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Volume 10,Issue 6

12.12.2014 A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS COMMUNITY

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Photo Essay

A Photo Scavenger Hunt

By Liesl Magnus ‘17

Think you know a lot about the Holderness campus? Here’s a photo scavenger hunt to test your visual knowledge.

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Outside the Holderness Bubble United States Current Events of 2014 1. Colorado, Washington, and Oregon legalized the purchase of marijuana for recreational purposes.

2. General Motors recalled 780,000 vehicles due to faulty ignition switches.

3. A mudslide near Oso, Washington killed 43 people.

11. Thomas Eric Duncan died in Dallas, Texas. He was the first person to die of Ebola in the United States.

12. The Supreme Court ruled that companies, for religious reasons, can refuse insurance coverage for contraceptives.

4. The Supreme Court upheld a Michigan law banning the use of racial criteria in college admissions.

5. Same-sex marriage became legal in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana.

6. President Barack Obama announced that 9,800 troops will remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of most troops at the end of 2014.

13. Texas Governor, Rick Perry, was indicted on a felony count of abusing the powers of his office and attempting to coerce a public official.

14. In midterm elections, the Republican party won a majority of seats in the House and the Senate to take control of Congress.

15. Market Basket employees went on strike, protesting the firing of Arthur T. Demoulas.

7. Seattle, Washington’s minimum wage was raised to $15 per hour.

8. Julia Person, director of the Secret Service, resigned after several security breaches occurred.

9. Chuck Hagel resigned as the secretary of defense.

10. Michael Brown was shot and killed by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.

16. A grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson.

17. Maya Angelou, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Williams, Shirley Temple, and Joan Rivers died.

18. LA Kings won the Stanley Cup. 19. Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl.

20. San Francisco Giants won the World Series.

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World Current Events of 2014 1. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took control of Falluja, Iraq.

7. Boko Haram militants kidnapped more than 270 teenage girls from a boarding school in Chibok in Northeastern Nigeria.

2. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law a bill banning same-sex marriage and imposing other punishments on gay and lesbian people.

8. The World Cup took place in Brazil. Germany won.

3. The XXII Winter Olympics took place in Sochi, Russia.

9. South Korean ferry Sewol capsized, killing 304 passengers.

4. Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand.

5. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an annexation pact with the prime minister of Crimea and the mayor of the city of Sevastopol.

6. U.S. journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, were decapitated by ISIS militants, along with British aid worker David Haines and hostage Alan Henning.

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SPORTS Top Ten World Sporting Events of 2014 5. Roger Federer made an amazing comeback: The greatest player of all time suffered the worst season he’s ever encountered in 10 years. But, with an incredible amount of will and determination to prolong his greatness, FedEx made it all the way from sixth in the world to second by capturing six of the 12 finals he attended. The most significant of those six titles was definitely the Davis Cup, a title that had been elusive for nearly 16 years of his career.

By Tommy Chau ’15 10. Messi broke Raul’s goal record in the Champions League: Raul Gonzalez, one of the most prolific strikers in European soccer, scored a total of 71 goals in his 16-year career playing for Real Madrid. However, Lionel Messi of Barcelona broke the long-standing record with 75 goals in his tally. At the age of 27, Messi is still at the zenith of his career, so many fans are hoping to see him score somewhere close to 3-digits.

9. Lewis Hamilton ended Sebastian Vettel’s reign: Vettel has been considered one of the best F1 racers of all time because of his four consecutive titles from 2010 to 2013. However, the 2008 F1 champion, Lewis Hamilton, made an impressive comeback after his 6-year hiatus and won an impressive trophy not only for himself, but also for the Mercedes Sauber F1 team.

8. Manchester United had the worst season since the founding of the Premier League: Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement at the end of the 2012-2013 season, many United fans have questioned the coaching ability and experience of his successor, David

Moyes. Their suspicions were justified; by the end of May 2014, Manchester United was in seventh place overall in the Premier League and failed to secure a ticket to the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1990.

