March 2009 Issue - Oakwood CUSD #76

The Oakwood Times
Volume 23, Issue 7
March 18, 2009
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2. Preparing for the PSAE
3. Urbana students attend OHS
10. Boys added to cheer squad
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Student of the Month
Lee earns March honor
By Amie Burke
Katie Lee has been named OHS’ March Student of the
Month.
“I feel thankful and honored that the teachers selected
me,” said Lee. “It’s good to know they are noticing my hard
work in school and in the community.”
Lee’s four years at OHS have not been spent with a lot
of free time. She is a three-year member of the OHS Student
Council. While on the council she has served as the Historian and is currently serving as the Executive Board Secretary. Lee is also the Vice President of the National Honor
Society and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Oakwood Times.
Serving as the class of 2009’s sophomore President,
junior Vice President, and senior Vice President have also
kept her busy. Lee is a member of the Biology, International,
and Europe clubs. She is ranked number six in her class, is on
the High Honor roll, and has been named an Illinois State
Scholar.
“I feel accomplished because of my family and friends
who have always supported me,” said Lee.
Her sports career includes being a four-year member
Senior Katie Lee is March’s Student
of the cross country team. This past year she served as a co- of the Month. Lee is involved in many
captain for the team. Lee was also a member of the girl’s activities at OHS. (Photo courtesy of Lee)
basketball team her freshman and sophomore year. She is a
four-year member of the softball team and last year she was named to the All-Vermilion County and AllVermilion Valley Conference teams for her softball season.
Outside of school, Lee’s activities do not cease. This is her fifth year volunteering through the
Appalachian Service Project making homes warmer, drier, and safer. She participates in the two-week
AMBUCS camp program as a counselor. Lee also works at the Dairy Barn during the summer.
In her free time she enjoys running, reading, spending time with her family and friends, watching the
OC, being outside, and traveling.
Lee’s future plans are to attend Illinois State University and to major in Biological Sciences. She
hopes to have a job in the medical field helping others.
“I want to have a job that I love going to and that is going to make an impact on somebody else’s
life,” said Lee. “I know I’ll be happy with what I’m doing.”
Lee has had many positive influences on her road to success.
“Mrs. (Norma) Anderson has been one of my biggest inspirations at OHS because she has shown
me different possibilities in science. I love science now,” said Lee. “Both of my coaches have also encouraged me to be my best.”
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Juniors begin to
prepare for PSAE test
By Amie Burke
March 31 will be the premier for the Prarie State Achievement Exam
(PSAE) test prep program. The program’s goal is to properly prepare juniors for what they might experience during the testing. Ms. Ali Lambert and
Ms. Sarah Heller are the directors of the program.
The sessions will be held in the OHS library. Two sessions will take
place for each of the subjects. The first session will begin at 3 p.m. and end
at 5 p.m. The second session will begin at 6 p.m. and go until 8 p.m. Each
time the same information will be covered, but having it twice allows the
students to have a flexible schedule after school.
All sessions are free for OHS juniors. Six different areas will be covered during the program. Math will be covered by Lambert, Debbie Clow
will go over science, Michelle
Kimbro is covering writing,
Joseph Hayworth is going
over reading, and Heller will
go over English. The last session will be held on April 21
and it will be for any last
minute questions and test taking tips.
“It’s another attempt to
serve the students of OHS,”
said Lambert.
Juniors who attend a
Junior Jessica Key works on the
certain number of sessions will practice PSAE test that was given to the
be offered incentives which juniors. The actual PSAE will be April
include tickets to the front of 22 and 23. (Photo by staff)
the lunch line, passes to OHS
sporting events, and a pizza party.
“It’s our way of thanking them for taking for taking this serious,”
said Lambert.
OHS met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) again this past year. Only
one other school in Vermilion County met the state requirement. The test
scores that the PSAE prep program helps to improve also go towards this
requirement.
“They really did help me a lot and prepared me for what to expect on
the test,” said OHS senior Brook Milner. “I highly recommend attending
those sessions if you have the opportunity.”
The PSAE will be on April 22 and 23.
Freshmen Orientation night exposes 8th graders to OHS
By Kayli Plotner
Graduation requirements, an electives video, and of
course the grand tour were part of Freshmen Orientation night
here at OHS on March 3. Over 65 of the 100 eighth graders
and their parents crowded into the gymnasium at 7 p.m. and
got to see the basics of attending OHS.
“We tried to do some things different this year, and I
was very pleased with the outcome,” said Mrs. Dawn Lee,
OHS guidance counselor.
Teachers talked to the students about the different departments including the English, Math, Science, and Social
OJHS 8th graders and their parents listen to the
speaker at Freshmen Orientation. The night allows the
students and parents to see the school before they begin in
August. (Photo courtesy of The Acorn)
Studies programs. Mrs. Learnard’s art class put together a
video of all of the electives available here at OHS. They were
informed about the sports programs, athletic code, freshmen
fundraisers, the credit system, and the rules of the handbook.
“I tried explaining to them that you have to pass the
individual classes,” said Lee, “unlike in junior high where
you can continue to the next grade level even if you fail math.”
Student Council members split up the eighth graders
into four groups to give them a tour of OHS. Tour guides
made sure to explain the little details of the halls including
where you get a lunch card, what the “back office” is, and
how an admit slip works.
After all of the activities, students had the ability to
explore some of the different clubs and teams offered at OHS.
Many different student groups had tables in the East Lobby
for students to ask questions and sign up for activities.
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OHS, Urbana students swap schools
By Ross White
On an average day most teenagers go
through the same routine, see the same
people, take the same classes, but recently a
select group of OHS students were able to
experience the daily life of someone at a much
larger school.
On Feb. 24, 16 OHS students shadowed
kids at Urbana High School and on February
26, OHS returned the favor by having UHS
students follow them throughout the day.
After the initial culture shock and adjusting to the different size of the school, OHS
has 350 students and two hallways while UHS
has 1200 students and three floors, everyone
involved was able to enjoy the experience.
