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Volume XI, Issue I Fall 2011

color guard, and Marlon Matthews ’14, Tom Keefe ’11, James Keefe ’02, and Director of Health Services Emerita Jean Lynch sang the National Anthem. The fans then made their way over to Henry’s Corner. The games were a lot of fun. All of our fans came together and screamed at the top of their lungs, cheering for and not

against. Although the fans came out in full Homecoming strength, the Arrows’ sports teams had a tough by David Korzeniowski day. The varsity soccer team lost 3 – 0. The

Homecoming this year is one we will football team played a spectacular game. They never forget. The varsity sports teams went up had one last chance to score the game-winning against a very worthy opponent, Belmont Hill. touchdown, but the final pass fell incomplete. The After two great pump up speeches by Michael final score was 17 – 12. Muldowney and Peter Cimini in Corporate Despite the two losses, the 2011 Chapel on that Monday, our teams and fans were Homecoming was a great one that we will always ready to go. On Saturday, October 15, at 10:00 remember. It was a day in which the Arrows all a.m. the fun began. Over one thousand people came together and cheered on our sports teams; it came to the event, including our guests from San was a lot of fun. Miguel School. Alumni, current Arrows, families, and friends all gathered, ready to cheer on the St. Sebastian’s teams. Until the games Open House by Jake Milbury and Kevin Moore started, young kids and students ran on the massive blow-up obstacle course. Other people This year’s Open House was a big played a scrimmage football game or played near success. Three quarters of the student body the soccer goals. participated in the event, making it much more At about 10:30 the players marched out in memorable for future students. The 500 people uniforms as did a United States Marine Corps who attended the Open House witnessed the incredible sight of 250 boys lining the church walls. Fourth Football by Matt Karpowicz and Michael Calabro The night started with the guests getting paired with a group of current students. These students guided For almost all St. Sebastian's sports teams, the guests around the campus, showing them the the season can be summed up by their results various buildings. The stops with teacher against archrival Belmont Hill. That could certainly information impressed the future Arrows and their be said for the Eighth Grade football team this year. parents, and each was filled with intriguing Despite being defeated by Belmont Hill in a pre- information about the different areas of the school. season scrimmage, we came into the game The tours proceeded to the church, where there confident that we were a good enough team to were several speeches from current students. defeat our rivals. After the game got off to a rocky Thaddeus Kennedy, Tyler Wiik, and Jack Connolly start, it was clear our newly-found confidence gave phenomenal speeches explaining how amazing would not alone give us a win. Our typical first this school is. Then there was a speech from Mr. play, I-Right, Student Body Right, Halfback Pass, Burke which grabbed the attention of future thrown by quarterback Mike Calabro to tight end families of our community. The night ended in Matt Karpowicz, a play which would result in four Ward Hall, where there were delicious refreshments catches and two touchdowns over the course of the that continued to surprise the guests. The tables season, failed when Karpowicz lost the ball in the surrounding the room represented each of the sun and dropped it. Although the game did not start academic departments, clubs and sports at school. the way we wanted it to, we responded well to All activities interested the families immensely. adversity by marching down the field, slowly The visitors of the Open House were able to pounding the ball down Belmont Hill's defense's experience the many great things our School has to throat, taking it one play at a time. We gradually offer. The Open House was a big success and was a moved the ball to first and goal at the 1. After no great way to inform the many families that will gain on first down, a penalty on second down apply to this tremendous school. brought us back to the six-yard line, and a sack on third down left us with a key fourth and goal early in the second quarter, still on the first possession of the game. Mike Calabro dropped back to pass and threw to Matt Karpowicz on an in route, but the swarming Belmont Hill coverage forced the ball to continue through to the next level of defense, and it was intercepted by the safety at the two-yard line. Our season was defined on the next play. The Belmont Hill quarterback dropped back to pass, and a sea of black swarmed him, led by defensive

2 ends Chris Potvin and Dean Piersiak, leading to the Morelli, and Coach Stanton helped us achieve our ball being knocked out of the quarterback's hand. goal. Although he was able to recover the ball, five Arrows pounced on him in the end zone and it was two points and the ball for the Red and Black. After that, both offenses could not salvage a point in what turned out to be a defensive game. We were able to once again march the ball down the field, but we were stopped on a crucial fourth and 1 from the three-yard line.

