Spokesman Volume 53, Issue 6 by Wheeling Spokesman

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Volume 53 Issue 6

April 7, 2017

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April 7, 2017

Fowlin ingrains beauty into WHS students David Ruvinskiy Web Editor On March 13, 2017, Michael Fowlin, spoke at Wheeling High School as part of an anti bullying campaign. The school psychologists and social workers organized this event as a way to address bullying at WHS. Although Fowlin spoke at WHS in the past, he was invited back this year because students gave a positive response after his last visit. Since Fowlin could not give his presentation to the same group of students, school psychologists and social workers waited six years before inviting him back. Mark Menich, school psychologist, hopes that the presentation positively impacted students by helping them rethink the way they treat others. “No one’s the same. We really need to do a better job of accepting everybody for their strengths and weaknesses,” Mr. Menich said. Svetlana Fastov, school social worker, also hopes that the assembly changed students’ attitude toward others in a positive way. “I can hope that by listening to other stories and telling people how their words might affect other people, it will raise awareness and also let them know that we care.” Ms. Fastov said. The school psychologists and social workers received a lot of feedback about the presentation. After the assembly, 15-20

students talked to Fowlin and were sent to Mr. Menich and other specialists to receive help in coping with emotional struggles. “Outside of that (receiving help), we’ve had kids that have come to our table outside during the week and have, one, pledged that they weren’t going to bully anyone, but they also said that the presentation they thought was one of the best presentations they’ve ever seen,” Mr. Menich said. Before Fowlin gave his presentation, WHS did a lot to prepare for his visit. During the month of February, value and kindness messages were displayed on the school announcements. As a result of the activities that students did in regards to bullying, they were able to see the effect of their actions on others. Tom Scotese, dean of students, also supports the idea of creating empathy for the victims of bullying. “As a dean, what I hope is that people will have more empathy for the person being bullied. I think we have great students here and I think that no one wants someone to feel bad. We think that a lot of things that we do don’t matter. Like, ‘It’s no big deal. It’s no big deal.’ When you see how words can affect them, it’s like ‘Oh my god, my words can do that,’” Dean Scotese said. Overall, Fowlin supports the victims of bullying that watched his presentation. “I want them to remember that no matter what they are going through, they are not alone. Their pain is not just a hurdle to get past, but it is their gift to use,” Fowlin said.

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Students participate in lunch time activities as part of WHS’ anti-bullying campaign.

Nano’s projects solve real world problems David Ruvinskiy Web Editor

Editor-In-Chief MJ Hurley, junior, recently qualified for the 2017 National Speech and Debate Tournament, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama and last from June 18th to June 23rd. The competition, hosted annually by the National Speech and Debate Association, has nearly 3,000 students compete for national titles in events that would be seen at speech and debate tournaments. Hurley will be competing in congressional debate. Hurley qualified for the tournament by competing at the national qualifier for district 214. Competing against 75 other debaters in four chambers, Hurley placed first in the senate chamber, qualifying him for the competition in Birmingham. “Initially I was shocked because the people I qualified over, in my opinion, were a lot better. Now I’m just excited for nationals and very determined to do well,” Hurley said. While the bills for the competition won’t be released until May 10th, Hurley will be preparing in the meantime by preparing speeches on old bills. Once the bills come out in May, Hurley will have a month to research and prepare for over 40 different topics. Julia Koziara, junior, is also part of the debate team. Koziara explained that she was proud of Hurley qualifying for nationals, and that the debate season has

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Micheal Fowlin gives a presentation to help victims of bullying feel empowered.

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MJ Hurley, left, qualified for the Nattional Speech and Debate

been successful for WHS. “I was really proud. We came close to having our captain qualify last year but this was a great ending to the month that we all worked really hard,” Koziara said. Michael Hurley, English teacher, is the head coach for the WHS debate team. Mr. Hurley explained that it’s great to see when a student succeeds, and that overall that success has been a team effort. “It’s always gratifying to see students succeed. We’re a team… If somebody else had qualified we would celebrate that as well, because when one person does well it’s the result of all the work that all the team puts in,” Mr. Hurley said. Hurley shares a similar view to his coach, saying that the debate team has been a great support for him. “I’m very proud of our team this year. I couldn’t have qualified without them and their support was amazing,” Hurley said.

On March 4, 2017 students in the nanotechnology classes participated in the Illinois Junior Regional Science Fair. In order to create a project, students usually start by choosing a topic that interests them and can be researched using the equipment available to the school. When choosing a topic, students have to think of a problem that they can later test. During this process, Carol Bouvier, science teacher, provides the students with research articles and allows them to go off on tangents in order to ensure that they choose the best possible project. “I absolutely love the learning that goes on as the students do their projects. Students generate their own scientific problem and experimental procedure on something that interests them. They don’t know the answer to their problem before they start,” Ms. Bouvier said. Matthew Hoffman, senior, is one of the students in nanotechnology who participated in the Regional Science Fair. His project determined how difficult it is to process a type of prairie grass into fuel. Like Ms. Bouvier, Hoffman enjoys the

open endedness of creating a project. “Unlike most school ’experiments’ where one could pretty much Google the outcome of the lab, this sort of project lets you explore a specific area that no one else has explored before. Of course other researchers have done work on similar topics, but with this project you can build on their research plus branch out with your own ideas or slant,” Hoffman said. Aside from participating in the Regional Science Fair, students will also have the opportunity to present their projects at the Next Generation Innovators Challenge: Positive Impact (NGIC:PI) event on April 7, 2017. According to the NGIC:PI website, this event was created to “celebrate student innovation, creation, and determination.” Barry Hanrahan, librarian, became involved with the Positive Impact event since he believes that science fairs do not focus on the impact on the real world. Because of this, he helped design the event and rubric. “The goal of that design was to invite students to investigate any topic that would potentially have a positive impact on the world. Science fairs do not focus one third of the rubric points on the impact - our event does,” Mr. Hanrahan said. After the Positive Impact event, students with projects who qualify will go to the State competition in May.

