April 2012 Issue

[the krier

APRIL 26, 2012

the student newspaper of Kaneland High School

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NEWS NEWS NEWS

More students taking AP tests

BY MARISSA MULLIGAN AND ALEXIA OROSCO, Reporters It’s the moment of truth for AP students, who are testing this month in an effort to earn college credit— and their numbers are growing.

There’s been a steady increase in the number of students taking AP exams, Counselor Anna Lamica said. In 2010, 27 percent of students enrolled in AP classes at KHS took an AP exam; in 2011, it was 30 percent, and this year, it’s 34 percent.

That’s good news for administrators, who say they would like to see even more students challenge themselves to take an AP exam, and good news for many AP teachers, who say that the class and test simulate a college environment.

“If you think you have a passion or an interest in a specific subject, it’s great to take the AP exam in

that area so that you can get a taste of what that subject would be like in college,” Michelle Jurcenko, AP Spanish teacher, said.

Many AP students, however, choose not take the exam because they find the tests too costly or can receive college credit via a CLEP test or dual-credit option instead; others say that because some colleges have raised the minimum score required to earn college credit from a three to a four or a five, they are not confident that they would get college credit if they took the test.

According to the College Board, popular schools such as University of Illinois require anywhere from a three to a five on most tests; academic departments at Augustana determine which scores result in a credit, generally only accepting scores of either a four or five.

Senior Rebecca Arnold, who

NHS inducts new members

BY MELYSSA CORDERO, Reporter Fifty-seven juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society on April 5, in recognition of their outstanding grades, character and participation in activities.

To become part of NHS, students must apply, have a GPA of at least 3.7, be recommended by teachers or coaches and be approved by the selection committee.

Membership is an honor, Counselor Cynthia Violett said.

“It looks good on college applications and helps for scholarships,” Violett said.

NHS members represent the

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best of Kaneland, James Horne, NHS sponsor, said.

“I feel they’ve worked hard to be involved in extracurricular activities and be excellent members in school and their clubs,” Horne said. “I think they’re fit for the job because they’re involved in school and after school, great leaders, positive members.”

Members do community service, tutor others and are given special gold cords to wear at graduation.

“I feel very honored,” junior Taylor Velazquez, a newly inducted member, said. “It’s good for you. I was scared that I wouldn’t get in because there’s many people applying.”

Photo by Brianne Strobel

Sally Wilson hands out a calendar students outlining what her AP Chemistry will be doing this month.

took the AP Biology and AP Calculus tests last year and will take the AP Statistics and AP Spanish tests this year, said she limits herself to colleges that are likely to take her AP credits. She hopes to enter college with four classes already completed, but she said that the test itself would be a waste if she wasn’t likely to get the credit.

“Even if you’re not going to take the AP test, it’s good to take the class because it’s good college experience,” Arnold said.

Some AP classes at Kaneland also have a dual-credit option, which is more expensive for students but provides an alternate path

to college credit. Kaneland works with Waubonsee Community College to provide AP Calculus 1, AP Calculus 2 and Internet and HTML dual-credit courses and guarantees college credit to any student who passes with a C or higher and pays WCC’s course fees.

AP Calculus teacher Kenneth Dentino said that the most important thing is not whether students choose to take the AP test or seek dual credit, but that they challenge themselves to take harder classes.

“Students should strive to get into as many difficult classes, whether it’s AP or dual credit,” said Dentino.

The new inductees to NHS Selected by the committee, these students were inducted April 5 Olubukola Ayegbusi Lauren Banbury Kami Bauer Madison Bluml Erica Brettman Joshua Cohrs Vanessa Cook Kelsey Cotton Robert DeBolt Laken Delahanty Natalie Dietrich Abigail Dodis Katelyn Dray Brendan Dunphy Caroline Eichelberger Eric Eichelberger Christopher Farrell Marshall Farthing Sean Flamand

Kristin Gabrielson Dominique Galloway Alexander Gil Sarah Grams Keriann Groen Nicole Hanlon Alyson Harner Brooke Harner Jenice Heyob Conor Johnson Kathryn Kenkel Erin Kettelkamp Brad Kigyos Samuel Kilgore Jessica Kolzow Alexander Kovach Taylor Krawczyk Stephanie Maras Jay Markuson

Daniel Miller Morgan Newhouse Alyssa Nolte Allyson O’Herron Beau Ott Athanasios Pesmajoglou Nicholas Philips Joseph Pollastrini Kyle Pollastrini Ashley Prost Connor Sandquist Michael Saucedo Collin Seidelman Jessica Smith Morgan Stewart Brianne Strobel Taylor Velazquez Alexandra Vickery Kaitlyn Wendling Compiled by Melyssa Cordero

School to start late on Thursdays to give faculty collaboration time

BY ALEX VICKERY AND EMILY GULANCZYK, Editors What do students need to know and be able to do? How will they know when they have learned it? What will they do when they haven’t learned it? What will they do when they already know it?

These are the four questions that teachers and administration try to answer when they collaborate once a week.

Currently, the high school faculty only collaborates for 30 minutes a week, while the elementary schools and middle school collaborate for 200 or 205 minutes a week, respectively. Principal Chip Hickman said the school needed more time to collaborate and talk each week, so next year KHS will implement Access, a time for teachers and administration to work together to improve the school. With the needed time for the Access, there will be a one hour late start on Thursday’s.

Last spring, Hickman assessed 18 schools in Kane County and the surrounding area, and he found that 60 minutes of collaboration time was the standard for most schools.

“In 30 minutes, you can’t get through the four questions,” Hickman said.

“The other schools have more collaboration time because of the way their schedules are worked. The middle school and other schools have more of a team concept, and the high school doesn’t have that opportunity,” math teacher and KEA president Sharon Beck said.

Access will take place every Thursday, which administration chose because Mondays and Fridays are the most missed days of the school year.

“Thursdays are less impacted,”

Photo by Heather Shelton Board member Cheryl Krauspe introduces the next motion for the subjects planned to be discussed.

Hickman said.

During Access, teachers will split into groups and answer the essential four questions about various subjects, such as reading skill sets, math knowledge and evaluating assessments, tests and quizzes.

Administrators will attend every week.

“It will be beneficial because teachers need time together to work on initiatives, a chance to share resources and teaching techniques. We always have room for improvement,” Beck said.

Because of the 60 minutes Access is going to take up, Thursdays will be starting at 8:40 and will be followed by a shortened schedule.

“Every period will be shortened by about four or five minutes,” Hickman said.

“It will be beneficial because teachers need time together to work on initiatives.”

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The buses will still run at the same time, so many students will still arrive before 7:30 a.m. Students will possibly have the chance to use the new Career Center, get free ACT test preparations or have free time to spend in the library. Although students won’t have to be at school during Access, they are encouraged to come. Some options that student have is to utilize the LRC for research or homework, work in the computer lab, -KEA President Sharon Beck make up tests or quizzes, receive tutoring, club meetings and open gym.

“I think students will enjoy the options. There’s going to be break in the schedule and there’s going to be a day where things are different, which is good,” Beck said.

“I think it will give the students more time to complete homework and some extra time with friends,” sophomore Jenna Unruh said.

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Electronic textbooks bought for English, math

Sophomore Taylor Corbett typically carries a stack of books home every night—so much that she has asked teachers for an extra copy of some books to keep at home.

While Corbett has the chance this year to take home the extra textbooks, she won’t need to carry as many books with her soon.

Next year, KHS will adopt new math and English textbooks, each of which has a online version that can be viewed from home.

21st Century Skills coordinator Kris Weiss said electronic tools would help students better consume information, and learning would be easier by giving students information that more closely reflects their own world.

The Board of Education approved the purchase of new electronic textbooks and technology in math and English. English materials would cost $62,577.40, which is more expensive than math materials. The new materials will meet the new Common Core Standards issued by the federal government, which state what each school must teach students and what they must master by a certain grade level.

“I believe that this change will be good for all Kaneland students.

As we move toward more rigorous outcomes for students, these tools and options will help us in that endeavor. Education should engage students and making some of these changes will help us to increase that engagement,” said Weiss.

Textbooks online can have updated information as things change, and it would force students to become more engaged and interactive by using technology that they’re familiar with.

“The only real con that I see is that some students do not have access from home. Even then, if they are in a classroom or STEP class with a computer, then they can get to their book online,” English teacher Ryan Malo said.