Heading into halftime we were excited yet nervous at the same time. However, we continued to Arrows Defeat Belmont Hill 32-14 by Joe O’Malley play our game, and our defense pulled through to keep the lead, led by a tackle for a loss of thirty Fifth Football had a great season this year. yards by linebacker Mike Curran, a key deflection Going 5-3, the team played several brilliant games. by defensive back John Nilles, and the game sealing The one goal that the team held throughout was that by safety Brendan Lutch. they would get better everyday, and indeed that was what they did. One game that really stood out was the memorable game against the Belmont Hill Sextants. There was an exciting tension in the air as the team stepped out onto the field. The message of the day was “Beat Belmont Hill,” and that they did.

After scoring a touchdown on the first drive of the After that unbelievable 2-0 victory, the game, the determined Arrows did not stop there. season seemed to fly by, with decisive wins over They were relentless with their scoring. Just one of BC High and BB&N, and a crazy tie against the many highlights of the game was a long run by Roxbury Latin. The season finished on a negative Jimmy McCabe. Although he fell just yards short of note due to a defeat from a strong Nobles team with a touchdown, McCabe had a tremendous, long run. an unstoppable quarterback. From 0-8 last year to 4- Jack Frisoli made some great plays including at 2-1 this year, the season was definitely an least two TDs. Mikey Connolly also had a great improvement. Hearing Couch Souza talk about our game, kicking the football far down field, as well as victory over Belmont Hill at the Athletic Awards creating both offensive and defensive pressure. The Assembly was definitely appreciated due to our line was strong, with presences like Cam Cain hard work throughout the season. Our goal was to coming up with some great blocks and tackles. get better every day, and Coach Tremblay, Coach Receivers like RJ Murphy also played a big role in

3 completing many touchdowns this season. After 5-0 lead against us, scoring five goals in the second giving BH the beating that they deserved, the final half, although we ended up losing 6-5. Playing for score was Arrows 32 and Belmont Hill 14. St. Sebastian’s Fourth Soccer was a great experience, and everyone cannot wait until next season. We thank the coaches and our team’s constant dedication and effort.

The Derby Tournament by Tim Murphy

The Derby Tournament is a tournament that, Fourth Soccer of course, is at Derby Academy. The teams that by Stevie Karol and Sam Gordon compete are St. Sebastian’s, Nobles, Thayer, Derby,

Fourth Soccer had a great year. Though we and Fenn. Our team originally had about sixteen didn’t win many games in the regular season, we guys scheduled to play. On the dreary Saturday worked extremely hard, and we cooperated well. morning only nine showed up at School. Coach We came in second at the Derby Tournament, Dagdigian insisted that we wait for more players, which demonstrated our effort and perseverance. but only one more teammate arrived. However, We won many close games, like the two games even with this low number of players we didn’t against Nobles. The Fourth Soccer team was made withdraw from the tournament, but instead we took up of about thirty seventh and eighth graders. The the hour long car drive to Derby, hoping to come two grades worked amazingly well together, and we out on top. When we got to Derby, two more had a lot of fun at practice and in the games. The players showed up so that we had enough to make a super laps, stretches, and dynamic warm-ups made team of 11. Our first game was against Derby. We us stronger and more enduring players and harder tied this game with no goals scored by either side. workers. Our coaches, Mr. Dagdigian and Mr. After that game we played Thayer whom we beat 2 Rossini, taught our team many valuable soccer – 1 with a game winning goal by Michael Ragnoni. skills and life lessons. Through their constant Then we played Fenn whom we tied one to one. helpful coaching, we all have become better soccer Then we played Nobles. This team was extremely players. good, and we lost a disappointing 3-0. Even though Fourth Soccer was a very fun team to be on. we got through the tournament with a variety of The score of every game was very close, like the outcomes, the final game allowed us to take second game against Derby. The game against them was place. It was a fun day of soccer that we all will the most memorable because we came back from a never forget.

