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Volume XI, Issue II Winter 2011/2012

Fourth Hockey goes to Brendan Lutch. The Best Defenseman by Peter Mullin & Michael Mackintire Award goes to Ryan Parker. Best Practice Player

Fourth Hockey this year had a great goes to John Kapples. Best Cele Award goes to season and had a lot of fun. We had a lot of good Peter Mullin for Tebowing. Most Time Spent in guidance from our coaches, Mr. Thomas and Mr. the Crease- Ned Murphy. Best Nickname- Dean McArthur. They always told us that when in the Piersiak. The Speech of the Year goes to Mr. neutral zone, we should get it deep. During one Thomas for the Belmont Hill Speech. game all we could hear was Coach Thomas screaming, “Get it deep, Dean, deep Dean!” These and many other coaching strategies created the base for our team. Our team’s record this year was 13-6-1. This team was so successful due to our lively energy and enthusiasm on the ice. One pre-game ritual was having a team prayer led by Peter Fourth Basketball by David Korzeniowski and Alejandro Soto Mullin. After leading all these prayers, he created the nickname Reverend Mullin. Peter also was the The Eighth Grade Basketball Team, led by instigator of our celebrations after our goals. Our Coach Rest and Coach Souza, had a winning team celebrations included the Tebow, the team record this year. The team included Matt huddle, the salute, the kayak, the Superman, the Karpowicz, Mike Calabro, Jack Ragnoni, Ryan board jumping, the Bernie, and best of all, the Colgan, Nnamdi Okwerekwu, Jack Glynn, shooting arrow. These celebrations were the Alejandro Soto, Mike Curran, John McManmon, cornerstone of our team and energized us every David Korzeniowski, Ryan Macedo, Cole day. Aldrich, Sean Harrington, Chris Potvin, and CJ Since we are at the end of our season, we Turnbull. After two tough losses at the beginning would like to give out some awards to different of the season to the two talented teams of Rivers players. Top Scorer and Most Minutes go and Fay, the team improved to 2-2 with wins to Jack McCool. Most Time Spent Unconscious against Catholic Memorial and BC High. The BC Murphy and Tim DiFiore led the team with a countless number of goals and assists. The team finished with a winning record of 9-4. Although they lost to Belmont Hill twice, they also managed to give them an 8-1 crushing. One game stands out particularly this season when the Arrows took on the Middlesex Bears. After a seesaw contest, it went

into overtime, which started with RJ Murphy and High game was the most exciting game of the year Parker Joyce heading up the ice. Skating into the without a doubt. The team was losing by eighteen offensive zone with great speed, RJ slid the puck points with nine minutes to go. Then, with a over to Parker who one-timed it into the back of the fantastic display of free-throw shooting (70%) the net for the win. This is just one of the fantastic team came back and won it in overtime. Then, at a games Fifth Hockey played all season, which was record of 3 and 3, the team performed at the annual full of leaders including Tim DiFiore, RJ Murphy, Roxbury Latin tournament. At the tournament we and the one and only Brian Craven. lost to CM and Belmont Hill but proceeded to beat Thayer in the last game. Coming back from the tournament, we lost to BC High, and things were looking bleak for the team. Yet, we then began a six-game winning streak, beating CM, Derby, Nobles, Milton (ninth grade team), Belmont Hill, and Thayer. Now, with games against RL, Dexter, and BB&N remaining to be played, we hope to finish the season with a nine-game win streak and a record of 13-6. Seventh Grade Basketball by James Orscheln and Cam Cain

Editors’ note: the team did indeed finish with nine The Seventh Grade Basketball Team, led by straight wins, earning a 13-6 record. Coach Albertson and Coach Byrne, was a good team in 2011-2012. The team started 5-1, with promising wins over Rivers, Fay, Nobles, Derby Fifth Hockey Academy, and a thrilling come from behind win by Jake Milbury and CJ Martin over Catholic Memorial.

