WHSSpokesman Wheeling High School
Volume 55 Issue 3
900 S. Elmhurst Road
Wheeling, Ill. 60090
November 9, 2018
Page 4 CNA labs mock real life clinicals
Page 6-7 A closer look to how eating meat affects the environment
Page 9 The Hate U Give movie review
Page 11 How different athletes and teams get pumped up for games and big events
Politicians encourage student voter participation “Voting is how we choose what the government is going to do. If you care about, let’s say, the healthcare system we have, if you care about our roads By Santiago Cuevas and our sidewalks and whatever our communities are kept safe, if you care Feature Editor about immigration policy or foreign policy or anything. Everyone had an opportunity to make an impact in those things by voting,” Didech said. On Oct. 18, 2018, WHS held the Civic Engagement event, in which The event also had two different organizations speak, promoting themselves representatives, local and regional, came and spoke to students. The and bringing awareness to their purpose. One of the organizations was the candidates who attended the event were: candidate Mark Walker, candidate League Of Women Voters, whose mission is to encourage active participation Daniel Didech, trustee Amanda Howland, Wheeling Village president Pat in the governement. LWV also held a mock election in the school during all Horcher, candidate Doug Bennett, candidate Berrett Davie, candidate Karen lunch periods. The election intended to educate students of how simple the Feldman, trustee Matt Stanton and state representative Jonathan Carroll. voting process is. The event held two different sessions, one during second and third period, “If students are not educated in the voting process, every study shows that and the other during seventh and eighth period, each session hosting a they won’t vote when they’re old enough to vote,” Heidi Graham, board different set of candidates. The representatives spoke in a debate-like manner member of LWV, said. and brought awareness to current political issues, such as gun control and “The decisions we make today affect you guys down the road. Just like healthcare. The main purpose, though, wasn’t simply to hear representatives when I was a kid there was decisions made then that are affecting me today. debate, but rather alert students of the importance of voting. Many of the So you guys have to get involved in this process, you guys have to ask candidates at the event spoke of how voting is one way to truly change the questions, you have to go to people like me and say ‘what the heck are you government. doing’ and why are you doing this. Hold us accountable,” Carroll said.
Politicians and candidates hold a seminar in the WHS theater to inform students about the importance of voting in the upcoming election on Nov. 6, 2018.
Photos taken by Santiago Cuevas
New foyer renovation: WHS to turn coffee shop By Katie Meyer Social Media Manager The “commons” is a seating area covered in blue stained carpet and often found populated with students. Students can sit there during lunch, and it is a popular hang out place both before and after school. Many students hang out there multiple times throughout the week with their friends. “I hang out there one to two times a week before school and before practice after school,” Mila Tutaj, junior, said. While many people hang out in the commons when school is not in session, many others sit there during lunch periods. “I like that the commons are simple to sit outside and eat during lunch,” Jasmin Macedo, freshman, said. However, some students complain that the commons look run down and littered with garbage. Most students agree that there is not enough space for
our school population and they are a bit old. “They are kind of crowded, disorganized, and need to be updated,” Tutaj said. The commons has had the same model since the 1980s and they haven’t been updated since. However, WHS might be now getting a renovation. “We are planning on getting rid of the carpet, adding high tables with charging stations, and soft seating. I’m kind of thinking of making the new commons look like a Starbucks,” Angela Ginnan, associate principal, said. Many students think that this renovation would be a good addition to WHS. “I think renovating is a really good idea. It would be a change to how people perceive the school at first glance, and it is such a big part of student life at Wheeling. I think renovating would make people want to go there during their free periods too,” Parita Patel, senior, said. As students await the renovation, it still might not happen for a while. “We are not sure when the renovation will be done. It really depends on priority and our priority are classrooms right now,” Ginnan, said.
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News
November 9, 2018
Student council plans food drive for the holidays On Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, student council had 3 hour shifts at Garden Fresh. “We want to make the food By Jaspreet Kaur drive eventually something bigger in our school,” Marin said. Staff Reporter “With an abundant availability of food, I think that we don’t realize that people are in need of food Every year, WHS student council members and shelter, people around us, even in our localities. organize a food drive to provide meals for the We don’t realize that these little things that we take upcoming holidays. “We got a lot of donations, for granted, other people would really appreciate. I money and food. It was nice standing there and think that it’s great that they’re doing this with winter knowing that we are helping our community,” Natalia coming up because families need to have some food Marin, senior, said. available to them,” Marin said. Student council members put in a lot of effort Other WHS students voiced their approval for the and time into organizing the food drive from making food drive as well. “It really helps people and I’m donation boxes to working long shifts. really proud of student council. Giving something to Kristie Quathamer, one of the food drive someone during this time could be a lot for them,” organizers with student council, shared experiences Cassie Rivera, junior, said. while planning for the food drive. “There’s a lot that “We are collecting food for families that don’t goes into organizing a food drive that you wouldn’t necessarily have a good Thanksgiving holiday meal, even think about, like saving boxes, telling people so that we can provide them with a nice holiday where to pick up food or where to drop off donations, meal. We are trying to fill 75 boxes, so we would like getting the word out that we are doing a food drive all the help we can get. If they want to donate food and spending time on weekends at stores for food or if they want to donate money, any help we get, we donations,” Quathamer said. would appreciate,” Quathamer said.
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Student council members hold up signs for customers of Garden Fresh to donate to the WHS food drive.
