By Rebecca MacDonald
Even with the sky full of rain clouds, this year’s Spring Fling was still a big success.
On Friday, May 29th, Marshwood’s Interact Club sponsored Spring Fling. It was also the seniors’, class of 2009, last day of classes.
Spring Fling started off with Class Match Wits. Four member teams were made and split up by grade levels.
After the first round, the score was freshmen in fourth place with 200, sophomores in third with 1900, juniors in second with 2500 and in the lead were the seniors with 2700 points.
The fans were very rowdy and were repeatedly told to calm down so the players could hear the questions being asked.
At the end of the second round of play, again the freshmen in last place with -1400 points, in third the sophomores with 4000, in second the seniors with 5900 and the juniors reached first with 6200 points.
The freshmen were disqualified from the final round because of their negative score.
Then it was time for the final question. Sophomores and juniors answered the question wrong, and the seniors, who wagered everything, answered the question correctly and won the competition with 11,800 points.
Then the students moved to the café for some lunch. Once that was finished, it was time for some fun.
Even though it was held inside this year, there were still many activities to participate in. There was a dunk tank where you could dunk one of your teachers, pie in the face, music in the café, yearbook signing, cotton candy in the lobby, games in the gym, and a movie playing in the auditorium.
Mrs. Wilson, math teacher at MHS, was first to get pied in the face. It was set up like an auction and a student pied her for $7.50.
Mr. Edgar, English teacher at MHS, was pied in the face for a whopping $70 dollars by sophomore Ryan Fallon.
Ryan couldn’t have done it alone. Josh Allen, Courtney Schoff, Tony Strada, Sam Richardson, and Matt Robida were just a couple students that helped to pitch in to see their teacher get pied in the face.
“It's definitely something I'll remember for a while. It was kind of surprising, but really cool to have so many people pitch in to help me win the bid. It was pretty sweet, and all in good fun,” stated Fallon.
"It was very spring flingy even with the rain," comment Dustin Hines.
Spring fling raised 1,640.00.
"Considering the rainy weather, Spring Fling went very well. It is truly a school-wide community effort to have fun and raise money for a worthy cause, (funding the Safe Passage class in Guatemala City). The faculty, administration, maintenance staff, and students should all be commended for their support and participation. We literally did not have enough time to put all the teacher volunteers in the dunk tank or to pie them in the face! Maybe next year we can pie some students?” commented Mr. Bowden.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Brave Naval Commander Turned MHS Math Teacher
By Danielle Mohammed
At the age of twelve, Khayyam Mohammed, a current math teacher at MHS, moved from Trinidad and Tobago to the United States. He never would have thought that in his 20’s he would be serving his new country.
“I wanted to give back to the country that adopted me, so I joined the military,” Mohammed stated.
While in the Navy, Mohammed traveled all over the world to bases such as Hawaii, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Russia, and Thailand. While in Vietnam for two weeks, his troop was assigned to spy on a Russian aircraft carrier to find out how it operated. Following the Russian aircraft carrier, the troop was a part of a “boat people” rescue, and Mohammed was the Officer of the Deck.
“Back then, when people from Vietnam were trying to escape, they would go on fishing boats out to sea with up to fifty women, children, and men on board - no compass or navigational skills at all,” commented Mohammed.
While Russian aircraft carriers went by, Mohammed and his crew rescued the stranded survivors. “They were all thin and starving; we then left to go to Singapore to drop them off,” Mohammed received the Humanitarian Service Medal for his bravery.
The Navy was not just a job for him, but also a source of fun. “In order to test out how well the submarine preformed what we would call ‘Angles and Dangles,’ we’d put a blanket down on one end of the sub and as the sub angle went up we’d sit on the blanket and slide down the entire length down the submarine,” Mohammed laughed.
After twenty years in the service Mohammed decided to retire. “Me and my wife didn’t want to go down south and we wanted our kids to have stability in their lives growing up. We visited South Berwick and just fell in love with it,” stated Mohammed. He became a teacher after retiring from the military. “I liked to teach, there’s different kids every year and always something new to teach. It’s a lot of fun.”
At the age of twelve, Khayyam Mohammed, a current math teacher at MHS, moved from Trinidad and Tobago to the United States. He never would have thought that in his 20’s he would be serving his new country.
“I wanted to give back to the country that adopted me, so I joined the military,” Mohammed stated.
While in the Navy, Mohammed traveled all over the world to bases such as Hawaii, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Russia, and Thailand. While in Vietnam for two weeks, his troop was assigned to spy on a Russian aircraft carrier to find out how it operated. Following the Russian aircraft carrier, the troop was a part of a “boat people” rescue, and Mohammed was the Officer of the Deck.