The Seventh Grade Hockey Team finished a The team was led by point guards Jack great season on a disappointing note. The 5-4 loss to Frisoli and Kyle McCarthy, forwards Will Allen Belmont Hill was devastating. Despite this last and Mike Connolly, guards Michael Ragnoni and loss, the overall season was a great success. RJ Patrick Reed, and centers James Orscheln and Cam

2 Cain. Michael Ragnoni had to miss a number of journeys to foreign lands, such as Fessenden and games at the end of the season because of illness. It Roxbury Latin. A few common travelers were was a tough loss for the team. Peter Olson, Angus O’Rourke, Tyson Reed, James After their 5-1 start, the team then went on a Sylvia, Scott Westvold, and John Ryan, until he was five-game losing streak that included losses to BC injured at Moses Brown. High twice, Catholic Memorial, Belmont Hill, and Each wrestler gathered up a few wins this Roxbury Latin. However, the team ended on a good year, but unfortunately we were not able to show off note with a win at home versus Thayer followed by our skills at home, for our only home match was a thrilling overtime victory at BB&N. canceled when Roxbury borrowed the mats for the It was fun playing on the team, which hit a ISL tournament. Still, we had much success on the few rough patches but overcame them to finish with road. Nacho even had a winning record, a great a winning record of 7-6 under Mr. Albertson and accomplishment for any wrestler. Some matches Ms. Byrne. seemed hopeless for us, others for the opposing team. Our most glorious match occurred deep in the belly of Roxbury Latin- the Dungeon, their practice room. You descend multiple stairs to arrive at the ominous door that leads into a small, dank, cell-like room currently used for wrestling practice, but formerly used, most likely, for a detention cell. It was especially cramped, for four teams plus fans were stuffed into a room created for half a middle school team. Almost all of our wrestlers won that day, including the ninth graders Middle School Wrestling tagging along for the trip. by Jimmy Ryan and Casey Kelly Our hard work and dedication all built up to

The wrestling team started off strong this the Middle School ISL tournament at Fessenden. year, but gradually lost numbers. Two recruits Our small team packed quite a punch, with Angus abandoned the crew; two stayed. One veteran broke and Tyson both taking third in their weight classes. his ankle; one veteran remained. The resulting team Unfortunately, Sylvia came down with an illness, so consisted of John “Rhino” Petro, Casey “Nacho” his matches were forfeited, but Scott, the true Kelly, and Jimmy “Peterson” Ryan. Despite the underdog of the team, took second to finish off his low numbers, the team still had a fun and successful Fessy Tournament career. If you see him or any season. others mentioned, congratulate them. In order to compensate for the small team, All in all, the season was great, though the we brought a couple of freshmen on our many numbers were small. We would like you to

3 consider wrestling next year. The minibus game. The returning players practice on Monday memories are truly great, plus Mr. McCarthy is the nights from 7:15 to 9:00 at Nobles in Dedham. coach, and you all know how awesome he is. Though these practices are late, the fun of the sport makes up for the inconvenient time. This year, Mr. Beilin joined Mr. Moore in coaching the squash team. Sometimes we get a special appearance from Mr. McArthur, who enjoys playing the sport in his free time. Throughout this year, we have had some tough losses but also some big wins. We all enjoy squash, and while sometimes suffering a loss we could have won, we also want to get back at it the next match.

Swimming by Greg DeMatteo

After the graduation of many key members last June, the 2011-2012 swim team is in a Squash rebuilding year. However, this year’s captains, by Cam Finnegan Matt Vandini ’13 and Cam Kelley’14, have been

Squash started off a great season this year doing a great job along with Coach Jenkins and with the biggest team we have ever had. We split up Coach Callini leading the much smaller team to into returning players, which were around ten in victory. Although the team lost many swimmers, we number, and a beginners group, which consisted of have also gained some new athletes including MJ around eleven. One of our major team matches was Muldowney ’12, who provides inspiration and our most recent one at Brooks School in Andover. enthusiasm, Matt Rocco ’15, Ryan Lee ‘15, and We won eight individual matches and only lost Matt Fachetti ‘13. After the first swim team meeting three. This was one of our biggest wins, and the it appeared that this year’s team would be quite team we brought had players from both our large, but some people never came to anything else returning player and our beginner groups. Our top after that. The backstroke events have been player, John Cheever, a senior, played their number dominated by Jack Adams ‘15, who is well in one player in the final match. After a long, pursuit of his brother’s record in the 100-yard race. strenuous contest he was triumphant in the last The team’s only seventh grader, Michael Capone,