Unity Day advocates awareness for anti-bullying By Alexis Knight Staff Reporter
Photos taken by Alexis Knight
Orange was worn by various staff and students, and could be seen throughout the hallways on Oct. 24th, 2018. That day marks the first Unity Day at WHS, which was put on by the sociology classes. They urged everyone to wear orange in support of anti-bullying, and hung up orange posters and other decorations around the school. Some students, who were involved in its productions, thought many people loved the idea of a Unity Day. “Sociology decided to do a Unity Day at school as a way of promoting bullying prevention. This was our teacher’s idea, since she would always say that bullying was a big problem that could be reduced, of course. I feel like many people loved the idea. Of course not everyone was wearing
orange, but during lunch periods with all the sociology tables out, there were opportunities for people to participate, like tying an orange band on their wrist or bag. A small gesture, but it still shows they were a part of it. I loved helping with Unity Day because so many people were willing to sign our poster and/or asked us if they can. Also people got excited about getting a ribbon to wear and it made me so happy because I love knowing that what I’m doing makes other people happy,” Rosemary Sales, senior, said. More students agree it was good idea, but it did not have too much participation. “It was a good idea, but nobody cared about it and that’s sad,” Kazu Quigley, sophomore, said. Other students believed Unity Day was an effective experience. “Students were actually really positive about it which surprised me. I
Taking A Global Glimpse Burma: Hundreds of exiled Rohingya Muslims have reported the military burning villages, raping women and killing civilians in the masses. Burma’s military systematically planned a genocidal campaign to rid the country of Muslims. A non-profit advocacy group called the “Fortify Rights” was able to name some people behind the horrendous crimes and wants the UN security council to refer them to
the international criminal court to be charged with war crimes. Ethiopia: Ethiopia has appointed a woman, Billene Seyoum, as their new government spokesperson on Nov. 5, 2018. She will take on the position as the press secretary and will be assisted by another woman who will take the position of deputy press secretary. This appointment was the new Prime Minister’s effort
to gender diversifying the cabinet positions, splitting cabinet positions 50/50 between men and women with now 10 men and 10 women. The Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, also nominated a women for Ethiopia's president which would mark their first female president. On Nov. 1st, 2018, the Prime minister nominated the country’s first female president of the federal supreme courts.
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Students question PE By Amanda Talalaj Editor-In-Chief Physical education classes have appeared to students more strict and polarizing, as more restrictions have sprung from a lack of participation and not dressing. “Gym is stricter because teachers deduct grades if you aren’t able to run a whole lap on the football field,” Angelina Paja, junior, said. Although seeming this way to the students, that was not the intention of staff and division head coordinators. “I don’t want people leaving here and hating PE and not wanting to do something physical; that’s not the goal. We, as a staff, try to actually get the input of students to determine how we can change students’ feelings about PE, some of which can start with what they hate the most: running and swimming,” Kevin Muck, CTE divison head, said. With those aspects of PE being toned down to an extent, the classes still need to incorporate some type of cardio workout. This has been limited to every Tuesday and Thursday, while Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays are labeled as game days. “We want a 'health club mentality' and it doesn’t matter at the end of the day as long as they’re getting a good cardio workout and can maintain healthy body systems inside and feel good about their appearances,” Muck said. This choice model was supposed to encourage students to find out the exercises that will most work for them, whether it be running, cycling, lifting and so on. This is to help students within their futures when trying to stay fit as adults. “Our mentality is, let’s try to get a situation where it’s less punitive and like punishment, and get more like let’s encourage what they want to do,” Muck said. While some students may be disappointed in this change of gym protocol, others see its use. “I think that making the PE punishments stricter was in response to a general lack of effort. People wouldn’t do what was expected because gym doesn’t go into [their] GPA and losing points meant nothing to them. Being expected to do work, and being given additonal work for not doing so encourages participation and effort,” Giaden Halfman, senior, said.
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thought people would blow it off just because bullying is a common topic, but it was interesting to see how people engaged with it. I liked seeing all of the students actually taking it seriously,” Morgan Tadish, senior, said. “I definitely thought it was effective because so many people were aware that Unity Day was happening and everyone had so much pride in what they were doing when promoting that day,” Sales said. Students not involved in the day’s production still believed it should continue in the future with more participation. “I thought it was cool. The day before, I really wanted everyone to come together and unify, but nobody did so I was sad. I think it should continue in the future, but I want people to actually do it,” Nicole Goldman, sophomore, said.
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Arts
November 9, 2018
Pops Concert Brings Hollywood to WHS By Erica Hayden Staff Reporter
Photos taken by Erica Hayden After Don Rowley, emcee, speaks, the musicians begin to play. The Pops Concert, which was held on Oct. 26, allowed the audience to experience a wide range of music throughout the night.
On Friday, Oct. 26, the annual Pops Concert was held inside the main gym of WHS. This years theme, A Night at the Movies, held performances from WHS’ well known jazz bands, orchestra and choirs. The musicians executed musical pieces connecting to the concerts theme, pieces from movies such as “Coco,” “Jurassic World,” “La La Land” and others as well. When preparing for such a grand event, preparation and practices for such can be quite overwhelming due to the pieces, activities and solos following. “It was not that difficult to prepare for the pops concert because we have been practicing our music since the beginning of the school year. The only thing I would say was difficult was performing in the gym since we normally don’t sing there and the sound in there is really bad,”
Abby Escutia, junior said. Through the night, there were often breaks that the emcee, Don Rowley, would host mini games that involved the theme. The games were identifying what song from the famous movie, which was a creative spin on the annual concert as many have thought themselves. “I think this year was very creative and it brought more people in. Also, with the mini games it kept the night alive and overall the concert went smoothly,” Christian Esparza, sophomore, said. Due to the well produced idea of the famous movie pieces, many were moved and thrilled from the fact they were played by the musicians themselves. “We only played one piece which was an arrangement or medley of John Williams’ most famous movie scores. Many enjoyed it since many of the popular movies growing up were by John Williams and the music was very entertaining. Out of the John Williams pieces we played, sections of, my favorite to play was Jaws since
Students capture beauty outside of the classroom By Andrea Mendoza Staff Reporter
architecture and common surrounds. “My favorite part of the field trip was being outside of Evanston and exploring a city I had never been to. I On Oct. 24th and 25th, the think that by being new to the city, it photography classes were given inspired me and I took a lot of pictures. the opportunity to go to either Northwestern University and Evanston I think it’s good we had a specific way we had to take the pictures because or the Chicago Botanic Garden in it allows you to think about it and not Glencoe. The field trip involved all just take any picture you want,” senior, the photography classes, including photography one through three and AP. Itzel Franco-Medina, said. Allowing for the students to walk around alone “We deliberately chose locations that were nearby, safe, had many elements and explore by themselves gave them more freedom with their photos. of an urban environment and allowed “It was a good feeling interacting for easy van parking. The two locations with the purpose and meaning of the gave students lots of opportunities to take photographs in amazing locations picture. The weather was a bit cold, but after walking and exploring it was with great light. In photography, so beautiful. Also, having a camera lighting is so important. It is so hard especially for beginning photographers around me helped me think beyond my work,” Jessenia Ocampo, junior, to know how to get a decent picture said. These field trips allow students in poor lighting conditions. Asking to go to new locations that can offer students to take pictures after school better experiences and because these can be a challenge because at this time of the year, we’re really struggling locations might not be as accessible for other students, the school offering with dark environments that aren’t these trips increases the positive as easy to work with,” Rebeccah experiences in elective classes. Silver, photography teacher, said. “The average student would not go This field trip offered them great out of their way to go to a cool place photo opportunities by looking at the
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
A couple of Emily Wachter’s artwork from AP Studio Drawing.