4 Cross Country 2011 This season was one of the most successful by Kevin Moore and Owen Finnegan seasons in recent years. We look forward to new

Led by the devoted Mr. Rest and Mr. faces on the team next year and encourage everyone Thomasy, the ever popular seventh, eighth and to join the team. ninth grade cross country team had one of its most exciting seasons this year. Freshmen John Flatley ’15 and Chris Haley ’15, with support from Peter Fantozzi ’15, helped the team with experience and skill. Newcomer Ryan Colgan ’16 shocked our school community with his amazing speed. He showed the young pure skill that the team so desperately needed. Returning eighth grader Owen

Finnegan was glad to see some new faces on the team, including John McManmon ’16, who won the Boston Bruins by Jake Milbury cookie run. Another fresh face was Cole Aldrich

’16, who helped the team with his comedic input After coming off a Stanley Cup winning and hard work. When asked about his favorite season, the Boston Bruins started this season with experience this season, Ryan Colgan said, “The four losses in six games. This losing streak quickly cookie run was a fun experience and John Flatley put them in last place in the Northeast Division. made it even better when he made a wrong turn and Soon after this terrible losing streak the Boston ran all the way to Needham High.” When asked the Bruins regained confidence and went on a ten game same question, Owen Finnegan said, “It was very winning streak putting them in first place. This ten fun when Kevin Moore and I showed up at Belmont game winning streak was ended by Pavel Datsyuk Hill as a two-man team. I came in fifteenth and and the Detroit Red Wings in overtime. Over the Kevin came in fifth.” Our proudest moment offseason the Bruins acquired forward Benoit occurred when our team came in fourth in the Poulliot and power play defensemen Marco Corvo. championship race. Thirteen teams participated The Bruins also re-signed rookie Brad Marchand, with about 150 runners. Ryan Colgan came in who has started the season tremendously. Tyler eleventh, and earned himself a Top-Fifteen medal. Seguin, also coming off his rookie year, is leading Kevin came in seventeenth and Flatley came in the team and is third in the league in goals. The twenty-second. Haley impressed the team with a Bruins are currently in second place trailing the solid thirty-sixth place. Finnegan did not do as well Toronto Maple Leafs by one game. The Bruins have as he would have liked, but managed seventh- started the season well and play a rematch against seventh, and Aldrich managed a shocker, finishing the Vancouver Canucks on January 7. Tim Thomas fifty-first. continues to play great with the third best save

5 percentage in the league, completing a game with a Vince Wilfork and Andre Carter, the defense is season high forty-one saves against the Winnipeg currently ranked last overall in the league, last in Jets. The Bruins Stanley Cup team continues to pass defense, but tenth in points allowed. The play well and competes like a future Stanley Cup secondary remains the biggest question mark. Kyle team. Arrington has a league leading seven in an outbreak season. Last year, Devin McCourty was the outbreak CB for the Pats, but has been ineffective or inactive since. Andre Carter had a breakout game against the Jets, recording four and a half sacks. With the easy schedule, will the Pats change their ways and finish the season strong heading into the playoffs? If so, will it be hard to adjust from playing teams like the Dolphins and Redskins to the heated competition posed by the Ravens, Steelers, and the Texans? The defense Patriots 2011: Will The Defense Hold Up? must not get full of themselves from having good by John McManmon games against below .500 teams. They need to With an 8-3 record and one of the easiest become consistent and have good, solid games to remaining schedules in the league, it seems that the help Brady and the offense in tight games. We will Patriots will have a smooth ride to the playoffs. find out the answers to all these questions in the However, they still have some problems that they following weeks. need to address to be playoff-ready. In the past decade, the Patriots were known for stifling defenses in which Patriot greats like , Vince Wilfork, Rodney Harrison, Mike Vrabel, and Ty Law dominated the field. Most of these players have either retired or moved on, except Vince Wilfork. Amazingly, Wilfork and the oft-injured DE Mike Wright are the only players on defense who played in Super Bowl XLII in 2007. NBA Lockout Ends by Matt Karpowicz The new crew has had a lot of ups and downs. The defense has many rookie standouts with high Now that the NBA players have decided that expectations, including , Brandon 4.9 million dollars is just as good as 5 million Spikes, Gary Guyton, Devin McCourty, and Kyle dollars, the season is scheduled to get under way Arrington. However, with veteran leadership from beginning with a Christmas triple header, featuring

