October 2011 - Glenbard East High School

ECHO
GLENBARD
EAST H.S.
October 28, 2011
Volume 52, Issue 2
FEATURES
Part two of Look
ahead into leadership and Chamber
of Secrets
2
A&E
OPINION
SPORTS
Check out East’s upcoming play Harvey
Is re-districting East
& South’s boundary
lines the right thing
to do?
Fall Wrap Ups and
Winter Previews
4
EXTRA!
5
Haunted Houses
worth checking
out
6
8
East or South?
By Isabella Aguilar
Co-Editor in Cheif
forced to go to Glenbard South.
Especially if all of my friends were
going to East and I live in Lombard.
Why would I have to go to school
in Glen Ellyn?” said senior Syeda
Raza.
This is one of the reasons
for re-districting. Enrollment
at South has declined, and the
diversity is smaller than East, West,
and North.
The main reasons for
re-districting are: To honor the
preference of families, since
60% had already chosen South
over East, keep families in
neighborhood schools together,
provide safe and appropriate
transportation, and eventually
balance enrollment. All of these
reasons are contributing factors
surrounding the redistricting.
“Even though it makes
sense kids are being forced to
go to South, it’s not fair that they
don’t have a chance to decide,”
said senior Ian Leifheit.
CURRENT DATA
EAST
SOUTH
Current Enrollment
2548
1408
833
218
Regular Income Enrollment
1715
1190
Percentage of Low Income
32.7%
15.5%
Percentage of Regular Income
67.3%
84.5%
Low Income Enrollment
Graphic used with permission of Peg Mannion
On September 26th
2011 parents of students at Glenn
Westlake Middle School attended
a meeting that informed them
their children would be going to
Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn. The
irony is East is about 10 minutes
from most residents.
The students affected
are ones who currently live in
Butterfield East, International
Village Apartments, the Surrey
Road neighborhood, and Creek
Apartments.
If you live in any of these
four areas, don’t worry. If someone
already attends East, they will not
be forced to transfer to South.
Also, if a younger sibling
was hoping to go to the same
school as their brother or sister
did, they still have the option to
attend East. Only kids who are the
first in their families to go to high
school are to attend Glenbard
South.
“I wouldn’t like being
ESTIMATED DATA
AFTER CHANGE
EAST
SOUTH
Enrollment
Low Income Enrollment
2391
771
1565
280
Regular Income Enrollment
1620
1285
Percentage of Low Income
32.2%
17.9%
Percentage of Regular
Income
67.8%
82.1%
Meissen completes Glenbard contract
Superintendent
Dr.
Michael Meissen started his
contract with Glenbard District
87 in 2006. Meissen will complete
his contract and say farewell to
Glenbard on June 30, 2012.
Since becoming a part
of the Glenbard team in 2006,
Meissen has achieved many
accomplishments.
One
of
these
accomplishments is achieving
recognition of all four Glenbard
high schools in the Washington
Post’s top 7 percent of public
schools
nationwide.
This
recognition
validates
the
increasing progress of the
Glenbard District schools.
“To have all four schools
commended as America’s top
public high schools reinforces
the mission of Glenbard schools
where excellence is a tradition,
and all schools in the district
perform at a very high and
equitable level,” said Meissen.
He also raised the
expectations of all students in the
district by establishing student
support systems and by setting
up a common core curriculum
that made students not only
college ready but job ready as
well.
He hopes that these
things have been properly set in
place and will be sustained and
continue to assure a high level of
academic performance after he
departs.
Meissen also worked
hard to restore Glenbard to
financial health after extremely
difficult economic times. He set
up and maintained a balanced
budget for the district and
attained the state of Illinois’
highest financial rating for the
past five years.
“We had a lot of issues
financially and Dr. Meissen has
done a lot to get Glenbard to a
financially healthy state.
We now have a much
better handle on the financial
aspect of the district,” said
Principal Josh Chambers.
Meissen also has a goal
he is working to accomplish in his
final year with Glenbard.
“As a District we are
interested in the success of
students’ academic development,
safe schools, development of
community partnerships, and
collaborating and using our
resources in a responsible way,”
said Meissen.
More specifically Meissen
plans to find ways to strengthen
the
Professional
Learning
Committee and continue the
growth of Advanced Placement.
Picture courtsey of Triblocal.com
By Sylvia Whitaker
News and Features Co-Editor
“We are particularly
pleased with the increased
opportunity and access of a
broader spectrum of our student
population in the Advanced
Placement
program”
said
Meissen.
Another goal is to
establish District 87 as an elite
district nationally.
Of course this is a
long-term project and will
be transitioned into a goal of
Meissen’s successor.
District 87 is quickly
in the search for a new
superintendent that will begin
work on July 1, 2012.
Meissen will also work
with Glenbard to make sure the
new superintendent is effectively
transitioned into the district
transitioned into the district.
Cafe’ Talk
By Tony Digregorio
Graphics Editor
As a nation battling
childhood obesity, it has become
a trend to push eating healthier.
This
has
become
a major issue and it’s being
addressed now as such. Schools
and the food companies that
are involved in the cafeterias
have gone to great lengths to
introduce healthy alternatives
to the students. These changes
are noticeable and most times
frowned upon by the student
body, even though they are
for the better. Many of these
changes are present in our own
lunchroom, and have led to the
end of the familiar side of fries.
