Volume 31, Issue 6 THE May 03, 2019 PROWLER Quince Orchard High School • 15800 Quincew Orchard Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Background on Russian interference and Mueller report By AYESHA SHAHZAD to come,” tweeted John Bolton, USSR made 86 all-cash purchases — a red a lot of our assets,’ said Donald Jr. in former diplomat and current National fl ag of potential money laundering — of 2008. ‘We don’t rely on American banks. Editor-in-Chief Security Advisor of the United States. Trump properties, totaling $109 million,” We have all the funding we need out of Regardless of one’s feelings towards wrote Jonathan Chait for New York Russia,’ boasted Eric Trump in 2014.” The 2016 presidential election was the president, it is evident that Trump’s Magazine. “In 2010, the private-wealth There is a lot to unpack regarding certainly one for the books. From the relationship with Russia is a somewhat division of Deutsche Bank also loaned him the relationship between Trump and email controversy involving candidate unconventional one for an American hundreds of millions of dollars during the Russia, but one of the most talked- Hillary Clinton to the surprising success president. For example, Trump’s fi nancial same period it was laundering billions about incidents was the meeting of Donald Trump, a TV star turned history with Russia is questionable. “From in Russian money. ‘Russians make up a between some of Trump’s associates presidential candidate, there was 2003 to 2017, people from the former pretty disproportionate cross-section of and a Russian lawyer. This took place on no shortage of shocking news stories June 9, 2016, in Trump Tower. Donald throughout the year. In fact, so much Trump, Jr. arranged the meeting with was happening at once that a lot of the Russian lawyer, who had ties to details seemed to go overlooked. the Kremlin; Trump’s then-campaign The election of Donald J. Trump chairman Paul Manafort and son-in-law was a shock to many, and NPR host Sam Jared Kushner were also present. The Sanders was among them. He tweeted body denied discussing anything related the day after the 2016 election: “8 to the presidential elections at the years ago, America elected its 1st Black meeting, but email exchanges between president. Today, it elected a candidate Trump Jr. and entertainment publicist endorsed by the KKK.” The KKK did, in Rob Goldstone that were later made fact, endorse Trump, as was expressed public revealed otherwise. All of this in the November 2016 issue of the Klan’s preceded the FBI counterintelligence offi cial newspaper, The Crusader. Others investigation into Trump’s collusion with were less shocked, more pleased. “With Russia, which began in July of 2016. Donald Trump as our next President we will have safer borders & stronger national CONT. ON PAGE 2 security policies for future generations PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EPOCH TIMES The breakthrough of first black hole ever pictured By JENNA LEVY “the shape of the shadow is circular.” sucks in all matter around it,” said physics to capture that same black hole, the Junior Katie Orr refers to the teacher Michael Schweizer. Not to worry instruments were nothing compared Managing Editor scientifi c discovery as “a major though, “the black hole is several billion to EHT’s. “It’s like going from a cheap advancement in the scientifi c world.” times larger than the sun, with a distance smartphone camera to a high defi nition A profound discovery in the science “This is a fascinating time to be alive of about 5,000 light years from Earth.” IMAX cinema,” said astrophysicist world was made last month: astronomers where they had to use like 15 of the world’s Additionally, “the picture, taken… Andrew Strominger of Harvard University. announced that the fi rst image of a black strongest telescopes to even see this black by a collaboration known as the Event Moreover, “this is just the hole was captured. The society as a whole hole,” added Orr. “We now know that we Horizon Telescope, depicts luminous gas beginning,” said Feryal Özel of the is largely aff ected by this breakthrough. can advance farther into space than we swirling around a supermassive black University of Arizona, who is a member Although over 200 scientists ever thought before. When the world ends hole at the center of M87, a galaxy 54 of the EHT collaboration. Now that contributed to the project, 29-year- we can fi nd another planet to travel to.” million light-years away,” according a black hole image is produced, EHT old Katie Bouman became the face of “[A black hole] an event in space that to Wired.com. In previous attempts plans “to amass a whole scrapbook the scientists behind the black hole. of black hole images,” added Özel. “[Three] years ago MIT grad student People around the globe are anxiously Katie Bouman led the creation of a new awaiting for the new advancements in the algorithm to produce the fi rst-ever image future after this major scientifi c success. of a black hole,” tweeted MIT, or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Other scientists such as Ken Young, an “This is a fascinating astrophysicists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center, and Shepherd Doeleman, project time to be alive... director of Harvard’s Project Event Horizon, were instrumental in the black We now know that hole project. “Right now, the telescope can already produce better images than we can advance far- what was shown today,” said Doeleman. “This blurry image is just the fi rst go.”. ther into space than According to The New York Times, Doeleman said “we have seen what we we ever thought thought was the unseeable.” Not only is the concept of the matter astounding to think before.” about, but the image reassured Einstein’s - Katie Orr theory that “matter, space and time come to an end and vanish like a dream,” and just like Einstein also predicted, PHOTO COURTESY OF SCIENCE NEWS

