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October 11, 2011

ACORN 2011 | Issue 1 | October 11 Summer: Where’s Waldo The Harley School

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Movies Zach Palumbo

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News: Photos: Fall Event Round Up

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Sports OB, Eddy Wang, Dave Holroyd, Carolyn Rumrill, Caitlin Richard, Sarah Andrews

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Music: September 30: Arild’s Inaugural Eddy Wang

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A Day In The Life Of The Harley School Lunch Ladies Eddy Wang

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The Blog Of A Harley Freshman Sarah Fink

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The Dress Code with Morgan Lehman Rosie Gilroy

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OB: Newlywed Seth O’Bryan

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Ray’s-ism Ray Chang Cover photo by Ken Huth

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“ conducted a student jazz band at the opening night of the jazz fest and am playing with my quartet there this Thursday at the Rundel library (noon).

I’m playing with the Dave Rivello Ensemble at the Xerox Auditorium twice on Saturday. I’ll be teaching at the Eastman Community School High School Jazz Camp for two weeks this summer.

All that, and GOLF.”

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“hartman is grooving to the free music at the jazz fest, and loving this city!” “ o far I’m pretty boring. Cleaning my office, catching up on stuff that is hard to do during the school year. I did go to Buffalo and did a voice audition for a character in a video game called Pirates of Black Cove. I don’t know if they are going to use my voice, but they are using my son’s. I was the ride and they gave me an audition.”

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“ can tell you that from June 17-30, I’ll be in Lawrenceville, NJ and NYC as a Klingenstein fellow, learning more about different learning styles and earning graduate credits at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College.”

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“ oday I circled the whole Rochester area looking at possible houses to buy. We accepted an offer on our house about a week ago, and that is scheduled to close on August fifteenth.”

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“I’m sitting on the front porch and do not plan on moving until the middle of July” - Mr. O’Brien “I have a scholarship to study in Corning for a week with a well known glass artist.

-I’m remodeling a bathroom in my house.

-Growing tomatoes on my roof and gardening in my yard.

-Teaching glass at Harley and at Corning.

-Going to the beach for a week.

-Donating platelets a few times. and hopefully making some art.”

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“ ell, my family just got back from a long cross country trip in our airplane! My husband has a Piper Warrior (a small, single engine prop plane) that we flew down to Ft. Myers, Florida and back over the last ten days. It was the longest trip yet for my 4 year old daughter. We had a few memorable stops - Marathon Key is a new southernmost point for our travels - and we also spent time on Jekyll Island in Georgia.

We weathered thunderstorms and a hailstorm on the ground in Atlanta and dodged some questionable weather on the way back, which was less scary than it sounds. We visited with lots of family and friends along the way and had a blast!

Our course: 5G0 - N35 - GEV - GMU - 09J LCQ - FMY - MTH - FMY - CTY - PXE - RYY DKX - DWU - PKB - 5G0 (These are the airport codes.)�

From LeRoy, NY to Fort Myers, FL

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“ will be in New Jersey ALL summer. This is because I will be getting a summer job down there. My grandmother owns a house and I always go down for a few weeks in the summer. Also on July 11th, I will be headed out to New Mexico with my Boy Scout troop. We will be hiking for twelve days, totaling a whopping 112 miles!!! This should be the trip of a lifetime. Then I will be going back to New Jersey until August 27th.

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“ ather’s day at redwing stadium.

We lost.

Food & beer good.

This weekend I am going to Liberty, NY, my hometown, for my Aunt Bea’s 90th Birthday.”

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“ am enjoying the yoga classes and pool at midtown. Bought a NookColor and love, love, love it. Planning a trip to Chicagoland in July. Also, planning changes to the media lab…”

at recently was in a competition called Starbound in which her studio did really well, and had her end of the year dance recital at Auditorium Theatre, performing solo, ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary and hip-hop dance! Check out her writing about her experience in dance now and throughout her life:

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“When I was just three years old my mother enrolled me in after-school dance classes at Harley. The teacher, who taught the classes, Ms. Heather, worked with the Fitzsimmons Dance Factory and came to Harley once a week to teach. At the end of that year, I had become so interested in the dance world that my mother transferred me to Fitzsimmons Dance Factory, where I still dance over twenty hours a week.

My very first year I only tap danced, however, it is now thirteen years later and I am involved in ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, contemporary, and musical theatre.

My dance schedule is very rigorous, with over five hours of technique training per class. During training, posture is the most important part of any form of dancing. If the dancer looks hunched over and lazy, when he or she performs, they will not look attractive to the audience.

That is why it is very important to stay focused and concentrated on the alignment of the body. For example, if the head and spine are off center and the stomach muscles are not being held to keep the back straight, the body will not look as long and elegant as it should. It takes a dancer nine years on average to perfect his or her posture, which is why the dancer must work so hard in all the technique classes.

When I perform, no matter if it is for a competition or recitals, I always feel excited and proud to get on stage and show off all my hard work. At our studio, we spend up to seven months perfecting a routine to compete with. When I get the chance to show the judges, or

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“ y first report of the summer: we just got back from Cape Hatteras, NC, where we spent three days (plus two 13-hour days of driving to and from) visiting family. While we were there, we drove up to Manteo, NC, to see the Elizabethan Gardens, which is part of the Fort Raleigh/Lost Colony complex. The highlight of the trip was my step-mother’s cooking, which is legendary. I think I must’ve gained five pounds. ”

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the audience, what my classmates and I have worked so hard to do, I feel accomplished and proud of my class.

The normal regional competition schedule runs from March to May, recitals are often performed in early June, and national competitions are at the end of June or early July. Because of the cost of nationals, my studio goes to nationals every other year. In the past, we have gone to Miami, Florida, Orlando, Florida, and New York City. Along with most competitions there are workshop classes offered throughout the weekend. Workshops give the dancer a chance to learn from famous choreographers, such as, Danny Wallace, Lauren Adams, Gina Pero, Joe Lanteri, and more. Additionally, famous guest teachers, like judges and performers from So You Think You can Dance also appear in some workshops, for example, Mia Michaels, Ivan Koumaev, and Travis Wall.

