February 2013 Lane Technical College Prep High School Volume 45/Issue 3/Page 1

Die hard Nicki Minaj Sailing to become new club fan and friend, pg. 8. sport at Lane, pg. 19. AP sculpture students help Navy Pier Snow Days shine bright a turtle!” while the children would shout “It’s a robot!” Snow Days By Almasa Pecanin Chicago attracts tourists, so the Lane teams were being judged by not only Chicago residents but also people from various places around Jesus Monroy, Div. 376, stood on top of the Lego figure's shoulders, the world. This made Reyes nervous. attacking its head with a chisel. He then took a scraper and began “There’s a pressure to make it nice and beautiful because it’s not rounding the edges. just people from Lane who will see it but people from all around the He stepped down from the ladder and backed up to admire his world,” he said. work. Monroy then joined his other teammates to help carve the Agnes Szumska, Div. 365, was the designer and team captain of the arms of the figure. "Ferris Wheel" sculpture. Szumska was surprised when she found out Monroy, along with 19 other AP Sculpture students, participated her sculpture would be one of those being carved at the event. in this year's Snow Days Chicago at Navy “I turned in a couple of designs and Pier. The students represented Lane on turned this one in as a joke because I Jan. 23 - 26 by carving blocks of man- didn’t think it would get picked,” she made snow into four different designs. said. “When Ms. Moore told me my The designs included the Chicago sky- design was picked I kinda freaked line on a turtle's back, a ferris wheel, a out.” drink with a lemon slice and ice cubes, Szumska said that she did not have and a Lego figure. as much confidence in the design be- Javier Reyes, Div. 385, was the designer cause she was not completely confi- of the sculpture titled “Chicago on the dent they could actually do it. Turtle’s Back.” Reyes didn’t have trouble “I thought since it was such a com- with his design because he’s been working plicated design that they wouldn’t on it since sophomore year. even consider picking it because “Sophomore year we read The World on we’re high school students,” she said. the Turtle’s Back and that inspired me to Moore had more freedom this year draw this design,” he said. “I wanted to Lane ice sculpture “The Ferris Wheel.” while picking designs. Lane was able honor Chicago in a way.” to carve four blocks of snow this Although he had no difficulties drawing the design, turning it into year, compared to the one or two blocks in the previous years of the a snow sculpture wasn’t as easy. He wasn’t alone, though. Reyes had event. help from his teammates, Amanda Amil, Div. 361, Nishly Lopez, Although Moore was confident in all of the sculptures turning out Div. 378, Cynthia Gonzalez, Div. 373, and Kendria Helm, Div. 372. well, she did express some concern for the ferris wheel, the same ones The team was named Spiele & Spaß, which is German for fun and that Szumska had. games. “[The ferris wheel] was almost pulled from the submissions because Reyes walked around I thought it was impossible,” Moore said. “They couldn’t possibly Lane ice sculpture “Keep Kool.” the block of snow a num- sculpt a ferris wheel.” ber of times, fixing little Moore and many of the members of Team Power Rangers were wor- petition, including the creator of the event, Fran Volz, and even the details and helping out ried that the sculpture would tip over because of how thin it was and professional teams. A couple of the comments from the professionals his teammates when they because they would be making holes in it. made the sculptors of the ferris wheel nervous, though. had a question. Reyes let This ended up not being a problem, though, because the weather “A lot of the professionals were surprised at our design,” Szumska the group take their own was on their side during the event. It was cold enough outside to keep said. “They said things like ‘Wow, you guys are actually going to make creative approach with it, the sculpture frozen and upright, which Moore said was not the case that?’ or ‘I wouldn’t have even picked that and I’ve been doing this although he did give them with a couple of the sculptures in the past years. for years’.” some pointers so the sculp- “We got lucky because it’s not negative forty, but it’s been almost The ferris wheel sculpture ended up overcoming everyone’s expec- ture turned out the way he freezing and cool enough to keep the sculptures cold,” she said. tations, taking second place in the competition, following Chicago envisioned it. Although the sculptures needed to be kept cold at all times, this was High School for the Arts. People stopped by Reyes’s not the same case with the students sculpting them. Lane students “I was so proud of my teammates and all the effort and time they sculpture and the sculp- and the other competitors had a warming station in Crystal Gardens put into it,” Szumska said. “It was an incredible feeling walking up tures of the other Lane stu- where they were able to go at any point during the competition. there to accept the medal and have everyone, even the professionals, dents constantly to watch “It was probably the number one reason why no one ended up get- applaud for us.” the groups while they were ting frostbite,” said Paulina Wojtkowski, Div. 373, who was also part Even if they did not win, Szumska said she was just thankful to have working. Parents came with of Team Power Rangers. “They also had glove warmers which are the participated in the event. Lane ice sculpture “Minifig.” their children, pointing out best invention ever, no doubt about it.” “Not everyone gets the chance to say, ‘My team got to make a snow things like “Hey look, it’s The Lane teams interacted with various people during the com- sculpture that was on display for all of Chicago to see’,” she said. Code red drills to prepare staff, students for worst lar to the shooting crisis earlier this school year in seen. Complete silence. Everyone followed the rules with the hope that it will better prepare them in case By Marissa Higgs Connecticut. exactly as planned. of an actual emergency. It is also a way for them to Mr. Jarka, Dean of Students, has been working at That was not the last Code Red of the school year see where any problems in the building may be, such The events that took place on December 14, 2012 Lane for 13 years. This is the first time he has ever though. At least two more will be done before the as a door not locking. in Newtown, Connecticut sent waves of terror and exercised this drill. end of the school year. They may be during a non- The safety plans must be altered though if the drill shock throughout the country. Since then, CPS has "Obviously with the shootings lately in schools, we lunch period again; however, it could be done dur- were to take place at a different time, like a lunch pe- ordered all city schools to better prepare themselves have to take safety very seriously, and we do here at ing any point of the day. The element of surprise riod or passing period. Jarka said that students who in the case of such a tragic incident. Lane anyway. We have to make sure people know what could play a role in the upcoming practice runs. are off campus for lunch stay off campus, but not In January, Lane practiced a Code Red drill, the they're doing, students, faculty, everybody," he said. "Some [drills] will be announced, some won't," leave to go home for attendance purposes. Jarka also first of three per school year from now on. This was During 7th period on Jan. 18, an announcement Jarka said. "[Previously] we let you know ahead of said it is essential, in such a situation, that students ordered partly as a way to better educate students was made signaling the drill had begun. Students time that there was going to be a drill. We may not are signed up for Lane's text message alerts. and staff, and partly as a way of healing with the and teachers turned off the lights, locked their doors, do that next time...we might just say 'Code Red The plan for what students should do who are in hope that practice will calm nervous Americans. huddled against the walls avoiding windows and drill' and not tell you in advance." the cafeteria during a code red is not as clear. Code Red is performed if a very serious situation doors, and within seconds the school was silent. The students and teachers have in some way been exists and students are in immediate danger. Such It was a disturbing few minutes for Jarka. 4,300 left in the dark when it comes to knowing about the Continued on pg. 4 situations can include intruders with firearms, simi- students were in the building, but no one could be drills. This is done on purpose by the administration See “Code Red”

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Wa r r i o r National Geographic visits, pg. 3 Bathroom Graffiti, pg. 7 Valentines messages, pgs. 12-15 Warm Bodies review, pg. 17 Students forced to hide relationships

Lindahl’s parents did not feel like she was ready for a boyfriend and By Isaac Ceh wanted her to stay focused on school. “I wanted to date someone, but I knew my parents would From the time of Romeo and Juliet to our current hit movies is in the air... kill me if they found out about the relationship,” Lindahl said. and TV shows (vampire love) there has been an element of secrecy with The closest call Lindahl had getting caught with her boyfriend was be couples and their romance. Secret meeting places, private phone calls, avoid - Love - cause of Facebook. ing places where their family could be shopping, and even lies are all possibilities “Someone had put a picture of us on Facebook and I didn’t think that anything one may have to consider while secretly dating behind the backs of parents or even bad would have happened at the moment. And about a week later my mom asked their friends. me who this boy was and if I was dating him. I just told her he was a friend of mine Casey Cusano, Div. 370 was one of many to experience the life of dating behind the back and she believed me,” Lindahl said. of her parents and friends. Michael Gumenyuk, Div. 459, was secretly dating his girlfriend Debbie for an entire “My parents didn’t like my boyfriend at all! Whenever I would cry or be sad they knew it year before they decided to tell their parents about dating. Throughout the year, Michael was because of him. That would cause me and my parents to always argue and I decided I and Debbie came up with different places where they would meet. would just keep it a secret and tell them I broke up with him. I was hoping they would leave “We usually just met up at a movie or a couple different restaurants like 10 minutes from me alone and not lecture me about dating and tell me I wasn’t allowed to date him anymore,’’ Debbie’s house. I would always invite her to my house when my mom would leave for a Cusano said. couple hours or go out of town, and Debbie would make up a lie about how she was going Cusano would tell her parents different lies when she went to go hang out with her boy - to hang with her friends,” Gumenyuk said. friend. The most common one was she was going to go hang at her “friend’s” house. But she “The reason we kept it a secret was because Debbie’s parents were very strict about her almost had some close calls of getting caught. dating. They didn’t want her to have a boyfriend. We decided I would just kept it a secret “The closest call I had was when I was hanging out with him and my mom kept calling so my parents wouldn’t ask any questions about the relationship. I mostly just did it me and texting me to call her back. She wanted to know where me and my friends were for Debbie,” Gumenyuk said. and I just kept ignoring the calls and texts. But when I got back home I made up a lie The two kept their relationship strong and eventually grew tired of about how my phone was broken and how I needed a new one. Im pretty sure she keeping it a secret. Finally it felt like a good time to break the news didn’t believe me,’’ Cusano said. to their parents. Her relationship lasted about seven months before it ended. The biggest reason “When we decided to tell our parents about dating we were why Casey felt it ended was because of the secrecy of their relationship from both very nervous, but we just felt it was the right time to everyone. tell them. We didn’t want to hide the relationship anymore. “The whole relationship made me feel like he didn’t want anyone to Surprisingly, my parents weren’t even mad at me and told me I Cyber relationships: creepy or cute? know because I wasn’t ‘good enough’ for him. He didn’t even want never had to keep the secret from them,” Gumenyuk said. my friends to know about it, but of course they knew I was dating It was different for his girlfriend Debbie though. Her parents him,” Cusano said. were pretty mad about the whole situation and grounded Shortly after that, she decided to ask her friend been talking for four months prior. They have yet into my current relationship, I hadn’t seen him She now believes it is just not worth dating someone if it is her for a month. They did not make her break By Deanna Schnotala about “Robby.” to meet because he lives in Buffalo, NY, but Chai- on Skype or anything yet, so I had all these ques- going to be a secret. up with Michael but they did want to “I just saw her talking to him, so I assumed dez says they have plans to. tions. I thought, ‘What if he’s lying to me? What “It just got very stressful trying to find a place and meet him. From the recent Manti Te’o scandal to the she actually knew him,” Argentine said. “But “It’s mainly just finding time and the way our if he’s not my age? What if he’s not a guy?’ But time to hang out and not get caught. It’s just too “I was very nervous to meet MTV show Catfish, cyber relationships are be- then I asked her about it, and she told me she schedules are,” she said. “He can’t leave school, once I saw him on Skype, I was [reassured].” much to do in a relationship, a relationship her parents for the first time. coming more prominent in today’s society. They met him online. After that, I knew that he had and I don’t think my parents will let me fly all the The fact that Chaidez can physically see her should be fun,” Cusano said. I thought they were going to have always had negative connotations tied to to be fake.” way to New York by myself.” boyfriend over webcam is a big reason why she Cusano was not the only student be mean to me but they were them; comments such as “he’s probably a 40 year- It was then that Argentine decided to break it As for her parents, Chaidez says they each have doesn’t have many doubts about him. “Skyping” who had to lie to her parents actually very nice. We all ate old pedophile” or “she’s probably a dude” tend off with her “online boyfriend.” different views on her online relationship. with him is apart of her daily routine, along with about dating. Mary Lindahl, dinner together that night, to make people hesitant about dating someone “I didn’t take the relationship seriously because “My dad doesn’t see it as a real relationship,” other ways of communication. Div. 580, has also had and to this day we still they have only met on the Internet. Contrary to of the fact that it was online, so it didn’t really she said. “But my mom says as long as I’m happy, “We text each other throughout the day. Some some experience with date each other,” what most people think, cyber relationships don’t bother me that much that it ended up being it’s fine.” nights we talk on the phone, but usually every secret dating. At Gumenyuk always end badly. But there will always be those fake,” she said. And according to Chaidez, she is. night from around nine to 11, we skype.” the time, said. stories... At this point, Argentine thought she would “I am happy, really happy with him and the Chaidez plans on meeting her boyfriend in per- It was the summer going into her freshman never have to deal with “Robby” again. But again, relationship we have,” she said. “Even though he’s son by this upcoming summer. year when Alyssa Argentine, Div. 363, met a boy, she was mistaken. not here, he can still make me smile and give me “I expect it to be awkward at first. I’m so used “Robby,” online. It all started when she saw her “About a month later, he contacted me saying butterflies.” to seeing him over webcam,” she said. “I’ll get to friend messaging him. he lied to me. It turned out to be a girl, and she While her current relationship is going great, see the ‘real real’ him, and I’ll probably get really “I thought he was cute, so [my friend] told him told me she did it because she wanted to find out Chaidez’s previous online relationship did not emotional.” to message me,” Argentine said. “We started talk- if she was a lesbian,” she said. “I told her she was end well. But what about when it’s time for him to go ing and after about a week, he told me he ‘wanted nuts and blocked her.” “We [were in a relationship] for three months, back? to call me his’. I didn’t take it seriously because it In the end, Argentine got one thing out of this and then his [supposed] ex-girlfriend messaged “It’ll definitely be harder [not seeing each other] was online, so [as a joke] I said sure.” cyber relationship. me, saying they were still together,” she said. “Af- after we meet for the first time. I’ll have experi- Although she agreed to be in a relationship “It just gives me a funny story to tell. I got cat- ter that, there were a lot of unanswered questions, enced how he hugs, how feels, all that kind of Bromances blossom between boys at Lane with him online, Argentine said there were many fished!” she said, referring to the television show. so I just had to leave.” stuff,” she said. “But, if the relationship continues things that just didn’t add up about “Robby.” “I just think [people who lie about themselves Trust is a common necessity in most relation- after that, I think it’ll keep me going. I’ll think, three of them laying with together, just hanging there for him. He called Carreno’s mom and “I never thought I’d be liking Johnny Cash “His ‘friends’ kept messaging me and asking online] are crazy.” ships, whether they are online or ‘in person’. But ‘Remember how he hugged you? You get to feel By Matthew Wetig out. She awkwardly walked out, and came back waited with him until help arrived. or bluegrass music, and I don’t think he’d ever about him, and I just got really weirded out,” she There are many other horrifying stories about Chaidez argues that trust is even more important that again. Stick through this.’” a few minutes later giving them time to re-adjust “I was about to get in the ambulance with him, thought he’d be liking half the stuff he likes said. online relationships, and those are usually the in an online relationship. When it comes to love online, Chaidez believes Strolling down the Lane hallways, Kevin Car- themselves, as if they were gay. But, when his but they didn’t let me because I wasn’t a family now,” Hugh said. Argentine later learned that “Robby’s friends” only ones people hear. But what about the stories “You definitely have to have a lot more trust,” it’s very possible. reno, Div. 381, is rarely alone. Joining him are mom came back in, they were laying there, the member,” Linares said. They believe their friendship is so much more were actually fake Facebook accounts managed with the happy endings? she said. “’In person’ relationships, you see them “I would say I love him,” she said. “I love him for Kenneth Linares, Div. 384, and Marko Barrera, same as before. For Michael Hugh, Div. 377, his bromance is than just the normal friendship. by none other than “Robby” himself. This was Diana Chaidez, Div.382, is currently in her every day and you know what they’re doing. I his personality. You definitely get to know a per- Div. 373, and together the three form a self-pro- “It was kind of weird for [our parents] at first, something he thinks he will cherish for the rest “This is real,” Hugh said. “I look at some [rela- just one of the many things about her supposed second online relationship. She was introduced don’t know what my boyfriend’s doing.” son’s personality first when you’re dating online claimed “bromantic relationship.” but they’ve realized how our friendship is,” Linares of his life. He and Garrett Augustyn, Div. 369, tionships] people consider their best friend, and boyfriend that didn’t add up. to her boyfriend through a friend she also met After her first experience, Chaidez argues that because you don’t see them first. Love can happen Bromance is often defined as the loving, non- said. met in sixth grade when Hugh commented on they just don’t have what we do.” “All of his pictures looked kind of different, and online while playing video games. Although she she is more careful with people online now. at any moment between any two people.” sexual bond shared between two or more straight They know everything about each other, and say a picture Augustyn was drawing in class. But, it Hugh visits Augustyn’s ceramics class every day then I found out he lived in Seattle,” Argentine and her boyfriend haven’t been dating a consider- “I learned from the first one. I’m definitely males. To someone looking in on the relation- that they can almost feel what the other is think- was not until eighth grade when their bromance during his lunch period and the two are often to- said. ably long time they started dating Jan. 8, they had more cautious now,” she said. “The first month ship, it may seem like nothing more than a ing. really kicked off. Hugh attributes this to their gether after school and on weekends. And tasks friendship, but to its participants, it can be so “I know how they’ll react a split second before both getting accepted into Lane. like delivering chocolates to Augustyn’s girlfriend much more. they do something,” Barrera said. “Going from elementary school where you when he cannot are a no-brainer for Hugh, be- Carreno, Linares, and Barrera have been best But, things have not always been smooth-sail- knew everyone to this huge place, having that cause he knows Augustyn would do the same for friends since they met freshman year. They do ev- ing for them. Sophomore year, Carreno and Bar- underlying connection really helped to start [the him. erything together, from sports and clubs to hang- rera did not speak to each other from February friendship],” Hugh said. Hugh believes that their friendship will stand ing out on the weekends. The three can often be until the end of the year, because Carreno had a Hugh has taken a liking to breaking his bro- the test of time. With him attending Michigan seen dancing down the halls with each other. problem with Barrera’s girlfriend. Slowly the two mance down into stages in their relationship. State next fall and Augustyn staying here for Sometimes people confuse them as being gay, began to talk again, gaining back mutual trust. First, it begins with bro-dating, classified with college, Hugh believes that their friendship will but it does not bother them because “we’re all Also, they realized how much they missed each activities such as sleepovers and movies. A crucial remain. comfortable with our sexuality, and as long as we other and soon again became inseparable. turning point comes with hanging out with each Hugh also has a word of advice for people who know, that’s all that matters,” Carreno says. A defining moment in the relationship for other’s family members. are jealous of the two’s friendship. Even Linares’ mother has had doubts of their Carreno and Linares came during this year’s “I refer to his mom as ‘mom.’ Things like that,” “Just keep looking,” he said. “You’ll find your sexuality says Barrera, citing a a time they were rice bowl. Carreno had fallen, badly spraining Hugh said. bromance someday, and when you do, you’ll feel at Linares’ house. His mom walked in, with the his knee. In Carreno’s time of need, Linares was Next, their interests start to merge. the happiness that it brings.” 12 The Warrior Valentine Love February 2013 Freshmen Diana Cintora, I love you with all my Happy Valentines Day to my To my freshman girlfriend, I’ve only ever met one girl named heart and soul. freshmen in Div. 676. Hope you Happy Valentine’s I really enjoy art class with you! Especially Michael, and I’ve only ever met one Love, your boyfriend, Jeremy <3 when we play footsie under the table. You girl like you! I love you swetroll! <3 guys are having a great year. Day Chula! I love are the most beautiful thing I have ever Anne Puralewski, Love your Mentor seen. You are my Mona Lisa and I am I love you so much. BEST FRIEND! Jacqui you cutey 3.14! your Da Vinci. I also love my Alexis My I’m sorry kiddo. - Christina Chipmunk Jankowski.