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Gas prices may soar past $5 per gallon

BY FELICIA STEIK, Reporter Gas prices are predicted to skyrocket to over $5 a gallon this summer due to instability in the Middle East and growing demand from other countries—and it’s hitting Kaneland students hard.

“It’s almost $80 to fill my car,” junior Austin Hukle said.

Prices are rising because sanctions against Iran prevent the United States from importing oil from that country due to concerns over their nuclear weapons program, and because demand from China and India is increasing.

Despite Gallup polls showing that 65 percent of Americans think the president and Congress can control rising gas prices, experts say that the prices are largely out of the government’s control and driven by international and economic factors.

“I feel like there is little the gov-

ernment can do to get gas prices down significantly at this point,” senior Nick McCarney said.

Business teacher Andrew Igras also agrees that gas prices are out of citizens’ hands, but he doesn’t think that the prices will go over $5.

According to a press release from the International Energy Agency, rising prices could plunge the economy back into a recession.

A rise in oil prices has preceded every recession since the 1970s.

“When gas prices go up, it hurts everybody—everybody who owns a car, everybody who owns a business, it means you’ve got to stretch a paycheck even further. It means you’ve got find even more room in a budget that was already really tight.

And some folks have no choice but to drive a long way to work, and high gas prices are like a tax straight out of your paycheck,” President Barack Obama said.

Prices fluctuate at Elburn’s Mobile 1 station.

Photo by Matt Wahlgren

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The social media has been a big part in spreading awareness. Junior Michael Kinder, who is involved in Invisible Children Incorporated through his church, said that the makers of the Kony 2012 video have already raised a lot of money and right now are trying to build a communications system in Africa so citizens are able to call in and report locations and whereabouts of the LRA. According to the United Nations, the LRA has been operating in several units that are difficult to trace. However, over the past three years, the United Nations child protection personnel have worked to assist children who escaped from the LRA. They provide reintegration and rehabilitation programs, including basic care and family re-

unification efforts.

Russell’s critics say that it’s wrong that it took social media to bring attention to the issue.

“Social media latches on to the big news of the day. It’s unfortunate that Central African states (Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo) have had conflicts and brutal leaders for decades,” Mark Meyer, social science teacher, said. “But since there’s such loose economic and social ties to the developed world, like US, Russia, and Japan, it never really makes front page news.”

“Whether it is something superficial or in deep interests, in the end I think it serves a positive purpose. Raising awareness about it is never a bad thing,” Meyer said. “I guess only time will tell.”

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Sophomore Mara Hernandez had never heard of Joseph Kony or the Lord’s Resistance Army until she watched a viral video on YouTube, Kony 2012.

The 30-minute video, posted on Mar. 5, has been viewed over 76 million times since it went viral last month.

Kony had been the world’s most wanted criminal since 2005. Six years later, a 30 minute video was uploaded to YouTube. The maker of the video, Jason Russell, explained the importance of increasing awareness in a movement that he and an organization, Invisible Children Incorporated, have created in order to stop the violence.

Kony was indicted in 2005 as

the world’s most wanted criminal.

Abducting over 30,000 children, he formed a rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army, according to Invisible Children.

Some critics maintain that the social media has just now brought the awareness about Joseph Kony into the spotlight.

“I knew there was a problem, but I didn’t know of Joseph or the movement until after I watched the video,” Hernandez said. She has recently made a donation towards the movement after watching the documentary. “I think it’s a good thing because so many people have gathered to stop this issue.”

Hernandez is one of the millions who were inspired to help raise awareness after seeing the video on YouTube.

Kaneland

BY GINA JARVIS, Editor

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We can’t get around them Families already burdened by a weak economy and something that goes hand-in-hand ever since activity falling home prices are about to pay more in school busses were cut. fees—a move that district administrators, faced with a It’s very difficult for athletes to participate wholethird year of budget cuts had to do. heartedly in a sport if they don’t have a parking pass.

Last year, school board proposals to cut sports like These are the real problems Kaneland families bowling and golf, as well as clubs like the chess team, face, but despite the way families might feel, this were met by strong opposition from the community— is something that has to be done; the school board so if the board can’t cut and tax had no options that would please revenues don’t increase, there’s no EDITORIAL BOARD VOTE everyone. Basically, the school way to get around the fee increase. board has exhausted their opAGREE DISAGREE According to Leigh Jaffke, athtions. letic director, sports fees will be Some students don’t think $150 next year and will increase we should raise the fees because by $50 next year. Each subsequent most teams fund raise in addition year the board will determine to buying their own equipment whether a hike is necessary or not. The increase will and paying the mandatory fee. give the school an estimated revenue of $85,000 if “It may be harder for families to pay for it, and as sports participation remains the same. a result, many people wouldn’t be able to play sports,” According to Jaffke, the hike also affected clubs, junior Alli Liss said. which went from $40 to $60, and additionally, parking While we would normally be against a fee increase passes went from $160 to $180. and it’s going to be difficult for families who are alFor a family with two children in three sports each, ready struggling to put their children in sports, it the difference is a whopping $300. shouldn’t discourage anyone.

The board made their decision based on sports en“Our intent was that anybody, any student who rollment and schools around us. has any hardship would make that hardship known.

“We’re on the upper edge [compared to other We will reach out to those individuals. We don’t want schools] with our registration fees, but we were under anybody to not participate who wants to participate,” the norm with our activity and athletic fees,” Cheryl Krauspe said.

Krauspe, school board president, said.

The fee increase is an alternate option, and the The school board had no other choices, but the only one that would satisfy the furious families and hike is likely to affect Kaneland families district-wide. the depleting funds.

At a board meeting last year, many community memThe school is creating a waiver for families in bers were outraged at the thought of letting the board tough financial situations, so that they can receive ascut sports and clubs altogether. sistance and still participate in activities they want.

We realize some students might be discouraged “If anyone is having a financial hardship, we want from participating because of the hike, and the extra them to make it known,” Krauspe said. costs like shoes and other optional sports gear will While the fees are the repercussions of the horribring the price up well above what some families will ble state of Illinois’ budget and years of bad decisions able to pay. on the Illinois state legislature’s part, it’s a better deciThe parking fee is an additional weight on athletes sion than cutting sports altogether. We can’t run away and club members. Sport and club fees are increasing from the fees. The school needs this money, whether along with the parking passes, and they’ve become we want to face the facts or not.

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The Krier Editorial Board consists of designated Advanced Journalism students: Julia Angelotti, Rachael Clinton, Diana Nuno, Kylie Siebert, Brandon Bishop, Morgan Buerke, Lanie Callaghan, Shane Fergus, Emily Gulanczyk, Gina Jarvis, Casey Jacobson, Tyler Keenum, Sara Laurie, Ryan Noel, Nick Philips, Jake Razo, Courtney Reiss, Lexi Roach, Kaprice Sanchez, Kaleb Schuppner, Heather Shelton, Brianne Strobel, Delaney Stryczek, Alex Vickery, and Matt Wahlgren. Students make all publication decisions.

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MYVIEW

Happiness comes from within us, not others

KALEB SCHUPPNER Editor As I walk through the hallways, I start seeing more and more trends in teenage relationships.

It’s ridiculous how much one person can affect another. Frequently, people let their significant other impact them to an unhealthy extent.

Loosely defined, codependency is pertaining to a relationship in which one person is psychologically addicted. Codependency is possible when a young student finds someone to rely on for their satisfaction.

According to the Mayo Clinic, signs of codependency often include controlling behavior, perfectionism, mistrust of others and excessive caretaking of others.

Let’s be honest, not many of us have an idea of who we are right now. People obviously change and oftentimes, that change doesn’t resonate well with their companion. The way I see it, we need to know ourselves first before we can enter a serious relationship.

School psychologist John Markovich said friends can play a role in unhealthy teenage relationships.

“Sometimes the involvement of the friend group [can be unhealthy]. If someone says something bad about the girlfriend or boyfriend, it can blow up into issues and drama,” Markovich said.

At this fragile, impressionable age, codependency seems hard to avoid. The Mayo Clinic says that people with codependent personalities often do not feel lovable - they feel alone.

The thought of a relationship can seemingly linger somewhere in the depths of our mind. Honestly, how can it not? Couples can be absurd with their public display of “love” and affection. It’s hanging right in front of our faces every day, especially when rather amorous couples are making out in front of our locker.

We find refuge in our fickle, short-lived relationships because of the sense of security it gives us. The Mayo Clinic has found that codependent people live their life according to the needs of other people, so in result, they never really have a chance to be independent or feel worthy.

