New FCS Teachers a Tight Race: Sestak Vs. Toomey
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Friends’ Central School PH Volume XXXVI Issue II 1101 City Avenue WynnewoodCUS Pennsylvania 19096 October 2010 Edition In This Issue.... A Tight Race: Sestak vs. Toomey who supported both Bush in a long time.” This election voiced his opinions on Page 2 - Hasta Luego, By Benjamin Yahalomi ‘11 tax cuts and opposed the will have a major impact the Pennsylvania Senate Spanish Exchange Medicare prescription drug nationally. With no moderate race. Sonjay, a supporter of Sestak versus Toomey: benefit, Toomey appeals to candidate from either party, Pennsylvania Democratic an electorate that increasingly the election of either Sestak candidates, believes it is The Pennsylvania feels neglected. According or Toomey will mean the an uphill battle for Sestak, Page 4-5- Phillies Senate election continues Toomey, and Red October / to be highly contested. Lentz. He wrote, NLDS Recap Pat Toomey’s conservative “Sestak’s going policies and disdain for to lose, so will Washington has appealed Onorato. Maybe to rural and Republican Lentz will pull it Page 6 - November voters, whereas Joe Sestak’s out, but he has a and December Movie anti-incumbency rhetoric slim chance.” He and liberal policies continue then described Preview to appeal to moderates and his reasoning for urban dwellers. Every recent supporting Sestak poll has shown Toomey in the race. “Sestak Page 6-7 - Fall TV in the lead, but recently has consistently that lead has narrowed: shown that he Preview now 3 points according has the charisma to Susquehanna Polling necessary to fight and Research. Toomey’s to Michael Young, former state’s representation in the higher forces such as Penn State politics and public Washington will be highly Page 7 - Sports Survey slogan “More Jobs, Less big business and the high- Government” has been a big affairs professor, and current partisan. Come out to vote profile pundits who are of the Month Results hit in this swing state. Rural managing partner of Michael in November, and let your plaguing the Senate today. and urban Pennsylvanians Young Strategic Research, “If opinions be heard! Take for example his race Page 8 - Phoenix in alike, hit hard by the Toomey is elected, he’ll be the against Specter; he ran the most conservative candidate Student Opinions on the the Phast Lane economic recession, are angry race he thought was right, at Washington’s inability to elected to office since before Election: even though his party was stop the economic crisis. As a the New Deal. We haven’t I spoke to Sonjay consistent fiscal conservative seen anyone this conservative Singh, 12th grader, who see Election on page 2 Welcome New FCS Teachers until 3:10 in the morning,” he enjoys snowboarding, “wants to do something in all, lest you think Mr. By Sami Resnik ‘12 and creating various websites. dancing, and cooking. positive for those around Uyehara is all science and no Zach Barron ‘12 This love of technology and The second new him while staying involved in fun, I received this e-mail a computers would eventually faculty member is already science,” hence he is working couple days ago: “If you want This year Friends’ lead him to create the known for his unique at Friends’ Central. Though non-academic snippets: I am Central has welcomed website Lingua Zone with hairstyle. Mr. Kaz Uyehara, Mr. Uyehara is teaching an Assistant Scoutmaster of a few new teachers into the Middle School Latin a native Philadelphian and Foundations, his main focus my former Boy Scout troop, the faculty. Mr. I like to run, I Colin Angevine, do martial arts, a graduate of I am learning to the class of ‘05, play the Japanese taught Erica flute, I have a “Doc” Harnett’s serious meditation Latin class for the practice (and have first few weeks of Zen Buddhist school. Though beliefs), I watch Mr. Angevine every Eagles game, was covering for teacher Magistra Roberts. graduate of Swarthmore in science is on biology. He and my favorite Doc during the month of Lingua Zone is a website College, is the new science focuses on biodiversity and Disney movie is Aladdin.” September, he is teaching for language learning which intern and teacher of a how it relates to an ecosystem The third fresh Computer Science this has become so popular that Foundations section. He functioning. He is trying to and new face you may see year. As a student at FCS, even teachers in India and will also be helping out prove that the more species hanging around the FCS he ironically did not take Romania are using it. Mr. with the science core team there are in an ecosystem, the faculty room this year is computer