Hillside’s ~Contents~ Site Seeing P.1 Student Contributions GLOBAL GAZETTE P.2 Podcasts 2021 P.3 March 2021 Faculty Profile P.4 Mr. Connor’s Top 5’s P.5 Sire’s Picks P.6 Philosopher’s Corner P.7 Diversity Melting Pot P.8
Student Profiles P.9-12 Global Club
P.13 Inspirational Stories P.14 Foods From Abroad P.15 Trivia Teasers P.16 ~ Global Club ~President Harrison Wolfsberg, Chief 1. Spokesperson Andy Chin & Vice Presidents Jerry Da & Max Wang The Traveling Translator P.17 This club was created in 2010 to foster a continued
strong connection between our international students and American students and faculty. We are intent on sharing our diverse cultures with the Hillside population as well as learning about other cultures.
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SightseeingSite Seeing
Travel Blog: Faculty
Favorites
Japan~Mr. Brown Vietnam~Ms. Emmerson Prague (C.R.)~Mr. Ribeiro
For the past eleven years, Japan I had the opportunity to go to I've now been to Prague in the
has been a travel destination for Vietnam with a group of educators. Czech Republic twice and both
Mrs. Brown and me. We have We took courses in Vietnamese and times were fantastic! The Old traveled throughout three of the were required to research and write Town is breathtaking with four major islands (Honshu, curriculum to share with our school cobblestone streets, medieval Kyushu, and Shikoku) visiting districts once we returned. We buildings of all different colors, everything from ancient temples traveled all throughout the country and the trademark red rooves. to modern metropolises like (Thái Nguyên, Hanoi, Da Nang, The Old Town used to be Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka to and Hồ Chí Minh City). We made separated from the outside by a traditional hot springs to stops in Hạ Long Bay, Hội An, and semi-circular moat. My favorite historical castles. The photo the Mekong River. My dad told me view has to be from near the below is of The Great Onaruto he would have felt very differently Prague Castle. If you're walking Bridge; a suspension bridge that going to Vietnam in his twenties through Prague, keep your eyes connects Awaji Island with because of the war. The photo off your phones and take in all below is from Hạ Long Bay. the sights around you! Shikoku.
Cool Facts about Travel
Millennials spend $200 billion on travel each year
Jet lag feels worse if you travel from west to east 1.3 million business trips are taken every day
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Live in the Future by Felipe Roca
In the world that we live in, we use technology for almost everything. Technology has the power to do many things, and changing the world is one of them. We should be grateful for the privilege to live in an era like this one, where science and technology can help make our lives easier. In this article, I am going to show some of the incredible futuristic technologies that scientists are creating. Some of them are designed for comfort, others for our health. Here is the list of technologies that will change our lives forever. Palms and Fingers Scanned There are predictions that in 2050 we are going to be able to implant scanners into our hands. How is this going to work? Well there are two different types of scanners. One of them is the daily use scanner that helps us read tags and product codes and to exchange digital business cards via the handshake ritual (like face recognition but with our hands). The second type of scanner is more sophisticated. This scanner is for professional people like a doctor. The scanners that the doctors
are going to have are going to include various medical sensors for diagnostics and even a portable endoscope with a direct video stream to the doctor’s visual cortex. Heart Monitoring T-Shirts This shirt is going to help you know how many calories you lost and is going to monitor your heart. This shirt is made out of smart materials and manufactured by a company called KYMIRA. The way that the shirt is going to send the information is going to be by Bluetooth. Algorithms process the data to accurately detect irregular heartbeats such as arrhythmia heart beats, which could prove lifesaving. Not only athletes are going to be able to use this shirt, the owner of a company wants everyone to have access to this shirt. He wants them to be in clinics in hospitals, in a normal house so that people with heart problems can live without worrying too much on their heart condition. Personalizing Cancer Vaccines Cancer is caused by genetic mutations that transform healthy cells into tumor cells. These mutations are usually in the therapy center but are extremely hard to treat because they can be different in each individual tumor. “Mutations are random. If you look at one patient’s tumor and compare it to another patient’s, it would be highly unlikely that there will be a match;” that’s what CBO and CCO of German immuno-oncology company BioNTech said. BioNTech is developing vaccines that are created for each individual tumor.
