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Feb. 19: Honors Assembly
Feb. 20: Braves Have Pride day
Feb. 23: Turnabout
March 1: Diversity Step Show
March 14: Fine Arts Festival
March 15: End of 3rd quarter
15203 S. Pulaski Rd. Midlothian, Illinois 60445
Volume 59, Issue 4
February 14, 2013
Technology redefines education
by Tamar Carter
Editor in Chief
Trying new things can be
a little scary at first, which is normal. However, sometimes overcoming our fears can lead to great
things, especially if you are in
Mrs. Arguelles’ Heritage Spanish
class!
Bremen recently received
a grant that allowed the school
to purchase laptops and iPods for
students to use in class. Lucky for
her students, Arguelles was chosen as the teacher to test how the
technology works in a learning
environment.
There are so many different ways to incorporate new technology into a lesson plan. For example, the students in Arguelles’
Heritage Spanish 1 class recently
used the laptops and iPods in order to finish a “Holidays Around
the World” project.
Arguelles admits that she
was a little hesitant in allowing the
new technologies in her class, but
she took a chance anyway. “I was
stepping out of my comfort zone
doing this because I’m nervous
because they know so much more
than me,” Arguelles said. However, like any great teacher should,
she is also willing to learn from
her students.
Junior Alondra Moreno
stated that she enjoys using the
technology because most teens are
comfortable with it and “it’s easier
than grabbing a book; it’s faster
learning.”
Having the equipment
right in class has encouraged students to become more engaged in
learning. Arguelles stated, “I’m
trying to do different things in
class so they will want to learn
and research things.”
“[Using the technology]
helps a lot with homework and
photo submitted
Senior Eduardo Cerda (left) and sophomore Daniel Reyes use technology to complete assignments in their Heritage Spanish 1 class.
with learning. It’s useful for when
you don’t know something and
you can look it up,” explained junior Angel Garcia.
This seems to be a wonderful learning opportunity for
both teacher and students. With
opportunities such as this, hopefully now more students will use
the Internet to gain knowledge,
and not just to update a Facebook
status!
Seniors: Important deadlines quickly approaching
by Jemilyn Hernandez
Echo reporter
Seniors, get ready because graduation
is just around the corner. Make sure you have
everything planned and in place as there are
many important dates coming up!
The important dates for seniors start
this spring in April. On Thursday April 4, 2013
there will be a senior assembly in the cafeteria
at 9:00 AM to be sure that everyone is aware of
the important dates and deadlines coming up.
Also, on Monday April 29, 2013 the graduation fees and senior deferred/registration fees
must be paid by 3:00 PM to the main office. It
is important to note that all fees must be paid in
cash only.
May 8 is perhaps one of the most important dates for seniors to pay attention to. On
this day, teachers will be submitting lists of all
possible failures of prospective graduates to
Mr. Sterling by 9:00am. Hopefully you are not
a senior on this list!
Some fun events for seniors are the National Singing Day on May 9th at 8:30AM in
the IMC. Parents are invited to this function.
Parents, however, are NOT invited to
the fun function on Friday May 10, 2013 at
Odyssey Country Club. PROM will be held
on this date from 7:00 P.M - 11:00 P.M. It is
important to note that all guests must arrive
by 8:00 P.M.
On Thursday May 14, 2013 all necessary senior exams will be given out, all books
will be collected, and all debt slips will be
prepared by the teachers. All debt fines must
be turned in to Mrs. Rickord no later than
3:00 P.M. Also, on May 14, all graduates who
have taken a course at an institution other
than District 228 evening school must present a legal transcript of their work indicating
all necessary information to their counselor.
On Wednesday May 15, 2013 a list of
all students who will definitely be considered
“failing” by this point will be given to Mr.
Sterling.
The last day for seniors will be Thursday May 16, 2013 and caps and gowns will
be distributed from 8:00 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. in
the main foyer if all fees are paid off.
The senior picnic will be held from
10:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. on May 16 and the
Senior Honors night will be held in the main
gym at 7:00 P.M. Extra graduation tickets will
be given out after honors night.
By Friday May 17, 2013, all prospective graduates debts must be paid by 3:00 PM;
those who have unpaid debts will not be able
to participate in the graduation ceremony.
Finally, on Tuesday May 21, 2013 all
graduates must meet for graduation practice at
9:00 AM. The practice will be held at be at
the Holiday Inn Tinley Park Convention Center on 183rd & Harlem in Tinley Park, IL. A
bus will be provided for those students who do
not have transportation.
The big moment all seniors have been
waiting for will begin at 3:45 at the Tinley
Convention Center as graduates will begin
lining up for the ceremony. Graduation step
off will be at 4:20 and at 4:30 commencement
exercises will take place.
Seniors, pay close attention to the
deadlines as the end of your high school career is almost here!
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News
Bremen High School
New Fine FAFSA event helps parents,
Arts course students apply for college aid
options
available
by Tamar Carter
Editor in Chief
by Hope Liddell
Editor in Chief
Bremen High School
15203 S. Pulaski
Midlothian, IL 60445
(708) 371-3600
ext. 3240
bremenecho@yahoo.com
Editors in Chief
Tamar Carter
Hope Liddell
Staff
Larry Acevedo
Nancy Avalos
Rosaysela Bravo
Ashlei Cole
Johnny Crim
Max Feregrino
Jemilyn Hernandez
Jayneisha Marshall
Quinn Nguyen
Na’Taija Watson
Advisers
Ms. Jen Intihar
Ms. Jen Dwyer
Editor Policy
The opinions expressed do
not necessarily represent
the views of the faculty,
staff, or administration
of Bremen Community
High School. Letters to the
editor can be emailed to
bremenecho@yahoo.com
and are subject to editing
for length.
Drawing in changes for the
Art classes next school year, the
Fine Arts Department will be adding several new single-semester
art courses. Some of the courses
that will be included are Digital
Photography, Graphic Design, and
Ceramics and Sculpture one.
