![]() BY ANGEL ARELLANO Dedication, motivation, and inspiration are what you will find in Hubbard athlete Joshua Land. Land, running back for Hubbard’s successful football team, suffered a violent injury to the right ankle leaving him with a line of stitches. The incident occurred suddenly when players failed to block Joshua leaving him exposed to a tackle. The injury was braced and he was bound to a wheelchair. When he was asked to describe his pain he replied, “On a scale from 1-10 , it was definitely a 10.” Joshua explained that at first he did not feel the injury but when he took a look at the injury, he immediately felt an intense pain that he had never felt before and could not describe. While this caused Joshua to be out of the game for a while, this did not affect Josh’s determination and love for the game. “I do not think this will stop me. I feel confident and ready to get back on the field.” As Joshua Land waited to recover from his ankle injury, he always kept a positive attitude and an inspiring smile.
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![]() By Charles Allen The girls softball team has been working hard every day since the beginning of spring. As a result of their hard work they’re 14-0 and are the Conference Champs; the first time the Lady Greyhounds have won Conference in 8 years. Coach Brown said, “It was a great feeling to win the conference.” Alexandra Moreno, Div 407 said, “it feels amazing winning Conference and also knowing that we will graduate leaving an unforgettable memory behind.” The Lady Greyhounds were prepared go- ing into the city playoffs. The hype for the city playoff game was very high and the girls were excited to play, but the Lady Greyhounds lost to Agricultural Science H.S on Monday, May 19th in the first round of the city playoffs. The team was upset about the loss, but now have now turned their attention to face Washington H.S. The team feels that they should be able to make a deep state playoff run and is hoping that they can bring back a state championship. I interviewed Coach Brown on this season: Q: What made you want to coach girls softball? A: It’s just something I always wanted to do. Q: What is it about this group of girls that make them special? A: The senior leadership on the team is great. Q: What growth have you seen in the girls over the years? A: The team has come more together this over the years and it really paid off this year. Q: What do it mean to you to win Conference after not winning it the past couple years? A: It feels great, but most of all I’m just happy that these group of seniors can graduate being Conference Champs. ![]() By QiXin Liang The Hubbard Math Team is a club sponsored by Ms. Ni who prepares the students to compete in the City of Chicago Math League. This season, the math team took 2nd place for algebra 2 & pre-calculus. Ms. Ni explained, “We work on challenging problems. There are five contests for the entire year. Every other month, the team had to go to University of Illinois at Chicago for a city wide math competition. The problems are difficult and the students are only given 50 minutes to complete them. “For students who want challenge and having something positive to put on the resume when they apply college, they recommend to their peers in their classes.” Math team member Wenzhou Zhang, Div. 505, stated that being in the Math Team “was quite great; I will definitely participate in next year. Ms. Ni taught us a lot of new material that we never covered outside the math team. She gives as CCML practice worksheets to practice and always explains things that I don’t know or confused. Ms. Ni said any students interested in math to come check out the team in room 205 after school Thursdays. ![]() By Alexandra Romo For many years, Hubbard’s J.R.O.T.C. program has been the only Chicago Public Schools to attend the annual All Services National High School Drill Team Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida. Being in the Master’s Division, the drill teams have made an outstanding impression representing our school. They compete against the best high school drill teams in the nation for the chance to be named National Champions. Retired Lieutenant Colonel John Wargo and his cadets dedicate themselves to the many drill teams in the program. They begin practice while visiting a historical Fort in Florida. at 6 in the morning on school days for about 1 to 2 hours. Practice may even take place during vacation days if the building is open. For many seniors, this was an everyday routine for four years. “No one can really do what we do if you think about it. And it’s amazing to think that you’re a part of something different,” comments Regimental Commander, Cadet Colonel Amanda Valencia, Div. 402, about competing at Nationals. With all the beautiful distractions in Daytona Beach, Blacksheep, H-Squad, and Scarlett Griffin members disciplined themselves by practicing in the Florida weather and then enjoying free time after. Those hours of practice did not go to waste for two of our H-Squaders, Cadet Command Sergeant Major David Sanchez, Div. 407, and Cadet Captain Salvador Villareal, Div. 405, placed 5th in the Armed Duet competition. Their accomplishment was even broadcast nationally on DrillNation.net for many to see at home. Considering that drilling takes a vast amount of discipline and practice, 5th place in the Master’s Division of The Nationals is something to be exceptionally proud of. Colonel Wargo has done an exceptional job with the J.R.O.T.C. program. The cadets have proudly represented our school with their hard work and dedication. ![]() By Luis Aguayo HE SHOOTS AND HE SCORES!! On April 18, 2014, Hubbard High School had their very first Students vs. Staff Basket- ball Game. Students signed up quickly leaving the students lineup two sheets long, however, and a few cuts had to be made to shorten the team down to one page. The staff lineup had “The Dream Team” said Mr. Sabanagic. Before the game, Mr. Sabanagic stated, “I am going to take tremendous joy in schooling the student body.”Mr. Benson celebrating after shooing back-to-back 3 pointers. During warm ups before the game, the students started a little trash talk with the staff, but that didn’t stop the staff from going on a 12-0 run 5 minutes into game. The staff continued their hot streak in the beginning of the first quarter, but the students rallied in the beginning of the second quarter. With the score 34-36 during halftime, the staffs had come together and encourage one another. That little huddle of encouragement had the staff come out flying from the gates with a 14-3 run 2 minutes in the beginning of the third quarter, but that big lead didn’t get far when the students re-took the lead in the beginning of the fourth quarter. The three point battle began when Mr. Sabanagic shot two back to back 3’s. Julius Ruiz shot a 3 pointer to answer Mr. Sabanagic’s 3 pointers. Mr. Benson, aka The White Mamba, shot 2 back to back 3’s as well replying to Julius Ruiz’s 3 pointer. The game was a close one but the students lost to the staff 58-52 with Mr. Sabanagic voted the Most Valuable Player of the game. After the game, the Cavalier asked Mr. Sabanagic how he felt being voted MVP for the staff. Mr. Sabanagic said, “I felt very confident against the students and next time the staff will play seriously because this time we took it easy on them.” He continued to add insult to injury by stating: “There should be more games with students vs. staff because it’s nice to school the students.” Mr. Sabanagic stated that he practiced to play against the students. “I play basketball ever once or twice a week and I coached basketball at Concordia University for the last 6 years. Basketball is my first love and passion.” |
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