T h e L a k e F o r e s t A c a d e m y

Volume 89 Number 1 September 24, 2010

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By Ariana BhatiaNews Editor

A long-standing tradition at LFA, the Head of School Symposium attempts to expose the community to an important topic or area of the world today. This year the symposium will delve into the importance of three de-veloping nations in South East-Asia: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Dr. John Strudwick and Mr. Justin Jones are

co-chairing this year’s symposium. Unlike the topics of the past two years, the envi-ronment and gender studies, this year focuses on aware-ness of these three countries. The goal of the symposium is to allow both students and faculty to the history and culture of these areas, as well as correct many common misconceptions. “I thought it was important for every LFA student to understand the history behind the partition of India in

the late 40’s, and then the impact of that in creating East and West Pakistan, and then Pakistan and Bangladesh,” said Strudwick. “With the growth and importance of Pakistan in U.S. foreign policy and global foreign policy, as well as the rise of India as a major economic power, it struck me as a very good time for the LFA community to learn more about that part of the world,” Strudwick commented. As in previous years, there will be a two-week spring break trip connected with the school symposium. This year the destination is India. Students and faculty will explore approximately four different cities as well as par-ticipate in a service-learning component of the experience. While visiting Pakistan and Bangladesh would also be ideal goals, Strudwick admitted that logistics and security have placed restrictions on the trip. Throughout the year, the symposium will bring in major speakers to discuss the issues surrounding these nations. Thefirstspeakeroftheyear,DaniyalMueenud-din, already came to speak on September 23rd. Mueenud-din, a well acclaimed Pakistani author, spoke with vari-ous English classes about his collection of short stories, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. In addition to speakers this year, the symposium is often subject of many classroom activities and events. The symposium presents a great opportunity for the LFA community to broaden its horizons and learn about promi-nent places around the globe.

Crown Center to be Completed by Mid-Ocotber By Eric ClamageEditor-In-Chief

The Crown Fitness Center, the newest addition to Lake Forest Academy’s athletic facilities, is scheduled to be completed by mid-October, according to Chief Finan-cialOfficer andDirectorofFinancialAidAndrewKerr.The $5 million center, being constructed on the front en-trance to the Glore Gymnasium, is the cornerstone to a se-ries of linked construction projects that have been worked on all summer.

Because of the construction, a change is taking place to the Glore Corridor, which is the area between the pool and basketball court. According toKerr, this newarea there will now include public restrooms and unisex changingroomsforvisitingteams.Thesecondfloorofthecorridor will include a multi-purpose/wrestling room and

a balcony overlooking the swimming pool. In addition to the Crown Center, a new student

center has been completed and opened above the Hutch dining area. Paid for by the money raised at last year’s SpringGala,theStudentCenterincludesaflat-screentele-vision, a meditation room, the School Store, a snack shop, public computers, couches, tables, and offices. The of-ficeswillbelongtoMr.KyleKoncz,co-directorofstudentactivities, and Dean of Pluralism Lusanda Mayikana, and Campus Security. In one additional move this summer, College Counseling has moved from Reid Hall to the spot on the bridgebetweentheCorbinandKorhumelbuildingswherethe old student center was formally located. “Since we are a college preparatory school we thought that college counseling should be in the middle

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Fall Play to be Romeo and Juliet By Andrea ShenA&E Editor

The stage in the Cressey Center will become the Italian city of Verona during October as a cast of LFA students will present the tragic love story of “Romeo and Juliet” for this year’s fall play. Auditions for the play, one of playwrite William Shakespeare’s most famous, were held in early September. The play, directed by Mr. Mark Dryfoos, will be performed on October 14-15 at 7 p.m.

Dryfoos has selected a cast of 26, one of the larger groups in LFA history, for this production.

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Head Of School Symposium: Focuses on India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Photo by Lucy EmeryStudents in Mr. Freeman’s AP Literature and Composition class are reading Daniyal Mueenuddin’s book, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, who is the first speaker for the new symposium.

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World News

RoundupAssembled by Sophia Salsberry

Photo Editor

Tropical Storm Earl Batters CanadaInformation from the BBC News

The Tropical Storm Earl hit Nova Scotia, Canada this month and 20,000 homes lost power after the storm hit, with winds reaching a high of 70 mph. Major roads throughout Nova Scotia were littered with trees and fallen power lines. As Earl neared the eastern coast of Canada a tropical storm warning was issued for parts of Newfoundland and it made landfall be-tween Shelburne and Queens counties. Earl is being followed by another tropical storm, Fiona, which will also affect Bermuda.

Chilean Coal Miners Awaiting RescueInformation from the BBC News

Thirty-three men are still trapped underground after the San Jose mine in Chile collapsed on August 5. Con-tact was not made until August 22 when a rescue drill broke through the soil and rocks. Oficials have since been send-ing food, medical supplies, special clothing, beds, and other things to make the miners more comfortable while they await rescue. The miners have found four water sources; two of those are drinkable when treated with chlorine. There is work being done on two rescue shafts, but officials say it will be four months before they are able to get the miners out.

Iraq War Technically Ended Information from the BBC News

President Barak Obama put an end to the US combat op-erations in Iraq this month, despite continuing violence and in-stability, and said the most important task is now to restore the country’s economy. Most Iraqi’s have welcomed the withdrawl of American combat troops, but others believe it is too soon. There are currently 50,000 troops remaining in Iraq and all forc-es will be gone by the end of next year. The decrease in Iraq has allowed more resources to go to the fight in Afghanistan where the US is battling forces from both al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

Pakistan Floods Cause Destruction Information from the BBC News

Monsoon rains triggered the floods that in August washed the Toori dam away and has caused major destruction in the Sindh and Dadu regions of Pakistan.. More than 1,600 people have died and about 17 million have been affected by the disaster. The agricultural loss has reached $1 billion and 1.2 million livestock animals have drowned. UN experts have estimated large amounts of new planting seeds are crucial for farmers who hope to save for next year’s crops.

By Mary Kate HayesNews Editor

It’s hard to forget the colorful spotlights and “pump-up” music that were used to introduce our new All-School PresidentKCChilamkurtiwhilehe made his election speech last year. His upbeat attitude and determined mindset won him the election, and this year he told The Spectator that he is prepared to prove himself worthy to lead the Lake Forest Academy com-munity. This year’s Student Council has undergone many changes. New faculty additions such as Co-Director of Student Activities, Seminar Instructor, andHistoryInstructorMr.KyleKonczandAssistantDeanofCollege Counseling and Co-Director of Student Activities Ms. Carolyn Schoen bring a new perspective to the many goals of Student Council. “Their presence combined with my push for a more forward thinking, innovative, and transparent Student Council will be the source of these many changes,” said Chilamkurti. “I look forward to Student Council becoming much more produc-tive, which will come from

increased effort from all of the Student Council members.” Led by Chilamkurti, the Student Council has already been hard at work. Some of its efforts include: the website, face paint at the football game, closed-week-end dance, and Spirit Week. Ac-cording to Chilamkurti, “We also try to address every issue that is brought up in the suggestion box as soon as we receive it.” The website is a new, useful resource created by the All-School President himself. “I hope that as the year pro-gresses, the website will more effectively address the needs of the student body,” said Chilam-kurti. “However, this will only be accomplished with the continued support and suggestions from all the students. I hope that by the end of the year, one will be able to glance at the website and become more informed, and with this knowledge become a more active member of the LFA com-munity.” Chilamkurti’s main goal is to make a more sup-portive LFA community. He recognizes the support of the already intimate community, but aims to elevate the level of school enthusiasm. In effect, he expects more fans at sport-

