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Volume 47 Issue 3 October 10, 2014 •John Hersey High School

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Abuse in relationships

NFL controversy initiates discussion

Scholars set school record Allison Busby Recently the school broke records by placing fourth in state and 89 in the nation, according to Newsweek, in terms of academics, and the senior class has gone above and beyond to break a few more.

Seven seniors achieved the distinction of National Merit SemiFinalists, which was the most in the school’s history. The finalist are Andrew Callahan, Christopher Clarizio, Jason Kalafatis, Paul Kim, Sheila Naughton, Eleanor Richardson, and Morgan Treppa.

“It’s a pretty large honor. At the same time it feels rewarding to be recognized for my hard work,” Clarizio said.

Students take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) during their junior year and the highest scoring students in the state recieve the honor of qualifying for National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The cut off score in the state of Illinois for the class of 2015 was 215 out of a possible 240 points.

Out of the approximately 1.5 million students in the nation who take the PSAT in October, only 16,000 find out they are National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalists during September of their senior year .

“It felt like such a long time since I had taken the PSAT and with everything else that juniors and seniors have on their plates, it wasn’t really on my mind at that time, but it was a really nice surprise when I found out,” Naughton said.

“It means a lot because academics is most important to me and being recognized for it is most humbling to me,” Richardson said.

On top of that there were 13 seniors named Commended Scholars. They are Erich Ceisel, Tiffany Chung, James Crim, Sarah Defrancesco, Emma Figiel, Daniel Hansen, Mitchell Hasley, Alex Lundgren, Kathryn Lutz, Sara Magnuson, William McDonagh, Carolyn Niersbach, and Emma Slosar.

The staff here recognizes these seniors and their accomplishments. “We don’t do things here to get ranked higher, it’s just what we do here. We’re very proud of that,” associate principal Ron Kiolbassa said.

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hile many regard high school as a separate entity from college and the “real world,” recent developments involving NFL athletes and spousal abuse has prompted some students and faculty to contemplate these serious issues as it relates to their lives.

“Whenever something happens in our media, in our culture, in our society, it has us look within, and what’s going on in our own home, aka Hersey High,” school counselor Brigette Muck said.

NFL athlete and Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice struck his then-fiancée across the face, rendering her unconscious on Feb. 15. Rice was eventually suspended for two games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell before being released by the Ravens.

Many students believe that, in this case, the punishment fit the crime.

“I believe that if you do something like that, even if you’re a professional football player, you should be punished. It shouldn’t be worse or less than a regular human being with a regular job, but I do believe the punishment was right for him,” sophomore Andrew Berg.

With the news of these abuse cases coming forw a r d , teachers

and staff apply real-life situations to the classroom setting.

“For myself, in the lifestyle fitness class with Mrs. Freeman, I will be working with her sixth hour class and doing a little unit on healthy relationships and what that looks like for girls,” Muck said.

While the incident has taken several months come to light and raises questions on other issues, the scandal and fallout has opened up the issue of domestic and relational violence and abuse for more candid discussion.

The Ray Rice incident has sparked debate over what constitutes relational abuse. While some students may think of relational and domestic abuse as physical or sexual violence, professionals often emphasize that there are more subtle offenses taking place, ones that might not be even consider abusive by some.

“It could be in the form of verbal [abuse]. Maybe someone’s being degrading or disrespectful, and making you feel bad about yourself, or trying to have you feel bad about yourself,” Muck However, health classes alsaid, “The other ready address this issue. During would be physithe semester-long course, stucal [abuse], dents participate in an interand that’s beactive lesson with the ing touched, Northwest Center either harshly, Against Sexual or putting Assault (Northhands on you west CASA). when you’re not The third party accepting or welorg an i z at i on coming it, or in “One in three teens and sets up what’s a manner that is young adults experience known as the threatening with some form of dating “c l o t h e s l i n e facial expresviolence.” exhibit,” where sions. students can - Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault Even disread and extance of body, amine t-shirts like proximity, hung on clotheslines, each one standing close, could be in that dicontaining a sexual assault story, rection as well.” along with a local school that the particular victim attended.

Domestic and relational abuse “It isn’t all just about sexual are issues that the school and its violence, it’s also about domestic counselors are well versed with. violence, hitting, and physical vio- Counselors have plans and the exlence. It’s all about control,” health pertise to assist any student that teacher Tricia Moore said. comes forward looking for help on the issue, however, Muck explains Some put its definition in even that each case is different and taisimpler terms. Where some might lored to each student. think of physical violence when “It’s very specific per student. thinking of domestic and relation- We are here to walk with them and al abuse, others say that it’s any- support them through that jourthing an intimate partner does to ney of giving them negatively impact their signifithe help they and cant other. the support they “Relational abuse is when need, and, if you’re in a relationship with necessary, the someone who brings out legal ramificayour negative qualities tions as well,” and makes you feel inMuck said. ferior,” senior Cait Nagle • continues on said. page 2.

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Employee sets fire at O’Hare A contract employee of the FAA’s regional facility in Aurora, named Brian Howard, started a fire at the air traffic control facility on Sept. 25, which delayed flights at Midway and O’Hare Airports.

This one man’s actions could have produced even worse consequences than delayed flights and costly material damages. Radar scopes went dark and the downed center of communication could have created huge consequences for the planes that were in flight.

“I think that it goes to show that you never really know what is going to happen and you never know the how actions will affect other people,” sophomore Jillian Hansen said.

Howard was told that day that, after many years of work in Illinois, he would be transferred to Hawaii. He then proceeded to start a fire, causing a lot of damage to the facility.

The facility in Aurora is one of the busiest air traffic control centers in the nation which created chaos for flights all over the Midwest.

Howard’s actions created costly consequences, and he caused inconveniences for travelers all over the country.

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Ebola virus appears in U.S The Ebola virus has been in the news for the past few months due to the major outbreak in Africa, but on Oct.1 the first case of Ebola in the United States soil surfaced.

A man was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas,Texas. He came into the hospital with Ebola, but was given prescription drugs to dismiss him. He came back later and was admitted with Ebola. He died Wednesday morning and he may have passed the disease onto his girlfriend.

“The doctors in Dallas definitely made a mistake, but now doctors in other hospitals need to try to stop the disease,” junior David Szewerniak said.

Ebola is a rare but deadly disease that causes bleeding inside of the body, which spreads and causes blood clotting and bleeding which, in turn, kills you.

With the disease spreading at a faster rate than ever this is becoming a global problem.

