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1 HAR-CO HI-LITES Feb r uar y Pub licat ion Created by MMJII St udent s The view s and opinions exp ressed in t his p ub licat ion are str ict ly t hose of t he aut hor s and d o not necessar ily reflect t he official p olicy or p osit ion of Har vard CUSD 50.

FROM THE EDITOR With this being out first publication after winter break and graduation approaching, I expected to return to apathetic and lethargic seniors.

I was also very surprised when every student knew exactly what he or she wanted to write about for this publication and for our televised broadcast. It?

2 FROM THE EDITOR With this being out first publication after winter break and graduation approaching, I expected to return to apathetic and lethargic seniors. To my surprise, each student had a pretty easy time falling back into our usual routine in MMJII. I was also very surprised when every student knew exactly what he or she wanted to write about for this publication and for our televised broadcast. It?s fantastic to see students merging their passions together and starting to write about topics that they are truly passionate about. I loved the expression on Jesse?s face when I asked about a topic for this month, and he immediately yelled,?i want to write about cloning! Someone did it in China, and it was really cool!? I asked him why he wanted to write about this, and he replied that Teri Lescher inspired him in science. Thank you for all that you do for our students! I love knowing that our students will surely find inspiration anywhere. It is truly heartwarming to see a student bringing personal interests into MMJ.?Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.? - Suzy Kassem - Mrs. Amber Veronese, MMJII Teacher

3 Tab le of Content s "HHS Incubator Class" By Giovanni Castaneda 4-5 "Eagles Prevail" By Justin Grivna 6-7 "The MMJII Experience" By Cristian Escobar 8-9 "Cloning Monkeys" By Jesse Oros 10 "The Teen Center at The Harvard Diggins Library" By Jenny Mercado 11

4 HHS Incub at or Class By: Giovanni Castaneda, MMJI I Student For t h e sch ool year, Har var d High Sch ool is of f er in g w h at is called an In cu bat or class. Th e class is sim ilar t o t h e TV sh ow Shark Tank. In t h e sh ow Shark Tank, en t r epr en eu r s obt ain t h e oppor t u n it y t o sh ow of f t h eir ideas, an d per su ade on e of t h e?sh ar k s? (bu sin esses) t o in vest in t h eir idea. Th is class w ill give st u den t s t h e oppor t u n it y t o do t h e sam e;, t h ey w ill also pr esen t it t o people w h o can possibly in vest. Th e h ead of t h is class, Er in Har r is, gave m e an over view of t h e class. Har r is said,?it?s a class w h er e st u den t s w ill exper ien ce en t r epr en eu r sh ip.? Sh e st at ed,?en t r epr en eu r sh ip by def in it ion is in n ovat ion an d cr eat ion.? Har r is said,?we?r e t r yin g t o get st u den t s t o w or k t h r ou gh t h e idea of cr eat in g a bu sin ess in ser vice f r om con cept, t o get t in g in vest or s t o t r y an in vest in t h eir com pan y.? In sh or t t er m s, t h is class t ak es assign m en t s f r om ideat ion t o pit ch. Th e class w ill be f or sen ior s on ly, bu t n ot ju st an y sen ior. An yon e w h o w an t s t o t ak e t h is class m u st h ave all t h e bu sin ess r equ ir em en t s com plet ed. Th er e h as been a bit of ch at t er abou t in t er est in t h is class. St u den t s w er e advised of t h e class du r in g h om er oom, an d a f ew h ave t alk ed abou t t ak in g t h e Shark Tank class. It h asn?t been adver t ised all t oo m u ch, bu t w or d h as gon e ar ou n d, an d st u den t s ar e t alk in g abou t it. Th e idea of st ar t in g t h is class cam e f r om f ollow in g w h at ot h er sch ools do. Er in Har r is f ir st h ear d of it f r om ot h er places an d w en t t o visit an In cu bat or sit e at Hon on egah High Sch ool t w o year s ago w h en sh e f ir st st ar t ed t each in g h er e at HHS. Th e idea of t h e class w as a collabor at ion bet w een ou r sch ool t each er s an d t h e adm in ist r at ion. Th e class w ill be t au gh t by Er in Har r is, an d sh e is m or e t h an excit ed! Sh e said,?i ju st t h in k it?s t h e coolest class t h at I h ave got t en t o t each, an d I t h in k it?s a cool class f or t h e st u den t s t o t ak e ju st becau se it 's so dif f er en t. It?ll pu t Har var d on t h e sam e playin g f ield as sch ools lik e M ar ian, Pr air ie Ridge, an d sch ools t h at t h in k Har var d's n ot all t h at, bu t w e r eally ar e.? Sh e t h in k s it?s r eally n eat t h at w e?r e n ot t h e f ir st t o st ar t, bu t also n ot t h e last.?it?s goin g t o be f u n bu t a lot of w or k, an d it?s goin g t o t ak e a lot t o pr epar e f or it, bu t it?s def in it ely goin g t o be w or t h it.?

