Prospector Issue 7

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Softball field upgraded

By Erin McGovern Online Editor

Through the gaps in the helmet facemask of junior Michelle Korf ’s batting helmet, she waited for the next ball to come speeding out of the pitching machine, just as she had done at every other softball practice.

The only difference was this time, her line drive went sailing over the pitching machine, past her teammate and... just kept going.

The gaping holes in the softball team’s batting cages did nothing to stop Korf ’s hit as it went out of the cage and narrowly missed one of her teammates who was using the pitching mound on the other side.

Now, a little less than a year later, the players and varsity head coach Jim Adair can breathe a sigh of relief as the new varsity field and press box project that started over the summer will finally be completed, weather permitting, this season.

“It was one of those moments when you realize that the batting cages were really that bad,” Korf said. “[Adair] saw it and we both

looked at each other and thought, ‘Wow, we need to fix this or someone is going to seriously get hurt.’”

This wasn’t the only close encounter the girls’ softball team has seen, but starting this season it is a problem they won’t face anymore.

“It’s just going to overall make us feel more professional as a team,” said Korf.

According to Adair, the new renovations were made possible by the installation of the AstroTurf in George Gattas Memorial Stadium this past summer.

With no grass requiring fertilizer or yard lines needing to be repainted, the school grounds crew was able to spend more time on other projects around the school like the softball field.

Over the course of two weeks, the grounds crew carved out the rising lip between the infield and outfield using a tractor, removed the old grass and covered the new infield with a sand and polymer-based material in preparation for the coming season.

See UPGRADES, page 3

s REPORTING FOR DUTY: Officer Bill Ryan of the Mount Prospect Police Department (MPPD) checks his laptop, gearing up for his daily shift. Ryan has been a MPPD officer for over four years. photo by Ian Magnuson

Behind the badge

Special assignments, car accidents, dealership fraud and patrol are all part of an average day for Officer Mark Bechtold, a 15-year veteran to the Mount Prospect Police Department (MPPD). I decided to learn just what Bechtold and the MPPD do to help serve our community.

By Maddy Moloney

Associate Editor-in-Chief

Roll call

s HOME RUN: Softball field construction happens

when the weather permits. A new batting cage and press box were already installed. photo by Ian Magnuson

Senior Ivy Fishman, speech team member, won Illinois High School Association’s Dramatic Interpretation category and is going to speech’s National Tournament.

To read about Fishman’s season, check out...

I arrived at roll call at 6:40 a.m. and was greeted by about 12 officers dressed in navy blue, in time to hear Sergeant Joe Belmont start off the day by addressing key issues and concerns in Mount Prospect.

Belmont provided the officers with handouts involving information on the latest news about a string of robberies happening near Lions Park Elementary School. He also gave directions not to escort cell mates one and three to receive bond together (they were involved in a domestic dispute involving a love triangle). Belmont then warned of a WOW cable repair man who forced himself into a woman’s home. However, the cable company appeared to have

no record of sending anyone over.

After updating the officers on the status of the town, he wished them a safe day and sent us off on our way to serve and protect the citizens of Mount Prospect.

After the send-off, I was able to fully introduce myself to my partner for the day. Officer Mark Bechtold, an ‘89 Prospect grad, was raised in Mount Prospect and has been working with the department for 15 years. After he got his Pastoral degree from Christian Life College in Mount Prospect, he became a community service officer. Three months later, he passed the police exam on the first try, a rarity among policemen.

“It just felt like, ‘This is right, this is what I’m supposed to do,’” Bechtold said. “...I just feel like there is a higher purpose for me being here and this is really where I’m supposed to be and it’s just been a great fit.”

Going green

State champ

Catch me if you can

Once we checked out the squad car, we started our shift by paroling around Boxwood apartments, an area that often times requires extra attention, according to Bechtold.

Little over half an hour later, we got a call about a car accident near Rand and Euclid and drove over to assist the other officer handling the crash.

Officers often check up on each other during stops to make sure everything is running smoothly and offer any assistance. Bechtold attributes that to the tight comradery between the officers.

Even when he’s off duty, he often stops or hangs around when he sees another officer to make sure they are OK. Once the accident was taken care of, Bechtold decided to radar for speeding cars.

See POLICE, page 8

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Out with old, in with new

Spring break in Mt. Prospect, Arlington Hts.

By Danielle Church News Editor

3/23 • Write a letter to the editor • Visit Prospectornow. com • Dog egg hunt (11 a.m. 2 p.m.) - Arlington Hts.

FACELIFT: Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s Marketplace has new books and magazines for guests to read and features a vending machine for them to snack on while reading. Renovations began last year. photo by Arun Machanickal s

By Arun Machanickal Staff Writer

Going into the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (AHML), local residents have been noticing a few changes. For one, there is a collection of new books along with a vending machine and vending cafe. Visitors can even take a seat in front of the fireplace on the other side of the library.

Renovations for the AHML started last year and are nearly completed with only one phase left. The last time they had major renovations was in the 1990s.

Jeremy Andryowski, Senior Manager of Customer Service, has been following the renovation from the beginning and has really

enjoyed hearing all the positive feedback from guests.

“What we are implementing through this renovation is really meant to serve the community the way they’re using the library,” Andryowski said.

One of the areas that is new to guests is the MarketPlace. It has a vast collection of all the latest books and magazines. It also features vending machines with snacks, cold drinks and hot drinks, like coffee and hot chocolate.

If visitors want a place to relax and kick their feet back while reading a book, they can head to the lounge with the fireplace. AHML has chairs for people to sit back in while enjoying their book. It’s as if it was

their own living room.

AHML will also have a training center for those who have difficulties with new computers, smartphones, tablets and other forms of technology.

During finals weeks, students like to go to the library for some peace and quiet away from their home.

To help with studying, the library has new conference rooms students can reserve for themselves or with a study group. The only rule is students have to be Arlington Heights residents.

The final phase of the renovations is the teen area. The planned design is to make it look similar to an art studio.

The teen area is meant

for high school students to study and do homework. It will also have video games for teenagers to play.

“We should have some game tournaments and things like that, that we haven’t been able to do because of the lack of space,” Andryowski said.

While most of the locations in AHML have been renovated, some of the library still has its older, more original look. It is a way to keep both the older and younger guests of the library satisfied with some new technology and e-books, but also old hardcovers.

“It’s a great balance between a lot of libraries going extreme,” Andryowski said.

Chick-fil-A opens

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• Go rollerblading outside (if there’s no snow) • Go to open skate at the CCC (5:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.), (if there is snow)

3/26 • Go to Chicago • New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics (6 p.m.) TNT

• Get your Spring cleaning started!

• Meme Photo Contest at Arlington Heights Library Arlington Hts.

Executive News Editor

To read the Staff Editorial regarding the opening of Chick-fil-A, go to page 5.

• Go shopping • Go out to lunch with friends at Eggsperience Mt. Prospect

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By Nabi Dressler

Senior Shannon Maughan was followed by Chickfil-A Mt. Prospect’s Twitter account, and when she saw the account’s tweet about an open interview for job positions, she attended and got her job at the restaurant, located at 950 N. Elmhurst Rd. Chick-fil-A, which opened Feb. 21, employs seven Prospect students, according to senior Brad McCormack.

McCormack also found out about his new job via Twitter, when he saw that Chick-fil-A was accepting job applications.

While McCormack cooks in the back of the restaurant, his sister, senior Kathryn McCormack, is a cashier. According to Brad, when their family lived in Jacksonville, Fla., they went to Chick-fil-A frequently, but found no locations when they moved here. “[Kathryn and I] don’t really see each other much [working], which kind of makes it nice,” Brad said.

Kathryn liked Chick-fil-A’s Facebook page, saw posts about when interviews would be and accessed the link to the job application through Facebook.

“Everyone knows when [Chick-fil-A’s] opening up [because of Facebook],” Maughan said. “People just look online to ask when it’s opening. It helps, especially with teenagers.”

Junior Amanda Fulk’s sister, Ann, and her mom camped out the night before the grand opening. They left home at 9:30 p.m. and returned at 6:30 a.m.

The first 100 people were offered free Chick-fil-A food for a year. Although they were #102, they still received 10 tickets for free meals, a promotional stuffed animal and mugs with Chick-fil-A’s logo on them.

In the brief time it has been open, students have already frequented the restaurant.

Fulk recognized many Prospect faces when she went to Chick-fil-A after school on the first Friday it was open, as does Brad while he is working.

“Every time I look up when I’m making sandwiches, I see a Prospect kid,” Brad said.

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• Bake some cakepops!

• Harper College job interview session (2 p.m.

- 3:30 p.m.) WorkNet center, Arlington Hts.

3/29 • “The Host” comes out in theaters • Flux Pavilion (7 p.m.)

- Congress Theatre, tickets $25 - Chicago AT YOUR SERVICE: Senior Kathryn McCormack takes orders at Chick-fil-A. Mt. Prospect’s latest restaurant opened Feb. 21 and Kathryn’s brother, Brad, also works there. photo by Ian Magnuson

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coverage of the Chick-fil-A campout Feb. 20-21 a photo album of the early dismissal on Feb. 26 Young Life club profile Boys’ basketball wrap-up

• Get some ice cream at Capannari’s (12 p.m. 10 p.m.) - Mt. Prospect • Pool egg hunt (6:00 6:45 p.m.) - Arlington Hts.

3/31 • Cry because school starts tomorrow • Happy Easter!

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Fishman finishes first at state

Fitzgerald also qualified.

However, the path to state success Executive In-Depth Editor did not come easily. Fishman put in 45 As a mother, Helene Nadler loved minutes of practice every day during her three children. Despite their dif- the normal season and up to two hours ferences, as two of them were lesbians nearing competition.

Her anxiety and stage fright also and another was the CEO of a company, Nadler was able to see through each played a major factor. The top six perof their quirks and embrace that they formers in dramatic interpretation, along with last year’s champion, were were family.

This was the story of a Jewish moth- also watching.

“I was shaking; I didn’t think that I er that touched thousands of people at the IHSA state was going to win,” Fishman said. “But tournament.

It it was great, and you couldn’t even see won first place at the big audience, so it wasn’t that bad.”

Arshonsky, on the other hand, felt the tournament that took place Feb. confident going into the tournament be15-16 performed by cause he was already familiar with his senior Ivy Fish- category from qualifying in the same event for state his sophomore year. man.

Now that the state meet is over, Fish“I was in total man and Arshonsky have decided to do admiration of Ivy because her piece a new duet that that no one has done Ivy Fishman was a very sensi- before at nationals. However, they will tive topic,” junior be competing in an event where they Josh Arshonsky said. “I’ve never seen cannot touch or even look at each other.

“It’s a lot of techy stuff, and it has a [dramatic interpretation] quite like hers and how she did it, and she was to be timed perfectly, so it just will take just so subtle and genuine. . . It just practice, practice, practice for months,” moved so many people. It moved me and Fishman said.

However, Arshonsky plans to start just was so unique.” practicing in early June since nationals “Ivy has a natural ability to find honest and subtle moments,” coach Jeremy are near the end of the month.

