Peer Jury Programs Suit Northside Who Will Take His Place?
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Pages 8-9 Pages 10-11 Centerfold: Chicago Election 2006 International campaign trail Film Festival eat Who will take his place? Northside’s Principal Selection Process by Ashraf Abbas Dr. James Lalley, B Northside’s principal, will retire at the end of this school year. While this fact saddens many of North- side’s students and staff, the Local School Council (LSC) has promised to find a principal that will be just as qualified as Dr. Lalley. Northside’s LSC is made up six Northside The parents, teachers Mr. Tim oof Devine and Ms. Mulligan, two community members, student representative Olivia Henry, Adv. 803, and Dr. Lalley. The LSC Vol. 8 No. 3 Northside College Preparatory High School November 2006 Vol. possesses powers that allow it to make many decisions that greatly affect North- side. Perhaps the most H important of these powers is to select a new principal if the current principal is ever either fired or chooses to retire. Upon realizing Dr. Lalley’s retirement plan in early July, the LSC started to exercise its power. It cre- ated a Principal Selection Committee, which consists Dr. James Lalley and Ms. Martha Mulligan carefully discuss the Principal Selection process and its recent of the LSC minus Dr. progress. Lalley and Olivia Henry. Photo by Maxwell Brown The reason for shutting bring in as many candidates as possible. They to cut down the list of candidates to those best out members is due to guidelines that specifically sent in requests to organizations like Golden suited for the job. state that Dr. Lalley, as acting principal, is not al- Apple Awards (and their winners), and the Asso- Sometime in November, the Committee lowed to vote for his successor, and Olivia Henry, ciation for Gifted and Talented Educators. They hopes to invite their list of potentials to North- as a student, cannot vote on personnel matters. also posted articles and ads in the CPS e-bul- side for a formal interview. This interview will “I think we’re really blessed to have such a letin, the New York Times, Education Weekly, include a 30 minute writing prompt and a 40 hardworking, cohesive group,” Dr. Mary Lou Principal.org, and Agent K-12.org (a website). minute interview by the entire principal selec- Schmidt, LSC Chairperson, said. “It’s an amaz- Application deadlines were set for October 6, tion committee. Although the 30 minute writing ing privilege because I do think that our school 2006, but the committee did not receive many prompt may seem unnecessary to those look- knows what we need more than the people applications. ing in from the outside, the Committee wants downtown.” “The problem was that some candidates to make it clear that they are looking for a very Before anything was set in motion, the com- called the Principal Selection Office saying that well-read candidate and that an on-the-spot mittee had to decide on a viable list of criteria by pages 1-3 they were not allowed to register as candidates prompt is one of the best ways to do this. News which to assess candidates. The list, as posted on because they were not part of CPS,” Dr. Schmidt The final candidates from this round will the LSC website, states that the optimal candi- • Debate team crushes said. then be invited back to Northside in January for competition date will possess traits that include 1) dedication This was not supposed to happen, as the plan a public forum. The majority of the forum will to the creation of an atmosphere of nurturing, • Freshman friday was to pull from a national pool of candidates. A include Northside students, faculty, staff and supporting, and challenging gifted-talented ado- few calls to Arnie Duncan, CEO of the Chicago parents asking each candidate what it is they plan lescents, 2) technological adeptness, 3) significant public Schools system, who happens to be very to do as Northside’s principal. Features pages 4-5 teaching experience, 4) demonstrated innovative, supportive of the Committee’s efforts, fixed the After this forum, the Committee will come visionary, and effective leader ship abilities in • Northside’s German issue. The LSC then extended the application together and make its final decision. The contract secondary education, and 5) a deep understand- visitors deadline to October 27th, encouraging all appli- for Northside’s new principal will start July 1st ing of multiple pedagogies appropriate for gifted, Editorial pages 6-7 cants to re-apply. On October 28th, the Commit- 2007, and with all of the work done up to that talented learners. tee, finding themselves with 23 applications, went point, the LSC can only hope that their chosen •Beresoufflé: I hate the Soon after, the committee started to advertise ahead with their plan and quickly assessed the candidate