The Picador: Volume 9, Issue 7

The Picador Volume 9, Issue 7

A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY

January 31, 2014

Holderness Girls' Hoops: Started at the Bottom; Now We're Here

By Caroline Mure ’14 At Holderness there are roughly around 150 kids who take a bus to either Cannon or Loon to participate in either the skiing or snowboarding program. The rest play hockey.

Well, not quite. There is a small band of fearless competitors who resist the urge to follow the crowd and instead head inside to the basketball courts.

WELCOME PARENTS

Friends and Families!

Winter Parents’ Weekend 2014

Inside this Issue: 

Statistics from the Strategic Plan Page 2

 Scientists Find Belief in Immortality Hard-Wired Page 5 

Poetry Out Loud: Are You Ready? Page 6-7

 An Interview with Gibson Cushman Page 9 

A Special Thanks to Parents Page 10

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Overheards Page 11

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A Movie Review by Jack Yanchitis Page 16

awesome, until we realized there was no JV team.

With Jeff Kelley and Ms. Brewer as our coaches, we ended the season with a 7-8 record. By my sophomore year we were up to nine players, with Mr. Galvin and Ms. Brewer leading us into our five and 15 record (five more games than the year before).

My junior year, we found out that we would be having yet Over the past four years, I another coach, Mr. Mike Heyhave been a part of the Holder- ward '07, a Holderness alumness girls' basketball program nus and former girls' basketand have watched it transform ball coach at Skidmore Colfrom a weak JV program into a lege. By that season, we had solid 14-person team. But will 11 girls, which was enough to the girls' basketball team ever have a full scrimmage during become strong enough for practice. The intensity of our Holderness to give it just as practices increased, and we much attention as they do slowly transformed from a mix of decent basketball players snow sports? and Nordic recruits, to real When I started as a freshman basketball players. With the at Holderness, I couldn't deincrease in the number of playcide which winter sports team ers came an increase in the to join. I was torn between number of games. We finished Nordic skiing and basketball, with a record of four and 17, both of which I had been doing but our success had turned into my whole life. I decided to more than just a number on a play basketball when former scoreboard. coach, Jeff Kelley, said that without me they would only This year we are off to a great have seven girls. For those start--both at the JV and varwho don’t know, you need five sity levels. Mike “Ice” Heypeople to play in a game, so ward is in his second year of that left the team with only coaching and is driven to make girls' basketball something two subs.

Holderness can be proud of.

So I joined the team, and eveBut it hasn’t been easy. Some ryone congratulated Hannah say that interest in basketball Slattery and me for making (Continued on page 2) varsity as freshmen. We felt

The Picador Statistics from Student’s Strategic Planning Survey This year the school is taking the time to pause and reflect. We are building a new strategic plan, one that involves input from multiple sources, including our students. During a Friday assembly in January, Mr. Peck asked students to fill out a survey that asked four main questions: (1)What is your defining experience of Holderness; (2) What are the school’s strengths; (3)What are its weaknesses; and (4) What do you think the big goals should be for the next five years. Below are some preliminary results from the students’ responses. Because these weren't radio button surveys, the percentages are approximate. Please also keep in mind that the students wrote down all kinds of things, so these are just some of the emerging trends. More comprehensive results will be available in April after the Strategic Planning Committee has met.

WHAT DEFINES THE Holderness Experience?

COMMUNITY 35%

Athletics 21%

45% said it was COMMUNITY

Out Back 14% What Should We Improve?

Sports Facilities 14 % Quality of Internet Access 11% Athletic Programs in General 13%

BIG GOALS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?

NEW ATHLETIC FACILITIES 28% NEW FACILITIES IN GENERAL 39% DIVERSITY 15% students has re-energized the program. There is a new comis overshadowed by students' mitment to teamwork, work interest in snow sports. That is ethic, and excellence that has safe to say since the basketball laid the foundation for a new record (for both the girls and girls' program.” the boys) within the last four The team has come a long way years has been below average. since my freshman year. And This year, however, Coach Ice the more players we get, the says that, “The commitment more heart we get. We may and athletic ability of the new not be the biggest deal during Girls Hoops (Continued from page 1)

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the winter, but we have learned to look past that and focus in on who we are and what our “why” is. Whether it’s playoffs or just getting through the next practice, the girls' basketball team has transformed into a real team over the past few years. With 14 girls, we never waste practice time and are always look-

ing to get better.

