February 2014 Lane Technical College Prep High School Volume 46/ Issue 3/ Page 1 Kiss Me Kate, pg. 3 Valentine’s Day Ads, pgs. 8-11 Nick Cameron Profile, pg. 5 CTA plans Ashland Avenue bus route renovation Ashland/Western Corridor BRT on the By Hector Montalvo community. One of the stops along the Ashland The Ashland BRT, Bus Rapid Trans- BRT route closest to Lane is the Addi- portation, project is a renovation plan son stop, just a mile from the Addison/ aimed at increasing transportation and Western intersection outside of Lane. boarding speed along Ashland, travel- The BRT would allow many students ing from 95th to Irving Park. traveling from the south side of the city This will be done by using a wireless to take the Ashland bus to Addison. signal embedded in the buses that sends There they could transfer to another an alert to traffic lights. These lights are bus for the short ride west to Western. then switched to green, allowing the The Ashland route serves many buses to pass without delay. Chicago students on their commute The project is expected to increase the to school. Students from nearly 100 average bus speed on Ashland and other middle schools and high schools could routes by as much as twice of what it is take advantage of the BRT when it is now (15 mph versus 8 mph.) Not only finished. will the speed be increased, but the bus- Some Lane students say installing a ses will operate with little to no traffic BRT on Western would be even more in their lanes of the street. helpful for their commute. A route On Dec. 10 & 11, public open house along Western is a candidate for a BRT forums were held to discuss the imple- project, though future plans are still mentation of the project. The project tentative. was given favorable support and its de- “Western would be a good candidate This artist’s sketch of the Ashland BRT was taken from a WBEZ story published on Apr. 13, 2013. sign stages have begun. if the BRT [project] proves to be effec- In June of 2012, Lane hosted a public tive,” said Miles Strong-Austin, Div. the central Loop. Amelia Mroczkowski, Div. 451, used larger,” Mroczkowski said. “When it CTA open house to discuss the West- 454. “The buses on Western can be The J14, or Jump 14, is one of the to ride the #147 bus, a route that turns got onto Lakeshore Drive, it would run ern and Ashland corridor of the BRT extremely packed. There will be times few bus routes that has lanes reserved express along certain sections of its express until Michigan Avenue.” project. At this meeting, the results where you can barely move.” for express buses. It runs through the route. It will take approximately three years were shared from an Alternative Analy- Other routes that will have BRT ser- downtown area, specifically by Ogilvie “Part of the ride was like any other bus to design and construct these new sis, which examined the impact of the vice are located primarily downtown, in and Union Stations. ride, except the buses were substantially lanes. Lane seniors accept full-ride scholarships ting with tons of other students across Chicago partnering colleges she chose to apply for before Posse scholars become part of a network during By Erica Rocha who want this scholarship as much as you do,” she was interviewed. During the first round she their senior year and remain a part of it through Cancel said. “I kept thinking that I had to be what was surprised to see how well all the nominees college. Posse places 10 diverse scholars, from dif- This year the Posse Foundation had around 2,600 they are looking for in order for me to win the were interacting. ferent cities, together to create a “posse” that will nominees and about 110 winners from Chicago. scholarship, but then I was able to relax when I “People were nice to each other, which was sur- remain together for all four years of college. Seven of those Posse scholars are Lane students. came to the conclusion that I have to be myself in prising because you would think they’d be com- “It’s really priceless because they’re with the Posse Justin Cancel, Div. 452, is one of the winners order to get noticed.” petitive,” Bieliauskaite said. “But you could see it network… The connections and all the job op- who was awarded full tuition for college through Mrs. Console, counselor at the College and Ca- in some of them trying to act out. If you’re ner- portunities are there for [the students] after they the Posse Foundation. Like most nominees, Can- reer Center (CCC), assisted all 60 initial nominees vous it’s a huge minus for graduate,” Console said. cel was not confident at the start of the competi- by preparing them for each phase and identifying you so you just have to fit