Throughout the year, my studio traveled around the state to compete in regional competitions. The standard scoring system, from highest to lowest is as follows: Platinum, High Gold, Gold, High Silver, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention. My last competition was a local competition, Starbound. My studio was pleased that the lowest score any of our dances received was gold, and of the top ten dances, our studio made it in quite a few top scores. Our studio’s senior tap dance (which you can watch on YouTube, Teddy Coffey: Get Your Freak On) took home first place for the fourth consecutive competition.

I recently had my end of the year dance recital at the Auditorium Theatre, which was fabulous. From three year olds to eighteen year olds, we had four amazing recitals to end a great year. I performed my solo, jazz, ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, and hip-hop dance. The recital ended with a finale performed by the whole cast to go along with the 2011 theme, the FDF Gazette, inspired by the local newspaper.”

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“ ahir qualifies for pro event: Harley School recent graduate Jason Tahir, who is headed to Duke University, qualified for the main draw at a USTA Pro Futures $10,000 Tournament in Innisbrook, Fla.. He plays today against France’s Paterne Mamata.”

J U N “Harley was on the front page E of the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper for a story about teaching empathy and a grant to support the establishment of a Center for Service and Empathy Education.”

Congratulations to Annie

Coughlan on getting 7th in the national and 1st in the B finals at the Youth Rowing National Competition in Oak Ridge, TN!

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Wegmans LPGA: June 20-26, 2011

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he LPGA has hosted a tournament here at Locust Hill Country Club since 1977, but only in the past two years has its status been one of a Major, bringing the tournament more prestige and a little more pressure on volunteers like me to do our jobs well.

This year, I saw the same big tour buses on the driving range, flag-waving money seekers in front of signs that said $10 parking, and folding chairs by each fairway along the ropes.

But undoubtedly, some things were different. My job this year was that of the walker scorer. As the name suggests, it is actually two jobs. Each walker scorer follows one group of golfers (a two or threesome), and after each shot it is our job to note down from which part of the golf course the shot was struck (fairway, green, etc), and after every hole we must phone in the scores to Score Control. Walking down my first fairway, I felt mighty important, a walkie talkie by my side, a headset around my ears, and a palm pilot in my hand for electronic score keeping. As a side note, this was the first year the LPGA has used palm pilots for this tournament, probably to improve efficiency and convenience for us walker scorers. Before, this one job was divided into two. The marker would record the shots, and the reporter would phone them in.

I worked Friday and Saturday as a walker scorer, and Sunday up on the main leaderboard by the 18th fairway, where I would update the big magnetic letters and numbers as the scores checked in from around the golf course. When I wasn’t working, I took some time to watch and admire golfers, on the driving range, practice green, and on the course. Sure, there was a big gallery following Michelle Wie

(as usual), but I don’t think many people knew Stacy Lewis, another American, had won the season’s first major. For a golf junkie like me, knowledge like that can save me loads of pushing and shoving and jostling for spectator position.

As every year passes, my perception of the golfers changes as well as my perception of the whole tournament. Because I play golf myself, the LPGA championship here at Locust Hill is not only a chance to savor and relish the good fortune of Rochester to host such a tournament, but also it is personal, a chance for me to try to analyze these golfers’ routines and on course demeanor to help my own game. And, as I get nearer to college, I am reflecting more and more on professional life, away from family support, and what that really means. As LPGA golfers pointed out, starting with the Wegmans LPGA Championship, the next 5 weeks holds 50% of the purse (prize money) for the year. For golfers looking to keep their card to remain on tour, golf becomes a lot more than just a game.

Leaving the course after my last shift on Sunday, I begin to think about next year, the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in 2013, but ultimately the philosophical question of fan vs. player, outside the ropes vs. inside. One of my “goals” in life is to be inside the ropes, and this tournament in a way always gives me a boost in that direction.

Watching great golfers golf is fun and pleasurable, but I believe the true jewel lies in controlling the action yourself. -Eddy Wang

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his summer, part of the French III and French IV classes went to France! We stayed about twenty miles outside of Paris with different French families. Each morning we went to French school, and each afternoon we took the train into Paris. We did and saw everything there was in Paris! We went to the top of the Eiffel tower, and toured famous museums such as the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, and Centre Pompidou. The last weekend we were there, we drove to the region of Normandy to visit the D-Day beaches and a little island called Mont Saint-Michel.

There were a few parts of the trip that I would say were the most memorable. First, going to french school everyday ended up being a lot more fun than we all anticipated. We had interesting conversations with our teacher, Monsieur Bartos, and it turned out to be a very memorable experience. Second, my favorite site we visited was the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. This was not an ordinary cemetery. The graves had huge tombs that were above ground. There are a lot of famous people buried there, such as Chopin, Molière, and Jim Morrison. I’ve never seen a cemetery like this before. Lastly, my very favorite part of our trip was the time we spent walking around, going to cafés, and getting crêpes on the street. Paris is a beautiful city. It is completely different than cities we have in America. The buildings are old and ornate compared to modern skyscrapers in New York City. Almost everyday we would go to a café or get a crêpe and just sit and enjoy the city!

Paris is a beautiful city with the most interesting and thriving culture. This trip was one to remember with everything we did, all the sites we saw, and the people we were with. And thanks so much to Mrs. Colosimo and her mom for coming with us and making this trip truly great!

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France: J-Dog and Colosimo plus 8.

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t the beginning of this summer, eight girls traveled with Mrs. Colosimo and her mom to France. At the Rochester airport her mom, Julie, was given the name J-Dog to avoid the awkward question of whether to call her by her first name or not. This certainly solved that problem.

We had a six hour fight from Philadelphia to France, and we landed there at 7:30 in the morning with at most two hours of sleep. We had a couple trip-ups as we walked the streets of Paris for the first time, but we were still able to take in the wonder and beauty of the city. We met our families for the first time, and my roommate, Meghan, and I were delighted to find out that we had ten and twelveyear-old boys living with us. Despite the fact that they farted on our bed and took Meghan’s iPod every night, and that our mom had no bottom teeth and smoked in our face at the dinner table, and that Meghan and I shared an air

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mattress, we had an okay time.

