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the Correspondent • Volume 48 Issue 9 • April 22, 2016 •
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Legislative revision calls for civic duty curriculum
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Environmental Club promotes preservation Kayleigh Padar The Environmental Club has been working on multiple projects that promote the preservation of this world. In honor of Earth Day, (today) the club will be selling t-shirts made from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles and yawn, and other items made from recycled materials during lunch hours today. “The best part about this club is an opportunity for students to serve our school and our planet by providing activities that will raise environmental consciousness among students and staff,” club sponsor Nancy Anderson said. The Environmental Club is also hosting a drawing for free t-shirts, entries must be turned in today. To enter, copy down one fact from the new posters in the cafeteria along with a name and ID number on a piece of paper. Turn that into the main office for a chance to win. “The best part about the environmental club is the message that we try to send, which is to help the environment in anyway way that you can,” freshman Danny Rueda said. Members of the club recently held a Green Drive where different classes competed. The largest class collection was Christina Anthanasopoulos’s second period class. In second place was Nicole Mitch’s sixth period class. The largest individual collection was senior Nicole Bertuccui. In second place was junior Hailey Bowes and in third was junior Emily Swiderski. “Preserving our planet should be a vital concern to all of us,” Anderson said. Check out the new banners to learn how to help the environment and also more about what the Environmental Club stands for.
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• Eric Czarnota
ue to events such as St. Baldricks day, (where junior Alyssa Maslanka shaved her D head) and Special Olympics, our school already fufils part of the requirements for civic education. Julia Hapanowicz Colette Tangney
Amidst the typical high school routine of class, sports and clubs, and homework, it can feel as though students have been placed in a bubble for four years where the only things that matter are college admissions, getting good grades, and the latest drama between friends. This insulation from the “real” world can result in students forgetting that if the biggest problem in life is math homework, we are pretty well-off. However, shifting some of our focus onto the struggles that others have and how we can help, is an aspect of education that is often looked over. To account for this void, the Illinois State Board of Education has added to social studies requirement that “every public high school to include in its curriculum a separate civics course of study with the goal of helping young people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.” Hersey will not have to add another course to fulfill this new requirement and instead will adjust the freshman curriculum to ensure that students understand
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the importance of fulfilling civic SOS allows students to plan these duties in society. events so there is continued empha“The state wanted to encourage sis on the importance of students civic awareness to help prepare for becoming active citizens who realthe role of a voter and member in a ize that learning to give back with democratic society. I think a civics no reciprocation is our civic duty. requirement is essential for public “I attend senior citizen day and schools. The new civics requirement funner olympics because I am in the is flexible, so schools can accom- SOS class and am apart of planning plish it in a variety of ways” world these events. I genuinely enjoy it belanguage and social science division cause it gives you a chance to get out head Tom Smith of your comfort said. zone and help out. While events I would attend an organized by SOS event like this if it and National wasn’t on a school Honor Society day,” Vanderkelen make it easy for said. all students to get However, with -World Language and involved and give colleges becoming Social Science Division Head more competitive back to their comTom Smith munity, what stuand the fact that dents take from these events are these experiences is equally as im- marketed as “fun,” results in some portant. students participating for other rea“I think it’s important that stu- sons. dents partake in charity work be“I don’t think participation in cause it helps students view life in charitable events influence people a different perspective and it builds to be more giving; they are just donew relationships with people,” se- ing it since a lot of others are doing nior Caroline Vanderkelen said. it. I think students do it not to be Some service projects occur a better person, but for their own during the school day, so stu- benefits like putting it on their coldents miss class to participate. lege application,” sophomore KonThe free day brings into ques- rad Babinski said. tion if students are volunteerStudents have a responsibility to ing because they want to be active citizens (in their commuhelp or to get out of class. nity and within our government) “I think sometimes While this school currently emphastudents actually want sizes these skills more than others, to help out and make this civics requirement will still a difference, but I benefit District 214 and allow other also think some students across the state to take instudents just spiration from our service projects. want to miss “I think we have vibrant service school,” s o p h o m o r e projects at Hersey that offer the enMarius Dohotar said. tire student body to get involved in The emphasis that this dis- a variety of ways. There’s peer tutrict places on community toring opportunities, partnership service is greater than many with students in and out of the CLS others in the area. The CLS program, the extremely successdepartment allows students ful food drive, senior citizen day, to become comfortable with Funner Olympics, building homes students who have disabilities for wounded veterans, and more,” and learn compassion for all. Smith said.
“I think a civics requirement is essential for public schools.”
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D d you KN W? Nonprofit creates homes for youth
Covenant House, a national nonprofit, plans to expand their service to Illinois and open a shelter for the homeless. Specifically, they plan to open a shelter for the youth in Chicago this summer. “I think it’s great that they’re building more homeless shelters for the youth. Hopefully, the rate of homeless people can decrease and maybe eliminate [the] homeless for good,” sophomore Ivana Santiago said. The New York based organization, with shelters and services for the homeless, is looking for a new location for its new site. This site will initially have 20 beds and for homeless people younger than 21. The president of the organization plans to work with local nonprofits to provide job coaching, medical care and educational support to shelter residents. The Homeless Coalition estimates there are more than 11,000 homeless youths aged 14 to 21 in Chicago per year, and the organization plans to do as much as they can to eliminate homelessness.
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Vaping leads to child star expulsion Vaping is the new trend not only for people who are trying to quit smoking, but teens as well. Just recently the voice of Dora the Explora, Fatima Ptacek, was suspended for vaping in her school bathroom with two other girls. Ptacek, who is a freshman, allegedly pressured one of the other girls to smoke which led to the said girl being suspended from her high school. The parents of girl who was suspended is now pressing charges and is currently working on a law suit. Although cigarettes use is down nearly 12 percent since 2011, “more than 13 of every 100 high school students (13.4 percent) reported in 2014 that they used electronic cigarettes in the past 30 days—an increase from 1.5 percent in 2011,” the “ CDC said on their website. Vaping can appeal to teens because there is no smell, and it comes in yummy flavours, but some forget that vaping is just as bad as smoking a cigarette. “I have friends who vape but I don’t think it’s cool,” senior Marlee Lipowski said.
