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Students, teachers reflect on summer books the years. The list used to be four novels and background work. Now it is some mythological and Biblical excerpts, one novel and a t was a perfect day for senior Alyssa Shakespearean tragedy. O’Connell at Myrtle Beach, South Kruse said that the reason she gives the Carolina. On a sunny, 80 degree day, particular summer reading books is because O’Connell opened the Shakespearean trage- of their usefulness for the AP test in the dy Othello to enjoy in the slight breeze. spring. In addition, she believes it would be Othello was part O’Connell’s summer extremely difficult to fit these readings in reading for AP Literature. The class had to throughout the year due to time constraints. read excerpts from the Bible, “Mythology” Required reading during the year also by Edith Hamilton and one out of six novels may not be a bad thing for some students. of choice. Junior Emma Eggebrecht does not mind asO’Connell finished Othello in South Car- signed books because she doesn’t think she olina and completed the rest of her readwould have time to read otherwise. Howeving requirements er, since required throughout the reading usually course of the sumcomes with annotaA Prospect Favorite: The mer. tions, she does preGreat Gatsby “ [ R e a d i n g fer reading without during vacation] doing classwork actually worked because she finds it According to the Center for Learnout because I remore enjoyable. ing and Teaching of Literature, “The ally like reading Like EggeGreat Gatsby” is the ninth most widely brecht, senior Piotr Shakespeare, and it taught book in high schools. At Proswas fine because I Klos believes annothought it was easy pect, it has been part of the curriculum tations bring down to read and kind the level of enjoyfor longer than the 16 years English of fun,” O’Connell ment in a book. He teacher Michael Andrews has been said. sees consistently teaching at Prospect. In fact, it is AnH o w e v e r , stopping to annodrews’s favorite book that he teaches. O’Connell and her tate interrupts a “It never gets tiresome,” Andrews friends’ initial reacreader’s tempo, in said. “I’ve taught it so many times. I tion to the reading turn taking away list was very differpractically have the book memorized. from the book. ent. However, acAnd every time I teach it, it’s a dif“When we saw cording to English ferent experience because a different the list last year, I teacher Michael group of students will bring something think all of us said Andrews, there are else to it that I had never considered.” to ourselves, ‘OK, very beneficial efAccording to Andrews, the reasons why did we sign up fects of annotating. why “The Great Gatsby” has been part for AP Lit?’” O’ConAndrews undernell said. “Like of the curriculum for so long is bestands that the exmost of the kids perience of a book cause of its timeless themes, relevance in that class liked could get bogged to American history and quality of to read, but at the down with over-anwriting and imagery. same time we were notating instead of like, ‘We are just usfreely reacting to ing our summers to what you are readread four books.’” ing. But he finds it very important to teach Students have different opinions about annotation skills since they can be used to whether or not required readings during jog a student’s memory regarding what they the year and summer are enjoyable. Some have read the night before. This way, readalso disagree on whether the workload ing is more than “letting your eyeballs go that comes with these books are necessary. over the words,” as Andrews puts it. Sometimes, curricula can be changed and Choosing books is not just up to individexcessive amounts of assigned work gets cut ual teachers. According to Andrews, alll down. Prospect English teachers are part their According to AP Literature teacher Karown Professional Learning Communities en Kruse, the curriculum’s summer reading (PLC) team. These groups discuss what they list has actually been cut down throughout want to emphasize in classroom lessons and
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READING AT THE BEACH: Senior Alyssa O’Connell does her summer reading on vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Many highschools require students to read Shakespeare, with three of the five most popular required reads being Shakespeare plays, According to the Center of learning and Teaching Literature . “Reading during vacation actuaally worked out because I really like reading Shakespeare,” O’Connell said. (Photo courtesy of Alyssa O ‘Connell) decide on what books to teach. The College Board is also a factor for teachers like Andrews to cater their lessons around. According to Andrews, the teachers end up setting up objectives as a whole, but they go about them individually in other ways such as giving different reading quizzes and posing different questions in class. According to Andrews, there is sometimes even a need to reverse what the PLC has decided in the past and change the books in the curriculum. “Maybe you are not seeing the success level that you want,” Andrews said. “Maybe you have some other ideas and want to try something else to see if it works better.” For example, last year Andrews was plan-
ning to study “The Crucible” in class, but decided to read “Of Mice and Men” because it was a better fit for the aftermath of “The Great Gatsby.” “Books are a way into empathy,” Andrews said. “You spend a lot of time in other people’s shoes, you consider points of view that are unfamiliar … and you’re able to see things in a broader point of view.”
