April - Limestone Community High School

Limestone Community High School
Bartonville, IL 61607
April 1, 2010
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Volume 56, Issue 7
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The Music Man is a success
Limestone’s talented students leave audience speechless
Saving lives, one pint at a time
Student Council hosts drive
By Taylore Carr
filled with laughter, romance, Director Mr. Binder remarked,
“Seventy-six trombones led and songs the audience could “The Music Man has always
the big parade, with a hun- not help but tap their feet to. been one of my favorite shows,
dred and ten cornets close at
On March twenty-six, twen- and now I will treasure it even
hand, they were followed by ty-seven, and twenty-eight, more thanks to the talent and
rows and rows of the finest the curtain opened to hun- dedication of the cast and crew.
virtuo, sos, the cream of ev- dreds of awaiting audience Both Miss Nannen and I are exery famous band,”
tremely proud
the cast sang and
of
them.”
danced to in LimeFor over
stone
Commuthree months,
nity High School’s
the cast and
interpretation
of
crew memoThe Music Man.
rized
lines,
An affectionlearned dance
ate valentine to
numbers,
Smalltown, U.S.A.
moved props,
Meredith Willson’s
d e s i g n e d
The Music Man follights,
and
lows fast-talking
arranged costraveling salesman
tumes to alHarold Hill, porlow each pertrayed by Junior
formance
to
Dane Georges, as
be as perfect
he cons the people
as
possible.
of River City, Iowa
“We spent
into buying instruso much time
ments and uniworking
to
forms for a boys’
improve
the
Amy Thomason (Marian Paroo), Maddox Binder (Winthrop), and Annah
band he vows to
show. It was
Sandborg (Mrs. Paroo) meet on stage to perform in front of hundreds.
organize, despite
so cool to see
Photograph courtesy of Jami Gray.
the fact he does
how it all came
not even know a
together,” Amy
trombone from a treble clef. members of all ages to en- Thomason, who played MarHis plans to skip town with joy a show like no other. ian Paroo the librarian, stated.
the cash are foiled when he
There were over sixty cast
For two evening performancfalls in love with Marian, es and one matinee perfor- members and twenty stage crew
played by senior Amy Thoma- mance and only eight dollars a personnel under the leadership
son, the local librarian, who ticket, audiences were breath from directors Mr. Binder and
makes him question his true taken and left speechless from Miss Nannen created such a
intentions and helps him to the amount of talent and hard miraculous performance. Limediscover his inner potential. work the students of Limestone stone’s theatrical program once
In return, Harold helps Mar- applied to each performance. again raised the bar even highian, her brother Winthrop, and Each show was a tremendous er for next year’s performances.
the rest of River City to realize success and people continue to
Congratulations on evit is never to late to dream. The talk about the show and Lime- eryone’s
hard
work
and
Music man is a feel-good show stone’s talented students. Co- dedication to the program!
Industrial Department Competes
Art and drafting students show their talents
By Jamie Billingsley
On March 5, the drafting team competed in the
Regional Drafting Competition and came out on top.
This is the first year Limestone has brought home the
Illinois Drafting Education
Association
Traveling
Trophy, which they will keep until next year’s competition.
The team placed first in four
categories and second in three
out of seven categories. This
competition was held at Illinois Central College. The students competed in engineering and architectural design.
The first place qualifiers
were Josh Smith in Architectural Design on Auto Computer Aided Drafting (CAD),
Brandon Morse in Engineering Design on the Board,
which is the hand sketched
portion of the competition.
Brendan Malone in Introduction to Engineering, and Josh
Higgins in Architectural Design
on the Board. Colton Smith in
Architectural Design on the
Board, Hillary Harrison in Engineering Design on the Board,
and Richard Goss Meyer in Solid Modeling took second place.
Limestone ended up with
the most wins in the competition this year, which is the
first time in Limestone Community High School’s history.
Mr. Pille remarked, “The
students
overachieved
and
worked
really
hard
and their efforts paid off.”
On the other end of the industrial
tech
department,
art students were selected
to have their artwork displayed at the Mid-Illini Art
Show. The students selected
were Jessica Greenlee, Hannah Sue, Kylee Schooled, Tara
Leathers, Breanne Miller, Hal
Boucher, Chris Wood, Laura
Lloyd, Kelsey Cannon, Sarah
Daughter, Taylor Haller, Tay-
lor Hampton, Mike Brookes,
Sarah Bastin and Kasey Colby.
The students were selected
in two ways; either the art
teacher picked their artwork
to go to the art show or they
submitted their own artwork to
the art show and were invited.
Charles Huff, Kelsey Crank,
and K.T. Ryan were awarded
honorable mention on their artwork. Chine Nguyen and Caleb
Parson came away from the
art show with a merit award.
The artwork of all students
was on display at the Prairie
Center for the Arts until March
29.
Mrs. Bentley remarked
“The art show was good overall.”
Mr. Pille and the drafting team
hope to repeat their win next
year at the competition. In April
there will be the Congressional
Art Show with Limestone’s students artwork displayed as well
at Lakeview. Both groups of
students should be very proud
of
their
accomplishments.
A nurse from the Red Cross begins to draw blood from
Senior Brittany Binder.
Photograph courtesy of Autum Greeson.
By Jordan Miller
In 1943, the month of
March was named American
Red Cross month. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt asked
Americans to “rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and
activities of the Red Cross.”
Ever since Roosevelt’s call for
dedication to the Red Cross,
presidents have echoed his
beliefs and encouraged participation with the Red Cross.
The American Red Cross is
the nation’s primary emergency response organization
and continues to help thousands every day. The organization accepts many types of
donations, but the most common form, and most needed, is the blood donation.
In the month of March, the
Red Cross hosted numerous
blood drives and events to continue success in getting blood
donations. Only 38% of the
Untied States citizens fit the
requirements to give blood
and of that 38%, only 8% will
even actually donate blood.
On average, one pint of blood
can save three human lives
so the need for blood donations is crucially important.
On March 24, 2010, Limestone Community High School
students and faculty showed
support to Red Cross’ efforts by hosting a blood drive
here at Limestone. The Stu-
dent Council worked tirelessly to ensure the blood drive,
held in the Auxiliary Gym,
would be a huge success.
“We worked hard to make
sure everyone could donate
blood succesfully. Limestone
tries to help the Red Cross as
much as possible and hosting
a blood drive is one way to do
so,” Kelsi Johnson exclaimed.
The LCHS students did not disappoint; over seventy-five students signed up and about 85
donated.
It took approximantely eight to ten minutes for
each student to donate blood.
Brittany Binder exclaimed, “I’m
glad I am donating because it
makes me feel good about helping a person out.” In order to
donate blood, each donor had
to be at least sixteen (with a
parents’ consent) or older and
weigh at least 110 pounds. Seventey total units of blood were
donated in a matter of hours.
The annual spring blood drive
is another successful event
the Student Council as well
as Limestone can be proud of.
Every two seconds someone
needs a blood transfusion.
Each time a person donates
blood, three lives can be saved.
The Red Cross continues to
do their part by delivering
blood to hospitals 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year so, now,
please do your part; donate
blood and help save three lives.
What’s Inside
Technology abuse...................................Page 2
Senior Races bikes..............................Page 4
Scholastic Bowl Team......................Page 6
Helping Humanity........................Pages 8-9
Tik Tok by Ke$ha.........................Page 10
March Madness Recap.....................Page 13
The words we use..............................Page 14
Prepare for the Census...................Page 16
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Editor: Autum Greeson
Opinion
Technology:
Our Abusive Nature
Technology is all around us
and most of us use it on a daily
basis, but do we use it too much
in and out of school? We have
been in the technological era
for a long time and with each
passing year, the technology
gets better and
more
efficient.
It
helps
us
communicate
with other people
and solve math
problems,
but
has
technology
completely taken
over our lives?
In math class, do
you have to use your
calculator for every
problem? When we
were all in grade
school, we were
taught how to do simple math
and complex math in our heads.
Today we use a calculator; not
because we do not know how
to do mental math but because
the calculator is there and we
know how to use it. A way to
stop this form of technology
abuse is to work out a problem
on paper to see all of the work
and try not to use a calculator.
Another form of technology
abuse is texting in class. We are
told to leave our phones off and
in our lockers, a rule constantly
ignored. If your phone is in your
pocket and not being used,
it is not technology abuse.
If you have it out all the time
and
text
over
five
hundred
text messages a
day, that would
be
considered
technology
abuse.
An
appropriate
amount of text
messages
that
should
be
sent
is
between
o
n
e
hundred
a
n
d
three
hundred.
People who text over four
hundred or five hundred
texts a day are likely to get
Carpal
Tunnel
Syndrome,
which is a painful disorder
caused by the pinching of
nerves in the carpal tunnel
according to Medicinenet.com.
This is very common within
teens, but anyone can get it.
It is mainly caused by typing
on the computer,
but studies state
a person can get
it from texting
too much, too.
As I mentioned
earlier, computers
are one of the most
used and over
used electronics
of today. Teens
of
today
use
c o m p u t e r s
for
everything
i n c l u d i n g
M y s p a c e ,
Facebook,
Twitter,
and
playing games. Computers
are used every day, by almost
everyone in the world. That
does not mean they have
to be used for everything.
There are some people who
get home from school and
work, who sit in front of the
computer and play games or
watch videos. These people
are wasting their life away
and abusing this privilage.
It is recommended you take
a 10-15 minute break for every
hour that you stay on, as read
on about.com. Some people do
not follow this recommendation
but stay on for constant hours
with no break at all.
Technology
may
be
everywhere,
but it does not
mean it has to be
used all the time.
If it is used in
moderation, it can be
a helpful tool. If it is
used too much, it is
abused and
you could
possibly
become
addicted.
The more
technology
that
comes
in, the more we
seem to be completely
overtaken
by
it.
Chris Butler
From the Editor’s desk...
Words Can Hurt
Martha Graham, a well-known improve, to change something
contemporary
dancer
and we do not like, to further
choreographer once said, “Great discuss, to boost our ego, to
dancers aren’t great because of vent our frustration, or to
their technique; they are great hurt someone. Many of today’s
because of their passion.” teenagers focus on hurtful
Dancing is my passion. I love criticism without even realizing
to dnace so much which, is it. This is typically shown by
why
I
dance
mean sarcasm and
competitively.
verbal bullying. We
In fact, I went
tend to block out all
to a competition
the good comments
recently
and
people give us and
received a gold
focus on all the mean
placement. I was
and hurtful criticism
so excited about
we are often faced
my award until
with. People who
my next practice.
are
despicable
Once I was there,
about their criticism
my coach, with
and
complaining
Autum Greeson sometimes
disappointment
seem
in
her
eyes,
unhappy, have a
handed
me
low
self-esteem,
the judges’ critique sheets to and are perhaps depressed.
examine. I read “point your Others say they see their
toes more” and “smile bigger” self in the person they are
so many times, all I wanted to criticizing and that is why the
do was cry. I even complained person complains. All in all,
to my coach and blamed the hurtful criticism is something
judges for having poor eyesight. all teenagers need to avoid.