6 the Celtics vs. the Knicks, the times can be only ten or even five feet away from Bulls vs. the Lakers, and the Heat their fans during the round, golf is very popular to vs. the Thunder. Despite the sixty- watch. Even with Tiger Woods not playing, there six game season, expect the same was still a load of people there. The kids enjoy this top teams as before to go deep into tournament a lot since they have a special place the playoffs. That being said, I called the Kids’ Village, where they can do believe the Thunder, led by 2011- activities and play mini golf. Also, the players are 12 MVP Kevin Durant, will lose available after their rounds to sign autographs, but to the Derrick Rose led Chicago the kids aren’t the only ones that enjoy this. On the Bulls in the NBA Finals. final day the top of the leader board was packed The Celtics need to make some roster moves with many players that could pull off the win. In the if they want to contend this year. They only have end the winner was decided after a playoff between seven players signed, and three of them are the Chez Reavie and Webb Simpson. The man that aging Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and hoisted the trophy in the end was Webb Simpson. Ray Allen. They have reportedly been open to trading star point guard Rajon Rondo to the New Orleans Hornets for guard Chris Paul, but it is unclear whether that deal will go through. It is clear that the Celtics’ best days are behind them. This season, pick a new team and be thankful for the gift of basketball this holiday time of year.

Tebow Time by Michael Calabro

For years, Tim Tebow has been surrounded The Deutche Bank Championship by two types of people: lovers and haters. Jim Fox by Alejandro Soto faced a lot of controversy when he traded up in the

Some of the top professional golfers in the 2010 NFL Draft to obtain quarterback Tim Tebow. world came to Norton, Massachusetts, to play in the Many ESPN analysts said that this was a terrible annual Deutche Bank Championship this summer. decision; Tebow could not pass the football as well People from all over Massachusetts came to watch as any other quarterback in the draft. His form was this prestigious tournament whether they knew anything but ordinary, and his spirals often came about golf or just wanted to experience the thrill of out wobbly. Yet he possessed the most important it. Being one of the only sports where the players at quality in an NFL quarterback – the desire to win.

7 This trait, as well as his tremendous speed, build, It looks like Tebow has proven his haters and instincts, gave him serious potential to be a wrong once again. winner in the NFL, and these have been shown this season. Denver football did not start out too hot. After a dreadful 2-3 start, led by QB Kyle Orton, the Broncos knew that they needed a big change to keep their playoff hopes alive. Tim Tebow was their answer. After a dreadful first half, the Broncos, led by Orton, were down by double-digits to the San Diego Chargers. Then Broncos fans finally got what they have been waiting for this year. Tebow was finally the man behind the center, ready to Fall Play by Ian Kelly prove his case for the starting job. He did this very well, marching the team down the field multiple This year, the Drama Club put together a times for scores. And at the end of the fourth play called The Government Inspector. It was about quarter, Tim Tebow led his squad down the field on a town in the middle of Imperial Russia during the a potential game tying drive. Sadly, Tim threw an mid 1800’s. The mayor got a letter from his cousin interception on the final play of the game, making who works in the capital warning them that a the final score 24-29 in favor of the Chargers. government inspector was coming to check up on Although his team lost, Tebow showed many signs the town. Meanwhile, a man from St. Petersburg of a great season to come, and he was honored with enters the town with his servant. The mayor and the the starting job a day later. rest of the town think that this man, who’s actually Since then, Tebow has taken off, in a good someone who gambles far too often and is out of way. His record as a starter this season has been an money because of this addiction, is the government exceptional 4-1, highlighted by a great win over the inspector. They bribe him with money, food, and a Jets in week 11. He marched his team down the place to stay, for they want to make the capital think field in the fourth quarter, beginning his drive from that their town is doing well, and this man, his own five-yard line. On the last play of the game, Helestakov, soon has everybody thinking he is the Tebow scrambled for a twenty- yard touchdown run most powerful man in Russia. Then after that won the game for the Broncos. He is currently Helestakov sneaks out of town, the people try to preparing for a big battle against the powerful find someone to blame for mistaking a lowlife for a defense. With his skill set and desire royal government inspector from the capital. Then to win, he has a definite chance of winning this as they are about to kill two men that told game. everybody about the fake government inspector, a

