POSTSCRIPT The Park School Brooklandville, MD May 28, 2004 Volume LXIV Issue No. 9 Parents’ Healthy Food Committee bans soda sales on campus by Sarah Dunn ‘06 Starting next year, Park will ban daily nutritional requirements. It is stat- to more healthy drinks. At Oldfields, healthier foods in schools is happening the sale of sodas on campus. This move ed directly in the proposal that, “health many other junk foods have been elimi- all over the country. In New York City is the result of an April 14 proposal made related behaviors are established early in nated as well. Almost 95% of what is sold and Los Angeles public schools, sodas by the Park Healthy Foods Committee, life” and the Committee believes that in its vending machines are healthy were banned from vending machines. In a group that consists of faculty and par- Philadelphia public schools, all soda sales ents. The proposal stated that the school were eliminated. Other states taking a should not profit from the sale of such stand on the foods sold in their cafeteri- unhealthy drinks and that they should not as include Texas, South Carolina, New be sold on school grounds. The Park Hampshire, Washington, California, and Parents’ Association approved the plan; Minnesota. Dr. David Jackson, Head of School, and Next year, Park will discontin- Caleb Karpay ‘04, former Upper School ue its vending machine soda sales as President, also supported it. well. Unlike St. Paul’s, students will be Deirdre Smith, a parent and a permitted to bring sodas on campus, but member of the committee, explained that the school does not wish to profit from the number one disease among teenag- them. Smith stressed that the Parents’ ers is obesity, a condition that is directly Association and Park Healthy Foods linked to the consumption of sugary so- Committee are working with students das. She stated that the recent trend of and faculty to find healthy alternatives soda replacing milk in the diets of many for the cafeteria. She says that now, teens also puts them at risk for os- there are almost 40 healthy products that teoporosis, a disease that results in lower come out each year, in addition to milk bone density. Soda consumption has and juices, that teenagers enjoy. To iden- similarly caused increases in the number tify appropriate snacks, the Committees of teen dental problems over the past 10 will be looking in stores such as Whole Parents have voted to remove soda from the cafeteria line. photo by David Al-Ibrahim years. By cutting down on sugary, high- Foods and Trader Joe’s. They also plan calory products, the Committee believes eliminating sodas can only have a posi- snacks such as granola bars, pretzels, and to meet with Sarah Raifman ‘04, Upper that Park could help solve these issues. tive influence on the community. trail mix. School President, who will serve as liai- The main reason for eliminating Here in Baltimore, the St. Paul’s According to a handout com- son to the student body, to discuss sodas is that students rarely meet their Schools have switched over from sodas piled by Smith, the movement towards student opinion. Dogs invade campus during Cicadas force May Day inside first ‘Bark at Park’ festival by Everett Rosenfeld ‘09 May Day, the Lower School’s Liss, selected the music for the event. By Rachel Kutler ‘06 annual end-of-the-year celebration, takes “We look for songs that are easily sung place today. Previously, the event was by all ages, kindergarten through fifth “Don’t look for a school; it The idea for Bark at Park held on Tompkins Field, but this spring, grade.” As usual, the Park School an- doesn’t look like a school, it looks like a evolved from a plan conceived in Sep- the 17-year cicadas have driven May Day them will be sung first. beautiful park,” said someone giving di- tember to raise money for the Baltimore festivities into the Athletic Center. “We “In the past, each grade or class rections to Park School. John Roemer, Zoo. Since then, SETA members spent have no choice this year because we performed separately in some way,” said Park’s Upper School every Monday X-block plus other free don’t know what to expect,” Halpert, “but as the times to get the event rolling. Instead of said fifth grade teacher Lin- school got larger, ev- dedicating the money to the zoo, they in- da Halpert. “I love May eryone just began to vited different animal shelters such as the Day outside; it’s so beauti- sing together.” The Humane Society of Baltimore County, ful when the weather’s songs are always ac- Greyhound Rescue, and German Shep- perfect and the ground is companied by Liss on ard Rescue to set up kiosks and provide not wet.The problem with the piano, however, for information for the public. being outdoors, however, is the song Tecolote, there Members of SETA are Toni that there are a lot of vari- will be a small group Adelberg ’06, Claire Brookmeyer ’06, ables that we don’t know of fifth graders playing Benjamin ‘08 and Noah Carver 05, and Carly Donnelly ’06, Kiley Ford ’06, about.” a variety of percussion AndrewSchaffer ‘05 with friends. Rachel Kutler ’06, Rebecca Martin ’06, May Day celebrates instruments, while Emanuelle Noar ’06, and Ally Oshinsky fifth graders moving on to Photo by Rob Piper second graders dance The almighty cicada changes SETA (Students for the Ethical Treatment ’06, and Andrew Lillywhite ’07. Middle School. As it has in along. May Day locale. of Animals) advisor overheard this com- years past, the long-standing After the ment during Bark at Park, a day of springtime event will include songs, songs conclude, the traditional passing- festivities for pets and their owners held speeches, the May Pole dance, and an of-the-flag ceremony, in which fifth Saturday, May 15 in the meadow. afternoon picnic with activities. graders give handkerchiefs to fourth Bark at Park was a success by Many other traditions will be graders to welcome them into fifth grade, all counts. At $3.00 per person, the stu- broken. In normal years, students walk will occur. dent-run SETA activity earned $500 to in a procession onto the risers. This year, The Parents’ Association plays be donated to animal rescue organizations they will begin their performance on the a large part in the planning and organiz- and other local needy shelters. The day stands because the Athletic Center has ing of May Day. After the May Day included dog activites, among them a limited space. In another break with the songs end, activities will be held along walk path, wading pool and agility con- past, there will be no overriding theme. the pond with booths offering face paint- tests. Face painting, magnetic fishing “Without a theme to the songs, we were ing and tattoos, beading, paper mache contests and a scavenger hunt were photos by Rachel Kutler‘06 allowed to choose good music that didn’t flowers, model airplane flying, and relay geared to owners. SETA member Bon- M. Izu, S. Imhoff, and N. Imhoff with limit us to a particular topic,” said Low- races. The money raised on May Day nie Kenney took pictures of pets and Travi, winner of the Wet Mess Award. er School music teacher Bruce Bryant, will go to the Parents’ Association as well their owners. who, together with his colleague Emily as to fund for other special events. May 28, 2004POSTSCRIPTNEWS Page 2 Park team triumphs in Arbor Day activities beautify campus Mock Trial State Final by Ben Hyman ‘06

Park reigned supreme Bishop Walsh High School. in the Maryland State Mock Tri- The team is composed al Championship, beating of Ben Bloom ’04, Matt Rogers Richard Montgomery High ’04, Whit Cohen ’05, Vera Eidel- School in the Annapolis finals man ’05, Zach Gidwitz ’05, April 30. The school’s Mock Dahlia Silberg ’05, Allie Brandt Trial team, under the leadership ’06, Brad Mendelson ’06, Adam of History teacher Tina Forbush Rogers ’06 Joe Rosenberg ’06, won 55-52. In the semifinals, Alex Trazkovich ’06, Ben Wein- Park earned a perfect score of stein ’06, and Marta Dain ’07. 60, defeating Allegany County’s

One group works on the stream bridge while Alex Goldberg ‘05 delivers plants to faculty.

Rain did not prevent large numbers of picture books tification of the courtyard next teams of Upper School students in the library. to the old gym, where students from planting trees, cutting The largest activity for planted four trees and four large vines, potting flowers and per- Arbor Day was planting trees. bushes. Eighty-nine trees were forming a number of indoor and Ecology Club activist Ben Pula planted in all. outdoor tasks designed to im- ’05 wrote and obtained a grant Other activities of the prove the campus on Arbor Day, from the Chesapeake Bay Foun- day included a Habitat for Hu- May 19. Organized by the Stu- dation for the purchase of trees manity trip, cleaning up Robert dent Government with help and arranged for the school to E. Lee Park, non-indigenous from the Ecology Committee, pick them up. Students and fac- plant removal, cleaning the the afternoon of community ser- ulty planted most of the saplings theater and striking the set. Fol- photo courtesy Todd Silver, Md. Court Info. Office vice activities also included by the meadow near the lowing the activities, there was Maryland’s Mock Trial state champions pose with Judge Robert window washing, delivering streams. Emmanuelle Noar ’06 a 30-minute celebration, consist- M. Bell, Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals. flowers to faculty, and moving planned and oversaw the beau- ing of food and live music.