in order to take pictures. I think it’s cool we had the opportunity to be in a new environment and got to experience outdoor lighting instead of always being inside of the school with poor lighting. It also helped that the teachers were with us and if we had any questions we could have asked them and they could have helped us right away instead of waiting for an email reply,” Franco said. “Taking students out of the school environment even for one day of their year and giving them a new perspective of how to work with artistic medium, is an amazing moment. I always ask my students how many of them have visited some of these cultural and geographical treasures within a 15-20 minute drive of Wheeling. While some of them have, so many of them have not been to these locations before. We have this amazing thing called the Internet, but it’s not really the same as visiting a place in person instead of being an armchair traveler. Locations and experiences allow students to see a larger world, how art is a huge part of that world and to help students DREAM BIG,” Silver said.
very humble and was looking for feedback in order to grow as an artist,” Bale said. Bale described that Wachter’s commitment to Artist of the month goes her talent is the reason why to senior, Emily Wachter, she choose Wachter as artist known best for her of the month. outstanding artwork. Her “It takes a lot of creativity, passion and hard dedication to make a quality work has shown Julie Bale, AP Studio Drawing portfolio. art teacher, how she’s earned The AP students need to this recognition throughout constantly be making artwork the semester. in class and outside of class. “Emily is extremely hard Right out of the gates, at the working. She has laser focus beginning of the term, she for the artwork that she is approached the work, came creating. She is friendly and to school by the deadline happy to help others out in and it was fully rendered and class,” Bale, art teacher, said. polished. Every piece she Bale’s first impression of creates is not only rendered Wachter was when she first beautifully, but it is also well came across her drawing thought out. Emily has gone skills. from a good art student who “I met Emily when can make something look she was a student in my realistic to an awesome art Intermediate Art class. She student who can also think had a wonderful ability to critically and engage with draw with a close likeness contemporary art practices to whatever it was she in her artwork. It has been was drawing. In this first a joy to see Emily grow and encounter, I believe she was I look forward to her future working on a still life. But I artistic endeavors,” Bale don’t think she realized the said. abilities she had. She was With words from her
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the other bassoonist Shannon and myself had important parts, but my favorite to hear was the Raiders March from the first Indiana Jones film since that was definitely in my top two favorite movies growing up and I loved the music then as I do now,” Gabriel Clisham, junior, said. As the night was slowly coming to its end, the crowd was nevertheless pleased by the musicians’ talents and performances. Their success of the night showed through their work and dedication as some had surely noticed. “I do believe the concert was a success, everything went smoothly and everyone sounded great,” Julia Kowalczyk, freshman, said. All in all, each performance was spectacular in their own way, echoing of a previous comment, the musicians truly showed their hard work and love for music in the pieces they performed. The night exceeded expectations and gave many a new respect for the talents the choirs, bands and orchestras had portrayed. Until next time musicians.
A few pictures the students from photos took at their fieldtrip at Northwestern University and Chicago Botanic Gardens.
teacher, Emily gave her take on her love for art. She explains how making art helps her in her everyday life. “When I am creating artwork, I feel at peace. I am able to forget about what is making me worry or stress. Art class is a great time for me to forget about the test or presentation I have the next period or get my mind off a grade with which I’m not satisfied,” Emily Wachter, senior, said. For many, people feel art is a way to get away from hard times and a way to express emotions and feelings. Some may even feel as it’s a therapeutic way to express themselves. “Art is definitely therapeutic for me. Working on an art project or even just doodling can alleviate my stress,” Wachter said. She goes on to tell about the reason she is so attracted to this form of art. “I am drawn to art because it is an outlet over which I have complete control. In most aspects of
my life, I can’t have that. In art, I have the freedom to create what I want with little to no boundaries,” Wachter said. Getting inspired is tough, especially when you’re an artist, and finding inspiration for work is a multi-step process. “At times, it is difficult for me to be inspired. I find it interesting because some of my friends who enjoy art don’t like art class as they’re limited to certain subjects or mediums. I find it to be the opposite. In art class, I am the most inspired because I am surrounded by hard working artists and staff who are willing and able to give us amazing advice. Out of the many ideas they throw at us, it only takes one to spark and inspire a whole different level to my artwork. Not to mention, we have so many materials that we can work with for free,” Wachter said. According to her teacher, due to Emily’s personality and diligence, she is a perfect choice for artist of the month.
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Novemeber 9, 2018
CNA classes prepare Italian Club promotes students with mock labs culture through food By Amanda Talalaj Editor-In-Chief Every Tuesday, the CNA students put on scrubs and perform labs that give them the practice they need for clinicals. The CNA course, abbreviated from Certified Nursing Assistant course, is a dual honors credit class aligned with Harper College. The credit they earn from going through clinicals and passing the Harper exam will certify a high school student as a CNA. “I’m really glad that I took this class because my mom is a nurse at a nursing home and she can get me a job as a CNA once I graduate,” Miegel Adaya, senior, said. In order to graduate though, students must first complete 40 hours clinical service at the nursing home adjacent to WHS, Lexington. In order to practice this, they perform mock clinicals within the health careers room every Tuesday. So far, the class has already
practiced how to properly wash their hands, feed each other, brush each other’s teeth, and transfer one another. “My favorite clinical so far was when we fed each other because it was a lot of fun and we got to eat a bunch of different foods,” Ruby Trujillo, junior, said. Not only are these mock clinicals fun and entertaining for the students, but they are also prepping them for the real thing. “I think these labs are helping us prepare so much for the actual clinicals we will have to do soon. It makes me less anxious and nervous for them when we’ve already practiced so much,” Lizeth Leon, junior, said. CNA runs this year periods 7, 8, and 9. In order to take the course, you need to be a junior or a senior and have already completed the classes of Introduction to Health Careers and Medical Terminology, both dual enrollment courses as well.
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Italian club sells diffrent foods representing Italian culture at their annual fundraiser.
By Laura Cordova Staff Reporter
Photos Taken By Amanda Talalaj
CNA students practice feeding each other in order to prepare for their jobs at the Lexington Health Care Center.
