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Frank Scott Bunnell S C R I B E Bunnell High School * 1 Bulldog Blvd, Stratford, CT 06614 * Friday, February 27, 2015 * Volume LIV, Issue 3 Escape to Quebec: Dog Sleds, Ice Hotels, Freezing Fun running around!” said Ahl- about six weeks to build. The the teachers to go on it with me! strom-Nasry. hotel is one level and there are 15 I think all the kids had a pretty There was one person sitting decorated rooms with themes, awesome time,” said Stein. down on the sled and another like hockey or knights. People The next day the students were standing up, called the Musher, do in fact sleep there, and before coming back home, and they had who told the husky dogs when they go to bed at night, it is rec- one last look at the city by going to start running. After learning ommended they go to the sauna shopping, and bidding farewell to basic techniques and safety, to warm up. their gracious host families. students embarked on a ride The BHS travelers did not “This trip was freezing fun!” through wooded trails. sleep at the ice hotel, but they said Ahlstrom-Nasry. “Dog sledding was a very fun, walked around and got to enjoy BHS is very privileged to but cold experience. [It was] the amazing ice masterpiece. be able to have students travel something unlike I’ve ever done “The ice hotel was beautiful. It abroad to other countries. On before,” said junior Alex Ghajar. was so interesting because every this trip to Quebec, students were Afterwards, the group warmed room was different,” said junior able to live with families that up by taking a tour of the sugar Autumn Wagner. spoke only French. They got to shacks, a type of candy store, Before the day ended, the try new food and learned tradi- and then enjoyed a lumberjack group got to go snow tubing. tional dances and saw sights that Juniors Alex Ghajar (left) and Drhuva Chagi (right) prepare for dog inspired meal. There was a man There was a ski lift that took the were once-in-a-lifetime! sledding on their trip in Quebec. Photo Credit: Ms. Ahlstrom-Nasry playing the accordion there and tubes up the hills that had names Where will Ahlstrom-Nasry Doralis Ceballos citizens of Canada who opened students learned some traditional like Everest, Himalaya, and Black and her entourage travel to next? Staff Reporter up their homes for them. dances. Diamond. Will it be the streets of Paris? Or “My host family experience... A short visit to a copper muse- “Tubing was an awesome part the rich historical sites of Rome? This new year started off was great. The host lady was um followed, and the group saw of the trip...It was so fast that you She hopes to plan a trip for next with a bang for several Bunnell really nice and spoke languag- different copper creations. They didn’t even mind the cold. The year, but it has not been decided students. With midterms out of es like French, Spanish, and learned about how the creator of tallest mountain was the Everest, yet. the way and the second semester German. She had the house filled the museum made church doors and I even convinced a few of in full swing, it was time to take a with board games and a pin ball out of copper and visited that break from the stress. On Thurs- machine and we had four course very church, Basilique St-Anne. day, Feb. 5 at 6:30 a.m., a coach meals for dinner,” said junior On the third day, the group bus took off from the SHS park- Maria Jose Vanegas. got to go to the Bonhomme ing lot with forty-one students Most of these families spoke Carnival, one of the largest and five teachers from BHS and only French, so it was an oppor- winter festivals in the world. SHS, headed to Quebec, Canada. tunity for students to practice the Here, they saw an ice sculpture They were on their way to expe- language and learn a bit more. contest where sculptors carved rience the French language in a On day two of the trip, huge blocks of ice for everyone whole new way. students enjoyed breakfast with to see. There were sculptures of Teachers accompanying the their host families and met on the trees, houses, animals, and even students included BHS French bus to see Montmorency Falls, a bulldog! teacher Ms. Ahlstrom-Nasry, Mr. a waterfall higher than Niagara. Then, there was a historical Stein, Mrs. Harkenreader and her Because of the arctic weather, presentation where students were husband. After a ten hour bus the waterfall was almost entirely taught how to load a rifle. ride, the students were greeted by frozen. After the presentation, the the Prometour Tour Director and Dog sledding was next on the group headed to the famous took a walking tour of Quebec. list of activities, and it was an ice hotel, Hotel de Glace. Made After the tour, students were experience unlike anything the entirely of ice and snow, the ready for one of the most antic- students had before. architectural design on this struc- The Stratford travelers bundle up for the Bonhomme Carnival in Que- ipated parts of the trip: meeting “The dogs were very ex- ture was incredible to witness. bec. Photo Credit: Ms. Ahlstrom-Nasry their host families. The students cited to go. When we arrived This structure is made every year were able to stay with actual they couldn’t stop barking and at the end of Nov., and it takes Black History Month; Honoring MLK Giovanni-Marie Roper by Alpha Phi Alpha, the same 2011, and opened to the public for using his voice to push for Freelancer fraternity in which Dr. King be- a few weeks after construction social change. He also led many longed. Two years after Congress ended. peaceful protests like the Mont- In the United States, February approved the fraternity’s plan Dr. King now stands 30 feet gomery Bus Boycott and played a is well-known as Black History to build the memorial in 1996, tall in the heart of Washington huge role in the enactment of the Month. This dedication is a way they began the Washington, D.C. D.C. He stands coming out of Civil Rights Act of 1964, which to honor those African-Ameri- Martin Luther King, Jr. National the middle of a mountain, with outlawed discrimination based can leaders who have fought for Memorial Project Foundation to the quote inscribed, “Out of the on race, color, religion, gender freedom and justice for all races help raise the $120 million that mountain of despair, a stone of or national origin. This was a in America. One of the most was needed to build the memo- hope,” on one side and, “I was huge milestone in the struggle for famous and well-known leaders rial. a drum major for justice, peace equality and peace in America. of the civil rights movement is In 1999, a competition was and righteousness," on the other. With the recent events Dr. Martin Luther King, who has started to find the perfect design The mountain behind Dr. King is involving racial tension in the recently been honored with a for the piece. Over 900 entries connected to a crescent-shaped U.S., some believe that Dr. King’s colossal memorial in the nation’s from all over the world were wall that is engraved with 14 dream of having racial equality capital. judged by 11 architecture and quotes from Dr. King’s many will never come true. But because Standing tall and made of fine arts professionals from the speeches and writings. The of the hard work done by Dr. King, and many other civil rights white granite, the Dr. Martin U.S., Mexico, China, France and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quotes on the walls reflect Dr. activists, progress has been made, Luther King Jr. Memorial over- India. The judges found the win- Memorial in the National Mall in King, what he stood for, and his and the U.S. is coming closer to looks the Tidal Basin in Wash- ning design from an architecture Washington D.C. Photo Credit: beliefs. making Dr. King’s dreams a real- ington D.C., which many tourists firm in San Francisco, the ROMA Giovanni-Marie Roper Dr. King was unlike any other visit daily. On Oct. 16, 2011, the Design Group. ity. Now, his memorial stands tall In 2006, Lei Yixin, a sculptor civil-rights activist. He led a National Mall in D.C. formally Their design had Dr. King as as an inspiration and reminder from China, was chosen as the movement without violence welcomed this memorial to its the stone of hope coming out of of his struggles. In lieu of Black memorial’s artist. Yixin built the to achieve equality for Afri- collection, and this is the first in the mountain of despair. ROMA’s History Month, evey American main pieces of the statue out of can-Americans and the victims the National Mall to honor an design was inspired by a line should reflect on Dr. King's work white granite in China and sent of injustice. He was inspired by African-American. from one of Dr. King’s most icon- of trying to make the world a them over to America. Con- his Christian faith and nonvi- The vision for this memo- ic speeches, “I Have a Dream” better place for everyone.