4 has done an outstanding job replacing Sean team consists of seventh graders Kevin Moore, Sullivan, the team’s past breaststroke specialist. Patrick Mulrenan, Vito Palombella, Stewart Smith, Even though this year’s team hasn’t gone and Sam Gordon. The five eighth graders on the undefeated as in previous years, they have won team are Owen Finnegan, Matt Barron, James almost all of their meets, and the meets they lost Driscoll, Paul McAuliffe, and Chris Potvin. Shawn could have gone either way. Some of the schools Lynch is the strong freshman on the team. they have defeated are Dexter, Bancroft, and Rube Goldberg machines, for those who Pingree. The one team that seems to get the better don’t know, are machines that complete a simple of them every time is Portsmouth Abbey. They task in the most complicated way possible. The have lost two meets against them this year, but both machine that the club is designing this year will were very close coming down to the last race. open the new Science Building by cutting a ribbon. This Saturday the team will travel over to There are about thirteen steps in the machine. Each Wellesley College to compete in an E.I.L. step is unique and requires countless amounts of Tournament. Here they will again face Portsmouth effort from every member of the team. Early in the Abbey along with many other schools and hopefully brainstorming process, members came up with great get revenge and bring home a trophy. ideas. Later in the process, members built prototypes of the steps. We are currently at the end of the prototype phase and hope to begin on the real model soon. The building phase seems very straightforward, but it requires great creativity and skill. It works your building skill and your mind to the maximum. The leaders, Mrs. Colton and Mr. Wilbur, have done a great job directing the Club. The final machine will astonish you and take your breath away. We encourage everyone who is interested to stop by and experience our Rube Rube Goldberg Goldberg machine. by Owen Finnegan and Kevin Moore

The Rube Goldberg project this year is one of the most exciting in recent history. We have been given the responsibility of opening the new Winter Play by Joe O’Malley Science Center in May. Although this is a daunting task, the team is determined to do it and to do it On the nights of February 17 and 18, two well. There are eleven members in the Club. The student-directed plays were performed in Ward

5 brainstorming ideas. He cannot decide what the play should be about. Marlon Matthews strolls in and sits across from Matra, and the two brainstorm the wackiest ideas for the rest of the play. They try to incorporate blockbuster movies into their play. They try movies like Inception, Star Wars, Good Fellas, Titanic, Disney Pixar’s UP, and Slum Dog Millionaire. They go through the ideas, saying, “I

can see it now,” while actors including Mike Petro Hall. One of the two works of art was Mixed Nuts, a and Kevin Patterson come out and act scenes. I Marx Brothers’ play written by Corey Sprague and mention these two because they were in the Star directed by Sean Frazzette ‘12. He did a superb job Wars scene, which was hilarious. Mark Lane even with casting the characters and building the set. The performed in the play that he wrote and directed -as play is about a woman who claims that two Italian many great actor/directors do; e.g., Leonard Nimoy immigrants, played by David Korzeniowski and Ian and Angelina Jolie. He played the short pudgy Kelly, broke into her estate and stole her most explorer boy from Disney Pixar’s UP. Mark Lane precious possessions. The duo of Italian immigrants clearly put a lot of thought and effort into this play, was accompanied by their incomparable lawyer and it showed in the expressions on the viewers’ portrayed brilliantly by Pat McLaughlin. The half faces. This was one of the best events of the winter, hour or so that the play went on was filled with and whoever did not see it truly missed something laughs as the characters acted out the events that great. Here follows one testimonial to how funny were going on in the court room. The “large, the plays were: I sat down briefly the night of the haughty” (and I quote from the script) woman play with Ryan Albertson, and he told me he “loved whose house had been broken into was played by the scene from UP, especially Jack Goldman’s Tom Caravolas. He wore a dress with a suit that [character]),” who was the elderly man who dreams added an extra foot to his waistline, which made of flying to a remote cliff. Father Arens exclaimed him look hilarious. What is really going on is that this woman, Mrs. Buckwalter, along with her lawyer played by Austin Franchi with a ridiculous southern accent, was actually plotting to receive the insurance money from the stolen articles. However, justice finds them in the end, and they are both arrested for their wrongdoings. Writer’s Block, a play written and directed by Mark Lane ‘12, is brilliant. The play starts out with Julian Matra, who plays a playwright with writer’s block,

