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Nov. 5: Blood Drive
Nov. 5-7: Fall Play
Nov. 10: NHS Induction
Nov. 11: Veterans Day No School
Nov. 17: Honors Assembly
Volume 62, Issue 2
November 3, 2015
iTech team assists with iPad transition
by Sam Serna
Echo reporter
The Bremen Braves
iTech team has been one of the
most recent clubs added to our
list at Bremen. There was a
demand for such a club as the
Freshman were given iPads to
use with their daily learning at
the start of this year
The team assembled last
spring- just in time for the made
rush of the beginning of the
2015-16 school year.
The iTech team are students that were recommended
by their teachers as responsible
pupils who were good at working with technology.
After being recommended to the iTech team, students
were trained. The group of recommended students attended
a special training at the Apple
Store.
Helping teachers and
students set up iPads, problem
solve with Wifi, working to aide
with Apple ID’s- the iTech team
at BHS seems to know an endless amount about technology.
In addition to being very
well educated and knowledgeable about iPads and solving
technological dilemmas, these
students also must be very good
at working with people. Each
iTech team member is responsible for teaching fellow students
how to do new daily things.
“Our main focus is leading the -Tech students to use
their expertise and knowledge
to help other students and staff”
says Mrs. Bernas, Media Center Specialist and iTech team
founder.
These students hope to
use their skills in technology
in the long run. Although being
an iTech member is not an easy
Freshmen A’veon Smith and Jennifer Harris use their school-issued iPads while in the Freshman
Learning Center. With the new one-to-one initiative, Bremen has created a student-staffed iTech
team to assist with tech problems as well as helping to train students and staff on the new devices.
job; all of the students involved
in this club are in it for the long
haul.
This year, all of the iTech
members are sophomores and
wish to be apart of iTech team
until they graduate.
“It is not as easy as I
thought it would be, but it has its
benefits” stated Kassidy Devries, Bremen student and iTech
team member.
Students have learned a
massive amount of new things
since they have been apart of the
iTech team. Many members of
the iTech team love helping oth-
ers problem solve as they know
that this is a job that plan to work
towards in the workforce in the
future.
“I wanted to be a part of
this team for a feel of customer
service” added Devries. Having
great customer service may help
you in the future. It is important
to experience customer service
because no matter the size of
your business, excellent customer service needs to be at the
heart of your business model, if
you wish to be successful.
Providing good customer
service to all types of custom-
ers, including potential, new and
existing customers is extremely
influential.
“Our goal is to spread the
word and mainly help out students and staff,” Devries said.
“Not many people come to us
so we want to make our peers
aware to do so, if they ever need
technical help.”
The iTech students are
very indispensable and willingly
helpful. If you have any concerns
or questions about technology,
there is a tech for every hour in
the IMC from 8am - 3pm.
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News
Bremen High School
PSAT gives juniors
EXCEL
jump start on college invites
by Sam Serna
Echo reporter
Bremen High School
15203 S. Pulaski
Midlothian, IL 60445
(708) 371-3600
ext. 3240
bremenecho@gmail.com
Staff
Amber Anderson
Jaime Burbatt
Olivia Butt
Javier Covarrubias
Sydney Dominguez
Destiny Hughes
Marissa Licea
Hope Porter
Samantha Serna
Brianna Szudy
Damien Toro
Advisers
Mrs. Jen Tardy
Mrs. 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@
gmail.com and are subject to
editing for length.
one 30 minute writing section.
The time frame for the test is a
total of about two hours and ten
Are you a junior in high minutes.
school? Are you considering go- Although the test sounds
ing to college after high school? very lengthy and in depth, much
Are you aware of your college of the information that is prerequirements? If so, you may sented on the test is that of skills
consider taking the PSAT Test. that students have been working
Bremen High School on since Freshmen year.
District 228 offers the PSAT test From the PARCC test to
to Junior students. It is offered CCSSI test, they are all a prepato ALL juniors.
ration for the SAT. Any standard
Students have been tak- ized test is a slight experience of
ing this test for many years. “As the PSAT Test.
far as I know, PSAT has been “The PSAT allows you to
around since I was a student,” balance out where you are at and
explained Associate Principal helps you judge yourself regardPaul Rybarczyk.
ing to how you are
“The PSAT doing in school,”
It is an important test that
Rybarcallows you to explained
many Juniors may
zyk.
want to consider balance out Registering for
taking. “I recomand taking the PSAT
where
you
are
mend all juniors
is a milestone for
considering college at and helps many high school
after high school to
students. It may
you
judge
take this opportumark the start of the
yourself
nity,” said Rybarccollege
planning
zyk.
process.
regarding
If any stu Also, the PSAT
to how you test has added opdent at BHS is
highly considering
to reare doing in portunities
taking this test, he
ceive scholarships
school.”
or she should disfor college. By takcuss it with his or
ing this test there is
her counselor. Pre-registering is a lot of advantages- you can use
recommended.
your score report to easily dis
Some students may be tinguish your weakness so you
confused as to what the test is. know exactly what to work on
After all, we take a lot of tests and practice for the new and upat Bremen High School and it is dated SAT that is approaching in
easy to get confused as to just your junior year.
what this test is about.
