Student profile Volume LII pg. 5 Issue VIIII the May 24,Lion’s 2010 Leo Junior/Senior Tale High Schoolo- Academic Superbowl teams return with big win By Grace Crain Jr. High editor On Saturday May 8, the Leo Fine Arts and Interdisciplinary Academic Super Bowl Teams competed at the state competition held at Purdue University. Both teams competed against five other schools from across the state. Each team from Leo was able to come home from a day of answering questions to present Principal Dr. Mark Daniel with two trophies for their winnings at state. The fine arts team, coached by art teacher, Mary Hoff, received first place in the Class 2 competition on Saturday. “It was pure happiness when we won,” -senior Rio Kimura “I was shocked and thrilled because we jumped from third to first on the last question,” said Hoff. “It was Ryo’s senior year, and he wanted it so badly.” The Academic Superbowl teams present Principal Dr. Daniel with their state awards. PHOTO BY KATIE BORK The interdisciplinary captain Ryo Kimura, preparing “It was something that I had four students representing the high school and would like team, overseen by retired for the state competitions was worked on my entire high school five different subject areas, while fellow students to know English teacher, Anne not that much different. The career. It was truly indescribable.” the Fine Arts team was strictly that anyone can join the Longtine and English teacher teams reviewed the material that The Fine Arts and students with fine arts knowledge. Academic Super Bowl teams. Fred Rothert, were awarded they had been studying all year. Interdisciplinary competitions “With the “I want people to look the State Runner-Up title. Once again interdisciplinary consist of answering a series of Interdisciplinary team, luck plays into the Academic Super Bowl “I was happy to take team member junior Laurel questions that relates to the certain a bigger part than knowledge, because at first people think it two teams down,” said Hoff. Dispenza said that the team used subject. The topic for this year’s so I was more focused on the is really nerdy but it is actually “Last year, only the Fine the knowledge they had gained competition was “An American Fine Arts team,” said Kimura. really fun,” said Kimura. Arts team made it to state.” from previous competitions. Generation: 1964-1980,” which Kimura and Dispenza “I would recommend it.” According the Fine “It was pure happiness is a broad category, said Hoff. have been members of the Arts and Interdisciplinary team when we won,” said Kimura. The Interdisciplinary team has Academic teams throughout Selected students break down the wall Juvenile correction center closes Leo students take part in opening the burn unit at St. Joe Hospital By Melanie Matteson programs created by the Indiana By Jordyn Furnish Staff writer Department of Correction and News editor On Friday, May 7 the Juvenile Courts. The division Indiana Department of Correction programs have the average On Wednesday May Commissioner Edwin Buss juvenile rehabilitated rather 5 sophomore Andrea Brune, announced the plans of closing the than incarcerated. With the junior Kaley Yoder and freshman Northeast Juvenile Correctional efforts of those programs, the Kelly Lantz went to St. Joseph Facility due to a substantial overall juvenile population hospital to remove a wall to drop in inmate numbers. has reduced from almost 1,110 make room for the upcoming The Division of to exactly 750 today. In the burn unit bedroom suite. Youth Services was created Northeast Juvenile Correctional Junior Laurel Dispenza by the Indiana Department of Facility alone has decreased was not able to make it to Correction to oversee how the from 100 or more to about 45. the demolition but was very juvenile services were working According to wane.com, involved in the whole project. according to http://www.news- the majority of the students who “I was actually taking sentinel.com. The Division of are currently at the Northeast the AP calc test during the Youth Services immediately Juvenile Facility are scheduled grand breaking ceremony, but I Students break down the wall to the burn unit. tried to reduce the length of for release before the facility imagine it was extraordinarily PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREA BRUNE stay for juveniles and assigned closes at the end of May. The ones superb,” said Dispenza. in planning the start of the project, Housing is the last thing on a a less restrictive setting. The less who are still serving their time Dispenza said that she fundraising, and presenting grieving family member’s mind restrictive setting focused on each will be moved to the South Bend was involved in this project since checks. She also takes part in SSH, especially if they want to be juvenile’s individual needs and Juvenile Correctional Facility. it started and that is why she was Interact, NHS, and FCA. These around their loved one all the time. used “best-practice approaches.” South Bend will become chosen to knock down the wall. are other reasons why she was “These rooms will Outside of the facility, the Indiana Department of She also said it was because she chosen to knock down the wall. provide a place for the family work is being done to reduce Correction’s main housing unit was District treasurer of the Leo According to St. Joe to rest and recuperate from the the amount of juveniles being for providing services of youth. clubs this year; she is also district hospital, the suite will help make stress they encounter daily,” confined in a correctional facility. The students ages 12 to 15 will president this upcoming year. living situations easier for people said teacher Rosie Brown. There have been diversion be housed in separate units from Dispenza was involved with injured family members. SEE BURN UNIT ON PG. 2 SEE ACJC ON PG. 2 Leo marching band beings prepration Find out the secrets about English teach- Eight things one would never know 4 for the next school year. 5er Mr. Rothert and his band. 11 about the girls tennis team. TCID:PP 2 News May 24, 2010 Local Business prepares for relocation House of Rays owner, Beth Marquardt opens up about her life and inspiration for her business Aubrey Dean-Cross six months out of the year, 1. Describe yourself in three words: Feature editor Marquardt only works with Outgoing, friendly, conservative two other people, and the rest of the year it’s just her. During 2. What is your favorite thing to do? Ten years ago, Beth the time that she works with Fishing Marquardt decided to fulfill the two others, she really her future dream of owning enjoys it because the others 3. What is your favorite high school memory? and running her own business. are friendly, outgoing people. Graduation She’s now the owner of the Even though she enjoys the House of Rays tanning salon. company of her employees, she 4. If you could have one thing that you Marquardt was born also enjoys when it’s just her. don’t have, what would it be? and raised in Ossian, Ind., and Something that More locations for my business moved to Grabill after she had Marquardt really likes about lived in New Haven. Fresh her job is the people whom 5. What are two things you can’t live out of high school, Marquardt she gets to interact with, but without? knew she wanted to own her on the down side, that’s one The internet and my car own business. She had been of the things she likes least involved in jobs like a bus about her job. According 6. What is your biggest pet peeve? person at Richards, selling to Marquardt, some people Thieves and liars insurance for an insurance who come in are extremely company, and even working at friendly and polite, and others 7. What is your dream vacation? a glass company. None of those can be the complete opposite. To go to Hawaii jobs appealed to her much, so it Marquardt works was when she was working at an average of 50 hours from 8. Do you have any kids? the glass company in 2000 that Monday through Friday. Nope she decided to start her dream. She begins working at 8 in Marquardt was the morning and leaves the 9. What is your favorite animal? inspired to open her own salon at 6 p.m. during the Rabbits. I have two tanning salon because she is busy season, which includes a person who tans all year summer months and before 10. What is the most random round and tanning, for her, is vacations. On off seasons, thing about you? a way to relax and enjoy her Marquardt works from noon I never make plans free time. In March of 2001, to 9 p.m. Monday through after many hours of listing Friday and from 10 a.m. names and searching the to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. PHOTO BY AUBREY DEAN-CROSS internet for available names, According to Marquardt (above) plans on keeping House of Rays in Fort Wayne area upon relocation of her business House of Rays opened for Marquardt, House of Rays business. House of Rays is will be moving locations, but continuing what she loves. The of a scary thing to think an appointment anytime. Marquardt’s only job and she Marquardt isn’t completely only difference is that they are about, and I’m really excited Appointments are really enjoys working there. positive on all the plans. relocating and expanding the to get more parking for my required at House of Rays “I do everything here.