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Lake Forest and Lake Bluff’s hometown newspaper LakeForestLeader.com • December 27, 2018 • Vol. 4 No. 46 • $1 

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Lake Forest 

Country Day 

School assembly 

celebrates 

holidays across 

cultures, 

Page 4 

Lake Forest Country Day School band students perform holiday songs during the 

all-school holiday assembly Friday, Dec. 22. Alyssa Groh/22nd Century Media 

Season 

of 

giving 

Deerpath Golf 

Course seeks 

donations, 

Page 7 

Pretty 

and 

delicious 

Children 

attend cooking 

event, 

Page 8 

New hire LF Hospital names new chief of 

medial staff, Page 12

2 | December 27, 2018 | The lake forest leader calendar 

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In this week’s 

LEADER 

Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial13 

Puzzles16 

Faith Briefs18 

Dining Out19 

Home of the Week22 

Athlete of the Week25 

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John Zeddies, x12 

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Legal Notices 

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THURSDAY 

Super Smash Bros. Brawl 

Tournament 

3-5 p.m. Dec. 27, Lake 

Bluff Library, 123 Scranton 

Ave., Lake Bluff. Get 

ready to SMASH! Come 

for a Super Smash Brothers 

Brawl Tournament and 

battle to win a $20 Game 

Stop gift card. To register, 

call (847) 234-2540. 

Snowy Day Scavenger 

Hunt 

9 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 27, 

Lake Forest Library, 360 

E. Deerpath Road, Lake 

Forest. Spend some of 

winter break with the library. 

Come in out of the 

cold and hunt for wintry 

objects hidden throughout 

the Children’s Library to 

win a prize from the treasure 

chest. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

0636. 

Read Around the Apple 

Tree 

10-10:30 a.m. Dec. 27, 



Forest. Gather ‘round the 

Apple Tree Children for a 

weekly interactive storytime 

throughout December. 

For more information, 

call (847) 234-0636. 

FRIDAY 

Snowy Day Scavenger 

Hunt 

9 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 27, 



Forest. Spend some of 

winter break with the library. 

Come in out of the 

cold and hunt for wintry 

objects hidden throughout 

the Children’s Library to 

win a prize from the treasure 

chest. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

0636. 

SATURDAY 

Social Service Saturday at 

Bernie’s Book Bank 

12:30-2 p.m. Dec. 29, 

Bernie’s Book Bank, 917 

N. Shore Drive, Lake 

Bluff. Sort books to be donated 

to children without 

access to them. Access to 

books is one of the most 

important things to give 

a child. For grades seventh 

through twelfth only, 

regardless of residency. 

RSVP: Email info@winnetkayo.org. 

Holiday Bingo 

1:30-3:30 Dec. 29, Lake 

Forest Library, 360 E. 

Deerpath Road, Lake Forest. 

Come for an afternoon 

of playing games together. 

Enjoy dominos, monopoly 

junior, scrabble junior, 

puzzles and many more. 

BINGO - 2 p.m. pm sharp. 

For more information, call 

(847) 234-0636. 

MONDAY 

Noisy New Year’s Craft 

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 

31, Lake Forest Library, 

360 E. Deerpath Road, 

Lake Forest. Create noisemakers 

to take home and 

celebrate the new year. 

For more information, call 

(847) 234-0636. 

TUESDAY 

Holiday Observance 

Happy New Year! Most 

City and Village buildings 

closed. Have a happy and 

safe start to 2019! 

UPCOMING 

Camp Preview Day 

9:30 a.m.-noon Jan. 12, 

Deerpath Middle School 

Cafeteria, 155 W. Deerpath 

Road, Lake Forest. 

This event will give an 

exclusive sneak peek at 

all of the wonderful camp 

opportunities that exist for 

children for the summer of 

2018. Attendees will get 

the opportunity to meet 

staff, ask questions, participate 

in camp activities, 

and even have the opportunity 

for early registration 

discounts. From specialty 

camps to our traditional 

day camps, there is something 

for everyone from 3 

year olds to 14 year olds. 

ONGOING 

Soup-er Bingo 

Noon Jan. 4, Dickinson 

Hall, 100 E. Old Mill 

Road, Lake Forest. Back 

by popular demand, Bingo 

Lunch. Come in on the first 

Friday of January, February 

and March to warm up 

on a chilly day. Come for 

the soup and stay for the 

bingo. The regular bingo 

game will start immediately 

after lunch. This event 

is $5 for members and $10 

for guests. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

2209. 

Go Walk 

8 a.m. every Tuesday 

morning at the Lake Bluff 

Recreation Center, 355 W. 

Washington Ave., Lake 

Bluff. Free for all Lake 

Forest/Lake Bluff residents. 

Walks will be held 

outdoors, weather permitting, 

year round. There will 

be no walk on Dec. 25 and 

Jan. 1. On inclement days, 

walkers will be able to use 

the Fitness Center’s indoor 

track. Register at the Lake 

Bluff Park District www. 

lakebluffparks.org. 

Toastmasters Club 

6:15 p.m. First and third 

Tuesday of the month, 

Lake Forest Toastmasters 

Club meets at the Gorton 

Community Center, 400 E. 

Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 

Toastmasters is an international 

organization that 

aims to help develop communication 

and leadership 

skills for professional and 

personal growth. This club 

is open to all. For more information 

visit www.lakeforest.toastmastersclubs. 

org. 

Social Bridge Play 

7-9 p.m. every Thursdays, 

First Presbyterian 

Church, 700 N. Sheridan 

Road. Lake Forest. Brief 

Bridge lesson given at 

the beginning, followed 

by social play. All Levels 

welcome. No partner required,. 

Beginner Bridge 

Instruction available separate 

from social play. For 

more information, call 

(847) 977-3159. 

Memory Care & Adult Day 

Services 

1:30-2:30 p.m. every 

Thursday, The Sheridan 

at Green Oaks, 29300 N. 

Waukegan Road, Lake 

Bluff. Come for a meaningful 

targeted programming 

to help people suffering 

with dementia. 

Songs by Heart Foundation 

bringing beautifully 

sung music and dancing to 

the residents. For more information, 

call (224) 723- 

0054. 

Monthly Blood Pressure 

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Checks 

10-11 a.m. on the second 

Monday of every month, 

Dickinson Hall, 100 E. 

Old Mill Road, Lake Forest. 

Nurse Patti Mikes will 

visit Dickinson Hall to 

give free blood pressure 

checks to anyone 50 years 

old and older. No appointment 

needed. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

2209. 

CROYA Weekly Meetings 

4-5 p.m. or 7-8 p.m. 

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 

CROYA, 400 Hastings 

Road, Lake Forest. 

Take a mid-week break to 

make friends, learn about 

volunteer opportunities, 

vote on community events, 

join a CROYA subcommittee, 

take on leadership 

roles and have fun. The 

middle school meetings 

are 4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays at 

CROYA. The high school 

meetings are 7-8 p.m. on 

Wednesdays at CROYA. 

Wildlife Discovery Center 

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday, 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 

Wildlife Discovery 

Center, 1401 Middlefork 

Drive, Lake Forest. The 

Wildlife Discovery Center 

is a living natural history 

museum. The learning 

journey brings visitors 

face-to-face with a variety 

of reptiles, amphibians, 

birds and mammals. Admission 

is free. For more 

information, call (847) 

810-3663.

LakeForestLeader.com NEWS 

the lake forest leader | December 27, 2018 | 3 

Lake Forest D67 Board of Education 

‘Important vote’ approves 2.91 percent tax levy increase 

Todd Marver 

Freelance Reporter 

In the last meeting of 

the calendar year, the Lake 

Forest School District 67 

Board of Education approved 

the 2018 tax levy 

at $34.117 million during 

its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 

18. This represents a 2.91 

percent increase from the 

prior year extension of 

$33.153 million. 

This year’s levy of 

$34.117 million includes 

$26.397 million in the 

educational fund, $5.515 

million in the operations 

and maintenance fund, 

$844,644 in the transportation 

fund, $361,220 in 

the Illinois Municipal Retirement 

Fund, $509,964 

in the social security fund 

and $488,459.23 in the 

bond and interest fund. 

Board president Mike 

Borkowski said the board 

considers the tax levy one 

of the most important 

things it votes on. 

“There are times that 

this board takes very important 

votes and we may 

just simply vote on it and 

there may or may not be 

a lot of comments and the 

public may wonder, ‘Do 

we even know what we’re 

voting on or care?’ The 

answer is yes,” Borkowski 

said. 

Borkowski explained 

that the board did not 

have much discussion on 

the levy at this meeting 

because it had a board 

workshop the previous 

week where it discussed 

the levy at great length. 

“We had a special meeting 

(on Dec. 10), which 

was a workshop open to 

the public where every 

board member and the administration 

talked about 

the tax levy,” he said. “I 

just want the public to 

“There are times that this board 

takes very important votes and 

we may just simply vote on it 

and there may or may not be a 

lot of comments and the public 

may wonder, ‘Do we even know 

what we’re voting on or care?’ 

The answer is yes.” 

Mike Borkowski — Board President on voting 

on raising tax levy. 

know that we did discuss 

this at length in a workshop.” 

The board also adopted 

a resolution authorizing 

a supplemental property 

tax levy of $6,231 to pay 

the principal of and interest 

on outstanding limited 

bonds of the school district. 

Board member Jeff 

Folker explained that this 

is not an additional tax. 

“This is merely a formality 

for the bond counsel 

to say that we are going 

after the CPI, which 

by Illinois law is the most 

we can ask for,” he said. 

Chief Operating Officer 

Jennifer Hermes explained 

the resolution allows 

the district to capture 

the increase in CPI associated 

with the debt service 

extension base the board 

approved in 2016. 

“As part of that debt 

bar, we had assumed we 

would capture the CPI 

increase,” Hermes said. 

“According to bond counsel, 

we need a separate 

resolution in order to do 

so, so we need to do that 

in conjunction with the 

annual levy, which you 

just approved.” 

The board additionally 

approved an amendment 

to the voluntary 403b 

plan. In September 2008, 

District 67 adopted a formal 

403b plan to comply 

with new Internal Revenue 

Service requirements 

that became effective on 

Jan. 1, 2009. The plan was 

developed to meet the new 

regulations as well as to 

meet the needs of employees 

served by the plan. At 

the time there was not a 

request for a Roth 403b 

option to be included. The 

district now has more employee 

interest for this option 

to be included in the 

plan. There is no cost to 

the district to incorporate 

this request and the board 

voted to add it as a benefit 

to the district’s employees. 

“We at that point (in 

2008) simply put into 

place a pretty straightforward 

403b,” Hermes said. 

“We’ve had some interest 

from employees of late 

looking for a Roth 403b 

option, which our plan 

currently does not allow 

for. Employees could contribute 

on a post-tax basis 

to a Roth 403b plan.” 

ROUND IT UP 

A brief recap of School Board action 

from Dec. 18 

• The board approved human 

resources items including two hires, 

four resignations and six leave of 

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LFCDS ends year on a high note with holiday assembly 

Alyssa Groh, Editor 

Lake Forest Country 

Day School was packed 

with family members of 

students roaming the halls 

on the last day of school 

before winter break, Friday, 

Dec. 21. 

Every year on the last 

day of school before winter 

break, LFCDS opens 

its doors for family visiting 

day. Families come 

into the school and follow 

children around to each 

classroom to hear about 

what they are learning in 

class and things they have 

worked on all year. 

The day ends in an allschool 

holiday assembly 

where students sing and 

play holiday music. 

“I loved seeing our students 

teach the adults what 

they have been learning all 

year,” said Joy Hurd, head 

of school, at the opening of 

the assembly. 

Hurd highlighted some 

things students completed 

this year such as success 

in LEGO robotics tournament 

and the progression 

of band students. 

He also spoke about the 

hustle and bustle of the 

holiday season and listed a 

variety of things that keep 

us busy this time of year 

such as shopping, holiday 

parties, semester-end projects, 

tests and more. 

“What is amusing is all 

of these things that cause 

us stress, generally speaking, 

have one theme,” Hurd 

said. “They are things we 

want to do for other people 

and I think that’s stressful 

because we hold ourselves 

to a higher standard when 

we are doing things for 

other people. I also think 

one of the reasons it is so 

many peoples favorite time 

of the year is because doing 

things for other people 

makes us happy. 

But, he also reminded 

the audience to take a 

break and reflect as well. 

