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WHS introduces Flex Days WOMEN OF WHEELING Ana Cozariuc Copy Editor
Flex Days are being implemented into this years school curriculum as a break for WHS students. The schedule for these days are completely up to them, with the exception of a required class once a year. Just like the student success summit, the schedules for Flex Days are being handed out in your first period class. “A day of school where you get to choose what you want to do instead of your teacher telling you what to do,” Rebecca Kinnee, teaching and learning facilitator, said. Six days every school year, Flex Days will be a break from the normal school schedules. Teachers from WHS are signing up to start classes such as study halls or office hours, but not all of them are academic. Some teachers signed up to teach origami, story telling, yoga or even just playing card games.
Not all students think that Flex Days are going to be beneficial. “I don’t know how I feel about it just because I’m a senior, and in my mind space it’s like doing everything over and over and over,” Ashley Steil, senior, said. Our days revolve around schedules and some students have doubts that changing our daily routine will help the student body or not. Teachers are troubled about the outcome of these Flex Days just like the students, if not more. There are concerns about students thinking that these days are optional, resulting in them skipping school. In efforts to prevent this from happening, Kinnee scheduled these days on Thursdays rather than Fridays. More students have expressed their opinions about Flex Days. “I think its stupid, and people will slack off the whole time and just spend time with their friends,” Hannah Lucas, freshman, said. Doubts have risen that students will not use Flex Days to their advantage academically.
Although many have expressed their concerns about Flex Days as a whole, the outcome can go either way. “I don’t know if they are going to work or not. I don’t even think people will remember to sign up,” Maggie Ramirez, sophomore, said. Since Flex Days are so new to WHS, not many people have thought about them since the first mention at the student success summit. There are more benefits to Flex Days other than study halls or other classes. Teachers are constantly signing kids out of class for another teachers field trips, which messes up with their schedules. “When you have a flex day it’s different because there is no standard, it’s an uninstructural day. So if that happens now you can use those days for a field trip if you wanted to take one, and so now it’s not really interrupting you with what you normally do,” Henry Brown, associate principal, said.
organization, and I thought if he could do it, so can I,” Akhter said. Fink received a text from Akhter one night over the summer, bringing up the idea of a political club. A couple of weeks later, they were at the Indian Trails Public Library planning everything out. The topic of the first meeting was immigration. Students who attended participated in a discussion about immigration, some providing personal anecdotes. “Our sponsor, Ms. Chico, who is an AP government teacher, was so helpful about answering questions about laws and regulations. She really brought
a different perspective into the discussion,” Fink said. The goal of the club is to get WHS students to think differently about politics and start incorporating politics into their everyday lives. “I don’t agree that politics are the things that you don’t talk about at the dinner table or as a teen. I think we all have to learn how to talk civilly and inform others. We have to exercise our rights,” Akhter said. “I believe the political system has been generally unenergized and unsuccessful in creating an impactful change during our time, and we have so much potential it’s insane,” Fink said.
Students lead political club Kamila Walus
Associate Editor-In-Chief
Earlier this month on Sep. 6, WHS’s first political action club meeting took place in room 245. The club is sponsored by Sandra Chico, social studies teacher, and led by Christopher Fink and Amber Akhter, seniors. The club was revived after some time of not being active. “The club had been existing for a while, but it disappeared, so the idea that students wanted to bring it back makes me happy because it’s important that students are politically aware and active,” Chico said. Fink’s interest in politics was introduced to him after the 2016 election, and became very vocal about issues involving politics. “Once I dove deep into the political system, I couldn’t ignore the often dark truth,” Fink said. Akhter had been a part of the congressional debate team for four years, which involved the students making laws, essentially mimicking congress. “That aspect made me more interested in politics and a debater I met at a national tournament from Texas had started his own student political
Students sit at the first WHS Political Action club meeting. Picture courtesy of Christopher Fink.
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Chrissy Makris Staff Reporter
The Women Of Wheeling club is one of the newest extracurricular activities for students at WHS. The club is sponsored by Cynthia Carro, English teacher, Norbella Aguilar, library assistant, and Sarah Struebing, orchestra director. Many things are being planned for the students who participate for the upcoming September meeting such as the history about feminism taught by Elizabeth Lennon, Social Studies teacher. This will be followed by a discussion. Other activities include different service projects. Some examples would include visiting a women’s shelter, doing fundraisers and raising awareness as well as supporting equality. “Mrs. Struebing came up with the idea. She came to me and asked me if I would be interested in helping her, and I said we need Ms. Aguilar,” Carro said. In addition to that, Aguilar expressed her passion for Women’s Rights, also adding that she was really glad to be approached about this club idea since it was also something she has wanted to do. “I am a feminist, and I believe it is very important for the younger generation to be educated on women’s rights and equality,” Aguilar stated. “As for a goal for this club, it includes empowering the next generation of men and women, trying to make things more equal in the world and empower each other.” This new Women of Wheeling club has brought in a large number of students who feel just as passionate about feminism. “I joined this club because I was often asked if I was a feminist or not. There are so many assumptions about what feminism is because it is totally misinterpreted as being a group of women who want to wipe men off the face of the earth but that’s exactly what it’s not,” Barunka Szamaranszky, junior, said. “What women empowerment/feminism means to me is people coming together to fight for women to get equal opportunities as men. The whole meaning behind feminism is for men and women to be the same, but sadly it’s not that way and we want to change that. I want people to put themselves in a situation where they really wanted something that another person wanted as well, and that other person gets it instead of them due to the fact that they are the opposite sex. That is not equal and it’s definitely not fair, so we want everyone to come together to help stand up against the social norms and fight for equality for all people.” Szamaranszky said. Similar to what the Advisers said, “The club will be trying to a lot of things during the school year to help raise awareness and were hoping to get everyone involved. And if you’re just interested in seeing where you stand, we will be talking all about what feminism is.” The next meeting is on Sep. 24 in the library. Teachers and students are all welcome to attend.