ing events, more participants in clubs, and a general increase in the presence of each community member. Another goal is that the new Student Center will be well kept due to the accountability of the students. Along with these goals, Chilamkurti wants to leave a strong, positive impact on Lake Forest Academy by interconnect-ing people. Overall, the All-School President makes sure Student Council handles their responsi-bilities in the best way possible. “I also feel that I have a respon-sibility to represent our school,” Chilamkurti stated. “However, this has nothing to do with ASP, as I feel everyone should be a proud representative of our com-munity.” A strong quality of Chi-lamkurti is his ability to recog-nize the seriousness of position of All-School president, while keeping a light and fun tone at the same time.“There is a lot of work in-volved,” he said. “But at the end of the day, there is nothing I would rather be doing than serv-ing my fellow LFA Students and the rest of the LFA community. And like I said at the end of my speech in the beginning of the year, ‘Let’s have some fun.’”

All School President Out-lines Changes and Plans for 2010-11 Year

Photo by Mr. MurphyAll School President explains his plans for Homecoming.

Photo courtesy of CNN WorldThe devasting floods of Pakistan leave families stranded and without means of earling a living

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Clubbin’ at LFA:A Look into the Interesting Clubs at LFABy Sophia SalsberyPhoto Editor

A recent visitor to Reid Hall would have seen the historic building crowded from wall-to-wall with LFA students who were looking for clubs to join. The annual LFA Club Fair gave students a chance to learn some-thing about all the clubs offered at the school and meet the people who belong to them. In previous years Inter-act, Salsa, and Model UN have been magnets at the fair and were usually pretty busy, but there were several new clubs at this year’s fair that attracted serious student attention as well. Stu-dentsalsoflockedtonewclubslike Anime, The Bomb Squad, Stargazing, Card/Board Games, J.E.T, Ping Pong, Ultimate Fris-bee, Snare Line, and Badminton, just to name a few. The Bomb Squad, a dance club, is a completely new category this year and it has potential to be one of the most exciting clubs on campus. The club leader, Alex Moton, explained that last year while she was dancing during halftime of a sporting event with some friends, she realized that having a half-time show could make it more fun. Moton thought they could eventually perform at Morning

Meeting and All-School Meet-ings. “My dance style con-sists of hip-hop, step, and ‘street-birthed dances’ like krump, foot-work, and battle,” said Moton, when explaining to potential club members what types of dances the Bomb Squad would attempt. The Stargazers Club was founded for students inter-ested in the viewing the stars, the moon, or meteor showers like astronomers. They will be planning trips to the Planetarium and the Museum of Science and Industry. Jessica Gunderson, one of the founders of the club, said that they are also planning on getting club tee shirts. If things at Museum of Science and Industry generally interest you, than the Jet Engine Technology Club might be the one for you. That club just took a trip to the museum and they are focusing on understanding and applying knowledge about jet technology. They have a Twitter and Facebook page, which re-minds members on the upcoming meetings. Senior Matt Payne is such an Ultimate Frisbee fan that he started the Ultimate Frisbee Club to help share his passion for the game. “Ultimate Frisbee Club

Photo Courtesy of Ms. Ruth Keyso Senior Matthew Koh signs up for a club at the clubs fair.

is for all the bros on campus looking to chill out. Anyone who is down for some disk should join,” said Payne. “Chicks are encouraged to come as well.

Anyone could hang out as long as they bring a boom box pump-ing out some Dave Matthew's Band or Incubus.” If any clubs, new or old,

appeal to you, join them. It is a great way to meet students who share a common interest with you.

By Taylor Jenkins

Editor-in-Chief

Homecoming and Spir-it Week are quickly approach-ing and the annual anticipatory buzz has started to grow around campus. Students are beginning to prepare for the many fun festivities that come with this week. The main events include the many, different-themed dress-up days throughout the week (Sept. 27-Oct.1); the wide variety of sporting events around campus; and the big dance on Saturday night, Oct. 2. Although the themes of dress for the weekdays leading up to Homecoming have not yet been decided by Student Coun-cil, previous years have includ-

ed things such as House Color Day, Super Hero Day, and Beach Day. Despite not knowing of-ficially what is planned, School President KCChilamkurti has promised a week of fun spe-cifically tailored to raise school spirit and evoke participation. One of the major events of the weekend will be the always-popular Homecom-ing Football Game. The LFA var-sity football team will be facing St. Joseph’s of Chicago at 2p.m. “Usually there is a good turn-out for the game, and Homecoming is often a game where all the players on the team get playing time,” said se-nior Dimitri Kapetan in antici-pation for the upcoming game. If football isn’t your sport of

choice, Prep Hockey and boys soccer also have homecoming games which promise to be ex-citing. The dance concludes the festivities for the week. The theme of the dance has also not been announced but past ones have included Party Like A Rock Star, In The Jungle, and Light Up The Night. “It was enjoyable, ev-ery one seemed to have a good time and In the Jungle Was a great theme,” said senior Cata-lina Todd, remembering last year’s dance while wondering about the yet-to-be-announced specifics of this year’s Home-coming. Chilamkurti promised that this year’s festivities will

Photo Courtesy of Ms. Ruth Keyso

Anastasia Perry and Alexa Wilson hold up C frog at a homecoming game.

Homecoming Theme: To Be Announced

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Pakistani Author, Daniyal Mueenuddin Visited LFA

Photo Courtesy of Jaipur Literature Festival 2011Photo of Pakistani author Daniyal Mueenuddin.

of the school because it is impor-tant to be in the center of things,” saidKerrwhentalkingabouthow the school decided to move theofficesthere. Other construction moves this summer included the businessoffices(toNewHall),theHeadofSchool’soffice(tothesouthendofReidHall),theSeminarRoom(tothebasementofCorbin);theFacultyWork

Room(tothebridge),andanewconferenceroom(toDr.Strud-wick’soldoffice).Allthenewmoves on campus added up to over $300,000 in expenses. “We hope everyone will be happy with the way every-thingworkedout,”notedKerrwho is excited for the students andfacultytofinallybeabletouse the new facilities.

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Crown Center to be Finished by Mid-October

By Ariana BhatiaNews Editor

Kicking off the Headof School Symposium, LFA had the opportunity to meet in-ternationally acclaimed Paki-stani author, Daniyal Mueenud-din. Mueenuddin this week as he spoke with various English classes, as well as the commu-nity, as a whole on September 23. In an interview prior to the auhtor’s arrival at LFA, The Spectator spoke with Mueenudin about his heritage, his writing, and his life in Pakistan today. Born in the U.S., Mueenuddin has moved back and forth be-tween living in Pakistan and the U.S. Growing up in both coun-tries has given Mueenuddin a unique take on these two cultures. As a writer, Mueenuddin is con-stantly interacting with these two drastically different societies. “My audience is pri-marily in the west and because I have lived in the west, quite a lot, I know the idioms and I know my audience…I understand the people who will be reading my stuff. At the same time, because I live in Pakistan, — I’ve actu-ally lived in Pakistan more than anywhere else—I have a very good grasp of what Pakistan is like, of what the place looks like itself, of how the people think,” Mueenuddin commented. While it is not his main purpose, at times Mueenud-din thinks of himself as a link between these two cultures.