Coach also says, “This year both the JV and varsity teams practice together. The girls are very supportive and always put their best feet forward.”

The program's mantra is “We are the hardest working team in the country.” Can we measure that? No! But who cares?

Volume 9, Issue 7 Saving Energy for the Earth? Challenge Accepted supporting students to do presentations about environmental issues.

By Moti Jiang ’16 and the Green Support Crew The surprise dorm check for Winter Carnival and the presentations from the Green Support Crew must have drawn many Holderness students’ attention to the Green Cup Challenge. But many might ask, how does this thing work?

This article hopefully will answer most of the questions raised by the Green Cup Challenge.

What is the Green Cup Challenge?

ville, and Northfield Mount Hermon). Now it involves over 350 k-12 schools from all over the US, including Holderness.

accomplished some significant goals. For example, last year it helped schools reduced their CO2 emissions by 2.5 million pounds, which is equivalent to removing 220 cars from Earth.

This year, the inter-dorm energy-saving competition, as a branch of the Green Cup Challenge, became part of Winter Carnival. Pfenninger and Day Dorms won the surprise check and gained 50 points each for the Winter Carnival competition. Adding the Green Cup Challenge into Winter Carnival efficiently helped to save energy in this largely energyconsuming school event.

Although Winter Carnival is over, the school-wide Green Cup Challenge is not. The competition is running from January 15 to February 12 this The Green Cup Challenge year. At the end of the compeconsists of three parts: The How do we calculate electrictition this year, there will be Green Cup Recycle Challenge, ity use? extra prizes for dorms that the Green Cup Energy ChalEach dorm and facility has an save the biggest percentage of lenge, and the upcoming electricity meter attached to it. electricity compared to past Green Cup Water Challenge.

For the month of the Green years.

The Green Cup Challenge has Cup Challenge, the members The Green Cup Challenge is of the Green Support Crew indeed a competition, but it is will read and record the data also an activity that raises Things to Do to Win: on the meters every week at awareness of environmental the same time. The savings • Turn off the lights when they are not needed; enjoy the issues. We should remember will be calculated using elecnatural sunshine! that the energy saving actions tricity baselines that come • Unplug electricity vampires--your chargers--when the will not only help Holderness from the average electricity battery bars are full. win the contest but will also uses of past years. Lights and benefit the environment and • Turn off your computer & music when you leave your plug-in electronic products the people in it. Ideally, the room. contribute the most to electricHolderness community will • Reduce the use of hair dryers/straighteners/curlers; your ity usage. develop good energy-saving hair looks great the way it is--as long as you brush it. habits after this month-long What has the school’s inFun Facts: volvement been historically? event. Go Earth; go Bulls!

The Green Cup Challenge is an inter-school competition whose goal it is to call each community’s attention to conserving resources and protecting the environment. The Green Cup Challenge was established by Phillips Exeter Academy in 2003 and then expanded to three other schools (Exeter, Lawrence-

• Keeping the temperature of ice rink below freezing turns out to be consuming a large amount of energy, especially on warm days. Please try to avoid practicing when it’s 80 degrees outside, hockey players.

• The program director of the Green Cup Challenge this year is called Katy Perry.

Holderness has been actively participating in the Green Cup Energy Challenge since 2006 and once won second place in the whole competition. The school engaged in the challenge by inviting speakers and Page 3

The Picador World News C r o c o d i l e A t t a c k s T w e l v e - Ye a r - O l d i n A u s t r a l i a said Stephen Constable. “On occasion a smaller crocodile may find some food, and a bigger crocodile will take it.”

Police officers are also looking for larger crocodiles that might have attacked the one that took the 12-year-old.

By Linh Le ’15 On Sunday afternoon, a saltwater crocodile attacked a group of five children swimming in a water hole. A 12year-old boy is still missing after being snatched. Police and park rangers have been using helicopters and boats for searching but have not found any sign of the little boy.

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started fighting off the croc, and it took him by the left arm; then it let him go and took hold of the 12-year-old boy and swam off with him.”

