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The News September 4 , 2009 Gilman School www.GilmanNews.com Volume CVIII No. 1 Students’ Voices Will Be Heard BY THE NEWS STAFF Gilman students all have an opinion. RULES This year, we students will have the 1) No anonymous postings. opportunity to post these opinions on the new bulletin board in the library. The People must attach their name to their opinions. This was done in order to insure that hope is that this opportunity for open no one will use someone else’s name when posting a thought. Also, if people put their communication will help spur a deep and names, a real dialogue can ensue among students and the entire community can gain meaningful dialogue within the school community. Of course, with any new from it. Students will give the card to Ms. Fuller and she will confirm that the student feature at Gilman, there are rules. is who he says he is. To post an opinion: Students or faculty 2)Posts will remain on the board for one week. need only to fill out a white index card in the library, sign it, and give it to a librar- This gives time for responses to the posts to be written and posted under it. ian. Over the summer, we met to create 3) No inappropriate language. some simple rules that were not restric- This goes without saying. Students are expected to express themselves in a mature and tive of content, but simply to ensure the board’s success. A group of 3 faculty educated manner. members (Ms. Fuller, Dr. Kelly, Mr. Per- kins) and 3 students (Connor Lounsbury, Ned Whitman, Christian Moscardi) cre- In the case of a questionable posting, the group of 3 teachers and 3 students will meet immediately to decide whether ated and reviewed the rules. With both or not the message should be posted. This will ensure a fair review from both sides of Gilman’s community members. faculty and students in the group, we can assure that everything was done in order Some of the hot topics last year were: Food. Sports. Assemblies. Senior speeches. to give the community a great place to Hopefully, students will continue to feel passionate and get these issues up on the board. Let’s get the conversation have lively debate. started. A New Vishio BY AMIT VOHRA School studying for his doctorate in Ethics. He hopes to finish his disserta- Joining the faculty this year is tion, which focuses on philosophical Mr. Alex Vishio, who graduated from theology and the foundation of ethics, Gilman and taught here seven years ago. by the end of this year. He kept up his Possessing strong language skills along Greek and Latin while in Chicago and with a background in theology and also picked up French and German at philosophy, Mr. Vishio will be teaching the school. both introductory Greek and (a couple Mr. Vishio’s excitement in returning of) sections of Latin 2 while helping out to Gilman has been reinforced by the with the Vergil class. His other assign- continued growth and reputation in this ments include providing assistance to institution’s academic environment. the JV Football and Fresh Soph Bas- “Since I taught at Gilman, one thing ketball teams.He is excited to be back that has not changed is Gilman’s com- at Gilman and says that he “look[s] mitment to excellence and all around forward to working with and interacting flourishing of the student body,” thus with the Upper School students.” Unlike says Mr. Vishio. In his view, these his stay at other institutions where, in factors make Gilman “unique in the his words, “focus was primarily upon world of secondary education and that academic subject matter, the interac- is something to be proud of and worth tion with students at Gilman is more appreciating.” ahead. Apart from love broad based. At Gilman, I will enjoy for the school, there is one more thing working with students in a whole range that brought Mr. Vishio back to his of activities, not merely academic but high school alma mater. “I was called also social, athletic etc.” in to make sure the classics depart- Prior to his return, Mr. Vishio was ment chairman behaves.” Looks like at the University of Chicago Divinity Mr. Vishio Sr. better watch his back. Like father. Like son. Gilman welcomes another Vishio into the family. Photo by Cooper Jackson. Features: Food Variations (Page 3); Summer Artist William O’Brien (Page 4); Indie Spotlight (Page 4) Exclusives: Does Gilman Change: Editorial (Page 2); Gilman Welcomes New Faculty (Page 5) Sports: JV/Frosh Playoffs Cancelled (Page 5); Fall Previews (Pages 6-8); Brodsky’s Public Apology (Page 8) September 4, 2009 Gilman School www.GilmanNews.com Volume CVIII No. 1 Gilman Changes...Hopefully Welcome back. As we all pile have not thought about before.” can assume that the community is So, we’ve got Wi-Fi and a place back into Gilman’s hallways, we Mr. Schmick is also supportive of content with its environment. And where we can post our opinions have to make note of some impor- the board, however, he comments, we know that’s not true. Everyone and be heard. It seems that life is tant changes going on around the “I do not understand why students has to take the time to get to the golden and the communication lines campus. As already mentioned didn’t find a place to vent. My door library and post opinions and ideas. are really opening up. Well, let’s not on page one, we have the bulletin is always open.” Nevertheless, he Let’s flood the administration with get too far ahead of ourselves. The board. Many of us remember Chris hopes that students will feel com- our ideas and not stop until changes bulletin board is worthless unless Maddox’s controversial blog last fortable in “expressing their opin- are made. And what better topic we take full advantage of it. For year where students could freely ions and being disagreed with.” to start with than the most major example, if the Wi-Fi doesn’t seem post their opinions anonymously. The administration credits Dr. change this year….Wi-Fi. to be working later this month, then This year, Chris’ legacy continues… Kelly with the idea for the board. That’s right. After years of debate, we should all witness hundreds of sort of. Ms. Fuller, who will hopefully be Gilman has finally decided to go notes on the bulletin board showing The bulletin board is a communal busy all year keeping the bulletin wireless. Why did it take so long? our. In terms of using the Wi-Fi, forum where we are free to post our board updated with the latest opin- Mrs. Turner clearly states, “I was we have to be careful and follow opinions. We really should write ions, stated, “Doctor Kelly brought the impediment to having Wi-Fi the AUP. The administration will what we actually think without fear up the idea of students posting opin- because I have dealt with many be waiting for the first kid to make of reprisal. This is a great oppor- ions on a public forum. The board abuses of internet on campus. I a dumb mistake and will have no tunity for us to have conversations will give students and faculty a lot of was looking at it through the lens problem taking it away. You’ve been about the things that bother us. benefits, specifically, a more imme- of trouble versus the lens of oppor- warned. Whether it is yesterday’s assembly diate way to get voices heard.” And tunity.” Mr. Schmick credits Mrs. Gilman offers us abundant or tomorrow’s lunch, we have to take for the community’s sake, we hope Turner, Mr. Gorski, and Mr. Heu- opportunity and hopefully, we all the initiative to put down what we that people recognize this benefit beck with initiating this project, recognize and appreciate this. But feel. If we want to see change, this Ms. Fuller speaks of and take full calling it a “joint effort.” Although it we should always look for ways to may very well be the best way to see advantage of it. As soon as we find is not set in stone when this feature improve. Mrs. Turner opines, “We it come to pass. The faculty, admin- something we’re unhappy with, we will become available, Mr. Schmick pride ourselves on being a school istration, and our fellow students need to go and write it down and affirms, “It’s happening in Septem- that prizes debate, different points will all be able to gage the sentiment get it up there for people to see and ber.” However, the administration of view, and learning from one of the school. Mrs. Turner expects respond to. reminds us that with every new another.” Let’s live up to this reputa- that the board will “capture a lot of Is this for real? Is the administra- privilege comes responsibility. Mr. tion. Good luck with the new year interest” and hopes that it “will be tion making a legitimate attempt Schmick expects students to exer- everyone…and may all our thoughts very educational, help us to learn to hear the students out? We think cise this privilege responsibly and be heard. something from one another, and yes. The ball is in our court now. If act in accordance with the AUP and to think about something that we nobody posts, the administration their common sense. -CJL G i l m a n S c h o o l (410)323-3800 ext.