Notes
from Cardigan December
1985
. Cardigan Mountain School R.F.D. 2, Box 58 Canaan, New Hampshire 03741 603-523-4321 11 NOTES 11 is a newsletter which presents student and faculty writing about' the School of interest to members of the Cardigan community. This issue comes to you with best wishes for a joyous holiday and a productive new year.
CHUDZIK 186 WI NS LAKE RUN In the annual 4.9-mile race around Canaan Street Lake, senior Mike Chudzik of Hong Kong earned first place with a time of 33:41. Coming in second and duplicating Mike's time of last year was Matt Buffone, an eighth grader with a time of 34:14. Seventh grade winner was Seth Reese, who placed 11th over al I, and for the sixth grade, Jon Montan us was fastest. Promoter and sponsor of the event, Headmaster Norman C. Wakely, managed a respectable 48:50 and took 78th place. Still holding the all-school record is Craig Johnson 183, now a junior at Holderness School, whose best time was 31: 24.
TAKING TO THE ROCKS by Matt Frazier 188 For a fal I activity I took part in rocks, ropes, and rappel ling. I had done some rappelling before, but not climbing. In this sport we practice on boulders, climb cliffs, and rappel off cliffs. My favorite is climbing. We climbed two 75-foot cliffs at Winslow Ledges and went bouldering at least once _a week. The hardest climb we made is called the J-crack. It is hard because there are not many holds. It is a crack into which you jam your fingers. The first climb I made I felt real nervous; I was hugging the rock instead of leaning back. On the second climb, the rappelling scared me. I was not keeping my feet up and I kept slipping, so I was really shaken up after that. There is also a ropes course we practice on. We have to climb up a wall, walk across a log, and go across two 2x4 boards hanging from ropes . After· the boards there is a wire to cross. Then you climb down a log ladder. In rock climbing the greatest challenge is against yourself . You also need trust in other people. Sometimes it may take over an hour to do a 75-foot climb, so you need a lot of practice. But the best part of climbing is when you are done, because you feel proud of yourself. Even if you don't finish th:e climb, you know you have tried your best.
ANNUAL FUND SEEKS RECORD YEAR To support the activities of the students on campus right now, the school raises money from current parents, past ·parents, Alumni, grandparents, foundations and corporations, and friends of Cardigan. Last year, the 'tuition gap' was $1,246; that is, it cost $1,246 more than the tuition fee to educate a boy at Cardigan for a year. The difference was met through the fund-rai s ing activities of the School. It is not too late to Join us in this promising year. CARDIGAN ANNUAL FUND and mail them to: Cardigan Mountain School Canaan, NH 03741
Please make checks to
RESERVE B SOCCER by William X. Barron, Coach Following a season in which the players learned that hustle is more important than the score, and that teamwork far outweighs individual talent, Reserve B soccer players still get together to kick the ball. That we fini s hed as a cohesive group can best be attributed to the leadership of three core
individuals: Tucker Hunt '87, Matt Husson 188, and Bill Marthens 1 87. In this trying season for al I five Cardigan soccer squads, Reserve B finished with the most wins - fol:.Jr - while losing another fi'(e contests by a single point. At the· forefront of our scoring efforts this season, the Mexico City connection of left wing Gi I Garcia 189 and Captain Patricio Garcia 1 88 (not related) combined for 11 of our 28 goals. Patricio earned a hat trick in the first of our two victories over Hanover. One of the least intimidated players on the team, despite being probably the smallest fullback in the league, Most Improved Chris Iovino 188 provided . key chips ~p the wing and repeatedly came up with the ball in crucial situations. As a resu'lt of regular after-practice drilling, Matt Husson 188 - who shared Most Improved Player honors with Chris - delivered 4 goals in our seas-on-ending victory over Hartford's A team, including the game-winner, · a penalty shot with 7 seconds remaining in overtime. With two goals in our post-season 4-0 shut-out of JV football, Matt finished as the team's leading scorer with 8 goals. Most Valuable Player Tucker Hunt 187 did not score until that same last contest, but for an entire season Tucker masterfully controlled the field at center fullback. Certainly our most reliable player from game to game, Tucker gave us his heart, inspiring the hustle which became characteristic of the team even in losing efforts. Captain Bill Marthens 187 led by example, setting the tempo with controlled passing from his halfback position. Another regular at after-practice sessions, Bill improved noticeably in all aspects of the game (except throw-ins, made nearly impossible by the cast on his left thumb!). With his perfect penalty-shot