However, as I thought about
Constructive criticism is the
my critiques, I realized it was best way to go. Zen Habits
just constructive criticism to Simple Productivity website
help me improve for my next states, “I think it’s a difficult
competition. Like me, most proposition for most people,
teenagers tend to forget that but in truth it’s possible to
when people tell us something, give criticism with kindness
they are only trying to help. and have a decent chance
In my opinion, we need to of having the person take it
remember what constructive constructively.” There are many
criticism is, and how we can use helpful ways to constructively
it correctly and benefit from it. criticize someone without being
According to www.dictionary. hurtful and cruel. The first
com, constructive criticism is step was one I learned from a
the advice that is useful and Special Occasions Speaking
intended to help or improve Speech this past year. If you
something, often with an offer want someone to improve
of possible solutions. There are something, you need to use
usually two types of criticism: the PNP (positive-negativeconstructive
and
hurtful. positive) method. Start off by
When we criticize someone, it telling the person what you
is generally because of one of like about them. After that,
a few reasons: to help someone kindly say something that they
Rackin’ Up The Dough
Mostly everyone attending
Limestone eats in the snack
bar or cafeteria for lunch.
People never really
pay attention to
how much we are
being charged for it;
they just pick what
they want and scan
their card as their
parents just keep
putting more money
on
the
account.
I know some people
may say these are
reasonable
prices
but
then
again
some
people
do
not think they are.
I mean if you
just buy one thing every
day it is not going to be very
expensive but if you buy a few
things it is all going to add up
especially after a whole year
and every year you are here.
I know some people do not
even eat at school because
their parents will not pay for it.
Let us say you go to the
cafeteria and get chicken
tenders, wedges,
and
a
water.
Your
total
is
going to be about
$5.00. You could
go to McDonald’s
and buy chicken
nuggets, a drink,
and fries for less
than what the
school is charging
for our lunches.
I think we
should be able
to
get
this
whole meal at
school for just
a
couple
dollars.
Other foods may be cheaper
but once you get everything
you want you are going to
spend about $5.00 and once
the whole week has gone
by you have spent probably
somewhere around $25.00.
Kali Barnett
Do you have an issue you want to voice? Do
you have advice to give to the students at LCHS?
Would you like to respond to the opinions this
month? If so, please submit your reponses and
stories by emailing them to [email protected] or by dropping it off in room 208.
should work on, then wrap
the statements up with some
affirmation and encouragement.
This is the best way to critique
someone without being rude.
Another simple tip on how to
improve your criticism skills is
by not focusing on the actual
person so they do not feel
like they are being verbally
attacked by you. Instead, focus
on the actions or things the
person is doing or has so the
person you are critiquing is
more willing to listen. Some
other helpful hints are to make
positive suggestions instead
of telling a person that they
are doing something wrong.
All things considered, the
simplest, most effective way
is to not criticize people at all.
However, if you are on the
receiving end of this criticism,
there are ways to deal with
it. For one, do not forget the
person trying to criticize you
is only trying to be helpful
(most of the time). Take the
information the person gives
you and turn it into action.
Improve on what you need to so
you can be better. Another way
is, if the person uses the PNP
method, to also think about the
positive complements you get
as well. Also, you should value
the criticism you get because
if you do not get any, there is
no way of knowing what you
can improve on. The most
important thing to remember
is to not take the criticism too
personally because, after all,
it is there to help you. Before
I finish, I leave you with a little
quote. Leslie Fiedler, a JewishAmerican literary critic, once
said, “All good criticism should
be judged the way art is. You
shouldn’t read it the way
you read history or science.”
Have a great day, Rockets!
Then there is the snack
bar where you get the
choice of soda and nachos.
You can get a medium soda and
nachos for about $3.00 which
is not that bad, but once again
it adds up every time you get it.
Some people think these
prices are reasonable. This is
probably because they do not
buy a lot of food. I mean I do
not buy a lot of food either
but my food still adds up.
I personally think our food
is a bit expensive. I mean,
it is pretty bad if you can
go get food at a fast food
restaurant for cheaper than
what your school is charging
for their students to eat.
I also think that it is ridiculous
we get charged for an extra cup
of cheese or ranch packets.
We are already paying
for their food and now they
are charging us for the
condiments we put on our food.
What will they charge us for next?
Editor: Autum Greeson
Opinion
Remembering the Olympics
Many people believe the
Olympics are just a way for
countries to display their
greatest athletes and get
bragging rights, but I beg to
differ. I believe the
most
important
aspect
of
the
Olympics is it brings
all the different
countries together.
It shows even with
all the diversity in
the world, everyone
can still get along.
Even though the
Olympics are over,
we
should
not
forget the important
m e s s a g e s
they
leave
behind.
Junior Eli Williams said,
“A lot of people get caught
up in the competition aspect
of the Olympics when it’s
really an event to bring the
world together.”
In today’s
society, countries
are
constantly
fighting
or
bickering with each other.
The Olympics provides a
two week stalemate in all these
conflicts. Countries’ differences
are forgotten as they all become
similar; each hoping for their
athletes’ success. During the
Olympics some rivalries do
arise, but for the most part,
it is healthy competition.
The athletes also teach great
examples.
Through their
hard work and determination,
kids are inspired to better
themselves.
The athletes
become role models for future
generations.
The athletes’
success motivates children to
push themselves and shows
them, with the right mentality,
they too can accomplish great
things. Athletes also show how
strong friendships
can be.
They
show
not
all
competitions have
to be cut throat; it
can be fun. A great
example of this
is the friendship,
between Lindsey
Vonn
of
the
United
States
and Maria Riesch
of
Germany.
They are best
friends off the ski
slopes but, once they get into
competition mode, they are
fierce
competitors.
They are each
other’s toughest
competition,
but
are
happy with
whoever
w i n s .
Neither
one is a
sore loser
and
they
both support
and
root
for the other.
This loyalty is an
inspirational lesson that
all children need to learn. Besides the global impact, the
Olympics have a major impact
within each individual country.
The Olympics instill a sense of
patriotism within the countries.
I know when I was watching
Becky Bucklin
the Olympics I realized how
important the United States is
to me. I rooted for all the United
States’ athletes and cheered
when they succeeded. Every
time I heard the Star Spangled
Banner played during a medal
ceremony and saw the emotion
and pride the song invoked
in the athletes, I shared that
pride.
It made me realize
what a great nation I live in.
I know many people did not
watch the Olympics, and they
really missed out. Not only
are the Olympics entertaining
from an athletic point of view,
but they are also fascinating
from an ethnic standpoint.
To see so many countries and
talented athletes from different
backgrounds
getting
along is a great
thing to watch.
I believe
it
would
be
very
beneficial if
everyone
w o u l d
watch the
Olympics.
People
w o u l d
have more
pride for their
country
and
more
respect
for other countries.
For those of you who did
not watch the Olympics, try
not to miss the opportunity
again, and for those who
watched the Olympics, do
not forget the important
messages the Olympics left us.
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War is Over
In 2001, the United States
Armed Forces entered into
the Middle East and declared
war.
Our country’s troops
have been there ever since
and to me it seems the reason
on why we are still present
in the Middle East is cloudy.
On September 11, 2001 we
were attacked by Al-Qaeda
terrorists led by Osama Bin
Laden. Immediately, President
George W. Bush sent troops
to fight back in Afghanistan.
Our original plan was to
go in, take over Al-Qaeda
Headquarters, and find Osama
Bin Laden.
We
quickly took over
their headquarters,
but failed to locate
Bin Laden.
So,
obviously, our next
objective would be
to invade Iraq and
take down Saddam
Hussein.
No!
We should have
stayed and stuck
with the original
plan. Instead, we
were told Iraq was
harvesting nuclear weapons
and posed a threat to us.
These were lies. Now we are
in Iraq and have taken down
Saddam Hussein, but we are
still lingering around that
country. Can you guess why?
We have a new operation.
We are supposed to stay
there to establish a democracy
for the Iraqi people. America,
we need to stop coming up with
excuses to stay in the Middle
East fighting. The Middle East
has been in shambles for years
because of religious reasons.
Just because we invade with
guns does not mean we are going
to fix the problem. We should
have stuck with the plan to
capture Osama but,- since that
failed, we should have pulled
out. I believe that as soon as
we leave the Middle East. The
state of the government will
go back to exactly the way it
was before we intervened.;
it
will
be
utter
chaos.
This is why I believe we need
to withdraw our troops now.
We should not risk the lives of
many American soldiers for a
cause many people do not even
know
anymore.
America needs to
calm down and not
have any military
confrontations for
awhile.
It seems
in one way or
another we are in
a military conflict
all of the time.
I
know
people
say a war can
help
stimulate
an economy but
instead, our home
front is leaving us to suffer. If the
government will not withdraw
the troops soon, we, as the
American people, should have
our voices heard and bring the
soldiers home to their families.
I am tired of seeing the
headlines in news reports
dealing with a body count or
a car bombing. We have tried
our best to stabilize those
countries, but it is not working.
We need to think about
ourselves for a change, bring
our troops home, and fix our
problems on the home front.
Matt Johnson
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Editor: Jamie Billingsley
Feature
Rocket Spotlight:
Ready, Set, Go!
By Taylore Carr
place in the District 17 overall Kawasaki Kx2508 models.
Limelight’s Rocket Spotlight series State Competition and
For three hours nonfor the month of April is featur- first place in the WFO series. stop, Spencer races anying Spencer Burke. Spencer
His inspiration for each where from twelve to twenty
Burke is a senior at Limestone race is Paul Wibley, a national miles in distance with a terCommunity High School and champion in motorcycle rac- rain ranging from woods to
competes in Grand National ing. Spencer hopes to follow in strictly
motocross
tracks.
Cross
Country
His extensive
(GNCC) and Offwork
ethic
Road Motorcycles
and optimism
& ATV (OMA)
for this sport
racing.
Since
pushes
him
the age of three,
towards
the
Spencer
has
finish
line
been riding moevery
time.
torcycles and he
Spencer holds
started competing
endorsements
four years ago.
and
sponCompeting in
sors by Katen different East
lgard,
Thor
Coast
States
Motocross,
from Florida to
T.O.R.C., and
New York and all
Custom Plasaround the state
tics.
This
of Illinois, Spenyear he plans
cer has received
to compete in
multiple titles and
the A Class
awards in only
and place in
four short years.
the top five in
In 2008, Burke
both
GNCC
was Illinois State Spencer Burke gets ready for the first race of the day.
and
MOA
Champion
and Photograph courtesy of Spencer Burke.
series
and
Points
Chamsuccessfully
pion in the sevparticipate
enteenth district in Class C. the footsteps of Wibley and “to locally in the District 17
Also, in the GNCC Crawfords- hopefully become pro” one day. circuit
when
applicable.
ville, Indiana race, he received
With every race, he drinks a
For further information
second place in the series. gallon of water, eats a healthy on cross country racing or
In 2009, Spencer advanced lunch, and stretches really Spencer Burke, visit www.
