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Mr. Yost’s band, Athlete superstitions, Pg. 12 The Kickback, Pg. 11 IN THE HEAR T ‘90s fashion at OF THE Winterball, Pg. 6 WARRIOR Valentine’s Ads, Pgs. 4, 5, 8, 9 February 2012 Lane Technical College Prep High School Volume 44/Issue 3/Page 1 Stolen scales stump staff By Almasa Pecanin rin Kajderowicz, Div. 369. “That’s really Students pack AP Fair horrible, though.” A number of scales and balances have One teacher suggested the scales may been stolen out of Lane science class- have been stolen to be used for home ex- rooms during the past three school periments. Machaj disagrees, saying that years. any student doing home experiments is The most recent theft occurred dur- a hard-working student who would be ing the week of Jan. 16. Damian Burkat, less likely to resort to stealing. Div. 371, was in his seventh period phys- “To just take [the scale], that shows ics class taught by Mr. Durham when that it’s not a good kid,” Machaj said. Ms. Machaj, who teaches in the same The thefts have put science teachers room, arrived with security guards to on high alert. Many like Kopack and inquire about the missing scale. Accord- Mrs. Trine have taken the extra pre- ing to Burkat, after no one confessed to cautions of making sure equipment is taking the scale, security searched every locked and safe any time teachers are student’s bag. out of the room. “I didn’t mind being searched, but I “It made me nervous,” Trine said. “I wouldn’t like that to happen again,” was really shocked. I felt we were at a Burkat said. school where we could treat each other Machaj, the owner of the stolen scale, decently.” said she takes the theft personally in a According to chemistry teacher Mrs. way because it was an item she had pur- Hollingshead, two scales were stolen AP Chinese teacher Ms. Chang surprises a crowd of sophomores on Feb. 7 by speaking to them in Mandarin. chased herself. from her chemistry room two years “It’s strange,” said Natalija Simicevic, ago during second semester. One of the By Ben Palmer my name is Mr. Wasielewski and I teach AP US Govern- Div. 384. “Why scales? I just don’t un- scales had been in a teacher office that ment and Politics.” derstand.” joins two rooms. Since students are not The week of Feb. 6 held the annual AP fairs, where fresh- This garnered a laugh from the students who were aware Mr. Kopack, a Lane Chemistry teacher allowed in that room, she said it is pos- men, sophomores, and juniors glimpse potential elective of the difficulties of getting into AP Psychology. and department head, chooses not to sible the scale could have been taken by choices. As always, the immensely popular AP Psychology “Ninety percent of people I’ve met have AP Psychology make assumptions. an adult. One of these two scales was elective garnered much attention, but students were also on their course cards,” said Alex Magnowski, Div. 461. “I think the kids would answer that found in a student’s locker. buzzing about the presentation by Ms. Chang who began “Not that my GPA isn’t high enough, but a lot of people better than I could,” Kopack said. After that incident, Hollingshead pur- speaking only in Chinese to promote her AP Chinese class. might rush for it.” Others, however, have some theories, chased locks to secure the scales when Taking advantage of one of the only times teachers can After AP Art History teacher Ms. Friedman announced including that the scales could be used they are not out and in use. directly appeal to students for enrollment, many teachers “there will be cookies” at the meeting for her class, students for weighing drugs. Not everyone finds The thefts also proved to be a finan- tried their best to both summarize their class and appeal stood up, preparing to charge the other side of the lunch this likely. cial setback for the science departments. to the many students. This was not a problem for AP Psy- room. “I don’t think people would want it for According to Kopack, the balances were chology teacher Ms. Langford. “It was kinda scary,” said Michael Regula, Div. 474. drugs,” said Sarah Nueschen, Div. 371. replaced with grant money Lane had re- “My name is Ms. Langford and I teach AP Psychology,” “People were rushing to AP Psychology and AP Human “I think it was probably just to mess ceived from DonorsChoose. she began. An uproar of claps and cheers followed. Lang- Geography and dispersing between the rest, except for the with their teacher or because they think “That