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The Arrow Thornwood High School

May 2018 Volume 46 Issue 5

Midnight Dreams to take over

Adler Planetarium

Prom will be hosted at Adler Planetar-ium from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. The theme for this year will be Midnight Dreams, with colors representations of black, midnight blue, and silver. The food will be served from trays by waiting staff throughout the night. Expect to have a filler of appetizers and finger foods. Music will be provided by Shaun Kelly, who will be representing ‘Spinnin Productions.’ Seniors will be having the time of their lives once prom arrives, and they cannot contain their excitement. Senior Aja Collins will be looking for-ward to seeing the prom attendants sparkle in their outfits. “I’m looking forward to see everyone dressed up amazingly,” Collins said. “I’m also looking forward to having a good time with ev-eryone I’ve shared my senior year with.” Senior Kierra Reeves can’t wait to just let loose with her friends while there. “I can’t wait until it’s time for me to get dressed up and put on a show,” Reeves said. “I just want to enjoy the day with no drama, just having fun for the last time.”

Senior Jalen Carter wants to have a good time with his friends and give a strong finish to his high school days. “I am looking forward to dressing up and just t’ing up for the day so that I can just finish out my final days of high school stronger than ever,” Carter said. “I also look forward to going with my friends and having a good time.” Senior Christian Bishop can’t wait to see how his friends will dress up at prom. “I’m looking forward to seeing how everyone looks and the scenery,” Bishop said. “My peers and I just don’t dress formally on any normal day, so it will be fun to see how everybody steps out.” Senior Jade Lopez will be looking for-ward to hanging out with her friends for the last time. “I am looking forward for the last time I get to spend with my friends as high school students,” Lopez said. “After prom and gradua-tion will be the last time I get to spend with all of them together before college.”

By Ryan Howard

Outside the Adler Planetarium Inside a planetarium viewing room Inside a special events dining area

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What advice do youhave

for seniors?

Thornwood High School17101 South Park AvenueSouth Holland, IL 60473

Editors-in-Chief

Sydney DominguezMichael Granado

Ryan Howard

Staff

Daniela AguilarBria Anekwe

Nickina BevineauCorey BibbsAshley Birts

Demetrius BurnsJordyn Crosby

Anna EdmondsAraceli Gutierrez

Kailee NelsonLauren McLaurinRichelle PerkinsLashonda Saffold

Alejandra VasquezFaith Ware

Briana WilliamsJessica Zavala

PrincipalDennis Willis

AdvisorMrs. Marlene Matthias

The Arrow is produced by Thornwood stu-dents. Opinions expressed do not necessarily repre-sent those of the administration, faculty, or advisor.

Lauren McLaurinSophomore

Ryan HowardJunior

Demetrius BurnsSophomore

Alejandra VasquezSophomore

Never let someone or something hold you back;

people don’t have what you have to lose.

My hope is that all seniors find what they are looking for in life and don’t allow one bad day or one step

back deter them from their dreams.

Leave the past. I hope you aspire to live your best lives. I hope you

realize you are at the end of a long lasting chapter but are also beginning a

new one.

Never let bad energy predict what you are

going to do.

EditorialSeniors stay connected

to Thornwood Pretty soon, Thornwood seniors will be leaving us to continue their journeys through life and strive to greatness. It will be May 9th, when they leave, and they will be missed. But just because they are leaving Thornwood does not mean they are cut off from us complete-ly. There are plenty of ways for our soon to be graduate seniors to give back to Thornwood and still participate with us. One of these ways can be to just give a visit to Thornwood and of-fer to mentor and speak with different classes and students. Also, seniors could possibly give outside support to Thornwood. They could let the populace of the communities they live in know that this is where they graduated or give a few honorable mentions of their teachers. Finally, if teaching high schoolers is their ca-reer path, they could start right at Thornwood. It’s widely known that former students already tend to visit Thornwood and speak to classes. For instance, Mr. Gray has had some of his former entrepreneurship students return to Thornwood to discuss their successes to his classes. Also, AVID classes have seen former students come back to talk with them as well. In these AVID classes, they give advice to help prepare students, such as advising them to ap-ply for more scholarships. Also, they tell the current students that they need to take advan-tage of the resources Thornwood has to offer. They even go as far to talk about time manage-ment in college. Having former students come back to talk to classes is a good thing to do be-cause it boosts current students’ morale. It can make them believe that it is possible to achieve

their dreams and be successful in life. It’s always good to give an honor-able mention to the schools you graduated from. It can say you are a grateful person and very appreciative of those who help you. For instance, seniors can refer back to their favorite teachers or those who they feel helped them the most to get them where they are in their lives. Someone wouldn’t be able to get far in any academ-ic study without the support of a teacher to help guide them on to the right path. Seniors who want to grow up to be-come teachers have the easy option to re-turn to Thornwood to start teaching here. Seniors who would want to teach here would find it easier since they are already familiar with the atmosphere and the routes to take. It also shows a good com-mitment to Thornwood, which makes it all the easier when requesting for a job here. Many teachers here attended Thornwood as a kid already, so they are proof that se-niors can easily come back to teach the fu-ture generations that attend Thornwood. Seniors have a lot of options when it comes to staying involved with Thorn-wood. They could give references to Thorn-wood when they become successful in life, give visits to talk with different classes and share useful advice, or come back to Thorn-wood not as the student but as the teacher. Maybe they have their own creative ways or methods to continue being a part of Thornwood. Seniors will be missed, but they will never truly leave us completely.

