Tuesday March 4, U-HIGH IDWAYzoos Volume 83, Number 6 University High School 1362 East 59th Street, Chic ago, Illinois 60637 J.OOml& m1m1 ASSEMBLY SALUTES LATE 5 ALUMNUS AND BLUES LEGEND PAUL BUTTERFIELD Photo by Sydney Marcus Photo by Adam Gelman THE MISSISSIPPI LOADED WITH ACTIVITIES ranging from modern dance to baking to the HEAT lit up the crowd, history of wrestling, Artsfest, February 21, offered 74 workshops organized by February 13 in Max students, faculty members and visiting artists. To kick off the day, members Palevsky Theater. of the martial arts company Enso performed a dynamic demonstration of Shodokan Aikido in Upper Kovler. The day closed with a selection of show SIZZLING tunes from Broadway musicals performed by the Musical Theatre Skit Club , and Bel Canto in Max Palevsky Theater. SATURDAY AT SCIENCE EXPO Art exhibit to include work by LI-Highers Photo by Adam Gelman BylsabeldelCanto show. Seventy percent of the proceeds from the U-High art will go to the Lab Midway reporter Schools Scholarship Fund. xhibited at Stuart Rodgers Prizes will also be awarded. (S.R.) gallery alongside art by A phone call from Vice President of E students from four other Chi­ Sales and Marketing of Stuart Rodgers cago high schools, CT-Highers' work Photography Holly Rodgers sparked will include photographs, sculptures, U-High's involvement in the exhibit, paintings and drawings. according to Fine Arts Department The exhibit opens Friday, April 18 Chairperson John Biser. Photo by George Yates III and continues until Friday, May 2, 9 "She wanted to know if students CREATING golden a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 9 would be interested in the idea of pre­ rain, a substance a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at 375 West Erie senting their art in an exhibit," Mr. composed of potas­ Street. Biser said. "She described the idea to sium and lead, A.P. The other four schools, Latin, Loyo­ me and asked me to pick some stu­ Chemistry student la, New Trier and Walter Payton, will dents' work. Yuwen Wu shows off also submit 10-15 of their best pieces. "I knew Ms. Ricketts had previous her experiment dur­ A committee composed of S.R. staff experience with showcasing students' ing Science Expo. and other artists will judge the sub­ work, so I wanted to ask her and an­ Photo by George Yates III mitted pieces and select at least four other high school art teacher for help. from each high school to exhibit in the I then thought of Ms. Mirentxu Gan­ PARENT BLOG zarain who taught two high school ABOUT DANCE classes. My job in this is as the fa­ AROUSES IRE, cilitator. I make sure that things are kept going, that deadlines are met, GETS overseeing the whole operation." DOUSED Each of the eight students selected by lo Photography Teacher Liese Ricketts SLIT \.IHAT are working with her to pick which 1$ pieces to submit. •Ju1e,wG·~ "I'm selecting one to three pieces from my advanced class students because )I of their experience," Ms. Ricketts said. "A piece from Mila Devenport was al­ ready submitted and will be on the invitation Lab Schools Director David Magill will send to each family in the High School, along with the parents of the current 8th grade class. Photo by Kendall Gordon "There is a wide range of photography MIRRORING each other using their hands in Senior that we do. I think it's important for Gretchen Eng's lmprov workshop (photos from top), Seniors Art by Eric Cochrane Cydney Weiner and Alya Forster act out small skits led by young students to realize that there is Second City Associate Faculty Member Bill Bungeroth. A BLOG placed so much to photo. I'm always excited AFTER developing a creative design with candle wax and a on the Parents' As­ for students to have the opportunity wooden stylus, Freshman Christina Ahme dips her creation sociation website to get their work out of the confines in dye at Lower School Computer Teacher Karen Putman's ignited heated dis­ of Lab Schools. Presenting your work Ukrainian egg painting workshop. CAPTIVATING the crowd with original hits like "2 Cents," cussions among AMONG U-HIGHERS' PHOTO­ gives you confidence and let's others the Super Smashed Bros. electrifies the audience. Senior both students and GRAPHS selected for an exhibit at appreciate you for what you do." Zak Smith rocked the microphone, Freshman Sam Frampton parents before being Stuart Rodgers Gallery downtown, An abstract photograph taken for an jammed on the guitar and Senior John Swank laid down fast yanked. Read details this photograph taken by Junior Mila Advanced Photography class assign­ beats on the drums. and reactions on DELICATELY curving her brush on a wall in the third floor Devenport in the dark, shows Junior ment, "Painting with Light" by Mila hallway, Sophomore Isabella Prenta along with many other page 10 