The Sodexo cafeteria
manager explained some of the
changes that have occurred over
the past several years.
Paul, the current manager,
having worked at East for six
years, has seen changes come
and go
“The
biggest
change,” he said, “has been
the
introduction
of
the
computerized systems. It has
allowed the cafeteria staff to get
through lunch lines much more
quickly and it also allows staff
members to use their time more
efficiently. “
Sodexo, the company
that provides food for the four
Glenbard schools, has made this
change, along with many others
in the past years.
Some of the more noticeable
changes are seen every day at
lunch.
One of the changes that
is being brought to the lunch
room is every month on Friday,
the cafeteria will be offering a
different type of potato as a side.
Some examples of these are
mashed potatoes, sweet potato
fries, and tater tots., healthier
alternatives.
“I’m always for healthier
change’s,” Paul said.
One change that
students can’t see is that the
pizza is made fresh every
day. Before, the pizzas were
prepackaged and frozen. Now,
the pizza is made in the kitchen,
the ingredients all added one at
a time.
With all this food being
prepared and served in such
a rush, everything has to be
planned out.
“It’s very important that
we keep everything safe.,” Paul
said.
A multitude of records
are kept to ensure safety. Before
any food is served it is checked.
Things that need to be cold are
kept that way and things that
need to be hot are kept hot.
Even though some of
the changes are unknown to
students, they still help advance
the process of delivering a quick
and convenient lunch to all.
students at East.
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News
Echo
October 28, 2011
By Seth Quam
Sports Editor
Glenbard East students
came back from Leadership
weekend in high spirits after a
weekend of fun. The new leaders
stuck out from the crowd in the
halls of Glenbard East with their
orange leadership shirts and
smiles on their faces.
“It was a time to get
away, have fun, laugh, make
friends, and feel more confident,”
said senior leader Nicole Chlebek.
Freshmen through
seniors alike were able to grow as
individuals and bond with their
groups.
“The weekend was fun
because we all bonded and had
a deeper connection with the
By Omar Vazquez and
Chris Celo
Co- Editor in Cheif and
Staff Writer
other students, and we talked and
shared who we really are,” said
freshman Rebecca DeCata.
The leadership weekend
was a great opportunity for the
underclassmen to learn from the
“It was a time to get
away, have fun, laugh,
make friends and feel
more confident.”
--Nicole Chlebek
Senior
senior leaders and truly bond
with each other. However, the
experience was just as much
of an illuminating time for the
senior leaders as it was for the
underclassmen.
“My eyes have been
opened up. It made me realize
there’s so much more to a person
than meets the eye. There was
teamwork beyond belief,” said
senior leader Angelo San Juan.
Students across the
board seem excited about
leadership and feel extremely
satisfied about the Lake Geneva
weekend.
Stay tuned for further
updates on leadership, and be
on the alert for news on the new
club “Be the Change.”
Photo by Lexi Boudreau
Look ahead into leadership
Chamber of Secrets: Part II
Over the past four years,
Glenbard East has gone through
plenty of changes that have
reshaped the landscape of the
school.
Some notable changes
have been the Plascoe System,
healthier food options, and the
Student Council Advisory.
“There have been global
changes over the last four years.
And we as a school have had
to make changes to keep up,”
Principal, Josh Chambers.
Changes have been
made based on two criteria:
student climate and educational
components.
The change in policy and
curriculum were all nationwide
changes and Glenbard East was
one of the first to make those
changes.
Plascoe was not popular
to begin with, but the changes
improved the attendance level.
“ It was a cultural shift.
With Plascoe, kids were coming
late to class and they never
faced punishment. We felt fit to
introduce a system that worked
with the students who weren’t
late to class often and who
were late to class often,” said
Chambers.
Plascoe was just the
beginning of the changes that
were being made.
Another big change was
the student advisory board.
Student advisory board
was created in part to keep
the staff connected with the
students. With the connections
on both sides, some East
traditions have been kept.
“The students met with
the council and made arguments
for the boxer run and both sides
had to express the problems they
had and didn’t have. With out the
council we never would have had
a boxer run,” said Chambers.
The Student Advisory
Council is one of the ways that
Chambers used to keep in contact
Graphic by Tony Digregorio
Two seniors honored
Seniors Catherine Priebe and Markell Brackett
were honored by the publication Nelson’s Today.
They were recognized based on leadership in
and outside the classroom.
with the students. It was a way for
Chambers to stay connected with
“There have been
global changes
over the last four
years. And we as
a school had to
make changes to
keep up.”
--Josh Chambers
Principal
students from all grade levels and
hear them out on what they had
to say about things going on in
school.
Although some of the
changes have made the school
better, not all have been greeted
with open arms.
Over the past four
years, the food options have
progressively gotten healthier.
From fries to rice, every aspect of
the choices students have to eat
has changed dramatically.
“Some of the changes
were forced upon us. The soda
companies’ one-year decided to
just get rid of all regular pop from
the vending machines. We had no
choice, we had to get rid of the
regular pop,” said Chambers.
Chambers went on to
say that even some of the faculty
were confused and did not know
why there had been a change
without major announcement.
