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FRIDAY 

Nashwood Music Festival 

5 p.m. Aug. 24, 11 a.m. 

Aug. 25-26, various venues 

throughout downtown 

Highwood. Over 100 free, 

live music acts will radiate 

throughout Downtown 

Highwood at over 20 venues, 

all weekend long. 

The public is invited to 

come enjoy a variety of 

Nashville-inspired food 

and drink specials, while 

strolling the City’s walkable 

streets listening to 

live country, bluegrass, 

jazz, gospel, blues and 

Southern rock music. For 

more information, visit 

celebratehighwood.org. 

The Beach Boys 

7-10 p.m. Aug. 24, Ravinia 

Festival, 200 Ravinia 

Park Road, Highland Park. 

The Beach Boys, joined by 

The Righteous Brothers, 

will perform at the Ravinia 

Pavilion. One of the most 

influential and popular 

bands of the 20th Century, 

the Beach Boys are 

also one among the most 

high-profile performers at 

Ravinia this summer. Pavillion 

tickets are $85 for 

non-members and $60 for 

members, and lawn tickets 

are $48. For more information, 

visit ravinia.org. 

SATURDAY 

Rise and Shine Stand Up 

Paddle 

7-8 a.m. Aug. 25, Rosewood 

Beach, 883 Sheridan 

Road, Highland Park. Start 

your morning off with a 

serene paddle, enjoying 

the sight of birds flying, 

the glimmer of the sun on 

the lake and the sounds of 

nature. Our stand up paddle 

(SUP) guide Madison 

will start off with a short 

lesson and guide you on 

our SUP course! This is a 

great way to try SUP with 

a little extra instruction! 

Life jackets are provided. 

For more information and 

to register, visit registration.pdhp.org. 

Rotary Pancake Breakfast 

7:30-9:30 a.m. Aug. 25, 

First Street and Central 

Ave, Highland Park. Help 

raise funds for the Rotary 

Club’s youth scholarship 

program and enjoy delicious 

pancakes and fellowship. 

$5 per person. For 

more information, visit 

highlandparkrotary.org. 

Veterans of Foreign Wars 

Pig Roast 

2-6 p.m. Aug. 25, The 

Wooden Nickel, 444 

Lakeview Ave, Highwood. 

Come learn about what 

the VFW does for the 

community and Veterans 

and enjoy some food and 

music! For more information, 

email vfwpost4737@ 

gmail.com. 

SUNDAY 

Port Clinton Art Festival 

2018 

10 a.m.-6 p.m. August 

25-26, Port Clinton 

Square, 600 Central Ave, 

Highland Park. Port Clinton 

Art Festival, Highland 

Park’s renowned summer 

event, returns to the city 

center with even more 

prestigious offerings than 

years past. This is one of 

the most successful juried 

art festivals and attracts 

more than 250,000 art enthusiasts 

from places near 

and far. For more information, 

visit amdurproductions.com. 

TUESDAY 

Fall Book Buzz 

7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 28, 

Highland Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave, 

Highland Park. For readers 

who like to be in the know! 

Be among the first to hear 

about new books coming 

out this fall, from publisher 

representatives and 

librarians. For more information, 

visit hplibrary.org. 

WEDNESDAY 

93Queen Screening 

7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 29, 

Landmark’s Renaissance 

Place Cinema, 1850 Second 

Street, Highland Park. 

Change is a tug of war. 

And for a group of tenacious 

Hasidic women who 

are smashing the patriarchy 

in their community by 

creating the first all-female 

volunteer ambulance corps 

in New York City, change 

is coming quickly. See 

their remarkable story in 

93Queen, screening one 

night only. For tickets, visit 

landmarktheatres.com. 

UPCOMING 

Canes, Walkers and 

Wheelchair Class 

12-12:45 p.m. Aug. 30, 

Fitness for Active Adults, 

742 Sheridan Road, Highwood. 

Breathe, stretch, 

full body movement in 

this amazing free class. 

Meet others, smile, laugh 

and move. For more information 

contact (847) 

736-2671, or fitness4activeadults@aol.com. 

Past Life/Between 

Lives Journeys – Susan 

Wisehart 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 23, 

Infinity Foundation, 1280 

Old Skokie Rd., Highland 

Park. Become informed 

about soul levels, types, 

missions, challenges, 

fears and how they impact 

your life today. Past life/ 

between life journeys are 

powerful experiences that 

deepen the understanding 

of your life lessons. Gain 

a better understanding of 

your unique soul’s evolution 

and find out about 

past life/between life cases 

from Wisehart’s book Soul 

Visioning. Take a group 

guided journey to meet 

your spirit guides, loved 

ones, and your soul Self 

in the Spirit realm. Experience 

a hypnotic group 

guided past life regression 

to discover more about 

the patterns you have carried 

into this lifetime. Visit 

www.infinityfoundation. 

org for more information 

and registration. CEU’s 

available. 

ONGOING 

Ravinia Farmers Market 

7 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Jens Jensen Park, 

486 Roger Williams Ave. 

Several vendors sell food, 

flowers, and other farmers 

market fare on Wednesday 

mornings in the Ravinia 

neighborhood. For more 

information, visit raviniafarmersmarket.org. 

Series on Gambling 

Disorder, an Overview; 

Tools for Prevention and 

Treatment 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 

15, 22 and 29, Nicasa Behavioral 

Health Services, 

1724 1st St., Highland 

Park. Our hope is that this 

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and understanding 

of the effects a gambling 

disorder has on individuals, 

families and communities. 

And that there is 

hope to catch the disorder 

before it causes great 

damage, and there is hope 

in treating the disorder after 

the damage has been 

done. 

Summer Baby Booktime 

10:30-11:30 a.m. Aug. 

10 and 24, September 14 

and 28, Highland Park 

Public Library, 494 Laurel 

Ave. For newborns to 

walkers with parent or 

caregiver. Introduce your 

baby to the sounds and 

rhythms of language using 

stories, music and rhymes. 

Delight and stimulate your 

baby’s senses and build a 

foundation for a lifelong 

love of books and reading. 

Each class will end with a 

half hour of play featuring 

age-appropriate toys 

and time for socialization. 

Registration required. 

Register in person at the 

Youth Services Desk or by 

calling (847) 681-7030. 

Strech and Balance 

11-11:45 am, Tuesdays 

in August, 742 Sheridan 

Rd, Highwood. Fitness For 

Active Adults, Benefits 

for Ankles, Knees, Hips. 

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Emergency meeting held after mold found in HPHS 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

After mold was found 

in the Highland Park High 

School’s science area, the 

Township High School 

District 113 Board of Education 

held an emergency 

meeting in conjunction 

with its regular meeting 

Monday, Aug. 13 to address 

the issue. 

“Earlier today we discovered 

a situation in 

Highland Park High 

School, with the presence 

of mold in the science 

room area,” Ben Martindale, 

the co-interim superintendent 

said. “That 

needs to be taken care of 

immediately.” 

The district needed the 

approval of the board of 

education to award a contract 

immediately, without 

going through the normal 

bidding procedures the 

district uses for other work 

on the schools. 

The board unanimously 

approved, and a $94,000 

contract was given to 

Brouwer Brothers Services 

to eradicate the mold in 

the school. 

Because the amount 

exceeded a threshold of 

$50,000, the district needed 

to hold an emergency 

meeting to approve the 

contract. 

The company began 

work Aug. 14, and said 

they could finish the project 

just two days later. 

Freshman orientation 

began Friday, Aug. 17, 

and classes resumed at the 

school Monday, Aug. 20. 

“Part of the reason for 

the cost amount is they’re 

going to be working 

around the clock to get this 

taken care of,” Martindale 

said. “We want to have the 

work done before we have 

students in that area on 

Friday.” 

Martindale said the 

cause of the mold is unknown, 

but could be due 

to “the air conditioning 

in that part of the building 

had to be shut off for a 

few days last week, and it 

contributed to higher than 

normal humidity levels.” 

Additional work to be 

done on both schools in 

the district includes window 

replacement, which 

will be undertaken during 

summer 2019. 

John Fuhrer, the director 

of operations and facilities 

for the district recommended 

that they approve 

a bid from Prime Architectural 

Metal & Glass for 

$1,011,640. 

“We were really happy 

with the bids we received 

on this,” Fuhrer said. 

The window replacement 

was part of a referendum, 

but has yet to be 

completed. 

“As we realized that 

there was surplus left, 

we went through things 

that had fallen off,” board 

member Stacey Meyer 

said. “The windows have 

been on discussion for a 

while now.” 

The board additionally 

discussed their timeline for 

hiring a permanent superintendent 

for the district. 

Co-interim superintendents 

Martindale and Linda 

Yonke recommended 

the board begin searching 

next month, and be prepared 

to have selected and 

be able to name a superintendent 

“by hopefully 

January at the latest,” according 

to Martindale. 

The members of the 

board of education agreed 

with the timeline that Martindale 

and Yonke proposed, 

and also said they 

would be interested in 

hearing from a search firm 

to help with the hiring process. 

“I think that search firms 

are very good in bringing 

candidates forward, and 

have broader range than 

we could have ourselves,” 

board member Michelle 

Culver said. 

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Byrnes, along with other 

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taking part in the Junior 

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During the academy, attendees 

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“I grew up in the city, 

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police, and I didn’t want 

that for kids in this community,” 

Hernandez said. “As 

good as this community is, 

kids will still have a negative 

impression of the police, 

so it’s important for us 

to do something that helps 

them realize we’re not that 

bad — we’re not bad at all.” 

Hernandez, and community 

service officer Ryan 

Erjavac both believe the 

academy is an opportunity 

to allow the kids to feel 

more comfortable around 

police. 

“They can take away 

more of an interaction with 

the police officers [from the 

academy],” Erjavac said. 

“Just knowing us in the 

community, understanding 

who we are, and just being 

more comfortable approaching 

us and talking to 

us if something’s going on.” 

While the academy 

places an emphasis on the 

kids having fun, they also 

focused on teaching attendees 

about safety. 

“[The academy] teaches 

you what not to do,” Byrnes 

said. “Yesterday we 

talked about kids who were 

smoking at the age of 11, 

and drinking at the age of 

12.” 

In addition to learning 

from the academy, there’s 

a lot of opportunity for fun 

as well. 

Community Service Officer Jay Morris shows Maddy 

Mendez, 10, of Highland Park, how to properly close 

an evidence bag at the Junior Police Academy Aug. 8. 

Photos by Rayna Nolen/22nd Century Media 

Lucy Millman (left), 11, and Luke Byrnes, 11, both of 

Highland Park, look over evidence in a mock crime 

scene at the Highland Park Police Department. 

“I think it’s important for 

them to learn those things,” 

Hernandez said. “I think it 

could spark their interest in 

police work someday, but if 

not, at least they understand 

why we do what we do, and 

how to react to a police officer 

throughout their lives, 

and it’s not so bad.” 

A favorite moment of 

the academy for Byrnes, 

and Lucy Millman, 11, of 

Highland Park, was when 

the kids were conducting 

mock traffic stops with police 

officers. 

“We get to pull the cops 

over for speeding,” Millman 

said. 

“If they refuse to pay 

the ticket, we’re allowed 

to take them out of the car 

and arrest them,” Byrnes 

added. 

Byrnes had the opportunity 

to “arrest” Erjavac, 

and said it was one of his 

favorite parts of attending 

the Junior Police Academy. 

“I think it’s important 

for the kids to learn what 

the police do, why they’re 

not scary,” Hernandez said. 

“Just like other people, 

there are some good police 

and some bad police. I 

want them to realize that.”

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Approval of eating 

disorder treatment center 

inches closer 

The Northbrook Village 

Board moved one step 

closer toward approval of 

a center for treatment of 

adolescents with eating 

disorders, opting to amend 

an existing restrictive covenant 

that would allow 

for the use at a property 

located at the intersection 

of Lake Cook and Sanders 

roads. 

At the Northbrook Village 

Board’s Tuesday, 

Aug. 14 regular meeting, 

the board agreed by voice 

vote to place the approval 

of an Eating Recovery 

Center on the agenda for 

the board’s next meeting. 

The applicant, Crossroads 

Northbrook, LLC, is also 

the owner of the property. 

The property on which 

the applicant seeks to 

bring the recovery center 

to is subject to a restrictive 

covenant, which prohibits 

the proposed use on the 

property. The applicant requested 

the Village repeal 

the covenant; however, 

the board agreed to follow 

a staff recommendation 

to retain but amend 

the restrictive covenant. 

As such, the application, 

including the amended 

covenant, will be up for 

approval at the next meeting, 

currently scheduled 

for Aug. 28. 

Preliminary review of 

the application began in 

January. The proposal has 

since undergone some 

changes following feedback 

from Village staff 

and from residents (public 

hearings on the proposed 

center were held June 5, 

June 19 and July 17). 

Reporting by Fouad Egbaria, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at NorthbrookTower. 

com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Man exposes genitalia to 

pedestrian — fifth similar 

incident since March 

A man exposed his genitalia 

to a woman who was 

walking westbound in 

the 1900 block of Willow 

Road. 