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PHOTO COURTESY OF ORANGE Page 2 Page 8 PHOTO COURTESY OF SAISD Page 10 PHOTO COURTESY OF AP NEWS COUNTY REGISTER 2 NewstheProwler MAY 03, 2019 QO Parents, celebrities indicted in college scandal PROWLER STAFF By ASHLEIGH GORDON coaches. Payments were made accommodations, a service participated in the sport. Editors-in-Chief Managing Editor through the Key Worldwide ACT and College Board offer Loughlin, who played Aunt Foundation, a nonprofit for students with learning Becky on the popular TV show Gabi Eyrich organization that had granted Full House, and Giannulli, a Fifty wealthy families disabilities. Singer had a Madison Mills 501(c)(3) status that allowed fashion designer, allegedly have been indicted with personal psychologist that him to avoid federal income paid bribes totaling $500,000 Kaitlyn Price alleged connections to a filled out the paperwork for taxes on the payments. In order to have their two daughters Ayesha Shahzad scheme allowing their children these students to gain these to be granted 501(c)(3) status, designed to be recruited by to cheat on standardized tests accommodations, even if they the IRS claims an organization the school. While neither and be admitted to high- didn’t actually need them. EIC Emeritus must “be organized and of the children had ever class institutions as athletes, Once the accommodations operated exclusively for competed in crew, they posed Tori Berry regardless of their abilities. were approved, Harvard exempt purposes,” which on crew equipment to be sent Among them are high profile alumnus Mark Riddell would include charitable, religious, into the coaches. Olivia’s names, such as Lori Loughlin take the test for the students. Associate Editors educational and scientific popular YouTube channel and Felicity Huffman, who used Both Dvorskiy and Williams Jantz en Focht purposes. Parents allegedly caused her involvement their extreme wealth to cheat are charged with conspiracy paid between $15,000 and in the scandal to capture Cindy Liu the college admissions system. to commit racketeering, $75,000 for Singer’s services, a wide audience of teens. Jenna Shatz man The central figure of the while Riddell pleaded guilty which could then be deducted While Giannulli’s parents scandal is William Rick Singer, on one count of conspiracy Claire Sullivan from their own personal taxes have pleaded not guilty as who has been cooperating to commit mail fraud and one as though they had donated of April 15, thirteen other Nicki Thomas with federal investigators count of money laundering. to a real organization. parents, including actress since September 2018. Singer Famous YouTube star and Singer orchestrated for Felicity Huffman, have received more than $25 million daughter of Lori Loughlin Managing Editors Igor Dvorskiy and Lisa “Niki” agreed to plead guilty: in between 2011 and 2018 in and Mossimo Giannulli, Nikki Ahmadi Williams to administer the her case, to one account of exchange for his services in nineteen-year-old Olivia Jade tests in certain Los Angeles conspiracy to commit mail Zoe Bell facilitating admissions, either Giannulli had been admitted and Houston locations. fraud and honest-services Ben Fleischer through altering standardized to the University of Southern Families coordinated for their mail fraud in accordance Ashleigh Gordon test scores or using his California as a crew team children to take the tests with recruit when she had never with plea agreements. Faith Lane connections with Division I Zach Levey Jenna Levy Terrorist att ack in New Zealand met with action by PM Staff Writers By CINDY LIU children—he saw. At one point, he went back streamed to Facebook Live,” she said. Jacob Cheris Associate Editor to his car to restock before going back into the As random mass shootouts become Ronnell Foreman mosque. Then he stepped onto the sidewalk, more common, people has become Lisett e Geiling In the island nation of New shooting any bystanders before getting in increasingly desensitized to such his car and driving recklessly to the second matters. As a result, Akter believes, “I Hannah Myers Zealand, crimes are rare. Last year, Stuff , a news media company in New mosque at high speed with blaring music. The needed to watch it, so I wouldn’t just Reid Ploshnick Zealand, came out with an article shooter was finally apprehended at gunpoint pass it off as just another shooting.” titled “Murder rate hits a 40-year- New Zealand’s response to the attack has On top of that, New Zealand gun CONTACT INFO low.” So it was all the more shocking been swift. “Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern owners have been voluntarily handing when a self-proclaimed “white announced the ban on military-style semi- in their semi-automatic rifles, even if Quince Orchard nationalist” opened fire in two automatic weapons, assault rifles and high- they would be otherwise allowed to High School mosques, killing 50 people on March 15. capacity magazines,” according to CNN, only keep them under the news laws. “We • The Christchurch shooting is one days after the attack. Their government has don’t need these in our country,” said 15800 Quince Orchard Rd. of New Zealand’s deadliest crimes censored the gunman’s name in media reports, farmer John Hart, who handed in his Gaithersburg, MD 20878 in decades, not only because of and banned the shooter’s manifesto and the own semi-automatic rifle, according • the casualties, but also the shock circulation of his video in order to limit the to Newsweek. Rival New Zealand (301) 840-4686 value of it: the gunman streamed spread of hateful ideas of the shooter. On the biker gangs also came together and, • himself on Facebook Live as he other hand, some, like senior Hazara Akter, along with high school students, [email protected] was committing the act of terror. don’t think the video should be censored. performed haka, the Maori ceremonial • The video looked like what many “I was shocked, just by the fact that it was dance, as a symbol of courage. Twitt er: @qohs_prowler have described as a first-person shooter game. The video started EDITORIAL POLICY off with a few minutes’ drive with music in the background—around The Prowler gladly ac- the neighborhood, as it seems— cepts comments, concerns, nothing besides the view of his semi- and lett ers to the editor. automatic rifles would have suggested Lett ers may be emailed to the horrific deed he’d commit. As [email protected], he pulled up to the first mosque, he mailed c/o The Prowler to took out his weaponry from the back trunk and opened fire on everyone— the school address above, the old, the young, men, women, and or dropped off directly to PHOTO COURTESY OF DHAKA TRIBUNE Ms. Cooley-Klein in Room 241. Lett ers may be edited for space and clarity. What the Mueller report could mean for America ABOUT March 22nd. On April 18th, the campaign with conspiring for NBC News before the By AYESHA SHAHZAD Department of Justice released with Russia, the public may release of the report. The The Prowler is published Editor-in-Chief the report, with only “limited” never learn the full scope of report certainly did not clear six times a year by the stu- redactions according to what Mueller and his team has Trump of any sort of criminal Attorney General William Barr. found — including potentially dents of Quince Orchard CONT. FROM PAGE 1 conduct or obstruction, but it High School, and it has “Unless Mueller files a scandalous behavior that was also less than adequate at detailed indictment charging doesn’t amount to a provable been continuously pub- In May of 2017, Robert incriminating anyone involved. members of the Trump crime,” wrote Ken Dilanian lished since the 1988-89 Mueller took over the school year. To become investigation into Russian “The public may a staff member, students interference in the 2016 never learn the take Journalism A & B to presidential election as a qualify for the Advanced special counsel. Basically, full scope of Publications class. Mueller was able to do his own work independently, what while still operating under the Justice Department. The Mueller and Mueller report is the document consisting of his findings, his team have which he submitted at the end of the investigation on found.” PHOTO COURTESY OF NBC NEWS - Ken Dilanian NewstheProwler MAY 03, 2019 3 VIEWPOINT Second semester parking should be assigned earlier By NATALIE PRICE semester is a good idea, if should be no confusion. out quickly, and people were parking in their new spots, administration has permit What happened this year was left with no spot on the morning students parking in their old Journalism Student registration under control. an unexpectedly large number of January 29. Of course, this spots, and students who didn’t By the time second semester of student drivers all registering did not stop them from going have an assigned spot at all, Administration should deal rolls in, everyone should be for a second semester parking to school. On that fi rst day but were still parking anyway. with second semester parking assigned a spot and there permit. Obviously, the permits back, there were students This issue needed to be before it actually starts. considered earlier than the week Only one word accurately before second semester started. describes the Quince Orchard Furthermore, instead of parking lot early second off ering permits on a fi rst-come semester: mayhem. In the fi rst-serve basis, there should morning, over one hundred cars be a seniority rule. While many raced in only to fi nd that their sophomores eligible to get a assigned parking spot was taken. permit will argue that fi rst- Panic arose as students thought come fi rst-serve is only fair, to themselves, what do I do they will have all of junior and now? The answer was simple: senior year to drive so it is not a take someone else’s spot. This big deal if they continue to take seemingly eff ortless solution the bus or carpool to school, caused a domino eff ect resulting as they are underclassmen. in absolute chaos. This is what Instead, administration should happens when administration off er the fi rst parking permits hesitates to deal with the over- to seniors only, then to capacitated parking lot at QO. juniors, and fi nally to the few Assigning new spots each sophomores old enough to drive. PHOTO COURTESY OF SFGATE

