Winter 2006 Edition 2 Index Farewell By: Sharon Riley Page 2 As the class of 2006 said, “He is a symbol of the Good News graduates, so will a special fac- Levine has had a re- senior and junior spirit rally the school and will be missed.” The Things They ulty member. At lunch he is in warding job here. He has loved juniors chanted “We love “He will be sadly Carried B2. He is in the pit first thing in working with the students. “In- Howie.” missed, he is a great man,” said Thrashing to the the morning. He does sessions teracting with the students has “Howie is--was--the Ryan Beauregrad (12). Shovel Head after school in B3. We all know been heartwarming,” said highlight of the school,” said “He’s awesome,” said him simply as Howie. After five Howie. Kevin Pouv (11). Casey Collins (11). Page 3 years of working here at AHS, He has turned relation- Tori Fyfe (10) said, Alan Friedlander Jarhead Howie Levine is retiring. ships among the students, their “It’s going to be weird not to (11) said, “I looked forward to CD Review: Levine has had many seeing his smiling face in the Keyshia Cole jobs. He’s worked in a restau- halls. I’m going to miss him.” Someone Wants to be Your rant, as a lieutenant in the De- The faculty will miss Friend partment of Corrections, as a him also. Freshman Dean Mrs. Xbox 360 bus driver and a life skills Judy Baker said, “Howie’s a teacher at the middle schools. pleasure to work with, because Page 4 & 5 He was even in the Air Force. he supports the staff and stu- Variety Show Levine has changed dents at AHS one hundred per- School Spirit the school and made it a better cent.” place. For the past two years “They will be mighty Page 6 he funded the Maurice Camiré hard shoes to fill. The cafeteria Can You Hear Me Now? scholarship. On scholarship will not be the same,” said Of- The Legal Drug night Levine gives it out to two ficer Bob Hale. Trick or Treat for Unicef students who meet the criteria Assistant Principal What Family Means to Me of the scholarship. They need to Jeffery Newman said, “Howie How to Avoid be all-round good people, be does a lot of things well around Nightmares good students and have finan- here and he has become a fix- cial needs. “The proudest mo- ture of the school. He is the first Page 7 ment of the entire year is shak- person I see in the morning and Let’s Get Technical ing their hand and giving them I will miss him.” Mary Jane is Mighty Popular the folder,” said Levine. Levine simply said Nothing Else to Do It is going to be hard Howie Levine that it is the right time to leave for Howie to leave. “At first it Photo taken by: Sharon Riley as his daughter is graduating. Page 8 was a job and now I found a Howie will look for something Valentine’s Day: family. I regret not starting to else to do, but he will stop by Hot or Not? work here earlier in my life. I families and himself into friend- have him around, because you occasionally to say hi. Ten Tips for will miss the interaction with the ships. could always joke around with As the end of the Quitting Your staff and students and it was so Howie is liked all him and he would help you.” school year draws near, it will Job (Successfully) close to my house, ” he said. around the school. During the Jessica Long (11) be hard to say farewell to the one we all know as Howie. Page 9 1,2,3…Dodgeball! Think You Know Your Dean? SSS: Stuck up, Snobby, By: Kayla Pike By: Andrea Courchesne and Shallow Here’s your chance to as they do. Big Problems from a Little On know the man underneath the suit, Downey has become Tick team, had a Thursday, the real Mr. Brian Downey. close friends with a few former stu- He Really IS the Best, He’s bye in the Nov. 17, “I used to chase around dents. “Because I’m the cool Mr. AHS t h i r d the golf the trash man in my little hot wheels teacher,” he said. Kim Kafouse: Cracking the round. The truck, and one time my mom called “I’ve even had a student t e a m SATs teams with the cops because I was missing,” come to my house and ask me to sponsored one loss said Downey about his childhood. buy him and his buddies beer,” the First Page 10 competed He was also suspended laughed Downey shaking his head A n n u a l twice his freshman year in high Top 5 Gifts Recieved to advance in disbelief. Golf