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April 22, 2016
New app provides easier access Kayleigh Padar
The idea for an app to encompass all library resources in one place came from Alexander. “Over the last summer I was talking with the BufStudents and staff have been creating Library XS, an app that is set to launch for the entire district in falo Grove librarian Mr. Gotrick, and we were discussabout two weeks. Technology education teacher Rob- ing how to make access to the library resources easier for staff and students. The Mobile Makers ert Brown and head librarian and media class is offered at both schools and specialist Catherine Alexander the idea came up to collaborate were essential to the creation with the teacher to see if a library process, however, the app itself app could be developed,” Alexwas designed by senior Blake ander said. Spoerry. “Blake [Spoerry] and I then “The app is going to take started a process called wirea key role in how students framing which means to just access school resources. Indraw pictures of what the app stead of having to go to the would look like, what informaschool website, every school tion each page would have and resource can be accessed how it would all fit together,” through the app by just signBrown said. ing in with your school userThe coding of the app was name and password,” Spoerry created by Spoerry, using the said. resources that the Mobile MakThe app is a compilation ers classes have. of everything that our school “The app itself was created uswebsite offers in one place. It ing a software called Xcode which includes access to our school’s database, online book, and • Courtesy of Blake Spoerry is the same software Brown uses in his classes Mobile Makers 1 magazine catalog subscripand 2. The code itself was written tions. Instead of searching for he icon that students will see these resources on the main when the library app goes live in Swift [the programming language made by Apple]” Spoerry website, everything will be ac- next school year. said. cessible on XS through a single Creating apps for schools is log in. OverDrive, an online e-book catalog, Flipster, an not a new idea, but we are one of the first to actually online magazine catalog, and the school’s library re- implement one. “I really feel that this is a ground-breaking app for sources will be accessible through the app as well. “The current library resources are spread through- the library world. I have shown this to the other disout the Hersey website. The app puts all of the resourc- trict librarians and librarians from neighboring dises together and makes them much easier to access,” tricts, and everyone is very excited about the possibilities of great access for students,” Alexander said. Brown said. The app is currently going through beta testing by Students can also access infinite campus, their student email, and Moodle through the app. XS will also the juniors. They plan to distribute the app to D214 allow users to access issues of local newspapers and schools by next year for use in the 2016/17 school year. The Correspondent.
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Students react to violent attacks abroad Katherine Wiemold Over spring break, a devastating terrorist attack occurred in an airport just outside of Brussles, Belgium. Two suicide bombers sitting in the lounge set off bombs. Another attack occurred on Easter Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city. Seventy people were killed and over 300 injured. Most of the victims were Christian. “I was pretty shocked about the attacks, and I was also disappointed that there are sick people who would do this to innocent people. The most shocking thing about these attacks is that there are actual people out there willing to commit these odious crimes,” freshman Michael Moran said. The attack killed 32 people and injured more than 300 in Zaventem, the city where the airport is located just outside of Brussles, according to CNN. An even bigger bomb was abandoned by the suspect elsewhere in the airport and, fortunately, the bomb squad was able to stop the it from detonating before anyone was hurt. Between the two attacks, more than 41 people were detained and/ or arrested under suspicion of being involved in the attacks. These attacks in Belgium and Pakistan happened less than four months after the attack in Paris where over 130 people were killed. The attacks were covered on so-
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Brussels citizens show support for victims of violence. cial media as they were occurring. People used Twitter and Facebook to look up their family members, spread information from a firsthand account, and to let people know safe areas to stay for the night. Many people also showed support for the countries under attack by posting images on their social media accounts. “I haven’t been affected by the attacks, but I do feel sympathy for the people involved in the terrorist attacks,” Carranza said. Even if these attacks don’t affect
students right now, they could affect them in the future. “I do believe these attacks will have an affect on me when I’m an adult because security to big events, airports, etc. will be tightened up. Similar to the attacks on 9/11 things won’t be the same,” Moran said. For now, the attacks will remain another dark moment in society. “It’s shocking how attacks like these are still going on when we had supposedly have “gotten better as a society,” part of it is true, but honestly we can do better,” Carranza said.
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Artists express individuality Lauren Theisen
Many different forms of art allow people to express themselves and show the world’s images, stories, or ideas from different perspectives. This can be portrayed through a variety of art mediums: photography, paintings or even simple sketches. A quality that most students like about art is that it doesn’t have to be “perfect”. People’s art can be anything they want it to be whether it’s realistic, natural, simple, or complex. In the end it comes down to that artist’s vision and what exactly they want to portray with their art. This freedom in art where anything is possible is why many students are fond of it. It has allowed students to fall in love with their work and grow a deep passion for art. Art has provided an answer to what many students want to do in college and for a career.
“I definitely do plan on furthering art in college. I’ve dreamt of being an art teacher because it combines two things I really enjoy, but would also love to just enhance my artistic skills by taking classes in college,” sophomore Taylor Lafayette said. With all of the different art classes offered here, students are given the opportunity to both learn about art and sharpen their art skills that they have already developed. “I took Art 1 my freshman year, and I really loved the class. My teacher, Ms. Renner, helped me a lot with improving my
•Sneh Pandya Danielle Mikeska spreads Junior Modge Podge over her art piece.
skills and learning new things about art. There wasn’t much I disliked about the class because I’ve always loved art and trying new things. I’m planning on taking intermediate art next year,” Lafayette said. Even though Art 1 is one of the more popular art classes, it’s not the only one. Many artists choose an art class based on the art medium they like best, which differs for nearly every artist. “My favorite kind of art is paintrelated because I like how you can mix your own colors and layer them to make your artwork more interesting,” sophomore Justyna Stukin said. Students tend to like a more complicated and specific art form. “I am more interested in the more intricate art, specifically drawing. I also do enjoy painting or the other related areas of art,” Lafayette said. Beyond the different mediums, many artists seem to find a zen in creating new works of art and making something that has never been made before. “I have loved art ever since I’ve been little, and once I’ve gotten into high school, I’ve felt that I’ve focused more on my artistic ability and improving it,” Lafayette said. There is no fine line to learning
art; almost anything that is created by someone can be considered art. This flexibility helps to bring out a vibe in artists that allows them to be completely free in their work. “I express myself through my work by putting elements of my life or emotions that I’m feeling in certain projects I’m working in,” junior Domenica Di Vietro. “I love art because there are endless possibilities and endless ways to convey your message or even to just have something to do. You can also interpret art however you want because there are no rules to it, so it doesn’t matter what you see in comparison to what the author was thinking,” Stukin said. This is fondness of art can come from anywhere for any student. It can come from classes, personal influence, or even because of a family tradition. “My dad is very skillful in art, so it’s possible I could’ve gotten my skills from him. I’ve just always loved art, specifically drawing. As I got older, I started to draw more things just from looking at a picture,” Lafayette said. No matter how people acquire an attraction to art, artists are providing work that impacts others and using art as a technique to portray messages in creative ways.
