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‘What if it had been me?’
Area sexual harassment arrests stir thought, prevention efforts
Kevin Hyde
Shea Anderluh teachers. Sexual harassment in a school environment seems improbable, but the recent arrest of a local teacher and coach is a reminder that it’s definitely possible. Tony Hsieh, formerly a track coach from Grayslake Central High School, and before that, a math teacher from Thomas Middle School, has been accused of sexual relations with a 16-year old student. The investigation is still ongoing, but the accusation was enough to shock students, especially those who once had Hsieh as a teacher. “I always thought he was somewhat creepy, but I never expected this,� junior Claire O’Donnell said. “I had heard stories from the track girls, but overall, his behavior was always strange.� “I wasn’t too surprised when I heard about Mr. Hsieh. I had heard rumors about him, and he always seemed to be really close to students,� junior Leya Allind said. “If it were me, I’d probably tell my parents.� Now, this school’s three main feeder schools, MacArthur, Thomas, and River Trails have had instances of sexual abuse. Students recollected their experiences with various
“I was very surprised. He was one of my favorite teachers, and I don’t think a lot of people expected that,� sophomore Ala Folta said of her old MacArthur teacher, Ronald Vos, who was arrested for sexual harassment from 2005 to 2007. At River Trails, teacher Chad Roby was arrested for attempted child molesting in 2006. “I was surprised at first because he was so quiet, but looking back I could have seen it coming,� senior Nida Husain said. “He was always very friendly.� As rare as sexual harassment seems, it happens more often than expected. Few schools have escaped this unhealthy crime. Sexual harassment in the school environment includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome touching or other physical contact of a sexual nature, stalking, staring, or sexual propositions. It also includes any unwelcome threat by someone in authority to withhold educational opportunities or benefits in exchange for sexual favors, according to the school’s curricular code. As unlikely as it seems, this does happen. For surprised former students of their past teacher, the question reverberating through
minds is this: “What if it had been me?� Guidelines for what to do if feeling pressured or uncomfortable around a teacher exist, but, fortunately, the occurrence is rare enough that they are not put into action very often. “There is a sexual harassment policy [at Hersey]. It requires putting something into writing, filing a grievance. Once it’s put in writing, and comes to the attention of the administration, we are required to investigate,� principal Dr. Tina Cantrell said. Students who believe they have been harassed may initiate a less formal complaint to any teacher, counselor, or administrator. The complaint will be taken to the principal, and if needed, the superintendent. An investigation shall be conducted, and if it is determined that there has been a violation, effective, corrective action will be taken. This approach is for the extremely severe situations, for example, if a student has been sexually assaulted by a teacher, or has been asked to do inappropriate acts with that teacher. Before undertaking this procedure, it is recommended that students are completely sure that teachers are intentionally behaving inappropriately.
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Throughout the winter, the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club has been working on their Operation Teen Safe Driving campaign. “I feel like SADD is an under appreciated club. No one really thinks of it until it happens to someone they know,” senior Sarah Sabet said, who has been a member of SADD for the past two years. Last Monday, they culminated their project by bringing in driving simulators for club members and driver’s education students to test out. Students could choose from different driving situations such as normal, drunk driving, and distracted driving, where they could use their own cell phone. Students crashed or were pulled over by the “cops” for speeding or drunk-like driving habits. Students then went through field sobriety tests and were even sent to court for their wrongdoings. By participating in simulations, students can gain first-hand knowledge about the dangers associated with drunk or distracted driving without posing a threat to others. Annie Bruce Rachel Lundstrom
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School mourns loss of senior
They respectfully requested for the posts to Taylor Kasper Mike Lechowski halt for at least a day or so, but the influx of com-
ments did not stop. “I feel that people did not respect the fact Senior Brendan Zieker transferred back to Hersey towards the end of first semester in that the family asked not to post on his wall,” hopes of finishing his high school career here. said senior Ryan Starkman. “I think students have more than a right Sadly, on Feb. 21, he took his own life. Zieker attended St. James Elementary to pay their respects to a friend they lost, but I School and Junior High. After graduating from don’t think that right should surpass the wishes the family has placed. Finding St. James, Zieker attended something like that out over Hersey for two years until he Facebook is devastating, and transferred to St. Viator for I think the family deserved to his junior year. be informed the proper way, Zieker was known by not on some social networking his friends to be energetic, site,” said Eichhorn. outgoing, and proud. On the first day of school “He was friends with following Zieker’s death, an everyone. Whenever he’d announcement was made over walk the hallways, you the intercom immediately after could hear people shouting the 7:30 bell, regarding what out ‘Zieks!’ He was such a had happened. “I heard about friendly guy, and got along it over Facebook the night bewith everyone,” senior Malfore, so the announcement lory Eichhorn said. “He redidn’t really come as much of ally cared about people and a shock to me,” said Starkman. made them feel really good Zieker showed promisabout themselves.” ing skill in gymnastics, placZieker also displayed ing fourth at the 2009 Men’s JO his loyalty to those who Facebook photo National Championships. He cared about him. was also a varsity wrestler last “I was stranded at Nikieker, seen here in his eighth year as a junior, placing fourth ko’s waiting for a ride home, grade graduation picture, was last year at Regionals in Lake and instead of leaving me the beloved son of Timothy and Villa. there, Zieker stayed with me Mary, and the beloved brother of Zieker left behind an array for half an hour until my ride Dan P. Zieker. of good memories for the people finally showed up,” senior that knew him best. Kishn Patel said. “I’ll never forget the time Brendan told me The majority of the student body was informed of Zieker’s untimely death over Face- that ‘life is what you make it, don’t hold out for book. The support from his friends over- anything,’” senior Angelina Leuzzi said. “After whelmed his Facebook page, contradictory to all this time, it has stuck with me.” the wishes of the Zieker family. A relative of the Zieker’s posted a message through Brendan’s profile, stating that it would To share memories and thoughts visit be inappropriate for the rest of the Zieker family CorrespondentLive.org to find out about his death over Facebook.
