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Addressing 

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D36 officials answer 

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Winnetka experiences 

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Students become certified scuba divers through high school course, Page 4 

Bob Larson, of Double Action Dive Charters, gives scuba diving instructions to a group of students Feb. 27 at New Trier High School. 

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THURSDAY 

Mother Son Date Night 

6-8:15 p.m. March 7, 

Skokie School, 520 Glendale 

Ave., Winnetka. 

Moms and sons are invited 

to an evening filled with 

dancing, games, dinner 

and entertainment. The 

theme for the evening will 

be Queens and Knights 

Medieval. Register at 

www.winpark.org. 

PJ Story Time 

6:30 p.m. March 7, Winnetka 

Library, 768 Oak 

St. Come in your pajamas 

and bring your teddy bear. 

They will play Bingo and 

read our favorite bedtime 

stories. Expect to have 

some fun. Children ages 

2 and up are invited to 

come listen to stories accompanied 

by their favorite 

adults. Registration required. 

Quilt Lecture 

7-9 p.m. March 7, Winnetka 

Chapel, 630 Lincoln 

Ave. Illinois Quilters will 

host Sue Nickels speaking 

on “Quilting Makes 

the Quilt: Ideas for Deciding 

How to Quilt Your 

Top.” Sue’s lecture topic 

was inspired by the most 

frequent question asked in 

quilting, “How do I decide 

how to quilt my quilt top?” 

Visit www.illinoisquilters. 

com. Guest fee at the door 

is $10. 

SUNDAY 

Founder’s Day 

2-4:30 p.m. March 10, 

Winnetka Community 

House, 620 Lincoln Ave. 

WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer 

joins in for the Village of 

Winnetka’s historic 150thanniversary 

kick-off event 

Founder’s Day. March 10 

marks the date of Winnetka’s 

founding in 1869. 

Baer will present Winnetka 

celebrates “150 Years 

of People, Places & Progress.” 

MONDAY 

Hearing Loss and the ADA 

10 a.m.-noon, March 11, 

North Shore Senior Center, 

161 Northfield Road, 

Northfield. Rachel Arfa, 

JD, an attorney at Equip 

for Equality, will discuss 

the Americans with Disabilities 

Act (1990) and 

current laws protecting 

those with hearing loss. 

This program is presented 

by the Chicago North 

Shore Chapter of the Hearing 

Loss Association of 

America, and held in the 

Lindon Lounge equipped 

with live captioning and 

a hearing loop. Free, but 

donations are welcome to 

help with our Chapter’s 

work. Seating limited. Call 

(847) 784-6079 or visit 

www.HearinglossChicagoNorthShore.com. 

DIY Spa Day 

4 p.m. March 11, Northfield 

Library, 1785 Orchard 

Lane. Come relax at 

the library and craft your 

own spa treats. Make a 

hand scrub, bath soak and 

more. Registration required. 

UPCOMING 

Benefit and Auction 

7 p.m. March 15, Chicago 

Botanic Garden, 1000 

Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. 

Winnetka-based Counseling 

Center of the North 

Shore will host its Annual 

Benefit and Auction. Cost 

is $125 per person and proceeds 

go to the Counseling 

Center of the North Shore. 

Info and tickets are www. 

ccns.org/benefit or contact 

Colleen Schoppman 

at (847) 446-8060 or Colleen@ccns.org. 

Henry’s Heros 

March 16-17, The Book 

Stall, 811 Elm St. Winnetka. 

Buy a book or a toy for 

Lurie Children’s Hospital 

and mention “Henry’s 

Heros.” The organization 

will receive 20 percent of 

the proceeds. Baked goods 

will be hold along with 

raffle tickets. Visit www. 

henrysheroesfoundation. 

org for more information. 

‘Watching Winnetka: Small 

Town Hollywood’ 

11:30 a.m. March 18, 


House, 620 Lincoln Ave. 

Jeff Spitz presents the history 

of big screen movies 

in small town Winnetka. 

Spitz is a Chicago-based, 

Emmy Award-winning 

documentary filmmaker, 

Sundance Film Festival 

honoree and tenured Professor 

in the department 

of Cinema and TV Arts at 

Columbia College Chicago. 

For more info and tickets, 

visit winnetkahistory. 

org or call (847) 446-0001. 

Information Session 

6:30-8 p.m. March 18, 

Carleton Washburne, 515 

Hibbard Road, Winnetka. 

Learn more about The 

Winnetka Public School 

District 36 referendum at 

an information session. 

Visit winnetka36.org. 

Information Session 

6:30-8 p.m. March 21, 

Crow Island, 1112 Willow 

Road, Winnetka. Learn 

more about The Winnetka 

Public School District 36 

referendum at an information 

session. Visit winnetka36.org. 

Parents Night Out 

5:30-8 p.m. April 12, 

Skokie School, Winnetka. 

Take a night off and have 

some time to yourself 

while your kids enjoy dinner 

and a movie on us. 

Prior to our feature presentation 

of “Ralph Breaks 

the Internet,” kids will be 

supervised for open gym 

and pizza will be served. 

50th Anniversary 

7 p.m. April 13, Sheridan 

Shore Yacht Club, 

Harbor Drive, Wilmette. 

Winnetka Youth Organization’s 

50th Anniversary 

Benefit will have live music, 

open bar and dinner. 

Awards will be presented 

to teens for their positive 

impact on the community. 

Visit www.winnetkayo. 

org. 

Egg Hunt 

10-11 a.m. April 20, 

West Elm Park, 1155 Elm 

St., Winnetka. Join the fun 

and excitement of hunting 

for goody-filled eggs 

in Winnetka’s annual egg 

hunt. After the eggs are 

all cracked, stick around 

and have your child’s picture 

taken with “EB” the 

bunny. 

Doggy Egg Hunt 

11:30 a.m. April 20, 

West Elm Park, 1155 Elm 

St., Winnetka. Dogs may 

not eat eggs, but they do 

enjoy the treats inside. 

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friend during our egg hunt 

parade, challenge the doggy 

obstacle course, and 

scour for treats hidden in 

plastic eggs. 

ONGOING 

Society Of Active Single 

Seniors 

7 p.m. every third Tuesday 

of the month, Lutheran 

Church of the Ascension, 

460 Sunset Ridge Road, 

Northfield. SASS is a independently 

run, voluntary, 

non-denominational 

club that offers a variety 

of social events including 

attending professional theater, 

music performances, 

parties and dining out. 

Events are planned and led 

by the members. 

North Shore Exploring 

Grief Group 

7-8:30 p.m. Every other 

Thursdays, March 7-June 

13, Winnetka Congregational 

Church, 725 Pine 

St. This program is offered 

in an eight-week session. 

The group provides a confidential, 

educational and 

nonjudgmental environment. 

Three congregations 

have come together 

to sponsor this important 

service for our community, 

making it available at 

no charge to participants: 

Christ Church Winnetka, 

Kenilworth Union Church 

and Winnetka Congregational 

Church.

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the winnetka current | March 7, 2019 | 3 

D36 officials address referendum, 

enrollment at public session 

New Trier’s Senior Class Presents 

Ronnie Wachter 

Freelance Reporter 

Close to 50 visitors attended 

an informational 

session Feb. 25 about the 

$90.6 million referendum 

that The Winnetka Public 

School District 36 has 

placed on the April 2 ballot. 

At the end of the public 

session at Greeley School, 

district officials answered 

questions written on cards 

by the audience. No one 

expressed any criticisms 

of the proposal, although 

after the meeting, several 

attendees said that previous 

sessions have included 

rounded discussions of 

both praise and concerns. 

This session was the 

fourth in its series, with 

the final two being 6:30-8 

p.m. March 18 at Carleton 

Washburne and 6:30-8 p.m. 

March 21 at Crow Island. 

Winnetka’s residents have 

been looking closely at the 

district since Dec. 18, when 

the School Board placed the 

referendum on their spring 

ballot. If approved, the plan 

would mean: 

• The replacement of water 

pipes in Crow Island, 

Greeley, Hubbard Woods 

and Carleton Washburne to 

reduce lead levels 

• Accessibility improvements, 

which would be 

required by the Americans 

with Disabilities Act 

• Upgrades to the electrical 

capacity, to avoid 

“brownouts” (as some officials 

described them) when 

too many students are using 

electronic devices at once 

• Ventilation improvements 

and asbestos removal 

• Renovations or expansions 

of cafeterias and libraries 

at all four buildings 

• The slow withdrawal 

of district activities from 

Skokie, which might eventually 

be rented out for 

other uses. 

Winnetka resident Maggie 

Williamson was in attendance 

at the informational 

meeting and told The 

Current she plans to vote in 

favor of the tax increase, although 

it was not ideal. 

“This is the best worstcase 

scenario, for me,” Williamson 

said. “Our schools’ 

experience needs to be improved, 

just to prepare kids 

for New Trier and college.” 

District leaders addressed 

one of the critics’ primary 

concerns, the drop in enrollment. 

Winnetka’s most 

recent peak came in 2006 

at 2,100 students, but for 

2018-19 it is around 1,600. 

Crow Island, however, 

has become overcrowded. 

The district responded by 

moving its kindergarten 

classes to other buildings 

and installing two leased 

trailers as classrooms. This 

led to a separate issue: redistricting. 

Superintendent Trisha 

Kocanda said she expects 

the board to make changes 

in the schools’ unbalanced 

enrollments, which would 

take effect in the 2020 

school year. 

“That will happen, regardless 

of the referendum,” 

she said. 

But with redistricting, 

numerous officials said 

during the session, will 

not solve the problems 

of brownouts in centuryold 

buildings, pipe bursts 

at recently renovated but 

under-insulated buildings, 

50-year-old boilers at 

Washburne and 20th century 

security designs that 

take no account for school 

shootings and other modern 

safety concerns. 

Also, today’s public 

schools face more requirements 

for serving children 

Future Referendum 

Information Sessions 

• 6:30-8 p.m. March 

18 at Carleton 

Washburne 

• 6:30-8 p.m. March 

21 at Crow Island 

with special needs. Chief 

financial officer Brad 

Goldstein also described 

his own travails of trying 

to give privacy to meetings 

that take place in hallways. 

“There are more special 

services, and more meeting 

in groups,” he said. “I 

have to step over kids all 

the time as I do laps around 

the building.” 

The solutions to those 

issues could cost a total 

of $100.6 million. To help 

fund that, board members 

also plan to take $10 million 

out of the reserve fund 

if voters approve the construction. 

The district has not hired 

an architect to make firm 

designs for each building 

yet, and does not have a 

plan for what would become 

of Skokie. 

Winnetka resident Sarah 

Martay, who plans to vote 

yes on the referendum, 

said she had attended other 

meetings and listened to 

the concerns of those who 

disagree with the concept. 

No opponents, however, 

provided a comment to The 

Current on Feb. 25. 

“It’ll be interesting to see 

how the other half votes,” 

she said. 

The district is also offering 

opportunities to meet 

with Kocanda and School 

Board members at the district 

office from 3:30-5 p.m. 

March 13. Call to schedule 

an individual appointment 

at (847) 446-9400. There 

were already two sessions 

on Feb. 27 and March 6. 

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Students become 

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Megan Bernard, Editor 

A group of New Trier 

students are diving into 

marine biology. 

The students, mostly 

juniors and seniors, are 

becoming certified scuba 

divers through a laboratory 

portion of their marine biology 

course offered at the 

high school. 

For the bulk of the elective 

course, students are 

in the classroom; however, 

for a portion of the 

third quarter, they meet 

with scuba diving instructors 

twice a week during 

a two-period block in the 

school’s pool, said teachers 

Cole Lanham and Lauren 

Meyer. 

“One of the things when 

the course was designed 

was the idea for kids who 

have potential interest in 

the field — who might 

study this in college and 

beyond — was to give 

them the whole experience,” 

Lanham said about 

the diving class portion. 

On the dive days, students 

trade their street 

clothes for wetsuits and 

gear up with masks, fins 

and an oxygen tank. 

“They love it,” Meyer 

said. “They are just so 

psyched about it.” 

The end goal is to have 

the students become “confident 

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New Trier student Riley Brooks works to become a certified scuba diver during 

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Marine biology students Clare Kenney (left) and Noelle Dondanville prepare to dive. 

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“On the off days, we 

look into the biology, 

chemistry and psychics 

of the diving in the classroom,” 

Meyer added. 

Specifically, the students 

are learning about how 

diving and holding your 

breath affects your lungs, 

the relationship between 

pressure and volume, and 

the technology and more 

scientific aspects behind 

the dive. 

Throughout the third 

quarter, the students complete 

five modules and 

earn a basic certification 

through the Professional 

Association of Diving 

Instructors. The students 

who come in already basic 

certified become rescue 

certified — a higher level 

of certification. 

While Lanham and 

Meyer have taught the 

course for nearly 15 years, 

they call on a scuba team to 

come in for the laboratory 

experience in the pool. The 

team is comprised of Bob 

Larson, Annette Queyquep 

and Ashton Schardt. 

“The great thing about 

this is that even after they 

get their basic certification 

in the pool, they can come 

out in the spring and do 

four more dives in Lake 

Michigan to get their open 

water certification,” said 

Larson, of Double Action 

Dive Charters. “They can 

use this for the rest of their 

lives.” 

