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When asked about her AP classes, she said, “Sometimes I get overloaded with homework and end up staying in over the weekend to finish it .”

Some of Ulanowicz’s goals are to get into a good collage, get a job, and get married . She is getting an early start in looking into colleges. As of right now, she is leaning toward the University of Iowa . Ulanowicz is thinking about becoming a History Teacher .

Unlike most students, Ulanowicz enjoys writing essays for class . She also writes stories for fun, and enjoys blogging . What does she blog about? She blogs about anime, movies, and sometimes just  about anything .

Ulanowicz reads just about as much as anything else she does . The book she is currently reading is Fatherland by Robert Harris . Fatherland is a book that explores what would have happened if the Nazi Germany army had won World War II . A great book series she read was Percy Jackson and the Olympians .

When asked about her relationships, she said, “What’s that?”

Finally, Ulanowicz loves to sew and draw . Things she sews include stuffed animals, scarves, and hats . She has sewn a lot of stuffed animals and winter clothing . She even uses her clothing on chilly days .

Students who are above honors level courses are placed in Advanced Placement courses. If a student is recommended for an AP class, then their teacher believes them to be ready for a college level course. Passing an AP exam at the end of the year means gaining a college credit for that course. Some look at this as a way to pay for one less college course down the road and want to take advantage of that.

The exams are spaced out over the course of May. Joe Rogers, a sophomore who took AP European history as well as AP Macroeconomics, said, “My Euro exam is on May 11, and my Macro exam is on May 17. It’s nice because they’re a week apart.”

There are many expectations from students as to how the AP exams will go. Hannah Pecis, a sophomore who took AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics this year, said, “Hopefully it will go well. I actually feel well prepared for the exams.”

Rogers said, “I think that they’ll go really well if I study hard and my nerves don’t get to me.”

With such high expectations for such a big test, did these students do enough to prepare for the exams? Pecis said, “I’ve done a ton of studying and lots of practice exams. I think I’m ready, for the most part, but I will definitely use up the rest of my time to study.”

Rogers said, “I’ve studied all of my notes and written a few essays to practice. I don’t think I’m ready yet, but in a few more days of studying I should be prepared enough.”

Was taking an AP course an experience that these two students would go through again? When asked, Pecis said, “Yes. Hopefully I will be taking AP Psych senior year.”

Rogers said, “Yes, I plan on taking AP Literature, U.S. History, Spanish, Calculus, and Computer Science.”

Now that these students have been through the process of taking an AP class, they have a few words of wisdom to pass along to other students who are or will be preparing for the exams. Pecis said, “Pay attention in class and make sure you do any review work your teacher gives you. They really help a lot.”

Rogers said, “Study! Study! Study! And good luck on the tests.”

Vince started skateboarding four and half years ago when his brother encourage him. Vince and his friends started practicing on a daily basis trying to improve their skills. They practice in their neighborhood, skate parks, and while skating around playing skateboarding games.

“The hardest thing about skateboarding is just progressing and learning how to land new tricks,” said Vince.  Vince skates whenever he can, especially on a sunny day.  His favorite trick to do is a hardflip.

Vince said, “The easiest thing about skateboarding is falling. This one time I was at Ehlert (Skate Park) and I was trying to learn how to land a tre-flip. I fell a good 30 times until I finally landed it. It was a huge accomplishment.”

Vince rather skates with a group of friends rather than by himself. Vince said, “It gets pretty boring and I like to compete against them. I also enjoy playing skating games with them and seeing them progress as well as myself.”  When asked about what’s the best thing about skating, Vince said, “Just learning new tricks and getting better. I also like how I meet a lot of cool people who skate too. I made a lot of friends because of skating also.”

Vince has also created some great memories because of skateboarding. “My favorite memory of skateboarding is when I went to Krush (Skate Park) for the first time. It was so overwhelming and I couldn’t wait to go down their ramps. It was scary at first, but once I got the hang of it, I kept going down them. The people were awesome there too. Everyone was so chill.”

