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Highland Park’s Ziv Tal and Loyola Academy’s Julia Martinez head up our Supreme Court. P36
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Going on Holiday? Don’t Get Drugged BY ADRIENNE FAWCETT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
If you’re traveling for spring break – and if you’re not – T-Ann Pierce has three words for you: Watch your drink. Watch it no matter what you order, whether it’s a beer, a gin & tonic or a simple ginger ale. Earlier this month Pierce, a 51-year-old mom of four from Lake Forest, was visiting with her cousin at a bar in Washington D.C. when someone laced their drinks. They blacked out and were robbed of their wallets, cell phones, jewelry and more. Her arms were badly bruised, she has a concussion from being shaken, and she has only vague, horrific memories of what transpired that night. (You can read about her experience in her own words on DailyNorthShore: “Lake Forest Mom Shares Experience of Being Drugged In A Bar”.) Pierce and her cousin were “roofied”, the term that’s used when someone drugs another person with nefarious intent. It’s been associated with sexual assault since the 1980s, but criminals also “roofie” people to rob, kidnap and commit other heinous acts. Cell phones and all of the personal information they contain are especially prized. And spring break is prime time. “The more I think about what happened to me, the more I think about the horrors of human trafficking,” said Pierce. “All these families going on spring break – all these kids.” Continued on PG 13
WALK IN PEACE STUDENTS PROTEST GUN VIOLENCE WHILE HONORING 17 PEOPLE KILLED IN FLORIDA SCHOOL MASSACRE BY EMILY SPECTRE, JULIE KEMP PICK AND STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
Thousands of students across the North Shore walked out of their schools on March 14, the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that resulted in the deaths of 17 people. Students at New Trier High School’s east and west campuses walked out to protest gun violence and show solidarity with victims of gun violence in schools. Although there was no official headcount, hundreds and possibly a thousand students gathered on the east campus track field in Winnetka. The protest was organized by the Student Alliance and other student groups and was held at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes to coincide with a National School Walkout organized by Women’s March Youth EMPOWER, and to commemorate each life that was lost in the Parkland shooting. Students released 17 balloons and held signs with slogans such as “Books Not Bullets” and “If Only a Student Had as Much Protection as a Gun Does in this Country.” Many students wore orange, the official color of the protest. Eden Hirschfield, a senior who was Continued on PG 8
Highland Park High School students at Port Clinton Square in downtown Highland Park on March 14. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
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