October 2010 - Glenbard East High School

ECHO
GLENBARD
EAST H.S.
October 8, 2010
Volume 51, Issue 1
NEWS
FEATURES
OPINIONS
Clubs
A &E
Sports
Teacher and students Leadership weekend at Students are stressing
become East’s heroes Lake Geveva strenghthens out about college
confidence.
as they save a
life.
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Sweeny Todd in
production at East.
By Cassandra Mayorga and Robert
Stevenson
Echo Staff
not have been saved. Those two
students did exactly the right thing
and did it quickly,” said Mushrush.
“They are heroes in my book.”
However, Nack and Priebe
weren’t the only ones, who took
heroic measures as Hogan also did
the right thing.
“Mr. Hogan is an absolute
hero,” said Mushrush. “He literally
saved Mr. Brzezinski’s life by doing
CPR right away. It is one thing to
teach others how to do CPR or to
complete the training yourself, but
to be able to spring into action,
under extreme pressure when
you see a person blue and not
breathing at all is the act of a true
hero which should never be taken
for granted.”
Paulina Brooks, senior,
also agrees that the trio did a good
job.
“I feel like they did the
right thing, and they are true
heroes for it.”
Hogan feels that he was
“at the right place at the right
time”, and said he is proud to be
a member of the health unit and
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East’s heroes emerge in time of need
Tragedy hit when Michael
Brzezinski, bookstore operator
collapsed suffering from a heart
murmur on September 1st, at
approximately at 7:00am.
Fortunately, help quickly
came to the rescue.
Donald Nack, senior, and
Catherine Priebe, junior, quickly
responded to the fall.
One of the students
called 911, while the other went
to get help and found Dan Hogan,
health teacher, who shortly began
giving Brzezinski Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR).
The students “did exactly
as taught and made my effort
much easier,” said Hogan.
Bill Mushrush, Assistant
Principal of Operations, also agrees
that the two students handled the
situation well.
“The two students who
Photo by John Przybyla
(From left to right) Dan Hogan, Catherine Priebe, Junior, and Donald called 911 and went to get Mr.
Nack ,Senior, accept their rewards at the pep rally. They are recognized Hogan did a terrific job. Without
as heroes for saving the life of Michael Brzezinski on September 1st. them, Mr. Brzezinski’s life may
teaching CPR.
Since East is the only
Glenbard that teaches CPR, Hogan
said “they did exactly as taught.”
He has learned to ”always
be prepared” and feels that this
experience “boosts self esteem.”
“ Ever since, I feel if
anything happens, I know what to
do, “said Nack. “I feel more secure.”
This incident was a tough
and scary situation, but that didn’t
stop the trio from acting quickly
or taking heroic measures at the
scene.
All three heroes are glad
to have helped save Brzezinski’s
life.
“I’m grateful I was there,”
said Priebe.“ If we weren’t there, no
one would have seen him.”
Brzezinski is now well
again and running the bookstore
thanks to our heroes.
He is proud to work here
and to have kids like these to look
out for him.
“ I did what I hope anyone
else would do”, said Nack. “ Its
natural instinct to do that.”
East
students
get
money
With love, from
Norway
By Rachel Rodgers
Staff Writer
Say hello and meet Ola
Drydal, 17, a transfer student
from Norway. He arrived at the
beginning of September and will
be attending Glenbard East for
the rest of the school year.
Although Drydal has
been here for such a short time
he already decided his opinion.
“America is better than I thought,”
says Drydal.
Originally he was told
by his former teachers that
America is nothing like the TV
shows and sitcoms. According to
Drydal, however, it is a very good
depiction of what he has seen so
far.
When asked about
some of the other differences
he noticed here, Drydal says,
“everything is big, the buildings,
the spaces between buildings,
and the people.”
There are some major
cultural differences between The
U.S. and Norway that he had not
expected.
At Glenbard East, the
teachers are much more strict
than they are at his school over
seas. When walking the halls at a
school in Norway, one does not
have to follow as many guidelines
as we do here.
