew, but also there has been a large expansion for the pit orchestra, making it better suited for a fuller, stronger sound and talented individuals get to take advantage of the great opportunity of a student filled pit orchestra, one of the few in the area. Hailey Schmacht, senior cellist, expressed how she was excited to play in the new pit for her last show at the high school. The show will run from March 21-23 at 7pm. Student tickets are $6 and adults are $8. Come support the amazing talent MHS has to offer!
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of standout roles. Vanya, the unofficial main character, is played by Ellen Page, famous from “Juno.” Vanya’s entire character is that she is one of the 43 born on that fateful day who ended up having no powers. She serves as the black sheep of the family who is constantly put down by the rest of her family for not fitting in with them, never truly being a part of the family since she could never join them in their missions. Another standout is Aidan Gallagher, who plays Number Five, an 80-year-old man who had time traveled but returned in the body of his prepubescent self in order to try to avoid the end of the world by an unknown cause. A standout outside of the family would be Mary J. Blige, a famous 90’s R&B singer, who plays the role of Cha-Cha, a time travelling assassian sent to murder Number Five and allow the apocalypse to come to fruition. Overall, Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” is the perfect show if you’re tired of obvious plots. A second season has not been confirmed, but there are already plans for many more seasons in the future. It is looking to be another huge success for the streaming platform.
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March 22, 2019
Everyone is a “Sucker” for The Jonas Brothers’ comeback By: Cecilia Ortega L’OT Feature Co-Editor In an exciting twist of events that came to the surprise of many, the Jonas Brothers have made a comeback. For those who are unfamiliar, the Jonas Brothers were one of the hottest boy bands of the late 2000s for many teens and tweens. Their reunion brings back a rush of childhood memories for many who grew up in the good old Disney Channel days. Their hits included “Love Bug”, “Year 3000”, and “Burnin’ Up” before they split in 2013 to the disappointment of many who had followed them throughout the years. The brothers teased of their comeback on February 28th with a video of them recreating their famous “Oh how the tables have turned” meme, sending Twitter into a frenzy. That same day at midnight they dropped their new single “Sucker” and its music video. The music video features Kevin’s wife Danielle Jonas, Nick’s wife Priyanka Chopra, and Joe’s fiancée Sophie The Jonas Brothers and their significant others in the music video via Billboard. Turner. The couples are shown throughout a
lavish estate but it is the ladies that steal the show in their elegant gowns. Each couple gets their own time to shine as the brothers confess what they would do to show their love. To promote their new single, the brothers appeared on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” for a week and participated in popular segments like “Carpool Karaoke” and “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts.” When the brothers took a lie detector test, it was revealed that Nick caused the split but he also brought the band back together. The brothers also told the backstory behind their famous purity rings. Later that week, it was announced that “Sucker” debuted at number one on the “Billboard Hot 100”, making their comeback single their first number one hit. A new album has not been confirmed but Joe revealed that they had 30-40 songs recorded on “The Elvis Duran Show.” Nick has also hinted at wanting to tour again in numerous interviews, so it is safe to assume that they will drop an album later this year.
Guilt-free yogurt popsicle DIY By: Maya Gonzalez L’OT Feature Co-Editor
Homemade Fruit Popsicles Now that summer is right around the corner, what is a better treat than a popsicle for your days around the pool?