money could have been used ford, accompanied by fellow Psych teacher Mr. Parsons, AP Art classes. That was just depressing.” it’s funny.” for something better for the Chemistry told students she was looking for only 175 juniors to sign Mr. Parsons, who manned the Psychology table, says a Since the scales are very expensive, it is department,” he said. up for AP Psychology, then took her leave. rush of students to grab an info flyer is common yet un- possible they have been stolen simply “It’s a result of someone making a bad After a moment of chatter, Mr. Wasielewski took the neccessary. for profit. decision,” Kopack added. “That bad de- stand and waited for quiet before he spoke. “It’s human nature that everyone wants to see what ev- “They probably could get a lot of cision affects the whole group.” “And for those of you who cannot take AP Psychology, eryone else is seeing,” said Parsons. money from them on eBay,” said Kath- Sophomores start early in Lane ACT prep ACT. In the prep classes, they will be able to re- and I want to improve my skills,” Mondisa said. of this?" Baron said, “We’re lucky to have this.” By Kevin Morales ceive tips or reminders in any of the subjects, if Mondisa believes that taking the ACT prep Baron expects that although the classes may be necessary. class alone will not be enough to help her on "boring and tedious," they will be beneficial in With ACTs just around the corner, juniors "None of the ACT prep actually replaces the the exams. the long run. Baron is sure that with this prep are starting to prepare themselves by enrolling real classroom instruction that really drives the "The class will give me an edge, but I will still class, sophomores will be "getting the upper in Lane’s ACT prep classes. Sophomores are also knowledge of the students," Gholston said. have to practice more and study," she said. hand" when it comes to taking the ACT. taking advantage of the opportunity, and will Gholston noted that students who took the A new addition to the ACT prep program "It'll be interesting to see what happens," Bar- be getting a head start in Lane’s first sophomore prep classes last year "scored higher collectively this year is a session designed for sophomores. on said. level ACT prep class. than those who were not involved." Although According to Gholston, last year several sopho- Natalia Ziemkiewicz, Div. 464, who also is en- Many students who sign up for the ACT are the scores were only a few points higher, they mores and their parents wanted a prep session rolled in the special session, already has an idea under the impression that they will be reviewing showed that ACT prep helps on the exam. for their grade level. Due to the lack of space, of what to expect on the ACTs. While in sixth the four different subjects covered in the exam: "[The class] brings down a lot of stress on a however, a program for sophomores couldn't grade, Ziemkiewicz was invited to take the ACT English, math, science, and reading. This is not person," said Cristian Roman, Div. 355, who be developed. When organization for this year's exam due to high scores on her ISAT exams. the case. Mrs. Thompson, Lane’s Assistant Prin- signed up for the prep class. prep classes began, it was decided that a separate Now as a sophomore, she is taking advantage of cipal, reminds students that the real purpose of "It's an important test and I want to be pre- prep session would be made for sophomores. this new opportunity. ACT prep classes is to develop testing strategies, pared as much as possible," he said. "We had an overwhelming response from soph- "I'm not a great tester," Ziemkiewicz said. not learn old lessons. Roman, who is also on the Boys’ Track Team, omores signing up to take the ACT prep class, so Ziemkiewicz thinks that more sophomores "It's not a method of trying to re-teach [stu- hopes that he will benefit from the classes as that was good," Gholston said. should sign up for the prep class. dents] all of the science, all of the math, and all much as possible without letting Track practice By signing up for the class this year, sopho- "If you’re dedicated and devoted to being suc- of the English they've learned over the past...it's interfere. He hopes that he will be able to im- mores will not be excluded from taking the ACT cessful in life, then [sophomores] should take more of teaching them the strategies so they can prove managing his time while taking the class. prep class again their junior year. [the prep class]," she said.