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Hurricane of Hope

Suicide awareness program reaches out

Erin Horne District 214 will be hosting its first-ever “Hurricane of Hope,” on May 5, a day devoted to “raising awareness and breaking stigmas about suicide, depression, and anxiety.”

Located in Forest View Educational Center’s fieldhouse, the event will offer a variety of activities, including guest speakers and interactive games. In addition, senior Dan Mika will be sharing his story, along with two other student speakers.

Elizabeth Bailey, a senior at Buffalo Grove High School, spearheaded the idea after hearing about seven different suicides in the area.

This, along with her own personal battle with depression, drove her to create the plan.

The event promises to be invaluable to those still struggling with the recent losses the community has suffered. “Depression can happen to anyone,” sophomore Jack VanScoyoc said. “I think this event could be a great way to make people more aware about these issues.”

Senior Kristin Kapinos agreed, “I think it’s a good idea that the district is doing this because of the increasing rates in teen suicide and depression.”

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide rates have been on the rise since 2000, and are currently the highest they’ve been in 15 years. Due to this increase, suicide has become the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. Even more shocking is the fact that, within a 12-month period, 6.3 percent of students said they had attempted suicide at least once.

If nothing else, out of this inflation has come an huge escalation in awareness. Public service announcements, as well as community events like the Hurricane of Hope, are forcing suicide into the spotlight, with the hopes of decreasing rates in the near future.

The effectiveness of this method is difficult to judge, but students seem hopeful. “I think that people could be drawn to this event knowing that it relates to them and knowing that they can make a difference,” said VanScoyoc.

“I think it will be effective if the speakers don’t take a simplistic approach to the topic because its a very complicated issue,” Kapinos said.

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Backpacks become more hassles than help in crowded halls Drew Snelson

Backpacks are an everyday essential in school life.

They allow students to carry the necessities for a smooth and stress-free day; at least, that’s how they were originally designed.

Recently, backpacks have transitioned to become a second locker for students. With the extra large sizes being sold today, as many as five textbooks can be crammed into a single backpack, often doubling the owner’s width.

While this might seem like a helpful new innovation, the school’s hallways were initially designed for 2,000 studentswithout backpacks. Today’s crowded intersections were not a problem 20 years ago because the amount of space available for those attempting to get through was doubled.

Due to students’ huge backpacks, most everyone would agree that the hallways have become crowded. That’s why, on March 23, the Journalistic Writing 2 class requested students leave their backpacks in their lockers.

The reasoning for the event was soundbackpacks seem to take up an amount of space the school clearly doesn’t have, not to mention the fact that March 23 was the Friday before spring break (classes were shortened) and a day on which many classes don’t require books. Even more, the lack of backpacks might have cleared up the stands during the awards assembly.

Apparently, people are too attached to their backpacks to let them go for one day.“I think if everyone fully participated in the no backpack rule, the results would have been extremely different, but because of people blowing it off, the halls were exactly the same,” freshman Ryan Cassady observed of the experiment.

Not only did students choose not to participate, which was expected to a certain degree, but some took serious offense to the idea.

“This is so stupid- I almost lost my calculator because of this!” senior Michelle Grochocinski said the day of the event.

Senior Mariel Fetchik agreed with Grochocinski, saying after the fact, “I think it was pointless because I wouldn’t use my back-

Loo pack if I didn’t need to.

Backk who’s goin g It’s a matter of necespac k Fre sity, not laziness.” e Marc on h Tw It became clear Thre enty that many students e felt they could not survive even a shortened school day without their backpacks. Surprisingly, teachers felt the need to malign the experiment as well, calling it pointless and not well thought out.

What began as a simple idea to clear up the hallways a bit became a full-blown cause for debate.

However, while the majority of people within the building criticized the event, not all students agreed with these sentiments.

“If your backpack weighs more than you weigh, you should use a locker,” senior Konrad Koscielniak said.

The hallways aren’t only annoying to navigate, they can cause bodily harm to students. “ I was walking through big crowds and random girls’ backpacks scraped me,” senior Jill Lopotko said. After showing a scar, Lopotko adds, “ This is from a pencil.”

The blame is passed from grade to grade. Seniors blame it on the freshman, some of the juniors blame it on the sophomores, and the sophomores blame it on the seniors. Some freshman even blame it on other freshman.

“Stupid freshmen,” freshman Grant von der Lippe said of the cause of the crowded halls. In reality, though, all grades most likely share the blame equally.

The hallways and overweight backpacks are both issues that should be addressed as soon as possible. “They should just tell people to move their side conversations to the side of the halls.” von der Lippe said. It can make kids tardy, and also harm students physically in the process.

Tim Griffin and Erin Horne contributed to this article.

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Green Team hopes to keep Earth Day mentality Isabella Murray

in a landfill but still recognizable as a toothpaste container,” Anderson Earth Day is always a blatant said.

Recycle Thursday isn’t going reminder of the wrongs people are implementing on the globe. It is as well as the team has desired, but a hopeful reminder that students they hope that with added publichave to help out and do their part. ity, the idea will catch on. “It needs In reality, the pro-activism mental- to be promoted more, and people ity quickly fades as the year drags should push for it more. But I do on, and like all the years before, the know that the graphics class is working on a reused poster that will earth’s needs become forgotten. be in all classT h e es,” Anderson Green Team, said. a club deT h e voted to enGreen Team vironmental has branched awareness off from the and aid, environmenhopes for this tal club,which year’s Earth was formerly Day to have led by scia greater imence teacher pact on stuJoanell Hoidents, or at

Isabella Murray jer. Throughleast keep the ins stand in the foyer for the collection out the past activism goof assorted used products ready to be 11 years, the ing longer. club’s most “ O u r notable acgoal is to make everyone at Hersey more tions consisted of increasing aluaware of their actions, which will minum recycling in the cafeteria, affect the environment and the holding pop top contests in the planet we all live on,” Green Team early years, creating better signs for leader and campus security guard the recycling bins, instituting battery recycling, and planting a tree Nancy Anderson said.

“We are having a reusable, col- in memory of Mr. Hannon, Assolapsible water bottle sale during ciate Principal of student activities.

But as the leadership has shiftlunch hours prior to Earth Day to encourage kids not to buy bottled ed to Anderson, certain things have water” Anderson said. Compared been done to change the dynamic to the reusable option, bottled wa- of the group. One of these actions ter is worse for the environment was implementing “Recycle Thursday”. In the future, there will be and is very expensive.

The T-shirt sales have already more additional changes.

“I called the environmental begun. “There will also be a display case involving green awareness.” club a different name. But I’m also using more media to promote it.

Anderson said.

The Green Team has been pro- We’re trying to set an example usductive in recent months, inevita- ing recycled projects.” Anderson bly leading up to Earth Day, but said.

The Green Team is proactively seemingly just out of compassion for the earth. They have created trying to help the environment, like ‘Recycle Thursday,’ where there are with the sales of water bottles, and collection bins for old gym shoes, ultimately trying to better Hersey.

“The Green Team is all about batteries, toothbrushes, toothpaste making Hersey more ecofriendly,” containers, and floss containers.

“Everybody could start sav- Anderson said. Hopefully, with ing toothpaste tubes- and tooth- their tireless efforts, the Green brushes. Bring them to school and Team and Hersey can make the difdrop in the container in the front of ference, even if we have to go a little the school. They will be upcycled- past Earth Day to achieve it. made into something that wont be

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(Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/MCT) wenty students will be venturing to Loyola University this Thursday to see the Dalai Lama speak with social science division head Paul Kelly.

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Students see spiritual leader Rachel Terry On April 26, Loyola University Chicago will host Tibet’s spiritual leader and Nobel Prize winner, the Dalai Lama. According to dalailama.com, at the young age of two, Tenzin Gyatso was announced as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. After China’s invasion of Tibet in 1950, Gyatso assumed his position as leader.

The Dalai Lama’s visit to Chicago will provide an educational opportunity for all of those who attend. Generally, large events such as this one become sold out immediately, but an interesting feature of the Dalai Lama’s presentation is that 452 tickets are being reserved especially for high school upperclassmen. This opportunity for young adults “exposes students to a global religious leader who shares a message of peace and tolerance that you may not get in high school,” history teacher Bradley Abel said.

Some of Hersey’s own students will be lucky enough to attend the public speaking. Social science division head Paul Kelly was able to secure enough tickets to bring 20 seniors to join in on the Tibetan festivities. “I asked department teachers to nominate students who would be particularly interested in social science and world events,” Kelly said. For these students, this will be an experience they will remember for a long time.

“I’m looking forward to what he has to say and the overall experience” senior Becca Harris said.

For others who weren’t as lucky, the process for receiving tickets was cutthroat. High school juniors were invited to compete in an essay contest, answering the question “How can an attitude of non-violence counteract the prevalence of violence in our families, in our communities and in international relations; and how can we as individuals cultivate and promote such an attitude?”, as seen on tibetcenterchicago.org. The chosen winners will read their pieces aloud to the Dalai Lama, and each will receive $1,000 and five tickets to hear him speak. These students will also have the chance to ask His Holiness a question of their choice.

