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Students eat on Main Street after flood on cafeteria floor MARENA COLE The cafeteria was closed for a day due to a flood, according to senior custodian Tim Keefe. The flood occurred the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 3. and was mostly cleaned by 4 p.m. that afternoon, he said. Keefe said the cause and origins of the flooding is unknown. BY

“It was just a freak accident,” he said. The custodial staff removed the water from the floor with extractors and sanitized with bleach, water and disinfectants, he said. “The Health Department made the recommendation that we close the cafeteria for the day so

we could clean it up,” he said. Principal Jennifer Price then made the decision to close the cafeteria, he said. Cafeteria staff served lunch in the foyer above the cafeteria, he said. Students ate on Main Street. No damage was done to any school property, Keefe said.

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In the caf: Water ﬂooded the cafeteria ﬂoor last Tuesday.

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Library to focus on mixing media MARENA COLE In the new building, the library will be a Library Learning Commons, librarian Donna Johns said. According to Johns, a Library Learning Commons mixes print media with other forms of information, with an emphasis on interaction. “We hate to use buzzwords, but that’s the newest thing in libraries,” Johns said. “It’s using digital books, print books and movies together, so when you’re in the library, it’s a multimedia information center. “For example, you could do a project on the human body. Instead of just doing a poster, you could ﬁrst do some research. Then, you might choose some graphics that you found in an online book, or you might draw something yourself and scan it in. “You can then create a website, making a brand new way of looking at a topic. It’s really about being innovative about creation zones within the library.” Johns said the focus of the library as a Learning Commons came as a result of a worldwide trend in teaching and learning. “The library’s role is changing,” she said. “Now, you can come in here to create content. In a class, you might create a wiki that the whole world can see, which can become a resource for other people. “This is what you would do in the real world, and it’s learning real world skills for the 21st century. The world has changed. “The way people get information has changed. People nowadays want to learn by doing. To prepare for a global economy, BY

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In the library: Seniors Gary Hashimoto, Kevin Lee and Alex Talishinsky work on computers. In the new building, students will be able to use new technology to create content.

Open campus criteria under review REBECCA HARRIS Students with more than four excused absences in a study hall that meets twice a week may still receive open campus next semester. Sophomore Gabe Dreyer submitted a proposal to the Student Faculty Administration to give open campus to students with more than four excused absences in a study hall. Dreyer’s proposal says that situations in which a student has more than four excused absences in any other kind of two-block class would “be dealt with on a case-to-case basis.” “He or she will have the option to meet with the teacher of the BY

class and his or her housemaster to discuss whether or not she or he deserves the N,” the proposal says. Dreyer originally proposed an amendment to the N-rule, but faculty co-chair Gregory Drake said that such an amendment was outside the SFA’s purview. Housemaster Mark Aronson said that the most relevant issue was not whether students with four or more absences should receive N’s, but whether they should receive open campus on the basis of those N’s. “The issue is whether a student should lose open campus for N-ing out of a study,” he said. Additionally, the board dis-

cussed a proposal by senior Ezra Cohen, student co-chair, that would “strongly encourage” teachers to give out course assessments mid-year. Cohen’s proposal would create a standardized course assessment form for teachers and encourage them to use it midyear, the proposal says. Students would then ﬁll it out and return it anonymously, it says. Carpentry teacher Garrett Tingle said that he worried about the effect of anonymity on student-teacher relationships. “To me, it should be open,” he said. “It’s a conversation. If you have an issue, I want to hear about it.”

you need to know how to communicate, channel information and solve problems.” The space in the new building will be approximately two-thirds of the size of the current library, or about the size of four classrooms, Johns said. “Instead of the 14 side rooms we have here, we will have two classrooms and three conference rooms,” she said. “They would be for students who want to work on a small group project or work in a quiet study area,” she said. “We won’t be able to accommodate as many kids. Hopefully that will be enough space, and kids who just want to hang out will use the cafeteria, which will be a beautiful space.” There will be about 80 new computers in the library, Johns said. To adapt to a smaller space, the current plan is to have rolling shelves. “We haven’t ordered the furniture yet, and we aren’t sure what kind of furniture we’ll be able to order,” she said. “Our dream library will be on wheels. There would be bookcases along the walls, and separate shelves that would have wheels,” she said. “If you came with your science class, we could move the books into place. All the magazines and reference books you need could be right there with you when you’re with your class. “We’re hoping for an opening day collection of 1,200 to 1,500 of the best-of-the-best new books.” Anyone interested in donating to the library’s new collection of books can do so through the Educational Excellence Campaign, she said.