Our French teacher’s name was Mr. Bartos. Wallace Bartos. And what a guy he was. He was very knowledgeable and loved to talk, but he would start hacking in the middle of a sentence and then pretend that it never happened. He also gave us breaks so he could smoke and argued with Anna for an hour about whether or not smoking was bad for you. “It’s not bad for you because there are hard drugs like Marijuana,” he said. We certainly got our share of practicing French because we had him everyday for three hours. But, he was a really sweet guy, and we really came to like him. He apparently liked us too because he went out of his way to say good-bye to us three separate times. He couldn’t bear to see us go.

Everyday, we took an hour long train ride into Paris. That’s where we ate our lunch…well, what we could eat of it…and relaxed. My favorite part of the trip was seeing a different part of the city everyday, and Colosimo was an expert tour guide, even though she didn’t always know where she was going. But, it’s all part of the adventure. We went to the Louvre which is two miles in length-certainly the biggest building I’ve ever seen. We saw Venice de Milo and the Mona Lisa. Two other museums were the Musée d’Orsay, and Centre Pompidou. Centre Pompidou is a modern art museum that was built inside-out. We also visited the Eiffel tower, which is even bigger than you might imagine. We went to the tip-top and could see all of Paris-it was amazing. We also went to the top of Arc de Triomphe and then did some shopping aux Champs d’Elysées. That’s a famous road that comes from the Arc de Triomphe and has some major shopping on it. M. Bartos even taught us a song about it. Just ask any of us that went and we’d be happy to sing it to you. We also did some shopping at Galerie Lafayette which has an eight-story building just for women’s clothing-a bit intimidating. For the most part, every afternoon in Paris included at least some shopping, a stop at a café, and a banana and nutella crepe.

Honestly, they are the best thing ever. We spent a lot of time in the Latin quartier because it was Colosimo’s favorite, but it had shops and food so we didn’t complain. That’s where the St. Michael fountain is, where a scene from Les Misérables was filmed.

Some other things we did included a boat ride on the Seine River and a visit to Montmartre, which is the highest hill in Paris. It has a church called Sacré-Coeur on top. Some other churches we visited were Saint Germain and Notre Dame which both were huge and had breathtaking stain-glass windows. We visited a cemetery called Père La Chaise, where all the tombs were above-ground. We got to see the graves of Molière, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and many more.

The last weekend we went to Normandy. We got a seven-hour tour of the Normandy beaches, where D-Day took place. One site we went to even had a lot of crater holes and German hideouts from that day. We also saw the American cemetery, which was hard to take in because of the number of graves and the fact that they were all the same. The next day we went to Mont-Saint-Michael, which is an island-hill that is surrounded by water at high tide. We then had a 5-hour bus ride back to Paris and spent our last night together in a hotel. This trip really helped me to branch out, and not only did I get good language experience, but also I learned how to live with a family for two weeks that I’d never met before and didn’t even speak my language. Although they weren’t ideal, I figured out that what you put into it is what you’re going to get out. Seeing the Eiffel tower light up the night before we flew back home was a perfect way to end this magical trip.

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he extended family is heading to Holland next Wednesday for a week of biking along the canals in the Amsterdam area.

We’re taking a canal boat tour so we’ll stay on the canal boat at night, and ride along the bike paths during the days. (Approx. 20 to 25 miles per day). We’ll be a party of 11 (my wife, daughters, parents, sister (and family) and a Dutch relative.)

We’ll be visiting museums along the way and should get to view some paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer.

The first couple of nights in Amsterdam, before we catch the canal boat, should be interesting. We’re staying in some rooms above a discothèque that is centrally located in Amsterdam, but is supposedly very loud until about 4 or 5 in the morning. We’re bringing our dancing shoes and earplugs!

The following week, we’ll be in the Lake District in England, not too far from Scotland. We’re staying at a timeshare and will be hiking and doing general sightseeing.

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“ have been to Marbella, south of Spain, London, Paris (just for a night so far), Geneva, Treviso, Venice (again), Rome and now in Firenze (Florence). Today I got to see Michelangelo’s master piece (David). It is gigantic and even though I wasn’t supposed to take a picture I couldn’t help myself and took one. It is extremely hot here…it’s almost impossible to walk around during the day.” - Ms. Floret

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Mz O. flew to Chicago for 4 days to visit

her “baby” Gloria. They had a fabo time eating, and shopping and visiting family, and eating and shopping and visiting the Shedd Aquarium and eating and shopping and visiting the Zhou B. Art Center and eating and shopping. And we loved the gold fish in our room. Did I mention we enjoyed eating and shopping?

We had a fantastic time in Holland and

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the Lake District in England. Excellent biking along the canals, and Dutch country- H E side. We returned home on Aug. 6.

Other fun stuff included: Attending the Western New York Flash’s last game of the season on Aug. 14. (We’re also going to be going to the league championship match on Sunday against Philadelphia). From Aug. 15 to 18th I took my daughters (Abby and Sarah) and the dog, Veda, camping to Cranberry Lake. We climbed St. Regis mountain, saw a coyote, and had a great time, despite some rain.

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Next week I’ll be heading out to the family cottage on Seneca Lake for some lake time and will be inspecting a few stream sites in the Finger Lakes Watershed for a stream monitoring field trip that the Env. Sci. will do at the end of Sept.

At Redbird Mission in KY with

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Eight of us from Asbury First United Methodist are down here for a week to do some construction and maintenance work on some homes in the Appalachian Mtns—specifically Boone National Forest.

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I recently went on a trip to Canada, where we stayed in a town named Callander, which is outside of North Bay, Ontario. My family has been going to this place for 70+ years now. This place has some of the best fishing anyone could ever experience. You go out fishing for an hour in the middle of the day, during the supposed “wrong time” to fish, and you can still bring in your limit. In this town, we all rent cottages at a place called Sunbeam Bungalows, which is run by the Bain family, and has been since the day they opened their doors in the 1930’s. It has changed a lot in the past 5 years, but all for the better. In that time, the original owner’s granddaughter took the place over, and has improved the place exponentially every year.