Pagethe tumor 2 and of healthy cells, the doctors can identify multiple cancer mutations and select the ones that are likely Podcasts
Best Podcasts 2021
20 21 promises to be a special year for podcasts. There are so many good #2. R2C2 ones out there. Here are five that C.C. Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco might pique your interest. Or, you host this smart, freewheeling
may want to make your own. podcast about baseball.
#1. The Weirdest Thing #3. My Favorite Murder
I learned This Week Karen Gilgariff and Georgia Hardstark are two cool PopSci’s podcast takes you down ladies who like to get into a rabbit hole of strange the particulars of homicide. happenings and facts.
#4. How Did This Get #5. You Must Made? 1. Remember This Three comedians discuss some Karina Longworth dives into truly horrible films. 1. some of Hollywood’s darkest secrets.
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Podcasts Cool Facts
• 32% of the U.S. population listens to podcasts monthly
The concept of podcasting began in 2000
The American Life is the most watched podcast
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1. Faculty Profile
Mr.Max Davis
Mr. Davis
warm personality. Specialist as well as return to Max Davis is in his first year at coaching hockey.” He also attended Hillside as a Learning Specialist in Mr. Davis was born in southern boarding school at Kimball Union Hillside’s renowned Tutorial Center. He came to us from rival Maine to Bob and Julie Davis. He Academy with several Hillside was raised in Kennebunkport. If alumni and heard great stories Cardigan Mountain School in New Hampshire where he occupied a that name sounds familiar it should. about the school. He called seizing similar role. Before that he was at Kennebunkport is where former the chance to work at Hillside a
Hebron Academy. Essentially, as a President George Walker Bush’s “no-brainer.” Learning Specialist, Mr. Davis summer retreat home is located. On helps students enhance their occasion, Mr. Davis saw and Mr. Davis was inspired to become executive functioning skills so that engaged in conversation with the an educator after reflecting on his they can have that important late president. Although he has experience at Kimball Union. “It foundation in all of their other lived in New Hampshire and New was the place where I found it to be subjects. Besides teaching, Mr. York at various times in his life, he okay to have a different learning Davis works in Hillside’s calls Maine “home.” It is on the process from my peers.” He also Admission Office, coaches Varsity frozen lakes and ice rinks of Maine gives credit to Cynthia Howe his Development Hockey, and is a that Mr. Davis played hockey as a advisor and “mother away from boy, traveling from one destination home” who helped him change dorm parent at Williams House. To to another for tournaments. He has from a disorganized young man say he wears several hats around here would be an understatement. a younger sister Molly who is a into an honor student. Now, Mr. sophomore in college. Davis is in the role where he can He has done a fine job managing these roles during his first two give back to students. He takes terms on Bulldog campus and has Mr. Davis came to Hillside because pride in this part of the job and impressed several around here with “I had an opportunity to expand feels compelled to help students. his professional demeanor and upon my work as a Learning Nice job, Mr. Davis!
Cool Facts about Mr. Davis
Enjoys golf, weight lifting, reading, and music
Spent 70 days living in the Appalachians in N.C.
Played in a few bands in high school
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Top 5’s
Mr. Connor’s Top 5 Movies
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There’s nothing Mr. Connor enjoys #2. The Wizard of
more than relaxing after a long week Oz #3. Lord of the -of work to a movie. It’s his form of Rings escapism. Here are his Top 5 All- Time movies. They are classics! Get your popcorn ready!