“Part of what I do...as a sort of byproduct of my purpose… is interpret Paki-stan for westerners. I act as a conduit between the two plac-es,” Mueenuddin commented. When asked to com-ment about the difference in life styles between the U.S. and Paki-stan, Mueenuddin said, “They are so unlike each other, actu-ally almost different planets…One thing that’s very different is that here in Pakistan, one is surrounded by people and an in-finite number of connections…People all sort of live on top of each other and with each other…When I’m first in the country Ilove it, its wonderful to be so en-gaged with people, but after I’ve been there for a few months I re-ally go bonkers and am hunger-ing for the West where I can mind my own business a bit more.” Mueenuddin grew up in a house surrounded by books. He was been writing since he was seven years old. His mother was a writer as well and encour-aged him to take his writing to the next level. His book In Other Rooms, Other Wonders won The Story Prize—an annual award for short story collections—and was a finalist for the PulitzerPrize. Mueenuddin’s style as a writer is versatile, and depends on the subject he is writing about. “It’s almost as if the sto-ries choose you. At any point in my life there will be certain sto-ries that seem to be luminousand have gravity…and they attract

me,” he said, “the story sort of takes off on it’s own direction.” While some of Mueenuddin’s stories are more fictional than others, he him-self never appears in the book. However he did state, “People have commented to me that they recognize them-selves…and of course that’s what happens, you grab bits of people and mix it all together.” In addition to be-ing a writer, Mueenuddin is a farmer in Pakistan. Due to Paki-stan’s extensive floods he’s seensever damage and devastation in many surrounding farms. “The floods have ef-fectively destroyed large parts of the country…it’s much big-ger than people in the West un-derstand,” Mueenuddin com-mented, “What’s happened is that millions of people have lost everything they own and all means of earning money.” He went on to explain that there is approximately 10 ft. of water in places where people would normally grow crops and these conditions are expected to last for at least two months. Mueenuddin’s own best friend has lost everything he owns due to these floods. Another major prob-lem that Pakistani’s face is the extensive violence in their day-to-day lives. Roadside bomb-ings are now a common occur-rence in the streets of Pakistan. “To a degree I can un-derstand why it happens…there

are very poor people and when people are desperate they turn to desperate measures…there are no systems that work in Pakistan…the courts are completely cor-rupt, the police are completely corrupt,” Mueenuddin stated, “To a great extent America cre-

ated this mess…it is America who used Pakistan as a proxy in the1970’s and80’s tofight awar against Russia… they are the ones who armed these people, and they’re the ones who cre-ated this culture of warfare.”

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Andrew Kerr A virtual image of the completed Crown Center.

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Best Dressed in Dress CodeAll photos and writing by Kathleen Kennedy and Sophia SalsberyPhoto Editors

Dress code at LFA is debated everyday on campus. Boys argue with girls that the girls’ dress code is more re-laxed, and that it is not fair that they have to wear ties every day. Teachers also have complaints about students being out of dress code or not looking appropriate for our community. However, there is a way to follow the dress code rules and still look stylish.

Hannah Kiesler shows us how to sport a cute sum-mer dress while making it dress code appropriate. She accessorizes with a sweater covering her shoul-ders and a loose belt for optimal style. Her shoes are also a nice touch!

Although wearing a shirt and tie everyday can become somewhat repetitive, Johnny Malusa mixes it up with a fun patterned tie and preppy belt.

Lauren Stevenson keeps her outfit classy while still LFA ready. Her skirt is an appropriate length and still shows her personal style.

Mary Kate Patton and Margaux Boles caught onto dress code fashion trends quickly. Both wearing high waisted skirts with belts and cardigans, no one would know that it’s their first month at LFA.

Tom Gallagher has perfected his matching skills during his time at LFA. He knows how to dress to impress, while still being in dress code!

Hailey Arnold keeps it appropriate with her summer dress. She keeps her shoulders cov-ered and accessorizes with a pair of gladiator sandals to dress up the outfit.

Therefore, we have selected the best dressed, in dress code, students at LFA that accurately follow the dress code. These students are able to dress with style while remaining in dress code. Not only do these students know the fashion Do’s and Don’ts of dress code, but they implement their personal style all at the same time. Let us show you how it’s done…

Destination: Lake ForestBy Lucy EmeryEditor- In Chief

City StatsDistance from LFA: 3.8 MilesTravel Time: 10 MinutesFounded: 1857

Lake Forest is the town in which LFA is located. Though many LFA students head west to Vernon Hills to fill their seem-ingly bottomless stomach, Lake Forest has many food options to offer. Whether in east or west Lake Forest, you can alwaysfinda treat tocure thosecravings. Downtown Lake Forest has its charming and picturesque Market’s Square with stores for all ages surrounding it. In East Lake Forest, youcanfind restaurants suchasFoodstuffs, which is popular for your make your own salads. Another frequently visited res-taurant is Egg Harbor, with its breakfast foods that will make you look forward to the morn-ings. In West Lake Forest, there is a newly built strip mall, with Starbucks, Robeks, For-est Hirro, and Jimmy Johns. Forest Hirro provides a similar experience to Tsukasa, with or without having the food prepared at your table. Ferentinos is the most popular pizza place in Lake For-est, serving more than just pizza. You can find salads, pasta thatwill make you crave more! When LFA students were asked what their favorite food in Lake Forest was, they responded with the following:

“Sushi Kushi because it’s really close by to school”.- Penny Tornes

“Robeks Juice because it’s close by and perfect after practice or a game” -Corry Lane “Foodstuffs because it’s deli-cious and pretty healthy!” -Hailey Arnold “Einstein’s, because pizza ba-gels are awesome. It’s a great environment and there are funny posters on the walls.” -Jerome Sacherer

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By Lucy EmeryEditor-in-Chief

The 21st century has given birth to a new generation of technology. IPods, iPads, iPhones are all products of recent tech-nologic innovations. YouTube is a social networking site that has been made possible because of these revolutionary advances. Though most students can rattle off the names of their favorite funny videos, many teachers can also name their favorite educa-tional videos found on YouTube. By sharing free access to videos, students and teachers alike are able to use YouTube to enhance their educational experience. YouTube is a website where users can upload and view videos. By simply logging on to YouTube, you have access to hundreds of thousands of videos. This website serves multiple pur-poses ranging from comedic to historical value. With a world-wide following, it creates a place

for people of different cultures to the trend and are using the site to help students better understand the materials being presented in classes. There are reports that English, Language, History, and Science teachers at LFA utilize YouTube in their instructional ma-terials.

Spanish teacher Noelle Balson uses videos online so her

students can hear accents from different Spanish speaking ar-eas. Balson also uses YourTube to help students learn about dif-ferent cultures through watching music videos.

