The WALRUS The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. - Lewis Carroll Vol LXVII, No. 3 St. Sebastian’s School December 2013 New Yearbook: Beauty to Behold By JACKSON McKEIGUE ‘17 my AP Stats guys, cause they gave me Fachetti placed on his page the quote by The release of the yearbook is a hard time last year.” Mr. Morelli also Neutral Milk Hotel, “How strange it is a highlight of every year. Whether it is explains the significance of being chosen to be anything at all.” Other mention- over the commotion of the past seniors by the senior class and what it means to able quotations, include Joe Cough- returning, or the laughs everyone gets out him specifically. He began to talk about lin’s chosen excerpt by Jimmy Tatro, of last years pictures, it is always a fun winning the money at the raffle and how “Someone once told me it’s a marathon, time getting the yearbook. Last year’s great of a feeling it was, but he compared not a sprint. I sprint marathons, simple as installment was one of the best books this his honor of being chosen to the money that.” Another quotation that was pointed school has seen in a long time, according and said, “The money goes away, very out by many students, as they relate it to to a number of different, veteran faculty. quickly, but something like that means one of the all time greatest movies this After the 2012 book was released it was a lot coming from kids you taught, and world has come to know, Forrest Gump. unclear at how such a yearbook could be that’s in the yearbook forever.” Brendan Daly chose the quote by Forrest topped, and many ceased to believe that Another highlight of the Gump, “Life is like a box of chocolates; it would be. The yearbook planning com- yearbook were the sections of the seniors you never know what you’re going to mittee had a different idea. “They created memories at Seb’s. This portion of the get.” These quotes, similar to the pic- such an impressive yearbook, it is truly yearbook allows, not only the seniors to tures, bring about memories and thoughts number one, second to none,” says, Class reflect on their time at Seb’s, but it also about St. Seb’s and the time spent at the President Christian Kelly. Four of the allows those people reading to reflect school. most memorable sections of the yearbook on their experiences that they have In addition to all of the include the cover pages, senior memo- encountered during their Seb’s career so portions of the yearbook, one large ries, extraordinary quotes, and the color/ far as well. While reflecting upon past component that the yearbook staff should format of the yearbook. Seb’s memories, you allow yourself to be complimented on is their use of color The cover pages, both inside reconsider how you are treating not only and design of each page. It is always and outside the book, although don’t your school work, but as well as how you exciting to acquire a yearbook with necessarily have words written on are treating the people and places around color. The color attracts the eye of the them, seek to give a general overview you. reader by separating the dull, black and of everyday life at St. Sebastian’s. Inside almost every senior’s white books that we read during classes, Hoops for Homeless Children: where you didn’t get these prizes because Dana Barros is better than you. Both covers have a series of pictures page there is a quotation that they like from an exciting variety of colors. The of students working hard in class, in or a few memorable pictures. The main format of each page was also noted as a groups, showing the brotherhood and reason for these smaller details to be so “crowd pleaser:” in the words of Tucker community throughout the school. Each popular is because of the connections McCoughlin, “the yearbook was not too Hoops for Homeless Children Raises year the yearbook is donated to a faculty and laughs we get out of them. One of dissimilar from the Instagram of Andrew member. The significance of this award is the more memorable pictures that was Warner; full of vivacious colors, and not only to recognize an excellent model noted by a few of the current seniors is weird posing men.” $1000 for the Second Straight Year and leader to the entire school, but also the picture of the old trainer, and coach, The most recent installment By CONNOR MURRAY ‘14 other young child could get in schools my Dad, to see if they had done well a compliment from the senior class. Mr. Suave, holding a puppy. This photo of the yearbook was, least to say, a where they can learn and have play enough to earn a spot on the leader- Morelli was granted this award by the has absolutely no relevance to Big Ike, huge success. There was not much that HEAD WRITER spaces that they otherwise wouldn’t board for their age group. There were senior class of 2013. When asked about whose page the picture was on, in any could’ve been changed to make this a better yearbook. All reviews were posi- According to the Coali- have. Meanwhile, Horizon’s assists four age groups: grade school, middle his first reactions, Mr. Morelli responded way except for the fact that it was one by saying, “I was really surprised, but of Ike’s lasting memories. In addition tive, and once again the yearbook excites tion for the Homeless of Central the adult of the family in finding a job, school, high school, and old school. specifically, I thought of the senior to memorable picture, there were also the school. Can’t wait to see what the Florida, there are 1.5 million home- which will ultimately lead to their not Competition was fierce for classes that I taught, I was thinking of memorable quotes. For instance, Matt next book will be like. less children in America this year. being homeless. the highest score of all. The lead- These homeless children are twice as After having visited the erboard was constantly changing. likely to experience hunger, to have organization for the first time last Tensions were rising as the two-hour moderate or severe acute and chronic year, my brother and I decided to event began to come to a close. health problems, and to drop out of support the cause. We ultimately came Once Dana Barros asked me for all high school, with a high school gradu- to the conclusion that we would help ball though, he eliminated any sense ation rate below twenty five percent. by setting up a free throw and three of uncertainty in the gym. I almost These are the cold hard facts of the point shooting contest as a fundraiser. never got the ball back. Those there world we live in today. We may not It seemed a fitting option because watched a human shooting machine take delight in acknowledging this but the Horizon’s for Homeless Children programmed to hit free throws and these numbers do exist. The numbers Foundation has a partnership with the three pointers hit nothing but net over have only been rising over the years Boston Celtics. After much though, and over again. He tripled the next and have become a problem that needs we decided on the name “Hoops for highest score before finally missing to to be addressed head on. Horizon’s for Homeless Children” as the name of our disbelief. Homeless Children is an organization our fundraiser. The event concluded as yet another that does so. After a successful first success though, as we raised over Horizon’s for Homeless year running the event, we decided one thousand dollars again, and more Children is a daycare in Roxbury for to make it an annual event and once donations are still being made. The young homeless children in the Bos- again hosted the Hoops for Homeless highlight of the whole process last ton area. There are bars on all of the Children fundraiser this year. Through year was returning to the Horizon’s windows to protect intruders, which the same connection by which we for Homeless Children foundation The Class of 2013, reunited at last, pose after recieving their copies of the latest yearbook. is ironic because the daycare is one of were able to obtain the signed Jason with a big check and seeing firsthand the only places where the kids can feel Terry basketball last year, we received the happiness brought to the workers safe. They are all placed in shelters an autographed ball from Jeff Green there. They care so much about the Curriculum Night: Prospective but the locations of the shelters cannot to be raffled off to a lucky winner kids that they serve and it means so be disclosed to anyone because they upon the closing of the event. Upon much to them that other people recog- are afraid of other family members entering, a participant would pay the nize the cause as well. Students See Academia In Action of the kids finding out. The majority five-dollar fee to take his shots and I’d like to conclude by thanking the By JOHN RYAN ‘15 & On Curriculum Night, immediately before the night began, of the kids are being raised by single would also be entered into the raffle entire St.