SPORTS The Greylock Echo See Page 7 Mt. Greylock RHS Williamstown, Mass. November 18, 2013 bmc brings medical technology to greylock 1 in 650: By emily rudd wanted to get the students excited about An Interview using technology because “technology is becoming our future and students are a part of the generation that will use it the with Stone most.” Marshall had tried to organize this project last year but due to scheduling Stewart problems and a busy year, it was delayed. Junior Nick Darrow said of the event, By emily kaegi “It was successful in the sense of show- ing people a sneak peak about how certain procedures are done. It’s really cool that they do this every day.” Bell said that the goal of these dem- onstrations was to increase student aware- ness and curiosity in the variety of careers in the medical field because “there are so many other jobs in the health field besides just nurses and doctors that few know about.” Principal Mary MacDonald said, “The experiential learning aspect opened up other doors for students in learning more about the doctor or nurse position as well Photos courtesy of Harrison Dilthey as new jobs in the technology and medical fields.” Ashley Zamboni and Edward Gebara play with medical devices brought from BMC. Students put their names in a drawing and ten winners will to go to BMC later in On Wednesday, November 6th, biology other staff members. The experiments the year to test drive the da Vinci Surgi- and anatomy students in science teachers ranged from freezing a grape in a piece cal System, a complicated robot used by Larry Bell and Rebecca Green’s classes at- of meat in order to research a cancer- surgeons to complete difficult procedures tended a technology presentation conduct- ous tumor to using a balloon to explain with minimal damage to the patient. BMC ed by Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) sinusoscopy, the study of the sinuses, to is the only hospital in Western Massachu- staff. Hosted and organized by registered viewing a live kidney surgery which used setts to have such advanced technology. nurse and robotics program coordinator robotics. In each presentation, various MacDonald thought this presentation Photo courtesy of Stone Stewart Gary Quadrozzi, the in-school field trip types of equipment were used to explain was a huge success and it is fortunate “that allowed students to participate in an in- the science behind different surgeries and our community has so much to offer and Senior Stone Stewart does not spend his teractive experience while learning about procedures. can allow for great things such as BMC school days in classrooms at Mt. Greylock. the technology and science involved in an Dr. Jonah Marshall, a urologist, came up to come to the students.” She, along with Stone is one of the few students who has operating room. with this idea in order to create “a foun- Bell, hopes that next year it can be open to taken advantage of the ability to be dually The demonstrators included John Cav- dation in basic sciences” for high school- the public and become a bigger event. xyz enrolled at both Mt. Greylock and MCLA. alline, Mike McGill, Mike Arnold, Casey ers and as a way to build a relationship When he maxed out of math classes at Hanifin, Bill Albertson, Rita Tassinari and between Mt. Greylock and BMC. He also Greylock and was already taking one col- lege class in Japanese, he thought it was time to take the leap to a full college course load. While this side of his life is very inter- sweetbrook williams pilots mandarin program esting, the Echo staff learned that he had By matthew kleiner a new passion for creating digital music. volunteers The Echo sat down with Stone this month By olivia gravel The Mt. Greylock language department Chinese, a textbook by Williams profes- to learn about his unique skill and interest is slowly expanding its offerings this year sor Cornelius Kubler. Right now they are in a new branch of the music world. Starting on November 4th, a group of with the addition of a Mandarin Chinese only learning spoken Mandarin by read- students from Mt. Greylock volunteered at pilot course. Run through the Williams ing a Romanized phonetic alphabet called Echo: We’ve heard that you are really into Sweetbrook Nursing Home every Monday Center, the course was initiated through Pinyin; they will not start learning the in- music. What type of music? after school. Both middle schoolers and the combined efforts of principal Mary credibly difficult Mandarin character sys- Stone: I produce a lot of electronic mu- high schoolers are welcome to volunteer MacDonald, Williams Center coordina- tem until January. sic just through my own laptop software. at Sweetbrook, and the program will con- tor Kaatje White and Williams professors The other two days of the week the stu- I started about a year or so ago and I did tinue for the whole school year. Students Gail Newman and Li Yu. dents meet with either Professor Yu or one summer program at Brown University that were supposed to start the previous Mon- Although the course only has three of two Williams College Chinese majors was an intro to music production. It was day, but needed tuberculosis shots so they students in it, junior Cristina Butcher and in a full immersion class. They are only three weeks long and I met up with a friend would not get the residents sick. There is a seniors Kathy Ho and Alex Cheung and allowed to speak Mandarin those days, there. His name is Randy and he was really, bus to take the volunteers from Mt. Grey- is taught differently than other language which MacDonald says “helps both the really advanced in the topic. He contacted lock to Sweetbrook at the end of the day. classes, it has been running smoothly so Mt. Greylock students and the Williams me about four months ago and he asked if The students stay between an hour to an far. Three days a week the students learn students become more comfortable with I wanted to work with him. That’s when I hour and a half after school. When they ar- material on their own through audio mem- started to get more serious about the whole rive at Sweetbrook, there is usually a bin- orization and read from Basic Spoken Continued on Page 2. thing. Before it was more just like some- go game happening. Volunteers can assist thing I experimented with a little bit and I with bingo or just sit next to and socialize didn’t really know that much about it, but, with the residents. “They just want some- ramblewild comes to lanesborough he was much more advanced than I was one to talk to about their life, or the weath- so I felt compelled to catch up. When we er,” says community service advisor Lisa By josie verter are working together, I don’t want to have Mendel. “Others would like somebody to him be doing all the work while I leech off read to them, the older women like to have A new form of excitement and adventure structed without any nails, drills, or other of his talent. After working with him for a their nails done, and they just want a little awaits bored Berkshirites. Ramblewild, an tools which would normally hurt the tree. little bit, I started to improve a little more companionship.” outdoor ropes course, is in the process of Instead of nails and drills all of the plat- and get more serious with it. Mendel and science teacher Sue Strizzi being built atop Brodie Mountain in Lanes- forms and structures are built around the We’ve released about ten tracks and have been organizing volunteer opportuni- borough. Its combination of zip lines, rope trees to preserve the natural state of the they got picked up by a small online label ties for Greylock students for many years. bridges and 140 aerial platforms ranging forest as much as possible. Cables and with about twelve artists. The manager of When approached by sophomores Holly in heights offer trust-building activities for protective padding help ensure that the the label put out a post online on “readit. Fisher and Mollyann Haskins about vol- families, friends and students. Ramblewild trees will stay undamaged. com.” He was asking if anyone else wanted unteering at Sweetbrook, they thought it hopes to educate the community about the CEO of Ramblewild Tim Gallagher to start a small online label with interme- would be a good idea to find more volun- nature on Brodie Mountain and help people believes that the need for people to get diate-to-experienced producers and about teers from Mt. Greylock to help with the get better in touch with nature. into nature is increasing. As technology 100 to 150 people entered their music and older residents. Fisher and Haskins liked A unique aspect of this aerial park is becomes more involved in our daily lives, we were one of about twelve that were se- the idea of helping out, and they knew it that it is built leaving the surrounding na- it is even more important to stay in touch ture unharmed. Ramblewild is being con- Continued on Page 3. Continued on Page 5. Continued on Page 2.