“I think we want to have that new, Morton said. “And it’s quite touching fresh factor because that’s always good because the piece was not over the top dramatic, yet you saw how she com- to have instead of the same old roupletely struggled and was in pain and tine,” Arshonsky said. “It’s more real and genuine that way.” that’s what really A leg up on competition Throughout Fishtore most people man and the other state Senior Ivy Fishman also took secapart because it was just so brutally ond place in Oratorical Declamation at qualifiers’ successes, the team has been an the IHSA State Speech Tournament. honest.” essential part for them Along with Fish- Oratorical Declamation is an event man, Arshonsky, where the performer takes somebody by showing up at their junior Meghan else’s speech and performs it as their events during competition and supporting Doyle and fresh- own. them. man Kit Fitzgerald “We have a huge speech team; they performed at the state tournament at the Peoria Civic Center. After perform- all have been really encouraging, and ing at a top level in both regionals and it’s kind of hard because you’re almost sectionals, Fishman was able to qualify competing within your own team for for oratorical declamation and dramat- that regional spot,” Fishman said.

Fishman also attributes her success ic interpretation, Arshonsky and Doyle in dramatic duet acting and Fitzgerald to the support of her parents.

“Speech tournaments start realin original oratory.

“You just kind of have to commit and ly early in the morning, and they are be honest, or else people won’t believe the ones who have to drive me there; you,” Fishman said. “And the character they’ve been there from the whole way,” that I played was a lot like me, so that Fishman said.

Along with her passion for performhelped me relate a lot more.”

Additionally, by winning first place ing, all the support has allowed Fishin state, Fishman, along with Arshon- man to do what she likes to do in her sky, were able to qualify in a duet for the speeches.

“You stand in front of these strangNational Forensics League (NFL) naers, and you can make them cry,” Fishtional speech tournament this upcoming June in Alabama. This is the second man said. “And you don’t even know time Fishman qualified for nationals, who they are, but you can affect them as she also qualified her junior year emotionally that much.” and placed 12th in the nation. Doyle and

By Brian Park

s JUST SQUEAKING BY: A mouse perched in a locker uses its piercing gaze. The rodent issue arose in late Oct., and had been solved in early Feb. photo by Ian Magnuson

A cheesy circumstance Tactics allow for ‘mouse-free’ school

By Spencer Ball News Editor

The iconic cartoon “Tom and Jerry” depicted the many failed attempts of an average “Tom” cat’s struggle in catching the rambunctious rodent named Jerry.

A normal episode would revolve around Tom’s efforts in committing vermicide, which commonly involved the use of an anvil or some type of boxing glove contraption, only to be thwarted by the cunning Jerry.

In the case of Prospect’s recently fixed rodent problem, the tables had been turned to where the mice were getting a beating for once.

Instead of dropping anvils on the mice, the methods used in eradicating the rodents involved more practical procedures.

According to Building and Grounds Supervisor Oscar Acevedo, as of Feb. 15, Prospect is nearly mouse-free.

The oddly warm conditions of last winter and the intense heat of last summer attributed to the rodent issue.

Also, the fact that Prospect was having renovations done that summer, which allowed easy access for mice for two and a half months, helped to support the rodents.

“The mild winters and hot summers are all up to mother nature,” Acevedo said.

Acevedo and his custodial team have been working for the past four months to subdue the rodent issue by being much more aggressive in their attempts at eliminating the mice.

Before hunting down the rodents, Acevedo and his team sometimes would have seen certain signs of activity, such as droppings or gnawings, and would wait for their trap suppliers, Anderson

Pest Solution, to deal with it when they visit every two weeks.

“Now if there is a [sign], [my custodians] let me know and boom, we solve the problem,” Acevedo said.

The aggressive strategies that Acevedo has been using range from the addition of metal fibers in the gaps of doors to keep mice out of the building to the placement of traps outside that look like rocks in order to stop rodents trying to enter the building. “[Mice] activity [outside] has subsided dramatically since we placed those traps,” Acevedo said.

In regards to the further prevention of a problem, Acevedo has already came up with a “game plan” with Anderson Pest Control for when they need to do another building renovation in two years.

Sophomore Harmony Youngquist was one of the few students who fell prey to the furry fiends when she discovered one staring at her in her locker earlier this year.

“I couldn’t do anything,” Youngquist said. “I was paralyzed for a few seconds.

I didn’t think [the mouse] was real at first, but then I saw it move.”

Youngquist said that she does not really mind mice, but she is glad to see them gone from Prospect.

“I don’t want pests in the school as they can carry dangerous diseases,” Youngquist said.

In order to further prevent such an event from ever happening again, Youngquist believes that more action should be taken, and specifically when it comes to the routine maintenance of possible entry ways for mice, such as holes in lockers.

Luckily for Prospect, Acevedo and his custodial team have been doing just that for the past few months, leading to the near elimination of the rodents.

“Are we mouse-free?” Acevedo said.

“No. I’m sure that there are a few floating around, but if they’re out there, we’ll catch them.”

UPGRADES: Renovations increase accessibility

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The school and booster club paid for an entirely new batting cage encased with a metal fence and a lock to prevent other people from using school equipment after hours.

While the team has never seen much vandalism of property, this prevents any legal liability the school could possibly face in the event of an injury of another person that would make them financially responsible.

The new metal cage, net and chain link fence will allow for materials to remain locked inside until the next practice, as well as add a new element of safety to hitting practice that the old netted cages failed to provide.

“The old cages had wear and tear,” Adair said. “The top drew down so much that if a girl hit a line drive, it

Softball varsity roster • Ally Shuldt — So • Angela Roman — Fr • Casey Lenski — So • Cassie Poulos — Sr • Delilah Malczewski — Fr • Emma Gilhooly — So • Emma Riordan — Jr • Jill Sadowski — Sr • Maggie Pancini — So • Michele Molini — Sr • Michelle Korf — Jr • Meghan Doyle — Jr • Rachel Trebswether — Fr could roll and drop down on someone’s head,” Adair said.

Age and overuse not only deteriorated the cages throughout the seasons, but left the storage shed full of holes

and sitting in “mucky” water.

Thanks to the renovation, the team’s new storage shed will be locked, dry, lit and right at their convenience on the field.

Attached to this is the new “press box” which needs a different name.

According to Adair, the Americans with Disabilities Act would require the school to install an elevator for it to be considered a legitimate press box.

Regardless of what its official name will be, this addition to the softball program will add a new element of excitement to the game for both parents and players.

Senior Jill Sadowski believes her final season will be positively impacted by this long awaited renovation.

“It’s a step forward for the next generation and for the new kids coming into the program,” Sadowski said.

According to Sadowski, the best part of this new playing field is knowing that there will be less uncertainty during games. The old infield would cause multiple errors after the ball was put into play by the hitter because it would take unexpected hops and bounce up toward the defense at any time, dubbing the occurrence the “Prospect hop.”

The uncertainty didn’t singularly affect the defense; Sadowski says there was worry that the players would slice their skin while trying to make it on base, making the girls more hesitant to slide during gameplay.

With these new and more safe conditions, Sadowski is optimistic about the future of the program.

“We don’t have to waste time worrying about things we can’t control,” Sadowski said. “We can focus now on having a great season as a team.”

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Redemption Bible creates home in theater Redemption Bible approached Associate Principal Greg Minter in Feb. 2012 to ask if they could rent out the theater One night, Dean of Students Patri- and a couple of classrooms on Sunday cia Tedaldi-Monti looked out her office mornings at 9 a.m. and at 11 a.m. window only to find clowns walking Minter then met with the group to around in the parking lot. show them around and after a discus“Talk about strange,” Tedaldi-Monti sion, a contract made by Administrasaid. tive Assistant Kimberly Carpenter was Tedaldi-Monti saw this unusual approved by the district and then signed sight because of a clown class being by Redemption Bible. held at Prospect by Community EduEver since, Redemption Bible has cation Through D214. The program of- paid a rental fee of about $1,000-$1,200 fers a variety of other classes at night, per week to conduct their prayer serincluding computer vices. According to and cooking lessons.

Minter, the rental Community Education However, it turns out fee is a “good source Prospect holds many of revenue for the Through D214 classes other organizationschool” and pays for al events outside of things such as the• Classical Guitar the district as well, ater and weight room • Easy Weekday Gourmet one of the major orequipment.

Meals ganizations being a Huguley said one • Benefits for Children with Redemption Bible of the main reasons Disabilities church.

Prospect was chosen • Swing & Stretch to Frank Redemption Bible for the new location Sinatra started three and half was because it’s a • Grow Terrific Tomatoes years ago at Cutting “well known school.”

• Intermediate & Advanced Hall in Palatine. The “If I’m hanging Sewing church then moved out at Starbucks • Tapping the Power of about two years ago or some restaurant Dreams because a 60 year and someone says, • End of Life Choices old church in Mount ‘Where does your “Reflection on Death & Prospect had a dwinchurch meet,’ I’m Dying” dling number of paable to say Prospect rishioners and decidHigh School and pretInfo courtesy of ce.d214.org ed to give the building ty much everyone to Redemption Bible. knows where that According to Lead is,” Huguley said.

Pastor Ryan Huguley, after a year at In order to let people around the the new location, Redemption Bible community know the church service is went from 100 parishioners to 200 and taking place, Redemption Bible adverthe new location was too small. So, they tises. A 4-by-6 banner saying “Redempstarted looking for a new building in tion Bible Church” sits on Kensington the Northwest suburbs.

Rd. and a nine foot banner, nicknamed

By Danielle Church News Editor

PREACH BABY PREACH: Pastor Joe Thorn gives a sermon on “The War You Wage” in the theater. Redemption Bible started having their Sunday masses at Prospect in Feb. 2012. photo by Danielle Church

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“Goliath” because of its size, sits on the corner.

To set up signs and all of their other equipment, Huguley and the rest of Redemption Bible arrive at Prospect around 6:15 a.m. The church sets up their own sound system in the theater along with two 6-by-8 screens with lyric projections and a 6-by-8 banner designed to match whatever Huguley is teaching on.

For example, the most recent sermon Huguley gave was about how to overcome obstacles in relationships and other conflicts, so the banner said “How to Maneuver a Mindfield.”

Redemption Bible also sets up a full band, a black podium and Pipe & Drape.

According to Huguley, Pipe & Drape allows him to “control the room a little bit” by blocking off half the theater so people sit closer to the front.

Besides the theater, the commons and a couple of classrooms are set up.

The commons has banners, coffee sta-

tions and condiment bars, while the classrooms are transformed into a full children’s ministry and nursery.

According to Huguley, the biggest difference between Prospect and the very traditional church with pews and a lot of wood is an “environmental one.”

“It doesn’t feel like we are in a 60 year old church building anymore,” Huguley said. “It feels like we are in a school which we can transform into a place that has a church service as well.”

Overall, Huguley feels Prospect has been “phenomenal to work with” and there have been no major conflicts yet.

This is one of the main reasons both Minter and Tedaldi-Monti don’t mind having Redemption Bible host their services in the theater. Tedaldi-Monti said she especially doesn’t mind because Prospect is not just a school. “[Prospect] is almost like a community center,” Tedaldi-Monti said. “What goes on during the day is one thing but what goes on after hours is a whole dif-

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Chick-fil-A: controversy not fly

COPY EDITOR Kyle Brown ASSOCIATE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Maddy Moloney NEWS EDITORS Spencer Ball Danielle Church Nabi Dressler Arun Machanickal OPINION EDITORS Anna Boratyn Chris Kivlahan FEATURES EDITORS Andi Hayes Ellen Siefke IN-DEPTH EDITORS Khrystyna Halatyma Brian Park

Staff Editorial

EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Maggie Devereux Miranda Holloway MANAGING EDITORS Katie Best Ian Magnuson

Opinion

Chick-fil-A made it clear they were opening up just a few blocks away from Prospect on Feb. 21. The home of “America’s greatest chicken sandwich” interacted with students on Twitter, gave them jobs and handed out free sandwiches to Prospect staff and the community, all while anticipation for its grand opening continued to build.