“This is also the time of 

year when during the next 

couple of weeks the world 

tends to stop and catch its 

breath and allows us to do 

the same,” he said. 

Before taking the much 

anticipated break, Hurd 

turned it over to the students 

to perform musical 

numbers. 

The bands performed a 

mixture of Christmas and 

Hanukkah songs for the 

audience to sing along to. 

Then the chorus filled the 

room with their voices by 

signing a variety of Christmas 

and Hanukkah songs 

as well. 

Both and the band and 

chorus impressed family 

members so much that 

they both got a standing 

ovation from the crowd. 

To cap off the assembly, 

faculty, staff and alumni all 

came together in the front 

of the room to sing “Let 

There Be Peace on Earth.” 

RIGHT: Joy Hurd, head 

of school, gives opening 

remarks at the all-school 

holiday assembly Friday, 

Dec. 21 at Lake Forest 

Country Day School. Photos 

by Alyssa Groh/22nd 

Century Media 

Scott Baesman introduces his choir students to the crowd and tells parents a bit about 

what they are learning in music class and what they will be signing. 

Lower school students impress the crowd with their singing of holiday music during 

the assembly.

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Police Reports 

Accident in Lake Bluff results in no injuries, 1 citation 

A two-vehicle property 

damage accident was 

reported at 5:09 p.m. on 

Dec. 9 in the intersection 

of Route 176 and Route 43 

in Lake Bluff. 

An officer met with both 

drivers and completed an 

accident report. 

A citation was issued for 

failure to reduce speed to 

avoid an accident. 

In other police news: 

Lake Bluff: 

Dec. 15: 

• A vehicle accident with 

no injuries was reported at 

2:17 p.m. on northbound 

Route 41 at W. Washington 

Avenue. The officer 

arrived and located the 

vehicle on Frontage Road. 

The officer completed a 

motorist information exchange 

for the drivers and 

issued a citation to the at 

fault driver. 

• A hit and run to a parked 

vehicle was reported at 

3:31 p.m. in the 200 block 

of S. Waukegan Road. 

The officer met with the 

complainant who stated 

sometime in the past 48 

hours an unknown vehicle 

struck his rear bumper. 

The officer observed damage 

to the rear passenger 

side bumper, but did 

not observe a significant 

amount of paint on the 

ground. The complainant 

stated the collision could 

have occurred at a different 

location. The officer 

completed a driver information 

exchange and 

explained the document 

to the complainant. The 

complainant stated the 

building manager is going 

to review the security 

cameras and will advise if 

he can identify the offending 

vehicle. 

Dec. 13: 

• A bomb threat was received 

via email at 12:44 

p.m. in the 300 block of 

Rockland Road. Upon 

further investigation, it 

was determined to be a 

computer pfishing scam 

and several police departments 

had similar reports. 

• A signal-vehicle accident 

off the roadway was 

reported at 3:47 p.m. in 

the area of W. Scranton 

Avenue and Mawman Avenue. 

The officer arrived 

on scene and determined 

there were no injuries. 

The vehicle was removed 

from the roadway and the 

officer completed a traffic 

crash report. 

• A two-vehicle property 

damage accident was reported 

at 6:11 p.m. in 

the intersection of Green 

Bay Road and Route 176. 

Upon arrival, the officer 

met with Unit No. 2 on 

scene who advised that after 

contacting the police, 

Unit No. 1 left the scene 

and continued northbound 

on Green Bay Road. Unit 

No. 2 advised the vehicle 

was a black Cadillac Escalade 

driven by a male 

which she believed to be 

under the influence. The 

officer checked northbound 

Green Bay Road 

to Route 173, but was unable 

to locate the vehicle. 

The officer met with Unit. 

No. 2 who advised she did 

not wish to file a formal 

report due to not having 

Unit No. 1’s identification 

and having minor damage 

to the vehicle. The officer 

provided the driver with a 

business card and incident 

number and advised her 

to contact the police department 

should a formal 

report be needed at a later 

time. 

Dec. 12: 

• Possible identity theft 

was reported at 8:44 a.m. 

in the 600 block of E. 

Prospect Avenue. The officer 

met with the complainant 

who stated she 

had received a call from 

an agent with the “Social 

Security Office” requesting 

personal information. 

The complainant did a 

conference call with her 

financial advisor and the 

subject, and did not provide 

her personal information. 

The officer advised 

the complainant this was 

a scam call and to ignore 

subsequent calls. The officer 

provided resources to 

have a fraud alert placed 

on her social security 

number. 

Dec. 11: 

• A two-vehicle property 

damage accident was reported 

at 11:11 a.m. on 

Route 176 at the railroad 

tracks. Prior to the officer’s 

arrival, the offending 

vehicle returned to the 

scene. A formal report was 

taken. 

• While on patrol, an officer 

located a two-vehicle 

property damage accident 

at 5:04 p.m. on Route 176 

at Skokie Valley Road. 

The officer met with both 

drivers who advised they 

did not require a formal 

report at the this time due 

to minor damage. The officer 

stood by while parties 

exchanged information 

and provided both 

parties with a business 

card in case a formal report 

was needed at a later 

time. 

EDITORS NOTE: The 

Lake Forest Leader’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found on file 

at the Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff Police Department 

headquarters. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

the court of law. 

From the City 

2019 Quadrennial 

Reassessment 

Per State Statute, General 

Assessment Years, 

also called Quadrennial 

Years, occur every four 

years. During those years, 

local township assessors 

must reassess every parcel 

in their township, regardless 

of age, location, size, 

or value of improvements. 

Assessors look at individual 

properties during 

this time and determine 

the value of each property 

listed for taxation as 

of January 1 of that year. 

This is a very different 

process from most years 

where changes are often 

made at the neighborhood 

level. 

Quad Years are times 

for the county to take an 

inventory of all taxable 

property and investigate 

each one thoroughly. And 

because every taxpayer 

receives an assessment 

notice during Quad Years, 

they are also times for 

Lake County residents to 

personally take stock of 

their properties and determine 

if their assessed values 

are accurate. 

There are several ways 

taxpayers can ensure they 

are being assessed correctly. 

They include: 

Taking a look at their 

property record “blue 

card” on file in the local 

township assessor’s office 

to be sure that all of 

the property characteristics 

listed on the card are 

correct. 

Comparing their assessment 

to assessments 

of like properties in their 

area. 

Talking with their township 

assessor about their 

concerns. Many times, a 

simple talk with the assessor 

can clear up any problems 

a taxpayer may have. 

Although assessors 

look at properties on 

an individual basis during 

Quad Years, it does 

not necessarily mean a 

multiplier will not be applied 

by the Supervisor 

of Assessments. Even in 

Quad Years if enough reassessment 

is not done at 

the township level by the 

local assessor, the county 

will apply a multiplier. 

The most important 

thing to remember about 

Quad Years, however, is 

that they were established 

to ensure that assessments 

are fair and equitable 

county-wide. 

In addition to Lake 

County’s mailing of the 

“blue cards” to residents 

in April and May, the City 

of Lake Forest provides 

notification on the website 

for all five of its townships. 

For more complete information 

and FAQ, visit 

the County website www. 

lakecountyil.gov. 

From the City is compiled by 

Editor Alyssa Groh from the 

City’s e-newsletter. 

From the Village 

Recent coyote sightings 

There have been recent 

sightings of coyotes in and 

around the Village’s ravines. 

It is extremely rare 

for coyotes to attack a person. 

Coyotes are native to 

Lake County and typically 

avoid humans. They help 

to reduce rodent populations 

in our area. 

You should only contact 

Lake Bluff Police if a coyote 

appears sick, injured, 

or threatening your safety. 

Coyotes are protected 

wildlife under Illinois law, 

and can only be removed if 

they are causing property 

damage or present a risk 

to human health or safety. 

Depending on the circumstances, 

a state licensed 

Nuisance Wildlife Control 

Operator may be able to 

relocate a coyote if permitted 

by law. 

If you want to discourage 

coyotes from loitering 

around your property, consider 

these tips: 

Keep small pets (cats, 

rabbits, and small dogs) 

and their food indoors, especially 

after dark. 

Clear brush and dense 

weeds to reduce prey habitats. 

Keep trash contained 

within sealed containers. 

Make sure your dogs are 

spayed or neutered. Coyotes 

are attracted to and do 

mate with domestic dogs. 

From the Village is compiled 

by Editor Alyssa Groh from 

the Village’s e-newsletter.

LakeForestLeader.com news 


The first annual GO Fitness Festival kicks off the New Year in Lake Bluff 

Submitted by Lake Bluff 

Park District 

Lake Bluff Park District 

announced its first annual 

GO Fitness Festival 8:30 

a.m.-noon on Jan. 12 at 

the Lake Bluff Recreation 

Center (355 W. Washington). 

The free GO Fitness 

Festival, held in conjunction 

with the GO Lake 

County initiative to promote 

healthful activities 

for Lake County residents, 

will be a celebration of all 

things healthy. 

Guests will learn about 

nutrition and healthy eating 

from participating 

restaurants. Guests can 

also attend sample classes 

including yoga, spin and 

total fitness. 

The following vendors 

will be on hand offering 

nutritional food samples, 

information and demonstrations. 

Be Market (24 E. 

Scranton) will be offering 

samples of a host of 

healthy items from its 

menu including a green 

detox drink that promotes 

brain clarity and energy; 

turmeric chai latte that 

helps with healing and 

anti-inflammation and its 

popular turmeric sweet 

potato spinach soup. 

Store owner Vade Sankar 

will be on-hand to answer 

questions and offer 

information on what foods 

to eat to speed metabolism 

and help with weight loss. 

Heinen’s Grocery Store 

(201 Waukegan Road, 

Lake Bluff) will have a 

table with samples of organic 

snacks and fresh 

produce including apples 

and oranges. Late Bluff 

Nordic Ski Club will have 

tips and information on 

Lake Bluff Golf Club’s 

cross-country ski trails 

and, if there’s snow, maybe 

even a test run. 

Lake Bluff Hub & 

Cycle (79 E. Scranton) 

will be showcasing some 

products from their shop 

and let you know about 

upcoming events. 

Reike Specialist Daphne 

Johnson will be offering 

information on 

Reiki—the incredible discipline 

that helps cleanse 

your body and further 

your spiritual understanding 

of yourself and the 

world around you. 

A Nutritionist will be 

available to answer your 

questions on healthier eating. 

Guests can learn more 

about one of the fastest 

growing sports around, 

Pickleball and watch 

the exclusive video, “A 

Day in the Life of Lake 

Bluff Fitness Center” that 

showcases the many ways 

to a healthier lifestyle. 

A free raffle offering 

some wonderful gifts will 

be ongoing throughout the 

event. Confirmed donors 

and prizes as of December 

20 include: 

• A gift basket, valued 

at $150 from Pasquesi’s 

Home and Garden (975 

N Shore Dr. Lake Bluff) 

the stylish locally owned 

establishment that has it 

all from home accents and 

gifts to plants, flowers and 

more. 

• A $100 gift card to 

dine at Inovasi (28 E 

Center Ave)—a creative, 

upscale American bistro 

with an inviting dining 

room and bar that radiates 

a chic, upscale vibe. 

• A $50 gift card to 

dine at the Otherdoor (30 

E. Center Ave.)—the unexpected 

funky taqueria 

that’s “a hole in the wall 

without really being a 

hole in the wall” in the 

heart of downtown Lake 

Bluff. 

• A $25 gift card to dine 

at Bluffington’s Cafe (113 

E. Scranton Ave.)—where 

everything is homemade 

(and everyone knows your 

name). 

• Five pounds of coffee 

from Hansa Coffee Roaster’s 

(600 Walnut Ave). 

• A book from Lake 

Forest Book Store (662 

N. Western)—an independent 

bookstore in downtown 

Lake Forest. 

• A special gift from 

Flotstone (53 E. Scranton), 

Lake Bluff’s Health, 

Wellness and Beauty Spa. 

• A Fitness Basket from 

a variety of donors to help 

you get in shape and stay 

in shape. 

Plus, Lake Bluff Health 

& Fitness is offering a 

one-day only membership 

special that will waive the 

$75 registration fee for 

those who join the club 

on Saturday, January 12 

between 7am. and 5pm. 

Perspective members must 

register in person, on-site. 

No phone-ins or online 

registrations. 