“Science fairs do not focus one third of the rubric points on the impact - our event does,”

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Arts

April 7, 2017

Scottish accolades added to “In the Heights” showcase Torres’ art skills award her opportunities to advance

biology, Torres stands out among the rest as an imaginative guru. “She’s been working on a series that is a combination of man and nature, and Constantly displaying determination has been using layering and transparency and passion in her artwork, Rebeca to get her ideas across. It’s been really Torres, senior impressed her advisor, effective.” Ms. Bale said. Julie Bale. Bale, visual art The Zhou B Art Not only has she Center in Chicago is teacher, who has taught many students in both put together an an art-based institution general art and photo founded in 2004 by the excellent portfolio, internationally acclaimed classes, couldn’t think of anyone better to nominate but she also artists, the Zhou brothers. for the esteemed accolade. It was erected as a network gives back to the between local artists and As one of Bale’s AP studio art students, the global art community, department,” Torres experiences a while also advocating large degree of freedom the present-day fusion in her class time. Using of Eastern and Western Julie Bale, her time well, “not only culture in the United art teacher had she put together an States. Rebeca Torres excellent portfolio, but managed to land one of she also gives back to the her pieces in the esteemed department whenever she exhibit. can by participating in art shows and “Recently she’s had her art displayed at activities.” Ms. Bale said. the Zhou B Gallery in Chicago. She’s also With an impressive portfolio represented us at several other art shows displaying artistic combinations of across the state. I’m very proud of her for anthropomorphic caricatures and luscious it,” Ms. Bale said.

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Santiago Cuevas Staff Reporter In the Heights, the famous school play here at WHS, has been nominated to participate in the International Theatre Fest. This festival would take the cast overseas and into the country of Scotland. The cast should feel proud of their achievements, as they have done something that prior alumni could have only wished for. They have made history in WHS and have been recognized by the board of education. As Stephen Colella, musical director said “It was the right show at the right time with the right kids. It fit everyone up on stage and they were awesome in the show,” In the Heights is a play based off a DominicanAmerican neighborhood in Washington Heights, New York. The play is diverse in character roles thus making the play fit for WHS. The play has succeeded not only because of the amount of support it has received but also because of the dedication of the cast. Megan Murphy, junior, said ”this

play has experienced major success because every single person in the cast was all in and devoted to succeed. We made every rehearsal focused, worked smarter, not harder, and had so much fun to the point that rehearsals didn’t feel like work at all,” Due to low funds and many of the leads being seniors, the cast was unable to go. But the opportunity was there and the cast should feel proud of this years play. Denis Vorobyev, junior, said “Of course it’s disappointing that we can’t continue this show and help represent America at the International Theatre Fest, but we have to see that the show would perform in August when all the Seniors are already in college, plus the cost for the trip. The show had it’s time, the cast grew and we all love the outcome. We were happy to do it at Wheeling and we were happy to do it at State. But all good things must have an end,” For many endings, the result is disappointing, but not this time. “In the Heights” has become one of the most successful plays in WHS history and all because it achieved more than what it was expected to.

Legacy final show ends season on a high note

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Legacy performs their final show for the home crowd on Tues. Mar. 14 in the WHS auditorium. Stephen Colella, Legacy director, said the finale “was a great night, they did awesome.” And with a hopeful outlook for next year’s Legacy, Mr. Colella continued that “they’ve spent so much time putting the program in a good place, I feel really good about where the program is at now.” Graduating seniors are leaving quite a Legacy for next years show choir to live up to.

Suite Surrender cast ramps up for spring performance Josie Levin Associate Editor

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Cast members Victoria Guerrero and Joaquin Herin, juniors, reherse for their upcoming performance of “Suite Surrender.”

Suite Surrender, produced by the WHS Theater Department and premiering this spring, a story about two bitter rivals forced to share space. Since the 14th of March, the cast and crew began working hard on the show. Victoria Guerrero, junior, who will perform in the upcoming play, said “It’s hilarious and there’s a real live dog.” Guerrero was just excited to be “able to put out a finished product with my friends, and being able to like goof around and take constructive criticism because you know that even if you mess up they’ll still love

you, and they won’t judge you.” One of those friends, Lesly Gonzalez, junior, had her own emotional connection to the performance. Gonzalez said “we’ve grown as actors, all of us, and it’s exciting to see us in our final performance together.” Gonzalez has a personal investment in the success of this show. “Because half of us are seniors, half of us are juniors, we just can’t really part without saying one grand final goodbye,” she said. Sharing the cast’s excitement, Dr. Orin Xavier, English teacher and show director, said “seeing it come together, seeing the actors start to get their lines, seeing how they start to vibe with each other, seeing them understanding the plot and the dynamics of the show: that’s probably the

most exciting part. So, the closer it gets, the more stressed the actors get.” Although the commitment and connection between the cast is strong, the play still has it’s own difficulties. “Having to recast one of the most essential characters in the play on the first day... and also the pronunciation of certain characters names,” was a challenge for Guerrero, she said. While Gonzalez cited that “getting comfortable with our own characters” was an issue for her. Undaunted by the prospect, Dr. Xavier said “So far it’s just been the one role that we had to fill in, but that’s been the most stressful part, and even that has been taken care of fairly quickly,”