#1. Inception
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#4. Ghostbusters 2. #5. Avatar
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Cool Facts about Mr. Connor
Owns an iPhone 12
Covers Study Hall in Rooms #16 and #17
Drives a navy blue Honda CRV
iPhone 12
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1. Silk’s Rankings 1.
Sire’s PICKS
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Silky
Smooth 1.
Top 10 Top 4 1.
NBA Players Shooters
1. Steph Curry #1. LeBron James 2. Damian Lillard 2. Kevin Durant 3. T-Money 3. Anthony Davis 4. Klay Thompson 4. Giannis A.
5. Steph Curry Top 4 6. James Harden 5.
7. Luka Doncic Defenders
8. Kawhi Leonard 9. Joel Embiid 1. Kawhi Leonard 2. Rudy Gobert 10. Nicola Jokic 3. Anthony Davis
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Philosopher’s Corner
The Philosopher’s Corner:
AI
Artificial Intelligence by Mr. Brown
What happens when Artificial Intelligence surpasses human intelligence? It’s not a matter of if, but when. And when that day happens, what are some of the dangers? Space X and Tesla founder Elon Musk warned: “Mark my words. Artificial Intelligence is far more dangerous than nukes. It’s capable of vastly more than anyone knows, and the rate of improvement is
exponential.” And the late great physicist Stephen Hawking weighed in on the subject by saying: “Unless we know how to prepare for, and avoid, the potential risks, the emergence of AI could be the worst event in the history of our civilization.” Imagine a scenario in which AI becomes more intelligent than human beings, seeks self-survival, and can outthink and out-
problem solve us at every turn. It’s the 1968 Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space
Odyssey concept all over again in which a supercomputer named Hal-9000 gains sentience and refuses to be turned off by its human programmers. Hal takes control during a space mission and astronauts are forced to consider the possibility of human extinction due to the emergence of a new order of superintelligence. Humans who had once dominated their environment are now the dominated in this dystopian vision. How exactly would AI arrive at such a perilous point? It’s pretty simple: the smarter machines become the more their goals would shift. Imagine supercomputers reprogramming and improving themselves. Machines could then outsmart humans in a struggle for control of the environment. And such machines would not be bound by
human limitations such as error making, limited processing speeds, making
decisions based on the restraints of a conscience, etc. AI could speedily read all existing books and documents absorbing the totality of human knowledge and use its cognitive power to make future discoveries and push past the threshold of human knowledge. It could repair, update, and improve itself at
increasingly faster speeds making vast jumps in capability in short amounts
of time. It could display creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, compassion, adaptability, and learning capabilities. Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus warns that “Once computers can effectively reprogram and improve themselves, leading to a so-called ‘technological singularity’ or ‘intelligence explosion,’ the risks of machines outwitting humans in battles for resources and self-preservation cannot be dismissed.” Many believe that the only way to temper the most malicious AI from wreaking havoc is through regulation. They argue that we need a public body to regulate the way AI is implemented but not to regulate research. Hmmm, we have seen how ineffective regulation has been in social media and those complexities pale
in comparison to limiting AI. One thing is for sure, humans need to make wise collective decisions in the upcoming decades. Page 7 Global Gazette Hillside School Diversity
Diversity
Melting Pot
March Events March 8th International Women’s Day Started in 1987, Women’s History Month recognizes all women for their
valuable contributions to history and society.
Int’l Women’s Day
March : National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, which was established to increase awareness and understanding of issues affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. March is National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month. It was established to raise public awareness of the autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and assist those with multiple sclerosis in making informed decisions about their health care. March is also National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month. It was
established to raise public awareness of the autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and assist those with multiple sclerosis in making informed decisions about their health care.