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but I only noticed a few once I downloaded it,” said sophomore Fabiha Azim. iOS 8 does have some innovative new features, inIn the past month, Apple has made some big releases. The biggest release was the iPhone 6, which is cluding new keyboard options, family sharing, timeavailable in two sizes, and the other release was iOS 8, lapse, and the ability to scan credit cards. “I really like the time-lapse feature, it’s really interesting and differfollowed by iOS 8.0.1 and iOS 8.0.2. iOS 8 is supposed to be the most compatible with ent,” said Azim.

There weren’t many changes with the design of the the iPhone 6, but is also available to all iPhones with iPhone 6. “I was playing with Siri. Students who own school my friend’s [iPhone 6] and iPads were advised by the disthere isn’t really any difference. trict to wait for the initial probIt’s just bigger and thinner,” lems with iOS 8 to be resolved said sophomore Mary Xu. before downloading it.

The new features offered One problem iOS 8 caused only on the iPhone 6 aren’t apwas failure for the devices to parent at first other than the connect to other devices via different sizes. Some of the best Bluetooth. One of the greatest new features include a retina benefits of a school iPad is the HD display, higher power efkeyboard, so people who need ficiency, increased battery life, to type don’t have to use one of and slow-motion in the camthe desktop computers in the library or one of the computer •Eric Czarnota era.

However, the most appeallabs. Since the school iPad keytudent uses the new iPhone 6 with the ing change for most people was boards use Bluetooth to connew iOs 8 update. the increased image size. “I just nect to the iPads, this would wanted to have a bigger screen,” have prevented students from being able to type easily without having access to a said junior Radhika Gandhi as her reason for planning to order an iPhone 6. Past iPhone models had screens computer.

Despite claims by Apple that the battery isn’t drained with a length of about four inches, but, depending on as fast, some users found that their battery life became which iPhone 6 option is measured, the new screens even shorter after downloading iOS 8. Other owners can be as long as 4.7-5.5 inches.

Even though some may see the increasing role of have claimed that Apple devices with iOS 8 installed technology in people’s lives as a bad thing, some of the won’t connect to their wireless networks.

The changes in iOS are more hidden and subtle, so innovations have increased the efficiency and ways for many didn’t notice them at first. “When I looked at the students to complete work and schools to keep up with list before I updated, they showed millions of changes, the age of technology.

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Pro athletes spark relationship debate •Continued from page 1 “We definitely come up with a safety plan. Is it safe to go home? Is it safe to be in this class? Whatever that looks like. We bring in the deans, and the police if necessary, depending on where the situation is taking place. [We] bring in the parents if necessary, call DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services) if necessary. The number one goal or the number one focus for us is safety and security of the student. So that’s top priority,” Muck said.

Although some students may see relational and domestic abuse as a far-off issue not pertaining to high school, statistics prove otherwise. According to Northwest CASA, one quarter of high school girls have been victims of physical or sexual abuse, while one in three teens and young adults experience some form of dating violence.

Even more so, the issue of abuse in high school goes generally silently, with 81 percent of parents believing that teen dating violence is not an issue or admitting that they don’t know if it’s an issue.

Much more prevalent is the concern of sexual assault and relational abuse once the student attends college.

“I’ll talk to my senior students, you’ll get this in the spring with me, about college life. You’re not at home, and now you’re in a dorm and how does that look different. And how do you keep yourself protected, and how do you make smart choices if you’re being put in situations where there are unknowns or there’s uncertainty, or maybe sometimes your decision-making is a little blurred, how do you protect yourself and be safe as you move forward. It’s not to live scared, but to live smart, and to live with and action plan. Hopefully you never have to put it in place, but you have one if you need it,” Muck said.

Still, others address the other side of the issue: the offender.

“I heard someone on a Sunday news show. I just remember a portion that said: ‘you don’t get to hit your spouse, you don’t hit your children. It doesn’t matter how you were raised.’ It does matter how you were raised, obviously, but not as an excuse. And, ‘get help if you can’t control your impulses.’ It was so clear. It was simple. It’s not okay. And now that you know it’s not okay, get help,” Moore said.

Others believe that the issue is more gray, with each

• Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/MCT ormer Baltimore Raven Ray Rice and his wife, F Janay, speak at a press conference following their recent incident. specific situation having different personalities and circumstances to take into account.

“It depends on the relationship because I know there are women who aren’t good in the relationship either, and they do things that aren’t equal,” sophomore Amanda Birch said.

The issue of relational and domestic abuse has been coupled with the portrayal of female stereotypes in the media.

“I think that sometimes there’s things in media that degrade women, so that could affect how they are seen by people,” Birch said.

The media’s portrayal of women as a weaker sex can cause negative preconceived notions.

“It’s usually the female abused in media portrayals of abuse because they seem as [they’re] defenseless,” senior Giuseppa Scaletta said.

Even so, some students see the extra exposure the issue has experienced recently.

“I believe it’s become more of a talk. More people have been talking about domestic abuse because Ray Rice is a well known NFL player and it does bring up the topic a little more because more people know about him, more people watch TV and see that coming on and it kind of sparks a topic,” Berg said.

With all the education and courses on sexual and relational abuse available, the underlying message is clear: “You get what you tolerate in everything. In all relationships. Social, marriage friends, you get what you tolerate,” Moore said.

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Substitute system causes reflection

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Students and staff share experiences Julia Hapanowicz

In District 214, subs are paid $105 per day until they work 20 consecutive days. Then after that day, they While students can be penalized for are treated as a full-time sub and missing too many days of school, a new paid $175 per full day of work. study from the National Council on Substitutes for District 214 need Teacher Quality states that the teacher to be certified with either an Illinois attendance policies in public schools all Professional Educator License or Ilacross the nation have received “relalinois Substitute Teacher License. tively little attention” and needs to be a They also need to complete an onhigher priority. line training before heading into the “I think if they are missing class reguclassroom and must have a college larly it’s an issue, but once every month degree. is no big deal,” freshman Cash Gardner When teachers call in for a substisaid. tute, they use an electronic system, This issue is present all across the nato create an absence and position. tion, but according to a study from the Teachers have a preferred list of subChicago Tribune, in Illinois specifically stitutes for their classes of five teachover 24 percent of teachers were absent •Eric Czarnota ers who are all notified right away of for more than 10 school days. This numthe opening. ber is even higher in north Cook County ubstitute Fred Lusssow gives out the assignment to English If none of the preferred subs are with over 31 percent of teachers missing students. available, then the position opens to over 10 days. all subs in the system and it will be Within Hersey, many subs are retired Buckley said. teachers, or faculty members who still do work Although substituting can be a difficult job, given to any sub who takes it.