Although the 20 Hersey students will not be asking him any questions, given the chance, senior Matt Leff would ask “How was your reincarnation discovered and correctly identified?”

In addition to the essays and questions, there will be a traditional Tibetan style reception. 76 Tibetans will be performing an offering as well as a song in slow motion.

The Dalai Lama will follow with his presentation, speaking about peace and non-violence.

Muhammad Yunus, Mikhail Gorbachev, and many other Nobel Peace Laureates will be speaking at the summit as well.

Right v. wrong

Miranda Fanella

Controversy struck the country on Feb. 26 when Trayvon Martin, an unarmed, 17 year old African, was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a 28 year old nonAfrican American. Zimmerman is volunteer neighborhood watchman, and claims to have acted in self-defense.

Martin was walking in a hoodie while talking on the phone in Sanford, a gated community in Florida, when Zimmerman fol-

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lowed him, called the police, and was told by a dispatcher to stop following Martin, who he shot in the chest a few minutes later.

A 911 call made by a citizen picked up a cry for help in the background which forensic voice identification experts proved to be Martin’s voice, not Zimmerman.

Still, Florida’s “Stand Your Ground Laws,” protects Zimmerman, who said Martin broke his nose and gashed his head.

According to washingtonpost.

com, 80 percent of African Americans believe Martin’s murder was not justified, compared to 28 percent of whites.

Many followers see the case as a black and white issue while others find it to be right versus wrong.

“I don’t think race has anything to do with the case- I think there’s a lot of background information we don’t know about,” said freshman Kevin Ziegenhorn.

According to washingtonpost. com, 55 percent of all Americans think minorities do not receive

equal treatment in the criminal justice system, compared to 80 percent of African Americans. Also, 70 percent of African Americans disagree with “Stand Your Ground Laws”, with 55 percent of whites in support.

Students all over the U.S have been wearing hoodies in support of Martin and in protest of Zimmerman’s initial release with no arrest.

Zimmerman pleaded not guilty on April 1 to second-degree murder. His formal arraignment will take place May 29.

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Teens fed up with disrespect Kevin Schroeder Getting kicked out of restaurants or being stalked at convenience stores aren’t part of my idea of a pleasant lunch. However, as many students know, these are common outcomes when going off campus for lunch. Teenagers are frequently discriminated against because they are seen as untrustworthy or badmannered in society, but we deserve some

respect.

One day last year, I brought a lunch made from my home to school, but still wanted to enjoy my lunch hour with my friends. I thought that it was a reasonable request considering I had worked hard at school all day. Apparently, Dairy Queen had different views.

I was in a group of about six people, and

four of them bought their lunches from the restaurant. As I was sitting with them, the Dairy Queen manager walked up to us and gave us a lecture about how we were disrespecting and hurting his business by bringing our own lunches from home.

I understand why he would feel that we were being a little disrespectful, but how are we hurting his business? My group could have chosen to stay inside, which would have resulted in us not giving them any money at all.

In the end we hurt Dairy Queen even more by never going there again. Most people in our group packed a lunch consistently, so we wanted to eat somewhere that we would be accepted.

About a month later, a few of my friends needed to buy food to share for a party in their Spanish classes, so we headed to Target. As soon as we walked in the door, the security guard at the customer service desk locked his eyes on us.

From that point on, we saw the security guard around every corner we turned.

Back off ! We were just shopping. Teens are capable of being responsible and paying for the items that we want. Having a security guard stalk teenagers will only make the us angry and more likely to take business elsewhere.

With the downturn of the economy, restaurants continually struggle to stay profitable.

Yet, other than the closing of Peep’s over the summer, local restaurants near campus have remained strong. The only logical answer of why places like Nikko’s, Dairy Queen, and Bella Strada’s pizzeria have continued to flourish is that students must make a considerable effect on their profitability.

The owner of Peep’s even said that when Hersey stopped allowing freshmen to eat off campus during lunch, his business was deeply affected. This statement shows that these shops and restaurants have become dependent on students during the recession.

Because of this, we should be treated with more respect. We don’t want to steal from these places or hut them, but rather we want to enjoy what the business has to offer.

These stores don’t have to be extra nice to us, just leave us alone and we will continue to help. As for students, we should be a priority to these restaurants.

If students feel disrespected in any situation, they should go across the street and help another business who will appreciate them.

Birthday madness brings on pressure Erin Horne Birthdays take up time, of course; this isn’t a new phenomenon. There’s the unwrapping of gifts, the blowing out of candles, and the eating of cake. For some students, however, there just isn’t enough time in their busy schedules to fit this sort of mini-gathering in.

What was once considered an enjoyable day filled with extra attention and sweets has now become cause for a full-blown breakdown.

I’m lucky- my birthday is deep in the summer, so I never have to worry about school getting in the way of fun. But most students struggle with the impossible task of balancing a normal

school day with their one special day in the year.

This is especially difficult now that so many teens are so involved. Between sports, clubs, and college level course loads, it’s no surprise birthdays are beginning to stress students out.

As if the hassle of birthdays at home weren’t enough, birthdays are starting to become a publicized event. The birthday-celebrator on any given day can find his/her name on the announcements, as well as on everybody’s facebook home page.

This potentially means that thousands of people are aware of that single person’s birthday.

My advice to any wary person on their birthday is this: just relax. It’s easy to be dis-

appointed by your birthday if you goes in expecting some epic event. Instead of idealizing the day, just be ready to field hundreds of birthday wishes (online or otherwise), and enjoy the time spent celebrating.

School halls look like a game of pinball Staff Editorial The halls are a place where students should calmly and swiftly make their way to class, not an area where backpacks should act like a battering-ram, bouncing others all over the halls.

Because this is what the halls have become, getting through them has become too scary of an adventure for many. Students need to stop clogging the halls, so all students can get to class.

It’s safe to say that nearly every student in the school is affected by these crowded halls each day. Dealing with inconsiderate students day after day has become obnoxious.

At the very least, if students are planning on loitering against the lockers, they should do everyone else a favor and not wear a backpack the size of the Indiana Jones’ boulder.

Here’s what we proposed. On March 23, we asked the whole student body to partake in an event called “Go Backpack Free on March Twenty-Three”.

It was an event we viewed as a simple, harmless idea to rid the halls of the large crowds with dangerously swinging backpacks. But people perceived it quite differently then we expected.

Throughout the day, simple phrases such as, “Why would you do that?” or “What’s the point” could be heard throughout the day, and many refused to go without a backpack. Others tried, but found half way through that they needed their backpack too much.

Everyone can agree that these traffic-filled hallways are not the most pleasant thing to experience on a daily basis.

Students want to put an end to this madness, but due to the lack of participation on March 23rd, going “backpack free” is not the solution.

Students should go to the CorrespondentLive website, to click on the “School halls look like games of pinball” story link, and leave us a comment on how they think the hallway traffic can be broken up. Any idea could potentially solve the hallway scenes.

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tudents still get excited about taking pictures like this one of Mickey Mouse on visits to Disney World.

Teens still take joy in Disney Erin Horne When reminiscing about Disney, many go back to those early Saturday mornings in front of the TV or past summers spent in Florida’s heat with Mickey Mouse himself. The idea that Disney appeals to all ages- not just those younger than 13 and older than 30- seems, to some, absurd.

This is understandable, as Disney is notorious for its cheerful themes and “magical” memories. In general, the high school years are considered anything but magical; this tends make identifying with Disney and what it stands for somewhat difficult.

That’s not to say that Disney is exclusively for younger children. “Since I’m going to college next year, everyone asks me if I think I’m too old for Disney,” senior Bethany Figiel said. “My answer is that no one is too old for Disney! It’s an escape from the reality that is high school and lets us enjoy our childhood a little longer.”

Senior Chrissy Haskell agrees. “If you show an interest in something, it doesn’t have to stop when you enter high school.,” Haskell said.

Figiel, a self-proclaimed Disney enthusiast, has been to Disney World 12 times, has watched all 50 animated Disney movies in order, and hopes to get an internship with Disney in the future. What might seem like a Disney overload to some is, to Figiel, a reminder that “growing up doesn’t mean losing your childhood”.

For those who aren’t as fortunate as Figiel, there’s plenty of teen-friendly Disney that can be enjoyed at home. “I recommend ‘Tangled!’ ” said Haskell. “I also recommend rewatching all the classics because they bring back great memories. You’d be surprised how quickly you can pick up on lines or songs in the movies.”

There’s no denying that Disney’s catchy tunes, if nothing else, appeal to all ages. In fact, Mulan’s “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” has become a favorite among many teens.

At the very least, Disney has a few les-

sons to share. For starters, drop the pessimism.

“I love how it seems impossible to be negative while there [at Disney],” said Haskell. “Disney is dedicated to preventing the littlest things from disrupting a perfect day.”

Another message Disney subtly broadcasts is to take a cue from the kids. “I love to watch classic Disney movies while babysitting because you can see how the simplest song or character can affect a child,” said Haskell. Figiel agreed, stating, “Disney represents a childlike wonder and fascination that many people forget about when they get older.”

