The Dart "All the news that is fitting and to the point." Volume XII, Issue III Spring 2013 a memorable hit at Belmont Hill. The team suffered a heart breaking loss at Roxbury Latin when they went up twice with a few big innings but couldn’t save their lead in the field. All in all, it was a tough season for this group of guys, but they are putting these few losses in the rear view mirror and looking forward to bringing home the win they were searching for this past Fourth Baseball season. by Jake Milbury and Brian Craven Fourth Baseball had a very rough season, to say the least. We had a squad that was determined to bring home a W but never could. Tim DiFiore’s strong pitching led the way for most of the season, but he needed some support in the field. The team was not very consistent in the field, but when they were good, they were great. Having only eleven players on our roster, Eighth Grade Lacrosse we had several obstacles to overcome such as by Kevin Moore and Cole Jarczyk finding replacements for a few of our outfielders The Eighth Grade Lacrosse Team has when they were absent or injured. At the plate, had a historic season so far. We are currently however, the team came to play, for the most 10-0 and have one game remaining. In the first part. The leadership of Liam Duggan and Brian game of the season, we played at Belmont Hill. Craven is what drove this team at the plate. The game was tied with less than a minute Liam Duggan had a five game hitting streak remaining when Jack Frisoli was able to win it which brought the team alive, and Brian Craven by scoring a goal with seven seconds left. We was always consistent when he came to bat with continued to beat our opponents and have since won some close games against Roxbury Latin and and giving us even more of a sense of direction in Fenn. Our only remaining game is against Belmont our art. We have had the opportunity to create many Hill. Belmont Hill’s only loss has been to us, so the different types of art, whether it was Chinese game should be a very exciting one. Led by Coach Cherry Blossom Trees, paintings of endangered Eaton and Coach Carr, the Arrows look to complete animals, or even paper fish things, which can be the season with a win at Belmont Hill. seen outside the main office. In all seriousness, though, I strongly recommend that people try Art Club a couple of Art Club times, especially with friends. Art Club is great not by Stewart Smith only for polishing up your art skills, but also for Art Club is an event that happens almost providing a good source of fun with friends. Art three times every week. At first it seems as though Club has been a positive thing for me at St. it is only a means of earning extra credit for the Sebastian’s and is probably one of the best clubs in extremely challenging art history course. When you the school. start to go, however, you suddenly begin to feel pulled in to it. I first went to Art Club last year and have been going ever since. I first went when I needed to finish the hot and cold checkerboard pattern project in Mrs. Cevoli’s drawing class. I was with a whole bunch of people from my art class, and we were able to chat and have a good time, although we weren’t exactly getting a lot of work done. After I no longer had to attend in order to finish projects, I decided to visit to improve my drawing skills. A couple of friends and I went, and Grandparents’ Day by Nick Browne we learned a lot more about Art Club. Luckily, due to Art Club, my drawing skills have improved-- Grandparents’ Day is a highly anticipated always a plus. event that takes place every year. Grandparents visit This year, I decided to go to Art Club again. their grandsons in grades seven to eleven, watching The same group of eighth graders, Jackson as they participate in class and in some cases McKeigue, Max Rocco, Sam Gordon, Ethan joining in themselves. Before meeting with their Fidalgo, and I, shows up almost every time, and we grandsons, the grandparents enjoyed a nice lunch, all hang out, chatting and doing art. This year, we where an alumnus, Mr. McAuliffe, spoke, have had specific projects that we have been told to Arrowheads performed, and senior Ryan Schnoor do, allowing us to experiment with new art styles spoke. After finishing, the grandparents were 2 escorted by their grandsons to their last two classes monologues on many of the works, the teachers of the day. There, teachers gave lectures, or students gave a strong showing of their learned ways, gave presentations to the grandparents’ enjoyment. amazing their young charges and the odd passers-by Finishing the two classes, students and grandparents alike. went to the church and participated in Mass. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, Afterwards they were all treated to soda and and this age-old adage remained true with the MFA desserts in Ward Hall, where they could also have trip. As the busses pulled out of the parking lot, their picture taken to be framed. Overall, many a student looked back sadly upon the fading Grandparents’ Day was a great success, and columns of the art museum’s entrance, and we at hopefully next year it will be even better. the Dart are sure every eighth grader will remember this awe-inspiring day forever. MFA Trip by Andrew Elcock Fifth Lacrosse by Patrick DuFour On May 16, 2013, the eighth grade of St. Sebastian’s piled onto busses and headed to the The season started off with a bang- a Boston Museum of Fine Arts, accompanied by Ms. thrilling 8-5 win against rival Belmont Hill Rynne and a slew of chaperones. Soon, the halls of highlighted with amazing performances by Tyler the hallowed institution rang with laughter and Capello and Brendan McKenzie, both having hat exclamations of awe, as the youngsters gazed upon tricks. After cruising through Derby Academy, we beautiful paintings, wondrous sculptures, and hit a speed bump with a heart breaking loss to various pieces of furniture, mosaics, frescoes, Reading, ending our perfect season hopes. Then murals, and more. against the Middlesex Bears nearly everyone on the team scored in a blowout win. The team then took the hike down to Cohasset to play their seventh grade team. It was a tough loss for the team, but we showed promise for the Derby tournament. The tournament started with a convincing victory over Derby. Next we beat Thayer mainly because of hard work and great goal tending by Alex Gainey. As the hot day wore on and yet more Our third game was against Park. Since we were incredible pieces were seen by the groups of down by four in the third quarter, the game seemed children, the chaperones displayed their vast to be over, but two goals by Jack Kerwin and also knowledge of the pieces. Giving lengthy by Brendan McKenzie tied the game back up with 3 about a minute remaining. We won the face off and Fifth Baseball by Marty White and Patrick Ryan moved the ball towards the goal. Park’s goalie had a save, launching the ball down field with forty With only one win and one tie going into seconds left. Both teams’ middies were exhausted our last game against Belmont Hill that will be and never made it to the ball. A great three on three played soon, you might call this season a flop. If battle took place on our net. Whenever an offensive you do, you are completely and utterly wrong. player would cut at net, our defense would be there With twenty-three players and only nine to stop him. After about thirty seconds of cuts and games, playing time had to be cut. But with slides the attack got the better of us, the ball excellent coaches in Mr. Cornish, Mr. Albertson, slipping into the net with ten seconds left. The post and Mr. McCann who made those decisions, game reaction by our team was better than one everyone got his fair share. To add onto that, most would have thought. of the teams we faced were eighth-grade teams, so they had an advantage. Our first game against Derby was our first and only win. The final score was a bit lopsided – 14 to 4 – but both teams played well. Following that game there were many more lopsided scoreboards—that were never in our favor. Our worst loss came against Catholic Memorial, who beat us 19 to 0. Our only tie came when we played Roxbury Latin. We battled We fought back into a game we had never through tough innings and managed to take the lead seemed a part of, and we could have still won the once—only to give it up. We kept our heads in the tournament with a win in our next game. It turns out game and managed to tie them at 5 in eight innings. we would be playing Cohasset, not the team we had already played, but an entirely eighth grade team. A bad way to end a great day, we lost the game. To make matters worse, we lost unofficial team captain, Brendan, for the season due to injury.