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OPINIONS Does character still count?
AROUND The elimination of the valedictorian leads to a new senior speech
BEYOND After years of exponential growth, teenage pregnancy rate declines
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Students spend their summer at competitive arts camp
SPORTS
Athletes reflect on their final game
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Character Counts Voting scandal raises questons as to the intergrity of Central’s student body.
The “Character Counts” movement took a knife to the heart when the fraud involved in last month’s elections for the Social Chair positions for the class of 2013 was exposed. With organizations formed to ensure that Central is a school of upstanding morals already in place, how could something like this happen? Is it the fault of those organizations for not doing more? Perhaps it really just comes down to us being students of good character on our own. It’s been said that students were encouraged by those taking the votes to vote for certain candidates, and some people were allowed to vote multiple times for said candidates. Fortunately, though, this fraud was discovered and a second election with increased security measures was held. Juniors Dan Andrade and Redmond Martin, the winners of the first election, lost the second election to juniors Louis Skibicki and Jack Kengott. This whole affair has left students grumbling. “It’s maddening when people cheat. You see it all the time here,” said Patrick Hipes, junior. It really is enough to make one wonder— does character actually count at Hinsdale Central? We go to a National School of Character (NSOC) after all, so one would expect to find examples of the NSOC’s six pillars of character: respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship, and trustworthiness. These examples are pretty easy to find. There are few gripes about respectfulness, and our homework usually gets
done on time. Most everyone is treated equally, and a 2007 poll of students showed that 85 percent of us feel supported and cared about by an adult in the school. We have service clubs from Key Club to Habitat For Humanity all working diligently to make our community better, and the rest of the student elections went off without a hitch. The problems start when these pillars are blatantly broken. As we have most recently seen, students are willing to engage in fraud and cheating if it will win them more points on a test or a position on Class Board. People join multiple clubs to put their membership status on their college résumés, then maintain the minimum level of commitment necessary to keep their memberships. Mr. Michael Palmquist, English teacher and Model UN and Investment Club sponsor, thinks he may have witnessed some of this behavior. “I do suspect that students are only joining clubs to look good to colleges,” Palmquist said. “You see people not trying to take leadership roles, joining really late in their high school careers, or simply not participating.” But, with our multiple character organizations already trying their hardest to make Central a place filled with responsible, respectful, and caring students, what more can be done to get rid of these problems? The problems encountered here are present through no fault of any administrative body, nor lack of cheerful
posters reminding us to be trustworthy people, nor infrequency of presentations on how important it is to be a student of upstanding morals. Hipes has a clue as to what the root of this problem might be. “However good intentioned it may be, to think that a 30 minute series of sketches or a school motto is going to fundamentally change a high school student’s behavior is ridiculous. People don’t change at the drop of a pin,” Hipes said. “Look at the voting fraud that just happened. No one takes this stuff seriously.” This sentiment is echoed by Alex Dorow, senior. “I don’t think the clubs accomplish much, and there is a good deal of cheating going on,” he said. But Dorow, who moved here from New Canaan, CT when he was a freshman, has positive observations about our student body. “You guys are much nicer than the students back in New Canaan; we just happen to have a lot of good kids here. Telling us to be better people doesn’t make us better people, it’s the kids themselves,” Dorow said. And perhaps therein lies the solution. The school is doing what it can to ensure that character does count here. But there is only so much these organization can do for us. In the end, we as individuals, are truly and ultimately the ones responsible for building a Hinsdale Central that lives up to its motto of “Character Counts.”
This editorial is the consensus of the Devils’ Advocate editorial board. Devils’Advocate . 5 . May
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S T AF F COLUMNS Live like Yauch Like many others before, The Beastie Boys meant a lot to me while I was growing up. Their unique brand of hip-hop/rock/funk/jazz/whatever served as my introduction to those multiple genres. Their lyrics made me double over laughing. Their beats made me dance. The Beastie Boys made me happy, to put it as simply as possible. When Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, passed away after a three-year-long struggle with throat cancer on May 4, I was, unsurprisingly, devastated. My sadness wasn’t so much derived from the fact that I would never get to see them live, or the fact that I would never hear a new verse or a new bass line of Yauch’s, but from personal loss. Though I had never known MCA personally, I felt like I had lost a close friend. On record, the Boys seemed so cool and so down-to-earth. They didn’t seem like musicians in a studio- they were people I knew, they were my friends, and, at times, they felt like the cool older brothers I never had. Immediately, the world paid respect to MCA’s legend, citing not only his work in music, but his direction of countless music videos, distribution of independent films, and dedication to countless humanitarian causes. An even better testament to his impact, though, was the outpouring of support from Beastie Boys fans who felt the exact same way about the band that I did. The mourners stretched generations and walks of life - comedians, other rappers, the New York Mets, and even a few of my teachers all - shared their fond memories of MCA. I never realized the amount of good that Yauch accomplished in his life. The scope of his work was truly dumbfounding - either he hadn’t slept since the 1980’s, or the majority of humankind simply isn’t doing enough. Odds are the latter is the more accurate depiction of reality. In his 47 short years on earth, Yauch didn’t waste a second. On May 4, the world lost more than a great rapper - it lost a human being of the highest caliber. In his passing, Yauch taught me that there is more to life than getting a certain grade to get into a certain college to get a certain salary- in the end, your life only really matters if you’ve affected people. I think I’m going to try to live a little bit more like Yauch. I’m going to try to stop being so self-centered, I’m going try to start caring a little more about my fellow man. Though I don’t think I can affect as many people as MCA did, I want to make an impact. Hopefully, a few of those people will tweet (or whatever those crazy kids will do in the future) about me when I pass on. RIP Adam. I’ll miss you, man. Evan Lee
Brace face Most teenagers get their braces on when they are in middle school and are lucky if they get them off before high school. I was a little late- I got my braces on during eighth grade. So I was burdened with them during my freshman year. When it was time to get them off, I was more than ecstatic. I was tired of worrying about getting food stuck in the wires. I was tired of how bulky my mouth felt. The problem is that I might have gotten a bit too eager for dental freedom and forgotten to wear my retainer. Within a few months, my straight line of pearly whites was gone. A while after that, my mom decided to call my orthodontist. I felt guilty. My two years of hard work was useless, as I would have to repeat it. I didn’t want to have those railroad tracks glued to my teeth again. When we arrived at my orthodontist’s office, I felt as if I was facing the inevitable. As her assistant walked me to my chair, I couldn’t help but break into tears. Getting my braces on again meant that I would be stuck with sore, bulky mouth, cut lips, and the humiliation of picking bits of food out of my mouth. I was mad. Why did my mom have to guilt me into getting my braces back on? Why did I have to be one of the few juniors with braces? I took my life without braces for granted. Now, I’m paying for it. I will definitely not miss this big hunk of metal in my mouth when it comes time to get them off again!
Sarah Renehan
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“Napping in the nurse’s office.” [Smith Robertson ‘12]
“The cafeteria food.” [Lucy Wang, ‘13]
“Meeting Craig and eating fried chicken” [TJ Sally, ‘12]
“Ms. Jo Anne’s inspirational speeches” [Tanner Makris ‘13]>>
“A set schedule [Mrs. Kapelnikova, Staff]>>
“Sitting with Shelby Halloran at lunch.” [Georgie Saddler, ‘14]
“Barb the sandwich lady.” [Emmett Scully ‘14]
Q: “What will you miss about Central over the summer?”
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How to survive early onset Senior-itis! It’s almost too good to be true. The year is nearly over, the seniors are gone, the workload is lessening just a tad, and we’re feeling like we can just slide by in school, right? Wrong! Because starting that kind of attitude now leads to senior-itus...BEFORE we’re even seniors! And, while I know I’m excited to be a senior and have senior-itis too, we should probably prevent it for as long as we can. Senior-itis consists of three main components: 1) not doing any school work at all, 2) not even bothering to show up to school, and 3) hanging out with friends all day, every day, when we should be studying...I think it’s safe to say that we’re all suffering from this illness right about now. But, thankfully, I have easy cures to all of these senior-itis symptoms, whether you’re suffering from one, two or all three, that’ll makes us all healthy and strong, right out to the end of the year. Symptom number one: We’re not doing any schoolwork at all. This one is a really easy fix, because, to be honest, we don’t really have that much going on in the next couple weeks. Think about it, we only have two weeks left. The first week will be review for finals, and then the next week is finals week. And, because of that, all we’re doing in classes is reviewing--no new materials, no lectures, no real homework! So that solves that part of your senior-itis symptom. But, we do seriously need to study for finals--especially if our grades are right on the edge. A quick and simple solution to this problem would be to go outside to study and take advantage of the beautiful weather! The weather is only getting better from here, so I don’t care how you do it, you can sit on a rock for all I care, but just go outside and get some sun while you hit the books. It’s really easy and it gives you a peaceful setting to study with no distractions. And if you’re one of those people who don’t like the sun or heat...well then I have no words other than ‘shame on you’. Shame. Symptom number two: We’re not even bothering up to show to school. Now, I know this may appear to be an easy one to fix, after all, I could just tell you to show up and be done with it...but that would be terrible advice. If you’re already not showing up, then me telling you to show up won’t change anything. That’s why I’m going to tell you to add an incentive into every single day you have left of school. What do I mean by that? It’s simple really: find something, anything in your day that’ll make you want to come to school, and when you have that incentive, you’ll come. For me, it’s those healthy granola bars in the Quest line--I can’t find those anywhere else, and so I have to come to school if I want one...and I have a strange addiction to them, so I always want them. So, find something that’s going to make your school day worthwhile, and it doesn’t have to be the same thing for every day. It could be different. If, one day, you decide to switch out your routine PB&J in your lunch with tuna or turkey, then that can be your incentive! Get creative! Find the little things that’ll make you smile and appreciate the school day...if that’s even possible. And the last, and deadliest, symptom: hanging out with our friends all day, every day. I know I’m coming down with this symptom for sure; my friends pop up at unexpected times asking me to hang out, and what am I supposed to say? ‘No’? Actually, yes. Wait...no...I mean...you’re supposed to say ‘yes’, not ‘no’...do you get what I’m saying? Friends are fine on the weekends, but until you get all your studying done, you’ve got to put them on hold. At the end of the day, you’re all affecting how well you’re going to do on your finals if you hang out all the time. Let the seniors run around like a bunch of hooligans now that they’ve graduated, but we still have work to do. Not a lot of work, but we can’t get distracted now when we’re so close. So that’s that! Some simple steps to preventing early onset senioritis: the deadliest of diseases. Easily treatable and preventable, if you know how and actually take the time to stay on track. Think about it this way: we’ll all get our turn at senior-itis when we deserve it, the end of our senior year. Until then, watch out...senior-itis infects you when you least expect it. Jena Sugay
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Favorite... Summer Activity: “Fly-fishing in the West, in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming.” Place to Travel: “I like travelling to national parks. I try and do two new ones every year.” Food: “I guess it would have to be a good steak.” Gift: “Just about anything fish-related” Thing to Photograph: “The natural West.” Memory from Central: “We took second place at State in ’09 for Boys Golf. They were a good group.”
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Deep under the ground, in a hidden region of the school building lies the basement, home of study hall, detention, the Testing Center, and the various technology classes. One of these classes is Basic Photo. The name suggests simplicity, and one might think that the Basic Photo is an elementary class teaching elementary skills that everyone should possess. However, in Basic Photo, students learn to explore, capture, and develop photography in such detail that many students are not even aware of. To begin with, students receive a Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera, and they are given three to four themes, such as nature or architecture. Given those themes, students then have to take pictures representing those themes. Saba Imran, sophomore, is a student in Basic Photo who has always enjoyed photography. “I love taking pictures of just about anything, and it’s nice to see how creative you can get with these themes,” Imran said. After taking these pictures as homework assignment, the students bring the camera back to school where they unwind the film and then put in black containers. “Since we can’t expose the film to light, the black container part is done in the dark purely by touch,” Imran said. Next, they put the film into different chemicals in six different steps. Once that process is over, they head into the dark room to develop the pictures. Finally, the pictures are put through a drier, and the pictures are developed. “It’s really cool to finally see the finished product of your picture after all these steps from first taking the picture to developing it into a photograph all on your own,” Imran said. Smriti Kanangat
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Reach for the speech After the elimination of the valedictorian, administration struggles to fill speech void.
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n November, the Advocate covered the news of the elimination of the valedictorian position. According to Principal McGrory, it was decided at the start of the year that the top two percent of the senior class would be able to audition for the role of commencement speaker. As the year progressed, there was much discussion about this topic. Ultimately, though, it was decided that the commencement speech should be eliminated. “We are still planning on recognizing the top two percent at graduation,” McGrory said. As graduation day nears, however, that “top two percent” speech has not materialized. Instead, the administration invited all seniors to only try out for the senior speech, just as it has always been. Joe Shayani, senior, has been dubbed the unofficial valedictorian by the majority of his peers. “Classmates of mine have shared with me that I am on the top of a ranked list of students their counselors have shown them,” Shayani said. After the administration eliminated the valedictorian status, Shayani’s visions of his graduation have changed greatly. “Recognition as valedictorian was something I had thought about over the years; it was a goal. We recognize many different individuals at this school--future Division I athletes, awardwinning artists, mock trial champions--so I don’t think recognizing the academic top of the class is something that is inappropriate or out of place here.” With the loss of the title of valedictorian came the loss of the valedictorian speech. However, the decision to cut the title and its
speech was not unanimous and immediate. “They thought about opening up a separate competition [for the top two percent of the class], but decided against it in the end. They were just going to go with the senior speech, figuring that if the valedictorian has anything to say, he would have to go into the ring with everybody else. Let the best man win,” said Mr. Jim Horan, World Language teacher and student speaker mentor, who was involved in the decision process for the senior speech. With all the indecision, many seniors have been upset with the delay in the news from the administration. “I didn’t think having the two percent deal would make much sense. I wasn’t really that disappointed when this idea fell through, except for the fact that the announcement came so late. There seems to have been a lack of decisiveness on this issue. This is what disappoints me,” Shayani said. Shirley Yang, senior, is also in the running for the top two percent of the class. “We haven’t been formally informed whether or not we’re in the top two percent . But we kind of know who we are.” Though aware of her academic standing, Yang was not aware of the speech’s elimination. “I knew that the ‘valedictorian’ speech was open to any of the top two percent at first. [...] We weren’t informed that the speech itself was eliminated. At least, I wasn’t,” Yang said. Although there is no designated speech slot for the valedictorian this year, all seniors were still allowed to try out for the senior speech. “The senior speech was open to all students in the senior class, whether they were number one in the class or number 680. Any
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kid could audition or apply for it, just like it’s always been. This is the only school I know of that has this,” Horan said. Yang agrees that all seniors should have an equal opportunity to give an unforgettable speech at graduation. “The GPA says nothing about the person’s personality, writing style, or speaking skills. While I’m sure lots of the top two percent students can write well and deliver a great speech, I don’t think it should be limited to just them. I just want a great, memorable speech at graduation, but I don’t really care who’s giving it.” Rosie Cappetta, who will be giving the senior speech with Dan Cassin, expresses frustration. “I just think it was kind of unprofessional of the administration this year to promise the top one or two percent the chance to speak at graduation but then take that chance away from them at the last minute. They should have announced that with no valedictorian, there would be no valedictorian speech at commencement this year,” Cappetta said. With that said, the administration did not delay their decision in order to frustrate the students, but rather to subdue the eminent competition evident in Central. Cappetta said, “I do understand that the point of eliminating class rank is to cut down on competition among the top kids, and if they’re competing for the speech, they might as well still be competing for who is valedictorian.” However, not everyone is so understanding of the final decision. Dan Cassin said, “If I am stating my opinion, I think it would have made sense to cut the valedictorian for the freshman and the incoming years, but I do not think it is
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fair to have our valedictorian who has worked hard for four years not get rewarded.” Although Shayani will not be giving a speech, he is still looking forward to graduation and has plenty of advice for this year’s graduating class. “If I could speak at graduation, I would talk about trying to find meaning in all of the time we’ve spent here. We’ve all learned so much, but, in truth, we’re going to forget most of it by the end of the summer. I think it’s important that, on graduation night, we all take some time to reflect on the things we’ve learned here that will stay with us: the lessons we’ve learned about ourselves.” Caroline Suddith and Erica Heidler
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or the final issue of the year, your Battleground columnists would like to put aside our differences to address a problem that plagues America: a lack of political literacy. Indeed, the topic is particularly relevant for the 700 Hinsdale Central seniors who will graduate this month. Nearly all of them will be able to vote in the 2012 national election. For the first time in our lives, we will be tasked with choosing the people who will represent us in our democracy. How that democracy functions will be determined by our choices--and the information that guides those choices. In the United States, the lack of political literacy is pervasive across all age groups, genders, and races. In a survey by the Pew Research center, 30 percent of Americans could not name the Vice-President, while 25 percent could not name their state’s governor. Only about half of Americans could identify the Republican Party as the party that wished to reduce the size of the federal government. These statistics are terrifying, but the implications are even more so. Political ignorance and misinformation allows politicians to lie and exaggerate, to pander to lobbyists and special interests. Too often, voters see learning about politics as useless. This apathy pervades voters young and old. But the reality of the situation is far different. Understanding politics and current events matters far more than most realize. Because at the end of the day, politicians need their voters. Every two, four, or six years, it is up to the voters to decide whether politicians are allowed to keep their careers and livelihoods for another term. When informed voters have issues that they are passionate about, such issues will always take priority over lobbyists and special interests. The politicians will vote to protect their political careers, and they will do so by listening to the will of the people. One of your Battleground writers has seen the power of informed voters first hand. He has worked in political offices at the federal and state level. And in his mind, there is nothing more powerful than a small, informed, vocal group of voters. Especially at the state level, a few hundred emails from such a group is enough to both change a candidate’s mind and create new legislation. Robert Chun
Robert Chun has talked politics since fourth grade and, much to the displeasure of others, has never stopped. A three year veteran of Battleground, he enjoys having opinions. A self-styled “sane conservative,” he hopes to one day graduate high school and bore lots of people at dinner parties. Tommy Griffin
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ng the issue of political literacy However, it is when the “will of the people” no longer exists that trouble arises. When apathy and ignorance predominate, lobbyists and corruption step in to fill the vacuum. Too few voters actively seek information about votes, debates in Congress, or new laws. Because of this, politicians in Washington have to get the message out for themselves. This leads to two major problems. First, ads and statements released by politicians tend to be heavy on bias and rhetoric and light on facts. They polarize voters, but do very little to promote a healthy and productive debate. Second, it allows professional lobbyists to shape policy for us. Indeed, there are now 25 lobbyists per Congressperson (11,000 total) in Washington. When we choose to abandon our power as voters, the influence of the interest groups that the lobbyists represent is magnified. So today we want to talk about what you can do on an everyday, individual level. Not everyone reads Battleground, and we understand that. But there is no excuse for not educating yourself in some way. We don’t care how you get your political information, as long as it’s from a reputable source. We live in the “information age.” The vast majority of Americans now have access to the radio, multiple televisions, as well as the internet. We all have access to the necessary information. Indeed, it takes a conscious choice to avoid it. And this conscious choice, made daily by millions of Americans, threatens the success and vitality of our democracy itself. The political debate is often bitter and unproductive. Yes, politicians are often too beholden to corporations and wealthy special interest groups. These problems are both real and intimidating. And many potential voters use them as excuses to avoid politics entirely, to remove themselves from the unappealing, gritty reality that is modern-day politics. However, we must understand that such ignorance and inaction only exacerbates these problems. The solution requires the initiative of voters. It requires educated and informed decisions. And it requires each individual--each senior graduating this year-to realize the power of political literacy. If we wish to hold our politicians accountable for telling the truth, we must first hold ourselves accountable for seeking it. Rebecca Lewis
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Rebecca is a bleeding heart liberal who loves eating granola while reading The Huffington Post. When not discussing politics, she enjoys playing the oboe and translating Latin. She hopes one day to become a Member of Parliament in Great Britain.
