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Kavanaugh appointment demonstrates the urgency of voting on Tuesday By Dalal Hassane Kavanaugh was criticized for his angry, defensive behavior during his to use their voices for good. Dr. We live in a nation in confirmation hearings. He was still appointed to the Supreme Court. Ford’s story is just one of many,which sexual assault continues and not many people are asto be a serious issue. Little do mony on September 26, 2018. unprofessional, evidence-free lucky to have survived sexualwe know that power is being Many have said that Ford’s charges against Democratic assault.put into the hands of people “lies” have cost Kavanaugh so senators, as well as angrilywho potentially contributed to much, but these individuals are interrupting individuals who Brett Kavanaugh may bethe growth of this problem. On oblivious to the fact that anyone interviewed him, should have sitting in the Supreme Court,the afternoon of October 6th, who would make those kinds of been enough to sway the Sen- but the battle is only beginning.Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in accusations will receive a great ate’s vote and prove how unwor- With the midterm electionsas the newest Supreme Court deal of threats, insults, and thy Kavanaugh is of a seat in the rapidly nearing, many morejustice of the United States. possibly violence. As a woman, Supreme Court. For this and people are being encouragedThis sparked much outrage it is very difficult to speak up many other reasons, protests to vote in order to strength-among many Americans, who about a traumatizing event such are frequently occurring all over en American representation.feel Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual as Ford’s, and there is no benefit the United States. The protests Kavanaugh’s confirmation is theassault should have prevented to lying. escalated to the point in which very reason that more peoplehim from being appointed. participants swarmed over need to take a stand and make On July 6, Christine Blasey This is proven by the date Washington, massing at the a positive impact, startingFord, a psychology professor, of October 6th, when Kavana- Capitol, chanting “Hey hey, ho with voting. Voter turnout iscontacted her congresswoman ugh was confirmed to be the ho, Kavanaugh has got to go.” always much lower in midtermAnna Eshoo, as well, as The newest Supreme Court Justice, elections than presidential elec-Washington Post, to make an with a close vote of 50-48. The The appointment of Brett tions. However, the midtermsallegation of sexual assault guaranteed lifetime seat of Ka- Kavanaugh to the Supreme are vital in making a monu-against Kavanaugh. She claimed vanaugh revealed the immense Court not only resulted in mental impact on our country’sthat at a summer party in 1982, disappointment that will cast a much uproar, but it also result- administration.she was pushed into a bedroom shadow upon the United States ed in a great deal of reflectionby Kavanaugh and his friend for a very long time. Kavana- among the American people. “You might be one of thoseMark Judge, where Kavanaugh ugh’s FBI background check, On an average of every 98 sec- people who say, ‘I don’t followpinned her down and attempt- as well as a series of hearings, onds, an American is sexually politics,’ but whether you followed to rape her. should have allowed the Senate assaulted. Staying silent will it or not, politics follows you, A few months later, Ford’s to reconsider how they are only worsen that statistic, and they follow our communities…accusations were made public, going to control the fate of the the only thing we are proving This is our right. This is ourand Kavanaugh continued to United States. by appointing individuals like duty. This is our chance to calldeny the allegations, stating that Kavanaugh is that we are a na- the shots. So don’t waste all thathe has “never done anything Kavanaugh’s immature tion that disregards the lives of power. Register. Show up. Vote,”like what the accuser describes behavior as his hearing neared, innocent people who are trying said actress and activist Yara-- to her or to anyone.” Howev- which included launching Shahidi. In her PSA with Nower, a few additional allegations This News, she states that thiswere made by women who generation must increase voterclaim to have been victims of turnout in order to positivelyKavanaugh’s sexual assault. This impact our communities andresulted in much controversy our nation.and backlash over the course ofthe next few months. Those who are eligible to “My family and I have vote have the power to makebeen the target of constant sure that people like Kavana-harassment and death threats. ugh are not given power andI have been called the most vile authority that could potentiallyand hateful names imaginable. and permanently damage theThese messages, while far fewer fabric of our society. Voting inthan the expressions of support, midterms is the opportunity tohave been terrifying to receive repair what’s been broken andand have rocked me to my improve the administration. It’score,” Ford stated in her testi- not about being a Democrat or see KAVANAUGH, next page2 | THE PIONEER | November 5, 2018