“We’re also enabling the 

students to continue their 

(existing) training and put 

their great skills to use,” 

added Queyquep, who 

trains the rescue divers. 

Senior Sofia Fox, of Wilmette, 

is one of the students 

in the advanced group. She 

said she enrolled in the 

elective because she wants 

to become a marine biologist 

in the future. 

“There are so many opportunities 

at New Trier 

and this was perfect for 

me,” Fox said before 

jumping into the pool Feb. 

27 to learn how to rescue a 

distressed diver. 

Lanham and Meyer 

have a proven track 

record of success, as 

they’ve seen former New 

Trier students continue 

their studies in marine biology 

in college following 

their course. While 

on a sabbatical in Fiji, 

Meyer even met with a 

graduate who became a 

marine biologist. 

“Not every single student 

continues in marine 

biology,” Lanham said, 

“but in every group, there 

are a couple.” 

“It’s a pretty immersive 

experience. We just 

have fun with it and connect 

what we’re doing in 

the classroom to what we 

are doing in the pool. This 

isn’t just designed for marine 

biology students; I 

feel like it accommodates 

a lot of different interests 

in the field.”

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Police Reports 

Two Winnetka clothing 

stores report shoplifting 

An unknown offender 

stole a purse, worth $249, 

between 4:15-4:45 p.m. 

Feb. 22 from KMK Luxury 

Consignment, 561 ½ 

Lincoln Ave., Winnetka. 

Between 5-5:05 p.m. the 

same day, a dress, worth 

$330, was reported stolen 

at Valentina, 566 Chestnut 

St. 

In other police news: 

Winnetka 

Feb. 15 

• A victim’s personal identifiers 

were used to open 

multiple cell phone carrier 

accounts and loans without 

authorization between Jan. 

28-Feb. 15. The amount of 

loss is unknown. 

Feb. 20 

• Julius J. Whittaker, 38, of 

Evanston, was arrested for 

driving with a suspended 

driver’s license and cited 

for only one functioning 

taillight at 1:27 a.m. at the 

intersection of Hill and 

DeWindt roads. His court 

date is March 6. 

• A victim’s personal identifiers 

were used to open a 

Visa card and make purchases, 

worth $803, between 

10:50-11:01 a.m. 

Feb. 18 

• An unknown offender 

stole a victim’s earring 

that had fallen on the floor 

between 12:15-12:45 p.m. 

at Peet’s Coffee, 819 Elm 

St. The amount of loss is 

unknown. 

Northfield 

Feb. 24 

• Juhyun Kim, 26, of Chicago, 

was arrested for 

speeding 26 mph or more 

over the limit (58 mph in a 

30 mph zone) at 8:18 a.m. 

on Willow Road. His court 

date is April 10. 

Feb. 21 

• Norman Galeana, 27, of 

Chicago, was arrested for 

driving while license suspended 

and speeding (50 

mph in a 30 mph zone) at 

3:45 a.m. at the intersection 

of Willow Road and 

Bracken Lane. Her court 

date is March 28. 

Feb. 20 

• Mario Velez, 40, of 

Waukegan, was arrested 

for driving while license 

suspended and operating 

a vehicle while using a 

handheld electronic device 

at 11:19 a.m. in the 

1600 block of Willow 

Road. His court date is 

March 28. 

• An unregistered solicitor 

was reported at 2:02 

p.m. at the intersection of 

Ingram Street and Drury 

Lane. Officers located the 

solicitor and advised them 

a permit was required to 

solicit in Northfield. The 

solicitor agreed to stop until 

a permit was obtained. 

• A resident was a victim 

of identity theft. The case 

is under investigation. 

Feb. 19 

• A Northfield logistics 

company reported a load 

of freight never arrived 

at its destination at 12:39 

p.m. Officers contacted 

the trucking company and 

verified the freight had arrived 

and was accounted 

for. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Winnetka 

Current Police Reports 

are compiled by the Winnetka 

Police Department and the 

Northfield Police Department. 

Individuals named in these reports 

are considered innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 

From The Village 

Upcoming public hearing 

On March 19, the Winnetka 

Village Council is 

scheduled to hold a public 

hearing on proposed 

Zoning Ordinance amendments 

to the C-2 Commercial 

Overlay District 

(the “Overlay District”), 

as well as related amendments 

to the C-1 Neigh- 

March 21 through May 5 

To reserve tickets -oillamptheater.org 

Or (847) 834-0738 

borhood Commercial 

District (the C-1 District) 

and the C-2 General Retail 

Commercial District (the 

C-2 District). 

Links that provide information 

regarding the 

public hearing and the proposed 

changes are available 

at www.villageofwinnetka.org. 

Comments regarding 

the proposed amendments 

may also be mailed to 

Winnetka Village Council, 

c/o Community Development 

Department, 510 

Green Bay Road, Winnetka, 

IL 60093 or emailed to 

dschoon@winnetka.org. 

From the Village is compiled 

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8 | March 7, 2019 | The winnetka Current news 


District 36 Board of Education 

Staffing plan reveals declining enrollment 

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The preliminary staffing 

plan for the 2019-2020 

school year was presented 

at the District 36 school 

board meeting on Feb. 26, 

revealing more information 

about student numbers 

as district enrollment continues 

to decline. 

Daniel Ryan, assistant 

superintendent for professional 

learning and human 

resources, shared that K-8 

student enrollment is expected 

to drop 2.5 percent 

in the next school year, 

down from 1,621 to 1,580. 

The number of incoming 

kindergarteners, however, 

is projected to stay level 

with this year’s class at 

around 138 students. 

Considering these 

numbers, in addition to 

accounting for programming 

shifts next year such 

as a more inclusive special 

education program 

at Washburne and a high 

number of incoming kindergarteners 

with individualized 

education plans, 

Ryan expects that staffing 

needs will only reduce 1.4 

percent, from 333.6 FTE 

to 329. However, with 

expected retirements and 

other adjustments, Ryan 

does not foresee the need 

to terminate any employees 

at this time. 

As the staffing plan will 

be revised over the next 

month with more updated 

enrollment figures and information, 

it will be confirmed 

at the March board 

meeting where members 

will vote to approve the 

plan. 

As the number of incoming 

kindergarteners with 

IEPs is atypically high this 

year — usually 2-3 students 

come from NSSEDsponsored 

preschools, but 

this year 11 will — board 

member Dawn Livingston 

asked if the North Suburban 

Special Education 

District is seeing this bump 

with all schools in their district. 

“We’re an anomaly 

compared to some 

others,”Superintendent Trisha 

Kocanda responded. 

Director of Student 

Services Beth Martin explained 

that NSSED has 

expanded outreach and 

more children now are able 

to receive services than 

ever before, so the number 

of children with IEPs is an 

effect of that outreach, as 

well as preschool teachers’ 

improved ability to identify 

needs, all in addition 

to more students than usual 

requiring services. 

Martin emphasized that 

this early identification is 

“good for the kids,” and 

Kocanda reminded that it 

is a better outcome for all 

when those students are invested 

in early. 

In other news from the 

evening, five action items 

were unanimously passed 

by the board, including the 

2019-2020 academic year 

calendar; an auditors’ arrangement 

letter; and a bid 

approval for renovations 

taking place in the summer. 

In addition, the same 

kindergarten attendance 

boundaries as the last two 

years for Crow Island 

district children were approved, 

though this will be 

the last year that kindergarten 

will not be held at the 

school as re-districting is 

set to be finalized later this 

spring. 

Though the April 2 referendum 

was only minimally 

discussed at the meeting 

when Kocanda shared the 

dates of both past and upcoming 

informational outreach 

sessions and tours, 

one meeting attendee, Brie 

Root, urged attendees to 

vote “yes” during the public 

comment portion of the 

meeting. 

A moment from the 

meeting was also taken to 

remember Rachel Owen, 

who worked for nearly 

20 years as a secretary at 

Skokie School. According 

to Kocanda, her recent 

death has been difficult for 

many, but there has also 

been much laughter coming 

from shared stories 

about Owen. 

“She will be deeply 

missed,” Kocanda said. 

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Northfield Park Districts 

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year. 

The Winnetka Park 

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Contributing Editor 

A group of Highland Park High School students, their 

teacher Kunal Pujara and representatives from Rainbows 

for All Children’s marched through Winnetka for a 

fundraiser. Nicole Carrow/22nd Century Media 

Walking more than thirteen 

miles, through six cities 

and villages is a large 

effort for anyone. 

Factor in the snow and 

bad weather that February 

brings, and what 

eight Highland Park High 

School students, along 

with their physics teacher 

Kunal Pujara did was quite 

the feat. 

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Park High School. 

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walking on the sidewalks, 

but it was a great accomplishment 

for all of the 

students. None of them 

had gone 13 miles in any 

form,” Pujara said. “We 

mostly stayed on Green 

Bay, except when there 

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Police: Rash of home burglaries nothing out of the ordinary 

Christine Adams 


After a string of residential 

burglaries in Glencoe and Winnetka 

over the last two months, 

police officials from both villages 

are reassuring the public that 

they are not experiencing a spike 

in crime. Still, they say residents 

should take precautions in securing 

their homes. 

Glencoe has recently experienced 

four forced-entry residential 

burglaries, one reported 

on Jan. 12, two on Feb. 12 and 

one more on Feb. 26. In two of 

the burglaries, jewelry was taken 

from the homes, and in the other 

two either nothing was taken or 

the resident is unsure if anything 

was taken. 

In Winnetka, there were two 

residential burglaries on Jan. 14 

— one through forced entry, the 

other through an unlocked door 

— and an attempted third forced 

entry on Jan. 23. Though there 

were items of value in plain sight 

in the homes, nothing was taken 

in any of these incidents. Still, the 

homes were ransacked and there 

were obvious signs of entry. 

All events are still under active 

investigation and it is not 

yet known if any are related at 

this time. 

Though the recent episodes 

may seem alarming to locals, 

Winnetka Deputy Chief of Police 

Brian O’Connell reminded 

that these break-ins bring the 

total number of burglaries in the 

village over the last six months 

to four, which is a typical number 

for that course of time. 

Glencoe’s Deputy Chief of 

Public Safety Richard Weiner 

agrees that the frequency of these 

crimes is not out of line with what 

the village normally sees. 

In an effort to deter future 

crimes, police are asking residents 

to be mindful of their home 

security and surveillance. Weiner 

asks that, if a home is equipped 

with a security system, it be 

turned on, and to secure anything 

of value in non-traditional ways. 

Cameras not only possibly prevent 

homes from being targeted, 

but can also help identify offenders 

caught on tape. 

He also asked that home address 

signs be highly visible 

from a distance. 

“So that officers approaching 

the home from either side on a 

burglary can park their squad out 

of sight and approach the house 

in an attempt to catch the offenders 

in the act,” Weiner added. 

O’Connell also asked residents 

to be good neighbors by 

being vigilant in knowing who is 

around, and not hesitating to contact 

police if they see something 

out of the ordinary. Doors should 

be locked, and surveillance 

equipment and alarms should be 

utilized even when leaving the 

house for something as simple as 

taking the dog out for a walk. 

“It happens that quickly,” he 

said. 

Park 

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households to 30 compared to 

16 in 2017. Even though there 

was an increase in Northfield 

Park District households purchasing 

season passes, Shea 

said staff did not receive any 

documented negative feedback 

or concerns from Winnetka 

Park District residents 

regarding the increase of 

Northfield Park District residents 

visiting the beaches. 

“They don’t have access 

to park down at the bottom 

at Tower (Beach),” he said. 

“They park up on top. There 

were no documented issues 

that there were any concerns 

with Northfield residents being 

at the beach.” 

The board also approved 

the purchase of a track skid 

loader, 2019 Case TV370T- 

4BC, from Burris Equipment 

of Waukegan through 

the Sourcewell cooperative 

for the price of $66,039.94. 

Sourcewell is a cooperative 

purchasing organization serving 

various governmental 

agencies. The Winnetka Park 

District is a Sourcewell member. 

By purchasing through 

the Sourcewell cooperative, 

this will allow staff to order 

the unit at a greater cost savings 

to the district and not 

have to go through the formal 

bid process, said Superintendent 

of Parks Costa Kutulas. 

“We’re getting a really 

good price with the Sourcewell 

cooperative purchasing,” 

he said. 

This piece of equipment will 

be used throughout the entire 

district to perform such tasks 

as earth moving, tree planting, 

tree clearing, loading/unloading 

aggregate and material and 

utilizing district implements 

to perform additional tasks. 

The district currently rents this 

equipment, but due to the high 

cost and frequency, staff has 

identified that purchasing this 

equipment is a better investment 

of district resources, said 

Kutulas. 

“Right now we are renting 

this piece of equipment at 

$175 an hour,” he said. “Over 

the last three years, we have 

spent close to $27,000 in rental 

fees. So we’re looking to 

recoup some of that money.” 

This machine was identified 

as a necessary purchase 

through the long range plan 

approved in the 2019 capital 

budget and staff identified the 

Case unit as the best option 

that will fit the needs of the 

district, added Kutulas. 

“Having this in-house will 

allow us to expand our operations 

of what we do,” he said. 

“This will give us more versatility 

to do more clean-up.” 

