By Erick Morales and Laura Soza
“My mission is to share my passion for images and photography with the students,” said Mr.Kleckner, sponsor of Hubbard’s Photography Club. The Photography Club does a variety of interactive activities ranging from critiquing member’s photographs to learning various photographic techniques. It’s a place where students can come together and express themselves through photos they think are dynamic and photos they have taken themselves. He also said, “It encourages other people to talk about other images.” Club members learn how to take pictures manually through trial and error, share student photographs, and put them on the smartboard for everyone to see their own creativity all at once. “The students know so much about photography that they teach me, so it’s more like a collaborative and reciprocal relationship”, said Mr. Kleckner. Mr.Kleckner’s interest in visual media and photography has grown over the past few years and chose to sponsor a club for students who have an inspiration in photography. There are ap proximately 30 students in the club and if students are interested in joining they do accept new members. Mr. Kleckner said, “Students shouldn’t feel discouraged to join the club because they don’t own a DSLR. Many members create images and edit them with their smartphones.” The photography club is a creative expressiveness that this school wouldn’t provide. The club members enjoy being in this club. It helps enhance and improve visual vocabulary. Club member Alejandro Patino (Div. 704) said, “It’s a fun experience learning how to do everything.” Diego Delavega (Div. 501) added, “This club allows us to become greater photographers because it allows us to put ourselves in the pictures we take. They acquire an interesting value of what they represent and allow them to transcend past the mundane.” The Hubbard Photography Club meets every other Tuesday in room 212 with Mr. Kleckner. Remember that a picture paints a thousand words and social media statuses will never compare to the actual photograph itself.
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By Luis Calderon
The blockbuster of 2015 hit theatres on May 1st and it was quite something. Age of Ultron introduces us to the conflict of the next phase in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This action packed film brings us the twins, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, who get their powers on experiments done by HYDRA and Loki’s scepter lead by Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker, a new minor villain. The whole Avengers gang is back from the first with a modified housing setting for the team (Avengers Tower), and newly upgraded costumes, done by Tony Stark himself. Besides the twins, the origin story of Ultron is what drives the first act of the movie. Although we clearly see who Ultron is created by, the way in which he finds hatred toward humanity and the Avengers feels a bit rushed and forced. After we are shown the birth of Ultron and seeing that killing the Avengers is the only way to save the Earth and that’s his vision, the second act then begins. The first fight between the two sides occurs in Wakanda, and as the Marvel formula goes, the Avengers lose. The twins realize they have different ideals, as Vision is being created, so they leave and decide to become neutral. Meanwhile, more character development is displayed as the team is psychologically hit hard and have to learn to fight together, again. The final act consists of Vision and the twins helping out the Avengers fight Ultron and his army in the climax. One of the missing factors in the film that made it feel fast paced was the scenes felt shortened for the need to cut down the runtime. Although, the battle gives us that nostalgia with moments that feel like they were taken straight out of a comic and the choreography is much better than its precedent. The ending is pretty enticing. All together, the movie is an enjoyable experience, but isn’t as good as the trailers portrayed it to be. The character development in general was good, especially Hawkeye, and the fight sequences were much better. Yet, that isn’t enough to save the movie from what was expected to come from the mighty Joss Whedon. The movie is beautifully shot, but for a run time of almost three hours, the longer version seems like it would be a better cohesive movie than this one. Pulling in a total of $881,201,176 worldwide, at the moment, is good enough to keep making films with the MARVEL stamp on it and not caring about the quality of the film. Enjoy these films while you still can. Like Vision said, “Yes... but a thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts. It is a privilege to be among them.” By Amber Ortiz
Inbounz is a book full of perseverance, friendship, passion, and beautiful memories. Toni Nessi, a Hubbard alum, had the opportunity to be on the first women's basketball team here at Hubbard. The book follows Toni Nessi’s experience through pieces of her diary, scraps of newspaper articles, and of course pictures. In 1967, Bonnie Mayhew, a physical education teacher at Hubbard, announced that she was starting a girl’s basketball team. The news spread quickly throughout the school and female athletes became quite excited. At that time, cheerleading was the only girl’s sport offered here at Hubbard. From 1967 to 1972 the girls grew, not only as athletes, but as people. They had various opportunities due to Miss Mayhew. They started with no victories, yet 4 years later went on to win the AAU tournament which was very exciting for the young women. The girls went through various amounts of trainings. Bonnie Mayhew and Barb Parker would have them train hard and stay in shape. Barb Park would place the girls in track even and Miss Mayhew would put them in field events. What a great way to keep in shape, huh? I had the chance to talk to Toni Nessi and the way she spoke about her coach was beautiful. It felt as if her coach, Bonnie Mayhew, became my inspiration as well. Toni was a part of the first women's basketball team here at Hubbard. Her book Inboundz follows the obstacles they faced and their victories. Reading this book was an inspiration. Learning about Hubbard's past and the strong women involved in making a difference here was great. Toni said “It was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had.” Being part of a new movement had to be exciting and formed close bonds. Toni Nessi said, “We all became so close. We helped each other become better players and better people.” You can preview and purchase the book at http://www.blurb.com/b/5766525-inbounz-a-basketball-story. By Brenda Barbosa
Summer is approaching! What are your plans? Will you be flying across the United States? Or will you be attending any of the Chicago’s summer concert events? This summer, Chicago is the hot spot for this year’s summer concert events. Many artists are scheduled to perform in various places throughout the Chicagoland area. Kicking off in May, with appearances by Drake and Lana Del Rey. On May 29th, Drake will be performing at the United Center while Lana Del Rey fires up the stage at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois on May 30th. Tickets are at an average from $39.00 to $129.00. June continues with its nights of extravaganza in Chicago with a 3-day Spring Awakening Music Festival at Soldier Field. Although the tickets prices are more expensive at $200.00, it’s worth the price for the 3-day admission. Zedd and Eric Prydz will perform on Friday, while Hardwell and Diplo are scheduled for Saturday. Afrojack and Tiesto will end the festival on Sunday.This is not an all-ages show. You must be at least 18 years or older for this event. Finally Taylor Swift will bring the 1989 World Tour to Soldier Field on July 18, 2015. Tickets prices start at a range from $66.00 to $197.00. This will be a summer to remember for music fans! |
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