“We want the courses to
be more marketable by students
and allow them to focus more on
what it is they are trying to pursue
in art,” says art teacher Mrs. Reid.
The courses will allow students to
choose from a larger course selection rather than be limited towards
only a few choices.
“I think it will be beneficial for the students who plan on
taking any Art courses next year.
For instance if someone wants to
specifically study sculpting, then
they can sign up just to take that
class as opposed to having to go
through others to do so,” says art
student Esperanza Salgado. Overall, the goal is to make sure every
student has a chance to be successful as well as to build a great educational experience.
Other than the new additional Art courses coming soon,
Mrs. Reid’s Art classes are currently in the process of developing creative pieces of work for the
District Fine Arts Festival as well
as planning to attend the SSC Regional High School Art Show to
view the work of other students.
Moreover, the Art club
has also been contributing its art
work around the school. One of
the biggest projects is the Christopher Abeyta mural the club decided to create in memory of the
fallen soldier. The Art club has
also done previous creative art
work in regards to designing for
school events such as creating the
posters for the Spirit Show Down
and painting the school’s letter, ‘B’
in Conference room 2. The club is
usually known for its artistically
fun face painting for spirit events.
In addition, the Art club
will be having a crafts table in
which students and faculty members will be able to purchase some
of the items designed by the creative handwork of Bremen Art
members.
For many people, the
process of going to college is a
totally new experience. Filing
out a college application may
seem difficult enough, but to
add to that the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, can seem
overwheming and intimidating.
Since it is not uncommon
for people to be unfamiliar with
the financial aid process and
since a large amount of Bremen’s
population is Spanish-speaking,
Bremen recently hosted a FAFSA assistance seminar in Spanish.
Responsible students and
parents took advantage of the
chance to get extra assistance.
“Well my parents don’t
speak English and I just wanted
them to be able to understand
what FAFSA is and how the process works,” stated senior Vanessa Cortez.
At the seminar Eric Ruiz
of the University of St. Francis
and Spanish teachers Mrs. Arguelles and Ms. Giron all helped
eager parents and students fill
out the FAFSA step-by-step.
The event was made possible through the collaborative
efforts of Arguelles and Ruiz.
Ruiz seems to have a personal
incentive when helping families
with this effort as he was the
first member of his family to attend college.
He feels that presenting
this information to future college students and their families
is very important, which is why
he is so passionate about events
like this one.
Arguelles was extremely
grateful for his participation in
the financial aid night. She was
also inspired by his story.
“I feel that students can
really relate to his story and
hopefully they too can take the
next big step in their lives to go
to college,” she expressed.
It is probably safe to say
that most of the students who
took advantage of the great opportunity to get assistance will
go on to pursue higher education. If one person can do it,
then others can, too.
Be a Brave Step-Up Day gives 8th
graders a taste of high school band
by Quinn Nguyen
Echo reporter
The Bremen Band hosted
the annual “Be a Brave Step-Up
Day” on Jan. 11. This event was
hosted by Bremen’s band director, Mr. Ben Salgado.
Mr. Salgado has been
teaching for 12 years and has
been a part of Bremen’s Band
department for 9 years. Even
though running a band is nothing
new to Mr. Salgado, he particularly loves when he can get new
students involved in band.
At the “Be a Brave StepUp Day,” Mr. Salgado was able
to discuss how being part of the
band is not only fun, it has also
allowed the members to feel victory. Salgado has led the Bremen
Braves Marching Band took 2nd
place at Metamora High School
and 4th place at Providence
Catholic High School. The Bremen Band scored these top spots
with this year’s show, “Led Zeppelin.”
Bremen Band members
not only play their best music for
competition purposes, but enjoy
rocking out with a stellar performance specifically for incoming
Braves. This year, the band performance was showcased in front
of students from Central Park,
Keller, and Kolmar School.
The Drum Major for the
2012 Marching Band season,
Denise Hernandez, exclaimed,
“Well, I thought it was great. The
8th graders came, and checked
us out. They even got a chance to
see the school. I know that they
were really excited to come.”
At step-up day, the eighth
graders not only got to see how
things were run at Bremen, they
even got to have some one-onone time with current Bremen
band members. The incoming
students had lunch with their
band buddy and they got to ask
questions about the school, the
band, and other activities offered
at Bremen.