News in Brief Ninth grade class performs Tempest Park groups perform in Twilight Concert by Jen Webber ‘07 Last night, Park’s musicians gave their annual Twilight Con- “O brave new world Students in the class native islander enslaved to Pros- cert. It included performances by the various choral groups: that has such people in it,” pro- have been focused on preparing pero, David Peck, as well as Parksingers, Eightnotes, Vocal Chords, and the Madrigal, as well claimed Meghan McMahon, in their roles through literary anal- Billy Cooper and Mickey Mc- the Jazz Ensemble and the String Ensemble. The concert wrapped the ninth grade production of ysis. The Tempest incorporates Cauley, who played Stephano, up a successful year for Park’s music program. Shakespeare’s The Tempest. a variety of characters, ranging the drunken butler and Trincu- The play, which was performed from Miranda (McMahon), a lo, the jester. Middle and Upper Schools elect new officers from Thursday May 13 through sweet and innocent young wom- Prior to performing the Saturday May 15, was the prod- The Middle School Government turns over a new an who has no recollection of show, the cast worked on devel- uct of a new interdisciplinary leaf next September when its four new officers take office. In life beyond the island home she oping their characters. Silver program combining English and May elections, Katie Sherman ’09 won an uncontested race for inhabits, to the scheming Sebas- noted, “My character had far acting. Upper School Theater Middle School President. Mara Meyers ’09 is the next Vice Presi- tian, (Lucy Silver), bent on more dimension on stage than Director Peter King and English dent beating Casey Sweren ’09 and Nanu Manu ’10. Amy Smith naming himself King of Naples. on paper.” The expanded play- teacher Kevin Coll team taught ’11 won an uncontested race for Secretary and Daniel Malone ’10 The comic characters include bill contained examples of work the class. beat Coby Lerner ’09 for the position of treasurer. Ben Goldstein, Caliban, the from the school year. Middle School Ready, Set, Play! grades travel west

by Everett Rosenfeld ‘09 The eighth grade left on Tuesday May 18 for the an- nual trip to Western Maryland, photo by Jill Papel ‘05 Rachelle Work oversees Junior voting staying at the University of Maryland 4-H Center. The trip Upper School students elected Sarah Raifman ’05 Presi- is designed as a bonding time dent of the Student Council. Brad Mendelson ’06 was elected Vice for the students who participat- President with Zach Gidwitz ’05 as Treasurer and Michele Mc- ed in various activities including Closkey ’05 as Secretary. Breaking from past practice, voting did camping, hiking and canoeing not follow candidate speeches during assembly, April 21. Students and milking cows.The students cast their ballots in X blocks the following Friday. The new pro- returned on Friday May 21st. cess enabled voters to become more the nine prospective officers The annual seventh for two days following the speeches. grade trip to Camp Manodokin Park Alums write, direct new play in Washington County, Mary- The Spectator, a new play dealing with racial segregation, land ran from April 28 to 30. opened this month at the Run of the Mill Theater in Baltimore. The The group visited Antietam Bat- play is written by R. Eric Thomas ’99 and is directed by Daniel tlefield, Harpers Ferry and the Student ’99. Crystal Grottoes cavern. The new Lower School playground is springing up. The play depicts Meadowview, a 98% white, suburban According to Middle Designed by Human and Rohde and installed by Outdoor Design school. The school puts on a play commemorating the fiftieth an- School math teacher Larry Gil- with Kinsley Construction, all components should be in place by niversary of Brown vs. Board of Education ruling on school ber, one of the highlights of the mid-June. According to Facilities Director Jim Howard, there segregation. The play’s first performance was May 7 and it will trip was attending a minor were not sufficient funds to include everything desired in the run until May 30. league baseball game. original plans, but with additional money, more components could Page 3 POSTSCRIPTNEWS May 28, 2004 Park says farewell to faculty, interns, administrator Jack Bigelow, 41 years Robbye Horowicz, 20 years by Lucy Silver, ‘07 by Everett Rosenfeld ‘09 After 41 years, Jack a colleague of Jack’s, I can say When Robbye Horow- tucky where she had been born. dents come and go. Bigelow is retiring. Bigelow’s is without question that Park icz, Middle School Language After school, Horowicz At first, she came here one of the longest faculty ten- School has been the better be- Arts and Social Studies teacher, returned to America where she to teach Math. Then, she moved ures in Park’s cause ofhis taught her first class in 1958, met her husband. The married on to English and Humanities. history. Those knowledge Dwight D. Eisenhower was couple eventually moved back to For a while she taught comput- years were and dedica- president, the Baltimore Colts Europe. Horowicz’s husband ers, but that was when very spent in both tion for the won the NFL Championships was working for the U.S., help- few people owned computers the Upper and past 41 against the New York Giants, ing to interrogate illegal border and the subject was pretty much Middle School years”, says and Elvis Presley was in the U.S. crossers in Germany during the limited to programming. math depart- David Golan- Army driving a jeep in Germa- Cold War. Horowicz raised her Now, Horowicz is ments, as the er ’96, ny. In 1960, Horowicz was in teaching Language Arts and So- first principal Director of Germany teaching teenagers cial Studies. She is known for of the Middle Auxiliary about the Holocaust. Since then, her unit on the Holocaust. School (for Program In- she has lived in various countries As for her retirement three years), come and in Europe and also found time to plans, Horowicz said, “I want to and adminis- Principal of raise a family. She has graced have time to read, and visit my Summer Pro- trating SAT photo by Michael Levy ‘06 Park school with her teaching grandchildren…I enjoy photog- and AP exams. grams. for the past 20 years, but now raphy, I’d like to do more of Bigelow is quick to say Although he officially she is leaving. This is her story. that. I’d like to cook also.” She that his favorite part about retired in 2000, he says he Horowicz spent most has been a department chair for working at Park has been “the “couldn’t stand to be away.” of her childhood living in Eu- 18 years. people- faculty and students.” A Since then, he has continued to rope, during the very end of “Her course was one of beloved teacher, many students spend his days at Park, often as World War II as well as the four children in Germany. She the most amazing courses I have have responded with sadness a substitute teacher in all three post-war era. She traveled with has three sons, and one adopt- ever taken, and not only did she upon learning that he is truly divisions. His only reason for her father as he worked with the ed daughter. teach it in a fun way, but in an leaving Park. “I’ve always been leaving is that he is moving to U.S. occupation forces. Her first Horowicz has been informal way telling us real life happy with my job”, said Big- Florida. schooling was by a governess. teaching since 1958. She has stories and her experiences. The elow, and that happiness always As Allie Stein ’07 put it, She then went through the Brit- taught kids in Germany, and at work load really prepared me for showed through. A class with “Jack Bigelow has been a won- ish school system. All this time, an assortment of schools in this the upper school,” said 9th grader Bigelow was always insightful derful asset to the Park she was accompanying her fa- country. She has been teaching Sam Althauser, one of her and interesting, and his kind and community. For years he’s ther around Europe while her here at Park for the past 20 former students. caring attitude has guided many shared his knowledge with us. mother and sister stayed in Ken- years and has seen many stu- students through Park’s math It’ll be sad to see him go.” classes. “As both a student and Lower School Faculty and Interns Melpa Warres, 14 years First grade teacher Mali at Park School in 1995, but Two interns will be by Emma Gross ‘11 Shaffer will also be leaving Park only became a Spanish teacher heading off to study at Harvard. three years Kindergarten teacher Melpa continues, “I’d like to do things School after four years. She Kerri Anderson will be attending Warres is leaving Park School that I couldn’t do during the will begin teaching at Chesa- ago. “I’m Harvard Law, and Farrah Mer- after 14 years here. Her first school year, work on my gar- peake Academy next year, a still not sure chant will be enter the School of class is graduating this year. den, read all the books that are school only what I will be Education. “It’s time now, I’d like to do just sitting around.” 10 minutes doing next other things, not to be working “I’ll miss the children; from her year,” said full time,” says Warres. “I might with children you get immediate home. Watson. “I satisfaction in what you’re do- Jane am looking ing. You don’t need the principal Boarman will for another to tell you that you’re doing a be leaving adventure!” good job. When they know that Park as well. Boarman started Spanish teacher, Sara you’re someone that they can in 2000 as an intern for former Guzman will be leaving this year as well. Guzman started teach- photos by Rob Meloni trust, the relationship becomes fifth grade teacher Beth Casey. Anderson and Merchant mutual. Those are the things I Boarman is moving to Wilming- ing Spanish at Park School in the will really miss.” ton, Delaware with her family fall of 2000. Says kindergartener because of She is moving Admissions Anna Rose Leder about Warres, her hus- to Mexico “She’s really nice and she’s gen- band’s job. with her fam- After three years as erous. She gives us presents and Park was ily, including Associate Director of Admission substitute here or…help my hus- I’ll just miss that she’s not go- Boarman’s Upper School handling Upper School, Joe band in his office.” Warres ing to be here next year.” first school Spanish Cheeseman will teaching teacher Hector. In Mexico, be returning to position. Guzman will be teaching at a bi- San Francisco Middle School Faculty Lower School Spanish lingual school called The and to the Town American School Foundation. School for Toy Jackson, Language closer to his grandchildren. He teacher Regina Watson started Boys. He will Arts/Social Studies, and John may also continue teaching be an adminis- Schmidt, sci- there. Upper School Faculty trator responsible for the athletic ence are both Schmidt has been After teaching Upper the math department and its con- department, secondary school leaving Mid- teaching four different classes of School Math, and taking spec- stant desire placement and participate in an dleSchool seventh grade physical science. tacular photographs for to improve administrative mentoring pro- after two His favorite Postscript for four years, Oliv- what we do gram. years teaching aspect of er Reid will return to working in and seek Cheeseman notes that at Park. teaching “… business, which he says is one new ways of he has been “very grateful for Jackson will is when stu- of his greatest strengths. He looking at the opportunity to have had ad- be teaching English at St. Gab- dents give loves to teach math at Park, and mathemat- mission experience and have riel’s College, a private K- 12 really mature says that one of his favorite ics.” always felt a great sense of pride school in Bangkok, Thailand. answers, bet- things about Park is the “colle- Reid was also active in representing Upper School fac- Schmidt’s plans include a move ter answers sometimes than giality of the faculty, specifically advancing technology at Park. ulty and Park School.” to Laurinburg, NC order to be most adults would give.” May 28, 2004POSTSCRIPTEDITORIALS Page 4 Under New Management From drugs to outrageous e-mails, this school year has been soiled with a variety of controversial issues. To start our tenure off as the new editors-in-chief, the main topic of discussion in this issue is next year’s soda ban. Many people came to us with arti- cles on this topic, using Postscript as a way to express their ideas, which ranged from satire to true outrage, to the community. These people weren’t the usual Dan Boscov-Ellens and Ben Rowlands, and we were excited to see new faces and writing. We hope more of you will bring your opinions to the public as we continue our year at Postscript. According to a survey filled out by the student body a few months ago, not everyone felt that Postscript was open for them to participate in, or that the opinions in it were representative of them. That’s something that we, as a new editorial staff, hope to change, and this recent outpouring of opinion and enthusiasm is reassuring. Is it open to participate in?

