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Colleges looking for quality of involvement over quantity
Clubs: Kelly McCarthy
Across the school, students of all grades, interests, and talents are keeping themselves busy throughout the year with various sports, clubs, and after-school activities. While the amount of activities each student participates in varies, sometimes the reason behind the participation is the same: students participate in these activities because “they look good on college applications.” Students seem to think that they truly know what looks good on college applications and what colleges are truly looking for in terms of students’ involvement in high school. However, when it comes to how colleges evaluate applicants, students are by no means experts. According to college counselor Nancy Davis, colleges primarily examine students’ grades and standardized test scores, but they do usually look at students’ involvement as well. However, admissions officers are generally looking for depth of involvement over breadth of involvement. “They want to see that you’ve done wonderful things, that you’re a leader, and that you’ve put in time commitments, and that you’ve really made a difference in your school. Those say a lot about your character and who you are as a person,” Davis said. Some students truly participate in a wide variety of extracurriculars because they feel that each one offers them something that the others don’t. “Each activity provides some sort of sense of fulfillment, which is what motivates me to be so involved. Orchesis and FreeRun Press
are my mediums of creative expression, band and orchestra allow me to pursue my love of music, poms is a stress-relieving physical activity, and NHS provides a platform to give back to my community,” senior Jamie Wiener said. While colleges definitely are looking at how involved students are in high school, according to Davis, the key really is quality over quantity. “If you’re in lots of things, that doesn’t tell me much about you as a person. It doesn’t tell me anything about your interests. It doesn’t tell me anything about your leadership abilities or your ability to put in a time commitment,” Davis said. The amount of time students put into each of their extracurriculars speaks louder than the sheer amount of extracurriculars that they are involved in. A single activity that takes up multiple hours’ of students’ time every week shows a much higher level of dedication than four different activities that might only take up to one hour a week each or only a couple of hours a month. Just one activity that requires a lot of time, most of which is spent practicing in preparation for upcoming competitions, is the debate team. “We spend at least five hours a week, four weeks a month practicing, and then there is more individual practice on top of that. I’ve learned a lot about our government, public speaking, and how to work as a team,” sophomore debate team member Meredith Goone said. Some activities require more time based on a students’ roles within that specific activity. •Continued on Page 2
•Patryk Kot bove: Orchesis members pause in the midst of practicing a routine. Orchesis has been putting in many hours preparing for their show on Feb. 23,24, and 25. Below, students in Speech look on as two students practice a routine from the fall play “Almost, Maine.” The speech team has their sectional meet on Saturday, for which they have been practicing often.
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The love has not died down after 47 years of the SOS club’s famous event, the Love Bus. The Love Bus event is on Valentines Day, the goal of the project is to provide cheery entertainment to the elderly living in senior centers. A total of six busses are traveling from center to center this year. These buses are being filled with the SOS class, SOS club members, baseball team, Orchesis, Poms, cheerleading, On Stage, Ladies First, and other talented students. The buses will begin at St. Joe’s, with a morning performance and visit. Then, the busses will split up and head to Moorings, Church Creek, Brookdale, and the Lutheran Home. At these homes, the attendees have some performances and other surprises for the senior citizens. These surprises include roses and valentine cards to help spread the love. “I was on Love Bus when I was in high school. This is a great way to reach out to the elderly during these dreary winter months,” SOS coordinator Mark Gunther said.
The students see a whole new perspective of these homes that many students may have never experienced. The homes range from more independent folks to the memory unit at the Lutheran Home. “The love bus is a great time to get out of our comfort zones and socialize with a different generation. Once I started really talking to the elderly people, they actually opened up and had really cool experiences and stories to share,” senior Ethan Schaffernak said. A big aspect of Love Bus that is often talked about is the talent. In the past, there have been ukulele players, amazing solos, duets, guitar players, etc. The wide variety of talent excites the senior citizens, but also brings together the other Love Bus participants. “High school students bring an energy that adults simply cannot. With these long months, without any sun, it is important for the students to bring their high school energy,” Gunther said. The event is one of many that the SOS class coordinates this semester, keep an eye out for more of the work that any student can be involved in.
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Google has removed 200 publishers from from its ad networks as part of the company’s new initiative to combat socalled “fake news.” The ban goes hand-in-hand with the company’s updated policy against fake news sites, and misleading headlines in general. Although these sites often present inaccurate or completely wrong information, they have nonetheless been intermixed among legitimate news articles, due to a flaw in Google’s search algorithm. “I’m glad that Google has been getting rid of stupid fake news sites. They have tricked so many people in the past and have caused a lot of misunderstandings,” junior Baloy Lagunas said. Shortly after the election results, Google was criticized for displaying a fake news story which claimed that President Donald Trump had won the popular vote, when in actuality, he had 2.8 million votes less than Hillary Clinton. This example is only one of the hundreds of inaccurate news articles that have been trending all over social media, notably Facebook. Hopefully, Google’s updated policy will prevent more fake news sites from misleading the public.
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Students from the Security course class have recently competed in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, which is a competition that challenges students to strengthen and defend simulated networks. Computer education teacher Tom Polak and his class, along with a team from Wheeling competed at Hersey last Friday. Despite the competitive edge, both schools shared ideas throughout the competition. There were a total of 2,700 teams signed up for the competition. Hersey’s team placed first in the Gold Division in the state and 32 in the country. With four different rounds all on different dates that are six hours each, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cyber security vulnerabilities within the images. They do so with the help of resources from the internet. Anything free and available on the internet is a permissible resource, so the students can utilize the internet to its full extent with the help of Google, research documents, videos etc. They must know where to find a resource without any guidance. “It’s basically learning how to search out answers, and if you’re stumped on something, understanding where to find it,” Polak said. At the end of the second round, Hersey’s team was
chosen to be ranked in the Gold Division which was 40 percent of the entire round. Only the top 100 competed in the regional round last Friday which was the final round. The competition not only tests students’ security skills, but also their skill in securing images and navigating computer systems. The students involved are learning how to secure their technology by determining viruses and updates, which subsequently gives them hands-on experience with the work that many technology careers consist of. “There are so many jobs in this area now, and that’s part of the reason for the competition--to expose the kids at the high school level,” Polak said. This is the first year Hersey has participated in the competition. “We didn’t expect to make it to regionals. We’re learning as we go,” senior Yousef Awimrin said. Polak is considering opening a club to students who are interested in the competition. “There’s not much of a goal yet. We’re just trying to do our best, and make a path for kids doing it later years,” senior Luke Allen said.