February 14, 2013
Honors With Distinction
Seniors
Maria Aguilar
Juan Carrillo
Tamar Carter
Vanessa Cortez
Jovani Diaz Vargas
Jamie Duckwall
Ariana Gallardo
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Cheyenne Hushka
Nasser Labadi
Bria Marley
Allison Milen
Mariana Orozco
Kara O’Sullivan
Stefanie Posch
Jasmine Sparrock-Cook
Luisa Torres
Arielle Tyus
Juniors
Reagan Battles
Jesus Benitez-Gorostieta
Lauren Kroner
Ashley Leib
Benjamin Loza
Jonathan Mayoros
Hanah Nelson
Santiago Realmo
Halle Rudd
Nicholas Watkins
Jacob Widstrom
Jacob Zarobsky
Sophomores
Nicole Ames
Brittany Condon
Zachary Esposito
Staci Ficht
Veronica Garcia
Edward Gross
Christen Henderson
Stephanie Jones
Taylor Knispel
Brian Luong
Israel Rodriguez
Pablo Villar
Timothy Wooten
Freshmen
Esmeralda Aguilar
China Bailey
Delfino Gomez
Jade Jenkins
Marquelle Johnson
Sterlen Johnson
Mercedes Lee
Clarissa Maloney
Dejah Martin
Jeremiah McEwen
Jazmin Mercado
Demetrius Phillips
Jessica Stewart
Veronica Torres
Arshad Vahora
High Honors
Seniors
Jesus Aguilar
Noemi Aguirre
Alexander Alvarez
Marielisa Avalos
Terry Bereta
George Bravo
Shaunacy Brazier
Joshua Burgess
Darren Cabrera
Eduardo Cerda
Viviana Chavez
Caitlin Christ
Bryan Costello
Zachary Crim
Karly Daniel
Jennifer Escobedo
Katelyn Feltz
Ariel Feregrino
Carolina Garcia
Juan Garciavalle
Dominique Guzzonato
Margaret Hayes
Cynthia Holder
Harold Holmes
Khadijah Ibrahim
Erik Jaime
Brigitte Jimenez
Quinn Johnson
Jason Jones
1st Semester Honor Roll
Hope Liddell
Melissa Macias
Jayneisha Marshall
Amaranta Martinez
Leanna McCarthy
Timothy McDowell
Brittney McFarland
Luis Mercado
Daniel Munoz
Sarina Munoz
Alexandra Ortiz
Francinet Perez
Ken Shena Pierce
Mario Rivera
Gabriela Roman
Esperanza Salgado
Selena Sandoval
Savannah Schofield
Matthew Sessions
Demetrius Shelton
Jacqueline Tieri
Berenice Villagomez
Viviana Villegas
Eric West
Kiarra Williams
Christina Yokhana
Juniors
Eduardo Aceves
Aurora Aguilar
Luis Ahumada
Alexis Alzona
Rosaura Amezcua
Tyler Banovich
Karina Barban
Tyler Barnes
Mark Barr
Latiana Bell
Brittney Black
Demetrius Bradley
Tiara Brazier
Bernardino Carrera
Christopher Diaz
Jada Figgins
Laura Flores
Katherine Garza
Gabriela Gomez
Jeremy Green
Shavon Harden
Bridget Hayes
Jared Housman
Danijah Johnson
Marco Kirkwood
Jillian Lee
Marisa Little
Kaitlin Lovrich
Brandon Luong
Magdalena Martinez
Matthew Martinez
Alliyah Mason
Sonia Melchor
Francisco Melgoza
Alejandro Mendez
Latrice Montgomery
Ramon Mosqueda
Alicia Olik-Egner
Luis Pacheco
Lissette Perez
Pedro Perez
Michael Pilny
Daniele Posch
Sarah Powers
Nicole Quitman
Jesus Reynoso
Nicholas Scarpinato
Sulema Serna
Jasmine Silva
Christyle Smith
Wuraola Sosina
Kaylie Standfield
Isaiah Trella
Noemi Vaca
Ariel Wilcopolski
Sophomores
Jose Ambrosio
Sarah Anderson
Jaime Bazan
T Mar Bunch
James Christ
Kimberly Clifford
Ashlei Cole
Celeste Dean
Millicent Derro
Sarah Ely
Kevin Espinosa
Abigail Ferguson
Ada Garcia
Alec Gentry
Edwin Guzman
Sierra Jett
Brett Kolacki
Julissa Leal
Natalia Loza
Ben McClerklin
Carolina Mejia
Andrew Milen
Dalia Montes
Ericka Moore
Quinn Nguyen
Brianna Ochoa
Abraham Ramirez
Michelle Rodriguez
Joshua Rooney
Jabria Rucker
Madeline Schaal
Robert Scott
Desire Sosa
Javier Soto
Rachel Stalter
Jazmine Stokes
Ian Tang Wee
Na Taija Watson
Freshmen
Adenike Adekahunsi
Diego Alvarado
Damian Behymer
Isaias Bravo
Olivia Burbatt
Olivia Butt
Miguel Calderon
Matthew Calich
Samantha Carrano
Imani Clark
Javier Covarrubias
Tyler Deyoung
Coral Diaz
Maria Dorado
Arnoldo Duran Alcala
Georgina Ellis
Shamyra Fitzpatrick
Suhayb Froukh
Julissa Garcia
Jenna Gaskin
Michelle Genta
Erykah Grady Cohen
Jesse Gross
Samuel Grutzius
Ricardo Gutierrez
Tywond Hamilton
Wayne Huffman
Mustafa Ismail
Chloe Kaleta
Alyssa Marshall
Claude Martinez
Tania Martinez
Jordin McKean
Miguel Mejia
Athena Michel
Itzel Murillo
Tess Novick
Ethan O’Connell
Jocelyn Ortega
Diana Pacheco
Brooke Pisciotto
Chloe Popilchak
Diamond Rich
Jason Rodriguez
Winter Rudd
Eric Schmidt
Stacey Shelton
Karina Simanis
Abrial Suarez
Arbaz Vhora
Arsil Vohra
Jessica Walsh
Jennifer West
Abbie Wick
Honors
Seniors
Kiara Alfred
Adrian Alvarado
Apdiel Arellano
Anabel Bahena
Lindsey Baker
Kelseanna Barnes
Sydni Boyd
Kaylia Brown-Jackson
Nailah Carney
Ja Bria Cole
Courtney Curtis
Christopher Cuthbert
Leah Dandurand
Jermone Daniels
Ludibina Delarosa
Donald Dreher
Lucio Duarte
Biridiana Esparza
Marcus Fenton
Rigo Ferreira
Jessie Fiedler
Taylor Fitch
Roger Franklin
Jaelah Fuller
Sean Gentry
Michael Gosnell
Elizabeth Gunaka
Ashantis Henry
Angelica Hernandez
Michael Holmes
Marcus Hubbard
Tre Vion Jackson
Alexis Jannotta
