Today, April 2nd, Lindblom hosted a webinar session that encompassed the topic of climate change and the effects this could have on our lives today and in the future. "Why should we care?" is a very demanding question Snow Adams brought to the forefront of the conversation so eloquently. There were three expert panelists (two present and one joining virtually) and one student expert who expounded upon the general and personal devastation that could arise because of the increase in global warming. Many would beg to differ that global warming does not exist and is irrelevant to the routine function of daily lives internationally. Through passion and discussion of previously examined statistics, stories, and past experiences, we brought very irrefutable evidence to counter that argument. Ironically during the live session, the session crashed. To the amazement of us all, everyone was prompted to stay calm and this was the case. It was amazing! The answers were very well thought out, relevant, and engaging for the audience present and through the web. It was an experience that could not be matched with anything! The collaboration to put this together was outstanding and all because people with passion and the will to spread knowledge came together and wanted to prompt change and awareness. Thanks to the Global Nomads Group, Elena, Michael, Abigail, Louis, Rachel, Grace, Snow, Faith, Yaira, Krystal, the audience, and myself, we had an amazing time!
By Ebere Forbes-Wilson
Today, April 2nd, Lindblom hosted a webinar session that encompassed the topic of climate change and the effects this could have on our lives today and in the future. "Why should we care?" is a very demanding question Snow Adams brought to the forefront of the conversation so eloquently. There were three expert panelists (two present and one joining virtually) and one student expert who expounded upon the general and personal devastation that could arise because of the increase in global warming. Many would beg to differ that global warming does not exist and is irrelevant to the routine function of daily lives internationally. Through passion and discussion of previously examined statistics, stories, and past experiences, we brought very irrefutable evidence to counter that argument. Ironically during the live session, the session crashed. To the amazement of us all, everyone was prompted to stay calm and this was the case. It was amazing! The answers were very well thought out, relevant, and engaging for the audience present and through the web. It was an experience that could not be matched with anything! The collaboration to put this together was outstanding and all because people with passion and the will to spread knowledge came together and wanted to prompt change and awareness. Thanks to the Global Nomads Group, Elena, Michael, Abigail, Louis, Rachel, Grace, Snow, Faith, Yaira, Krystal, the audience, and myself, we had an amazing time!
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Honesty is the best policy. And sometimes it can get you a free lunch at McDonald's. Freshman Jacques Potts and eighth-grader Nathan Petithomme received gift cards from Mr. Cohill, chief of security, for their honesty. Both students recently found missing iPhones. They could have easily tucked the phone into their pocket and walked away. But Jacques and Nathan made the honest choice and returned the phones to security staff who located the owners. Mr. Cohill said he was impressed with their honesty and personally purchased the gift c By Melissa Adams
Many changes are happening in the library of Lindblom Math & Science Academy. Ms. Terry and Ms. Urbina have been replaced, Ms. Caneva is the new librarian, and there is a Library Aide, Mr.Atilano. Also, there is a website for the library, which shows all of the events. One of the events is Ms. Caneva’s Nook Book Club, who are reading many books such as Hate List and Ashes. This school year, the library has made minor changes, but plans on making bigger ones. Ms. Caneva said they hope to expand on the library and improve policies. Ms. Caneva also said, “We’ll be making more room for people who study” because there has been a larger amount of students coming in during lunch periods. Since many students have been coming in, the recent renovations will maximize the efficiency of the library and everyone’s time. Another change is the monthly book promotions. Each month, there is something different. In October, thrillers were promoted, November, the pilgrims, and for February the books celebrate Black History Month. To get students to check out the books, there have been candy incentives. There are three ways to earn candy: check out a book from the special set of books from that month, go on the library website and answer a question given by Mr. Atilano, or print something double-sided. Many students say that this is a good idea. Junior Alona Davenport said, “It’s a good system because they save paper and you get candy.” Along with the candy and the expansion of the library, I’m sure that this will be the first of many raves about the new and improved library. by Kylie Krawczyk, Brandon Marshall, and Courteney Pettigrew Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe was at Lindblom today. The CNN Hero of the Year spoke about the work that she does for the men, women and children in Uganda who have been victims of Joseph Kony’s army. She came to Lindblom to educate children on the hardships that some people in Uganda have to endure. Sister Rosemary works with the women and children who have been forced to be soldiers and lost their chance at an education. Some were brutally injured and they weren’t accepted by their families. Sister Rosemary decided to make a place where they could come to learn and to be accepted. She also spoke about how she teaches the women to make purses out of soda can tabs. The women make the bags to sell them to Sister Rosemary and they are able to support their families for a year with that money. She’s in Chicago to promote her new book, Sewing Hope.There is a signed copy of the book in the library. She said about the Chicago weather, “I’m not used to the snow. I’m scared of falling.” By Jamela Reyes After four months of hard work the Lindblom JROTC drill team arrived at Carver military academy to preform. Some of the city’s top platoons were performing in the Masters division of the annual drill competition. There were some difficulties that platoon worked together to get past. This competition was the last for most of the platoon, the majority of the team is seniors. With the knowledge that this is the last chance the seniors were trying their hardest to get their first win. Waiting to go on the team prepped each other and reminded one another of the flaws they were trying to avoid. After the competition was complete the team sat on the bleacher together and watched their rivals. There was a sense of unity even as they knew they might not win. There was no fighting or harsh criticism just smiles and hugs. The parents of the team were at the competition until the end screaming their names the whole time as if it was a football game. The winners were honored with medals and trophies and it was then over. Lindblom boarded the bus and fell asleep in exhaustion. Lots of work was put into their performance including a full day of their weekend. Many student believed that the competition was a waste. “It was terrible, the competition had to be rigged how could we come in fourteenth place” Cadet Captain Mikala Dockey. This feeling was mutual when the SSG Lawson told the team their ranking. Jamela Reyes By: Krischelle Jones
Seniors who have not had the chance to tour a college campus, there is still a chance for you to visit. Ripon College is hosting yet another college tour which includes an overnight stay. In order to participate in the college tour, students must apply to the school and have a signed permission slip. During the college tour, students will be able to sit in on college classes, tour the campus, find out if they have been accepted and take part in on campus activities for the day. For those of you who do not know, Ripon is approximately 175 miles from Chicago. A few of Lindblom’s students had the opportunity to visit the campus last weekend. Tonyae Tolliver, senior, says “I enjoyed getting to know the college advisors and having the students share their college experiences”. Other students comment on how big the dorm rooms are and how Ripon does not charge the students for printing and copying papers. The tour has our students reconsidering if they should go to college where the weather is amazing or get a big dorm room. If any seniors are interested they need to act fast, there are a limited number of seats on the bus. For more information contact the Page Kane at (920)748-8397 or email her at [email protected]. Here is the link to the school website: http://www.ripon.edu/ . By Jason Mathus
Lindblom seniors of 2014 dominate the competition when applying for the Posse Scholarships. Lindblom has been known for breaking records in sports and academics. Now the seniors of 2014 have broken the record for the numbers of Posse finalists and can possibly break a record for the most Posse Scholars from one school. Post-Secondary Specialist Jessica Salazar attended a meeting with Posse representatives and representatives from other schools to announce how many finalist each school had. Many of the schools announced that they had one or two finalists which seemed logical because Posse is a very competitive scholarship opportunity. When representatives asked Salazar how many finalists Lindblom had, she was embarrassed but not in a bad way. Lindblom has 15 finalists for the Posse Scholarship. “It is not easy for one school to get 15 finalists for Posse, but Lindblom made it happen,” Salazar said. So far, three seniors have been awarded the Posse scholarship. Alejandra Diaz was accepted to Oberlin College and Daja Dampeer was accepted into Denison University. Joining Dampeer is senior Devonta Dickey; he was also accepted as a Posse Scholar to Denison University in Granville, Ohio. “When I got the call telling me that I was a Posse Scholar, I literally dropped my phone,” Dickey said. Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential that may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships. Congratulations to our Posse Scholars and the other finalists. We wish them all the best of luck. By Elyse Hill