Animal Service Club invites all to join Jennifer Lechowski Animal Service Club is an up-and-coming club here that raises awareness for animals in shelters and puppy mills. Social science teacher Bradley Able started this club because of his love for animals and wanted to find a way to help them. “The purpose of the club is to bring attention to the problem of dogs and cats in shelters that need homes and the problem of puppy mills.” sophomore Chloe O’Brien said. Each meeting offers new and exciting activities. Sometimes students will watch movies and documentaries to educate the class on the topics. “We also discuss and brainstorm ideas on what we plan on doing to help local animal shelters or just ani-
mals in general,” sophomore Emily Song said. They also contributed through a bag-and-tag around the Arlington Heights neighborhoods. “We will personally deliver the items we collected from the bag-and-tag to shelters in the next couple weeks,” Song said. If anyone is interested in helping with the bag-andtag on Feb. 21, contact one of the club’s sponsors. “People should join the club because it’s an easy and fun way to get involved and do something good for the community, while sharing your love for animals,” O’Brien said. Meeting every Tuesday in room 206, Animal Service Club is available to all who want to join. Talk to language teacher Elizabeth Noble or Able if interested.
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“The way to look at a college application is to think of it as telling a story about you as a student. What story do the extra“I’ve always sought out leadership curriculars you choose to be in say about roles because the added responsibility you? It might be part of the story you constantly renews my sense of purpose want to tell about what you want to maand drive within that activity. While jor in, or what your interests are. It’s part this extra commitment means I’m pretof that story that you’re conveying to the ty busy, it also maximizes the sense of college,” Davis said. accomplishment and community I feel. Extracurriculars are a major part of If you find yourself putting minimum many students’ high school experiences, effort into an activity, you’ve lost sight and while they come in many different of its value,” Wiener said. forms and levels of time commitment, The main reason colleges ask for they prove to be more than just another students to report their high school asset to college applications. involvement is because they want stu•Patryk Kot In the past two weeks, two new clubs dents who will be involved on campus. rchesis practices outside of school for their have been started. The Congo Exchange “They want to know not just that you upcoming show. Program (sponsored by some of the AP can come here and be a good student, Human Geography and AP World Hisbut what are you going to contribute tory teachers) meets every Monday and to our campus? If you’re the kind of activities in which they have a genuine interest,” Wednesday after school. The purpose of student who in high school is deeply the club is to form a relationship with students involved in things, then you’re probably going junior Shannon Steines said. Superintendent Dr. David Schuler’s Rede- at a school in the Democratic Republic of the to be the type of student on the college campus fining Ready program is being considered in Congo. that’s deeply involved in things,” Davis said. school districts around the nation emphasizes At the core, this request by colleges for stuThe other new club is SAGA (Sexuality and student involvement that has both purpose and Gender Alliance), which promotes acceptance dents to submit their extracurriculars is mostly about learning who their students are and how meaning. The program is based around career of and ties between students of different gender paths and clusters that students can ex-plore identifications and sexual orientations. SAGA is they choose to spend their free time. “It is really easy to be involved in activities through classes or clubs offered throughout the sponsored by English teacher Christine Goto. that you love, so I recommend everyone join district’s six schools.
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ACT and SAT choice has students conflicted Quinn Conningham Many juniors will be optionally taking the ACT tomorrow. However, two months from now the juniors class will be required to take the SAT, for the first time in the school’s history. Previously, all juniors have participated in ACT testing, however, the state switched its funding to the SAT this year. This change gives the junior class a decision to make: maintain focus on the ACT or switch focus to the SAT. According to PrepScholar.com, both ACT and SAT are accepted by all four-year colleges; however, some students feel the ACT is more important. “I want to do better on the ACT. I feel it is more relevant to the colleges I would like to apply to,” junior John McDonough said. “I am also more accustomed to the ACT format because we have been preparing for it since freshman year.” Students conceptualize the testing importance of their choice through the thought up perspective of college admission directors. “I would rather do well on the ACT because it seems like colleges look more at ACT scores than SAT,” junior Lindsey Kalble said. Another factor that could weigh into students’ decisions is the differences between the two tests. In October of 2015 the SAT revamped their test to make it similar to the ACT. Despite this, there are some key distinctions. “Both tests evaluate the same skills but the focus and format are different. SAT has 31 fewer questions and focuses more on organization; ACT focuses more on sentence structure,” English teacher Jim Schiferl said. For many students, the fact that there is different content on the ACT and SAT, including
uniors have to decide which J direction they’ll lean: ACT versus SAT. the absence of science, impacts their test choice. “I know SAT does not have a science portion, and for awhile I thought it was just an East coast test,” junior Jon Witte said. “I believe the timing and reading levels are the biggest differences,” English and Fine Arts Division Head Patty Grow said. “Also the SAT includes info-graphics on the reading and English portions of the test.” Juniors have had multiple opportunities to take the PSAT, and some are using this to guide their decision. “I think I am more prepared for the SAT because I have taken the PSAT a few times the past two years,” Kalble said.