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Chefs in the making 

Henry 

The DeFilippis family, 

Lake Forest 

Henry is a sweet 

Cavalier King Charles 

Spaniel. He is 2 years 

old and loves to play 

with his llama stuffed 

animal in the yard. 

His favorite foods are 

fresh chicken and 

anything he can get 

from the dinner table. He is quite the laid back 

puppy and he’s looking forward to relaxing on the 

cool grass in the shade this summer. 

HELP! The Lake Forest Leader is in search of more pets. 

To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send a photo 

and information to alyssa@lakeforestleader.com or 60 

Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook, IL 60062. 

Children test out recipes for a holiday lunch 

Luke Wagliardo transfers pasta to a bowl to place into 

the oven. 

LEFT: Isabella DeJesus preps the sauce for the pasta 

during a cooking class Saturday, Dec. 22 at Gorton 

Community Center. Photos By Alex Newman/22nd 

Century Media 

Ashley Beans helps cook 

baked pasta with sausage 

and tomato pesto. 

RIGHT: The kids top off 

their pastas with Parmesan 

cheese before placing 

it in the oven.

LakeForestLeader.com NEWS 


School News 

Lake Forest High School 

State Scholars Announced 

The State Scholar Program 

recognizes students 

attending Illinois high 

schools for outstanding 

academic achievement. 

Approximately the top ten 

percent of graduates from 

Illinois high schools are 

announced as State Scholars 

each year. Congratulations 

to the following 

students: 

Kevin An, Anna Aquino, 

Emily Asmussen, William 

Avery, Charles Bahr, 

Katie Barth, Mia Bellino, 

Ryan Benson, Sophia Bienkowski, 

Aidan Block, 

Isabella Bogdanowicz, 

Mattison Boveri, Justin 

Bower, Clare Bradley, 

Emmet Brady, Ainsley 

Bryant, Elizabeth Burdiak, 

Megan Calaway, 

Kelliejean Camardo, Henry 

Carlson, Allen Chiu, 

Eleanor Colligan, John 

Collins, Lily Connery, 

Sarah Considine, Katherine 

Cook, Patrick Corrigan, 

Thomas Cutting, 

Matthew D’Alessandro, 

William Davis, Evan 

Devine, David Dorsett, 

Lorelei Duelli, Samantha 

Dueringer, Ryan Eleveld, 

Dennis Eveleigh, Lindsay 

Folker, Lauren Garriques, 

Hanna Gilmore, 

Clare Green, Lauren 

Haldane, Robert Hammond, 

Kimberly Han, Logan 

Hanekamp, Thomas 

Hanson, Thomas Henry, 

Renee Huang, Madalyn 

Javier, Katherine Jemian, 

Claire Jessen, Emma 

Johnson, Leland Keller, 

Kiley Kennedy, Kennedy 

Kerr, Adam Khater, 

Rachel Kim, Cassandra 

King, Mary King, John 

Kirages, Jacob Koefelda, 

Meghan Krieg, Julia Kuetemeyer, 

Nicholas Kwiatt, 

Kevin Lamp, Emelia 

Larimer, Sarah Larimer, 

Priscilla Levy, Colin Lochiatto, 

Alexander Ma, 

Cristina Machado, Claire 

Mahoney, Dante Mancini, 

Madeleine Marshall, Sydney 

Martens, Nathaniel 

Martin, Hope Marwede, 

Elisabeth Mass, Landen 

Messner, Sophie Michael, 

Margaret Mick, Margaux 

Miller, Carlos Minetti, 

Nina Montalbano, Charlotte 

Moore, Gabriella 

Moore, Luke Mulligan, 

William Needler, Jack 

Nemickas, Averi Nolan, 

Fiona Nugent, Edward 

Oline, Alessandra Osilia, 

Michael Park, Anisha 

Paruchuru, Elizabeth 

Pearson, Kathryn Pierce, 

Jaqueline Pink, Madden 

Plante, Kylie Prieto, Juliette 

Prindle, Elizabeth 

Reay, Benjamin Reinkemeyer, 

Zara Ridgway, 

Juan Riva, Lucille Rubenstein, 

William Rylance, 

Olivia Sabalaskey, Robert 

Salkin, Elliott Sarno, Edward 

Scheidler, Courtney 

Schmidt, George 

Schoettle, Johanna Sidles, 

Amanda Smith, Sydney 

Steinberg, Katherine 

Stephenson, Cameron 

Stockton, Brooke 

Stride, James Swartout, 

Rafael Swerdlin, Emily 

Tauscher, Kenleigh Theis, 

John Torosian, Lauren Tustison, 

Porter Weisberg, 

Devin Weismantel, Hunter 

Weiss, Brooke Werner, 

John Willford, Kyle Wilson, 

Robert Winebrenner, 

Ryland Wittman, Andrew 

Xakellis and William Zordani. 

Deer Path Middle School 

Students accepted into 

ACDA National Choir 

Congratulations to the 

Deer Path Middle School 

students Alexandra Makowiecki, 

Shalini Krishnaswamy, 

Alix Anderson, 

Taylor Ross, and 

Alia Attar on their acceptance 

into the American 

Choral Directors Association 

National Choir. 

More than 3000 students 

auditioned, and 

these five singers will be 

representing our school 

and community at the 

ACDA National Conference 

in Kansas City, 

Missouri from Feb. 27 - 

March 2. This will culminate 

with a performance 

in front of 2000 choir directors. 

Tufts University 

Local residents embarks 

on undergraduate careers 

Local students joined 

more than 1,500 undergraduate 

students from 

around the world as they 

begin their academic 

careers at Tufts University, 

located in Medford/ 

Somerville, Mass. 

The university’s Class 

of 2022 includes: 

Megan Szostak and 

Connor Sheridan, 

both of Lake Forest and 

Corlene Rhoades, of 

Lake Bluff. 

Belmont University 

Teske named to dean’s list 

Connor Teske, of Lake 

Forest, qualified for the 

Fall 2018 dean’s list at 

Belmont University. Eligibility 

is based on a minimum 

course load of 12 

hours and a quality grade 

point average of 3.5 with 

no grade below a C. 

Approximately 35 percent 

of Belmont’s 8,318 

students qualified for the 

Fall 2018 Dean’s List. 

Coastal Carolina University 

Batinovic named to 

president’s list 

Eight hundred and 

seventy-five students at 

Coastal Carolina University 

earned a perfect 4.0 

GPA during the Fall 2018 

semester. The academic 

achievement earns them 

a spot on the president’s 

list. 

Stephen Batinovic, a 

Political Science major, of 

Lake Forest, made the list. 

School News is compiled 

by Editor Alyssa Groh. To 

submit School News email 

alyssa@lakeforestleader. 

com. 

Sounds 

of 

music 

Chris White 

Trio brings 

entertainment 

to Gorton 

RIGHT: The Chris 

White Trio performed 

Charlie 

Brown Christmas 

jazz music on Dec. 

14 at Gorton. Photo 

By Dale Jessen

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Lake Forest Hospital names new chief of medical staff 

Submitted by 

Northwestern Medicine 

Lake Forest Hospital 

When she was elected 

Chief of the Medical Staff 

at Northwestern Medicine 

Lake Forest Hospital earlier 

this fall, Jill Holden, 

MD, became the first 

woman to hold the position. 

“I never thought of myself 

as being a symbol,” 

said Holden, who is a 

partner in a private Obstetrics 

and Gynecology 

practice in Lake Forest 

for 26 years and a Lake 

Forest resident. “I just 

thought it was my turn to 

do the work. But I think I 

Holden 

am a symbol, because nobody 

has been down this 

road before.” 

Michael Bauer, MD, 

medical director at Lake 

Forest Hospital, has 

worked with Holden since 

she arrived in the north 

suburbs. 

“This was a long time 

coming,” Bauer said, but 

adds that gender was not 

a factor in Holden’s selection. 

“Jill was picked for her 

leadership abilities, her 

phenomenal reputation 

both in the community and 

amongst her colleagues, 

and in the way she blends 

her role as a private practice 

physician with advancing 

Northwestern 

Medicine and championing 

what’s best for our patients,” 

Bauer said. “The 

fact that she is the first female 

chief of the medical 

staff is groundbreaking, 

but it is not why she’s in 

this position.” 

Holden is a graduate of 

University of Illinois and 

Kansas University School 

of Medicine at University 

of Kansas Medical Center 

in Kansas City. She 

completed her residency 

at University of Colorado 

Health Sciences Center. 

One of her top priorities 

as the leader of the medical 

staff is to help evolve 

the culture at the hospital. 

“I have watched medicine 

evolve, and I’ve 

watched our community 

hospital become a stateof-the-art 

facility anchoring 

the northern suburbs 

of a Chicago’s premier 

academic health system,” 

she said. “We’ve asked 

a lot of our physicians 

recently as changes can 

be frequent and at times 

overwhelming. I hope to 

help facilitate this transition 

as smoothly as possible.” 

The word community is 

one she most frequently 

stresses. 

Her proudest achievement, 

she says, is raising 

her two adult children 

— a son who is a teacher 

with plans for law school 

next year and a daughter 

who, after earning an 

engineering degree, is 

now in her third year of 

medical school. Could 

her daughter follow in her 

footsteps? Holden says 

her daughter hasn’t ruled 

obstetrics out yet, but she 

does see a similar drive in 

her to be a leader. 

“You evolve the culture 

to what it needs to be 

within a bigger system, 

but it still has a community 

to it,” Holden said. 

“We have all the resources 

that we never would have 

imagined before, but we 

still need to bring it back 

to the community.” 

“She never had an attitude 

of, ‘You can’t do 

things,’” Holden said. 

“I’m always amazed 

watching her. I guess I 

did, too, but you don’t 

always see it until you’re 

watching someone else.” 

THE WINNETKA CURRENT 

Winnetka Police respond 

to backlash from viral 

‘Glitter Bomb’ video 

After a YouTube video 

that was intended to be 

light-hearted went viral 

this week, the Winnetka 

Police Department has 

been under scrutiny after 

some viewers have inaccurately 

criticized the department 

for not responding 

to stolen-package 

reports. 

The video, called 

“Package Thief vs. Glitter 

Bomb Trap,” was created 

by Mark Rober, an American 

engineer, inventor and 

YouTube personality. The 

11-minute video has more 

than 36 million views 

and is No. 19 in the site’s 

trending list as of Dec. 21. 

In a tweet on Dec. 17, 

Rober released the video 

saying, “Someone stole 

a package from me. Police 

wouldn’t do anything 

about it so I spent the last 

six months engineering 

up some vigilante justice. 

Revenge is a dish best 

served fabulously.” 

As the video plays out, 

Rober introduces his bait 

bomb inspired by the 

movie “Home Alone,” 

which was partially filmed 

in Winnetka. The bomb 

launches a “butt-ton” of 

glitter and emits a “fart 

spray” after a thief steals 

a package left on a front 

porch and opens it. 

Rober, in the video, uses 

Google Maps to show the 

route of a stolen package; 

however, he uses a map 

of Winnetka, showing the 

package being stolen from 

the “Home Alone” house 

on Lincoln Avenue. 

The map in the video 

features a mock route the 

stolen package follows to 

a parking garage where it 

is left after the glitter explosion. 

In response, Winnetka 

Police Chief Marc Hornstein 

told The Winnetka 

Current the jurisdiction in 

which the alleged package 

theft occurred is not Winnetka. 

Reporting by Megan Bernard, 

Contributing Editor. 

Full story at WinnetkaCurrent.com. 

THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

District 113 plans $9M 

summer capital projects 

A renovated cafeteria 

at Highland Park High 

School. A new track at 

Deerfield High School. 

And revamped athletic 

offices at Highland Park 

High School. 

These are a few of the 

capital projects slated 

for the summer of 2019 

that are estimated to cost 

around $9 million, according 

to an update given 

at Township High School 

District 113 board of education 

meeting Dec. 17. 

The projects come from 

the master facility plan the 

board accepted in December 

of 2012, according 

to Benjamin Martindale, 

who shares superintendent 

duties with Linda Yonke. 

“The main item here is 

the cafeteria and it’s long 

overdue,” Martindale 

said at the Dec. 17 meeting. 

‘It’s undersized and 

it’s old and it just doesn’t 

work very well.” 

