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S P E C T A T O RVOLUME 91 NUMBER 1 SEPTEMBER 28, 20121500 WEST KENNEDY ROAD, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045

Featured Stories

NEWS

Updates on science wing construction

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FEATURES

More local students now boarding

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Fall play announced: The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later

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OPINION AND EDITORIAL

The Spectator in-troduces LFA versus Other Preps

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Darrin Madeley, Athletic Director

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Seniors lose their parking spots in Cressey & Atlass

By Zunaira Arshad and Carina BakerStaff Writers

Throughout this school year Lake Forest Academy‘s students will be exploring Brazil through the new Head of School Symposium. “The idea is to provide a theme for the school throughout the year which would advance the mission, particularly the notion of global pluralism,” said Head of School Dr. John Strudwick. Previous symposium topics included religious pluralism and the Indian subcontinent. Although Strudwick chose the symposium, he described himself as a “hands-off” leader, preferring to leave the symposium’s chairpersons in charge. For this symposium, the chairpersons are Señora Noëlle Balson and Dr. Stephen Johnson. Balson has lived in San Juan and Johnson has spent signifi cant time in Manaus; both have knowledge of Portuguese.

Each year, while choosing the symposium topic, Strudwick alternates the symposium topic between a theme and a location. The 2012-2013 symposium, following last year’s theme of religious pluralism, is a region. “I thought it would be an opportune time for us to do somewhere in South America,” he said, citing the country’s signifi cant challenge of hosting both the upcoming World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, along with the country’s large emerging economy, as part of the rationale behind his choice. “Brazil is growing in terms of its political presence,” said Johnson, calling the country “under-represented.” With Brazil as this year’s topic, plans for a spring break trip to Brazil are going to be fi nalized later this semester. Johnson and Balson are considering Manaus, Bahia, and Iguazu Falls as parts of the itinerary. The annual Symposium Reading List is posted on the LFA website, under the academics link. Included on the list is a

title called The Throes of Democracy: Brazil Since 1989 written by Bryan McCann. McCann, who serves as Associate Professor of Latin American History at Georgetown University, will be visiting to speak to the LFA community. The Chairs of the symposium have decided on a wealth of aspects that the students will have an opportunity to study. Major areas of focus this year will include Brazil’s growing signifi cance as an economic and political power, along with its environmental impact on the world. “Our hope, as we work on the symposium this year, is that the symposium helps to enhance the interdisciplinary studies at the school and dialogue among departments,” said Johnson. The “umbrella goal,” according to Dr. Johnson, is to “instill in students and the academic community a global perspective.”

By Mary Kate PattonNews Editor

With the start of the new school year, one of hottest topics and concerns on campus has been parking. Lake Forest Academy’s growing staff, faculty, and student body have taken up almost every spot available on campus, leaving a limited number of extra spaces open for guests and visitors. Continuous construction on the new science wing, which has eliminated several parking spots in front of Cressey, Atlass, and all parking along Caxy Drive, has left a daily scramble for parking among all of LFA’s commuting constituencies. “When you take a look at the loss of Cressey [parking], by about October, we will have lost about 12 spaces total,” said LFA’s Chief Financial Offi cer, Andy Kerr. “When we counted up all the cars that we needed to park - faculty, staff, students, and those who were residential faculty with other cars - everything would still fi t. The only compromise was we had to shove student parking to Fitz and Warner.

In order to accommodate everyone, we just slid everybody down. This seemed to be the right year, there seemed to be enough disruption going on, to bite the bullet and take away the Caxy Drive parking.” According to Kerr, the school’s future plans include moving more spots behind the ice rink to help open space up for athletic event parking that is often crowded. Along with these possible changes, Kerr explained

that the Warner lot has been expanded 25 spots, so only two permanent spaces were lost from the original 27 along Caxy Drive. “Our biggest concern is that [the parking situation] is safe,” said Kerr, “so students can get to and from their vehicles without any risks.” “It’s affecting us a little,” said Athletic

Photo by Lauren Clamage Senior Ally Dunne is told she must park in Warner or Fitz lots.

HOS symposium: Explorations of the economy and environment in Brazil

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Photo By Hannah Vivienne ThuroffThe Iguazu Falls in Brazil.

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World News Roundup

Compiled by Zunaira Arshad and Amelia Moses

Sensory Learning: The New Science CenterBy James PaigeStaff Writer

There’s an atmosphere of change at Lake Forest Academy. With advances in the academic curriculum and technologies, the school began construction on a new science wing towards the end of last year. Located between Cressy and Atlas, school administrators expect this updated facility to greatly enhance the school’s science cur-riculum and to accommodate larger class sizes, as well as free up academic space in lower Corbin Hall. “We have been discussing the need for updated science facilities for several years,” said Chief Financial Offi cer An-drew Kerr. “We did some upgrading over

eight years ago. But with advances in sci-ence and technology, the things we did have been eclipsed by progress and the number of courses being offered.” Assuming the construction process con-tinues as planned, the new science center will be open for the start of the 2013-2014 school year next August. Administrators believe this new center will facilitate the integration of experiments into the regular classroom, allowing for a more hands-on learning experience. “The classrooms will now have labs built into them. This will allow us to discuss concepts and then demonstrate what we just discussed in real time,” said Dr. Kerry Cedergren, chairperson of the science de-partment. “The new lab classrooms will

allow for more experiential and sensory learning. We hope the students will learn better since they will be active in the class, actually doing the experiments they are learning about.” According to Cedergren, many students at Lake Forest Academy have begun dou-bling up on science courses; this coupled with a general increase in the entire student body population has put a strain on the ef-fi ciency of the classrooms. According to physics teacher Mr. Edward Shaughnessy, it’s about integration as well as maneuverability. Students will be able to take advantage of a more comfortable learning space. While there isn’t much negativity towards the concept, many students are frustrated with the inconvenience of the construction process in terms of parking. “As its getting colder, it can be hard to have to walk down all the way from Crown,” said senior Zunaira Arshad. “I think it’s inconvenient for everyone”. Despite this, the new science center should improve science programs at Lake Forest Academy. With the integration of lab facilities into the classroom space, the learning experience will be more effi cient and better accommodate vast student inter-ests in science. “The curriculum is always evolving so having the new building with the new ac-cessories will allow us to continue to tweak the curriculum to be the best that it can be,” said Cedergen. “With the new lab-class-rooms, we hope the students will learn bet-ter since they will be active in the class.”

Civil Unions now allowed at LFABy Bailey AyersEditor-in-Chief

Many students might not know but there was a big change in the Faculty Handbook this year. The Faculty Advisor Committee worked closely with Head of School John Strudwick and Dean of Students Chris Tennyson to reword the entire faculty handbook. One of the biggest changes had to do with faculty housing and recognizing civil unions between faculty members. “More specifi cally, we formalized our housing policy recognizing civil unions as well as allowing domestic partners to live together on campus if they qualify through an affi davit, which also applies to our em-ployee benefi ts plan,” commented Director of Human Resources Kristin Paisley. The affi davit requires that the couples ap-plying have joint bank accounts and have been together for at least 6 months, as well as other various qualifi cations. This means that faculty, or staff, who are in a Civil Union or domestic partnership are now al-lowed to live on campus— a big step for LFA. “We wanted to make the campus as in-

clusive as possible and the wording in the handbook to refl ect the culture of the campus,” mentioned Dean of Faculty Phil Schwartz. “We wanted to enforce a more inclusive and welcoming nomenclature, which has been an important goal of the Multicultural Affairs Committee as well as many mem-bers of the community,” added Paisley. The decision to make this change was not taken lightly. The committee fi rst held a survey from peer independent boarding schools. And the change was made after it was found “that many other schools have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, similar policies,” noted Paisley.