Bradley Jasien
Justin Joyce
Sean Koditek
Otis Lane
Alex Lord
Kevin Lorz
Kristopher Marroquin
Tyreanna Martin
Nicholas Master
Jacob Matthys
Mark McDowell
Mercury Miller
Marco Montes
Patricia Mora
Johnathan Oldham
Ricky Olson
Elliot Peralta
Gina Pusateri
Victor Ramirez
Nicolas Ramos
Kelly Regan
Daniel Rivera
David Robinson
Joceline Silva
Dionysus Sisson
Raven Standfield
Sydni Swain
Devon Taylor
Alejandra Tehandon
Brittany Tovar
Jael Vega
Aeradise Veley
Delia Ventura
Dorian Williams
Jacquelyne Wills
Asia Winters
Maria Zambrano
Juniors
Larry Acevedo
Kaitlin Alton
Thomas Alva
Kaprice Anderson
Jason Arvanites
Nancy Avalos
Megan Banasiak
David Beckberger
Michelle Borgman
Erica Branch
Luke Bullard
Omarr Bush
Natalie Cameron
Nelly Campos
Eduardo Carmona
Alexis Cerrito
Cayden Colyer
Jeravon Cotten
Fatima Delarosa
Amanda Demario
Elizabeth Deyoung
Rebecca Dryan
Antonio Duarte
Lindsey Dudek
Marisa Ensworth
David Estrada
Luis Estrada
Angelica Figueroa
Emmanuel Flores
Ana Frank
Angel Garcia
Elizabeth Garrison
Darius Gary
Danielle Gehrling
Emanuel Gelfo Sanchez
Emily Gerhardt
Valter Gonzalez
Sean Grant
Shelby Gunaka
Jesus Guzman
Keantay Hamilton
Morgan Hampton
Khayla Hargis
Denise Hernandez
Genaro Hernandez
Jemilyn Hernandez
Dijon Holmes
Deon Jackson
Devon Jones
Thomas Kaniewski
Alexandra Lemke
Taylor Lewis
Austin Lopez
Daisy Lozano
Jessica Marquez
Michael Martino
Jeremiah MatthewsWilson
Justice McCallister
Yesenia Mejia
Diego Mendoza
Justin Meziere
Kenneth Moore
Ariana Neiheisel
Melissa Nunez
Jose Perez
Kaitlyn Pfeiffer
Luis Rodriguez
Alex Savala
Syndel Serratos
Ceira Smith
Joseph Stack
Nicholas Strache
Justin Svihula
Jeremy Taylor
Violeta Torres
Melanie Vazquez
Lorena Villanueva
Darnell Willis
Jacqueline Zuniga
Sophomores
Austin Allen
Adam Batton
James Beaver
Maria Bonales
Rosaysela Bravo
Stephon Broaden
Kayla Burns
Destinee Burton
Taron Burton
Maria Cazares
Vita Chavez
Noelle Ciemny
Corey Conner
Diamond Couch
Ashley Davis
Paul Deanda
Russell Deer
Omar Delafuente
Patrick Doran
Bailey Erffmeyer
Jasmine Escamilla
Idalis Esparza
Aubrianna Felton
Cricelia Flores
Rachel Fuentes
Abdon Garza
Norma Gaytan
Donquill Grandison
Jamar Griffin
Gabriele Grutzius
Brianna Gundich
Richard Gutierrez
Brianna Hardy
Cheyenne Harmon
Kathryn Hayes
Asaan Hendricks
Haley Henschel
Mack Holder
Kevin Jackson
Randy Jasien
Jorge Jimenez
Taylor Kanofsky
Craig Krygowski
Carlos Lopez
Abel Lozano
Brianna Martinez
Miguel Martinez
Christian Martinez Garza
Karina Mejia
Rafael Mejia
Giovanna Mendoza
Alejandro Meza
Mariah Milner
Christopher Mora
Alejandro Munoz
Mireya Negrete
Star Ortega
Claudia Pacheco
Thomas Parchem
Christian Paredes
Meghan Pruett
Sierra Ramirez
Brianney Reyes
Carlos Rivera
Brenda Rodriguez
Dahlia Shelton
Taylor Smith
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Brianna Snyder
Julian Spear
Nicholas Stoffle
David Strom
Lilydian Tolbert
Michelle Ventura
Freshmen
Faith Alfrejd
Ashley Allen
Janet Avila
Jennifer Ayala
Aaliyah Brown
Christopher Cameron
Jacob Chicoine
Kendall Coleman
Nathaniel Cordova
Dylan Crisman
Verdarius Davis
Jose Mari Delos Reyes
Jessica Dominguez
Samantha Duffy
Nicole Durden
Cody Esparza
Matthew Esparza
Jose Estrada
Dalia Fernandez-Morales
Sydney Ferreira
Joshua Flores-Arias
Eduardo Garcia
Martin Garcia
Jasmine Gomez
Lorena Gomez
Brandon Grage
Kelsey Hargis
Eduardo Hernandez
Daisylinet Herrera
Jasmin Herrera
Mayrena Herrera
Annie Holder
Mayte Holmes
Hasana Hughes
Kayla Hughes
Diana Ismail
Magdalene Janisse
Zoe Janisse
Gabriel Jeronimo
Raquel Johnson Williams
Daquan Jordan
Emily Jurgovan
Darrell Keller
Brandon Kim
Linda Kimbrough
Michael Lake
Ariana Ledesma Rosales
Marissa Licea
James Lofquist-Wrenn
Felipe Lopez
Adam Mariscal
Vanessa Marroquin
Deon Mason
Karl Matthys
Jalisa Mauldin
Jamila Mauldin
Rebecca Maynard
Estefania Montoya
Manuel Navarette
Danielle Nevin
Dashae Newell
Aaron Norman
Brianna Nudo
Samantha Posch
Carly Potts
Philip Powers
Jennifer Prado
Jessica Propst
Precious Quintero
Miranda Ramirez
Caila Katrina Requierme
Jitaun Robertson
Casey Rodriguez
Daejah Sally
Ana Sanchez
Michael Smith
Sarah Smith
Brianna Szudy
Elisa Talis
Kathryn Tieri
Kathleen Traynor
Eduardo Valadez
Anibal Vargas
Karen Vargas
Jose Vazquez
Ariana Vieyra
Alyssa Walsh
Cierra Williams
Matthew Woods
Kenneth Wormely
Marco Zendejas
Valentine Special
Page 4
To: Alondra Carrillo
To: Gianna Lococo
I really wanted a ring
pop!
From: Enrique
Aye gee! Just wanted
to say I love you!
You’re the best friend I
could ever ask for!
From: Katie
To: My French class,
period 7, room 119
To: Jose
You guys are awesome!
From: Justin
I love you babe!