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By JAY MOTIWALA Also, kids with exceptional grades meaning that they should have a combined strict policy is to scare students into Journalism Student and peak participation in class could habit of skipping class, not trying in coming to school. And while a policy to get punished for a system that’s too school, and bad grades. All of these reduce absences is a good idea, it must be The Quince Orchard High School harsh on its students. The school must aspects are put into a students’ report said that the students who don’t deserve administration revealed that they would communicate that their version of the E3 card, and can easily be accounted for. to get punished, won’t get punished. be following Montgomery County’s policy will only be for kids who qualify, There are some arguments that this As a body, we must convince E3 policy to reduce the amount of the school board to change the absences in school. This was originally E3 policy, in order to punish those thought as okay by the general public. who are actually doing wrong. However, it has quickly revealed itself to be the judge, jury, and executioner to students who don’t deserve to be punished for their Students are absences. Students are only allowed to have fi ve absences until they qualify for only allowed to the E3 program. The E3 policy should pick possible participants through their class attitude, overall grades, and have fi ve absences, instead of just relying on absences to choose who will be apart of absences until it. They should also increase the amount of absences from fi ve days to ten days. they qualify for As a student in Quince Orchard, I can attest to the fact that the news of the E3 policy has alienated the E3 program. students and the administration. It has made news from the administration furthermore seem “as expected”. PHOTO COURTESY OF SWIPE CLOCK

Why the grading A cap on AP classes

By MELANIE FRANK system is messed up on Journalism Student so many levels By WILLIAM LAMPHIER Journalism Student