Why juniors should not park in the upper lot Letter to the Editors:

Arbor Day: Success for Most

Yes, Arbor Day was, in students who put legitimate ef- for a very respectable amount of fact, a success. Eighty-six trees fort into this. I mean, you don’t time. You may congratulate were planted in the meadow, in- need oxygen or equity or a yourselves. You proved to be vasive species were removed, pleasing aesthetic experience. conscientious (or at least obedi- many parts of the school were Well, okay, you do, you just ent) inhabitants of the earth and cleaned, and fence posts were don’t want to have to lift a fin- the school. The Ecology Club planted. I tell you this in case ger for it. That’s for other thanks you, the biosphere you left at, oh, 12:00 on people. Mexicans and stuff, you thanks you. You are a decent, Wednesday. But I understand. I know. No, really, it’s okay. I un- intelligent human being. mean, it’s not like this affects derstand. Another serious issue of discussion in the Upper School you, does it? You don’t have a For everyone else: good --Emmanuelle Noar ‘06 was an anonymous hate e-mail received by a member of the Park responsibility to the school or job! Everyone worked very faculty. In class meetings and other discussions about the e-mail, the environment or all the other hard, with very little complaint, which was ridden with as much bad grammar as profanity, stu- dents and faculty discussed the significance of such anger in the Park community. The e-mail was not only a personal attack on Anti-semitism from the bleachers the teacher, but an inhumane and cowardly action. It is despicable that in a place like Park, hate like this can develop and that a stu- John Carroll fans shout obscenities, anti-semitic epithets at Park dent is able to abuse the open student-faculty relations we are lucky by Alex Harding ‘04 enough to have. We at Postscript condemn such complete disre- gard for another human being, and hope that the author of the e-mail I went to see the Park- they heard the John Carroll fan again acts with honor. It is not will come clean and face the consequences of his or her actions. John Carroll lacrosse game at scream an anti-Semitic slur our responsibility to adapt to our Towson University on May 21 without the slightest hint of opponents’ anti-Semitism. We expecting to watch my team en- shame or inhibition, but I do should not have to listen to op- dure a painful loss. And I did. know that we should not toler- posing fans scream “F*** the But less than 30 seconds after ate such comments at our Jews.” Postscript play had started, I had already games. When a Park player made an in- Brooklandville, MD 21022 stopped caring about the result Several friends of mine appropriate gesture during a May 28, 2004 of the game. have told me that, while it was basketball game this year, we CSPA Gold Medalist, 2001-2002, As the players were a terrible thing for the John Car- acted immediately and strongly All-Columbian Awards in Coverage, Writing and Editorials, and taking the field, several students roll fan to have said, I should to demonstrate that such actions Graphic Presentation from John Carroll in the rows not have been so shocked. Ap- are unacceptable. I demand that Editors-in-Chief parently, anti-Semitic and racist John Carroll now do the same. Vera Eidelman, Laura Gordon, Peter Schamp behind me started screaming. At first their comments were only comments are commonly hurled We should not have to sit back News Editors Commentary Editors mildly offensive, and I could dis- at our players from the oppos- and accept verbal abuse just so Allison Gross, Ben Hyman Eric Gottlieb, Sarah Raifman miss them as mere pre-game ing fans. But I don’t think that that we can watch our team banter. They said things like being surprised by what I heard play lacrosse. Reviews Editors Sports Editors “F*** Park,” and “Kill ’em!” is a sign of naïveté on my part, The responsibility lies Yohance Allete, Charlie Hankin Brad Mendelson, Sara Welinsky Suddenly, however, a John Car- rather a sign of a pervasive, with John Carroll to prevent Staff: Ben Gamse, Wes Jamison, roll fan immediately behind me widespread prejudice among the anything like the incident last Faculty Advisor Jen Webber, Ezra Rosenberg, bellowed –directly into my left schools we play in sports. Friday from happening again. Dan Wasserman Susan G. Weintraub ear— “F*** the Jews!” I stood Park was the first pri- Until significant action is taken on the part of the administration Photography Editors up, turned around, and kindly vate school to integrate in the Baltimore area, and soon after at John Carroll, Park should Cartoonists David Al-Ibrahim, Jill Papel (OK, not so kindly) told him to Abel Fillion, Willie Miller, integration began at Park a black withdraw from any competitions Staff: Rachel Kutler, Michael Levy, shut up. Even though I am a Ben Ryugo with the school. By continuing Andi Lichtenfeld, Lauren Schleider, non-Jew, I was perhaps more girl joined the basketball team. Shanae Shephard, Allie Stein, Ben furious than I have ever been in When another school’s coach to play against them, we would Weinstein, Leah Wissow my life. What shocked me most deliberately hurled a ball at her, essentially be condoning the about the whole incident was the rest of the team walked out comments that fan made. In- Contributors that none of the other John Car- and forfeited the game. This stead of doing that, we must take Jon Acheson, Maya Basik, Nicole Cameron, Noah Carver, Sarah Dunn, roll fans seemed the least bit was the act of a unified team decisive action to show that such Kate Ewald, Cassidy Fein, Emma Gross, Rachel Katz, Zack Leacock, surprised or embarrassed by who chose to do what was hon- comments are absolutely unac- Calvin Lee, Nicko Libowitz, Andy Lillywhite, Lucy Silver, Everett Rosen- what their friend had just said. orable instead of what was ceptable and intolerable. That’s feld, Ben Warren, J.J. Wilner, Carrie Young It is difficult for me to easier. They did not conform to the only way that the situation the discrimination of their oppo- will ever change. We welcome letters to the editors: [email protected] imagine what my Jewish nents. It is time that Park once www.parkschool.net/upperschool/postscript friends must have felt when Page 5 POSTSCRIPTCOMMENTARY May 28, 2004 The Politics of Soda Soda machines and war in the Middle East Banning Democracy by Jon Acheson, History Department Chair by Andy Lillywhite ‘07 In her recent research the production of these fatten- the bottling and processing A number of parents make our own decisions about paper presentation junior Sara ing additives to our foods is plant, the farm, and eventually are determined to make Park’s what to drink, and, from my Welinsky ‘05 drew attention to enormously expensive in terms the oil fields of the planet. Inci- cafeteria a healthier place. They experience, most people make the rise of American obesity. of oil consumption. To make dentally, one success story want to replace the candy- the right choice. Besides, ac- One principal malefactor in the those gallons of corn syrup for coming out of Iraq, amidst all stocked vending machines with cording to its philosophy, Park rise of fat in children and adults, the world’s processed foods re- the gloom and horror, is that refrigerated machines full of yo- should be preparing us to live in according to Sara’s research, is quires large scale production sales of Coke are so far up now gurt, sandwiches, and a variety a democratic society, a society the widespread and dramatic in- involving petroleum based fertil- of fruits. This is a fine idea; in which we are free to drink crease in corn syrup izers, herbicides, and pesticides. healthy food should be served soda. Park should reflect that consumption. Ubiquitous is the Add to this the use of oil in farm in the cafeteria. freedom by giving us a choice SAT word that describes the machinery and in the transpor- Unfortunately, the par- of beverages. It shouldn’t shel- sweet-stuff’s presence in our tation of not-so local packaged ents’ plans extend far beyond ter us from the junk food the lives. Corn syrup is in nearly ev- foods to your local shop via this noble goal. Recently, they world has to offer. erything that’s processed, from trucking, and you have the sin- have convinced the administra- In addition to the injus- those doughnut holes at break- gle largest use of petrochemicals tion to ban soft drink sales as tice of revoking our choice to fast to your Doritos at lunch and in the economic equation. well. They find it offensive that drink soda, we should fear that especially in that afternoon soda. Energy can be trans- the school is profiting from un- this decision will set a precedent A recent article in formed, our science teachers tell healthy drinks. So, why not for future restrictions. One of Harper’s magazine, “The Oil We us, but it can’t be wiped out or simply reduce the prices so that the leaders of this health-crazed Eat” by Richard Manning, (2/ created. What’s happened in the they merely break even? Then, movement said that some parents 2004) explains how American acceleration of globalization of the school would be more vir- in the group want to get rid of agri-business is run by multi-bil- agriculture and transportation tuous and the prices more all chips in the cafeteria. What’s lion dollars corporations (not systems is that oil energy – a reasonable. next? Serving us barley and wa- small town farmers with thumbs primary product of the Middle At a recent Senate ter for lunch? up under their bibs) whose pri- East – has been transferred into meeting where this issue was This ban is taking it too mary product is corn. But the sweetener for that soda we pour discussed, one person in the far. It’s great that the parents giant’s share of the corn down our throat. Iowa’s farm- room was drinking Mountain want to give us different choic- produced is not for roadside land alone transforms energy Dew and another a fountain es for our lunches, but Park consumption en route to the inputs roughly equivalent to soda. As for the rest, water was should give us new options beach house. The demand for 4,000 Nagasaki bombs per year, photo by D. Al-Ibrahim ‘05 the drink of choice. Obviously, without eliminating the existing corn and soy is largely for two according to the Agriculture De- that two new plants have Park students do not drink soda ones. After all, isn’t Park all other food chains: to feed cattle partment (though they don’t opened along the Tigris and Eu- as a matter of habit. We can about choice? and other livestock, and to use quite word it that way). phrates. as corn syrup in processed If you follow the ener- food. And this set of links in the gy flow backwards from the food chain has grown phenom- fat stored around our torsos, it enally in the last 30 years. leads, in many cases, to the soda Soda Ban: Pro and Con in one voice Manning reveals how machine, the trucking company, by J.J. Wilner ‘05 CON: When I found the opportunity for everyone else some ass (by buying the cola). out that no soda would be sold to enjoy a little harmless soda at Then I had a spiritual Why am I so Fat? in the Park cafeteria next year I lunch is limiting our freedom as experience…so I had started was nothing short of violently Park students. Pretty soon we drinking another Coke by Carrie Young ‘07 outraged. Well, first I was won’t be allowed to vote for stu- product…water! Now, I do not I’m walking through Here at Park, salads have only skeptical, then, after I talked to dent council, then when will it wake up and crave for the sexy the line in the cafeteria. I don’t a few vegetables on the top, and one of the guys that works in end? I’ll tell you when it will brown liquid. Now I feel so know what to eat. There are the body of the salad is built pri- the cafeteria, I was violently end: when we decide not to take much more healthy and alive brownies, chicken, fries, ice marily of lettuce that has almost outraged. The only logical ex- any more crap, that’s when. I and free.” I think what Matt cream, pretzels, and chips. But, no taste unless you load up on planation would be that parents propose that the government was trying to get at (which um… I might need something a dressing, which is ultimately not are upset with the unhealthy eat- sell soda during X and maybe would have been more clearly little healthier. Summer’s com- good for you. Salads here don’t ing habits of their children. I even G blocks next year as a explained, had he not suffered ing up and I am actually the size just lack variety, but they are thoroughly enjoy soda and my fundraiser. But as more than a serious irreversible brain dam- of a hippo. So, I’m thinking no expensive as well. Last year, at heart would break if I couldn’t fundraiser, as a way of saying, age from soda), was that once to brownies, chicken, fries, ice RPCS, every salad I got for have it at school. Well, I for “we have the right to drink soda he stopped drinking soda, he felt cream, pretzels, or one am not prepared to let my and you can’t take away our much better about himself. I chips; maybe a light poor heart break because some rights!” didn’t ask him this, but I bet salad instead. So I parents blame the school cafe- PRO: Examine your he’d say that he wished the start my quest for a teria, which provides one meal typical Coca-Cola bottle. Above school had stopped selling soda salad. Finally I find a day to students, because their the nutritional information, the years ago. One time my broth- it, hiding on a high kid looks like a Macy’s Day Pa- label proclaims, and I quote, er in-law told me that if you shelf in the corner. rade balloon. One, or even two “very low sodium.” This is leave a human