January 2019
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Who’s the new guy in the office? - 2 •Coping with grief - 4 the • The worst dates Illiana students have experienced - 5 • Planning the perfect homecoming night - 6 • Find out who the athletes of the month are - 7 • )) Stay up to date with the growth coming from the hydroponic system - 3 EchIlliana Christian High o School ) Volume 73 Issue 5 January 25, 2019 Dyer, Indiana Veterans honored at Chicago Christian DJ Gladney Reporter Lauren Woo Reporter The Illiana varsity boys basket- ball team played Chicago Christian in a special Veteran’s Day event called Vikings and Knights Unite on Jan 11. The game featured a USA Loud Crowd theme for both schools, and the Indiana National Guard provided camouflage and white jerseys for the Illiana team. Veterans stand at attention during the National Anthem before the game. Photo by Jenna Dutton “The National Guard ap- proached us with the uniforms,” Il- a dinner before the game and given a come together for this event.” tive effort from both sides. ball game itself, still everyone had liana marketing director, Mrs. Jenna coffee mug to take home. Daniel Chandler, a senior on Il- At halftime, there were a num- a pretty good time. Dutton said. The jerseys, which were Damon Gladney, a veteran who liana’s basketball team, said, “It felt ber of activities that took place regard- The atmosphere was rented out to Illiana, sparked the idea attended the game, said, “It feels nice, amazing putting on the uniform to per- ing to the rivalry. First Chicago Chris- fierce and very loud as both to have a game devoted to honoring feels good to have people appreciate form in front of [the veterans]. It made tian’s cheer team did its cheer routine. teams chanted things that veterans. what you did for the country.” the team want to play hard.” After that both sides had an arm wres- would motivate their team to Dutton contacted Chicago Chris- “The National Guard would love During the game cheerleaders tling competition. One boy and one girl win. The Illiana and Chicago tian, who hosted the game, and both to do this every year,” Dutton said. “I’d for both teams had their annual tradi- were taken from each side to compete, Christian rivalry is something schools invited veterans. love to make this an annual thing. If tion where they have a stand off to see resulting in an Illiana win. that can’t be outmatched and “Seventy-nine veterans attend- not with Chicago Christian, then an- who could last longer. Illiana’s cheer Even though our Vikings did something everyone looks ed,” Dutton said. They were served other school where we’re rivals but can team won but it was a great competi- not come out on top in the basket- forward to every year. ternoon class it would be $250 Viking Academy offers per week,” said Siersema. Students advocate The program also serves as a revenue and admissions middle schoolers generator for Illiana, though for unborn in D.C. that is not the main purpose Nina Verhagen decision that made abortion le- summer classes of the program, according to Reporter gal. Early in the morning, the stu- Kylie Boss Lance Davids. According to Siersema. “It will be an ex- Davids, high school students citing opportunity for Illiana Benjamin Wheeler dents joined other protesters near the Co-news Editor can also work at the camps. to branch out to the feeder Reporter Washington Monument where they heard form an array of speakers in- Illiana is creating a new “...You can be an aid in schools and the whole Dyer- 36 Illiana students joined cluding Vice President Mike Pence summer program for elemen- one of the classrooms, help St. John area,” said Siersema. about 500,000 on Jan. 18 for the before the march kicked off. After- tary and middle school stu- out with lunch, or just super- The academic classes annual protest march that marks ward, they marched to Capitol Hill. dents in July of 2019. The vise,” added Davids. and sports classes will also the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Turn to Marchers, Page 3 new summer camp program Davids said he got the be spread out during the day, will be called the Viking idea from looking at differ- so students have plenty of Academy, and it is open to ent schools who have this options besides sport camps any student fourth grade kind of program in the sum- during the day, according to through eighth grade, as well mer. “It will be something Davids. Davids also added as high schoolers, according that will grow tremendous- that students will be separat- to principal Peter Boonstra. ly,” said Davids. ed into different age groups: The program originates Each three-hour class high schoolers, sixth through from the previous athletic will start at $125 and will eighth grade, fourth