Opinions 4 Correspondent Occasionally not clowning around
April 22, 2016
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•Joshua Irvine
As I analyze my journey through the education system, the appearance of my comedic presence is quite obvious, and I feel as though I can confidently claim my role as a class clown. I believe my ability to bring laughter upon a class during any situation is something to be proud of; improvising jokes during a class discussion about juxtaposition, for example, isn’t easy, so being able to create humor from such dull topics is something I strive for. I also believe there is an importance in the class clown to shed light upon topics that are difficult to examine, or bring even the slightest bit of happiness into a frustrated student’s day. And I acknowledge that some of my peers may disagree with my personal view as “funny,” but I know that I’ve made multiple students laugh every single school day since my elemen-
tary existence, regardless if those student’s are close friends or just classmates. And as much as I encourage the ways of a class clown, there are inevitable problems with that lifestyle that I must confess. To start, as a self-proclaimed class clown, attempting to contribute a serious viewpoint during class is a pointless action because classmates don’t understand that I can make sincere judgments or comment on a subject with earnest behavior. But I do take full blame for this annoyingly regular occurrence; because I so frequently make satirical comments, once I express sincerity, that itself is equally as funny as any joke I could make. It’s foreign for my peers to see me in a genuine and solemn state, so they never accept my serious contributions as scholarly but assume that I’m only being sarcastic. And the assumption that I have an inability to be sincere becomes increasingly vexing. But I do accept the expectation to be funny, and I do accept that being funny may be my only prevalent characteristic at school. I just wish that people wouldn’t be surprised when I verbalize something more intellectual than my normal, slightly humorous comments. More exasperating than my peers’ incompe-
School sports prove to explore identity, hinder free time Ellen Bakal
ply on their athletes throughout the season. I’ve noticed more and more practices Athletics have always been one of being year round in some sort of way. my favorite things Some sports require off-season workouts about high school. I in the fitness center; others expect atheven wrote my col- letes to be present at free plays. As much as someone can fall in love lege essay on the imwith a sport, it is not ideal to have portance of their world revolving around high school one sport for the entire year. athletics in This makes it extremely difficult my high school career. for students to actively particiSports teach students so pate in more than one sport. many valuable life lessons, such So many teams have summer as learning to be apart of a team, camps, which is understandable, to the importance of time manbut I’ve heard of craziness like agement. In some cases, they camps in session from seven in are a necessity to the growth of the morning until noon. That a student’s character. is clearly taking advantage of In most cases that is all I’ve encountered with athletics, •Joshua Irvine time that we are allotted to relax. but in other cases that I’ve Coaches are falling flat seen from an outside perspecwhen it comes to recognizing our time. tive, the way it has risen to extremities. Our generation goes through a lot from For most students, sports are a privilege ages 14 to 18, sometimes just growing up and not necessarily a future. It’s completely understandable for in itself can end up in anxiety and stress. Coaches generally insist for their athletes coaches to demand that their athletes are to be 100 percent committed, meaning dedicated during the season, but coaches they attend all practices and competition. need to learn when off-season workouts and practices become too much. That’s pretty basic. However, what really gets to me is the force that the coaches of some sports think they should or feel the need to ap-
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tence to understand that I can be more than just sarcastic is the fact that this has become a personal insecurity. Because there is a mutual conjecture in school that I will consistently deliver these class clown tendencies, I personally feel that that’s the only persona I can reveal. I wish that people would accept my intellectual potential, rather than instantly denying my personality when I stray from my regular comedic ways. The majority of the time, I’m unable to represent myself in that manner because I’m too nervous to reflect that vulnerability. I love making people laugh, and I treat class as a stage to perform (usually when the time is appropriate), but it’s so difficult for me to interact with people in a more meaningful way. I can’t act any way other than sarcastic due to the growing fear that the other side of me won’t be accepted, and an internal conflict arises every time if I even consider showing that vulnerability. It’s hard to have a deeper connection with people when I’m always putting on this surface persona that doesn’t truly reflect the entirety of who I am. And the worst part is, I wouldn’t be shocked if many consider this story a joke too.
Plagiarism counts in school, not in art Julia Hapanowicz
From the first day of school it has been drilled into my head; don’t plagiarize or cheat. But during my time in high school, I’ve witnessed countless examples of blatant copying, not only in academics but in the “real world” as well. It doesn’t seem like the CEO’s of certain fast fashion retailers hold the same ideals as we are taught in high school. Actually, they often aren’t reprimanded at all. These “clones” of handbags, coats, and shoes aren’t just limited to the stereotypical poorly-made knockoffs, but are hiding in sales racks across the nation. While most of us would be annoyed if there were shameless copies of our original work with no credit given to us, it’s hard to avoid all aspects of plagiarism in our daily lives. Illegally downloading music or streaming movies off of websites is a form of “copying” that goes under the radar but is still an infringement of artists’ hard work. While some people don’t think that their one download is going to make a difference in the income of these stars, this issue is more about having respect for the arts. Hard work goes into all of these creations, from clothing to literature, and blatantly ripping off the original creator is not only disrespectful, but doesn’t help to foster any new ideas. It’s one thing to be inspired by piece of art or song and create something new modeled off of it. It’s another thing to have no desire to undergo the entire creative process and instead copy others’ hard work. If cheating is such an extreme issue in some areas (like school), it remains to be seen why we accept it in other aspects of our lives like retail and artwork.
hersey sPeaks “They are fine, they should be recognized for open-mindedness, curiosity, and for their amount of community service.” -Junior Max Lear
“I feel happy that they are getting what they deserve for their accomplishments.” -Junior Karolina Smaga
“I think students who accomplish something, even if it’s not school-related, should be recognized.” -Sophomore Olivia Kusio
“I think both academic and athletic accomplishments should be recognized.” -Freshman Joshua Min
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Complaints tarnish meaning of service
At this school, there seems to be no shortage of service opportunities. With options ranging from once-ayear events that are put on during a school day to year-long programs and everything in between- community service is an extracurricular where students can put in as little or as much time as they want. The recently added civics requirement for public high schools proves that the state values strong service orientated citizens. Volunteering, either time or money, is necessary for every community to grow and remain unified. St. Baldrick’s Day: Instead of complaining for the next week that they don’t look good with shaved heads or that their heads are too cold, students should remember why the shaved their heads. Maybe thinking about the good cause (awareness and research for childhood cancer) would persuade some to silence their complaints. CLS Microbusinesses: The CLS program at our school has incorporated some fun and exciting micro businesses this year. Students are probably familiar with the gumball machine in the main foyer and the dog treat and the plant sales during lunch hours. Our CLS students work hard both to sell these products and to collect the profit that goes back into the program. Supporting these business, while it may not necessarily be considered service, is an easy way to show appreciation for the hard work
these students do to make our school a more exciting and happening place. Blood Drive: Nobody really wants to hear students turning their bloodgiving experiences into dramatic stories in which the nurse had to poke them THREE times in order to find a good vein or in which they were dizzy for the entire day. While this may be the first time many students give blood and might be a bit f rightening, it’s just not becoming to whine about the experience because giving blood is such an admirable •Joshua Irvine act of service to those in need. Funner Olympics: It’s no secret that many students sign up for this event because it guarantees a Friday in May out of class to spend time outside with CLS students. However, students know when signing up that the kids who they will be spending their day with are disabled and require no lack of attention, so complaining about their day being “hard” or “exhausting” is in poor taste. Even if the child is more difficult than expected, students need to remember to stay calm, realize that the day isn’t about them, and devote themselves to the event. Funner Olympics is about the kids who come from all over the Chicagoland area to have fun for a day and, along with all other forms of community service, it’s important to remember the reason to be involved with it. Students who put in the most effort will not only give the kids the most memorable experiences, but will learn about service and enjoy themselves the most as well.