“I believe that it is completely acceptable for teachers in a domestic partnership or civil union to live on campus. In my opin-ion, those are personal lifestyles between the teacher and their family, and that they should not be denied the equal opportunity to live on campus because of that,” de-clared senior Calin Cave who was pleased to hear news of the change. The committee also took time to re-word the entire handbook so that all of the pro-noun usage would be correct according to Schwartz. However, the most notable change was the housing rules being “one of the major changes,” stated Schwartz.

Photo by Meg KennedyConstruction on the Science Center continues - the foundation of the building is now visible.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Paisley

Changes made to one passage of the handbook now allow civil unions in campus housing.

Protests Spread over Anti-Islam FilmInformation from the Associated Press

In response to an anti- Islamic fi lm which ridicules the Prophet Moham-mad, hundreds of protestors took to the streets of Libya, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tunisia, Indonesia, and even more countries. The actions of the protestors, who were enraged by the depiction of the Prophet, ranged from burning American fl ags to killing an American ambassador, Chris Stevens, along with three others. In the Islamic religion depicting an image of the Prophet is seen as a crime, so when the videos paired Mohammad’s image with ridicule many Muslims took offense.

Scans of dark energyInformation from BBC World News

With the existence of a new high-resolution camera, we are now able to look into nearly three quarters of what makes up our universe. The Dark Energy Survey’s camera will be able to show scans of 300 million galaxies in the next fi ve years. These images will help to uncover the mystery behind the concept of dark energy, which is believed to be responsible for the ex-pansion of the universe. This study has been a large collaboration of astrono-mers from the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Spain and Germany.

Chinese and Japanese confl ict over islandsInformation from CNN World News

Last April, the fi rebrand governor of Tokyo announced intent to buy two islands claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan. Due to these actions, there has been an outbreak of anti-Japanese pro-test across China. Governor Shintaro Ishihara made this claim before gaining approval from the Japanese govern-ment. Ishihara is known for making controversial statements addressing the tension between the two countries.

Photo by Tribune Media ServicesProtestors gather outside the US embas-sy to show their support for the cause.

Photo by Tribute Media ServicesA Japanese business protects itself from Chinese protesters.

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NewsSEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Campus NewsIn this space, The Spectator provides

further details on ongoing and upcom-

ing events at Lake Forest Academy

Compiled by Bailey Ayers

First LFHS strike in history

LFA sees a rise in use of eBooksBy Amy KrivoshikNews Editor

As the iPad becomes more engrained in the LFA experience, more LFA students and faculty have begun to use eBooks for both classroom and personal use. Students and teachers can now buy, read, and anno-tate textbooks and library books digitally on their iPads. Although the cost savings of eBooks have not been as great as people originally envisioned, many believe the convenience of not having to carry numer-ous textbooks to be worth the investment. “More and more people are using eB-

ooks in general,” said LFA Librarian Rita MacAyeal, “We try to be part of the trend.” MacAyeal said that students can access LFA’s library books through their iPads by downloading the Overdrive app from iTunes, which gives students free access to LFA’s library books. Students can then scan eBooks into their iPads. “It complements the iPad program,” Ma-cAyeal added. “I read eBooks and I like us-ing them.” Some textbooks, like Pearson Biology, are interactive, with three-dimensional dia-grams and computer- graded quizzes at the

end of sections. Junior Ann Kong was excited because she managed to obtain her Physics text book for free. Since using the iPad to read her Physics text, Kong said she likes using eBooks. “I don’t really use eBooks,” said Yuxin Shen, another boarder in Kong’s class. Faiz Aboobacker is a junior and a board-er who can often be seen around campus reading graphic novels on his iPad. “The advantage is you don’t need to car-ry books and all that because it’s on your iPad,” Aboobacker said,“The disadvantage is if I have to do reading and comprehen-sion I have to keep switching to between the iPad and a physical book.” He said he did not get his textbooks on the iPad because he got his visa late. Having eBooks on the iPad can be dis-tracting, said other students who said they have trouble focusing without a hard copy in front of them. “It’s not that I don’t like eBooks. It’s just that I need to have pen and paper in front of me,” said freshman Annmarie Morrison, a day student. Rita MacAyeal admitted that like most things, eBooks will take time to get used to. “There’s a learning curve. The fi rst time you use Overdrive you have to learn the steps,” MacAyeal said.Photo by Amy Krivoshik

James Paige and Emma Haupt show their preference between books and eBooks.

By Bailey AyersEditor-in-Chief

For one week this September there was one more item that separated the students at Lake Forest High School from those here at Lake Forest Academy- we had teachers and they did not. On September 12th, 2012 the Lake Forest Teachers Union issued their fi rst strike in the history of the Lake Forest School District. The strike, which lasted for a week, was announced after the school board revealed its plans for the restructuring of teachers’ salaries and benefi ts. Once the strike had started, LFHS students were out of school for 3 days causing them to have a fi ve-day fall break. During this time the teachers on strike formed a picket line outside the school. When the teachers union and the school board were unable to come to a quick settlement as of Sunday night, which caused the school board to go to plan B. Lake Forest High School opened its doors with over 1,400 students in attendance and the school was staffed by approximately 70 certifi ed teachers, 20 teacher assistants, special education teachers, and experienced support staff, according to the offi cial update on the Lake Forest High School Website. But the teachers were still on strike outside

the doors of the school. The students were attending seminar-style classes and the Lake County Regional School Chief announced that the days without teachers would not count as offi cial attendance days. However, the students at Lake Forest High School seemed to only be concerned about athletics and the college process, according to senior Madeline Hale. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) prohibits any school to participate in an athletic competition if the teachers are on strike causing many of the LFHS athletic teams to miss games. The teachers were also denied access to their email accounts, which made it harder for college recommendations to be written.

“My friends are most worried about AP exams; without their teachers teaching they are falling behind,” said Hale who, with several friends from Lake Forest High School, visited her friends at LFA while they were out of school. Is LFA going to be seeing a lot more of LFHS students on campus? It was thought that the admissions offi ce would receive calls about potential transfers from the high school, but “nothing would happen because we are full,” stated Dean of Admissions, Loring Strudwick. In the early hours of Wednesday, September 12, 2012 the Lake Forest High School teachers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, and kids are back in school.

Photo courtesy of The Chicago TribuneLake Forest High School teachers, who were striking outside the school last week, have returned to the classroom under a tentative agreement.

Parent s Weekend Schedule

Below are the scheduled events for Parents Weekend 2012

Th. Oct. 11— Fall Play—7pmFri. Oct. 12— Fall Play—7pmSat. Oct. 13— Parents Weekend Concert—7pm

College Application Day On Wednesday, October 17 students will attend a special schedule in order for each grade to partake in a different activity. Freshman will complete CWRA testing as well as their FFA fi eld trip or activity. Sophomores and Juniors will take the PSAT. Seniors will use the day to meet with English teachers to work on their college essays.

Crop Walk

On Sunday, October 21st Lake Forest Academy will participate for the fi rst year in the Crop Walk. Due to circumstances, the Harvest Run will not be happening this year, so LFA is encouraging students to participate in the Crop Walk. The Crop Hunger Walk helps provide food for families worldwide and locally.

