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15203 S. Pulaski Rd. Midlothian, Illinois 60445
Volume 57, Issue 1
October 12, 2010
Students excel in functional living program
by Shanequa Figgins
Echo reporter
There’s a new program here at Bremen
called EXCEL. The Board of Education and
retired Special Education coordinator John
Krapf were instrumental in making this program happen.
All of the students enrolled in the
EXCEL program come from many different
schools in the district in order to get the help
and attention that they need. EXCEL helps
student develop basic life skills.
The teachers in the EXCEL program
instruct on everyday skills that one would
need to survive in today’s world. The students
learn basic cooking skills, how to navigate
around their communities, counting money,
telling time, buying items at the store and even
how to get and use a library card. The EXCEL
students also work around school, particularly
in the cafeteria and athletic department.
The teachers are Ms. Lisa Giglio and
Ms. ChrisTina German. One student, a freshman named Tytianna, is very excited about
being apart of this program. She loves to
learn about completing the laundry, going to
the store and washing dishes. “Bremen is way
Students in the new
functional living
program at
Bremen complete
tasks around their
kitchen recently. The
students develop
basic life skills.
better than my previous school,” exclaimed
Tytianna. This young girl has goals to pursue a law enforcement job, or possibly the
job of a hairstylist after completing the EXCEL program.
Another student, a freshman named
Omarr, loves being in the class. He enjoys
learning functional life skills while in EX-
CEL, but also likes to learn about the traditional subject areas in school too. Omarr’s
favorite subjects are Math and Reading.
Although he feels as if he had never really
learned much in school before this point, he
knows that he has learned a lot since being in
the EXCEL program.
Freshman Learning Center open to help all students succeed
by Hope Liddell
Echo reporter
Bremen High School
brings aid to and allows for determination in its students. The
Freshman Learning Center is a
new program designed to help
the freshman get off to a great
start with their first year of high
school. This program fosters
the motivation needed to get
through the rest of their years in
high school. The program is run
during the day for freshman, and
from three to four o’clock for the
rest of the student body.
During the day, the freshman can go to the Learning Center during their study hall and
receive assistance from an English/Math tutor, teacher, or the
English/Math doctor. The fresh- tration states that any athlete, who
men should really choose to take receives a D or an E on their midadvantage of getting the help they term, must go to the Learning Cenneed to succeed. Students should ter to bring up their grade in order
recognize that it is very easy to fall to continue to be on the team. The
behind; the learning center is used freshmen, athletes, and the other
to benefit the
students should
students.
be capable and
Getting
help
at
the
responsible
There should Freshman Learning Center: enough for getbe no reason
ting the proper
* During study hall
at all for any
assistance they
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student to say
need.
they do not
“We want
know how to
to reduce freshdo their work or do not understand man failures and encourage all
what they are learning in class if of our students to work hard,”
they are not even willing to make explains principal Dr. Kibelkis.
the effort to get help.
“Counselors are here everyday to
The learning center is work with the freshmen, which is
available to athletes as well. A new important. This way the freshmen
rule that was created by adminis- will know who their counselors are
and become familiar with them.
We also wish to increase our attendance,” Kibelkis included.
Furthermore, all of our
students should utilize what
is avaliable to help them succeed. The new Learning Center
can only help to amplify a student’s knowledge. Mr. Mecozzi
also states, “We run everyone’s
grades(who comes to the Learning Center),” says Director Mr.
Mecozzii. “The goal is for no
one to fail,” Mecozzii said.
Students need to continue to set goals for themselves
and always have a positive attitude. Students need to continue
to raise the bar...and with the
new Learning Center at Bremen,
students just may have the opportunity to do that.
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News
Bremen High School
Parent group hosts 3rd Silent Auction
by Hope Liddell
Echo reporter
Bremen High School
15203 S. Pulaski
Midlothian, IL 60445
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The Silent Auction not
only gets parents involved, it also
aids in students’ education. Bremen High School held the third
annual Silent Auction on Oct. 2
and it was a success this year,
just as it has been in the past.