“Back then, when people from Vietnam were trying to escape, they would go on fishing boats out to sea with up to fifty women, children, and men on board - no compass or navigational skills at all,” commented Mohammed.
While Russian aircraft carriers went by, Mohammed and his crew rescued the stranded survivors. “They were all thin and starving; we then left to go to Singapore to drop them off,” Mohammed received the Humanitarian Service Medal for his bravery.
The Navy was not just a job for him, but also a source of fun. “In order to test out how well the submarine preformed what we would call ‘Angles and Dangles,’ we’d put a blanket down on one end of the sub and as the sub angle went up we’d sit on the blanket and slide down the entire length down the submarine,” Mohammed laughed.
After twenty years in the service Mohammed decided to retire. “Me and my wife didn’t want to go down south and we wanted our kids to have stability in their lives growing up. We visited South Berwick and just fell in love with it,” stated Mohammed. He became a teacher after retiring from the military. “I liked to teach, there’s different kids every year and always something new to teach. It’s a lot of fun.”
For those Desiring Desire
By Alison Rollins
This year’s Spring Play was none other than “Desire, Desire, Desire and Other Comedies” by Christopher Durang, and directed by Marshwood's own Stacie Cocola and Josh Livingston. The show opened at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
The show opens with a Mrs. Sorken, played by Nura Walters, welcoming all theater goers and giving them a not so brief background of the theater. She begins getting caught up in her enthusiasm for the drama of a show and shatters the 'third wall' by coming into the audience to sit next to a boy, referring to him as Mr. Sorken and cuddling up next to him for bed. She then collects herself and again welcomes all to enjoy the show.
The stage goes dark, and all that is seen is the small flickering of candle on a table. When lights come up, we see a couple at a small café table. The lady is Prunella, or Kathleen Flanagan, and Martin, played by Sam Parady. They’re discussing their divorce and hope to get remarried. During this intensely romantic moment the waitress, an airy girl named Midge, played by Chelsea Martel, disrupts their conversation to take their orders, getting side tract in her own thoughts. Sooner or later both Prunella and Martin develop pains, one with an eye lash in the eye, another with a brutal canker sore. These pains become so intolerable that the two remember their differences and decide not to get remarried. Martin blames the waiter, shouting "You ruined my remarriage!" and storms off to the bar on the other side of the stage.
At the bar we find a depressed Aaron Fletcher, playing Dave, drinking with his friend Paul, or Zane Peterson. Paul begins trying to make pleasantry and Dave begins with a list of symptoms. His wife had left him, for his 80 year old father, he was fired from his job, losing weight from not eating, getting no sleep, and his hair was falling out. "So you're father's sexy for an 80 year old?" replied Paul, reassuring him that all these things weren’t all that bad and that he'd soon be fine, with this, Paul took his exit. "Oh well, death tomorrow." replied Dave to no one.
Not knowing whether the funeral in the next scene was Dave's or someone else's, the mourners slowly file in to take their seats for a funeral. The last one to enter seemed a little out of place, wearing a teal Hawaiian print shirt and saying “Hi,” quite chipper. This man was Marcus, played by Than Jones, who greeted the newly widowed Susan, played by Nura Walters. Marcus tried to explain to her how common death was by saying "Death comes up and says BOO!… Then someone falls down dead." with nearly half the audience almost falling down dead at the shock of the BOO! After must frustration Susan orders him to leave, feeling bad she then asks him to stay. He convinces her that screaming and howling would help, and then demonstrates, attracting the attention of other mourners, she joins and they begin sobbing together as the scene changes.
Desire, Desire, Desire, with a plethora of dynamic characters franticly searching for others, kept the audience laughing for the entire skit. There were girls running around fighting over who would have the same man's child, they just didn't realize that Stanley, Sam Parady, wasn't him, and all he wanted was his Stella back, Coral Shields. Blanche, played by Courtney Thomas, stated to feel left out and needed, so she began to come onto Adam Hosack, cast as a young man taking a census. Things became hectic, with people running everywhere and the audience bursting out laughing, and some how or another Stanley left and returned in a bunny suit. Missing his beloved Stella's return after her six year absence, he started yelling out her name. Blanche took the bunny head to drown out his screaming and the stage went dark for intermission.
During the intermission Ryan Fletcher enthusiastically commented, "I must say, it's non stop laughing. It's like an Adam Sandler movie because it makes no sense. That's why it's so funny!" Sean Wehrmeister added to Ryan's comment by saying, "It's frickin' hilarious!"