There is no need for a hall
pass and teachers are addressed
by their first names. But Drydal
did not come to America to see
small things grow or get yelled at
in the hallway, he came because
he always wanted to take part in
the foreign exchange program.
According to Drydal,
student
foreign
exchange
programs are common in Norway
and many of his friends take part
in it. It is something that he has
always wanted to do, and this year
was his opportunity.
Drydal’s
Guidance
Counselor,
Kathleen
Faber
says that the foreign exchange
program is extremely beneficial
to Glenbard East.
“ It brings greater
richness
to
our
already
wonderfully
diverse
and
supportive environment.”
This is why she feels that
Glenbard East is a great place for
foreign exchange students to
come.
Students at East do not
understand the foreign exchange
program to the extent that the
administrators do.
Many
students
are
unaware of just how many
different transfer students have
enrolled in Glenbard East.
The flags hanging in
the cafeteria are representative
of every country the school has
received a transfer student from.
Now that flag from Norway
reflects yet another piece of the
world added to Glenbard East.
By Kaylee Csech and Nicky Domenick
Echo Staff
New this year at Glenbard East
is the ‘East Side Pride’ program,
as well as the use of Ram Bucks.
It is funded through grants by
Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports (PBIS), which is a
program established by the US
Department of Education and
the Office of Special Education
Programs. This program is
designed to improve and sustain
proper school discipline, while
creating a more positive climate
in the halls of Glenbard East.
Students who go above and
beyond what is expected of
them are rewarded with Ram
Bucks. Introduced this year as
the rewards portion of East Side
Pride, Ram Bucks are small slips of
paper that any staff member can
give out. The goal is to encourage
responsibility,
respect,
and
readiness, and whoever gives a
Ram Buck will check off which of
the three “R’s” apply.
Dean Steven Condon says, “Ram
Bucks should be given to the
student who picks up somebody
else’s trash and throws it away,” or,
“the student who holds the door
open for somebody else,” but
these are just a few examples.
After receiving a Ram Buck,
students are able to drop them
into the Ram Buck raffle box in
the main office. At the end of each
week, random names are drawn
from this box and all chosen
students will win one of many
prizes, including school apparel,
food, parking spaces, gift cards, a
Wii, an iTouch, and prom tickets.
This same program is being
implemented in all of the other
Glenbard high schools. Students
have seen rewards systems used
at East before, such as the offcampus lunch privilege granted to
juniors last year with a GPA of 3.0
or higher. The system, however,
aims to boost behavior rather
than grades.
Despite the fact that schoolwide behavior seems to be on a
fast track to improvement, the
Ram Bucks still receive skepticism.
When asked if teachers hand out
Ram Bucks in class, freshman
Amanda Domenick says, “A lot of
teachers ignore the system,” but
goes on to say, “It’s only been
a couple weeks into the year,
though.”
As some staff members
familiarize themselves with the
changes, many others stand eager
to participate. Eric Lemke, the
PBIS Glenbard East Internal Coach,
is an English teacher getting
involved in East Side Pride. As well
as going to regular meetings that
address the new system, Lemke
has also promoted Ram Bucks
by announcing the weekly raffle
winners. Lemke noted on any
uncertainty toward the system,
“Anytime you have a school-wide
program like this with everyone
involved, it deserves skepticism
in order to test its validity. We,
students and staff, are obligated to
make sure we are implementing a
quality program in the right way.”
While a portion of Glenbard
East’s population may be
skeptical, many see potential in
this program. East can expect a
continuance in the PBIS program
to promote East Side Pride. As
Condon says, “This is much more
than just Ram Bucks; it’s a shift in
the culture of the school.”
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Echo
From Cameroon
to America
By Lizzie Ausland
Staff Writer
Boris
Naham,
a
sophmore at Glenbard East, has
recently moved to Bloomingdale
from Cameroon. He attends
English Language Learners classes
as well as Foods, and French AP,
which is his native language.
Becoming accustomed to this
whole new world will pose to be
a struggle.
Naham’s family decided
to move to the Chicagoland area
because his family resides here,
most immediate being his sister.
