![]() By Jessica Martinez There will be new changes for next year, one of them being the PARCC test. The PARCC stands for The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College. According to the parcconline.org, it is a group of states that work together to develop a set of assessments that measure whether students are on track to be successful in college and their careers. The states will administer this test during the 2014-2015 school year. The PARCC test will test you on Math, English Language and Arts/Literacy. The PARCC test will be approximately 2 days long. How will this test help students? “[T]hese assessments are to be used as a measure of college and career readiness, the results, when interpreted by teachers and staff, will hopefully lead to enhanced teaching and learning while identifying students who will need additional supports,” said Mr. Newman, Hubbard’s assistant principal. Now for all those juniors next year, it will not replace the ACT. Eventually, the state/city will not support the funding of the PSAE, just PARCC. It is not clear if other underclassmen will take this test next year, but all grade levels will eventually take the PARCC.
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![]() By Jennifer Ortega There will be changes and a new schedule for the 2014 school year here at Hubbard High School. Students will enter and leave at an early time. 1st period classes will begin at 8:04 A.M. and 8th period will end at 3:12 P.M. Division will be held every Wednesday after 1st period. Although the timing will be changed, there will still be eight periods. “I like the new schedule because it gives me an opportunity to meet with my division students on a regular basis. It will give students someone to talk to or discuss issues with outside of their regular classroom teachers,” commented Mr. Shunt when asked of his opinion on the matter. In the beginning of the 2013 school year, division was removed and all announcements were made at the end of the day. “Ever since they changed announcements to the end of the day a lot of people have missed important information. I always miss announcements because other students keep talk- ing during them,” said Sara Ocampo, Div. 409. With many announcements being missed, some teachers had to go find specific students in order to hand them important materials. “I’ve noticed how some teachers struggle to hand student’s important things due to the non-divi- sion schedule, now they have to hunt them down,” said Fany Ortiz, Div.411. Division can benefit students by having a place where they can receive important paper work and no longer need to worry about whether they will receive them or not. Students leaving at an earlier time are another benefiting factor; how- ever, those students will have classes earlier, which might be a problem for some who struggle waking up on time for school already. If this describes you, make sure to get used to the new schedule or you will be left behind. ![]() By Jacqueline De La Barrera Mayor Rahm Emanuel has revealed that within the next five years, he plans to install air conditioners in every classroom at CPS schools. Starting this summer, the project will begin in 206 schools. A CPS spokesmen, Joel Hood, announced that the estimated cost for this project would be $20 million dollars per year, adding up to $100 million dollars. Hubbard students agree that no air conditioning has definitely affected their ability to learn. “The heat we endure during the day is unbearable,” says Sylvia Bernal, Div.406. “My two classes with air conditioning have become my favorites!” The heat really does affect the learning environment. Students fall asleep in the classroom, and many get bloody noses due to the extreme heat. With 30 bodies in a classroom and the temperature going up, it’s nearly impossible to focus on the lectures. The air conditioning will also benefit the teachers: they will find it easier to teach, and their students will be more alert and focused on the class. This plan to install air conditioning at CPS classrooms really is a “cool” one, which will benefit not only the students and their studies, but the teachers as well. It may take some time for all of the CPS schools to be completely air conditioned: five years to be exact. Thankfully, Hubbard is scheduled to be one of the first schools to receive a/c this summer! ![]() By Fernando Mora How would you like to work with Macs on projects just like the industry professionals? With the help of Mr. Benson, you may be able to work just like professionals with the same equipment they use every day. He is looking into starting a Mac lab here at Hubbard, but it will take some time. Mr. Benson has a lot of work ahead of him. While working on the lab, Mr. Benson is also pursuing his master’s degree in Digital Media Art so he can teach students to use computers to produce audio, video, web design, and digital imaging. Although there is no specific date or a guarantee for a lab at Hubbard, Mr. Benson wants to start the Mac lab as a Digital Music club around 2015 and later turn it into a class. He plans to raise money for the lab through fundraisers, grants, and corporate sponsors. Through these methods, $100,000-$125,000 must be raised to buy all the equipment that will go into the lab which includes Macs, keyboards, headphones, projectors, and speakers. Mr. Benson also plans to raise the money through Indiegogo, a crowd funding website, and create a video that will go up on the website. The video will explain why a Mac lab is needed for Hubbard students. Mr. Benson says the ideal Mac lab will consist of a large tech room with 35-40, 21-inch