The Little Mermaid Musical Review Mr. Aulicino's Warm and Sunny Retirement
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Volume 57 Issue 3 Mahwah High School March 2019 The Little Mermaid Musical Review By Emily Hanson by Jason Chaudhry and Max Pavon, the Pilot by Dante On the 14th, 15th, Mejia. Of course the inspir- 16th, and 17th of March, ing ensemble were Carly the coveted destination was Simonelli, Paige Liloia, Peter Mahwah High School’s au- Kunzelman, Joshua Brown, ditorium to see their very Darian Pope, Jeremy Paz, long-awaited production of and Peter Herron. Behind Disney’s The Little Mermaid. the scenes, the dedicated Full of spectacular magic backstage crew held the and music, the show had so show together completely. much to offer. If you couldn’t The entire show was make it to the performances, only around two hours long, here’s a run-down of what but rehearsals have been you missed. held for many months, with To begin, the cast was Prince Eric and Grimsby Sailing the Seas Looking for True Love the cast working diligently full of incredible talent, com- during the days and long af- prised of both familiar and of Flounder, Ariel’s sidekick, was trayed by Keira Milne, Kaitlyn ternoons after school to cre- new faces! Ariel was played by se- played by Charlie Ackerson, King Richardson, Emily Sciaino, Adya ate the best possible production. nior Samantha DeVries and Prince Triton was portrayed by Spencer Mohanty, Kelsey DeVries, and Al- Every single aspect of the show, Eric was portrayed by Aaron Lock- Hyman. Flotsam and Jetsam, Ur- exandra Akin. The other incredible seen and not seen by the audience, wood, a newcomer! Sebastian the sula’s hench-women, were Anna parts included Scuttle, played by was developed by the crew, includ- Crab was played by Olivia Leto and Morel and Thomasina Meli, and Julia DeSimone, Grimsby (Prince ing lines and songs, pieces, transi- Ursula the seawitch was played Chef Louis was played by Sarah Eric’s confidant) played by Bobby tions, background music, choreog- by Lydia Charyn. Also, the part Pierce. Ariel’s six sisters were por- Kirshtein, Windward and Leeward Continued on page #5 Mr. Aulicino’s Warm and Sunny Retirement By Zuzanna Niepostyn, Lucy Soko- a game together. Aside from that despite its depressing na- lova, and Nicole Solich teaching language arts classes, ture, Metamorphosis “deals Aulicino also performed lunch with existential thinking and Mr. Aulicino, a recent retiree, duty at MHS. He spent hun- surrealism and a lot of these has left quite a footprint during dreds of his lunches standing themes that are really good his career here at Mahwah High in the cafeteria making sure ev- for opening up the students’ School. Students and teachers alike erything was running fairly and mind to critical thinking.” He continue to miss him. Aulicino con- smoothly. Any student who has implemented his own touch nected with so many students and eaten their lunch in the cafete- in a writing assignment dur- teachers through his kindness and ria will definitely hold his fa- ing this unit, where students passion for teaching english. As he miliar face and presence dear to were to apply the story’s theme stated in the Thunderbird Friday their heart. of existentialism to instances Morning Announcements, “It’s al- Aulicino has served Mah- Paul Kuipers and Aulicino Reminiscing of (past or present) personal ways warm and sunny when you wah High School for many during his time at Kean University; transformations. As for his hob- retire.” Aulicino has always had a years and his service will be for- he attributes his flaming passion bies, Torosian is a musician and en- positive outlook on everything and ever remembered. We indubitably specifically to “three professors joys playing the guitar. His sense of we wish him all the best in this new miss Aulicino in the halls but are who were sort of my ‘Holy Trinity’ curiosity is evident in several other chapter of his life. celebrating the addition of Mr. of influences…[in] American Liter- aspects of his life, including his im- Aulicino touched people’s Torosian to the MHS community. ature 1 and Critical Approaches to pressive list of trips to fifteen dif- hearts through his hard work and He has effortlessly absorbed the Literature. Those are my two class- ferent countries, having most re- interests. One of Aulicino’s former curriculum thus far and is pleased es...where the lightbulb went off cently traveled to Japan two years students, freshman Aran Basa- by the “welcoming, friendly, and and I was like, ‘this is what I want ago! He also added, “I love going ran, noted, “He was forgiving and accommodating” school environ- to do.’” In fact, Metamorphosis, out to eat…[and] exploring differ- understanding.” Basaran shared ment. Though Torosian has always one of Mahwah’s core readings in ent culinary experiences.” With