For four years the school has
gone through major changes.
Chambers has brought
some of the ideas implemented
from his past teaching jobs and
used them in some variation at
Glenbard East.
The future holds many
more changes that will affect the
school in one way or another.
Chambers aims to
improve the curriculum. The
future seems bright for Glenbard
East and its students.
“The students met
with the council
and made arguments for the boxer
run and both sides
had to express the
problems they had
and didn’t have”
--Josh Chambers
Principal
News
October 28, 2011
Echo
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Reece just can’t get enough of East
By Emmanuel Morales
Staff Writer
This year Glenbard
East welcomes back our former
assistant principal Mrs.Janet
Reece as a Spanish teacher. As a
former student and teacher she
has a close relationship with East
and wants to give back in any way
she can.
She currently teaches
Spanish 1 and 4 as well as Native
Speakers and Nova Net, a credit
recovery class, which helps
students reach their goals and
graduate from East.
“Working with students
feels great. It’s feels like at home
and I like when my students
understand and ask me for
information” said Reece.
Reece has worked with
the Glenbard district for 24 years.
Starting at South in 1984, she
taught Spanish and she was the
five years. In 2007-2008 she
assistant cheerleading coach with became the Assistant Principal of
East math teacher Mrs. Behnke.
Instruction for Glenbard East.
Four years later, she served as a
“ We are very excited
long-term
to have Mrs.
substitute
Reece in
at
“She is a very knowledgeable the Foreign
Glenbard
language
teacher, having a lot of expe- department.
North. In
1995, she
rience in Glenbard East, West, She brings
returned
a lot of
to
energy and
and North.”
Glenbard
expertise
--Catherine Disterheft
West as a
to the
Spanish
classroom,”
Former Student
teacher.
said Foreign
Language
Reece was a dean at
department chair and fellow
West for four years, and then
Spanish teacher Linnette Dorman.
served as the Foreign Language
By coming up with ideas
and ELL (English language
among her fellow co-teachers as
Learners) department chair for
well as her own, Reece’s support
Help keep the tradition alive
By Diamond Ford
Staff Writer
How many of you would
love to go on a cruise after Prom?
Well getting involved with Post
Prom is something you should
consider doing.
Post Prom is something
that was started up decades ago
at Glenbard East high school
by the Parent-Teacher-Student
Association (PTSA). Unfortunately
the PTSA (went under) due to
lack of funds which caused Post
Prom to end.
About 2 years ago
Glenbard East tried to bring Post
Prom back and was successful.
For the last two years students
and parents have participated in
the Post Prom senior cruise and
have had a lot of fun while doing
so.
Sadly, the parents that
were involved are no longer
as involved considering their
children have graduated. More
parents as well as students should
try getting more involved with
the Post Prom so we can keep
this option around for students
at East.
Fundraisers are being
planned in order reduce the
ticket price for students. If this is
something you think you might
be interested in, feel free to email
Mrs. Zatt; dawn_zatt@glenbard.
org or attend the first meeting
Tuesday November 8th in room
201. Come out and join us.
at East has been very rewarding.
Spanish teacher Amy
Rodde feels similar about Reece,
”I am excited to be working
with Mrs. Reece, because I feel I
can learn a lot from her and she
shares a lot of great ideas.”
Reece comes up with
ideas and shares with her fellow
co-workers. She also enjoys
learning new ideas from her
fellow teachers.
People all around are
excited to have her back.
“She is a very
knowledgeable teacher, having
a lot of experience in Glenbard
East, West, and North,” said former
student Catherine Disterheft. Ms.
Disterheft is currently completing
her student teaching with
Spanish teacher Mrs. Henry.
By Hannah Walsh
Staff Writer
Habitat for
humanity
A New Habitat for
Humanity club is starting at
Glenbard East High school.
“Habitat for Humanity
is a student lead club, where you
can volunteer to raise money,
host and participate in events
that will raise money towards
eventually building houses with
the Dupage affiliate for those
in need” said Lisa Laurenzana,
president and co-founder of the
club here at East.
“We’re looking forward
to participating in many events
such as a volleyball tournament,
where all proceeds go towards
Habitat for Humanity” Said
Laurenzana.
The club will meet every
other Monday during PLC, and
any one, freshmen to seniors,
and even teachers can join. I’m
looking forward to reaching out
to those in need, while working
with my friends and having fun”
says Megan Cotterill, secretary of
the club. “Habitat for Humanity is
a great cause, and the club Is sure
to be a success,” said Cotterill.
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Echo 4
Arts & Entertainment
Glenbard East Orchestra hits big Raise
time
By Gregg Figge
Staff Writer
October 28, 2011
your voice
By Alaia Alkhawaja
Staff Writer
Glenbard East’s orchestra has been asked to team up with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, a group made
up of both professional and very talented amateur musicians, to play two concerts.
The joined orchestras will be playing a space themed show, from “The Planets” by Gustav Holst to
John Williams’ music from “Star Wars”.
There will even be an appearance by Dan Tani, a former Glenbard East student who was a NASA
astronaut.
“It’s exciting, cool, and new. It’s a different thing for us, and its awesome to be playing the original
Star Wars music” said Glenbard East orchestra cellist Hayley Cardinal.
