Shakespeare still funny in the 21st century Th The Student Newspaper of Northside College Prep HS December 2011, Volume 12, Number 4 Online at thehoofbeat.com The Northside Certamen team sweeps at all levels by Timothy Suh On Tuesday evening, Nov. 1, the North- side Latin Club Certamen Team started strong with wins at the novice, lower, and upper levels in the first round of the North- ern Division of the Illinois Certamen League (ICL). Team members buzzed in to answer questions about Latin grammar, literature, Maggie Darrah, Adv. 307, and Connor Blake, Adv. 309, act in ahumorous scene on Saturday. | SHARON FLORES Phoebe Thatcher, Adv. 207, and Olivia Klevorn, Adv. Roman history, culture, and more in the quiz 300 , have a confrontation on stage. | SHARON FLORES bowl competition known as certamen. The novice team won with 525 points, the lower with 435 points, and the upper team with an Northside’s “Twelfth enormous 705 points, more than double the Night” leaves audience second place finishers. The first round was hosted at Northside, marking a new year and laughing new goals for the upcoming certamen season. “We will win at nationals,” David Jaffe, by Sharon Flores Adv. 206, said. “If possible, we will also win From the lighthearted oldies background at state.” music to the minute the light shone upon an Other participating schools in the North- amusing beach setting populated by inflata- ern Division included New Trier, Evanston bles, audience members knew this would be a Township, Loyola Academy, Libertyville, and humorous production of Northside’s fall play, Glenbrook North. The round was divided “Twelfth Night.” into three individual rounds for each level, Written by William Shakespeare, in which three certamen teams face-off in a “Twelfth Night” tells the story of Viola, a quiz bowl style. Although Northside was able young aristocratic woman who takes on the to come out victorious in all three levels, the disguise of a man named Cesario after she competition did get close. In its second round, is convinced her twin brother Sebastian has Northside’s novice team lost by 5 points, the drowned in a shipwreck during a storm. Viola, closest margin possible. disguised as Cesario, seeks work as a messen- ICL is just one of the many competitions ger for Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, and quickly that the Northside Certamen Team competes gains his trust while simultaneously falling in in. Others include the City of Chicago Latin love with him. Unfortunately, Orsino’s affec- Olympics and the Illinois Junior Classical tions are for a woman named Olivia. When League State Convention, which occurs over a Cesario is sent to deliver Orsino’s love mes- period of three days. Alongside ICL, the state sages to Olivia, Olivia falls in love with Cesa- Kelsey Waxman, Adv. 202, sings a song as Feste. | Julius DiLorenzo, Adv. 208, and Ashley Gonzalez, convention is often the top prize coveted by rio, complicating things further. SHARON FLORES Adv. 209, during a an emotional part of the play. | Meanwhile Sebastian, who survived the Northside’s team, as they face off against tra- SHARON FLORES ditional suburban rivals like Lyons Township. shipwreck, believes that his sister Viola is acters. The cast realized this challenge and A strong start for the team members dead. He arrives at the household of Count worked harder to connect the material to the and Bye, Bye, Bye. I could not stop laughing bodes well for the rest of season, especially Orsino with his caretaker and protector An- audience in a way that would make the old through it.” because teams have to be reformed every year tonio. Olivia asks Sebastian to marry her, language enjoyable. All of the cast members portrayed their as students move up the levels of Latin. For believing it is Cesario, and Sebastian accepts “I think the biggest difficulty with per- characters well, no matter how outrageous example, this marks the first competition for knowing she is wealthy. Antonio is arrested forming Shakespeare is making sure that the the play called them to be and it was apparent the novice level team that consisted of Pedro and turns to Cesario for help, thinking he is audience understands what’s going on,” actor they were having just as much fun perform- Juarez, Adv. 201, Devyn Rigsby, Adv. 503, Sebastian, but feels betrayed when Cesario Samatha Delacruz, Adv. 301, said. “We tried ing as the audience was watching them. All of Tulsi Patel, Adv. 504, Sarah Saks-Fithian, denies knowing him. When Orsino and Ce- really hard to use our delivery and blocking the actors had great chemistry together, feed- Adv. 501, Fatima Sattar, Adv. 507, and Lesly sario visit Olivia’s house, she greets Cesario to help with that and to make it an enjoyable ing off of each other’s energy to make their Marroquin, Adv. 500. All the teams have