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Skyline Volume 61 Lorm ip
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cartoon by Oona Webster
2 6N\OLQH0D\ Covid-19
Warriors plan for end of stay-at-home
M S Just to see all the girls and coaches bering everything they can about “Go rock climbing!”~Meghan
S W again would be the best. Even hav- the memories they have made so Fortier, junior
ing a mock meet would be so much far.”~Alycia Cameron, senior “Go out bowling with friends
Since the stay-at-home order fun!”~Lily Weder, sophomore “I want to go on a road trip again.”~Luke Fisher, senior
and social-distancing began, most “Hangout with my friends and see new places with my “A concert”~Cayden Loth,
of us have been trapped indoors and continue school in the fall at friends.”~Zara Moinuddin, soph- sophomore
with our families day in and day school and not remotely!”~Eliza- omore “To go to the mosque for Ra-
out. Every day seems to get more beth Garcia, sophomore “The one thing I want to do af- madan prayers and also meet up
and more repetitive, and the days “I can’t wait to see my friends ter the stay at home order ends is with my friends.”~Amina Mohi-
just bleed into each other. We have again, which is probably the typ- meet up with my friends. We took uddin, junior
missed out and are currently miss- ical response but it’s so true. I those moments for granted before “Go to an arcade or maybe go
ing out on plans we have made and can’t wait for the first Sunday out but we are not going to let that hap- to Six Flags with friends.”~Maher
people we have not seen in a long of quarantine when I get to dress pen again. I want to go out and see Sultana, freshman
while. However, the long await- up and actually go to my church my friends and enjoy the outdoors “I would love to be able to be
ed end of the stay-at-home order and see all my friends and just be with them.”~Sumayyah Farooqui, able to draw and read more. Hope-
nears! around people again.”~Elise San- junior fully I am able to play soccer and
After being confined for so chez, junior “To go to the DMV and get my spend time with my friends. It is
long, we asked WB Warriors what “I miss my friends and family license.”~Emma Rattana, sopho- very important to have a balance
they would like to do most once a ton, so one of the main things I more between being social and tak-
they are free to leave their houses. want to do is personally check up “See all of my friends and get ing time to take care of yourself
Here are some of the responses we on them again. Being in quaran- back to work, the REAL work. This through what you love doing.”~A.,
received from fellow classmates tine definitely makes you realize is nice I guess, but only for now. I junior
“I want to go on a picnic/barbe- how much being around people would like to be able to actually go “Go eat outside”~Amreen Fati-
cue with the rest of my friends to affects you. Talking face to face to school and have the structure we ma, senior
end the school year on a brighter with people will always be better once did. I would also like to see “I want to visit my relatives
footing. It would be great to so- than seeing them through a screen all of my club mates from K-pop especially my cousins.”~Sadia
cialize with everyone after having to me.”~Hiba Mirza, junior club and all the nice kids in crew. Khaleel, senior
been isolated for so long. Espe- “I want to go to the library, and I miss the ability to actually talk to “I had everything planned for
cially getting to be with the lunch I want to get coffee with my cousin people and stuff. It was nice. You what I wanted to do this summer
group and close friends so that and walk around downtown Elm- never really are grateful for what and school year, I was going to get
we can all just joke around for a hurst.”~Claudia Schmidt, senior you’ve got until it’s gone.”~Kaylee a job, and volunteer at hospitals,
change.”~Samantha Solis, junior “I want to go on adventures Hernandez-Ayala, sophomore I was looking forward to getting
“I would like to have everyone with my friends and enjoy the sum- “I’m about to go out to my fa- a socializing and working experi-
from Willowbrook get together for mer before going off to college. vorite Mexican restaurant, Taque- ence.”~Ruksar Ahmed, junior
one last time before the new school Summer is supposed to be the one ria El Compa, then I’m gonna go “Listen to some Lil Uzi Vert, get
year starts; it’ll be like a little re- time of the year where there’s no back home.”~Matthew Baumann, a job, go to some parties, and go
union.”~Nahomi Castillo, sopho- school to worry about and you’re sophomore have fun with my friends.”
more just supposed to be able to have the “Be able to go to the museum ~Mohammed Noman, sophomore
“Once this is all over seeing the most fun possible. For seniors it’s of science and industry, go to the
track team again would be a dream. the time to say goodbyes to their aquarium and visit the cloud gate
We only had 3 meets this year and hometowns and to enjoy the time in Chicago.”~Aileen Soreque,
it was looking to be a good season. they have left along with remem- sophomore
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News 6N\OLQH0D\ 3
Stay-at-home means cleaner air for now
NASA revealed that nitrogen
M E
dioxide level in New York and
S W
other major cities in north-eastern
USA was 30% lower in March
Quarantine has been a time for 2020, compared to the monthly av-
the environment to improve. Since erage from 2015 to 2019, as report-
everybody has been on lockdown, ed by the World Economic Forum.
