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11.19.2015 A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS COMMUNITY

Why We Should Talk About St.Paul’s: Part II Chae Hahn’17

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e was a respected senior at St.Paul’s School. He was a student leader, the captain of the varsity soccer team, and one of the most popular boys on campus. His teachers considered him a “good kid.” Having been accepted to Harvard University on full scholarship, he had a promising future.

However, when he was charged for sexually assaulting a 15-year old freshman in May 2014, his life completely changed. Two weeks ago, he was sentenced to one year in jail and five years of probation. Now he is registered for life as a sexual offender. Interestingly, he was acquitted of the most serious charge, “aggravated felonious sexual assault,” meaning that the judge recognized that the sexual encounters between him and the freshman girl did not lack consent. Instead, what led to his sentence were charges associated

with the process of his seducing an underage girl, and none of them were related to consent.

This September, I wrote an article in the Picador about how Holderness needs to talk about the St.Paul’s case and raise awareness of problematic gender cultures. I mentioned that our school, being an independent boarding school in New Hampshire itself, is so similar to St.Paul’s, and we should therefore take the case into account and continue to maintain a respectful community.

While reading about the verdict, I realized that the case is of greater significance than I had previously thought. It turns out that the verdict made the case even more relevant to our lives. This time, the phrase “our lives” does not necessarily point to our lives as boarding school students, but refers to our lives as seemingly simpleminded teenagers in modern society.

For one thing, Owen Labrie’s sentence was greatly affected by his inappropriate use of online communication. The fact that he faced charges like “using computer services to seduce a child under sixteen” suggests that, by law, the mere process of trying to solicit sex from a person under 16 is problematic (consent is disregarded in this case). Not only did his use of computer services lead to his sentence, it also became crucial articles of evidence that were used against him during the case. When evidence that Owen Labrie texted his friends that he could “feign intimacy with girls, stab them in the back, and throw ‘em in the dumpster” was revealed, his claim of innocence lost validity and the media, of course, took notes.

Whether or not anyone on our campus is obnoxious enough to talk in such a degrading way is not pertinent. This St. Paul’s Continued Page 4

Vice President Speaks Out on Leadership Maggie Barton ‘16

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egardless of my own feelings on the leadership block, I think that a flaw in it is not necessarily the use of the time, but how it is viewed by the school community. When students and teachers asked why forty-five minutes of our “free time” a week is now given over to leadership, the general response was that the school has decided

to make the development of leadership an even bigger focus in our community, and, as Mr. Ford was quoted in AJ’s article saying, “we need to set aside time to do that.” We have spent time in assembly talking about the infamous three C’s and how the school’s new strategic and master plans include the lofty goal of “redefining leadership.”

I think that over the past few weeks, the leadership block has been a time when leadership was redefined AT us.

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Personally, I think we need to shift the focus from defining it, to implementing it.

I believe that the goal of “redefining leadership” is inherently misleading. We can define and redefine all day long and never actually act like leaders.

I think that Holderness School does a great job of thrusting kids into situations where their leadership skills Leadership Continued Page 4

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Learning The Lingo 16 Skiing Terms to Know

Nick Lacasse ‘16 but mostly Brooke Hayes ‘17

* Ski·ing (noun) - the action of traveling over snow on skis, especially as a sport or recreation.

Considering approximately ⅓ of our student body will be on the mountain this winter, a basic introduction to some skiing terminology could be useful. So now when you find yourself surrounded by some Alpine skiers, feel free to join the conversation.

1. Slalom - These are the little turns, like what Julia Ford raced in the Olympics, no big deal…

2. Giant Slalom - As some of you may have guessed, these are the larger turns 3. Super G - Even larger turns, propelling oneself down a large hill at 70 mph. Oh, and they also throw in some jumps just to keep you on your toes 4. Downhill - When you didn’t think it could get any worse…

Fun-fact: this is the fastest non-motorized activity one can do (See the netting on the sides of the course, that’s to stop racers from hurtling out of control) 5. Yard Sale- The outcome of hurtling out of control 6. Take the W - Win a race 7. Pre-release - Lose both your skis randomly 8. DNF- Did not finish, didn’t negotiate finishing 9. DQ - Dairy Queen, Disqualified 10. STFU - Somebody totally fell uphill 11. BRB - Broke right binding 12. Marker Bindings- See Yardsale above 13. lol - Lost outside, lovely 14. NOYB - Never Out-Yodel Brooke 15. smh -Still need more Hot chocolate 16. gtg- Getting tired of going skiing

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Frustrated, Confused Students Debate Honor Roll Changes Maggie Cunha ‘16

Can student effort really be described

in one word? Each quarter, Holderness students receive an effort grade, along with grades and comments. Since the change in Honor Roll and High Honor Roll requirements were announced, effort grades have been a widely debated topic. This new emphasis on effort grades has left many people wondering, “What exactly is an Excellent Effort?”