According to police, 

the man was standing off 

the sidewalk near bushes 

and exposed himself as 

the complainant passed 

through the area at approximately 

12:53 p.m. 

Aug. 10. The woman left 

the scene without further 

problems. 

The culprit was described 

as a white, 

170-pound male with 

white hair between the 

ages of 50-60. His height 

was estimated at 5-foot-7 

to 5-foot-10. He was wearing 

a black baseball cap, 

medium gray shirt, camouflage 

shorts and gym 

shoes. 

This was the fifth similar 

incident since March. 

In mid-march, a jogger 

reported that a 30- to 

35-year-old male ran out 

of the bushes west of the 

path along Techny Basin, 

sat on a bench, pulled his 

pants down and began 

masturbating. The individual 

left the scene before 

police arrived. 

Less than a week after 

that, a man wearing a dark 

coat exposed himself to a 

woman during the early 

morning hours on March 

24 in the 1600 block of 

Greenwood Road. The 

victim was sitting in her 

parked car when the culprit 

approached the vehicle 

and opened his 

jacket. When the victim 

realized the man was otherwise 

naked, she honked 

her car horn until he ran 

away. 

He returned a few moments 

later, but fled eastbound 

through an apartment 

complex when she 

began to call the police. 

Responders couldn’t locate 

the culprit, who was 

last seen wearing only a 

dark jacket with a red-andwhite-plaid 

pattern. 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at GlenviewLantern. 

com. 

THE WINNETKA CURRENT 

‘Johnny, no!’: Alleged 

details of Northfield 

murder disclosed in court 

Based on the charges 

facing the suspect of a 

Northfield shooting, John 

Gately III, of Winnetka, a 

Cook County judge ruled 

Thursday, Aug. 16, in bond 

court that there will be no 

bail set for the suspect. 

Gately, 66, was charged 

with one count of homicide 

for the killing his 

brother-in-law Stephen 

Shapiro, 72, of Northfield, 

and one count of attempted 

homicide for trying to kill 

Joan Shapiro, Stephen’s 

wife and Gately’s sister, on 

Monday, Aug. 13, at their 

residence in the 200 block 

of Latrobe Avenue. 

In court, Assistant 

State’s Attorney Andreana 

Turano detailed the 

shooting as well as its circumstances, 

while a handcuffed 

Gately stood at the 

neighboring lectern in a 

powder blue, two-piece 

jail uniform. With wide 

eyes behind his glasses, 

he stared forward at Judge 

Anjana M.J. Hansen, appearing 

emotionless. 

Gately, according to his 

Chicago-based attorney 

Michael J. Petro, will plead 

not guilty to the crimes. 

He is due back in court at 

10:30 a.m. Aug. 30. 

The night of the murder, 

the Shapiros were at their 

home “listening to meditation 

after finishing a quiet 

dinner,” Turano detailed, 

when the doorbell rang. 

Stephen answered the door 

while Joan remained in the 

living room. 

It was Gately, she said. 

“[Gately] asked 

‘Where’s Joan?’ And after 

Stephen Shapiro had told 

him that she was not available, 

[Gately] fired his gun 

multiple times,” Turano 

told the courtroom. “Stephen 

Shapiro yelled out, 

‘Johnny, no!’ Stephen Shapiro 

lurched into the kitchen 

area. Joan got up from 

her chair and began to 

hide behind another chair. 

[Gately] came into the living 

room, pointed his gun 

directly at Joan and stated, 

‘I’m going to kill you.’” 

Reporting by Megan Bernard, 

Contributing Editor. 

Full story at WinnetkaCurrent.com. 

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

Trustee Cornell recognized 

for Village service 

The Glencoe Village 

Board’s Thursday, Aug. 16 

meeting marked Trustee 

Trent Cornell’s final meeting. 

He is relocating from 

the Village of Glencoe and 

is resigning from the board 

effective Aug. 31. 

“I want to thank everybody 

on the board and all 

the trustees,” Cornell said. 

“It’s been great. It’s been a 

lot of fun and I appreciate 

it. What we do is easy. It’s 

the staff that makes this all 

possible and it’s amazing.” 

Prior to being elected 

as trustee, he served the 

Glencoe community as a 

member of the Village’s 

Zoning Commission/Zoning 

Board of Appeals and 

as both Commissioner and 

President of the Glencoe 

Park District Board. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at GlencoeAnchor.com.


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Highwood resident gifts Lincoln 

portrait to Historical Society 

Matt Huppert 

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Just a few weeks shy of 

the city’s 150th anniversary, 

the Highwood Historical 

Society received an 

early birthday gift when 

resident and artist Daniel 

F. Andre presented them 

with a lithograph copy of 

his acclaimed portrait of 

Abraham Lincoln. 

Andre unveiled the 

portrait at the Highwood 

Historical Society Board 

meeting at City Hall 

Thursday. The original 

copy of Andre’s Lincoln 

painting resides in the permanent 

collection of the 

Abraham Lincoln Library 

Museum in Springfield. 

Teta Minuzzo, former 

president and archivist 

for the Highwood Historical 

Society, said the group 

receives various historical 

artifacts from the community, 

such as newspaper 

clippings and pictures, but 

nothing quite like Andre’s 

painting. 

“This is probably the 

largest gift that’s ever been 

given to the historical society 

during my tenure in the 

organization,” she said. “ I 

don’t believe we have any 

other artifacts that are that 

valuable in our museum.” 

Andre said he was honored 

to present his portrait 

to the Highwood Historical 

Society, and felt a certain 

responsibility to share 

his work with his community. 

He began painting the 

portrait in the late nineties 

after receiving a photograph 

of Lincoln that 

struck him as more visually 

distinctive and intriguing 

than others he had seen 

of the sixteenth president. 

“There were a lot of 

sharp edges, there was a 

Artist Daniel F. Andre (bottom left) poses with his painting 

of Abraham Lincoln, along with former Highwood 

Historical Society President Teta Minuzzo (pink shirt) 

and current Highwood Historical Society President Tom 

Scopelliti (right). Matt Huppert/22nd Century Media 

lot clarity in his eyes. The 

wrinkles in his face, his 

hair was changing from 

black to grey and white,” 

he said. “You could see 

almost every hair follicle, 

you can even feel the texture 

of the jacket he was 

wearing,” 

After he abandoned a 

first attempt at the Lincoln 

portrait upon feeling 

over-his-head artistically, 

Andre gave it another try 

and completed the finished 

version of his work in four 

years. 

He then contacted the 

Lincoln Library Museum, 

which expressed interest 

in adding it to their items. 

In 2009, on the bicentennial 

of Lincoln’s birth, it 

was placed in the permanent 

collection of Lincoln 

artifacts. 

Highwood is one of 

many communities to 

which Andre hopes to give 

a lithographed copy of his 

portrait. Mentioning that 

Lincoln may have traveled 

through Highwood en 

route to Waukegan, he said 

he would like to give the 

portrait to specific cities 

and areas in which Lincoln 

was present. 

“That way everybody 

has a little piece of the 

memorabilia and of the 

moment,” he said. 

Minuzzo said they hope 

to have Andre’s painting 

up for display in the new 

Highwood History Society 

Museum as soon as 

possible. The museum, an 

extension of the historical 

society’s offices at 122 

North Avenue, recently 

opened to the public on 

Wednesday evenings, 

she said, with the goal of 

adding more availability 

along with more volunteers. 

She said visitors can expect 

to be greeted by Andre’s 

portrait upon entering 

the museum. 

“It will be placed in a 

prominent place within 

our museum. When people 

walk in through the 

door they’ll be able to see 

it right away,” she said. 

“We’re just really honored 

that he has donated this to 

us. As a Highwood artist 

I think that’s a wonderful 

gesture on his part.” 

The historical society 

will host its 150th anniversary 

celebration at the museum 

5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, 

Aug. 22.



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‘Hamilton’ actor visits Northwood, school forms PTO 

Submitted by Todd Winer 

While the traditional PTA 

Bake Sale hasn’t completely 

disappeared from Highland 

Park schools, with high-tech 

white boards in every class and 

Chromebooks in every student’s 

book bag, parental support of 

teacher projects to enhance students 

learning have adapted. 

For starters, the Northwood 

Junior High School PTA is now 

the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization). 

“Creating the new parentteacher 

entity allowed us to maximize 

our fundraising dollars,” 

former president Jayme Muriel 

said. “Our number one goal is to 

help teachers help students, and 

having to pay dues to another 

organization detracted from that 

effort.” 

The changes instituted in the 

2017-18 academic year were part 

of a pilot project to re-imagine 

and reinvigorate engagement between 

parents and teachers. Step 

one in the process was to create 

a parent-teacher liaison to work 

directly with school staff. Lisa 

Helfand, a public school teacher 

herself, led the effort. 

“We wanted to strengthen the 

“T” in PTO,” Helfand said. “I 

went to faculty meetings, gave 

presentations and brainstormed 

with staff about the best way to 

support student learning.” 

Helfand introduced a new 

streamlined funding effort called 

Teacher’s WIN, or What I Need, 

to give teachers a simpler, more 

direct way of requesting support. 

“As much as we try and plan 

ahead for the school year, there 

will always be projects initiated 

mid-year based on student interest,” 

Northwood Principal Joanne 

Dimitriou said. “The WIN program 

gives teachers added flexibility 

to obtain financial support 

for these special projects.” 

One example of a PTO funded 

project was bringing “Hamilton” 

cast member Jose Ramos, who 

played both John Laurens and 

Philip Hamilton in the Chicago 

production of the musical, to 

Northwood for a masterclass for 

the understandably awestruck 

cast and crew of the school’s 

“Suessical Junior” musical. 

Northwood teacher and musical 

director Nancy Cohen said 

students were “thrilled” to have 

the chance to meet and work 

with a “Hamilton” actor. 

“His appearance and work 

with the students energized the 

cast…He brought a huge amount 

of positivity,” Cohen said. 

The young Latino actor was 

also “a great role model for our 

Hispanic students,” according to 

Cohen. 

Helfand called the masterclass 

“a once in a lifetime experience.” 

“Sitting in a circle and rapping 

songs from ‘Hamilton’ was 

a great moment for them, a moment 

of pure joy,” Helfand said. 

Incoming PTO president 

Jose Ramos, an actor from the Chicago production of “Hamilton,” 

speaks to students at Northwood Junior High School as part of a 

master class funded by the Northwood Parent Teacher Organization. 

Photo submitted 

Samia Bokhari said the group 

can’t support such creative projects 

without the involvement of 

Northwood parents. 

“Becoming a member of the 

PTO and participating in our 

fundraising efforts makes a real 

difference in the educational 

experience of our children,” 

Bokhari said. 

For more information on the 

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HPHS students start free ACT tutoring sessions 

Harrison Raft, Editorial Intern 

For most students, the first two 

years of high school run smoothly. 

They might be playing sports 

or hanging out with friends during 

lunch. 

But during junior year there’s 

something terrifying waiting 

around the corner, sports fall on 

the back burner, friends start to 

disappear at lunch time. 

The culprit? The ACT. 

The ACT is a standardized 

test taken during students’ junior 

year of high school. The test focuses 

on five subjects; English, 

math, science, reading and writing. 

The highest score one can 

obtain is a 36, while the national 

average according to the Princeton 

Review is a 21. 

Two Highland Park High 

School, Natalie Lahey and Josh 

Bay, founded Academics4all, a 

free private tutoring session that 

aims to improve testing scores 

on the ACT, as well as to offer a 

free service to those who cannot 

afford to pay a private tutor. 

According to Lahey, this allows 

them the same opportunities 

as someone who can. 

“Our organization was created 

with the intent of decreasing the 

drastic gap in standardized test 

scores between students who 

come from relatively wealthy 

families and students who come 

from low income families,” Bay 

said. “Our belief that the score 

gap is unfair and can be eliminated 

if someone decides to step up 

and help teach the lower income 

students strategies that could 

improve their composite score 

which led us to the creation of 

the organization.” 

The organizations beginning 

started while Bay, and Lahey, 

were at a team dinner for DECA, 

a competitive business club. 

“We’re at a team dinner talking 

about ACT’s and how tutors 

are really expensive and we 

thought ‘How can we help?’” 

Lahey said. “It turned out that 

there were a lot of our peers who 

are our age who have taken the 

ACT who would volunteer to be 

a tutor. Just people complaining 

about the ACT and we realized 

we can do something.” 

From there Academics4all 

got its start, and now there are 

15 tutors, according to Lahey 

and Bay. All the tutors are high 

school seniors. 

“People who were interested 

in making a difference and volunteering 

their time reached out 

to us,” Bay said. “We created a 

team of tutors by reaching out to 

students whom we knew were 

good standardized test takers and 

were capable of passing on their 

knowledge to others.” 

Anyone of any grade in any 

high school is accepted by Academics4all, 

although they tend 

to focus on juniors, since that is 

the year students take the test. 

“If freshman and sophomores 

want to get an early start on the 

standardized testing process, I 

would love to tutor them,” Bay 

said. 