5 A t ip t o t h e u pcom in g sen ior s t h at w an t t o t ak e t h is class w ou ld be t o be ver y pr epar ed. Accor din g t o Har r is, t h e class w ill r equ ir e a lot of t eam w or k an d ou t side of sch ool w or k. Har var d High Sch ool st u den t Adr ian Her n an dez gave m e h is t h ou gh t s abou t t h e class. He said,?th e idea of bein g able t o t u r n you r idea in t o som et h in g in t r igu es m e.? He is cu r r en t ly a ju n ior w h o h ear d abou t t h e class an d h as t ak en an in t er est in it. Wh en ask ed if h e alr eady h as an idea f or t h e class, h e said,?no, bu t I h ave a f eelin g on ce I get t o k n ow t h e class an d t h e w ay it r u n s, I w ill m ost lik ely h ave som et h in g.? Th e class is goin g t o be r u n by st u den t s w or k in g in gr ou ps. Adr ian is a ver y social st u den t. He said,?i h ave n o pr oblem w or k in g in gr ou ps. I t h in k it?s gr eat becau se t h at w ay it?s n ot a solo t h in g, an d t h er e?s h elp t o go t o.? Adr ian said h e r eally en joys t h e sh ow Shark Tank an d is r eally look in g f or w ar d t o t h e In cu bat or class n ext sch ool year. It?s n ot a?sit -an d-do n ot h in g? class. St u den t s ar e goin g t o be in t er act in g w it h t h eir gr ou p an d bu sin ess people. St u den t s h ave t o st ep u p t h eir gam e w it h a bu sin ess pr of ession al an d act lik e a bu sin ess pr of ession al. Th e st u den t s w ill be expect ed t o m ak e a lot of pr esen t at ion s an d w ill h ave t o k n ow h ow t o t alk t o an d com m u n icat e w it h adu lt s. A lot of pu blic speak in g is also essen t ial.?i am r eally look in g f or st u den t s w h o ar e w illin g t o m ak e t h at com m it m en t,? says Har r is. Th is w ill be a year -lon g class, so st u den t s w h o w an t t o gr adu at e ear ly w ou ldn?t be t h e best f it. Har r is h as w or k ed ou t side of edu cat ion bef or e becom in g a t each er, an d it?s gr eat f or h er t o br in g bu sin ess k n ow ledge t o sch ool.