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Senior Class of 2018

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LaNaya Gray Western Illinois Uni-

versityMajor: Geology; Mi-nor Environmental

Biology Scholarships: West-ern Commitment and Merit based scholar-ships from WesternMotto: It’s okay to make mistakes, but when you learn from

them is a sign of growth.

Imanye WaltonIllinois State University

Major: MdeicineScholarships: IB

ScholarshipMotto: To get to bae-

uty, it takes some ugly.

Jihan DavisUnivesrty Of Pennsylvania

Major: EnglishScholarships:N/A

Motto: We die. That may be the meaning of life. But, we do lan-guage. That may be the measure of our

lives.

Nicolette SalesAlabama State Uni-

versityMajor: Forensic

ChemistryScholarships: Aca-demic Presidential

(Full Ride)Motto: Prove them

wrong.

Top Ten

Roulette HeitmannSouth Suburban and

Columbia College Chicago

Major: EnglishScholarships:Board

of Trustees Motto: You have to

hurt in order to know.

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Ericka RamseyAdian College

Major: Psychology and Art Therapy

Scholarships: Pres-idential Scholar-

ship,Trustee Scholar-ship, and Scholarship

Day ScholarshipMotto: Strive for the

stars.

Steven HarrisLawrence Technolog-

ical UniversityMajor:Biomedical

Engineering Scholarships: LTU Preeminent Scholar-

shipMotto: Trust in the

process.Kamryn NelsonHoward University

Major: Political Sci-ence, Public Policy,

and Legal Communi-cation

Scholarships: New Hamarbe King, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Phi

Alpha, Ron Edmond, and Lila Mae Wilson

Motto: Focus on where you want to

go, not on what you fear you’ll do.

Kennedy ArnoldHoward University

Major: Film Produc-tion

Scholarships: Area 3 Top Teen, Ascend Motto: Don’t wait for the perfect moment;

take the moment, and make it perfect.

Lamya Webster Purdue University

Major: NursingScholarship: Delta

Sigma ThetaMotto: In the end, we only regret the chanc-es that we didn’t take.

Seniors

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Seniors

Elijah Hunt

“Thornwood has showed me that you should always be your-

self and shouldn’t care what others think.”

Faith Ware

“Being in different extra-curricular activities allowed me

to gain interpersonal skills.”

How has attending Thornwood helped you

grow as a person?

Nia Freeman

“Attending Thornwood helped me grow as a person by teach-ing me how to handle certain

types of situations. The courses I took also helped.”

Aja Collins

“Attending Thornwood High School has helped me grow into a hardworking independent hu-man being. I’ve learned to not

let small or big situations get to me.”

Omolara Alowooja

“Through my four years of high school, I’ve learned a lot--from learning to real life obstacles.

Thornwood has helped me de-velop as a person.”

Larry Dulaney

“It helped me step out of my comfort zone and become more outgoing with everything I do.”

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Faith Strong“Thornwood has helped me

grow a lot as a person. Not on a academic level much, but per-sonality wise, it helped a lot. ”

Elijah Vinson“Attending Thornwood helped

me grow as a person since it prepared me for college and

built up my academics.”

Jalen Carter“Attending Thornwood helped me in many different ways, but it has mainly groomed me for

every day life. I’ve grown to be-come a very intelligent, young

man due to the structure of Thornwood High School.”

How has attending Thornwood helped you

grow as a person?

Breauna Hunt“Attending Thornwood helped me as a person by giving me

the opportunity to expand as a musician in the band program. I met some amazing long-term

friends/musicians.”

Precious Walker“I don’t think it has. I’m still

very sensistive, and I don’t have friends.”

Jade Lopez“Attending Thornwood has

helped me grows as a person because I am no longer a simple

minded student. I learned to think deeper, and my personal-ity has changed and grown, and

I was able to learn and mold myself into a better person.”

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Briana Williams

“My plan after high school is to intern-ship with Judge Mathis. In September, I plan on attending Columbia College in Chicago. I will major in journalism

and graduate in 2022. After graduating, I will write my own book and work for

Fox News.”

Sydney Dominguez

“I plan on going to University of Central Missouri this fall and study history and

get my teaching liscence.”

Lashonda Saffold“After high school, I have an internship over the summer for public relations. I

then plan to attend Illinois Central Col-lege in the fall. I will transfer to a univer-sity. There my major will be in communi-

cations.”

Michael Granado

“I’m attending the University of Texas at San Antonio. I will major in educational

psychology.”

Anna Edmonds “My plan after high school is to go to

medical school to become a registered nurse. Another thing I plan to do is to get

my bachelor’s degree. Once I’m settled into my career, I would like to pursue my dream by writing and publishing books.”

What are your plans after graduation?

Nickina Bevineau

“My plans after high school are start-ing my modeling and going to makeup school to be a celebrity makeup artist. Also, I will be strating my own fashion

line as well.”