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May 27, 2011

Volume 89, Number 8

End-of-Year Awards Class of 2011 leaves SENIOR PRIZES

Alexander Award....................................................Jack Schweighauser For the senior boy who best exemplifies the spirit and ideals of LFA.

American Legion Award.....................................................Emil Kulas For the senior who exemplifies honor, courage, scholarship, leadership, and service.

Butler Award....................................Nick Ustaski and Sophia Salsbery For the senior who has earned academic achievement through faithful perseverance.

DAR Award......................................................Jack Schweighauser For the senior who exemplifies the ideals of service, leadership, patriotism and dependability.

Faculty Award..........................................................Graham Harwood For the student who has in thought, word, and deed embodied the ideal of scholarship.

Freeland Award........................................................Mariel Rogozinski For the senior girl who best exemplifies the spirit and ideals of LFA.

Waldie Award.......................Takia Broomfield and Kiran Chilamkurti For the senior who, by the nature of his or her presence, has substantially impacted LFA.

Hixon Award..........................................................................Mary Joo For the senior who is outstanding in friendliness and concern for others.

Speidel Award..........................................................Kathleen Kennedy For the senior girl who is outstanding in sincerity, courtesy, and thoughtfulness.

Vaile Award..............................................................Kiran Chilamkurti For the senior who has most imaginatively discharged administrative responsibilities.

Wetzel Award...................................................................Hannah Jung For the senior girl who has best exemplified the spirit of Ferry Hall.

DEPARTMENTAL AND UNDERCLASSMEN AWARDS

Service Above Self Award: ...............................................................................Mariel Rogozinski

Jonathan Fremd Award: .............................................................Tommy Clarke and Emily Meyer McLaughlin Prize: .......................................................................................................Nan Wang Jewel J. Jackson Award: ...........................................................................................Haley Wilhelm E.J. Barry Language Award: ....................................................................................Hannah Jung Nelson Award: ..............................................................Graham Harwood and Jack Schweighauser Overdorf History Prize: ............................................................................................Matt Stevens Raymond Delaplaine Burnet Prize in Economics: ........................................................Jonathan Jin English Award: .......................................................................Takia Broomfield and Hannah Jung Dana W. Niswender Prize: ............................................................................................Kelly Ye Sophomore Narrative Prize: .......................................................................................Mimi Moses English as a Second Language Award: ..............................................................Claire Keying Que Ainsworth Award: ....................................................................................................Jonathan Jin Mathematics Department Award: ..........................,..................................Hongyi Ju and Chau Vu Louch Award: ............................................................Hannah Jung, Mathew Koh, and Peter Ryu McCormick Prize in Drama: .................................................................................Jenna Madeley McCormick Prize in Music: ..........................................................................................Holly West McCormick Prize in Visual Arts ...............................................................................Amber Hanks Everett E. Grace Music Prize: .........................................................................Jack Schweighauser Fine Arts Department Award: .................................................................................... David Lin Pridmore Award: ............................................................................................................Pete Kim Taylor Award: ...............................................................................................................Ellena Sea Palantir Award: ....................................................Hannah Jung, Rickey Larke, and Arwah Yaqub Library Prize: ....................................................Eric Clamage, Brandon Eason, and Amber Hanks Spectator Award: ....................................................Eric Clamage, Lucy Emery, and Taylor Jenkins Playwriting Award: .................................................................................................Cecilia Wang Caxy Key Award: ................................................................Kathleen Kennedy and Mark Yingling Cum Laude ( Juniors selected for induction next year): Natalie Bernstein, Ariana Bhatia, Tunan Chen, Vivian Chung, Sarah Clark, Spencer Friske, Andrea Shen, and Matthew Stevens Cum Laude (Seniors inducted this year): Kiran Chilamkurti, Hyeyun (Heather) Choung, Lamees Esmail, Graham Harwood, Jonathan Jin, Seulgee (Hannah) Jung, Hyun Sik (Pete) Kim, Wook Jae Kim, Matthew Koh, Sarang Kumar, Sao-Ping (Simon) Lee, Michelle Moon, Samantha Nelson, Thanaporn (March) Patikorn, Hyeon Sang (Peter) Ryu, Jack Schweighauser, Hyun Sub (Andy) Shin, Thomas Swift, and Alexa Wilson.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2011-2012

Prefects: Allie Matherne, Natalie Bernstein, Spencer Friske, Alex Pankhurst, Ariana Bhatia, Greta Nagel, Sarah Clark, Rich Barber, Jess Gunderson, Carolyn Gillette, Haley Wilhelm, Nyalia Lui, Kai Hsiang Chang Proctors: Field: Roland Tan, Amanda Shi, Rachel Riccio McIntosh: Sarah Hong, Aline Feijo Atlass: Eric Bauer, Kamal Kariem, Austin Pejovich Warner: Sasha Breydburd, Ryan Arnett All-School President: Casey Coulter Senior Class President: Sophia Smith Representatives: David Rowe, Leo Rudberg, Andrea Shen Junior Class President : Nancy Wang Representatives: Kemmer Cope, Will Shoemaker, Palmer Taylor Sophomore Class President: Tommy Clarke Representatives: Margaux Boles, Michael O’Doherty, Penny Tornes Discipline Committee Chair for 2011-12: Carolyn Gillette Master Keys: Andrea Shen, Jamie Balkin Masters of the Houses: Allie Matherne, Haley Wilhelm

its mark with a map

By Hunter Johnstone Staff Writer

Keeping with the longstanding Lake Forest Academy tradition of Senior Class gifts, this year’s senior class plans to donate a new school map near the entrance to the Corbin Academic Center. The map was chosen by a class vote, and it will feature a few improvements from the one that currently stands.

“The map that we will have will be more descriptive and more elaborate [than the current one],” said Brandon Eason, senior class president. The new map will also be an updated with new campus additions such as the Fitzsimmons Athletic Wing and the Crown Fitness Center.

Funding for the map will also be handled differently than in years past in that seniors are being encouraged to pay for the gift on their own, rather than paying with charge sheets that often involve parent donations.

“Every student gave what they could afford to give, making it a more personal gift from the class,” said Eason.

Other seniors, such as Zach Volland, agree with Eason about funding the gift, however he believes that charge sheets would allow a larger budget and greater possibilities for gift choices in the future.

The senior class also hopes the new map will be a proper reminder of their impact on the school and will preserve their legacy at LFA.

“I think it will be a good way for our class to be remembered because it’s the first thing you see when you come onto campus,” said Eason. “I think it will be a noticeable contribution to the school.”

Photo Courtesy of Bill Goodwyn

Sketch of the new campus directory.

Student Survey

Seniors share plans for college

By Jane Xu Staff Writer

As winter goes and summer comes, time flows like water... or sands through an hour glass. For seniors during their last year in the Lake Forest Academy community, it is time to say goodbye and step in to a brand new college life.

According to a recent survey by The Spectator, to which 51% of seniors responded, the majority of graduating seniors said that engineering and business will be the two most popular majors in college. Another 21% of the seniors said they will not declare their majors until their sophomore years in college.