Effort grades are divided into five grades: Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Fair, and Poor. As of this year, in order to be on either Honor Roll or High Honor Roll, a student must receive all Excellent or Good efforts in their classes. When Honor Roll was released without these adjustments – and then promptly corrected to include effort grades—many students found themselves no longer on the Honor Roll.

When I asked Mr. Durnan about why students weren’t notified of this change, he took full responsibility for the error. Since he was away last year, he was not part of the team that voted on the change; however, he says that the goal is to create a higher standard for the honor roll, making it a more significant distinction. This error and lack of communication has resulted in many discussing what effort grades really are, why Holderness has them, and if they are a productive element of our community.

Before writing this article, the first thing I did was Google “Holderness School Effort Grades.” Practically nothing came up. I found a year-old Head’s Photo of the Day about effort grade recognition and the published list of Honor Roll and Effort Grades. Despite looking on the school’s website for fifteen minutes, I was unable to find any definition, formal or informal, of an ef-

fort grade, much less an explanation of why our school has them.

In an act of desperation to provide Picador readers with a solid definition of what an effort grade really is, I reluctantly reverted the school handbook. There was no explanation in the handbook. While there were a few lines about the consequences of having poor effort grades, I was unable to find an explanation of what a “fair” or “poor” effort meant.

Significant changes need to be made to the effort grade system at Holderness. In order to incorporate them into Honor Roll and High Honor Roll, there must be a movement to standardize these grades across class and to educate students about what the standards are for “excellent,” “good,” and “satisfactory” efforts.

With the honor roll changes, more students have been discussing effort grade variations between teachers.

Many argue that some teachers are more lenient with giving excellent efforts, while others are “real hardos” about it.

When discussing this with my dorm parents, they informed me that during grading periods they receive a sheet with definitions of each effort grade to refer to. While I think this is a step towards creating a more standardized

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system, I question why I can’t recall seeing this sheet myself.

On my initial Google search, I found the caption of Mr. Peck’s POD about effort grades. It reads, “In addition to giving grades at Holderness, teachers also assign effort grades. While it is important to earn good grades and high honors, perhaps even more important is the effort students apply to their courses.”

I wholeheartedly agree with his assessment; however, the school needs to do a better job conveying why this is the case.

Why should students strive to get five (or six!) excellent efforts? How are these grades relevant if only our letter grades are sent to colleges? What is this esteemed “Excellent Effort” and how do you get one? These are all questions that need to be addressed, especially if the school is going to put an increased emphasis on these grades. While effort grades are an asset in the Holderness community and allow us to celebrate work ethic and character, this system can and should be clarified and improved.

I hope by next year, I won’t have to find information on effort grades from a Head’s Photo of the Day.

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St. Paul’s cont from Page 1 is more related to how our lives, just like those of every other teenager in the world, are pervaded by the influence of social media. Thanks to apps that we use everyday, it takes almost no effort to send our messages to anyone we want to, and we certainly take advantage of that immediacy. However, the destructive side of online communication often goes unnoticed. In a society where online communication is so rampant and easy to utilize, users can be inconsiderate of how those receiving the messages would feel. They don’t recognize that online messages, when influenced by the notion of superiority, can make the receivers feel powerless and take actions they might not be willing to take. The St.Paul’s case was an extreme example of how this kind of one-way, thoughtless online communication can produce unfortunate results that will affect both of their lives forever. The victim of the St.Paul’s case testified that even when she knew that she didn’t want to “hook up” with Owen Labrie, the fact that he was the most popular senior made her feel like the messages he sent asking her to meet him were flattering. Labrie, on the other hand, was incredibly insensitive to how illegal his attempt to seduce her Leadership cont from Page 1

are tested (making dinner on outback in the cold darkness after an endless day of hiking or getting all the dishes done as fast as possible after sit down, so you can go back to your dorm and do homework). Leadership is forced upon us. And, I think that is great. We are also constantly reminded of words we can use to define leadership (caring, initiative, dependability, etc.). Unfortu-

was and how his inappropriate messages would shape her actions against her own will.