8 foreign exchange doctor, who can’t speak Russian during our homeroom periods. Since we were in the and who everyone thinks is a dim-witted buffoon, middle of our sports season, we could not meet after steps up and announces his secret. He was the school, so we had very limited time to work on our government inspector the whole time and nobody robot. Unfortunately our robot didn’t complete all knew! It was a very humorous play with a lot of the missions we had hoped, but we did improve jokes and was a lot of fun to be a part of. The from last year. Even though our competition is over, Winter Play and Spring Revue are also coming up, we still will continue to work every Tuesday and and so I urge that if you’re not too busy with Wednesday morning to improve our robot so that it schoolwork, then head on down to the drama room will complete every mission. to ask Mr. Rogers when the tryouts are.

Debate Team by Matt Aisenberg

Debate Team isn’t just some extracurricular activity that makes you look more committed to the School and supplies free food every meeting. It’s a team sport just like the hockey, football, and

baseball teams. It involves two teams arguing

Lego Robotics against each other trying to fulfill the goal of by Mike Mackintire and Greg DeMatteo earning more points than the other team. It also

The 2011 Lego Robotics Team is having a involves strategy, luck, and various skills. Like great season so far. We have two new eighth most sports there is a referee or judge that awards graders and many new seventh graders. The points to each team when necessary. Some people leadership of our freshmen is the most important might consider Debate Team formal, too serious, aspect of our team. Shawn Lynch ‘15 is the leader and just plain not fun. But that is false; one of the of our building group and is helped by the eighth things that is enjoyable about Debate is heckling. and seventh graders. John Ryan is the leader of the Heckling involves someone saying something funny programming team, and he also has the help of our to the person that is speaking on the opposite team, seventh and eighth graders. Jack McCool and making everyone in the room laugh. And no, this Jimmy Ryan are in charge of our project, which had isn’t just supposed to be something funny; the its own division in the competition at Newton North strategy involved consists of making the person High School. Even if our robot didn’t win, we still speaking laugh so that he or she will lose his or her could have won something in the project. We train of thought. This will hopefully ruin the speech, worked every Tuesday and Wednesday morning which will make him or her get fewer points than

9 you, and so you will have a better chance to win. Remember The Class Of 2017 by Parker Joyce Another good thing about Debate is that it is also very organized. It’s not just four people screaming On October 18, Mr. across the room at each other. When this occurs, the Nunan, Mr. Shea, Mr. judge will most likely reprimand you. These are all Keefe, Father Arens and the reasons why I enjoy the Debate Team. So if you the entire class of 2017 like arguing with fellow friends, teachers, and traveled to the Connors parents, I recommend you join Debate Team. You Family Retreat and might find that you will win more of these Conference Center in arguments. Dover, spending a day away from the classroom, bonding with classmates, and watching and discussing the movie Remember

the Titans. The day ended with a celebration of Holy Mass and the Eucharist. Jillian’s The class cheered when Mr. Nunan told us by Casey Kelly that we would be watching Remember the Titans.