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News
Spokesman Staff 2019-2020
Foyer gets a summer makeover Ana Cozariuc Copy Editor
Editor-in-Chief Santiago Cuevas* Associate Editor-in-Chief Kamila Walus* News Editor Kamila Walus Arts Editor Erica Hayden* Feature Editor Santiago Cuevas Assistant Feature Editor Daniel Aguiniga Focus Editor Jasmine Yusef* La Voz Editors America Munoz* Jesse Carrillo* Entertainment Editor Rachael Lawson* Forum Editor Ana Malagon* Assistant Sports Editors Michael Posner* Jared Freeman* Mitchell Fister* Copy Editor Ana Cozariuc* Social Media Manger Kaidence Katz Web Manager Ethan Polak
September 20, 2019
Daniel Barraza Staff Reporter In June, right after school ended, WHS decided to rip up the foyer. The foyer, last remodeled in 1963, was full of carpeted benches where students could sit or hang out after school. Since most of it was carpet it was harder to clean. This school year started off with the foyer being empty, leaving students to either stand or sit on the floor. “It looks like trash. I have practice after school and I don’t want to sit on the floor while im waiting,” Michelle Mendoza-Sandoval, sophomore, said. Although some are hoping that the new remodeled foyer will include stuff like a chocolate fountain or a fish tank, Raymond Petzold, junior, has suggested a more realistic request, “I want comfortable furniture.” Henry Brown, associate principal, has
designed a new layout for what the foyer will look like. He has ordered the chairs but is unaware of when exactly they will arrive. The plan is to install everything after students leave for the weekend so that when everyone comes back on that Monday it is all there and ready for the students to use. The new foyer will include new things like new seats, chairs and benches. Brown hopes to also add a new ceiling and lights that will be placed above above the foyer. “We get a certain amount of money that we are given in this position that I’m given every year and the money is used for a bunch of things, it’s used for classroom furniture, it’s used for the tvs in certain areas,” Brown said. He had to make the decision of what money is being spent where and what to include into the foyer. “First of all, I don’t know what they’re intention is. It’s probably a good thing but I hope there is enough chairs and tables,” Norb Kriss, security officer, said. This can
be an issue especially since there are no longer any benches, which can seat more people than chairs. Brown has taken this into consideration when planning what the foyer will look like and has made sure that there are both benches and chairs so that everyone will have a place to sit. Brown’s hope is that the foyer will be ready in time for homecoming so that we could get full use of the area.
The foyer photographed after the summer remodeling.
Sophomores say goodbye to lunch Kamila Walus
Associate Editor-In-Chief
About a week before school started, WHS sent out an email to the students and their parents announcing that D214 introduced a district-wide rule prohibiting sophomores from leaving campus first semester during their lunch period. “Overall, the push is to help students that are not where they need to be, which is meeting the criteria of a 2.8 GPA, no Fs, and no suspensions. They would stay here in the building and utilize their resources. We have the lit lab, some teachers make themselves available, so that’s the idea
Adviser John Uhrik Staff Reporters Chrissy Makris Jessica Bezkhlebetskiy Kristin Dawson Jasmine Bautista Melanie Aguilar Cecilia Herrera *Staff members with asteriks are members of the Editorial Board
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rather than going out for lunch,” Jackie Meo, dean, said. Although this decision was not in the control of the officials at WHS, Tom Scotese, dean, said he agrees with the rule. “I understand the push for the 2.8. It’s based on redefining ready, and it’s one of the benchmarks that show that students who achieve [a 2.8 GPA] are being college ready,” he said. However, sophomores did not have as much of a positive reaction to this new rule. Peter Kubakh, sophomore, expressed his disappointment when he first learned about this rule. “I was pretty bummed out because I wanted to go eat out at places
for lunch. I don’t think it was fair because they are basing the actions of a few people in a different grade and punishing people in a different grade because of it,” he said. The motivation factor that is supposed to help the sophomores first semester doesn’t have the same effect on everyone. “This definitely doesn’t motivate me because I’m at a decent GPA already. I feel like I’m in jail, and waiting for my sentence to be up. But I can understand why it would motivate others,” Clare Prilutsky, sophomore, said.
LGBTQ+ Jessica Bezkhlebetskiy Staff Reporter
Illinois public schools will start teaching LGBT history in 2020, after the Inclusive Curriculum Law was signed on August 9th by J.B. Pritzker. The law requires every student in Illinois public schools to be taught LGBT history before they finish eighth grade. “It isn’t touched on in our education system probably because everyone has different views on it,” Emily Rowenski, junior, said. Adding to the current law, the curriculum will cover LGBT figures and events, such as Society for Human Rights, one of America’s first gay rights groups, and astronaut Sally Ride, who was the first woman in space and the first known lesbian astronaut. Jessica Barnett, junior, says, “I’m really proud, and supportive of the decision and I’m really excited for it. I know many kids are uneducated on how LGBT organizations started so it’ll be very good for them to learn. I’m pansexual so I struggle with people not knowing what that means. Usually I spend a long time explaining it which has me minimizing my label to make more people understand. I hope this law pushes more students to join the GSA I’m hopeful to start.” The law requires all schools in Illinois to include the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in history in official textbooks. Illinois Board of Education is also required to publish a list of the textbooks to be purchased under the law. State Sen. Heather Steans, who sponsored the law, said in a statement that “one of the best ways to overcome intolerance is through education and exposure to different people and viewpoints. An inclusive curriculum will not only teach an accurate version of history but also promote acceptance of the LGBTQ community.” Teachers at WHS also support the new decision to incorporate LGBT history into what they teach. “My kids are currently enrolled in the eighth grade, and their freshman and sophomore year and they know people who are in the community. I think it’s good for kids to learn about things like this. Even in our history classes, we go over some lgbt topics as well,” Tod Schwager, history teacher, added.
