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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Class Sections and Information for Seniors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Fall Sports Wrap-Up ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ 3. Chef Article 5. New American Sign Language Class The Devils 6. Diversity Club 6. School Rules Pitch 7. Powder Puff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ 8. New Graduation Date Rule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. New Teachers --------------------- Plainville, Connecticut — Fall Edition 10. Class Competition Plainville High School may seem like an ordinary place, however our school 10. School Lunch Editorial is anything but plain. We have a lot going 11. Crazy Kids with Crazy Cars on, with new classes, teachers, and clubs. Rules and regulations are constantly being 12. The Life of a Plainville High School Senior adjusted to make this school a better place. 13. Message from the Graduating Class of 2020 We want you to know what is going on because this is your home! Here is a guide to the newspaper articles page by page: (By Michael Melninkaitis, Edited by Phoebe Gediman) 1 ★ Class Advisors: Mrs. Witkowski and Important Information for Mrs. Wasley Each Class Sophomores ★ Class officers meet once a week for homecoming and class comp prep, By Phoebe Gediman the rest of the year they meet once There is always a lot going on during the a month, all are welcome school year, and it is important for the ★ A message from one of your class student body to be informed on what is advisors, Ms. Hickey: “We are happening for their individual class. Here always accepting new students to are some dates and other information that join and help out with planning you should know. events, fundraising, etc. We are Seniors hoping to have a variety of students ★ Class officers meet when needed, volunteer for class competition, not all are welcome to help. just the same people in every ★ Powder Puff game - November event.” 26th ★ Class Advisors: Ms. Hickey and Mr. ★ Senior Class Picture - November Levesque 27th in the Wood Gym (after Freshman homeroom) ★ Class officers meet Wednesday ★ Class of 2020 & 2021 Prom - May mornings at 7am in room 227 and 30th at the Farmington Club all are welcome ★ Super Senior Banquet - May 28th ★ at the Aqua Turf Club Class Advisors: Mrs. Jambard and ★ Senior Athletes Awards Banquet - Ms. Wells June 3rd at the Aqua Turf Club Information for All the Classes: Make sure ★ Class of 2020 Graduation that you pay your class dues! If you do not Ceremony - June 12th (location tbd know what these are, they are $25 that by weather) outside: Tinty Field, each student must pay to their class inside: Wood Gym advisors (NOT CLASS OFFICERS) for ★ Class Advisors: Mr. Michaud and each year, totaling up to $100. This money Mr. Andros will go to your individual grades, and goes Juniors towards events such as Junior/ Senior ★ Class officers meet weekly, all are Prom, and Senior Class Picnic. If you do welcome. not pay your class dues, you cannot attend ★ Powder Puff game - November these events. You must have at least $75 26th paid by your junior year (the first 3 years) ★ Participate in a town wide to attend Junior Prom. So, Freshman and scavenger hunt in Spring! Sophomores you do not need to worry 2 about these yet, but now you know what finished the season 9-6-1. One of the they are. highlights was the 0-0 tie against undefeated defending Class LL state champion Glastonbury. Going into the Plainville High School Fall tournament, the boys beat Aerospace 3-0 Sports in the first and then Nonnewaug 6-1 in the By Jens Wadehn second round. On Friday, the boys beat Granby 1-0 in the Quarterfinals with a The Plainville High School goal scored by Luis Fernando Arango. On Football team has had their best season in Tuesday, November 19th in the semi final, many years, starting off with three wins they lost against Stonington High School against East Catholic, Northwest Catholic with a score of 4-0. and Jonathan Law. The girls swimming team led by The first loss, co-captains Phoebe Gediman and against 8 time state Elizabeth Susco, finished their season with champion a record of 6-6. This seasons captain Bloomfield, was Phoebe Gediman, “wanted to focus on according to being a good sophomore wide captain this receiver year and make Justin Emeri, sure I was there “a rough for all my one”. He also teammates mentioned, “But we lose to them like because I knew every year so it was just like a bitter sting it was my last there.” Following the loss, the football year swimming team has had four wins against Tolland, and I wanted to Rocky Hill, Avon and