Kendrick can you plaese stop cheating on me? Zephaniah 3:17 “The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his You know I love you. I don’t cheaton cheat on love, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with you LOL just kidding. Love you buddy. singing.” Let the revival begin. Project Recro Gaby Garcia sophomores First off, shout out to the Sophomores ‘15. SOPMORE ART MAJORS Dear Arino I like you a lot. I know your secret ;) Hey Karina, It’s Raul! I hope you’re not late ever There is not a day that goes by that I don’t SENDING YOU THIS Second, I want to tell my baby Reginald I know that I’m here for you. I been crushing on again. I’ll make sure to send another letter for think about you. VALENTINE. YOU ARE you for awhile. I think I love you. Do you love Ms. Kim to read. And it’s going to be as funny as love him so much. 12.29.12 =) THE BEST! KSL me? Good Day. 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But I will paint you, to thank you for always being so supportive of me Dear NHUY, a lot and I know we’re here to stay. Happy You’ve made me the happiest girl ever be- and show you through my eyes. I will use my and becoming one of my closest friends. You’re valentines babe and I want you to know you super helpful and talented. Stay the wonderful you!! ing able to call you mine, and I can’t wait painting to write my 1,000 words, and even Roses are Red can bet your bottom dollar, I’ll be there. to be with you on February 14! then it still wont feel like it’s enough. Alfee, my bestfriend. I love you with all my heart. Hi, everyone! A shout- HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY BABY!! We may not be able to see each other often enough Violets are blue -Anonymous but I cheerish every moment we have together and out to all my friends! Lily, I love you with all my heart. Awesome Valentine’s When I think of love CHECK PRINT! HEY, I’M ON To Kirk and Marco, Ben, Milhouse, Moosa, THE PAPER! IT’S SO WORTH IT. 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You don’t need make-up. Not many Uiyana. I love you all Division girls can look as beautiful as you without make-up. Don’t ever ac- cept a guy who doesn’t sweep you off your feet. I love you. Shnicker 457 ;;;<3 -Your man friend When it’s winter, you make it summer. When it’s cold Shnackers :* and the wind is nipping at my face, you warm me. You are my sunshine on a cloudy You carry me. You carry me through the mundane. day. meow MEOW meow <4 -D Through the hours of testing and broken pencil leads. You add color to the bleakest of days. The corners of Halley, my eyes filled with light when you’re in the room. The Roses are Red “Me, I’m just proud of the fact that Violets are Blue beacon just beyond the stormy seas that lay before me. You love food But you love me too... The storm is lifting. Your light now stronger with time you’ve done it your way.” It is exactly P.S. Meet me 2nd floor D, for I must confess my undying love for you. -D passed. The Goddess of Wisdom. one year we met! Crazy I know, but For you, I took on the whole Hailey, Never out anything inside I wouldn’t change anything, because my locker again and I might speak it has been more than amazing. I world all to have the honor of LOVE YOU HONEY. calling you my girl. I knew you to you. were special from the start, be- Lauren- Matt, I like you. You’re cute. Happy Valentine’s Day! Mia and Deanna love you. Deanna cause slowly you were stealing my promises not to take away your medicine. Mia promises to never be -Anthony Tran like Deanna. You are our sunshine. Our only sunshine. You make us heart. 10 months ago I asked you happy when skies are gray! Yay! to be mine. But now I’ll ask you, Amber you are an amazing friend! SASA AND MASA 4EVA “Be my valentine?” You’re like a sister to me and I don’t -Javier know what I would do without you. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Happy valentine’s day baby “To love is nothing. To be loved is something. To love and to be The butterflies in my stomach are still going crazy loved is everything. I am nothing, you’re something so let me be I used to think love was a silly thing your everything.” Now I hope I can be your king, because you are my queen To Julia Niewiadomska On this day filled with love happy P.S. See you in third period. :) You’re the one I can’t get enough of Words can’t describe the way I feel Dear Jackie, I still can’t believe this is real I love you dearly and truly. I would do Bianca be my Valentine? I’ll be yours and you’ll be mine Vday anything for you and you know that. I hope you You’re my one and only come to realize that I was made for you. You As long as I’m here , you’ll never feel lonely deserve true happiness and i’m going to give it To my lax girls you guys were my first love. Being with you I realize I’m such a lucky guy to you. I smile everyday and you’re the reason why Shouts to the seniors, remember “Make it nasty”- Sincerely, I love you Bianca Vazquez Arisbeth -Bill Ortiz P.S. Lots of love to Samantha K. your little secret Dear Aoife Leahy, Baby, if you were words on a page, Fishiey, Besides all of the other woman that I have written about in this newspa- I love you Walker. Is your last name Gillette? Because per you are truly special. You are the jelly to my peanut butter, the axel to Thank you for these amazing ten months. my wheel. the ink to my pen, the teacher to my classroom, the sun to my you’d be what they call FINE you are the best a man can get! solar system, the lion to my jungle but most importantly you are my gf. -Anonymous PRINT! - to elisha, love taylor. You showed me to live life and to be happy. I love you <3 Let’s run away into 1 John 4:10 “This is love: not that we loved God, but that He Agnes Fraczek, Dear Marissa, loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” I love you sooooooo much. Having you as my best friend for Never gonna give you up, never The way you rap makes my heart explode. And Marissa, the way the sunset, yea? Hold on, let me go get Do not love God because of religion but because He loved these past 11 years is the best thing that has ever happened to gonna let you down, never gonna run that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed, you don’t know you’re running shoes. us first. me. LOVE YOU <33333 beautiful. And that’s what makes you beautiful. <3 - Victor Gonzalez. Let the revival begin. Project Recro - Claudia :) around or desert you baby. - Claudia & Almasa - Your butterfly 13 The Warrior Valentine Love February 2013 Juniors

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TO ALL OF MY To Adam, Angel, Karina, John, and Alex, you guys To Yarelly and Chyna, Glarien Sanchez Rodriguez Garcia Robles, you’re ETHNIC STUDIES STUDENTS! YOU ARE Jake Zurkowski - I love you! are the greatest friends anyone could ask for. ALways cool :) THE BEST! - Madi Maldonado keep our head up, and everything will be fine. Love you guys are the best friends any- Happy Valentine’s Day - MR. COCKRELL you all to the moon and back. :) one could ever ask for! (: NYC. - Edgar Perez To Jesus: You go girl “Marellie” will always be my favorite ship. Happy Valentine’s Day! I love Hey Sanja, we should have went to From: Jesus My OTP. I love you, Grisel M. Medina. P.S. Naomi, I have a strong disposition towards your One last year with you guys. Belmont! Too bad Ninja and Jacob existence. Much love. Bonjour -Marissa the best division in are there... My dearest Wendy Ramirez, Div. 468 - Dear Karen Cirueles, To my favorite cheerleader, Jessica. You are my Harry Styles and I am your Louis The moment I saw you freshmen year, I knew you were the Tomlinson LOL. JK you’re just an ok friend Maddie Lord! one for me :) I wrote you a song...You are beautiful, x20! I WUB WUB WUB you. the school! <3 you Love, Anonymous Happy Valentine’s day! You are one of the Dear Isaac, Div. 467! Dear Ivonne Casas, I’m in love with you. You are the apple of my eye. My love for you is greater than Transformers. I see you everyday. You and your coffee sweep With love, greatest friends me off my feet. I love you. Your favorite DJ, poopyyy (; Secret Admirer -Ms. Sebestyen - Anonymous Now I know why Solomon had 700 wives...because he never I love all my girls dearly. Thanks for met you. I’ve ever had and To everyone in the Cuddle Puddle Stephen you are a great guy Do you need a prayer because I am certainly willing to lay - GET DOWN MR. PRESIDENT! everything pretties. hands on you. and a really sweet person - Anonymous I love you more -Levi -Aleks <3 Dear Marcos Alhman, Is your body from McDonald’s? - Cuz I’m lovin’ it ;) How come I never see you any- Grisel Medina; you are the best Are you a parking ticket? - Cuz you’ve got fine written all than anything! more? That’s cool I still <3 you over you. girlfriend I could ever have. - Your secret admirer KASIA! Turtle love Jazzy, Everyone believes we are together, haha. Let the rumors Erin McDermott will you There is 14.5 billion light years of space I love my boos Aleksandra, continue. I thank you for being an amazing friend! Love you! and time, and through all hundreds of Adwanna, Alena. Be my valentine? Happy Valentine’s day! run away with me? I love you! Love always, yo best friend trillions of galaxies and planets and stars, forever <3 you are the most beautiful biological Nate the Great, Happy Valentine’s Day Jackie, Diana, I love you, best friend. Wanna split a pineapple with me? ;) Espinoza, love you forever creature in the Universe, Emma Ryan! Maciej, Jimmy, Andrea, Lucia, and Nia. FROM YOUR REAL BEST FRIEND (not Yordanos) Much Love, Anthony Q. - Destinee and ever XOXO Love you guys!

To William Lino, I’m so glad I started to talk to you last year. You Javi I love you so much! You’re the best friend ever Amarilys Juarez! HAPPY You’re a cutie w/ a booty. I like the way you have been an amazing friend. You’re so much fun to and I’m so glad that you are my friend <3 We’ve been Shout out to move (; Hmu. ;) <3 Love you! talk to and I feel like I can tell you anything. Thanks through so much. You’re gorgeous & beautiful. I love BIRTHDAY MY LOVE! From: Justin & Emely so much for making me laugh when I need it the you 5 ever. most. You’re one of a kind; stay gold! This was the gift that The past few months, I’ve been lost, I Love ya Gabe Franco :) My dearest Joosk: Erin You’re the Nick to my Lindsay, the feym to my Gags, the dope can’t remember the last time, that I smiled daddy to my Lana. I will love you till the end of time (high school). I “left in my locker”. -Erica R. Je t’aime, quite like this. Starting now, I’m lying Jabba. Anywhooo I love you McDermott: down to sleep but can’t close my eyes, could this be? Maybe, just maybe, I know I love you Joanna Nida I love you my Orange Cutie Pie! Marry soooo much and now that this is crazy, But can you blame me? I me yeah? YOU SHALL mean, look at you. Look at you... :) Your future wife (: everybody knows! Alison, Kiri, Nia, Michelle & Kayla, <3 Monie NOT PASS... Thank you for saving me from being a very lonely Senior Happy Valentine’s You stole a kiss, at lunch. and then you stole -Cindy Lou Who Day to my beautiful ...without You’re fabulous and your curves are Je vous aime my heart. I love to die for (NO HOMO) best friends Jacky, giving me - Vanessa Mendez Valerie. you Cristian Karolina and those digits >:} wo ai ni jla nu er Adrianna! Love you - Roberto <3 Ale. Even through the hardest of times we will find a way guys! Ayyyyyyyyyy!!! 2 years and going back. The biggest downfalls have the strongest outcomes. Jackie and Paige are awesome!

beautiful girls. Happy D, Stupid Glarien lost my paper, so I had to write this again. Hey Nick Zartles, you ugly boy Glarien Sanchez! (DIV 468) Hi Briana Slaughter! Hey Janet Let me know if you still like me. I think you’re Morales (DIV 472)! Thanks for keeping me sane and being such a Maddie, with those Valentine’s Day, really cute and I want to get to know you <3 -DB Daugherty good friend to me! OK, bye guys! - Leslie eyes and that smile? Anthony Spingola Hailey, From the day I met you I have never Your lovely smile seems to always brighten my day. I’m not sure how to put how I feel in words, So I’ll just leave it at this. Can I been better. I never want to leave you. Hailey You’re definitely CTC <3 get your number? Marrie Pierrvccihi, will you marry me? - Dezarayray Be mine Dear Phil Reimer, worth more than 2 Dear Joe Loch, “You know you’re in love when you can’t You’re such a stud! It’s From the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew I’d fall asleep because reality is finally better not hard to stare at your bulging biceps in fallen in love. I hope one day I can grow the courage to dollars. Happy Val- finally talk to you. Till then I’ll admire from a distance. than your dreams” TE AMO CLAUDIA Micheal class. You rock! Seeing you in class makes our day. Thanks for being so great. entines Day baby <3 Love, Dear Hailey, I love you. -Anthony Tran The Girls from 8th ;) -Henry Hey Sailor (7th Period Dear M.G. L. O. V. R, You guys are the greatest people I’ve ever met. We’ve had our fair share of chaotic experiences, but we’ve Dear Juan, “Though we may wither away, my love gotten through them all together. Without y’all high school would suck. BESOS :* <3 You’re okay, I guess. for you is timeless.” From the girl who doesn’t even go here, Miah <3 <3 UGH Love Megan AP Chem) These words of yours have brought nothing but happiness to me, and I only Happy Valentines day to the most Maria and Nina! Have lunch with you gorgeous ladies every- Dear Gaby Num Num, Happy Valentines day to day. You guys always put a smile on my face. Besties forever! Happy Valentine’s Day! I will always stay committed to you hope that I can do the say. Ofelia of the amazing girl I know, Desiree V. <3 One day we will go to Europe together. Las quiero much! because you have my heart. Your ears are cute, you have nice hair, I De La O type. Ma copine!!! Je t’aime! my girlfriend Alex. You Ya tu sabe. like your smile and you’re always beautiful. Have a great day. -Secret Admirer

mean everything to me. <3 Dear Maddie Lord, Dear Valentine, Hailey, I wanted to take this time to declare my You’re so hot. You always look so cute when I see you walking to Collards is green, yer eyes ain’t Roses are red, violets are - just kidding. Well for starters, I’m unfaltering love for you. No but in all serious- HD + AD 08-30-11 <3 2nd. I have a black JANS SPORT, just like you. Why don’t we glad that we started off as good friends, and fate has brought us wave to each other? blue. I am so lucky to have a closer. I wish that our love continues to grow so that our relation- ness, you’re freaking gorgeous. Be my valentine? ship gets stronger xoxo -Anonymous friend like you, Edgar Perez. Peyton, I never stopped liking you. It’s when WELL WASSUP WITH THAT OR WHAT! RPeia roses are red, violets are blue Dear J1, you’re 6 feet away and I can’t seem to speak. I :}~ When you coming back from Hollywood? Happy Valentine’s Day! We Keep digging. want to tell I miss you and still love you. You’re ugly I hate you. -Jess & Alondra -,- should go get chocolate! JK love you Love, J2 13 The Warrior Valentine Love February 2013 SENIORS

Timothy, Nicki, To my Sweet Tooth, Love my Flag girls <3 “Roses are red, I don’t really know what to say to you. Want to go Girl you know I love you, No matter what you do You’re okay, I guess - Christina to Jamba Juice? And I hope you understand me, Every word I -Chris say is true Cause I Love You If I asked you to go out with me, would the To my Women In Lit Class: Talk violets are blue, Baby I’m thinking of you, Trying to be more of Joe Longhini - You answer to that question be the same as the asnwer a man for you less. to this one? Some men need lots of women, BUt I want you abuse me, -Sam Waddick Love, Mr. Yost <3 make me smile every- only you girl Ryan Arce, Cause I Love You BoomShakaLaka day! Yet I still love Happy Valentine’s Day to the best boyfriend Your love makes me grow stronger, It keeps me 7-9-11 <3 ever! I love you so much. I don’t know what going on :) Mrs. Smith I would do without my best friend. To Joshykins: you.” Love you, Brian, I love you like I love corn. Your the creamed corn of my Liz I just love you, okay? Best friends heart. You a-maize me. I hope I’m not being to corn. -GLA P.S. I cann’t wait for prom! -Deanna <3 forever yo. My Dear lunchroom crew, From when I first met you, you were at your prime. Happy Valentine’s Day Metal Kitty, Pecan Pie, and You guys brighten my day! The past four years have been You are my sunshine. My And to this very day, You have always been mine. Mandarin Oranges. I love you guys bunches! great and you made it all the better. I love you guys! only sunshine. You make me So can I ask you this, “Will you be my Valentine?” ;) -Cloudy @Garrett_Leo & Rasu -Mr. Katie happy when skies are grey. Happy Valentine’s Day 6th period! Dear Daniel Birt, @JennaWenzlaff I <3 Maggie Popek You’ll never know dear how -Mrs. Chappell <3 I love you. You are the smartest, funniest, much I love you. Please don’t most beautiful man I have ever met. -Sarah B Everyone loves you but no one loves you take my sunshine away. Chris and Shani! You guys are more than the person you look at in the To my bby gurl absolutley adorable! I wish you guys the mirror everyday. You’re perfect don’t ever very best. Happy Valentine’s Day, love birds! - Mykee Hugh Dedicated to my loves, change! To my lovely division 369: doe <3 lol :) SUP HOMIE? That’s as ghetto as I can go. Our friendship Here’s to SENIOR YEAR, prom, graduating, going to college and Denisa, Izabela, Olivia, Rich, all began with a lie, but I’ll cherish it forever. PATRON. . . enjoying these last few months with my closest & dearest friends. I It’s been a treat to know you and to watch SO that’s why you act like a bunny haha !!! BTW. You love you guys- Angie, Crystal, the Dianas, Evelyn! You guys are the BEST! HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! you grow and change into young adults. I Lexe, Nate, Mike, Bes, Matt, carry your physics book around WAY too much. That’s Angel Cuevas XOXO-Nina can’t wait to watch you graduate and find why you have so many impossible problems! LOVE U Kate, Alex, and last but not JAMIE AZULA ;) out what you will all be doing next year! I My sweet drummer boy. Peter Brozyna, I have Hey Jacklyn will you go admired you from afar. You have hurt me in the will miss you! least, my forever and always, Sincerely, Your Angry Physics Partner past, like when you had parties and did not invite - Miss Caracci out with me? Bryan. me. I was destroyed! That does not change how I feel everytime I see you beat your drums. I feel like Dear Diana Chaidez, you have the most curliest curly Hey 366, it’s been a fun In chemistry, you are one of the least reactive you play them for me. The most attractive thing hair in Lane Tech :) You are the sunshine to my day. I love Maggie Popek elements. You are bright and noble. You prevent You always make me smile even though I like watching about you are the holes in your ears. Don’t leave a wounds. You are the only exception (most of the you fail I still <3 you. - Love, Nunya 3 1/2 years so far. Never hole in my heart! Ask me to prom! I LOVE YOU! and Mr. Jeon’s class!! time) in chemistry, but you are the only excep- Dear Jessica Suarez and Yevette Smith, you are both dorks! But To = Justin forget what side you came tion to my hear. Shoutout to my sisters Ashley, Rubi, Khizra, I love you guys anyways. We are the three musketeers of speech Ay that girl fell down the stairs...THEY TURNT Anyways, I told Popeye a joke about you. class. Yevette with your awesomeness and Jessica with your hilari- from Northside/Southside ;) Joselyn, Diana, Marlene, and Jessica! I love you! ous being poked reflexes. You guys are amazing. UP! He went AG AG AG AG AG. <3 Pam -Love Dirty Diana -Marcus Mason <3 U SILVER!