“It was a really awesome, fun experience,” said senior Kayla Corzine. “And it was
fascinating to see all the different atmospheres.”
This was OHS’ first year participating
in the swap. Principal Mrs. Brenda Ludwig
was approached by Urbana to see if there
would be interest in the program.
“Urbana had done this with St. Joe last
year and were looking for another school,”
said Ludwig. “Angie Franklin (Urbana swap
advisor) contacted me and I thought it was a
great idea.”
Four students from each class participated in the exchange. Freshmen Brandon
Three run for
open board
seats
Urbana High School student, Kendall, sits in Ms. Heller’s class. Sixteen UHS students
were at OHS on February 26. (Photo by Mackenzie Ellis)
Divan, Zack Girton, Ashley Wahlfeldt, and
Hayley Wombles; sophomores Michaela
Eickhoff, Matt Marble, Chelsie Navarro, and
Trent Parker; juniors Ben Schmit, Ali Sermak,
Phil Sporcich, and Audrey Stingley; seniors
Amie Burke, Corzine, Griffin Knight, and
Corey Pankow were nominated and selected
by their teachers to take part in the swap.
“I asked each teacher to recommend
students from each individual class,” said
OHS science teacher and swap day advisor
Ms. Debbie Clow. “I took all the names and
tried to mix and match.”
Clow didn’t select the students based
on any certain criteria or merit.
“I didn’t want just straight A students,”
said Clow. “I wanted some diversity.”
Scholastic Bowl closes out busy season
By Nicky Blair
The OHS Scholastic Bowl team has
been busy with practices, meets, and tournaments. They have been improving throughout the season by increasing their knowledge
and scores. The varsity team played in two
tournaments in March -- the Vermilion County
and Regional.
“We’ve stayed consistently half and
half throughout the season, winning and losing around the same amount,” said team member Ryan Parker.
The varsity team took part in the
County tournament at Georgetown-Ridge
Farm on March 5.
The tournament consisted of six rounds
Scholastic
Bowl membersAndy
Venis,
Garrett
Dougherty, Jacy
Miller, and Joey
Moody work on a
question at a recent
meet. (Photo by
staff)
of competition. OHS won their first three
games and lost their last three, finishing in
fourth place overall in the tournament. Their
top scorers were Parker with 10 correct questions, Andy Venis with nine, and Jacy Miller
with six.
The varsity team consists of captain
Miller, Venis, Parker, Jacob McGlaughlin, Kalli
Lane, Joey Moody, Jessica Spencer, Garrett
Dougherty, Shelby Claypool, and Paul Wright.
OHS to host VVC art show
By Ryan Parker
Oakwood’s own Picassos and Da Vincis will soon display their
works at OHS.
OHS will be hosting the Vermilion Valley Conference Art Show
on April 4 in the gymnasium. This will be the second time since 2007
that OHS has been the host school for the show.
“We’re all really excited to be hosting the VVC show,” said
Griffin Knight, senior Art Club President.
Artwork by students from all over the county will be judged in
categories ranging from pencil portraits to clay sculptures. Awards
will be handed out for the Best of Show, 1st place, 2nd place, and
honorable mention.
The OHS Art and Music Departments will hold their annual
Fine Arts show on April 30. The show will be held in the cafeteria from
6 to 7 p.m., with the Music Department’s spring concert following.
Both events will be free of admission.
“We hope that a lot of people come,” said Knight. “It’ll be the
time of their lives.”
By Erica Young
There are three people running for
the Unit 76 school board’s three available seats. School board elections will
be April 7.
Greg Wolfe and Teresa Cronk are
the incumbents and Mike Wombles is
running to fill the vacant seat left by the
departing Derek Girton.
Wolfe, an OHS graduate from
1977, has been on the board for eight
years and President for six.
“I enjoy serving as board President because we have a dedicated board,
administration, faculty/staff, students
and parents working in the best interest
of kids,” said Wolfe.
Both Cronk (Logan, a sophomore)
and Wombles (Hayley, a freshman, and
Beth, 6th grade) have children in the district. Wolfe’s four daughters all graduated from OHS.
“Having my kids in the district is
a factor in running for school board,”
said Wombles, “but it isn’t the only reason. I grew up in Oakwood and I take
pride in being a part of the community
and the school, and would like to give a
little back.”
Cronk has been a board member
for almost one year. She ran for school
board in April 2007 and lost by three
votes. Cronk was then selected to fill a
vacancy when Alan Miller’s job was relocated out of the area.
“Being able to contribute my time
and effort to the Oakwood school system is deeply rewarding,” said Cronk.
“Everyone, including administrators,
teachers, and my fellow board members,
show a real passion about the work we
do and specifically about the kids who
are the ultimate benefactors of each and
every decision made.”
Girton has been on the school
board for 12 years but elected not to run
this time.
The other members of the school
board are Jerry Harper, Sue Johnson,
Deanna Morton, and Dale Wise. Their
terms will expire in 2011.
The three leading vote-getters will
be sworn in at the school board meeting
on April 22 at OGS in the meeting room.
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The 90s is our decade to
reminisce about
By Josh Farren
The 90s was the first era that we, Generation Y, have to
look back and reminisce on. We look back and see a time full
of hilarious cartoons and nifty toys, some of which are still
popular today.
Most of the toys and games from the 90s probably
weren’t breaking edge technology, but after years of adapting
to a new era it is fun to look back and remember all of the fun
we had with them.
It wasn’t just a different time; it was a different world. A
usual day for a boy or girl in the 90s was doing anything they
could to be outside. It didn’t matter whether it was playing
neighborhood sports or riding your big-wheel around the
block; being outside was our escape from boredom. Most
kids were not inside unless they were punished or sick.
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you would find most eight-year-olds either on their Xbox or
computer. Had that technology been available in the early 90s,
our generation would be much different and probably as
consumed with gaming as the youth is now. Electronics are a
big part of kids’ lives today. Our generation was barely
tapping into the gaming world with the Nintendo 64. Now
Xbox offers almost anything, which means inside isn’t boring
anymore.