The ACT has seemed to be rooted into student’s nature, but many are considering booting the test completely. “My scores on the SAT and ACT prep tests are pretty much the same once they are converted to one other, so I may not even take the ACT,” Witte said. With the many preparation courses available, students not only chose a test (or two), but better yet, an entire preparation course as well. “Since I have taken the PSAT a couple times and I am in the SAT prep course, I think I am more prepared for the SAT,” junior Timmy Somary said. Hersey students are known for doing well on the ACT, and many believe that success will continue on the SAT. “I absolutely believe students will continue to do well, especially in English. Last year our freshman English scores were the highest in the district on the practice SAT,” Schiferl said. Staff motivation can be attributed to Hersey’s high standards in ACT testing, and this goes back to the way that teachers have added ACTtype activities to the given courses. “The teachers at Hersey do such a fabulous job preparing students that I completely believe the success will continue,” Grow said. “Even though we have been preparing for the ACT since freshman year, the tests are similar so I think the results will be too,” Witte said. After years of being ACT-centered, it will be interesting to see how the students respond to the switch. “I would recommend for students to go 100 percent on both exams and see which one you can do better on,” Grow said. Only time will tell what students decide to take. For the mean time, students prepare for both of the tests, properly.
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Breaking the ‘freaks and geeks’ stereotype Jordan Slonke
Mrs. Bowes showed “Freaks and Geeks” in class, and put things into perspective for me. If a student wants to play 3DS in the hallway, I’m eighteen years old. go for it. If a student wants to study for AP PhysWhile I’m treated as an adult ics during lunch instead of socializing, go for it. now, I hardly feel that way. Worldwide, these stereotypes are being pressed I’ve always fit the ‘geek’ steon to people who are just trying to live their lives reotype. I’m the type of perto its fullest potential. son who will walk into TarIf I want to go into Target and purget simply to look at chase “WWE Tough Talkers,” let me be. the wrestling action It’s actually quite relieving and humbling figures with an eight to have that inner kid inside of me. year old looking beside me. And, like any It reminds me that I still have a lot to kid, I will scream when I find a figure I go in life, and it puts life into perspechave been desperately looking for. I’m tive for someone much younger than I also the kind of person who will gladly am. Being that I work with a lot of kids, spend my earnings at Dollar Tree buying it agitates me when they don’t follow dipacks of trading cards hoping for some rections. However, I always picture myrare ones. While it may not seem true, the self in their shoes. When I was their age, ‘freaks and geeks’ stereotype is still prevaI wouldn’t listen to any rules, either. lent today-- just in its own way. Not only do these stereotypes bring In this day of technology, most students people apart, but they could lead to seriat Hersey are always seen with their iPads ous side effects. While some may not reor phones in their faces. There comes to alize it, labeling people is a form of bullybe a point where it can get to be too much, ing. Bullying can lead to depression, and and people are labeled as ‘geeks’ for aldepression can lead to suicide. Labeling ways carrying around their iPad and playother students with these negative coning games in the hallway. Some students •Jordan Slonke notations doesn’t have any positive imdecide to use other forms of technology, mbracing one’s ‘inner nerd’ and self-acceptance pacts. Some may embrace the label, but such as a Nintendo 3DS, to catch some can help relieve stress and create a happier life. deep down they should be treated just Pokemon during their lunch hours. Unlike any other person in this world. fortunately, those people are labeled as the If these stereotypes are broken and ‘geeks’ of the school. Why are they labeled students do fully express who they are without to do these things in order to embrace her new as such? Well, society builds students to be clasworrying about being judged for it, our society label, going against what she used to stand for sified in groups. There are ‘brainiacs’, people who can live in peace, without having to worry about completely. Lindsay could have simply embraced couldn’t care less about school and vie for havbullying or fitting a role that they truly are not. who she was, but the constant bullying and ‘nerd’ ing a minimum wage job to last their lifetime, the stereotype got to her head. It’s a perfect example ‘geeks’ who play DS in the hallways, the ‘popular of what society can do to students today. people’, etc. The list goes on. The show “Freaks and Geeks” really hit home with this idea. The main character, Lindsay, decides to hang out with the “freaks” (in other slang terms, the ‘druggies’). She starts skipping classes to hang out with her new friends and abandons her friend Millie altogether. Lindsay then decides to quit the “mathletes” in order to have more time to spend with her new friends. Lindsay chooses
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Feminism needed to thrive in society today Zoe Strozewski For many feminists, the new presidential administration is undoubtedly a loss, and it’s easy to see why. Trump is one of the most passionate anti-abortion advocates we’ve had as our president in this nation’s history. The pro-choice campaign seems hopeless compared to his promise to reverse the effects of Roe v. Wade. I am not afraid to say that I am a feminist. In fact, being a part of this fight for equality is something I’m extremely proud of. However, I am very afraid of the changes the Trump administration might bring. I am afraid for women who will have to sacrifice their educations or careers because they’re being
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forced to see accidental pregnancies through. I am afraid for the children who will end up in a cruel system just because their mothers had to give them up after being prevented from terminating a pregnancy they were not emotionally or fiscally prepared to be responsible for. We are in danger of losing access to essential reproductive health care services and education if Trump’s plans to direct funding away from Planned Parenthood succeed. We need feminism now more than ever because the fight isn’t over. An estimated 5 million women worldwide participated in women’s marches the day after Trump’s inauguration to protest his policies and unite in the fight for equality. 100 years ago women couldn’t even vote or serve in the military and those causes must have seemed lost at one point. History is a reminder that when we fight for something for the right reasons, even those
with the lowest odds of success can triumph. I realize that compared to conditions in the Middle East and Africa, women in the United States have made more than substantial progress when it comes to obtaining rights. But as long as women are earning 78 cents to every dollar a man makes for the same job, we still have not reached true equality. We will reach equality when women aren’t shamed for embracing their sexuality while men are applauded for it. We will be equal when one in five women aren’t sexually assaulted in their lifetime, and cases don’t go unreported because victims fear being called liars or actually blamed for their own rape because of what they had been wearing or drinking. I’m a feminist because I want to live in a world where people aren’t okay with the leader of the free nation being someone who normalizes sexual assault and misogyny
and everyone, regardless of gender, race, and sexual identity, is given the same opportunities. The beauty of feminism is that it allows every girl or woman to have a powerful voice and define feminity for themselves whether that entails flowery dresses or sweatpants. Unfortunately, this particular culture has evolved into something extremely controversial in the past few years because of common misconceptions about the message behind feminism. Feminism in its purest form is the pursuit of tolerance and fairness between the sexes, not an attempt to prove that men are evil or women are superior. Feminism will always be a tough slope to navigate but it has an uncompromisable place in the world today. Maybe the fact that it’s even controversial is the reason we need it so badly.