“Wheeling high school students were so excited for gelato that it sold out in 30 minutes in 5th period lunch,” Mariangela Bonasera, Italian teacher said. Italian week was hosted on Oct. 16-19 in which Italian classes sell foods such as coffee, focaccia bread (Italian pizza bread), baked goods, nutella bars (cookies, cuisants and fruit dipped in Nutella), cannoli, baked mostaccioli and gelato in the front foyer. WHS students helped out during the weekend to put decorations in the main hallways to show off Italian culture. Students hung up streamers
with colors of the Italian flag and decorated the Italian door. “I was helping out selling goods in my lunch period and the thing that I enjoyed most about Italian week was the decorations and the food,” Jonathan Juarez, senior, said. “What I enjoyed about Italian week was how is gives us students a different culture in the school,” Karina Gomez, senior, said. Italian week exposes students to different types of regions from Italy. “We love seeing kids try different foods and experience different cultures,” Bonasera said. Italian week raised $500 in which the money goes to Italian clubs, the Italian exchange which helps students from Italy come to the United States and expose them to our culture.
Spokesman interviews members of the Little Wildcat preschool class! Q1: What’s your favorite candy? Tyler Hartung
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November 9, 2018
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Trip to Bull’s arena encourages AVID students By Erica Hayden Staff Reporter
As the event came to, the game had initiated leaving the students at the edge of their seats, roaring and cheering for their team. Yet the knowledge following will forever be carried, along with the memories made. “It truly is a opportunity that won’t come again. The memories and knowledge I obtain from a event like this would be unlike anything I or anyone could experience. I prioritize school on top of anything but I also
want to assure that I’m having the high school experience that I would like to look back on,” Ruby Trujillo, junior, said. Recently on Friday, Nov. 02, at noon, a plethora of students upon many grades attended one of the first Chicago Bulls games that AVID had provided. The students had left WHS in four busses that had separated them by grade. The ride was short, although upon getting there, everyone was as rowdy and as excited as one would be. Even so, others were thrilled, not only from the experience, but from a game that was not very well known
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to them. “The main reasons why I decided to attend the Bulls basketball game was because I was going to be able to miss school and how I was going to be able to watch a basketball game for the first time by such a well known team,” Marisol Montoya, sophomore, said. Before the game, the AVID program had organized career panels that involved many members behind the scenes of the NBA and everything else affiliating it. The nine were to explain their job positions, their hardships, life lessons, etc. While listening and soaking up
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A group picture at the United Center in front of the Michael Jordan statue. AVID students are welcomed to the arena with a sign on the jumbrotron.
information from the nine, many had produced their own input on it. “I did not like the panel because it didn’t really have to do with what I want to do but I think it is a good idea to have because most people don’t really know what they are going to be doing in the future, so in that aspect, I think it is a good idea,” Jason Shaji, freshman said. Sadly, at a very close game, the final score was Bulls-105 and the Pacers-107. Even so, many were grateful for the experience and even had takeaways from it, which ended off everyone’s night, a bittersweet one.
Photo taken by Erica Hayden AVID students and advisors from various schools take pictures on the Bull’s court.
Janitors, the saviors of the school By Ben Karp Copy Editor Compared to the vast amounts of adored security guards, teachers and lunch ladies, janitors are only sporadically present throughout the school day, often burrowed in their office located near the vending machines. Yet, the janitors do more than clean up the occasional mess: they allow students and teachers to thrive in
a healthy environment, something WHS janitor Rob Peters wholeheartedly acknowledges. “I always say ‘Teachers teach, and I’m here to prepare them to teach,’” Peters said. Janitors are vital contributors to WHS’s history of academic success; their diligent work allows students to remain healthy and to keep attending school. “Disinfections are important because students don’t get as sick as they would [without regular
cleanings],” Tim Meyer, science teacher, said. As a science teacher, Meyer’s students are often in contact with various amounts of bacteria.Thus, his room needs a lot of cleaning. Many students value the work janitors do to keep the school safe and clean. “All the janitors are really nice, so it’s nice interacting with them,” Anthony Cruz, junior, said. Students like Cruz often see the janitors cleaning up the lunchroom or commons.
On rare occasions, they might enter classrooms to fix the heating or air conditioning, or just do general cleaning. Many students often try to acknowledge the janitors and thank them for their hard work. “I just say ‘hi’ and ‘thank you,” Cruz said. Armed with a positive attitude and a multitude of tools, the WHS janitors keep students, teachers and anyone else who enters our school safe and healthy.
HIGH SCHOOL PROBLEMS ISSUE 1 BY: JARED MOSER
Comic 1: Student Logic
Comic 2: Spacing Out
Comic 3: Procrastination
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Focus
November 9, 2018
How the demand for ani the animals, our health Unless cage-free or humanely raised, commercial meat is paired with animal cruelty and suffering of animals. More than 29 million cows in the United States suffer from cruelty from the meat and dairy industries each year. Unless the meat is bought humanely-raised, cows are usually branded, dehorned and castrated without painkillers. The cows are then sent to feedlots to fatten up for slaughtering. Many young male calves are killed for veal, while female cows are constantly being artificially impregnated to keep them lactating. Calves are separated from their mothers and aren’t even fed their mother’s milk, as the milk is taken from them for human consumption. Calves are fed a cow milk alternative instead. In the commercial fishing industry, long-lining and bottom trawling hurt a lot of the ocean life and coral reefs. Bottom trawling consists of dragging a large net across the ocean floor and picking up everything in its path, and long-lining is when there is one long main fishing line with many different baited fishing hooks that also catch unwanted seafood. Chickens are arguably one of the most abused animals on the planet. 9 billion chickens are killed for their meat, and 305 million hens are used for eggs each year in the U.S. Chickens raised for meat by commercial farmers are called “broilers” and are kept in overcrowded cages. They are bred and drugged to grow so large that they often cannot carry their own body weight. Often, they can barely able to stand on their own two legs and suffer from heart attacks and organ failure due to rapid weight gain. These are only a few side effects of the cruelty caused by factory farming. Chickens used for eggs are called “laying hens” are also crammed together in confinement. These animals in nature are generally clean, but due to lack of personal space, they are forced to urinate and defecate on each other. Since male chicks cannot lay eggs, they get ground up alive or tossed into bags to suffocate.