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‘Mr. Huskie’ passes away, leaves legacy throughout school Teagan Ferraresi Former associate principal Peter Titre was known for not only his commitment to education, but also his genuine love for Hersey and its students. He died in his home on March 5, leaving behind not only his family, but a legacy in the school. “He was one of the founding fathers of Hersey,” secretary Pat Peery said. “He was here in 1967 when the school was being built and helped with everything. He helped in the hiring of faculty and picking of the school colors.” “His impact on the school was everywhere,” assistant principal of student activities John Novak said. “He was involved in the planning, construction, layout of the school along with the purchasing of things like the shop area and desks, and the hiring of teachers.” “He was always very kind, and passionate for education and kids. The students were always number one on his mind,” career and technical education division head Dan Ludwigsen said. “He was a very upstanding individual and always did what was right for the students.” Titre worked at Hersey from its opening in September 1967 until his retirement in 1992. He worked as assistant principal for instruction from 1967 until July 1984 when he was promoted to associate principal until his retirement. During his time here, Titre worked diligently to improve the educational environment to the best of his ability. “He was on the forefront for getting computer guided instruction in classrooms,” Spanish teacher Diane Laux said. “He was big into getting improvements with grades and all sorts of things.”
Dr. Charles Venegoni worked closely with Titre in the late 1980s in designing a writing center for the school. Venegoni was required to do a practicum project for his administrative certification, and Titre was his supervising administrator. “When the project was finished, Titre decided that having such a facility at Hersey would be great for its students. With his leadership, what is now the Writing Well was built and opened the door to its first students in 1990. The rest is history, but only a small chapter in the history of the legacy left by Mr. Titre at John Hersey High School,” Venegoni said. Along with his striving to improve, Titre was also remembered for his involvement in all school activities. “He lived in the community, so when the band kids would march in parades, he would always be there alongside them, cheering them,” Laux said. “He was very caring,” Laux said. “He kept in touch with many students from band and other activities after graduation.” English teacher Nancy Kozlowski’s father, Wil Kozlowski, started the school’s first Service Over Self (SOS) club with he help of Titre. Every year, Titre would raise money with outside organizations and present a check to S.O.S .for the Thanksgiving food drive. “That just shows how much he cared for the school and S.O.S.” Novak said. “Every year he would continue to come back and present a check to SOS.” His work with the school did not end at his retirement. Titre also set up a senior medallion in his name and personally presented it to a senior with excellence in any area of career and
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ormer associate principal Peter Titre has a friendly conversation with then junior Andy Nelson in the halls on Mar. 4, 1992. “He was always very personal with everyone,” Spanish teacher Diane Smith said. “He was always talking and shaking hands with everyone.” technical education, including family and consumer science, technology, and business classes during the senior award ceremony every year. Along with the senior award ceremony, Titre would be spotted at school events often. “He carried on the school spirit even after he left here,” Peery said. “He still attended many functions throughout the year such as concerts and Homecoming.”
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Band takes on ‘Big Apple’ at Carnegie Hall Annie Bruce Rachel Lundstrom Carnegie Hall, built over 120 years ago, has been a performance venue for many famous acts including the Beatles, Gustavo Dudamel, and Robin Williams. The Concert/Cadet and Symphonic Bands got the chance to perform on that same stage on Mar. 4. Between the bands and the William Mason High School Bands, about 1,800 tickets were sold for the concert. Over half the tickets were sold to locals who had no relation to band members. “I was very excited for our band students to represent our school and community in such a prestigious performance venue,” assistant director Tom Beckwith said. New York promoter Lee Walters called director Scott Casagrande last summer, with the possibility of an opening at Carnegie Hall in early March. Casagrande had 24 hours to make a decision, and after making the necessary phone calls, a trip to New York was in the works. Last Wednesday night, students began a 14 hour bus ride to New York City, leaving straight from the Honors Music Festival at Forest View Educational Center. East Stroudsburg Senior High School South in Pennsylvania hosted the band on Thursday afternoon for lunch and their final rehearsal. “It was the perfect location, logistically, and timing was also perfect. They ended up bringing 160 people from their school to our concert,” Casagrande said. “It was a good rehearsal, and I was surprised at how focused everyone was after such a lack of sleep,” senior Megan Duffy said.
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and members senior Juliette Makara, senior Arlyne Mross, senior Natalie Hoijer, senior Megan Kearns, sophomore Diana Cleveland, and color guard member sophomore Kaitlyn Ries got the chance to perform at the world renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 4. Once the coach buses made it to New York, Thursday night was spent in Times Square. “I liked Times Square because even though it was night, it still looked like day, and stores were way bigger than they would normally be,” sophomore Meg Cwiok said. On Friday, the Concert/Cadet and Symphonic Bands took to Carnegie Hall’s stage. That morning, students met Sesame Street characters and toured the Museum of the Moving Image
and Carnegie Hall before a rehearsal on the stage. “Sesame Street was cool because we got to meet Elmo and Cookie Monster, and I got to see my ‘Aunt’ Leslie,” freshman Mary Casagrande said.