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Job of the Month:
Stop, Drop, Roll
By Jessica Gaul
Being a firefighter involves
the protection of other people’s
lives and their property. They
also have to try to prevent fires
and put them out. The job requires training and participating in fire fighter duties and
providing emergency care for
sick and injured people. Fire
fighters also have to keep certain areas of the fire
station clean at all
times. They have
to train for many
different procedures and
do many
drills.
There
are not
a n y
classes
people
c a n
t a k e
in
high
school to become
a fire fighter. People can apply for a fire fighting certificate.
You must be at least eighteen
years of age. One must have a
high school diploma or a GED.
When the person applies, they
will have to complete a physical
exam and they will also have to
pass a vision test, demonstrating perfect vision. The certificate program requires the person to have fifteen to twenty
credits to complete the program. During the program, the
students study the tools used
in fire fighting, fire service ladders and hoses, fire inspection
procedures, building codes, and
search and rescue procedures.
If you do not want to do
the certification program, a
person can complete an apprenticeship for fire fighting.
This type of program can last
up to four years. The person
will have firsthand experience at being a fire fighter.
During the course the students will study first aid and
CPR, fire fighting communication
technologies,
overcoming inclement
weather,
the
people factor
in
fire
rescue,
a n d
f i r e
truck
emergency
drivi
n
g
strategies.
To get an associates degree in firefighting,
one must complete an internship. During the internships,
the students will learn about
nutrition and fitness, anatomy
and physiology, toxic materials, critical care practices, and
fire fighter legalities and ethics.
Fire fighters make about
$60,000 per year.
Employment in this field is expected
to grow about eighteen percent
from 2008 to 2018, according
to BLS. Employment for fire
fighter managers is expected
to rise slower than the average,
about 8.2 percent, from 2008
to 2018 according to BLS.
The average wage for a
fire fighter supervisor in
2008 was about $740,860.
Academic Student
Of the month
April
Megan
Swansonachieved this award
by maintaining a 4.0
grade point average
throughout six semesters of her high
school career. She
was awarded a savings bond sponsored
by Better Banks.
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and/or pieces of art to feature. If you also would like
to be featured for the Junk
of the Month or Rocket Spotlight, email the staff at
[email protected]
or inform any staff member.
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Organizations
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Editor: Taylore Carr
Scholastic Bowl Team
Photograph Courtesy of Mr. Bloyd.
The Scholastic Bowl Team is made up of students who compete by answering questions
about all different subjects from history, science, math, etc. Since November, the Scholastic Bowl Teams (varsity and junior varsity) have been having practices every Monday and
Wednesday after school from 3:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Their hard work paid off for them with
their very successful seasons. Both teams did a fantastic job thanks to their dedication
and enthusiasm. Varsity coach Mr. Clausen remarked, “It was a surprisingly successful
season.” The teams participated in many competitions such as the Quest Tournament at
Illinois Central College and the Masonic Bowl in Moline, IL. The varsity team traveled to
Canton High School while the Junior Varsity Team competed at Metamora High School for
the Mid-Illini Competitions. The Varsity team finished their season on March 8 in a Regional
Competition where the varsity team won their first regional game in eight years. Overall
for the season, the team was ranked eight out of twenty-four teams in the Peoria League.
The Teams:
Jr. Varsity
Cameron Baker (Captain)
Kyle Cloginger
Sonya Closen
Zach Engstrom
Ricky Gossmeyer
Steven Heskett
Rachel Hibser
Jennifer Kelly
Michael Rendleman
Josh Rolen
Adam Welch
Varsity
Tim Rogers (Captain)
Chris Wood (Starter)
Megan Miller (Starter)
Molly Lovell (Starter)
Erin Meyers (Starter)
Alex Peacock (1st Reserve)
Jacob Stewart (2nd Reserve)
Charlie Carey (Reserve)
Eric Lovell (Reserve)
Matt Helt (Reserve)
Hannah Schaeffer (Reserve)
Organizations
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Student Prevention Team
Editor: Taylore Carr
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The Student Prevention Team is an organization that helps educate students around the Bartonville area on substance abuse and prevention and provides the opportunity to practice leadership
skills. Throughout the year the team organizes various events for grade school students. Snowflake and Snowflurry are just two of the events that are hosted each year to make students interested and be inspired to stay drug free and become a leader in their own lives, as well as to inspire
others around them. During these events, students participate in discussions, games, classes,
etc. to form a hands-on environment for drug and alcohol prevention. The Student Prevention Team
also organizes a Red Ribbon Week at Limestone to teach on the same issues. Ms. Marvin in the
Guidance Office advises the organization. This team highlights and sets goals to accomplish and
strengthen personal attributes such as leadership skills, self-respect, and the inspiration to make a
difference. Any student may join the team at any time and are to contact Ms. Marvin if interested.
Team Members:
Christy Bradshaw Brittani Bridges Brittany Bryant
Brandy Cady Kayla Carrell
Alesha Caruso
Kaleigh Ewing
Keith Cramer Kevin Cramer
Mackenzie Fauser Meagan Genovese Emily Karl
Briana King
Jona Hall
Emily Hand
Sarah Kniss
Heather Hand
Liz Harmon
Hillary Harrison
Kayla Hauk Lacie Marcussen Adam Mowder
Michelle Pomeroy Jackie Ray
Ellen Reynolds
Kelsey Reynolds
Tayler Singley
Jessica Williams
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Helping H
Prejudice
A group of college students from all different backgrounds
come together as friends, respecting their differences.
Photograph courtesy of www.lovesceneonline.com
The dictionary definition of prejudice is an unfavorable opinion or feeling
formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. We are faced
with prejudicial thinking and actions everyday and some of us do not even
know we are the cause of it. This problem has always been around and will
always be present because we are all humans and it is a natural way of
thinking and acting. This problem can easily be fixed if we all take time
and learn to not prejudge people or a group of people based on aspects of their
religion, sexuality, color of skin, etc. These ways of living should not be the
only developing factor of a person’s character. Surround yourself by people
who come from all different backgrounds and ways of life. Learn to get to
know people before you judge them; you might find out they are all the same
except with different ways of living.
Poverty
Four young children of Africa have to share their little portions of
food due to the poverty in their home country.
Photograph courtesy of www.documents.wfp.org
Poverty is a continuous problem in developing countries as well as in developed countries,
especially because of the weak economy in recent years. In under-developed countries
such as Ethiopia or Haiti, people are living off of a single dollar or less a day. A single
piece of bread or a glass of clean drinking water is cherished. In the United States for
the most part, we are well off and do not even think about how fortunate we are. Ways to
help poverty stricken countries and people are by donating money, food baskets, supplies,
volunteering, sponsoring children or communities in various countries, and constantly
trying to influence people to take action to help people who are not as fortunate as they may
be. The American Red Cross and the United Nations are two of the many organizations
that work daily to help people who are affected by poverty.
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has not started living unti
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light Staff feels
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make a difference in hum
Natural D
In Santiago, a bridge was destroyed
unanticipated earthquake.
Photograph courtesy of www. disast
Natural Disasters can hit anywhere in t
can be anticipated early on and some can
in Haiti and Chile were not expected and c
countries. Because of the unexpected na
prepared for such an event thus causing
well as the safety of the people, grow to b
and crime levels because of it. To help peop
contact non-profit organizations to dona
awareness for the need for action a
Humanity
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il he can rise above the naridualistic concerns to the
all humanity.” The Limethis statement by Dr.
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nd the world, but these few
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the world at any given time. Some events
nnot. For example the recent earthquakes
caused a great amount of damage to these
atural disasters, people are not normally
g a bigger problem. Health concerns, as
become a concern and can raise the death
ple that are affected by natural disasters,
ate or volunteer, send care-packages, raise
and give hope to better the problem.
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Healthcare
A teen gives blood at a local Red Cross center as a way to give
back to people who need it.
Photograph courtesy of www.emich.edu
Availability of healthcare is a very important aspect and necessity in
life. Water, medicine, hospitals, etc. are all things that people worldwide
should have access to. People can be more helpful by not treating
healthcare as purely a political issue. Donating blood, speaking out
about healthcare issues and rights to citizens and being educated on
the matter are a few of the ways to solve this problem. Healthcare needs
to be accessible to men, women, and children of all ages so that this
world’s inhabitants are healthy and able to help better more problems
other than worrying about themselves. Please take action and give back
when possible to make other people’s lives better.
Endangered Species/Environment
This orphan polar bear cub lost its mother due to the environmental changes
which hurt the species by making food scarce.
Photograph courtesy of www.solacaritas.files.com
Endangered species and plants are becoming one of the biggest problems in humanity
along with the environment. The litter and pollution, plus the ever-changing climate, lead
to animals and plants becoming extinct and the environment becoming dirty and less
healthy to live in. Polar bears, for instance, are having a harder time surviving in the
new environment consisting of less ice and more water leading to less hunting grounds.
Health problems are also increasing due to the amount of pollution in the air and the
amount of disrespect that humanity has for its environment. These two problems are some
of the easiest problems to be solved, if humanity as a whole would take action and be
concerned with this man-made problem. Becoming energy efficient and contributing to
studies to help endangered species would be a couple of the ways to help.
Entertainment
10
Editor: Christopher Butler
Limelight PResents:
Tik Tok By Ke$ha
By Kali Barnett
artist. The song also became is. No matter what people say
Kesha Rose Sebert was born the longest running number live a fun life while you are
on March 1, 1987 in the San one debut single in history. young. It was number 1 on the
Fernando Valley. She is an Her debut album, Animal Billboard Top 100 for 2 weeks.
“Your Love Is My Drug” is
American pop singer and an was released on February 1,
active musician whose career 2010 and debuted at number another top song on her album.
took notice in 2005. During one in the United States. This song is probably one of
Soon after she signed with my not so favorite songs on the
her early career she lived in
Los Angeles with her dad; RCA Records, through Dr. Luke album. It has a good beat and
Kesha survived on low income, after being sought by many everything but I am just not a
moonlighting as a waitress major labels. Her debut album big fan of this song. This song
is about being in
and worked as a
love and being with
telemarketer to make
just one person and
some money while
they are everything
continuing working
to you. Pretty much
in the studios. Giving
you are addicted to
up on her dream
being in love with
is something she
them and know they
never did she knew
are perfect for you.
what she wanted
“Blah Blah Blah”
at a young age and
is my favorite song
stuck with it. Never
on this album. I love
giving up has got her
this song because
to where she is now.