What was easy to forget was the media attack on Chick-fil-A back in August when chairman of Chickfil-A Dan Cathy said he was “guilty as charged” when asked if he only supported the Biblical definition of a family— that is, a man and wife. On another television appearance, he said that America’s acceptance toward gay marriage invited God’s judgement on the nation. Gay rights advocates erupted, vowing never to eat at Chickfil-A again.

We, The Prospector, believe that students shouldn’t

let the comments of Cathy and easily voice their opinand the resulting controver- ions, a debate can be started sy impact their decision to over anything. A controverpatronize Chick-fil-A. Ev- sy is going to involve peoeryone is entitled to their ple with different opinions, opinion, and even those in a that’s what makes it controposition of importance, such versial.

The Mount Prospect as the chairman of a company, shouldn’t be crucified for Chick-fil-A does not force the compaexpressing it. ny’s views on C h i c k same-sex marfil-A doesn’t riage onto any hide the fact patron in the it is religiousAgainst restaurant. ly affiliated; For it is closed on Voting results of the Prospector staff in If a student wants to pay $5 Sunday and regards to this editorial. for a chicken the BCS colsandwich and lege football bowl game they host is nev- fries shaped like a breakfast er played on a Sunday and a food, then he or she should series of prayers are led pri- not be stopped by the beliefs or to the game. It shouldn’t of Cathy.

Last March, Ben and Jercome as a surprise, hen the chairman of the company ry’s launched a pro-gay marmakes a statement support- riage ice cream flavor, dubbed ing an institution his compa- “Apple-y Ever After,” and this past summer Oreo revealed a ny was built on.

America these days is sen- rainbow cookie in support of sitive to many social issues, gay marriage. This, too, was and with both sides of any met with boycotts from the controversy able to quickly anti-gay community.

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Whether in support of gay marriage or not, both sides need to be tolerant of each other. People like Cathy who once liked Oreos or Ben and Jerry’s ice cream shouldn’t stop eating them because the companies publicly announce their support of gay marriage. In turn, people furious with Chickfil-A’s stance shouldn’t stop frequenting the restaurant if they once loved the sandwiches. As each student is entitled to their belief for or against gay marriage, so is the president of any company.

The continued effort to legalize gay marriage is a movement so large that no amount of chicken sandwiches can stand in the way of it.

In the same sense, cartons of ice cream and rainbow Oreo cookies won’t change the minds of gay rights opponents. People can’t give food the power to make social change, they need to take it upon themselves.

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s UNDER PRESSURE: Whether you suffer from depression or are simply stressed out, coping skills like reading, making a list of happy things, yoga or just talking to friends, demonstrated above can be invaluable when it comes to dealing with life’s hardships. photo by Ian Magnuson

Depression doesn’t discriminate, deserve stereotype To protect his or her privacy, the author chose to remain anonymous.

I am depressed. I was diagnosed about a year ago, and since then I have been on antidepressants.

Though they have helped me, it’s clear that they’re not doing enough. On a recent Thursday, my parents took me to a local emergency room after I admitted I’d been researching depression and suicide.

After sitting in an empty room for about six hours, it was determined that no inpatient program for adolescents within 30 miles had space for me. The hospital discharged me after telling my parents I needed to be under 24/7 supervision.

Friday, after my parents had spent hours doing research, I was taken to a nearby health center that has a partial hospitalization and outpatient program for teens with depression and anxiety. After an evaluation by the doctors there, it was decided that I’d start on Monday.

I ended up spending two weeks from 9 a.m.— 3 p.m.

Monday through Friday and then did a few days in an after-school program. For this program, 2 weeks is very short— most people are there 3-6 weeks.

Many are there even longer. nothing to be ashamed of. Many I ask you to set aside your of the other kids I met have preconceptions about what made up stories for why they it means to be depressed— missed so much school. Some that only lonely kids can get say pneumonia, others mumps depressed, that depression isn’t or measles. a real issue or that people who But someone with diabetes or are depressed need to man up. cancer wouldn’t be ashamed of The only notable thing about the their disease, and their friends kids I met is how normal they wouldn’t think less of them for all are. it. The same should be true of There were a few jocks, some depression— it’s an illness, not artists, a popular girl or two and a weakness. even a handful of nerds. But I personally am not upset none of them when students are the weird, It’s not your job laugh during twitchy kids depression to cure their de- s e m i n a r s you would expect to see pression; the only surefire because no in a group assembly can t h e r a p y thing you can do to help is aptly explain program. the feelings be a friend.”

The only of apathy, thing we all hopelessness, had in common is that we were or isolation that accompany all fighting our very own battle. depression.

I can say without doubt that That being said, many who the last thing someone suffering suffer from depression are from depression wants is pity, offended when you make light or sympathy.First, it must be of depression, self harm or made clear that depression is suicide. a disease, and one that can be The most important thing treated like any other. Being for a teen to have when fighting depressed is not a state of mind depression is a good support or an emotion when people say system. I am lucky to have they got “really depressed” friends and family that love me when a sad thing happens, that unconditionally, who have done is not depression. so much to help support me and Furthermore, depression is keep me going. An emotion that

usually accompanies depression is loneliness.

If you notice a friend acting distant and you fear they may be depressed, just be a friend to them. Listen to them and reassure them that his or her problems, though they may be very real, are temporary.

While the overall best response would be for the depressed person to tell parents or an adult, some people are so anxious about their parents or teachers finding out that they feel like informing adults may drive them to be even more anxious.

There is no rule on when, as a friend, to tell an adult that someone you know is depressed, except that any thoughts of suicide— no matter how trivial or fleeting— should be shared with authority figures as soon as possible.

I suggest a call to action.

If you think that a friend is depressed, do not let them drift away. Don’t pity them, and don’t act like suddenly everything has changed. Try to spend time with them on activities they enjoy, even if they say they’d rather just be alone.

It’s not your job to cure their depression; the only surefire thing you can do to help is be a friend.

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Friday, March 8, 2013

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Some words with critics

Your two good too get threw this sentence without noticing they’re our some problems. If anyone doesn’t want to bang his or her head— or mine— against a wall after reading that, then I really don’t know what to say.

Unfortunately, anyone could take a scroll down his or her social media feed and find a good ten examples of misused homophones and then another three tweets or posts from grammar Nazis complaining about you’re versus your.

Those Grammar Nazis united on Monday, which marked the fifth Maggie Devereux celebration of NaEditor-in-Chief tional Grammar Day. However, one doesn’t need to devote a day to grammar or even love grammar at all in order to put together a correct sentence.

In a world of 140 character limits, is the right spelling of words really people’s biggest concern? Maybe not, but the misuse of homophones is a surefire way to make anything one writes sound stupid.

The main reason people write is to communicate: to share ideas, to entertain, even to gain retweets. And unclear communication leads to confusion and misinterpretation. Not only does it annoy the reader, but it makes them move on without getting anything substantial out of what they read, except maybe a good laugh.

The concern with bad grammar usage in texting and social media posts is that it leads to bad habits. A habit is formed when something is Homophones completed for 21 consecutive your your’re days. bear bare In this case, it leads to laeye I ziness and fare fair the habit of sight site not reading over what one write right wrote. Then through threw when it comes pair pear to a school paper or a colnew knew lege essay or weather wether a resume, the sees seas seize person is not cents scents sense in the habit of editing themthere they’re their selves.

It’s much easier to start good grammar habits in something as short as a text or a tweet and then move on to the big stuff.

I can’t guarantee anyone will sound smart with correct grammar, but I can guarantee people won’t be as offended.

It may be petty, but I can’t even count the times I refuse to favorite or retweet something on twitter because there’s a grammar error.

According to TODAY.com, a second grade teacher in Buffalo, NY, had his students go through tweets from professional athletes and correct their grammar mistakes. 90 percent of his seven and eight­ -year-­ old students found all the mistakes he gave them.

Imagine how smart the second graders thought their professional athlete “role models” were after this assignment.

I find written communication a powerful tool. Makes sense since I’m a writer, right? Yet when letters aren’t in the correct order or apostrophes don’t make sense, it takes away from the message being sent.

Whether the mistakes come from laziness or an actual lack of understanding of grammar, just remember even second graders can figure it out.

s YOU GONNA FINISH THAT?: Senior Becca McLaurin prepares a vegan meal. She has been a vegan for a year, in an attempt to fight factory farming and animal cruelty. photo by Ian Magnuson

Vegetables are super neat

When someone asks me why I’m a links. Vegetarianism is not some huge vegetarian, I’ll say it’s because I have a sacrifice. thing against plants. (Ha. Ha. Sigh.)

You’re only eliminating one food I do this because when I actually talk group from your diet. And nutritionabout the unsustainability of meat and ally speaking, it’s a food group that can what’s wrong with the American food easily be replaced with other sources of industry, I get blank stares, or worse protein, like eggs, milk or beans. yet, “But humans have sharp I also get people who tell teeth. We’re supposetuh eat me vegetarianism is “just so extreme.” meat.”

Vegetarianism is not exVegetarianism is not diffitreme. There is nothing excult, wrong or extreme. And treme or revolutionary about it’s something you should at eating fruits and vegetables. least try.

Humans have been doing that In AP Language last year, for millennia, and religions my research paper was on emphasizing vegetarianism, genetically modified plants.

As part of my research, I like Hinduism, have been around for nearly as long. I watched “Food Inc,” a docu- Anna Boratyn especially love being told my mentary critical of the Amer- Executive Opinion diet is extreme by people sitican food industry. Midway Editor ting across from me and noshthrough the movie, I decided I ing on a carcass. was going to be a vegetarian, Senior Becca McLaurin has been a and maybe someday, a vegan. There are a few reactions I always get when I tell vegan for the past year and a vegetarian for the two before that. Her motivations people about my vegetarianism.

“Oh no. I could never be vegetarian. were primarily to not support factory farming and animal cruelty.

I like meat too much.”

She also commonly receives comYes you could and no you don’t.

There are dozens of meat substitutes ments about her diet.

Once, a teacher even remarked on out there– enter seitan, tofu and my favorite, Morningstar brand sausage McLaurin’s veganism, saying “I can’t believe you have such a rigid diet.”

Veggie Tales But McLaurin doesn’t find vegI had my good friend, senior Kelly Spain, go vegetarian for anism that restricfour days. tive.

Or, “four days too many,” as Spain puts it.

“It just takes Spain said that she doesn’t feel any different, aside from some creativity,” being upset she can’t eat meat. said McLaurin.

“I feel bad that I eat meat. I know that they were animals, McLaurin and when I think about that, it’s sad. But I want some prime only started takrib right now. I’m going to go home and eat a steak,” Spain ing vitamin supsaid. plements three

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not: HEADPHONE CORDS They get tangled, break, and get in the way of everything. Has anyone on Earth ever pulled headphones out of their backpack or pocket and have them come out perfectly straight, without a single knot or tangle? Never. -Jack McDermott

not: AMerican Idol American Idol is like the pet goldfish you won from Frontier Days that just won’t die no matter how many times you neglect to feed it.