“Physical and mental
The PSAT/ NMSQT stan- preparation is much more imdardized test stands for Prelimi- portant rather than book knowlnary Scholastic Aptitude Test edge. Good sleep, waking up
and National Merit Scholarship on time, eating breakfast are all
Qualifying Test. This test has things you should do the morntwo purposes: it measures your ing you take the test,” says Ryintelligence and also can qualify barczyk.
you for scaholarships.
If you think the key to a
It can be said that the good score is memorizing words
PSAT test is a noticeably easier, and facts- think again. You do
short version of the SAT. The not have to discover secret tricks
questions on the PSAT test are the night before. The proper way
very similar to the SAT test. “It to study for the PSAT test is simis an absolute great preparation ple: take challenging courses, do
of the SAT,” exclaimed Rybarc- your homework, ask questions
zyk.
and be involved with class les
The test consists of criti- sons, and come physically ready
cal reading, math sections and on test day.
parents to
night out
by Jaime Burbatt
Echo reporter
Bremen High School is
so unique because it has the Excel program.
Excel stands for “Exceptional Children Excelling in Life
Skills. This is a course where
students with special needs can
learn real life skills that will help
them in the real world.
The Excel Program at
Bremen High School is a platform for special education students that proves itself to be a
very wonderful program. One of
the many great things the Excel
Program provides is the “Excel
Parent Night Out.”
This year the Excel Parent
Night Out took place on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 67:30.
“The parent night out is to
give parents assistance in transferring behavior supports from
school to home, and vice versa”
says Ms. Scott, a special education teacher and coordinator at
Bremen High School.
Ms. Scott helps to run the
Excel Program’s Parent Night
Out. However, she does not
do this solely on her own. Ms.
Wnenk and Mr. Cucio also work
to see the benefits of this program.
This parents love this
program because it is at Parent
Night Out that parents can learn
how to help their student transfer
what they have learned in Excel
to at home and real world situations.
EXCEL:
WHERE EXCEPTIONAL
CHILDREN CONQUER
EVERYDAY LIVING
Spotlights
November 3, 2015
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compiled by: Hope Porter
Abigail Catalano
Nickname: Abby
Year in school: Freshman
Birthday/sign: Nov. 7/Scorpio
Current hometown: Midlothian
Family: I live with my dad and my
sister.
Activities/Sports: Photo club and
Circle Book Club
Career goals: I would like to
become a teacher.
Hero and why: My mom because
she battles through everything.
Plans after high school: To go
to college and get a degree for
becoming a teacher.
Best advice you ever received: To
ignore the haters.
If you could give anyone advice,
what would it be?: Go forwards
not backwards.
Something unique about yourself: I can cheer everyone up.
Favorite class and why: Algebra
because I like my teacher plus it’s
easy.
Favorite TV Show: Modern Family
Favorite sport/sports figure:
Baseball
Favorite sport to play: Volleyball
Kevin Johnson
Year in school: Sophomore
Birthday/sign: Aug. 13/Leo
Birthplace: Midlothian
Current hometown: Midlothian
Family: My mom and dad
Activities/Sports: ColorGuard
Hobbies/special talents: Rev.
war Reenactments, Whittling,
Shooting, Dungeon and Dragon, Color-guard, Soccer, Volleyball, Gaming, Game making,
Drawing, Dancing.
Career goals: To become a
chef or game designer.
Plans after high school: To go
to trade school and learn how to
cook better.
If you could give anyone advice, what would it be?: Just
be you. Don’t care about anything else.
Favorite class and why: Drawing and Painting because my
teacher is phenomenal and it
helps me with my drawing
skills.
Favorite TV Show: Big Bang
Theory and The Walking Dead.
Favorite sport/sports figure:
Soccer and Volleyball
Favorite sport to play: Soccer
and Volleyball
Nicole Bergstrom
Nickname: Nicki
Year in school: Junior
Birthday/sign: Nov. 12/Scorpio
Birthplace: Harvey, Ill.
Current hometown: Midlothian
Family: I live with my mom, dad,
sister, grandma, and two dogs.
Activities/Sports: Anti-bullying
Club, Key Club, Energy Club,
Photo Club, FACS Club.
Hobbies/special talents: Hanging
out with friends, shopping, doing
makeup
Career goals: Becoming a nurse
and going to cosmetology school
Hero and why: My parents because I wouldn’t be here without
them and they’re good people to
look up to.
Best advice you ever received:
stay in school; respect your body
If you could give anyone advice,
what would it be?: Never change
yourself for anybody.
Something unique about yourself: I don’t give up on anything
or anyone no matter how hard the
situation may be.
Favorite class and why: American Literature because I understand his teaching and he makes it
a fun learning experience.
Favorite group/singer/song:
Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber
Favorite TV Show: Orange is
the New Black and The Walking
Dead.
Favorite sport to play: Softball
and Volleyball
Ana Karen Lagunas
Nickname: Ana Kitten, Ana Banana, Anne Hathaway
Year in school: Senior
Birthday/sign: Jan. 5/Capricorn
Birthplace: East Hazel Crest
Current hometown: Posen
Activities/Sports: Tennis and track
Career goals: Ultrasound Technician
Hero and why: I feel like anyone
who believes they can do the impossible and inspires other people
to do what’s next to the impossible
could be anyone’s hero, but for me
my hero is my family and friends.