Some other majors that emerged from the survey were Aerospace Engineering, Film Production, Sports Management, Political Science, and Creative Writing in English literature.

Almost 41% of seniors stated that they hope to participate in collegiate sports.

A large number of survey respondents said that soccer and hockey would be their college sports.

“I am going to be cheering and flying at Providence College next year,” said Jess Kaminsky, the senior LFA cheerleading captain, “I really want to continue cheering wherever I go to college mainly because

cheerleading has been such an important part of my life since elementary school.”

Several seniors hope to make a career in professional sports after college.

There were also many survey participants who felt relieved and “glad to finally get rid of mandatory sports.”

Most seniors have already made considerable plans for the future. Nearly 75% of the seniors have already decided to go to graduate school to continue further studies. Talking about their careers, 28.6% of seniors thought that they would be likely to get a job in the health care field.

Approximately 18% of the seniors think their careers are going to be in Media or Communications, while 26.5% said their interest was to be in Business.

Among other jobs mentioned by the respondents were acting, military service, diplomatic service or simultaneous translating.

Talking about future plans, most seniors have very different ideal places to live in. Only four people think that they will be coming back to Chicago after graduating from college. Also, most international LFA students wish to return to their homelands after graduating from college.

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may 27, 2011

Less, Visser, Smith, and Rosado to leave LFA community

By Zunaira Arshad Staff Writer

For a number of differing reasons, quite a few teachers will be departing from the LFA community at the end of this year. Mr. Matt Less, Mr. Aric Visser, Mrs. Jacque Smith, and Mr. Eric Rosado will not be returning to the Caxy community next year.

Less, who currently serves as Dean of Faculty and teaches math, along with his wife Julene, and their three daughters, Madeline, Olivia, and Eleanor, will be moving to Charlotte, North Carolina. After spending 15 years at LFA in numerous positions, Less will take on the role as Head of the Upper School at Charlotte Country Day. “I have had a lot of opportunities at LFA, through which I have learned a great deal. I am looking forward to the new challenges and new opportunities coming my way,” Less acknowledged.

“I’m definitely going to miss my friends and family on and off campus,” he reflected, “At LFA, I’ve had the opportunity to become close with all of the kids, and I will not get as much of that at the day school.”

Visser, a veteran Spanish teacher who has been with LFA for six years, will be moving to Zaragoza, Spain with his wife and two children, Sasha and Milla.

Visser’s move is a result of his wife accepting a job offer to teach in Spain. In Spain, he plans on teaching part-time.

“I really enjoy working with young people,” he explained, “and I have noticed that the greater majority of students here are extremely friendly. I will definitely miss that.”

He went on to talk about what he looked forward to in the move.

“In Zaragoza, I am looking forward to not having a car, and seeing my kids learn Spanish,” he said.

Smith, a second-year

math teacher, plans to leave at the end of this school year because her husband has accepted a job offer in Seattle, Washington. She plans to continue teaching in Seattle.

“I love the kids here, I am going to miss working with them next year,” she said.

Rosado, an LFA alum and current Chemistry teacher at LFA, has accepted a job offer at Francis Parker School in Chicago for next year.

“LFA has provided me with a stepping stone to launch my career as an educator,” he said. “I am thankful and blessed to receive such an opportunity from my alma mater. It is very much like a college student moving out of his home only to find himself moving back in until he can support himself. Like that college student there is a time where you have to leave the “nest” and I have reached that point.”

Rosado will teach biology and chemistry and coach at Francis Parker.

Photo by Kathleen Kennedy

The Less family will be leaving LFA as Mr. Less will become Head of School at Charlotte Country Day in North Carolina.

The Spectator announces new editors for 2011-2012 school year

By The Spectator Staff

The graduation of 12 senior editors from The Spectator staff has created a myriad of advancement opportunities for rising seniors and students who have just completed the Journalism I curriculum.

According to newspaper moderator, Mr. Bill Murphy, the position of Editor-inChief for next year’s newspaper will be shared by three rising seniors: Andrea Shen, Ariana Bhatia, and Mary Kate Hayes.

Murphy also announced that rising junior Grace Coburn will become, what he believes to be, only the second female sports editor in the paper’s history.

“The graduation of this year’s group of seniors really saddens me,” said Murphy.

“Many of them were students in my first freshman English classes here at LFA and I have watched them grow over four years. I will truly miss them as individuals and as a group.”

Murphy lauded the senior graduates for their many

accomplishments on The Spectator: numerous first-place prizes in journalism contests over the last three years, the first four-color issue of the paper in 2010, returning to the ranks of the top-15 small school newspapers in the country, and producing a string of nine of the largest newspapers in LFA history.

“I expect us to continue our tradition of excellence next year,” stated Murphy, “because of a strong group of secondyear journalists returning and an equally impressive Journalism I class joining the newspaper staff.”

“In Andrea, Ariana, and Mary Kate (whose older brother, Will, was also a Spectator editor) we will have a group of motivated and hard-working editors to guide the staff,” Murphy said. “Grace will continue a Coburn family tradition of being the LFA sports editor, begun by her brother Bobby.”

Matt Stevens will assume the position of Managing Editor and take responsibility for

Photo by Bill Murphy

Members of next year’s Spectator staff working on the Move-Up Day edition of the paper. From left: Top: Carina Baker, Ariana Bhatia, Sarah Clark, Mimi Moses, Bailey Ayers. Bottom: Jane Xu, Zunaira Arshad, Grace Coburn, Hunter Johnstone, and Matt Stevens.

all planning and production of the award-winning monthly newspaper. Hunter Johnstone has accepted the position of News Editor for the coming year.

The Opinion and Editorial editors for next year will be senior Erica Lewis and junior Zunaira Arshad.

“This is a big responsibility for these girls because Op-

Ed is most often cited by contest judges as the strongest part of our newspaper,” said Murphy.

The new Features Editors will be Sarah Clark and Carina Baker. The Arts & Entertainment section will be guided by editors Mimi Moses and Anastasia Perry. Jane Xu and Bailey Ayers have accepted the positions of Photo/Graphics Editors.

The hardest job on the newspaper, which Murphy calls being funny on deadline, will be taken by Leo Rudberg and Phil Pray, the new Entropica Editors.

“Our goal for next year is simple,” concluded Murphy.

“We want to continue to improve The Spectator.”

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may 27, 2011

Editorial:

Do LFA students really want iPads?

As you may have already heard or read, Lake Forest Academy is considering leasing iPads for all students and faculty next year. It is great that the school wants to enhance learning with the best technology possible, and being technologically literate is a very important skill.

However, The Spectator staff believes that the school should not be spending its resources on iPads. The technology is still too young and too expensive, and the actual benefits in the classroom are undetermined as yet.

It is unclear whether iPads will actually enhance learning. It is nice to think that more technology in the classroom will lead to more learning, but this is not always the case. As the Apple company has said in its latest line of iPad commercials, “Technology alone is not enough.” Although there are students who take notes during class on their laptops and use them to help themselves learn, there are just as many

students who use their laptops to go on Facebook, or browse the web looking at distractions while claiming they are “multitasking”, or “taking notes”. Giving high school students a portal to infinite distraction seems unwise.