September 20, 2019
Arts
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Over the river and through the woods This is not a democracy, this is a cheerocracy Mitch Fister
Assistant Sports Editor
For the 2019 competition season, Michael Malek, band director, says he has elected to take the Wheeling High School Marching Band in a new direction. The band’s show this year is called “Through the Forest” which tells the story of Little Red Riding Hood in ways not seen in recent history at Wheeling. “This show is completely different because we’ve got props,” Malek said. The props in question are large metal poles attached to a set of wheels. “We’re using them to make a forest, and we’re also using a marching band drum major podium with a set attached to it that’s going to look like Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma’s house,” he explained. Wheeling marching band shows traditionally have not used props, as they mostly consisted of multiple songs under a unifying show title. Most of the focus was therefore on complex marching formations for visuals. Malek went on to explain how the show content is different from any past Wheeling marching band show. “This year, it’s not just three songs with the title of the show, but there’s actually a storyline that holds it all together. Our percussion instructor had the idea of, ‘Well, what if we told the story of Red Riding Hood,’ a story that everybody knew, and then create our own soundtrack and way of telling the story. “Another unique thing about this show is that there’s no solos written in, for anybody really. There are solos in color guard, but no individual band member really has one,” Malek said.
The changes in content are a new direction; Wheeling marching shows have long been known for jazz-inspired show names /music, and large amounts of musical soloists. However, as Malek said, “Marching Band has grown a ton over the past four years alone.” The program’s changes are simply tactical adaptations to the evolving world of marching band.”
Marching Band performs during halftime of the first home football game on Sep. 13. Photos captured from the official Wheeling High School WCAT Live broadcast channel on Vimeo. Tune in to the next broadcast. or view archived boradcasts, at https://www.vimeo.com/user102329138
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Erica Hayden Arts Editor
As the school year begins, the musical arts steps up their musical production. Bye bye “Chicago,” hello “Bring it On!” Depsite the countless versions and various remakes of the movie, the premise of the films involves two rival teams competing to be the best cheerleading team there is. In the Wheeling High School version of “Bring it On!” the main variation will be that of screen to stage, that of movie to musical. Currently, the production is still very much in the works, and the cast members have already started preparing. Some members of the cast are new to the stage, too. “I auditioned to help myself over come my fear. Four hours before auditions I was about to change my mind and not try out. My friends helped me boost my confidence and prepare for my audition and I’m very thankful they did. I got part of ensemble in the show (and)extra cheerleader,” Emma Arns, sophomore, said. Clearly, this will not be the first musical production WHS has put on. “Chicago,” the last musical run here at WHS, has been one of the most talked about musicals of the last few years. Many wonder if the upcoming fall performance will live up to the success of “Chicago.” “Every musical has its own unique touch, and “Chicago” was a beautiful in which we have successfully sold out, but again, every production is different, and this musical will bring us its own set of challenges along with very high points!” Veronica Camargo, senior, said.
Many performers choose to do theater as a passionate hobby while others see it as an opportunity to push them out of their comfort zone and onto center stage. Some even hope that the center stage is their career path. “I would definitely consider musical theater, and more generally the fine arts, a career pathway because, just like for any other major, being able to take classes to aid in your college readiness is crucial to not only to prepare us for the rigor that college brings but also making college cheaper. There are so many jobs in entertainment and the fine arts that our career pathways should not look over solely because it is an uncommon, and often risky, pathway,” Kazu Quigley, junior, said. Although the date of the musical has yet to be announced, the performance will likely be towards the end of fall, early winter. Keep on the lookout for updates by following @wheelingspokesman on Insta and @WHSSpokesman on Twitter.
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Feature
September 20, 2019
Cultural visit from across the atlantic ocean Daniel Aguiniga
Assistant Feature Editor
WHS has brought in 13 exchange students from Italy to learn about American culture. In the springtime of 2020, the Wheeling students who are participating in the program will have the chance to go to Italy and learn more about the Italian culture. It’s a very exciting experience not only for the students, but for the school as well. The students from WHS came in contact with the exchange students from Italy towards the end of last school year so they could have an idea of who their partners would be. They have been in contact with the exchange students since then so they can be familiar with each other. The program can open up a different experience for students looking to try something new. Jackie Fuentes, senior, is hosting an exchange student. “I’m very excited because this is my 2nd year doing this, and we get to show them things that they’ve never seen before, since they are in Italy,” she said. Some Italian exchange students have never had Dunkin’ Donuts or had Taco Bell. The Wheeling students are trying to give
them the best experience as possible since they are here. “I’m speaking a lot of Italian this year than usual, especially with my foreign exchange student. Last year I was pretty nervous,” Fuentes said. The program helps students learn to speak Italian and get more comfortable with the language. Having to speak Italian to your exchange student is good because he or she is fluent in the language so they will help with the pronunciation of words. “I’m really fond of Italian culture because it’s so cool and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to host,” Victor Gomez, senior, said. The chance to bring the Italian students over here got other
students motivated to join. They want the chance to meet new people and whoever is interested in Italian culture can learn more about it. It is a perfect opportunity to learn more, have fun and try new things. In order to be able to host the Italian exchange students, you would have to pay for their flight and you have to take Italian class for two years or more. Wheeling has really cool programs for our students and this happens to be one of them. Having the Italian exchange students here can bring new and beneficial ideas. “It can benefit Wheeling by providing new ideas and adding new extracurricular activities,”
Photo Taken By Santiago Cuevas Giovanni Hernandez, Yalissa Uriostigue, and Leonard Cruz, seniors, pose with their respective exchange students. These seniors wil be hosting the students between the dates of Sep. 11 and Sep. 19.
Photo Taken By Santiago Cuevas Here, WHS students interact with the Italian exchange students. They are playing a game of UNO during their lunch period. The game attracted a crowd around them.
Little Wildcats
Spokesman interview members of the Little Wildcat preschool class Information collected by: Kaidence Katz, Ana Cozariuc, and Ana Malagon
Q1: What is your favorite part about school so far?
Q2: Who is your best friend in class?
Q3: What do you want to learn/ excited about learning in school?