March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, observed annually in the wake of the 1960 killing of 69
people at a demonstration against apartheid pass laws in South Africa. The United Nations proclaimed the day in 1966 and called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is a United Nations international observation that offers the opportunity to honor and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal slavery system. First observed in 2008, the international day also aims to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice today. Page 8 Global Gazette Hillside School
Spotlight…Student Profiles
Nick Shanahan
Sherborn, a town of a little more they graduate, he will travel to than four thousand residents in Japan to visit his good buddy. Oh Middlesex County. His father, Jim, boy, I can picture it now, Shanahan
is the Vice President at Leader and Kaneko in a sports car
Bank and works out of the “drifting” through the hills of Needham office. His mother, Lisa, Yokohama to the sound of loud is a homemaker who takes care of engine noises. Watch out for those things at the busy Shanahan abode. steep embankments guys! Nick has an older sister, Monica (23), who works at Fax It. He also Nick’s hobbies include “building has an older brother Chris (21) and driving things around my studying Business at Providence house.” Yikes! I’m not going to College and another older sister Alli touch this one. I’m sure whatever (19) who is studying nursing in he is doing is OK with the Nick Colorado. You might think wow, what a big family! Well, the family Nick Shanahan is a Hillside registry is not done. There are senior in his fourth year at others. Nick has a younger sister Hillside. We have watched him Layla (13) and two pet dogs Shamis grow from a little guy who roamed and Tucker. The decision for dad these hallowed halls back in 2017 and mom to send Nick to Hillside Narcos to the tall, mature young man you was an easy one. In Nick’s words, household heads. Speaking of those see today. Nick has been a delight. he “needed some structure and two, Nick has many wonderful He’s renowned for several things; wanted to grow as a person. My things to say. His father is his role one of them being stoically family felt an all-boys school would model “because he is successful and heading into the gym during a be best and open doors for me to gives me good advice.” Nick is break with his headphones on the future.” So, in the fall of 2017 quick to not leave out mom: “I’m where he sets about the routine of young Nick Shanahan hopped into a grateful to her for taking such good taking shots using Coach car and his parents drove him the care of me.” Nick’s favorite TV Heredia’s time-tested form based thirty minutes to Bulldog campus. show is Netflix’s Narcos and his method; elbow in, wrist back, He has been here ever since. favorite food is steak. Next year, he release at high point, etc. Nick plans on attending St. Johnsbury diligently practices this routine for Nick loves being at Hillside. He Academy in Vermont. After that? twenty to thirty minutes then, says the teachers are supportive and Well, Nick wants a career owning a without a word, calmly grabs his that Ms. Lucey takes care of him. construction company. It seems his belongings and leaves. This Wherever you see Nick, Ryutaro future is laid out for him. I can see it regimen would make his advisor Kaneko is sure to be close by. They now: he’s at his construction site on and former JV basketball coach, have been good friends for the past a hot summer day and the horn Ms. Lucey, proud. Yet, Nick four years and Nick says that after blows for a 15 minute break. While doesn’t seek approval. He just his crew heads for a shady tree to sit quietly goes about his business in under, Nick puts on some sneakers workman-like fashion. and his headphones and heads to the
spot where he put up a basketball Nick was born a stone throw’s hoop. Mr. Heredia is there, hired as away in Framingham, Nick’s personal trainer. “Come on Massachusetts. He grew up in Sherborn, MA Nick, elbow in, wrist back…”
