March - Limestone Community High School

Limestone Community High School
Bartonville, IL 61607
March 5, 2010
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Volume 56, Issue 6
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The Jets place first Mongolian students visit class
Student Prevention Team hosts annual Snowflake event
Student Prevention Team poses for a group picture after the Snowflake event.
Photograph courtesy of Briana King.
By Briana King
The Student Prevention Team
kicked off their annual Snowflake prevention bowl on Saturday, February 6th. This was
a great opportunity, not only
for the grade school students,
but for high school students as
well. The young students were
lead by fellow Limestone students and learned how to stay
drug free and also how to work
together as a team in leadership
skills. The JROTC, Boys Basketball Team, and White Oaks
came for this special event.
There were thirty-two high
school students who worked on
this project for many weeks in
order to make this a successful year. The students picked
out football teams for their
groups, which became their
mascot. There were thirteen
teams competing for the “Super Bowl Title”. Student Prevention Team had one hundred
and ten students that came
from the LCHS feeder schools.
The twenty-two students
helping out with the JROTC
came to work on team building
exercises and personal leadership skills. The basketball
team worked on the healthy
competition by doing relay
races and playing a game of
knock-out. There were eight
basketball players that helped
out. White oaks came to speak
to the kids about not smoking and put on plays and did
testimonials with the kids to
show the real life involvement.
The Bradley University Educational Leadership Program also
came to conduct small classes.
They talked about anger
management, communication,
managing emotions, rumors,
and decision making. Many
of the students enjoyed this
time because they connected
with other members of the
group by recognizing they had
the same emotions as others.
The main speaker was Carl
Cannon. He was the key note
speaker of the evening and delivered the message that the
students represent “Hope”. He
showed that students’ main job
is to go through school, graduate, and obtain a good career.
He brought a student with him
named Ben. Ben was a student that was going through
hard times and he shared
some of the stories about his
life, which contained what
students go through daily.
The Super Bowl teams were
each awarded a “place”! In
second place was the Titans,
which was lead by Sara Kniss
and Michelle Pomeroy. The
first place team was the Jets
lead by Meagan Genovese,
Emily Karl, and Kayla Carrell.
The spirit award was given
to the Saints lead by Hillary
Harrison and Keith Cramer.
They received medals or candy
trophies for each title. Great job
to everyone who helped out and
a big thanks from Ms. Marvin
for a fantastic year. If you would
like to be a part of an upcoming event or activity with the
Student Prevention Team for
next year, please let Ms. Marvin know. Everyone is welcome.
What’s Inside
Volunteering?
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Competing at State.......................................Page 5
Easter Seals.............................................Pages 8-9
Down, Set, Hut for Win.................................Page 12
Program Opportuity....................................Page 15
New Fishing Team........................................Page 16
Horsing around
Auto Club show the students the Industrial department
By Jessica Gaul
couragement to achieve their the Mongolian students do not
On January 5, the Auto dreams and never to give up. have any vocational programs,
Club had a visitor from Cater- He also asked them to consider so they came to the U.S. with
pillar (CAT), Steve Hitch. Mr. their individual unique talents 12 delegates to see how these
Hitch is in charge of setting up and make those talents stand programs work and look like
CAT’s training schools all over out in every aspect of their life. in the actions of people. Mr.
the world. Steve Hitch spoke
During Steve Hitch’s visit, Mr. Wester said “I was honored to
with the Auto Club members Wester showed him Limestone’s show off our great industrial
about many difdepartment
ferent aspects of
and to help
their futures such
the
Monas: professionalgolian
stuism in the workdents.” The
place, what emAuto
Club
ployers look for,
students
how to dress and
were very exact, and how to
cited to meet
set up a resume.
the MongoMr. Hitch menlian students
tioned that if two
and
talk
people came in
with
them.
for a job interview
Currently,
with the same rethe Auto Club
sume, except that
is preparing
one was an Eagle
a few of the
Scout and the
students from
Mr. Pille explains the architectural and designing program offered at
other was not, he
the
weldLimestone the Mongolian student.
would
probably
ing
classes
Photograph courtesy of Taylore Carr.
consider
hiring
to
compete
the Eagle Scout
in the state
over the other. He said this Industrial department and how competition, which is on April
was because being an eagle much work ethic Limestone 14. If any of the students
scout helps build leadership students have to do their best. place first at the state competiand expresses to the employer Mr. Hitch was so impressed by tion, they will compete in the
the integrity and skills that the the department and the stu- national competition, which
interviewee possesses. Thus dents that he arranged another is sometime in June. At nathis told students they need visit on Thursday, February 25. tionals the students have the
to be involved in many activiHitch brought students from opportunity to be awarded
ties and act as a leader in their Mongolia who were visiting the scholarships to many different
community every day. Mr. industrial departments of pub- schools around the world. We
Hitch gave the students en- lic funded schools. Back home wish everyone the best of luck!
Awards presented to exceptional students
Seniors awarded for their hard work
By Autum Greeson
This year, Limestone administration and faculty members
have been awarding many
successful students. “We are
happy to report that five hundred students have received
the Rocket award this semester. We are very proud of all the
hard work.” Said Mr. Knaggs.
The Rocket award, a free McDonald’s sandwich coupon,
is awarded to students with a
minimum 3.0 grade point average. Eleven outstanding seniors received a recognition in
addition to the Rocket award.
All seniors were given an Application for Honors sheet to complete. The application includes
co-curricular activities, community activities, leadership
experiences, work experiences,
and an essay about leadership.
Mrs. Decker and a group of
seven faculty members went
through each application and
reviewed it. They then decided
which students should receive
what award out of the four
awards they were giving out.
The first award was the Lincoln Senior Award. This was
awarded to Laura Loyd. For
this award, she went to Barrack’s Cater Inn on February
23. Each school in the Peoria
area had a representative. Laura attended the dinner with Ms.
Marvin. “The award meant a lot
to me. It showed how my hard
work, community service, and
leadership paid off. It was neat
to be one of only a few to receive this award.” Laura stated.
Kate Reaktenwalt and Mitch
Heurmann were awarded the
Optimist Club Award. For this
award, they attended a dinner at Barrack’s Cater Inn.
Each school in the Peoria area
had two representatives: one
boy and one girl. At this dinner, they were announced and
spoken about by Mrs. Decker.
Kate stated, “Parents went
with us and we took pictures
with a bunch of people. It was
very interesting to have all
the schools come together.”
The third award was the
Evening Optimist Club Award.
Megan Miller and Barry Arnett received this award. For
this award, they attended Sky
Harbor restaurant with Mr.
Knaggs on Martin Luther King,
Jr.’s Birthday, January 18.
Parents were able to attend
this and Mr. Knaggs was able
to talk about Megan and Barry
and their accomplishments.
“It was a pretty big honor.
It was cool to see what others in the area were achieving.” Megan Miller stated.
The Rotary Club award was
given to six students including
Kayla Austin, Taylore Carr, Emily Lavalle, Kayla Hislope, Kelsi
Johnson, and Becky Bucklin.
This award was split into two
separate luncheons, both on
Fridays in January. They all
attended the Pere Marquette
and received a nice lunch. Taylore Carr states, “It meant that
all the hard work and dedication that I put into every aspect
of my life, specifically my academics, was finally recognized.”
All of these students have
done an extraordinary job
throughout their high school
career. Keep up the good work!
In addition to these eleven students, we could like to congratulate all the students this
year who are working hard!
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Editor: Autum Greeson
Opinion
From the Editor’s desk...
Justify the Competition
“Anything you can do, I can do is only one spot at the top. With
better. I can do anything better many people striving for the
than you!” This is one of my same thing, we feel the need to
favorite Broadway songs from compete with each other to get
to the top. Everyone likes
the 1946
to be a winner, but some
musical
people feel they are not
entitled
good enough unless they
Annie Get
are first or the best at what
Your Gun.
they do. This sometimes
It is this
comes from low self-esteem.
song that
In some cases, people are
I
have
competitive because they
based my
feel they did not get much
opinion
attention when they were
off
of.
little and being the best at
W h i l e
listening
Autum Greeson something gets them this
attention. Some people
to
this
even have the belief that in
song the
other day, I started to think order to succeed, you must be
about it. I realized that my the best at everything.
Being competitive can be
thought process was all over
the place, but I did make a a good thing because some
conclusion. Many people have people do better in situations
a competitive nature that we do when there is competition.
not easily recognize. Have you However, there are times when
ever noticed that everything we being competitive is bad. If you
do these days is competitive, are way competitive and you
such as being number one in do not succeed in something, it
your class or being the number becomes very frustrating. Being
one basketball team in the competitive can also affect the
Mid-Illini Conference? In this relationships you have. By
article, I hope you learn why being overly competitive, people
this competitive nature exists, can lose friends and, in some
why this is bad, and some cases, have no communication
ways to control this competitive with some family members.
It also influences some of the
attribute.
From the day we could people around you. It can cause
understand what our parents lots of tension in relationships.
were saying, they have always Dr. Phil, a doctor of clinical
behavioral
medicine
told us to strive for the best. and
However, as we all know, there psychology, states, “Love and
competition are like oil and
water. They don’t mix!” Some
people even have the mindset
that in order to impress
someone, a person has to be
better than other people.
Though most people are
competitive, we can all reverse
this cycle and become less
competitive
with
simple
solutions. For one, you need to
learn to be your true self and
be the best you can be. Trying
the best to your ability does
not have to mean you always
have to be number one. Notice
that when a person is being
competitive, the people around
are influenced. Some of these
individuals even jump on the
bandwagon and start being
just as competitive. Decide to
stop being so competitive. It is
a simple decision and an easy
change. If you feel the need to
play the one-upmanship game,
think about what you say
about yourself. Are you saying
it because it is true or because
you want to impress someone
under false pretenses? If it is to
just impress someone, I advise
you to just shut your mouth
while you are ahead. Another
way to not be so competitive,
although it may sound crazy, is
to learn how to fail. Once you
discover that not everything is
about winning, you will most
likely be not as competitive as
you are now. Have a great day,
Rockets!
Bettering Humanity
When walking down the
street I become aggravated by
the massive amount of litter
that clutters the side of the
roads. Our society has many
individuals
who
are
too lazy to
throw their
garbage
away in a
trash can;
they insist
on tossing
anything
they
do
not need
out their
windows.
If it were
mandatory for citizens to
participate
in
clean-ups,
I believe that this littering
problem would be solved.
Therefore, it should be
a requirement for capable
citizens to partake in a
community service, such as a
clean-up, at least once a year.
If people became involved
in their community, they
would have more pride in the
community. People would be
less willing to ruin something
they worked hard to fix. Also,
if they experienced how much
time and hard work it takes to
pick up the trash on the side
of the road, then they would
think twice before littering.
Consequently,
these
clean-ups would “kill two
birds with one stone;”
first, existing trash would
be cleaned up and second,
future trash would be
prevented.
“We all have to do
things we don’t want to.
If everyone pitched in and
did community service
every year, there would be
a huge change in the world.
From clean-up projects to
working in soup kitchens,
your time has long term
effects,” said senior
Nick
McKinney.
Picking up trash
may not seem
glamorous
to
many
people,
but
it
needs to
be done.
Everyone lives on this
planet; therefore, everyone
should be responsible for
its well being. It is not the
Becky Bucklin
responsibility of only a few
select citizens to clean up the
mess of the majority of the
population. If this imbalance
is not fixed, the mounds of
garbage will continue to pile
up at an alarming rate and
the accumulation of litter will
become unmanageable.
We
got ourselves into this mess by
sheer laziness, and we are the
only ones who can dig ourselves
out of it.
I understand that many
people are busy and it would
be difficult for them to spare
time from their lives to do
community service, but it
is imperative that the litter
problem in the world be fixed.