Feature

April 7, 2017

No more ruff times; Rocky visits have a staff member that has taken the time to train their dog and get it certified and insured. It is a very time intensive process that also costs money to do. The staff member owns the dog, but brings it to school with them,” Mr. Scotese said. The topic has been discussed between the staff as Absentmindedly, one’s thoughts stop once a cute to who would be willing to put their dog through dog is in sight with the first instinct being to pet it. Dogs are naturally a distraction which is why Rocky, a training, but no one has been definite. The other option is to have a therapy dog like golden retriever, visited WHS on the morning of SAT day. However, Rocky, is not just a dog- he’s a certified Rocky who isn’t owned by a staff member, but it would restrict Rocky from helping counselors, social therapy dog. workers, or psychologists as his trainer is required to “Studies show that animal contact can have a calming effect on people as well as assist in facilitating stay with him at all times. “Confidentiality of students and families prevents therapy situations, making the client more open to discussion and talking about sensitive material,” Tom the trainer from being present during sessions with our counselors, social workers or psychologists. This is why Scotese, dean of students, said. we can only have visits, like we are planning on April Although school may be stressful all the time, the purpose of Rocky’s visit on Wednesday was to simply 4th and during the end of the year finals,” Mr. Scotese, said. help students with SAT testing. Rocky may not be accessible during the school “Students responded well to the distraction and days, but he’s there when it counts. it appeared to calm some of their nerves before the high stake tests the students were about to take,” Mr. Scotese said WHS doesn’t have a regular therapy dog hanging around in the office for stressed out student to play with, but the idea of having one is popular within the students. “Wheeling should get one because if someone is having a bad day or a stressful day then they can be relaxed after playing around with the dog,” Meera Jojo, junior, said. However, WHS can’t just hire a certified therapy dog- the process is much more complicated than that. Visiting the Wildcat family, Rocky, helped students feel “The schools in district that have a therapy dog calm before taking on the SATs.

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Spokesman interviews members of the Little Wildcat preschool class and their parents.

Q1: If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?

Hazel Wyatt

Q1: Mess up my room and keep it messy

Q1: Eliminate hate or rid the world of all diseases

Q2: Play with my brother. We play wolves and Ben is the wolf.

Q2: I loved to play outside or Barbies if it was a rainy day

Wyatt Wagner

Q2: What did you do for fun, as a kid?

Ann Wyatt

Q1: The moonthat it would look like a piece of cheese. Q2: Be wild like run around crazy at home.

Laura Wagner

Q1: No starvation Q2: I read and played Nintendo (original!) for hours on end every day.

Nolan Rand

Q1: Change the colors of the sky to black because it’s bedtime. Q2: Go on bikes and sleeping.

Emily Hanrahan

Q1: That in real life, a purple unicorn can come because I like purple and I like unicorns because they can fly.

Q2: I like to play with colored blocks and build castles.

Brianne Rand

Q1: I wish everyone had clean water, good food and shelter and safety. Q2: To ride my bike around my neighborhood.

Barry Hanrahan

Q1: To get government to negotiate or to talk rather than have wars. Q2: Play tennis. I played for fun when I was younger and then I played in high school.

Information and photos collected by Shailah Magallon and Santi Cueves

Feature April 7, 2017

Support the GSA club; take a vow towards silence

In this society, it is difficult to struggle with personal the day, By not speaking you are showing support towards problems such as coming to terms with your sexuality those who are afraid to speak up and have been bullied or supporting those who are seen as different alone, but because they are not seen as normal. Santi Cuevas although the club is small, acquiring on average 9 people per meeting, it generates a bigger impact. The club helps them Staff Reporter understand those who struggle and feel that they’re a part of society. “GSA has only been in my life this year, but advocating On April 21st, the GSA Club here at WHS will take a for LGBTQ teens has been for a while. These kids deserve vow to remain in silence for an entire day. Day Of Silence to know that what they feel is valid. What they feel is is an event to help recognize those who have been bullied normal. In this society, we often forget about them and their or have been abused because of their sexual orientation or struggles.” Lesly Gonzalez, junior, said. gender identity. By being silent, students show that there are Many of us tend to forget that someone out there is people out there who understand their struggles and that struggling while we’re not. We forget that although our they are cared for. It’s also a chance for students to express world seems perfect, someone else might not think so. An themselves and have their voices heard. event like Day Of Silence not only brings those who are “I think a GSA Club is important anywhere because it’s struggling and being bullied into the light but also brings the all about making sure there is an awareness among students. community together. Everyone has their own uniqueness and differences and “I feel like I am connecting myself to my people. that isn’t a bad thing at all. So I think it’s nice to have a Thankfully I’ve never really experienced bullying based space where the students feel they are supported and I think on sexuality, but I want to show others that I am there for it’s nice to create an atmosphere around the school where them,” Miranda Raimondi, junior, said. Courtesy of Lair everyone is supported and can be seen as equal,” Lauren To participate in this event you must sign up a week prior Lesly Gonzalez, junior, and Paulina Segovia, sophomore, have Manola, social worker, said. during the lunch periods to receive a participation sticker for been a part of the club since its start this year.

Long time Cubs fan, Paul Dzien, presents player with ring MJ Hurley Assistant Sports Editor When the Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 1908, the team celebrated with a simple dinner out, and a go get them next year attitude. When the 2016 Cubs broke the 108 year drought, there was bedlam in Chicago, and a lot of partying. The party will conclude on April 12th, with the team handing out the championship rings to the players and coaches still with the club. In order to make this experience more close with the electric fans that propelled the team to victory, Chicago selected 20 fans to personally hand rings to Cubs personnel. Paul Dzien, social sciences teacher, is one of the twenty who were selected for this prestigious honor through a social media twitter contest. “To get selected, I sent a few friends of mine a couple pictures,

and they made a little movie out of those which was then submitted through twitter for consideration. So on April 12th, I will be handing a ring to either a player or coach of the Cubs,” Mr. Dzien said. According to the cubs, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 “...the last time the submissions for the contest, and Mr. Dzien was one of the twenty super cubs won in 1908, rings fans honored with this opportunity. Mr. Dzien, a lifelong cubs fan, is were not handed out. obviously excited. This is the first tiem that “I’m a very big Cubs fan, season ticket holder, memorabilia collector, anyone will have ever and the last time the Cubs won in 1908, rings were not handed out. This seen one or held one, is the first time that anyone will have ever seen one or held one, so to be a so to be a small part of small part of history is pretty cool,” Mr. Dzien said. history is pretty cool,” When the Cubs honor their 2016 history making, World Series team on April 12th, look for Mr. Dzien on the field, donning his Cubs attire. Paul Dzien, It isn’t often that history is made, for Mr. Dzien it is an amazing once in a social sciences lifetime opportunity. teacher.