it means fewer people going out, India accounts for the high-
less cars being used, and less car- est pollution-related deaths in the
bon emissions. Air pollution levels world, where more than two mil-
are dropping dramatically in major lion people every year, according
cities worldwide. to the Global Alliance of Health
Even within two days of the and Pollution. On March 25, the
lockdown beginning on March 17, first day of the lockdown, nitrogen
sharp traffic declines saw up to a dioxide dropped by 15%, accord-
30% slump in air pollution levels ing to Market Watch.
in Paris, according to air quality The same trend is occurring
monitoring agency Airparif, ac- in terms of all pollutants, not just
cording to Forbes. nitrogen dioxide. According to
Two weeks after the nation- Carbon Brief, due to the pandem-
wide lockdown was announced ic, China produced 25% less car-
on March 23 in the UK, nitrogen bon-based pollutants than in the
dioxide levels in some cities fell same period in 2019.
by as much as 60%. London re- However, along the same line,
corded a decrease where nitrogen the pandemic has also reduced the
dioxide levels fell by 36%. Levels photo courtesy of washingtonpost.com
amount of carbon being released
of nitrogen dioxide were down as by vehicle exhausts, and thus re- Air pollution in Delhi, India, is way down during the pandemic.
much as 48% in Leeds. Newcastle duced demand for gasoline and oil. negative. or if it is just a blip on the radar and
and Cardiff have recorded drops of It was reduced so much, in fact, as However, while these environ- only a matter of time before we’re
about 45% and Glasgow has seen reported on NPR and elsewhere, mental impacts are a great first step back to how we were.
levels fall by 44%, according to the that for the first time in its history, in fixing our climate, time will tell
Independent. the price for oil in the U.S. went if this is the start of something new,
Are blue-light glasses easy on the eyes?
E R people who stare at screens all day However, Adam Gordon, an blue light is, where the accusations
S E can develop side effects like blurry O.D. and clinical associate profes- of hazard and threat of blue light
or irritated eyes, headaches, dry or sor at the University of Alabama come from, and how it truly affects
Since the recent calamity of the watering eyes, and even color-per- Birmingham School of Optometry your vision.”
world, screen time has become an ception changes. These issues have believes that excessive exposure to That being said, blue light
even bigger factor in our everyday not been determined to be solely screens causes temporary discom- glasses might be more for fashion-
lives. According to pcmag.com, resulting from the blue light specif- fort, but it does not appear to dam- able purposes that won’t actually
there has been a 70% increase in ically or the overall event of hours age the retina or cause eye disease, “save” your eyesight after long
use of streaming services and con- of screen time. according to UAB News. hours focused on a screen.
tent in the past few months. Under- On the visible light spectrum, All this time at home has creat- Since there is no strong and
standably, quarantine has brought blue light is near ultraviolet light, ed a surge in the online shopping clear evidence proving the harsh-
out extreme boredom. Turning to which is considerably harmful. market, and one item in particular ness of blue light, these glasses
binging a Netflix series or going There are concerns that blue light that has gained traction is a pair of might just be more of a hyped-up
through a wormhole on YouTube can cause retinal damage over long blue light blocking glasses. trend.
seems like the only thing to do. periods of time; however, scien- “Lens manufacturers have If you are experiencing com-
With all of this additional tists have not securely concluded jumped on the bandwagon of puter vision sensitivity (CVS) as
technology usage, many are the evidence of it doing so. harmful blue light and are creat- presented in health.clevelandclin-
concerned that the blue light According to Health.cleveland- ing products that they claim will ic.org, it is always a good idea to
coming from screens is damaging clinic.org, blue light glasses are protect your eyes from macular take breaks away from the screen,
their eyesight. Since digital devic- crafted to filter the glare and blue degeneration or other eye diseas- periodically look away from your
es are built with blue light filters, it light produced by digital screens es,” said Gordon. “Blue light more screen for 20 seconds, and increase
is the blue light radiating from the while reducing potential damage often causes eye discomfort and the distance in between your screen
screen that is causing damage. from perpetuated exposure to the annoyance than physical harm. It and eyes.