The list of summer capital 

projects includes $7.4 

million to renovate the 

cafeteria at Highland Park 

High School and another 

$500,000 to renovate the 

athletic offices; $56,000 

for new P.E. corridor 

flooring; and $1 million 

for a new storm line, track 

and tennis court at Deerfield 

High School, along 

with the replacement of 

baseball backstops at both 

high schools. 

As Martindale noted, 

the projects will be funded 

by the $5-million capital 

budget for fiscal year 

2020, $2.5 million from 

leftover funds after successfully 

completing all 

the referendum projects 

(with $1.5 million already 

committed towards the 

window project), and a 

one-time non-recurring 

expenditure of $3 million 

from the district reserves, 

as fiscal year 2018 finished 

better than budget. 

Reporting by Stephanie Kim, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at HPLandmark.com. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

New owners take over 

Northbrook’s Trattoria 

Oliverii 

When rumor had it that 

restaurateur Guido Oliverii 

was thinking seriously 

about retirement, the opportunity 

to take on a new 

role at the longtime Northbrook 

restaurant Trattoria 

Oliverii filled Katie Keefe 

with excitement. 

The local dining establishment 

was recently sold 

to Keefe and her partner, 

Ali Clark. The restaurant 

officially opened under 

their new management on 

Nov. 6. 

Keefe, who has worked 

as server, hostess, bartender 

and nearly every 

job in the restaurant industry 

since the opening 

of Trattoria Oliverii in 

1991, joined forces with 

Clark to take ownership 

of the restaurant. The two 

women have used their 

combined experience 

and talents to make for a 

smooth transition. 

“We kind of jumped on 

a moving train,” said the 

Northbrook native Keefe, 

referring to the restaurant 

that has been providing 

Northern Italian cuisine 

for generations. “We’re 

not trying to make a lot of 

changes. We’re keeping 

the same great menu of 

Central Italian specialties 

and the whole staff stayed 

the same. We’re a family 

here and we treat our customers 

like family. We’re 

really lucky — we have a 

great team.” 

Reporting by Elizabeth Manaster, 

Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at NorthbrookTowor.com.

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From the Editor 

Expanding my horizons 

Alyssa Groh 


One of the very 

first sports I was 

interested in as a 

young girl was gymnastics. 

I remember watching the 

Olympics on TV and was 

amazed by all the flips the 

gymnasts were able to do. 

I also took an early interest 

in gymnastics because 

two of my cousins were 

competitive gymnasts 

growing up. I watched one 

cousin who excelled at 

rings, and one whose forte 

was the beam and floor. 

I always looked up to 

them and wanted to do 

some of the cool tricks 

they were able to do. 

So, at the young age of 

5, I decided to try out gymnastics. 

I spent one season 

in a class attempting to 

touch my toes, do the splits 

and complete a beautiful 

cartwheel. 

To my surprise, it is not 

as easy as it looks. 

I could not touch my 

toes for the life of me. I 

could not do the splits no 

matter how hard I tried. 

And, while I technically 

was able to do a cartwheel, 

it was not pretty. 

So, after one season I 

quit. 

And I regret it every day. 

To this day I still wish I 

would have kept working 

at it. It is very rare that the 

first time you try a sport 

you are good at it. But, at 

the age of 5 I already had 

an interest in waterskiing 

(and I was naturally good at 

that), so I gave up and spent 

the rest of my life doing 

competitive water skiing. 

Still, gymnastics is my 

favorite thing to watch 

during the Olympics. 

Since joining the team at 

22nd Century Media, I try 

to challenge myself each 

year by learning something 

new, taking on a challenging 

story or thinking 

outside the box. 

This year I wanted to 

try something new, and 

although it took me until 

the second to last week 

of the year, I went out of 

my comfort zone and took 

photos at a sports event 

last week. 

As I was looking at what 

sports to cover for this 

issue of The Lake Forest 

Leader, I saw Lake Forest 

High School gymnastics 

team was hosting a holiday 

quad. Immediately my 

eyes lit up — I wanted to 

get that covered. 

As I searched for a freelance 

photographer to cover 

the quad and was turned 

down a few times, I decided 

to take it on myself. 

Now, I must confess I 

have not been to a high 

school sporting event since 

I was in high school more 

than six years ago. And, 

on top of that I have never 

been to a gymnastics meet. 

So, I was a little apprehensive 

about the meet. 

I walked into the gym 

last Thursday and immediately 

thought, “What did I 

get myself into?” 

Panic had set in. 

There was gymnastics 

equipment everywhere, and 

it was blocked off. How 

was I supposed to get good 

photos from the bleachers? 

As I began to look 

around, I also realized 

most of the schools competing 

had similar school 

colors, therefore all the 

leotards were a form of 

blue. How would I figure 

out who Lake Forest was? 

My next realization 

was that they don’t wear 

numbers or announce who 

is competing in the events. 

Great, how could I ever get 

the names of the girls for 

my photos? 

So, I grabbed a program 

and sat on the first row 

of the bleachers for a few 

minutes to observe how 

this thing worked. 

I quickly realized it was 

so obvious who the Lake 

Forest girls were. So, I 

got up and took on the 

“sidelines” to begin taking 

pictures of vault. Let me 

tell you, it was not easy 

to take photos from the 

sidelines. So, I asked the 

athletic director if I could 

jump over the ropes and 

go figure 

2.91 

get into the action, and to 

my surprise he said yes. 

So, I spent the rest of the 

night attempting to photograph 

the team doing flips, 

spins and jumps. 

It is not easy. They move 

so fast it is so hard to get a 

good shot. 

But, as time went on I 

figured it out and was able 

to walk away with a few 

solid shots. 

While these may not be 

award-winning pictures 

on Pages 32 and 30 of 

this week’s Lake Forest 

Leader, they are something 

I am proud of. These 

pictures took a lot of hard 

work and put me outside of 

my comfort zone. 

When was the last time 

you challenged yourself 

with something new at 

work or a hobby? 

Challenging ourselves 

and learning new skills is 

important and keeps you 

interested in something 

you do on a daily basis. 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

Lake Forest District 67 approved the 

2018 tax levy with a 2.91 percent 

increase from last year, Page 3. 

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Neighborhood hangout 

Highland Park’s ArrivaDolce builds community one cup at a time, Page 19 

Popular musical extends 

shows at Citadel Theatre, 

Page 17 

Joseph, played by Jacob Barton, shows off his 

colorful coat during a performance of “Joseph and 

the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Citadel 

Theatre. Photo Submitted

16 | December 27, 2018 | The lake forest leader PUZZLES 


north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. GPS system 

7. Military rank, abbr. 

10. Gator or lemon? 

13. Ground sesame 

paste 

14. Big name in computers 

15. Fortune 

16. Dark glasses brand 

17. TV show host 

18. “On the Beach” 

actress 

19. Hit the gas 

21. Solicit 

22. Letter on Superman’s 

chest 

25. House of Worship 

in Wilmette 

26. Shoestring 

27. Farm female 

28. Back tooth 

29. Love in Madrid 

30. Burst of laughter 

32. Mirror 

35. Ticks off 

37. Hops dryer 

38. Contention 

41. Original “Star 

Trek” actor 

45. Give off, as light 

46. Weighed down 

49. It produces high 

quality wine 

50. King Kong, and 

others 

51. Real estate investor 

and patron of 

the arts who was the 

inspiration for the 

Lake Forest Market 

Square 

52. Approves 

53. Drops on blades 

54. Animal rush 

57. “Do it, __ will!” 

58. Big brass 

59. Butch Cassidy actor, 

last name 

63. Fastener 

64. Have __ of good 

luck 

65. Box of golf balls 

66. Schoolyard game 

67. E.R. personnel 

68. Took in 

Down 

1. Bering, e.g., abbr. 

2. Auto insurer with 

roadside service 

3. Biblical possessive 

4. Calligrapher’s 

points 

5. Biol. subject 

6. Leafy shelter 

7. Hypothetical sequence 

of events 

8. Very smart guys 

9. Slow gait 

10. Georgia neighbor 

11. Pigeon coop 

12. Display unit 

14. Luau greeting 

20. Close friend 

22. Hosp. instrument 

23. Not worth a ___ 

24. Personal ad abbr. 

26. Italian beverage 

28. Bog lime 

31. Orders 

33. Add up 

34. Airs now 

36. Class outline 

38. Take back 

39. Russian vodka 

40. Visiting 

42. Officer, abbr. 

43. Get under the 

skin 

44. Astronaut Grissom 

47. Commercial 

designer 

48. Ice cream scoop 

51. Took ___ for the 

worse 

54. A heavenly body 

55. Oscar ___ Renta 

56. Still-life subject 

60. Door sign 

61. Michigan, in 

Chicago, abbr. 

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LAKE FOREST 

Lake Forest Library 

(360 E. Deerpath 

Road,(847) 234-0636) 

■11 ■ a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Dec. 31: Noon Year’s 

Eve 

NORTHBROOK 

Northbrook Court 

(1515 Lake Cook Road, 

(847) 498-8161) 

■11 ■ a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 29: Winter 

Wonderland Festival 

GLENVIEW 

Oil Lamp Theater 

(1723 Glenview Road, 

(847) 834-0738) 

■Multiple ■ showtimes 

until Dec. 30: Performances 

of “It’s a 

Wonderful Life” ($40 

adult, $25 student 

tickets) 

WINNETKA 

Winnetka Ice Arena 

(490 Hibbard Road, 

(847) 501-2060) 

■10:45 ■ a.m.-12:15 

p.m. Jan. 1: New 

Year’s Day Skate 

GLENCOE 

Chicago Botanic Garden 

(1000 Lake Cook Road, 

(312) 835-5440) 

■10 ■ a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 29 (continues 

until Jan. 4): 

Wonderland Express 

WILMETTE 

■ ■Lakeview Center at 

Gillson Park 

(800 Gillson Park Drive, 

(773) 960-0112) 

■9 ■ a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 

Jan. 13: New Year’s 

Exhale Retreat 

HIGHWOOD 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road 

(847) 433-0304) 

■9 ■ p.m. Saturday, Dec. 

29: Mr. Blotto Holiday 

Howl 

Buffo’s 

(431 Sheridan Road, 

(847) 432-0301) 

■7 ■ p.m. every Monday: 

Trivia 

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LakeForestLeader.com Life & Arts 


Citadel Theatre brings hit musical to LF 


“Joseph and the Amazing 

Technicolor Dreamcoat” came 

to life at Citadel Theatre and was 

such a hit, the show extended its 

run by adding five extra performances. 

The show ran from Nov. 

16 to Dec. 30 and had almost all 

shows sell out. 

Director Robert D. Estrin said 

the cast was excited about the 

show’s success and believes its 

success was due in part to its attraction 

across a variety of ages. 

“I think one of the reasons it got 

extended is it is a family-friendly 

show,” Estrin said. “It appeals to 

all age groups and I think that is 

why it been so successful. Young 

kids all the way through senior 

citizens can enjoy it.” 

The popular musical celebrated 

50 years this year, so bringing 

it to Lake Forest was a way to 

celebrate the anniversary. 

“Joseph and the Amazing 

Technicolor Dreamcoat” written 

by Tim Rice, details the story of 

a boy named Joseph whose father 

favors him over his brothers. 

Joseph is given a colorful coat 

by his father, which symbolizes 

his fathers favoritism to him. It 

becomes clear early on, from Joseph’s 

dreams, that he is destined 

to rule over his brothers. To stop 

him from gaining power over 

them, his brothers sell him as a 

slave and he is taken to Egypt. 

While in Egypt Joseph gains 

power through his ability to interpret 

dreams. Food is in abundance 

in Egypt and back home, 

Joseph’s brothers experience 

famine. They travel to Egypt 

to beg for food and bring their 

brother back home. 

Upon the brothers visit, Joseph 

tries to get revenge on them, but 

soon realizes the good in his 

brothers. They all return home 

and are reunited with their father. 

Jacob Barton played the role 

of Joseph and it was a role he 

grew up dreaming to play. 

“Joseph is a character I am 

The cast of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” sings Benhamin Calypso during a performance at Citadel Theatre. Photos 

Submitted 

Joseph is surrounded by the cast during a song about his colorful 

coat. 

very familiar with,” Barton said. 

“I have been singing the songs of 

this musical for 10 years. It was 

one of the first songs my voice 

teacher gave me to learn.” 

The musical was composed 

of 28 cast members, which is a 

large number for the small space 

inside Citadel Theatre. 

While working in the small 

space was a challenge for this 

musical, the cast believes it was 

almost a blessing and was part of 

the show’s success. 