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Staying motivated as important as ever Kelly McCarthy As the final quarter of the year begins, many students are finding themselves in a deep, dark, seemingly endless tunnel that is the beginning of the end of the year. During this time, many classes begin to realize how much work they have to accomplish in this relatively short amount of time. This problem is excessively present in many AP classes. On top of cramming a lot of new material into this last month before AP tests, students also have to actually go back and review all of the old material in preparation for the AP tests and their final exams (which in most AP classes come before the AP test, not during finals week). In addition, spring break is well behind us, and summer vacation seems so far away, with
very few days off of school in between now and summer. However, if there was a time to lack motivation or slack off in school, now is not the time, especially for students in AP classes. It’s hard, but staying focused and working hard now will pay off later when students do better on their final exams and AP tests. Since there is so much material concentrated into this time period and these few weeks before AP tests begin, students who spend sufficient time learning this material well will be much better off than students who don’t. The hard work will pay off when students are able to get college credit for their AP classes if they do well enough on these super important AP tests. So, really, it makes much more sense to work extra hard in this next month or so and earn the credit rather than have to retake that class in college to fulfill the credit.
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Music preferences need emotional evaluation Julia Hapanwicz
Music is not only the most portable art form, but one that ties generations together and allows for self-expression on both the producer and listeners’ ends. With access to the billions of songs streaming on Spotify and YouTube, it is such a waste to limit oneself to one genre or, even worse, the top 40 hits of the month. No one genre is better than the other and I am a firm believer in the fact that “classics” are whatever the listener wants define them as but, when there is a chance to explore something so much more than the same house beats and lyrics that are present in seemingly every pop song at our fingertips, we have a responsibility to fulfill. Music is not just a background soundtrack to our lives but a method to convey emotion and share passions.
Blocked off new ARC annoys student Jordan Slonke This past summer, our school renovated the Academic Resource Center (the ARC). In doing that, they added new seating areas for students to quietly study and charge their iPads or phones. But every time I try to get a seat during my lunch hour, every seat is taken and one section is completely blocked off. It’s irritating to see these seats blocked off, considering the only reason I go to the library is to get away from the rowdy cafeteria. Also, a lack of supervision means no access to those comfy seats because some students have shown that they cannot behave properly on their own, so they caused this supervision to be required. If the administration wants to promote the ARC, the least they can do is staff it so students can use it.
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April 22, 2016
Healthy heart, Coffee consumption causes health considerations Caroline Stiefbold With homework, activities, and sports, students may not get the recommended ten hours of sleep every night. An early morning caffeine boost can seem like an easy solution. “It helps you stay awake,” sophomore Leah Ryg said. However, drinking coffee can have negative effects on students’ health. According to the Mayo Clinic, two or more cups of coffee a day can increase risk of heart disease . It can also elevate cholesterol levels and decrease mortality rates, although not proven in young people. Coffee does not have to be removed from students’ diets for them to remain healthy. In moderation, coffee is not as harmful to students’ health. The Mayo Clinic recommends that adolescents should limit themselves to 100 milligrams of caffeine a day. “I like just a little coffee in the morning to get my day started, but I am really not that much of a coffee drinker,” sophomore Emily Kyle said. Decaffeinated coffee is also an option. Most of the negative health effects of coffee come from the caffeine. Coffee can be enjoyed without all of the harmful effects. “I always drink decaf,” Ryg said.
Americans drink an average of 3.1 cups of coffee a day. •National Cof e Association fe
Coffee may commonly be thought of as an unhealthy drink, especially with all the sugary coffee beverages students drink, but coffee also provides many health benefits. The Mayo Clinic also states that drinking coffee can improve cognitive function and decrease risks of depression. It can also help protect against various diseases. Whether or not the benefits of coffee and caffeine outweigh the positives, depends on the person. “I think that [coffee consumption] can get out of hand, so if a person can limit their caffeine, it will wake them up without then having to be addicted to it,” Kyle said.
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Fad diets hold sinister tru Lexi Wachal Everyday when people approach the register at their local convenience store, they’re bombarded with tabloids telling them ways to “Blast off the fat!” and “Build muscles like The Rock!”. The effect these magazines and crazy diets have on a person’s self esteem is a rarely contested fact, but the hidden enemies of these phony health fixes, are the unproven, untested diets that lie beneath them. There’s nothing new about fad diets, the Atkin’s diet was created in 1971, and the South Beach diet was invented in 2003. Both of these massively popular fad diets were created by licensed health practitioners, but their true nature isn’t all that innovative. “None of these diets really work. Any diet where you’re cutting your calories by ridiculous amounts and losing really fast weight not only isn’t good for you, but you’re losing a lot of your muscle mass which keeps your metabolism high. In the end, they end up gaining the weight back plus a little bit more because you aren’t maintaining your muscle tissue,” health teacher Danielle Freeman said.
their website, and the optional online membership is $5 a week. Even diet programs like Weight Watchers come with a cost, the monthly pass costs $42.95 a month according to their website, and offers their “lowest rate per week!” Despite their lack of actual help, many feel pressured to try these crazy diets. “People do these diets because of the bad stigma around being a little bigger, or not as fit. It’s all around us in society,” freshman Grace Prior said. The idea that these diets are being pushed •Sneh Pandya by society’s expectations is a pretty common anielle Freeman teaches a health one. class. Health classes cover diets and “Our society has always had an ideal body nutrition. All students are required to type, whether it was fit and lean in the 80’s keep food logs for a specified time. or thin and androgynous in the 90’s, and today women are expected These diets market themselves to the conto have an hourglass shape and sumer by using phrases like “Not low-carb” or men to be extremely muscular. “Allows for dessert!”, but these diets push for Everyone wants to be liked, so people to follow a certain lifestyle, but, under- we come up with these absurd neath it all, they are just businesses. The two diets that we think will give us diets mentioned before, the South Beach and the satisfaction that we want,” Atkin’s Diet, are not exceptions. The handbook sophomore Meghan Pfeiffer said. for the South Beach diet is $25 according to The added impact of prom and the
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Gym culture proves beneficial for students Danielle Eriksson
However, people of all skill levels can be found at gyms, perhaps triggering a competitive or judgemental environment. “I’m sure there’s a lot of people who are constantly comparing themselves with the others around,” Van Grinsven said. Students see what may be perceived as a competitive environment, entering with wise intentions. “Some people are competitive, but I’m not one to compare myself to others at the gym. I just focus on improvement,” Wingerter said. Students concentrate on themselves at the gym since the facility is intended for individual growth. “Everyone in the gym has the same goal and that’s to be a better version of themselves. The only person you should be competing with, really, is yourself,” Saoudi said. People may obtain gym memberships in a way to motivate themselves. Some students believe that healthy habits and goals must come from within oneself. “The only thing that could motivate someone to workout at the end of the day is themselves-if they wanna look good and be healthy then, they’ll do the work,” Saoudi said The gym may seem solely like a place to go to workout, yet it’s also a place that can cultivate a better understanding of hard work and change. “We should all wanna get better; I think we could all improve in someway whether it’s getting stronger or to lose weight or to gain size; everyone has different goals and as long as you’re working towards improving that’s all that matters,” Saoudi said.