It is in the best interest of the school to simply wait a few years. There are two things that are always true in the technology world: soon it will be better, and soon it will be cheaper. There is no reason this will not be the case with this new round of technology.

Portable tablet technology is still young. iPad competitors are springing up left and right, with each new iteration better and cheaper than the last.

It is very likely that in the next couple of years, someone will develop a product that is both cheaper and better suited to an educational setting. The iPad was never designed for educational use, although Apple is quickly adapting to this need.

One of the key benefits

of an iPad would be its use as an eBook reader. However, the eBook market is still evolving.

More and more books are becoming available as eBooks, but some publishers are still holding out or are still in the process of transferring over their books to digital form. It would be most prudent to wait for these textbooks to come out to see whether or not they are at least as good as what we are currently using, as well as whether or not all of them are available.

Lake Forest Academy’s desire to be on the technological cutting edge is admirable. In fact, we can afford to wait a few years before making another major commitment to new technology.

Our school is already advanced, for which the administration deserves congratulations. The new technology gamble could be greatly lessened if we simply wait a few years for the technology to mature and be tested in an educational setting.

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STAFF LIST Editors-in-Chief

News Editors

Managing Editor Feature Editor Sports Editor Arts & Entertainment Editor

Op-Ed Editors

Entropica Editor Photo Editors

Staff Writers

Eric Clamage Lucy Emery Taylor Jenkins Ariana Bhatia Mary Kate Hayes Georgiana Wagemann Lucy Irungu Chris Boudreaux Takia Broomfield Andrea Shen Rickey Larke Natasha Patel Erica Lewis Mark Yingling Kathleen Kennedy Sophia Salsbery Matt Stevens Grace Coburn Carina Baker Phil Pray Zunaira Arshad Jane Xu Sarah Clark Mimi Moses Bailey Ayers Leo Rudberg Hunter Johnstone

Faculty Adviser

William Murphy

PUBLICATION The Spectator is published eight times per year by the students of Lake Forest Academy and is a forum for student expression. The views and reporting herein are the sole product of The Spectator’s student reporters and in no way reflect the official views of Lake Forest Academy faculty, staff, administration or Board of Trustees.

EDITORIALS

SUBMISSIONS

Next year, the administration plans to distribute iPads to students. The price will be included in tuition, and the technology is meant to replace textbooks. The Spectator asked students in the hallways what their opinion of the new plan was. They responded:

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Opinions of the staff are presented in the form of unsigned editorials. Personal views are bylined or presented as formal dissents.

nquiring Photographer “We’d have an easier time organizing our schoolwork with the technology, but iPads are a waste of money.”

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“I’m really happy that I will be able to substitute the iPad for my textbook filled backpack.”

Leo Rudberg

The Spectator welcomes submissions from the community.

If you would like to write an article, please see Mr. Murphy (please note: if space is limited, priority goes to journalism students). We also welcome short stories and poetry for our “Featured Writers” column, and we are always interested in publishing student artwork and photographs. Please send all submissions to Mr. Murphy via e-mail at wmurphy@lfanet. org, or hand them to him directly.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS The Spectator welcomes responses to its articles in the form of Letters to the Editors in addition to letters on subjects of the author’s choosing. Please e-mail Letters to the Editors to Mr. Murphy at wmurphy@lfanet.org.

AWARDS “Personally I don’t like the idea of iPads being used in school while some people don’t know how to use them. It’s a waste of money.”

Donwon Choi

“It will be cool if people use it for the right purpose.”

Joel Doiny

The LFA Spectator has been awarded several very prestigious journalism awards in recent years.

2008 The American Scholastic Press Association... 1st Place 2008 The Kempler Moraine Press Association... 1st Place 2009 The American Scholastic Press Association... 1st Place 2009 The Kemper Moraine Press Association... 1st Place 2010 The American Scholastic Press Association... 1st Place

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what has color and life - what people are interested in. That’s journalism.” -Burton Rascoe

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Senior Destinations See where this year’s seniors are going to college

Ahern, Charlotte................ Villanova University Arnold, Hailey................... Willamette University Baek, Seungmok............... University in Korea Boudreaux, Christopher.....Dartmouth College Broomfield, Takia..............Columbia College Byrne, Thomas.................. Miami University, Ohio Cepaite, Olivija................. Denison University Chavez, Kenny.................. U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chilamkurti, Kiran............ Northwestern University Cho, Sandy (Eun Hye)...... U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chou, I-Hsuan................... University of Washington Choung, Hyeyun............... University in Korea Clamage, Eric.................... Furman University Clausen, Casper................. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Davis, Joan........................ Colgate University Dimakos, Jared ................. Undecided Dwyer, Hannah................. Chapman University Eason, Brandon................. College of William and Mary Emery, Lucy...................... The George Washington University Ennis, Dylan...................... Rice University Esmail, Lamees................. George Washington University Fader, Zachary................... Lake Forest College Ford, Myron...................... Columbia College Gallagher, Thomas............ Babson College Gervens, Jay...................... University of Denver Haddad, Andrew................ Cornell College Han, Patrick...................... George Washington University Han, Yun Chan.................. University of Michigan Hanig, Lindsay.................. Trinity College Hanks, Amber.................... University of Missouri Columbia Harwood, Graham............. Cornell University Heidersbach, Catherine..... Jr. Hockey Hong, Sungtaek................. University of Pennsylvania Irungu, Lucy...................... New Jersey Institute of Technology Jackson, Ose...................... DePauw University Jaimes, Giovanni............... Knox College Jenkins, Taylor.................. Dalhousie University Jin, Jonathan...................... University of Chicago Johnson, Keenan............... Indiana University at Bloomington Joo, Mary (Hwanhee)........Lafayette College Jung, Hannah (Seulgee).... Dartmouth College Kaminsky, Jessica............. Providence College Kapetan, Dimitri............... University of Denver Kennedy, Kathleen............ Hobart and William Smith Colleges Kennedy, Scott.................. University of Richmond Kim, Hyun Sik...................Brown University Kim, Sang Woo................. Cornell University Kim, Woo-Jae................... Bentley University Kim, Wook Jae.................. Northwestern University Koh, Matthew.................... Cornell University Kulas, Emily...................... Lake Forest College Kumar, Sarang.................. Washington University in St. Louis Kurfess, Michael............... Purdue University Larke, Rickey.................... Bowdoin College Lee, Shao-Ping.................. U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Levin, Robert.................... Jr. Hockey Levine, David.................... Furman University Lin, David..........................Berklee College of Music Lopez, Henry..................... Saint Louis University Madeley, Jenna.................. Northern Michigan University Major, Gregory.................. U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign McNerney, Robert............. University of Michigan Meraz, Lizett..................... DePaul University Moon, Michelle................. Carnegie Mellon University Nelson, Samantha..............Colgate University O’Connor, Charles.............Jr. Hockey Onyekwuluje, Beverly....... U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pabrai, Nathan................... Purdue University Patel, Natasha.................... Georgetown University Patel, Sachi........................ Marquette University Patikorn, Thanaporn.......... Worcester Polytechnic Institute Payne, Matthew................. United States Air Force Academy Petersen, Ella.....................Knox College Petersen, Erin.................... Willamette University Rich, Rachel...................... University of Kansas Rogozinski, Mariel............ Augustana College Rutkowski, Julian.............. Muhlenberg College Ryu, Hyeon Sang...............Case Western Reserve University Salsbery, Sophia................ College of Charleston Schweighauser, Jack......... Williams College Sea, Eun-Ji........................ University of California at Los Angeles Shin, Hyun Sub................. University of Southern California Smiley, Benjamin.............. Bates College Suiter, Scott....................... Knox College Sun, Shine..........................Emory University Swift, Thomas................... Johns Hopkins University Todd, Catalina................... University of California at Irvine Ustaski, Nicholas.............. Lawrence University Volland, Zachary............... Southern Methodist University Wagemann, Georgiana...... Yale University Wang, Jiayun..................... Bentley University Watson, Cody.....................Wofford College Wei, Zhuoyi....................... University of Wisconsin, Madison West, Holly........................ High Point University Wilson, Alexa.................... University of British Columbia Okanagan Yingling, Mark.................. University of Richmond Yuan, Jiayue...................... Rutgers