Stacy, I’ve loved you since the day I met you. You’re awesome Oana u r 2 cool luv u bby g Happy Valentine’s Day 2nd period! and beautiful. I hope you never get sick of me and feel the way I Ayye mami, u r da best evur! Casey u -Mrs. Chappell <3 do. I will love you forever and hope you’ll be my valentine. shine bright like a diamond. Thanks haha <3 :) To my -Andrew for being such a rockstar! Having two classes with u is so amazing. I look Coraima!! You’re the best thing thats happened Happy Valentine’s Day to the most to me this year. You make me so happy and I Hey Best friend! Love you! To foward to them just for u. Love u handsome little one, my best friend hope I do the same for you. Laser tagging was Airbear. Love Kristen <3 mamacita ;) our first date and from then I just couldn’t get in the world, the boy I’d trust with bby gurl over your cute laugh and that beautiful smile. my life and the one I ove with all my It’s been more then 3 years since I saw you that When I lose a game in soccer I just think of being, Isaiah J. Quine. one October day, I mst say, Still like you more Your love has led me to you <3 ... and that helps me smile again, I’ve Love, Lemonia than ever. You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever never had that <3. I made a promise to myself seen Diana Meza <3 believing in a forever with the second you were in my arms and said yes. doe lol <3 Lucas Bautista, I just wanted you to know that It was to make you the happiest girl in any Happy Valentine’s Day 8th period! you. I love you, Karole you and Grace are just the best and I love you way that I could, I hope that I’ve been keeping -Mrs. Chappell <3 Miranda! Happy Valen- it. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY <3 guys so much! Happy Valentines Day BTW. tine’s Day my bebehkins! I love you to the moon and back 25 Hey so you have been the best thing that has happened to me . I LOVE DEANNA SCHNOTALA You have saved my life so many times and I will thank you times... and then multiply that by a AROUND MY BACK forever. I love you. <3 -Brian Scott Villanueva Your Wife gazillion :) - deisi renee 6/2/11 Kassandra T. I’m glad that I am dating a girl like you and Shouts to all of my lovely, obnoxious, and funny Let’s go to Mars where only our love exists I’m really happy around you :) I’m looking friends. Priscilla, Amanda, Celia, Kendria, Edth, #whoneedsoxygen Ajka Jasarevic Mercedes, Javier, Oscar and Meredith. ;) xoxo, Love, forward to a great rest of the year with you. ,=,e Monica Iron Will Melt Happy Valentine’s Day to the most wonderful boyfriend on I couldn’t have asked for better friends! Thank- Happy Valentine’s Day 8th period! will you go the planet! I love you Tayl! Happy nine months, the best you 4 always being there for me!! I love you guys! nine months of my life. Here is to the next nine months. Angie, Diana x 2, Crystal, Evelyn <3 xoxo -Nina -Mrs. Chappell <3 to prom with Love, Amber Because maybe you’re gonna be the one that Tati, my little cafe con leche, I really don’t know what I would do without you! always remember, through chaos as it swirls, It’s us saves me. And after all, you’re my wonderwall. against the world! -BK I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BEST FRIEND <3 Happy Valen- me? <3 ,=,e -Stef Daniel M. Diana, Jessica, and Martin . . . it’s impossible to tines Day to my The stars, the moon, the Before I say anything, let’s say that I will always be explain how much I care about you guys in such - Emina Malic sun, all their brightness can here for you, why? Cuz since I met you I’ve <# u. few words. THank you for letting me be a part of your life, I feel like I’ve gotten to know you loves: Mercedes, guys on a much deeper level. It really is true when Dear Alexa Repp, not compare themselves Dear beautiful Kristen I loves you mucho, and I people say you narrow down your true friends by You are a dating service. But I still love you. was wondering if you would accompany me to to the brilliant shine that senior year. I love you guys so much please don’t Nory and Arely! Sincerely Baby Deer (aka Kelly Quinn) <3 McDona’s for a date. Love you baby cakes. comes from your eyes. -Rudy Vargas ever forget that! <3 Alexis Higgs is one of the most amazing people I have ever COSA! Look I’m in the newspaper! :’3 I LOVE YOU! met. She is so intelligent and funny, and I’m glad I get to They resolve around you, Happy Valentine’s Day 4th period! HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! <3 :* POM! I hope this call her my sister. I love you! -Mrs. Chappell <3 makes you smile! You look so cute when you do! <3 -Rissa just like my thoughts. Your -Your Dino ~Your favorite beauty is like no one else’s, Happy Valentines Day If you love something set it free...or cripple it so it COPIL! I should really have this in the Juniors section be- not even your twin can won’t get away. <3 cause your not even old enough to be a Senior... Anyways, Happy Valentine’s Day my mangawian. you will always be MY best friend, even if you disagree. asian girl (: Annabear! <3 -Ryan Que te la pases bien youngling! compare to your beauty. I love you. Happy Valentines Day 1st Oh Lizet you’re my dream, Dear Kevin Mac, I didn’t have enough money to get My students are you something nice, so here are a dozen roses: Red ACR La La La La <3 Period! -Ms.Chappell <3<3 that may never come true, Rose, White Rose, Yellow Rose, Pink Rose, Peach Est. July 2009 perfect. Rose, D Rose, De Rose, Der Rose, Derr Rose, Derri ROse, Derric Rose, Derrick Rose (: Would you like Thank you for being in my life and being so amazing to but a guy can dream can he to see a Bulls Game with me ... again? me. Happy Valentine’s Day Kristen K. <3 not? Please don’t tell them. I <3 Ninnyhammer -Andy K. -Joel <3 Ms. Sebestyen Love, Your Girlfriend Mrs.Vale-Suarez loves division 362, her Shouts out to Mr. Wilson, Angela, Sabrina, I’m just going to go out and say this. Ms. Constantine, I have enjoyed these past 4 years with Nina, Diana, Angie, Crystal, Evelyn, Izabela, Nishly, freshman, her Latin American Literature Mohammed, Jazmine, and Joel. You guys will you marry me? I know I don’t have much but Ceci, & Cynthia . . . I love you girlies sooo much! You’re hopefully my love for you will be enough. you. I’m going to miss you so very all like sisters to me. Happy Valentines Day! are my favorite group of crazy intellectuals. students, and her soccer team. -Andrew Pinto much. I’m wishing you the best. I - D. Reyes Dear John Black, love you Div. 352! Te quiero mucho mi mensito! <3 I have loved you since freshmen year - please love A.K.: I like you and Happy Valentines Day! WHAT IF? me back. Love, Ms. Ojo & Kenton <3 - D. Reyes kidding... your face. 15 The Warrior Valentine Love February 2013 SENIORS My last year could not have My ideal Valentine’s Day: I fake my own death and To my beloved munchkin Kimberly Dear Mr. Johnson, then my butler spots you and I at a cafe in Florence. been better since I met you. We Joseph Gordon-Levitt replaces me. Potocki. Your hair is like rays of You are the best teacher any of us could ask for. - Kevin all know that you are an amaz- sunshine and the depths of your eyes Even though we’re the worst staff ever and suck From the day I smelled your lavender scent, I are a mystery. Your lips are so moist ing person. I really like spend- knew I was in love with you Jenny Schultz and volumptuous. I hope that one ing time with you. Every time at meeting deadlines and don’t follow our style -Jenny’s secret admirer day I can massage your toes. I see you smile makes my heart guides...we hope you still love us. fill with joy. You also inspire me Beyonce Happy Valentine’s Day Jose Happy Valentine’s Day! to do a lot of wonderful things (aka Ashley) Patino, you are the best boy- such as getting good grades and Love, the Warrior Staff <3 friend a girl could ever ask studying harder. I admire you. P.S. - see you at your wedding! :) GO GIRL! for. <3 -D -Aubrey Lynne Every year, I can count on him to make me F.N., you make me smile. Uraniaerson. Ju Jew. Gucci. The three sexiest My shell why so cocky? feel special with a grand gesture or small detail. Whether it’s for my birthday or for Valentine’s CELLA, f.emales of Lane. My wife/husband/girlfriend. You make me feel like how it feels to chew five Day, he always does soemthing from his If you were a booger I’d gum. You are the seraded edges to my chainsaw. heart with all the good intentions that I don’t XOXO LOVE YOU Hey Claudia! What’s up home- My life without y’all would be like a serbian film deserve. So it’s time that he gets soemthing pick you first :) - I don’t even want to think about it. Sweaty dawg? Shout out to 8th period for a change. I know it’s not much but Kevin -D cupcakes. I love you/will you be my Valentine’s?/ Carreno, you’re so much more specail than you -Art your head as Jennings! Prom? That is all. You know who it is...I hope. or anyone else knows. So instead of making Dear Nimrah and Paulina, Romans 8:37-39 No, in all these things we are more other people feel like the best person in the You guys are the best concert buddies a girl can Agnieszka, than conquerors through him who loved us. For I world, know that you have that in you already. Happy Valentine’s Forever and always, and a day after that :) am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor have. All I really have to say is: Thank you for your sweetness, your patience, Eric rulers, nor things present nor things to come nor You can stay, I mean it your tolerance, your humor, your dorkiness, & Day to the best AP Lit powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in Every day, I mean it the love that comes from the heart you wear on all creation, will be able to seperate us from the love If there’s a way, I’ll be there Hey you. Yeah you reading this. You are BEAUTIFUL, GOR- your sleeve. Happy Valentine’s Day Squirrel! GEOUS and if you don’t have a valentine, your valentine is of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Victor Gonzalez classes ever!! Bend over backwards, I’ll be there -Love, your snail - Diana Table out there. * Let the revival begin. Project Recro - Almasa JK :) Forever Alone <3 Prom? <3 Mrs. Thompson -Shorty To Pat, Three things in this world that i would love to I love Jeremy Carr’s face! Happy Valentine’s Day to the best friend I could see, a sunset, a sunreise and you smile. I have Thanks for being so foxy. ever have! I love you Di, and no matter what you J2, never seen a sunrise or set but know of your - Anonymous from Jesus always have me. Roses are red, smile. I would live my life never to see a sunrise -Amber violets are blue, or set if it meant only to see you smile because TO MY LIEBE: Got a little upset this issue, that to me is the best sight in the world. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE DEAR TO ME. Victor Lopez is Perfect. Ara, I miss you gurrrrlll. - THE WIFEY but ya’ll know how I do.

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Happy Valentine’s day OLAS! Im zo zo eexciteed! To mi familia, my auntie, my mommy, my You are the drill that will pierce through heaven’s gate. The subject I teach causes you a lot of stress. I ask Hey Ms. Jennings’s AP Lit - OLAS DO ITT! <3 everyone. I love you guys <3 with all my heart Don’t believe in yourself. Believe in me who believes in you to remember. I am just the messenger and I love you. My life for aivr. Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope - Presidente - seahorse you even though you do not love the subject I teach. Have a blessed game - J DAWG - Anonymous literature is the true love of your life =) Eat plenty of meat for a baby boy, Hi nanay. Why don’t Alonje - you are the coolest Mathies, I love all of you and can’t forget you Thank you all for being such you let me in the house or feed me? Why did you abandon guys. me? Why did you not stay in contact with lolo and lola? wonderful Macro classes. friend since I met you. You My students, sa rang hae yo! (I love you) - Anak - Mr. Beal are funny and smart and my - Ms. Nam I want to love you...forever Aliyah V., I miss you so much! I love being your LTVSB, conditioning’s almost over! best friend. mentor and I really wish I could see you more often! Pull through. All in! Love yah (: Have a great year! See you soon. MISANDRY signed William Happy Valentine’s Day. Sincerely, Ana Serrano - Casey It’s Friday, Friday. Gotta get down on Friday. Ms. <> and Mr. Johnson are amaz- Dear Conneticut, A.A. Literature Students: Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend. Friday, This feels unreal. I think it is. You’re like a spark. Simple ignition Friday. Gettin’ down on Friday. Everybody’s lookin’ ing! of the fire. A tiny flame of perfection in my hands. Will you be You are a slice of homemade lemon my blaze? Will you be mine? forward to the weekend. - “Silla” Love, Me (?) xoxo, love from the pound cake (sifted) on a warm Sun- I am mad scientist. Its so cool. Shout out Dear Div. 851, day morning before spring break to mah boi Cholas. Would you rather have I miss you all so much! Sorry we haven’t been around as much misandry pixies begins. You CAN DO as we should be! Can’t wait to see you all again, very soon! 10 duck sized horses or 2 horse sized ducks Sincerely, your mentor Anamar - Ms. Coleman

IT! OLAS, you guys are my second family! SO excited for Boys and Girls Track: idays and inights. All our hard work will pay off! Thanks BATMAN for being amazing, love you all. Happy Valentine’s day! Happy Valentine’s and start of - Mr. Flygt Much love, Anissa Buttz <3 Indoor Season! Train hard, run fast, and do your homework! I miss you LOVES YOU! Mr. Parsons, you guys. Mrs. Missy - Coach E. BATMAN are my idol! Mr. B, Smith, you Thanks for being the best music teacher ever! We ACA-SCUSE love you, Drew Carey! 2chainz. LOVES YOU Love, H-Bomb - Christina, Almasa, Leah rock! Desiree, you are my shining star on a perfect night. Your soul ME?! and mine are intertwined forever. Please be the one and only valentine. Ms. Ulmer, you are ALL!!! XOXO Love, ACDC Anthony Spingola beautiful. Five days a week, 8:00 AM; 8:31 on Wednesdays, I see you Ms. House, Ms. McMahon not only in this perfect way to start my day, Dear Ms. Constantine, Mike G + Isaac Ceh its the only thing that can make me smile in the morning. Happy Valentines Day Although your hand hugs are scarce, your - Anthony Tran uncodnitional suppor is plentiful. I admire, You are beautiful. Will Everyone!!! FOREVER appreciate and respect you as the woman I wish you be my Valentine? If I could create the perfect friend, one of my to become. You have made me a better and wiser Langford, own design, a friend to be my companion, a Ms. Constantine, you person, and for that, I am forever grateful. -Henry Daugherty friend for a valentine, it would be like you guys: Your Best Friend 4LYFE Elizabeth Salgado, Jocelyn Perez, Renee wong, are beautiful. ~A Yasmine Huerta, and Briana Slaughter. I don’t may the dark To my AP classes, Mrs. Barrows, Shout out to my Valentine.....The Lane Tech know what I would do without you! I will always think of you, as I plan on naming my Football Team! Love y’all! Plus, shout out to my Happy Valentines Day! You are my mom away from home inevitable brain tumor after you. home girl Desiree Velasquez! she cute, she cute... Side bE with you! -Mr Davey -Glarien and my light through the darkness. Thank you for everything! To my reg/honors classes, TO ALL THE CHOIRS! LoVe, Dear Jackie Bynes you are Love is a four letter word...so is hate..and fine. One pertains to you. I’ll let you be optimitic. -Ariana You know we Love you! so beautiful, I love you. - Mr. Davey Hairy JEsus, Guy From (Guess Who) Happy Valentines Day to everyone in The subject I teach causes you a lot of stress.I ask you to Happy Valentines Day Dance Team, AMY M. YOU ARE THE BEST! remember that I am just the messenger and I love you, Love ya girlies!!! X, Guy Y, aNd 451 Degrees! eventhough you do not love the subject i teach YOUR SECRET ART - Anonymous Love, Laura Eddie Papus -Levi DEPARTMENT VALENTINE. 16 The Warrior Opinion February 2012 How to keep your girlfiend this Valentine’s Day Avoid extreme opinions ster has died. She might act fine with it, but deep 4. Show her you appreciate her. about Valentine’s Day down it will bother her. On Valentine’s Write her a poem or love letter. Tell Day she will walk around the school her how much she means to you and But another group of people HATE hallways and see girls with their huge do some nice things for her like open- Valentine’s Day, and let everyone teddy bears, chocolates, and roses. Do ing the car door, cleaning her room, know. you want her to feel single on the most or even giving her a nice hug. There is Maybe they wear t-shirts that ex- important day of your relationship? nothing more important than showing presses their discontent, tear down Yeah, I did not think so. your appreciation for your girlfriend on locker signs, tackle hugging couples to Valentine’s Day. She needs to know you the ground. They proudly go around 2. Buy her something are not just buying her chocolate and telling people how little they care, Okay yes, I am guilty of once telling flowers for the sake of the holiday. how no one could pay them a million, a guy I did not expect much on Valen- no, a TRILLION dollars to partici- By Aubrey Caraballo tine’s Day and that I was not “that type 5. Keep your anti-Valentine’s Day pate in this wretched curse of a day. of girl.” WHO WAS I KIDDING? I sentiments to yourself. What could possibly make these Valentine’s Day is the day of love, have been disappointed with the gifts Maybe you hate and “don’t believe” By Angela Kuqo people so hate this most joyous of the day of caring, the day of giving, I received on this “special” day. If your in Valentine’s Day because you’ve had days? and also the day of heartbreak. WAIT, girlfriend says, “It’s okay, I do not want a bad experience before. Or maybe you If there is any one day that 99% Seriously, look around. Take a heartbreak? anything,” you should take that as a just see it as the day businesses try to of people will have a strong opinion moment to let your senses soak in For those of you who have had bad hint that she DOES want something. make money off romance, but DO about, it’s Valentine’s Day. the sweetness of convenience store experiences on February 14, you are According to a recent Valentine’s Day NOT take it out on your girlfriend. Do The people that love it are typi- chocolates...the vibrant colors of not alone. I’ve had my own Valentine’s survey found on www.Creditdonkey. not punish her for your own opinions. cally the ones that have something gas station roses...the harmonious Day mishaps. So I’ve got some advice com (search “Valentine’s Day”), this Who knows, maybe she will help you to do on it - the people with boy- sound of teenage girls giggling with to the guys about how to properly ap- year 53% of girls said they want to re- learn to love this cheesy and “over-rat- friends/girlfriends, or “Like” interests. delight over reading the most roman- preciates your ladies this year. Pay at- ceive dinner, 43% want flowers, and ed” day. These people will walk around all tic song lyrics heard that week on tention, boys. Here are a few tips on 40% want chocolate. So basically one day with stupid, happy grins on their B96 scribbled in heart littered cards. how NOT to upset your girlfriend on out of every two girls really wants her So there you have it, guys. If you faces and arms overflowing with red Alright, you guys get my point here Valentine’s Day. Valentine to buy her something or take don’t break any of these rules, your and pink objects. They gush every right? Valentine’s Day, shouldn’t be her out. Valentine’s Day should be completely time they see that special person and something anyone takes too seriously. 1. Do not bail on her. Let’s say she does not really care if she successful. melt into tiny puddles of happiness. The people that are getting arbitrary If there is one thing, and one thing receives anything or not, it would still And by the way, all of these are things Then there are the naysayers, people gifts are in their moment - and we only, you MUST NOT do on Valen- be spontaneous if you surprised her and should be done on a regular basis. Do whodislike this holiday for a variety of should let that be. If you are the per- tine’s Day, it would be to cancel your gave her something, right? not show her you care on only ONE reasons. Some call it “corporate” and son getting arbitrary gifts, yay for you! plans with your girlfriend. She is not day of the year. pass it off as a “Hallmark holiday.” If you say that you hate Valentine’s going to be happy about it, even if you 3. Do not make a Valentine’s reserva- Others sink into a certain style of sad- Day but don’t seem to shut up about have a good excuse, like being called tion at White Castle ness and walk around with a puppy it, it’s time you get a hobby. into work or discovering your pet ham- Unless she likes that kind of stuff. dog pout. Best, worst of this year’s Super Bowl commercials agree with me when I say the commer- ers... Now THAT is good marketing! game. Not all of them were the great- much. The two Bud Light commercials cials this year didn’t live up to the stan- Nicely done, Calvin Klein. Although est... But I have to admit, the last one featured Stevie Wonder laughing hys- dards of the Super Bowl. Some of them you just raised every girl’s expectations they played with the Clydesdale horses terically, not to mention creepily, in a were boring, and others were just plain of what a guy should look like naked, was soooo cute. How can you not love chair... A little strange if you ask me. stupid. Like Bar Rafaeli swapping saliva you definitely grabbed our attention. watching a baby horse grow up and run 5. Subway: Celebrities that can’t say with a nerd; come on, GoDaddy, I think 2. Taco Bell: A commercial with old to his owner after not seeing him for the word “Februany.” It is a hard word you could have done a little better than people acting like rebellious teenagers three years? to say, but you’re going to waste THAT that. Sure, that commercial is probably and “We Are Young” playing in Span- commercial for the Super Bowl? Get the most talked about, but that doesn’t ish - priceless. Well, maybe not for the FIVE WORST: outta here. mean it is good. Well, I guess it’s pretty old people watching... But I guess you 1. 21st Century: A commercial that good, because they got everybody talk- can’t please everybody. takes place at a wedding and they need There you have it: the five best and ing about it. But it still doesn’t make me 3. Oreo: Featuring the age-old de- a 21st Century agent. Conveniently, five worst commercials of this year’s Su- want to go on GoDaddy.com and cre- bate: cookie vs. creme. Taking place in there’s one sitting in the church. BOR- per Bowl. Opinions will vary, and you By Deanna Schnotala ate a domain. a library, the commercial shows people ING! don’t have to agree with me on which I’m not saying all of the commercials flipping tables, pushing over bookcases, 2. Volkswagen: Everyone gets in a VW five belong where. But you cannot sit So, the Super Bowl just passed. Woo- were bad. There were some good ones and throwing lamps at the wall while Bug, develops a Jamaican accent, and there and honestly tell me that you en- hoo! The game was good, once the tossed in there too! Let me give you a everyone whispers “cookie” or “creme.” magically becomes happy. That wasn’t joyed every single commercial. 49ers actually started scoring touch- list of the five best and the five worst 4. Doritos: Ah, the famous Doritos. implying anything, no, not at all... If companies are going to spend the downs... But that’s besides the point. commercials (in my humble opinion). They always have good Super Bowl 3. Lincoln: To set the record straight, average $3.5 million for a time slot dur- Every year, people (including myself) commercials. They had two this year, there were 2,374,987 car commercials, ing the Super Bowl, they should make get excited not just for the game, but FIVE BEST: and one had an adorable little goat that and none of them were spectacular. I their commercial worth watching! Of for the commercials! This is probably 1. Calvin Klein: Their underwear com- just wouldn’t stop chomping on Dor- mean, come on, you’re trying to sell a course, companies make commercials the only time of year people actually mercial was one of my personal favor- itos. The best part was the scream he car! Nobody cares about the Lincoln solely for the promotional aspect of it. like commercials because they are usu- ites, as I’m sure it was for the other girls lets out when the Doritos are gone. MKZ Phoenix being shown from all But, it seems logical that they will get ally really good. But I have to say, this who were drooling (like me) when they HILARIOUS! angles with bright lights shining on it. more business if people actually like year I was a little disappointed. watched it. An attractive man with a 5. Budweiser: Now, they had five 4. Budweiser: Yes, their Clydesdale their commercial. I think many other people would six-pack walking towards you in box- commercials throughout the whole spot was good. But the rest... Not so