“The small space was never 

really looked at like an obstacle, 

it was more of a fun challenge 

to solve,” said JP Thomas who 

played Jacob and the pharaoh. 

“In some ways when you work 

The cast dances on stage during a musical number. 

in certain constraints, it almost 

makes things easier. I think the 

entire team did a good job of 

working in the intimate space.” 

Barton agreed and said the 

small space and the audience 

being in close proximity to the 

stage almost made it feel as if 

they were part of the production. 

Being so close to the audience 

also helped the cast interact with 

the audience more and get a feel 

for the age group in the room. 

To buy tickets to a remaining 

show, visit www.citadeltheatre. 

org.

18 | December 27, 2018 | The lake forest leader FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

St. James Lutheran (1380 North 

Waukegan Road, Lake Forest) 

Exploring Grief 

St. James Lutheran 

Church is co-sponsoring a 

grief comfort group put on 

by the Samaritan Counseling 

Center in conjunction 

with 1st Presbyterian and 

Church of the Holy Spirit. 

Sessions are held every 

other Wednesday from 

3:00-4:00pm for six weeks 

beginning January 2 at St 

James Lutheran. Please 

contact the church office 

for more information at 

847-234-4859 or email 

sholmstrom@stjameslutheran.org 

for more information. 

Visit St. James at 

www.stjameslutheran.org. 

Faith Lutheran Church (680 West 

Deerpath, Lake Forest) 

Mid-Week Bible Study 

10-11 a.m. Wednesdays. 

The Lord’s supper is offered 

weekly after each 

class. The class is focusing 

on “Parables.” 

Men of Faith 

8 a.m. Saturday (once a 

month). The men of Faith 

meet for an hour or so of 

breakfast and a short Bible 

study and discussion. All 

men, members or not, are 

welcome. This is typically 

on the third Saturday 

morning of the month. 

First Presbyterian Church (700 Sheridan 

Road, Lake Forest) 

The Messiah Project 

Seminars and Performance 

10:10 a.m. Sunday Dec. 

16 and 23 – Seminars 

9 a.m.; 11 a.m. Sunday 

Dec. 23 – Worship with 

First Messiah Performance 

Care Giver Support Group 

Do you care for a family 

member or friend? 

Do you feel isolated or 

overwhelmed? Come join 

our new Caregivers Support 

Group. Join others 

who care for loved ones 

to share, interact, and 

learn from each other in 

a safe, supportive environment. 

The group will 

gather from 1-2 p.m. 

twice a month on the first 

and third Thursday of the 

month in the parish house 

for valuable information 

on relevant topics, leads 

on resources, and to share 

concerns and tips with 

other caregivers. All are 

welcome. For more information, 

contact Martha 

Zeeman at martha@zeemanfamily.com 

Hymn Singers Choir 

6-6:45 p.m. Thursdays. 

The new Hymn Choir is 

designed for any singers 

who wish to improve their 

singing skills, learn about 

hymnody, or simply enjoy 

fellowship with others who 

love to sing hymns. All 

are welcome. No performances 

or ongoing commitment 

– come when you 

choose. For more information, 

visit firstchurchlf.org/ 

hymnchoir. 

Third Thursday Taizé 

Prayer Service 

6:30 p.m., every third 

Thursday, in the Chapel. 

Step back from everyday 

life to be refreshed and 

encounter God in the silence. 

A gracefully simple 

service of contemplation 

in a prayerful setting, with 

scripture, prayer, song, silence 

and light. 

Grace United Methodist Church (244 

East Center Ave., Lake Bluff) 

Boy Scouts 

7-9 p.m. Mondays. Boy 

Scout Troop 42 will meet 

in Fellowship Hall. 

Gentle Chair Yoga 

3-3:30 p.m. Fridays, 

Fellowship Hall. All are 

welcome. 

Church of St. Mary (175 E. Illinois 

Road, Lake Forest) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

Each Wednesday, the 

Church of St. Mary offers 

Eucharistic Adoration following 

the 8 a.m. Mass. A 

rosary will be prayed each 

week at 6:40 p.m. with 

Benediction following at 

7 p.m. 

Christ Church of Lake Forest (100 N. 

Waukegan Road) 

Senior High Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Sundays. All 

are welcome for a time 

of worship, teaching and 

fellowship. Friends are 

encouraged to attend. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-1001. 

Love INC Furniture 

Ministry 

8 a.m.-noon, second Saturday 

of the month. Volunteer 

to help load, deliver 

and pick-up furniture. All 

ages and abilities are welcome, 

youth is welcome 

with adult supervision. For 

more information, contact 

Tim Banks at timothycbanks@yahoo.com. 

The Bridge Young Adults 

Group 

7-9 p.m., every Wednesday. 

All young adults are 

welcome to join. For more 

information, contact The- 

BridgeCCLF@gmail.com. 

Christian Science Society (Gorton 

Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake 

Forest) 

Testimony Meeting 

7:30 p.m. first Wednesday 

of each month. Come 

to Gorton Center for 

prayer, hymns, and readings 

from the Bible, with 

related passages from the 

“Christian Science” textbook, 

“Science and Health 

with Key to the Scriptures” 

by Mary Baker Eddy. Then 

participants share their 

own healings and inspiration. 


call (847) 234-0820 

or email cssocietylakeforest@gmail.com. 

Bible Blast 

5-6 p.m. Sunday evenings. 

Bible Blast is a family 

program for children 

4 years old through fifth 

grade. Guide your child’s 

spiritual growth and biblical 

literacy to a new level 

through Bible Blast. There 

is a one-time registration 

fee of $45. Free childcare 

is provided for 3 years old 

and younger. 

Union Church of Lake Bluff (525 E. 

Prospect Ave., Lake Bluff) 

Live Wires 

4-5 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Fellowship Hall. Live 

Wires is the Union Church 

youth group for fourththrough 

sixth-graders. The 

group meets for lively discussion 

and fun activities. 

Submit information for 

The Leader’s Faith page to 

alyssa@lakeforestleader. 

com. The deadline is noon on 

Thursday. Questions? Call 

(847) 272-4565 ext. 21. 

In Memoriam 

Deborah Price Gundersen 

Deborah Price Gundersen, 

87, of Lake Forest, 

died Dec. 9, at home surrounded 

by her children. A 

lifelong learner and optimist, 

Gundersen had a fine 

sense of humor and strong 

Christian faith. Gundersen 

had lived in Newton 

and Wellesley, Mass., and 

Winnetka and Northbrook. 

Her favorite retreat was 

her Michigan lake home. 

Gundersen attended Colby 

Jr. College, National College 

of Education, and 

Loyola University. She 

led Bible studies and was 

lay chaplain at Swedish 

Covenant Hospital. She 

served on the boards of 

Good News Partners Chicago, 

Langham Foundation, 

Youth for Christ, and 

Bjorklund House. She was 

also a DCFS college counselor. 

Gundersen was a 

Life Master in tournament 

duplicate bridge. 

Survived by brother 

James (Julia) Price; sisterin-law 

Ann (the late Burton 

Scott Price, Jr.) Price; 

children: Judith (Mark) 

Wall, Allen Nickerson 

Clapp, Jr., Jeffrey (Beth 

Malloy) Clapp, Lindsey 

(Joseph) Ramsak, and David 

(Mary Anne) Clapp, 

Joan (the late Mark) Johnson, 

Jeanne (Wallace) 

Lunden, and Barbara (the 

late Judith Gundersen) 

Cederberg; many grandchildren 

and great-grandchildren. 

Predeceased by 

husband Kenneth, parents 

Burton Price and Martha 

Price, brother Scott, stepdaughter 

Judith, and three 

grandchildren. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

to Misericordia 

(MFA# 1723B), 6300 N. 

Ridge Ave., Chicago, IL 

60660. 

Donald B. Hammond 

Donald B. Hammond, 

of Wilmette, and a former 

student in Lake Forest, 

died peacefully while 

holding his daughter Rebecca’s 

hand on Dec. 11 

after a courageous battle 

with cancer and kidney 

disease. 

Born in Evanston on 

July 6, 1930, son of late 

Bert and Margit (Marks) 

Hammond. Survived by 

daughter, Rebecca Steiner 

(husband -Mark), and beloved 

grandchildren,Don, 

Lauren and Connor, of 

Northbrook. Proceeded in 

death by daughter Vickie 

Hammond and brother 

Robert Hammond. 

Hammond was a generous, 

devoted and loving 

father, grandfather and 

friend. He was raised in 

Wilmette at the family 

business/local farm stand, 

Hammond Gardens, attended 

college in Florida, 

Colorado, and Lake Forest 

and managed the family 

business throughout 

his career. His outgoing 

personality was infectious 

as evidenced by his loyal 

customer base for three 

generations. Since childhood, 

Hammond enjoyed 

spending leisure time at 

Lauderdale Lakes and 

Wrigley Field. Whether he 

was boating, waterskiing 

or taking in a Cubs’ game 

with family and friends, 

Don lived in the moment. 

He prided himself in sharing 

his lifelong passion 

for the Cubs by bringing 

family and friends to Murphy’s 

Bleachers and Wrigley 

Field to experience the 

Friendly Confines. After 

closing Hammond Gardens 

in 2001 and retiring, 

Hammond enjoyed traveling 

with his friend, Lis and 

attending his grandchildren’s 

activities. Whether 

it was hockey, football, 

figure skating, baseball, 

classroom visits— you 

name it — Hammond was 

present. His kindred spirit 

lives on in his daughter 

and grandchildren. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email alyssa@ 

lakeforestleader.com with 

information about a loved 

one who was part of the Lake 

Forest/Lake Bluff communities.

LakeForestLeader.com DINING OUT 


ArrivaDolce becoming cornerstone of downtown Highland Park 

Jason Addy 

Contributing Editor 

The cafe’s homemade hummus ($5.25 for small serving) 

comes with carrots and celery or chips for diners to 

grab a quick snack. 

ArrivaDolce 

1823 St. Johns Ave., 

Highland Park 

6:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 

Monday-Friday 

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 

Saturday 

Closed Sundays until 

April 

When friends and former 

business school classmates 

Amy Touchette and 

Julie Gross set their hearts 

on opening up their own 

coffee shop in 2010, they 

set their sights on becoming 

the go-to “neighborhood 

hangout.” 

Eight years later, all indications 

show Touchette, 

of Lake Villa, and Gross, 

of Wilmette, have done 

just that. 

Before settling on serving 

up coffee, espresso, 

gelato and classic sandwiches 

with a twist at ArrivaDolce 

in Highland 

Park, Gross said the two 

graduates of Arizona State 

University’s Thunderbird 

School of Global Management 

explored a number of 

other options to enter the 

food industry, including 

franchises. 

“We just decided we 

wanted to be able to 

change things up if we 

wanted to do it a certain 

way, instead of having to 

do it according to a franchise,” 

Touchette said. 

Once they knew what 

they’d be making, then 

they had to find the right 

location. 

“We didn’t have our 

hearts set on Highland 

Park,” Touchette said, 

adding she and Gross were 

looking for a location between 

their homes. “We 

were trying to find something 

in between that had 

a dynamic downtown still, 

[and] that had a lot of foot 

traffic. Highland Park was 

kind of the perfect fit for 

us.” 

Gross and Touchette 

found a former optometrist’s 

office on St. John’s 

Avenue in Highland Park 

and immediately got to 

work converting the space 

into a “semi-rustic” Italian 

coffee shop — gutting 

the office, knocking down 

walls and adding personal 

touches, like pillars from 

Gross’ porches to resemble 

Roman arches and repurposed 

barn floors to use as 

tables. 

When they weren’t at 

the shop trying to get it 

ready to open, which it 

did in June 2011, Gross 

and Touchette did field 

research, going to other 

shops selling coffee and 

gelato to figure out their 

plan. 

“I’ll tell you, it was 

rough work. We had to 

go to a lot of gelato shops 

and a lot of coffee shops,” 

Touchette joked. 

Though it was always 

the dream for ArrivaDolce 

to be thriving after almost 

eight years, both women 

admitted others weren’t so 

optimistic. 

When asked if it seemed 

realistic in 2011 that ArrivaDolce 

would still be 

around today, Touchette 

said, “Maybe not to others, 

but it seemed realistic to 

us,” adding she was able to 

prove her “skeptical” husband 

wrong in the process. 