Smartphones:

may 27, 2011

Have teachers become addicted?

By Carina Baker Staff Writer Are smartphones tools or distractions? In the hands of a teenager, they can be both. But what about in the hands of teachers?

48 faculty members responded to a survey sent out by The Spectator, and of those 77 percent own a smartphone. 82 percent of those smartphones are either iPhones or Blackberries.

65 percent of the faculty that answered the survey admitted they have checked their smartphones during class, and another 70 percent of respondents have checked their smartphones during school meetings. Students are regularly called out for playing with their phones during school meetings.

“I’ve seen teachers using cell phones during morning meeting, but I knew the reason and the reason was fine,” Jerome Sacherer, sophomore, said. “If it’s a viable reason, it’s fine.”

79 percent check their phones at least ten to twenty times a day. Do students check

Mrs. Strudwick checks her Blackberry

their phones at least as much?

Senior Catalina Todd said, “Yeah, definitely. I do that just to check the time.”

“They’re essentially being used to hold you against expectations, so that people can automatically expect you to get back to them and therefore, it’s like you’re on a chain, indebted to someone immediately and it’s incredibly frustrating sometimes!” said English teacher Lauren Kelly.

80 percent of those surveyed, however, say their smartphones are useful for school.

Photo by Bailey Ayers

“I lose things a lot, so it’s nice to have my phone, Google maps, email, and everything right in one place [on my smartphone],” said Miss Emily Asher, an English teacher.

“Smartphones are useful, but you can’t be too dependent on them,” sophomore Hillary Werner said.

“People are just too dependent on them. They lose them and can’t function,” junior Jess Gunderson stated.

Ben Smiley to play Eye Spy Other Caxys take summer trips as well

By Matt Stevens Staff Writer

Even though there has been a lot happening around campus during these last few weeks of school, for many people in the LFA community the summer will be just as full of interesting opportunities. Here is a small slice of the interesting things some students and faculty will be doing over the summer:

Ms. Lauren Kelly, an English teacher, will be traveling to England this summer to go to “The Festival at the Edge”. Every year, storytellers from around the world come to this festival to practice their craft. It takes place outside a small village in the Shropshire Hills, three hours from London near the Welsh border. The Shropshire Hills are one of the places designated by the British government as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a perfect backdrop for such a festival.

Her trip is being funded by a Mints Grant. The Mints family awards annual grants for two LFA teachers to take trips that will help enrich student learning.

Kelly hopes to bring back knowl-

edge that will help her students better understand the oral tradition of storytelling that is a key part of the mythology taught in freshmen English and help them as they go on to write their Sophomore Narratives.

Along with learning, though, there will be plenty of time for enjoyment. In addition to the festival, Kelly also plans to attend four plays during her spare time. She will be visiting both London and Stratford-uponAvon, the birthplace of Shakespeare.

“It’s really exciting to be going back,” said Kelly, who got her master’s degree in England.

For anyone interested in following her trip, she will be keeping a blog while she is there.

Slightly closer to home, student Andrea Shen will be competing in the next round of the Dream Girls USA and Young American Miss International pageants. She received high awards in the state pageant, and she will be going to St. Louis for the national pageant this July.

“I know there are a lot of stereotypes around it, but they’re really not true,” said Shen. “I’ve definitely met some of the sweet-

est people there.”

Shen added that pageants are a good way to build self-confidence and public speaking abilities: useful skills for one considering a career in broadcast journalism. This summer, Shen also plans to attend a five-day program at Indiana University to study broadcast journalism.

Then there will be graduating seniors Taylor Jenkins, Mary Joo, and Ben Smiley who will be taking a good old American road trip. They are going to drive all the way to Arizona together, spending the nights in whatever cheap motels they can find. All in all, they will be spending about a week together before flying back. They plan on stopping in the Ozarks and then in Oklahoma to attempt some Man vs. Food challenges. After that, they are going to the Grand Canyon for some hiking. Between the stops, though, it will just be the three of them, the wide open Southwest, and plenty of time.

They do not seem fazed, however.

“I plan to pass the time with a lot of Eye Spy,” said Smiley.

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may 27, 2011

Graduating Spectator Staff reflects on their time at LFA

In the middle of nowhere

Photo Courtesy of Sophia Salsbery

The school where Sophia went before LFA.

By Sophia Salsbery Photo Editor

Lake Forest Academy wasn’t my first boarding school experience; before I even knew about LFA I was attending Hershey Montessori Farm School, a boarding school in the middle of nowhere Ohio, or what is also known as Huntsburg. Looking back it is easy for me to remember having “senioritis” as a ninth grader. I wanted to leave and move on to bigger and better things, like LFA, which was conveniently not in the middle of nowhere.

LFA was a nice change and my decision to come here was a smart one; that is something I do not regret.

But there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss being in the middle of nowhere. It is hard to tell someone what it feels like to be completely alone in the middle of a field when they haven’t even been to the country. Let me help you, picture a huge, spring storm coming in with clouds dark grey and the green trees and red barns vibrant against the sky. In that moment the whole world feels perfect. But not every day is like that. In fact the only days that are ever that nice are early fall and late spring. Winter in the Cleveland area makes you want to hibernate.

Yet I spent most of my time outside; there was nothing else to do. We had one movie night and the movies were awful. So, instead I remember going on walks with my friends, making food, or the occasional rebellious moments like stealing ice cream out of the big freezer.

When it was warm out we would play vampire and in the winters there was tracking.

Yet most of the moments I remember are those spent with my roommates; it was different at Hershey because I always had 3-4 roommates. I learned so much about sharing, giving people space, and just in general how to be a good roommate. We would stay up late and have heart to hearts or sneak out and eat food (extremely forbidden). I always giggle when I think about those times, but I usually frown when I think of all the chores I had to do. I now know how to cook for large groups, wash a ton of dishes, and take care of large farm animals. I have so many memories that I could probably fill three books. It made me who I am today. It gave me a group of teachers and friends that I can count on for the rest of my life, and for that I will always be grateful.