Life in WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO AND WHY?

the fast “Ironman because he is “Spiderman because of “The Powerpuff girls “Superman because of his “Deadpool. He’s all sassy!” his superhuman ability because they are in X-ray vision. And he can about breaking the 4th - Yevette Smith, to climb walls and shoot kindergarten and have fly. That’s pretty dope.” wall and he can be dark Div. 556 webs. He is a hero!” super powers.” - Matthew Sexton, or just hilarious.” lane - Edwin Vega, - Diana Reyes, Div. 379 - Jazmine Bets, Div. 455 Div. 385 Div. 353 17 The Warrior Arts & Entertainment February 2013 Deaf student performs in musical Mama leaves viewers

“I saw the posters up everywhere and other smaller play productions, and we By Robin Buford thought why not,” Ralenkotter said. have never had a deaf student even try in suspense, terror “I’ve already done two plays at my old out before. I was (really) excited.” Lights! Camera! Mattress? Once again, school, but this will be my first musical. Although the excitement was mutual, Lane students and staff have united I’m a Freshman, so I plan to do many Ralenkotter still expressed some con- forces to put together a comical per- more.” cerns. formance for all to enjoy. This time, it’s Ralenkotter doesn’t have a speech im- “I wasn’t sure if I should join. I was a their adaptation of Princess and the Pea, pediment, but she is completely deaf. little afraid. But everyone’s been so nice a musical called “Once Upon A Mat- Although she has a role in the play, she and welcoming,” Ralenkotter said. tress”. With all the singing and dancing, doesn’t have any Hanson frequently and sly jokes on the side, the audience is solo lines. She has “I wasn’t sure informed her casts bound to erupt in laughter. But what if to memorize lyr- to work ahead on you can’t hear any of it? Well, that’s the ics however, for if I should join. homework and other case for Julia Ralenkotter, Div. 651. But when she’s with a academic obligations let’s hear her story from the beginning. group chorus. Al- I was a little because of approach- “I’ve been deaf since I was a couple though she has a ing finals, and so that months old, but got a hearing-implant singing part, she they may have more from me because it includes many loud afraid. But By Claudia Maj when I was three,” Ralenkotter said. only mouths and time to really focus on scenes where Mama suddenly appears or “That’s why I learned how to speak us- signs the words everyone’s been their lines. However, kills someone. And the horror movie fa- After watching Mama, I was surprised. ing my voice, not just signing.” because she can’t like any other stu- natic that I am, I love being scared. Recent horror movies have failed to im- With her ability to use her voice nor- hear the music. so nice and dent Ralenkotter still Mama is definitely a movie for open press me. But Mama had me jumping in mally, Ralenkotter was able to get into Nonetheless, struggled a bit with minded people. If you think that ghosts my seat and clutching my best friend's theater early on. Mrs. Hanson, welcoming.” managing her time are silly then most likely you will find arm. “My parents had always made me English teacher with practices and some of the scenes comedic. The story line is original and under- watch musicals when I was younger,” and Director, - Julia Ralenkotter homework. That is Towards the end of the film, Mama's standable. Two little girls disappear into Ralenkotter said. “When I was ten, I had only good because, she’s just like past is revealed and also the reason why the woods the day that their father mur- changed schools, and they had a pro- things to say any other student. So she doesn't want Victoria and Lilly to dered their mother. And during the five gram called Sign Voice Theater that I about Ralenkotter being involved in the how does she manage to get overcome get attached to their uncle Lucas and years they spent in a cabin, a ghostly thought would be cool to be a part of.” play. this obstacle of being death? It’s simple. Annabel. creature had begun taking care of them. Ralenkotter’s own curiosity and prior “I’ve been a Director here at Lane since “I struggle with rhythm, that’s why Mama is dark and suspense filled and Soon the girls Victoria and Lilly begin experience was the spark to her getting February 2001,” Hanson said. “This I don’t sing. Dancing is not a problem the two young actresses both take on to call the ghost Mama. Mama appears involved with the play. is my 11th musical, along with many though, if you memorize it, but I’m bad very difficult roles. as a lady covered in dirt wearing a dark at that too,” Ralenkotter said, laughing. Jessica Chastain's character Annabel dirty dress. She floats in the air and trav- But Ralenkotter is not alone. Dur- stands out the most. She is a young els through the walls. ing practices she has sign language in- woman who is in no rush to have any When Victoria and Lilly are found five terpreters to tell her what’s going on or children. She seems a little bit cold to- years later, they both have developed an- what’s being said. Communication and wards the girls at first but then later tries imal instincts. They are then taken in by comprehension are key. to develop a relationship with them. their uncle and his girlfriend but remain “As a sign language interpreter, we are And that is the moment that you begin distant from them. And little does the always learning because signs change to hate Mama the most. This family be- couple know, while having the girls in over time,” Ms. Flie said. “The first gins to love each other and she wants to their house, Mama is there too. And she show, for sure, she will have an inter- tear them apart. preter with her backstage, but if she is very jealous. feels she doesn’t need us after that, it’s The movie receives high bonus points her choice.” Ralenkotter will be performing as a Knight and Minstrel in both casts, but Safe Haven novel soon to be her bubbly personality had her thinking of some more leading roles. “The King would be an interesting released in theaters as movie part too. It’s more of a comedy role,” glimpse of the preview for this movie Ralenkotter said. By Magdalena Popek and within a few seconds I recognized Ralenkotter’s stage progress has surely the characters and the plot, soon find- increased her confidence for future per- Every once in a while I find myself ing out it was in fact, a movie based on a formances. wanting to read a cute sappy novel by Nicholas Sparks novel. Julianne Hough According to Hanson, students don’t authors like Nicholas Sparks. A few is a great pick for the character Katie, necessarily try out for the roles they months ago I came across “Safe Haven” and Josh Dumahel represents Alex just want. However, when they practice hard at the library, and although I was reluc- like how I imagined him, looking like a she is pleased with their progress. tant, I thought, ‘why not?’. To this day, worn out single father raising two kids. “I love seeing the actors grow in terms however, the thought of this novel also However, there is one aspect in this of their characters,” Hanson said. “And brings back all the emotions I felt when novel that I found confusing and am I really love hearing how the audience reading it. From the first page, this nov- looking forward to seeing how it is de- responds to the actors on stage.” el is filled with suspense, to love, mys- picted in the movie. The main character And speaking of audience, Ralenkot- tery, pain and danger. It definitely beat Katie confides in her mysterious neigh- ter is really looking forward to the per- all of my expectations and out of many bor Jo, who is extremely talkative and formance because her friends from her of Sparks’ novels it is hands down the tries to help her realize that in order to old school, Bell Elementry, are coming best one so far. And trust me, I don’t be happy she must overcome her past. to see her. Ralenkotter shares the slight usually give him much credit. But, there is something about Jo that nervousness of performing as do the The novel starts off when the main leaves the reader unsure for quite awhile other students, but in her words, “It character Katie moves to a small town until they come to a point where Jo’s Julia Ralenkotter in her costume during the play’s dress rehearsal . better look good.” with no money, hop- existence is questioned. ing for a chance to start I wasn’t sure if this was over. As she begins to supposed to have a fan- feel comfortable, she tasy aspect or just add falls in love with Alex, suspense. Hopefully, the Warm Bodies portrays Romeo, Juliet of zombie world a store owner and father movie will clear this up. of two kids. Despite the I’m looking forward throughout. being both a brain-dead corpse and a fact that her life seems to seeing how true the By Gabrielle Onyema Set in a post-apocalyptic world, a teenager at the same time. to be turning around movie stays to the book. young girl runs into a brain-hungry Though the dialogue is lacking at from her past, Katie has The characters seem like Eat your heart out, folks. Literally. zombie protagonist, ‘R’, is capable of times-aside from the several grunts and a dark secret that keeps a perfect fit. Now its It’s that time of the year and groans- the film does not fail to her guarded at all times. time to see if the direc- love is in the air, so why not enjoy grab your attention. The pacing is As the novel progresses, tors cut out any scenes the romantic vibes by watching slow and yet the characters remain danger approaches. that I thought were ex- a cadaver fall head over heels in intriguing through their actions A part of the descrip- tremely significant to Warm bodies? and thoughts. tion for this this novel the emotional aspect of The film is both funny and frus- All in all, I would recommend to reads, “Love hurts. There is nothing as the book. I’m positive I cried a little trating with its comical situations go see it. The film has gotten much painful as heartbreak. But in order to during the novel, and I hope the movie and ‘lovey-dovey’ lines. Though positive feedback from critics and learn to love again, you must learn to at least leaves that lump in your throat it is unable to escape some of the introduces a cast of actors that- trust again.” This is a great love story, too, (except don’t sob and snot all over cliche romance vibes, the story though not world reknowned- still and as a matter of fact “Safe Haven” your date). The suspense the book cre- was surprisingly better than I had get the job done well. will be playing in theaters February 14, ated, I’m predicting, will be just as good expected. If you don’t have a special some- Valentine’s Day. True, we have all read in the movie. I recommend checking It is your typical Romeo and Ju- one to go with, you could always that one book that was turned into a out the book as well as the movie. I’ll liet plot, yet the circumstances are catch the movie with a friend. movie and it ended up being terrible. be watching it this weekend and hop- anything but. The movie spins a However, I’m almost positive that this ing it meets my expectations as well as twist on typical romantic themes won’t be the case this time. I caught a yours! by adding unexpected humor 18 The Warrior Sports February 2013 Kwansinski helps new club sail into Lane When she is not competing, Kwansinski teaches By Leah Wojtach impoverished youth and disabled children and adults at Burnham Harbor to sail during her sum- The freezing wind shifted and waves beat against mers. the boat as Rebecca Kwansinski, Div. 460, tried to “These kids have never been in water before. keep the it from capsizing. What started out as a They have never been swimming or anything,” normal sailing trip with her friend quickly turned Kwansinski said. “So seeing that and seeing how to trouble. happy that made them with something I’m so used Last November, as Kwansinski was hanging out to doing felt really good.” with a friend in Montrose harbor on a boat belong- Kwansinski now brings her passion for the sport ing to her yacht club, a huge gust of wind sent the to Lane. This is the first year Lane has a Sailing boat capsizing. Her friend swam safely to the dock Club. Her friends Dominique and Sabiné Zinser- while Kwansinski stayed in the water to keep the ling, Div. 678 and Div. 679, “the twins,” are also boat from floating away. She floated there for half co-presidents of Sailing Club with Kwansinski. The an hour becoming increasingly cold. Water tem- twins and Kwansinski’s younger brother, Phil, Div. peratures in November in Lake Michigan are typi- 651, have sailed and competed together for years. cally in the high 30s to 40 degree range. When the They met at the same yacht club, CCYC, four years boat was finally pulled in, Kwansinski could not ago. physically lift herself up to the dock, too cold to When the freshman came to Lane, they con- move anywhere. Some people on the scene had to vinced Rebecca that starting a sailing club would help lift her out. help popularize a sport they love and allow them to “I almost had hypothermia,” Kwansinski said. represent their school through sport. The incident has not slowed her lifelong interest Though not very many Lane students know how in sailing. In fact, Kwansinski is now helping to to sail, Sailing Club is open to anyone to join. Even Kwansinski stands in a sailboat on Lake Michigan. start a Sailing Club at Lane. their sponsor, Ms. Chisholm, does not know much Sailing runs in the Kwansinski family. From the about sailing. The Sailing Club will teach students procedural rules, high school sailors cannot receive The other seasons do provide challenges for time she was born, she sailed with her family. Her how to sail and prepare them as team to compete sailing scholarships for college. Rule 12.f reads “No Kwansinski though. She has to deal with the cold parents own a Vanguard 15 ft. boat that she uses to against otehr schools. student-athlete shall receive financial assistance to during fall and spring. In the heat of the summer, compete and a 40 ft. sailboat they use for leisure. “I’ve never gone sailing and I don’t even know attend college based upon sailing ability. Kwansinski suffers from frequent sunburn and Her competitions have taken her across the what to do, but I am really excited to learn and be a “This rule not only prohibits colleges and univer- “horrible tan lines.” country to compete against other sailors. She has part of it,” said Natalia Ziemkiewicz, Div. 464. sities from giving athletic scholarships, but it also Although Kwansinski enjoys racing her parent’s raced in Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, Indi- Although a new club, the Sailing Club is hoping limits other organizations from giving scholarships boat, the demands on her time are great. ana, and other states. to start competing against other schools next year. based on sailing ability or performance.” “Sailing is so time consuming. I can be at prac- Kwansinski’s most fondly remembered competi- Lane will be able to compete against many subur- Consequently, sailing for these students will be tice from like 9am to 3pm every day. It’s like school tion took place just over a year ago in Nov, 2011 ban schools and Walter Payton High School, the done simply for the love of the sport. Kwansinski’s all over again,” Kwansinski said. when she competed in the Fall series at the Chicago only other CPS school with a sailing club. love for sailing keeps her at it for as much of the In spite of the hard work and time spent on Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC). She competed for Regardless of the Sailing Club’s skill or success, year as she can. the sport, life without sailing for Kwansinski is six weekends in multiple races and received one of none of its members will be able to use their sailing “The harbor freezes over in winter, so it is physi- unimaginable. She says the feeling she gets when the lowest scores (the lower the score the better you skills to help them get into college. cally impossible for me to sail in winter,” Kwansin- racing or sailing is “simply indescribable,” and she place). Ultimately, she finished second overall. According to Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s ski said. plans to continue sailing for many years to come. Project Purple Mission fights substance abuse

that he was first introduced to alcohol high or change their mood according to laugh and make comments about the as a group of peers and people who are Danah Bialoruski and drugs in high school. Soon, he was The Partnership at Drugfree.org. row of purple shirted students. sharing this project together to see the hooked on cocaine, then heroin, and “It starts in high school because kids Appalled by the laughter but im- school filled with seas of purple.” It is no secret that students from Lane then painkillers over a ten year period. just want to socially drink and party and pressed by the courage of that row of Along, with participating in the day, and from all over the country are in- He overdosed several times during those they never learn how to control them- students, Herren felt it was necessary Logalbo also hopes to possibly have Her- volved with drugs and alcohol. This is ten years. selves and it becomes a lifelong battle to share the symbolism that the purple ren speak at Lane in the near future. why Mr. Logalbo, English teacher and With Logalbo’s many years at Lane, he for them,” Logalbo said. shirts brought as he tries to make a dif- “I think it would be awesome if Mr. basketball coach, thought it was neces- has experience the evolution of the stu- Some students, though, feel like even ference in the fight against adolescent Herren were to visit Lane,” Torres said. sary to bring Project Purple to Lane this dent body regarding their use of drugs though the issue of drugs and alcohol drug abuse across the country. “His words are powerful and really force year. and alcohol. should always be addressed, Lane stu- This year, Jan. 11th-14th was dedi- teens to ponder on the silliness of using Project Purple is a non-profit founda- “Being a Lane Alumni and feeling like dents do not have a problem with those cated to be the official Go Project Pur- drugs. He set out to make a difference tion that was created by Chris Herren, a I have a pretty good pulse on the student issues. ple days. Though missed by a day, Lane in the lives of his audience and open up former NBA basketball player, to help body, I feel like there are a lot of great “I don’t think Lane is a “druggie” celebrated Go Project Purple on Jan. 15 their minds.” individuals and families that are strug- people here,” Logalbo said. “But I feel school, but there are kids who get caught where students around the school wore While some students may brush this gling with substance addiction. like the substance abuse--marijuana and up in the mix,” said Dana Torres, Div. purple and the home basketball game movement off, like Chris Herren did at The foundation was created in hopes drinking—are becoming more promi- 460. “Lane students are focused on their was themed as Project Purple. many of these types of events when he to break addiction, show the severity of nent now than it ever has been.” future, which is a great thing.” “I thought that a mjority of people was in high school, Logalbo says that if substance abuse, and educate on any According to The Substance Abuse and Logalbo has made many efforts to raise did wear purple,” said Ariana Arnone, this can help just one student, then it possible treatments. Heren was a big Mental Health Services Administration, as much awareness for Project Purple as Div. 384. “It was great to come together has done what it was meant to do. time high school and college basketball in the U.S. in 2008, almost one third of he can and it seems to be slowly pay- player who started a serious substance adolescents ages 12 to 17 drank alcohol ing off. abuse problem in college. Even though in the past year. And 1 in 6 Teens has “I spoke with a student who came to the abuse started in college, he says used a prescription drug in order to get see me to talk about this variation [Proj- ect Purple] and thanked me for raising Hockey possibly to be the awareness,” he said. Although this movement was made to help all different sorts of people, Logalbo added as new Lane sport believes that this is especially important for student athletes to take seriously. He By Isaac Ceh because of the lack of hockey teams in said there is an idea in our country that CPS schools. The Metro North High if you are a “jock,” you have to go to In spite of Lane’s size and diverse School Hockey League has 22 teams, parties after a big game. He finds this sports program, the school does not 12 teams that compete at the varsity idea “bizarre” and “grotesque.” have a hockey program. Math teacher level and 10 at junior varsity. Latin, Herren was an athlete that fit into Mr. Marzec is looking to change that. Evanston, Whitney Young, New Trier, this stereotype. Since Herren ended up On Thurs, Feb. 7, Marzec held an Stevenson, and Warren are just some losing his athletic dream to addiction, after-school informational meeting of the competition that Lane would he knew how important starting this for students interested in playing on a face if it joined this league. movement was. Intially, it was called school hockey team. McFetridge Ice Center, located on The Herren Project until he created the “I’ve been playing hockey my whole 3843 N. California Ave. is an ice rink spinoff of Project Purple. life and I felt that it was time Lane less than a mile from Lane and could The name of Project Purple came about should get a team. I had people talk potentially serve as an arena for prac- in 2011 when Herren stood in front of to me about starting up a hockey team tice and games. hundreds of high school students and and many people seemed interested,” In addition to renting ice time at told his story about his substance abuse. Marzec said. McFetridge, hockey equipment is ex- After finishing his story, a girl wearing Currently Lane students who want pensive. The team will likely have to a purple shirt stood up. She explained to play high school hockey have been hold fundraisers or find financial sup- that she and the row of students with able to play on Latin School of Chica- port from outside sources to pay for all her, all wearing purple shirts, were the go’s team. Latin has allowed numerous it will need. The Lane basketball team huddles before the game only sober students at her school. The students from CPS to join their team in their purple shirts as a way to participate in Project Purple. other students around her began to 19 The Warrior Sports February 2013 Lavelle breaks numerous school swim records