6 about the night, “My jaws are hurting because I was different. This year’s program was slightly laughing so much!” If you did not come out to see haunting. It was very strange and sometimes this play, I encourage you to do so in the future. disturbing to see grown men and women on video Good luck to Mark Lane and the cast of Writer’s cursing and threatening to hurt one little first grade Block who will be traveling to the Boston Globe girl who was just going to a different school for the Drama Festival. first time. This made a huge impact on me, and I’m sure the rest of the school. I hope next year’s Black History Month Assembly will be as memorable as this one.

Mother-Son Communion Supper by Owen Finnegan

This winter, the students at St. Sebastian’s

were given the opportunity to attend a Mass with their mothers. This annual event is a favorite of Black History Month Assembly many and is always looked forward to. The night by Timothy Murphy began with the mothers coming to the school and

This year’s Black History Month Assembly was as joining their sons in the church. The pews were beautiful and touching as any assembly had been filled with people, as many were eager to attend the since I came to St. Sebastian’s. It began with the event. After we had all sat down, Father John Arens Dana Hall Choir helping us express through song began the Mass. The wonderful Mass was supported our gratitude to the brave African – Americans who by the talents of the students in Schola and by Mr. risked their lives to make this country free from Chambers. After the hour long Mass had concluded, racism. They sang a variety of songs between the the attendees filed out of the church and entered readings given by our own students about the Ward Hall for dinner. The dinner, which was great, actions of a number of courageous Americans to was supplied by Joe and the kitchen staff. Students end segregation in our country in the 1950s and 60s. and parents alike piled chicken, meat, potatoes, and During the assembly Marlon Mathews gave a salad onto their plate and sat down with friends. beautiful solo that was greeted with a standing Overall, the Mass, dinner, and bonding time ovation by his fellow students. However, there was between mother and son made this a great night for one thing at this year’s assembly that was quite everyone.

7 thirty minutes, we felt as though we had known them for a long time. As we learned more about them and their backgrounds, we realized that we are very fortunate to have the families and opportunities that we have, like attending St. Sebastian’s. We should all be thankful for the families we have, the food on our tables, the clothes on our backs, and our education at St. Sebastian’s. Because of these

blessings that we have been given, we should all be San Miguel Trip by Jimmy McCabe and Mike Connolly looking for ways to give back. A great place to start is at San Miguel. San Miguel is a small private school in

Providence, Rhode Island. It welcomes boys from less fortunate families in grades five through eight.

All of their boys who graduate eighth grade go to high schools, and they go to some of the most prestigious high schools in Rhode Island. BC Hockey Game On February 2, a dozen seventh graders by Jack McCool and Sean Harrington traveled down to San Miguel to deliver books that On Friday, January 27, members of both the we brought to the school to give to the students seventh and eighth grades went to a Boston College there. The trip down lasted an hour, but we had fun hockey game played against the University of New on the minibus talking and catching up with people. Hampshire. Although BC ended up winning the We arrived to see them starting a student-run game, it was interesting until the end. Taking into morning meeting. The student leader asked consideration that the turnout for the Arrows was questions about many things. For example, he asked not as large as in similar occasions in the past, we questions about their “Word of the Day.” He asked still had a great time. It started off with a good bus his schoolmates how to spell it and if they could ride for the eighth grade with a couple of us being give an example of it in a sentence. After the reprimanded by Mr. Rest for excessive celebration. student assembly we went up to their library to give Once we arrived, we all entered together and found them the books that we seventh graders of St. our seats in the upper balcony. When we reached Sebastian’s had donated. These included books on our seats, we came to the realization that someone astronomy, birding, the Civil War, and geography. in the area had recently become ill. This was a We talked with the San Miguel seventh graders and mere bump in the road, and it only inspired us to shared doughnuts and juice with them as we got to cheer louder and harder. The game continued to go know them. Though we only talked with them for well with the lead consistently changing hands until