Vince has multiple goals that he wants to achieve with skateboarding. “I really want to go professional with skateboarding and be able to skate in California. That has also been my dream,” he said.

“The team is pretty good. We had a few tough losses, but we are trying to look beyond that and working hard to get to sectionals,” said Daniel (Jake) Fiesler.

Fiesler is the libero, a defensive specialist, for the varsity team. When asked about his goal for the season, he said, “To play.”  Fieseler was also the starting libero last year on the sophomore team.

The captains of the varsity team are Jack McCarthy,  Richard Green, and Joe Sauer. The starting lineup includes Brian Brown and Jack Gibson as outsiders, Green as setter, Sauer and  McCarthy as middle hitters, Mitch Molloy as right side and Fieseler as the libero. They are looking forward of finishing the season with big wins.

The sophomore team has had a good season so far with a record of 11-5.

“I feel the team has very good chemistry and the performance is much better than last year,” said John Payne.

The team had a five game winning streak and are trying to push to perfection. The captains on the sophomore team are Mike Chaney, Benjamin Brondos, and Christian Samson.

“This year we are doing really well and we have a really good winning record,” Said Brondos. Brondos is the setter for the sophomore team. “I want to lead the team as best as I can,” he added. Brondos was also the only freshmen last year to be on the sophomore team.

Competing on the team has been enjoyable for the players as well.  Payne said, “The people on [the team] and [Coach Jonathan] Gorny, everyone is so funny!”

The starting lineup for the team includes Mike Chaney and Samson as outside hitters, Brondos as setter, Tomek Sitko and Pablo Garcia as middle hitters, Tony Sampson as right side, and Nick Green as libero.

The freshmen team is trying their best to improve as a team.  So far the team has a 2-13 record.

“The team needs a lot of work. We need to learn how to work together more and learn how to not get so aggravated at each other, but overall, we show a lot of potential and need to just work as one,” said Danny Corcoran.

The freshman team does not have captains and does not have a set line up.  “I’m trying to be the best player I can be, on the court and off the court,” said Corcoran.

The students were greeted by the Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel. He welcomed the Laureates and noted that the speakers would, “discuss their crusade for human rights and peace, giving our students an experience that will both inspire them and give them something to aspire to.” Emanuel was followed by President of Robert F.Kennedy Center, Kerry Kennedy, who further explained the objective of the summit and how the students could let this impact their everyday lives.

The Laureates were then introduced and were recognized for their accomplishments. MSNBC correspondent Chris Jansing began a conversation with former President Jimmy Carter, former Polish President Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Frederik Willem de Klerk of South Africa. The presidents all discussed the current problems the world is facing, such as the economy, lack of jobs, and man’s ongoing relationship with war. Every solution proposed relied greatly on the impact and creativity of the youth of the world. They explained how the only way things can get better are if young people come together and think of new ways to change the world. They also discussed how this would be easier than ever before because of the new technology we have developed. It will be much easier to converse with other countries due to web cameras, e-mail, etc. The idea of bringing the youth of the world was very prevalent, along with instilling the mind set of peace over war. Gorbachev said, “Humankind has got to say war comes last, peace comes first.”

After a short break, a new set of Laureates took place, but this discussion was primarily about the environment and global climate change. They discussed our reliance on machines that polluted the air and how to improve aspects of our planet. In discussing our advancement in technology/ fuel efficiency Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachuari said, “It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going if you are headed in the wrong direction.” This discussion allowed students to discover new ways to change their life, for the better. New ways of being environmentally friendly were brought up, along with ideas of how the world needs to change or things will begin to spiral out of control.

RB students found this experience to very enriching and eye-opening. Senior Nina Wazsak said, “It was an honor to be invited to attend this event and I feel everyone at the summit realized how important our generation is for the future. It was a once in a life time opportunity and I really took a lot away from attending.”