KAVANAUGH, “‘I don’t know. I don’t the violence against hundreds change. It all starts with the from previous page know.’ ‘Upstairs? Downstairs? of thousands of innocent need for change, and America isa Republican, it’s about people. Where was it?’ ‘I don’t know. women. in need of a lot of it.People who are supposed to But I had one beer. That’s themake ethical decisions that are only thing I remember.’ We are Even if one is ineligible to We must not allow historymorally impactful. People who being represented by inhumane vote in the upcoming midterm to repeat itself. We are buildingare supposed to lead the nation individuals who believe it is election, there are still plenty a very corrupt governmentto success and prosperity. right to mock a victim of sexual of ways make an impact. Write represented by unworthy and President Trump imitated assault, and neglect them in a letter to your local represen- destructive individuals. TimesDr. Ford onstage at a freewheel- their time of need. Staying si- tative, make a video speaking are worsening, and we are theing rally, lent and refraining from voting out against sexual harassment, generation that can prevent the will result in the escalation of participate in a peaceful protest rewriting of stories like Chris- - there are endless ways to make tine Blasey Ford’s. November 5, 2018 | THE PIONEER | 3

Increasing minimum wage would havemaximum benefits for many Americans By Charlie Miller MINIMUM WAGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY How many of you government. 29 states just pro-worker; it’s lower minimum wage to further benefit thelike money? Ok, obvi- have already proposed pro-economic growth,” wage standards, and U.S economy if weously, we all do. Now, increases in their mini- said U.S. Labor Sec- businesses may freeze don’t increase the min-let's say I give you $10. mum wages. retary Thomas Perez. hires. But they should imum wage.Next, I take back $4. Raising the minimum know that the prosYou would be pretty Most people work- wage would help a huge and outway the cons The U.S economy ismad, and you would ing fast food or other number of workers, let- and that increasing the changing, complex, andwant your $4 back. jobs that are near or ting the U.S economy wage will create more somewhat scary. ButYou would want that $4 at the minimum wage. grow for longer. social and economic evidence shows that ifto pay for your ex- You should want an prosperity for workers we gradually increasepenses and other items increase in minimum Opponents to the and the U.S. economy the minimum wage,right? If you want your wage because that increase in the min- as a whole. there will be happier$4 back, then read on. means more money for imum wage say that faces throughout the 71 you and an improve- it will be more costly The cons are there million people working Increasing the ment in the economy. to employers, compa- and you can’t ignore at minimum wage inminimum wage has nies may outsource to them, but we are miss- the United States.always been as integral “Raising the other countries with ing a great opportunityand tangled a topic as minimum wage isn’tvines in a jungle. Thesocial and economicbenefits from increas-ing the wage wouldhelp 71 million Amer-icans working just toget by paycheck by pay-check and young peo-ple who are working orabout to start workingat minimum wage. I can definitelysay that increasing thefederal minimum wagefrom $7.25 to $10.20is beneficial becausefamilies could keep upwith inflation, and byincreasing the wageyou are putting moneyin the hands of peoplethat readily spend it,which improves theeconomy. Raising the mini-mum wage would alsoraising the demand forminimum wage jobs,which would encourageworkers to stay longerin those jobs. The movewould also have a lowimpact on unemploy-ment, and it wouldincrease tax revenues,like payroll taxes to the4 | THE PIONEER | November 5, 2018

“Nuclear” doesn’t have to be a bad word By Hana Adler produce special views, a prac- allows them to scan lungs for These new and innovative When we hear the word tice known as image fusion or respiratory and blood flow techniques are allowing us tonuclear, we may think of co-registration. problems, to detect coronary thrive better and ultimatelythe atomic bomb that killed artery disease, assess damage have a better quality of life formillions of people, or North These views allow the to the heart, evaluate our a longer period of time.Korean missiles. We automat- information from two differ- bones.ically think death. But not all ent exams to be correlatedthings nuclear are bad. Nucle- and interpreted in one image,ar medicine, for instance, can leading to more precisesave someone's life. information and accurate Nuclear medicine is a way diagnoses. In addition, man-for doctors to see if a patient ufacturers are now makinghas cancer or a blockage in units that are able to performthe heart or the lungs. Most both imaging exams at thepeople do not know the bene- same time.fits nuclear radiation has. Nuclear medicine works This procedure allowsby using small amounts of doctors to have more per-radioactive materials called spectives of different areasradiotracers that are typically of the body they would haveinjected into the bloodstream, never seen otherwise. Itinhaled or swallowed. Theradiotracers travel throughthe area being examined andgive off energy in the formof gamma rays, which aredetected by a special camerato create images of the insideof your body. Doing thisprocess allows doctors to seeblockages or cancer that theycould not have seen as easilyotherwise. In many centers, nucle-ar medicine images can besuperimposed with computedtomography (CT) or magneticresonance imaging (MRI) to November 5, 2018 | THE PIONEER | 5

