BEARPRINT STAFF 2012-13 The Bearprint Editor in Chief Volume 12, Issue 6 February Issue Matthew Dummeldinger Ski Club Memories Unfortunately, this past weekend Killington, and Breckenridge. opportunity to ski Stowe freshman Sport Editor marks the end of my ski club experi- From a personal perspective, I year when the conditions were sup- Matt Mastrogiovanni ence at the high school. The past thought that Killington was the best posedly better. A temperature of neg- three ski seasons have been the best and most challenging mountain of ative twenty with high winds and ice Assistant Editor of my life thanks to Mr. Todd the four in Vermont. This may be resulted in a day of displeasure and Noah J. Landers Scheuren and the Upper Moreland Ski slightly biased because we had ideal discomfort. Club. From the trails of Okemo to the conditions on both days of our stay; Last year five lucky students includ- Staff peaks of Breckinridge, I have been we got about a foot of snow the night ing myself embarked on a cross coun- able to experience some of the best before we skied. Although the snow try trip to Breckenridge, Colorado over Alysa Madrid skiing that is within the club‟s limits. I was a little „sticky‟ the first day, it was the duration of spring break. Even Augustina Sosa have been able to enjoy the luxuries perfect on Sunday. A strong and though the snow was melting and Cameron Pulliam of the ski club since my sophomore close second experience would have temperatures were high, we made the Corey Gallagher year. During this time I have visited to be the trip to Jay Peak. Jay Peak most of it and enjoyed three days of Donna Hoang five remarkable and panoramic moun- offered some of the best and unique quality skiing. The terrain was both Emily Hopf tains: Okemo, Jay Peak, Stowe, glade skiing (skiing in a wooded open and exploratory: there were no Esther Moon area) that I have ever seen. Howev- limits, making the variety of skiing Josh Choi er, for future reference, the water even greater. Also, the pleasant park gave way to even more exhaus- town‟s night life offered a break from Kurt Lindhult tion than relaxation. In third place, I the slopes. Each year, the students Matt Nissenfeld would have to say Okemo takes the that attend the trips represent Upper Morgan McDermott cake. Okemo offered a variety of Moreland in a respectable way, and Natalie Swartz terrain, but was not comparable to Mr. Scheuren and I could not be more Shannon Choi Killington or Jay Peak. Stowe is appreciative. Good luck to the Upper Triniti-lynn Thornhill fourth on the list. I did not have the Moreland Ski Club‟s future! - Matt Barrett Jazz Festival 2013 The 2013 jazz band season is com- hang out with friends. You can grab the Upper Moreland jazz ensembles ing up fast! Upper Moreland‟s Jazz a bite to eat at the concession stand will perform in exhibition, including the Festival will take place on March 1st, and watch some great performanc- Middle School‟s Lab Band, the Middle and you won‟t want to miss it! The es. Tickets only cost ten dollars, School‟s Jazz Band One, the High jazz festival is a great opportunity to and students and seniors have a School‟s Lab Band, and the High reduced price of seven. All of the School‟s Jazz Ensemble. If you know bands scheduled to compete at the a friend performing for one of these event have been working very hard schools, come see them in action! and are well prepared to show off Every band has been preparing for a crowd. music from various genres such as The lineup for the show includes: swing, funk, rock, big band, bebop Central Bucks West Jazz Band and Latin. With so many different Two, Upper Dublin, Hatboro- styles, each tune will be an exciting Horsham, New Hope Solebury, listening experience. Come out and Bensalem, Marple Newtown, Boy- support the music program at Upper ertown, Lower Merion, LaSalle, Moreland! It will be a fantastic night Council Rock South, and Central full of memories and music. Bucks West Jazz Band One. All of -Sydney Halberstadt P a g e 2 BEARPRINT SPORTS Cheerleader Profile: Rachel Agasar Rachel Agasar is a senior cheer- The photo to the right shows the leader for the Upper Moreland squad after a big win, with Rachel squad. She got into cheering be- seated directly to the right of the cause her mom was a cheer coach trophy Looking back over her time for the Willow Grove Bears football cheering for the Bears, her favorite team. She said that her sister, things were the football and basket- also a cheerleader during her time ball games. The games get loud in high school, influenced her as with the fans and the cheerleaders well. When asked if she planned to roaring in the gym and out in the continue her cheerleading in col- stands. Lastly, I asked her what she lege, she responded without hesi- would miss most after she‟s left the tation: “definitely”. When asked squad. “All the people that I‟ve met what her favorite high school and just cheering for the teams at cheerleading memory was, she school,” she told me. Here‟s wish- took a second to think, but then ing Rachel the best of luck with her said that it was a cheer competi- cheering through college and per- tion freshman year in which the haps beyond! squad performed extremely well. -Matt Mastrogiovanni UFEA Champions League, Pt. II Now that the Group Stage of the Celtic FC faces off against Juventus matchup. Another match is 2012 UEFA Champions League is FC. Celtic was one of the only two Manchester United versus Real complete, the fun part follows: we teams this season so far to defeat Madrid. The Premier League is led come to the knockout phase. The Barcelona in the Group Stage. They by the Manchester powerhouse, and knockout phase includes the should be able to pull another upset the struggling Real Madrid should teams who advanced from the against Juventus, because their own not be much of a match for the Group Stage – the top two from loss to Barcelona is still fresh in their league leaders. PSG FC and each group. The teams are drawn minds. Club powerhouses Arsenal Valencia CF meet on the pitch in and play two games, one home and Bayern Munich will go head to what should be a close game. The and one away, and the winner head, and it is likely that Bayern will French side have luck in striker moves on. A winner is determined be victorious. They are determined Zlatan Ibrahimovic when it comes to by the number of away goals to win the Champions League after a scoring goals, but they should have scored or by winning both games. disappointing loss in the final to more difficulty when striking from The first leg games will be played Chelsea in last year‟s competition. angles. The last matchup is between in February, the second in March. Arsenal‟s stockpile of talent will be no FC Porto and Malaga CF. Malaga Sixteen teams remain in the match for Bayern Munich. Last should consider themselves lucky for Champions League and are now year‟s Bundesliga Champions, getting as far as they have in this drawn. The following teams will Borussia Dortmund look to take on tournament. The outcome of their play each other in the knockout FC Shaktar Dontesk. Although upcoming match with Porto might not round of the championship. The struggling, the prior champions be to their liking. first match-up is Galatsaray S.K. should overcome their opponent and Regardless of the outcomes of the vs. FC Schalke 04. Schalke, one move on to the next stage. Next, AC matches, soccer fans around the of the top Bundesliga clubs, will Milan comes up against FC world should sit back and enjoy the come out on top because striker Barcelona. Although Milan is action they are about to see on the Klaas-Jan Huntelaar should be considered a challenge, Barcelona is pitch. able to score goals against the considered to be the greatest team in Turkish side. Looking ahead, the world and a huge favorite in this -Kyle Purchase The Bearprint Volume 12, Issue 6 P a g e 3 Nissenfeld’s MLS Preview MLS Preview Cont. MLS Preview Cont. Sam Levson on Love Love is in the air. Life, love, liberty. Truth, knowledge, acceptance. What's new? What's different about this year? Nothing some say, nothing others say. I say different. This year is different. 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