From: Sonia
To: Imani Clark
To: Denise
To: Carly Muhr
It’s only been a while
since I met you &
we’ve gotten so close.
Glad I met you!
From: Chris
To: Jaret Ahern
Hey hottie. Happy
Valentine’s Day! Love
you!
From: Anonymous
To: Our dearest Ms.
McNeeley
We have never gotten the chance to love
someone as much
as we love you. You
are the square root of
negative one because
you can’t be real.
From: Eric West, Elliot
Peralta, Zach Crim,
Jacob Widstrom
To: Deonta Wilson
Bremen High School
To: Sabrina Lopez
To: Milton Andrade
I love you 4/15/12
From: Jeremiah Wilson
Will you go to Turnabout with me?
From: Jozlyn
To: Allison
Not only are you No. 1
in the class, but you are
also No. 1 in my heart.
Love: Bryan
To: Derek Lawler
I loved you from the
start! 9-11-12
From: That short
percussionist
To: Nancy Avalos
To: Nancy Avalos
I love you…kind of,
maybe, I really don’t
know
From: You know who
You are one of my favorites. I will miss you.
Stay strong.
Love: Mrs. Evbuoma
To: Cynthia Avalos
You are the best. I will
always remember you.
Continue to succeed.
Love: Mrs. Evbuoma
To: Angelo Soto
To: Hanah Nelson
Happy Valentine’s
Day! Love you divis!
From: Your BFF
To: Nemy
I heart you
From: Anonymous
To: Sulema Sema
Will you marry me?
From: You already
know
To: Kaylynn Morris
To: Max F.
Wadduuup!! Happy
Valentine’s Day my
ninja!!
From: Mani
To: Brianna Martinez
I love you!
From: Harry Styles
To: Kara O’Sullivan
I love you Princess.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
From: Michael Guerrero
To: Alexander Kemp
You are going to be
missed. I know your
future is bright. Thanks
for being a great freshman leader. Love you.
From: Mrs. Evbuoma
I love you!
From: Anonymous
To: Melissa Master
To: Taylor Kanofsky
Hey…you’re cute. Be
my Valentine
From: Your boyfriend
To: Victoria Alvarez
Love you sweets
From: Lucy
I love you. This is our
3rd Valentine’s Day
together. Can’t wait for
our 4th. 10-15-10
From: Josh
I love you
From: You know who
You’re my favorite
crew member and you
make French so much
fun!
From: Katie
To: China
Me enamore desde el
primero momento en
que te vi.
From: Brayer
To: Karina Simanis
To: Nancy Avalos
Hola amor! Te quiero
mucho
From: Kathleen Traynor
To: Karra Quiroga
You mean the world to
me; would you be my
Valentine?
From: Ivett
To: Mr. Walsh
Your voice is music to
my ears
From: Da Baddest
Every time you code,
it brings a smile to our
faces
From: 5th period
Happy Valentine’s Day
From: Francisco Herrera
To: My best friend Nemy
Happy Valentine’s Day
From: Francisco Herrera
Happy Valentine’s Day
From: Shavon Harden
To: Denise Hernandez
I love you wifey
From: Vickie
To: Ada
040906
From: Smile
To: Tamar Carter
To: Jamie Duckwall
To: Roxxay
I love you Boo
From: Anonymous
To: Kaitlin Alton
To: American Lit
period 3
Happy Valentine’s Day
From: Anonymous
Even though you’re
leaving this year and
I’ve only known you
for a few months, I
love you like a sister
From: “Miranda”
I will miss you next
year! I am glad that we
because friends though.
Je t’aime mon amie!
From: Lizzie
To: Ivett Gonzalez
To: Jackie Wills
You are my beautiful
starfish—getting better
every day. Love you.
From: Mrs. Evbuoma
I will miss you so
much! Your future is
bright—stay
wonderful.
Love: Mrs. Evbuoma
To: Katie Tieri
To: Whom it may concern
Hey!!! Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Get that
cakin on boa!!!
From: Kaylynn Morris
To: Bryan Costello
You are smart, beautiful and sweet! I will
miss you. The future is
yours. Love you.
From: Mrs. Evbuoma
Hey D! Love you!
Happy Valentine’s Day
Bestie!
From: Quinn “The
Asian”
Happy Valentine’s Day
sister!
From: Ossy
To: Jesus Guzman
I love you!
From: Shelby
To: Valter G.
To: Chubby Ramos
You should just finally
ask me out, cause I just
can never stop thinking
about you.
From: China Hughes
I love you
From: Everyone
To: Jayneisha Marshall
Love you!
From: Anonymous
Valentine Special
February 14, 2013
To: Jacky Sosa
To: Peter Herrera
Happy V Day to your
cake self. Love you my
crazy bestie.
From: Danielle G.
Will you be my date
to Winterball and my
Valentine?
From: Cortez Whitney
I been in love with you
since the day I laid my
eyes on you. Will you
be my boyfriend?
From: La’Toya Jackson
To: Alexis
To: Echo Staff
To: Quinn Nguyen
To: Lizzy Garrison
I love you Babe!
From: Destiny
To: Marissa Manrique
You guys are
amazingly awesome!
Especially Quinn!
From: Daisy
To: Bremen H.S.
I love you changa
From: Anonymous
To: Melissa Nunez &
Rosie Bravo
Happy Valentine’s Day
everyone!
From: Ivett and
Francisco
To: Chris Diaz
Melissa, would you
be my Valentine? And
Rosaysela would you
go out with me?
From: Alan Guiterrez
To: Nemy Hernandez
You’re my best friend
dude!
From: Carly
To: Tania Martinez
Happy Valentine’s Day
Quincy!
From: Denise
To: Ms. Intihar and
Ms. Dwyer
Thanks for being awesome! We love you
guys!!!
From: Echo staff
To: Jesus Benitez
Hi, these guys are
annoying, but Happy
Valentine’s Day!
From: E.M.
I love you but guess
who?
From: ??
To: China Hughes
To: Jasmine Silva
I love you so much. I
think you’re so bonita.