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Spotlight… Student Profiles
Will Ketchen
I haven’t. Jacob sit down. Will, dim his last name is. the lights.” And so that night Will made sure that his dorm mate was Will says the best thing about
well informed about Marvin just Hillside is sports. He loves
before he went to sleep. I’m sure basketball and played for Mr. Jacob resisted any late-night Pava’s JV team this year. Besides bathroom breaks on that first night. Jacob, Will likes to hang out with his good buddies Blake Davis, Sire Will Ketchen was born at South Hazard, Will MacGowan, and Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Ethan Weber. He also says that he Massachusetts. He grew up in the
town of Norwell in Plymouth County which is due south of
Boston and next to Scituate. He also spent some time in Hull which Will is a town on the tip of that peninsula that juts out onto the ill Ketchen’s name was said Spicy noodle-eating contest W southern edge of Boston Harbor. often around these parts at the Will’s father, Will Sr., is a tour is doing well in his classes and likes beginning of the year. He referred operator for Boston Duck Tours. his teachers. That’s good to hear to himself as “Ketch,” as he made His mother, Marlene, is the owner Will. Although he is happy to be his mark on Hillside. “Hey Ketch, and designer of the Cabinetry, a here and likes Hillside food, he why are you in here? Hey Ketch, kitchen design studio in Norwell. misses mom’s cooking. stop doing that! Hey Ketch, what Will also has a younger sister, are you doing?” These were the Besides basketball, Will likes Faith, who is in the public school playing computer games. He says questions reverberating throughout system. Besides humans at home, the halls of Bulldog campus in the his favorite food is chicken and Will also has a pet cat named Pearl rice. Hmmm, I always thought it early stages. Faculty was thinking: who is nine years old. Like many was ramen because one night Will Oh boy, this one is going to be other New England families in the participated in R.J. Kim’s spicy work. Yet, as time wore on and we Covid era, the Ketchen’s decided to got to know Will, he has turned Korean noodle-eating challenge at send their oldest to a boarding Maher House (see photo above). It into one of the pleasant surprises school. In Will’s words, “schools of the year. He’s bright, witty, was good fun and nobody to date like Hillside offer a better likeable, and fun. He also has a has been able to finish R.J.’s spicy education, routine, and athletics noodles. Will’s role model is his great sense of humor. He resides at than public schools.” Will is quite Maher House and when Jacob Xu cousin Winston whom he calls “a happy with the decision to attend success story” because, although he moved down there at the Hillside and to share a dorm with beginning of the Winter Term, is young, he is mature and owns his kids like Jacob Xu, Henry Eckert, own landscaping business. When Will thought it in the young man’s R.J. Kim and even Marvin whatever best interest to hear about the story he’s older Will wants to be a of Marvin, the legendary ghost that surgeon. Oh boy, I can see it now. haunts Maher residents at night. As his patients are being put under “Hey Mr. Brown, did you ever tell anesthesia, Dr. Ketchen asks:” Hey did I ever tell you about Marvin? Jacob the story of Marvin?” Will No? Nurse, dim the lights please. asked in the presence of his fellow seventh grader on the evening of Well, it all began at this hospital Norwell, MA one night…” his first night there. “Why no Will, Page 10 Global Gazette Hillside School
Spotlight… Student Profiles
Jackson Waryas
Jackson was born in the town of Winter Term, he said that he was Wellesley, Massachusetts but he looking forward to spring sports grew up in nearby Holliston. His and Mr. Evans’ varsity baseball. father, Keith, is the Senior Director Yet, all is not easy for Jackson at of Strategy and Operations at Dell. Hillside. He maintains that getting His mother, Amy, is the Executive up so early for school is not his Vice President and Chief Human favorite thing to do. Resources Officer for the Red Sox.