Healthy Choices Day

Wednesday, October 24 is a special attendance day for this year’s healthy choices day. Healthy Choices day is an annual event which Lake Forest Academy students participate in every Fall. Students attend seminar-style classes on various topics which will help them make healthy choices in the future.

Photo Courtesy of LFA FlickrStudents in Orchestra play the Violin at last years Parents Weekend Concert.

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Senior parking eliminated for the 2012-13 year(continued from page 1)

Offi ce Manger, Gathia Dunn, “but other than that the parking seems to be okay. There will be some headaches to come about when we have some day athletic events here.” Having both faculty and students affected by parking changes, seniors have expressed

their feelings about their loss of parking in Atlass. This change has created several irritations among the senior class in regard to where students have to park. “It’s really frustrating,” said Kyle Skinner, a senior day student, “because I’ve been waiting a year and a half to park

in the senior lot and now I can’t.” Along with their frustrations, several would agree with senior Ally Dunne’s belief that seniors “should get another privilege,” in order to replace their parking. The trouble with parking will continue to remain a debated topic among members

of the LFA community as science wing construction continues throughout this year. “Whenever there is change,” said Kerr, “it takes a while to get used to it and the initial reaction is resistance. Overall, I

think it will be safer.”

New swivel chairs allow fl exibility in the classroom.

The doors still extend to the ceiling but are now transparent.

The atrium area is fi lled with light from a sunroof and glass walls.

Floor-to-ceiling windows invite light into the new History Wing.

By Jane XuGraphics Editor

Right above the Math Wing, at the end of the second fl oor in Korhumel Hall, one can easily see the modern and creative corner decorated with the pale white wall, abstract decor and movable chairs. The new History Wing has given students and teachers new opportunities for teaching and studying history in bright new airy classrooms with glass doors, larger windows, and brand new furniture in the classrooms. Sitting in the new History classrooms, the students now enjoy more natural light thanks to larger windows and glass interior walls and doors. Because of the 360-degree movable “pod” chairs, students can view presentations from anywhere within the class room space. The room

designers also said that students will enjoy working in groups or participating in group discussions from all directions thanks to the new rolling pod chairs. "I really enjoy the new classroom. It looks so much nicer and brighter," said Mrs. Suzy Vaughn, a history instructor at LFA. “The history wing defi nitely looks much prettier, but it’s a little bit too cold”, said Jaclyn Meyers, a current senior in LFA. “I don’t’ really like the new history wing because its modern style does not match with any other LFA classrooms,” said Stella Pan, also a current LFA senior, expressing her opinions towards the reconstruction. Several students expressed concerns about having too much light in the new classroom spaces, making it diffi cult to view some teachers’ PowerPoint

projections clearly; however, the school has already put curtains in one of the classrooms to make sure the projector will work well. More curtains could be installed for all classrooms in the future, if necessary. Mr. Phil Schwartz, the dean of faculty and curriculum, said that the reconstruction of the History Wing will also give administrators ideas about what to do with the space in lower Corbin Hall when the Science Department moves into its new building. “There is an academic space committee, consisting of different faculty members, deans, and trustees, which meets to discuss all space initiatives,” said Schwartz. “When the new science building opens, we will need to redo the area of downstairs Corbin. What has been done in Korhumel

has allowed us to try examples of various new materials like the new lighting, windows, and desks – as well as classroom confi gurations – for possible use in Corbin Hall.” According to Schwartz, there was actually very little construction in Korhumel. “We cut out two new windows in each of corner rooms,” said Schwartz. “With the addition of eight new windows, we also tore down a wall, and opened up the view through the hallway to the outside. We also made the opening to the doors much bigger so that more natural light could get in.” The budget necessary funds for the project, added Schwartz, were raised at last year’s Spring Gala last year, which took in more than $500,000 for Korhumel reconstruction, as well as other needs.

This is the white board wall in the new history wing.

Photos by Meg Kennedy

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FeaturesSEPTEMBER 28, 2012

By Kemmer CopeStaff Writer

Approximately 15 million Americans, in-cluding a number from Lake Forest Acad-emy, have dropped off of Facebook in the past ten months. According to Quantcast, which measures internet traffi c, the compa-ny’s U.S. membership peaked at 166 mil-lion monthly users last November but has steadily declined to 141 million monthly users this past July. News sources throughout the nation speculate that the consistently decreasing stock prices have contributed signifi cantly to users’ distrust and disuse of the social network. CBS News reports that “Face-book has seen a 4.8 percent drop in unique U.S. visitors” in the past six months. The company, run by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has also seen its stock price drop from $38 a share when it went public in May 2012 to $19.43 on September 11, 2012. So, just how much does LFA follow the national trend of “un-friending” Facebook? In a poll of 60 random students from vari-ous grades, 57 said they currently have or once had a Facebook account. Of those 57 students, 19 said they had disabled or deleted their current account or a previ-ous account. According to metrics of this informal survey, 31.7 percent of students have deleted or disabled their accounts for long periods of time before. These statis-tics support that LFA is not only following but leading the un-friending trend as part of the “young people” demographic mov-ing away from Facebook.

However, LFA students deviate from the speculative trend in reasons for deleting or disabling their Facebook accounts. Rather than citing a lack of faith in its stock pric-es, students answered with other non-fi scal reasons. Three of the six students concerned said that Facebook was not useful, it was a waste of time, or they had too much schoolwork to spend time on it. Two students said that they had to delete their accounts because their parents did not allow them to keep them. One student, senior Emma Haupt, said that she had dif-

fi culties with account security. “We thought it was hacked,” she said. While stock prices for Facebook are con-sistently falling, a rising issue the company faces is account security and scams. The Chicago Tribune reports that one particu-lar scam known as the “grandparent scam” poses a serious threat to Facebook users, especially “those who accept all friend in-vitations” or have “low or no security set-tings.” Public posts and photos can unintention-ally spread information outside of a per-son’s list of friends. These “grandparent

scammers” collect pieces of information over time about a Facebook user and then leave a frantic phone message claiming to be a long-lost relative in need of aid and money. Scams, time, and parents are all poten-tial reasons young people here at LFA and across the nation are quitting Facebook. As students stepping away from Facebook gain time and security from scams, the so-cial media outlet continues to decline in market prices and consumer support.

Photo Courtesy of Facebook.com

World-wide Facebook membership declines: Many LFA students are also pulling the plug

Data representation of Facebook use at LFAThe pie chart shows that about 31.7 percent of the students polled have deactivated or deleted their Facebook accounts in the past.

The bar graph shows the top three reasons for students deleting and deactivating their Facebook accounts.

illustration by Nancy Wang

illustration by Nancy Wang

Many LFA students are deleting their facebook accounts, an action which prompts this security check.

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Features SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Mr. Phil Schwartz, dean of faculty. The Apple TVs can also display content from the internet, such as videos from YouTube or Hulu, or information from the Wall Street Journal. “It’s like another device, like another iPad or iPhone or computer, through the iCloud,” said Carson. LFA is the fi rst school to utilize the AppleTVs on such a wide scale, Carson said. The school is mainly utilizing the AirPlay projection, instead of the device’s more personal capabilities. AirPlay projection is simple to use: students can join the “LFACAMPUS” wireless network, click twice on the home button and swipe right, then tap the blue AirPlay button and select the correct classroom. Switch on mirroring, and your iPad’s screen will be projected. “We very consciously decided not to put passwords on these devices,” said Carson. “We’re erring on the side of access and openness.”