Lahey and Bay are hoping to 

create a learning environment 

that is open for all to learn and 

improve their academics in order 

to reach their own personal 

goals. 

They teach the content of the 

ACT from the ACT prep book, 

going through each subject or 

whichever subject the person 

being tutored is struggling in, 

working one on one with them, 

as well as providing tips that 

they learned from taking the test 

themselves. 

They are running a drive for 

slightly used/used ACT booklets 

through the end of Sept. 

They organization is hosting 

the drive in libraries and schools 

for people to donate their booklets. 

Highland Park man 

sentenced for tax evasion 

Submitted by U.S 

Attorney’s Office, Northern 

District of Illinois 

A north suburban businessman 

who operated 

a cellular telephone distributorship 

throughout Illinois 

and other Midwestern 

states was sentenced 

in July to 24 months imprisonment 

for willfully 

failing to pay more than 

$800,000 in personal and 

corporate income taxes. 

Jordan Eckerling, 53, of 

Highland Park, the owner 

of Pagecomm of Illinois 

Inc., pled guilty in January 

2018, admitting that from 

2008 to 2012 he caused tax 

losses to the United States 

and Illinois in the total 

amount of $806,099. 

As the sole shareholder 

and officer of Pagecomm, 

Eckerling attempted to 

conceal income by causing 

the company to issue him 

“business checks” that he 

cashed and used for personal 

expenses. Eckerling 

admitted he caused the 

company to pay personal 

expenses such as a housekeeper 

to regularly clean 

his boat and his primary 

and secondary residences, 

and charged personal expenses 

to Pagecomm’s 

credit card accounts. 

Eckerling also admitted 

that he used gift cards 

belonging to the company 

for personal expenses, and 

that he placed his wife on 

the company payroll to 

obtain health insurance in 

her name rather than his, 

even though she was not 

employed by the company. 

U.S. District Judge Virginia 

M. Kendall imposed 

the sentence in federal 

court in Chicago. Eckerling 

was ordered to report to the 

Federal Bureau of Prisons 

on September 28, 2018. He 

paid the $806,099 tax obligations 

while the case was 

pending. 

police reports 

Highland Park woman arrested for fourth time this year 

Highland Park resident 

Felicia Gillman, 55, was 

arrested Sunday, Aug. 

19, for domestic battery. 

When police arrived at the 

scene, she was additionally 

charged with resisting 

arrest after she grabbed an 

officer’s arm to resist being 

placed in the rear of a 

police car. Once inside the 

car, Gillman kicked the 

partition that separates the 

front of the car from the 

back, cracking the plastic 

base of the partition during 

transport. In June, Gillman 

was arrested after using her 

car to strike another car 

multiple times in Glencoe. 

She was arrested twice in 

March for aggravated battery 

to a peace officer. 

Highland Park 

Aug. 15 

• Anna Block, 25, of Lake 

Forest, was arrested and 

charged with driving under 

the influence and resisting 

arrest after police responded 

to a call about a stopped 

vehicle in the grass near 

Sheridan Road and Cedar 

Avenue. Block was released 

on a cash bond, and 

is pending a court date in 

Waukegan. 

August 18 

• Nancy McCarty, 55, of 

Mundelein, was arrested 

and charged with driving 

under the influence when 

she was stopped by police 

at the intersection of St. 

John’s Avenue and Lambert 

Tree Avenue. McCarty 

was released on a personal 

recognizance bond, 

pending a court date. 

• Stephen Wetzel, 55, of 

Lake Forest, was arrested 

and charged with driving 

under the influence and 

cited for failure to reduce 

speed to avoid an accident 

when police responded 

to a one car accident at 

the intersection of Bloom 

Street and Waukegan Avenue. 

Wetzel was released 

on a recognizance bond 

with a court date pending 

in Waukegan. 

• Monica Huminiecki, 38, 

of the 8000 block of N. 

Odell Lane, Niles, was arrested 

and charged with retail 

theft valued over $300 

when police responded to 

a call from a business in 

the 1600 block of Deerfield 

Road. Huminiecki 

was held in custody, pending 

bond court. 

• Unknown subjects unlawfully 

entered a vehicle 

in the 100 block of Lakeside 

Place, but no items 

were reported as missing. 

• A business owner in the 

2000 block of Waukegan 

Avenue reported that a side 

window of a vehicle on his 

premises was damaged by 

unknown subject(s). 

• A resident in the 400 

block of Broadview Avenue 

reported that an unknown 

person(s) defaced 

his vehicle by splattering 

white paint on the car. 

Highwood 

Aug. 16 

• Bradley Lindstrom, 33, 

of Skokie, and Allison 

Winter, 27, of Sheridan 

Road in Highwood, were 

arrested and charged with 

having an open container 

of alcohol and criminal 

trespass to land. The two 

were arrested after being 

found with alcohol on the 

property of the Highwood 

water treatment plant. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Highland 

Park Landmark’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports emailed from 

the Highland Park Police 

Department headquarters in 

Highland Park and the Highwood 

Police Department 

headquarters in Highwood. 

Individuals named in these reports 

are considered innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law.



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from the editor 

Help, I need somebody, not just anybody 

Erin Yarnall 

Editor 

As some of you may 

know, before I 

became the Editor 

of The Landmark, I was a 

freelance reporter for the 

paper, as well as our sister 

paper, The Lake Forest 

Leader, for more than a 

year. 

My first assignment for 

The Landmark was to cover 

the Bitter Jester Music 

Festival on July 4, 2016. 

My second assignment 

was a Highland Park City 

HP Corporation Counsel is new CBA president 

Submitted by Chicago Bar 

Association 

One of Chicago’s leading 

land use and local 

government attorneys will 

take the reins of leadership 

as the Chicago Bar Association 

holds its 145th Annual 

Meeting to welcome 

a new president as well as 

new and returning officers 

and board members. 

Steven M. Elrod, executive 

partner of the Chicago 

office of Holland and 

Knight LLP, will assume 

the presidency of the CBA 

at the annual meeting on 

Thursday, June 21, at the 

Standard Club in Chicago. 

Outgoing President 

Judge Thomas R. Mulroy, 

will pass the Lincoln Gavel 

of leadership to Elrod. 

Council meeting. 

I was so scared about 

not messing up the assignment 

that I arrived at 

City Hall two and a half 

hours early and sat outside 

reading until the meeting 

started. 

I don’t know why I was 

so scared, because covering 

city council became 

one of my favorite parts of 

the job. 

During my first meeting, 

the council voted to 

place a stop sign at the 

corner of Park Ave. West 

and Beverly Place. The 

next time I drove to work, 

I saw the brand new stop 

sign and thought it was 

so exciting to see the sign 

grow from an idea in concerned 

resident’s heads to 

a physical, tangible sign. 

I would be so excited to 

show friends and family 

who would come into 

Elrod serves as the Corporation 

Counsel for the 

City of Highland Park, and 

the Village Attorney for 

the Villages of Deerfield, 

Highland Park with me 

“Look at this stop sign! I 

wrote about it!” 

Watching these changes 

occur bi-weekly showed 

me the importance of 

local politics, as local, 

community-based resolutions 

and ordinances are 

the changes that impact 

communities the most. 

I took my role very seriously 

in reporting what 

was being decided at these 

meetings, and felt a great 

responsibility in alerting 

the community what was 

happening in their city and 

schools. 

As much as I loved, and 

continue to love watching 

ideas come to fruition at 

city council and school 

board meetings, I can’t be 

in multiple places at once. 

Many of the meetings in 

Highland Park are scheduled 

on the same nights, 

Glencoe, Lincolnwood, 

and Northbrook. 

Elrod said his agenda for 

the 2018-19 bar year will 

focus on engaging CBA 

attorneys to give back by 

promoting civic education 

in schools. He will also 

work to foster new ways to 

promote civility and collegiality 

in the practice of 

law, and he sees the CBA’s 

extensive committee structure 

as an important tool to 

advance these initiatives. 

“The lifeblood of the 

Chicago Bar Association is 

its committee structure and 

I look forward to reaching 

out and engaging CBA attorneys 

as we all work together 

to support and improve 

our profession and 

advance the important role 

of the Chicago Bar Association,” 

Elrod said. 

Founded in 1874, The 

Chicago Bar Association is 

one of the oldest and most 

active metropolitan bar associations 

in the United 

States with a voluntary 

membership of more than 

18,000 lawyers and judges 

from Cook County and the 

State of Illinois. 

The Association works 

to provide continuing legal 

education and other services 

to its members, and to 

promote programs and initiatives 

for the public that 

strengthen the understanding 

of the law and the work 

of the legal profession. 

and it’s impossible for one 

editor to be at them all. 

That’s why I need help. 

I’m looking for freelancers 

who have experience 

in journalism. 

While experience writing 

about municipalities 

and schools is always a 

plus, it’s not completely 

necessary. 

In addition to looking 

for city hall and school 

board reporters, if you, 

or someone you know 

is interested in covering 

events in the city, or writing 

features, please let me 

know! 

The Highland Park 

Landmark is looking for 

freelance reporters and 

photographers, who have 

experience in journalism. 

If you’re interested, 

send a resume and some 

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Faith Briefs 

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El (1175 Sheridan Road, Highland 

Park) 

Men’s Club Steak and Scotch Night 

6 p.m. Aug. 30. Learn more about 

Men’s Club and meet many of the active 

members at this annual event. All men are 

welcome, you do not need to be a current 

member of Men’s Club. Join us for great 

food, excellent companionship and fine 

beverages. Cost for dinner $45 for members, 

$50 for non-members. Sponsorship 

opportunities will be available. Buy your 

tickets on the form below. Contact nssbethelmensclub@gmail.com 

Open Conversational Hebrew 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. Practice Hebrew 

conversation and reading informally with 

other participants. Free. For information, 

contact Judy Farby at judyfarby@yahoo. 

com. 

Daily Minyan 

8:45 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. Sunday 

7:15 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday 

7:15 a.m.; 6:15 p.m. Friday 

Shabbat Service 

6:15 p.m. Friday (Kabbalat Shabbat) 

8:50 a.m. Shacharit (Shabbat Morning) 

10:30 a.m. Junior Congregation 

(Grades 2-6) 

10:45 a.m. Young Family Service 

(families with children first-grade age and 

younger) 

Congregation Solel (1301 Clavey Road, Highland Park) 

Torah Study 

9:15-10:15 a.m. Saturday mornings. 

There will be a Torah study at Congregation 

Solel. You can come in the morning 

to kick off your weekend with a Torah 

study and then stay throughout the morning 

at Solel for subsequent activities and 

fun. For more information, visit www. 

solel.org or call (847) 433-3555. 

Shabbat Evening Service 

6:15-7:45 p.m. Fridays. For more information, 

call (847) 433-3555. 

Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road, Highland Park) 

Weeknight Service 

7-8 p.m. Thursdays, church coffee bar. 

Weeknight service is a place to come, 

stay awhile, meet people and then go 

make a difference. For more information, 

call (847) 234-1001 or email Dan at dsyvertsen@cclf.org. 

Men’s Breakfast Group 

6:30 - 7:30 a.m. Mondays. Panera 

Bread, 1853 North 2nd St., Highland 

Park. For more information, contact dsyvertsen@cclf.org. 

Trinity Episcopal Church (425 Laurel Ave., Highland Park) 

Summer Sunday Service Schedule 

9 a.m. June 3-Sept. 2. Wednesdays 

9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with healing – 

St. Michael’s Chapel 

Immaculate Conception Parish (770 Deerfield Road, Highland Park) 

Rite of Christian initiation of adults 

7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, Parish Office, 

XXXXX Deerfield Road. Adults 

interested in joining the Catholic Church 

or who need to receive the sacraments of 

Eucharist and confirmation are invited to 

these sessions in the Doc O’Neill room in 

the Parish Office. For more information, 

contact Kate by email at katechiodo@ 

icparish.org. 

IC Annual Rummage Sale 

Friday-Saturday, Sept. 7-8. A preview 

night will be held Wednesday, Sept. 5. 

Weekend Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays 

4-4:45 p.m. Sundays, confession 

8 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. Sunday service 

St. James Catholic Church (134 North Ave., Highwood) 

Catholic Charities’ Suppers 

6:30 p.m. First and second Thursdays 

of the month. Next dates are May 10, June 

7 and June 14. 

Food Pantry 

5:30-7 p.m. every Thursday, lower level 

of school. Worship Services 

8 a.m. Monday through Friday 

8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays 

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sundays 

Noon Sundays with a Spanish-language 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

7 p.m. Mondays in the Lounge. 

Submit information for The Landmark’s 

Faith page to Brittany Kapa at 

b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.com. The deadline 

is noon on Thursday. Questions? Call 

(847) 272-4565 ext. 35. 

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In Memoriam 

Alan J. Feder 

Alan J. Feder, 86, formerly of Highland 

Park, died Aug. 10. He is survived by his 

beloved wife, Barbara; children, Robin, 

Richard (Jennifer), and Susan (Clayton); 

grandchildren, Laura, Olivia, Joshua and 

Matthew; many nieces and nephews; sister, 

Janice Rodheim. 