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Administration ignores sophomore parking woes Anthony Bellafiore When I think about getting my license, I think about driving to school with my music blasting loud, best bud riding shot gun, and my other friends
in back seat. I’ve been dreaming about this day since I was little, and I thought there was nothing that could stop this dream of mine from coming true. To my dismay, this dream was shattered after realizing that I would have nowhere to park at school. The only space sophomores are allowed to park is on Waterman Street. Spots are open in the basin. Actually, more like half of it is open. The problem with that is that only people with basin passes can park there, and to get passes, students must be juniors.
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For sophomores, parking in the basin is not an option, unless they don’t mind getting warnings, which can lead to their cars getting towed. The other option is parking across the street by Jimmy John’s and Dairy Queen. Many students have tried, although the risk of getting towed has scared most students away. Apparently I’m not the only one complaining. Any sophomore or junior driver that parks on Waterman has the same complaint that I do. There is no point in having a half vacant lot. There is plenty space in the basin that many students would love to take advantage of. The problem with Waterman is if students don’t get to school early enough, there aren’t any spots left. Then they either have to take the chance of parking in the lots across from Hersey and risk getting towed, or they have to park in the basin and take a warning, which also may lead to being towed. Another issue with Waterman is that stu-
dent’s spots are stolen when they go out for lunch. I’ve seen it first hand. A friend of mine drives a big pickup truck; one time we got back from lunch, and a car half his truck’s size took our spot. If the school allowed sophomores to get basin passes, they would make a good deal of money off of the sophomore drivers. Students get a definite parking spot, and the school earning money is a win-win situation. So my dreams and the dreams of other sophomores are basically crushed for the fact that we have to continue to get bad parking spots until we are top of the school as juniors and seniors and get to park in the basin and senior lot. Apparently the rule that sophomores can not purchase parking passes is a district-wide policy. Maybe we aren’t the only ones complaining about this rule in the district.
J U S T S AY I N ’ Party-time proof is too raunchy to flaunt
Call me crazy, but I don’t feel the need to flaunt my weekend all over my Facebook page for people to see. I don’t like updating my status to tell everyone about my crazy Saturday night, and I don’t gloat about recovering from Friday night’s party via wall posts to my friends. Parents, employers, and even teachers have Facebooks and can see what I say, so keeping my Facebook clean is important to me. That said, I don’t understand why students feel the need to status song lyrics implying they got a little crazy the previous night or upload pictures with bright yellow blobs obviously covering up inappropriate substances. Openly displaying college-level activities doesn’t make you cool, it makes you stupid. Do what you want when you’re out of school, but keep in mind what your Facebook says about you. Teagan Ferraresi
I am literally just sayin’
According to the dictionary, literally means “without exaggeration.” However, it seems that many students have been misusing the word. People throw in a “literally” too many times. I hear person after person say things like, “I woke up so late this morning. I literally had five seconds to get ready,” or, “We live literally 12 steps away from each other.” Unless they had a stop watch on them and timed five seconds or have measured the distance and found it to be 12 steps, “literally” is not being used correctly. Try “figuratively” instead. I’m not a grammar Nazi, but I’m tired of shaking my head every time someone tells me, “I watched the saddest movie last night. It was literally heartbreaking.” Check out our new website for more Just Sayin! And then add your own. Go to the Hersey webpage (jhhs.d214.org) and click on the link. OR
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‘Six Billion Secrets’ spurs sophomore’s strife
Ashley Hawkins ing through, especially a teenager.
When my friend told me about the website Six Billion Secrets and how sad she’d gotten while reading the posts, I was expecting to read posts similar to MyLifeIsAverage or FMyLife. Let’s face it. People can be a bit dramatic at times. I was expecting to read ‘secrets’ such as “OMG! 2day, that cute guy i like walked past our lunch table and im pretty sure he looked at me.” I was prepared to be mentally fixing grammar errors instead of paying attention to the individual secrets. But I had no idea what I was in for. As I started reading, I was immediately exposed to heartwrenching, deep secrets that people couldn’t bear to tell anyone in person. These secrets ranged from how happy someone could get from a single person saying ‘hi’ to her, to dealing with various insecurities, and to suffering from depression. I no longer worried about fixing careless spelling errors and put time into what I was reading. I read secret after secret, each one dampening my mood until I couldn’t take it any longer. It really opened up my eyes. I was reading REAL problems that REAL people had. I’ve heard stories about people being bullied and causing self-harm, but it didn’t sink in that this could be happening in our own backyard. That broken person who hides behind that fake smile could be the girl in my Lit class, that guy I always see in the cafeteria at lunch, or even my best friend. Everyone has secrets. It’s inevitable, right? We have stories or memories that we are comfortable sharing with people, but there’s also those events that we choose to keep private, either because it’s traumatizing, embarrassing, something we try to hide, or we feel we have nowhere to turn. Because of this, it’s impossible to know what any individual is go-
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wasn’t even sure if I’d come up with a column idea this issue. It was while watching a vile show entitled ‘MANswers’ that this concept hit me. ‘MANswers’ is rather self explanatory: It answers questions on topics that men supposedly wonder about. They perform experiments and research in order to find the ‘answers.’...
For four years, this school has revolved exclusively around one social networking site. The age of Myspace ended along with eight grade, and floods of anxious 14-year-olds joined the mysterious, exclusive site, known as Facebook. Back then, it was a place reserved for high school and college students. Parents knew it as a place where sexual predators
preyed easily on their children. It was forbidden, magical. But, now, after a slew of addicting apps such as Farmville have come and gone, and the site goes through a whole bunch of updates and changes, it’s just not the same. Along with these changes, and mothers, aunts, and 9 year old sisters commenting on statuses, I threw my arms up and said, there has got to be more to life! That was when I made the switch. I deleted my Facebook and made the full move to Twitter...