I can relate to it. It
Kesha worked
is about people who
hard
by
singing
need to learn to shut
background vocals for
their mouths when
Paris Hilton’s “Nothing
they do not know
in This World” and for
the
whole
story
Britney Spears’ song
behind something.
“Lace and Leather”.
Like saying stuff
She re-wrote The
and talking about
Veronicas’
single
people
when
“This Love” with Toby
Photograph courtesy of www.houstdark.com
nothing your saying
Gad and appeared in
is true. This is a
Katy Perry’s single “I
Kissed a Girl”. Kesha refused was released with many popular good high school song because
everyday
someone
to be in the video for “Right songs such as “Your Love Is My mostly
Round” because she thought Drug”, “Tik Tok”, “Kiss N Tell”, is starting something about
it might ruin her image by “Blah Blah Blah”, and “Animal”. someone that is not true at all.
Make sure to check out her
Her first single “Tik Tok” is
what they were making her do.
Her house hold name came a great song. I love the beat first and amazing album. It is
in early 2009 after a non- to this song and the lyrics. available at Wal-Mart for $11.88
credited appearance on Flo Many people when they hear and at Target for $12.99. So
Rida’s single “Right Round.” this song just want to get up make sure to get out there and
Then in August she released and dance and most sing buy that. I am pretty sure you
her first hit single “Tik Tok.” along because everyone I know will enjoy it. Overall I thought
It reached number 1 in 11 loves this song. This song is she did a fantastic job on her
countries and set the record about not having a care in first album and I am sure I
for the most digital downloads the world and doing what you and many other people will be
in a single week by a female want no matter what time it awaiting new music by Kesha.
Gamer’s
Review
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
By Melissa Bucklin
Mario and Luigi are back for
more with Nintendo Wii, “New
Super Mario Bros Wii”. Do
not let the first level fool you;
This game is not an easy task.
If you have ever played a
Super Mario Bros. game before,
you should know the game is
divided into eight “worlds” (9
including the Star World) with
each world facing newer and
more challenging levels. As you
pass each world, you start to
deserve your “Bragging Rights”.
“New Super Mario Bros Wii”
requires a lot of patience, so
do not expect to pass
it in a day. With
different obstacles
to face, one wrong
move can lead to
a sudden death.
Once you die in a level,
you are kicked out of
the level and start over
either at the beginning
or
at
a
checkpoint.
If your number
of lives run out,
you are not only
kicked out of the
level, but also
have to start the
current world you
are in over. From
here, you will get a
continued life and get
five lives back. The
good thing about the
game is you can get
as many continued lives
as possible and don’t have to
redo an already passed world.
If you ever find you are having
difficulties passing a level and
die a certain amount of times,
you get the option of having
what is called a “Super Guide”
show you how to pass the level.
Once the “Super Guide” is done,
you have an option of trying
it again yourself or skipping
it and going to the next level.
The “Super Guide” is only
available when you are on the
one player made. If you skip
the level with super guide, a
red dot instead of a blue dot will
appear, so you know what level
you have not passed by yourself.
With the already challenging
levels, this game is even more
difficult when it comes to
multi-player mode. There can
be up to four players playing
at a time. A person gets to
pick from Mario, Luigi, a
Yellow Toad and a Blue Toad.
The more players you have, the
more likely you will get killed,
especially if you are a beginner
playing with an expert. The
game allows players to jump on
each other’s heads and push
them off ledges.
You can also pick
a person up and
throw them to their
doom! If you
fall behind,
that will also
kill you, so it
is basically
a race to
the
end.
This is
a fun and
challenging
game.
It is
p r o b a b l y
the
most
frustrating
game I have ever
played.
When
on
multiplayer,
there is a slight delay
when a person can be
killed or injured.
This
sometimes
causes
the
other player to mess up
as well. Also, some levels
seem impossible to pass.
If you get really frustrated
at games and want to pass
the game real fast, this game
is not for you. In order to
play and like this game, you
have to have a lot of patience.
Players who still want the
game but get irritated and
annoyed with games easily
should play single instead
of
multi-player
mode.
It is not as frustrating at
times.
“New Super Mario
Bro. Wii” is a very good game
and, as long as you do not
get easily frustrated with
games, it is worth the money.
Welcome to this issue’s edition of Name That Movie!
Congratulations to last month’s winner, Sophmore
Austin Dearing, for correctly recognizing the quote.
If you think you have what it takes this month,
look at the movie quote below. Write your name,
the name of the speaker, and what movie the quote
is from and slip it into the envelope outside room
208 (Mrs. Coovert’s room) in the Foreign Language
hall. We will randomly choose from one of the
submissions to receive a surprise. Good Luck!
“And last week I saw Cameron Diaz at Fred
Segal, and I talked her out of buying this truly
heinous angora sweater.Whoever said orange
was the new pink was seriously disturbed.”
Entertainment 11
Editor: Christopher Butler
Panache Persuasion By Jane Austin
By Autum Greeson
low-fat grilled chicken with a
sweet chili sauce, lettuce, and
a tomato. The sandwich also
came with a bag of cheddar
Sun Chips. Gray ordered a hot
tea called the Red Raspberry
Zinger to drink. Her total was
$7.90. We were given our drinks
tranquil feeling to the place.
On Wednesday, March 3,
This restaurant even has
Junior Jami Gray and I went to a
Wi-Fi Internet that is available
sort-of-popular, new café called
to all customers. Panache
Panache. It is located at 4203
offers a unique opportunity
Sheridan Road in the Sheridan
for customers to read books
Village right next to Fannie
while enjoying a cup of coffee
May and Carlos O’Kelly’s.
or tea. There is a whole section
Jami and I walked
of the restaurant
into the café and
with all kinds of
looked around. We
books from fiction
had the opportunity
to
nonfiction
to choose our seats
and old to new.
from
the
variety
Panache
allows
of
seating
which
their customers to
included small tables,
take books home
stools and couches
with
them
to
with coffee tables in
finish reading as
front of them. “I have
well and if anyone
never had dinner on
wants to add books
a couch before!” Gray
to the collection,
announced excitedly,
they are more
as we took our seats
than welcome to.
next to the window.
In front of the
There was so
book
shelf,
much to choose from
Panache
also
to eat, so we took The books are available to any
has a conference
a while to decide. customer free of charge.
table
for
laidPanache
offered
back
business
Photograph courtesy of Jami Gray.
a variety of foods,
m e e t i n g s .
like bagels, salads,
Our plates were
cold cut sandwiches
vibrant and scrumptious. “I
and
cheesecake! right away and we headed loved the food and I am definitely
When we were ready to order, back to our seats because they going back!” said Gray. Panache
we grabbed our wallets and offered to bring our food to us. is open on Monday through
went up to the counter to order.
There were many people Friday from 7 a.m. to 9:30
I ordered a chef salad without lingering around the café. There p.m., Saturday from 8:10 a.m.
onions or sweet peppers! To was even a knitting club sitting to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday from
drink, I ordered their Italian around talking and enjoying 8:10 a.m. to 3 p.m (this is not
soda which included a choice some coffee. Overall, the a mistake; these are the actual
of one of their many syrups. atmosphere was very tranquil. times). I would recommend
My bill came to be $8.40. I noticed that they have a this restaurant for anyone who
Gray chose the Sunny Sizzler peaceful water fountain in by wants to go out to dinner and
sandwich
which
included some windows which added a have a fun, relaxing night.
Keep the reels rolling...
"Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
Reviewed by
Jamie Billingsly
to wonderland. Once Alice
reaches the end of the hole
Alice in Wonderland is a she finds herself in a circular
fantasy film full of adventure. room where she goes through a
It is a film made for dreamers, series of shrinking and growing
if you don’t have a good to a size way above normal.
imagination than you probably
After shrinking she goes
will not like this
through
a
movie. It is full
small door and
of riddles with
what was on
no answers and
the other size
basically
all
was a surprise
around madness.
for
her.
The basis
Through the
of this movie
door was the
is
about
the
magnificent
main character
place she refers
Alice
Kingsley
to wonderland,
a nineteen year
this is strange
who old girl that
to her because
has a very vivid
she remembers
imagination
this
place
just
like
her
from a dream
deceased father.
that she has
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had since she
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in the middle of
was a small
being asked for
child. In this
her hand in marriage by lord weird but stunning place
Ascot, because of this shocking she
see’s
creatures
not
news Alice is flustered and normal such as flying rocking
runs off into the woods. horses and talking plants.
Alice ends up falling into a
It is explained throughout the
huge long hole in the middle course of the film Iracebeth,
of the forest that takes her the Red Queen conquered
to a weird place she refers Underland, otherwise known
as Wonderland, by stealing the
ruling crown from her sister
Mirana, the White Queen, but
Alice will slay her guardian, the
Jabberwockey, on the Frabjous
Day using the Vorpal Sword.
And by Alice slaying the
Jabberwockey it will set all the
people of Underland free and
will stop the Red Queen from
beheading anymore people.
Some of the key characters
you will meet thought this
movie are Mia Wakikalski as
Alice, Johnny Depp as the
Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham
Carter as the Red Queen,
Anne Hathaway as the White
Queen, Crispin Glover as the
Knave of Hearts, Matt Lucas as
Tweedledum and Tweedledee,
Stephen Fry as the Cheshire
Cat, Michael Sheen as the
White Rabbit, Alan Rickman
as the Catepillar, Barbara
Windsor as the Dormouse.
This movie may be a little
scary for young children even
though it looks like it was made
for kids. A cool thing about this
movie is that is available to be
viewed in 3D or you can just
see it normal. If you’re looking
for a movie to jumpstart your
imagination this is a great one!
By Becky Bucklin
Jane Austen is most known for
her novel Pride and Prejudice,
but she wrote five others that
are equally famous, one of which
is Persuasion. Like all other
Austen books, Persuasion is set
in England in the early 1800’s.
A girl named Anne Elliot is
the main character. She has
two sisters: Elizabeth, a vain
and selfish person, and Mary,
a whiny, unappreciative sister.
Their mother died when the
girls were younger and her best
friend, Lady Russell, began to
look after the girls’ welfare.
Without Mrs. Elliot in charge
of the finances of the family,
the girls’ father, Sir Walter,
exceeded his income and
therefore was forced to rent out
their home and move to Bath.
Many of the best scenes
of the book happened while
Anne was visiting her married
sister, Mary. Anne preferred
the quiet of the countryside to
the busy city of Bath; therefore
she chose to visit Mary instead
of traveling with Sir Walter,
Elizabeth, and Elizabeth’s new
conniving friend, Ms. Clay.
When Lady Russell went to Bath
later in the winter, Anne would
accompany her and join them.
During her visit to Mary’s
house, I accumulated a lot of
respect for Anne because she
was such a thoughtful and
self-sacrificing person. Charles
and Mary Musgrove were glad
to have Anne in their home:
Charles because Anne absorbed
many of Mary’s complaining,
and Mary because Anne was
someone to complain to; Anne
thoughtfully listened and dealt
with all of Mary’s grievances.