Why won’t you go out
with me?
From: Chubby
To: Anne
To a sweet girl
From: Killer B
Love you hun. Happy
Valentine’s Day!
From: Justin Joyce
To: Bremen Students
To: Desire Sosa
I love you babe!
From: Kayla Topel
To: My Juan
I love you so much. Be
mine forever?
From: Jackie
To: Jaret Ahern
Happy Valentine’s Day
From: Becky
To: Sam Burden
Happy Valentine’s
Day! I heart you
From: Anonymous
To: Alena Beach
Whadd up. Happy V
Day!
From: Danielle Gehrling
Love you babe!
From: Megan
1. Silver Linings Playbook
2. Les Misérables
3. Pitch Perfect
4. The Perks of Being a
Wallflower
5. Warm Bodies
6. The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn - Part 2
7. Safe Haven
8. Moonrise Kingdom
9. The Words
10. Amour
Best Love Song:
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Featuring Wanz -Thrift
Shop
2. Bruno Mars - Locked Out
Of Heaven
3. The Lumineers – Ho Hey
4. Taylor Swift – I Knew You
Were Trouble
5. William Ft. Britney Spears
– Scream and Shout
6. Swedish House Maf*a
Featuring John Martin
– Don’t You Worry Child
7. Justin Bieber Ft. Nicki
Minaj – Beauty and a Beat
8. Rihanna – Diamonds
9. Phillip Phillips – Home
10. P!nk – Try
To: Belinda Muniz
Happy Valentine’s
Day!
From: Johnny Crim
Yo te amo con todo mi
Corazon
From: Tu amor
To: Chloe Popilchak
To: Deano
It’s freezing in here!
From: Anonymous
Smiles
From: Your best friend
To: Karina Mejia
To: Alicia Olik-Egner
040906
From: Ada G.
I tolerate you most of
the time.
From: Who do you
think?
All I want for Valentine’s Day is YOU!!
From: Anonymous
To: Jamie Duckwall
To: Dakari Bass
I left my heart in
anatomy
From: Mr. Viv and
Mr. Stephens
You’re my kind of
perfect
From: Your only friend
Happy Valentine’s Day
From: Anonymous
To: Karen Vargas
To: Dyrecia Dixon
Best Romance Movie:
To: Matt
To :Echo Staff
You are the best sister.
From: Joceline Silva
To: Enrique Esparza
To: Stefanie
You are the sunshine of
my life. I love you.
From: Your little ray of
sunshine
Page 5
You’re my best friend!
I love you!
From: Stefanie
To: Norma
Hey Hot Dog!
From: Speech Team
TO
I love you! You’re my
one and only.
From: Oscar
“Fighting violence with violence only creates a bigger mess, but fighting violence
with love will change the world’s attitude.” -Jayneisha Marshall
Spotlights
Page 6
Bremen High School
spotlights by Quinn Nguyen and Rosie Bravo
Tyler Dorcic
Nickname: Ty
Year in school: Freshman
Birthday/sign: Sept. 28/Libra
Birthplace: Blue Island, Ill.
Current hometown: Midlothian
Family: 2 Brothers, 2 Sisters,
Mom, Dad, Step Dad, Step Mom
Job: Job-Free
Activities/Sports: Baseball and
Physics Club
Hobbies/special talents: Hanging out with friends
Career goals: Not Sure
Hero and why: Captain America
– No reasons
Plans after high school: College
Best advice you ever received:
Follow Your Heart
If you could give anyone advice, what would it be?: Do
your best now, and live your life
with no regrets.
Something unique about yourself: I can make people laugh
Favorite class and why: Physics
because I love science
Favorite group/singer/song:
Kellin Quinn, Matty Mullins, and
Austin Charlie
Favorite TV Show: Walking
Dead
Favorite sport/sports figure:
Bryce Harper
Favorite sport to play: Baseball
Maria Cazares
Year in school: Sophomore
Birthday: June 11
Birthplace: Glendale, California
Current Hometown: Markham
Family: 3 brothers, mom, and
dad
Activities/Sports: Tennis
Career goals: Go into the
Medical Field
Hero and Why: My parents.
They are hard-working and
have been very inspiring to me.
Plans after high school: College
Best advice Received: Weird
people have the most fun and
the best stories.
If you could give anyone
advice, what would it be?:
Embrace your weirdness
Something Unique about
Yourself: I am ambidextrous.
Favorite Class and Why?
Chemistry; I like science.
Favorite group/song: MayDayParade; “A day to remember”
Favorite TV show: Workaholics
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Jesus Daniel Guzman
Nickname: Chucho
Year in School: Junior
Birthday/Sign: Oct. 23/Scorpio
Birthplace: Morelia, Mexico
Current Hometown: Harvey
Family: Big Brother, Sister, Mom
and Stepdad
Job: Clean the House
Activities/Sports: Soccer
Hobbies/Special Talents: Drawing and Soccer
Career Goals: Professional Soccer Player
Hero and Why: Everyone because you learn different things
from different people that will
help you in life.
Plans after High School: College
Best Advice Received: Life is
like a box of chocolate; you never
know what you’re going to get.
If you could give anyone advice
what would it be?: Don’t judge a
book by its cover.
Something Unique about Yourself: Very Competitive, Nice, and
Curly hair
Favorite Class and why?: American History because the teacher is
cool and Shelby Gunaka is there,
too.
Favorite Group/Singer/Song:
Kid Cudi
Favorite TV Show: Dragon Tales
Favorite Sports/Sports Figure:
Messi
Favorite Sport to Play: Soccer
Melissa Macias
Nickname: Melijaa
Year in School: Senior
Birthday/Sign: October 9/Libra
Birthplace: Blue Island
Current Hometown: Posen
Family: Brother and Sister
Job: Go to School
Activities/sports: Cross Country and Soccer
Career Goals: Study Business
Hero and Why: Mother. I look
up to her in many ways
Plans after High School: Go to
North Park University
Best Advice received: Never
Give Up
If you could give anyone
advice what would it be?: Set
yourself a goal and accomplish
it!