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Tiger pride: Sophomore T.J. Quinn and the Tigers prepare to play Brookline. See pages 6 and 7 for game preview.

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Library should be a place to work

Shira Bleicher

Harvest time: Pumpkins are in season as mid-November arrives.

It’s hard to believe the new school is scheduled to be open for classes in 10 months. In the new building, the library will be more focused as a Library Learning Commons. This year, more opportunities have been available through the library, especially with online books and resources now available. The current plans for the library promise beneficial change, with a focus on creating content using up-to-date technology. However, the library in the new school will be a much smaller space, meaning that students will have to use it differently. Faculty and students have complained over the years about too many students us-

ing the library to hang out, rather than to study or work together. Because there is less space, the new library should be prioritized for those who need to do schoolwork and don’t just want to socialize. It is important for students to be mindful of how they use the library, because even with all the new technology available, students will not be able to do work in the library if it is noisy and overcrowded. Students will have to ﬁnd other places to go during downtime. The new library and all the resources available to students will offer limitless learning opportunities. However, in order for this to be successful, it needs to be respected as a place of learning.

Students, teachers share opinions on online grades GEORGINA TEASDALE Using the FirstClass system, teachers are able to post students’ grades online. The grades can be posted under a student’s name or student ID number and a password. Students and teachers said whether they think grades should be posted online, and if parents should be able to see what the grades are. BY

Teachers

English teacher Michael Fieleke said he doesn’t think grades should be postNewtonian ed online. Michael “I think Fieleke there could be a lot of misinterpretation by what the grades mean, for example by how much the grades are weighed.” Special education facilitator Dianne Lochhead said, “It’s a double-edged sword. Students

mass interview are in high school, and we want them to be independent. Once in a while students will have a bad day, but they have a chance to improve it, and they should have a chance to improve without their parents knowing every single grade. “The other end of the spectrum is students who don’t have the ability to regroup and they tell their parents they’re doing ﬁne, and then their parents don’t see the F until it’s too late. They believe if they had seen it, they could have done something about it.”

Seniors

Ken Landers said, “I would say yes depending on how difﬁcult it is for the teachers. If it takes them a really long time or a lot of effort, I’d say no. “In high school, as students we are responsible for our grades, and as high school students, we

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have to move beyond our parents monitoring our grades.” Mary Naugler said, “I think that they should because it allows kids to be able to check their grades whenever they want instead of bugging teachers. Also, it limits surprises at the end of a term.” She also said parents shouldn’t see grades “unless a teacher thinks that the parents should be notiﬁed of a student’s grade, for example if there was a sudden drop in their child’s Newtonian grade, or steady Mary improvement.”

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Juniors

Jared Kalow said grades should be posted, “because students can realize they’re not doing well in a class and improve before the term ends. “I think it should be the choice of the student to give their par-

ents the password.” Anita Li said grades should be posted, because “it’s easier to know what your grade is and what areas you need to improve in,” she said.

Sophomores

Eric Hollenberg said grades should be posted, “as long as only the person that the grades pertain to can see them.” A s t o whether parents should see grades, he said, “No, there are report cards for that. Newtonian “This should Eric be a way for Hollenberg students to monitor their progress.” Eve Kaufmann said, “I like to see what my grade is at any point and what I need to work on to improve it.” Anna Papp thinks parents should have access to grades.

“If the student has a good relationship with their parents, they’ll tell them anyway if they have any serious problems,” she said. Tereza Pinkhasova said, “Well, I think it could be a nice plus, but they don’t need to. We could always ask them after class or some teachers just hand them out at different times of the term. Posting grades online is not a necessity though. “Parents should be able to check your grades sometimes but not have unlimited access to it. Parents should give you a bit more privacy than that,” she said.

