December 1, 2010 - Minooka Community High School District #111

Teen Job
Hours
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Conan
Review
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Winter
Fashions
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Blast from the Past
Looking back on previous PPC
stories
Alexa Bowen /
Opinion Editor
by
25 Years Ago
5 Years Ago
Dinner for different cultues
November 30, 2005
The international club held an international dinner on November 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. It was held in
the cafetorium where flags of all different countries
were proudly displayed. The dinner was buffet-styled.
Although there wasn’t as large of a turnout as the past
year, everyone had a great time.
20 Years Ago
November 12, 1985
The first math contest was held on November
12th. With Minooka’s skill in algebra and geometry,
the math club came in first. The club meets every
Tuesday after school to practice. With a lot more
hard work and practice, Minooka High School
could be “mathlete” champions.
50 Years Ago
Vote to expand school
Corn festival queen
October 8, 1960
October 29, 1990
The student body elected four representatives, two
juniors and two seniors, for Corn Festival Queen in
October. Shawn-Marie Hill won the pageant. The
eventful weekend consisted of being introduced at other festivals going on, handing out awards, and being
sung to by a lead singer in a local band.
On October 8, a majority of the 513 people
voting voted to expand MCHS on Church St.
This action couldn’t happen without providing
extra classrooms, seven to be exact. Plus, a larger
basement area would be added. This extra room
would reduce the overcrowding and the rooms
would give everyone a better learning environment.
Plethora of new classes?
Soozie Bahret /
Editor-in-Chief
by
Math Club
On Tuesday, November
16, at precisely 6:30 president of the Minooka school
board Larry Larson called
roll call for what would be
a long meeting filled with
student recognition, discussion of finance, as well as
curricular additions for
next year.
The meeting began
as Mr. Dave Dilorenzo,
Community Relations,
presented to each of the
board members a copy of
a new book. This piece of
literature was actually a
piece of history published
by social studies teacher
Mr. David Belden’s local
history class. They focused
on Princteon, sharing its
history through a collection
of postcards.
“School board
meeting” continued on Page 13
On the cover:
Mike Pazely, Sean Macko, Jake Hofer, and Chris Patterson dress
up in anticipation for the Harry Potter midnight premiere. Photo
taken by Liz Purcell, A&E Editor.
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Opinion
Teen Pregnancy Motivation: Fact or Fiction?
Fiction:
Fact:
by
Mallory Keck / Interactive Editor
reach the age of 20.
Now I am not saying teenage girls are
going to deliberately try and get pregnant,
but the fact that the media is making the
by
Melissa Magnus / Features Editor
& Designer
So many new television shows are
No more than a few years ago it
coming out highlighting the
was common to flip through
lives of teen moms. While I
your TV channels and
must admit that most of them
see the occasional reality
do a fine job showing the
show or game show testing
sacrifices that must occur, they
contestant’s wits and bravery.
also do a fine job of making teen
However, recently, a
pregnancies look glamorous.
new wave of television has
In Secret Life of the
been capturing the minds
American Teenager, Amy,
of curious teens across
the teen mom, gets to run off
America, that truly does test
to New York for two months
the wits and bravery of the
while the father of the child,
teens featured on the shows.
Ricky, stays in her house and
Within the past two
babysits. Do you honestly think
years it has become
that would happen in real life
merely impossible to scan
though?
through your TV Guide
In most cases, the father does
without seeing some type
not even stay around. According
of show focusing on teen
to Lifeline Family Center, only
pregnancies.
20% of teen fathers marry the
Whether it is reality
baby’s mother.
shows such as Teen Mom,
Do not even get me started
16 and Pregnant, or movies
on Amy’s boyfriend, Ben, who
like Juno, or The Pregnancy
helps her through the entire
Pact, teens are instantly
pregnancy and even proposes
Cartoon showing a young woman carrying a baby, sarcastically
drawn in and can relate to
to marry her. This is a fantasy
stating that having a baby is glamorous. Cartoon drawn by
the real-life situations that
situation, and continues to put
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these adolescent families
the wrong idea into teenage girls’
must go through.
heads.
The media has put a new
Teenagers getting pregnant is becoming idea seem less harsh is inevitable.
perspective on controversial subjects
more and more common, and more and
Just a few generations before us, teen
such as pregnancy, adoptions, and even
more socially acceptable. According to
pregnancy was rare. In most cases, the
abortion and has opened the eyes of
a report by Guttmacher Institute, teen
girl was sent away to live with relatives
teens and parents across America.
pregnancies have been increasing since
or even kicked out of their house. In some
With the new fascination of teenage
2006.
ways, maybe the openness of it has had
pregnancy hitting an all time high, it is
I am not saying this is wrong in any
positive effects on society as well.
impossible not to question the influence
way, but I do believe these television
Whether positive or negative, you
of the media on teenager’s decisionshows have a large effect on it.
cannot deny the fact that television
making.
According to Time Magazine, teens
shows are promoting and glamorizing
Is the media glamorizing teenage
exposed to sexual content on television
teen pregnancy. It shows not only in the
pregnancy, and making teens think it is
are twice as likely as teens watching less
statistics, but in the behavior of teens as
“the cool thing to do?”
material to become pregnant before they
well.
In my opinion, the media’s
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attention on teen pregnancy informs
adolescents on the responsibilities and
hardships of such a commitment rather
than glamorizing it.
In a recent poll, from a boys and
girls Southern Youth Group, almost
50 percent of teenagers have admitted
that they discussed sex, love, or
relationships with an adult because of
something they have seen in the media
about teen pregnancy. Eighty-two
percent of teens who have watched
16 and Pregnant have agreed that the
show “helps teens better understand
the challenges of teen pregnancy and
parenthood and how to avoid it.”
The smiling faces on the cover of
US and People magazines across news
stands nationwide are a pretty sharp
contrast to the fights with parents, and
boyfriends, and struggles to make ends
meet depicted on Teen Mom. Nineteenyear-old, Farah Abraham and her
mother’s relationship are constantly at
a struggle as depicted on nationwide
television. The teenage mother not
only has to care for her own daughter,
but she also has to struggle with her
and her mother’s own relationships.