After the break we met a stand up woman, Cindy, played by Kathleen Flanagan, with her head on a washer dryer cycle, who uses a laugh track to help her insecurities. She talks about hating her mom, and wanting to kill her so she can make a Bloody Mary with her blood. "I'm sorry, that's not funny is it?" she then asks. After choking through her final few jokes she comments, "If you see me dying in the gutter I hope you throw me a nickel!"
The mood then shifts, with a mother waving at her son telling him to have fun, this joyous mother is Ethel played by Laura Roy, and she soon sits to join another mother on the park bench. The other mom is Coral Shields portraying the character of Alice. The two moms seem quite opposite in their views even with similar status in the kids ages and love lives. Alice is a bit of a pessimist, wondering why to even bother waking up in the morning. Ethel tries to be more pleasant noticing that their kids are on the slide together. Alice grins, and then retorts that she hoped one of them would fall off. She smiles at the thought of this as Ethel gasps at the comment. The lights go out.
The next scene was about a play writer, played by Adam Hosack who gets tied up into writing a play about a priest and a rabbi, who are gay for each other. The idea came from Melissa, or Isabella Burke, who is looking for someone to write her genius story. As he's reading the script aloud the characters come to life, the priest and rabbi begin to disco and kiss acting out his script. The writer decides that it's just not working, so he gives up and begins folding his socks with the rabbi and priest’s help.
Out to lunch, sisters Phyllis, Kaitlyn Victory, and Xenobia, Michelle Carr, are discussing their dislike for their mother. Xenobia tells about her hate of her mom and is then whacked on the head with a news paper by her sister Phyllis. They bicker about her mother’s death and Xenobia is again hit by her sister’s news paper, changing the scene.
Nearing the end we see a frustrated Customer, Adam Hosack, asking the lady at window 7 of the DMV department, Dani Main, how he can get his license. She is no help to him, reading a book as he speaks, ignoring his pleas for legitimate help, referring him to another window, and even suggesting he go back in time to fix his problem. Just as the customer has had enough and insists she give him a logical helpful solution, she looks him in the eyes and says, "Move out of New York."
Lastly the skit of Medea begins. Medea, played by Chelsea Martel, is a woman who has been abandoned by her moronic husband and banished from her country. She seeks revenge, and wants to murder her children and sleep with her brother. Luckily, just in time, an angel, Deus Ex Machina, Than Jones, comes in with a ladder, and once again the audience was brought to tears with laughter. He tells her, “Fear not, for the god's have fixed your problems and things will return to how they were.”
The cast members take their bows and Than's wings fall forward over his head. He later commented that due to having so many different parts, it was difficult to switch between not just costumes but characters as well.
Zane Peterson, feeling good about the show and it's accomplishments said that, "It was wicked fun! It surprisingly came together in the end and it was great! I had a lot of fun, and I'm glad I did it."
This year’s Spring Play was none other than “Desire, Desire, Desire and Other Comedies” by Christopher Durang, and directed by Marshwood's own Stacie Cocola and Josh Livingston. The show opened at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
The show opens with a Mrs. Sorken, played by Nura Walters, welcoming all theater goers and giving them a not so brief background of the theater. She begins getting caught up in her enthusiasm for the drama of a show and shatters the 'third wall' by coming into the audience to sit next to a boy, referring to him as Mr. Sorken and cuddling up next to him for bed. She then collects herself and again welcomes all to enjoy the show.
The stage goes dark, and all that is seen is the small flickering of candle on a table. When lights come up, we see a couple at a small café table. The lady is Prunella, or Kathleen Flanagan, and Martin, played by Sam Parady. They’re discussing their divorce and hope to get remarried. During this intensely romantic moment the waitress, an airy girl named Midge, played by Chelsea Martel, disrupts their conversation to take their orders, getting side tract in her own thoughts. Sooner or later both Prunella and Martin develop pains, one with an eye lash in the eye, another with a brutal canker sore. These pains become so intolerable that the two remember their differences and decide not to get remarried. Martin blames the waiter, shouting "You ruined my remarriage!" and storms off to the bar on the other side of the stage.
At the bar we find a depressed Aaron Fletcher, playing Dave, drinking with his friend Paul, or Zane Peterson. Paul begins trying to make pleasantry and Dave begins with a list of symptoms. His wife had left him, for his 80 year old father, he was fired from his job, losing weight from not eating, getting no sleep, and his hair was falling out. "So you're father's sexy for an 80 year old?" replied Paul, reassuring him that all these things weren’t all that bad and that he'd soon be fine, with this, Paul took his exit. "Oh well, death tomorrow." replied Dave to no one.
