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the frankfort station | May 4, 2017 | 13
The frankfort station’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
Nicky Piunti, Lincoln-
Way East senior
Nicky Piunti was chosen as this
week’s Standout Student for his
academic excellence.
What is one essential you
must have when studying
and why?
I need my notebooks. It’s
easiest to study when I’m
reading my own writing
rather than a textbook.
What do you like to do when
not in school or studying?
I like to play video games,
swim and spend time with
friends. I also participate in
clubs at school.
What is your dream job and
why?
I don’t know. I wanted
to be a teacher when I was
younger, but I don’t like
Common Core, so I’m exploring
other options.
What is one thing people
don’t know about you?
I help my brother run a
public “Minecraft” server.
We’re building a community
together.
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my parents because
they’ve supported me
and helped me become who
I am today.
Who is your favorite teacher
and why?
It’s hard to choose! I’ve
had so many great teachers.
What is your favorite class
and why?
Photo submitted
I love my AP Physics
class. I enjoy the lab assignments
because we use math
(which I feel is my strongest
subject) and apply it to real
situations.
What is one thing that
stands out about your
school?
Our school has a great
community. Student are
mostly friendly and helpful,
and the teachers like their
students.
If you could change one thing
about your school, what
would it be?
If school started a little bit
later, that would be great.
I’m always tired in the
mornings.
What is your favorite thing
to eat in the cafeteria?
I usually pack a lunch, but
the fries at school are some
of the best I’ve had. No wonder
they’re so popular.
What is your best memory
from school?
I remember when I was
inducted into National Honor
Society. I felt so proud of
myself that day.
Standout Student is weekly
feature in The Station. Nominations
come from Frankfort
schools.
dodgeball
From Page 11
proximately $1,500 in three
years, according to Render.
The rules were simple:
players are eliminated from
play by either being struck
by a ball, or throwing a ball
that is caught by an opponent.
A player who catches
a ball, and whose team has
three or fewer members still
in the game, gets to reactivate
a teammate that had
been eliminated.
Each of the 12 teams that
competes consisted of at
least eight players, and every
squad had to choose a
name and “uniform” – although
the rules pertaining
to the latter are loose, if
not altogether nonexistent.
Several players wore T-
shirts on which their team’s
and individual names
were scribbled in black
marker.
“They’re quite creative
and amusing – they amuse
themselves, I think,” Render
said. “How creative
they get is entirely up to
them. This is really just a
way for them to have good
old-fashioned fun.”
Some teams consisted
entirely of members of one
graduating class, while others
were mixed. All but two
squads were composed of
all boys – one was represented
by both genders and
the other, the Student Athletes,
was all girls.
“We were actually joking
about [signing up] at
first and then we decided
we should actually do it,
and we scraped together
everybody else we could
find who would actually
do it with us,” said Student
Athlete member Abby Aguirre.
Aguirre, a sophomore,
joked she was a dodgeball
veteran because of her
past experience playing the
game during the school’s
Homecoming Olympics.
She and several of her teammates
acknowledged it was
intimidating playing dodgeball
against squads composed
entirely of boys.
“We didn’t expect it to
be like this, but it is kind
of fun, too,” Aguirre said
regarding being the lone allgirls
team. It doesn’t hurt
when you get hit, it’s more
like you’re sad you got hit,
kind of a depressing feeling.”
“Nobody hit me with the
ball, which was nice, because
it was kind of scary,”
added Student Athlete member
Sam Youngren. “But it
was fun, I had a lot of fun.”
Jalen Hacha, a freshman
who couldn’t recall the last
time he played dodgeball,
played for Juan’s Crew. The
team was named after his
brother, who recruited his
friends to play.
“It was fun,” Hacha said
after his team’s first-round
contest. “It’s interesting
playing against people you
usually wouldn’t talk to, but
it’s good to play with those
other people and have fun.”
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