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Parking policies cause controversy among students

The high number of illegal parkers at the school has students talking, and they are not happy about the current situation. "Usually by the time I get to school the entire lot is full and I usually end up parking in the last spot, or creating my own spot in order to make it to school on time," Brittany Murawski, senior, said. In a recent Bear Facts investigation spanning three days, an average of 42 cars were found illegally parked on a daily basis. Sam Luna, security guard, confirmed these findings. "Just the other week, Officer Rubenstein, Dean Stortz, and Dean Kolze found about 40 cars [parked illegally]," Luna said.

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• The Pom squad will travel to Peoria for the state competition on March 7. Two of their routines qualified, an open pom routine and a hip hop routine, Terri Johlie, Poms coach, said. “We started off with a really strong season,” Johlie said. “The added days of practice and increase of practice hours has really paid off.” The Pom members learned the routines between October and November and since then have practiced four to five days a week for two to three hours per practice, Johlie said. The choreographers for the routines are experienced and their routines have done well in past competitions, Johlie said. Kasper choreographed the hip hop routine and Alysia Ulfers, head choreographer at St.. Thomas College in Minnesota, choreographed the open pom routine. “[The Poms] were thrilled and ecstatic when they knew they were going to state,” Johlie said. “It was their goal to go to state and place top three, so they are partly there.” #
• LZ is now home to Putt N’ Play, a business that offers entertainment for kids of all ages. “We are basically a mini fun center and we offer a 3-D, 18-hole, glow-in-the-dark, mini golf course,” Sue Hutchings, owner, said. “There is also an arcade and a paintball target range.” Putt N’ Play differs from other mini-golf places because of the extensive activities and also a private party room. The design for the business is also unique, Hutchings said. “The whole thing is decorated with an island theme; it is like going away for a while to someplace else fun,” Hutchings said. “We also sell 3-D glasses, and the whole thing changes because now you are seeing it in 3-D.” The response has been positive and the owners enjoy Lake Zurich, Hutchings said. “Lake Zurich is an excellent location for this,” Hutchings said. “There has not been much [for kids], and we’ve really been screaming for something to do in this area.” The costs for the different activities at Putt N’ Play are $8 for mini golf, $5 for a bag of 50 paint balls, $1.75 for 3-D glasses, and the arcade machines run on quarters. Putt N’ Play is located at Rand Road and Highway 22. #
• Mardi Gras Madness is to be the theme of the Turnabout dance, which is on February 20. The student council is planning festive decorations for the event, Laura Clugston, student council member and Turnabout decorations chair, said. “The decorations will include a lot of feathers, glitter, music notes, and a lot of beads,” Clugston said. “We’ll be working with the Mardi Gras colors: purple, gold, black, and green.” The student council chose the theme in a process which started with everyone on student council sharing their theme ideas. Those ideas were narrowed down to four, then two, and then ultimately to one, Clugston said. As for additional decoration ideas, the plans are still being set, Clugston said. Currently, student council members are looking through catalogues and they remain in the planning stages of the process. #