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Page 2 NEWS mandarin program 1 in 650: Stone Stewart Continued from Page 1. Continued from Page 1. lected in the small group. We’ve released I kind of lost that focus, but picking up a small EP with 5 tracks under this label. this music has revitalized that old passion We are getting better and better with every I had. It combines the science, because song. It is improving slowly. Right now it it is partially connected to math, and the is really a hobby, just something I like to do physics with the characteristics of sound. for fun. Maybe somewhere down the line, It also requires the ability to think of songs the better we get, maybe it will turn into and melodies from your own imagination. something larger. Or maybe a career. But There are no rules strictly written about for now it’s just something fun we like to how to make music sound good. It is what do. appeals to you. Echo: Can you explain what goes into cre- Echo: Despite taking all college classes, ating the music? you are still connected to Greylock through Stone: It’s a good blend between cre- the music club. Tell us about the club and ative and technical, abstract and concrete. how your music connects. We are composing everything from the Stone: Gef Fisher and I started a club this ground up. We are writing the melodies, year and we call it the Music and Arts Col- the chords, all the progressions and then laboratory. Essentially, it is just a big group arranging the song from start to finish. We of people talented in all creative mediums, are also designing all the sounds, which are whether it is music or graphic design or the more technical aspects. There are a lot film making or photography. Our goal was of plug-ins and software that you have to that each of these creative areas work re- know how to use, all the little subtle tech- ally well together, so when you bring all Photo courtesy of Aaron Ziemer nicalities. With the knowledge of that and these people together with various talents, the creative talent for thinking up melodies you have a lot of opportunities and a lot and sounds, you combine the two and that’s and different projects. For me, as a music Alex Cheung (center) and Christina Butcher (right) with a Williams student during their how our songs are born. We think of what producer, I thought it would be really cool Mandarin class in the library. we want to do and then using the knowl- to reach out to other musicians to make an edge of these plug-ins that’s how we create album some day. We have people that can their spoken Chinese.” Butcher said, “We ing German, is also receiving help from everything. design covers, maybe design a website. just talk and talk until our brains rot.” The Williams. She studies during her allotted Echo: What is this type of music called? We have the talents of me, as an electronic students agree that the class definitely re- independent study period in school and Stone: I guess the big umbrella term is producer and my knowledge of my own quires a large amount of work and effort, then again after school three days a week EDM, electronic dance music. A subgenre laptop, but we also can reach out to live but they are moving quickly and learning with a Williams student. “It’s hard be- which we focus on is trance or progressive music to record that and integrate that into a lot. cause the class period is short,” she says, house. I don’t get too into the terms. It’s my own songs. MacDonald is optimistic regarding the “but otherwise it’s going well.” all just music and we make what sounds Echo: Finally, if you could design any prospects of the class. “We’re pretty con- Latin teacher Amy Turner also hosts good to us. course at Greylock, what would it be fident that we will be able to extend the a language lab period every day for other Echo: Has anyone used your tracks? about? course into a second year,” she said. “The students taking independent studies. Stu- Stone: Dylan Goff, who graduated a couple Stone: I think one thing that is really, really idea is to have a two-year course for ju- dents are learning a variety of languages years ago, is majoring in game design right crucial to high school that we don’t get to niors and seniors.” She is also happy with ranging from French to American Sign now. He’s in the process of making an app learn is finance. I know we have personal how the class has shaped out. “We weren’t Language in productive sessions every with a couple other friends. He asked us if finance courses, but I think it would be re- going to hire a new teacher, so the help of day in the computer lab adjoining her further down the line, once everything gets ally helpful if high school students had the the Williams Center to offer another criti- room. Clearly, both help from the Wil- more established, if we were interested in opportunity to learn how the outside world cal language was great,” she points out. liams Center and the interest of enthusias- making the music for it. That hasn’t started works. I feel like once you are done with Other students are learning languages tic students and teachers are contributing yet, but possibly in the future. college, you are thrown out there and you in independent studies as well this year. to the success of new language-oriented Echo: Have you made any profit from your have to know how to file taxes and mort- Freshman Mercer Greenwald, who is tak- independent studies this year. xyz label? gage a home and all of that. I just think that Stone: No, right now it’s purely promotion- it comes as shock. Just suddenly you have al. It is very small and it is just starting. It to do all this stuff that your parents did for gives us a name to put all our music under you. So I think something like that would spanish students make tamales as opposed to just uploading it online. be very helpful for seniors or upperclass- Echo: What do you like about creating mu- men. By amalia leamon sic? On October 25th, students from Amy mole sauce fashioned from ingredients Stone: As I said earlier, it’s a really good Check out Stone as RMSS under the la- Kirby’s Spanish IV class created one of including almonds, various spices such as mix of the technical and the creative. I was bel Karma Collective at this link: https:// Mexico’s most traditional and well known curry, ground cinnamon sticks, chocolate always really into art at a young age and soundcloud.com/rmssmusic foods: tamales. A Mexican tamale is made and small pieces of bread. I bet my parents thought I would become of seasoned meat, cheese or vegetables As the students waited while the tamales an artist because all through elementary Interview has been edited and condensed. packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in steamed, Wasser explained that this event school I was painting and drawing. I was To nominate a student for 1 in 650, contact also really into science and math. Once the editors at mountgreylockecho@gmail. corn husks and steamed. The most com- was one of many activities the college xyz mon fillings are pork and chicken, with organized for the annual Food Week in high school started, it was harder to take com. salsa or mole, a spicy chocolate sauce. the last week of October to recognize the an art class. It wasn’t as readily available. Another traditional variation is a sweet ta- significance of agriculture and sustainable mal de dulce filled with raisins and other foods. In addition to a program of events dried fruits. They are eaten at breakfast or on the Williams campus, Food Week also dinner and often accompanied with atole extended to activities at the Williamstown (a hot corn-based drink) and arroz con Rural Lands Foundation at Sheep Hill and The Greylock Echo is the student newspaper of Mt. Greylock Regional High leche (rice pudding). Tamales are a popu- Wild Oats Market. School in Williamstown, Mass. Published monthly during the academic year, lar street food and are often eaten during When the tamales were finished, the each issue is developed and edited by a team of student writers, photographers, festivities, such as the Day of the Dead students and Wasser helped themselves and Mexican Independence Day. to the traditional Mexican food. Sylvester artists, and editors. Any Mt. Greylock High School student is welcome to join Under the instruction of Brent Was- reports that “the tamales were enjoyed by the Echo staff. ser, Manager of the Sustainable Food & all, the only complaint being that the mole Agriculture Program at Williams Col- sauce was just a touch too spicy.” When Editor-in-Chief: Zavi Sheldon lege, fifteen students had the opportunity asked about continuing the experience in Associate Editor: Caleb Raymond to learn about the culture and history of the future Kirby, said “This was our first Business Manager: Pearl Sutter the tamale and then make one for them- year making the tamales but I don’t think Sports: Emily Kaegi self. The students chose pulled pork as the it will be the last. We have already dis- filling which they kneaded into the dough cussed offering this experience to more Arts: Kelsey Hebert and placed into a cornhusk “as if wrap- students next year and perhaps learning Opinion: Katelin Marchand ping a present” said junior Sadie Sylves- how to make a dessert too.” xyz Perspective: Evelyn Mahon ter. The students also created a delicious Photography: Aaron Ziemer Administrative Liaison: Pearl Sutter