Anne preferred the complaining
of Mary to living in Bath, so
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she did not mind. The visit
was running smoothly until
Captain Wentworth began to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Musgrove,
Charles’s father and mother.
The scenes with Anne and
Captain
Wentworth
were
awkward, but sweet at the
same time. Anne and Captain
Wentworth had fallen madly
in love eight years prior but,
at the time, Wentworth did
not have a high social status,
so Lady Russell persuaded
Anne to sever the relationship.
Anne obeyed Lady Russell
because she was Anne’s dear
friend and greatest confidant.
It deeply hurt both Anne and
Wentworth to end their bond,
and both received deep scars
from the incident. Soon after
their
parting,
Wentworth
joined the Navy and quickly
moved up in rank. When the
war ended, he came back as
a rich, upstanding citizen.
Because Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Musgrove lived in close
proximity to Charles’ parents,
both families dined together
often. This brought Anne and
Wentworth in constant contact
with each other. Throughout
the rest of the novel, Anne
and
Wentworth
try
to
overcome their past mistakes.
They still love each other, but
outside factors continuously
obstruct
their
path
to
forgiveness. Persuasion is a
tale of lasting love. It tells that
everyone should make their own
decisions and not be persuaded
against their true feelings.
I highly recommend this
book or any other Jane
Austen novel to anyone who
likes romance novels.
The
writing style is amazing, and
the story is entertaining.
The Music of Led
Zeppelin: Peoria
Symphony Orchestra
Saturday April 10
Peoria Civic Center
8:00 PM
Celtic Woman
Sunday April 11
Peoria Civic Center
7:30 PM
Harlem Globetrotters
Friday April 16
Peoria Civic Center
7:00 PM
Chris Daughtry
Assembly Hall
Sunday April 18
7:30 PM
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Editor: Nick Hermann
Sports
Canada Places First
Olympics give NHL a new start
By Connor Webster
Caleb and his parents, former footbal coach Mr. Saylor, and
a representative from the St. Ambrose University met in the
library on March 17, 2010 for Caleb’s signing to play footbal at
St.Ambrose University next year.
Photograph courtesy of Jami Gray
Athletes of
the Month
Luke Hermann
What sport do you
play? Baseball
How tall are you? 6’3”
What grade are you
in? Senior
Do you have a nickname, if so what is it?
Herm LaHerm, Lukey
F. Baby,Lar
Do you have any
pre-game rituals that
you do before every
game?Get a cherry
freeze from Dream Hut
When is your birthday?
Everyday
Who is your favorite
professional athlete or
team? Ken Griffey Jr.
and the Chicago Cubs
What is your favorite
childhood cartoon?
Hey Arnold
What is the best quote
ever heard?
“Hold fast to dreams for
if dreams die, life is a
broken winged bird that
cannot fly, hold fast to
dream for if dreams go,
life is a barren field,
frozen snow.” Langston
Hughes interpreted
Lukey F. Baby
Sidney Bearden
What sport do you do?
Track
What grade are you
in?
Senior
Do you have a nickname, if so what is it?
Sid
Do you have any pregame rituals that you
do before every game?
If so, what?
Listening to music
What do you do during
the off season to keep
in shape?
Run and dance
When is your birthday? 2/28/92
Who is your favorite
professional athlete or
team?
St. Louis Cardinals
What is your favorite
childhood cartoon?
Rugrats
What type of music do
you listen to?
Alternative, Rock, Pop
What is the best quote
ever heard?
“It’s what you do when
the coach isn’t looking that makes you a
champion.”
hold off Canada though, as in the Easter Conference.
On February 28, team Cana- Sidney Crosby scored seven
In the NHL, the top eight teams
da played team USA in the gold minutes into overtime to win from each conference get in to
medal game of the 2010 Van- 3-2 and get the Gold Medal. the playoffs, with 16 teams toThe NHL hoped the hang- tal. It is always a battle for the
couver Olympics. The game
was one of the most watched over from the Olympic Hock- eighth spot and this year is no
events in the history of televi- ey Tournament would carry different. In the Western Consion and was one of the most over and the support of the ference, the Detroit Red Wings,
intense games ever played in league would be way up. They St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars,
Olympic hockey. In
Anaheim Ducks,
the first meeting of
Minnesota Wild
the two teams, USA
and the Calgary
beat the tournament
Flames are the
favorite 5-3.
USA
teams fighting
was not expected
for their lives.
to medal in these
In the Eastern
Olympics
because
Conference, the
the average age of
Montreal Canathe team was 23
dians,
Boston
years old. They were
Bruins,
New
thought to be reYork
Rangbuilding for the 2014
ers,
Atlanta
Olympics in Russia.
Thrashers and
USA came out hot
the Tampa Bay
and got Canada in
Lightening are
the hole early in the
all battling for
game and pulled out
the eighth spot
Two teammates, left, Jonathon Toews (Canthe unexpected vicin the playoffs.
ada) and right, Partick Kane (USA), reunite
tory. In the second
The teams
and more meaningthat will make
following the Olympics.
ful meeting between
a splash in the
Photograph courtesy of NHL.com
the two teams, Canplayoffs are the
ada jumped out on
Washington
top with a 2-0 lead in the sec- debated a few changes but Capitals and Pittsburg Penond period before team USA none have been made so far. guins for the Eastern ConferThe season is almost over ence and the Chicago Blackscored to make it 2-1. The
game was stuck at 2-1 for most and the league leaders have hawks and the San Jose Sharks
of the third period until team all but wrapped up a playoff for the Western Conference.
USA pulled their goalie, Ryan berth. The San Jose Sharks
The two favorites to be in
Miller, with less than a min- and the Chicago Blackhawks the Stanley Cup are the Washute left for one last rush. Zach are the top two seeds in the ington Capitals and the San
Parise scored with only 25 sec- Western Conference as of to- Jose Sharks.
Look for the
onds left and sent it into over- day and the Washington Capi- playoffs to be bigger than ever
time with all of the momentum. tals and the Pittsburg Pen- this season as there are many
The young USA team could not guins are the top two seeds teams still battling to get in.
Down to the Wire!
State Finals Back in Peoria
By Connor Webster
This year Carver Arena hosted the state finals again and
it was jam packed with great
competition and players from
the competing teams. In the
1A state finals Lanark (Eastland), Madison, Catlin Salt
Fork, and Sesser Valier advanced to the final four. The
games were played on March 12
and 13. In the first game Catlin took down Eastland 48-38.
The game was tight throughout but Catlin was a little bit
too strong for Eastland to hang
around. In game two of the
Friday session, Sesser played
Madison.
Sesser came out
looking determined to win, and
they easily won 58-40 against
the tough Madison team.
In the 1A third place game
Eastland took on Madison.
The game was not as close
as people would have liked
it to be with Madison taking
down Eastland 75-56. Madison was led by Delandus Ferrar with 22 points and leading
Madison to a third place finish.
The title game was also not
much closer. Catlin Salt Fork
came in riding a 26 consecutive
victories and were not about
to let anyone get in between
them and the state trophy.
Joel Learnard came out
hot as he had all year and
led them to a 55-42 win over
Sesser Valier pushing their
streak to 27 straight games.
The 2A final four consisted of
Robinson, Chicago Hale Franciscan, Breese Central, and
Manual. Chicago Hale came in
as the odds on favorite to win.
Hale ran into a buzz saw their
first game when they went
against Robinson and their star
University of Illinois recruit,
7 foot center Meyers Leonard.
Leonard proved to be too much
for Hale to handle as Robinson went on to win in a close
one (64-60) to go to the finals.
In the second game, Breese
Central played the hometown
boys, Manual.
Manual, led
by Marvin Jordan and Andrew
Jordan relied on mostly defense for this game as the halftime score was 17-9 and midway through the third quarter
was only 17-13. The offense
picked up a little more towards
the end as the two teams drew
closer to each other. Manual’s “D” came through, holding on to a 39-38 victory to
send them to the championship game against Robinson.
The third place game was
another close one as Chicago
Hale took on Breese Central.
Chicago Hale played better
than they did against Robinson the day before as they held
on to this one 80-70 led by Patrick Miller with 23 points and
Jamie Miller with 22 points.
The championship game was
the one everyone was looking forward to as Manual played Robinson. Manual was the favorite
to win but the question was if
anyone could guard Leonard.
The game was neck and
neck and Manual was leading for most of it. Robinson
made a comeback and tied it
up to put the game into overtime. Robinson took over the
overtime period as Manual
star, Andrew Jordan, fouled
out in the fourth quarter.
Robinson pulled away to a
76-68 victory, led by Leonard, with 16 points and 15
rebounds. Manual was lead
by Andrew Jordan who had
25 points and 9 rebounds.
This year’s 1A and 2A state
finals were fun and filled with
a lot of young talent. They
will be back the same time
next season. The 3A and 4A
tournaments were just as
good.
Richwoods finish 3A
in second place losing to Hillcrest. The 4A tournamnet was
won by Chicago Simeon beating Chicago Whitney Young
the
defending
champions.
Editor: Nick Hermann
Sports
Who will win in 2010?
Predictions for the Major League Baseball Season
By Matt Johnson
The grass is cut, the dugouts
are filled with assortments
of sunflower seeds, and the
screaming fans are beginning
to fill the seats of their favorite
team’s stadium. Although the
season hasn’t officially begun,
I am going to make some predictions on what the end of the
season will look like based on
team’s rosters and their stats
from the previous season. My
first objective will be to select
which team will win each division and then I will move
on to my playoff predictions.
The first division I will talk
about is the National League
East. This division is shaping up to be a tough one,
but I think the upper hand
goes to the Philadelphia Phillies. Two years ago they won
the World Series. Last year
they were in the World Series,
but lost to the New York Yankees. They lost key pitcher
Cliff Lee, but acquired right
handed pitcher Roy Halladay.
Last season with the Toronto
Blue Jays, Halladay threw a
2.79 ERA and had seventeen
wins. He will be backed up
with an All-Star team. Some
of the players include Jayson
Werth, Jimmy Rollins, Chase
Utley, and Ryan Howard. The
New York Mets will give the
Phillies some trouble and so
will the Atlanta Braves. The
Mets acquired outfielder Jason
Bay and the Braves acquired
outfielder
Nate
McLouth.
Although I am a diehard Chicago Cub fan, I believe the St.
Louis Cardinals will win the
National League Central Division. I do have to mention the
NL Central could be the worst
division in the entire MLB. The
Chicago Cubs will give the Cardinals a run for their money
at the end of the season but,
besides the Cubs, no other
team has much of a chance
of winning the division. The
Cardinals resigned outfielder
Matt Holliday and the Cubs acquired outfielder Xavier Nady.
