instagram: @bhsinsight www.insightbhs.com @BHSInsight insight Volume 56, No. 3 Barnstable High School, Hyannis, MA, 02601 December 2019 Bilingual BHS Inside this issue... Best Ski Wanting to expand Civility Fridays cultural inclusion at BHS, Spanish Mountains teacher Simone Aguilera and Principal Patrick Clark organized a new way to relay school events to English Language Learner (ELL) students earlier this year. The two approached Junior Sabrina Scatambuli, a Brazilian student at BHS. On Mondays and Fridays, Scatambuli now repeats the daily announcements Page 5 Page 12 in Portuguese after they are read in English. his offers Portuguese speakers at school to keep up to date with weekly functions such photo by Philip Randazzo as clubs, sports, scholarships, etc. Jamie Lawton Junior Sabrina Scatambuli reads the announcements on Monday “At first I was a little and Friday mornings in Portuguese. nervous, because I didn’t know Certified Yoga Teacher By Philip Randazzo at Barnstable High School, it’s what the reactions would be. But nights, teaching yoga classes at only fair that every student gets then I thought about how good the Staff Writer Osterville Pilates. the same chances to participate. benefit would be to the Brazilian Lawton started dancing However, with a visible language community in the school,” said With artistic, athletic, when she was three years old, barrier for some at BHS, that is Scatambuli. business, and other opportunities which was a segway into her not always the case. continued on page 4 future career. She was then introduced to yoga by her brother in law’s mom, Diane Kovanda, who teaches Kind Yoga; a yoga Giving in the teacher training program. “The endless amount of benefits that come from practicing yoga is what draws me into it. The fact that I know it’s Season of Giving bettering my mind body and spirit is what makes me want to do it the holidays not only plenty but photo contributed by Jamie Lawton everyday,” said Lawton, adding necessary if one wishes to spread “With all the stresses from school the joy that the commercials sell. By Sarah Skinner and balancing things I need to do “Volunteering helps to Staff Writer at home, I can use yoga to help open your perspective and notice get myself back in check,” that there are people who have Lawton decided to take not only more needs but different A yoga studio is a the class and do 200 hours of needs than your own,” said senior place with dim lighting, candles, training with Kovanda to get Morgan Contrino, president of and calming music. For junior certified. She started her training the student community service Jamie Lawton, being in this September, 2018 and graduated in organization, Key Club. Contrino atmosphere is her job. Lawton emphasized how the best way to rents out a studio on Thursday continued on page 13 get involved would be to register and actually vote, and secondly to stay educated about current politics. She explained how being aware of the current situations on Cape Cod will open up one’s eyes to what needs attention and how someone can help. “There are many small scale problems that you can get involved in on Cape Cod. There is a huge homelessness population that many people don’t know about, and these are the people that need help but don’t have an avenue to expose their circumstances,” photo by Stephanie Stiles said Contrino. She recommended A volunteer for the Salvation Army rings her bell outside of the contacting soup kitchens and Stop and Shop in Marstons Mills as she asks for donations. homeless shelters, such as the St. Joseph Shelter in Hyannis, about By Stephanie Stiles time for people in need as the cold availability for volunteers. Staff Writer fronts rush in and high spending Contrino mentioned how is expected from everyone, students can help others without including those with little to Beyond the glittering even leaving school grounds. spend. These discrepancies houses and wreaths and carols, the make volunteer work during continued on page 6 holiday season can be a difficult 2 editorial “Red Raider” Name Offends Barnstable High of brutally murdered Native Wearing headdresses for non- yet we are not respecting Natives School’s mascot and name has Americans, and the color “red” in Native ceremonial purposes is with the name “Red Raiders.” undergone multiple changes our name glorifies these actions. highly disrespectful to Native Schools such as Lowell over the years. From a Native Native Americans were often American culture. Headdresses High School, who also have the American with warpaint to our attacked by caucasions, targeting are earned for immense war infamous name “Red Raiders,” mascot being the letter “B,” them for their “red” skin. efforts, not