Something Unique about you:
I can kiss my elbow.
Favorite Class and Why? Any
Math class; I love Math!
Favorite Singer: Rihanna
Favorite TV Show: First 48
Favorite Sport/Sports Figure:
Soccer, Abby Wambach and
Alex Morgan
Favorite Sport to Play: Soccer
and Volleyball
Life never stops for anyone
by Laura Flores
Life never stops for anyone.
People come and go as fast as they came.
They never change who they truly are.
Maturity does not mean changing, it means growing up.
It means knowing the difference between good and bad,
but for teens even though they know what is wrong and
right, they don’t know what to choose.
It’s cool or lame, popular or unpopular.
There are many new feelings and emotions that make
them get so confused, over guys, girls, school and even
family.
Problems are everywhere for teens,
even as hard you try to stay away from one,
you’re already in another one.
Teens always want to be cool,
they would do anything to get to the top.
They drink, do drugs, smoke, get in gangs, and even have
sexual relations.
People don’t always pressure someone to do something.
It’s mostly the thirst that they have to be cool.
The wanting and the needing that supposedly makes everyone like you.
Never believe that!
Be yourself and stay confident.
Don’t do something stupid because you think it’s going to
take you to the top, because actually, it’s just going to bring
you down to their level.
Do your best and stay away from the bad influences.
Always keep your head up and never look down.
Cool teens these days are never going to be someone in
the future. They are always going to be around you but
always think straight. Teens only think about now. They
never think about later in life. They don’t think about consequences or what it is going to result in. But they should
before it is too late, before they can’t turn back anymore.
Don’t regret anything, and always think ahead.
News
February 14, 2013
Page 7
Alum returns to inspire, motivate fellow Braves
by Hope Liddell
Editor in Chief
Recently, Alan Burts, a student who
formally graduated from Bremen High School
in 2004 paid a visit to his proud “Home of
the Braves” where he reunited with familiar
faces. While visiting, Burts was invited to a
few of the science classes in which he spoke
to students about his experience at Bremen as
well as the lessons that prepared him for the
future.
Two of the classes Burts spoke to was
Mr. Stephens’ Human Anatomy class (Honors
and Regular) and Mr. Vivian’s Biology class.
During his speech, Alan mentioned some of
the extracurricular activities he was involved
in throughout school. He also highlighted
his college choice, life accomplishments, and
contributions towards his success.
As a student at Bremen, Alan described
himself to be a smart, well-rounded individual
however, talkative, in which he explained had
gotten him in a bit of trouble sometimes. “I
was a student/athlete while at Bremen. I was
on the honor roll most semesters and I played
basketball for three years and ran cross-country my freshmen year.
I was sort of a chameleon at Bremen; I
had the ability to hang out with the “cool” kids
and the “nerds,” said Burts. Moreover, he was
involved in the former club entitled B.A.C.O
and he mentioned that his favorite subjects
were Chemistry and Physics.
While trying to complete his years in
high school, it was Alan’s excellent support
system at home that made him want to excel
in school.
“My mother and grandmother are
from Panama and they constantly preached
the importance of furthering my education. It studied Chemistry, which made him question
soon became the only way I knew to succeed whether or not he belonged in this field. Howin life,” explained Burts, “I felt coming back ever, having a broad background in Chemistry
to Bremen was important because I want the has more than prepared him for his research
students to see someone who looked like them today. Through much hard work and success
excel in college and graduate school.”
came accomplishments as well as influences
Excel is exactly what Alan did. As a for Alan.
successful undergrad at Chicago State Univer- “I’m most proud of the National Instisity, he was given the opportunity to conduct tute of Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship
research at the California
and National Science Foundation
“I
felt
coming
Institute of Technology
Graduate Student Fellowship I re(Caltech). Fortunately, he back to Bremen ceived. Both awards gave me stiwas able to work under a
pends to conduct research,” said
was
important
Nobel Laureate, Prof. RobBurts.
ert H. Grubbs, who opened because I want Surely, there was no other perthe door for Alan to attend
son that influenced Alan more
the
students
to
Massachusetts Institute of
than his very own mother.
Technology (MIT).
see someone “I have vivid memories of my
As Burts witnessed
struggles to continue
who looked like mother’s
his grandmother weaken
her college education while enfrom kidney failure around
them excel in during the challenges of being a
the same time he was at
divorced, single parent; she now
college and
Caltech, Alan made the deholds two Masters Degrees. Witcision to conduct biomedinessing this growing up led me to
graduate
cal research.
believe anything was possible,”
school.”
“My grandmother
Burts explained.
was on dialysis for 17 years
Furthermore, Alan acknowl--Alan Burts
before she passed in 2010.
edged his mentors at CSU as well
Her kidney failure led to her getting breast to have contributed the most to his success.
cancer and that metastasized to her throat,” They gave him the tools to be successful in
said Burts.
graduate school and challenged him “to aim
Two months before his grandmother for the sky” as he said.
passed, Alan started a Post-Baccalaureate fel- Presently, Alan is receiving a degree in
lowship at Caltech where his research includ- Organic Chemistry, which he says has given
ed developing novel drug delivery systems.
him multiple lanes to travel down career wise.
“I knew once she passed that I wanted He is also currently entertaining a couple of
to continue biomedical research in order to job offers from biotechnology companies in
save someone’s grandmother one day,” Burts Boston. “My goal is to move back to Southern
explained.
California, so I’m going to wait for a job offer
During Alan’s undergraduate career, he from the West Coast,” says Burts.
Spring play to hold
auditions next week
by Quinn Nguyen
Echo reporter
Ready for the Bremen
spring play? Many theatre goers
cannot wait!
A variety of students were
excited to hear what the spring production would be. The title was
released on Christmas Day, December 25th, 2012 by drama-department director, Mr. Andy Rybarczyk. The cat was let out of the bag
on the Bremen twitter page that the
spring play would be Lizzie Borden
of Fall River!