The show will be taking place in Biester Auditorium at Glenbard East on November 19th at 7:30 PM,
and Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church on November 20
Glenbard East students celebrate the arrival of author Elizabeth Scott. Scott was the guest speaker at a recent
assebly. She is the author of acclaimed books such as Bloom and The Unwritten Rule. The assenbly was arranged by Jenn O’Connor, Freshman English teacher.
Somebody, anybody,
everybody, sing!
Every
Wednesday
from 2:45-3:45 Voices of East is
a program for all students and
faculty. You don’t need experience;
all you need is your voice! You
have the chance to meet new
people, sing new songs, and have
a lot of fun!
A club or some call it an
ensemble, run by Glenbard East
choir director, Mr. Brandon Catt,
isn’t just about getting people
to find their voice but it is more
about being a community.
“Voices of East is about
putting everybody together,” said
Catt.
Just like how they all
came together for the flash mob
and it only took four rehearsals.
They set a goal and it was
achieved.
Some may think that
Voices of East is just another choir,
but they’re wrong. The Choir
Program at Glenbard East teaches
particapants about reading and
creating music. But Voices of East
is just about participating and
having a good time.
It is a place where
anything from Gospel music
to learning a whole new song
in a different language can be
acheived. At the end, all your hard
work is paying off because you
have the option to perform at a
concert with all your friends from
Voices of East.
“Come check it out!
It’s a great place to meet new
people, have a good time, and do
something you don’t usually do.
“Get a taste of what it feels like,”
said Catt.
He is thrilled with the
amount of people showing up to
Voices of East, and is ready to see
the great things they can do with
the ensemble and the music.
The Staple of the School
In the five weeks of the
program there have been over
240 different people attending
Voices of East.
On one day they had 150
students and ten teachers. More
and more people are coming back
each week to see what’s next. Catt
was ecstatic when he saw the
number of students coming from
all over the school to sing.
“I want the group to
stay over 100 people and to get
involved, but most importantly
I want everyone to have a good
time,” Said Catt
As
a
diverse
representation, not only is Catt
excited to get involved, but so are
the students.
Voices of East is coming
together to be the staple of the
school.
So, don’t forget to stop
by the choir room where Voices
of East meets to learn new music
and find new ways to interest new
people into joining.
Sophomore Volleyball
Coach, Nicole Miller, thought it
would be a great idea if the team
went together.
Not only did that help
them bond, but they had a great
time and are waiting to go back.
So tell your friends, your
teachers, tell everyone! Brandon
Catt wants YOU to join Voices of
East.
Harvey’s ghost
By Seth Quam
Sports Editor
This November, Glenbard
East theatre is presenting a true
American classic, Mary Chase’s
Harvey. This 1944 play is the story of
Elwood P. Dowd (Christian O’Kelley)
and his imaginary six foot, six inch
rabbit-like creature named Harvey.
Elwood introduces Harvey, who is at
the very least invisible if not entirely
imaginary, to everyone he meets,
much to the chagrin of his sister Veta
(Stephanie Turner). Veta becomes
so fed up with this embarrassment
that he commits him to a mental
institution, and the story unfolds as
Elwood and Harvey pass the time in
the asylum.
East theatre has been an
established successful program
for many years, and this year is
no exception. Students has been
hard at work for weeks working on
“Harvey”, making sure everything is
in place to wow another audience
when the curtains are peeled away.
“It’s going very well.” said
Theatre Director Mark Kaetzer. “The
students are grasping the style of
the humor much more easily than I
had anticipated.”
Harvey offers a different
form of amusement than what
most students are used to today.
So much of contemporary humor
comes from poking fun at people or
organizations, and Harvey is quite
different.
“There’s a gentle style to
the humor,” said Kaetzer.
Mr. Kaetzer is not the only one to
have these feelings.
“Harvey is just an
incredibly sweet, funny show. It’s
just pure fun. It’s light hearted.”
said sophomore Rachel Callaly,
who plays Myrtle Mae Simmons,
daughter of Veta.
Despite all the focus on
giving out a great show, there is more
to theatre than just presenting an
entertaining performance. Theatre
is one of the many activities at East
that gives students an opportunity
to build lasting memories of high
school, and to have a feeling of
accomplishment.
“High School is all about
experiences,” said Kaetzer. “Too
often people think theatre is for a
select group of people.”
Theatre is actually for everyone and
it is just a place to have fun!
“I am involved in theatre
because it is the only place where I
can truly let myself go,” said senior
Kelsey Kott.
Perhaps it’s time for you
to take a moment to get away from
the stress of school and jump into
someone else’s shoes, or at least
watch a fantastic play! So whether
you’ll be on stage, back stage, or
in the audience, don’t miss the
November 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th
performances of “Harvey.”
4. Hockey
5. Holocaust
6. Cheerleaders
1. Halloween
2. Harvey
3. Redistricting
7. Chambers
8. Facebook
9. Autumn
10Habitat
11. Ennis
12. Miller
13. Rakosnik
14. ELL
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Echo
Coach Ennis shoots
and scores!