Though it may not seem like it to some, there is a lot to do, we all go out and fish, or we relax and get mass card games going, we have fires every night.

I mean, it’s probably one of the most relaxing places there is on the entire planet. We go there during the last week of July to the first week of August, so it’s always hot enough to be down at the beach all day, break out the water skis or the water tube. Every week that we’re there, on Tuesday (usually), there is a camp barbecue, which the owners of the camp fire up a few grills, and cook up burgers, hot dogs, and sausages, and there’s all the sides, and it’s just well put together.

And later in the week, most of the time the day after, we have a fish fry, where everybody brings the fish that they’ve caught throughout the week (that they haven’t eaten already), and a side/dessert, and we have a big group dinner again. This year it was someone’s 60th Birthday, and they were also retiring, so his family decided that they should throw him a surprise party. So, while he went out fishing with someone else, to keep him occupied, we all decorated the deck (which is located down on the lake) and set up a projector screen, because his wife and kids had put together a slideshow, and that night we had a fire down on the beach, and brought out guitars. It was a good time.

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n a summer with four superhero movies, we got the best one right out of the gate. The strength of Thor comes from its expert blend of epic action and fish-out-of-water comedy.

The pacing is absolutely spot-on. I got more hearty laughs out of this film than any other superhero film I’ve ever seen, and it never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously.

But just when you may feel that the comedy is taking up too much space, you’re treated to an epic scene in the flying kingdom of Asgard. The two battles that bookend the story are both immensely entertaining, and they have got a stylized visual flare that’s all its own. There’s not much here on an emotional level, but it’s a fairly minor problem since everything else is so good.

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Bridesmaids We finally have it. Here is an R-rated comedy that, instead of using excessive crudeness to mask an otherwise unremarkable film (I’m looking at you, The Hangover), uses it to supplement an already very strong one. There’s a great cast of characters here, and thanks to strong acting all around, the story does a good job of emotionally involving the audience without ruining the light tone that complements the humor. And as far as I’m concerned, this is the funniest movie that’s come out in years. The laughs are almost non-stop, and the jokes rarely fall flat. The romantic bits aren’t as well-done as the rest of

the movie, but they don’t make up a very large portion of the movie, and what’s there isn’t bad.

And really, I’m nitpicking at this point. Bridesmaids is a wonderful comedy with endearing characters, strong acting, and fantastic jokes.

(4 1/2 out of 5)

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 This franchise just won’t die. And why should it? If box office numbers are any indication, people love these movies. The first movie was great.

The second got a bit convoluted, but it was still enjoyable. The third went way over the top with the amount of plots and subplots that were crammed in, and its quality suffered a lot for that reason. With Pirates 4, it’s back to basics. This is purely an adventure film, and on that level it does a good job. Depp is as entertaining as ever in the role of Jack Sparrow, and...well, that’s about all we get. No other characters are fleshed out nearly enough for the audience to care about them in the slightest.

This is particularly problematic when a romantic subplot is introduced between two supporting characters.

It’s absolutely dreadful, and it should have been cut entirely. Maybe we’ll see it expanded upon in the next film; after all, this turned out more money than any other film in the franchise, so this isn’t the last we’ll see of old Jack. Unfortunately, the series doesn’t seem like it’s willing to take any chances, and it’s already feeling a little stale.

(2 1/2 out of 5)

Kung Fu Panda 2 I loved the first Kung Fu Panda when it came out. It was so unexpected, so fresh, and so fun. Now that the sequel is here, the novelty has worn off a bit. Luckily, novelty wasn’t all the first film had going for it, and all of

its other strengths are shared by the sequel. The witty lines, clever visual gags, and genuinely awesome fight choreography are all back here. We also get a genuinely menacing villain and a highly original final showdown.

Unfortunately, the great supporting cast gets pushed aside amidst all of the action, and at times the film gets bogged down by focusing too much on Po himself. Overall, though, it does an admirable job of playing to the strengths of the original without feeling too much like a retread, something few sequels manage to pull off.

(3 1/2 out of 5)

X-Men: First Class If Thor was a little light on character development, First Class makes up for it. It is unique for a superhero film in that it is almost entirely character-driven. It focuses in on the formation of the X-Men, and it’s at its strongest when it explores the group’s relationships with one another and their internal conflicts.

Unfortunately, the actual superhero stuff isn’t all that inventive. We get a very awkwardly-done scene where all of the mutants pick their superhero names, along with the obligatory training montage. The battle scenes, while well-done, are also nothing special. Luckily, the good definitely outweighs the mediocre, so First Class ends up a very good (if uneven) film.

(3 1/2 out of 5)

The Smurfs “I hated it...much less than I expected. Don’t get me wrong, I still hated it,” quips Grouchy the smurf as the adventure comes to a close. “Get out of my mind, Grouchy,” I thought.

Indeed, this movie does have certain enjoyable scenes, and Hank Azaria is a joy to watch as he hams it up for the role of Gargamel, the film’s antagonist. Unfortunately, most

everything else ranges from generic to downright annoying. And if I hear one more person replace any random word with “smurf” for no reason, I swear to Smurf I will smurf some smurfs up.

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X M Super 8 e Super 8 has gotten some criticism for N its many similarities to Spielberg’s work, most notably The Goonies, but you know what? Super 8 is better.

K u It’s got comedy, drama, light horn ror, and a cute love story between G the two leads. All of these different elements work wonderfully together F u to keep the film consistently fresh. It succeeds largely because of the great P child actors. Of particular note is Elle a n Fanning, who can act her 17 year old d sister out of the park already. Super 8 a is not without its issues. The reveal of 2 the alien is underwhelming, and it’s got more than its fair share of clichés.

In a lesser film those would be big S problems, but here they are no more m than small blemishes, and they don’t u r detract much from what is otherwise f a highly entertaining viewing experi- s ence. & (4 out of 5) P. o.