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Please contact: at your class reunion to celebrate, you can Greylock Regional High School, ATTN: [email protected] open your yearbook to assess how much Rachel Slocik. The deadline for the ear- you and your friends have changed since ly sales price of $50.00 is December 13, the calendar year 2014, and you can read 2013. xyz The Greylock Echo November 18, 2013 News Page 3 An Interview with Author Dana Reinhardt nhs induction moved to winter By miranda dils By jake kobrin caped the idea of a broken family and got loads of things that are totally untrue. It’s access to childhood freedom. all a balance; some books are more autobi- This December, a number of students ographical than others; some are not at all will be inducted into the National Honor Echo: What did you after college? and only autobiographical in the details. Society. This is a change from previous Reinhardt: I went to Vassar College, and years, when the induction ceremony for directly after, I stayed in the Hudson Val- Echo: Do you think you have a specific new members was held in April. “I was ley for a year and that’s when I worked writing style? inducted at the end of my junior year last with adolescents in foster care, which I Reinhardt: I would. In a way, I think a year,” said senior Aaron Ziemer, “but I think gave me a lot of interest and back- reader is a better person to answer that think the earlier induction date is better ground in teenagers and helped make me question, but I write realistic teen fiction, because it allows juniors to have enough want to write for teenagers. Then I moved coming-of-age stories. They’re all about time to get accustomed with how the or- to New York City, and I strung together a teens who are at a crossroad in their lives ganization works.” Senior Evi Mahon, bunch of jobs, mostly in publishing. Then or are struggling with grappling with dis- another member, agreed. “It also helps I went to law school, and I didn’t come covering something. It’s a pretty basic for- fight against Senioritis; now juniors will back around to writing until much later. mula, but it’s kind of what people write be able to step up to the plate and help as about. That’s what I do, it’s what I love, well,” she added. Echo: What inspired you to write your and it’s what I know. It doesn’t mean that National Honor Society’s goal is to en- first book? I would never try a different style, but this courage enthusiasm in academics, provide Reinhardt: I had always wanted to write. is where I’m at home. community service, build character and I’d always wanted to and always felt in- promote leadership. The Juniors inducted timidated by the idea because I didn’t Echo: What are the biggest challenges of into the society this December exemplify know how you were supposed to do that. writing for you? these traits and have a cumulative GPA of I think for anybody, no matter what your Reinhardt: Just sitting down and writing. 3.7 or above. interest is, it’s extremely daunting to just There’s nobody to make you do it. There’s Now the real test for the organization take a stab at something that feels so… nobody who is evaluating you at the end is to make it a real force for change as op- Photo courtesy of Jessica Dils unreachable. Almost saying I wanted to of the day. Sometimes it’s very hard to posed to an honor to include on college be a writer felt like saying I wanted to be motivate. There’s a lot of payoff at the applications. Although the group has only On October 22nd, Mt. Greylock wel- an actress. It felt like something that you end and nothing feels better than finishing had two meetings so far this year, senior comed author Dana Reinhardt. She is the dream about, but you don’t do. So, the will and publishing a book, but that’s very far president Katelin Marchand has big plans award-winning author of six middle grade and the desire to [become a writer] existed away. for the future. “We are hoping to do lots and young adult novels and currently for a long time, and it took a lot of things, of smaller community service activities, lives with her family in San Francisco, and one of them was realizing I had noth- Echo: What advice would you give to like helping the Berkshire Humane Soci- CA. In the morning, seventh, eighth and ing to lose. young writers? ety one day, then Sweetbrook the next,” ninth graders gathered in the auditorium Reinhardt: The best advice is to read and Marchand said. to listen to a presentation by Reinhardt in Echo: How many of the stories in your to write. There’s really no other way. Just The National Honor Society also wants which she told stories from her childhood novels are based on real-life situations? try everything, read everything, read in to help juniors with their college applica- and explained how they became material Reinhardt: Some percentage, which varies different genres, read to know the one that tion process. Marchand suggested that, for her novels. Throughout the funny and from book to book. There’s always some- speaks to you, and read to know the kind “the seniors in the group could talk to our relatable presentation, Reinhardt inserted thing from my life in every single book. of writing you hate. And then you write, Juniors one-on-one to give advice to them pieces of advice and lessons for students Sometimes it’s really small details. The and you write and write and write and try based on their own application experi- such as “don’t be boring” and “your sto- description of a boy matches the descrip- different voices, and you just find where ence.” Once they are done planning the ries are happening to you right now.” tion of someone I knew. And then there’s it clicks. xyz induction ceremony, members of the NHS Later in the day, two breakout groups will begin to focus their efforts on making met with Reinhardt to participate in work- a positive impact at the high school and in shops on her books and to receive advice the greater community. xyz on writing. The Echo sat down with Re- inhardt to gain insight into her childhood, inspiration for her novels and career as an author. sweetbrook Continued from Page 1. Echo: What was your family life like as a child? meant a lot to the residents to have some- Reinhardt: My parents divorced when I one there for them. “I think that it means a was about seven, which plays out in a lot lot to them,” says Haskins. “A lot of them of the books I’ve written. I think it’s one don’t have family around here, and their of those defining experiences that really days can get really boring.” impacts the way you see the world and The students from Mt. Greylock can family. I had two parents who loved me help the residents with arts and crafts or very much, but it still came with its set of lead groups in games or activities. “We’re challenges that I end up going back to. I going to have a couple different options have two older brothers who are really im- of what we can do,” says Fisher. “We can portant to me. Also my grandparents were do one-on-one stuff where you just talk very big figures in my life. I used to spend to them, lead groups in activities, and we my whole summers with my grandparents, Photo courtesy of Jessica Casalinova can also help them with crafts like paint- which was sort of this magical time for me ing, because some residents can’t hold a as a kid where I escaped everything. I es- Dana Reinhardt, center, poses with a group of 7th, 8th and 9th graders who met with paintbrush by themselves.” Any students her in a smaller group after her main presentation. interested in volunteering should contact Lisa Mendel or Sue Strizzi to get an ap- plication form. xyz von holtz becomes co-curricular coordinator By jacob rossiter williamstown Historically, athletics at Mt. Greylock conflicts. have not only been a point of pride for our One significant addition that came about holiday walk school but an example for other schools with the changes made to the extracurricu- to follow. This has been due to not only to lar department was the Club Fair. The club By evi mahon the excellence of Mt. Greylock’s student fair hosted outside the cafeteria on Sep- This December 7, Williamstown will athletes, but also the hard work of coaches tember 24, was a new way for students, hold its annual Holiday Walk from 3 pm to and our school’s former athletic direc- especially incoming middle schoolers 6 pm. Greylock students will be seen jug- tor Lindsay Von Holtz, who has recently and students new to Mt. Greylock, to get gling, unicycling, and portraying the orig- been appointed to the new position of co- a feeling for what sort of extracurriculars inal curmudgeon, Ebeneezer Scrooge. The curricular coordinator. Von Holtz was able are available. Each extracurricular club Muse performing arts club (joined by high to provide some insight into what her new had a booth in the hallway outside the caf- school choir members) will sing carols for position at Mt. Greylock entails for the eteria to talk to interested students about passersby and The Grizzlies (everyone’s future of the school’s athletics and other their activities and made sign-up sheets favorite pep rally band) will also entertain extracurricular activities. available. Von Holtz expressed her satis- during the walk. Toy store Where’d You When asked how the change came faction with the fair, saying it was “a great Get That!? will donate a percentage of its about, Von Holtz described how the Su- way to show what is offered [at Mt. Grey- sales during the walk to the performing perintendent came to her with the propos- lock] and what opportunities are available arts club. Along with hosting numerous al. According to Von Holtz, “we needed to to those students who want to participate creative Greylock students, the walk will look at small activities…[and] how they in what is offered.” The fair was a success, also hold its reindog parade (following the worked. We have many organizations, with many organizations . “The club fair holiday tradition of humiliating pets), and which led to some scheduling conflicts.” was a great