In the end, though, the hugely ornate world of Disney can be boiled down to one simple rule: “Follow your dreams and your heart,” said Figiel, who plans to live by her own words long into the future. “I think that all ages enjoy escaping to the world of Disney because that’s where everyone wants to be, living out their dreams.”

Students reminisce about the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ Mili Pandya From wanting to be a princess or wishing to fly like Peter Pan, going to Disney World or Disneyland was the closest kids could ever get to fulfilling these dreams. Memories from these places are, no doubt, probably some of the happiest in a kid’s life and ones that they will never forget.

As soon as people walk through the entrance gate, it may be hard not to feel happy. “I saw Mulan and I started crying because I was so happy,” freshman Kelly Hill said.

Meeting the characters may be the memory that everyone remembers the most. Little girls dressed as their favorite princess ran to go take a picture with them.

Even the boys would pose next to their princess crush. “My favorites were Chip and Dale because they made me go up and dance with them,” freshman Sami Bayyari said.

But even though high schoolers may still enjoy seeing their favorite characters, most will agree that the fun now is in the rides. But these

rides may not even be in Disney itself. “I used to live in California and I drove by Disneyland almost every day, but I really liked the rides at California Adventure,” junior Bree Guiterrez said.

Rides at theme parks, like California Adventure and Universal Studios, are more likely to have more teenagers in line, than say, the Mad Tea Party in Magic Kingdom.

But no matter the place, one thing will never change- the lines. Waiting in lines for two hours for one ride wasn’t, and still isn’t, uncommon, especially for rides like Space Mountain.

“The only thing I didn’t like were the lines. They were ridiculous,” Hill said.

Even though some

high schoolers think that they may be too “old”, no one is really ever too “old” for Disneyworld.

“I would love to go again,” freshman Marissa Leff said.

Who wouldn’t want to go back? After all, it is the “Happiest Place on Earth.”

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Becky Pauwels Academic events coordinator Dale Dassonville was recently given the opportunity to plan a visit from former Republican nominee hopeful Rick Santorum.

“It was very sudden. We started planning it two days before the actual event,” English division head Dr. Charles Venegoni said.

The school was able to arrange the visit because of a parent’s interest.

“A parent who works with Santorum called and asked if we would want to fill a plot in his schedule.

They knew we have a curriculum in civic dimension.

We did not solicit it,” Venegoni said.

Visits by politicians is nothing new here. Recent visitors include former gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady and Illinois senator Dick Durban.

“These kinds of things happen all the time. The politicians who visit the school represent all parts of •MADELINE WEBER the political spectrum,” Venegoni said.

In order to go, students had to have their eighth ormer presidential candidate Rick Santorum made a loperiod teacher take their class. cal stop on his campaign to visit students during eighth Students were able to submit questions to Vene- hour on April 16. goni and Dassonville to ask Santorum. Venegoni noted that most of the questions came from his College “I think we got him. He stumbled a lot and came Western Literature and Thought class. off as arrogant and condescending,” Nocita said.

From there, the teachers screened the questions After senior Hannah Johnstone asked a question, for content. “The only questions we screened out were Santorum cut the forum short. Senior Monica Burckthose that were blatantly disrespectful,” Venegoni said. hardt was next in line to ask a question that she wrote.

Three questions submitted were written by seniors “I was the fourth person scheduled to ask a quesand all-state debaters Ty Nocita and Moriah Mulroe. tion. As Hannah finished up I got to go over and get “They slipped the questions under the door. They ready. The campaign manager waved me away. I saw had questions that they wanted to ask and questions Dr. Cantrell try to negotiate with him,” Burckhardt that they could ask,” Venegoni said. said. “I looked up at the clock and there was 15 minNocita mentioned that he’d been interested in utes left.”

Santorum’s campaign for a while.

Cutting the forum short meant that Santorum did “I’ve disliked Santorum for a long time. It wasn’t not meet the 50/50 split agreement. hard thinking of things I could get him on,” Nocita Venegoni noted his disappointment in this. said.

“We’ve had Dick Durbin come here, he had the The day of the event, the questions were submit- exact same circumstances. Durbin only spoke for a ted to Santorum’s staff for approval. couple of minutes and then he answered questions “The campaign staff said the questions were that weren’t screened. The questions were all tough,” ‘tough but fair,’” Venegoni said. “His campaign staff Venegoni said. read through the questions and rejected those that Santorum’s visit caused some controversy in the dealt with social issues like contraception, marriage, community, in part caused by coverage by local and and religion.” national media.

One of the conditions of Santorum’s visit was that “There were editorials accusing us of forcing stuhe had to equally divide the time between a speech and dents to listen to and accept Santorum. They were also student questions. criticizing us the other way. Everyone reported some“I made it clear when his entourage came here that thing other than what actually happened,” Venegoni we meant business about the time he had to talk. We said. told them that at half time if he didn’t stop, we would Nocita also noticed the inaccurate portrayal by stop him,” Venegoni said. the media. “I think his press team did a good job of Once the half-way mark hit, Santorum was still making him come out more personable. The way the talking. Dassonville got on stage and asked Santorum press made it seem differed from the way many stuto stop speaking and start accepting student questions. dents saw it,” Nocita said.

Two of the questions that were asked were written Venegoni received several calls by disappointed

by Nocita and Mulroe, and another by senior Stefan parents. “There were a number of calls that criticized Vucicevic. Many were disappointed with Santorum’s us for having him. It was mostly people who didn’t like answers.

Santorum that accused us of holding a Santorum rally.

“I thought he did a great job avoiding the actual They were satisfied once we explained the reason for questions. Masterful evasion,” senior Zavier Henry his visit,” Venegoni said. “We’re too professional to ensaid. gage in arguing with the community.”

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The community came together to help raise money for senior Shea Anderluh’s family on April 16. Anderluh was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in August 2008, and has been battling it since.

Thomas Middle School and South Middle School staff played the seventh annual Crosstown Classic Showdown volleyball game to raise funds for Anderluh and her family.

“It was important to bring awareness and support Shea.

We are showing that Hersey stands behind her,” freshman Cait Nagle said.

The fundraiser took place in the gym,which was filled with people who came to support Anderluh.

Thomas teacher Carol Golemo planned the whole night with the goal of raising $10 thousand.

The event raised $9,311 and counting, raising money for Shea as she travels to New York to combat her disease.

They charged $5 at the door and sold $10 t-shirts, as well as having a serving contest in the court after the first game.

The event was a big hit for middle school students and for the Anderluh family.

“The event was all about the community coming together for Shea and her family. Love and support was in the air,” Golemo said.

The event raffled off prizes ranging from letter man jackets, baskets full of Starbucks treats, and a signed baseball from the baseball team.

A silent auction took place, as well as a raffle giving everyone an equal opportunity to donate to the Anderluh family.

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Girls get brave, learn how to fight back

Senior girls experienced self defense lessons called ‘The Brave Way’ on April 17 and 18.

This course taught the girls how to protect themselves if someone were to attack them.

The police officers teaching these lessons showed the girls how to keep calm, stay committed, apply force to the attacker, and maintain control. Some examples of these include “strikes,” where the victim quickly pokes the attacker in the eye.

After this course, many girls have more confidence.

“I feel more confident after these lessons because I am able to use self-defense if necessary,” senior Abby Heuer said.

However, some do not.

“I only feel a little confident after these lessons because all we got taught was grabbing someone’s finger,” senior Coco Hamann said.

•Samantha Kronon

•Rachel Terry eniors Emily Schnur and Miranda Smith participate in ‘The Brave Way.’

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Kim Il Sung would have been 100-years-old on April 15, and to celebrate this, a rocket was launched from Pyongyang, North Korea at 7:39 a.m. on April 12.

The rocket contained a civilian satellite and was fired from a launch pad.

“The U.N. (United Nations) should keep an eye on North Korea, so that we don’t get attacked,” sophomore Emily Pittman said.

Only a minute after the takeoff, the rocket spiraled down and crashed into pieces, landing in the Yellow Sea. Officials are concerned over the possibility of nuclear sites and missiles being conducted by North Korea.

Speculators theorized that this rocket launch could be a secret test to see if a missile would be successful or not.

However, officials believe that North Korea hasn’t comprehended the proper technology that would enable them to do such a thing.

•Mackenzie Francis

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Newspaper places in national competition Abby Fesl The March Correspondent issue was entered into the nationwide ‘Best of Show’ competition.

The Correspondent placed third, the highest ranking received by the paper thus far.

The Correspondent attended the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association Spring National High School Convention on April 12-15.

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“I was in H&M when I found out, and I started jumping up and down. It was a really cool feeling,” junior Ashley Hawkins said. “We took third place in the nation.

That’s incredible. I’m very proud of the staff as a whole and I hope we made Mrs. Levin proud.”

The front page of the March issue was designed by senior Lauren Kelley. “I take pride in my work, and I was very grateful that someone recognized it,” Kelley said. “I care a lot about the paper, and the fact that we received this honor makes the paper that much better of an experience.”

Although the front page may have caught the eye of the judges, the entire publication was taken into consideration. All members of The Correspondent participated in making that award winning paper.