To my best Not a top ten list friend

By Mark Yingling Entropica Editor

By Natasha Patel Op-Ed Writer

I knew it was love from the moment I panicked after you put wet sand in my shoe. My love grew deeper when you told me it was “illegal” to wear hair scrunchies.

This was coming from the girl with a bow in her hair about a foot wide. And I knew I was head over heels when I saw you hanging from the monkey bars on the playground in your pink Dalmatian outfit for the first time.

Tight leggings and a beautifully oversized canvas top if I remember correctly. And finally, I knew you were the one for me when I found myself absolutely mesmerized by your natural talent as you played the bass clarinet for the first time.

Joanie, the past 14 years have been a blast. Your energy is contagious and your humor is unmatchable. You make us all laugh everyday. Everyone is drawn to your kindness and friendly disposition. You have the unique ability to capture a room (or “rum” as you would say).

You put your friends before yourself and you’re truly an outstanding friend, Wvenka.

We will be so far away from each other next year, but we can’t cry over spilt milk, right? A wise woman once told me: no sticks in the mud pond. I could not have said it better myself. Although I cannot imagine not having you by my side, I cannot wait to hear about your next big adventure. Colgate is incredibly lucky to have you for the next four years and I know that you will conquer everything you do there.

I have endless memories of the two of us from the past 5,113.39078 days (approximately 14 years), and I cannot wait for more. What I am looking forward to most is your wedding under water. Nana and I will get scuba certified together and I will have her call you from her iPhone once we have our certificates, because she can.

Yours truly, Natasha

Reflecting on the past four years, it is impossible to culminate my LFA experience into one article. However, I will attempt to do so. Therefore, I guess it is possible to culminate my LFA experience into one article. Here it goes:

When I first came to LFA I never thought that I would be the one in charge of deciding the very famous “Caxy Match” and editing the rest of the Entropica page.

It has been a lot of fun coming in everyday and coming up with jokes with everyone in the Journalism class, while also debating where to put Wagemann in the “Where’s Wagemann” picture. Every month I appreciated the laughs the top 10 stories received and they were probably my primary motivation to keep writing. However, I can’t take all the credit because supposedly I had a lot of help from Georgiana who “wrote all my stories” and came up with “good” Caxy Matches.

Oh by the way, one thing that most people don’t know that I do for the paper is come up with every single headline for the Op-Ed page. For some reason the Op-Ed writers couldn’t outdo my wittiness when it came to coming up with the corniest headline possible.

I have to thank my mom too because she made me laugh when she would get incredibly frustrated when I would bring my stories in the newspaper home about two months after the actual paper came out. Somehow she dealt with me all this time and I still haven’t learned how to do the things that she asks me to do on time yet. It is alright though, because she’s beginning to learn that she shouldn’t expect me to do things on time, especially when it concerns me doing a chore.

In all, I don’t know quite what to say except that I looked forward everyday to walking into Journalism to plan the paper and hear what my friends and other LFA students thought of the latest “Caxy Match” or top 10 story.

P.S. I haven’t actually seen Billy Madison. I never knew how to tell you…

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Picture of Natasha Patel and Joanie Davis before a dance.

Photo of Yingling playing tennis.

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Graduating Spectator Staff reflects on their time at LFA

The last Kennedy coming to LFA

By Kathleen Kennedy Photo Editor

My sophomore year at LFA was my only year at LFA without a sibling. As a freshman I had my older sister Casey, a senior at the time, looking after me. I remember pulling out of the driveway my first day of pre-season with hardly any fear because Casey was right next to me, and would be for that entire year. When sophomore year rolled around, and Casey left for college, I felt a little lonely pulling out of the driveway all by myself. As junior year quickly arrived I was thrilled to have my younger sister Meg joining me at LFA. I wanted to make sure she knew there was nothing to be afraid of just as Casey had done for me. I have had the opportunity to go to school with Meg the past two years, and I know that even she has been happy to have me by her side while she has made her own mark on this community. Although many may think there cannot be any more Kennedy’s, we still have one left.

Ned, my little brother, will arrive in September; however, he has taught me more than almost anyone I know. As I graduate and go onto college, I will take

A collage of the children in the Kennedy family.

with me everything I have learned from him. Ned, you manage to take your simple life and turn every part of it into an exciting adventure. So, I promise to wake up every morning and find excitement in my little dorm room, or become happily motivated to write yet another paper. You are a people-pleaser, and you always think of others before yourself. With that, I promise to always consider other peoples’ side of any situation. I will miss seeing you every day, and I wish I could watch you grow up in high school.

However what I will miss the most is our nightly routine.

Not having you come to my room every night, give me a glass of water, hang out for a little, and then say goodnight, is a part of my day that will truly be missed. I am confident though that you will call me to say goodnight, for we can always create a new cell phone routine!

I know growing up with three older sisters may have occasionally made you wish for another boy in the family, however Casey, Meg, and I could not be luckier to have you as our little brother. Although we weren’t able to overlap at LFA, you have watched me go through high school, and now as I say goodbye I also look forward to watching you find your own place at LFA.

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Outside of my comfort zone

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Picture of Irungu and her volleyball teammates after winning a trournament.

By Lucy Irungu Features Editor

My experience on the LFA Spectator has given me the chance to step out of my comfort zone and experience new things I would have never dreamed of doing as a freshman. Journalism has not only helped me expand my creativity but also to become a more involved and informed member of the community. Most importantly, journalism has taught me to be open to new people and to always listen to what other have to say, which is what journalism is all about. Journalism became just more than a class for me; it became a hobby that I will continue to do even through my college career.

Being a student at LFA has given me a lot of good memories to take to college. To all the girls in Field, thank you for always being there to make me laugh and for all the great nights together.

Hannah Dwyer, I’m so glad we met. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have had about 70 percent of the hilarious moments I’ve had at LFA. You’re a great and supportive friend and I hope we stay friends forever.

Ella and Erin, even though we have only known each other for two years, it seems like I’ve known you forever. You have made my last couple of years at LFA the most exciting of all four years and I am so glad that I can say we are friends.

Beverly, since freshman year, we have always laughed at the same jokes that no one laughed at and always found the humor in every situation, even in the most serious situations. I am so happy to have gone through all four years with you and to see the both of us grow and move onto new chapters of our lives. You have always been there to give me advice and support, and I hope that I have done the same for you.

Takia, you have taught me that most important lesson that anyone at LFA has ever taught me and that is to step out of my comfort zone and see what great things lie ahead. I will always cherish our friendship as one of the best things that has come out of my stepping outside of my comfort zone.

Ms. Mayikana, you have been such a great teacher and mentor to me and I will always be grateful for that. Thank you for always listening and being one of the best English teachers any student could ask for.

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Dear Sophie from Lucy

Picture of Lucy Emory and her sister, Sophie, who will be a freshman next year.

By Lucy Emery Editor-in-Chief To Sophie, I cannot believe it’s finally your turn to start high school, and my turn to leave. It’s hard to believe that just four years ago, I was standing exactly where you are. It feels like years ago and a moment ago, all at the same time.