By Alaia Alkhawaja
Staff Writer
From coaching volleyball to
shooting her way to Head
Basketball Coach in the winter,
Coach Ennis does it all. At the
end of May in 2011, after former
head basketball coach Nicole
Miller stepped down from the
job, Coach Jennifer Ennis stepped
up. She has loved basketball since
she’s been playing for almost 20
years and she thought it would
be an exciting experience. That
is when Coach Ennis applied and
scored the job. At first, she was
hesitant because she would be
leaving her volleyball coaching
years behind but she was excited
for the opportunity to get back
into basketball.
“Glenbard East is a
magical place and energy goes
unused, so I applied to get a
positive influence,” She’s ready
to change things up a bit like,
perception, marketing what the
team is all about, and showing
everyone that basketball isn’t just
about bouncing a ball.
A season to talk
about
During the summer
Ennis provided many
opportunities, including skills
camp, summer league, and the
back to basic camp in July. In
the end, Coach Ennis is ready to
start off the season strong and
the girls that attended the camp
are already ready to play. After
speaking to some of the girls that
participated in this summer’s
basketball programs they all
seemed to agree on the same
thing; they believe that Coach
Ennis is a great coach and that
she is really going to help them
GE Poms
Recap
The East Pom Squad
starts their 2011-2012 School year
fresh with the addition of 9 new
girls bringing their squad total
to 23 girls. The squad this year
has no captains but committees
rather so that every girl is
involved and has a leadership role
somehow.
The team has team
bonding before each game to
take the stress level down.
“The football games are the most
stressful thing,” said coach Sarrels.
“I was nervous because we got
a late start and nervous for our
win this year. The Varisty team is
ready to get the year started.
“She {Ennis] is very nice and
knows what she’s talking about.
She is also very encouraging,” said
Eberle.
Love of the
game
Girls are excited to get
on the floor and play to reach for
their goals that Coach Ennis is
preparing for them. She wants all
five levels to be in the program
so that the program is more
home-based and the players are
at their own levels. In previous
years the program had a Varsity,
JV, Sophomore, and Freshman A.
This year Coach would also like a
Freshman B team. She also wants
to break down skills by year and
try to keep kids active. Her style
for this year is team work. This
season Coach Ennis is looking for
players who will give their time,
their love of the game, and their
commitment.
“I want each player to
play as best as they possibly can,”
said Ennis.
Get involved
Everybody is getting
ready for the girls basketball
season, so why don’t you? This
year’s tryouts are on Monday,
October 31. Coach Ennis is really
encouraging everyone who has
an interest in basketball to tryout.
Good luck to the Lady Rams this
year and good luck to you Coach!
Keep a look out for a report on
the new Head Baseball Coach
coming up this spring.
peers reaction,” said Reiman
“I feel that was a great
time to show the school what we
are about,” said Sarrels.
The squad is now
getting ready to enter basketball
season and they will also be
participating in 2 competitions
before winter break and DVC after
winter break.
“We hope to improve
the intensity and sharpness of our
movement for great effect and
diversity throughout the dance to
convey the story of our dances to
the audience,” said Sarrels.
Their main goals are to
“have fun, gain experience, and
make things memorable.”
Sports
Fall Sports Wrap-Ups
October 28, 2011
By Madeline Smith and
Dominique Didier
Staff Writers
Girls Golf
The Captain of the
varsity girls golf team is Megan
Nelson.
“Our season was a lot
of fun. We worked really hard
and every player improved
significantly by the end of the
season. Coach (Scott) Miller did a
great job making the season fun
while working hard.
Our record did not fully
represent the strides we made
this year as a team but the team
should be more competitive in
our conference in the upcoming
years.
We have some talented
underclassmen that should be
a real threat next year. The team
became very close throughout
the season and we had a ton
of good memories such as a
carwash that raised over $600,
glow golf tournament, and pasta
parties,” said Nelson.
Girls Volleyball
This year’s girls volleyball
season was led by their captain
Gabriella Roth. “Everyone helps
everyone so we really don’t
have key players.” Senior Varsity
volleyball captain, Gabriella
Roth. As the season goes on the
team has been tested by the
trials of the DVC holding a 0- 13
conference record. “This season
was a lot of fun.” Roth. The team
did exceptionally well at the
Willowbrook Tournament, placing
3rd . Then at the Glenbard West
Tournament, placing 5th, the
team proved their skill by having
two all tournament players,
Seniors Gia and Crissy Perez.
Girls Tennis
Nia Joiner, a fine captain
for the Varsity Tennis team. “Our
season started rough, we had a
new team and new players, it was
a jolt that we needed to get used
to.” Captain of the Tennis team,
Senior, Nia Joiner. As the season
progressed the team came
together striving for success.
A high light of the
season was when the team won
the Ram Invite. “The best part of
winning the Ram Invite was that
the team one for both singles and
doubles.”
Winning the Ram Invited
proved the team was had what it
took to succeed. “Key players? We
are all key players, we all make up
the team.” said Joiner.
Boys Golf
Senior captain John
Camacho of the Varsity boys golf
team has lead the team through
a great season.“We were a lot
more successful this year than
previous, we put in a lot more
time this year to practice to get
better,” said Camacho. The team
held a 0-7 conference record. The
team proved their skill through
their 2nd place finish in the
Willowbrook tournament.
Boys Cross Country
The boys cross country
team had a great season with
seniors Bill Booth and Evan
Schiewe leading the team.