will be a good fit for the Northside College Board on both local and national scales in an effort to applications by using the aforementioned criteria community. •Topinka vs. Blagoevich: who’s got the better hair? Centerfold pages 8-9 • Election hot topics Peer Jury programs suit Northside • Rich Whitney for the Green Party by Zlatana Alibegovic administrator or offered the oppor- vital questions: Does the student lish a plan of action in which the Northside’s Peer Jury program acknowledge accountability for his A & E pages 10-13 tunity to participate in the Peer Jury student has great input. will be reinstated this year. As- program. or her actions? What skills does the “Everyone will respond better • Black Eyed Peas rock sistant Principal Lisa Moreno says “Ideally, you won’t see them in student need to learn or develop because the student has a voice in Chicago the program is intended to allow the punishment,” Moreno • Radkowski: How did your students to play a bigger role in the said. parents let you out of the Northside community. house? Ms. Moreno has seen a “The program is supposed to very positive response from Sports pages 14-16 give students a voice and to see that Northside students. She has • Northside women take city their actions can have a greater im- received at least 15 emails in volleyball and golf pact on their surrounding environ- from students who are ment,” Moreno said. interested in participating, The main goal of this program and has recruited a mod- is to offer the “Referred Student,” erator, Dr. Peggy Murphy. or the student who chooses to Moreno hopes to have, at violate school rules, an opportunity the very least, two rotating to recognize the consequences his juries so that no student is or her action has brought upon the overwhelmed. She is opti- learning environment and then al- mistic about the start of this low the student to fix the problem. program, especially with such The student discusses the issue with wide student interest. a jury of their peers and together “I want to join because they develop a written proposal, or I was wronged in the past,” contract, in which they agree to fix Benjamin and learn from their mistake. Peer Jury for the same crime be- in order not to break the same rule Each student who falls under a cause they know how their actions in the future? Will the agreement Level One to Level Three viola- impact their environment,” Moreno that the referred student completes Continued as “Peer Jury” tion, as specified in the Uniform said. enhance the safety of the school on pg. 3 Discipline Code, will either be given Before a plan of action can community? The responses to these a suitable punishment by the school be proposed, the court asks three questions are then used to estab- Page 2 News The Hoof Beat Freshmen frenzy Northside College “Freshie Friday” takes its toll Prep High School by Nadir Rashid amused by it and get a good laugh. Those men friends, not be discouraged by them. During the first few weeks of the who have experienced this form of hazing He also stated that upperclassmen and school year, upperclassmen hazed fresh- may see it as a simple joke at first, but freshmen have to learn to bond and that men on several occasions. This hazing, actually start to fear or dislike the up- they cannot have differentiation. Lalley also known as “Freshie Friday,” is an perclassmen. is against the hazing and states that it is 5501 N. Kedzie upheld tradition in many schools. This “At first it was quite scary because the unacceptable to make life miserable for year, upperclassmen have thrown pennies upperclassmen were screaming ‘fresh- freshmen. and pushed freshmen around in a circle in men!’ and they threw me in a crowd “Students should reflect on their own Chicago, IL 60625 the Second Floor Atrium. and pushed me to the back,” Khayin actions, shun inappropriate behavior, and challenge one another to act responsibly,” Tel: (773) 534-3954 Lalley said. “Northside College Prep defines itself as a commu- Fax: (773) 534-3964 nity of learners, a place where students support one another in learning and living. Hazing, in- Principal: Dr. James Lalley timidation, bullying are inconsistent with the Assistant Principal: ethos of the school. No student should suffer Ms. Lisa Moreno the indignity of being Advisor: Mr. Chester Tylinski pushed around, circled, or ridiculed. The mu- tual respect, trust, and support that students Editors-In-Chief: Damon Beres, have for one another Aliy Markowski make Northside a safe and secure place for Copy Editors: Maxwell Brown, everyone.” Most of the fresh- Natalia Emanuel men that have been in Managing Editor: Kana Yoo this circle have not been affected emotionally or Assistant Managing Editor: Rachel physically because they Freshmen took quickly to the hazing events and had strong feelings on the topic.