“I understand when teachers have to miss in other schools. “I think Hersey would attract there are upsides to it. “My favorite part about good subs because the student body all seems to being a sub is when I walk in the door all the school, but I like it when they recommend good respect one another and their teachers,” substi- kids know my name and say ‘Hi Mr. L’. It makes subs. Everyone knows who the good subs are,” junior Grace Hynes said. tute and retired teacher Fred Lussow said. my day,” Lussow said.

Having a substitute impacts lesson plans not It can be difficult for students to change their “When subs come into the classroom, they agenda when they find out that their teacher is are confused as much as we are. If you think only for students in the class, but also for teachabsent, however many substitutes are able to in- about, it they tell us as students that our atten- ers. “It is very hard to be absent because having form the students with the plan for the day that dance should be a high priority, so theirs should a sub puts the class behind in where we were at.

It is not always easy to figure out a plan that will their teacher left. be too,” junior Sylvia Kulaga said.

“It’s kind of inconvenient to have to adjust The Tribune study found that 40 large public work for the class and the sub,” English teacher schedules, but I like when teachers don’t give us school districts in Illinois spent over $424 mil- Melissa Drapatsky said. busy work when we have subs. I feel like it [busy lion on subs during the 2013-2014 school year. work] is kind of a waste of time,” junior Morgan Substitutes are always paid less than teachers.

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The Correspondent october 10, 2014 It’s no joke: Don’t distress to try and impress

The average teenage joke usually contains one of three things: stupidity, offensiveness, and inac-

curacy.

Now, I’m not trying to come across as that annoying ‘Think before you speak,’ or ‘Words are powerful, use them correctly’ poster strung up in the counselor’s office, but rather a reality check via eye-roll and head shake one gets after a rude comment was made.

A popular joke structure involves taking a well-known affliction (such as the spread of Ebola), extracting a part of it, and blowing up that specific part to pair it with a ‘rude but funny’ comment (such as using racism within the joke).

All I’m saying is if it takes causing someone’s suffering to get a laugh, the It’s 7:20 in the morning, I am disgusted, exchances are that joke teller doesn’t possess both the capacity and hausted, and quietly enraged at absolutely everything. intellectual level to actually be funny.

I’m driving through, desperately close to the senior parking •Colette Tangney lot with time on the line and there he is: a quietly contempt, sunglass-

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wearing, neon vested traffic guard.

Stopped at the crossing, a hundred cars behind me, a hundred cars in front, and nobody is moving, but the parents. I get it, they might have work, children, or a date at Dunkin Donuts, but I, along with the entire senior population that uses the senior lot, have school.

Sure, the guards let things flow in an even pace, but it seems like the congestion is only more serious because neither of the guards are ever in sync and cars are getting backed up from Schoenbeck to Rand. Perhaps that is a slight overstatement, but the fact of the matter is that the problem lies in students too. Students need to not take two minutes to cross the street, and to tell their parents to hurry up in the front. It makes all lives harder, either dump the guards or step up the game for parents and students.

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Every now and then, I have to be reminded of manners. It’s natural that I forget, being the cocky teenager I am.

But sometimes I forget to look at the person I’m talking to. Sometimes I don’t notice I didn’t hold the door open for a handicapped person until the last second.

Sometimes I toss a beehive over the fence of my backyard, only to see my neighbors freak out.

I forget sometimes. It’s natural.

But I always make sure to take note of my mistakes and use them to better myself as a person.

However, if I’ve been doing something everyday for three to four years, then making mistakes become less and less excusable. I need to know what to do by then.

Most people can grasp this concept, like civilized members of our society should.

These people usually don’t take the bus to school everyday. They should count their blessings.

If there’s a situation that’s close to recess at “Gibson’s School for the Rude,” it’s bus rides. There are some childish, unsympathetic, and odd things that go on during trips to and from school in those yellow, annoyance-containment vehicles.

For example, every time I’ve been on a bus, there was something sitting on the front seat of the bus. That thing is called a bus driver.

A bus driver is a human being, someone who has emotions and does things for a reason. If someone is a human being, then he de-

serves to be treated like he is a human being.

He shouldn’t be ignored by dismissive students who don’t care about anything other than getting home. He is doing his job.

Treating him with respect and not making his jobs harder isn’t supposed to be seen as generous: it’s common sense. I don’t see what’s so difficult with understanding that.

Along with that, throwing things across the bus is not the way to go. Be it balls of paper or yesterday’s lunch, the bus driver eventually has to clean it up.

And if he cleans it up, he decides that paper or snacks are no longer allowed on the bus. Then the students are going to call the bus driver unfair; there’s no need to waste time on things like logic.

Of everyone on the bus, the people that are left out are actually other students taking the bus. Some of the most vile, harsh things I’ve heard in my adolescent years have been spat out on a bus.

The annoying-younger-sibling mindset seems to take hold on the bus, with everyone wanting to poke, bother, and disrupt anyone they see. But, at the end of the day, no one wins. Everyone has a miserable time. That story needs to change.

Here are the facts: everyone wants to go home. Everyone is tired. No one wants trouble. Just sit on the bus, talk (and don’t scream) with friends, give the driver a ‘good afternoon’ and ‘thank you,’ and we’ll all be able to get through this relatively fine.

they’d probably keep meowing just to spite us. Matzo balls should never be served spicy. I’m going to tell my boss to fire me, I’d be suspended for longer than Ray Rice.

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Respect for authority starts with students

College applications divert student’s priorities Caitlin Strozewski

Although I might be exaggerating a little, the pressure to impress As with most colleges with a variety of activities seniors, over the and accomplishments is no joke.

Whereas I used to join things past two months, my number one because they interested me and concern has been seemed fun, I now find myself inapplying to col- volved in activities only because leges. This is a stressful experience “it looks good on a college applicafor all, especially when consider- tion.”

It’s almost guaranteed now that ing how close colleges will examseniors will attempt to pad their coline applications.

Over the last couple of weeks, I lege resumes in some way, whether finally worked up the strength to it be participating in service projput off watching Netflix and put ects or joining a new club.

This should not be the reason to the finishing touches on my applijoin a club or volunteer somewhere. cations.

However, the press u r e Ask students why they are in NHS, and most will probably answer that to impress colleges it looks good on applications. with every aspect However, when students list 10 of my applicaactivities that they suddenly joined tion is hard to t h e i r senior year, overcome. it’s obviMy apous that plications they are seemed just there decent at to make first, but the student I began to look “wellfear that I rounded wasn’t “inand inv o l v e d ” •graphic by jackson hargett volved. enough afWhile ter talking to some of my friends about how having a long and diverse list of activities can seem desirable, what is much they participate in.