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Girls’ golf hits early season success BY WYATT DOJUTREK Executive Online Sports Editor
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n the seventh hole at the Palatine Hills Golf Course on Aug. 19, junior Amanda Stein hit her tee shot that bounced on the green and ended up rolling into the hole. This was the second hole-in-one that a Prospect golfer hit under the leadership of head coach Jim Hamann. The other one was hit in 2006 by then-senior Samantha Polanzi. Hamann thinks that this is a moment the girls will cherish forever. “It was truly incredible to see,” Hamann said. “I don’t think these girls should ever forget the moment where one of their teammates hit a hole-in-one.” The Knights are currently 3-1 in the MSL with wins at Hoffman Estates, Buffalo Grove and against Lyons Township at Cog Hill Golf Course. Hamann believes that the Aug. 29 match against Buffalo Grove was important for the development of the team. “That was a big win for us last week,” Hamann said. “ I think that [sophomore] Kelly [Kavanagh] and [junior] Emily [Fleming] played really well, so that was big for us.” Senior Margherite Pettenuzzo shot a 41 while Stein and Fleming earned a 42 to help the Knights get their third win of the year. Hamann thinks that the previous meets at Hoffman Estates, Buffalo Grove and Lemont allowed the Knights to grow as a team. “I’ve seen a tremendous amount of growth,” Hamann said. “We played really well, scoring a 315 against Lyons Township. That’s really good for us because it is showing the potential we have as a team, knowing the lack of playing during the summer months.”
Hamann believes that Pettenuzzo, Kavanagh and Fleming have been the team’s leaders throughout the year. “Those are girls who we know are going to score well for us,” Hamann said. “They lead by example no matter if they had a good round or a bad round.” While Hamann knows the top players in his lineup are the team’s strength, he also thinks that every golfer on the team’s attitude adds another strength. “This team is just a really fun team to be around in general,” Hamann said. “It is truly a joy to coach each and every one of them every single day.” Hamann believes that the team could still improve on their scoring, especially before the state tournament which CHIP: Senior Allison Buck takes a shot on begins on Oct. 13 in Decatur. the driving range at the Mount Prospect While the team will lean on their top Golf Course. (photo by Erik Velazquez) players, Hamann thinks it is important for the team to play well top to bottom. opposed to them just watching the varsity The team finished ninth in the 2016 state team as a member on junior varsity.” tournament last year, with 2017 graduate Even with all of the new golfers on the Kate Ponzi placing fourteenth with a score team this season, Hamann remains confiof 151. dent thinking Last season’s ninth that this group Hoffman Estates Invite place finish was the of girls can Results Aug. 29 Knight’s first appearfind success in ance in the state tourthe postseason nament since the 2014 meets. • Team Total- 162 season, when the team “I think that • Sophomore Kelly Kavanagh- 36 finished fifth in the state these girls can • Senior Margherite Pettenuzzo- 41 of Illinois. definitely com• Junior Emily Fleming- 42 Hamann thinks that pete at the state • Junior Amanda Stein- 43 many of the new playtournament,” ers on this year’s team Hamann said. can help the team return “We definitely back to the state tournament in October. have the talent, our team has the grit and the “The underclassmen so far have played work ethic, so I think we can compete there, really well,” Hamann said. “I still think they and hopefully the girls think so too.” are adjusting to playing on the varsity level,
“This team is just a really fun team to be around in general. It is truly a joy to coach each and every one of them every single day.” - Jim Hamann, Girls’ golf coach
OUT OF THE SAND: Senior Taylor Chantry hits a shot out of the sand during practice at the Mount Prospect Golf Course. The girls’ golf team is 3-1 in conference. (photo by Erik Velazquez)
Schilz becomes Prospect’s third girls’ athletic director BY WYATT DOJUTREK Executive Online Sports Editor When Prospect girls’ athletic director Rebecca Schilz walked into Prospect for her first interview, she felt something that made her feel right at home. “Prospect was just so welcoming,” Schilz said. “Whether it was administration, colleagues, teachers or students, it has felt like I have been here for the past ten years.” Schilz comes to Prospect after spending 13 years as a physical education teacher and head girls’ golf coach at Lakes High School in Lake Villa, Illinois. Schilz was also the assistant spring athletic director at Lakes. Schilz replaced Jean Rezny, who retired at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Schilz only becomes the third ever girls’ athletic director in Prospect’s 60 year history. Prospect’s other two girls’ athletic directors were Rezny and Jean Walker. Walker had the fieldhouse dedicated to her in 2007. Schilz was able to meet Walker last year. “When I met [Walker], it was great to be able to put a face to the name,” Schilz said. “She is pretty legendary around here, and she gave a lot of time into girls athletics. Schilz thought Rezny was a great teacher, especially during the time when Schilz began her role as girls’ athletic director during the summer.