I distinctly remember coming to Move-Up day and feeling for the first time that I wasn’t the big, bad eighth grader I had told myself I was and was officially at the bottom of the pecking order. Four years later and I am about to enter the same unspectacular role of being a freshman, which just goes to show, it goes by faster than you can possibly begin to imagine.

You are going to have an incredible experience,

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but as usual, I have some incredibly wise and important advice to give you. Take every risk you can. The next four years are the perfect time to challenge anything and everything. You are so hugely talented that failure should never be something that even enters your mind or keeps you from trying. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Make sure you push yourself, but give yourself time to make memories that will last a lifetime. Live it up, because it will go by so incredibly fast. I know being the only child at home is going to be strange, but if anyone of us is up for the challenge, it’s you, so give the parents a run for their money. At the risk of this sounding like some cliché motivational speech, I’m going to end this, but just one more thing; I love you and remember that I am always just a hop, skip, and a jump away.

Shout out to the soccer team

By Georgiana Wagemann Managing Editor

Virtually every student will be in agreement when asked what their favorite time of the year isspring. Now, as a senior, I understand this attachment to spring even more. Senior spring is having barbeques outside in the parking lot, senior assassin, and what I most anxiously anticipate, capturing underclassmen to throw into inflatable pools on ditch day. And although these new and exciting senior activities highlight the last few weeks, our time with varsity soccer draws to a close as well.

Despite playing soccer for my club team which I have wholeheartedly enjoyed for the past eight years, playing soccer for my school was a completely foreign concept to me freshman year. Thanks to the unforgettable senior class, the transition was easy and enjoyable- besides being designated water bottle girls and ball bag maintainers that is. Now looking back, I can only hope that our seniors have made this season as enjoyable for the underclassmen as the previous seniors did for me. Our class will be graduating eight seniors from the team this year, and I feel like we are ending the year with a positive impression. Playing alongside some of my closest friends has been such an indescribable experience that I would never regret. From playing Lake Forest High School at their field last year to winning World Cup for team Swaziland with Lindsay, there has never been a dull moment. Yes, club soccer is amazing as well, but there is something refreshingly appealing about packing way too many people onto a Caxy van, only to return hours later with half-eaten Subway sandwiches, muddy cleats, and a chance to sprint off and ring the bell.

This spring we will be graduating excellent athletes who have shared their talent to represent the school and community. Regardless if they continue to play in college, I can say with confidence that their experience playing an LFA sport has affected them in the same way as it has me.

Reminiscing four years at LFA

By Chris Boudreaux Sports Editor

halftime and rallied back to win on one of the final drives of the game, something that was awesome to be a part of.

The best basketball memory I’ve had at LFA was also this

Without being cliché, I have to say that my time at LFA has gone by so fast. It seems like it was just yesterday that the Student Center was above the circle and most people didn’t know we had sports locker rooms. Now

year at the LFHS game. The atmosphere at Lake Forest College for the game was unbelievable and it was really cool to see most of LFA come out to support our team on our way to a victory against our rivals.

Academically, LFA has been quite the experience as well. I have enjoyed all of the classes I’ve taken throughout my time at LFA and owe all of my teachers my gratitude for everything they have done to prepare me for college.

Next year when I’m up in Hanover, N.H. attending Dartmouth College, I will look back at my time at LFA and realize how this high school experience has given me the perspective and skills needed to succeed not only in college but further on in life.

we have Fitz, which is an amazing facility, and a Student Center above Hutch, which is a little out of the way.

After having four years to look back on my experience I don’t think I would change a thing. I will always remember the great times I’ve had in athletics in both basketball and football. This is all thanks to the great teammates and coaches I’ve had. This year, was especially significant with football have a great season and ending up 5-4 and basketball going 20-4. In terms of football memories from this season, the game I will always remember was against Hall High School. We were down at

Photo Courtesy of Chris Boudreaux

Picture of Boudreaux playing football.

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Senior Goodbyes:

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Return on Investment

By Eric Clamage Editor-in-Chief

I have been thinking a lot about what to say in this senior goodbye, and the only idea that comes to mind is the term: ROI or Return on Investment. For those who don’t know this term, its definition is, “a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment.”

With this in mind, I realize that for me to attend Lake Forest Academy was huge investment for my parents and I thank them for that. From this point on, it is within my control to determine how “efficient” their investment was. Only time will tell. I can proudly say that the friends and experiences I have had by attending LFA are truly priceless.

I think what I will miss the most about this school, is being able to walk the hallways and being able to say hello to almost everyone that walks by me, from students to faculty. What makes this place so special is the relationship everyone has with each other.

Another thing I will miss tremendously is the teacher-student relationship here. This may seem cliché, but the teachers and faculty had a major impact on my time at the academy. I would like to thank all the teachers/ faculty for putting their time and efforts into helping me not only succeed in the classroom, but to help grow as a person. I would specifically like to thank Mr. Bill Murphy, Mr. David Wick, Mr. Jack Lewis, Mr. Jon Freeman, Mr.

Matt Less, Mr. Scott DeGraff and Mr. Justin Jones. I can honestly say that I will miss you all and I hope to stay in touch.

As for students, I only wish you the best of luck in

the years to come. We have all had some good memories, and hopefully there are many more to come.

As Dave Matthews says, “Troubles, they may come and go, but good times, they’re the gold.”

Picture of Andy Hambleton, Tommy Christoph and Eric Clamage.

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Why are Doritos so good?

By Taylor Jenkins Editor-in-Chief

My time at LFA seems like it has passed in a heartbeat. It’s almost like it was just yesterday that I was

a freshman new to the United States who knew absolutely no one. I want to thank LFA for making the transition to a new country so easy. Everyone around campus was welcoming, from the hockey team to the newspaper, and I will never forget that. Good times or bad I’ve always had

Picture of Seniors Taylor Jecnkins, Ben Smiley and Mary Joo before a dance.

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the support of the community and I truly appreciate that.

Chris Lee: I will never forget the years we spent together on the hockey team. I’ve always admired the way you could laugh at any situation. I’ll always remember your trademark smile and I miss you every time I step foot on the ice. Rest in peace.

Mom and Dad: I wanted to start by thanking you guys. I literally owe everything I have to you. You’ve provided me with every opportunity possible and I want you to know I’m truly grateful for that; I only hope that one day I’ll make you proud and show you that it was all worth it.

Mr. Murphy: Thank you for putting up with me for that last 3 years. I’ve had a great time working with you on the paper and I will truly miss advisory. Sorry for all the stress and late stories.

Mr. Madeley: Happy 60th. You don’t look a day over 55. It’s quite impressive actually. But, in all seriousness, thanks for providing me with an opportunity to play hockey on your team. Without it I never of would have gotten to know the guys that are now my second family.

To the guys: you guys know who you are. I’m going to miss all of you. But let’s make sure we keep that thread going through college and have scavy over the summers. I’ll never forget the nights in Major’s loft. Why are Doritos so good?