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There is a scene around the middle of 4 Green Lantern in which Hal Jordan travels to Oa, the planet of the Green Lanterns. The writing is a little shoddy, but everything else about it is great; it’s visually striking, wellrealized, and entertaining. Alas, we B spend the other 95% of the film on r earth, and the only similarity it has i with the Oa scene is the unexciting d script. The film tries plenty of ways to e s try and make you feel for Hal Jordan, m but it just goes through the motions. a i It’s utterly devoid of any sort of d heart. Some films can make up for it s with other merits, but Green Lantern doesn’t have much else to offer. It has a few action scenes that are spread

too far apart, and when they do come up they’re not particularly enthralling, anyway. Overall, it’s just dull. Skip it.

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Cars 2 It breaks my heart to say that Pixar has finally made something not worth seeing. While the first Cars wasn’t spectacular, it was entertaining enough, and Pixar’s other 10 films are pure gold as far as I’m concerned. Alas, nothing gold can stay. Cars 2 is passable at best.

Pixar’s usual emotional resonance is nowhere to be found. In its place are car chases and a predictable character arc for Mater. And speaking of Mater, whose idea was it to give the character played by Larry the Cable Guy the starring role? Anyone who actually enjoys listening to that man for 2 hours is probably insane. I take issue with its extreme approach to the “be yourself” message, as well.

There are times when you should freely express yourself, and there are times where restraint is called for. If you’re at the point where you are disrupting civil parties by running around, shouting at everyone, and generally causing a ruckus, I’m sorry: no one is obligated to accept your behavior. You are the one who needs to change.

(2 1/2 out of 5)

Transformers 3 For the first hour or so, I was pleasantly surprised: Transformers 3 was actually shaping up to be a halfdecent movie with semi-likeable characters and a sense of humor.

Then came the robots. I don’t know how, but Michael Bay manages to make giant robots fighting seem boring. About halfway through, my hope started to slip away. Little did I know that the worst was yet to come. The final battle in Transformers 3 is the single most drawn out, unfocused, explosion-filled piece of mindless garbage I’ve ever had to sit through. I think my brain actually decided to stop working when

it could take no more, because I found myself every once and a while staring at the screen and saying to myself, What’s going on, and what happened in the last ten minutes?

Honest-to-god, I could not manage to focus for more than a minute at a time. Then again, neither can Bay, because he constantly cuts between completely unrelated shots throughout the hour. That’s right, this scene is almost an hour long, and each minute is duller than the last. When the battle was won, I felt victorious– not for the robotic warriors, but for myself, for having managed to sit through the thing.

(1 out of 5)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 2 This is not going to be a long review, because you already have some idea of what I’m going to say. Was there any doubt at all that I would like this movie? I am a massive Harry Potter fan who has thoroughly enjoyed every single film adaptation.

But even I could not have expected to like this as much as I did. No, to love this as much as I did. A few minor oversights notwithstanding, this is a spectacular adaptation and a perfect way to send off the series with a bang. I laughed, I cheered, I cried...in equal amounts. At the end of the movie, when the Hogwarts Express pulls away from Platform 9¾ one last time while Harry, Ron, and Hermione watch and the music from the end of the very first movie plays... If you’ve grown up with this series like I have and that scene doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, I don’t want to know you.

(5 out of 5) continued from September 30: Arild’s Inaugural pg 17 Strauss Jr. and waltzes of Vienna, a place where Maestro Remmereit has been living for 24 years.

At the end of the concert, when we all thought it was over, Maestro Remmereit came running onto the

stage for another Viennese waltz, another display of dazzling culture.

Afterwards, everyone clapped enthusiastically, cheers rang through the crowd. People started to file toward the exits, but he ran out again to play another encore! This time, he enticed the audience to start clapping. Soon the whole theater of mostly senior citizens was clapping like schoolchildren. And after that, a third encore! I was thinking: “This man is crazy!”

When I finally do leave Kodak Theatre, I saw senior citizens gathering together and whispering to each other. I heard: “Oh it was wonderful! Oh, what a concert!” I could sense a buzz in the city, and I thought maybe this is what Rochester once was. I remember Maestro Remmereit, his unique program, his unique energy, his unique manner.

It seemed to have spread already.

Rochester seemed alive.

Fall Event Round-up

Shaw Festival: September 9

Spirit Week: Nerd & Gangster Day September 26-30

First Day Flowers: September 8

24 Hour Marathon: September 23 & 25

Freshman Orientation: Stella Maris September 28 & 29

SPORTS HAC Girls’ Volleyball

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ur record is 3 loses 11 wins, although the loss to mercy is out of league so it doesn’t hurt our ranking.

We also won our tournament for the third year in a row, beating Geneseo in a close final match. Our big competition this year includes Bloomfield and Honeoye. We lost tonight against Bloomfield which was a hard loss.

This week has been difficult because we are missing our power outside and captain, Allendale senior Emilyn Kennedy. Though, we killed Finney on Monday and won without her against South Seneca on Tuesday. We are looking forward to use this recent loss as a wake up call to work hard in practice in the next few days to get ready for our rival, Honeoye who we play on Wednesday at home at 6:00, so be there because it will be a very intense match! -Carolyn Rumrill

HAC Varsity Tennis

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e’ve had some interesting few weeks. First off, we beat Marcus Whitman, one of our old Finger Lakes rivals. We have lost to them the past few years so it felt good to finally show them whose boss. Then, we played Canandaigua in another close match. Tied at 3-3 Colette McConnell and Meghan Frost at first doubles pulled out the win for the wolves. Our next match was vs.

Nichols, another private school in Buffalo. We love going there because they have two indoor ice rinks….and because it means a road trip with Dolan. You should be glad to hear that Dolan only hit the curb three times during the whole trip. We also filmed a little video of the excursion so you’ll be sure to hear all about it sometime. One of the highlights was when Dolan pulled up the short white

bus to get gas but was on the wrong side. He conducted multiple maneuvers which involved backing up and that ever embarrassing “BEEP BEEP BEEP” until finally he had pulled all the way around to the other side of the station, only to find that the bus was still facing the wrong way. We had many people in the gas station looking at us, and not because of our good looks and charm. In the end we lost to Nichols, and in Meghan Frost’s words, “It was real, it was fun, but it wasn’t real fun”.

