Home remedies, Pg. 5 Team w m in IN THE HEAR T i s, Harry Potter w P S g ’ s . and the l 1 r F HE 2 O T i Deathly G Hallows Pt. I, Lane holiday Q&A, Pg. 10 WARRIOR Lane blood drive, Pg. 3 ? Pg. 7 December 2010 Lane Technical College Prep High School Volume 43/Issue 2/ Page1 Lane in talks to become Physics teacher, Green, hits nail on head; Academic Center, admit builds bed of nails for class demonstration younger students lenging classes as well as choosing a lan- By Airis Cervantes & Claudia Maj guage to take for up to six years. “Whitney Young has had an Academic A proposal to add an Academic Center at Center for many years and it is one of the Lane for 7th and 8th graders may go into reasons they are able to compete with the effect for the 2011-2012 school year. newer, smaller schools,” LoBosco said. About 90 to 120 junior high students Not all faculty, however, see only the ben- could soon be walking through Lane’s efits of an Academic Center. noisy and jam-packed halls. To avoid “I don’t think 7th and 8th graders are emo- overcrowding the school, the Admissions tionally ready to take on a school like Lane,” Office would cut down on the number of said AP Psychology teacher, Mr. Parsons. incoming freshmen admittted into Lane. If the plan is accepted, it has been sug- However, the plan is not guaranteed for gested that the 7th and 8th graders be iso- adoption until CPS approves the proposal. lated from upperclassmen for the first few According to Illinois High School Rank- weeks to avoid overwhelming them. ing, Lane scored an 82.6 in math and an “We have school spirit, great teachers, 86.2 in reading on the PSAE this year. and students with open arms,” Dr. Lo- Whitney Young, one of Lane’s rivals, Bosco said. “Upper classmen would be scored a 95.6 in math and a 94.7 in read- like big brothers and sisters to the younger ing. The Academic Center at Lane should students.” increase test scores, giving the school high- The younger students will be encouraged Green inspects his bed of nails before completing it to use in front of students. er recognition. The advantage of providing to join clubs and sports. According to Mr. students with AP classes at an earlier grade Roof, coach of the Cross Country Team, onstration especially memorable and captivating by acting as level will further prepare them for testing. the addition of the Academic Center could By Bill Felton though he was injured. “Since Academic Center students start benefit the school’s athletic programs. "I'm going to scream really loud to add to the dramatic effect," high school earlier than the traditional 8th “Whitney Young uses it to their advan- “I need to test it out before I kill myself in front of 30 people,” Green said. "If my class is boring I have to do something boring grader, they could be ready to take [AP] tage,” Roof said, referring to the fact that Mr. Green said about his newest classroom demonstration. five times that day," he continued. classes sooner too,” Dr. LoBosco said. some of their athletes join teams a year or Physics teacher, Mr. Green, is using unique and interesting In an earlier demonstration, Green used animal body parts With around 10 percent of future classes two earlier and gain valuable experience. demonstrations to explain lessons to his students. Green built a to illustrate the connection between physics, perception, and being made up of students from the Aca- Some students like the idea of adding the bed of nails by hand to use in an experiment teaching a law of nature. demic Center, test scores would likely rise. Academic Center. physics. Green also brought in animal body parts from a slaugh- “Physics is more than math and equations,” Green said. “Phys- “[It would] bring back to Lane our glory “I really hope they do it because it will ter house to demonstrate the connection between physics, per- ics is the study of nature.” days,” LoBosco said. “Lane is ready for allow kids to achieve more in life and chal- ception, and nature. For example, the human ear takes in different frequencies of this.” lenge themselves,” said Kamil Kupiec, Div. Green, in his bed of nails demonstration, starts by laying up sound waves from the environment and the brain interprets The 7th and 8th graders would be lim- 378. “I would [have] definitely come here to his shoulders in between two wooden boards, each with nails these signals, resulting in one’s hearing. ited to the fourth floor with a different for 7th or 8th grade if I would’ve had the drilled through them. With the help of a coworker a cinderblock "All five senses are fundamentally electric