tooth in a glass But there are sodas a day is not going to true; however, only when com- of coke overnight, it will have cucumbers. I hate make you fat. One or two so- pared to a bucket of sodium. dissolved by morning. And he cucumbers. And das, plus a bowl of popcorn The 20 oz. bottle contains 67.5 would know, he’s a chef. Soda you know once chicken, plus a cup of fries, plus carbs. Now I don’t know any- is the leading cause of obesity they’re on there, two cookies, minus exercise is thing about carbs, but that (badonkadonkitis) in the US. sounds like a lot. According to my research, the there will The salad bar at RPCS: healthy food for less. going to make you fat. Why always be that lin- don’t they tell their kid to stop When asked to com- average Park student drinks be- gering cucumber taste; it’s like lunch was under a dollar. Sal- eating and drinking so much un- ment on his former soda habit, tween 0 and 3 sodas daily. taking a spider out of your sal- ads at Park can be over four healthy food if that’s what Park School jazz musician and That’s like a million every year. ad and eating it anyway. If only dollars. A salad bar at Park could they’re concerned about? If recovered cola drinker Matt This is an addiction. Sodaho- there were a salad bar where I also be a good solution to many kids are fat, it’s not the school’s Morgan rambled on and on lism is an epidemic that is could make my own salad. of the nutrition issues that par- fault. about seemingly nothing: “So spreading like mayonnaise on I reminisce back to my ents have with the cafeteria. Clinical research like I had this problem yo…k? the turkey club of our health. Middle School days at RPCS After all, it’s common knowl- shows that healthy eating hab- I used to drink massive amounts And if you’re anything like me, where there was a lovely salad edge that salads are healthier its start before the age of five. of super sexy Cola of the Coca. you want to put a stop to the bar. It had everything from fruit than chicken strips. Trust me, I saw it on a Gerber Every morning I’d get up, go to school’s coke problem because salad, to peppers, to tuna fish. commercial. But taking away the vendingo machino, and kick you hate mayonnaise too. May 28, 2004POSTSCRIPTCOMMENTARY Page 6 Point and Counterpoint: Student Government Noah Carver ‘05 and Nicko Libowitz ‘05 Park School was School was founded with the began to think. Suddenly stu- we’d expect two articles: One trained and opinionated people founded on the principle that idea that students find joy in dents had opinions about on the joys of smoking pot, and will argue about the merits and students are not learning simply learning. Obviously this method anything and everything, from the other countering with why flaws of whatever the current because we are forced to, day of teaching has repercussions: the color of the drinking water smoking pot is bad. We at Point issue is; it should more than in and day out with a proverbial instead of becoming the empty to the shoddy living conditions and Counterpoint see the value cover your monthly dose of sword over our necks, living husks of human beings that the in Iraq. Surely in a school with of this type of arguing. There- opinion. So join us for this first from test to test. No, Park other schools churned out, we such a different student base fore, each month, two highly edition of Point, Counterpoint. Point: Student Council is Useless, I Tell You! Counterpoint: No, It’s Not by Noah Carver ‘05 by Nicko Libowitz ‘05 In mid-April, once the We must of course be- One of the officers in are certainly important; how ever have no duties besides listing seniors are sent off, the student gin by examining the debacle of our fresh new Student Council would we survive without them? their accomplishments on High body is gripped by a topic of de- last year’s shoddy excuse for a admits that the position is noth- And, we apparently need a third School transcripts. Everything batable importance: elections. student government. Joke ing more than an empty platitude official to “take notes of the Sen- they discuss eventually comes speeches won the round there. to the rest of the school to dis- Clearly everyone enjoys the hi- cuss in equal detail. The larious antics of Carrot Top, but Community Board proposal was no one would want him making a fitting example of this. But the important decisions that could government does in fact serve a affect our lives. So this year, valuable purpose. through some masterful scheme These large matters do to make us take the elections come to our attention, but a more seriously, the actual voting myriad of less noteworthy tasks process was pushed back to come to them. Two years ago two days after the speeches. there was a wing-a-thon, last Regrettably, like most seeming- year a crab-a-thon. These activ- ly clever schemes, it failed. The ities didn’t jump fully clothed presidential and vice-presidential out of Zeus’s head like Pallas candidates preached nothing but Athena. The organization of crowd pleasers. More dances! these and other events is entire- Don’t we hear this crap every ly due to the hard work of the year and still we have what, Student Government. maybe two dances a year, with The matters that come a prom thrown in for juniors and to our attention, like the Com- seniors? Are you chumps still munity Board, are the tip of the buying this? iceberg. For every matter that So why do joke candi- comes to the student body, there dates carry the day? Quite are many more issues that are carefully scrutinized only by the simply, because the government photo by Andi Lichtenfeld ‘06 New student government members McCloskey, Mendelson, Gidwitz and Raifman got right to work. performs no valuable function. government. The Secretary Its members serve as nothing to put on a transcript. It seems ate meetings and post them in a faithfully writes them up for the Candidates submit statements more than middlemen, regurgi- clear that the government does common space.” Wow, that school, but does anyone actual- for the positions of President, tating the wishes of Mr. McGill. nothing. McGill tells its mem- must surely take up a huge ly read the minutes? Meanwhile Vice-President, Secretary, and What better example is there bers what he wants us to hear, amount of time seeing as how the Treasurer carefully manag- Treasurer. The candidates give than the Community Board de- but he could just as easily come nothing happens in Senate meet- es our monetary accounts, and their speeches, and we get bacle? The government officers, directly to us. Not even the Con- ings anyway. The treasurer gets the President speaks for all of us passed slips of paper to circle who theoretically represented stitution ascribes them a to take the money, which con- to the Board of Trustees. our choices. These elections are us, overwhelmingly supported noticeable role. The Vice-Presi- sists of nothing more than In short, the Student the rising freshmen’s first act as the proposal that McGill dent’s duties consist of conveying financial requests to Government does the dirty members of the high school, crammed down their throats. “[executing] the responsibilities the student government. He is work, the things the general stu- but some may take it less than What a surprise. The student of the President if the President nothing more than a superflu- dent body wouldn’t be bothered seriously. body came out with its usual in- is unable to.” And the Presi- ous middleman. Why then do to do. So why not give them a This is a sad reality, but decision, culminating in a 50-50 dent’s duty is to report to the these offices exist? reward for their largely unsung not an unexpected one. At first, vote. Board of Trustees. Now those service in a note on college it does appear that the officers bound transcripts? President’s Column Student Council Runs Full Steam Ahead by Sarah Raifman ‘05 It always seems as if Upper School. The date had al- Since I was elected, some new ideas for both this they are simply attacking an ex- the student senate is an elusive ready been set for Wednesday everyone has asked me what I year and next year. A Bookswap tremely unhealthy soda. group that meets behind closed May 19, but the rest was up to am going to change about the committee is now taking Abel’s The council is hoping to doors and accomplishes noth- us. After five bowls of fruit, 20 school, what I am going to fix. idea to the next level by planning have a party during the last week ing. That needs to change. The emails to teachers, 300 stuffed Change and fix aren’t the right a swap for the last week of of school to celebrate the end of fact is everyone and anyone can mailboxes, and 500 conversa- words; they place the focus on school. The committee has spo- the year. If you have any ideas and should go to senate meetings tions, Arbor Day was a success. what is ‘wrong’ with the ken to almost all of the or want to help out, come ask and contribute to discussions. While one group of students school. The truth is I didn’t run department heads, gaining full us. And the fact is that the senate planted 86 trees in the meadow, for president because of what I approval. The committee is now I hope this column will accomplishes more than you others cut vines, picked up dislike about Park, I ran because organizing the final details of the allow for a more open student think. As President of the coun- trash, potted flowers to deliver of what I like about it. Although Swap for next week. senate so that you know what cil, I will dedicate this column to teachers, and designed a mu- it is natural, so many people In addition to the Book- is going on and have many op- to informing you of the current ral to be painted in the stairway seem to emphasize Park’s swap, we are hoping to work portunities to contribute. In issues, failures, and successes leading up to the Upper School weaknesses and undermine its with both the student body and these short two and half weeks, of the new student senate. commons. The mural will most strengths. While it is important the parents committee to estab- the student council has worked The day after the stu- likely be painted during arts im- to establish goals and recognize lish a healthy food plan that will hard to produce Arbor Day and dent council elections, which mersion week next year. what can be improved, it is bring healthier and better tasting has begun planning much more. took place only two and half Contrary to prior anxiety, the equally important to appreciate food to our cafeteria in a way If you have any ideas for stu- weeks ago, we were somewhat widely feared cicadas did not in- the positive aspects that Park al- that both kids and parents will dent senate, please feel free to bombarded with the responsibil- hibit any of the activities, ready has. approve of. After all, the par- talk to me, Brad, Michele, or ity of planning Arbor Day for the outdoor or indoor. The senate does have ents are not attacking students; Zach. Page 7 POSTSCRIPTCOMMENTARY May 28, 2004 Fashion Defines the Cliques by Rachel Katz ‘06

attitudes, but the clothing you At my old school, I wear also depends on wealth; used to be considered the “re- some of us aren’t prosperous bellious type.” I painted my enough to own ten different fingernails black and my hair pairs of Miss Sixty jeans). It’s was fire engine red. Yet my best what separates you from them. They are the ones who don’t “roll with your crowd,” the ones who are different So here’s my question from you. So you to you: why, if you tend to don’t accept them. headed, another group is They are the ones change. I began to wear all shop towards one “style” of black and I even dyed my hair thought to be full of depressed clothing, do you harass people who wear pink rib- emo kids who think about death bons in their hair or black. My own mother consid- who shift towards your polar ered me weird. But my too much. opposite? Aren’t Abercrombie the ones who have I consider everyone pink hair instead. personality is still the same now and Fitch and Hot Topic owned as it was then, and now I even unique. Everyone has his or her by the same monopoly? They are either the own fashion sense, even if it’s “clones” or the wear bright orange Ralph Lau- I was immersed in the ren polos or light blue Lacoste just “I like the black polo in- fashion world at a young age. “freaks.” But if we stead of the red one.” I may like are all giving our shirts. My mother volunteered me to I know the stereotypes. to make my own clothing rath- participate in a fashion show at money to the same er than buying it, but I don’t people (and Hot I know that while some are Macy’s with my best friend at deemed totally dim and thick- detest anyone who’d rather the time, where we both wore Topic is just as spend their money. fluffy, red, velvet dresses, expensive as Aber- which I absolutely hated. After crombie) can’t we just get along? photo by Michael Levy ’06 that, I considered myself learned N. Brown ’06 and E. Bruun ’07 show their own Applying to College: in the fashion field. I showed off Even in the senses of fashion. my expertise at the JCC kinder- hallways, the loca- tions of the groups are polar friend wore Limited Too to the Skills for Life garten by heckling other little by Eric Gottlieb ‘06 girls when they didn’t tuck their opposites: the end of the math extreme. When I came to Park, shirts in, or when they wore science wing or the stoop. I find the first things I noticed were The whim of a college temptation to have a more inten- black with navy blue. Soon, I it ridiculous that people are so the different cliques. I didn’t admissions officer can be one of sive, rigorous schedule in order was reprimanded by my teach- pretentious about their appear- know