A couple of weeks ago the St. Sebastian’s Most of the students had seen the movie before and seventh and eighth grade boys headed to Jillian’s in enjoyed it. For this viewing, the focus was to Boston. On the bus ride we mostly just sat and concentrate on the themes of the movie and to relate talked about school and homework due the next it to everyday life. The most prevalent theme in the day. When we arrived at Jillian’s, we were movie was racism. For the first time, white and outnumbered by the girls from Newton Country black players were members of the same team, so Day School, who were already there. As the St. the distrust and hatred were tangible. Some of the Sebastian’s boys entered, many claimed pool tables discussion focused on how obvious the prejudice or bowling lanes. The Newton Country Day girls was in the movie, but in real life, sometimes it is and we started to mingle after a minute, the seventh subtle. Other conversations focused on how difficult graders hesitating at first to approach the girls, the and unfair it was for the black players and how eighth graders waiting for the girls to talk to them, everyone must work together to stop prejudice. but the dark room was filled with mixed tables after The class was split in two. One group went about twenty minutes. The night lasted much longer to have a snack and to play air hockey and some than it seemed. On the bus ride back to school, fooseball while the other group was having a small- some St. Sebastian’s boys were texting the girls group discussion about the movie. After about they met while others talked about upcoming twenty-five minutes, the groups switched places, events. As the evening came to an end, everyone and then the whole class went back to finish agreed it was a fun outing. watching the movie with a different perspective of

10 the film’s message relating it to the challenges the Sebastian’s; on the second floor and then again on student body faces. the third floor, we would be watching a video and The class had lunch together and the discussing it with the groups to which we were opportunity to enjoy some outdoor activities. The assigned. The rotations finally began and everything class of 2017 started a new game: a combination of went as planned. We hoped that in the end, we all soccer, rugby, and football. Mr. Shea was very busy had a better idea about what it means to be a awarding timeouts to players for illegal tackles. The brotherhood at St. Sebastian’s and how we can day ended with celebration of Holy Mass. Father apply this unity in our everyday lives. Arens said the Mass and the students quietly reflected on the message of the day. It was good for the class to be away from school for a day and to get to know each other in a different atmosphere. Fencing by Casey Kelly By the time everyone boarded the buses to return to

School, everyone knew everyone else’s name. What On one Thursday afternoon this fall during was most important about the experience was the sixth and seventh period gym class, the seventh and open communication about true leadership, eighth grade students took part in a fencing course. hypocrisy, and priorities. The gym was filled with excitement, and only the few who had fenced before knew what to expect. The eighth and seventh graders split into two separate sections on the bleachers. The fencing Unity Day battles were held between seventh and eighth by Alejandro Soto graders. With both teams excited and everyone

Unity Day is one of the most important and wanting to participate, it was almost as loud as the special days of the school year. Held on the first football game against BB&N at Harvard Stadium. Friday in November, Unity Day gave the students a After suiting up, all of the eighth and seventh grade chance to reflect on the brotherhood of St. competitors were backed by a large swarm of fans. Sebastian’s. All the faculty and students gathered in The eighth graders came out victorious, winning the church to start off the day. There Mr. Burke three out of the five matches that occurred. The spoke on this year’s theme of “courage”, connecting eighth graders shouted victoriously at the top of it to Unity Day. Then Mr. Sullivan told us about their lungs. In the opinion of some, the matches the rotations that we would be doing throughout the were not fair, for most of the seventh graders had day. The different events or activities we were fenced before. The eighth graders who had fenced going to be participating in were the following: in before did not compete, so the eighth graders’ Ward Hall, we would be listening to speeches given victories were far more exciting, for they were the by alumni about their lives and their time at St. underdogs.