Not knowing whether the funeral in the next scene was Dave's or someone else's, the mourners slowly file in to take their seats for a funeral. The last one to enter seemed a little out of place, wearing a teal Hawaiian print shirt and saying “Hi,” quite chipper. This man was Marcus, played by Than Jones, who greeted the newly widowed Susan, played by Nura Walters. Marcus tried to explain to her how common death was by saying "Death comes up and says BOO!… Then someone falls down dead." with nearly half the audience almost falling down dead at the shock of the BOO! After must frustration Susan orders him to leave, feeling bad she then asks him to stay. He convinces her that screaming and howling would help, and then demonstrates, attracting the attention of other mourners, she joins and they begin sobbing together as the scene changes.
Desire, Desire, Desire, with a plethora of dynamic characters franticly searching for others, kept the audience laughing for the entire skit. There were girls running around fighting over who would have the same man's child, they just didn't realize that Stanley, Sam Parady, wasn't him, and all he wanted was his Stella back, Coral Shields. Blanche, played by Courtney Thomas, stated to feel left out and needed, so she began to come onto Adam Hosack, cast as a young man taking a census. Things became hectic, with people running everywhere and the audience bursting out laughing, and some how or another Stanley left and returned in a bunny suit. Missing his beloved Stella's return after her six year absence, he started yelling out her name. Blanche took the bunny head to drown out his screaming and the stage went dark for intermission.
During the intermission Ryan Fletcher enthusiastically commented, "I must say, it's non stop laughing. It's like an Adam Sandler movie because it makes no sense. That's why it's so funny!" Sean Wehrmeister added to Ryan's comment by saying, "It's frickin' hilarious!"
After the break we met a stand up woman, Cindy, played by Kathleen Flanagan, with her head on a washer dryer cycle, who uses a laugh track to help her insecurities. She talks about hating her mom, and wanting to kill her so she can make a Bloody Mary with her blood. "I'm sorry, that's not funny is it?" she then asks. After choking through her final few jokes she comments, "If you see me dying in the gutter I hope you throw me a nickel!"
The mood then shifts, with a mother waving at her son telling him to have fun, this joyous mother is Ethel played by Laura Roy, and she soon sits to join another mother on the park bench. The other mom is Coral Shields portraying the character of Alice. The two moms seem quite opposite in their views even with similar status in the kids ages and love lives. Alice is a bit of a pessimist, wondering why to even bother waking up in the morning. Ethel tries to be more pleasant noticing that their kids are on the slide together. Alice grins, and then retorts that she hoped one of them would fall off. She smiles at the thought of this as Ethel gasps at the comment. The lights go out.
The next scene was about a play writer, played by Adam Hosack who gets tied up into writing a play about a priest and a rabbi, who are gay for each other. The idea came from Melissa, or Isabella Burke, who is looking for someone to write her genius story. As he's reading the script aloud the characters come to life, the priest and rabbi begin to disco and kiss acting out his script. The writer decides that it's just not working, so he gives up and begins folding his socks with the rabbi and priest’s help.
Out to lunch, sisters Phyllis, Kaitlyn Victory, and Xenobia, Michelle Carr, are discussing their dislike for their mother. Xenobia tells about her hate of her mom and is then whacked on the head with a news paper by her sister Phyllis. They bicker about her mother’s death and Xenobia is again hit by her sister’s news paper, changing the scene.
Nearing the end we see a frustrated Customer, Adam Hosack, asking the lady at window 7 of the DMV department, Dani Main, how he can get his license. She is no help to him, reading a book as he speaks, ignoring his pleas for legitimate help, referring him to another window, and even suggesting he go back in time to fix his problem. Just as the customer has had enough and insists she give him a logical helpful solution, she looks him in the eyes and says, "Move out of New York."
Lastly the skit of Medea begins. Medea, played by Chelsea Martel, is a woman who has been abandoned by her moronic husband and banished from her country. She seeks revenge, and wants to murder her children and sleep with her brother. Luckily, just in time, an angel, Deus Ex Machina, Than Jones, comes in with a ladder, and once again the audience was brought to tears with laughter. He tells her, “Fear not, for the god's have fixed your problems and things will return to how they were.”
The cast members take their bows and Than's wings fall forward over his head. He later commented that due to having so many different parts, it was difficult to switch between not just costumes but characters as well.
Zane Peterson, feeling good about the show and it's accomplishments said that, "It was wicked fun! It surprisingly came together in the end and it was great! I had a lot of fun, and I'm glad I did it."
Cy Kolod Sets School Records
By Sam Woodbury
Marshwood senior track star Cy Kolod broke two school records this spring. The 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash within a span of two weeks.