A crocodile expert believes the crocodile is about eight to nine feet long. “As time goes on, the chances of finding [the Source: CNN boy] alive diminish severely,”

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The crocodile first bit a 15year-old boy, then turned on the 12-year-old boy. Stephen Constable, a police sergeant, said that the 15-year-old boy managed to escape. He said, “The 15-year-old boy was grabbed on his right arm. He

Two crocodiles were killed and cut open, but they found no human remains in their stomachs. According to Stephen Constable, “This time of the year is particularly dangerous due to seasonal flooding. Authorities will continue their search through the night.”

Volume 9, Issue 7 Science News Belief in Immortality is Biologically Hard-Wired Into Children

By Henry Liu ’15 Researchers from Boston University discovered results that suggest that our bias towards immortality is a part of human intuition that emerges naturally in the early stages of life.

We are, in fact, what we feel.

A study led by Boston University post doctorate Natalie Emmons produced startling results that intrigued international audiences, regardless of race, religion, or society. The study, which was published in the journal Child Development on January 16th, 2014, focused on almost 300 children from two distinctly different cultures in Ecuador. One culture had no cultural pre-life beliefs, and one culture had profound pre-life beliefs.

“I think it's a brilliant idea,” said Paul Bloom, a Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale who wasn’t involved with the study. “One persistent belief is that children learn these ideas through school or church. That's what makes the pre-life research so cool. It's a very clever way to get at children's beliefs on a topic where they aren't given answers ahead of time.”

Natalie presented the children with drawings of a baby, a young woman, and the same woman pregnant, and asked the children to share their thoughts on each stage of the life cycle.

and that they didn't have the ability to think or remember.

However, children in both groups also said that their emotions and desires existed before they were born. For example, while children reported that they didn't have eyes and couldn't see things before birth, they would often report of being happy that they would soon meet their mother, or sad that they were apart from their family.

“They didn't even realize they were contradicting themselves,” said Emmons. “Even kids who had biological knowledge about reproduction still seemed to think that they had existed in some sort of eternal form. And that form really seemed to be about emotions and desires.”

sults, and isolated the experiment to only specifically selected variables that she wanted involved. Although these findings are nonscientific, they reveal deeprooted and natural beliefs in us.

“I study these things for a living but even I find myself defaulting to them. I know that my mind is a product of my brain, but I still like to think of myself as something independent of my body,” said Natalie.

“This work shows that it's possible for science to study religious beliefs,” commented Deborah Kelemen, an Associate Professor of Psychology at An unexpected result ocBoston University and cocurred: both groups gave reauthor of the paper. “At the markably similar answers. same time, it helps us underDespite the radical difference stand some universal aspects Emmons didn’t use the idea of in culture and religious beliefs, She effectively eliminated dif- of human cognition and the life after death, but instead the children reasoned that their ferent variables that could pos- structure of the mind.” interviewed subjects about bodies didn't exist before birth, sibly have influenced the retheir ideas of life before birth.

World Sports

By Thomas Chau ’15 Soccer: On January 26, Spanish midfielder Juan Mata agreed to sign a four-year contract with the Red Devils Manchester United, for a record transfer fee of 37 million pounds or 61 million dollars. According to David Moyes, Mata is a great attacking midfielder who Manchester United desperately needed in order to increase its creativity and skills on the midfield line. With 32 goals in 130 games in Chelsea, Juan Mata is considered by many experts one of the best offensive midfielders in Europe. However, is he going to shine under the command of Scottish Manager Moyes? The answer is still unknown.

Tennis: After two weeks of heated matches in the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, the fans were surprised to see the number eight seed from Switzerland, Stanislas Wawrinka, defeating the World number one, Rafael Nadal from Spain with scores of 6-3,6-2,3-6,and 6-3. Feeling elated after the final, Wawrinka said he felt that God must have been beside him all the time during the competition. While the Swiss happily received the trophy, his Spanish counterpart, Nadal expressed his disappointment and claimed that he risked his back injury in order to win this Grand Slam. Unfortunately, his determination did not work for him this time. With the first Grand Slam ever in his career, Wawrinka is now officially number three in the world, after Nadal and Djokovic.

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Poetry Out Loud

By Lea Rice ’14 As we approach the final round of the Poetry Out Loud competition, the campus grows noticeably more tense each day.

