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Edition 1 Fall 2008 INDEX New Man, Familiar Face for Pages 2-3 Halloween Principal’s Office By: Sarah Surprenant Pages AHS welcomes a His teaching career 4-5 Opinions: Feel different face into the began in 1973 at Thacher Something, Lost principal’s office this year. Middle School, which has since Pieces, Price of However, for those students become an elementary school. Eating Healthy, attending the school for a He taught English, social Speak out against second, third or fourth year, studies, and science for five Lengthy Lines, this face is not new – former years, before coming to AHS as Hardest Things to Vice Principal Jeff Newman has the History Department Head in taken over the big seat. 1978. Hear Sarah Newman has been From 1981 to 1985, he Pages Reviews inspired to work in schools ever was the English Department Surprenant 6-12 since leaving the business Head, before an intermission world in 1972. He then realized from education. After eight Page that he wanted to work with years of work at the Rhode Principal Jeffrey Newman at his new post SSR 9 young people and help prepare Island State House, Newman them for success. returned to AHS in 1993 as an Newman said. “It is the building, and we want to keep Pages New Teachers, “I strongly believe administrator. student’s job to put in effort it clean,” he said. 13-15 CTE Carpentry that public education is the In his previously held and work with teachers to Newman also hopes to strength of our country,” position as vice principal, ensure success. It is the Program increase athletic opportunities Newman said. He continued to Newman worked on curricula teacher’s job to provide for students by instating an explain that receiving an and MCAS and supervised the support. intramural program once Page AHS Extends education is the true way for learning environment. When It is the facilities and materials are 16 Preschool young people to have success, former Principal Donald administration’s job to make available. The plan is currently sure that teachers and students Program, Ques- and ultimately, a good life, Frederick retired last year, under discussion. “which is what I want for them,” Newman applied and was have what they need for For students tion 2: The he added. selected for the job. success. It is the parent’s job Decriminaliza- preparing to go off to college, As a student, Newman “I was flattered that to make sure that the student Newman recommends pursuing tion of Marijuana always enjoyed reading classic my colleagues had the comes to school ready to learn. available scholarships by and history novels. History was confidence in me to do a good We all have our job to do, and if speaking to guidance Page his best subject, and he still job,” said Newman. “I felt it was we work together, we’re going counselors. He feels it is very Students to 17 spends time watching a great opportunity to help do to have a great school.” important for students to reach Raise “Voice & documentaries on the History great things for staff and Another way to high for their goals and to Participation,” Channel. Spanish, which he students.” enhance the learning believe in themselves. What is Up with studied for five years, was also Newman plans to environment, Newman “Don’t sell yourself Teenagers a strength for him. make sure each student believes, is to respect the short,” Newman said. Today?, Jobs After graduating from receives the help they need to building and keep it clean. This “Remember that graduating and Job Shad- high school, he earned a degree be successful and leave school will not only keep classrooms from high school is a beginning, owing Available in humanities and social ready for college and post- safe and healthy, but help not an end. Find a four or two- sciences from New York graduate work. maintain equal respect among year college, the military or a University, and a Masters of “Being successful the staff and students. tech school. Students need Page Asia to Education in History from isn’t about being smart, but “I think the students something beyond a diploma 18 Attleboro, Rhode Island College in 1972. putting in quality effort,” understand that; it is an old for a good life,” he added. Students Talk About Twilight What’s It Like To Be Invisible? Small Donations, Huge Differences Author By: Melanie Thibeault By: Samantha Wood Have you ever basis. They seek protection in The United States is of the problems in Africa, which wondered what it would be like Page Presiden- condensed villages, known as one of the most successful seem so far away to me. What I to be invisible for a day? Try 19 tial Elec- the Internally Displaced Person countries in the world, but didn’t expect was a story of for your entire life. This is what tion camps, which combined now many citizens of the United three high school students, thousands of children in house at least a million people States take that for granted. much like myself, that had been northern Uganda have gone in unsanitary and dangerous Sometimes, we even complain given the chance to travel to Page Thanksgiv- through for years. climates. The fortunate ones about our lives in this Uganda and meet the children 20 ing 2008 Ripped apart from their receive a minimal education in prosperous country. But if we they had donated money to. families and forced to fight in a schools that are in dire need of knew even half of what other These students horrible 23-year civil war, the supplies and rebuilding. countries, like Uganda, are belong to a group called children of Uganda lead lives Many students can’t going through right now, we Schools for Schools and were that many can not even afford to go to school and some would not have as much to chosen by the GO program to comprehend. Many are are forced to miss class for up complain about. travel to Uganda. This program orphaned, forced to fend for to weeks at a time due to illness. When I went to the encouraged schools to raise the themselves in one of the most Diseases run rampant through Invisible Children presentation, most money and allowed the dangerous places on earth. Cont. on page 2 I was expecting a boring display schools that raised the most Thousands are captured in the money to choose a student that middle of the night by the rebel would be allowed to travel to militia, the Lord’s Resistance Uganda. The movie at the Army (LRA), and are forced to presentation followed three murder their families, friends students, Amanda, Tye, and and neighbors. Britney, who were chosen from Attleboro High School The War in Uganda their schools to travel to Africa began in the early 1980s, when 100 Rathbun Willard to meet students just like them, several rebel groups, the LRA, Drive but living very different lives. led by Joseph Kony, and the Attleboro, MA 02703 When they arrived in Allied Democratic Forces, Phone: 508-222-5150 Africa, the movie showed a decided to challenge the Fax: 508-223-1579 scene shot as they traveled Government of Uganda. When Web Address: <http:www. through the city, but this city the groups couldn’t rally was not like Boston or New attleboroschools.com> enough support, they began York. Covered wagons traveled Principal: kidnapping children and forcing along dirt roads as passerby Mr. Jeff Newman them to fight as child soldiers. Superintendent: Photo from movie - Nicole Dionne carried baskets on their heads Children are abducted, One student lucky enough to recieve an education Dr. Pia Durkin tortured and raped on a daily Cont. on page 2 Edition 1 Fall 2008 this rant, she filled me in on the It’s that time of year Knock-Knock or Trick-or-Treat true meaning of Halloween, and again. We’re approaching the By Melanie Thibeault for a minute, I actually started most anticipated day of friends), I’ll spare you the I’ve gotten older and my ability but you must resist its big to reconsider my critical views October, the 31 — National torture. to stomach 50 Milky Way bars brown eyes and soft shaggy concerning this commercial Knock-Knock Joke Day. No, I’m Instead, I’d like to talk in one night has declined, the fur.) On Oct. 31, it’s acceptable holiday. Wise, unnamed friend only kidding (no pun intended). about why Halloween is such a whole idea of Halloween has to walk door to door (or today, said, “Halloween is the one day It’s Halloween and while I could popular holiday and why last lost its appeal. drive neighborhood to in the entire year where you can tell a few ghastly knock-knock year, I hid from the festivities October 31 is the one neighborhood) and accept be someone else for a change.” jokes (again, no pun; my jokes and instead did my history day that children of all ages candy from random people Huh, I thought to really are ghastly. Just ask my homework, as my friends feast on so much candy they you’ve never met and probably myself, when it’s put that way, dressed up, never want to see another piece. will never see again. Halloween sounds like a went trick-or- That is, until they wake up the I find this very magical godsend. When else treating and next morning after their contradictory. Before long, we’ll can we shed our boring day-to- yelled at me the stomachs spent all night be teaching our children it’s day identity and pretend, even next day for not breaking down the sugary dangerous to run with scissors, if it’s just for a couple of hours, joining them.