Caroline Kelly 

Caroline Anne Kelly (nee Freberg), 57, 

formerly of Highland Park, died . Daughter 

of Joyce and the late Harold Freberg, 

loving wife of Colon Kelly, proud mother 

of Alexandria and Hanna Woodside, sister 

of Kathryn, Mark, Scott, Timothy and David 

Freberg, and beloved by her nieces and 

nephews, aunts and uncles, in laws, cousins, 

godchildren and friends passed away 

peacefully surrounded by loved ones, 

wrapped in song, storytelling, and love on 

Aug. 14, 2018. 

She was born and raised in Highland 

Park. She graduated from Western Illinois 

University with a bachelors of the arts in 

industrial design. She raised her daughters 

in and around Chicago near her favorite 

place in the world: Lake Michigan. Before 

spending the last four years in New Hope, 

Pa., she was a successful marketing manager 

for a large manufacturing company. 

Kelly found the most joy in playing at 

the beach, spending time with her family 

and friends, and listening and dancing to 

music. Always the life of the party (which 

she was often hosting), she was an authentic, 

vibrant woman who people were naturally 

drawn to because of her warm, positive, 

and giving heart. She was hilarious 

- seriously. And she was fun. Kelly loved 

the outdoors. She loved walking, biking, 

swimming in the ocean, and soaking up the 

sun. Her creativity was endless and shined 

in everything she did. Of all her talents and 

passions, she was most proud of being a 

wonderful mother. 

Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 

11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25 followed 

by a memorial service at Kelley & Spalding 

Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Road, 

Highland Park, IL. 

In lieu of flowers, please consider making 

a donation to Home of the Sparrow, 

969 E. Swedesford Rd. Exton, PA 19341 

or (https://www.hosparrow.org/ donate/), 

a charity near and dear to Caroline’s 

heart that provides support to women and 

children who find themselves homeless. 

Robert Jerome Jablon 

Robert Jerome Jablon, 77, of Highland 

Park, died Aug. 14 surrounded by his family. 

Born Roy Kemp, Jablon was adopted 

from the Chicago Catholic Charities to Jerome 

and Stephanie Jablon. He grew up on 

the northwest side of Chicago in the west 

Humboldt Park area. He graduated from 

Maternity BVM grammar school and St. 

Patrick High School in Chicago. He received 

a B.A. from Quincy College, Mass. 

from Roosevelt University, and was a doctoral 

candidate at Vanderbilt University. He 

was a member of Boy Scouts of America, 

Troop 27 in Chicago and was inducted into 

the Order of the Arrow and earned Eagle 

Scout. He taught high school history for 

six years and served for 31 years at East 

Maine School District 63 as principal for 

Mark Twain, Nelson, Washington elementary 

schools and Apollo and Gemini Junior 

High Schools. He was an active member 

of Immaculate Conception Parish serving 

as eucharistic minister and chair of finance. 

He served as an election judge for 20 years, 

and as a volunteer for Catholic Charities. 

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, 

Priscilla; children, Jennifer Schlebecker, 

Janine (Charles) Goodsite, Matt (Cheryl) 

Jablon, Rebecca (Mark) Maresco, and 

Alissa (Francis) Walker; grandchildren, 

Katherine, Emily, Brett, Megan, Carly, 

Jack, Gabriel, Nicholas, Jaylee, Kiersten, 

and Bridget. 

Frank J. Schwermin 

Frank J. Schwermin, 96, of 

Highland Park, died peacefully 

at his home, Aug. 11. He was preceded 

in death by his loving wife Martha (Williams), 

his son Richard, his parents Frank 

and Carrie, and his 6 siblings. Frank leaves 

behind his cherished daughter Carol Govern, 

son-in-law Michael Govern, daughterin-law 

Jane Schwermin, and grandsons 

Frankie Govern and Tom Schwermin. 

A World War II veteran, Schwermin was 

a B24 Pilot. He flew his first combat mission 

on D-Day. He was shot down in July 

of 1944 and was a prisoner of war for 9 

months. Frank was the well-respected administrator 

and later chief executive of 

Highland Park Hospital from 1961 -1984. 

Active in the Highland Park Rotary Club, 

Frank was District Governor 1993-94. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be 

made to Immaculate Conception Parish, 

or to Rotary International End Polio Now 

Campaign https://www.endpolio.org/donate. 

Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? 

Email b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.com with 

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HP teen honored for donating feminine products 


About a year and a half 

ago, Highland Park High 

School student Sophie 

Draluck read an article 

about school absences increasing 

in some African 

countries because female 

students felt too much 

shame to attend class when 

they had their periods. 

The girls that Draluck 

read about didn’t have access 

to feminine products, 

like pads or tampons. 

“That was sort of a wakeup 

call for me,” Draluck 

said. 

The Highland Park junior 

said she felt compelled 

to do something to help the 

issue after reading the article. 

“It was an issue I hadn’t 

really thought about before,” 

Draluck said. “It 

wasn’t really talked about, 

and it was just something 

that I felt inspired to help 

with.” 

So Draluck started Cycle 

Forward, an organization 

that donates tampons and 

pads to women who don’t 

have access to them. 

Draluck originally wanted 

to send the products to 

Africa, to help the sort of 

women and girls she read 

about in the article, until 

she realized there was a local 

need as well. 

“I started out by just buying 

the tampons and pads at 

the lowest price I could find 

and bringing them to the 

Moraine Township Food 

Pantry,” Draluck said. 

“Then I realized there’s a 

huge need for this and this 

is a project that can really 

grow.” 

While most of Draluck’s 

focus is on helping out the 

Highland Park community 

with Cycle Forward, she 

has her sights set on expanding 

her organization 

in the future. She’s even 

worked with The Marylebone 

Project/Bradbury 

House in London, a women’s 

shelter for women in 

need. 

“I had the opportunity, 

when I was in London, to 

donate to a women’s shelter 

there,” Draluck said. “I’ve 

been expanding to other 

shelters and other places.” 

Draluck’s passion is 

to help out and empower 

women. She feels that she 

has been fortunate throughout 

her life, and that motivates 

her to give back to 

people who have not been 

as fortunate as her. 

“As a woman, I sort of 

understand the struggles 

on some level,” Draluck 

said. “But, in my life 

I’ve been very fortunate 

in all that I have. Empathy, 

and understanding 

what it means when you 

don’t know when you’re 

going to be able to have 

your next tampon or pad, 

trying to understand what 

that feels like — that’s 

what motivates me to 

want to help issues like 

these.” 

For her work, Draluck 

has been recognized by 

Streetwise as one of their 

20 most inspiring Chicagoans, 

along the likes of 

Chance the Rapper, Anthony 

Rizzo of the Chicago 

Cubs and State’s Attorney 

Kim Foxx. 

“I was pretty overwhelmed 

because honestly 

everyone else who is being 

honored seems super accomplished,” 

Draluck said 

about her feelings when 

she found out she was being 

honored. 

She said she sees the other 

honorees as inspiration 

for her to keep moving forward 

with Cycle Forward. 

“I sort of feel like I’m 

in the beginning stages of 

my project,” Draluck said. 

“But I took that as a way to 

motivate me to expand the 

project and make it larger, 

so that, hopefully, I can be 

somewhat as accomplished 

as some of the other honorees.” 

The honorees will be recognized 

at the Streetwise 

2018 Gala, Sept. 27 at Galleria 

Marchetti in Chicago. 

For more information on 

Cycle Forward, visit cycleforwardnow.org, 

or email 

cycleforwardnow@gmail. 

com. 

The trunk 

of Sophie 

Draluck’s 

car is filled 

with pads 

and tampons 

to donate to 

the Moraine 

Township 

Food Pantry 

on behalf of 

her organization, 

Cycle 

Forward, on 

Aug. 15. Erin 

Yarnall/22nd 

Century 

Media

26 | August 23, 2018 | The highland park landmark dining out 


Casual, family-friendly vibe key to success at Landmark Inn 

Alyssa Groh 

Contributing Editor 

Family is at the heart 

of everything they do at 

Northbrook’s Landmark 

Inn. 

For more than 10 years, 

brother and sister duo, 

Helene Kapetaneas and 

Constantine Kyriazopoulos, 

have worked to keep 

the Landmark Inn’s history 

alive and offer a casual 

place for families to eat. 

Kapetaneas took over 

the well-known restaurant 

in 2001 and was joined by 

her brother a few years 

later. 

Since the beginning, 

Landmark Inn welcomed 

loyal customers, and Kapetaneas 

said the key to 

its success is its focus on 

family. 

“Our food is good, we 

have a good beer selection, 

but the fact that we 

are family and we make 

it family-oriented is what 

drives our success,” Kapetaneas 

said. 

Owning a business with 

her brother has worked 

well for the team. 

“I am the responsible 

one and [Kyriazopoulos] 

is the fun 

one,” Kapetaneas said. 

She jokingly added that 

she calls her brother the 

CEO — chief entertainment 

officer. 

While family is important 

at Landmark Inn, so 

is its history. 

The building was built 

in 1885 and is the oldest 

commercial structure in 

Northbrook. The building 

has evolved from its 

origins as Otto Funke’s 

Saloon, to more than 50 

years as Cypress Inn and 

now continues its success 

as Landmark Inn. 

When Kapetaneas took 

over Landmark Inn and 

began crafting a new 

menu, she was looking to 

“make it comfortable and 

offer a little bit for everyone.” 

She revamped most of 

the menu and made it her 

own, but kept a select few 

fan favorites from the previous 

owners. 

Longtime customers 

can expect to see the 

original Buffalo wings 

appetizer ($10.95), which 

is made with Landmark 

Inn’s secret recipe, with a 

choice of mild, medium, 

hot, or BBQ sauce served 

with celery & blue cheese 

dressing. Kapetaneas said 

she made a slight change 

to the mandarin chicken 

salad ($12), but the heart 

of it is still the same. The 

salad includes chicken 

breast served on a bed of 

on a mixed greens with 

mandarin orange and walnuts 

in a sesame dressing. 

Guests can also expect to 

see the original Landmark 

chop salad ($12), filled 

with mixed greens, topped 

with chicken breast, tomatoes, 

green onions, 

cucumbers, bacon, blue 

cheese and tortilla strips, 

tossed in a red wine vinaigrette. 

A group of 22nd Century 

Media editors stopped 

by Landmark Inn to try 

out some of the items Kapetaneas 

added when she 

took over. 

Kapetaneas incorporated 

a bit of her Greek heritage 

into the menu, so we 

tried the Greek egg rolls 

($9.25), which is traditional 

spanakopita served 

with a twist — tzatziki 

sauce. The egg rolls are 

large and are a great appetizer 

to share with the 

table. 

Another appetizer 

at Landmark Inn is 

the cheeseburger fries 

($11.50), which is a plate 

overflowing with fries 

topped with ground beef, 

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Landmark Inn’s cheeseburger fries ($11.50) consist of fries topped with ground beef, 

cheddar, tomato, lettuce, pickle, onion, bacon, a fried egg and a special sauce. Photos 

by Erin Yarnall/22nd Century Media 

cheddar, tomato, lettuce, 

pickle, onion, bacon, egg 

and a special sauce. This 

appetizer may not be the 

healthiest, but each bite 

bursts with flavor and the 

special sauce makes the 

dish by adding a bit of 

zing. 

We couldn’t get enough 

of the appetizers and also 

tried the Cajun grilled 

calamari ($13), which is 

calamari tossed in Cajun 

spice and then grilled and 

served with a chipotle 

cream sauce. 

When Kapetaneas was 

crafting a new menu, her 

dad, who also owns restaurants, 

suggested adding 

a Monte Cristo burger 

($12) to the menu. The 

burger is made with a halfpound 

beef patty topped 

with ham, swiss cheese, 

and Landmark Inn’s gourmet 

bun, dipped in an egg 

batter (like French toast), 

topped with its signature 

The Monte Cristo burger ($12) is a half-pound burger 

topped with ham and swiss cheese all served on a 

gourmet bun that has been dipped in an egg batter and 

fried. The burger is served with an apple aioli sauce. 

apple aioli sauce. This 

burger has a bit of a sweet 

and savory taste to it and 

is a great choice if you 

can’t decide if you want 

breakfast or lunch. 

Finally, we tried the 

Santé Fe chop salad ($12), 

made with romaine lettuce 

tossed with Cajun 

chicken, tomatoes, black 

beans, corn avocado, tortilla 

strips and queso fresco 

with ranch dressing. 

The menu at Landmark 

Inn is large and offers a 

little bit of something for 

every type of eater.

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____ 

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India.__ 

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slangily 

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Down 

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short 

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Skylark” 

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_____ May 

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group 

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row 

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board abbr. 

28. Former Bears QB 

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Act 

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perhaps 

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40. ___ vu 

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equipment, for 

short 

45. Substantially 

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abbr. 

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63. Lowlife 

64. Funny 

65. Carides of “My Big 

Fat Greek Wedding” 

66. Marshal of Waterloo 

67. Actress Long 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Giancarlo Volpentesta 

Volpentesta is a rising 

senior at Highland Park 

High School and is a wide 

receiver and safety for the 

football team. 