Charity 

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were parts of Green Bay just north 

of Lake Cook where it was too 

hard to get on the sidewalk, so we 

took St. Johns the rest of the way 

to Highland Park.” 

The group took on the lengthy 

walk as part of Highland Park 

High School’s annual Charity 

Drive, in which the school hosts 

a series of fundraisers, all raising 

money for one charity. 

This year, the beneficiary of 

Charity Drive is Rainbows for 

All Children, a charity dedicated 

to providing support for young 

people who are suffering from a 

loss — whether their loss is from 

death, divorce, deployment, incarceration, 

deportation or a lifealtering 

illness. 

“These are small organizations, 

and it really is like the tipping point 

for them,” Pujara said. “Highland 

Park usually picks an organization, 

not a huge one like the American 

Red Cross, which has huge donors, 

but a small place, like Rainbows 

for All Children, which makes a 

huge difference for them.” 

Pujara holds a half marathon 

event of some sort every year for 

Charity Drive, and has since 2011. 

From 2011 to 2015, the event was 

a half-marathon run, but since 

2016, Pujara and his students have 

walked the 13.1-mile distance. 

“Some of the girls were on the 

cross country and track teams, 

and they told us exactly when we 

were in Highland Park,” Pujara 

said. “From the school, they knew 

exactly where the three-mile mark 

was along the Green Bay trail. 

They felt accomplished.” 

He said it was “great” to see his 

students dedicated to the walk, 

as with their additional outreach, 

the group could fundraise more 

money. 

“I’m limited to the students 

who are in my classes and their 

parents,” Pujara said. “They feel 

a wonderful sense of accomplishment 

when they see how much we 

raise as a group.” 

Due to the cold temperatures 

during the walk, the group 

stopped at a Walgreens along 

their route to buy handwarmers 

because the students’ hands were 

cold, according to Pujara. 

The students who participated 

weren’t only generous with their 

fundraising efforts, but also with 

one another throughout the walk. 

According to Pujara, the eight 

students shared the sets of handwarmers 

purchased at Walgreens. 

They also made time to stop at 

a Starbucks and a Winnetka Mc- 

Donald’s for lunch. 

Due to warming temperatures, 

Pujara said the students didn’t 

stop after their lunch break, continuing 

to make their way toward 

the school. 

“It was cold at the beginning of 

the day, and the sidewalks weren’t 

as clear, so it was more challeng- 

Josh Gross (left) and Benny 

Cohen (right) show their 

makeshift weather-proofed 

sneakers (lined with plastic 

bags). Nicole Carrow/22nd 

Century Media 

ing on the ankles, but after that it 

was smooth sailing,” Pujara said. 

A highlight of the walk was 

when Stephanie Garrity, the executive 

director of Rainbows for 

All Children joined the group for 

the last four miles of the walk. 

“It was nice to have the director 

of Rainbows walk the path with 

us,” Pujara said. “The kids got to 

see the Rainbows facility, meet 

the people who work there, and 

it was just nice for the students to 

see what kind of impact their fundraising 

was doing.”



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Music teacher Elizabeth Clemmitt (right) performs a sing-along Jan. 27 at the 

inaugural Snowflake Festival at Willow Wood Preschool. Marena Beck Photography 

Inaugural Snowflake Festival 

showcases Willow Wood Preschool 

Staff Report 

On Jan. 27, Willow 

Wood students and their 

families braved the cold 

and deep snow to enjoy 

the first annual Snowflake 

Festival at Willow Wood 

Preschool. 

Families moved freely 

from classroom to classroom, 

each set up with a 

News Briefs 

Winnetka Historical 

Society elects executive 

director 

The Board 

of Directors 

of the 

Winnetka 

Historical 

Society is 

pleased to 

announce Trieschmann 

the appointment 

Mary Trieschmann 

as its new executive director. 

A native Winnetkan, 

Trieschmann brings her 

expertise in nonprofit 

management, fundraising 

and museum operations 

unique theme, including 

sensory exploration to big 

body movement in all sorts 

of subjects ranging from 

art to math. 

Kids enjoyed the experience 

to show their parents 

and grandparents how they 

interact at school, and it 

also gave them an opportunity 

to meet their future 

teachers and explore those 

classrooms. Everyone 

ended the fun with a very 

lively family sing-along 

led by the music teacher, 

Elizabeth Clemmitt, and 

of course included the 

favored “I’m a Gummy 

Bear” song. 

For more information on 

Willow Wood Preschool, 

visit www.willowwoodpreschool.org. 

to the Winnetka Historical 

Society. She has more than 

25 years experience with 

museums and nonprofits 

working on exhibits, programming, 

organizational 

polices and volunteer engagement. 

As former vice president 

of programs and exhibits 

at the Kohl Children’s Museum 

of Greater Chicago, 

she played a key role in 

their successful $23 million 

capital campaign, 

helped conceptualize and 

implement the organization’s 

short and long term 

strategic plans, designed 

and managed exhibit installations, 

and helped develop 

learning programs 

for professional educators. 

Since 2015, she has 

worked as a consultant 

and exhibit developer for 

museums, foundations and 

state run agencies across 

the United States. 

Trieschmann is looking 

forward to applying 

her creativity and passion 

to promote awareness 

of Winnetka’s heritage 

through collections, research, 

programs, exhibits 

and publications. She began 

her new role on Feb. 4. 

For more information, 

visit whsadmin@winnetkahistory.org 

or (847) 446- 

0001. 

School News 

Tess named as assistant 

superintendent 

At the 

School 

Board meeting 

on 

Feb. 26, 

the School 

Board unanimously 

Tess 

approved 

current Skokie School 

Principal, Kelly Tess, to 

assume the role of Assistant 

Superintendent of 

Professional Learning and 

Human Resources on July 

1. Retiring Assistant Superintendent 

Dr. Daniel 

Ryan will work with Tess 

to ensure a seamless transition 

process. The district 

will immediately commence 

a search for a new 

Principal for The Skokie 

School. 

After conducting a comprehensive 

search process 

Business Briefs 

Winnetkan to be honored 

a Washington’s National 

Press Club 

The James W. Foley 

Legacy Foundation announced 

the honorees for 

the 2019 James W. Foley 

Freedom Awards to be 

hosted in Washington, DC, 

on April 2, 2019. 

American diplomat 

Brett McGurk will receive 

the 2019 Hostage Freedom 

Award for his work in negotiations 

that led to the 

release of several Americans 

held captive in Iran, 

including journalist Jason 

Rezaian. 

Rezaian, who was unjustly 

detained in Iran during 

his tenure as the Tehran 

bureau chief for The 

Washington Post, will receive 

the 2019 World Press 

Freedom Award. 

Dr. Terrence Rynne, 

founder of the Marquette 

University Center for 

that began in November 

2018, Tess emerged as 

the lead candidate. As 

Assistant Superintendent 

of Professional Learning 

and Human Resources, 

Tess’ responsibilities will 

include overseeing the 

Human Resources needs 

of District staff members, 

fostering professional 

growth--including partnering 

with the WEA on 

implementing the Winnetka 

University platform, 

facilitating staff evaluations, 

and executing a 

strategic leadership development 

plan for recruiting 

and retaining high-quality 

candidates for District positions. 

“During her tenure at 

The Skokie School, Tess 

has fostered a student- 

Peacemaking, of Winnetka, 

will receive the 2019 

Humanitarian Award for 

his work in conflict resolution 

and peacemaking. 

Christiane Amanpour, 

chief international anchor 

of CNN’s global affairs 

program “Amanpour,” and 

host of “Amanpour and 

Company” on PBS will be 

the keynote speaker at the 

dinner. 

“It is our honor to recognize 

the moral courage and 

individual contributions 

of Brett McGurk, Jason 

Rezaian and Dr. Terrence 

Rynne in prioritizing the 

importance of every American 

unjustly detained 

abroad and press freedom 

in the U.S. and around the 

world,” said Diane Foley, 

president of the James W. 

Foley Legacy Foundation. 

Rynne established the 

Center for Peacemaking 

at Marquette University 

to improve the quality of 

centered environment, 

deeply committed to 

growth and innovation 

that is rooted in progressive 

education,” said Dr. 

Trisha Kocanda, Superintendent. 

“Tess has demonstrated 

consistent and effective 

leadership as well 

as a passion for teacher 

recruitment and development. 

Her commitment 

to human resources leadership 

was evidenced in 

the selection process. We 

are also proud to be promoting 

leadership from 

within the The Winnetka 

Public Schools.” 

“Thank you to the students, 

staff, and parents at 

The Skokie School. I am 

proud of all that we have 

accomplished together 

over the past five years. 

While it is bittersweet to 

step away from my position 

at Skokie, I am sincerely 

honored to have the 

opportunity to serve our 

school community in this 

new leadership role,” Tess 

said. 

life and reduce crime in 

Milwaukee’s inner city, 

teach conflict resolution in 

local schools, encourage 

research efforts by faculty 

and students and develop 

strategies for peacemaking. 

“Dr. Rynne’s dedication 

to peace exemplifies the 

power of one person to do 

good in our troubled world 

and inspire others,” Foley 

said. 

To learn more about the 

2019 James W. Foley Freedom 

Awards, to become a 

table sponsor or purchase 

tickets, visit www.jamesfoleyfoundation.org. 

You 

may also contact Amy 

Coyne, Director of Corporate 

and Community 

Relations, at amy.coyne@ 

jamesfoleyfoundation.org. 

Business Briefs will be 

compiled by Megan Bernard 

at megan@winnetkacurrent. 

com.

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Adaptive sports unit gives students ‘deeper understanding’ 

Alexa Burnell 


Sacred Heart physical 

education teacher Justin 

Drexler has developed a 

four-week adaptive sports 

unit, teaching the student 

body what its like for a 

person with a physical 

disability to navigate the 

world of athletics. 

The goal of the unit 

was to foster empathy 

and understanding for all, 

reflecting values that he 

has held dear since childhood. 

“My mother was a special 

education teacher, so 

I was exposed to people 

with various abilities my 

whole life. Growing up, I 

always volunteered at Special 

Olympic programs; 

later in life, I worked with 

North Suburban Special 

Education District for 

10 years,” Drexler said. 

“When I came to Sacred 

Heart about one year ago, I 

knew I wanted to integrate 

these experiences into the 

curriculum, hoping for students 

to gain a deeper understanding 

of what life is 

like for someone who has 

a physical disability. 

“We want our students 

to go out into the world 

and have empathy and 

compassion and to make 

all people feel respected, 

welcomed and understood.” 

During the four weeks, 

students learned to play 

basketball, baseball, lacrosse 

and field hockey 

with a physical impairment. 

Sometimes Drexler’s 

students weren’t allowed 

to use their lower extremities, 

relying on scooters to 

get around the gymnasium 

while playing a sport. Other 

times, students had to 

play a sport with their nondominant 

hand, or play 

with their eyes closed, 

getting a sense of what it 

would be like to have a vision 

impairment. 

Principal Kristen Fink 

explained that when Drexler 

introduced the idea, she 

jumped at the opportunity 

to broaden horizons. 

“We have a fairly ablebodied 

student body, so 

having an opportunity to 

expose them to any type 

of diversity is important,” 

Fink said. “We want our 

students to go out into the 

world and have compassion, 

understanding and 

empathy for all. I believe 

a lesson like this one will 

give the students a chance 

to be appreciative of the 

gifts they have, while understanding 

that others 

aren’t as fortunate.” 

If the goal of the fourweek 

adaptive sports unit 

was to foster understanding 

and empathy. According 

to fourth-grade students 

Mackenzie Pierce, 

of Winnetka, and Mick 

Rushin, of Glencoe, the 

mission was accomplished. 

Both explained 

how the lesson impacted 

them. 

“This lesson was so 

important because we all 

should understand what 

it’s like to have a disability 

and how to treat others 

who are different from us,” 

Pierce said. “We must be 

kind and also make them 

feel included. We don’t 

want them to feel left out 

or as if they are so different 

from us. Many people 

who have a disability can 

do the same things we can, 

but just in a different way 

and it’s important for people 

to understand that.” 

“I think the lesson has 

made us all stop and think 

about what it is like to really 

have a disability,” 

Rushin added. “I’m sure 

most of us don’t always 

think about what it would 

be like if we didn’t have 

eyesight or use of parts of 

our body and we just take 

it for granted, but really, 

we are lucky.” 

At the end of the unit, 

seventh- and eighth-grade 

students attended a Glenbrook 

South vs. Glenbrook 

North NSSED basketball 

game on March 1, watching 

an entire pep squad 

and fans cheer on athletes 

with physical disabilities. 

Sacred Heart Assistant 

Students use scooters during a recent adaptive sports 

unit at Sacred Heart School in Winnetka. 

Photo Submitted 

Vice Principal Dana Vance 

believes the chance to see 

these athletes in action truly 

drives the point home, 

allowing for future meaningful 

conversations to 

take place at school, particularly 

during religion 

classes. 

“After these past four 

weeks, I think concluding 

with an experience that allows 

our students to witness 

what they’ve been 

taught is very impactful,” 

Vance said. “I hope that 

the lesson reminds students 

that we as Catholics 

and Christians must look 

at everybody, regardless of 

race, gender, age or ethnicity, 

as children of God. 

Who we are inside, is so 

much more important than 

how we appear externally. 