Plans after high school: A 4-year
university or Moraine Valley.
Best advice you ever received:
Don’t let your fears get in your
way, even though you live in a big
world and you make up a small
part and some people don’t recognize you, be proud you make up a
part.
If you could give anyone advice,
what would it be?: Without weird
people life is like vanilla ice cream
without sprinkles.
Something unique about yourself: I’m always there even if I
can’t help
Favorite class and why: Honors
Human Anatomy and AP Psychology
Favorite group/singer/song: Enrique Iglesias
Favorite TV Show: The Walking
Dead
Favorite sport to play: Tennis
Birthday Greetings
To: Hope Porter
Happy (late) birthday
Hope! Turn up! You
already know how we
rocking! (Oct. 16)
From: Brandi
Coleman
To: Brittany Lira
I am so grateful you
are my friend. You’ve
made such a great
impact on my life;
you are so intelligent,
outgoing, beautiful,
caring and funny. I love
you so much. Happy
Birthday! (Oct. 21)
From: Katie Ostrowsky
To: Victor Lopez
Happy Birthday
Buddy!!! (Nov. 13)
From: Alberto Mejia
To: Alejandro Perez
Happy Birthday
Jandro! Hope you have
a great day! (Nov. 16)
From: Jackeline
Plascencia
To place a birthday or celebratory ad, please see any Echo member,
Mrs. Dwyer (room 159) or Mrs. Tardy (room 148)
To: Jordan Mosqueda
Happy Birthday.
(Nov. 27)
From: Nick Urban
News
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Bremen High School
NHS prepares to induct 79 Save a life!
Blood drive
service-minded students
by Olivia Butt
Echo reporter
National Honor Society is a privileged organization where students, juniors
and seniors, with a Grade point average of a
4.4 or higher can participate in.
This year’s National Honor Society
induction is scheduled for Nov. 10. Letters
went out Aug. 26 to those students who were
scholastically qualified. Seventy-nine candidates responded, of that, 25 are seniors,
and 54 are juniors.
Plans for the induction are in full
swing. The Induction Speaker is planned
to be Mr. Matushek. The Veteran Senior
members nominated Mr. Matushek for this
position. Many members are excited by
his upbeat personality, and look forward to
hearing his speech.
National Honor Society is based on
four pillars of success: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. To be a member, one must demonstrate each of these
characteristics in everyday life.
To be selected for initiation into the
NHS, one must first submit a written and
electronic application. After this, applications are looked over by the Faculty Council to meet, discuss, and approve new members. Letters are then sent out to these newly
approved members and the next step is for
them to be formally inducted into Bremen’s
chapter of National Honor Society.
National Honor Society is a highly
esteemed nationwide organization that was
founded in 1921. Today, it is estimated that
more than one million students participate in
NHS activities. NHS chapters are found in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, many U.S. territories, and Canada.
Not only are NHS members recognized for their accomplishments, but also
to be an active member, Students are challenged to develop further through involvement in school activities and community
service.
President Javier Covarrubias states,
“It is an honor to be President of the NHS
here at Bremen. Being a part of this nationally recognized organization is something I
am already proud of, but having been elected
to this position by some of the most exemplary and intelligent students in the school
is truly humbling.”
Many members take great pride in
this club. Senior Brooke Pisciotto adds in
addition to her pride in NHS, “It (NHS) reminds me to be a well-rounded individual
and that my hard work pays off.”
NHS prepares students for leadership and lifelong success.
National Honor Society not only
looks great on transcripts to college, but also
allows members to gain heartfelt experiences through the service pillar. The National
Honor Society at Bremen heavily focuses
on the annual food drive, held each December in conjunction with Student Council.
President Covarrubias adds “leading
a great group like this in projects that serve
to benefit our student body and community
is awesome”. All collected items from the
food drive go to local food pantries, so NHS
is truly giving back to the community.
If you are interested in joining NHS,
feel free to ask Mr. Stephens or current
members any questions. NHS encourages
students to reach their fullest potential.
Strive to be a part of this organization and
gain lifelong valuable skills!
Snowball 2015
The Operation Snowball retreat was Oct. 15-17 at Camp Manitoqua in Frankfort, Ill.
The retreat is an international program focusing on leadership development to empower
youth to lead drug-free lives. Snowball stems from the idea that “if I have a positive impact on you, you can have a positive impact on someone else and the effect snowballs.”
scheduled
for Nov. 5
by Brooke Pisciotto
Echo reporter
Bremen’s very own Key Club is ready
to host the first blood drive of the 2015-2016
school year on November 5th with the help of
LifeSource, a nonprofit corporation.
The event allows people from the community, as well as Bremen’s own students and
staff, to donate their blood in the hopes of saving someone’s life.
Located in Bremen’s lower gymnasium, the event will be set up in the morning
and is an all-day undertaking. It calls for a great
amount of organization and volunteers for the
blood drive to be as successful as it is – “Bremen’s blood drive is among one of the largest
in participation in the south suburbs,” says Key
Club organizer, Mr. Dyke.
LifeSource writes on their website that
“Approximately 37 percent of the population is
eligible to donate blood, but less than 5 percent
do.” As long as you are sixteen or older, weigh
at least 110 pounds, and are in generally good
health, you can probably donate your blood and
help to save lives.
