The Postscript The Park School of Baltimore | P.O. Box 8200 Brooklandville, MD 21022 | June 2, 2010 Volume 70 Issue No.9 Inside: Bruins capture two championships Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse bests Friends, 15-9 by Reid Danels ‘13 Seniors Helen Goelet and Adri- Park’s Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse enne Tarver scored soon after. team claimed its second consecu- Friends fi nally got on the score- tive MIAA “B” Conference title, board at the 17-minute mark, and trouncing Friends School 15-9. Park responded shortly thereafter Friends proved throughout the with two goals. Just as it looked season to be the Bruins’ only as though Park had the game in real competition, having caused hand with a 6-2 lead and two Commentary..pages 5-7 them their only loss of the year. minutes remaining in the half, Going into the championship, Friends was able to score two Opinions on Relievo, Park had won its latest matchup quick goals to cut the lead to 6-4. Facebook, and Robot with Friends, but the players At halftime, coach Robin Car- Unicorn Attack. realized that the game was going din-Lowe urged the players to to be tough. “After our second retain their focus. “She told us win against Friends, we knew that we needed to go into the half that we were the better team, but as if it was 0-0 and it was a new we also knew that if we under- game,” Junior Autumn Cohen estimated them we would lose,” said, “I think one of the successes said Captain Adrienne Tarver ’10. of the game and the season as a The Bruins came out of the whole was the fact that we were a gates strong, jumping ahead to really close-knit unit that worked photo by A. Kelmenson ‘11 really well together.” The Bruins an early 3-0 lead. Freshman Yen The successful Girls’ Lacrosse team comes together for a hud- Baker scored the fi rst goal, and Lacrosse continued p. 14 dle one last time as champions. Features....pages 8-10 Baseball wins 3-2 in championship A look at students’ plans for the summer and a farewell to by Daniel Stern ‘12 other hard pitch, another swing, Mme. Broening. It’s the top of the seventh and another miss. Strike two. inning. Down 3-2 to the higher- Brewster takes a deep breath; seeded Park School Bruins, the his catcher, Jonathan Hettleman Annapolis Area Christian School ’10, is one strike away from his Eagles have two outs, and one fi rst varsity title. The windup, the last chance to seize the Boys’ pitch, and Ellwein whiffs a fi nal MIAA B Conference title. P.J time. Strike three. For the Bru- Ellwein ‘10, the Eagles’ second ins, an already successful season baseman, is up to bat. Bruins ends with a bang, as Park claims pitcher Ben Brewster ‘10 throws its fi rst Boys’ Varsity Athletics a fastball, right over the plate. Championship in four years. Ellwein swings, but he’s too “I’ve been waiting for this for Reviews..pages 11-13 late. Strike one. The batter re- a long time, and I couldn’t have photo by A. Himmelrich ‘11 groups; he’s seen the two prior asked for a better way to end my Reviews of Iron Man II, the Kyle Long ‘10 hugs teammate Max Sellman ‘10 after a victori- batters strike out at the hands of career at Park,” said Hettleman. ous championship game. iPad, and Shapiro’s Cafe. Brewster’s cannon. There’s an- Baseball continued p. 14 Economic recession results in downsizing by Alec Ring ‘11 Layoffs and reduction in four full-time employees will have reductions, two people were While the recession has for- hours have hit members of the been let go, and many other em- laid off for this year, and two mally ended for the nation, its facilities, library, admissions, ployees will have had their hours more will not return in the fall. after effects continue to trou- arts, and front offi ce staffs, but cut; some full time employees will Many of the departments af- ble the school in anticipation no full-time teachers will lose work 80% of their former hours. fected by the layoffs feel the of the coming academic year. their jobs. While these cuts “We’ve had to reduce staff- pressure from losing a position. Enrollment for 2010-2011 hurt some departments, Head ing by four full time equivalents “Last year the art department’s is currently about 30 students of School Dan Paradis said that, and cut back the hours of part half-time assistant was let go,” Sports....pages 14-16 below 2009-10, and endowment “[we have] been deliberate in time positions,” said Paradis. said Arts Director Carolyn Sutton. funds have not yet recovered how we make these [staffing] “The diffi culty in reporting this “She was responsible for adminis- Season wrap-ups and a look from the 