The Picador Volume 9, Issue 5
A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY
December 13, 2013
Student Diversity: How Do You Identify Yourself? sity, their definition was much bigger. We learned how people can identify themselves by age, ability, religion, ethnicity/ race, family structure, gender, etc.
By Rachel Tejeda ’17 The Student Diversity Leadership Conference in National Harbor, MD was an opportunity like no other. There were more than 1,400 students and 2,000 chaperones from all over the United States. According to their website, the SDLC “is an inclusive, multiracial, multicultural gathering of upper school student leaders (grades 9-12) from around the country. SDLC focuses on self -reflection, allyship, and community building. Led by a diverse team of trained adult and peer facilitators, participants develop an appreciation of their own identities, build effective cross-cultural communication skills, better under-
At the conference everyone was open and understanding because we were all coming from very similar situations; almost everyone was part of a minority in an independent school. We learned about the cycle of oppression and macro -aggression, and through many stand the nature and develop- a party, and honesty and sup- activities such as silent movement of effective strategies for port from everyone. Acknowlment, discussion, video, and social justice, and practice edging differences was done in game, they taught us how to expression through the arts, the first three hours of the con- value, present, and feel proud while networking with their ference, allowing students to of being ourselves. It was a use the rest of the conference peers.” liberating environment that to learn and have fun. And The conference consisted of (Continued on page 2) while we talked about diveraffinity groups, a talent show,
What Does Six Dollars Buy for Dinner? win at Vermont Academy, Holderness students might find No Holderness student is a themselves at the counter of a stranger to waking up after a Panera in a West Lebanon long bus ride, only to be Strip Mall. But even Ian Casey greeted with a one and five “Every time we stop at can do the math; the six dollars combo. Yes, six dollars for McDonalds, you can tell no provided by Holderness dinner. What are the options? one really wants to eat there,” School does not come close to Not many. Six dollars is not three-sport varsity athlete, paying the average $8.50 reonly insufficient but also leads Emily Clifford says. “How am quired for a Panera meal. The I supposed to fuel myself as an to unhealthy eating. meal options at Panera are athlete when I am forced to eat very satisfying for our stomMost of the time when away unhealthy meals?” It's not just games include dinner on the achs but not for our wallets. the just the quantity, it's the road, McDonalds™ is the In the search for a healthy quality as well. popular choice, and Holdermeal at a reasonable price, ness students have to decide So when attempting to scour students also often go to what they want to put their six New England for healthier Boloco. When asked about his dollars towards -- none of options, where can they go? (Continued on page 2) which is satisfying to an athWhile returning from an easy By Drew Houx ’14
lete returning late from an away game. The average price of a single item at McDonalds™ is $5.02.