The text messages they exchanged were thoroughly examined and were brought up throughout the legal battle.

Given these circumstances, there is no doubt that online communication was at the center of the case. After all, what motivated the girl to meet him in a campus mechanical room were his notorious messages.

Under New Hampshire law, no person shall knowingly use a computer to “seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child” in order to commit any offense that falls under sexual assault. This is a Class B felony that carries 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison, but with no minimum. Prosecutors confirmed in court that this carries a lifetime sex offender registration. - Boston.com Even in a close-knit community like Holderness, private spaces exist in each of our cell phones. Because one’s use of online communication is a highly personal matter, it is both difficult and improper for others to make an attempt to control it. Thus, it is critical that we be nately I think it’s far more complicated than a few adjectives, and far too many of us are left without a clear idea of how to be a leader.

I completely understand that a lot of leadership can be learned from trial and error, but I also think that there are a lot of really smart people at Holderness with interesting and valuable leadership experiences that can help all of us see what leadership looks like in practice. I have seen pieces of this

responsible owners of our spaces, constantly assessing our words and considering the consequences they might bring.

In short, there is more to the St.Paul’s case than rape culture on boarding school campuses and existing traditions. It is about teenager culture today and how powerfully destructive online communication can be.

This is yet another reason to talk about the St.Paul’s case. Yes, the verdict was recently released, and the media is finally moving on. But, the lessons we take from the case are invaluable.

It once again demonstrates that inappropriate use of social media can be followed by undesirable consequences.

Needless to say, online communication can conveniently connect families and friends and be used to show love and support. But, the other side of it cannot be ignored. The messages we send can offend others. Even worse, they can force others to feel helpless and do things they are unwilling to do, just like what the victim of this case experienced. We must be conscious of this unwanted result, no matter how directly we’re involved, and strive to prevent it by becoming more sensible users of online communication. in our leadership assemblies so far: students and faculty sharing stories of courage during Steve Wessler’s presentation and Speak About It’s examples of good bystander behavior. Both of these were highlights from the block this year for me. My hope is that in the future the leadership block can continue to highlight HOW leadership is manifested.

And, perhaps in an effort to implement leadership, we will also redefine it.

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Dougie DeLuca ‘16

Saving the Environment One Rink at a Time

As Dr. Mumford announced in as-

sembly, our school is now generating a type energy that we have never generated before. Now, at this very moment, unless it is nighttime or excessively cloudy, we are generating solar energy on our campus.The solar energy is coming from solar panels we placed on the rink roof during its construction. If you were wondering what those black things on top of the rink roof are, now you know. Previous to speaking with Dr. Mumford about Holderness and our solar system, I did not know anything more than where the solar panels are located. This recent development is very important to our school and something where Dr. Mumford and everyone else involved in the project deserves recognition.

One of the coolest parts of this project is that Holderness students were actually very involved with the project. Last year’s STEM class designed their own solar layout for the rink. The class was given a budget of $500,000 and was told to use what they have learned through research to design a solar array for the rink.

With each individual student focusing on an aspect of the design, like the rink’s energy requirements and what kind of solar panel works best, the class successfully created a design that is very close to the design thought up by the professionals. Even the dimensions, where students used trigonometry, were spot on. The work put in by these students will not be forgotten anymore!

A question that I am sure Dr. Mumford gets asked a lot is how does the energy from the solar panels actually power the rink? The answer to this question is not nearly as simple as one may assume. Our hockey rink is used solely in the winter, and the amount of sun at Holderness in the winter is significantly less than the amount of sun in the summer.

Being that solar panels rely on the sun to generate energy, how do we power our rink when the solar panels are hardly receiving any sun?

This is where it gets complicated. To many people’s surprise, we are still hooked up to the grid, the common energy source for almost everyone.