News-medical.net says that blue light. is important to understand what
4 6N\OLQH0D\ Seniors
The following pages show the results of the Biggest Chicago
Most Likely to Skyline Senior Survey. Results are official but
Sports Fans
Rule the World not guaranteed as predictive. Special thanks to Mr.
Julianna Paulsen and
Josh Zwart for survey administration!
Lennon Conboy (not
Most Likely MacArthur Genius pictured)
Ayesha Baig,
Eric Hoda,
and Jack Car-
ey (pictured
ruling the
world also)
Jack Carey and Frankie O’Byrne
Most Likely to Travel the World Celebrity Lookalike
Victor Valerio
and the likable
sidekick, Adam
Flayman, from
Bee Movie
Most Likely to Work at WB
Fahad Ahmed and
Veronika Bukac
Most Artistic
Loren Perry, Deandre Holliday, Michael Hay
Best Dressers Katherine Tortorici and Kate Gargano
Logan Mulholland and Lizzie McBride
Seniors 6N\OLQH0D\ 5
Most Like- Most Athletic
ly to Go Viral Best at
(again!): Nasar Quarantine
Ashar and Fahad Ahmed
Friendliest
Kayla
Beitzel
and Calvin Deandre Holliday and Sam Tumilty
Fleming
Pearl Hosman Best Hair
Most Likely to write a Cutest Couple
Best Seller
Katherine Tortorici
and Joe “the Zone”
Mazzone (not pic-
tured)
Cody Milas and Carolyn
Shannon Knudtson and Lizzie McBride Baumann (also at right
Hardest Workers for Most Likely to
Star on a Reality TV
Kayla Beitzel and
Show)
Sam Bruns (not
pictured)
Most Likely Rolling Stone Cover
Class
Clowns:
Nasar Ashar and
Frankie O’Byrne
Noah Garrett and Liam Riesen
6 6N\OLQH0D\ Entertainment
You might as well enjoy your stay
upon a larger, more encompassing who got himself a “World’s Best his comedy special John Mulaney:
K H narrative. Boss” mug, to the sales rep that The Comeback Kid. During his
S W Based on Charles Fors- always has a face for when things routine he gives his take on his
man’s graphic novel, Netflix’s I get weird, to the receptionist who problem with babies, the time he
This time is crazy for all Am Not Okay with This is a great would rather be at art school, to the met Bill Clinton as a child, and
of us, and sometimes we need a option for all sci-fi and mystery assistant to the regional manager marriage. This hour-long special is
good show to distract us from the fans. The show is about teenage who has the name of “Recyclops” sure to fill your house with laughs
chaos of the world around us. Here girl Syd and how she navigates and “The Hay King,” NBC’s The and jokes stuck in your head for
are some of our top picks for quar- the trials and tribulations of high Office is full of wacky and likeable weeks to come.
antine binge watching. school while dealing with the com- characters that are sure to make If you’re in the mood
Murder, mayhem, and plexities of her family, her budding you laugh. for a different kind of comedy, Jeff
madness. What more could you sexuality, and mysterious super- Fans of horror and mys- Dunham: Arguing with Myself is
ask for? You can find all of this and powers just starting to stir deep tery will love the Netflix series right for you. Comedian and ven-
more in Netflix’s new documenta- inside her. The Haunting of Hill House. This triloquist Jeff Dunham spends the
ry series Tiger King. The seven-ep- Another great option show tells the story about the Crain 75 minute routine talking with five
isode series takes you on a wild for sci-fi and mystery fans is Sy- family who entered the house in- of his puppets and interacting with
ride through the life of zookeeper fy’s Wynonna Earp. Based on tending to renovate it but escaped the audience. Dunham’s some-
Joe Exotic. Joe owns the Greater Beau Smith’s comic book series, completely changed. You could times sick and twisted sense of hu-
Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park this supernatural western horror even say...haunted. mor will either make you laugh or
in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. The series follows Wynonna Earp, the Everyone knows about cringe and then laugh.
park is home to more than 230 great-great-granddaughter of leg- the iconic destruction of Krypton South African comedian
tigers and lions as well as several endary lawman Wyatt Earp. In and their last son crash-landing on and host of The Daily Show, Trev-
other animals. The plot thickens the show, Wynonna returns to her earth and how he was the best of or Noah brings insight to immigra-
when Exotic gets caught in a mur- hometown of Purgatory where she the superheroes, but what about tion politics, race in America, and
der-for-hire plot. battles revenants, the reincarnated when he was growing up? Small- international relations in his com-
Have you ever wondered outlaws that Wyatt killed with the ville gives us that answer with de- edy special Trevor Noah: Afraid
when you’ll hit your prime? Or help of her little sister Waverly and tails of how Clark Kent went from of the Dark. Politics and comedy
have you asked yourself how to allies in the sheriff’s department. a small town farm boy, to being a seem like an odd mix, but Noah
make yourself happier? Well, Net- From the charming city famous journalist and saving the handles it in a way that is sure to
flix’s 100 Humans can help you of Scranton, Pennsylvania comes world from impending threats. make you laugh.