We then had to make the shorter journey over to Pal-Mac to play another one of our Finger Lakes rivals, despite the fact that it was raining.

Because of his back, Dolan had to sit on a yearbook while he drove us there. He told us that it was a 1982 yearbook, and then we looked at it and replied that it was actually 1997.

He paused for a second and then said, “Oh yeah, I always get those two numbers mixed up”… Unfortunately, we didn’t leave with the win, but we certainly gave them a run for their money. Just look in the newspaper and see who the Democrat and Chronicle’s player of the week last week was; let’s just say she didn’t get her one-hundredth win.

We played Mendon a couple days ago and the score was either 7-0 or 0-7, but I just can’t remember. Then we played Aquinas the next day and fortunately, I remember that score clearly- 5-0!!! Forest Melcher pulled through in a third set, demolishing any last flare of confidence they had.

Finally, we rounded out our season with a match against Mercy. We were missing our second singles player, Kristina Benjamin due to an injury, so we had to forfeit her match. Despite this and the fact that we haven’t beaten Mercy in recent history, we ended up with a 4-3 win. Third

doubles, Ava Sauer and Morgan Broberg, fought hard in a third set to secure the win.

We are now going into team sectionals next week and are seeded second, after Pal-Mac. Our matches will be home on Tuesday and Wednesday, so feel free to come watch if you have some time. I know that none of you actually will, but there are those few like Ray Chang, Jennie Boocock, and my grandma that come to support the team. Oh, and watch out for our spirit next week because we are going to step up the pep with some prep….. (?!) - Caitlin Richard

HAC XC

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he season is flying by, a sign that we are having a good time on the HAC cross country team. Both the men and women’s teams are working hard, having fun together, and performing at a high level. The men’s team is currently ranked number one in finger lakes west, and tenth for small schools in section five (a poll that combines section five class C and D schools). Richard Munson is often in the top five of the team (top five places count toward team score).

Walker Zupan, Matt Andrews, and Jeremiah Leit have all improved from last year thanks to their hard work. Josh Frye has impressively transitioned from modified to varsity cross country and has already surpassed the 5k goal time he set at the start of the season. The HAC women’s team is having its best season in at least five years. They are currently battling it out for second place in finger lakes west. Sarah Fink, Hannah Phillips, Rose Gilroy, and Meghan Dewan are all key contributors to the team. Despite being injured, Alexa Jamieson has been a dedicated supporter. Coach O’Bryan,

MUSIC

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September 30, 2011: Arild’s Inaugural Program: AMY BEACH Symphony No. 2, “Gaelic” HALVORSEN Entry March of the Boyars SVENDSEN Romance for Violin J. STRAUSS, JR. Where the Citrons Bloom J. STRAUSS, JR. Light as a Feather

By Eddy Wang Pre-concert:

As I rode up the elevator to

the RPO Red Carpet Spectacular, two gentlemen and one lady with a very elegant dress and clutch accompanied me. We walked into the dining hall, which was draped and carpeted with red, 15 or 20 tables occupied by wine glasses and ruby red serviettes.

I made my way to the Steinway and began playing Bach, Haydn, and Mozart.

Guests gradually came in and dispersed into small groups around the room until enough people came to move to a table. What started as solitary voices soon merged into a gentle harmony of murmurs and how-do-you-do’s. I thought of PEOPLE magazine’s red carpet photos. I was thankful I took my mom’s advice and wore a button-down shirt.

As the guests sat down and the waiters walked in with the evening’s delicacies palmed by their hands, I see a fair- haired man walk in with his Asian wife, who carried their baby. I would later learn he was Arild Remmereit, the RPO’s new maestro. They walked to a table at the front and sit down. Soon, I was told to stop playing and speakers approached the podium. First I heard

the clear and meaningful words of President and CEO of the RPO Charlie Owens. Then polite greetings from Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Rochester Mayor Tom Richards. Then an impassioned speech from Joel Seligman, President of the University of Rochester, and further thanks from Doug Lowry, Dean of the Eastman School of Music, both recipients of the Harmony Award. I realized two things from that sequence of events: 1. I was sharing the same room with a very different set of people than I had ever been present with. Here were rich, wealthy gentlemen and ladies who loved music, donors, the big wigs keeping the RPO alive; the aristocracy. 2. The Red Carpet Spectacular was much more than Maestro Arild Remmereit’s inaugural. It was also an event to recognize the final stage of the renovation of the Eastman Theatre and all who had been involved.

Concert:

As the lights dimmed and in Charlie Owens’ words, “the dawn of a new era” began, I wondered what I was in for. The majority of the pieces on the program had never been performed in the 89 years of the RPO’s existence. The maestro walked in

with the spotlight to a standing ovation. He grabbed the mic and said: “Welcome to you, and to me.” He is from Norway. I would later realize that that rang true for much more.

The first piece was by Amy Beach, the first American woman composer to attempt a symphony.

Maestro Remmereit asked the audience to have that in mind as we listened. I don’t know if it was just chance, but I felt as if I could sense more energy in the orchestra. I don’t know if it was the inaugural concert, or Wilfredo Deglan’s long and hearty handshake with Maestro Remmereit to begin the second half, or a couple players staying through intermission to practice. The orchestra seemed to coexist as a community, to use each others’ voices to empower their own and to create intense feelings and emotions.

This concert is about Maestro Remmereit and his background.

There was an American piece, by an American woman, meant to celebrate women in general and the pregnancy of his wife. Women will be a theme throughout the whole year. Then came a segue of Norwegian music, with a deep and lovely solo by our concertmaster Juliana Athayde.

Lastly, the audience is treated to

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Send submissions to theharleynewspaper@gmail.com continued from Sports pg 16 Coach Densmore, and Coach Gage are having a blast being a part of this team. - OB

HAC Girls’ Soccer

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ith the soccer season well on its way, the girls team has a record of 7-3-1. On Thursday we tied a game against Red Jacket, who beat us when we played them earlier in the season. In the coming week we will face Geneva and Honeoye, two teams who defeated us earlier in the season.