Manystudentsfindvid-eos to be a helpful resource by providing an irreplaceable visual example. You can easily browse a video on YouTube and find a

Youtube Slowly becoming a Learning Resource for Teachers and Students

short, concise clip that demon-strates a History or English lesson in a way that grasps the attention of a particularly tech-savvy teen-age generation.

Not only are you able tofindvideoclips,butalso full-length movies divided up in to 8-10 minute sections. By giving access to thousands of unusual educational movies that might not be available in most stores, You-Tube is making itself a necessary tool in the modern classroom.

Mr. Mathias Kerr usesYouTube in his Biology and Anat-omy classes to demonstrate spe-cificlessonsheisteaching.

“ForScience,thebenefitis you can see something happen-ing in motion. I can draw out a new system, but it doesn’t really click until the students see each part of the system working to-gether,” Kerr explained. “That’swhen they understand what I am teaching and what better way to show than through animation.”

By Erica LewisOp-Ed Editor The A.P. Computer Sci-ence class, which meets in Corbin 104 this year, has been part of the LFA curriculum for the past 17 years. Mr. Phil Schwarz, who has taught the class for nearly 12 years, recalled that the class has been offered for longer than he has been at LFA. But there is something very different about the class in 2010.

This year the computer science class, which counts as a math credit, has three female stu-dentsenrolledforthefirsttimeinthe history of the class. This tradi-tionally all-male class has had an occasional single female student but never so many at once. Senior Michelle Moon, part of the groundbreaking class, notices nothing unusual about being one of the only girls in the class of twelve. She is joined by Amber Hanks and Jackie Dom-

to share insight into their world through videos.

Many LFA students use YouTube for projects and pre-sentation, but a number of LFA teachers now are catching on

students can hear ac-cents from different Spanish speaking areas. Balson also uses YourTube to help students learn about different cultures through watching music videos.

browski. “I don’t really think much to it,” she stated “I was the only girl in my physics class last year so being one of three girls in computer class this year isn’t that big a deal. It really doesn’t feel all that different for me.” Despite the arrival of so many young women in the class, Schwartz pointed out that the course is “no different now that girls have been enrolled.” In the class, the students

learn about different types of Java programming, as well as many different codes that produce spe-cificfunctions.Asidefromenjoy-ing the class, Moon admits that it can be challenging at times. “It’s hard. I don’t think I’ll ever have all of the codes memorized,” Moon said. “It’s pretty legit. It’s really cool to see long lists of codes become some-thing completely different.”

AP ComputerScience Welcomes More Female Members

Photo By Kathleen KennedySenior Michelle Moon is one of the three female students who are enrolled in the AP Computer Science class.

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Lucy IrunguFeature Editor

Have you ever wondered whether the all-too-perfect sal-ads plastered on the McDonald’s menu are really a healthy op-tions?” Well, once you take a look at the nutritional facts of these items and other “healthy choice” options on fast food menus across the country, you will soon begin to realize that because it looks healthy, doesn’t mean it really is. For example, McDonalds ad-vertises their Chicken Selects as “Premium all-white meat”. To a customer, this might seem like a healthier option because of its “Premium” label. However, the Selects contain 22 grams of fat and 380 calories, which is al-most double the amount in their 10 piece McNuggets who have gotten a bad reputation from con-sumers for being too unhealthy. “I feel cheated,” com-mented Lamees Esmail, a senior at LFA. “They are more expen-sive, so I automatically thought they were healthier.”

Jamba Juice, another popular fast food chain, boasts healthy smoothies with large amounts of fruit in them. Howev-er, when it comes down to count-ing calories and sugar, a regular size “Mango A Go- Go” smoothie

can have upwards of 380 calories and 77 grams of sugar.

“I always thought Jam-ba Juice used more fruit in their smoothies than anything else.” said sophomore Hannah Thuroff.

Yes, Jamba Juice does contain a heavy amount of fruit, but with added ingredients such as sherbet and yogurt, the amount of sugar in them can really add up fast.

Another restaurant that claims to be more health con-scious is Chipotle. An LFA favor-ite, this restaurant which has been recognized for using fresh ingre-dients in its food has had con-sumers brainwashed into thinking that buying a football sized bur-ritofilledwithexcessamountsofmeat and cheese and a tiny portion of vegetables is healthy for them. But what they don’t know is that

the average Chipotle burrito con-tains over 1,200 calories, 2,656 grams of sodium and 47 grams of fat. , Erin Petersen a LFA senior and Chipotle fan, never realized the horrible nutritional facts of a Chipotle Burrito.

“I knew a burrito of that size couldn’t be good for you but I never thought that it would be that detrimental to your health.”

It’s true, Chipotle’s in-

Don’t Be Fooled!“Healthy” Fast Food Options that Aren’t So Good For You

gredients are better than what most fast food chains use across the country, but the amount of fat and calories are still the same, and at times, worse than its competi-tors.

“I think next time I go to a fast food restaurant I will take more time deciding what’s health-ier instead of just buying what I think is healthy for me.” said Pe-tersen.

LFA Alumni ‘04 Returns to Join Science Department

Photo Courtesy of AboutMcDonalds.comThis McDonalds salad may seem like a healthy alternative to a Big Mac, but in reality, you aren’t saving all that many calories.

The Spectator will be holding a contest to see who has the best dorm room on campus. If you think have the coolest dorm room and want to win a prize for it, please email Mr. Murphy at wmurphy@lfanet.org. Please submit your name and which dorm you are in by October 1st. We will let you know when we will arrange a time to visit your dorm.

2nd Annual Dorm Room Contest

Embarrassing

Story ContestEver had an embarrassing thing happen to you that only people at LFA would under-stand? Well, each month, the Spectator will have a section in the newspaper that will be devoted to funny embar-rassing stories. Please email wmurphy@lfanet.org with your story. Submissions can be annonymous.

By Lucy Irungu

Feature Editor

If you’re walking around the Science Wing of Corbin Hall and look into one of the class-rooms, chances are, you will probably see Mr. Eric Rosado teaching one of his sophomore classes. Rosado, an alumnus of the Class of 2004, has returned to LFA as a Chemistry teacher and football coach. “It feels great to be back. I feel right at home and it feels like I never left.” said Rosado.

During his time at LFA, Rosado lived in Atlass, played football, indoor lacrosse and ran track. In the fall of 2004, Rosado went to study Biology as an un-dergraduate at Depaul University. When he began looking for a job as teacher, LFA was one of the

places he was most interested in applying.

“While I was complet-ing a semester of graduate school at University of Illinois at Chi-cago,Ijoinedanon-profitgroupcalled ‘In Search of Genius’ that sent graduate students to under-privileged schools to teach stu-dents about science topics. After a semester of my graduate program I felt that I was more interested in teaching than becoming a scien-

tist,” Rosado explained. “I started to look for teaching jobs and of course LFAwas the first onmylist.”

Although Rosado never saw himself coming back to LFA as a teacher, he is glad that he was given the chance to do so.

“My buddies use to tease me about teaching at LFA,” Rosado commented, “but I never thought it would happen. The best part about being back is that I get

to work alongside my mentors.”Rosado explained that

his time at LFA was full of memo-ries that he will never forget.

“I couldn’t pick just one memory. I had a really good time at LFA. It’s a spectrum from Freshman year sledding on Hutch traysdownCaxyMountain(bothtrays and he mountain are now gone) to my very last footballgame of Senior year.”

