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Page 12 Page 4 Navy Fear at Sew into it Navy Pier eat Latin students excel at NJCL 2006 by Zainab Bilfaqi From July 31, 2006 to August first, second, third and 5, 2006, thirty-four of Northside’s fourth principle parts well-prepared Latin students recon- and selects the conjuga- B nected the bond between ancient tion of the verb. The and modern times. Latin students site then tells the user from Northside traveled to the if they were right or University of Indiana for the annual wrong. If wrong, the National Junior Classical League site will return the cor- Convention and Tournament to rect principle parts. compete with students from some “The principle parts of the best schools in the nation tester probably gave the when it comes to the Classics. site an advantage in the Students asserted their knowledge competition,” Wewe- of Greek and Latin through many gama said. categories including the creative Natalia Emanuel, The arts, Ludi (physical activities), Cer- Adv. 808, and Weweg- oof tamen (question and answer), and ma also won third place reading comprehension that tested in the Local Chapter their knowledge of the Classic Website contest which Languages. proved itself to be a Northside’s Latin students im- Vol. 8 No. 2 Northside College Preparatory High School October 2006 Vol. tremendous work- proved this year, winning even more load because the pair awards across the board than in the revamped the entire past years. Kavinda Wewegama, website. Adv. 707, is a perfect example of The Local Chap- H this improvement. Wewegama won ter Website contest first place in the individual website contained more criteria contest. than the individual “Kavinda has advanced website contest, includ- incredibly since freshman year and ing coverage in chapter his influence on other students at activities and the fresh- Northside has been incredible,” Kavinda Wewegama, Adv. 707, and Natalia Emanuel, Adv. 808, work hard to ness of the information build the Latin website. Chester Tylinski, Northside’s Latin included in the site. The Photo by Zenobia Gonzalves teacher, said. “He has organized pair won third place and motivated the other Latin stu- among some of the best we’re used to in that it was much said. “I put my time into it and dents, and he increased the number schools in the nation. These schools more competitive.” went to Certamen practices. Mr. of Latin practices. He is also the include Boston Latin School, Every member of the Upper and Tylinski encouraged us a lot and best Certamen player Northside has Woodbridge, and other schools in Novice teams was a student from he gave us the materials to actually ever had.” Texas, Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Northside. Many states support learn. He checked up to make sure The individual website contest Massachusetts, and Ohio. their Certamen teams more than we were studying, so that helped as involves the creation of a website Other notable victories include does Illinois. Illinois’ success with- well.” about the Latin language and its Adam Swiatlowski, Adv.809, who out this support is quite remarkable, Despite the rigorous schedule, grammar. Judges look for aesthetics, received the first place award for Tylinski said. Northside students the students who went to NJCL validity of the code, and the users the Reading Comprehension Two, received 16 first place awards this were still able to make time for fun desire to revisit the website. with the highest score in the nation. year, the most in the school’s his- late at night when they went to the “Our websites are among, if Harold Jaffe, Adv.802 , placed first tory. Northside also received 29 dances and between competitions not, the best in the country,” Mr. in the in the tenth grade Boys Essay more top five awards than last year. when they were able to socialize at Tylinski said. competition, and John Mussman’s, Aisha Ahmad, Adv. 904, placed the pool. Wewegama had been working Adv. 806, first place victory in Latin in five of the academic tests—more “You get to meet a lot of new on this website since his sophomore Oratory, level two contest. than any other Northside student. people and try different styles of News pages 1-3 year and has slowly added to the For the first time in the contest’s Although Ahmad just began tak- dancing, which was fun,” Jaffe said. • New course options website. He submitted the code in history, all three of Illinois’ teams ing Latin this year, she competed “There were many informal games • Solving schedule crises the spring 2006 and received the advanced to the semi–finals in the against many Latin 1 students who such as ultimate frisbee, basketball, award in June 2006. Certamen Competition. had been taking Latin