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Eagle’s Eye Feb. /March2013 Edition 3 New Teacher Mrs. Erica Alves Index By: Allie Gamache Page 2 AHS recently wel- son and Wales University *The Eagles Eye comed Mrs. Erica Alves, to earn her education degree *Attleboro Basketball who works as an imbedded so she could teach. special education teacher in In high school, her the School Within a School friends would tell her that and as the lead teacher in she had a “motherly instinct” Page 3 the learning intervention and she had a full time nan- *Attleboro Comes center. ny job. In college, she broke Together Before coming here, away from babysitting and Alves worked at Central became an announcer for Page 4 Falls High School in the sporting events and had her special education depart- own radio show. When she *American Sign ment for six years, then graduated from Johnson and Language transferred to South Provi- Wales, she decided to be- *College Planning for dence High School for two come a teacher because both Seniors years until it shut down. She of her parents are teachers has always worked with be- and she loves working with Page 5 havioral students but took students. Mrs. Erica Alves three years off to work with “If I didn’t become Photo by: Erica Alves *Welcome Christine elementary students. a teacher, I would love to Moniz something she enjoys. She “I wish I had time to She posted her re- go back into radio or may- likes that students feel com- teach night school, but I plan *Freshman Lunch sume on School Spring and be even do things such as a fortable talking with her and on doing it next year. I also was contacted by Attleboro voice over for cartoons and can come to her when they hope to go back to teaching Page 6 Public Schools and another movies,” said Alves, the need help. fi fth grade in the Attleboro *The Variety Show school in Providence. She new Student Council Advi- Her least favorite Public School system, but I turned down the Providence sor. part of teaching is dealing plan on staying in Attleboro position because they need- She is certifi ed to Page 7 with “whiney” students. She for a long time,” said Al- ed a physics teacher; her teach grades K-12, but she tries to help them as much ves. *J. Geils Band strong points are English currently teaches grades as she can, helping them Alves is married and history. 9-12. “I love teaching high work through problems, but and has two children, Ava Page 8 “Attleboro High schoolers, but if I could fi nds it aggravating when (6) and Jackson (3). While *Dangers of Beauty School is so refreshing from teach any grade it would be students whine. she’s teaching, she also the other schools I taught at. fi fth grade because that’s the *Society Kills Her favorite part of coaches softball for Shay Everyone here was so nice age where they are not too the AHS community is that High School in Pawtucket and welcoming and all the bratty and where they are Attleboro offers a lot of ac- and her daughter’s pop-war- Page 9 teachers here know their not too young to be depen- tivities for students to be- ner cheerleading team. *Too Close for craft,” said Alves. dant only on the teacher,” come involved around the She can be found in Comfort She graduated from she said. school. room 215A, and her plan- *Advertising UMass Lowell with a Com- Her most pleasing part Future plans include ning is D block, but students munications Philosophy de- about teaching is seeing a teaching night school at At- can come in anytime and gree, then attended school student’s growth throughout Page 10 tleboro for English, but she say hi. in Spain at Coplutense earn- high school. Seeing students didn’t have the time to do it *Heifer International ing her bachelors degree in she taught when they were this year. She also used to *SBC Week Spanish. Returning to the younger now becoming tutor English and history at states she attended John- seniors and graduating is her previous school. Page 11 *MTV Gone too Far? AHS Welcomes Mrs. Molly Foley By: Jordan Larson In Sept. 2012, AHS PhD in education. welcomed Mrs. Molly Fo- Before becoming a Page 12 ley as a new U.S. History teacher, she was a day care teacher. She grew up in worker, waitress, and care *Rudeness at its Core Tyngsboro, Mass., where taker for an elderly couple. she started her career as a In her mind, she always middle school teacher. knew she was going to be- She applied to the come a teacher. Attleboro Public Schools “My mom wanted 100 Rathburn Williard last summer after marry- me to be a lawyer but I Drive ing John on August 18, who wasn’t cut out for that,” said Attleboro, MA 02703 lives in Attleboro. Foley Foley. Phone: 508-222-5150 attended UMass Lowell in Besides teaching, Fax: 508-223-1579 2001, majoring in educa- she loves to travel and hike Web Address: http://www. tion. She earned an under- with her four year old mutt. attleboroschools.com graduate degree in history She also enjoys cooking and Principal: and a masters in history crafting. “I love to draw,” Bill Runey Superintendent: Mrs. Molly Folley education. She is currently See page 2 Dr. Pia Durkin Photo by: Jordan Larson contemplating going for her FOLEY . School News Feb./March 2013 Edition 3 Attleboro Basketball By: Darvin Lopez With the new season tive force since it brings a at hand, Attleboro’s Varsity great team atmosphere in squad enters with a new the gym,” said Houle. The Eagle’s Eye look. Even with only two With Walsh already seniors, and junior captains captain as a junior, he is Picture from: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/116571885/EDITION-6Bpmd Tim Walsh and Tom Burns, ready for the task at hand. serving as the captains, the “It’s a big responsibility, but School Newspaper expectations stay the same. fun at the same time, and I By: Makayla Medeiros “My expectations have grown up a leader, and Wouldn’t it be helpful if the vey said, “If self funded, go for it, but if are the same as every sea- being with my best friend as AHS community had a newspaper? not, then save the money.” son; to go in and work hard captain is fun and my team Well, they do. More importantly, the survey as a team, go hard in prac- will always listen to what Believe it or not, AHS has had showed that 80 percent of the students tice, win the Hockomock I have to say,” said Walsh a regular newspaper called the Eagle’s overwhelmingly favored having a news- League, and to win states,” (11). Eye, since 2001 when Ms. Adeline paper in their hands and being more in- said Attleboro High School To prepare for every Bee became the Journalism teacher. In formed about the school. Varsity coach Mr. Mark game, Walsh does certain 2002, she began working with The Sun “It makes me mad that I do all Houle. things to hype himself up, Chronicle and in 2004 the newspaper this work for the school newspaper and Currently the Bom- like listening to rap and hip went online. not many people know about it or even badiers are in third place in hop. His mom writes him a Although the newspaper has look,” said Eagle’s Eye editor Casey the league. Captain Walsh is note before every game. been around for over a decade, it is rare Cotter (12). scoring at a rapid pace that With Walsh scoring that anyone looks at it. This newspaper Another editor, Emily Lacourse might put him with the elite in a variety of ways, he’s on is not like most, because it’s now only (12) said, “I feel like students should scorers of AHS. pace to score at least 1000 an online newspaper, not a hard copy. look at the paper because it could make “The biggest thing points. “I’m very excited if After surveying AHS students, them more aware of what’s happening in order to score points is I can join Leland Anderson, statistics show that out of 302 students in the school.” to stay healthy and have a Tom Sherman, and Coach only 74 knew about the Eagle’s Eye and If AHS wants to become closer good team, but Tim is ca- Houle who scored 1000 228 had never heard of it. So at AHS, and more involved as a school, one sug- pable and talented enough points,” said Walsh (11). approximately 25 percent of the student gestion would be to allow the newspa- to have that opportunity,” Being in varsity is a body knows nothing about their own per to be printed and distributed. Hard said Houle who also had great accomplishment but online newspaper. copies of “the paper used to be funded his name added during his making varsity as a fresh- The survey also showed that by the school, but that changed with the varsity years of 1987-1990 man is very rare and that only about 30 percent said they would budget shortfalls,” said Bee. when he scored 1219 points. is what freshman Brendan want a hard copy of the paper, which Hopefully, with a new principal His name is on a long blue Goguen has done. brought up interesting thoughts and and with time, a real hard copy newspa- banner in the front of the “Brendan demonstrated that ideas.