work in the pool. with comfort food. By Tristan Bugos Lavelle knows that a swimming scholarship “Before my meets, I like to get Burger is one of her best chances at college. Feeling King for breakfast as a pre-meet ritual,” Adrenaline-pumping, stomach-churning, the extra pressure to perform at a high level Lavelle said. with sweaty, shaky hands, Meghan Lavelle, can take the joy out of the sport. Lavelle ad- Her swim mates and family support her Div. 464, steps up on the block towering mits she does not feel the same passion for with pep talks and motivational advice. over the pool. Feeling uneasy did not begin swimming as she once did. “Before my championship race, my friend to cover how Lavelle felt before her State “I mean yeah, it sounds bad to say I’m only Lizzie Rzeznik inspired me with a pep talk meet in Evanston on Nov. 16-17, 2012 using swimming for college, but the road in her Morgan Freeman voice, which made where she finished fourth in the state in the to paying for college is becoming tougher me loosen up and I ended up doing really 200 meter individual medley. so why not keep doing something that’s well in the end,” Lavelle said. With nine school records broken so far beneficial towards my future,” Lavelle said. Even though Lavelle excels in athletics, in her high school career, Lavelle thinks she “Swimming has become the main priority she has not done as well in academics as still has a ways to go and believes two more in my life, and as much as I hate it some- she would like. As swimming season comes school records are still within her reach: times, I have to keep going. Although I have and goes, she has noticed a corresponding the 100m breast stroke and the 200m free wanted to join gymnastics, my coaches and fluctuation with her grades. With the swim swim. teammates keep me in check.” team practicing over twenty-five hours a Lavelle has been swimming competitively Lavelle claims that the main thing that week, Lavelle claims she hardly has any time since age seven. It is as if she is built for it. makes or breaks the outcome of her meets to relax. Measuring in at 5’11 with a wingspan of six are her nerves. But she tries to calm them “I haven’t yet mastered the balancing be- feet, she has the body type that makes other tween sports and school life, but swimmers jealous. some advice I’d give to students It is not just Lavelle’s physique, however, Lavelle’s School Records just starting their high school that contributes to her excellence in the Event Lavelle’s Time Record Broken Age of Record careers would be to keep mov- sport. Fellow swim teammate Taina Reyes, By ing forward and win. Just like Div. 475, says Lavelle’s hard work also has 100 m Fly 58.41 s 9.75 s 31 years my favorite quote from Talladega something to do with it. Nights, ‘If you’re not first, you’re “Meghan is the perfect fit to be a record- 50 m Free 23.87 s .16 s 20 years last,’” Lavelle said. breaker swimmer. Her body slides right Varsity Swim coach, Mr. Rum- 100 m Free 52.73 s 1.65 s 19 years through the water and her determination melhoff, sees Lavelle as one of towards the sport is amazing,” Reyes said. 500 m Free 5:10.23 min 10.77 s 32 years Lane’s most prized possessions. “She’s definitely the most dedicated - swim “As a swimmer, Meghan learned mer I’ve ever met and [she] trains year- 100 m Back 56.07 1.74 s 1 year how to take practices a day at a round seeing as she’s been State-bound since time and understood how seasons 200 m Indi- 2:04.77 min 5.63 s 2 years freshman year. Meghan always strives to be vidual Medley worked so that she could be at her the best…and that’s exactly what she is.” top game by the end of the sea- Over 26 colleges have mailed or contacted 400 m Free 3:36.01 min .3 s 1 year son.,” he said. “She sets standards Relay Lavelle, most of the schools Division 1 uni- 200 m Free 1:42.97 min 1.15 s 21 years for others on the team and shows versities. Her top two college choices are Relay leadership. Definitely one of the currently Indiana and Michigan State. And 200 Medley 1:52.70 1.84 s 1 year best athletes I have had a privilege college is a central motivation for her hard Relay of coaching.” Lavelle stands on the podium after placing at a meet in Nov. Female wrestlers face numerous obstacles in struggle to compete Martinez said. no means easy for me to get to practice every night, but my parents are By Desiree Velazquez One night at the dinner table Martinez’s parents sat her down to try supportive. I could not ask for better ones,” Martinez said. and convince her to quit wrestling. They took the approach of “brib- The girls practice everyday after school when they do not have match- Jocelyn Martinez, Div. 462, faces the biggest fear she has had all year, ing” Martinez with a brand new car. Martinez refuses to quit because es. All three are on the Junior Varsity team. All three girls have never and it is not at her wrestling meet. As Jocelyn’s mother walks in to her parents want her to. in fact wrestled another girl. Each of them watch her daughter wrestle, her face turns to disapproval as she draws “I enjoy challenging myself “At first [my parents] were scared have only wrestled boys during a match. her attention to her daughter in a wrestling uniform. Unaware of what and I love this sport. I’m not The girls teammates and coaches are sup- wrestling was, she was shocked to learn her daughter was participating going to quit for a car,” Mar- of all the injuries that could hap- portive, and even inspired. in a male dominated sport. tinez said. Jack Villegas Div. 561 had the opportu- Womens wrestling became an Olympic sport in 2004, and according Aponte, along with Mar- pen, but after my dad came to nity to wrestle Aponte during practice. to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) tinez, has faced the problem “I think it’s super cool they came back 2010-11 participation survey, girls wrestling is the fastest-growing sport of not having her parents watch me wrestle, I could hear another year. This is a tough sport and for high school girls. support 100 percent. How- sometimes I think they’re tougher than Martinez has been wrestling since sophomore year, when she heard ever, after watching Aponte him cheering for me.” some of the guys,” Villegas said. from a friend about the team. Martinez along with teammates Sabrina wrestle, her parents had a Coach Toussaint is one of the wrestling Aponte, Div. 573, and Sophia Escobar, Div. 660, are the three girls on change of heart. - Sabrina Aponte, Div. 573. coaches at Lane. This is Toussaint’s first the wrestling team. Martinez is serious about the sport, and that is why “At first they were scared of year coaching. He was surprised there when she learned of her mothers dissatisfaction, she was devastated. all the injuries that could happen, but after my dad came to watch me were girls on the team. Martinez first told her parents about wrestling her sophomore year, wrestle, I could hear him cheering for me,” Aponte said. “When I heard they were on the team I was surprised they came back when she invited them to a meet. Without asking any clarifying ques- Escobar on the other hand has not had to face the problem of un- another year. They show real dedication,” Toussaint said. tions beforehand, her parents showed up. Soon after learning what supportive parents. Escobar’s mother forced her into wrestling, because The three plan on wrestling till the end of high school. Till then they wrestling really was, they wanted her to quit immediately. it was something her mother always wanted to do. Both of Escobar’s continue to dedicate themselves to the sport they enjoy. “When my mom walked into the meet, she had the scariest expression parents show up to her meets as much as they can. on her face. I knew at that moment she did not want me to wrestle,” “My parents have sacrificed a lot for me to be on the team. It is by Burbano stands out as stellar runner, sets high goals for this year knew who was going to be on team, and he wasnt breaking records throughout his freshman track sea- “You get a full page about how the football team By Alexandra Martel one of them. So he decided to join the Cross Coun- son as well. He says he still does not even know all lost and a quarter page about us winning State,” he try Team because it was safer than football and the the school records he holds. said. “I dont get it.” Since he was a little boy Marcelo Burbano, Div. only option left. As a sophomore Burbano was part of the 4x800 Burbano takes pride in his running career and is 354, wanted nothing more than to play goalie in After he joined he began breaking freshmen re- meter relay team (that’s two laps around Lane’s track even a captain of the Boy’s Track Team. He takes his favorite sport, soccer. His entire family played cords. for each runner) that qualified for State. Though his role very seriously. During workouts he usually the game and it “It was evident he they didn’t place, Burbano continued to work hard. runs alone because his paces are faster than the rest was something he “There’s no such thing as a had an outstand- Last year, as a junior, Burbano and the 4x800 me- of the varsity team. Even though he runs by himself dreamed of do- ing work ethic and ter relay track team once again qualified for State. it is evident that he pushes himself. His coaches and ing throughout his best race for me. I always outstanding abil- This time they won. State Champs. Their coaches pretty much any one of his team mates would agree, childhood. ity,” said Mr. Roof, described it as “historic.” They were the first ever he is harder on himself than anyone. However, in sixth find something wrong. If the Boy’s Cross team from a CPS school to win first place in the “There’s no such thing as a best race for me. I al- grade Burbano ex- Country and Track 4x800. But even this did not satisfy Burbano. ways find something wrong,” Burbano said. “If don’t perienced an unex- don’t push myself, who is coach. Burbano was not pleased with his performance, push myself, who is?” plained seizure. It His freshmen running only the third fastest time on the team. He Burbano has been accepted to Iowa State, Illinois only happened once, [going to]?” year of Cross Coun- was chosen to start the race because he was the best State, and North Central College and is still in the but was enough for try, Burbano ran at at handling the pressure, but during the race, just as process of making his final decisions on where he doctors to categorize - Marcelo Burbano the Fro-Soph City he was about to pick up the pace, he found himself wants to go to college. Though he has many goals, it as an epileptic at- Championships boxed in by a group of runners. Unable to pass other such as qualifying for State his senior year, he has tack. Burbano was forced to quit soccer because the because for Coach Roof it is very rare that a fresh- competitors, he handed off the baton in seventh one ultimate goal. doctors worried if he were hit in the head the attacks man be moved up to varsity. The 2-mile race had place position. “I want to finally look back on something and be would come back. But Burbano didn’t give up. 111 boys entered. Burbano finished seventh, leading Though the team recovered and won the race, Bur- pleased by my own efforts,” Burbano said. “It’ll be As an incoming freshman, Burbano defied his doc- his team to a first place finish. By the end of the bano is still bothered that he and his relay team were worth it in the end.” tor’s and parents’ orders and participated in the Boys season Burbano held Lane’s freshmen record for the promised a banner of achievement to be hung in a Soccer Team summer camp. After a week he felt he 1.5 mile, 2 mile, 2.5 mile, and 3 mile. He continued Lane hallway. Seven months later, he is still waiting. 2 The Warrior News February 2013 Police warn jaywalking near Lane will result in tickets

By Priscilla Monsivais

In the video game Frogger, a frog dashes across the street trying to avoid the cars. But sometimes it hops in front of a car and SPLAT! It dies. But it’s ok. It gets another chance to get across! Similarly, jaywalkers sometimes dash between cars to make it to the other side, but they only have one shot to make it safely. Recently, officers have been patrolling Lane right after school at jaywalking hot spots: Addison and Western, and near the McDonalds on Addison. Those caught jaywalking will be ticketed. According to Mr. Jarka, the Dean of Students, police officers recently came to Lane to announce that because of un- safe driving, jaywalking, and accidents involving pedestrians, police would be Students jaywalk across Addison to get to MacDonald’s during fifth period lunch on Monday. patrolling the Lane area before school, Nayelii Duran, Div. 477, used to be This “trying to beat the car” method Div. 351, has stopped jaywalking around during lunch periods, and after school. a frequent, but careful, jaywalker. She is a common practice for several Lane Lane because she does not have the mon- Aware of the dangers of the busy streets would not cross the street unless cars students. ey to pay for a ticket if she is cited one. outside Lane, Jarka had already been were out of sight or were completely Kevin Ortega, Div. 370, notices that According to a Lane officer, a ticket can working with the local alderman, local stopped. teenagers in particular believe they are in- cost $50-60, which Roman knows her police, Local School Council, and the Her sentiment changed while she was vincible and that the accidents they hear parents would refuse to pay. Parent - Teacher - Student Organization learning how to drive. Driving in her about will not happen to them. Roman has noticed less jaywalking to have “school crosswalk” signs installed neighborhood, Duran saw kids just run “People hear about things, but don’t from other students as well… at least to make drivers more aware of pedestrian into the street unaware of her. experience them, so they don’t get that when the officers are around. traffic. “Oh my God, is that what I do to peo- effect,” Ortega said. Students have also noticed the officers Recently, Lane’s in-school police offi- ple?!” she said to herself. But will these new officers be able to have already been showing up less and cers have been parking their cruiser on Since then she has stopped jaywalking stop these jaywalkers and others? less often after school. Western after school to slow drivers dur- altogether. Juan Sandoval, Div. 373, says no, claim- Ortega has noticed them before school, ing the busy hour students are leaving for “There could be anyone behind the ing that on the first week the officers sat almost always during lunch, but not home. wheel of that car that’s coming towards outside Lane, he and other students jay- nearly as much after school. He thinks Jarka is glad to see that Lane is get- me, and if they don’t know how to work walked to get to Dunkin Donuts while a the officers want to focus on the times ting this “special attention” from officers the brake, or if they’re not looking, or police officer jsut watched. when students most frequently jaywalk, because there have been numerous ac- they fell asleep, or something, anything “If he was really determined to stop which he says is during lunch periods cidents involving student pedestrians in could happen,” Duran said. us, he would have yelled at us,” Sandoval when students are crunched for time. the 15 years that he has worked at Lane. Jaywalking is technically illegal in Chi- said. Officers cannot be present all the time Just last year an SUV hit two fifteen cago, yet it is a signature trait most Chi- Sandoval did say that there may have to prevent people from jaywalking or year old girls near Lane. One student cagoans share. Police officers usually only been too many people crossing for the of- driving recklessly. was from Lane. Her friend was a Whit- give out tickets or detain people when ficer to stop. Sandoval also said he will “Just like drivers should ‘drive defen- ney Young student. There are conflicting the jaywalker is being disruptive or dan- continue to cross Western at spots other sively’, students should ‘walk defensive- reports about who was at fault, but the gerous, like a person running in front of than designated crossings. ly’,” Jarka said. girls were struck on a part of the street a moving vehicle. Longtime jaywalker Vanessa Roman, not designated for pedestrain crossing. Car break-ins on rise along Rockwell “I thought that I just left the window By Jacquelyn Guillen down even though it was really cold and I don’t put my windows down. Then After school on Jan. 9, Valerie Spy- when I got closer I saw all the glass,” chala, Div. 459, was walking down McCullough said. “I just don’t under- Rockwell to where she parked her 2000 stand why someone would go through Cavalier. She noticed that the hood of so much trouble for a radio and steal her car was not closed properly and im- from kids. It’s just so low.” mediately knew something was wrong. On the same day as Spychala’s break- From the driver’s window, she saw a in, Ricky Reyes, Div. 479, found his cracked dashboard with wires sticking window on his ’97 Honda Civic shat- out and her radio was missing. On the tered. The car’s dashboard had elastics passenger side, Spychala saw that the sticking out, the radio was missing, his door had been pried open incorrectly alarm wire was cut, and some of his and part of it was on the ground. Addi- tools were missing. Reyes had heard tionally, there was a hole where the key about break-ins happening on Rockwell Spychala’s radio was stolen from her Cavalier. lock should have been, the alarm was in the past and knew it was possible his cut, and her iPod was missing. Someone car could be broken into. Nonetheless, Mr. Jarka also said he alerted the School This time, the same window was bro- had broken into her car. Reyes was upset. Sergeant from the 19th Police District ken, and her radio, portable GPS, and It was not just Spychala though. In “I had been working on the car lit- about the break-ins on Rockwell. iPod connecter were all missing. Some the same week, there were two other car tle by little since June,” said Reyes. “I “I never thought anything of parking cash was also stolen and she found pliers break-ins on Rockwell. finally finished and the next day it got on Rockwell, especially with my car,” near her dashboard that did not belong Just two days earlier on Jan. 7, Kathleen broken into.” Spychala said. “There were better and to her. McCullough, Div. 452, found her Nissan For Spychala, something else upset her more expensive cars on the block. So if “I went on a swearing rampage. I even Sentra in a similar condition as Spychala’s more. anything I thought there was no chance wanted to stop driving to school be- car: a broken window, damaged dash- “It isn’t losing everything,” Spychala my car would be the one broken into.” cause I felt like someone was after me. board, a missing radio, and a cut alarm said. “It’s seeing the evidence every time McCullough, Reyes, and Spychala all Why my car?” Kowalik said. system. In addition, her car battery was I still get into my car. I’ve kind of grown advised people to keep valuable items Munoz was also upset to see that his unplugged, and her garage door opener attached to my car. Who doesn’t get at- out of sight when they leave their cars White Stallion, (the nickname for his and phone charger were stolen. tached to their first car?” for the school day. Reyes had a clutch- ’92 Jeep), was broken into. In addition All three students had what they con- break lock prior to the break in, and ad- to a broken window and a stolen radio, sidered to be a “nice” radio. Spychala vises students to have an alarm system. his mp3 player was stolen. He found fly- said her father installed the radio in her McCullough said the whole experience ers in his car that were not there prior to car that was stolen and it was worth made her become more cautious about the robbery. around $300 or $400. leaving items in her car. “I felt like it was my fault because I’ve Reyes installed an Aftermarket Stereo Recently, Pamela Kowalik, Div. 452, heard about break-ins on Rockwell before by Sony that was worth about $150, and Christopher Munoz, Div. 384, and I still parked there,” Munoz said. and McCullough had a new HD radio found their cars robbed and damaged Spychala believes that students should that the dealer had installed. after school on Rockwell. It happened just refrain from parking on Rockwell. McCullough, Reyes, and Spychala to Kowalik on Feb. 5 and Munoz’s hap- “There’s no one near to hear an alarm park in the Lane parking lot now. They pened the next day. go off,” Spychala said. “You have a bet- informed Lane about their car break- It happened to Kowalik’s 2004 Honda ter chance if you park on side streets ins and Mr. Jarka issued them parking CRV for the second time this school with houses and people around. Walk- permits. year. The first time was in September. ing a few minutes is definitely worth it “I wish I could put everyone in the lot, At first she thought the rear passenger in the long run.” Kowalik’s rear passenger window was but there’s not a lot of room,” Mr. Jarka window was smashed by accident. Later, broken when her car was broken into. said. “Luckily, no one got hurt.” she noticed her bag was missing. 20 The Warrior Sports February 2013 Cheerleaders place at State Championship Athlete of the Issue Danny Carlson, Div. 477

The Cheerleaders show off their 11th place plaque won at the ICCA state competition on Feb. 9. can be heard coming from the stands encouraging the By Victoria Figueroa cheerleader to stay up. Words like these are rare, if heard at all, in other sports. Lane’s cheerleading squad qualified for the Illinois Cheerleading is a very different sport. There is only Cheerleading Coaches Association state champion- one team on the mat at a time. Unlike other sports, ship on Jan. 12, the second year in a row they have the cheerleaders are not necessarily staring down their qualified. rivals. ICCA is not to be confused with IHSA. While IHSA “You’re basically competing against yourself for your is for all sports, ICCA is exclusively for cheerleading. best score, and then you get placed,” said Alexis Higgs, Unlike the IHSA championship, a school has mul- Div. 378. tiple opportunities to qualify for ICCA state. Each The need to beat other schools is not something that squad is given different amount of points depending is on the squad’s mind as much as hitting their stunts, on the difficulty of the routine and the execution of staying in sync, and having fun. the routine. ICCA gives the squad the opportunity to see other ICCA also differs in the pace of the competition. At schools from all over Illinois. Lane is one of the few the ICCA competition, teams perform all their rou- CPS schools competing against suburban schools. Favorites Warrior: What made you want to join wres- tines in a short amount of time. At normal competi- And though they all have different routines and styles, Color: Green tling? tions there is much more wait time between perfor- all cheerleaders have a mutual understanding on how Food: Steak Carlson: My cousins did it when they were mances as other schools perform their routines. This difficult it is to be on the mat in front of the judges. Movie: Stepbrothers younger. They started to coach at a kids club gives the cheerleading squad time to practice, but also “It sucks when you’re out on the mat and you drop Musical Artist: Red Hot Chilli Peppers and one day during football practice they said to think. This can leave members of the squad more a stunt. You feel awful,” Lord said. “You just want to Class: Gym I should try it out because they thought I’d be prone to fall victims to pre-performance jitters. have fun out there. I think with the support of other Sports team: White Sox good at it. Madeline Lord, Div. 471, admits to panicking and people you feel that energy. If you give support to Moment: Making it to State freshmen says she sometimes feels like she completely forgets the other people, they’re going to give it to you.” year. Warrior: What do you do to motivate your- routine. Lord says that even though they are competing self before a match? Lord said that focusing on themselves and not wor- against other schools, they don’t want to see the other Carlson: Usually I like to think about my op- rying about other schools is what gets the cheerleaders cheerleaders crash and fail. Q&A ponent and the moves that I hit in practice. through those moments. The cheerleaders placed 11th in state on Feb. 9 hit- Warrior: What obstacles have you had to “I think it was better for us that we went straight ting a pefect routine, receiving no deductions from the overcome? Warrior: How dedicated are you to the through on,” Lord said. “We didn’t have time to freak judges. This is an improvement from last year when Carlson: Last year in the City championship sport? ourselves out. We just went out and had fun.” Lane didn’t place at all. match I broke my ankle. That was really rough Carlson: I’m pretty dedicated. I’ve been wres- Something that also gives the squad support is the “We’ve come a lot farther than people thought we because I knew I had a chance at making it tling for 13 years. camaraderie from all the cheerleaders from other could,” Higgs said. “We get a lot more respect now. to State. schools. Teams exchange words of encouragement be- The team really sees it. We work really hard to bring fore they perform and while performing. Shouts like respect to cheerleading at Lane.” “fight for it” when a cheerleader stumbles on the mat

Senior Night!! February marks end of winter sports season, end of athletic careers of many seniors

Zach Barth, Div. 355, in the midst of the huddle before starting the game. The Cheerleaders impress with their stunts.