2008 stock market decisions, and we’ve maintained information is that we’ve had trative tasks and also designing the at the school’s lack of crash. These setbacks mean that budgets in almost all areas.” to cut relationships for those all-school arts calendar,” she said. intramural sports. staffi ng cutbacks are continuing, Beginning this year and con- who depend on Park,” he Next year, the library will lose and budgets will be trimmed. tinuing to next, the equivalent of said. In terms of individual Economy continued p. 2 2 News The Postscript | June 2, 2010 Clubs receive funding from Parents’ Association tion President Shelly Hettleman. be used to benefi t the greater Based on this criteria, the PA community are the Arctic Club awarded grants to clubs that were ($1,000), whose research has planning to use the money in one implications beyond the Park of two ways: to experiment or try community, Lockerman Bundy something they otherwise would ($240), a school in downtown not have been able to afford, Baltimore that Park students or to improve or expand one have established a relation- or more aspects of the activity. ship with, and Amnesty In- For example, the Tech ternational ($100), which will Club received a $600 grant use the grant to renew pay for to build a multi touch table, a two-year membership within an experimental project it the International organization. could not have paid for itself. The grants, which topped out Beekeeping received $230 to at $1,000, also helped lower costs purchase a honey extractor, an for both the Mullica River Canoe improvement to an existing func- trip and another hiking excursion. tion. In the past, the club has had The Parents’ Association also to borrow an extractor, which has believes the grants will have a forced them to extract the honey a signifi cant impact on campus few months later than they would beautifi cation projects that in- photo by A. Kelmenson like. The new extractor will al- clude “hands-on involvement Irises by the pond were funded by the Parents’ Association after Upper School biology teacher low them to extract honey in time from the students,” said Hettle- Jeff Jennings applied for a grant to purchase plants for the botanical garden. for Rosh Hashanah next year. man. This group of grants in- for money that became available with money from other sources, “I’d say my reaction could cludes the Climate Change Com- by Hannah Sibel ‘13 at the end of the academic year. to support clubs and activities. be summed up by a yelp of mittee at Park, (CCCP) which The PA had originally bud- The volunteer group reviewed joy,” said club member Abi received $500 to fund a recent The Parents’ Association (PA) geted $5,000 for renovations to submitted proposals with “an eye Colbert-Sangree ’13 after tree planting in honor of Matt and distributed over $5,000 in grants the Kindergarten playground. towards those which would have hearing that the Beekeep- Abby Young, as well as the Up- to 11 Upper School activities and When the project was post- a positive impact on the Park ing Club had received a grant. per School Biology Department clubs this May. Fourteen of the poned, the Association voted community and the greater com- Activities whose proposals which plans to use $1,000 to 40 student-led activities applied to use the excess funds, along munity,” said Parents’ Associa- indicated that the grants would beautify the area around the pond. Recession, demographics affect fi nancial state Economy continued from p. 1 Holden acknowledged that parents uted to many donations of under $250. “not including the two spots for cents,” may be delaying application and enroll- The administration hopes to make said Seidenman, who noted that typically its part-time assistant. “This is a posi- ment until Middle or Upper School. “Par- tremendous strides with fundrais- fundraising campaigns don’t go public un- tion we’ve had for many years that is ents are asking, ‘Where will we put our ing campaigns centered around the til two thirds of the goal has been reached. directly related to curricular support,” money for our child’s education?’” she 2012 centennial; the school just ex- Although the recession has hit both said Library Director Susan Weintraub. said. “[Will we pay for] Lower school, or ceeded $14 million in pledges. school and community, Paradis be- One factor contributing to layoffs save for Upper School? There may be less “We are in a quiet phase currently,” said lieves that Park’s situation is manage- is a decrease in Lower School enroll- expensive alternatives to Park,” she said, Roger Seidenman’85, Director of Devel- able.