The conversation starts with me more impressive are the few main admitting my meager list of activi- activities or volunteering opportuties. This is usually followed with nities that the student has clearly them bragging about how they’re dedicated a lot of time and effort to involved in three sports, are presi- and are meaningful to them.

For example, remaining in a dent of five clubs, volunteer at two homeless shelters, started their sport for four years gives a better own business, and have saved impression than suddenly joining three families from burning build- pingpong club senior year.

Demonstrating dedication to the ings while volunteer firefighting.

This makes me pretty embar- things they care about can show rassed thinking that volleyball, colleges that a student has character newspaper, and World Language and integrity.

Honor Society would be enough to impress.

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School lunches offer frugal alternatives

This year, the district stopped accepting federal free and reduced lunch funds because of new restrictions on food and drinks sold. The new restrictions would have gotten rid of any foods and drinks high in calories or with no nutritional value.

The district board felt that people would stop buying lunch from the cafeteria and consequently a lot less money would be made, so the funds were refused.

This wouldn’t have been too problematic if everyone had continued to buy consistently from the lunch room. However, the profits brought in from lunch sales are not enough.

If the district isn’t making enough money from the cafeteria and vending machines, then they can’t afford to pay for the lunches of students who can’t afford their own.

This most likely means that the students who previously relied on the reduced prices to be able to afford the food are going without lunch.

Skipping lunch can poorly affect a student. Hunger is a distraction and going every day without eating enough can cause malnutrition. Eating a healthy meal midday will provide kids with the

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energy they need to stay focused and perform well in their afternoon classes.

The choices offered in the cafeteria aren’t always some students’ first choice, but people who go out of school during their lunch period can make a big difference by staying and eating at school.

One of the changes that came along with this school year include an improved lunch menu, with one of the changes being more options for vegetarians.

The atmosphere in the cafeteria is another reason some students refrain from staying • Dino Ljubijankic in. The seats may not be so comfortable, but if students started keeping the cafeteria clean, it might be a more appealing place to be.

Eating here can also be beneficial to people who don’t need help paying for lunch. It’s considerably cheaper to buy food here than most of the other popular destinations like Chipotle and Panera, so buying lunch in school can be much easier to pay for.

Making a point of eating at school periodically has benefits. It not only helps save money and time, but can also provide lunches for students who need help acquiring them.

Early lunch not fun time to munch Danielle Eriksson Fourth period lunch can take some time to adjust to.

Students eat at 10:30 in the morning, which makes for a weird eating schedule: not many people are craving lunch at that time. There is also an inconvenience with not being able to eat at some lunch restaurants.

There are people who like to have a large breakfast in the morning, causing them to not be hungry for lunch by fourth period, such as me. I’d prefer to have lunch around noon or early afternoon once my stomach is ready for a full meal again.

Along with that, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. can sometimes feel like a long stretch without eating. My eating schedule during a school day obviously is not proportional timing-wise. I would like to say that a good majority of my days worth of calories is consumed in the morning or right after school.

Ignoring the fact that I can not drive myself somewhere during lunch yet, being able to go anywhere I want to eat, once I can, will make lunch fourth period more acceptable, but there seems to be a block to do so.

Not every restaurant serves lunch at 10:30 a.m. Yes, there are options of places that do, but there are some popular restaurants that don’t

even open until 11:00 a.m, such as my favorite, Chipotle. It’s unfortunate that the one place I crave to eat lunch at every day isn’t an option because of a poorly timed lunch.

On late arrival Thursdays, fourth period lunch starts at 11:00 a.m with almost every restaurant open by then. Considering this, Chipotle and any other places that don’t open/ serve lunch until 11:00 a.m. outings can be made on Thursdays. Students only get this chance once a week, so if for some reason they have to stay in for lunch, they have to wait until next week to go to their desired restaurant which isn’t accessible until 11:00 a.m.

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has fourth period lunch who is annoyed with the difficulties that come a long with it.

With everyone having a different eating schedule and preferred restaurant, some people may be more disrupted than others, but it’s just something we have to adjust to and deal with.

Of course, fourth period lunchers, survive without Chipotle everyday, but the inconvenience of eating lunch at an awkward time and some restriction on where we can go out to eat is quite a bummer.

It is hoped that some time in the near future either every restaurant nearby comes to the realization that they could make a lot more money by opening up a half an hour earlier, or simply lunch period times get changed.

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Hersey Speaks

What is a change you would make to the cafeteria?

“More lunch lines, there’s too much build up with only three lines.”

-freshman Jason Kush

“More access to microwaves, some of us need to heat our lunches.”

-sophomore Adi Bukin

“Another lunch line, it’s too hard to wait in a line of fifty people.”

-sophomore Vince Giuliano

“Adding more foods that are healthy and tasty.”

-junior Shivani Shah

“It always smells terrible, I’d try to freshen it up.”

-senior Seth Harden

“They need better salads and wraps, the quality is too inconsistent.”

-senior Maddie Martin

Want to suggest a lunchroom improvement?

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Students dish out favorite restaurants Kenzie Killam High school is all about hanging out with friends, and what better place to hang out with them than at a restaurant.

Restaurants are a great place to end the day or even start the evening.

Most Friday nights after football games, restaurants around the school are full of members of the Orange Crush student fan section.

“I like going to Wendy’s after football games because that’s where everyone goes and it’s a fun time after a win,” junior Jenny McGrady said.

“Wendy’s is a meeting place for most of the OC [Orange Crush] fans and other D214 student sections too. It’s considered a Hersey tradition,” sophomore Cassie Krutchen said.

While Wendy’s is the main hotspot after football games, sometimes “club Wendy’s” is full of students from other schools, so people decide to leave and go across the street to McDonald’s to avoid the rival fan sections.

“Sometimes we go to McDonald’s where we talk about the game and chill there for a bit and get food,” sophomore Emma Burky said.

One of the most popular restaurants to go to any day is Chipotle. “I like Chipotle because they have good food and it’s fast. They have quality food with many combinations,” junior Angelo Coniglio said.

Buffalo Wild Wings, or “Bdubs” is a popular place to go and watch professional sports on their enormous televisions throughout the restaurant.

During any type of big game, tables could be filled and wait times could be quite long, but the true sport fans don’t

seem to mind.

“My friends and I usually go to Buffalo’s when there are big games on or for team dinners or even when we are just bored and hungry,” Krutchen said.

