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Vol. XVII Issue 1 Harrison High School December 2012 ‘Frankenstorm’ Hits Hard Ariel Coonin Clarissa Karantzis News Editor Staff Writer On October 28, Hur- following Hurricane Sandy, thou- It seems Mother Nature strophic event of our lifetimes. ricane Sandy blew its way sands experienced widespread is constantly playing Hallow- Sandy’s storm surge damage up the East Coast, destroy- power outages and fallen trees, een tricks. Last year, ing everything in its path. leaving students in the dark and Halloween was post- Initially unafraid and doubt- out of school for a full week. poned due to the unex- ful of the storm’s severity, people Students became so restless in pected snowstorm that everywhere had no idea that their dark, freezing houses that wreaked havoc, leav- Hurricane Sandy would become they wished they were in school! ing millions without one of the worst storms to hit the “The week off was so electricity. In places East Coast in over 100 years. boring,” says sophomore Zoe like Connecticut, hard As it traveled north, the storm Mittman. “There was nothing hit by that storm, kids gained strength, leaving behind else to do because the power resorted to “trunk-or- a trail of destruction and despair. was out and my phone and treating,” whereby While the town of Harrison computer ran out of battery.” they did their trick-or- was left in relatively good shape The majority of students treating out of trunks and several faculty of cars in parking lots. members at Har- This year, instead of rison High School a blizzard creating a were without pow- white Halloween, Hur- er for part of the ricane Sandy (also storm, and some known as “Franken- suffered over a storm”) created an om- week of darkness. inous, dark and stormy People through- “Frankenween”! out the tri-state Students were Courtesy of Julia McManus area had a diffi- ecstatic when receiving cult time getting to the call on Sunday saying that was given 5.7 out of 6, making it and from work, as school would be closed the next even greater than the Category fallen trees shut day. However, while they were 5 Hurricane Katrina in 2005. down public roads, basking in excitement, people Meteorologists warned about and the New York still continued their prepara- the danger in flooding, power City Public Transit tions for this monster storm. The outages, and possibly even system shut down warnings started early in the snowstorms. Airports cancelled due to flooding and week, with forecasters caution- over 14,000 flights, preventing power outages. In ing to be prepared for anything. people from leaving the area. New Jersey, the With elements of both a hur- “We tried to get my cous- Courtesy of Amy Carton Governor issued ricane and winter storm, many ins out on Sunday because of a ration on gas, ad- described it as the most cata- the storm, but all flights were (Continued on Page 9 Top) (Continued on Page 9 Bottom) In Opinions... In Sports... Inside... Amazement Football team MoCo astounds in D.C...Page 2 at what high wins out the Debate wins big...............Page 4 schoolers season by Senior FB Names............Page 7 are wearing. trouncing Rye. The Sweet Life of Ben & Coby......................Page 19 Page 11 Back Page Attending the Olympics..Page 22 MoCo Takes Washington Ben Adler Staff Writer Last month the Harrison was even more impressed by High School Model Congress the caliber of debate in my com- team headed to Washington, mittee.” D.C., to take part in the annual On Friday, the team had Princeton Model Congress Con- the rare opportunity to visit the ference. Over four days, 24 stu- White House. dents from Harrison High School “I really enjoyed seeing assumed the roles of United the students’ genuine awe when States senators, debating bills visiting the White House,” said that covered controversial is- club advisor Ms. Orban. “I felt sues of current politics. Divided the exact same way. It was a into different committees spe- very special experience.” cializing in areas such as foreign In addition to participat- The White House. Courtesy of Lauren Jacobowitz relations, judiciary, and banking ing in smaller committee ses- agrees with you.” housing and urban affairs, each sions, delegates took part in full Outside of committee and (Rajan Mehra, Hunter Sable, delegate spent the months pre- session, a larger group of about full sessions, delegates enjoyed and Tom Lovinger). ceding the conference special- 100 people that met to debate a long Saturday break by taking Freshman Catie DiRe had izing in their respective area, the most controversial bills from a trip to Georgetown. There, stu- her Act to Abolish Drone Attacks learning important facts as well committee