6 Eagles Pr evail By. Ju st in D. Gr ivn a, M M JII St u den t At t h e en d of t h e 2016 season, t h e Eagles f in ish ed w it h a 7-9 r ecor d. At t h at t im e, Nick Foles w as con t em plat in g r et ir in g f r om f oot ball. Fast f or w ar d t o Febr u ar y 4, Nick Foles h oist ed u p t h e Lom bar di Tr oph y w it h h is f ellow Eagles. Foles is n ot con t em plat in g r et ir em en t an ym or e. Th is also lef t New En glan d con t em plat in g t h eir f u t u r e opt ion s. Kyle Kr u se, t h e Dr iver Edu cat ion t each er, h as been w at ch in g f oot ball f or year s an d h as even coach ed t h e spor t. No m at t er w h at t eam is playin g, h e h as k n ow ledge on an d an opin ion abou t each. Su n day r olled ar ou n d, an d h e w en t f or t h e u n der dogs, Eagles? I w an t t o see som et h in g dif f er en t. Th e Su per Bow l w as f illed w it h m em or able h igh ligh t s. Kr u se said, Th e t w o t im es t h ey (Eagles) w en t f or it on f ou r t h dow n? an d t h e f u m ble at t h e en d of t h e gam e. Th is w in m ean t a lot f or t h e Eagles. How ever, t h e loss m ean t a lot t o t h e Pat r iot s as w ell. Th ey (Pat r iot s) w ill u se t h is as m ot ivat ion? t h is w in validat es t h eir (Eagles) ef f or t s. Th e st r ip sack at t h e en d of t h e gam e gave t h e Eagles on e last ch an ce t o scor e. Th is h appen ed w h en t h e lin em en let Br an don Gr ah am t h r ou gh. Br ady didn't see t h e lin em an, an d t h e ball w as t ak en ou t of h is h an ds an d w as r ecover ed by t h e ot h er t eam. Kr u se also t alk ed abou t t h e u n der dog st or y, w h ich w as abou t Nick Foles. It is am azin g bein g a back u p an d w in n in g t h e Su per Bow l. On ly on e qu ar t er back h as don e t h at bef or e. He h as com e a lon g w ay f r om h is t im e on t h e Ram s. He even con sider ed r et ir em en t af t er t h at season. It is h ar d t o t alk abou t t h is Su per Bow l an d n ot m en t ion Tom Br ady. He w ill go dow n as t h e on e of t h e gr eat est of t h is lif et im e. He an d Joe M on t an a deser ve t h at t it le? n o st ar t in g qu ar t er back h as appear ed in as m an y Su per Bow ls h as Tom Br ady. M igu el Her n an dez, ju n ior, k n ow s a gr eat deal abou t t h e gam e. Goin g in t o t h e gam e, h e said, I believe t h at New En glan d w ill w in, bu t I w an t t o see Ph iladelph ia w in t h is on e? FLY EAGLES FLY.

7 Th e h igh ligh t s w er e M igu el's f avor it e par t. " I loved seein g t h e Ph illy special, Gost k ow sk i m issin g h is secon d f ield goal, an d Tom Br ady goin g dow n t h e f ield w it h Gr on k on t h eir f ir st dr ive in t h e secon d h alf. I believe t h at t h e Pat r iot s w ill be back n ext year.. Th ey sh ou ld get r id of Gost k ow sk i t h ou gh. Th e Eagles ju st h ad t h eir u n der dog season, bu t I t h in k t h at is it f or t h em f or aw h ile. Th e Ph illy special w as a t r ick play. Nick Foles w en t ou t f or a pass. Tr ey Bu r t on t h r ew t h e ball t o Foles, as n o on e cover ed h im. How ever, af t er f u r t h er in vest igat ion, of f icials lat er r evealed t h at Ph iladelph ia h ad an illegal f or m at ion on t h is play. Sin ce t h is w as discover ed af t er t h e gam e, t h e decision cou ldn't be r ever sed. Her n an dez pr aised Foles f or h is gam e, He ju st h ad a t r u e u n der dog gam e w it h t h e u n der dog t eam. In t h e en d, Th e Eagles def eat ed t h e Pat r iot s, It w as a good gam e all t h e w ay t h r ou gh. All in all, t h er e is a n ext season f or bot h t eam s.

8 Th e M M JII Exper ien ce By: Cr ist ian Escobar, M M JII St u den t M M JII h as been an excit in g exper ien ce, f u ll of lear n in g. M u lt im edia Jou r n alism II h as been ver y ben ef icial t o m y peer s an d m e. Th is class can be u sed as a t ool in lif e. It is based m ost ly on w r it in g, an d it is a class t h at can be u sed t o develop m an y sk ills. M an y of m y sk ills t h at h ave been im pr oved ar e m y con f iden ce, w r it in g sk ills, in t er view in g sk ills, an d w or k in g t oget h er w it h peer s. M M JII h as given u s a boost t o ou r con f iden ce in pr esen t in g in f or m at ion t o ot h er people. We w r it e m on t h ly br oadcast s t h at w e par t icipat e in, an d t h ese ar e sh ow n t o ou r peer s. We lear n ed t o n ot becom e n er vou s, speak clear ly, an d t o st ay calm. It is easier t o br oadcast t h an it w as ear lier in t h e year. Pr eviou sly, I w ou ld lean on e w ay, m y ar m s w ou ld r oam f r eely, an d I w ou ld m ove con st an t ly. M y voice w as sm all an d sh ak y. Now m y post u r e is in posit ion, an d I h ave t h e con f iden ce t o speak lou dly an d clear ly. We h ave also developed ou r w r it in g sk ills. We ar e given t h e t ask t o w r it e an ar t icle abou t var iou s t opics ever y m on t h. Usin g ou r w r it in g sk ills, ou r st or ies h ave im pr oved t h r ou gh ou t t h e w h ole year. M M JII h elps u s w it h w r it in g assign m en t s f r om ot h er classes, as w ell as ot h er assign m en t s f r om M M JII su ch as w r it t en f in als an d essays. Th ese w r it in g sk ills can be applied t o m ost jobs on an ever yday basis. In t er view in g is a big par t of w r it in g ar t icles. We h ave lear n ed h ow t o pr oper ly in t er view a per son an d ask t h e r igh t qu est ion s. We h ave been t ask ed t o in t er view var iou s people, su ch as t each er s, peer s, adm in ist r at ion, an d t h e com m u n it y. M ost of t h e ar t icles ar e local, so w e can h ave a ch an ce t o in t er view people f r om t h e com m u n it y. In t er view in g can be u sed f or f u t u r e jobs by bein g t h e in t er view ee or in t er view er an d per f or m in g br illian t ly. In gen er al, com m u n icat in g w it h people is a u sef u l lif e sk ill t h at can be applied t o t h e w or k place.

