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Volume 47 Issue 4 November 14, 2014 •John Hersey High School

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Study Buddies tutor at local library Caitlin Strozwski Students here are no strangers to volunteering throughout the community, whether it be through SOS projects, National Honor Society or out-of-school organizations, and the Study Buddies program at the Prospect Heights Public Library is just another way students give back.

SOS created the Study Buddies club a few years ago so that high school students could help local elementary school students in grades one through eight by tutoring them. The high school tutors help the students with their homework, give them study tips for tests, quiz them, and help the younger kids develop reading skills by having them read out loud or reading to them.

Many students contribute to the school already by tutoring in the Writing Well twice a week. While similar to this, Study Buddies offers students the chance to help a wider range of students from various schools and grade levels. Study Buddies requires less of a time commitment than being a peer tutor in the Writing Well but the positive impact on the young students makes this worth it.

“The kids really look up to us, and we are helping prepare the middle school kids for high school courses,” senior and SOS member Lauren Hess said.

Besides the obvious benefits for the elementary school students, high school volunteers are also rewarded by the satisfaction of contributing to the community.

“SOS is all about helping the community, and Study Buddies is a great chance to give back. Working with the elementary kids is a great opportunity for people like myself who want to do something related in the future,” Hess said.

Students volunteer at the library for two hours a week on Tuesday nights. The volunteers are able to help young students in the area succeed at school and hope to expand the scope of the program to help as many students as possible.

“Our goals are to get the program larger each year and to get more volunteers from Hersey and other D214 schools to join,” Hess said.

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he “Hersey Family” has been recognized for their heart by the local area. Most students are familiar with the canned food drive, which ends next Friday, and the more recent football team collaboration with Special Olympics, which was shown on a NBC nightly news segment.

“Being on TV was really cool, but it didn’t really have an impact on me. It was never about publicity or showing people what we have been doing. The whole time it was about giving the CLS kids an opportunity to play a sport they normally could never have the chance to play,” senior football player Joe Caputo said.

At the root of the current giving is our namesake. John Hersey gave all of the money from the first reprint of the book “Hiroshima” to Red Cross. Hersey stated that he felt bad profiting from such a horrific event.

“I believe Hersey is especially driven to help others compared to other schools because we are not just a school or community, rather we are a family. It’s just that simple,” senior and Special Olympics coach Cait Nagle said.

Give Thanks Although the football team’s work with Special Olympics has been publicized, other sports and students also help the program.

Recently, the girls volleyball also acted as a counterpart to the Special Olympics team.

Each member of the girls volleyball team got a buddy from Special Olympics. “We started out by introducing all the players; then we let the Special Olympic team members pick who they wanted to play with. Then we had girls demonstrate each skill and went out to practice the skill with our buddy,” senior Gabri Olhava said.

“Our Special Olympics team is so talented and it was an honor to be able to help them excel even more on the volleyball court. Even the basics can have a great effect on the overall play of the team,” senior Courtney Stedman said.

After practicing skills and basics,

teams of six were put together and a tournament was played. At the end of the tournament, the teams even made cheers. “The Special Olympics team makes you realize that it doesn’t matter if you win or lose. It matters that you’re having fun and making friends,” Olhava said, “It made me really happy that we were able to share the love of the game with the Special Olympics family.”

Even more regularly, Nagle is a full time coach for Special Olympics. Nagle coaches the athletes to prepare them for games in hopes for state qualifications.

“As a coach, I’m their motivator, challenging them to reach beyond their potential,” Nagle said.

Having been a coach the past four years, Nagle likes coaching as a way to be involved with the Career Life Skills (CLS) students, and sees it as a way to lessen the gap between CLS and mainstream students. “I think participating in Special Olympics is beyond beneficial to the students in the CLS program because the athletes learn skills both on and off the court.

Also, the ability to be apart of a team is a wonderful experience,” Nagle said, “The athletes build friendships, create memories, build their confidence, and learn what it takes to be a teammate.”

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The Service Over Self (SOS) club notoriously includes many students in helping the community, although not all students are aware of the SOS class that meets daily.

The SOS class students’ responsibilities lie in planning and organizing the events for the semester.

“Some big, some small, some medium, some of them are one time events, some of them are weekly events, and so that’s their job, is to be the coordinator. They get those his is a special issue hands on leaddedicated to ership skills of iving planning, coordinating, problem solving, reaching out to the community, organizing their

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peers and seeing it through,” SOS teacher Mark Gunther said.

Over 25 events are offered this semester for the students to coordinate, including Conker Cancer, Autumn Harvest, the blood drive, and Movember. “I think any act of good for somebody else other than yourself is certainly worthwhile, and from a classroom perspective, it’s giving kids a real life, hands on opportunity to make a difference in somebody’s life as well as to learn and apply their own leadership skills,” Gunther said.

“I think SOS leads to building a big part of that ‘Hersey heart.’

Many people, when they come to Hersey, are very taken by the fact that it’s a very different place, and different in a good way, because people care about each other, respect one another, and we do so many things for the community.”

Give Thanks Girls basketball has also found a way to give back. For the past 12 years the team has traveled to Kirk School in Palatine the last Tuesday before Winter Break for their annual Christmas party. Kirk is a school that provides an intensive, comprehensive educational program for disabled students, according to their website.

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State elections ‘shake up Springfield’ Illinois voters cast a ballot to decide not only who the state governor would be, but also who would fill a Senate seat and 18 spots in the House of Representatives on Nov. 4. Running to be re-elected as governor, Pat Quinn (Democrat) was up against Bruce Rauner (Republican) vying for the spot in Springfield.

It was a close race between the two candidates with only a five percent margin, but Rauner won with 50 percent of the total votes. Rauner and his running mate, Wheaton City Councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti, are set to take office in January.

“I wanted Bruce Rauner to win because I wanted something new for Illinois,” sophomore Luke Schmiederer said.

This is the first time since 2003 that a Republican has been governor, and with Rauner’s slogan of “Shake up Springfield”, it appears that many changes are to be had in the state, including tax and pension reform.

U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (Democrat) was re-elected and the ninth congressional district representative Janice “Jan” Schakowsky (Democrat) will continue to represent Cook County for her sixteenth year.

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Changes come for wages

Voters and citizens were focused on who our new governor and senators will be, but one thing that people should care about, especially students, is raising the minimum wage on the Nov.4 ballot.

Approximately one-fourth of high school students nationwide have a part time job while in school and most of these students make minimum wage according the U.S Census.

At $8.25 an hour, Illinois already has the lowest minimum wage in the Midwest but raising it to $10 an hour would make it the highest in the nation.

“Raising it to an extent is reasonable but cushioning it is unfair to the real working class,” senior Daniel Tian said.

Some argue that raising the minimum wage will have negative consequences. It’s possible that small businesses will move to neighboring states for cheaper labor and businesses will not hire as many people in order to save money.

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family has both a freshman and a junior attending Hersey.