The chosen finalists recite their poems whenever they have a spare breath; students and teachers alike are placing risky bets on who will deliver the winning recitation; and still others are terrified that they might actually end up liking poetry by the end of the contest. In order to gain some insights into the exclusive, underground world of poetry recitation, we asked students who have been through POL before to share their stories.

Which poem(s) did you choose last year?

Hope Heffernan: I was in Mr. Teaford’s class and we did a lot of poems. I did “Hope is the Thing with Feathers,” “Battlefield,” and others I truly don't remember.

Steven Wilk: “A Farmer Remembers Lincoln,” “Snow Day,” and “Photograph by Nickelback.”

Youngjae Cha: I chose “Late Summer” by Jennifer Grotz and “To Solitude” by Alice Carey.

Allie Renzi: I forget, but they were epic.

Mikaela Wall: A poem of my own composition, written, of course, in the acrostic style.

How far did you make it in last year's competition? Do you believe you deserved to achieve a different level of competition?

HH: I did not make it past the classroom; however, my freshman year I made it to chapel.

SW: Made it to the finals. Should have won.

YC: I apparently was the school champion. I was surprised to be in the finals and the champion. It was an overwhelming yet rewarding experience.

AR: I lost first round, but I was at an unfair disadvantage; I had Hannah Durnan in my class. I think we can all agree that having Miss Durnan in the class would greatly reduce the chances of making it past the first round. Not okay.

MW: I think that the real winner is the student who learns the most from the words that they’ve memorized.

In your experience, does the competition ever become aggressive?

HH: The competition is fierce out there. The competitors are usually friendly, but there are some aggressive people.

SW: Yes. I have attempted to frame Paige Pfenninger on several different occasions.

YC: Yes and no. I treat myself harshly when I can't memorize the lines and the expressions I thought of ahead of time. But the competition itself is certainly not aggressive; rather, it excites me. As Leah Scaralia said, poetry, as well as the Poetry Club, are not intimidating.

AR: In my head. You know that scene in Mean Girls when the cafeteria turns into a jungle brawl? That's what happens in my head, and I always emerge queen of the jungle.

MW: There’s a gritty underbelly in the poetry game that most people don’t know about.

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What mistakes, if any, did you make in last year's recitation contest, and how are you going to improve in those areas this year?

HH: Mr. Teaford did not allow us to say “um” before our poem, and the minute I got up there I said it. I had to sit down. Later he let me get back up, and I did it perfectly.

SW: Choosing the right poem.

YC: I try to understand what the poet is trying to say but at the same time add my own interpretation and feeling to the poem. Each sound, intonation, hand gesture, facial expression, etc. alters the atmosphere of the performance. I gotta be thoughtful of each thing but be confident as well.

AR: Nope, no mistakes. My poetry is perfect.

MW: Mistakes? The only mistakes came from the judges, who didn't recognize my superior skills.

Do you have any closing message you'd like to give to any of your competitors out there?

HH: Well, I didn't make it past the classroom, so good luck to the ones who made it farther than I did.

SW: Seek out Matt Michaud for recitation advice.

YC: Try to become one with the poem and enjoy!

AR: Youngjae, good luck. I think you should do the 'sunglasses' poem again.

MW: Team Wall plans on storming the stage to protest of my lack of advancement in this contest. Don’t try and stop me.

How have you been training, if at all, for this year's competition since POL 2013?

HH: I perform my poem in front of Carter Daume in the library almost every night. I over exaggerate my poem and do an interpretive performance of it for her. She loves it.

SW: I have spent countless hours in the gym with Ian Casey. Fitness is an essential component to POL success.

YC: Recently, I recited last year's poem and realized that some parts sounded a bit forced and awkward. This year I'll try to be more natural.

MW: I’ve stood next to the highway and yelled at cars passing since last April in an effort to improve my projection ability.

Remember the Words

By Hannah Benson ’16 Remember this, remember that I know these words, I swear I do They just seem to slip right through -my headIs spinning I cannot think straight What are these letters They don’t even make sense Okay, I think I’m ready now Poetry Out Loud, you’re out of luck Finally, I remember...Oh wait. Can I just have one line?

Look straight ahead, they say, add emotion this time Emotion? I say, can’t you see it? My heavy, deep breaths don’t give it away These words that you’ll hear won’t make a lot of sense Yet still I somehow manage to pull them together in my mind As a story or a play, but the only word I can remember...is the first Then I’m lost. Hold on, wait, I can get thisI remember my poem. Now I’m ready to start...