Come support so we can avenge our losses and get a win!

-Sarah Andrews

HAC Golf

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he regular season came to a close last Friday as we closed out Romulus to finish out the season at 9-1, tied with Honeoye for the best record in the league. This coming Thursday is the Finger Lakes League Qualifier.

As I think back on my 4 years of HAC golf, from being only able to skull the ball along the ground in freshman year to eating out after away matches, from Coach Tobey pointing out white albino deer on our way to Romulus to almost getting struck

by lightning last week at Eagle Vale, from being angry so many times to being incredulous after a birdie, I am appreciative of the chance I got and also the wonderful passion I have for the game of golf now. - Eddy Wang

HAC Boys’ Soccer

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e played two games this past week. On Monday we played a night game at East Rochester. We played under the lights but unfortunately lost 1-0. On Wednesday we went down to South Seneca and won 6-0.

We are currently 5-7 overall (5-2 in League play). We only have four games left in the regular season! We are aiming to gain momentum that will carry us into sectionals.

-Dave Holroyd

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One Day In The Life of The Harley School Lunch Ladies

By Eddy Wang

7:30 a.m

As I pushed open the door, walked behind the cafeteria counter, past the whiteboard and into the kitchen, I wondered what I was going to experience. I had decided to experience one day in the life of the Harley School lunch ladies, one full school day in their shoes. Why did I choose to do this? For one, I am very interested in cooking and the culinary arts. I cook often at home when I have free time and absolutely adore browsing the meat and vegetable sections at Wegmans and smelling everything. From home cooking, I know that cooking a meal for four can take hours of work and careful preparation. So I was curious: how does Harley do it for over 500 students a day?

9:50 a.m

I can feel sweat on the brow of my forehead. The lunch ladies have welcomed me with open arms. Sue, Vicki, Sue, and Laurie were already there and preparing. I put on an apron. Today is Taco Day. I cut cucumbers, zucchini, celery, red pepper, mushroom, and now am on beets for the salad bar. I have also finished removing thyme leaves for the soup. As I was chopping my first veggies, multiple people from the Harley community stopped by to say hello and good morning: Ms. Myntti, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Motsenbocker, Dr. Cottrell. Sue has started the soup early in the morning to that the flavors can stew and has also started to cook the beef from 7 Bridges (check). Vicki has started preparing the cornbread casserole. Sue is in charge of the salad bar and Laurie is packing PB&J sandwiches and cups.

After working even for a little bit, I immediately notice the emphasis put on not contaminating food.

Boards and knives are put through the dishwasher even when switching from vegetables to fungi (mushrooms) or to spices. I learn it is from state and FDA standards. “If the health department were to come right now…”

I have gotten to see food suppliers come in and deliver the week’s food. The bread guy, Mr. Amalfi, the milk guy, and the fruit and vegetable guys all are a part of our community that most people don’t see. Hartman is one of the fruit and vegetable guys today, deliver pears, plums, apples, you name it from all different local farms. It is weird seeing a Harley faculty member in another light, another niche, but it is interesting and refreshing. I am beginning to see how Harley interacts with the community around it and vice versa.

10:50 a.m

The Food & Community class that Hartman teaches comes in to spin lettuce while I am filling peanut butter cups from giant jars of Jif. By this time, I have has a chance to talk a bit with everyone and ask them about their life and their job behind the scenes.

Sue lets me know that working in the kitchen is hard work, a lot of long hours, and special events to plan for. In addition to regular lunch, the kitchen also has to pack food for field trips and make dinner for board meetings. They also have to provide for students with allergies like olive oil, beef , and pork.

11:20 a.m

I am placing lunch on Lower School tables with Laurie, preparing for the first rush of consumers. They come in chattering, running, full of life. I watch as they eat and feel a sense of satisfaction. I feel like I have provided for them, and I marvel at this sentiment. Mr. Motsenbocker and Dr. Smith have come down to wash the dishes. I wonder if there is any other school or company at which such a mingling of people and niches happen. They are singing, they are humming, taking time out of their work day to help out.

12:25 p.m

I am watching Mrs. Reader get one of the cucumbers I cut, and I am thinking “That’s my cucumber!” The middle school is here and I am busy filling cheese and nacho chips behind the counter. As food depletes, it must be replenished and ready for the next person. Mr. Jones is behind the cafeteria counter, happily serving nacho and taco meat.

1:05 p.m I am eating with my classmates during our designated lunch time.

The food has become memory packs. When I spoon 7 bridges beef into my mouth, I remember Sue putting it in the big vat early in the morning, stirring it, making sure there was no uncooked meat. I remember Vicki holding the corn casserole before it was baked. When I glance across the salad bar, I notice the veggies I cut and the ones Sue cut. I think of the work, the preparation, expressed in pure and petite slices of food. I see people getting peanut better, and I think of Laurie’s and my spooning it into plastic cups.

1:45 p.m

I have just finished sponging and soaping the big vat where the beef was cooked.

Everything has to be returned to what it was before the day started: clean and ready for the next day. Vicki and Sue are in their office and I thank them for giving me this experience. I will probably be back.

THE BLOG OF A HARLEY FRESHMAN A typical day in the life of a Harley Freshman.

By Sarah Fink

Monday 19th- Day 8

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45 *SNOOZE BUTTON SMACK* 55 Sleeping is over… getting ready

51 Two classes down, five to go…

Biology Honors, here I come!

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to get around them, then you both step in the same direction multiple times… AWK!

36 STUDY HALL!... Wait, no, it’s

10 Collecting tree leaves just after

a day 8, English. You’d think I would be used to the day system by now, but nope, still adjusting.

23 “MOM! I’M GOING TO BE

35 First short! Apples! Wait, no,

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36 One Starbucks Green Ice Tea

50 “The job of the artist is to al-

for school.

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it rained… wet shoes! Whoot whoot! :D

LATE! LETS GOOOOOO!”

today its bananas, ewwww!

please!

45 Studying… DV hinted at an

Algebra 2 “pop quiz.” troo doo looo

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00 Just had a major wipe out…

why is it that I never fall when I’m on skis, but always tumble on my feet?