The junior has returned to school and the family and their friends would be very appreciative if he could go about •Kenzie Killam school like any other student. oards were placed over windows and doorMultiple ways after the Nov. 3 fire in Prospect Heights. methods exFundraising efforts are ongoing for the family. ist to assist the Kenzie Killam family during these hard times. Senior Sarah Lehnert started a fundStudents are leading fundraising raiser for the family on gofundme. efforts after the family home of two com, where anyone interested can Hersey students caught fire early in donate money and share the webthe morning on Nov. 3 in Prospect site with Facebook friends or TwitHeights. ter followers to spread the word.

According to neighbors, the Lehnert started the fundraiser family is in need of items to replace on her own, but the family is aware those destroyed in the fire and senof its existence and is thankful for sitivity when discussing their situthe community’s support. “I know ation. the family because I am friends The family was evacuated from with the junior. I started the gotheir home, and they have been fundme because it was an easy way staying with neighbors; authorities for people to donate and help in filed charges of aggravated arson. any way they could,” Lehnert said.

The family’s neighbors have In addition to the website, some asked that if students hear any ruof their neighbors, including the mors to ask students to stop spreadfamily of freshman Ashley Rosing them. “If people aren’t talking coe and senior Kaitlyn Roscoe, are about the positive side and the funcollecting donations. The family draising then I don’t think that it is of fire victims lost not only their appropriate to talk about,” neighhome, but all of their belongings so bor junior Katie Kalble said. The

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anything helps, including clothing items, gift cards and home goods.

“I thought it was important to start this [gofundme.com page] because in any tragedy you can use all the help and support you can get, and it was an easy way to help them,” Lehnert said.

“The Roscoes collected clothes all last week, but are pretty much good on clothes for the siblings and parents. They are still looking for gift cards and stuff that you would need to run a house,” Kalble said.

The victims will donate any items they cannot use to Goodwill.

The family is hoping for gift cards from stores where they have the option to buy anything from food to clothing and other things used for general hygiene.

The collection has no planned end date. Unfortunately, it seems that it will take quite a bit of time before the family has everything they need. “I don’t think there will ever be a point where they will ever turn down a donation,” Kalble said.

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“We really enjoy our dance party time with the severely disabled kids from Kirk,” head coach Mary Fendley said, “We are reminded how lucky we are to be physically gifted and I like seeing all of my kids interacting with the Kirk kids. Social structure is gone.

Everyone dances together, it is emotional how fun it is, and we realize how lucky we are.”

Senior Annie Korff has been to Kirk the past two years. “My favorite aspect is watching the progression of all the kids’ happiness as they watch the performers at the party,” Korff said.

“Every year I’ve gone, and it’s my third year going, there’s one kid who’s always there and knows who our team is so everybody stands with him. He’s really funny and cute,” junior Delaney Parker said.

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Also around winter break, students participate in the Arlington Heights police department’s Shop With a Cop event, which is planned by police liaison officer Pete Hamrick. The program involves ten children from the Arlington Heights community, who might not get to see the police in good situations. The children receive $100 Target gift cards and get to shop for holiday gifts for their families. Students help with the shopping and gift wrapping.

“Shop With a Cop has definitely grown since the beginning in 2005,” Hamrick said, “So many students sign up for this event that we have to turn them away.”

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More recently, eleven students volunteered at the 8th annual 5k ‘Carrera de los Muertos’ (race of the dead) in Pilsen, Chicago. This race is run in celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), which is a Mexican celebration of remembering those who have passed. The race provides scholarships for UNO charter school to Pilsen residents.

“It was a great experience, and it was nice to see everyone supporting Latino culture,” junior Natalia Rivera said.

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An ongoing act of kindness is performed by math team. A math team group went to three families homes in the area to rake leaves, clean gutters and wash windows yesterday. “These are things that our elderly community can’t do on their own, so they have asked for some help from the district’s community education program, and our math team has volunteered to do it,” math teacher Jessica Brtva said.

“I think it’s important for students to see a bigger picture of the community, and it’s not just our little bubble of teenagers, teachers, and staff members.”

This isn’t the first time the math team has helped the community. Last institute day, Brtva and three math team students went to a 93-year-old woman’s home in Wheeling Township. She needed bushes cut down, gutters cleaned, and leaves raked, and she had piles of brush that she needed to be put on a trailer, so it could be taken away and disposed of.

“The most rewarding part is just being able to serve and to help do something. The families are very grateful, and they just enjoy seeing young faces and having conversations. I think that’s the biggest part is the connection, and the community that gets built,” Brtva said.

Through various clubs, activities, sports, and classes, Hersey continually helps to support the community.

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Sophomore death impacts deaf education department Brian Boyle Sophomore Huda Uddin passed away on Oct. 1 after battling stomach cancer since last winter. Prior to the beginning of school, Huda and her family decided to not enroll as a full time sophomore due to the challenging nature and schedule of cancer treatment.

Huda was a student in the deaf education department and often found ways to make an impact among her peers. “She was always nice to everyone,” junior Lauren Flanagan said. “I just really want everyone to know that she was a really nice and friendly person.”

Flanagan, who also is deaf, was a long time friend of Huda and the two met in elementary school. “I was nine [years old] when I first met Huda,” Flanagan said. “I really trusted her, we were really good friends.”

Despite her sickness, Huda made an effort to maintain a normal, everyday life of a high school student.

“She was pretty much a girly-girl.

She liked purple, and to dress up.

She always had bright jeans and shirts and loved to polish her nails and fix her hair and enjoy pretty much normal things that teenage girls like to do,” Deaf Education teacher Amy Davis said.

Huda first encountered Davis during summer school as a rising freshman, where Davis served as her teacher.

Davis soon recognized that Huda’s hearing impairment wouldn’t hold her back. “She’d be sitting there in class looking like she wasn’t getting it, but when you’d point at her you’d think ‘Wow! She’s getting it, she’s with me!’ she was much higher functioning than we realized when we first met her,” Davis said.

A similar strength could be seen in Huda’s battle against cancer, as she wanted to be in school everyday she could.

“When she was ill last spring, she was too sick to come in the morning, and she would come in the afternoon and join the kids in the cafeteria, she just liked to be interacting and sitting with them in the cafeteria,” Davis said.

Huda was also able to participate in a outdoor campsite field trip in May. “I told her mom they could meet us there [the campsite]. She came and she had a blast, she made crafts and stuff, and she just had the best day. She was doing really well at the end of the school year and then she kind of had a relapse,” Davis said.

It has been more than a month since Huda passed, but her high

Courtesy of the deaf education department ophomore Huda Uddin S enjoys a day on a campsite field trip. spirit and personality are still remembered everyday. “She had this contagious laugh. She was always laughing,” Davis said. “She was a very positive type of personality...

She made me happy. It wasn’t just that she’s happy in her own self, but she made other people happy.”

“I just miss her in general. I don’t know what else to say,” Flanagan said.

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The Correspondent competes at convention Drew Snelson The Correspondent staff travelled to Washington D.C. to participate in the National Scholastic Press Association convention over the weekend of Nov. 4 to Nov. 9.

During their visit, journalism students attended several workshop sessions and saw keynote speakers Jay Harris and Bob Woodward.