Recalling advice from 

a book she read while researching 

how to run a 

small business, Gross said 

“you have to do everything.” 

“You have to create a 

destination. You have to 

have good customer service. 

You have to have 

quality products,” Gross 

said. 

From ArrivaDolce’s 

locally-sourced coffees, 

teas and sandwiches to its 

wall of local art, it’s clear 

Gross and Touchette have 

followed that playbook for 

success. 

Earlier this month, 

Gross and Touchette celebrated 

the two-year anniversary 

of the launch of 

their second ArrivaDolce 

location at the Loyola Red 

Line station, located near 

the heart of Loyola University 

- Chicago. 

Though it’s a much a 

different customer base, 

Gross and Touchette are 

still following their triedand-true 

method of providing 

high-quality products 

with a “really strong 

The lemon dill tuna salad sandwich ($10.30) showcases classic tuna salad with a 

punch of zest on multigrain bread. Photos by Alyssa Groh/22nd Century Media 

ArrivaDolce baker Marilyn Stewart’s muffins, cookies, breads and scones keep 

customers coming back to the Highland Park cafe. 

focus” on customer service 

at their Chicago cafe, 

Gross said. 

Last week, a group of 

22nd Century Media editors 

stopped by ArrivaDolce’s 

original location in 

Highland Park and tasted 

some items from each part 

of the cafe’s menu. 

We first tried ArrivaDolce’s 

signature hot chocolate 

($3.85 for 12 oz.), 

before Gross brought out 

samples of the cafe’s hot 

chocolate with sea salt and 

caramel, along with homemade 

hummus ($5.25 for 

small serving), carrots and 

celery to pick at between 

dishes. 

Next, we had the lemon 

dill tuna salad sandwich 

($10.30), which showcases 

classic tuna salad with a 

punch of bright flavor on 

multigrain bread. The sandwich 

is one of the stars of 

ArrivaDolce’s menu and 

even “has a cult following,” 

Touchette said. 

Our next dish was the 

six-cheese garlic grilled 

cheese ($9), which melts 

together mozzarella, provolone, 

cheddar, Parmesan 

and Romano cheeses with 

a slice of the customer’s 

choice of cheese, Touchette 

said. 

Switching from lunch 

to dessert, we next tried 

ArrivaDolce’s cinnayum 

pastry ($3), a mashup between 

a cinnamon bun and 

croissant finished off with 

a sprinkling of sugar. 

To cap off the feast, 

Gross brought out a plate 

featuring ArrivaDolce baker 

Marilyn Stewart’s vast 

selection of baked goods, 

including biscotti, muffins, 

cookies, breads and scones, 

which are made with dough 

from Alchemy Coffee 

House in Wilmette.

20 | December 27, 2018 | The lake forest leader LIFE & ARTS 


Superhero Benefit raises funds for Fill a Heart 4 Kids 

Submitted by Fill a Heart 

4 Kids 

BNY Mellon Wealth 

Management and Leslie 

Hindman Auctioneers’ 

Superhero Benefit and 

Antiques Road Show 

helped make dreams come 

true for Fill a Heart 4 Kids 

(www.fillaheart4kids. 

org). Fill a Heart 4 Kids 

is an organization that 

helps more than 1,300 

unaccompanied homeless 

youth and rescued children 

living in Cook and 

Lake Counties. The magical 

fundraising event was 

held Nov. 30, at the historic 

Glen Rowan Home 

in Lake Forest. 

More than 150 guests 

enjoyed an evening of 

festive fare, viewing of a 

rare Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ 

jewelry exhibition, 

the sounds of string 

quartet Music in the Loop 

and a spirited live auction 

with a flurry of paddles 

raising and a bidding war 

over a decadent 30-pound 

chocolate Santa that sold 

for a $1,700. The event 

also featured a one-of-akind 

“antiques roadshow,” 

giving guests an exclusive 

opportunity to receive 

appraisals on their own 

prized possessions by a 

Leslie Hindman auctioneer 

specialist. 

Fill a Heart 4 Kids 

has many opportunities 

to volunteer and donate 

throughout the year. Programs 

include Survival 

BacPacs 4 Homeless 

Kids, Locker Homes 4 

Homeless Kids, food Gift 

Cards 4 Homeless Kids, 

and events and experiences, 

such as movie nights, 

birthday and holiday parties. 


visit www.fillahear 

t4kids.org. 

Chicago Bears player (left to right) Eric Kush, Michael Travis, of Chicago, Fill a Heart 

4 Kids founder Annie McAveeney and her daughter and co-founder of Fill a Heart 4 

Kids, Ellie McAveeney, both of Lake Forest, and Stephanie Kush. Photo by Jenn Marie 

Photography. 

Loan Riedel (left) and Lori Rozdolsky, of Lake Forest. 

Fill A Heart 4 Kids Founder Annie McAveeny, of Lake 

Forest. 

Anna Brucher (left to right) and Dr. Susanne Richter, 

both of Lake Forest, Diane Tang, of Lake Bluff, and Jack 

Perno, of Chicago.

LakeForestLeader.com Life & Arts 


Over $350,000 raised for REACH, 

education for Chicago West Side students 

Submitted by the Woman’s 

Board of Rush University 

Medical Center 

The Woman’s Board of 

Rush University Medical 

Center presented its second 

annual fall benefit, An 

Evening of Whimsy, on 

Oct. 19, at The Art Institute 

of Chicago. The party 

drew nearly 300 Chicagoarea 

civic and social leaders 

and featured cocktails 

in the Chicago Stock Exchange 

Trading Room, 

a seated dinner in Griffin 

Court and post-dinner 

dancing to the sounds of 

Indigo. 

Guests entered the 

event on the east side of 

the Art Institute where 

they paused to have their 

portraits snapped in front 

of the striking Chagall 

windows, while making 

their way the cocktail 

reception. Many were 

delighted by characters 

called “Whimsies” – posing 

with these mysterious 

models on a photo wall 

designed by event planner 

Steven Valenti. 

An Evening of Whimsy 

was chaired by Chicago’s 

Samantha Schwalm and 

raised more than $350,000 

– helping the Woman’s 

Board achieve its goal 

of raising $450,000 to 

expand the Rush Education 

and Career Hub, or 

REACH. 

REACH is an education 

and workforce development 

program that provides 

college readiness 

programs, mentoring and 

internship programs to 

high school and college 

students from Chicago’s 

West Side communities. 

Dr. Larry Goodman, 

CEO of Rush University 

Medical Center, and 

Woman Board President 

Debra Beck addressed the 

group during cocktails, 

speaking to the organization’s 

commitment to help 

youth establish careers 

in healthcare and how 

these jobs will improve 

the overall health and 

well-being of the nine diverse 

neighborhoods that 

comprise Chicago’s West 

Side. 

Julie (left) and Steve Valenti, of Lake Forest. Photos 

Submitted 

Mirja Haffner (left), of Chicago and Marion Rice, of Lake 

Bluff. 

Susan (left) and Philip Merlin, of Lake Forest.

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LakeForestLeader.com Sports 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Jake Fisher 

Jake Fisher is a senior 

on the Lake Forest High 

School basketball team. 

What age did you start 

playing basketball? 

I would probably say 

around 4 or 5 years old. I 

played soccer majority of 

my life, but basketball was 

always my main sport. My 

dad played a huge roll in 

that; he went to Michigan 

State and they are obviously 

a good basketball school. 

He’s really been coaching 

me my entire life. 

What is your favorite 

memory on the court? 

My favorite memory 

wasn’t about me. It was one 

of my teammates: Michael 

Pasquella hit a buzzer beater 

last year versus Libertyville 

to win us the game. 

What are you goals 

this season? 

We want to be playing 

our best basketball at the 

end of the season. 

Do you enjoy being a 

leader on the court? 

It’s definitely something 

I’ve embraced. It’s something 

I’ve always been 

taught by my parents, to 

lead by example but also 

by voice. Leading the right 

way and trying to instill 

confidence in my teammates. 

Who is your favorite 

NBA player? 

Right now at this moment 

I will have to say Kris 

Dunn from the Bulls. He 

works hard on both ends 

and really takes pride in his 

defense. That’s something 

you don’t see from a lot of 

NBA players now. 

What is the biggest 

challenge you’ve faced 

on the court? 

My size. At only 5-foot- 

10 it’s definitely hard going 

against guys who are 6-2, 

6-3 or 6-4. But it’s really 

turned into a positive. It’s 

easier to get around kids 

who are bigger and then us- 

22nd century media file photo 

ing my size to an advantage 

getting to the lane. 

What is your favorite 

video game? 

“NBA 2K.” I play with 

the Bulls I love being the 

underdog. 

What are your plans 

after high school? 

I really have no idea. I 

have some opportunity to 

play Division III basketball, 

but as of now I’m really 

not entirely sure if I 

want to play basketball in 

college or just be a student. 

What do you plan on 

majoring in college? 

Probably study sports 

management, I just can’t 

see my life without sports. 

How would you 

describe yourself? 

I am a kind, confident 

energetic, but at the same 

time I’m a serious person. 

Interview by Darnell Pearson 

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Espinosa’s big week leads to conference honor 

Submitted by Lake Forest 

College Athletics 

Lake Forest College 

basketball player Sean 

Espinosa was named 

Midwest Conference Performer 

of the Week Dec. 

17 after scoring a gamehigh 

23 points to lead his 

team to an 80-61 triumph 

at Monmouth College last 

Wednesday. 

After starting the game 

1-for-6 from the field, Espinosa 

connected on each 

of his final nine shots, 

including three from beyond 

the arc. 

In addition to his efficient 

scoring, the sophomore 

guard also pulled 

down six rebounds, 

dished out four assists and 

recorded a pair of steals in 

the victory. 

With a team-high 20.8 

points per game in the Foresters’ 

eight contests so 

far this season, Espinosa 

ranks fourth in the league 

and 59th in the nation in 

scoring. He also leads the 

conference in steals (2.6) 

and minutes played (35.4) 

per game and ranks among 

the league leaders in field 

goal percentage, threepointers 

made, three-point 

field goal percentage and 

assists. 

Lake Forest is now 5-3 

overall and 2-2 in MWC 

play. 

MWC Performers of the 

Week are selected by the 

league office. 

RIGHT: Sean Espinosa 

is having a career year 

for the Foresters and 

was recently named the 

conference player of the 

week. Photo by Lake Forest 

College 

IHSA overhauls football 

scheduling in ‘historic change’ 

Michael Wojtychiw, 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Illinois’ high school 

football landscape is 

about to change in 2021. 

IHSA member schools 

voted Dec. 17 in favor 

of implementing district 

scheduling for the 2021 

season, according to a 

press release from the 

IHSA. The conference 

structure fans have come 

to know will no longer 

exist. Instead, the IHSA 

will assign football teams 

to eight or nine team 

groupings (i.e. “districts”) 

based on classification 

and geography, districts, 

which will be in place for 

two years. 

Per the release, teams 

will play a nine-week 

regular season with eight 

or nine games against district 

opponents. Any nondistrict 

regular season 

games will not count in 

the district standings. The 

top four teams in each district 

qualify for the playoffs. 

“It is a historic change,” 

IHSA Executive Director 

Craig Anderson says 

in the release. “The narrow 

gap in the voting indicates 

that there are pros 

and cons that impact our 

diverse football-playing 

membership in a multitude 

of ways. We hope 

that it will effectively 

address conference realignment 

and scheduling 

concerns, while helping 

create long-term sustainability 

and growth for 

high school football in the 

state.” 

Districting had been 

voted on twice in the past 

— in 2009 and 2014 — 

but failed both times. This 

vote, in which 85 percent 

of schools voted, was a 

close one. In total, 324 

schools voted in favor of 

districts, 307 against and 

69 had no opinion, according 

to the release. 

Sports Briefs 

Boudreaux settling in at 

Purdue 

Former Lake Forest 

High School basketball 

standout Evan Boudreaux 

is finding a rhythm at his 

new school, Purdue University. 

As of Sunday, Dec. 23, 

Boudreaux was third on 

the team in scoring (8.2 

points per game) and first 

in rebounding (4.9) despite 

playing just 18 minutes a 

game off the bench. 

In a Nov. 18 win over 

Virginia Tech, Boudreaux 

finished with 18 points 

on 7-of-11 shooting and 

added seven rebounds and 

three assists. 