BLOCK/HYBRID SCHEDULE at Maine East By Elizabeth Urban poll of fifty students, nearlyMany students came into this half of our students like it. Theschool year confused about the other half was split betweenblock schedule. Now that we people who don’t like it, andhave been using this schedule those who were undecided.for almost three months, we Many students also had somewanted to ask students how advice about how to make itthey felt about the block sched- better for not only themselves,ule. According to a Pioneer but with other students in mind as well. Mikayla Mejorada Josh Cheong Carmen Oraha Richa Shah Junior Sophomore Freshman SeniorI like the block schedule Honestly I know most people I think the block schedule is The block schedule has beenbecause on Tuesday I have my don’t like the block schedule very convenient. It is a way a pleasant surprise. What Ifree period connected to my because they have a lot of for students to have a break in enjoy the most is the amountlunch period so I have ninety extra time on their hands and between classes and have more of free time I am guaranteedminutes to do homework, plus don’t know what to do with it. time to bond with their teachers throughout the week, especial-another forty minutes to eat. However it helps me get ahead and peers. The one and a half ly during block days. With theThis way I can get ahead on on homework and stuff like hour classes are great opportuni- block schedule, I feel like I'vethe next day’s homework. I that since I have bad procrasti- ties to get classwork and home- had more time to get stuff donealso like how the even and odd nation. I honestly wish we had work done during study periods. at school or communicate withclasses are split up so I don’t more block days in the week. I There aren't any changes that teachers compared to previoushave to do all my homework in find that if we had more time need to be made, but certain years. One thing that could beone night. It makes me feel less in each class there would be aspects could be added to make changed is a student's abilitystressed. less stress for in-class work, both block days and regular to leave school and come back meaning less homework. schedule days more enjoyable. later. Many of my friends hap- On Wednesdays, for example, pen to have two entire block I do not have a study option. periods free, such as 4 and 6, Adding one study option per back to back giving them three block day might reduce amounts hours of free time. Usually, of homework students receive they end up doing nothing so or it can give students a break in I feel like it would be better if between classes. In my opinion, there was some way we could the block schedule has been have more of an open campus really helpful and convenient. allowing them to leave and When tests are given out, I don't come back before their next feel the need to rush since there class. is enough time to process the given questions.6 | THE PIONEER | November 5, 2018

Field trips increase student engagement and focus, but schools are cutting back By Hana Adler apathetic, fatigued, nervous, or ultimately do better on tests the live theater performance, We are all just a little too jittery. In the classroom when compared to schools that have Greene said.robotic, caught up with our we are just going through the more restrictions on field trips.daily routines and too deeply same motions of a teacher Jay Greene, a professor from Even though the evidenceinvested in our screens just standing up talking or having the University of Arkansas, is clear that going on engagingtrying to get something over us read an article or watch a evaluated 670 students who and interactive field trips im-and done with. When we were video on our Chromebooks, were divided into two groups. proves learning, schools havekids, though, we never had and we have been doing the The first group of students cut back on field trips so muchtablets shoved in our faces; we same thing all week, our brains was chosen at random to see that museums have reportedwere outside learning, grow- immediately become disen- a live theater performance of fewer students come for fielding by doing, not by watching gaged. either Hamlet or A Christmas trips, according to the Ameri-videos on a computer. But Carol. The second group either can Association of School Ad-as technology advances, our Studies have shown that read the texts of the plays or ministrators (AASA). Emilynlifestyle becomes more hectic. when students go on more watched film versions. Ruble Whitesell, of New YorkTechnology is a great thing but field trips they are more University found that attend-it comes at a cost. engaged, more focused, and When compared with ing a school with at least 0.25 Many high schools includ- their peers in the second trips per student increased 8thing Maine East have chosen to group, the students who grade standardized test scorescut back on field trips but have attended live theater scored by 0.026 standard deviationsincreased technology to a 1:1 significantly higher on a (SD). The odds of a studentratio between chromebooks vocabulary test that incorpo- passing the New York stateand students. This technology rated language from the plays. exam improved by 1.2 percent-provides many great resources They were also better able to age points. There were biggerto students that we would not answer questions about the effects for poor students, whohave without it, but technolo- plot and characters, according saw a 0.043 SD improvementgy has a catch after a while of to Greene's findings. The live in test scores, and 1.9 percent-just going through the same theater group also scored high- age point increase in examroutine. Things can become er on tests that measured their pass rates.tedious. When we become tolerance of diverse points ofbored, we lack dopamine, the view and ability to detect emo- Some administrations saychemical in our brain that is tions in other people. Those field trips cut out class time,usually released when we are gains were still measurable sixexcited and engaged. So when weeks after students attended see FIELD TRIPS,you're bored, you may have a page 9limited attention span and lackof interest in what's happen-ing around you. You may feel November 5, 2018 | THE PIONEER | 7