Some high school relationships will make it past this awkward time of life to a wonderful marriage. It can just be quite difficult to distinguish the fakes from the real deal. It’s hard to tell if someone’s intentions are plausible, especially in this modernized, technological world where a substantial amount of our communication isn’t even in person. Any guy can text six girls at one time and make them all feel like the most relevant, gorgeous girl in the county.

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This is why taking it slow is underrated these days; get to know somebody so you can actually trust them. Well, getting to know someone can be quite tedious. So I express my opinion once again, before one can do this, they must truly get to know themselves.

High school relationships are a difficult concept to grasp for many reasons. The most evident reason is that we don’t even know who we are yet. We’re still working on developing the skills and acquiring experience to mature as productive members of society.

“Personally, I think [relationships] are pointless, but I think people can learn about themselves more through relationships,” senior Denitza Koleva said.

Despite how pointless they can seem, no one can genuinely say that they have never been affected negatively by a break up. At any age, a break up can prove detrimental. That it’s apparent. If one legitimately cares about another and begins to rely on them, their presence can easily become taken for granted. Nothing is forever and many relationships usually follow suit, so what is taken for granted can dissolve without a moment’s notice. We are all constantly changing; some rash, impulsive decisions are often made when it comes to relationships. Then the other half of the partnership is left with the shattered pieces. So why do we set ourselves up for this heartbreak? We all want to be loved. Despite the happiness we can easily receive from our partners, it can just as easily be taken away in an instant.

So I reiterate my opinion to myself and anyone asking for relationship advice. First and most importantly, never ever depend upon someone else for your own happiness- that is what leads to codependency. No one should ever let someone else’s mood dictate their own. As hard as it is to accept, anything can happen and you can lose anyone at any time.

Koleva, who is strong and independent, does what she wants, when she wants; she isn’t about to be controlled by anyone else. Codependency can often entail many things, control being the most frightening. We all need to give our partner some space to breathe and live their lives. If you commit to someone, you should be alright with letting them do their own thing. Senior Jordan Phillips, who has been dating senior Trevor Storck for more than three years, believes the line between caring and controlling is crossed when the other tries to tell them what to do.

Despite my intensifying of the negatives for effect, relationships can be a wholesome, rewarding, wonderful experience. For example, Phillips and Storck got to know each other well because they have always been good friends. They have a healthy relationship because they do not try to control each other and most importantly, are always honest. It is nice to have someone to confide in, trust, talk to way too much, hug, kiss and even worry about unconditionally. If handled responsibly, a significant other can make you feel emotions that are simply intoxicating and unexplainable. Phillips explains that she still hangs out with her friends a lot, and that is why she’s not codependent. Nothing can parallel to the feeling of love, or our own idea of it.

However, one thing I do not think enough people understand is that self-love is essential before you can love anyone else. How can one expect someone to love them when they hate themselves? It’s a fruitless endeavor to attempt to make someone feel loved that already has their heart set on being worthless. Happiness comes from within; no one can make anyone feel anything without permission. We are the only person that can control our feelings, thoughts and ultimately, our decisions. Once becoming independently happy and getting a firm sense of self, then we’re ready to step into someone else’s life as their better half.

MYVIEW

The WBC takes the protests too far

There I am, sitting in Government class. My teacher presents current events like he usually does, every so often. Only this time, he informs the class of the Supreme Court ruling on the Snyder vs.

Westboro Baptist Church case.

Albert Snyder, a father of a soldier, sued the Westboro Baptist Church for the emotional pain caused during a protest that took place during his son’s funeral. His son was killed on duty, and during his funeral, the church was holding signs that read, “THANK GOD FOR 9/11,” and “THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS.” I could not imagine being someone at that funeral. I could not imagine holding my tongue.

No matter how I or most Americans feel, the court ruled in favor of the church.

“Despite their hateful speech, the Supreme Court says it is okay for the Westboro Baptist Church to protest at the funerals of fallen soldiers. I would think most Americans disagree with their message and actions, but apparently they have the right to do it,” Patrick Ryan, government teacher, said.

Supreme Court, even though I don’t respect what the WBC protests. Just like I can say how I feel, so can they.

Volitaire once said, “I disapprove of what you say, but I defend to the death your right to say it.”

I’ll agree with that quote to an extent. I just wish the media wouldn’t pay attention to the negative protests or give them a platform or an audience.

We all need to understand an important lesson from their protests. Negative comments shouldn’t affect us, nor should anyone else’s opinion.

Hate speech is pointless and is just used to get a reaction out of the people who can’t hold back.

Yes, I am one of those people. Yes, I don’t agree with what they say, and I know they have the right to say it. But it’s our choice to listen.

So let’s make the choice to silence the ignorance. Because if they were ignored, would I have written about it? Probably not.

According to “journalist” Geraldo Rivera, an African-American boy wearing a hoodie is asking to be shot.

Trayvon Martin, an AfricanAmerican teenager, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a Caucasian male who is also the selfproclaimed neighborhood watch captain. Zimmerman’s defense was the fact that Martin was suspicious, and he also donned a black sweatshirt.

Rivera is convinced, and has even shared publicly on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends,” that “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.” Later, in a column titled “Trayvon Martin would

what conclusions are we supposed to draw about a guy with long hair wearing a Nike “Get High” t-shirt, or a girl sporting “I Want it Bad” Nike running shirt?

If Rivera claims that Martin was asking to be shot, by wearing a hoodie, is it safe to bet that the girl is then asking to be raped?

Of course not.

We can’t possibly have the mentality that something so shallow and superficial such as a hoodie would brand someone as a criminal or shady. To go on to defend Zimmerman for the innocent killing of Martin is preposterous.

These audacious accusations prove Rivera is alone, and that a “shoot-me-hoodie” does not exist.

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DIANA NUNO Executive Editor

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Don’t take hoodies the wrong way

RYAN NOEL Editor

Clothing is thought to be one of the easiest ways to guess what type of person someone is. This isn’t true, of course, and there’s a saying, “Don’t ever judge a book by it’s cover.” A hoodie is technically a cover, right? While it seems like just a comfy piece of clothing that athletes often sport—a so-called journalist thinks it’s a death trap.

be alive but for his hoodie,” Rivera even goes on to say that “don’t let your child go out into the hard cruel world wearing a costume that is really a sign that says ‘shoot me.’”

Hold up—this guy is a credited newsman? He sounds more like a racist fashionista.

Since when does wearing a hoodie make anyone a hoodlum?

I own my fair share of sweatshirts that do in fact have hoods on them.

GASP! I’d bet that many of you who are reading this most likely own a hoodie or two—or five.

I actually believe that it’s unfair that clothing has such a potentially dangerous cause-and-effect scenario. If wearing a hoodie makes someone a walking death wish,

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Study drugs popping up at schools Attention deficit disorder drug abuse is becoming a growing concern

BY SAMANTHA PAYTON AND HANNAH WALLACE, Reporters Students at Kaneland are popping prescription “study drugs” like Adderall and Ritalin to increase their focus just before a test—but the real problem is they don’t have a prescription.

“Kids use it to get better grades,” senior Tom Fox, who knows of some students who use study drugs, said.

Adderall and Ritalin are designed to help people with Attention Deficit Disorder focus, but some students who are not prescribed to the drug are using it to help them study or take a test.

“A lot of people [use it] on the ACT,” Fox said.

Non-prescription abuse of such study drugs has become a growing concern.

According to the White House Office of Drug Control, the most commonly misused prescription drugs fall into three categories; opioids, central nervous system depressants and stimulants, which include Adderall.

Prescription drugs that are used non-medically are six of the ten most-used substances among 12th graders, according to the 2010 Monitoring the Future study by University of Michigan.

“More kids are getting prescribed to more drugs,” Keith Gardner, Sheriff ’s Resource Officer, said. “This gives students more opportunity to abuse it.”

Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that 29 percent of people age 12 or older who used illicit drugs for the first time in the past year began using prescription drugs non-medically.

Photo illustration by Delaney Stryczek According to IMS Health, the Using prescription medication without the approval of a doctor has many side effects, like weight loss, headsales of medications to help with ache and dizziness. scribed in many different doses, paranoia and addiction.

ADHD rose from $4 billion to $7.2 depending on the patient’s needs.

Being caught with Adderall or billion from 2006 to 2010.