The Dance team struts one last time for the home crowd. Left: Ricardo Quezada, Div. 374 (left), pumps up the team before the meet. Right: Sebastian Jimenez, Div. 364, is launched into the pool in a kayak, a tradition for outgoing seniors. 3 The Warrior News February 2013 New final exam schedule complies Birds of Paradise land at Lane with CPS attendance policy school for the full 300 minutes. “One of my teachers is giving me my By Andrew Gilbert Gary Soto, Div. 469, thought that Final on Monday and Tuesday. It is a having testing days for only two days, little bit stressful taking two parts [of As Final Exams rapidly approached instead of three days as in years past, was the test], but [my teacher] means well in at the end of the 1st semester, Lane a bad idea. giving us ample time to take the test.” released their schedule for the exams. “[It] gives me more stress than I al- In years past, students were let out Much to the dismay of students, many ready have,” Soto said, who also felt he of Finals depending on their schedule. changes were made from the previous had less time to study because of the Students with sixth period lunch, for year’s schedule. new schedule. instance, were let out as early as 9:30am The changes included making Finals Tuesday Jan. 29 was a normal school on the last day of Finals, which made full student atten- day in between Fi- the time spent in school less than the dance days, and Having more nals, which were 300 minutes required by the new although the test- on Monday and change. The new schedule solved that ing spanned three Wednesday of the problem by letting out every student days, only two days full student last week of Jan. out at 3:15pm on testing days. would be used for This break in the “Having more full student attendance The cover of the book by the National Geographic presenters. the exams, with a attendance days Finals is one of days makes CPS look better, but I don’t day in between for the few changes in think it helps me or any other students est. It’s why they do the things they do,” make-up Finals. makes CPS look the schedule that at all for Finals. [The non-testing peri- By Diana Castro Scholes said. The sched- students generally ods] are sort of blow off classes because Scholes, an evolutionary biologist, and ule changes were better, but I don’t liked better than all we’re going to do is study in class, The Birds-of-Paradise Project came to Laman, a wildlife photojournalist and brought on by from the three which is what I would be doing at home Lane on Tuesday, Jan. 29. field biologist, have gone on 18 expedi- CPS’s Full School think it helps me straight days of anyway,” said Wilkie. Students attended the National Geo- tions to 51 locations. Laman explained Day Initiative. The testing last year. McCoy was also against the full at- graphic presentation in the auditorium, how over 80 hours of recordings will initiative, attempt- or any other Although Soto tendance Finals days. “We used the time presented by Tim Laman and Ed Sc- sometimes lead to 60 seconds of usable ing to give kids felt he had less time out of school to study,” referring to the holes. Nia Robinson, who is part of the sound bytes from a bird. more opportunities students at all to study, other stu- Finals schedule last year. “But being in Alpha program, introduced them. “Not only are we documenting these to learn and prosper dents disagreed, school makes it inconvenient because Laman and Scholes have spent eight birds but we are learning things along in the district, stat- for Finals.” and thought the even though we study in class, the teach- years capturing many hours of record- the way,” Scholes said. ed that full student non-testing Tues- ers make us study for their class.” ings and photos of the family of birds The two have documented the behav- attendance days -- Robert Wilkie day gave them Although Lane submitted different that only lives in Papua New Guinea, ior of 39 bird species that few scientists were required to be more time to study proposals for the Finals schedule, some a few surrounding islands, and a small knew much of before the project. at least 300 minutes long, according to for their tests on Wednesday. got rejected because they didn’t fit the part of Australia. A main focus of the project is about Assistant Principal, Mrs. Thompson. “It’s somewhat useful,” said Robert necessary criteria. The presentation included many of the mating and the extravagant and color- This change in policy affected some -ir Wilkie, Div. 571, referring to the day in “We understand the seriousness of project’s pictures and clips of the colorful ful displays of the males to gain the at- regular school days, including the ACT between Finals. “I’m glad I get more of Finals and try to give students more birds. One of the clips shown was about tention of the females. Prep testing and Final Exam days. In a chance to study for my tests the next time to take the tests and for teachers to sexual selection, a key reason to why the “It’s hard work being a bird-of-para- previous years, students would be able day. It helps to make up for having four grade,” said Thompson, “but at the same birds evolved the way they did. dise,” Scholes said. to leave school early on those days. But finals in one day.” time we can’t go breaking the law.” “If you think of natural selection as The presentation concluded with Sc- with the new school length require- Tia McCoy, Div. 561, had mixed feel- survival of the fittest, you can think of holes and Laman taking questions from ments, students are required to stay in ings about the day in between Finals. sexual selection as survival of the sexi- students about the project. New course offerings added for next year between truth and fiction,” Meacham For students interested in expressing selves with an AP class, try AP Com- is an introductory class that explores hu- By Evangeline Lacroix said. themselves in an artistic way, look out parative Government, taught by Mr. man/computer interactions, web design, Along with learning how to write non- for the new art elective: Fiber, Fabric & Deross. programming, and robotics. The class, With the new Course Selection system fiction, students will also participate in Fashion, run by Mrs. Simanis. At one point in Lane history, this class initially offered to the seventh graders under way, students have to pare down reading circles. They will read books such “Chicago has become a center for inde- was taught with the current AP Govern- will now be open to all students inter- their list of possible classes from the 150+ as Friday Night Lights, In Cold Blood, pendent fashion,” Mrs. Simanis said. ment and Politics class, creating one class. ested in learning about the field. In the options to choose from into seven man- Into the Wild, and The Devil in the White Simanis hopes to play on that aspect Now the two classes will stand alone, giv- class, students will incorporate data col- ageable periods. From the popular classes City. of local culture, creating a class that cen- ing people interested in political science lection into computer studies, learning like AP Psych and Ceramics to newer Interested students should have a strong ters around students learning the basics and international business and relations how technology impacts people’s lives. classes like Robotics and Arabic. sense of social justice, and a curiosity on of sewing and design. It is set up so options to choose from. Honors Media Computation takes The 2013-2014 school year is host to how to tell one’s stories. students are able to think creatively in “It’s a good class. It’s hard. In most a look at the relationship between mul- even more new electives. There are new “As artists, it’s easy to get caught up terms of fashion and the use of fibers and colleges it would be a 200 level class,” timedia and computers. Students will music classes, English classes, art classes, in creating truth from fiction; it’s a tre- fabrics to create art. Deross said. learn how things like animation and the history classes, and computer science mendous gift to create art out of truth. Students will learn the basics of hand The class focuses on the political sys- music industry works. Students will learn classes for students to choose from. [I hope this class] reflects something stu- sewing, machine sewing, knitting, and tem of several different countries across how digital media such as art and music In the music department, Mr. Sweet’s dents want to comment on. It is hard to crocheting among other topics. They will the world. Students will learn about the can be manipulated into new creations. newly transformed Jazz Band and Guitar read [something] and stay impartial,” she also have the opportunity to create their internal governmental components of Honors Web Development I teaches classroom will be receiving further reno- said. own theoretical clothing line. several countries such as China, Great students with some knowledge of HTML vations to create the honors class: Studio Another English class that debuts next Throughout the year, students will be Britain, Mexico, and Russia. advance techniques in creating Web 2.0 Engineering. fall is Honors Science Fiction, taught by challenged to look at fellow peers and Another history class that will be of- applications. In the class students will get The class, taught by Mr. Hudson, ex- Ms. O’Malley, is a reading based class. pop culture to identify trends in the fered is Middle Eastern Studies taught a better understanding of JavaScript and plores the producing world of music. In the class, students will compare Sci- clothing industry. They will create a blog by Ms. Daifallah. The class focuses on CSS in hopes of creating their very own Students will learn how to create and mix ence Fiction books to their movie coun- to share this among themselves and with the history, culture, and religion of the Web App by the end of the year. both synthetic and real tracks. terparts, complete a multimedia project, the student body. region. “From nothing to Tetris,” Law said. “It’s the only program like this in the and participate in literature circles. Stu- “I want students to think about what it “It’s important to know what’s going Honors Elements of Computing Sys- state,” Hudson said. “It was Dr. Dignam’s dents will be exploring the best of the best is they are using, to focus on re-purpos- on right now [in the world],” Daifallah tems is for students with some knowl- Idea, he took the opportunity he saw in in science fiction, reading authors such as ing materials when creating art,” Simanis said. edge of programming. In the class stu- this room and ran with it.” Asimov, Bradbury, and Vonnegut. said. She said it is important to study cul- dents will create a hypothetical computer The room, which once used to hold Lane is quickly changing into a more Printmaking will also be introduced tures, especially if they are gaining na- from scratch on a computer program. the Auto Mechanics department, will science driven school with more science next year. Taught by Ms. Faletto, the tional awareness such as Middle Eastern Students will construct and unit-test a partly be changed into a recording studio based curriculum, and students who are class will explore the art of making prints countries. It is important to understand complete hardware platform and soft- for the new class. The room has multiple genuinely interested in the field. Because of original artwork through different what is happening in the world as stu- ware hierarchy from the ground up. rooms inside that allow for the spaces of the newly formed love of science with- processes. dents make the transition from teen to For students with prior programming needed to be created. in the community, a science fiction class “[It’s a class for the] not so great art- adulthood. experience, Honors Software App I: An- The class will push to incorporate as seemed like a natural progression in the ists [because] the art always looks good,” In the class, students will learn through droid App Design looks to push that much of the music department as well. curriculum. Faletto said. music, movies, and literature. Daifallah knowledge forward. Students will learn With the new recording studio, and a “I hope students learn to appreciate In the class, students will learn etch- hopes to have a field trip to the Detroit, to create applications for the Android portable recording system, students will science fiction... It is not a genre that is ing, woodcut, monoprinting, and screen MI, Arab/American Institute to explore platform. By the end of the year, students be able to produce records of the per- thoroughly explored during the course printing techniques. Students will use class topics further as well. will be able to upload their projects on formers of Lane. Be it the Jazz combo, of English study in the required classes,” both digital and hand drawn techniques In the Computer Science department, Google Play. Choir or a student band. O’Malley said. “Students have an oppor- to create originals to be copied. there are five new classes being intro- Everyone has different tastes and pref- For students looking to explore writing, tunity to read and write from so many “In the end, the art is a big payoff,” duced. erences in academics. Ms. Meacham has created the honors different aspects but it often does not Faletto said. “Most students don’t know what [com- “In a school as big as Lane, it is impor- class: Power of Writing and Reading: involve an extensive amount of Science She hopes students will find reward in puter science is]. Understanding com- tant to try something new,” Faletto said. Creative Nonfiction. The class intro- Fiction. [In this class, students get to] the art they create. She wants students to puter science leads to becoming better duces writing styles such as memoirs, study a content that is not only inter- be able to try something new in a school consumers,” said Mr. Law, a Computer biographies, and poetry to students. esting but different from what so many that offers so many opportunities. Science teacher. “In the class, students will learn the line other courses offer.” For those who wish to challenge them- Honors Exploring Computer Science, 4 The Warrior News February 2013 Art students use skateboards as unique palette for designs

Wain’s third period class and the winner of the contest. “I was originally going to take drafting...I'm glad I By Robin Buford didn't,” Spaid said. "I thought the project was a cool idea because most of the pieces we did were more realistic, and Take a step inside Lane hallways. On second floor "D" this one gave us more of a creative license.” and in the display cases near the main office, students have As a reward, Spaid's design is in the process of being put put up their unique skateboard designs. Only her first on a real skateboard. Although Spaid is over his enjoyment year at Lane and Mrs. Wain has already become a favorite of actual skateboarding from his childhood, he was still among some students. overjoyed at this kind of opportunity. However, his victory Wain, an Art Appreciation and AP Art History teacher, had caused him to have mixed feelings. originally got the idea for the skateboard project from an- “I was happy, (felt) weird, and embarrassed,” Spaid said, other art teacher at a school where she previously worked. laughing. “Everyone was looking at me saying 'nice job'. Preparation for the project kept Wain busy. She had to I'm a freshman so I'm not used to that kind of attention.” make 120 skateboard cut outs from cardboard, one for The inspiration for Spaid's design came about from prac- each of her students. ticality. “It took me awhile. But I didn't let them (the students) “People always said I had a pretty cool last name, and do it themselves because I wanted it to be straight, and with Spaid I thought cards. That's why I put my name didn't want them to hurt themselves,” Wain said, laugh- and the Ace of Spades on my board,” Spaid said. “Plus ing. I'm from Chicago, that's why I included the sky line in To make students try harder at their designs, she turned my design also.” it into a contest, where her class and other art students Wain is proud of Spaid's accomplishment, and the good could come to look at the finished boards and vote for work of her other art students too. Her plan for her first their favorite. Even Robotics club heard of the project and year and many more to come, is to get the work of every decided to make a board themselves. This got many stu- student, at least once, up on display. dents motivated to do their best and be creative. One of Keep a look out for Lane's art. More just might be com- whom was Jacob "Jake" Spaid, Div. 675, a student from ing to a hallway near you. Skateboard art is exhibited in a Lane hallway display case.