Our family has been going on road trips for as long as I can remember. E v e r y summer, a new destination is set; an airplane is rendered unnecessary. Highway 89 and late night stops at Country Inn’s became habit. While driving may seem like a hassle, I have come to appreciate the genuine bonding time that
slowly comes with it. Four people in a car, multiple sets of luggage, and a never-ending supply of pretzel rods epitomize our summers. During the past weekend, when we made the 14 hour drive to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall, I was reminded about how unique it was to be accustomed to the long road trip. While driving can become monotonous, it also brings about unique experiences... Annie Bruce
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“I think we should have a formal day. It would get students out of the wearing sweatpants routine.”
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Teens seemingly lead two lives: their school life, and their home life. And that’s just on the surface. Teens could also be living additional lives; ones that make everything in their social and home life seem perfect. In today’s society, teens are put under a tremendous amount of pressure, from school, parents, and peers. They have to balance their time efficiently so they can write that essay for Lit class, complete the entire World History study guide, crunch in a few minutes to study for Chemistry, and still find time to have a social life. To make matters worse, they face ridicule for going against the norm and not participating in events labeled as “cool.” Bullying has been talked about a lot recently, but instead of taking a stand against it, we turn our heads the other way and blatantly ignore it. This is just what happens at school. What goes on in someone’s home could be a totally different but equally disturbing experience. A student could live in an unstable environment, with abusive parents or guardians. It’s possible he lost one or both of his parents and is adopted or living with a foster family. He could even be living on his own. We just don’t know what a person has been through. So instead of walking through life unconsciously and saying crude, ignorant things, we need to be more aware of our actions and watching what we say. A simple joke teasing someone about their weight or taking a stab at their family life can cut a lot deeper than most people think. We all have our secrets. Some may be harmless; we don’t tell our crush we like him because we are a little nervous as to how he’ll react. But the ones we truly choose to keep hidden are generally much deeper than that. It’s not wrong to keep thoughts to ourselves, but we need to watch what we’re saying. Those innocent comments we make may be the ones that send someone over the edge.
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“I think we should have idol day. It would be fun to see what other people’s Idols are.”
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‘Whoah! Dream big’
Dreams offer students insight, while inciting new questions Nick Diaz
People of this world inhabit two different realms. Most people know enough about the realm they find themselves in for the majority of life, which would be the real world. But then, there’s the other side, that which takes reality and bends it into something completely different. That’s where the confusion starts setting in: the world of
dreams. “I usually don’t remember any of my dreams because they’re pretty wild, but when I do remember them it’s like they give me the answers to what I don’t understand,” senior Annie Cerniglia said. Everyone understands the basic concept of what a dream is, but the true and full meaning of the word is, for the most part, unknown. Dreams are a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during the REM stages of sleep. The body becomes paralyzed during REM sleep and that is when dreams occur. The range that exists among dreams is limitless. People dream of anything from something utterly ridic-
What’s the best dream you’ve ever had?
Freshman James Leach
Junior Kevin Kozil
ulous and outrageous like talking to pets to something completely morbid and terrifying like their own demises. While dreams occur quite frequently, people rarely question them or even try to decipher some meaning behind them most likely because of the fact that even if the dream is explosive and vivid, it is nearly impossible to remember most aspects of it.
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“I was inside Halo, playing on a unicorn.”
“I made the winning shot in the NBA championship game.
DREAM ON. . . ‘1, 2 Freddie’s coming for you’
Nightmares take on new meaning for students Emily Behn It’s not really scary, but it’s a night-
It’s a plague that most have to face at some point in their lives. Symptoms include waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, teeth chattering from fear. But it’s not real, it’s all in their heads. It’s just a nightmare. Every morning, without fail, senior Rachel Madden is jolted awake. “It’s been going on like this for a while now. Every night I dream that I’m riding my bike at Lake Arlington and I go over one big hill, and then splash! I ride into the lake.
mare because it’s a pain to be wake up and think I’m in Lake Arlington,” Madden said. Nightmares most frequently occur during REM sleep, but are also trickled throughout the rest of the sleep cycle. Kids start having actual nightmares around the age of five or six. Before that they have night terrors. The number of nightmares the average person has varies, but they are most frequent during times of high stress, according to psychology teacher Tina Athanasopoulous.
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What’s the worst dream you’ve ever had?
Senior Maggie de Leon “I had a spider on my face, and I woke up trying to get it off.”
Sophomore Lisa Myszkowski ”My mom was working in the Twin Towers on 9/11.”