The dosage is typically based on Ritalin in school without a prePreventing the abuse of Adderall becomes more difficult as more the patient’s size and the severity scription can result in suspension, people are prescribed to it. of their ADHD. Using it isn’t with- or in the worst-case scenarios, exout risk. Common side effects in- pulsion. Having it is a class four “Parents should monitor the use of the drug closely, and the clude loss of appetite, weight loss, felony; selling it illegally is a class insomnia, headache and dizziness, one felony. pharmacy should keep track of while less common side effects “There is no reason why you prescriptions,” school nurse Barb Giese said. include irritability, restlessness, should be using Adderall without a nausea, feelings of suspicion and prescription,” Gardner said.

Adderall is a drug that is pre-

STUDY DRUGS: how frequently do students use them?

DO YOU USE CAFFEINE TO HELP YOU STUDY LATE AT NIGHT?

HOW MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS USE ADDERALL OR RITALIN ILLEGALLY?

Yes

20%

26%

HAVE YOU HEARD OF KHS STUDENTS ABUSING ADDERALL OR RITALIN?

Admit using the drug without a prescription

No

80%

74%

44% 56%

Yes

Don’t use it without a prescription

Sources: A poll of 110 randomly-selected Kaneland High School students compiled by Samantha Payton and Hannah Wallace;

Sources: A poll of 110 randomly-selected Kaneland High School students compiled by Samantha Payton and Hannah Wallace;

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Skyler

King knows how difficult the struggle with depression can be. The 2011 graduate was diagnosed with depression during his freshman year at Kaneland High School and has been receiving treatment ever since.

“I realized my depression was really bad my freshman year. I was very antisocial, very tired all the time, never wanted to even leave my house, so I never did besides for school and my job,” King, said.

King isn’t alone.

Statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health report that 26.1 percent of teens aged 12-17 suffer from depression, making it one of the most common health concerns teens today face—and one of the least talked about.

WHAT IS DEPRESSION? Depression is a sad feeling that the person is unable to shake for weeks or months at a time. It may make them want to physically harm themselves or others, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Depression can affect anyone, but it’s particularly likely to strike teenage girls in the middle school and high school years. Depression is twice as likely in high school girls, although before the age of 13, statistics show boys and girls have similar rates, according to statistics from Anita Gurian, Ph.D. of New York University’s Child Study Center.

Depression is generally caused by an imbalance of certain chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin, and because there is a physical cause, it’s generally not possible for someone to just “snap out of it,” according to NIMH. Social worker Patrick Trapp explained that if a student were to come to him with symptoms of being depressed, he uses the Beck’s Scale, which recognizes, predicts and treats affective disorders. This determines if they are in the mild, moderate or severe range. The severe range people may have considered or have attempted to hurt themselves.

“I don’t diagnose someone with depression; I just make sure they’re safe,” Trapp said.

A poll was conducted of 193 randomly-selected Kaneland students where they were asked questions about depression and suicide.

According to the poll, 15.7 percent of students have been officially diagnosed with depression, and the actual rate is likely higher, as many cases go undiagnosed.

THE SEASONAL CYCLE Many people suffer from depression, but suicide rates spike in the spring—a seasonal cycle.

When most people’s attitude becomes upbeat with the warmer weather, some of people don’t know what to do or how to handle

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it.

This is part of what makes the suicide rate the highest in the spring.

“In the spring, people don’t tend to feel as normal because everyone else is happy when they still feel depressed,” Trapp said.

Sometimes it results into them taking their lives. Dr. Kathryn Kock-Powell, clinical coordinator in the Professional Counseling department at South University, said that the reason people feel more depressed in the spring is because “they feel like everyone is happier when the spring rolls around, except for me.”

WHEN DEPRESSION LEADS TO SUICIDE Feb. 28 began as a normal school day for Lake Forest High School students, but for freshman Will Laskero-Teskoski, it was anything but a normal day.

The car was silent as his mother drove him to school that morning. She broke the silence by saying that she loved him and that everything was going to be alright.

Laskero-Teskoski had been dropped off at school, but he never entered the building. Police found that 30 minutes later he had be struck and killed by a train, what his mother claims was a suicide.

It was the third suicide by train at Lake Forest High, which experts say is experiencing what is called a “suicide cluster,” a chain of completed suicides in a certain amount of time and area with a “contagious” element.

It’s been a serious problem at Lake Forest High School in the northern Chicago suburbs, which has had three students commit suicide in

the past two years.

“It’s complicated. If you know someone who committed suicide, sometimes people have something that’s called survivor guilt,” Social worker Jean Ryan-Meyers said. “They feel responsible that they somehow could have stopped the suicide. If that person also suffers from depression, they’re at higher risk.”

Suicide touches nearly every high school nationwide, as suicide is the number three killer of teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

“If we hear about someone being suicidal, we assess them,” Ryan-Meyers said.

WARNING SIGNS According to Bethany Genenbacher, the president of Illinois of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, teens will usually show warning signs of suicide in several different ways.

Some of these ways include isolation, loss of interest in what they used to enjoy or expressing the thought of killing themselves, such as “life would be better without me.” The teen may also have a plan of committing suicide or they may have difficulties sleeping or eating, Genenbacher said.

“They begin risk-taking,” Genenbacher said, as another warning sign of suicide. She explained that someone who had never used drugs or alcohol in their life might start and use it regularly due to suicidal thoughts.

One factor that increases the teen suicide rate is the copycat suicides. This occurs when someone who is already having suicidal thoughts and hears of another person who had been successful with committing suicide in a certain way.

It makes the person with suicidal thoughts get the same idea and encourages them to go through with it, causing a

a spring full

BY JACOB RAZO, MCKINZIE MANGERS AND LANIE CALLAGHAN, Editors domino effect. “People feel isolated and overwhelmed, and then they see someone commit suicide and they feel like that’s their only option,” Genenbacher said. “Sometimes reporters and schools glorify suicide. This makes suicide a contagion.”

TREATING DEPRESSION AND PREVENTING SUICIDE Depression can be treated two ways: naturally, often with the guidance of a counselor or therapist, or with pharmaceutical drugs. Natural treatments start with the patient changing his or her own behavior, getting exercise, maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle, staying away from alcohol and drugs and getting plenty of sleep.

Treating depression naturally can be a good way to attack it because medication can have negative side effects, and it can push patients to a fuller recovery.

The are a lot of medication treatments available; doctors can prescribe medications to relieve depression symptoms. When diagnosed, doctors usually give their patients some form of antidepressant.

“I take 100 mg of bupropion, which is an antidepressant that helps for certain situations.

They only do what their name says, make you antidepressant. They don’t make you feel happy at all. It is basically like not having a sadness emotion. They do help though when you are struggling with depression badly,” King said.

The amount antidepressant is generally categorized by how it affects the naturally occurring chemicals in the brain to change mood.

HOW TO HELP Severe depression can cause teens to be unwilling to seek help—sometimes because the depression saps their energy and motivation, and sometimes because they feel it’s hopeless.

Because depressed teens often will not seek help on their own, it’s important for friends and family to step in.

“Tell adults,” Genenbacher said. “Tell a professional like a social worker at school or a trusted adult, but tell someone.”

Moments of depression What students have to say A poll was conducted of 193 Kaneland students, asking about issues such as suicide, depression and self-harm.

Here’s what students said:

23%

of students feel more depressed during spring than in winter.

66% of students have had thoughts of self-harm at times.

51%

of students know someone who has attempted or committed suicide.

The poll offered short answer questions. Students’ identities remain anonymous for privacy reasons.

Q: What would you do if your friend was considering self-harm?

A: “I’d stop them and let them know that life’s good

and everyone goes through hard times. Good times are better than the bad.”

A: “I would do my best to talk them out of it. I would

tell a trustworthy adult or talk to my counselor outside of school.”

Q: Have you ever had to report someone who you thought might be endangering their life?

A: ”Yes, and it saved their life. I was so proud and that

person thanked me. I am now a very important person in their life, and I am happy that they are still able to be a part of mine.”

gloom The new spring weather may bring some people joy, but a new study shows that winter blues may carry into the new season.

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Daily products used during daily routines contain chemicals dangerous enough to speed up the development of cancer.

harmful chemicals

BY JULIA ANGELOTTI, RACHAEL CLINTON AND KYLIE SIEBERT, Executive Editors

The Contorno family has a long history of cancer in their family, so they take extra precautions when it comes to choosing products they use on their bodies.