Afterall, what good is it if 

you’re pretty on the outside, 

if you aren’t beautiful 

on the inside?” 

New Trier to celebrate 25 years of Winter Carnival 

Submitted by New Trier 

New Trier High School’s 

Senior Class invites local 

residents, friends, alumni 

and children of all ages for 

a 25-year celebration of its 

annual Winter Carnival. 

From 5:30-9 p.m. March 

15, the entire Winnetka 

Campus, 385 Winnetka 

Ave., will be transformed 

into a carnival ground with 

activities, prizes, food and 

more to celebrate the milestone 

event. All township 

families are encouraged 

to bring kids to this megacarnival 

event. 

“It’s rewarding to see 

Winter Carnival working 

full-circle, because many 

of the senior students who 

attended as small children 

are now the ones leading 

it,” senior adviser co-chair 

Susie Paunan said. “Similarly, 

we hope to see some 

alumni return to New Trier 

on March 15 to join us in 

celebrating 25 years of 

Winter Carnival.” 

Since 2001, the Winter 

Carnival has benefited the 

Senior Class’ annual Habitat 

for Humanity project, 

which involves building 

homes for underserved 

families through physical 

labor and fundraising. 

At the conclusion of 

this years’ service project, 

New Trier will be the 

only school to have helped 

the organization build 38 

homes over 19 years. So 

far, 18 homes have been 

built in the Waukegan 

area, and 18 more homes 

have been built in the Philippines. 

For this year’s event, 

Senior Adviser Rooms 

will host more than 45 

booths to appeal to kids of 

all ages, senior adviser cochair 

Chris Pearson said. 

Carnival-goers can expect 

everything from the classics, 

to more unique activity 

booths, such as glowin-the-dark 

mini golf and 

inflatable bumper cars. 

The year’s booths also 

include: 3-Point Basketball 

Shoot-Out, Baggo Bean 

Bag Tournament, Ball Pit, 

Balloon Artist, Bowling, 

Cake Walk, Camp-out, 

Casino, Climbing Wall, 

Cookie Decorating, Crazy 

Hair Salon, Dippin Dots, 

Donut on a string, Face 

Painting, Face Painting/ 

Make Up, Flower Pot Dessert, 

Food Court (Pizza/ 

Hot dogs), Four Square, 

Freeze Dance Party, Go 

Fish, Goal Post Football 

Kick, Guitar Hero-Rock-it 

Room & Rock Pet Painting, 

Harry Potter Duel, 

Human Bowling, Make 

Your Own Name Bracelet, 

Marriage Chapel, Musical 

Chairs, Nail Painting, Nerf 

Target Game, Paper Airplanes, 

Pick a Ducky, Ping 

Pong Ball Toss/Fish Bowl, 

Plinko, Pop-A-Shot, Popcorn, 

Red Carpet Room/ 

Dress Up Photos, Shinny 

Hockey, Skeeball, Slam 

Dunk Contest, Slime Making, 

Tattoos, Video Game 

Competition – Mario Kart, 

Wheel Prize Game, and 

Whiffle Ball Home-Run 

Derby. 

Admission at the entrance 

is free and activity 

tickets are $1 each. Parking 

is free, and is available in 

the lots on the east side of 

the school, as well as in any 

space marked “New Trier 

High School” in the Indian 

Hill lot adjacent to the Metra 

lot at Winnetka Avenue 

and Green Bay Road. 

Donations are accepted 

online any time at newtrier.revtrak.net/Fundraising/ 

Fundraising-Habitat-for- 

Humanity.



THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

New principals named at 

Cherokee, Sheridan schools 

The Lake Forest School 

District 67 Board of Education 

approved the appointment 

of Lucas (Luke) 

Livingston as the new 

principal of Cherokee Elementary 

School during its 

meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26. 

Livingston will begin his 

term on July 1. 

Jeff McHugh, the current 

principal at Cherokee 

Elementary School, joined 

District 67 in 2015 and 

will move onto a new role 

as director of teaching and 

learning in July. 

Livingston comes to 

Lake Forest from Indian 

Trail Elementary School in 

Highland Park, where he 

currently serves as an associate 

principal. 

“I am thrilled to join the 

District 67 team and the 

learning community of 

Cherokee School,” Livingston 

said. “Throughout 

the interview process, I 

met Cherokee students, 

staff and families and 

learned about what makes 

Cherokee such a wonderful 

school. It was clear that 

the heart of Cherokee is 

focused on doing what is 

best for all students, and I 

am honored to be a part of 

that team.” 

During the Nov. 13, 

2018, board meeting, Susan 

Milsk was appointed 

as the new principal at 

Sheridan Elementary 

School, effective July 1. 

Michelle Shinn, the current 

principal of Sheridan 

Elementary School, joined 

District 67 in 2003 and 

will move onto a new role 

as director of student services 

and school improvement. 

Milsk has served as director 

of student learning 

since her arrival at District 

67 in 2014 and is serving 

as the director of teaching 

and learning. 

Staff report. Full story at 

LakeForestLeader.com. 

THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

City Council OKs 

preliminary plan for 

Karger Center site 

The Highland Park City 

Council approved a preliminary 

redevelopment 

plan for the Karger Center 

site at 1850 Green Bay 

Road on Monday, Feb. 25, 

after months of deliberation 

and public comment. 

The preliminary plan 

— which proposes a new 

171-unit, 63-foot-tall fivestory 

apartment building, 

known as the Albion at 

Highland Park — includes 

conditions set by the council 

and Plan and Design 

Commission and also 

identifies zoning relief for 

upper-story step-back, rear 

yard setback and inclusionary 

housing, among 

other modifications. 

The preliminary plan 

passed by a 4-2 vote, with 

a recusal by councilman 

Anthony Blumberg, who 

participated in the meeting 

by phone. Blumberg noted 

his wife’s position as the 

president of the board of 

directors for the Highland 

Park Community Nursery 

School, which is at the 

Karger Center site. 

Councilman Daniel 

Kaufman and councilwoman 

Kim Stone both 

disapproved the preliminary 

plan based on concerns 

about the process 

related to the affordable 

housing component of the 

development plan. 

As of now, the development 

proposes at least 17 

affordable inclusionary 

units on-site and provides 

a cash payment in lieu of 

affordable units for the remaining 

12 required units. 

Reporting by Stephanie Kim, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at HPLandmark.com. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Phase 2 of Highcrest 

construction project 

approved at $3.5M 

Highcrest Middle 

School will look different 

next fall when students 

return to school from summer 

break. 

The Wilmette School 

District 39 Board approved 

the Highcrest phase two 

construction project bids 

in the amount of $3.528 

million at its Monday, Feb. 

25 meeting. 

“I’m happy to report 

that we had many qualified 

bidders and the bids came 

back lower than was estimated,” 

Superintendent 

Dr. Ray Lechner said. 

Specifically, Business 

Manager Ellen Crispino 

said the project came in at 

just over a quarter of a million 

dollars under budget. 

“The total base bids 

came in at approximately 

$275,000 less than we 

had estimated at the January 

2019 committee of the 

whole meeting,” she said. 

This project entails a 

library/media/technology 

center addition with largespace 

air conditioning and 

a special education classroom 

renovation. Since 

2015, the district has renovated 

combined library/ 

media/technology centers 

at five of its six schools. 

Highcrest is the final district 

school to undergo this 

renovation. These centers 

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From the Editor 

Elective courses are essential to learning 

Megan Bernard 

megan@glencoeanchor.com 

This week I had the 

pleasure of visiting 

the marine biology 

class at New Trier High 

School — and what a 

great experience it was. 

In case you missed the 

news cover story, these 

students enrolled in a 

marine biology class, 

which has a portion where 

Neighbors 

From Page 16 

create one large, unified 

space to support activities 

that previously occurred 

in the technology lab, library 

and smaller learning 

spaces. 

The special education 

renovation addresses lack 

of space for instruction, 

small group meetings, 

adaptive physical education 

classes, sensory support 

and equipment to 

teach life skills such as 

cooking and doing laundry. 

The improvements to 

this space will have dedicated 

instructional space, 

which will include reflection 

rooms that are the appropriate 

size and proximity 

to the classrooms. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 

Freelance Reporter. Story at 

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they undergo scuba diving 

certification. The certification 

happens right at the 

school, where they spend 

several weeks geared up 

with masks, fins and an 

oxygen tank in the pool. 

The best part about all 

of this is that it’s part of 

their school day. They 

don’t have to sign up for a 

program in their free time 

to get certified; it’s built 

into their schedule. 

An added plus: the 

students walk away with a 

certification for their rest 

of their lives. 

Whether they want to 

use it while vacationing 

or continue their marine 

biology studies in college, 

they are set. 

Before I visited the 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Almost two decades later, 

Northbrook homeowner 

may receive approval for 

addition 

After nearly 18 years, a 

Northbrook homeowner 

may finally receive Village 

Board approval to build a 

three-season addition onto 

the rear of his home. 

During its Feb. 26, meeting, 

the Village Board sent 

resident Gary Moriello’s 

proposal to the next stage 

of approval with little resistance. 

Moriello hopes to construct 

a 373-square-foot 

addition to his home in the 

4200 block of Lindenwood 

Lane. However, only a 

156-square foot addition is 

allowed under the Village 

Zoning Code, which says 

homes can’t cover more 

than 35 percent of the total 

property area. 

When Moriello made 

class, I spoke with the 

New Trier teachers Lauren 

Meyer and Cole Lanham, 

who excitedly described 

their coursework to me. 

“One of the things when 

the course was designed 

was the idea for kids who 

have potential interest 

in the field —who might 

study this in college and 

beyond — was to give 

them the whole experience,” 

Lanham said. 

Although this isn’t a 

required core class at the 

high school, these students 

are still learning a ton and 

are extremely engaged. 

Some even go off to 

become marine biologists 

afterward. 

Meyer even told me 

about a time while she 

was on a sabbatical in 

Fiji, where she met with 

a graduate who became a 

marine biologist. 

Personally, I remember 

loving my elective courses 

in high school. I took 

a variety of art classes, 

theater, journalism and 

physical education classes 

that fed my curiosity and 

led me down the path I 

desired. 

I think that this type of 

elective course is a great 

example of why they are 

important. It is expanding 

students’ interests and 

allowing them to personalize 

their coursework. 

Great job to those students 

pursuing their passion and 

good luck with the rest of 

the class! 

a similar request in 2001, 

the Zoning Board of Appeals 

denied the proposal 

because it didn’t have authority 

to circumvent the 

code. But in August 2017, 

the Village Board adopted 

variation amendments that 

allow trustees to consider 

similar projects. 

“I wouldn’t mind seeing 

this stay here for a public 

hearing and then we can 

make a decision at that 

point to give us an opportunity 

to work with the 

new system on something 

that doesn’t appear to be 

major,” said Trustee A.C. 

Buehler. 

All his fellow trustees 

agreed. However, Village 

President Sandy Frum was 

“concerned about the precedent 

it would be setting” 

based on the required rear 

setback. 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, 

Freelance Reporter. Story at 

NorthbrookTower.com. 

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establishing roots 

Food truck turns to brick and mortar restaurant in Northbrook, Page 29 

Winnetka bike shop fundraises for Women V Cancer, Page 23 

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Across 

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14. Hippocratic __ 

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17. Assortment 

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19. Ode or haiku 

20. Innovative North 

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March 10: Winnetka 

150: Celebrate 

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bocce 

Chapel of the Divine 

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■2:30 ■ or 5 p.m. 

Sunday, March 10: 

Glenbrook Festival of 

Music 

GLENVIEW 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday: Live 

Music 

The Rock House 

(1742 Glenview Road 

(224) 616-3062) 

■5 ■ p.m. Friday, March 

8: Family Night and 

Karaoke 

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

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Curragh Irish Pub 

(1800 Tower Drive, 

(847) 998-1100) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every 

Wednesday: Trivia 

Ten Ninety Brewing Co. 

(1025 N. Waukegan 

Road, (224) 432-5472) 

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Trivia Night 

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Green Bay Cycles raises funds, awareness of cancer 

Owner to take part 

in upcoming charity 

ride in Italy 

Jennifer Bennett 


Most folks know Green 

Bay Cycles as the premier 

bicycle shop on the North 

Shore. Family owned 

since 2010 with an extremely 

knowledgeable 

staff and top-of-the-line 

products, it’s no surprise 

that Green Bay Cycles has 

been named one of America’s 

Best Bike Shops six 

years in a row. 

On Feb. 24, Green Bay 

Cycles gave the community 

another wonderful 

reason to visit the store. 

Owner Pam Faulkner, 

along with her husband 

Larry, hosted Snow Much 

Fun, a Women V Cancer 

Benefit Event. 

Featuring a homemade 

pancake breakfast, as well 

as a Fat Bike Ride, the 

Faulkners worked hard to 

raise money for a cause 

near and dear to their 

hearts. 

Recently, cancer 

personally touched 

Faulkner’s family. 

“I’ve been really fortunate 

in my life that up 

until the past year none of 

the women in my family 

have been touched by cancer,” 

Pam said. “And last 

year, our daughter-in-law 

was diagnosed with breast 

cancer and so now it has 

touched my family personally. 

So, where I used 

to ride in gratitude for the 

fact that my family hasn’t 

had to deal with this, now 

it’s a part of my family’s 

story as well.” 