science classes, Angevine excitedly explained and in science labs. Though more stable it is. His point: Ms. Priscilla Lukens. Ms. though he wishes he did. As that working on Lingua Mr. Uyehara wants to get a “We need to stop species’ Lukens is Friends’ Central’s a teen Mr. Angevine loved Zone “ is a wonderful way to PhD in the future, he needs extinction.” At FCS, Mr. new math teacher, taking to create websites. He notes fuse my passions of language something productive to do Uyehara is going to research that at times he would work learning and computer before he goes to graduate this, and he wants dedicated see Teachers on page 7 from, “3:10 in the afternoon science.” Besides computers, school. He notes that he students to help out. All Page 2 NEWS October 2010 from Election on page 1 the 2010 elections I am very optimistic for the Republican Ms. Mazullo: Ready to Help against him. We couldn’t Party. I believe that Americans decorations I would find. range from disorganization pass a decent health-care have gotten a taste of what By Hannah Albertine ‘12 Sure enough, Ms. to slow reading. Ms. Mazullo bill because we conceded Obama and the Democrats Mazullo welcomed me in commented, “I’m available For all of you who too much to the other side. have to offer, and I believe that and offered me a seat. To if you’re experiencing don’t know, Friends’ Central Sestak’s the kind of guy who they are very unhappy with my surprise, there was even difficulities of any kind and has a learning specialist named will fight for his beliefs and it. I am fairly confident that more Mickey Mouse then I could benefit from some Ms. Dottie Mazullo on staff. won’t give up anything.” Republican candidates across had anticipated. Aside from help. Every student whom I You may be asking yourself, On Toomey’s slogan and the Unites States, and in both her affinity for Disney, Ms. meet with is extremely bright “We have a teacher named Ms. campaign promises, Sonjay the House and the Senate, Mazullo is a trained learning but needs specific focus with Mazullo?” or “What exactly wrote, “Toomey’s slogan is (including Pat Toomey) specialist and spends her time education.” does a learning specialist do?” obviously simple-minded. will experience victory as a helping students develop Ms. Mazullo is ready To find out more, I ventured It’s meant to appeal to rural result of this level of practical ways that will help them with to help with anything, and to her second floor office in Pennsylvanians who have been awareness that has been homework and tests. encourages everyone to stop the Wood Building. hit hard by the recession and raised.” Ms. Mazullo has a by with questions or just to honestly, haven’t gotten much Located between background in speech and chat! She is also the faculty the newly renovated girls help from the Bush or Obama Source : language therapy and has person to see about extra time bathroom, the Upper School administrations.” http://www.pennlive.com/ worked in education for 22 and all that jazz. Go check it office, and the gargoyle room, Another Friends’ midstate/index.ssf/2010/10/ years. At Friends’ Central, her out! Ms. Mazullo’s office is hard to Central student, Adam Posner, the_senate_race_challenges_ job is to identify “learning P.S There’s usually some candy miss. I knocked on the door also believes Republicans will pen.html challenges” then come up with involved! be succesful in Pennsylvania. plastered with Mickey Mouse strategies to help students. He wrote, “Looking towards memorabilia , curious as to Learning challenges can what other possible interior Look Out Lower Merion. The FCS Upper School Squash Team is Here! School squash team! Finally, in high school, she hasn’t year the team will be able to says that the game requires a By Daniel Banko ‘13 after a few years of waiting, coached before.) She says she compete against other schools, lot of power and agility. It’s this winter season will be is “excited--kids think it is cool as it’s too soon to tell, but says called squash because of the A few years ago, the the first season that Friends’ to play for a team and they she is optimistic that next year ball’s “squashy” construction. Friends’ Central Middle Central has an Upper School will have a lot of fun.” Every they will. Will you join the squash team School added squash as one of squash team! The team will weekday at 3:30 during the So what is squash? this year? our after-school winter sports. be led by Ms. Lukens, our is winter, the squash team will Squash is a two or four player But there was a problem: the new math teacher. I asked board a bus and drive down sport in which the players squash players who graduated Ms.