sessions. dents had an opportunity to get passed in committee, in full ses- as speaking techniques. “Full session is always an away from the tiring sessions sion, and signed into law by the Senior Rajan Mehra wrote intimidating experience,” said and relax with their friends. President of the Princeton Model Junior Hunter Sable en- Congress 2012. joyed the day off. “It was a magical mo- “The trip to Georgetown is ment,” said Hunter Sable. “I re- a great way to bond as a team,” ally felt that, as a delegation, we he said. “We always have fun blew the competition out of the going into all the cool shops and water.” eating at some delicious restau- As a public school com- rants.” peting against mostly private On Sunday, the confer- schools, this was an incredible ence ended with a closing cer- showing from all of the partici- emony where awards were dis- pating students from Harrison tributed to the best delegates High School. in both committee and full ses- The exuberant feeling Model Congress winners. Courtesy of Ms. Makarczuk sions. This year, seven Harrison was summed up well by club ad- delegates received honorable visor Ms. Makarczuk. his bill on Chinese currency ma- sophomore Marielle Sheck. “It mentions (Harrison Steins, Dan- “I am proud that Model nipulation. takes a lot of courage to stand iel Maldonado, Sam Colangelo, Congress has continued to grow “It was great to have up in front of over one hundred Ben Adler, Aaron Kaplan, Liliane and flourish with each succes- people argue for and against my people and speak about your Lindsay, and Tom Lovinger), sive generation of Harrison High bill in committee,” he said. “I am opinions on a bill, knowing that and three won gavels for best Schools students,” she said. very pleased that it passed, but half the audience most likely dis- delegate in committee session Husky Herald - Page 2 The Ones Get to Know The With All The Answers Challenge Team Amy Carton Editor-in-Chief Which topic is your forte? Harrison High School’s to be reckoned with. Under the own MSG Varsity “The Chal- guidance of coaches Ms. Voss Ben Adler: I usually do well in the weird categories. I also love lenge” team competed for the first and Mr. Kaplan, Senior Tyler Hart seeing food categories every once in a while. time this year, showcasing Jake Coonin: Math. their knowl- edge and in- Danny DuBois: Chemistry, but I know math too. nate talent as they battled Tyler Hart: Math is my strength. the girls of The Ursuline Lauren Jacobowitz: Geography. School. “The Challenge,” Rajan Mehra: Politics, history, and current affairs. currently in Courtesy of msgvarsity.com th its 16 sea- What is the most exciting part of son, is an academic “The Challenge” for you? televised game show that quiz- leads the team as Captain. Fel- zes students’ knowledge of math low Seniors Jake Coonin, Lauren Ben Adler: Walking out onto the set and seeing the audience is and science, history, arts and Jacobowitz and Rajan Mehra, pretty cool. Getting a question right when the camera is rolling literature, and current events. as well as Juniors Ben Adler makes you feel pretty great as well. Hosted by former American Idol and Danny DuBois, join Hart. contestant Jared Cotter, “The Harrison’s first round of Jake Coonin: The initial multiple choice round because that’s Challenge” is recorded at the the challenge will be aired on where the topics are the most applicable for me. MSG Varsity studios in New York MSG Varsity on January 23. City, and features a live audience. This reporter talked with the Danny DuBois: When the team works together and answers Made up of six talented team’s members about their the questions correctly. upperclassmen, the HHS Chal- “Challenge” experience thus far. lenge team is certainly a force Tyler Hart: The short answer round because a team can really turn their game around and cement a big lead in that section. Lauren Jacobowitz: The lightning round because the ques- tions are all very specific and you can answer as many ques- tions as you can without the stress of the buzzer. Rajan Mehra: I love the feeling of competing on TV, working with my team, and having an incredible fan support that shows up to our competitions. If you could have one teacher compete in “The Challenge” with you, who would it be and why? Ben Adler: I think that Ms. Milne would be great at the show, but Mr. C belongs on the team. 1. Fireside chats are associ- 3. Heat is transferred through Jake Coonin: Mr. C, enough said. ated with. radiation, conduction, and . A. James Garfield A. Convection Danny DuBois: Mr. C, because he comes to all of our practices B. Woodrow Wilson B. Projection anyway and is really good at math. C. Franklin Roosevelt C.

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