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Students practice kindness at Indian Trail
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School
Lincoln-Way East Scholastic Bowl teams excel during competition
Submitted by Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210
On Feb. 21 the Lincoln-
Way East Scholastic Bowl
Team closed out its SWSC
campaign in the Conference
Tournament. Varsity finished
the regular season with
a 10-2 record, taking third
place in the 13-team conference.
The spotlight was
on the freshman-sophomore
(frosh-soph) team, whose
record of 11-1 on the regular
season earned them first
place in the Blue Division.
In the conference tournament,
the frosh-soph team
took second place, knocking
off Stagg and Sandburg,
but lost by one question to
Homewood-Flossmoor. The
Fresh-Soph team was led
by students Abby McCreary
and Matthew Ferracuti.
The Varsity squad also had
Indian Trail students (left to right) Layne Larsen, Meghan
McKnight, Elias Haddad, Matt Safarik, Seth Piwowar,
and Elizabeth Ardagh are among the students who have
participated in a pledge to perform acts of kindness.
Photo submitted
This quarter, fourth-grade
students met with Dana
Wright, principal of Indian
Trail School, and discussed
a very important word: kindness.
For the next 30 days, students
pledged to fill a bucket
every day. The way to fill a
bucket is to be kind to someone.
Students have been performing
random acts of kindness
towards each other and
then writing them down and
filling each other’s buckets
by writing caring messages.
One example from a
fourth-grade student was
“Thanks for letting me sit
with you on the bus this
week.” Another one a student
wrote to a classmate:
“Thank you for helping me
with my division problem.”
This has been valuable because
it teaches students that
by filling up each other’s
buckets with compliments
and kind gestures they continue
to spread excellence
a successful run, and closed
out its season in the IHSA
Regional Tournament on
March 5. The team opened
with a 610-90 victory over
Rich South in a match where
11 different players scored
points. In the Regional
Semifinals, the Griffins
faced off against Lincoln-
Way Central. In a back-andforth
match that saw three
lead changes, it came down
to the 24th and final question
set of the round, won by East
for a 400-390 win.
In the regional final, the
Griffins fought a spirited
match against Providence
Catholic. The match came
down to the final question
set, with the Griffins losing
390-450. Patrick O’Halloran,
Ryan Burns and Matthew
Ferracuti led the team in
scoring in the tournament.
“This season was one of
building, and because of a
and positivity while improving
each other’s self-esteem!
The school’s mission is to
create a world of bucket fillers.
Student reporter
Learn about polar bears
Alina Puri
Chelsea Intermediate School
third-grader
Did you know that polar
bear skin is actually black? I
am going to give you a lot of
interesting facts about polar
bears in this article.
Polar bears are mammals,
and they live in Alaska,
Canada, the Arctic and other
cold places. Polar bears do
not get very cold in their
habitats because they have
a thick layer of blubber and
fur over their skin. Even on
their feet! Polar bears eat
seal, fish and even some
types of whales.
Polar bears hunt like normal
bears, they wait by the
water for their prey or they
chase their prey down in water
or on land. Polar bears
have huge paws. They also
have big claws that help
them not to fall on the ice.
Did you know that polar
bears don’t have eyelashes
because they would freeze in
the cold weather?
Polar bears can grow up to
six feet tall and sometimes
even a little more than that.
A big threat to polar bears
is climate change because
it’s changing their home by
melting all the ice they need
good work ethic in and out
of practice, we were prepared
for any competition,
and we won,” senior Ryan
Burns said. “We were very
successful.”
The varsity team finished
with one of its most successful
seasons in recent years.
East finished its season with
a record of 24-9.
“I am very proud of what
these teams did this year, at
all levels of the program,” .”
Scholastic Bowl coach Matt
Jordan said. “The kids were
enthusiastic, encouraging,
excited about competition,
even on those long Saturday
tournaments. I’m especially
proud of the seniors who really
set the tone. This class
really wanted to leave a legacy
of having built a winning
culture, and they have. We
had a lot of fun this year.”
Senior Wes Janicki knows
this will only be the beginning
of Griffin Scholastic
Bowl success.
“This season has been one
of the most memorable and
rewarding,” he said. “From
the very beginning with “cacao”
(a malapropism for cocoa),
to some of the literally
buzzer beater matches, every
moment has felt incredible,
yet humbling. And it doesn’t
end here. This season was
just the start.”
Among the high achieving
students are: senior Wesley
Janicki and junior Patrick
O’Halloran, who made the
SWSC all-conference team;
and senior Ryan Burns and
sophomore Matthew Ferracuti,
who made the Illinois
High School Scholastic
Bowl Coaches’ Association
all-sectional team.
“It is so rare to find a group
of friends that challenges
you intellectually while also
making you laugh uncontrollably,”
junior Ellie Houlihan
said. “My Scholastic Bowl
teammates somehow find a
way to both inspire me and
make me smile every time we
and the water is rising by the
minute.
Did you know that polar
bears’ fur is thicker than any
other bears' fur? Another fact
is their fur is transparent or
clear. It just looks white from
the reflection. Also, polar
bears’ nostrils close when
they are swimming. Polar
bears also don’t get cold in
the freezing water because
their fur is so thick and warm.
Polar bears can stay under
the water for at least two
minutes. They can also live
up to 20 to 30 years long but
most polar bears live only
up to 15 to 18 years old. The
oldest wild polar bear lived
up to 32 years old.
Polar bears are very interesting
and fascinating creatures
so I hope you learned a
lot about them!
The Lincoln-Way East Frosh-Soph Scholastic Bowl team
poses with their Blue Division first-place plaque and their
SWSC Tournament second-place trophy. Photo submitted
practice or compete. We have
had a thrilling season so far,
and I am extremely grateful
to have been a part of such an
amazing team this year.”