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The baby bump slump Fewer babies born to teens as schools change sex education
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ophomore Julie Green sits in her second period health class listening to health and gym teacher Ms. Coit, lecture about the topic of the day: methods of contraception. Green fills out her worksheet with the different methods she hears Coit mention: birth control, condoms, NuvaRing, the morning after pill. While Green has heard of a couple of these methods, she is unfamiliar with the majority. By the end of class, Green stares down at her paper to see that she has written over 15 different ways to prevent pregnancy. The bell rings, and she looks around class to see her peers furiously shuffling out of the room. Some kids put the piece of paper in their folder, while some crumple it up and throw it in the trashcan. “Twenty-five kids were just taught tons of ways to prevent having a kid,” Green thinks to herself. “But I just wonder, will any of them even use this advice?” According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDCP), the teenage birth rate has been on a severe decline; from 2009 to 2010, the birth rate dropped a staggering nine percent. Since then, the rate of teenagers having children has stayed significantly lower than the rates of the 1990s and early 2000s. Currently, approximately 39 of every 1,000 babies are born to teenage mothers. While this national birth rate is considered relatively low, it is much higher than the teenage birth rate at Hinsdale Central. Clearly, there’s no argument as to whether or not fewer girls are having babies; the real question is the cause of this decline. The answer is one of three things: abstinence, protection, or better planning. Lack of participation, also known as abstinence, used to be the only schoolsponsored education regarding protection against pregnancy. According to the NCDCP, 2008 marked the year when around 20 schools decided to start moving away from “abstinenceonly” sex education. Prior to this movement, federally-funded health classes in United States public schools were only allowed to teach abstinence, the practice of waiting until marriage to be sexually active. According to Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), on June 30, 2009, the abstinenceonly program in the United State was “allowed
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to expire” by Congress. After this, public schools were not required to teach abstinenceonly education in health to receive government funding. “I think that telling a bunch of high school kids that their only option is to not participate in sex is just going to make them want to rebel more,” Green said. “I feel like teaching abstinence-only has no effect on whether or not teenagers have sex.” After 2009, when abstinence-only sex education was removed from public school systems, the United States experienced its largest decline of teenage birth rates. In place of the old system, a different type of sex education was introduced in health classes. This new curriculum encouraged sexually active teens to take the necessary precautions to prevent pregnancy. Since introduced, health teachers have been teaching students the various methods of protection. Ms. Amanda DelGuidice, health teacher, believes that abstinence-only education is effective. “Education empowers individuals to make positive and healthy decisions lifelong. Knowledge on the importance of abstinence and the consequences of teenage sexual activity can help reduce the number of pregnancies among adolescents,” Ms. DelGuidice said. Sophomore Sarah Kreger disagrees. “I took health over the summer, and the sex education unit was basically saying ‘you can have sex, just make sure you don’t get pregnant, and make sure you don’t get caught,’” Kreger said. In Kreger’s eyes, the declining birth rate of teenagers is not due to a lesser acceptance of pre-marital sex, but to easily-accessible methods of protection. “Teenagers have countless ways to prevent pregnancy,” Kreger said. “If a girl gets pregnant, it’s either her choice, a lack of responsibility, or most likely an error in her prevention method.” Green also agrees with Kreger. She believes the abstinence-only program was ineffective. “Teenagers will do what they want regardless of what their teacher says,” Green said. “Giving them a way to prevent the consequences of sex is the only effective way to lower the teenager birth rate.” While abstinence and protection are both options of prevention, teenage girls have one last option: abortion. There are two methods
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of abortion: by pill or by surgery. A medical abortion, also known as an abortion pill, is different than a surgical abortion because it induces a miscarriage. This is different than the morning-after pill, which is taken the day after intercourse and alters a woman’s hormones to prevent pregnancy. While typical methods of contraception such as condoms and birth control are a relatively normal topic of conversation among teenagers, abortion seems to be slightly more taboo. “I honestly can say I don’t personally know any girl in high school who’s gotten an abortion,” said Gabby Palumbo, sophomore. “That’s not to say that girls haven’t though. I’m sure no girl would tell anyone if she did.” According to Planned Parenthood, one in three women get an abortion by the age of 45. And while public schools do encourage methods of pregnancy prevention, abortion is not advocated. “Abortion is talked about by our teacher, and we had multiple discussions about it as a health class, but our teacher never said, ‘if you ever do get pregnant, just go and get an abortion’,” Kreger said. “I feel like since it’s such a debated thing, teachers don’t feel comfortable or confident telling students to go do it.” In certain states, parental consent is needed for a minor to receive an abortion. However, a judge can excuse a minor from needing a guardian. In Illinois, no parental involvement is required at all. The ACU Health Center, Hinsdale’s local abortion clinic, provides both pill and surgical methods of abortions for minors. Teenagers can register and schedule their abortion online, which makes it easier for them to go through with their decision without their parents knowing. “I find it shocking that a 13 year old girl is allowed to make the decision to abort her child by herself,” Green said. “After hearing that teenagers don’t need a parent to get an abortion, I definitely think it’s is a huge factor in the lowering birth rate.” Despite the relative ease with which teenagers are able to have abortions, the abortion rate in the U.S. has declined since the 1970s and 1980s. According to the New York City Department of Health, 23 percent of teenage pregnancies end in abortion. While it can never be clear what the main cause of the declining teenage birth rate is, one thing can be certain: whether it’s abstinence, protection, or abortion, it’s obvious that teens have changed something concerning their sex lives. Hannah Kapelinski and Paxton Gammie
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One of out every ten U.S. births are to girls aged 19 or younger
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In teenagers, 79 percent of females and 85 percent of males used contraceptives the first time they had sex
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The condom is the most common contraceptive method used during a person’s first time participating in intercourse Source: Guttmacher Institute
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Let ters from the Inside Contradiction I won’t tell you I’m perfect; I’ll be the first to admit I’m not. Don’t ask me where I fit in, because most days I haven’t the slightest idea. When you meet me I’ll be Katherine; when you know me I’ll be KK. In the morning I style my hair, in the afternoon I throw it into a ponytail, and by three it’s usually the first place I look for a pencil. I mismatch my socks but color code my agenda book. My room is a mess, but all my scattered papers are really organized to-do-lists. I can babysit five rowdy kids with ease, but toss me my keys and I’ll lose them in a heartbeat. I read magazines back to front, flipping faster and faster; but my books, those I annotate. If you ask me a math question I’ll look at you like it’s a foreign language, but speak to me in Spanish and I won’t miss a beat. The pen in my hand hints I’m a writer, but the marker reveals I’m a closet doodler. I’m subtly rebellious with a ring on my thumb and a feather in my hair, yet classy to the core with the pearls in my ears. You’ll see I’m a runner from the watch on my wrist but forever a ballerina from the turnout of my hips. You’ll know I’m confident from the conviction in my voice, but look closely and you’ll see my bitten lips. If I stumble when I meet you I might utter a curse, but those numbers hidden beneath my watch cite a Bible verse. I guess you could say I don’t fit in any one place. I like to think I fit in everywhere. I’ve never met someone I didn’t connect with, but I’ve never met someone just like me. I love to learn, but my values I already know. Most days it feels as if someone ran their hand through the water of my magic eight ball, clouding all the answers. I’m oddly okay with that; I don’t need to know all the answers today. Worrying about tomorrow only shortens today. I have a destination in mind, but my path is still unknown. I don’t know where I’ll find my answers, but I know I will along the way. I want to be successful but I want to measure that success by happiness. I don’t want to be judged but I want to be recognized. I want to be proud but not at the cost of being humble. I’m a contradiction. It’s nice to meet you.
Losing my religion It was 10:25 p.m., exactly 25 minutes past my bedtime. “Where could he be?” I thought. “Surely he didn’t forget to tuck me in.” But as the time passed and my patience dwindled, I decided to leave the sanctuary of my bed. I walked down the hall to my dad’s office, stomping my feet just loud enough for him to hear. My father looked up from his book with an innocent smirk across his face, “Can I help you?” “Yes, you can help me,” I replied. “What could you possibly be doing 25 minutes past my bedtime?” He held up a worn leather book. I snatched it from his hands and read its title, “The Holy Bible.” Then, with a smooth sweep of my wrist, I flung the book onto the table in front of him. Before I could say another word, my father stiffened as if he’d been slapped across the face. “You do not treat the Bible like that,” he threatened. I was at a loss for words. It’s not like I threw God, just his book. I had trouble understanding how someone could get so upset about a bundle of worded papers. What made these papers any different from the one’s we used to clean up Freckle’s mess earlier that day after she wet mom’s favorite carpet? Whatever the circumstances were that day, I was scared. By suggesting that I disrespected God, my 12-year-old self took the scolding as my father questioning my faith. And, whether he meant me to or not, I took it as an accusation of being an atheist. That scared me. From that point on, I did not dare linger near the topic of religion, especially around my father. I was terrified—terrified that if I were to even open my mouth during a religious discussion youth groups, church members and conservatives alike would all pounce on me in attempt to collectively beat the unrighteousness out of me. But, by doing so, I fell behind others in the indoctrination of religion. My friends went to CCD on Wednesdays; I didn’t. My cousins went to church on Easter morning; I didn’t. And, when my relatives and I collectively joined hands for grace, I quietly fumbled my fingers through “the sign of the cross,” trying to remember how Sammy Sosa did it on television the night before. An important step in my development was not finding God, but rather accepting myself as one who simply was not looking for him. Eventually, I started coming to terms with my wavering faith. Next year, I’m going to Trinity University. Just from the name, you can imagine what kind of school it is: church on Sunday, crosses around the neck, God on the mind. While I may have difficulty accepting these practices, I made it a personal goal to avoid being another statistic for the typical sacrilegious teenager. I respect what religion is to my future classmates. But, I vowed to be neither spiritual nor secular. I will continue my life with a high conscience for right and wrong. I base my decisions on what feels right to me and, well, I’m happy with where I am.
You never know what you have until it's gone The saying, “You never know what you have until it’s gone,” holds special meaning to me as my time at Central winds down. I have done a 180 since the first day of freshman year, and I regret how long it has taken me to realize how much I greatly appreciate the experiences Central has given me. I was the freshman who thought it was cool to get a dean slip in the middle of class, to boast that I would ditch school (when my mom would really call me out), and to get into screaming fights in the front of the school. I was a former proponent of the many Facebook statuses that said, “I can’t wait till graduation,” or “I can’t wait to get out of Central.” But now, I want to comment furiously with complete outrage that any senior is in a rush to graduate, for it is Central and the people inside it that put me on the right track from my misguided perspectives. Central’s academic caliber put me on the right path for my future. My junior year consisted of late night studying and papers on the weekends. While pathetic, my lack of idle time was filled with substance that gave purpose to my immature and impulsive adolescence. The teachers at Central were constantly building me up and pushing me forward. While most of my teachers were good; among the many I have had, there are a few I’ll never forget. My AP U.S. History teacher Mr. Otahal taught me where hard work and effort could get me. I will remember him and his class for teaching me not to be deterred because something is hard, and to go in feet first. This is not meant to sound sappy or so cliché. Of course there are a million things I don’t like about Central. The tardy policy is outrageous, it’s so hard to call yourself out, it has a mild elitist attitude, and you can’t purchase a meal in the cafeteria that is under 1000 calories. But all of the negatives aspects aside, there are just as many positives worth mentioning. Making out in the hallway with your honey, having your first love and your first heart break, the pep rallies and football games, and those homecoming dances that we always complained about going to but always did. Aren’t you glad you went? Moreover, if I didn’t have the opportunity to go to Central, I have no idea what I would have turned out like. However, I’m glad I don’t have to wonder, and as I move forward into the unknown realm of college, my memories of Central and the self-confident, intelligent person it has helped me become will also come with me.
Goal post script As we were taking pictures for this Senior Issue of Advocate, I found myself stuck sitting on one of those big yellow goalposts outside, not too sure of how to get down, or even how I really got up there in the first place. I was too scared to just jump down, so while I was being convinced to try some sort of twist-hang-tuck-and-roll maneuver, someone in our grade, who I had never seen before, came out of seemingly nowhere (I could swear it was the bushes) and, without really saying much, somehow helped me down unscathed. Four years ago, I graduated in a class of 30 fourteen year olds, all of whose birthdays, addresses, and siblings I knew; my school consisted of grades pre-school through eight, and had 300 students total. I felt so special to be chosen to both write and deliver the graduation speech (which, looking back, was not nearly as great as I once thought), but I was assured that choosing such a big school like Central meant choosing to never feel special again. Teachers and fellow students at my tiny school told me I could do better, and that Central wouldn’t view me as a name and a face, just as a number. They said it was too big to offer any sense of family or community among classmates, teachers wouldn’t go out of their way for me, and I most certainly would not be giving the graduation speech. I am preparing to graduate from a school of nearly 3,000 students, and while I am definitely not giving our graduation speech, I know that I am also not just ID number 812552. Teachers here call me in to talk after class when I seem a little off that day, and invite me to have lunch with them when I’m struggling with a paper. The clubs I’ve stayed with throughout my four years have turned into (somewhat cultish) families, and kids I haven’t had a conversation with since my sophomore year math class still smile and address me by name in the hallways. Yes, Central is big, but that just means there are always kids I have yet to meet, and more faces I can recognize at football games the next year. In another four years, I will be graduating from a school of nearly 30,000, and, to be honest with myself, I am petrified. I don’t know what I want to major in, or if I want to join a sorority, or how to send a message to my roommate on Facebook first without seeming creepy or awkward or clingy. My English class will have 100 students in a lecture hall, not 10 sitting around a table. It’s scary to think that I will never learn the names of over half the students in my grade, let alone their birthdays. My TA’s probably won’t notice when my hair looks even more mop-like than usual, and the girl who sits next to me during a lecture probably won’t remember my name the next day. With that many kids, though, there is always a possibility that one of those many kids I’ve never met will climb out of some bushes and help me down the next time I find myself sitting on a goalpost.
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I use to have a secret, irrational fear: grocery stores. I was fine shopping if I was with someone, but when it came to shopping alone, I felt self-conscious surrounded by middle-aged women and screaming children. More than anything, I felt like I didn’t know how to grocery shop. I know how stupid that sounds, but I really felt like everyone else knew something that I didn’t when it came to comparing prices of paper towels and finding the salsa (I thought it would be in the aisle with the corn chips, but it wasn’t). I’ve recently discovered something: no one knows exactly where the salsa is. This discovery came in the form of a postcard on Postsecret.com. It read: “I think the world has a secret. Everyone pretends to, but nobody really knows what they’re doing.” At the end of high school, I don’t think there is anything that gives me so much comfort as this secret. For the past four years, I’ve been urged to join clubs, to join sports teams, to try and find somewhere I belong because these are, after all, some of the most important years of my life. These years are supposed to give us direction; they are supposed to help us see what we want to do in college and what we want to be when we grow up. And, coming out of these four years, we say stuff like, “I’m doing pre-law,” and “I’m going to minor in Spanish,” and “I’m going to study abroad” because those are sayings we have heard from students before us. We like how they sound as they roll off our tongues and gradually transform us into what we think high school graduates, close to becoming college students, close to becoming college graduates, close to becoming grown-ups out in the real world, are. And for most of my senior year, this thought terrified me. It terrified me because I had no idea what it means to do pre-law or what it would take to minor in anything (I barely know what a minor is). While all of my friends talked about their futures, I grasped frantically at words like “environmental policy” and “double major” to prove to myself that I have a plan just like everyone else. Then I read that postcard. It gave me confidence to do a lot of things. I joined a poetry slam contest because who says someone who doesn’t write poetry or someone who gets terrible stage fright isn’t allowed to? I bought a mandolin because who says someone who doesn’t have rhythm and someone who is tone deaf can’t? And now, I like going to the grocery store because who says there are rules for grocery shopping? I’m beginning to realize that the expected and usual aren’t nearly as fun or interesting as the random and different. And, more importantly, I have begun to realize that there is no right way to live life.