Abraham recently filed a lawsuit against
her mother for domestic violence, and
is in constant struggles of her housing
situation and care for her child.
It is highly doubtful that a teenage
girl is going to deliberately get pregnant
simply because she was influenced
by the media, or saw Bristol Palin—a
teenage mother constantly in the
spotlight—dancing alongside the
Situation on Dancing With the Stars.
To say that the media is glamorizing
any part of teen parenthood is absolutely
incorrect, and if anything it is teaching
teens a lesson on the hardships and
responsibilities of pregnancy before
they are 20.
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News
local, national,
international
Airline terrorist
Space station
marks 10 years scare causes concern
Katie Jostes /
Features Editor
by
As of November 2,
the International Space
Station has marked a
milestone of 10 years of
humans actually being
in space at a constant
rate. This year marked
another milestone because
NASA surpassed Russia
in having a record for
constant humans living in
space.
Something Russia has
accomplished for their
first module is having
103 vehicles travel to the
station, which brought 196
people to visit or live there.
The station has traveled
well over 1.5 billion miles.
It is claimed to be the
equivalent to eight trips
around the sun.
Even though the last 10
years have broke records,
the space station has also
made scientific advances.
There have been more than
600 science experiments
conducted aboard the
station. They have made
advancements in vaccine
development and even
an eventual treatment of
muscular dystrophy.
Overall, there are 15
nations involved in the
International Space Station
program. They have all
agreed to keep operating
for another whole decade,
according to CNN.com.
Man loses 27 pounds
on Twinkie diet
by Eric Klank /
School News Editor
A professor by the name
of Mark Haub at Kansas
State University tried out
a unique diet, the Twinkie
diet. Although he did
not just limit himself to
Twinkies over the 10-week
diet plan, he did stick to
other Hostess’ products,
sugary cereals, and Oreos.
According to Juliq.
com, The professor lost a
total of 27 pounds during
the diet. He limited himelf
to 1,800 calories a day,
800 less than the amount
needed to maintain a male’s
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body weight. Aside from
the weight loss, he also
saw a 20 percent drop
in cholesterol and his
body mass index dropped
3.9, putting him into the
“medically normal” range
for a person’s body mass
index.
The reason behind the
diet, Haub stated, was to
show that it is not only
just what you eat, but how
much you eat that plays a
major role in weight loss.
by
Hayley Younce /
Copy Editor
Another terrorist
threat to the United
States has been detected.
It has been confirmed
that two packages
containing explosive
materials were sent from
Yemen.
The packages
were addressed to
two different Chicagoarea synagogues and
were, according to The
Christian Science Monitor,
“intended to do harm.”
The packages were found
in Britain and Dubai on
October 28 as a result of
a cargo plane search. Cell
phone alarms, attached
to syringes filled with
explosive-activating
chemicals, were set to go
off at a specific time to
start the explosion.
It is said that the
creators of these packages
previously tested the time
they would take to get to
America. Luckily, they
were intercepted before
any harm was done. Many
news reports had claimed
that these packages were
test devices, but President
Obama confirmed that they
were in fact explosives that
could pose a threat to our
country. This incident is
said to result in an increase
in cargo airline security.
Teacher creates new
classroom environment
Shannon Lawlor /
Interactive Editor
by
Most students and
teachers' idea of a
classroom environment
would be smudged
desktops, skuzzy floor
tops, and an uninteresting
place to learn. For most,
it is not intriguing to sit
in tan uncomfortable desk
for seven hours a day, five
days a week. Why not
switch it up for once?
Social Studies teacher,
Ms. Nicole Bolek, did
some research on how
changing a classroom to
a livelier environment
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can highly increase an
individual’s ability to
concentrate during class.
On October 22,
Bolek began to rearrange
the room with more
comfortable, and relaxing
furniture to sit in during
class. She removed all the
desks from the classroom,
and replaced them with
things such as: couches,
lounge chairs, beanbag
chairs, height chairs,
stools, and many other
objects.
“I love being able to sit
in lounge chairs having my
back relaxed, instead of
the hard desks that you can
never be comfortable in,”
said Sara Roden, Junior.
There will be supervisors
in Bolek’s room on
November 17 to check out
how the new classroom
environment is affecting
the student’s ability to
learn.
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School News
MCHS’ new club improving community
by
Taylor Roop / Copy Editor
If you are looking for a club that can
help you rack up those community service
hours for college or simply enjoy doing volunteer work, look no further than
MCHS’s own Interact club.
The Interact club is headed by Ms. Candace Baker, social studies, and it is open
to anyone who wishes to join. In the past,
meetings have been around once or twice
a month but they will now be every other
week or even more often. The club is one
of the quickest growing programs in the
Rotary Service.
Seniors Travis Cannon and Erin Kelly,
“With T-Rizzy as president we do
members of Interact, give a thumbs up for
work!” said Erin Kelly, senior.
the club.
Addressing the
school’s internet
By Aubry Aspen / Design Czar
The Internet speed at MCHS has been a
problem since the beginning of the school
year and has its good days and its bad days.
On a good day, the Internet could be as fast
as lightning, but on a slow day, it might
take minutes to load a web page.
The situation with the computers is not
a very complicated one. Over the years
MCHS’s internet service has come from
two internet providers, but now as the
school population continues to climb there
is a need for greater access to the web. Due
to the over use, the connection began to get
slower and slower. There is now a need for
a secondary line.
As many have realized, the speed of the
school internet is always changing. This is
due to the tech department trying to make
the rough transition into adding the second
line.
“Unfortunately, this transition has
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presented us with several tall hurdles to
clear,” said Mr. Les Kern, head of the tech
Department. “We have tried to address
these hurdles internally and with the help
of network specialists, we are still having problems. Because of this, we have
contacted the makers of the equipment
used to bring internet into the school and
have actually worked with the engineers
who helped design it to figure out how to
successfully make this transition. Hopefully, this can be resolved in the very near
future,” he said.
The main problem students have with
the slow internet is the school’s databases
and how it is affecting their work, “I have a
huge English paper due but I can’t get into
the databases,’” said junior Danielle Burne.