The long and strenuous
season resulted in a 6th place
finish in the Dupage Valley
Conference. The team finished
1st in the Argo Invitational. The
team placed 3rd at the Marmion
Invitational, and the team ran well
at the Peoria Invitational as well.
Boys Soccer
Kyle Ricely, one of the
Varsity soccer team captains
followed by their seniors, Cody
Hallcox, Tyler Ford, Ian Leifheit,
Gio Guerrero and Gabe Munoz,
held the team together during
the season. The team went 4-315 for the season.
They are proud of their
strong victory over Willowbrook
winning 5-0. At the Buffalo
Grove game. The team showed
tremendous fight to come back in
games throughout the season.
Football
The 2011 Football
season started with a bang and
has now come to an end. The
football team showed promising
potential with their first victory
over Willowbrook.
Unfortuately, injuries
caused the football team to
shift the line; but they did “stay
together as a family and keep
mentally strong. Play hard from
the first to last whistle,” said senior
captain Eriberto Carreon.
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developing the whole person –
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The Undercover Hockey
Team
By Cassie Bocchieri
Staff Writer
We didn’t see them
parade through the East gym at
the homecoming pep rally, but
they deserve recognition just like
all of the other sports teams here
at East.
The Renegades are the
district wide hockey team in
which six fellow East students
are key members of. The AWFG
Renegades consists of players
from four Dupage area high
schools: Willowbrook, Fenwick,
Addison Trail, and East.
This team is not
publicized at East because of
the club being outside school
affiliations. Hockey is not a very
popular sport here in Lombard,
and as said by Athletlic Director,
Omar Davis, the biggest conflict
is student interest. “Emerging”
activities, such as hockey, must
have a strong support in order to
be in relations with East.
Regardless of this, with
a record last year of 16-3-1 for
first place in their division, and
second in a league of 21 teams,
with a record there of 30-10-3,
including winning the Wisconsin
Dells HS Varsity tournament, it’s
safe to say the Renegades have
talent.
Talking with coach Steve
Samar, whose previous coaching
experiences
include
seven
years with the York High School
hockey team, it is apparent that
he is disappointed in the lack of
interest in hockey throughout
the District 87 schools. Out of
about 10,000 students from all
the aforementioned schools, only
approximately twenty players are
on the Renegades.
Coach Samar says that
this season, there will only be
about 12 players skating for
games. But he doesn’t let these
statistics bother him. He has high
hopes for all players this winter.
He has described the
2011-2012 Varsity Renegades as
“not only good hockey players,
but good athletes as well”. He
especially commended two East
students, juniors Tom Ohman and
Justin Gunderson. He believes
that these two are keys to success
this season. But a team isn’t made
of just 2 boys; sophomores Eric
Galfano, Vince Vitale, Dean Cribaro,
Trevor Reeg also roam East halls
by day, and don Renegade jerseys
by night.
Being a Renegade this
season has been broken down into
three main goals by Coach Samar.
Number one: win the division title.
Number two: win the Cougar Cupthe league championship. And
finally number three : do well in
state playoffs.
The Renegades may
not be a state bound basketball
team with a following known as
the “East Side Crew”, or a football
team that attracts half the school
to their Friday night games,
but these athletes
dedicate
themselves to the sport of hockey
just like any other players do to
their respective sports.
The Renegades start
their practices around 9:00 pm
versus directly after school like
most sports typically do. Practices
are mainly held at The Edge in
Bensenville. Their games don’t
include a fan section or a deepthroated announcer, just parents
and a handful of others scattered
in the bleachers of a cold ice rink.
But this doesn’t matter
to these athletes. Fame and glory
of course are goals, but they are
happy playing hockey because it’s
simply their passion. Just like any
other athletes, the players on the
Renegades allocate their lives to
the sport they enjoy. The players
on this team give countless hours
in at the rink, speeding up and
down the ice repeatedly. Endless
slap shots are taken, and millions
of spills occur.
To find out about
upcoming games you could
attend, go to their website www.
usahockey/awfgrenegades.com
or like them on Facebook.
Rakosnik leads Girls Cross Country
By Laura Davis
Staff Writer
As the 2011 girls CrossCountry season is wrapping up,
there is much to be proud of. The
varsity squad consists of 4 seniors;
captain Lindsey Rakosnik , captain
Maggie Angst, Katie Difino,
Hannah Misar as well as 3 juniors:
Captain Lisa Laurenzana, Kelly
Kevil and Kj Nelson.
Performance
Varsity Coach Mrs. Emily
Serb shared that a few of the
Varsity squads highlights this year
were placing 6 out of 17 teams
at the Hindsdale Meet, 3rd out
of 25 at the Wauconda Meet, 5th
out of 17 at Kaneland, and most
remarkably 5th out of 47 at the
Peoria Invite, which she noted
as a “huge accomplishment.” The
Frosh/Soph team also had major
success placing 2nd at Benet, 2nd
at Oak Park, and 4th at Kaneland.
Expectations
Serbs’ expectations for
the rest of the season are to have
her team fight for a spot at State.
Echo 7
Sports
Winter Sports previews
By Hannah Walsh and
Katherine Flood
Staff Writers
Boys Basketball
The Boys basketball
team had a lot of success last year,
and the 2011-2012 season is right
around the corner.