A pint sized Gap 19 Apr: I hate the workforce already. I remember exactly what was happening as I sent that tweet. It was 6:52p.m., and I was loitering in the poorly stocked Nordstrom coffee shop, avoiding responsibilities like the plague. As every second passed, I was getting closer and closer to signing away my soul on a W-4. Approximately two minutes later I gave in to the inevitable and ambled up the stairs. I may not have been happy to join the workforce, but at least I was early, right? How I resisted the wafts of pineapple and Canadian bacon from CPK, I still don’t know, but I made it somehow to the place where the last remnants of my childhood would soon be snuffed out under piles of pint-sized graphic tees and skinny jeans– Gap Kids. Ironically enough, a children’s store was the one dragging me into adulthood, and while at that exact moment I debated reverting to a childish temper tantrum, that wasn’t always how I felt about the job. About a month before, I was wooed into applying by a few romanticized notions of retail. (Note: if you ever have romanticized notions that you’re interested in preserving, do yourself a favor and do NOT act on them.) I would help manageable customers, who would thank me for pulling their child’s entire summer wardrobe, I would bop around to music that was neither drowned out by wailing, nor made by Bruno Mars, and I would get a discount at the adult Gap that I wouldn’t be too exhausted to actually utilize after work. In retrospect: highly romanticized. Don’t worry, though; the dulcet tones of rude customers, screaming babies, and Bruno himself quickly dispelled them all (along with my penchant for notions) while bringing me to a realization: working retail sucks, but it fills a learning gap that school never quite can. Simultaneously dealing with sleep-deprived parents, demanding bosses, prima donna five-year-olds with the insatiable need for ponchos, the thought of CPK two doors away, and Mr. Mars repeatedly asserting the fact that today he doesn’t feel like doing anything (in a grammatically incorrect fashion, no less) takes patience. Juggling such constant chaos takes responsibility. And the premise of retail itself– working for the customer– takes a boatload of humility. If you’re debating looking for a job, don’t let my negative commentary sway you. Discounts, the inevitable crazy co-workers, and the promise of $8.75 an hour are all very appealing, and if you end up at Gap Kids, you can add some entertaining anecdotes to the list, too. Even if you weren’t, consider it. School can teach you a lot, but I like to think this stint at Gap Kids has built character. And remember this, helping people out, even if it’s just by finding the ‘perrrrrfect’ spring poncho for their birthday party, makes you feel good.
A night to remember
As a member of the class board for four years, I feel that prom is an appropriate symbol of four years’ worth of work at Hinsdale Central. Though to some people it may seem a drama-inducing event blown far out of proportion, prom to me is something quite spectacular. Organizing our prom is hard work; just six people are responsible for raising money and making the plans for an event that costs over $80,000 to execute. Yet I feel that prom is more than just the numbers. I’ve always been drawn to the idea of a glamorous night where all of your classmates are brought together. To me, prom is the culmination of four years spent making friends and truly becoming a part of the family that is Hinsdale Central High School. It is a last hurrah, a grand finale for the class of 2012. One of my friends asked me why I felt that this one night meant so very much to me. She had attended prom the previous year, and it had been a good time, sure, but nothing more. Why was I so excited about this one night? I think it’s the fact that prom is so opulent and symbolic. It’s far more impressive than our graduation ceremony. It is far more glamorous and takes far more planning. Though both events represent the bittersweet closing of senior year, there is something about prom that renders it that much more memorable. It is a night that’s been romanticized, a night that must live up to high expectations. It is a night when the senior class comes together and feels a great sense of unity. That’s how I want to remember my four years at Central. I want to remember my experience as being one that is this outstanding and that is surrounded by my friends and fellow Red Devils. It might seem superficial, the fact that I am so drawn to the splendor of just one evening, but to me it means so much more. I feel that every individual during their four years of high school finds something that they can really connect with. For me, that connection happened to come in the form of a senior year dance. We’ve all been able to find that one activity that fits us perfectly, be it through the camaraderie of the football team or something else entirely. That’s what makes Central so great. We come from all over and we each manage our way through high school differently. Yet even though some of us may have breezed through our four years while others bumbled through them blindly (like me), we all fit in at the school and maintain a fierce school spirit for it. We will always be united as Red Devils, no matter what clubs we joined or what sports we played during our time here. The important thing is that we will always feel the same sense of unity that could be felt on prom night.
Thala de Ethpera As un estudiante de Español since 5th grade, I’ve learned my way around the language. Now, I’m not perfect at verb conjugations, spelling, or knowing where to throw the direct object pronoun, but I am a master at one thing: the Spanish accent. I can roll my ‘r’s” with ease. I can lower my voice in the manner of a native Spaniard. I can do the Spanish lisp. What’s that, you ask? There’s a Spanish lisp? Oh, yes. In Spain, they have a slight “th” sound instead of the good ol’ American ‘s’. So, words come out sounding like “grathiath,” “ethtudiante,” and, my favorite to say, “thendero luminotho,” (a Peruvian terrorist group). I have reached the peak of my Spanish career. Spanish 5: the big leagues. Did you know that there were thousands of disappearances of Argentinians in the 1970s? I did…so here we are. Besides a thorough study of the culture and development of Latin America, we spend our time reading Spanish short stories, one of which was called Sala de Espera. It was about a man who killed his friend. Obviously, there was more to the story, but what I took away from it was the symbolism of the Sala de Espera, the waiting room. Little did I know that this story would be a perfect way to describe the high school experience. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVED high school. The people, the atmosphere, the fun; it’s unrivaled. But by the end of this year, I realized that Hinsdale Central is…a waiting room. The train station. We’re loving life here, and trying to figure out which train to get on for the next for years. Spanish helped me realize that. As hard as it has been the past four years, I’m glad I stuck it out in Spanish all the way to the end. The strong impression that Spanish has had in my life has influenced me to minor in the language in college, and I hope it goes as well there as it has here. (Cross your fingers people, it could get ugly. I’ll keep you posted.) Even if other students in my class are further along in their grammar skills, I will always have the leg up on them with my lithp de ethpañol. Adioth thentral. Era muy divertido.
THE GREAT ESCAPE Abate, Philip Abi-Mansour, Joy Adams,Kelly Adelakun, Temiloluwa Aggarwal, Megha Agnihotri, Jaya Ahn, Jisoo Akintorin, Similolu Al-Khaled, Tala Al-Sibaie, Nora Alberts, Katy Aldakar, Jessica Aldoohan, Maha Aleksic, Jovan Ali, Maria Alleman, Jacob Almazan, Marisa Altansarnai, Jargal Anderson, Christopher Anetsberger, Greta Anlauf, Bradley Antoniou, Andrea Arfeen, Safa Arhos, Elanna Aribindi, Priyanka Arima, Coco Arima, Chloe Armonda, William Arnason, Molly Arnold, Erica
Holy Cross C. MA, Finance Elon U. NC, Pre-Law DePaul U. IL, Psychology, French DePaul U. IL, Commerce Saint Louis U. MO, Public Health, Math U. of Minnesota Twin Cities MN Unreported Harvard U. MA, History, Pre-Med U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, GPPA, Psychology Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Architecture Illinois State U. IL, Pharmacy Unreported Benedictine U. and Illinois Institute of Technology IL, Engineering Science, Mechanical Engineering Unreported DePauw U. IN, Undecided Unreported Stony Brook State U. NY, Pre-Med U. of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana IL, Music Education, Vocal Performance Luther C. IA, Unreported U. of Michigan MI, Undecided DePauw U. IN, Communications Loyola U. Chicago IL, Biology, Psychology Saint Louis U. MO Physical Therapy Vanderbilt U. TN, Public Policy Studies U. of Illinois IL, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Biology Monmouth C. IL, Theater, Creative Writing Loyola Marymount U. CA, Undecided U. of Southern California CA, Enviornmental Engineering
Atieh, Suhib Austin, Zachary Avers, Richard Avizius, Albert Awick, Conor Bailes, William Baird, Ashley Bakhtiari, Zehra Balaney, Seema Baltazar, Carly Barbour, Kevin Barnes, Ian Barrales, Oscar Batra, Neha Bauer, Joseph Beeaker, Brooke Behrens, Maddy Beisswanger , Calvin Beja, Madeline Bellman, Zachary Bendis, Margaret Berg, Grace Bergeron, Gabriela Berk, Monique Betman, Mark Bezanis, Achilles Bieber, Thomas Blanchard, Leigh Bliley, Roy Bloom, Sam
Unreported Illinois State U. IL, Physics Unreported Unreported North Park U. IL, Secondary Education U. of Missouri MO, Art History U. of Kentucky KY, Business Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Psychology, Pre-Dental Eastern Illinois U. IL, Elementary Education U. of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, WI U. of Illinois IL, Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Biology, Pre-Med Northrn Illinois U. IL, Business U. of Alabama AL, EMSAP Miami U. OH, Business Indiana U. IN, Apparel Merchandising Elmhurst C. IL, Business Management Indiana U. IN, Business Marquette U. WI, Journalism U. of Illinois IL, Division of General Studies Hamilton C. NY, Undecided Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Biomedical Engineering U. of Michigan MI, Vocal Performance U. of Illinois IL, Aerospace Engineering Unreported Washington U. MO, Chemistry, Premedical Wake Forest U. NC, Business
SENIOR SNAPTHOUGHT
Blye, Eric Boddicker, Emily Boling, Harrison Bolts, Evan Bonfil, David Booth, Leverenzel Borchardt, Alexandra Borg, Andrew Bourtsos, Athanasios Brady, Meghan Brennan, Kathleen Bright, Taylor Bromberg, Jordan Bronowicki, Marisa Brosius, Jake Browar, Irena Brown, Hayes Brown, Abigail Bruns, Molly Bryant, Keenan Bublik, Emilia Bucheleres, Allison Buddig, Robert Buhrke, Peter Burnett, Sam Byrne, Mary Calistro Patrick Callaghan, Scott Callahan, Daniel Callen, Ryan Cappetta, Rosa Capraro, William
Loyola U. Chicago IL, Unreported U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided Dartmouth C. NH, Enviornmental Science, Economics U. of Missouri MO, Journalism Columbia C. IL, Film Editing C. of DuPage IL, Psychology, Kineseology George Washington U. DC, Political Science U. of Illinois IL, Engineering, Physics Miami U. OH, Accounting Marquette U. WI, Public Relations Case Western Reserve U. OH, Nursing Roosevelt U. IL, Voice Performance U. of Missouri MO, Journalism U. of Tampa FL, International Business, Criminology Purdue U. IN, Law and Society, Forensic Analysis Monmouth C. IL, Elementary Education Iowa State U. IA, Engineering Indiana U. IN, Business Unreported Unreported Lehigh U. PA, Biomedical Engineering U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided Unreported DePaul U. IL, Finance, Music Carthage C. WI, Economics Saint Mary’s C. of Notre Dame IN, Marketing U. of Wisconsin Whitewater, WI Elementary Education Unreported Massachusetts MA, Finance Miami U. OH, Computer Science U. of Maryland Colege Park MD French, Spanish U. of Colorado Boulder CO,
Carroll, Kimberly Carroll, Hannah Carter, Genevieve Cashman, Charles Casper, Kali Cass, Melanie Cassin, Daniel Catalano, Sean Caveney, Megan Celistan, Morgan Cernok, Grant Chan, Daniel Cheever, Aaron Chelemengos, Margaux Chen, Luke Chen, Xiao Chen, Xiao Cheng, Katherine Cheng, Carren Cheng, Gabrielle Chiappetta, Santino Chiaramonte, Alexander Chiaramonte, Zachary Chinwuba, Keith Chiodo, Marissa Chirayil, Alex Choice, Ian Chomko, Alexander Chou, Marcia Christian, Meredith Chun, Robert Chval, Kevin
Business U. of Georgia GA, Genetics Northwestern U. IL, Vocal Performance, Math U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Political Science U. of Michigan MI, Economics U. of Dayton OH, Business Wake Forest U. NC, Mathematical Business New York U. NY, Acting Villanova U. PA, Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Anthropology Princeton U. NJ, Psychology Pre-Medical C. of DuPage IL, Fire Science U. of Illinois at Chicago IL Mechanical Engineering U. of Missouri MO, Unreported C. of DuPage IL, Psychology Enviornmental Studies U. of Pennsylvania PA, Chemistry U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided Harold Washington C. IL, Nursing U. of the Pacific CA, Biology Pre-Dental U. of Michigan MI Economics Northern Illinois U. IL, Unreported U. of Maryland Colege Park , MD Mechanical Engineering Ohio State U. OH, Physical Therapy U. of Illinois IL, Undecided Western Michigan U. MI, Education C. of DuPage IL, General Education C. of DuPage IL, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Music Performance, Design Bowdoin C. ME, Undecided Stanford U. CA, Political Science Economics Lincoln Christian U. IL, Youth
Most embarrassing moment at Central? Christyn Lovelace
Seema Balaney
Falling out of a desk for a pencil.
Face plant in the World Language hallway.
Kevin Russell
Walking in late for the AP U.S. test and everyone clapped.
Ministry U. of Kansas KS, Finanace Southern Methodist U. TX Advertising, Studio Art Michigan State U. MI, Elementary Education Northwestern U. IL, Journalism Carroll College MT, Anthrozoology U. of Illinois IL, Business U. of Arizona AZ, Political Science Economics Unreported Denison U. OH, Creative Writing Purdue U. IN, Engineering Colorado School of Mines CO Mechanical Engineering Dickinson C. PA, Undecided U. of Arizona AZ, Business Berklee C. of Music MA, Songwriting Piano Boston U. MA, Film Production Advertising Lewis U. IL, Aviation Flight Management U. of Tampa FL, Marine Biology Marquette U. WI, Undecided Benedictine U. IL, Business U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Biology U. of Michigan MI, Pre-Law U. of Kentucky KY, International Relations U. of Missouri MO Undecided School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL Fine Arts Indiana U. IN, Business U. of Illinois IL, English U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Biological Sciences, GPPA Unreported Unreported Saint Ambrose U. IA, Radio-Television Missouri U. Atmospheric Science U. of Illinois IL, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pre-Med U. of Missouri MO, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Political Science Pre-Law Boston U. MA, Business Administration C. of DuPage IL, Acting
Ciciora, Jack Cimala, Mackenzie Cirignani, Hannah Cladek, Andrea Clendining, Brooke Coady, Jennifer Coleman, Hunter Collins, Paige Cooper, Rebecca Cooper, Ryan Cothard, Michael Crandell, Arland Cruickshank, Masen Cummings, Cameron Dale, Kris Daleen, Ryan Daly, Evan Daly, Patrick Danos, Penelope Dasoqi, Laith Davis, Allison Day, Robert DeBoer, Paige DeLaMora, Gabriel Delzenero, Thomas Deneufbourg, Melissa Dharmavaram, Gourisree Dickerson, Deaunte Dickerson, Donald Dickinson, Jack DiJohn, Samuel Dingwall, Caitlin DiVittorio, Matthew Doherty, Jill Donaldson, Mary Donnelly, Kaitlin
Dorow, Alexander Dowling, Dylan Down, Brian Downey, Sarah Doyle, Katherine Dralle, Richard Drew, Connor Driscoll, Connor Dubrovay, Chloe Duffy, Holly Dunn, Katelyn Dunn, Michaela Dusky, Elizabeth Dykstra, Laura Eckert, Antonio Edstrom, K. Ainsley Eickhoff, Kelly Ekechukwu, Damien Ellis, Anna Eng, Rachel Eng, Benjamin Engel, Antonia Enright, Lucas Everette, Caroline Fahlberg, Lily Farraj, Jihad Fasano, Christine Feldman, Jacob Ferre, Jordi Fiascone, Regan Fiedler, Robert Fikaris, Michael
Monmouth C. IL, Biology , Pre-Med Northern Illinois U. IL, Business U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided Xavier U. OH, Psychology Northwestern U. IL, Journalism, Spanish Dominican U. IL, Criminology U. of Illinois IL, Accounting U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Business Finance U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Psychology Illinois State U. IL, Elementary Education U. of Arizona AZ, Business U. of Wisconsin Whitewater WI, Special/Elementary Education U. of Pittsburgh PA , Pre-Law U. of Wisconsin Whitewater WI, Education Western Illinois U. IL, Public Relations U. of Richmond VA, Business Management U. of Iowa, IA, Education U. of Pennsylvania PA, Economics U. of Mississippi MS, Broadcast Journalism U. of Illinois IL, Business U. of Illinois IL , Electrical Engineering, Atmospheric Sciences Unreported U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Mechanical Engineering U. of Illinois IL, Recreation, Sport, & Tourism Hope C. MI, Education C. of DuPage IL, Secondary Education in Mathematics U. of Illinois IL, Finance U. of Illinois, IL Biology Indiana U. IN, Sports Management Duke U. NC, Civil Engineering C. of DuPage IL, Undecided United States Military Academy at West Point NY, Undecided U. of Wisconsin WI, Economics,
One thing that nobody knows about you? Mahum Mirza
I secretly attended Hogwarts over the summer.
Nicole Humiston
Garrett Knecht
I use to have a cow, her name was Sunny.
I’m 5’10, have brown eyes, brown hair, and I like long walks on the beach.
Finney, Savannah Fischer, Matthew Fishbein, Ellie Flaherty, Brendan Flynn, Shannon Foley, Peter Folliard, Amy Forhan, Catherine Foster, Claire Fratto, Salvatore Fu, Yuqiuzi Fu, Watson Fuller, Jack Fuller, Elle Furlong, Connor Furmanski, Alexander Galandak, Taylor Gallagher, Patrick Garcia, Alejandra Garcia, Patricia Garodia, Avdhesh Garvin, Thomas Gates, Emily Gaudin, Claire Geoga, Christopher George, Taggert Georgelos, Alex Georgieva, Gabriela Ghaus, Saif Ghaus, Salik Gianakas, Samantha Gibas, Jessilyn Gibson, Alexandra Gilbert, Paul Gilliam, Charles Glaser, Audrey Gnippe, Eric Goebel, Lauren Gokhale, Kunal
Finance Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Biology Providence C. RI, Finance Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Consumer Economics Unreported U. of Arizona AZ, Psychology Indiana U. IN, Business Management U. of Illinois IL, Political Science C. of DuPage IL, Undecided Northwestern U. IL, Chemical Engineering Baylor U. TX, Business U. of Alabama AL, Nursing Washington U. MO, Mechanical Engineering C. of DuPage, IL, Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Engineering Kendall C. IL, Culinary Arts C. of DuPage IL, Accounting Unreported Washington U. MO, Political Science Unreported Unreported U. of Chicago IL, Philosophy, Psychology Unreported DePaul U. IL, Business, Finance U. of Bath UK, Politics, International Relations U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Biology Pre-Medical U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided U. of Dayton OH, Dietetics Indiana U. IN, Contemporary Dance, Pre-Physical Therapy U. of Notre Dame IN, Biology, Pre-Veterinary Unreported Boston C. MA, Economics Northwestern U. IL, Unreported Rockford C. IL, Finance, Economics Andrews U. MI, Accounting, Pre-Law U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Mechanical Engineering
Grabowski, Katherine Grace, Madison Grasso, Emily Griffin, Thomas Griffin, Naja Grilli, Kristen Grimm, James Groch, Gemma Grooms, Austin Guido, Emily Gupta, Ravi Gupta, Juliana Gupta, Rohun Guy, Edy Halperin, Jamie Hamad, Sarah Hamilton, Kristy Hansen, Abigail Hardy, Alec Harley, Emma Harman, Madeline Harnois, Patrick Harris, Patrick Harrison, Hadley Hart, Amanda Hart, Hillary Hartzman, Rebecca Hass, Christine Haszto, Ryan Hawkins, Chandler Heidkamp, Genevieve Helsley, Matthew Hickey, Lissa Hickox, Eli Hilbrich, Sanne Hinspeter, Daniel
U. of Iowa IA, Pre-Physical Therapy Michigan State U. MI, Business U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Business Saint Joseph’s U. PA, Sports Marketing U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Communication Disorders Citadel Military Academy SC, Psychology, Business Saint Louis U. MO, Business, English Virginia Military Institute VA, Chemistry, Engineering Iowa State U. IA, Aeronautical Engineering U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Business Marketing Cornell U. NY, Finance U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided U. of Alabama AL, Undecided U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Psychology Trinity U. TX, Psychology Valpraiso U. IL, Elementary Education, Music Illinois State U. IL, Special Education Augustana C. IL, Undecided Miami U. OH, Anthropology U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Psychology Unreported Cornell U. NY, Hotel Management U. of Iowa IA, Art History Louisiana State U. LA, Broadcast Journalism U. of Richmond VA, Undecided Lipscomb U. TN, Nursing Unreported Columbia C. IL, Art and Design U. of Notre Dame IN, Electrical Engineering U. of Iowa IA, Business Undecided, Hotel Management U. of Illinois IL, Mathematics, Computer Science DePauw U. IN, Undecided Northern Illinois U. IL, Mechanical Engineering
What would be the best senior prank? Steven Yeh
Filling the courtyard with snow in May.
