~Contents~
Sightseeing P.1 Mayan Doomsday P.2 Café Talk P.3 Faculty profile GLOBAL GAZETTE P.4 Culture Night January 2013 P.5 Ping Pong Rankings P.6 More Faculty P.7 Multicultural learning
P.8 Spotlight…Student Profiles P.9-12 Food from Abroad P.13
Unsolved Mysteries P.14 International Trivia P.15 World Movies P.16 World Weather
~ Global Club ~ P.17 Traveling Translator This club was created to foster a continued strong P.18 connection between our international students and
American students and faculty. We are intent on sharing our international cultures with the Hillside population as well as learning about other cultures.
Sightseeing
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Beunos Aries
Mix together a beautiful European- laced with old-world languor and like city with attractive residents yet full of contemporary attitude. (call them porteños), gourmet Buenos Aires is somehow strangely cuisine, superb shopping, a frenzied familiar, but unlike any other city in nightlife and tons of activities, and the world. you get Buenos Aires, a In between cutting-edge designer cosmopolitan metropolis with both boutiques, ritzy neighborhoods and slick neighborhoods and equally grand parks are unkempt streets full Everyone knows someone who has downtrodden areas – but that’s part of spewing buses and bustling been here and raved about it. of the appeal. It’s an elegant, fervor. Seek out classic old-world You’ve put it off long enough. seductive place with a ragged edge, cafés, colonial architecture, fun Make Buenos Aires your travel outdoor markets and diverse destination and you’ll understand communities. Rub shoulders with why so many people have fallen in the formerly rich and famous in love with this amazing city, and even decided to stay. There’s a Recoleta’s cemetery, making sure to sidestep the ubiquitous dog piles good chance you’ll be one of them. Are you ready for a vacation of a on the sidewalks. Fill your belly at a parrilla (steak restaurant), then lifetime? Visit Buenos Aires!
spend the night dancing away in
Palermo’s Viejo’s trendiest dance club.
Cool Facts about Buenos Aires • The “Tango” originated here
• Home of former tennis great Gabriela Sabatini • The standard greeting is a kiss
Gabriela Sabatini
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Mayan Doomsday
Passed the Mayan Doomsday Deadline? What Does it Mean?
Post Doomsday We made it folks! The Mayan Doomsday prophecy deadline has come and gone. As we awoke on the morning of December 22nd, 2012 many of us took a look around our bedrooms, checked our images in the mirror, tentatively opened the front door and took a peek outside. Just to make sure this wasn’t
some sort of post-apocalyptic dream, some of us turned on the news to make sure our senses weren’t deceiving us and to get the post-Monday morning quarterback-like news about what turned out to be a big scare for nothing. You might ask why look to the news? As many news agencies, media outlets, websites, and movies abound in writing about the subject. Good point! Why? That’s how the media operates, sensationalism and ratings. Fear sells! These doomsday prophesies are nothing new. They have been going on since the beginning of time. In fact, some historians claim that Christ’s main teaching pertained to warnings to repent as the end was near. Many of us may have grown up in a Cold War climate in which a Soviet nuclear attack was imminent. Or, do you remember all the talk about a 2nd Ice Age? The prophecies aren’t fascinating. In fact, some day one will surely turn out to be true as the Earth can’t go on forever. However, what is fascinating is
the human mind and how easily we’re fooled, over and over again. Don’t worry though, we’re not stupid. It’s human nature. The lesson is, don’t necessarily believe everything you read all of the time! And, oh yeah, I heard the next deadline is…
Page.2 Global Gazette Hillside School Café Talk
International Cafe
Celebrating Jamaica with Jerk Chicken
The International Café has been going strong. This
month we honored Jamaica, Poland, and Italy. We also had a good ole American cookies and hot chocolate café. The boys have been eager to discuss international themes while tasting some
multinational snacks. Next up Mrs. Brown’s Jerk Chicken is French Canadian poutine Italian Brushetta (fries, cheese, & gravy).