8 the last minute when Boston College broke the final known as the salsa man because of his well-known tie on a scored by Johnny Gaudreau. From that touchdown celebrations. The Giants were doing point BC never looked back. This goal caused a their best thing to try to beat the Patriots; they were huge celebration, ending in a massive mosh pit. keeping Brady off the field. After kicking a field Thankfully, no one was injured in the mosh pit, and goal, the Patriots added seven more points with we all made it to the bus safely. The game was full eight seconds left in the half on a pass to Danny of excitement, and overall we had a great time. I Woodhead. Going into the half, the Patriots led the am sure the seventh graders will be looking forward Giants 10-9. After a very good halftime show by to this trip next year. Madonna, the Patriots received the ball to start the second half. They proceeded to score another touchdown to open the half. It was a twelve-yard pitch and catch between Aaron Hernandez and Tom Brady. On another possession the Patriots had to punt after a key drop by Wes Welker. In the last two minutes of the game, Eli started a long drive with a 38-yard pass to Mario Manningham. The Giants went on to score with 57 seconds left. On

the last play of the game, the Patriots’ Rob

Gronkowski, who was playing with a sprained Super Bowl XLVI ankle, almost caught Brady’s “Hail Mary” pass. by Thomas Hovsepian The Giants were deserving of the victory and won With Tom Brady’s Patriots and Eli the Super Bowl after a hard fought game. Manning’s Giants each playing for a fourth title in the franchise history of their teams, Super Bowl XLVI was bound to be a good game. It was held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, home to the Colts. After winning the coin toss, the Patriots elected to defer their choice to the second half, so they kicked the ball off to start the game as they have been doing all season. On their first offensive play, Tom Brady was rushed hard and threw an incomplete pass out of the end zone. An intentional grounding penalty was called, and it resulted in a safety. With 3:24 left in the first quarter, the Giants scored again on a touchdown pass to Victor Cruz,

9 domination of other teams, but some statistics have diminished. The Celtics are last in the league in rebounds per game. They are also twenty-sixth in scoring. However, they are third in points allowed per game, which is the only statistic that has not seemed to drop. Another major factor has been injuries. Garnett and Allen have missed games here and there, but Rondo and O’Neal have been battling injuries, with Rondo missing ten games and O’Neal

Celtics 2012: The End of an Era missing seven. This has also allowed Bradley and by John McManmon Stiemsma to step up at the point guard and center

The Celtics are having their worst year in positions. the Big Three era, going 15-17 approaching the Although the Celtics have fallen from power midpoint of the season. They are third in the in the NBA, there is still hope. Younger players Atlantic Division, behind the Knicks and the upstart will step up when the Big Three are either traded or 76ers. Many factors have contributed to the retire. disappointing season. Hopefully the team can build around Rajon One major factor is old age. The Celtics are Rondo and encourage him to take a strong the fourth oldest team in the NBA with an average leadership role. If the Celtics get some good draft age of 28.99, behind the Mavericks, Hawks, and picks and trades, they can begin rebuilding and Lakers. Many older players, like Garnett, Pierce, ascend back to the top of the NBA. Allen, and O’Neal have had to play fewer minutes compared to last season. This has not been an entirely bad thing, however. Younger players have stepped up, including Avery Bradley, E’Twaun Moore, and Greg Stiemsma, all of whom have put 2012 NHL All Star Game by Jake Milbury up impressive numbers. Stiemsma has emerged as a strong blocker, a much-needed role for the The NHL All Star game is always just for Celtics because of the injuries to Jermaine O’Neal show and is never a good game to watch. This year and the age of Kevin Garnett. Both Bradley and it lived up to its expectations. There were no hits Moore will definitely become leaders of the team in made, no fights, and no penalties, and it was a very the future. boring high scoring game. This game had no Age has also taken its toll on the hustle of defense at all. It seemed as if the defense were just players. The Celtics were known for defensive letting their opponents score. I think it’s not a game