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April 7, 2017

Stellar Girls light up future Katie Chong Cartoon Editor

Information from National Science Foundation

Stellar Girls is a girls-only science-related experience for middle schoolers where the girls explore science and engineering concepts that revolve around feeding, healing, and fueling the world. The program helps girls learn new science concepts and test their ideas through hands-on experiments. “The girls-only environment allows for girls to be girls. They are not overshadowed by the aggressive learning style of the boys, and often they become more aggressive and more confident in their own ideas,” Kathy Konyar, biology teacher and Stellar Girls sponsor, said. Six to eight high school mentors work alongside Ms. Konyar and the middle schools, helping supervise but also learning. “Our high school girls learn/explore right along with our middle school girls, but they act as mentors

and cheerleaders to encourage the younger girls to keep at it without giving up. The high school mentorship allows our high school girls to learn leadership and mentoring skills like patience and listening and empathy,” Ms. Konyar said. The strong bonds created during Stellar Girls ease the transition between middle school and high school and reassure these incoming middle schoolers that they already have friends attending WHS. “I love being with kids and working alongside Ms. Konyar,” Julia Kurolapnik, senior and Stellar Girls mentor, said. The benefits of Stellar Girls out last high school; its effects point the girls in a positive direction for their futures careers. “The program really encourages the girls to get involved, ask questions and be creative, and all these qualities are super important in STEM careers. I know some of the girls plan on becoming engineers and others brain surgeons, so I know they feel they can accomplish whatever they set their minds to,” Kurolapnik said. Stellar Girls will resume April 5.

Outnumbered: 15 to 1 Katie Chong Cartoon Editor

Information from US News and World Report

What do these graphs mean?

Myth: young girls are just less interested in STEM from childhood. However, in elementary school, regardless of gender, the same perecentage of children share the same level of interest in math and science (top). On the other hand, by the time both genders are workforceready, men more than double women’s presence in the fields of math and science (bottom). What happens from elementary school to high school to college to the workplace that makes females turn away from STEM? How can we help more girls pursue their orignal STEM dreams?

Why STEM? “When we redesigned the student experience at WHS, our goal was clear to make high school relevant so that it engages and serves as the start of a student’s preparation for life beyond high school. With a multitude of STEM programs, problem-based learning, access to technology, career interest workshops, external experiences and opportunities to earn early college credit and industry,” Dr. Lazaro Lopez, Associate Superintendent and former principal, said “There is a convergence of agreement at the federal level, state level, public press, and in education, that STEM is where the jobs will be, where the scholarship dollars are most lucrative, and where opportunities for students in the 21st century will be most abundant,” WHS stated in a statement named “WHS STEM4ALL.”

Amongst sixteen students, Lia DeCoursey, senior, is the only female student in her AP Physics C class. On one of the first days of class, while taking attendance, Lisa DelMuro, former physics teacher, pointed out DeCoursey was the only female student. In fact, DeCoursey admits that she did not even notice her unique status in the class until Ms. DelMuro pointed it out. However, once DeCoursey noticed, she could not stop noticing it. “Sometimes I feel insecure asking questions or asking for help in class. Sometimes I feel like I can’t show any vulnerability as the only girl,” DeCoursey said. Unfortunately, there are merits to DeCoursey’s concerns. “One time, we were doing a class review on gravitation, and I got a problem wrong. One of the other students said something to the effect of ‘That’s why there are no female astronauts.’” DeCoursey said. However, DeCoursey even admits this instance is the only time she had been treated differently because of her gender. “All of my teachers have been great at creating a classroom environment that supports everyone, and my peers are also very accepting of everyone in class,” DeCoursey said. Despite setbacks, DeCoursey’s peers and teacher praise her and predict a bright future for her. “She’s smart, like naturally smart. Hard concepts come easily (to her),” Nikolas Buzinskis, senior, said. In the fall, DeCoursey will be attending Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. She plans on majoring in physics, and she is considering double majoring in mathematics and physics. She plans to attend graduate school

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Lia DeCoursey and Nik Buzinkis, seniors, at the IJAS Regional Science Fair for Nanotechnology.

afterward and continue to study physics or other related sciences. “It’s been my experience that students as talented as Lia will do well in any profession they choose,” Kim Fermoyle, physics teacher, said. Northeastern University already accepted DeCoursey into their honors program. The university only accepts the top 15% of the entire incoming freshman class and has offered DeCoursey the “Northeastern University Honors Scholarship.” “There’s definitely a lack of female role models in STEM. I think that has something to do with it. If young women have no one to aspire to be like, they’re going to be less interested in pursuing that field,” DeCoursey said. However, as DeCoursey continues her STEM education, she leaves a legacy for young girls that are pursuing STEM can look up to.STEM can look up to.continues her STEM education, she leaves a legacy for young girls that are pursuing STEM can look up to.

Why do think fewer girls pursue careers in STEM? “Nowadays, there’s not a lot of female scientists, and people just don’t pursue it. STEM researchers are usually hard to go to even for anyone,” Allen Milchalski, freshman, said.

“Because it’s too hard. It’s too much to process for a girl,” Vanessa Casas, junior, said.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

April 7, 2017

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Tiffany Nop: WHS class of ’16, University of Iowa freshman, majoring in biochemistry and biology

“I volunteer in a biology research lab, and I work with all males. On my section, there’s about six people, including me. I’m sure a lot of girls are starting to pursue more STEM classes. In my close friend group, all the girls are pursuing STEM related majors. I just think it’s more of the stereotype created from the old folks that STEM stuff is “only for men” probably because they think we’re not built to do things (men) do. But that’s going to change, I’m telling you. A lot of the current generation girls are pursuing STEM majors. There’s more STEM programs for both genders and more schools are pushing STEM. If (girls) want to pursue something STEM related, then (they should) do it. Take as many (STEM) classes as you can to get ahead and show them who’s boss. ”

Katherine Kowalski: WHS class of ‘16, Stanford University freshman, majoring in electrical engineering

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“Electrical engineering is especially male dominated. The worst experiences I had, while pursuing STEM as a girl, were actually from my guy friends. The thing about high school students is that they want girls to succeed in STEM, just not more than the guys. I think it’s definitely a pride issue because most of my male friends were kind people; they might have just been very insecure with the fact that a girl was doing what they thought were “guy things.” Girls just need to find what makes them feel confident and use it to focus on their education instead of caring what people think of their wrong answers. Soon those wrong answers are the right ones. It was uncomfortable for me at first, but the more I started participating, the more confident I felt, and it seemed to work out for me.”