Within the first year, in
2008, the parent group helped to
raise $7,000. In the second year,
in 2009, the community members
raised about $11,000. Dr. Kibelkis said the totals for this year
were still being counted as of
Oct. 7, but that more than $5,000
has been calculated.
The rigorous amount of
work that goes into putting the
auction together was completed
mostly by a parent group (parents of Bremen students). The
main objective was to have a Silent Auction to raise money for
student scholarships.
Although it is a parentrun event, it is also a way to get
even more community members
to support the local high school
than just those who are running
it. Although Dr. Kilbekis definitely encourages staff members
to come, (to the event) and make
donations, he also works to foster parent-support as well. “We
really want to see more parents,”
exclaimed Kibelkis.
It is a goal of the parent
volunteers and the principal to
get as many people to attend the
auction as possible. The more
the merrier; also, the more individuals who attend means the
more money for student scholarships, seeing that a portion of the
money does benefit the students
directly.
This event is a silent raffle, so-to-speak, in which anybody can come to Bremen High
School to bid on different items.
The Silent Auction offers
photo by Malik Reese
Parents and community members browse the items available at
the third annual Silent Auction, which raises money for student
scholarships and other academic programs
fine prizes to the buyers. There worked together to create a bashave been items given away such ket of school supplies and a few
as sports autographs, bikes, bags, of the current bestselling novetc. The students are even invited els out there. This basket was
to attend the auction as students decked out with a red and gray
have the possibility of winning a ribbon and was sure to catch the
free yearbook or free lunch for a eye of many.
In addition to many basweek.
Perhaps the committee kets, some teachers donate monthat puts the Silent Auction to- ey to go towards a raffle item that
gether can make more of a push was sure to be a big hit: a jar of
in the future to inspire more stu- lottery tickets.
Ms. Evbuoma can tell that
dents to attend the auction as well. Maybe in the future, stu- the Silent Auction is a sure way to
dents could get a discounted tick- help many families and was truly
able to see the positive outcome
et to enter the auction.
Basket Raffles are also of last year’s auction at graduaincluded in the auction. Each tion at the end of the 2009-2010
Department collects money and school year.
“It was uplifting because
compiles a basket that formally represents their department. For at the end of the year I was able
instance, the Math Department to see the students who were
created a basket which had items graduating, and during the ceresuch as calculators and math ma- mony you could see the apprecinipulatives. The math depart- ation from the families and how
ment also created a big seller, grateful students were,(who rethis was the “One-on-one math ceived scholarships) “says Mrs.
Evbuoma.
tutoring.”
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and the English Department
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Second Semester Honor Roll - Spring 2010
Honors With
Distinction
Class of 2011
Sean Doyle
Ashley Dudek
Harmony Johnson
Anna-Lena Sternkopf
Timothy Stofferahn
Class of 2012
Melissa Bullard
Jane Gross
Kaila Milham-Cassin
Malachi Rhoden
Aalliah Robinson
Class of 2013
Marielisa Avalos
Tamar Carter
Vanessa Cortez
Jovani Diaz Vargas
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Cheyenne Hushka
Erik Jaime
Hope Liddell
Jayneisha Marshall
Allison Milen
Mariana Orozco
Kara O’Sullivan
Andrea Salcedo
Arielle Tyus
Kiarra Williams
Selena Wilson
High Honors
Class of 2011
Alexa Athans
Amber Buchanan
Derell Carter
Santiago Cazares