PHOTO COURTESY OF MEAD HIGH SCHOOL High school students are told for college classes, but when high school- PHOTO COURTESY OF BBC.CO.UK for years that junior year will be the ers have hours of homework every night, Do you remember when you were less than a month for something we may worst year of their lives, which adds classes to go in for most days of the week in school and you wrote an essay for never use again, then we should develop an unnecessary amount of pressure on and have to stay home on weekends to English class? You worked so hard on it. another method, because that won’t kids when choosing classes. There are work, this could lead to depression, anxi- You turned it in on time and thought help the students of America “learn many juniors who are in 6 Ap classes! ety, and overall hurt the child emotionally. you were going to get such a high and achieve” for the years following. AP classes have more homework than Following that, with AP classes come grade. But when you got it back, you To the children and teenagers of honors and regular classes, which AP tests which cost families about $100 got a horrible grade. Not only were you today, the grade is the end goal. They just means students in 6 AP classes would a test. For students in 5 AP classes, their suddenly disappointed with yourself don’t care about if they know it a week have about twice the amount of home- families have to pay $500 for tests that about your essay now, but you were later, as long as they are satisfi ed with work than someone in 6 honor classes. their child likely will not even pass. Data angry at the teacher. “It’s not fair!” what grade they got on the unit. After Granted, students make their F1rst stated that in 2013 only about you probably thought. “My essay was that, it’s onto the next subject. Students schedules with the guidance of coun- 20% of test takers actually passed their perfect!” “I worked so hard!” Well, I memorize exactly what they need for the selors and parents and choose how AP tests which means 80% of those kids agree. But it’s not the teachers fault - test, as the question “Is this on the test?” many AP classes to take. Teachers parents spent $100 for a failed test. it’s the grading system that needs work. becomes more and more popular because recommend what AP classes to take High school students have grown to Changing the grading system would early on, the grade was the solution. and when a student sees that they be more stressed throughout the years be a rough transition, but it would be But now, this is a problem within itself. have been recommended for say 4 AP from various forms of pressures they a positive one. The only real problem There is no easy way to make a classes, they feel obligated to take all receive such as the pressure to be the that people come up with is how the vaccine to the virus in today’s schools. the classes and make their teachers smartest, take the hardest classes, and teachers would lose their authority A checking system may be best, as proud. Students and their parents do be the best. AP classes are good for high in the classroom. I disagree with this to signal if the student understands not know the full extent of what they schoolers in that they teach them how sentiment. Teachers are here to help it or not. But as Americans, we are getting into when deciding classes to apply themselves, but school adminis- their students learn and achieve, and if can persevere past this dangerous and in the end this is only high school. tration needs to get involved and make we can only learn by getting a grade for system and transfer to a new one. AP classes help prepare high schoolers a cap that students cannot go over. FeaturestheProwler MAY 03, 2019 5 Girl power in the world of engineering Women in Engineering club further proves passion for STEM

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN ings, the members discuss the numer- Associate Editor ous career opportunities and host vari- ous speakers to elaborate on their lifes For the Women in Engineering Club, working in STEM. “We talk about how engineering is about more than just work- there are more career options than ba- ing with advanced technology, vast tools, sic jobs people think girls are limited and mechanical equipment. It’s about cre- to,” said co-president junior Sabrina ating a welcoming space where female stu- Chowdhury. When guest speakers come, dents can gather to share ideas and chal- PHOTO COURTESY OF CLIP ART members ask the experienced engi- lenge each other to fulfi l their passions. neers and technicians questions that al- low them insight to the world of STEM. “We want girls to In addition to into school projects, the Women in Engineering club also partici- know how many pates in local volunteer events. Recently, a few members went to Girls’ Night at opportunities they Brown Station Elementary School to vol- unteer and converse with the younger can experience if audience by describing the excitement of engineering and technology. The mem- they follow their bers solved fun problems with the girls and showed them the diverse equipment interests.” the high-schoolers use. “It was really re- - Buena Zajmi warding to see them like the things we do,” said junior member Bella Bardini. During their lunch meetings, which In the end, the Women in Engineer- vary based on the member’s calendars, ing Club members are proud of their the group of women both enjoy their accomplishments. “It’s a great club. lunches and discuss any opportunities re- PHOTO COURTESY OF BUENA ZAJMI Girls who like engineering should really lated to engineering that they can work consider joining,” said Zajmi. To get in- During the Mars Rover Project, the all-girls team collaborated to create a robot. together to achieve. Members converse volved, contact any of the members, or over recent discoveries of new advance- Lead the Way) pathway, which off ers stu- One major goal of the club is to expose Ms. Adams in room 128 for more informa- ments in technology, as well as how they dents interested in STEM (science, tech- more women to the world of engineer- tion, such as dates of future meetings can use the resources off ered to them nology, engineering, and math) fi elds ing and science and share their passions. and events. The members emphasized at school to create new fi ndings. For ex- a range of classes to develop new skills “We think it’s very important to get more the value of not only getting involved in ample, at recent meetings, the members relating to those interests. Connect- women involved in STEM,” said junior co- something that you enjoy, but creating strategized over using programs that con- ing their interests from the classroom president Buena Zajmi. “We want girls to relationships with people who can help nect to a 3D printer to build phone cases. to extracurricular environments enables know how many opportunities they can you challenge yourself. “Girl power, we Many of the members got involved the members of Women in Engineer- experience if they follow their interests.” have to represent!” said Bardini, express- in the club through the PLTW (Project ing to further expand their knowledge. Connecting that goal to their meet- ing the enthusiasm the whole club shares. BURRITO IN THE OTHER

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Chelsea Burcksen FeaturestheProwler MAY 03, 2019 8 Breaking gender stereotypes, one bench press at a time