“There are a lot of bad chemicals in products out there these days, and I do think it’s important to make sure you are using ones you can trust, with safe ingredients,” sophomore Hayley Contorno said.

Contorno’s fears aren’t unfounded, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit group of science and policy experts, focused on health and environmental hazards.

EWG warns in their report, Skin Deep, that many of the products Americans use every day— from deodorant to shampoo to toothpaste—contain chemicals that can seep into the body and cause a wide range of health concerns.

Product Danger What are some of the possible hazards?

Deodorant is something most people apply daily and rarely think twice about, but the EWG studies suggest that perhaps they should. One of the ingredients in most deodorants is aluminum, which is an antiperspirant, but it’s also a metal—and a recent study from the American Cancer Society suggests that it can also cause breast cancer. Since deodorants do not fully wash off, the harmful chemicals can collect in the armpit and upper breast area and then get absorbed into the body.

Some health issues caused by everyday products are life-threatening, like cancers, while others are less serious but just as real.

Toothpaste is another product that just about all Americans use, but EWG suggests may not be as safe as it appears.

Why? For years, toothpaste companies have been adding fluoride, a mineral, to toothpaste because it prevents tooth decay. Fluoride’s also added to tap water to prevent tooth decay.

But Health Effect Network’s findings suggest that fluoride is slightly more toxic than lead. In the long run, constant exposure to fluoride can actually produce a condition called Fluorosis, which is a reaction to the body from the toxin.

Fluorosis can cause streaks to develop on teeth enamel and even discoloration and brown markings, which can be permanent and darken over time.

“I was always under the impression toothpaste is harmless, it definitely comes as a surprise to me that there can actually be repercussions,” junior Lyndi Scholl said.

Mouthwashes, such as Listerine, may be more frightening.

According to EWG, Listerine is potentially dangerous because the alcohol in it “dries and changes the pH of the mouth and throat and long-term use of alcohol containing mouthwash-

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es increases the risk of mouth and throat cancers,” the EWG study, which was published in the London Independent, reported.

Mouthwash also contains mild detergent, which can be poisonous if swallowed. The artificial sweetener used to make it taste good—saccharine—has been shown to cause bladder cancer in lab rats. This is precisely why Congress has required diet sodas that contain it to have a warning label on them and why many soda manufacturers have switched to other artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame.

“It’s scary to know that something I use everyday could be so harmful,” junior Jessie Kolzow said.

FDA Involvement Most consumers assume that anything sold on store shelves has been tested for safety and they don’t need to worry about it, but that’s not necessarily true.

Food products are tightly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, but ordinary cosmetic products like shampoo are not as tightly regulated.

“I question why the FDA has not prevented toxic or harmful products from being released, considering that is their job,” senior Zach Brown said.

The FDA has no authority in forcing cosmetic companies to test products for safety. The FDA doesn’t review or approve a large majority of the ingredients used in products for skin safety before going on the market.

“The problem is that the government regulates tests for certain products because there is not enough money to test every product and make sure it’s FDA approved, so they are going to keep selling them,” science teacher Breanne Kahl said.

There are no sunscreen safety regulations in the U.S., according to EWG, even though many sunscreens contain ingredients like retinyl palmitate that could accelerate skin damage and increase skin cancer risk when applied to skin that is exposed to sunlight. Why not?

“FDA does not consider serious toxicity the concerns such as hormone disruption when approving new sun filters,” EWG reports.

”It’s scary to know that something I use everyday could be so harmful.“ - Kolzow

Protect Yourself Jenny Contorno, the mother of Hayley, said that all this evidence is part of why she is very careful about which products she buys for her family.

“It’s reassuring to know I’m not buying products that have pesticides that are not easily washed off. I know the dangers of the chemicals many common products have and would not want those in my system,” Jenny Contorno said.

There are many products available that are made with natural ingredients that can easily be substituted for harmful products. Sephora, Trader Joe’s, Shaklee, EOS, Tom’s of Maine and Burt’s Bee products are all brands that can be trusted.

EWG provides a cosmetic database which allows you to search a product and shows any health concerns associated with it including ratings of; how hazardous, cancer causing potentials and toxicities.

how risky? “I value my health and I know these products are better for you, and they have less cancer causing agents,� Contorno said.

Photos by Kylie Siebert and Rachael Clinton

These daily products are some of the most dangerous according to Environmental Working Group. The hazard score, a 0-10 scale from low to high hazard, reflects known and suspectedSource: Environmental Working Group health risks.

Compiled by Alex Vickery and Emily Gulanczyk

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Secret Platinum Antiperspirant Deodorant Concerns: This deodorant can be poisonous to nerve tissue and cause toxic substances to collect in the environment.

Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash Concerns: This body wash can be poisonous to nerve tissue, cause toxic substances to collect in the environment and cause irritation of the skin, eyes or lungs.

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Carmex Lip Moisturizer with Sunscreen Concerns: This chapstick can collect toxic substances, disrupt hormones, cause toxic substances to collect in the environment, cause toxicity in the organs and cause cellular-level changes.

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Redken Extreme Shampoo Concerns: This shampoo can disrupt hormones, cause irritation of the eyes, skin or lungs and cause toxic substances to collect in the environment.

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Clearasil Ultra Acne Clearing Scrub Concerns: This scrub can disrupt hormones, cause toxic substances to collect in the environment, cause toxicity in the organs and cause irritation of the skin, eyes or lungs.

Aussie Instant Freeze Hairspray Aerosol Extreme Hold Concerns: This hairspray can disrupt hormones, cause toxicity in the organs, cause irritation of the skin, eyes or lungs and cause cellular-level changes.

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Kaneland: highest sport fees in the area?

Athletes will pay $50 more per sport next year, after the school board raised athletic fees from $100 to $150, giving Kaneland will have the highest sports fee among area schools.

“We don’t charge any different for cross country than we do for football and anything else,” Leigh Jaffke, athletic director, said.

Though all athletes pay the same amount throughout all sports, some sports cost the school more to run per student. Among the most expensive are bowling, wrestling and girls’ basketball, each of which costs more than $1,600 per participant, even after the athletic fee is paid.

Among the least expensive is cheer leading, which costs $276 per participant after fees are paid.

Club fees have also been raised from $40 to $60, which still doesn’t cover expenses. PIE Club, the most expensive per participant, costs $1,039 per student. Art Club is the least expensive per student and the only club that makes money (about $14 per student). A new $60 fee is also required to participate in the

play or musical.

The district has cut about $1.1 million from its budget and Jaffke said raising fees was necessary.

“The district felt as though to maintain the programs we currently have at the level we have them, we had to increase the fees, otherwise we’d have to be cutting programs,” Jaffke said.

Cuts were proposed during the previous round of budget cuts but were strongly protested by the community. The board made cuts elsewhere instead to preserve athletic and activity programs.

“They can’t change it, but I feel like there are other places they could get the money from,” junior Lauren Banbury said.

Some critics are worried students will have a more difficult time paying the fees, but Jaffke said Kaneland is one of several area schools that raised fees.

“I did a survey of local schools in our conference and a lot of them have either raised fees or are going to raise fees due to the economic times, and none of them have seen any kind of decrease in participation,” Jaffke said. Contributions by Sarah Dratnol

Sports

Clubs

Cost per student to run each sport after athletic fee is paid:

Cost per student to run each club after club fee is paid:

Bowling Girls’ Basketball Wrestling Volleyball Softball Golf Girls’ Track Football Boys’ Cross Country Baseball Boys’ Soccer Cheerleading

-$1,774 -$1,677 -$1,671 -$1,330 -$1,238 -$1,162 -$1,140 -$1,017 -$689 -$742 -$530 -$276

Clubs with student fees

PIE Club Writer’s Block Chess Club TINA Art Club Clubs without student fees

PODA Play/Musical Krier Choral Kaneland sport fees vs. other schools

Sport fees next year (in dollars)

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The art of stretching

BY KRISTIN STAUB AND ELLIE STRANG, Reporters Athletic trainer Missy Johnson advises all her athletes to stretch before practice or a game.

“It’s a good idea. It helps with back pain and other muscles that are knotted, because now your muscles are flexible,” Johnson said.

She sees student athletes come in with injuries and strained muscles regularly.

“Most people who come in with muscle pulls didn’t stretch or warm up before,” Johnson said.

That’s exactly why nearly all coaches at Kaneland and schools nationwide have their players begin practices and games with a stretching routine.