How did you start 

playing football? 

I started football in fifth 

grade. My older brother 

played football before me, 

he’s at Wisconsin now. He 

was huge into football and 

same with my dad when 

he was in high school. He 

played here. Coming up I 

was just born with a football 

in my hand. 

What is your favorite 

part of the game? 

The team and family 

atmosphere. What the 

coaches always say to us 

is, ‘In the classroom a 10 

out of 11 is an A. But on 

the football field a 10 out 

of 11 is an F because on 

the field you need everybody 

working together.’ 

Everyone needs to be doing 

their job to make sure 

that the plays goes right. I 

love that about the game. 

What is the most 

challenging part about 

the sport? 

I think you have to be 

mentally tough. This game 

is all about waking up in 

the early mornings, and 

late nights. Coming out 

here and just doing your 

thing – do the things you 

can control – that’s what 

the coaches say. 

What has been your 

most memorable 

Brittany Kapa 

22nd Century Media 

moment with the 

Giants? 

I would say playing 

Deerfield last season, beating 

them. That was very 

special. They’re our rivals 

and everything so that was 

very special. 

Do you have any pregame 

rituals that you 

do? 

Me and Tom Motzko 

we usually go over to my 

friend Kevin Kaufman’s 

house. We always go there 

before games. His mom 

always makes us something 

to eat. We eat there 

and just relax before the 

games. 

Who is your favorite 

professional athlete? 

My favorite wide receiver, 

that I try and focus 

my game on, is Chad 

Ochocinco. I love his route 

running, his feet and all 

that type of stuff. If you 

watch videos on YouTube 

– I watch documentaries 

on him – he’s one of the 

greatest route runners of 

all time. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I would probably say 

France. Me and my dad, we 

both like to watch cooking 

shows all the time. This 

guy named Action Bronson, 

he went to France and 

the culture and all of that 

it was so peaceful. It looks 

just like a beautiful place. 

What is your favorite 

movie? 

I’d have to say “Scarface” 

with Al Pacino. I like 

those classics. 

What is your spirit 

animal? 

I would probably say 

a badger. I feel like badgers 

are a smaller type of 

animal, so at my position I 

may be looked at as undersized 

or not fast enough. I 

like to think it doesn’t matter 

how big you are. Honey 

badgers, as you know, are 

very vicious animals, even 

though they’re small they 

pack a punch. I’m vicious 

in this game and it doesn’t 

matter about size. 

What is your guilty 

pleasure? 

I would say one of my 

favorite hobbies outside of 

football is I love powerlifting 

and body building. I 

love watching documentaries. 

I like watching that 

on TV. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Brittany Kapa 

This Week In ... 

Giants Athletics 

Girls Tennis 

■Aug. ■ 23 - at Libertyville, 4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at Winnetka Park District, 3 

p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 25 - at Winnetka Park District, 8:30 

a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - at Stevenson, 4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 30 - hosts Lake Forest, 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Golf 

■Aug. ■ 27 - hosts Glenbrook North, 4 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 28 - hosts Carmel, 4 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - hosts Prospect, 4 p.m. 

Field Hockey 

■Aug. ■ 27 - at North Shore Country Day, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - hosts Lake Forest, 5:45 p.m. 

Boys Golf 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

■Aug. ■ 23 - at Evanston, 4 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 25 - at Bittersweet Golf Club, 1 p.m. 

Girls Swimming and Diving 

■Aug. ■ 25 - at Lake Forest, 8:30 a.m. 

Boys Soccer 

■Aug. ■ 23 - at North Shore Shootout vs. 

TBD, 4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 25 - at North Shore Shootout vs. 

TBD, 10 a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 30 - hosts Hampshire, 4:45 p.m. 

Girls Cross Country 

■Aug. ■ 23 - at Half Day Forest Preserve, 

tri-school meet, 4:45 p.m. 

Boys Cross Country 

■Aug. ■ 23 - at Downers Grove North, 4:45 

p.m. 

Girls Volleyball 

■Aug. ■ 23 - at Lake Zurich, 6 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - at Lake Forest, 6 p.m.

32 | August 23, 2018 | The highland park landmark Football Preview Guide 2018 


2017 Standings 

Central Suburban League 

South Division 

Maine South, 11-2 

overall, 5-0 conference 

New Trier, 6-4, 4-1 

Evanston, 6-4, 3-2 

Glenbrook South, 5-5, 

2-3 

Niles West, 1-8, 1-4 

Niles North, 2-7, 0-5 

Central Suburban League 

North Division 

Highland Park, 5-5, 4-1 

Maine West, 7-3, 4-1 

Deerfield, 5-5, 4-1 

Glenbrook North, 5-4, 

2-3 

Vernon Hills, 2-7, 1-4 

Maine East, 1-8, 0-5 

Chicago Catholic League 

Blue Division 

Loyola Academy, 12-2, 

4-0 

St. Rita, 9-3, 2-2 

Mount Carmel, 9-4, 2-2 

Providence Catholic, 

8-5, 2-2 

Brother Rice, 2-7, 0-4 

North Suburban 

Conference 

Lake Zurich, 13-1, 7-0 

Warren, 7-4, 5-2 

Stevenson, 6-4, 5-5 

Libertyville, 5-5, 4-3 

Lake Forest, 6-5, 3-4 

Zion-Benton, 4-5, 3-4 

Mundelein, 2-7, 1-6 

Waukegan, 0-9, 0-7 

Varsity Podcast celebrates 

anniversary, returns to roots 

Staff report 

The Varsity Podcast 

celebrated its one-year anniversary 

by going back 

to its roots: talking about 

football. 

The 22nd Century Media 

sports podcast went 

back to its original format 

after a summer of special 

episodes to preview the 

football season for each 

North Shore area school: 

Glenbrook North, Glenbrook 

South, Highland 

Park, Lake Forest, Loyola 

Academy and New Trier. 

In the episode, the guys 

followed a four-quarter 

format of talking about the 

teams in the first, hearing 

from a coach in the second 

(no spoilers), played 

a game of Way or No Way 

and finished it up by predicting 

week one results 

for each team. After a year 

of celebrating many different 

moments, host Michal 

Dwojak was excited to get 

back to talking football. 

“We’ve had a lot of fun 

storylines this year that 

didn’t only focus on what 

happened on the field or 

court,” Dwojak said. “But 

it’s nice to get back to talking 

football, even though 

we’ll definitely still talk 

about what’s happening in 

each of the other sports in 

the area.” 

To find out how each 

team is expected to do this 

season and to listen to all 

episodes of The Varsity, 

visit HighlandParkLand 

mark.com. 

Residents can subscribe 

to listen to the podcast on 

iTunes by searching “The 

Varsity by 22nd Century 

Media,” can follow the 

podcast on Twitter, @VarsityPodcast, 

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visit us online at 

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2018 Highland Park High School Football 

Schedule 

Date Opponent Time 

Aug. 24 at Libertyville 7:30 p.m. 

Aug. 31 hosts Lakes 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 7 hosts Rolling Meadows 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 14 at Schaumburg 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 21 hosts Vernon Hills 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 28 at Glenbrook North 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 5 at Deerfield 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 12 at Maine West 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 19 hosts Maine East 7:00 p.m. 

2018 Glenbrook North High School Football 

Schedule 


Aug. 24 at Wheeling 7:30 p.m. 

Aug. 31 hosts Grant 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 7 hosts Hoffman Estates 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 4 at Elk Grove 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 21 at Maine West 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 28 hosts Highland Park 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 5 at Maine East 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 12 hosts Deerfield 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 19 hosts Vernon Hills 7:30 p.m. 

2018 Glenbrook South High School Football 

Schedule 


Aug. 24 at Rolling Meadows 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 1 at St. Patrick 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 7 hosts Palatine 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 14 at Fremd 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 21 hosts Niles North 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 28 at Niles West 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 5 hosts Maine South 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 12 hosts Evanston 7:30 p.m. 

giants 

From Page 38 

players that Lindquist 

sees making a big impact 

against tough teams. 

“[Bradford is] a guy that 

is a utility guy, we can put 

him on the inside or the 

outside regardless of his 

size,” Lindquist said. 

Coached right, Lindquist 

sees Morganstern fitting in 

seamlessly on the defense. 

“He’s a very athletic defensive 

end,” he said. “If I 

do my job, and coach him 

well, I expect good things 

from him.” 

Defensive tackles Kevin 

Kaufman and Matt Cortes 

are two important keys to 

the Giants defense as well. 

“[Cortes is] another big 

body we can put in the 

middle and try to take up 

more than one blocker,” 

Lindquist said. 

Senior linebacker, and 

South Dakota State University 

commit, Tom 

Motzko will be another 

key player for HPHS. 

“He’s a very good player 

at that position and I anticipate 

some very good 

things from him,” the head 

coach said. 

Lindquist will favor a 

Oct. 19 at New Trier 7:30 p.m. 

2018 New Trier High School Football Schedule 

Date Opponent time 

Aug. 24 at York 7:30 p.m. 

Aug. 31 hosts Loyola 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 7 hosts Fremd 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 14 at Palatine 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 21 at Niles West 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 28 hosts Evanston 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 5 at Niles North 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 12 at Maine South 7:00 p.m. 

Oct. 19 hosts Glenbrook South 7:30 p.m. 

2018 Loyola Academy Football Schedule [hed] 


Aug. 24 at Rockford, MI 7:00 p.m. 

Aug. 31 at New Trier 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 8 hosts Mt. Carmel 1:30 p.m. 

Sept. 14 at Brother Rice 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 21 at St. Ignatius 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 29 hosts Montini 1:30 p.m. 

Oct. 5 at De La Salle 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 12 at St. Rita 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 20 hosts Providence Catholic 1:00 p.m. 

2018 Lake Forest High School Football Schedule 

Date Opponent time 

Aug. 24 at Antioch 7:15 p.m. 

Aug. 31 hosts Wheaton North 7:00 p.m. 

Sept. 7 hosts Mundelein 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 14 at Lake Zurich 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 21 hosts Warren 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 29 at Waukegan 1:30 p.m. 

Oct. 5 hosts Zion-Benton 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 12 at Libertyville 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 19 at Stevenson 7:30 p.m. 

six-man rotation, mainly 

so his players can get 

enough rest during the 

game. The goal is to have 

his core fly to the ball. 

“If the ball is down 

we’re getting it and we’re 

taking every opportunity 

from [our opponent] to 

get any positive yardage. 

A lot of that has to do with 

flying to the football,” he 

said. 

Special Teams 

Lindquist wants his 

team to be well-rounded, 

that includes experience 

and time on special teams. 

“It’s just as important 

as [offense and defense] 

and a lot of times in close 

games it comes down to 

what happened on special 

teams,” he said. 

The Giants do have 

two kickers who will be 

vying for playing time 

this season. The team returns 

Mauer, as well as 

Maya Taiez, the lone female 

kicker in the CSL 

North. 

“They’re both are very 

good at kicking the football, 

we’re not sure who 

will do what yet,” he said.


Chemistry key component for Scouts’ success 

David Jaffe 

Freelance Reporter 

Having good team chemistry 

has made Lake Forest 

a consistent playoff team 

the last several years. 

That key quality is also 

what Scouts coach Chuck 

Spagnoli feels will be 

the difference in whether 

they’re once again successful. 

“The biggest thing is 

to try to create chemistry 

among the team, that promotes 

positive play,” he 

said. “It’s easy to say and 

harder to accomplish.” 

The Scouts hope to continue 

an eight-season run 

in the IHSA state playoffs 

this season. Last year, a 

6-5 Scouts squad reached 

the second round of the 

Class 6A playoffs before 

falling to Hoffman Estates 

High School. Lake Forest 

returns a number of 

experienced players from 

that team, but will also see 

new faces including one at 

quarterback. The Scouts 

lost several key players to 

graduation, and will expect 

the new senior class, 

and even some underclassmen, 

to fill holes. 

“For the inexperienced 

guys unless you’ve played 

through significant situations 

it’s hard to be prepared 

for [the season] 

without living it,” Spagnoli 

said. “Team chemistry is 

the biggest reason for the 

success we’ve had. We 

have a Rylie Mills, but 95 

percent of our kids aren’t 

DI players. 

“So it’s going to take 

everyone playing well as 

a unit. There’s a method to 

this thing.” 

Offense 

The Scouts have veteran 

depth at certain offensive 

positions and some new 

faces at others. 

Key losses and returns 

Key losses 

DB Alex Moss 

LB/RB Bryan Ooms – 3 sacks, 23 total tackles, 94 

carries for 490 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns 

QB Jack Mislinski – 1,459 yards, 11 touchdowns 

DB Chris Cavalaris - 4 interceptions, 48 total 

tackles 

LB John Deering - 69 total tackles, 3 sacks 

DL Spencer Yauch - 8 sacks, 30 total tackles 

Key returns 

DL Rylie Mills – 34 total tackles, 4 sacks 

RB Jacob Thomas - 142 carries, 700 yards 

WR/QB Ryan Cekay – 747 receiving yards, 6 

touchdowns, 42 catches 

WR Luke Nolan – 14 catches, 195 yards 

OL Chase Bahr – University of Pennsylvania commit 

Coming into the 2018 

season, the offense will 

have balance and the ability 

to tweak things based on 

its personnel. 