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Students strive to conserve cultural practices Ashley Hawkins
Every Saturday morning, while most teenagers are still sleeping, sophomore Ala Folta wakes up early. She greets her parents in the kitchen, saying “Dzień dobry,” meaning ‘good morning’ in Polish. After she eats her breakfast, she hops in the car with one of her parents and begins her 30-minute journey to Kardynala Stefana Wyszynskiego, where she goes to Polish school. Folta is one of the many students in this school who have strong ties to her culture and take action to preserve it. “I go to Polish school to keep my language and culture alive,” Folta said. “My parents are from Poland. They came to America in 1984.” Polish school starts at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 12:30. While in class, Folta and her classmates are taught about Poland and its culture. The whole time the teacher speaks in Polish; English isn’t allowed. courtesy of Ala Folta “In Polish school, we study the geograophomore Ala Folta, second from right, enjoys phy and history of Poland, the grammar of a meal at her Polish school, Kardynala Stefana the language, and the Roman Catholic reliWyszynskiego. Many students attend cultural gion,” Folta said. “This is my second to last schools in order to learn about their cultures. year. I’ve been going since kindergarten.” While it may be a pain to get up early wasn’t all that bad.” on Saturday, this school is an important part A school like Folta’s or Murase’s helps preof Folta’s family. “My whole family has gone serve and sustain the diverse cultures. However, through and graduated Polish school, so I got to for some, keeping in touch with their cultural do it, too,” Folta said. roots doesn’t involve leaving the house. Folta is not alone. Students coming from “My grandma teaches me Hindi,” sophoother cultural backgrounds have also enrolled more Christy Chacko said. “My parents make in additional schools to keep their culture alive. me eat a lot of Indian food, especially rice.” Sophomore Tad Murase went to Chicago Futaba Traditions are another important part of Japanese School for ten years. these families’ lives.“We practice the basic tra“I went because my parents thought I needditions of Poland in our house. However they ed to learn Japanese so I’ll be OK if I have to celebrate holidays in Poland, that’s how we celmove back (to Japan),” Murase said. “We took ebrate it here,” Folta said. “Most of the time we reading, language arts, and math. It was like gospeak Polish to each other.” ing to a second school. But it was the only time Murase’s family also upholds some JapaI got to socialize with my Japanese friends, so it nese traditions. “For New Year’s, we eat osechi,
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Each year, students are able to escape their ordinary routine to enjoy their peers perform during their lunch periods. The Coffee House will be held next Tuesday in the Blackbox Theater during all lunch periods. “People can expect their peers to showcase their talents,” English teacher Lara Becker said. A variety of different fine arts being displayed during the Coffee House, such as singing, playing an instrument, reading poetry, and acting skits. “The coffee house will have good quality performances as usual and it is a good way to spend lunch hours,” Becker said. Caribou Coffee in Mount Prospect has donated the coffee. Tom Schroeder
which is a traditional Japanese food,” Murase said. “We set up dolls for Hinamatsuri, meaning doll festival, which is like a day where people pray for a good marriage for their daughters. We set up this platform with a red carpet and put ‘Japanese’ style dolls that represent the emperor and empress.” In a world where culture is becoming more homogenized, specific cultural traits are left to students to preserve.
Senior showcases musical talent through trumpet “I preferred the trumpet. It was the only instrument I could get a sound out of,” Neff said. She is currently playing in the school’s marching, concert, and jazz band, and has been awarded and recognized for many accomplishments. Her accomplishments include all-state musician and first chair in the District 214 honors band. Next week, she will be participating in the Honors Band of America. Although Neff is currently only playing the trumpet, she is musically talented in other areas. “I used to play the French horn and the piano,” Neff said. However, trumpet still remains her favorite. “I like how there are different settings in the music. It’s a lot of fun, and I like the sound the trumpet produces.” While Neff enjoys all types of music, her main hankering is jazz. “I enjoy playing Latin jazz and anything fast-paced,” Neff said. During jazz band, Neff is required to play solos.
“I used to be nervous but overtime it went away,” Neff said. Solos require improvisation, in other words, she comes up with the music on the spot. “I listen to a lot of artists, and get a lot of ideas from different people. From there, I created my own style.” Not only that, but she has a knack for percussion as well. “During my freshman year, there weren’t enough members on front line, so Mr. Casagrande switched me. I’ve been in there ever since,” Neff said. In the fall, Neff hopes to attend Western Michigan. She has dreamt of playing the trumpet at the WM School of Music, and will be auditioning for it today.
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Movies my way Taylor Kasper
MPAA rating system requires a revision When I was 7 years old, I made the mistake of getting a hold of my parents’ copy of the Wes Craven horror classic “Scream” and practicing my newly found skill of working the VHS player. The first minute didn’t bug me that much... until I watched as helpless Drew Barrymore was dragged out of her house, sliced down the stomach, and hung by her own viscera. That kind of physical mutilation does something to a 7-year-old kid; I suddenly had no interest in eating spaghetti at dinner, slept with the lights on for two months, and guarded myself at night with my platoon of plush Disney dolls. The MPAA is the sole rating system for movies commercially circulated in America; they are the ones to blame for those abrasive trailer disclaimers and acne-plagued20-somethings that stand outside R-rated theaters to protect and serve the law of the cinema. This board of reviewers has complete control over what we as a society see on a Friday night movie date, and to me, that seems like more of a job for my parents; not for a bunch of strangers. Movies that depict any sort of heavy sexual situation almost always receive stricter ratings than movies with deplorable amounts of blood, innards, and mutilation. I have a pretty strong stomach for horror, but I had to bust out the puke bucket when a character from the movie “Saw,” darted to an electrical fence, eviscerated, and cooked by the shocking levels of electricity bolting through his carcass. This scene was put into an R-rated film. “Boys Don’t Cry,” is a movie that depicts actual events of a transgender female posing as a male in rural Nebraska. Same-sex intercourse and rape were included in the film, which earned it an initial NC-17 rating. The board had a problem with the sex scene between Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny’s characters, where the majority of the scene was a close up on Sevigny’s face. They had no problem with the final scene, where Swank gets her head blown off by a hand gun and is lifelessly stabbed by her assassins. I think people are going to do what they do either way, but it’s appalling that intimacy is treated with the same regard that picking your nose at the dinner table would. I don’t think it’s the board’s job to say which is worse; that’s for us to decide, and we can’t do that when one is more restricted than the other. If I were still in my 7-year-old mind set and I had to choose between watching a man get ripped open by his orifice or a man and woman demonstrate how babies are born, I’d have to go with the latter. At least intercourse doesn’t mortify me into the arms of inanimate, plush cartoon characters.
