The Patriot Issue 3 Washington Township High School, Sewell, NJ March 2009 Just Warming Up Boys’ track ready to carry success into Spring Kevin Whitehead ‘10 “We love it!” That team motto sets the Washington Township Track team aside as one of the best, instead one of the rest. Along with their dedication and love of their sport, the determination demonstrated in daily practice has brought them a national honor that has been attached to their name for the past two years. At the State Relays in the Bennett Indoor Complex in Tom’s River, the sprint medley team of Tim Carey ’09, Nick Krauss ’09, Xavier Fraction ’09, and Devon Carter ’10, took first place with a time of 3:37.77. They broke the state record originally held by Morris Hill High school by one and 12 hundredths of a second. And amazingly this same group ran the 4x400 meter race and won as well. Two victories in two Kevin Whitehead ‘10/ The Patriot races. Can’t ask for much more. The sprint medley relay of Tim Carey, Nick Krauss, Devon Carter, and Xavier Fraction posted These upperclassmen have nationally ranked times. They hope to build on their national spotlight heading into the Spring. proved that if you put in the time there,” Bostwick said. “They need executed the same thing,” Carey said. there are no timeouts!” Bostwick and work everyday, good things can to do the extras away from me. It’s A true formula of success was said. happen. the little things that make the constructed in the last two years and Aside from the top performers, Head coach Mr. Rich Bostwick difference and I hold them it has really paid off. They are all the rest of the team has put in the has set workouts everyday for four accountable for everything they do. motivated not only by their time and effort to follow in their of these D-Block members to help “They’re upperclassmen and teammates and peers, but the very footsteps. Along with Carey, Krauss, them excel. D-Block is the superior they know what’s expected of inner drive of being the best. When and Fraction, key seniors will be members of the team, which mostly them,” said Bostwick. that all accumulates in each leg of moving on. Brian Gillespie, Greg consists of upperclassmen. To have a repeat performance the race, whether it be the 200 meter, Krause, Ryan Tiernan, Andrew “D-Block is not just distance. as winners, the team has put the 800, or the 400, a skinny time Magee, Brian Keane, Jordan DiPinto, It’s the best of the best. It’s really themselves in a class all their own. and high honors are always the and high jumper Joe Mineo, will be the Dedicated Block instead of Washington Township’s Track team pinnacle of the track mountain top. exiting the program, passing the torch distance block,” Bostwick said. has now been put on the map as one “I’m proud of them. I know to the younger runners to fill their The coach just assigned the of the best, if not the best out there. how hard they’re working. Even void. work for that day. And these four “I’m really happy about the with this cold weather, they’ve “We have a nice group of went above and beyond. win. Everyone pulled together as stayed healthy, and performed. “I just put the program out one. We’re the same team and we That’s the key to consistency and See TRACK pg.2 Odds & Ends p.8 Tech Talk p.13 Inside... Manuary Arts and Entertainment p.14 Monzo Madness p.2 Features p.10 Books p.17 Commentary p. 4 Dangers of tanning Winter teams finish strong People p. 6 Lifestyles p.12 Sports p.18 2 - News The Patriot - W.T.H.S. March, 2009 Hoagie sale helps good cause Katie Mount ‘09 “It’s different now that it’s my family being helped,” she said. “I’m Super Bowl Sunday is a day very happy and grateful for their that, for many, is filled with help.” traditions. Some include: getting Colette Bleistine, a WTHS together with friends and family, graduate, is now a sophomore at going out to eat and watching the Rowan University. She has suffered game, listening to the halftime from cystic fibrosis her entire life, performers, and observing all of the and as of mid-January was new commercials. For Washington transfered to the intensive care unit Township, there is another tradition. at Children’s Hospital of On Feb 1, WTHS hosted the annual Philadelphia awaiting a double lung Super Bowl Sunday Hoagie Sale. transplant. Over two hundred people Lucarini said that many times volunteered their time to help, and he hears about the people they help over $10,000 was made from through individuals reaching out to generous contributions. their organization. The hoagie sale is