signals. Electricity has bell schedule, and would be guaranteed chance.” is placed on top of the upper bed and crushed with a sledge- no color or sound, taste or smell. The brain receives [these signals]. admission as freshmen into Lane. Lane has Some students disagree with the addition hammer. Green remains unharmed due to Newton’s second law, I wanted cadavers of these incredible machines... I wanted to show petitioned the CPS office of Academic En- of 7th and 8th graders to Lane. which he illustrates and teaches through this demonstration. what an eye is, what an ear is, what a brain is," Green said. hancement to open an Academic Center “This is a high school. It’s not a zoo,” said Green has been teaching at Lane for two years and completely Green showed his classes eyes, ears, a tongue, a brain, and a for the past two years. Veronica Chapman, Div. 266. trusts his coworkers in this demonstration. snout to represent the human body parts that are responsible “Geographically it makes sense,” said According to Chapman, in today’s soci- During a weekend, Green built the nail beds himself using 100 for our senses. British Lit. teacher Mrs. Hanly. ety, if students experience high school two pounds of nails. Despite the experiment’s potential danger, he is "I wanted to show the physical parts of the mammal. I of course Currently, the only selective enrollment years earlier they may be pressured into confident in its construction and safety. couldn't use human parts," Green said. "I got them straight from schools with Academic Centers are Lind- negative habits. “I’m most nervous about taking off my suit [or] ruining my the slaughter house." blom, located on the south side, and Whit- LoBosco posted a letter on Lane’s web- clothes,” Green said. “If you do everything right, you won’t get Once in the classroom, he ensured that the demonstration was ney Young, located centrally. This leaves site listing the many benefits of adding an hurt,” he continued. being conducted safely and that all students were comfortable. Lane the opportunity to add an Academic Academic Center to the school. She also To add to the safety of the demonstration, Green has foam pad- "I did give a warning. Safety is important. I wore gloves and Center on the north side. Students would encouraged students and parents to send e- ding on the edges of the bed along with metal handles to safely gave students permission to step outside if they were uncomfort- receive six years of high school experience mails with their opinions on the proposal. move it. Holes for the nails were also drilled evenly throughout able," he said. compared to four, strengthening their No specific date has been set as to when the wooden boards to ensure safety. These classroom demonstrations are to teach and capture the friendships and improving their academic the program would be finalized, but cur- “I [had] to pre-drill the holes to make them straight. If they’re interest of his students. careers. Incoming 7th graders would have rently a meeting is being scheduled with not straight it will be dangerous,” he said. Green wants to illustrate that physics, despite its reputation, greater opportunities to take more chal- CPS to further plan the Academic Center. Green is optimistic that his bed of nails will be an interesting can be a fun and interesting experience. and memorable way to teach Newton’s law to his students. "I want to shatter misconceptions of science... It's not easy “I hope [my students] leave thinking force equals mass times work, but it's fun and enjoyable," Green said. Lane hosts Amnesty acceleration,” he said. “It’s crazy not to do this. Physics teachers Green plans other interesting demonstrations later in the year, have the opportunity to do so many cool and interesting things,” including a white shadow demonstration, a lab showing how to Green said. measure the sun's diameter with a yard stick, and an electric- Along with education, Green is doing the demonstration to ity lab using a dehumidifier. Green is also planning a student International event make his job of teaching Newton's second law more fun, for workshop, where students can build high quality speakers for speak out against their government. both the the students and himself. He plans to make the dem- a small price. By Kelly Sineni Write-a-thons take place annually across the globe within days of Human Rights Lane sponsored the Amnesty Interna- Day, Dec. 10. This year Lane was selected Midwest chapters of Amnesty International. receiving countries. “There is a case in Congo, which is the tional Write-A-Thon Thursday, Dec.