Code Red "I think its great that Lane is finally doing something to prepare The importance of Code Red drills has definitely skyrocketed the school for a shooting, but it shouldn't have taken a horrific event since the shooting at Sandy Hook, which Trejo believes to be a good Continued from Pg. 1 like the one in Connecticut to get to this point," Hobaugh said. "We thing. “We're working on a plan for that," Jarka said. "We're trying to should have been doing Code Red drills for years now." "I feel like depending on the drill, some are more important at figure out what the best means would be. We're talking to the police As a senior, Hobaugh has never experienced this safety drill before different times. Like right now the code red is more important," she department trying to figure out what's best. The best means is for at Lane. However, she credits news coverage of previous school shoot- said. everybody to hide the best way they can." ings to her understanding of what to do in a dangerous situation. She If anything similar to the sad event in Connecticut were to hap- Lorena Trejo, Div. 676, said that while she knew it was a drill and also put her trust in her teachers, hoping that if anything were to ever pen at Lane, Jarka says that all students and faculty remain calm and did not take it 100 percent seriously, she still thinks it is essential happen, they would be capable of handling it. understand that they have practiced the Code Red already. He also people at Lane practice it. There is another thing Trejo and Hobaugh could agree on: the urges students to be cautious of their surroundings and seek help if "I think we should practice it just as must as we practice fire drills almost awkward tension in their classrooms during the Code Red. they feel unsafe. because it is just as important to take equal precautions. I think its Hobaugh thought the whole thing was silly, but still serious. Trejo "If students feel a threat or something, they need to let a teacher, important, but it shouldn't have taken kids getting shot for it to hap- said that her friends and her knew it was only a practice run so they Mr. Jarka, Mr. Milsap, or someone know...because it seems that in pen," she said. only partially took it seriously. a lot of these schools, someone didn't want to speak up. Hopefully Maddie Hobaugh, Div. 379, has a similar opinion to Trejo, that "We were all laughing. I mean some of us were quiet but others they feel Mr. Milsap and myself are accessible and willing to listen to maybe this drill came too late. were just laughing," Trejo said. "I was somewhat quiet." students," he said. Filipino Club brings back Break Through talent show onto the platform that had been set up for event, By Priscilla Monsivais the crowd almost automatically began cheering. The performances were about to begin. Spending a Friday afternoon sitting on the floor Throughout TBT, a range of performances in a stuffy room watching break dancers, steppers, brought out a stew full of emotions from the au- singers, and slam poets perform could not have dience. been more eventful. Calm acoustic performances from the group Sea This past Friday, Feb. 8, Filipino Club officers Breeze or soloist Miseth Luna, Div. 367, hushed brought back their annual talent show called “The the attentive audience. Break Through.” But performances by the alumni dance group, After two years of having issues finding a loca- Outreach, the alumni stepper group, KPiB Stroll, tion to hold TBT, Mr. Yadao offered his room to and the breakdancing dance off between Jacky the club, and TBT was finally back. Duong, Div. 383, and Joel Villaruel, all caused Tickets for the talent show were three dollars per the room to explode with “OW OWWWW!”, person, and all the money raised would be donat- “WOOT WOOT!” and shouts of the names of ed to UNICEF, particularly towards the August the people performing. 2012 Philippine flood disaster that affected three The audience naturally engaged with these and million people. other performers, particularly with Mr. Yadao’s Kristelle Cagbabanua, Div. 355, President of rendition of “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars. Filipino Club, has family in the Philippines who “Tomorrow I’ll wake up…find a really nice girl, were personally affected by the disaster. have some really nice CONVERSATION!” Mr. “My family and some of their neighbors had to Yadao sang. “And she’ll scream out…” sleep in the cemetery because [it] was on a hill… “OH MY GOD THIS IS GREAT!” said the that’s how they tried to survive.” Cagababanua audience in a pretentious girly accent. said. By the end of the event, people were lounging Their homes were not as lucky. Most of them on the floor hugging their knees, leaning against lived in huts, which were destroyed by the flood. walls, or laying on their bellies just listening to Those with cement houses offered their homes to the final performance of YouTube star Manny survivors. Garcia. To make TBT a successful one, they spread the His bellowing voice expanded throughout the word verbally and through and event on Face- room and flew out the open windows behind him book. into the night’s chilling breeze. The event was scheduled to start at 4:00pm, but Garcia performed three songs, but his final song, because of microphone issues it started around “Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland ended the 4:45. Despite the delay, only a few of the audi- talent show in a mellow mood. ence members trickled out. The rest of the 50 plus When Garcia finished, and the TBT was con- students mingled about in the stuffily warm room cluded, much of the audience stuck around min- like cousins at a family reunion. gled with the performers and among each other. Frustration or impatience at the 45 minute de- There were spots of flashes among the crowd of lay was nonexistent and in its place was a hymn of people taking pictures with the performers and excited and expectant voices. loud voices and jovial laughter. As exuberant hosts John (JP) Marquez, Div. The night ended much as it began, among 380, and Nicholas Del Carmen, Div. 459, leapt friends. 5 The Warrior News February 2013 Anti-bullying Stovall wins Expressions Challenge chain, and rips the paper, setting Al- tions, like the one Stovall won, let stu- By Ivaylo Pasev ice free. The video ends with Stovall’s dents release their creativity in many message to her audience: “Words hurt. different ways and inspire others to video goes viral We are the champions! We are the Find the strength inside you to over- follow. champions! No time for losers ‘Cause come them.’’ “The best way we can inspire them is we are the champions - of the world.” The music in the video is Stovall’s just to be role models and to be knowl- The song “We Are The Champions’’ by original work. In her original entry, edgeable about our subject matter,” Si- Queen, was echoing through the home Stovall used the song Alice by Avril manis said. of Gwendolyn Stovall, Div. 573. Lavigne. After Walgreens saw the vid- Simanis and other art teachers are Stovall was singing with joy because eo, she was asked to replace the song often suggesting these kinds of con- she had just found out she had won because of copyright complications. tests to their students. Simanis alerted the 2012 Walgreens Expressions Chal- So she created a song using the website Stovall to the Walgreens competition. lenge for Chicago Multimedia. The eng.musicshake.com. According to Simanis, art is a mode award included $2,000 for herself, The video was privately judged. The of communication. It is a personal self- $500 for Lane, and $500 for the class- two minute, thirty- two second clip expression but must be recognized in room. has a very close and personal connec- order for the artist’s voice to be heard. The Expressions Challenge is a way tion to Stovall’s life. She believes in the importance of com- for students 14-18 years of age to voice “I have been bullied before. Many petitions such as the Walgreens Ex- their opinion when it comes to issues times. I wanted to create a video to in- pressions Challenge, because they help like sexting, self-esteem, teen pregnan- spire others that bullies are everywhere students project their voices into the cy, STD prevention, abstinence, and and they can only hurt you if you let world about different kinds of issues. sexual responsibility awareness. them,’’ Stovall said. “If a tree falls in a forest, and there is Baumgardner tells her personal story in her YouTube video. Stovall’s video, “Alice in High- Stovall had the idea for her video no one near to hear it, it doesn’t make School- Land,” uses a technique called for some time before she acted on it. a sound. So with art as well, it’s really years of my life,” Baumgardner said. “But Claymation which she describes as her She saw it as an opportunity to inspire nice when these students have these By Charles Tharpe when my uncle passed away someone had “passion” and wants to continue using others. It was an independent project. kinds of competitions to take part in… & Karina Maya to take care of her and so my dad did.” in all of her future videos. In this art Her teachers did not even know that so they can see whether or not their Her parents were separated so she only form, characters or backgrounds are she was entering the contest. All of the voice is being heard,” Simanis said Everyone has secrets other people don’t saw her grandma whenever she visited her made of flexible material, most often filming was done on her dining room Stovall is saving her $2,000 for col- know about them. Some of those secrets dad. She would listen to her grandma’s clay (like “Wallace and Gromitt” and table. lege. Making “Alice in High School are tougher to hide than others. stories and they would both watch music “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”). “I never expected to win, so I didn’t Land” was very stressful for her. She is Natalie Baumgardner, Div. 570, is a for- videos by Selena and Demi Lovato and Stovall’s video features Alice, a clay- tell anyone... I kind of hoped I would taking a short break from art competi- mer victim of bullying and sexual abuse. sing along with the songs. made character, who is being bullied win, but I’ve never won anything be- tions, but her passion to inspire people In her struggle to overcome this, she re- Her grandmother has since passed away, and is going through some hard times fore…” Stovall said. will motivate her to take part in more cently recorded a YouTube video titled but Baumgardner says her grandmother in high school. Stovall is an art major at Lane and competitions like this one, and express “A Message.” The video reminds people is the reason she started joining extra-cur- The video begins with Alice walk- is taking Studio Drawing and Painting herself through art in the future. that things they say can be far more hurt- ricular activities at school such as chorus ing in with a chain ball attached to with Mrs. Simanis-Laimins, and Art II “If I get another opportunity to in- ful than they realize, and that people and Glee club. her foot labeled “Fear.” A paper ball with Ms. Diamond. spire people, I wouldn’t miss it for the should appreciate inner beauty rather She also credits her 19 year old cousin is thrown at her with the word “Slut’’ “Art is a way of self-expression. world,” she said. than looks. who was instrumental in helping her get written on it. She turns it over and Whenever you are sad…, art can turn She wants people to see that “even “It got a lot off my chest and I felt like through her personal issues. draws a butterfly named Pedro, which that feeling into an image. It’s a won- though the people around you are I was obligated to [do it]. I wanted to let “She became my sis,” Baumgardner magically comes to life from the paper derful thing,” Stovall said. negative, doesn’t mean you have to be. everyone know that [they] are not alone,” said. and becomes real (in terms of Alice’s Lane’s hallways are lined with art, Stay you and stay true.” Baumgardner said. In recovering, Baumgardner felt as world which is made of clay). Pedro (some even famous). The display cases Baumgardner likens victims of bully- though it was her duty to tell her story. frees her of her “Fear” by breaking the around Lane and student competi- ing and abuse to other things with hidden She hoped she might be of help to those beauty. who were suffering with similar issues to “My favorite animal her own. She was is a snail because they “I was tired of also tired of hold- are so small and kind ing in her secret of ugly, but they have feeling like a liar. from friends, so lots of inner beauty B a u m g a r d n e r in their small shells,” I’d felt like a fake launched her anti- Baumgardner said. bullying cam- At the age of five, person my whole paign. Baumgardner’s was “I was tired of sexually abused, life, because pretty feeling like a liar. which had lasting ef- I’d felt like a fake fects that worsened much no one knew person my whole as she grew older. life, because pretty Seventh grade was a what I’d been much no one very awkward stage knew what I’d Time-locked vending machines frustrate students for her. She struggled through” been through,” to make friends and - Natalie Baumgardner she said. her closest had friend After her video By Jack Harvey moved away. has received over The bullying did not help. She remem- 2000 views, Baumgardner says that the For two and a half years Shray Pat- bers once opening her Facebook page feedback is very suprising. wal, Div. 454, would often go to the to find a message from a classmate who “You’re my hero” one of the comments vending machines and get a pop tart called her ignorant, ugly and other hurt- said. between classes or during a class. ful things. In October Baumgardner and her “I live far from Lane and it’s hard Baumgardner was able to take solace in friends handed out little papers that read to eat breakfast and get to school on the kind words of her grandmother. “smile you’re beautiful.” She also posted time,” Patwal said. “So many times I “[My grandmother] was like the only the on Facebook, and even in Lane bath- would get a pop tart for breakfast dur- friend I’ve ever had. She would always rooms. ing school.” greet me like ‘Oh, hi beautiful’ and she Today Baumgardner feels as though her Many other students have done this always understood, even though she life as a Lane student is great. She has a for years, either out of choice or out of didn’t know what happened,” Baumgard- boyfriend, she’s in the Glee Club, and she necessity, but as of now it is no longer ner said. is an ROTC corporal (alpha company). an option for hungry students. A student visits one of the vending machines outside the cafeteria. Baumgardner and her grandmother “Like every [class] period I’m super hap- The school has put a time lock on the were not always close. py. I run to my locker just because I can vending machines, and they can only passing periods.” after school or during their lunch pe- “We didn’t really talk for the first 12 see my friends,” Baumgardner said. be used during lunch periods. This move pleased a number of teach- riods.” The vending machines are not in use ers including Mr. Kenmotsu. Some students have not even noticed between eight and ten-thirty A.M, and “I think it makes sense to put the lock the new policy regarding vending ma- then from one-thirty to three P.M on the vending machines. Students chines. Many students feel this is unfair and aren’t allowed to eat in class, then why “I didn’t even know they had put a that they should be allowed to get food should they be able to get food during time lock on the vending machines un- Advertise in when they want it. class,” Kenmotsu said. til right now. If kids are really that hun- “A lot of times I forget to eat break- School administrators decided to put gry then why can’t they bring food from fast,” said Drew Williams, Div. 469, the locks on the vending machine be- home?” said Sean Birt, Div. 475. “and I go to the vending machines so I cause they did not want students eating While teachers will no longer have to don”t get hungry.” when they should be in class. worry about students leaving their class “It doesn’t seem fair for the school to de- “I was asked to put time locks on the to get food, students will have to eat at cide when we can eat and when we can’t vending machines,” a source within home or on the way to school or risk eat,” said Shawn Shaner, Div. 472. “We building operations said. “The school being hungry throughout the day. Contact us at [email protected] should be allowed to get food from the does not want students going to the vending machines and eat it during the vending machines unless it is before or 6 The Warrior News & Features February 2013 Theoharis dances her way to college

PIRA and other dance classes I take downtown. I By Sabrina Mendoza had to stop dancing at my old dance studio because it was too much for me.” Katherine Theoharis arrives at her home on Janu- Theoharis also suffered from a sprained ankle ary 7 after a gruesome day at school and dance at the age of 13 during a role in The Nutcracker. practice. She goes to her mailbox and becomes ec- During a rehearsal, she was dancing and, while at- static at the sight of package. tempting her first triple pirouette, fell. She simply “I was just really excited. When I went to get my got up and danced through the little pain she felt. mail, I saw a package from Columbia and assumed “I continued but it hurt. As a dancer you can’t I got in and I did!” said Theo- just quit. You need to keep haris, Div. 370. going and make it look like Theoharis, a senior at Lane, “[Dancing] is a form you aren’t in pain.” Theoharis was accepted into the Dance said Program at Columbia Col- of expression for me. A sprained ankle was not lege Chicago for the fall of enough to keep her down 2013. She plans on minoring It was my first though. After a month of in Dance to obtain her BA, rest and full recovery, she Bachelor of Arts, at Colum- realization of went right back into danc- bia and later attending Colo- ing. Despite the hardships, rado Springs for OTS (Officer passion, happiness, Theoharis has had her- mo Training School) since Co- ments of glory. lumbia does not offer a major and contentment.” “My favorite performances in criminal justice. were International Days at A dancer since the age of - Kathy Theoharis Lane when I performed and four, Theoharis began with Chicago International Salsa Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, Jazz, and Hip-Hop Congress every year,” Theoharis said. dances. Later she moved onto African, Ballroom, The ASPIRA club at Lane performs at Congress and Latin. As a freshman, she made it to the AS- where they compete against professional dancers. PIRA club at Lane and has been with the club Theoharis pinpoints this as her moment of glory Kathy Theoharis, Div. 370, dances during her free time. ever since. Recently, she and her dancing partner because the club advanced to the night show based from last year, Alex Peer, were voted as the Class on their performance in the afternoon show which for me. It was my first realization of passion, happi- herself. She plans on opening a dance studio for of 2013’s best dancers for the senior notables. Af- is a difficult thing to do. The fierce competition ness, and contentment. It means the world to me.” people of all ages, people of both genders, and of- ter numerous years of dedication Theoharis admits motivated her to excel in dancing. Theoharis said. “I express my emotions through my fering dance classes such as Latin, Tap, Jazz, Hip- to the difficulty of balancing her hobby with her Dancing has made up a large portion of Theo- dancing[...] I just express it through the choreogra- Hop, and Zumba. She envisions her studio like education. haris’ life, present and future. It has defined who phy that I come up with.” Joffrey’s Ballet Studio in downtown Chicago. A “It was extremely hard to do” Theoharis said. she is as a person. On her journey to make something out of danc- spacious and beautiful studio for her to teach oth- “Even now[...] it is hard to balance out with AS- “I love it, it’s my passion. It’s a form of expression ing in college, Theoharis has her future set out for ers not her talent but her life long passion. Zamora receives Ivy ane teachers take sides League acceptance on gun control laws sisted of team building exercises, one By Alexandra Madsen on one interviews and leadership tests. carry a concealed firearm. This is the hand.” O’Brien said. Candidates were allowed to pick three By Walker Post only state where carrying a concealed Mr. Wendorf is another advocate for On December 10, Gabriela Zamora, schools out of a possible 11 to ap- firearm is illegal. However, in December Illinois allowing concealed guns on the Div. 367, received a phone call that ply for the scholarship; Zamora’s top More Chicago residents were killed in of 2012, a federal court ruled that Illi- streets. In fact, him and Obrien believe left her speechless. When she first choices were Cornell, Pomona and 2012 than U.S. troops in Afghanistan. nois had 180 days to craft a law allowing qualified teachers, such as themselves, heard the voice she was in shock and Wisconsin-Madison. Gun laws are being reviewed in Illinois people to carry a concealed gun if they should be armed at school in case of an the word “welcome” made tears stream “Cornell was definitely my number in efforts to stop the escalation of shoot- had the proper permits. intruder. down her face. Zamora had not only one choice,” Zamora said. “It’s an Ivy ings. Numbers like these have sparked O’Brien feels that citizens have the Mr. Wasielewski, AP Government been accepted to her dream school, League with great academics, it’s in a widespread cries for a change in gun right to protect themselves and is all for teacher, is skeptical of arming teachers. Cornell, but also received a full ride city, and the campus is beautiful.” policy. looser regulations of guns in Illinois. “I’m not sure if this would deter school scholarship. The day of the third round Zamora With Chicago becoming an increas- Some teachers were upset with this shootings or cause more accidents,” Zamora was first nominated for the got home around 8pm and waited for ingly dangerous place to live, teachers decision such as AP Psychology teacher, Wasielewski said. “Maybe this is the di- Posse Scholarship, a scholarship that a call from an employer who she was have spoken out to voice their opinions Mr. Parsons, who is doubtful that guns rection we have to move for safety, but promotes leadership and team build- expecting to babysit for. on how guns should be regulated. Some are the answer to our problems. a lot of parents will not stand for armed ing, by her counselor Ms. Console. “The phone rang and I expected it argue fiercely for stricter laws that limit “I don’t think turning Chicago into teachers.” Console thought Zamora had an ex- to be a babysitting call,” Zamora said. firearms and believe that the second a wild west town is going to make our The Sandy Hook shooting in New- cellent chance to win because Posse “When they said they were a Cornell amendment does not, in fact, give peo- city any safer.” Parsons said. “The sec- town, CT, has a lot of schools asking wanted kids who stand out, are out- representative, I couldn’t even process ple the right to bear arms. On the other ond amendment has been grossly mis- for a better way to protect themselves. going, and take initiative. She knew it.” side of the debate are gun advocates who interpreted.” A small school in Texas has already al- Zamora fit the description. The Cornell representative asked reason that they have the right to pro- The second amendment states, “A well lowed for some teachers to carry firearms “She’s the kind of person you want Zamora how she felt about the activi- tect themselves. regulated Militia, being necessary to the to keep the school safe. States including in your life,” Console said. “That’s not ties they had been doing earlier that Mr. O’Brien, band teacher, has been security of a free State, the right of the Oklahoma, Missouri, Minnesota, South just me (saying so). I’m sure any adult day, and told her how impressed they shooting guns for almost 40 years. His people to keep and bear Arms, shall not Dakota and Oregon are all considering in the building that knows her would were with her answers to the ques- love of guns sprouted from his dad tak- be infringed.” laws that would permit this in some of say that they’re glad to know Gabby, tions they had asked her. They then ing him to the gun range as a kid. He Parsons reasons that the second their schools. because she really inspires you.” welcomed her to the school. When owns roughly 20 guns. amendment was originally created be- “This idea that a teacher in the middle Zamora went through a number of she put the phone down, she ran to O’Brien compared his gun collection cause our founding fathers feared a king of a lecture is going to stop an intruder struggles in the last few years. This in- her mom and told her she got it, she to how someone might collect baseball or a large standing army. He believes is a fantasy,” Parsons said. cluded the death of her step dad. got in. cards. His guns are scattered through that the only citizens that should own But O’Brien argues that an armed “It hasn’t been easy, but every mo- Excited and anxious to attend, his home in secretly hidden compart- guns are those who serve in a militia to teacher could be the only thing between ment of it, my close friends and some Zamora has big plans for the future ments. He is confident that someone protect our country. Parsons claims that the intruder and the students. amazing teachers at Lane have helped including studying Biology at Cornell would have ‘no chance’ of finding them. most people do not pay attention to the “Think how many people would have me through,” Zamora said. “That has and possibly going to medical school. Although most of them are not loaded, first half of this amendment. lived in the Connecticut shooting if the definitely motivated me to stay strong.” “I know this sounds crazy,” Zamora a few are in case of an intruder. Parsons is not the only teacher at Lane teacher stood a chance,” O’Brien said. With all that was going on, Zamora said, “but I want to travel all over the “If I take two or three steps in any part who feels strongly about the ruling in Sebestyen counters that a teacher with persevered, and took little time off world and just help people. I want to in of my condo, I have access to a weapon.” Illinois. Ms. Sebestyen, law teacher, be- a concealed weapon could be a liability. from school and her cross country some sort of way, change the world.” O’Brien said. lieves ‘right to bear arms’ should not be “I do not support arming teachers season. People in Zamora’s life are supportive O’Brien’s big red pickup truck has a li- applied to citizens. and that is because I’ve met teachers,” “Through everything, like, school, and know she’s going to make some- cense plate that reads “LUVGUNS,” for “It’s a phrase they [gun advocates] are Sebestyen said. losing a parent, she got right back thing of her life while helping others which he says he receives a lot of posi- taking out of context,” Sebestyen said. Armed teachers at Lane are not an op- at it,” said Zamora’s Cross Country along the way. tive feedback from people such as po- Sebestyen supports restricting guns tion because Illinois has not even begun Coach, Coach Roof. “She doesn’t let “Knowing her all the things she’s lice officers and other gun enthusiasts. further in Illinois, but O’Brien is un- to set up the framework to allow such anything knock her down.” done and accomplished, she would He shoots his guns only on a range and der the impression that making laws a thing. Gun advocates in Illinois may Zamora decided to take advantage just say oh it’s not a big deal and play does not hunt. O’Brien takes at least more rigid will not solve the problem of push for this kind of change in the fu- of the opportunity of the Posse Schol- it off,” Console said. “But really that’s one concealed weapon with him when violence. He makes the case that a law- ture, but as of right now it is not being arship and started the three round just the type of person she is, always he leaves the state for protection, but is abiding citizens who owns a gun is not considered in the state. acceptance process. The rounds con- grateful.” not allowed to do this in Illinois. a threat. In Illinois, it is illegal for a citizen to “All laws do is gave bad guys the upper 7 The Warrior Features February 2013 Bathroom stalls display Lane’s creativity

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I lOVE THIS WALL somber expression and the words “sad girl for life” Stay Beautiful Stay Ugly By Angela Kuqo next to them. Next to the drawing someone had xoxo <3 written in response: “feel better.” In the midst of all the “John Smith waz here” “Sometimes two simple words like ‘feel better’ and “Jane Doe rules!” graffiti that is typically can be enough for someone to hold on and re- tonight lets get some!... scrawled across the bathroom walls of any given gain hope if they were depressed,” Wszeborowska and lWWY! <3 <- omg yes! <3 public bathroom, there are a few unique and in- said. <- yes bby teresting statements that are truly meant to cap- Whether or not the messages are actually meant ture the reader’s thoughts. to make an impact or not is debated. Most people “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, would say that things like this do not actually help you must first create the universe.” them with self esteem issues, so why do people “We are the universe. The universe is us.” continue to spread them? Those are examples of some of the types of graf- “I think it’s done as a reminder to all of us, or fiti that students will now stumble across when kind of like the “grok” post its, it’s whatever they using the school restrooms. This odd wave of are feeling at that moment,” said Kalina Fleming- “philosophical” graffiti has some left in thought, Lopez, Div. 355. and others laughing. Others see it a little more cynically. Sara King, Div. 371, is among those that find “I think some people actually do it to help the messages more amusing than thought provok- themselves and others with self esteem issues,” ing. Javier said. “But then there are others who just “They’re good quotes,” King said, “but I’m not put it up there because they either think it’s [cool] going to take something that I see written on a or just so they can take a photo of it and post it on bathroom wall very seriously.” Instagram or Tumblr for followers and notes.” For every funny or “deep” quote there is another Some people take their opinions straight to trying to be inspirational. Commonly found mes- the source and respond to the original message sages (especially in the girls bathrooms) are those by writing next to it, or altering the original. An that say things like, “You’re beautiful” or “Express example of this was recently seen in the girls bath- Graphic By Gabrielle Onyema yourself.” room. The original message read “Stay Beautiful” Pamela Javier, Div. 382, thinks the messages are in silver marker, “Stay Ugly XOXO <3” respond- redundant. ed someone in red ink. “It’s a nice message they’re trying to spread, but “It’s almost like an internet forum,” Fleming- it’s getting a little monotonous,” she said. “It’s just Lopez said. “You’ve got your haters and your ap- the same two words over and over again.” preciators. It always gives me a good laugh when I Others do find it helpful. Kasia Wszeborowska, see a silly argument on a bathroom wall.” Div. 350, spotted a drawing of a person with a