That common wisdom is being challenged by a new study by European College of Sport Sciences that suggests stretching may not help as much as previously believed.

Within the past 25 years, 12 studies were completed that focused precisely on this issue.

Each study had similar results. Out of the 2,377 people that participated, 32 percent of people who didn’t stretch reported soreness, while 25 percent of people who did stretch reported soreness as well.

Stretching: The Truths and Myths

Photo by Kristin Staub

Freshman Emily Grams stretches out before practices because she has weak knees.

Researchers have put static stretching to the test to see whether it was effective for athletes.

The study showed that after athletes did a static stretch they could not sprint as fast, jump as high, or swing a racquet or club as powerfully.

According to European College of Sport Sciences, static stretching can diminish an athletic performance, but only if poses are held for long periods of time, lasting longer than a minute.

Static stretching is not out of the question for some athletes, such as hockey goalies, gymnasts, cheerleaders and dancers, who are advised to stretch before workouts by David Behm, author of the European Journal Review of Stretching.

“When I stretch, I feel more ready to play.

When I’m tight, I feel that I can get hurt easier

and I perform slower,” junior Allyson O’Herron said. “It feels better.”

For sports such as track that contain more running, a more blood pumping warm-up is recommended, called a dynamic warm-up. A dynamic warm-up should do two things for an athlete: loosen muscles and tendons in order to increase the range of motion and literally warm up an athletes body.

Experts recommend that runners do warmups such as lunges, form drills and squats. The sports that require rapid movement such as basketball and soccer should do dynamic stretches that require moving many parts of the body.

“When I stretch out, I move around much better,” sophomore Lauren Zick said.

Contributions by Brandon Bishop

Stretching before exercising will prevent injuries

Stretching helps you obtain your maximum range of motion

Stretching after exercise will prevent muscle soreness the next day

MYTH

TRUTH

MYTH

Research of over ten years shows that static stretching, or stretching by holding a pose for 10-30 seconds, does not help prevent injuries. A warm-up is better than stretching.

The more a person stretches over time, the more a muscle does too. So, the range of motion increases. A person’s muscle will go back to its normal range after a period of rest.

The damage to a person’s muscles has already been done, and stretching will not help repair it. However, stretching those muscles the next day it will reduce the pain.

Source: The Journal of Strength & Conditioning

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How to be the perfect roommate

BY JACOB RAZO, Editor GETTING ALONG WITH A COLLEGE ROOMMATE CAN BE A CHALLENGE. A study by Susan McCorkle of the University of Boise State found that 88 percent of roommates have conflicts. What are they fighting about? The top five causes of roommate problems are cleanliness, not respecting each other, not being honest, noise and drama. McCorkle found that the problems can even drive students to drop out of college.

“While not all students experience conflicts, most do. If these issues are not resolved, prior research indicates that students’ success and persistence may be affected,” McCorkle said.

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THE DON’TS

KEEP THE DORM CLEAN. McCorkle’s research shows that the most common problem roommates face is disagreements over cleanliness.

One quarter of all disagreements are about keeping space clean.

Senior Trever Heinle would have a problem with a dirty roommate, he said. “I would be lost without having a clean room,” Heinle said.

“I do all my homework at my desk in my room, so if my room is dirty, I tend to not do as much.”

DON’T BE A NEAT FREAK OR DIRTY. People on either end of the spectrum can be difficult to live with. ”I would suffer from having a dirty roommate, because I have always been a clean person and couldn’t live in a dirty dorm,” Rego said. Start taking care of your own cleaning and laundry in college; a roommate is not there to pick up everything. Although don’t obsess over every little detail, either.

RESPECT PERSONAL SPACE. The research also shows that roommates have problems giving their roommate enough personal space.

Make sure to respect a roommate’s personal privacy and use the Golden Rule: “Treat others how you want to be treated.” Senior Sawyer Rego said that privacy would be a big deal to him. “I would love to have a roommate respect my privacy and belongings, or we wouldn’t get along,” Rego said.

DON’T TAKE STUFF WITHOUT ASKING. Roommates sometimes like to borrow each other’s stuff, especially if they wear the same kind of clothes, etc. But a roommate is not a sibling and that stuff is not yours, so ask first. Return borrowed stuff promptly, and be polite enough to wash borrowed clothes before returning them. Bottom line: don’t be irresponsible or disrespectful when using a roommate’s personal items.

BE HONEST, YET TACTFUL. Don’t be afraid to say something early on if a roommate’s behavior is bothersome. A combination of honesty and tact is key. “When you decide to confront your roommate, just be honest tell them what’s wrong. Don’t let a little problem end up growing and making you stressed out,” psychology teacher Mark Meyer said. Tell them it politely and calmly. Roommates have feelings too.

DON’T CONFRONT OR CRITICIZE. Don’t treat a roommate like a sibling.

They’re not. They’re a stranger who you must forge a relationship with. Have patience with them and remember they are your equal.

They don’t take orders from you. Kindness and self-restraint go a long way. “I hope my roommate and I can become really good friends because I would like for him to be able to help me with questions I have,” Rego said.

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With ‘junk’ in reach, few teens make healthy choices

BY KELSY GOODWIN, Reporter Junk food—the temptation is everywhere. At home, commercials appeal to children and teens. At school, though there are many healthy choices, the unhealthy may overpower them. At restaurants, high calorie counts and fat-laden entrees are the norm.

Healthy choices can be hard to make, and it’s harder for children an teens than most because of advertising and what they eat at home, researchers say.

In a study at the Rudd Center for Food Policy at Yale University, research found that 71 percent of cross-promotions included some character advertising the food, and 57 percent of these characters and promotions targeted children. The cartoons make the product look appealing, the study said,

35%

Of high school students get 60 minutes of physical activity five or more days a week.

30%

Attend daily physical education classes.

and encourages children to grow up on junk food.

School nurse Barb Giese said family also influences things people eat. The food children are exposed to while growing up impacts the foods they choose as an adult; the child whose family indulged are likely to continue indulging as adults.

In the long run, bad food choices can be deadly.

“People have food addictions just like they would have any other addiction,” health teacher Cindy Miller said.

According to Mayo Clinic, a healthier diet is one that limits solid fats and added sugars; they recommend staying away from desserts, pizza, sausage, fatty meats, candy and butter and consuming less than 100 calories of added sugar a day.

8%

Of teens get the recommended hour of daily exercise.

Source: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

A small, healthy breakfast is better than no breakfast. Half a whole-wheat bagel with cream cheese or peanut butter is healthier than a regular bagel with butter, and it’s a good way to keep the body going until lunch.

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Dinner

A small snack before lunch isn’t a bad idea, especially when people have the last lunch. If it’s allowed in class, bring a small bag of trail mix or something that won’t be too much, but a good snack until lunch comes.

Something healthy before the last meal of the day can be a good choice to get an appetite for dinner. Simply eating an apple, banana, orange or some type of fruit is a good way to prepare for the next meal.

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Sit back with some classics this spring There are hundreds of books that are strongly recommended for the college-bound student. Here are a few classic novels.

“THE CATCHER IN THE RYE” “The Catcher in the Rye” can be analyzed in two different ways: it can simply be about a young student who is kicked out of a prep school, or it can be a tale of teenage angst and one young adult’s struggle to understand the world around him and, most importantly, himself.

Every adolescent going through this uncomfortable, confusing high school experience should read this book by J.D. Salinger, which is on the College Board’s list of Top 100 books recommended for college-bound students. The main character, Holden Caulfield, encounters many internal struggles common amongst teens, such as impulsiveness and depression. Holden has a pessimistic outlook on life, as he sees most

of the people he comes across as “phonies.”

What makes this book so up for interpretation is the fact that Caulfield is merely telling the reader about a span of a few days of his life.

It is thought that he is telling someone about his life from somewhere; however, there is no evidence to back up any speculation. The most popular guess is that he is in a mental hospital.

Critics have described this novel as a perfectly articulated cry of mixed pain and pleasure. However, instead of being a glorified poet or artist, Holden goes down the path of most teenagers: keeping his feelings and pain to himself. Although Caulfield can be labeled as unstable and therefore, an unreliable narrator, it is eerily easy to relate and think the way he does.

This makes him resonate well with readers, es-

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pecially young, discontent adolescents.

Towards the end of the novel, Holden’s view of the world starts to become more hopeful.

Rather than defining people as “phonies” or innocent, his perception of people is widened.