While 16 year olds must fill out a parental consent form that they can get in the nurse’s
office, 17 year-olds and older are completely
free to make the choice to donate blood.
There are many benefits to giving your
blood: you get to miss whatever class(es) you
want, you are offered beverages and snacks
to keep yourself energized, you receive a free
pair of pajama pants, and YOU CAN SAVE
SOMEONE’S LIFE! In addition, this year, a
raffle will be held in which one lucky donor
will receive a $100 bill.
“It’s a great experience,” Olivia Butt
says, a former blood donor and current Key
Club blood drive volunteer. “I love being able
to donate blood, and it is great knowing that it
will help somebody in need.”
Did you know that just one pint of donated blood can help save as many as three
people’s lives? Blood donation is a rewarding experience that is completely safe with the
cooperation of LifeSource and Bremen High
School.
If you are planning to donate blood on
November 5th, be sure to eat a balanced breakfast and drink plenty of water throughout the
day. Also, take advantage of the free water and
snacks, and let anyone at the drive know if you
are feeling faint or dizzy.
Refrain from lifting any heavy objects
for at least a couple hours after your donation.
If you are not donating blood this month, then
there is another blood drive coming up in the
spring that you can sign up for if interested.
News
November 3, 2015
Page 5
All-American authors visit Bremen IMC
by Jaime Burbatt
Echo reporter
It was a special day on Oct. 16 at Bremen
High School.
During 2nd and 3rd period classes,
two award winning co-Authors of a new topselling book called All American Boys, Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, came in
talk with Bremen students. The authors were
welcomed in the Bremen IMC by a few select
English classes.
Reynolds and Kiely talked about many
important subjects that were very interesting.
Some topics that were talked about in depth
were police brutality and racism.
“What would happen if you turned the
camera around to take a picture of something
that matters?” said Reynolds.
This author spoke of true life situations and events that occur in his and Kiely’s
book, All American Boys.
The authors’ book is one about two
teens with different racial backgrounds. The
plot revolves around how one single violent
crime leaves their town racially divided.
Both Reynolds and Kiely worked hard
to make the book be made of up experiences
that some teens could mirror themselves being
involved with and others could see into a life
that they didn’t know existed.
“One half of the book could be a window to an experience you’ve never had or a
mirror reflecting one you’ve had,” explained
co-author Kiely.
The authors spent their time at Bremen High School informing the students of
not only their book and the process of writing
Authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely speak to select Bremen classes Oct. 16.
Reynolds and Kiely wrote the novel All American Boys to address the issues surrounding
racism and police brutality and the effects it has within a community.
together but of an important topic in the news
that kids should know about.
Both Reynolds and Kiely feel it was
important to unfold the sometimes unwelcomed truth and reality of racism and the decisions and consequences that come with that
truth.
The book discussion was very interesting and spoke to the kids who were there. It
was an honor to have the authors speak and
take time from their day for Bremen High
School.
Healthy eating changes take away student choice
by Damien Toro
Echo reporter
There has been a huge
change in the American schools
when comparing them from last
year to the current year of 2015.
Throughout the three years of attending high school at Bremen it
has been an amazing experience.
One of the parts that people enjoy most is being able to
purchase candy for just one dollar from your peers around the
school. It seemed, last year, everywhere you looked - in the halls,
in classes, etc - students would be
selling sweet treats for a fundraiser of any sort. It was most certain
that when any student saw another
with a big blue box full of candy,
they knew their day just got better.
Now this year everything
has changed. Selling candy in a
school is not allowed at all. Michelle Obama has been trying to
get people to eat a lot healthier, so
it was her idea to get rid of being
able to sell candy during school
times.
This is a new law that is
known as the “Healthy Snack Initiative.” The new smart snacks
in School rules set limits on calories, fats, sugars and sodium.
The Initiative strongly recommends having to consume dairy,
whole grains, protein, fruits and
vegetables regularly. All schools
in American participate in the
Healthy Snack Initiative.
Some people are really
against this idea of having new
rules with food. The look of
disdain is obvious in many Bremen students’ when they are now
faced with fewer snacks to buy in
the hallway. The snacks that are
sold seem to turn some faces too
as many people don’t like to snack
on veggie fries and granola bars.
In addition, this change
is sparking negativity by others
outside of the Bremen area too. A
family in Oklahoma is extremely
unhappy with the change and has
voiced their opinion about it on a
national level.
The family in Oklahoma
was dissatisfied with what the
school was offering her daughter
during lunch times. The family
found that the school was serving
cauliflower, crackers, cheese, and
ham for lunch on a regular basis.
Since the daughter didn’t like
these things, she refrained from
eating- causing a health concern.
Now-a-days, many students do not eat what they don’t
like. Since school lunches have
changed with the Healthy Snack
Initiative, many students choose
to simply “not eat.” This not only
causes more financial distress for
school districts as sales in cafeterias have gone down considerably,
but also causes health concerns
for some students.
It is a good thing that there
are people out there trying to
solve the problem of obesity that
has currently set in on America; it
is not a bad idea at all to work to
fix this growing problem. However, it seems that this should not
be a mandated program. Perhaps
there should be a Healthy Snack
“Education” Initiative instead.