Lewis Mills and only give my all into one loss against Berlin. Plainville has the # my last 8 seed with one game remaining against season.” Farmington on Thursday the 28th and a Last chance to make to the quarterfinals for the Friday the girls participated in CCC’s and first time since 2010. Isabella Samperi, Natalie Basile and Olivia The Boys Soccer Sleszynski even made all-conference. team had a The girls volleyball team led by disappointing start Katie Tanguay, Maggie Cronkhite and to their season with Olivia Gajor finished their season with 4 four losses but wins and 16 losses. Although their record recovered and could be better, it was an exciting season 3 (continued on page 3) Thank you Chef (continued from page 2) because the By Andrew Michalek team improved from their 2-18 record last Edited by Kevin Hormoz year. According to Senior Vanessa Xiques: “The season was fun! I loved the majority Chef Lesage is one of the best of the seniors and we all bonded pretty teachers to ever walk the halls at Plainville well.” High. His attitude towards teaching kids The girls soccer team had expected culinary is very positive and passionate. a disappointing season. The Lesage had many big accomplishments team lost the majority of throughout his teaching career. The first their players from last year accomplishment Lesage said he had was and had to, essentially, becoming a teacher, which he never rebuilt their entire team. thought he would. Lesage said it was after Led by captains Delaney he became an executive chef that he Beausoleil, Jordan decided that he wanted to teach kids the Tompkins and Lyndsey art of culinary. Luckily for Chef, DiTolla the team his high school culinary teacher struggled to come up and him were friends until with enough players to Lesage was 55 years old. participate and finished the season 2-14, Lesage believes that everyone only beating Platt and Hartford Public. should learn to cook because it is part of The boys and girls cross country life and he said “if I can teach the basics season this year was in than that will make me happy.” Lesage Matthew Andersen’s loves being in the kitchen, however the words, “Better than main reason he became a teacher rather expected.” Both the boys than an executive chef is because Lesage and girls lost a number never saw his kids. In fact, he said that “the of very well performing 1st 8 christmases after his kids were born seniors from last season his wife recorded everything that but still made happened on that day because Chef was so the best out of busy on the job and was not there.” the talent When asked how he felt when he they had. A first started helping kids with culinary, big improvement to last year was that the Lesage stated that “he felt rewarded boys had more depth on the team than because students have a thirst for before. knowledge when they are interested and when they are doing something they like (continued on page 4) 4 (continued from page 3) Lesage clearly is dedicated to working that makes me happy.” Lesage struggled with kids in the kitchen so much that he his first two years to come up with a does not want to leave but knows that teaching style because kids were much unfortunately it is time for him to go. slower in the kitchen than he would have With the sense of humor that Lesage liked, Lesage used to pay people based on possesses he said that “the biggest factor how fast they worked in the kitchen. for him retiring is that he is too old and When Lesage decided that he wanted to doesn’t want to be that old teacher that be a teacher he went home and told his students say why doesn’t he retire wife that he was quitting his job and going already.” Also Lesage said that “he had back to school, then two days later Lesage enough years to retire.” Lesage stated that was back at school where he attended he plans to stay busy and work on other Central. He was in classes for 2 years at things but he just won’t be at PHS night at the age of 40. The anymore. Thank you Chef for everything accomplishments that Lesage has had you have done for the students, faculty throughout his teaching and kitchen and school in general. You will be missed! career made him who he was today, it all started when he got chef of the year in 1999 at that awards dinner. A culinary teacher asked Lesage to be a culinary teacher and Lesage taught one day at Farmington and that changed his career and his life. When Lesage first started teaching he struggled with slowing down his pace and learning classroom skills but he has definitely overcome those struggles and became a fantastic teacher. After a few years of teaching Lesage learned that if you respect students they will respect you back.