Freshmen

Matt Bressler said he thinks grades should be posted online. “Then, people can see how they’re doing, and if they can see, maybe they’ll be more motivated to try harder.” Jill Vaglica said grades should be posted, “so people can know their grade beforehand.” However, she said grades should be kept conﬁdential.

‘Beep’ Calabro coached football PRATEEK ALLAPUR Robert W. “Beep” Calabro, a volunteer assistant for the football team, died Monday, Nov. 2. He was 74. Describing Mr. Calabro, semiretired English teacher and varsity football coach Peter Capodilupo called him a “vibrant person who loved being a part of his community, team and family.” “Some people say that the greatest gift a person can besides his love is his labor; he gave labor to everything he cared about and showed that he cared through small acts of kindness,” said Capodilupo. According to Capodilupo, Mr. Calabro kept statistics for the football team for over 25 years and came to every practice. “At practices, whenever I would yell at a kid, he would go up to them afterwards and embrace the kid. He really understood the humanity of everything he was part of,” said Capodilupo. According to Capodilupo, Mr. Calabro would arrive at each practice with “his pockets full of candy, ” demonstrating his caring for the kids. BY

in memoriam Mr. Calabro was a veteran of the Korean War, and he applied the same values that he learned during his time in the service to everything he did, he said. “He had the ability to mark and move people in a variety of ways,” Capodilupo said. “He understood that there were bigger things than him, and he was very aware of greater concepts like art and history, and yet never lost himself in these and never stopped caring for the people around him: his children, his fellow coaches and his family.” According to Capodilupo, Mr. Calabro was always able to inspire everyone through his words and actions. “He could talk with skill and aplomb to both professors and students and could relate to all kinds of personalities,” Capodilupo said. A master baker in Newton for the past 25 years, Mr. Calabro held many jobs at various bakeries in Newton, such as Magni’s

Bakery in Nonantum. Mr. Calabro coached the Boys Club National League Baseball team from 1982 to 1991. Mr. Calabro’s family has set up a scholarship in his honor for Newton North football players. According to Capodilupo, the scholarship will be awarded each year to one senior football player who demonstrates an irrepressible will, a caring for the community and a positive attitude. Services for Mr. Calabro were Friday, Nov. 6 at the Andrew J. Magni & Son Funeral Home followed by a funeral mass in Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

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Mobile education Educational apps help students learn

Math Ref

Dictionary.com Free

Free trial version, full version 99 cents

The Dictionary.com app is a great way to look up words when you’re not near a computer or just when you’re on the go. Any word you look up will be deconstructed, and the app will provide the word’s part of speech, several deﬁnitions of the word and even the option to have each word pronounced through the speaker of the phone. A thesaurus is available to take the word and generate synonyms that could be used instead. Instead of clogging up your email with “words of the day,” you can access them through this app. This is the best digital way to look up words when a dictionary isn’t around.

Memorizing countless formulas just got that much easier. Math Ref gives you access to math topics ranging from algebra to trigonometry, and the app will break down the topic into several categories. Each category includes visuals of formulas, practice problems and directions to solve problems associated with the topic selected. For visual learners, being able to see a diagram of each equation or formula is a real selling point. For only 99 cents, it can’t hurt to add this math reference app to your collection.

Because there are thousands of applications available for the iPhone and iTouch, it is sometimes difficult when deciding which “apps” to buy or even to test. Here are ﬁve apps that should make high school students’ lives a little bit easier.

iHeart Radio Free

SAT Word Boost Free trial version, full version $4.99

It can be overwhelming to study hundreds of words for the SAT, but the SAT Word Boost app makes it easier to manage. The full version of the app comes with 500 words, and it gives you the option to look up words by their complexity. There is a great “quiz yourself” option, where you can pick either the deﬁnition or the word and check the answer if you’re unsure. You can also search for words alphabetically or focus on a list of words you struggled with.