The consumption of animal products like meat, dairy, fish and eggs have been linked to health issues like heart disease, obesity, cancer and diabetes. Meat, eggs, and dairy products are high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Once consuming too much saturated fat, plaque inside the arteries builds up and restricts blood flow to the rest of the body, increasing risks for heart attacks. Saturated fats appear far less in plant-based foods than animal products. The average cholesterol level of a vegan is 146, while the average vegetarian cholesterol level is 177. The average meat-eater has a cholesterol level of 194. No plant food contains cholesterol. Meat-eaters are three times more likely to be obese than vegetarians, and nine times more likely to be obese than vegans. Research shows that diets that are high in animal fats have the highest correlation with Alzheimer’s disease. The human consumption of cow milk has been linked to many different health issues such as prostate cancer, acne, high cholesterol and weight gain. After infancy, approximately 65% of people develop intolerance to lactose. A single serving of milk contains 20% of the recommended daily allowance for saturated fat.
Eating meat affects the environment more than all pollution from transportation combined. An animal needs water and food to live healthily and happily. A cow, for example, can drink up to 50 gallons of water per day, and it takes 683 gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk. It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef, while one pound of tofu requires 244 gallons of water. Since there are approximately 70 billion farm animals killed for food each year, raising those animals to keep up with the demand results in a lot of manure being produced by each one of those animals. According to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, U.S factory farms produce about 500 million tons of animal manure each year. With no place to dispose the waste, the manure often gets either sprayed into the air to disperse and avoid hitting water pollution limits or gets dumped into a “waste lagoon,” which can contaminate water. Manure and fertilizer piles have already contaminated in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Piles of manure in North Carolina and numerous other states were dislodged by Hurricane Florence, causing the manure to float into and contimate critical water supplies. Using land to grow food for animals is inefficient, when comparing the land needed to feed a vegan versus a meat-eater. It takes almost 20 times less land to feed a person with a plant based diet than a meat-eater because the plant based individual eats the crop directly, rather than a meat-eater who eats animals, which eat the crops. According to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification, it takes up to 10 pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. In the U.S, 56 millions of acres of land are used to grow feed for animals, while 4 million acres are used for producing plants for humans to eat. In the last 40 years, more than 18% of the rainforest has been destroyed to make room for cattle ranching. The food a person eats has a huge impact on the environment. Carbon footprints are the greenhouse gases produced by growing, farming, processing and transporting food. The biggest carbon footprints belong to transportation, housing and food. The type of food a person eats ha various effects on the environment, with meat creating one of the biggest impacts. Animal agriculture is responsible for 9% of human-caused global carbon dioxide emissions globally. Livestock is responsible for about 37% of the methane emissions, mainly coming from cattle. According to a 2014 study, producing beef releases 4 times more than a calorie equivalent amount of pork, and 5 times as much as the same amount of poultry.
Would you ever give up eating meat?
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“No, it’s too good. It also helps me gain weight,” Aima Igiehon, freshman, said.
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“No, I don’t like other types of protein, and meat tastes good,” Abigail Zipter, sophomore, said.
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“If there was no meat left and I couldn’t eat it, then I think I would be okay,” Jackie Fuentes, junior, said.
“I don’t think so. Meat has vitamins for survival and there is no product to exchange what it provides. One thing I would try is to not eat it every day,” Zoryana Horchynska, senior, said.
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“Yes, and I have. When I was in middle school, I was a vegetarian for a year. I stopped my freshman year of high school. I then started once again after I read “The Jungle” in high school. Now I only eat chicken, but I try to be vegan and cruelty-free most of the time. I also try to be environmentally friendly and limit my meat intake,” Cecilia Gama, Spanish teacher, said.
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que es la verdadera razón por la que se formó la caravana, para encontrar seguridad lejos de su hogar. Debido a esta razón para huir, legalmente la La frontera entre México y los Estados caravana será considerada como refugiados. Unidos siempre ha sido vista como un El 22 de octubre de 2018, Trump twitteó: obstáculo que se debe superar para los “Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador no inmigrantes ilegales con el fin de obtener una pudieron hacer el trabajo de impedir que la mejor vida para ellos y sus familias. gente salga de su país y vengan ilegalmente a Surgió la noticia de que la caravana, los Estados Unidos. Ahora comenzaremos a migrantes centroamericanos, también cortar, o reducir sustancialmente, la masiva conocida como Viacrucis del Migrante, presencia extranjera”. ayuda rutinariamente se inició durante la Semana Santa en la dada a ellos “. Después de que Trump tuiteó primavera de 2017 y 2018 de personas que esto, muchos sintieron que su voz debía ser huyeron de la violencia de pandillas del escuchada. Triángulo Norte de Centroamérica organizada “Trump puede llamar a los militares en la por Pueblo Sin Fronteras- estaban planeando frontera, todavía no cambia el hecho de que venir a los Estados Unidos. realmente no pueden hacerles nada porque A medida que se hizo más conocido por hay una serie de reglas que DEBEN seguir el público, Trump amenazó a la caravana para que esté “bien” para que continúen diciendo que llamaría a los militares en la Con planes o lo que sea ”, Jessica Esquivel, frontera para mantenerlos fuera. Cuando el estudiante de último año dijo. Estos refugiados grupo comenzó tenía solo 160 miembros, pero buscan seguridad y una mejor calidad de con el tiempo creció a más de 1,000 personas. vida en el país conocido por su libertad, pero La caravana se había formado porque nuestro presidente se niega a darles nada. muchas de las personas sentían que, “Teníamos que hacerlo”. Durante años, las familias han estado entrando al país de esta manera en busca de una vida mejor y más segura. “Tengo un par de familiares que vinieron a los Estados Unidos hace mucho tiempo y creo que ahora más que nunca es más difícil llegar a los Estados Unidos”, Stephanie Mancilla, estudiante de último año dijo. Han cruzado a Guatemala y luego a México, con miles de personas más uniéndose en el camino. Con Trump amenazando a la caravana, surgieron muchas dudas sobre cómo se manejarían exactamente las cosas una vez o si alguna vez llegaran a la frontera. “Creo que a los inmigrantes que intentan ingresar al país todos a la vez se les debe dar la oportunidad de demostrar que son parte de la sociedad de los Estados Unidos y no una amenaza para nuestro país. Los inmigrantes suelen ser estereotipados para ser una amenaza, pero creo que no todos los inmigrantes encajan en ese estereotipo y se les debe dar la oportunidad de hacer una vida aquí “, Claudia Godínez Chávez, estudiante de segundo año dijo. Existe la obligación de escuchar las reclamaciones de los migrantes que han llegado a los Estados Unidos si dicen que temen la violencia en sus países de origen,
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muchos dias, a pesar de su nombre, en oc� tubre y noviembre. en este dia, la mayoria de los mexicanos celebran las vidas de sus familiares y amigos que ya han fallecido.