As if Simon quitting wasn’t enough of a hint to cancel the show while it could still be remembered with a shred of dignity, Nikki Minaj’s face is enough to tarnish the show. -Maddy Moloney

months ago. She says she gets her calcium from leafy greens and protein from tempeh beans. She’s never had medical problems related to her diet and says it even helps her avoid high cholesterol, which runs in her family.

Quitting veganism occasionally crosses her mind, but not nearly as often as it used to. She doesn’t like meat, but says it’s hard to not be able to get ice cream with friends. However, McLaurin has a coping mechanism.

“I go home and make vegan chocolate chip cookies.” McLaurin said. “Vegan chocolate chip cookies are wonderful.”

Vegetarian “extremism” comments aside, I still occasionally get the perennial, “ We’re supposetuh eat meat.”

Not necessarily. In fact, we can’t digest uncooked meat.

While carnivores like cats have short digestive systems that do away with high amounts of cholesterol, humans have long digestive systems, which are not as well suited to digesting meat.

Aside from being unable to digest uncooked meat, eating meat drains the body of calcium.

Humans also produce two catalysts for digestion: an alkaloid and an acid.

The alkaloid is used to digest starches, fruits and vegetables.

But hydrochloric acid is necessary to digest meat. Hydrochloric acid, incidentally, takes calcium to use.

Sure, our ancestors hunted. But they needed a high-protein diet, and no one was going to run over to the nearest Whole Foods for protein supplements.

But now, you do have that option. So why not?

You’d be doing something that saves lives and extends your own. That’s worth not eating piggies for.

HOT: BLACKHAWKS HOCKEY For real, the Blackhawks are the hottest thing to step on ice (historically, even). As of now, they have made nearly halfway through their season without a single regulation loss, netting 43 of 46 possible points and are going on a 10-game winning streak.

I’m surprised the ice can hold up for 60 minutes under their heat. -Kyle Brown

HOT: DORITOS LOS TACOS, COOL RANCH What’s better than Taco Bell? If you answered almost nothing, then you are correct. Taco Bell recently launched the Cool Ranch Doritos Los Taco this past Wednesday and as everyone knows, the Cool Ranch flavor of Doritos are exponentially better than the Nacho Cheese flavor. For those whose only vegetables in their diet include the shredded lettuce in Taco Bell foods, the world is a little brighter. -Andi Hayes

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Sharing Love Throughout high school, students enter the dating world, which can be both exciting and intimidating for everyone. Teachers, both young and old, have been through it all and now relive it through their students. Here, a handful give their best advice regarding dating.

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For Those Dating: Friendship is Key

According to social studies teacher Craig Bianchi, developing a solid friendship with a person before dating is always a good idea. He feels this gives two people the opportunity to really get to know and understand each other before taking the relationship a step further. Also, he thinks if the relationship were not to last, the two people could then return to being friends without major drama.

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Bianchi also recommends that teenagers take advantage of double dates or “group dates,” like his son did. He advises the couple to share a group of the same friends who will support them through everything. He cites the example of his son and his friends, who often went on group dates during high school.

Because of the close bond between the friends, the experiences weren’t as awkward as some dates can be.

Bianchi also feels that the group will be able to help a relationship develop over time.

For the Single People:

By Ellen Siefke Features Writer

Want to hear more dating advice from your favorite teachers?

To read stories about: • A date with a boy who was fasting • Awkward blind dates •Teachers’ worst dates •Advice for a first date Head to

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Put Yourself Out There

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Make Yourself Likeable

English teacher Michael Andrews has learned from his own high school experiences. In high school, he dated very little because he was “too shy to talk to girls.” So, his biggest advice would be to just approach someone and speak up.

“You can’t be afraid of rejection,” Andrews said.

“Just take it for what it is. If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out with a certain individual, but if you are too afraid to actually approach somebody, then it’s obviously not going to go anywhere.”

Although teenagers are subjected to the constant, “be yourself ” mantra, Bianchi recommends something different.

“Always appear friendly and smile,” Bianchi said.

“Try to appear friendly and casual. If you seem likeable, people will like you.”

Andrews, on the other hand, sticks to the classics.

“Be who you want to be, and be yourself,” Andrews said. “If a person embraces you for that, then great, but if it doesn’t work out, it’s not the end of the world either.”

Locked out at Jimmy John’s Substitute teachers share their unique subbing experiences

to Elk Grove.

“So Hugo didn’t go back and steal my car, which was nice on his behalf,” Collins said.

Fortunately, Collins was able to arrive at his class just in time. Like him, substitute teachers are an essential part to any school. Whenever teachers have

By Brian Park to leave, substitute teachers are ready to Executive In-Depth Editor take their place and run the class, even if that means waking up at four in the On his second day of being a submorning just to check if any teachers stitute teacher, social science teacher called in sick that day or otherwise.

Brock Collins was eating at a local JimCollins was a substitute teacher for my Johns for lunch when he locked his three years and was an aid last year at keys in his car after accidentally throwRolling Meadows High School before ing them, instead of his sunglasses, on becoming nearly a full-time teacher at the seat. This was very unfortunate timProspect, as he only teaches four classes ing, as he was scheduled right after to out of the usual five this year. sub in for a class at Elk Grove.

When Collins was a sub, he would “I was locked out at Jimmy Johns, call the sub system in the middle of the and I was freaking out, obviously, benight to see if there were any teachers cause I needed to get back,” Collins said. out that day to sub for because of how Collins did run to the nearest fire quickly the jobs would fill up. station, but there was no one there. He The only benefit Collins saw in subthen called the police for help, but they bing was when he didn’t want to work, were unwilling to help because the car he didn’t have to. wasn’t running.

However, having been both a sub and His savior was a random stranger a teacher, a major hardship Collins sees named Hugo who came to the rescue afwith subs is how they have to adapt on ter seeing Collins in distress. He tried the fly to the unique culture in every to open Collins’ car with his “Slim Jim” class. English teacher Jill Corr believes but was unsuccessful. Finally, Hugo that it is not the subs’ responsibility to ended up agreeing to drive Collins back teach new material, so she tries make it as easy as possible for her subs.

AdditionalAESOP outdates phone callers ly, one problem In 2010, the online AESOP sub most subs face program replaced the traditional is the lack of reway of calling an automated sysspect from stutem to see if any teachers were dents because in need of a sub. they are not “It definitely dehumanized the whole process,” Social viewed as being science teacher Brock Collins said. “It kind of put it on you to important. continually check the system.”

“You don’t According to Collins, the teachers use the system to show have a role; you what days they will be absent, and when the system apdon’t have a proves of it, notifications get sent out to the listed substitute place,” Collins teachers. said. “There’s Because the system is now online, one of the features on not a sense of AESOP allows teachers to input their top five subs. Therefore, belonging. . . if one of the teachers calls in sick at four or five in the mornIf you’re a sub, ing, one of their favorites is contacted by phone. you’re just the “Overall, it’s a good system; it’s one of the systems that odd man out.” few people complain about, really,” Collins said. “Usually, [for] Substitute HomeLogic and SchoolLogic, everybody complains about teacher Henry everything; AESOP is one of those things that works for what Rath taught at it does.”

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s BLENDING IN: Substitute teachers, such as Gary McMorrow, (above) are an essential part of any school, even if they are viewed as unimportant by students. | photo by Ian Magnuson

Q&A with senior Tycjan Sieradzki

Q: What’s your view on substitute teachers?

A: Most of them just sit quietly and don’t do anything; most of them, they help explain whatever the teacher is helping us. So, it’s a mixed feeling.

Q: Who was the most interesting sub you’ve ever had?

A: Amanda Forssander. She would write stuff on the board, erase it, write more, erase it, write again, for the whole period. . . It was Mr. Adair’s [sub], freshman year.

Q: Who would be your ideal substitute teacher?

A: My ideal sub would be a person who shows a lot of movies and basically does more than just either talk or write a lot of stuff. He should engage the class in a better way than making us just do dumb activities.

1971-2005. He currently subs in as something to keep himself busy and earn extra cash, as well as to see his old colleagues.

“To me, one of the most interesting things about subbing is that every day is different,” Rath said.

More than a decade later, substitute teacher Gary McMorrow began teaching in 1983 and started subbing in 2008.

He retired from full-time teaching the same year when he thought it was a good time to get out because of the pension situation.

However, McMorrow continued to teach at Prospect because he enjoyed being with the kids and likes being at Prospect as an alumni.

“I think it would be pretty boring if you’re sitting at home all the time,” McMorrow said. “When I’m here, at least I’m doing something.”

According to McMorrow one of the benefits of being a sub is there is not a lot of planning or teaching because it is all set out beforehand. It’s not difficult for him because all he has to do is take attendance and give out an assignment.

He does, however, try to add in as much information that he knows when he is covering a topic.

As for his style of teaching new students, McMorrow tries to be as comfortable as possible around them. Similarly, Collins tries to connect to students through humor.

“My style in teaching anybody is always, ‘You respect me, I respect you,’” McMorrow said. “But I sort of introduce myself a lot of times and say, ‘Hi, my name is Mr. McMorrow, call me G Mac,’ because that’s what most kids know me as.”

Overall, since teachers are not perfect and have to miss their classes for various reasons, such as sickness, meetings or emergencies, they need reliable substitutes to run their classes efficiently.

“Having a sub that is competent enough not to have the whole place burn down is important,” Collins said.

“And from a teacher’s perspective, if I know I have somebody who’s going to be competent in the class, I’m not worried about [it].”

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TO SERVE AND PROTECT: MOUNT PR Resource officer achieves ‘ultimate goal’

By Jack McDermott

Executive Online Editor

Photo by Khrystyna Halatyma

Student resource officer (SRO) Scott Filipek started off as a third-grade teacher, but exchanged the safety and great hours of being a teacher for the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift and blue uniform of a police officer. However, in 2010, Filipek’s new career gave him the chance to work at schools again, only this time he was not teaching, but enforcing.

When the last resource officer to work at Prospect was reassigned, Filipek was asked to take the job. Filipek only knew about the change of position a day before he was reassigned, so he needed to adjust very quickly.

“Becoming the SRO is always something that I wanted to do, but I didn’t know it would come this fast,” said Filipek. “On my application to [become an officer], I said one of my ultimate goals was to work with the school, but I didn’t necessarily know student resource officer was what I wanted to do.”

Filipek believes it was a positive switch because of the hours and the new vibe. While working as a police officer, he believed his entire personality changed to match his job.

“When you work on the street, most times you’re getting a call because someone’s in trouble or something bad is happening and that takes a toll on you and

after awhile you get a negative outlook,” Filipek said.

Although Filipek did not think this was necessarily a bad thing because it always kept him alert, he wanted a change.

Now, Filipek enjoys having students come see him during the day not because of a problem, but just for conversation.

Although he did receive many ‘hellos’ as an officer, that was usually where the conversation stopped.

During these conversations, Filipek learns of possible problems in the building and gives students advice on how to handle the situation.

While Filipek gives advice, students return the favor by helping find stolen items.

“The [students] are really very important for finding lost property and returning it to the right place,” said Filipek.

Filipek can get the word out to look for stolen items by emailing the teachers to inform their classes about the issue or for especially expensive items, he could even put a description and picture of the item on the morning announcements.

Although Filipek does not physically search the building for lost or stolen items, he does help out by looking through the camera system.