Q1: Playing with toys
Q2: Temmet
Q3: I wanna learn about dinosaurs
Q1: The baseball and bat
Q2: Parker
Q3: Food
Maddie Christell
Joe Harold
Q1: Painting
Q2: James and Parker
Q3: I want to learn about cats
Q1: Playing the magnet tiles
Q2: Camila
Q3: I like building with blocks
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Joe Palencia, sophomore, said. When the students from Wheeling approached the foreign exchange students at the airport, they were nervous but welcomed them with kindness. “I think the students who took care of the italians were pretty chill, some of the wheeling students were in my classes and they were showing the foreign exchange students around and they did a pretty good job,” said Palencia. There wasn’t any trouble with coming in contact with the Italian students. Angela Hawkins, head of the language department, has gotten a call from a school in Italy who had wanted to do a partnership with a school from Chicago. “There is a thing called AATI which is the American Association of Teachers of Italian. We all belong to this association and the president of the association posted a school from Italy that wanted to have a partnership with a school from the United States. All the Italian teachers talked and agreed that we can have a partnership with them. So last year we connected with them and told them that we would like to partner up with the Italian school. Last year was the first year we got to partner up with them,” Hawkins said.
Out with old, in with the new, freshman iPads Kristin Dawson
Brad Kahler, technology services supervisor, shares the reason for the Staff Reporter drastic update. “Last years graduating class some The first day of school, Nora Duka, of them applied to be part of a pilot sophomore, walked into Wheeling process actually started back in their High School, excited to catch up with junior year. Some students that were her friends. When she entered the some of them carried Chromebooks, cafeteria, the first thing she noticed some of them had Microsoft Surfaces, was the new freshmen iPads. She was some had MacBook airs, and some blown away by the drastic change had (the freshmen) iPad with the between her iPad and their’s. crayon and the keyboard. What we “How come we couldn’t get them wanted to do was to let the students and they get special treatment? They determine what get the stylus and was going to be the keyboard, which the best device “I’m very jealous is unfair,” Duka said. because throughout for them going The my whole four years forward. We knew upperclassmen are I needed a keyboard that the iPad had especially not too worked well for and I had to go all happy about these the way down to the years, but a lot tasteful tablets. library and rent one of people were Their iPads are out but the freshmen saying “we want outdated, and the have it right there in to be able to type” cases are falling With less front of them and I apart. computer labs, had to buy my own “I’m very jealous people still because throughout stylus,” needed a place my whole 4 years I to easily type. needed a keyboard So, after a year and I had to go all and a half, of the way down to those students the library and rent trying out all one out but the those different freshmen have it devices, the ones right there in front who really liked of them and I had to it the most were buy my own stylus,” Andrea Padilla, the ones who had the keyboard. senior, said. That’s what led us to getting the The freshmen enjoy the perks keyboards and crayons for the of their iPads, but there is just one freshmen this year,” Kahler said. problem. Wheeling has been planning on “The keyboard is annoying getting the freshmen keyboards and sometimes because you can’t bend styluses for years. Over this period it back, you have to take it off,” of time, Wheeling has also been Samantha Szatko, freshman, said. expanding their academics, clubs, and Many students are wondering departments. Updating the student why the freshmen got nicer iPads in iPads is just one way that Wheeling is the first place. evolving within the district.
Andrea Padilla senior,said.
Feature
September 20, 2019
Meet some new members of the Wildcat Staff for 2019-20 Britany Benson, Physical Education Teacher “This is my first teaching job, and I had heard how great District 214 was. So, I met with the district and they told me there was a job opening in the physical education department, and I jumped at the opportunity.”
Alex Perez Security Guard “I decided to get a job in the suburbs because I was tired of driving in and out of the city every day. I worked in the Chicago Public Schools System for 23 years, and I decided it was time to get a job here. When the opportunity came up to work here at Wheeling, I jumped on it.”
Valerie Pecoraro Technology Specialist “My previous job was at Arlington Heights Memorial Library. We worked with all ages of people there. Wheeling is very close to my home, and I wanted a job where I could work more closely with the student population.” Information collected by Santiago Cuevas
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Staff Birthdays September September 1
Maureen Mullane Bandi Rojas
September 6 Teri Levey
September 7 Sue Miller Bruce Males
September 8 Tim Meyer
September 10 Patty Collins
September 11
Carrie Mattingly
September 12
Valerie Guerro Cathy Frantz
September 14
Sabrina Massey
September 15
Rebecca Castro Claudia Carone
September 18 Jim Meyer Barb Czarnik
September 22
Joshua Nabasny
September 24
Manuel Valdespino
September 26 Jim Gumz
September 27
Dave Peight Donald Jensen
September 28
Javier SaucedoGuttierez Kyle Reinhart
September 29
Lauren Manola
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Focus
September 20, 2019
This is the tip of the iceberg
Focus Editor
Jasmine Yusef Focus Editor
Established in 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations organization that researches science related to climate change. In October 2018, the group published the Special Report on Global Warming of 34.7 degrees fahrenheit. The UN report states, “Global warming is likely to reach 34.7 degrees fahrenheit between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate.” As of now, the world is 33.8 degrees fahrenheit warmer than preindustrial rates. The report warned the world of a 12 year deadline to incite significant change and bring urgency towards the global dilemma to prevent irreversible and extreme changes in the environment such as; rise in sea levels by 10cm, one and a half months of extreme heat, great crop yield reductions. Underdeveloped countries will feel the most impact of the catastrophic conditions which result in more stratification among social class lines. Since the release of the Special Report, there has been a series of environmental crises. The release of the report resulted in a mix of panic and indifference by the public. However, clear signs of extreme climate and recurring natural disasters around the world have started to shift opinions on the severity of the current environmental atmosphere.