Even though community service
is not mandatory, I
do encourage you to
become involved in
a clean-up or other
community
service. A
little bit of
effort goes
a long way.
Everyone
can make a
difference in the world, but are
you willing to put in the hard
work to make that difference?
Addicted to Videos?
Video game addiction is slowly
becoming a serious problem
in the United States. Studies
estimate that 10 to 15 percent of
gamers exhibit signs that meet
the World Health Organization’s
criteria for addiction. It has
already become an addiction in
South Korea. With
all the choices
of systems and
their games, this
is not hard to
believe. From the
Atari to the Xbox
360, the video
game
industry
has
increased
drastically.
The Xbox 360,
the PlayStation 3 Melissa
and Nintendo Wii
are the biggest
sellers. With the Xbox 360’s
live playing, video games
have become a way to play
a game and hang out with
friends without leaving the
convenience and comfort of
your home. Also, the games
now are more challenging and
addicting than games such as
Pong or Pac-man. Many people
lose track of time when playing
these games and play for hours
on end. This addiction causes
the person to not do their
homework, which causes their
grades to slip. They also might
become grumpy for staying up
too late playing these games.
Cody Fawcett says “I sometimes
change my sleeping habits
just so I can play my games.”
Video games can also make a
person become violent. With
games such as Call of Duty 4:
Modern Warfare and most of
the first-hand shooting games,
games have become a graphic
lifelike violent game, which
can simulate aggression in a
person. According to videogame-addiction.org,
most
school shootings in the recent
years have been carried out by
gamers.
Even if the person is not
home, they can still
be playing a game.
A
video
game
can be played on
handhelds.
Now,
instead of going
down the arcade,
you can just pull
out
a
gaming
system while in the
car or anywhere
away from a TV.
Bucklin Some handhelds
include the Portable
PlayStation and the
Nintendo DS. Gaming systems
have become more advanced in
the past eight years; now all the
old Gameboys are considered
old school.
Every day the
addiction to video games is
getting worse.
Now do not get me wrong, I
do not want to eliminate video
games completely. I play video
games; I have a Play Station 2,
Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii and
a Nintendo DS at home, but I
know my limits. Whenever I get
frustrated, I just stop playing.
I think other people need to
learn their limits too. In doing
so, it might improve a person’s
grades and mood. If you think
about it, passing an entire
game in a day is pointless,
considering you paid $60 or
more on it. Take your time and
eventually you will complete it.
Video games are fun, but know
your limits and do not let the
tempting addiction tempt you.
Mission
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Limelight Staff
Editors-in-chief: Taylore Carr and Connor Webster
Business Manager: Jami Gray
Assistant Business Manager: Blake McWilliams
Editors: Jamie Billingsley, Christopher Butler, Autum
Greeson, Nicholas Hermann, Matt Johnson and Jordan Miller
Copy Editor: Brianna Johnson
Reporters: Becky Bucklin, Melissa Bucklin, Jessica Gaul,
and Briana King
Chief Photographer: Kalidonia Barnett
Advisor: Rebecca Coovert
Editor: Autum Greeson
Opinion
Express Your Right to Vote
According to “Voting as a
Rational Choice” in 2008,
thirty-eight percent of eligible
American voters did not cast
a vote in the Presidential
election. Even worse, thirtynine percent of eligible
voters did not participate in
the Presidential election of
2006. After increasing for
many decades, there has
been a trend of decreasing
voter turnout in most
established
democracies
since the 1960s. America
has one of the lowest voter
turnouts in the entire world.
The low turnout could be
due to the fact that people
believe their vote has no
impact.
This is believed
because, in the end, the
Electoral College makes the
final decision.
Either way, people should
cast their vote on who they
want to run their country. We
have established a republic
form of government so the
people of America can decide
who runs the United States
of America. If we stop voting
for our President and other
elections, we will soon have
no say in who is elected into
public office. I believe if you do
not cast a vote in any election
you have no right to complain
about what is occurring in
your district, state, or nation.
You made the choice to not
have your voice heard. You
are not expressing your rights
as an American citizen. If you
are disgruntled with how your
district,
state or
nation
is being
governed
t h e n
you can
express
y o u r
opinion
through
voting.
You could
e v e n
petition
against
the person who was elected
into office if you do not agree
with the choice.
On the contrary, I
do slightly agree with the
people who state that in the
Presidential
election
their
vote is not necessarily heard
because of the Electoral College.
An easy fix to this problem is to
eliminate the Electoral College.
It exists because, at the time it
was established, people were
not smart enough to make
an educated vote on who will
be their President. In today’s
society, people have many
Matt Johnson
ways to see who is running
for President and make an
educated vote on who would
do the best job as President.
The Electoral College is out
of date. If we want to live in
a true democratic society we
must eliminate the Electoral
College and let the people of
America vote for their leaders.
A second problem with turnout
measurements lies in the way
turnout is computed. One can
count the number of voters,
or one can count the number
of ballots and one can sum
the number of votes for each
candidate. These are not
necessarily identical because
not all voters who sign in at the
polls necessarily cast ballots.
In the United States,
it has been common to report
turnout as the sum of votes
for the top race on the ballot,
because not all jurisdictions
report the actual number of
people who went to the polls.
America is one of the richest
and most powerful countries in
the world. How can we just sit
back and not decide who will
run us? A corrupt person bent
on power could run on a totally
illegitimate
campaign
and
become our President. Every
American should go and vote.
Do not be lazy, get informed,
and make your decision.
One New Message!
It has been a constant
argument
about
students
having and using cell phones
during school. Teachers take
phones from at least one or more
students pretty much every
day.
Obviously
students are still
texting in class
when they are not
suppose to.
I think that we
should be allowed
to have and use
phones but we
can only do so
if the teacher is
done teaching for
the hour. If the
students get out
their phone before
the teacher is done
then it would be a reasonable
point to take their phone away
because they’re not paying
attention to their class. Many
students are struggling in
classes but they make no effort
they just sit there and text or
mess around on their phones.
That is when a student should
get their phone taken from
them but sometimes a student
gets their phone taken away
when the teacher is not even
teaching anymore and it is not
bothering anybody but they
still get punished for it.
I do not think that if it is not
bothering anyone or being a
distraction that the student
should get it taken away it is
very pointless. Even though
the teacher takes their phone
away it does not mean that the
student is just going to not have
their phone with them in class.
That is why I think we should
be able to use our phones when
the teacher is done teaching.
No matter what the policy is
most students do not listen to
it and text anyway
so
why
keep
taking phone after
phone and giving
detentions or would
you
rather
just
avoid all that and
just let students
text when nothing
is going on in class.
I know many people
that
have
been
using their phone
when class is about
over and nothing is
going on and they
get caught and the teacher
takes it away
a n d
gives it to the
dean and the
student
goes
and gets it at
the end of the
day. If getting
their phone taken
away from them
really bothered or
affected them I do
not think they would
keep
texting
and
risking getting caught.
I mean I know people
get really mad when they
get their phone taken
away but what do you
think they care about more
getting one strike against
them for finals or not being
able to text people rest the day.
I am sure that when someone
Kali Barnett
gets their phone taken away
that it is not the finals on their
minds. I know for a fact that
if I got my cell phone taken
away in school I would not be
mad about getting one strike
against finals because I know I
still have one.
Teachers always tell students
to put their cell phones in
their lockers. Do you think
that a student is really going
to keep their pretty expensive
cell phone in their locker when
they do not know what could
happen to it if they keep it in
there? I know for a fact that
people share lockers with their
friend but sometimes their
friend could turn their back
on them and steal their phone
and that person would have
no proof that they did. Then
they would not have a phone
anymore so most people just
keep their phones on them.
Overall if a student has their
phone out during class they
should most definitely be
punished for it. If they
have it out when nothing
is going on or at the
beginning of class
then they should
not be punished
for it like we are.
I think that most
students might
agree with this
because it is
still saying they
get to use their
phones
during
school just not every
waking minute of class like
some people do.
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Rocket Poll
What was your
favorite event from
Easter Seals Week?
From L to R: Kelsey Crank, Payton
McSimov, and Lauryn Ott.
Photograph courtesy of Jami Gray.
57.5%
...said Food Fair
19.6%
was the best
...said Dodgeball
was the best
...said the Fashion
Show was the best
...said Vice Versa
was the best
11.3%
“I enjoyed getting pied in the
face by Mrs. Bryan.
Mmm...I love pie!”
-Mr. Bell
8.8%
“My favorite event
was the dogeball
tournament...foe
show!”
-Jessica Sacco
“I loved food fair because it has the
best food...plenty of variety. I also love
Vice Versa because I love to dance.”
-Zach Gilbert
See Pages 8 and 9 for the full review on Easter Seals Week...
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Editor: Jamie Billingsley
Feature
Job of the Month:
Rocket Spotlight: Roger that
Hold your horses
By Taylore Carr
the last three years. Current- competition.
Kylie may not
Limelight would like to recog- ly, Kylie is the IHSRA Student seem like the competitive type,
nize yet, another student who Secretary for the year of 2009 but she loves this sport beparticipates in an interesting to 2010. She has competed cause, as she says “it is highly
hobby. Kylie Beckman, a se- all over the United States, but competitive and I get to meet
nior here at Limestone, partici- mostly in Missouri, Illinois, nice people and make lots of
pates in Rodeos. Kylie
friends.” Beckman
competes in many
competes in events
events such as breakat the State level,
away roping, barrel
depending on the
racing, pole bending,
best fifteen scorand team roping. She
ers and after state
has been riding horses
finals, the four
ever since she was sevpeople with the
en years old, when her
most points from
family bought them.
each event qualThen, when she was
ify for Nationals.
thirteen, she signed
She is hoping and
up for barrel racing
planning on qualilessons and her unfying for the Nacle taught her how to
tional finals in July
rope. Ever since then,
held in Wyoming.
she has been hooked
Kylie is planning
on riding horses and
on attending Murcompeting in rodeos.
ray State UniverShe is constantly
sity in Kentucky
looking to her parents
next fall and will
for support and to her
Kylie Beckman and Stormie brace a hard major in pre-vet
uncle for tips because
and equine sciturn in a barrel race.
she says, “they make all
ence. She will also
Photograph courtesy of Kylie Beckman.
of this possible for me!”
compete with the
She also admires LindMurray State Unisey Sears, a Professional Barrel Indiana, and Kentucky. High versity’s rodeo team, where she
Racer, for her determination school students all over the will bring two of her horses,
and dedication to this sport. country and the world compete Snip’s Drifter (Snip) and JTD
In just four years of partici- against Kylie in these rodeos. Smash the Storm (Stormie).
pating in rodeos, Kylie Beckman
Before every rodeo, Beckman Snip is Kylie’s rope horse and
has been honored and awarded always listens to loud music Stormie is her barrel horse.
with the title of an IHSRA State to get her energy up, prac- Good Luck to you in future
Qualifier and has been the IH- tices swinging her ropes, and competitions and at Murray
SRA prom queen candidate for warms up her horse for the State University next year!
Sudoku Corner
By Jessica Gaul
Flying paper airplanes and
flying real airplanes are two
totally different things. Kid’s
love to pretend that they are
pilots, but they may not want
to become one later in their
life. Pilots fly airplanes and
helicopters to get certain jobs
done. Most of the pilots who do
not work for airlines fly cargo.
The pilots who work for airlines fly
people all
over the
world.
Pilots
have
to figure
out what
route to
take and
h o w
high or
low
to
fly the plane.
They also have to
make sure the plane
is working right. Being a
pilot does not involve a lot of
physical work but it can cause
stress because the pilots have to
worry about the safety of their
passengers and their cargo.
Pilots who work for an airline cannot fly more than 100
hours a month or more than
1,000 hours a year. Most fly
65 to 75 hours a month doing different tasks. The pilots will also get about another 75 hours doing different
tasks for their company.