10 Morning meeting… joke of the

day: “What did the ocean say to the sand? Nothing, it just waved” hahaha ;)

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00 Algebra 2… I so called that quiz… piece of cake, preferably chocolate. :P Almost Latin time.

05 Off to Latin class… Ego ad Latinus ordo ambulat! (I walk to Latin class).

ways deepen the mystery.” –Francis Bacon Art Class approaches.

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20 Advisory… sitting under the tree out side Beckerman with my buddies… life is good. <3

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30 CROSS COUNTRY TIME!!!

your RESPONSIBILITY to listen…

BEST. CLASS EVER!

Today should be easy because tomorrow we have a meet against Midlakes, the other Densmore Team…

WE WILL CRUSH THEM!

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5

36 It is my RIGHT to talk, AND

20 World History. Things Fall

Apart board games… GAME ON!

50 *STOMACH GRUMBLE*

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05 LUNCH TIME!!!!!

25 I just had one of those awkward moments when you walk into someone, you don’t know what way to step

12 Homework overload…!

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33 Almost done…

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13 Ah… Until Tomorrow.

The Dress Code Rosie: How would you describe your style?

Morgan: I don’t really know…

I hate sweatpants...

Jeans and sweaters are my go to things.

R: What inspires you to dress the way you do?

M: I always lay my clothes out the night before. [...] because I am as dysfunctional as they come in the morning. I always pick outfits based on the weather and how cold I think Harley will be! (Usually that is very cold, then very hot.)

R: I love your jeans!

M: They were cheap and comfy so I got them...They are pretty strange, but I like them!

R: Do you have a favorite outfit that you would wear every day if you could?

M: No, but usually, if I like an outfit a lot something bad happens to it, like grape juice.

Zig

Zag

Craze!

This month Missoni, the Italian fashion house famous for their zigzags, merged with Target’s Go International brand. Their success was enormous.

Missoni for Target sold out within hours and now the items are showing up on ebay for triple the original price.

Target’s website crashed because so many people were shopping online for Missoni.

The Missoni for Target line ranges from a zigzag bike to zigzag sheets, and of course lots of sweaters and skirts.

I love the line, the clothes are great quality, and the patterns are fantastic.

I will be wearing my new zigzags for a long time to come!

- Rosie Gilroy

Morgan Lehman -Neon striped T -Violet Keds -3/4 Leggins 1/4 Jeans

Congratulations!

Mr. & Mrs. OB!!!

OB, congratulations on getting married!

1. What was the wedding like?

What were some things that you anticipated, and some things that you didn’t anticipate?

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he wedding was at a beautiful site – it overlooked Canandaigua Lake. It rained right before the ceremony, and I spent much of the ceremony worrying about the rain, but it was rain free. As soon as we finished the recessional, it started to pour – crazy timing. We had a lot of personal touches – the officiant was one of Julie’s former teachers from Sutherland. A former AC student of mine played the violin at the ceremony. We also had some friends play a duet during the ceremony. The best two parts of the wedding were celebrating my love for Julie and having so many of our friends and family there. As a teacher, high school graduation is a special event – it’s got this community vibe, and everyone together celebrates the ceremonial event of your students growing up and being ready to move on. At my wedding, looking at all our friends

and family there excited to see us getting married, before the processional started, was a memorable and powerful moment. I didn’t anticipate that the act of getting married would mean so much to me.

2. Could you tell us a little about Julie?

Julie is a pediatric emergency room doctor at Strong Hospital. We met when we both taught at a boarding school – so she also loves teaching and misses it. Her mom is an amazing baker, and she makes awesome pies. Julie and I both love to golf. Julie’s father is probably the smartest person I’ve ever met. Julie is the smarter, nicer, better half of the couple.

3. Is there anything different in your new “role” as husband?

It does feel different to wear a ring, and I actually like it a lot. I don’t feel any differently about Julie, but the relationship feels different – deciding to marry each other really emphasizes that you are making a life together. Years ago I saw this therapist a couple times, and once she talked about how a relationship doesn’t have two people in it and it’s not two people becoming one.

Rather, it’s three people – the two individuals and the life you are creating together. I found the comment

annoying at the time, but as I’ve grown older, I’ve really appreciated the sentiment.

4. Any wedding advice for us?

I wouldn’t dare give the Acorn wedding advice- the general audience is definitely not near being ready for such thoughts. You really have to figure out your own stuff before figuring out how to love someone in a manner that’s appropriate for marriage. I don’t have any advice that’s different from what people say already. Enjoy the moment and the wedding weekend. It won’t go exactly according to plan and don’t stress about it. I’d say keep your best man/ maid of honor close for when you do stress they can tell you to chill out and deal with what needs to be dealt with. People bought us books about planning weddings, and to be honest, I wish I had spent more time reading them over and thinking about it.

Anyway – my advice – kids in high school tend to spend way too much time worrying about their relationships and about what people say and what people do-I see this almost every day. I can’t really criticize, I wasted too much time in high school worrying about things and not enough time just embracing what I had (I still do it too much!)

OB.

Ray’s-ism Dear the Victim of Marriage,

Your Jewish ancestors once said in The Talmud, “It is nice at least there are death and MARRIAGE.” I honestly don’t know what these smart rabbis are trying to say here. Considering they mentioned a death and marriage at the same time, I assume it means “a marriage is anther death”.

Then, I can draw a new conclusion using your favorite geometric proof:

“If a marriage = death,

Then a wedding = a funeral“

By signing your marriage contract, you actually agreed to the death sentence on your freedom. From what I have seen, some husbands volunteer to work until midnight on his in-law’s birthdays. Also, from what I have heard, some wives who used to run water in the shower while using toilets ended up pooping, leaving the door wide open. As proven above, marriage, unlike love, is a REAL THING.

Despite my deep skepticism towards the institution of marriage, I hereby approve your marriage. Only because I know you will be a great father as you are to me. Thanks for everything you have done for me and this school.

Lastly, congrats!!!

Best regards,

Ray C.

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