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FIELD TRIPS, would be a lot more active way for people Maine East High School from page 7 engaging than staring to learn...a source Park Ridge, Illinois at a chromebook for 90 of excitement to the November 5, 2018but if cutting “class minutes. Many subjects classroom. Trips aretime” is gets test scores don’t even take a field engaging and make @mehspioneerup and kids more ac- trip because it would learning more fun.” bit.ly/ThePioneertively engaged in what “take away class time,”they are learning, why but if we are so worried That is what PIONEER STAFFshouldn’t high schools about class time, why school should bemake more field trips a not make it extra credit about: learning in a EDITORSpart of our curriculum and have the field trip fun way, especiallyand change this robotic on the weekends or high school, because Hana Adlerpattern. after school, so students this is where we Dalal Hassane would have the option. decide what we want At Maine East we to do with our lives. REPORTERSare limited to one field The result of a Pi- So if field trips are atrip per subject per year. oneer survey of 30 stu- way to actively engage Rianca Argenal Joaquin SorianoStudents also don’t dents was a unanimous students and bring up Charlie Miller Elizabeth Urbanhave a say in what the request for more field their test scores, Why Carmen Orahafield trip would be. If trips. Besides breaking shouldn’t Maine Eaststudents got the chance up the routine, many implement more field The Pioneer reports on news, entertain-to vote on what they respondents felt that trips into our curric- ment, and sports events for Maine Eastwould want to do, that trips are “a more inter- ulum? High School and the surrounding commu- nity. The Pioneer is distributed in school to students and staff; digital copies of each issue are available at The Pioneer website: bit.ly/ThePioneer Readers can send story suggestions, pho- tos, letters to the editor, or comments to sponsor Matt Miller or assistant sponsor Dave Hessert via email: [email protected] [email protected] November 5, 2018 | THE PIONEER | 9

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Next week marks the 100th Anniversary of the start of World BY JOAQUIN SORIANOWar I and Veterans Day, a good time to show appreciation forthose who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. November 5, 2018 | THE PIONEER | 11