7. Real Madrid won their 10th UEFA Champions League title: Real Madrid is known for replacing coaches quickly and buying large numbers of superstar players to enhance their squad. While the cost of building a new Galacticos 2.0 amounted to 1.2 billion Euros, it finally bore fruit in May 2014 when Carlo Ancelotti brought home the historic 10th Champions League title.

6. Rafael Nadal recorded his ninth French Open title: The King of Clay proved to the world that he is still one of the best tennis players in the world, despite the numerous injuries that the Spaniard has suffered over the past few years. By winning the 2014 French Open, not only did Nadal equalize the 14-Grand-Slam record established by Pete Sampras, but he also set a new record—winning the most major titles in one Grand Slam tournament ever by a male tennis player.

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4. The “Big Four” disintegrate: Since 2009, the Big Four in tennis—including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray—have won 19/20 Grand Slam titles, many of which were won consecutively from 2010 all the way to the 2014 Australian Open. However, with Stanislas Wawrinka and Marin Cilic winning the Australian Open and US Open, respectively, many tennis fans are looking forward to the decline of the Big Four and the rise of new stars in tennis.

3. Two soccer greats pass away: Eusebio and Alfredo Di Stefano are considered amongst the greatest soccer players ever. Eusebio was known for his ability to score important goals with his amazing right foot, and Di Stefano was known for his resounding success with Real Madrid from 19561960 when the team won five consecutive European Cups. However, nothing can defeat Father Time and Mother Nature as old age and health have taken their lives. Rest in peace, Eusebio and Di Stefano. Your contribution to the development of soccer in the 20th century is monumental.

2. The 2014 FIFA World Cup Championship goes to Germany: The biggest national-level tournament was never more exciting than this year,

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Nothing Compares to Johnny Football

By Jack Yanchitis ‘16 Of all of the leagues of professional sports in the world today, nothing compares to the NFL. I’m not talking about the history of the National Football League, as it’s short history can’t come close to matching up against, say, professional baseball.

And, I’m not saying that it is the best professional sport to watch or that it is the most superior sport in this world.

How could it be if it’s only played right here in the US of A? (Get out of here, CFL. Nobody cares that you swapped penalty and challenge flag colors just to be different.)

If you ask any of the other 195 countries in the world, I’m sure they’ll tell you soccer or cricket or rugby is the supreme sport. However, the NFL is a completely different beast. The NFL alone is worth $10 billion, more than nine times as valuable as the next association—the English Premiere League.

On top of that, fantasy football alone is a $70 billion industry! Finally, the league that makes 99.99% of Americans lounge around every Sunday in the fall and winter, also organizes the Super Bowl, America’s second biggest eating day behind Thanksgiving. Let’s have a look at one of the league’s most popular players and what makes him so uniquely American.

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when the world witnessed a European soccer powerhouse winning the first World Cup trophy ever in South America. Thanks to the thorough preparation and training of the Germans over the past 10 years, the team has become one of the most dominant European soccer powers.

1. Sochi Olympics: What is more interesting than seeing Russia success-

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winner out of Texas A&M, has really shaken up College Football and the NFL. The nation has a love-hate relationship with Johnny, but most people love him. Ya see, Johnny is fun.

Manziel is a party boy at heart and can’t go more than two or three weeks at a time without being the subject of some absurd headline.

Just last week, he and his posse got into a fight late one evening with a “huge” fan of Manziel’s after the poor guy just wouldn’t leave him alone. And at just 19, he became great friends with popular recording artist Drake and NBA Superstar Lebron James and was seen all across North America with his crew attending luxurious events at the nation’s hottest clubs. Johnny is cocky, obnoxious, ill-tempered, and far from respectable. He’s a savage. fully organize its first Winter Olympics ever? The Olympics were free from terrorist and extremist groups, and many athletes from all over the world received an amazing welcome from the Russian government and organizers.