By ZOE BELL Luke said, who described weightlifting as junior Jael Kish, who was involved with “And this is much diff erent from danc- Managing Editor a method of stress relief. dance before she joined Ladies’ Lifting. “I ing.” Because weightlifting is a predomi- But not everyone comes into the wanted to do something that was diff er- nantly male sport, women and girls often club with experience. This is the case for ent from what I normally do,” Kish said. are not given the spotlight. “In today’s It’s Thursday and inside the weight society, everyone thinks that men are the room, seven girls dressed in workout gear only ones that can lift weights,” Kish said. stretch and do one-minute planks, chat- The members quickly proved that be- ting amongst themselves before they are lief wrong as they worked together, tak- given the task for the day: either squats ing turns bench pressing ten reps of 55 or bench presses. A fan whirs in the back- pounds or more. They encouraged each ground, but not louder than the friend- other and took coaching from their spon- ly banter between the girls. The metal sor, English teacher Skyra Blanchard, all clanging of weights and dumbbells fi lls with smiles on their faces. the room. This is a weekly meeting of La- Blanchard, who has been an avid par- dies’ Lifting, an after-school club founded ticipant of CrossFit for about seven or by sophomore Elena Newman and senior eight years, believes that weightlifting Julie Blitz. is healthy, and not just a physical exer- What started out as just an idea cise. “Aesthetically, it’s beautiful. Feel- turned into a positive environment for ing strong is really important. Building a girls interested in weightlifting. Junior Ri- mental toughness is really important,” anna Luke feels more at ease working out Blanchard said. with Ladies’ Lifting as opposed to the av- Times have changed since Blanchard erage gym. “I felt like it was a more com- was in high school, when women did not fortable setting than working out with lift at all. Now, QO off ers a weight and guys,” Luke said. “It gave me a chance to strength training class specifi cally for interact with diff erent females who want girls. While there might still be a stigma to weightlift and not be embarrassed to around muscular women, society is mak- do it.” ing progress. In sponsoring Ladies’ Lifting, Luke, who has prior experience lift- Blanchard hopes to convey that “muscles ing, learned how to do a weighted squat PHOTO BY ZOE BELL don’t equal manly.” Because, after all, properly at Ladies’ Lifting. “I like the gone are the days when only men are con- working out, sweating, getting active,” A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH: Junior Rianna Luke performs a bench press, spotted by Amie Dekpo, at an after-school meeting of Ladies’ Lifting. sidered strong. Farewell to some great teachers QO’s fi rst anti-stress week sponsors, math teacher Joshua Davis and By FAITH LANE this year is Elena Morozova, an ESOL By KAITLYN PRICE social studies teacher Kevin Lasko, to put teacher. This is her third year at QO and together each of these special events. Managing Editor she has been teaching for 30 years. In her Editor-in-Chief The highlight of it all, though, fi rst years as a teacher, she worked with With the school year coming to a occurred at lunch on Tuesday. Students As we wrap up the school year, elementary school students, so she wants conclusion, all students want to think might have noticed some adorably furry, it’s important to be grateful for all the her last years teaching to be the same. For about is how close the time of relaxing on four-legged creatures hanging out in teachers in the building, especially Mrs. the remaining time, before she retires, beaches and sleeping past 6:30 am is—not the courtyard. This “big event,” said Garro and Ms. Morozova, two teachers who she will work at Lucy Barnsley Elementary how soon AP week is. Following the past six Hoff man, was what people around QO are about to wrap up their last year at QO. School in Rockville. After teaching, months of learning, the days leading up to have been talking about doing for a while Zunilda Garro, a Spanish teacher, has she plans to be an international travel the taxing, three-hour long tests consist now. “They’re called People. Animals. been working in MCPS for 21 years and this agent. She has started a company called of hours of extra study, attending review Love., a nonprofi t that does therapy is her seventh year at QO. She has been Authentic Travel and she hopes to further sessions, and even weekend mock exams. dogs,” said Hoff man. People. Animals. planning her retirement to Spain for a few that company after she’s done teaching. This year, however, QO’s school SGA Love., or PAL for short, is based out of years now. On July 6, she and her husband Morozova’s son was an ESOL student, made plans to help students mentally the Washington, DC metropolitan area are retiring to Galicia, Spain. Her husband which gave her ideas and helped her prepare and ease into the fi nal stretch and works to provide comfort through has family there and they have many improve as a teacher. She went above and of the year with an Anti-Stress week. bonds between humans and animals. close friends that they will get to spend beyond as an ESOL teacher by undertaking This past week, April 29 to May 3, the They bring animals (dogs, of course) to time with. “I am very excited to walk by projects to get her students more involved week before the fi rst AP exams, the SGA the elderly, the sick, and lower income the sea every day on the boardwalk,” in the community. She also provided them planned a variety of themed events for children in the area, as well to diff erent said Garro. In the fi rst week she is there, with opportunities to get SSL hours after all students to participate in each day at scheduled events, such as this one. she plans to get spas and settle into school. Morozova also made a partnership lunch. Whether it was yoga and meditation Overall, Anti-Stress week was her large house that will accommodate with the preschool class at QO to give in the stadium and courtyard, or healthy working to provide not only a fun, many visitors, including her friends and her ESOL students opportunities to eating options in the main lobby, staff interactive time between staff and family. She plans to do volunteer work interact with kids and read them books. and students had the opportunity to get students, but a positive infl uence on at homes for the elderly. “I will miss my “I will miss my awesome ESOL staff , outside, have fun, and let go of everything the mentality of students. “We wanted level four classes the most,” Garro said. especially Ms. Bradley, and of course all pent up inside. School president and to do this really just to help everyone Another staff member who is leaving my amazing students,” said Morozova. senior Riley Hoff man worked with the SGA de-stress before exams,” Hoff man said.

PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH GORDON PHOTOS BY KAITLYN PRICE LAST YEAR AT QO: Mrs. Garro working hard during her last year as a teacher. ARTS & Entertainment theProwler May 03, 2019 9 Movie Review: In Love with Maurice By RYAN OMERSO Lit as Film Student

Maurice provides a picturesque and idyllic view of summer in the country- side, a sharp contrast from the cold win- ter of January I watched it in early this year. Based on the E.M. Forster novel by the same name, Maurice is a strange and lovely period drama focused around a gay romance, released in 1987. With the setting of Edwardian England in the early 20th century, Maurice follows its title character, played by James Wil- by, and his journey to accept his sexual- ity in the oppressive society around him. Maurice attends Cambridge University, where he meets and becomes fast friends with Clive Durham (Hugh Grant). Dur- ham soon confesses that he has feelings for Maurice, who rejects him at fi rst, but eventually realizes he has similar feel- ings for the other man. The fi lm revolves around the relationship between Maurice and Clive, its eventual demise, Maurice’s new relationship with Alec Scudder (Ru- PHOTO COURTESY OF FROCK FLICKS PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA pert Graves), and the emotional turmoil experienced by Maurice the whole way formance. His role is perhaps the weakest The weakest part of the fi lm is its pac- the 1980s at the time of release, many of through. of the fi lm, by virtue of being such an odd ing. It is extremely slow, especially when us still face rejection and discrimination Maurice is played by James Wilby, an character. compared to the fast-paced movies of our from others. Maurice shows us that we English actor who is lesser known than Maurice fi nds its strongest point in time. While it fi ts the tone of the fi lm in can overcome these barriers to get our his costar, Hugh Grant, who plays Clive. the aesthetic of the fi lm. Long scenes general, it makes for an at times boring happy ending. Both perform extremely well for actors of lush greenery in the countryside, re- experience. This movie has a well-deserved R rat- in very risky roles; Wilby is able to ac- markably period-appropriate sets, and The story of Maurice is about accept- ing, with full nudity and relatively tame curately portray confusion and frustra- beautiful costume design create a subtle ing who you are, despite the opinions of sex scenes. Maurice is admittedly not the tion with the pressure of his position in portrait of Edwardian high-society. It is a others. Maurice himself goes through sev- most accessible fi lm, therefore I would society, while Grant paints an excellent compassionate fi lm, and certainly revolu- eral phases of rejecting who he is, until he recommend it more to those who already picture of a man forced to succumb to tionary for the time it was created. A bla- is able to fi nd himself. This is something enjoy period dramas or are interested in the same pressure. Alec Scudder is played tantly gay movie in the 1980s was a risk, that both others and I can learn from the historical LGBT cinema. Maurice is a fi lm I by Rupert Graves of BBC’s Sherlock fame, and that is refl ected by the reception at fi lm. While our society today is not nearly will not soon forget; it is an amazing fi lm who provides an exceedingly strange per- the time and how little known it is now. as oppressive as it was in the 1900s, or that time has forgotten.

COMIC BY ADRIAN ISASSI 10 SportstheProwler MAY 03, 2019 NBA playoff s comes with NBA playoff drama By ZACH LEVEY round. They both swept their one of the most memorable se- ally does and led the Raptors to and silenced Westbrook for good. opponents, meaning that they ries, fi lled with endless trash victory. James Harden, also known Managing Editor won four games in a row. In the talk on and off the court and an One of the best matchups as “The Beard,” led to Rockets Bucks’ series, Giannis contin- on-court fi ght. All series, Jared of this postseason is the Thun- through a quick fi ve game series. After a long six months, the ued to look extremely dominant Dudley was chirping at 76ers der against the Trail Blazers. Not The Rockets started off on the wait is fi nally over. The 16 best with help from point guard Eric all star Ben Simmons. Eventu- only are these two teams great, right foot and won the fi rst three teams in the league are fi nally Bledsoe. Giannis averaged 26.25 ally, Simmons and the rest of the but they’re both led by an all- games in the series. Before they competing for the NBA Finals points through this quick series. Sixers had enough: Dudley was star point guard. could seal the deal, the Jazz trophy—the Larry O’Brien Cham- Kyrie Irving led the Celtics to shoved to the ground as a swarm The series quickly turned quickly came back, rallying be- pionship Trophy. their fi rst round wins with his of Sixers crowded him. into a head-to-head matchup hind Donovan “Spida” Mitchell. Although the Golden State winning mentality and his insane However, the Sixers re- between Russell Westbrook and Going on, all teams have Warriors have been dominant for ball handling skills: he has the mained true and did not let Damian Lillard. Westbrook was their eye on the same prize, but the last fi ve years, the Milwau- best postseason win percentage one player screw up their plan, trash-talking Lillard in every I think Giannis will continue to kee Bucks fi nished the regular in history. The Bucks and Celtics advancing after only 5 games. game, but Lillard stayed calm dominate all of his opponents season with 60 wins and only 22 are set to face each other in the The Raptors also had a 5-game and let his game do the talking. and bring back the trophy to Mil- losses, which was the best re- next round. series against the Magic. Kawhi Lillard sealed the series with an waukee for their fi rst champion- cord of the season. The Bucks The 76ers and the Nets had Leonard played just as he usu- almost half-court buzzer beater ship since 1971. are lead by league’s Most Valu- able Player front runner: Giannis “The Greek Freak” Antetok- ounmpo. On the west side of this year’s playoff s, the Golden State Warriors are the #1 seed playing the #8 seed LA Clippers, the #2 Denver Nuggets are playing the #7 San Antonio Spurs, and the #3 Portland Trail Blazers are playing the #6 Oklahoma City Thunder, with the last matchup between the #4 Houston Rockets and the #5 Utah Jazz. The east side has the #1 Bucks playing against the #8 Detroit Pistons, the #2 Toronto Raptors against the #7 Orlando Magic, the #3 Philadelphia 76ers against the local Brooklyn Nets, and the #4 Boston Celtics against the #5 Indiana Pacers. Both the Bucks and Celt- PHOTO COURTESY OF NBA.COM ics have had a relatively easy EYES ON THE PRIZE: Four of the best players in the league set their sights on the NBA Finals, but they have to get through each other time advancing to the next fi rst.