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Entertainment
No hate to give of being from a black and white world. However, being raised in a very different environment, the By Alexis Knight movie served as an Staff Reporter eye opener. It clearly depicts the racial Being derived from YA inequalities that still fiction it becomes hard for exist in the world. It the film to live up to the re-sensitizes viewers expectations of a book. that may have Books contain much more become desensitized detail than movies can to the matter of actually bring to the screen, race because of however, “The Hate u Give” how it is learned or was no disappointment to because of how often the book. While some minor it is seen on the characters were left out of news. We learn about racial the film, the semantics of the inequalities in US history, story smoothly translated to and think it’s something that the big screen. It stimulated doesn’t happen in the ways it the mind while captivating did in the 1960’s. Although, the heart; I do not think I at times the movie showed ever cried so much during a parallels to the Civil Rights film. Movement, showing that if As someone who is both history isn’t learned it will black and white, it was easy repeat itself. for me to connect to the The movie really shows main characters’ feelings how a strong support system,
“Wrld on Drugs” thoroughly disappoints By Gisselle Franco-Munoz Staff Reporter
The hip-hop and rap mixtape “Wrld on Drugs” is a joint album by famous rappers, Juice Wrld and Future. Juice Wrld is known for writing songs about love and bad romantic experiences he has had with women. Meanwhile, Future is known to write songs about drugs. Although, the mixtape does feature other well known artists such as Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Lil Wayne and many more. The album is composed of sixteen songs and there are many different opinions on them. Some people genuinely thought the mixtape was good and had some songs that deserved to become hits. I spoke to my friends and I found out they were extremely disappointed with the mixtape and the featured artists, that they usually enjoy, didn’t change their opinions. In fact, they said that those artists made the mixtape worse than it would have been without them. My opinion, sadly, is the same as my friends’ opinion. To put it in the nicest way, I thought the album was bad and had absolutely no redeeming qualities. I will not be listening to this mixtape again. The syntax of the lyrics doesn’t fit the artists or the beat. This mixtape had a certain soundtrack that could be compared to the music in a horror movie which was absolutely not a good sound and it didn’t make it any better. I prefer Juice Wrld’s musical style but the melody that was presented throughout the entire mixtape mostly matched Future’s style and not Juice Wrld’s style. Their completely different styles did not mesh well because they both sounded like they were in their own worlds. Juice Wrld and Future should take “Wrld on Drugs” as a learning experience to learn how to collaborate with other artists. I really hope that the next album Juice Wrld releases will be better than what this mixtape wishes it had been.
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to “The Hate U Give” whether family, friends, or community, is essential to help one grieve. The movie encourages the audience to empathize with the characters and in turn feel their vulnerability. Putting an audience in the situation makes it easier for the movie to convey its message to them. It left me in a situation where I really had to think about racial problems in the world, what I don’t know about it and what I don’t realize may be going on in my own life. This makes the movie powerful because it gets people to think critically, which isn’t necessarily easy when trying to pair it with entertainment. “The Hate U Give” hits this on the nail. Daunting racial topics in modern America were brought to light. How where a person lives can create stereotypes of people that do not tell the whole story of a person or a situation. It shows that racism can also
be more than just shooting black people; it exists in other forms. While it is a pro-black activism film, the movie does not paint the picture that all white people are bad. The movie does show the realities that not all black individuals are on one side and all white people are on the other. In real life, there is a mix and the movie does depict this reality. Overall, the movie is definitely one I would consider a film of the ages, and it is a must see for anyone who is capable of reading movies. The movie reveals racism that no doubt still exists in modern society; it shows the struggle one in the main character’s position must face - the choice to speak out or remain silent - and having to face the consequences of the the choices she makes. The movie displays that power resides in a voice. But people must use their voice.
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Throwback Fashion Editorial
As classes mock real-life examples for differing career pathways, students get all the practice they need for their futures. As Redefining Ready is moving to become a nationwide initiative, WHS classes continue to mock procedures and examples that would appear in a real student’s future. For example, all law classes under Mr. Wool will be participating in mock courtroom trials to give students experience in an actual law setting. Within the CNA course, students practice labs that mock real-life clinical experiences that CNAs would normally complete in nursing homes and hospitals. With these experiences, students will be more prepared and competent in career fields they go into within their futures. As opposed to teachers just outlining what they know about the careers each student will go into, actually having students practice would greatly increase their knowledge within the field. Not only within a student’s career field, but these initiatives would also prepare a student better for their futures within college, for many students change their field and major within college many times before solidifying on one thing anyway. WHS has definitely made their goal to prepare their students for greater, more competent futures. Teachers of WHS have structured their classes more around student’s career paths and given their students a greater abundance of opportunities for success.
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from the 80s and 90s are more comfortable than normal rubber bands, and look nice in my hair. Scrunchies also come in a By Katie Meyer large variety of colors, opening Social Media Manager up a large amount of choices for a stylish appearance. Most importantly, scrunchies are Countless kids have thick, making someone (such as experienced the moment where me) less likely to lose them. their parents say, “I wore that Another trend that I find when I was your age!” This invigorating is the reappearance information often comes as of neon clothing. I have a bright a shock: fashion is usually a pink neon shirt; every time I center of rapid change and wear it, I receive a plethora of innovation. However, multiple compliments, as neon colors trends from as far back as the are more vibrant and noticeable 80s have resurfaced today, than dull colors one would earning considerable consumer usually find on clothes. acclaim, especially from me. One trend that I also love is The revival of scrunchies hoop earrings, which bring to is one of the best things to mind a plethora of 80s movies. happen from the current trend They appear classy in any of resuscitating old ideas. Many situation and complement any people today wear rubber bands outfit. in their hair, but the scrunchies Another trend that is coming
back is the tracksuit, which reminds me of 2000s fashion, and in particular, the 2004 movie “Mean Girls.” Tracksuitwearing celebrities were commonplace during that era, and for a good reason: nearly any tracksuit can look stunning on anyone. Another popular retro clothing trend that I find a little weird are ripped jeans. They were somewhat popular during my middle school years, but nowadays I rarely find a pair of jeans that don’t have rips or scratches on them. I think ripped jeans are cute, but not cute enough that I see a reason to wear them. As retro fashion items such as scrunchies and crop tops attain extreme popularity in the modern age, I bet that in the future, our kids will be wearing them too.