“I was very excited because it’s the best Mrs. Levin has done in her career at Hersey and it made me proud to know that we earned this achievement for her,” sophomore Jessica Lynk said.

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Shots, shots, shots shots, shots and so on is bluntly stated in LMFAO’s single “Shots.” At what point will top artists’ songs become more discrete about the message they are trying to send to fans? Songs like “Let’s Get Nasty” and “Shake That” are just a couple of hit songs that portray views on sex, drugs, and other profanities. The songs that our generation associates as hits bring elder members of my family to cring.

The new songs written by famous musicians are becoming more and more blunt and don’t give the listener a chance to come up with those ideas through cleverly formed lyrics.

It’s more enjoyable to hear the message without feeling like the music scarred me.

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As the years go on, music icons in each decade, such as Elvis Presley, Billie Holiday, The Beatles, and Queen, were able to enchant listeners by giving us sweet sounds without giving the feelings of awkwardness, suggestive rather than sexual. When my mom walks into the room, it is more calming to know I am only jamming out to Elton John rather than Lil’ Wayne.

In 20 years from now when I have little tikes running around the house, I am going to cringe even more than my mom did at the vulgar sounds coming from their bedrooms.

The idea here is that musicians need to turn down the profanities and inappropriate information of their wild musical rants and let the audience come to conclusion of a song’s true meaning on their own, without the use of words that would make my departed guinea pig turn in her shoebox grave.

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Defense classes discriminate against non-seniors Many senior girl students participated in the ‘Brave Way’ self defense class on April 17 and 18. However, this class was only available for senior girls to participate in. What I fail to understand is why self defense classes are only offered to senior girls.

Guys and younger girls can get attacked and need to learn self defense, too. Just because someone is male or is younger does not mean that they won’t

get attacked, mugged, or murdered. According to the United States Department of Justice, “Males were almost four times more likely than females to be murdered in 2005.” Now, I’m not against this self defense class at all. I just can’t see why only senior girls are offered it, and everyone else doesn’t get a chance to learn to protect themselves. Just Sayin’.

•Matt Stadnicki

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“The King” was able to be suggestive, so can Kid Cudi Claudia Caplan

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It seems that the entire world has been tossed into a ship sailing through the rough seas of debt. Americans are certainly feeling the load as states are getting ready to slash spending. Europe is also under stress as it tries preventing countries like Spain and Greece from being swept into the tide. But what is most frightening about this situation is that the cuts are being aimed heavily at education. It’s the same as cutting a hole in the boat.

It’s very odd that budgetors are trying to. In 2010, the Illinois state legislature cut more than $236 million from the next budget year for elementary schools and colleges. Spain is being asked to cut up to 10 billion euros from their education budget in order to receive a bailout from the European Union.

Greece cut 25 percent of their public spending for colleges but kept military spending almost the same, which is reasonable considering that they’re currently engaged in zero wars. There are calls for the U.S. federal government to shut down the Department of Education and redirect those funds away from school districts that are struggling to survive off their revenue alone.

Governments everywhere are getting ready to cut cash from school systems, but they seem unaware that they’re sacrificing the next generation to keep themselves afloat.

No doubt the global debt crisis needs to be fixed as soon as possible, but removing funds from education budgets is akin to putting a band-aid on an open wound.

Imagine a point sometime in the future where financial analysts cause another global financial meltdown because their history classes didn’t mention what caused the meltdown that’s happening right now. It’d be a great bit of irony, unless the teachers of tomorrow don’t teach what that word means.

Humanity is in a dire situation and it will eventually be up to the next generation of bright minds to fix them and that requires the leaders in charge today need to keep money flowing into schools. Even if it doesn’t pay dividends in the near future, it’s still a better investment than Goldman Sachs.

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Modern music leads students to reverse to the past Natalie Czarnota

Another defining type of music was pop, which varied in the 90s, which included the dance pop of Britney Spears, boyband pop of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, and Europop of the Spice Girls.

While much of today’s music continues to be the same type of music that was big in the 90s, much music of this decade has beWith every passing of a decade, a discome very mainstream in contrast to how tinct type of music emerges and defines that revolutionary it was in the 90s. time period. Music from the 1990s helped “Music today sucks, shape what music is today. because there’s too many Alternative rock and hip-hop bands and they all sound music originated in the 90s the same,” Merel said. along with pop and dance.

Lyrics, too, were Nirvana can be credited more meaningful in the for the rise of alternative rock; 90s, as opposed to the grunge music, a sub-genre of irrelevant words that are alternative rock, became comthrown together to make mercially successful thanks to a number one song these the popularity of Nirvana’s days. second album, Nevermind.

Because of poor lyrDue to Nirvana, grunge was ics and less meaning, the most popular kind of hard many students continue rock music of the 90s. to listen to some of the MC Hammer made hipmusic of the past, includhop popular in the early 90s, ing the 90s. and it continued to gain pop“It depends on the ularity from rappers such as music. If it’s good rock Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. “90s music from the 90s then rap Snoop Dogg [defined the I’ll listen to it,” freshman music, back then],” freshman MCT-NC WEB Dana Divenere said.

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Music lovers can only hope In addition, the Beastie Boys, were he Backstreet Boys were just one of many popular musical among the first white rappers. Following groups in the 90s. Many students have expressed reintrest by for the next decade of music to be restored to its greatness in the them was another white rapper who re- purchasing 90s music. past. mains popular in this decade: Eminem.

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Teachers transform teaching techniques t Megan Boyle Mackenzie Francis

Some of the math, gym, history, foreign language, and writing teachers at our school have something in common- they all started teaching in the 1990’s decade. Athletic trainer Hal Hilmer started teaching in August of 1980, math teacher Mary Fendley started teaching here in the 1992-1993 school year, and gym teacher Jeanine Konkolewski started here in 1984, just to name a few.

“Teachers who have been here longer definitely know what they’re teaching. They have done it for so long that they have a routine each year. I like 90’s teachers because

they have a reputation and good character for working here so long,” senior Niki Pietro said.

Since the 90’s, the school has improved academic programs.

“We’ve gotten bigger [since the 90’s].

[Now, there’s] more gyms and facilities, more opportunities- athletics and fine arts/ academics,” Hilmer said.

“Academically, there was significantly less emphasis on test scores than there is now. So, there was less pressure on the kids, specifically juniors, to perform well on standardized tests,” Fendley said.

On the constructional side, the school has gone through some major additions and

upgraded facilities.

To be specific, the school has added: larger rooms by the courtyard, hallways, the girls locker room, the team room, the band and choir wing, the fitness center, the east gum, the black box theater, and the health rooms.

Sports teams and gym classes have greatly benefited from the athletic additions that have occurred since the 90’s.

“Because I coach, the biggest change for me was the addition of the East gym and fitness center,” Fendley said. “There used to be a house at the corner of Thomas and Waterman. The district bought the house, tore it down, and built the varsity softball field.

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TV programs enhance as technology evolves fetched detective shows,” Borghoff said.

Movies have evolved over time.

From black and white to vivid Much like shows, movies went from colors, from white noise to boomblack and white to color and aniing sound, from live in front of an mation. Movie technology, on the audience to animated in studio; other hand, has changed. Movies movies and TV shows, just like hucan be seen on humongous I-Max mans, have evolved from plain and screens and pop-out 3-D screens. simple to exuberant and complex.

Back in the mid 1900s, movie goers Back when students were had to ‘drive-in’ to go see movies. growing up, popular shows were Not only has technology “Cat Dog” and “All That.” “I rechanged through the years, the way member watching ‘Johnny Bravo,’ TV is watched has changed too. In Rugrats,’ ‘Hey Arnold,’ ‘Courage the mid to late 90s families gathered the Cowardly Dog,’ and ‘Ed, Edd, n around the TV or radio and night Eddy,’” junior Joe Bayer said. Before and enjoyed a show together. animated shows were black and “When I was a little kid on white shows with low quality sound Saturday nights with my famlike “I Love ily I remember Lucy” and watching ‘The “It’s disappointing “The MunCarol Burnett how families don’t sters.”

Show.’” Borghoff sit down and “In midsaid. Nowadle school and days everyone watch tv together high school is sprawled out anymore,” on Friday on a la-z-boy -junior Joe Bayer nights when in their room, everyone else isolated from the was out, I would stay in and watch rest of the family. the ‘Dukes of Hazard;’ that was my “I only watch tv at night, so I favorite show,” history teacher Kent am usually by myself. When I was Borghoff said. “I watched reruns of a kid, on the other hand, I used to ‘The Three Stooges, reruns of ‘The watch tv with my brother and sister.

Andy Griffith Show,’ and reruns of It’s disappointing how families don’t ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ despite it being a sit down and watch tv together anyterrible show.” more,” Bayer said.

Shows nowadays are nothing Whether the video, sound, collike they used to be. With the use or, or way entertainment is viewed, of animation, green screens, and its no fabrication that technology intense editing, shows today are not has evolved over time. Although as original. “I rarely watch TV now, changed, modern TVshows, movbut when I do I watch comedies ies, and radio programs still appeal like ‘Conan’ and ‘How I Met Your to all ages.