Amazon Rainforest ablaze for economic improvement in Brazil Forest fires in the Amazon have occurred at the highest rates in a decade. The New York Times states that in the month of August alone, more than 26,000 fires have been recorded in the Amazon rainforest. This significant rate contributes to the 73,000 fires that have been recorded this year. Natural forest fires care common during the months July-October because of the dry season, but it is apparent that most of the fires this year were man-made. Farmers and loggers set fire to parts of the rainforest to clear land for profit. The Amazon influences weather systems, generates oxygen, and absorbs great amounts of carbon dioxide. The Amazon, which is the largest rainforest in the world, stores so much oxygen that it is enough to alter the world climate if it were released into the atmosphere. Aside from the dangerous impacts on global warming, the fires threaten the ecosystems and further the endangerment of animals of animals in the rainforest. The fires displace animals and destroy their habitats. The destruction of vegetation results in diminished amounts of food sources for wildlife. A dramatic shift from protecting
the Amazon to embedding it into the brazilian economy occurred when far right President, Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019. Bolsonaro’s policy reflects nationalist, “Man of the people” politics that disregard the environmental dilemmas that exist within the country. His policy reflects what is best, economically, for the people of Brazil. Even though Brazil has one of the largest economies in the world, 26% of the population is below the poverty line. The pressure to alleviate and elevate Brazil’s economy led Jair Bolsonaro to loosen the grip on restricting businesses and individuals from using the amazon for economic development such as; mining, logging farming, and cattle ranching. Formerly protected parts of the rainforest are now at risk. Criticisms from conservationists consider his policy to be severe exploitation of the amazon where economic growth takes precedence over wildlife and the environment. Many Brazilians side with President Bolsonara and approve of his policies regarding the Amazon. Agamenon da Silva Menezes, a farmer, states forest fires are normal. Slash and burn agriculture is a commonly
used type of farming to clear land, ensure profit, and make a living throughout the dry season. Small scale farmers and large ranchers believe using the amazon as a source for economic gain is essential to keeping them in business. Word on news and social media outlets that the largest rainforest in the world was on fire at record rates since 2009, brought immense attention to the fact that Brazilian government significantly reduced their protections on the world wonder. Other nations apart of the movement to control climate change also expressed distaste with the Brazilian president’s actions. Bolsonaro responded to the widespread backlash by reminding the world Brazil’s sovereignty. He stated that they weren’t a nation without governance and to question his policies was not only disrespectful, but also, was not the rest of the world’s business. A movement spread throughout the western world to boycott brazilian goods to force Bolsonar’s hand. Following the G7 Summit, concerned nations such as Britain and France, offered $22 million in Amazon aid to Brazil. After much deliberation Bolsonaro accepted, exploitation continues to persist.
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What do you think about the current environmental crisis?
Information collected by Jasmine Yusef
“It’s scary how the media exaggerates it so much. The media talks about it more than the news does,” Jessie Liguron, sophmore, said.
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“We need to be more aware of what is going on in the world. We need to do something about it,” Ernesto Lagunes, junior said.
Focus
September 20, 2019
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g...The Future is far worse. Ice caps melting result: rapidly Rising sea levels Rachel Lawson
Entertainment Editor
Fluctuating temperatures between Aug. 30 and Sep. 16 have caused significant increases and decreases in the Arctic sea ice extent. From Aug. 30 to Sep. 5, over 123,600 square miles of ice melted, and from Sep. 10 to Sep. 16, an additional 45,600 square miles were lost. In between these stretches of decrease, from Sep. 7 to Sep. 10, the ice cover experienced an increase, which is common due to varying oceanic winds. The extent of the sea ice has a nearly perfect indirect relationship to the temperatures of the ocean and atmosphere, meaning as temperatures rise, the sea ice’s square mileage falls proportionally. As of Sep. 16, the total square mileage of the sea ice was 1.62 million, which is expected to be the season minimum. Going forward, as temperatures decrease, ice growth will accelerate at a much more rapid pace, and the sea ice extent will rise drastically.
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Miniscule particles found in Artic snow Jasmine Yusef Focus Editor
Microplastic particles have been discovered all over the world. From rain over the rocky mountains, to desolate parts of the arctic these particles seem to keep popping up. Scientists were baffled as to how this pollution made their way from large urban centers to remote areas of the planet. A new study by National Geographic, found particles of plastic in the arctic snow. The study brought to question the effects the quantity of microplastics contamination in the air has on animals and humans who breathe in the pollution. The amount of these tiny particles has increased tenfold since 2002. They are not just in the snow. Plastic fragments were located in deep sea sediments. As of now we know little about the effects of plastic in the air, but scientists suggest the long term impacts are grave.
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“I think the environment, and people and health need to take precedent over money,” Michael Bosco, Spanish Teacher.
September 20, 2019 8 La Voz Celebrando la Independencia Raices Hispanas America Munoz
“Para tener una vida mejor porque en México eran pobres y querían obtener más dinero, algunas de las dificultades que enfrentaron fueron las facturas, y la comida era muy diferente” Estudiante del primer año Emily Justo
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El 15 y 16 de Septiembre es un dia muy especial para muchos hispanas. Empezando desde las 10:00 de la noche el 15 de Septiembre y continuado hasta el 16 de Septiembre empieza la celebrazione de la independencia. ”Es el día que México ganó su independencia de los españoles,” dijo estudiante del cuarto año Casandra Sastre. Se celebra la guerra que ganó México en contra de España. la mayoría de los países de méxico celebran con lo que se llama el grito. en donde todos se unen para recordar los héroes de México. Wheeling High school va festejar de su propia manera. “A através de latino club, preguntaremos a la gente que usen sus colores, como sus camisetas nacionales o colores auténticos del país America Munoz La Voz Editor
“Mi familia vino a los Estados Unidos para que yo pueda tener una vida mejor y una mejor educación y vivir una vida mejor que la suya.” Estudiante del segundo año Jair Rivas
o etnicidad que quieran representar,” dijo maestra de español Rebecca Castro. Representando las diferentes partes de México y sus colores. Puede servir como homenaje a las personas que protegieron a México en la guerra. Además de representar con colores, se representa con los antojes de méxico. “Estaremos vendiendo chicharrones, aguas frescas y churros, para conmemorar el día de la independencia y recaudar fondos,” dijo estudiante del cuarto año Jasmin Cisneros. El dinero recaudado se destinará a becas para los estudiantes de Latino Club. Pero también sirve para nunca olvidar nuestras raíces. Con una comunidad hispana tan grande como Wheeling High School es importante recordar el pasado y seguir gritando por México.