which crowd I wanted to the most controlling forces in to impress a college admissions er, Mrs. Plotkin, for being ance that they can’t associate be in, or who would accept me our high school experience. In officer. But the end result is disrespectful of others feelings. with anyone who doesn’t slight- for who I was, or if I needed response, we take the classes what matters, and if it helps the Clothing is what makes ly resemble them, or like the to change to be considered that look good on a transcript student get into college, then all a clique (as well as wealth and style of their clothing. “cool” with a certain group. I did rather than the ones that inter- the better. If he puts his full ef- est us. We take SAT prep fort into the course, he will courses ad nauseum to boost come out more educated and Bullied by the Wind our scores. We participate in enlightened. If he does not, his Ben Warren ‘05 more activities than we are in- grades will reflect that and there cap with out speaking a word, nal few weeks of this school terested in so we can brag to will be no added college success the wind had made its return, year. How much of that time do colleges about how much initia- as a result. But whether he and what was I to do about it? you plan on spending outside? tive we have. And our grades takes the course out of pure pas- Nothing. But as I bent over to Most definitely, it will be a lot. become the be all and end all of sion or to get in to Harvard it, up another gust of wind blew, Any psychologist will tell you, our existence. To some extent, doesn’t matter. and my shorts flew up towards the way to deal with bullies is this outside force constricts us Finally, standardized my waist, revealing my delicate not submission, it’s confronta- and takes away our individuali- testing has the potential to be the inner thighs to all the students tion. If blood must be shed, then ty. But, on the other hand, it most miserable part of the col- and faculty entering the school. let it flow. This year, we will not allows us to grow in ways that lege admissions process, while As I struggled to both take it anymore. This year we we otherwise might not. still being very important. Many pick up my cap and shield my will speak out. This year we will Consider, for example, students are drawn into SAT students who join activities to As the weather makes body from the eyes of the by- not be forced to put on a jacket prep courses that promise to pad their transcripts. Some will its awkward and graceless shift standers, I remembered the in the morning, then have to take significantly enhance scores. be members of those activities from winter to summer in the Holocaust. I remembered Anne it off in school, then back on Setting aside the correlation be- and will not benefit. Obviously, spring months, we are faced Frank, and her diary. I remem- again to go home. This year we tween wealth and scores as a their presence, or lack thereof, with a problem we see every bered Ellie Wiesel and his will not have to put rocks on the result of the courses, test-taking is nothing more than a waste of year, but no one ever has the triumphant life story. And I re- corners of our picnic blankets. is another valuable skill and other participants’ time and they guts to do anything about. membered those who did not And this year we will not hold whether we learn it for the SATs should rightfully be criticized. or the MCATs, we should not be But, if they become genuinely criticized for it. Who...can say that they have never been violated by the wind’s bel- involved and interested in the At an idealistic school activity, they and their peers will like Park, we feel uncomfortable ligerant disregard for loose clothing? benefit greatly. The initial motive admitting that so many of our quickly becomes irrelevant. decisions are made with regard This is not to justify A few days ago, as I speak out, until there was no books on both ends to make sure to college rather than the pure students creating sham activities walked from the parking lot to one left to speak out for them. that the pages don’t flap when value of education. However, or joining other ones without the the front entrance of the school, Who reading this article, can say we’re reading outside, rather we legitimate efforts to expand one’s intention of actually participat- I suddenly became over- that they have never had their will hold them with one hand, by resumé can be very valuable and ing. For example, at Friends whelmed by a gust of that cap blown off by a gust of the binding at the bottom. should not be criticized. The School last year, several seniors menacing invisible force, the wind? Who reading this article I have taken the first driving force of college in a high formed a Business Club, which wind. This gust of wind was so can say that they have never step, now it is up to you, the school student’s life is a fact promised to include meetings, dramatic that my cap flew off been violated by the wind’s bel- students and faculty, to put an that should be taken in stride, if discussions, and other activities. the top of my head, and carried ligerent disregard for loose end to the chaos and destruc- not appreciated. And if nothing By June, however, the club had by the wind, it flew over three clothing? Well I for one will not tion. Bob Dylan said the answer more, trying to get into the best only completed one activity. yards from where I was stand- live in fear any longer. is blowin’ in the wind, but with possible college shows a contin- With regard to acceler- ing. This of course upset me, I ask all of you reading so much blowin’, can anyone ued commitment to education. ated and AP courses, there is a but I walked over to pick up my this article to consider your fi- really hear it? May 28, 2004POSTSCRIPTREVIEWS Page 8 Director’s Set collection displays genius of MTV directors by Charlie Hankin ‘05 If you’ve watched an dancers, which keep things in- the Spotless Mind,” seems to repetition and mutations. But Jonze’s and Gondry’s hour of MTV in the past ten teresting. There are also many have kept a youthful imagination perhaps more stimulating than videos are generally lighthearted. years, odds are you’ve seen at lesser known videos and some and appreciation for all the pos- his portfolio of videos from the Chris Cunningham’s videos least one of the videos in the short films, including the docu- sibilities of film. He has directed past 16 years is the provide a stark contrast. Atmo- new three-DVD set from the mentary “Torrance Rises,” videos for The White Stripes, documentary, “I’ve Been 12 spheric and creepy, his videos Directors Label. The set con- about the dance group from the Chemical Brothers, Björk, Foo Forever.” Gondry’s is the only give you the feeling that you sists of The Work of Director VMA-winning video for Fatboy Fighters, as well as many DVD to contain extensive could be punished for watching Spike Jonze, The Work of Direc- Slim’s “Praise You.” All the vid- others, and his videos contain a interviews with the director, and them. Cunningham has only tor Michel Gondry, and The been making videos for seven Work of Director Chris Cun- years, so his body of work is ningham. These are arguably much smaller than Jonze’s and the three most influential and Gondry’s. His is the only one- important directors currently sided disc in the set. Though by working in the idiom of the mu- no stretch of the imagination sic video. can it be called uninspired, the Spike Jonze (“Being work of Chris Cunningham has John Malkovich,” “Adaptation”) an unfortunate feeling of same- has received the most critical ness to it, from Aphex Twin to acclaim out of the three direc- Portishead to (again) Björk. tors, and the majority of the Cunningham never went to film videos on his disc have become school, and sometimes it be- nearly legendary over time. He comes a little too obvious that pasted Weezer into an episode of his directing career was born out “Happy Days” for their song of his previous career as a spe- “Buddy Holly,” forever estab- cial effects artist. This DVD is lishing himself as a leader in his great for Cunningham’s fans, medium. Also included are his but outside of that circle, it is videos for Wax’s “California,” photo courtesy of The Director’s Label merely a self-contained curiosi- featuring a stuntman on fire run- eos on this disc are inventive, few common themes. Gondry his is the only one that really ty, entertaining only for its ning in slow motion (great and all are entertaining, but loves dreams and dream-reali- needs it. The documentary surface appearance. concept, great video), Fatboy Jonze falls short of the standard ties. Again and again, he blurs gives us a glimpse into Gondry’s The three DVD’s are Slim’s “Weapon of Choice,” for genius that Michel Gondry the line between the waking childhood and thought process- available individually or as a set. featuring Christopher Walken sets in his DVD. world and the inner world of the es, attempting to answer the Depending on where you shop, dancing through an empty hotel, I do not use the term mind, as in Foo Fighters’ “Ev- question viewers ask themselves buying all three DVD’s can cost and Björk’s “It’s Oh So Quiet,” genius lightly. Gondry, the erlong” and Chemical Brothers’ while watching his work: How the same as just buying two. featuring several dozen hyperac- French director of “Human Na- “Let Forever Be.” He also ap- does this guy come up with this These discs are essential for the tive Broadway-musical-style ture” and “Eternal Sunshine of pears to be in love with stuff? music video collector. Michael Moore returns Troy: An adaptation nightmare by Jake Lowentheil ‘05 by Peter Schamp ‘05 Unlike many sequels, persuade them to vote other- The more I think about they figured that, since everyone falls short in attitude. He seems Michael Moore’s Dude, Where’s wise. Following these steps on the movie Troy, the more disap- dies at some point, it won’t mat- especially weak surrounded by My Country is not a rehashing how to change those voters who pointed I get. A classic story ter if they change the way it the rest of the cast, made up of of his first book, Stupid White are somehow misled by Bush deserves a classic movie, and happens in the film. The result powerful British actors who Men, but rather a well fortified and his cronies, Moore offers a that is one thing Troy definitely of this befuddled reasoning is a don’t have to fake their accents. and superbly fact-based frontal campaign of broad ideas to is not. As far as I’m concerned, story in which main characters Orlando Bloom is almost comi- attack on President Bush and his overthrow the burgeoning Bush and the people behind Troy ap- cal in his puppy dog depiction cadre. With a light and often hu- regime in the coming election. parently don’t hold the same of Paris, and Brian Cox’s Ag- morous tone, Moore’s book view, there is no screenwriter amemnon comes off as more begins with a tirade on the Bush alive able to write dialogue that of a buffoon than a conniving administration’s “Whoppers”, will even closely resemble that warmonger. The director decid- the series of interwoven lies that of Homer’s, nor any director ed to eliminate any subtlety, led up to the Iraqi war. Each sec- who can recreate the descriptive making it perfectly clear what tion is headed by a Whopper imagery and action of the Iliad. each character’s motives are from a Burger King menu with But those hooligans in Holly- and overplaying Achilles’ defi- an accompanying statement wood sure did try. ance to the max. And Diane from Bush. Moore explores not The Iliad is an epic. Kruger (as Helen), although a only such famous issues as the That’s what it’s known for; beautiful woman, doesn’t strike “weapons of mass destruction” that’s almost what defines it. It me as having the kind of face but also lesser known mistruths tells the story of a month or two that would launch a thousand such as the myth of “yellow in the last year of a ten-year ships. cake” uranium ore. He also goes war. Ten years. In the movie, The only good news is into detail about the way Sadd- I’d say the war lasts about three that, if you’ve already read the am and America traded in the days, subtracting the time it photo courtesy of Warner Bros Productions book, there are still some sur- past, with a series of inventory takes to bury Hektor (12 days) prises left in the film. The battle lists of both biological and me- photo courtesy of Warner Books, Inc. and build the Trojan Horse. In drop like flies, killed by the scenes, although not so epic as chanical goods transferred to He offers each idea seriously addition to the ten years of the wrong people and at entirely the in the book, are fairly well done. Iraq by America or American and provides support. With such war itself, there are ten years of wrong times. Bronze Age warfare was some companies. suggestions as Oprah for presi- gathering the armies of Greece Let’s not forget about brutal stuff- in his “account” of After a solid foundation dent, a coalition of greens and and sailing to Troy. A 20-year those characters. Achilles is one the Iliad Christopher Logue de- of facts, including quotes that democrats, and a list of daily epic is thus reduced to about a of the greatest heroes in the his- scribes the blood as “like a many times show the contrary steps that take under 10 minutes month and a half, totally ruining tory of literature, but in this carwash”- and I suppose the nature of statements differing by to advance the cause, Moore’s one of the core features of the movie he appears sullen, dark, movie pulls that bit off. Still, the time or person, Moore does not political agenda is both attractive story. and almost reserved (except for