The National League West will
go to the Los Angeles Dodgers
again; They did not lose any
players from the previous season. The San Francisco Giants
signed Mark DeRosa and Freddie Sanchez. They made some
good off-season moves and
could give the Dodgers some
trouble late in the season.
The Arizona Diamondbacks
have been a talented ball club
in past seasons, but they
weakened this year.
Their
pitching staff could keep them
in the race for the division
though. Now let us move on to
the American League and see
what talent they will have this
year. Starting with the American League East, I believe the
Boston Red Sox will win the
division. Sorry Mr. Farquer,
your New York Yankees just
don’t make the cut this year.
The Yankees acquired outfielder Curtis Granderson from
the Detroit Tigers, but I think
the Boston Red Sox have so
much depth and talent to be
defeated. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox
both have excellent pitching
staffs, but the Red Sox have
more depth as I have already
stated. The Tampa Bay Devils are also a good team this
year. The American League
East will be the best division in the American League.
The American League Central belongs to the Chicago
White Sox. They made several impressive off season
moves to improve their team.
They acquired Andruw Jones,
Juan Pierre, Jake Peavy, and
J.J. Putz. Most of the players
are excepting Jermaine Dye.
The Minnesota Twins are a
fine ball club to and could give
the White Sox some trouble.
Just like the National League
Central, no other team in the
division really poses a threat.
The Detroit Tigers have
some good players, but I see
this as a rebuilding year for
them. The American League
West will be clinched by the
Los Angeles Angels. They have
an extremely strong pitching
staff and very good players
to back up the pitching. The
Texas Rangers will be decent,
but the Mariners, and the A’s
do not look to be too tough.
It is time for the playoff
predictions.
The National
League teams that will make
the playoffs are the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the New York Mets.
The American League teams
will be the Chicago White Sox,
The Boston Red Sox, the Los
Angeles Angels, and the New
York Yankees. The World Series will be between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies. I believe the
White Sox will win this year.
They have a lot of depth
and a great pitching staff.
The American League is a
very tough division to beat.
Hopefully,
the
season will turn out to be as
competitive as last year.
Madness in March
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Serving up
Boy’s Tennis Team Starts Season
By Briana King
The boy’s tennis team is kicking off this year’s season with
a “bang”! The coaches this
year are Mr. Bill Wallinger
(Head Coach) and Mr. Keith
Johnson (Assistant Coach).
According to Coach Wallinger,
“there will be several players
that will battle each other all
season to secure a higher position on
the team.”
The
boys will
c o m p e t e
against
other
b o y s
on the
t e a m
in
a
round
robin tournament. The
Robin Tournament is
where the tennis players are randomly selected to play against
other
teammates.
The further in
the tournament a
player gets the higher their rank will be.
The top six players
have not yet been
decided but they
will be competing soon.
There are only two returning seniors from last year;
Alex Peacock and Nick Stein.
This is going to be a very
young team but they are expected to do great things.
They are hoping to lead the
team up in the conference
and grow as a stronger team.
Last year the boy’s team had
two wins and twelve losses.
The team is hoping to double (if
not triple) their wins from last
year which would be a great accomplishment. The first home
match is against East Peoria
on Tuesday, April 6. The home
matches start at 3:30 P.M.
The top six Varsity players
compete first and Junior Varsity top six play right after.
The doubles teams usually
play once many of the singles
are done. Many of the players who play a singles match
also play a doubles match.
The season will continue with Limestone playing
against
Washington
o n
April 20,
Central on April 21,
Morton on April
27, Dunlap on
May 11 and
Woodruff on
May
19.
This
year’s
conference
favorite
i
s
the
Metamor a
Redbirds.
The
Redbirds have been
pulling wins for many years,
but Limestone is hoping to pull
out a few wins from that match.
The Limestone rivals are
also the Woodruff Warriors,
as always, and the team
is striving to defeat them.
Come out and support your
Limestone Rockets Boys tennis team as they achieve their
aspirations for this season.
Softball Season Preview
Great start to the NCAA Tournament Girls gear up for promising season
By Nick Hermann
The NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament is one of
the biggest sporting events
of the year. It is up there
with the Olympics, the Super
Bowl and the World Series.
The NCAA Basketball tournaments always have many
surprising upsets and many
great favorites to win the title.
This year there has been a
great share of all of those. In
the tournament there are four
different regions and each of
them has a number one seed.
The number one seeds are
voted as the best teams in
the country. The Four were
Kansas, Syracuse, Kentucky,
and Duke. Kansas finished
ranked number one in the
country before the tournament
started. Their record was 322.
Syracuse finished with a
28-4 record and Kentucky finished 32-2. Duke was the last
number one seed to be voted in
and they had a record of 29-5.
The first round of the playoffs started with many big upsets. One of the biggest was
when three ranked Georgetown
played 14 ranked Ohio. Ohio
started the game off with a big
lead and ended up winning
the game 97-83. Another big
one was when four seed Vanderbilt played 13 seed Murray State. This game was really close for the whole game
but at the end, a last second
jumper from Murray State won
the game beating
Vanderbilt
by one point. Also, a big upset came when 12 ranked Cornell played 5 ranked Temple.
Cornell pretty much controlled Temple for most of the
game and ended up getting
their first win in five appearances with a score of 78-65.
After the first round there were
still all of the number one seeds
and number two seeds left.
But that would not last after
the second round. In the second round number one ranked
Kansas played number nine
ranked Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa started off great, kind
of surprising Kansas.
But
Kansas got it together late and
tried to make a come back.
They were within one point
with less than a minute left
but they ended up losing
by two points.
Another
big upset in the second
round was when number 10 ranked St. Mary’s
played number 2 seed Villanova. St. Mary’s played a
great game and had a great
day of three points shooting.
On the other end Villanova did not play up to there
potential and ended up losing 68-74. So, after the second round, there are three
number one seeds left and
three number two seeds left.
Due to the deadlines, Limelight could not state the rest
of the results of the competition. To find these results
you can go to espn.com,
ncaa.com, or cbssports.com
By Chris Butler
It is a bird. It is a plane. Actually it is a softball from the
Limestone girls softball team.
The girls have been working
hard during the off season to
prepare for the 2010 season.
They had workouts during the winter months leading all the way up to the first
week in March, which were
their tryouts. Miss Bonifas
and the other coaches selected a team of 40 girls. They
had a great turn out and
have prepared for the season.
“The tryouts gave us the
student-athletes that we hope,
with hard work, will build
on the tradition of our program,” stated Miss Bonifas
on the turnout of her team.
The season started on Tuesday March 23 at home against
Galesburg and their first away
game was on Saturday March
27 against O’Fallon. Then,
they stayed on the road for the
next two games until returning home for Thursday, April 1
against Sacred Heart Griffin. The Rockets have a very
young team this year, with a
lot of the players leaving last
year due to graduation, but
they have been working very
hard to prepare for this seaon.
The team has a lot of confidence they will lead them
to a successful season. Miss
Bonifas stated, “We have great
leadership in our key upper
classmen, who have learned
a lot by playing with us in
our 2008 and 2009 seasons.”
The expectations for the 2010
Rockets softball team are that
the team will work their hardest to prove that they will succeed with this young team.
“The expectations are that every individual works hard and
we are a better team at the
end of the day and we will be
better than we were the day
before,” said Miss Bonifas.
The team has had a lot of
preparation for this season.
They have played in a few
games and are now experienced for the rest of the season.
They are now beginning to prepare for the conference tournament which begins on April 6.
Everyone needs to come
out, cheer on the Rockets
softball
team,
and
show off your Rocket Pride!
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Editor: Jordan Miller
Teen Life
Inside the lives of Teens...
The words WE use
By Jami Gray
in two weeks, those actions
will not be remembered and
will have already been replaced
by the latest actions, therefore
making them not truly “classic.” The movie Snow White,
for example, is a true classic.
If a person is strong, muscular, etc., people refer to them
as “beasts” or “beastly.” When
someone mentions a beast, most
Limestone, in my opinion is, by
far, tool. People find ways to use
Many of the words that have
the word tool as an adjective,
been incorporated into the
noun, and even a verb. When
English language today are
I say noun I do not mean as in
used out of context and lack
a piece of working equipment.
validity. By validity, I mean
There are many better words
the descriptive words we use
that a person can use if they
today, do not have the strength
want to describe something.
to hold up against other words.
If a person were to slow down
There are many other words
and think before they speak, they
more legitimate to use when
could
describing an
replace
event. Here at
these
Top Ten Over-Used Words at Limestone
good ole’ Limewords
stone, students
10. Touché- when someone says with a good comeback, “Touché!”
w i t h
incorporate
9. Creeper- as in “Get out of here! You are such a creeper!”
o n e s
these
words
8. Legit- as in “That move was legit!”
that acinto their evtually
7. Lame- as in “That movie was lame!”
eryday converfit into
sations. When
6. Dude- as in “Dude, Where is my car?”
the sitconversing,
5. Classic- as in dropping a tray in the cafeteria. “Classic!”
uation
these words are
4. Fail- as in tripping up the stairs. “Fail!”
a n d
used mainly as
would
3. Epic- as in “Avatar was epic!”
fillers and are
make a
spoken with2. Beast- as in “I am a beast!”
person
out a thought
1. Tool- as in “You are such a tool!”
sound
as to what they
f a r
actually mean.
m o r e
The word
dude, for example, is a word people would think of a savage i n t e l l i g e n t .
All of these words are just
practically every student has animal and who would want to
used at some point in time be thought of as such a thing? fads that are going to be reOver the past few years, the placed by new overused words
when referring to another
person.
Not everyone is a word epic has transformed that will still be used out of
“dude” yet somehow girls are into a word pretty much ev- context and lack validity.
If you have any other overreferred to as it all the time. ery student has overused evClassic lacks validity. After ery day. People describe any- used words you believe over cirpeople carry out certain ac- thing and everything as epic. culate the halls of Limestone,
tions or do something enter- There are more in depth ways then feel free to leave a list in
taining, someone always says of describing different events. the response folder outside of
The most overused word at Mrs. Coovert’s door, room 208.
that was “classic.” However,
How
to...
Get Involved in Earth Day
By: Melissa Bucklin
Hey Limestone, Earth Day is
coming up on April 22. Earth
Day is the day we help clean
and heal our environment,
our home. Getting involved
in Earth Day is a very simple
task. It is an easy way to save
the planet and go green. To
make our world a better and
healthier place here are
just some of the few
things you can
do:
1. Turn off any
unused lights.
In doing so,
it will save
on electricity
and help our
environment.
2. Take shorter
showers.
If you usually take a
15-20
minute
shower,
shorten it by 5 minutes.
3. Turn off any running or
leaking faucets.
This helps
save on fresh water which the
world is rapidly running out of.
4. Plant a tree or flowers. Pollution contains carbon dioxide and trees and
plants take in carbon dioxide.
5. Use the carpool system and
take a friend to school. This
reduces pollution produced by
burning of your car’s gasoline.