Many airline pilots stay away
from home a lot because of the
odd hours since they fly people
all around the world. Pilots who
do not work for an airline work
around 30 hours a month. Their
schedules are very odd from
month to month. After working only 30 hours one month,
the next they could work 90
hours. Many of the pilots may
have jet lag because they move
through different time zones.
To become a pilot a person must have a pilot’s license from the Federal Government and be at least 18
years old. The person must
have flown at least 250 hours.
To be an airline pilot,
a
pilot must
have their
pilot’s
license
and
be
at least
23 years
old. They
must
have flown
1500 hours or have
gone to a special
pilot school. A
doctor has to exa m
ine the person to
make sure they can hear well
and see well and make sure that
they are healthy enough to fly.
The person must also pass a
written test and any other test
that is asked of them. Many pilots learn how to fly in the military; others go to flight schools.
Most companies want pilots to
have some college background
but it is not required. Most pilots do have a college degree.
In 2006, the average pay
for any pilot was around
$141,090. There were about
107,000 pilot jobs outside the
military and about 79,000
jobs for an airline. The number of pilots is supposed to increase throughout the years.
Taking the stage
By Brianna Johnson
76 Trombones led the big parade! The Music Man is coming to Limestone Community
High school. This year’s musicalled by Ms. Nannen and Mr.
Binder, is sure to be a smash
hit. The Music Man is the story
of Harold Hill,
an
imposter
band
leader that sells
band
equipment to people
in town, and
Mirian Paroo,
the town librarian who is
not fooled by
Harold’s act.
Based on the
story by Meredith Wilson the
show became a Broadway hit in
1957. Behind every great director is a great cast. This year’s
leads will be played by senior
Amy Thomason and junior
Dane Georges. “I am so excited
to be a part of this production.
This is my first big role and as
a senior I want to make it the
best that I can”, Said Amy. “I
am very excited for this musical. Everyone is ready to work
hard and do the best that we
can”, said Dane. Ms. Nannen said, “The Music Man is a
show that we have been wanting to do for many years and
we are really looking forward
to presenting it
to our community. Our cast
is comprised of
a diverse group
of outstanding
students
and
includes a few
child actors as
well. We hope
you will mark
your calendars
for March 26,
27, and 28 so
you can be a part
of what is sure to be another
successful LCHS production.”
Rehearsals for The Music
Man have started and the cast
will be working hard to put on
a great show for us. Good luck
to Ms. Nannen and Mr. Binder
and, as always, their fantastic
cast. We are all looking forward
to your great performance.
Editor: Jamie Billingsley
Feature
Academic Student
Of the month
March
Marissa Reynolds
achieved
this
award by maintaining a 4.0 grade
point
average
throughout
six
semesters of her
high school career. marissa was
awarded a savings
bond
sponsored
by Better Banks.
Putting talents to the test
Illinois Allstate Jazz band and Vocal Jazz Choir Competition
By Brianna Johnson
On January 29 and 30
Limestone Community High
School students Ben Rogers, Nick McKinney, Nick Williams, and Mitch Huerman
spent the day downtown at the
Peoria Civic center practicing
with the Illinois Allstate Jazz
Band and Vocal Jazz Choir.
Each student attended an
audition back in October to
be a part of the IMEA band
and choir groups. Those who
were accepted into the IMEA
band and choir were divided into separate groups.
Members from certain groups
were offered the opportunity to audition for the Allstate level bands and choir.
Seniors Nick McKinney, who
plays the guitar, and Ben Rogers, who plays the trumpet, performed together in the top Jazz
Band while seniors Mitch Huerman and Nick Williams performed in the Vocal Jazz group.
Each group spent two days
practicing down town in the
Peoria Marquette Hotel and
performed the second night
at the Peoria Civic Center.
The first to go was the Jazz
Band who performed four tunes
titled; For Gil, Hullabaloo, Hasian Fight Song, and Azulito.
After the band the Vocal Jazz
group performed five songs
titled; A Nightingale Sang In
Berkley Square, Take the A
Train, This Cant Be Love, The
Devil May Care.
Following
the Vocal Jazz was a combo
group (group of soloists) and
an Honor Band. Ben Rogers
said, “It was a great experience.
I was so happy to be surrounded by such a talented
group of musicians. It was a
fun way to start the semester.” Mitch Huerman said, “Allstate was a great experience.
The
music
was
difficult,
but
the
challenge
was fun and rewarding.”
All Things Are Possible:
Aaron Cornwell
By Briana King
of course the players are in a
Who said you could not do wheelchair. The directions of
something just because of spe- wheelchair basketball are they
cific circumstances we may have 10ft. baskets. They have
have? To one of the students a 15ft. free throw line and only
here at Limestone many things some 3-point shots are allowed.
are possible. He is
Many rules are
capable of doing
the same as regmany, if not all,
ular
basketball.
things you can
Aaron is not in
do; he just does it
any sports right
a little bit differnow but according
ently. I am talkto him he may do
ing about Junior
some next year.
Aaron Cornwell.
This is something
Many of you
Aaron loves to play
have seen Aaron
basketball
and
roll around in the
can not wait to do
halls in his wheelmore next year.
chair during passThis will be his 5th
ing periods or if
year playing with
you have A lunch.
the Pearce ComPhotograph courtesy of
He is someone who
munity Center. He
Aaron Cornwell.
no matter what
loves his coaches
it is he is willing
Mike and Katie
to give it all he has to be able Van Cleve. If you would like to
to accomplish that task. But see Aaron play you can go to
something many students are the Pearce Community Center
unaware of is that Aaron is on website and see if there are
a wheelchair basketball team. any games in the area. If not,
Aaron gets to do everything you can ask him yourself. I am
an athlete here does just with sure he would love the support
a little bit different rules and, of his school cheering him on.
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Senior Competes at State Competition
Striving for the best and placing fourth
ment Address to the Univer- first preliminary round on FriHard work, determina- sity of Penn by John Legend. day, February 19 and did a
tion, and dedication are what In this event, he received phenomenal job. His second
helped Sam Misigaro receive two tournament champions. preliminary round was at 11
He took his Poetry and Ora- o’clock in the morning which he
the recognition he was awarded with. On February 19 and torical Declamation to Region- did just as amazing at his first
20, Sam advanced to the IHSA als held at Spoon River Valley, round. After two hours of nerState Speech Tournament. where he broke in finals and vous waiting, the people who
During his journey to state, placed in both. He was award- advanced to the final rounds in
each event were posted.
he
went
through
Sam was in the top six
a lot of obstacles.
people to compete in
Before this year,
poetry. He performed
Sam went to State
with such poise and tallast year, but did not
ent that he made the
advance to the final
mouths on some of the
round. After the seapeople watching drop.
son ended, he started
Awards were later on
to search for poetry
that night which startpieces that fit together
ed around 5 p.m. At
in the program. He
awards, the people who
finally picked three
were in the top six in
poems: I wanna hear
each event were called
a poem by Steve Coleup to the stage. Awards
men, Spoken Word by
were announced and the
Black Ice, and a poem
State Champion then
by Lynne Procope. He
performed for everyone
entitled his program
to see. Once the Poetry
Poetic
Revolution.
event was called up to
At a speech tournathe stage, Sam walked
ment, there are two
up to hear his placepreliminary
rounds
Sam Misigaro prepares for the State competition by
ment.
Sam
received
that every competi- practicing his poem.
fourth
place
out
of the
tor performs and is Photograph courtesy of Nick Hermann
twenty-one people who
evaluated in. The top
competed in Poetry at
six competitors then
advance to the final round. At ed third place for Poetry and the State tournament. Sam
the beginning of the season first place for Oratorical Decla- stated, “I felt great even though
at the Early Bird Tournament mation. In order to advance to I got fourth because I told myhosted by Limestone, Sam did Sectionals, he needed to be in self all I wanted to do was imnot even break to finals. Dur- the top four which he was. At prove every time I performed,
ing the whole season, he was Sectionals, he received a sixth and to go from not breaking at
finishing in second and third place finish in Oratorical Dec- all last year in state to placing
place, but rarely did he fin- lamation which did not let him fourth in the state was cool.”
Congratulations, Sam, for repish as tournament champion. advance in that event. HowDuring the season, he also ever, he did advance to State resenting Limestone and showcompeted in another event in Poetry by receiving first ing the talent Limestone has to
called Oratorical Declama- place and Sectional champion. offer. Keep up the good work
At State, which was held and we all hope you excel in
tion where he memorized and
performed the Commence- two days, he performed his speech as you go on to college!
By Autum Greeson
World of technology
Introducing the Ipad
By Jami Gray
“Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price,” the Apple Company
has said about their latest invention. With the upcoming
release of the new Apple iPad,
customers worldwide are preordering models left and right.
The new iPad is going to be
released late March and early
April. The Wi-Fi models are
being released in March and
the 3G models later. For everything that comes equipped
with these gadgets, the starting
cost is running at four hundred
ninety-nine dollars. There are three different
storage space sizes available,
which are sixteen gigabytes,
thirty-two gigabytes, or sixtyfour gigabytes. The cheapest
version is the sixteen gigabyte
Wi-Fi only installment. The
sixty-four gigabyte, Wi-Fi and
3G model is the most expensive at a whopping eight hundred twenty-nine dollars. When it comes to the looks of
the new iPad, the best way to
describe it would be as a bigger version of the iPod Touch. Measured
diagonally,
the
iPad is nine point seven inches. That makes it almost the
size of a magazine. The screen
is high resolution with a LEDbacklit IPS display. IPS stands
for in-plane switching. Due to the IPS, the screen
has a one hundred seventyeight degree viewing angle,
and has the ability to be held
either landscape or portrait
style. The size of the iPad is
incredible; it is only a half inch
thick and weighs less than two
pounds.
The touch screen abilities are
similar to those on the iPhone
and iPod, except that they have
been reengineered for the bigger screen size, making them
more accurate. The battery for
the iPad is the same style that
is used for the Mac notebooks,
which gives the iPad a ten hour
battery life. The models 3G
allow a fast connection even
when in places without a Wi-Fi
connection.
With the new iPad, surfing
the web, watching movies, and
listening to music are just a
few of the things that people
can do. The iPad comes with
built-in speakers which make
listening to music or watching
movies easier. A new accessory that is available for purchase with the iPad
is the keyboard dock. This
allows the iPad to stand in a
dock while allowing the user to
use a full size keyboard. There
is also a protective case for
the iPad, which converts into
an iPad stand in two different ways. There are over one
hundred forty thousand applications available on the new
Apple iPad.
Whoever is looking to upgrade their old iPod to the newest invention from Apple might
have a long wait until they actually see an iPad in their own
hands.
Organizations
6
Editor: Matt Johnson
Rocket 1 Crew
Rocket One is the place where students can get all the information
they will need to know about what is going on here at Limestone. The incredible amount of work it takes to put on a live show can all be credited
to our unbelievable staff. The shows that are put on live every morning are
produced by Amy Thomason and Dana Fulton along with their two crews.
During first hour they work nonstop putting the show together, recording weather, and running through scripts. The executive producer, Marissa Reynolds, is in charge of assigning assignments, grading video productions, and preparing the show. The Ville, Limestone’s own drama show, is
produced by Kayla Hislope. Rocket One has put out four episodes and hopes
that the continuation of Episode four will be coming out soon. Everyone
must work together and let their own creativity shine through to put on
a great show that is informative as well as entertaining. Keep on watching
Limestone to catch all the latest news.