way to promote and advertise the Community Chest’s annual Penny So- The decision-making and scheduling pro- groups in the school” and was “definitely cial. The 6th annual Craft Fair will be held Photo courtesy of Gianna Renzi cess desperately needed to be streamlined. helpful.” If the opinion of Co-curricular on Sunday, December 8 from 9-4 in the Now that Von Holtz has greater control Coordinator Lindsay Von Holtz is any- Former athletic director Lindsay von Williamstown Elementary School gymna- over decisions, she is confident that the thing to go by, these new changes bode sium. It will include nearly fifty vendors, Holtz now oversees all extracurricular change will bring about a better way to nothing but good news for the future of activities. including woodworkers, jewelers, potters, authorize decisions and settle scheduling clubs and activities at Mt. Greylock. xyz quilters, among others. xyz The Greylock Echo November 18, 2013 Page 4 news/feature art classes visit mass moca An Interview with Miranda By savanah brown Stained glass instructor Lisa Mendel the tour the other group was having their Voller and art teacher Jane Ellen DeSomma de- lunch. “One of the exhibits we saw was a cided to kick off the year by taking all of phoenix that was about 100 feet long and By ian culnane the art students in each of their classes was made up of all different parts from a to MASS MoCA on October 25. Each construction site,” says Ms. Mendel. “It skills year round? year DeSomma and Mendel take the art was really an interesting piece.” Miranda: I play on another team called students to MASS MoCA to see the con- Some of the students seemed to enjoy Berkshire Force. My old coach from West- stantly changing exhibits. “We want to the trip to MASS MoCA and found it help- ern Mass Shock asked me to play and he expose them to conceptual art and if we ful with creating their own art. “At first I guaranteed me a spot on the team. On this didn’t take them there is a good chance didn’t get the point of an art field trip,” team, we play in multiple tournaments. that a good portion of the students would said freshman Duffy Martin, “but then I not visit it.” said DeSomma. The students realized it gave other students, including Echo: Can you tell us about what the sum- and the two art teachers set off to MASS me, inspiration for their own art, a differ- mer tournament is like? MoCA and arrived at the museum as soon ent view on what art is and how you can Miranda: The softball tournament was as it opened. “MASS MoCA is a museum make it your own.” Freshman Amy Gates equivalent to the Babe Ruth World series of contemporary art and is really interest- agreed and found the trip really fun. “I re- for baseball. So as you can imagine, it was ing and based on how different people ally enjoyed the field trip because it was really nerve racking at first. But once we see the world,” said Ms. Mendel. The 75 fun to see other art forms, and it was really started playing and got into the game it students were split up into about four dif- interesting to see art that you would never was better. ferent groups, and each one saw different imagine doing or even seeing. I thought exhibits. There was an early session and a the field trip helped me in some ways with Echo: How did your team get to the soft- later session. While one group was taking my own art and not in others.” xyz ball world series? Miranda: In order to get into the New England tournament they had to see if So Your Government Shut Down... you were good enough. Then you had to get into the regionals through a series of By katelin marchand games. After that, you would win the New England Regionals. The Babe Ruth staff For 16 days, from the October 1 to government an estimated 24 billion dol- was at that game and they told our team October 16, the United States government lars. This is a victory for no one. All the that we were going to North Carolina, shut down. National parks, monuments deadlines to deal with the budget ceiling all expenses paid, which was an amazing and museums closed and “non-essential” have just been pushed back. This means feeling. government workers were told to pack up Congress will have to tackle this same is- their offices and head home. This year’s sue in two months, which could possibly Photo courtesy of Miranda Voller Echo: How did you do in the Babe Ruth shutdown was the result of Congress grap- result in another government shutdown. World Series? pling with the debt ceiling, which is a le- Another issue with the government shut- Junior Miranda Voller is a three-sport Miranda: We did better than I thought we gal mechanism that limits the amount of down is that it is skewing the job reports athlete, an important member of the soc- would. It was hard to keep up but we made national debt the United States Treasury for the economy. Economists will not be cer, basketball and softball teams here at it to the semi finals. can issue. Ultimately, a bill was passed able to properly analyze job reports until Mt. Greylock. What some students might to continue funding the government until December because the month of October not know it that her softball season didn’t Echo: What has been the highlight of your January 15, 2014 and to extend the amount will present a major decrease in jobs and end at the conclusion of the regular sea- softball career so far? the federal government can borrow until November will appear to have a gigantic son. She played on a Berkshire County Miranda: Well, I won the golden glove February 7, 2014. The Budget Compro- increase in jobs. team that went to the Softball World Se- award, which is an award in the World Se- mise Bill was passed under pressure from Now as a member of the Mt. ries this summer. We sat down with her to ries for the person who showed the best the Treasury, which told Congress that Greylock community how will this brief learn about that experience and her love defensive play throughout the tournament. the government would run out of money shutdown affect you? Unless your parent of the sport. That was definitely the most exciting mo- to pay for national obligations within the is a government worker and they were ment in my softball career. day. Although the government shutdown temporarily furloughed, probably not Echo: What got you into softball? has ended, the crisis has not been averted; much. Some government agencies, like Miranda: My mom started me on a T-Ball Echo: Do you look to advance your soft- Congress will have to deal with this issue the federal courts, could fund themselves team, which she coached, and she found- ball career and how so? during the beginning of the new year. for the duration of the shutdown. “The ed a softball team for Lanesborough El- Miranda: I would hope I could do a team Originally, Republicans intended government shutdown shows a lack of ementary School. She was the person who like this again, but our team clicked so to use the budget crisis as a way to defund ability to compromise and reach across the pushed me to play initially. well this year and came together and I the Patient Protection and Affordable Care aisle,”said Drew Gibson, a history teacher think that it will be hard to do this again. Act (aka Obamacare) but President Obama at Mt. Greylock. Gibson also stated his Echo: What position do you play? refused to accept their terms. Obamacare opinion that “The House [Congress] has Miranda: For Mt. Greylock, I play center- mandates that every United States citizen taken most of the blame, but there is also Interview has been edited and condensed. field. I played first base at the beginning of To nominate an athlete, contact the editors must have health care and provides more a lack of leadership in the White House. last season, but moved to centerfield. xyz affordable options. As conservatives’ poll This shutdown also shows that we don’t at [email protected]. ratings plummeted, Congress finally unit- need the government as much as we think Echo: How do you improve your softball ed to end the shutdown, which cost the we do.” xyz Pearl Jam By will walter with long, weeping solos during every classics such as “Learning to Fly” and the delight, they played the rock breakup an- song. The backbone of the band, drummer crowd pleasing jam “Do the Evolution,” them “Black.” It was an amazing rendition Matt Cameron, has been steady behind the complete with mind blowing guitar riffs of the song, and the crowd sang along. kit. After a dud of a tour in 2010, Pearl and crazy crowd participation. The crowd At one point, instead of Vedder syn- Jam has impressed the country so far this became even more wild as Vedder and Co. chronizing to the guitar, the rowdy crowd fall, backed by their new album “Light- rocked to the hit headbanger “Mind Your (made up mostly of 25 to 50 year old ning Bolt” with hits such as “Mind Your Manners,” which was followed up by Ve- adults) took up that responsibility for him, Manners” and the critically acclaimed “Si- dder’s father tribute “My Father’s Son,” allowing the out-of-breath singer to wail rens.” I witnessed the rejuvenated rockers and Matt Cameron’s very own “Cropdust- his “we, we, we belong together, together, firsthand when I attended their second er.” After a long night in Worcester the together” complaint to his ex-girlfriend. concert in Worcester on October 16th. night before, the band was finally able to In my opinion, “Black” may be the great- I know most people that go to Mt. relax with the ballads “Wishlist” and “Si- est breakup song ever. The following nine Greylock are not huge Pearl Jam fans, so rens.” The song “I Am Mine,” was also songs were all PJ’s greatest hits and all just a list of songs wouldn’t excite them played as a tribute to the Boston Mara- fan