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Adele astounds audience with ‘21’
After snagging two Grammy’s for her freshman album, “19,” Adele was faced with a tough challenge in creating her sophomore album. She delivered masterfully with her latest, “21.” With her soulful and sultry, yet beautifully raspy voice Adele departed from her sweet ballads on “19” and came back with tracks like “Rolling in the Deep” and “Rumour Has It” that give listeners a peak into her rougher side.
However, that doesn’t stop her from letting her passion show through. In her songs she doesn’t hide the fact that she has gotten hurt. Rather, she embraces the pain and weaves it into emotionally charged songs such as “Don’t You Remember.” It’s easy to get sick of pop divas such as Rihanna and Britney’s bubble gum dance party anthems, but Adele’s honest talent is truly a breath of fresh air on the top 100. So, if it’s pop music that won’t rot your teeth you’re looking for, “21” is a great place to find it.
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Kardashian should stick to TV
I have no problem with actresses moving onto being singers as long as their music is good, but it is rare to find a television show star that’s gifted. All over the internet was the debut of reality show star Kim Kardashian’s new song, ‘Jam’. This song would have potential with a less repetitive series of lyrics strung together and a more unique sound. It sounds like an unsuccessful Ke$ha song. Before this reality star’s singing career was Angelina from Jersey Shore’s failure of a career. Before that was Heidi Montag’s singing career, which never quite took off, to say
the least. Maybe if she wasn’t part of the biggest joke relationship for reality show standards, she would have at least been given a chance. Reality show stars need to stick to TV and stop trying to invade the radio waves.
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‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ inspires viewers
Kevin Hyde don, as well as his provocative “political graffiti”
on the West Bank wall of Israel in 2008. Once Banksy takes Guetta under his wing On a typical Saturday night, people may find me in my basement alone, watching obscure to record the majority of his graffiti work, we movies that no one has ever heard of. Though soon find the two sharing a professional bond this may sound a little pathetic, I have realized that helps viewers connect with the two in a more personal way. that it has been a source of true inspiration. Getting questioned by the police for susSince the word is out about my weekend activities, or lack thereof, I sometimes get texts picious behavior in Disney Land is soon interrecommending certain movies to watch. This rupted by jokes and laughter that only makes past weekend a friend texted me suggesting that viewers love the duo even more. Sprouting from I take a look at a documentary entitled “Exit this bond, Banksy decides that it might be a good idea for Guetta to start doing some paintThrough the Gift Shop.” Opening up in traditional documentary ing and works of graffiti himself. Taking to that advice, viewers get an up style, viewers are given the first-hand point of view of avid filmmaker and Frenchman Thierry close and personal view of a once barren wall, Guetta. The zany middle aged man finds no ex- now covered with a thought provoking image of a rat with a paintbrush cuse to not record with reading, “Our time his camcorder that will come,” a credo that will eventually broadgives hope to all other cast such visionary street artists. After his work. brief stint as a street On a routine artist, Guetta decides trip to Kinkos in Los to do a regular gallery Angeles, Guetta and show, pumping out his camera happen thousands of pieces upon a rather unique of art, similar to the figure, blowing up works of Warhol, sella sketch of Andre ing over $1 million of the Giant about 500 material at his opening times. The outgoing alone. Frenchman strikes up Aside from the a conversation with Banksy website amazingly profound the individual, only work, the documento find out that he is anksy, who also directed the documentary, gave tary illustrates the art a revolutionary street artist Thierry Guetta his start in the street art world in a completely artist by the name of realm. “I initially thought Guetta was just merely a different, more reShepard Fairey. crazy person, but I soon realized his geniousness,” spectable light. Art Eventually, with Banksy said. lovers are not the only the help of Fairey, people that should see Guetta makes his way to London, only to be introduced to yet another this truly perfect work, as it will provide the street artist. This time, the magnitude of great- perfect balance between art, humor, hope, and ness is heightened to an extraordinary extent. inspiration for anyone to enjoy. I find it remarkBanksy, a Bristish street artist and director of the able that someone would be able to come from documentary, is the anonymous force behind all a life of filming everyday activities to being inof the madness during 2007 and 2008 regarding spired enough to go out into the real world and his multitudes of paintings and graffiti in Lon- produce something so remarkable.
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Ladies First, OnStage excel in competitions Showchoir earns high honors in Fort Atkinson, El Paso, Wis. Students reAshley Hawkins Rachel Lundstrom hearse often to preAt the end of sophomore year, senior Russell Badalamenti decided to audition for showchoir’s OnStage. “It looked cool, and I have become a lot more confident from it. The people take you as you are, and you don’t have to pretend to be someone else,” Badalamenti said. Junior Chris Lio decided to join as a freshman, because his brother had been in showchoir. This year’s groups consist of 100 singers, dancers, and musicians. The highlight of the showchoir season is the Chicagoland Showcase, which was hosted here last weekend. “I like Showcase because we get to see other really talented groups and how well they do,” junior Amanda Grossmayer said. Along with the opportunity to see other groups perform, Ladies First and OnStage got to perform in front of a packed gymnasium. Ladies First was the first of the two Hersey groups to perform in exhibition. The group is composed of 37 female students from all grade levels. Their theme was “Take Flight,” and their performance consisted of five musical numbers. The members were excited and anxious for this night, as they have been preparing for Showcase, along with other competitions, for months. “We have been rehearsing twice a week for months now to prepare for competitions that we get scores and go against other groups. Showcase is like a bonus performance because there are no judges,” sophomore Madeleine Brown said. The members of Ladies First went into the performance with butterflies, both from being nervous and excited, but delivered a strong, solid five numbers that they were proud of. “I think it went pretty well. We already had two competitions, so we were all pretty prepared for it. It was exciting,” freshman Kayla Wightman said. OnStage, composed of 24 female students and 26 male students, performed a show consisting of six numbers. “We all had an amazing time,” sophomore Marianna Bonadonna said. “There are too many positives to showchoir. We host our own competition, make friends with a group of almost 50 people, and we love being able to showcase what we do best. It sounds ridiculous, but one of the best feelings is the butterflies we get right before we go on stage. It is so much fun.” Showchoir has had a pretty busy year with workshops and competitions. “We did really great at our first and hardest competition, which started us off on a good year. It made us want to drive to do well,” Grossmayer said.