Page.3 Global Gazette Hillside School Faculty Profile
Sims’ World of Art
Patti Sims
Mrs. Sims art room is in the masters. Well, not that I could Mrs. Sims passion is art and north wing of the academic name any of them, but the she gets energized when a building. It is located in the work up on the walls looks student says “I’m horrible in back end, along a long pretty darn good to me. art”. She loves the challenge corridor, nestled snuggly in an Patti Sims comes from just of bringing out what she calls isolated area that is hard to down the street in the quaint “everyone’s creative side”. find. This obscure room is town of Concord. She is the She wants to make sure that where our art teacher works proud mother of three lovely “no one misses the chance to her magic. One can observe young ladies; two of which find out how amazing their little treasures of art displayed are in college and one who ideas are”. throughout the halls of the works as a software engineer. Well, Mrs. Sims artistic energy academic building. Some Mrs. Sims’ hobbies include is obvious. Having her positive might think: “Our kids did rowing and ice skating. She and creative spirit around that?” Not that our boys do likes everything that has to do here has made Hillside a not have any artistic talent; with art. She spends time at better place. Keep on putting just that what is displayed is home “playing with art stuff up those artistic treasures terrific and seems as though it and experimenting with from our little creative has been produced by textiles, paint, and paper.” geniuses. They are much professionals, even art appreciated!
Cool Facts about Mrs. Sims
• She’s competed in Masters rowing competitions • She has a 12 acre farm in Grafton
• Has sold her artwork in galleries
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Culture Night
Culture Night: Westborough
Korean Restaurant
One Saturday night in January
proved to be delicious, fun, and
a taste of Korean cuisine and
culture. We went to a small
restaurant in Westborough and
could only take 14 people which
are the amount of students
allowed in one Hillside bus.
Despite the small number, one
would think that all 14 kids signed
up were South Korean nationals.
This was not the case. We had a
brilliant mix of South Korean,
Chinese, American, and
Japanese boys. The food was
terrific. Some of the boys who
tried Korean food for the first time
are now converts.
Cool Facts about Korea • The number 4 is considered to be unlucky in Korea • When children are born they are considered to be 1
year old • Women keep their surnames after marriage
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Ping Pong Rankings
January Ping Pong
Rankings
Hillside’s Top 5
1. Mr.Evans/Mr. Osae *Two-Way Tie Here
2. Luke benoit
Is he ready to step it up and * beat one of the top 2??? Top 5 Little Guys 3. Bernardo Huerta
*He has a wicked forehand! 1. Trey Bourque 2. Minwoo Kim 4. Jesse Lee 3. Stephane Le *He’s always dangerous! Temple 5. Ferran Canedo 4. Ross O’Connor * When on, can beat anyone! 5. Kane ito
Page.6 Global Gazette Hillside School More Faculty
Mr. Sedney Mrs. Dolan
Patrick Sedney is our popular science Megan Dolan is the name of our first year teacher. He lives on campus at Whittemore librarian. She comes from that wonderful House. He is one of our science gurus and city in Pennsylvania known for chocolate an outdoor enthusiast, a runner, and an all- and hockey, Hershey. She is also a proud around easy going guy who quietly goes mother of two young daughters who can about his business. Well, he’s quiet until he’s be seen in photos if anybody happens to out there on the athletic field. Then, this wander by her desk in the library. Although mild mannered scientist becomes a raging this is her first year at Hillside, she is not new pitbull . If you’ve ever seen one of the to the independent school world. She had faculty-student basketball games, you worked for 5 years at a prep school in know that Mr. Sedney plays a brand of in- Washington, D.C. before moving to the your face junkyard dog defense at hyper- Boston area. As a young lady she had sonic speed. Beware varsity team, he may studied for a semester in Barcelona Spain, look harmless, but when “Seds” gets out on where she and her family plan to return this the court it’s all business. And it’s not just summer for a vacation and to visit her in- basketball, he brings the same intensity to laws. Wow! Barcelona! The Spanish city is soccer, ultimate Frisbee, and anything else one of the jewels of Western Europe and he plays. Mr. Sedney played that way back host to the 1992 summer Olympics. Mrs. in his days at Lawrenceville. That’s right, he Dolan has that reserved librarian look about was a student at one of the finest prep her, but when one meets her it becomes schools in the country. But, don’t worry! If obvious pretty quickly that she is a lively you haven’t met him, he’s one of the person with a quick wit and wonderful friendliest and nicest guys you will meet. sense of humor. Moreover, she is a great Just don’t challenge him to a game of one librarian. We are lucky to have her here at on one. Hillside!