With a love for cooking, 

Faulkner put on her chef 

hat that Sunday morning 

and from 8:30-11 a.m., 

she welcomed guests to a 

delicious pancake breakfast. 

With a donation of 

$10 for adults and $5 for 

kids 2-12, guests indulged 

in homemade pancakes, 

sausage, bacon, hot chocolate 

and coffee. 

With a good-sized gathering 

of loyal and generous 

family, friends and 

customers, the pancake 

breakfast raised nearly 

$500 for Women V Cancer. 

Pam said she cherishes 

the connections she has 

made with the community 

through owning the shop, 

and greatly appreciate 

the platform she has been 

given to share her knowledge 

on the fight against 

cancer. 

“Through owning the 

store and doing these 

rides, I’ve been able to 

carry the message of how 

important it is for women 

to support other women 

in the struggles they may 

be enduring,” she added. 

“And how important it 

is to continue to raise 

awareness to help with 

Pam Faulkner, co-owner of Green Bay Cycles, makes 

pancakes at the Women V Cancer Benefit Feb. 24 

at the Winnetka shop. Gerri Fernandez/22nd Century 

Media 

the prevention the treatment 

and the cure for 

cancer.” 

While this is the first 

Snow Much Fun benefit 

Green Bay Cycles has 

hosted, Pam herself is no 

stranger to these events. 

In fact, she will be participating 

in the Women 

V Cancer charity bike 

ride in Italy this coming 

May. Self-funding her 

trip abroad, Pam’s ride 

will take her from Milan 

to Venice where she will 

be joined by other women 

from around the world to 

ride in this exciting challenge. 

Pam’s husband Larry 

has always been a huge 

supporter of his wife and 

enjoys seeing the community 

rally around her, 

as well. 

“We are very happy 

to have our customers 

come in and support this 

cause. It’s always nice to 

do things in the store and 

anything we can do with 

our customers is awesome,” 

he said. 

After miles upon miles 

of riding, Pam will donate 

all her hard work efforts 

to Women V Cancer 

which was started in 2010 

in the UK. Since then, 

thousands of women have 

cycled countless distances 

both in the UK and all 

around the world to raise 

money for three female 

cancer charities: Ovarian 

Cancer Action, Breast 

Cancer Care and Jo’s Cervical 

Cancer Trust. The 

goal of Women V Cancer 

is to help raise funds for 

these three charities, raise 

STARTS NOW 

awareness of the cancers 

and to get more women 

on their bikes. 

To donate money toward 

Pam’s ride, go to 

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Faith Briefs 

Christ Church Winnetka (784 Sheridan 

Road, Winnetka; (847) 446-2850) 

Lent 

Starting March 14, the 

church will host Lent 2019 

on Thursday evenings for 

adults, youth and children. 

Sunday Worship 

Holy Eucharist is at 

8 a.m. at Church on the 

Hill, 784 Sheridan Road, 

Winnetka. Another Holy 

Eucharist with organ and 

choir is at 9:30 a.m. with 

church school classes 

for ages 3 and up. Christ 

Church offers Taizé worship 

on the second Sunday 

of every month at 5:30 

p.m. The nursery will be 

open during all services. 

Gluten free communion 

wafers are always available. 

Temple Jeremiah (937 Happ Road, 

Northfield; (847) 765-5000) 

Eat and Be Well 

Temple Jeremiah’s newest 

social justice project 

“Eat and Be Well: Medical 

Food Pantry,” is a hospital-based 

food pantry that 

provides fresh produce 

and lean meats to food 

insecure outpatients. Visit 

templejeremiah.org. 

Saints Faith, Hope and Charity Catholic 

Parish (191 Linden St., Winnetka; 

(847) 446-7646) 

Lent 

The parish released an 

entire Lent schedule of activities 

and events at faithhope.org. 

Blarney Bash 

The night will begin 

with Mass at the church 

at 5 p.m. March 16. Then, 

there will be a silent auction, 

seated dinner and live 

auction, and then an after 

party and live music at 

North Shore Country Club 

in Glenview. 

Winnetka Presbyterian Church (1255 

Willow Road, Winnetka; (847) 446- 

7777) 

LifeTalk 

LifeTalk at Café Aroma 

are held Thursdays at 9:30 

a.m. Talk and friendship 

over coffee, tea and hot 

cocoa. 

Christian Science Reading Room and 

Church (804 Elm St., Winnetka; (847) 

446-2233) 

Sunday Service and School 

Sunday School is held 

at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 

Services are 7:30 p.m. 

April-November and 1 

p.m. during winter months. 

Everyone is invited. 

Winnetka Congregational Church 

(725 Pine Street, Winnetka; (847) 

441-3400) 

Sunday worship and school 

An open-minded, openhearted, 

non-denominational 

Christian church. 

Sunday Worship and 

Church School at 10 a.m. 

The Orchard (315 Waukegan Road, 

Northfield) 

Awana Clubs 

Children ages 3 through 

fifth grade can play games, 

memorize Bible verses 

and learn Bible lessons on 

Tuesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. 

Submit information for The 

Current’s Faith page to megan@winnetkacurrent.com. 

In Memoriam 

Donna H. Eldridge 

Donna H. Eldridge, a 

New Trier graduate, died 

Feb. 19 at the age of 97. 

She was a graduate of 

New Trier High School, 

class of 1939, and attended 

Northwestern University. 

She was an active member 

of the Kenilworth community, 

attending the Kenilworth 

Union Church, 

leading girl scout troops 

and selling local real estate. 

After moving to Poway, 

Calif., for a few years with 

her husband, Gene, she returned 

to the North Shore 

to be closer to her family. 

She was an avid bridge 

player, loved a good book 

and a good laugh. She will 

be greatly missed by her 

family and friends. She is 

survived by two daughters, 

Jan E. Betts and Denise E. 

Gossage (Steve), and three 

grandchildren, Jennifer L. 

Czerwinski (Dan), Jason 

A. Betts (Chanda), and 

Frank W. Gossage. She 

was great-grandmother 

to Peter and Meghan Czerwinski 

and Aliyah and 

Olivia Betts. Eldridge was 

the aunt of Harvey Hayden 

(Jean), Murray Hayden 

and Peter Eldridge. Eldridge 

was preceded in 

death by her husband, Eugene 

P. Eldridge. A memorial 

service will be held at 

1 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 

at the Elliott Chapel, Westminster 

Place, Presbyterian 

Homes, 3200 Grant St., 

Evanston. 

Rachel Owen 

Rachel Owen, nee Anderson, 

61, a former School 

District 36 employee, died 

Feb. 20 after a courageous 

fight to cervical cancer. 

Owen was the beloved 

wife of Donald Owen for 

34 years, loving mother of 

Clinton (Krystyna) Owen 

and Katie (Patrick) Winstead, 

adored “GaGa” of 

Colin and Jacob, loving 

sister-in-law and friend to 

many. Owen worked as a 

secretary for School District 

36 in Winnetka for 

approximately 20 years. 

A celebration of Owens’ 

life was held on Saturday, 

March 2. 

Richard Andrew 

Rauch 

Richard Andrew 

Rauch, of Winnetka, 

died at the age of 89 on 

Dec. 1, 2018. 

By the time Rauch left 

the service to resume his 

education, he had been 

promoted to the rank of 

sergeant. 

Rauch graduated from 

the Indiana University 

School of Business in 

Bloomington. After graduation, 

the family moved to 

Indianapolis, where Rauch 

took all of the graduate 

business courses offered at 

IU’s Indianapolis campus 

and taught undergraduate 

finance classes at night. 

In later years, Rauch periodically 

returned to IU as a 

guest lecturer for the Real 

Estate department and was 

awarded the University’s 

“Distinguished Owner- 

Manager Alumnus Citation.” 

Rauch had great success 

at Seay & Thomas 

and became its president 

and served in that capacity 

until after the sale of the 

company to IC Industries. 

In the early 1970’s, 

Rauch started his own 

company, Rauch & Associates, 

a commercial real 

estate firm engaged in development, 

brokerage and 

management, which eventually 

became Rauch & 

Company. 

In 2014, he sold his business 

interests and concluded 

his professional career. 

Rauch was a past president 

of the Chicago Board of 

Realtors, a past director of 

the Illinois Association of 

Realtors and the National 

Association of Realtors, 

and “Illinois Realtor of the 

Year” in 1977. 

Rauch was a longtime 

member of the Union 

League Club of Chicago. 

He held numerous offices 

including serving as its 

107th president and being 

on the board of directors 

for three years. He 

was a trustee of the Union 

League Club Boys and 

Girls Clubs, and a senior 

counselor to the Union 

League Club Civic & Arts 

Foundation. He served six 

years on the Public Affairs 

Committee and was a past 

chairman of the Armed 

Forces subcommittee. He 

was also a chairman of the 

Club’s Aviation Group, a 

commander of the Union 

League Club American 

Legion Post, and a chairman 

of the ULC’s 721 

Club, as well as the ULC’s 

Chicago 502. 

Rauch was also a past 

president of the Metropolitan 

Chicago Air Force 

Community Council and 

served on the Commissioning 

Committee for 

the aircraft carrier USS 

Abraham Lincoln. He was 

a longtime member of the 

Chicago Crime Commission, 

the Urban Land Institute 

and the Tavern Club of 

Chicago. 

He is survived by his 

wife of 68 years, Suzanne 

Rauch; his son Richard A. 

Rauch, Jr. and his wife, 

Deborah Susan Rauch; 

his daughter Rebecca Sue 

Rauch; and his grandsons 

Richard A. Rauch, III; and 

Samuel G. Rauch and his 

wife Cheyenne Solomon. 

He was pre-deceased by 

his older brother, George 

W. Rauch, Jr., as well as 

his older sister Martha Ellen 

Rauch Greenough. 

Funeral Services & Interment: 

Per Rauch’s wishes, 

there will be no memorial 

service. 

William Theodore Shaw 

William Theodore Shaw, 

a New Trier graduate, died 

Jan. 24. Shaw was born 

in Toledo, Ohio, on Nov. 

7, 1934, to Wanda and W. 

Theodore Shaw. 

He attended Scarsdale 

High School in Scarsdale, 

New York and graduated 

from New Trier High 

School. In 1956, he graduated 

from Denison University, 

where he was a 

member of Phi Gamma 

Delta fraternity and editor 

of the college humor magazine 

for several years. In 

1962, he married Alexandran 

Mapes. In 1972, they 

moved from New York 

City to Greenwich, Conn. 

For 41 years, he was a 

copywriter in the advertising 

agency business in 

New York City. First, with 

Ogilvy & Mather, then 

McCaffrey & McCall, 

where he was an executive 

vice president and co-creative 

director and member 

of the board. He retired 

from Grey Advertising as 

a VP/Creative Supervisor. 

The Shaws joined the 

Belle Haven Club in 1977, 

where Ted was involved 

with several committees. 

In 1994, he co-founded 

the Club’s news magazine 

Tidings and continued as 

co-editor for the next 25 

years. 

Shaw is survived by Alexandra 

Shaw, his wife of 

56 years, daughters Adrienne 

Mapes Shaw, Hilary 

Shaw Houldin, twin 

grandchildren John and 

Mary Louise Houldin, his 

sister Marcia Codling and 

niece Carolyn Martel. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

may be made to 

Adopt-A-Dog of Greenwich, 

P.O. Box 11135, 

Greenwich, CT, 06831. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

Michael Wojtychiw at 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury 

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New Trier presents ‘The Addams Family,’ new musical 

Submitted by New Trier 

The New Trier Performing 

Arts Division presents 

a new musical, “The 

Addams Family,” at 7 

p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 

March 7-9, and at 2 p.m. 

Sunday, March 10, in the 

Winnetka Campus Gaffney 

Auditorium. 

The original story of a 

father’s worst nightmare 

is based on the book by 

Marshall Brickman and 

Rick Elice, and characters 

created by Charles 

Addams. “The Addams 

Family” is presented by 

special arrangement with 

Elephant Eye Theatrical, 

and music and lyrics are 

by Andrew Lippa. 

Wednesday Addams, 

the ultimate princess of 

darkness, has grown up 

and fallen in love with a 

sweet, smart young man 

from a respectable family 

whom her parents 

have never met. If that 

weren’t upsetting enough, 

Wednesday confides in 

her father and begs him 

not to tell her mother. 

Now, Gomez Addams 

must do something he’s 

never done before; Keep 

a secret from his beloved 

wife, Morticia. Everything 

will change for the 

whole family on the fateful 

night they host a dinner 

for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ 

boyfriend and his 

parents. 

“I’m excited to work 

with our students to bring 

these iconic characters to 

life,” Director and Performing 

Arts Coordinator 

Anne James-Noonan 

said. “We’ve especially 

enjoyed working on this 

contemporary music; Andrew 

Lippa’s music is infectious, 

fun and leaves 

you humming.” 

The Addams household (left to right) has a litany of characters, including Butler 

Lurch, played by Ben Ancell, Grandma, played by Carly Martin, and Pugsley Addams, 

played by Rebecca Smith. 

