Senior Class Leaves Legacy

The WALRUS The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. - Lewis Carroll Vol LXIV, No. 6 St. Sebastian’s School April 2011 Senior Class Leaves Legacy By Alex Spear ‘11 Avon, we lost Peter White to Catholic won’t be united by Seb’s or brought S E N I O R E D I T O R Memorial, and Wellesley High School together within the school’s walls lost Stu Porter for one year but then anymore—so it’s a good thing we’ve The Class of 2011 will, on June 9th, got him back. These are just a few come together as a class and are 2011, walk out of St. Bartholomew’s classmates that left and will be forev- friends now, knowing we’ll be life- Church as the most recent St. Sebas- er remembered as a part of our class, long friends forever. tian’s alumni to date. We will no lon- and there are more that I’m missing. This class will be remem- ger walk the Seb’s halls as students, We’ll always remember Gunnar for bered for its academic prowess. The we will no longer attend Corporate getting a D, Robbie for his unreal matriculation list, the GPA’s, SAT Chapels, and we will no longer be math skills, Nick Lee for getting into scores, and transcripts can attest to captains of sports teams or leaders arguments with Mr. Nunan about this. Mr. Nerbonne repeatedly tells of extracurricular school clubs. I can death, guns, and bullets…, Peter us how much we’ve boosted the promise you, though, that this class White for being hilarious all the time, school—but he never fails to remind that’s about to graduate will never and Stu Porter for scrapping Teddy us we’re idiotic for not going to Holy be forgotten and its presence will al- Downs about who knows what. Cross…I’m sure Mr. Cleary would ways be felt—this class is too unique, These kids that are gone will always agree. too diverse, too smart, too special, be a part of us. This class will be remem- too involved, and too loved to ever This class will be remembered for its athleticism. Every sports be forgotten. bered for being a class of separation season the senior involvement Before getting into any- but then unity. This class has always and impact on each team is signifi- thing else, this class’ legacy starts been comprised of different groups cant. This class is full of multi-sport with the idea that it’s one of the of friends. But that’s in the past—just athletes and multi-sport captains smallest graduating classes in St. this year, the seniors have figured with many athletes prepared to Seb’s history. With only fifty-five kids out a way to hangout all together play collegiate sports all across the graduating, the Class of 2011 has and put aside differences. Whether country. The entire school and Seb’s suffered the losses of many former we’re playing pond hockey, going to community will remember the effect Tom Keefe ‘11 blasts the audience with a jolt of melodious singing during the Admitted Student bash classmates just leaving Seb’s. Let’s someone’s house, playing pick-up the class of 2011 has had on St. Seb’s see…we lost Gunnar Hughes to basketball, or just hanging out doing athletics. Salisbury School, we lost Robbie nothing. We’ve realized that there There really is so much to Harwood (Sash) to Boston University really isn’t much time where we’ll all talk on top of the ones that have Admitted Student Tours, High, we lost Nick Lee to Loomis be together since we’ll all be head- left us, our unity, our impressive Chaffee, we lost Noah McMillan to ing off to our respective colleges. We Continued on Page 3 Reception Recruit New Arrows By Tom Hoff ‘11 Nick Coskren ’05 then came their families haven’t, so Mr. Burke to the podium. St. Sebastian’s per- will keep repeating it. It also didn’t SENIOR EDITOR fectly prepared him for Harvard and hurt that Mr. Burke mentioned his his first job. He reminisced about the new grandson, born to a teacher at On Thursday, April 7, St. fun times with his classmates, and, the school who just happens to have Sebastian’s opened its halls to the of course, the great lengths to which the last name “Burke.” The moms in admitted students for maybe the best teachers go for the students here. the audience loved that. By the way, reception of the year. The admitted His speech connected with me, be- congrats to the Burke family. students night is geared towards cause, as my time is winding down, I Everyone filed downstairs two groups of prospective students: realize what he’s saying. But it was a for some food in the dining hall that those who are still deciding whether gift that he was also able to connect they’d never serve during a regular or not to choose St. Seb’s, and those with the prospective students and day of lunch. The hungry 12-to-14- who have committed and would like their parents. Seb’s was happy to year-olds loved the shrimp, but the to become a bigger part of their new have him back to speak. cookies were the main attraction. school. This year, almost everybody Up next was Mr. Wilbur, the chair of There, charitable, volunteering, and had already accepted their invitations the science department and a phys- downright amazing students like to become arrows. I found this inter- ics teacher. He spoke about the ad- myself, as well as somewhat amazing esting because the admitted students vances that St. Seb’s has made in the teachers (if you don’t have a sense of night was what swung my decision science department specifically, with humor, that was a joke) spoke to the way back in sixth grade, which is why the robotics club and Rube Goldberg prospective students about either I feel a need to help at the April night. team being great examples. During the tough decision they’d have to To understand how long ago that was, my St. Seb’s career, I’ve definitely make, or the relief of knowing where both the Red Sox and Patriots were seen the great advances that he they’re going to school. Everyone defending champs, and the Bruins spoke of. Obviously, those advances who I talked to was committed, so I As the school contemplates the legacy of the Class of 2011, our beloved were mired in a lockout. Maybe they will only be aided by the new sci- just ended up asking them if they’d should be in a lockout right now. Wiliam Judge remains at the center of our hearts as we near graduation. ence center that will impress next take Spanish or Latin. Hopefully On these nights, at least two year’s admitted students even more. I was helpful in reminding them students, one former student, one Then Mrs. O’Malley, mother of Sean that Latin happens to be a dead parent, one teacher, and Mr. Burke ’09, Jake ’10, and Brian ’13 spoke. language, and that it’s much more St. Seb’s Honors Poetry Month speak. However, this year, we also had Her speech did a great job of easing helpful in life to know a second accomplishments of our fellow scrolls, and now we have Twitter!” By Kevin Patterson ‘13 entertainment from two seniors. Tom the parents’ worries and making language. Americans. Why, however, do we Every Monday morning in Corporate I think Marky Mark put it Keefe and Tom Nunan sung, while them more confident in their sons’ The only part of the night celebrate the poets and not, say, Chapel, two or three students will well when he said, “Yo, it’s about that Nunan also played the piano. While new school. Her best example was that surprised me was the lack of the filmmakers or the painters? We present, in front of the entire school time / to bring forth the rhythm and unexpected, this aspect of the night of Mr. Burke talking to her daughter accepted students who still had to acknowledge poetry because it is community, a poem they have the rhyme.” was an excellent addition to the re- by name, followed by the daughter make a decision. Again, that night universal. It requires no well-trained memorized. Though some may con- Yes, it’s April, and those ception. Then, Cedric Depestre, a new remarking that Mr. Burke had spent in April of 2005 was what convinced eye, no expensive machinery, nor sider this a fear-inspiring task, Tom familiar with the St. Sebastian’s eighth grader, spoke on his recent more time talking to her than her me to become an arrow. Now, the unusually large blocks of free time. Keefe, the first student to present calendar will recognize this month experiences at St. Seb’s. His speech own headmaster. Mrs. O’Malley night has mainly become a celebra- Anyone who is literate can read and this year, spoke in favor of the recita- as National Poetry Month. April is both assured the committed students showed no worries in how her sons tion of those who have accepted examine poetry; all that is required is tions. He memorized and recited when the walls of St.

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