grandeur and sheer enormity of neglect his duty to offer solu- and lucid, with an underlying And why remake a those times he flips out for no it all is lost in the translation tions. Starting again from the sense self-humility that only classic story if you aren’t going reason), a stark contrast to the from page to film. It’s a shame, basics, he presents ideas on lends more seriousness to his to stick to the plot? I guess the fiery depiction of him in the Ili- really- the Trojan War is now how to talk to so called RINO’s, claims. As a humorous book creators of Troy assumed Hom- ad. Brad Pitt’s portrayal of the spent as a film topic, and on a republican voters who only be- that makes a point, Dude suc- er’s version of the story was famous warrior pulls off the movie that isn’t good at all. Fi- lieve they are conservative, and ceeds. meant for interpretation. Maybe physical aspect of his power, but nal rating: one star. Page 9 POSTSCRIPTREVIEWS May 28, 2004 Usher gets romantic on Confessions A night with Jim Sheridan by Kate Ewald ‘05 by Tahira Taylor ‘05 I know that when I But as soon as Sheridan Grown as an artist, and Ludacris with the upbeat ists of today that he has been think of Baltimore, I definitely began to speak, the audience grown as a vocalist, grown as bouncy rhythm of “Yeah!” He compared to for his vocal talent don’t think of a bustling metrop- completely forgot about a man, Usher has become a sings about indulging in the ma- and his dance moves. After lis- olis jam-packed with artistic Sragow’s overbearing nature whole new person. Usher re- terialistic life and winds up tening to this CD, I can safely opportunity. The first things and simply shared their passion veals this new person in his getting a groupie pregnant. say that Justin Timberlake “ain’t that come to mind are “dirty” for film. Sheridan, an older, latest CD entitled Confessions, Then, his heart, full of guilt and got nothin’” on Usher. and “heroin-filled.” Fortunately somewhat rotund man, has a which hit stores late March. enough, though, I was lucky surprisingly high voice for his Over the course of his five al- enough to experience a true di- size. Full of anecdotes about his bums, Usher has grown from amond in the rough – a live, past, Sheridan is extremely a lover boy to a lover man, ‘Inside the Actors Studio’-es- wise, something that comes embracing harder hitting que session with film guru Jim through in his films and how he sounds and subjects without Sheridan as part of the sixth an- talks about them. When he hurting his soulful sweetness. nual Maryland Film Festival. speaks about life and filmmak- The 25-year-old soul Sheridan’s reputation as an Irish ing, it’s obvious that he sees a crooner has changed since his writer-director-producer pre- purpose and a need to show cer- 2001 multi-platinum album cedes him; known for realistic tain things. He chooses his 8701. Confessions displays a writing and directing, his mov- words carefully, often stopping lyrical truth based on Usher’s ies include My Left Foot (for mid-sentence to revise and clar- recent experiences with love. which Daniel Day-Lewis won ify what he means. He demonstrates a new level an Academy Award), In the Sheridan’s ultimate goal of maturity with his gorgeous Name of the Father, In seems to be conveying reality as smile, sexy voice, and lyrical America, Bloody Sunday, and we experience it. Although endowments. Usher says, numerous others. known for his ability to make the “This is the best I’ve ever Held at the Maryland camera disappear, Sheridan sang before,” while trying to Institute College of Art’s new hates choreographing cameras live up to the standards set by Brown Center and hosted by with complex cranes. Frustrat- R&B legends like Marvin Gaye Baltimore Sun film critic Micha- ed with Sragow’s questions and R. Kelly. He isn’t quite on el Sragow, the conversation about camera work, Sheridan top of the industry yet, and it was interspersed with film clips replied in his thick Irish accent, will take a lot of work to get from Sheridan’s vast repertoire. “put a camera anywhere, so long there, but he is surely on his photo courtesy of Arista Records My only complaint was that, in as it’s the truth.” For Sheridan, way. remorse, forces him to come Production for the al- the two-and-one-half-hour pre- the camera isn’t the eye of God. This CD comes com- clean to his girlfriend in the bum comes from Bobby Avila, sentation, the audience barely It conveys something much, plete with 17 hot new songs chart-topping hit “Burn,” Just Blaze, Jimmy Jam and Ter- heard Sheridan talk. Sragow much more. For him, “cinema ranging from the classic ballads followed by the title track, “Con- ry Lewis, Andre Harris, and of was truly annoying, constantly is about…capturing the invisi- of heartache and break to the fessions.” Recovery is all too course, Jermaine Dupri. With spinning his index finger in cir- ble,” the more complex nuances ever so sensual tunes describing easy for this sexy crooner when Usher, they kick it off with a cles and mouthing, “roll it” to the of emotions and situations. The love making, and of course, the he goes back to the beautiful lif- more mature, “reflecting on the projection booth as soon as emotions that are truly existent song that has been remixed as estyle in the straightforward and things that are” type of ap- Sheridan would develop a point. in life, you just can’t see them. many times as a Whopper. The sexy (sex) song, “That’s What proach, which is what makes It seemed as though the conver- Yet Sheridan has found some tale of the CD is summarized It’s Made For.” this record as sexy as it is. Ush- sation was more about Sragow way to convey these feelings, through three of my favorite The vocals of the songs er sings with power, openness, keeping to his schedule than through his dialogue and the songs. He begins by going to the on Confessions are exemplary, and a voice that could make a about praising Sheridan’s in- incredible performances he ex- club with his cool crew Lil’ Jon far better than many of the art- grown woman cry. credible achievement in film. tracts from his actors. Ghostface Killah’s innovative rhymes break hip-hop trends by Zach Leacock ‘05 Though not the most One thing about like “Holla” there are Luckily for drivers, prominent name in the music in- Ghostface Killah is that many more on The Pretty Ghostface does slow things dustry, Ghostface Killah is a rap he never follows the cur- Tony Album, such as “Be down a bit, as songs like the veteran. After making his en- rent trends and formulas This Way”, “Save Me Musiq Soulchild assisted “Love” trance in 1993 on the Wu-Tang that dominate radio and Dear”, and others. and “Tooken Back” featuring Clan’s now classic Enter the television airwaves. He Of course, a Jackie-O show a more emotional Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Ghost has always been an inno- good album should be side that you wouldn’t expect has made countless memorable vator, one step ahead of versatile, and Ghostface, from someone named Ghostface appearances over the years on the rest of the game. For with help from Missy El- Killah. “Love” has the Killah ex- Wu-Tang and Wu-affiliated instance, highly chopped liott, heats up dance floors pressing his love for everything records, and he has dropped and sped up samples of with “Tush”. On “Tush” from his family to Martin Luth- three critically acclaimed albums classic old school R&B he proclaims that he can er King and Malcolm X, saying (Ironman, Supreme Clientele, songs have been made get you moving “Like the “Love is Essential”, and on and Bulletproof Wallets) along very popular by Kanye Puffy and Jay-Z’s, Dre’s “Tooken Back” he sings “Baby with a greatest hits album (Sha- West, but Kanye himself and J.D.’s” of the rap in- won’t you take me back?” On olin’s Finest). Having such an even admitted to model- dustry, and along with these songs he shows that even impressive rap resume, it is sur- ing his style of beat Missy he does just that. the hardest rock and the most prising that his big records making after Ghostface’s The Pretty Toney Album ghost-faced killer have a softer haven’t translated into big Supreme Clientele. Now also has its fair share of side. record sales. Ghost even that Kanye is popular and hype songs. The RZA pro- The creativity and vari- addresses this on the song many are imitating him, duced “Run” featuring ety of different types of songs “Love”, saying “…love my last Ghostface has moved on Jadakiss makes you want are what make The Pretty Toney album though the joint went and become even more to do just that when you Album so strong. This is the wood.” His lack of platinum creative with his selection hear Ghost scream type of CD that you can listen plaques has been attributed to of musical backdrops. “RUN!” over police to from start to finish without poor record label promotion, but For instance, on “Holla”, sirens. Similarly, while skipping, even if you might not photo courtesy of Def Jam Recordings having moved from Epic the ever-creative Ghost driving around listening to like a song that much. At 18 Records to Def Jam, he should doesn’t chop or speed up the Ghost to exclaim humorous the blaring horns of “Metal Lun- tracks, this is quite an accom- now finally have the backing he sample at all, but raps over a lines, such as “Like an angry gies”, it is hard not to push your plishment, which will hopefully deserves as he releases some of good portion of the actual song cripple man, don’t push me”. sound system and your acceler- translate into a long overdue solo his strongest material to date instead. The soulful breakdowns For those who are fans of soul- ator to levels that warrant big platinum plaque for the old with The Pretty Toney Album. of the song are perfect for ful, old school sounding songs fines. Be careful! school vet. May 28, 2004POSTSCRIPTNEWS/SPORTS Page 10 Success eludes V Tennis Boys JV Lax ends second in conference by Wes Jamison ‘05 by Jen Webber ‘07 Its record may not have the MIAA A conference with After a strong season, three goals during the game. timately, they lost. However, this changed from last year, but the some of the best players in the the Boys JV Lax team lost to its Olav Goelet ’07 was called for was not a playoff game and so, Boys Varsity Tennis team’s atti- state and was often dominated rival John Carroll in the finals. an illegal stick, as the pocket they continued into the champi- tude and poise greatly improved by opponents. The team’s goal Seeded second in the confer- was too deep, and was forced onship. this year. Led by second year to bring home a team match win ence, the Bruins proved they had to sit out at the start of the sec- When Park met John coach Yon Armstrong, the was unsuccessful. At midsea- ond half. Carroll in the B-Conference players’ skill also improved dra- son, they came off a very At the start of championship, the Bruins were matically throughout the season. competitive match against the third quarter, howev- anxious and ready to play hard. Friends, but lost 3-2. er, the team suffered “a However, because John Carroll Their dream of winning defensive breakdown,” is a championship team, there a match never solidified. The says Willie Miller ’07, and was a sense of defeat even be- players’ improvement was several goals were scored fore the game. The Bruins felt showcased during the individu- by Curly going one on one that John Carroll would inevita- al playoffs. In the first round, to the goal. Jesse Harlan bly win, and it showed in the both doubles teams won their ’06 asserted that the game. At the end of the first matches. The number one dou- team’s lack of focus was quarter, the score was 0-7. The bles team, Ben Gamse ’05 and a result of exhaustion, say- captain Jeff Weinstein ’04, won ing, “It’s impossible to its first round playoff match win games when you against Calvert Hall. Second don’t sub.” But they doubles team Tamas Szalay ’06 pulled it together again and and David Schneider ’07 also played an exciting fourth won its first round matches. quarter. When Curly tied photo by Ben Weinstein ’06 photo by Jill Papel ’05 The team is graduating J. Press ’07 dodges tough competition. with Park 5-5 in the T. Szalay ’06 and D. Schneider all three captains, Vitaliy Elbert, second half, the Bruins ’07 team up. Silver, and Weinstein, but has talent and drive by defeating stepped it up and pulled ahead created a positive culture for the most opponents; however, they seven to five. Curly then won Unfortunately, they failed to win upcoming tennis stars. “Coach lost 16-5 in the championship the face off and scored off a a team match in the 2004 sea- Yon has instilled in us the value game. fast break. With 13 seconds on photo by Ben Weinstein ’06 son, but players did win multiple of hard work in practice and When facing Archbish- the clock, Curly ripped a shot, Dan Ryugo ’07 dodges defender. individual matches. “It was a both physical and mental strat- op Curly on May 6, the team missed, but quickly recovered team put forth a lot of effort in disappointing season,” said Jer- egy,” said Weinstein. Look for came out strong, with a lead of the ball, and with two seconds its season and overall it was a emy Silver, “but we improved Michael Levy ’06 and Ben 3-0 at the half. Forward Dia on the clock scored, tying the success, but there was no doubt from last year and had a lot of Gamse ’05 as well as a few im- Clark ’06 had twelve shots on game at 7-7. who the better team was and the fun out on the court.” pressive upcoming freshmen in goal and three goals, while Tom Going into overtime, final score reflected it, 14 – 6, The team competes in the upcoming season. Klassen ’06 had four shots and the Bruins were frustrated. Ul- John Carroll.