Why are we still hooked up to the grid? Well, imagine, in the final minutes of the championship that we are tied up 2-2 and are on a breakaway

when, all of a sudden, the lights go out and the game is canceled. This would be an absolute disaster, right?

To prevent this from happening, we are hooked up to the grid, so when inevitably the solar panels don’t generate enough power for the rink, we do not lose power. Technically, the energy from the solar “pays” off the rink. Here’s how it works: in the summer, the panels generate more power than the rink needs, the energy is then relayed into the grid and transferred somewhere else. At the end of the month, when our solar panels have provided the grid with huge amounts of energy, the school receives a fat check, which will at least pay off the money we spent using the grid to power the rink in the winter. Dr. Mumford even predicts that the money we will receive will even compensate for a good amount of the money we spend on Weld.

This is why we opted to put solar on the rink roof.

Thanks to Dr. Mumford and everyone else who has helped make this plan - eight years in the making - a reality. Our school is now much more efficient. Let’s at least hope you now understand what that means and why it’s a big deal.

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Letters to the Editor Stephen Martin ‘07 Sounds off on Paris Attack

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“‘Si vis pacem para bellum’ is a Latin adage commonly translated as ‘If you want peace, prepare for war.’”

mmediately following the recent attacks in Paris I have seen all over social media, “praying for Paris,” as well as an image of the Eiffel Tower creating the center of the symbol for peace. I, respectfully, disagree with the idea that with prayer and general public outcry over the tactics used by terrorists will lead to peace.

The time has come to prepare once more for war. The attacks in Paris have demonstrated to the nations of the world that the Islamic State is no small time local threat. They

are not the first attacks of this kind nor will they be the last. They do not endanger only the war torn countries of Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and they do not see the United States as the sole great evil in the world. The Islamic State has made it clear that they are declaring war on all people that do not follow their ideology, and this cannot stand. As President Reagan said in his Time For Choosing speech in 1964 “Where then is the road to peace…you and I have the courage to say to our en-

emies, ‘There is a price we will not pay. There is a point beyond which they must not advance.’” This is the critical mistake the Islamic State has made. They have crossed the line so far, that the countries of the world are uniting against them. Let us now stand by our longest allies and all the countries of the world in preparing for war against the Islamic State.

I look forward to the day when I can stand shoulder to shoulder with my French brothers in arms, and once and for all eliminate this evil from the world. So now let us not pray for peace, but let us prepare for war.

Hannah Benson Thinks You Need to Relax Brooke Hayes is one of the most

peaceful and serene students on campus. Though I don’t think this is just because she practices yoga, I think it’s the choice she makes to do something that she likes. I often think we go through our daily lives at Holderness doing simple tasks only to prove something to those around us. Yoga is a choice that you want to do something for yourself and your own happiness. Ask your-

self, out of everything you do in a day, how many of them are actually for your own peace and happiness.

Usually taking notes for a test or rushing to get to practice even though your legs ache more than ever are not high on that list.

You can’t get rid of all of this because it’s part of life, so why not balance it out with something you love. It doesn’t have to be yoga, it could be writing in a journal, read-

ing a good book, going on a hike or even going fishing. However, I believe that there is something out there for everyone that relaxes them and brings them happiness.

Some people don’t know what that is until they try a few different things. I honestly think we should all take Brooke's advice and “hop on a mat” and schedule time in our busy days to actually listen to our own heartbeat.

Agree? Disagree?

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“WE HAVE MORE POWER THAN WE REALIZE,” SAYS STUDENT PRESIDENT

By AJ Chabot ‘16

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tion. A few of these protests include a statement of concern from the faculty council, football players’ refusal to play until Wolfe resigned, and the student government’s demanding his instant resignation. The series of events leading to these protests also prompted Jonathan Butler, a graduate student at the university, to hold a public hunger strike, vowing to eat again only after Wolfe resigns.

pression won’t even be heard much less actually considered.