Neil Pedersen
Anthrax
TJ George
Putting a Bengal tiger in the courtyard.
Hogenkamp, Diane Holland, Katherine Holsten, Mackenzie Homolka, Hannah Hopkins, Robin Houpy, Nichole House, Curtiss Howson, William Huang, Can Huebner, Michael Huff, Sheridan Humiston, Nicole Husseini, Samir Ibrahim, Sarah Imran, Sarah Incerto, Robert Intorcia, Nicholas Iyer, Anand Jacob, Thomas Jaeger, Jayne Jafri, Ali James, Daniel Januszyk, Danielle Jaremko, Joshua Jarvis, Christopher Jay, Trevor Jiang, Linda Jibrin, Yasmeen Johns, Griffin Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Courtney Johnson, Laurel Jovanovski, Vasko Just, Talia Kafkes, Zoe
Southern Methodist U. TX, Business, Fashion Media U. of Pennsylvania PA, Music Michigan State U. MI, Education, Mathematics U. of Missouri MO, Business Management Columbia C. IL, Art and Design, Creative Writing Auburn U. AL, Psychology Texas Christian U. TX, Business Indiana U. IN, Entrepreneurship Marketing Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Engineering Illinois State U. IL, Secondary Education Iowa State U. IA, Biological Systems Engineering DePaul U. IL, Economics Washington U. MO, Political Science U. of Illinois IL, Biology Unreported Iowa State U. IA, Engineering Cornell U. NY, Undecided U. of Arizona AZ, Business Management U. of Michigan MI, Voice Performance Benedictine U. IL, Biology Davidson C. NC, Economics, Political Science U. of Illinois IL, Elementary Education Western Illinois U. IL, Criminal Justice Unreported Illinois Wesleyan U. IL, Marketing Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA, Bioengineering Benedictine U. IL, Pharmacy Washington and Lee U. VA, Political Science Northwestern U. IL, Mathematics, Economics Miami U. OH, Psychology , Pre-Medical U. of Alabama AL, Engineering C. of DuPage IL, Pharmacy U. of Minnesota Twin Cities, MN Microbiology U. of Miami FL, Political Science
Kaine, Robert Kashlan, Danna Kasuganti, Sneha Katzovitz, Louise Katzovitz, Justin Kaufman, Fotini Keegan, William Kelleher, Ryan Kelly, Meagan Kerekes, Alex Kern, Madelyn Kerrigan, Zachary Kevliciute, Kamile Khan, Kaynaat Khan, Sami Kiang, Harrison Kilens, Matthew Kim, Jung Kimel, Katherine Kinahan, Kevin King, Elizabeth King, Kathryn King, Abigail Kinney, Drake Kirk, Lisa Kirti, Divya Klein, Grace Klepacki, Sara Kloster, Colleen Kluga, Mary Knecht, Garrett Knight, Caroline Knight, Ryan Knight, Gregory Koehn, Nicholas Koeva, Natali
Unreported Loyola U.IL, Pharmacy Dual Acceptance, Biology U. of Chicago IL, Economics Northeastern U. MA, Industrial Engineering United States Air Force Academy, CO, Astronautical Engineering Northwestern U. IL, Undecided Tulane U. Finance, Economics Texas Christian U. TX, Undecided U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Nursing C. of DuPage IL, Fire Science Denison U. OH, Biology, Pre-Medical Eastern Alabama Tech U. AL, Unreported U. of ILat Chicago, Anesthesiology C. of DuPage IL, Business Administration DePaul U. IL, Finance U. of Illinois IL, Computer Engineering Saint Olaf C. MN, Computer Science Creighton U. NE, Chemistry, Pre-Dentistry Illinois Institute of Technology IL, Architecture Indiana U. IN, Business DePauw U. IN, Undecided Unreported Saint Louis U. MO, Aviation C. of DuPage IL, Undecided Iowa State U. IA, Kinesiology U. of Massachusetts MA, English German U. of South Carolina SC, Political Science Texas Christian U. TX, Film and Digital Media Columbia C. IL, Graphic Design Lewis U. IL, Undecided Auburn U. AL, Aerospace Engineering Texas Christian U. TX, Business Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Public Policy, Pre-Medical U. of Minnesota MN, Psychology
What would you do if you were called out for an excused absence? Emily Guido
Hang out with Pat Gallagher.
Pat Gallagher
Hang out with Emily Guido.
Scott Melin
Blueberry Hill for breakfast and a round of golf.
Konroyd Declan Konstantinovic, Elena Kopp, Robert Koranteng, Kwame
U. of Missouri MO, Business, Finance Unreported U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided U. of Wisconsin Whitewater WI, Acturial Science Kouimelis, Anastasia Northwestern U. IL, Political Science Koznarek, Johanna Unreported Koznarek, Edward DePaul U. IL, Graphic Design Kratka, Tomas Southern U. at New Orleans LA, Home Mechanics Krauss, Rachel Elon U. NC, Elementary Education Krawisz, Carly Santa Barbara City C. CA, Cosmetology Kritzer, Samantha U. of Virginia VA, Biomedical Engineering Krouch, Brendan Bucknell U. PA, Business Kumar, Himani U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided Kumar, Manas U. of Michigan MI, Psychology Lange, Adam Unreported Laniosz, Austin Unreported Lapinski, Sarah Unreported Larsen, Savannah Unreported Leahy, Tyler U. of Michigan MI, Musical Theater Legan, Elena U. of Southern California CA, Marine Biology Lenchard-Warren, Stephanie U. of Illinois IL, Art, Writing Lester, Aubrey Columbia C. IL, Illustration Lewis, Rebecca Williams C. MA, Undecided Li, Zuowei U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Pre-Dentistry, Food Science Libera, Daniel Roosevelt U. IL, Music Education Lillioja, Hannah Washington U. MO, Psychology English Limjuco, Dakota Ohio State U. OH, Business Lindsey, Hannah Saint Louis U. MO, Elementary Education Liss, Robert Carthage C. WI, Undecided Liu, Brian U. of Illinois IL, Business Liu, Kevin U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Pre-Medical Livesey, David C. of DuPage IL, Applied Science Automatie Technology Loiselle, Jennifer Boston C. MA, Undecided Loncki, Erica Unreported Long, Paxton C. of William and Mary VA, Business, Longtin, David International Relations Loperena, Victoria U. of Iowa IA, Undecided Lopes, Corinne U. of Illinois IL, Materials Science and Engineering
Lorenc, David Lovelace, Christyn Lucente, Sam Luth, Mia Lyazkowskij, Vladyslav Lyons, Michael Lyons, Thomas MacKenzie, Kelly Madden, Maggie Mahajan, Karan Maheshwari, Nupur Mallek, Daniel Mallon, Neal Mara, Nichole Marano, Maxx Marcotte , Elizabeth Marovic, Nikole Marrero, Kyle Martel, Samuel Martinelli, Stephanie Martirano, Nina Marie Marucha Thomas Mayer, Lucas McCabe, Layne McClain, Paige McClary, Lindsey McCulloch, Hudson McGrath, Kelsey McKinley, Megan McMahon, Kaitlyn McNicholas, Ava Meduri, Aakaash Melin, Cody Melin, Scott Melvin, Elizabeth Merchantz, Christopher Meyer, William Meyer, Claire Michalik, Zachary Midlash, Kevin
U. of Illinois IL, Finance, Accounting Miami U. OH, Management, Sports Marketing DePauw U. IN, Undecided Barry U. FL, Art Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Business Michigan State U. MI, Civil Engineering Rice U. TX, Biology Colorado State U. CO, Hospitality Unreported U. of Texas at Dallas TX, Speech Therapy Unreported U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Business Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Elementary Education Augustana C. IL, Flute Performance, Music Education C. of DuPage IL, Psychology Loyola U.IL, Finance Eastern Illinois U. IL, Undecided Indiana U. IN, Undecided Unreported U. of Massachusetts MA, Undecided Princeton U. NJ, Computer Science Indiana U. IN, Unreported Gap Year Missionary Work (Bali & Australia) Unreported U. of Richmond VA, Undecided Calvin C. MI, Elementary Education U. of Alabama AL, Accounting Indiana U. IN, Radio and Broadcasting Special Education Denison U. OH, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Psychology U. of Arizona AZ, Marketing, Business U. of Minnesota Deluth MN, Undecided Texas Christian U. TX, Business Unreported Boston C. MA, Business Indiana U. IN, Kinesiology C. of DuPage IL, Culinary Arts U. of Iowa IA, Biomedical Engineering
What regrets do you have about your high school experience? David Wilson
Taking it too seriously.
Jack Fuller
Getting rolled too hard.
Jen Loiselle
Not getting to meet more people in our class.
Milicevic , Aleksandar Miller, Eric Millis, Katherine Mirza, Mahum Misiunas, Ruta Mock, Paul Montalvo, Vanessa Moolayil, Nikhita Mooney, Emily Moore, William Moran, Luke Moran, Christopher Moran, David Morris, Joseph Morris, Stuart Morse, Hartwell Mosetick , Raffaello Mostow, Crystal Mulc, Thomas Mulvenna, Carly Mungovan, Michael Nally, Patrick Napolitano, Geanna Naqvi, Murtajiz Narbutaite, Gabriele Nasca, Micheli Neems, Thomas Nelson, Andre Nelson, Cooper Nevling, Alexius Ni, Jenny Noglows Nicholas Nordloh Christie Norkevicius, Robert Nyheim, Caroline O’Day, Casey O’Day, Keegan
C. of DuPage IL, Business, Pre-Law Unreported Rhodes C. TN, Undecided Loyola U.IL, Pre-Medical U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Architecture Unreported Lewis U. IL, Forensics U. of Illinois IL, Physical Therapy Unreported Texas Christian U. TX Finance Unreported Loras C. IA, Sports Management U. of Illinois IL, Biology Indiana U. IN, Business Savannah C. of Art and Design GA, Graphic Design Texas Christian U. TX, Business Unreported Unreported Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN, Mechanical Engineering, Math Bradley U. IL, International Business C. of DuPage IL, Criminal Justice U. of Missouri MO, Criminology Unreported Unreported Lewis U. IL, International Relations Unreported Carthage C. WI, Kinesiology, Education C. of William and Mary and U. of St. Andrews, VA and Scotland, Joint Degree Program in Economics U. of Illinois IL, Political Science, History Unreported U. of Texas TX, Business U. of Iowa IA, Enviornmental Science, Geoscience Unreported Occidental C. CA, Undecided Indiana U. IN, Psychology , Apparel Merchandising Colorado School of Mines CO, Enviornmental Engineering
O’Donnell, Riley
U. of Michigan MI, Communication Studies, Dance O’Donnell, William U. of Iowa IA, Political Science O’Flaherty, Conor DePaul University IL,Sound Technology O’Grady Brittney U. of Illinois IL, Special Education O’Rourke, Daniel Xavier U. OH, Criminal Justice, International Relations Ochoa, Daniel Milwaukee School of Engineering WI, Mechanical Engineering Oh, Joohee Unreported Oleszkiewicz, Madeline Syracuse U. NY, Broadcast Journalism Oliva, Colleen Unreported Olsen, Alex U. of New Hampshire NH, Undecided Orton, Harley Unreported Owens, Theodore Dartmouth C. NH, Undecided Palka, Matthew Saint Louis U. MO, Finance, Economics Parker, Alexandra DePaul U. IL, Business Paro, Jill C Paro Unreported Parsons, Edward Indiana U. Business, Economics Parsons, Gareth Miami U. OH, Engineering Paul, Lauren Tufts U. MA, Unreported Pavich, Lauren Illinois Wesleyan U. IL, Elementary Education Pavich, Lindsay U. of Missouri MO, Business Payne, Emery U. of Arizona AZ, Business Management Payne, Joshua Gap Year in Italy Pearse, McKinnon Auburn U. AL, Public Relations Pecken, Patrick Unreported Pedersen, Neil U. of Wisconsin at Stevens Point WI, Undecided Pena, Helena C. of DuPage IL, Radiology Perez, Leandro C. of DuPage IL, Engineering Pervan, Ana U. of Notre Dame IN, Mechanical Engineering Peterson, James Western Illinois U. IL, Undecided Peterson, Krista U. of Illinois IL, Enviornmental Science, Animal Science Pezzati, Parker Unreported Pickard, Frederick U. of Alabama AL, Finance Pino, Shane U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Business,Marketing Pircon, Michael Unreported Pitcher, Allison U. of Illinois IL, Journalism-News Editorial Pliopaite, Raminta U. of Arizona AZ, Graphic Design
How did you spend senior spring break? Becca Hartzman
Being real casual in Punta Cana.
Billy Keegan
Chilling in the Superdome with Sal and some blue Powerade.
Robert Day
Partied in this great place called the Dale.
Potkul, Cole Prokos, Hayley
Saint Louis U. MO, Flight Science U. of California at Davis CA, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Communications Southern IL U. IL, General Education Tulane U. LA, Undecided Indiana U. IN, Undecided Rochester Institute of Technology, NY Graphic Design U. of Illinois IL, Computer Engineering Loyola U.IL, Business, Marketing Michigan State U. MI, Psychology Unreported Drake U. IA, Business C. of DuPage IL, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Mollecular Cell Biology Georgetown U. DC, Spanish, Arabic U. of Texas TX, Music Management C. of DuPage IL, Tourism U. of Richmond VA, Economics Leadership Indiana U. IN, Business C. of DuPage IL, Criminal Justice Clearwater Christian C. FL, Business C. of DuPage IL, Undecided U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Biology, Pre-Medical Purdue U. IN, Construction Management Indiana U. IN, Business Unreported Texas Christian U. TX, Secondary Education, Army ROTC Unreported Unreported Indiana U. IN, Undecided Aurora U. IL, Undecided Pacific Union C. CA, Digital Arts-Photography U. of Dayton OH, Communications International School of Arts Design & U. of Missouri MO, Fashion Designing Moraine Valley C. IL, Criminal Justice
Proudfoot, Taylor Pulikuri, Neil Purcell, Olivia Pusinelli, Grant Qiao, Zhi Quirini, Gabriella Quirke, Kathleen Racine, Nicole Radovanovic, Milos Rafferty, Luke Ramonas , Arnoldas Rana, Arnav Rasmussen, Taylor Rayis, Marc Razmaite, Viktorija Reavis, Mitchell Reddy, Arjun Redmond, Jamel Regan, Joseph Regi, Ebin Reimann, Molly Rembos, George Rembos, Neil Rhodes, Jessica Richards, Jay Riggins-Walker, Taylor Rimmer, Jazmine Ritz, Erich Robertson, Smith Roda-Munar, Jasmine Roesch, Taylor Romano, Arial Rosales, Jessica
Rosas, Marco Roth, Kaitlin Rowin, Madeline Ruan. Fang Rubatika, Beverly Running, Kristin Rusnakova, Natalia Russell, Kevin Rusthoven, Emma Salehzai, Wares Salgado, Lizbeth Sally, Tyrone Saltiel, Mary Sandozi, Junaid Santangelo, Brian Scales, Robert Scarpino, Michelle Schaffer, Jake Schmid, James Schmidt, Leah Schmidt, Samantha Schneider, William Schoenthaler, Madeleine Scholl, Stephanie Schramm,Michael Schulze, Sienna Schwartz , Carlee Schwitz, Claudia Scott, Gabrielle Scott, Andrew Scully, Margaret Sellinger, Nicholas Senese, Alyssa Sesemann, John Seybold, Alexandra Shah, Shrenik
Butler U. IN, Biology U. of Michigan MI, Pre-Medical, Biomedical Sciences Northern Illinois U. IL, Undecided U. of Minnesota Twin Cities MN, Pre-Medical Eastern Illinois U. IL, Pharmacy Wake Forest U. NC, Undecided C. of DuPage IL, Undecided Saint Louis U. MO, Flight Science Texas Christian U. TX, Business Northwestern U. IL, Classics C. of DuPage IL, Social Work for Rehabilitations Northern Illinois U. IL, Civil Engineering U. of Denver CO, Psychology U. of Illinois IL, Psychology Unreported Amherst C. MA, Philosophy, Math U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Loyola U.IL, Biology, Pre-Medical DePaul U. IL, Undecided Purdue U. IN, Atmospheric Science Meteorology Vanderbilt U. TN, Elementary Education, Enviornmental Science Kansas State U. KS, Business Administration U. of North Carolina at Asheville NC, Creative Writing Lake Forest C. IL, Undecided Western Illinois U. IL, Law Enforcement Criminal Justice U. of Montana MT, Social Work U. of Kentucky KY, Special Education Carolina Coastal U. SC, Art U. of Dayton OH, Finance U. of Texas TX, Computer Science Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Education U. of Missouri MO, Engineering Purdue U. IN, Mechanical Engineering Unreported
Who was your secret crush in high school? Analia Tahir
Shhh... It’s still a secret.