and in the Hanna Redleaf's legs as she holds a Devenport uses manipulations oflight U-Highers, painted a mural over a pencil drawing by Junior centerspread. flashlight to them. and shutter speed. Ruiqi Tang. "Science expo was a chance for younger students to be inspired by our presentation and for us to have fun." 2 News -Andrey Drinfeld, senior U-HIGH MIDWAYIll TUESDAY, MARCH4, 2008 Juniors heading/or bonding experience By Nick Chaskin then become close to them." Specific activities change from year to Midway reporter year, explained Mr. McFarlane. Reflection and class bonding, through "The junior steering committee will go small and large group activities, will take down there beforehand to tailor activities priority at Junior Retreat, Wednesday­ to the specific year," Mr. McFarlane Friday, April 9-11, at Resurrection Center explained. "The students always have a in far northwestern suburban Woodstock. lot of recreational time, as well as some As in previous years, the Retreat provides small and large group activities and even a time for students to reflect on their time some study time. We will have eight to 10 at U-High, believes Dean of Student Larry faculty chaperons going on the retreat. We McFarlane. haven't figured out the list yet, but either "It has always been one of the more Mr. Horvat or I will be there the entire touchy feely retreats that we go on," Mr. time." McFarlane said. "It's a time for people who Housed two to a room, juniors will dine may not have been close to their peers to buffet style during their style .. Computer teacher to detail class project at conference SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE By Alex Kleiman catch students plagiarizing Physics 101 lab SHOWCASING THEIR scientific endeavors, Midway reporter reports. "I'll give a lecture to go along with a keynote students from grades 3 - 12 escribing an assignment he created participated in Science Expo, presentation," Mr. Franke explained. "I'm February 23. In addition to for his A.P. Computer Science class worried that after explaining my assignment, student-led demonstrations, Dto the Association for Computing someone in the audience will immediately several University of Chicago Machinery annual meeting March 12-15 in come up with an easy way to solve it that I faculty members, as well as Portland, Oregon, Computer professionals in several fields hadn't even thought of. Since the meeting of study, took part in the Science Teacher Baker Franke will consist only of computer science types, annual event. will use a lecture and visual I'll only need to dedicate a sentence or two to HAVING PRACTICED (photos presentation to explain what the program is and the solutions that from top) the week before in his assignment, "Catching students came up with. their A.P. Chemistry classes, Plagiarists." The meeting U-Highers felt confident "I'll spend the rest of the time talking about presenting their experiments. includes the presentation why it works as an assignment, which is Stephanie Tang changes the of eight computer science basically because it makes students think in color of achemical concoction Mr. Franke class assignments created by a broad way and pool all of their computer while Herur-Raman, Andrey Drinfeld and Katherine Xu computer science teachers and professors, science skills while it additionally sends observe. according to Mr. Franke. He came up with a positive message to students about the EXAMINING a Lead(II) Nitrate, Photos by George Yates the assignment when helping a friend seriousness of plagiarism." Potassium Iodide solution as part of A.P. Chemistry's 'Kool Khemistry' exhibition, Ben Picker performs his experiment with poise and charm. MEDICI FACT #359 BSAstill working on benefit By Denise Akuamoah "We couldn't have a school dance Midway reporter unless there was a meeting among the four schools. I don't know what their Adornedwith various Plans for a Black Students' Association rules and procedures are. If someone school dance with Latin, Parker gets hurt or there is some other writtenscribbles upon its and Whitney Young for Darfur to incident at this dance, who would be raise awareness of genocide in the responsible? walls, the Medici offers anortheastern African country Sudan "But if there's a dance at U-High may change. either me or the Dean of Students unique dining experience After BSA officers informed Principal Larry McFarlane is responsible. Matthew Horvat about the dance, he "Having a dance that isn't in a of scrawled poems, met with BSA Faculty Adviser Francis facility we are familiar with definitely Moore-Bond, members of the BSA presents a challenge. At some level I personal mottos, Dance Committee, and counselors am responsible for the safety of the romantic monuments and Camille Baughn-Cunningham and students of this school.