11 Catching Fire BOOK REVIEWS A Book Review by Harry Kelleher

Catching Fire is the second book in the

series The Hunger Games. The book is about a Eragon A Book Review young girl named Katniss Everdeen. In the first by Owen Finnegan book she won a battle that was crucial to her

The perfect book for survival. Katniss competed in a battle with twenty- all fantasy lovers, Eragon three other kids; the rule is only one survives. has gone from a young However, in the last competition, both the boy and author’s hobby to one of girl from District 12, Katniss’ district, survived. the most successful book Katniss and the boy from District 12, Peeta, would series of all time. The story either need to kill each other until one wins or both begins with a young boy would die. To avoid death, they decided to tell the named Eragon, who lives in capital (government) they were both going to eat a fictional world known as poisonous berries. The capital decided to end the Alagaesia. During one of his hunts outside the games, saving them both. village of Carvahall, he finds a mysterious blue The beginning of Catching Fire starts with a stone that seems to appear out of nowhere. His summary of what happened in the first book. uncle and his cousin Roran, with whom he lives, Causing major problems for Katniss and her family, want him to sell it. Eragon brings it to a local buyer, the capital is embarrassed that two 13-year-old kids but he refuses to purchase the stone, forcing Eragon have tricked them. The capital threatens Katniss and to bring it back to his house. Later in the story the the boy, Peeta, with hurting their families if they do stone actually turns out to be an egg holding a small not keep up their relationship front. The capital is blue dragon! As he takes care of the dragon and then faced with the districts uprising and rebelling begins to nurture it to full size, Eragon runs into against them. Katniss and Peeta are now faced with shady figures, known as the Ra’zac, who attempt to three options: help the kill him. The local storyteller, Brom, saves Eragon capital, flee from the and tells him of his fate: Eragon is to be a Dragon capital, or join the rebellion. Rider and will overcome the only other rider in I would rate this existence, the evil King Galbatorix. If you love book 5 out of 5 stars adventure, magic, and suspense, then Eragon is the because of its extreme plot book for you. Also be sure to check out the rest of twists and interesting the series, Eldest, Brisingr, and the recently released characters. The first book Inheritance. makes you want to read the

12 next one, and this one makes you want to read onto another book to explain what the characters did for the third. the rest of their lives. RATING- ****

Harry Potter 7 Football Hero A Book Review A Book Review by Joe O’Malley by CJ Martin

In a truly brilliant and Harper Collins has a great book for the pre- breathtaking end to a teen and teens around the country. In Football Hero “spellbinding” era, Harry by Tim Green, Ty Lewis is a young boy whose Potter Seven and the parents have died in a tragic accident. While his big Deathly Hallows, Harry brother Thane is starting his exciting career in the Potter and his friends put an NFL, Ty has to live with his mean Uncle Gus and end to the reign of dark Aunt Victoria. Uncle Gus makes him work cleaning magic in the infamous toilets after school. I would never want to do such a wizard world. The book is horrible chore like this, and hopefully my parents not for the faint of heart, as the Hogwarts crew don't ever ask me to do it! During the day, Ty has comes upon revelations, battles, and betrayals. In to contend with bullies and finding his own place on the previous books of the saga, Harry and company the football team at school. have saved the world six times. However, no battle Soon Uncle Gus, who likes his beer and will live up to the one that they fight in the book. gambling, gets mixed up with Lucy, a local bar The book shows Harry’s transformation from a boy owner, who is connected to some pretty dangerous to a man. He must face horror, tragedy, and men in the Mafia. They get the bright idea to pump triumph, love and loss, and right and wrong. In Ty for information about Thane and his teammates, short, the book is a bittersweet end to the saga that so they can place large bets on football games fans have come to love. Some will be shocked, before the general public while others will be… well, shocked. Some of the learn of injuries. Ty is torn events that take place are truly jaw-dropping: things -- he fears life with Uncle that you would have never thought of - deaths, Gus will get uglier if he loves, and revelations. This book is a good read if doesn't go along with this, you are interested in the series; however, if you are but doesn't want to tell not familiar with the “Spellbinding” series, you Thane about his problems should certainly try checking it out. The only while he's trying to start his downside for me was that I would have liked career!