Diane Deanda
Berenice Dezha
Edgar Espinosa
Jael Gordon
Crisstian Hernandez
Paul Janke
James Miller
Carissa Ramirez
Shaquille Reed
Mario Rodriguez
Lance Simpson
Adrian Steele
Jose Unzueta
Aaron Washington
Sarah Webster
Michael Wilke
Nolan Woods
Class of 2012
Jesus Ahumada
Christina Bravo
Tracy Bulthuis
Kelley Cohn
Alexis Dee
Taylor Galvin
Georgina Gramont
Anier Juarez
Michael Knight
Kalin McKean
Makina Moses
Magdalena Muniz
Brandon Ochoa
Nora Perez
Kelly Pilny
David Sanchez
Sarah Skelley
Danqua Smith
Fatima Vargas
Armando Villanueva
Ayuanna Washington
Kyesha Wesley
Deanna Young
Yvette Zuniga
Class of 2013
Jesus Aguilar
Noemi Aguirre
Lindsey Baker
Terry Bereta
Kaylia Brown-Jackson
Leah Dandurand
Jamie Duckwall
Jennifer Escobedo
Ariel Feregrino
Jeremy Graniczny
Margaret Hayes
Angelica Hernandez
Ulises Hernandez
Khadijah Ibrahim
Quinn Johnson
Bria Marley
Kristopher Marroquin
Amaranta Martinez
Timothy McDowell
Dana Mercado
Jazmine Overstreet
Stefanie Posch
Kelly Rampage
Kelly Regan
Alina Rivera
Matthew Sessions
Jasmine Sparrock-Cook
Raven Standfield
Jacqueline Tieri
Viviana Villegas
Eric West
Honors
Class of 2011
Talia Anderson
Thomas Benveniste
Briana Bienkowski
Andrew Broughton
Anthony Burleson
Kassandra Carbajal
Pedro Chavez
Sokoya Collins
Hector Contreras
Brandon Cottrell
Daisy Diaz-Diaz
Joshua Dominguez
Justin Doyle
Demi Edwards
Nicholas Fabian
Randi Feltz
Enrique Fernandez-Morales
Baltazar Galarza
Lisa Gary
Omar Gomez
David Gonzales
Oscar Gonzalez
Roosevelt Gordon
Nicole Hulsey
Relfkevin Jackson
Quiante Johnson
Dylan Kent
Kelsey Kozlowski
Lonzo Liddell
Sergio Lopez
Jasmin Lozano
Aungelique Lucas
Andy Magdaleno
Kaneisha May
Andres Meza
Genesis Montes
Betzabeth Montoya
Lizahira Mora
Michael Morrissey
Jasmin Oldham
Jaymin Patel
Miranda Pernell
Jose Plascencia
Leann Powers
Fernanda Prado
Vincentia Ramsey
Melissa Rosenthal
Abeni Salcedo
Samantha Santiago
Erik Segoviano
Jose Serrano
Desiree Shelton
D Andre Slaughter
Elizabeth Solis
Frank Soto
Drew Strom
Raechel Struebing
Melissa Timms
Amalia Vargas
Priscilla Vazquez
Ariana Vernardo
Lindsey Wallace
Jason Widstrom
Class of 2012
Juan Andrade
Alejandra Araiza
Fernando Avalos
Arianna Bell
Laymondt Blakemore
Brian Bravo
Octavio Camacho
Jean Carrillo
Maria Carrillo
Kelly Cluck
Kasheia Cook
Johncarlo Covarrubias
Emily Dillman
Brittney Esparza
Molly Feil
Anibal Fernandez
Jonqis Fillyaw
Alexis Fischl
Julio Flores
Samantha Gage
Melanie Gerhardt
Omar Gordillo
Jeffrey Green
Yahaira Guerrero
Robin Hawkins
Lisa Hernandez
Sonia Iturbe
Taylor Kaniewski
Sarah Krygowski
Kelly Lendi
Korey Little
Rachel Lopez
Jessica Lundeen
Anthony Magdaleno
Emmanuel Maldonado
Maria Marquez
Seth McClerklin
Shanelle Moore
Damien Murillo
Luis Parra
Emily Petty
Jacob Pope
Jamicka Price
John Pronobis
Alexis Provancal
Jose Quarles
Analis Ramirez
Jonathan Reynoso
Noel Sanders
Taylor Sanders
Olivia Sartin
Tyler Sifuentez
Justin Simmons
Kyle Slee
Danica Smith
Robert Smith
Adeyemi Sosina
Jeremy Svihula
Juan Tapia
Alejandro Torres
Jessica Valenzuela
Brian Waddell
Zakia Williams
Mychelle Willis
Tyler Woodke
Chanille Woods
Agnieszka Zawadzka
Class of 2013
Khalial Abrams
Kyanna Alcala-Nieves
William Arellano
Ceanna Barnes
Kelseanna Barnes
Michael Bereta
Darren Cabrera
Roberta Caratachea
Caitlin Christ
Zachary Crim
Christopher Cuthbert
Ludibina Delarosa
Donald Dreher
Raul Esparza
Jerosem Esparza Castillo
Andres Espinoza
Ariana Gallardo
Mario Garcia
Gustavo Gaytan
Michael Gosnell
Dominique Guzzonato
Shanice Harris
Michael Holmes
Miguel Iniguez
Kevin Lorz
Tyreanna Martin
Jacob Matthys
Mercury Miller
Marco Montes
Amaris Ocon
Ricky Olson
Rushhil Patel
Elliot Peralta
Francinet Perez
Gina Pusateri
Esperanza Salgado
Savannah Schofield
Brayer Serratos
Demetrius Shelton
Laceann Studnicka
Sydni Swain
Alejandra Tehandon
Jesse Vasquez
Delia Ventura
Stephanie Vicencio
Maria Zambrano
How do I make the Honor Roll at Bremen High School?