The staff has included some of their favorite childhood
movies, TV shows, fashion moments, heroes, toys, and songs
from the years we will always remember. We love the 90s
because that decade was our childhood. For every toy or
game we remember, we also remember a funny story or two.
A lot of memories were made in those years so it’s great to be
able to look back and reminisce for a while.
Sammy Sosa
Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-A-Lot
…Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
I’ll Be by Edwin McCain
I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred
I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys
Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
Say My Name by Destiny’s Child
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer
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Michael Jordan- ‘Nuf said.
Sammy Sosa and Mark
McGwire - A large portion of their
success came from steroid use,
but in the 90s no one knew/cared.
Tiger Woods
John Elway - No other
quarterback has ever executed the
two-minute drill better than Elway
and just when most people
thought he’d end his career as the
greatest never to win a Super
Bowl he won two, back to back in
his final two seasons in the NFL.
Mia Hamm - She is and
always will be women’s soccer.
By Ross White
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Beanie Babies: Beanie Babies launched in
1993 with nine original characters and continued to
rise in popularity until finally dying out in the early
2000s.
· Furbys
· Giga Pets and Tamagotchis: Giga Pets and
Tamagotchis were among the first virtual pets to be
released in the U.S., making their
debuts in 1997 and 1996 respectively. Both let you adopt and care
for a virtual pet and with just a few
simple buttons you could feed,
clean, and play games with your pet.
· Pokemon cards
· Bop It: The original Bop It
came out in 1996 and consisted of a
yellow, twistable crank on one end,
a blue pull handle on the other, and
a purple button in the middle of the
two. When the game commanded
you to “bop it” you had to press the button in the
middle, when it said to “twist it” you had to turn the
yellow crank, and when it said to “pull it” you had to
pull the handle.
By Katie Webb
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Arthur
All That
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Barney – Everyone’s favorite purple dinosaur came into our lives in
1992 and every child was a fan.
Boy Meets World
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Friends
Full House – The Tanner clan always had a solution for everything.
Gullah Gullah Island
Hey Arnold!
Power Rangers
Recess
Rugrats – Nickelodeon’s first animated success started in 1991, this
show follows a group of talking toddlers as they try to figure out life, one
playpen at a time.
Saved by the Bell
Seinfeld – The “show about nothing” premiered in 1989, but it lasted
most of the decade.
By Logan Lee
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Gel Sandals -- Clear,
bright-colored, or pastel; the color
didn’t matter, because if you had gel
sandals as a girl, you had the best looking
feet on the playground. They were light-weight
plastic sandals that made your feet adopt the scent of a new
shower curtain.
BOSS jeans -- BOSS jeans were very baggy jeans that were normally worn
far below the waist.
Doc Martens
Bowl cuts with shaved logos
Body glitter -- Bath and Body works made Art Stuff, a must-have for all young girls. It was a
complete line of glitter lotions, roll on glitter, or just anything with glitter in it.
AND1 athletic clothes
Stirrup pants -- You could wear them under a long shirt, beneath dresses, or with a T-shirt, stirrup
pants were fashionable for every occasion.
Pucker shirts -- These shirts looked as if they fit a teddy bear, but with a little stretching, one
size fit all. They came in various colors and looked like a “spiky” clothing item.
Snap bracelets
Stick on earrings
Tattoo pattern jewelry -- No tattoo? No problem! You could have a tattoo of any color
and have it anywhere.
Light up shoes or sandals -- They were the coolest invention to any grade
school kid, but were probably the most annoying to anyone who was too old
to understand. It was such fun to stomp down the hallways while
looking in amazement while your feet lit up with every step.
Mood rings
By Chelsea Tarquini
TV
Pokemon
Livin’ La Vida Loca
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Editorial
Have a
great Spring
Break
We the staff of The
Oakwood Times would like
to wish everyone a fun and
safe spring break.
We hope everyone
takes this ten-day opportunity to kick back and relax.
Use this time to refresh your
mind, but don’t lose all the
information that you’ve
learned to this point.
Don’t forget the school
year is not over. Be ready to
come back and finish off the
school year in fine fashion
on March 30. We are almost
to the end, but there is still
school work to be done.
When we return to
school, there will be nine
weeks left. That’s plenty of
time to improve or drop your
grades. So we need to finish
strong.
The upperclassmen
have a lot to look forward to
after spring break. The
juniors will be preparing for
the ACT and PSAE testing
which will determine their
future. The seniors need to
keep working hard to keep
their grades up before
graduating in May.
We want everyone to
remember that the spring
sports, baseball, track, and
softball, will be beginning
their seasons over during
our days off. We hope that
the support from the winter
sports can carry over. So
come out and support your
Comets.
Opinion
3/18/09
Obama lacks the qualifications to
get us out of this financial mess
It is becoming increasingly evident that
the most important qualification for a big
name politician is either a lack of all common
sense or any clue of what is actually going
on in the vast majority of the country.
This seems to be the norm for our
elected officials, particularly the higher ranking ones, and the assorted cronies that they
hire to assist them.
A fine example of this tremendous political process is how our financial problems
are being handled. Now to understand the
why of what they’re doing it is necessary to
understand the situation, particularly how we
got into the predicament that we’re in. The
problem can be summarized as: people have
been spending too much money.
More specifically banks have been willing to loan out more money than could possibly be paid back by the people that they are
giving it to. The scheme was that the house’s
value would go up and the house could be
reassessed and remortgaged for more money
to make the payments. Every time this happened the banks would sell the loan to a new
company creating a finder’s fee so they
highly encouraged this. Also people were
happy to buy the debt because it seemed like
quick cash (many of the times the people got
paid quickly when it was refinanced).
The problem happened when too many
houses were built because people were speculating that the prices would go up. However,
there were so many houses that supply was
outpacing the demand and the prices on the
houses began to fall.
