![]() By Darius Sims Tomorrow’s Legacy , a group created by Mr. Lyles, teamed up with the senior council to raise money for Toys for Tots on December 19th, 2014. Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The two groups hosted an out of uniform day at school for $1. Together, the groups raised $873. They took the proceeds and went to Toys R Us to buy toys to donate to the organization. They split up into three different groups and divided the money into 3 carts. Everybody started choosing toys that caught their eyes until they reached their limit. Once they had purchased the toys, they placed them in the donation pick-up area that Toys R Us provided. Christmas is a time where everyone deserves happiness. “Getting to be a part of Toys for Tots showed me that putting effort to make others happy is sometimes more important than putting yourself first”, said Rosario Chavez.
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![]() By Karoline Mendez The girls bathroom near the main entrance was recently renovated. No, there aren’t any fancy automatic toilets and no, expensive new tile wasn’t installed either. The walls where the mirrors once hung are now empty. Yes, that’s right ladies, no more mirror selfies. Guadalupe Guzman, Div. 511, was one of the few female students supporting the administration’s decision. “I’m happy about it”, she said. “Now the bathroom is always empty. Girls don’t drag in there anymore.” And that’s exactly why the administrators had to take action. When asked why they were removed, Ms. Phillips, Assistant Principal, said “A lot of female students were cutting class and being tardy. Instead of going to class, they would loiter in the bathroom doing their hair and fixing their makeup.” On the contrary, Beatriz Ventura, Div. 512, was pessimistic about the change. “I was upset because now I can’t look at myself. How am I going to know if my hair looks messy?” Will the mirrors ever be returned to the girl’s bathroom? “Never,” Virginia, the security guard, said. “Warnings were given and the girls knew the consequences.” ![]() In the beginning of last year, Hubbard was introduced to a new music and dance, Korean pop (K-pop). Jazmin Rodriguez, Div. 613, was asked what inspired her to form a K-pop dance group. “It’s something different,” she said. “It’s an introduction to a different culture to the school besides what we already know.” Jasmine was exposed to K-pop by one of her instructors in Tae Kwon Do. Jazmin’s partner, Alejandra Gutierrez, Div.512, said, “I was listening to Japanese pop music and Girls Generations came up. Once I clicked on the video, I knew I was in the weird part of YouTube and that’s how it started.” The Hubbard K-pop dance group, KCDC, originally known as EXO, is currently preparing for the upcoming event: International Day. After school, the group gathers daily for two hours learning new techniques.Each dance portion consists of “a lot of hip and popping movement.” Learning these moves is harder than it looks. “With 16 members and different dance moves,of course it’s difficult,” Jazmin said. ![]() By Tommie Hope On May of 2015, CPS and the Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC) will begin construction on the new middle school and Hubbard Field at 60th & Karlov. A meeting was held on December 18, 2014 at Hubbard High school organized by Molly Sullivan, Deputy Director, Media and Public Information and the speaker was Art Del Muro, Managing Architect with PBC. Del Muro said,” The plans for the site is to build a new middle school on the north side of the field. We moved the middle school as north as possible to do several things. First off, to maximize the remaining portion of the site for the field. In addition to that, we located the school on that location so the entrance can face south.” It was also confirmed by Art Del Muro that Hubbard teams will still have an area to practice and they plan to finish it before they finish the school. As illustrated, they plan to build a high school regulation sized soccer field, baseball field, football field, and softball field. Del Muro also stated that they plan to start construction in May 2015 and finished in November 2015, so the fall sports team will not be able to practice on the field. The school construction will begin right after the field is finished and plan to finish in January of 2017, so kids won’t be in the area anytime soon. Del Muro also dispelled rumors that the new school will be a high school. He stated,” we have designed it as CPS requested it, so it is a middle school designed for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th.” Even though the construction will initially affect fall sports teams, this will actually benefit the school in the long run by providing Hubbard Greyhounds with a new field. ![]() By Laura Soza Are you surprised to see more students from your 1st period class on time? This is due to Hubbard’s new solution to diminish the tardies and interruptions during class. Since the new year, teachers are now standing in front of their classrooms, encouraging students to get to class on time and after the bell rings, if students get to school late or are still standing by their lockers, they are directed to the auditorium. Here, they will scan your I.D and you will be seated according to where your classroom is. Around 8:15, you will be escorted in groups and will be dropped off outside your classroom. Ms. Phillips hopes that this will encourage students to be more responsible and will accustom them to wake up earlier and be on time for their future jobs/careers. Ms. Phillips said, “The hall sweeps are going wonderfully in school. Students are getting to class on time. This is going to keep on going until the end of the school year and so on. Also, it’s an experience for students to be prepared for life outside of high school.” For now, hall sweep are only for 1st period but Ms. Phillips made it clear that the sweep will be implemented for all periods. Mr. Newman stated, “On the first day over 300 students were swept, and up until now the number started to decrease. Although students were still swept, the number has gone down under 170. The consequence to coming in late is a detention, following up with Saturday school, and if neither is served then they will call down parents with a possible suspension. The cause of this was due to teachers getting fed up with students disrupting the class.” By Daniela Bravo & America Ramirez