Honors with Distinction
High Honors
Honors
4.0 GPA
3.99 - 3.5 GPA
3.45 - 3.0 GPA
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News
Bremen High School
Homecoming week brings out Bremen pride
by Tamar Carter
Echo reporter
One of the most anticipated events
at Bremen High School is Homecoming.
Of course, along with Homecoming comes
Homecoming spirit week! This is the time of
the year when everyone can show their school
pride. This special week consists of pep assemblies and class competitions.
On Monday, September 13, 2010, students participated in the Dress for Success Day.
On this particular day students chose to dress
professionally, not just in ordinary school attire. Many young ladies wore their high heels
and whether they kept them on all day or not,
it’s always fun to show school pride. The guys
didn’t look too shabby either.
Tuesday was Decades Day and Bremen looked like the students took a trip in a
time machine. From the retro-neon colors to
the black smooth leather, just about every decade was represented somehow. Surprisingly,
one student even wore a dress from the 19th
century! Many people definitely thought outside of the box.
Wacky Tacky day is probably the event
that students look forward to the most and it is
definitely the craziest. On Wednesday, everyone felt free to let their creativity shine. For
example, one male was brave enough to dress
up as a female including a wig and a dress.
There really is no limit to what you can come
up with and that was proven by the many participants. Crazy colored socks lit up the hallways and looking at those contrasting colors
could have made someone’s eyes hurt. Let’s
just say that the fashion police would have
been writing tickets non-stop.
Cultural Dress Day was one of the new
additions this year. Students chose to dress
like a culture other than their own. This might
The 2010 Homecoming Court poses after being announced at the kick-off assembly. The
court pictured includes: (back) Tojonie Richard, Sherman Carter, Christopher Reeves,
Jerome Montgomery, Ryan Anderl, Brian Tellez, and Larry Acevedo. (front) Shaunacy
Brazier, Sokoya Collins, Suzly Villanueva, Melissa Timms, Gabriela Hernandez, Bianca
Juarez, and Megan Alessi.
have been one of the toughest spirit days to get with enough energy to pack a school two times
an idea of what to do. The decision had to be our size! This spirit week was undeniably enmade to dress like African culture, Mexican gaging and fun to say the least. Congratulaculture and even Dutch. There were numer- tions goes out to the Junior class who won the
ous cultures to choose from and students had overall class competition.
On another note, the homecoming hall
fun expressing diversity in our school.
Red and gray, we are loyal to you, al- decorating contest was different this year.
ways by your side! This first line of Bremen’s How, you ask? Well, in previous years each
school song was proved to be true on Friday, class (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and
the 17th. The art club provided face painting seniors) decked out their own section of the
during lunch hours for a small fee of $1 and hallway competing against the other classes.
that was a sure success. The colors of red, However, this year it was every man, or womgray, black and white were decorated on indi- an, for themself! Two winners were chosen
vidual’s faces in several forms. Also, all of the from each grade level. A prize of $100 went
fall sports teams showed their pride by wear- to the first place winner and $25 for the runing their team uniform the whole day. The pep ner-up. This sure was a tough contest to win!
assemblies on Monday and Friday were filled Congratulations to the all of the winners!
