December 2018

» Read more: A Year in Review: Music, movies, weddings, news headlines and more on Page 6. TheNeuqua Valley’s Echo Student Newspaper December 30, 2018 Neuqua Valley High School @NV_ECHO Volume 21 Issue 4 2360 95th St. Naperville, IL 60564 nvecho.weebly.com Weed legalization: Learning with Dignity Act when the smoke clears raises questions in district 204 Emma Wightkin Allison Blaszak are not readily available in bathrooms, she Student Life Editor Staff Writer has to walk from the restroom to class in Pot, weed, grass, dope, or, in more order to get a pass and then travel to the technical terms, marijuana, originated MEME OF The state of Illinois has passed the nurse’s office in order to receive what she as a medicinal herb in Asia around 500 Learn with Dignity Act created on Jan. needs. B.C. It has now become a part of pop THE MONTH 1, 2018, requiring both middle and high The students from the high schools spoke culture, with recreational use featured -Paige Smith- schools to provide free menstrual prod- to the school board, in light of the lack in mainstream media. Although medi- ucts in the bathrooms at high schools and of the law’s implementation at schools, cal use has been accessible throughout 2018 was truly the year of the meme, middle schools. So far, there has been no and stated that menstrual products many states in America since the 1990s, in January teens were eating tide pods change in district 204 schools. Students should be available not only in the nurse’s recreational use of the substance didn’t and watching Logan Paul. In February, from Metea Valley, Waubonsie Valley and office, but in the bathrooms themselves. become legal until 2012. Colorado was our FBI agents were texting us and kids Neuqua Valley High School have no- Metea Valley student Abbey Malbon ex- the first state to legalize marijuana, and were playing Fortnite. In March we were ticed that the district had not yet made plained in an interview with the Chicago by 2016 California, Nevada, Maine, laughing at spongebob memes. In April the changes required by the law and spo- Tribune that this would allow easier ac- and Massachusetts had followed suit. we couldn’t get enough of the yodeling ken to school officials about their con- cess to necessities like pads and tampons Recently, Michigan made recreational boy. In May we had debates over yanny cerns. In an interview with the Chicago and reduce the embarrassment of telling marijuana legal, and many are begin- and laurel. In June we got upset over Tribune, Louis Lee the assistant superin- the teacher the reason for going to the ning to consider, and even fear, the re- IHOP’s poor marketing decision and fell tendent for high schools, stated that the nurse’s office. sults if Illinois is next. Although there in love Incredibles two. In July everyone current district policy regarding menstru- Kerry Cahill, Assistant Principal for is negative stigma surrounding the use came down with ligma and was doing the al products is to place them “directly in Operations, says that the school does of marijuana, it is hard to ignore the zoom challenge. In August we watched the restrooms located in the nurse’s of- plan to make some changes. According number of important benefits legaliza- jojo siwa destroy her hairline for 5 min- fice,” and says they will add “signs in all to Cahill, they “currently plan to desig- tion will contribute to the fight against utes straight and Johnny Johnny eating restrooms to make sure students know nate a bathroom on each floor of both racial disparity and to states’ law en- sugar. In September a moth fell in love where to go and [that] there is no cost.” [Neuqua] buildings” where products will forcement and economy. The criminal with a lamp. In October we got the bread The district has not yet placed the prod- be available. She says the current goal is status of marijuana and the enforce- and cringed at every tik tok we saw. And ucts in the bathrooms. In an interview to have this plan implemented by January. ment of the laws around it have been in November we watched surgery on a with NCTV17, Metea Valley student It is currently unclear if the other high shaped by racial tensions in America. Avani Shah called this “mundane and lu- grape. Now in December we must decide schools and middle schools intend to fol- See more of dicrous,” explaining that when products low suit. WEED LEGALIZATION: which meme reigns supreme as the 2018 on page 5. meme of the year. We had a great year in the meme commu- nity but in my opinion the top 5 memes for 2018 are tide pods, the yodeling boy, the international house of bad marketing Shonda Rhimes domintates