“I learned a lot of tips from the speakers to use on the paper,” sophomore Ellen Bakal said.

Saturday, The Correspondent delivered a presentation sharing the traditions that keep them together as a unit, allowing other student publications to use them as inspiration. The staff was the only student paper to present out of the 400 sessions at the convention.

Each student participated in a write-off competition. Eight students received national awards: senior Brian Boyle (Review Writing) and junior Eric Czarnota (Literary Magazine: Photography) received Excellent’s in their categories, while seniors Tim Griffin and Drew Snelson and sophomore Nate Horne (team, Online News Package), junior Julia Hapanowicz (Feature Writing), senior Jack Hargett (Graphic Design: Logos), and senior Isabella Murray (News Writing) received Honorable Mentions in their competitions.

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Give thanks, not purchases

Jack-o-lanterns are gone, leaves are falling, and the holiday season is quickly approaching.

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and all other winter festivities seem to have the same two focuses- eating and shopping.

Black Friday, the unofficial day of consumption and shopping, follows and intrudes on what is supposed to be the most giving day of the year, Thanksgiving. There is nothing wrong with bargain hunters, but disregarding all sense of sympathy and kindness just to get a deal on a TV clashes with what was being recognized just hours before.

While the holiday shopping frenzy begins, it is easy to forget about others who are less fortunate and can’t afford a jacket for the winter, let alone a new computer. A small contribution to a charity can change someone’s life and make their holiday season a little brighter.

November has arrived and with it an abunReflecting on what we are grateful for and realizing how lucky we are in dance of holidays. Of course, everyone longs for the the grand scheme of everything is something that we need to keep joy of food and family on Thanksgiving and usually students our minds not only during the holiday season, but everyday. long for the extra day of relaxation and remembrance on Veteran’s Day. However, this year students in our district honored our veterans while doing •Julia Hapanowicz chemistry labs and writing essays. For the first time ever, District 214 schools were in session on Veteran’s Day. Some viewed this as just another day off in the past, but too many U.S. citizens this is a day of honor and for the men and women who have fought for our freedom.

It is said that the reason for having school on Nov. 11 is so we are able to have the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off. Students have expressed their love of this decision, while just as many are deeply offended by the fact that we have school on a holiday such as Veteran’s Day. Just like Martin Luther King Jr. and the founding fathers of our country, veterans deserve a day of rememberance free of school just as much as their fellow American heroes.

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While on a mini-vacation in Washington D.C., the party I was traveling with stopped by the Newseum, a museum that deals with, not only journalism, but the major stories of the recent century.

Between the powerful 9/11 exhibit and the oddly-placed Ron Burgundy area, I noticed a specific exhibit that made me really ponder.

There, in its own place, was a road sign and a pickup truck.

Both looked in terrible condition, ravaged with impact marks and openings that turned out to be bullet holes, scattered all across the road names and the truck’s side and windshield.

I might’ve walked by this exhibit without a second thought until I noticed the word “Zagreb” on the sign. Zagreb is a city of Croatia, the country neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, in turn, is the country my parents and older brother were born in.

I had a hard time processing that, in a museum dedicated to major news in the nation’s capital, there would be mention of the war that brought my family to this country. I only left the exhibit once I saw everyone else walking away, eager to see more.

This is my history. My parents and older brother are tied to this history more than I was, though.

They lived their entire lives in Bosnia up until the war. But they still raised me as if they were on the same streets back in Bihac.

That was my thought process until the second-to-last day of the trip. When that came

around, the group I was with traveled across D.C., admiring the different monuments and buildings.

With every war and name I saw engraved on each area, my head started to whir a bit more than back at the Newseum.

I had thought about how Bosnia was my history, and how it helped me become the person I am today.

But seeing the history of the United States in front of me made me think about my logic.

I was born and raised in Illinois, living most of my life in America, while spending only a couple months at a time in Bosnia. Every time I go to Bosnia, I speak English with my close family, but only mutter out broken Bosnian to my aunts, uncles, and cousins.

I was in a bit of a bind: if someone were to walk up to me and ask, “What are you, a Bosnian or an American?” I wouldn’t know how to answer that question.

As I tried to deal with this, I thought about many of the different nationalities back in the Arlington Heights area, and how they would have to deal with the same: there must be others who have to cope with it.

On the plane ride home, as I kept my thoughts only on myself and the music blaring into my ears, I finally came to a comfortable conclusion.

I’m a Bosnian-American. I’m never one to like staying on the fence, but, in this case, I love too much of both worlds and, more importantly, I was causing too much stress for myself: I don’t have to choose. And neither does anyone else.

dollars, he told me and the rest of the Correspondent staff about how we were all cousins.: it was cool. It’s ironic how it’s called Thanksgiving when land was taken shortly after.

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Social enemy number one Online world prevents true interaction Nate Horne

stant concern on social media that is preventable by simply exiting the It’s odd to app. But to even greater regard, livthink that hu- ing for social media is the most efmans have be- fective way to have life pass us by.

Traveling to a certain area, parcome the robots and technology ticipating in certain events, or being has taken over, involved with certain people solely when throughout history it has al- for the purpose of sharing that on ways been the other way. In today’s social media is no way to live.

It bothers me to think people society, people are being controlled by social media and our lives are would only donate to charity or run going to pass us by if we don’t make a marathon because they want to put that on their social media aca change.

Social media has endless ben- counts. People must start living in efits ranging from the intercon- the moment and find pleasure in nectivity of the world to the ever the real world. Laboring over social growing abundance of resources. I media is a cause that will only crelove using social media as much as ate a disappointment of all the time the next person. In fact, I couldn’t spent on something that isn’t worth imagine living without it. But with it.

As I rant on about this topic, I all the positives that come along with social media, there are also big must agree that I too am a victim of social media. One sigproblems. nificant event that It seems as if teenagers can’t go stands out to me a day without having social media and caused me influence their decisions and atto rethink my titude towards life. Social mewhole approach dia is taking the place of towards social mefamily and friends. dia is one where I Even the was with my best natural beauty friends. The memin the world is ories made that day becoming unare ones I’ll never forget, and I noticed due to the was truly happy at that moment. blinding screens But the question “What can I post on our phones. Huon social media to show others man interaction •graphic by Jack Hargett how great this day was?” was can provide us clawing at the back of my head. with so much I was disappointed that in today’s more than a computer can. Happisociety, I couldn’t just enjoy the moness is often defined these days by ment for what it was and be satisfied the amount of favorites on a tweet or likes on a picture, but people with the memories I made.

It seems like it is the best thing to should find greater enjoyment in a compliment from a friend than happen in this life, but in reality it is slowly provoking people to find fulfrom a retweet.

Although gaining a follower may fillment in a digital world and zone increase someone’s ego, it doesn’t out the real world.

The best way to ignore it is by matter much in the long run. A like on Instagram doesn’t equal the af- enjoying the little things, living in the moment, and knowing one’s fection given by a best friend.

