6 The New Trier News The 385 Friday, December 2, 2016 Auto classes vye for top spot in Quaker State Challenge “We worked on our vehicle every Quaker State day and were frequently excursion challenge gives end from class to work on the car.” Chapman acknowledged the big time opportunities for commitment of the project, stating that students would have to stay in automotive interest the auto shop late at night and often by Maya Kowitt had to make up class work and labs in order to complete work on time. After last year’s successful “I don’t regret having to put debut of the “Best In Class in extra work elsewhere in order to Challenge,” motor oil brand Quaker participate in this once in a lifetime State has launched their second year opportunity,” Chapman said. of the 6-week automotive education Spagnoli acknowledged that his competition featuring high school students had no previous experience Students from the Automotives class worked to build up a Ford Mustang for the Quaker State Challenge Zervas automotive classes across the country. with car repair, “Going into this Placing fourth in the challenge process, it’s not like I taught them The Quaker State website throughout the car repair process. auction their car at Barrett-Jackson, last year, New Trier automotives this stuff within the first few weeks of explains that the challenge is “not your “Last year our engine blew the day which Spagnoli declares to be the teacher Robert Spagnoli has high school. I warned the kids that if we do average extra credit assignment.” we got it,” recalled Spagnoli. “superbowl of car auctions.” hopes of coming out on top this year. this it’s gonna be a lot of work, and Quaker State says the goal of the Despite setbacks, a lot of things In addition, Spagnoli describes New Trier was fortunate to they were all for it,” Spagnoli said. challenge is to empower the next worked out in the class’ favor. “At our supposed “underdog” position in apply for the program again. Fifteen Chapman described the class generation of auto technicians. Wilmette Auto Body on the corner of the competition. “Every other school schools vyed from the Chicagoland dynamic and the student involvement “We invited schools across Ridge and Lake, there’s a gentleman we go against is basically this mega area and received the most votes to with the class. the country to compete in restoring by the name of Dean Fields, who let vortex center, almost as if you’re become one of the five finalists in the “The majority of first year clunkers into certified hot rods on a us come into the shop on Saturday going into a car dealership area, some country. students join simply because they budget,” announced Quaker State. and paint the whole car. We were even had uniforms to work in,” he The automotives class was are interested in cars. Some students The five finalists go about this there for 10 hours on a Saturday,” said. “Our class on the other hand, given a 2002 Ford Mustang and a have very basic knowledge of cars challenge as if it’s a reality show, said Spagnoli. we’re working with 500 square feet $2000 budget from Autozone. They their first years while others have where a Quaker State film crew The winning team is decided next to lawn mowers.” must conduct a full restoration of Dragon’salready made auto motives Race a hobby comes in and documents the process during a Skype conference, where Though the auto shop class may the car, “Everything from air in the in their life.” of restoring the car. 2 celebrity judges in the automotive not have the luxury of a spacious tires, to reprinting the car,” Spagnoli to Chapmanthe Edgesaid that he joined the “The car is supposed to come restoration industry, Tommy Pike and “dealership-like” center to work in, said, noting that Quaker State and class his sophomore year because of in working condition, we had to fix Mike Spagnola, decide the winning Spagnoli said that he is confident in Autozone combine for this program. his passion for cars. everything. Every day something school and car. their car and believes they can win Throughout the 6-week “I love learning everything went wrong,” said Spagnoli. The prize at stake is not only the competition. challenge, Spagnoli’s 2nd and 3rd from basic engine maintenance, to “The beauty of the whole bragging rights, but also money that “I am absolutely proud of all period automotive classes worked customization and body damage contest is troubleshooting. For the winning team can put back into the kids. From the time commitment on the car, and even sometimes repair. I also love working with my example, in week five we had an all their auto shop to buy things like they put into their expectations they committed to working after school hands in the shop which is one of the school celebration, and while driving tools and equipment. met, and the limited size of our shop and Saturdays. reasons why I have continued to take outside the shop, the alternator blew.” In addition to the prize compared to other schools, there is Senior and president of the auto the class every year,” Chapman said. Occurrences like this can’t be money, the first place team gets the simply no comparison to that,” he motives class, Colin Chapman said, predicted and were very common opportunity to go to Florida and said. A Tribe Called Quest ends 18 year hiatus

violence of a country, specifically, he A Tribe Called says, “Every nation, Obama nation, Quest returns to the let the coroner in.” In addressing Barack music scene with a Obama, Lamar speaks about the “abomination” of having no one to new album battling take responsibility for the violent state of America. injustice Lamar continues with “Crooked by Tia Rotolo faces, red and blue laces for the color of men.” This line draws attention to A Tribe Called Quest’s has the division between democrats and returned after eighteen years with republicans, labels that now define a politically charged and emotional perceptions. America, separated album, but for a new generation of by political beliefs, resembles the listeners. hostility between Bloods and Crips, A Tribe Called Quest first rose to also adorning red and blue. fame in the eighties after their sudden Lamar’s contribution to the emergence on the scene. Rap music album asserts him as the new leader at the time was about speaking out A Tribe Called Quest returns with new album, “We Got it from Here, Thank You for Your Service” The Source in the next generation of rap music against social injustice, and that’s scene with the same tricks that made especially for marginalized people life of achieving less, often ridiculed expressed in “Dis Generation.” exactly what Tribe did. them memorable. Their sound is following the election. Speaking in by the media. Phife asks listeners if The album ends with the Commonly regarded as classic, unparalleled and they’re still using direct opposition to President Elect they’re amused by the struggle that song, “The Donald.” While the title A Tribe Called Quest lead alternative music as a call for justice. Donald Trump, the hook by Q-Tip goes unnoticed and unresolved. anticipates a direct message to Donald hip-hop to recognition in popular The album begins with the addresses that “All you black folks, Trump following the overarching media. They were taking risks with song, “The Space Program.” In the you must go / All you mexicans, you “Their sound is note of the album, ATCQ instead sound and speaking intelligently beginning, Phife Dawg and Q-Tip must go / All you poor folks you must uses the final song to reminisce on about important issues. This spirit express that “It’s time to go left go / Muslims and gays, boy, we hate unparalleled and Phife Dawg’s impact on the hip-hop has not left. and not right / Gotta get it together your ways.” they’re still using community. “We Got it from Here… forever.” These words set the tone for Tackling Trump’s bigoted Busta Rhymes adheres to Phife’s Thank You 4 Your Service” was the left-leaning political outcry of the comments, Phife Dawg and Q-Tip music as a call for Caribbean heritage with Trinidad released on Nov 11, the Friday album, which promotes the belief that uses the song to remind listeners that slang. Q-Tip remembers Phife Dawg after the controversial election. The change is needed, and that it’s up to marginalized groups will persist in justice.” as a legend, unparalleled in hip-hop. politically- driven album was in us to make that change. America even with gentrification and The album continues Phife Dawg even comes in, one final direct response to the presidential The obvious notes of social isolation. commenting on the current state of time, to express his dominance in rap. election, but more importantly, the and political injustice are present Phife Dawg delivers the country and promoting change. While the song reminds listeners current state of the country. The on the first song, “The Space commentary on the perpetuated But A Tribe Called Quest doesn’t of Phife Dawg’s lasting legacy in album tackles inequality in all of its Program” which addresses the idea systems in America in “Whateva Will complete the endeavor alone. The the rap community, it has a grander message. The final song could have forms. 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