The Ville and Web Producer
Kayla Hislope
Executive Producer
Marissa Reynolds
Producers & Crew Members
Amy Thomason’s Crew
-Brittany Barto
-Payton Clarahan
-Sarah Daugherty
-Dane Georges
-Bryce Gray
-Robby Hurst
-Sam Misigaro
Dana Fulton’s Crew
-Jessica Sacco
-Lacy Dunn
-Matt Johnson
-Josh Neal
-Lauryn Ott
-Will Riley
-Annah Sandborg
Organizations
Editor: Matt Johnson
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Rocket 2 Crew
Rocket Two is a unique class that allows students to be introduced
to the techiniques of movie productions. Rocket two is only in its third
year of extisitence and has thrived since the beginning. This class is the
starting level of the news production classes. Every day in fifth hour,
students learn scripting, filming, and editing techniques that help them
improve their confidence and artist talents in film and news production.
The class consists of two crews that work to make a variety of videos,
some seen on Rocket one during intros, breaks, and credits. Senior Heather Lindsey and Junior Shane fryer are the crew’s producers. Rocket two
consists of three seniors, five juniors, and nine sophomores. Videos from
Rocket two members are posted on the Rocket one website frequently. Music Videos and the class documentary of Rocket one, The Studio, are just
some of the achievements featured on the website.
Rocket 1 & 2 Adivsor
Mr. Binder
Technical Consultant
Brian Sheffler
Assistant Producers & Crew
Heather Lindsey’s Crew
-Brandon Casey
-Keva Coates
-Anthony Peak
-Danny Shambauge
-Nic Toland
-Jessica Unes
-Elizabeth Miller
Shane Fryer’s Crew
-Gabriel Allen
-Cheska Con-Ui
-Amber Fulton
-Morgan Owen
-Sam Pille
-Caressa Todd
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Heroes of o
Teeter-totter-a-thon
Dodgeball
Photograph courtesy of Student Council
Photograph courtesy of Connor Webster
On February 7, this year’s dodgeball tournament was an event full of enthusiam and
competition. Prestige Worldwide, the winning
team, consisted of Nick Hermann, Matt Johnson, Josh Hedgepeth, Akil Watkins, Seth Clarahan, Jordan Miller, Caleb Boyer, and Luke
Hermann. The tournament raised $1120.15.
Whiteout Game
On January 31, the teeter-totter-a-thon is an
annual event that the Student Council sponsors. Student Council members spent an entire Sunday afternoon at Northwoods Mall
teeter-tottering with passerbyers and other members of Limestone. From 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Student Council raised over $ 2,000.
This year’s
$34,0
Girls’ total
$3437.37
Fashion Show
Photograph courtesy of Briana King
The Boys Basketball Whiteout game on February 6, had a bitter-sweet arora. The basketball
team could not pull out the victory over Canton
with a 57-61 loss, but the communtiy came together and “whited-out” the gym. The crowd wore
T-shirts that supported the Easter Seals organization. The event raised a total of $1485.89.
Photograph courtesy of Jami Gray
Superheros and Elegant atire were present in
this year’s Rocket Runway for the 2010 Fashion Show.
Students wore dresses and suits
from Bobbie’s Bridal and also picked to wear
various super hero costumes to fit the theme.
The show brought in $393 for that night.
our hearts
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Student/Faculty Game
PIC
Guitar Hero
Photograph courtesy of Amulet
Two dollars to watch or three dollars to play
a basketball game; students vs. faculty was
one of the most intense events of Easter
Seals Week. Students who donated the highest amount were challenged to a 5th quarter
teachers and staff. The game raised $254.00.
grand total
000.00
Photograph courtesy of Kali Barnett
Congratulations is needed to four Limestone students. Dana Fulton won first place in the Easy/Medium divsion of the Guitar Hero Competition with the
runner-up, Gwen Allen. In the Hard/Expert division
was DJ Bradshaw placing first with Kelsey Kauffman right behind him. This event raised $ 366.55
for Easter Seals and provided entertainment for
contestants as well as the audience on February 13.
Food Fair
Boys’ total
$3912.11
Vice Versa
Photograph courtesy of Jami Gray
Students enjoy the many foods during the
food fair on Friday, February 19. The cafateria was packed with students and faculty. Organizations like baseball, softball,
French, Spanish, student council, and class
officers were involved. In a total of an hour
and a half, the Food Fair raised $6118.60.
Photograph courtesy of Connor Webster
This year’s annual Vice Versa dance raised
$910.00. The theme was “Heroes of our Hearts”
and around 90 couples attended. The dance
featured pictures, a fog machine (as seen in
the picture above), and music from all genres.
Entertainment
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Special Event Review:
Editor: Christopher Butler
Shinedown and company rock
The Fellowship of the Ring
for survival. And as Frodo
By Brianna Johnson
Enter Tolkien’s magical struggles with the intense
world of Middle Earth in inner battle between himself
The Fellowship of the Ring. and the Ring’s hold on his
The first volume in Tolkien’s mind, he begins to understand
epic adventure The Lord of that it will take all of his will
the Rings, The Fellowship power to accomplish the task
is an unforgettable take of he has been entrusted with.
In the end, sacrifices are
heartbreak,
made
and
friendship,
friendships
and loyalty.
are tested.
The
quiet
T
h
e
life of Frodo
fellowship
Baggins
(a
breaks and
young hobbit
each member
of the Shire)
f i n d s
is interrupted
themselves
when
he
with
their
embarks on
own task to
a quest to
complete. It’s
destroy the
a challenging
Ring of Power.
read but the
Forged by the
further you
Dark
Lord
get in the
Sauron, the
book
the
One Ring (if
better it gets.
returned to
T
h
e
its
creator)
Fellowship
has
the
of the Ring
power
to
is just the
enslave all of
Photograph courtesy of
first part of
Middle Earth.
Tolkien’s
With
this www.goquiz.com
memorable
task
ahead
tale of magic
of him Frodo
sets out from Rinvendale with and adventure that teaches us
nine loyal companions to help that “Even the smallest person
him bear the great burden can change the course of the
that only he can conquer. future.” I highly recommend
Overcoming obstacles on their this book to everyone. To
way to Mordor, the fellowship anyone who does read it, I
learns that dependence on hope you enjoy the wonderful
each other is their only hope adventure ahead of you.
By Chris Butler
next bands to come to stage. is a hard rock band from
Do you ever have a dream
Thirty minutes later, Puddle Jacksonville, Florida. The band
that you wish you would of Mudd took the stage. Puddle consists of lead vocalist Brent
never wake up from? Well on of Mudd is a post-grunge band Smith, drummer Barry Kerch,
February 13, this happened from Kansas City, Missouri. lead guitarist Zach Myers and
but it was not a dream. It was The band includes lead vocalist bassist Eric Bass. They played
an amazing concert starring Wes Scantlin, Bassist Doug songs off of their new album
Shinedown, with Puddle of Ardito, lead guitarist Paul “The Sound of Madness.”
Mudd and Skillet. The sold- Phillips and drummer Ryan
The songs include their
out show started at 7:30 in the Yerdon. They performed songs opening song and album titled
exhibit hall of the Peoria Civic from their new album “Volume song, “The Sound of Madness,”
Center. Before the
“Devour,”
Second
show started, a band
Chance” and “If You
from New Zealand
Only Knew.” When
called Like a Storm
they opened with their
played a small show.
first song, Shinedown
They performed a few
was
silhouetted
songs from their debut
behind
a
curtain
album called “The
and started to play.
End of the Beginning,”
When the song
including their hit
began to pick up,
song
“Chemical
they tore the curtain
Infatuation.”
down and came out.
About a half an hour
Their light performance
later, a Christian hard
for all of their songs
rock band, Skillet,
was amazing. They
Eric Bass, the bassist for Shinedown, rocks out during the
from
Memphis,
sounded the best out
concert.
Tennessee performed
of all the bands and got
Photograph courtesy of pjstar.com.
for thirty minutes.
the crowd involved with
The band consists of
the songs. Everyone
lead vocalist and bassist John 4, Songs in the Key of Love and was singing along with all of
Cooper, rhythm guitarist and Hate.” Puddle of Mudd played Shinedown’s songs and the
keyboardist Korey Cooper, a few of their hit songs such whole exhibit hall was rocking.
lead guitarist Ben Kasica and as,
“Spaceship,”
“Psycho,”
All of the bands gave a great
drummer and vocalist Jen “She Hates Me” and “Blurry.” performance on the last night
Ledger. They played songs They had the crowd singing of The Sound of Madness
from their new album “Awake”. every line to each song. They Tour, which was a 17 day
They opened with the song also played a few hit songs by concert tour that ended in
“Hero” and played their hit other bands including “TNT,” the U.S. in Peoria, Illinois.
song “Monster.” When they by AC/DC and “The Joker,” by They are now performing
performed “Monster,” the crowd Steve Miller’s Band. For this overseas in Australia. This was
erupted and turned into chaos. band, the crowd was at their one of the greatest concerts
Skillet’s
performance
was craziest out of all the bands. to come to Peoria in a long
great, but not as anticipated
Then came the highlight of the time and let us hope that
as the performances of the show, Shinedown. Shinedown Shinedown will be back soon.
Limelight PResents:
Smoke and Mirror By Lifehouse
Welcome to this issue’s edition of Name
That Movie!
Congratulations to last
month’s winner, Freshman, Michael Johnson, 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!
“I can see the Statue of Liberty already!...
Very small, of course.”
***New Addtion to Limelight***
If you have a CD, movie, book, or special event that you would like to write a
review about, email it to [email protected]. Please keep all movie reviews at least PG-13 and all special events
for teenagers. Thanks, Limelight.
By: Kali Barnett
100 Single of the Year, beating
Lifehouse is an American out Janet Jackson and Alicia
alternative
band
from Keys for the number 1 of 2001.
Malibu, California. The band
They have had three albums
consists
of
Jason
Wade since then: Stanley Climbfall,
(lead vocals, guitarist), Rick Lifehouse, and Who We Are and
Woolstenhule JR(drums),Bryce are working on their 5th album
Sonderberg(bass
guitarist), and Ben
Carey(guitarist).
They first started off
in 1999 just hanging
out and messing
around in a friend’s
garage, but then
Jason began writing
songs. That’s when
they formed as Blyss,
which was their band
before
Lifehouse.
Blyss was a Christian
band and, to this
day, so is Lifehouse.
Photograph courtesy of www.theaudioperv.com
While they were
Blyss, their way of
getting word out about the Smoke and Mirrors which is
band was by performing in the set to be released on March 2,
school auditorium for two years 2010. Popular songs that are on
when finally the band spread to their new album are “Halfway
producer Ron Aniello. By 2000 Gone”, “From Where You Are”,
they started to get big and had “All in All”, “Had Enough”, and
a record deal with Dreamworks. “Here Tomorrow Gone Today”.
They began working on their
My favorite song off the album
first album in 2001 called No is “From Where You Are”. This
Name Face. The single won a song is about missing all the
Billboard Music Award for Hot little things in life and wishing
you could remember them
and all the people you miss
and pretty much just wishing
everything was like it used to be
in life. This song was number
40 on the billboard charts.
“Halfway Gone” is about
having someone in your
life and realizing that
you do not need them as
much as you thought but
you really like them and
think about giving them
a second chance, but
realize that you are not
going to spend all your
time waiting on someone.
“All in All” is about
things getting too tough
and just wanting to
give up, but you then
realize that there may
be something to live
for so you hold on and
try to make it through.
I hope you enjoy the album
and, if you get a chance, go
see Lifehouse, Daughtry, and
Cavo in concert. Their coming
near us in three different cities
Champaign, Rockford, and
Hoffman Estates if you go I
hope you enjoy it. I thought
this was one of their best
albums. I hope you will enjoy
this album as much as I did.
Entertainment 11
Editor: Christopher Butler
Gamer’s Review
Marvel vs. Caporm 2
By Blake McWilliams
stick true to the original that
Gonna take you for a ride! came out on the Playstation 2.