Consequently the people were holding
the deeds to houses that they owed more on
then they were worth. This in turn forced the
people that had bought, counting on the price
to go up, to sell the houses. This only further
flooded the marketplace with houses, thus
causing the value of those houses to slowly
depreciate. That means that the people who
had purchased homes earlier, during the market rise, now have to deal with the same problem. This has caused a build up of more and
more of the so called “toxic assets.”
Fortunately for all of us who keep our
money in banks we have a lovely president
who is very adept at dealing with finances.
You do still have to deal with people who
aren’t paying for their stuff cause if the bank
gows under you lose what ever you had saved.
Thanks to the people who are putting the
banks further in debt themselves by not paying for their loans.
That is of course a complete lie. He re-
ally knows nothing about running a business
and therefore finance; but that’s not necessarily a huge problem since every president
gets a Cabinet of expert advisors. This of
course, is only effective if people who actu-
Stanley Sez
By Stanley Zitello
ally know what they’re doing are appointed
to the positions. Surely we must have an intelligent Treasury Secretary to solve the problem, right?
Well, not really. We are talking about
Tim Geithner, our current Treasury Secretary.
He probably shouldn’t be allowed to hold
any political office, especially not one with
control over the IRS. He has admitted to committing tax fraud when he did an obscenely
I suppose President
Obama doesn’t want anyone
disagreeing with his policies. He probably just wants
a good bobble-headed yes
man and someone to blame
if things go bad.
expensive renovation on his New York office
by using illegal aliens to do the work. He did
promise to pay the back taxes that he owed
when he was accepted into the position. At
this point it’s like pulling money out of your
left pocket and putting it in your right pocket.
I suppose President Obama doesn’t want
anyone disagreeing with his policies. He probably just wants a good bobble-headed yes
man and someone to blame if things go bad.
Evidence of a lack of common sense is
abundant. How does it make any sense to
put the person who was in charge of overseeing the country’s financial situation while
all of these problems were developing in
charge of fixing them? That is exactly what
we have. The man who probably caused the
problem or at least sat there (more than likely
lining his pockets) and watched it happen,
when he was the treasury secretary of New
York. Now we have him as the man in charge
of advising the president on how to fix them.
Here’s a fun comparison. Let’s put an
arsonist in charge of the fire department. Yeah
that ought to work out very well.
This excellent choice of advisor shows
well in the financial bail out plans that the
president has chosen to endorse. They can
be summarized as this: in order to fix the market we’ll spend our way out of it. This is ignorant for a number of reasons, it goes back to
my original point being that the politicians
have no common sense or idea what is going
on in the country. This is made evident by
the fact that the problem has been caused by
people spending too much money and our
bright idea of how to solve it, spend money.
There are many problems with trying
to do that, like the fact that our country is in
debt right now. While we can get loans I’m
thoroughly certain that we can’t get enough
money to reverse the problem. Also if the
country had learned any lesson from its
people, we would realize that being highly
leveraged eventually leads to having your
home foreclosed on.
I don’t know about you, but I’m sure
that it’s a bad situation when a country gets
foreclosed on. How exactly is that going to
work?
Of course, I’m sure that by the time that
the country does go belly-up we’ll all know
because a prerequisite will be insanely high
taxes. This will be an attempt to try to pay the
interest on the loans, which is a never ending
treadmill anyway.
If you know your history you’ll recognize that high taxes are a terrible thing during
a depression, which is what we are going to
be in. Seeing as how this will all eventually
combine to essentially bankrupt every individual citizen.
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Opinion
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“This is the story of a girl ...”
11 songs that you should have on your iPod
It seems like everyone these days has an iPod. Whether
it is the massive original one, the Nano, the tiny Shuffle, or
the new touch screen, everyone seems to have one of some
sort that they take everywhere. But, the question is not
whether or not you have the newest, most high-tech one, but
whether or not you have music worth listening to.
I understand that everyone has their own taste in music and that everyone will have their own opinion on what is
worth listening to and what isn’t, but here are 11 songs that
everyone should have on their iPod regardless of what type
of music they listen to.
Now you may be wondering why I chose such an odd
number of songs to list. I am fully aware that most people
would have chose ten, but I decided on 11 to ensure that you
iPod is as epic as it can possibly be, or I’m possibly just
trying to cover for the fact that my column was too short.
Either way, here’s the list:
Abrazame – Camila: Yes, I know, this song is in Spanish and many of you may not know Spanish. A majority of
this song, including the title, translates to “hug me.” Seriously, who wouldn’t want someone to write a love song about
world’s greatest late night TV host and everyone’s favorite
red-head. No, it’s not Logan Lee, it’s Conan O’Brien. The
song expresses the band’s love and desire to be on Conan’s
show. Ironically, the band mentioned above, Family Force 5,
was banned from Late Night with
Conan O’Brien after trashing the
set.
Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
– Nine Days: The perfect song to
annoy anyone who ever owned or
who wishes they owned the Now
5 CD. Just mentioning the song
gets it stuck in your head. You’re
probably singing it right now. Need
I say more?
Still Fly – The Devil Wears
Prada: For all you rap fans out
there, this is a hardcore screamo
cover of the song by Big Tymers. I
don’t know that I’ve ever heard
the real version of this song in its
entirety, but from what
I have heard, this version is way better.
99 Luft Balloons – Nena: The
German version, of
course. What better
way to get your fix of
80s one-hit wonders
than by trying to sing
along in German to a song you barely know the
words to in English? If anything, you can at least
get a laugh out of your and your friends lame
attempt at the German accent.
Rippy the Gator – The Arrogant Worms: A Canadian
parody of children’s songs that tells the story of a little boy
named Billy who goes swimming in a gator-infested swamp.
Although I’m not sure how it goes, I have heard that there is
actually a little dance that goes along with this song, similar
to the ones we learned in grade school. What better way to
relive your childhood memories than singing “Rippy the
gator went chomp, chomp, chomp…?”