“We will be multiple with 

our formations and be able 

to utilize our running game 

and passing game pretty 

evenly,” Spagnoli said. “We 

also can adapt our system to 

whomever is in at quarterback 

or to our specific running 

backs and receivers. 

It’s just about defining certain 

roles right now.” 

Since Jack Mislinski 

graduated, it’s an open 

competition at quarterback 

among seniors Ryan 

Cekay, a Colgate University 

commit at wide receiver, 

Tommy Hanson and James 

Swartout. Each have different 

strengths they’re bring 

to the field. 

“They all prepare very 

well mentally,” Spagnoli 

said. “Ryan’s taller 

and more athletic. James 

throws the ball better. And 

Tommy has the best grasp 

on our system. If you combined 

those things, it’d be 

the perfect situation. But 

each kid gives something 

positive to the offense.” 

Jacob Thomas, who became 

the starting running 

back midway through last 

season, returns at the position 

this year. He helped the 

Scouts win their final three 

games to make playoffs 

last season, including running 

for 153 yards to beat 

Zion-Benton in a must-win 

game. 

“A year ago today, Jacob 

struggled with the mental 

aspect of the game,” Spagnoli 

said. “That’s where the 

biggest change has come. 

He’s a little bigger and 

stronger now but mentally 

he’s much more comfortable 

and confident.” 

The Scouts have the most 

depth at receiver and on the 

line. If Cekay isn’t quarterback, 

he’ll be one of the 

Scouts’ top targets like the 

last two years. Luke Nolan 

and Clay Burton have plenty 

of playing time as has 

tight end Crawford Bolton. 

Ultimately, that plays out as 

an advantage to the Scouts 

new quarterback. 

“Late in the game, you 

start to get more tired 

mentally,” Swartout said. 

“Having guys like Ryan 

and Luke is a benefit because 

they know what it’s 

like being in close games 

in the fourth quarter. They 

can help the younger guys 

Lake Forest High School senior Ryan Cekay, a Colgate University commit, is expected 

to return at wide receiver this season and be in the rotation at quarterback. 22nd 

Century Media File Photo 

stay mentally focused and 

that as a quarterback helps 

a lot.” 

Chase Bahr, who committed 

to play for the University 

of Pennsylvania 

next year, leads a deep offensive 

line that will play 

seven or eight consistently. 

“Guys on our O-line like 

Matt Frank, Billy Gardner, 

Charlie Aberle and Brenden 

Chandler have been 

working their butts off and 

deserve a lot of credit,” 

Swartout said. “Their work 

has really paid off and I 

think it’s given us a very 

strong O-line.” 

Defense 

The Scouts graduated 

some great defensive players 

including linebackers 

John Deering and Bryan 

Ooms and defensive back 

Chris Cavalaris. Still, Spagnoli 

has experienced 

guys left on the line, in 

the secondary and at linebacker. 

“We have at least one or 

two players at each level 

that have been great for us,” 

Spagnoli said. “There’s 

leadership at all three levels 

of our defense. 

“We don’t have five linemen 

that are at Mills’ level, 

but guys like Ben Marwede 

and Billy Avery have been 

a huge part of what our defensive 

line does. We have 

three senior linebackers 

and have the most experience 

in our secondary.” 

Will Wisniewski started 

every game at linebacker 

last year and Luca Passinato 

and Ethan Hunt complete 

the linebacker corps. 

Ed Scheidler and Will Freeman 

lead the secondary. 

Junior defensive end 

Mills is the big name, 

though, at 6 feet, 5 inches, 

265 pounds. He has already 

received offers from 

22 schools including big 

names like the University 

of Notre Dame, the University 

of Georgia, Clemson 

University, Penn State University, 

Oklahoma State 

University, the University 

of Alabama, Ohio State 

University and the University 

of Wisconsin–Madison. 

“As good of a player as 

Rylie is, he’s a better person 

and even harder worker,” 

Spagnoli said. “He works 

as hard as anyone we’ve 

had. That’s why he’s successful 

and will continue to 

be beyond high school.” 

Special Teams 

Special teams is as important 

to the Scouts as any 

other phase of the game. 

“We take a lot of pride 

in special teams,” Spagnoli 

said. “It’s as important to 

us as first-and-ten or thirdand-seven. 

Blocking a 

punt, forcing a turnover or 

getting a touchback are all 

just as critical to us playing 

well.” 

There’s also talent among 

the potential punt and kick 

returners between Nolan, 

Cekay, Thomas and junior 

Breck Nowik. Kai Kroeger 

will punt and compete for 

kicker along with Carter 

Hiam and Nolan Petzer.



Loyola reloads after second-place finish 

Neil Milbert, Freelance Reporter 

While a massive building 

project is going on adjacent to 

Loyola Academy’s football field, 

coach John Holecek is trying to 

construct another powerhouse 

on the gridiron. 

“As usual, we don’t have a lot 

of returnees (who were starters) 

but the seniors have stepped up,” 

said Holecek, who is starting his 

13th season with the Ramblers 

and holds the school record with 

135 victories. “A lot of guys 

have matured; they look the part. 

We have some weapons. 

“We’re excited about the first 

game. With our schedule, the 

first month of the season we’ll 

know right away how good we 

are.” 

The first game of the season 

will be played in Michigan 

against Rockford, a traditionally 

strong team from north of 

Grand Rapids. Then Loyola 

will return to the North Shore to 

meet New Trier in the Trevians’ 

newly remodeled stadium. That 

will be followed by the home 

opener against Chicago Catholic 

League rival Mount Carmel, 

which is one of only three home 

games on the schedule. 

The encounter at New Trier 

should be interesting. Last season, 

in the first round of the 

playoffs, when the teams clashed 

for the first time since 2006, the 

27th-seeded Trevians scored 22 

unanswered points in the final 10 

minutes, 12 seconds, throwing a 

scare into the sixth-seeded Ramblers, 

who held on to win 35-32. 

Offense 

The second half of that game 

marked the varsity debut of 

Loyola’s Trevor Cabanban and 

the little running back made a 

great first impression, going on 

a 39-yard touchdown run and 

finishing the afternoon with 84 

yards in 10 carries. He continued 

to excel in the next two playoff 

games but his season came to an 

end when he was injured in the 

quarterfinal game at Marist. 

Rory Boos catches a pass during Loyola’s state title game against 

Lincoln-Way East Nov. 25 in DeKalb. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

Now, Cabanban is back for 

his junior season and his 308 

net yards in 47 carries for a team 

best 6.6-yard rushing average, 

suggesting he will be one of the 

Ramblers’ most exciting offensive 

players. 

Senior running back Michael 

Gavric and junior Tyler Flores 

both got a significant amount of 

playing time last year and figure 

to make an impact. 

“Michael adds a different element 

with his power,” Holecek 

said. “He’s a slasher with speed.” 

Although last season’s quarterback, 

Quinn Boyle, led 

Loyola in both passing and rushing 

— amassing 3,020 yards and 

accounting for 29 touchdowns 

— Holecek doesn’t believe replacing 

him will be a problem. 

Jack Fallon inherits the starting 

job after throwing five touchdown 

passes as Boyle’s backup 

and his understudy, fellow senior 

Matt Schiltz, also has some varsity 

experience. 

“Jack and Matt are talented 

and have done a good job this 

summer,” he said. 

Fallon spent the summer trying 

to get faster and stronger so 

he too can be effective as a runner. 

“With me being able to run 

the ball it opens up the offense,” 

he said. “Quinn was one of the 

greatest and filling his shoes will 

be hard but I’ve got some great 

receivers.” 

Foremost among the receivers 

is senior Rory Boos, Fallon’s 

grammar school teammate 

at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. 

Last season, he was the team 

leader in receiving yardage (825 

yards on 45 catches) and touchdowns 

(11). 

“I’m working on being more 

Key returns 

WR Rory Boos - 45 catches, 825 receiving yards, 11 

touchdowns 

RB Trevor Cabanban - 47 carries, 308 rushing yards, three 

touchdowns 

FS Jake Gonzalez - 94 tackles, two interceptions 

OLB Armoni Dixon - 64 tackles, 8.5 TFL 

Key losses 

QB Quinn Boyle - 3,020 total yards, 29 total touchdowns 

LB Anthony Rodriguez - 94 tackles, 11.5 TFL, four sacks 

LB Christopher Kelly - 90 tackles, 7 TFL 

OL Charlie Gross - Gross, now at Fordham, helped pave the way 

for a tough rushing attack. 

of a leader and improving my 

blocking downfield and route 

running,” Boos said. 

Another senior, Noah Jones, 

had his 2017 playing time curtailed 

because of injuries but he 

too is a dynamic pass catcher. 

Holecek thinks two other seniors, 

wide receiver Artie Collins 

and slot receiver Jared Lombardi, 

also have what it takes to 

make things happen when the 

Ramblers throw the football. 

“Jared has had a terrific summer,” 

Holecek said. “He’s very 

talented.” 

The inexperienced offensive 

line suffered a setback when 

6-foot-2-inch, 250-pound junior 

tackle Christo Kelly was sidelined 

because of an offseason 

injury, a torn anterior cruciate 

ligament (ACL). 

However, 6-2, 255-pound senior 

guard Joe Naselli is back 

after missing almost all of last 

season because of a torn ACL in 

his left knee that was sustained 

in the second game. 

Holecek is not a proponent of 

two-way football but this season 

he plans to have Naselli and senior 

end Conor Hough go both 

ways. 

Defense 

In the forefront on defense is 

senior free safety Jake Gonzaez, 

the leading tackler last season. 

According to Gonzalez, “the 

underclassmen (on defense) are 

coming along and those of us 

who are older guys are using 

losing the state championship 

game (to Lincoln-Way East) as 

motivation.” 

Holecek was a linebacker in 

college and in the NFL, so it’s 

not surprising that his Ramblers 

are known for having outstanding 

players at that position. This 

season he has a solid corps of senior 

returnees: Patrick Daniels, 

Armoni Dixon, Sam Scheirloh 

and Mike Kadus. 

Last year Daniels moved into 

the starting lineup after Peter 

Kennedy suffered a season-ending 

injury in the opener. 

“It gave me a lot of reps and 

familiarity with the defenses,” 

he said. “I’m feeling a lot more 

confident than I did at the beginning 

of last year.” 

Senior cornerbacks Jack 

Burke and Michael Byrne have 

won vacated starting jobs after 

being second-stringers last season 

and in Holecek’s opinion 

“they both are playing well (in 

practice).” 

Also moving up from the second 

unit is senior strong safety 

Nicholas Pomey. 

Special Teams 

Expected to play prominent 

roles on the special teams as 

kickers are sophomore Nathan 

Van Zelst and senior Eddie 

Auer and Holecek is predicting 

that “Lombardi and Cabanban 

should be really exciting” on 

kickoff returns.


Spartans set sights on conference title, return to playoffs 

Martin Carlino 


Following a 2017 season 

that ended with a 

disappointing 5-4 record, 

the Spartans are heading 

into this season with 

a focus on returning to a 

familiar spot for the program 

— the top of the 

Central Suburban North 

standings. 

Injuries to key players 

on both sides of the 

ball and a roster lacking 

experience factored into 

the atypical finish for the 

Spartans, but head coach 

Bob Pieper knows last 

season’s difficulties built 

valuable experience for 

this year’s group. 

“As young as we were 

last year, a lot of kids got 

experience,” Pieper said. 

“The two things that hurt 

us last year were youth 

and injuries. ... A 5-4 [record] 

is unacceptable for 

our program as we’ve said 

many times. Not making 

the playoffs is unacceptable, 

but we did get a lot 

of playing times from 

guys, so when there was 

injuries, the next guy 

had to step up and play 

and they happened to be 

young guys.” 

With the hope of reversing 

last season’s 

script, this year’s team 

filled summer workouts 

and practices with an increased 

sense of urgency, 

led by senior captains 

Nick Mantas, Ben Kieffer 

and Ethan Quayle. 

“We’ve been working 

really hard,” Mantas said. 

“We’ve been trying to 

put in some work in the 

weight room and work 

harder on the field than 

last year. We were definitely 

disappointed with 

how things ended last 

year, so we don’t want our 

senior year to end like last 


Key returns 

DB/WR Ben Kieffer 

— finished with five 

interceptions last 

season and projects to 

be a part of the team’s 

offense this season 

RB/DB Ethan Quayle — 

the Spartans will look to 

Quayle as one of the key 

options on offense 

OL/DL Nick Mantas — 

will lead the Spartans 

offensive live, which 

returns three of five 

starters from last 

season 

year did. We’re putting in 

the work to make sure that 

doesn’t happen.” 

With the season nearing, 

the trio of team leaders 

have set a clear goal 

for this year. 