Because the internet is such a vital part
of any MCHS student today, it can make
the students lives more stressful as they are
trying to get homework done on time.
“I hate the spinning wheel of death.
Interact has done a lot of projects in
plans on doing another Operation Care
the past, and has plans for many more.
package for the troops overseas,
In mid-October, club members
similar to what they did last year.
helped out at Dollinger’s Farm by
Members of the club are also
selling tickets to the Civil
going to start tutoring at
War reenactment.
local elemenDuring the week
tary, middle,
of Halloween,
and junior high
they helped out
schools. Interact
with the Chanooka
will be making holiWish Foundation’s food
day cards for the Timdrive by passing out flyers
bers Retirement home in
Shorewood and visiting
asking for food donations
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them soon after.
and collecting them during
Halloween.
“Interact club is a
They also have a couple
great organization and a
upcoming events that
you
fun
way to get involved in the
could get in on if you join soon. The club
community,” said Travis Cannon, senior.
“We
do
work!”
“Tackle For the Cure”
huge success
by Danielle Luttrell / Copy
Editor
On October 22, MCHS held the Tackle
for the Cure football game. Tackle for the
Cure was a game raising money for the
Susan G. Komen foundation. This year
Tackle for the Cure money was credited
toward nurse Karen Aldworth’s fundraising
for the breast cancer three-day walk.
“I am very grateful. When one signs up
for the three day walk there is a minimum
fundraising commitment. For the 2011 walk
the commitment is $2300 for each walker.
The money that was raised from the Tackle
for the Cure was credited toward my fundraising commitment,” said Aldworth.
Ms. Sabrina Dubik was the one in
charge of setting up and arranging Tackle
for the Cure.
“We wanted to be able to contribute to
cancer awareness,” said Dubik.
During the game, poms and the junior
class committee went around selling pink
poms, pink glow sticks, shirts and bracelets.
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The one to raise the most money by
themselves was Aryel Adelmann, senior.
She raised $220 by asking friends and
neighbors to donate.
“My mom is a breast cancer surviver,
so because of that I wanted to do it,” said
Adelmann..
The football players, not being able to
fundraise during the game, still did their
part in supporting breast cancer.
“We wore the pink wrist bands during
the game, and some people bought pink
gloves and shoe laces,” said Matt Engel,
junior.
“We wanted to try to raise breast cancer
awareness any way we could, so the running backs came up with the idea to wear
pink gloves because we couldn’t be out
there raising money,” said Taylor Salazar,
junior.
Thanks too all the fundraising and
donating, MCHS raised $2170 for breast
cancer and will continue to do even more in
the future.
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Features
Work around
the
Baylee Dibble /
Features Editor
by
When students first
get a job, they expect
it to be a breeze;
no problems, work
when they can, no big
deal. In reality, there
is a lot more stress
involved. Many teens
are complaining about
getting too many or too
few hours each week.
Danielle Burn and
Tyler Cipriani, juniors,
both said that they are
not getting enough
hours every week at
McDonalds. Burn said
that she only receives
three hours a week, and
Cipriani only receives
seven to eight hours a
week.
“I have to pay for
everything, and with
my hours I barely have
enough for my insurance,” said
Burn.
“I need more money. I can barely
pay for gas right now,” said Cipriani.
One of the managers at
McDonald’s, John, who did not
want to give his last name, said
that the average hours for higher
up workers would be around 25-30
hours a week. The average age of the
workers is 20-30 during the day and 16-18
at night. Right now they are splitting the
hours between 40-50 people each week.
Alexa Smith, junior, said she is
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working too many hours at Wendy’s. She
usually gets 30+ hours a week.
Wendy’s, on the other hand, is splitting
name.
The majority of their staff is around the
age of 16.
“It’s like I’m working
a full-time job, and
going to school full
time. I can’t take it!”
said Smith. “I don’t even
have a life anymore. All
I do is work.”
Students social lives
are not the only thing
affected by their work
schedules; school life
is being affected as
well. Smith said that
if she does not get her
homework done in
resource, it does not get
done at all because there
is no time after work.
Senior Nathan
Zaranzinski’s hours were
so bad at Portillo’s that
he ended up quitting. He
was working about 45
hours a week.
“I quit because it was
too much, and I wanted to have a
life my senior year!” Zaranzinski
said. “It didn’t really affect my
school work much, because I
wasn’t taking many classes. It
really affected my social life
though, which I think is important
for your senior year!”
All of the problems that
students seem to be having are
with staffing issues. Employers are hiring
either way too many workers, or way too
few. In this shaky economy, we can only
hope that things will get better.
“It’s like I’m working a
full-time job, and
going to school full time.
I can’t take it!” said
Smith.
their hours between about 28 workers.
Their average hours are more around 40
per week, according to manager Josefina,
who also did not want to give her last
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Child Labor
Laws
Age: 14-15
When school is in session:
• Up to 3 hours per day;
• Up to 24 hours per week, and
• The combined hours of school
and work may not exceed 8
hours per day.
When school is not in session:
• No more than 8 hours per day;
• No more that 6 days per week;
• No more than 48 hours per week.
During the school year hours must
be between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
When school is not in session hours
must be between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00
p.m.
A break of at least 30 minutes must
be provided every five hours.
Age:16
Minors may not work in any jobs
deemed hazardous by the Illinois
Department of Labor.
There are no restrictions
for students over the age
of 18.
Information obtained from www.state.il.us.
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Features
Passion For Fashion: Styles of MCHS
By Soozie Bahret/
Editor-In-Chief
Walking through the halls of Minooka High
School, one will see a sea of different faces. With a
a doubt, they will also see a sea of different and similar styles as well. The students at Minooka seem to
do a great job on keeping up on what is fashionable
or what is unique. It is a little something I like to
call, a passion for fashion.
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South
Battle of the Beverages
by
Sylvia Pokolenczuk /
Journalism 1
Diet beverages to be, or not to be? That is the question that can strike up a very opinionated debate by students here at MCHS. Some people may like diet, and
believe it to be healthier, while the ones opposing diet
say to replace it with the normal beverages, because of
the taste.