Page.7 Global Gazette Hillside School Multicultural Learning
Multicultural
Learning
Back in the day learning was about lecturing and memorization. I remember sitting in my high school history class and our lesson was listening to the teacher then copying down the notes on the board. That was it! Today, things are different. Knowledge is considered multidimensional and involves the perspectives of many. Moreover, learning is interactive and creative; it Globally Interconnected Free of racism & discrimination utilizes skills such as analyzing, comparing, and synthesizing information; something, by the way, we had absolutely no practice in doing way back when. Today’s educators are preparing students for a globally interconnected world that is technologically advanced and collaborative. Jobs are changing so rapidly that essentially teachers are preparing students for careers that technological Critically thinking don’t even exist yet. Wow!
Multi-perspective collaborative Creative
Page.8 Global Gazette Hillside School Spotlight…Student Profiles
MinWoo “Wookie” Kim
been to this frenetic and computer games and Korean exhilarating city, I suggest you comic books. He’s an avid go. I spent a lot of time here reader both in English and a decade ago and it ranks as Korean. one of my all-time favorite He came to Hillside because cities. Minwoo’s father is Tae in his words it has a “good Yun and his mother is Yoon academic system” and he Hee. They are both wanted to “experience life in dermatologists in the capital the American boarding city. Could you imagine that? school system”. Well, we’re Parents as dermatologists? glad he came. In my ESL class Maybe next to having mom he has been a standout and and dad as movie stars, this his smiling face and friendly may be a teenager’s dream; Minwoo flawless skin as one makes his Minwoo “Wookie” Kim is like or her way through the a teaching assistant. He is in teenage years. my ESL 5-6 class and helps the Minwoo’s hobby is ping kids with their English pong. If you’ve been to the acquisiti on. Have you ever ATL on the weekend, you heard of an 12 year old would know that Wookie is assistant? Well, this kid has the pretty hard to beat and Panda makings of one fine English consistently ranks in the top 5 demeanor have been much teacher. He loves language for the younger kids. He’s got appreciated around these and is particularly eager to a mean serve and good parts and have drawn score well on all of his ground strokes. He also comparisons to the beloved assignments. In fact, he has doesn’t like to lose which panda. complained about his grade makes him a particularly In the future Minwoo wants after receiving a 96 and tough opponent. He’s forever to be a scientist. I’m sure that specifically told my wife that playing the older kids and would make Mr. Bryant “Mr. Brown didn’t give me a holding his own. Besides ping proud. His hero is Albert 100”. Wow, talk about pong he seems to like Einstein. Ole Albert posited a pressure grading papers, but remarkable relativity theory you have to admire his back in the day. It has stood perfectionism. I do not think as one of the two pillars of that I have ever seen him miss modern physics. Speaking of a homework assignment and “remarkable” and “pillars”, it he is alert, intelligent, and is fair to say that Minwoo Kim enthusiastic in class. has stood as a pillar member “Wookie” was born in Seoul, of the Hillside community for South Korea. If you’ve never Seoul the past 3 years. Remarkable!
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Spotlight… Student Profiles
Kimani Lawrence
Kimani was born in Andrews, and Worcester
Providence Rhode Island. Academy. That’s the same hometown as Kimani’s hero is Kobe Bryant his teammate and star guard the star L.A. Laker’s guard. Donovan Theme. This city Kobe went right from high turns out great basketball school to the NBA. However, players and for us, here at young Kimani has a different Hillside, some great additions plan than his idol. After high to our school. Kimani’s school his goal is to be an mother is Joanny and he has a brother Kenyon.