Again, we don’t have anything worthy of a hunger strike; however, the student body has many opinions that they may not feel comfortable expressing, mostly due to the assumption that their ex-

One could argue that a group of 50 pissed-off, drunk Bostonians started the American Revolution by chucking tea over a boat. On December 16,

ur parents pay tuition, and we follow the rules, learn, have fun, and There are multiple outlets available to graduate. The school is responsible for you. I don’t think an underground Piceducating us; however, what we someador, where the “truth is told” would be times forget is that our parents, an exnecessary anymore; our above ground, tension of ourselves, are the financial very public Picador is soliciting articles source of this education. Without tumore provocative than ever this year. ition, the school would not stay open, Most opinionated conversation occurs and students therefore would not be over casual conversation, or “grumeducated. It’s a very dependent relationbling” as some call it, rather than in a ship; we are dependent on public Picador article. There the school for learning is no shame in this - it’s hard high school experiences to put yourself out there, while the school depends especially about something on us to stay open and pay that has not been publicemployees. The power dyly debated before, only namic of this relationship grumbled about. Proposals has always been the same to the administration are - faculty set the rules, and talked about, usually in the students follow. Students Dean’s or Administration have to follow these rules, Team Meetings. For exbut it is not against the ample, Malcolm MacDonrules to question them. ald has proposed a rugby Avoiding question would spring team, Zach Chernin be to give up any power has proposed a martial arts we still have in this dy- A gathering of University of Missouri students cheered after the resigna- winter sport, and I wrote a tion of university officials was announced. -NY Times namic. I am not questionproposal over the summer ing the judgment of our school’s adults The power of the University’s situa- about our three-sport policy, offering or questioning where their interests are tion has turned - it is in the student’s selective weightlifting elective as a subdirected, but I will question whether hands. The President, the “leader” of stitute for a sport. While my proposal students take advantage of the power the University, resigned due to student didn’t change anything for this year, it we often forget we possess. pressure. Before your brains start turn- did accomplish the task of gathering The President of the University of ing, I will tell you that I do not suggest the grumbles I have heard from other Missouri, Tim Wolfe, resigned earli- Holderness students should have any people into a single synthesized document. If you feel strongly about someer this month after months of student reason to overthrow Mr. Peck. and faculty protests regarding his racist Part of the power students have thing, continue to grumble about it, but views and comments. Of main student comes from the faculty’s low expecta- also be willing to go through the proconcern was the university’s unwill- tions for us to actually do something cess of collecting these grumbles into ingness to recognize its southern, slav- with our opinions or disagreements a solid argument with more than just ery-driven origins, or even to simply rather than just grumble about them. your perspective. discuss how racism affects the university today. The administration’s failing to do so resulted in multiple protests that received a lot of news coverage and eventually ended in Wolfe’s resigna-

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1773, Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea overboard to protest taxation without representation. The Coercive Acts were then passed in 1774, pushing the colonies and Great Britain closer to war. Their plan worked because they were organized, they caught people’s attention, and they were creative.

They didn’t simply write a polite letter to the King of England or boycott tea amongst the mere 50 of them.

Instead, they publicly demonstrated the extent of their disagreement in the most literal sense of it; they threw British-taxed tea off a boat.

I’m not sure we have much reason to dispose of all the tea in Weld, especially considering how popular it is after sit down. We can’t blame the school for not changing if we aren’t willing to go through the effort of actually proposing ideas to the administration, or to the rest of the school. It can be as simple as a new sport, or as ambitious as a new leadership program.

By Carter Bourassa ‘17

Ideas, suggestions, and proposals only catch wind if you make them interesting, public, and clear about what it is you’re trying to accomplish, just as the Sons of Liberty did 241 years ago.

three sport policy,” a statement Holderness prides itself on, and rightfully so.

While prideful, it is also questionable.

And, while I didn’t have high expectations for change this year, I hope it will somehow act as another stepping stone for change later.

As students who faculty expect to say yes, please, and thank you to everything they say - one no will take them aback. I’d rather live in a community that both questions and enjoys, rather than enjoys without questioning.

What makes the ambitious proposals ambitious is that they can change history. Mine would disallow Holderness to say, “we are the one of the only private schools of 2015 that has maintained a

We have more power than we realize. While our parents write the check as the “customer” and the school cashes the check as the “vendor,” we are the product of this transaction; we are the control of this variable equation. We have not been known to bring our grumbles to anything more than just grumbles. Keep grumbling, but grumble with the resolve to eventually act and provide solutions.