This way the American
people can learn to make healthy
choices rather than forcing the
public to do it without an explanation or a choice. It should be a
person’s own decision to choose
what they eat!
Agree? Disagree?
Look for next issue’s
“Counterpoint” on
this issue
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HONORS
WITH DISTINCTION
Seniors
Adenike Adekahunsi
Damian Behymer
Olivia Butt
Javier Covarrubias
Verdarius Davis
Justyce Galeano-Davis
Annie Holder
Magdalene Janisse
Jade Jenkins
Gianna Lococo
Clarissa Maloney
Demetrius Phillips
Requierme Caila
Daejah Sally
Gabriela Sanchez-Perez
Eduardo Valadez
Rosio Vasquez
Juniors
David Baranowski
Kiera Bean
Matuka Bender
Pedro Benitez
Joseph Brooks
Jillian Bulow
Kitara Dee
Rosa DeLuna-Tostado
Giselle Esparza
Donato Figueroa-Ramirez
Jessica Harris
Eric Karjaka
Cheyenne Moore
Dawn Putnam
Richard Rhein
Litzi Roa Ramirez
Guadalupe Rodriguez
NaEemah Shaheed
Caleb Short
Nathan Zielinski
Sophomores
Bader Almajdobeh
Arturo Almaraz
Tommy Black
Deja Courtney
Diego Galindez
Deysi Garcia
Ana Gaytan
Marquise Mance
Jared Ramos
Ana Silva
Alberto Soto
Vanessa Tehandon
Elijah Trella
Lee Williams
Freshmen
Jala Blackwell
Bob Campbell
Destiny Crouch
Billy Davis
Amner Diaz
Jaqueline Fonseca
Mikale Foulks
Jennifer Harris
Ryan Ivy
Alondra Jimenez
Jessica Jimenez
Rebecca Jones
Cameron Lockett
Selena Marquez
Daniel Marszewski
Kentrell McCree
Jacqueline Mejia
Alani Perkin
Jackeline Plascencia
Diamond Poindexter
Tiffany Powell
Nancy Ramos
Quarter 1 ~ Honor Roll
Maria Rodriguez
Alizandra Sanchez
Karlie Singleton-Kidd
Christopher Sosa
Darius Thomas
Sairol Tierrablanca
HIGH HONORS
Seniors
Esmeralda Aguilar
Amber Anderson
Jennifer Ayala
Raquel Bravo
Joshua Brooks
Olivia Burbatt
Miguel Calderon
Samantha Carrano
Marlene Chavez
Nathaniel Cordova
Diamond Davenport
Kyle DeVries
Tyler Deyoung
Coral Diaz
Jessica Dominguez
Maria Dorado
Samantha Duffy
Georgina Ellis
Cody Esparza
Matthew Esparza
Dalia Fernandez-Morales
JoshuaFlores-Arias
Quinn Floyd
Suhayb Froukh
Miguel Gamez
Martin Garcia
Jenna Gaskin
Delfino Gomez
Erykah Grady-Cohen
Wesley Gray
Samuel Grutzius
Nekya Hall
Kelsey Hargis
Riley Henze
Brenda Hernandez
Mayte Holmes
Wayne Huffman
Diana Ismail
Zoe Janisse
Sterlen Johnson
Raquel Johnson-Williams
Rebecca Keen
Brandon Kim
Michael Lake
Ariana Ledesma-Rosales
Mercedes Lee
Brittany Lira
Felipe Lopez
Marissa Manrique
Adam Mariscal
Vanessa Marroquin
Alyssa Marshall
Dejah Martin
Claude Martinez
Deborah Martinez-Naranjo
Jamila Mauldin
Jordin McKean
Miguel Mejia
Estefania Montoya
Itzel Murillo
Dashae Newell
Edward Noakes
Diana Pacheco
Irma Padilla
Krysta Patterson
Khalia Pickett
Samantha Posch
Diego Quintero
Diamond Rich
Jason Rodriguez
Zumiko Rodriguez
LaToya Sanders
Stacey Shelton
Sarah Smith
Curtis Stokes
Breanna Stovall-Harris
Elisa Talis
Brenda Tejeda
Kathryn Tieri
Kathleen Traynor
Ulises Valadez-Contreras
Karen Vargas
Arsil Vohra
Alyssa Walsh
Kenneth Wormely
Juniors
Maria Alvarez
Emmanuel Avila
Guadalupe Ballinas
Kelly Banasiak
Nicko Banda
Nyrasia Beal
Ximena Benitez-Marquez
Armon Bennett
Margaret Bigelbach
Danesha Bishop
Naya Blackwell
Jahana Blount
Mackenzie Cali
Gabriela Campuzano
Maria Cardenas
Thomas Cassell
Jasmine Cervantes
Andrew Costello
Joana Cruz
Madalynn Derro
Devin Dixon
Samuel Edwards
Leonard Feil
Estefania Flores
Jamaury Gaines
Annette Galeas
Maricela Garcia
Noemi Garcia
Oralia Garcia
Delneisha Garner
Ivan Gonzalez
Jessica Gonzalez
Michael Grabe
Elise Harrison
Raymond Heavener
Destiny Hughes
Mary Jackson
Luis Jaime
Felipe Jimenez
Brittany Jones
Mercedes Key
Alicia Kolacki
Taylor Kolasa
Haley Krumrie
Michelle Lopez
Victor Lopez
Chancella Maless-Sackot
Henrietta McDonald
Alberto Mejia
Jada Mendoza
Christian Mercado
Ashley Moore
Jonathan Munoz
Brent Ochoa
Yensen Olayo
Erica Pinto
Alexander Quilty
Anayeli Reyes
Delante Scott
Sarah Sellers
Paige Shaw