“This year, we have a new and upgraded high definition camera system. It’s really easy to use and the cameras are available online,” Filipek said.

The cameras do not, however, help with the search for items stolen in the locker rooms where crime is most likely to happen.

Decoding the codes

By Khrystyna Halatyma

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Executive In-Depth Editor Students can get a code violation for being under the influence of, selling or producing illegal substances as well as for thievery and gang activity.

Codes are a result of a bad decision made by a student, but cannot lead to further consequence.

For example, a student can get a code because of a suspension, but cannot get a suspension because of a code.

The difference in consequences between making bad decisions at school versus in the community is substantial.

If a student shows up to a school-related event under the influence it will result in a suspension followed by a code.

Whereas if a student was drinking on the weekend, outside of school, it would simply result in a code. This goes for theft and gang activity as well.

Associate principal Greg Minter goes off of information he receives from a police report given to him by the resource officer and never simply accuses the student off of a rumor.

Resource officer Scott Filipek says the police and the school have a reciprocal reporting agreement that allows them to share information, and the school can then do w i t h

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If the police comes across a student participating in illegal activity they let the school know.

“For the most part, when I report things to the school, it’s not to get the kids in trouble; it’s to get the kids the help they need,” Filipek said. “Maybe the school is the place they can get the most help; sometimes at home isn’t the best place.”

Once a student receives a code, they could be suspended from participating in sport, theatre or academic competitions, but are still allowed to attend practices for sports and activities.

On the third or fourth violation a student can lose all eligibility from all activities.

Codes are accumulative throughout a students career at Prospect, meaning they will do not go away with the beginning of a new school year.

There is a chance for redemption: after the second or third, a student can appeal for reinstatement in competitions by means agreed upon with the school administration.

This can include sitting out a season or agreeing to attend a substance abuse program, OMNI, for eight weeks (see Second chance).

“People make mistakes, we’re talking about 14-18 year olds,” Minter said. “[A] lot of learning goes on at this age. Sometimes you learn from making a bad choice just as much as you learn from making a good choice.”

According to Minter, codes are a private matter between the student and the school.

Colleges and universities would never have any way of finding out about it in any formal records.

“The primary goal [of codes] is to try to deter kids from making bad choices,” Minter said. “When you’re wearing a Prospect uniform or you’re playing in the marching band, you’re representing the school. The district and the school want to make sure the kids who

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Even though the locker rooms do attract a lot of crime, nearly 50-60% of all lost or stolen items get returned.

In the past, iPhones and iPads were a common target for crime but once the police found out how to trace them using the Find my iPhone app, the crime rate plummeted.

Now, commonly stolen items include wallets and money which cannot be traced and are very unlikely to be found.

When Filipek isn’t filling out reports, he attends meetings with the Mount Prospect Police Department discussing crime in the city and if Prospect students are the cause, or can help with the situation. “[The Student Resource Officer] has to be a good communicator, so [Prospect] can share information with the police and the police can share information with us,” said Dean of Students Patricia Tedaldi-Monti.

However, Filipek does more than just attending meetings while at the station. He helps out whenever the station is down a man.

“I’ll get called in to help out [at the police station] and either work a beat in uniform or do detective work in plain clothes,” Filipec said.

“I was a teacher before this and I decided that instead of teaching I wanted to be on the other side, but I wanted to still use my teaching,” Filipec said. “This is almost a perfect mix of teaching and being a law enforcement officer.”

Officer Mark Bechtold’s tips for getting pulled over • When getting pulled over, pull over in a parking lot or off of the road • Be respectful • Use the term officer, it comes off more courteous • Admit your mistake and apologize.

“Things like that go a long way,” said Bechtold

“Prospect has a really good reputation with our department. Your school is really well thought of...

People that I deal with, parents, cops, other people in the village [believe Prospect] has a really good reputation.”

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• Those waiting on bond • The first thing an office accident is ask if there ar • Most people speed on s speed limit is 30 • Police officers would ra than cops, for the respec • There are two radio sig Heights and another with • There is no such thing •A police officer’s radar g so if you travel in a pack • No police officer on the donuts according to Offi • Shifts work five days on then the next week five d Curfew Questions

Curfew doesn’t change in the summer, however once you are 17 you no longer have a curfew except your drivers license is invalid after 10 p.m., which does not change on the weekends.The same goes for anyone under 17 but they have a nondriving curfew of 11 p.m. on weekdays (sunday included) and on Friday and Saturdays the nondriving curfew is extended until midnight.

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ROSPECT’S FINEST POLICE: Tales from a ride along CONTINUED from front page He pulled directly in front of the police station up against Northwest Highway and started to point the radar gun at cars as they whizzed past.

Despite the obvious location for a police to be radaring, we caught a White Ford Escape within minutes. We followed the car into an empty lot where Bechtold walked up to talk to the driver.

He followed the formula of stating his name, his police department and the reason for stopping in order to appear professional.

The woman we pulled over was unusually chatty, blaming her speeding on being late to pick up a cake and then later asking Bechtold if she knew him from somewhere.

Often when drivers get pulled over they aren’t nearly as accepting as the woman in the Escape.

However, Bechtold says he makes an effort to make the situation as painless as possible by either giving a ticket or a lecture, not both.

“Even if somebody gets mad at me and they are getting a ticket, hopefully they walk away respectfully and realizing [that] I’m just doing my job and that next interaction with the police will go a little easier because of theinteraction they had with me,” Bechtold

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After the woman drove away, Bechtold’s radio buzzed in with a message that he had a special assignment waiting for us back at the station.

We drove back and received instructions to handout a community, alert to all the preschools, in the area about man who entered a preschool in west Mount Prospect and acted inappropriately towards a child.

However, before we started our journey to the preschools we stopped at Busse Car Wash to clean the ice off the squad car.

Bechtold used to work at Busse Car Wash as a high schooler, and his experience of washing squad cars and hearing stories from the officers is what influenced his choice to join the force.

“There’s something about that that I was really drawn to,” Bechtold said. “Just having an inside sense of justice and right and wrong and wanting to help people; I’ve always been an advocate for that. I have always hated bullies and wanted to be a protector. And it just kind of started falling in line that this is what I think I’d really like to do.”

After the car wash we started on our way to the local preschools. Bechtold was looking forward to the special assignment because his favorite part of his job was being able to interact with the community, specifically kids.

“In our culture, as people get older, they tend to have a distrust from the police,” Bechtold said. “Maybe they have had a bad experience in the past, so they paint all officers with that brush. Kids don’t have that, though.

Kids still think police are great and noble, and I want to reinforce that. That we are there to help kids, we are here to protect them and we’re not here to arrest them or cause them problems.”

Surprisingly, many of the preschool workers were hesitant to open up to Officer Bechtold and me and seemed startled by our visit.

The preschoolers, however, loved it, and I could at one point hear them chattering and pointing out to one another that he was a policeman.

If we would have had more time, we possibly would have stayed and talked with some of the little kids, but before long Bechtold’s police radio had a new assignment for us.

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Our next call was at a second-hand

car dealership; we were responding to a customer/manager dispute.

A woman was upset and claimed that she had been lied to about her recently purchased car regarding the car’s true mileage.

Bechtold mediated between the woman and the manager, and came to an agreement to make both parties happy; the womAn returned the car and the manager repaid her in full.

Although the event wasn’t too exciting, it opened my eyes to the other important roles police officers play aside from protectors.

They provide emotional support as well a voice of reason for those who are in a time of struggle. With the woman at the car dealership, the main service Bechtold provided for her was to hear her out and acknowledge her problem.

HIGH SPEED CHASE

However, our day had one more “rock” in store for us as the police radio informed us of an armed man making his way into Mount Prospect from Prospect Heights in a gold minivan.

Officer Ryan and I became eager with anticipation as he turned his siren on and drove around lanes of traffic on the lookout for the gunman.

Although the gunman was stopped before we were able to find him, it did give me a better example of why Ryan referred to Mount Prospect as a mobile society.

He explained the problems his department deals with isn’t just Mount Prospect because everything travels. Trouble in nearby towns leave a spillover effect on one another.

“There is nothing tied down to Mount Prospect,” Ryan said.

Not to disillusion the perception of Mount Prospect as “the best place to raise a kid”, but as Officer Ryan says, there is more going on than you think.

For the rest of my day, I switched officers and rode along with Officer Bill Ryan so that Bechtold could finish handing out the community alerts.

Ryan has been with the force for over four Photo by year and has experienced all three police Ian Magnuson shifts: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Immediately, I could tell Officer Ryan loved his job by the enthusiasm he had while talking about his job, claiming he liked to do a “little bit of everything.” However, his favorite part of his job was investigating.

“It’s a really cool feeling to know you have kind of broken through the static or interference and have gotten to the truth, to be able to give people who maybe have had something done wrong to them some kind of resolution,” Ryan said.

Turning over rocks is exactly what we did as we pulled over a random truck for having expired license plate stickers.

The man we pulled over not only was missing his proof of insurance and actual license, but once we looked him up on the police computer we discovered that he 6:40 Arrival had been arrested 21 times.

6:50 Roll Call with officer Joe Belmont When Ryan 7:10 Check the Police car went back over to 7:13 Leave for patrol of Boxwood the truck, the truth 7:48 Check on Car Crash about the man’s past came 8:10 Radar pouring out, and along with it name drops of an 8:25 Pullover White Ford Escape for going 20 miles over infamous family among the speed limit the police department for 9:15 Called in for a special assignment their involvement of selling 9:24 Get car washed at Busse Car wash drugs.

9:40 Visit day cares The man later agreed to come in later that week sit 10:30 Respond to call about car dealership fraud. down and do an interview Customer management dispute with Ryan offering up tips 10:50 Fill out activity sheet about the family.

11:13 Respond to call for a car accident “It’s fun to take something small and turn it 12:05 Respond to call for sick elderly women a lot bigger,” Ryan said. “We 12:25 Lunch took a stop for [an] expired 1:00 Patrol license plates and turned it 1:03 Check on vacant house after a tip from the mailman into a guy with information 1:30 Pull over car for expired license about some serious drug activity going on in our 2:20 Respond to ambulance call neighborhood and wants 2:30 Respond to call about gunman [to] actively help stop it.”

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‘Zombie Prom’ lively, fresh, fun

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Creative spring musical a comedic, ‘cheesy’ break from previously heavy topics

By Miranda Holloway Editor-in-Chief

An explosion is coming to Prospect’s stage this April in the form of this year’s spring musical, “Zombie Prom.”

In what director Jeremy Morton describes as a “nuclear explosion,” the play is a “fun” production that is not widely performed, as Morton could only trace two other schools in the country who have done it.

The off Broadway musical, first performed in 1993, is set in the ‘50s at Enrico Fermi High School, next to a nuclear power plant. In what Morton describes as a cross between “Grease” and “Little Shop of Horrors,” the musical follows the story of high school sweethearts whose love is interrupted when, after a tragic accident, the boy, Jonny, dies and turns into a zombie.

Further complicating the young lovers’ desire to be together is the principal, Miss Strict, who declares no zombies will be allowed at prom.

The musical offers a break from the more serious productions performed this year, such as “The Sparrow.”

“I’m so looking forward to the fun we’re going to have,” Morton said.

“There’s nothing about this piece that is serious.”

Even though the production is early in the process, senior Chloe Chidester, who will be playing Miss Strict, already sees the the fun of the play.