Hiba Fakhoury: WHS class ‘15, DePaul University sophomore, majoring in computer science

“My (computer science) classes average 30 students, and there’s usually one to two girls, three if I’m lucky. There’s a lot of obstacles I’ve encountered throughout my field; the biggest one would be the “girls can’t code” insult. I can’t tell you how many times I would say answers in my classes and would hear chuckles because they thought my answer was wrong. I think more girls don’t pursue STEM because they’re afraid of being put down. In general females are already getting paid less than males even in non-male dominated fields, so imagine what it’s like in a male-dominated field. I feel like a lot of girls in high school, myself included, are very unsure of what they want to pursue as a potential career, and yes, it’s scary and nerve-wrecking, but in the end it all depends on what makes you happy and what do you enjoy doing.” Courtesy of Hiba Fakhoury

Information from National Science Foundation

Cartoon by: Katie Chong

“It’s not what society wants them to do or they don’t feel comfortable” Sahil Sharma, senior, said.

“I think some girls don’t fully know all the possible careers in STEM and all the opportunities,” Irene Keselman, WHS alum, said.

Information from Bureau of Labor Statistics

“There’s definitely a stigma about math and science and all those type of things are still thought to be a boy thing,” Jennifer Kuehn, English teacher, said.

Photo opinion by Shailah Magallon

La Voz

07 de abril 2017

Los lugares favoritos de los estudiantes de WHS Lillian Calderon La Voz Editor Todos tienen una persona que siempre los hacen sentir bien, alguien que se le puede contar todo, pero algunas personas también tienen un lugar, o lugares, favoritos. Lugares al que van cuando no se sienten bien o un lugar que tiene un valor sentimental para ellos. Personalmente, uno de mis lugares favoritos es una tienda de libros en Chicago. No es un Barnes & Nobles, es una tienda verdadera de libros. Está localizada en la calle dieciocho en un edificio chico con solo una puerta para entrar. Se llama Pilsen Community Book Shop y tiene un estilo antiguo. Las paredes están llenas de libros desde arriba hasta abajo y son de todos tipos de géneros. Me encanta que todos los libros están a precios rebajados, pero me hace querer comprarlos todos. Es uno de mis lugares favoritos porque uno,

está localizado en Chicago y a mi me encanta la ciudad, especialmente la calle en cual se encuentra. La tienda me hace sentir confortable y me da sentido de seguridad. A mi siempre me a gustado los libros porque es un arte, son posibilidades para aprender cosas nuevas. También me da un sentido comunitario, la tienda y todo lo que está alrededor de ella está conectado. Espero regresar pronto, y me gustaría llevar algunos amigos para que ellos también vean y sientan lo mágico de esa tienda de libros. Tambien me gusta este lugar porque esta cerca de un lugar de comida donde mis papas se conocieron. Los dos trabajaron alli cuando llegaron a este pais y alli es donde se conocieron. Me gusta que mi lugar favorito esta cerca de uno de los lugares favoritos de mis papás. Cuando voy a la tienda de libros puedo caminar por las calles sabiendo que la historia de mis padres esta por esas calles. Espero hacer mi propia historia por esas calles, empezando con mi lugar favorito.

Las familias y comunidad de Wheeling High School Aaron Bernacho Staff Reporter Esperanza está atras cada esquina, y para la primera generación de inmigrantes, Wheeling High School lo proporciona. Wheeling generalmente tiene mucho potencial para trabajar, con fábricas, restaurantes rápidas, y hasta autoempleo, por ejemplo. Con trabajos estables, padres pueden planear el futuro de sus niños. Rebecca Torres, senior, describió que “no había muchas oportunidades para empleo en Michoacán. El conoció a personas antes de venir a los Estados Unidos y dijeron que Wheeling tenia mas oportunidades para trabajo.” Las oportunidades de este país, y específicamente Wheeling, no solo son para las personas de la comunidad latina. Es una ciudad muy diversa, y la Wheeling High School tiene una de las poblaciones de estudiantes más diversas. Muchas familias de WHS vienen de una familia en donde los papás emigraron de otro país. Por ejemplo, Mehul Shukla, sophomore, nos contó de sus papás y como vinieron a este país. “Mi papá dejó su familia en India para venir a estados unidos para vivir com mi mama y soportar la familia, aunque no sabía nada de este país. Mi mama trabajo duro en la escuela y

afuera de la escuela después de llegar aquí de un pueblo chico en India. Hizo eso para que nuestra familia tenga una vida mejor.” Otro ejemplo es de David Ho, junior, y como llegó su familia aquí. “Mi papá decidió a retirarse más tarde para que tenga suficiente dinero para pagar el colegio de mi hermana y yo. Después de la Guerra de Vietnam mi papá se vino para este país y mi mama lo siguió, se casaron y escogieron moverse a Wheeling.” Millones de personas emigran a Estados Unidos para diferentes razones, unos por el dinero, otros por las oportunidades disponibles, y muchas otros razones. Todas las familias de Wheeling High School tienen una historia, una historia de cómo llegaron a este país, a esta ciudad. Es importante a reconocer todo lo que las personas han hecho y pasado para llegar a este país y sus acciones al llegar aquí. Siendo una comunidad multicultural, por supuesto que inmigrantes están bienvenidos aqui para fortalecer sus vidas y generaciones futuras. Todos los estudiantes de Wheeling High School tienen el mismo soporte que necesitan para decidir su futuro, pero ellos tienen la opción de aprovecharla.

