Vol. 45 No . 11 April 26 . 1985 John Adams High School 808 S. Twyckenham Drive South Bend, IN 46615 Stunning musicians their hard work is evident. students privately in her spare by Julie Herr Adams ' music students Mar ­ time. She has been accepted tha Lorber and Kathy Ros s are at Oberlin cons ervatory, the Do you remember fourth only two examp les of patience Indiana University School of grade, when for the first time that paid off. Musi c, and Eastman School of you were offered the chance to Senior flutist Martha Lorber Musi c, where she plans to join the school orchestra , or overcoming tough competi­ attend all of her four years. fifth grade, when you were tion , current ly sits first chair Both Kath y and Martha offered the same chance with in the Adams' Jazz Band , parti cipated in the South Bend band? Students who chose to Concert Band and Orchestra . Youth Symphon y during their join attended classes two to She also leads the flute section seventh, eighth and nint h three days a week , where, of the IUSB Philharmonic , grade years , both sitting first with the help of fine with which she has performed chair in their res pe ct ive instructors, they began to since her sophomore year. At sections during the course of learn the fundamentals of this writing , she has been their final yea r. Both also music , such as rhythm , accepted to Oberlin and New performed in the Indiana position, and intonation. By England Conservatories as All-State Orchestra as the the end of the first year, most well as Indiana University's leaders of their sections . began to grasp the reading of school of music , three schools But recognition such as sheet music, and were able to with prest1g1ous musical these two have achieved does stumble along through old backgrounds. not come easily. Many hours favorites such as "Twink le , Kathy Ross, another senior, of practice and hard work are Twinkle Little Star," and has also received a great deal involved, as well as a great "Mary Had a Little Lamb," of recognition for her deal of talent. Few students with relative ease. excellence in music. First have the abilit y or the Unfortunately, many stu · violinist with the Adams self-discipline required to play dents drop out of the music Orchestra and Jazz Band , she an instrument at a near program when the novelty has played for nearly nine professional le.vet and to begins to wear off. By the time years and plans cha mb er or maintain their grade point high school rolls around, the sympho ny music as a career. averages. But both Kath y and number of students participa· Kathy also plays first violin Martha have demonstrated ting, is drastically reduced. with the IUSB Philharmonic the pote~tial to achieve But nonetheless, many do and the South Bend Sym ­ whatever goals in life they Kathy Ross and Martha Lorber, two of Adams' moet talented stick with it and the results of phony, teaching younger musicians. Photo by Jen Weamer may have. Mr. Goodman will attend What's news Jr. Kiwanian Dreyfus Institute Senior Ke lly Mitchell has recendy been chosen as the Junior Kiwanian from Adams. She will attend meetings of Foundation, has offered this will · 'master a larg e dose of the South Bend Kiwanis club at Century Center for the six by Richard Primus summer program for chemi­ descriptive chemistry and Thursdays she is Kiwanian. Kelly is the president of the Mr. W. Jack Goodman, stry teachers for four years. develop ways ... (to) bring this French club and was Co-Editor -in-Chief of the Tower last John Adams' chemistry teach ­ Eligible participants are chemistry to ... students.'' yea r . er (or life teacher ·· Mr. chosen from among the The complete program Goodman claims that the two applicants based on "c ommit ­ includes lecture experiments Starring Mr. Moriarty are jnterchageab le), was ment. .. shown to improving and disc ussions, laboratory recently chosen as one of fifty the teaching of chemistry and work, computer lab work, Mr. Moriarty, a science teacher at Adams, is now a close elite chemistry teachers across to generating enthusiasm foi' public lectures , and curric u­ personal friend of Orion the Hunter. A newly -discovered the country who will be the field among ... students," lum writing . Program coor · star was named after him. The star, a present from his afforded the opportunity to areas in which Mr. Goodman dinators hope that the daughter, lies near the Orion conste llati on, and although it attend a four -week summer has been judged to excel. institute will produce materi ­ is only visible with a powerful telescope, it is a great honor institute at Princeton Univer · This year's program will als such as experiments and to have the