13 The author, Tim Green, played for the outstanding feature of the play is its stagecraft, Atlanta Falcons himself and brings an insider's which illustrates the emotional interactions between perspective about being an NFL rookie to his story. animals and humans. He also studied English and writing at Syracuse The play starts out in the English University, and it shows in his cleverly crafted countryside in a small town before the war. The plot book. He also wrote the New York Times bestseller centers on the life of Joey, a horse bought at auction Football Genius. I enjoyed this book so much and as a foal, by a boy named Albert Narracot and his recommend it to anyone because my Dad is reading father, a poor farmer. Albert loves Joey from the it now and has said," I cannot detach myself from start and raises him to become one of the strongest this inspirational book!" Go out and take a peek at it and fastest horses in the town. However, his father because you just may love it as much as I did! mistreats Joey, whipping him several times with a belt. After Joey lashes out at him in fear, Albert’s father decides to rid himself of Joey. When World War I begins, Albert’s father secretly sells Joey to the British army. When Albert hears of this, he vows to join the army when he comes of age to find Joey in France. Joey gets shipped off to the frontlines of France where his long and harrowing, but in the end, triumphant journey begins. I believe that the most unique aspect of Warhorse was its puppetry. Joey was no ordinary puppet. He was a life-sized, wooden framed horse,

Warhorse: A Play Review operated by three actors who controlled Joey’s by Jack Glynn midsection, hind, and head. All these parts were

The play, Warhorse, is truly amazing. I had moved by a myriad of internal levers and pulleys a chance to see the play at the National Theatre in that were operated with such great precision by the London. It is based on an award winning book of actors that they made the horse literally look and act the same name, written by Michael Morpurgo, and real. Joey would neigh, rear up on his hind legs, and the stage adaptation was written by Nick Stafford. gallop exactly like a real horse. After a while, The majority of the action takes place on the audience members almost forgot that there were battlefields of France during World War I. The actors operating Joey. This realism and precision audience gets a stunning portrait of the horrors of are used to make the human-horse interactions war and life on both sides of the trenches. A unique emotionally deep. It is also employed to convey a aspect of this play, like the book, is that it is told comic effect, as in the case of the mechanical duck from the point of view of a horse, Joey. Another that squawked and flapped all over the stage. The

14 brilliant stagecraft- including a tank attack- really Saint Sebastian's Crossword By Owen Finnegan pulled me into the play’s story. World War I today is remembered as the dawn of modern warfare, but it is often overshadowed by World War II, which was much more destructive. However, World War I was terrible in its own way. Cruel and malicious weapons, such as poisonous gas and flamethrowers, were introduced during the war, and trench warfare often led to stalemates, where thousands of men would die only to gain fifty meters of ground. It was also the last war where cavalry played a major role. Hundreds of thousands of horses died from machine gun and rifle fire. It was a pointless waste of human and animal life. Warhorse shows us the horror of all these things through the eyes of one of the horses. Joey is used at first as a cavalry horse. Later, he is captured by the Germans and drags artillery and ambulance Across wagons through the muddy battlefields. Joey works 2. Latin teacher, Chess grandmaster for both German and British forces, looking on with 6. Math lover and accomplished author innocent eyes at the carnage around him. Joey was 8. Squash coach and Spanish señor only a victim, forced into the war by the madness of man and helpless to escape the peril that had Down 1. High school physics teacher, loves Robots engulfed the world. 3. Middle school cross country coach, math I would definitely advise anyone who has teacher read the book Warhorse or will be going to New 4. Geography teacher, lacrosse coach 5. Lacrosse coach, new religion teacher York this December to see the play at Lincoln 7. Wrestling and Writing fanatic Center in New York City. If you cannot see the play, then you will be able to see the film adaption of the book, directed by Steven Spielberg, which will be in theaters on Christmas Day.

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