October 12, 2010
Entertainment
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Drama Club Band, Choir set goals
plans scares, for new school year
laughs for fall
productions
by Jayneisha Marshall
Echo reporter
by Jayneisha Marshall
Echo reporter
Mr. Andrew Rybarczyk has directed
the plays here at Bremen High school for
three years now. He has worked side-byside with his good friend Mr. Ben Salgado.
With Ms. Jen Intihar working to keep everything running as planned, the three keep
each other and the cast and crew of the drama club motivated. This year’s play is one
of a kind…Pizza Wars.
Mr. Rybarczyk said “when they sent
me this script I thought it was just amazing.” He thought it was a good story, and
everyone could relate to it. One reason he
knew that everyone would love this play
was because... everyone loves pizza!
The cast and crew has to work hard
memorizing lines and setting everything up
for the play, and to support this, the Drama
Club has some awesome fundraisers planned
for this year.
The biggest fundraiser this year is the
“Haunted House Freakshow,” which will be
twice the scare as last year...and did I mention...there will be a nighttime debut of the
Haunted House on Saturday, Oct. 23?!!! Get
ready for your worst nightmare. If you want
to be scared the way a haunted house should
scare you, come out to the night show, or for
a tamer version, check out the “Freak Show”
during Scarecrow Fest on Sunday, Oct. 24.
In addition to the awesome haunted
house, the drama club must do many other
fundraisers to earn money to go toward the
set, costumes and future plays. Another
fundraiser that’s taking place now is the car
wash sale. Members are selling coupons for
Delta Sonic car washes.
There will also be a candy fundraiser
that will take place later on in the winter.
Coming up, there will be what’s
known as The Great Pizza War fundraiser on
Oct. 21. Students can buy tickets to sample
pizza from local pizza restaurants and then
vote in several different categories for who
has the best pizza.
After attending the fundraiser, be
ready to come out and see Pizza Wars. The
play will be performed on the stage at 7 p.m.
Oct. 27, Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, and at 5 p.m.
Oct. 30. Trust and believe you will enjoy
this play and get some good laughs.
Do you like to listen to Stevie Wonder? …Or sing his songs?
If so, come listen to the band and
color guard perform during half time at the
home football games. Or just come and sing
with the choir and take part in their “Stevie
Wonder Project.”
What gave band director Mr. Ben
Salgado the idea to do this for both band,
color guard and choir? “Well I heard this
marching band one day and they were doing
a Stevie Wonder show; I was interested in
what I heard and saw and thought that would
be just right for the band and color guard (at
Bremen),” stated Salgado. “I though that if
the band loved the idea, maybe choir would
too.”
How does the band feel about only
having three home games this year? It is
obvious that they really wish there could
be more so they would be able to perform,
since performing at ‘away’ games is not an
option. However, it seems that they give so
much power when out there performing that
all spectators will see a great show, even
if there are only 3 football-season performances.
Mr. Salgado is especially proud of
his band and color guard this year.
“They look terrific they have made a
huge improvement from last year!” Mr. Salgado has noticed much improvement; could
it be that the band director has a little more
help coaching than in the past?
Bremen High School has a new face
in band; it’s student-teacher, Mr. Nelson.
Mr. Nelson has been helping Mr. Salgado
lead this great group and has thoroughly enjoyed it so far.
“I think it is a lot of fun! There are
great, talented students here at Bremen and I
really love the educational atmosphere; it’s
the greatest thing I have ever seen!” Nelson
said.
Mr. Nelson has dreamed of being a
teacher since first grade. He planned for
education to be his focus; and he decided
that he must go into the field of music. He
earned his degree to become a music teacher
and now continues to live his dream each
and every day at Bremen High School.
This year the bond that the band and
color guard has created with each other is
amazing. “The band puts in many hours and
during the time that we spend with each other; we become closer; it’s like we become a
family,” stated Nelson.
The teamwork and dedication of the
2010-2011 group is phenomenal. The choir
can silence a room with a talent that cannot
be overlooked. It’s obvious to the spectators that when the color guard is out there
waving their flags it’s like nothing else matters. It seems as if the band wouldn’t rather be anywhere else than playing at BHS.
The group really works together to create a
unique harmony all their own.
