November 30, 2018 Glenbard East High School Volume 60 Issue 2 Red Ribbon Week Video Game Review Ask Annie Work VS School 2 Controversial Rappers 3 Teachers’ Pets 4 What is GE thankful for? Drawing Contest Winner Coloring Contest “All Shook Up” Brings Fun, By Sofia Logacho Staff Writer the 50’s, and Elvis to Glenbard East Jailhouse and Ms. Phyllis LiFonti. Phillips (Lorraine), Parker Rock, Blue Suede Shoes, This year was unique from Melton (Dean), Samantha Hound Dog. Romeo and Ju- other theatre seasons in that Hoey (Miss Sandra), An- liet, A Midsummer Night’s the middle schools came to thony Maggio (Dennis), Dream, Much Ado About a matinee production of the Kameron Alcantara (Mayor Nothing. One wouldn’t show. Wednesday before Matilda), Graham Wendorff usually think of combining the show opened officially, (Sheriff Earl), Lilly Zuniga the iambic pentameter of seventh and eighth graders (Henrietta and Ensemble), Shakespeare’s dramas with from Glenn Westlake and Matt Bacon (Warden and the iconic Elvis Presley St. John’s Lutheran School Ensemble); and Christine songs that sent the country drove over in the morn- Aganon, Chiara Biddle, Ko- spinning into a new age of rey Brown, Reed Brooks, rock and roll. But in the ex- ing from their respective schools to watch the actors Mackenna Clayton, Gia ceptional world of theatre, Dagenhart, Audrey Dahl- almost anything is possible, perform for the first time, and they had a lot to say man, Sebastian Duque, Mi- demonstrated when in 2004, randa Heabel, Sophia Hoey, Joe DiPietro created his about it. I got the chance to Grace Iovinelli, Shelby very own take on a jukebox interview Lana Bura, a sev- Jenkins, Rain Jones, Ve- musical — or production in enth-grader from Westlake. ronica Koralewski, Brean- which a storyline is added na Latelle, Sofia Logacho, to a preexisting soundtrack Q: What did you Lizzy Mazzolini, Janae — with “All Shook Up.” think of the musical? McElroy, Angelo Mendez, “All Shook Up” follows A: The talent put into the Teagan Merrick, Ali Moro, a dreary small town in the musical was absolutely un- Emerson Neczek, Mickey 1950s, where civilians live believable. Everyone was O’Brien, Madeline Pier- monotonous lives and hope amazing and the story- son, Christian Pokorn, Ka- is hard to find. So when a line was really funny. And tie Pruyn, Mahum Quieshi, rebellious, hip-swiveling the singing was so good! Kate Shuert, Kayla Si- roustabout named Chad souphonh, Hannah Still and Clower, Crewhead, Echo to Mr. Mark Kaetzer, head rides into town, encourag- Q: Did you have a favor- Will Wightkin (Ensemble). ing them to break free of ite song or dance number? Behl, Ryan Lawrence, Jack of the theatre department And of course, we can’t O’Callaghan. Props-- Amy and the show’s director, society’s norms and live A: I loved when when- forget about the amazing like there’s no tomorrow, ever a character experi- Westerholm, Crewhead, our incredible pit orches- crew! The various crews Estephany Barrera, Kurt tra (because a musical the townspeople decide to enced love at first sight, include: Scenery-- Lahela throw caution to the wind everything would freeze and Gizewski, Serenity Man- isn’t a musical without McClenahan, Crewhead, cilla. Makeup-- Ava But- music!), production staff, and believe him. And so be- music would play. The crew Maeve Condon, Cody gins a roller-coaster of fun did a great job with lighting/ tacavoli, Crewhead, Anna and Kennedy Sawyer, Garrett, Thomas Haught, Barbee, Jackie Baltazar, student director. If not and love, based off of Wil- Seth Jacobs, Kevin Mon- liam Shakespeare’s Twelfth Q: Favorite character? Why? Regan Camp, Mark Cham- for their dedication to roe, Maura Mueller, Aria bers, Nia Griffin, Angeli the musical, actors, crew, Night and accompanied by A: I really liked Dennis Smith, Lily Tuz, Stuart the classic chords of El- because he was the only Wolfe. Costumes-- Abe- Martinez, Keira Ramirez, and theatre program as a vis’ greatest hits. There’s sane character at the end! line Glenzinski, Crewhead, Emmanuel Salgado, Sta- whole, then “All Shook a bit of everything in this Maeve Condon, Kallie ciana Adan. Box Office/ Up” would not have been production, from ballads Cast members include Dahlman, Ramain Moffat, Publicity-- Maura Muel- the success that it was. So Alyssa Syregelas. Light- ler, Crewhead. House to the directors, crew, cast, to rock, all with wonder- Melissa Tumlos (Natalie), ing-- Echo Behl, Maeve ful choreography thanks Demetri Sepsis (Chad), Wil- Condon, Hannah Still, Manager-- Simone Eby. and staff supporters, thank to the combined efforts liam Sepsis (Jim), Marjhe Heba Syed. Sound-- Dakota Finally, a big shout-out you, thank you very much! of Ms. Megan Pechous Mason (Sylvia), Aneesah By: Areli Rodriguez Editor-in-chief You Are What You Are Nowadays people can be of the judges on the Nuestra with a part between your ally don’t agree with it. whoever they want, like Belleza Latina. On Octo- legs that identified you with get along. I mean, you could be a cat person Transgenders are human we’re all stuck here ber 9th, when asked about your personality; unfortu- beings and all they want who happens to own a dog the new Miss Spain winner nately we do not. Look very for a while. Let’s try to or you could be a Packers to do is to fit into society work it out.” There is Ángela Ponce, Ms. Jones closely at what you are talk- like the rest of us, they fan even though you live in simply stated that “a wom- ing about because thanks really no point in fight- Illinois. Our nation is be- want a sense of identity ing when we could all an born female will never to these thoughts, thanks to and they do absolutely coming so diverse, which is be the same as a transgen- these opinions, many peo- live in peace and have a great, but we are still more nothing to cause harm. happy life. We humans der, biologically they are ple commit suicide, many They have the right to and more divided each not equal. I do not agree be- people feel rejected and hu- fight “til death do us and every day. There are express themselves free- part”, which isn’t the cause it does not seem like miliated, many people are ly as much as any reli- still some people who still the competition that is tak- suffering from the living best way to live out your won’t accept other people’s gious person out there. life. Wouldn’t it be more ing place is under the same hell of being in a body that As Rodney King once uniqueness; for example, conditions” (Miami.com).If doesn’t belong to suitable to die happy if a man transitions into a them” said, “Please, we can get than to die with an end- anyone were to say some- (Miami.com). After years along here. We all can less grudge? We must woman or a woman transi- thing like this to anyone in of all types of inequality, tions into a man, they aren’t the transgender community, fix our society and pre- always accepted for their we must surpass all that vent any more suicides people will appropriately re- negativity and come to- from occurring and I new gender. On October spond vigorously in order to gether as a community, 10th, a Mexican Trans- stand up for their fellow sis- know that it won’t hap- woman named Itzel Aidana because no matter where pen right away, but it ters or brothers. Ms. Aidana you go there will always doesn’t hurt to start took her own life after re- showed so much anger and be someone who will sponding to Lupita Jones’ sadness when she respond- have a different lifestyle transphobic comment on ed to Ms. Jones’ comment. Aidana and Jones(photo Facebook live. Lupita or belief and we must re- She simply stated, “Thank spect everyone’s decision credit:Feminasty.com) Jones was Miss Universe god that you were born in 1991, and she is now one even when we person- 2 Echo Around the School November 30, 2018 Does Work Teach Us More What is GE thankful for? Than School? By Minza Mateen By Iva Lee Schindler Staff Writer Staff writer It’s that time of year again where spoons, knives, and forks are ready to dive into that turkey! While this is a great American holiday, do we really think about why we’re eating this delicious meal and the meaning behind it? We all There’s one question that However, I also have many enters every student’s mind friends who have not had have so much to be thankful for. Let’s see what Glenbard East is grateful for! (I in- at one point or another: Does the experience of working terviewed a number of people and asked them for a response. Here is what I heard: school really matter? Wheth- and instead find their bet- er struggling in a class or just terment and development of My face, money, and food. milling about on a regular these skills in extracurricu- Michelle Smola, sophomore day, every student has ques- lars and advanced academics. tioned whether or not the ed- I quickly learned that me My cats, and all the Halloween candy I got. ucation they were receiving alone pondering this would Bonnie McGovern, sophomore was going to be necessary. be an overwhelming task as As a senior, I have struggled I had only one perspective My friends. with this question and come of what an enriching high Jamie Eul, freshman to the realization that school school career could be.