Naham asserted that he “wants
to stay here” rather than going
back to live in either Cameroon
or France because he clearly
expressed that he will receive a
better education in the United
States as opposed to the still
developing country of Cameroon.
The
United
States
strong
reputation of our education
programs prompted this massive
life change.
Naham’s final reason for
why he moved here he replied,
“Because I love the USA!”
The English Langauge
Learners classes that Glenbard
East provides help to new
students from different countries
not to only spend time practicing
and perfecting their English, but
to also give them time to become
more comfortable in a whole new
world. Naham for example takes
three periods a day of ELL class
with many other students from
varying countries.
As seen by students in
his French AP class, Naham is fun
and outgoing. “Since he arrived,
Boris has really opened up.” Megan
Arnold, senior, affirmed.
Fellow French student
Christine Greco, senior, remarked,
“It’s exciting to meet someone
who actually came from across
the world, and it’s great to try and
speak to him!”
Reading at East
By Travis Grosch
Staff Writer
Reading and math are the basis for every
class, as Janet Reece, Assistant Principal of
Instruction stated. Glenbard East, along with the other 3 Glenbards, have
four areas to improve on; math, attendance, reading, and graduation or
“MARG”.
Every Monday, teachers spend time in PLC talking about their
classes coming up with ideas to keep each course generically the same
for each teacher, considering MARG with each idea.
“Reading is the base of everything,“ Josh Chambers, Principal
said. “Math is as important too, for it helps students be familiar with
numbers so they have better numeracy.”
The whole reason behind this is that Glenbard East’s School
Improvement Plan, or SIP, monitored by the state, is focused on getting
students through high school with better attendance and graduation
rates, and better reading and math skills.
All the Glenbard’s have almost the same focus on this subject
because the Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, monitors the SIP, so
every district and school in Illinois are under the same goals.
The focus on which classes to incorporate reading in is fairly
simple. Nearly every class offered has reading in it. Math on the other
hand is harder. It is difficult to incorporate math into an English class.
Attendance and graduation is easier to focus on. “The more
you’re here ,the more you learn,” Chambers said. The addition of the new
attendance policy has greatly improved attendance here at East. With
incorporating reading and math in classes it helps kids advance faster.
Therefore, graduation comes easier to students, and they are ready for
college sooner.
News
October 8, 2010
Lake Geneva
Leadership Weekend
By Rachel Rodgers
Staff Writer
photo by Chris VanDenBerg
This year’s Lake Geneva Leadership Weekend took place at Aurora University right past the
Illinois and Wisconsin border on September 18 to 19. Students ranged from freshmen to the 15 seniors
who paired up and led each small group.
The theme of this year’s Leadership Weekend was “Confidence is Contagious.” The hope was
that the students would learn stronger techniques of communication and trust.
Melissa Boudreau, sophomore, attended the Lake Geneva Leadership Weekend this year.
“It was so much fun,” says Boudreau. “I learned so much, met a lot of new people and I’m more
confident going into the real world.”
Chris VanDenBerg, social studies teacher, and Nicole Miller, P.E. teacher, took over the
organization of this event after the retirement of Frank Maggio. VanDenBerg felt that the transition to
this year has been a great success.
“It was incredible to see a diverse group of students, many of whom did not know each before
the weekend, come together to solve physical and mental challenges by utilizing the strengths of the
group,” says VanDenBerg.
The weekend was wrapped up with a two-hour discussion on how to use all that the students
learned to tackle the social issues faced at Glenbard East.
“The key part now is to transfer the confidence and skills gained on the weekend into making
a positive influence on the lives of others at East,” says VanDenBerg.
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Depression awareness month is concentrated on those who
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“Most people go through all four years not knowing the school
has a psychologist,” said Linda Heino, school psychologist.
Binita Donohue, Stacie Regopoulos, and Cindy McGivern
are social workers in the school staff that can be found on the second
floor in the Guidance Office along with Heino and Anna Raimondi,
psychologist.