While mental health is incredibly important, one’s physical vigor must be tended to as well. Moreover, in addition to maintaining a healthy appetite, students are encouraged to practice healthy, physical activities- staying physically fit takes part in an all-around healthy lifestyle. Staying physically healthy interests many students and for a variety of reasons. Sports can be a huge motivation for working out. “I love working out because of the edge it provides for my sport (softball), and for the feeling of being healthy and energized,” junior Katie Wingerter said. Motives may also be visual physique or just for enjoyment. “It’s a great thing to do to be more healthy. I find it fun and feel great after a workout. Also, it makes you look good and feel more confident,” junior Wale Saoudi said. Consequently, a handful of students take the initiative to obtain their own gym memberships. Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, and other surrounding towns provide a number of gyms/fitness centers for students to get involved with. From various fitness centers in the area to the school’s own, students can invest their time and money into the gym that suits their preferences. “I go to LA Fitness because it’s close to home and has all the equipment I use. Having a gym nearby definitely makes it easier to fit in a workout with my busy schedule. If I need to lift at 9 p.m. after a busy day, I have that available to me,” Wingerter said. “I go to the Buehler YMCA in Palatine. They have a track, pool, basketball courts, •Sneh Pandya classes, and huge weight rooms. I love the atmosphere there,” junior Emily Van Grinsven said. unior Mitchell OtgonWhile equipment and convenience are contulga lifts weights in the sidered, the community of a gym has the poten- fitness center. Many stutial to contribute to students’ experiences . “Most dents take advantage of people are very friendly, and it’s welcoming to the school fitness center or see familiar faces at the gym,” Wingerter said.
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looming summer may attribute to increased diet use. Students are concerned if they’ll look thin in their dresses, or look fit enough in their tuxes. Swimsuit season also comes up quick, adding to the initial stress of everyone attempting to change their appearance. “I think there is an increase in diets and stress about appearance during this time of year because of ‘bikini season’ and during the summer, people generally have less clothes to hide under because of the weather. Also, people think things like skinny equals pretty, so they feel pressured to look ‘pretty’ for prom,” Prior said.
Fruit variety promotes healthy eating
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“Every year this time of year kids t a l k about ‘I have to fit in my prom dress’ and I remember one girl tell me about her new diet she was proud of, where she only consumed 600 calories a day. I would agree, there’s a high correlation, prom season means diets,” Freeman said. Whether it’s the pressure to look thin or the temptation to build muscle, the important thing to remember is there are healthy ways to do so. Students shouldn’t feel pressured to change anything either, but they shouldn’t feel bad about wanting to make small changes here and there. What is crucial to know is that it generally isn’t a healthy choice to turn to these fad diets being blasted on magazines, but instead to talk to a doctor, and find out the healthy thing to do, for whatever is trying to be accomplished.
Staying healthy and eating healthy is more common among teenagers nowadays. Many kids have been going to the gym on their own time and have stopped eating fast food. Students looking for a better way to stay fit and eat healthy at the same time. A great way to eat healthy is eating fruits such as bananas, strawberries, and oranges. Oranges can be a bit too juicy or too large for some people. “They are way too hard to peel for me which is why I eatCuties instead,” senior Wendy Davis said. Cuties are small enough to fit in a pocket or in a hand perfectly. A Twitter poll was taken with 45 students. Eighty percent of students preferred Cuties while 20 percent preferred oranges. “Cuties def[initely] are the best. There’s no contest between oranges and Cuties,” senior Javin Maestro said. He obviously supports cuties. Although Cuties won in the poll, there are also avid oranges eaters who voiced that oranges were the better of the two. “You can get so much more juice out of oranges. You peel one and it’s basically four Cuties,” senior Vikki Madera said. Whether students prefer Cuties or oranges, they are choosing a healthy option.
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Students reminisce about loved childhood shows Claire Durand
Students often stop and look back on ‘the good ole days.’ There are many different aspects of the past that one could look back on, and although it may seem small, the childhood shows that students used to watch can bring back happiness and nostalgia. From the abundance of children’s cartoons and shows, a couple of students’ favorite childhood shows like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Arthur.” The attraction that pulled students to the screens were life lessons and the plots and themes of the old children’s shows. Sophomore Kelly Miller said, “’Arthur’ was definitely my favorite because I think it taught me how to deal with the problems I was going to face growing up, and it had a lot of likable characters in it.” “In ‘Kim Possible’ there was a lot of action. I would try to do cartwheels and flips like Kim,” senior Anna Sutor said. The past childhood shows of students not only had more content, but also better comedic quality. “The shows mainly had good humor. As a kid, I felt like anything would make me laugh and these shows had the humor that appealed towards a younger audience,” junior Patryk Kot said. Even with new children’s shows coming out every year, they certainly aren’t the same as the ‘classics.’ The children shows of the past appealed
more to students not because the students were “I think the humor is a lot less innocent and kids but because the shows had more quality some of the lines the characters say would never and attractive content. Kot said, “They were so have been able to air when we were kids. I also relatable and gave me some unachievable goals; think the humor has overall gotten less funny,” living with fairies in ‘Fairly Odd Parents’ is im- Ceisel said. possible but it was From family so funny and had members and older something to imagfriends, students ine about.” adopted these TV Sophomore Alyshows that were son Ceisel said, aired even before the “’Dora’ was interacstudents were born. tive and portrayed “My brother used a girl my age, and to watch the older SpongeBob had easshows before I did, ily understandable and I just picked up humor for a kid my on them. ‘Arthur’ has age.” some pretty valuable Not only were the life messages in it as shows of the past well,” Miller said. more alluring, but “My neighbor Jaeven the TV promie Chamberlain, grams themselves. who is three years •Claire Durand older than me, was Sophomore Alyssa he popular kid’s show ‘SpongeBob Milligan said, “PBS basically my older SquarePants’ began airing in 1999 and brother, introduced kids had a lot of educational things, and continues to be produced today. me to those older I loved learning and shows,” sophomore science.” Jimmy Rodriguez said. Fast forwarding into the present, children So, although students are busy with homeshows nowadays seem inferior to the vintage work and tests, many seem to take time to stop classics to some students. Sutor said, “It seems and look back on childhood favorites. like the humor is cheesy in the new kids shows.”