Holderness Skiing Gains International Advantage

Slalom. After his competitive career came to a close, Matteo remained involved with skiing. He even worked In the mid-fall, Holderness was on slope preparation and manageon the search for a new U19 ski ment during the 2006 Olympics in coach. Within a short time, they Torino and later in slope preparation had found their newest coach, for the Nordic Ski World Cup. MatMatteo Bassi, by way of Italy. teo worked as both a ski instructor Matteo has been very involved and race coach for a number of years in ski racing his whole life, and his in Italy before coming to the United former coach Massimo Carca, and States with his wife, Anna. In addinow coach to the Italian National Ski tion to his experience in racing, MatTeam, suggested that Matteo apply teo also is experienced in search and for the position at Holderness. As rescue techniques, off-piste skiing, a competitor himself, Matteo raced and helicopter-drop skiing. Matteo FIS internationally and regionally in brings a lot of experience and knowlEurope and competed in the Italian edge about the sport of skiing to HolNational Championships for Giant derness and will be a great addition to the Holderness coaching staff.

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New England Young Writers Conference Applications Due November 24

Welcome Families of slumbering trees dapple in the sunlit grove, And the proud mustard buildigns flaunt Their effortless essence of home.

Valleys of sunlight locked hand in hand with mountain stars watch Giants sleep on the horizon, their skin Adorned with white pines, maples, and evergreens, As if the land itself is the muse Then we hear the human noise.

Pencils scratch in time to the strum of a distant guitar, The pluck of a strong, song of a siren And the roll of the river resonates endlessly.

An engine roars, rushes in and fades.

Silence falls as we breath, together.

As goosebumps march like soldiers in rows Up and down our chicken legs, The wind carries muffled storytelling, A melodiuous static in harmony with the birds, A repetition so old it is fresh to the contemporary routine.

The air is scentless and crisp, the cobalt sky a clouded dome.

If this place is a bubble then what we do here is a stretch, pull it in the outside We write of sadness, and this place is of sorrow.

We write of fire and this place is aflame.

We write of water, and we have made a stream.

Each page, each line, each word, each a cry of welcome: Come in, come in.

You belong here.

The New England Young Writers’ Conference (NEYWC) is a four day writing-focused workshop for high school students in New England and from around the country. The long weekend is packed with writing seminars, workshops, readings, and opportunities to meet fellow young writers. Hosted at the Bread Loaf Campus at Middlebury College, students will work with professional writers to gain inspiration and develop skills. Please email me if you have any questions; this was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had! Applications are due November 24th. Please contact Dr. Furlonge for more information.

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Winter is Coming A Short Survival Guide Lolo Zabaleta ‘18

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ith the winter schedule having officially arrived, there seems to be mixed vibes around campus. On one hand, there’s 8:00 am starts and evening classes. On the other hand, excited whispers of the start of winter sports season fill campus. Despite how beautiful this campus is going to look in the dead of winter, there’s no denying that it’s also going to be filled with exhausted students that loosely resemble zombies. The alpine ski racers will practically disappear off the face of the earth, and hair will find itself constantly frozen en route to class. In fact, when returning students were asked how they survived winter at Holderness, the most common response was “I didn’t.” This seems rather negative; can it really be that bad?

Maybe it is, maybe it’s not, but in attempt to minimize the not sur-

viving this winter, I compiled some survival advice.

Bridget Pope suggest maximizing time spent in low energy activities like Netflix, and Perry Lum would highly recommend socks, specifically knee high, fuzzy socks. Another suggestion was to not be a skier, but that doesn’t help the skiers very much, so I asked Hannah Benson her thoughts.

Ever the optimist, Hannah says that while winter may be tiring and dark and cold, that being able to watch schoolmates play in hockey and basketball games is a highlight. She says that the key to winter survival is staying positive and healthy.

This all looks like pretty sound advice, and if there arrives a time in the winter when being positive is a no-go, keep in mind that fuzzy socks and Netflix will always be there for you.

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Mr. Barton Wishes You A

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! PURPOSE STATEMENT The Picador is a publication that serves to inform the Holderness School community and stimulate discourse through the thoughtful and respectful exchange of ideas, featuring the dynamic and insightful voice of the Holderness student body.

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Editors Maggie Barton AJ Chabot Maggie Cunha Dougie DeLuca Carter Bourassa Chae Hahn Brooke Hayes

Visual Editors Moti Jiang Yiyang Mao Yoomi Ren Keying Yang Faculty Advisor Mr. Herring

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