Taxi Driver – Gym Class Heroes: This song is actually nothing but references to other band names. So far, I’ve
World Wide
Webb
By Katie Webb
“What better way to get your
fix of 80s one-hit wonders than by
trying to sing along in German to a
song you barely know the words to
in English?”
you, begging you to hug them for 90% of the song? It sounds
desperate in English, but beautiful in Spanish.
Kountry Gentlemen – Family Force 5: This song can
be easily summarized in one sentence: business up front,
party in the back. It references to many icons of the south,
including the I-Roc Z, Scott Stapp, Piggly Wiggly Marts, fried
chicken, and mullets. The music video is also fairly entertaining and features an epic fight where two guys are trying to
comb each others mullets.
Conan – Eleventyseven: A tribute to possibly the
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counted 27, including Sunny Day Real Estate, Death Cab for
Cutie, and Brand New, among others, but I’m sure there are
more that I’m missing. Not all of the bands are directly mentioned either, making it a bit more of a challenge. For example,
Death Cab for Cutie is referenced
by the line “I took cutie for a ride
in my death cab.” Try it yourself
and see how many you pick up
on.
Jesse Buy Nothing, Go to
Prom Anyways – Hellogoodbye:
Prom time is coming up, and if you
haven’t asked anyone to go with
you yet, use this song to secure
your date. Either you will scare
them away, or they will admire
your creativity enough to agree
to go with you, but I wouldn’t
necessarily get your hopes up.
Though, I do highly
recomend that you do not try to
convince your potential date that
your “moves are so hot you’ll
have to stand under the fan” before they agree to go with you.
MMMBop – Hanson: In
honor of our “We Love the 90s”
issue, MMMBop has made the list
of top ten songs everyone should
have on their iPod. I can honestly
say I had never heard this song
until journalism class last year, but everyone else seemed to
know it and it is fairly catchy. Plus, it’s really easy to sing
along to since a majority of the words are “mmmbop,
mmmbop…”
Go On - B. Reith: Now, I’m not normally a rap fan, but
this guy is pretty amazing. He’s a Christian rapper who’s stuff
reminds me of a mix of Toby Mac and Emenim. This song is
off of his debut EP called The Forecast, which all of you
should go buy.
Well, there you have it, the top 11 songs you should
have on your iPod. Some of them you may have heard, some
of them you may never hear. So get out there and start downloading! Legally that is…
Editors In Chief
Oakwood High School
5870 U.S. Route. 150
Fithian, IL 61844
Volume 23
Issue 7
March 18, 2009
Katie Lee, Logan Lee,
Ross White
Editorial Director
Chelsea Tarquini
Sports Editor
Mitchell Pouilliard
Business Mgr.
Kassandra Ashikyan
Photo Editor
Katie Webb
Opinion Editor
Josh Farren
News Editor
Amie Burke
Reporters
Nicole Blair, Nathan Burke,
Mackenzie Ellis, Ryan Gill, Amanda Kent, Karmen Kochell,
Brady Leeman, Jacy Miller, Mark Mullen, Ryan Parker,
Kayli Plotner, Ali Sermak, Megan Thilmony, Erica Young,
Stanley Zitello.
Advisor
Mr. Tim Lee
Opinion
8
3/18/09
5 in the Hall: What do you want to bring back in style?
By Amanda Kent
Ryan Strange
Freshman
“Rocket Power.”
Chelsea Terry
Sophomore
“Pokemon cards.”
Phil Sporcich
Junior
“I’m bringing sexy back.”
Chelsie Bartlett
Senior
“Power Rangers.”
Debi Lock
Secretary
“Definitely big hair.”
Power Rangers and Hanson made me a 90s kid
I’m just gonna lay it out there. Out in
the open. I’m not going to deny it or avoid
the idea. I am a 90s kid. That’s right, I said it.
And to be completely honest with you, I’m
proud to say I’m a part of the generation that
brought you great things like the macarena,
steroid-enhanced sluggers, Timothy
McVeigh, and Monica Lewinsky.
OK, well maybe we weren’t the most
influential decade, but we did have our defining things that made us Kids of the 90s, especially when it comes to music.
When I think of 90s music, the first thing
that comes to mind is MMMBop. That’s right.
It’s those three long blond-headed brothers
that only supplied us one hit from the decade. But that one hit is a song that no one
will ever forget and will always be remembered as a 90s song. I will bring up that song
in a conversation and someone will say something about the song not actually having lyrics. I respond that not only does it have lyrics besides the title phrase, but I know them
all. I know, it’s kind of sad that a senior guy
like myself can sing all of Hanson’s one-hitwonder, but it’s true. Just don’t ask me to do
it, because it’s not really something I’d like to
repeat.
While MMMBop was a defining song
of the 90s, there was more than just Hanson
in the era. punk, grunge, and hip-hop were
gaining their popularity in this time-period,
but it were the boy bands that ruled the nation. I was a huge fan of the Backstreet Boys.
I will never forget the day I got their Millennium album. I was so excited. Songs like I
Want It That Way and Larger Than Life were
topping the charts right and left. I knew all
the words to their songs and all their names.
That album alone was, at the time, the greatest gift I had ever received.
Now, I’m in my late teens and have come
to a fascinating realization. I really enjoy 90s
music. I’m not talking about the “Bubble gum
pop” that I obsessed over as a child. I’m referring to the type of alternative pop-rock that
came about in this time period.
Bands like Matchbox Twenty, The Goo
Goo Dolls, and Counting Crows were some
of some of the key groups of the decade to
take over this type of genre. That type of
with my eyes glued to the TV watching Nickelodeon. As a tot, I spent my mornings at my
grandparents’ watching classics like Barney
and Gullah Gullah Island. I would even
spend time hopping around their house as
Binyah Binyah Pollywog.