Is Lunch Too Expensive? By Matthew Posner Staff Reporter Do you want to order pizza? If you do, one slice averages anywhere from three dollars to $3.50. The prices are quite large for a slice of pizza, and it’s not the only expensive thing the cafeteria sells. Just one box of Bosco sticks cost three bucks, and many parents aren’t willing to throw away their hard-earned dollars. Johnny Papaioannou, freshman, expressed his frustration with the prices of these lunch items. “Many of the main entrees are just too expensive. The pizza should be two dollars, not three and a half. The Blizzards are also too expensive, and makes it harder for my parents to pay for it,” Papaioannou said. He also stated that the a la carte menu has items that are overpriced, and his family won’t allow him to purchase them. Tyler Giordano, freshman, is another student whose parents aren’t pleased with the insane prices. “A cost for a full meal here at Wheeling is about six dollars a day. That’s thirty dollars a week! I’m fortunate enough to be able to buy lunch, but others don’t have the opportunity to eat here,” Giordano explained. They aren’t the only ones who are dealing with lunch price issues here at WHS.
My parents don’t allow me to buy a full lunch because they fear that they are throwing away their money and can just provide cheaper options from the house. For example, the 20 ounce bottle of soda I buy weekly costs 50 cents per soda, while the lunch sodas cost two dollars. There are much cheaper options for students’ families, so they opt to keep their children out of the lunch line. However, Mary Antonucci, food service manager, says the prices are reasonable for families and business. “I think that the prices are reasonable. The prices range anywhere from three dollars to four and a half dollars, which is affordable,” Antonucci says. She also responded about the comment made by Papaioannou. “The pizza is a fair price because in order to make a profit, we have to sell it around three dollars. If we make it cheaper, we won’t have business,” Antonucci continued. I think that these prices are a bit extreme. No one truly wants to get a slice of pizza for three and a half bucks, when you can buy entire pizzas at Nacho’s and other pizzerias near the school for about five dollars. Before you know it, all the money you were saving up to buy other things outside of school or for your family is suddenly gone because the lunch at WHS is so expensive.
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Wildcats see success, 16 fall athletes bring home awards senior year. “I’ve always set goals for him, and we’ve talked, and we have a By Jared Moser great relationship,” Coach Polak said. Cartoonist Gross and Polak were not the only runners this fall to make an impact. Christina Pierini, senior, got With the fall sports season all conference, fifth in regional and coming to a close, many athletes made a strong impact on their team. These are brought her girls cross country team the type of players that coaches look for to sectionals. “She’s what we call a program kid,” Coach Tim Nowicki, when choosing All-Conference players. staff, said. “She’s been with the program Though the boys cross country for four years, and she’s been on varsity team did not advance to the state meet all four years, and all the kids that come as a team, Tyler Polak, senior, and through this program, they get better Jackson Gross, senior, both made an every year,” Nowicki said. Coaching impact on the season. Gross claimed Pierini in track and field in the spring all-conference and only was fifteen makes for a good coach to player seconds short of qualifying for state. relationship. “This was my seventh “What benefited him was his full year season with her, and as a middle of training under his belt,” Coach Tom schooler she did our summer running Polak, staff, said. “Just being fifteen seconds from state qualifying just shows camp,” Nowicki said. The 2018 golf season had a few you his determination and perseverance and how tough a kid he is,” Coach Polak key moments that set it apart from past years. Symantha Rohwedder, junior, said. As well as Gross, Tyler Polak also claimed all-conference and qualified for tied for 4th in regionals and Adrienne Rohwedder, senior, finished 10th in state. Being both a father and a coach state, the best finish in WHS golf history. “I feel accomplished. My experience in of Tyler’s made for a great relationship golf has definitely helped this senior year and helped him succeed during his
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lanes plus a diving well, separated by a bulkhead from their main pool. It was nice to swim there, as there’s often much more room for our swimmers to spread out,” Bell said. For the most part, after school Even with those benefits, there were athletic practices have a simple still problems with the not practicing routine. You go to your facility at your at WHS, “The only issues it caused for own school and practice there. us was shorter practices since BG’s However, the girls swimming and park district also utilizes the BGHS diving team did not have that ability: pool, and since we needed time to the pool broke due to a mechanical drive over to BG, our practices were issue and the team was forced to about 40 minutes shorter than usual,” practice at Buffalo Grove’s pool. Bell said. However, some looked at the However, Bell did not think benefits of using Buffalo Grove’s the shorter practice times affected pool. Anna Emery, senior, actually the teams, “Swimming is a sport liked using Buffalo Grove’s pool, that athletes often make quick “I personally liked BGs pool better improvements in, as their technical because it has a diving board, ability increases. However, once a well, different from the [Wheeling] swimmer reaches the point where swimming pool,” Emery said. they have more or less mastered their Even with these advantages, it was stroke, it does take a lot of effort, or crowded in the pool, “Even though “grinding” to continue to improve. the pool is bigger, it means we have While it’s not ideal to have shortened to share it with BG and practice after practices because it takes away from them,” Emery said. Coach Daniel Bell, the time that a swimmer is able to staff, agrees with most of the swimmers train, a few days shortened practice about the size of the pool, “BG’s pool won’t make or break a season,” Bell is much larger than ours, and has eight said.
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in golf,” Rohwedder said. On the boys side, Jared Moser, senior, finished with a career best round of 75, and took 3rd in conference. The girls volleyball team only got one all-conference choice this season, which left Coach Jason Kopkowski, staff, with a tough decision. Nicole Nguyen, senior, got the all-conference spot. Other girls considered were Kamila Staniszewski, senior, and Nosa Igiehon, senior. “The primary reason Nicole was chosen for all-conference was because of her daily consistent competitive spirit and her approach to the game,” Kopkowski said. Not only did Nguyen help the team by her competitive spirit, but with her play as well. Boys soccer had a lot to play for this fall season with past years going considerably well. This let them have four all-conference slots. Those being Luis Aviles, sophomore, Miguel Rodriguez, senior, getting all-sectional, Jesus Avila, senior, also getting allsectional, and Jared Urueta, senior. Urueta not only got all-sectional, but went to receive all-state, and all-Midwest honors. With a lot of experience helping
him his senior year, Urueta thinks it helped him improve his game. “I gained a lot of experience with the game which helped on reading the game better. Also the underclass men look up to seniors which made me work harder to be an example,” Urueta said. For football, the athletes receving all-confrence honors were seniors Michael Best, Aidan McCoy, and Brandon Zettek. Being one of the longest off-season sports makes for a lot of time spent on the field. “It was all preparation,” Best said, “all of the long practices, meetings and film and there’s only nine games, but we have three months of just practicing for that moment.” In Zettek’s opinion, being a senior really helped him this season. “Having prior experience helped me learn how to put work in to perform on the field,” Zettek said. Finally, McCoy was the defense key the team needed this season. “Aidan with his consistent play on the offensive and defensive line was a slam dunk with all the other coaches,” Coach Brian Hauck, staff, said.