“Winning conference 

is the big thing this year,” 

Kieffer said. “Everyone 

around here just knows 

that. ... Overall, we have 

the team to win conference.” 

RB/LB Chris Park 

— showcased his 

explosiveness early last 

season, but was limited 

because of injuries 

Key losses 

RB Jimmy Karfis — 845 

all-purpose yards, nine 

touchdowns 

WR/RB Chris Heywood 

— 11 offensive 

touchdowns in 2017 

WR Davu Keels — teamleading 

31 receptions 

LB Skyler Metzger — 

team-leading 74 tackles 

last season 

Offense 

The Glenbrook North 

offense returns six of 11 

starters from its 2017 unit 

that averaged 24 points 

per game. 

The departures of Jimmy 

Karfis, Chris Heywood 

and Davu Keels 

— three of the Spartans 

biggest offensive contributors 

in 2017 — creates 

the opportunity for a 

new group of leaders to 

step up on offense. And, 

at the helm of that group 

is Quayle, who projects to 

be a key cog in GBN’s offense. 

Quayle anticipates 

the team will tighten up 

its offensive play from 

last year. 

“Leadership-wise on offense, 

I think we’re going 

to be better,” he said. “I 

think we just have to limit 

the mistakes this year. We 

had a lot of penalties last 

year that set us off. We’re 

going to fix that and we’re 

going to be better at that 

for sure.” 

The role of Chris Park 

in the team’s offense 

was limited last season 

because of injuries, but 

Pieper anticipates he’ll 

also be part of the team’s 

backfield. 

“Chris played for us last 

year and got some reps 

as a junior when Jimmy 

[Karfis] was out ... he’s 

got some experience as 

well, so we’ll be looking 

for Chris to do some 

things this year as well as 

some other guys,” he said. 

According to Pieper, the 

offense has not yet determined 

a starting quarterback, 

largely because of 

the impressive play from 

Tibor Klein, Dylan Buckner 

and Ben Foster, the 

three players fighting for 

the spot. 

“They’re all fighting 

and they’re all doing a 

good job,” Pieper said. 

At wide receiver, the 

Senior captain Ethan Quayle bursts through an opening during the 2017 season. 

Quayle is among the players head coach Bob Pieper expects to make an impact this 

season. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

Spartans return three receivers 

from last year’s 

group. Kieffer, who was 

primarily a defensive 

back last season, will also 

spend time on offense this 

season, per Pieper. 

“[Ben] showed last year 

with his interceptions and 

ball-hawking that he can 

play receiver and he can 

catch the ball, so we’ll use 

him when we can,” Pieper 

said. 

The team’s offensive 

line will return three of its 

five starters from 2017. 

Defense 

A group that lacked 

experience last season is 

now one filled with just 

that. GBN’s defense will 

have a familiar look as 

seven starters are slated to 

return this season. 

Starting corners Max 

Luc and Kieffer will return 

to man the Spartan 

defensive backfield this 

season. 

“We have both of our 

corners back with Max 

Luc and Ben Keiffer, so 

hopefully after playing 

nine games on that side of 

the ball they understand 

what we’re looking for 

on defense and shutting 

those things down on the 

outside,” Pieper said. 

One of the team’s major 

departures is standout linebacker 

Skyler Metzger, 

who led the team with 74 

tackles. Despite losing 

Metzger, Pieper is excited 

to see what this year’s linebacking 

group will bring. 

“We’ve got three of four 

back there as well,” he 

said. “Anytime you lose a 

guy like Skyler, it’s going 

to hurt. ... Somebody will 

step up and step in.” 

Returning players on 

the defensive line, as well 

as the offensive line, is 

one element of this year’s 

team that Pieper feels is 

imperative. 

“That’s huge [for us],” 

he said. “Everything starts 

up front. We talk about 

blocking and tackling 

every day. Everyone can 

talk about whatever they 

want with X’s and O’s and 

teams and schemes, but 

it’s about blocking and 

tackling. So having three 

of the five back on offense 

and two of the four back 

on defense up front helps 

us a lot.” 

Special Teams 

The return of his kicker 

and punter from last season, 

mixed with a range of 

skill-position players, has 

Pieper pleased with how 

the Spartans shape up on 

special teams. 

GBN’s strong mix of 

talent from its position 

players should make for a 

productive special teams 

unit. Per Pieper, the Spartans 

return several players 

who played on “the front 

wall” of the field goal and 

extra point units. 

“We’ve got some guys 

back who have been there 

and done that,” he said. 

“So we just have to find 

the rest of the pieces of 

the puzzle.”



Titans ready to make next jump in CSL 

Michal Dwojak 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Glenbrook South head 

coach Dave Schoenwetter 

wanted his team to escape 

the cellar at last year’s 

training camp. Now, he 

wants his Titans to take 

their next step. 

The Titans improved 

last season with a 5-5 record 

and lost in the first 

week of the postseason 

against Barrington High 

School after winning one 

game the previous season. 

Schoenwetter saw the 

progress the now thirdyear 

coach wanted from 

his team with that playoff 

appearance against the 

IHSA Class 8A No. 2 seed. 

Now, he is ready to watch 

his squad take the next 

step in a difficult Central 

Suburban League South 

division. 

“I think it creates an expectation 

of where the program 

should be,” Schoenwetter 

said. “A goal to be 

back in the playoffs seems 

realistic and attainable. 

I think our kids have had 

that mindset that we’re 

working to be in the playoffs, 

and it’s good to hear 

that in their vocabulary.” 

Part of the change in culture 

at GBS has been the 

work put in during the offseason. 

Like most teams, 

the Titans have dedicated 

time in the weight room to 

prepare for a long season, 

but they have also committed 

to watching film and 

practicing harder during 

training camp. Once the 

season ended in the playoffs 

last year, the seniors 

got together to get the underclassman 

involved in 

building the team camaraderie 

needed to be successful 

this year. 

That talk set the expectation 

for what the Titans 

need to do next. 

“We just want to improve 

every year and as 

we look back, we don’t 

want to have any regrets,” 

senior tight end and defensive 

end Ryan O’Hara 

said. “I feel like the people 

who played before us, we 

owe something to them 

and we have to keep the 

legacy going.” 

Glenbrook South quarterback Evan Whetstone throws a pass during training camp 

practice on Aug. 14 in Glenview. Michal Dwojak/22nd Century Media 

Offense 

There’s one word that’s 

synonymous with GBS 

football to most people: 

run. 

It’s not a surprise to 

many that the Titans will 

have a strong rushing attack 

this season. Senior 

fullback Jack Jerfita returns 

after he was thrown 

into the fire last season. He 

finished with 586 rushing 

yards and six touchdowns 

in what became a threeheaded 

running machine. 

But the person’s job he 

took last season will join 

him to help lead a strong 

running game. 

Senior Harry Panagakis 

missed last season after a 

leg injury during the summer, 

which forced Schoenwetter 

to put Jerfita in his 

spot. The two seniors will 

lead the way for a talented 

position group that once 

again can cause issues for 

defenses with its depth. 

“We’re looking strong,” 

Jerfita said. “We’ve got a 

lot of great guys. We’re all 

shifty and physical.” 

But Schoenwetter 

knows that he can’t let 

his offense only run. He 

wants the running game to 

be used to set up the passing 

game, forcing defenses 

to value both facets of the 

Titans’ offense instead of 

pushing on one over the 

other. Senior Evan Whetstone 

will start the season 

as GBS’ starting quarterback 

and hopefully help 

the offense move down the 

field more than just handing 

the ball off to the running 

back. 

“Truthfully, our mindset 

is we want to run the football 

so we can throw touchdown 

passes,” Schoenwetter 

said. “I would rather 

not have a 15-play running 

drive down the field. I’d 

love to go three or four and 

get the touchdown pass.” 

To make it all happen, 

though, the Titans will 

need a strong offensive 

line to create paths for the 

running backs and protection 

for Whetstone. The 

line features new starters, 

but senior center John 

Travlos knows the key to 

a successful line is a good 

bond. 

“We’re just trying to gain 

that chemistry,” Travlos 

said. “We’re always communicating, 

encouraging 

each other, trying to help 

each other out and also 

trying to stay tough. We 

know we’re new with guys 

at new positions, but we 

know that if we keep encouraging 

each other, keep 

on working hard, keep on 

communicating, we’re going 

to be a good line.” 

Defense 

The Titans’ defensive 

players are looking to find 

consistency when facing 

adversity, something they 

failed at last season during 

crucial moments. 

While GBS gave up less 

big plays, there were some 

moments toward the end 

of the season where the 

defensive players failed 

to make plays to keep the 

Titans in the game. That’s 

been one of the focuses 

this training camp as the 

defensive players want to 

limit the time they’re on 

the field so they can help 

the offense create enough 

time to score. 

“Obviously with our 

offense, we want to give 

them as much time as they 

can with the ball,” said 

Panagakis, who will also 

play as an outside linebacker. 

“It puts pressure 

on us to make plays and 

give the ball back to our 

offense so they can score.” 

One of the differences on 

defense will be the amount 

of players who will play on 

both sides of the ball. Both 

Panagakis and O’Hara will 

play both ways and try to 

help the defense set the 

tone more than it did last 

season against the state’s 

elite teams. 

One of the keys is never 

taking a play off, which 

many players have worked 

on during training camp. 

They know the Titans 

can’t let up on any play 

because that can prove to 

be the one that decides a 

game. 

Key losses and 

returns 

Key returns 

RB Jack Jerfita — 

senior finished with 

586 rushing yards, six 

touchdowns 

RB Harry Panagakis — 

missed junior season 

with injury 

OL John Travlos — will 

lead new offensive line 

Key losses 

RB Savontae Garner — 

667 rushing yards, 11 

touchdowns 

WR Ben Hides — 

348 receiving yards, 

23 catches, five 

touchdowns 

OL Zach Adams — All- 

Conference selection, 

three-year varsity 

starter 

“I think that the defense 

sets the tone,” O’Hara 

said. “We just have to get 

out there and hit hard there 

and be the toughest team 

out there.” 

Special Teams 

GBS made a splash in 

special teams with strong 

kickoff returns from the 

running backs it had last 

season. 

Not much will change 

with the backs this season 

or the revolving door of 

talented returners the Titans 

will boast for another 

season. 

While there wasn’t a 

set scheme put in yet for 

special teams during training 

camp, Schoenwetter 

knows how his group will 

look. 

“I think we’ll have 

a group that we rotate 

through there,” Schoenwetter 

said. “We’ve got a 

deep group.”


Experienced New Trier looks for deep playoff run 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Contributing Sports Editor 

New Trier players and coaches 

know there are a couple games 

everyone has circled on the 

schedule: Loyola and Maine 

South. The Trevians aren’t looking 

past their first game against 

York, however. 

Why’s that? 

Because of a saying running 

backs coach and strength 

and conditioning coordinator 

Jim Davis said to the team: 

“Start fast. Stay focused. Finish 

strong.” 

Last year’s squad made the 

playoffs for the 15th consecutive 

season and partook in one of 

the playoffs’ best games, a 35-32 

Loyola win over the neighboring 

Trevians. With just over 10 minutes 

left in the game, the Ramblers 

led 35-10 before New Trier 

scored 22 unanswered points, 

seeing its chance at an upset 

end when Loyola recovered an 

onside kick with 70 seconds remaining. 

A good amount of experience 

comes back from that squad and 

it’s looking to advance deeper 

into the playoffs this season. 

“Our kids have set a goal to 

play big in big games, games 

against Maine South and Loyola, 

and we’re not going to hide from 

that,” New Trier coach Brian 

Doll said. “We feel like we can 

win those games, be competitive 

in those games, so we can 

win a conference championship 

and not just be in the playoffs 

and win a first round game. We 

feel that with the size we halve, 

the depth we have, the talent we 

have, this is a year we hope to do 

something special.” 

Offense 

The Trevians are blessed this 

season to return their starting 

quarterback, running back, left 

side of their offensive line and a 

wide receiver. Having that type 

of experience returning, especially 

at key positions, is something 

many teams don’t have. 

“There’s a lot of confidence in 

New Trier quarterback Carson Ochsenhirt shakes off a Loyola tackler during the team’s first-round 

playoff game Oct. 28 in Wilmette. 22nd Century Media File photo 

the returners understanding our 

system, knowing what they’re 

doing,” Doll said. “Carson 

(Ochsenhirt)’s maturity in the 

offseason is well noticed by our 

staff. The way he notices things, 

the way he leads, people respond 

to him.” 

Carson Ochsenhirt took over 

the starting quarterback position 

a couple games into the season 

last year and didn’t let go of the 

position. He helped lead the team 

to an average of 31 points per 

game over the last six games of 

the year, only scoring less than 

28 points once along the way. 

“I have a lot more experience 

now, a lot more experience in 

dropping back and throwing 

the ball and in my reads,” Ochsenhirt 

said. “Last year I wasn’t 

as prepared for that, but now I 

understand my reads and feel 

more comfortable to make my 

throws.” 

