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February 5, 2016
Canterbury play develops plot twist from ‘Hamlet’
Just Because Week’s mission is in its name By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
Theater fans who cannot recite Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” from memory will get help setting the stage when Canterbury High School Winter Theatre presents “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.” A brief introduction will tell just enough to introduce the characters, according to Joyce Lazier, director. “I suppose you don’t have to know [“Hamlet”] intimately,” Lazier said. “If you have a general idea of what goes on, then the character makes sense. We’re going to have a little narration at the beginning of the play to remind people who haven’t read it since high school and are maybe my age. When Claudius and Gertrude come on, you know who they are. And if you have never read
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Evan Stoddard and Rebecca Alifimoff rehearse for the Canterbury Winter Theatre production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” Stoddard, a junior, plays Guildenstern. Alifimoff, a senior, plays Rosencrantz.
it, you’ll have enough to enjoy the show.” As the title suggests, the title character in “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” receives the worst possible
news about his acquaintances in the Shakespeare tragedy. In a news release, Canterbury said the audience finds Rosencrantz and Guildenstern “coming to
Robotics teams prepare to capture strongholds By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Matt Elder is a co-coach of the Homestead High School robotics team, along with Robert Steverson, not shown. Dakota Alverson, a senior, and Sam Botchko, a junior, are the student co-captains.
a boulder made of foam through an opening in a castle tower. Robots also may have to overcome an outer wall or a lower wall or other obstacles. Each alliance will choose three challenges for the opponent to attempt. The audience will select a
fourth challenge for each team. “During the last 20 seconds, they can scale the tower. They have to reach up 6 feet, clasp and lift 2 feet,” Elder said. Huntington County robotics coach Chris See TEAMS, Page A7
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Homestead High School and Huntington County robotics teams are building machines to storm the castle for the 2016 challenge. More than 75,000 high school students on over 3,100 teams at 114 venues are participating in the FIRST Stronghold challenge. The acronym stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” Teams received instructions on Jan. 9 via live broadcasts received at 114 sites worldwide. Homestead co-coach Matt Elder explained that “Stronghold” is the name of this year’s challenge. In competition, teams will form alliances with robot crews from other schools for 3-against-3 challenges. Alliances will direct their robots to hurl
the realization that they are merely players in a play and not really in control over the events that take See PLAY, Page A14
Homestead High School classrooms will have an extra sense of urgency that week in late February, because the ISTEP tests are at hand and the SAT tests will follow. The athletic venues will see extra duty, because winter sports are coming to a close and spring athletes are limbering up in the hallways. The school atmosphere will hint of change, because the college and career fair is at hand and because seniors soon will pick up their graduation caps and gowns. But for that one, cold, late-winter week, students will become Dirty Duckers and Notorious Netters and variety show artists because — well, just because it’s Just Because Week. The annual Homestead tradition helps fight the winter blues, said Alyssa Braman, the faculty
adviser to the student government association. The observance runs Feb. 22-26. Each day has an assigned dress theme. It’s juniors vs. seniors on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Notorious Netters basketball challenge. Because the gym is busy that week, the Dirty Duckers dodge ball challenge has been moved ahead to Wednesday, Feb. 17. And then there’s the two-night variety show. Students pay a small admission fee the evenings of Feb. 24 and 25. Beginning at 7 p.m. each evening, about 17 acts will entertain. “It lasts two to two and a half hours, so it’s a pretty full night,” said senior Sam Hagedorn, the student government president. It’s the same program both nights; the show is repeated because both shows usually sell out. “There’s a ton of variety, mostly musical See JUST, Page A15