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The EAGLE’S EYE www.thseagleseye.com Trumbull High School - 72 Strobel Road - Trumbull, CT 06611 December 21, 2018 Issue No. 2 StEIGHT Champs hours at school, Starbucks, or their James Dubreuil ‘19 homes. Our Constitutional scholars EE Co-Managing Editor are ready to defend their state title,” After weeks of hard said Ms. Boland. work and practice, the students When the day came for these stu- of Ms. Boland’s United States dents to defend their title, they did Government and Constitutional exactly that. Trumbull took home Studies (also known as BICEN) the gold and won States for the 8th class fi nally had the opportunity consecutive year. to put their countless hours of re- The students dominated search and practice to the test for the competition and earned the their state competition at Central best unit award in fi ve of the six Connecticut State University. categories. Not only did the team Since the beginning of the year, dominate through their individual the students have been writing units, they also dominated overall. and memorizing essays, learn- Trumbull’s team beat both sec- ing about the foundations of our ond place Staples and third place country, and looking at how the Greenwich by a margin of victory Constitution and all facets of the of 30 points and 60 points, respec- United States government apply tively. to everyday life. After their well-deserved Trumbull High School’s victory, the team was ecstatic, to We the People team had been the say the least. “It was one of the reigning state champions in this most rewarding experiences to competition for the past seven know that we had carried on such years. On Monday, December a long legacy. It was amazing to see how each unit’s individual 17th, they were looking to con- The 25 We the People team members pose in front of the Marcus White Hall at Central Connecticut State University. tinue the streak. Despite the rising Photo Courtesy of Ms. Boland. hard work came together and our competition, most notably Staples one collective team succeeded in and Greenwich, it was defi nitely “Practicing is the key to rehearsal, dubbed by the team as hearsal is the best way to visual- making both Ms. Boland and our- not impossible. success. By preparing for each their “Night with the Experts”. ize the actual competition, as you selves proud,” said BICEN student The students met and question we can get, it decreases This event was open to the pub- should for any competitive event. Camryn Fetzer (‘19). practiced in front of many dif- the room for error in the hardest lic and featured each of the six By letting out these nerves and By placing first as a ferent judging panels including part of the competition,” remarked groups’ presentation of one of their visualizing the actual event, you team on the state level, the team teachers and members of the George James (‘19), one student in questions. will be even more confi dent when qualifi ed for the eighth year in a Trumbull community, BICEN the program. “The dress rehearsal the time comes to compete. row to participate in the nationals alumni, and attorneys from the On Wednesday, De- really allowed me to visualize The students’ coach, Ms. competition that will take place Schulte Roth & Zabel law fi rm of cember 12th, the group had their the competition. The room was Boland, refl ected on their prepara- in Washington D.C. this coming New York City. The students were dress rehearsal at the Trumbull packed with parents just like it will tion on the days leading up to the April. asked countless questions and had town hall. The students reenacted be for States. It was good to get the state competition. “I’m so proud Trumbull’s 24th state title to present their stance on three exactly what would be happening nerves out,” said another BICEN of all my students. The prepara- further cements the long-running complex questions based on their at the state competition in front student, Owen Hopwood (‘19). tion for States has been long and legacy of We the People in our high interpretation of the Constitution. of a panel of judges at the dress The students’ dress re- hard with students meeting after school. Congratulations Trumbull! jured his leg. Now, he can never be as fast of a runner as before, Mock Trial, Real Win and no longer has the ability to als,” she says. “That’s not really go to the Olympics. Mishka Kapoor ‘21 something many can experi- For this case, Malin por- EE Features Editor ence.” trayed a witness for the defense, This year’s case is Andy Two Mock Trial teams who goes by the name of Madi- Archer vs. Detail Security. Andy from Trumbull High will be son Hancock. Madison Han- Archer is a talented college competing against various cock was familiar with