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“Cable has elevated our choicThe topics, on the other hand, es. [Now I watch] sports, politics, have become more realistic, but and the history channel. I love the also very fabricated. “It seems to comedies: ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ me that [many shows like] CSI are Modern Family,’ and ‘The Middle,’” heavy with violence and crime and Borghoff said. The one thing that are more realistic. I remember farhasn’t changed is the love for these

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Between the 90’s and now, the staff mbers that have been working here since n, have their individual reasons for which e period they would rather teach in. “[I’d rather teach in the] 90’s, because was an easier time [and] a lot less hectic,” mer said.

There’s many reasons why it was less otic for teachers. For one, there were less rts and extracurriculars for students to nvolved in.

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“Overall, I’d rather teach now. The technology available to us is amazing. The calculators, computers, ELMO’s, allow us to make nicer materials that hopefully make it easier for kids to succeed,” Fendley said.

Even though Konkolewski is a gym teacher, she couldn’t resist noticing the changes throughout the decades. “Typing rooms have gone from typewriters to computers. The movie/slide projectors and VCR’s have been replaced with CD’s, Blue Rays and the Safari system. So much more information and research is available now, so I like to teach now, more.”

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New boy bands shed light on societal norms Bob Dylan said it best: “the times they are a changin’.” Although Dylan might have been referring to various political and social revolutions going on at the time, the music industry has seemingly followed suit during previous decades.

Growing up in the 90s, the music scene, and pop culture for that matter, seemed to be so drastically different even to my young, impressionable mind. The boy band craze rocked the world, with bands like ‘NSync and the Backstreet Boys.

In 1999, I went to my first concert, of which I am shameful to admit was that of the Backstreet Boys’ and their “Larger than Life” tour. Let me preface this embarrassing confession with the fact that I was a mere youngen that was brought along with my brother’s pre-teen hockey team. Yes, young boys voluntarily went to these “feminine” concerts. Nowadays, if young boys were to attend concerts like this, they would be ostracized by their super-cool-hip-hop-loving elementary school counterparts. If anything, this just shows the evolution of music and the public opinion towards standards and fandom.

It’s quite a shame that kids are so quick to judge musical acts solely based on the image the performers present. I guess it comes with the territory of living in this digital age, but if so many students post Facebook statuses saying things along the lines of “Omg, I totally miss the 90s. Such good music!” then there should be at least a little common courtesy to go a bit easier on pop sensations like Justin Bieber and One Direction.

Leading into new societal roles also opens up a new door for ridicule. Students cannot get by without pure forms of unadulterated hatred and mockery after professing and type of admiration for these new boy bands. I can only think of what happened to the days when people were actually proud of the music that came out of their walkmans and sported t-shirts with bands like New Kids on the Block. Students now clandestinely purchase tickets online and make hush-hush arrangements to attend concerts.

Of course, there are those annoying people that post Facebook statuses professing their love for some 90s boy bands, but it is all done in an ironic sense. Seldom will you find a student that is absolutely serious in their love for a particularly “embarrassing” band. 90s culture wouldn’t scoff at the idea of liking a particular band that would nowadays seem ridiculous. If anything, this just illustrates how close-minded this generation has become. Pitiful.

One Direction, a British-Irish boy band that just recently exploded onto the music scene, proves to be a little uplifting in restoring a certain sense of 90s nostalgia, however.

According to iTunes, One Direction’s debut single “What Makes You Beautiful” was the fastest selling single of all time, outselling any single ever produced the Beatles. Now, I’m sure that most of the buyers of this peppy, upbeat tune are fledging 12-yearold girls, it shows a glimmer of hope for the prosperity of holistic musical enjoyment.

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Boy band ‘Wanted’ in America

British boyband “The Wanted” dominated the charts with a big breakthrough in the U.S. After visiting America for just three weeks last January, The Wanted achieved number two on U.S. iTunes, number one on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart (first boyband to do so since Hanson in 1997), and went platinum with their single “Glad You Came.”

With such a warm welcome in the U.S., the boys are back in America and are releasing a U.S. self-titled EP. Made up of songs which were on their UK albums, it includes their first single ‘All Time Low’; the fast-beat ‘Lightning’; the sentimental “Heart Vacancy,” the sweet lyrics of “Gold Forever,”

which they performed for Comic Relief; “Lose My Mind,” their co-written song “Warzone,” “Rocket,” and, of course, “Glad You Came.” In addition, their newly released single “Chasing the Sun” will be included (which they recently shot a music video for in L.A.), as well as a new song called “Satellite.”

Whether or not part of the TW Fanmily, anyone who loves the catchy tune of ‘Glad You Came’ is guaranteed to find another song by the charming British group that they’ll find addictive, and therefore should pick up a copy on April 24.

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‘Titanic 3D’ sinks under expectations One of the most recent bandwagon jumpers has been “Titanic,” which was recently released in 3D. The question is- why?

“Titanic” is a popular movie, but releasing it in 3D (like Disney is doing with some of its classic cartoons) is a blatant attempt to squeeze as much money out of the franchise as possible.

Who knows, they may release a “Titanic 4D” in a few years, and the viewers will have ice cold water dumped on them when the ship sinks.

While 3D is a cool way to see a movie, there’s really no point in spending more on a ticket just to see a previously released movie that is exactly the same- only in 3D. No offense to those who enjoy the movie, but shelling out extra cash just to see Rose leaning off the deck and into your face isn’t worth it.

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Youtube content changes, users stay consistent Mackenzie Francis Michelle Chester

changed the way that people think of YouTube.

Popular YouTube videos often have a lot of editing and effects.

Most of these YouTubers create scripts for Although it’s only been seven years since it started, video website YouTube has undergone their videos, instead of doing improv, which was many changes, both small and large scale. The popular in 2005-2007. Now, it’s not unusual for description box has moved, the subscribe but- videos to give off a manufactured feel, because ton has gone from yellow to gray, and ads have of the unnaturalness.

“There’s now a business community cenbeen inserted before and next to videos. tered around Youtube “They changed the way the instead of its old laid profiles worked, which is really back feel. It’s like it’s confusing. When you don’t go only about money on the site for a while and then now, no longer about all of the sudden the entire layfun,” Campbell said. out is different, it’s just confusHowever, Youing instead of helpful,” junior Tubers GloZell1 and Rachel Campbell said.

Schmoyoho still hold Not only has the layout the vibe from Youchanged, but ‘famous’ YouTuTube’s early days. bers have too.

These accounts make In 2006, Lucas Cruitheir videos based off kshank created a YouTube ac•fredfigglehorn.com of other people. GloZell1 count called “jklproduction” with his two cousins. On this red Figglehorn’s Youtube channel gives music reviews and was immensely popular around takes video ideas from channel, they created their distinguished character Fred Figgle- 2008. Today, popular Youtube videos her YouTube subscribers and Schmoyoho makes horn. This ‘six’ year old character center less on comedy and more on their videos based off of was known for his high pitched business. popular YouTube videos voice, crush on Judy, and rants about his mother. These characteristics and ac- by auto-tuning them.

From Fred and charlieissocoollike to Raytions instantly made him a YouTube sensation.

Influenced by his success, many YouTu- WilliamJohnson and Schmoyoho, it’s fair to say bers decided to create their own characters and that YouTube favorites have varied a lot over channels. Shortly after Fred made his big break, the years. Not only have successful YouTubers comedians NigaHiga, KevJumba, and charlieis- changed, but so have average accounts.

To many, YouTube seems to have become socoollike started making videos. Their philosophy was to create high production videos with what every other social networking site has beminimal editing, whenever they wanted. These come- overrun with people who don’t care or accounts wanted to please their subscribers, those trying to make money from it. Although, YouTube still represents itself as one of the most more than themselves.

Nowadays, YouTube “celebrities” are more successful websites, even with all of the changes interested in making money with the partner- throughout its years, and will most likely conship program. Accounts like RayWilliamJohn- tinue to grow in its own way. son, ShaneDawsonTV, and JennaMarbles have

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Badminton perfects skills for conference Abby Fesl said. The girls will compete at conference on Ashley Hawkins Friday at Buffalo Grove.

“We’re really working hard with our douThe badminton team competed at their last bles partners for conference,” Chacko said.

The girls hope to place well at conference. home game this past Thursday, finishing with a “We will [have a good showing at conferrecord of 5-3 as of press. ence],” senior Jen Hall said.

“For our “We always surprise people team to sucevery year.” cessfully progThe girls look forward ress, we will to their state run after their take every meet Conference meet. seriously giv“I think well definitely ing equal imhave some people going to portance to all. state this year,” Hall said.

Each meet will “Everyone has been working serve as a buildhard, especially the juniors ing block for our and seniors, to get to state.” end of the sea“Each meet will serve as son Championa building block for our end ship play,” coach of the season Championship Jeanine Konkolplay,” Konkolewski said. ewski said.

The By preparg i r l ’s ing for a tough state run season, the girls Maddy weber will beperformed well. gin on “PracticMay 11 es have been going bove: Junior Steffi Antony and 12. along smoothly with launches the shuttlecock the girls putting forth good effort. We have to her opponents against Elk Grove on April 10. implemented more structured warm-ups ight: Senior Jen Hall waits and more team bondfor her opponent to resend ing since we have a her the birdie. The team went very young team,” on to win the match 15-0.