On May 5, the 2nd meet of the season, Kolod broke Marshwood’s school track record in the 100-meter dash. Kolod beat the previous record for the event by four tenths of a second, crossing the finish line at a time of 10.8 seconds, comparing to the previous 11.2 time that was set back in 1990. Kolod was just one tenth of a second away from breaking the state record.
“Once I crossed the finish line, I had a good feeling that I had broken the record,” said Kolod. “I got off to a great start, running as fast as I had ever run before, and I kept that speed constant throughout the race.”
When Kolod was positive that he knew he had broken the record and had done it in the time that he did, he was quite happy with himself.
“I was pretty psyched when I knew I had finished at the time that I did,” commented Kolod. “It’s pretty cool because the record for that event hadn’t been broken in nearly 20 years. I was kind of in shock at the time.”
Just eight days later, Kolod broke the record for the 200-meter dash. On May 13, Kolod set a new record time for the 200-meter at 23.1 on May 13 . The previous best time for the event was 23.4 seconds.
“When he [Kold] had his time announced, and people knew had broken the record, the fans and everyone at the track acknowledged it by a show of applause,” said teammate Rich Smith.
Kolod recently ran the 400-meter dash and was two tenths of a second off of tying the school record.
“I thought I was close to the record when I ran the 400, but I was just off,” quoted Kolod. “I want to try to at least tie the record for the 400 before the season ends.”
Kolod has made a name for himself this spring and people have noticed his achievements.
“With his success this season, it shows how hard he has worked to achieve these honors,” happily stated Coach Ben Deschene.
Kolod will continue with track at the next level as he will run for UMO in the fall.
Marshwood senior track star Cy Kolod broke two school records this spring. The 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash within a span of two weeks.
On May 5, the 2nd meet of the season, Kolod broke Marshwood’s school track record in the 100-meter dash. Kolod beat the previous record for the event by four tenths of a second, crossing the finish line at a time of 10.8 seconds, comparing to the previous 11.2 time that was set back in 1990. Kolod was just one tenth of a second away from breaking the state record.
“Once I crossed the finish line, I had a good feeling that I had broken the record,” said Kolod. “I got off to a great start, running as fast as I had ever run before, and I kept that speed constant throughout the race.”
When Kolod was positive that he knew he had broken the record and had done it in the time that he did, he was quite happy with himself.
“I was pretty psyched when I knew I had finished at the time that I did,” commented Kolod. “It’s pretty cool because the record for that event hadn’t been broken in nearly 20 years. I was kind of in shock at the time.”
Just eight days later, Kolod broke the record for the 200-meter dash. On May 13, Kolod set a new record time for the 200-meter at 23.1 on May 13 . The previous best time for the event was 23.4 seconds.
“When he [Kold] had his time announced, and people knew had broken the record, the fans and everyone at the track acknowledged it by a show of applause,” said teammate Rich Smith.
Kolod recently ran the 400-meter dash and was two tenths of a second off of tying the school record.
“I thought I was close to the record when I ran the 400, but I was just off,” quoted Kolod. “I want to try to at least tie the record for the 400 before the season ends.”
Kolod has made a name for himself this spring and people have noticed his achievements.
“With his success this season, it shows how hard he has worked to achieve these honors,” happily stated Coach Ben Deschene.
Kolod will continue with track at the next level as he will run for UMO in the fall.
Love After Learning
By Martin Lamberts
So you're a senior, and it's finally time to walk the stage and receive your diploma, something that all seniors aspire to do, and it's probably the single most gratifying moment of anyone's High School career. When you get that diploma, and all of your friends and family are watching, it seems like the moment could last forever.
For all the seniors coupled with underclassmen, however, the moment can never last long enough. For many seniors, life after high school will take them to many different places, and life will go on. Unfortunately for the underclassmen, however, life will stay at Marshwood.
This leaves many to ask the question “What do I do about my relationship while I'm away?” The answer to this question is hard to consider. Thinking about the end of a relationship is usually the first sign of the end of a relationship, and talking about the end makes the partners question each other's investment in the relationship altogether. The topic of how one deals with leaving for college and having a special someone back home can be the most difficult part of the end of high school, regardless of how great it is to graduate.
Christian Flynn, a senior, who is possibly planning on going to Vermont is dealing with his relationship with a very laissez-faire attitude. “I feel like we can learn a lot from wind chimes. You just need to let the wind blow you along and 'go with the flow',” stated Flynn.