Do you ever get bored of the
Games that are coming out
same fighting games? Mortal these days are focusing too much
Kombat, Tekken, and Soul on the graphics, trying to make
Caliber, among many others them realistic and this takes
end up getting repetitive and away the fun in them because
when they first hit the shelves, I feel that they are boring.
they are very expensive. Another great factor about the
Marvel vs Capcom 2 is a fighting game is that there are fifty six
game that never gets boring. characters. I’m able to have a
This game can be purchased variety of characters to choose
on the Playstation store or on from and I never get bored
the Xbox
with them.
live store.
Each
The cost
character
is
only
is unique
fourteen
and
has
dollars.
different
Beware.
abilities.
This game
The
is
very
problem
difficult.
that I have
You
will
with
this
have
to
game is that
c o m e
there is no
up
with
story line.
multiple
I try not to
different
complain
strategies
because
to
win.
that is a big
There
is
roster
of
really
no Photograph courtesy of www.
characters.
storyline to gifgratis.net
The
this game.
other thing
When
that I do
you go to one player you not like is that there are only
have three options to choose about ten different stages.
from: Time trial Mode, Arcade
I wish there would be
Mode, and Practice Mode. about
twenty
different
Time trial is where you face stages and maybe it could be
waves of opponents and have possible to use stuff in the
to defeat them in a certain environment as a weapon.
amount of time. Arcade mode Marvel
vs
Capcom
2
is where you fight through 7 is
a
very
fun
game.
levels of opponents and then
I encourage people who love
fight the boss. Practice mode fighting and challenging video
I recommend for beginners. games to check this out. This
Here you can learn how to use game will never bore you and
moves and different abilities. you will play it over and over.
The graphics are in 2D and
This game is rated T for teen.
Peoria Civic Center
Rivermen vs. Lake Erie
Monsters
March 6 @ 7:00 PM
March Madness
March 11-13, March 18-20
Ralphie May
March 13 @ 8:00 PM
Iwireless Center
Storytime Live!
March 11 @ 4:00 & 7:00 PM
Quad City Mallards
March 14 @ 4:05 PM
Quad City Mallards
March 17 @ 7:05 PM
Willie Nelson and Family
March 14 @ 8:00 PM
The World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions
March 26 @ 7:30 PM
Rivermen vs. Texas Stars
March 21 @ 3:00 PM
Taylor Swift
May 8 @ 7:30 PM
In the near future:
Peoria Symphony Orchestra Daniel O’Donnell
June 13 @ 5:30 PM
March 27 @ 8:00 PM
Pizza Inn restaurant
By Jami Gray
N. Sterling Ave in Peoria, IL. As for the salad. Greeson said,
For this installment of I pulled into the parking lot, I “The broccoli cheese soup
Tastebuds, I thought that I realized that it was going to be was definitely my favorite
would venture out even further difficult to find a place to park, item off the buffet! Mmmm!!!”
On the day that we visited,
into the type of restaurant that I since the lot was full. That
would go to. Instead of going to could mean two things; either they did not have any of the
a mom and pop type restaurant they were really busy or they famous cheeseburger pizza,
like I have gone to for the past had inadequate parking. When but they did have the typical
few months, I went to a relatively sophomore Ellen Reynolds and like cheese, pepperoni, and
large restaurant that I feel I walked into the restaurant, sausage. Some of their more
few people know a lot about. we realized that the parking creative pizzas were Canadian
I took a small group of friends issue was a mixture of both bacon with pineapple, sausage
and jalapeno, and
to
Pizza
Inn.
an all vegetable
This is a buffet
pizza. They also
type restaurant.
had their famous
A buffet is not
“pizzert”
pizza,
the typical sort
and
a
dessert
of
place
that
type
pizzone,
has been visited
which was a pizza
for
Tastebuds.
crust rolled up
In 1958, two
with the toppings
brothers
from
on
the
inside.
Texas opened the
“They have really
first Pizza Inn in
good food, and I
Dallas,
Texas.
like the fact that
However, the first
I can get both my
buffet restaurant
food and drink
did not open until
without having to
1969. They are
wait on others to
an international
Photograph courtesy of pizza-inn.ca.
get them for me,”
restaurant,
said
Reynolds.
which
means
They
definitely
that they have
the
pizzeria
vibe
locations all around the business
and
inadequate have
world. Their pizza dough is all parking. After we paid for our going on at Pizza Inn.
There are a few arcade games
handmade, fresh daily. They buffet, which was only about
have three different types of eight dollars a person, we that are available for children,
dough that they make which got to choose our own seats. or even adults who have
include Original Thin Crust,
While we waited for junior, the urge to go back to their
ways.The
lighting
Italian, and New York Pan. Autum Greeson, we went up childish
In 1979, they introduced the to the counter and got our was dim, which gives the laidtaco pizza and the first dessert own drinks.
When Autum back atmosphere, however
“pizzert” pizza in 1986. Another arrived, she got her drink and I think that they could still
pizza that they are known for joined us at our table. “I do get those points across and
is the bacon cheeseburger not like pizza, but they had turn the lights up a little bit.
They had two sets of
pizza, which they top off many other food choices on
with pickles. In 1994, Pizza the buffet that I enjoyed,” said bathrooms for women and two
Inn was actually named the Greeson. Some of those other sets for men. The women’s
number one Pizza Chain in the choices include spaghetti and bathrooms were not the
United States by Restaurants sauce, potato wedges, chicken cleanest bathrooms that I have
and Institutions magazine’s nuggets, broccoli cheese soup, ever seen. All in all however,
annual
“America’s
Choice chili, two different types of Pizza Inn was a great place that
in Chains” consumer poll. lettuce for salads, and an I would recommend to anyone
Pizza Inn is located at 3821 infinite amount of toppings going out for a good time.
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Editor: Nick Hermann
Sports
Its a Halladay in
Philadelphia
By Nick Hermann
received outfielder Mark TeaThis off season in Major League hen from the Kansas City RoyBaseball was great. There were als. The Royals aquiredsecmany moves, with great acqui- ond baseman Chris Getz and
sitions and big departures in third baseman Scott Fields.
One of the off season free agent
the free agency market. Some
teams made great off seasons pick ups was Limestone Alumni
choice as others made bad ones. Jim Thome getting signed with
Last
One of the biggest trades the Minnesota Twins.
was involving former Cy Young year Thome started with the
award winner, Roy Holla- White Sox and ended up at Los
Angeles
day.
The
playing
Cy Young
for
the
award is an
Dodgers.
award given
Also
to the best
last year
pitcher each
he
hit
year.
The
23 home
trade
inruns and
volved three
had 77
teams-the
runs batPhiladelted
in
phia Phil(RBIs).
lies,
the
The St.
Seattle MarRoy Halladay throws to home plate before
L o u i s
iners, and
the innning starts.
Cardithe Toronto
Photograph courtesy of MLB.com
nals reBlue Jays.
signed
Holladay
Holiday
who
was
was dealt from the Blue Jays Matt
to
the
cardinals
to the Phillies for prospects traded
the
trade
deadline.
and cash. Holladay, despite at
He had a batting average
being hurt, won 17 games with
only losing 10. He also had an of .313, 24 homeruns, and
earned run average of 2.79. 109 RBIs. Another big deparEven though the Phillies got a ture and signing was Jason
great pitcher they also had to Bay, who was on the Boston
deal Cliff Lee to the Mariners. Red Sox last year and now is
Last year Cliff Lee came to a New York Met. Last year
the Phillies close to the trade he hit 36 home runs and had
deadline and he helped them 119 RBIs. Also, the Red Sox
win the World Series. Another picked up John Lackey who
good trade was involving the left from the Los Angeles AnMinnesota twins and the Mil- gels of Anaheim. Lackey did
waukee Brewers. The Twins not have one of his better years
received shortstop J.J. Hardy, but still had a winning record.
This off season was full of
who had a bad year last year.
The Brewers received Carlos great moves, but also many
Gomez who is a centerfielder bad ones. This will help next
and did not play the whole season be a great one, so make
season last year. In another sure you tune in and watch the
trade the Chicago White Sox new faces at the new places.
Sport Shorts
Let us Play Ball
This year’s softball tryouts were held on March 1.
I am sure it was a great workout and great preparation for another year of kicking butt and winning
big. Good luck to all those who made the team. We
look forward to watching you all play a great season.
Dance Team finds their Valetines
From hip-hop dances to a Valentine’s Day
dance, the dance team has come a long way
and has done a great job! This year they are going to perform at March Madness. Keep a look
out for the date of their performance so you
can join the fun and support the dance team.
Signing for the future
Three Limestone Students Signed with colleges over
this past couple of months. Taylor Trotter signed to
play volleyball at ICC. Kayla Austin signed to run
cross country at Bradley Univeristy. Also Jordan Light
signed with St. Ambrose University to play football.
Going to Disneyworld!
By Connor Webster
People around the city began cham, with tight end Jeremy
On September 17, 1967 the to gain hope, something they Shockey as the go to guy in
Saints took the field for their had not had for a while after the redzone. The teams run
first regular season game in the hurricane.
With a sold game was much underrated for
front of 80,879 fans. The Saints out crowd in the Superdome most of the year with a three
got things started with rookie and over 10 million people back tandem of Pierre Thomas,
Running Back John Gilliam watching, the second highest Mike Bell and Reggie Bush.
The game did not start out
returning the opening kick- cable telecast in television hisoff 94 yards for a touchdown. tory began with a bang for the the way the Saints would have
However, the Saints would lose fired up Saints as they scored a liked. They were down 10-0
the game to the Los Angeles touchdown on a blocked punt early. The Saints “D” stepped
Rams 27-13. The Saints would just 90 seconds into the game it up from there on forcing Peynot win their first game until as they cruised to a 23-3 win ton Manning to throw an inNovember 5, 1967 when they over the Atlanta Falcons, in a terception that put the Saints
beat the Philadelphia Eagles, loud dome that is only moment ahead for good. The “D” only
gave up seven more
31-24. The Saints would
points from that point
wind up their first seaand ended the game
son with a 3-11 record.
with a 31-17 victory
After two seasons in
for Super Bowl XLIV.
which they played comThis year was
petitive
football,
the
something the city of
Saints returnd to their
New Orleans needed
bumbling ways of the
and had been waitpast. They would not win
ing for, for a long
their first game until the
time. Once the team
next to last game of the
beat the Indianapolis
season finishing with
Colts in the Super
a record of 1-15. Durbowl, Bourbon Street
ing the season, Saints
was filled with fans.
fans would show up at
Some people turned
the Superdome wearing
down tickets to the
paper bags over their
super bowl because
heads, while carrying
they wanted to expesigns suggesting the
rience the celebration
team should be called
in New Orleans after
the “Aints”. They were
winning the game.
known as the Saints Dree Brees holds up his son after the superThe city was practithroughout the 1970’s. bowl game.
cally shut down for a
For people in New Or- Photograph courtesy of NFL.com
week following their
leans things could not
first Super Bowl vicget much worse due to
hurricane Katrina. The hur- of silence came during a memo- tory ever. When Drew Brees
ricane devastated most of rial for Katrina’s Victims. Be- was interviewed by ESPN, he
New Orleans.
At that time fore that game the Superdome said “it looks like mardi gras
the Saints signed free agent had been used for a shelter for started a week early.” Some
Drew Brees who was com- people whose homes had been people were calling it “Lombardi
ing off shoulder surgery. For destroyed during the storm. Gras” because the name of the
most people the injury he sufThe 2009-2010 Saints were Super Bowl trophy is named
fered would have been career very young and hopes were after the famous coach, Vince
ending and that turned out to high for the team coming into Lombardi. This team brought
be a steal for the New Orleans the season. The team was led hope to a city that was sufSaints football program. After by quarterback Drew Brees fering from a devastating hurtheir signing of Brees, the team and a talented young core ricane. This game was the icalso hired a new coach, Sean of wide receivers, Marques ing on the cake for a team that
Payton, who went to school Colston, Devery Henderson, had done so much for one city
at Eastern Illinois University. Lance Moore and Robert Mea- and they just keep adding on.