“I’m really excited because just in the read throughs I can tell how much fun it’s going to be,” Chidester said.

The humor in the story is a product

of its subject.

“It’s very corny. It’s very obvious comedy, I think,” senior Franco Longobardi, who will be playing Jonny, said.

“You don’t really have to think about it but it’s laugh out loud.”

According to Morton, the script is a take on teenage romance movies and zombie films from the ‘50s.

“Everything about it makes you keep scratching your head like, ‘what’s happening’,” Morton said.

The script is complemented by fun musical numbers from genres like salsa and doo-wop.

As not many people know the storyline, the show offers more freedom for the cast and crew to be creative with the musical’s crazy music and script.

While both Longobardi and Chidester claim to be musical buffs, neither have ever heard of the play.

“I stood outside [Morton’s] office when they were listening to it and I was like, ‘I have no idea what this musical

s KNIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: Senior Franco Longobardi rehearses for his role as Jonny, a high school student turned zombie in this year’s production of “Zombie Prom.” The show’s obscurity gives the actors room to play. photo by Ian Magnuson

is’,” Chidester said.

With the time they have before the production, the cast is working on the musical’s comedy, adding a few zombies and playing with each character’s

Q&A with the make- up artist, senior Maggie Kohnen Q: How did you start doing stage make- up?

A: I started sophomore year. I went to an art field trip and there were different workshops for different kinds of art and there was a special effects artist there and that got me started Q: What kind of make- up do you use?

A: I use liquid latex, which is the main thing for it. You can make almost like a second layer of skin. It sounds weird but I use toilet paper blood gel, and there is this putty that builds up scabs.

Q: What are you looking forward to with making the zombie for the show?

A: I’m looking forward to getting my name out there and people knowing that this is what I do. photo courtesy of MaggieKohnen

quirks (see “Creative crew challenge”).

“I most look forward to the creation of the craziness that’s about to take place on stage,” Morton said.

Unlike last year’s show, “The Wedding Singer” the cast and crew do not have any sort of preconceived idea of what the characters will be like, which gives them more room to play with their characters.

“Because it’s so unknown there are no restrictions,” Chidester said. “You can do whatever.”

While the play will not have the same nostalgic draw for audience member as the the timeless “Wedding Singer,” “Zombie Prom” offers as fun break from reality.

“It’s just so playful that people are going to just escape and have a good time for the two hours of the show,” Morton said.

cREATIVE TECH Tech crew builds revolving stage

By Miranda Holloway Editor-in-Cheif photo by Ian Magnuson

sTECH TIME: Senior tech crew member Tony Alberico works on the set for the production of “Zombie Prom.” The crew is creating a revolving stage for the play.

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“Zombie Prom” is an obscure musical, which inspired tech crew to try something different as well: Building a revolving set from scratch.

The revolving stage will allow the crew to set up different scenes on different parts of the revolving set and rotate it according to the scene going on. This eliminates having to set up and disassemble the props every time there is a setting change.

Sets like the gym and classrooms will be displayed and their props will be left on stage.

“It will make the scene changes quicker because we won’t have to move everything around,” sophomore Nick Fowler said.

Building the stage is no easy feat since the crew is working without a model.

“There are not many places that have [revolving stages], so it’s kind of hard to figure out where to get information; We’re getting it off our heads, pretty much,” Fowler said.

One of the biggest challenges is to simply make sure all of the parts and the stage works successfully, which will be turned manually.

This is stage will not only be used for “Zombie Prom,” but hopefully for many musicals to come.

“It’s something that Prospect has never done, and they’re keeping it so we’ll have it forever so it’ll be something that we all did,” Fowler said.

Additionally, they are decorating the stage in period decorations.

The walls will be covered with old movie posters and advertisements.

“It’s going to be something interesting for everyone, not just for tech,” senior Jackie Surleta said.

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sPICTURE PERFECT: The following photos were taken by senior Ryan Hanley (photos 5,6 and 8), junior Josie Sajbel (photos 2,4 and 7) and ‘11 graduate Isabelle McGuire (photos 1,3 and 9). Photography has recently boomed in popularity, in and outside of Prospect. “I always like taking pictures of things that capture the moment,” Hanley said.

Photography flourishes among teens a room located across the hall from the art rooms that is made Features Editor completely dark to allow the Senior Ryan Hanley is no processing of light-sensitive different from the 200-plus photographic materials.

The students who take these students taking a photography class; however, he is the courses are required to take only student enrolled in AP pictures of certain subjects as people, objects, Photography.

Hanley has such the most freedom of all the architecture or landscapes. students in Photography, Once students enter Portfolio working on the computer Photography, they have more with his photos during class freedom to decide what they and coming in after school want to shoot and how they to discuss his work with art want to set up the shooting.

The setup includes choosing teacher Barbara Shaffer.

Hanley isn’t the only student the type of lighting, angle, interested in photography, what props or objects are in as more students seem to the shot, the location and any be interested in the subject other details of the shoot and because of its accessibility can account for planning hours coming from phone cameras to days in advance.

Junior Josie Sajbel, a and apps like Instagram. student in R e c e n t l y, Portfolio photography I really just Photography, has been shoot anything uses her booming in and everything. f r e e d o m p o p u l a r i t y, to shoot in and Really just capturing the landscape outside of the human experience kind of photos or classroom. thing.” anything else The basic that strikes photography - SENIOR RYAN HANLEY, her eye. She c o u r s e s photographer especially offered at enjoys being Prospect for are Photography 1, 2, 3, able to capture things in nature Portfolio Photography and from an angle that one wouldn’t AP Photography. All of these normally notice upon viewing.

“I like the symmetry [of classes require the students to use the same film camera, nature],” Sajbel said. “I like a 35-millimeter reflex camera, finding different angles in so the students learn how to anything, not just in nature... develop film using a darkroom, I like finding different angles of things that you look at

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normally, and [I like] finding a different way to look at [those things] that no one usually sees.”

For ‘11 graduate Isabelle McGuire, once she had freedom to shoot what she wanted by being in Portfolio and AP Photography, she built props to help establish the setting for her photos. Her experiences at Prospect through those classes helped build her motivation to continue with photography and pursue it as a career choice.

Now studying photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), McGuire uses a variety of media such as painting, makeup, costuming and sculpture to keep her photos different and interesting.

“It’s really good to not stick to one thing and allow yourself to really look at everything you’re doing and why you’re doing it and study little parts of your work,” McGuire said.

McGuire’s main focus of shooting her pictures is to capture the story of someone, whether fiction or non-fiction.

McGuire isn’t necessarily looking to express herself through her photos as much as human nature itself.

McGuire does this mostly by portraiture, or capturing portraits of people around her, real or not. She is currently working on a project for her class at the SAIC where she displays herself as different

CELEBRITY LOOK-ALIKES The celebrity:

Kirsten Dunst, actress Starred in Spiderman, Bring It On, Marie Antoinette, Elizabethtown

The look-alike:

Junior Allison Ristau “One time my grandma was reading the newspaper and she cut out a picture and gave it to my mom and said, ‘Oh, Allison’s in the newspaper!’, but really it was Kirsten Dunst.”

Photography Lingo •Aperture: Lens opening. The hole or opening formed by the metal leaf diaphragm inside the lens or the opening in a camera lens through which light passes to expose the film.

•Fisheye lens: Ultra-wide angle lens giving 180 angle of view.

•ISO: International standard of film sensitivity.

•Resolution: The ability of a lens to discern small detail.

•Shutter speed: Also known as exposure time, it is the effective length of time a camera’s shutter is open. The total exposure is proportional to this exposure time, or duration of light reaching the film or image sensor. characters with names such as “Ultra Violence” and “Pruce Larel” (see photos 1 and 3 for Pruce Larel).

“I think portraiture is a display of the human; I really like figuring out what people do, why they do it and what that says about them personally,” said McGuire.

Hanley, on the other hand, focuses on shooting everyday things that could be from a funny note to someone he sat with at lunch. Hanley uses his camera phone especially to capture pictures of everything around him at times when his camera is not easily accessible.

“I really just shoot anything and everything,” Hanley said.

“Really just capturing the human experience kind of thing.”

Hanley also enjoys taking pictures of his friends, or anything else in the current day, specifically youth, as it “doesn’t last forever.”

“I always like taking

pictures of things ... that capture the moment,” Hanley said. “That moment passes; it’s not always going to be like that.

But when you have a picture of it, you have the ability to go back to that moment 30 years from now and look at it for what it really was, there’s no bias to it.”

For all of these photographers, making sure they have the final product they have always wanted is the main priority, no matter if it is 30 years from now, or from something they shot today. Executing the vision of the “perfect picture” is the ultimate way photographers like Hanley, McGuire and Sajbel make sure they’re content with their work and achieve success through their photos.

“Just stay true to what you want to do because you’re not going to be happy with it unless it’s exactly what you wanted to do,” McGuire said.

Statistics class one-of-a-kind

By Erin McGovern Online Editor

This year, Prospect offered 318 courses total for students to pick from when creating their schedules.

Of those, 21 of them are math classes. Needless to say, making the right decision of what class to choose could take some time.

Senior Mara Leane originally went with the suggested 80s math track into her senior year, taking AP Calculus AB first semester, but then decided to take statistics (stats) second semester instead to better prepare for her future after high school.

“The thing I like about stats is that it applies toward the bigger career that you would possibly want to major in,” Leane said. “I took AP Calc but I was like, ‘Why am I taking this really hard class when it isn’t going to apply to my

major?’ Stats would do that for me.”

Leane is one of the many students enrolled in statistics class, a second semester course that, after being dropped

by Buffalo Grove High School at the end of last year, is now only offered at Prospect and not at any other District 214 schools.

Math/Science Division Head Keith Bellof explained that the success of statistics class at Prospect is because of the consistent number of students interested in taking the class every year, as well as enough staff members who like to teach it.

To read more about Prospect’s statistics class and see more pictures from the featured photographers above, go to ProspectorNow.com.

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‘Zombie Prom’ lively, fresh, fun

prospectornow.com

Creative spring musical a comedic, ‘cheesy’ break from previously heavy topics

By Miranda Holloway Editor-in-Chief

An explosion is coming to Prospect’s stage this April in the form of this year’s spring musical, “Zombie Prom.”

In what director Jeremy Morton describes as a “nuclear explosion,” the play is a “fun” production that is not widely performed, as Morton could only trace two other schools in the country who have done it.

The off Broadway musical, first performed in 1993, is set in the ‘50s at Enrico Fermi High School, next to a nuclear power plant. In what Morton describes as a cross between “Grease” and “Little Shop of Horrors,” the musical follows the story of high school sweethearts whose love is interrupted when, after a tragic accident, the boy, Jonny, dies and turns into a zombie.

Further complicating the young lovers’ desire to be together is the principal, Miss Strict, who declares no zombies will be allowed at prom.

The musical offers a break from the more serious productions performed this year, such as “The Sparrow.”

“I’m so looking forward to the fun we’re going to have,” Morton said.

“There’s nothing about this piece that is serious.”

Even though the production is early in the process, senior Chloe Chidester, who will be playing Miss Strict, already sees the the fun of the play.

“I’m really excited because just in the read throughs I can tell how much fun it’s going to be,” Chidester said.

The humor in the story is a product

of its subject.