Jen Coady
Abbey King
Caitlin Dingwall
My boyfriend, Matt Kilens
Shah, Kevin Shah, Milan Shankman, William Sharma, Devika Sharma, Monica Sharples, Katherine Shaw, Elizabeth Shayani Joseph Sheehan, Rebecca Sheehan, Meghan Shroyer, Lauren Shukla, Anjali Skibicki, Joseph Skrypek, Sarah Smalling, Samuel Smid, Ethan Smith, Kailey Smith, Ryan Smith, Corinne Snyder, Marjorie Sobieraj, Olivia Sobolevskyte, Ieva Sorini, Christopher Spinazola, Nicole Stanek, Tai Stang, Kristina Stathopoulos, John Stephens, William Stevens, Kelsey Strahl, Margaret Strumillo, Riley Studnicka, Mitchel Swade, Adam Syed, Shabeeh Tahir, Analia
U. of Illinois IL, Business U. of Illinois IL, Business Indiana U. IN, Music Syracuse U. NY, Biology U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, GPPA Medicine, Biochemistry Unreported C. of William and Mary VA, Undecided Stanford U. CA, Mathematics North Central C. IL, Musical Theater Unreported Southern Methodist U. TX, Sports Management Millikin U. IL, Psychology Indiana U. IN, Undecided United Planet Volunteer Organization U. of Alabama AL, Accounting Unreported U. of Kansas KS, Architecture U. of Minnesota Twin Cities MN, Chemical Engineering Miami U. OH, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Psychology Indiana U. French, International Business U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Business Montana State U. MT, Engineering U. of Kansas KS, Nursing Iowa State U. IA, Business U. of Notre Dame IN, Science, Pre-Professional Boston C. MA, Chemistry Unreported Unreported Loras C. IA, Elementary Education U. of Notre Dame, IN, Managerial Entrepreneurship U. of Illinois IL, Business Indiana U. IN, Business Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Psychology
Takov, Nikola Tamm, David Tamm, Luke Tang, Kevin Tellez, Victoria Thakrar, Anjali Thaus, Peter Thompso, Peter Thomson , Daniel Tillman, Jamie Timmermann, Matthew Tirakian, Caroline Torres, Maria Tosello, Joseph Tribble, Desmond Trofa, Melissa Troy, Taylor Tsang, Robert Tu, Daniel Tufano, Ryan Tung, Thomas Tyler, Mark Ulm, Karl Urquizo, Gregory Vacco, Alex Valatkeviciute, Kotryna Valcarenghi, Lisa Van Dorn, Alexander Van Keirsbilck, Ellie Vanek, James Vaughan, Claudia Veenbaas, Emily Verdon, Hannah Verven, Anastasia Vicino, Anthony Vicino, Kevin Vierck, Jenna
Unreported Aquinas C. MI, Education Unreported, Athletic Training Unreported DePaul U. IL, Spanish Secondary Education U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Biology Unreported Unreported Stanford U. CA, Engineering C. of DuPage IL, Computer Science Miami U. OH, Business Michigan State U. MI, Special Education C. of DuPage IL, Nursing U. Missouri MO, Undecided C. of DuPage IL, Criminal Justice Swarthmore C. PA, Undecided Lehigh U. PA, Business Economics U. of Illinois IL Biology, Pre-Medical U. of Illinois IL, Business Unreported Boston U. MA Business, Pre-Medical Ohio State U. OH, Physical Therapy Illinois Institute of Technology IL, Mechanical Engineering Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Biology C. of DuPage IL, Unreported Vanderbilt U. TN, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Electrical Engineering U. of Oklahoma OK, Psychology Texas Christian U. TX, Business Washington University MO, International Relations, English Hope C. MI, Social Work Northwestern U. IL, Theater Elmhurst C. IL, Education Indiana U. IN, Business C. of DuPage IL, Fire Science Colorado State U. CO, International Studies
What song describes your past four year at Central? Megha Aggarwall
“Sexy Back” by Justin Timberlake
Will Shankman
“Radical” by Odd Future
Matt Palka
“I Can Walk on Water” by Basshunter
Vitallo, Gianna Von Mallinckrodt, Maximilian Von Stein, Mary Alyce Vranicar, Megan Vukajlovic, Sonja Wagner, Killian Wagner, Charles Wakefield, Autumn Walker, Claire Walker, Anna Walsh, Anna Wan, Lucy Wang, Chuting Ward, William Wasz, Michael Watkins, Caroline Wegrzynski, Andrew Werkema, Sean Werley, Amanda Wey, Stephanie Whitmore, Graham Wigley, Reed Wilder, Taylor Williams , Alexis
DePaul U. IL, Undecided Embry Riddle Aeronautical U. AZ, Aeronautical Science DePauw U. IN, Undecided Vanderbilt U. TN, Special Education Unreported Georgia Institute of Technology GA, Aerospace Engineering Trinity U. TX, Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Acturial Science Brown U. RI, Cognitive Science, English U. of Illinois IL, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Northeastern U. MA, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Biology Northern Illinois U. IL, Business Hope C. MI, Undecided American U. DC, Public Health Texas Christian U. TX, Education Special Education Illinois State U. IL, Graphic Design Santa Clara U. CA, Undecided U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Psychology Swarthmore C. PA, Biology , Spanish Valpraiso U. IN, Undecided U. of Conneticut CT, Sports Management U. of Oregon OR, Advertising, Sports Marketing U. of California at Los Angeles CA, Political Science
Wilson, David Wohlever, Kelly Wolf, Dustin Wolfe, Katarina Woolsey, Andrew Woolums, Colin Worthington, Kristen Wright, Moira Xia, Zhixin Yancey, Tatum Yang, Jeffrey Yang, Shirley Yannello, Tyler Yeh, Steven Young, Grace Youssef, Stephanie Yu, Benjamin Yusuf, Farah Zaidi, Masooma Zakieh, Abdel Zavala, Leonardo Zayed, John Zeifert, Patrick Zhou, Andy Zickert, Drew Ziesmer, Zane Zoells, Lydia Zogas, Adam
Indiana U. IN, Criminal Justice U. of Illinois IL, Civil Engineering Northern Illinois U. IL, Accounting High Point U. NC, English Unreported Missouri U. of Science and Technology MO, Petroleum Engineering Explosives, Engineering U. of Illinois IL, Business Northern Illinois U. IL, Community Leadership, Civic Engagement Tufts U. MA, International Relations Rochester Institute of Technology NY, Undecided Cornell U. NY, Human Ecology Princeton U. NJ, Chemical Engineering Marquette U. WI, Accounting Cornell U. NY, Chemical Engineering U. of Alabama AL, Business U. of Illinois IL, Biology, Pre-Medical U. of Illinois IL, Education Indiana U. IN, Psychology Elmhurst C. IL, Biochemistry Loyola U. IL, Biology U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Biology U. of Illinois IL, Electrical Engineering U. of Illinois IL, Agricultural Engineering Northwestern U. IL, Economics Mathematics Northern Illinois U. IL, Accounting U. of San Diego CA, Business Washington U. MO, Undecided U. of Iowa IA, Business
What is your dream job? Caroline Tirakian
Dakota Limjuco
Jack Feldman
The stamper at Chucky Cheese.
Seahorse farmer or pig hunter
Bill Gates’ golf caddy
THE GREAT ESCAPE Abate, Philip Abi-Mansour, Joy Adams,Kelly Adelakun, Temiloluwa Aggarwal, Megha Agnihotri, Jaya Ahn, Jisoo Akintorin, Similolu Al-Khaled, Tala Al-Sibaie, Nora Alberts, Katy Aldakar, Jessica Aldoohan, Maha Aleksic, Jovan Ali, Maria Alleman, Jacob Almazan, Marisa Altansarnai, Jargal Anderson, Christopher Anetsberger, Greta Anlauf, Bradley Antoniou, Andrea Arfeen, Safa Arhos, Elanna Aribindi, Priyanka Arima, Coco Arima, Chloe Armonda, William Arnason, Molly Arnold, Erica
Holy Cross C. MA, Finance Elon U. NC, Pre-Law DePaul U. IL, Psychology, French DePaul U. IL, Commerce Saint Louis U. MO, Public Health, Math U. of Minnesota Twin Cities MN Unreported Harvard U. MA, History, Pre-Med U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, GPPA, Psychology Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Architecture Illinois State U. IL, Pharmacy Unreported Benedictine U. and Illinois Institute of Technology IL, Engineering Science, Mechanical Engineering Unreported DePauw U. IN, Undecided Unreported Stony Brook State U. NY, Pre-Med U. of Illinois IL, Music Education, Vocal Performance Luther C. IA, Unreported U. of Michigan MI, Undecided DePauw U. IN, Communications Loyola U. Chicago IL, Biology, Psychology Saint Louis U. MO Physical Therapy Vanderbilt U. TN, Public Policy Studies U. of Illinois IL, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Biology Monmouth C. IL, Theater, Creative Writing Loyola Marymount U. CA, Undecided U. of Southern California CA, Environmental Engineering
Atieh, Suhib Austin, Zachary Avers, Richard Avizius, Albert Awick, Conor Bailes, William Baird, Ashley Bakhtiari, Zehra Balaney, Seema Baltazar, Carly Barbour, Kevin Barnes, Ian Barrales, Oscar Batra, Neha Bauer, Joseph Beeaker, Brooke Behrens, Maddy Beisswanger , Calvin Beja, Madeline Bellman, Zachary Bendis, Margaret Berg, Grace Bergeron, Gabriela Berk, Monique Betman, Mark Bezanis, Achilles Bieber, Thomas Blanchard, Leigh Bliley, Roy
Unreported Illinois State U. IL, Physics Unreported Unreported North Park U. IL, Secondary Education U. of Missouri MO, Art History U. of Kentucky KY, Business Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Psychology, Pre-Dental Eastern Illinois U. IL, Elementary Education U. of Wisconsin at Milwaukee WI, Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Biology, Pre-Med Northern Illinois U. IL, Business U. of Alabama AL, EMSAP Unreported Miami U. OH, Business Indiana U. IN, Apparel Merchandising Elmhurst C. IL, Business Management Indiana U. IN, Business Marquette U. WI, Journalism U. of Illinois IL, Division of General Studies Hamilton C. NY, Undecided Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Biomedical Engineering U. of Michigan MI, Vocal Performance U. of Illinois IL, Aerospace Engineering Unreported Washington U. MO, Chemistry, Premedical
SENIOR SNAPTHOUGHT
Bloom, Sam Blye, Eric Boddicker, Emily Boling, Harrison Bolts, Evan Bonfil, David Booth, Leverenzel Borchardt, Alexandra Borg, Andrew Bourtsos, Athanasios Brady, Meghan Brennan, Kathleen Bright, Taylor Bromberg, Jordan Bronowicki, Marisa Brosius, Jake Browar, Irena Brown, Hayes Brown, Abigail Bruns, Molly Bryant, Keenan Bublik, Emilia Bucheleres, Allison Buddig, Robert Buhrke, Peter Burnett, Sam Byrne, Mary Calistro Patrick Callaghan, Scott Callahan, Daniel Callen, Ryan Cappetta, Rosa
Wake Forest U. NC, Business Loyola U. Chicago IL, Unreported U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided Dartmouth C. NH, Enviornmental Science, Economics U. of Missouri MO, Journalism Columbia C. IL, Film Editing C. of DuPage IL, Psychology, Kineseology George Washington U. DC, Political Science U. of Illinois IL, Engineering, Physics Miami U. OH, Accounting Marquette U. WI, Public Relations Case Western Reserve U. OH, Nursing Roosevelt U. IL, Voice Performance U. of Missouri MO, Journalism U. of Tampa FL, International Business, Criminology Purdue U. IN, Law and Society, Forensic Analysis Monmouth C. IL, Elementary Education Iowa State U. IA, Engineering Indiana U. IN, Business Unreported Unreported Lehigh U. PA, Biomedical Engineering U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided Unreported DePaul U. IL, Finance, Music Carthage C. WI, Economics Saint Mary’s C. of Notre Dame IN, Marketing U. of Wisconsin Whitewater, WI Elementary Education Unreported Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA, Finance Miami U. OH, Computer Science U. of Maryland Colege Park MD French, Spanish
Capraro, William Carroll, Kimberly Carroll, Hannah Carter, Genevieve Cashman, Charles Casper, Kali Cass, Melanie Cassin, Daniel Catalano, Sean Caveney, Megan Celistan, Morgan Cernok, Grant Chan, Daniel Cheever, Aaron Chelemengos, Margaux Chen, Luke Chen, Xiao Chen, Xiao Cheng, Katherine Cheng, Carren Cheng, Gabrielle Chiappetta, Santino Chiaramonte, Alexander Chiaramonte, Zachary Chinwuba, Keith Chiodo, Marissa Chirayil, Alex Choice, Ian Chomko, Alexander Chou, Marcia Christian, Meredith
U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Business U. of Georgia GA, Genetics Northwestern U. IL, Vocal Performance, Math U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Political Science U. of Michigan MI, Economics U. of Dayton OH, Business Wake Forest U. NC, Mathematical Business New York U. NY, Acting Villanova U. PA, Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Anthropology Princeton U. NJ, Psychology Pre-Medical C. of DuPage IL, Fire Science U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Mechanical Engineering U. of Missouri MO, Unreported C. of DuPage IL, Psychology Environmental Studies U. of Pennsylvania PA, Chemistry U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided Harold Washington C. IL, Nursing U. of the Pacific CA, Biology Pre-Dental U. of Michigan MI Economics U. of Michigan MI, Undecided Northern Illinois U. IL, Unreported U. of Maryland Colege Park , MD Mechanical Engineering Ohio State U. OH, Physical Therapy U. of Illinois IL, Undecided Western Michigan U. MI, Education Unreported C. of DuPage IL, General Education C. of DuPage IL, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Music Performance, Design Bowdoin C. ME, Undecided
Most embarrassing moment at Central? Christyn Lovelace
Seema Balaney
Falling out of a desk for a pencil.
Face plant in the World Language hallway.
Kevin Russell
Walking in late for the AP U.S. test and everyone clapped.
Chun, Robert
Stanford U. CA, Political Science Economics Lincoln Christian U. IL, Youth Ministry U. of Kansas KS, Finance Southern Methodist U. TX Advertising, Studio Art Michigan State U. MI, Elementary Education Northwestern U. IL, Journalism Carroll College MT, Anthrozoology U. of Illinois IL, Business U. of Arizona AZ, Political Science Economics Unreported Denison U. OH, Creative Writing Purdue U. IN, Engineering Colorado School of Mines CO, Mechanical Engineering Dickinson C. PA, Undecided U. of Arizona AZ, Business Berklee C. of Music MA, Songwriting Piano Boston U. MA, Film Production Advertising Lewis U. IL, Aviation Flight Management U. of Tampa FL, Marine Biology Marquette U. WI, Undecided Benedictine U. IL, Business U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Biology U. of Michigan MI, Pre-Law U. of Kentucky KY, International Relations U. of Missouri MO, Undecided School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL, Fine Arts Indiana U. IN, Business U. of Illinois IL, English U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Biological Sciences, GPPA Unreported Unreported Saint Ambrose U. IA, Radio-Television Missouri U. Atmospheric Science U. of Illinois IL, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pre-Med U. of Missouri MO, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Political Science, Pre-Law
Chval, Kevin Ciciora, Jack Cimala, Mackenzie Cirignani, Hannah Cladek, Andrea Clendining, Brooke Coady, Jennifer Coleman, Hunter Collins, Paige Cooper, Rebecca Cooper, Ryan Cothard, Michael Crandell, Arland Cruickshank, Masen Cummings, Cameron Dale, Kris Daleen, Ryan Daly, Evan Daly, Patrick Danos, Penelope Dasoqi, Laith Davis, Allison Day, Robert DeBoer, Paige DeLaMora, Gabriel Delzenero, Thomas Deneufbourg, Melissa Dharmavaram, Gourisree Dickerson, Deaunte Dickerson, Donald Dickinson, Jack DiJohn, Samuel Dingwall, Caitlin DiVittorio, Matthew Doherty, Jill
Donaldson, Mary Donnelly, Kaitlin Dorow, Alexander Dowling, Dylan Down, Brian Downey, Sarah Doyle, Katherine Dralle, Richard Drew, Connor Driscoll, Connor Dubrovay, Chloe Duffy, Holly Dunn, Katelyn Dunn, Michaela Dusky, Elizabeth Dykstra, Laura Eckert, Antonio Edstrom, K. Ainsley Eickhoff, Kelly Ekechukwu, Damien Ellis, Anna Eng, Rachel Eng, Benjamin Engel, Antonia Enright, Lucas Everette, Caroline Fahlberg, Lily Farraj, Jihad Fasano, Christine Feldman, Jacob Ferre, Jordi Fiascone, Regan
Boston U. MA, Business Administration C. of DuPage IL, Acting Monmouth C. IL, Biology, Pre-Med Northern Illinois U. IL, Business U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided Xavier U. OH, Psychology Northwestern U. IL, Journalism, Spanish Dominican U. IL, Criminology U. of Illinois IL, Accounting U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Business Finance U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Psychology Illinois State U. IL, Elementary Education U. of Arizona AZ, Business U. of Wisconsin Whitewater WI, Special/Elementary Education U. of Pittsburgh PA , Pre-Law U. of Wisconsin Whitewater WI, Education Western Illinois U. IL, Public Relations U. of Richmond VA, Business Management U. of Iowa, IA, Education U. of Pennsylvania PA, Economics U. of Mississippi MS, Broadcast Journalism U. of Illinois IL, Business U. of Illinois IL , Electrical Engineering, Atmospheric Sciences Unreported U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Mechanical Engineering U. of Illinois IL, Recreation, Sport, & Tourism Hope C. MI, Education C. of DuPage IL, Secondary Education in Mathematics U. of Illinois IL, Finance U. of Illinois, IL Biology Indiana U. IN, Sports Management Duke U. NC, Civil Engineering
One thing that nobody knows about you? Mahum Mirza
I secretly attended Hogwarts over the summer.
Nicole Humiston
Garrett Knecht
I use to have a cow, her name was Sunny.
I’m 5’10, have brown eyes, brown hair, and I like long walks on the beach.