How athletes get ready to compete and words of encouragement to always just look past the negative things and just look forward to the good things,” Tzarevski said. However, even with all the preparation, most athletes are glad There is a lot of preparation to see the end of the event. Bryan when it comes to athletics in high Martinez, school, sophomore, is consisting most excited to of not only see the end of the physical the race. “The and mental ending is great preparation, because I don’t but the have to run mental side any more and as well. I like seeing Savannah my time on the Giordano, board, because senior, uses I accomplished music as a something motivator good. I like the for herself. reward at the “My favorite end, the feeling song would you get,” have to be Martinez said. “Pray” by After the Sam Smith, Photo Courtesy of Lair Juniors Mitch Fister and Gio Sevilla prepare for the meet by stretching . competition it always most athletes calms me relax and try and help their down when I’m nervous,” Giordano teammates. “After a meet I high said. five all my teammates, it’s so While there is preparation for important that we’re supportive of each individual, athletes also use each other,” Giordano said. time before competitions to pump However, some choose to up and support their teammates. Viktorio Tzarevski, senior, tries completely relax afterwards, “I just to keep his teammates positive. “[I] sleep, I sleep, I eat and I sleep some more,” Martinez said. just try to keep positive words up
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Contreras leads, helps teammates throughout season Graphic by David Gonzalez
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worked very hard and improved each of her skills significantly over her four years in the tennis program,” Chomereau-Lamotte said. Tennis is a combination of Her proficiency in one-handed backhand shots and her consistent extreme endurance, speed and attendance at practice allowed her to become one of the most strength, which prove the sport dominant athletes on the tennis team, and also allowed her to play at to be one of the most grueling in the sectional meet. the world. To succeed in tennis, However, Contreras’s most defining traits are her respect towards an athlete must possess a large others and her will to help her teammates improve. Isidra Valencia, quantity of grit and athletic skill. senior, loves Contreras’ personality. “She’s very friendly, and she is The WHS tennis team is willing to help us improve and get better... She makes workouts fun, fortunate enough to have someone and she motivates us by saying positive things and making us laugh,” with all of these traits on its tennis Valencia said. team: Nayely Contreras, senior. Contreras even makes sure the team is improving every day, Contreras has been one of the even under unfavorable circumstances. “When my coach can’t come most dominant players on the on time, we [my teammates and I] workout together and practice,” WHS tennis team for the entire Contreras said. season, and even got to compete The ability for a team leader to get other teammates to cast away in the IHSA Sectional Meet at their doubts and develop a strong work ethic can make or break Highland Park in October. teams and lose or win championships; Contreras’s habits of always Sandrine Chomereau-Lamotte, supporting her teammates and allowing them to power through even head girls tennis coach, believes the toughest of workouts will likely leave a legacy of success for the Contreras’s success and her girls tennis program. Her unselfish motivations and gracious nature nomination as Athlete of the even show in her attitude toward the future of the tennis team. Month has been dependent on Although she says her greatest achievement is appearing at the her excellent work ethic and her sectional meet, Contreras says a large part of her legacy with the chemistry with her teammates. Photo Courtesy of Lair tennis team rests in her motivation “to keep trying whenever you Staring down her opponent, Nayely Contreras, senior, is ready for the serve. think it’s going to get tough, as long as I keep my head in the game,” “Nayely Contreras is a very responsible, reliable athlete and Contreras said. doubles partner. She is always there for Contreas implements that motivation into the rest of her her team, especially on early Saturday morning meets,” Chomereau-Lamotte teammates. Thanks to her stellar work ethic and athletic ability, Nayely said. Contreras is this issue’s Athlete of the Month. “She is a positive, active participant and role model for others. She has
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Volume 55 Issue 3
Upcoming Events Girls Varsity Basketball Tournament: Tuesday, November 13, at 7:30pm at Hoffman Estates Competitive Dance Invitational: Saturday, November 17, at 11:00am at Fremd Varsity Wrestling Meet: Wednesday, November 21, at 10:00am vs Batavia
Fall Season Finishers
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Left: The girls varsity volleyball team celebrate their team victory against the Prospect Knights. Jumping up to serve, Grace Zambrano, junior, uses her body momentum to hit the ball over the net. Right: The varsity girls swim team huddle before their meet starts. The team cheers on each other as they swim against their competitors. Sarah Ruschke, sophomore, keeps her eyes set on the water while completing her dive.
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Jared Urueta Claims All-Midwest Honors By Claire O’Donnell Staff Reporter Jared Urueta, senior, kicked his way through soccer season and was ultimately rewarded for the work he put into the sport. Ureta was named AllMidwest player, meaning he was ranked as one of the top players in the country from the Midwestern region.
“I didn’t expect to get such a big award, but my hard work and dedication finally paid off in a great way,” Ureta said. While numerous teammates assisted him throughout his high school soccer career, Urueta ultimately credits his father and coaches to his success. “It all started from my dad who pushed me every day to work harder each day and it just followed on to my coaches who trusted me as the years went on because they were hard on me just for me to be better. Being nominated all Midwest player is the best feeling because it made me feel like all the work that I put throughout the whole year showed that I was ready to compete,” Urueta said. Although Urueta’s WHS soccer career has come to an end, he is continued to be recognized as a role model to future players, due to his hard work ethic and perserverance.
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Jared Ureta, senior, along with his teammates celebrate Urueta’s goal, contributing to a team victory.
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Congratulations to Tyler Polak, senior, for qualifying to state for boys cross country
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ADRIENNE ROHWEDDER’S 10TH PLACE AT STATE Claims lowest score in history of girls golf at WHS with a score of 69
“It means a lot because I did it for my last year, for the school. My goal was to make it in the top ten in state and I made it.” Photo Courtesy of Lair
Finishing her swing, Adrienne Rohwedder, senior, keeps her body pointed towards where the ball was last struck, increasing the speed of the ball.
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