through summer camps, according to be one week long, according fifth grade or altogether Boonstra, but the new pro- to Director of Development fourth through eighth grade. gram will not only include Cassie Siersema. After the Math Teacher Doug athletic training, but also morning class, an optional Gorter is waiting for his will possibly include STEM, lunch will be provided, but hiking class at Viking Acad- sewing, Go Club and hiking for an additional fee, said emy to be approved by the camps. Illiana teachers will Siersema. Certain classes school board. The class, if lead most of the camps, but also may cost more if special approved, plans to venture some of the camps might supplies are needed, added to Starved Rock, Turkey also be led by off campus Siersema. Run and somewhere along Photo by Cate Peerbolte teachers, according to spiri- “If [a student] would take Lake Michigan, according Mr. White and over thirty Illiana students join with about 500,000 oth- tual development director the morning class and the af- to Gorter. ers to march for life in Washington, D.C.. 2 News ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ shows artists’ music and actions intertwine n Jan. 3 Lifetime aired a documentary series entitled “Surviving R Kelly” which brought Oto light horror stories of girls and women who had allegedly been abused by the R&B singer. After watching the six part series, it became clear R Kelly is inseparable from his “art.” The stories of the al- leged victims clearly highlight he has no re- gard for these women - he never has and he never will. I don’t care how many “inspir- ing” songs he puts out, there is nothing re- deemable about Natalie Togtman him. There are still reasons to Arts Editor be concerned Photo by Cate Peerbolt e such as the The Library of Congress stands empty behind a roped-off entrance because of the partial government shutdown. claim that R Kelly may still be holding women cap- tive in one of his homes. sophomore Olivia Yonkman’s Unfortunately after the premier of the docuse- Government shutdown affects Illiana father, Chris, a Chief for Trade ries there was an increase in the streaming of R Kelly’s Field Intelligence, is also cur- music. While I am not surprised, I am disheartened. rently deemed essential. At this point we are supposed to be better than families, instills fear, uncertainty “Right now, it’s okay. It’s a that. At this point we need to be more honest with our- pain, obviously, because he’s go- selves. We need to stop putting his music above his Taylor Benes zine, the government is supposed Aaron Tambrini, sopho- ing to work and not getting paid alleged victims. Reporter to be funded annually by Con- more Olivia Tambrini’s father, for all the stuff he’s doing. It’ll I, like many, at one point convinced myself I gress passing 12 appropriations works for the Department of happen eventually, and then it’ll could listen to an artist’s music without thinking/car- As of Wednesday, Jan. 23, bills to fund all the different gov- Commerce and is currently be back to normal, but he’s a lit- ing about the alleged deeds done by the person. But, the federal government has been ernment agencies. If this process working without pay. tle on edge,” Erin Yonkman said. we can’t. partially shut down for 33 days, is not completed by Oct. 1, the “Everyone I work with Yonkman analyzes risk The docuseries does an amazing job at high- affecting over 800,000 federal government partially or com- doesn’t know when our next in the product import pro- lighting that R Kelly and his music are intertwined. workers in nine federal agencies. pletely shuts down. paycheck is coming,” Tambrini cess. He confirms that im- This should have became clear when he began call- Dec. 22 marked the begin- Some government employ- said. “It’s hard to judge how ports aren’t counterfeit and ing himself the “Pied Piper,” an allusion to a children’s ning of the current shutdown. ees have noted that this shutdown much to spend and how much to that people aren’t avoiding tale in Germany about a man who lured away children Congress and the administration is worse than past ones because save.” paying the actual import with his music. This should have became clear with failed to compromise on a pro- it’s gone on long enough to ac- Tambrini is deemed as an price. the 1993 track “Your Body’s Calling (His and hers ex- posed spending deal that would tually cause missed paychecks, essential worker, forcing him Erin added, “Right now, tended mix),”in which Aaliyah, another R&B singer include money for President creating financial insecurity for to go into work without being we have enough [money], at the time, who was only 14, sang on the track with Trump’s proposed wall on the employees and damaging mo- paid.