“Rezny did a really nice job helping me transition into the role,” Schilz said. “We had a lot of thorough conversations when she told me how she said things to people, and how she ran the program.” According to Schilz, some of the challenges of her new job include developing relationships with not only the students, but the coaches, parents and communities of Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights. Boys’ athletic director Tom Martindale believes that using the most of an athletic director’s free time you get is a critical skill when becoming an athletic director full time. “Time management as an athletic director is definitely a challenge,” Martindale said. “Because in this job there are things that just come and you didn’t know about before.” Schilz has also developed a lot of critical knowledge from Martindale. Schilz credits Martindale for being her teacher throughout the transition. “I came in a lot over the summer to spend time with the girls’ golf team, and I already consider [Martindale] a really close friend,” Schilz said. “He hasn’t only taught me the ins and outs of the job, but also the managerial parts like scheduling, as well as balancing my workload, and making sure I’m spending time with all the teams in our athletic department.” According to Martindale, he has taught
“Prospect was just so welcoming. Whether it was administration, colleagues, teachers, or students, it has felt like I have been here for the past ten years.” - Rebecca Schilz Girls’ Athletic Director
Schilz the basics of the job by answering her questions and teaching her how to operate in Prospect as well as in the Mid Suburban League, and the IHSA. Martindale was among the first people to be able to meet Schilz during her interview process. According to Martindale, the process in hiring a new girls’ athletic director included having a committee who would interview many qualified individuals. This led to the final decision which was made by Principal Michelle Dowling and Assistant Principal Frank Mirandola. Martindale liked what he saw from Schilz in terms of her preparedness for her first interview in attempting to become the new Prospect girls’ athletic director. “She is a dedicated professional,” Martindale said. “She wants to do the best for this school, for her students and for the community.” Martindale also thinks that besides a level of preparedness, Schilz brings another special quality an athletic director should have. “She brings passion for what she does,” Martindale said. “I think she brings a lot of positive energy to girls’ athletics, and [she’s] someone who really loves working with young people.” Along with her responsibilities as athletic director, Schilz continues to teach physical education, and is the assistant girls’ golf coach under head coach Jim Hamann. “I’ve known Hamann for eight years,” Schilz said. “One of the things I always remember about the Prospect girls’ golf program is that they were always great sports and just good people in general.” Even though Schilz has only been in charge of girls’ athletics for a few months, she is impressed with what she has seen so far. “I think we have a really solid foundation at Prospect,” Schilz said. “We have some really good coaches. And we also have some really good new hires. ... I’m happy to be a part of the beginning of their careers.” Schilz also wants to be there for the
NEW BOSS IN TOWN: Prospect welcomed new girls’ athletic director Rebecca Schilz. “I think we have a really solid foundation at Prospect,” Schilz said. “We have some really good coaches. And we also have some really good new hires. ... I’m happy to be a part of the beginning of their careers.” (photo by Wyatt Dojutrek) coaches and players on each team as well. “I cannot tell you how excited I am to be able to know each team and each girl who plays on that team,” Schilz said. “I know that all of these relationships develop over time, and I know that developing relationships with other athletes is part of my job.”