star named after him. sity in New Jersey . I focus on chemical dynamics computer software which can The Camille and Henry and investigations of chemical be immediately used in high Contributions, please Dreyfus Institute on High systems. During the sessions schoo l chemistry courses. The new Tower staff is accepting articles for upcoming School Chemistry, a division to be held weekdays from July Mr. Goodman's previous issues. Articles , briefs, and other items of interest ma y be of Princeton's Woodrow 8 to August 2, it is hoped that distinctions include being submitted to any Tower staff member. Wilson National Fellowship the teachers -turned -students Teacher of the Year --I nside Info .... ---- ·--·-~--- Page 2 ... Page 4 ... Page 6 ... Page 8 ... Adams' science students win Adams' Junior / Senior prom Glenn is hurdling past all The debate continues: Is big awards in Northern will be May 18. Read all about obstacles in his drive for publications a club or a real Indi ana Science and Engineer ­ it on the Feature Page. state ... the soccer team may class? Journalism students ing Fair. be the be.st in the nation express their thoughts. right now ... TheTower 2 April 26, 1985 News Adains sweeps Science Fai r Marine awards in chemistry, entire fair. The award for this ' bv Marc Conklin and she received honorable high honor is a trip to Many John Adams ' mention in Navy Science. She Shreveport, Louisiana, on r<'search students recently also received the Notre Dame May 13-18. participated in the Northern College of Science Dean's The other co-winner of the Indiana Regional Science and Award and the Eastman fair was Nathan Huang, whose l-.ngineering Fair. Though all Kodak Company Award for experiment was titled, ''The Adams ' students who partici­ outstanding use of photogra ­ Effects of Cholestyramine and patt·d received awards , Kara phy. Probucol on Cholesterol h.t'lly . Kevin Warstler, and The title of Kevin' Warst· Levels ifl Lab Mi ce . ' · Nathan Huang emerged as the ler'1, experiment was "The Cholestyramine and probucol biggest winners. Effects of Tetracycline Resist · are both drugs used to lower Kara be ca me the first ant Ba cteria and Carbon cholestero l levels in organ chemistry &tudent entered in Monoxide on the Immune isms . the fair hy Mr. Goodman. Iler System in Lab Mice ." Kevin Nathan divided his mice experiment was entitled US('rl four groups of mice : ''CO into five different groups , · 'Chem luminescence: Oxida ­ (carbon monoxide) and bac · exerc ising the appropriate uo 1 ot Luminol." Chemilum ­ tena, '. ·co... .' bacteria, .. groups on a treadmill for ine~cence refers to the study and a contro l group containing twenty minutes daily. After of chemi ca l reactions 'which neither . After comp leting the seven weeks the mice were produce light with very little experiment, Kevin tested the tested for weight differential heat ·· a process exem plified mice 's white blood ce lls for before and after the experi­ by the lightning bug . In the phagocytosis · · the process in ment, water cons umptio n, fat exper iment, the substance which the blood cells attack retention, and cholesterol lumino l was first synthesized and destroy bacteria. levels . Nathan discovered that and oxidized. Then it was Kevin won the · first pla ce probucol reduced cholestero l com bined with different dyes award in the microbiology leve ls, cholestyramine had SciencewlntWS KaraKelly, KevfnWhantler, andNattwt Huang alt In whose molecules emitted the division of the fair. He also little effect on the cholesterol front of Kara's project. Photo by Dan Carter produced energy at different was one of the main winners of leve ls, and exe rcise only wave lengths of colored light. the Air Force, Marine , and enhanced the probucol. and was one of th e winners of es pecia lly those mentioned in Kara won first place in the Navy awards and qualified for Aside from winning the trip the Navy award . this article. We wish them all chemistry division of the fair. a possible trip to Honolulu, to Shreveport, Nathan won The Tower congrat ulat es all the very best of luck in the She was also one oI the Hawaii. Most importantly, first place in the health and of th e John Adams stud<'nts sciences. recipients of the Air Force and Kevin was a co-winner of the medicine division of the fair who participated in the fair, Alternatives needed Digital Electronics binary logic as their founda ­ i,yRichard Primus by Mike Komasinski tions. Do you have problems with In January of this year Mr. The class is one of the most leaf burning in your neighbor­ Robert Saunders, along with adva nced of its kind and uses hood ? four other Adams teachers, a colleg e leve l text.