Holden Caulfield can be seen as a hero because he grows as a person and opens up his mind.

—Kaleb Schuppner, editor

“SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE” This list wouldn’t seem right without mentioning science fiction specialist Kurt Vonnegut, perhaps one of the best writers of the 20th century. What makes “Slaughterhouse-Five” so timeless is its focus on subjects that are always relevant: war, ecology, overpopulation and consumerism. Vonnegut’s tale is set amid the fire bombings in Dresden during Feb. 1945, something he experienced as a soldier in World War II. Here’s the twist: Billy Pilgrim, the main character of the book, has become unstuck in time.

The prisoner of war, optometrist, plane crash survivor and captive of the

“FAHRENHEIT 451” In Ray Bradbury’s futuristic city, firemen start fires, they don’t put them out. Not only do they start the fires, but they burn very specific items: books.

Enter the eerie world of “Fahrenheit 451,” where libraries are stripped of their books and sent into flames. Bradbury creates a vivid society that will spark interest and leave readers on their toes.

Guy Montag, the main character, is one of the book-burning firemen, and the society he lives in is very peculiar. Citizens spend time driving fast, watching TV and constantly listening to the radio attached to their ears—in other words, being as anti-social as possible. This dependency of technology found in the book can

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fictional planet Tralfamadore gets flung around in time without notice, which makes time and death a vital part of this novel. Whenever death is mentioned, Vonnegut uses the phrase “so it goes,” because Tralfamadorians believe that time exists all at once. This leads to the enthralling idea that a person never dies, because they are alive in another window of time.

The anti-war sentiments of this book are undeniable and unsurprising, coming from a WWII vet. At the beginning of “Slaughterhouse-Five,” Vonnegut explains that writing an anti-war

book is similar to writing an anti-glacier book because war is about as hard to prevent as glaciers.

However, the author shows how war negatively affects soldiers for the rest of their lives and how the ones who hate war the most are those who experienced it firsthand.

The satirical writing of Vonnegut is something that everyone should be able to experience and “Slaughterhouse-Five” is considered by many to be an essential American classic. The College Board strongly recoments that all high school students read it, and the concepts of time and death in this novel are fascinating.

relate to any teen today.

When a 17-year-old girl steps into Montag’s life, his world is turned upside down by her curiosity about life, people and nature.

Grotesque events such as his wife’s attempted suicide, a woman choosing to be burned alive with her books and a devastating car accident will keep the pages turning.

Although one of Montag’s partners accepts his newfound interest in books, he advises Montag to do a night of reading and then abandon it forever.

Montag discovers the reality of why books are being turned into ash, and he is determined to put a stop to it.

Books are often tossed to the wayside when

teens can choose other entertainment, whether it’s a new TV show or an incoming text message.

“Fahrenheit 451” gives high school students a new perspective on what society could really turn into if technology stays on the rise.

The mind-altering plot will make readers take a step back and wonder what the world can turn into. With this generation obsessed with technology, what does the future look like?

“Fahrenheit 451” will not fail to keep readers wondering what could possibly happen next. Betrayal and sinister situations will tell whether the world will come to an end or Montag can recreate civilization.

—Casey Jacobson, editor

—Kaleb Schuppner, editor

“Project X” album sets high standard in movie sound tracks

Only costing$4.95, the Italian beef isn’t overly expensive, and still can fill a hungry customer.

Photo by Nick Boose

The new burger, beef and barbecue bonanza

BY NICK BOOSE, Reporter When a place is named All-American Barbecue, there are certain expectations, and this tiny Sugar Grove fast food spot lives up to them.

Let’s get one thing straight: this place isn’t the fanciest. It’s very casual and a little cramped inside, with seating for just two people and a counter for the staff. What All-American Barbecue does have is good barbecue.

The staff said the BBQ pulled-pork sandwich ($5.25 with fries or $4.75 with chips) is their specialty, so that’s what I ordered. It was a generous portion of shredded pork covered in tangy, sweet barbecue sauce and served up on a soft bun. It was one of the best pulledpork sandwiches I have had, which is especially nice because it’s the only place in Sugar Grove selling pulled pork. The sandwich came with a small portion of thin-cut fries, which were decent overall but a little on the greasy side.

One warning: the service is very slow, so the best thing to do is call in an order and then go pick it up. After I called in, I had to wait 30 minutes for my food; once I got to the establishment, I stood at the front counter for five minutes before it was ready. And don’t expect a fancy presentation — mine came wrapped in tinfoil in a paper bag.

But the food makes up for the slow service.

Beyond pulled pork, All-American Barbecue features an All-American menu that ranges from traditional Chicago-area favorites like

Italian beef ($4.95 with fries) to a half-pound hamburger ($4.50), hot dogs ($2.25 with fries), pizza (prices vary), and a variety of typical American appetizers, including mozzarella sticks ($4.95), jalapeno poppers ($4.95) and chicken wings (prices vary) .

The Italian beef is the other specialty, according to the staff. It was a traditional Italian Beef sandwich. The beef was finely sliced, drizzled with juice and tucked into a crusty Italian roll. It came tightly wrapped in tin foil and was accompanied by chips or fries. Though it was good, there was nothing special about it.

Honestly, something everyone expects is a hamburger from every American-style restaurant. All-American BBQ’s version did not disappoint. The hamburger was monstrous. It was a thick portion of beef with just the right balance of meat and topping, and it came piled high with the standard ketchup, mustard, onions, tomato, lettuce, pickles and mayo. AllAmerican BBQ certainly isn’t the only place to get a hamburger in Sugar Grove, but it’s one of the better ones—and while it’s not surprising that it would be better than McDonald’s, it is surprising that it was better than the burger at the far more elegant Fireside Grill.

All-American Barbecue is a great place to grab a bite to eat and is a welcome addition to Sugar Grove’s limited restaurant scene. It’s located at 80 S. Main Street, near John Shields Elementary. Call orders in ahead of time to avoid a long wait; their phone number is 630466-5000.

Right behind Bruce Springsteen’s album “Wrecking Ball” and Adele’s “21,” the sound track album for “Project X,” a movie about a teenager’s house party that gets completely out of control, is crashing the party and taking the position for number three on the Billboard Top 200.

Featuring popular artists such as Kid Cudi and Far East Movement, the album provides a great variety of songs, from techno to rap, that would add an ultimate party playlist to anyone’s iPod. Every song has a get-up-and-dance feel.

The disc opens with “Trouble on My Mind”

by Pusha T, a standard hip-hop song. Keeping the energy up, it provides various remixes such as A-Trak’s versions of “Ray Ban Vision” and “Heads Will Roll,” and they did an amazing job with them, skillfully transforming the original songs into full-blast techno tracks. Bringing some old school presence to the album are artists Nas, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. And, of course, no party is complete without Steve Aoki’s remix of “Pursuit of Happiness.”

Overall, the album was a success and worth the purchase. It is available on iTunes or CD, with 17,000 copies sold in its debut launch.

-Courtney Reiss, editor

The Fray look to come back with “Scars and Stories” After 2005’s “How to Save a Life,” The Fray has been struggling to make another hit album.

Their new album, “Scars & Stories,” is a fair attempt to reach their 2005 high again, but it’s not quite there, though it is much better than their self-titled album that came out in 2009.

The second I started listening to “Heartbeat,” the first track on the new album, I instantly fell in love with the song and the way lead singer Isaac Slade’s voice melts into your ears with his slurred singing style.

As the rest of the songs played, however, I slowly became bored with one slower-paced piano-rock song after another.

The songs and the album itself have a reasonable length. “Scars & Stories” has the perfect amount of 12 new songs. The song amount makes listening to the entire album easy, it can be listened to its entirety on just a trip downtown, which suits people that have a hard time listening to long albums with a lot of tracks.

People that like The Fray and other similar bands will enjoy “Scars & Stories,”.

The similarity in songs is common with The Fray and usually doesn’t suit many music fans.

I would advise buying one or two hand-picked songs to avoid the repetition that “Scars and Stories” brings to the table.

-Liz Such, reporter Pulse / April 26, 2012 / KANELAND KRIER

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April Kaneland students travel to Spain, Italy and France, a student won the Golden Apple, and students learn about colleges at the Kaneland Career Fair.

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Photos by Javier Martinez, Felicia Steik, Brandon Bishop, Heather Shelton, Morgan Buerke and Melyssa Cordero.