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What’s your favorite childhood cartoon? Warners bros. cartoons. My favorite character was always Yosemite Sam. I would drag my butt out of bed every Saturday morning just so I could watch him. What is your most embarrassing moment as a teacher? I was a student teacher and was very nervous and insecure because the juniors were so intimidating. I was trying to pull down the movie screen and when I pulled it down it went back up so forcefully that it came of the hinges and hit me in the head. All the students were laughing. How would you describe yourself? Fortunate, well-intentioned, and self-conscious
“We went on top of the Rockefeller Center to see the whole city from the top. That was the Two weeks ago, band, choir and orchestra coolest thing you’ll ever seen in your life,” sophall traveled to New York to perform at Carne- omore Nick Koutris said. The music department got a tour of the music gie Hall on March 30. The trip was attended by most students of the music department and cul- hall prior to their performance. Students were minated on April 1 with a performance, where enthralled by the atmosphere of the hall, and the musical department received both a signifi- the excitement carried through into their percant audience and a critical acclaim in the New formance that night. “I specifically enjoyed how well the band, York Concert Review. According to band director Scott Casagrande, choir, and orchestra were able to combine and be able to work together,” Koutris said. the students played between 15 and 20 “All the ensembles played extitles over a period of an hour tremely well - they exceeded and 45 minutes. The perexpectations,” he said, “It formance was delayed was fun to perform [the because of many conmusic] together with ductor changes and the rest of the departa slow set-up by the ment,” Casagrande Carnegie Hall staff, said. as the New York Following the perConcert Review formance, the Satnoted. urday after the stuDespite this, and dents were treated to false claims of a fine a question-and-answer placed on the music session with a number of department for the deworld class artists: an actor, lay, the performance was a playwright, a music editor for successful as the school netted “Sesame Street” and a pronearly $2,000 in ticket sales •smugmug.com fessional base player in the and a compensation check tudents perform at Carnegie Metropolitan Opera who from Carnegie Hall. Hall on April first. is considered to be among The performance was the finest in the world. more than a demographic Subsequently, students visited Ellis Island and success, however. Students and staff alike expressed admiration for Carnegie’s unique atmo- attended Broadway performances of “An Amersphere and the intensity of the music depart- ican In Paris” and “Finding Neverland,” the latment’s performance. “You can’t describe what it ter of which won four Tonys and was nominated sounds like on that stage. It makes everything for eight more. Kusnierez noted the impact of the latter performance; “[It was] one of the few sound better,” Casagrande said. “My favorite song was ‘The Awakening,’ and musicals that was able to bring emotion out of I’d performed it before but playing at Carnegie me. It was very sad.” Experiences expanded beyond regimented was something else,” senior Andrew Kim said. “It was a lot more grand than the previous times.” activities. Sophomore Patrick Cronin detailed a Junior Patrick Kusnierez holds a similar sen- chance encounter he shared with the choir. “We timent. “It was a Disney magical moment,” Kus- saw Bill Clinton. The choir saw Bill Clinton from like 50 feet away. I have pictures on my phone of nierez said. Beyond the performance, students were also Bill Clinton,” Cronin said. “It was a lot of fun, especially because this is given the opportunity to visit some of New York’s most famous tourist attractions. The my last year in music,” Kim said. Sophomore Jimmy Rodriguez concurred; “It students visited both the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade was a once in a lifetime experience.” Center site, and 30 Rockefeller Center.
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One of the most surprising but completely welcome additions to the album was “Patience,” After years without a release of a full album, the only completely instrumental song on the The Lumineers released “Cleopatra” on April 8. album. The song is a humble one and a half minHowever, the album more than makes up for ute piano solo, but it’s so beautifully simple that The Lumineers’ long absence from the music it’s one of my favorite tracks on the album. Admittedly, all of the songs are slightly slow. scene. “Cleopatra” contains a collection of songs that showcase the amazing vocals of lead singer This album will definitely never be played at a Wesley Shultz, which perfectly complement the nightclub. However, I never got bored. The Luminimal but extremely well-done instrumentals mineers aren’t a fast group, but they prove that an album’s intrigue and acoustics. and quality aren’t Similar to past aldetermined by its bums, “Cleopatra” enspeed. In fact, there capsulates a strange are unexpected elmusic genre. It’s folk, ements in every rock, and a little altersingle song, so the native all at the same album was exciting time. But it sounds so despite it’s leisurely good that it proves that pace. sometimes the weirdest The album also ideas can be the most managed to avoid successful in execution. the problem of Undoubtedly, the making each song best song on the album sound the same, is “Ophelia.” “Ophwhich can be comelia” perfectly blends a mon in albums downplayed and simple with folk or alterbeat with minimal vonative music. cals and perfectly timed What I loved piano melodies to cremost about ate an extremely unique “Cleopatra” was track. It’s the perfect that it was refreshcombination of capti•thelumineers.com he Lumineers released their new ingly light. Modern vating and catchy. album on April 8. “Cleopatra” was music can tend to be Another great eledark, both in its sound ment of the album is the second album released by the and in its lyrics, which “Angela.” The major- band and became the number one isn’t necessarily bad, ity of the song con- album on the Billboard 200 chart last but can get a little old. sists of just two main The Lumineers not elements: vocals and a guitar. However, I think that “Angela” is the only offered great songs in this album, but a regreatest example of Shultz’s talent in the whole freshing change of style. I’ve never listened to an album before where album. The lone acoustics are a perfect accompaniment to his voice. While the rest of the al- I liked every song, but this experience proved bum features the whole band, “Angela” is where that the feat was possible. “Cleopatra” reinforces Shultz’s singing abilities are temporarily allowed that The Lumineers are a rare talent and an extremely unique group in the music industry. to become the star of the show.
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‘Bob’s Burgers’ season OJ anthology illuminates viewers raises the bar Among the throngs of hilarious TV shows Netflix continues to push out, the new season of “Bobs Burgers” shines brighter than the rest. Celebrating its fifth season of puns, situational irony, and cynicism, “Bobs Burgers” has always been the crown jewel of comedy on Netflix. Featuring another 21 episodes, season five continues to thrive on the past seasons of this cult classic show. Never failing to bring laughs to both adults, and blissfully unaware 11 year olds, this new season is one not to miss.
•Lexi Wachal
I always heard things about OJ Simpson being a murderer and getting away with it, but the story behind it is epic. FX took the cast of American Horror Story, added actors like John Travolta and David Schwimmer, and made an amazing show, called “The People vs. OJ Simpson, based on the trial. The show is insanely realistic and has the nation really considering what the man who stormed the country has gotten away with. I’ve never been into crime or horror shows, but the intensity and drama wrapped up in this is genius and has me hooked.