in Although Cancel and tion. When he heard that there were hundreds of their strengths. I guess.” “Just go for it. You Bieliauskaite will miss their nominees, he did not believe he would even make “I prep them so they’ll be ready for anything While Bieliauskaite fo- friends at Lane, they are ex- it through the first round. in these interviews... the [interviews] are very in- cused on calming her nerves might not think you cited to attend Denison. “Right there I was like ‘well I’m not getting [the tense and crazy,” Console said. “The thing is Posse by fitting in, Nushrat Jahan, “I’m excited for every- scholarship]’ but here I am,” Cancel said. never tells us what to expect because there’s really Div. 465, tried to stand out have that special thing… to see how it is liv- To win full tuition through this program, Posse no format.” through her application for ing somewhere else almost nominees go through the Dynamic Assessment After nine years of preparing students for the the QuestBridge scholarship something they are on your own,” Bieliauskaite Process (DAP). This includes three phases that DAP, Console believes she knows what Posse is program. said. “It’s going to be very include group interviews, individual interviews, looking for. “My mom was the one looking for, but you different living there com- and other assessment tasks over a period of several “They want kids who can think on their feet,” who told me if there’s any- pared to Chicago.” months. Console said. thing different about me never know.” Bieliauskaite believes that “Going through three rigorous interviews was Although about 30 nominees qualified for the from other people, all I had even though students may very intimidating because you’re in this group sit- second phase, most of them were surprised they to do was make that clear in - Justin Cancel not be interested in the made the cut. the application because a lot partner schools the schol- “[The nominees] have that sense of of schools and scholarships look for different traits arship programs connect them with, they should Posse Scholarship Winners: self doubt… but they’re very hum- and qualities,” Jahan said. still apply and see if they pass through the rounds. ble that they made it through each Unlike the Posse Foundation, QuestBridge schol- Cancel agrees. Last Name First Name Division Posse School round,” Console said. arships provide students with full rides to college. “Just go for it. You might not think you have Like Cancel, Gabriele Bieliauskaite, QuestBridge, however, does not conduct inter- that special something they are looking for, but Bieliauskaite Gabriele 462 Denison University Div. 462, won a Posse scholarship to views. To qualify, students must be high-achieving you never know,” Cancel said. “If you try and don’t Cancel Justin 452 Denison University Pham Jenny 467 Oberlin College Denison University in Ohio. She also and come from low-income households. make it then that just means you were meant for Pasev Ivaylo 480 DePauw University prepared on her own before she went From approximately 15,000 applicants, 440 something greater… don’t get discouraged.” Wronkowski Evelyn 480 Agnes Scott College through each phase. students were matched to a partnering college to Although the number of nominees is usually cut Goshu Yordanos 463 Cornell University “I was nervous during [the inter- which they were awarded full ride scholarships. in half every round, Console believes Lane students Sukhu Shania 477 Cornell University views]... like everyone was,” Bie- Once accepted to one of QuestBridge’s partner have a strong chance of winning the scholarships. liauskaite said. “[In preparation] for colleges, applicants become part of the Quest According to Console, this year Lane has had the Questbridge Scholarship Winners: the second round interview when it Scholars Network. most Posse winners since she began working as a Jahan Nushrat 465 University of Chicago was one-on-one, I did fake interviews Through this organization, Jahan was able to counselor in the College and Career Center. Huerta Jasmine 478 Amherst College with my dad so I could talk through join the Network in which students were awarded “I’m not surprised at the [students] that won the Gutierrez Ivan 470 University of Chicago questions and how to answer them.” full ride scholarships to the University of Chicago, [scholarships]. They really are great candidates for Bieliauskaite also researched the where she will live on campus. it,” Console said. “They are Posse.” 2 The Warrior News February 2014 Demerits derail Corrections In the December issue of the Warrior some stories reported inaccurate in- formation we would like to correct here.