been as her newly wed husband, making Orsino performance to watch.” delivery even more believable and enjoyable. practicing since September, meeting nearly furious. Baffled, Cesario has no idea of the To connect to the audience, the pro- “My favorite part of performing is work- every day after school until 5 p.m., though wedding until Sebastian appears in the scene, duction incorporated a modern twist in the ing with all of the other actors because I got students have often stayed later. The teams revealing the existence of the siblings to one humor through contemporary songs. In some to know so many great people in the cast,” usually practice their buzzing as either Mr. another, and clarifying their roles. scenes, characters showed glimpses of famil- Delacruz said. William Nifong, language department, or a Northside’s production of “Twelfth iar silly dances, pulling a laugh from the audi- This production was no doubt a success fellow student reads practice questions that Night” was an amusing, original interpreta- ence. as evident from the laughter heard during the teams have accumulated over the years. tion of Shakespeare’s play. Many audience “I never thought Shakespeare could several scenes and the applause as each cast “My favorite question of all was a Latin members were initially taken aback and in- be that enjoyable, but the cast really did an member bowed at the closing. to English translation,” Jaffe said. “‘Trans- timidated by the fact that it was written by amazing job of making it amusing for the “You could definitely tell that all the hard late into English: Nemo cantact dulcius tua Shakespeare, knowing the language would whole audience,” Mary McInerney, Adv. 301, work everyone put into the play really paid sorore.’ No one sings more sweetly than your be difficult to understand, but quickly found said. “My favorite part was the scene where off, and it was definitely worth it to go see it,” sister.” themselves following along with the char- they sang What is Love, Bohemian Rhapsody, McInerney said. 2 NCP News • December 2011 • The Hoof Beat ONLINE For information on the Matt Isenberg Fund, visit http://mattisenbergfund. NCP NEWS bbnow.org/ Student Council Report Photos: Christmas Around the World at the Museum were submitted for the Class of 2015; 11 de- Money raised at Turkey signs were submitted for the Class of 2014; of Science and Industry two were submitted for the Class of 2013; Bowl to help former nine were submitted for the Class of 2012. by Jamilah Alsharif Northside teacher Advisory representatives met with stu- dent council the first week of November. They by Carly Jackson got more information about the class t-shirt The council organized and facilitated the design process and the 5-on-5 Turkey Bowl 5-on-5 Turkey Bowl flag football tournament flag football tournament. The representatives on Wednesday, November 2 at 1:30 p.m. after then relayed Turkey Bowl details to their ad- colloquium. Sixteen teams registered, at $3 visories and encouraged students to submit t- per player, and $400 was raised for the fam- shirt designs. Thirty-three of the 39 advisory ily of former Northside teacher Mr. Isenberg, representatives attended the meeting. who is suffering from brain hemorrhages, via The council will begin to plan Northside’s the Community Betterment Organization, homecoming dance. The dance will be held in a donation mediation website. A trophy for Northside’s gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 13. the winning team was created by June Mur- The homecoming basketball game will be the phy, Adv. 204. Council members refereed the next day. In order to improve student council games and scheduled the tournament bracket dances, a survey has been made available on with a lot of support from advisors Ms. Lisa the council’s Facebook page. Volesky, science department, and Ms. Veron- Student council’s bulletin board has ica Hetler, social science department. Photos been updated with information about grant of the event have been posted on the school proposals. Any questions about grants can website. be directed to an advisory representative or The deadline for class t-shirt designs was emailed to [email protected]. Nov. 7. The shirt designs will now be priced, Grant proposals can be submitted to any stu- and then a shirt for each class will be chosen dent council member and can be found on the through majority vote. Five t-shirt designs Northside website under Student Life, then Student Council, and then Resources. Local School Council (LSC) Report by Zobia Chunara Meeting: November 8 sponsored a Flag Football tournament on Present: John Ceisel, Kathleen An- Nov. 11 at Sheridan Park near the UIC cam- drade, Cathy Quigley, Crystal Melto, Robert pus, with all proceeds going to the Matt Isen- Albritton, Barry Rodgers, Vicky Andrews, berg Fund.