•Ellen Bakal
New Netflix original series fails to please Netflix has been releasing a plethora of “Netflix original series” recently with the majority of them receiving numerous awards and gaining a prestigious reputation, but the newest series strays away from the Netflix norm. “The Ranch,” starring Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson (the duo previously together on “That 70’s Show”), is a sitcom revolved around the return of former pro-football player Colt (Kutcher) and the struggles his family faces as he helps with their family business. The sitcom’s humor was based on two men cracking teenage boy jokes over and over. And although the immaturity and adolescent be-
havior portrayed from the two main characters caused a rare chuckle, the comedy was repetitive and boring, and the constant laugh track gave me a anxiety due to it’s unnecessary frequency and unjustifiable timing; I cringed more than I laughed. But even with the low quality humor, a sense of family was delivered through the actor’s believable and genuine chemistry, and watching a family overcome struggle with humor was addictive and happy. I finished all 10 episodes in three days, and although it wasn’t Netflix’s best, it definitely wasn’t their worst.
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A jagged ‘cut’ Full disclosure: I have never seen the original “Barbershop,” nor its first sequel. I have also never set foot in the South Side, and had to watch the music video to “Straight Outta Compton” before beginning this review to remind myself that Ice Cube didn’t come from Chicago. In short, I am completely unqualified to judge this film as a seminal work or piece of social commentary. This is going be fun.“Barbershop: The Next Cut” opens with barber Calvin (Ice Cube) delivering his complaints to the city of Chicago set over a montage of shots that look like they were taken from a Blue Cross Blue Shield ad. Calvin is unhappy in particular with the (very real) uptick in gang shootings in his neighborhood, which has come to affect his now teenage son (Michael Rainey, Jr.). His fellow barbers are equally fed up, and embark on a mission to call a ceasefire between the warring gangs with the power of... free haircuts. In fairness, it does end up trending on Twitter. Calvin’s barbershop is the setting of most of the story, and a focal point for the various vignettes that circulate around the South Side neighborhood where “Barbershop” takes place. There, the barbers debate race, sexuality, and politics with poignant, if not extensively hammy, monologues. It’s a clever set-up, but one the film never follows through on; every time the film seems key to actually draw some legitimate emotion, the film yanks itself back into its subpar plot with a series of increasingly ridiculous story developments (“What’s that? A character who we gave thirty seconds of screen time at the beginning got shot? My god!”). In a surprising twist, though, “Barbershop” manages to retain some face value through its characters. Calvin’s fellow barbers are remarkably fleshed-out characters (undoubtedly a side effect of the film’s salon floor soliloquies) who come across as legitimately human despite the lazy storytelling. Among the standouts are Common’s Rashid and, bizarrely enough, Nicki Minaj’s Draya, who manages to defy convention (and the Rule of Thirds) as an admirable self-admitted harlot. Even the film’s collection of child actors are surprisingly talented, bringing surprising tension to the film’s look at gang recruitment. “Barbershop” is a film that frequently forgoes legitimate commentary for melodrama, and that’s sad simply because of the potential the film shows to be so much more. Sometimes touchingly honest, at other times painfully unaware, “Barbershop: The Next Cut” is worth watching for its characters, if not much else.
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April 22, 2016
Students explore business opportunities Colette Tangney
team Gofer, said. The class addresses potential problems and scePeering up to the graphical data gleaming off the narios of starting and running a business and even inlaptop screens, the roar of the discussion between be- cludes issues like team building. “We did a team exercise for working on communiginning entrepreneurs meet the keyboard clicking of their busy fingers. In short, the students in room 128 cation where one person was blindfolded, and the rest more than adhere to the idea of a developing business of their group gave them instructions of how to navigate through a path of scattered cups,” Carlisle said. aesthetic. Also, the class features With students secpresentations from local tioned into groups with entrepreneurs and incorother classmates, or busiporates field trips to learn ness partners, each mock about resources for startfirm must build from the ing businesses. groundup including “We’ve heard from a brainstorming their good lot of inspiration people, or service, company name, which has helped through and medium. the course of creating our “Our business is called business,” senior Dan BelGofer, and we make a vircastro said. tual bridge that connects Alongside the prelocal hard-working adults sented content within the to residents that need help course, students often find with their daily errands,” themselves interested with senior Jake Kramarczyk the class because of the resaid. alistic applications in life. For Kramarczyk’s team, “This class actually Gofer, they settled on a •Eric Czarnota prepares you for the real communication service, eam “Infusation,” one of the many world and gives you an but this is one of the many business projects in entrepreneurship, idea about what the busivariations of business modmeet together to work on their website ness world is like,” senior els that students create. Johnny Perricone said. “My group’s name is in the newly renovated room 128. As well as giving stuDress Again, and we are an online pre-owned buy-and-sell business for formal dents a legitimate understanding of the business world, the class has also inspired some students to possibly dresses,” senior Michael Lelito said. Both groups chose an online outlet and conducted pursue a future in it. “This has inspired me to pursue a future in business various amounts of research to better their target marbecause I learned I like interacting with people and ket efforts. “This class has made me realize that every business has changed my interests from a career in math and has a lot of problems and things you need to factor science,” junior Claudia Jreisat said. in when running it,” senior Mitch Carlisle, member of
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School nutrition professionals make daily, unnoticed impact Jennifer Lechowski Everyday, our staff, including teachers, librarians, security guards, and more, try to help students. One particular staff position that may not get recognized for their talents are the school nutrition professionals or widely known as “lunch ladies.” During students’ lunch hours, these are the people that sell our variety of food as well as prepare it. Our school’s cafeteria workers are often some of the least recognized people in the building, which is disappointing because a lot of students eat their food everyday. So, what exactly do these workers Positions in this school’s kitchen include a manager, cook, assistant cook, and prep workers. “We also have a bookkeeper that handles all the daily paperwork involved in our operation. In a restaurant that would be your chef, sous chef, and garde manager (cold food prep),” school nutrition manager Annette
Terzic said. Some students forget to thank the people. Sophomore Catherine Spann said, “I always try my best to smile and thank the cafeteria workers. I know they have hard days too, but they always seem to share positivity.” Not only does this school have people to sell and cook, but we are also provided with nutritionists. The school nutritionists also like to keep up with the food trends, so that they can bring new ideas to students. “Food trucks intrigue me so trying to bring some of those global flavors to Hersey is a challenge that I enjoy,” Terzic said. Our school nutrition professionals offer a diversity of choices, which prove to be popular amongst students. “My favorite is the mac and cheese. I really love all of the food though, and it really excites me because some schools have the same thing everyday but Hersey really strives to give us a variety,” sophomore Jodie Herman said. Within all the duties the cafeteria workers have, they still have a reputation of bringing positivity to the lunch room. “We really enjoy the school atmosphere just for the fact that we get to be around young people with so much great energy that you can’t help but to be energized as well,” Terzic said.
Fabulous footwear rocks halls Sneh Pandya Students are continually finding new ways to express themselves. Recently, this has been through clothes, shoes, and jewelry but socks have never been in the spotlight. The days of plain, black Nike Elites and no-show socks are gone, and the patterns are coming. Take a look around the hall and one will see students sporting bright neon socks on top of their leggings, or male students sporting different patterns. Students have showcased tacos, fish, whales, and unicorns, so the possibilities are endless. “I don’t like to dress flashy, so having a subtle Homer Simposon on my sock underneath of my pants lets me be somewhat individual without being too out there,” senior Chris Catterson said. Whether they’re knee high or no-show, plain colors or sparkles, students are making their socks a daily decision in fashion.