Breast cancer rates have actually increased,despite research and scientific innovations By Hana Adler and there is no cancer in cancer is also more rare cancer, such as radia- severe, but anemia can There is no pill or the lymph nodes. Stage than others because it is tion and chemotherapy. become dangerous be-antibiotic you can take zero being the least im- also a triple negative. There is also an option cause lack of red bloodlike you would for a cold mediate and stage five is of surgery to try and cells than causes fatigueor strep throat. Cancer the most critical. According to the remove the cancer if and loss of conscious-cells differ from person American Society for you are in the early ness.to person, making it The most common Clinical Oncology, stages. But most of thesehard for doctors to say type of breast cancer 41,400 people die every modern treatment plans A huge questionwhat an exact treatment found in women is, year from breast cancer, act as a double edged that doctors have andwould be. luckily, the most cur- 480 of them being men. sword, which carries that many universities In order to stop able: ductal carcinoma One in eight women side effects and reper- are studying is why havethis disease, we have to in SITU - Breast cancer will be diagnosed with cussions. the numbers increasedbe able to understand that is only in the milk breast cancer in their over a decade or so?it first. One of the first ducts. But if the cancer lifetime. Breast cancer The side effects What they have foundthings to note is that spreads to the lymph is the most common- of chemotherapy, for is that one of the maincancer itself is broken nodes, you are at a ly diagnosed cancer example, are severe, contributors to breastup into five stages to greater risk of death. worldwide. It is hard to including fatigue, hair cancer is lifestyle. Sincehelp people and doctors We have 500-700 lymph believe that this many loss, nausea, anemia women in the modernevaluate the situation. nodes in our body, most people are dying from (low red blood cell age are waiting to haveHow doctors decide are around our armpits one disease in the 21st counts), and many kids, or not having kidswhat category a certain and neck. Their job is to century. Yes, there are more. All of these side at all, they are bottlingpatient’s breast cancer carry white blood cells ways to treat breast effects can become up a ton of hormoneswill fall under is based throughout our body that would be used toupon the criteria of to help us fight off bad have children. Manytumor grade: a measure- viruses and diseases. mothers who havement of how much the They are our main line children choose not tocancer cells look like of defense, so if they breastfeed, which is anormal cells. Doctors fail, we have nothing to natural way of releas-ask, do the cancer cells protect us. ing estrogen from thehave receptors for the bloodstream. Studieshormones estrogen and A less common type have also shown thatprogesterone? Are the is TNBC-triple negative stress can add to ancancer cells making breast cancer- This type overproduction oftoo much of the HER2 of cancer does not have hormones in your body.protein? Doctors look any of the three most Exercise and diet areto see if the cancer is common proteins found other huge factors thatestrogen-receptor-pos- in more common typesitive, HER2-negative, of cancer. A mutation of TNBC is BRCA1, which can cause DNA dam- age. This type of breast CANCER, next page12 | THE PIONEER | November 5, 2018

CANCER, from previous pagecorrespond with breastcancer. Since there are somany unknowns, weneed to find out more,so we can come up witha cure. But the only waywe can do that is withmoney, and a lot of it,because research is veryexpensive. Organizations suchas the American Cancersociety have investedmore than $4.6 billionin cancer researchsince 1946. The AvonFoundation for Womenis a fundraising orga-nization that is morelocal. They target makesure that women knowhow to look for signsand symptoms and howto be as cautious aspossible. Breast cancer doesnot care who you are,if you are tall, short, fit,or heavy. It just pops uplike some alien invaderin your body. Berna-dette Gonzalez, a teach-er at Fairview SouthElementary school inSkokie, a mother, a wifewas in perfect health,until a few months agowhen she was diagnosedwith breast cancer. Butwhy? She was in perfectheath, is a mother….But cancer doesn't carewho you are. For thepast few weeks she hasbeen undergoing gruel-ing chemotherapy. Thishas also been taking ahuge toll on her body.Shouldn't there be aneasier way? This is why wefight for fundraising;we fight for people likeBernadette, for peoplewho don’t deserve thisdisease. That is why wefight for a cure. November 5, 2018 | THE PIONEER | 13

PLAY REVIEW: By Rianca Argenal and he was walking, the audience Carmen Oraha could also see the background characters following and mim- A few weeks ago, East’s icking him. These were just twofreshman English classes went examples out of many graphicsto the Steppenwolf Theatre enhancements that let us seeto see the play adaptation of this journey through Christo-The Curious Incident of the pher’s eyes.Dog in the Nighttime by MarkHaddon. The play was a great During the performance,experience, yet some parts from the actors talked in British ac-it stuck out. cents, as the book takes place in different parts of England. Af- Christopher, the main char- ter the play, during the questionacter, has Asperger’s Syndrome, and Answer portion, the crowd,a condition on the autism spec- including me, were astonishedtrum. He’s an extremely visual to hear that the actors had nothinker, and during the perfor- accents; they spoke like us. Onemance, there was a video screen of the actors explained howbackdrop that showed how a dialect coach helped themhis mind works. For instance, develop their accents to makeChristopher is sensitive to loud the performance more realis-noises and overwhelming visu- tic. Terry Bell (Christopher)als. Throughout these episodes, also explained how an autisman analog static background ap- professional tutored him aboutpears, which represents how he how a brain affected by Asperg-feels. Steppenwolf explains this er’s Syndrome works and howas, “immersing the audience he should depict the actions of aand overwhelming their senses teenager influenced by it.- giving them the opportunityto experience Christopher’s The cast did a wonderfulacute attention to all the details job portraying how Englishthat surround him.” locals act and sound, and how people affected by Asperger’s The actors did some Syndrome see the world andmovements and dances, which react to new experiences.elevated the audience’s senses aswell. Because of his Asperger’s, Just like the book, someChristopher has difficulty un- parts of the play were vexing,derstanding social norms. One yet questionably humorous.scene shows that he was feeling All in all, The Curious Incidentawfully anxious about getting of the Dog in the Nighttimeonto a train, so he imagines a surely changed how we viewred line (which was also shown people and with conditions likeon the backdrop) and chants, Christopher’s and how individ-“left, right, left, right…” While uals with “neuroatypical” brains see us.14 | THE PIONEER | November 5, 2018