By Carina BakerManaging Editor

While LFA’s students were gone for the summer, the school installed Apple TV in every major classroom. The little black boxes can wirelessly stream and project iPad display to

Local boarders: Sharing the best of

both student worldsBy Nancy Wang and Michelle WhiteheadStaff Writers

Laughing and talking to her friends in Mac while eating Italian food after the House Cup, Lily Bartholomew, a new junior from Lake Forest, seems to be enjoying her sta-tus as a boarder on campus although her home is only 10 minutes away from school. “It’s a good experience,” says Bar-tholomew. “It allows you to meet a lot of people and I probably wouldn’t know anyone if I didn’t board.” With an increased number of open beds in dorms this year, LFA welcomed a num-ber of new boarding students like Bar-tholomew who live close to campus but moved into the dorm for several reasons. Among them were Ferry Hall resident Lillian de Sousa and Macintosh resident Claire Sylvester. Off-campus, they live in Lake Bluff and Northbrook, respectively. “I love boarding, it’s much easier than going home every day,” said de Sousa. “There aren’t that many people in my dorm; we’re such a small-knit group,” explained Sylvester. “It’s great.” As popular as boarding is for these new students, some of them originally applied

as day students. LFA wants a balance be-tween the boarding and day population, so when the number of day students rose above that of boarders, some applicants made the switch to boarding life. Dean of Admissions Loring Strudwick said that she was glad to see more local families choose boarding. “We have been a school with more day students than boarders,” said Strudwick. “It’s a different focus when you hear we are a day school with boarders than a boarding school that has day students. We want to make sure students think that their sports and activities are just as important to their education as their math and English.” Strudwick, who has a senior daughter living on campus but not in a dorm, also said that the local boarders have the ad-vantage of learning to be independent and part of a community while being able to go home whenever they want to. Field Dorm Head Diane Cooper agreed with Strudwick and explained why the LFA boarding experience is at-tractive to local day students as well. “It’s the activities we provide that makes it so great,” said Cooper. “You can go to Target and Hawthorne with your friends and plan your weekend to-

gether. That’s why I think there are an in-creased number of local kids in the dorm.” Ferry Hall Dorm Head, Suzy Vaughn, had similar views. “Boarding gives you a lot more op-portunities to be a part of the commu-nity,” said Vaughn. “You can be on a sports team, be in clubs, and meet with your teachers without having to com-

mute and lose an hour of your day.” The opportunities available for lo-cal boarders have not gone unno-ticed by the boarders themselves. “I have the best of both worlds” said Bartholomew, as she took an-other bite of the Italian food she cooked with her Mac dorm mates.

The Apple TVs can project from iPads or a Mac running the Mountain Lion operating system, according to Carson. The school has purchased 42 Apple TVs, according to Aykroid. He calls the new program a “good investment” and “very worthwhile,” since the devices are easy to use and the total cost was less than the cost of fi ve student iPads. Both Aykroid and Carson said that the program is going well so far, with only small problems to be expected of new technology. Aykroid cited that image dropping is a source of teacher complaint, and said that IT is working to stabilize the wireless connection. Students and teachers, he said, just aren’t comfortable with the Apple TVs yet. The goal of the Apple TVs is sharing information more easily, both in the classroom and outside of it. Aykroid hopes that the way the Apple TVs allow increased student interaction will become second nature, much as the iPads already have.

Apple TV adds new experience to LFA classes

classroom screens or Smart boards. “Apple TV is a wireless projection device fi rst and foremost, as far as we’re concerned at this school,” said Mr. Grier Carson, director of academic technology. Carson and Mr. Dave Aykroid, director of information technology, are heading the new Apple TV program along with

Photo by Lauren ClamageEnglish teacher Bill Murphy uses Apple TV during class for discussion with seniors Grace Coburn and Amelia Moses.

Photo by Jane XuLocal boarder Lily Bartholomew enjoys spending time in Macintosh Cottage.

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In the future, if you are ever struggling to fi nd the outfi t that works perfectly for school, think of that new trend toward the blazer --it might be all you need. Look at our Fashion Destinations to check out where the most popular blazers are sold!

By Nancy WangFeatures Editor

Can LFA dress code be professional and fashionable at the same time? The answer is absolutely YES! As classes started in the beginning of fall, LFA girls introduced a new fashion trend on campus, a single item that makes you look stylish yet academic: the blazer. Having been the standard fashion item businessmen and businesswomen for many decades, blazers did not hit the fashion world until 2010. It wasn’t until last year that main stream retail stores put out black and navy blazers in their windows. Now, not only are they trendy among celebrities, but they have also evolved into different colors and styles that are becoming popular among girls at LFA. “They are just fun to wear,” said junior Emma Ismail, who enjoys wearing a fi tted white blazer to school. “It makes your outfi t more formal, and it dresses up your whole look without having to go through

the whole process of putting many formal things together.” Senior Tracy Lu agreed with Ismail and commented on the necessity of having a blazer in her wardrobe. “It’s like sometimes I wake up at 7:30 in the morning,” says Lu, “and I have 40 minutes till fi rst period. I can always just put on a blazer over whatever I’m wearing to be in dress code and still look nice.” There are many girls like Lu and Ismail who have embraced the new trend on campus. In fact, if you regularly walk through the hallways at LFA, you will encounter girls wearing blazers. In addition to the trend’s growing popularity among students, it also has won the hearts of the female faculty. “I love wearing blazers,” said college counselor Mrs. Caroline Gorowsky. “I think blazers are a nice way to look professional and stylish. It fl atters people’s fi gures as well as adds a little more spice to your look. You can really throw them on with everything.”

Fashion Destinations: Charlotte Russe $$J. Crew $$$H&M $$

Caxy Trends

Photo by Meg Kennedy and Jane XuCollege Counselor Caroline Gorowsky and sophomore Emma Ismail pose in their blazers on a typical dress code day.

Blazers: a fashionable dress code look

of the Month

of a beginner, Kim is quick to offer up advice to any up and coming cubers: “If you want to solve the Rubik’s cube fast, I would fi rst go on YouTube and learn a beginner’s method before going on to learn a speed cubing method. Practice is very important; you have to practice a lot to get fast,” said Kim..

Every month the Spectator will look at up and coming

fashion trends that are taking over at LFA!

By Yakov ShapiroStaff Writer

An estimated 15,000,000 copies of the world’s best selling toy will be grabbed from store shelves all around the country this year. Its purchasers will then steadily fl ood video sharing sites such as YouTube with search requests like “Rubik’s cube tutorial” or “how to solve 3x3 Rubik’s cube”. Chances are, after a few hours of effort, most people will wind up with a half-solved Rubik’s cube and a profuse quantity of built-up frustration. While most people encounter great diffi culty just attempting to solve the Rubik’s cube, there is a community of people who call themselves speed-cubers,

and their sole purpose is to solve the Rubik’s cube as fast as humanly possible. Lake Forest Academy Freshman Joseph Kim is a speed-cuber, but not just any speed-cuber, Kim currently holds the title of LFA’s fastest cube solver; the LFA freshman proved himself on stage when he bested three other House Cup opponents in a race to solve a conventional 3x3 Rubik’s cube. Kim beat the 2nd place fi nisher by more than 30 seconds. However, obtaining Rubik’s cube glory wasn’t always on Kim’s agenda. “I started cubing in 6th grade when my friends taught me how to

solve it. I didn’t really pick it up until 8th grade; that’s when I started competing with them,” explained Kim. It was after he picked up the hobby in 8th grade that cubing really became a serious passion for Kim. Now, the young freshman solves the larger, unconventional, 4x4 and 5x5 varieties of the cube and has steadily whittled his conventional cube personal record time down to a blisteringly fast 14.31 seconds. Far past the stage

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Mr. Bowkett, Assistant Dean of Admission This teacher is a classically

trained dancer.