10 if there is no defense. It’s not the best game to the NHL. The competition took place during the watch, but it does showcase some of the best All-Star Break, which is the middle of the season. players in the world doing all sorts of moves and The two captains that were chosen to lead the teams tricks. The game itself has all sorts of cool parts like were Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Daniel the all star draft which picks two captains to make Alfredsson of the . The players teams from the fan selected all stars. This year the were split up into two teams chosen by the captains. game took place in Ottawa which was excited to be The six events that took place in the the host. The captains this year were the Boston competition were Fastest Skater, Breakaway Bruins’ Zdeno Chara and hometown representative Challenge, Accuracy Shooting, Challenge Relay, Daniel Alfredson from the Ottawa Senators. The Hardest Shot, and Elimination Shootout. Teams final score of the game was 13 -9 in favor of Team were awarded points for winning each section of an Chara. The finale of the game is picking an MVP. event. At the end of night, the team with the most Marian Gaborik was the winner this year, and he points would be crowned winner. was awarded a car. He had three goals and an assist The Fastest Skater Challenge is an event to make his performance special. Although some of where players race around the rink and the two with the game is not very fun to watch, it’s cool to see the fastest times in the heats race in the finals. The some of the best players in the world compete. winner was Carl Hagelin from Team Alfredsson. The Breakaway Challenge is an event where players try to do the fanciest move while still scoring. The winner was Patrick Kane from Team Chara. The Accuracy Shooting challenge is an event where players try to hit targets placed in a net. The winner was Jamie Benn from Team Chara. The Challenge Relay is an event where players do different objectives to get to the finish. The winner was Team Alfredsson at 2 minutes and 8 seconds. The Hardest Shot challenge is an event where players take a slap shot from the top of the circle. Zdeno Chara won the event with a world record of 108.8 MPH. The Elimination Shootout is NHL Skills Competition just a regular shootout where last man standing by Peter Mullin wins. Steven Stamkos won the event.

The 2012 NHL Skills Competition was a The winner of the 2012 NHL Skills competition between the best of the best players in Competition was Team Alfredsson 21-12.

11 NHL Predictions Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts, by Jake Loughborough and Matt Aisenberg has the upper hand, but anything can happen. There

Eastern Conference: is no better example of this than the Presidential Western Conference: St. Louis Blues election of 1948 that pitted Harry Truman against MVP: Claude Giroux () Thomas Dewey. Dewey was the clear- cut favorite, Rookie of the Year: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and the Chicago Tribune newspaper released a story (Edmonton Oilers) congratulating Dewey on his victory. There is Biggest Disappointment: perhaps no picture more famous than Truman Biggest Surprise: Florida Panthers holding up that newspaper with the headline Best Style: Kris Letang “Dewey defeats Truman,” just after Truman was announced victorious in the election. Although people may tell you who will win, no one really knows for sure. We just have to wait and see what happens.

The Presidential Race By Jack McCool and John Kapples

On November 6, 2012, a President will be elected for the United States of America. The Presidential races are already well underway, and at this point in the race it is anyone’s guess who will win. First, we will tell you about the Democratic race. Although the incumbent President does not receive an automatic nomination for his party,