Hidden treasures surface around school ing if he can retake his final, believing he will do By Kevin Morales better a second time around. Keating said it was about 10 years ago when he It is the end of the school day. Lane music teacher, found the record book laying in the hallway. He Paul Schneider, is entering his students’ grades into has since held on to it. his records. Next to each “I think it’s so cool,” student’s name, he places [The record book] Keating said. “[The re- one of the following letters: cord book] reminds me S, E, G, F, or U. reminds me that that teachers and students For today’s students, it were doing the same back might be tricky trying to teachers and in 1930 as they are now in figure out how one did in 2013.” Schneider’s class. But if you students were Keating’s findings are were a student at Lane dur- located all over his room. ing the 1930-1931 school doing the same On top of one of his cases year, you would have he has an old microphone known exactly how you back in 1930 as they collar stashed away. In the did. back of a cabinet rests a During that time students are now in 2013.” still-functioning micro- were graded on whether scope from 1935. they had superior, excel- - Mr. Keating “I just like having [them] lent, good, fair, or unsatis- around. I got a lot of old factory performance in the class. junk lying around,” Keating said. Schneider’s record book is now in the hands of Keating is not the only one with a collection Old practice cars used in Drivers Ed classes remain in the basement collecting dust. science teacher, Mr. Keating. The record book is of Lane antiques. Assistant principal, Mr. Ara, ac- (Inset: a plaque affixed to one of the benches commemorates its historical significance). just one of several discoveries Keating has made cumulated quite the collection in his office during during his time working at Lane. the summer. Drivers Ed’s history can be found in the room. found were materials used by the students for the Within that same record book, Keating found a While the school was going under some reno- Three wooden benches with working steering shop. letter dated Feb. 3, 1937. In the letter, the mother vations, a massive clean-up also took place. Many wheels and pedals are what are left of the world’s Diamond even found an instruction booklet for of a student named Walter writes to Schneider ask- items were thrown out, however Ara saved any- first driver educational course. A plaque on each print shop from 1960 for the first semester of the thing he “thought was worthy.” bench explains that a film reel would play while class. The book walked students through the basics On top of the radiator in his office, Ara keeps a a student sat in the “car.” Based on what appeared of typesetting such as placing a header, indenting, Student Council record book from 1954 that he on the screen, the driver would be graded on their justification, etc. These adjustments to type are found. On a bookshelf, rests an old hand drill he reaction time. done in seconds with the click of a button using picked up. Sitting in one of the corners of his of- Ara was fascinated by these benches, frequently computers today. Years ago, these changes had to fice sits an old projector, which almost resembles a asking, “Aren’t they cool?” while demonstrating be made by hand. milkshake blender, given to him by Keating. how the benches were used. The school is full of nooks and crannies that hold During the summer, however, Ara made an inter- Art teacher, Ms. Diamond, was cleaning drawers unique pieces of the school’s past. For example, in esting discovery in the school’s basement. Behind in her room when she also came across what first the boiler room, the original blueprint for the en- a door that is usually locked is a large collection appeared to be several random dusty objects. tire room hangs on one of the walls in a wooden of items from the school’s past. Old equipment “At first I was like ‘eww’ with all the dust in there, frame. Right underneath the blueprint, more ma- from several of the former workshops are scattered and confused about what it all was,” Diamond said. chines from shops stand idle. Mr. Ara flips through a student council throughout the room along with old signs that Diamond’s room once served as the metal shop Several more antiquities could be waiting to record book from 1954. once hung in the school’s hallways. Even a bit of when shops were still offered at Lane. What she found throughout the school. 8 The Warrior Features February 2013 Lane student, biggest fan of superstar Nicki Minaj blonde as well. By Tenzin Moenkyi “The blonde hair is a good look for you, he [Davidson] told me” said Schmidt. The roaring crowd and bumping bass Schmidt is an active member of the grow louder at the I Am Music Tour Lane Dance Team and enjoys it quite a in April of 2011. With the spotlight lot. He is also the only male dancer on on Nicki Minaj, she walks over to the the team. He hopes the team will dance crowd and picks a member of the large to more Nicki Minaj songs in the future audience to join her on stage for a lap and would not mind choreographing dance. Moments later, Minaj is shaking the routine next year. her rear in front of Peter Schmidt. “I love him! I think it’s unique of Ever since, Schmidt, Div. 564, has him because most guys wouldn’t have been a devoted Nicki Minaj fan. Besides the guts to join the dance team but he owning her albums, perfume, and more, doesn’t care what people think about he has met her ten different times and him and I respect that” said Ruslana attended five of her concerts. Dyakiv, Div. 566. “The first time I met her it didn’t feel Being blonde, on the Dance Team, and real. She’s just so perfect. It felt like I was a Nicki Minaj fan, Schmidt has had his staring at a cartoon. We hugged then sexuality questioned by many people. she called me her ‘cute little husband.’ Schmidt, however, says he is straight Seriously, I don’t even feel like the lap and chooses to ignore the rumors. dance was real. I was spazzing out,” “Nicki taught me that not everyone’s Schmidt said. going to like you. I hear what everyone Schmidt has become a familiar face says about me, but I don’t like to give within the large fan base for Nicki Mi- Peter Schmidt, Div. 564, poses with his idol and friend, Nikki Minaj. it my attention because that’s all that naj. She often replies to his tweets and people want. It doesn’t bother me,” always acknowledges him at concerts Nicki Minaj, real name, Onika Tanya ing to Minaj with a smile, calling out super star quality,” he said. Schmidt said. “I’m happy with myself and meet and greets. He attends all of Maraj, is currently a judge on American her name, and getting a picture and an Nicki Minaj is often known for her and I could [not] care less [with] what her album signings and enters many Idol. Sure enough, Schmidt has been autograph. distinct and colorful hairstyles. Schmidt people say about me.” contests in hopes of meeting her again. keeping up with every episode. He was “I couldnt believe I was on Ameri- met Minaj’s hairdresser and wig stylist, Despite the gossip, Schmidt will con- “At each concert [I’ve attended] Nicki on American Idol for a moment when can Idol. Even though it was only for Terrence Davidson, at one of her con- tinue to be himself and attend Nicki always gave me some attention, whether the auditions were held in Chicago. It a couple of seconds it made my life. I certs. He is now friends with Schmidt Minaj events. He dances and listens to it was for 10 seconds or 10 minutes,” aired on Thursday, Jan. 17 on Fox Net- love Nicki as a judge, she sees something on facebook and follows him on twitter. her music because she is his passion and he said. work, showing a glimpse Schmidt wav- different than everyone else on idol, the Davidson inspired him to dye his hair inspiration. Morales evangelizes Alicea finds purpose in God

to respond. That’s the way people treated Alicea this year, but if I see it then I’ll believe it.” By Erica Rocha Christ, he was treated badly but he just By Aysia Alexander “I didn’t think somebody like her could change,” said showed his love... that’s what I want to Tierra Horton, Div. 567. “No offense. She inspired me “If there’s a heaven and it’s full of people show, the love of God,” Morales said. Tears began to roll down her cheeks as the girl before because now I wanna start going back to church and like you then I’d rather go to hell,” a boy Last summer, she went on her first mis- her began to weep. But they weren’t sad tears. They were start doing better in school.” wrote to Diana Morales, Div. 371. Four sion trip to Tennessee. There she met Jer- joyful ones. Because of Jasmeen Alicea’s speech about Alicea has improved in school. Alicea was only months ago, Morales had sent him a mes- emy Kingsley, a speaker and author, who God, Mireya Rendon had just accepted Jesus into her just meeting the passing mark in almost each class. Her sage through Facebook telling him that inspired her to wear a shirt with a bold life. behavioral and social issues often resulted in her getting God exists and that God loves him. He white text that reads “Jesus.” Although she “She came over to me, she was telling her story and I put out of class. is an atheist and this is how he respond- does not wear it everyday year round, like told a little bit of mine. She was spitting the truth,” said “I was barely passing each class. It was mostly ed. Morales laughed at his message and Kingsley once did, Morales wears it every Rendon, Div. 573. D’s.” Alicea said. “I looked at what I was doing and thought that it was the best insult anyone Wednesday. Mireya and Alicea weren’t friends before realized that wasn’t going to be me.” had told her. “It’s a good chance for me to spread curi- their chance encounter in the lunch Alicea has attempted to reconcile with Morales is a devoted Christian who loves osity in people. Even if I get negative com- room. Alicea was talking to a mutual mostly everyone she’d wronged. She has to talk to everyone about her faith. Even ments, it is just a chance to show my love friend of theirs when Mireya hap- apologizes to past teachers and students though she receives a lot of negative criti- of Christ,” Morales said. pened to mention God. She pulled whose learning time she interrupted. cism, she remains positive. One Wednesday, she was wearing her Mireya to the side and began to “I can’t change anything, but “She is absolutely on fire for God,” said Jesus shirt when she saw her friend walk- speak to her about her faith, now it’s hard for people to take me Maddie Mette, Div. 585. “She’s not afraid ing with another guy. He cursed at Morales Alicea wasted no time getting seriously,” Alicea said. of who she is and what she believes and and disrespected her faith. Other times, her the girl to confess her sins. Alicea stands now to prove wants everyone to know it... you can’t re- friends would call her names. “Later on that Friday, she that she can do something else ally know Diana without knowing about “People call me Jesus freak thinking that came to church with me and in her life. A member of Chi- her faith.” they are insulting me but I love it when she had like a full on revival,” cago Tabernalce church, Alicea Before she found her faith in God, Mo- they call me that,” Morales said. said Jasmeen Alicea, Div. 569. is a part of the church’s Youth rales was different in many ways. She was Along with wearing her Jesus shirt to en- Alicea has been claiming Worship Team, Youth Welcome rebellious and angry. She would disrespect courage others to believe in God, she mes- that she’s a changed person, Team, and Sunday choir. her dad because she did not like his author- sages her friends verses from the Bible. Mo- taking her new found faith “I’ve always had the ity. Two years ago, when she was entering rales also asks for any prayer requests that to the halls of Lane support, but I was not high school, her parents were going through they may have. and preaching to al- willing,” Alicea said. a divorce. As the result, she was more re- She prays and reads the Bible everyday. most everyone who Alicea proved the bellious and depressed. Trying to find her Although she has not read the whole Bible needs to listen ideals of many of her own identity in a new school only added yet, she has read her favorite part of the Bi- and wants her family members and to the pressure. She was soon introduced to ble, Romans, over five times. Her Bible is help. church elders. Young Life, a Christian club at Lane. There, full of colorful highlights and annotations. “I just feel But her the members of the club would read Bible “I think I do more [annotations] for my like my story Christian faith verses and share their thoughts on them. Bible than I ever did for any of my litera- can motivate oth- doesn’t just reach fe- She loved the new things she was learn- ture classes,” Morales said. ers. Even if I only males who are lost ing and her altitude towards God started Her weekly schedule is filled with religious help one person,” but rather girls to change. activities. On Mondays she meets with said Alicea. who need some- “God gave me joy through the Holy Spir- Young Life, on Tuesdays she prays with her Alicea hasn’t one to listen to it and by his grace that I can live out and friends at the flagpole outside of Lane, on always been when no one is seek out godliness,” Morales said. Wednesdays she meets with Christian club the cheerful, around. Ever since she joined Young Life, she does leaders, on Thursday she is a TNT (Truth religious young “I want to help not curse as much as she used to or behave N’ Training) leader for the Awana youth woman she is people who have as badly as she would with her father. She program at her church and on Fridays she now. the same issues also took it as her job to show non-believ- attends Christian club. Along with this, she Last year alone, as I did and have ers the truth about Christ. Morales does so goes to church every Sunday in the morn- she claims to have Jasmeen Alicea, Div. 569, has found a new focus since last year. been through sex- by sharing what she has learned and read ing and goes to a youth group at night. visited the Disci- ual abuse,” Alicea about being a Christian. “My brother says I barely spend time at pline Office more than 25 times. But now, whenever said. “Just because you went through something like “When I see a little window for me to home. My life is one third school, one third she visits the Disciplune Office, it’s a joyful reunion. that in your childhood doesn’t mean that should hold talk about my faith, I just take the chance,” home, and one third church... and I’m not “The first time I saw Jasmeen at Quick Start I knew she you back.” Morales said. going to lie, I know everyone in my church, was going to be trouble,” Mr. Milsap said. “[Now] even “She transformed from this loud, hood girl into this When her World Literature class was I’ve made it my duty,” Morales said. the way she walks down the hallway has changed.” Christian girl,” said Dominic Canete, Div. 557. reading the story about Noah and the In the future, Morales plans to continue A loud, obnoxious student last year, Alicea found a Paraphrasing one her favorite Bible verses, Alicea de- Flood, she began to discuss her faith. Her her missionary work all over the world and few of her friends skeptical of her change in the begin- scribes herself last year as being “lost.” She now consid- classmates laughed and teased at her but attend a Christian university to study psy- ning of this year. ers herself “found” because of the grace of God. she did not mind. chology. “I knew Alicea last year. She was loud and she cursed “I didn’t want to be remembered for my attitude,” “I know that’s how some people are going at our teacher because she got caught talking on a cell- Alicea said. phone,” said Tyairra Williams, Div. 567. “I haven’t seen 9 The Warrior Features February 2013 Lane students, teacher share experiences with adoption security does not think she is traveling with her adopted family. By Claudia Maj “At security check points where they direct you to places, [security] would look at me and ask me who I’m [traveling] with,” Youngquist As Kiri Youngquist, Div. 474 turns the pages of her photo album, said. Even though she was standing next to her family. she shares with me a piece of her past in her hometown of Seoul, Some people may be confused by the differences in appearance South Korea. When she was born, Youngquist’s birthparents were between Youngquist and her parents. But Youngquist is thankful for forced to give her up. In South Korea there was a law stating that in her family and is happy to be with them. order to have a child, a couple must be married. “I feel lucky that I got adopted by such a wonderful family that Youngquist was then placed in an orphanage until the age of three loves me as their own,” Youngquist said. months. As certain children are forced to be given up, oth- At the news of her adop- ers don’t know the exact reason for being placed in an tion, Youngquist was placed orphanage. in a foster home while wait- Lily Ochs, Div. 367, was adopted almost 15 years ing for her adoptive parents to ago from China. She was born with a heart defect that take her back with them. At caused her heart to pump blood twice as fast as a normal the foster home she had both heart. a foster mom and dad, and a “I was found at a bus station at about 18 months old,” brother and sister. Ochs said. “ At the time of my adoption I was three When Youngquist had years old and weighed 19 pounds.” lived with them for 100 days, Ochs’s heart kept burning off calories. She had an her foster family threw her a extra artery therefore her heart was only getting half as Mrs. Kulich, her husband, and adopted daughter Melody small party. In Korea it was much oxygen. When she came to the U.S. she had heart (right to left) attend a game at Wrigley Field. traditional to celebrate the surgery and is now perfectly healthy. hundredth day of the baby’s If Ochs hadn’t gotten adopted, her life in China may life. Youngquist had cake and have been cut short. would still have been difficult. flowers. Youngquist’s foster family “Because of my medical condition I wouldn’t have “It would be hard to trust someone, growing up without love and After a long process of back- celebrates her 100th day. lived past four,” Ochs said. moral support,” Ochs said. ground checks, Youngquist’s Ochs was adopted directly from the orphanage. Along Adoption offers children many new opportunities in life. And it also adoptive mother flew to Korea with her best friend and went to go see with her, her adoptive parents have one biological daughter and three offers a safe home and a loving family. her. Youngquist’s adoptive mother brought the foster mom a necklace as other adopted daughters from different parts of China. Music teacher Mrs. Kulich and her husband adopted Melody in a gift and in return she received an album with photos from Youngquist’s Ochs and her three other adopted sister all fit into the category August of 2005 from China. Melody was then 27 months old. She hundred day party. She also received Kiri Youngquist herself. of not being born a “perfect child”. This means that all of them had had been raised in a foster home the entire time. Years later, Youngquist’s life in America is as normal as any other 16 some medical disorder. “We are like any other family. She cant remember her foster mother. year olds. She is a junior and is on the varsity water polo and tennis Ochs has gone back to China twice after being adopted. And when I am the only mother she remembers,” Kulich said. team at Lane. asked if she would want to find her birth parents, she admits that it Melody is an active nine year old who takes karate, goes to a public Youngquist admits that sometimes people get a little confused when would be difficult. school, and will dance in Lane’s musical Once Upon A Mattress. The they see her with her adoptive parents and brother because they are of “A lot of children are born secretly and their birth isn’t recorded. teachers who are putting in long hours into rehearsal for the musical different ethnicities. But she doesn’t get offended. Also the city where I came from has about 10 million people living have invited their children to participate in it. “Freshman year, the topic of be being adopted came up during class there. So it would be hard to find them,” Ochs said. In order to be able to receive Melody, Kulich and her husband and the teacher had me talk about it. Then after class she apologized Ochs, like Youngquist, feels very lucky to have been adopted. Even had to put together an extremely large file with their background and hoped she didn’t offend me,” Youngquist said. if Ochs was born a healthy child, she admits that being an orphan checks, pictures of their family, pictures of their neighborhood and Youngquist wasn’t sure how to react, she went home and talked with their neighbors, names of any schools Melody would attend, and Im- her adoptive mom about it. migration and Naturalization Service (INS) finger prints. The entire “She said that sometimes when people are adopted, [people think] file was put into a book form and was sent to China. something bad must have happened to the kid or they came from a The whole process took a year. And finally Kulich and her husband bad family,” Youngquist said. went to China to get their daughter. As Youngquist speaks of her early childhood, she doesn’t have any Kulich had always wanted to be a mom. After years of being a sorrows. widow she met a man. On their first date, Kulich asked him what is “I understand the reason they couldn’t keep me. I’m not mad in any something that he regrets. They agreed it was not having children. way,” Youngquist said. “ If the reason for my adoption was unknown, Eventually they had gotten married and made the decision to adopt then I would be a little more confused than mad. a child together. Over the years, Kiri has grown accustomed to feeling more white Melody had known since the age of three that she was adopted. than Asian as she lives with white parents and brother. “I told her because I thought it was very important to be open about “But I do get my Asian fix from my two Korean best friends,” it because people would give us wondering looks. Therefore, it was Youngquist said. “ When I was younger their families took me in and better for her to understand the word [adopted] and not feel afraid taught me about Korean foods. [They made] me feel at home.” of it,” Kulich said. In her time in America, Youngquist has grown very close with her Kulich wanted Melody to understand that she has to make her own family. Often times they enjoy going on vacations together. A situa- decision about who her real parents are. tion that Youngquist has encountered multiple times is that airport Youngquist meets her adoptive mother in Korea. “And real parents are the parents who care for you,” Kulich said. Popular girls club, GEMS, visits Shedd Aquarium introduce the girls to a place where they are encouraged to explore By Bianca I. Mena these fields. Earlier in the school year, GEMS took a field trip to the Shedd GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) has been a club Aquarium where they participated in activities that someone in the at Lane for almost two years, and has not struggled to gather a field of marine biology would be doing. One group of - girlsdis crowd. Around 75 to 80 girls showed up to GEMS’ first club meet- sected fish to try to determine the cause of death and see if the fish ing this year and were unable to fit into a classroom. At the monthly were edible for human consumption. The other group investigated meetings GEMS has hosted since, attendance has hovered around fish habitat and tried to figure out what habitat is best for each fish 40 to 60 girls. species. GEMS began last school year, when Dr. Dignam wanted to start a In January, Mary Beth Neilly was introduced to the girls at GEMS. program to encourage the female population at Lane to explore the Neilly currently does research at the University of Chicago on can- math, science and engineering fields. cer and genetics. Her job involves trying to identify cancers and to “In general, boys are encouraged to enter those fields,” said Ms. research methods for fighting it. Gonzales, Webmaster & Data Coordinator at Lane. “If you look “Including these activities in GEMS is beneficial because it broad- at toys growing up, [boys] have legos and types of things that ens the horizons on possible careers and interests that the girls may stimulate that type of interest, whereas girls are usually given wish to pursue after high school,” said Grace Garrity, Div. 468. dolls and different kind of toys that steer them away from those GEMS is largely a student run club, where the officers get feed- Lane GEMS members at gather at the Shedd Aquarium. interests.” back from club members asking them what they’d like to see for Because of this, Gonzales says that girls become less confident upcoming events. lines,” said Nina Kucher, Div. 589. “It is really liberating to know inthose areas. Gonzales and Ms. Lain, former math teacher and cur- “In GEMS, girls have a voice and we can mold the club to take that we can essentially do anything we want, as long as it brings the rent LTAC Coordinator, took on the role as sponsors of GEMS to any shape we want, because there are no set rules or rigid guide- girls closer to envisioning their dreams and their full potential.”

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