El Ritmo de la Musica
La música puede significar muchas cosas. Es muy importante para representar etnias, culturas y más. WHS tiene una de las más grandes poblaciones multiculturales, y por eso sera que aqui se empieza el ritmo de la música. El districto 214 está tratando de comenzar una nueva experiencia para los estudiantes llamada Mariachi Band. Comenzando desde el 10 de Septiembre Mariachi club tuvieron su primer encuentro. “La mariachi band todavía la estamos formando. En el distrito quieren un mariachi en los eventos del distrito, especialmente comenzando aquí porque
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“-Vinieron aquí por las mismas razones por que querían una vida mejor, para mis abuelos fue más difícil porque tenían una farmacia ahi y, como venían de una familia de mucho dinero querían venir aquí solo por el sistema escolar porque, tenían muchos hijos.” Estudiante del cuarto año Ruby Trujillo
tenemos la mayoría de los latinos,” dijo maestra de español Rebecca Castro Mariachi club será dirigido por la maestra Señora Castro y el maestro Señor Gonzalez. Dependiendo de cuantos se presentan o no, decidirán tener audiciones. Muchos estudiantes están planeando ser parte de esta nueva experiencia. “Creo que es un lugar donde puedes mostrar tu talento musical y tu habilidad para cantar también. Es un lugar donde quiero encontrar mi talento musical y expresarlo con mis amigos,” dijo estudiante del tercer año Brian Aguirre. Mariachi Band planea tocar canciones en los pasillos, o para cumpleaños, y
compartir música y alegreya. Por esas razones muchos estudiantes planean participar en un movimiento de la música. “Estoy en eso porque muchas personas me ven como una persona tímida, así que realmente quiero ponerme en algo que voy a estar frente a todos y mostrar lo que realmente puedo hacer y también voy a aprender otro tipo de instrumento diferente,” dijo estudiante del tercer año Vivian Muñoz. Mariachi Band es una oportunidad para estudiantes de Wheeling High School expresarse y aprender de la música que mueve el mundo.
El Super Clasico Del Mundo
“Ambos vinieron aquí para tener una vida mejor, para ellos y para mí y mi hermano, para que podamos tener más oportunidades de las que tuvieron en su vida anterior.” Estudiante del tercer año Ashley Benitez
Photos courtesy of Jesues Mejia y Christian Mancilla Zonido , durante lonches periados 5,6,7.
Cuando se piensa en “El Clásico”, se piensa en el Real Madrid V. Barcelona, pero en realidad en la herencia hispana el clásico es América V. Chivas. Este juego es el más grande de la liga Mexicana. Los dos son los clubes más grandes de la liga, ganando más de veinte campeonatos combinados. Actualmente América tiene la victoria sobre Chivas, con 84 victorias sobre los 74 y 75 empates de Chivas. En su primera reunión el 1 de agosto de 1943, Chivas ganó el juego 1-0. El 8 de septiembre pasado, el clásico fue tocado, y tuvo emociones mezcladas después
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de un empate 0-0. Le preparatorio al estudiante actual y a un ex escritor de periodismo de Wheeling high school sobre el juego y aquí estaban las respuestas. Cuando le pregunte qué equipo tenían en sus raíces, Joe Placencia, estudiante de segundo año, dijo: “he sido un fan de América, debido a mi familia. El ex estudiante de Secundaria Wheeling y escritor de periodismo Derek Spallone contribuyó con una revisión del juego. Cuando se le preguntó acerca de qué equipo enraizó para, dijo: “yo enraicé por América para este partido porque mi amigo Gio, que me invitó al juego, es un fan de América así que, por supuesto, tuve que Mostrar un poco de amor al equipo, también!”, Cuando se le preguntó por qué estaba
decepcionado por el juego y lo que iba a cambiar dijo, “ yo estaba un poco decepcionado de que ninguno de los equipos anotó. Para mi primer juego, me hubiera encantado ver a cualquiera de los equipos anotar así que puedo ver lo loco y la multitud se ha vuelto!” Al ver el partido, también me decepcionó el resultado. Como fan de Chivas así como mi familia excepto mi hermano que es fan de Atlas, deseábamos que el juego terminara con una victoria. de Chivas sobre América.
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September 20, 2019
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Taylor Swift commits to pop with new album “Lover” Jasmine Bautista Staff Reporter
In the death of her reputation, Taylor Swift has released a new pop album, Lover on Aug. 30. The album features two collaborations, one with Brendon Urie and one with the Dixie Chicks, and was introduced with leading singles “Me!”, “You Need to Calm Down” and the title track, “Lover”. Although most artists release singles that are a representation of their forthcoming album, Swift tends to do the opposite and save the “real” songs for her fans. “You Need to Calm Down” is another catchy pop song, but a very different vibe from “Me!”. It displays a little attitude toward people who post hateful comments online and tells them in the lyrics that they “need to calm down” because they’re “being too loud”. After her last two albums, Swift has finally included a track that is the same title as her album. “Lover”, the final single released before the album came out, speaks about a significant other and highlights the ups and downs of the relationship. The song gives off a romantic feel, especially when Swift sings the bridge, which is full of references to wedding vows. Besides these lead singles, personally I think some of the most important songs on the album are “The Man”, “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince”, “Afterglow” and “The Archer”. “The Man” is Swift’s view of her career and how it would’ve turned out if she was male. It’s a very empowering song that captures the misogynistic things that women go through, especially if they are successful and in the spotlight. “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince” could easily be from a coming of age movie since it relates to high school and love. Especially in verse one which says, “You know I adore you, I’m crazier for you than I was at 16, lost in a film scene, waving homecoming queens, marching band playing. I’m lost in the lights.” It has an overall very nostalgic vibe. “Afterglow” is a very apologetic song, and Swift takes the blame for overreacting and misunderstanding her partner’s side of the story. I think this is important because it’s always hard for someone to take the blame after disagreeing in an argument. Her bridges contain some of her
strongest lyrics in my opinion, and the bridge of “Afterglow” shows her emotions after the argument hoping that the other person will also be willing to set their differences aside. I have always been in love with Swift’s lyrics and how she creates a unique yet cohesive sound with each album. I’m very excited for the future tour and to see what she’ll do next relating to “Lover”.