Flynn has only been dating his girlfriend now for about a week, but he sees his future as nothing but bright. On the other side of the spectrum, Charlie D'eon has been dating his girlfriend for nearly 3 years. His plans, however, don't take him very far distance wise. “I plan on going to the Shipyard, so we're definitely staying together.”
Nearly no one will admit that his or her relationship will end for college life, or that the relationship is not going to last long, because most relationships involve people who really like one another. On the other hand, going to college can also be used as an excuse for all those who want to cut all the ties with their partner to make the break-up seem natural and forced by uncontrollable situations.
Speaking from experience, the relationship with the girl I met in Germany didn't last more than a month after I returned to the United States. It was going strong in Europe, but 3,000 miles of distance between us didn't do justice to the feelings we had for each other, and it didn't work out.
My plan at first was to “play it by ear,” just the same as Sam Miller's plans for the summer. Although he may go to college, he plans on just watching to see how things turn out near the end of the summer. “Now is too early to start making any plans.”
Of all the options, the most feasible seems to be just letting things play out by themselves, as any other plans seem to be painful to think of. Anticipating the end is already one form of admitting that breakup is imminent. Relationships in high school should be experienced in the moment as it is, and graduating from high school should be a time of celebration. Looking to the future, however, is also a good plan. As for all the seniors with underclassmen loved ones, good luck.
So you're a senior, and it's finally time to walk the stage and receive your diploma, something that all seniors aspire to do, and it's probably the single most gratifying moment of anyone's High School career. When you get that diploma, and all of your friends and family are watching, it seems like the moment could last forever.
For all the seniors coupled with underclassmen, however, the moment can never last long enough. For many seniors, life after high school will take them to many different places, and life will go on. Unfortunately for the underclassmen, however, life will stay at Marshwood.
This leaves many to ask the question “What do I do about my relationship while I'm away?” The answer to this question is hard to consider. Thinking about the end of a relationship is usually the first sign of the end of a relationship, and talking about the end makes the partners question each other's investment in the relationship altogether. The topic of how one deals with leaving for college and having a special someone back home can be the most difficult part of the end of high school, regardless of how great it is to graduate.
Christian Flynn, a senior, who is possibly planning on going to Vermont is dealing with his relationship with a very laissez-faire attitude. “I feel like we can learn a lot from wind chimes. You just need to let the wind blow you along and 'go with the flow',” stated Flynn.
Flynn has only been dating his girlfriend now for about a week, but he sees his future as nothing but bright. On the other side of the spectrum, Charlie D'eon has been dating his girlfriend for nearly 3 years. His plans, however, don't take him very far distance wise. “I plan on going to the Shipyard, so we're definitely staying together.”
Nearly no one will admit that his or her relationship will end for college life, or that the relationship is not going to last long, because most relationships involve people who really like one another. On the other hand, going to college can also be used as an excuse for all those who want to cut all the ties with their partner to make the break-up seem natural and forced by uncontrollable situations.
Speaking from experience, the relationship with the girl I met in Germany didn't last more than a month after I returned to the United States. It was going strong in Europe, but 3,000 miles of distance between us didn't do justice to the feelings we had for each other, and it didn't work out.
My plan at first was to “play it by ear,” just the same as Sam Miller's plans for the summer. Although he may go to college, he plans on just watching to see how things turn out near the end of the summer. “Now is too early to start making any plans.”
Of all the options, the most feasible seems to be just letting things play out by themselves, as any other plans seem to be painful to think of. Anticipating the end is already one form of admitting that breakup is imminent. Relationships in high school should be experienced in the moment as it is, and graduating from high school should be a time of celebration. Looking to the future, however, is also a good plan. As for all the seniors with underclassmen loved ones, good luck.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Letter to the Editor
By Sam Parady
As an executive member of the Student Government’s Green Committee, I feel it is necessary to provide a direct voice to the students amidst recent constructive criticism. The Green Committee, in its first year of existence, has the ominous task of tackling a plethora of environmental problems posed by the institutional functions of such a large public building, and prioritizing the wide range of short and long term goals. Additionally, the committee has consulted an energy efficiency specialist, Ann Stevenson, and has formulated a comprehensive proposal to mark the high school as an environmentally conscious community center.
On Monday, May 18th, the Student Government approved and expanded the first of Marshwood’s Energy Savings and Awareness Initiatives, which introduces basic immediate solutions to decrease waste and save money. This bill is the culmination of this year’s work, and will soon be presented to the Department Heads and Administration on Tuesday, May 26th. Two days before the publication of last week’s article, President Dominic Strada and Parker Towle were consulted and an initial draft of the bill was written and produced. Coby Jones and Marc Michaud also contributed to additional changes only a few days ago.