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For checking messages, birthdays and statuses on the go, the Facebook app is the easiest way to stay in touch with friends and family. The app includes almost all of the same features as Facebook.com, making it the perfect portable version. Being able to use Facebook chat or update your status when a computer isn’t available are two of the many practical features of the app. There is no better social network app available to date.

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What is Diabetes? MATT KALISH People with diabetes can live perfectly normal lives with the proper care, said nurse Rozanne Milner. “There are people out there who have managed to do wonderful things,” she said. Research is improving every day, and there are many ways in which diabetes can be controlled, Milner said. “People who learn to live with the disease don’t let it get in the way of their daily lives.” There are two types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2, Milner said. “Type 1 used to be called juvenile diabetes because it was most commonly diagnosed in young kids,” she said. “It is a lifelong disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to properly control blood sugar levels. “Without insulin, the glucose is trapped in the bloodstream and the body cannot use it for energy,” Milner said. Type 2 is usually caused by poor diet and lack of exercising, but can also occur due to aging or rare circumstances, she said. “Type 2 Diabetes is becoming more common than ever because of the growing BY

amount of overweight kids in America. “It can be controlled more than Type 1 and varies in severity, but it cannot be cured completely,” she said. “The best treatment of diabetes is having a good diet and exercising,” Milner said. “People with diabetes have to always pay attention to their glucose level and control that they don’t have too much or too little glucose in them. “If they don’t watch out, they can go into a coma.” Even if properly taken care of, people with diabetes are at risk for long-term complications due to diabetes. “People with diabetes are at risk of blindness, heart disease, kidney failure and amputation of limbs,” she said. Symptoms of diabetes are blurred vision, erectile dysfunction, fatigue, frequent or slow-healing infections, increased appetite, increased thirst and increased urination, she said. “It is recommended that overweight children be checked for diabetes every two years starting at age 10, as should every adult over 45,” Milner said. To prevent diabetes, it is recommended to keep a healthy diet and lead a healthy lifestyle, she said.

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Bickering couple: Playing Lily Garland, junior Nuala O’Donovan toys with the emotions of George, played by senior Robbie Benner, during a performance of “Twentieth Century.”

‘Twentieth Century’ an entertaining train ride Gaby Perez-Dietz

Aspiring playwright: Dr. Grover Lockwood, played by senior Rocco Donohue, boards the train to meet with his mistress.

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Bankrupt producer: Oscar Jaffe, played by senior Jordan Ascher, plots to convince his former lover to star in his play.

FATEMA ZAIDI Hilarious and uplifting, “Twentieth Century” was an enjoyable train ride, complete with eccentric characters and sarcastic jokes. With seniors Julie MandelFolly and Ingrid Rudie directing, Ken Ludwig’s play went on stage yesterday and will show tonight and tomorrow night in Lasker Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Taking place a few years after the Depression, the play chronicles the shameless ways of an egomaniacal, bankrupt theatre producer, Oscar Jaffe. During a 16-hour train ride from Chicago to New York, he tries to swindle Lily Garland, a famous actress and his former lover, to act in his next production. In a long monologue, he tries to convince her, but Lily ﬂatly calls him insane. So Jaffe’s quest to win her over begins. Jaffe, played by senior Jordan Ascher, is disillusioned by his old glory. With his booming voice, Jaffe only talks about his old fame and tries to make every failure look like a success. Lily is a high-strung, hardboiled Hollywood diva at the top of her game. Played by junior Nuala O’Donovan, Lily consistently lies and toys with others’ feelings. Although Jaffe needs Lily desperately, she wants nothing to do with him. Instead, she agrees to star in a play produced by Jaffe’s enemy, Max Jacobs. Presented BY

review by junior Ben Rosenberg, Max is egotistical like Jaffe and desperate to have Lily in his play. Still, Jaffe is indignant and searches for a play to produce as well as a sponsor to fund it. On the train he meets The Beard, a German actor. Junior David Gore portrayed The Beard, and added to the comedy of the play with a heavy German accent. The Beard tells Jaffe that he can direct his play, “The Passion Play,” which is about Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Jaffe also meets Matthew Clark, an executive of a famous pharmaceutical company, who agrees to invest in the play. Clark, presented by junior Derek Butterton, believes Lily’s lies and is impressed with her intrigue in religion. He immediately offers her the role of Magdalene. Clark, however, is not who he says he is. He sticks “repent” stickers everywhere, and the audience soon finds out that he is actually an escapee from an asylum and is no longer the executive of the pharmaceutical company. Butterton expressed his maniacal presence effectively by ﬂailing his arms and screaming boldly. Also on the train is Dr. Grover Lockwood, an aspiring playwright, and he presents his play to Jaffe. However, Jaffe never bothers to look at it.