Humans slave over presenting life is best remembered through themselves as people they wish to the memories we make with people be. Being judged by others is a con- rather than the posts we put on so-

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Don’t just say we’re family, act like it

In the past couples months, this school has suffered through the loss of a deaf education student who passed away on Oct. 1 from her battle of stomach cancer and a severe fire that destroyed a family’s home.

With the wellknown reputation of being a ‘Hersey family,’ the student body must maintain this lofty title throughout dayto-day activities, even when tragedy strikes.

Understandably, death is a difficult topic to handle, but that is no reason to neglect acknowledging the death of a former student.

Huda Uddin and her family opted out of enrollment this year due to her draining fight with cancer. As a result, the school’s policy was to not disclose her passing with the student body.

As a family, we should help one another, whether that be through happiness to heartbreak, which includes giving respect to those in every part of our family. The student body should remain respectful to Uddin’s peers and staff members during these difficult times.

Most recently, this school was shaken with the depressing news of a fire that occurred at a Hersey household. Sadly, the home was destroyed. Since then,

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charges of aggragated arson have been filed.

Due the local media coverage of the fire, some students began spreading rumors as facts. Instead, these students should have expressed more sensitivity towards the family and refrain from reciting every news speculation.

In the midst of devastation, ‘being that shoulder to lean on’ is important to preserve the welcoming atmosphere of togetherness. Not only is comforting each other essential to a peaceful stateof-mind, but the awareness that an entire community will provide sup• Dino Ljubijankic port, especially in such a saddening circumstance, forms the accepting, concrete bond within people.

Students can help out by donating to a gofundme.com account. Go to correspondentlive.com to find the link.

Through it all, we must keep in mind that the smallest notions of kindness go furthest, meaning the recognition of those who are hurting is crucial to being a family.

If Hersey is truly a family, then it must follow the one golden standard of all families: always stick together.

Help the homeless feel at home Ellen Bakal The unknown has developed a reputation to be some sort of abyss: I see fear in people when they interact with others they don’t necessarily ordinarily encounter, from a juvenile delinquent to a homeless man on the street.

Homelessness is a serious issue mainly in cities, and not so common in our suburban enclosure. So when our staff, The Correspondent, traveled to Washington D.C. for a journalism convention, we took to mind the less fortunate that will be around town.

The entire staff chipped in to afford five dollar McDonald gift cards, which we handed out to a portion of the large homeless population of D.C. Picking gift cards instead of cash was definitely a strategic thing to do. A small portion of the homeless community could possibly be taking the money and putting it toward the wrong cause.

With the cards, they would be with a nice meal and a warm place to sit down for a bit.

When I travel to a city, I see many homeless people wandering around. Sometimes that alone can be an awkward experience because there is no way to indicate why they are in such

a poor position: Give Thanks they’re normally painted in a negative light.

The trip twisted many of our, once possibly pessimistic, views of homelessness. Clearly the reason to an individual’s homelessness is gone unsaid: we learned to keep in mind that a position like theirs is unimaginable and a random act of kindness could be making their day.

Rather than avoiding the begging, as some may do, we all were searching for the homeless, trying to pass out the gift cards.

The feeling I got seeing that I made someone’s day, no matter the circumstances, is always enlightening.

The woman I gave my gift card to was actually carrying an infant with a sign reading “hungry please help God bless.” When I handed her the card, her face lit up and said “God bless you all.”

In the giving mood, a fellow staff member even handed $20 to a homeless man at the Union Station food court.

Although it may not seem like a large sum of money, the act of kindness can absolutely be passed on.

Going into D.C. with an idea to give back just reminded us all how fortunate we all were to go to such a great city with incredible people.

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What does the phrase “Hersey family” mean to you?

“With the clubs, they all come closer as they spend more time together.”

-freshman Jaden Park

“Every student in school.

Every club, every grade: everyone.”

-sophomore Ethan Schafernak

“When everyone wants to be there and work as a team.” sophomore -Carly Silva

“Going to a school that accepts everyone for who they are.”

-junior Jonathan Phelps

“When, during football games, the whole fan section stands up as one body.”

-senior Maggie Schneider

“As a school, we’re connected as we work together and get along.”

-senior Austin Pepe

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Beauty

Behold: bureaucracy behind beauty Danielle Eriksson Everyone has different perceptions of beauty and expectations for themselves when it comes to their own beauty and appearance.

“I’d say a beautiful person is a good person.

Beauty is what’s on the inside,” sophomore Kenny Hasley said.

Beauty can be seen from many different perspectives. Along with the idea of beauty coming from within someone, students may connect this to the character of a person.

“I think beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I don’t think beauty is necessarily a look. For example, you could fall in love with somebody and really like their personality with or without them being cute,” sophomore Lauren Rogers said.

On the other hand, beauty can be recognized as a just image and how students presents themselves.

“When I think of beauty I think about how other people view me and what I look like,” sophomore Maggie Barton said.

Most students strive to have a specific look or quality.

Pop culture is something that largely impacts teenagers’ perceptions on beauty and idea of perfection.

In a way, people are provided with a set image of what they should be. Constantly being sur-

rounded by other teens, students present themselves keeping other influences and pressures in mind.

“I don’t typically wear sweatpants to school, even if I want to that day,” Barton said.

People may feel too restricted to be themselves and express themselves because of being pressured to keep things mainstream.

“Society says we should all be good-looking and be certain way,” sophomore Braden Beaver said.

Other things impact perceptions on beauty, such as the people they are surrounded by or spend a lot of time with.

“I’m influenced by celebrities, how people at school are, my sister, and just society in general,” Barton said.

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“My mom influences my idea of beauty. She has a beautiful personality,” Rogers said.

It’s common that people will try to shape themselves to be just like their idols, or those who are famous.

“We’re always comparing ourselves to the perfect celebrities,” sophomore Sarah Harden said.

Some people recognize that what we see on magazines and television isn’t always accurate.

“All of the images of celebrities and stuff is just not true and not realistic,” Rogers said.

A teenager’s ideal image to portray changes as time goes on. More so a few years ago rather than now, beautiful was to be as skinny as possible.

It seems that the idea of being strong and fit is now more focused on. “A lot of the people I know want to be fit and muscular, not just skinny.

The definition of ‘beauty’ is very debatable as everyone sees beauty differently. Whether ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ or beauty is what is typically popular and mainstream, beauty is found everywhere.

“All my friends are beautiful,” sophomore Jeffery Walters said.

Toxic beauty poisons students perspectives Isabella Murray High school trends and trends of the real world are incredibly different. I’ve noticed this for a while, from when I started reading fashion magazines in about seventh grade. I would flip through the glossy pages of “Vogue” or “Nylon” and see completely different styles than what I saw through the halls.

The students at school would dress in vanilla clothes, straighten their hair, or wear tall black socks. The people featured in magazines wore flashy makeup, exaggerated hair, and editorialized clothes.

It wasn’t until two years ago when I realized the difference between school culture and magazine culture: conventionality. There is an evident difference between conventional beauty and unconventional beauty.