Boudreaux, a junior 

transfer from Dartmouth, 

is shooting 44 percent 

from the floor, as the Boilermakers 

have gotten off 

Evan Boudreaux (left) has hit the floor running with 

Purdue University, while Adam Wisco (right) just earned 

a prestigious honor. Photos Submitted 

to a 7-5 start, with a 1-1 

record in the Big Ten. 

LFA alum picks up weekly 

award 

Middlebury College 

rookie goaltender, and 

Lake Forest Academy 

alumnus, Adam Wisco was 

named the NESCAC Player 

of the Week for his performance 

in games against 

Connecticut College and 

Tufts University over the 

weekend of Nov. 30. 

He earned his first two 

career victories by stopping 

35 of 37 shots against 

Connecticut College, and 

then 25 of 27 shots in a 

game against Tufts the following 

day. 

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LakeForestLeader.com SPORTS 


IHSA forms council for esports after rise in popularity 

LFHS esports club 

on tap for 2019 

Brittany Kapa, 


More people watched 

the championship game 

for the 2018 World Championship 

for “League of 

Legends” than they did 

the Super Bowl. 

The Super Bowl was 

viewed by 103.4 million 

people, according to 

an article by CBS News. 

The final round of play 

for “League of Legends” 

had 205,348,063 individual 

eyes glued to their 

screens. 

That kind of attention is 

hard to dismiss. 

“Esports is the definitely 

the fastest growing 

sport in the world,” Brian 

Boruszak said, the faculty 

advisor for Lake Forest 

High School’s newest 

esport video game club. 

“It’s accessible to lots of 

people, the cost is incredibly 

low, and “League of 

Legends” costs zero to 

play, all you need a computer.” 

Esports will enter its inaugural 

season of competition 

in January 2019 at 

Lake Forest High School, 

and comes on the heels of 

an important announcement 

from the Illinois 

High School Association. 

The IHSA announced, 

via email, the approval 

for the formation of an 

advisory committee for 

esports after it’s Dec. 10 

Board of Directors meeting. 

“We are excited any 

time we can entertain 

the possibility of offering 

Illinois high school 

students more opportunities 

to represent their 

schools in competition,” 

Craig Anderson said, the 

IHSA executive director. 

“We know that students 

benefit in the short- and 

long-term when they are 

involved in a high school 

sport or activity. Esports 

may present us with a 

chance to expand our mission 

by creating another 

new and unique State Final 

experience.” 

The announcement is 

openly and excitedly welcomed 

by Boruszak and 

his club, and while the 

advisory committee isn’t 

scheduled to meet officially 

until spring 2019 

for Boruszak it takes the 

From ice to nice 

Scouts girls hockey’s holiday tradition helps local children 

The Scouts girls 

hockey team, 

which includes 

students from 

Highland Park 

High School, 

completed their 

fifth annual holiday 

shopping trip 

that benefits four 

children in need. 

Photo Submitted 

sport in the right direction. 

“I think this is huge because 

it gives credibility 

to the entire process and 

platform,” he said. “It definitely 

takes some talent 

and dexterity.” 

Lake Forest will primarily 

focus on one particular 

game, “League of 

Legends,” during its inaugural 

season beginning 

in January, Boruszak said. 

“League of Legends,” 

is a game played online 

via a computer and puts 

two teams of five players 

against each other on a 

set map within the game. 

The goal of the game is to 

destroy the other team’s 

base in the online massive 

battle arena. “League 

of Legends” is the largest 

online esports game 

played globally, Boruszak 

said. 

Like other sports, there 

is preparation that goes 

into every game and strategy. 

The game contains 

140 characters, and before 

every game there is a draft 

and teams can ban other 

players. Heavy research is 

done into counter matchups 

and team will even 

study film from previously 

recorded matchups 

of other teams. 

Gameplay itself takes 

mechanical skills, good 

hand-eye coordination, 

teamwork and communication. 

Like typical 

sports, skilled individual 

plays are broken down, 

replayed and played in 

slow motion to highlight 

the keystrokes a player 

used to win. Players study 

these moves, the combination 

of button strokes 

and try to replicate those 

in their own play. 

The Lake Forest esports 

club is already practicing 

at their weekly meetings, 

where anywhere between 

18-25 students participate. 

With those numbers 

Lake Forest would have 

enough players to field a 

varsity and junior varsity 

level team, Boruszak said. 

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Lake Forest played an 

exhibition game already, 

just to get the feel of how 

their team would perform 

against others. But 

rather than loading into a 

bus and driving an hour 

or more, the team simply 

logged onto a computer at 

the school and competed. 

The cost of the sport 

is limited as “League of 

Legends” is a free online 

game. The only cost is a 

computer. The graphics 

of the game aren’t overally 

sophisticated either, 

so special equipment 

isn’t needed to play. The 

game is also undergoing 

constant updates, for bug 

glitches, so the game is as 

fair as possible since players 

aren’t able to exploit 

potential loop holes in the 

game. 

The IHSA esports advisory 

committee will 

consider working in conjunction 

with PlayVS, 

the Official High School 

Esports League. PlayVS 

is the exclusive partner of 

the National Federation of 

State High School Associations 

(NFHS) and has 

partnered with the NFHS 

to operate high school 

esports leagues for over 

19,500 high schools nationwide, 

according to the 

IHSA release. 

“Last year $5 million 

in scholarships were 

awarded for “League of 

Legends” players, this is 

something that is going to 

be organized, something 

that you can reach out to 

recruiters and can see in 

a organized competitive 

forum,” Boruszak said. 

“It opens up doorways for 

our students.” 

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Boys Basketball 

Scouts cannot hold down highly ranked Benet Academy 

David Jaffe 


Lake Forest took on 

Benet Academy, one of the 

stronger teams in the state, 

Friday, Dec. 21, in Lake 

Forest. 

The visiting Redwings 

showed why they are a 

tough team to match up 

against as they scored 

quickly and in a variety of 

ways, finding much success 

scoring in transition, 

getting the ball inside and 

getting to the free-throw 

line. 

Those things became 

too much for the Scouts 

(4-6) to handle as they fell 

to Benet 62-44. 

The Redwings scored 30 

points in the paint. 

“They could shoot the 

ball really well and had 

an inside presence,” Lake 

Forest coach Phil LaScala 

said. “They were able to 

score a lot in transition. 

We fell asleep a few times 

getting back and they were 

able to knock down some 

transition threes right out 

of the gate. 

“We gave up 23 in the 

first quarter. That’s not 

good. We haven’t been defending 

like that in most 

of our games. But they’re 

a very explosive offensive 

team.” 

Early in the third quarter, 

the Scouts only trailed 

34-27, but Benet went on 

an 11-4 run increasing its 

advantage to 45-31 with 

Charlie Dollard scoring 

six points and Will Engels 

scoring five. 

The Scouts never got to 

within single digits after 

that and an 11-2 Benet run 

put them in front 60-40. 

Benet had four players 

score in double figures. 

The Redwings were efficient 

in the paint, but 

started the game burying 

three treys en route to an 

11-3 lead. 

A three by Tommy Hanson 

and a layup by Stephen 

Young put Lake Forest 

right back in it. 

Benet got the lead back 

up to 27-17 in the second, 

but the Scouts hung 

in there, getting as close 

as 29-23 with four points 

from Jake Fisher and another 

trey by Hanson. 

Lake Forest had chances 

to get closer but couldn’t 

do it, and Benet made 

them pay, going back up 

34-24 at the half. 

“We had a few chances 

to make it closer in the first 

half,” LaScala said. “We 

missed some free throws 

and we started getting in a 

little foul trouble. After that 

we went through a stretch 

where we couldn’t buy a 

bucket and went cold. 

“They were able to take 

advantage of that, getting 

inside and getting out in 

transition. Our margin of 

error was small. We played 

really hard to keep ourselves 

in it in the first half 

but you can’t give a team 

like that opportunities.” 

Lake Forest stayed in 

the game thanks to Fisher, 

who scored 13 of his 17 

points in the first half, including 

nine in the second 

quarter. 

He made some tough 

shots and carried the offense 

when the Scouts 

were struggling to score. 

“Jake did an incredible 

job for us in the first half,” 

LaScala said. “He made 

some difficult shots and he 

kept staying aggressive. If 

he continues to play like 

that, we’re going to be really 

good.” 

The Scouts will compete 

in York’s Jack Tosh holiday 

tournament and they 

know their defense will 

Charlie Dollard (right) gets control of the ball at the opening of the game against Benet 

Academy Friday, Dec. 21, in Lake Forest. Photos by David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

have to get better. 

“We need to be much 

better at the defensive 

end,” LaScala said. “And 

we need to use our defense 

to create some opportunities 

for ourselves on offense. 

That’s something 

we were unable to do successfully 

today.” 

Crawford Bolton added 

9 points while Hanson had 

6 and Michael Pasquella 

had 5. 

Right: Michael O’Connor 

(right) brings the ball 

down the court through 

heavy defense. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Boys Basketball 

Deerfield 37, Lake Forest 

25 

Crawford Bolton and 

Jack Benderart scored six 

points each for the Scouts 

in the nonconference loss 

Dec. 15. 

Kiski 65, Lake Forest 

Academy 50 

Dane Quest scored 15 

points and Bellamy Marcus 

had 13 in the Caxys’ 

loss in the final game of 

the Peddle School Invitational 

Dec. 9. 

Girls Basketball 

Lake Forest 65, Waukegan 

39 

Grace Tirmazlis finished 

with 21 points and eight rebounds 

to lead the Scouts 

(9-4) to the nonconference 

win Dec. 15 

Halle Douglass (19 

points, 8 rebounds), Finola 

Summerville (12 points, 7 

rebounds) and Ellie Pearson 

(7 rebounds) contributed 

for Lake Forest. 

Lake Forest 43, St. Viator 

41 

Halle Douglass poured 

in 22 points and added 

four blocked shots to lead 

the Scouts to victory Dec. 

13. 

Grace Tirzmalis scored 

10 points with eight rebounds, 

while teammate 

Molly Fisher added six 

points and three rebounds 

for Lake Forest. 

Glenbrook North 40, Lake 

Forest Academy 30 

Rama Keita became a 

member of the 1,000-point 

club by scoring 13 points 

in the host Caxys nonconference 

loss Dec. 11. 

The home crowd 

mobbed Keita after her final 

basket gave her 1,001 

career points. The Spartans 

called a timeout to allow 

the home crowd to recognize 

the achievement. 

Girls Hockey 

Warren 8, Lake Forest 

Academy 7 

Julia Sinopie notched a 

hat trick for the Caxys, but 

despite the team’s seasonhigh 

goal total, it was not 

enough in the Dec. 10 loss. 

Lena Ansari scored 

twice, and Annie Gifford 

and Serena Kim added a 

goal apiece for LFA. 

This Week In... 

Scouts’ VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Dec. ■ 27-29 - at York High 

School, TBD 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Dec. ■ 27-29 - at Warren 

High School, 3 p.m. 

WRESTLING 

■Dec. ■ 27 - hosts Lake 

Forest quad, 10 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 28 - at Lakes 

Community High School, 

8:30 a.m.



Girls Basketball 

Defense, post play allow Scouts to take off 

David Jaffe 

freelance reporter 

Scoring only one field 

goal in a quarter does not 

usually fall in line with a 

basketball team’s strategy. 

But in its Blue Devil 

Holiday Classic opener 

against host Warren Saturday, 

Dec. 22, Lake Forest 

High School was just fine 

with it. 

Lake Forest’s ability to 

get the ball inside, near the 

basket, forced the Warren 

defense to commit an array 

of fouls, putting the Scouts 

at the free-throw line. 

Lake Forest knocked 

down 15 of 22 foul shots. 

And beginning late in the 

first half, the Scouts started 

converting their inside opportunities, 

finishing with 

26 points in the paint. 

As a result, the Scouts 

(11-4, 5-2) broke open 

what had been a close first 

half and dominated Warren, 

61-33. 

With Lake Forest leading 

22-20 late in the second 

quarter, Halle Douglass 

went backdoor to convert 

layups for and-one opportunities 

on back-to-back 

possessions, scoring five 

straight points. 

That appeared to be when 

Lake Forest took control of 

the game for good. 