sing-alongs. Although the entire con- if they’ve never heard them. I guess the thon bombing victims. The calmness did cert was great, these songs were by far the reason Pearl Jam and other great live not last when following “Lukin,” the band highlight of the show. After “Black,” their Eddie Vedder has long been known band concerts are so great can’t really be played their anti-TicketMaster master- anti-suicide song “Jeremy” drew applause as a dynamic performer, but only in the described in words, but more in images. piece “Not For You,” written during their throughout the arena, followed by mas- 1990s, when Pearl Jam ruled the world of Imagine 12,000 people singing along to lawsuit against TicketMaster for overly sive hits “Daughter,” a sped up version rock. After several years off between their their favorite band, in pure joy. That’s expensive ticket prices. After playing of “Even Flow” and “Rear-view Mirror.” last tour in 2010, which was not their best, what makes these concerts awesome. “Down,” “State of Love and Trust,” the The final encore began with Vedder coo- rejuvenated band members Vedder, guitar- I hopped in the car with two of my newly released “Lightning Bolt” and the ing ‘I’m gonna make you smile,’ and then ists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, friends, Mt. Greylock alumni Derek and 1991 hit “Porch,” Pearl Jam left the stage going into a harmonica-ridden “Smile,” bassist Jeff Ament and former soundgar- Jeff Romejko. After a 2 hour drive, we after only 12 songs. Everyone in the arena which led into “Once” followed by grun- den drummer Matt Cameron are back parked in the DCU Center lot in Worces- knew that they would come back onstage ge anthem “Alive.” Finally, Eddie Vedder on tour and sound better than ever. Ved- ter, Massachusetts and found our seats in though, as they had been playing three strode out onto the stage with tambourine der’s once scratchy and sometimes angry the arena. Tickets were $73 each. We sat hour shows and it was only an hour into in hand and led the crowd in The Who screams have mellowed out (he turns 50 in in the first row of the third deck, to the the concert. Two minutes later, Vedder and cover “Baba O’Riley” as the entire audito- December) but his overall singing has im- right of the stage. After a long and anx- Co. were back on stage with somewhat of rium shook with echoes of “It’s only teen- proved, while Gossard and Ament are still ious wait Pearl Jam finally came out on an acoustic setup. Stone Gossard, Eddie, age wasteland.” As the audience walked able to hold down the rhythm section with stage at about 8:20. They opened up with Mike McCready and Jeff Ament were all out the door, the wailing guitar of Mike ease. Lead guitarist Mike McCready has “Pendulum,” a slow song off of their new seated, and they played songs like the slow McCready could be heard picking to “Yel- found the fountain of youth, epitomizing album. After playing “Low Light” from “Other Side,” the newly released “Future low Ledbetter.” This show was definitely the very essence of the name Pearl Jam their hit album Yield, Pearl Jam went into Days” and “Gone.” Then, to the crowd’s one of the best concerts of fall 2013. xyz The Greylock Echo November 18, 2013 feature Page 5 Editor’s Note: The views expressed in opinion pieces do not reflect the collective views of this newspaper, but of the individual authors. The Hangar Dear Evi... By aaron kleiner By evi mahon Dear Evi, senior hallway really scares me. How can I really like this girl, and I think she might I avoid getting shoved around by upper- like me back. What do I do? classmen? Cautious Casanova Petrified Commuter Dear Cautious Casanova, Dear Petrified Commuter, Listen and listen well: never, under ANY The first part of your plan should be to find circumstances, be yourself (take it from the biggest, burliest senior and befriend him me-- I tried doing that once and it ended (or her-- there are lots of strong, women in with me crying on a couch eating a pint of the class of 2014). That way, if any other Ben & Jerry’s while watching Star Wars). person shoves or harasses you, a deus ex You’ve got to assess the situation first-- machina whirls in and sweeps you away get some dirt on her. Find out what she to whatever class you have. Of course, if likes to eat, where she hangs out, whether you’re not fortunate enough to command or not she’s failing Geometry (it helps to your own gargantuan task force, take a have a friend in the NSA for this). Once page from my book. When pushed aside you know everything there is to know by towering upperclassmen (who, in their about her (and you’re still interested), tai- defense, usually don’t notice anyone un- lor your personality to her subconscious der 5’6”), have a list of witty come-backs criteria and boom-- dinner and a movie in in your mind. As a young Greylockian (Is Photo courtesy of the Williamstown Historical Society no time. If you don’t have close ties to the that the term for us? It is now...), I myself Federal government and really don’t want was frightened of the long commute to the Mt. Greylock was the site of a small private airport before a school was built on the to go out for the football team if you’re cafeteria. However, I found out that just grounds. more of a Dungeons-and-Dragons type, I by paying attention to where I was going suppose you could try the whole “being and who I was sharing the hallway with, Although it has stood on the same ground Cheshire to continue operations with the yourself” thing. It’ll probably end with the jostling stopped. Now that I can speak for almost 80 years, the hangar that lies to hope that they could return to the Fairview sobbing into an empty ice cream contain- as an upperclassman, I can honestly say the east end of Mt. Greylock still puzzles airport in the future. er, but you know what they say: it is better that we don’t try to push you around, it’s many students to this day. Mysterious The airfield was not reopened until to have loved and lost than to illegally spy just a hazard of trying to fit large groups graffiti dating from 1963 to 2012 sprawls 1944, the earliest it could get licensed on a teenage girl all for your own twisted of people into one hallway with no par- across its sides. Its old metal walls outdate for use again. A few years later a newly emotional benefit. At least, I think that’s ticular organization. Try to stick to the any other edifice on campus by 50 years. formed organization, the Mohawk Valley how the saying goes… right side of the hallway and look up from The hangar’s strange appearance owes to Aviation Corp., directed by George West, your phones occasionally. You’ll not only the fact that it does not fit in with the base- began their operations out of the Fairview Dear Evi, avoid collisions, but might also notice that ball and football fields typically found on Airport. In 1948 Mohawk Aviation moved I’m a 7th grader, and walking through the someone is actually smiling at you. xyz high school grounds. Its battleship gray again, to the recently constructed Harri- steel form seems to be from a different man airport in North Adams. After the de- time period than the red brick architecture velopment of the larger Harriman airfield of the school building. In fact, the hangar the use of the Fairview airport began to ramblewild is from another era, a time before educa- decline and eventually stopped altogether Continued from Page 1. tion was the main use of this property. It is in the 1950s. After it stopped holding air- from the days of the Fairview airport. planes, the old hangar was rented out to with nature. “We want [Ramblewild] to Before Mt. Greylock was constructed, a community members as storage space. be a natural, unplugged experience,” says small private airport occupied the grounds. In fact, that is how the ‘quonset’ build- Gallagher, “We want you to immerse your- Its single runway ran from the base of ing is used today. If one were to enter the self in the woods.” Appletree Hill to the baseball field. The hangar, he would see the vast space being Nature Deficit Disorder, or NDD, is tiny planes were stored in the hangar, now used to store skis, theater sets and even becoming increasingly common in the the last standing memento of this era. The catapults. The nordic ski team frequently younger generations. NDD, as described hangar was first erected in the late 1930s uses the hangar throughout the winter, by author Richard Louv, is the lack of when the runway was built on the site of both as storage space for their skis and nature in today’s technology generation. Cole’s Field, a large pasture. At first the other equipment and also as a wax room. Through his research, Louv has shown airfield was just used by local pilots flying The theater tech crew also utilizes the that lack of exposure to the natural world their privately owned aircraft (there were space, placing old sets on the hangar floor. is directly linked to depression, obesity no commercial flights out of Cole’s Field). But probably the most interesting sight in and other serious issues that are pressing However, a few years after the opening of the capacious building are Romanesque today’s younger generation. Despite how the airport Williams College began using it ballista and trebuchet siege weapons. Ev- hokey it sounds, spending more time out- as a base for its flying club. The club gave ery October, the Junior Classical League doors has numerous health benefits and in- Williams men the opportunity to learn to rolls them out for their annual state-wide creases your connection with nature. fly for recreation and for possible- mili catapult contest. Gallagher hopes for the project to be tary futures in the upcoming war. When Although the hangar’s