Konkolewski said.

The team attributes some of their success to Konkolewski.

“The season’s going great,” junior Steffi Antony said. “Konkolewski has been doing a great job keeping us all focused, and we’ve all really bonded as a team.”

“Coach Konkolewski is teaching us valuable sills on the court. She corrects us right away if we make a mistake,” junior Christy Chacko

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Soccer youth excels with senior support Brian Loomis A zero isn’t always a good thing to see on the scoreboard, but when it is the score of the opponent, it reflects the way a team can come together.

So far this season the soccer team has had a total of nine games with a zero in their opponent’s goal column.

A statistic like this may seem like a team that has been together for a long time, however, this team is filled with a lot of underclassmen to fill vacated spots who have been able to mesh with one another to quickly earn a record of 103-2 as of Tuesday.

While having underclassmen on the team, the seniors are put into a role of leadership.

“They [the seniors] strive to improve and make us all work ten times harder,” sophomore Emily Custer said.

One of the new additions to the team was sophomore goalkeeper Morgan Harris. “She has big shoes to replace, but has done phenomenal with nine shutouts,” coach Brad Abel said.

Hersey’s last shutout was the team’s 1-0 win against Jacobs on April 21 at the Pepsi Showdown in Schaumburg.

The team continues to work hard at each practice striving towards excellence. “We practice hard every day, and if we notice something not going right in a game, we correct it at practice the following day,” Harris said.

This mindset is not only being applied to

one position on the field, but rather a team effort to improve all aspects of the team.

“One of the teams strengths is our work ethic and commitment toward playing disciplined defense,” Abel said. The nine shutouts can show the hard work they have put into this effort.

The team’s offense has also been working to put extra pressure on teams in the middle of the field.

“The extra pressure allows the team to generate possession in the middle by creating turnovers,” Abel said. The team is able to easily connect passes to feet instead of playing kick and run as some opponents have.

Part of the reason why the team has been capable of such success is the way the team has bonded off the pitch.

“My teammates make the experience ten times better, I couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls,” Harris said. Abel added, “The team truly looks out for one another both on the field and in the classroom.”

As for the remainder of the season, the girls are working towards being conference champions as well as playoffs.

“By taking on one game at a time, we hope to appear in the MSL Cup and have a deep playoff run,” Abel said.

The girls are next in action against Barrington on Wednesday.

Updates are available on CorrespondentLive. (on JHHS homepage under quicklinks)

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SP R S S R S Tennis battles to break even

The boys tennis team has gotten off to a 3-3 start this season with a pair of 5-2 wins against St. Viator and a 7-0 sweep against Hoffman Estates.

The losses came at the hands of Conant, Barrington and Edwardsville. “We’re overall a lot stronger this year,” varsity coach Cece Cahill said. “We also have a lot of players playing both singles and doubles.”

“We’ve had a good season so far; we’ve won a lot of matches,” senior Robin Shin said.

However, the team may face some difficulty in the coming weeks as senior Kamil Plecki sits with an injured knee. “I had a long tournament and my meniscus could be sprained,” Plecki said. “At best, I’ll be out two weeks.”

But the team is looking forward to the rest of the season and the seasons to come.

“I think we’re in a position to win; we have a lot of senior talent and a lot of young talent,” junior Andrew Napora said.

“We have a great young turnout,” JV coach Robert Pihl said. “We also miss Danny Cha.” The varsity team will be in action next against Buffalo Grove tomorrow.

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Pitchers put baseball on top Strike one! Strike two! Strike three!

The baseball team has been hearing that a lot lately, and not just in batting. Seniors Brad Moore, Trevor Haas, and Mike Danielak are the starters this year. They are the teams’ pitching gems w h o are helped by senior Aaron DeGeorge comes in and closes it off.

With a record of 10-1 they are playing to their fullest potential.

T h e team has had one home-run this year by Senior Sean Reszotko. “There’s not been that many home-runs because of the new bats” Reszotko said. This year the IHSA changed the rule of the bats from a composite to a BBCOR. “They are kinda like wood bats, they don’t give that much pop” Reszotko said.

Too many incidents involving line drives directed at the pitcher as well as home runs were the cause of this change.

Hopefully they can keep the run going all the way through the playoffs.

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Senior leadership keep team on track Softball wins first conference game David Milligan

The softball team is off to a solid start with a 7-7 record, picking up their first conference win this past Monday at the expense of the Prospect Knights.

The Huskies jumped on them early with a quick 3-0 lead after the first three innings, and never looked back holding them to only one run in the game: final score 3-1 and the winning pitcher being junior Michelle Bolker.

“All of our pitchers have been doing great this year,” senior first baseman Alex Tinaglia said.

While the team has struggled so far in conference, losing to Schaumburg, Conant, and Fremd, the team has still shown positive signs throughout the year; one of them being their offense.

“We’re hitting the ball really well,” head coach Molly Freeman said, “Our strength is really in our offense.”

One of the top hitters this year has been sophomore catcher Ang Schmiederer, who has hit three doubles in the first four conference games.

“Ang has been really aggressive at the plate,” Tinaglia said, and Freeman added that Schmiederer “has worked really hard and her bat has come a long way.”

One of the most key components of this year’s team has been its seniors, more specifically, the team’s senior leadership.

“The senior class this year has really stepped up, especially when the team really needs them,” Schmiederer said. “The seniors on the team help to get the players back on track.”

Coach Freeman had nothing but positive things for the seniors as well, adding that

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“[this] senior class is by far the best we’ve had because of their leadership and talent.”

However, one of the brighter spots this year wasn’t a senior, seeing that sophomore Alysia Zaucha has “really stepped up as the shortstop,” Freeman said.

“As the season progresses,” Schmiederer said, “we will see big breakthroughs from Alysia Zaucha in the field.”

With conference already under way, the team looks forward to contending for the MidSuburban League East title, but this is nothing new- “Everyone hopes to win the East,” Tinaglia said, “and we definitely have the potential to make it to the championship.”

“We want to compete for first place in the East,” Freeman said, “and it will take desire and competitiveness.”

“Everyone just needs to keep going 110 percent,” Tinaglia said, “that’s all we can ask.”

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“If we can take care of our business and play our baseball, we can win this game.”

-senior Sean Reszotko

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“Any conference game is important, but it helps that it is a rival.”

-sophomore Angela Schmeiderer

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water polo v. rolling meadows “We’ve already beaten them but anything can happen. It’s really important because its an MSL game. ” -senior Stefanie Kintzle

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Disney movies bring fans to a ‘Whole New World’ Isabella Murray OPINION Of all of my phases during my single- digit days, Disney definitely was the most prevalent. Each of us kids had our favorite character and favorite film, which lead to countless arguments over which princess was the prettiest or the best (my favorite was always Belle).

But as the years have gone by, the princesses have lost their “charm” and this generation’s kids are dwelling more on movies that I never dreamed of as Disney worthy, *cough cough “Treasure Buddies.”* As Disney recognizes this, they are finally making the effort to bring the magic back into the imaginations of children. Alan Bergman, the President of The Walt Disney Studios said, “We’re thrilled to give audiences of all ages the chance to experience these beloved tales in an exciting new way with 3D – and in the case of younger generations, for the first time on the big screen.”

The Disney classics that are coming to 3D in theaters are “Beauty and The Beast”,which came out on Jan. 13., “Finding Nemo” on Sept. 14 , “Monsters, Inc.” on Jan. 18, 2013, and then “The Little Mermaid” on Sept. 13, 2013, as stated on the Walt Disney Studios Press

Release.

As much as I’d hate to admit it, I have to note that Alan Bergman is right. Although the younger generations would enjoy seeing the films on the big screen, the sole purpose is for us, to reconnect with our childhoods. This is simply seems a money making scam, but it worked on me, and my nose would be ten feet long if I told anyone anything different. I’m so excited for the chance to see the films in 3D, as this is such an exciting offer.

The timeless stories have been a part of everyone’s lives, but for us teenagers, the clock has struck midnight and our time has run up for it to be ‘socially acceptable’ to obsess over the films.

But as if Prince Charming kissed us awake, these re-releases give us a reason to go back into our childhoods and reconnect with the interests that enchanted us so many years ago.

The first of the re-releases to come out was “The Little Mermaid” in 1989. This timeless tale has always been captivating as the visual of Ariel singing with her long red mane blowing will be with us forever. Also, the thought or topics of mermaids, ships, legs, or Caribbean shellfish will continually remind us of the movie.

The next of the re-releases is “Beauty and the Beast.” Originally released in 1991, the movie was the first animated film ever nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, as also said through a Walt Disney Studios Press Release.

Belle has always been my favorite (maybe it has something to do with her name). She has graced everyone with her loved introverted nature and exceptional beauty.

And of course the Beast is very highly noted as well.

The next two re-releases are “Monsters, Inc.” and “Finding Nemo.” “Monsters, Inc.”, first released in 2001, won an Academy Award for Best Song. (“Monsters University,” a prequel to the original film, arrives in theaters in Disney Digital 3D on June 21, 2013).