answer those questions. The show this office of lovable characters Former SNL writer and fellow
brings together 100 different peo- that are not the most cohesive Chicagoan John Mulaney came
ple of all ages and backgrounds group of employees. From a boss back to his hometown to record
to conduct experiments to answer
life’s greatest questions.
A great option for quar-
antine bingeing is ABC’s sitcom
School looks pretty different from home
Modern Family. The mockumenta-
ry style show follows Jay Pritchett
and his extended family. Pritchett’s
family includes his second wife,
their son and his stepson, as well
as his two adult children and their
husbands and children. The fami-
ly faces all sorts of challenges and
mishaps, but at the end of the day
they still love each other and leave
a smile on your face.
If you’re looking for ac-
tion and are a fan of superheroes,
then check out NBC’s Heroes. The
series tells the stories of ordinary
people who discover that they have
superhuman powers and how these
abilities take effect in the charac-
ters’ lives as they work together to
prevent catastrophic futures. The
series ran for four seasons and uses cartoon by Jacob Inoshita
multi-episode story arcs that build
Sports? 6N\OLQH0D\ 7
Sports fans want something to watch
B Z fired dozens of wrestlers. WWE
S W was considered an “essential
business” in Florida. According
The COVID-19 pandemic has to NPR, Florida also deemed
prevented people from attending UFC and other professional
public events such as concerts or sports an essential business.
sports. Despite this, organizations This allows the organizations to
such as the NFL and WWE haven’t continue airing events as long
postponed their events. as there is no audience. On April
The NFL held their annual draft 15, WWE laid off 20 wrestlers,
from April 23 to April 25. It was according to WWE.com. Tweets
done through videoconferencing. ridiculing WWE’s decision were
The draft was going smoothly, but quick to come up. Many of the
it was a bit shaky at times. This was fired wrestlers’ co-workers were
expected, because there had never saddened by the news, and they
been a virtual draft before. The first voiced their sadness on Twitter.
overall pick was LSU quarterback Like WWE, UFC has started to
Joe Burrow to Cincinnati. televise live matches, without fans.
The Bears made their first pick On April 19, 2020, the first epi-
in the 2nd round, selecting tight sode of Michael Jordan’s The Last
end Cole Kmet. According to Dance aired. The show focused on
ESPN, the Bears ranked 31st in the image courtesy of thenation.com the 1997-1998 NBA season for the
league last year in terms of receiv- Many have tuned into ESPN to watch MJ in The Last Dance. Bulls. The docu-series doesn’t just
ing yards from a tight end, so this cover the games of that season;
pick makes sense. The Bears also officially postponed their season, without fans in attendance. it also delves into the aspects of
picked up cornerback Jaylon John- but many predict they will. MLB.com states: “In response coaching and the management of
son. Since the Bears were weak in According to Pro Football Talk, to the national emergency caused the team. The Bulls had won five
terms of cornerbacks, they needed there is an “extremely small” by the ongoing COVID-19 (coro- championships over the years be-
to get one on the 2nd day to ensure chance that there will be no 2020 navirus) pandemic, Major League fore, and were looking for their
that they would get a decent cor- season for the NFL. Other sports Baseball suspended all baseball 6th.
ner, according to ESPN. leagues have already postponed operations to include the remain- In the first episode, there is cov-
While the Draft still happened, their season. Like Major League der of Spring Training games and erage on Jordan’s time in the Uni-
the NFL is not so sure about the Baseball and the NBA, the NFL to delay the start of the 2020 reg- versity of North Carolina. Jordan
regular season. They have not might choose to play some games ular season.” was still developing at this time,
The MLB season is still delayed but it set the tone of the rest of the
indefinitely, and there has not been series. Jordan was always pursuing
much word on when it might begin. the next championship, even when
Like the MLB, the NHL had he was in North Carolina.
to postpone their season. Howev- The Last Dance is on demand
er, the NHL was already far into on Xfinity, and airs each Saturday
their season. The regular season on ESPN until May 17. It is also
was postponed, but on May 8, the available on Netflix.