pare for the competitions throughout the season. “We have had countless rehearsals preparing for our competition season. We have two two and a half hour rehearsals during the week, and we used to have occasional all-day workshops on Saturdays,” Bonadonna said. At the Fort Atkinson competition in Wisconsin, OnStage was the third runner-up, and senior Katie Dewar was named best soloist. Ladies First didn’t place. However, they succeeded at the competition in El Paso, Ill., where they were first runner up in their division. Senior Anna Voinovich was named best soloist. “We have come a long way from the beginning, and I’m really proud. Everyone gets what a competition is and they know how hard they have to work,” Voinovich said. OnStage was grand champion at El Paso, and Dewar was named best soloist. Despite some setbacks, the showchoir members are pleased with their progress. “I was nervous about the stairs at El Paso, and everyone was catching colds,” Voinovich said. Another key component to the showchoir program is Backstage, the showchoir combo. Thirteen musicians make up this group, and they are directed by Andy Sturgeon, a Hersey graduate. “I joined because I liked the music, and I love hanging out with everyone. We always play card games when we have spare time,” junior Thomas Martin said. Although Backstage was not a part of Chicagoland Showcase because of the band trip to New York, they have traveled with the group to every other competition. The final competition takes place tomorrow in Watseka, Ill. The showchoir is hoping to finish strong and end their season on a high note. “After a competition, the hard work pays off when you know you have put on a good show,” Lio said. “Our next competition is [this] weekend, and it’s our last one so we are hoping to finish our great season with a bang,” sophomore Madeleine Brown said.
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op: Senior Anna Voinovich solos during Chicagoland Showcase. “I was nervous at first, but I get to perform in front of my friends and family so I liked it,” Voinovich said. Voinovich was named best soloist at the El Paso Showchoir invitational. eft: Ladies First performs “Let’s Go Fly A Kite” at the Chicagoland Showcase on Mar. 5. With one competition remaining, Ladies First is hoping to end their season strongly.
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Runners rev up for regular season Erin Kinsella
meter race in the last meet. She plans on taking her speed to St. Joseph’s next fall, Running means something different a Division 2 school in Indiana. Already to everyone. To some, it is an outlet for on the record board for the 4x100 mestress, anxiety, even anger. To others, it’s ter relay with junior Katie Croak and sejust pure pain. Some still view running as niors Laura Kempf and Michaela Dwyer, a tool to better performance in individual Perkins hopes to add to her accomplishsports, or as an activity that will improve ments a record in the 4x200 meter relay overall health and fitness. For both the and 200 meter this season. She will not be the only girl to be girls and boys track team, running may competing on the collegiate level next be a combination of all of these things. year, as senior MiThe track chaela Dwyer plans team coaches reon running at frain from cutting Northern Illinois in any willing athlete the fall. from the teams. The boys team While othis looking good so er spring sports far as well. “There couldn’t begin are definitely more practicing offipeople out for the cially until Feb. 28 team this year, but I according to IHSA haven’t noticed that rules, track’s prebig of a difference season carries a yet. Once we go outlittle more weight side, hopefully will as they actually compete on an inBecky Pauwels see their contributions at the meets,” door track before senior Nick McKee the outdoor season reshman Joey Bellifiore gets ready to said. begins. launch the shot put into flight during The leaders on “We’ve been practice in the fieldhouse. the boys team have training basically since the end of cross country season for recorded times that are impressive to track. Those not in a winter sport didn’t even the least sports savvy. With such really take a break from running, but I large numbers, the sights have been set think it will pay off,” Senior Laura Kempf high for the boys team. When sprinters, throwers, jumpers, and distance runners said. In the same fashion as usual, both all come together to compete in the same teams seem to be sitting pretty with oth- meet, the true meaning of “team” really er schools in the area. In the first three has to come through. “If we could have everyone healthy meets, there has been a wealth of indifor the end of the season, that would be vidual and team success. “Compared to last year I would say our number one goal. Having some state we look really good. We lost some tal- qualifiers would be great, and I would ented seniors, but we have some new love to go down with the 4x800 meter regood freshmen. I know it is going to be lay this year since I have been an alternate a good year and our goal is to be East di- the last two years,” McKee said. Athletes train for a plethora of differvision champs,” senior Danielle Perkins ent reasons but for some the motivation said. Perkins has been a dominant force is simple.“I guess I could say running was for the girls, winning first place in the 55 just in my blood,” Perkins said.