One and done: Hurricanes batt le back to end Capitals season By JACOB CHERIS and Backstrom changed roles. had one assist and, despite it 2-1. This put the Capitals on “We fi ght through 82 Staff Writer Ovechkin had the smooth hands having had a breakout year their heels big time. Then, in games and in game of Backstrom with 5 assists, with 47 points (24 goals 23 as- the second overtime, they were 7, they score one while Backstrom was sniping sists), Jakub Vrana was kept handed a delay of game penalty The Washington Capitals’ corners like Ovechkin, lead- off the scoresheet. The bot- and failed to even get a shot on goal and... you’re quest to repeat as Stanley Cup ing the team with 5 goals. tom 6 forwards who did score Hurricane goalie Petr Mrazek. champions has ended. The Cap- disappointed.” But unlike last year, they are Brett Connolly (2 goals), Not only that, the Capi- itals lost a nail-biting double didn’t get the production the Lars Eller (1), Andre Bura- tals lost one of their lead- -Alex Ovechkin overtime game 7 4-3 at Capital needed from the rest of the kovsky (1), and Nic Dowd (1). ers: T.J. Oshie. Oshie suff ered One Arena. Carolina Hurricanes Oshie was also part of the fi rst squad, with the second line of The Caps went 6 for 24 on from a broken collarbone af- forward Brock McGinn tapped in power play unit, always wait- Evgeny Kuznetsov, Carl Hage- the power play, but those num- ter a dangerous collision in a Justin Williams shot from the ing for the puck in the slot and lin and Jakub Vrana was dis- bers are deceiving. They only game 4. Oshie’s pregame an- goal line. This was the third lon- Carolina did not win this appointing. Kuznetsov, the managed 1 goal in 9 chances on tics with Ovechkin and Wilson gest game 7 in NHL history. The series on paper: they won it ‘birdman,’ was not the same the road and allowed two short- brought joy to fans and play- Caps went 4-0 against the Hur- because of the adversity they superstar compared to last handed goals. One was late in ers alike. Instead, he was in ricanes in the regular season, faced against the Capitals. As year, when he led the playoff s game 7 from Hurricanes for- the press box at Capital One but once the puck drops in the a matter of fact, they faced it with 32 points. Hagelin only ward Sebastian Aho that made Arena, watching from above. playoff s, it’s anyone’s game. all throughout the regular sea- According to an interview son. They were in a tight race with Mike Vogel, Ovechkin said, for the fi rst wild card spot in “We fi ght through 82 (regular the Eastern Conference with season) games and in game 7, the Montreal Canadiens and they score one goal and…you’re the Columbus Blue Jackets. disappointed. You’re frustrat- “I don’t know what else ed, especially after last year.” to say about this group, and Going into the postseason, I’ve been saying it all year. however, the Caps were with- They just don’t quit,” said out defensemen Michal Kemp- head coach Rod Brind’Amour ny, who suff ered a season end- in an interview with Mike Vo- ing hamstring injury in March gel. Hurricanes forward War- after having a career high 25 ren Foegele was a force to be points (6 goals, 19 assists). reckoned with 4 goals and 6 Kempny was a trade deadline points, along with defensemen acquisition last year and im- Jaccob Slavin, who had 9 as- mediately found chemistry sists including the game winner with defenseman John Carl- in double OT. This is Carolina’s son. Without his puck-moving fi rst postseason appearance ability, the Capitals struggled since 2009, and they are surging to rush up the ice eff ectively. into round 2 to face Barry Trotz The fi rst line of Alex Ovech- and the New York Islanders. kin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Despite the disappoint- Tom Wilson dominated, having PHOTO COURTESY OF THEOAKLANDPRESS.COM ing loss, the memories of a combined total of 22 points. BUNCH OF JERKS: Carolina Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn celebrates after scoring the game win- June 7, 2018 can’t be tak- It even looked like Ovechkin ning goal in double overtime. en away from Caps fans. SportstheProwler MAY 03, 2019 11 Jantz en’s Journal: The roars are back for Tiger Woods By JANTZEN FOCHT He began to make putts he would rou- tinely miss when he was in pain. Things Associate Editor were nicely progressing, even if it was in small sample sizes. He would ultimately As he putted out on 18, he let out a contend in some tournaments, and even roar and pumped his fi sts similar to the come close in the British Open and PGA way he celebrated on an almost weekly Championship, but things came to a frui- basis more than a decade ago. Squint tion at the Tour Championship in the Sep- just hard enough during his play of the tember of last year. He fi nally showed last hole, as he’s walking up the bloom- that he could win again on tour. But to ing fairways of Augusta, and you can see a many one question remained. Could he 21-year-old stalking his fi rst career green possibly win another major and cement jacket, as he did 22 years ago. However, the greatest comeback in professional after he cleaned up for bogey and won his sports history? 5th Masters Championship, once he ap- If yesterday was any indication of the proached his caddie, Joe LaCava, and re- answer to that simple question, it would moved his signature Nike hat, we were all be a resounding yes. Through the valleys reminded that this is not the same man of his career—i.e., the sex scandal, the who struck fear into every golfer’s heart multiple back surgeries, and the DUI— as he stepped onto the tee box. most people viewed these as “death sen- No, the only thing that lets us, the tences” to his career, factors that even fans, recognize that this is a diff erent the greatest golfer ever could not come Tiger Woods is the way in which his hair back from. But on a cloudy yet pleasant is fading, and the accumulation of dark Sunday afternoon, Woods’s perfect walk circles under his eyes like that of an aging up 18 and his miraculous triumph over the oak tree. To many fans, this outcome was PHOTO COURTESY OF LUCY NICHOLSON best players in the world, in the biggest just a glimmer of hope that was quickly HE’S BACK!: With his incredible win, Woods added to his incredible history at Augusta. tournament of the year, proved wrong ev- shot down by the painful reality Woods eryone who ever dared to bet against the has faced for the last fi ve years. would have noticed. Throughout the sum- walk. I saw a once proud and confi dent mer, not much progress was made, except athlete, who LITERALLY had to be carted man who singlehandedly revolutionized But with this miraculous win, the the game of golf. whole sporting world, and especially that for a short video of him practicing his everywhere because his health was so chipping at his home in Jupiter, FL. While bad. He looked stiff and immobile. He Following his return to professional of the beloved prodigy Woods, can sleep golf after his back surgery last year, I easy knowing that for one week, our wish this video did admittedly get me hyped looked depressed and solemn. up more than I had been previously, my I remember after that day my Dad wrote in The Prowler: “To see the come- was granted: to see the seemingly Tiger back of one of what I believe to be the of old overcome all the odds and surmont faith in him almost came to an abrupt end looking to me and consoling me: “This upon seeing in person during that same could’ve been the last day Tiger ever three greatest athletes of all time, would the greatest comeback in the history of not only be pretty amazing, but be the sports. September. steps onto a golf course.” He added, Upon seeing him up close and per- “This was like attending a funeral for his perfect ending to one of the greatest ca- What adds to the greatness of his reers in the history of sports.” win, however, is really the shape he was sonal at the bi-annual President’s Cup, golf game.” To wit, Tiger even publicly my hope that he one day could return, admitted in a press conference earlier While this still holds true today, this in just a short while ago. About two years is in fact the greatest comeback by an ago to the day, Tiger was at home recov- even for one last professional round, was that week that there was certainly a sce- almost eradicated from existence. What nario where “he may never play again.” athlete ever. Tiger Woods’s career, bar- ering from a spinal fusion surgery, which ring any unforeseen circumstances, is no- was essentially a last ditch attempt to I hoped to see was a rejuvenated Tiger But following his return to the Hero moving around with a glimmer in his dark Challenge that year, and his play through where close to being over. If he can keep revive his slowly decaying playing career. this play up, watch out world, for we’ve After hearing news of this—in addition to eyes, and a fi re in his heart; what I in- the spring of ‘18, things started to look up stead received was an image of a man for golf’s poster child. He started to make seen how this can play out when THIS man his DUI a year before that—Tiger could’ve is at his best. been as good as dead and no casual fan who looked as if he LITERALLY could not swings that looked fl uid and eff ortless. Boys volleyball season ends, but hopes remain high for future