The
Bremen
Theatre
is
proud
to
announce
The Great
Pizza War
Tickets only $4
Come
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some
pizza
and
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who
you
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Oct. 21 at 3:00 pm
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New rules
shape new
school year
for students
News
Bremen High School
Art, English instruct each other
by Monet Marzette
Echo reporter
Over the summer Mrs.
Bogard’s AP English students were
required to read three books. One
book that many took a particular interest in was “The Awakening.”
To make a long novel short,
by Selena Wilson
it was about a character by the name
Echo reporter
of Edna Pontellier who was tired of
As the school year begins being the wife society thought she
at Bremen, everyone can’t help but should be. Her character began to
notice that many changes have been grow as the story unfolded; at one
point she became a painter.
made at Bremen.
She was inspired by art and
These changes have affect- ed the rules that students are used music, although in one part of her
to follwing as well as the teaching
staff for this year. Mr. Sikora, assistant principal and activities director, said the changes in staff occur to
the changing enrollment and course
by Dariel Thomas
requests made by students.
Echo reporter
Another change at Bremen
that can be noticed by all students:
Have you ever listened to
the long term ban on facial piercthe intercom and heard the name
ings and earrings for males has been
‘G.I.R.L.’ club? In the club, the
lifted. It seems that not only the
ladies learn the major lessons
students like this new freedom, but
of how to conduct oneself as a
much of the administration and staff
G.I.R.L.- Gorgeous, Intelligent,
members enjoy this change also.
Righteous, Lady.
“It’s actually a good idea to
The G.I.R.L. club supme; It’s a non-issue and was a pain
ports R.A.E methodology; simfor teachers and faculty members to
ply put- Read, Abstain, and
keep reminding students to remove
Exercise. They practice R.A.E
the jewelry,” Sikora said.
by encouraging the members to
An additional difference
read a book for fun everyday,
from last year at Bremen High
abstain from anything harmful
School is that the freshmen study
to our bodies as our bodies are
halls have moved. The move was
put into place so to focus mainly on
the freshmen- to make sure they’re
on the right track for their high
school period.
It is important for all freshmen to get a great start when it
comes to entering high school. In
addition to moving study halls, the
Freshman Advisory program is being revamped daily to continue to
provide a positive experience to
freshmen learning the ropes of high
school. Contrary to last, this year,
the Freshman Advisory lessons are
presented on Fridays.
Mr. Sikora said that moving
the lessons to Fridays were “a good
idea because it lets the freshmen focus in on the lesson a little better;
they can reflect about their week
and talk about the upcoming events
for the next week.”
Overall, the physical appearance of the school has improved
too. Over the summer, a new tile
floor was installed and many classrooms were painted. “I think it’s(the
school) in good shape,” Sikora said.
“I feel like the school is headed on
the right direction.”
life she really didn’t paint because
she had lost all inspiration. The AP
Art teacher Mrs. Reid and AP English teacher Mrs. Bogard took their
classes on an in-school and out-ofschool trip; both of which could be
related to the book.
The in-school trip consisted of the AP Art class learning a
little background on the book “The
Awakening” and the AP English
class learning some of the basics of
painting.
Although Mrs. Reid’s class
didn’t read the entire book, the students did learn the key parts of the
book to see Edna’s transformational
G.I.R.L. Club continues
to inspire young ladies
our temples, and exercise daily
to stay healthy and fit.
The club teaches R.A.E
to Bremen High School students, as well as other students.
The club also participates in a
field trip at least once a month.
The field trips are scheduled to
travel to Central Park school to
give a R.A.E presentation.
G.I.R.L. club is a lot of
fun, but most of all it teaches
everyone involved a lot about
themselves. It is a club that really gives traditional values that
will make a positive influence
on all those involved.
process in life and how the events
in the book tied into some major
elements of art. The classes also
learned about the paintings in the
Institute and how they could be related themes in the book. Art was
displayed on a large screen in Bremen’s IMC just so everyone could
see exactly what the teachers were
talking about and be on the same
page before leaving the building.
After the small PowerPoint
presentation, the classes went outside of the school to paint pictures
of either the forest preserve or whatever they wanted. The classes then
went back to the school to catch the
bus for the Art Institute.