original purpose completed by February 2014. As well as the United States entered World War II in was far from educational, Mt. Greylock the countless health benefits, Ramblewild the early 1940s, the government closed students can definitely put the space to will also generate taxes for the town of all private airfields unless armed person- use today. Without really knowing it, they Lanesborough. xyz nel were present at all times to secure the are constantly in contact with a piece of location.The flying club attempted to con- local history. The Mt. Greylock grounds tinue the use of Cole’s Field by camping certainly look like a typical post-war New At right: Builders continue to work on on the grounds 24/7. Unfortunately, the England high school campus, but the han- installing the aerial platforms at Ram- airfield was not properly licensed, so the gar is a constant reminder of the fascinat- blewild. Photo courtesy of Peter Niemeyer. club was forced to another small airport in ing history lying beneath the surface. xyz How to Keep Your Electronic Device Secure By Andrew whitaker With the increasing number of expensive The Runners-Up: WiFi network. This is extremely useful on but be careful with WiFi-only devices, as items brought by to school by students, it modern devices, where Prey can run in the the service requires a network connection is becoming more and more important to Android Device Manager (Free, Android) background and help you retrieve your lost to function properly. keep valuables stashed away. The con- Google has created something similar device. Pro Plans are inexpensive and al- stant movement during an average school to the iOS 6 version of Find My iPhone low you to add more devices. Lookout Mobile Security (Free/Paid, An- day can heighten the chances of having a with Android Device Manager. Included droid) device or wallet stolen. In response to the in a Google Play update, this program can The Big Winners: Lookout goes beyond the reaches of built- recent influx of reports of stolen valuables, lock, wipe or play a sound on your Android in software to keep your device safe. Along teachers are more than ever urging the im- smartphone and track its location through Apple’s “Find My” Suite (Free, Apple) with tracking, wiping and playing sounds, portance of locking possessions up when the phone’s GPS chip. If you have an An- The best part of Apple’s security software the software can also take pictures of they cannot be supervised. Not only does droid phone, it would be worth it to check is that it is built in for all devices running thieves with the phone’s camera, sending this easy task deter thieves, it provides the that you have the manager enabled. Keep iOS 5 or newer and on computers running e-mails of the photos when a thief fails to owner with the piece of mind that comes in mind that the services require a network OSX Lion or newer. The software is easy unlock the phone. The software also scans from knowing everything is safe. As connection, not just GPS. to set up and allows you to find, wipe or apps and web pages to make sure there are phones and computers become more useful play a loud sound on a device in order to no viruses or identity theft threats. Look- as classroom tools, it is becoming more dif- Prey (Free/Paid, All) get it back. iOS 7 takes the security a step out is a very strong product that has been ficult to simply leave these devices home at Prey is an open-source software designed further, requiring a thief to know your pass- around for a while and since it runs on An- all times. With that in mind, here are some to track all the devices you own. It provides word (or replicate your fingerprint) in order droid phones you have a greater ability to programs to install on your device now so similar services as other software, but if you to wipe the device. It only allows connec- tweak settings to keep the device safe. xyz that you can track it down in the event that do not have a network connection, Prey at- tions to trusted computers. Be sure to set it is stolen. tempts to connect to the nearest unlocked this service up if you have an Apple device, The Greylock Echo November 18, 2013 Page 6 opinion Editor’s Note: The views expressed in opinion pieces do not reflect the collective views of this newspaper, but of the individual authors. Enders’ Game by nate taskin

from deviating from the book but similar- faceted subject matter. It seems as though ly feared opposition if he went all out. As merely faithfully adapting the plot itself a result, the themes stand dumbfounded has taken precedence over the actual cast and flat without much of anything in the themselves, consequentially making the way of comment. This unwillingness to movie feel lifeless and rigid and greatly flesh out ideas is the film’s Achilles heel. reducing any investment one can have for It comes across more as the Sparknotes the story. version of the book rather than a genuine On a visual level, Ender’s Game is ex- adaptation, as if the filmmakers just based ceptionally well realized. This quality their script off of a synopsis they read on shines brightest during the battle room the book’s Wikipedia page. sequences, where cadets are pitted against The film bafflingly chooses to jettison each other in zero gravity. While the spe- much of the action that takes place on cial effects used to achieve these scenes Earth in a haphazard rush to get to the are spectacular, giving a great sense of main body of the story. The first ten min- space and weightlessness, this achieve- utes are spent speeding through clunky ment only shows on a purely technical exposition. As a result of opening on level. Actually watching these bits unfold such a shaky note, Ender’s sister Valen- is not nearly as impressive. These seg- tine (Abigail Breslin), only a gets a few ments, which dominate the first half of minutes of screentime despite her status the film, are entirely tension free because as one of the few elements of humanity the audience knows that it is watching a in Ender’s life. But worse still, Ender’s simulation. There’s no sense of urgency A scene from the film adaptation of Ender’s Game. brother (Jimmy Pinchak) is only given one or jeopardy as Ender and company slowly scene in the entire film, completely under- float around aimlessly. When I was young, I read a science fic- opposed to abysmal, but sometimes “meh” mining Ender’s fear of becoming just as Ender’s Game’s ultimate moral may be tion book called Ender’s Game by Orson is more depressing than terribleness. It damaged as his sibling. Asa Butterfield a relief from the bombastic jingoism of Scott Card and so, I’m sure, have many of had all of the elements to be excellent (a (of Hugo fame!) does a fine job portray- most Hollywood blockbusters, but it can- you. This is a book that meant something superb cast and impressive visuals) but it ing Ender with all of his stoic intelligence not make up for its faults. It brings to mind to me and many others. It was empower- finds itself weighed down by bad pacing, laced with self doubt, but because we have the film version of the equally troubled ing in many ways, with its themes of un- flaccid tension and foggy stakes. been shortchanged on his emotional con- The Golden Compass. While it at least at- ashamed intelligence, looking outside of For material aimed at younger audi- flict, he is difficult to connect with, and tempted to transfer the dark elements of the box, persevering against adversity and ences, Ender’s Game is admirable in that this lack of attachment with the audience the source material, it has no idea what to finding your own power through thought it raises the same mature and complex displays itself in all of the other aspects make of them. The strong cast of actors are and action. issues of its book counterpart, albeit in a of the film. Harrison Ford seems invested given little to do because all of the char- I walked into the film adaptation of disappointingly watered down approach. in the material as the gruff Colonel Graff, acterization is lost trying to squeeze into Ender’s Game with zero expectations. I Director Gavin Hood clearly understands but offers little besides looking grouchy a two hour runtime, permanently staining walked out with similar ambivalence. See, the material, the topics within it and the and bulldogged. Ben Kingsley shows up the film on a dramatic level. Towards the I used to be a fanboy. I used to get excited necessity of including them but he never in the middle of the third act to shout a end, when the film jarringly cuts after in- for things. I don’t anymore. I haven’t in musters the courage to interact with them. great deal (to little effect) and disappears troducing sequel, I could not help but sigh years. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the Given what the film tries (key word: tries) as abruptly as he entered. Viola Davis, with exhaustion. reason why. It makes sense that Ender’s to convey in regard to the indoctrination playing the major studying Ender’s mental Final Judgment: 2 Buggers out of 4 Game would have the same director. In of children and the pressures of authori- state, gives a fine performance but again (Oh sorry, Formics. Remember how in the some way, it is almost reassuring to know tarianism, Hood barely tippy toes around is vastly underutilized besides providing book they were called the Formics? Re- that Ender’s Game was only mediocre, as the subject, as if he knew he’d face fallout that token nod to the book’s more multi- member? Ehhhhhhh?) xyz Pera Bistro by hannah fein and anya sheldon