“Finding Nemo” was first released in 2003 and totaled $867.6 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2003, according to the Walt Disney Studios Press Release.

The last of our childhood is fading and just like Wendy’s was, these movie releases are arriving just as Peter Pan did. To capture our sense of maturity, and throwing it aside, taking us to Neverland, and helping us enjoy the last bit of our young days.

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Which Prince or Princess Did You Want to Be?

“Aladdin” because he could fly on a magic carpet.”

Freshman DeMario Parris

“Tiana because her dress is green and that’s my faovrite color” Sophomore Marianna Morales

Contemporary Disney challenges classic Caitlin Strozewski Almost everyone grew up watching Disney movies. Girls dressed up as their favorite princesses for Halloween and boys tried to live up to the standards set by princes.

As kids, students had their absolute favorite Disney movie in which they knew every line by heart. Now, some of that love for Disney is gone, but not all of it.

Disney is still releasing movies and students still watch the classics every now and then.

Some students think that older Disney is better than newer, while others think the opposite. The first thing to know is what makes Dis-

ney old versus new. That mostly depends on a person’s perspective.

It could be the year it came out, the animation, or even what feelings people have about the movie.

“Old Disney is anything that came out before 2000,” freshman Kelly Hill said.

There are some major differences between older Disney and current Disney. Old Disney movies almost always consisted of a princess, prince, some furry creatures, and a few unforgettable music numbers.

“I like older Disney better because Lion King taught me not to get my dad killed,” senior Patrick Rayner said.

Newer Disney movies contains

better animation, less princesses, and more boy aimed characters.

These differences please some while angering others, saying that newer Disney isn’t as “magical” as the ones from their childhood.

“Old Disney is definitely better because it had more princesses and better songs,” Hill said.

“Old because they were my childhood. They’re classics and have good life lessons. I grew up with them,” junior Hannah Drake said.

Whether or not classic or current Disney is a person’s favorite, Disney movies will always hold a special place in the hearts of students for years to come.

“Pochantas because she sees the good in people” Junior Erica Hill

“Ariel I want to have singing friends ‘unda da sea’” Senior Jamie Timm

Students divorce TV shows of the past Nicole Cecala

A tremendous part of our childhood, Disney Channel, had the shows students used to turn to throughout elementary and middle school years. “That’s So Raven,” “Hannah Montana,” and the “Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” “Phil of the Future,” “Kim Possible,” “Lizzie McGuire,” “Even Stevens,” “The Proud Family,” “Mike’s Super Short Show.” These shows are what most recall to be the go to shows and the ones that were watched.

For sophomore Serena Voltz, she remembers “Lizzie McGuire” as her favorite show. The show was all about what the main character, Lizzie, and her two best friends

Miranda and Gordo go through.

Most students watched Lizzie’s little brother Matt torture her like all younger brothers do and Kate Sanders, the schools ‘popular mean girl’, make school life horrible for Miranda and her.

The predictable high school scenarios entertained us all the way up until the show came out with it’s own movie with songs most can still recall today.

Another favorite was “Hannah Montana” who had the best of both worlds, lifewise and songwise. Accorrding to Tv.com it premiered on Mar 24, 2006 and is now ended like many old favorites.

She’s a girl who lived in Tennessee and moved to Malibu to

become a secret pop star to live the dream but keep her normal life separate. “I never liked ‘Miley Cyrus’ because her show got so many kids to look up to her and the way she acted in real life set a really bad example towards them,” senior Elizabeth Curley said.

As we get older, most find themselves skipping the channel visited so often. It sadly doesn’t have the same effect as it did when we were kids. There is one thing students can agree upon and that’s the reason why.

Of course part of it is because we’re older, preferring to stop on MTV rather than stay on the old time favorite.

Another reason is that it just

isn’t the same. Many student agree that the shows have downgraded immensely and it doesn’t have to do with our age. “The new shows are worse now because they aren’t the same; they aren’t funny,” sophomore Asawer Nihal said.

“It’s terrible, the acting’s bad.

The only good part is the baby in ‘Good Luck Charlie,’ “ Voltz said.

As we watched our favorite characters age before our eyes on T.V, they either lost their kid fire or moved on to bigger and better things.

We teenagers grew up with these beloved crazy shows and can be caught more than once watching reruns of these old favorites.

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Nightmares cause chain reaction Jana Lopuszanski

Many people have experienced nightmares and while to some, they may seem like nothing more than a bad dream, others suffer severe consequences.

Nightmares are, according to webmd.com, “vividly realistic, disturbing dreams that rattle you awake from a deep sleep.”

Though there are common nightmares, such as not being able to run fast enough to escape danger, generally they vary from person to person.

Also according to webmd. com, anything from have a late night snack to anxiety and depression can cause nightmares to occur.

Nightmares often cause sleep deprivation, but unfortunately for those plagued by these awful dreams, sleep deprivation itself is a cause.

Since nightmares shake a person awake throughout the night, they can lead to a severe lack of sleep. This becomes a problem for teenagers because, once they are too tired, students can’t concentrate in school. This, of course, leads to

Kidney sold for iPhone

Five people in southern china have been charged in assisting a teen who sold his kidney so he could buy an iphone and an ipad. The five included the surgeon who removed a kidney from a 17-year-old boy in April last year.

The boy, identified only by his surname Wang, now suffers from renal deficiency.

According to the Xinhua account, one of the defendants received about 220,000 yuan (about $35,000) to arrange the transplant.

He paid Wang 22,000 yuan and split the rest with the surgeon, the three other defendants and other medical staff.

The report did not say who received and paid for the kidney. The

teen was from Anhui, one of China’s poorest provinces, where inhabitants frequently leave in hopes of finding work and a better life elsewhere. He bought an iPhone and iPad, and when asked by his mother where he got the money, admitted selling a kidney.

Freshman Ashley Bojczuk said, “I never would have of sold my kindey for an Iphone, It could lead to horrible consequences.”

Most people are usually fine with the phones they have now if it is not an iphone. Freshman Danielle Papa said, “I don’t have an iphone and i’m perfectly fine without one.”

Considering this was the teens choice, I don’t think the surgeons or anyone should of gotten charged if he was the one who wanted to do it.

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a drop in grades. In addition, this lack of sleep can lead to health problems, including heart disease, depression, and obesity.

As if this weren’t enough, nightmares can contribute to psychological issues as well. It’s important to consult a professional if nightmares are becoming a problem.

“I really wish there was a cure for nightmares. I get them occasionally and it usually leads to problems,” freshman Kaitlin Janowiak said.

Twin sisters even die together Patricia and Joan Miller were found dead in their California home on March 6. Both sang and danced for Bing Crosby in the 1950s.

The bizzare thing is that when they were found, there were no signs of blood or a struggle. Both sisters lost touch with their family and when investigators searched for family members, only their deceased mother was found.

One twin was found dead in the bedroom while the other was found dead in the hall right outside.

They both had fairly good health.

“I think it’s kinda a strange story because they died in the same house, pretty much the same time, without any signs of evidence,” freshman Megan Cortese said.

The sisters were never married and didn’t have any children or pets. However, neighbors said they had a very close bond.

This school has many sets of twins and their amiability is often obvious to students.

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Illegal downloading drags down artists Rising music prices effect all of music industry Kevin Schroeder and policies."

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry released a report which stated that 95% of downloaded music is now downloaded illegally.

This fact is not shocking to most students because to them, music seems so easy to access.

Students choose not to pay for music because the Internet has unleashed a seemingly unlimited world of free music.

On April 7 2009, Apple changed its longtime policy of having every song on iTunes sold for $0.99 to having popular songs sold at $1.29, selected songs at $0.99, and an even more selective group of songs at $0.69.

"The rise in prices is ridiculous. It was hard enough to pay for my music before,"junior Anthony Martinez said.

This raise in price adds up for students who have more than a thousand songs on their iPods, causing them to look elsewhere for their primary source of music. For most students with little to no income, these alternative sites are often illegal.

With the economy still weak, illegal downloading, amongst other things, is severely hurting the music industry.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), formed in 1952, is more active than ever.

The RIAA is an organization that, according to RIAA.com, "works to protect the intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and music labels; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations

This organization uses high-tech security, such as watermarks, on tracks to protect from illegal piracy.

The RIAA also works with the FBI to develop a new government seal to protect copy written music and to create more anti-piracy awareness.

All of this technology is great in theory, but does it really help stop the piracy craze?

If you ask 85% of all recording companies in America, they would tell you that it does.

This includes artists such as Eminem, Rhianna, Daughtry, Flo Rida, and many more.

The RIAA has become so strong because of the poor economic success of the music industry.

More people are listening to their iPods in cars instead of listening to the radio, which makes publicizing music more difficult. Downloading a few songs, even legally, doesn't bring in the same profit that buying full CD’s does.

With all of these legal problems, illegal downloading is putting some artists over the edge.

Eminem showed his frustration in his song "Take From Me," saying, "Cause I break my back to give you my art, you steal my thoughts.

It's like driving a spike through my heart. You might not think it's that big of a deal to steal from me, but music is all I got."