When the classes arrived,
they learned about paintings that the
character Edna may have painted.
Next, the classes went in to the different exhibits to learn about different artists.
On Oct. 8, Mrs. Reid and
Mrs. Bogard presented this experience at the Teacher Institute. Teachers from the whole district came to
watch the presentation in order to
learn about the trip and just what it
taught the students.
For future classes who are
in AP Art or AP English, the Mrs.
Reid’s and Mrs. Bogard’s plans are
for the students to be able to teach
about their stronger subject area:
for example Mrs. Reid’s art class
students will teach about art, and
Ms. Bogard’s English students will
teach about English.
The Bremen Theater is proud to present
Wednesday, Oct. 27
at 7 p.m
Thursday, Oct. 28
at 7p.m.
Friday, Oct. 29
at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30
at 5 p.m.
CD Review
Page 7
New album offers a mix of sounds for everyone
October 12, 2010
by Cuoy Harmon
Echo reporter
R&B heartthrob Trey
Songz is back to make the ladies
melt with his new hot and sensual
album “Passion, Pain & Pleasure.”
After being on the “Blueprint 3”
tour, Tremaine Neverson’s everrising popularity continues to
reach new heights.
Here is a run-down of
some of the songs on the album:
Track 1: Here We Go Again (Intro)- There is nothing special really about this song, just a live stage
intro to make the listener prepared
for the excitement of the album.
Track 2: Love Faces- This is a
stand strong song that both sexes
will love. It caters to the minds
and attentions of couples. An incredible song to relaxed to; one of
the better songs on the album.
Track 4: Alone- This is a clubtype song, produced by Tha Bizness. It gets you up and no doubt
will keep you out on the dance
floor enjoying yourself.
Track 5: Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki
Minaj)- This song serves as the
album’s lead single. This is like
part 2 or the remix to “Say Aah,”
with Fabolous, but replaces Loso
with the Young Money mistress,
Nicki Lewinsky.
Track 6: Pain (Interlude)- Taking
the slower tone, Trey goes into
the Pain of the album and sings
from his heart. You can feel the
emotion come from out of
his voice.
Track 7: Can’t Be FriendsShowing his serious side,
Trey talks to a former girlfriend and reports that they
just can’t be friends after
a break up. Chosen as the
album’s second single, this
song is closely compared to
Usher’s “Confessions II,”
however, the song has its own
scars underneath. Nonetheless,
incredible.
Track 8: Please Return My CallBegging for his girl to come back,
Trey becomes even more somber
on this song. The listener is able
to see his emotions, but it seems
like he could’ve kept some of the
emotion to himself.
Track 9: Made to Be TogetherNot one of my personal favorite
records, but still decent. This is
one of those, “R. Kelly” songs
that give him the comparison. I
understand and see the resemblance in the song, and he does it
well.
Track 12: Unusual (feat. Drake)My personal favorite song on the
album, Trey and Canadian-superstar Drake collaborated again for
this piece presented to you.
Track
13:
DoorbellLeaving
a
catchy phrase,
Trey
makes
a special entrance at your
front door with
this song. Another “R. Kelly” type song,
but enjoyable by everybody.
Track 15: Unfortunate- Showing a faster Hip-Hop beat, made
by Noah “40” Shebib, this song
shows how a relationship can be
so sad when it ends with a break
up.
Track 16: Blind- The live instruments in this song allow Trey and
Travis Barker to show that real
music is not dead. Making the
song come alive, he shows how
blind some men are to certain situations. Great song.
Track 17: You Need Just Me- A
pop song for the radio, but still
decent to listen to.
Track 18: Already Taken (bonus
track)- After being on the Step Up!
3-D Soundtrack, it only seemed
right to have the song appear on
the album. Trey confesses to the
world that he is already taken.
Sorry ladies.
Track 19: I Like Dat (Freaky
Freaky Dance) (feat. Swizz Beatz
& T.I.) (bonus track)- Making
his Hip-Hip connections, Trey
hooked up with Swizz, and the
king of the south, Tip, to make
this song blast out.
