Volume 38, Issue 6 February 2010 South Holland, IL TW Celebrates History in Red Carpet Event In this Isssue... News ......PG. 2 By: Morgan Mullen College.......PG. 3 Black History Month is bring our race higher than it is now here and we look back at African and should never settle for less.” Americans that have made a Scholarship Scams........PG. 3 difference in America. To honor this Mr. Ayodeji Ogunnyi’s year, Thornwood High School speech was extremely inspirational. Fashion.......PG. 4 hosted the Black History Month He taught us that “when life gives you lemons, make orange juice”. He got Red Carpet Event. This event was Spotlight.......PG. 5 attended by the entire school and that inspirational statement from the many of the students sported their tragic death of his father. It means formal attire for the Dress to when life throws sad, difficult, or Entertainment........PG. 6 Impress Day. We had the Master seemly unbearable events, you must overcome the situation and strive for and Mistress of Ceremony, Micah Technology .......PG. 7 Davis and Johari Mackey, and many the impossible. “While you strive for great speakers, such as, Mrs. the impossible you will find that you Mahon, South Holland’s Deputy can accomplish so much more than Sports...... PG. 8 Village Administrator, Mrs. you even thought.” Mr. Ogunnyi is Williams, our school’s principal and an example of his speech. Since his Mr. Ayodeji Ogunnyi, a teacher. father’s murder, he has decided that There were also performances by he wants to help other students not Chloe Flowers (Speech Team go down that path of that of his member), Thornwood’s Ethnicity father’s murders. The aftermath of Choir, and Thornwood’s Concert the murder, inspired Mr. Ogunniyi to Chloe states, “I believe the piece Band. become a teacher, which he says North Carolina. She recalls the past many people didn’t believe in him. when her daughter is faced with encourages all people of color not Mrs. Mahon put emphasis someone calling her a “nigger” in their to just ‘take stuff’ and be ok with it Chloe Flowers performed a on having pride as an African present and she refuses to let this be or not speak there mind but rather piece called North Star by Gloria American, working hard, and also bypassed. She chooses to tell her they should take action on it for the Bond Clunie. North Star is about a respecting others. “The American daughter of her past so that they can better.” black woman named Aurelia who race has come so far and it’s up to both be stronger in the future” Chloe grew up in the midst of the Civil us to work hard and keep moving explains. When asked about any Rights Movement in Greensboro, forward. We should be trying to thoughts she has about the piece Thornwood Congratulates the Speech Team For Their Victory Every year the Thornwood Poetry Reading, Darius Leaks had Daniel, Nicholas Dines, Smith. Lamar Hawkins became Speech Team works hard at be- won third place in Hu- ShanienceWells, and State Champions once again in his coming the best at their events by morous Intrepretation. ShontanienceMiller. event, Oratorical Declamation and putting in long hours, sacrifices and The Speech They were not the Javon Smith placed in third in Po- dedication. This is year it paid off. team also had placed in only ones who worked etry Reading. The Thornwood Speech Team was fourth in performance in had their events. Thornridge also had two crowned the IHSA STATE the Round Cast. The Thornton and members of their Speech Team to SPEECH CHAMPIONS IN IN- cast members were Thornridge Speech place as well, Abrielle Dillon and Alan DIVIDUAL EVENTS. Alena Chandler, Arielle Teams had also placed Selph. Abrielle Dillon and Alan Selph Magdalene Agbehia and Randa Baker, Brittani Smith, in some of their events. had placed in Dramatic Duet Acting. Flowers won first place in Dramatic Chloe Flowers, Thornton had two We hope that the District Duet Acting. Johari Mackey had Dammy Ojulari, Dana members of their team 205 Speech Teams to continue to won second place in Prose and in Jefferies, Kristin McClinton, Michael to place, Lamar Hawkins and Javon keep up the good work. 22 News 22 The ElectionCoverage: The Primary By: De’ Je Holmes Over the last couple of governor and the target of those either. Although Comptroller Dan Hynes on Illinois, the adoptive state of decades, young people have become accusations, officially stepped down tearfully conceded the primary election to President Obama, especially Obama’s notoriously apathetic when it comes to as a candidate last Sunday after Quinn earlier in the week, he had little time old senate seat. With the nation on the the goings on of their government, asserting for nearly a to celebrate. His past crux of an unprecedented reform in especially when it comes to local week that he had no running mate, ex- Health Care and the Democratic Party elections. CNN and election polls are intentions to do so. governor Rod still recovering from the loss of crucial traded for The Real World and “It is my hope Blagojevich, was democratic seats, everything seems to Myspace, partially because politics are and I pray with all recently reindicted by come down these local elections. viewed as boring by America’s youth. heart, that I didn’t hurt federal prosecutors on the people that I love corruption chargers, The staged chaos on Reality so much,” Cohen providing a fresh TV has nothing, however, on the drama said, according to the reminder to voters of 2010 Illinois elections. 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Imagine a classroom of students speaking and using gestures while speaking “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my class, my community, my country, and my world.” Students were asked to reflect on parts of the pledge. The following are some thoughts that may inspire. Asia Bailey “My hands to larger service…” I think I could do a Jamel Bowers great job using this idea. For example, I would volunteer “I pledge my head to clearer thinking.” I and help teachers and students in my school. I would chose this idea because I feel if my head is also join other clubs that do service such as girl scouts, clear, I can do better, period. Just think! If church youth group, student council, and FCCLA everybody did this, it could branch out to our program. I would also work at the soup kitchen to help country and maybe even our world. 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