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Encontrando trabajo en la ciudad de Wheeling Lillian Calderon La Voz Editor

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Todos empiezan a trabajar a diferentes edades en diferentes lugares y por diferentes razones. Unos escogen trabajar en tiendas de ropa porque dicen que nunca trabajaría en una tienda de comida, otros dicen que nunca trabajaron en lugares de ropa o donde tienen que ayudar a personas y escogen a trabajar en la industria de comida. Yo empecé a trabajar a los quince años en el Potbelly cerca del Target y Walmart. Tuve que llenar un permiso de trabajo y aprendi hacer un curriculum. Era interesante aprender hacer y es una cosa muy importante que todos deben aprender. Mis papas no me forzaron a encontrar un trabajo,

yo quise tener un trabajo porque quería mi propio dinero y las responsabilidades que vienen con el trabajo. Escogí a Potbelly porque me gusta el ambiente y la comida. No tenía nada de experiencia y no podía trabajar muchas horas, pero por suerte me aceptó y dio trabajo mi jefe. Por ahorita nadamas trabajo los fines de semana. E llegado a conocer mis compañeros de trabajo y e llegado a creer una buena amistad con ellos. Somos como una familia y estoy contenta que me dieron la oportunidad de ser parte de eso. Jonathan Fanella, sophomore, tambien empezo a trabajar porque necesitaba el dinero y su amigo lo invitó a la orientación y lo acepto. Tuvo la oportunidad de tener una entrevista y ese mismo dia sali de alli con un uniforme y un trabajo. Desde entonces el a trabajado en Zupas, que se encuentra por el Walmart y Target con un grupo de sus amigos.

Entertainment

April 7, 2017

Rated TG: ‘Too Gay’ for general audience viewing

Josie Levin Associate Editor Here’s why YouTube cannot mark LGBTQIPA+ content as mature. The Supreme Court decided in the summer of 2015 that the right for two people of any genders to marry is a constitutional right given to American citizens, the legal significance being that gay marriage is the same as straight marriage. It’s still legally right to write slanderous

hate speech about the demons of homosexuality, but socially? That’s a losing battle. Nonetheless, some are still fighting it. YouTube is one of the first established websites for free expression on the internet. And the easy access and use. Which is why it is pressing to see the site engage in such broad oversight. The oversight is in backlash for not regulating the content and exposing people to sensitive content. It’s good that they’re regulating it. The position taken by YouTube, rescinded or no, to restrict access to LGBTQIPA+ content on their platform, by American standards, is wrong. As opposed to a pre ‘Moonlight” world, the PM world reflects a change in the acceptability of practices pertaining to the measure. Sexualities besides straight and genders

outside of cis can’t be sensitive content in an era that has given Hollywood’s most prestigious film award to a work about the life of a gay man. From childhood he is depicted as gay, not just in having attraction to other boys, but in the way he is ostracized and bullied because of the community around him. As opposed to a pre “Moonlight” world, the post “Moonlight” world reflects a challenge to homophobia. I don’t want to over or understate the value of a movie to the revolution of sexuality in America. “Moonlight” is not a landmark because of the content, while heart wrenching, but because reception to it allowed for it to win best film of 2016. The post ‘Moonlight’ consensus among Oscar voters is, “yes, a film about a gay black man who struggles from youth to adulthood with his sexuality, race

and economic status, was the most well received, objectively best movie of 2016.” By giving up one gold statue, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledges that “okay, gay people are real, gay people struggle.” Americans can no longer ignore that LGBTQIPA+ are harassed far before they even claim their identities. Children are exposed to a world that hates them for their abnormality. Abnormality, that isn’t abnormal to them. It may be the right of those who hate us to spread their message but it is too mature for my own community members to acknowledge their orientations in an open setting. You can only block an oppressed group for a while before they become acceptable, but after the majority has absorbed them, that blockade becomes unjustified.

Cartoon Critiques: Hidden Figures Kong returns to big Hidden figures is a powerful film portraying racism the 1960’s. It was historically accurate and gave each of these independent women strong personalities an-

screen with a scream

It’s getting bumpy along here.

Nate Alessi Copy Editor

The movie shows so much self determination and strength. Watch it, you won’t regret it.

Cartoon by Aaron Bernacho

Kong: Skull Island is a fun and fast-paced adventure filled to the brim with action and emotion. Taking place in 1973, we start off with the introduction of James Conrad, played by Tom Hiddleston, Preston Packard played by Samuel L. Jackson, Houston Brooks played by Corey Hawkins and Mason Weaver played by Brie Larson. The team rides a ship into the ocean before taking choppers to the island. They must pass through clouds that produce hurricane-like

conditions that surround the island. After a turbulent ride through the storm, the choppers fly across the area. Weaver takes some pictures while the soldiers begin dropping seismic charges into the ground, setting off explosions. Almost immediately, a tree is thrown through one of the choppers, sending it crashing to the ground. The team then sees Kong towering over them. He sends another tree through a chopper before grabbing a few more and smashing them into the ground. The surviving team members are separated once they hit the ground. Amidst the flames burning from the remains of the choppers, Packard stares up at Kong, who looks down back at him. This scene sets up Packard’s hatred toward Kong, which intensifies throughout the movie. Kong: Skull Island never slows down on the action and is entertaining throughout. If you enjoy the “giant monster movie” genre paired with a “Michael-Bay-style” of everything exploding all the time, I would highly recommend this movie to you.

New season brings new challenges for the 100 Christopher Fink Staff Reporter On February 1st, 2017, the fourth season of The 100 premiered on the CW. Season 4 has been highly anticipated considering Season 3 left us with Lexa, Lincoln and New Commander dead, and the city of light destroyed. Of course the death of Lexa and Lincoln was even more emotional to viewers considering their relationships were a favorite among many. As if Arcadia wasn’t struggling enough, the

Grounders are angry and want vengeance on Skai Kru. News gets around that massive waves of radiation come towards the realm and they will need to be sheltered for five years. Based on these events, we can expect a few thing to occur very soon. One, there will most likely be at least another sudden and sad death. Surprisingly, we haven’t seen too many people suddenly dying this season. This chain of peace will most likely break on us and strike with a sudden death soon.