Team school. Once for fighting and the The secret for staying out Coke or Pepsi? to the next Dodgeball other for stealing a filmstrip from of trouble with Downey is to avoid Getting Through the Snow round. To u r n a - Each his culinary class because his class suspicion. Let’s Fall Into Leaves Again didn’t want to ment. Golf game had “If a stu- Coach and watch it. dent is walking Page 11 a five- Downey down the hall and Physical The Closest Things to Gifts m i n u t e has a long history looks guilty, I’ll Education Teacher Mr. Mark How Much Will Gas Cost time limit. of teachers in his stop him or her. On t e a c h e r Tomorrow Bonneau raised over At the end family, which was the other hand, if a Mr. Mark a major influence How to Fight the Frost $100 of the five student is confi- Bonneau on his teaching ca- dent and says “Hi,” Voice of Democracy Winners Photo taken by: Kayla Pike minutes if r a i s e d no one reer. to me I’ll leave over $100 won the Downey Grade 11 Dean, Mr. them alone,” ad- Page 12 always has been in- for the Boston Children’s Hos- game, the team with the most Downey mitted Downey. Beats terested in biology. Deans, pital Heart Fund. Photo taken by: Andrea players remaining would win. He majored in bi- just like students, The tournament had a Courchesne The winner of the tour- ology at Provi- have responsibili- total of twelve teams, some nament was God Squad. The dence College. It ties. Downey’s re- made up of just teachers, oth- players on God Squad were Cap- was during his college years that he sponsibilities consist of day to day ers just students, and some with tain Tyler Hathaway (12), Joe became a student teacher and disciplinary actions, dealing with both. Annese (12), Mike Collette switched career goals. He got his attendance and tardiness. He also Attleboro High School The teams were Spe- (12), Paul Phelps (12), Phil Masters Degree in 1994 and began oversees extra support services that 100 Rathbun Willard cial Delivery, The Elite 8, Staff Nelson (12), Julian Galindo teaching that fall. students need. In 2003, Downey be- “Everyday is different, Drive Infection, Dog Pound, God (12), Derek Johnson (12) and Squad, DGT, Team Norway, came a Dean, because he wanted which I enjoy, I don’t know what Attleboro, MA 02703 M.J. Leblanc (12). to make a greater impact on the the day is going to be like,” said Science Department and Brian, Phone: 508-222-5150 The runner-up team school overall. Downey. Silver Bullets, Iron Fist, God was Dream Team. with Captain Fax: 508-223-1579 When asked what his He also enjoys working Squad is Bad, and Dream Team. Stephen Silveira (11), Oliver motivation was for showing up for Web Address: <http:// with the staff at this school. The The format of the Portillo (11), James Pellitier school everyday, Downey said, “I only negative part is when he www.attleboroschools. tournament was based on (11), Matt Gulino (11), believe I make a difference.” has to deal with upsetting prob- com> double elimination. The teams Ricardo Aldana (11), Zach If Downey could change lems, because it sometimes fol- Principal: Jackie Proulx that had two losses after the first Davis (11), Eric Perdomo (11) one thing about this school, it would be for school to start an hour lows you throughout the day. Superintendent: Joel two rounds were eliminated. and Bobby DeRose (11). So give him a break, God Squad, the undefeated later. He thinks it is unfair for the Lovering students to have to wake up as early he’s on your side after all. Good News The Things They Carried By: Rebecca Mueller By: Sharon Riley Is hardcore rock music ever, is not the best part of the These tracks are guaranteed to Pictures, the Bible, cared for one another. too rough on your ears? Is pop CD; rather, it is the lyrics that cheer anyone up for whatever comics, malaria tablets, weap- O’Brien’s regiment, music too light and laid-back to speak to the listener. reason because of their catchy ons, love letters, and each other Alpha Company, travels through interest you? If you can’t find a Whether the song de- and light-witted melodies. are things that soldiers carried the jungle, villages and Army peaceful compromise among scribes the hazards of smoking Track 11, entitled in Tim O’Brien’s book, The bunkers of Vietnam.