the televi- decisions, ligma, and last but certainly not least, Jojo Siwa’s receding hairline. Although those are excellent memes only sion industry one in particular can take the spot for Dana Balmas meme of the year, with 6 out of 5 ha- and hilarious and disturbing and clinical rambes and that meme would definitely Staff Writer and maternal and cruel and judicious.”” be tide pods. For those of you who are Rhimes is also a strong feminist presence very lost let me explain. There are many The television world is constantly in society. Most of her shows, including commercials and labels telling parents to changing as audiences pick-up and drop “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” “How to keep detergent pods away from their chil- shows to find what they truly love and Get Away With Murder,” “Station 19” dren because if eaten they can be fatal es- connect with. Many TV shows never and “Private Practice,” feature working pecially to small children. But the bright even survive the first season, let alone the women who are not afraid to put their colors of the tide pod and the shiny pilot episode. Fortunately for award-win- own work above the men in their lives. packaging caused teens to start referring ning director, writer and producer Shon- It is a value that many shows before hers Grey’s Anatomy, Rhimes’ longest-running show, the the pods as a ‘forbidden snack’. So of da Rhimes, her shows -- which she calls covers Meredith Grey, a doctor navigating the do not share, and she is a pioneer in the course teens starting making memes, eat- her “babies”-- are prevailing through the complicated life inside and outside the hospial. field of women’s empowerment. Rhimes ing them and getting hurt. In total there test of time. Some of her shows over the Photo courtesy of IMDb. explained her impact on television, say- were 86 reports of teens intentionally years include “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scan- ing “a black woman built an empire of ingesting laundry detergent. But what re- dal,” “How to Get Away with Murder” humanity-themed TV shows. Do your ally did it for me with this meme at least and “Private Practice.” Rhimes has also is why each of her shows has sparked homework. Get woke. Black is not a was going to the grocery store had see- written three books throughout her ca- fires in the hearts of fans. Only someone theme. I am not a token. But I am a night ing that they locked up all of the deter- reer which each offer advice on how to who has completely fallen in love with of television.” Never afraid to share her gent pods so teens couldn’t get to them. live a happier life. She also serves as a her- the writing process can capture people voice, Shonda Rhimes maintains her own All though side splitting hilarious please oine to many people of color and women and their complex lives in the way that integral part of television. Her iconic ar- don’t eat tide pods or any detergent for who do not think they can make it in the she has. In a recent interview with the ray of shows airs every Thursday night, that matter. Until next year this has been male and white-dominated entertainment Guardian, Rhimes explained that she advertised as the Thank God It’s Thurs- @PaigeWillAlwaysLaugh with the meme industry. “love[s] working. It is creative and me- day (TGIT) lineup, and can be watched of the year. Her boldness in writing diverse characters chanical and exhausting and exhilarating on the ABC channel. News Alliance For the Children 2 Sports Changing the Conversation for Inclusivity 4 Student Life Remaining eco-concious during the holidays 5 Edition Entertainment Streaming killed the radio stars 8 Profiles Livening up the Library9 INside this this INside Focus Artists that will blow up in 2019 12 2 News November storm causes power outage Abigail McArthur-Self ers. The conditions have made repairing however, as these could lead to carbon News Editor the damage dangerous in some areas, and monoxide poisoning, and were cautioned the sheer volume of power outages has led to be careful when lighting fires for warmth During a storm on Sunday, Nov. 25, a to ComEd hiring extra contractors to help because blankets and similar items are high- number of houses in the Chicagoland area them reach affected residents more quickly. ly flammable. Residents using such meth- ORION’S have lost power. Initially, 350,000 residents All power was originally predicted to return ods were advised to always have one indi- lost power, at least 40,000 of which were Thursday, Nov. 29, but repairs continued vidual awake to ensure safety.

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