Let’s be honest, no one saw Lexa’s death coming, or at least it in the way she died. I won’t get into it, but really? A stray bullet out of all things possible? I know one thing some people have been on the

fence about is Season 4’s plot. The fact that a wave of radiation is coming in a matter of months may seem exciting but we are seeing less action scenes and more drama, which not everyone is a fan of. For example, Clarke wrote a list of who would be allowed to survive the wave and when it was discovered, the people decided a lottery would be held to see who makes it. Of course Clarke finds this unfair, but it seems a bit selfish considering she put her on name on the list. I think one event that was no surprise at all was the relationship between Abby and Kane. I must admit it is a bit weird but they seem to really like each other. Overall, this season of The 100 will not only be the most complex season, but also one of the most anticipated.

Opinion

April 7, 2017

Cartoon by Aidra Crowley

Emma Watson feminism controversy oh why am I not taken seriously… feminism… oh, and here are my (breasts)! Brewer tweeted. ” Her tweet initially gained thousands of retweets and likes, but since then, Brewer has taken the tweet down. Other angry commenters on Instagram support Brewer’s assertions. Mothers are even revoking Watson’s status as their daughters’ role model. However, Watson, her millions of supporters, and other feminists fought back. During a “Reuters” interview, Watson discusses the controversy with “Beauty and the Beast” co-star Dan Stevens. “(The critics) were saying that I couldn’t be a feminist and have (breasts). Feminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with. It’s about freedom. It’s about liberation. It’s about equality. I really don’t know what my (breasts) have to do with it,’ Watson said. I agree with Watson. In the media, women are photoshopped, objectified, and criticized. Young girls are disproportionately affected by eating

Katie Chong Cartoon Editor On February 28, magazine “Vanity Fair” published a topless photo of Emma Watson, “Beauty and the Beast” star. The controversial photo is actually one of many in a photo series by Tim Walker, “Vanity Fair” photographer that is meant to showcase Watson’s coming of the age story. However, the revealing photo-op sparked controversy over whether or not this photo dampened Watson’s feminist identity. Julia Hartley-Brewer, English columnist and broadcaster for “talkRADIO” was her most prominent critic. “‘Emma Watson: ‘Feminism, feminism… gender wage gap… why

disorders in a pursuit to achieve impossible body standards. Watson has utilized her fame to shed light on the need for feminism in the current era. Watson choosing to reveal her breasts and body in an artistic way fights objectification of women in the media, and it teaches girls to love their bodies. The photo is not oversexualized at all. In fact, she covers the majority of her breast with a white jacket over, her arms, and another sheer fleshcovered piece of fabric. The main focus of the photo series is not Watson’s body, let alone her breast. It is one photo to show her maturity and growth after leaving the “Harry Potter” series. The world has watched Watson grow and Walker wanted to encapsulate that growth. If anything, breasts just represent womanhood. From being a heroine the “Harry Potter” series to pursuing her education at Brown University to refusing to wear a corset in “Beauty and the Beast”, Watson has been and will continue to be a good role model for young girls everywhere.

Cursive is awesome in many ways excitement. To me, having access to something as simple as knowing how to write cursive can give you more opportunities to discover the most comfortable handwriting for you. Many may not share the same sentiment, but my writers out there will definitely know. Handwriting gives a peek into what a person is like, and cursive is no exception. Yes, I will admit, my cursive is not the most legible type in the world (it’s more doctor cursive, where you have to have a certain special ability to actually read it, so to my teachers, I sincerely apologize), but it gives you a glimpse into my personality. For example, it shows I’m an easy-going person, not too meticulous in writing, and not exactly one to let people in on my secrets. I have secrets even my best friend doesn’t know about like we all do. Handwriting is giving not only voice to writing, but a personality. Not being able to write cursive is not a skill that is not too late learned, although an older person, even a teenager or young adult may not so easily absorb or fluently write cursive, but you can still learn it. Having access to the

Ursala Urban Opinion Editor Allow me to take you back to elementary school: You sit in a hard blue plastic chair, pencil in hand, talking happily with your friends, excitedly waiting for that day’s lesson--ah, the good ol’ days when we weren’t quite dead inside yet--the whiteboard, or chalkboard, clean, and the teacher finally getting up in front of the classroom, shushing you and your peers to announce that you’re going to learn cursive. A surge of excitement fills you as you have only seen that fancy scrawling done by adults, hoping someday that you could do the same. Unfortunately, many children today, and some of my own peers, don’t know that excitement; they will never know that

ability to write cursive is like having access to a great education to unlock a possible subject you might not have known you enjoyed otherwise. Plus, learning to write cursive can save time while taking notes in lectures if you don’t like using technology to take notes. But enough with the philosophical rambling; there are actual benefits biologically and psychologically to learning cursive. Biologically, if learned during the early developmental stages, children can have improved thinking, language, and working memory due to the right and left brain hemispheres working togetherand stimulating synapses. Psychologically, learning cursive can be an extreme confidence booster for children’s self-image. The skills to write cursive are more a self-taught skill than a forced one like printing which results in a higher selfconfidence. Those are just a few of the benefits of learning cursive; if you want to know more benefits, just Google it--I’m not a certified psychologist.

Editorial:

When walking through the halls, hearing self-deprecating comments and jokes is nothing new. People pointing at trash cans and calling it their home, joking that we’re useless, arguing that our successes are just due to plain old luck. Self-deprecating humor can be entertaining. It demonstrates humility, that we can get hit and immediately get back on our feet. Yet, as with anything in our lives, moderation is key, and we seem to be living in a society in which self-deprecation is now more detrimental than beneficial. Our over-reliance on this type of humor has led to us straying away from just humility, and leading towards an atmosphere wherein we hide our emotions and question our own successes. This is why we at Spokesman believe that we as a whole need to start cutting back on self deprecation and instead become more prideful, honest and wholesome. It can be difficult to remove ourselves from a culture that has become so destructive; however, a recent rise in wholesome counterculture, showcasing positive jokes that express everyone deserves happiness, has shown promise that maybe we won’t be stuck with trash jokes forever. 6 out of 12 members of the editorial board agree

Q: Why did the physics teacher break up with the biology teacher? A: Because there was no chemistry!

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Sports

April 7, 2017

Baseball uses yoga for spring training David Ruvinskiy Web Editor

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Boys baseball team use yoga as a way to condition, strengthen and stretch their bodies in training for their season.

