The Picador Volume 9, Issue 11
A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY
May 16, 2014
The Picador’s Got a New Team: The 2014-15 Editors
she is interning as an editor for a nonprofit journal in her Congrats to Charlotte Freccia, hometown. She is excited to Thomas Chau, Jack Yanchitis, “bring the experience and Maggie Barton, and AJ knowledge [she] will gain this Chabot, the new Picador edisummer to The Picador.” tors for next year! As this year draws to an end, we are exDespite being a new editor, cited to see what changes and this will be Thomas’s second ideas they will bring to the year contributing to the paper. He spent this year as a section table. writer, enlightening the school Charlotte is very passionate about recent events in internaabout writing and is exited to tional sports. Due to his prior provide for the school in a new experiences, he “has gained an way. Over summer vacation, By Parker Densmore ’15
understanding of the nuances required to publish a successful newspaper.” He is excited to be promoted. This will also be Jack’s second year with The Picador. Over the second half of this year, Jack wrote the entertainment section, creating humorous yet insightful summaries of current movies and shows such as The Tonight Show and The Wolf of Wall Street. He started writing because he “always
wanted to be an editor” and “is considering pursuing journalism in the future.” Along with the three new senior editors, Maggie and AJ are joining the paper as junior editors. Maggie has written several pieces for The Picador over the year and is excited to be more involved. She is eager to be an editor since “It is impressive to see what an impact the paper has on the student (Continued on page 2)
General Meigs to Speak at 135th Commencement Commencement is not the end, but the beginning. It is an important moment for the Class of 2014 as they enter a new phase of their lives. This year’s graduation speaker, retired General Montgomery Meigs '62, will deliver his speech at the 135th graduation ceremony. After his time at Holderness, General Meigs attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. In his 35-
year military career, he served as a commander of cavalry troops in Vietnam and commanded the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm. More specifically, he participated in the Battle of Medina Ridge, the largest tank battle in the campaign. He was also in command of the 1st Infantry Division’s deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of the Dayton Treaty.
From 1998 to 2002, the general was in command of the NATO Stabilization Force. After he retired in 2003, General Meigs taught at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Policy at Syracuse University. He also played an important role in the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization that supported combat units in Operation (Continued on page 2)