“We’re very nice people,” said Heino, encouraging anyone with
any sort of issue to come on up for a visit, “Sometimes people who don’t
have issues think that they don’t need to come up.” But, in fact, it’s those
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“Teenage life is rough,” says Heino,”It’s a hotspot for stress and
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and more. With these symptoms, depression can be an extremely heavy
load to bear. Not all people show signs of depression. It is important
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October 8, 2010
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Stressin’ Seniors for Schoolin’
By Esthefany Archila
A&E Editor
I thought it was not going to be
that bad. It had crept on me slowly but
surely and I finally noticed it until it hit me
like a tidal wave- straight in the face. It’s
the stress and anxiety of my future. I still
remember my freshmen year and how I
thought it was so ludicrous that counselors
and English teachers were talking to us
about college and our majors. I was a
fresh face right out of Westlake; there was
no way I was going to think about what I
wanted to do with my life. My friends and
I would always talk about how they were
over exaggerating. It seemed like we had
years to worry about those kinds of things.
But then all those years I had actually
passed. As a senior, I am still in shock that
it is actually my last year in high school. I
had left thinking about my life plans on
the back burner- and now it’s crunch time.
Evelyn Schneider, who is my counselor at
Glenbard East, explains that “each student
is individual”. I started off my freshmen year
wanting to be a lawyer, just like so many
other people. But as the years progressed
and I was exposed to new things, it seemed
like my future career changed every day. I
remember going back and forth from a
lawyer to a surgeon to a biochemist to
even a probation officer. Goals throughout
students’ freshmen to senior year naturally
change, which is why the counselors are
there to help. Schnieder reiterates the
fact that “students do not realize that a
deadline means deadline with colleges.” In
other words, seniors need to make sure not
to wait to the last possible minute to start
writing essays and filling out applications
at the last minute. So many students think
that they are not going to procrastinateincluding myself. But I already feel like I
am behind everyone else in this whole
process. Although counselors are there
through each step of the process and try
to keep as many opportunities open as
possible for a student, it is ultimately the
decision of the student of what they want
to do. This process is a lot of self-evaluation
and understanding of who we are and
who we want to be. The best way to make
this easier as Schnieder suggests, is it
take mini inventories or tests to see what
our likes and dislikes are- things of that
nature would be a good start. At the end
of the day, one of the biggest points that
Schneider wanted to bring across was that
students need to “relish in the process”. We
need to enjoy this transition period in our
lives and not rush- just like we relished in
the memories we are still making these last
4 years at Glenbard East.
Graphic by Miranda Sproviero
East welcomes McGivern back
By Kaylee Csech
Staff Writer
In March of 2010, the head of our Social Studies Department, Peter
McGivern, had a brainstem stroke. Usually fatal, McGivern survived thanks to the
help of his 18-year-old daughter, Rachael. What the emergency medical technicians
saw as a heart attack, his daughter recognized as a stoke, essentially saving his life.
The entire left side of his body was paralyzed. McGivern spent six days at
Central DuPage Hospital, and then five weeks at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital.
McGivern transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for out-patient
therapy three days a week.
He went through a three-step program of learning to speak and swallow
again, as well as occupational (the use of his left hand) and walking. This process is
known as neuroplasticity, and basically means to retrain the brain.
He still attends speech therapy once a week at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Through it all, McGivern comments, “Generally, the people of Glenbard, especially
Glenbard East, were so nice.” Teachers and loved ones visited him in the hospital.
Church members, neighbors and Glenbard East teachers sent meals to his family
for almost three months.
Due to his determination, McGivern has made an almost full recovery,
and plans to begin teaching again in ten weeks. Students and staff at East are glad
to have McGviern back.
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Pope twirls into
the future
Photo by:Glenn Hinkley
Recycled gowns fund post prom
Allison Rugg, senior
holds her dress that
she plans on wearing
to prom. She recieved
the dress at the dress
resale.
By Cassi Davila
Staff Writer
Glenbard East’s first dress resale was September 11, hosted
by the prom committee for girls who would like a used homecoming
or prom dress for a cheaper price.
The majority of the dresses were sold for $25, some sold
for less. In all, the committee collected about 120 dresses. During the
sale, 80 dresses were sold to girls from all 4 Glenbard’s.We are the only
Glenbard to host a dress resale.