Prep Time: - Five minutes (plus freeze time) Ingredients: - 1 ½ Cup orange juice - ¾ Cup Vanilla Greek yogurt - 2 ½ Cup Frozen fruit of your choice Instructions 1. Combine all ingredients into a blender. 2. Pour popsicle molds and place into freezer. 3. Enjoy! Courtesy of Sally’s Baking Addiction
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Women’s By: Emily Lopez
History
Feature Co-Editor During the month of March, women are celebrated for their accomplishments and for the hardships they overcome everyday in the workplace, at school, and at home. It’s constantly asked, “Why do women need a WHOLE month to celebrate their history?” or “Why don’t men have their own month?” The answer is simple: throughout history women have been deprived of the credibility they deserve for their accomplishments, and have also been forced to overcome sexism. In the past, men have easily been acknowledged for their hard work, while women have had to work twice as hard to receive the same credit. Even today, women are getting paid less for their work and are taken less seriously than their male counterparts. For these reasons, Women’s History Month is an important time for women. Throughout the month, iconic women are recognized and celebrated for the accomplishments they deserve to be credited for. Women like Ada Lovelace and Rosalind Franklin, who were important to our history are remembered for their achievements. Ada Lovelace is remembered as the first computer programmer and an honorary mathematician. She
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worked with Charles Babbage to create and program the first computer. Though, in the 1800’s Babbage was solely credited as the designer of the first analytical computer. In the same way, Rosalind Franklin is credited for the discovery of the structure of DNA. She did many studies on DNA and was willing to share her work with her com-
Drawing of Ada Lovelace Courtesy of MediumCorporation.com
petitors. Two of her competitors, Watson and Crick took her discovery and built the first DNA model. Because of this, they are credited for her work. Not until after her death was Franklin awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for her part.
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There are also modern women like Malala Yousafzai and Serena Williams who have worked hard to publicly stand up against sexism. A few years ago Malala Yousafzai was deprived of her education because young women were not allowed to go to school in Afaganistan. This almost cost her her life because she was shot by the Taliban on her way to school for disobeying orders. Eventually, she made a recovery and went on to win a Nobel Peace Prize and has built schools for young girls. In addition, Serena Williams overcomes sexism everyday as a professional tennis player due to her “masculine” appearance. People often criticize her, but she doesn’t let this stop her from doing what she loves. Because of this, she has been ranked number one in singles eight different times Her strength has inspired many little girls to keep working hard and keep being passionate in the things they like. Reasons like these are why women need a month to be recognized for their achievements. Because a day alone is not enough to recognize the achievements many women have made throughout history. So, the next time someone wonders why women need a history month, just remember the struggles women have to overcome every day that men never have to.
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By: Tayler Gilmore LO’T Sports Reporter Soccer in the winter? It has been a real challenge for the Lady Maroon soccer team to begin practicing with snow on the ground and with the temperature never being above 30 degrees. Nonetheless, the girls have overcome these complications by practicing indoors at Coolidge to compensate for the snowcovered soccer bowl. The girls spend several hours before and after school performing drills in order to shape them into the best players they can be. Not to mention, many girls workout and practice outside of these practices to improve their skills even more. Senior Audrey Ellisoncomments on the pre-season practices stating, “Ev-
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eryone is putting in 110% effort when practicing, and even though we are inside at Coolidge, things are still getting done. The team’s fitness level and ball movement will be much better this year with all of the workouts and drills we have been attaining.” Coach Jon adds “The upcoming season is something to look forward to as it will be the largest team size in school history.” So, despite the challenges that have risen due to the weather, Coach Jonathan plans on using the relatively new TBK Sports Complex in Bettendorf for upcoming games because of its huge indoor soccer fileds when needed, finishing off by saying just how excited he is to be competing in a
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Conference Championship. Despite the cold, the girls have kept their spirits up high and many newcomers on the team express feelings of gratitude for the warm welcome from other teammates. Freshman Jazmine Cunningham mentions, “I am really excited to play with such a group of talented and driven teammates. I can’t wait to grow from a team into a family!” This being said, the girls’ first game was scheduled for Saturday, March 16th at Normal Community High School, but it got canceled due to bad weather. So, the game has been rescheduled until further notice. The team has been preparing non-stop to not only be successful, but to represent Moline. So we wish them the best!