Once I got a little older, I think I might
have gotten a little dumber, because I went
from watching semi-educational shows to
Son of a
Dean
By Logan Lee
music has definitely grown, but it’s those
groups in particular that were popular in the
90s that I am beginning to enjoy listening to.
I find it somewhat interesting that although I was too young to really listen to
some of this music at the time, these artists
have become some of my favorites. I don’t
know whether it’s that I’m getting older or
what, but this era of music has begun to make
more of an impact of my life. Everyone has
the type of music that brings them back to
their childhood. For me, it will always be the
hits of the 90s that send me back.
The 90s for me were about more than
just the music. Television shows were what I
drove my childhood. I spent endless hours
watching The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk to people all the time that tell me
that they were huge fans of the Rangers, but
they have no idea. I had every single MMPR
action figure and megazord known to man.
To me, the Power Rangers were the greatest
super heroes ever. I watched every episode
and I could tell you about every character
and what their names were (both stage names
and birth). Every birthday and Christmas from
1993-1999 consisted of multiple Power Rangers items.
Another show that I was a huge fan of
and that I never quit watching was the
Rugrats. I started watching Tommy and Co.
when they first aired on Nickelodeon in 1991,
and I was addicted from the beginning. It’s
possibly because I was always a Chuckie fan.
That little red-head was always the most
scared in any situation, but he was always
there to be with his friends, kind of like me.
Every episode had me on the edge of my seat
to see if the babies would make it back alive.
And to my surprise every time, they did.
As I got older, I started to show more
interest in more “adult” shows, such as Boy
Meets World and Full House (They were more
“adult” than the other shows I watched. They
talked about kissing!). The thing that I really
enjoy about these shows is that not only were
they entertaining to me at the time, but they
still are. My brothers, my cousin, and I still
enjoy watching episodes of BMW on DVD (I
have the first three seasons. They stopped
making them after that.).
Movies of the 90s had their ups and
downs, but for the most part, they make the
decade what it was. Some of my personal favorites were both Power Rangers movies and
both Rugrats movies, for the same reasons I
liked the shows.
Disney also made it’s mark on me in the
decade. Movies like The Lion King and the
Toy Story duo were very popular in my household, and The Santa Clause was a popular
holiday film.
Television shows, movies, and music
are the things that I am going to remember
most about the 90s. When I’m older and sitting at home with my kids and grandkids and
we’re flipping through channels and I come
across an old Full House or Boy Meets World
episode, I am going to remember the decade
that was my childhood.
It’s something that I am going to remember for the rest of my life, and I now have
a decade to call “My Own.”
3/18/09
Opinion
Our brains could use some
nourishment during the day
“GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR”
“What is that?!”
“Sorry, I wasn’t hungry this morning until I got here.”
It’s always been a rule that there was to be no food or
drink in the classrooms unless there was a bake sale or the
class was watching a movie, and most people follow that.
But something came to my attention when my mom
asked me what I ate for breakfast each morning before I came
to school. I’ve never been able to eat breakfast right when I
wake up in the morning, and she knows that, but she started
getting a
little angry
when I told
her I don’t
eat
anything.
I
started getting all sorts
of facts on
metabolism
and energy
that I’m not
even sure
where or
how
she
came up with
them.
This
made me
start thinking about
how much
energy it takes to get through the day whether you actually
pay attention in class or not.
According to Popsci.com, millions of neurons fire messages back and forth, these neurons need fuel and consume
75 percent of the blood sugar from the liver and 20 percent of
the body’s total used oxygen. The neurons feed on glucose
which comes from food and fuels the process of thinking.
Simply to survive, your brain requires a tenth of a calorie per
minute.
Mack Attack
By Mackenzie Ellis
Studies show that putting your brain to extreme thinking burns 1.5 calories a minute. Imagine how much you burn
throughout the whole day!
And the facts are that some kids, like me, don’t eat
anything until lunch, or possibly even until after school. It’s
harsh on your body.
There was one case earlier in the year by a friend, Erica
Young, that collapsed in class due to hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is an illness where the body has low blood sugar and
causes dizziness, confusion, anxiety, and weakness.
“I suddenly started feeling really hot and dizzy, almost
to the point where I thought I could get sick,” said Young.
Young’s illness was diagnosed and said to be caused
by not getting enough to eat that morning.Scientists have
also found that eating something in the morning boosts metabolism and helps with weight loss just by giving you energy to run on through the day.
By the time third hour rolls around, there are times where
I don’t even know if I can keep my eyes open to remain listening to the history of the Battle of Trenton. The last thing I
need in my day is to wake up to my desk being spiked like a
football by Mr. Dirksmeyer.
And during 4th hour I always have to sneak a granola
bar to keep my stomach from interrupting my geometry class’
lesson of proofs.
But we aren’t allowed to eat in class. Yet, during testing
we always are able to get a small something to eat and some
juice. According to some teachers, we get this because we
need the energy to do better on our tests. In my opinion, we
need that energy for the normal school day, also, not just
testing days.
This isn’t to say we need the school to buy us extra
food. It would just be nice to be able to come to school with
something small we bring from home or a bottle of juice.
We don’t need pop. It has no nutritional value and
isn’t necessary. But just the fact is that we aren’t allowed to
have anything else beyond pop, even if it’s helping us get
through the day.
I think that by allowing kids at OHS to just have this
small favor it can help students and give them some extra
energy. It will boost grades and energy during the day.
9
Review
Good Burger is
pure genius
filmmaking
It’s an unspoken truth that anytime someone
mentions the film Good Burger one word instantly
comes to mind: genius. One might say it’s a tale of
extremes; extreme amounts of laughter and drama.
The story revolves around two very different
teenagers. One is Ed who is a dim-witted cashier with
a good heart who works at the local Good Burger. The
other is Dexter who is a 15 year old slacker that wants
nothing more than to lounge by the pool over summer
break.
On the last day
of school Dexter borrows his mother’s
sports car when she
is out of town.
Through an avoidable turn of events,
Dexter narrowly
avoids a rollerblading
teenager who later
turns out to be Ed,
and crashes into his
science teacher, Mr.