Jackson has an eleven year old When asked, Jackson wasn’t sure sister Caroline who attends public school and a pet yellow Labrador named Stella. The Waryas’ decided to send their son to Hillside for a more personalized education. In Jackson’s words, “I wasn’t getting Jackson the attention I needed at my old Action Jackson
Action Jackson is the name of a public school. There was not about his hobbies, but he did 1988 action film starring Carl enough individual attention.” excitedly chime in that he loves the Weathers (Apollo Creed of Rocky Hillside seemed like a logical Red Sox. Mom must be happy to legend) as detective Jericho choice for the Waryas’: it is close to hear that. His favorite player is none other than Dustin Pedroia the “Action” Jackson, the wrongfully Jackson’s home and on average we have a 7:1 student-teacher ratio. We former Sox second baseman. In his demoted police lieutenant looking for redemption when a case arises also specialize in boys. This was heyday Pedroia was renowned for involving two auto worker union good news for the Waryas family his textbook homerun swing. Yet members that are murdered by a and Jackson says: “Now, I’m Pedroia is not young Jackson’s role sinister group of supernatural-like getting that attention I need and the model. His parents are! Jackson killers. Action Jackson takes to the education I want.” proudly says that “mom and dad streets to save the day. Our Action help me when I need help and are Jackson (Waryas) is not quite as big Jackson enjoys being at Hillside. always there for me.” Sorry Dustin! You’re good but mom and dad are as Weathers the former CFL He has a nice group of friends in better. It’s good to see parents professional football player, but he fellow March Global Gazette student feature Will Ketchen as occupying that elite status in the does have a large presence on well as Blake Davis, Sam Crocker, eyes of their children. Far too often Bulldog campus. He’s quiet yet Gabe Cunningham, Ethan Weber, athletes and movie stars fill that popular. Wherever he sits in the Hillside dining hall there are and Sam Crocker. He also loves important role. But, not in this case.
Bulldoggers around him. They’re Hillside sports and is ecstatic that There’s a part of me that’s
always laughing and having a good he gets two hours of sports every wondering if Dustin Pedroia and an time and the action seems to day after classes. When aging Carl Weathers are out there revolve around Jackson. There have interviewing Jackson during the somewhere reading this story in a been no demotions or murder cases lonely corner of their homes on a for him like the Jackson of movie dark, quiet night and feeling a tad lore, but in his first year at Hillside jealous. Sorry guys! Hillside’s he has had an exciting campus life. Action Jackson’s role models are Let’s get to know our Action taken. Keep working hard Jackson; Jackson Waryas a little better. Wellesley, MA you’re making mom and dad proud.
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Spotlight… Student Profiles
Haoyuan “William” Gong
Haoyuan in Tianjin, China. Tianjin likes the American system of is a coastal city in Northern China. Project Based and Social Learning William says that “it is famous for that stress student collaboration and its humorous culture.” William’s individual opinion. It’s more his father, Yan, is a lawyer for Guohao style. William praises the teachers Law Firm in Tianjin. His mother, saying “they are professional and Huaizhou (Grace) Song, is the friendly. I can also get more manager of a medical company attention from them.” Well thank called Green Pine Pharma Group. you William. That’s a ringing William also has a little sister endorsement for all Hillside named Zhenzhen (Jenny) and a teachers. Nevertheless, it’s not all three year old black Labrador peaches and cream at Hillside.
named George (see photo). The “English still proves to be
name George comes from the TV challenging,” he acknowledges.
William show Peppa Pig and his sister (Jenny) named him. William says Eighth Grade Chinese national that “the only two things my dog and Hillside international student does is sleep (see immediate right)
William Gong has taken Hillside by and eat. He eats whatever he wants storm. Although he is currently including towels and toilet paper. George Shhhh, William! You’ll embarrass learning live online, he was on In his free time, William likes to him. The Gong’s decided to send campus for his first year. You might read and watch the news. He enjoys their oldest child to the United know him as the guy that totes a learning everything from politics to States for a better education. water bottle from classroom to history to military topics. His William maintains that “in my old classroom or as the one who forever favorite food is far and away school classes are boring and all I talks about the gastronomic delights Chinese and, of course, his favorite have to do is recite the knowledge of Chinese spicy frog. Oh yes, dish is spicy frog. His role model is the teacher throws at me.” William young William Gong loves spicy his grandfather and the reason is says he became fed up with Rote frog. I tease: “What William, you interesting. His grandfather had Learning and the punishment of eat those cute frogs?” He replies: come from a poor village and writing a word out twenty times if it “No Mr. Brown, not the cute ones; moved to Tianjin when he was was spelled wrong. So, when the big, ugly ones.” Oh, well I young. He joined the military, searching for a different style of guess that’s Okay. If we’re not became an officer, but was then education in the United States, talking about spicy frog, we’re kicked out of the military for being Hillside seemed like a good choice. usually engaged in a power struggle a landowner. Yet, despite these
for his water bottle. I want to make setbacks, he never gave up. He William has enjoyed his time at it mysteriously disappear and worked in a factory and eventually, Hillside very much. Although he is William wants it to live on in through hard work, was promoted not a big fan of online learning, he infamy. Of course, these to the “leader of the factory.” conversations are always playful William says that “he has been and silly as it is amusing to engage successful in every job he has taken in dialogue with William. He is a and never gives up when smart young man who is a lot of fun confronting difficulties.” Wow! to be around. What a great role model. I bet you’ll never give up too; especially Tianjin, China William was born as Gong when it comes to eating spicy frog.