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All teams, varsity, junior varsity, and fresh/soph getting a pep talking from their coaches after a long day of pracitce in the Coolidge gymnasium. Photo Courtesy of Tayler Gilmore
Moline girls’ softball starts its season off eying conference championhsip
Varisty and junior varisty players taking a photo at triva night. Photo courtsy of Jennica Soliz
By: Sarah Gustafson LO’T Sports Reporter With much anticipation, the Moline Girls’ softball team is getting ready for its season. The girls have been preparing to crush the competition by practicing constantly on their form and techniques. They have practiced hitting at several pitches, running to the bases at a fast speed, and have done lots of workouts even before the start of the season at open gym.. Varsity player Greta Specht, mentions “The team is really focusing hard on perfecting all aspects within the plays. Both junior varisty and varsity are doing so well that I
think winning conference is a reachable goal. So we are just goin hard at practice to make that happen. I am really looking forward to it!” Now with so many new faces coming to the high school, we take a look at what freshman Kayla Collins and Rachel Worley have to say about the season. Collins says that “Before any game, the key is to get into the right mindset and really believe that we will swing at the fast incoming pitch. Because with a positive mindset, we become a better player, which then makes us into a better teammate.” Worley also adds some of her goals that she
hopes to reach as an individual player by stating “This season I hope to improve my skills game after game and to be a reliable person that the team can count on.” That being said, we hope the girls have a successful season! They have been showing so much determination and loyalty to the sport and the team. So, if you would like to show some support for the mighty Lady Maroons, they will be playing at Sandburg High School in Orland Park, on Saturday, March 28th at 11AM! We wish them good luck and many wins as they head into their season wiith much promise. Go Moline Maroons!
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Billups shooting into the record books Upcoming varsity events and times
By: Peter Son become Moline’s all-time he worked hard to get to LO’T Sports Editor leading scorer. Most of the where he is today. He is defDeonte Billups has been a players felt honored to be initely deserving I couldn’t pivotal player for the boys’ able to play at an NBA Sta- be happier for him.” Although this is such a basketball team since his dium like they were real freshman year. Since then, NBA players. He is also one great accomplishment, The Deonte has helped secure of two Moline players to Maroons’ season fell short 69 wins, a tremendous score 700 points in a season. of what they expected of it, Deonte gives us his take but Deonte is happy with his amount. However, one of on becoming the all-time career at Moline since he has the major things Deonte has accomplished in his leading scorer. “It was a ”made a lot of friendships that’ll last high school a lifetime.” career is the Harding also sheer amount touches on of points he such bonds has scored. throughout his After finishing career, especially his senior with Deonte. year, Deonte “Deonte is a has scored great person to a whopping be around. He 1,644 points, knows how to be etching his goofy and how to name into be serious when Moline’s work is needed.” record book as Deonte’s the program’s achievement a l l - t i m e is a big leading scorer accomplishment surpassing not only in Traves Wilson Moline records who went on but also in the to play for the Western Big University of 6 records as Arizona. This well. He is now means that ranked 8th in the on average, All-time leading Deonte scores scorers in the 411 points Deonte Billups goes up for a layup WB6. He was a season, 20 Photo Courtesy of Nik Johnson also named WB6 points a game, 1st team, Allor 5 points a State 4A honors quarter. For reference, Stephen Curry, the all- great feeling. A lot of great for the 3rd straight year, time Golden State Warriors players have played for and All-State 4A 5-Player team this year. 3-point scorer, averages Moline, and I would have 1st never thought of something Currently, Deonte 23.5 points a game. The boys had a once-in-a- like this happening.” Senior does not know where he lifetime opportunity to play teammate Brody Harding will be playing next year. Congratulations to at the United Center, the explains his view on Chicago Bulls’ home sta- Deonte’s feat. “For Deonte Deonte for such a fantastic, dium, this year. It was at to become the all time lead- achievement filled career this basketball game when ing scorer is fitting. He representing Moline on the Deonte scored 32 points to works hard everyday, and court. You will be missed!
Mar. 22: Mar. 23:
Girls Soccer @ Quincy High School Tournament
Mar. 23:
Boys/Girls Track @ Sterling Invitational
Mar. 28:
Softball Double Header @ Sandburg
Baseball Double Header @ Barrington
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