Andy’s athlete on his way to becoming schools across the state in hopes situation, and had some negative an Olympian. He comes from a of becoming state champions. interactions with him. family that obtained the original Under the leadership of Mr. Au- Leading up to the competi- Connecticut Constitution and gust, these teams have worked tion, Malin had to be prepared held onto it for 134 years. The since the beginning of the school to get interrogated by attorneys Archer family received a lot of year in preparation of the com- who were looking for fl aws in hate due to keeping the Constitu- petition held on December 14th, her testimonies: “I was really tion for so long, especially from 2018, in Waterbury. excited about the case this year. a Detail Security employee, Sophomore Sophie Malin My team and I spent months Trumbull Mock Trial team poses in the courtroom. Blair Sherman. During an event is a big fan of the program and preparing for the competition, Photo Courtesy of Trumbull ACE Foundation. at the State House in Hartford, believes that it off ers something and we were very confi dent that Blair Sherman fi red a taser at unique to every participant. we would do well.” sary, and the Security Company competitive atmosphere that Andy as he rushed inside the “The benefi ts of mock trial are In this case, Andy Archer, was negligent in hiring one of comes with being the best in the building to deliver a letter to defi nitely something that not the plaintiff , is suing Detail their employees. state,” Sophie says. the governor. This letter was a many students have the opportu- Security, the defense, for dam- The Mock Trial team here This year, both teams have message asking to set the record nity to get: practicing fact based ages to his leg. The defense has at the school has one four state a reputation to live up to on their straight about Andy’s family and public speaking, backing up to prove that the shooting of the championships, and are defi nitely way to becoming state champi- the Constitution. Before this let- your claims, and debating those taser was justifi ed, while the one of the strongest teams in ons. The question remains: can ter could be delivered, Andy was claims in front of profession- plaintiff has to prove that the the program. “My favorite thing they do it? shot with a taser and severely in- usage of the taser was not neces- about mock trial is probably the 2 News The Eagle’s Eye December 21, 2018 Issue No. 2 Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer viable and practical option in most around the the ideas of inclusive- Manan Manchanda ‘19 cases. Other forms of treatment, ness and solidarity among cancer EE Co-Editor-in-Chief such as Immunotherapy and T-Cell patients and their loved ones. Over Michael Cerulli ‘19 therapy, are relatively new, and the course of several weeks, 38 stu- EE Contributor have not been as comprehensively dents and 6 faculty members took tested as traditional chemotherapy. to local salons to chop off large $32,014. More advanced treatments, such as portions of their hair. During the stem cell transplants, are relatively process, the students ended up hav- That is the total amount expensive and may not always ing to triple their original fundrais- of money raised by a determined be a feasible option. Although a ing goal of $10,000 to accomodate group of 38 Trumbull High stu- long and arduous process, chemo- for their staggering fundraising dents and six faculty members, therapy has proven to be effective; efforts. Over 1,000 inches of hair who were supported by the Infinite However, it often comes with a was donated, and with the support Love charity organization and the common side effect known as of 15 hair salons, an assortment of entire community of Trumbull. Alopecia areata, an autoimmune community projects, and various Infinite Love for Kids First Selectman Vicki Tesoro personally commends each of the students disease that causes widespread hair individualized fundraising efforts Fighting Cancer, a volunteer- involved in the Mane event. loss, which is an added distress to by the students, more than half of based charitable organization, Photo Courtesy of Manan Manchanda most patients. the cost of a full research grant was seeks to fund research on various stages. his daughter Mia to a rare form The idea for this year’s covered. forms of childhood cancer. Every Infinite Love’s executive of cancer when she was 6. Since “Mane Event” fundraising efforts “I couldn’t be prouder of year, Infinite Love chooses to fo- director, Trumbull High english the tragic loss of his daughter, came as a result of two of McCaf- being the principal of Trumbull cus its efforts on a different form teacher Jim McCaffrey, noted in McCaffrey, who coaches track frey’s students.