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Global Club
The Global Club
The Global Club has been active in March. We have had two International Trivia contests with Knox Thompson and Nowlan Losty winning the draw with correct
answers. SAGE has been busy cooking up some delicious international foods lately as well as
serving American cuisine. One of the
St. Patrick’s Day highlights recently has been pork March Break gyros. Although we were not on campus for St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), the Global Club would like to honor to that Irish holiday. On Tuesday, March 23rd we held an International Café with snacks from China, South Korea, and Japan. It
was mobile; the kids picked up their treats in the hall and moved on. It was a nice time. In April, we’re planning on welcoming Ms. Ribeiro Int’l Trivia Winner Knox T. for a Brazilian Café. Global Club Royalty From all of us at the Global Club, have a very happy March.
International Café Snacks International Food Gyros Int’l Café Day
Teacher’s Travel Blog
Page 13 Global Gazette Hillside School Inspirational Stories
A Tribute to Arthur
The Stray Dog
Farewell Arthur 2014-2020
D oes anyone remember the 2014 story about Arthur the stray dog from Ecuador? It is one of the most inspiring stories around. A dirty, injured stray dog meets a Swedish extreme racing team at a transition station along the route of one of the most grueling races on the planet. No one will go near the dog. Mikael Lindnord, the captain of the Swedish team, decides to give the
stray a Swedish meatball. The rest is history! The dog follows the team over
hills through bushes and mud over hundreds of miles to the race’s end. At one point the dog is on the verge of death, panting hard one night as the racers slept. The team pooled its food and fed him. Another test came about when the team had to start the kayak phase of the race as they arrived at the
banks of the Cojimies River at night. A race official said that they could not take Arthur and the fairy tale seemed to come to an end. As they pushed away from land in their kayaks, Arthur jumped in the water and swam after them. At that moment, their lives changed. They knew that they couldn’t leave this dog. They arrived at the finish line in 12th place with Arthur. He was in desperate need of medical care. The Ecuadorian team had caught wind of the story on social media and approached Lindnord’s team. They warned tha t Arthur would surely die if left in Ecuador. That’s when Mikael decided to adopt Arthur and bring him back to Sweden. Arthur took the six thousand mile plane ride to Sweden. Once there, he received emergency medical treatment and was quarantined for four months. Finally, the stray dog with
enormous will power found his home. In the spring of 2015, the dog that
almost never made it out of the jungle, walked right into his new home in Sweden. He also became the country’s most famous dog. Here he lived out his life happily with Mikael and the Lindnord family. On December 9, 2020, Mikael announced on his Instagram that Arthur had died; but not without changing the lives of perhaps millions and, in particular, one Mikael Lindnord. Lindnord was quoted as saying about his chance meeting with Arthur: “These things happen maybe once in a lifetime if you’re lucky.” Upon Arthur’s death, the Lindnords must have felt incredibly sad. However, some thoughts emerge. Imagine going back to that day during the race at the transition station where Arthur walked into the room as a dirty, unwanted stray looking for a snack. Who in that station on that day would have thought that this flea infested, hungry canine would become Sweden’s most famous
dog? Who in that station would have imagined that Arthur would have more of an impact on people’s lives than some world leaders? Who would have thought that he’d inspire millions? So, if there’s a lesson to be learned
besides never giving up perhaps it’s this: life’s magic can be found in the
most unexpected places in the most ordinary of circumstances. Watch the
amazing story here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3239894286044602 Page 14 Foods from Abroad
From England
Shepherd’s Pie is a delicious English ground meat pie with a
topping of mashed potato that is layered on top of the meat. Essentially, ground red meat is cooked in gravy along with onions. The dish also consists of fresh onions, heavy cream, butter, carrots, peas, paprika, flour, chicken stock, and a dash of Guinness ale. TV personality and award winning chef and writer Andrew Zimmern calls Shepherd’s Pie a “rustic, humble, and comforting dish, and a great way to feed a crowd.” Once the ingredients are put together, the pie is baked in an oven for thirty minutes until the edges are bubbling and the potatoes are browned. This delicious meal is best eaten on a cold, blustery Shepherd’s Pie day.