Unnconventional beauty is alien-esque, thick eyebrows, gapped teeth, lanky bodies, or anything beyond the conventional realm of straight teeth, straight hair, and a put together appearance.

Many-a-model documentaries watched, I realize that just because someone doesn’t fit into the conventional looking realm doesn’t mean they aren’t beautiful. In fact, to me at least, they are more beautiful, more interesting, more unique, complete individuals.

I’m not just saying all of this because I want cept their hair color and texture and their skin to brag about my reaching clarity, but rather to color. make students realize that they should be proud Instead of spending time changing themof their natural looks. selves, students should instead use that time to Regardless of self-esteem issues, the problem look within themselves and understand their with students not taking pride in their looks is worth and beauty. Or better, students should use that they actually damage their hair, skin, and that time to give back to their community. even wallets in their quest to look conventionally beautiful.

Sit and think. Every time a girl uses a straightening or curling The white dashed iron, she’s clamping her hair the Curly hair lines represent may be same amount of heat that a pizza is about 10 inches. pulled baked with. (My hair straightener straight to goes up to 450 degress). measure the A pair of Nike elite crew socks is Hair mus minimum be in a $14. In Chicago, 138,575 homeless 10 ponytail people live, according to chicagoinches. before homeless.org, and those $14 can it is cut. be donated to feed some of them.

Just from personal observation and experience, it’s pretty evident that when girls start caking foundation and blush on baby skin, it turns bumpy, red, and irritated.

I too was a culprit of these trends, but after realizing the trivialness of conventionality, I just hope that other students can also realize their beauty. I just don’t understand students’ want to conform themselves into looking and dressing a way they aren’t supposed to- why they can’t just ac-

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1. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? Why does it take you that long?

It takes me about an hour. I shower in the morning so that takes up the most of the time.

2. When do you pick out your clothes for school?

Sometimes I’ll pick them out the night before but I usually put something together in the morning.

3. How much do you spend per month on clothes, hair, and other products?

A lot! I work at a clothing store & get discounts so that helps cut the cost.

4. How would you describe your style?

It depends on the day. Sometimes it will be more casual & sometimes it’s more put together & chic.

5. Where are your favorite places to shop?

I love Nordstrom, Topshop, & Aritzia.

Locks of Love grows support for those with hair loss Colette Tangney

Who knew strands of protein filaments would become the most important accessory for students everywhere.

Unlike its manufactured counterparts, this beauty accent can only grow on a living being, therefore the hair a student has is the hair a student has to deal with.

Hair that has been bleached is not usable.

10 inches measured tip to tip is the minimum length needed for a hairpiece.

Yes, the ability to alter hair via dying, cutting, and styling exists, but there comes some restraints to reform one’s hair to ever-changing fashion trends.

This source of beautification has a strong cultural, physical, and sometimes emotional sway over people that can cause those who don’t fall under these set of alluring characteristics to feel left out. Many of which are those who lose their

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hair due to medical reasons such as chemotherapy.

Organizations such as ‘Locks of Love’ (donors cut a minimum of ten inches of hair) and Pantene’s ‘Beautiful Lengths’ (donors cut a minimum of eight inches of hair) are both flourishing programs that promote hair donation to those in need.

“I knew I wanted a haircut and thought it would be a great idea to donate it to help others who have lost their hair,” junior Susan Lindstrom said.

While ‘Locks of Love’ focuses more on supplying teens and children, ‘BeautiAll hair ful Lengths’ tends to target their efforts donations must in helping women. Nethertheless, both be mailed groups have the same end goal: rebuild to Locks of Love at: the confidence of those who feel different due to their hair loss.

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“A wig can do much more than you West Palm Beach, think, it can help get rid of their biggest FL 33405-2701 insecurity,” sophomore Gina Miklasz said.

Something as simple as hair can give a patient the reassurance that they are still that person they used to be.

Make the switch to the small locks, and be an advocate for helping the hairless. Follow the new trend: short and sweet.

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8 The Correspondent Entertainment november 14, 2014 ‘The Heights’ go Hollywood Nate Horne

Paz said.

The movie was filmed here duri n g the days of May 4,5,6, 2009 and was produced by New Line Cinema. “Nightmare on Elm Street” didn’t only give the school the opportunity to be in a movie, but it gave teachers and students a new learni n g e x perience.

Although Arlington Heights may seem like one of the most uneventful places to live, the town isn’t foreign to the occasional movie production staff.

Most recently in 2010, the remake of the infamous “Nightmare on Elm Street” was filmed in Hersey, as seen in the gruesome images of dead bodies being pulled across the halls or the class room scene filmed in room 101.

Directed by Samuel Bayer, the ninth spin-off movie brought much attention to the school, and students zarnota were even cast as extras.

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One Acts excites audience, actors Kelly McCarthy

The time of year has come when students who don’t normally act take the chance and step into the spotlight. One Acts is a series of short, funny scenes where the actors usually only perform in one act (hence the name “One Acts”).

“I like how everyone can do it, and you don’t have to have any experience at all. I have none, but I still have a big part, so I like that,” junior Danny Wolf said.

Many of the students love the idea of having the opportunity to try acting in front of an audience.

“The part I’m most excited for is seeing it all come together and seeing everyone’s hard work play out,” senior Sarah Fisher said. Directing this year’s show are Fisher and senior Kirsten Smigiel.

“My favorite thing about doing One Acts is practicing with my friends and having a director that’s the same age as you, so we’re more relatable,” senior Drew Fischer said.

One Acts is completely directed by and performed by students.

“I have some fears with stage fright because some of the kids haven’t been in big productions before, and this is their first show.

I know exactly what it feels like to be in their position and to get up on stage in front of what’s hopefully a really big audience. I’m kind of nervous for them, but I think it will all go smoothly in the end,” Fisher said.

The performers have been re-

hearsing their acts for about three weeks. “Rehearsals are so much fun because I have thirty of my friends in here, and we just have a good time sitting there and watching people be goofs,” Fisher said.

“This is my first time performing in a play, so I’m excited that I get to perform in front of a crowd,” Wolf said.

Wolf isn’t the only student who is completely new to the acting world.

This is one of the reasons why many of the students love being a part of One Acts: they get a taste of what it’s like to be a part of the school’s theater program.

“I’m excited about performing in front of my friends and family.

It’s a funnier show so people tend to laugh a lot more. The first couple times I’ve performed for One Acts I was nervous, but this year I’m a season veteran,” Fischer said.

This is Fischer’s third year participating in the annual production.

“People should come to see One Acts because it’s absolutely hilarious. I think it gives a really good display to people to show them that it’s not just theater kids that can do One Acts. It kind of meshes everyone together and gives a really good mix. It shows that everyone can have fun with theater,” Fisher said.

The performers promise a comedic and entertaining night. The shows are on Nov. 21 and 22 at 7:00 in the Black Box Theater. Tickets are on sale for $5 at the door.

English and acting teacher, Lara Becker said, “It was cool to see the dynamics of the director and people involved when making the movie. The rough part was being in a hall for six hours straight doing the same thing over and over, but the perks made it worth it. They did my hair and makeup and let me sit with the actors while eating from this huge table of luxury food; I’ve never felt so much like a star.”