The post-prom committee and Dawn Zatt, career advisor,
accept dresses all year round for a possible second resale of the year
in February or March, towards Prom season.
The profits from this event will go to the post-prom
committee’s cruise at the end of the year. It is unknown if the sale will
be used for homecoming next year.
“We’re not positive if we want to do the homecoming resale
next year because most homecoming dresses are cheaper than prom
dresses,” said Zatt.
October 8, 2010
By Rachel Conroy
Clubs Editor
The twirling career of Lauren Pope,
senior, is slowly winding down.
Pope has been the school’s solo twirler
since freshman year. She performs her routines
(which she has choreographed herself ), at home
games.
Pope started the art of twirling at the
age of three. She got involved after a neighbor
did it and her mother introduced her to Pope’s
new hobby.
“I used to have a coach but I don’t go
to her anymore. I come up with my own routines
from experience”, said Pope.
Pope practices her routines two to
three times a week for upcoming performances.
She twirls three batons at a time. Her
performances include lighting all of her batons
on fire as she twirls them.
Support for her twirling is given fully
by Pope’s family. Her parent’s both help her.
“My mom is involved a lot. My mom
goes to competitions but my dad lights the
batons,” said Pope.
Pope added fire to her routine
freshman year. Her mom first got the idea from
watching the twirler before her performing with
fire. The lit up batons makes the routine easier to
follow for those fans in the stands watching her
twirl at night.
“The fire makes twirling on the field
more interesting to watch,” says Pope.
Although she does not plan on having
a career involving twirling, Pope plans on
looking into scholarships for college with her
mother’s encouragement.
Photo by: Rachel Conroy
Lauren Pope, senior, performs her twirling routine
at halftime. Shetwirled three lit batons at once while the band
performed “Bad Romance”.
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Buddies & Mentors help fellow students
By Cassandra Mayorga
News Editor
Growing up is not an easy
process, and many times requires the
help and guidance of an older role
model who can offer advice, support,
and companionship.
Many younger students will
receive this companionship through
a program known as the Buddies/
Mentors program. The Buddies/
Mentors program is a one on one
program that matches its students
with someone in elementary or
middle school.
The young participants in
this program attend Glenn Westlake
Middle School, Park View elementary,
and Hammerschmidt Elementary
School.
Each individual will receive
two committed buddies or mentors,
each seniors, who will take turns to
go and visit their student for a whole
class period, twice a month for the rest
Graphic by: Nicole Domenick
of the school year.
“Research shows young kids
love high school students,” said Binita
Donohue, social worker. “ High school
students relate well and can help
them get through a tough time.”
Whether it be a student
dealing with a recent move, a loss,
divorce, or simply struggling and in
need of a friend, the overall goal of
the buddies and mentors program is
to help young students learn to deal
with issues like these so that school is
not affected.
According to Donohue, this
program can be beneficial to both the
high school students and elementary
or middle school students as well.
“There are so many caring
kids. It is important to be there for
someone else and an active service
you do for a younger person is an
excellent way to use your skills.”
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By Wendy Spataro
Staff Writer
Glenbard East
will present the musical
“Sweeney Todd: Demon
Barber of Fleet Street” on
Nov. 12 to 14 in Biester
auditorium.
This production
was created by a great
composer of our time,
Stephen
Sondheim.
Director Mark Kaetzer
believes the students this
year are ready to take on
the complexity of these
characters.
“I think that
the depth and richness
of the characters are an
appealing aspect of this
particular show,” says
Kaetzer.
The main leads
of the play are mostly
Arts & Entertainment
A serious side of G.E. Theater
seniors who are more
experienced in acting and
are ready to take on these
very serious characters.
The Glenbard East
Theater
department
likes to show a variety
of pieces, and Medea,
and Sweeney Todd bring
out the darker, more
serious side of GE Theater.
Looking back at past
productions, Broadway
Our Way was a very “light”
show with a lot of wellknown, theatrical music,
and The Sparrow was
a little more grave, but
with a hint of comic relief.