his a common passion with Aulicino; immersed himself in books and ex- the senior year curriculum, is a no- adventurous and creative spirit, baseball. He recalls his conversa- hibited strong writing skills since table favorite of Torosian’s. When Torosian beckons years of inspira- tions with Aulicino and hopes that childhood, he had become further asked for his personal insight on tion to present and future genera- they will one day be able to play entranced with the literary world the story, Torosian readily replied tions of the MHS community. Page 2 March 2019 Oscars 2019: A New Formula By Denise Shvartsberg tence of the great Freddie tears of joy from Colman captured Mercury and Queen for the true essence and purpose of There were plenty helping the film become a the awards. Colman continued to of wins and fails at the reality. dedicate her win to her idol Glenn 2019 Oscars. Some of the Spike Lee’s win for Close, “You’ve been my idol for so Oscars winners received Best Adapted Screenplay long – this is not how I wanted it to a standing ovation and for BlacKkKlansman was be,” who was the expected winner elated fans at home, while one of the most long-de- that remained stunningly gracious. others merely created served Oscar wins of the There was a specific disas- a deafening silence and night. What made his win ter that was practically impossible prayers for the moment to all-the-more special was to miss: the acceptance speech for pass. having Samuel L. Jack- Makeup and Hairstyling. The cos- The night opened son present the award. metic team behind Vice did not with a monologue led by Olivia Colman Celebrating Her Win with Fellow Award The celebrities’ friendship clearly convey their gratitude and Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Winners was evident when Jack- excitement. Greg Cannom, Kate and Maya Rudolph, which Adam Lambert performed as the son came on stage and Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney stood made audiences question whether opening act. From there, the movie announced the Knicks’ win for his on the stage, not knowing how to this powerful SNL trio should have took home the surprising awards friend. What topped off the pre- simply alternate the reader of the filled the spot for the missing host. for Best Leading Actor, Best Sound speech. It was painful to watch This refreshing, female driven Mixing, Best Sound Editing, and them muddle through the speech monologue included an Oprah and Best Film Editing. Rami Malek’s like confused children; all who Fyre Festival gag, Sam Elliot im- performance, while amazing, did watched were left wondering why personations, and raunchy pick-up not appear to be up to par against no one had the mercy to signal the lines like “Wakanda plans you got exit music. The event that stole the show was long anticipated and hyped up by movie fans and the media. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s first televised perfor- mance of Shallow” together was commercialized weeks leading to Gaga and Cooper Singing “Shallow” the ceremony, and everyone was just patiently awaiting the per- Little Mermaid (cont.) sentation was Lee jumping into formance. Everyone could have Jackson’s arms as he came onto the guessed that Lady Gaga would win stage to claim his victory. Best Original Song and cry when A close second in ador- she heard her song announced as able Oscars moments was Olivia seen at the 2019 Golden Globes. Colman’s win for Leading Best This did not take away from the Lee Literally Jumping With Joy Actress for her role in The Favou- moment and acceptance speech. rite. Her win was a shock to both When the song was finally per- later?” his competitors, but the particular the audience and herself. Colman formed, there was an intense vibe Others such as Awka- role that he plays might’ve had an could barely contain herself dur- of intimacy throughout the room fina and John Mulaney also made impact on the weight of his perfor- ing her acceptance speech, which and through TVs everywhere. themselves seem worthy of the mance. While it seemed possible was hilarious and touching. She Hearing Bradley Cooper sing live title of host. that the film could’ve take home an honored her fellow nominees and was a rare gift that Lady Gaga The evening seemed like it Oscar, it was still a shock to hear gave a special shout-out to Lady wanted the world to see. was in favor for Bohemian Rhap- the name called four times. Every- Gaga, who she clearly adores based sody from the moment Queen and thing was dedicated to the exis- simply on, “Lady Gaga, uh!” The Tom-Tom Contributor’s Box: Izzy Durso, Brooke Forgette, Briana Gill, Emily Hanson, Rajwinder Kaur (Editor-in-Chief), Riya Moorthy, Zuzanna Niepostyn,Vincent Petroni (Layout Editor), Austin Ritter, Lucy Sokolova, Nicole Solich, Denise Sh- vartsberg, Jessica Xing, and Tyler Ziman.