a charity “Over the years, the Hoagie event organized by the Orchard Katie Mount ‘09/The Patriot Sale and several other projects have Valley Middle School student Volunteers prepare hoagies for pick up. The event raised over become so well known that people council and co advisors Mr. Ron $10,000 on Super Bowl Sunday. just call us,” said Lucarini, Lucarini and Ms. Kim Kalber. They “Profiles in Courage”; the bulk of Michaela’s father, said. “People from “Sometimes we have neighbors of received help with the organization the sales went to benefiting three all over are pitching in, and it the people in need calling.” and advertising of the event from all young girls with severe medical definitely helps us.” He added that although their of the schools in the district. issues. Taylor Buonadonna ’12 was goal is to give back to the community, “Without the support of Michaela Healy, a seventh diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone he and Kalber hope for their students teachers throughout the district, [the grader at OVMS, suffers from cancer) in June 2006. Doctors to receive something from the hoagie sale] would not have Hydrocephalus, more commonly recently found another tumor on her experience as well. experienced the success we have,” referred to as water on the brain. knee, and she is currently seeking “[Our] other goal is to have Lucarini said. Healy was also helped last year from treatment. Although this is the first students understand the value of On the day of the event, two the event, and this year, the money time money from the sales will assist meaningful community service, and foot Italian hoagies are sold for $10 will help the family while she goes her, she is no stranger to the to make a real sacrifice and effort in each, and the money earned goes through her 130th surgery. fundraiser. Last year, she generously the way of hard work for someone towards helping people in need. The “The response is volunteered her time to help sell the and something other than theme for this year’s event was overwhelming,” Mike Healy, hoagies. themselves.” Winning ways continue TRACK from pg.1 freshmen. I have to teach them how to train. have that same feeling,” Fraction said. every victory. And then the rest of the team is Cell Block—the The track team has workouts Mondays and “It feels great,” Krauss said. “We had an unknowns really. Once these guys learn, they’ll Fridays and also on the dreaded “Workout extra year of training and we worked our butt off. be moving up. It looks good because we’re Wednesdays.” Every week, weather permitting [The state victory was] surely was the biggest scoring in every grade [at every meet],” Bostwick the track team really “hits it hard” these days. win of my life.” said. Typically the most strenuous workouts are In addition to their recent state success, the These underclassmen including standout assigned and the team really builds endurance in relay team of Carey, Krauss, Fraction, and Steve Michael Lobban ‘12 who boasts a 7.07 seconds strength in this midweek mash. Morrone ’10, participated in the Millrose Games time in the 55 meter dash, long distance men “I like the workout where I start out with a in Madison Square Garden on Jan. 30. By way of Anthony Dentino ‘11, who ran 10:04.58 3200 1000 meter, a 300 meter, and then another 1000 a rare accident causing a droped baton, the team meter at the SJ TCA and Dan Gresh, who ran meter run. It gets my wheels going,” Fraction said. uncharacteristically did not finish in the top three, 18:04.00 in the 5000 meter race, will concentrate When the conditions are too unbearable to however getting to this national stage was an on training techniques into the outdoor season. run in, like many days in the indoor season, the honor in itself. Bostwick will try to lead the freshmen and runners are put through sessions called As the 2009 Indoor Track team moves sophomore athletes in the same direction as conditioning, where they work their core and forward, the same thought process still lives on. Carey, Fraction, Krauss, and Carter. strengthen their legs. “I enjoy helping these athletes and the The team bonding at everyday practice has Witnessing these players go through their relationships I have with them. I like to know helped these boys push each other to achieve. two hour practice sessions simply proves a life that I’m affecting their lives. Because after all, “It’s all about practicing with my lesson of sticking with something your good at, there are more that didn’t win than did [in high teammates.