conversions (2-for-2) and consistent determination, Jeff Barclay 187 developed into a key player, unselfishly volunteering to relinquish his position at striker to control the midfield at center halfback. In our second game versus Hanover, when fleet-footed David Kahn '87 was injured in the first 30 seconds of overtime, Jeff moved to right wing, where he eventually scored the decisive goal. -After Tucker, perhaps the most improved player from last season was Tony Emerson '87, whose creative dribbling and instinctive positioning on defense kept us close in many contests. Mark Dantos 1 87 studied the passing angles, learning to beat the fullbacks, thus unselfishly setting up many of his teammate's scoring attempts. Although he began the season with the junior squad, halfback Forrest Kiley '87 rapidly established himself as an essential element of the team, providing the long kicks on offense, then speedily recovering to assist the defense . Others contributing to our success this season were David Kahn, whose speed at wing set up several breakaways; Captain Matt Calder 187, whose outstanding saves as goalie made a difference, as 8 of our 12 contests were decided by 1 point (as well as two more by 2 points); fullback Leigh Weld '87 who solidified our defense with his aggressive tackling; Matt's back-up at goalie, David Rafferty 188, often stayed after practice to work on his game; and Chad Ferguson 187, despite his late arrival at school, contributed at fullback and forward. Manager Scott deLage 188, in addition to being helpful in his job, often offered suggestions at our team meetings. Assistant Coach Mr. Mathews helped develop the defense into one of the team's strengths. We extend our grateful appreciation to our tirele·ss supporter, Mrs. Priscilla Emerson, for our best meal of the fall. One of our proudest achievements was placing 7 of the 15 players on the first term honor rol I; 5 of those 7 made high honor rol I, including all three award winners. When beginning the season, 5 players - Barclay, Calder, P. Ga-rcia, Husson, and Marthens - received equal support for team captain in voting by their teammates. At that time we were a team of individuals. By October 23rd, every player was a contributor in our pre- and post-game assessments, and each recognized the other's ability to contribute on the playing field. In the end, this group became more than Reserve ·B: they became soccer players willing to forsake in_dividual differences for participation, for the opportunity to play - together.
LIBRARY ACTIVITIES by Carol M. Shelton, Head Librarian Audio-visual assistants for the year are Jim Terkelsen 1 86 and Jay Iovino 86. These boys are in charge of a volunteers who project movies for classes and Saturday night, deliver A-V equipment to classrooms, and work backstage in light and sound for visiting and home theater productions. Assisting are: Al Schiavetti 1 86, Richard Kane 1 86, Kevin Dickey 186, Kevin O'Neill 1 86, Brandy Cooper 1 86, George Kuckly 1 87, Marshall Farrer 186, Mark Dantos '87, Julian Fletcher 1 86, Mike Chudzik 186, Alex Wassitsch 1 86, Doug Wendt 1 88, Scott Olszewski 1 86, and John Wierdsma 1 86. After the beginning-of-the-year library orientation classes, arranged through the Reading and Study Skills (RSS) classes for all students, both history and RSS have continued with specific projects using library resources, 1
and more are planned as the year continues . RSS takes 8th graders through the entire process of writing a term paper; each step is presented in the library first and · followed through with indjvidual application by the student working on his ·own project. 11 Paper Chase, 11 Cardigan 1 s own research and term paper guide, was presented as a workshop by an interdisciplinary team twice this fall. The faculty group composed of Mrs. Beverly Wakely; Head of the Reading Department, Mr. David Shelton and Mrs . Rita Carey of the Social Studies Department, and Mrs. Carol Shelton, Librarian, presented the program to the annual N . H. Council for the Social Studies fall conference in Concord on November 7th, and to the Independent School Librarians of Northern New England Library Conference at Phillips Exeter Academy on November 8th .
VARSITY SOCCER CAPTURES THIRD PLACE AT EAGLEBROOK Led by goalies Sebo Hitzig 187 and George Needham 187, varsity soccer finished in third place at the annual 16-team Eaglebrook New England Soccer Tournament. With 6 shut-outs in 7 games, Sebo and George set a tournament record for holding opponents scoreless . The team 1 s only loss was 3-0 to Eaglebrook, who went on to capture the championship . In the game for 3rd and 4th place, Cardigan tied Rectory O - 0, but earned th ird place on the bas is of having scored more goals in the tau rnament . Captain Jim Patten 186 and Chris Hartmann 187 paced the Cougars 1 scoring and varsity coach Mr . Jim Dingle was very pleased with his team 1 s improvement over the season .