Boys Team FightS Back
By Connor Webster
This year’s boys basketball
team started off a little bit
slow this season after losing
some of their top players from
a year ago. After last year’s
tremendous start, then getting
all of their wins stripped from
them. They kept their heads
high and ended last season
with some big wins. Those
wins showed how this season’s
team would be willing to fight
every minute of every game.
They started the season losing big in the Tournament of
Champions and then going
2-1 in the Quincy Tournament. After starting off 2-2
they could not get things rolling and dropped to 3-7 and
things were not looking good
for a young team who only
has one senior on the team,
Akil Watkins. The team still
never hung their heads. After
losing their first two games in
the Pekin Tournament, they
came back winning the next
two to get their record to 5-7
heading into conference play.
They started off conference
play against Pekin, East Peoria
and Canton. This proved to be
a tough stretch for them, putting them in a tough position
at 1-2 at the start of conference play. The next game was
against the first place team,
Washington. Limestone came
out lackadaisical when they
got shut out in the first quarter and put themselves in an
early 16-0 hole after the first.
After the slow start they hung
with the Panthers, but that
early deficit proved to be costly
for the Rockets and they came
out with a 45-67 loss and a
1-3 start in the conference.
The same thing was said for
the game against the other top
team in the conference when
Morton came to town. The
Rockets hung with them for
most of the game but could not
put together enough stops and
lost 54-61 as they dropped one
more game in conference play.
After that game, things be-
gan to turn around.
They
came out winning their next
four games in the conference
over Metamora 56-49, Dunlap
62-46, Pekin 42-30, and then
beating East Peoria again 6350. That brought their record
from 1-4 to above .500 at 5-4.
The next game was the second
annual Easter Seals Whiteout
game. The game was played
in front of a full gym that was,
for the most part, wearing all
white. They had another tough
one against the Canton Little
Giants. They tried to get their
fifth straight win but Canton
shut the door and brought
down the Rockets 57-61.
In the boys second meeting
against Metamora, things did
not go as planned. They got
down early and could not fight
back. Stewart led the team
with 34 points but they came
up short with a 71-56 loss.
The boys season has been
bumpy but they have a young
team, so they hope to turn
things around next year.
Editor: Nick Hermann
Sports
Winner goes to the red corner
By Jamie Billingsley
Ultimate Fighting Championship is the fastest growing sport
in the world. With competitors
from all around the world competing, the UFC has been going
strong for 16 years with UFC
111 coming up on March 21
on PayPerView. The Ultimate
Fighting Championship does
not plan on going anywhere
with many fight cards already
scheduled after UFC 111.
Basically the UFC is a sport
where fighting is legal with
your main purpose to submit
or beat your opponent up so
bad that he has to quit. Just
like every other sport the UFC
has rules, some being: No...
1.Butting with the head. 2.
Eye gouging of any kind. 3.
Biting. 4. Hair pulling. 5.
Fish hooking. 6. Small joint
manipulation. 7. Striking to the
spine or the back of the head.
8. Striking downward using
the point of the elbow. If any of
these rules are broken, it will
result in a loss of a point at the
end of the fight or even disqualification from the tournament.
The UFC is not the only
mixed martial arts competition - it is just the biggest and
most popular. To compete in
the UFC, competitors have to
prove themselves by doing well
in other smaller mixed martial arts competitions such as
XC (extreme combat) or Pride.
This is what makes the UFC so
special because it ensures that
only the best fighters in the
world compete in the Octagon.
There is one other way to become a part of the UFC roster
and that is to win The Ultimate
Fighter, a competition where
guys from all around the world
live together and compete for a
3 year contract with the UFC.
People who fight in the UFC
have to be skilled in many
different fighting styles, the
most popular being muy
tia, kickboxing, and jujitsu.
You will come to see that the
men that make it big in the
UFC are multiple black belts.
There are five different weight
classes: Lightweight -over 145
to 155 pounds, Welterweight over 155 to 170 pounds, Middleweight - over 170 to 185
pounds, Light Heavyweight
- over 185 to 205 pounds,
Heavyweight - over 205 to
265 pounds. The champion in
these weight classes are Heavyweight Brock Lesnar, Light
Heavyweight Lyoto Machida,
Middleweight Anderson Silva, Welterweight Georges St.
Pierre, Lightweight B.J. Penn.
In the upcoming event, UFC
111’s Georges St. Pierre will
be defending his Welterweight
Championship against Dan
Hardy. There will also be fights
such as Heavyweight Bout
Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin,
Welterweight bout Ben Saunders vs. Jake Ellenburger,
and Welterweight bout Tiago
Alves vs. Jon Fitch. There will
also be an undercard with
some new talents fighting.
Be sure to order UFC 111 - it
looks to be a promising card.
NBA All Star Weekend
stations faster. The contestant
By Jordan Miller
The second week in Feb- for this event included: Deron
ruary was busy in the NBA Williams, Steve Nash, Derrick
due to the NBA three point Rose, and Brandon Jennings.
After the NBA Taco Bell Skills
contest, slam dunk contest,
Rookie and Sophomore game, Challenge, Foot Locker hosted
NBA skills challenge and the the NBA 3-point Contest. The
59th NBA All-Star Game. The object of this event is to make
All-Star weekend this year as many 3-pointers you can
was held in Dallas, Texas. in one minute. There are five
To set off the NBA
weekend, the 2010
Rookie and sophomore game will begin
on Friday February
12, 2010. This is for
all the young NBA talent to show what they
can do on the court. A
rookie is a player who
has just been drafted
this year. The rookie roster included:
Omri Casspi, DeJuan
Blair, Stephen Curry,
Tyreke Evans, Jonny
Flynn, Taj Gibson,
James Harden, BranNumber 34 Paul Pierce from the Boston
don Jennings and Jo- Photograph courtesy of celtics.com
nas Jerebko. While
rookies are new, they
compete against the sopho- racks with five basketballs
mores in the league. Sopho- on them. The first four balls
mores are players who have are regular-worth 1 point and
been in the league for at least the last ball on each rack is
one year. The sophomore ros- called the “Money Ball”-worth
ter included:
Anthony Mor- 2points. The players in this
row, O.J. Mayo, Danilo Gal- event included: Paul Pierce,
linari, Michael Beasley, Kevin Danilo Gallinari, Chauncey
Love, Marc Gasol, Eric Gordon, Billups, Stephen Curry, ChanBrook Lopez, and Russell West- ning Frye, and the champ trybrook. At the end of the night, ing to keep his crown, Daequan
the Rookies were victorious. Cook. Swingman Paul Pierce
On Saturday, February 13, won the 3-point shootout in the
2010 the NBA Taco Bell Skills final round beating Chauncey
Challenge occured. The object Billups and Stephen Curry.
The last event for Saturday
of the Taco Bell Skills Challenge is to complete an obsta- was a be the fans favorite, the
cle course that features drib- Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. The
bling, passing and shooting object of this contest is to crestations in the least amount of ate a unique dunk to win the
time. This event is usually for judges vote. There are five
smaller players, such as point judges who decide the winguards because they are quick- ner, by holding score signs
er and can get through all the with 1-10 on them. A score of
50 is a perfect score. This event
included four high flying NBA
stars: Nate Robinson, Gerald Wallace, Shannon Brown,
and DeMar DeRozan.
Nate
Robinson won for the third
time in his dunking career.
Lastly,on Sunday, February 14, was the biggest event,
the NBA All-Star game. There
are 24 players involved in this game,
12 on the West and
12 on the East roster.
The coaches
are selected by who
has the best record
in the Western and
Eastern conference.
The Western
coach was LA Lakers head coach, Phil
Jackson, and the
Eastern coach was
the Cleveland Cav’s
coach, Mike Brown.
The players are voted in to play in this
Celtics
game. The better you
do in the season,
the more votes you
will receive. If you are a fan favorite you will also receive votes.
The Eastern Conference
roster included:
Allen Iverson, Dwayne Wade, LeBron
James, Kevin Garnett, Joe
Johnson, Rajon Rondo, Derrick Rose, Paul Pierce, Gerald Wallace, Al Horford, Chris
Bosh, and Dwight Howard.
The Western Conference roster included:
Tim Duncan,
Amar’e Stoudemire, Carmelo
Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Deron
Williams, Zach Randolph, Dirk
Nowitzki, Kevin Durant, Brandon Roy, Chauncey Billups,
Pau Gasol, and Steve Nash.
Overall, this was an exciting week of NBA basketball.
The East was victorious by two points, and
Dwayne Wade was named the
MVP of the All-Star Game.
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Athletes of
the Month
Josh Hedgepeth
What sport do you do?
Cheerleading
What position do you play?
Back spot
How tall are you? 6’0”
What grade are you in? 12
Do you have a nickname,
if so what is it? JHEDGE
because it is my name
Do you have any pre-game
rituals that you do before
every game? If so, what?
Listen to my ipod and it is
always the same song, “the
downfall of us all”
What do you do during the
off season to keep in shape?
Lift and run
When is your birthday? November 3
Who is your favorite professional athlete or team?
Cubs
What is your favorite childhood cartoon? Hey Arnold
What type of music do you
listen to? Rock
Dan McGarr
What sport do you do?
Wrestling
How tall are you? 6’1”
What grade are you in?
12th
Do you have a nickname, if
so what is it? Big Dan
Do you have any pre-game
rituals that you do before
every game? If so, what?
Listen to “wait and bleed” by
slipknot
What do you do during the
off season to keep in shape?
Lift and wrestle
When is your birthday?
May 29th
Who is your favorite professional athlete or team? Dan
Henderson
What is your favorite childhood cartoon? South Park
What type of music do you
listen to? Heavy metal
What is the best quote you
heard from a coach or teammate? “smell blood”
Do you know of a “Cool Sport”
that few from our area have
heard of? Be cool and share it
with your fellow Rockets. Give
the information to a Limelight
staff member or Mrs. Coovert
in room 208. Please send your
name along with a typed article about the sport of your interest. The Limelight Staff is
anxious to publish your sport.
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Editor: Jordan Miller
Teen Life
Inside the lives of Teens...
Got Extra, Extras?
By Becky Bucklin
In high school today, students are faced with many
tough decisions.
They are
expected to get good grades,
participate in extra-curricular
activities and be able to spend
time with friends and family. In order to fit all this into
their lives, many students are
forced to choose which is most
important to them. This decision process is a major issue in
the lives of teens today.
A main contributor to
these impossible decisions is colleges. Colleges today want to see
a multifaceted student;
they want students to be
intelligent and involved.
The problem is that in
order to do well in school,
a student must have time to
study for their courses.
If
kids are constantly busy with
extra-curriculars, then study
time has to be cut. Along with
being accepted into college,
many students need scholarship money to afford college.
“Being a well rounded student
added a lot of extra pressure.
I wanted to make sure I was
involved enough and kept my
grades up, so I could get scholarships,” said Megan Miller.
In grade school, extra-curricular activities do not consume as much time as in high
school. Since high school activities are more competitive,
more practice time is needed
for the teams to be successful.
In grade school, kids could be
involved in many activities, but
in high school it is hard to be
involved in more than a few.
Matt Johnson said, “In grade
school, it was easy for me to
play four sports and be president of Student Council. I had
to drop some of my activities if
I planned to have a social life in
high school.” For students who
are interested and talented in
many fields, it is hard to decide
which activities to participate
in and which ones to drop.
Some students attempt to
continue participating in all
the activities they did in grade
school. These students may
not have to choose which activities to quit, but they will eventually have to choose which
activity is most important.
With all the practices, games,
and competitions, it is inevitable that the activities are go-
ing to conflict. When students
are put in this predicament,
it can be very hard to decide
what event to attend. “The
most important thing to remember is what priorities are
most important to you,” is senior Kate Reaktenwalt’s advice.
