= Hillside’s ~Contents~ Travel Blog P.1 Student Contributions GLOBAL GAZETTE P.2 YouTube 2021 P.3 April 2021 Faculty Profile P.4 Mr. Connor’s Top 5’s P.5 Student Rankings P.6 Philosopher’s Corner P.7 Diversity P.8 Student Profiles P.9-12 Global Club P.13 Inspirational Stories P.14 Foods From Abroad P.15 Trivia Teasers P.16 ~ Global Club ~President Harrison Wolfsberg, Chief Spokesperson Andy Chin & Vice Presidents Jerry 1. Da & Max Wang The Traveling Translator P.17 This club was created in 2010 to foster a continued strong connection between our international students and American students and faculty. We are intent on sharing our diverse cultures with the Hillside population as well as learning about other cultures. 1. SightseeingSite Seeing Travel Blog: Faculty Favorites Morocco~Ms. Rosenlund St. Lucia~Ms. Ethier Florida Keys~Ms. Bottis I traveled there about 4 years ago For the last four summers, One of my favorite places to travel to was Morocco because it with my husband. While there, we Frankie and I have traveled to the was so different from Europe were able to safely leave our resort Florida Keys to go fishing! Here, where I was living at the time. and travel around the island to we catch a variety of fish Only a ferry ride away from explore. We cruised around the including permit, tarpon, Goliath southern Spain, Morocco is island in dune-style buggies, went groupers, barracudas, sharks, and known for its delicious food, ziplining, ate lunch at a local many, many more. Pictured expansive deserts and artisanry restaurant, and visited the mud below are the 3 Bigeye tunas such as leather, woven rugs, and baths of Sulphur Springs. St. Lucia from Maryland (left), and a ceramics. I especially enjoyed is a beautiful island in the Eastern Cobia I caught down in the Keys visiting elaborate mosques and Caribbean just south of Martinique. (right)! We hooked all three the maze-like, unnamed streets It is well known for two Bigeye tunas at the same time of the old city centers called mountainous volcanic plugs that and fought for them for over "medinas". Below is a picture of are present on the island of which three hours without a break. It they refer to as “The Pitons”. was exhausting! me with a monkey. Cool Facts about Travel Millennials spend $200 billion on travel each year Jet lag feels worse if you travel from west to east 1.3 million business trips are taken every day Page 1 Global Gazette Hillside School Student Contributions Hallmark Video by Siyi Yang The Hunted: Behind the Scenes By Siyi Yang Since I recently presented the video to you (and can still be found in the All School Chat!), I’ve experienced positive reviews and have therefore decided to write a short article on how we made the film and some interesting things about the production of it. One thing that was stuck in my head was the fact that I had to shoot the video in front of the main character as he walks towards the woods. This complexity meant that I had to walk backwards to try to avoid the thorny plants while working on the focus and making the video less shaky. As a result, we came up with the plan for Mr. McPherson to tug the sides of my jacket as I walked so that I could avoid the obstacles. This is also the reason for the walking to be so slow. I had to make the shots steady and any faster would have been too unsteady to see the main character’s face! Another thing that was eerie was carrying the skeleton. We had to carry the skeleton to the shoot every day, and oftentimes his jaw would fall off. His head also fell off quite easily, which prompted a solution which was to put the bones in the bags and reassemble the skeleton later. The clothes, such as the trousers, also tended to slip off his body which was a pain for whoever had the misfortune to carry it to the site. One of the most difficult parts of the short film was composing the music. One thing that was especially painful was the fact that I had to make the music in sync with the video. Another problem was to compose it so it lasted for seven minutes. To the right is the music for the chase scene. Now, let’s talk about what was cut from the story. First of all, one thing that was cut out was a basement scene. Originally, I had planned for a basement scene where the main character was to be bound to a chair. The basement scene would have been cool, but we ran out of time. Secondly, I thought a drone scene where the creepy