The year started with a
student directed play,
called Medea, which put
the GE actors’ skills to the
test, giving them a darker
role to play. Sweeney Todd
will also show the more
serious side of actors here
at Glenbard East.
This production
is about a man who
was put in prison under
false charges and is now
looking to get revenge
on those who wronged
him. The setting is 1840s
London and the scenery
involves many sets that
move and turn for variety,
unlike past shows.
Nick Bryant, senior,
who plays the main
character,
Sweeney
Todd, says, “This is the
most violent role in all
of musical theater.” He
is thrilled to play this
character. To prepare for
this role he listens to the
CD for this play every
night and practices dark
emotions.
Lisa Lindquist,
senior, plays Mrs. Lovett,
Sweeney Todd’s sinister
partner in crime. She’s
had experience playing
ominous
characters,
being the lead in Medea.
Every other fall,
Glenbard East puts on
a large musical, the last
one being The Sound
of Music. Biester offers
a better venue for these
types of shows, rather
than the smaller Rider
auditorium because of the
complexity of the scenery
and the combined effort
with the choir. Out of the
past plays Glenbard East
has done, this is a very
different mindset.
If you want to
see Sweeney Todd at
Glenbard East, tickets go
on sale on October 25th.
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Photo by: Esthefany Archila
(Left to right) Brandon
Catt (Vocal Director) Sam Guzman (junior) Jennie
Mueller (junior) Olivia Guido (senior) and Claire Castelli
(sophmore) practice vocals for Sweeny Todd. For the
past few weeks, the cast practiced primarily in the choir
room with the Vocal Director.
Asylum Xperiment Hellcats: Cheering on the CW
By Rachel Conroy
Clubs
Editor
With Halloween quickly
approaching, Dave Link and Mike
Scodacek are ready to co-produce their
haunted house, the AsylumXperiment.
It opens Oct. 8 and runs until
Halloween. The event will be at the
Odeum, 1033 N Villa Ave. in Villa Park.
The haunt will be a
combination of both Link and
Scodacek’s unique spooking styles.
Link involves his skills more with the
details of his ‘movie like’ sets. Scodacek
focuses more with playing on potential
participents fears.
Tickets sell for twenty dollars.
Two haunts are included, Black out and
Asylum Xperiment. (See offer below).
A portion of the profit goes to
the multiple sclerosis foundation. The
event is also involved with the Haunt
against Hunger. Any customer who
brings a food can receive a dollar off
their ticket.
Link’s sister has multiple
sclerosis so that foundation is of great
interest when donating.
Volunteers to work a haunt
would be greatly appreciated. Students
from ages 16 to 18 can volunteer to
haunt by showing up any night by six.
For any information visit their web site
www.asylumxperiment.com.
With a slot on the squad being sabotage Marti’s chances of
her last option to stay at Lancer staying on the squad, creating
Staff Writer
Hellcats is an University, Marti puts her former the new drama, Hellcats. Not
all-new show gymnastic skills to good use
only does Hellcats bring the
on the CW centered on a young and reluctantly tries out for the drama that teenagers live for,
it also shows that cheerleaders
girl’s struggle to stay in college. squad.
are more than just “football
When Marti Perkins, played
The cheer captain,
groupies”, as worded by Marti in
by Alyson Michalka, loses her
Savannah Monroe, played by
the pilot episode.
scholarship to Lancer University Ashley Tisdale, and the cheer
They have lives and
in Memphis, Tennessee, the only coach, played by Sharon Leal, are advice her counselor can give
impressed by Marti’s style and family struggles on top of the
her is to find another scholarship the new flavor she could add to fact that they are athletes. They
practice, workout, compete
available. Suddenly an
the squad.
and practice even more. Is that
opportunity comes along with However Alice is
not the routine schedule of an
the school’s cheerleading team, less than impressed by the
athlete? Hellcats can be seen on
the Hellcats, when Alice Verdura, girl that will be replacing her,
played by Heather Hemmens, is possibly permanently. So now the CW on Wednesday nights at
sidelined due to a wrist injury. the challenge is on for Alice to 8.