Some students feel that they shouldn't be blamed for the music industry's downfall. "It is hard to pay for all of this music legally. I can't get a job so there is no way for me to get the money to keep up with the music I like," Sophomore Brenden Cunningham said.

Video streaming surpasses cable Netflix, Hulu offer TV alternatives

Brian Boyle

Twenty years ago, popular TV shows like “Seinfeld” and “F.R.I.E.N.D.S” captured the hearts of half the nation each week when a new episode aired.

Twenty years ago, TV’s were taller than they were wide, weighed three hundred pounds, and had curvy screens and a few cubic feet of machine sticking out the back. Computers were just diffusing to people outside the super rich and super smart, and dial-up internet was first connecting homes to cyber-space.

Much has changed in twenty years. For starters, the internet is now blazing fast, and can be used virtually everywhere across America.

Because of this expansion, there are much more options to do everyday tasks, like watching TV. With new services such as Netflix and Hulu, which instantly stream content to computers, tablets, and game consoles, standard cable TV is slowly being phased out. Today’s popular shows such as “How I Met Your Mother,” and “Modern Family” will never reach the commercial success of shows in the 80s and 90s for a simple reason.

Many are losing interest in waiting in front of the television every week at a specific time to see a new episode. It has become far easier to stream shows over the internet whenever de-

sired.

Currently Hulu Plus, a premium and paid version of Hulu, costs $7.99 a month, and allows unlimited content with no advertisements, as opposed to the free version.

At the end of 2011, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar announced Hulu Plus had reached over 1.5 million subscribers, and expressed his beliefs that online television would ultimately surpass standard cable as peoples’ primary mode of viewing content.

Netflix also offers unlimited streaming of TV and movies for $7.99 a month. However, Netflix’ install base is much greater than Hulu, with 24.4 million subscribers as of Jan. 26.

One of the biggest selling points of both services is the availability of their content. Netflix and Hulu Plus can be instantly streamed through most tablets, such as IPads most smart phones, IPhones, Androids, set-top boxes such as the Roku Box and Apple TV, and three major video game consoles.

It’s pretty clear that the way TV is viewed is changing. Cable is old, technology is passing it up, and soon streaming will be the preferred method for watching video.

I hate having to sit on my couch at a specific time on a specific day just to watch my favorite shows. I, just like every other high school student, am busy.

If I have half an hour of free time, spending it mindlessly flipping through channels only to find nothing interesting is available is perhaps the worst feeling in the world. Streaming services fix that. Now I can watch what I want, when I want. Times are changing, cable is dying and I’m all for it.

Top THREE Favorite teams/ player

Senior Sean Reszotko Chicago Bulls-Derrick Rose Chicago Bears-Matt Forte Chicago White Sox- Alexei Ramirez “They are all Chicago teams and they are really fun to watch. I go to a lot of the games and just love the atmosphere there.”

Senior Joey Rodgers Baltimore Ravens- Ray Lewis Chicago Bulls- Derrick Rose Boston Celtics- Rajon Rondo “I like Baltimore cause there all huge, mean and I like their uniforms, the Bulls cause its my home town, and Boston cause there good and they have my favorite player in basketball on that team.”

Senior Brad Zaucha Chicago Bulls- Derrick Rose Chicago Bears- Devin Hester Oklahoma City Thunder- Russell WestBrook “I like watching basketball a lot, and I like the point guards like Rose and Westbrook, they’re so small, yet so good. I like Devin Hester because he’s really fast and runs a lot of TDs back.”

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Favorite songs/music types Senior Kelsey Haas: “Call Me Maybe,” “We Are Young,” and “Stronger.”

“These songs are really upbeat and you can dance to them.”

“I like songs on the radio.”

Sophomore Brendan Cunningham: “Mine,” “Our Song,” and “Teardrops On My Guitar.”

“I love all of Taylor Swift’s songs.”

“I like pop-country.”

Junior Erica Hill: “Country Strong,” “Take a Back Road,” and “Long Hot Summer.”

“These songs are by some of my favorite country artists.”

“Country music is my type of music.”

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Practice sets up road to varsity Jack Hargett For every high school athlete, it’s a dream to play varsity. For some freshmen, that dream came quicker than expected. Being called up either midway through the season or straight from tryouts is always exciting and prestigious.

So how did they become so athletic and make it to the top?

‘Practice makes perfect’ is true.

“During school I trained everyday and during the off-season I usually practice three times a week,” freshman tennis player Sara Magnuson said. Practice is a key part of every sport; no sport exists where its athletes don’t practice and stay just as good as they were going in.

“We warm up, do drills, and then do game-like situations or scrimmages,” freshman soccer player Campbell White said. Working on basics always helps.

Many sports have freshmen playing varsity. Boys soccer, boys swimming, both girls and boys tennis, and girls and boys volleyball all have freshmen playing varsity.

Midseason freshman volleyball standout, Bart Migus, is currently playing varsity and is making an impact on the team and himself.

Almost all of the athletes play their sport outside of school.

Whether it’s for a club team or a personal trainer, they attend additional practices.

“It’s really fun and a challenge too. I like making friends, and it’s cool that they are older,” Migus said of his teammates.

“The team was definitely accepting of me, being a freshman, and it showed where they [the upperclassmen] treated me just like another teammate on varsity,” freshmen swimmer Paul Kim said. The other upperclassman swimmers were very accepting of the freshmen, often Jack Hargett treating them affecreshman Bart Migus and sophomore Mike Fuerst get ready to block their oppotionately and encournents’ spikes.

Many freshmen play on varsity sports and experience tough play agingly. They even at an early age. helped out with academic work.

“They were very men accepting of these varsity-level study. So now I don’t have as much accepting! I felt like they were more freshmen, but other freshmen were free time to play games on my comthan willing to help me play and get supportive of them as well. Also, puter. My mom’s happy about that,” better. Everyone on the team was because of their sports, many of the freshmen tennis player Owen Conalways kind and helped me with athletes had to alter their schedules nor said. anything I needed for school,” frsh- to accommodate practices.

One thing is for sure- all these men tennis player Elizabeth Niers“It keeps me busy in a good freshmen are pretty humble; not bach said. way. I have to adjust to make sure wanting to be seen differently beNot only were the upper class- that I fit in my school work and cause of their talents.

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Three sport athletes know time management

Nicole Cecala enior Jen Hall prepares for her badminton meet. This will be her last of 12 seasons as she has been a three sport athlete for all four years.

Tennis, basketball, and badminton are her three sports.

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Nicole Cecala They’re in it for the competition, the pressure, and most importantly, the love of the game. Sports in high school are huge, and most students participate in at least one

sport out of their four years.

Others choose to commit themselves to participating in sports yearround, three seasons a year.

Other than the time they get in between seasons, these three sport athletes are fully occupied six days a week with their sports, school, friends, and more sports. Having a full plate definitely brings stress to most people, but of these athletes look at it differently.

“I think it relieves my stress because it gets my mind off of homework or tests and instead focused on the sport,” sophomore Claire Schwaba said.

Others feel the same way, loving the distraction, but at times have days when they would just like a break. “It’s not that hard to find time to do my homework and do practices after school everyday, but sometimes I would just want to skip the practices and go home and relax,” freshman Annie Korff said.

Schwaba is involved in golf, basketball, and soccer and is a serious player when it comes to all three. Playing them has always been a huge part of her life and she doesn’t intend to stop throughout high school.

Similar to her is Korff, with

the influence of her older siblings who each did three sports all four years. She intends to follow in their footsteps.

Senior Jen Hall has succeeded in her goal of being a three sport athlete, playing on the tennis, basketball, and badminton teams throughout her four years. Playing constantly has definitely been time consuming for her, but she loves all the different team members and coaches she was able to play with and experience.

“I definitely think I manage my time better during season because it helps me stay organized,” Hall said, regarding time management of three sport athletes.

These athletes love not only the actually sport, but the benefits received as well. They’re always working out with their teams, which means gym or no gym, they’ll be in shape and healthy. Even better, the people they meet and become friends with sometimes become the thing that makes their sports most entertaining.

“It like it because I have a well rounded friends group for each sport. Some of my golf friends are way different than my basketball friends. Being in three sports allows me to be more outgoing with different people,” Schwaba said.

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Tim Griffin

It’s time for the great American pastime, baseball. Bright green grass, clear blue skies, and the booming sound of a thick, wooden bat. After a heartwrenching World Series last year, the anticipation of the 2012 baseball season has increased.

To begin with, the MLB has added two extra teams to the playoffs. This gives teams like Toronto and Cincinnati a chance for the postseason glory.

Not only does the expanding playoff field makes this year exciting, but there are some new faces in new cities. The Florida Marlins, or excuse me, the Miami Marlins, have changed their name, built a new stadium, and acquired the allstar Jose Reyes.

Sluggers like Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder have changed their paths and left for new teams. Pujols going to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (talk about an obnoxious team name) and Fielder joining the Detroit Tigers has put fear into the American League pitchers’, as they watched the two National League sluggers wreak havoc and feast on all the pitchers in their division.

Overall, baseball is the American game. When spring drops into summer, there’s still baseball.