The movie’s production staff provided food for the students and teachers that were acting as extras, but there were also problems that the movie caused. Students were forced to take a detour around the area where they were filming, and screaming was heard throughout the school.

A young Charlie Sheen acted in a movie shot at a different school in town.

The tragic-comedy “Lucas” was filmed in 1986 in the former Arlington High School (now known as Christian Liberty Academy). In the movie starring Corey Haim, other more well known actors including Kerri Green, the cheerleader in “The Goonies,” Winona Ryder, also seen in “Beetlejuice” and “Edward Scissor Hands,” and of course, Charlie Sheen, took to the big screen.

“Lucas” depicts a nerdy fourteen

year old who suffers his first heart break with the new girl in town. His problems only become worse when his older best friend begins to fall in love with the girl who broke his heart.

“The Lucky Ones” was another movie filmed in Arlington Heights but only a portion of it was shot here, while the rest was filmed all around Illinois.

The movie revolves around three United States Army soldiers who move westward across the country with a main goal of reaching Las Vegas. This film was released in 2008, and includes Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, and Michael Peña who act as the main characters.

“It’s hard to imagine any movies being filmed in Arlington Heights besides a movie about old people or property taxes,” senior Luke Maki said.

Many more movies that aren’t as popular such as “Carnivore” made in 2000, “Blood and Wine” made in 1996, and “Uncle Nino” made in 2003 were also filmed in Arlington Heights.

“I love the idea of movies being filmed in my hometown, it’s like a little bit of Hollywood being brought to where I live,” Gretchen Lundstrom said.

Deaf magicians showcases talents from around the world

•KENZIE KILLAM ersey held the ‘15th World Deaf Magicians Festival” on Oct. 27, 28, 30, and 31. Deaf magicians originating from all across the globe came to showcase their talents at JHHS. Proceeds went to promoting amatuer and professional deaf magic around the globe.

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Netflix movie brings life to genre

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optimistic as things began to take off for MakerBot. The film even delves into political controI’ve gotten to the point that anytime Netflix releases an original work, I’ll at least give it a try, versy and global news when it interviews and simply for the fact that nine times out of ten, it tells the story of Cody Wilson. Wilson made doesn’t disappoint. Netflix’s latest venture into national headlines (and was even called one of documentary film, “Print the Legend”, follows the most dangerous men in the world at one this trajectory. Taking a seemingly mundane point) when he started printing and assembling guns made from 3D printtopic and turning it into a ers. The film explores how 99 minute-long film is nevhis actions impacted the er easy, yet directors Luis 3D printing industry. This Lopez and J. Clay Tweel acfresh perspective on a story complish just that. many have already heard The film tells the story of only strengthens “Print the the 3D printing industry, a Legend.” strange, new, and burgeonA huge plus to this film is ing frontier. Leading the its ability to provide enough charge into the unknown science and mechanical jarare names such as Avi gon to stay true to its story, Reichental, Max Lobovsky, yet it also periodically shifts and the polarizing Bre Petto the drama and human eltis.

• Eric czarnota ement. “Print the Legend” These CEOs are in a conewly released Netflix original expertly mixes technobabstant battle with each other movie, “Print the Legend,” is a ble and narrative storytellas they attempt to be the frontrunner in 3D printing visionary work that spans 99 minutes ing, creating an experience that can be enjoyed by avertechnology. This race tests and explains a new dimension in the technology business. age consumer and tech geek the metal of each man as alike. they struggle to not only be Sometimes documentaries have a reputation successful, but hold on to who they are in the for being slow and dry, but “Print the Legend” process.

“Print the Legend” showcases a soundtrack shatters that connotation, telling a story that that perfectly paces the film and creates true could just as easily be a blockbuster film.

Combining elements of both film genres, this tension, happiness, and sadness in each scene.

I remember feeling anxious during the chaos film will hopefully create (or should I say print) of a tech show, and getting inspired and a new audience base for the documentary community to build off of.

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The good

Thriller thrashes theaters “John Wick” is really like two movies; one is the story of a emotionally charred hitman learning to cope with loss, and the second is 96 minutes of stylized murder. Guess which one we’re going to talk about.

Keanu Reeves stars as the eponymous Wick, a retired killer who’s most prized possessions are a classic Mustang and a puppy, the latter a gift from his deceased wife. However, when the punk son of Wick’s old employer steals his car and kills his dog, Wick picks up his guns again to wreak havoc against his former boss.

“Wick” doesn’t concern itself with much of a plot, however, the combination of sleek visuals, brutal violence, and tongue-in-cheek humor perfectly balances the film.

The film’s greatest moment comes where Wick, after fighting off a team of hitmen, is confronted by a local cop about a “noise disturbance” and the dialogue that follows is Oscar-worthy. Cool, humorous and sleek, “John Wick” is a flick not to be missed.

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& The Ugly Matthew McConaughey recently starred in a Lincoln car commercial. It is the most random car advertisement ever created.

When I saw this commercial my first thought was ‘Why is McConaughey in a commercial when he just won an Oscar?’ Now, he’s driving a car down a highway and talking like he’s reading out of the Bible while listening to inspirational music in the background.

The commercial has no point! It is not only confusing, but it is like the writers were writ-

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“Best of Me” missing sparks In the new Nicholas Sparks movie, “The Best Of Me,” a lot of mixed emotions arose when it was first promoted. A few tears were shed and passionate scenes made some viewers emotionally unstable, but overall, after the movie came out, it didn’t engage the viewers. It isn’t a total tearjerker that most would expect when compared to Spark’s other movies.

The trailer gave away most of the important scenes which ruined the whole melodramatic feeling that the viewers have.

Even though the movie was two hours long, the story was too rushed, making it difficult for the audience to grasp each scene. Many questions and much confusion emerged once the movie started. The mystery wasn’t answered until the last 30 minutes of the movie.

It’s less of a romantic drama and more of an action movie packed with violence, fights and malice.

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Aimless commercial features Oscar award winner (why?) ing an idiotic movie trailer for senior citizens rather than a commercial. Maybe they were trying to put viewers to sleep, so they would think the advertisement was a horrible nightmare.

I don’t know much about cars and this commercial doesn’t tell me anything about the Lincoln, so this doesn’t persuade buyers to buy the car. The commercial makes me want to watch a Matthew McConaughey movie.

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Brain’s World with Brian Boyle

Murray vehicle warms heart A grumpy old man with a sneaky big heart befriends the smart young kid next door?

Toss in some gooey gobs of sappy sentimentality and it sounds like drab, predictable movie cliches, doesn’t it? Every once in a long while, however, a film will feature such a big heart and strong performances that the cliches don’t matter. Bill Murray’s latest starring vehicle, indie dramedy “St. Vincent” is one of those special kinds of films.

Writer and director Theodore Melfi wisely chooses to neither reject nor embrace the obvious archetypes. Instead, he simply accepts the characters for what they are, and allows the fantastic cast to dominate their roles.