Giovanni Simental
Amaris Stokes
Jimara Thomas
Nancy Torres
Kayla Tuley
Bremen High School
Giovanni Valdez
Jacqueline Valencia
Angelica Vazquez
Joseph Vazquez
Jose Villanueva
Selena Villasenor
Nikia Watkins
Chase Wilke
Christian Williams
Royale Williams
Shaniya Wylie
Juan Zambrano
Ismael Trujillo
Janet Trujillo
Misbah Vahora
Valeria Vargas
Stephanie Vasquez
Tyler Wardisiani
Daryl Washington
Drea Webster
Megan Whittle
Jalen Williams
Christopher Womack
TaQuala Wright
Sophomores
Diamond Allen
Michael Anderson
Abigail Antoniazzi
Celeste Barban
Matthew Blakemore
Jamira Bohanan
Ibethe Burgos
Katherine Cascone
Khira Chandler
Hector Chavez
Isaac Chavez
Jacob Conway
Erika Cruz
Jose Cruz
Kristopher Delk
Kassidy DeVries
Kayla Doolittle
Amiyah Dyer
Bianca Eady
Karson Edwards-Fournier
Isaias Esqueda
Jacob Fenlon-Panozzo
Abelardo Flores
Musaab Froukh
William Fuentes
Katlyn Gallegos
Moriah Gilmore
Veronica Herrejon
Sally Ismail
Jennifer Jasien
Brelle Johnson
Chaniyah Johnson
Dulce Juarez
Martin Jucik
Justin Kobak
Ashley Kohlman
DeBrias Lake
James Lambos
Emily Leal
Fabian Lopez
Dominic Mariscal
Jorie Martinez
Valeria Martinez
America Mata
Joshua Maynard
Daniel Meza
Abel Oliva
David Ortiz
Katie Ostrowsky
Adriana Pacheco
Daniela Pamatz
Edward Phillips
Hope Porter
Jacquelyn Ramirez
Elizabeth Reyes
Emily Roa
Gustavo Rodriguez
Tiffany Rybinski
Anita Sanchez
Evelin Sanchez
Gisselle Sanchez
Madisun Sheppard
Nena Silva
Ronald Skala
Jasmine Smith
Kamaya Tanksley-Lewis
Jayvon Thomas
Freshmen
Steve Andrade
Jaimie Andrew Velasco
Jesus Anguiano
Brianna Anton
Jacqueline Aranda
Jasmine Barnes
Francisco Batrez
Nalaeia Bell
Charles Bennett
Jeremy Berry
Michelle Bravo
Juana Carrillo
Kendall Carten
Valerie Cazares
Alyssa Ceballos
Aaron Chavez
Lizette Chavez
Jennifer Chavez-Gallegos
Krystal Cook
Kyndrah Cook
Brandon Cooper
Dalia Delgadillo
Reilly Dreher
Claudia Duarte Correa
Andy Esparza
Luke Esparza
Monserrat Esparza
Angel Estrada
Joshua Flores
Madelynn Galka
Anna Gallegos
Sharis Galvez
Gerardo Gomez
Ashley Gonzalez
Uriel Gonzalez
Jose Guerrero
Zoe Gurick
Kolbe Hagerman
Deseree Held
Leonel Hernandez
Rose Hernandez
Jabari Hicks
Heather Janisse
Evan Karasoff
Stephanie Karwaczka
Azhanae Kirkwood
Amber Kreis
Katelyn Kurgan
Morgan Kurgan
Nathaly Lagunas
David Lain
Alicia Lannan
Leonardo Lara
Jennifer Lopez
Kobe-Vaughn Love
Angel Lozano
Samuel Luna
Paige Malcolm
Noe Martinez
Brandon Martinez-Moreno
Lainey McKean
Axel Mendoza
Zackary Misner
Taheed Moore
Oscar Mozqueda
Marissa Munoz
Daniel Oganovich
November 3, 2015
Martha Oliva
Iyana Oliviel
Cristal Orozco
Andy Osuna
Charlene Parrish
Ruby Perdomo
Alejandro Perez
Gisela Perez
Nomar Perez
Angela Pimentel
Abigail Powers
Jesus Pozos
William Quinlan
Michelle Ramirez
Yarithza Ramirez
Gabriela Rangel
Marco Reynoso
Anahi Rocha
Alexia Rodriguez
Jacinda Rucker
Andrea Salgado
Laura Sanchez Garcia
Angie Sanchez
Timya Siemplinski
Aveon Smith
Inaya Smith
Andrew Suett
Elias Tate
Elian Toro
Anais Torres
Emily Torres
Juan Torres
Lizeth Tovar Avalos
Katelyn Tustin
Angela Urbina
Leslie Valle
Jose Vargas Cortes
Leslie Venzor
Miguel Victoria
Julian Whitescarver
Tiara Woody
Elizabeth Zarate
HONORS
Seniors
Faith Alfrejd
Diego Alvarado
Joshua Bridgeman
Jazzmine Brown
Joshua Camarena
Angel Cantres
Arturo Carrillo
Nayeli Cerda
Amiir Chambers
Jose Chavez
Diamond Cheffin
Jacob Chicoine
Dylan Crisman
Jose Mari DelosReyes
Makayla Denson
Krystal Donegan
Tyler Dorcic
Max Dorner
Patricia Doumbia
Arnoldo Duran-Alcala
Michael Elrod
Sydney Ferreira
Eduardo Garcia
Julissa Garcia
Abraham Garza
Michelle Genta
Jasmine Gomez
Jacquelyn Gonzalez
Raequan Greenlaw
Dave Handing
Nia Harden
Daisylinet Herrera
Mayrena Herrera
Savannah Hodge
Hasana Hughes
Kayla Hughes
Quarter 1 ~ Honor Roll
Gabriel Jeronimo
Joanna Jimenez
Elgin Johnson
Marquelle Johnson
Daquan Jordan
Darrell Keller
Linda Kimbrough
Michael Kipka
Ana Lagunas