Obama does not have any real opposition. Only four 69°S, The Shackleton Project times has a President been ousted in the primaries, A Play Review and of those four times, only once had he been by Jack Glynn elected President. The other three were Vice In 1914, the polar explorer, Sir Ernest Presidents who had stepped into the office after an Shackleton, allegedly put a recruitment assassination. We don’t believe there will be a fifth advertisement in the newspaper for the Imperial name added to that list after this race. Trans-Antarctic Expedition, looking for men Most of the focus this year, however, is on interested in a “hazardous journey, for small wages, the Republican race. There are four candidates this in bitter cold, with safe return doubtful” but with year, but there are really two frontrunners- Mitt the possibility of “honor and recognition in case of Romney and Rick Santorum. So far, it appears that success.” In the play 69°S The Shackleton Project

12 produced by The Phantom Limb Company and the stage is also used to show video of snow storm Kronos Quartet at the Paramount Theater, the tale conditions. A strobe light conjures up a three of this ill-fated expedition to Antarctica is told in dimensional swirl of snow on stage. The set of the the form of a wordless multimedia experience, play is almost a character itself, and the subtle blend involving marionette puppetry, dance, live music, of music and video clips, coupled with the rising and film. All of these elements are used to create an and falling of the white ice mountains, adds to the atmosphere of frozen isolation, camaraderie, experience immensely. courage, and survival. An integral part of The Shackleton Project is its This story of polar exploration unfolds, from sound. Most of the sound effects and music are shipwreck to rescue nine months later, through the performed live by drummers, who stand near the movements of seven marionettes. The inclusion of stage, and guitarists, who stand on balconies music and video clips in nine “tableaux vivants,” or overlooking the stage. The drummers use a variety wordless moving pictures, is a combination of of materials to convey the sounds of wind and ice puppet show and movie. These special puppets are storms, such as running a violin bow across the dressed as the expedition members, including Sir edge of a vinyl record, hammering on sheet metal, Ernest Shackleton, and are only about four feet tall. and sliding their mallets over the cymbals lightly. Through their minimalist movements and use of These sounds enhanced through a microphone stage lighting, they communicate a wide range of sound “storm-like” and even make the audience feel human emotions, such as fear, exhaustion, hope, colder. The guitarists came in during moments of despair, and joy. The marionettes are controlled by great tension, creating eerie tones that added to the dancer/acrobats on stilts, dressed completely in atmosphere. I have never heard music in a play white with tall hoods to conceal their faces. It is quite like the music in The Shackleton Project, and amazing how the whole story plays out in front of it was definitely one of the most captivating and you without any human actors or spoken words, memorable aspects of the performance. while managing to convey the acute sense of The story of the Endurance expedition led by Sir isolation, despair, and the will to survive that the Ernest Shackleton nearly a century ago was truly a stranded expedition members must have tale of courage, survival, and tenacity. The experienced. Shackleton Project has captured that epic story in a The set of The Shackleton Project is very simple. completely unique way, combining everything from Three white, tent-like sheets and two red ropes marionettes to film in order to create a fascinating hanging from the ceiling are used to raise and lower theatre experience. It is not only about the story of three “ice mountains” that represent the Antarctic Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew, but also of the landscape. These white tents are also used as small entire evolution of the Antarctic and how it has “screens” for film clips depicting battle scenes from changed since the dawn of man. This was truly a World War I. A large screen at the back of the memorable and worthwhile performance.

13 Marley & Me Book Review Book Reviews by Steve Karol

Marley & Me by John Grogan is a story

about a married couple from Florida who learn valuable lessons from their labrador retriever, Animal Farm Marley. John and Jen Grogan are both newspaper Book Review by Casey Kelly journalists who live in a small house. They decide