“I don’t like diet drinks, but I don’t even drink soda
on a regular basis, I drink just juice and water anyway,” says sophomore Hunter Keetch.
Other students similarly feel the same about diet.
“It’s a waste because there is no difference because
it’s just less sugar than the regular soda, and it tastes
bad,” said Aremy Magana, sophomore.
And some may not see any upsides to diet.
“I hate diet drinks! They’re not sugary and they’re
gross,” said sophomore Nada Anwar.
What if regular soda was the real healthy alternative?
“That would surprise me, because when you hear
the word ‘diet’ naturally, you’re going to think it’s better for you,” said Keetch.
Diet soda is loaded with sodium, and can contain
small amounts of aspartame (a deadly poison), and diet
sodas with NutraSweet in them can cause excessive
hunger or thirst, website FitSugar.com and multiple
others indicate.
“Healthier or not, I think the school should still sell
diet ‘cause people have an acquired taste for it and
some simply like the flavor of diet. And there might
be some unhappy customers at MCHS if the stuff they
like they can’t buy anymore,” said Keetch.
What would all the students prefer diet or normal
and also what would make everyone happier? Keetch
responded with:
“I don’t know what the majority of students like so
I think it’d be reasonable to keep diet and get regular
and please every pop drinker. Why not go with both
if the school sells diet, since that’s worse than regular
soda?”
Fright factor CONFESSIONS
by
Alyssa Aspan /
Journalism 1
Fear makes you want to run and
hide. It makes you tremble and sweat.
You shiver when in contact with it;
your heart starts to race at the sight of it
as your heartbeat feels like it is skipping beats resembling a broken record.
Your mind is racing with the deepest
thoughts of panic.
“Fear is something that has the ability to momentarily paralyze you,” says
Mr. David Barney, health teacher. “I
would think my biggest fear would be
student failure… and roller coasters,”
said Barney.
“Fear is terrible for you, it causes
heart disease and can lead to people not
being able to fulfill their full potential,”
he said.
Some fear people.
“My biggest fear has to be women,
because of rejection,” said Chauncey
Turpin, junior. “Every guy is afraid of
getting rejected but I guess its something we all need to get over,” says
Turpin.
“To me, fear is something that wakes
you up in the middle of the night in a
cold sweat, it makes you shake.”
What is the most common fear?
“Well I know this one,” said Barney,
“ the No. 1 fear of all time is public
speaking, people would rather dye then
get up and speak in public,” stated
Barney
“I think peoples biggest fear is not
fitting in, and not being understood,”
says Turpin.
“ My biggest fear is being in small,
closed spaces,” said Paige Perez, freshman. “When I was playing hide and
seek once when I was little, I hit under
my little brothers bed and got stuck. I
couldn’t get out. I kept screaming until
my mom found me, ever since then
I refused to go into tight places like
under a bed,” said. Perez.
Certain locations is a common fear.
Nick Moretti, freshman, said. “ You
are just naturally afraid I guess, I kind
of shake a bit when ever I’m up high.”
“For humans, the terrifying landscape is one they don’t understand,”
said Jerry Moore, a anthropologist
at California Sate University, “Take
people out of their known environment and put them in another – they are
frightened.”
MCHS Students “Vend” their voices
by
Crystal Uribe /
Journalism 1
It’s a debatable question whether or not to be able
to use vending machines at school. Everyone has
their own voice and opinion when it comes to what
they think is right.
Research even says it’s a benefit for the school,
and the extra money can be used for after-school
activities, computers, classrooms, or anything else the
school needs.
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“There are teachers
who are allowed to bring food into classrooms. We
should be allowed to do the same,” said Daniel Perez,
freshman. “If the vending machines are already in the
school, then they should be able to be used.”
“We should be able to decide how we spend our
money. It’s our money and we should be able to use
the vending machines. They shouldn’t be there just
to look at,” said Sandra Ramirez, sophomore. “Not
everyone has the chance or the time to eat breakfast.
Mornings are busy, so using school vending machines
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can be useful.”
“It’s easy to get distracted in class, and, by our
third hour, you hear more stomachs growling than the
teacher’s voice,” said Ramirez.
“It could even be a good way to get people to eat
healthier. Just because there’s vending machines
doesn’t mean there’s only going to be junk food
served,” said Jackie Vargas, freshman. “It would
make it a good way to start a healthy trend.”
December 1, 2010
Arts
& Entertainment
9
Swift sweeps fans, topples charts
Taylor Swift grows up, bringing her fans
with her. Photo by countryuniverse.net.
by
Elaina Bartoli/
News Editor
Debuting with her single “Tim
McGraw”, Taylor Swift has made a
complete transformation from hometown
girl to national celebrity since her first song
was released back in 2006.
Born on Dec. 13, 1989 and raised in
Wyoming, PA, Swift was not always the
star she is today. At the age of ten, she
learned how to play three chords on a guitar
from a computer repairman, which began
her interest in playing music. A victim of
bullying, Swift started writing songs to
express her feelings, her first song titled
“Lucky You.”
Her family quickly realized her talent,
and started making regular trips to Nashville.
She then, at age 14, received a publishing
deal with Sony/ATV, the youngest person to
ever sign with the company.
“I think the fact that Taylor started singing
at a young age was good,” said senior super
fan Sean Macko. “She experienced a lot
of things with drama and bullying that can
help her relate to girls and write her songs.”
Then Swift hit Hollywood, and 2007
became her year to shine. After the release
and success with her first debut album,
Swift released another hit titled “Teardrops
on My Guitar”, which peaked at No. 2
on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart,
followed by “Our Song,” which spent six
weeks at No. 1, and then her holiday album.
She then released yet another single,
“Picture to Burn”, which was followed
by “Should’ve Said No,” which became
Swift’s second No. 1 single.
“All 14 of Taylor Swift’s new songs are
my favorite. They have made me cry, laugh,
smile, jump for joy, and I even had my first
kiss to ‘Enchanted,’ said Macko.
Making a boom in 2008, Swift released
Swift said, “If you listen to my albums,
the extremely successful album Fearless, it’s like reading my diary.”