“The boys have put an
awful lot of work in during the
off season with summer camps,
summer shoot outs, lifting, open
gyms, and some even playing
in AAU league” Says Varsity
basketball coach, Scott miller.
“Our goals include building
upon what we did last year. To
go undefeated in conference and
once again make a trip down to
Peoria”
Some exciting events
in the upcoming season include
Sides Collide on January 21st,
which consists of six teams playing
three games.
“We’re preparing to
play Crete Monee which is one
of the top ten teams,” said Coach
Miller. “The returning players,
and new players return to the
season hoping to build upon the
successful mentality of last year,
we’re going to play hard and work
well as a group.”
iHigh
Our very own Glenbard
East basketball team will be
broadcasted online on a website
dedicated to broadcasted high
school and college athletic
competition over the internet.
iHigh.com
allows
online viewing of athletic
competitions throughout the
country. So if you ever miss a
game, check out iHigh.com!
This year having such a
strong group of seniors has been
a great source of energy for this
team.
“When you have a runner
like Maggie Angst who makes
it on Varsity Freshman year and
continues for the next four years,
she was a huge part in building
this team,” said Serb.
She also includes
that the seniors have worked
extremely hard in the summer
and this season to make this year
the best Cross Country season yet,
and she thinks this just might be
it.
” The main goal of the
captains is teamwork. For us crosscountry is a huge team focused
sport and together we work to
encourage each other whether it
be on the path for long runs, hard
workouts, or races. We also know
how to have a ton of fun; as our shirt
says; ‘you wouldn’t understand, its
an xc thing.’” said Rakosnik. One
of her main goals this season was
to build up endurance that would
help her with track. She says I’m
Leadership
Coach Serb characterizes
her captains as “very hardworking”. She goes on,” It is their
job to organize pasta parties,
make team t-shirts, and most
importantly encouraging the
team to stay positive and work
hard”.
Seniors
Bugajsky.
The boys wrestling team
plans to come into the upcoming
season better than ever.
The girls plan to work
hard at every practice, and
learn new skills as the season
progresses.
“We had a bit of
inexperience last year, but that’s
not the case this year. We have
some good new freshmen, a few
transfer kids, and all but 2 of last
year’s team coming back,” said
head coach Kevin Carlson.
During the off season,
the team prepared by attending
the University of Illinois team
camp, where they finished 9-2,
and anyone not in a fall sport
attended open mats on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
“The boys have been
working extremely hard during
the season” said Carlson, “after
putting time in last season; we
should be ready to go”.
The boys’ goal this
season is to win a team regional,
then win a sectional dual meet
and then qualify for state.
The girls are entering
their season hoping to do as well
as last season, and improve on
their skills even more. The girls
have been working hard during
the off- season to prepare for the
2011-2012 season.
“Some of the gymnasts
went to club practice or attended
a summer camp for two weeks at
East. The girls also went to open
mats,” said head coach Jessica
Girls Bowling
The Girls are looking
forward to kicking off the winter
with some bowling! Members
of the team are excited to be
reunited with their teammates
and ready to start bowling again!
“The bowling team is
like another family,” said senior
Kristina Ngo.
Hopefully the girls will be
able to take this team chemistry
and convert it into a successful
and fun bowling season.
Boys Bowling
The boys bowling team
is excited for another season of
fun and having the opportunity to
improve their skills. The boys are
very enthusiastic about the team
and are serious about honing
their skills while still having fun
throughout the season.
“We have done very well
the past two years but at the same
time bowling is the most fun I
have had in any kind of activity
after school in my whole high
school career.”
The goal for the boys
team this upcoming season is
to improve upon their success
last year and introduce their new
members to a winning and fun
tradition on the bowling team.
Lindsey Rakosnik
Star runner Lindsey
Rakosnik has placed 1st in every
single race, aside from 2nd at
DVC, and 2nd at Hinsdale. Serb
describes Lindsey as “hardworking,
determined,
very
coachable, focused, as well as
extremely kind and considerate,
which she also notes isn’t always
the case when you have a star
player.” Rakosnik feels that she
has an advantage this season
over last season because of her
summer training. “I am learning
how to race, now that I got my first
year jitters out of the way. I am
learning how to be a smart and
a consistent runner, and my main
focus this year is to go out with
confidence and run with heart,”
said Rakosnik.
She said this year has “very high
competition”, so it’ll definitely be a
fight.
Wrestling
Photo by Katherine Flood
Lindsey Rakosnik poses while demonstrating the healthy eating habits that are key for the top runners in the state.
hoping post season I can up my
mileage and intensity of workouts
to improve come track season. “I
want to double in the mile and
800 in track season which is hard,
but I accept the challenge,” said
Rakosnik.
Last year
“I’m sad this is my last
year running for cross country at
Glenbard East. It has been such
a memorable experience and I’ve
loved every minute of it. I will
miss the girls and coaches, but
I know they prepared me for the
collegiate level,” said Rakosnik.
Highlight
The team’s highlight was
the Peoria Invite. “ everyone did
an awesome job, and that was
the meet I received my personal
best,” said Rakosnik. Outside of
racing, her team highlights were
the team pasta parties which were
“always a hit!”