“What extracurricular activity teaches you skills that you will use in the future and why?””
“NHS, because it taught me time management skills balancing all of my daily activities.” Senior Dawid Maciorowski
“DECA, because it gives me an introduction to what the business world will be like & helps with communication skills.”
Junior Taylor Konsewicz
“Gymnastics, because it has taught me how to stay healthy while managing school and work.”
Senior Skyler Albuck
“Golf, and it has taught me how to balance schoolwork and sports.”
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Extra curricular activities promote individual decisions
Students participation in extra curricular activities varies depending on the amount of time they have available, and the amount of time they choose put into each activity. And every student has different views on involvment, but it’s easy to do atleast one club as a plethora of options are offered. Students should not focus on how other people will view the activities they do, but focus on what’s best for them. Making decisions based on what a student believes will benefit them in college takes away from their experience in high school. Below is The Correspondent senior staff member’s reflections on their participation in extracurriculars. Jordan Slonke: The Correspondent Kelly McCarthy: While I’ve been mildly has been the only club I feel like I can involved in other activities here, golf and devote my time to. I have tried other The Correspondent are the two extracurclubs, but I realized they were hard to ricular that I’ve chosen to put the majority manage with schoolwork and didn’t of my time and effort into. I’ve chosen to benefit my “passion.” participate more fully in these activites so that I can take on a larger role within them. Patryk Kot: I participate in activiNate Horne: I pursued my interests ties where I felt like I was making and tried new things because there was an impact in the school, while dono risk of getting trapped in something I ing things that I enjoyed and meetdidn’t like, being it’s high school. And by ing people that I had never had the participating in as many clubs as I could, I chance to speak to. I felt like I’ve participated got to meet new people and form new relationships in a reasonable amount of activities. that contributed to my positive high school experience. Danielle Eriksson: I originally purZoe Strozewski: I’ve tried various clubs sued my many activities purely for but the only ones that have stuck are the enjoyment! Luckily, they granted me Correspondent and volleyball. I have a much more than just recreation; I genuine interest in these activities and enget to leave high school with lifelong joy them immensely. By doing mainly only friends, memories, and leadership skills due to these two hasn’t affected my college admittance. my involvement in these activities. Ellen Bakal: I’m so happy I did Lexi Wachal: I participate in these acmultiple activites because I met so tivities because personally, they make me many different people that I wouldnt the happiest, and I feel they’ll help me have met if I had only done one or most in the long run. I want to continue two. Doing all of these extracurricuto write in the future, and being involved lars also taught me so much about myself and in the different publications allow me to pursue this, and will better prepare me for my future. my interests. Sneh Pandya: I never worried about Andrea Cannon: I participated in a vathe quantity of my activities, but my riety of activities because they covered a level of dedication to the ones that remixture of everything I like to do. I enjoy ally mattered to me. writing, and I’m happy I have been on The Correspondent.
Avoiding conflict deems consequences
Nathan Kim
Conflict is often viewed as something that should be avoided as much as possible. It is said to cause unnecessary stress, or even to potentially damage relationships. However, this isn’t necessarily the case. While it is true that conflict can cause seemingly unneeded stress, it is actually a vital part of any human interaction or relationship. Avoiding resolution, or ignoring the conflict entirely, ultimately causes more damage than the conflict itself. Instead of seeing conflict as a single malicious entity, one needs to understand that conflict is a necessary part of any healthy relationship or interaction. Conflict is created when two individuals express contrasting ideals and desires, and wish to advocate for their respective beliefs. Instead of leaving conflict unresolved, one should formally address the existing disagreement, and utilize it to further progress or advance the relationship. This allows for both individuals involved to grow and develop, both mentally and emotionally. A focal part of life is to be able to both understand and respect differing ideals and philosophies, and this is especially necessary for any kind of interaction or relationship. Conflict can even become constructive, as you allow others to express their unique point of view regarding different situations and subject matter. By directly addressing a specific disagreement and tackling the conflict head-on, you are not only making your own opinion clear, but also you learn to understand and appreciate the differing ideals that others hold.
Artificial kindness hinders an individual’s ability to truly empathize with another’s point of view. By pretending to agree with another person, you are simply refusing to take another’s opinion into account, and instead blindly agreeing to avoid discussion of the subject. Society needs to stop seeing conflict as a dangerous, unprofessional byproduct of human interaction, and instead encourage intelligent and constructive conversation, addressing possible issues and conflict directly. The idea that conflict should be avoided at all costs isn’t beneficial nor realistic. Conflict is necessary for individuals to develop mentally and emotionally. Although arguments are not always pleasant, the discussion itself allows for relationships to become stronger, as both participants begin to both understand the origin of the conflict, and find way to reach a resolution. In the end, conflict is best resolved by simply listening to others, and taking their point of view into consideration. Conflict doesn’t have to be a negative occurrence: it can spur innovation and ingenuity, simply through constructive and relevant discussion. The methods we choose to respond to conflict ultimately determine the type of experience we receive.
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Twitter distorting true political views for students Quinn Cunningham
It seems now one cannot go on social media without being met with a barrage of political opinions. Liberals, conservatives, and all those in between want their opinion about Donald Trump and his recent actions to be heard. Students are joining in on this expression. However, the amount of biased, misleading, and false information students are spreading is concerning. Students who have payed no attention to politics the whole year see one tweet or read one article and believe they are political experts. They retweet a set of “statistics” that agree with their viewpoint without first confirming they are true. This is damaging to both students’ own reputations and political discourse. Students need to realize they cannot get their news solely from Twitter to be informed and retweeting isn’t political activism.