“Chris Patterson and I held each other
which resulted in her North American
crying while listening to Taylor’s new CD,”
Fearless Tour.
She then started appearing on shows said Macko.
such as The View, Saturday Night Live, and
Many are based of her relationships with
she was featured in the 2009 MTV Video Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, and her rumored
relationship with John Mayer.
Music Awards.
In 2009, Swift became the youngest artist
“Taylor Swift is my favorite, it’s cool
to be Entertainer of the
that I can relate to
Year for the Country
a lot of her songs,”
Music Association, and
said senior Taylor
is one of only 6 to win
Tippy.
the award.
Swift’s musical
With a handful of
inspirations
are
singles released such
her
grandmother,
as “Two Is Better Than
Shania Twain, Tim
One”, which she sang
McGraw,
Garth
with Boys Like Girls,
Brookes,
and
and “Fifteen.”
LeAnn Rimes.
But recently, Swift
In 2008, Jakks
released a self-written
Pacific released a
album called “Speak
celebrity doll of
Now,”
which
has
Swift. She is also
already been chartthe face of L.E.I.
topping.
Jeans.
Junior
Kaylee
“In the future, I
Schneider said, “Taylor
think Taylor Swift
Swift is so talented, I
is going to write
love her new CD!”
songs about getting
Swift’s
almost
married, and she’s
Senior Sean Macko shows his
autobiographical songs
going to have seven
love for Swift.
attract many people by the
children,” said Macko.
way they can relate.
MW2, is considered the better of the two
production companies that produces the
COD series. However, Treyarch definitely
out does Infinity Ward in this Vietnam Era
experience.
Multiplayer has not changed greatly
from any of the other COD games. Players
still have their basic classes and able to
prestige. The level cap is at 50 in this
game unlike the 65 in Modern Warfare 2.
Something new is the ability to prestige 15
times, unlike previous games were it was
only possible to prestige 10 times.
The addition of a currency system to
Black Ops is excellent. Players get Xp to
level up, but on top of that they also are able
to get COD points. Points allow players to
purchase weapons, attachments, and other
items to customize your character.
Another bonus to Black Ops is the split
screen option in multiplayer. This makes
it nice if you have friends over, because
Black Ops promises popularity
By Jake Hoffman/
A & E Editor
The 7th installment in the popular Call
of Duty Series was released on Nov. 9.
Treyarch Studios continued the shooter
franchise with Call of Duty Black Ops.
Treyarch also produced Call Of Duty 3
and Call Of Duty World at War. Infinity
Ward, responsible for Call of Duty 2, Call
of Duty Modern Warfare, and Call of Duty
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they are able to play with you online, they
simply sign in as a guest.
Zombie mode is also back, which is one
of the selling points of Treyarch studios. It
features two new maps from the old game
and an 80’s arcade zombie type mode.
Zombie’s feels the exact same from World
“Black Ops” continued on
page 14
December 1, 2010
10 Arts
& Entertainment
Peaking into the future of technology
by David Tibble /
A & E Editor/Copy Editor
Twenty years ago, when people thought
what technology would be like in 2010,
chances are they did not think that we would
have Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, texting,
camera phones, or motion-controlled
videogames. Technology has progressed
at such a fast rate that it is almost hard to
comprehend. This brings up an important
question- what will technology be like 20
years from now?
MCHS students had their own answers to
that question.
“They are going to send us subliminal
messages in our heads,” said Zack Wold,
senior. “We are going to have receivers in
our brains.”
Some people had other ideas.
“We are going to have virtual reality in
the future,” said senior Alex Vallejo.
If current trends are anything to believe,
then we already may have a good idea
about what future technology will be like.
One current trend that is hotly debated
is 3D. Many movies are being released in
3D, 3D TVs are on the market now, and
3D videogames are being made as well,
Time will tell if future technology takes
advantage of 3D for practical uses.
Expect an even bigger emphasis on
social networking in the future. The success
of Facebook and Twitter in a matter of a
few years is telling. More technology
and applications that have not used social
networking in the past are hopping on the
bandwagon.
For example, I-Tunes recently added
a new social networking interface called
Ping. Videogames are trending toward this
as well. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit has
a brand new feature called Autolog, which
makes sure you are constantly connected
to your friends who play the game. Players
have their own Facebook-style wall. Gears
of War 3 is planning on implementing
a similar feature. If these modes are
successful, expect to see similar features in
most videogames in the future.
“Technology”
Continued on
Page 13
A glimpse of technology in the future. Drawing by Steve Flynn, senior.
Conan brings hilarity to basic cable
by David Tibble /
A & E Editor/Copy Editor
Conan O’Brien has had a rough year.
He lost his job as host of The Tonight
Show. People expected him to start a new
talk show, but many were left unsure after
a deal with FOX fell through. Luckily,
TBS stepped in to save the day, and now
every week, viewers can see Conan and his
sidekick, Andy Richter, on their TV screen
once again. The big question is, is his new
show, Conan (According to Conan, he
called his new show Conan so he would be
harder to replace), any good?
The answer is, fortunately, a resounding
yes. Conan opened his first show strong
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with a sketch showing him moving from
one dead-end job to another until he is told
by his guardian angel Larry King to give
basic cable a
try. His first
guest
was
an old lady
who is the
curator of a
nutcracker
museum.
She won his
rigged first guest contest. Conan ended his
first show in grand fashion by performing
with Jack White. His show even beat his
sworn enemy, Jay Leno, in the ratings.
His next few shows were a little shaky
(other than Tom Hanks being drenched by a
whale on Conan’s fancy new background),
but the last show on his first week
was excellent. It featured Conan being
welcomed to basic
cable by basic
cable’s
biggest
stars
(Bruce
Jenner, a hoarder,
and
Alaskan
King Crabs from
Deadliest Catch)
and a great sketch
by Conan and Richter. If that show was
any indication, Conan has finally found his
footing. He and his crew (and Richter in
particular) seem to be having a lot of fun,
more than they did while on their short
tenure on Tonight Show. “It was like Christmas morning
on a Sunday afternnon,” -Derek
Gorga, senior.