Wheat, who is played
phenomenally well by
the greatest actor of
all time, Sinbad.
Dexter
is
forced to get a summer job at the Good Burger’s new
competition the big corporation owned Mondo Burger
in order to pay off the damages before his mother gets
back. He doesn’t last long there as he is caught bad
mouthing his boss, and he is fired on the spot as well
as being made a fool in front of all the other employees.
Dexter later receives a job at Good Burger, but
the small restaurant is in danger of being run out of
town by Mondo Burger as they offer burgers that are
four times larger than that of a good burger. Times
look dark for Good Burger, but in the darkness a light
emerges. A sauce pioneered by Ed gives hope to Good
Burger as they begin to take back their customers
from Mondo Burger thanks to this new hope.
There are many underlying subtext hidden
within Good Burger such as the issue of quality over
quantity, corporate America, and equal rights. I really
don’t understand how this movie didn’t completely
sweep every single category at the Academy Awards
as there wasn’t a performance in this movie that wasn’t
astronomical in quality.
By Ryan Gill
Sports
10
Sports Column
3/18/09
Cheerleaders named for 2009-10
Illini are about to Five boys make basketball squad
become an even
bigger deal for me
March is now upon us. This is an exciting time
of year for any college basketball fan as it is the beginning of the conference and NCAA tournaments. This
time of year is referred to as “March Madness” by
most college basketball fans. Games being played now
can either make or break a certain teams NCAA tournament hopes.
Like every
other year I’ve
been watching college basketball, I
am pulling for the
University of Illinois’ Fighting Illini
to do well and go
deep into the conference as well as
the NCAA tournament.
H o w e v e r,
there is a little more
for me to cheer for
this season because I will be attending the U of I next fall. This makes every win that
much sweeter and every loss that much more difficult
to bear.
The Illini have surprised many college basketball analysts this year in a positive way. Many would
consider them to be “over-achievers.” They took second in the Big Ten Conference, behind a red hot Michigan State team. Just being in contention for a Big Ten
title this season is an accomplishment for the rebuilding Illini.
I guess all of my rambling comes down to one
thing … now that I will actually be attending the University of Illinois, I have become a much bigger fan of
U of I athletics. I am now more aware of the recruits
coming in as well as the players already in place. It is
kind of cool to think that some of these guys getting
national recognition for their basketball abilities are
the same age as me.
As a little boy growing up watching Illini sports,
it is really cool to actually be able to go to the university I love rooting for. I can finally consider myself to
be a legitimate U of I fan.
With any luck, Bruce Weber and his coaching
staff can lure in some talented recruits to build a better
team for years to come, maybe even another run at the
national championship. This would make my college
experience at the U of I much more enjoyable.
By Mitchell
Pouilliard
By Megan Thilmony
Tryouts for the 2009-2010 OHS cheerleading squad were
held February 26 and 27 and for the first time in five years, the
squad will have male cheerleaders.
The boys that made the squad include Jacob
McGlaughlin, Brad Miller, Brad O’Neill, Andy Rutledge, and
Ben Schmit.
“The girls are really excited,” said coach Ms. Ali Lambert. “It’s going to open new doors for stunting.”
Boys add strength to the squad, which allows for stunts
with a higher level of difficulty. It also allows for more girls to
be flyers.
“I like basket tosses because we get to throw the girls
really high into the air,” said Schmit, “but I also like to challenge myself with a full press.”
The five boys on next year’s squad give credit to Schmit
for encouraging them to try out.
“It was all Ben,” said Miller. “He began talking about
cheering during basketball season and once we started stunting, I decided I really liked it.”
Schmit was a prominent part of this year’s Pit Crew and
got the idea to tryout from watching the girls compete this
year.
“I was inspired by the male cheerleaders I saw at the
ICCA (Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association) competition earlier this year,” said Schmit.
The boys will not be competing with the girls in the
ICCA competition next year, but will be attending a stunting
camp, cheering at all home and away games, and competing
at the Vermilion County competition.
The 2009 football squad will consist of freshmen
Marissa Ford and Hope Van Camp; sophomores Haleigh
Durbin, Daylin Key, Karissa Nelson, and Chelsea Vinson;
juniors Cassidy Deck, Haleigh Van Camp, and Taylor West,
and seniors Tori Carrington, Mackenzie Ellis, Jessica Key,
Rebecca Snapp, Morgan Weidenburner and Erica Young.
The 2009-2010 junior varsity basketball squad will consist of freshmen Amie Baumeister, Marissa Ford, Lexi Knee,
Lexi Stacey, Hailey Tellier and Nikki Weyh, and juniors Brad
Miller and Andy Rutledge.
Andy Rutledge and Jacob McGlaughlin load Cassidy
Deck into a stunt with Brad Miller in back. Coach Ali
Lambert watches the boys learn the ropes in preparation for
next year. (Photo by Katie Lee)
The 2009-2010 varsity basketball squad will consist of
sophomores Durbin, Nelson, Wahlfeldt, and Vinson, juniors
Deck, Miller, Ritter, Rutledge, and Haleigh VanCamp, and seniors Amanda Kent, McGlaughlin, Tara Mitchell, O’Neill,
Schmit, and Young.
The 2009-2010 cheerleading captain will be Young and
the co-captain will be Deck.
Goals for next year include winning county and placing
at the ICCA competition
Girls’ track led by lone returning senior
By Nathan Burke
The OHS girls’ track team has had
a great turnout of experienced and new
runners this year.
The team has 24 girls going out
with 14 being new to the program including seven freshmen. With this many
new members on the team, Coach Lynn
Anderson expects a lot of leadership out
of her two seniors, especially the lone
returning senior Kassi Ziegler.
“I expect her to set an example
and tell them what they are doing
wrong,” said Anderson.