I am pleased with the overall result, in which the ban of Styrofoam is just a single component of this necessary legislation. Rich Smith’s input over the year has consistently been helpful, and we recognize him as an important voice in the Green Committee. I would like to remind everybody that although writing articles may be an effective way of generating enthusiasm behind an issue, real progress can easily be made by attending Student Government meetings and providing us with proposals or alternative plans to benefit the common good of the school. So here is the Energy Savings and Awareness Initiative in its entirety, and I hope it is furthered and expanded by the students in the years to come.
The First of Marshwood’s Energy Savings and Awareness Initiatives
Proposed by the Green Committee of the Student Government Committee Chairmen: Sam Parady, Parker Towle, Manuel Labbe
If accepted, to be fully implemented in the fall of 2009:
1. No additional Styrofoam will be purchased by the district for one time use and disposal, including but not limited to the cafeteria, office and teacher’s lounge. Styrofoam is non-biodegradable and not accepted for recycling by the South Berwick transfer station. These products should be replaced with reusable materials, such as plastic serving trays and coffee mugs. Recyclable options are available such as paper or corn based products for serving purposes. By drastically reducing Styrofoam consumption during school hours, students will be less likely to use Styrofoam products at home and will “contribute to the community with responsible citizenship.”
2. Plastic eating utensils will be replaced with washable silverware. Although hot water and time will be needed to wash the reusable utensils, eliminating throwaway plastic forks, knives, and spoons will reduce the long-term cost. This will amount to sizeable annual savings and a reduction in the school’s carbon footprint.
3. In the case that natural light is not sufficient, teachers will be urged to use the one-bulb option at all times. This alternative significantly limits the amount of electricity used in the classroom, and will cut wasteful and unnecessary energy consumption. Green stickers (supplied and installed by the Green Committee) on the switch plate will encourage the selection of an environmentally friendly option.
Furthermore, all unused computers in the pods will be shut off using the surge protector (power strip). Significant energy is used even while the electronic device is turned off, and “phantom loads” can account for up to 15% of the total electric bill.
4. Specific waste receptacles will be designated for wrapping foils and the newly implemented recyclable serving bowls and plates utilized in the cafeteria. These separated wastes can then be directly given to Waste Management and recycled.
As an executive member of the Student Government’s Green Committee, I feel it is necessary to provide a direct voice to the students amidst recent constructive criticism. The Green Committee, in its first year of existence, has the ominous task of tackling a plethora of environmental problems posed by the institutional functions of such a large public building, and prioritizing the wide range of short and long term goals. Additionally, the committee has consulted an energy efficiency specialist, Ann Stevenson, and has formulated a comprehensive proposal to mark the high school as an environmentally conscious community center.
On Monday, May 18th, the Student Government approved and expanded the first of Marshwood’s Energy Savings and Awareness Initiatives, which introduces basic immediate solutions to decrease waste and save money. This bill is the culmination of this year’s work, and will soon be presented to the Department Heads and Administration on Tuesday, May 26th. Two days before the publication of last week’s article, President Dominic Strada and Parker Towle were consulted and an initial draft of the bill was written and produced. Coby Jones and Marc Michaud also contributed to additional changes only a few days ago.
I am pleased with the overall result, in which the ban of Styrofoam is just a single component of this necessary legislation. Rich Smith’s input over the year has consistently been helpful, and we recognize him as an important voice in the Green Committee. I would like to remind everybody that although writing articles may be an effective way of generating enthusiasm behind an issue, real progress can easily be made by attending Student Government meetings and providing us with proposals or alternative plans to benefit the common good of the school. So here is the Energy Savings and Awareness Initiative in its entirety, and I hope it is furthered and expanded by the students in the years to come.
The First of Marshwood’s Energy Savings and Awareness Initiatives
Proposed by the Green Committee of the Student Government Committee Chairmen: Sam Parady, Parker Towle, Manuel Labbe
If accepted, to be fully implemented in the fall of 2009:
1. No additional Styrofoam will be purchased by the district for one time use and disposal, including but not limited to the cafeteria, office and teacher’s lounge. Styrofoam is non-biodegradable and not accepted for recycling by the South Berwick transfer station. These products should be replaced with reusable materials, such as plastic serving trays and coffee mugs. Recyclable options are available such as paper or corn based products for serving purposes. By drastically reducing Styrofoam consumption during school hours, students will be less likely to use Styrofoam products at home and will “contribute to the community with responsible citizenship.”
2. Plastic eating utensils will be replaced with washable silverware. Although hot water and time will be needed to wash the reusable utensils, eliminating throwaway plastic forks, knives, and spoons will reduce the long-term cost. This will amount to sizeable annual savings and a reduction in the school’s carbon footprint.