to get a dog to see if they are capable of handling Animal Farm by George Orwell is a the responsibility of a family. Little do they realize fantastic novel that takes place in the twentieth that the dog will cause physical and emotional century on an English farm. Orwell does a great job havoc while teaching them important lessons on life of using animals as a and love and how to be good parents. Marley is a metaphor for very happy, energetic, and excitable dog who loves Communist Russia as attention. As Marley grows, he becomes more of a it portrays the initial problem for the Grogans, but that is never his intent. years of the Russian Throughout the story, he is caught doing Revolution. At first the mischievous things like eating anything that can fit pigs on the farm in his mouth or tearing apart the garage during a resemble intelligent thunderstorm. John and Jen are having a tough time Communist leaders, controlling Marley, but they still love him. They but soon they turn into also would like to have a child. When Jen gives corrupt beasts living in birth to Patrick Grogan, a healthy and cherubic baby ways they swore they boy, Marley is no longer the center of attention, but never would take up. Orwell uses a simple story to he doesn’t mind. As the story goes on, Marley gets describe a very complex situation that occurred in older, and the Grogan the real world. The book shows that words can be family continues to used to convey ideas and events better than we may expand. Jen has two think. It also has multiple scenes filled with more children, Connor excitement, exceeding the expectations of every and Colleen Grogan. At reader. Some of these include the moments when this point the Grogan the animals rise against the human farmers to take family is complete and control of the countryside farm. Another occurs they decide to move from when one of the pigs is driven off the farm by the Florida to Pennsylvania. other animals. The book is very good, and I As the Grogan children recommend it to all readers.

14 grow, Marley enters his senior years and starts they survived for thirty-three days on the raft, living showing many signs of his age like hearing loss and off of sharks, birds, and rain water, one man died, blurry vision. The family continues to love and care leaving Louis and pilot Russell Allen "Phil" Phillips for him. Unfortunately, Marley suffers a to float for fifteen more days before being captured catastrophic illness, which ultimately is the cause of by the Japanese Navy. Louis and Phil had been his death at age 13. Marley and Me is one of the afloat for forty-seven days. They were split up and best books I have ever read, and I recommend it to held in many different P.O.W. camps until the end all. It has taught me many important lessons about of the war. One prison guard, named Mutsuhiro love, life, and loss and the special love and bond of Watanabe, and nicknamed “the Bird,” was known a family pet. for his cruelty and for the extreme beatings he would give prisoners. Unfortunately when Louis arrived in his camp, Watanabe had a strange obsession with harming him and beat him more savagely than anyone else. After Louis was Unbroken Book Review liberated, Watanabe would continue to torture Louis by Greg DeMatteo in his dreams for many years until Louis finally

A gripping story about sports, war, and found comfort in the preaching of Billy Graham. suffering, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is the Louis returned to Japan after the war, and story of Olympic runner and World War II while he was there, he found and forgave many of bombardier, Louis Zamperini. As a child in his old guards except Watanabe, who had been on Torrance, California, Louis was very troublesome. the run ever since the end of the war because he had He would break into houses, steal anything he been charged with war crimes. However, the wanted, and beat up local children; but when he charges against the Bird were later dropped, and he turned fourteen, Louis began focusing all of his finally came out of hiding. Nevertheless, he still energy on running. For the next few years Louis refused to let Louis come see him. Louis now lives greatly excelled in running and earned himself a in Hollywood, California. spot in the 5,000 meter race on the 1936 Olympic Unbroken is one team. After enlisting in the Army Air Force in of the best books I have 1941, Louis flew many missions in the Pacific in read in a long time, and the plane, Superman. Then, one day, Louis and his the incredibly exciting fellow crew mates were sent on a rescue mission in and compelling story of an old plane called The Green Hornet, which was Louis’s struggles would prone to engine problems. During this mission, the be a great book for all St. plane failed and crashed into the ocean, killing Sebastian’s students to everyone except Louis and two other men. After read.

15 Word Search by David Korzeniowski

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1. 7th Graders favorite dessert 2. My favorite drink 3. Milk that never works 3. Comes with oyster crackers 4. The day we have pasta 6. Jack Glynn once ate 14 5. Best served with No Bun 7. Breakfast that takes forever 9. Garlic ______8. Friday’s lunch

3 On Spellcheck’s Vacation by Jimmy Ryan

From the Dart Staff:

Thanks to all the seventh and eighth grade students who worked so hard on their articles. We welcome new writers, cartoonists, and photographers for future issues of the Dart.

Editors: Owen Finnegan, Casey Kelly, Michael Mackintire, Alejandro Soto

Faculty moderators: Mr. Cornish and Mr. Deschenes

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