Mr. Rybarczyk has been the
head of the Bremen drama department since 2008. He has directed productions such as Dracula, CSI: Neverland, Aladdin, and much more!
In Lizzie Borden of Fall
River, a girl named Lizzie is accused of “axing” her father and
stepmother. However, the question
is, did she?
The fascinating characters
are each involved, in some way,
with the tragedy. This play will consist of 2 acts and 15 cast members.
If you have ever dreamed
about being part of a production
such as this, then listen closely as
you could try-out for an audition.
Auditions will be held at 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 in the Band Room. You can
pick up a practice script from Mr.
Rybarczyk in room 124.
This year’s spring play is
scheduled for performance dates:
May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Come out to
see this play and see if it was Lizzie
who committed the murders.
More information on the
spring play will be posted soon. In
the meantime, follow the Bremen
Theatre on twitter @BremenTheatre
.
Drama groups provide
entertainment for all
by Jayneisha Marshall
Echo reporter
Everyone has heard of the
drama club, but many people do
not recognize that there are different
branches of drama.
There are two other groups
that are a lot like drama club, but
they also have their differences.
The first group is Bremen’s Speech
Team. The Speech Team is a wonderful and exciting experience that
lets participants show their true colors. By being a part of the Speech
Club, individuals have a handful
of choices like HAD’S (Humorous
duet acting), DDA’S (Dramatic duet
acting), OC’S (Original comedies),
to showcase talents.
Bremen’s Speech Team’s
coach is Mr. Rybarczyk and the assistant coach is Mr. Salgado. Both
Rybarczyk and Salgado help the
team succeed in any way possible.
This team is always looking
for new participants to join.
The other branch of Drama
Club is Group Interpretation. Mr.
Dyke is the coach and is seeking
new talents for next year.
Bremen’s Group Interpretation Club is also a club that is a lot of
fun. This year, Group Interpretation
is doing a comedy skit. The club will
be performing it in March at Bremen
High School.
Group Interpretation members will be inviting various classes
to come and watch the wonderful
performances done by fellow classmates. In Group Interpretation, one
can be free to use improvisation, so
you never know what could happen!
Group Interpretation lets
students share ideas and work together as a group to put on an amazing show.
Water Polo
gears up to
begin new
season
Cheerleaders place in Top Ten
by Johnny Crim
Echo reporter
Water Polo is a very intense sport. To be on this district
team, you must work hard and
have a good sense of teamwork.
There is also a great bit of strategy involved when trying to win.
Bremen’s Water Polo
team is a district team. The name
of District 228’s Water Polo Team
is called the Silver Snakes.
The upcoming season will
be challenging, but Seniors Zach
Crim, Elliot Peralta, Quinn Johnson, and Tony Z. (from Oak Forest) will lead the team to victory.
Even the coach foresees a positive
future: “The upcoming season
will be good,” projected Coach
Cappel.
Coach Cappel definitely
sees the strategy of this sport. “If
Elliot Peralta keeps up his defensive intensity and Quinn Johnson
can produce an offense, we should
win a fair amount of games this
year,” states Cappel.
Varsity team member Elliot Peralta knows that Water
Polo is a rough sport and much be
played with gusto. “Aim for the
goalie’s face,” says Peralta.
So, what does it truly
means to be a Silver Snake Water
Polo member? Perhaps attending a meet can help you see the
strategy and strength required to
compete in this sport!
Good
luck
to the Braves
state-qualifying
wrestlers:
Michael Guerrero
Ricky Olson
Ryan Foster
Bernard Noble
Javier Soto
photo submitted
The Braves Cheer team poses following their performance at the IHSA State Competition in
Bloomington, Ill. The team has had a great season, with head coach Melissa Matlon earning
coach of the year honors and the team earning the SSC Sportsmanship Award.
Poms debuts as IHSA event
by Nancy Avalos and
Jemilyn Hernandez
Echo reporters
The Poms dance team
started the season with a big twist
now being in IHSA. This has been
their first year in IHSA. Although
the competition is harder than ever
now they give it their all when they
get out on that dance floor.
This year’s team captains for
the Bremen Braves Poms Dance
Team are seniors, Kelly Regan and
Gina Pusateri and junior, Alexis
Alzona.
The captains have all worked
hard to have an amazing team this
year. Sticking to their rules and
goals has helped them be great
team leaders. “The job can be very
stressful, but it’s all worth it in the
end” said Alzona.
“So far this year has been
a great experience” said Alzona).
The girls have worked so hard toward accomplishing that goal of
qualifying for state and making
their school and coaches proud.
Preparing for a competition takes
a lot of practice.
The weeks of a competition the girls have hard practices
and all come together to dance
as one. There are 3 dance categories including Pom, Hip-Hop, and
Lyrical. All three dances are all
practiced and cleaned up each and
every day to try and make them
better and better. With all that hard
work, the benefits truly paid off.
The 2012-13 Bremen
Poms team did qualified for a spot
at the state competition at the recent event held at Bremen High
School on Sunday, February 3. It
seemed as if every girl was on top
of their game as the performances
were fresh and flawless. Each
girl feels they know what it takes
to have a stellar performance and
every Brave capitalized on her
strengths.
“Confidence is the key to
an amazing performance” said senior, Savannah Schofield.
The Bremen Poms teams
qualified in two areas at the completion. It was the Hip-Hop and
Lyrical performances that allowed
them to advance to state together.
These recent performances not
only changed the girls’ lives, but
have also made them all come together having an amazing friendship and a sisterhood.
“One of my favorite things
about this sport is meeting new
people and making new friends”
said Pusateri.
With the season almost
being over the girls are treasuring
each moment especially the seniors with this being there last year
of high school and last year on the
poms dance team.
“Poms has been my life and
has consumed all of my time that I
can’t believe it’s almost over” said
Regan.
The girls have accomplished many things throughout
their season this year are all looking forward to next year with excitement and bigger expectations.
Good luck girls with the rest of
your season and keep on trying
your hardest setting the goals high
and higher for each other.