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I have no regrets in my decision

By Takia Broomfield A & E Editor

Coming to LFA my freshman year as an awkward, a 5’11’’, 14-year old with no clue what was in store for the next four years, I began my high school experience at a place that I am now sad to leave. Graduation will indeed be a bittersweet feeling. From the time I spent laughing and joking with friends in Field dorm, to the time spent laboring away at class work and homework, I have no regrets about my decision to come here during the summer of 2007.

My first year at LFA was a year of improv, an unplanned year to find myself and my dream. I moved into Field and made the friends that I would carry with me throughout my next four years. I was anxious, encouraged, scared, enthusiastic, and ready, to say the least. I joined a million clubs like every other freshman, not realizing that I would only have time for a few. The few clubs that stuck were Unidos, BAT, GSA, and Literacy Corps. I did not know that I would be making a name for myself as a public speaker, a poet, an amazing writer, and most importantly, a leader.

Sophomore year was a rollercoaster ride. With a change in style and a little more comfort with being myself I began the year full speed. I opened up parts of myself that were hidden and I confessed things to myself and others that I had never spoken out loud before. As a result, I won the sophomore narrative prize, and I gained closure. I introduced a new me, the real me.

Evolve was the verb of my junior year. Now 6’1’’, 16 years old, and confident, I captured the year with my own lens. Everything that I pictured happening during the year, I put into action, but as always, a few things did come unexpected. The year was one of hard work and even more focus. I began thinking about the college process and what I would do beyond the walls of LFA. The end to the year was a feeling of completion, for I had accomplish everything I set forth to achieve, like winning first place in Shakespearian Idol, not 2nd, and finding classes and subjects that I was truly passionate about, especially English.

My final year here at LFA, is flying by fast and

Picture of Broomfield her junior year with the Shakespearian Idol trophy in her hands.

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I’m wondering, just like many other seniors, where all the time has gone. Acceptance letters have come and reality has hit that I won’t be returning back to field dorm, eating

Hutch food, or going to school at LFA. The feeling is extremely sweet, but mildly bitter. I will truly miss Dear Old LFA.

Rickey A. Larke Op-Ed Editor

Lake Forest Academy has a unique way of changing people from freshman to senior year. If you ask teachers, staff members, and students from my four years here, my transformation has been a dramatic one.

From the times I spent running morning meetings as a senior, to the nights I spent goofing off in David Smith’s room after check-in as a freshman, I have definitely developed a better sense of who I am, but it wasn’t until late in my LFA career that I really felt like I finally knew who I was, and that moment came to me when I was with five of my friends on a Saturday night.

Let me say first and foremost, looking back on that night we acted immaturely and like idiots, and we are so lucky that no one was hurt while we did what we did.

With that being said, looking back on it, I wouldn’t change anything that happened that night. If I had the chance to do

it again, I would, because in that night and the next couple of weeks following it, I learned so much more about my community and so much more about myself that I couldn’t have without experiencing that night.

From that situation I learned which people in the community really knew me. Some people began to treat me differently after that night, and those who knew me, for me, did not. Just experiencing that means more to me than any title. I think more than anything I was taught from the situation that a person’s self respect and dignity is more important than any title or any rule.

Am I sorry I broke a rule? Yes. Will I apologize for having fun with my friends on a Saturday night? No, and with that being said I want to thank all the people that I met here at LFA and all the faculty that took the time to get to know me. You all have had a life lasting impression on me.

LFA changes people in different ways

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Rickey performing at Shakesperian Idol.

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40th Anniversary of the Magic Kingdom at Disney World LFA students share their memories

Going on my first official trip to Walt Disney World, I was surprised by how many of my friends had recommendations for me. It seems to be a lot of LFA Caxy’s are experienced travelers to the Magic Kingdom. The Spectator thought it would be a great idea to prepare this tribute for the Magic Kingdom’s 40th Anniversary through the LFA community’s personal experiences. Let the memories begins!

Hometown Square Delights with the Hale Twins Disney twin fanatics, Caroline and Madeleine Hale, have enjoyed their fair share of fun- filled trips to the Magic Kingdom. The oldest of the four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort, the Magic Kingdom still delivers on its timeless promise as “the most magical place on Earth.” Both sisters reminisced of their fondest memories there from strolling through the Hometown Square, to dancing and singing with Mickey and Minnie. These great memories have brought many smiles and much laughter over the years.

“When you walk down to get to Cinderella’s Castle, you can see all these old shops lining the street, and everyone is smiling regardless of their age. I’ve enjoyed it as much as a sixteen-year-old as I loved it when I was five,” bubbled Caroline Hale.

Parading through the square, the Hales recalled a visit to the huge candy store as the highlight of their vacation. For a pair of sweet-tooths, munching on oversized Oreos was a dream come true. As the most visited theme park in the world, visitors keep coming back for a reason. No matter one’s age, Mickey and crew are friends for life!

To Infinity and Beyond with Noah and Dr. Cedergren A Disney World, Magic Kingdom rookie, young Noah took a day trip to the intergalactic city of Tomorrowland, a future world of dreams, with his mom, Dr. Kerry Cedergren. Even though Noah is a huge Buzz Lightyear fan, ironically enough, his favorite attraction was Lilo and Stitch’s Wild Ride.

Though, Dr. Cedergren personally didn’t care for the ride because she thought it was too scary for children. As the duo made their way through the park, they accepted another mission to risk danger at Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin.

“You begin in this car and there are basically all of these targets. Each car is equipped with two little ray guns and you can move your car seat around to aim at the targets. Trying to reach a certain amount of points one might defeat the evil Emperor Zurg,” explained Dr. Cedergren.

Although Dr. Cedergren shared that Noah was not exactly a ray-gun expert just yet, she admitted that she scored about 165,000 points! Our own LFA Chemistry teacher became a Galactic Hero fighting evil and saving the toys with her adorable cadet sidekick, Noah.

Fantasy Breakfast with the Coburn’s Disney experience enthusiast, Grace Coburn and her family visit the Magic Kingdom almost annually! If one needs tips on the ins and outs of the Magic Kingdom, these devotees can write the tour book. As a whole, the family loves going to the all-famous character breakfast. Dining at Princess Cinderella’s Royal Table or making waffles with Aladdin, there is no better way to start an authentic Disney adventure.

Coburn treasures the memories: “To start the day in a magical way, I would have famous Disney characters greet me, get autographs, and take some pictures, the works. It’s the full experience in one meal. Dreams do come true!”

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By Grace Coburn Staff Writer This spring season for Caxy sports has been a difficult one; games and practices have been canceled multiple times due to weather circumstances. There have been weeks this season when it has rained everyday, making the field sports unsafe to play or practice. Lacrosse, the newest addition to the spring sport line up, has had multiple games and practices canceled.

“Rain has been a huge disruption as many games and practices have been canceled, “said Coach Robert Degen. “As a first year sport, which most of the boys never played before, every practice is critical as a learning opportunity.”

Volleyball and track were able to dodge the rain this season. Seeing that volleyball takes place indoor, they have nothing to worry about when it comes to slipping due to a wet surface.

“We have not really lost any practices due to the weather,” said Track coach Chris Dozois. “We always find something to do.”

They’ve been very lucky when it comes to meets as well. They’ve only had to cancel one meet when it was halfway done.