Sports the Correspondent11 Gymnastics team climbs state rankings
April 22, 2016
•Sneh Pandya Mark Milligan A conference title and a state qualification might seem like unrealistic and extremely difficult goals, but for this year’s gymnastics team,
they are within reach. The boys are currently undefeated in conference play and have placed in the top three in every invite they’ve competed in, including winning the Addison Trail invite. Placing in every invite is not easily done, but the team has its eyes set on something much bigger: state. “We need to put ourselves under statelike pressure when we go through sets in practice so when we do compete in the state series, it becomes second nature,” senior Will Nicholson said. The extra emphasis they have on preparation should definitely benefit the team. The boys depth this year is a definite reason to their success. They have Matt Phelps who is an all-around gymnast, Sebastian Jackowski who has emerged as the top floor performer, Jon Phelps who flourishes in floor and vault, and Nicholson who specializes in the pommel horse. This amount of overall depth is imperative to the team’s dominance. “We are each strong in some areas and weaker in others, but with different strengths, we make for a really versatile team,” senior Jon Phelps
said. Another huge reason for their success this season is because of the team’s overall experience. “The majority of our varsity team this year has been training together in high school gymnastics for the past four years. This means there is a lot of team chemistry and dedication that is going in to this season,” senior Matt Phelps said. Along with experience on the mat, experience off the mat is crucial. The team has shown a strong effort in staying healthy this season. “I think this year, more than ever, we have placed more focus on giving our bodies rest. We are working injury prevention exercises, which helps keep practices productive,” Jon Phelps said. Some of these exercises include working with the medicine ball, a lot of stretching, and eating right. Along with experience, bonding as a team is extremely important. Before meets, the team will have a pasta party at the Phelps’ household. “This is probably the tightest varsity team we’ve had in a while; we all just get along very easily.” Nicholson said. The boys are heading into crunch time of their season, and the team couldn’t be more focused.
Caprio’s company does. Initially we were going to do our chant during football lifting, then one day at track, Gibby said that we should do the chant for our break. Since then it’s become a daily thing. Towards the end of the chant you can see ‘Nano’ (junior Julio Celaya) being raised by a teammate in order to break the huddle. Coach Goshe calls it a sacrifice,” junior Martin Pasillas said. Athletes from boys and girls track get to experience the boys throwers’ mini competitions and rituals each day at practice. “It’s funny seeing them get so hyped. You can’t help but to look over and watch what’s going on,” junior Diana Matache said. “They pick each other up with
their energy,” senior Dejanna Blair said. New coach,Nick Goshe, has a positive impact on the team. “With a new coach, you have a change in coaching style. Most, if not all, the throwers are also lineman on the football team in which Coach Goshe also coaches, so we knew since the beginning of the season that this year was going to be different than years past; with the development of a strong foundation comes great results,” Pasillas said. Smith acknowledges Goshe’s coaching technique; “Coach Goshe does a fantastic job of establishing an equilibrium in the amount of time we spend helping each other out and the amount of time we spend competing. The competitive atmosphere is always backed by the wagering of push-ups or sprints,” Smith said. Indeed, the boys harmonize serious training with healthy teammate association to make for an efficient, well-balanced team. “We like to mess around with each other, whether it’s playing jokes on one another or imitating someone. Yet we still strive for success, so we also push each other in order to be our best and beat PR’s (personal records), leading to further development of great athleticism and great relationships amongst each other,” Pasillas said. The throwers exemplify contagious energy every day at track; other track athletes idolize the throwers for their humorous and wild identity. “It’s obvious that they’re all so close and have fun together at practice,” junior Grace Picchiotti said. Check out a video of the boys throwers’ chant on Correspondentlive.
Throwers thrive on thunder thigh Thursdays Danielle Eriksson
Athletes on the boys track and field team are kicking it into full gear as the outdoor season starts. While the boys split up each day to practice their individual events, specific groups of boys train together- the sprinters, long-distance runners, jumpers, and throwers. Furthermore, the boys can be found every day working out after school on the track–or to the side of the track, where the throwing squad lodges. While the boys within each event have their own special bond, this year, the throwing squad has adapted a distinctive, enthusiastic spirit. “There are a lot of different personalities out of everyone involved this year which helps exhilarate the energy of the entire team,” sophomore Brendan Watson said. The throwers have approached the season with new traditions, including “Tank-top Tuesdays,” “Run Wednesdays,” “Thunder-thigh Thursdays” (where they all wear short shorts), and “Competition Fridays. They also plays games like Ninja throughout the week. The boys are continuing past traditions as well. “On team picture day, we always take a Throwers picture in which one of the shorter throwers holds a stuffed boar’s head. The origin of this tradition is unknown,” senior Clayton Smith said. The throwers also have cookouts at home meets, war calls, and a chant they perform every day at practice. “Gibby Eshoo (junior) actually came up with The Chant, modeled after a chant in the movie ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ that Leonardo Di-
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“We have a mixed group of experienced and new players.” “Our goal is to repeat as MSL East champions and qualify for state.” “We pride ourselves on being a deep team.” “Our JV coach is twitter famous and collects old, fun things from garage sales and sells them.” “We have the best pasta parties which really bring us together as a team and allow us to bond.”
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Badminton Senior Danielle Lee
“This year the varsity badminton team always tries to lead the cheers first.” “Badminton has one practice day where it’s team bonding day.” “Girls on the team are assigned to another girl, and on away games we bring snacks, treats, and drinks.” “If we win a meet 15-0, the badminton coaches reward the team with Panera bagels.” “Recently at the Glenbard East Tournament, Hersey won first place overall, and the coaches treated us for pizza.”
•Compiled by Kristina Tajiri
12 the Correspondent
Sports
April 22, 2016
bove: Junior Erin A Smetana crosses the ball to her teammates in the box.
•Volleyball photos by Eric Czarnota •S/occer photos by Sneh Pandya
bove: Senior Angelo Coniglio spikes the ball through the A Wheeling defense. The Huskies are back in action tomorrow at Palatine. Junior Vince Reisel serves the ball in a winning effort Below: against Wheeling on April 14.
eft: Sophomore L Taylor LaFayette accelerates past the defense.
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HWhat’s uddle: unique? Track “The majority of our team has at least two or three years of experience on varsity, so we aren’t shy racing against fast people.“
-Senior Jack Ruane
Track
“We all compete against one another in practice, but we all want each other to succeed.”
-Junior Kayla Beckley
bove: Senior A Ryan Bayerle approaches the net in hopes of a kill.
Baseball “We only have three seniors starting, so we are a very young team with a lot of potential.”
-Senior Luke LaSalvia
Badminton “Mr. Ricker always brings a duffel bag full of protein bars to every tournament to energize us.”
-Junior Olivia Redding