Even though the left side of 

the offensive line returns, Doll 

feels that the right side may not 

only have more size, but will 

also surprise some people along 

the way. Players on the right side 

of the line include David Davidkoff 

and Rob Wright, who is a 

hockey player who never played 

football before. Some newcomers 

Doll looks to make some big 

moves are Michael Andre, a slot 

receiver who played on JV last 

season, and Potter Burns, a taller 

receiver who will play backside 

receiver. 

Defense 

Like the offense, the defense 

returns a good amount of starters 

— five — from a defense 

that allowed more than 17 points 

in only three of the team’s 10 

games last season. 

Many of those players, such as 

Duke Olges, Sitzer, Ochsenhirt, 

all play both ways on offense 

and defense, something Doll 

said he has no qualms in doing. 

“I really focus on getting our 

personnel correct on defense because 

I feel that if people can’t 

score, we’ll find a way to score 

and win games if we can really 

slow teams down,” Doll said. 

“I focus on getting the best 11 

athletes on the field on defense, 

focus on the speed, strength, size 

combination as possible. When 

we go over to offense, we try 

to sub our kids based on getting 

them a break but if you’re the 

best at both positions, we try to 

condition you.” 

Many of the players’ versatility 

will allow the Trevians 

to give teams different looks, 

whether it be moving a player 

up into more of a linebacker 

role from the defensive backfield, 

or having one of the outside 

linebackers become more 

of a pass rusher. 

New Trier does return both its 

starting cornerbacks, Donovan 

Perkins and Carson Kosanovich. 

The two combined for 54 tackles 

last season, with Kosanovich 

also having a team-leading nine 

pass deflections and Perkins 

leading the team with two forced 

fumbles. 

Special Teams 

Special teams is arguably the 

most important position group 

on a football team. A good reliable 

kicker and/or punter, can 

change the game. 

Throw in a good punt or kick 


Key returns 

QB/DB Carson Ochsenhirt 

- 614 passing yards, two 

touchdowns passing, 558 

yards rushing, four rushing 

touchdowns 

RB/LB Brian Sitzer - 


touchdowns, 6.4 yards per 

carry, 51 tackles, four sacks 

DB Carson Kosanovixh 

- 28 tackles, nine 

pass deflections, two 

interceptions 

K Graham Dable - 15/16 XP, 

5/7 FG 

Key losses 

LB Wilson MacRitchie - 75 

tackles, interception, fumble 

recovery 

DB Matt Mosher - 67 

tackles, three interceptions, 

five tackles for loss 

DB Jacob Levy - 51 tackles, 

three interceptions, forced 

fumble 

WR Anthony Nicholas - 36 

catches, 499 receiving 

yards, two touchdowns 

returner that can give a team 

good field position and it’s even 

better. 

Luckily for the Trevians, they 

return one of the best kickers in 

the area, Graham Dable. The senior 

took over in game two last 

season, after Sam Rutherford decided 

to focus on soccer, and got 

better as the season went along. 

He made some good impressions 

during the summer attending 

multiple kicking camps. 

“His development in the offseason 

has been unbelievable,” 

the coach said. “Now he’s a nationally-ranked 

kicker, he’ll be a 

Division I kid, I’m already hearing 

from a lot of colleges about 

him. He’s a weapon for us and 

the way we’re going to be able to 

use him is outstanding.” 

Perkins will be the main kick 

returner for the squad.



Giants move step by step into 2018 season 

Brittany Kapa, Sports Editor 

David Lindquist expects 

his Giants to get better every 

day. 

That’s the mantra Highland 

Park High School’s 

first-year head coach repeats 

to his team on and 

off the field. 

“If you come to work 

every day and really focus 

and prepare to listen 

and give it your all — focus, 

attitude and effort — 

you’re going to get better 

even if it’s by a little bit,” 

he said. “We’re not measuring 

day-to-day. We’re 

measuring game-to-game, 

week-to-week and monthto-month; 

all the way 

through to the end of the 

year.” 

The Giants saw both 

success and loss in the 

2017 season. They finished 

5-5 and overcame a 

three-game losing streak 

early in the season to tie 

for the conference championship. 

After making it 

to playoffs, the Giants lost 

their first game against St. 

Charles North in the IHSA 

Class 7A playoffs. 

Lindquist spent the summer 

preparing his team the 

best way he knew how for 

the upcoming nine-week 

regular season. Hard work 

mixed with positivity was 

the name of the game for 

HPHS, and those traits 

will be keys for the Giants 

to navigate and attack the 

ups and downs of the 2018 

season. 

Lindquist, who was an 

assistant coach for years 

prior to his promotion, 

intentionally incorporated 

chaos into practices this 

summer but for a good 

cause. 

“We try and put them 

through moments of chaos 

where they feel like physically, 

and mentally, everything 

might be shutting 

down or going wrong and 

they have to learn how to 

fix it,” he said. “Adversity 

will strike at any time ... 

you could have a total failure 

or a total success and 

we have to learn how to 

handle that and move on to 

the next play.” 

The goal is to create a 

team that can overcome 

the bad plays and celebrate 

and move on to the next 

task after the good ones. 

“We want them to come 

together and pick each other 

up,” he said. 

Offense 

The offense will showcase 

a team within a team 

and a new go-to starting 

quarterback. 

Former quarterback 

John Sakos, a Tulane University 

walk-on freshman, 

was the Giants main arm 

last season. HPHS senior 

Michael Rooney did see 

some playing time in 2017, 

but that will dramatically 

increase this season. 

“In any situation, with a 

new player at quarterback 

who has to lead, there is 

going to be a growing process,” 

Lindquist said. 

However, the Giants 

coaching staff is making 

sure that Rooney and the 

offense are preparing for 

every situation. The main 

focus with Rooney will 

be his reads, and those 

will be based heavily on 

that week’s opponent. 

Lindquist has confidence 

in his starting quarterback 

and knows Rooney’s confidence 

will increase as the 

season progresses. 

A key component of 

Lindquist’s offensive will 

be the line, acting as a cohesive 

unit. 

“[The offensive] line is 

more of a brotherhood, it’s 

a team within the team,” 

he said. “For that group 


Key returns 

QB Michael Rooney – 

the senior will make 

the offense his own this 

season 

RB/LB Giovanni 

Volpentesta – the 

sophomore returns for a 

second season with the 

varsity 

WR/LB Max Mauer – 

sophomore 

OL/DL Chris Lee – 

sophomore 

CB/RB Zion Griffin – a 

sophomore with quick 

feet, Griffin should use 

his speed to the Giants 

advantage 

they need to work together 

in all facets. There is no 

single person that’s more 

important than anybody 

else.” 

Defense 

Defensively, Lindquist 

is happy with where his 

team is at. 

His core has seasoned 

veterans that can effectively 

focus on the little things, 

Key losses 

QB John Sakos – 11 TD, 

1,503 yards, 9.4-yard 

average 

CB Noah Spitz – 45 

total tackles; “He was 

a shut down corner, 

I could put him on 

anyone and he would 

get the job done.” 

RB/S Ryan Brincks – 


touchdowns running 

back and safety; “That’s 

a tough kid not to have, 

but we do have athletes 

that can fill that spot on 

both sides of the ball.” 

OL/DL Jack Finfer – 25 

total tackles, 1 sack 

which makes Lindquist 

happy. That core includes 

a few utility players and 

an NCAA Division-I commit. 

The combination of 

players should yield good 

results in containing opposing 

team’s offense. 

Defensive ends Jacob 

Bradford and Noa Morganstern 

are two athletic 

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Games of the Week 

The best area matchups for all nine weeks 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

Key to the Game 

1. Michael Rooney 

(Above). The 

Highland Park 

senior quarterback 

will take over for 

John Sakos this 

season. Shown 

here at the CSL 

7-on-7, coach 

David Lindquist 

expects Rooney 

to step up in a big 

way for the Giants. 

2. Tom Motzko. The 

senior linebacker, 

a SDSU commit, 

will be a key 

component of the 

Giants defense 

this season and 

adds the benefit of 

experience. 

3. Giancarlo 

Volpentesta. The 

last name should 

be familiar to 

residents now. The 

elder Volpentesta, 

a wide receiver, 

will be one of a 

few on the rotation 

receiving passes 

from Rooney. 

WEEK 1: FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 7:15 p.m. 

Lake Forest at Antioch 

The Sequoits are fresh off an 

undefeated regular season 

but Antioch lost much of its 

2017 offensive firepower to 

graduation. Key Sequoits 

defenders return this season 

in Nico Fier and Kevin Tamayo, 

both of whom had over 50 

tackles last season. 

WEEK 2: FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 7:30 p.m. 

New Trier hosts Loyola 

The rivalry is back. The two 

neighborhood rivals will face off 

for the first time in the regular 

season since 2005, a 24-21 

New Trier win. Both teams bring 

back a considerable amount of 

starters. 

WEEK 3: SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 1:30 p.m. 

Loyola hosts Mount Carmel 

The tough opening stretch of 

the regular season continues 

Game of the Week: 

Other matchups: 

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• Lake Forest (0-0) at Antioch (0-0) 

• Loyola (0-0) at Rockford (Mich.) (0-0) 

• New Trier (0-0) at York (0-0) 

• Highland Park (0-0) at Libertyville (0-0) 

• Glenbrook South (0-0) at Rolling 

Meadows (0-0) 

• Glenbrook North (0-0) at Wheeling (0-0) 

• Glenbard West (0-0) at Maine South 

(0-0) 

0-0 

JOE COUGHLIN | 

Publisher 

• Lake Forest 28, Antioch 24 

Fun opener between two solid 

teams, but Scouts defense holds. 

• Loyola 

• New Trier 

• Libertyville 

• Rolling Meadows 

• Glenbrook North 

• Maine South 

for the Ramblers, who host their 

first of three home games. The 

Ramblers have dominated the 

series of late but know that the 

Caravan is not a team to look 

past. 

WEEK 4: FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 7:30 p.m. 

Lake Forest at Lake Zurich 

The Scouts tough opening 

stretch continues with a 

matchup against last year’s 

Class 7A runner-up. The Bears 

lost some key components from 

last year’s team but bring back 

a stingy defense, led by Austin 

LePage, who had a schoolrecord 

10 interceptions. 

WEEK 5: FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 7 p.m. 

Glenbrook North at Maine West 

The Warriors had a resurgence 

last season and qualified for 

the playoffs for the first time 

since 2002. This game is the 

conference opener for both 

0-0 

BRITTANY KAPA | 

Sports Editor 

• Antioch 21, Lake Forest 14 

Scouts hold their own but Antioch 

pulls ahead with a late fourthquarter 

touchdown. 

• Loyola 

• New Trier 

• Highland Park 




teams and the result may end 

up deciding the conference 

winner depending on how the 

ball bounces. 

WEEK 6: SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 1:30 p.m. 

Loyola hosts Montini 

Montini has been one of the 

more successful teams in the 

state, qualifying for the playoffs 

every year since 1993, including 

six state titles and two runnerup 

finishes. This is bound to be 

a good game to watch. 

WEEK 7: FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 7:30 p.m. 

Glenbrook South hosts Maine 

South 

The Hawks blew out the Titans 

last year, but this year GBS has 

the home-field advantage. This 

will be the first true conference 

test for the Titans, and the game 

also marks a three-game stretch 

against 2017 playoff teams. 

0-0 

MICHAL DWOJAK | 

Sports Editor 


Antioch shows last year wasn’t just 

last year with the Scouts failing 

to keep up. 

• Loyola 

• New Trier 


• Glenbrook South 



0-0 0-0 

MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW | 

Sports Editor 


The Scouts have questions on 

offense; Antioch brings back key 

defenders from last year’s 9-1 

squad for the win. 

• Loyola 

• New Trier 


• Glenbrook South 



WEEK 8: FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 7 p.m. 

Highland Park at Maine West 

Despite the Warriors beating 

the Giants 28-16 last season, 

the two teams tied for the 

conference title thanks to 

Maine West’s loss to Deerfield. 

Payback will be on the Giants’ 

minds as they travel to Des 

Plaines to do what the Warriors 

did last year: beat the hosts on 

their home field. 

WEEK 9: FRIDAY, OCT. 19, 7:30 p.m. 

New Trier hosts Glenbrook South 

The two rivals close out the 

season with a game that will 

most likely help or hurt their 

playoff seeding. GBS hung with 

New Trier for three quarters 

before the Trevians pulled away 

for a 28-15 win; it wouldn’t be 

shocking to see the Titans pull 

off an upset. 

MARTIN CARLINO | 



The Scouts are unquestionably a 

talented group, but this is a tough 

Week 1 test on the road. 

• Loyola 

• New Trier 





Listen Up 

“[The offensive] line is more of a 

brotherhood, it’s a team within the team.” 

David Lindquist — HPHS football coach, on the importance 

of trusting teammates, team chemistry 

tune in 

Boys Soccer 

HPHS travels to Lake Forest for the North Shore Shootout. 

• Giants at Lake Forest High School vs. TBD, Saturday, Aug. 

25, 10 a.m. 

Index 

31 - This Week In 

31 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Brittany Kapa. Send 

any questions or comments to b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

com.

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