At 51.8 billion US dollars, the Sochi Olympics were the most costly Olympics ever held, but all of that paid off in the end. Especially when Julia Ford ‘08 skied for the USA.

Although he put out incredible numbers during his two years in College Station, TX, he was viewed as undersized as a draft pick at only 6’0” with a mediocre arm. Then he slipped to the 22nd pick to the Cleveland Browns in the 2014 NFL Draft after many expected him to go higher.

America loves the NFL for the greatness of Peyton Manning’s passing prowess at age 38 and surreal jawdropping plays like David Tyree’s Catch-42 in the Super Bowl— which led to the Giants stealing a title from the previously perfect New England Patriots (cough, cough).

But the NFL loves Johnny Football more. Manziel’s first NFL game will be on Sunday, December 14, so he hasn’t even proven that he will be able to accomplish anything for the long-time struggling Cleveland Browns. But he is very active on Twitter and Instagram and rarely shows signs of humility; placed in the spotlight, Johnny Football soaks in every minute of it, and America can’t get enough. At some level, everyone watching football on Sundays from leather recliners, reading the New York Times Sunday Edition next to warm fires, likes to fantasize what it would be like to live the life of an all-star.

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Humans of Holderness Leigh Anne Connors: The Master of face plants

By AJ Chabot ‘16 AJ Chabot: Have you ever ridden a camel?

Ms. Leigh Anne Connors: No, I have not.

AC: Favorite candy?

AC: Would you want to change your birthday?

LC: Yes, to the middle of the summer.

My birthday is September first, which is often the first day of school.

AC: Favorite sit down dinner meal?

AC: Where did you go to high school?

College?

LC: Rice pilaf, steak…Oh, wait! One time Larry made these snicker doodle cupcakes, and they were so good, but otherwise carrot cake.

LC: Northwoods, Plymouth State University

AC: What type of student were you in high school?

AC: What did you think of Holderness while you were at PSU? LC: That’s a hard one. I would say that I thought about it; I knew it was there. Once I knew I wanted to teach, it was one of my top schools because I wanted to teach at a boarding school.

LC: I set a record for the highest number of school days missed because of skiing. I got made fun of for how short I was, and little. I was the captain of all my sports teams—soccer, skiing, and lacrosse. I was also captain of my ski team in college for two years.

AC: What’s a sport you have always wanted to try?

AC: What’s your spirit animal?

LC: I think it’s a deer.

LC: Surfing

AC: Why?

AC: What about Holderness do you find the strangest or most unique?

LC: Because they are everywhere I go; I see deer in the weirdest places.

LC: How close everyone is.

AC: What’s one place that you’ve seen them?

LC: Milky Way

AC: You didn’t expect that?

LC: Not to the extent that it is. When I heard about walkbacks, I laughed so hard. I’ve never heard of such a thing.

The bonfire was probably the most interesting thing I’ve seen in my life.

AC: Favorite holiday?

LC: Christmas AC: Why? LC: I don’t know. Just because it’s winter and I love all the lights.

AC: Favorite class?

LC: All of them AC: Which sport do you think is the most ridiculous?

LC: NASCAR, because they just drive in circles.

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LC: I saw them when I was driving to Telluride in Colorado, and there were literally a hundred of them.

AC: What subject is your worst?

LC: English AC: What’s the worst skiing accident you’ve been in?

LC: I was skiing slalom and face planted. I got a concussion, blacked out for four hours, couldn’t remember Christmas, anything. I thought I had taken a train to the mountain. It was really scary.

AC: Embarrassing moment?

LC: It was the first day I moved here this year. I was at Chase Street using the Internet, and I had my computer, books, everything, hands full. I went to cross the street and stepped into a pot hole. Everything went flying in the middle of the street. I face planted so hard.

AC: What’s the grossest animal you’ve ever touched?

LC: I’ve touched an iguana. I guess that’s pretty gross.