Fiedler, Robert Fikaris, Michael Finney, Savannah Fischer, Matthew Fishbein, Ellie Flaherty, Brendan Flynn, Shannon Foley, Peter Folliard, Amy Forhan, Catherine Foster, Claire Fratto, Salvatore Fu, Yuqiuzi Fu, Watson Fuller, Jack Fuller, Elle Furlong, Connor Furmanski, Alexander Galandak, Taylor Gallagher, Patrick Garcia, Alejandra Garcia, Patricia Garodia, Avdhesh Garvin, Thomas Gates, Emily Gaudin, Claire Geoga, Christopher George, Taggert Georgelos, Alex Georgieva, Gabriela Ghaus, Saif Ghaus, Salik Gianakas, Samantha Gibas, Jessilyn Gibson, Alexandra Gilbert, Paul Gilliam, Charles
C. of DuPage IL, Undecided United States Military Academy at West Point NY, Undecided U. of Wisconsin WI, Economics, Finance Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Biology Providence C. RI, Finance Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Consumer Economics Unreported U. of Arizona AZ, Psychology Indiana U. IN, Business Management U. of Illinois IL, Political Science C. of DuPage IL, Undecided Northwestern U. IL, Chemical Engineering Baylor U. TX, Business U. of Alabama AL, Nursing Washington U. MO, Mechanical Engineering C. of DuPage, IL, Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Engineering Kendall C. IL, Culinary Arts C. of DuPage IL, Accounting Unreported Washington U. MO, Political Science Unreported Unreported U. of Chicago IL, Philosophy, Psychology Unreported DePaul U. IL, Business, Finance U. of Bath UK, Politics, International Relations U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Biology Pre-Medical U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided U. of Dayton OH, Dietetics Indiana U. IN, Contemporary Dance, Pre-Physical Therapy U. of Notre Dame IN, Biology, Pre-Veterinary Unreported Boston C. MA, Economics
Glaser, Audrey Gnippe, Eric Goebel, Lauren Gokhale, Kunal Grabowski, Katherine Grace, Madison Grasso, Emily Griffin, Thomas Griffin, Naja Grilli, Kristen Grimm, James Groch, Gemma Grooms, Austin Guido, Emily Gupta, Ravi Gupta, Juliana Gupta, Rohun Guy, Edy Halperin, Jamie Hamad, Sarah Hamilton, Kristy Hansen, Abigail Hardy, Alec Harley, Emma Harman, Madeline Harnois, Patrick Harris, Patrick Harrison, Hadley Hart, Amanda Hart, Hillary Hartzman, Rebecca Hass, Christine Haszto, Ryan Hawkins, Chandler Heidkamp, Genevieve
Northwestern U. IL, Unreported Rockford C. IL, Finance, Economics Andrews U. MI, Accounting, Pre-Law U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Mechanical Engineering U. of Iowa IA, Pre-Physical Therapy Michigan State U. MI, Business U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Business Saint Joseph’s U. PA, Sports Marketing U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Communication Disorders Citadel Military Academy SC, Psychology, Business Saint Louis U. MO, Business, English Virginia Military Institute VA, Chemistry, Engineering Iowa State U. IA, Aeronautical Engineering U. of Chicago IL, Unreported U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Business Marketing Cornell U. NY, Finance U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Undecided U. of Alabama AL, Undecided U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Psychology Trinity U. TX, Psychology Valpraiso U. IL, Elementary Education, Music Illinois State U. IL, Special Education Augustana C. IL, Undecided Miami U. OH, Anthropology U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Psychology Unreported Cornell U. NY, Hotel Management U. of Iowa IA, Art History Louisiana State U. LA, Broadcast Journalism U. of Richmond VA, Undecided Lipscomb U. TN, Nursing Unreported Columbia C. IL, Art and Design U. of Notre Dame IN, Electrical Engineering
What would be the best senior prank? Steven Yeh
Filling the courtyard with snow in May.
Neil Pedersen
Anthrax
TJ George
Putting a Bengal tiger in the courtyard.
Helsley, Matthew Hickey, Lissa Hickox, Eli Hilbrich, Sanne Hinspeter, Daniel Hogenkamp, Diane Holland, Katherine Holsten, Mackenzie Homolka, Hannah Hopkins, Robin Houpy, Nichole House, Curtiss Howson, William Huang, Can Huebner, Michael Huff, Sheridan Humiston, Nicole Husseini, Samir Ibrahim, Sarah Imran, Sarah Incerto, Robert Intorcia, Nicholas Iyer, Anand Jacob, Thomas Jaeger, Jayne Jafri, Ali James, Daniel Januszyk, Danielle Jaremko, Joshua Jarvis, Christopher Jay, Trevor Jiang, Linda Jibrin, Yasmeen Johns, Griffin Johnson, Matthew
U. of Iowa IA, Business Undecided, Hotel Management U. of Illinois IL, Mathematics, Computer Science DePauw U. IN, Undecided Northern Illinois U. IL, Mechanical Engineering Southern Methodist U. TX, Business, Fashion Media U. of Pennsylvania PA, Music Michigan State U. MI, Education, Mathematics U. of Missouri MO, Business Management Columbia C. IL, Art and Design, Creative Writing Auburn U. AL, Psychology Texas Christian U. TX, Business Indiana U. IN, Entrepreneurship Marketing Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Engineering Illinois State U. IL, Secondary Education Iowa State U. IA, Biological Systems Engineering DePaul U. IL, Economics Washington U. MO, Political Science U. of Illinois IL, Biology Unreported Iowa State U. IA, Engineering Cornell U. NY, Undecided U. of Arizona AZ, Business Management U. of Michigan MI, Voice Performance Benedictine U. IL, Biology Davidson C. NC, Economics, Political Science U. of Illinois IL, Elementary Education Western Illinois U. IL, Criminal Justice Unreported Illinois Wesleyan U. IL, Marketing Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA, Bioengineering Benedictine U. IL, Pharmacy Washington and Lee U. VA, Political Science Northwestern U. IL, Mathematics, Economics
Johnson, Courtney Johnson, Laurel Jovanovski, Vasko Just, Talia Kafkes, Zoe Kaine, Robert Kashlan, Danna Kasuganti, Sneha Katzovitz, Louise Katzovitz, Justin Kaufman, Fotini Keegan, William Kelleher, Ryan Kelly, Meagan Kerekes, Alex Kern, Madelyn Kerrigan, Zachary Kevliciute, Kamile Khan, Kaynaat Khan, Sami Kiang, Harrison Kilens, Matthew Kim, Jung Kimel, Katherine Kinahan, Kevin King, Elizabeth King, Kathryn King, Abigail Kinney, Drake Kirk, Lisa Kirti, Divya Klein, Grace Klepacki, Sara Kloster, Colleen Kluga, Mary Knecht, Garrett
Miami U. OH, Psychology, Pre-Medical U. of Alabama AL, Engineering C. of DuPage IL, Pharmacy U. of Minnesota Twin Cities, MN Microbiology U. of Miami FL, Political Science Unreported Loyola U.IL, Pharmacy Dual Acceptance, Biology U. of Chicago IL, Economics Northeastern U. MA, Industrial Engineering United States Air Force Academy, CO, Astronautical Engineering Northwestern U. IL, Undecided Tulane U. Finance, Economics Texas Christian U. TX, Undecided U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Nursing C. of DuPage IL, Fire Science Denison U. OH, Biology, Pre-Medical Eastern Alabama Tech U. AL, Unreported U. of IL at Chicago, Anesthesiology C. of DuPage IL, Business Administration DePaul U. IL, Finance U. of Illinois IL, Computer Engineering Saint Olaf C. MN, Computer Science Creighton U. NE, Chemistry, Pre-Dentistry Illinois Institute of Technology IL, Architecture Indiana U. IN, Business DePauw U. IN, Undecided Unreported Saint Louis U. MO, Aviation C. of DuPage IL, Undecided Iowa State U. IA, Kinesiology U. of Massachusetts MA, English German U. of South Carolina SC, Political Science Texas Christian U. TX, Film and Digital Media Columbia C. IL, Graphic Design Lewis U. IL, Undecided Auburn U. AL, Aerospace Engineering
What would you do if you were called out for an excused absence? Emily Guido
Hang out with Pat Gallagher.
Pat Gallagher
Hang out with Emily Guido.
Scott Melin
Blueberry Hill for breakfast and a round of golf.
Knight, Caroline Knight, Ryan Knight, Gregory Koehn, Nicholas
Texas Christian U. TX, Business Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Public Policy, Pre-Medical Koeva, Natali U. of Minnesota MN, Psychology Konroyd Declan U. of Missouri MO, Business, Finance Konstantinovic, Elena Unreported Kopp, Robert U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided Koranteng, Kwame U. of Wisconsin Whitewater WI, Actuarial Science Kouimelis, Anastasia Northwestern U. IL, Political Science Koznarek, Johanna Unreported Koznarek, Edward DePaul U. IL, Graphic Design Kratka, Tomas Southern U. at New Orleans LA, Home Mechanics Krauss, Rachel Elon U. NC, Elementary Education Krawisz, Carly Santa Barbara City C. CA, Cosmetology Kritzer, Samantha U. of Virginia VA, Biomedical Engineering Krouch, Brendan Bucknell U. PA, Business Kumar, Himani U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Undecided Kumar, Manas U. of Michigan MI, Psychology Lange, Adam Unreported Laniosz, Austin Unreported Lapinski, Sarah Unreported Larsen, Savannah Unreported Leahy, Tyler U. of Michigan MI, Musical Theater Legan, Elena U. of Southern California CA, Marine Biology Lenchard-Warren, Stephanie U. of Illinois IL, Art, Writing Lester, Aubrey Columbia C. IL, Illustration Lewis, Rebecca Williams C. MA, Undecided Li, Zuowei U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Pre-Dentistry, Food Science Libera, Daniel Roosevelt U. IL, Music Education Lillioja, Hannah Washington U. MO, Psychology English Limjuco, Dakota Ohio State U. OH, Business Lindsey, Hannah Saint Louis U. MO, Elementary Education Liss, Robert Carthage C. WI, Undecided Liu, Brian U. of Illinois IL, Business Liu, Kevin U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Pre-Medical Livesey, David C. of DuPage IL, Applied Science Automatie Technology Loiselle, Jennifer Boston C. MA, Undecided
Loncki, Erica Long, Paxton Longtin, David Loperena, Victoria Lopes, Corinne Lorenc, David Lovelace, Christyn Lucente, Sam Luth, Mia Lyazkowskij, Vladyslav Lyons, Michael Lyons, Thomas MacKenzie, Kelly Madden, Maggie Mahajan, Karan Maheshwari, Nupur Mallek, Daniel Mallon, Neal Mara, Nichole Marano, Maxx Marcotte , Elizabeth Marovic, Nikole Marrero, Kyle Martel, Samuel Martinelli, Stephanie Martirano, Nina Marie Marucha Thomas Mayer, Lucas McCabe, Layne McClain, Paige McClary, Lindsey McCulloch, Hudson McGrath, Kelsey McKinley, Megan McMahon, Kaitlyn McNicholas, Ava Meduri, Aakaash Melin, Cody Melin, Scott
Unreported C. of William and Mary VA, Business, International Relations Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Materials Science and Engineering U. of Illinois IL, Finance, Accounting Miami U. OH, Management, Sports Marketing DePauw U. IN, Undecided Barry U. FL, Art Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Business Michigan State U. MI, Civil Engineering Rice U. TX, Biology Colorado State U. CO, Hospitality Unreported U. of Texas at Dallas TX, Speech Therapy Unreported U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Business Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Elementary Education Augustana C. IL, Flute Performance, Music Education C. of DuPage IL, Psychology Loyola U.IL, Finance Eastern Illinois U. IL, Undecided Indiana U. IN, Undecided Unreported U. of Massachusetts MA, Undecided Princeton U. NJ, Computer Science Indiana U. IN, Unreported Gap Year Missionary Work (Bali & Australia) Unreported U. of Richmond VA, Undecided Calvin C. MI, Elementary Education U. of Alabama AL, Accounting Indiana U. IN, Radio and Broadcasting Special Education Denison U. OH, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Psychology U. of Arizona AZ, Marketing, Business U. of Minnesota Deluth MN, Undecided
What regrets do you have about your high school experience? David Wilson
Taking it too seriously.
Jack Fuller
Getting rolled too hard.
Jen Loiselle
Not getting to meet more people in our class.
Melvin, Elizabeth Merchantz, Christopher Meyer, William Meyer, Claire Michalik, Zachary Midlash, Kevin Milicevic , Aleksandar Miller, Eric Millis, Katherine Mirza, Mahum Misiunas, Ruta Mock, Paul Montalvo, Vanessa Moolayil, Nikhita Mooney, Emily Moore, William Moran, Luke Moran, Christopher Moran, David Morris, Joseph Morris, Stuart Morse, Hartwell Mosetick , Raffaello Mostow, Crystal Mulc, Thomas Mulvenna, Carly Mungovan, Michael Nally, Patrick Napolitano, Geanna Naqvi, Murtajiz Narbutaite, Gabriele Nasca, Micheli Neems, Thomas Nelson, Andre Nelson, Cooper Nevling, Alexius Ni, Jenny Noglows Nicholas Nordloh Christie
Texas Christian U. TX, Business Unreported Boston C. MA, Business Indiana U. IN, Kinesiology C. of DuPage IL, Culinary Arts U. of Iowa IA, Biomedical Engineering C. of DuPage IL, Business, Pre-Law Unreported Rhodes C. TN, Undecided Loyola U.IL, Pre-Medical U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Architecture Unreported Lewis U. IL, Forensics U. of Illinois IL, Physical Therapy Unreported Texas Christian U. TX, Finance Unreported Loras C. IA, Sports Management U. of Illinois IL, Biology Indiana U. IN, Business Savannah C. of Art and Design GA, Graphic Design Texas Christian U. TX, Business Unreported Unreported Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN, Mechanical Engineering, Math Bradley U. IL, International Business C. of DuPage IL, Criminal Justice U. of Missouri MO, Criminology Unreported Unreported Lewis U. IL, International Relations Unreported Carthage C. WI, Kinesiology, Education C. of William and Mary and U. of St. Andrews, VA and Scotland, Joint Degree Program in Economics U. of Illinois IL, Political Science, History Unreported U. of Texas TX, Business U. of Iowa IA, Enviornmental Science, Geoscience
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How did you spend senior spring break? Becca Hartzman
Being real casual in Punta Cana.
Billy Keegan
Chilling in the Superdome with Sal and some blue Powerade.
Robert Day
Partied in this great place called the Dale.
Pickard, Frederick Pino, Shane
U. of Alabama AL, Finance U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Business, Marketing Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Journalism-News Editorial U. of Arizona AZ, Graphic Design Saint Louis U. MO, Flight Science U. of California at Davis CA, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Communications Southern IL U. IL, General Education Tulane U. LA, Undecided Indiana U. IN, Undecided Rochester Institute of Technology, NY Graphic Design U. of Illinois IL, Computer Engineering Loyola U.IL, Business, Marketing Michigan State U. MI, Psychology Unreported Drake U. IA, Business C. of DuPage IL, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Mollecular Cell Biology Georgetown U. DC, Spanish, Arabic U. of Texas TX, Music Management C. of DuPage IL, Tourism U. of Richmond VA, Economics Leadership Indiana U. IN, Business C. of DuPage IL, Criminal Justice Clearwater Christian C. FL, Business C. of DuPage IL, Undecided U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Biology, Pre-Medical Purdue U. IN, Construction Management Indiana U. IN, Business Unreported Texas Christian U. TX, Secondary Education, Army ROTC Unreported Unreported Indiana U. IN, Undecided Aurora U. IL, Undecided
Pircon, Michael Pitcher, Allison Pliopaite, Raminta Potkul, Cole Prokos, Hayley Proudfoot, Taylor Pulikuri, Neil Purcell, Olivia Pusinelli, Grant Qiao, Zhi Quirini, Gabriella Quirke, Kathleen Racine, Nicole Radovanovic, Milos Rafferty, Luke Ramonas , Arnoldas Rana, Arnav Rasmussen, Taylor Rayis, Marc Razmaite, Viktorija Reavis, Mitchell Reddy, Arjun Redmond, Jamel Regan, Joseph Regi, Ebin Reimann, Molly Rembos, George Rembos, Neil Rhodes, Jessica Richards, Jay Riggins-Walker, Taylor Rimmer, Jazmine Ritz, Erich Robertson, Smith
Roda-Munar, Jasmine Pacific Union C. CA, Digital Arts-Photography Roesch, Taylor U. of Dayton OH, Communications Romano, Arial International School of Arts Design & U. of Missouri MO, Fashion Designing Rosales, Jessica Moraine Valley C. IL, Criminal Justice Rosas, Marco Butler U. IN, Biology Roth, Kaitlin U. of Michigan MI, Pre-Medical, Biomedical Sciences Rowin, Madeline Northern Illinois U. IL, Undecided Ruan. Fang U. of Minnesota Twin Cities MN, Pre-Medical Rubatika, Beverly Eastern Illinois U. IL, Pharmacy Running, Kristin Wake Forest U. NC, Undecided Rusnakova, Natalia C. of DuPage IL, Undecided Russell, Kevin Saint Louis U. MO, Flight Science Rusthoven, Emma Texas Christian U. TX, Business Salehzai, Wares Northwestern U. IL, Classics Salgado, Lizbeth C. of DuPage IL, Social Work for Rehabilitations Sally, Tyrone Northern Illinois U. IL, Civil Engineering Saltiel, Mary U. of Denver CO, Psychology Sandozi, Junaid U. of Illinois IL, Psychology Santangelo, Brian Unreported Scales, Robert Amherst C. MA, Philosophy, Math Scarpino, Michelle U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Undecided Schaffer, Jake Loyola U.IL, Biology, Pre-Medical Schmid, James DePaul U. IL, Undecided Schmidt, Leah Purdue U. IN, Atmospheric Science Meteorology Schmidt, Samantha Vanderbilt U. TN, Elementary Education, Enviornmental Science Schneider, William Kansas State U. KS, Business Administration Schoenthaler, U. of North Carolina at Asheville Madeleine NC, Creative Writing Scholl, Stephanie Lake Forest C. IL, Undecided Schramm,Michael Western Illinois U. IL, Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Schulze, Sienna U. of Montana MT, Social Work Schwartz , Carlee U. of Kentucky KY, Special Education Schwitz, Claudia Carolina Coastal U. SC, Art Scott, Gabrielle U. of Dayton OH, Finance Scott, Andrew U. of Texas TX, Computer Science
Who was your secret crush in high school? Analia Tahir
Shhh... It’s still a secret.