Michael Lamotte
Chase Lanagan-Townsend
Arielle Lewis
Agustin Leyva
Marissa Licea
Bridget Lira
Jalisa Mauldin
Rebecca Maynard
Michael Meckler
Yelitza Mendoza
Jose Meza
Jessica Muhr
Mason Nealon
Aaron Norman
Ethan OConnell
Isaiah Pack
Raymond Perez
Chloe Popilchak
Carly Potts
Philip Powers
Jennifer Prado
Precious Quintero
Casey Rodriguez
Sarah Santoro
Eric Schmidt
Karina Simanis
Annette Smith
Michael Smith
Jaylen Speaks
Jessica Stewart
Abrial Suarez
Brianna Szudy
ONeal Thomas
Damien Toro
Veronica Torres
Anibal Vargas
Amber Vela
Jimmy Venegas
Arbaz Vhora
Destiny Villanueva
Jessica Walsh
Philander White
Matthew Woods
Mickey Woody
Juniors
Michael Alfrejd
Cristian Alva
Veronica Arias
Diane Baer
Asten Battles
Kaleb Bosan
Erica Boss
Fernando Bravo
Jaime Burbatt
Celeste Calleros-Lopez
Ashleigh Calloway
Katherine Catalano
Aashaun Chapman
Julio Chavez
Crystal Coleman
Summer Davis
Jose Diego
Kevin Duffy
Janee Earnest
Carrington Ellis
Gabriel Estrada
Alex Felix
Daniela Flores
Petro Fowler
Michael Fuentes
Jazlyn Galindrez
Juana Gallardo
Tori Galvin
Emily Garcia
Alyssa Garza
Colin Grad
Tyler Gramm
Kayla Green
Patricia Gutierrez
Corina Gutierrez-Macias
K’Chon Hagerman
Rebecca Hammond
Joseph Hardcastle
Jeron Harris
Jordyn Hayes
Courtney Heniff
Isaiah Hughes
Jacob Iniguez
Robert Ivy
DeJoun Johnson
Richard King
Lauren Laws
Amir Lindsey
Janay Lowery
Cristal Lozano
Patricia Lyons
Alexis Meadows
Sean Murphy
Tyra Myrick
Kayla Nolan
Guadalupe Nuci
Hilary Orozco
Tania Palafox
Jose Palomino
Miriam Pantoja
Cleopha Parker
Brianna Patton
Ashanti Perkin
Kevin Powers
Yvette Quiroz
Alexios Razvi-Sklavenitis
Nicolas Robinson
Markayla Rule
Johana Salas
Raquel Scapardine
Michael Schroeder
Rosemary Schroeder
Samantha Serna
Giselle Silva-Rico
Javier Simental
Jordon Simmons
Gabrielle Skala
Tyler Tatro
Clinton Thurmond
Yunique Thurmond
Anjel Vaca
Fatima Vargas
Amparo Villanueva
Jorge Villanueva-Millan
Ashley Watson
Vikia Weathersby
Jesus Zarate-Sanchez
Sophomores
Daniel Aceves
Aaron Allen
McKayla Allen
Aveer Barraza
Leslie Barrios-Gonzalez
Kevin Bautista
Noah Boots-Kalamotousakis
Meghan Burns
Evan Campechano
Fernando Cardenas
Jesus Carrillo
Danielle Carten
Esmeralda Chavez-Gallegos
Brandi Coleman
Abigail Cordes
Serenity Dantzler
Adrian Delgadillo-Silva
Ta-Jai Dishmon
Nathanael Dominguez
Nolan Dreher
Catrale Ellick
Raymond Enriquez
Alisia Estrada
Cristian Ferreira
Haley Fudge
Israel Galindrez
Jazmin Galloway
Alfredo Garcia
Frank Garcia
Cheyanne Gardiner
Alex Gomez
Guadalupe Gomez
Cesar Gonzalez
Tracy Grage
Christopher Greer
Karen Guerrero
Shane Guilfoyle
Fernando Guzman
Kalynn Hagerman
Denzel Harmon
Alondra Hernandez
Angel Hernandez
Maria Herrera
Haley Jackson
Marlie Junior
Ernesto Laboy
Dakota LaCourse
Ariana Lopez
Joseph Lopez
Saul Lopez
Gicelle Magana
Osmar Marquina-Reyes
Jorge Martinez
Karina Martinez
Kathleen McManus
Jessica Meckler
Aldo Mercado
Samantha Meza
Mariana Muniz
Valeria Munoz
Dasan Murry
Marcell Neely
Maria Nolasco
Lizbeth Palafox
Shraddha Patel
Hacel Pineda
Carlos Plascencia
Andres Quintanilla
Diego Ramirez
Shauhamm Razvi
Jacob Reeks
Elian Reyes
Nataly Reyes
Jesus Rivera
Mitchell Roper
Adriana Rubio
Carlos Salazar
Karina Sanchez
Michael Sanchez
Solangel Sanchez
Brandon Shaw
Jillian Shogunle
Tedra Stallings
Christian Urcino
Andrea Vargas
Abraham Vazquez
Melissa Vazquez
Jonathon Velasquez
Randy Vicencio
Alma Zambrano
Freshmen
Kye Allen
Ernan Angel-Muniz
Nicole Arriaga
Tommy Avalos
Melissa Bergstrom
Ezequiel Betancourt
Jade Brown
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Anthony Cardinal
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James Costello
Joemis Cotto
Julia Cuthbert
Alyssa Danielson
Sarah De Vries
Irving Del Rio
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Emily Doran
Damario Dukes
Parker Ellis
Michelle Enriquez
Victoria Esparza
Abril Estrada
Carina Estrada
Felix Gonzalez