1. Sophomore Jessica Coia took a kick to clear the ball out of the defensive zone in the game against IMSA. 2. Principal Chip Hickman handed senior Sarah Kitz the Golden Apple award. “I was stunned. I couldn’t believe that I got it,” Kitz said.

“I was shaking and freaking out.”

3. Junior Alec Koczka talked with John Chalfante, chief pilot instructor of Fly America in DeKalb, about flight school. “It’s a great flight school to be at, and I recommend it,” Koczka said.

4. A U.S. Marine Corps representative sat and talked with Kaneland students about life as a Marine. “They’re just sitting down with some of the students telling them about what they do,” Javier Martinez, social science teacher, said.

5. The EF tour guide who led the Spain, France and Italy trip over spring break introduced seniors Denitza Koleva, Savannah Webb and Abby Bend to a medieval town in France called St. Paul de Vence. “She’s explaining how the city has inspired many artists,” Koleva said.

6. Senior Katie Taylor prepared to pass the ball to a fellow teammate. “We’re always practicing to win,” Taylor said. The Knights won 8-1 that day.

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Girls’ track looks to place at conference

Photo by Melyssa Cordero

Senior Abby Bend goes to strike the ball with an IMSA defender closing in on her during their match up on March 20. The Lady Knights won 8-1.

Soccer places second in W. Aurora Tourney

BY KYLIE SIEBERT, Executive The girls’ soccer team is back in action and is ready to take on challenges that the season might bring.

The past three years, the girls have lost to Rosary in the regional championship game. Last year, they lost in double overtime with a final score of 2-1.

So far the team holds a record of 5-3-1 and 1-1-1 in conference play. Their losses include Geneseo, West Aurora and Rosary, while they defeated IMSA with a score of 8-1.

The Knights defeated their long-time rival DeKalb on April 17 with a close score of 1-0. Sophomore Brittany Olson scored the winning goal in a one-on-one with the Barbs’ goalie in the first 10

minutes of the second half.

“As soon as Madi Jurcenko crossed the ball, the first thing that went through my head was to get it in the goal, so I charged the goalie and she slide tackled me, but I still scored,” Olson said.

Olson has been the only scorer for the past two conference games.

Against Dixon, the team tied with a score of 1-1, with Olson getting the only goal.

“I was bummed. We dominated but just didn’t come out with the win,” Parillo said.

Senior Melissa Bohorquez said that their main goals for this season are to win conference and take home a regional championship.

The team finished second at the West Aurora tournament, going 2-1.

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“We have a lot of talent across the board. Our team is really close so we connect really good on the field. I think the younger girls are proving themselves,” senior Taylor White said.

According to Bohorquez, the team has been working hard on possession and shooting the ball.

Their biggest weakness this season has been communication on the field.

“We will be competitive. It really depends on how quickly we gel as a team,” Parillo said.

Captains includes seniors Katie Taylor, Taylor White, Abby Bend and junior Jordan Ginther.

The Lady Knights upcoming game will be today at 4:30, with the Lady Knights traveling to rival Rochelle for the game.

The Lady Knights varsity track team finished second at their indoor conference meet and at the Rockton Hononegah Invitational.

The team has now kicked off their outdoor events, taking second at their first outdoor meet at Oregon, finishing with 83 points behind Burlington Central (96 points) and defeating Oregon High School (81 points) and Lena-Winslow High School (12 points).

Senior Sydney Stang, juniors Amanda Lesak, Abby Dodis and Sydney Strang and freshman Jessica Kucera led the 3200-meter relay team with a time of 10 minutes, 27.89 seconds.

Junior Ashley Castellanos, sophomore Lauren Zick and freshmen Kaltrina Ismalia and Madison Keith won the 400-meter relay with a time of 51.78 second. Senior Nicole Ketza took first in discus with a 97’ throw and Zick took first in long jump with a 16’09.75” jump.

The key to success is “working hard, doing the best, being a good citizen, keeping up on school work, warning [players] about injuries,” Coach Doug Ecker said.

While the team has had success in several conference events, they are looking to finish strong.

“The girls work very hard at practice, so if they keep that up, we should be very competitive in May,” senior discus and shot put throw er Nicole Ketza said. “As long as you perform well at the end of the year, that’s all that really matters.”

Upcoming meets include tomorrow’s Kane County Track meet at St. Charles North, a meet against Morris and Yorkville on May 1, and the NIB 12 conference meet at Streator on May 4. “[The goal is] to make each meet better than the last. We are looking toward conference [play] and would like to hold our winning streak in this conference,” junior sprinter Ashley Castellanos said. -Nick Philips, editor

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Senior outfielder Ray Barry is up to bat against Hononegah at home on April 5.

Baseball puts state title behind them Kaneland looking forward to another successful season

BY BRODY KUHAR, Reporter The Knights varsity baseball team has started off the season after eleven games with a record of 11-6 as of press dead. In conference play they are 5-1. The one loss was to DeKalb with a final score of 4-3 in extra innings.

It’s been a stronger start than last season, despite a 3-1 loss during the opener against Plainfield North. The team quickly came back and defeated Burlington Central 12-6 and Marmion 7-2 that same week.

The spring training showcase tournament in Peoria led to two wins against MacArthur and Eisenhower High Schools, and three losses to Washington, IVC

and Limestone High Schools. Later the Knights crushed Dixon 15-4 and Rochelle 15-2.

During the Knights’ dominating victory over Rochelle, seniors Tom Fox, Jacob Razo and Drew Peters shone. Fox was three-for -three with two doubles, a home run and 5 RBIs, while Razo was 2 for 2 with a double, base hit and 4 RBIs . At the mound, Peters won his second game for the Knights.

Pitchers Trevor Storck and Peters are holding other teams’ batting stats down so far this season, and Peters has a 500 pitching record of 2-2 as of press dead.

The team, which won a state title and had a record of 26-10, is working hard to have another record-breaking season and obtain

BY BRANDON BISHOP

WHAT PEOPLE DON’T KNOW?

“I have fractured my sternum before while my mom was giving me a piggy back ride.”

another state title, Coach Brian Aversa said. Last season started slow, but then finished with a 13game win streak and a championship.

“We have a tough schedule again this year filled with hard teams, such as teams in conference like Morris, DeKalb and Sycamore will be our toughest rivals,” Peters said.

The team isn’t resting on its championship title.

“Last year is over; it’s a completely new year. I have forgotten about what we did last year, as well as the team, and we have set new goals this year--the first being conference. Then in the playoffs, we want to win our regional and then go from there,” said Peters.

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WINNER OF MARCH MADNESS?

“‘Family Guy,’ because it makes me giggle.”

“Notre Dame because I have Fighting Irish in my blood.”

“Country, because it is the best.”

Know Your Knights

Senior, Track and Field

Emily Grams

Freshman, Soccer

“I am afraid of rubber bands, because they hurt when they snap you.”

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Sophomore, Softball

“I am actually a very energetic person.”

After winning the NIB 12 indoor conference with 133.33 points, the Kaneland boys’ track team is ready to go heading into the outdoor track season.

Key members of the track team this season are seniors Clayton Brundige, Sean Carter and Miroljub Marin, junior Brandon Cottier, and sophomores Brandon Bishop, Nate Dyer and Dylan Nauert, who placed high in state and other various competitions across the northern Illinois area last season.

At the NIB 12 indoor conference, Dyer made a shot put throw of 50’ 5”, landing him in first place for that event. Sophomore Kyle Carter won second place for the 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.95. “[We all have] drive and determination and the ability to pick each other up when we’re down,” Cottier said.

Last season, Kaneland placed sixth in state for the 4x100 relay, the remaining members from that team are Cottier. Cottier, Bishop and Carter made it to state last season for the 4x200 relay.

Overall, last season the Kaneland boys’ track team won the outdoors conference championship and placed 16th in the state meet.

The pole vault, being a huge tradition at Kaneland, is also another front runner for going to state again. There has been a Kaneland member for pole vault in state since 1983.

“‘The Simpsons,’ because it is my favorite show and I have loved it since the first time I saw it.”

‘“Jersey Shore,’ because it would be fun to be one of them for a day.”

“Western Kentucky because they are a underdog.”

“I like to listen to classic rock the most.”

Baseball vs. Yorkville Softball @ Rochelle Soccer @ Rochelle

April 27 Track & Field @ Crystal Lake Central

April 30 Baseball @ Sycamore

“Kentucky. They are boss.”

“Country. It gets you going because it’s someone’s life story in a song.”

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