Excessive nationalism does not stop diversity Jamie Anderluh
It seems that nationalism has become synonymous with bigotry in recent months. Being patriotic (which is, by the way, a word I hesitate to even use because it has been transformed to demean the legitimacy of other people) or content with our nation does not mean we must do so at the expense of other nations or forms of expression. Let’s forget the American superiority complex and realize that we are all just people. This does not mean we should accept our country with an outlook of cynicism; it only means that we should look at the world with a lense that understands its intricate diversity, considering that diversity with the respect it deserves.
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Salaries teach money management Danielle Eriksson
try to be wise and careful about how I spend my money so that I have more leftover to feel secure with because I know that if I do spend a lot of it, I'll be broke and have to anxiously wait for my next paycheck," senior Andrew Hyndman said, "It's teaching me how to be a spender yet save when I need to. I'm always careful now - if I have cash from my tips I'll use it easily but if I'm out
High school jobs impel students to learn money management; moreover, most common jobs that high schoolers are elgible for have salaries within $8.50-$12 an hour, providing students with a fair deal of money that they are able to decide what to do with. For an average high school student, managing money earned from work is a new and challenging practice that necessitates responsible financing. Students often choose to store their money earned, or at least a portion of it, away into a savings or debit card account. This provides a secure and organized method of collecting •Patyrk Kot money. S i m i l a r l y, unior Erin Busche serves a customer during her shift at Nothstudents may ing Bundt Cakes. choose to cash a certain amount with friends and one of them wants me to spot of their paychecks for spending money. "I should probably start saving, but I usually them I'm more uptight about it," Hyndman said. However, some students might prefer to spend cash my paycheck and spend it on stuff like gas, some of their money they've earned rather leifood, and coffee," senior Caeley Jones said. surely, with some regulation, of course. Nevertheless, in many cases, once a student "It's nice because sometimes I can buy things gets a job, their parents may revise the way they for other people or something special for myself," provide for them with an intention to treat them senior Brenda Oommen said. However, some as a more independent individual. students do struggle with making reasonable "Once I got a job, I was cut off. I pretty much purchases with the money they've worked for. had to start paying for everything from gas to go"When I'm driving to school, just knowing ing out on the weekends, but I think it has made that I have cash on me makes me want to stop for me a lot more responsible. They still have dinDunkin' all the time," Jones said. ner on the table every night and give me lunch Because of experiencing working in high money occasionally, but it's mostly on me for school, students learn plenty about how their anything extra," Jones said. spending and saving can affect their life. While challenging students to be accountable, "A job is nice now because I don't have a lot of earning an income may also test students' self expenses, but it'll be harder when I'm older and control while opening their eyes to the value of my expenses become much bigger," Oommen money. said. "My parents leave it up to me; it's completely Furthermore, and just as importantly, they my decision on how I spend the money I make. I
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Customers create workplace chemistry Heidi Freitag After school activities can be anything from club meetings to practices, but for some students, after-school activities consist of going to work. Like most high school students, the workforce is a new experience. Going from school to work almost everyday, students often see many interesting customers. For some students, these encounters with strange customers are anything but rare. With odd customers being a usual occurrence, students learn to cope with these issues early on. Whether having to deal with rude customers or customers who don't speak English, it can be a difficult yet educational experience for these young workers. Some can recognize the humor in these interactions, while others hope that the situation never happens again. "I work at the front desk at Olympic Pool, and sometimes I find myself in a difficult
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situation with the customer," junior Madeline Bovino said. Being new to working, students still have many interesting stories that relate to their not so typical work day. "One time I came across a family who didn't speak English, and they were asking me questions, and I honestly couldn't understand a word they were saying. So they pulled up google translate, but it was still very difficult to answer their questions," Bovino said. Where students work, can also determine the types of customers they have to deal with. "I work at Yen Yen (a Chinese restaurant) and I sometimes have to deal with rude customers," senior Erin Redding said. Rude customers can be more common in the food industry especially if they believe their service was poor. "I asked the table that I was serving if they enjoyed their meal, and they told me it was terrible. I thought they were joking, so I laughed, but they were serious," Redding said. Other students take a different approach when it come to rude customers. "I work a Jewel Osco and whenever I come across rude customers, I usually just walk away or talk back," junior Adam Bless said. Some customers can be problematic for student workers, but other customers are polite and know the employees fairly well. These regular customers can provide students with less questions to answer and unique relationships with customers.. "The usual customers give me a high five, because they feel comfortable with me," junior Owen Goldsberry, another Jewel worker, said. While students develop friendly relationships with their customers, others know their customers by name and also know exactly what they order. "I know a couple named Bob and Rose and they come to Yen Yen all the time and typically order the same thing," Redding said. Most students can point out the regular customers from the the newer customers. Students who have jobs learn to adapt to many different situations. Although at times it is difficult, students adapt and continue to learn to problem solve outside of the academic environment.
Homework or work work?