Several Lindblom students traveled to China this past summer. Four of them went to the capital city, Beijing (Seniors Samiyah Mubarak and Yuwa Edomwande and Sophomores Kamari McElroy and Kennedy Graves), one went to Nanjing (Senior Raven Nash) and two to Hanzhou (Seniors Sharon Guan and Maria Valenzuela). One student in particular, sophomore Kennedy Graves shared her experiences during her trip to Beijing. Kennedy said that she learned a lot in China. When she and her classmates arrived, they spent a lot of time during the first week learning about Chinese culture before they were immersed into it. After that, they went on field trips to popular tourist attractions like the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square. She learned Chinese from a teacher who is a native Chinese speaker. Kennedy said this enriched the knowledge she already had of Chinese from Lindblom. Kennedy has been attending Lindblom since the Academic Center, so she is already ahead in Chinese for a sophomore. “I learned about tones, stroke orders, and how to make the characters look beautiful,” Kennedy said. She said that she only met college students planning to study abroad in America. She didn’t really have any interactions with high school students. The students from Lindblom were learning alongside other American students from all corners of the United States. She made valuable friendships with them. She also became closer to her fellow Lindblom classmates. In her culture classes, Kennedy learned about Chinese paper cutting, Chinese fans, nunchuks, Chinese dance, and so much more. She learned that when you enter a palace, it is customary for a person to step in with their right foot first. “It’s more than just eating with chopsticks,” Kennedy said. Visually, according to Kennedy, China was not that much different from America. Sometimes she even forgot that she was in another country. The country isn’t very diverse, so she did feel like she was the odd one out at times. But her biggest takeaway from the trip was the ability to deal with different kinds of people; this is an important skill to have in the workforce. Kennedy learned to accept different cultures and their ways of life through her time in Beijing. The experience will more than likely be one she is very fond of during her time in high school. By Brandon Marshall With time progressing and our school becoming more well-known, many more students are more interested in becoming a Lindblom Eagle. In 2005, Lindblom had student body composed of 96 students, and to be at 1166 now is a huge jump. With the first graduating class coming in 2009, there was also the Academic Center being introduced. The academic center is a 7th and 8th grade enrollment where those students begin to take high school classes. Principal Mather spoke about how he feels about the amount of student, he said, “When we first opened the school, we wanted the school to be around 1200 students, to have nearly that amount now is a huge accomplishment, and we are thrilled.” All though the school seems packed during passing periods, it doesn’t seem that there are that many students here. Senior Fiona Hill said that, “It is not hard to believe that this is the largest number of student’s in Lindblom’s history; getting down the hallway is such a struggle. Nevertheless, it feels amazing to be apart of this huge accomplishment.” Remember, wherever you go, there is always a students right around the corner. By MONICA DE PAZ
Every year, Lindblom partners up with buildOn, a nonprofit organization that runs youth after-school programs and provides students with community service hours. Last year, they completed over a million hours of service with students across the U.S. This year, they are hoping to top that. Senior Symone Dawson, who has traveled to Nepal with buildOn and has been an active member since freshman year said, “BuildOn has helped me create great friendships with not only people at Lindblom, but also people around Chicago and around the world.” BuildOn is great for those who love to participate in their community, as well as those who are in need of service hours. Students are required to complete their 45 hours by the time they graduate through projects. They now must complete a total of three projects to graduate. Each project is worth 15 hours. This year, Sgt. Walker is again in charge of buildOn. You can find him in room 124, where he hopes to see new faces join this year. Sgt. Walker has made it easier by creating a website where you can see what they are up to. Sgt. Walker said, “We have now created a website and even if you’re not in our colloquium, you’re still welcome to come and join the buildOn projects.” He also said that he is looking forward to taking four students to Trek, a buildOn program, during spring break. “These students will be selected depending on their performance during buildOn projects and their willingness to come out and volunteer.” Sgt. Walker says, they will be building new schools and it will “be a great experience.” You can learn more about buildOn at their new website: www.buildOn.org. |
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