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Though he did well in the ratings in his
first week, the real test will be in his second
week. If his ratings stay stable, TBS will
be happy with him, and he will not have to
worry about hosting a show on Univision
in nine months.
Conan has become the youngestskewing talk show ever. Proof of this can
be seen at MCHS.
“I think Conan’s show was really good,
and he is funnier than Jay Leno,” said
Derek Gorga, senior. “It was like Christmas
morning on a Sunday afternoon.”
Others were impressed with Conan, too.
“I want to be just like the nutcracker
lady,” said senior Mike Tira.
Conan airs Mondays through Thursdays
at 10 p.m. on TBS.
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Arts
& Entertainment
Who is the
11
B I G G E S T
Harry Potter fan?
“My mom wanted to do a new family
portrait, so I suggested a Harry Potter
theme. There are four of us, so we would
each represent the four houses (Gryffindor,
Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin), my
mom would be Professor McGonagall, and
my dad Dumbledore. She laughed it off, but
I’m still set on making this happen,” said
Sarah Olin, senior.
“My 11th birthday was the worst birthday of my life because I didn’t receive a
letter telling me that I had been accepted
into the school of witchcraft and wizardry,” said Jake Hofer, senior.
“Up until a few weeks ago, my Facebook
status was either a quote from the Harry
Potter series, The Tales of Beetle the
Bard, magical creatures and where to
find them…or I would define a term in
the wizarding world that muggles would
know nothing about, “ said Sasha Litt,
senior.
“I am known to say ‘Accio!’ to whatever
thing I need, and my sister will promptly
run into my room with that item. I believe
I am a wizard,” said Katie Mathewson,
senior.
“All my friends call me Dean Thomas,”
said Chris Patterson, senior.
“I spent 3 weeks of the summer reading
all seven books, watching every single
movie, and dreaming about Hermoine,”
said Sean Macko, senior.
harry Potter film leaves fans mesmerized
Liz Purcell/
A & E Editor/
Copy Editor
by
Thousands of Harry Potter fans all over
the world stood in line for hours, waiting
for the premier of the much-anticipated
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Plastic wands in hand and black capes
shrouded over their shoulders, Hogwarts
exploded onto the streets on November 18
as muggles brought the magic of watching
a movie at midnight front and center.
The movie, rated PG-13, did a fantastic
job on paralleling the book. The film
captured the overall eerie and pressing
mood, combining the wizarding world’s
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supernatural and magical elements together
into an enchanting combination. Many
moments in the movie where there would
normally be either background music or
script, the movie flipped the normally loud
and boisterous aura of the Potter movies
into a dead silence.
This proved to be a powerful tactic in
capturing the story’s situational agony,
tuning everyone into the seriousness of the
book.
J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows had 759 of pages of detail
and a long story line, leaving many fans
wondering how a movie could possibly
include everything. Of course, while
some things were left out, the movie was
extremely satisfying. Because the book
was extremely long, the director,
David
Yates, felt that splitting the story into two
parts would be more beneficial to the
audience. According to Yahoo, he feels that
this tactic sets a more distinct tone to each
of the movies.
“I didn’t want the two films similar
in tone,” said Yates.
Those who read and enjoyed the book
certainly had tears, smiles and feelings of
suspense. The book and the movie grasped
all genres: adventure, drama, romance, and
even horror.
In Harry’s story of his final showdown
against the dark Lord Voldemort, part one
of the Deathly Hallows contained massive
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battle sequences and the test of friendship
between Harry, Ron, and Hermoine. The
three leave Hogwarts on a search for the
seven horcruxes, objects that contain a
piece of Voldemort’s power. It is necessary
to destroy these in order to eventually
defeat Voldemort. Of course, the journey
to defeat evil is never a simple one, as the
book and movie prove.
If any grade were to be given for Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the
movie deserves an A+. With the overall
phenomenal special effects, which truly
outweighed the effects of the other Potter
movies,
every
viewer
was sucked
into
Pandora
Radio
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here in
thisa
dramatic
adventurous
between
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courtesy of turmoil
Pandora.com
good and evil.
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Guess the movie quotes and posters!
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“If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.”
“I’ll never let go, Jack. I promise.”
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
“We are he-man woman haters/ We feed girls to alligators/ Our clubhouse burned down mighty low/ But
we’ve got a plan to make some dough!”
“That’s my grandma’s ring. She made it all the way
through the Holocaust with that thing. It’s legit”
“Heroes get remembered, legends never die.”
“I don’t want a PIECE of you... I want the whole THING!”
“Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know
what you’re gonna get.”
“All superhero stuff right? But what if I’m not the hero?
What if I am the bad guy?”
“Oh my god, I shot my eye out!”
“You have the voice of an angel. Your voice is like a
combination of Fergie and Jesus.”
“That’s why her hair is so big, it’s full of secrets.”
C
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“Internet”
continued from
page 5
“One time I had just
finished my paper and
the whole computer
froze, I ended up losing
my entire essay,” said
junior Brittany Furjanic.
Fortunately there has
been a break through
involving the main issues with the connection.
Though there are still
kinks in the system. The
Internet seems to be on
the mend and hopefully
the students and staff of
MCHS will be surfing at
high speed soon.
Answers
from page 12:
QuotesThe Notebook
The Titanic
Dirty Dancing
The Little Rascals
The Hangover
Sandlot
Billy Maddison
Forest Gump
Twilight
A Christmas Story
Stepbrothers
Meangirls
PosterA: Titanic
B: The
Goonies
C:Knocked
Up
D: 300
“School Board” continued from page 2
“It is the fourth time Mr. Belden’s class
has been published,” said Dilorenzo. “The
next book will be telling the story of the
I&M canal through a collection of photographs.”
DiLorenzo then moved on to congratulate Minooka’s yearbook staff in their impressive finish of the 2009-2010 yearbook.
Yearbook advisor Laura Erion and two
of her leading editors-Naomi Gonzales,
class of 2010, and senior Nicole Johnsonaccepted the award with great pride.
“We put so much time and effort into
making this yearbook,” said Gonzales.
“One of our main goals was to try to
capture each student somewhere else other
than their school picture.”