While Rosado does en-joy being back at LFA, he admits that there have been a few major changes.

“One of the biggest changes about LFA would be the new athletic attachments,” said Rosado. “I also miss the people I was here with as a student. The students and faculty you get to know are what make LFA special. It’s something you never forget”

Photo by Lucy IrunguAlumni Eric Rosado helpng a student during his Chemistry I class.

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New Seating

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New Student Center Design The 2010 school year marks the grand opening of a new state of the art Student Center here on the LFA campus. With new computers and more space to do work just topping the list of new features that this addition offers students. Students also seem to be taking full advantage of the Student Center as it ap-pears to be crowded almost every period with students from every grade. “I think it’s the perfect place to get work done!” exclaimed sophomore Hannah Thuroff while avidly praising the positive aspects of the new add on. Many students expressed similar views as excitement over the new addition seemed common.

One of the major additions to the new student center are the many new comput-ers available for students to use. The school made a major investment to completely re-place the old computers with newer more advanced models. “The computers are much faster and there are more of them, making it easier for students to get homework done” said Catalina Todd, senior, while explaining the many uses of the new computers. The speed of these new computers seems to be appreciated most by the students who were forced to use the old, slow student center computers. The old computers were much slow-er, these ones are better because they are faster and allow you to work on essays while at school,” said junior Spencer Friske expressing a common thought among students.

One of the major improvements of the new student center is the increase in seating available to students. When creating this new area a far greater number of places to sit and relax or work were created. This allows students to enjoy the student center while not being crowded unlike the previous center. It provides students more selection in where to complete their studies around campus. “The new seats are great! They give us(students)aplacetoworkorhangoutthat’snotnearlyascrowdedasthelastone.The couches are also a huge improvement over the old beat up ones,” said sophmore Lauren Stevenson while hanging out with a group of her friends in the student center.

This is the artist drawing of the new Student Center prior to construction.

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New Student Center Design The 2010 school year marks the grand opening of a new state of the art Student Center here on the LFA campus. With new computers and more space to do work just topping the list of new features that this addition offers students. Students also seem to be taking full advantage of the Student Center as it ap-pears to be crowded almost every period with students from every grade. “I think it’s the perfect place to get work done!” exclaimed sophomore Hannah Thuroff while avidly praising the positive aspects of the new add on. Many students expressed similar views as excitement over the new addition seemed common.

A major change that came with the creation of the new student center was the move of the Book Store. It was moved down the hall so that it is now a part of the student center allowing students easier access to the store. “It’s no longer completely out of way. Unlike the previous loca-tion it is much more convenient to go to because it is located close to where I spend most of my free periods. So if I need a pencil or something I don’t need to travel as far out of my way,” said senior Ben Smiley pointing out one of the many reasons that this is an improvement to the previous loca-tion. It is also now a much larger store allowing it to carry more variety for students and faculty.

All Photos and writing done by Taylor Jenkins

The snack bar and its runner, Sonia DeCastro, have been moved up stairs as part of the creation of the new student center. It is no longer shoved in the back cornerofHutchinsonCommonsbutnowhasamuchlarger,betterfittingspaceinthe new addition. It provides Sonia with the room and utilities needed to properly run while improving accessibility for students. “I think it’s really conveniently lo-cated, and it’s great area for Sonia to work and still be able to talk to people and help in Hutch,” said sophomore Calin Cave while praising the new snack bar.

This is the artist drawing of the new Student Center prior to construction.

light. It is just as bad for all the people in the right lane next to me unable to make a right-on-red for no apparent reason. I sympathize for them because I can’t even han-dle waiting for the left-hand turn, let alone a turn that could have been made a thousand times over before the light even turns green. Some might say I am a drama queen, but this affects my life to such a negative degree I felt it was utterly necessary to express my despair over that red light, which reminds me of dying a little bit inside every day as I wait for it. How many other students and faculty like me wish that some-thing could be done to change this frustrating part of our day?

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“I like that it’s next to the school store because it makes doing school work more convenient. But I wish the candy was further away so you would burn off the calo-ries you ingest walking back.”-Casper Clausen

“It’s too big. Seriously.” -Christian Lomeli

“It’s very spacious and café-like. It should come to good use.”-Amelia Moses

“It’s really cool and a good place to hang out in between classes.”-Christian Buerkle

“I’m not hanging out there so I don’t care.”-Zach Volland

“We’re going to make it the new junior spot.”

“I like the square better.”-Andrew DeBrincat

“It’s a lot bigger, I didn’t realize it was that big with all of the weight equipment in it. As far as breathing goes, there are only fans and no air con-ditioning in the student center.”

LFA students were asked what their opinions were on the new student center. Most of the students were very excited about it and here are a few of their responses...

The Inquiring Photographer

Caxy Rant:What will it take to stop stopping me at the end of Caxy?

By Natasha PatelOp-Ed Editor I recently had the “lon-gest” day of my life: two tests (firstandsecondperiod),onefreeperiod, a meeting with my college counselor, a quiz during eighth pe-riod,andatwo-hourfieldhockeypractice.Itwasfinally5:45p.m.and I was just ready to go! I got in my car and headed out of the parking lot. I realized that I was behind license plate “AGX,” none other than senior Joanie Davis and I started to panic. No one was be-hind me and we were both cruising down Caxy and I knew what was going to happen. Sure enough, it happened. We got to the light at Rte.60,and itwas red (like thathas never happened before)! Iwas dying to get out of school and waited for what seemed -- I don’t know -- around three hours for the light to turn green and she did whatIwasterrifiedshewasgoing

to do all along…she didn’t move. My world was shattering as I sat there watching her little eyes stare back at me through her rear-view mirror. She was playing the same game she always played when it was the two of us. The light turned yellow and she waited a lit-tlelongerandthenflewawayintothe distance as I sat at ANOTHER red light. At that moment I ques-tionedourfifteen-yearfriendship.The red light at Rte. 60 is the most frustrating thing in the world to me. That’s probably an exaggera-tion, but it kills me every time I drive into school knowing that I am going to have to wait at that light to leave. It takes me exactly 8 minutes to get to school, if I drive appropriately, yet I have to tack on another million minutes to al-locate for the time I will sit at that light. As a senior I have lost days, if not weeks, maybe months, may-beevenayear,ofmylife(anotherexaggeration,but just) thatIwillNEVER get back sitting at that

Compiled by Erica Lewis and Natasha Patel

Photo By Kathleen KennedySenior Natasha Patel frustrated with the light at the end of Caxy.

The “Caxy Rant” is a new feature of the Spec-tator that allows stu-dents and faculty mem-bers to express frustration.

STAFF LIST

Editors-in-Chief Eric Clamage Lucy Emery Taylor JenkinsNews Ariana Bhatia Mary Kate HayesManaging Editor Georgiana WagemannFeature Editor Lucy IrunguSports Editor Chris BoudreauxArts & Entertainment Editor Takia Broomfield Andrea ShenOp-Ed Editors Rickey Larke Natasha Patel Erica LewisEntropica Editor Mark YinglingStaff Photographers Kathleen Kennedy Sophia Salsbury Faculty Adviser William Murphy

PUBLICATIONThe Spectator is published eight times per year by the students of Lake Forest Academy and is a forum for student expression. The views and reporting herein are the sole product of The Spectator’s student reporters and in no way reflect the official views of Lake Forest Academy faculty, staff, administration or Board of Trustees.