9 Wor k in g t oget h er w it h t h e r est of t h e class is essen t ial t o bein g su ccessf u l in m an y assign m en t s. M ost assign m en t s ar e gr ou p r elat ed, so it is essen t ial t h at ever yon e at t en ds an d par t icipat es. We com m u n icat e w it h each ot h er t o discu ss abou t var iou s pr oblem s in societ y. We collabor at e w it h each ot h er t o be su ccessf u l in class. Cooper at in g can be u sed t o obt ain f u t u r e jobs, an d it is an im por t an t abilit y f or m ost jobs. M M JII h as im pr oved m y w r it in g sk ills, in t er view in g sk ills, collabor at in g w it h peer s, an d m y con f iden ce. We com plet e m an y dif f er en t act ivit ies t h r ou gh ou t t h e class, bu t u su ally it st ar t s of f w it h a discu ssion of cu r r en t even t s or n ew s t h at h ave su r f aced. Sh or t ly af t er, t h e M M JII t each er, (Am ber Ver on ese) gives n ot es or a su bject t o t each. At t h e en d of t h e class is u su ally w h en w e h ave t im e t o w or k on a w r it in g assign m en t t h at w as given t o u s. M M JII is a gr eat class t h at can im pr ove m an y u sef u l sk ills.

10 Clon in g M on k eys By: Jesse Or os, M M J II St u den t Clon in g h as been ar ou n d f or a w h ile n ow. Scien t ist s ar e alw ays t r yin g t o im pr ove clon in g. Now, n ew bor n m on k eys ar e bein g clon ed. Recen t ly t h is h as been t h e m ost t alk ed abou t n ew s in t h e scien ce w or ld. Scien t ist s h ave been able t o clon e f r ogs, sh eep, m ice, an d ot h er an im als. Wh at m ak es clon in g m on k eys so gr eat is t h at it 's t h e f ir st t im e scien t ist s h ave su cceeded in clon in g an an im al t h at h as m an y h u m an lik e t r ait s. Th e t w o m on k eys t h at w er e clon ed, Hu a Hu a an d Zh on g Zh on g, w er e cr eat ed by Resear ch er s at t h e Ch in ese Academ y of Scien t ist In st it u t e of Neu r oscien ce in Sh an gh ai. Th e scien t ist s h ave been t r yin g t o m ak e t h is h appen f or year s bu t h ave n ever su cceeded becau se of t h e em br yos n ot bein g able t o m at u r e. M an y believe t h is is on e st ep closer t o bein g able t o clon e a f u lly f u n ct ion in g h u m an bein g.?i t h in k t h e t ech n ology t h er e is n ow is ju st bein g per f ect ed. We ar e so closely r elat ed t o pr im at es t h at w ill h ave t h e sam e pr ocedu r es, so w e sh ou ld h ave t h e sam e r esu lt s,? says Biology t each er, Ter i Lesch er. Th er e w ill be a posit ive im pact on t h e h u m an r ace if scien t ist s ar e able t o clon e h u m an s, su ch as clon in g t issu es or or gan s t o r epair dam aged on es t o save lives. Not on e in ven t ion h as on ly posit ive r esu lt s t o it ; t h er e ar e also n egat ive r esu lt s t h at scien t ist s f ear.?not ever y scien t ist u ses scien ce f or t h e gr eat er good, som e ar e u n et h ical an d t h e con sequ en ces cou ld be h or r ible,? says Lesch er.?m y h ope is t h at t h e clon ed m on k eys ar e t r eat ed h u m an ely,? says Lesch er. Bu t, som e qu est ion s r em ain. Wh at if t h e m on k eys ar en't t r eat ed f air ly? Wh at w ill t h is r eally m ean f or scien ce? Th er e ar e m an y u n an sw er ed qu est ion s t o clon in g, bu t w e can on ly w ait an d h ope f or t h e best.