With the spring season starting, Jason Wieder, varsity baseball coach, is using yoga as a way to get his players ready. The team started doing yoga in the summer of 2016 after Mr. Wieder contacted the mother of Kyle Bullock, junior. Carol Bullock, certified yoga instructor, agreed to work with the team during summer league. This school year, Wieder contacted Diane Rawlinson, dance teacher and yoga instructor. She agreed to work with the team for the first three weeks of the spring season. After watching a segment on Jake Arrieta, Cubs pitcher, Wieder was influenced to have his team start doing yoga. Arrieta was coming off of a CY Young season, and said that his durability and strength was due to his yoga and pilates workouts. After researching the benefits of yoga, Wieder decided to test if it would help his players grow physically and mentally. Wieder has seen many improvements since

his team started doing yoga. “Yoga benefits our team in multiple areas. First, it helps our players improve their flexibility in their upper and lower bodies specifically in their shoulders, scapulas, hips and hamstrings. Yoga is also a great core workout, so our players work to improve their core strength. Finally, I believe yoga benefits their mind and mental health by keying in on their breathing, relaxation, and focus techniques. These classes have helped us come together more and centered us mentally. Physically, I think our entire team has benefitted especially in our arm health and recovery,” Mr. Wieder said. Jack Splett, senior, thinks that yoga is helping him play better. “I believe the yoga has made me more athletic and flexible, and it has made playing baseball easier by decreasing the stress on the body,” Splett said. As the season continues, Bryan Niznik, senior, hopes that yoga will continue to benefit his team. “I think as a team we’re all ready to go physically and mentally,” Niznik said.

Maloney throws no hitter, third time in history MJ Hurley Assistant Sports Editor On Monday March 20, Brian Maloney, senior, threw a no-hitter against Waukegan High School in a dominant 11-0 win. This was just the third no-hitter in Wheeling Baseball History, and it came on the Opening Day for Wheeling against the sectional opponent Waukegan. Maloney struck out ten of the twenty one batters he faced in a dominant opening day performance. “Throwing a no-hitter never really seemed possible to me, but great offense and defense behind me made it possible. One of the best team wins I’ve ever been apart of,” Maloney said. Not only did Maloney battle the other team, but Mother Nature as well. “The weather was the biggest challenge. The first inning was pretty cold, but as the game progressed, and I moved around more, the cold bothered me a lot less,” Maloney said. For a pitcher, your hands are the most

important thing to be successful because you need a good grip on the ball to execute. Brian was able to battle the elements and the opponent to make history. Maloney achieved something that not only is extremely rare in Wheeling baseball, but something that most student athletes dream of since their early baseball days. Maloney’s catcher, Drew Roberts, junior, was quite proud of the achievement. “I was obviously surprised and honestly I didn’t realize it till the middle of the 5th (inning), but we always expect him to come through for us and he did that in a big way,” Roberts said. “Maloney and Drew were locked together the entire game, and defensively we played error free baseball, with a no hitter saving play by Jack Splett diving to his forehand between 3rd (base) and shortstop, and throwing to Bryan Niznik, senior, for the force (play) at 2nd (base),” Jason Wieder, head baseball coach said. Overall the effort by Maloney and the defense behind him showed the energy of the baseball team for WHS.

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Brian Maloney, senior, varsity boys baseball starting pitcher, throws a no hitter shutting out the opposing team.

Grounds crew wins award for softball field Claire O’Donnell Staff Reporter Wheeling has introduced it’s newest addition to the front of the school campus, the new varsity softball field. The new softball field has received an award for its fantastic outcome along with the work that came with it. The two people behind it all included Scott Kaage and Kurt Reynolds. Kaage and Reynolds gave Wheeling the honor of being one of five schools in the state this year to receive this award. Their work has been recognized with the same award in the past for the baseball field as well. “Kurt and Scott have restored pride in the Wheeling varsity baseball field and the award goes to show all of the hard work and the dedication they’ve put into the varsity field in

order to make it an award winning field,” Jason Wieder, varsity head baseball coach, said. “As a baseball coach, I really appreciate their efforts especially when other teams come to play because I feel that they respect the field more when people like Kurt and Scott do such a great job maintaining it,” Wieder said. The coaches aren’t the only ones who take note of the work that Kaage and Reynolds put into the fields, the softball and baseball teams notice as well. “It’s always great to have a new field, but it’s also nice to have a field that looks new no matter how old it is,” Jeremy Kim, sophomore, said. “I believe that they do a good job maintaining the fields. The fields look better and they make our program look better, too,” Kim said. Kaage and Reynolds hard work on the fields reflects Wheeling pride and respect for the W.

Kurt Reynolds and Scott Kaage win an award for upkeeping and maintaning the new varsity softball field.

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Upcoming Events Varsity Baseball Game: April 7, at 4:30 p.m., vs Maine East Varsity Boys Volleyball Game: April 11, at 6:00 p.m., vs Hersey Girls Varsity Water Polo Game April 10, at 5:30 p.m., vs Buffalo Grove

April 7, 2017

Wildcat spring athletes in action

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Get to know your spring athletes Freshman

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Michael Best Volleyball

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Timber Terrell Track & Field

Spokesman interviews athletes at Wheeling involved in spring

Bone because they can Bone because its cheaper heal quickly and won’t cost than buying a new phone as much as a new phone which is literally my life

Would you rather have a broken phone or a broken bone?

Phone because it is quick and cheaper to to repair

Phone

What are the craziest weather conditions you’ve ever played in?

Hail

Snow during a football game

Down pouring rain and freezing

For track, we have not ran in any crazy weather conditions

I got a deep cut on my leg that wouldn’t stop

Broke my arm

Twisted knee, shin splints, thrown out back

Over work (of muscles) and no rest for four years

My house because I don’t really like being out in public a lot, plus my dogs are at home

Hawaii because I need some hot air and relaxation

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done to your body in the name of sports? If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you be and why?

Hawaii because when I Germany because I’ve went there the weather always wanted to go and I was great and it was just a want to see castles peaceful place to be

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