March 2009 Lane Technical College Prep High School Volume 41/Issue 4/ Page 1 St. Baldrick’s has students, staff going bald IN THE HEART Baldrickʼs and raised $63,000 with OF THE By Noemi Villanueva her ten teammates who also partic- ipated. This year, she is helping by The hospital visits seemed to fundraising for the big event. never end. While enduring six “I am trying to spread the word,” WARRIOR brutal sessions of chemotherapy said Sheridan. “I have told each of and 31 radiations, Alicia Sheridan, my teachers and friends to go bald Div. 020, grasped on to the meager and if they donʼt, I encourage them News 10 to 15 percent chance she had of to buy a cupcake from me. The surviving. profi ts go to St. Baldrickʼs.” SPAC Awards Sheridanʼs battle was a rough For many, Sheridan served as one, but within the past couple their inspiration for participating of years she has overcome stage in the Challenge. Several others BSA Play four of Ewingʼs Sarcoma, a cancer wanted to show support for their found in the bones. She is not cur- own loved ones. Italian Exchange rently undergoing any more treat- “[I wanted to do the Challenge be- ments and hopes her remission cause] two of my cousins had can- will continue. cer,” said Marina Diaz, Div. 172. “Throughout it all, my family and “I also did it because I know girls Features friends were extremely supportive, wonʼt shave [their heads] since it but the physical and mental toll would be emotional for them. Even Tuskegee Airmen that cancer takes is devastating,” if youʼre a girl, itʼs nothing to be said Sheridan. embarrassed about.” Yoga In support of Sheridan and other “I know a family member, teach- cancer victims nationwide, Lane er, and a friend of the family [that Lucky Charms students and staff participated suffers from cancer] and I always in the St. Baldrickʼs Challenge wanted to contribute to a cause,” Sentimental Items throughout March and raised over said Elias Acevedo, Div. 032. $16,500. The St. Baldrickʼs Foun- Trevor Ben, Div. 051, had a dation is a volunteer-driven grandma that died from cancer, Potholes f u n d r a i s i n g which was more organization of a reason for Dangerous Texting working for “Raising him to clip his pediatric can- hair. Profanity in School cer research. money saves Others, like Jes- Vo l u n t e e r s sica Hoyos, Div. Hector Couty, Div. 907, gets a close shave at the St. Baldrick’s event. Arranged Marriages raise aware- lives like mine, 049, were not so ness and gather willing to get the skinhead, but when I tell them [I and was able to get a corporate do- donations by and for that full shave, but did did it for a cause] they compliment nation by informing his manager. Opinion shaving their cut off several me,” said Santillan. Best Buy donated $1000, $100 for heads. inches of hair to For some of the girls, the cutting each of its employees that shaved The Wiz JROTC orga- I am very show her support. was harder than they expected and their heads. nized the Chal- “At fi rst I didnʼt proved to be emotionally diffi cult. “The more, the better; if I can lenge as their grateful,” said want to, but I kept “Iʼve had long hair all my life and get a lot of people to help, itʼll af- Gay Marriage service-learn- hearing about it so when [I was] asked to take the fect someone in the world,” said ing project this and I wanted to after picture, I started crying,” said White. Stem Cell Research year, making Alicia Sheridan, be a part of some- Yadira Martinez, Div. 026. “I was JROTC was able to get barbers Lane one of thing great,” said on stage with my friend and we from ʻWe Got You Fadedʼ to vol- 32 Chicago Div. 020. Hoyos. were holding hands; it was tough.” unteer to do the cutting. Ivan Del- Sports Public Schools The shaving Mr. OʼDonnell, who was the big- gado and Manuel Aponte did not participating in the event. brought up a range of emotions gest fundraiser with $1,100 in do- hesitate to help. Col. Kochheiser, the JROTC Se- among students and staff. nations, encouraged students and “We want to be a community Boys’ Lacrosse nior Army Instructor, led the event “Me and my friends were do- friends to make bigger donations if based barbershop; we want to do and shared the same enthusiasm as ing it all together so it was more he shaved his goatee. something for the kids and do any- Max Schneider his motivated cadets. of a ʻbro momentʼ and I felt more “The biggest thing was losing my thing we could to help,” said Del- To encourage outstanding recruit- inspired after hearing Alicia,” said beard,” said OʼDonnell. “My wife gado. ment for volunteers, Kochheiser Acevedo. and daughter were there so it was The event was emotionally stir- offered further incentives at his “Once [the hairdresser] cut the entertaining.” ring for many, leading them to be own expense. middle, I was like ʻWell, thereʼs no Heavily advertising the event more thoughtful of those with can- “I told them one girl turning back now!