for being in the crowd are in the process of changing celebrating school pride without Illustrating a Native American’s of a high school football game. their representation. They are being viewed as insensitive has skin as red is similar to portraying Adolescents doing two quick dropping the name and creating become rather difficult. a Chinese person’s skin as yellow, swipes of red paint below their a new mascot. If we kept the The name “Red Raiders” or drawing big lips on one with eyes can be seen as warpaint, school colors as red and white, has become so engraved in BHS a darker skin tone. None of these mocking Natives. Since when is a kept the “Raiders” and deleted tradition that some students no are okay; they are ignorant. 13 year old white girl attending a the “red,” it’d remove the Native longer see it as offensive. While In our November issue, football game similar to a Native American cruelty of the name offending Indigenous Americans Insight reported Thanksgiving American bracing themselves and demonstrate how BHS has was not the intent when deciding being a “day of mourning” for war? With “Red Raiders” as evolved. We would be known on the name, times have changed in Native American culture. our brand, this is how it can look as the “Barnstable Raiders,” a and political correctness has During Thanksgiving, Natives from an outside point of view. much more accepted brand. And evolved. acknowledge their ancestors’ Fact of the matter is, with a current bill before the When our principal says sacrifices. Pilgrims depicted being perceived as “just another Massachusetts state legislature his infamous catchphrase, “Have their enemies as savage, and that school that defaces Native that calls for the removal of a Red Raider Day!” nobody description has now unknowingly Americans” should not be what Native American mascots in understands the meaning. If that weaved itself into BHS. BHS strives to be in 2019. public schools, it is better to take is going to be frequently projected Typically, at both the Our history teachers action ourselves than have an to a large audience who is easily high school and college level, educate us on the mistreatment outside force take this situation to influenced, Clark should define mascots are animals associated of Native Americans, such as greater extremes.. what being a “Red Raider” truly with ferocity, lions and bears, the Trail of Tears, yet we are means. for instance. Having a Native mistreating them ourselves by Featured on the right is the The “red” in “red American as a mascot could be integrating the color red into our evolution of the Red Raiders raiders” is the primary subject interpreted by some Natives that team’s name. Yes, we replaced symbol over time. From a Na- that offends members of our we think of them as animals. the mascot with the letter “B,” tive American with a headdress community. A football team, We shouldn’t feel guilty but that doesn’t change the (top) to “Pride Respect Honor” the Washington Redskins, has for expressing pride in our school. fact Barnstable can be seen as addition (middle) to the letter gained negative attention for their But all we are able to do is dress hypocritical. Our new slogan is B (bottom), the Red Raider name. The term “redskin” can be in red and apply war paint on our “pride, honor, respect” and we image has definitely changed. referenced to the bloody scalps body, which limits our creativity. are preaching Civility Fridays, TGA: Yah or Nah? By Philip Randazzo endless amount of papers have helped me By Meghan Meagher Due to TGA being a short amount Staff Writer understand that. Staff Writer of time, this makes last block on Tuesdays I entered high school feeling and Thursdays longer than usual. Sitting uncomfortable about myself because I’ve through two almost one hour and a half Yah always been on the silly side. But with my Nah periods in a row makes the endings of current TGA teacher, Mr. Mulgrew and Tuesdays and Thursdays move by at a very When I think of Tuesdays and my previous TGA teacher, Mrs. West, I’ve TGA occurs twice every week on slow pace. I think TGA is a waste of time Thursdays, I immediately envision myself gained a sense of maturity over the years. Tuesdays and Thursdays for a period of and should be taken out of the schedule, in TGA with my best friend Christmaelle These amazing teachers have given me 26 minutes. That time can help you catch making every day just like Monday, begging Mr. Mulgrew for Jolly Ranchers, numerous insights on college majors, life up on school work you missed, or to get Wednesday and Friday. Or, I think we and me inputting my two cents. decisions, along with my academic career ahead of some homework due the next day.