MOVIE REVIEW: very reason this movie should influence talk about. This kind of mindset is the very people to take a stand in order to make a reason events like these continue to happen By Dalal Hassane positive change. and only worsen. We are often blinded by The Hate U Give, a groundbreaking film the rules of society and are unable to see based on the hit novel by Angie Thomas, The film follows Starr as she is con- how destructive our silence truly is. Our was released on October 19th in theatres flicted when it comes to keeping her two fears of being judged and criticized by all across America. The film is a take on the worlds apart. One of them is her rough others due to our objection to the wrongs of growing issue of police brutality as well as neighborhood, populated by people of society prove how necessary and impact- racism, starring Amandla Stenberg as Starr color, and the other is her life at an all-white ful The Hate U Give is in our generation. Carter, a girl who is conflicted whether prestigious high school. After witnessing Not only does it bring awareness to issues or not to use her voice after her innocent her best friend, Khalil’s, death, she is forced that are being left untouched, but it makes childhood best friend is shot by a police to choose between staying silent and letting audiences motivated to use their voices with officer. justice be stolen from Khalil, or speaking a purpose and make change. Because Chicago has one of the most up and revealing her true “black” identity to devastating police brutality rates, this movie those who may have been oblivious to it. In the context of racism and social jus- is very necessary, and is meant to have a tice as a whole, The Hate U Give teaches au- strong impact on cities like our very own. At the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, diences to take pride in their race, whatever The fact that it has taken many innocent Stenberg stated her reaction to the novel, that may be. Although our race is not our lives in order to get us to this point is the “I felt like I was witnessing something I’d full story, it contributes to the foundation of never seen before. In the first few pages she who we are and will become. described the experience of code switch- ing: changing the way you present yourself “If you don’t see my blackness, you depending on the environment that you don’t see me.” This is a very iconic and pow- are in and having that experience of dual erful statement made by the protagonist, identity. A lot of us have that, but particu- Starr. The impact and power it holds can larly if you’re living a contemporary black be seen in the eyes of the many people who experience, you have to switch up how you cope with the same difficulties and struggles present yourself in order to be accepted in when it comes to exposing themselves as certain spaces. That blew me away, seeing not only different individuals, but individu- that written down and being able to vividly als who are continuously being antagonized relate to that experience was really special.” by society due to their outside appearance. The movie is so relevant to this day and For anyone who has struggled with ra- age, as it conveys many necessary themes, cial identity and using their voice, The Hate calls for action, and keeps it real. We are U Give tells their story through the eyes often taught that just because an appalling of a young black girl who works to attain event occurs, we are not to talk about it. Just justice for the many people who have been because an issue deals with gun violence, oppressed and subjugated by the norms of it is inappropriate and uncomfortable to our corrupt society.Regina Hill plays the character Lisa Carter in the film The Hate U Give. November 5, 2018 | THE PIONEER | 15

SPORTS GIRLS TENNIS Head Coach: John Schwan CONFERENCE RECORD: 1-4OVERALL RECORD: 13–8KEY PLAYERS: SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:Dhara Patel (Sr.) Victoria Zambrzycki (Jr.) * Winning Demon Invitational Tournament;Dikshi Modi (Sr.) Richa Parikh (Jr.) * Signature wins over Elk Grove, Addison Trail,Divya Patel (Sr.) Fenton, and Maine West; * Another winning season! COACH’S COMMENT:Our seniors provided winning leadership on and off the court. We also have a strong group ofplayers returning which is very encouraging for next year. It was a delight coaching this groupof young ladies who were so genuinely supportive of each other!16 | THE PIONEER | November 5, 2018