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almostdone09SI:Emblem 6/16/09 11:05 AM Page 1 The Student Newspaper of Southington High School Since 1898 • Volume C • Issue 6 June 2009 Class Senior Issue: Senior Wills Memories Nick Arduini: When Kristi Nick Arduini I, leave my pas - Wood and me were walking sion for H1 Hummers to down the hall and got tan - Anthony Scuito. Class Of 2009 gled in fishing wire and I, Dave Belas leave my used everyone was tripping over pens and pencils to Katie us and then we fell down Starzyk. the stairs laughing and I, Jordyn Binkowski leave showed up 10 minutes being classy to my sister, late… Olivia Binkowski. Melissa Beaumont: When I, Amanda Brozowsky leave our UConn French class all of my stupid questions to went to Paris, we blew out my sister, Shanna. the power for the whole I, Kelsey Burrill leave the hotel with our power outlet. “confetti” in Mrs. Chiero’s We also all (including Ryan class to Blair Casserino and Beaulieu) kissed Oscar Emily Bracken. Wilde’s grave, and met some I, Emily Callo leave the of the craziest and nicest remaining girls of people in Paris. Southington High to swoon Dave Belas: Spanish class and adore baby Austin with Señor Smith. Florian. Cont’d On Page 7 Cont’d On Page 4 Where Will I Senior Be When Confessions I’m 30? Nick Arduini: I confess I'm Nick Arduini: Living in a small obsessed with taking pic - town in Montana, married, tures of random Hummers. driving a fully loaded Jenn Armstrong: I have slept Hummer H1, and working as in every single class all four a teacher. years at least twice. Dave Belas: Controlling the Dave Belas: I’m not going to world with John Goodman. Yale. Amanda Brozowsky: I will be jordyn Binkowski: I had a in a house on the beach in fake parking pass all of junior Ogunquit, Maine with my year and parked in the park - family and my Golden ing everyday. I never got Retriever puppy. caught! Emily Callo: In the Amanda Brozowsky: I’ve Philadelphia suburbs with skipped a few classes and two adopted Asian kids, and gotten away with it. owner of the second most Emily Callo: Working at the successful bakery on the Corner Café was the best East Coast, right under decision I made all year Charm City Cakes. because the teachers would - Alyssa Caristia: Canada. n’t give me sass since I Nicole Charest: Hopefully worked there and handled happy. Married. Have chil - their food…Clearly, they’ve dren. Good job, and house, seen the movie “Waiting.” and life. Nicole Charest: I confess I Nicholas Chiarella: When I’m really am a band geek, 30 I’ll probably be on a con - even though i hate to whole senior year and yet Lauren Cwikla: I'm happy stole the cookie from the struction site working with admit it. managed to pull a “90” in to be getting out of cookie jar. steel for a living. You never know. Nicholas Chiarella: I never three classes. Go figure! here...but I wish these days Anthony Dalia, I confess Mark Cole: I will be happily did a homework assign - John Cooke: I knew about hadn't gone by so fast... that I didn’t actually need ment throughout my the surprise party. Spencer D’Agostino: I Cont’d On Page 5 Cont’d On Page 4 almostdone09SI:Emblem 6/16/09 11:05 AM Page 2 Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Southington High School June 2009 Senior Staff Farewells Thanks For The It’s Been Swell Good-Bye SHS Chelsea Corarito ‘09 Staff Writer Kaitlin Higgins my days unfold like a tar - Memories Staff Writer nished, used, and abused road This is so unexpect - map. I have a horrible memo - Rabia Hamid route you decide to take ed! I'd like to thank all the peo - It would seem natural ry, and I feel so helpless when Editor-In-Chief after graduation (college, ple who made this column hap - for this to begin with recollec - I can’t remember certain parts pen. Rich, you are the best co- tions of my freshman year, Dear SHS, trade school, etc.), high writer a liberal political journalist of certain times. But it’s all almost too easy to fill a page These past few years at school is an irreplaceable could ask for. I'll miss our intelli - there, it’s all happened, and the with the lessons I’ve learned in SHS have been a tremen - time in your life that you will gent bickering and widely vary - knowledge that I have because high school. But the truth is, dous journey for me. I’ve never forget experiencing. ing ideals. And thanks to the lay- of these past events will much of my time the past four learned so much I urge under - out editor who sparked contro - always be the only proof I years has been spent outside, and made so classman to go to at versy over a possible Donovan- need. I’ve in vans, on highways, many new friends. least one Drama Corarito engagement. I'd like to seen too clear up those rumors that Rich across state borders, Club production, much, it In addition, all of and I are not engaged, no matter in other cities, and seems, and it’s my teachers have sports game, pep how many hearts are placed with people who have almost unfair been extremely rally, or any other strategically around our faces. never seen our school. in my eyes. helpful. Some event of that And thanks of course to Rabia Yes, my years confined I’ve swam in have even went nature. You’ll and Mr. Cip for making the within the walls of the Pacific out of their way instantly feel like EMBLEM fantastic as always. Southington High Ocean off the to act as mentors you’re a part of the School have taught me coast of who have helped SHS community— countless lessons, and California, me tap into my interests, something you should be no, I wouldn’t have danced at the been able to do all the things I allowing me to discover proud of! Join clubs that heart of Nashville, relived my did outside of these walls which subjects I really love. interest you; they may be childhood in Disney World, without those lessons. I need As a result, I will be going to hard work, but in the end, I ate in small village pubs in school, you need school, the UConn in the fall knowing can assure you that you will Ireland, and looked down person looking over your full well what I want to realize that the experience from the Eiffel Tower upon the shoulder needs school, and major in. was worthwhile. city of Paris… See, it’s all some freckled kid in North The most important Trust me, as a senior in there, and it all happened. And Dakota needs school. It’s May, you won’t know what I wouldn’t trade it for anything. thing I’ve learned at SHS is inevitable, because we all need Don’t take anything for to take chances. — You’ll hit you when you realize that to learn. But there are other Graduation, granted, maybe that’s what I’m never know your full poten - you will be graduating in just places to learn, and I don’t trying to say. Don’t be apa - tial until you test your limits. a few short weeks. You’ll mean sitting in front of your Here We Come! thetic about your life. Nights When I came to SHS at the look back, and say, “Wow, did laptop or 56” television. Rich Donovan ‘09 spent partying and days spent beginning of sophomore I really accomplish all that at Reading helps you learn; it lets Staff Writer watching TV with friends… It’s year, I had no idea what to SHS?” Take some time to live you live experiences through fun, and it’s what teenagers do. expect— new teachers, new in the moment before you the eyes of others, but it can But there’s so much more you classes, and a new student graduate. For once, be glad never replace the true experi - can do. To see the world the ences that you can encounter body (which was quite larg - for your daily, predictable way others do, to feel how dif - throughout your life. er, might I add!). However, routine at SHS, because after ferent you are just because Sometimes, you just need to even though SHS was unfa - you graduate, things will you’re in a new city, a new leave. miliar to me at the time, I change immensely, and for state… It’s all priceless. It’s all When I look back at every - immersed myself in the high the better. Life after gradua - beautiful and alive. It’s all thing I’ve done in my life, I’m school experience whole - tion begins a new chapter in because we need to do things shocked at how much I’ve heartedly, and without your life and is something to for ourselves and we need to lived, at how fast my life is look forward to. Lastly, it’s realize that we are not the regret. As a result, I have whizzing by while I practically only ones. really grown as a person to been a pleasure being a stu - sit on the sidelines and watch discover my likes and dis - dent here.