Rebecca Smith (left), as Pugsley Addams, is tortured by his sister Wednesday 

Addams, as played by Cammi Avery. Photos by Lois Bernstein/22nd Century Media 

Quinton Eudy (center), as Uncle Fester, convinces the ancestors to not return to the 

afterlife. They are Erin Donohue, Megan Hoying, Ian Michelson, Elijah Barker, Ethan 

Burfield, Quinton Eudy, Sam Ufford, Spencer Rosin, Leah Caywood. 

Tracy Colitte (left) and James Owen are the madly in-love couple, Morticia and 

Gomez Addams. 

In the finale of Act I, the family sings “Full Disclosure.”

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Everybody Move program 

moves into Winnetka church 

Alexa Burnell 


Nothing brings a smile 

to a youngster’s face more 

than the sound of great 

tunes and the invitation to 

shake it all about, which is 

why Celeste Cifala Roy, 

the founder and director 

of Everybody Move, Inc., 

is making a successful career 

around town, uniting 

parent and child through 

the shared love of music 

and movement. 

Cifala Roy’s own love 

for music and movement 

began when she became 

a mother for the first time, 

32 years ago. Although 

she had a background in 

dance, voice, choreography 

and musical theater, 

she hadn’t yet realized 

the connection between 

mother-child bonding, 

childhood language development 

and music until 

she was introduced, by 

her husband, to a program 

nearby. 

“At the time, my husband 

was the head of the 

theater department at National-Louis 

University 

— formerly the National 

College of Education — 

where they had an early 

childhood movement and 

music program that was 

created based on the development 

and growth 

of a young child,” Cifala 

Roy said. “I tried a class 

and was hooked. Not only 

could I see the benefit for 

my child, but the experience 

bonded me with other 

parents and taught me 

a new language to speak 

with my son.” 

Since then, Cifala Roy 

has raised a total of four 

children, maintaining her 

passion for music, theater 

and dance all along 

Celeste Cifala Roy is the founder and director 

of Everyone Move, which is housed at Winnetka 

Congregational Church. Alexa Burnell/22nd Century 

Media 

the way. Most recently, 

she has reignited her Everybody 

Move, Inc., program, 

setting up shop at 

the Winnetka Congregational 

Church and making 

special appearances 

at the St. Francis and St. 

Joe’s mom and tot group 

in Wilmette, hoping to inspire 

parents to recognize 

the benefits music can 

provide. 

“What I learned from 

my own experience and 

hope to pass along to new 

parents of this generation, 

is that children as little as 

6 months old, truly benefit 

from such programming. 

Children very quickly 

mimic sound with cooing 

and imitating pitch; these 

are the early building 

blocks of language,” she 

said. “Not to mention the 

social benefit for mothers 

and fathers; parenting can 

be daunting and isolating 

at times. Having others to 

connect with is so important. 

I also try to encourage 

parents to jump right 

in, with their own singing 

and dancing. I know it can 

feel uncomfortable at first, 

but I try to remind them, 

that when parents are silly 

and unafraid to become 

involved in the class, 

they are modeling a positive 

image to their children.” 

Cifala Roy teaches six 

classes a week through 

Everybody Move, Inc., 

for children ages 6 months 

to 4 years. She relies on a 

variety of manipulatives, 

such as shakers, scarves, 

rattles, stuffed animals 

and more, engaging children 

of all ages, grateful 

for the opportunity to inspire 

youngsters through 

song and dance. 

“I truly love what I do; 

bringing children and parents 

together, knowing the 

benefits that this type of 

programming provides, is 

truly rewarding.” Cifala 

Roy said. 

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for a class, visit www. 

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Mario’s Comida Fresca makes long-term stop in Northbrook 

Food truck 

owner secures 

permanent place in 

Northbrook Court 

Erin Yarnall 

Contributing Editor 

When Mario Ortiz 

wanted to start operating a 

food truck for fun in 2013, 

he was told he had to be 

100 percent in on it. 

So the longtime cook 

left his job as a manager at 

Schaumburg’s Big Bowl 

and together with his wife, 

Anita, started Mario’s Cart 

— a food truck specializing 

in Mexican cuisine 

staples. 

While Mario and Anita 

are still traveling around 

the Chicago area with 

their cart, they’ve recently 

put down more permanent 

roots in a sit-down restaurant, 

Mario’s Comida 

Fresca, located in Northbrook 

Court. 

But the mall location 

wasn’t anything new for 

Ortiz. 

The couple was part of 

a rotating group of food 

truck owners who would 

take over the spot for two 

weeks at a time. 

“They [invited] a lot of 

food trucks around last 

year,” Ortiz said. “I would 

come for two weeks and 

then another food truck 

would come for two 

weeks.” 

Ortiz said the transition 

to fully taking over the location 

wasn’t difficult because 

he was already accustomed 

to the spot and 

its customers. 

“Everybody started to 

know my food and other 

people here liked it,” Ortiz 

said. 

For fans of Mario’s 

Cart, there are only minor 

Street tacos ($3) come with a choice of protein, cilantro 

and onions. 

differences between the 

food truck and the restaurant, 

primarily the exclusion 

of two sandwiches, 

the Cubano and steak 

king, that they serve at the 

food truck from the restaurant 

menu. 

“Maybe I will try them, 

because they are so popular 

at the food truck,” Ortiz 

said of the sandwiches. 

While the couple has 

set down some roots in 

Northbrook, their plans to 

take their food on the road 

continue to grow. Ortiz 

said that he and his wife 

plan to buy another food 

truck — this one serving 

Italian ice. 

“My wife is 100 percent 

Italian; I am 100 percent 

Mexican,” Ortiz said. 

Their initial goal with 

the first Mario’s Cart was 

to pay homage to both of 

their ancestries, serving a 

combination of Italian and 

Mexican food, but in the 

end they decided to focus 

on Mexican cuisine. 

“It was not easy in the 

beginning, we tried Italian 

and Mexican mixed,” Ortiz 

said. “We tried a lot of 

items to see what people 

liked the most. With Italian 

items and Mexican 

items on the same menu, 

it’s a little crazy.” 

Mario’s Cart 

Northbrook Court 

1515 Lake Cook Road, 

Northbrook 

(847) 899-4790 

www.marioscart17.com 

10 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday 

11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 

This time, Ortiz hopes 

he can highlight the Italian 

influence in his family. 

Last week, a group of 

22nd Century Media editors 

stopped by Mario’s 

location in Northbrook 

Court to sample some of 

the restaurant’s dishes. 

We first tried the nachos 

— a large pile of tortilla 

chips topped with lettuce, 

a lime cream, guacamole, 

pico de gallo, cheese and 

jalapeños. The nachos can 

be topped with a choice of 

a protein, with options including 

carnitas, chicken, 

chorizo, al pastor, skirt 

steak and shrimp. 

The restaurant’s tacos 

can be made three ways: 

a gringo loco taco, filled 

with lettuce, tomato, 

cheese and choice of protein; 

the spicy shrimp taco, 

filled with avocado salsa, 

lime cream and shrimp; 

and the street tacos, topped 

with cilantro, onion and a 

The nachos ($10) are topped with lettuce, lime cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, 

cheese, a choice of protein and jalapeños at Mario’s Cart in Northbrook Court. 

Photos by Megan Bernard/22nd Century Media 

The quesadillas ($8) have lettuce, lime cream, guacamole and cheese. 

choice of protein, served 

on a soft corn tortilla. 

Quesadillas are served 

on a crispy tortilla, and 

filled with lettuce, lime 

cream, guacamole and 

cheese. Like most menu 

items at Mario’s, it can 

also be filled with a choice 

of protein. 

Mario’s also serves burritos, 

which like all of 

the other menu items are 

served with a choice of 

protein, rice, beans, lettuce 

and pico de gallo, 

wrapped in a flour tortilla. 

Corn in a cup is one of 

the many side dishes available 

at Mario’s Comida 

Fresca — the restaurant’s 

version of the traditional 

Mexican street food elote. 

The restaurant’s corn in a 

cup features grilled corn 

topped with mayonnaise, 

cheese and chili powder.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 

10 Questions 

with Quinn Pemberton 

The Loyola senior boys basketball player 

recently helped lead the Ramblers to 

their third consecutive regional title. 

Do you have any superstitions 

before, during or after a game? 

Now that we’re in the playoffs, I need 

to eat Corner Bakery’s linguine with 

meatballs with no Parmesan cheese. It 

just gives me a good feeling. When I get 

off the bus, I need to listen to the same 

songs and then during warmups, my last 

shot has to be a make. I’ll keep shooting 

until I make it. 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys recap playoff hoops, announce Team 22 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode 

of The Varsity: North 

Shore, the only podcast 

focused on North Shore 

sports, hosts Michal 

Dwojak and Michael Wojtychiw 

recap the start of 

the boys basketball postseason, 

talk some hockey 

playoffs, announce the 

girls basketball Team 22 

and Coach and Player of 

the Year. 

First Quarter 

Dwojak and Wojtychiw 

recap the start of the boys 

Find the varsity 

Twitter: @varsitypodcast 

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Download: Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, 

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basketball playoffs. 

Second Quarter 

The guys give a hockey 

update and talk about 

what’s next. 

Third Quarter 

With so much talent 

in the area, the hosts announce 

this year’s all-area 

Team 22. 

Fourth Quarter 

To finish things off, the 

guys announce this year’s 

girls basketball Coach and 

Player of the Year. 

What’s one item on your bucket 

list? 

I haven’t gotten to travel much outside 

the country, so traveling to Europe, maybe 

Italy, would be fun. 

What’s one thing people don’t 

know about you? 

I had bad knee problems my freshman 

year so I needed to have two knee surgeries. 

What’s the best part about being a 

Loyola athlete? 

Coach Livatino does a great job of connecting 

us all together. I feel really close 

with last year’s seniors and this year’s are 

some of my best friends. 

If you could play another sport, 

what would you play and why? 

Probably football. I played football until 

I had my knee injuries. I loved it but 

decided to choose basketball my freshman 

year. 

What’s the hardest part about 

basketball? 

Being consistent, playing the same way 

every time. 

What’s been your favorite moment 

at Loyola? 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

Winning the regional title last Friday. 

Nobody expected us to win that game, except 

for us, and we came in knowing what 

we had to do to win. 

What’s the best part about 

basketball? 

Playing with my brothers on the court. 

Being able to cherish those moments with 

them. 

If you could have a superpower, 

what would it be and why? 

To be able to be invisible. 

If you won the lottery, what would 

you do with the money? 

I’d help out all the people that have supported 

me so far 

Interview by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw

34 | March 7, 2019 | The winnetka Current SPORTS 


Girls hockey 

New Trier offense too powerful for Lake Forest 

Gary Larsen 


There were two points at 

which Lake Forest seemed 

to be on the cusp of coming 

back in its state tournament 

game against New Trier, 

rallying twice in cutting 

three-goal deficits down to 

two. 

But the thing about New 

Trier is the Trevians just 

keep coming. 

“It was a big step up to 

have that quick rush coming 

at you,” Lake Forest senior 

Sarah Newtown said. 

“We’ve been playing teams 

that are more even with us, 

but they’re on a different 

level.” 

After Lake Forest cut 

New Trier’s lead to 4-2 in 

the third period on Caroline 

Mower’s second goal 

of the game, the Trevians 

lit the lamp three times in 

three minutes en route to a 

7-2 win. 

Kate McLaughlin and 

Hannah Half scored during 

New Trier’s late thirdperiod 

flurry before Sabrina 

Shvartsman scored her 

second goal of the game to 

end the day’s scoring. New 

Trier coach Lenny Munson 

liked the way his side 

found another level any 

time the Scouts threatened. 

“It was the compete factor,” 

Munson said. “They 

knew what was on the 

line in a quarterfinal state 

game. Between the second 

and third period they refocused 

and then really let 

them have it.” 

The win on Sunday, 

March 3 sent host New 

Trier to a semi-final game 

against Loyola in this 

year’s 2019 Illinois Hockey 

State Championships. 

That game is scheduled for 

Thursday, March 7, at the 

Edge in Bensenville. 

The Trevians led 2-0 

over the Scouts after one 

period on goals from Abby 

Wieczorek and Serena 

Seiple, and led 3-0 in the 

second period on Shvartsman’s 

first goal. Lake 

Forest cut its deficit to 3-1 

when Mower followed up 

a Kennedy Stein shot and 

buried it. 

New Trier made it 4-1 on 

an Ella Huber goal early in 

the third period but Mower 

quickly answered by following 

up on another Stein 

shot, marking the second 

time in the game that the 

Scouts refused to go quietly. 

“We just knew not to 

let down,” Newtown said. 

“You can get discouraged 

with a score like that but 

we were really motivated 

to keep going and try to get 

it back. I thought we definitely 

kept with it. We kept 

(fighting).” 

That’s when the highestscoring 

girls high school 

team in Illinois quashed 

any hope the Scouts might 

have had about mounting a 

comeback. 

McLaughlin intercepted 

an errant Lake Forest pass 

and scored from point-blank 

range to make it 5-2 before 

Half and Shvartsman put 

the game out of reach. 

Lake Forest goalie 

Amanda Peter made 43 

saves in the loss while New 

Trier’s Kate Burnham finished 

with 12 saves. New 

Trier’s Maddie Babnik, recently 

named player of the 

year in Illinois, anchors the 

defense but the Trevians 

truly rule by committee. 