Seniors complete six-week projects, finalize college decisions by Cassidy Fein ‘07 Classes ended for seniors in April, but they are still learning. Each spring, seniors may elect to spend six weeks doing an internship of their choosing, anything from aeronautical engineering at the Goddard Space Flight Center, to television news broadcasting at WBAL Channel 11, to learning management of the Improv Comedy Club. Eventhough some of the work sounds more like fun than a job, it’s one of the hardest things students will go through. “A lot of the work students do is really an introduction to the ‘real’ world,” said Upper School Principal Mike McGill. “But no matter what project they take on, it’s obviously going to be harder than any average school day.” Once they have finished their internships, seniors are required to report on their projects to faculty, students and parents, and provide details about their experiences and what they learned. This year’s senior project presentations will take place June 2. In addition, most seniors have made final selections for college next. Those decisions are listed in italics below.

Lena-Kate Ahern: Baltimore Theatre Jenny Cooper: Baltimore City, Office Nikki Hasselbarth: Ragdolls, Cloth- Jack Meyerhoff: The Family Tree Devona Sharpe: Johns Hopkins Bay- Project; Oberlin of the Public Defender; UC Berkeley ing Design; Columbia (Parents’ Anonymous); U.Penn view, Obstetrics/Labor & Delivery; Alexandra Azrael: Classic Catering; Rebecca Derry:Baltimore City, Dept. Allison Heath: Millman Search Jeffrey Moy: Anne Arundel Commu- Oberlin Indiana of Recreation and Parks, Office of Park Group; Roanoke nity College, Japanese tutor/Teaching Jeremy Silver: PW Feats, Event Plan- Rae Bacharach: John Archer School, Conservation and Community Out- Josie Hendler: Mural Project; Tulane Assistant; USC ning; American teacher’s assistant; Bates reach; Oberlin Jamie Hoffberger: Mt. Washington Scott Ness: Federal Public Defenders; James Slatkin: WNST Sports Radio; Caroline Barry: Weber Shandwick Vitaliy Elbert: Moy/Zaft Consulting Pediatric Hospital; Vermont Haverford Indiana Worldwide, advertising; St. John’s Group, Investments; Princeton Spencer Horsman: The Improv Aiyana Newton: Legg Mason; Duke Claire Slesinski: Living Classrooms Elena Baum: Center Stage; St. Mary’s Molly Englund: Run of the Mill The- Comedy Club, Baltimore Nicole Oidick: Union Memorial Foundation; St. Mary’s College of Md College of Md ater/Center Stage, Emerson Tamara Ibrahim: Documentary Film- Sports Medicine; Arcadia Caitlin Stephens: Vineyard Theater, Jessica Berney: Maryland Equine Drew Fidler: Sheppard Pratt, Child making, The Baltimore Arts Scene; Lydia Parrott: Reservoir High School, NYC; Sarah Lawrence Center; Penn State Psychiatry; Skidmore British Columbia art teacher’s assistant; Dickinson Darryl Tarver: Ashburton Elementary, Benjamin Bloom: Baltimore Orioles Marco Fontana: Chesapeake Habitat Milan Jordan: Columbia Flier; Boston Thomas Perkins: Old Bay Marina; teacher’s assistant; Washington U. St. Fan Services, Ticket Sales; Emory for Humanity U. year off Louis Jonathan Bookstein: John Katie Frankel: UMD Trauma Radiol- Richard Kandel: Wine Merchant; In- Thomas Pettit: RBC Dain Rauscher/ Arnau Villabai: Research on Zebra Thurston,Guitar & Instrument Repair; ogy; Skidmore diana Schaeffer Investment Group; Skidmore Fish, Carnegie Institute of Washington Gettysburg Daniel Friedman: Sound Print Re- Caleb Karpay: Senator Sarbanes of- Maximilian Polsky: Four West Bras- DC at JHU/Homewood Daniel Boscov-Ellen: Star Auto; Vas- cording Studios; Ohio fice; Brown serie; USC Maxwell Wagonheim: Digital Media sar Meredith Friedman: Stone Mill Bak- Alexandra Khachatryan: Planned Joshua Richmond: Sisson Street Au- Center, JHU; Albright Andre Brasser : Merritt Athletic Club; ery; Lehigh Parenthood; St. Mary’s College of Md tomotive; Wentworth IT Caryn Washington: Linwood’s Res- Bucknell Andrea Gensler: Hord Coplan Macht, Abigail Kolker: Charles Levine Ca- Matthew Rogers: William Buie, At- taurant, Catering; Guilford Vitaly Briskin: WZBA, Music Radio; Architecture; Washington U. St. Louis terers; U. Penn torney at Law; Rochester Elizabeth Webber: Ceramics/Pottery; DePaul Tess Gilbert: Maryland Athletic Club; Kira Lanier: Digital Video; Dickinson Benjamin Rosen: WNST Sports Ra- Franklin and Marshall Anna Brown: Falls Road Animal Hos- Lewis & Clark Sarah Lerman: National Aquarium; dio; College of Charleston Jonathan Weese: Piano Craft; Chi- pital, St. John’s Evan Goodman: Trahun Burden and Washington U. St. Louis Benjamin Rowland: Wine Making, cago Rebecca Brown: Gertrude’s at the Charles, Advertising; Boston Jayne Levinson: PRS Guitars; Towson Boordy Vineyards; UMCP Jeffrey Weinstein: Freedom Acade- BMA, Chef ; Baltimore Inst. Culinary Edwin Gordon: Baltimore City, Pub- Joseph Levitan: Linder Automotive; Julie Scherr: The Baltimore Ravens; my; U.Penn Arts lic Defenders; undecided Brandeis Brandeis Amy Weintraub: Rutland Beard Flo- Vernon Camphor: Eddie’s of Roland Daniel Gorham: Baltimore Opera Sarvnaz Lotfi: Advocates for Survi- Erica Schleimer: Baltimore City, Of- rists; Rochester Park, Chef; Widener Company; UMCP vors of Torture and Trauma; Oberlin fice of the Public Defender; Elizabeth Zack: Public Justice Center; David Carlton: Centerline Construc- Evan Groth: Ms. Desserts; UMBC Nicole Love: Unruly Productions: Northwestern Macalaster tion Co.; Delaware Alex Harding: The City Paper, writ- Clark Atlanta Jon Schneider: Upper Chesapeake Rachel Zack: Baltimore Sun/Photo- Meaghan Cassidy: Make-A-Wish ing/editing; Yale Tiffany McClaskey: National Aquar- Medical Center, asst. surgical tech; journalism; Bates Foundation; UMBC ium; Cornell Bucknell Page 11 OSTSCRIPTSPORTS May 28, 2004 Boys VarsityP Lax loses to John Carroll in championship by Ezra Rosenberg ‘06 Despite the Boys Varsi- capitalize on. Brett Leonard. After a leveling ty Lacrosse team’s nine win The Bruins hadn’t body check by Schneider to stop streak, it finished the season played for 12 days prior to this a fast break, the Panthers were with a loss at the championship semi-final game due to a first forced to call a timeout. The game against John Carroll. The round bye, which might explain Bruins tore back onto the field scoring three more consecutive goals. At the end of the half, Park left the field to deafening applause with a 7-4 lead. In the second half, the Bruins continued to open up the game by outscoring Pallotti 5-2 in the third quarter with the help of goals by Joe Levitan ’04 and J.J. Baylin ’05. A key moment in se- curing the win came midway through the fourth quarter. Park controlled the clock for over four minutes, and after getting 6 shots, the Bruins went down two men from penalties in tran- sition. The defense held strong, allowing only three shots to break the penalty. Paul Weitz ended the game on a memorable note with an assist from behind the goal photo by Oliver Reid over the goalie’s head to Tarver photo by Oliver Reid David Berman ’05 fights for the ball. B. Earley ’05 and J. Levitan ’04 double team John Carroll opponent. ‘07 for the score. The final semifinal game, however, was the slow start to the game. The score was 13-8, sending Park on Pallotti’s coach Chris MVP. He had a career game, one that the team will always re- number six seeded St. Vincent to the championship. Park’s last Lombardi was impressed by scoring six goals and making member. Pallotti Panthers earned the right appearance there was in 2002 Park’s offensive performance: two assists, leading the Bruins to Halfway through the victory. Weitz commented on first quarter of the semifinal the game saying, “We worked game against St. Vincent Pallo- hard and knew nothing would ti, the Bruins realized they had come easy, but we stuck togeth- to step up their game to keep er and it has paid off.” their championship hopes alive. In the championship Trailing 3-0 after a slow start game against John Carroll at against St. Vincent Pallotti, cap- Towson University on May 21, tains Jon Schneider ’04 and Paul 2004, the Bruins got off to a Weitz ’05 took control of the slow start they could never re- game. cover from, a 6-1 deficit. The “We came out flat; the final score was 12-4. Park goals they scored showed we played a solid game, but John weren’t invincible,” stated Carroll proved too strong for the Schneider. Before the game, Bruins. “This season far exceed- Coach Lucky Mallonee ’62 ed my expectations,” said stressed the importance of stay- Mallonee. This year’s incredible ing focused during the game. nine game win streak was the After winning their first longest of Mallonee’s career, face-off, the Bruins sparked a photo by Oliver Reid and was one of the reasons that comeback, with goals scored by Paul Weitz ’05 takes a block, cradling past John Carroll opponent. made the season “an overall suc- Schneider and Weitz. With 30 cess” considering the adversity seconds remaining in the first to play Park after a 15-14 win against Spalding. “It is hard to stop a team with the Bruins fought through. quarter, Weitz scored his third over the third seed St. Johns at Following the game, such great control of the ball on goal of the game after a penalty Prospect Hall. Coach Mallonee attributed the offense,” he said. He also point- for unnecessary roughness, giv- The Panthers returned win to the team’s perseverance, ed out the performances by ing Park a man up advantage the Park outburst by tying the noting especially their come attack-men Weitz and Schneider. that the team was able to game at 4-4 on a goal by #12 back from the 3-0 deficit. Mallonee named Weitz the game Girls Varsity Softball improves throughout season by Sara Welinsky ‘05