guys were below the drone and the main character would just walk into the scene while talking was a cool idea. However, both scenes were dropped due to time constraints. Above right is a diagram of the shot. Thirdly, we did not have enough time to remember the lines for the characters. However, the talented people who were involved in the film were able to come up with lines on the spot! I think they had even done better than what would have been the original lines. Finally, one scene that we left out was a drone scene depicting the chase. That was not intended to be deleted, but I could not get a hold of the file, so I could not edit it in. To the right is a photo of when we were filming the scene. I hope you guys enjoyed learning more about the film, and if you have any more ideas for a future film, please let me know! Page 2 YouTube Most Popular YouTube Videos T he most viewed YouTube videos are listed below. Each video below #2. Despacito 20has 21 been viewed over at least 5 billion (7.2 billion views) The song that times. Here are the most watched renewed interest in Latino music all over the world. YouTube videos as of 2021. #1. Baby Shark Dance #3. Shape of You (5.2 billion views) A dancehall (8.2 billion views)An infused pop song filmed in outrageously popular Seattle that hit the 1 billion mark children’s song featuring a faster than any other song. family of sharks. #4. See You Again #5. Johny Johny Yes (5 billion views) A song Papa commissioned for the 1. (5 billion views) an English soundtrack Furious 7. language nursery rhyme. 1. 1. 1. YouTube Cool Facts • Every minute more than 500 hours of video uploaded 1st YouTube video (right) uploaded April 2005 Jawed Karim was the 1st YouTuber (“Me at the Zoo”) 1st YouTube Video Page 3 1. 1. Faculty Profile Mr.Caz enave & Ms. Rosenlund Baby Leo, Ms. Rosenlund, & Mr. Cazenave r. Daniel Cazenave and Ms. a match made in heaven for both Rosenlund’s decision to leave the M Sherron Rosenlund are Hillside’s the young couple and for Hillside. insurance industry pretty easy. The glamorous, international teaching rest is history. The couple has been couple. They met in Almeria, Spain Mr. Cazenave was born and raised living and teaching at Hillside for in 2010 when Ms. Rosenlund was in Adra, Spain then moved to the the past two years and they have teaching EFL there. Mr. Cazenave, capital, Almeria. Ms. Rosenlund been receiving rave reviews from then a practicing lawyer, was grew up just west of us in both students and teachers alike. looking to brush up on his English Worcester and, after college, landed for work and through a mutual an English teaching position in Ms. Rosenlund loves teaching and friend contacted Ms. Rosenlund. Almeria. In 2017, the couple moved says she wanted to become an The lessons began and they must to Ms. Rosenlund’s hometown in educator “because speaking another have been pretty good because Massachusetts. She got a job language opened my eyes to a ultimately they led to the two working in the insurance industry whole new world. I love helping but was debating whether to get children learn about other getting together a few months down back into teaching as she missed it. cultures.” Mr. Cazenave says that the road which culminated in a serious relationship then marriage. She knew Hillside employee Erin he wants to give children another Soll who mentioned that there was view of the world and views each Now, the couple lives on Bulldog campus in Tipper House with their a Spanish teaching opening on child as special. In their free time, 5 month old son Leo (pronounced campus. That opening led to Mr. the two enjoy hiking, running, Lay-o). And, instead of focusing on Cazenave interviewing for the traveling, and cooking together. English, they’re spreading Spanish position in 2019. He immediately And that’s the story of our amazing around the community as both have felt at home and was offered the international couple on Bulldog been employed since 2019 as job. Then, as fate would have it, a campus. We hope they stay for a Hillside Spanish teachers. It’s been second Spanish teaching position long time. Gracias for all you do opened. That made Ms. for the boys and the community! Cool Facts about Them Mr. Cazenave knows a ton about New York Both love cooking (Mr. C. makes a mean paella) Ms. Rosenlund learned to dance the Flamenco in Spain Flamenco Page 4 Global Gazette Hillside School Top 5’s Mr.