“I thought (defenseman) 

Addie Budington played 

really well and (forwards) 

Kate McLaughlin and Ellie 

Huber played well,” 

Munson said. “And every 

single line scored, which 

was great to see.” 

Munson anticipates a 

quality game for his girls 

against Loyola. 

“We beat them two out of 

three this year and it should 

be a very competitive 

game,” Munson said. “It’s 

usually way more physical 

than a typical no-check 

girls high school game.” 

Despite being knocked 

out of the state tournament, 

Lake Forest’s season 

will continue in the Metro 

League playoffs. Competing 

against New Trier’s 

high-octane offense should 

pay dividends moving forward. 

“You have to give (New 

Trier) a lot of credit. From 

top to bottom they have 

good players,” Scouts 

coach Liz Zorn said. “But 

the girls put up a good 

fight. I loved the way they 

played. Everybody gave a 

great effort, from goalie to 

defense to offense. 

“They played to the end 

of the game and fought for 

every puck and every shot.” 

Athlete of the Month 

Weisskopf helps HP earn first win since 2017 

Michal Dwojak 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Highland Park girls 

gymnast Lindsay Weisskopf 

did it. 

The Giants’ Athlete of 

the Month drought finally 

ended when Weisskopf won 

the first monthly honor of 

2019 — Kirby Bartelstein 

was the last Giant to win the 

honor in March 2017. 

Weisskopf came out with 

a commanding lead, winning 

the contest with 903 

votes. She edged out a fellow 

Giant, girls basketball 

player Addie Budnik, who 

finished second, and Glenbrook 

North cheerleader 

Jeniah Griggs finished 

third. Highland Park athletes 

Val Oplchenski and 

Lucas Absler rounded out 

Highland Park gymnast 

Lindsay Weisskopf won 

the February Athlete of the 

Month competition. 22nd 

Century Media File Photo 

the top-five. 

Voting lasted from Feb. 

10-25. The Athlete of the 

Month contest for athletes 

selected in the month of 

February gets underway 

on March 10 and will end 

on March 25. Vote at WinnetkaCurrent.com. 

February Athlete of the Month candidates 

Loyola Academy 

Ben Dukes, boys 

swimming and diving 

Julia Martinez, girls 

basketball 

New Trier 

Abby Wieczorek, girls 

hockey 

Zoey Spangler, girls 

gymnastics 

Glenbrook South 

Gavin Morse, boys 

soccer/basketball 

Glenbrook North 

Alex Press, boys 

basketball 

Molly Alcorn, girls 

gymnastics 

Michael Ciss, boys track 

and field 

Matt Dahlke, boys 

hockey 

Highland Park 

Cole Beermann, boys 

basketball 

Konrad Schmid, boys 

swimming 

George Giese, boys 

hockey 

Lucy Heller, girls hockey 

Lake Forest 

Michael Pasquella, boys 

basketball 

Sam Sheffield, boys 

hockey 

Grace Tirzmalis, girls 

basketball 

This Week In... 

Trevian varsity 

athletics 

Badminton 

■March ■ 12 - host Maine 

East, 4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 13 - at Maine 

South, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys lacrosse 

■March ■ 13 - host St. 

Ignatius, 7 p.m. 

Girls lacrosse 

■March ■ 12 - at Deerfield, 

5 p.m. 

■March ■ 14 - at Lyons, 5 p.m. 

Girls soccer 

■March ■ 12 - host Warren, 

6:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 14 - at Prospect, 

6:30 p.m. 

Softball 

■March ■ 14 - vs. TBA (at 

Fremd), 4:30 p.m. 

Boys track and field 

■March ■ 8 - at Batavia 

Invite, 4:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 8 - at Evanston 

Invite, 5:30 p.m. 

Girls track and field 

■March ■ 14 - at CSL Invite 

(at Glenbrook South), 4:30 

p.m. 

Boys water polo 

■March ■ 8 - vs. TBD (at 

Palatine Invite), 4 p.m. 


Palatine Invite), TBD 


Fenwick Invite), 5 p.m. 

Girls water polo 

■March ■ 10 - host Invite, 

12:30 p.m. 

■March ■ 12 - at Lyons, 6:30 

p.m. 

■March ■ 14 - at Glenbrook 

North, 6:30 p.m.



Girls Basketball Coach of the Year 

Weissenstein rides into 

sunset in final season 

Michal Dwojak, Contributing 

Sports Editor 

Steve Weissenstein 

didn’t expect to be where 

he is in 2019 when he entered 

the Glenbrook South 

gym in 1983. 

The Titans head coach 

was an accountant who 

visited his friend when he 

arrived. He’ll leave as a 

giant for the South basketball 

program after 30 years 

with the school, 21 as the 

leader of the girls program. 

“I didn’t have the foggiest 

idea that this would be 

the place where I would be 

a head coach for 30 years,” 

he said. “For that to come 

true is beyond words.” 

Weissenstein capped a 

historic career with one 

he’ll never forget. Despite 

different challenges 

throughout the season, 

the Titans fought those off 

to win numerous tournaments 

and surprise a rival 

in its IHSA regional. 

His team’s success, despite 

adversity, is why 

22nd Century Media 

named Weissenstein it’s 

2019 Girls Basketball 

Coach of the Year. 

“I had the 19 best kids 

you could possibly have, 

and that made it just so 

rewarding,” Weissenstein 

said. “Every day of practice, 

every game we had. It 

was fun to be in that gym 

with those kids.” 

Many fans and coaches 

around the state expected 

the Titans to have a good 

season. With a strong senior 

trio of Kristin Ralston, 

Makayla Stadler and Libbie 

Vanderveen, South had 

the talent to compete with 

Glenbrook South girls basketball head coach Steve 

Weissenstein was named 22nd Century Media’ 2019 

Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. 22nd Century Media 

File Photo 

any team and be considered 

one of the best in the 

state. 

The Titans started the 

season strong by winning 

the Mundelein Thanksgiving 

Tournament, but then 

the injuries started. Julia 

DiSano dislocated her 

shoulder in the title game 

of the tournament and doctors 

said she’d miss the 

rest of the season. Both 

Stadler and Vanderveen 

played with sprained ankles 

for most of the season 

and Ralston missed four 

games with a concussion. 

But South continued to 

fight. With its depth, the 

Titans won games, including 

the Falcon Holiday 

Classic. There were a 

few games Weissenstein 

knows his team could’ve 

won had he had his full 

roster, but the Titans made 

a surge toward the end of 

the season. 

DiSano returned for the 

big win over Maine South 

to finish the season and 

South battled back to defeat 

New Trier for a IHSA 

regional championship after 

losing to the Trevians 

twice during the season. 

“I give credit to the girls 

who stepped up and made 

big plays,” Weissenstein 

said. “We were mixing and 

matching. 

“It’s really cool when 

you see kids who were hurt 

and then battled back.” 

Weissenstein said he 

wouldn’t think much about 

his last season before it 

started. But with every 

gym visit, the hosts celebrated 

Weissenstein and 

what he meant to not only 

the Titans program, but the 

basketball community. 

“It meant a lot to me, 

knowing they had that kind 

of respect for me,” Weissenstein 

said. “I’ve built 

relationships with those 

coaches over the years, 

and for them to do that, it 

did mean a lot to me.” 

Girls Basketball Player of the Year 

Douglass’ all-around 

game nets her 2019 honor 

Joe Coughlin, Publisher 

Four days after her team 

lost in the supersectional 

round, Lake Forest’s Halle 

Douglass was in Normal, 

Illinois, watching the 

IHSA Class 4A state finals. 

It wasn’t easy, but it was 

worth it, as Douglass came 

away with a clear goal. 

“It makes me want to 

play there more,” she said. 

“Next year, we want to be 

there. We have to get better 

and work hard to get in 

that position.” 

That drive for excellence 

is one reason the Scouts 

had their most successful 

season in program history, 

and Douglass earned accolade 

after accolade along 

the way, including being 

selected as the North Suburban 

Conference Player 

of the Year, First Team 

All-State and 22nd Century 

Media (parent of The Leader 

that covers nine area 

high schools) girls basketball 

player of the year. 

During the regular season, 

Douglass averaged 

16.4 points per game, 8 

rebounds per game and 5.7 

assists per game. She also 

tacked on 3.4 steals a game 

and 2.4 blocks a game. 

She junior point guard 

led the NSC in all of those 

categories except rebounds. 

Also this year, Douglass 

broke the school record for 

career assists and scored 

her 1,000th career point. 

While her name is next 

to those stats, Douglass 

credited her teammates for 

the numbers. 

“I think it’s mainly just 

because of the girls on 

my team,” she said about 

her success. “[The stats] 

wouldn’t have been as 

good if they didn’t work as 

hard as they do. They are 

all so committed to getting 

better every day. And this 

year we really learned how 

to push each other.” 

The Scouts did that by 

ratcheting up the intensity 

in practice, “making things 

more game-like,” Douglass 

said. 

The results were undeniable, 

and not just for Douglass. 

Lake Forest amassed 27 

wins, a program record, 

and advanced to the final 

eight in Class 4A by earning 

the first sectional title in 

program history. 

While Douglass deflects 

praise, her all-around game 

had plenty to do with the 

Scouts’ highlight-filled 

season. LFHS coach Kyle 

Wilhelm said he thinks she 

is the best high school point 

guard in Illinois. 

But as you can see by her 

stat line, it’s not all about 

the points for her. Douglass 

gets it done in all facets of 

the game. 

“I’ve never really been 

like, ‘I have to score a ton 

of points,’” she said. “If I 

have an off night, where I 

can’t put it in basket, I do 

what it takes. I love playing 

defense; it’s one of favorite 

parts of the game.” 

Rarely do you see a 

point guard switch to a 

post defender on the other 

end of the floor, but Wilhelm 

like Douglass’ height 

(6 feet 2 inches) and length 

to wreak havoc around the 

rim. 

Her diverse game also 

has colleges swooning. 

The teenager has picked 

up 15-plus scholarship of- 

Halle Douglass led 

the North Suburban 

Conference in points, 

assists, steals and blocks 

on her way to All-State 

honors as the Scouts 

earned a sectional title. 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

fers so far, many from bigname 

programs. 

But she still has one 

more year of high school 

left, and there’s plenty to 

look forward to. For instance, 

the team that bested 

the streaking Scouts was 

undefeated Maine West, 

which ran roughshod 

through the state (only two 

of the Warriors 35 wins 

were decided by less than 

12 points) on its way to a 

state championship. 

Douglass saw what it’s 

like on the big stage and 

wants to lead the Scouts 

back there. 

And she won’t be resting 

on her laurels. 

“I think I need get a lot 

stronger; I’ll be working 

on that this offseason, being 

strong in the post,” she 

said. “Also, I want to work 

on my shot. I developed it 

a lot this past year, but I 

think I can become a better 

shooter for sure.”

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Girls basketball 

This is 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and 

the eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from nine high schools 

— Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest Academy 

(LFA), Lake Forest High School (LF), Loyola Academy (LA), North Shore Country Day (NSCD) New 

Trier (NT) and Regina Dominican (RD) — in our coverage area. 

—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff 

First team 

second team 

Guard 

ramatoulaye Keita – LFa 

senior 

• 16.2 ppg, 14 rpg; A dominant 

Keita led the Caxys in a strong 

senior campaign for the 

versatile player. 

Guard 

Halle douglass – LF junior 

• 16.4 ppg, 8 rpg, 5.7 apg, 3.4 spg, 

2.4 bpg; Douglass took the North 

Suburban Conference by storm, 

leading the conference in four 

different statistical categories and her 

team to the supersectional. The NSC 

named her its Player of the Year. 

Forward 

Kristin ralston – GBs senior 

• 12.9 ppg, 5 rpg; The Johns Hopkins 

signee made a big impact for the 

Titans despite missing a portion of 

the season with an injury. She earned 

a Central Suburban League All- 

Conference honor. 

Guard 

Julia martinez – La senior 

• 6.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 7.3 apg, 3.4 spg. 

For the third year in a row, Martinez 

earned a 22CM First Team nod. The 

SLU signee is the school’s all-time 

leader in rebounds (793) and assists 

(767) and eighth all-time in Illinois 

assists history. 

Forward 

taite ryan – nt senior 

• 12.5 ppg, 10 rpg, 1.5 bpg; Ryan 

ended her Trevians career with a 

strong senior campaign. She earned a 

CSL All-Conference honor. A dual-sport 

athlete, Ryan will play volleyball at 

Dartmouth College next year. 

Forward 

addie Budnik – HP junior 

• 19 ppg, 12 rpg, 5 bpg; A force 

on both ends of the floor, Budnik 

improved her offensive game and 

earned a First Team nod for the 

second consecutive year. 

Honorable mentions: 

Christina Christos, GBN junior; 

Faith Kim, GBN senior; Sydney 

Ignoffo, HP senior; Kelsi 

Jackson, LFA senior; Finola 

Summerville, LF junior; Molly 

Fisher, LF sophomore; Ellie 

Pearson, LF senior; Caroline 

Segal, NSCD junior; Rebecca 

Goldman, NT senior; Laura 

Strenk, RD sophomore. 

makayla stadler – GBs senior 

• 10.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 

4.4 spg; The Titans senior 

jumped up to the Second Team 

after a successful season. She 

earned a CSL All-Conference 

honor. 