Jennifer Gonzalez
Stefani Gonzalez
Marcos Gutierrez
Demonte Guyton
Tanisha Hardy
Nicholas Henson
Ivan Hernandez
Cirina Herrera
Donato Lagunas
Kassandra Leyva
Aniya McIntosh
Alejandro Mejia
Jessica Mejia
Keaira Metcalf
Alexis Miller
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Richard Montes
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Summer Walker
Andrew Washington
Kristina Wimmer
Allie Wold
Geanna Wright
Thomas Zavala
XC teams proud of strong seasons
by Marissa Licea
Echo reporter
On Oct. 17, the girls and
boys cross country teams competed in the conference meet hosted
by T.F. South High School.
The Frosh/Soph girls cross
country team came in 2nd place
overall. The top girl cross country
runners were Jessica Morales, Aylin Caratachea and Azhanae Kirkwood all placing in the top 10.
Mireya Lopez came in 5th
overall securing her the title of All
Conference with a finishing time
of 19:09 for 3 miles. At the Sectional competition this past weekend, Lopez quallified for the State
meet in Peoria, Ill. next weekend.
The rest of the girl cross
country runners were proud of
their teammates accomplishments. Coaches Rybak and Flood
are also so proud of all the girls
this year.
“Our girls came ready to
run and each dropped time. All
of their hard work paid off on the
course today. Our motto is practice
hard, race easy,” explained Rybak
photo by Marissa Licea
and Flood. This motto means the The top girl cross country runners Jessica Morales, Aylin Carataharder you practice, the more ef- chea and Azhanae Kirkwood pose after placing in the top 10 at the
fort you put into practicing, the conference meet Oct. 17.
easier racing will be.
The Boys Fresh/Soph XC The team was led by Shauhamm All-Conference.
team ran a great race at the Confer- Razvi, Andy Quintanilla, Musaab Malachi Steinberg, Kris
ence meet. All of the top 7 runners Froukh and Taheed Moore, who Delk and Diego Ramirez also
ran their personal record times. all finished in the top 10 and were competed in the race and all ran
great times to cement the Braves
Conference Championship. In addition, most of the Varsity runners
ran their best times, but it was not
enough to overcome Oak Forest,
who ran a great team race.
All-Conference runners
included Suhayb Froukh, Javier
Simental and Elijah Trella. Danny
Meza rDave Handing shattered
his personal record time by running 17:48.
The Boys Varsity placed
2nd at Conference. All the runners pushed themselves to getting
their best personal records!
Pushing yourself is what
makes one a better runner. It also
helps that all the runners push
one another throughout the race.
Pushing each other to keep going,
to not give up. The goal is to always finish strong.
The teams bonded very
well together all season which
made them flexible teams. They
were very supportive of one another throughout the running season.
Although most of the runners season ended after conference, they still continue to push
one another into being better even
during the off season.
The coaches are already
looking forward to next season.
The coaches hope their runners
can start their season next year the
way they ended.
Cheer team supports Blue Lives Matter rally
Bremen High School’s Varsity Cheer
Team recently participated in the Village of
Midlothian’s first #BlueLivesMatter Rally in
support of their local law enforcement. The
cheer team showed up at the rally in uniform
ready to perform. They also made posters for
the rally to show their support.
“The Midlothian Police Department
does so much for Bremen High School and
the community. The least our program could
do is support this event and teach our athletes
thatBlue Live Matter!” said Varsity Cheer
Coach Mrs. Melissa Matlon.
Pictured L to R: Lainey McKean, Jordin
McKean, Bri Szudy, Abbie Wick, Taylor
Kolasa, Destiny Crouch, Sammi Carrano,
Alyssa Garza, and Danielle Carten