By Sylvia Whitaker
6
Echo
Rampage Sports
Inexpirenced soccer team struggles to win
By Omar Vazquez
Sports
Editor
The Varsity boys soccer team has struggled
this season to put wins together. Part of the blame can be put on the lack of
experience of the players.
“We have a lot of skill, but we are
inexperienced. I think that we will have a team that
knows its roles in every part of the field before the
end of the season,” said Ian Leifheit,Junior, and center
back.
It’s expected that a team will struggle
when most of the players have not played on varsity. With young players a team is bound to go through
growing pains. “We’ve had a rough patch to start the
season, but there is nowhere to go but up,” said Josh
Adler, head boys soccer coach and math teacher.
The Rams have posted a 0-2-1 record in
conference and 3-9-1 record overall this season as
of 9/28/10. Losing has been difficult on the team
but they realize that they need to take each loss and
learn from it and not dwell on the mistakes.
“It’s been difficult losing and I personally
take the losses hard being the team captain and all,”
said Sam Dennis, senior and team captain.
Although the team has struggled so far this
season there is reason to have optimism that the
season can turn around and quickly.
“We’ve really been in every game except
for about 2, we just need to work on fixing the little
mistakes and putting the ball in the back of the net,”
said Adler.
That seems to be the thinking of the whole
team. Putting the ball in the net and working on
fixing the little mistakes that win and lose games.
The Rams’ have lost by only 2 goals or more
in 3 games this season. It’s been a season of tough
luck but they don’t believe the season is over yet.
“We can still definitely make playoffs, the
season isn’t over yet,” said Kyle Ricley, junior and
midfielder.
“Last year was a good example of making
the playoffs after a slow start to conference play. We
got in the play-in game and won to make it to the
playoffs, so anything can happen,” said Dennis.
Struggles have also shown themselves at
away games. The team is 0-8-0 away from East and
3-1-1 at East as of 9/28/10.
“We tend to be not as focused at away
games than at home. We need to have a mentality
going into the game that we are already down a goal. A young team doesn’t think like that, and it takes
time to think like that and have that mentality,” said
Adler.
The defense has struggled this season
giving up 29 goals in 13 games as of 9/28/10. Part
of the reason is that team has a defensive pattern
and it has taken time to learn it completely. The only
place for the team to practice those mistakes is on
the practice field. “We learn so much every practice and game
I haven’t gone a day without learning something that
makes us better at our positions yet,” said Leifheit.
A slow start, a new defense, and a young
team have contributed to the difficulty the team
has faced this season. They will try to right the ship
against Glenbrook North tomorrow, October 9th.
Gymnasium and tennis courts get new look
By Stacie Pajeau
Staff Writer
Fall Sports Updates
By Martin Tecpanecatl
Staff Writer
October 8, 2010
The Week Ahead
Girls Cross Country
The girls Cross Country
team has had a successful season.
At the Hornet-Red Devil Invite
Maggie Angst, Junior, had the
fastest time of 18:08 on the 3
mile race. Varsity finished 9th
out of 20 teams at the HornetRed devil Invitation. The team is
preparing to compete at the DVC
Championship Meet on October
15th and at the races in the IHSA
State Series.
Football
The football team has an
overall record of 3-2 as of 10/6/10.
They need a total of 5 wins to
make it to the playoffs. “It’s not going to be easy getting those two
wins, playing in the thoughest
conference,” said Varsity Defensive
Coordinator John Walters.
Boys Golf
The varsity team has
struggled this year, having an 0-7
record this year. But they hope to
finish the season right and end off
with a positive note for next year.
Boys Cross Country
The boys continue
to
compete at the Varsity level. They
are preparing for their DVC meet
on October 15th at West Chicago.
By Seth Quam
Staff Writer
Girls Varsity Tennis
10/12 vs. Walter Lutheran 4:00 PM
Boys Cross Country
10/9 @Deweiler Park 11:15 AM
10/15 @West Chicago DVC 2:30
PM
Boys Soccer
10/9 @Glenbrook North 12:00 PM
10/12 vs. Wheaton North 6:30
PM
Girls Cross Country
10/9: Location: Lisle Park
Opponent: Benet Academy Invite
10:00 AM
Football
10/8 @Naperville North 7:30 PM
10/15 vs. West Aurora 7:30 PM
There will be a fresh new look for our varsity tennis team and gymnasium sports this year.