It’s also been a challenging season for the boy’s tennis team. “ It (the weather) has impacted our ability to practice,” said Coach Andrew Poska. “Tennis is a sport where it’s necessary to have dry courts, if not it becomes a harmful situation for the

This season has been extremely eventful for Lake Forest Academy, school records have been broken, new sports have joined, and impressive athletes have joined teams. With that said, here are a few wrap ups of the seasons.

Lacrosse Captains: Andrew DeBrincat, Ross Burke, Phil Pray, and Shane Hiley MVPs: Andrew DeBrincat, Ross Burke, Phil Prey, Shane Hiley, and Sam Mannion Memorable Moment: Our first game is always memorable Canceled Practices: 10 Canceled Games: 3 “Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and it is a natural addition for LFA,” said Coach Robert Degen.

“Lacrosse is a great addition and all the best prep schools in the country also have lacrosse. I expect to grow the program to where we can compete with the best prep lacrosse teams in the country,” said Degen.

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players.”

All the spring team sports besides volleyball take place outside. In order for the majority of the sports to take place,

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nice weather conditions are necessary.

This season, the weather conditions were horrible, making many sports not able to play this year.

Water Polo, Dance team are most desired new sports for LFA

By Grace Coburn Staff Writer LFA offers a large selection of sports each season. Because of that philosophy, the school attracts all kinds of athletes. Lacrosse has recently joined the LFA community as a JV sport for boys and a P.E. for girls. The Spectator surveyed an assortment of members of the LFA community to see what other sports should make an appearance at school. The responses were varied and surprising.

Senior Olivija Cepaite wishes that during her time here that there was more attention towards dance.

“I wish we had a dance team or gymnastics; it’d be pretty cool,” said Cepaite. “Rock-climbing as a P.E. would be fun, too; they could travel to different areas in to find places to rock climb.”

Developing sports to make them stronger is a goal that LFA has had for a while now. Some think that at least two sports of the school’s current sports could be more intense.

Freshmen, Tommy Chandler thinks

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that squash has extreme potential for the school.

“More development in squash would be good,” he said. “It also might be cool to have intramural sports as well.”

Sailing also recently came to the LFA community as a P.E. This year the club has 11 members . Junior, Max Thauer would like it to see an improvement in the program.

“It would be nice if they made sailing a sport, and not a club,” said Thauer. “That

way people could get sports credit.”

Juniors, Tommy Merrit and Joe Tarkington both agree and state that water polo would be an interesting addition to the sports offerings. Ms. Meg Blitzer, the former AP Environmental Science teacher who left in ’09, once coached water polo when it was a P.E at LFA. All people interviewed did agree that LFA has potential to make the athletics stronger than ever if they add sports that would attract additional students to LFA.

Record: Boys 4-1, Girls 5-1 Captains: Rickey Larke, Graham Harwood, Olivija Cepaite, Beverly Onyekwuluje, Jessica Kaminsky, and Mary Joo Highlight: Palmyra Invitational was a highlight as the boys team took 2nd out of 10 teams and the girls were 5th out of 11.

Rickey Larke, Jessica Kaminsky, Sophia Smith, and Spencer Friske all shined at the meet.

Top Performers: Matt Goad, who set a school record in the 100 dash. Spencer Friske set a school record in the 3200 run.

The 4x4 team of Rickey Larke, Mantas Invanauskas, Taylor Click, and Quai Chandler set a school record, and Sophia Smith broke her own school record in the 3200 run. She was also 6th overall in lake County.

Most Improved: Meg Kennedy, Kamal Kareem Best New Additions: Penny Tornes, Mercedes Nagel, Hailey Arnold, Taylor Click, Matt Goad, Quai Chandler.

Boys Tennis Record: 7-1 Canceled Practices: About 10 Canceled Matches: At least 4 Captains: David Linn, Rob McNerney, Mark Yingling Highlight: Beating Niles Top Performers: David Lin, Rob McNerney, and Mark Yingling Most Improved: Brian Ahern

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When servaying the LFA students, Water Polo was the most wanted sport.

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entropica The place where stuff happens

Things seniors won’t miss about LFA

By Sarah Clark Staff Writer

As seniors wrap up their last year of high school, they become more fond of everything they will leave behind. Somewhere between Ditch-Day and all of the tears of graduation, the entire class seems to forget about everything they had complained about since freshman year. While Graduation IS a sad time, The Spectator staff wanted to take this opportunity to help seniors remember to celebrate all of the things they WON’T

miss about dear old LFA. Dress Code: No more ties for guys! For girls… well, you can continue dressing about the same.

Hutch: We’ve eaten leftovers for four years, and learned that “pasta our way” must be one of two ways; we’ve eaten way too many cookies and been heavily disappointed when what we thought was chicken turned out to be tofu.

Sorry Hutch, but you won’t be missed.

Mandatory Fun: We know it was mandatory; the “fun” part was debatable.

Study Hours: No more dorm

parents hovering over us more than normal parents.

Holiday Sing-A-Long: With one half of the school belting it out, quite off key, and the other half just standing there, we can’t say this one didn’t get awkward.

Caxy Van Rides: No offense faculty drivers, but we won’t miss the jerky and nauseainducing rides, not to mention the accidents or being left behind.

Mandatory Activities for Boarders: Not that Whirly Ball isn’t a fun place, but after five hours it starts to feel more like detention.

Top 10 Morning Meeting announcements Phil Pray Staff Writer

Morning Meeting at Lake Forest Academy is a thirty minute update given to the student body, by the student body, usually every Wednesday and Friday after 2nd and before 3rd period. Torturing students with the same hassling reminders for clubs and events that more than half are not aware even exist in their several years attending the school has been a tradition since 1867…unfortunately.

On occasion, there are announcements that weren’t given much thought or begin a chain of laughs throughout the auditorium and end up on the Spectator Bloopers list. For the local comedians here in our LFA community, we thank you.

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Top 10 Favorite Morning Meetings of the 2010-2011: 10. Mr. Allen, Mr. Small, and Mr. Koncz’s Student- Faculty Basketball Announcement 9. Mr. Magarie’s Socks Lecture 8. Jane Strudwick loves sundaes 7. Faculty Charlie Brown Dance 6. Freeman Advisory/ Olivija’s Rap 5. Mr. Small’s “how about that ride in.”

4. Epic Fail Video + “On a completely separate note…” from Ben Smiley 3. Mr.Visser’s kids getting attacked video 2. Joanie Davis (enough said) 1. Reggie White serenading Mary Joo

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This edition’s look-alike is a comparsion between a LFA senior Jessica Kaminsky and actress Cate Blanchett.

Jokes of the Month >What do you call a monkey in a minefield ?

A Baboom! >What’s The Most Popular Word That Begins With ‘F’ & Ends With ‘K’?

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Caxy Mash Next year, The Spectator will have a new feature called Caxy Mash. Next year’s staff decided to try it out in this issue. Caxy Mash puts together two people’s faces from the LFA Community. Try and guess who they are!

Email your guesses to Mr. Murphy at wmurphy@ lfanet.org and possibly win a prize.

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