Th e Teen Cen t er at t h e Har var d Diggin s Libr ar y By: Jen n if er M er cado, M M J II St u den t Th e Har var d Diggin s Libr ar y is u n der goin g r en ovat ion s t h is spr in g.

11 Th e Teen Cen t er at t h e Har var d Diggin s Libr ar y By: Jen n if er M er cado, M M J II St u den t Th e Har var d Diggin s Libr ar y is u n der goin g r en ovat ion s t h is spr in g. Th ey ar e addin g a Teen Cen t er, t o at t r act m or e st u den t s t o go an d st u dy. Th is is su pposed t o h elp im pr ove gr ades as w ell. Th e Teen Cen t er com es w it h m an y ben ef it s, su ch as pr ovidin g st u den t s w it h com pu t er s an d accessibilit y t o t h e in t er n et.?by h avin g a space of t h eir ow n, t een s f eel m or e in vest ed in t h e libr ar y, t h u s im pr ovin g t h eir libr ar y exper ien ce,? said Kar en Su t er a, t h e Dir ect or of Th e Diggin s Libr ar y. It w ill in clu de m or e r elaxed seat in g, t h r ee desk t ops, an d a lot of r oom t o ch ar ge devices. In Har var d, t h er e is n ot m u ch f or t een s t o do. By cr eat in g t h e Teen Cen t er, h opef u lly it w ill give t een s som et h in g f u n t o do. It w ill also im pr ove st u den t s?gr ades an d h elp t h em academ ically. Th e st af f at t h e Diggin s Libr ar y h opes t h at t h is w ill be able t o at t r act m or e st u den t s in t o t h e libr ar y. Video gam in g w ill also be of f er ed, alon gside m ak in g cr af t s an d ot h er gr eat even t s.?we h ope t h at t een s u t ilize t h is space an d m ak e it t h eir ow n,? said Su t er a. Kar en Kr u ck en ber g, t h e libr ar ian at Har var d High Sch ool, said,?i w ill t ell you t h at I am r eally excit ed abou t t h is space an d all t h e ben ef it s it of f er s t o t h e t een s of ou r com m u n it y.? On HHS h alf days t h er e w ill be an act ivit y called?half -Day Han g Ou t,? w h er e st u den t s can go h an gou t, play gam es, eat sn ack s, an d do h om ew or k if t h ey w ou ld lik e. Below is a list of a f ew act ivit ies t h at w ill be h eld at t h e Teen Cen t er. -Poet r y Cr eat ion St at ion s? Apr il is Nat ion al poet r y m on t h so t h ey w ill h ave f u n Poet r y St at ion s lik e Book Spin e Poet r y, M agn et Boar d Poet r y, an d m u ch m or e. -TAG?TAG, sh or t f or Teen Advisor y Gr ou p, m eet s on ce a m on t h an d gives t een s a ch an ce t o cr eat e volu n t eer oppor t u n it ies, t alk abou t book s an d m ovies, an d h elp cr eat e pr ogr am s t h at t h ey w ou ld lik e t o at t en d. -Ar t At t ack?w h er e t h ey cr eat e n ew ar t lik e t h e old m ast er s. All of t h e n ew in n ovat ion s ar e bein g m ade f or t h e st u den t s. Th e em ployees at t h e Diggin s Libr ar y h ope ever yon e w ill en joy t h e act ivit ies as a com m u n it y. Photo by: EIU.edu "Art and Architecture in Illinois Libraries"

12 Send us a Letter to the Editor! Contact MMJII Teacher Amber Veronese at averonese@cusd50.org If you 'r e in t er est ed in w r it in g t o u s, t h is is you r last ch an ce t o be f eat u r ed! We w ill on ly h ave on e m or e w r it t en pu blicat ion, t o be sen t ou t in M ay. Th an k you f or t h e su ppor t!

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