When you hear the phrase “Mediter- ranean cuisine,” what do you envision? Classic Italian foods like pasta or pizza? Maybe you think of Greece or Spain, but don’t really know what types of foods are popular there. It turns out that over 20 countries border the Mediterranean Sea: five in Africa, four in Asia and twelve in Europe. Can you name any dishes, let alone the countries in this region? Maybe it’s time to brush up on your geography and expand your culinary knowledge. If so, look no further than Spring Street in Williamstown, where you can find Pera Bistro, a recent addition to the growing list of restaurants in Berkshire County. We decided we should pay it a visit, so on a brisk November afternoon our enthusias- tic party of diners seized the opportunity to explore what Pera has to offer. Our group bypassed the higher tables Photo Courtesy of Anya Sheldon with stools that were available for a table against the wall. From this position we Linguini Marinara Penne with Gouda Sauce Shrimp Scampi had a glimpse of the kitchen and a view of the entire restaurant.The combination of not bother us, but if you have a tight bud- cheesy goodness. Tender penne noodles ive oil and mixed greens. While the wrap the warm color palette, use of wood and get Pera might not be your cup of tea. were enveloped in thick layer of Gouda was served warm and was bursting with brick and cheerful glow from the windows First to come was our appetizer, the and the generous serving quickly became flavor, it was almost, though not quite gave the interior a simple, welcoming feel, fresh hummus plate, which consisted of very filling. The creamy cheese sauce, comparable to falafel served in Spain or which was accented by soft jazz music. three scoops of hummus adorned with complete with tomato pieces and a tanta- the Middle East. A highly filling, nutri- Only about a third of the tables were oc- spices and greens and accompanied by lizing topping of breadcrumbs, can only tious and savory dish, the falafel wrap cupied, so the restaurant was fairly quiet a stack of warm pieces of Lavash bread. be described as extraordinarily delicious was certainly impressive and we strongly and relaxed. The only downside to this absolutely deli- and rich. If you prefer light dishes to recommended it. The menu showcased a wide variety of cious dish was that there was not enough hearty and cheesy pasta this choice may We left Pera in high spirits. The res- options, including numerous appetizers, bread for five people. overwhelm you, but for any cheese or taurant, although it has only been in op- salads, soups, pasta dishes, sandwiches In a short amount of time the entrees ar- pasta lover, this penne is nothing short of eration for a short amount of time, seems and wraps, dinners and desserts. We or- rived. The Linguini Marinara was artfully heavenly. to be flourishing. Pretty much everything dered the Fresh Hummus Plate ($6.95), arranged, with a large dollop of tomato Falafel, a deep-fried, chickpea-based was spot on during our meal-- the charm- Linguini Marinara ($13.95), Classic sauce garnished with basil and cheese all patty, is one of the most popular Medi- ing decor, friendly employees, quick ser- Ceasar Salad ($8.95), Penne with Gouda on top of a steaming pile of pasta. The terranean foods available in the United vice and, of course, delightful food. So sauce ($14.95), Shrimp Scampi ($18.95) dish also came with three warm pieces of States. Often, American attempts at prepa- next time you find yourself craving some and Falafel Wrap ($8.95). We noted that bread. While it was not amazing, the meal ration prove to be mediocre. Pera’s falafel Mediterranean cuisine--hopefully you some of the prices were slightly higher was satisfying and tasty. wrap, however, succeeded in capturing the know a little more about it now--check out than what we were used to seeing and Our third entree was one of the day’s dish’s authenticity with its high-quality Pera Bistro! xyz we therefore rejected a few appealing but specials, the Penne with Gouda sauce and falafel, which was wrapped in fluffy pita pricey dishes for cheaper options. This did it arrived in a bowl filled to the brim with and complemented by cusabi dressing, ol- The Greylock Echo November 18, 2013

sports Page 7 girls’ cross country fantasy by sam swoap football The Mt. Greylock Girls Cross Country by benni mccomish had a successful season, beating Drury, Fantasy football is a common topic of Wahconah and Taconic in their final regu- conversation in the lunch room or in the lar season meet to go 11-4 for the season. hallways during the fall. Yet even with all They finished third in the Berkshire Coun- the banter, many people around the school ty North Division. Top varsity runners may still not know anything about this include seniors Emily Kaegi and Amalia trending phenomenon at our school. So Leamon, junior Laura Galib, sophomores what is it all about? Grace Smith and Molly Haskins, fresh- Sophomore Cal Filson, a fantasy foot- man Niku Darafshi and 8th grader Emma ball enthusiast who has been playing for Polumbo. Led by Kaegi, who came in first roughly six years, said, “I have always overall, they finished 4th at the Berkshire loved watching football and fantasy just County Championships. Smith said: “The added a whole new dimension to my love season went very well this year. Everybody of football. When watching a game with showed a lot of improvement and everyone players that are on my team, I am much worked well together.” more interested than if I didn’t have a On Saturday, November 9th, a true un- player in the game I was watching.” derdog story occurred at Northfield. Head- In fantasy football you manage a team ing into the race, the Mounties were not with players from the NFL (National Foot- favorites to win. They had just come off ball League). The fantasy team gets points a 4th place finish at the Berkshire County based on the performance of the players in Championships and were expecting to fight Photo Courtesy of Cheryl Sacks real life and the team is placed in a league for a spot at States. Top runner Kaegi was of other fantasy teams. Typically the oth- wearing a boot on her right foot to fight off er managers are your friends who have tendonitis and no one knew what to expect Emily Kaegi leads the pack at the start of the varsity race at the Berkshire County Championships. formed a league to play each other each of the team. week. The best players to have on your As Greylock runners began to finish, fantasy team are the players who produce hope slowly began to spread. Shortly af- in shock, but it feels amazing to know that we would all have to run our best.” Luckily the most points. Different positions score ter, their win was confirmed. Greylock our hard work really did pay off.” Kaegi for the Mounties, that’s what happened. points in different ways; but only the of- had scored 68 points, beating Lenox by 13 won, Leamon finished 13th and Polumbo Looking ahead to the 2014 season, the fense can score points individually. The to take home the gold trophy. Of the win, was 15th. Kaegi tied the course record with Mounties are looking strong. A talented defense and special teams score points Galib said,“ It was amazing. We knew we a time of 19:19, which would have also core group of sophomores led by Grace collectively. For example, your defense had the potential to win, but we all had to won the Division 1 race later that day. Said Smith and Molly Haskins are ready to would be the entire Jacksonville Jaguars’ just stay focused and not let the excitement Darafshi, “We weren’t sure how well we build on their talents and experience. Other defense but you could have offensive of the race get in our heads. I think I speak were going to do today and we knew that if key returnees will include Galib, Darafshi, xyz players from several different teams. Of- for all the girls when I say that we’re still we wanted to win or even make it to states Polumbo, and 7th grader Margo Smith. fensive positions which can score points include quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends. But scor- boys’ soccer ing points differs from league to league; it matters what scoring system you use. By nyein soe and echo staff Some of these different leagues include head to head, standard or PPR (points per The Boys’ Soccer team has had a solid which ended in an intense shoot-out. “I’m an injury from a hard tackle early in the reception). Before the NFL season starts season. Their 11-3-4 record (only losses are really proud of how much we matured as a game. The team however put their best foot your league has a draft, where you have to Monument, Amherst, and West Spring- team throughout the season, in the middle forward and worked with who they had. one pick for one player every 13 rounds. field) in the regular season earned the team of the regular season we lost a game we “It’s never fun to end a season with a game Sophomore Matthew Wiseman is part of the second seed in the Western Mass play- should’ve won because of some mental like that, but we played our hearts out and a new fantasy football league which start- offs. These strong results came out as a sur- errors, so to come back from down 3-0 in left with our heads held high” said senior, ed this season. “Before this fall I wasn’t prise to the team since it lost key players PK’s in the semifinals really shows how Nick Bolognia. very interested in football, but now since last year. Junior captain and center back, far we’ve come mentally” remarked senior The Mt. Greylock boys’ soccer team, I’m part of a fantasy league I watch a lot Jake Foehl remarked, “We weren’t expect- captain, Tom Guettler when asked about or as they like to call themselves, “football more football,” said Wiseman. “I would ed to do nearly as well as last year [semi- the season. club” is one of the most close knit teams definitely recommend it-- if you have the finals of Western Mass], but we held our On Saturday November 9th, the boys at Greylock. “It’s really like having a sec- slightest interest in football then go for it, own quite well.” According to David Ma- faced off against Belchertown for the West- ond family, that’s how close we are” said join a league. It will increase your interest jetich, another junior captain, “[the team] ern Mass final and after a hard fought bat- Guettler. Next year, prospects are promis- in football dramatically.” was able to compensate, since new players tle, came home with a second place trophy, ing. With a dominate senior class, the team Fantasy Football has become a huge like Sam Dils and Felix Kershaw stepped having lost 2-0. Unfortunately for the boys, will be ready. Coach Blair Dils said, “we and profitable online industry. Sites such up their game this year.” a number of their key players, including will definitely go into next season hungry as Yahoo! and ESPN run fantasy leagues In the playoffs, the team managed to Kershaw and Eric Hirsch were sidelined to get to the next level. I am also really and get a lot of traffic to their websites. due to injury from previous games. 