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Wrestlers wrangle out state finishes
Connor backs bracket where he won and took the Hargett fifth place trophy. “I was happy that we had three conKevin Hyde
To top a successful season for the wrestlers, three talented athletes made their way down to state enior Jeff Koepke where they complaced fifth at the peted among the best. Senior Jeff state competition. Koepke, junior Steph’on Scales, and sophomore Hunter Rollins battled hard in the state competition on Feb. 19. With a winning record and the number one rank at state, Koepke was predicted to do well at the state competition. “I placed fifth. I was pretty disappointed. I should have done better because I was ranked first,” Koepke said. Although Koepke did not take the top spot at the state meet, the senior mangaed to take down Dominique Hardy from Belvadere West, and then went on to top Willie Anaya from Downers Grove. Koepke then fell to the soon to be state champion, Kalvin Hill from Minooka High School, and was placed in the wrestlebacks bracket. Once there, Koepke battled for a spot in the third place match against Josh Anthony from Machesney Park, but fell short. Again he was placed in wrestle-
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After their third consecutive loss to the Bulls last weekend, Miami Heat players were reported crying in the locker room. Dwayne Wade stated that “the world is better now that the Heat is losing.” I don’t see what the big deal is. I mean, people hate the Yankees because they win championships. The Miami Heat have only won a single championship in their entire history, which is one more than LeBron James or Chris Bosh has ever won. So keep your chin up Wade, there’s nothing wrong with being a lovable loser.
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I don’t know what kind of recruiting techniques coach Blazek and the rest of the track coaches are using. I suspect inter-dream hypnotics, but they are certainly working. This year’s freshman class is by far the largest grouping of rookie runners (and throwers) in years. This crew has already brought home some gold, ensuring that they have quality as well as quantity.
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. With the threat of a NFL lockout still a possibility, there is still hope for professional football next year. I’m not talking about the NFL though, I’m referring to the hard hitting UFL. The gridiron great of the UFL have no ego, tickets are cheap, and the teams have really cool names like the Colonials and Locomotives.
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With the championship game of the dodge ball tournament today, I would like to extend some wisdom from the great dodge ball legend Patches O’Houlihan himself. As O’Houlihan once said, “Take care of your balls, and they’ll take care of you.”
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The basketball team may not have had the most successful season, but they did turn down a lot of non-believers who didn’t think they would even get past the first round of the playoffs. Half court shot aren’t always going to fall and you’re not always going to get to play lowly private schools. Maybe next year’s team can match the magic of the 2008 playoff run.
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I give this year’s NBA trade season an A+; Melo to the Knicks, Deron Williams to the Nets, James Johnson to the Raptors (It’s just good to see him out of Chicago). The Eastern Conference swiped some premiere players of the West, bolstering the East’s credibility. A conference that has often been mocked for its inability to produce more than two or three quality teams will hopefully yield eight playoff teams that finish over .500.
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Baseball head coach Bob Huber doesn’t believe in sleep. Huber has been bringing the baseball team in for 5:15 a.m. practices for the past two weeks. My guess is that this energetic insomniac has hung a bar in his office in which he hangs on upside down with his eyes wide open until the crack of dawn. He then proceeds to whip a group of sleep-deprived athletes into shape; after doing one million crunches, of course.
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It’s annoying to hear people complain about Zdeno Chara’s hit on Max Pacioretty. It wasn’t a dirty hit. Just because Pacoiretty ended up face planting into the turnbuckle doesn’t mean that there was malicious intent, even if there was. Nobody wants to cut out pitching in baseball because someone occasionally gets beaned in the head, so I don’t see why people are trying to take the physical toughness out of hockey.
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It was reported that Zack Greinke, the Brewers’ new ace pitcher, broke a rib earlier this week playing basketball and will start the season on the DL. I would imagine that if every star player of every national league team undergoes some sort of freak accident, the Cubs may have a chance. To keep the epidemic from reaching the Cubs, I suggest banning Kerry Wood from hot tubs.
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There are rumors going around about senior softball player Mallory Eichhorn. The star short stop was seen sporting an unusual red patch on her lip. I felt it was necessary to dispel any rumors and confirm that Eichhorn was hit by a softball in practice, and in fact does not have a STD.
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unior Trevor Haas drives to the basket in a 65-49 loss on last Friday’s Regional Final against Warren. enior Connor Miklasz led the team in scoring that night with 20 points, mirroring his 20 point performance last Wednesday against rival St. Viator. ith time running out in the Regional semifinal and the score tied, senior Tom Sutrinaitis tipped in the ball to win in overtime, 5250. Sutrinatis was helped out by Junior Justin Jobski, who picked up 12 points. riday’s loss ended the boys season with a 16-11 in regular season
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Hall seizes successful seasons Becky Pauwels Junior Jen Hall plays three varsity sports and has led Hersey to victory in every one of them. “We’ve had a successful tennis season and a successful basketball season and now I’m looking forward to having a successful badminton season as well,” Hall said. Last weekend, she headed down to Red Bird Arena in Bloomington to compete in the Three Point Showdown. Although she didn’t make it to the finals, she is proud of how far she came.
“It was an awesome experience. I was proud of what I was able to accomplish through all the rounds of the competition. I appreciated all the support from my teachers, teammates, and classmates. I was excited to have another chance to go down to state again,” Hall said. Now, she is focusing on the upcoming badminton season. “I’m really looking forward to the new season and playing with my teammates. I think we’ll do great this year,” Hall said. Hall plans to continue playing all three sports, and maybe even to continue playing sports in college. “Sports have always been a part of my life and I look forward to playing sports to some capacity [in college],” Hall said.
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What do you do during the off season to stay in shape? Volleyball
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