AC: Any funny incidents when you’ve been mistaken for a student?

LC: Hope stood up to make an announcement and she wasn’t totally excited for it. The next day in class Connor Mayes raised his hand in class and said, “You really need to be more energetic when you make announcements.” I said, “Connor, that was Hope not me.”

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Oliver Sheppe: The Master of B-ball

By Charles Harker ‘15

have a pair of Red Sox socks, and I wear them when my mom doesn’t wear them. (points to my uniform) Do you like blue?

Before my basketball game on Wednesday, I caught up with Oliver Sheppe, who was tackling Ben Lewis.

Me: Yeah. It’s Holderness’ color.

Oliver: What are you doing here?

Oliver (pointing to my grey warm-up shirt): Where’s your blue shirt?

Me: Playing basketball. What are you doing here?

Me (revealing my blue jersey under the warm-up): Here it is!

Oliver: Playing basketball! ( tosses me the ball)

Oliver: Your shorts are blue too!

Me: Is basketball your favorite sport?

Me: Yeah. I bet if you wore these shorts they would cover your whole body!

Ben Lewis: I like basketball AND football!

Oliver: Why?

Oliver: Yeah, I like basketball, football, oh and hockey!

Me: Because they’re really long!

Oliver: Do you play basketball?

Oliver: Why do they fit you?

Me: Yeah.

Oliver Sheppe and Ben Lewis

Oliver (pointing to a scab on my leg): What happened to your leg?

Me: Because I’m tall enough for them.

(Oliver throws a ball to Ben Lewis)

Oliver: Over there in the orange vest!

Me: Do you like spaghetti?

Me: I fell over playing basketball.

Me: Is red your favorite color?

Oliver: Oh.

Oliver: Yeah.

Oliver nods, wistfully thinking of spaghetti, and then scampers off.

Me: Where’s Parker?

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Me: Bye, Oliver!

Oliver: Bye, Charles!

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In the Community Preparing for Next Week’s Journey to Gallop

By Parker Densmore ’15 Nothing spreads holiday cheer better than sitting in Gallop and taking exams. However, while they may be challenging, they can actually be of benefit.

Besides being worth a relatively large portion of your grade, doing well on them is greatly satisfying.

My greatest advice is sleep. Yes, I do stay up late studying and try to cram while walking from breakfast to Bartsch the next morning, yet my best exams have been the ones before which I have slept the most. You are a lot more focused in the morning, and a good night’s sleep has much better residual effects on your future tests than a night of FIFA.

study several times over the days leading up to the exam, rather than saving all my studying for the single day before the exam. Mr. Houseman’s Chem review is a must (yep, even if you aren’t taking Chem!) and will definitely be better than trying to figure out nomenclature on your own. Having a discussion with your classmates on the benefits of solar power or conducting a full length conversation in French are also great for retaining information.

(Please note: a conversation in French is only applicable if you are in a French class. Caper, this will not help you on your anatomy exam.)

Work out. While sleeping is great for your mind, getting your blood flowing is equally important. With no formal practices during exams, it is necessary to go to the gym to give yourself a break. I enjoy going for a run since it lowers my stress and gives me a good transition between subjects.

After sleep, studying is next in line.

Whether you have aced every assignment or are struggling to hold on to a passing grade, looking over past notes, papers, and tests is essential. I tend to retain much more information if I

Eat. The best part about midterms is

the snack table. Thanks to our awesome parents, there is usually a table setup in Weld each morning with a variety of goodies. Anything from fruit cups to wreath-shaped Rice Krispy treats are a great way to recover the calories lost during midterms. (Studies show that the energy you expel on a single exam is comparable to that spent over the course of OB.) However, if you decide to eat the Rice Krispy treats, I recommend balancing them with some healthy meals too, since junk food will make you feel terrible while studying.

For those of you who haven’t taken an exam before, relax. For those of you who have, relax. Whether using my advice or not, the most important thing to do is to create a system that works for you. Follow that, and your exams will be fine. That is, as long as they are not blasting in the gym or the construction fences force to you take a detour to Ashland...