The Varsity Softball its mistakes early on in the sea- son was against Friends, the the girls came into their playoff got a lot better at the end,” said team, drastically different from son, and by the second half, the most competitive team in the game with tremendous determi- Elliot, “and although we started years before, ended its season girls were reaching the success conference this year, and al- nation. As Park entered the last off inexperienced, we grew to- with a record of 5 – 4. With they had worked for. though Park played an amazing inning of the game, the team was gether as a team.” This year’s freshman rookie pitcher Madison As they picked up their game, the Bruins lost with a losing with a score of 6 – 9. The Varsity Softball Team developed Elliott replacing All Star Ally Sit- play in the second half of the score of 10 - 13. The girls were girls made a surprising come- a true bond, and the girls’ sup- ton ’03 on the mound, the team season, the team came out with still “proud of the progress [they back by scoring two runs in the port of one another was pivotal was forced to heighten its level wins against Chapelgate, Beth had] made over the season,” last inning. When Park got its to the improvement of their sea- of play. Park was forced to Tfiloh, and an especially pleas- said Eliott. third strike, there were two peo- son. “There is not [a single] strengthen both its game and its ing win over Roland Park with The team approached ple on base, which could have player to highlight,” says Coach defense. This was a difficult a score of 21 – 6. “This game its playoff game against Arling- won Park the game. Hamilton. “There is just a lot of task at first, as the team lost against RPCS,” said coach ton Baptist on May 4 with The team was proud, young talent, and a lot of play- games to Arlington Baptist, St. Bruce Hamilton, “was the best confidence and enthusiasm. Ear- despite their loss, and satisfied ers that will be leaders in the Timothy’s, and Towson Catho- defensive game in four years.” lier in the season, Park had lost to have had such a great season future.” Watch for this team in lic. Fortunately, the team made The team’s last game of the sea- to Arlington Baptist 4 – 9, but with such improvements. “We upcoming seasons. May 28, 2004 OSTSCRIPTSPORTS Page 12 Girls VarsityP Lacrosse loses in quadruple overtime, 8 - 9 by Brad Mendelson ‘06 The Girls Varsity The squad played as a overtime. it, the Park team jogged back exorable efforts, Park’s team Lacrosse team finished their reg- true team, working the ball The Bruins had lost to onto the field with new determi- gathered together for its last ular season with a record of 6-4 around the field, cutting for Spalding in their two prior meet- nation and came up with the ball cheer. The players supported in the IAAM B conference, and passes, and sending the ball to ings, falling with scores of 16-7 after the draw. With five sec- one another as they mourned for found itself seeded as the third open players as they ran to goal. and 11-5. But each and every onds on the clock, Jen Reis ’06 their loss, yet admired each oth- in the playoffs. The squad Thirteen of the 19 Bruins’ goals player on the team knew that the had the ball and went for goal er’s efforts and excellent play. games drastically misrepresent- but, on the way, was fouled by Park certainly ed them; in the two previous a Spalding player. With two sec- brought the Spalding players’ games, Park had kept Spalding onds left, Jen took her penalty confidence down a notch and on their toes for a majority of shot, sending the ball flying un- gave them a run for their mon- the game, yet seemed to let the der the goalie’s stick, between ey, wearing them out for the game slip away near the end. her feet, and into the net. The weekend’s championship game The girls knew the game would score was 7-7 and time was up. in which they lost to Friends be physically exhausting, but In the first overtime, school. Team captain Jenny they also knew how much it Spalding took the lead, and once Cooper ’04 said of the Spalding would test their mental endur- again, the Bruins would not give game, “It was the best game of ance and stamina. up. Late in the second overtime, lacrosse I’ve ever seen.” On May 7, the team sophomore Sarah Gold traveled to Archbishop Spalding stepped up and tied the ready for what was to come. game at 8-8, sending The game started out strong, the battle into sudden both teams fought hard for the death. Both sides Maggie Sachs ’07 dodges Spalding defense. photo by Lawrence Raifman ball and passed with skill. The played hard, prevent- game was close for the entire 50 ing any goals and opened up the playoffs with a came off of assists from other minutes; after Park scored a forcing a second sud- quarterfinals match against Pal- players. The tremendous win goal, Spalding retaliated, and den death—the game’s lotti. Park completely dominated against Pallotti sent Park into the vice versa. Those who played fourth overtime. Both and won the game with a high semi-finals to play second-seed- on the field gave their all, and teams continued to score of 19-2. The game fea- ed Archbishop Spalding. With those on the bench stood on the fight, but after a few tured 10 different goal scorers full potential to beat a team that edge of the field, cheering for minutes Spalding re- for the Bruins, seven of which has been in the championship for their team mates. In the last few ceived the ball and put had a multi-goal game. Although the past few years, Park pre- minutes of the game, Spalding it in the goal, ending Park had easily beaten Pallotti pared rigorously both physically scored and was up by one goal. the never-ending semi- earlier in the season, the team and mentally for a game that Robin Cardin Lowe, Park’s head final game. Overcome photo by Lawrence Raifman did not take the tournament would last for almost two coach, called a time out with 30 with exhaustion and Sarah Raifman ’05 heads to goal. game for granted. hours, continuing into quadruple seconds left in the game. After heartbreak but proud of their in- Boys Varsity Baseball finishes third in competitive season by Dan Wasserman ‘06 The Boys’ Varsity Base- Co-Captain Jon Gill ’06 stein ’04 threw a complete Severn. Bookstein was on fire, other match up with second- ball team achieved several of its believes that the coaches have game five-hitter against AACS, once again, throwing a two-hit- ranked Pallotti. The Panthers key goals this season. The team “definitely been a large factor by while allowing just two earned ter with eight strikeouts. He went scoreless through the first was 12-3 and was one of the helping keep the team organized runs. Bookstein doubled and helped himself out, hitting two- three innings of the game before contenders in the MIAA B-Con- and working to improve us.” scored on an infield-single by extra base hits including three scoring five runs in the fourth ference. Coach Scott Lowe Gill added, “it all starts with the Ezra Rosenberg ’06. Rosenberg runs and an RBI. Dave Carlton and seven runs in the fifth. The notes his team “rises to the oc- little things; those are what mat- promptly scored on a two-run ’04 drove Bookstein home in the game ended in five innings. Park casion” each week. A game plan ter most.” The fourth inning and add- lost 12-1. of throwing strikes, good de- defense has prov- ed another RBI in the The double elimination fense, and clutch hitting has en itself on the fifth. Brad Rifkin ’05 bracket kept the team alive. allowed the team to compete in field: committing was three for five with They beat Friends for the sec- every game. This strategy, along 19 errors through a key leadoff double ond time this season in their next with a lack of key injuries, has the first 13 games, starting a four-run game, 7-4. The next elimination worked to near perfection as while their oppo- fifth inning. The Bru- game matched Park against Park finished the season in third nents have ins added two more Chapelgate, who the Bruins al- place. committed 39 er- runs in the seventh, ready beat twice this season. The coaching staff, rors during the giving them a 10-0 vic- Park took the lead 2-1 with a Lowe and assistant Foye Mint- same span. tory. solo-home run by Bookstein. on, stresses the basics. The After After a forfeit The Yellowjackets scored four team builds off of repetition: run- winning its first victory over the St. runs in the next inning. Chapel- ning many drills during every two games, the photo by Jill Papel ’05 Frances Academy, the gate won the game 7-2, which Jon Bookstein ‘04 exhibits perform pitching form. practice. Lowe considers the team struggled in team battled for second knocked the Bruins out of the fundamentals of the game, espe- its next three, falling to 3-2 on homerun by Ben Hyman ’06, against Pallotti. Park started playoffs. cially “throwing and catching the season, including a 2-0 de- and gave Park a 6-3 victory. strong, jumping out to a 4-0 There have been many the ball,” key elements to a win- feat vs. Mount Carmel. The Park completed a five- lead. Pallotti scored in the third, other contributions to the team: ning ball club, this attitude has following game, the team game winning streak before a Gill allowed only one hit, but an As of May 12, Stefano Calvello rubbed off on the players. bounced back when Jon Book- confrontation with top-ranked error and a wild pitch kept the ’05 has led off with an outstand- inning alive for the Panthers. ing .646 on-base percentage, Park added two runs in the which has allowed Rifkin, Gill, Non-Profit Organization The Park School third. Matt Rogers ’04 scored and Hyman to knock in many Bookstein on a double. Rogers runs. Bookstein has thrown 30.1 U.S. Postage later scored on a throwing er- innings with 2.77 ERA and 33 Brooklandville, MD. 21022 ror. Pallotti scored three in the strikeouts. The team achieved its Permit No. 2 fourth and never relinquished the primary goal by making the lead. Park lost the game, 13 to playoffs. The season on a whole 6. was very successful by finish- Following a 13-5 victo- ing third in the conference. ry against Lutheran, the team Laying the foundation for anoth- finished in third place in the B er successful season, the Bruins Conference. The Bruins opened have taken a large step towards the playoffs with a 7-6 victory achieving a championship in the against Chapelgate, before an- near future.