This teacher is a concert pianist and plays at Grant Park.

As the new school year began, The Spectator took a look at the things that have changed around campus.

LFA gets an upgrade:

Do you know the new LFA faculty? Match the new teacher’s picture to the interesting fact about them (answers in b

Teacher headshot

This teacher knows how to pilot a plane.

This teacher has worked in Washington, D.C. for a congressman from Ten-nessee.

Ms. Arrowood, Assistant Athletic Director

Mr. Wold, Instructor of History

Ms. Kolovitz, Media Instructor

Fact #1

Fact #2

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Last year:

This year:

Class of ‘15: 89 freshmen

Class of ‘14: 114 sophomores

Class of ‘13: 110 juniors

Class of ‘12: 117 seniors

Class of ‘16: 89 freshmen

Class of ‘15: 113 sophomores

Class of ‘14: 110 juniors

Class of ‘13: 117 seniors

Class size changes

The class of 2013 has grown by seven, with six new students. The class of 2014 has shrunk by four, with eight new students. The class of 2015 has grown by twenty-four, with twenty-eight new students. The fresh-man class of 2016 has eighty-nine students.

Upon entering the new Hutch bathroom, students are greeted by a framed piece of modern art hung on a freshly painted wall. Everything is now auto-matic: sinks, toilets, hand dryers, and even soap dispensers. There is also beige tiling above the counter and on the walls. To complete the warm environment, there is new accent lighting above the sinks.

Page compiled by Carina Baker, Bailey Ayers, and John Luttig

Hutch changes

changes for the new school year

Faculty changes

bottom right corner).

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right corner).

Although dress code has not technically changed, the wording and emphasis in the handbook, as well as what teachers have been instructed to check for, has changed. Teachers have re-

cently been instruct-ed to check that girls are

wearing skirts that can be described as “modest” and

that their necklines are equally discreet. Although the hand-

book states that girls must not reveal anything below the collarbone, teach-

ers were sent an email interpreting this rule as “no cleavage”, according to Eng-

lish teacher Mr. Bill Murphy. The same email, said Murphy, instructed teachers to take a sec-

ond look at girls’ shoes: any sandal with a fl ipfl op-style front and without a strap in the back is clas-

sifi ed as a fl ipfl op, and only allowed on jeans days. LFA sweatshirts are now permitted un-

der regular dress code. Last year, LFA sweatshirts were acceptable only on relaxed dress code days.

Leggings “of any kind” have also been added to the hand-book’s list of unacceptable clothing.

This teacher was once the halftime entertainment for a Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic basketball game.

This teacher tells jokes while playing the accor-dion.

Ms. Lieb, External Relations Offi ce Man-ager

Dr. Bator, Instructor of History

This teacher worked as a casino dealer for fi ve years.

This teacher has heard three presidents speak and has given one a high fi ve.

Mr. Rogan, Instructor of Science

Mr. Abbott, Instructor of Mathematics

Answers: #1: Dr. Bator, #2: Ms. Lieb, #3: Mr. Rogan, #4: Mr. Bowkett, #5: Ms. Arrowood, #6: Ms. Kolovitz, #7: Mr. Abbott, #8: Mr. Wold.

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Athletic facilities changes

new things around campus

Senior parking changes: page 1

History wing changes: page 4

Science building updates: page 2

Other

Apple TVchanges: page 6

When students arrived on campus this fall for preseason, they could spot several differences on the athletics playing fi elds. The tennis courts had been resurfaced, a new outdoor basketball court was on the way, and a new fi eld hockey scoreboard stood tall. Director of Athletics Darrin Madeley said the courts were resurfaced “because it allows our athletes to play on a surface that improves their game.” When asked about the scoreboard, Madeley commented that “[it] was a very generous gift from a family, and I think it looks fantastic.”

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Caxy Rant: I’m bitter about senior parkingBy Grace CoburnEditor-in-Chief

As I make my way to school in those bitter cold fall and winter days the past three years from the Crown and Warner parking lot, I can’t help but look toward the senior parking lot with envy. This year - my senior year - I thought would be different: Think again. Walking into advisory on the fi rst day of school, I was greeted by an unexpected announcement: there will be no senior parking. I looked to the fellow seniors in my advi-sory only to see the same expres-sion on their faces; pure shock. The cold walks that the class of 2013 have taken from Crown and Warner in anticipation for senior year were all for nothing. Even though the science center will be a great addition to LFA, the seniors are having an LFA tra-dition taken away from them for something that they wont even be able to use before they graduate. When talking to recent graduates

of LFA, I asked them what they looked forward to most in their senior year, at some point in their response they addressed the senior parking and how much they were looking forward to it their fresh-men, sophomore and junior year. Currently the senior lot is the compact Warner lot, and its com-pact indeed. I’ve heard complaints of cars bumping into each other and little fender benders. As I struggle to get out of the lot (insert women driver joke here) I cannot help but look over to the “senior lot” in sadness as I see tens and tens of parking spaces wide open. If there’s no way of solving this dilemma of seniors not getting priority parking, the senior class should get senior privileges earli-er in the year- for example, senior lunches- rather than waiting until second semester. Sidenote: Ju-niors that decide to park in the se-nior lot, I know multiple seniors with saran wrap in their cars.

Senior Grace Coburn questions the lack of cars in the former senior parking lot. Photo by Meg Kennedy

Other Preps versus LFA: Hannah will be spending this year looking at LFA’s rules and codes of conduct and comparing them with

other prep boarding schools around the country to see if anything we do can be improved.

Lawrenceville School Dress CodePicture by Jane Xu

By Hannah Vivienne ThuroffOp-Ed Editor

Throughout my educational career at Lake Forest Academy,

Lake Forest Academy Dress CodePicture by Jane Xu

the dress code has always been an issue within the community. So we have to ask ourselves: why does this problem persist? Is the administration right about dress code? Or are students right in saying that the dress code is too strict and that students should be given more freedom when it comes to their attire? Having personally struggled with the guidelines of the dress code I took a look at two other prep schools with dress codes less and more strict than LFA’s. The Lawrenceville School, lo-cated in New Jersey, has a very informal dress code. The biggest difference in their dress code is that students are allowed to wear jeans as long as they are not torn or frayed and girls are permitted to wear leggings with longer shirts or dresses that are too short. Unlike LFA, how-ever, sweatshirts do not fulfi ll the Lawrenceville dress code, even if they are school affi liated. The Hill School, on the other hand, is a prep school in Penn-

sylvania that requires its stu-dents to wear uniforms. Girls must wear navy blue, knee length skirts, with white collared shirts, navy blue blazers, and

loafers. Boys must wear dress pants, collared skirts, ties and blazers and black dress shoes. After looking at both schools I came to the conclusion that the problem with LFA’s dress code is that the informality of it is too formal. No one knows how to administer it. Teachers say that we should dress as if we were going to an interview, but how many girls would show up to an interview wearing UGGS, cor-duroys, and a baggy sweatshirt? I would hope the answer to that is none. However, that outfi t, by LFA’s handbook standard, would be considered in dress code and that is where the problem is. I believe LFA should either make everyday a jeans day, while outlawing torn and ripped cloth-ing like Lawrenceville. On the other hand, LFA could require students to wear a set uniform that is equally strict for both boys and girls, like The Hill School. The current dress code leaves students too much room for creative interpretation that

often does not match faculty in-terpretation, resulting in the on-going problem of dress code.