This year, students will be given the PARCC test which will be administered in April. The PARCC stands for The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College. According to parcconline.org, PARCC is a group of 12 states and the District of Columbia (Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island) that work together to develop a set of assessments that measure whether students are on track to be successful in college and their careers. Hubbard freshmen will be the only set of students who will be taking this test, a changed from the juniors who were originally slated to take the test. We are still unsure if it will be an online or written test. Many teachers are preparing their students by handing out practice packets that resemble this test. Our test coordinator, Mrs. Phillips, will be attending training classes and provide feedback for the freshmen teachers. Since the test will be taken in April, the ACT dates are affected and are now moved to March 3rd, 2015. This is unfortunate because the juniors will have one less month to prepare for the ACT, a change that proved to be unnecessary because juniors no longer have to take the PARCC. It is not clear if other underclassmen will take this test next year, but all grade levels will eventually take the PARCC. By Amber Ortiz By Karoline Mendez Mr. Fitz started teaching at Hubbard in the fall of 1966 when Ms. Wiley, the current principal, was just a student here. Mr. Fitz says the only thing that has changed are student last names. Back then, 85% of students were Lithuanian. Now, 85% of the student population is Hispanic/Latino. “What changed is the language in the halls. Students use different languages so the teachers wouldn’t understand what they are saying,” he said. His Law II class has been acknowledged by the Board of Education as one of the finest in the city and has been filmed for the board’s website. Mr. Fitz shared an interesting story from his 49 years of teaching here at Hubbard. In 2006, the Suave Company hosted The Suave Performance Plus Awards, which honors CPS high school teachers who go beyond their job requirements in and outside of school to make a difference in students’ lives. The students were to both nominate and select the winning teacher. As part of the selection process, they were required to write an essay about their teacher which determined the finalists for the award. Mr. Fitz and another teacher were both finalists from Hubbard. While other teachers brought their friends, Mr. Fitz rented a limousine and brought the students who nominated him to the ceremony. As he sat on stage, he looked around at everyone else and thought to himself, “I’m not going to win this thing.” He was given a bag of Suave products and as he was looking through it, they announced the winner. He heard all types of screaming and commotion coming from the students he had brought to the ceremony. The man sitting next to him nudged him and said “Aren’t you Fitzgerald?” He nodded in confusion and the man exclaimed “Hey, you just won!” Taken by surprise, he got up and walked on stage to receive his award. “I got so excited I forgot to bring home my bag of goodies, but I had a great time,” he said followed by a chuckle. By Karoline Mendez and Amber Ortiz This year students were given the opportunity to take not only the Math and Social Science classes that were offered last year, but an additional English class as well. Only 100 seats for the fall 2014 semester were reserved for the qualifying seniors with high ACT scores and juniors who were required to take the Compass exam. These students will receive both high school and college credit for passing the class if they pass with a C average or better. We spoke to the dual credit teachers and their students to get their input on the classes. By Angel Segura & Laura Soza
The ASA Anti-Bullying Rally was held at Hubbard High School on October 1st. Students watched athletes perform tricks on a large ramp. It was the first time Hubbard was visited by ASA. The ASA School Tour is made up of professional X Games skateboarders & BMX riders. The performers visit different schools and travel across the country in support of StopBulling.gov. The athletes performed stunts such as flips and spins. Everyone was ecstatic to see them and after the rally, the athletes signed autographs for the students and answered their questions. When asked if the anti-bullying rally was successful, Ms. Nancy Wiley, principal, said the rally educated students on the harm bullying can cause & raise awareness on what students can do to diminish the bullying that occurs here at Hubbard. Ms. Wiley hoped students enjoyed participating in the rally & wants students to feel safe both in & out of school. |
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