The Palos Print Summer Edition A Palos East Student Publication June 2021 Palos East has several staff members retiring this year. We asked them questions about their future plans and what they will miss about working at Palos East! Mrs. Cayer—33 years at District 118 What are you looking forward to in your retirement?: I am really looking forward to more traveling and golfing, but most of all, not having to get up at 6 AM anymore! I am also looking forward to being somewhere warm during the cold Illinois winters. Favorite East Memories: I will miss all the great friendships that I have made over the years and all the students I’ve helped, whether it was during Computer Club, Newspaper, the Mentor Program, in the Media Center, or just on a daily basis with technology issues. Every day I will miss seeing my 2 coffee break buddies – Mr. Doro and Ms. Teresa. You guys are the best ever!!!! I really loved working at Palos East and will miss it very much! Palos East is a great place not only for kids, but also for everyone!!!! Mrs. Healy—34 years at District 118 What are you looking forward to in your retirement?: I am looking forward to having time with my children and my husband!! Then, once both of our boys are off in college, traveling will be our priority!! Favorite East Memories: My favorite years at East were when I “looped” from kindergarten to first grade. It was amazing to teach the same students for two years! I will miss being around KIDS. After nearly 35 years, they still make me smile EVERYDAY!! Mr. Pedroza (“Mr. Doro”)—40 years at District 118 What are you looking forward to in your retirement?: I would like to do more fishing, work on my classic car, and go on vacations. I am also looking forward to getting up in the morning whenever I want. Favorite East Memories: Some favorite memories include when the school had a special day for me —“Doro’s Day,” and also when they had a baby shower for my wife and me. I also always enjoyed having coffee breaks with Mrs. Cayer, Ms. Teresa, and Mr. Keith. I will miss the great staff and students that make Palos East a great school. Mrs. Stewart—22 years at District 118 What are you looking forward to in your retirement?: My future will be devoted to remaining active and busy with family and friends, including trips to places my husband and I have always wanted to visit. My best retirement gift will be the arrival of our first granddaughter in July. We will certainly become frequent drivers and fliers to Baltimore to share her special moments as she learns about life. Finally, I plan to continue private therapy and supervision of graduate students in their training to become speech language pathologists. Favorite East Memories: My favorite memories include all the sweet, smiling faces of my Speech students. In most cases, they have taught me about perseverance and the special effort it takes to work on things that are hard. I especially loved how excited my students would get when we played games to celebrate accomplishments. Favorite games included “Mr. Mouth,” “Hot Hoops,” “Pizza Man,” “Tuggie,” and “Left, Right, Center”! I also loved participating in district sponsored events, especially One District, One Book, Cardinal Chase, and the Back to School Picnic. Palos East and Palos West have continually fostered a strong family feeling throughout the entire community which will be a treasured memory. Finally, my career as a school speech language pathologist was more fulfilling because I was supported by remarkably dedicated administrators, colleagues, classroom teachers, support staff, and parents. The past year like no other has strengthened each of us individually and all of us collectively. I will miss each of you! Farewell Palos East—You will be remembered fondly! Mrs. Tinman—13 years at District 118 What are you looking forward to in your retirement?: I am looking forward to living among the farms and hills of Wisconsin, and also walking on glorious beaches! Favorite East Memories: What I will miss most are the moments that inspired me to say, “Stop being adorable... you are out of control.” Summer Edition Swimming, Sunshine, and Summer! June 2021 By: Aukse Zemaityte Have you ever wondered about the different strokes in swimming? Well, I am here to tell you all about them! The four different strokes are breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly. First, the breaststroke is believed to be the oldest stroke. The first drawings of breaststroke can be found as cave paintings in southwestern Egypt. These paintings are believed to be made 5,500 to 10,000 years ago! Breaststroke was the most common stroke in the very first competitive races in Europe, which was in the 19th century. The stroke was introduced to the Olympics for the very first time in 1904. There was only one race, which was the men's 440 yards distance race. Did you know that Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to ever swim the English Channel? He used the breaststroke, and he swam for 21 hours and 45 minutes! David Armbruster directed a study at the University of Iowa in which breaststroke swimmers were filmed underwater. In 1934, he discovered a way to make a swimmer faster by bringing your arms forward over the water. Next, a boy named Richmond Cavill invented the freestyle stroke by observing a boy from the Solomon Islands, Alick Wickham. They named the stroke the “Australian crawl.” Cavill and his brothers shared the Australian crawl, and it soon became a well-known stroke in New Zealand, England, and America. Some people call the freestyle stroke the “front crawl.” For freestyle swimming, the stroke requires using both arms and legs. The freestyle stroke was introduced to the Olympic games in 1896. Swimmers experimented with different varieties of the front crawl and breaststroke. The 50 yard freestyle is a popular event. In my opinion, freestyle is my favorite stroke because it is my fastest stroke. Then, the backstroke was first created by a poor swimmer who was tired from trying to crawl. When he turned on to his back, he realized he could keep some propulsion and breathe much easier. No one knows who that person was. I wonder if anyone had known that person! While we don’t know who invented it, we know that a swimmer named Harry Hebner made it famous. Backstroke is an interesting event because it is the only stroke in which the athlete starts in the water. Backstrokers hop into the water, and when the referee blows the first whistle, the swimmers must grab on to a bar on a starting block. Then, they put their feet on the wall, where there is an electrical timing pad. Lastly, when the referee blows the second whistle, they start swimming. After the front crawl, backstroke was the second stroke to be included in competitions. Backstroke was added in the Olympic Games at the Paris Olympics in 1900, and it was a 200m event for men. Summer Edition Swimming, Sunshine, and Summer! Continued June 2021 Finally, no one is sure who invented the butterfly stroke. Many people say it was Australian Sydney Cavill, German Erich Rademacher, or American Henry Myers. (For the record, the International Swimming Hall says it was Sydney Cavill.) In the late 1920s, Erich Rademacher was trying this style of stroke in races. Then in 1933, Henry Myers was racing this random new style at a YMCA in Brooklyn. When you swim butterfly, your hands go over the water and your head. Then, you bring them back together. While doing that, you must do a dolphin kick. In 1956, the butterfly stroke was first introduced at the Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with the only butterfly events being the men's 200m Butterfly and women's 100m Butterfly. The best butterflier of all time is American swimmer Michael Phelps. Phelps broke his own 200m butterfly record seven times before Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak broke the record in 2019. He won six Olympic gold medals in individual butterfly events (not including relays), and he has won a total of 28 Olympic medals, the most of any athlete ever! Wow, I wonder if anyone will ever be as good as Michael Phelps! No matter what stroke of swimming it is, swimming is still very fun! Be sure to check out the swimming events at the Tokyo Olympics this summer! By Rama Afsheh & Rama Jondi It’s June, school is out for the summer, and you are probably wondering what to do, now that you’re home. There are so many fun options! Summertime is a great time for outdoor games. A water balloon fight is fun to have in the summer, especially because it is going to be burning hot outside. You can also cool yourself down by going swimming or spraying yourself with the hose! Tag and Hide and Seek are also fun summertime games. What do you like to be when you play Hide and Seek? We love being the seeker. Another fun game is using chalk to play hopscotch. There are many ways to stay active in the summer. One way is by riding your bike. Summertime is also a perfect time to go hiking. Other ways you can keep your body moving include roller skating, riding your scooter, skateboarding, playing Frisbee, and jumping on a trampoline. YUM, what is that delicious smell? It is barbecue! Our favorite summer foods are chicken, hot dogs, and burgers.