Katherine Weimold
By the time most students get to their junior year, it isn't that uncommon for the majority to have a job. The problem it was much easier to maintain a job as well as a good grades even 15 years ago then it is today. According to past US Census' in 1990, 32 percent of high school students had jobs as opposed to 16 percent now. "When I worked at McDonald's, I worked like 10-15 hours a week, and they were truly the worst. I had to drop AP physics. I couldn't keep my grade up because I didn't have time to do the homework. I was exhausted all the time. The management there was not understanding at all," junior Jenna Simpson said. "I work as a dance assistant 2-3 hours a week now, and they are very understanding of conflicts," Simpson said. "Knowing I'm a student, my manager is really understanding and accommodates any changes I need made to my schedule," junior JP Flowers said. Junior Yazmine Segura works in the dinning room of a Northbrook nursing home. "My work will raise money for senior students working there with the idea that they will use it towards college," said Segura. For most students, work really becomes a issue when they try to tackle the amount of homework given after their shifts. "I never feel overwhelmed, but starting a paper at 12a.m. that's due in a couple hours is pretty stressful," Flowers, who works on average
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20-25 hours a week at Mariano's, said. "I only really get overwhelmed when I have a ton of homework, and then I need to work 3:3011p.m.," junior Lilly Durec, who works 27 hours a week at Chipotle, said. Both students agree that their homework grades suffer the most at the hands of their work. The obvious advantages of having a job, such as money, will almost always weigh out the disadvantages. But students also gain job experience, the ability to manage money, and a variety of other skills when they begin to work. "An advantage is being able to be organized with time management," Simpson said. "For me being busy constantly helped me procrastinate less," Flowers said.
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‘We are Twenty Øne Piløts and so are you’ Claire Durand
As the confetti twirled to the ground and crowds screamed, Tyler and From playing slow piano Josh came together, and melodies to upbeat drums bowed, saying, “We are and synths, the fans of the Twenty Øne Piløts and beloved Twenty Øne Piløts so are you.” continues to grow. Formed And so Twenty Øne in 2009, Twenty Øne Piløts, Piløts’ time in Chicago originally formed by lead had come to an end, but singer Tyler Joseph and forthe feelings and memomer band members Nick ries of them resonate in Thomas and Chris Salih, fans. “The concert was has evolved with their muthe most amazing thing sic and fan base. in my life. I was speech“The concert was so less at times and I’m not much fun. I went with my going to lie, I teared up a two best friends, so that allot,” junior Adrian Flores ways makes it better. It was said. also one of the most artistic Twenty Øne Piløts concerts I’ve been to,” seare known for their out nior Hailey Bowes said. their music, utilizing Recently, the dynamic many varying genres duo: Tyler and Josh Dun, into songs. “Their music the drummer, have been on style is so much different their Emøtiønal Røadshøw than most bands today. Wørld Tøur. Taking the Just the beats, the ukulele stage at the United Center parts, and even the lyrin Chicago, fans in the Illiics are so unique,” Flores nois area got the chance to said. see the legendary band on Not only the tunes, but Jan. 28. the lyrics themselves are Judah and the Lion unique in themselves. started the opening sing•Courtesy of Molly Twohig “The lyrics touch on much ing slightly different genres wenty-One Pilots sell out the United Center on their Emotional deeper issues than some of songs, most notably “Mr. Roadshow Tour. other songs do, and the Brightside”. Jon Bellion was melodies are usually really next to pump up the crowd. “The Judge” created the perfect blend to excite upbeat even if the song He sang iconic songs like “All the crowd. lyrics aren’t,” Belle said. Time Low” and “80’s Films’. The night was unique because Josh’s parents “I have always loved how all their songs have The duo covered songs all the way from their were watching in the crowd, and to showcase a specific meaning. The songs always have sym“Twenty One Pilots” album, “Addict With a their son’s amazing talents, Josh had multiple bolism and mean something other than most Pen”, which was originally played without Josh drum solos, riling up the crowd’s hearts. Not other artists’ songs,” Bowes said. in 2009, to most of their new songs from their only were Josh’s parents in the crowd, but TyAlthough Tyler and Josh themselves are huge “Blurryface” album. ler let his brother go into a hamster ball and roll icons, they always emphasize and remind every“The band stands apart because the lyrics around in the pit of fans. one of the importance of their fans. “They intertouch on much deeper issues than some other “My favorite part of the concert was the finale acted with the audience the most out of all the songs do, and the melodies are usually really when they sang ‘Trees’ and the confetti went off. bands I have seen,” Bowes said. upbeat even if the song lyrics aren’t,” freshman It was really cool when they played the drums They not only recognize the long-existing Olivia Belle said. while crowd surfing,” Bowes said. To end the fans but embrace all different people to join Old favorites from the “Vessel” album like concert, Twenty Øne Piløts played “Trees” while them. Twenty Øne Piløts treads on, impacting “Ode to Sleep” and “Car Radio” mixed with both smashed on the drums in the crowd and fans with long lasting experiences. more modern songs like “Tear in My Heart” and red confetti burst into the air.
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Neofuturists exert new acting styles Gracie Scannell
The theater department has always made efforts to expand its horizons when it comes to genres of theater. The Neo-Futurists are an acting troupe who have been taking on Andersonville, a suburb of Chicago. This eccentric troupe has been preforming original plays in their tiny studio since 1988. Recently, this school has taken on one of the bolder and more popular acts, “30 Neo-Futurist Plays from Too much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)”. Eleven students starred in multiple scenes of this play, attempting to interpret it in the same way that the famous troupe had in the past. The actors made some comments on how exactly they prepared. “We actually met Greg Allen, the creator of this play, and he taught us everything,” junior Rita Moujoukian said. The actors had mixed emotions about the play as a whole. “What I loved in this play was we really got to dig deep into our emotions and play things out. We got to choose which plays we wanted to be in and would change parts based on how we felt it should be,” Moujoukian said.
“At first, it was super stressful because as an actor, the director tells you where to move and say the lines but this show we took it in our own hands and that was super cool.” Some of the actors involved in the play spoke about their struggles with this loose directing style. “I haven’t seen any Neo-Futurist plays before, and I was kind of taken back as we were told by the founder of Neo-Futurism, Greg Allen, that we’re not acting as much as we are being,” junior Gavin Cryderman said. “There should be as little directing as possible, so it’s a real experience that can never be recreated with the exact moments, and that for me was difficult as I’m used to being told this is how you do it, and this is how I want you to do it.” Despite the struggle though, students found the rendition of this ‘think piece’ play quite riveting. “I’ve never seen a Neo-Futurist play, but now I really want to. I feel like this one really made me think, and it’s amazing how well the actors interpreted such an intricate script,” junior Celeste Lagman said. No matter how it’s looked at, these NeoFuturist plays definitely left an imprint on the Hersey theater department.
