The Picador A PUBLICATION BY THE STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY
December 12, 2011
Volume 7, Issue 6
A Much Needed Day Boy Update From Lower Weld Hall Day Boy room was to be locked for eternity, unless the day boys could learn to respect it.
By Aidan Kendall ’13 This fall has tested the reputation of the day men. It may come as a surprise to some, but the Day Boy room is not always spic „n‟ span. It is, in fact, a recurring problem, and at the beginning of this year, as you may have heard, it almost reached the tipping point. It was in a state of disaster. Clothes lay strewn across the floor; dishes (no telling how old) stood tall and proud, prepared to never see pantry again. Certain questionable piles of mystery food were solidified in places where food should never solidify. Mr. Ford, ever concerned,
With the threat of loosing their home away from home looming over them, the boys began to follow the schedule and things finally did turn around. The Day Boy room was saved, and the day was won!
organized a meeting with the day student population. Day boys from all corners of New Hampshire and of all shapes and sizes gathered in Weld; for a few, it was their first
visit to the Day Boy room. Mr. Ford insisted that a plan needed to be formulated to get the students back on track, or else drastic measures would be enacted; the
Soon after, however, there was an incident involving the breakage of a major school rule, which also led to the questioning of the day boys‟ honor. Suspicions arose among the faculty that the use of drugs was becoming a serious problem with the day (Continued on page 2)
Quotes of the Week: “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill
Congratulations Ryan
“We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.” - Buddy the Elf
On Qualifying for the Telluride Snowboard World Cup! Good Luck on Thursday!
Carp in the Bathtub? Really, Fabian?
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A Photo Essay: Francis Chapuredima 1 in 280 Page 8
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