Bill Murray delivers a performance that should garner awards consideration. Here, the veteran comedic actor portrays Vin, a foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, crumudgeony alcoholic with a raspy Brooklyn accent. Murray certainly utilizes both his strong knack for drama and his legendary irreverent snarkiness, espescially when paired with the cute but almost too smart neighbor named Oliver (played by newcomer Jaeden Lieberher).

Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”) refreshingly plays the non-goofball Maggie, Oliver’s single mother overwhelmed by her recent divorce and overworked at her new hospital job. After the two move next door to Vin, she reluctantly hires the old man as an after-school babysitter.

“St. Vincent” is perhaps a bit too long. Perhaps the plot is a bit familiar and perhaps a couple characters are completely extraneous.

However, in the end it doesn’t matter much because by the time the credits rolled, I sat in my seat like an idiot with a lump in my throat and a couple tears swelling in my eyes.

“Planes, Train, and Automobiles” “St. Vincent” is a feel-good comedy that certainly warrants a trip to the movie theater.

That being said, it pales in comparison to the almighty king of the somewhat made-up feelgood comedy genre: 1987’s “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.”

This buddy road trip adventure is many things: the absolute greatest Thanksgiving tale ever committed to film (partly because it’s one of the holiday’s only themed movies), the best work in the late John Hughes’ impressive filmography (yes, even better than high school classics like “The Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller”), the peak performances from two legendary comedic actors (Steve Martin and the late John Candy), as well as one of the few selections on my short-list for favorite movie of all-time (right up there with “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Empire Strikes Back”).

It’s consistently hilarious and features one of the most epic, profanity-laden, movie meltdowns of all-time.

It packs such an emotional punch that I’m always taken aback by how truly powerful the dramatic scenes are.

Not watching “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” on Thanksgiving is simply not doing Thanksgiving right. I have an unabashed obsession with this picture. Forget “Shawshank” and skip “Star Wars” because this is my favorite movie of all time.

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•matty hutson enior William Trossen prepares to receive a pass at the playoff game against Geneva. Trossen was named MSL Defensive Player of the Year.

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Football achieves second straight playoff berth Zoe Strozewski The football team had an impressive season under new head coach Joe Pardun.

The Huskies qualified for the state playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team wasn’t intimidated heading into the first round of the playoffs against Geneva.

“The first time [going to playoffs] was kind of surreal for me. None of it felt real.

But the second time, we expected ourselves to be in the playoffs, so the game against Geneva didn’t feel any different than a normal away game,” senior Stephen Psaradellis said.

The Huskies fell behind in the second quarter, but tied it up 27-27 in the third quarter. But the team was unable to stop Geneva in the end, but they still feel confident in their achievements.

“It was very exciting to make the playoffs two years in a row, all the hard work and dedication in the offseason finally paid off, which ended up in a playoff berth,” senior William Trossen said.

The team started off the season with a big win against Glenbrook North, scoring 16 points and holding the Spartans to 0. After a close loss to Hoffman Estates, they were motivated to maintain a perfect record for the rest of season at home.

A high point of the season was the win against Rolling Meadows on Oct. 24. They had their best game of the season scoring 48 points while holding Rolling Meadows to just six. Hersey also accumulated wins against Conant, Prospect, Elk Grove, and Wheeling.

The team finished the season with an overall 6-4 record and 4-1 record in conference. They were able to clinch the title of co-champions in the Mid Suburban East league.

School helps house Jason Smith Mili Pandya

they do for the Give Thanks community, and With school in attendance this year on Vet- I thought let’s do Participating eran’s Day, English teacher Jim Miks knew that it.” he wanted to do something to raise awareness clubs and sports for this day and what it represents. But Miks has will be raising money for different aspects of taken it a step beyond 50 minutes of learning in construction of the house. While they won’t be able to cover all of the thousands of dollars the classroom.

He has turned what started as a fundraising needed, students are aiming to make a considerproject for the girls cross country team into a able impact.

“We’re hoping to put as big as a dent in those school-wide venture that kicked off on Tuescosts for the house as possible,” senior Mikayla day. Multiple clubs and Mix said. sports are participating Tuesday marked the in “Jason’s New Journey,” beginning of “Jason’s New a project to raise money Journey,” with banners to help construct a home hung around the school for Sgt. Jason Smith. promoting “JHHS: John “The goal is to raise as Hersey Honors Soldiers” much as we can to help and with announcements with the costs for the dedicated to Veteran’s house and raise awareDay. Junior HTV memness at the same time as ber Dan Gerardi was also well,” Miks said. at the Northwestern game Originally from Ringthat day and was able to gold, Georgia, Smith was see the impact Smith had. serving in Afghanistan “It was really powerful on July 25, 2012 when he and moving seeing him lost both legs in an IED walk to midfield during (Improvised Explosive that game,” Gerardi said.

Devices) accident. Smith “He’s lost both his legs, also received damage to but he was still waving both arms and hands, out there.” severe hearing loss, and •youtube.com The project will conmoderate post-traumatic uskies will be raising funds that clude on Dec. 19 at the stress disorder. He rewill assist in the construction of a holiday assembly, where turned home and under- home for retired Sgt. Jason Smith.

Smith will be presented went months of therapy with a check for whatever with friends and family by funds have been raised. his side.

Smith will also be speaking individually to “It’s harder for them [veterans] to come home than we think,” Miks said, “Post traumatic stress groups such as choir and football on leadership disorder is not fake. It’s a real mental disability and service.

“They’ll get to meet Jason, a great patriot and and our culture is finally embracing that and citizen, and it’ll be something to experience. He treating that.”

As a part of the Wounded Warrior Project, loves this country and gave his legs for it.,” Miks Smith was honored at a Northwestern Universi- said, “That’s emotionally powerful and you’ll rety football game on Sept. 6. Miks also attended alize the impact of the emotional commitment this game, and after learning about this year’s and how deep that is for soldiers like Jason.”

“Steps 2 Hope” (a non-profit organization) campaign to build Smith a house in Georgia, he decided that this would be something he would try to get the entire school involved with.

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Swimming shores up for sectionals Tim Griffn Competing in sectionals tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Niles North, the swimming team is looking to expand their success from the regular season into the postseason.

“We are looking to get a lot season and lifetime best times. We also hope to qualify girls for the state meet,” junior Sarah Petro said.

To prepare for the sectional meet and achieve their goals of a state qualification, the Huskies must hone in on their teams strengths in practice leading up to Niles North.

“We have a lot of young talent on the team this year, so we are always improving very quickly,” senior Zeynep Abat said.

Abat partakes in the 100 meter breaststroke, 200 meter medley relay and the 200 meter freestyle relay. In the 200 meter freestyle relay, Abat and her teammates senior Katie Lutz, junior Katherine Gorey and freshmen Olivia Kusio are close to breaking the record time, hoping to set a new record during the sectional meet. Abat also swims with Katie Lutz in the 200 meter medley relay, along with sophomore Jen Lutz, and junior Emma Wilcher.