Top Ten Topics Not to Discuss at Christmas Dinner

By Charlotte Freccia ‘15 Crazy relatives. We all have them. And at a time when peace and cheer are supposed to be in the air, it’s sometime difficult to navigate conversations without falling victim to controversial topics. Here’s a few Charlotte suggests you avoid.

1. Your grades and college prospects 2. The inevitable fact that in the near future, the world will be given over to our own technology-obsessed generation (The horror!)

3. Legalization of marijuana 4. Your preferred method of birth control 5. Any noticeable weight gains, gray hairs, or other notable changes in appearance 6. The events presently occurring in New York and Ferguson, Missouri, and whether or not we still live in a racist society (Depending on your family’s political leanings, this may actually be a great topic to cover, but in certain families--including mine--it might be wise to render it off-limits.)

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Congratulations and Best Wishes, Mr. Blake!

Here’s a few jokes to start you on your way!

Q: What’s an ig?

A: A snow house without a loo!

Q: Why did Frosty the snowman want a divorce?

A: Because he thought his wife was a flake.

Q: Why does it take longer to build a blonde snowman than a regular one?

A: You have to hollow out the head.

Q: What do snowmen eat for lunch ?

A: Icebergers!

Q: What do you call ten Arctic hares hopping backwards through the snow together?

A: A receding hare line. source: http://www.jokes4us.com/miscellaneousjokes/ weatherjokes/snowjokes.html

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7. The efficiency of Obamacare. Also Obama’s birth certificate, religion, and qualifications. Actually, you might just want to avoid Obama altogether.

top ten christmas movies

8. As an offshoot of the topic above: Hillary in 2016

1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

9. Who yelled at whom and which of you burned the turkey at Christmas last year

2. Miracle on 34th Street

10. Uncle Mike’s latest “invention,” Gramps’s drinking problem, or Aunt Cheryl’s new, fourteen-yearsyounger boyfriend

3. The Nightmare Before Christmas 4. Die Hard 5. A Christmas Story 6. Elf 7. Lethal Weapon 8. Trading Places 9. Batman Returns 10. White Christmas

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Weekly Playlist Compiled By Maggie Cunha ‘16

1. Mistletoe: Justin Bieber 2. AlI I Want for Christmas: Mariah Carey 3. Happy Xmas: John Lennon & Yoko Ono 4. Last Christmas: Taylor Swift 5. Santa Baby: Trisha Paytas 6. Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Glee Cast 7. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home): Darlene Love 8. It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas: Michael Buble 9. Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Jackson 5 10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Darius Rucker

Top Ten Unwanted Xmas Gifts

by Parker Densmore ‘15

1. Tabor Day T-Shirts 2. Sony Zune 3. A Student Planner 4. Human hair 5. A brand new iPhone 6. SAT practice books 7. 1500 live lady bugs (available on amazon) 8. Niles Water 9. An eHarmony account 10. A gazebo

Overheards

Compiled By Parker Densmore ‘15 The wallet was in the backpack the whole time?

Rust or feces, the world may never know...

What is a biomass?

Is it bad to swallow floss?

Wait, you floss?

Is Japan a city?

Putin is the man.

Shoutouts

Compiled by Lilly Vittum ‘15

SG+BC= Sparking an Old Flame MN+HA= It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Romance TM+PH= Not Even a Mountain Could Break Them Apart

Senior Editors Youngjae Cha Tommy Chau Parker Densmore Charlotte Freccia Charles Harker Jack Yanchitis Junior Editors Maggie Barton AJ Chabot Layout and Design Moti Jiang Keying Yang

Faculty Advisors Ms. Magnus Mr. Herring Contact Information Holderness School Chapel Lane P.O. Box 1879 Plymouth, NH 03245 Phone Number: 603.536.1257 Email: info@holderness.org