Also take into consideration
how your decision is impacting the other members
of the conflicting activities.
It is true that being in various activities
makes a person wellrounded and organized,
but do not try to be involved in too many extracurriculars. They are just
that, extras. You should
always care about what
you are involved in, but
the point of extra-curriculars is
to make school more enjoyable.
Do not stress if you
have a conflict; make a decision and stick with it. In the
real world, people are faced
with tough decisions every day,
so making them in high school
is great practice. Stay involved
in school, but make sure that
school work is always first.
Colleges may prefer a student
who is in many activities, but
if you join too many you will
become a jack of all trades
and a master of none. Find
out what is most important
to you and master that trade.
How to...
Be a part of March Madness
Volunteer or Attend
By: Jordan Miller
March Madness is two weekends out of the year where Peoria is the place for high school
basketball. For over ten years,
Peoria has hosted the high
school boy’s basketball championships for class A and AA.
Not only are there numerous high school basketball
games to watch but numerous
activities, games and fun for
the whole family. For anyone
who wants to take part in the
March Madness Experience,
the Peoria Park district offers a
variety of volunteer opportunities to work at the Experience.
In order to volunteer at March
Madness follow these simple
steps:
Volunteering
Step 1: Contact the Peoria Park
district and let them know you
are interested in volunteering
at March Madness
Step 2: Sign up which days
and times you are available
Step 3: Receive confirmation
from the Peoria Park District
of your volunteer times and
days.
Step 4: Show up at the Civic
Center on the day you are assigned to volunteer.
Arrive
a half hour before your start
time.
Step 5: Obtain March Madness
Scorpio
Aquarius
January 21 to February 21
You have a stronger desire-and need--to develop and grow
mentally and spiritually this
year. Improving your skills will
be a focus. Many changes are
in store for you in 2010. This
year, whether you value independence or partnership is
another question. The answer
for both is to find a balance.
Pisces
February 21 to March 21
Freedom and discovery are
important themes for you.
You are seeking out more
from life and this can lead
you to exciting new experiences and adventures or to
an uncomfortable state of discontented
restlessness--it’s
your choice! With both Uranus and Jupiter in your sign
most of the year, 2010 finds
you at your most bold and intriguing. Career opportunities
come knocking at your door.
Aries
March 21 to April 21
Big personal changes are
in the works for Aries as Jupiter and Uranus enter your
sign. While they do not settle
in until 2011, you are getting
a real taste of the excitement
that is to come! Relationships
are being tested. Many of you
will be strengthening relationships; others are feeling a little pressured or lonely as you
discover what it is you truly
need from a significant other.
volunteer T-shirt and ID.
Step 6: Get assigned a game to
help with.
Step 7: Enjoy your March
Madness volunteer experience
and get in a few games while
you are there.
Follow these steps and you
will have an awesome volunteer experience. This is a once
a year opportunity to volunteer
for your community and help
March Madness go smoothly.
So what are you waiting for,
contact the Peoria Park district
and let the fun begin!
If you just want to go
and enjoy a good weekend of
basketball you do not have to
just volunteer-you can participate in the fun. You can either
watch high school games or
participate in activities.
Attending
Step 1: To go to a game or participate, wear basketball attire.
Step 2: Get a group of friends
together to attend with you.
Step 2: Buy a ticket at the Civic Center to either a game or an
activity.
Step 3: Watch the games and
cheer your favorite teams on.
Step 4: Buy souvenirs and
food
Step 5: Play unlimited games
all day and have a great March
Madness Experience
Compiled by Blake McWilliams
Cancer
Taurus
April 21 to May 21
A stronger awareness of others, a bigger emphasis on networking, enjoying time spent
with friends and a hard look
at the work you do are in
store. This year you are finding more than usual enjoyment
from group or friend activities.
Gemini
May 21 to June 21
Career matters are peaking
for you in March. Some of you
will be enjoying promotions
or some form of pleasant culmination in your professional
life. A positive attitude towards
work brings great rewards.
Connections that further your
career goals are made. Partnerships, social life, and career are all tied together.
June 21 to July 21
A transitional year is in your
forecast-one in which little
changes foretell new directions
to come. You are more intellectually curious this month
and you may have opportunities to travel, study and meet
people who are of diverse backgrounds. Business dealings are
likely to be profitable in March.
Leo
July 21 to August 21
March is strong for partnerships, finances, and studies. Many of you have found
a partner and more will do
so. It is an excellent period for romance, fun, friendship, and discovery. You tend
to prefer spending time with
one person than with groups.
Virgo
August 21 to September 21
The planets are shining favorably in your chart. Saturn finishes up in your sign
this year, relieving most of
you of extra responsibilities
and concerns. The weaker
areas of your life have been
revealed and you have either strengthened or let go of
them. Many Virgos are discovering new creative talents.
Libra
September 21 to October 21
2010 is a strong year for
getting organized, for satisfaction from the work you
do, and for romantic surprises. Those of you looking
for a better job could find it.
Most of you will experience
more satisfaction from your
job, improved working conditions, and/or better health.
Information gathered from www.cafeastrolgy.com
October 21 to November 21
Jupiter is moving in harmony
with your own sign. You are
taking the stresses and pressures of everyday life in stride
this year. This can-do attitude
is your best asset right now.
More and new ways to have fun
are available to you in March.
For singles, meeting a special
person is highly likely, although
it is not necessarily a person
who is “partnership material.”.
Sagittarius
Nov.21 to Dec. 21
Pleasant changes are certainly in store for you. This summer, you will find that your
natural enthusiasm and sense
of humor returns. Optimism,
however, can take a few shots
as you face some botched plans
and practical concerns. You will
find that as one door shuts another seems to magically open.
Capricorn
December 21 to January 21
Much focus is on personality, career, and finances.
You are rediscovering yourself from the inside out, and
learning that fear is the only
thing holding you back. Indecision can most certainly
affect your drive and energy
levels. 2010 is filled with little
ups and downs and starts and
stops for you; think of it as a
stepping stone year as you
learn to take more risks in life.
Editor: Jordan Miller
Teen Life
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Depression Group:
You are not alone...
By: Jamie Billingsley
Depression is an illness that
involves the body, mood, and
thoughts, that affects the way a
person eats and sleeps, the way
one feels about oneself, and the
way one thinks about things.
Just because you are sad
does not mean that you are
depressed. In most cases
it takes a really bad thing
to occur in your life to put
you in a depressive state.
There are different levels of
depression most that can
be cured with a simple
doctors visit to prescribe
some prescription medicine. Some may need just
some visits with a therapist
but if your depression is
so bad that you are thinking doing harmful things
to yourself or committing
suicide than you will need
immediate attention, so
seek help from a school
counselor, a doctor, or simply someone that will find you
the right help that you need.
The signs and symptoms of
depression include loss of interest in activities that were once
interesting or enjoyable, loss of
appetite (anorexia) with weight
loss or overeating with weight
gain, loss of emotional expression (flat affect), a persistently
sad, anxious or empty mood,
feelings of hopelessness, pessi-
mism, guilt, worthlessness, or
helplessness, social withdrawal, unusual fatigue, low energy
level, a feeling of being slowed
down, sleep disturbance with
insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping; trouble
concentrating, remembering,
or making decisions, unusual
restlessness or irritability, persistent physical problems such as
head-
aches, digestive disorders, or chronic pain that
do not respond to treatment;
thoughts of death or suicide or suicide attempts. Alcohol or drug abuse may
also be signs of depression.
There are a lot of things that
can help with the symptoms
of depression that don’t require prescriptions or therapists help. First and foremost
you should know what depres-
sion is. Knowing as much information about depression
will help you overcome it or
at least help you handle it.
Things like exercise and dieting will help with depression
because when your body feels
good your emotions will feel
better. Being around people
a lot will help you deal with
depression because knowing you have people that
care about you and
want to be around
you
will
always
make you feel better.
Talking about your
feeling will help, you
do this so you don’t
have to keep stuff
bottled up inside.
Doing nice things
for yourself can make
you feel good because
treating yourself good
is always nice. And
of course relaxing
without thinking about the
troubles in your life you can do
this by learning to meditate.
If you think that you are
suffering for depression but
you feel like you have no one
to turn too you may contact
Ms. Price (located in room
211) or Ms. Walthall (located in the Guidance office). A
help hotline number is 1-800273-8255 and a suicide help
hotline is 1-800-784-2433.
Attention:
Junior Girls
The American Legion Auxiliary Limestone Unit 979
in Bartonville is once again
participating in the National Girls State Program.
This is a program where
present junior girls participate for a week in Springfield forming their own cities, towns, and states and
learn about their government
by electing their own city,
county and state officials.
The purpose and objectives
of this program are as follows:
-To promote patriotism and
the
democratic
process.
-To promote practical hands
on experience patterned after Illinois State Government.
-To provide practical application of Americanism and good
citizenship, teaching love for
America and a sense of individual obligation to community, State and nation.
What happens at Illini
Girls
State?
-Girls from various communities
throughout
the
State
of
Illinois
attend
for one week each June.
-Girls are assigned to one of
two fictitious political parties
-Participants learn how to
take out petitions, run as
a candidate and elect city ,
county, and state officials.
-They will have their own legislature where they introduce,
debate and pass their own bills.
-There will be speakers from
many different occupations.
Some of the selection criteria are:
-Girls must have completed their Junior year in High
School and maintained at
least a C average or higher.
-Applicants
should
be
interested
in
government and current events.
-Girls
must
have
high
moral
character
and
strong leadership abilities.
This is a great opportunity
for our Junior girls who are
interested in government and
would like another opportunity to earn scholarship monies for college.
Attendance
of this program offers each
girl an opportunity to apply for two scholarships, the
Paul Powell Scholarship and
the Samsung Scholarship.
For more information on
the National Girls State
Program,
visit
www.eiu.
edu (community kiosk girls
state).
Ask your counselor
to obtain an application. Applications are due April 2.
Rocket Calendar
Friday, March 5
Drafting Competition @ Illinois Central College – all
day
Boys Basketball (V) Regional@ LCHS -TBA
Girls Basketball (V) StateTBA
Saturday, March 6
LGSA Sign-Ups – Cafeteria
Foyer – 8:00 AM-1:00 PM
Spring Musical RehearsalAuditorium-9:00 AM-5:00
PM
Boys & Girls Track – Jacksonville Indoor – 10:00 AM
IHSA Solo & EnsembleTBA
Sunday, March 7
Spring Musical RehearsalAuditorium-9:00 AM-5:00
PM
Those Who Make a Difference-Cafeteria-2:00 PM
Monday, March 8
Mentors/Mentees 2, 3, 4 –
Room 35 – 2:50 PM
Scholastic Bowl Regional
Tournament - TBA
Tuesday, March 9
Foods Field Trip – Morton
Cooking School – All Day
IMSA Meeting-Library –
4:00-6:00 PM
Board of Education Meeting-Board Room-7:00 PM
Boys Basketball (V) Sectional-TBA
Scholastic Bowl (V) Regional-TBA
Wednesday, March 10
Curriculum Council-Library-2:55 PM
Femmes Unir Meeting-Library-5:00 PM
Grade School Honor Band
Rehearsal-Room 81-6:30
PM
Boys Basketball (V) Sectional-TBA
Thursday, March 11
Athletic Booster MeetingLibrary-7:00 PM
Mid-Illini Concert Band
Festival @ Washington-7:00
PM
Friday, March 12
End of 3rd Nine Weeks
JROTC Movie Night –
Snack Bar – 6:00-9:00 PM
Boys Basketball (V) Sectional-TBA
Saturday, March 13
LGSA Sign-Ups – Cafeteria
Foyer – 8:00 AM-1:00 PM
Spring Musical RehearsalAuditorium-9:00 AM-5:00
PM
Stompin’ at the Savoy-Cafeteria-7:00 PM
Sunday, March 14
Spring Musical RehearsalAuditorium-9:00 AM-5:00
PM
Mid-Illini All-Conference
Banquet @ Cater Inn-5:00
PM
Monday, March 15
Band Booster Meeting-Cafeteria-7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 16
Boys Basketball (V) SuperSectional-TBA
Wednesday, March 17
Junior Class Meeting – Auditorium – 8:55-9:10 AM
Girls Soccer-Blue/White –
5:30 PM
College Info. to ParentsCafeteria-7:00 PM
Thursday, March 18
Spring Activities AssemblyMain Gym-10:00 AM
Mentors/Mentees Networking – TBA – 5:30 PM
Key Club Game NightSnack Bar-6:00 PM
Friday, March 19
NO SCHOOL – COUNTY
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
Boys Basketball (V) StateTBA
Saturday, March 20
Spring Musical RehearsalAuditorium-9:00 AM-5:00
PM
Boys/Girls Track (V)
@ Galesburg Indoor
(Monmouth)-10:00 AM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) @
Lincoln-10:00 AM
Sunday, March 21
Spring Musical RehearsalAuditorium-9:00 AM-5:00
PM
Monday, March 22
Mentors/Mentees 2 – Faculty Dining Room – 3:00
PM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) vs.