6. Pick up trash not in the
Aquarius
January 21 to February 21
Focus continues to be on
finances, possessions, comfort, and practical matters this
month, dear Aquarius. Pleasant financial surprises may be
in store on the 15-17. April is a
strong month for taking charge
of your finances and for monetizing creative projects or hobbies. Studies, learning, communication, and transportation
matters are moving forward after the 10th, when you will be
feeling more mobile, cheerful in
attitude, and communicative.
Pisces
February 21 to March 21
April is an energizing month
for you, dear Pisces. Others are
paying special attention to you
and the feedback is good! You
are beginning to feel more confidence about money making
abilities and your work, and
this confidence will only increase in the next few months.
Aries
March 21 to April 21
You are certainly regaining
your confidence this month,
dear Aries. While the changes
may not be dramatic, they are
definitely indicating that you
are moving forward and coming out of your shell. You have
been more introspective recently and you are building towards
a rather exciting and actionpacked spring and summer
.
trash can. Picking up trash
makes our planet a cleaner
place and saves the animals.
7. Unplug any unused electronics such as cell phone
chargers.
When a charger
is plugged in, without having it charging an electronic device, it wastes energy.
8. Reuse any plastic or glass
bottles. Instead of throwing
plastic bottles away,
refill it. This reduces
the amount of trash
in landfills.
9. Walk or
ride a bike
if you are
going somewhere
not
too far from
your
house.
10.
Replace
your
regular
light bulbs with
the new energy
saving light bulbs.
***Remember your three “R’s”:
Reduce, reuse, and recycle.***
Earth Day is a very important and special day and sadly only comes once a year,
so make the best of it and
do your part. If you do any
of the ten things listed, you
have done your part in being a
part of Earth Day. Use those
planners and circle April 22.
Do your part and make
our world we live in a better place one day at a time.
Scorpio
October 21 to November 21
Work and career matters
are starting to move forward
for you in April, dear Scorpio. After some months of
delays, stalled plans, and
perhaps lack of enthusiasm, you are starting to regain confidence, passion,
and interest in your work.
Compiled by Blake McWilliams
Taurus
April 21 to May 21
Friendships are especially
dear to you this month, dear
Taurus. You are meeting new
people and enjoying making
contact. For some of you, your
romantic life could involve
some sacrifices from the 7th
forward. Others are keeping
your love life secret just for the
time being and enjoying your
privacy. Home life is becoming
more and more straightforward.
Gemini
May 21 to June 21
Your career is on the upswing
in March, dear Gemini. The 7-8
and 15-17 are especially strong
periods for material and professional success. Pleasantly
surprising events are happening in your career mid-month.
The 7-8 is also good for positive
energy in love and partnership.
In general, people in your life
are becoming more accommodating from the 10th forward.
Cancer
Virgo
June 21 to July 21
Practical matters, including
finances and career, are beginning to clear up for you this
month, dear Cancer. You are
putting confusing situations
and insecurities about your
earning power or career path behind you, particularly after the
10th. Some of you might even
enjoy a promotion or other type
of honor in your career. Others
are appreciating your knowledge and breadth of vision.
August 21 to September 21
Strong energy for love is with
you this month, dear Virgo.
Whether it is about reconciliation, fixing problems, enhancing a partnership, or attracting
a new relationship, the cosmos
are lending a helping hand.
The 14-17 brings pleasant surprises in love. Complications in
your intimate life or with shared
finances begin to disappear
this month, and you are beginning to see some real progress.
July 21 to August 21
After some months of introspection and perhaps hesitancy, dear Leo, you are regaining
confidence. You are figuring out
what it is you want, personal
plans are beginning to move
forward, and your decisionmaking ability is now back on
track. It’s easier to find support
from others, and for some of
you to obtain or manage loans,
particularly from the 14-16,
when you are pleasantly surprised by the help you receive
September 21 to October 21
You continue to work hard
and get your practical affairs
into order in April, dear Libra.
Many of you are living up to
your New Year’s resolutions and
paying more attention to health
and fitness routines. Changes
are in the air for your personal
relationships this month, and
you will be thoroughly enjoying the increased clarity.
Leo
Libra
Information gathered from
Sagittarius
Nov. 21 to Dec. 21
A very pleasing and heartwarming month is in store for
you, dear Sagittarius. After
months of confusing signals
in the romance department,
love becomes clearer and you
are rebuilding your faith and
confidence in people around
you. From the 7th forward, in
fact, your personal charisma
skyrockets. Travel and educational plans are beginning
to show movement forward.
Capricorn
Dec. 21 to Jan. 21
You are feeling empowered
and productive this month,
with energy to spare, dear
Capricorn. Family and domestic conditions improve
this month, as do finances,
especially money and property
shared with a partner or coming from outside sources other
than your personal income.
www.cafeastrology.com
Editor: Jordan Miller
Teen Life
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Rocket Calendar
Thursday, April 1
Sr. Cap/Gown DeliveryAuditorium Foyer-Lunch
Hours
Baseball (F,S) vs. Richwoods-4:15 PM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) vs.
East Peoria-4:15 PM
Softball (S,V) vs. Sacred
Heart Griffin-4:30 PM
Athletic Booster MeetingLibrary-7:00 PM
Friday, April 2
SPRING BREAK BEGINS
Baseball (F) vs. Normal
Comm.-4:15 PM
Baseball (V) vs. McHenry
(DH)-4:30 PM
Saturday, April 3
Boys Tennis (V) @ Central
Inv. (ICC)-8:00 AM
Girls Soccer (V) vs. Olympia-10:00 AM
Softball (S,V) vs. Farmington (DH)-11:00 AM
Baseball (S) vs. Lincoln
(DH)-11:00 AM
Boys/Girls Track (V) @ Peoria High Open-11:00 AM
Monday, April 5
Baseball (V) @ Pekin-4:15
PM
Baseball (F,S) vs. Pekin-4:15 PM
Softball (S,V) @
Streator-4:30 PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Tuesday, April 6
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) vs.
East Peoria-3:30 PM
Baseball (S) vs. Galesburg-4:30 PM
Softball (S,V) @ Pekin-4:30
PM
Boys/Girls Track (V-F/S) @
Pekin-4:00 PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Wednesday, April 7
PD, Health, Driver Ed Department Meeting – Room
301 – 7:00 AM
Baseball (F,S) @ East Peoria-4:15 PM
Softball (F) vs. Pekin-4:15
PM
Baseball (V) @ East Peoria-7:00 PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Thursday, April 8
Softball (S,V) vs. East Peoria-4:30 PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Friday, April 9
Softball (V) @ Olympia
(DH)-4:00 PM
Baseball (S) vs. Normal
West-4:15 PM
Key Club District Convention-Decatur-TBA
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Saturday, April 10
Boys/Girls Track (V) @
Metamora Co-Ed-10:00 AM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) vs.
Washington-10:00 AM
Cheer Tryouts – Main Gym
– 3:00 PM
ACT-TBA
Key Club District Convention-Decatur-TBA
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Sunday, April 11
Cheer Tryouts – Main Gym
– 2:00 PM
Key Club District Convention-Decatur-TBA
Monday, April 12
School Resumes
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Baseball (V) @ Canton-4:15
PM
Baseball (F,S) vs. Canton-4:15 PM
Softball (F) vs. Morton-4:30
PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Tuesday, April 13
Math & Fine Arts Department Meeting – Room 22
– 2:50 PM
Language Arts Department
Meeting – Room 32 – 2:50
PM
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Baseball (F) @ Bloomington-4:15 PM
Softball (S,V) @ Canton-4:30 PM
Boys Track (V-F/S) @ Morton w/Washington-4:00 PM
Girls Track (V-F/S) @
Washington w/Morton-4:00
PM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) vs.
Morton-4:15 PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Wednesday, April 14
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Curriculum Council-Library-2:55 PM
All That Jazz Ticket SalesCafeteria Foyer-3:00 PM
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) @
Notre Dame-3:30 PM
Softball (S,V) @ IVC-4:15
PM
Baseball (F,S) @ Washington-4:15 PM
Femmes Unir MeetingLibrary-5:00 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Washington-7:00 PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Thursday, April 15
Foreign Language Department Meeting – Room 208
– 2:50 PM
Science, Social Science,
JROTC Department Meet-
ing – Room 8 – 2:50 PM
CTE Department Meeting –
Room 8 – 2:50 PM
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) @
Manual-3:30 PM
Boys/Girls Track (F/S) @
East Peoria Co-Ed-4:00 PM
Softball (S,V) vs. Washington-4:30 PM
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Friday, April 16
National Honor Society
Induction Practice-Auditorium - 8:55 AM
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Softball (F) @ Washington 4:30 PM
Girls Track (V) @ Bloomington Inv. - 4:30 PM
Baseball (S) vs. Normal
Comm. - 4:30 PM
Boys Track (V) @ Galesburg
Invitational – 4:30 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Central 7:00 PM
IHSA Organizational Contest - TBA
Mid-Illini Art Show @ East
Peoria Public Library
Saturday, April 17
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) @
Metamora-10:00 AM
Baseball (F) @ Springfield
(DH)-11:00 AM
Baseball (V) vs. IVC-7:00
PM
IHSA Organizational Contest-TBA
Sunday, April 18
Dance Team Tryouts –
Main Gym - Noon
National Honor Society
InductionAuditorium-2:00 PM
Monday, April 19
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Mentees 09 – Board Room –
2:50 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Morton-4:15 PM
Baseball (F,S) @ Morton-4:15 PM
Girls Soccer (F/S-V)
@ IVC-4:15 PM
Softball (F) @ Canton-4:30
PM
Band Booster Meeting-Cafeteria-7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 20
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Student Council Pres./
VP Elections-Auditorium
Foyer-Lunch Hours
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) vs.
Washington-3:30 PM
IMSA Meeting-Library –
4:00-6:00 PM
Baseball (S, V) vs. Alleman-4:30 PM
Softball (S, V) vs. Morton-4:30 PM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) vs.
Dunlap-4:15 PM
Boys Track (V-F/S) @ East
Peoria w/Dunlap-4:00 PM
Girls Track (V-F/S) vs. East
Peoria w/Dunlap-4:00 PM
Wednesday, April 21
Junior Class Meeting – Auditorium – 8:55-9:10 AM
School Improvement DayDismissal at 11:15 AM
Mid-Nine Weeks
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) vs.
Central-3:30 PM
Baseball (V) @ Metamora –
7:00 PM
Baseball (F,S) vs. Metamora
- 4:15 PM
Softball (F) vs. Dunlap –
4:30 PM
Thursday, April 22
Preschool Graduation Café. – Hours 1-4
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Arts in Education @ Peoria
County Courthouse – 11:00
AM-1:30 PM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) vs.