Jen Coady
Abbey King
Caitlin Dingwall
My boyfriend, Matt Kilens
Scully, Margaret Sellinger, Nicholas Senese, Alyssa Sesemann, John Seybold, Alexandra Shah, Shrenik Shah, Kevin Shah, Milan Shankman, William Sharma, Devika Sharma, Monica Sharples, Katherine Shaw, Elizabeth Shayani Joseph Sheehan, Rebecca Sheehan, Meghan Shroyer, Lauren Shukla, Anjali Skibicki, Joseph Skrypek, Sarah Smalling, Samuel Smid, Ethan Smith, Kailey Smith, Ryan Smith, Corinne Snyder, Marjorie Sobieraj, Olivia Sobolevskyte, Ieva Sorini, Christopher Spinazola, Nicole Stanek, Tai Stang, Kristina Stathopoulos, John Stephens, William Stevens, Kelsey Strahl, Margaret
U. of Illinois IL, Unreported Unreported U. of Iowa IA, Education U. of Missouri MO, Engineering Purdue U. IN, Mechanical Engineering Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Business U. of Illinois IL, Business Indiana U. IN, Music Syracuse U. NY, Biology U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, GPPA Medicine, Biochemistry Unreported C. of William and Mary VA, Undecided Stanford U. CA, Mathematics North Central C. IL, Musical Theater Unreported Southern Methodist U. TX, Sports Management Millikin U. IL, Psychology Indiana U. IN, Undecided United Planet Volunteer Organization U. of Alabama AL, Accounting Unreported U. of Kansas KS, Architecture U. of Minnesota Twin Cities MN, Chemical Engineering Miami U. OH, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Psychology Indiana U. French, International Business U. of Illinois at Chicago IL, Business Montana State U. MT, Engineering U. of Kansas KS, Nursing Iowa State U. IA, Business U. of Notre Dame IN, Science, Pre-Professional Boston C. MA, Chemistry Unreported Unreported Loras C. IA, Elementary Education
Strumillo, Riley Studnicka, Mitchel Swade, Adam Syed, Shabeeh Tahir, Analia Takov, Nikola Tamm, David Tamm, Luke Tang, Kevin Tellez, Victoria Thakrar, Anjali Thaus, Peter Thompson, Peter Thomson , Daniel Tillman, Jamie Timmermann, Matthew Tirakian, Caroline Torres, Maria Tosello, Joseph Tribble, Desmond Trofa, Melissa Troy, Taylor Tsang, Robert Tu, Daniel Tufano, Ryan Tung, Thomas Tyler, Mark Ulm, Karl Urquizo, Gregory Vacco, Alex Valatkeviciute, Kotryna Valcarenghi, Lisa Van Dorn, Alexander Van Keirsbilck, Ellie Vanek, James Vaughan, Claudia
U. of Notre Dame IN, Managerial Entrepreneurship U. of Illinois IL, Business Indiana U. IN, Business Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Psychology Unreported Aquinas C. MI, Education Unreported, Athletic Training Unreported DePaul U. IL, Spanish Secondary Education U. of Wisconsin Madison WI , Biology Unreported Unreported Stanford U. CA, Engineering C. of DuPage IL, Computer Science Miami U. OH, Business Michigan State U. MI, Special Education C. of DuPage IL, Nursing U. Missouri MO, Undecided C. of DuPage IL, Criminal Justice Swarthmore C. PA, Undecided Lehigh U. PA, Business Economics U. of Illinois IL Biology, Pre-Medical U. of Illinois IL, Business Unreported Boston U. MA Business, Pre-Medical Ohio State U. OH, Physical Therapy Illinois Institute of Technology IL, Mechanical Engineering Unreported Michigan State U. MI, Biology C. of DuPage IL, Unreported Vanderbilt U. TN, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Electrical Engineering U. of Oklahoma OK, Psychology Texas Christian U. TX, Business Washington University MO, International Relations, English
What song describes your past four year at Central? Megha Aggarwall
“Sexy Back” by Justin Timberlake
Will Shankman
“Radical” by Odd Future
Matt Palka
“I Can Walk on Water” by Basshunter
Veenbaas, Emily Verdon, Hannah Verven, Anastasia Vicino, Anthony Vicino, Kevin Vierck, Jenna Vitallo, Gianna Von Mallinckrodt, Maximilian Von Stein, Mary Alyce Vranicar, Megan Vukajlovic, Sonja Wagner, Killian Wagner, Charles Wakefield, Autumn Walker, Claire Walker, Anna Walsh, Anna Wan, Lucy Wang, Chuting Ward, William Wasz, Michael Watkins, Caroline Wegrzynski, Andrew Werkema, Sean Werley, Amanda Wey, Stephanie Whitmore, Graham Wigley, Reed Wilder, Taylor
Hope C. MI, Social Work Northwestern U. IL, Theater Elmhurst C. IL, Education Indiana U. IN, Business C. of DuPage IL, Fire Science Colorado State U. CO, International Studies DePaul U. IL, Undecided Embry Riddle Aeronautical U. AZ, Aeronautical Science DePauw U. IN, Undecided Vanderbilt U. TN, Special Education Unreported Georgia Institute of Technology GA, Aerospace Engineering Trinity U. TX, Unreported U. of Illinois IL, Actuarial Science Brown U. RI, Cognitive Science, English U. of Illinois IL, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Northeastern U. MA, Undecided U. of Illinois IL, Biology Northern Illinois U. IL, Business Hope C. MI, Undecided American U. DC, Public Health Texas Christian U. TX, Education Special Education Illinois State U. IL, Graphic Design Santa Clara U. CA, Undecided U. of Colorado Boulder CO, Psychology Swarthmore C. PA, Biology, Spanish Valpraiso U. IN, Undecided U. of Conneticut CT, Sports Management U. of Oregon OR, Advertising, Sports Marketing
Williams , Alexis Wilson, David Wohlever, Kelly Wolf, Dustin Wolfe, Katarina Woolsey, Andrew Woolums, Colin Worthington, Kristen Wright, Moira Xia, Zhixin Yancey, Tatum Yang, Jeffrey Yang, Shirley Yannello, Tyler Yeh, Steven Young, Grace Youssef, Stephanie Yu, Benjamin Yusuf, Farah Zaidi, Masooma Zakieh, Abdel Zavala, Leonardo Zayed, John Zeifert, Patrick Zhou, Andy Zickert, Drew Ziesmer, Zane Zoells, Lydia Zogas, Adam
U. of California at Los Angeles CA, Political Science Indiana U. IN, Criminal Justice U. of Illinois IL, Civil Engineering Northern Illinois U. IL, Accounting High Point U. NC, English Unreported Missouri U. of Science and Technology MO, Petroleum Engineering Explosives, Engineering U. of Illinois IL, Business Northern Illinois U. IL, Community Leadership, Civic Engagement Tufts U. MA, International Relations Rochester Institute of Technology NY, Undecided Cornell U. NY, Human Ecology Princeton U. NJ, Chemical Engineering Marquette U. WI, Accounting Cornell U. NY, Chemical Engineering U. of Alabama AL, Business U. of Illinois IL, Biology, Pre-Medical U. of Illinois IL, Education Indiana U. IN, Psychology Elmhurst C. IL, Biochemistry Loyola U. IL, Biology U. of Wisconsin Madison WI, Biology U. of Illinois IL, Electrical Engineering U. of Illinois IL, Agricultural Engineering Northwestern U. IL, Economics Mathematics Northern Illinois U. IL, Accounting U. of San Diego CA, Business Washington U. MO, Undecided U. of Iowa IA, Business
What is your dream job? Caroline Tirakian
Dakota Limjuco
Jack Feldman
The stamper at Chucky Cheese.
Seahorse farmer or pig hunter
Bill Gates’ golf caddy
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ART ATTACK Mia Luth Year: Senior Class: advanced painting Style: manga, paint, digital Right: mia Luth paints on wood Nick Kopp
Most high school students feel that cartoons and comic books are One of the main places Luth has been able to learn and experiment beneath them. For Mia Luth though, they’re her inspiration. is in the classroom. Currently, she’s taking Advanced Painting and a “In middle school, I saw a girl drawing cartoons and I thought it digital imaging class, and she says she’s tried to take art classes whenever looked really cool,” said Luth. She looked at some books and practiced, possible in high school. Luth loves the community that art classes foster. and now seven years later, Luth is getting ready to study for a bachelor’s “It’s a really cool environment,” says Luth. “You make friends and you degree in art. “Cartoons captured me,” said Luth, “I loved the bold, develop a special bond with everyone in the class.” Luth also credits the colorful lines.” Plus, she says, “I was always watching cartoons with my classroom environment and her growth as an artist to her teacher, Ms. two 5-year-old brothers.” Milas. “Ms. Milas is my mentor. She really got me into painting. I’ve Lately though, Luth has been experimenting with other things in art learned a lot and I know she always has my back. She’s awesome.” like wooden sushi. “I got a big circle of wood and Now, Luth is ready to continue her art “Sometimes, you have no painted it to look like sushi,” Luth says, ”and I got career as she prepares to graduate. She’ll be two big pieces of plywood and painted them to studying art at Barry University in the fall. idea how it’s going to turn look like chopsticks.” The piece Luth is describing She wants to focus on traditional cartooning out. You can forget where is “Sushi,” which was the runner-up for “Most and her ultimate dream is to work for Marvel you are and you can create Creative” at the second semester art show. In fact, Comics. “I’ve studied American comics, Luth’s been experimenting with wood for a while Japanese comics- manga- and recently I’ve something you never knew now. She said that “Sushi” is part of her first series been looking at Korean comics,” Luth says. “I you had in you.” featuring paintings on wood. “People cut out want to try to take the good things from each different shapes for me, and I paint on them.” Luth of them and create something new.” says painting a series allows her to express something in a variety of ways. The fact that you can “take a piece of paper and let go of your The wood painting series is just the latest of Luth’s experimentations emotion unto it,” is part of what drives Luth to continue in her artwork. in art. Previously, she worked with a concentrated watercolor paint on rice “Sometimes, you have no idea how it’s going to turn out. You can forget color. “It gave it a really cool-tie dye design,” Luth says. She also doesn’t where you are and you can create something you never knew you had in limit herself to favorites in art. She enjoys painting and sketching and she you.” Luth also enjoys that you don’t need to know anything to be good can’t name a favorite piece. “I like all my pieces in different ways. They all at art. “In math, if you know the equations, you’ll do well. But in art, it have some good things about them and they all have some bad things,” isn’t like anything else. You can just let it out on the paper and express said Luth. In all of her works though, Luth says, “I’ve accomplished yourself. No matter what, there are going to be good points about it.” Chris Kennedy something I’ve been trying to learn.”
Devils’Advocate .45 . May
A&E . Shorts
Chow time
Iced tea Teavana
717 E Butterfield Rd Lombard, IL
Located in the Oakbrook mall, Teavana’s small and warm setting appealed to me right away. Completely dedicated to tea, both for home and to-go, one can often smell the rich tea brews while walking past the store. Teavana offers free samples to shoppers who pass by. As soon as I tried a sample of hot tea, my taste buds were sold. I ordered the rooibos tropica iced tea, sweetened with a bit of the rock sugar the store offers. The light summer taste immediately impressed me. The tea blend was perfect prepared cool and tasted like excellent quality tea in a single fresh blend. However, despite the great caliber and wide selection at Teavana, the biggest aspect that drew me away was the price. While delicious, the iced tea, much like the other tea options, was quite overpriced, even for the quality. Because of the high price, I couldn’t picture myself visiting for a quick cup too often. Teavana, however, would be a good location for purchising tea gift sets that any tea drinker would enjoy receiving.
Angad Ravanam
Angad Ravanam
Upon visiting Chic-fil-a, one may not realize that apart from good food, the restaurant also has some top quality sweet tea. The restaurant itself, fairly new to the Oakbrook area, also made an appealing setting with its casual dining atmosphere. The iced tea had a very sweet southern twist, definitely pleasing any sweet tooth. While the addictive drink seemed relatively simple, Chic-fil-a certainly got the right mixture down to a science. The iced tea wasn’t too strong nor light, and the amount of sugar added a flavorful and heavy kick. For those not willing to sweetly pause health concerns, the iced tea is also offered in a tasty unsweetened alternative. And conveniently, the sweet tea can be bought by cup or by gallon. With a reasonable price to top it off, Chic-fil-a’s sweet tea left an impression on me, standing out from the other iced tea options. Next time I pop in for a chicken sandwich, I’ll probably be ordering sweet tea to balance out my taste buds — or better yet, I’ll just take a couple of gallons for home.
Starbucks
100 Oakbrook Ctr Oak Brook, IL
Angad Ravanam
Chic-fil-a
Across from Teavana in the Oakbrook mall, sits Starbucks, a famed competitor. The familiar atmosphere of the coffee shop welcomed me, and the menu offered a few iced tea options. This particular store is more accustomed to a quick drink on the go, considering the small size of the location, but the cool taste of the iced tea was nice to sip on while strolling through the mall. The iced tea itself, better in a grande because of the ice, was pleasant to the taste; a simple but flavorful brew that rivaled both Teavana’s and Chic-fil-a’s. While the unsweetened version attracted me initially, I found that the sweetened type didn’t hold the same appeal. Though not bland, the sweetened mixture somehow didn’t taste as harmonious as the other iced teas. While definitely a delicious option, Starbucks dimmed in comparison as it didn’t offer a unique, memorable taste. However, the light and fresh flavor will still definitely bring me back for more the next time I crave a convenient tea option.
701 Oakbrook Ctr Oak Brook, IL Zena Ibrahim
Concerts
Glen Hansard Vic Theater June 26
Foster the People Congress Theater June 20 Devils’Advocate .46 . May
B-52s Northerly Island July 6
Neil Diamond United Center July 6
A&E . Shorts
Chow time
ICED TEA
with
Teavana
717 E Butterfield Rd Lombard, IL
Located in the Oakbrook mall, Teavana’s small and warm setting appealed to me right away. Completely dedicated to tea, both for home and to-go, one can often smell the rich tea brews while walking past the store. Teavana offers free samples to shoppers who pass by. As soon as I tried a sample of hot tea, my taste buds were sold. I ordered the rooibos tropica iced tea, sweetened with a bit of the rock sugar the store offers. The light summer taste immediately impressed me. The tea blend was perfect prepared cool and tasted like excellent quality tea in a single fresh blend. However, despite the great caliber and wide selection at Teavana, the biggest aspect that drew me away was the price. While delicious, the iced tea, much like the other tea options, was quite overpriced, even for the quality. Because of the high price, I couldn’t picture myself visiting for a quick cup too often. Teavana, however, would be a good location for purchising tea gift sets that any tea drinker would enjoy receiving.
Angad Ravanam
Angad Ravanam
Upon visiting Chic-fil-a, one may not realize that apart from good food, the restaurant also has some top quality sweet tea. The restaurant itself, fairly new to the Oakbrook area, also made an appealing setting with its casual dining atmosphere. The iced tea had a very sweet southern twist, definitely pleasing any sweet tooth. While the addictive drink seemed relatively simple, Chic-fil-a certainly got the right mixture down to a science. The iced tea wasn’t too strong nor light, and the amount of sugar added a flavorful and heavy kick. For those not willing to sweetly pause health concerns, the iced tea is also offered in a tasty unsweetened alternative. And conveniently, the sweet tea can be bought by cup or by gallon. With a reasonable price to top it off, Chic-fil-a’s sweet tea left an impression on me, standing out from the other iced tea options. Next time I pop in for a chicken sandwich, I’ll probably be ordering sweet tea to balance out my taste buds — or better yet, I’ll just take a couple of gallons for home.
Starbucks
100 Oakbrook Ctr Oak Brook, IL
Angad Ravanam
Chic-fil-a
Across from Teavana in the Oakbrook mall, sits Starbucks, a famed competitor. The familiar atmosphere of the coffee shop welcomed me, and the menu offered a few iced tea options. This particular store is more accustomed to a quick drink on the go, considering the small size of the location, but the cool taste of the iced tea was nice to sip on while strolling through the mall. The iced tea itself, better in a grande because of the ice, was pleasant to the taste; a simple but flavorful brew that rivaled both Teavana’s and Chic-fil-a’s. While the unsweetened version attracted me initially, I found that the sweetened type didn’t hold the same appeal. Though not bland, the sweetened mixture somehow didn’t taste as harmonious as the other iced teas. While definitely a delicious option, Starbucks dimmed in comparison as it didn’t offer a unique, memorable taste. However, the light and fresh flavor will still definitely bring me back for more the next time I crave a convenient tea option.
701 Oakbrook Ctr Oak Brook, IL Zena Ibrahim
Concerts
Glen Hansard Vic Theater June 26
Foster the People Congress Theater June 20 Devils’Advocate .46 . May
B-52s Northerly Island July 6
Neil Diamond United Center July 6
A&E . Shorts
Reviews Valtari
Album Review
A
In 2007, Sigur Ros came closer than it ever seemed they would to making a ‘conventional’ pop album with Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust, the fifth in a line of increasingly accessible releases from the once fairly challenging Icelandic ensemble. Following this logic, Sigur Ros’ sixth album, Valtari, which will be out later this month, should be an album of exciting pop tunes primed sing alongs (or maybe vocalize alongs?) for the band’s multiple appearances this summer. It would seem like this would be the only conventional thing for the band to do. Sigur Ros, though, is not a band that molds itself to convention (take for example the made up language which appears in most of their songs, ‘hopelandic’). In short, Sigur Ros has taken nothing short of a left turn on their latest record. Opposed to the heart pumping builds on Med Sud, Vatari favors delicate, lingering ambiance. The joyous instrumental catharsis has been largely replaced with subtlety. The crisp instrumentation has
The Avengers Movie Review
B+
Based off of an old comic book series by Marvel, director John Whedon brings the world’s most respected superheroes back to the big screen in The Avengers. The basic plot of the film follows Asgardian Loki, aka the bad guy, who has come to Earth with the intent of taking over the planet. By obtaining Tesseract, a powerful alien energy source, he is seen as a real threat to the planet. The Tesseract holds unlimited power to whoever obtains it. In response to Asgardian Loki’s actions, Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D, a high class intelligence agency, calls for The Avengers-Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow-to defeat Loki. The movie, which has been awaited long for by Marvel comic fans, is quite successful as it has made over $8 million. And frankly, I was quite
Albums
Looking 4 Myself Usher June 12
been lost in a dense haze of strings, piano and who-knows-what-else swirling around vocalist Jonsi’s angelic harmonies. Valtari, which roughly translates to “Steamroller”, is the perfect word to describe the sound on this record. It is the type of etherial listening experience that has the potential to steal away an hour of your life in what seems like a second, envelop you in its swirling beauty and hypnotic repetition, and transport you to its edenic universe. Varúð, easily my favorite track, is a perfect summation of this “Steamroller” sound. Piano sounds over a hypnotizing, lulling, even disorienting drone. As the song progresses, it gradually enters a crescendo, to reveal its true Amazon.com intention- a truly epic cacophony of choral voice paired with the cacophony of rhythmic tribal drums. As much as I enjoyed the “conventional” incarnation of Sigur Ros, I can’t blame the band for taking their turn on Valtari. They sound much more comfortable in this environment, and thus have produced what stands as their best album in years. I can’t help but be swept in the beauty that is Valtari, and I imagine that you won’t be able to Evan Lee resist it as well.
pleased myself. I’m not much of an action person, but this movie was still impressive. The plot has its twists and turns as the Tesseract is exposed as something of extreme value to both Loki and to S.H.I.E.L.D. As this is revealed, more of the characters adapt, which results in character development. Each superhero changes throughout the movie and performs actions that normally would not be associated with him or her. I thought that this was probably the most successful aspect of the movie that Whedon achieved. He was able to keep each character refreshing and new. Now, if you haven’t seen the other actions films associated with The Avengers, the film Amazon.com will be difficult to follow at some times. Also, I didn’t have much of an emotional attachment to any of the superheroes as I haven’t seen their individual films yet. Still, it was a classic superhero movie that was pretty enjoyable, and who knows, maybe I will go rent the other movies connected to this. I definitely would recommend it, even if you are usually not into this type of movie. Katherine Kiang
Class Clown Spots a UFO Guided by Voices June 12 Devils’Advocate .47 . May
Oceania Smashing Pumpkins June 19
Spark Seeker Matisyahu July 17
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Campfire songs Students attend Interlochen Music Camp in order to advance their abilities and explore future options.