Hill School Dress CodePicture by Jane Xu

This month, Hannah compares dress code regulations at various other prep schools with LFA’s rules.

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

S P E C T A T O R

Zunaira Arshad

Bailey Ayers

Grace Coburn

Amelia Moses

Carina Baker

John Luttig

Amy Krivoshik

Mary-Kate Patton

James Paige

Nancy Wang

Brian Ahern

Margaux Boles

Jenna Selati

Hannah Vivienne Thuroff

Michelle Whitehead

Emily Shanley-Roberts

Lauren Clamage

Meg Kennedy

Jane Xu

Yakov Shapiro

William Murphy

Editors-in-Chief

Managing Editors

News Editors

Feature Editors

Sports Editors

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Op-Ed Editors

Orange Editor

Photo Editors

Staff Writer

Faculty Adviser

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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 refl ect the offi cial views of Lake

Forest Academy faculty, staff , administration or Board of Trustees.

Opinions of the staff are presented in the form of unsigned

editorials. Personal views are bylined or presented as formal

dissents.

EDITORIALS

The 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 welcome 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 [email protected], or hand them to him

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awards in recent years. It has consistently taken fi rst place in

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QUOTE OF THE MONTHMy stories run up and bite me on the leg - I

respond by writing down everything that

goes on during the bite. When I fi nish, the

idea lets go and runs off .

-Ray Bradbury

Editorial: Unfocused Technology

Inquiring Photographer: What do you think of the new History Wing renovations? The Spectator went out to hear what the LFA community had to say about the renovations

done to the History Wing.

“There are a lot of positives and there are a lot of things that teach-ers will need to adjust to.”-Mr. Matt Vaughn

“I think it’s really pretty and the node chairs are good for group work so we can move easily; but the history wing makes the rest of Corbin look bad.” -Rhyann Robinson

“I think the node chairs are a little distracting but fun.”-Ross Reid-Anderson

“I really like the large boards and how there’s lots of room for writing because last year teach-ers had to alternate from chalk to Expo… I don’t like that there is not enough desk space and the chair makes it uncomfortable for me to cross my legs.”-Miranda Dunne

“I like the node chairs because you can move around. I think the whole school should look like that to match.”-Jake Stevens

“The new wing looks really good but the chairs are hard to put all your books on.”-Tommy Chandler

Compiled By Lauren Clamage and Meg Kennedy

GoodReader, iTunesU, lfanet.org, and DropBox all have one thing in common: they are each used by at least one teacher at LFA. Whether they’re giving out cycle sheets, posting documents, or passing out grades, teachers make the most of apps and web-sites. The problem is that there are too many apps for teachers to choose from and there is no uniformity. With each teacher us-ing a different app or website for homework and other documents, the time it takes to fi nd the home-work rivals the time it takes to fi nish some of the assignments.

The newest app that has been introduced to the classroom is iTunesU. This app allows teach-ers to post their entire course on-line and, if they so choose, make it accessible to anyone in the world. This is a fairly easy way to fi nd cycle sheets, assignments, and any other documents teachers might require us to have. It is a useful app, but if only a few teach-ers use it, it just becomes one of 5 or 6 places we have to check daily. How many times have you ac-cidentally clicked on iTunesU looking for your math homework only to remember that your math

class isn’t even registered with the app? Or have you ever opened GoodReader to get a handout and realized it was posted on the class webpage instead? The majority of us probably go through this rou-tine of confusion on a daily basis. It doesn’t help that some classes require multiple apps so that even if you can remember which teacher uses which, you still have to search for your homework. If the teachers could all agree on one app to use, in addition to the school website, students could spend more time doing their home-work and less time trying to fi nd it.

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LFA’s controversial fall play:The Laramie Project: 10 Years LaterBy Amelia MosesEditor in Chief

The 2012 Fall play at LFA stirs up thought-provoking questions about toler-ance, prejudice and the progress of civil rights in modern America. “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later,” tackles the blunt attitudes of Matthew Shepard’s killers and the controversial refl ections of the towns-people of Laramie, Wyoming, a decade after the brutal torture and murder of the gay University of Wyoming student. It is the continuation and follow up of “The Laramie Project” which fi rst explored this hate crime through the eyes of Laramie’s police, neighbors and the family of those involved. Lashed to a fence and brutalized repeat-edly with the butt of a rifl e to his head, a comatose Shepard was left to die in the cold October night by his two attackers, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, who have been convicted and sentenced to prison for life. Designed as a series of probing interviews on what changes have occurred there since the tragedy, the sequel conveys the turmoil caused by the denial or acceptance of such homophobic prejudice in this small American town. The Laramie Project plays are ground breaking documentary theater that have gained national attention. The fi rst play was also made into a fi lm. Committed to broadening the public’s consciousness over important political, social and human issues, director Moises Kaufman members of the Tectonic Theater Project set out to investigate why and how this tragedy hap-pened and then returned to see what dif-ferences it made in its environment. “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later” included fi rst time interviews with the convicted killers, McKinney and Henderson, as well as follow-ups with others involved in the case. The astonishing ambivalence over Shepard’s death as a hate crime by some community members and the inhumanity of McKinney’s beliefs against gays drive home the ongoing relevance of “The Lara-mie Project” to act as a modern Jiminy Cricket of conscience. In fact, director and theater teacher, Mr. Mark Dryfoos, had already done “The Laramie Project” in the fall of 2005. He decided to do the continuation “10 Years Later” because it is still a signifi cant play with a powerful and necessary social mes-sage. “Every once in a while, I believe we need to deal with issues that make us uncom-fortable. We tend to go about our lives not

thinking about how we treat others. This play is about treating others fairly,” stated Dryfoos. The show is both a collection of declara-tory and declamatory rhetoric from the citizens about what kind of town Laramie is 10 years after the murder, which some-times explains with feeling and hope and at other times spouts the hot air of denial. Originally written for an eight-person cast playing 30 to 40 characters, Dryfoos in-stead cast 18 students to more clearly and fully deliver the monologue pieces. Every actor was also asked to sign a release form allowing them to be in the show due to the combustible subject matter. Some actors will play a variety of characters. There is no protagonist, although the play is cen-tered on the two murderers, McKinney and Henderson. The fi rst play only refers to these men indirectly; now, the audience goes head to head with them and their emo-tional twists and turns. McKinney is played by Senior Caroline Hale; Junior Chris Sie-masko plays Henderson. “My character basically says he hates homosexuals and believes he needed to kill this man. Everything Aaron McKinney says is the opposite of what I believe. It is diffi cult to put myself into his shoes. As an actor, I have nothing I can grasp to relate to this man: he is a man, he has a girlfriend and he is a father. However, I like the chal-lenge of becoming someone else regard-less of the lack of any commonalities,” stated Caroline Hale. Dryfoos hopes for the audience to come away realizing that true societal change is a very slow process. Indeed, in October 2009, eleven years after Shepard’s death, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed as a law by Congress. However, as the play demonstrates, societal attitude may change even more slowly - the courts cannot make tolerance a law. “We need to be aware of people saying hurtful things. We need to take action. I am a fi rm believer in erasing hate,” said Dry-foos. The whole cast wears “Erase Hate” brace-lets from the Matthew Shepard Founda-tion. These will be sold at the shows on October 11th and 12th. LFA also plans to invite LBGT and GSA groups in the area to attend. LFA’s GSA club and student body is strongly encouraged to see “The Lara-mie Project: Ten Years Later,” because the play boldly confronts the gap between the ideals of acceptance we seek as a commu-nity and the realities we face as a society.

