Edition 5 June 2008 INDEX Page 2 Class of 08 Leaders Senior Week/Power of By: Felicia Connolly Peace/Coach Lacasse Page 3 During Your Four of the Class
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Edition 5 June 2008 INDEX Page 2 Class of 08 Leaders Senior Week/Power of By: Felicia Connolly Peace/Coach Lacasse Page 3 During your four of the class. “They are DucksRace/MCAS Page 4 years of high school, it’s a hard two very special people AHS Star Lazzerini/ competition to be at the top of who have contributed a Journalism Seminar the class. This year’s senior lot to AHS and to the Page 5 class was proud to announce community,” Durkin IN MEMORY their valedictorian and said at the close of her Page 6 salutatorian at a brief speech. Say What?/Welcome presentation on May 6. There was K a to Blogosphere y l Page 7 Principal Donald recognition from peers a P i Top Reader/Reading k Frederick opened the ceremony Chris Laureano and e Rampage/CPR Page 8 by reminiscing about past Andrea Alfani, student Valedictorian James Bensson with AHS Coffee/D&D/Population students who graduated with council leaders, and Administration and Family Page 9 the same honor at Attleboro then the newly It’s Not Just Car Cost High School. announced salutatorian Lauren Page 10 “It is a great honor to Bamford, who will graduate She was accepted to sports. It let me release my Women Engineers/ recognize these students on with a grade point average of and will attend Cornell steam from the classroom and Mosquito Bites/Penny their academic achievement,” 102.8, took center stage. University majoring in biology. kept me healthy. I don’t think I Page 11 Frederick said. “In freshman and One of her top three choices, would have done as well Little Shop Talent Then Frederick sophomore years it was pretty she said, “It feels really good academically without them,” Page 12 passed the microphone to easy to keep my grades up even to represent my class because I said Bensson. Relationships/Politics Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin. though the classes were worked really hard for it.” Unlike Bamford, Page 13 Finally valedictorian Bensson said his high grades SAT/Sen. Obligations/ With a brief commemoration to difficult because getting good James Bensson, who has a GPA didn’t come naturally at all. Warm-ups the past four years at AHS, grades come partly natural to Page 14 Durkin pointed out how hard me. It was a little more difficult of 104.37, made his way up to “I just got in a pattern Sp. Cleaning/Student the two students worked to in my junior and senior years the podium with a smile of working really hard and Threatens/Sp. Fashion maintain their stature at the top because of AP classes,” plastered on his face. He will sticking with it. The classes got Page 15 Bamford said. be attending Brown University harder as the years went on, but Too Much Skin/Passion Classes for physics and engineering. I matured with them,” said Page 16-21 weren’t all “When I entered this Bensson. Bamford had school I couldn’t write to save Although Bensson is Entertainment: movies, to balance. She my life. Now I can write a pretty happy about being restaurants, books, music was part of the decent essay,” he said while his valedictorian, it wasn’t his main Page 22 school chorus, voice flowed with humor. goal. Local Music/Permit Test/ t h e a t e r He also participated in He said, “I came to Making a Difference ( r e c e n t l y many extracurricular activities. school to learn, not to be Page 23, 25-27 starring in He was on the math team, the valedictorian. It’s nice but I Opinions Little Shop of Leo Club and the National think students should do e Honor Society and he was the schoolwork the best they can. k Horrors), the Page 24 i P a Submitting Portfolios/ l N a t i o n a l vice president of student It’s just a number.” y a Jr. Prom K Honor Society, council. Both students have put Page 26 Salutatorian Lauren Bamford with the National He participated in much effort into their Advisories/Pre-engineering/ Spanish Honor student theater, community schoolwork and will surely Comm. Leadership Principal Donald Frederick and Society, and service, soccer, track, and represent Attleboro High Page 28-30 Supt. Dr. Pia Durkin the Honors tennis. “I really liked the School wonderfully in their New Teachers/Retiring Prin. Program. extracurricular, especially enriching futures. Page 31 Banking/MTV/DTV February 21, 1991 May 16, 2008 Page 32-33 IN MEMORY Staff Sen. Memories Night. #7 on the Field, #1 in Our Page 34-35 Hearts Attleboro Special Olympics Death upon society, Shock