Other people go there just for the food and the fun memories. “My favorite place to eat is “Bdubs” because they have good food and a chill atmosphere.

I usually go there on Fridays and whenever else I have the chance,” McGrady said.

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Silly rabbit, breakfast is for Huskies Breakfast keeps students full and focused Daniellle Eriksson Students are taught that breakfast is the most important meal of day, but eating breakfast seems to be a hassle.

Some students don’t usually eat breakfast during the week. “I hardly get to eat breakfast because I don’t have a lot of time,” sophomore Kaitlyn Weiss said.

Not having enough time in the morning seems to be a common excuse for not eating breakfast. Rushing to get out of the house in the morning causes students to not put effort into their most important meal of the day.

“I eat breakfast when I have time in the morning, and I usually have a bagel. I’ll eat it on my way to the bus,” freshman Anna Mattner said.

It’s rare to find students who sit down to have a full, healthy meal in the morning before school.

Eating a healthy breakfast provides the energy and nutrients needed to concentrate, though students tend to turn to the simple snacks in the morning because of lack of time.

“I don’t really try to have a super nutritious breakfast,” Mattner said. A muffin is a lot easier to grab in the morning than two pieces of whole grain bread and eggs. This is why it’s important to keep convenient foods at home in hand such as yogurt and fruit that pro-

vide the nutrients needed for energy.

Not everyone skips breakfast though, some students prioritize e a t i n g breakfast as they see the importance in it.

“I eat breakfast, so I’m not hungry. If I don’t eat anything, I will vomit during football practice,” senior Stephen Psaradellis said.

Breakfast provides more strength and endurance to engage in physical activity.

Eating breakfast makes a difference in performance at school. “It keeps me more energized and focused when I eat it,” senior Jana Lopuszanski said. Without breakfast students tend to be less attentive and have less energy to complete their morning tasks.

Also, a result of not eating breakfast could be a student’s focus turning to hunger instead of school. “When I don’t eat breakfast, I get hungry and I’m thinking about food,” Mattner said. This problem can be resolved by prioritizing breakfast and making it routine to always eat breakfast.

Nutritionists suggest putting together s om e thing to eat quickly before leaving in the morning. Doing so is better than not eating anything at all.

Students not giving themselves enough time makes it hard to eat breakfast, but it’s necessary to get something healthy in the system to help get through the day without hunger and with energy.

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Last year, District 214 decided to opt-out of the national school lunch program in order to avoid the strict food and beverage requirements set forth in the program.

The district feared that the strict guidelines for what they could sell to students would limit the cafeteria to selling foods that students would not want or buy.

However, by not adhering to these guidelines, the school does not receive federal money to help pay for things like the free or reduced lunch program.

The national lunch program requires that schools meet what are called “smart snacks standards.” These range from limiting the calories in the average meal each week, requiring that all grains offered are whole grain, and even reducing portion sizes.

Since the district denied the grant, however, they have much more freedom to offer food that students will enjoy.

“Before my matches I need sugar and caffeine to hype me up, so it’s good that they can still sell junk food,” senior Jackie Stassen said

“The food is still healthy-we’re still using whole-grain and offering fresh fruits and vegetables. I just think there’s more choices for the students, and being that we’re not in the program, we’re able to offer pizza, the different sodas, and even hummus more every week,” cafeteria manager Annette Terzic said.

Being a part of the program would also have restricted fundraising to a certain degree. There are no limits on fundraisers that meet “smart snack standards,” however, many food items sold here would not meet these standards.

“You can sell pictures of Blow Pops, but not the actual lollipops,” Terzic said.

Although deciding what to sell every week is a positive for students, the school must make up for not receiving the grant money by getting enough students to purchase food in the cafeteria.

Some students don’t realize that by not buying lunch from the cafeteria, it makes it harder on the district to deny the funds and avoid the strict food requirements. “I think that more people should eat in the cafeteria because it’s beneficial to students that it sells good-tasting food, not gross food that no one will eat,” Stassen said.

Social media is one way they are trying to attract more students to the lunch lines. “I have a Twitter account, so I’m getting better at posting things and tweeting out what big specials are,” Terzic said. “We have falafel, but maybe someone doesn’t know what falafel is, so then I can post a picture and they can see what it is.”

However, the pricing of certain food on

the m e n u pushes students away from buying it.

“I feel like the the things that are healthy are too expensive. If things were priced out differently, I think it would be much better,” junior Alexandra Tiahnybok said.

Terzic noted that there has been a slight increase in student purchases in the cafeteria since last year. Many of the students who buy this food are freshmen, who are unfamiliar with what the program was like before.

“Some days I want pizza and some days I want salad, so I’m glad that there’s a variety and that I can get both,” freshman Alexis Badami said.

However, this variety is welcomed by upperclassmen as well. “I like the newer, healthy area because it has sandwiches,” senior Jack Frankel said.

“I think it’s nice that they have a lot of different options that appeal to all kinds of tastes,” junior Mackenzie Lynch said.

Terzic hopes that the new menu will attract a larger amount of students from all grades to dine in the cafeteria. “It’s really not a scary place to eat; it’s quite fun,” Terzic said.

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Out with the old and in with the new Homecoming evolves through the decades Nate Horne Homecoming is known for its many traditions, varying from the dress-up days to the Powder Puff soccer game. And all students, with the exception of freshmen, know exactly how homecoming week plays out, and there is a specific type of apparel, music, and dancing at homecoming that is expected by all attendees. Students anticipate all the events and opportunities that homecoming offers, but it has changed over the past 46 years.

Before there even was a homecoming, there was a Golden Autumn Dance. In 1968 and 1969, the first two years that Hersey was a functioning school, there couldn’t be a homecoming because there was no one to come “home”. Just like homecoming week, Golden Autumn week held many events, but there are many differences that apply to the time period.

On the Monday of Autumn week in 1969, students decorated the halls. Tuesday is when students voted for the class representatives, or princes and princesses. A “Grub Day”, where food was set out for students to eat, was sponsored by the French and Spanish clubs on Wednesday, and on Thursday, “Spirit and Color Day,” a pep rally was held at night followed by the “Coke” dance in the cafeteria.

As the years passed and homecoming evolved, events started to take place that are more similar to present ones. In 1981, dress-up days such as “Punk and Preppy” day and “class dress-up day” occurred.

“I love how the dress-up days make it easy for kids to get involved in the homecoming spirit,” senior Jana Lopuszanski said.

Besides dress-up days, the 1981 homecoming had Powder Puff games on Wednesday, just like now.