Kimani When asked why he wanted
to come to Hillside, Kimani The first time I ever explains that during the remember seeing Kimani Hillside Holiday Tournament Lawrence was at the annual many people recommended Hillside Holiday basketball the school to him. At that tournament here in Kobe Bryant Laker’s guard time Hillside had such notable Marlborough. He played for players as Terance Mann, Orangeman at Syracuse then the Rhode Island Breakers. He Austrian Robinson, Donovan a professional sports was smooth out on the Theme, and Chris Baldwin. basketball court and was broadcaster. Big dreams for a But, he’s not just a basketball big kid. Why not? He’s chosen as a 1st team player. He does very well as a tournament all-star. focused, intelligent, and student and loves geometry. knows where he wants to go Somebody from the crowd Kimani is considering going to mentioned that he might be in life. such notable secondary coming to Hillside. My Well, maybe if all works out schools as South Kent, St. immediate thought was that for Kimani Lawrence he’ll be if we get this guy, we’ll surely calling the Lakers games and win another championship. interviewing his idol Kobe as Kimani Lawrence has not an aging star guard. Hmm, disappointed. He’s been a maybe if Kimani keeps
force out on the basketball playing the way he is, instead court, an Honor Roll student, of interviewing Kobe, he and a great kid to have could be playing him around Bulldog campus. someday. Providence, R.I.
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Dylan Breau
province. Although and did quite well. Fredericton is not that well Sydney Crosby is Dylan’s known in these parts, it is hero. The Pittsburgh Penguin’s certainly a city worth center also hails from the exploring and not all that far Maritimes, moved to America away. Famous sites include: as a teenager, and is Officers’ Square, Boyce considered one of the Farmer’s Market, the greatest hockey players in Lighthouse on the Green, and the world. Like his idol “Sid the more. Dylan’s mother Dawn and father Andrew visited us this summer and, after meeting
with the ever popular Mr. K, Dylan decided to stay. He decided on Hillside because he Dylan Breau comes to us thought it would be “a great from that icy winter land of experience” and he wanted Doug and Bob McKenzie’s a “chance to develop as a Sydney Crosby “Great White North”. That student and a hockey country that is above us on player”. It must’ve taken a lot kid”, Dylan wants to be an the map has cranked out of courage and faith for the NHL hockey player someday. such notable celebrities as Breaus to send their son south Well, he’s off to a great start. Wayne Gretzky, Avril Lavigne, of the border to our small Let’s just say that the mention Keanu Reeves, Michael J. boarding school in of the words “Hillside” and Fox, and Captain Kirk himself Massachusetts. And it’s not “hockey” strikes fear into the William Shatner. Canada is the first time a young hearts of opposing schools. known for its friendly people, Canadian boy had to move But young Dylan is not just socialized medicine, maple to the U.S. and adjust to life about hockey. He loves syrup, and great hockey. It here. There’s another pretty movies, drawing, and soccer. also happens to be the famous guy who moved from He is respected by all birthplace of Miss Howatt and the Maritimes to Pittsburgh students and has a nice Dylan Breau, and the country group of friends that includes that I grew up in. Michael Sanderson and Nate Dylan’s hometown is Rentsch. He is also an above Fredericton, New Brunswick. average student and well- Fredericton is the quaint liked by all faculty. Oh capital of New Brunswick Canada, send us some more divided in half by the St. John of these “oat”-standing River. It is an important student-athletes, ay!