But wait. Can we get an extra day?

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The Picador New England Sports New England Olympic Competitors: With the 2014 Sochi Winter Games only seven days away, the Team USA roster is complete. Though many athletes are still competing in their respective sports, there’s no doubt the upcoming Olympic games are in the back of their minds, if not the front. New England will bring a strong contingent of athletes to Sochi to represent the Stars and Stripes. About 36 team USA members have lived or still live in New England. There are four alpine racers from New England— including our own Julia Ford ’08— as well as five freestyle skiers, five snowboarders, one figure skating pair, two bobsledders, twelve hockey players, five Nordic skiers, and two men in the luge. The Boston Bruins will be well represented in Sochi as well, though none are American. Look for Patrice Bergeron (Canada), Tuukka Rask (Finland), David Krejci (Czech Republic), Zdeno Chara (Slovakia), and Loui Eriksson (Sweden) to have strong showings on the ice. In addition, Julia Marino '11 will be skiing for Paraguay. For all these athletes, some of whom are first timers and others who are repeat Olympians, the thrill of representing their country on the world stage is getting ever closer.

Go USA! - Charles Harker ’14

Bruins: This previous week has been explosive for the Bruins. Since the Dallas game which they won 4-2, the Bruins have kicked it into high gear, recovering fully from a tough loss against the Maple Leafs on January 14.

Since then, their record has been 3-0-1. Highlights of the week include a rematch against the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. The B’s fought hard against Chicago, pushing the game into overtime; however, the Blackhawks eventually came out with the win as Kane put away the game winning goal in the shootout against Rask. Individual highlights include Brad Marchand’s explosive performance this month that led to a number of goals for the Bruins. The next matchup for the Bruins is against long-time rival the Montreal Canadians; they hope to add more W’s to the column as they roll towards the end of January.

- Connor Marien ’14

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Celtics: It has been a busy two weeks for the Celtics with the addition of Rajon Rondo to the lineup as well as the triumphant return of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.

The C’s have now dropped 13 of their last 15 games and continue to slide further down the rankings in the Eastern Conference. Rondo has come out a bit rusty, relying like everyone else on Jeff Green to carry the team. The only positive contributions have come from Kelly Olynyk and Jared Sullinger, who has been a shot-blocking machine these past couple of games. Fortunately, for all of Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is nationally ranked and having a great year on the college courts.

The best moments in Celtics basketball occurred last Sunday during breaks in the their game against the Nets at the Garden. After fifteen seasons as the Celtics’ icon and lead scorer, Paul Pierce was traded to Brooklyn last year.

He was with the C’s during every step of their rise from NBA’s worst team to NBA champions. He couldn’t have done it, however, without the help of Kevin Garnett, who was also traded to Brooklyn. KG joined Boston in the 2007 off-season and was the heart and soul of the team when they went on to win the championship later that season; he continues to be one of the most intense players in all of sports. The Garden played tribute videos to both, resulting in a standing ovation each time. Two players who not only embraced the team, but the city as a whole, will live on as legends in the TD Garden. And the Captain, who spent so many years bleeding green, will always be known by all as a Boston Celtic. And he will be remembered because he was a true, hardworking Celtic.

No one will ever forget The Truth.

And now Boston must continue to push forward in order to get to another championship. Who is going to be the next Paul Pierce? Is it Rondo, or Green, or some player yet to be drafted? Only time will tell.

- Joey Casey ’14

Volume 9, Issue 7 Gibson Cushman Returns From a Fall Semester at the Island School

By Celeste Holland ’14 The other night I had the chance to talk to Gibson Cushman, who just returned from spending the first semester of his junior year down at the Island School located at Cape Eluethera, Bahamas. If you have any questions be sure to ask him! miles a day around the southern tip of the island and camped on the beach. We also had a two-day solo, which has made me excited for the solo on Out Back in March, although it will be pretty different.

What inspired you to attend the Island School?

GC: I did a semester program in 8th grade and enjoyed it. Then a friend of mine did a semester at the Island School last year, and I thought that it would be an interesting experience.

What was a typical day like?