The yearbook was inducted into Walworth’s Collection of Excellence and will
be recognized in fairs across the nation.
DiLorenzo wrapped up by acknowledging the student athletes who will be signing with colleges and receiving scholarships.
Stephanie Furr will be going for basket-
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ball at University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Dariyan Hopper will be attending North
Carolina State for volleyball. Ali Zembruski will be heading to the Universityof
Northern Iowa for softball. And Caleigh
Hill will play volleyball at St. Francis
The meeting also held a discussion to
address the possible course additions and
changes for the next school year. The
ideas brought forth are as follows:
*Introduction to Agriculture (1 year)
will be split into two courses: Animals &
their Environment 1 credit Grades 9-12;
Plants & Food Production 1 credit Grades
9-12
*Landscape Design (1 year) will be
split into two courses: Urban Planning and
Design (1 Credit, Grade 10-12); Sports
Turf Management (1 credit Grades 10-12)
*Greenhouse Management (spring
only) 1 credit Grades 11, 12
*Child Development I and II each 1
semester for grades 10-12, will become
dual credit w/JJC
*Adding a Dance II since Dance I is
overwhelmingly popular.
*Fundamentals of Calculus
“Technology” continued from page 10
Social networking is all about making
sure you are connected to your friends at
all times. It has become very profitable
so expect to see more applications of that
kind in the future.
Digital distribution, or the downloading
of movies, music, or videogames, may
be the norm in the future. After all, most
music is purchased (or stolen) through
the Internet. Movies can be downloaded,
too. Downloadable games and additional
content for videogames are becoming
increasingly popular; however, it is hard
to tell if digital distribution will become
the norm. Not everyone has an Internet
connection. Right now, it takes a long
time for movies and games to download.
Digital streaming will become the norm
when downloading becomes faster. Who
knows, maybe digital stores will replace
retail stores?
The last major trend that is happening
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already is the rise of the all-in-one device.
These are the devices like the iPhone and
the Droid that have many functions, not
just as a phone. Apps for these devices
have become incredibly popular, especially
games. Expect handheld gaming systems
created just for gaming to go the way of
the dinosaur. Rumor has it Sony is making
a PSP phone to compete with the iPhone.
Even cameras may disappear if camera
phones become more powerful.
TVs and computers may blend into one
multi-purpose device.
“I think that, eventually, everything
will be within the TV. TVS will serve as
computers and everything will be streamed
online,” said Danny Bahret, senior.
When thinking of technology in the
future, the possibilities are endless. Just
look at how far society has come in the
past 20 years. The future may be closer
than you think.
December 1, 2010
14 Sports
30 for 30’s
Chris Evans/
Sports Editor
by
ESPN’s 30 for 30 is a series of
documentaries airing from October
2009 and scheduled to run through mid
December 2010. The stories are based on
important events in the world of sports
that have taken place since the beginning
of the “ESPN era” I ranked these as the
top 5.
5. Into
The Wind
Terry Fox a Canadian man who with
just one leg ran across Canada to raise
money for cancer awareness. Originally
aired on September 28, 2010
4.
Without
Bias
the story of Maryland forward Len
Bias who was drafted second overall by
the Boston Celtics and compared to the
likes of Michael Jordan but died from an
overdose of cocaine before even playing
his first professional game. Originally
aired on November 3, 2009.
3. The
Best That
Never
Was
Highlights High school running
back Marcus Dupree, a highly touted
recruit who didn’t live up to expectations
but “ultimately used football to redeem
himself” Originally aired on November
3, 2010
2. Run
Ricky
Run
Highlights Ricky Williams
entrance, early exit, and re-entrance
into the NFL. Also, a deeper look at
his time off of football. Originally
aired on April 27, 2010
Girls lacrosse ahead?
By John Walsh/
Sports Editor
Minooka lacrosse has been growing
in popularity ever since the start of the
lacrosse club two years ago. Finally,
Minooka sanctioned the lacrosse team,
and they will now compete in the
South Suburban conference with teams
such as Lincoln Way, Lemont, and
Homewood Flossmoor.
With the sanctioning of the boys
lacrosse team, there have been a lot of
questions about whether or not a girl’s
team should be sanctioned.
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Most of the boys on the team agree
that a girl’s team would not work at
Minooka.
“Well,” said senior Alex Henze,
“considering that we only had two or
three girls come out last year, I don’t
think the turn out would be all that
great. But I guess it would be good for
the school.”
“Lacrosse is a sport everyone should
get the chance to play,” said sophomore
Alexa Leonard, “I’m glad there’s going
to be a girls team.”
As far as girl’s lacrosse goes in
high school, there are many Illinois
teams, and many girls would have the
opportunity to go on to division 1 or
division 2 colleges to play.
“I want to play because its something
new,” said senior Sara Tredenick, “and I
want to try new things my senior year.”
There seem to be many girls
interested in lacrosse, more than 25
girls came out to the girls lacrosse
informational meeting.
“A lot of girls showed up,” said
Tredenick, “and not many girls want to
play with guys.”
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1.No
Crossover:
The Trial
of Allen
Iverson
Then high school star Allen Iverson was involved in a brawl in a bowling
ally where he and his friends began to
fight with a group of “white patrons”
it “landed Iverson in jail, and sharply
divided the city along racial lines”.
Originally aired on April 13, 2010
All ESPN 30 for 30
documentaries are available for purchase
on amazon.com
‘Black Ops’ continued from
page 9
At War. The best addition of Zombies
is running around as either Nixon (ex US
president), Kennedy (ex US president),
Castro (communist leader of Cuba), or
McNamara (ex Secretary of Defense).
“I love running around slaying Zombies
as JFK,” said Anthony Matrisciano, senior.
Campaign is the same as any other
Call of Duty. Basically you fight the entire
world; somehow you manage to repel the
entire NVA by yourself. It gets annoying
at times because there are parts where you
have no idea what to do.
“I sat there for two hours on the level
Battle of Khe Sahn,” said Derek Gorga,
senior.
Overall, Black Ops is much better then
Modern Warfare 2 and is definitely worth
your hard -earned $60.