cultural, artistic, and (*Disclaimer: reporter refuses Fredericton in the winter educational hub for the responsibility for all corny lines)
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Chris Trudeau
4. His father is Francisco and Chris’ hobbies include polo, he is the owner of his own soccer, and all kinds of water construction company. His sports. Knowing Chris I would mother is Isabela who bears a have to add pizza ordering physical resemblance to Chris and eating to this list. Chris is and has visited Hillside on forever trying to get occasion. His older sister is permission to get one of Catalina and she is a student those Italian pies delivered to at Portsmouth Abbey. Chris Maher House late night. has a close relationship with Sometimes he succeeds and his family and whenever he quite honestly I can’t see any talks about them it is obvious other student talking a dorm to see that he is a proud parent into that delivery other Chris Trudeau. In fact, Chris’ role models are his father and Pierre Trudeau used to be grandfather. When asked the Canadian Prime Minister why, the Maher House back in the 1970s. He was resident replies that “they known for his brashness and started off with nothing and “tell it like it is” persona. He became very successful”. Ah, was the kind of man that one of life’s great lessons has Pierre Trudeau former P.M. of Canada could sell universal health not been lost on young Chris. care to the Canadian people It’s a lesson that does not than Chris. His powers of and is credited with need to be preached; rather, speech and persuasiveness introducing Canada’s it is one that need only be are truly a sight to behold. “Multicultural Policy”. In other observed. Hard work and Although he doesn’t know words, he was a prime initiative pay off! Anybody what he wants to be when he Minister of great persuasive can be given things in life, but grows up, Mr. Worrall feels power, an intellect, and a the true mark of a person’s quite confident that he strong leader. Well, if there’s character resides in what couldn’t go wrong in sales. anything in a name, I have they earn on their own Well, not only is he a pretty no doubt that young Chris through hard work. good talker but he’s a pretty Trudeau of San Jose, Costa Rica, possesses the same darn good kid with a big heart and a generous spirit. qualities. One can look at Chris, talk to him for 5 Just like his namesake “Pierre”, the young Trudeau minutes, and get the sense will surely be a success in life. that this guy is going to be fine in life; perhaps a Move over Pierre, the next great “Trudeau” is coming salesman of some sort. San Jose, Costa Rica through. Chris comes from a family of
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Foods from Abroad
From Argentina
Sandwiches de miga are delicate sandwiches made with crustless buttered white bread, very thinly sliced cured meat, cheese, and lettuce. They are often purchased from entrepreneurial home cooks and consumed for a light evening meal. If you ever find
yourself in this beautiful South American country, try
the sandwiches de miga. They are a great appetizer. Sandwiches de miga
From South Korea Bokkeum is a term to refer to a Korean dish made by
stir-frying ingredients in a sauce. There is nothing better
on a cold winter day then finding yourself hovering over a tasty piping hot plate of bokkeum. It is a delicious treat that will leave the eater constantly gravitating back to Korean food in the future. Put
eating bokkeum on your bucket list! You won’t regret it. Bokkeum
From Costa Rica Casado is great for lunch. It consists of rice and beans served side by side instead of mixed. There will usually be some type of meat (carne asada, fish, pork chop, or chicken) and a salad to round out the dish. There may also be some extras like fried plantain (patacones or maduro), a slice of white cheese, and or corn tortillas in accompaniment. If you’re ever visiting Chris Trudeau in Costa Rica, ask him if you can try the casado. Casado
From Canada Poutine is a fast food dish that originated in Quebec and can now be found across Canada. It is sold in small "greasy spoon" type diners (commonly known as "cantines" or "casse-croûtes" in Quebec) and pubs, as well as by roadside chip wagons (commonly known as "cabanes à patates", literally meaning "potato shacks").If you’re ever in the Great White North treat yourself to a
tasty plate of pipin’ hot poutine. Poutine
Page.13 Global Gazette Hillside School Unsolved Mysteries
Dedicated to
Unsolved Mysteries
lover Sam
natale
Stigmata Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, such as the hands and feet. The term originates from the line at the end of Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians where he says, "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus." Stigmata is
the plural of the Greek word στίγμα stigma, meaning a mark, tattoo or brand such as might have been
used for identification of an animal or slave. An individual bearing stigmata is referred to as a stigmatic. Stigmata are primarily associated with the Roman Catholic faith.
St. Francis of Assisi was the first recorded stigmatic in Christian history. For over fifty years Padre Pio of Pietrelcina of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin reported stigmata which were studied by several
20th century physicians. The observations were reportedly unexplainable
and the wounds never became infected. A high percentage (perhaps over 80%) of all stigmatics are women. In his Stigmata: A Medieval Phenomenon in a Modern Age, Edward Harrison suggests that there is no single mechanism whereby the marks of stigmata are produced. This
phenomenon remains an enduring modern mystery that is perplexing and perhaps miraculous.