ʼ But I felt really around school greatly contributed cer. It is safe to say Sheridan was counts as fi ve guys; happy because I really wanted to to Laneʼs success in the Chal- the most touched by her schoolʼs I told them ʻIf you do it,” said Dolores Santillan, Div. lenge. support. could get fi ve girls to 179. “We visited different divisions “Everyone who shaved their head do it, Iʼll even shave Some realized that having a to remind people if youʼre not go- is showing their solidarity for kids my eyebrowsʼ!” he shaved head would bring much ing to shave at least donate to [the with cancer,” said Sheridan. “Rais- said. attention, especially among the fe- cause],” said Acevedo. ing money saves lives like mine, Last year, Sheridan male students. Zach White, Div. 926, who is a and for that I am very grateful.” shaved her head for St. “[People] just look at me like a head JROTC, works at Best Buy March 2009 News Page 2 Lane chapped over lip balm sales at Jewel example. “The guy thatʼs always [at the LoBosco said that although Lane By Julie Dimas “[The plaza] has nothing to do sales counter] told me, ʻYou bet- is not benefiting from the distribu- with Lane. We do not [gain] any ter buy yours fast, theyʼre selling tion of these products, the school Piggy banks, Rubikʼs Cubes, profit from the stores or the name. like hot cakes.ʼ And I was like ʻOh still has a good relationship with blankets, playing cards, and waste- So I donʼt know if we should be thanks, my lips can do without Jewel. She does, however, hope baskets are all items having the flattered or insulted,” she said. Lane Tech lip balm.ʼ [Then] the that Lane can come up with bet- Lane logo on them that are avail- Several Lane staff and students guy was like ʻYeah, theyʼre not ter products to sell at the school able for purchase in the school do not approve of the sales. doing as well as we thought,ʼ” store. store. Recently, however, Jewel “Iʼm not comfortable with Jewel said Naomi Maldonado, Div. 044. “Iʼd love to find something that began selling a different product producing [Lane] items without “Not that many people have that kids would buy …but we havenʼt with Laneʼs logo on it: lip balm, our input,” said assistant principal much school pride to buy things hit on the right thing yet,” said which has been on display in the Dr. Dignam. “I donʼt even know such as lip balm with their school LoBosco. self-checkout aisle. why theyʼre selling lip balm. I logo,” said Lizbeth Bastidas, Div. Reid suggests cooperation as a The fact that Jewel has been donʼt see its significance.” 023. solution that could benefit both selling Lane lip balm came as a “Itʼs not fair because theyʼre “Iʼm not going to buy it because Lane and Jewel. surprise to many, including the profiting off of Laneʼs name and I donʼt need it. I could just get “I think Lane and Jewel should school administration, since it is the association of good that comes normal lip balm rather than some become more of a partnership, so being done without the schoolʼs from our high school,” said AP unknown lip balm that might not we could help them promote [the consent and Lane is receiving no Chemistry teacher Mr. Reid. even work,” said Justyna Dorniak, lip balm] and we can get some commission on the sales. “Lane Tech is a high school and Div. 276. profit from it,” said Reid. “We “The school did not give them if youʼre going to advertise some- Because sales of the Lane lip should also survey students about permission,” said Dr. LoBosco. “I thing from a high school, then the balm have been low, Incrocci said what items they need and the stu- didnʼt even know anything about high school should benefit from he does not plan on ordering more. dents should vote on it. Lane and it until [recently] when someone it,” echoed Beatrice Melliza, Div. He does, however, plan on trying Jewel could sell these items and said, ʻDid you know theyʼre sell- 021. to sell other Lane products such as then part of the profits can be ing these at Jewel for a dollar?ʼ I Krizza Jimenez, Div.