EDITORIALSOpinions of the staff are presented in the form of unsigned editori-als. Personal views are bylined or presented as formal dissents.

SUBMISSIONSThe Spectator welcomes submissions from the community. If you would like to write an article, please see Mr. Murphy (please note: if space is limited, priority goes to journalism students). We also wel-come short stories and poetry for our “Featured Writers” column, and we are always interested in publishing student artwork and photographs. Please send all submissions to Mr. Murphy via e-mail at wmurphy@lfanet.org, or hand them to him directly.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORSThe Spectator welcomes responses to its articles in the form of Let-ters to the Editors in addition to letters on subjects of the author’s choosing. Please e-mail Letters to the Editors to Mr. Murphy at wmurphy@lfanet.org.

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AWARDSThe LFA Spectator has earned a series of prestigious journalism awards over the last two years. 2008 The American Scholastic Press Association... 1st Place2008 The KEMPA Moraine Press Association... 1st Place2009 The American Scholastic Press Association...1st Place2009 The KEMPA Moraine Press Association... 1st Place

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“Journalism is the first rough draft of history.”-Oscar Wilde

The Spectator would like to commend the students and faculty who came out to support the Caxy athletic teams so well recently. The football and hockey teams had some of the largest crowds in school history on Saturday, Septem-ber 4. The support that the stu-dents, faculty, and families gave to the LFA’s athletes on that day was greatly appreciated and tremendous. In past years students had complained about the lack of school spirit here at LFA and wondered out loud what could be done to solve this problem. But the recent display of spirit may signal that LFA has “turned a corner” as far as stu-dents caring about the school

and supporting their friends who are on the athletic fields.

The student cheer-ing sections, referred to by some as the “Caxy Crazies”, during that recent September weekend were, in fact, very crazy and positively support-ive. Even at the football game, which was a difficult game for LFA, the fans were still root-ing on their team throughout the game. Members of The

Spectator staff were extremely proud to be affiliated with LFA because of the support the school’s community gave to all sporting events that weekend. Even after a tough-loss for the football team, the school bounced back to show

support for the hockey team later that night. The win from the hockey game, capped off a fun-filled, action-packed day that seemed to draw the Caxy community closer together. Looking back on the day and the support the com-munity gave to the teams play-ing, pointed out to members of the newspaper staff how spe-cial LFA can really be. It was ex-tremely obvious to anyone who visited LFA that day, that all the students and faculty were proud to be associated with the acad-emy. The Spectator hopes that the school spirit that was shown on that day continues through-out the year, not only the ath-letic games but at theatre and

Opinion:

Symposium is Hot...Like Curry

By Rickey Larke

Op-Ed Editor

Since the first time I attended the opening of school ceremony as a freshman, Dr. Strudwick has stressed the importance of thinking like a global citizen and understand-ing that there is a world outside of LFA. Included in this direc-tive has been the Head of School Symposium, a year-long look at a particular global theme, which this year will focus on culture, problems, and hopes of Paki-stan, Bangladesh, and India. I know what you’re thinking. I know because I

thought it, too. When I first learned of this year’s sympo-sium topic I was disappointed, I was disappointed because for the past three years there has been trip to Africa during Spring Break usually pertain-ing to the symposium; but if this year’s symposium was about a different continent there was no way I would ever get to travel to my Motherland. When I actually began to think about this year’s fo-cus on South Asia, it began to make perfect sense that LFA would spend a year’s worth of attention to this Pakistan, Ban-gladesh, and India region. The symposium is dedicated, not just to the most impoverished or the struggling parts of the world, but also to the entire world and all regions deserve attention. Pakistan has been in the world’s view every day since September 11, 2001 and has proven to be one of the most strategically significant areas in the world to U.S. security. For most of Dr. Strudwick’s time as Head of School, Pakistan and the rest of the region has played

a large role in shaping our com-munity’s outlook on foreign af-fairs and the Middle East as a region. One could even argue that this region has changed LFA’s relationship to the out-side world more than any other in the last ten years, excluding Iraq and Afghanistan of course. Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India also vastly outnum-ber the United States in popu-lation, so much so that being ignorant to the problems there would cause you to be ignorant to the situations of hundreds of millions of people’s problems in the world. One recent media report suggested that Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh now ac-count for almost 20 percent of the world’s population. Being a global citizen means think-ing GLOBALLY, not just being a member of the LFA community or a citizen of the United States; or in my case, a citizen of every-thing west of Iran and north of Hong Kong. This year’s sym-posium should do more than teach us about Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh; it should en-hance our level of thinking out-

Editorial: We’ve got spirit,How about you?

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By Takia BroomfieldA&E Editor

An accomplished pho-tographer while he was still a student here, LFA alumnus Mr. Dakota Harper, has collaborated with his mother, Ms. Colleen Harper, to start Harper Gallery, located in the South Loop of Chi-cago at 1915 South Michigan Av-enue. Its opening on Feb. 26 had a large turnout, with six different events and six different displays each. According to Harper, there was a really good turn out and the gallery is moving along quite well. Before Harper Gallery was started, the owner/photogra-pher was using the gallery space as his own photo studio. Then he decided to exhibit some of his work. Soon after, it turned into a full-fledgedgallery. There are currently fivedifferent artists whose works are displayed, but Harper’s favorite display is an art collective called “Archie Andros,” composed by

fivemen fromMilwaukee,Wis-consin. Harper described their art as “awesome abstract pieces” during a recent phone interview. Harper said that all the artists are found through refer-rals from other artists and close friends, since the art community in Chicago is so small. Exhibits change every month and Harper Gallery is always looking for new artists and is always open to host events. There is one opening ev-ery month. When asked what in-spired him to be an artist Harper explained how he lives his life vi-sually and everything he sees, he visualizes through a frame, from politics to how plants are made. “I like making people happy so I put out positive visu-als for people to see,” remarked Harperinaflamboyanttone. When asked about his work process, Harper said that landscapes come about with the environment. “I capture things that are extremely intriguing that I want

other to see,” he explained. “But portraits, I team up with someone andgettheirideasoutontofilm.” Harper said he enjoys photography because it’s “hard not to be vivid.” He used running as an example, explaining how a photographer can shoot someone running in 50 different ways and portray something different every time. He also likes how “real” it is andhowmostpeoplefinditeasyto relate to a picture. Harper said that his work has changed since graduat-ing from LFA. He creates a lot more art, and he does a lot more independent and commercial work. When asked how he began photography, he talked abouthisfirstclasswithMr.RyanFowler sophomore year and how Fowler really pushed him and al-ways wanted him to do better. Harper encourages LFA artists to show their work and that Harper Gallery is the “friendliest gallery in Chicago.”

LFA Alumnus Opens Gallery in Chicago

Photo by Dakota HarperDakota Harper’s promotional flyer of his new gallery that recently opened in Chicago’s South Loop.