From Cameroon Ndole is an aromatic Cameroonian spinach stew consisting mainly of stewed nuts, ndole (bitter leaves indigenous to West Africa), and fish or beef. The dish may also contain shrimp or prawns. It is traditionally eaten with plantains and often wrapped in bobolo which is ground cassava wrapped in fresh spinach
leaves. It is rich, high in calories and one of Cameroon’s
ultimate comfort foods. It is on the table of any Cameroon party 1. that you may attend. Ndole
From Norway Kjottboller are mouthwatering traditional Norwegian meatballs consisting of minced beef seasoned with nutmeg and ginger, and often combined with eggs, onions, oats, and cornstarch. Norwegians prefer to pan-fry the meatballs and, along with a creamy sauce or thick gravy, enjoy them as a main course. They are similar to their Swedish counterpart. They tend to be larger in size though and shaped more like patties than balls. It’s safe to say that our featured dog (Arthur) in the story on p. 15 would 1. have loved them. Kjottboller
From South Korea Sundubu-jiggae is Mrs. Brown’s favorite Korean food. It is a spicy, soft tofu stew. Besides tofu it consists of vegetables, mushroom, an assortment of seafood, beef or pork, and chili paste. It will absolutely warm your tummy on a cold day. Though different variations of Sundubu-jiggae exist depending on the region, a raw egg is typically placed on top of the stew and mixed into the ingredients. The next time you are at H-Mart, Sundubu-jiggae you may want to give Sundubu-jiggae a try. It’s delicious! Page 15 1.
Int’l Trivia Teasers
International
Trivia
10 Int’l Trivia Questions for the Month of March
1) Which private school is the oldest (1628) in the United States? a) Collegiate School b) Roxbury Latin School c) Hopkins School
2) What is South Korea’s national animal?
a) Siberian Tiger b) lion c) Eastern Wolf 3) Which states’ motto is “Oro y plata”?
a) Arizona b) New Mexico C) Montana 4) Which country has the longest suspension bridge?
a) China b) Japan c) Canada
5) In which state was Ms. Emmerson born? a) Massachusetts b) California c) Washington
6) What is the biggest city in Libya? a) Tripoli b) Benghazi c) Misrata
7) How many provinces are there in Canada? a) 9 b) 10 c) 12
8) Which world city borders on two continents? a) Ankara (Turkey) b) Istanbul (Turkey) c) Damascus (Syria)
9) How many years has Mr. Cazenave been at Hillside? a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 10) What is the most populated city in Africa?
a) Kinshasa (Congo) b) Lagos (Nigeria) c) Cairo (Egypt)
Answers: 1) a 2) a 3) c 4) b 5) c 6) a 7) b 8) b 9) a 10) a Page 16 The Traveling Translator
“Smart” from around the world
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English -smart
Spanish - intelligente
Korean -ttogttoghan
Japanese - samato
Hindi -hoshiyaar
Arabic -dhuki
Chinese -congming de
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