Lockwood is married, but he escapes from his wife to have an affair with Anita Highland, and the door opens on them when they are being intimate with each other. Suspicious and always questioning how people know certain facts, senior Rocco Donohue played Lockwood’s nervousness well. He is always scared that his wife will ﬁnd out about his affair. In contrast, Highland, an easily excited character portrayed by senior Laura Swagger, doesn’t care and wishes her lover would stop talking about his wife. At the end, all of the characters meet in an unexpected scene that begins with drama and intensity, but ends with elation. With costumes by junior Aviva Galpert, the women in the play wore vibrant dresses from the 1930s, and the men wore suits. The exciting set by junior Kevin Zabrecky consisted of three cars, showing two cars at a time to give the full effect of the train ride. The movement added to the realism of the play, and as the rooms changed, they showed the lives of the different characters. With these frequent and fastpaced scene changes, the set enhanced the feel of the rushed train ride. Filled with comedic twists and dramatic irony, the play riveted the audience to their seats. Tickets are $7 at the door.

Improv Jam coming up Dec. 2 ALICIA ZHAO Improv Jam is a chance for the Improv Club to show the Newton North community what it has been up to, said sophomore Graham Techler. Techler, an officer with junior Mercer Gary, said that all members of the club will participate. “ We ’ v e been working Newtonian on different Graham improvisational techTechler niques, doing scenes, playing games and getting a stronger arsenal of improv,” he said. There will be one show on Wednesday, Dec. 2 in the little theatre at 7:30 p.m. “Improv is a big crowd pleasBY

er,” Techler said. “The audience gets to participate and see their ideas on stage.” According to Techler, game genres will include characters, environment, justification and mime. “ E n v i r o n m ent and mime games involve creating a certain environment for the actors to live in,” Techler said. “In justiﬁcation games, actors will get something that might not make sense, but they must use that information and bend the scene to their own will.” Meanwhile, in character games, certain qualities of the characters drive the scenes. Some of the games are “Gun Slayer,” “Spin-offs” and “Styles.” “‘Gun Slayer’ is a super improv game that is fast paced and involves large groups of people,” Techler said. “It’s crazy.”

“Spin-offs” starts with a godlike ﬁgure who creates a scene at whim. Members must then act out the scene and adjust accordingly when the “god” decides to change the scene. In “Styles,” Techler said, actors will play out the same scene in several different genres, such as horror and documentary. Techler said that his favorite part of improv is “the kind of group mentality such that there is a seamless understanding between each member.” “It creates something immensely entertaining, and it’s just such a rush going out there and doing it,” he said. “You use up an enormous amount of energy while performing, but the adrenaline rush is so great that it doesn’t even affect you.” Tickets are $3 at the door or from any club member.

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Improv Club: Junior Kate Lewis and senior Seth Simons play an improv game in preparation for the Improv Jam Wednesday, Dec. 2 in the little theatre at 7:30 p.m.

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Thanksgiving game is an important tradition HUMBERTO CASTILLO Three years ago, I came to Newton North High School. I didn’t really know how important the tradition of Newton North and Brookline really was. BY

guest column My freshman year, I saw the Brookline game for the first time as a Newton North Tiger, and although I didn’t play in that game, I realized that game meant something to us as a team. Last year, it really struck me how important this game is on the varsity level. As of last year, I can say that it was the best game I have ever won so far. We went into double overtime, and when I stepped on the field for the last drive of the game, I never felt more nervous in my life. It was up to us, the players on the field, to win the game. That’s what we did. We stopped them all four downs in overtime, and we won the game.