Petro competes in the 500 meter freestyle, 200 meter freestyle, and the 400 meter freestyle relay alongside Gorey, Kusio, and freshmen Abby Johnstone.

Petro as well as Kusio have helped lead the Huskies in the regular season to a second place finish in the Mid-Suburban League East, a respectable finish for a youthful team. Kusio swam the best

race for the Huskies in the MidSurbaban L e ag u e Conference, fini s h i n g third in the 100 meter breast stroke.

Kusio •kelly mccarthy also comunior Sarah Petro glides through Olympic Pool as she petes in the 50 meter practices her breaststroke. The f r e e s t y l e , team will compete in section400 meter als tomorrow at Niles North. freestyle relay, and the 200 meter freestyle. The girls also had strong showings in all of their tournaments competed in this year.

“We have done really well this season. Many girls have gotten lifetime bests during the season which is really hard to do,” Petro said.

As the Huskies prepare for their biggest meet of the season, team chemistry is an aspect that can make difficult physical tasks much easier.

Chemistry and team bonding has been attributed to the girls success.

“Our team is extremely close, we are able to have fun at practice, but still get our work done,” Abat said.

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Skywire walk causes city-wide scare Rebecca Kowalski Hyped up by the news, thousands of people watched Nik Wallenda complete his Chicago skywalk on Sunday, Nov. 2.

The danger of this life-risking event brought about much controversy. Many people believed it was too dangerous and Chicago shouldn’t have let him do it.

“It was hard to watch. I was afraid he was going to die,” senior Erin Heuck said.

According to nikwallenda.com, “He is the seventh generation of the legendary Great Wallendas and began walking the wire at age four.”

His family members have died from performing before, so the possibility of his death Sunday was very possible.

“It was very gutsy,” senior Mary Coakley said.

However, in the end, Wallenda ended up pulling through and completed two world records.

Without a harness, he walked on a tightrope stretching from the west Marina City tower to the Leo Burnett Building at a 19 degree slant over the Chicago River. This set his first record of the night for the highest incline tightrope walk.

But that wasn’t enough for Wallenda. He then returned to the west Marina City tower, was blindfolded, and crossed the east tower 500ft in the air. This beat the record of the highest blindfolded walk.

“He is very brave and inspiring to others. He brought tightroping to a new level,” senior Jennifer Chou said.

Rugby club attempts to acquire recognition Tyler Anderson Jack Miller Rugby is a sport known to many but not necessarily played or watched by people in the United States. Recently, a rugby club out of Arlington Heights has garnered attention due to their skills and ratings amongst local and national teams.

After being originally known and created as the Hersey Huskie Rugby Club in 2004, the team expanded and began receiving students from neighboring schools such as Buffalo Grove and Wheeling. In order to attract those students, the team detached from Hersey and was officially renamed the Arlington Stallions Rugby Club in 2007.

“There’s truly no sport like it,” senior Zac Lingen said, “People compare it to football because you tackle. They associate it with football because it is something they are familiar with and it helps them understand.”

Unlike football, however, there is almost no gear involved except for a mouth guard. ‍Lingen, a member of the Arlington Stallions Club, has been playing for seven years, partaking in many tournaments, even one in Europe.

Senior Nick Pauls, on the other hand, has participated since eighth grade and has chosen to participate in more school sports such as football and wrestling instead of fully expanding on his rugby career.

“It’s very unique; it combines the contact elements of football with the constant movement seen in soccer,” Pauls said.

Sophomore Joe Fasalo, who has been playing for five years, accounts for a big difference between rugby and football to what players must maintain emotionally.

“Along with the huge physical demands of rugby, it requires a great deal of mental toughness,” Fasalo said, “You have to train your mind to keep going no matter how much pain you are in.”

Rugby positions revolve around two teams of

15 men where the teammates are split into the forwards and the backs. The forwards, which are generally the largest players on the team, play a more defensive role while the backs are smaller and lighter players who focus on sprinting and scoring.

Howe ve r, contrary to other sports, every player can have an offensive position or a defen•courtesy of zac lingen enior Zac Lingen runs the ball while sophomore Joe Fasolo looks to sive position, be take down an opponent. Both boys compete through the Arlington it protecting the Stallions Rugby Club (not a Hersey sponsored club). runner, passing, or attempting to score. additional participation is key.

All athletes are required to learn tackling and “You can send out all the flyers you want but passing skills early in the season along with ex- what really gets more participation is word of tensive conditioning. mouth. That’s the reason I always express my inA player’s number only really matters in rug- terest, hoping to spark the interest of someone by’s version of a line of scrimmage known as a else,” Lingen said. “scrum.” This is where all the forwards meet in Surprisingly enough, the need for participaa vicious neck-to-neck turf war to get the ball to tion is strong considering the club’s outstanding their own team where the backs will pass and success last season which took them to state. run the ball in attempt to score.

With players finding success on and off the These are just some basic rules- other com- field, an effective piece of extracurricular activplexities exist with tackling, passing, kicking, ity for college, and nearly year round participaand penalties but for the sake of the sport its tion, the sport makes it easy to come in and enbetter for students to go out and watch a game joy when ever an athlete feels is right. themselves to see how it really works.

“I like how it is a universal culture,” Fasalo While the Stallions field five individual said, “I have met and played against teams from ‍ squads including a varsity, junior varsity, fresh- all over the country, and there always a large man/sophomore and two middle school teams, rugby community no matter where I was.”

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12 The Correspondent

SPORTS

November 14, 2014

Boys run to 8 at state •Eric Czarnota bove: Seniors Josh Plischke and Grant Von der Lippe, sophomores Jacob Krupa and Sam Svienty, senior David Rodriguez, junior Kevin Paton, and senior Kevin Ziegenhorn celebrate a regional championship.

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eft: Krupa distances himself from the other comL petitors at the regional meet on Oct. 25. The boys capped off the meet with their third consecutive championship.

•andrew hyndman bove: Rodriguez comes down the home stretch at the state meet in Peoria. He finished in 10th place individually, helping the Huskies grab the eighth place medal.

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•eric czarnota eft: Ziegenhorn, Plischke, and Von der Lippe emerge from the pack at the sectional meet at Busse Woods. The Huskies clinched the title for the second consecutive year, granting them a state meet berth.

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Seniors: What’s your favorite four-year memory?

volleyball

cross country

tennis

“Winning the conference championship against Schaumburg this year.”

“Winning conference for the second time in a row and winning regionals for the third time in a row.”

“Winning conference this year as an individual.”

-Tyler Anne Valerio

swimming “Watching the team get stronger even through tough losses.”

-Joslyn Kerman

-Shannon Cunningham

-Kevin Ziegenhorn

cross country

“Pasta parties because the whole team got to bond with each other.”

-Dominica Bartnik

golf

“My favorite memory is the entire season; we have a great coaching staff and group of guys.”

-Will Fine

golf

“Breaking the team record at the orange and brown throwdown last year.”

-Ashley Johnstone

football

“Being back to back conference champions.”

-Timmy Kitrys

soccer “Our head coach’s halftime speeches.”

-Jordan Rustemeyer