NHL cancelled their international With most of the sports can-
games. celled, many of the sports channels
WWE still holds their live shows on TV have been airing games
every week. The events are held in from years past. If you have chan-
empty arenas with no audience, nels such as the NFL Network or
which is a new experience for the NBA TV, you can find champion-
fans and wrestlers. Wrestlemania ship games, games with famous
36 was on April 4-5, and was a pre- moments, and everything in be-
recorded event. Watching matches tween. Most major sport leagues
from the show feel much more like have their own TV channel and
a movie than a wrestling match. allow ESPN to air games from
Ironically, it almost feels like the history. So if you are starved for
WWE product is improving be- sports, make sure to check online
cause of there being more time to for any interesting replays that will
prepare their shows. be aired.
Despite the success of WWE
cartoon by Elena Timothee during quarantine, they have still
8 6N\OLQH0D\ Sports
Warriors prepare for college sports
E R
S E
As the class of 2020 says good-
bye to Willowbrook, they can’t
help to look forward to their next
chapter in life. For many, it’s at-
tending higher education; for
some, it’s joining the military; and
for others, it’s finding a job or ad-
vancing in trades. This year’s se-
niors have had incredible success
in theater, speech, automotive, mu-
sic, athletics, and more.
The next step for some athletes
to continue their passion is playing
at a collegiate level. Unfortunately,
WB was unable to hold a signing
day for the athletes to show what
school they have committed to, but
nonetheless, some have officially
marked what colleges are in their
near future.
When choosing a university to
attend, it is important to consider
all aspects of the school, not just
the athletics.
“I wanted to make sure the
school fit me academically before
I even looked at the athletic side
of things,” said volleyball player
Michael Hay. “I might walk in on
my first practice and end up injur- cartoon by Mia Sosa
ing myself to where I can’t play
volleyball anymore. Then I’m only athletes have built training into ward to pushing himself mentally Valparaiso University, Emily Ales-
there to get a degree.” Hay will their quarantined schedule. From and physically. sandri for softball at Dominican
play at Trinity Christian College. yoga and meditation to rollerblad- Bruns shared some insightful University, K’Aliyha Herron for
The environment of the school ing and running, the seniors are de- take-aways from his years at WB. basketball at Concordia Univer-
and surrounding also plays a large termined to make a lasting impact “In your time at Willowbrook, sity Chicago, Makaylah Jones for
part in the decision making. Most Many seniors are heartbroken go for everything you want and bowling at Elmhurst College, Mi-
of the time, students will have to at the way the school year ended take chances,” said Bruns. “Do not kayla Tomaszewski for softball at
acclimate to a new location, so the with unfinished seasons, competi- let anyone tell you what you can Elmhurst College, Benjamin Cav-
way they’re treated and how they tions, events, and memories. How- and cannot do; you control your ka for tennis at Elmhurst College,
feel while on campus should mat- ever, they note, the past four years emotions and actions. As long as Michael Horton for volleyball at
ter. of WB have been unforgettable. you do what makes you happy, you Grand View University, Ashlei
“I wanted to pick a school that “Willowbrook has taught me become better and stronger. That is Mayweather for cheerleading at
was far enough from home, yet how to ask for academic help when what is most important.” Roosevelt University, Khaylah
close enough to where I could I needed it and learn how to bal- Insightfully, Hay urges others Richey for basketball at Tennessee
easily see my family,” shared Sam ance school, sports, and the jobs I to focus on building relationships State University, Travis Moore for
Bruns, a basketball player, who had in high school, which the time with faculty, janitors, nurses, and football at College of DuPage, Jo-
will play at Carthage College, in management skills I acquired from substitutes, to learn from them. seph Zopel for men’s golf at North
Kenosha, Wisconsin. “The basket- that will definitely benefit me into “Of course the school work is Park University, Ellie King for ten-
ball coach really showed that he college and the rest of my life,” important when you’re in school, nis and track and field at Carroll
cared about his players, and it is shared three-sport athlete Maddie but afterwards the relationships University, and Calvin Fleming for
one big family atmosphere.” Brown. Brown will bowl for the you made in that building become wrestling at College of DuPage.
Optimistically, schools and University of St. Francis, in Joliet. far more sentimental and valu- To note, there are many more
sports may start up in the fall, Wrestler Calvin Fleming miss- able,” said Hay. WB seniors still deciding their
meaning conditioning and count- es his coaches and the interaction Other seniors who have already next step; these are the athletes
less hours of self-work for the ath- at practices. Even so, he has a committed include the following: who have already committed as of
letes. Many of these strong student bright future at COD and looks for- Aidan Nichols for swimming at May 6th.
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