Anderson has always had the
same goal of winning county and hav-
Kassi Ziegler sprints toward the
finish line in a meet last year. Ziegler is
the only returning senior on this year’s
team. (Photo by staff)
ing individuals advance to State. She is
having the team do different things to
prepare them to reach that goal.
They have been doing some of
the pre-season exercises that
Armstrong-Potomac coach Wyatt
Penrod started last year. Anderson is
also making sure that the girls are building their endurance so that they are
strong when they begin their meets.
The girls started their season on
March 14 where they took six girls down
to the Charleston Indoor Invitational.
They will continue their season on
March 28 where they will travel to Normal for the Cogdal Relays.
3/18/09
Sports
Comets take weightlifting title
By Mark Mullen
This year’s 9 th Annual Oakwood
Armstrong-Potomac (OAP) Weightlifting
Contest was a great success. It was the biggest turn out of people from different schools,
and there were a few girls that participated,
as well. This year, by far, had the largest total
number of people competing.
OAP won the overall competition due
to outstanding attendance and pure strength.
“It’s always nice to have strength in
numbers,” said football head coach and contest organizer Mr. Gary Denhart.
Winning four 1st place medals, junior/
senior highest total lift, freshman/sophomore
highest total lift, and freshman/sophomore
highest body percentage made OAP a tough
team to beat.
Since the beginning of the competition
in 2001, each year has improved. There has
been an increase in attendance from different
schools and in female participation.
The increase in participation could lead
to the beginning of an official OAP Power
Lifting Team. Having an actual team might
encourage more students to start lifting as a
freshman and continue throughout their senior year. Also, by making power lifting an
individual sport, it will help to make OAP the
tougher competition in all season sports offered at OHS.
Seniors prepare for bounceback season
By Brady Leeman
After winning only a handful of games last season, the softball
team is looking to follow a successful girls’ basketball season. With
the girls’ basketball team coming off a Regional championship, there
are high expectations for the softball team as well.
They will be returning six seniors from last years team including
Chelsie Bartlett, Megan Bartlow, Kayla Corzine, Chelsi Haga, Katie
Lee, and Taylor Wright. Five of the six seniors are returning starters,
not including Corzine who was a designated hitter for the Comets last
year.
“We will have more experience,” said Lee. “Each of us should
know our positions and the responsibilities that come with them.”
Experience will be a key role to the Comets’ success on the field,
with their entire infield lineup being filled with five seniors and one
junior.
“Returning six seniors and having five of them in the infield will
be an advantage to our defense,” said head coach Rick Bough.
Their practices have mainly consisted of the usual fielding,
throwing, hitting, and trying to get as many repetitions in as possible.
“Right now, we are just trying to get their bodies back and used
to playing,” said Bough.
To help them with this transition, the girls have had to go through
stations during practice. They have to do wall sits, agility work, sprinting, and crunches. The stations will help them with their strength and
endurance in preparation for the upcoming season.
The Comets will also begin the season with a new JV coach.
Ms. Alicia Hammel played at the collegiate level in softball and is now
the freshman English teacher at OHS. She will help instruct and coach
Senior Chelsi Haga takes a throw at second base in a game
last year. Haga is one of six seniors on this year’s team. (Photo by
staff)
the softball team from her previous experience on the field.
The team will try and capitalize on their senior leadership during their season opener, which will be held at Heritage High School at
4:30 p.m.
Good numbers lend optimism to track team
Junior Chris Martin runs in a relay at
the Vermilion County meet last year. Martin
should be part of a strong group of distance
runners this year for Coach Denhart. (Photo
by staff)
By Kassandra Ashikyan
The boys track team is off and running … literally. Practice has officially started and the
Comets are looking forward to upcoming meets.
Practice started on March 9 but many of the runners began conditioning on their own
as early as two weeks before the official date.
The team won’t be lacking in experience. This season, the Comets are bringing back
several runners and throwers from last season. They will also be adding freshmen and new
runners and throwers from Armstrong-Potomac to the team.
“We have a lot of new runners and throwers from Armstrong-Potomac,” said junior Ben
Schmit. “I think they will help improve our times and distances.”
The team will be competing in a local track meet at Danville High School on March 28.
It is the team’s first meet of the season and it will be held indoors. The Comets are hoping for
a good start to the season.
“I think we will have a good chance at placing in the top three in (the Vermilion) County
and (Vermilion Valley) Conference (meets) this year,” said Schmit. “We have the numbers and
I think we have the talent.”
11
Baseball
returns six
lettermen
By Katie Lee
After ending last season with a
tough loss to Cerro Gordo, the top
ranked team in the Regional, the Comets baseball team is back to prove that
they can make it even further this year.
The core of last year’s team will
be returning, including six varsity
lettermen. The six are seniors Nathan
Burke, Alex Cundiff, Brady Leeman,
Mitchell Pouilliard, and Taylor Walsh.
Sophomore Casey Fletcher is the sixth
returning letter winner.
“This gives us a lot of depth,”
said assistant coach Mr. Jeremy
Dirksmeyer.
Conditioning began a month
ago for all boys who weren’t active in
a winter sport. They spent their time
doing cardiovascular and strengthening drills, such as running, push ups,
sit ups, and lunges.
“We will be in better shape than
most teams so we will have more endurance and preparation,” said
Pouilliard.
Official practices started March
2. The indoor practices have consisted
of going through the fundamentals of
throwing, catching, hitting, and pitching. Visits to the batting cage have allowed the boys to see actual arm motions in pitching which will be beneficial come game time.
With spring weather right
around the corner, the team has been
making trips to the field to begin their
infield and outfield pre-game workouts. While outside, the team has also
been working on bunt situations. They
will soon be preparing the field for
games where they will begin to create
another successful season.
A few team goals for this season are keeping everyone healthy,
having a better record than last year’s
500, contending for the conference,
and making it out of Regional’s. Five
seniors will allow for experience and
leadership.
“We want to lead by example on
and off the field,” said Cundiff.
The boys’ season opener will
be on the road against Fisher at 4:30
p.m.
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