SCIENCE CIRCUS COMES TO CARDIGAN On November 13, the Montshire Museum of Science brought their road show to Cardigan 1 s gym and presented 36 hands-on devices and displays to al I science students here . The object was to heighten the participants 1 awareness of the behavior of light, electricity, and magnetism, as well as to provide insight into the workings of the human body. Highlights of the workshop included: The 11 Energy Bike 11 which challenged the peddler to gener~te 250 · watts of electrical power. 11 Guts 11 - - a life-size (30-foot) soft sculpture of the human digestive tract attractively packaged in a picnic basket . The 11 Wal k-1 n Kaleidoscope 11 where you can wave to a crowd of yourself. The 11 Big Lift 11 - - a low-tech machine capable of raising a threefoot-wide, floor to ceiling, step-through soap film . Experience remains the best teacher, and the science circus brought to mind the old chinese proverb: I hear, and I forget see, and I remember do, and I understand
RESERVE (A) SOCCER REMAINS STRONG In spite of a somewhat lackluster record of 3 wins and 8 losses, Reserve A Soccer has continued its tradition of being a strong team . Most of the team 1 s losses were by only one goal and all of its matches have been close. Tri-captain and goal keepter Sebo Hitzig 187 played exceptionally well and drew praises from every coach in the league. According to coaches Mr. Neil Brier and Mr . Dana Sol ms, several players have good chances of earning places on next year's varsity squad . In addition to Sebo, Jon Taufman 187 and Cody Morgan 188 were the team 1 s tri-captains.
SIXTY WRESTLE IN ALL-SCHOOL TOURNAMENT by William X. Barron, Coach Than ks to enthusiastic pre-event publicity, orchestrated by Wrestling Coach Thomas Schenck, the Cardigan gym filled with spectators and constestants Saturday, November 16th. In al I, sixty students who were not current members of the wrestling team participated in this third annual all-school tournament . Contestants were separated into equal weight classes, with the top three in each group receiving ribbons. The matches were ably refereed by experienced members of the wrestling team: Hank Jones 1 87, Milt Long 1 86, Rick Massey 186, and Josh Perelman 186 .
Six participants were named outstanding wrestlers for their attitude, efforts to practice during the week, and overall dominance of their weight groups. These six received Cardigan l\{Jt . Wrestling Tournament T-Shirts: Carlos Wright· 1 87, HuiNeng Amos 1 87, George Kuckly 187, Jamie Steele 1 86, George Needham 186, and John Barto 186. Other champions of their weight classes are: Jon Montanus 189, 1 1 1 Narric Rome 87, Jim Marrion 88, Marshall Farrer 86, Santiago Casas '87, Troy Spencer 1 87, Jari Myllykoski 186, John Stewart 187, Jim Patten 186, Logan Clarke 1 86, and Rich Bergner 1 86 .
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING By Robert D. Smal I, Coach For the second year, Cross country running is alive and well at Cardigan . Several returning runners ·plus some new members have produced an enthusiastic team of nine . The team fared well in competition with Holderness School, Brewster Academy, Procto r Academy, Vermont Academy, and New Hampton School, placing at least three runners in the top twenty out of a field of sixty . The Northfield-Mt. Hermon Invitational Junior Cross Country Tournament was the highlight of the season for the team, where it placed second in the team competition out of six competing teams. Mike Chudzik 1 86, Ian Toney 186, and Rob Pearson 1 86 were strong runners in the ninth grade category, as they have been in all races this year . James Wiberg 188 captured a silver medal for his second place finish in the seventh grade and Mark Sevilla 187 earned a bronze for a third place in grade eight. The team trained hard for the annual around-the-lake race and placed several runners in the top ten.
FALL ATHLETIC AWARDS MOST VALUABLE
MOST IMPROVED
Varsity Football
Milton Long 186
John Barto 1 86
Varsity Soccer
Jim Patten 186
Trask Pfeifle 1 86
JV Soccer
Ben Saltoun . 1 86 Rob Conklin Coaches' award - Dwight Kee 186
Reserve A Soccer
Sebo Hitzig
Reserve B Soccer
Tucker Hunt 187
Matt Husson 188 Chris Iovino 188
Junior Soccer
Francis Gilbert 187
Clarke Murdough
Cross Country Running
Mike Chudzik 186
Ian Toney 186
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Dave Smiley 1 87
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Matt Frazier 188
Rocks, Ropes, and Rappelling Reserve Football
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HuiNeng Amos 187
Jerry Register 187
$250,000 CAMPAIGN BEGUN FOR THEATER ENDOWMENT An Alumnus who is a professional actor has given the School seed money and a cha Ilenge to support the dramatic arts at Cardigan . His suggestion is that we 1 name 1 the seats in the theater in the Stoddard Learning Center . He has given $1,000 to name the first chair and others have joined him by giving the same amount to have a plaque permanently attached to one of the seats. Engraved on the plaque is the name the donor chooses to dedicate the chair to and the date of the gift. There are sti 11 theater seats to be named as well as a need to endow the dramatic arts at Cardigan. If you would like to name a chair in the theater, please send $1 , 000 to CARDIGAN THEATER FUND, Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, NH 03741 . Please send also the name and date to be engraved on your plaque .