Photo by Jane XuJerome Sacherer takes center stage during fall play practice during the blocking process.

Photo by Jane Xu

Part of the fall play cast grouped together to go over the complex script.

Photo by Jane XuThe cast members line up on stools across the stage in the sequence of interviews that are portrayed in the show.

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Choir and Orchestra preparing for a successful year of collaborationBy Jenna SelatiA&E Editor

Lake Forest A cademy’s Choir and Orchestra have brought both success and entertainment to the LFA community, and the 2012-2013 school year will be no ex-ception. The two musical groups have big plans for this year, in-cluding several exciting collab-orative performances. Choir and Orchestra are fl ourish-ing despite recent class schedul-ing issues, which loyal members have worked through in order to attend practices. This year, both groups are hosting meetings dur-ing the lunchtime band of class periods. While Orchestra has al-ways met in the middle of the day, Choir veterans are used to singing either fi rst or second period. “I’ve gotten feedback from kids in choir and it’s interesting [to hear] that as many kids who like it in the middle of the day also

miss it from the beginning of the day,” said Director of Music Tim-othy Plambeck, who has watched members of both groups adjust to the switch. “They felt that it was a really great way to start the day, singing together.” The schedule change is not necessarily permanent, so Choir members will ultimately have a say in when they meet. Still get-ting a feel for what is to come, Choir has dedicated its fi rst cou-ple of weeks to assigning parts and fi guring out what needs work before Parent’s Weekend in Octo-ber, when they will have their fi rst concert.

“It’s fun,” said Plambeck, “we’re looking forward to fi gur-ing Choir out.”

While some things may be un-decided, a Choir trip to New York has already been confi rmed. Choir has made the journey in previous years, and Plambeck is thrilled to

be able to offer this exciting op-portunity again. The trip will take place later this year and all Choir members will have the opportu-nity to participate. In addition to the New York trip, Choir mem-bers are also looking forward to collaboration with Orchestra.

“We have talked about collabo-rating with the choir,” said Fine and Performing Arts Instructor Adam Schlipmann. “We have also talked about collaborating with the Laptop Orchestra again, which is something we did two years ago.”

No formal plans have been made, though Schlipmann is op-timistic about the potential duo. “Collaboration abounds in pos-sibility,” said Schlipman. The Music Department has high hopes for this year.

Photo by Bailey AyersOrchestra Students pack up their instruments after class as Choir begins.

J&J Restaurant Review

The WrapPricing: $$ ($8-10 / entree)

Taste:

Service:

When To Eat There: Lunch

The Bottom Line: While the meat is delicious, stay away from the salads.

Photo by Jenna Selati

The delicious barbeque salad that reviewer Jenna Salati ordered.

Real Urban Barbecue

‘RUBbed’ us the right way

By John Luttig and Jenna Selati

Real Urban Barbecue “RUBbed” us the right way. The warm, charming atmo-sphere teems with the comforting aromas of delicious, freshly made southern spe-cialties and authentic wood-fi red barbe-cue. Attentive and polite employees ready your order effi ciently at the counter, mak-ing Real Urban Barbecue a top choice for either a quick lunch-on-the-run or a relax-ing sit-down meal. With locations in both Highland Park and Vernon Hills, Real Ur-ban Barbecue is easily accessible and of-fers delicious choices for all barbecue and meat lovers. The salads are understandably mediocre, but it is a barbecue restaurant after all. The vegetables are not the fresh-est or most tasteful, and the white balsamic

dressing is not very good. However, the meats are fl avorful, rich, and seasoned with the perfect blend of sweet, spicy, and smoke. The dismal salad was long forgot-ten once we tasted the delicate burnt ends and juicy grilled chicken that Real Urban Barbecue is known for. The restaurant also offers an array of side dishes, from maca-roni and cheese to green beans. The fl ame roasted Fuji apples and golden corn bake are delicious and highly recommended. Prices are reasonable, and the restaurant is open between 10:30 am and 11 pm. The food was delicious and you will fi nd John and Jenna dining there again soon!

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By Margaux BolesSports Editor

Lake Forest Academy’s cheerleading team is bigger than it has ever been before. The huge jump in numbers surprised both coaches and returning players completely. The increased number of more girls in the program has made for a positive change on the team with more stunt groups and a better-looking performance on the sideline. The coaches were pleasantly shocked by the large increase in the amount of cheer-leaders this year. With 27 girls on the ros-ter, this year’s cheerleading team is one of the largest sports teams at the school. “Simply, we were blown away. We were so used to our numbers being around 12-15 that that’s what we expected, which would’ve been great,” said Coach Kristen Sehnke. “Having so many girls want to join this year has made both of us just ecstatic.” There were several reasons for the jump numbers. The fi rst was that LFA does not have a dance program. “A lot of the freshman girls have experi-ence in dance so they came to cheerlead-ing because they wanted to continue dance. LFA does not have a dance program so we are a next choice,” said senior captain Iza-bela Tyszka.

A second reason for the jump in participa-tion was the increased competitiveness in other LFA sports. “Honestly, because the other sports are getting more competitive,” commented ju-nior captain Daily Twine. “To receive your sports credit you have to go somewhere.” According to the captains, the large jump in numbers allows the team to accomplish

By Yakov Shapiro

Staff Writer

Long-time Lake Forest Academy Director of Hockey Darrin Madeley recently accepted the additional role of Director of Athletics, fi lling the offi ce left vacant by departed athletic director, Kevin Versen. Aside from seeing a new face as students peer through the large, clear-glass walls of Madeley’s new workspace in the Crown Fitness Center, athletes can expect to see several major and minor changes to the athletic community in the coming months. One of Madeley’s major changes will be how athletes and coaches view LFA athletics. “I want the entire LFA culture to be one,” stated Madeley. “Instead of LFA football, LFA hockey, or LFA fi eld hockey, I just want LFA. I want everyone to support each other and celebrate each other’s victories and hurt from each other’s losses.” With a new job Madeley has moved from a secluded little corner right beside the hockey rink to a large central offi ce located directly in the central hub of the school’s athletic traffi c. Another one of his goals is to move closer to other LFA teams while distancing himself from hockey and coming a little closer to the rest of the

student body. “Before, as an assistant I was in charge of uniforms, hockey games, setup, and to a very small extent, dealing with other coaches. My job now is making sure that all the coaches are getting what they need and the students are getting what they need,” detailed Madeley. Madeley still plans on remaining Director of Hockey, in addition to his new role. He insists that although he will have to deal with more work, his schedule will remain manageable. “One of my greatest strengths is being organized, almost to the point of driving people crazy,” explained Madeley. In addition to simply working harder, Madeley is also going to be aided by new Assistant Athletic Director Becky Arrowood with general administrative work. “Ms. Arrowood’s biggest responsibilities will be to help me schedule and confi rm dates and locations with other schools so that everyone knows where they’re going and what’s going on,” explained Madeley. Despite feeling confi dent that his transition to Athletic Director is under control, Madeley admitted that he is very dependent on his coworkers and praises them for their diligence and hard work.

more than usual. “When we go to different schools and have more girls it looks better,” said Tysz-ka. “More girls can also get the crowd more involved in the game.” “We are able to have more stunt groups and, aesthetically speaking, having this many girls just looks amazing on the side-lines!” said Sehnke.

