A Student Profile: Who is Vincent Guo?
The Building of a Bonfire
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Sleep: How Much Do You Need?
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The Picador A PUBLICATION BY THE STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY
November 18, 2011
Volume 7, Issue 5
Taking the Future in Your Hands By Fabian Stocek ’13 The student Academic Committee meets every other Thursday, discusses topics raised by its members, and takes votes on what is great and what needs to be changed in the Holderness community. The long-term goals of the committee, however, are undefined. “For now, its purpose is to find its own purpose,” said Mr. Durnan who helped students establish the committee this fall. One of the secretaries, Olivia Leatherwood, was a bit more specific: “It is a group of young intellectuals who care about the school and have constructive feedback for teachers.” Their discussions so far have included conversations about possible new courses and improving Quote of the Week: “I don't want to belong to any country club that will have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx
Moodle, Mac support, and Internet connections. Others have said that a second major intention of the group is to include new students in leadership roles and give them the opportunity to voice their opinions. One thing its members have made clear, however, is that this committee is not strictly academic; it does not focus just on creating new classes and resolving homework assignment problems. One of the missions the committee chose to pursue this fall was to bring more current news into the community, adopting the name “Operation: Pop the Bubble” for its project. As a community, the committee believes we need to be more educated about major issues around the world. The Academic Committee will be entirely student-run and will include representatives from every class. There are about ten members so far, but the committee hopes to (Continued on page 2)
Grinding Craze Stirs Up Trouble By Andrew Zinck ’13 Holderness students' promiscuous grinding at the first school dance in Hagerman Hall infuriated some of the faculty members, raising the question of whether or not there will be many dances this year. Grinding is a form of modern dancing that is wildly popular with today‟s youth, but it has raised the eyebrows of many in the older generations. The Holderness campus has been the site of a fiery debate since the antics of some students at the first dance upset many faculty
members who felt that such dancing was over the top and inappropriate. Some students even raised their voices against grinding. “Yeah, it makes me super uncomfortable,” ranted Stepper Hall of Niles Dormitory. “I did not expect it to be that wild,” recalled cross country star Fabian Stocek of the first dance. As a result, some faculty members made it clear that they intend to configure dances to better suit those who are most uncomfortable (Continued on page 2)