8th proud of the seniors and their contributions These companies then sell advertisements defeat Wahconah in the quarter-finals pret- xyz ty soundly (3-0) and pull off a clutch win grader, Sam Dils, despite trying to work to the program over their four years.” to add to their bottom line. xyz against Monument Mt. in the semi-finals, through it, had to be taken out because of

volleyball by eric hirsch senior laden team including Amanda Galib, Mia Disantis, Kelsey Hadley, Gianna Renzi, Makayla Duda, Abby Tague, and captain, Jenna Markland gave the Mounties’ squad the experience it needed to succeed. Other key team members include junior captain Celia Bote, sophomore Hope Willis, and junior Josie Verter. Despite their leadership, the Mounties had few expectations for the upcoming playoff game. However, the team led by coach John Albano came into the Mahar game with a nothing to lose mentality. As it turned out, the Mounties would lose nothing that night and they came away with the upset victory. Unfortunately for the Mounties, their hot streak came to an end vs. an overpowering Athol team in the quarterfinals. The loss was only a slight blem- Photo Courtesy of Dana DiSantis ish to an otherwise successful season. It was not always easy for the Mounties, however. For the first From left to right, seniors Kelsey Hadley, Jenna part of the season, wins were hard to come by. Bote Markland and Mia Disantis have been important said, “With a new coach [John Albano] this year, players it was great to have all the seniors who had been on the team for the past 6 years. They really car- The 2013 Mt. Greylock Mounties were thrilled ried us this year.” The Mounties also had a key win to qualify for the Western Massachusetts Division over Monument on senior night. The Mounties star III volleyball tournament. They finished the season defensive player was libero, Markland who made a on a hot streak, and finally qualified for the tourna- nice trio with strong hitters Willis and Verter. De- ment, when they soared over the Mt. Everett Eagles spite the loss of the sizable senior class, the Mount- at the Eagles’ nest. Their regular season efforts were ies will return a strong core of players to next year’s enough for an 11-9 record as well as the 11th seed. team. The Mounties have plenty to celebrate about Unfortunately they would have to travel to Mahar this year. However, they also have a bright future to High School in the first round of the playoffs. A look forward to. xyz The Greylock Echo November 18, 2013 Page 8 sports/etc. girls’ soccer football By cal filson By lucy barrett With high expectations for the 2013 Mt. round win. Junior Michael McCormack Greylock football team, the Mounties fin- came up with a big hit to help the Mount- ished the regular season with a solid 6-2 ies hold the Hurricanes from a first down. record. Led by senior captains Nick DiS- The winner was not determined until there anti, Daivon Clement and Matt Malloy, was a minute left in the game and Hoosac the team qualified for the Western Mass Valley recovered a fumble in the end zone playoffs as the number three seed, having for a touchback. to face the number two Hoosac Valley in Although the season ended sooner than the first round. the team had hoped, the Mounties always With one of the most intense, heart- gave it their all. DiSanti said, “It was a racing games this season for both teams, successful season in my eyes, because we the Mounties gave Hoosac a great run but finished with a winning record and made fell just short, losing 17-16. The Greylock western mass.” DiSanti, as a part of the boys came back in the fourth quarter after Mounties three-peat, had hopes of clinch- being down 17-8, when junior Matt Hogan ing a fourth, but did not focus all of his intercepted a pass from Hoosac Valley’s energy on that. “It’s really tough not tak- quarterback. Clement finished the drive ing home the fourth Super Bowl, but we when he punched it in from the four-yard had fun, we had a good year, and we still line. Senior Rob Buffis completed the two- have the last three years to look back at in point conversion and with seven minutes glory,” he said. xyz left the Mounties still had a shot at a first Photo Courtesy of Gray Kaegi boys’ cross country Members of the girls soccer team converge on the ball as they fight Hoosac players for By gray kaegi posession. The day of the Western Massachusetts The Mt. Greylock girls’ soccer team en- each playoff game. Championship meet looked perfect-- the tered the postseason with an impressive 11- Greylock’s quarterfinal matchup against sun was shining, the temperature was per- 3-2 record, garnering them the second seed the Athol Red Raiders was exciting to say fect and to top it off, the Mounties were in the Western Massachusetts Division III the least, but the Mounties fell just short of dominant. tournament. The Mounties finished the reg- their happy ending. The team headed into Saturday’s race ular season with a big 3-0 win against rival The Mounties scored first, on a bar with an undefeated season under their belts. Hoosac Valley on senior night. In their first down rip from eighth grade forward Caro- They knew it was going to be a tough race year of competing in the North Division, line Flynn. After a questionable call by the because there are always fast teams outside the county’s premier division, the Mount- referee, Greylock let up the equalizer goal of Berkshire County that attend Western ies finished second in the standings behind on a free kick from just outside the eigh- Mass. However, the team was confident Pittsfield. teen yard box. The Mounties continued to and was ready to perform at its best. When asked about what went well for pressure Athol in the second half from all Right from the start, Greylock had a the team this year, sophomore midfielder angles but struggled to finish. Some shots key presence at the head of the pack. They Melissa Swann said, “We improved our were blocked by Athol defenders and a stuck in strong groups and pushed each control of possession and connected well few attempts went wide of the goal. After other to do their best, and this worked re- Photo Courtesy of Cheryl Sacks from defense to offense.” Greylock’s post- 100 minutes of play, including regulation markably. All of Greylock’s seven runners season success all came down to “improv- and two overtime periods, Greylock and finished within the top 25, which is practi- lock to win the Western Massachusetts title ing everyday as a team and as individuals,” Athol went into a penalty kick shootout. cally unheard of in these high stakes races. by a whopping 28 points. This is the fourth said Swann. Greylock’s top three offensive The Mounties went one for four on penalty Junior Carter Stripp had a stellar race, fin- straight year the team has won the title. performers, junior forward Kelsey Orpin, kicks to Athol’s two for four. Orpin was the ishing just seconds after champion Tucker “Our team performed outstanding overall, senior forward Sophie Leamon and Swann lone scorer in the shootout for Greylock. McNinch and beating Hoosac’s Travis Ci- getting four runners in the top ten. Plus each averaged about half a goal per game It was not the way the Mounties would empa. Of his great race, Stripp said, “My our fifth, sixth, and seventh runners pulled during the regular season. Greylock’s de- have wanted to go out, nor was it the way plan, going in, was to run my own race and through again. They all did the job asked of fense, anchored by sophomore goalkeeper that Greylock fans expected them to go handle anything that came up. When I real- them,” said Stripp. The team had their state Charlotte Rand, was effective in shut- out. However, the 2013 season was any- ized that Ciempa had gone out too hard, I race on Saturday, November 16. It was ting down opposing team’s forwards. The thing but a bust for the Greylock girls’ soc- knew that could take him.” Other runners more of a test for Greylock than they faced Mounties and Rand allowed an average of cer team, considering the team’s numerous with notable finishes included Tommy Kir- all season, but if any team knows how to 1.3 goals per game during the regular sea- accomplishments. xyz by, Will Nolan and Sam Kobrin. go into a race prepared to work their hard- son. Their success on defense was key in These fantastic results powered Grey- est, it is this boys’ cross country team. xyz crossword 18 Sin 4 “The ___ Rises” 20 Genghis Khan follower 5 Autumn mo. 22 A potent beginning 6 1922 D. H. 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