3. In the case that natural light is not sufficient, teachers will be urged to use the one-bulb option at all times. This alternative significantly limits the amount of electricity used in the classroom, and will cut wasteful and unnecessary energy consumption. Green stickers (supplied and installed by the Green Committee) on the switch plate will encourage the selection of an environmentally friendly option.
Furthermore, all unused computers in the pods will be shut off using the surge protector (power strip). Significant energy is used even while the electronic device is turned off, and “phantom loads” can account for up to 15% of the total electric bill.
4. Specific waste receptacles will be designated for wrapping foils and the newly implemented recyclable serving bowls and plates utilized in the cafeteria. These separated wastes can then be directly given to Waste Management and recycled.
Golden Arms Collide; Noble Scrapes past Wounded Hawks.
By Dan Weeks
The Marshwood baseball team took the field Tuesday at Noble, entering 6-3, with a pivotal rivalry game about to be underway.
Four o'clock rolled around, and as Marshwood second baseman Jim Woodsum stepped to the plate, all one could hear were the rowdy yells of the Marshwood dugout. Using a tactic to throw off the pitcher and pump up teammates, the Hawks dugout is always rambunctious.
“I like the team's energy in the dugout,” commented Tyler Hotte.
The Hawks jumped on Noble early with third baseman Tyler Hotte hitting a lead-off single, and reaching to second on a throwing error. Hotte's textbook base running only helped the Hawks further as he stole third on a pitch in the dirt. As star slugger and centerfielder Sam Woodbury stepped to the plate, and quickly delivered a base knock to drive in the Hawks’ only run.
George O'Connor struggled at first on the mound for Noble, but quickly bounced back; he gave up only three hits, and had one early lone run.
Though Chamblee got the loss on the mound for the Hawks, he battled throughout and pitched an incredible game.
“It was heart wrenching because I pitched good and still lost,” stated Chamblee. Chamblee went five-and-a-third innings allowing two runs, six hits, and three walks while striking out seven.
“This is the way most of our games have been; we've lost three one-run ball games, and two other games that were by two runs, so it was good to pull this one out,” stated Noble Coach Mike Alonzi.
The fourth inning was most crucial, as Chamblee worked himself into a jam; Noble got its eventual game-winning run. As Noble's Jeremy Gearty hit a single to right, Aaron Moore came racing in to tie it at one.
With the bases loaded and the game tied, Noble's Nick Caswell worked the count, and drew what was the game winning walk.
With this loss the Hawks fall to 6-4.
With five games these next two weeks, the Hawks face a couple must-win situations, including a scrappy young Scarborough team, and two-time defending State Champs, the Deering Rams.
The Marshwood baseball team took the field Tuesday at Noble, entering 6-3, with a pivotal rivalry game about to be underway.
Four o'clock rolled around, and as Marshwood second baseman Jim Woodsum stepped to the plate, all one could hear were the rowdy yells of the Marshwood dugout. Using a tactic to throw off the pitcher and pump up teammates, the Hawks dugout is always rambunctious.
“I like the team's energy in the dugout,” commented Tyler Hotte.
The Hawks jumped on Noble early with third baseman Tyler Hotte hitting a lead-off single, and reaching to second on a throwing error. Hotte's textbook base running only helped the Hawks further as he stole third on a pitch in the dirt. As star slugger and centerfielder Sam Woodbury stepped to the plate, and quickly delivered a base knock to drive in the Hawks’ only run.
George O'Connor struggled at first on the mound for Noble, but quickly bounced back; he gave up only three hits, and had one early lone run.
Though Chamblee got the loss on the mound for the Hawks, he battled throughout and pitched an incredible game.
“It was heart wrenching because I pitched good and still lost,” stated Chamblee. Chamblee went five-and-a-third innings allowing two runs, six hits, and three walks while striking out seven.
“This is the way most of our games have been; we've lost three one-run ball games, and two other games that were by two runs, so it was good to pull this one out,” stated Noble Coach Mike Alonzi.
The fourth inning was most crucial, as Chamblee worked himself into a jam; Noble got its eventual game-winning run. As Noble's Jeremy Gearty hit a single to right, Aaron Moore came racing in to tie it at one.
With the bases loaded and the game tied, Noble's Nick Caswell worked the count, and drew what was the game winning walk.
With this loss the Hawks fall to 6-4.
With five games these next two weeks, the Hawks face a couple must-win situations, including a scrappy young Scarborough team, and two-time defending State Champs, the Deering Rams.
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