Track 21: Love Me Better (Here
We Go Again Complete Edition)
(bonus track)- Taking the intro of
the album and remixing it to make
into a longer, better song, was a
good idea for Trey. Such a good
look.
Overall look, with only
a few bad songs and several that
warrant a parent advisory, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, should
topple the Grammy’s next year
for best R&B album. The song is
amazing in all, if you don’t have
it, then you’re missing out and
slipping on your music.
5 out of 5 Little Joes.
Wade and
Common
give back to
Chicago kids
Homecoming 2010
by Kent Spencer
Editor in Chief
photo by Lisette Beltran
The Real Men Dance team performs at the Homecoming Assembly on Sept. 17. The
team entertained the crowd as they danced to a medley of songs.
Bears RB Forte opens up
about winless preseason
by Kent Spencer
Editor in Chief
Ending their winless pre-season with
a 0-4 record, the Chicago Bears led fans into
the season opener with a sense of uncertainty.
Bears running back Matt Forte had his
thoughts about pre-season. “I felt good about
it. A lot of people looked at our record and
saw that we didn’t win a pre-season game.
We went out there and played well on offense, and I think [each] Sunday, we’ll show
that,” said Forte.
The team calmed some nerves with a
season opener controversial win over the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field.
A highly thought-to-be touchdown
pass to Lions WR Calvin Johnson would
have won the game for the Lions. A recent
rule set by the NFL made the catch incomplete as Johnson planted both of his feet in
the in-zone but lost control of the ball as he
rolled on the ground. The Bears won 19-14.
Newly acquired running back Chester Taylor looked good on the field. Taylor
gained a total of 71 yards for the day.
“It’s a good thing Taylor is here,”
Forte said. “A lot of teams have 2 running
backs and he also gives me a chance to
get some rest in the games so I can be full
strength in the fourth quarter. It’s very rare
these days that you see a guy take every snap
at running back. It’s a tough position and you
get hit on every play. So actually it’s good to
have 2 or 3 running backs on the team.”
Taylor came to Chicago after spending four years with the Minnesota Vikings.
Taylor was a big part of the team’s success
last year clinching the NFC North title. The
Vikings took a first game 14-9 loss from the
New Orleans Saints.
Taylor coming to the Bears will prove
as a good move when the clutch running back
picks up the slack from the highly counted
upon players as he did in crucial times with
Vikings go-to guy Adrian Petterson. This can
possibly put the back into playing a higher
role with this team.
The NFC North looks like it might
end up being a close race of potential Division Champs.
“I think we match up well in our division. A lot of people are picking Green Bay
or Minnesota. But I don’t care who they pick,
we still have to play the game. There will be
some hard fought games but we’ll do well,”
said Forte.
With their latest win over the Carolina Panthers, the Bears have a 4-1 record.
On Aug. 19, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and Grammy Award winning recording artist Common, made their way to
south side of Chicago to personally present a check of $100,000 to the Light House
Youth Center.
Despite the shock of their arrival, the
smiles of the youth told it all. The excitement on Aug. 19 spread like wildfire as the
crowd ended up having a rally of rock singing, poem recitals, and dance performances.
The happiness generated by the kids
was proof of the positive impact the donation had on the entire Light House Youth
Center. Built in 2008, the Light House has
kept its mission true to the people of Chicago: give the young people hope for the future, mentorship, and academic/spiritual development. Thanks to Wade and Common,
now the foundation has a bit more funding
to help benefit the organization and community.
The donations were presented from
“Wade’s World Foundation” and “Common
Ground Foundation.” Since Chicago is the
hometown of both Wade and Common, it
was important for the stars to give back to
their community. Also, this donation helped
to motivate people still living in this area to
help to take part in making a change for the
better for all community members.
Wade expressed the reason for his
donation and his ultimate mission: “the
biggest thing is to make this world a better
place; you do that by making sure you attack the things that need to be attacked.”
Wade knows it’s important to keep
children safe in a violent community by
giving them the educational tools needed to
survive and overcome the problems in our
society.
“Education is key and always will be;
our kids need more programming like Light
House, where they can come to continue to
get an opportunity to strive,” the basketball
legend said.