What’s your definition of a “VSCO girl”? “A girl who owns a hydro flask and owns a bunch of scrunchies. They also say ‘and I oop’ and ‘sksksksk’,” Brianna Eloiza, sophomore, said.
“They wear stuff like puka shell necklaces, white vans with white socks, lululemon shorts, and oversized t-shirts,” Thomas Lozowski, sophomore, said.
“They wear high-end name brands,” Ashley Steil, senior, said.
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Enjoy this nine-song summary of Rachel Lawson’s summer 2019.
New York Fashion Week favorites
Rachel Lawson
Entertainment Editor
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2019 ran from Sep. 4 to Sep. 14 in New York City, NY. My two favorite collections were Mark Gong, who showed on Thursday the 5, and Parsons MFA, who showed on Wednesday the 4. Gong’s Spring/ Summer 2020 collection was inspired by his high school years, which he spent in Los Olivos, CA. Most of the looks stayed within a light color palette and played with volume. The Parsons MFA collection that shows at New York Fashion Week each year is the product of students from the New School, and it always turns out to be one of the most interesting. It was on the opposite end of the spectrum from what Gong showed, incorporating bold colors and graphic prints but sticking to more classic silhouettes. Most of the looks were suits. Check out nyfw.com to see the rest of the collections that walked the runway.
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Instagram and validation Make America great again
Aria Giacomino Staff Reporter
A pressing topic for teens lately has been Instagram, a social media app that has taken on a demographic for people in their early to late teens. Recently, Instagram has decided to experiment and remove the like button to see how it would affect its users. The experiment started in Canada, but soon branched off to other countries including Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. You may be asking why would Instagram do this. Well, with it’s demographic being teens, it makes researchers question how much social media interferes with their everyday life. Posts not getting enough likes
could lead to anxiety or a teen to question their self worth. The interface still looks almost exactly the same, all besides being able to see the users below who have liked posts. When on the app or website you will still be able to like posts, the like button will still be there, but only you will be able to see your like count. There has been quite a lot of talk about this for countless reasons. One of them being influencers and companies. A lot of companies will jump on instagram to try and get these influencers to use their products. Then these influencers tell their audience about the product that they are using, and it profits the company. If likes are disabled then will these people ultimately lose their jobs or will they still be able to make money from their posts even though the like count is invisible? Some influencers have voiced their opinions on the whole situation, one of them a Canadian family blogger, who depended on their audience to find out what to do for her next post.
Editorial: School spirit should be a positive experience, not a negative one. Recently, members of Spokesman witnessed students creating a negative environment at the first home football game. On Friday, Sep. 13, multiple
They in particular posted family outfits, and now they’re unable to find out how their audience feels about the certain outfits since the likes are getting hid from other people. But this has also made it easier to find out who is just following a trend, just following someone and or liking their post because of the pure addictive-ness of pressing their like button or double clicking. It shows the influencers who is a loyal fan and is still checking into their content and brand deals. It affects their career as a whole.
students were caught throwing trash at other students in order to “promote” school spirit. Foolish acts like this could have resulted in students being injured or even hospitalized simply because someone wanted to be a jokester. There is a good way to have fun with school spirit, but throwing objects around is not one of them. Acts like these are not exactly one
Ana Malagon Opinion Editor
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Seconds, minutes and hours go by. Who did the people choose? Who did the electoral college choose? Who will be leading our country? Who is going to be our next president. I stayed up anxiously waiting for the results. Hoping, praying, wishing that Trump would not be our next president. However, my hope didn’t last. Big news America it is no longer Donald Trump. It is President Trump. Fast forwards 3 ½ years and Donald Trump should not be relelect for the 2020 elections. Four years is enough. Trump does not embody the ideals of our nation. From twitter rants to political campaigns he continually spews
incredulous ideas and stereotypes specific groups of people. Trump wants a predominantly white population in America. He does not want immigrants, only white Americans. We can’t have Muslims because they are terrorists, we can’t have Mexicans because they are criminals and rapists. What Trump says, his followers eat up. The racist, sexist, immature comments are glorified. Soon these groups of people that he has stereotyped are faced with hatred from society. Trump uses the people as his puppets to instill fear into all non-white Americans. Trump’s America is an abundance of red baseball caps that have Make America Great Again written over them. A flurry of white people yelling to go back to their country. Immigrants are not wanting to leave their homes in fear of being deported. Muslims being called terrorist even though most recent terrorist attacks are done by white people. A white rapist being given a few months in jail while a poc is given years in jail for drugs, is what comes to my mind when I think of Trump’s
time things; they happen so often that at this point no one would be surprised if students started wearing bike helmets. Spokesman is utterly disappointed with the fact that we do not participate in school spirit in a respectable manner. That is why we believe that we should fix our habits and push for school spirit but in a better manner.
America. A place where white supremacy thrives while the rest of Americans struggle to hold their heads above the water. Trumps hold on America has to end. We cannot let another four years pass by with him, seating at the Oval Office, suggesting lunatic ideas that will send America over a cliff. Our nation of liberty and justice should be just that. A place where anyone, regardless of race, sexual preference, religion, or gender, can sit, as the saying goes, safely under their own vine and fig tree. America will be great again when Trump is no longer president. no longer president.