Devils’Advocate . 48 . May
Cara Jaeger
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Not may students attend summer camp in which they have to wear a uniform, pay at least $1,000, and audition to attend. But a select few students attended Interlochen Summer Arts camp, a highly selective program run out of a performing arts school in Interlochen, Michigan. In order to attend the program, students must submit an application and complete either a live audition or a video supplement six months in advance. Although the process is rigorous and highly selective, Cara Jeager, junior, says that Interlochen is not a camp for superstars. “[An applicant should] show the skills they are looking for at Interlochen. It’s not supposed to be for Broadway-ready performers, but kids looking to broaden their experience.” Rather than house the already successful, Interlochen hopes to direct students to reach their full potential. Attending Interlochen, however, comes with its cost. A summer program can range from $1,000 to almost $8,000 depending on for how long a student attends camp. The longest programs are six weeks long with the shortest being only one week. Because of the camp’s selectivity and hefty price tag, it has achieved world renown. Jeager notes that many of her friends from camp came from different regions of the nation. Beyond the geographic diversity of campers, Interlochen houses students that participate in all different forms of art, ranging from musical theater, to symphonic orchestra, to creative writing. Interlochen, unlike most music related summer programs, follows a strict schedule and is run in an almost school-like fashion. “It is extremely professional. They are very strict and harsh with us, which is very helpful for us. I learned how important it is to get the right training if you want to pursue musical theatre professionally,” said Jennifer Johnson, junior. “One of the most ridiculous things about Interlochen is that there is a uniform. Basically it’s a light blue polo with dark blue shorts and light blue knee socks. You had to wear your uniform, socks, and name tag at all times or you would have to be sent back to your cabin early,” said Jeager. However strict the rules may seem, Jeager agrees that the formality of the camp works to the students’ benefit because it taught her a better work ethic. “It makes you proud that you went there,” she said. Jayne Jeager, senior, also agrees in the importance of the uniforms and scheduling. “I think that the discipline at Interlochen also helped us keep focus,” she said, noting that they have to report for roll call at 6:45 each morning and follow a timed bus schedule to get to classes. Students spend the majority of their time in rehearsal and intensive classes. Students start the day with a three or four hour rehearsal in an often un-air-conditioned auditorium before returning to campus for lunch. This is followed by another four or five hours of rehearsals, specified to the area of study the student focused on. Classes range from music history, to dance, to diction, to instrumental studies. However, there is time to interact with other campers and enjoy normal summer activities such as kayaking, getting ice cream, or going out to dinner
with new friends. Girls can also travel to the nearby boy’s campus when given free time. In addition to performing in their own shows, Interlochen campers get to experience professional instruction first hand. Johnson remembers being critiqued by musical star Adam Pascal, who starred in the original Broadway performance of RENT. Not only has Interlochen helped students progress in their musical abilities, but it has also helped them to decide to pursue music in the future. Jayne Jeager attended a four week seminar in Vocal Soloist Studies, an intensive class in which she studied vocal performance. She will be attending University of Michigan next year to study Vocal Performance. “Before the VSS program, I was planning on either not going into music for college or possibly doing musical theatre. I honestly give Interlochen full credit for introducing me to what I love about opera, and my decision to study Vocal Performance in college,” Jeager said. Even for those who will not continue music at a professional level, attending a prestigious music camp can still be an eye-opening experience. “Interlochen made me realize that I can never stop performing. It is a huge part of my life,” said Johnson. After weeks of hard work and memorable experiences, the camp concludes with a final performance which, for Jayne Jeager, was the best moment of the trip. “I got to see all of my peers perform. It was like being in a musical where everyone got a lead because we all had our songs or moments in the spotlight,” she said. Analisa Bernardi and Julie Kanter
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Results Timeline 4/27 girls track finishes 6th in Wheaton Warrenville South Invitational 5/3 boys varsity gymnastics finishes 2nd in IHSA sectional meet
5/4 boys sophomore baseball defeats York 6-2 5/8 boys varsity baseball loses to LT 2-8
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n all of the time I have spent following professional sports, nothing has pained me more than seeing Derrick Rose grimacing on the baseline of the United Center, tenderly holding what would turn out to be a torn ACL. After all the injuries Rose sustained throughout the season, from turf toe, to back spasms, it seemed for a moment that he would return to lead the Bulls to a championship run. The Bulls were a lock in the first round, facing off against the very much average Philadelphia 76ers, and yet here we stand, with only sub-par baseball to look forward to until football season starts up. The pieces were coming together so nicely – Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer providing a big presence down low, Kyle Korver dishing out the hot sauce from the three point line – but without Rose, the team lacks leadership, and lacks playoff intensity. As news returned that Rose had torn his ACL, my thoughts turned not just to the fate of the Bulls in the series, but for next year, and the year after that. Even after Rose has surgically repaired his ACL, and spent the better part of 2012 in rehabilitation mode, there is a serious chance that he will never be the same basketball player again. It’s a good thing he signed that five-year $94 million contract in December, not to mention a $185 million deal with Adidas in February. The (multi) million dollar question is, what Rose will return to the United Center next season? The sense I get from both Rose’s
5/10 girls varsity softball defeats Proviso West 11-1
teammates, and also his opponents, is that he is one of the most driven athletes in the league, but also one of the most humble – a rare combination that could indicate a full recovery. On numerous occasions, broadcasters have pointed out that Derrick Rose is everything right about the NBA, and the Bulls loss would be a loss for the league. What we can take away from this serious blow to the Chicago Bulls is that there are never guarantees, certainly not in professional sports. We could just as easily point to the concussion sustained by Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, or the serious hit delivered to Marian Hossa that sent him off the ice on a stretcher, to illustrate this fact. Anything can happen, and on any given Sunday, as the saying goes. As disappointing as the season conclusions were for both the Bulls and the Blackhawks this year, sometimes the low points are valuable in that they give us a greater appreciation for the highs. In my four years of high school, I’ve had the privilege to see the Bears make a trip to the Super Bowl and watched as the Stanley Cup was paraded through the streets of Chicago. That’s not too bad. Years of mediocre performance from most of the Chicago sports teams makes those championship moments so much more memorable. So as much as it hurt to see Derrick Rose go down, we have to hope that this injury will only make the story of his return that much better. Ted Owens
5/11 boys sophomore track wins West Suburban Silver Conference Meet
5/10 boys varsity volleyball loses to Willowbrook 10-24 – 25-25
5/11 boys varsity volleyball defeats Geneva
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5/12 girls badminton finishes 15th in the State Meet
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Four seasons Seniors reflect upon their sports career in the final year as Red Devil athletes.
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here is something about high school sports that isn’t like any other experience. The glare of the lights, the sea of red and black, the iconic Red Devil branded on the turf; for a brief four years, everyone is part of a team that grows, learns, and competes togeth-
er. When the Devils leave the field for the last time before graduation, they may continue to play at the collegiate level, or end their career in high school. These four seniors have been athletes for all four of their years, and whether they are continuing to play their sport after high school or are leaving their life on the field behind, they all agree that their experience as a Red Devil athlete was unforgettable.
Lauren Shroyer - varsity soccer
“Be a leader, and don’t be afraid to speak up”
offered me a scholarship,” Shroyer said Shroyer will leave the season with four years of varsity experience in one of the toughest conferences in the state, but also with four years’ worth of memories. “One time, a player took off her pants and shorts running into the game and didn’t notice she was only in her spandex,” Shroyer said. “I’m glad that college is approaching, but I will miss having fun bus trips to the games and seeing all the girls.” The advice: “Always give 110 percent and never stop trying.”
freshmen playing for Southern Methodist University in Texas. When attending a soccer camp at SMU and winning the VIP award, Shroyer kept in contact with her coaches throughout the year, and was scouted at both her club team and Central’s team “Finally when I went down to SMU for a football game the coach pulled me into his office and
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Shroyer began playing soccer at five years old, along with a lot of girls at that age, and has loved it ever since. She has played on the varsity Central soccer team all four years, along with playing on a private club team. “I really enjoyed the sport at a young age,” Shroyer said. She was with Central’s team when they won the state championship in 2009, and won nationals with her club team this year. Central’s team has continued to be strong, both on the field and on the bench. “A ritual we have is kicking each other’s feet during the national anthem before games,” Shroyer said. Shroyer’s season has not been without challenge, though, as she tore a tendon in her foot and had to sit out half of her senior year, but luckily was able to play in the last few games. The lessons she’s learned from playing competitive soccer, though, will stay with her post-Central. Shroyer said, “My advice would be to be a leader, and don’t be afraid to speak up on the field.” It was this leadership that led her to the spot as one the newest
Morgan Celistan - varsity track
“Leave everything on the track” sea, also holds multiple records for both the indoor and outdoor seasons; she was also the main reason that Morgan began to run track in the first place. Celistan, like many other track runners, has rituals and superstitions to prepare before a race. “I always say a quick prayer and get in my blocks the exact same way. I also bounce on my toes and stretch before every jump,” Celistan said. Despite her success as a younger athlete, Celistan had a major setback due to spinal fusion surgery, and hasn’t been able to jump since. She also hasn’t been able to train as hard as the other athletes due to longterm pain. “Despite this, I’ve continued to work my hardest and improve
my times,” Celistan said. Because of this mindset, Celistan has become a vital member of the team, both on and off the track. Being actively involved in pasta parties, spirit wear, and other team spirit events has made Celistan a permanent leader. “The most important lesson I’ve learned is that it’s not all about being centerstage. No single person can win the whole meet; we all depend on each others’ support to succeed,” Celistan said. While she is not running in college, she says she wants to continue to run recreationally “to avoid that pesky ‘Freshman 15.’” “To freshmen: leave everything on the track every single race; you won’t regret it.”
Dylan Dowling - varsity football A member of the Varsity Football team, Dylan Dowling got his start with football in only fifth grade and “instantly loved it.” Despite the dreaded summer two-a-days, Dowling never quit. “Hard work really does pay off, and if you want something, you have to work for it and make yourself better every day,” Dowling said. Working hard paid off for Dowling, who will finish his senior year as a valued varsity teammate. Football isn’t all about hitting the weight room or laying down bone crushing hits against opposing players; it’s about the team time as well. “The time Michael Pircon was dancing on the stage during the talent show at Eureka College during our football camp and a worker walked in the auditorium and he bolted off the stage has to be my favorite memory,” Dowling said. Antics like this allow players to unwind after long practices in the sweltering summer sun. Like most athletes Dowling has his game day rituals. “Every Friday before the game, I would get a bowl of pasta from Portillo’s
and I would lock arms with my boy Chris Miller while we walked out to Dickenson field before games with the drums pounding in front of the team,” Dowling said, recalling his favorite pre-game experience. Having played eight seasons Dowling knows what it takes to be successful and players wanting to have similar success would be wise to follow his advice, “Hit the weights and train yourself in the offseason so you have a competitive edge over your opponents.” “There were always obstacles in our way but you have to keep your head up and bounce back from adversity,” Dowling said when asked what setbacks he has had to overcome. Dowling debated whether he
“You have to keep your head up and bounce back from adversity” should play football in college. ”In the end I decided to go to college for my education instead of athletics,” Dowling said. Having decided not to continue playing at the collegiate level, Dowling’s football career has come to an end. Dowling looks back fondly upon his senior season and his ca-
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Morgan Celistan began running track in 7th grade at Clarendon Hills Middle School, and loved it ever since. Celistan didn’t only keep running, but holds the indoor sophomore record for triple jump, set in 2010, that has yet to be broken. “At first I thought I had missed it by a half inch and I was devastated, but then I figured it out and started bawling because I was so happy,” Celistan said. Celistan’s older sister, Chel-
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reer overall, and said, “My last year as a Red Devil athlete has been surreal. It was a lot better than I could have ever imagined. I remember watching Red Devil football my whole life and this year was my turn to be a senior Red Devil Football player, and I wouldn’t trade that for anything. I have had some of my best memories in football pads.”
Having played eight seasons, Dowling knows what it takes to be successful and players wanting to have similar success would be wise to follow his advice: “Hit the weights and train yourself in the offseason so you have a competitive edge over your opponents.”
Will Howson - varsity baseball
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ahead; hard work is more important than talent.” Although it is business when the Red Devils take the field, Howson still has his ways to relax and have some fun, coined the “Howson Hop,” where he jumps as high as he can to stretch out and then yells out the pitchers name right before the first pitch of an inning.
With the team playing its last regular season game on May 18th, Howson was asked how he felt about his last year as a Red Devil athlete, “We started our season great with a nine game win streak, but have struggled recently with losing a lot of close games. We have one of the toughest schedules in the state and will make a run in the playoffs. I love the guys on the team and wouldn’t trade this season for anything despite our struggles.” Although it is Howson’s last year playing baseball as a Red Devil, he will be continuing to play club baseball at Indiana University during college and will play men’s leagues after college. Having played for 10 years Howson has learned baseball in and out, often the hard way, “My temper hurts me at times, because in baseball you need to be able to move on to the next play.” Not wanting other players to deal with the same frustrations he advises: “Always work hard all year long, and realize you can only control yourself, not your teammates, coaches, umpires or fans, so be able to move on after a strikeout, error, or loss.”
Erik Maday
Senior Will Howson, now a member of the varsity baseball team, began playing baseball when he was eight years old, citing his grandfather, a coach of 30 years, as the one who introduced him to the game. Unlike those who were unable to commit to the hours of daily practice in order to compete with the constantly improving competition, or those who simply found baseball to be boring, Howson still enjoys the sport and all that comes with it. Recalling the excitement of the suspense of close games, Howson said, “Beating our rivals Lyons Township at their place twice sophomore year, in a 14 inning thriller, then beating them the next game as well, is definitely my favorite memory.” Although he has experienced great success in his baseball career, like any athlete, Howson has had to overcome setbacks. Howson is the smallest player on the team, standing just 5-feet-8-inches, but does not let his height discourage him. “My size has always limited me but it just made me work harder” Howson said. In overcoming his limiting size, Howson has learned that “doing the little things will get you a step
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Sophomore Grant Kelly warms up his swing and Freshman Jake Regnery warms up his passing before the game.
Boys jv volleyball vs. Riverside-Brookfield On Monday, May 7, Hinsdale Central’s boys jv volleyball team faced off against Riverside-Brookfield on Hinsdale Central’s court. Beating the team in two consecutive games, the team redeemed themselves from Riverside’s victory over the Devils in the 2010-2011 season, showing their improvement as a whole from last year. With only a couple weeks left in the season, the team is continuing to improve and play boost its conference standings. Although the match was obviously a positive indication for Hinsdale Central and a good display of the team’s talent, it was still representative of a relatively new team, making the victory that much more sweet. Sophomore player George Wassel believed that the match showed off some of the strengths of the group. “We showed a lot of communication and high amounts of energy,” Wassel said. Sophomore teammate Jake Sherlock agreed, saying, “We used a lot of energy that helped us push against our opponents in tough situations.” The high energy, combined with powerful hits and multiple assists from many players, helped the team to victory. Despite the win for the Red Devils, the team still has some developing to do for future matches. The match wasn’t a landslide victory, and there are some areas that had room for improvement. “We need to work on passing and communication,” said sophomore member Marcus Booth. Many of the players saw the same mistakes, and used the match as a lesson for how they could improve in later matches. Wassel said, “I think we need to work on serving, there were way too many service errors in each game.” The team has a relatively short season compared to other sports, with only a little under two months to develop their skills and begin to work as a co-
hesive team. This leaves them very little time for practice, considering that there are more matches packed into a smaller window of time. That being said, every member has to give it their all in every match so that they can prepare themselves for the important conference matches. “We need to work on the little things,” said Jake Regnery, sophomore. The “little things” can mean the difference between a loss and a victory, and at this point in the season, there isn’t any room left for mistakes. The team has high hopes for the season, and for working through the challenges, but has to face eight matches crammed into the next two weeks. Despite the cramped itinerary, every team member plans to keep improving until the end of the season. Despite the rigorous schedule, every member is keeping a positive mental attitude. Regnery said, “I think our team will continue to get better with the rest of our season as we continue to improve day by day.” Considering practice is every day, all the players are putting in enough work to improve both their individual skills and team atmosphere. Booth said, “If we keep up what we are doing, I think we’re going to do great for the rest of the season.” Despite a shaky start to the season, losing their first two games by less than five points in each one, the boys jv volleyball team is continuing to improve, but has to keep their momentum with the quick succession of matches coming up. The team will have to compete in four games in one week, playing Proviso West the day after Riverside-Brookfield, followed by Willowbrook and playing in the Leyden Invitational. “For the rest of the season, I see us doing much better than we started off.” Cam Harvey, Sophomore said.
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Oh, the places you don’t know Red Devils “Chambers of Secrets” Photos by: Ankit Aggarwal, Nick Kopp, and Angad Ravanam
Upper left: Coal furnace in the basment Lower left: Teachers kitchen. Upper middle: Unused staircase in the library Middle: The locked up radio room Lower middle: The infamous window to the pool Upper right: The loud hidden boiler Lower right: Unidentifiable object in the lower basement.
We come to school everyday never noticing the obscure locations full of curiosity, but we never have the chance or the bravery to explore these unknown and unwalked beauties.
“Looking forward to the road ahead.”
photo by George Rembos