iMacs with one administrator iMac, two projectors at each end of the room, and four speakers for the projectors. He hopes the Mac lab can be useful for existing classes such as Journalism, Year Book, and Digital Imaging. He also wants to introduce new classes such as a Piano Lab, Music Appreciation, and Digital Music classes as electives for students who are interested in learning career skills . Mr. Benson says that these classes will be for students who are interested in working on films, music, and other careers in the arts. Many default programs on the Macs can be used in class, and students will also use other software programs such as Pro Tools, Logic, and various film/music editing programs. Mr. Benson wants the Digital Music class to be offered to students who already have a year of music under their belt and later on bring in brand new students for their two years of music. The Mac lab will be a great addition to Hubbard’s existing classes and bringing new classes and clubs that can improve Hubbard students’ creativity. ![]() By Pablo Alacorn Hubbard High School has many great programs including the computers program. One of many classes that is currently offered is the Fundamentals of Information Technology class taught by Mrs. Dmytrow. She is one of three teachers who teaches students about computers and encourages them to pursue a career in computer science. In September, Mrs. Dmytrow encouraged FIT and ITA girls who showed interest in computing to apply for the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) scholarship which helps girls pursue an education in technology. One of the students who applied was Maria Bustamante. In order to enter this competition, Maria had to write three essays and explain what had she done in the computer and technology area, how is she show- ing a leadership in computing to her school and her community, and how her aspirations in computing and technology may influence her future pursuits. Maria didn’t think that she would win because she didn’t have as much experience as other competitors, but she kept an open mind and had a positive attitude. As a result, Maria was selected as an Affiliate Award Winner of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. The award ceremony for winners and runners up in Illinois was held on April 6, 2014 at Triton College. Maria was awarded with a gift card of $100 and two beautiful glass trophy plates: one for her and one for the Hubbard’s Principal Ms. Wiley. Maria’s parents were very proud of her, as well as her Hubbard teachers and her future CS professor from Saint Xavier University. Everybody encouraged her to keep up the good work and continue her interest in computing. This fall, Maria will be attending Saint Xavier University pursuing a double major: Computer Science and Music with a minor in Photography. ![]() By La’India Cooper Hubbard High School held its 27th annual Honors Banquet on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The Honors Banquet is held to recognize academically outstanding students as well as other students and groups such as the debate team, class top ten, perfect attendance, ROTC, and more. Dinner began at 6:30pm followed by the ceremony. Ms. Evans, with the help of students, organized the banquet so that it would run smoothly. The honor students were asked to stand by their seat when their name was called because there were so many names. Ms. Evans said, “The honor students weren’t given their ribbon at the ceremony but during first period instead because it keeps things more organized and prevents confusion of who received their ribbon and who didn’t.” Everyone else was honored by walking across the stage to receive an award, gift, or trophy from their sponsor. ![]() By Frida Morales On April 25th, Hubbard hosted a community meeting to address the continuing problem of Hubbard Field. The Southwest Side Education Action Council held the meeting to fight the Board of Education, who plans to build a new school over Hubbard Field. The meeting was held in the auditorium and was open to the public, since the loss of the field would have a drastic effect on the entire community. The field is used by the school’s sport teams and clubs but is also used by the community soccer leagues, pre-schools, day cares, and elementary schools. At the meeting, Aldermen Zalewski and Quinn were both in attendance to discuss and hear the growing concerns. The crowd was made up of community members and teachers from Hubbard, Peck, and Pasteur. After a slide-show shown by Ms. Cervantes of Hubbard Field, Mr. Ocampo explained how the loss of the field would affect the school. He explained how the school needs a place to continue its athletic programs and how the students themselves need a safe place to practice. “Hubbard Field is the closest and safest field around,” said Mr. Ocampo. It is the safest field because Hubbard students aren’t targets of gangs since there seems to be no gang activity in that area. Continuing the crowd’s case, a teacher from Peck brought up the fact that the board hadn’t done anything to help their schools. Both elementary schools, Peck and Pasteur, are overcrowded and have to use their auditorium or classrooms as lunchrooms. Teachers seeking help from the board haven’t received any answers. At the end, both aldermen faced the task of answering the crowd’s questions. Alderman Zalewski spoke and said he couldn't promise anything, but that he and Alderman Quinn will try their best to address these issues to board. Hubbard and both elementary schools hope they will be able to keep the beloved field. |
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