Echo
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Halloween
Haunts
Extra-Extra
By Chris Cisneros, Brian Tellez,
Ebony Rouse
Staff Writers
Halloween is here and everyone
knows what that means spooky
stories, candy, and haunted
houses! Every year many people
attend some of the craziest,
funnest, most scariest haunted
houses, but some many people
don’t even know of below are
a list of Haunted Houses in the
area, their location, their times,
and cost. If you really want to get
your Halloween weekend exciting
and you have time check some of
these few haunted Houses out.
Dream Reapers :
Dream Reapers of
Melrose Park is said to be the
#1 haunted house in Illinois
three years in a row. Coming
from someone who doesn’t get
spooked easily they did manage
to get me off guard. As my friends
and I where on our way to Dream
reapers we were all on the same
page to all of us going in. That
proved to be wrong.
The entrance it self was
creepy looking and it did the job
in scaring my friends off before
we even got to the ticket holder.
You first start off in a highly
decorated lobby with a six-foot
two bloody Jason pacing back
a forth breathing on people.
Making them uncomfortable
for the creepy effect. Once you
leave the lobby you are at your
own risk to power though some
graphic depictions of blood and
guts none the less its not only
the actors who scare you but the
animatronics as well.
I don’t really want to
ruin any surprises and leave it
at that. So go check out Dream
Reapers in Melrose Park with a
couple of friends.
Statesville:
If you want to be scared
to the point of tears, look no
farther than Statesville.
Statesville is one of the
top rated Haunted Houses in the
country, and arguably the best
in Illinois. This Haunted House
makes you sign a waiver at the
front door, just in case anything
happens.
Statesville is ultra
realistic, and some people
mistake it for being real. The
people in the act will touch you,
drag you across floors, carry you
on their back, and give you the
scaring of your life.
Don’t bother sticking
close to your friends, because
you will inevitably get separated.
Enter Statesville if you dare.
Statesville:
Location: Crest Hill
Time: Fri-Sat: 7pm11pm, all other days 7pm-10pm
Cost: 30$
Other Haunted Houses worth
checking out:
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1- A holiday that is expressed in spooky ways.
2- East’s up coming musical
3- Deals with the community, making new boundaries of the community
4- A game that requires you to skate.
5- An event that caused great horror in many peoples lives, and still effect the whole
world today.
6- This sports team at East cheers from the fighting Rams at athletic events.
7- Our principle here are East
8- A way of social networking for the entire world
9- A season in which the leave turn from a dull green to bright, brilliant colors
10- Where “humans“ live
11- The girl’s new head basketball coach
12.- The head boy’s basketball coach
13- One of the state’s top female runners
14.- Acronym for English Language Learners
Disturbia:
Location:Addison
Time: Fri-Sat:
7p.m to 12a.m, all other
days 7p.m to 11p.m
Cost: $18
Dream Reaper:
Location: Melrose Park
Time: Fri-Sat: 7p.m to 11p.m,
all other days 7p.m to 10p.m
Cost: $18 (two houses)
October 28, 2011
All answers are related to articles throughout the Echo and
can be found on page 4
Asylum Experiment Haunted
House:
Location:Villa Park
(The Odeum)
Time: Thurs-Sun:
7p.m to 12a.m
Cost: $20($35 for
a speed pass/two
houses)
Pranking: Trick, or
Treat?
“I scare my friends once
it gets dark. They get startled
but they have fun” said freshman
Jack Pike. This is a good example
of a prank, its fun and funny for
Halloween is just around everybody.
But not everyone agrees.
the corner; for many, Halloween
Dean Athena
means parties, cool movies, and
Toliopoulos feels that pranking
lots of treats. But for others, this
sometimes involves vandalism,
means it’s time for tricks.
damaged property, or something
Halloween is the
ultimately “unwanted by the
prime time for pranks and tricks.
victim”. Dean Toliopoulos makes
Sometimes the participants think
that it’s a blast but the victim feels a valid point.
All too often pranking
differently; sometimes everyone
goes too far. Senior Cody
thinks its funny and a good time.
McClanahan, recounted hearing
But what makes a prank?
about a friend whose car got
“Pranks need to have a
egged.
surprise and everyone gets a big
“It’s really bad,”
laugh out of it,” said Social Studies
teacher, Christopher Van Den Berg. McClanahan said, “if you don’t get
there within a few hours it strips
Many share this feeling.
the paint.”
“Pranks must be funny
“I hate seeing Jack-oon both sides” and “shouldn’t be
lanterns get smashed. People put
harmful,” said junior Madeline
so much work into them,” said Van
Moeller.
By Rob Rodak
Staff Writer
Graphic done by Martin Kevil
Den Berg.
This is a very popular
Halloween trick. But this can be
very frustrating for people who
like to make ornate pumpkins.
Students often overlook
the ever-popular “Freshman
Friday” tradition of tagging
freshman with an F on the
Friday before homecoming as a
malicious prank.
Yet every year we hear
about someone who has been
very upset by this act.
So is pranking ever
appropriate?
“Yea it’s appropriate, but
there is a line.” said senior Allen
Cheriyan.
This is the thing to
remember when you’re off
creating your Halloween mischief
this year, think to yourself,
“Would I think this was funny if it
happened to me?”
Happy Halloween!