18 | November 8, 2018 | The wilmette beacon SCHOOL wilmettebeacon.com New Trier student films screened at festival Submitted Content Four New Trier student films were featured on the big screen in New York City as part of the All American High School Film Festival, the world’s largest high school film, photography and media arts festival. Eleven New Trier students traveled to New York for the festival, which took place Oct. 5-7. The four New Trier films were chosen to be screened IT’S TIME TO SIGN UP FOR SNOW PLOWING CALL TODAY 847-272-7180 www.proplowingsnowplowing.com Youreally need to get it together. among hundreds of the best high school films from around the world. Senior Olivia Luna submitted two films that were selected for the festival: one public service announcement titled “Oversharing” produced with fellow seniors Marion Madanguit and Lilly Meehan-Egan, and a short film titled “No New Messages.” Junior Eleanor De Fer’s short film, “Ribbon,” and senior Ben Senior’s short film, “Velveeta,” were also selected. All official selections were screened at the AMC theater in Times Square. Junior Jules Brown, sophomore Diego Consalvi, junior Isabel Dolan, sophomore George Dowd, sophomore Brendan Hollis, senior Eric Pirrie Villalobos, senior Michael Vongher, and mediapodz.com Eleven New Trier media students pose in Times Square during their trip to the All American High School Film Festival. Photo Submitted sophomore Ryan Zabors also attended. “Our long-term goal is to continue to submit, have multiple films selected annually, and win awards as well,” New Trier media teacher James Syrek said. “There are specific awards presented at the Teen Indies Awards Ceremony that come with scholarship money, and my goal is for our students to be nominated in these categories, win and receive the support they deserve to pursue their filmmaking dreams.” Students also went on an NBC studio tour during the trip, after which they met with New Trier alum Arthur Meyer ’02, Supervising Writer at “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” Meyer spoke to students about his path through high school, Boston University, and a career in television. At New Trier, Meyer was a theatre student and was highly involved with “No Questions Asked,” the school’s short-form improvisation troupe. “Our group represented the best New Trier throughout the weekend in New York City via their professionalism, support of fellow peers, enthusiasm towards attending panels and workshops, as well as networking with other filmmakers from schools around the country,” Syrek said. More information about the festival can be found at www.hsfilmfest.com. School News Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Wilmette resident earns league award for tennis Student-athlete Tess Lubin, of Wilmette, was chosen for a weekly award in women’s tennis by the Liberty League. In a pair of road matches at the beginning of October, the New Trier graduate won both of her singles matches, both at No. 1 to earn Performer of the Week, against Manhattnville and Western Connecticut State on successive days. Racism From Page 12 and eye-opening discussion, much to the delight of HEROS member, Cynthia Barnes-Slater of Evanston. “Acknowledging racism is tough and people don’t want to admit that it still exists, but I feel it every day, whether people intend it or not. The other day, I realized that my license was expired and I feared a runin with the law; not because of my expired license, but because I am an African American woman with an expired license,” Barnes- Slater said. “These are the types of things a person of color worries about. I just want the community I live in to be free of prejudice, to be culturally diverse. I don’t want to walk around feeling divided and I hope that by opening the door to dialogue, we can begin to make changes and learn University of Findlay Local enrolls for semester Kelsey Norton-Nunez, of Wilmette, is enrolled at the school for the fall 2018 semester. The Regina Dominican graduate is pursuing a degree in animal science. Knox College Resident joins school Jack Bulbertson, of Wilmette, joined the school for the 2018 fall term. He is a graduate of New Trier. Lehigh University Kenilworth, Wilmette students enroll for semester Ryan Fraleigh, Joseph Musolino and Eloise Trout, all of Kenilworth, and Michael Tanaka, of Wilmette, recently enrolled at the school as part of the Class of 2022. School News is compiled by Editor Eric DeGrechie. Send submissions to eric@ wilmettebeacon.com. from one another. We all have a unique perspective to share and can learn from one another if we listen and stay open to exploring some of the tough topics.” Hatchett himself, said he was floored when the Sept. 27 showing was sold out, and equally floored by the conversations that ensued. “It was really interesting to hear the conversations going on around me; people couldn’t stop talking and we literally had to shut the meeting down after a certain length of time,” Hatchett said. “It is clear to me that people have a lot to say and we hope to provide an environment where this type of dialogue can take place in a safe, judgmentfree zone.” Interested in joining the conversation? There are more dates are on the horizon, all at 7 p.m., at the Baha’i House of Worship Welcome Center, 100 Linden Ave: Nov. 16, 23, 30, Dec. 6, 13.
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