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For starters, it should be known that my Netflix list is home to a majority of nature documentaries. There are plenty to choose from, but I tend to gravitate towards films narrated by David Attenborough. I find David Attenborough’s voice remarkably calming, the documentation of a lion pride equivalent to “The Bachelor,” and marine mammals deserving of extreme, impassioned reverence. In other words, I am obsessed. It all began with Netflix recommendations. I didn’t think much of it when I began “Mission Blue,” prepared only to ponder the mysteries of the ocean while consuming whatever I could find in my fridge. Though the experience began with the above occurrence, it quickly evolved into something much more. I discovered that nature documentaries offered the answer to my endless curiosity for animals. And on Netflix, they are available on almost any subject, in almost any location. They allow me to do something a bit more than binge without purpose. I can shamelessly say that I watch these shows with a driving passion, a need to learn about the wildlife that fascinates me. Last week, I watched an episode of “Ocean Giants” and felt complete. I proceeded to learn about a woman in New Zealand who swims with killer whales in “Swimming with Killer Whales”, another one of my recent watches. Nature documentaries are, of course, informative. They are highly educational, but this does not mean they are uninteresting. Why? Because animals are riveting. I’ve learned about the intricate communications and family networks between orcas from “Blackfish” (among other, more disheartening, ideas about marine mammals in captivity), the
‘Split’s multiple personalities fascinate fans In the new year, a fascinating film hit theaters; one that deals with the complex characteristics of dissociative identity disorder. The film stars James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb, a patient with twenty-three different identities. Three of his identities kidnap three girls and traps them in an unknown basement. The film continues on with the girls attempting to escape the enclosure, while also digging deeper into Crumb’s condition. Kevin is being treated by Dr. Fletcher, a doctor who has devoted her studies to the disease. She begins to feel suspicious of one of Kevin’s personalities and decides to investigate his behavior. Unfortunately, the acting by the three girls who were kidnapped was subpar and hurt the film and the ending was strangely confusing and did not fit well with the rest of the story. However, the film was a fascinating horror/ thriller with a very interesting and innovative storyline. McAvoy’s talent is impeccable and the suspense of the film was captivating. You manage to experience a stir of emotions in one sitting whether it be laughter, fear, or suspense.
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importance of marine conservation from ‘Mission Blue’, and the wonders of frozen landscapes from “Wildest Arctic”. With each documentary I feel more respect for the natural world. I feel I come closer to understanding the complexity and significance of an ecosystem, and this respect is not to be overlooked. If we can find entertainment from areas that do not only involve ourselves, perhaps we can become more well-rounded people. Though I must admit that, at times, experiencing Netflix’s guilty pleasures is a necessity as we all have moments when we don’t want to spend our time in contemplative, though there is something wonderful about being indulged in a topic that is informative and real; there is something wonderful about being captivated by natural occurrence that are still vastly entertaining. That, I must say, is a wonderful way to binge.
Snapchat becomes burden “Snap me!” seems to be becoming the new text me in everyday life. I don’t want to sound like someone who is annoyed with the progress of technology, but I am personally sick of it. Snapchat has been a top social media app in recent years. Sending a quick picture to a friend of something, usually just of one’s face with no words, has unfortunately become something very stressful recently. As of late, Snapchat has come to be more of a job. Keeping up Snapchat ‘streaks’ has become such a burden in life. The fact that this is a priority is definitely something bothersome. Snapchat should not feel like a job when it’s intent was to be a new way to communicate with friends. Sending pictures instead of just text messages shouldn’t be prioritized in teenager’s lives. Unlike when it was a new app, Snapchat has stopped being fun and has users wishing to go back to when this form of communication was newly developed.
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“The Lego Batman Movie” is one of those films where the title seems to pretty much say it all. It stars Batman, this time a slightly less jerkish version of Will Arnett’s frat boy take from “The Lego Movie,” he’s made of Lego, and the movie is an hour and 46 minutes long, ideal feature length. Six year olds will guarantee its success through merchandise alone, but here’s the one thing the title doesn’t say; it really isn’t for them. First, the story: Batman is, well, being Batman, which mostly entails fighting cartoonish villains and brooding from the top of Gothic skyscrapers. This time he’s up against Zach Galafinakis’ relationshipstarved Joker, a fang-toothed and Bambieyed psychopath who just wants to hear Batman say “I hate you.” But, as Bats declares early on, he doesn’t do (relation)’ships, preferring off the job to alternate between eat ing reheated lobster frigidaire while watching “Jerry Magure” and staring mournfully at his old family photos. Enter Michael Cera’s Robin-to-be, an orphan by the name of Richard Grayson (Robin: “The kids at the orphanage call me Dick.” Batman: “Well, children can be cruel.”) with pupils the size of dinner plates that Batman accidentally adopts while making goo-goo eyes at new police commissioner Barbara Gordon (Rosario Dawson). Batman may be above killing his enemies, but he has no issue in throwing Dick through life-threatening scenarios for Bats’ manic schemes (the details of which I won’t reveal, because it ruins the film’s equal parts bizarre and brilliant twist). But when that twist does occur, Batman finds himself forced to actually work with the wide-eyed Boy Wonder, as well as the commissioner and Bats’ long-suffering butler Alfred (Ralph Fiennes). But will he be capable of overcoming his self-imposed isolation and actually become part of a team - or maybe even a family again? Well, yes, because it’s a kids’ movie, but the path he takes getting there is quite entertaining. Plot-wise, “Lego Batman” mostly traces the established “no man is an island” beats that kids’ films love to pound into prepubescent skulls. But plot takes a back seat here to one of the most wide-reaching parodies ever depicted in plastic. Everything from Batman’s inertia in the age department (“I have aged phenomenally,” Batman notes after Alfred provides a 50+ year list of the Caped Crusader’s existential crises) to high brow action movie cliches to “Pulp Fiction” gets a take-down or sight gag, making the film a wonderful experiment/drinking game for anyone remotely aware of the last thirty odd years of pop culture. “Lego Batman” may have a PG rating, but make no mistake; this film is almost more for adults than kids. With a winning combination of welltread kiddie flick cliches, memorable takes on classic characters and a willingness to push the gauntlet, “The Lego Batman Movie” proves itself one of the best animated movies of even today’s saturated market. Sorry, Batfleck; DC will be doing its casting in plastic from now on.