However, a unique event that year was contests such as the “babyface”

award which given to someone on contest. But a significant change in the football team and the “Prince the past to now is how voting took Charming Legs” award, presented place. Obviously, the internet was a to a boy on the soccer team. resource unavailable for the majorThe scenery at the dance in 1981 ity of theschool’s history, so voting was similarly constructed to preswas done manually with a pencil ent-day decorations, with and paper. large, colorful obstruc“I love the idea tions, with part of it of voting on paacting as a stage. per and putting But back then, the slip into a the stage held box. I find a much difit vintage ferent form and much of entermore sust a i n m e nt pensethan tof u l , ” day.

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watching, as is seen through posters and signs regulating it. However, these “rules” are not something many students enjoy, either. “I hate how homecoming has turned into our teachers watching and yelling at us for dancing a certain way.

They won’t be able to stop it, so I don’t understand why they keep trying,” Lopuszanski said.

The dresses have changed from long and flowy, to small, tight, and exposing. While some enjoy it, others are strongly against it. “What girls choose to wear today is far different than what they used to wear, and probably not for the best. Do these girls have mothers?” English teacher Patty Merris said.

Bands performing at the dances has changed into DJs and MCs choosing songs off their keyboard and shouting at the crowd. And the songs the DJs choose are significantly different-- rap, hip-hop, and electronic have taken over the music scene, pushing away rock ‘n’ roll and swing.

Besides the trends that affect the nation, there has been little change about homecoming. “I would say there is more the same than different. In terms of spirit and attitude, there is more the same than different. I think what’s mostly different, so far as Hersey is concerned, homecomings are more inclusive now than they used to,” English division head Dr. Charles Venegoni said.

“Who used to be on the court used to be from a much smaller pool of kids. Here is a much broader representation of the student body on the homecoming court now, which is a good thing. As far as student spirit, as far as how kids are at the game, as far as kids enthusiasm for the school, it’s just as good.”

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october 10, 2014 Get lost in action of ‘The Maze Runner’

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Glade before the maze locks shut.

Thomas and Minho, played by Ki-Hong Lee, While some teenagers may think that their put up a courageous fight against a Griever and lives are confusing, their lives probably aren’t become the first to ever have killed one. When as baffling as the life of Thomas in “The Maze Thomas and Minho return to the Glade the next Runner,” based off of the book by James Dash- day, a new surprise awaits them.

For the first time, the Gladers are split into ner. Thomas, played by Dylan O’Brien, wakes up with no memory, except for his name, in the two sides: those who blame Thomas because of center of an enormous maze with a mind of its all of the strange things that have occurred since his arrival, and then there own. are the people who see the Although I was unsure urgency to continue in their about seeing this movie at mission to find a way out first, there is no doubt in of the Maze, which seems my mind that I would eato have a mind of its own, gerly watch it again, given constantly hurdling the the opportunity. If stuGladers with new obstacles dents haven’t already seen to overcome. this movie, they definitely The movie’s plot may should because its thrilling seem overwhelming, but plot will leave them begeverything was explained ging for more. well enough that the viewer Thomas, together with was not only knowledgethe other teenage boys who able about what was goare also living in the heart ing on but also greatly inof the maze, a place they call •courtesy of courtesy 20th Century Fox/MCT trigued. the Glade, the boys make it The suspenseful action, their mission to find their ctor Dylan O’Brien plays Thomas science-fiction setting, and way out. in the new movie “The Maze Runphenomenal acting of “The But the maze is a danger- ner” that premiered on Sept. 19.

Maze Runner” created an ous place, locking itself evamazing movie that will leave teens talking. ery night and opening again in the morning.

The fact that this movie has already made Being trapped in the maze at night is nothing short of a sure way to die because of the horrible $32.5 million since it’s release date of Sept. 19 monsters, called Grievers, living in the maze. shows that it has already appealed to many teens That is, until one night Thomas, while trying and it’s sure to impress many more. to rescue a friend, doesn’t make it back to the

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Whether it’s a classic pop hit or an edgy EDM remix, new songs and artists seem to flourish quickly among people. One up and coming artist named “Hozier” is putting out a sound that can capture people by the hundreds.

The Irish singer’s jazz-folk influences fills the ears with sweet harmonies and the genuine acoustic sound that so many people have fallen in love with. Many know him for his popular song entitled “Take me to Church,” which takes a blues feel and mixes it with a rock alternative beat.

In addition to the rich notes in his songs, the lyrics are poetic and sincere, which makes listening to the song that much better.

His debut album hit stands on Oct 7.

Without a doubt, Hozier will be the sweetest music to the ears of many.

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& The Ugly “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” is perhaps television’s ultimate test of will; it manages to alternate between being comparable with the best superhero movie, and being, well, the “Iron Man 2” of primetime TV. Unfortunately, season two’s premiere falls into the latter category. The new season is considerably darker than before; with S.H.I.E.L.D officially disbanded and Coulson (the guy who died in “The Avengers”) and his team fugitives, it seems like a fresh start for

The Bad

New cast falls shorts of standards Will Ferrell, Chevy Chase, and Adam Sandler are just a few of the many successful comedians who have taken part in the Saturday Night Live cast.

These cast members helped make Saturday Night Live a comedic icon that, up to present day, was blaring through each and every American family household late into Saturday nights.

Yes, names such as Ferrell and Chase are hard to live up to, but the 2014 Saturday Night Live cast is nowhere near above average status. This is a rebuilding year, losing Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, Andy Samburg, and Bill Hader all within the last two years.

But still, there does not seem to be any bright spots whatsoever. In previous dark days of SNL, the show was normally able to lean on one incredibly talented comedian, such as what they did with Eddie Murphy. Instead, SNL is stuck with many mediocre comedians.

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Shield eyes against season 2 the fledgling show.

With season one’s action-packed finale, the show has plenty of material to work with, particularly with the tension between the new girl Skye and bad-guy-turned-good-guyturned-bad-guy Ward.

However, clunky editing, poor pacing and arguably the worst character write-off in history unfortunately smears the show’s chance at redemption.

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Brain’s World with Brian Boyle “Annabelle” possessed by clichés In the history of horror movies, several themes remain consistently horrifying. The most iconic of the bunch: young children- as well as children related activities, items, and music (think “Children of the Corn”)- and ancient, mysterious, arcane religious occultism and their devil-worshiping practices (think “The Exorcist”).