GC: We would wake up and meet at the flagpole at 6:30AM and do exerWhat is the Island cises until 7:30. Then we School? would have breakfast and do some chores around the campus; GC: The Island School was founded in 1999 and works hand-in classes started at 9:15AM. After our morning classes, we would -hand with a research institute that was founded a couple of have lunch, followed by two more classes, and then dinner and years later. The campus consists of a boys' dorm, girls' dorm, study hall. However, if we had a research class we sometimes dining hall, boathouse, and academic buildings. There are 48 worked from 10AM until 6PM. students and 12 faculty members at the school. It felt pretty small, but it was also nice because we all got to know each Now that you’re back at Holderness, what do you miss other pretty well. about the Island School?

What were the major differences between the Island School GC: While down at the Island School, it was really hard. But looking back on the experience, it was much better than it and Holderness? seemed in the moment. I really miss the warm weather and beGC: The most obvious difference between the two schools was ing able to dive everyday. the location, but the curriculum was also pretty different.

Do you have a favorite dive that you did?

What was your curriculum like?

GC: During the last dive that we did, we were fishing underwaGC: I took seven classes including the core subjects of math ter for grouper and line fish. I was holding a bag of bait when I and English. I also took Marine Biology and Scientific Returned around and realized that I was about three feet away search. Marine Biology focused on the various reef systems in from a nine-foot tiger shark. Luckily it swam away, but I was the ocean. All of the classes were honors, and we didn’t have as shocked. much time to do our work. We also did an eight-day and a three -day kayaking trip. During this time, we kayaked about 10

What are You Doing This Summer?

Wouldn’t you love to have an exciting adventure? Travel to an interesting part of the world? Make a difference in the world through service? Really learn to use the language you’ve been studying?

SUMMER PROGRAMS COME TO HOLDERNESS SCHOOL The Experiment in International Living Global Works Putney Student Travel Rustic Pathways School Year Abroad – Summer Soccer without Borders Where There Be Dragons On Saturday, February 1st — 9 AM to Noon — Weld Hall Dining Room Page 9

The Picador Thank You, Parents!

Compiled by Sarah Michel ’14 and Zihan Guo ’14 Mom and Dad, Hey, thanks for supporting me in everything I do...and for doing my laundry.

Love, Sarah Garrett Mom & Dad, Thank you so much for the past four years & everything else you've given me.

Love, Sookie Thanks for making the long trip to campus and supporting all my sporting events this winter!

- Hailee 谢谢老爸老妈常常的关心和鼓励！ -于世豪 谢谢爸爸妈妈这些年对我的无微不至的爱，这对我至关重 要，你们是在这世界上对我最重要的两个人！ 李亚芝

Dad and Mom, Thanks for making me snacks when I come home!

HS Yo Parents, Thanks for putting’ up with me on the daily, and for supporting me through this last year at Holdy. Love u guys!

- Caroline Mure Mom, Dad, and Kev, Thanks for being my best friends and supporting me. Love you.

Sarah Thanks Mom and Dad, Love you!

- MacKenzie Howe Mom and Dad, Thank you for all that you do! Love you!

- Aly Thank you, Mom and Dad, for making me go to high school for five years.

- CJ Hey Mama en Papa, Bedankt voor alle steun die ik van jullie heb gehad voor die drie jaar. Ik mis jullie en ik kan niet wachten totdat ik jullie zie.

- Mike Hogervorst I would like to thank my parents for always putting up with me.

And Always telling me how much they love me.

- Jack Gewirz

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Volume 9, Issue 7 Horoscopes

By Caroline Mure ’14 and Sookie Liddle ’14 Libra (September 23October 22): Have you been thinking about a situation a little too much lately? Maybe it's in your social life or in school, but over-thinking things can make a situation more stressful. Step back and you will find true meaning.

new that might change your life forever.

Aries (March 21-April 19): You’ve been thinking a lot about the hidden meanings and true significance of unspoken gestures. Take a deep breath and two steps back; you're over analyzing, which will lead to something bad in your future.

Capricorn December 22January 19): Nothing has been going your way lately, but it is not time to give up yet. If you look elsewhere for inspiration, you are bound to be successful; you just need to Scorpio (October 23Taurus (April 20-May 20): take your time.