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bove: Senior Cofounders A Hannah Mulroe and Justin Zotos parade their green pants across the school.
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Green pants Thursday unites student body
Andrea Cannon
Students are always encouraged to make new clubs and participate in activities that they are passionate about. Seniors Justin Zotos and Hannah Mulroe had a fun idea freshman year, and have watched it grow into a school favorite, Green Pants Thursday. “We were both in the same Chinese class freshman year, and we walked in on a Thursday, and we both were wearing green pants. Back then, green pants weren’t that common,” Mulroe said. The trend back then and most certainly today was the usual leggings or jeans, but with green pants they both felt like it was more than just a coincidence. Since then, they have both worn green pants every Thursday and made efforts to have their new trend catch on. “Freshmen year, it did not catch on much at all, but I truly feel it has bloomed this year,” Mulroe said.
“Green Pants Thursday is an opportunity to be apart of something bigger than myself, and joining with a lot of really fun people has made it a great tradition.” Zotos has made an Instagram account (greenpantsthursday) and also a Remind101 group that can be joined by texting greenpants to 81010. The Instagram following also inspired senior Max Weiss to create a design for the Thursday tradition. This tradition’s newfound popularity has been
a long time coming for Zotos. “We felt this could be a really cool kind of secret tradition. We wore them every Thursday until people started picking up on it. Three years later, we’re seniors, and we decided that we could make this idea go as big as possible for a fun way to celebrate the end of the week,” Zotos said. Some newcomers to the trend include seniors Maggie Reisel and Kayla Beckley. “I thought Green Pants Thursday was a fun and easy way for me to connect with my senior classmates,” Reisel said. Beckley has had a similar opinion regarding her new participation in the end of week celebration. “Green Pants Thursday is an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than myself and joining with a lot of really fun people has made it a great tradition,” Beckley said. Now for those students who are new to the idea of Green Pants Thursday, there are plenty of places to find them. “They are all over especially in camo colors these days, but mine are bright green and I got them the summer before freshman year at Off Saks 5th Avenue, which isn’t around anymore,” Mulroe said.
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There’s no question Super Bowl LI is one of the most historic Super Bowls ever to be played. With the best offense (Falcons) going up against the best defense (Patriots), an entertaining game was expected. Not to mention there was an opportunity for Tom Brady to win his fifth Super Bowl of all time. In the most iconic games ever, the Patriots came out victorious. “It was the most exciting [Super Bowl] I’ve ever watched because of the Patriots being able to overcome such great adversity,” junior Owen Goldsberry said. Brady finally passed up Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw, winning his fifth of all time. Now the debate starts in the NFL world. Is Brady the best quarterback of all time? “He is the G.O.A.T because he has got just as many rings as the Cowboys, Steelers, and 49ers all have combined and he has had two major Super Bowl comebacks”, junior Will Johnston said. Tommy’s Take Tom Brady is the greatest, no doubt about it. Brady has won more Super Bowls, and played in more Super Bowls than any other player in history. He holds nine other Super Bowl records and he broke the single game passing yards (466), completions in a game (43), and passing attempts in a game (62). Brady continues to pass up records, including most wins of all time (208 wins). He holds the most post season wins of any quarterback (24). He also holds the most post season starts out of any player (33). Peyton Manning still leads Brady in some impressive categories, but Brady is not far behind him. Even though he is 40, he does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. While many people consider Brady a cheater after the alleged “Delfate Gate”, Kobe Bryant said it best, saying “You can not deflate five rings”.
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a team but to also just bowl the best I have all year. Hopefully that will be enough to make it to state. My goals for state would be to qualify for the second day, but mainly just bowl up to my standards that I’ve set for myself,” Wrenn said.
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Bowling has been strong this year, with a regular season of 7-4. They will bowl tomorrow in team sectionals at Arlington Lanes starting at 9 a.m. The girls plan to attack the competition and use the best of their abilities to qualify for state. They had a win against Fremd (7-2) and the girls are ending the regular season ranked fifth in the conference. The conference tournament went very well for the girls as they moved up a spot in their rankings to fourth. The conference tournament was won by senior Emma Wrenn, who shot a MSL average of 213. Wrenn has now won conference two seasons in a row. “I feel so accomplished. I couldn’t have done it without the support of my teammates and coaches along the way,” Wrenn said. Junior Caroline Steifbold also played well, placing 19 in the conference tournament, joining Wrenn as a medalist. • Courtesy of the girls bowling team The team continued to play well in regionals at Poplar Creek, advancing as a he bowling team celebrate their third place finish team to sectionals. “My goals for sectionat regionals at Poplar Creek. als will be to obviously qualify to state as
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Gymnastics concludes triumphant season Katie Lindgren The US Olympic girls gymnastics team won the gold this past year; ironically enough, Hersey’s gymnastics team has come up with some gold as well. The team won the MSL East division and has made stellar performances throughout their whole season. Coach Shannon Barrett couldn’t have asked for anything more from the girls. “They have worked hard and it has definitely •Courtesy of Mackenzie paid off,” Barrett Kamysz said. At the end of he gymnastics team the season, the places 3rd at the invitational at Naperville North. girls competed at the MSL confer-
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“We have a lucky penny and stuffed animal that we bring to every meet.”
“We eat Scooby Snacks at all of our big meets.”
“Varsity has matching bows and blankets that we bring to every meet.”
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