December 1, 2010
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Sports
Minooka Football Recap
by
Elliott Johnson /
Sports Editor
The Indians finished a fantastic season on
November 13. They lost to Belleville East,
21-17. The Indians gave a valiant effort, but
came up a little bit short. The season was
one of the best in history. Their final record
was 10-2. Belleville was not one of the
toughest opponents the Indians faced, but
they showed a lot of heart.
The Indians accomplished a lot this
season, not to mention they gained the
respect of the citizens in Minooka. They
played games that will never be forgotten.
For example the Plainfield South game. The
game was a back and fourth battle. Sheldon The defense held him under 200 yards,
McGee led the Cougars all the way down to which was unheard of. The offense put up
the four-yard line. The
a last minute drive,
“Overall, I think we did very well but missed the extra
defense took a stand and
did not take a score for as a team. We did not get as far as we point. That’s when
an answer. McGee was would have liked, but we had a lot of the offense stepped
pass rushed and threw a people step up when we needed them to. up and scored. Jason
costly interception and It was an exciting year,” -Jake Degraaf Lizalek came up clutch
the Indians won.
and kicked the game
Who could forget when the Indians beat winning field goal twice in a row.
Plainfield North? Supposedly, Kapri Bibbs
“Overall, I think we did very well as a
was to break the record for the most yards team. We did not get as far as we would
in a high school game against the Indians. have liked, but we had a lot of people step up
when we needed them to. It was an exciting
year,” said Jake Degraaf, junior.
Coach Paige Schoolman said, “I think it
was a phenomenal year even though we did
not accomplish all of our goals. This years
team set a new mark for teams in the future.”
All these games will create everlasting
memories in the hearts and souls of the
players and students of Minooka. Fantastic
season Indians.
McAsey finished in 14:34 at the state
meet and is a Minooka record for a threemile course. “It feels good, hopefully
someone next year can break it but I’m
happy about the record.
out hard work and McAsey and his tem
defiantly put in the hours
state and 12th as a team was an amazing way
to end it.”
“We just kept wanting to get better, Me,
Dan Popek, Joe Santillo, Chris Patterson
(Sr.), Kyle Smith (Jr.) and Danny Bahret
(Sr.) worked extremely hard over the
summer and all season long to make sure
we were the best.” They were the best or
darn close too it the entire season including
the run through state and McAsey will
never forget it.
“He had an outstanding athletic career,”
said coach Kevin Gummerson. “It’s a
tremendous story about a kid who tried
something different and had a ton of success,
its nice to see a kid set his goal high and
work hard and be able to accomplish them.
An Athlete Amongst the Greats
Chris Evans /
Sports Editor
by
Joe McAsey will go down in the
Minooka cross-country history books; He is
the first All-State runner since Tom Clennon
and Dan Daly in 1978. He helped lead his
team to a 12th place finish while finishing 9th
individually.
“It was really remarkable, the goal
going into it was to finish top 10 and I
accomplished it, we also wanted to finish
top ten as a team and we missed by only a
handful of points finishing,” said about the
accomplishments.
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Along with an amazing finish at state
McAsey and his team finished undefeated
in conference. “We won conference and we
won by a lot,” McAsey said. “It gave us a
ton of momentum we were really pumped
for sectionals and state but it all started with
the conference meet”
Obviously, success does not come with
“It was the best possible way to finish
my senior year, getting in the top 10 in the
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W
Champs
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Last Season’s Highlights:
Had success in conference.
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Key Losses: Lyndsay Doyle
and Morgan Novak
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Key Returners: Seniors
Stephanie Furr, Ashley
Clemmons, Terese Tyrell,
Johannah Caliban and junior
Ashley Clemmons
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Girl’s Lacrosse
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Team
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Joe McAsey
Profile
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Junior Kalvin Hill was a key member of the varsirty team last season.
The Minooka wrestling season is starting and they are ready to win state
again this year. Last year, the wrestling team put Minooka on the map, winning
state for the first time in school history.
Led by Bobby Zabel, Blake Montella, Sean Kenny, Jake Residori, Kalvin
Hill, Matt Meyer, and Mitch Brozovich, the Indians became a feared wrestling
team. Team losses are Tim Wright, Cody Jones, Brandon Haase, Matt Stevens,
Sean Kenny, and Trey Claybaugh. The players to watch this year are Kalvin
Hill, who wrestled at 145 last year, Jake Residori (140 last year), Leo Ruettiger
(103), Bobby Zabel (125) and Blake Montella (130).
Wrestling coach Paige Schoolman said, “I think there’s a lot of expectations to live up to. If we work hard and stay hungry we will win another championship this year.”
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Minooka
Football
Recap
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Girls
Basketball
Boys
Basketball
Dylik (Sr), Courtney
Johnston (Sr.) Alyssa Poole
(Sr.) Alyssa Rack (So.)
Coach Franklin Yudzentis
says: “We are returning
basically our entire team and
are looking to make another
run at state” said coach
Franklin Yudzentis
Boys
Bowling
Last year, the boys finished
second in conference and
second in sectionals while
finishing seventh at state.
Key Returners: Colton
Eningl (Jr.) Mike Maida (Sr.)
Derek Duggins (Sr.) and
Justin Sheppard (So).
Key Losses: Jake Butler,
Cody Carter, Matt Santillo
Key Returners: Josh
Amos, Lavell Dean, Ben
Heide, Jake Hogen
Key Newcomers: Jesse
Collins, Nick Casmir-Lang,
Adam Reynolds, Hank
Gronlund, Kevin Burkett,
Jeriah Coleman, Darrin
Myers, Anthony Thomas,
and Adam Holstine
Scott Tanaka says: “Our
team has the ability to
compete for the SPC
Championship this season.”
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Coach Ray Libetore: “I am
very confident that the girls
are going to continue to work
hard and have a good season
this year.”
Key Returners: Ashley
Girls
Bowling
Freshman Corbett Oughton was a surprising addition to the team
and will be a key member this season.
Designed by John Walsh
Peace Pipe Chatter
Last year, the girls qualified
for state and sectionals.
December 1, 2010