in grammar and soccer and that was probably A key factor in Wewegama’s Features pages 4-5 “The Latin team is really school. the most fun part for me.” site was the principle parts tester. strong, and we worked really hard “I learned English grammar Mr. Tylinski, the administra- • Guten Tag Germany The principle parts tester allows in the summer to prepare,” Jennifer back in elementary school, so when tion, and their peers applaud • Projecting success: senior the user to test themselves with Friedmann, Adv. 904, said. “It was I learned Latin grammar it was their achievements of Northside’s projects Latin verbs. The user types in the very different from the competition practically the same thing,” Ahmed Latin Team at the national level. Editorial pages 6-7 • Teach us the write way • Goodbye Harvard Parents go back to school Centerfold pages 8-9 by Sanja Bajgoric Northside hosted its annual Back to “I think Back to School Night is a good • Capitalizing Punishment School Night on September 12, 2006, pro- opportunity for my parents to meet the teach- • Death row in the movies viding parents with the opportunity to walk ers,” Alexandra Brown, Adv. 014, said. “But in their children’s shoes. Parents rushed more importantly, I’m glad that they will A & E pages 10-13 through the door at 7 p.m. to pick up their get to see what we go through and how hard • Kiss it Goodbye: “The Last child’s schedule and headed off to advisory. some of our classes actually are.” Kiss” movie review Parents were not expected to sit through a Some students did not see the advantage hundred minutes of class, however; instead, of Back to School Night. Sports pages 14-16 each period lasted ten minutes. This gave “I don’t really care about Back to School the parents just enough time to gather nec- Night,” Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Adv. • Foreplay: Golf City essary information and ask questions. 014, said. “But it seems to satisfy my parents Championships “We give an overview of the course and when they come.” an introduction to the syllabus,” Dianne Parents of freshmen enjoyed the block Malueg, English Department, said. “I schedule. Many questions were aimed at the think, as a parent, I would find it healthy in-class activities and the amount of home- to meet the teachers and get a feel for what work that the students receive. the class is about—along with the grading Teachers find this experience valuable as system and flexibility.” well. Most parents also enjoyed attending “At times I have had experiences where Back to School Night because they were meeting the parents had become a very posi- able to build a relationship with the teach- tive experience because I was able to find ers. Kathy and Chuck Killman, parents of out about certain personal situations that a Wade Killman, Adv. 702, have attended student might be going through that might Back to School Night for the past four affect his performance,” Ms. Rachel Nielsen, years. English Department, said. “Even if I don’t “It’s nice to be able to ask questions,” get the opportunity to meet all the parents, Kathy said. “If we ever need to follow up it’s nice to see familiar faces later on of the with the teachers, it’s a much more com- ones that I have met.” fortable situation, considering we have met The parents took a break for lunch during them already.” which cookies and beverages were served in There were a few students who roamed the cafeteria. Principal Dr. James Lalley and Excited parents fly down the center stairwell as they the Northside hallways along with their Vice Principal Lisa Moreno were present dur- rush to their next class. parents and some agreed that the experi- ing the lunch periods to socialize with parents Photo by Sanja Bajgoric ence was beneficial. and answer any questions. Page 2 News The Hoof Beat It’s a matter of course Northside College Northside’s new academic course options Prep High School by Michelle Zacarias Choosing one’s schedule for the fol- Berry said. “It’s an interesting class: right now lowing year is usually a routine task for Speech and Debate challenges we’re testing the river by Northside. I Northside students. This year Northside students by requiring outside time for like how studying the water can give a students were caught off-guard when debate competitions. Currently, students whole new twist to our school,” said 5501 N. Kedzie new courses where offered as part of the are learning about the different sections Vanessa Gutierrez, Adv. 704. 2006-2007 curriculum. From new and of an argument and how to create a Many students like Vanessa were improved English Chicago, IL 60625 courses to additional Science courses, Northside students Tel: (773) 534-3954 had something new to look forward to this year.