November 21): Don’t be too Your philosophical notions are Aquarius (January 20confident today, because in making life a little nicer today, February 18): It is a good reality you are not sure what so make sure that you're time for you to throw a celeyou are getting yourself into. spending extra time pondering bration for something that has Things may not turn out the life's mysteries. You may actuhappened to you lately, even if way you think they will. Learn ally stumble on something it's small. It still means a lot to more about your situation beuseful. you, so congratulate yourself! fore you become too confident Gemini (May 21-June 21): and make a huge mistake.

Pisces (February 19-March Changing your mind about 20): Being somewhat of a something might be called for Sagittarius (November 22closed book has its perks, but December 21): You are ready today when you hear a consometimes it’s good to express to either make a new friend or vincing counterpoint. But you yourself and tell people how take a relationship to the next are better off sticking with you feel! It will not only shock level today. Get yourself out your opinions; don’t let others you, but others as well -- in a there and don’t miss the opchange your mind. good way! portunity to begin something

Cancer (June 22-July 22): You need to take care of yourself today -- so make sure that you're on top of your own needs. It may feel weird to put yourself first, but sometimes that's just the way it is.

Leo (July 23-August 22): You feel tireless today, so make sure that you're in a position to do something useful (or fun) with all that great energy. You can get almost anything done without too much trouble.

Virgo (August 23September22): Try to go with the flow today -- though you may feel like lashing out at the slightest provocation! It's one of those days when you've got to try to relax, if only to get past the small stuff.

Overheards

In and Out

Collected by Parker Densmore ’15

Lea Rice ’14

Please email pdensmore@holderness.org if you hear anything that you think should be shared.

IN:

OUT:

 Finding True Love

 Playing Video Games at 10

 Kaelen Caggiula

 Mr. Durnan

 Ms. Glew asked me for my rapper name, but I forgot.

 Saving the Polar Bears

 Keeping the Lights On

 I am going to send you mystical unicorns all study hall…

I have so many links.

 Whipped Cream

 Air Horns

 Actual Olympics

 Barton Olympics

 Stop complaining about a job you asked for.  If he had made the shot, I would have ripped my arms off and waved them around.

 I just ate like 14 pieces of bread.  One time I farted into a bottle and opened it for my dog, and he recoiled in pain.

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Movie Title: The Wolf of Wall Street Reviewer: Jack Yanchitis ’15 Director: Martin Scorsese In an absurd tale of a poor man nickeling and diming his way to wealth, main character Jordan Belfort puts it like this: “I made $49 million last year, which really pissed me off, because it was $3 million shy of a million dollars a week.” This is the first line that sets the tone for the wildest film of the century.

Untitled By the Poetry Club Why... does the world go round? do I need air to breathe? does my boyfriend question?

He talks so, but what does he say?

His words are empty. Each question is met with a mere nod, simple answers that don't really say much at all...

That is, until his voice cracks upno, his throat cracks open - literally and hysterically he laughs at me but he brought warmth to me He was not embracing me but I felt his presence comfort me, He was the air that surrounded me.

There is no way for me to describe the feeling he gave me.

I'm speechless, wordless, and overwhelmed that I do not know what is keeping me from going to him, being with him, telling him, he is my world And in the end, giving him his best kiss ever, which makes him feel like a Romeo (and you are the only Juliet in the world), Like you are the last two people left in the universe, and there is no one left to come between you.

Born and raised by his crazy father, Mad Max, who features in the movie, Jordan Belfort grew up in Queens. The movie follows his insane trip (literally a few times) from being a non-drinking husband who wants to enter the Stock Market, to leading one of the most successful brokerage houses in history, to finally getting caught by the FBI for stock manipulation.

Belfort lived the high life--full of sex, drugs, and endless amounts of money. At one point in the movie he starts throwing $100 bills at the FBI agent who is responsible for his arrest, calling them “fun coupons.” Director Martin Scorsese takes the book, The Wolf of Wall Street--a true story written by Jordan Belfort himself--and includes all the fine details in his three-hour major motion picture.

Jordan Belfort and his best friend Donny Porush are played

by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, respectively. Due to the nudity, the record-breaking number of expletives (They say the f-word 506 times, nearly 300 more times more than the next movie), and the drug use, the film is rated R. It is a must watch by all accounts, as it has been nominated for five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Lead Actor.

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