This larger squad bodes well for the fu-ture of LFA cheerleading. “We have a lot of new people with po-tential and then we have a lot of seniors that are able to teach them,” said Tyszka. “Our biggest groups right now are seniors and freshman.We have 8-9 seniors and 8-9 freshmen. It will be the potential to keep the team going.”

Photo by Lauren Clamage

Cheerleading has record breaking numbers

LFA cheerleaders cheer on the football team to their victory against St. Joesph School on September 1st earlier this season.

Madeley strives to unify LFA athletics as new athletic director

“On days when I have other things to take care of, I have no doubt that Coach Andrew Poska will be able to take care of

my hockey guys,” he said, “and Mr. Gathia Dunn and Mr. Scott Degraff are also really helping me handle the transition.”

Photo by Alex Campbell

Mr. Madeley coaching the prep hockey team during a game last year.

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By Brian AhernSports Editor

A quick glance at the sideline is all the time it takes to realize that there have been tremendous changes to the Lake Forest Academy football program this year. New coaches and new players abound. The foremost of all is Head Coach Robbin Bowket who replaced Ted Stewart, now the athletic director at Lake Forest Country Day School. Bowkett was already inter-viewing for an assistant coaching role, so when Stewart announced he was leaving, Bowkett became a candidate for the head coaching position. The fi rst thing an observer might notice, besides an almost entirely new coaching staff (only veterans Mathias Kerr and Bill Dolby have returned), is a lack of numbers. The Caxys only have 29 players in their entire program (varsity and junior varsity). For some perspective, Loyola Academy, who defeated LFA 41-7 in week three, dressed 98 players. The lack of depth puts LFA at a disadvantage. Bowkett comment-ed, however, that the team is approaching this obstacle with the motto: “We are all we got, but we are all we need.” Though the Caxys do not possess great numbers, they do have great physical size up front. Led by Mark-Eric Rosenquist (‘13), Felix Shcildorfer (‘13) and Wesley Annan (‘15), the physicality of the line presents a challenge for even the strongest of lines in the Chicago Catholic League. The starting offensive line weighs a com-bined 1,287 pounds (Ayodeji Akere 232, Noah Spreng 230, Rosenquist 300, Schil-dorfer 250, Annan 275) giving them an ad-vantage in the trenches. Through the turnover of replacing the head football coach, two players had a strong connection to LFA already. Rosen-quist and Schildorfer both played with re-cent LFA graduate, Faith Ekaketie, during

the International Bowl in Texas last spring. Rosenquist, from Sweden and Schildorfer from Austria, both played on the All-World team (against Team USA) with Ekaketie who is from Canada. Though this year’s recruiting class is still from the Stewart era, Bowkett has already begun to make his mark, bringing in an al-most-entirely new coaching staff. The new defensive coordinator, Coach Al Wood-yard, works for the Altounian construction company, which has been building Crown, Ferry Hall, and the new Science wing. Also among new staff are Casey Flynn, a recent graduate of Lake Forest College; and Chris Murphy, who has three previous years of coaching experience. Coach Bowkett has certainly won over his players. Senior captain Alec Swanson said, “he is probably the best coach I have ever had. Since we are so well coached, it allows us to play much better, especially on defense”. Athletic director Darrin Madeley said he appreciates Bowkett’s emphasis on strength of character. Also Bowkett has expressed a desire to look within the north shore community for football talent fi rst to build the program. “If we can bring some guys that would have gone to Loyola or Carmel to LFA,” said Bowkett, “I am going to do that.” Most recently the Caxys posted an im-pressive victory over division rival St. Laurence, a school many times larger than LFA, 42-14. The Caxys played an impres-sive defensive game, not allowing St. Lau-rence to score at all in the second half. “We played tough,” said Swanson. “ We played well defensively and we ran the ball really well.” The Caxy’s ran the ball so effectively in their victory over St. Laurence that all six of LFA’s touchdowns came on the ground. Junior running back Mbasa Mayikana rushed for four of those touchdowns, while

LFA Alumni featured in NCAA ‘13

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By Brian AhernSports Editor

If you pick up a copy of NCAA Football ‘13, you can play as an LFA alumni. Faith Ekakitie, a defensive end on Iowa, graduated from Lake Forest Academy in the class of 2012. Ekakitie is listed as being 6’3, 270 pounds and is rated 74 overall. A 74 is above average for a freshman, which is consistent with his rating of four out of fi ve stars by many recruiting sites during

his playing days at LFA. The other former Caxy in the game is class of 2012 graduate Quai Chandler. Chandler is a free safety on Indiana. He is listed as being 6’1, 180 pounds and is a 56 overall. Chandler is walking onto the Indiana team this year and Ekakitie is red shirting his freshman year at Iowa. When playing the game, you can choose to play these LFA alumni as your own players on a customized team. Talk about Caxy representation!

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LFA alumni, Faith Ekakitie (‘12, left) and Quai Chandler (‘12, right) being featured in the new NCAA ‘13 video game.

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LFA returns after half time to secure their victory against St. Josesph, a recent home game.

“We are all we got, but we are all we need”

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quarterback Chris Karamanos and wide re-ceiver Joel Doiny each had one. This im-pressive performance came just one week after the Caxy’s were defeated by the num-ber six ranked team in the state, Loyola

Academy. Looking ahead to next season, LFA will be shifting to the small-school division of the Catholic League where they should be competitive on a weekly basis.

Seniors Mark-Eric Rosenquist and Felix Schildorfer help lead the team.

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iTunes University to Acquire Lake Forest Academy

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By Emily Shanley-RobertsOrange Editor

The online educational entity know as iTunes University is poised for the offi cial acquisition of Lake Forest Academy in August 2013. No fi nal purchase price or date has been set for the ultimate takeover. The process began last year with the introduction of the iPad program. The partnership is intended to fulfi ll Steve Job’s last wish - to “enhance students’ educational opportunities through technological developments.” According to the Lake Forest Academy administration, the idea

behind the merger is to truly bring the Academy’s classrooms into the 21st century. All students will

continue to have personal iPads, and all classes will be centered around the iTunes U application.

So far, the transition has been considered successful. The majority of students enjoy the iPad program, though not all teachers are satisfi ed. Apple TV. The increased interactive student and teacher participation, has also lead to teacher-teacher and teacher-students contentions over use of the program during class. “I love the Apple TV program,” said a faculty member. “I can have my students project their presentations and projects right to the screen - no more getting away with not doing your work by putting it in the wrong presentation format. “However, just yesterday, in

the middle of my lesson, I was knocked off Apple TV and replaced by a movie on Aztec sacrifi ce. I think passwords might be in order,” she continued. The iTunes University board of directors is also excited about the merger. They predict that Lake Forest Academy will be the fi rst school in a line of many to work with iTunes U in orders to further engage students and bring classrooms into the future. Observers next expect iTunes University to announce a takeover of the New England Patriots to improve the LFA football team. Photos courtesy of www.apple.com and www.wikipedia.org

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The Spectator Staff agreed that junior Michelle Whitehead bears a striking resemblance to the singer Kelis, who is fa-mous for her song “Milkshake.”

Each month, the Orange will publish a collection of “LFA Problems” in Twitter format. Topic or idea submissions are welcome at [email protected].

By Jane Xu