Marfa Lights The Marfa lights are unexplained lights (called ghost lights) that have been appearing on Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas. The first published account of the lights was given in 1957, but Robert Reed Ellison (born 1880) reported them to his family and accounts of their appearances were spread by word of mouth. There are no verifiable written reports from before the 1950s.The lights are described as being the size of a basketball, floating in the air at
around shoulder height.
Colors are usually described as white, yellow, orange or red, but green and blue are sometimes
reported. They usually travel laterally but have been seen to move rapidly in various directions. The lights sometimes appear in groups. Sightings are rare but there is a large amount of photographic and video evidence. Skeptics generally consider the lights to be related to traffic passing on the nearby US Route 67, or to be electric by-products of the predominantly quartz hills in the area. Because they usually appear in private property with terrain that is difficult to travel over, there are almost no reports of people being able to get close to the lights.
Page.14 Global Gazette Hillside School International Trivia
1) Which is a Chinese martial art? a) karate b) judo c) tae kwon do
2) If you were eating a bowl of naengmyeon, you’d likely be in this country? a) Vietnam b) Japan c) Korea
3) Which U.S. city has the most colleges? a) Boston b) New York c)Los Angeles
4) What is the 2nd biggest city in Scotland? a) Glasgow b) Edinburgh c) Dundee
5) Which city is the most expensive in the world? a) Tokyo b) Moscow c) New York
6) Which US city was the Super Bowl played in this year?
a) Miami b) New Orleans c) Dallas 7) How many Super Bowls have the San Francisco 49ers won?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7
8) How many Grand Slam tennis titles does Novak Djokovic have? a) 4 b) 5 c) 6
9) Which country is the most popular Caribbean destination?
a) Puerto Rico b) Dominican Republic c) Aruba 10) Which is the smallest African country?
a) Seychelles b) Cape Verde c) Rwanda
Answers: 1) a 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) a 6) b 7) a 8) c 9) a 10) a
Page.15 Global Gazette Hillside School World Movies
World Movies
By staff reporter John Rao By staff reporter John Rao Asian Region
By staff reporter John Rao
Lost in Thailand (Chinese: 泰囧 Race 2 is a 2013 Bollywood CZ12 (Chinese: 十二生肖), also ) is a 2012 Chinese comedy action thriller film directed by known as Chinese Zodiac, is a film directed by Xu Zheng. It Abbas-Mustan and produced 2012 Hong Kong-Chinese stars Xu Zheng, Wang under the Tips Music Films action film co-produced, Baoqiang, and Huang Bo. It is banner and is the first major written, directed by, and about two businessmen who release of the year. Race 2 starring Jackie Chan. Chan go searching for their boss in was released on 25 January earned two Guinness World Thailand, then meet up with a 2013, and received a positive Records: "Most Stunts tourist eager to explore the response at the box office. Performed by a Living Actor" country. The film is a sequel to and "Most Credits in One the 2010 film Lost on Journey Movie". The film to date has and marks Xu Zheng's grossed over US$ 135,130,000 directoria l debut. The film has at the Chinese box office. grossed over US$194 million at the Chinese box-office.
Page.16 Global Gazette Hillside School World Weather
The Weather
By staff reporter Kevin Yu
MARLBOROUGH, MA
MON TUE WED THU FRI
24°F 34-39° 45-55° 25-48° 19-34°
Summary: This week is likely to be cold. We must put on the warm clothes.
HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG, CHINA
MON TUE WED THU FRI
41-61° 45-59° 52-66° 46-68° 43°F
Summary: This five-day warm, but we have to do moisture-proof preparation.
TOKYO, JAPAN
MON TUE WED THU FRI
4-11° 3-10° 5-12° 2-14° 10°C
Summary: Mostly cloudy and very cold.
Page.17 Global Gazette Hillside School The Traveling Translator
Winter from around the world
English - “winter”
Spanish - “ invierno ”
Korean - “gyeoul” -겨울
Japanese - “fuyu” - 冬
Hindi - “Sardī” - सर्दी
Malay - “musim sejuk”
Chinese - “Dongji” - 冬季
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