The Electronic Musical Orchestra’s Possibilities are Endless

By Eric ClamageEditor-in-Chief

“The Laptop Orches-tra is basically a good group of students getting together and abstractly interpreting and com-posing intelligent dance music,” noted senior Benjamin Smiley. After a year of club sta-tus, the Electronic Musical Or-chestra has been awarded class status this year and is part of the Fine Arts program at LFA. Mr. Grier Carson, Director of Library Information Services and conduc-tor of the orchestra, has four stu-dents in this year’s group. “In this class, the most challenging aspect for most people is that the music does not sound ‘pretty.’ It is chaotic,” ex-plained Carson. “This is why it is important to understand the his-tory of the music in order to ap-preciate its magic.” The group plans to have three performances this year (November 11, February 2, andApril19).Carsonnotedthatdur-ing these performances the school audience will not only listen to the music created by his students, but also learn about the music and

Photo By Sophia SalsberyTeacher Grier Carson helps the students in the class understand how to create this type of music.

its different attributes. “The orchestra will be playing pieces from other com-posers, in addition to their own. However during the concert, it is important for the audience to un-derstand the type of music, so it does not seem too abstract,” ex-plained Carson. Senior Scott Suiter agrees with Carson about the mu-sic being different. “The music may seem weird and maybe even random at times, but it is a good listen and a lot of fun to make,” said Suiter. Carson noted that the hardest part, as a teacher of this class, is to teach the students how to play, interact, and feed off of each other. According to Car-son, it is also a possibility that the electronic orchestra may team up with Mr. Adam Schlipmann’s tra-ditional orchestra to create a few pieces this year. “I am really looking forward to presenting our musi-cal creations to the entire school. In addition, I feel that once the school hears our music, it will attract more people to the class,” added Benjamin Smiley.

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Dryfoos Directs in Citadel Theatre Company’s One Act FestivalBy Andrea ShenA&E Editor

LFA’s Director of Performing Arts, Mark Dryfoos, has directed countless amateur student performances during his many years as a faculty member. But Dryfoos was also recently thrilled to be offered the opportunity to direct two professional one-act plays as a part of Citadel Theatre Company’s One-Act Festival this past month. The event was a fund-raising benefit for the theatercompany. “They are moving from their present location to a much bigger facility, and these were the last plays in the old space,” said Dryfoos. The festival took place over the course of three weekends in September. A different collection of one-acts

was performed each weekend at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. There were 21 one-acts in total and 9 directors. On average, each director directed two plays, and one-to-two actors performed in each one-act. All of the actors were local. This was the first timeDryfoos worked with this theater. “The managing director is a friend of mine, and he asked me if I’d be willing to direct for them,” said Dryfoos. Dryfoos directed “Bride on the Rocks” during the firstweekend, September 10-12, and “A Great Looking Boat” during the second weekend, September 17-19. Thefirstplay,“Brideonthe Rocks” was about a bride who was left at the altar. Afterwards, “she goes to a bar and she’s totally drunk and she’s railing about her life and what she should do with

it,” explained Dryfoos. The second play, “A Great Looking Boat,” was about the relationship between a blind man and a person who came and read The Odyssey to him. The biggest challenge was coordinating rehearsals with

Fall Play to be Romeo and Juliet

the actors, who were all working on other plays at the same time. “The professional theater time frame is a lot shorter, and there’s a lot less rehearsal time. We only had one month to rehearse,” said Dryfoos. According to Dryfoos,

directing these one-act plays was a collaborative effort. “You all come to some sort of consensus about what the play is going to lead to. The actors have pretty much mapped it out by the time you get to work with them,” said Dryfoos.

Coutrtesy of Mark DryfoosDryfoos stands with actors from a previous production.

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Lead roles of Romeo and Juliet will be played by Peter Lovec-chio and Jenna Madeley. Catalina Todd will star as Romeo’s close friend, Mercutio. Jerome Sach-erer will play Friar Lawrence, and Paris will be played by My-ron Ford. Rickey Larke and Jess Gunderson will take on the roles of Lord Capulet and Lady Capu-let, respectively. With so many students in the production, Dryfoos found scheduling rehearsals around sports practices, study halls, and other activities problematic. When all the young ac-tors and actresses were at rehears-als, Dryfoos had to help them overcome the obstacle of Shake-speare’s language, since the origi-nal text has been preserved. “The language is often difficulttounderstand,”saidDry-foos. Dryfoos has been help-ing the actors by translating lines and teaching them to portray the emotions. “He’s been very help-ful in helping us understand the play’s language,” said junior Jess Gunderson. “The biggest chal-lenge is to portray the characters in a fashion Shakespeare would

have intended for them.” Another challenge in rehearsals has been handling the elementofswordfightinginsev-eral scenes of the play. A profes-sional combat instructor will be

present to teach the actors how to fightonstage. A pleasant twist to this year’s auditions was the number of LFA football players that tried out for the play.

“We didn’t have enough actors for our play, and most of the characters are male,” said Gunderson. “We were very lucky to attract several football players to help us with our production.”

Three of the football players that tried out accepted roles in the play, including senior Lovecchio.

Photo by Eric ClamageActors in this year’s fall play practice lines and staging at rehearsal.

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By Kathleen Kennedy

Photography Editor

After LFA’s field hockey program graduated seven se-niors this past year, many fans are marveling over the person-nel loss and wondering what its impact on this year’s team would be. However, although the loss of such talent and lead-ership has affected the team, it has also left room for new lead-ers and new talent. Head Field Hockey Coach Dianne Cooper juggled her lineup this year to take best advantage of the team’s new players and strengths. “Nobody is playing the same position, for example we have a former left back play-ing goalie now,” explains Coo-per. “We have done really well (so far), everyone has stepped up their game because they worked hard in the off-season.” Even after graduating so many players, the leadership roles have been successfully replenished with this year’s se-niors. Co-captains Natasha Pa-tel and Charlotte Ahern, along with the other seniors on the team have worked together to lead the group. “The seniors are lead-

ing and providing a strong ex-ample of what LFA filed hockey should be.” commented Cooper. In their season thus far, the team has had success against very talented teams. Ac-cording to Cooper, they played a tough game against New Trier, where many girls showed ex-traordinary effort. The team also found success at their tour-nament in St. Louis where they came home with the tourna-ment title. Even with the loss of a core part of the team, “our team this year is as strong as ever, offensively and defen-sively,” explained co-captain and senior Charlotte Ahern. The team is hoping to win the league, as well as have home field advantage and to be top eight in the state by the end of their season. Luckily for the team, five new players have been able to make an immediate impact. “They (the new play-ers) have definitely made an immediate impact on the team, and have all played before,” commented Cooper. “This year we have gained five new players who have all had such a positive im-pact on the season.” Explains Ahern. Holding the team to-

Field Hockey Off to Another Great Start:Team is very talented despite loss of several seniors

Photo By Kathleen KennedySenior captain Natasha Patel is one of the reasons the field hockey team is doing so well.

gether is the bond the team feels with each other. “We have a better team

bond, and we are definitely off to a good start. I think being closer as a team will help (with

the season),” said sophomore Jane Strudwick, the team’s new goalie.

Football begins Season 3-1:Scheduled to take on tough prairie ridge team Friday night

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Junior Rich Barber and Sophmore Joel Doiney chase a Mt. Carmel Runningback

By Chris BoudreauxSports Editor

The football team looks to improve upon its 3-1 record this Friday after defeating a Western Reserve team that narrowly tri-umphed last year. The team, led by captains Chad Davis, Myron Ford, and Keenan Johnson defeated Western Reserve 21-14, scoring two touchdowns in the second half and shutting out the op-posing offense.