BY JACOB CHERIS Staff Writer

The QO varsity boys volleyball team ended their regular season with a record of 2 wins and 7 losses. The team is lead by seniors Sam Snitkovsky and Isaac Blaker. This is Snitkovsky’s second season as captain, and his mentality this season was all about having fun and encourag- ing his teammates. “I try and show them the right way [to play], and if anyone ever gets down [I] try to support them and show them that it’s ok and it’s not their fault, and move onto the next point,” said Snitkovsky. Snitkovsky’s jour- ney to becoming a captain was not easy. “Freshman year I barely made the co-ed PHOTO COURTESY OF SAM SNITKOVSKY team and I was benched the entire sea- THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR: Even though their season had more losses than wins, this team has much potential. son,” said Snitkovsky. “Sophomore year I switched onto boys and I was training varsity team, after spending two seasons said Ricker. we do translates to the gameplay per- to become a setter, and then junior and with the JV girls. “I like how this group Blaker praised Ricker for boosting fectly, and when we have an issue with senior year I ended up becoming captain puts a lot of eff ort into [playing], espe- the confi dence of the younger players; one of our play styles, he’s able to show and I’ve always been on the court.” cially since a lot of them are learning he especially admired how Ricker brought us what we are doing wrong and how we This year head coach Jacob Ricker a new sport. To come out and put their experience, as he is currently playing vol- can get better to improve our own skills,” coached his fi rst season with the QO boys heart[s] into it is very exciting to see,” leyball, to the team. “Every single drill said Blaker. 12 SportstheProwler MAY 03, 2019 AAthletethlete ooff tthehe MMonthonth QQuestionnaireuestionnaire Girls Tennis Boys Tennis Girls Tennis Brooke Wibberley ‘19 Zach Pearlman ‘19 Serena Tong ‘19 Senior Brooke Wibber- Senior Zach Pearl- Senior Serena Tong ley has quick feet. She man is a monster sometimes is mistaken always puts herself in on the court. Zach for Serena Williams the best possible posi- puts so much power while on the tennis tion to get to the ball behind each hit of court. She swings at before it even crosses the ball that his op- the ball with perfect onto her side of the ponents are lucky if accuracy to put her court. they see it. opponent on the run. Outdoor Track & Field Boys Volleyball Girls Lacrosse Alyssa Pickoff ‘20 Joshua Lum ‘20 Kate Faraone ‘20 Junior Alyssa Pickoff Junior Joshua Lum Junior Kate Fara- takes on every race is a terrifi c team one also known as as if it were her last. player. Lum is al- the spectacular “k8 She runs harder and ways alert and the gr8,” uses her harder each day to ready to set his cheetah-like speed to zoom by defend- try to surpass her teammates up for a ers and set her team- personal records. mean spike. mates up for success. We asked these athletes the following questions...

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