“It’s very corny. It’s very obvious comedy, I think,” senior Franco Longobardi, who will be playing Jonny, said.

“You don’t really have to think about it but it’s laugh out loud.”

According to Morton, the script is a take on teenage romance movies and zombie films from the ‘50s.

“Everything about it makes you keep scratching your head like, ‘what’s happening’,” Morton said.

The script is complemented by fun musical numbers from genres like salsa and doo-wop.

As not many people know the storyline, the show offers more freedom for the cast and crew to be creative with the musical’s crazy music and script.

While both Longobardi and Chidester claim to be musical buffs, neither have ever heard of the play.

“I stood outside [Morton’s] office when they were listening to it and I was like, ‘I have no idea what this musical

s KNIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: Senior Franco Longobardi rehearses for his role as Jonny, a high school student turned zombie in this year’s production of “Zombie Prom.” The show’s obscurity gives the actors room to play. photo by Ian Magnuson

is’,” Chidester said.

With the time they have before the production, the cast is working on the musical’s comedy, adding a few zombies and playing with each character’s

Q&A with the make- up artist, senior Maggie Kohnen Q: How did you start doing stage make- up?

A: I started sophomore year. I went to an art field trip and there were different workshops for different kinds of art and there was a special effects artist there and that got me started Q: What kind of make- up do you use?

A: I use liquid latex, which is the main thing for it. You can make almost like a second layer of skin. It sounds weird but I use toilet paper blood gel, and there is this putty that builds up scabs.

Q: What are you looking forward to with making the zombie for the show?

A: I’m looking forward to getting my name out there and people knowing that this is what I do. photo courtesy of MaggieKohnen

quirks (see “Creative crew challenge”).

“I most look forward to the creation of the craziness that’s about to take place on stage,” Morton said.

Unlike last year’s show, “The Wedding Singer” the cast and crew do not have any sort of preconceived idea of what the characters will be like, which gives them more room to play with their characters.

“Because it’s so unknown there are no restrictions,” Chidester said. “You can do whatever.”

While the play will not have the same nostalgic draw for audience member as the the timeless “Wedding Singer,” “Zombie Prom” offers as fun break from reality.

“It’s just so playful that people are going to just escape and have a good time for the two hours of the show,” Morton said.

cREATIVE TECH Tech crew builds revolving stage

By Miranda Holloway Editor-in-Cheif photo by Ian Magnuson

sTECH TIME: Senior tech crew member Tony Alberico works on the set for the production of “Zombie Prom.” The crew is creating a revolving stage for the play.

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“Zombie Prom” is an obscure musical, which inspired tech crew to try something different as well: Building a revolving set from scratch.

The revolving stage will allow the crew to set up different scenes on different parts of the revolving set and rotate it according to the scene going on. This eliminates having to set up and disassemble the props every time there is a setting change.

Sets like the gym and classrooms will be displayed and their props will be left on stage.

“It will make the scene changes quicker because we won’t have to move everything around,” sophomore Nick Fowler said.

Building the stage is no easy feat since the crew is working without a model.

“There are not many places that have [revolving stages], so it’s kind of hard to figure out where to get information; We’re getting it off our heads, pretty much,” Fowler said.

One of the biggest challenges is to simply make sure all of the parts and the stage works successfully, which will be turned manually.

This is stage will not only be used for “Zombie Prom,” but hopefully for many musicals to come.

“It’s something that Prospect has never done, and they’re keeping it so we’ll have it forever so it’ll be something that we all did,” Fowler said.

Additionally, they are decorating the stage in period decorations.

The walls will be covered with old movie posters and advertisements.

“It’s going to be something interesting for everyone, not just for tech,” senior Jackie Surleta said.

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‘Once upon a time’ departs origin “Once upon a time” is a familiar phrase to anyone who’s read or heard any classic fairy tale. Most do not know where the origin of these folktales came from, though. For example, “Rumpelstiltskin” is frequently retold throughout generations, but it’s origin isn’t usually known. All these fairytales have a variety of authors, but an abundance of these classic tales were written by Jacob and Wilhelm

Red Riding Hood

Grimm, a.k.a “The Brothers Grimm.” Strangely enough, the brothers never wrote their stories for childrens’ consumption. In fact “The Brothers Grimm” wrote stories conveying blood, abandonment and pain. It wasn’t until film studios and childrens’ books took these writings and morphed them into the “happy endings” known today.

Cinderella

By Kelly Schoessling

Executive Entertainment Editor

Certain iconic images come to mind when remembering the tale of “Cinderella.”

The story included fancy ballrooms, hygienic forest animals and most importantly Prince Charming. A certain element from the original folktale never made it into the Disney film though: mutilation.

In the original folktale, Cinderella is used as a maid for her father, stepmother and evil stepsisters. She is given hope, though, when she attends a royal ball. She meets Prince Charming, but does not reveal her identity.

She meets him a total of three times before he sets a trap and steals her glass slipper.

The real departure from the beloved tale arrives when the prince asks the evil stepsisters to try the slippers on. The two convey desperation at its best when they cut off their toes and heels to fit into the shoes. However, the prince realizes the trick and recognizes Cinderella as his true love.

The endearing tale ends with Cinderella’s wedding and the stepsisters having their eyes pecked out by the doves.

“Little Red Riding Hood” is most commonly known for her red cloak given to her by her grandmother, but the iconic clothing isn’t true to the original tale. Instead she is given a red cap.

Most details within “Little Red Riding Hood” coincide closely with the true story. Little Red Riding Hood is asked to bring cake to her sick grandmother, but falls victim to a mischievous wolf.

The wolf sneaks into her grandmother’s house, eats her and prepares to fool Little Red Riding Hood as well.

Most were told the little girl didn’t fall prey to the wolf ’s games and escaped, but the original writing states otherwise.

Instead the wolf eats her whole. A nearby axeman hears her scream though, and cuts the wolf ’s stomach in half while he’s sleeping. Both Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother escape alive.

Together the three fill the wolf ’s body with rocks, and the next morning the wolf wakes up and drops dead from the weight of the stones.

Snow White

Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel is known best for teaching readers the consequences of a sweet tooth. Though no significant details differ from the story’s origin, the fairy tale itself is filled with components of abandonment and death.

The story revolves around a brother and sister who are abandoned by their two poor parents and left to fend for themselves in the woods. Together, they encounter a gingerbread house belonging to a sadistic witch.

The two children are lured inside the house and force fed with cakes, bread and other sweets. The witch locks Hansel in a cage and plans to eat him while she abuses Gretel.

Hansel is saved, though, when Gretel pushes the witch in her own oven and watches her burn to death. The two children then steal her gems and bring them back to their family.

This popular folktale follows Snow White as she hides from the evil queen, who is convinced she needs to kill Snow White to be the fairest throughout the kingdom. The queen is widely known for temporarily killing Snow White with a poison apple, but did you know it took her three times?

That’s right—talk about loss of street cred. In the original version, the queen uses suffocation and a toxic comb before she collects enough ingenuity to produce a poison apple.

“Snow White” is also famous for the classic kiss the prince gives her in her coffin to wake her up from the grave. In the actual story the kiss never happens; instead, the prince buys her coffin , but stumbles and drops the casket.

Photos courtesy of “The Complete The crash is so impactive, Snow White Brother’s Grimm Fairytales” wakes up. In conclusion, chivalry isn’t dead—never existented.

Recent releases relate to edgy origins With recent movies releases such as “Jack the Giant Slayer,” “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” and “Snow White and the Hunstman,” it seems classic tales are taking a different twist. Though, these edgier spin-offs seem to be closer to their darker origins. However, English teacher Eric Hammerstrom does not prefer the darker releases.

“I don’t like that a lot of our entertainment drops to

the lowest common denominator,” said Hammerstrom.

“I understand the human tendency to have an interest in the ‘gladiator’ type of environment. Even if the stories were dark originally, I don’t think we need to add to that.”

Junior Ryan Cecala enjoys the new releases, but prefers the uplifting storylines.

“No one wants a bad ending; everyone wants

a happy ending,” said Cecala.

However, junior Josh Johnson thinks the recent films are smart and useful.

“It builds off of what you’ve learned in your childhood,” said Johnson. “You have a little bit of relevance to it. It’s the next step.”

New Releases

Perfume: March 1

Video game: March 5

DVD: March 5

Movie: March 8

TV: March 18

Music: March 19

Concert: March 29

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SIGNERS: Excitement builds for college CONTINUED from back page Another contributing factor to a long decision process was to decide to stay close to home, or to go farther away.

Brooke Wolfe was torn between a school closer to home, and the University of Missouri (Mizzou). In the end, the majors that Mizzou had to offer led her to decide that she would enjoy the campus life more than if she stayed near home.

One of the final circumstances that helped the athletes secure their decision was the future of the sport at the college.

Johnston is enthusiastic about joining the Lindenwood Lions’ women’s golf team next year.

Lindenwood was just approved as a member of the NCAA Division II on Sept. 24, 2010. After a very suc-

cessful season last year, they kicked off their 2013 season by placing 14th in a 20-team tournament on Feb. 11 and 12.

“I’m most excited to be on a team that has a lot of aspirations,” Johnston said. “Since they’re new to Division II, they’ll be trying to make their name in the sport.”

Despite all the eagerness to jump into a college sport, nervousness takes over the athletes’ emotions as well.

Mike Houghton signed to the United States Military Academy-West Point (USMA) to play football next year.

Houghton was pretty much set on going to Drake until he got his offer on Feb. 1 to USMA. He was “very happy” when he received it because he had been talking to the coach for a while.

Houghton said that USMA was

definitely his best option and from that point on there was no doubt he would be going there.

Of course the fears that come with playing football for USMA are extensive, but playing Division I football is what Houghton is most looking forward to.

“It’s just so exciting because it’s always been my dream,” Houghton said. “There are a lot of things I’m scared of, definitely. I’m just nervous I guess.”

As a result, the weight of the world is removed from these ten seniors’ shoulders as they start a new chapter in their lives.

“I knew I was going to be nervous because I felt like once I did [sign with a college] that I was growing up and my childhood was ending in a way,” Molini said. “It was also really exciting to know that I figured out what I wanted to do.”

Coaching to new heights Veteran coaches bring track team to pole vault glory

By Peter Fusilero

Executive Sports Editor It was as if track coaches Dave Wurster and Mike Stokes were given gifts that fell right out of the sky.

About 10 years ago, both coaches were struggling to find pole vault coaches, but right on cue came along boys’ pole vault coach Tom Clements and girls’ pole vault coaches Judy and David Raub.

Clements’ stepson and Prospect alum John Jenkins was involved in the boys’ track program. He told Stokes about his stepdad’s experience and Stokes “drafted” Clements right then and there.

The Raubs also had a child in Prospect’s track and field program, their daughter Theresa who still holds the record for pole vaulting (11’6”).

During Theresa’s junior year, Judy and David saw that Wurster couldn’t do everything by himself.

“Dave Wurster was trying to [coach pole vault] as well as trying to be head coach which was just impossible,” David said. “We said we’d be happy to do it.”

Clements and the Raubs are very knowledgeable about the sport and their experience shows.

Growing up watching pole vaulters on Creighton University’s campus, Clements was born into the sport. He began pole vaulting when he was in seventh grade and he also had a successful career in high school.

“I was a state pentathlon champion in high school,” Clements said.

“Most of the time I would do six or seven events in most meets, but pole vaulting was my favorite.”