under the By: Katelyn DeLaurier Page 36 . Lacrosse/ BEATS/ influence of happiness, Captain’s View Shattered windshield Rebeckha Whitefield was and broken hearts probably the happiest teenage girl I ever A young girl’s hopes of encountered. becoming something The one thing everyone knows extraordinary about her is she always had a smile on A rain storm so fierce, so angry her face. She never judged anyone and Taking the lives of always kept an open heart and mind. those undeserving Becky with best friend We could lose terribly in a game and she would still be smiling and One moment, where Nicole Harvey (11) fate meets accident laughing as if we won states. An angel flown into the There is something about the sky word “team,” which brings a group of people, no matter She looks forward only to find safety and eternity how different, together in so many ways. It begins to She looks down only to see the past, feel as if it is your job to cheer each other up when you Ones she once loved will remember see someone upset. Attleboro High School For she will forever live in their hearts. Becky’s death was probably the worst thing 100 Rathbun Willard But for now we mourn her death, that has happened to me my sophomore year. We Drive And praise her life, weren’t close when we were off the field, but on the Attleboro, MA 02703 For we are the ones who will pray for her field, it was as if the whole team was a family. Phone: 508-222-5150 As she watches over the ones she once It feels good knowing you have a whole team, Fax: 508-223-1579 prayed for. friends, coaches, and family going through the same Web Address: <http://www. -Anonymous pain of losing an amazing person so they can help you cope with the loss. attleboroschools.com> Cont. on page 5 Principal: Donald Frederick Superintendent: Dr. Pia Durkin Edition 5 June 2008 “I’m really excited for 8 08408 the upcoming events and I can’t Coach 0 wait to hang out with Lacasse 4 8 everyone,” said Tony Vincent preparing 0 (12). May 29 and 30 will be for senior final exams. With the practice exception of having a 90 or 08408 above in a class, some seniors Jessica Jeffery won’t have to take their exams. Many are striving for that A. Then comes the Coach of the Year cruise, an event that’s been a By: Jessica Jeffery tradition for the senior class for It is every coach’s a long time. On Wed., June 4 dream to be nominated as 08408 all seniors who want to go will Coach of the Year. This dream be heading to Boston for a night was fulfilled for Coach Peter cruise around the harbor. It’s a Lacasse on Sunday, Feb. 17. He great time to spend with has been coaching track for 13 everyone and catch up before years and plans on continuing. d n a l graduating. It will be a night full e Lacasse had no idea he B n e of memories. was being nominated until he r u a L The next day will be received the call from the Mass. the senior reception, where Coaching Assoc. (MCA). He 08408 parents of the graduating class was happily surprised to hear come together for a dinner, how many people had written We got spirit. How ‘bout you? along with the almost graduates, nominations. for a night of laughter and Having a wonderful, entertainment. close coaching staff is what Senior Week “I can’t wait for senior Lacasse feels helped him By: Karin Black week. It means it’s almost time achieve this nomination. He for graduation but it’s also a said the coaches were great way to end high school,” outstanding and very involved. As the year winds saying goodbye,” said Cassey yearbook dedication, which said Melissa Powers (12). “The student athletes down for the seniors at AHS, Baker (12). will be held on May 30, there is June 8, the day seniors being excited about the team and senioritis kicks in, Now, May 8 will also an “ice cream social” have been waiting for. At one really helped to motivate me to excitement grows. There’s only definitely be a sad day for where obviously ice cream will o’clock the class of 2008 will become a better coach,” said two months until seniors walk everyone because it will be the be given out. be gathered on the football field Lacasse. to the podium to receive their last 08408. So, no more Ms. “I can’t wait for senior with family and friends, Assistant Coach Kelly diplomas on June 8, 2008, the Sheila Rosa and Ms. Rebecca week, it gives us a chance to celebrating their graduation. Cronin, along with the rest of most exciting day of all, but so Richard chasing after you for hang out one last time as high Of course it falls on the coaching staff, secretly gave will the week that lies before.