“We needed a shift in 

momentum,” said Douglass, 

who filled the stat 

sheet with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 

7 assists, 2 steals 

and 2 blocks. “Our first 

backdoor attempt wasn’t 

there but my teammates 

kept cutting hard and Grace 

[Tirzmalis] had a great pass 

to me giving us another 

backdoor opportunity. After 

that our defense helped 

set up a similar play that I 

was able to score on. Our 

defense getting a stop led 

to that and we were able to 

execute both plays.” 

While the post game was 

key for the Scouts’ defense, 

opportunism led the defense. 

“Our defense did a much 

better job getting in passing 

lanes and that was the catalyst 

for how we closed the 

half,” Lake Forest coach 

Kyle Wilhelm said. “[Warren] 

had been shooting the 

ball well, but our defense 

began to make them uncomfortable. 

We then got 

those big plays to extend 

the lead and the important 

thing is we were able to 

carry that over in the third 

quarter. 

“Sometimes we’ll close 

out the half well but keep 

teams around. We made 

sure that didn’t happen this 

time.” 

Douglass’s buckets were 

part of a 21-0 run that 

turned a 20-16 deficit into 

a 37-16 lead. Tirzmalis had 

seven of her 17 points during 

that stretch, and Finola 

Summerville had 4. 

The Scouts extended the 

lead to 53-28 at the end of 

the third. 

While Warren shot fairly 

well from long distance, 

going 7-of-19 from beyond 

the arc, six of those threes 

were in the first half. And 

Lake Forest shut Warren 

down otherwise, forcing 25 

turnovers. 

“Molly [Fisher] did a 

great job getting pressure 

on the ball,” Douglass said. 

“She kind of led the way. 

But the entire team was effective 

pressuring the ball. 

We took away their outside 

looks and made them speed 

up and play faster than they 

wanted. When we forced 

turnovers, we were able to 

run our offense through doing 

that.” 

Warren got out to an 

early 9-2 advantage when 

Macy Kocen, Trenise Powe 

and Jataia Harris all buried 

threes. But the Scouts 

scored the final eight points 

of the quarter, six from the 

free-throw line, getting 

four apiece from Tirzmalis 

and Douglass. 

Lake Forest went ahead 

16-12, but Warren responded 

with an 8-0 run thanks to 

treys from Kocen and Caroline 

Sharpe and a putback 

by Breleigh Gula. 

But it was clear that despite 

only one first-quarter 

field goal, the strategy for 

the Scouts was an effective 

one: get the ball inside, 

which would result in a 

bucket or a trip to the charity 

stripe. 

“Getting to the line kept 

us in the game early,” Wilhelm 

said. “The girls were 

cutting hard and making 

good passes. We were able 

to take advantage of our 

ability to get to the basket. 

Most of the first half that 

resulted in free throw opportunities 

but as the half 

ended, we did a better job 

of converting.” 

The Blue Devil Classic 

continues the Scouts’ 

string of road contests, as 

they had yet to play a home 

game as of Saturday, Dec. 

22. But after the tournament, 

they will only play at 

home the rest of the regular 

season, as well as host the 

regional. 

Lilly Trkla added 8 

points, while Summerville 

had 6. Ellie Pearson 

chipped in 5 points and 6 

rebounds, while Fisher had 

4 points and 2 steals. 

Lake Forest continues 

tournament play Wednesday-Saturday, 

Dec. 26-29. 

Check LakeForestLeader. 

com for updates. 

Lake Forest junior Molly Fisher (1) pressures the Warren ballhandler in the Scouts’ 

61-33 win Saturday, Dec. 22, in the Blue Devil Holiday Classic. Photos by Harrison 

Raft/22nd Century Media 

Grace Tirzmalis (23) goes up for the layup en route to 17 points for Lake Forest.

30 | December 27, 2018 | The lake forest leader SPORTS 


Underclassmen finding right balance for Scouts 

Cekay wins allaround, 

LF takes 

second at quad 

David Jaffe, 


Lake Forest High School 

gymnast Taylor Cekay is 

only a freshman but she 

has already made a name 

for herself with the Scouts. 

Cekay continued the impressive 

start to her high 

school career by winning 

the all-around title (37.10 

points) at Lake Forest’s 

holiday quad Thursday, 

Dec. 20. 

She also won three of 

the four events — vault 

(9.35), the uneven bars 

(9.3) and the balance beam 

(9.25) — and took second 

on the other: floor exercise 

(9.2). 

Despite strong scores in 

all events, Cekay was most 

pleased with how she performed 

on bars. 

“I was really nervous for 

the team as far as how we 

needed to do on bars. Kristin 

[Fisch], one of our top 

gymnasts, was out tonight 

so we needed everyone to 

step up on bars,” she said. 

“And we ended up doing 

great. Gianna [Pasquesi] I 

think set the tone for me, 

watching her brand-new 

routine right before mine. I 

was happy for her, and that 

motivated me to end bars 

with a strong routine and I 

was able to stick it.” 

Every event went well 

for Cekay, but she started 

off fast on vault, her first 

event of the night. 

“Today, vault was definitely 

my strongest event,” 

Cekay said. “This is the 

same vault that I used 

when I was competing in 

club. So it helps that I’m 

more familiar with it, and I 

was comfortable with what 

I had been doing in practice.” 

The Scouts took second 

overall with 137.95 points, 

fewer than two points behind 

meet champion Lake 

Zurich (139.65). 

In addition to being 

without Fisch, the Scouts 

were also banged up in 

general. 

They still, however, put 

together a strong outing. 

“We were coming off 

a meet against Mundelein 

where our team score 

ended up on the record 

board,” Cekay said. “Today 

we were without Kristin, 

Nelli Fleming, and 

Madison (Miks) was sick 

earlier today. But she came 

out and still competed. I 

was excited with how we 

did today. We had a really 

good score despite who we 

were missing.” 

Lake Forest coach Megan 

Miles echoed her 

freshman’s diagnosis and 

pointed out a specific highlight 

of the meet 

“I was really proud of 

how we did,” Miles said. 

“We were five for five on 

sticking bars. Regardless 

of the scores, that’s a difficult 

thing to accomplish. 

“We cleaned up our performances 

and have continued 

to get better connecting 

our skills. Gianna 

had some new skills on 

bars, and Taylor had a very 

big meet.” 

After having a few 

nerves initially to start the 

season, Cekay has already 

become one of the Scouts’ 

top gymnasts. 

“I started being on varsity 

diving in the fall, 

which was a new experience,” 

Cekay said. “Then 

I was very excited to get 

the opportunity to be part 

of varsity gymnastics. But 

The crowd and coaches cheer LFHS freshman Taylor Cekay after her first-place vault en route to an all-around title 

at a quad meet Thursday, Dec. 20, in Lake Forest. Photos by Alyssa Groh/22nd Century Media 

Sophie Prozument works through her beam routine for 

the Scouts. 

I was also nervous because 

there are a lot of expectations 

that come with being 

on varsity. But that really 

just pushed me to work 

harder and that’s gotten me 

to where I am.” 

It was the freshmen and 

sophomores that led Lake 

Forest, and Miles is happy 

about what Cekay and 

Pasquesi have brought to 

the table. 

“Gianna helps pick up 

the other girls with how 

hard she works in practice. 

She’s very coachable and 

she comes up with new 

ideas for the team,” Miles 

said. “And with Taylor, 

there was a bit of a transition 

going from club to 

high school, but she very 

quickly has become one 

Lake Forest’s Madison Miks on the bars during her 

team’s second-place finish at the quad. 

of our more consistent performers. 

“Madison, also as a 

freshman, has already been 

a huge contributor for us. 

It won’t always show but 

she’s usually the last score 

to count towards our team 

scores. And she continued 

to help us in today’s meet.” 

Pasquesi was second 

on vault (9.2); third on 

bars (9), floor (8.8) and 

all-around (35.9); and 

fourth on beam (8.9). 

Miks tied for fifth on 

floor (8.65). 

Lake Forest Academy’s 

Liv Markey competed as 

an individual and was fifth 

in all-around scoring 33.3, 

a score highlighted by a 

second-place finish on 

beam (9.05).



Cekay signs letter of intent to Colgate University 


22nd Century Media 

File Photo 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the week 

1. Grace Tirmazlis 

(above). The 

star Lake Forest 

forward scored 21 

points to go with 8 

rebounds in a win 

over Waukegan 

last week and 

followed it up with 

17 points in a win 

over host Warren 

in the opening 

game of the 

Scouts’ holiday 

tournament. 

2. Taylor Cekay. The 

freshman gymnast 

won three of four 

events and the 

all-around title 

at Lake Forest’s 

host quad meet 

Thursday, Dec. 20. 

3. Halle Douglass. 

The star junior 

guard scored 22, 

19 and 18 points, 

respectively, in 

the Scouts last 

three games, all 

victories. 

Lake Forest High 

School senior Ryan Cekay 

made his dream of playing 

football in college officially 

a reality when he 

signed his National Letter 

of Intent to play for Colgate 

University in Hamilton, 

N.Y., Wednesday, 

Dec. 19. 

Family, friends, teammates 

and coaches 

watched eagerly as Cekay 

signed his name in the 

school’s Metcalf Foyer. 

To kick off the ceremony, 

LFHS Athletic Director 

Tim Burkhalter talked 

about Cekay’s drive to be 

a good player. 

“This is not just an accomplishment 

for just 

Ryan, but everyone here 

understands the commitment, 

dedication and hard 

work that is involved in 

getting to this point,” Burkhalter 

said. “There is an 

awful lot of family and 

friends here today that 

have been a part of that. It 

is a group effort to get to 

this point.” 

Getting to the point of 

playing football on the 

college level was not easy 

for Cekay. 

During his sophomore 

year with the Scouts, 

Cekay was a quarterback. 

Varsity coach Chuck Spagnoli 

called him into his 

office and told Cekay he 

was going to change position 

and be a wide receiver 

for the varsity team. 

Cekay recalls being 

shocked, but followed his 

Mike Cekay (left) and Allison Cekay (right) watch their son Ryan sign his National Letter of Intent to play football at 

Colgate University Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Lake Forest High School. Photos by Alyssa Groh/22nd Century Media 

coach’s guidance. 

“I stuck with being a 

wide receiver and grinded 

hard to get where I am,” 

Cekay said. 

To help the transition 

from quarterback to wide 

receiver, Cekay worked 

with EFT Sports Performance 

in Highland Park. 

“To get to where I am 

now, EFT played a huge 

role in that,” Cekay said. 

“Working with EFT exposed 

me to a lot of the 

greater athletes and made 

me become a better player.” 

Cekay also said all of 

the Scouts’ coaches were 

a huge part to helping him 

become the athlete that he 

is today. 

In this senior season, 

Cekay totaled 40 catches 

for 588 yards and four 

touchdowns and collected 

offers from Cornell University, 

Columbia University, 

San Diego State 

University and Colgate 

University. 

Although it was a difficult 

decision, Cekay 

realized he belonged at 

Colgate. 

“Colgate offered me a 

full ride, and that is huge,” 

Cekay said. “I loved the 

school and also wanted to 

be somewhere with high 

academics. After watching 

[the football team] 

this season, I saw that 

they are a great team and 

they competed. I want to 

go to college and win, get 

a great education and be 

Ryan Cekay (center) stands with some of his teammates 

after signing his National Letter of Intent. 

set up for the future.” 

Spagnoli said Colgate is 

getting an asset as an athlete 

and a person. 

“We have been blessed 

to have him on varsity 

for three years,” Spagnoli 

said. “He is as good of a 

player as we could have 

ever expected. We are sad 

to see him go, but we are 

incredibly proud and happy 

to see him move onto 

the next level.” 

Listen Up 

“If he continues to play like that, we’re going to be 

really good.” 

Phil LaScala — Lake Forst High School boys basketball coach about 

Jake Fisher after the team’s loss to Benet Academy. 

tune in 

Wrestling 

Lake Forest hosts Loyola Academy, Glenbrook 

North, Kelly 

• 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, East campus 

Index 

28 - High School Highlights 

25 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Editor Alyssa Groh. Send 

any questions or comments to alyssa@lakeforestleader.com

Lake Forest Leader | December 27, 2018 | LakeForestLeader.com 

Making it official Ryan Cekay 

signs letter of intent, Page 31 

Big changes 

IHSA approves new football 

scheduling, page 26 

Sophomore Nelli Fleming 

sticks her dismount off 

bars Thursday, Dec. 20, 

in Lake Forest. Alyssa 

Groh/22nd Century Media 

Freshmen, 

sophomores lead 

the way at holiday 

quad, Page 30

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