Even though the Raub’s pole vaulting careers weren’t as similar to Clements’, both have experience learning from one of the best when they went with their daughters to a pole vault summer camp.

“Our daughters learned to pole vault when we took them down to Arkansas when they became interested,” David said. “They met Earl Bell who was a three-time Olympian who runs a pole vault training facility for everyone from beginners to Olympic level vaulters.”

The Raub family kept returning to the camp to gain more knowledge from the time spent in Arkansas.

“When you listen to a three-time

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s FLYING HIGH: Junior Sean O’Carroll clears the bar during practice. O’Carroll credits his success in pole vault to his coach, Tom Clements. “I connect with him and he shows me the right way to do everything,” O’Carroll said.

Olympian pole vaulter coach 40 high going to take a wild guess and say 15 school kids dozens and dozens of or 20 conference medalists and we’ve times you pick something up,” Judy sent six or seven girls down state.” said.

As for Clements, O’Carroll and Both the Raubs’ and Clements’ ex- the other 13 vaulters, they look forperiences easily transitioned when ward to being even more successful they started coaching at Prospect. this season.

According to junior Sean O’Carroll, “As a team we will do very well,” what really got more students to try O’Carroll said. “We might be very out for pole vaulting was his coach’s close to breaking the Prospect relay ability to make it fun. record which is a combination of all “Many of the athletes wouldn’t of our heights.” probably keep up If anyone is with pole vaultinterested in Something unexpected ing if it wasn’t pole vaulting, Boys’ pole vault coach Tom Clefor coach ClemC l e m e n t s ments has a job outside of coaching ents,” O’Carroll believes they pole vault that involves supplying the said. “He’s such need specific largest fast food chain in America. a good teacher traits and talent.

“I’m a business man,” Clements and it’s just really “They’re athsaid. “My business is a logistics comfortable beletic, they’re company that supplies McDonald’s ing around him.” usually pretty restaurants. I’m a McDonald’s supAccording to fast and they plier.” senior Ally Zach, have a lot of the Raubs make courage,” Clepole vaulting fun by keeping the en- ments said. “Pole vaulting is a danergy positive and optimistic. gerous sport, but [pole vaulters] are “They’re just always really hap- kind of gutsy and they’re usually py,” Zach said. “Their happiness rubs pretty intelligent.” off on us when we’re frustrated.”

The Raubs believe that pole vaultA total of ten girls have joined the ing not only affects the kids as athgirls’ pole vault team which is more letes, but as a person going forward. than any other school in the MSL. “They’re learning skills for life,” The optimistic approach that both Judy said. “How to work on a very coaches preach have led to success long term goal, how to appreciate individually and as a team in past small increments towards that goal years. and not to let failure bother you.

“In the nine years we’ve had more To have that spotlight on you–– conference medalists than any other on the runway––this is it––you’ve school [in the MSL],” David said. “In made your decision, it is an all out the indoor and outdoor events I’m effort.”

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Between the Lines

WIITH AUNGELINA DAHM

With Aungelina Dahm

‘You play like a girl!’

I can’t express how many times I’ve been asked if dance is really a sport. People actually think that all we do is twerk and make Harlem Shake videos.

Reality check: We actually do things that are physically straining. Who knew that dance actually took skill and training, right?

Same thing goes for cheerleading. Let’s see the guys lifting metal weights in the gym pick up a girl while she’s doing a one-legged stunt.

Even though cheerleading is a female dominated sport, there are still guys who come and help to lift the flyers. But if you’re a male cheerleader you get made fun of by other guys. I just don’t get it.

On the other hand, the Rolling Meadows girls’ basketball team made it to state and took a 61-44 victory in the tournament on Mar. 1.

Let’s be honest, not many of you know that they got to state. And if you saw it on twitter you probably just thought, “Oh that’s cool, good for them” and kept scrolling down your twitter feed to see the latest tweets from Life As a Bro. If the boys’ basketball team were to get a place in the state championship, you wouldn’t be finding out on twitter because you’d be in the stands running out on the court.

Even though women have gotten a bigger role in the sports industry during the last decade or two, they are still trailing behind the big guys in the business.

However, Ronda Rousey made historic news when she won the first UFC fight that featured two signed female MMA fighters just a few weeks ago.

UFC President Dana White said more than four years ago that “women will never get to fight in the UFC,” according to The Huffington Post.

All that changed when Rousey came into the picture. Her opponent for that historic match was Liz Carmouche who was said to be the only person willing to fight her.

Adding on to a new milestone for women was Danica Patrick’s famous eighth place finish in the Daytona 500. Patrick is the first woman to win a Sprint Cup pole and to lead a lap in the Daytona 500.

Women in the sports world have been put down so many times.

You can point at Patrick and Rousey and make the argument that the reason they have been “allowed” to be who they are in the business is because of their looks.

If a not-so-pretty girl were to come into the MMA or NASCAR and wanted to make history, the group of men that run the industry would most likely tell them to run along in a unanimous decision.

Even in the 21st century, women are still struggling for equality in different aspects of everyday life. Especially, teenage girls are degraded for numerous reasons. Either they’re too feminine or too masculine when they play a sport, and it seems like there will never be an equal appreciation.

No matter what sport or activity you are in, don’t hate on someone that can do what you want better than you can. If you want something, work for it and it eventually will come.

Friday, March 8, 2013

SPORTS

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Boys’ basketball ended its exciting season against Waukegan in regionals. Head to ProspectorNow.com to read about the boys’ valiant finish.

Senior athletes commit to college teams future teammates.

The family aspect of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater basketball team led her to make a final decision.

“I’m really excited to be a part of this team because all the girls are really nice and I know that I will be able to go into college not alone,” Molini said. “The girls and coaches are really friendly and they treat you like a family. I think there will be a lot of support.”

The feeling each senior got when they visited the campus were all factors that contributed to the decision making process.

This was especially true for Kate Batcha, who said the beautiful sight she saw when she arrived on the campus of Division II Viterbo University in Wisconsin quickly made her choice.

“It was just so pretty up there that I was just like ‘OK nevermind. I definitely want to go here,’” Batcha said.

By Aungelina Dahm

Executive Sports Editor

Kate Batcha Viterbo Soccer

Michele Molini UW-Whitewater Basketball

All the stress that comes along with being a high school student seems never-ending. The pressure to make the decision of where to go to college and what to do with his or her life is a burden that is on a student’s mind for almost four whole years.

Ten committed seniors are looking forward to removing that weight from their shoulders so they can start their new careers as college athletes.

“It was more of a relief [after I signed] because now I know what I’m doing in college,” said Quentin Shaffer, a cross country and track and field runner. “That way, I don’t have to think about it and be distracted in track season.”

When trying to choose a college, Michele Molini had an intricate process of meeting with coaches and her

Noelle Johnston Lindenwood Golf

Colin Olson

Mike Houghton

Devin O’Hara

Western Illinois Football

“It was kind of weird too because I thought, ‘What kind of name is Viterbo?’ But then I thought, ‘Nevermind this place is great I want to go here.’”

Even though Batcha knew where she wanted to go from the beginning, others had days, weeks or even months where all of their different ofBrooke Wolfe fers and scholarships were lingering Missouri in the back of their mind.

Cross Country/Track During her sophomore year, Noelle Johnston began receiving letters and debating which college she would like to play golf at.

On the other hand, Colin Olson was debating between colleges for about three weeks, and ended up committing to play football at Western Illinois University (WIU) two days after taking his last visit. Devin O’Hara also committed to WIU footQuentin Shaffer ball about a week before Olson.

USMA-West Point Football

Western Illinois Football

See SIGNERS, page 15

Pat Costello UW-Whitewater Football

Iowa Cross Country/Track

Shola George Minn. St.-Mankato Wrestling

Doping taints integrity of bodies, sports

By Kyle Brown Copy Editor

Lance Armstrong rose to the pinnacle of sports fame with seven consecutive Tour de France victories from 19992005. It all came crashing down when he was charged with illicit doping use in June 2012.

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on Jan. 17, he admitted to using banned substances, including cortisone, a type of steroid, and EPO, a hormone that triggers red blood cell production.

Armstrong also said that, in his opinion, it would not be “humanly possible” to win the Tour de France seven times in a row without doping.

Lance Armstrong is just one of the most recent examples of the ongoing investigation on performance-enhancing substances in athletics, which brings into question the integrity of professional athletes on the whole and demands a closer look at the effects steroids can have.

The immediate effects on athletes, both on their bodies and careers, are what we see the most. However, according to Athletic Director Tom Martindale, the effects we sometimes ignore are those in the long run.

“I think the long-term effects are [worse] because [they are] so far out there,” Martindale said.

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The tests are administered at random and all athletes are subject to the examination.

The test itself involves a urine sample which is then sent in to a testing laboratory. Students are required to remove all outer clothing beforehand and the containment beaker is kept in sight at all times during the testing.

Since the IHSA started administering tests, no athlete has tested positive for banned substances.

“I think steroids became more of national and statewide news when we started to hear the horror stories of the side effects,” Martindale said.

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of an effort to raise education on their effects. Steroid education is also included in Prospect’s health classes.

While students’ health is definitely a main concern, the integrity of the sport is another important factor in curbing performanceenhancing substances.

Junior football player Shane Ryan believes that despite the IHSA’s efforts, there are still athletes using steroids out there.

“It hasn’t been prevalent, but I definitely have seen evidence of kids in other schools [who] look like they have obviously been using [steroids],” Ryan said.

The most famous cases of steroid use were in the MLB, where performance-enhancing drugs have been banned since 1991. No penalties were in place, however, until 2005. In the period between 1998 and

2009, the advent of the so-called “Steroids Era” of baseball, 10 players joined the 500 home run club, six of whom have been linked to steroids.

“That fly ball that goes to the warning track? OK, so now I take my ‘roids and I do all of that—it doesn’t go to the warning track,” Martindale said. “It lands in the eighth row of the bleachers. Home run.”

While the pros take steroids and build muscle, their spectators notice the results. Sophomore gymnast Pat Backus’ favorite sport to watch is gymnastics, where he believes steroids are a problem.

“With gymnasts, sometimes it’s hard to notice because everyone’s jacked,” Backus said. “You might not look stronger, but the records will show it.”

Backus knows a gymnast who takes steroids because of a bone growth problem.

However, Backus doesn’t think the drugs make a difference in his performance.

“He just looks bigger, but really, though, in actuality it’s just the drug taking effect,” Backus said. “It’s not really him.”

With this in mind, Backus doesn’t see much reason for high school athletes to take steroids.

“It makes you look cooler and gives you more definition and it might help you just for the time being because you’re stronger than everybody else,” Backus said. “But once you stop taking it or stop working out, it’s not doing any good.”

Martindale sees it differently.

“Why would athletes think to do it? Short term gain.

Competitive advantage,” Martindale said. “‘If I do this, I’m going to get this.’”

The competitive aspect of doping concerns Ryan the most. “[It makes me feel] kind of like they have an unfair advantage,” Ryan said. “They already have an edge on the competition. It’s not a fair sport anymore.”

Even if doping gives the athlete an edge, Backus knows better.

“I know that [the athletes] know it’s wrong,” Backus said.

“That’s what you hear about from day one. I would rather suck and keep working on a trick than take [steroids] and be ridiculously strong, in my head knowing it’s wrong and knowing I’m not getting a lot better.”