Central 4:30 PM
Tuesday, March 23
IMSA Meeting-Library –
4:00-6:00 PM
Softball (S,V) vs. Galesburg-4:30 PM
Board of Education Meeting-Board Room-7:00 PM
Wednesday, March 24
Spring Blood Drive-Aux.
Gym-1st through 7th hours
Curriculum Cabinet-Board
Room-2:00 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Normal
Comm.-4:15 PM
Baseball (S) @ Notre Dame4:15 PM
Thursday, March 25
Spring Musical Dress
Rehearsal-Auditorium-TBA
Friday, March 26
Safety for Seniors (set up)Cafeteria-3:00-5:00 PM
Spring Musical-Auditorium-7:30 PM (Snack Bar
4:00-10:00 PM)
Baseball (V) LCHS Tourn.TBA
Saturday, March 27
Safety for Seniors-Cafeteria-7:00 AM-1:00 PM
Boys Tennis (V) @ Rock
Island Tourn.-8:30 AM
Boys/Girls Track (V) @ Indoor (Horton FH)-9:00 AM
Baseball (F) @ Notre Dame
(DH)-11:00 AM
Softball (F) @ Dunlap –
11:00 AM
Baseball (S) vs. Moline (DH)
– 12:00 PM
Softball (V) @ O’Fallon
(DH)-1:00 PM
Spring Musical-Auditorium-7:30 PM (Snack Bar
4:00-10:00 PM)
Baseball (V) LCHS Tourn.TBA
Sunday, March 28
Spring Musical-Auditorium-2:00 PM
Monday, March 29
Softball (S, V) @ Notre
Dame (DH)-4:00 PM
Baseball (V) vs. Normal
West-4:15 PM
Tuesday, March 30
Grade School Choral Festival Rehearsal-AuditoriumNoon-2:00 PM
Boys Tennis (V-F/S) @
Pekin-3:30 PM
IMSA Meeting-Library –
4:00-6:00 PM
Girls Soccer (V-F/S) @
Pekin-4:15 PM
Softball (S) @ Midwest
Central-4:15 PM
Grade School Art ExpoCafeteria-6:00 PM
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News
Editors: Taylore Carr & Connor Webster
Reeling em’ in
New Bass Fishing Team at Limestone
By Taylore Carr
Limestone will now compete
in another Illinois High School
Association (IHSA) event- Bass
Fishing. Mr. Gresham, who
initiated the idea to form a bass
fishing team, saw the value
students gained from being involved in the outdoors and, in
particular, fishing. Mr. Gresham then asked teachers to help
organize a team of students
who were interested in fishing
and competing in tournaments.
Science teacher Mr. Ginzel took
the initiative and helped see
Mr. Gresham’s vision through.
Along with Mr. Ginzel from
Limestone, Alex Motsinger,
Patrick West, and Troy Buckingham from the Bartonville
area helped establish this team.
Most of the leaders of the team
have a lot of tournament fishing
experience and are excited to
pass their knowledge and love
of fishing on to the students.
On January 26, 2010, the
Rocket Bass Fishing Team offered an informational meeting for students who love to
fish, or would like to learn, and
were interested in joining the
team. This meeting informed
students on the club’s goals
and plans for the semester
and introduced them to fishing terminology that will help
them advance in this sport.
The first official meeting was
held on February 4, 2010 in
the LCHS library, where students learned various fishing
skills like knot tying, spinning
and baitcaster casting, overhead casting, side-arm casting, etc. The club meets every
other week in the library and
participates in fishing tourna-
ments on the weekends.
To
join the bass fishing team,
students must meet academic
eligibility, possess a good attitude and passion for fishing, and be willing to learn
new skills and techniques.
Sophomore Austin Dearing stated, “I wanted to
join because it is new and
is a fun way to participate
in an activity that I love.”
Students do not have to have
prior fishing experience and all
equipment used will be provided. Mr. Ginzel stated, “Several of the students who have
come to the meetings have
never fished before and in the
first night they learned how to
tie fishing knots and cast several types of rods and reels.”
Those who join the fishing
team and already know how
to properly fish will learn more
techniques and strategies to
improve their skills in fishing.
The Rocket Bass Fishing team
will be fishing in lakes and
ponds around the area. Limestone Bass Fishing Team plans
on competing in the IHSA Sectional Tournament in April and
then the IHSA State Tournament at Carlyle Lake in May.
Over two hundred and twenty-six schools all over the
state of Illinois have officially
entered the 2009-2010 IHSA
Bass Fishing State Tournament. This is sure to be a great
start of something new for this
team. Good Luck Bass Fishers!
For more information on the
Rocket Bass Fishing Team contact Mr. Ginzel in the science
department or Patrick West by
phone or email at 309-303-1463
or
[email protected].
News News
Quilting for Fun
On January 20, 2010, the Creative Fashion Class went
to the Quilt Corner in Morton. All of the students were supplied a pattern then allowed to pick out and buy their own fabric. While there, they were able to see all the different fabrics
and participate in a few classes. They also had the chance
to practice quilting on the big sewing machine. Their quilts
will appear in a Quilt Show during the last week of April.
Amulet is awarded
The Amulet has been recognized by Taylor Publishing with
the Award of Excellence honoring its accomplishments in
yearbook design and coverage. Judges selected this yearbook to be among the best. The yearbooks were evaluated on the following areas: cover design, theme development, layout design, photo content, and secondary packages.
Congratulations
The Tech-Prep student of the month for March is Mallory Eckstein. She was selected by the Business Department due to her
classroom work ethic and character. Mallory will be awarded a
savings bond sponsored by the Illinois Welding School and her
picture will be featured in the Limestone Independent News.
Go Green or Go Home!
*With Spring right around the corner, install
a clothesline in your backyard or basement,
and let your clothes dry naturally.
Information gathered from www.greenamericatoday.com
DONT FORGET TO RECYCLE LIMELIGHT!
Dancing, singing, and more
Junior class hosts Talent Show for Prom
By Autum Greeson
Wolf. During Autum’s perfor- also astounding. To wrap up
“As Rock Stars, we have two mance, the crowd was in awe the night, Cody Smith sang the
instincts: to have fun and to when she did a double turn song “Something to Lose.” This
change the world. Tonight, and dropped into the center was one performance not evwe hope to do both.” This was splits. Following her perfor- eryone expected, but it soundquoted from the Talent Show mance, Kim George performed ed very good. During intermisProgram. The Talent Show was the song “Things,” which she sion, each act was given a little
held on Wednesday, February wrote herself. Connor Webster bag. They walked around in
10. Junior Class Officers, Max said, “I liked how she played the audience to get donations
Look, Katie Hines, Dane Georg- the guitar and sang!” Griffin for the People’s Choice Award.
es, and Andrew Gruber put on Georges, Jake McDowell, Noah After intermission, there were
the show to help raise money Wright, and John DeVries per- three special performances.
for this year’s prom. The theme formed “Creep.” They did an
The Limestone Dance team
tied in with the prom theme, okay job. However, it was not performed a hip hop dance to
“Party like a
the song “SuRock
Star!”
per
Jerkin’”
There were
by Keke Palmmany
outer. After the
standing perdance
team,
formances that
Hubba
Bubnight. To start
ba performed
the show off,
a variety of
Ebony and the
songs. Hubba
Ivories, which
Bubba memincluded Matt
bers included
Johnson, Sam
Mrs. Tinnon,
Misigaro, Alex
Kyle Samuels,
Smith,
Luke
and
Jessica
Hermann, and
Unes.
They
Caleb
Boyer,
sang a total of
performed
a
three songs insong of their
cluding “Total
own called the
Eclipse of the
Go Green Rap
Heart,” “Dead
which
was
n Gone,” and
very well writ“Party like a
ten. The per- Senior Kim George leaves the audience speechless after
Rock
Star.”
formance was her singing performance.
Mrs.
Tinvery
funny
non said, “We
Photograph courtesy of Mrs. Coovert.
and energetic.
were definitely
The second act
the
UNtalwas performed
a song that should have been ented part of the show!” The
by Jimmi Carnell, Cameron played for the talent show since Finale performance consisted
Baker, and Tyler Wright. With barely anyone knew the song. of individuals who previously
Jimmi accompanying the two Taylor Singley, accompanied performed that night. They
guys on the guitar, Cameron by Nic Toland, sang a Taylor sang the song “Free Bird,”
and Tyler sang the song “The Swift song entitled, “Fifteen.” which was a crowd favorite.
World I Know.” The song was Although she performs Taylor
At the end of the night, it was
vocally good, but it was too Swift’s song very well, her vo- time for awards. The Winner
slow and lacked energy. After cal talent should allow her to of the night by the outstandthey performed, Jalyle Taylor venture out to some different ing judges was, of course,
sang the song “Exclusive” a styles of music and even al- the Power Rangers. Although
cappella style. This was a good low her to spruce up the artist. the Power Rangers won the
solo performance. Next on the “Thinking of You” was the next Judge’s choice award, Cody
program were Nick Williams, song that was performed by Smith took home the People’s
Brian Rogers, Dana Fulton, Eli Amy Thomason and Nick McK- choice award. CongratulaWilliams, Jimmi Carnell, and inney. The performance was tions to everyone who perJohn DeVries. They performed amazing! Following their per- formed. Everyone did awesome.
the song “Remembering Sun- formance, Justin Benko, Caleb
The Junior Class Officers and
day.” This band was well put Thompson, Zach Gilbert, and Mrs. Tinnon are proud to say
together. The fifth act was Au- Andy Marcussen played and they raised nineteen hundred
tum Greeson. She danced to sang the Power Rangers theme dollars between both the door
a mix of the songs “Tik Tok” song. They were very energetic. and the People’s choice award
by Ke$ha and “Africa” by Karl The guitar and drum solos were bags for this year’s prom!
Making a difference
Teacher and students give money for victims
Each month Limelight will feature students, falculty, and organzations that are making a difference in the community and the world.
For this issue, the staff would like to recognize Mr. Caruso, a social
science teacher, and his students for their efforts to help the people
of Haiti that were affected by the January 12, 2010 earthquake. In
just three short weeks, they raised $219.00. Mr. Caruso stated, “The
Hope for Haiti Telethon was on during one of the weeks of collections,
so that sparked the students’ attention. I basically just informed my
class about the lives lost and the destruction, and gave them the option to help out, and the response was great!” The money was donated to Caruso’s church fund for Haiti and to www.hopeforhaiti.org.