The Longest-Running Newspaper In Historic Hudson, Ohio VOLUME CIII WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY JANUARY 2017 Model UN Conference Athlete Spotlight Bookbag Ban A Restaurant Review Afterthoughts from the Pioneers on Follow Megan ’17 on her swim journey. Zach ’17 and Charlie ’18 expresses their Find out which restaurant Caleigh ’17 their trip to Brown University. thoughts on the latest safety precaution. wants you to try in downtown Hudson. PAGE 2 | NEWS PAGE 3 |COMMUNITY PAGE 6 | THE COIN PAGE 7 | OPINION Dancers Go All Around the World ALAN DOE commented, “For me, the amazing spoke of moving on, traveling, dis- tuming was well appreciated. even nervous after the second show, Ilyana Smith ’20 part of the process is watching the tance, or the music represented a While some dancers admitted which was astonishing!” Contributing Editor growth of the students. From the certain place.” From “Manhattan” their initial feelings of stage fright, This was a splendid perfor- early stages of the rehearsal pro- to “Bombay” to “Amsterdam”, to it is clear that their love for what mance from the WRA dancers. It Lively music. Synchronized cess to the final performance, the the production’s eponymous song they do makes it all worth it. “I've was an enjoyable experience for all movement. Beautiful choreography. amount of improvement that takes “Leaving on a Jet Plane”, this per- been performing on stage since I involved, from the director to the Western Reserve Academy’s 2016 place is of course necessary, but also formance and its music certainly was very young. After ten years, dancers to the audiences. “I truly fall dance performance, Leaving on incredible.” Sash Davis ’18 added, evoked thoughts of travels to loca- though, I still get nervous right be- enjoy working with the dance stu- a Jet Plane, was an incredible perfor- “All the WRA dancers have prac- tions around the world. fore shows. However, dancing with dents because they are hardworking mance filled with vivid colors and ticed for several months and we The many stunning costumes my friends, both old and new, al- and dedicated. Not to mention just exciting dance moves. Performed were excited to finally bring it to were well suited for their respective ways gives me a passion for this art,” fun!” remarked Barth. in KFAC on November 11th and stage. I'm glad everyone enjoyed it.” musical numbers. They contributed said Chan ’17. Jefferis ’19 added, Looking forward to the spring 12th, the event dazzled students, As the title indicates, the substantially to the feel of the per- “This was my first year doing dance season, Chan ’17 “cannot wait for faculty, family and friends alike. show’s themes were journeying and formance. As Hanley Jefferis ’19 and I have really bad stage fright, so the Reserve community to join When questioned about the time exploration. According to Barth, put it, “the costumes were amaz- I was very apprehensive about the [the dancers] at the spring perfor- and effort dedicated to putting the “The music was chosen because it ing!” There is no doubt that the performance. But in the end, it was mance.” Be sure to mark your cal- show together, director Emily Barth related to travel. Either the lyrics attention to detail dedicated to cos- so much fun to be up there! I wasn’t endars for May 12th and 13th! Need Some Tips On Preparing For Tests? are going to come in handy! If you not harder. 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RESERVE RECORD 2 News January 2017 Athletes on the Model UN Competes at Brown University Election Noah Frato-Sweeney ’20 Contributing Writer Whether you support the Pres- ident-elect or not, it is a time of change for America. Some athletes had a surprising amount to say, choosing to break out of the “I’m just going to focus on the game” mentality that other players have. For instance, Russell Westbrook, 2016 NBA All-Star Game MVP and point guard for the Oklaho- ma City Thunder, told reporters, “I didn’t vote for Trump, I’ll tell you that much.” PGA Golfer John Daly took a different stance, tweeting, “Congrats my grt friend & Presi- dent of the US! #NowMakeAmeri- caGreatAgain bc I know u will! Thk u 4 putting Americans 1st.” Athletes from other countries had their say as well. FC Bayern Munich center back Javi Martinez Twitter @WRApioneers tweeted, “The end of my @MLS ca- Delegates from Western Reserve Academy pose outside the Brown campus: (Left to Right) Ying Ka Leung ’18, Manas Srinivasaiah reer in the future? (Laughing Emo- ’18, Amy Kerr ’18, Darcy Kuang ’17, Aeri Hong ’18, Abigail Richardson ’19, Yashu Sharma ’18, Emerson McReynolds ’20, John Qiu ’18. ji),” poking fun at the stigma that great players go to the MLS after Christopher Sprunt ’17 schools have rigorous classes ded- Sharma 18’ said. “My committee ence was awesome. “I pretended to they grow too old to play in Europe. Editor icated solely to preparing for this was the General Assembly and we be this Hungarian army general in When Donald Trump was an- conference. Although the only re- talked about refugee integration 1956 and managed to start World nounced the winner, many female On November 11, Ms. Sarah quired documents for each com- and internet privacy. I was the War 3 by convincing NATO to in- athletes were heard. Pro softball Horgan and nine Western Reserve mittee are typically position papers German representative and I won vade Eastern Europe.” Wild occur- player Jennie Finch took the high Academy students embarked on on country’s stance on the topic at verbal commendation, which in rences like these, even when they road, tweeting, “We voted- but we a trip to Brown University to par- hand, it is expected that each stu- our terms is one step up from hon- are seen in simulations, continual- need to be the change, help unify, ticipate in a conference.