Libbie Vanderveen – GBs 

senior 

• 10.4 ppg, 6 rbg, 3.5 apg, 

2.6 spg; Vanderveen shot 42 

percent from the field and 29 

percent from beyond the arc. 

Forward 

celia satter – La senior 

• 10.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 spg; 

The Richmond signee made 

over 70 3-pointers, including 

a school-record nine in one 

game. She earned Girls Catholic 

Athletic Conference All- 

Conference honors. 

Grace tirzmalis – LF senior 

• 13 ppg, 6 rpg, 1.6 apg; 

A sharpshooter, Tirzmalis 

ended her career on the most 

successful team in Scouts 

basketball history. She earned a 

NSC All-Conference honor.



Boys hockey 

Loyola Gold shuts out New 

Trier Green for SHL title 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Sports Editor 

The 2017-18 season 

marked a couple firsts for 

the Loyola Gold squad, 

including winning the program’s 

Scholastic Hockey 

League title. So the Ramblers 

were looking to repeat 

on Sunday, March 3, 

when they faced off with 

rival New Trier Green in 

Northbrook. 

Unlike the previous 

rounds of the SHL playoffs 

which were best 2-of-3 

series, the title was to be 

decided by the winner of a 

single game. 

And for the second consecutive 

season, Loyola 

Gold came out on top, beating 

the Trevians 2-0. 

“This is great for us,” 

Loyola Gold goalie Matthew 

Choate said. “It was 

one of our goals going into 

the season, but now we’re 

going to enjoy tonight but 

the focus switches over to 

state now.” 

The Ramblers got a 

standout performance from 

goalie Matthew Choate, 

who came up with 23 saves 

against the Trevians. 

“At this time of year, 

the big boys play,” Loyola 

Gold coach Blake Sorensen 

said. “He’s got some experience 

at the AAA level, 

so that may have helped, 

but great teams find a way 

to win and if you need to 

rely on a goaltender to be 

a difference maker, so be 

it. That’s just part of the 

game.” 

With 6 minutes, 50 seconds 

remaining in the opening 

period, one that had 

been a tight one between the 

two veteran squads, Loyola 

The Loyola Gold hockey team hoists the Scholastic 

Hockey League trophy for the second consecutive 

season after beating New Trier Green Sunday, March 3, 

in Northbrook. Michael Wojtychiw/22nd Century Media 

was able to get on the board 

with a man advantage. A.J. 

Cornelison scored on the 

power play to give the Ramblers 

a 1-0 lead. 

But after scoring the 

power-play goal, it was 

the Ramblers’ turn to head 

to the penalty kill, as they 

ended up committing the 

game’s next three penalties. 

They were able to do 

what the Trevians hadn’t 

been able to: kill off the 

penalties. 

“The whole mindset was 

if they have possession on 

the power play in our zone, 

we’re collapsing,” Sorensen 

said. “We’re going 

to do whatever it takes to 

collapse, block shots, keep 

them on the perimeter. We 

trusted our goaltender and 

he was the difference maker.” 

One of the reasons they 

were able to do that was 

because of the play of their 

goaltender. 

“From the start of the 

game, I felt really focused, 

really locked in,” Choate 

said. “I make one save 

and just focus on going to 

the next one. It was an effective 

strategy today and I 

guess it worked. 

Choate got another boost 

from his teammates when 

senior Aidan Finegan 

scored a goal with 17 seconds 

remaining until the 

end of the second period. 

Because the SHL playoffs 

and the state playoffs 

are running at the same 

time, the coaches from 

both teams earlier in the 

week decided to make the 

game a single one instead 

of a best 2-of-3 series so it 

wouldn’t interfere with the 

state playoffs. 

According to both Sorensen 

and Choate, that 

didn’t change any of the 

mentality or game plan 

going into Sunday’s title 

game. 

“I say it to the kids all 

the time. ... ’you play like 

it’s your last game.’ If it’s 

a best two-of-three series, 

our mindset doesn’t 

change. Everything needs 

to happen game in, game 

out at the time of year. 

Great teams find a way to 

win those tight games.” 

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Pemberton helps lead Loyola comeback in regional final 

Neil Milbert, Freelance Reporter 

Maine South had Loyola 

Academy down by six points 

three times in the third quarter 

and by five points at the start of 

the fourth quarter in their Class 

4A regional championship game 

on Friday, March 1, at Rolling 

Meadows. 

“We thought it would be one 

of those games,” coach Tom Livatino 

said afterward. 

“What we didn’t think is we 

were going to win the game with 

our trapping and our 1-3-1 defense. 

That said we did an amazing 

job of guarding them. We got 

turnovers, our guys made plays 

and we made just enough free 

throws.” 

When the Ramblers were 

on the brink of defeat, seniors 

Quinn Pemberton and Connor 

Barrett and junior Bennett Kwiecinski 

wouldn’t let them lose. 

They made the clutch baskets 

and free throws that enabled the 

Ramblers to rally for a 37-34 

victory that advanced them to 

the sectional tournament at Niles 

North. 

The trio accounted for all 25 

of Loyola’s second half points. 

With 1 minute, 42 seconds remaining 

Kwiecinski made both 

ends of his one-and-one free 

throw opportunity to edge the 

Ramblers ahead 33-32 for their 

first lead of the half. 

The relentless defense then 

forced a turnover and Pemberton 

broke loose for a layup that 

proved to be the game-winning 

basket. 

Maine South’s Esssam Hamwi 

sank two free throws with 52 

seconds to play to again make it 

a one-point game but Barrett’s 

two free throws with 1.4 seconds 

on the clock sealed the verdict. 

Playing with a right foot stress 

fracture that sidelined him from 

mid-January until the regional 

semifinal game with host Rolling 

Meadows on Feb. 26, Barrett 

scored all 11 of his points in the 

second half. 

“It’s painful but you’ve got to 

battle through the injury,” the 

6-foot-4-inch guard said. “Tonight 

I struggled early but the 

shots will keep coming through 

our offense. It’s resiliency; it’s 

teamwork; it’s what we’ve been 

building for the whole year.” 

If there had been a Most Valuable 

Player award in the regional 

championship game it would 

have gone to the 6-foot-1-inch 

Pemberton for his derring-do on 

both ends of the court. 

After the adversaries played 

scoreless basketball for the opening 

4:16, Pemberton hit a 3-point 

shot to instigate a 7-0 run. 

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The Hawks answered with 

3-point baskets by Hamwi and 

Sean Gallery but in the closing 

seconds of the opening quarter, 

Pemberton made a tough fadeaway 

shot to put Loyola on top 

9-6. 

In the second quarter, Maine 

South put the clamps on Loyola’s 

offense. The Ramblers’ only 

points came on a 3-point shot by 

6-foot-8-inch Jordan Kwiecinski 

and the half ended with the 

teams in a 12-12 deadlock. 

Led by Fillip Bulatovic and 

Dan Crane, the Hawks controlled 

the third quarter but Pemberton’s 

five points and Barrett’s first basket 

of the struggle — a 3-pointer 

at the end of the quarter — kept 

the Ramblers from collapsing. 

They entered the fourth quarter 

trailing 26-23. 

The fourth quarter was a backand-forth 

struggle. Although 

Maine South went up by five 

points at the start of the quarter 

and then by four with 3:28 to 

play, the Ramblers’ defensive 

Loyola’s Matthew Mangan (21) jumps to disrupt a pass by Maine 

South’s Essam Hamwi in a regional final Friday, March 1, in Rolling 

Meadows. Tracy Allen/22nd Century Media 

pressure and rebounding proved 

to be the gamechangers. 

“We were very prepared,” 

Pemberton said. “We talked 

about the game all day at school. 

We knew all of their plays. We 

were down and we came back.” 

Pemberton finished with a 

game-high 12 points, followed 

by Barrett with 11 and Bennett 

Kwiecinski contributed 9. 

Joining Pemberton in spearheading 

the defense was Jordan 

Kwiecinski. 

“Jordan has been playing 

stellar defense,” Livatino said. 

“He has come around to understanding 

how to play tough, 

solid defense and that was huge 

in this contest. Willie Boykin 

and Matty Mangin did a good 

job defensively and we did a 

pretty solid job of rebounding 

all night long against a very 

physical team.” 

“This team has rolled around 

the power of threes,” the Loyola 

coach pointed out. “Three 

straight holiday tournaments, 

three straight Jesuit Cups, three 

straight 20-win seasons and three 

straight regional championships. 

“This team is whole again 

(thanks to Barrett coming back 

from injury). Now, we have 

more to do.” 

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Boys basketball 

Schaumburg trips up New Trier in regional final 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Sports Editor 

22nd Century Media FILE PHOTO 

1st-and-3 

three PLAYERS of 

the WEEK 

1. Connor Barrett 

(above). The 

Loyola senior boys 

basketball player 

scored 26 points 

in two regional 

games, returning 

from an injury and 

helping Loyola to 

a regional title. 

2. Matthew Choate. 

The Loyola Gold 

goalie made 

23 saves in the 

Ramblers’ 2-0 

win over New 

Trier Green in 

the Scholastic 

Hockey League 

title game. 

3. New Trier girls 

track and field. 

The New Trier 

girls track and 

field team won 

the York Invite, its 

last invite before 

the CSL’s indoor 

conference meet. 

For the second consecutive 

season, the Trevians 

won more than 20 games; 

however they won’t match 

last year’s postseason run 

after losing to Schaumburg 

61-45 Friday, March 1, in 

the regional title game of 

the Glenbrook North Regional 

in Northbrook. 

“The score wasn’t really 

indicative of what 

the game was,” New Trier 

coach Scott Fricke said. 

“They go on a run and 

we turn the ball over. You 

can’t turn the ball over 

against two 1,000 point 

scorers that have played 

varsity for multiple years. 

“We started the game in 

a really good rhythm. We 

were getting the ball to Ciaran, 

he was finishing and 

then that stopped. We just 

didn’t look confident.” 

The second-seeded 

Trevians got off to a nice 

start, moving the ball 

around, running the offense 

through center Ciaran 

Brayboy, much like 

they had done throughout 

the season. Brayboy 

scored eight points in the 

first quarter, which saw 

New Trier lead 14-13 at its 

conclusion. 

That all changed in the 

second quarter when the 

Saxons clamped down on 

the Trevians, holding the 

New Trier’s Spencer Boehm handles the ball at the top of the key against Schaumburg on Friday, March 1, in 

Northbrook. Michael Wojtychiw/22nd Century Media 

Trevs to only three points 

in the quarter, taking a 24- 

17 lead to the half. 

In the first half, it was 

a tight game, a defensive 

first half,” New Trier’s 

Spencer Boehm said. “We 

had a little trouble scoring, 

but their defense was 

good. They were prepared 

for our size and our sets.” 

Even with the team 

down, the players didn’t 

quit, going on an 8-2 run 

after being down 29-19, to 

cut the deficit to 31-27, but 

the Saxons followed that 

with a 13-0 run of their 

own to put the game away. 

“Last year, the people 

that were on the court I’m 

pretty sure were all the 

seniors that were there 

when against Niles North 

we came down from 20, 

so it wasn’t impossible,” 

Boehm said about a potential 

comeback. “I just told 

the guys ‘put it all on the 

line. You’ve got nothing to 

lose at this point, let’s just 

go play.’ 

The Trevians once 

again played without point 

guard Sam Silverstein, 

who broke both his wrists 

against Niles North on 

Feb. 8. 

“This was the most selfless 

team I’ve ever played 

on,” Boehm said. “In the 

prime of our season, every 

game was a different 

high scorer, a different rebounder. 

“Nobody truly cared 

about when they shot or 

how many points they had. 

It was just about winning 

and we were having fun 

doing that. Looking back, 

it was a lot of fun playing 

with those guys.” 

For Fricke, the loss 

marks the end of a season 

that saw 11 seniors on the 

roster, including Boehm 

and Brayboy, who were 

four-year varsity players. 

“This is such a special 

class,” he said. “We start 

the year, losing the players 

we lost last year, and nobody 

has us on their radar 

and all of the sudden we’re 

the sixth-ranked team in 

the state. 

“Obviously we went 

through adversity, losing 

our point guard and 

then Ciaran was our, but it 

was an unbelievable season. 

Twenty-two and six, 

ranked sixth in the state. I 

was really proud of these 

guys, the past two years 

they’ve won nearly 50 

games.” 

This season, the Trevs 

won a holiday tournament 

in Arizona, three games in 

arguably the toughest holiday 

tournament in Illinois 

(Pontiac) and their first 

five games in conference 

play — all on the road. 

Listen Up 

“From the start of the game, I felt really 

focused, really locked in.” 

Matthew Choate — Loyola Gold goalie after shutting out 

New Trier Green in the Scholastic Hockey League title 

game. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

GIRLS WATER POLO: The spring season is upon us and that includes 

an early-season tourney involving Loyola and New Trier. 

• New Trier hosts Loyola, Prospect and Sandburg 

Saturday, March 9, in Winnetka. 

Index 

34 - This Week In 

33 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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Champions Loyola Gold beats New Trier Green 

for Scholastic Hockey League title, Page 37 

Area’s Best 

22CM names girls basketball 

all-area team, Page 36 

Loyola boys 

basketball wins third 

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title, Page 38 

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