“Annabelle” combines these creepy concepts in what could have been a potentially petrifying horror flick. Though unlike last year’s wildly inventive, well written “The Conjuring,” from which “Annabelle” is spunoff of, we get a cookie-cutter plot featuring mostly mindless writing and walking stereotypes for characters.

The pregnant, vulnerable, some times hysterical wife? Check. The hardly-home husband who’s hard-pressed to believe in anything outside the ordinary? Check. The elderly priest tasked with combating the demonic spirit? Check. The shady neighbor with a weird interest in the paranormal and with questionable, ulterior motives? Check.

The cast is chock-full of the oldest cliches.

The run-of-the-mill story sees a young, happily married soon-to-be parents fall victim to two drugged-out cultists in a heartstopping home-invasion scene. The pair of assailants are promptly killed in a police shootout, but not before possessing an oldfashioned, dead-eyed, three-foot-tall colonial doll endearingly named Annabelle with some sort of demonic spirit.

Of course, this prompts several strange doll-related disturbances . It starts small. Annabelle will be found in a slightly different pose than what she was left in. Then it gets a little bigger. She’ll be found sitting in random rooms around the house. Then it gets so out of hand that Annabelle is floating five feet in the air as all the lights flicker and threats written in blood coating the walls. And of course, Mia (the wife ironically played by Annabelle Wallis) is the only person to ever witness these traumatic episodes. And of course, nobody truly believes her.

But this is a horror movie, who ever cared about any of that stuff? The real question is whether or not it features scream-like-a-little-twelve-year-old-girl inducing scares. And it certainly does. Nothing’s kept me awake all night, but several scares had me practically cowering into the fetal position in my movie seat as the stranger to the left of me stared awkwardly.

Director John Leonetti establishes hightension as he keeps the camera ever-mobile with the creepy and the crawly carefully placed just out of view, a tactic that served him all too well as chief cinematographer for “The Conjuring.”

Such is the problem with “Annabelle” though, a paper thin plot and lifeless writing keeps us from ever forming an emotional connection to the central characters and hampers otherwise well orchestrated horror scenes.

Yes, “Annabelle” produces bone-chilling scares at a relatively decent clip, but how much more memorable would they be if Mia and her husband were genuinely interesting, three-dimensional, sympathetic leads? What if we actually rooted for them as they desperately tried to avoid their horrifying demise?

“Annabelle” is an satisfying horror flick, but like many in the genre, could’ve been far more effective had actual effort been put into developing characters and story.

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Narrowing in on the latter half of the season, the girls cross country team is looking to finish strong, and hopefully with a sectional qualification.

Before the Huskies head to regionals to battle for a sectional spot, they must prepare for their upcoming Mid-Surburban League conference meet at Busse Woods on Oct. 18.

Although the girls have had their ups and downs in the conference season, they are peaking at the right time of the season. “ We ’ v e been working really hard, and we’re all h e a l t h y,” s e n i o r Halle Lyon •Eric Czarnota said, “We unior Michelle Fugiel mainhope to tains her pace in the Palatine have our Invite, located at Deer Grove best race •Eric Czarnota East Forest Preserve. yet at conophomore Hailey Bowes and junior ference.”

Kristen Farrell lead the Huskies out of the seven runner rotation that other In order starting gates. The girls run at Busse Woods teams tend to use. to achieve on Oct. 18 for their conference meet.

“Our top seven is very hard to their goal, tell, especially this season. We have the girls about 12 girls that can compete on that varsity must have a strong showing at regionals. level any given day,” Lyon said.

“Our plan for regionals is to be happy, healthy, To help the girls prepare for their upcoming and hungry. We hope to qualify for sectionals as tough stretch, they’ve created a special bond and team,” Lyon said. a strong team chemistry with each other. This The girls must hone in on their team’s allows them to work more efficiently as a unit strengths during practice and be prepared to during their meets. give maximum effort, something they are quite “We aren’t only teammates, but great friends used to doing. outside of the sport,” Gritt said.

“We have high energy and create a great team “It makes it easier to stick with your teamatmosphere during practice,” sophomore Claire mates during the race,” Lyon said.

Gritt said, “It’s really great to be a part of because For a sport like cross country, mental aspects no matter what, everyone is working and giving are very key, especially because of how long and 100 percent.” strenuous the races can be.

Gritt is deemed as the top runner, but she is “Our team support enables us to fight when also among a 12 runner rotation. This displays we need to,” senior Amanda Mix said. depth on their squad, rather than the typical

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Eric Czarnota So far this rainy fall, the weather hasn’t caused many delays for teams.

Most teams try to stay outside as long as they can before the Thor Guard goes off, forcing them inside.

“We will stay outside as long as the Thor Guard isn’t going off, but if it is, we’ll go into the weight room and do a workout on the bikes,” junior Nick Wagner said, who runs cross country.

“If it starts raining bad or thundering during practice, we run inside and continue practice in the field house or the East gym in our gym shoes but still in full pads,” senior Vlad Pavlenko said, football player.

Rain has not been a major factor so far, but weather tends to show its inconsistency.

An example of this was on Sept. 29, when the temperture dropped around 15 to 20 degrees warmer than the original 84 degrees.

“I just finished my recovery run and was stretching when a cold gust of wind hit me, and I felt the air around me get colder,” sophomore Andrew Hyndman said, who also runs cross country.

The weather had a bizarre effect on the boys cross country team. During practice, it began snowing.

“It was weird for it to start snowing because it still doesn’t feel like it’s time for it to start snowing yet,” Hyndman said.

However, rain and snow aren’t the only weather types that affect athletes. “With the tennis courts, you can’t play when it rains and wind is also a big factor,” senior Carolyn Niersbach said.

The tennis team has no other option than to cancel practices and matches when the courts are wet, but modifying their game in order to play with the wind is just something the players have to deal with.

“We learn to account for the wind by hitting our shots a certain way so that they don’t go out of bounds, and we’ve all learned to hit certain strokes,” Niersbach said.

Learning how to deal with weather factors and issues and having to work around them is annoying, but it’s something that’s never going to change.

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Girls golf gets it to the green Kelly McCarthy The girls golf team placed seventh at the IHSA regional meet at the Glencoe Golf Club on Wednesday. The team had an overall successful season, which involved winning the Rolling Meadows Invite, placing four out of twelve teams at the Warren Invite, and finishing six out of twelve teams in the MSL Conference meet.

At regionals, sophomore Megan Kopeny and junior Lexi Heidkamp qualified for the sectionals meet with scores of 88 and 93. Sectionals is on Monday, at Bittersweet Golf Club in Gurnee.

Kopeny ended up placing 16, and Heidkamp placed 20.