Pekin-4:15 PM
Softball (S,V) @ Metamora-4:30 PM
Co-op Banquet @ Barrack’s
Cater Inn – 6:30 PM
Friday, April 23
Band @ ISU State of Illinois
Concert Band Festival – All
Day
Spring Choral Concert
Rehearsal-AuditoriumHours 1-7
Mid-Illini Welding Competition @ ICC-10:00 AM
Boys/Girls Track (V) @
Dunlap Relays-4:00 PM
Baseball (V) @ Olympia-4:30 PM
Saturday, April 24
Boys Tennis (V) @ Galesburg Inv.-8:00 AM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) @
Washington-10:00 AM
Baseball (S) vs. Springfield
(DH)-11:00 AM
Baseball (F) @ Brimfield
(DH)-11:00 AM
Prom-Bradley Ballroom-8:00-11:00 PM
Sunday, April 25
Spring Choral Concert
Dress RehearsalAuditorium-4:00-8:00 PM
Key Club Banquet-Snack
Bar-5:00 PM
Monday, April 26
Baseball (F,S) @ Dunlap-4:15 PM
Softball (F) @ Morton-4:30
PM
Spring Choral Concert Set
up-Café-5:00-10:00 PM
Spring Choral Concert-Auditorium-7:00 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Dunlap-7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 27
LAC Grade School Track
Meet-LCHS-2:00 PM
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) vs.
Morton-3:30 PM
IMSA Meeting-Library –
4:00-6:00 PM
Baseball (F) vs. IVC-4:15
PM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) @ East
Peoria-4:15 PM
Softball (S,V) vs. Dunlap-4:30 PM
Board of Education Meeting-Board Room-7:00 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Notre
Dame-4:15 PM
Mid-Illini Techno ExpoMorton-TBA
Wednesday, April 28
PSAE/ACT Testing –
Juniors ONLY in attendance
Curriculum Cabinet-Board
Room-2:00 PM
Boys Track (V-F/S) vs.
Canton w/Metamora-4:00
PM
Girls Track (V-F/S) @ Canton w/Metamora-4:00 PM
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) @
Woodruff-3:30 PM
Baseball (F,S) @ Pekin-4:15
PM
Softball (F) vs. Metamora-4:30 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Pekin-4:15
PM
Thursday, April 29
PSAE/ACT Testing – Juniors ONLY in attendance
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) @
Washington3:30 PM
Girls Soccer (JV) vs. Canton-4:30 PM
Softball (S,V) vs. Pekin-4:30
PM
Spring Band Concert-Auditorium-7:00 PM
LAC Grade School Track
Meet Rain Date
Friday, April 30
Junior Non-Attendance
Day
Student Council ElectionsAuditorium Foyer-Lunch
Hours
All That Jazz-Cafeteria-6:00
PM (set up 2:00 PM)
All That Jazz Storage-Auditorium-All Day
Boys Track (V) @ Pekin
Relays-4:00 PM
Girls Track (V) @
East Peoria Meet of Champions-4:00 PM
Baseball (S) vs. Olympia-4:30 PM
LCHS Art ShowAuditorium Foyer-5:00 PM
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News
Editors: Taylore Carr & Connor Webster
ATTENTION:
All girls attending the Prom
Get your dress NOW!
By Becky Bucklin
Want to go to prom? Do
not have a dress? An opportunity has arisen for anyone
at Limestone to find the perfect dress, and the greatest
part is that it is completely
free. The Prom Dress Drive
gives everyone the chance to
enjoy the fun of prom, without being affected by the cost.
The Prom Dress Drive was started four years ago by Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Tyra, and has
been very successful ever since.
The idea was started by Mrs.
Tyra when she decided to donate her bride’s maid’s dresses
and prom dresses to the school
because she had no further use
for them. She began asking
other teachers and the community to donate their dresses,
and the program became a hit.
The program continues
to grow, and still accepts
dress donations from anyone who is willing to donate.
Now to the important part;
how you can get your hands
on one of these stylish dresses.
All you have to do is
go see Mrs. Tyra or Ms.
Walthall any time of the day.
Mrs. Tyra’s office is located
in the upper girls’ side balcony and Ms. Walthall’s office
is in the guidance office. You
choose from about a hundred
different dresses in all shapes,
colors, styles, and sizes. With
such a wide selection, everyone
is sure to find a dress for them.
The dresses are already
cleaned, pressed, and ready
to wear for the big night,
free of charge. The dresses
are first come, first serve,
so be sure to pick up a
dress as soon as possible.
Mrs. Tyra and Ms. Walthall
need a week notice in order
to get the dresses cleaned for
prom.Therefore,
the
deadline to select a dress is April
16. The dresses will run out
fast, so get your dress today.
This program gives everyone the opportunity to attend
prom. “The way the economy
is today it is a great way to save
money and still be able to attend prom,” said Mrs. Tyra.
Prom night is an entertaining
experience
that
everyone
should
enjoy.
Do not miss out on your
chance to partake in the fun!
News News
Congratulations
The Tech-Prep student of
the month for April is Spencer
Burke. He was selected by the
Family and Consumer Science
Department due to his classroom work ethic and character. Spencer will be awarded a
savings bond sponsored by the
Illinois Welding School and her
picture will be featured in the
Limestone Independent News.
A Reminder
This a reminder to all Junior
girls interested in the National Girls State Program. The
National Girls State Program
is to promote patriotism and
the democratic process. The
deadline to turn in your application is May 22. There is
a fifty dollar refundable fee
to attend.
For more information, visit www.eiu.edu.
All That Jazz
On April 30 to May 1, Limestone’s annual All That Jazz
will be featuring vocal jazz ensembles such as White Noise
and Blue Notes. The event
will also feature the Jazz Band
and a performance put on by
some of the Speech team members. Tickets are $15.00 each
and go on sale April 14 at 3:00
New Positions
The Limelight has many positions opening up with this
upcoming year and anybody
interested in the newspaper
is welcome. Limelight needs
people that will bring new
and creative ideas that will
help and improve the newspaper. Anyone interested in
this class see Mrs. Coovert in
room 208 for an application.
SING, DANCE, ENJOY!
On April 26 at 7:00 P.M,
Limestone’s Choral Department will be hosting their annual Spring Concert. Choral
music, along with Pop music
selections such as Don’t Stop
Believin’, It’s My Life, Pocketful
of Sunshine, Hello Goodbye,
and many more songs will be
featured at the concert. Admission is free so come out and
enjoy a night full of excitement.
Game On!
On March twenty nine the Key
club hosted a special event,
game night. The games were
Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, and even board games.
This event was held for charity and a social night for students to have fun and chill out.
Go Green or Go Home!
*On April 22, 2010, be as energy efficient as
possible. Learn ways to do so in this month’s
How to: article on page 14.
DONT FORGET TO RECYCLE LIMELIGHT!
2010 Census deadlines and information
Fill it out, Send it in
By Taylore Carr
Every ten years, the United
States conducts a census to
calculate an estimated number of everyone residing in the
country. The census is extremely important to the government as well as the people
of this nation. Each calculation ensures equal representation at local, state, and federal
government levels, gathers an
accurate count for equal
representation in the United States House of Representatives, and gives
a specific amount of
money to the state
and communities, all
based on population.
Communities lose
around twelve thousand dollars in funding for each person
who is not counted
for, the Census Bureau states. This census is extremely important to Bartonville
and Limestone Township
residents, which is why high
school students are being
asked to encourage their parents to take part in making this
census as accurate as possible.
The most important aspect
of the 2010 Census is completing the form and, also, mailing it back to the U.S. Census
Bureau by the end of April.
Peoria County Board Chairman, Tom O’ Neill, stated the
main goal is “to get people to
fill it out and send it in right
away.” O’ Neill emphasized
the importance of completing and sending the form in
because then “people don’t
have to go out and spend the
money” to retrieve these forms.
If households do not send the
forms in, the government will
send representatives to make
personal visits to each household up to six times. This process is very expensive and the
Census Bureau estimates “for
each percentage point of population that does not return the
form, it costs taxpayers be-
tween
eighty
and
ninety
million
dollars
for
personal
visits.”
According to the 2000 Census,
twenty-seven
percent
of the population did not return the forms by mail leading to an estimated $2.3 billion spent on personal visits.
Here are the important dates
to keep track of: March is when
the questionnaire was delivered to each household, April
1, 2010 is Census Day, May
through July is the time period in which personal visits are
made, December 31, 2010 is
when the Census Bureau will
deliver the results to the President of the United States, and
in March of 2011 the Census
Bureau starts the process of
analyzing data and changing
districts in states if necessary.
Only one person in each
household should fill out the
form, preferably the head of
the household. The head of the
household then should include
everyone living in the house
as of April 1, 2010 and
those who live in the
household “most” of
the time. College students who live away
from home nine
months of the year
should be counted
at the college, not
at the household.
The information
submitted on the
Census form is completely confidential
and, by law, can only
be used in statistical
forms. Personal information such as telephone
number and name cannot be shared with any other
agency such as the IRS or law
enforcement. After seventytwo years though, information
used in the Census is released
to the National Archives.
It is very important to your
community and to your nation to fill out the census
forms a accurately as possible and send it back through
the mail. Saving money and
helping your state and community with funding are some
of the easiest ways to give
back to your country by simply filling out a questionnaire.
For more information on
the 2010 Census, please call
Jenny Zinkel at 672-6918.
Making a difference
On March 11, 2010, Infantry
Platoon Sergeant Kent Vaughn contacted Mr. Camp, a former teacher of
his back in 1993/1994. A graduate of Limestone, who enlisted in the
Army directly out of high school,
Vaughn asked Mr. Camp, along with
the school, to be “sponsors” and help
supply his platoon with neccessary living items such as lotion and socks.
Being deployed to numerous countries including Bosnia, Kosovo, Ira,
and, currently Afghnaistan, Vaugh
says,“The majority of our supplies come
in either by parachute or by helicopter. Miss Tinnon along with a group of seniors help pack up the
Therefore our living conditions are not supplies to ship overseas.
the greatest.I have never asked for help Photograph courtesy of Kali Barnett.
from anyone on any of my previous deployments, but packages my Soldiers
get do nothing but bring a smile on their faces.“ He also stated that he would be willing to come back
to Bartonville personally to thank the teachers and students for what they had gerneously donated.
Mr. Camp immediately took action and asked the students and falculty to donate as many
items as possible, including ziplock baggies, batteries, magazines, toothpaste, soup, lotion, etc. In
just one week, students brought in one hundred and evelven boxes full of supplies to suprise the
platoon with. Miss Tinnon stated, “ Limestone was asked for help from a graduate serving in
Afghanistan. As usual, our studnets and faculty rose to the occassion and surpassed our goal.
I couldn’t be prouder to be a ROCKET today.”
This is just another prime example of how
thoughfull and self-less the faculty and students of Limestone are. Limestone has been able to
bring smiles to many children and now, an entire platoon, with just a simple action of giving.