Junior Graham Wick, who tallied two inter-ceptions last Saturday, said, “It seems like the team is be-ginning to come together. We have had our ups and downs but the season is just start-ing to come together for us.”

Head Coach Ted Stewart was also pleased about the season so far.

“I am very happy with the way we have com-peted so far. We have shown resilience and have been able to finish close games,” said Stewart.

The team is now focused on their upcoming game against a talented Prai-rie Ridge squad. Prairie Ridge, also 3-1, is coming off of a loss against Crystal Lake South af-ter defeating its first three op-ponents quite easily.

“This Friday night will be a major test for us and our program,” said Stewart, “but we like challenges.”

Stewart noted that Prairie Ridge is currently ranked 25th in the state for

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game against Prairie Ridge, the LFA team has been very productive offensively. The team’s offensive unit has to-taled 12 touchdowns so far this year, two passing, nine rushing, and two Special Teams touchdowns. Myron Ford is the team’s leading receiver, grabbing one re-ceiving touchdown and the majority of the teams receiv-ing yards. Quarterback Chad Davis leads the team in rush-ing and has tallied four rush-ing touchdowns. Running Backs Quai Chandler and Rickey Larke have tallied the rest of rushing yards and have three and two rushing touchdowns, respectively. The team’s defense has also

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Sports Editor

If you have ven-tured out to the fields near the Fitzsimmons Center after school you may have noticed a couple of guys with a bunch of ladders and equipment set up on the track or the football field. These guys and that equipment encompass a relatively new ap-proach to weight training and fitness boot camp at LFA. This approach became necessary because of the unavailability of traditional weight training for LFA student athletes during the construction of the Crown Fit-ness Center.

The people that run this new program are from EFT Sports Performance Institute, a high level sports training facil-ity in Highland Park. According to Athletic Director Kevin Vers-en, LFA’s relationship with EFT began about eight years ago.

“The owner of EFT, Elias Karras, started here and when he began EFT we kept the relationship [with LFA] going,” said Versen.

Students have been participating in this workout since the beginning of school and so far it appears to be a

great substitute for the unfin-ished weight room.

“From my understand-ing through coaches and some of the athletes, it [EFT] has been a great alternative given the cir-cumstances. I know my soccer team has enjoyed the work-outs,” said Versen.

“The outdoor weight program is a good alternative to the normal weight program”, said senior Robert Levin. “It is helping out a lot with our con-ditioning and strength.”

Many teams from Prep Hockey to Cheerleading have taken advantage of this innova-tive way to train without tradi-tional weights. Even students whose sport is not scheduled to participate in EFT often go to use this program in their free time. Junior Taylor Jemilo, a member of the golf team, has gone a few times to workout under this new program indi-vidually.

“The trainers are al-ways there to push you and show you the correct way to do things,” said Jemilo.

It appears that the new EFT workouts are positively af-fecting all the athletes on cam-pus. Given the success of the program, it has been and will

EFT Sports Performance Institute Helps LFA With New Athletic Program

Photo By Kathleen KennedyFreshman Brendon Warnes, works out during boot camp after school on the softball field.

By Chris Boudreaux

Sports Editor

On Saturday September 4, before LFA’s big football game against Mt. Carmel, I looked up into the stands and saw a full house. LFA had a record-break-ing crowd and despite the out-come of the game, the stands stayed packed until the game

concluded. As LFA’s sports teams continue to become better and better, our attendance logically continues to grow. That being said, I believe that LFA should take these increases in talent and attendance as an opportu-nity. LFA should begin charging for games where a large atten-dance is possible. By charging for games, LFA and the commu-nity will be able to improve op-portunities for students using the monies that are generated. If LFA were to charge for games, they should not charge current LFA students. By charging current students, they would be less motivated and less likely to come to games

Photo Couttesy of Ruth KeysoBasketball is one of many of LFA’s sports that could benefit from selling tickets.

then they are currently. Another thing to take into consideration would be the price to charge. Charging a couple dollars ad-mission to the game would create a reasonable amount of revenue and not prevent people other than students from at-tending sporting events. In order for this to work, LFA has to continue having competitive sports teams and getting good attendance. The benefits of charging for games could be tremendous. Benefits could include cheaper prices for events like Ra Weekend, cheaper prom tickets, more team gear, more classroom technology, etc.. If LFA continues to field com-petitive teams then there is no

Opinion: Why LFA Should Charge Admssion for (some) Sports Games

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Caxy Double

This edition’s look alike is a comparison between two LFA students. Junior, Erica Lewis, and freshman Cara Kingsley.

By: Takia BroomfieldSpectator Staff

Riddles of the Month1. What am I? I can make rain, but if you take away my leg, I can bring you pain.

2. You use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I am dead. What am I?

3.WhatdopeoplecallSkittlesinCanada.(It’sreally,reallydifficultandyoushouldcaefullythinkofyouranswer)

4. How do you buy things in Mexico?

Answers

1. I am the letter “R”. If you take away my leg, I can bring you pain.2. An onion3. Skittles4.Youpeso(payso)muchandyoubuyit.

Jokes of the Month1. What did the mayonaise say to the refrigerator?

2. What do you get when a cow is stuck in an earthquake?

3.Whydidthefishblush?

4. Why can’t a nose be twelve inches long?

5. How do you always give 100% at school work?

Answers

1. Shut the door, I’m dressing!2. A milk shake.3. Because it saw the ocean’s bottom.4. Then it would be a foot!5. 12% on Monday, 23% on Tuesday, 40% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday, and 5% on Friday.

Top 10:Ways to Tell if You Have SummeritisBy Mark Yingling

Entropica Editor

I’ve been back at school for quite awhile now but like

many of the Lake Forest Academy students, I refuse to believe

that the school year has truly begun. Even though my body

might be attending class and doing homework every day, my

mind is constantly thinking of the beach and the hot summer

sun. The good news is there is a cure for summeritis. As experi-

enced teachers know, summeritis quickly turns in to senioritis,

and senioritis is incurable. Until then, I have come up with the

top ten ways to diagnose yourself with summeritis; once you re-

alize you have it, you can immediately change it into senioritis.

10. You have already planned your winter vacation to go to the

Sahara Desert.

9. You brought beach chairs to the Senior Square (cough cough

Ben Smiley).

8. Mrs. Delaney refused to give you all free periods on G-day,

even after you cried and begged duing the first week of school.

7. You can’t even read this newspaper because it is not on a

Facebook wall.

6. (For girls) The pair of Uggs you are bound to slip on eventu-

ally look more and more revolting each day.

5. The fluorescent lights throughout the school remind you of

the summer sun and you somehow believe they are making you

tan.

4. When your parents come to wake you up in the morning, you

pretend to not hear them until they resort to shaking you, or in

my case, bring out the air horn.

3. You refuse to believe the freshmen are new students and you

convince yourself that they are just annoying shadows that fol-

low you around.

2. You actually look forward to science labs because there is a

chance the class might go outside.

1. You have already caught three colds from rolling up your