“I know I could’ve done better, and I shot a little over my average. For not playing good, I’m glad I made it,” Kopeny said.

Sophomores Sophia Cacioppo and Maggie Anderson shot 97 and 100 at regionals, completing the team score of 378. The team finished seven out of eleven teams in one of the most difficult regionals in the state.

“I’m disappointed in how I played because I know I can play better, but I’m only a sophomore, so I have two more years,” Anderson said.

The girls were hoping that they would make it to sectionals as a team because their scores throughout the season have been strong. “I think as a team everybody could’ve played better, and it would’ve been nice to put ourselves in contention, but it just didn’t work out that way,” Kopeny said.

“I just have to go back to the putting green and practice my short game because that’s what really hurt me,” Anderson said. Recognizing the

parts of their game that they need to work on is the first step the golfers take in order to improve their scores.

Kopeny and Heidkamp went to sectionals last year, so they know more of what to expect and they are more prepared to handle the pressure that comes with competing at a qualifier meet.

“I’m definitely looking forward to playing the course. I won’t be the nervous freshman anymore. I’m more experienced and more confident,” Kopeny said.

Even though the other girls are disappointed that they didn’t qualify, they will have another shot next year because their team is so young.

•Kelly mccarthy The top scores at Wedensday’s ophomore Maggie Anderson watches her tee shot match were achieved by a junior at the Rolling Meadows Invite on Sept. 27. and three sophomores.

“I think being young is an advantage because the younger you are, the more time you have to develop more skills. It’s only going to make us better as we get older. The experience we get is only going to help us,” Anderson said.

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Off-campus practices provide challenges for athletes

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Colette Tangney Off campus sports add a twist into the regular routine of a high school athlete. Only golfers and swimmers have to deal with having their daily practices at a different location.

“It’s kind of necessary for golf to travel because the place we can practice is at an actual course,” senior Alec Horne said.

This, however, changes many different aspects from what an on-campus sport has to deal with.

One differing quality from the average sport is the commute that has to take place in order to get to the practice location.

“Our coach drives us to the golf course, which gives us time to bond as a team,” sophomore Sophia Capcioppo said.

The other defining characteristic of off-campus sports is the time management impairment.

Since there’s a commute that needs to take place, there’s the problematic question of how does the sport work in its full, daily practice without harshly effecting the athlete’s schedule and taking away practice time.

“For golf, we have to leave school everyday after seventh period, so that we can start our practices and matches early enough so we don’t run out of sunlight,” senior Max Heeren said.

Since practices for golf and swimming are held off school grounds, this means they have to be accustomed to whatever times they have available to practice. “A major disadvantage is that going off-campus, we have limited time slots because we practice at a park district pool,” junior Sarah Petro said.

Unlike golf, swimmers have to wait until the end of the school day to go and leave right away to make it to their pool at Olympic on time. “It’s difficult for some people to have to drive to the pool because it’s farther away, so it’s time consuming,” senior Zeynep Abat said.

Despite all the disadvantages of off-campus sports, there are also many positive attributes that on-campus sports have that are neglected.

“It gives you a break between school and your sport to take a mental break to get ready and focus on your sport,” Cappcioppo said.

Also, a benefit for all the golfers is that they get both a senior parking pass and a shortened schedule to seven periods instead of eight.

During the fall, golf is used as their gym class, so golfers miss as little education as possible during the day.

“I don’t like or dislike [off-campus pracicce], but I do like getting out of school a little bit early,” Heeren said.

The majority of the boys golf team completed their season at regionals on Tuesday. Senior Max Heeren advanced to sectionals with a score of 85. To be able to advance, the player must finish in the top ten to qualify to advance as an individual.

“Max is becoming a complete player. He has always had power, his strategic ability is improving, and his touch is improving. The combination of his touch, mindset, and strategic ability to go with his already established power, he will be a state golfer,” coach Dan Caporusso said.

Sectionals are being held at Winnetka Golf Club on Monday.

The top four scores recorded were shot by Heeren with an 85, a 90 by junior Kevin Cooke, 91 for the senior Will Fine, and a 92 shot by junior Danny Wolfe.

“As a team, we are a very skilled group of guys, but we did not perform as well as we would have hoped. We saw a lot of potential in our practice round scores, but it did not always carry over to the competitive matches,” Fine said.

This was the case at regionals; the team did not qualify to continue to sectionals.

“Our team was very disappointed with the season because of our potential to shoot well,” Cooke said.

The team finished with a record of 4-7. The majority of the team believes they are better than the results that were shown.

“We lost three matches by just one stroke, which easily could have been wins,” Heeren said.

Despite the seaon’s disappointment, the team found success over the course of the entire season.

“We have a great coaching staff and a fun group of guys and that combination made our season a very fun experience as a whole,” Fine said. Some players were just happy to be on the team and to get to play golf everyday.

“Personally, my highlight of the season was being able to play free golf each and every day. It was really a great experience,” Heeren said.

The boys are optimistic about next year’s season and are aware they need to improve.

“I have to work on my off-the-tee skills for next season,” Cooke said.

Cooke and Wolfe, two of the team’s top four placers at regionals, are going to be returning as seniors.

“I need to work on getting off the tee better, and I need to work on my short game,” Wolfe said.

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SPORTS

October 10, 2014

•Eric Czarnota op: Seniors Josh Plischke and Kevin Ziegenhorn move together in stride. The boys finished with two victories, one over Rolling Meadows with a score of 15, and the other against Elk Grove defeating the Grenadiers with a score of 17 to 44.

T •Mili Pandya op: Senior Marilee Stonis shows signs of relief towards the end of the race in Salk Park. The Huskies finished with a score of 30 against Rolling Meadows, and a score of 34

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•Mili Pandya ight: Sophomore Sarah Harden, senior Dominica Bartnik, and senior Amanda Mix run together as they approach the finish at the race in Salk Park on Sept. 27.

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•Kelly McCarthy eft: Sophomore Sophia Cacioppo tees off at the Rolling Meadows invitie. The Huskies finished first out of 12 teams on Sept.

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What’s the game plan?

Cross Country

“To get out and run fast.”

- Senior David Rodriguez

Football

“Run the ball and play fast hard and physical defense.”

- Senior Cole Monckton

Volleyball

“We want to dominate our opponents and go to state.”

-Senior Courtney Stedman

Golf

“We want to make it to sectionals and then hopefully, move on to state.”

- Junior Lexi Heidicamp

Tennis

“Practice before the matches and get ready mentally.”

-Sophomore Ana Karapetiani