12 out of 12 Editors on the Editorial Board Agree
Third Democratic Debate: Floundering frontrunners prove it’s anyone’s game Ben Williams Staff Reporter
“I would just say, hey, Joe [Biden], instead of saying ‘no we can’t,’ let’s say ‘yes we can,’” laughed Sen. Kamala Harris at the third round of Democratic debates on Thursday, Sep. When asked if she would turn to executive action in order to enact a ban on assault weapons, Harris expressed full support. Biden was quick to object, suggesting following the Constitution and passing legislation, prompting the Obamainspired counter from Harris. Former Vice President Joe Biden’s significant lead in the polls has put a target on his back since the first night of debates, and his less progressive policy proposals only salt the wound. At one point or another during the debate, Biden found himself under fire from almost all of his fellow Democrats. On Thursday, candidates such as Biden or Sen. Bernie Sanders, who have held a comfortable lead over their fellow presidential hopefuls, found themselves in hot water. Beyond attacks from their Democratic competitors, moderator Jorge Ramos stood in their way. Ramos was an essential part of the debate, asking Biden, as well as other frontrunners such as Bernie Sanders, to address the criticisms that could make or break their campaigns. As a Latino, Ramos took it upon himself to point out how
a border fence was passed under the Obama administration, asking Biden why he didn’t stop it. Flustered, he attempted to excuse his immigration policy by saying it wasn’t as bad as the Trump administration’s. “We didn’t put kids in cages.” Realizing Biden was not going to answer the question, Ramos turned to the other Obama appointee and only Latino on stage, Julián Castro. Castro referenced his record of pushing against stronger border security in his time working as President Obama’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, working to develop communities that would be friendly to immigrants. As the topic shifted to Latin America, Ramos addressed the elephant in the room on Bernie Sanders’ proposals of socialism. Venezuela being a socialist country in ruins. Sanders began by trying to articulate that Venezuela was different because they are run by a dictator, unlike Sanders’ proposals of “democratic socialism” that would keep the free elections we have today. The crowd was pleased, but Sanders quickly fell into a tangent, rambling and losing the crowd’s attention. Being an ally to Sanders in the last debate and proponent of most of his ideas, Sen. Elizabeth Warren would go on to express them in a more articulate and professional manner than Sanders. This is shown by her increasing lead over Sanders
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in the polls. Warren’s popularity may also be attributed to her looking agreeable in her debate performances. Throughout the debate, Warren built upon or expressed support for a variety of other candidates’ policy proposals, rather than countering or shutting them down in order to promote herself. “Registration, I like that,” she said in the middle of her point about gun control, supporting the proposal of gun registration by former Rep. Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke has been low in many polls and has been carried through the race primarily on name recognition after almost beating Republican Ted Cruz in the Senate race for Texas, at deeply Republican state. However, his aggressive gun control policy may put him on the map. “Yes, we’re gonna take away your AR-15s or your AK-47s.” In saying this, O’Rourke claims he is unafraid to be authoritarian on guns, buying back or forcibly seizing assault weapons from citizens. From there, the question is whether he will go through with it if he wins the presidency. Which brings us to the one candidate we know believes in his own ideas: entrepreneur Andrew Yang. Perhaps one of, if not the, most unique candidate on the stage, Yang brings a variety of policies that transcend party lines, seeking to “solve the problems that got Donald Trump elected”. Due to this, his passionate followers, dubbed the
“Yang Gang”, which is made up not only of Democrats but also centrists, Libertarians, and former Trump voters unsatisfied with the man they put in the White House. Through each night of debates, Yang stays out of conflicts between candidates, stays within his allowed speaking time, and ties nearly every issue back to his signature Freedom Dividend: $1,000 a month for every adult American citizen, no strings attached. Several days prior to the debates, Yang teased a big surprise he had planned for the debates. In his opening statements, Yang revealed he would be giving the Freedom Dividend to 10 American adults chosen in a raffle using his campaign funds. This move will allow Yang to put his money where his mouth is and has already proven effective; Yang has seen an unrivaled boost in donations and web traffic since the debates. With once projected winners giving weaker debate performances and underdog candidates beginning to show their hands, the road to Super Tuesday will be an interesting one. Donald Trump will have to stay on his toes, as the primary election is still anyone’s game. The ten candidates from the September debate, along with billionaire activist Tom Steyer, will return for the next debate in Ohio on October 15. The debate will be broadcast on CNN.
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Fresh Star t For Fall Spor ts: Teams Adapt to the Loss of Se niors
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Brenda Torres, freshman, runs for her team at the Fenton track meet. Torres was the team’s top runner as a freshman at the meet, and their next meet is at Warren on Saturday, Sep. 21.
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Gabriel Schiavoni, junior, fights for the ball against Fremd High School. Wheeling soccer next plays Thursday, Sep. 26, against Rolling Meadows High School here at Wheeling.
Javier Lopez, sophomore, attempts a kick against the Schaumburg Saxons. WHS football plays their next home game on Friday, Sep. 27, when they face off against the Hersey Huskies.
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Isidro Bahena, junior, runs at a duel competition against Conant, where the Wildcats won 25-34 against them. They then competed at a meet in Fenton, where they placed 7 out of 22 schools.
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Grace Zambrano, senior, Peyton LaCaeyse, senior, and Olivia Chavez, senior, help Wheeling’s volleyball team fight for the victory against Palatine in two sets. The girls’ volleyball team next plays against Hersey on Tuesday, Sep. 24.
Luis Aviles, junior, prepares to kick the ball downfield against the Fremd Vikings. Wheeling soccer is 3-2-2 as of Monday, Sep. 16.
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Johana Veloso, junior, prepares to serve the ball against Palatine. Veloso is the team’s libero. Wheeling volleyball hosts the Volley For The Cure game on Monday, Oct. 7, when they play St. Viator.
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Isaiah Romano, sophomore, gets ready to run the ball into the teeth of the defense. Romano and Wheeling’s football team next play Friday, Sep. 20, when they go on the road against Maine West.
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The girls’ varsity cross country prepares for their race at Fenton. At the Fenton meet, the varsity team placed 11 out of 20 schools.