Over the summer the East gym got a new design and the tennis court has been completely redone.
Because of the construction of two main sports facilities in season this summer, the team’s practice schedules
and locations were hectic.
The tennis team was relocated to the Butterfield Park District tennis courts for practices and home
matches.
“I appreciate the patience of the tennis players and coaches, for re-locating to the Butterfield courts
for practices and matches,” said Bill Mushrush, Assistant Principal.
In order to have a long lasting, good quality tennis court, the old layers have to be completely dug
up, and start from scratch. There was 15 years of old courts that had to come up.
The design of the gym floor was put together from the ideas of Josh Chambers, Principal, Scott Miller,
head boy’s basketball coach, Nicole Miller, PE teacher and head girls basketball coach, and other coaches as
well.
The floor was showing its age with warped (bent) boards, the finish was peeling, there were divots
and gum on the floor. Under the new design, boards were replaced that needed to be, they replaced some of
the anchors, and put in new molding around the walls.
“There definitely is a huge difference. In the other floor there were many dead spots in which the
basketball would bounce weird and make a different sound. But it looks amazing. It needed to be redone and
it was time for a new one,” said Kaitlyn Schefske, Senior and Varsity basketball and volleyball player.
Getting back to the basics
By Robbyn Trautz
Writer
Staff
Here at East students
and faculty are proud supporters
of the athletic teams. On the
other hand Omar Davis, assistant
principal to athletics, sees there
could be an improvement in the
number of community members
that attend the games.
Recently Davis came up
with a plan called, “Getting Back
to the Basics”, which attempts to
get the community more involved
with East athletics, not just the
students and faculty.
This plan of action was started
on August 17th at the Fall Parents
Night. Davis told the parents how
important it was for more parents
to come and cheer on the team.
“The parent night was
well attended by athletes and
parents both. The parents seemed
intrigued,” said Davis.
He plans on having
the same speech with all sports
to spread the word and boost
attendance.
“It could more fun to
have parents at the games,” said
Phil Delany, senior.
Another big part of this
new plan of action is a complete
reconstruction of the East Side
Crew.
“The shirts have gone on
sale and we sold out our
first batch for the early
bird sale extremely fast.
The student were excited
to get them”
--Omar Davis,
Assistant Principal of
Athletics
The “East Side Crew”
was made to cheer on the boys
basketball team throughout
the season, but there has been
consideration to expand it for all
sports and events at the school.
The new and improved
East Side Crew features a new
redesigned shirt that may be
changed according to the weather
of the season. Final plans have
been set out and released.
The shirts are being
made by Rick Clifton, Glenbard
East alumni. Clifton has access to
new Rams and logos as well as the
latest designs and colors, which
he is more than happy to share
with East.
Along with the new
shirts, East Athletics are proposing
a new Super fan package. This
includes a shirt, a headband and
possibly a decal that you can put
in a place of choice. The package
will cost just 5 dollars for the first
shipment.
“They have gone on
sale and we have sold out of our
first batch for the early bird sale.
The students were excited to get
them. We sold out in one day. We
will be getting more very soon,
stay tuned,” said Davis
The athletic department
is working hand in hand with the
deans’ office to come up with a
reward plan. If a student has no
detentions/dean referrals, good
attendance, and is on time to
class; they can be entered to win a
shirt, sweatshirt, a water bottle, or
other various goods.
photo by Travis Grosch
The new gym floor has recieved tremendous praise from students and faculty. In addition to the renovated gym floor, the tennis
courts were also redone.
photo by Glenn Hinkly
The girls volleyball team has been rebuilding quickly to put a
smack on their upcoming games. Their defense is putting 100% in all
their games, but need their offense to become more consistent. Super
star, Mariah Carpio, senior, is playing the most consistent and leading
the team defensively. The team is 0-7 in confernce and a total of 5-13
for the year.