Tradition

The rivalry between Newton North and Brookline is one of the oldest in the state. The series record stands at 5652-6 with Newton North ahead. The Tigers have won the last ﬁve Turkey Day clashes. I ﬁrst suited up for a Thanksgiving Day game two years ago when

we beat them 13-6. It was a great game. We scored with 47 seconds left in the game to win it. In one game, we accomplished all three of our goals for the season: we won our next game, we had a winning season and we beat Brookline.

Season

This season, we have not been as successful as we hoped to be, and we have not played as well as we should have. We started the first half of the season with a 1-5 record. In our opening game at Natick, we Tom DeStefano held them to Humberto a 7-0 lead goCastillo ing in to the second half. By the end of the game, they scored three more touchdowns to win it 27-0. The next week, we played Framingham at Boston College, and we beat them 28-13. In the next four weeks, we would lose all four games to Walpole, Needham, Wellesley and Weymouth by 14 or fewer points. After those four losses, the team knew that we would have to step it up to have a winning season.

We did, by beating Braintree 3412. The next week on Halloween, we beat Milton 18-6, and the next week, we beat Dedham 42-14. We are hoping to end the season with a 6-5 record. We are hoping to win the next two games. On Thanksgiving week, we will have to forget about what we could have done better in this whole season and start thinking about what we have to do on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.

Why we play

So what makes a group of friends strap on their pads every day from the hottest days of August to the coldest days of November? We play to carry on the tradition of Newton North football and the legacy of the players and coaches of the past. We play out of respect for our teammates, many of whom we have known since we were in elementary school. We play out of respect for our coaches. Coach Capodilupo, coach Bower, coach Pockwinse and coach Nick Capodilupo work tirelessly to make us the best football team that we can be. We play because we like to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. That’s why football is the ultimate team sport. Lastly, we play because we know that there is nothing in the world better than beating Brookline on Thanksgiving Day.

Kickoff: Senior Eddie Campana holds the ball as senior Conor O’ Brookline on Thanksgiving for the 115th annual Thanksgiving ga going for their sixth straight win against Brookline. Last year, the

Brookline working overcoming injurie DANIEL ELLEDGE BROOKLINE SAGAMORE SPORTS EDITOR The BHS football team is trying to beat Newton North on Thanksgiving after failing to do so for the past ﬁve years. Last year, Brookline lost in double overtime, 15-7, after they couldn’t convert on a fourth down attempt to try and keep the game alive. It was a second straight heartbreaking loss to North after losing in the fourth quarter the year before. The seniors graduated without ever having the feeling of beating the Tigers. Brookline hasn’t won a game BY

Under pressure: Junior Isaiah Penn, a quarterback, rushes out of the pocket.

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since that loss and has started the season 0-9. Still, coach Laz Mitjans said he feels that the Warriors have been strong in getting back up after every loss and preparing for the next opponent. “We are so resilient right now, especially the core of our team. To be able to come out every day and still practice and to still work hard and to still come out to the weight room. Just the fact that you have to walk on campus everyday 0-9 is something that is tough to do, and I tip my hat to them,” Mitjans said.

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Tigers-Warriors game ‘a work of art,’ coach says

JOSH BAKAN Continuing the tradition, football will play the 115th annual Thanksgiving game against Brookline. The Tigers, 4-5 this season and 56-52-6 against Brookline, beat the Warriors in double overtime last year in their ﬁfth straight Thanksgiving victory. “That was the greatest game I’ve ever played in,” said senior Humberto Castillo, a captain with seniors Faisal Mayanja, Conor O’Neil and Eddie Pang. “It was a matter of who wanted it more, and we wanted it more than they did,” he said. “Everybody on the team was ready to play, and we were never going to give up.” The Tigers ﬁnished 3-8 last year, but beating Brookline “allowed us to end on a good note despite a bad season,” Castillo said. Before the season, Castillo and coach Peter Capodilupo said three of the team’s goals are always to win their next game, have a winning season and beat Brookline. “Because of the tradition, beating Brookline might be a little more important than having a winning season,” Castillo said. Once riddled by injuries, the Tigers are getting some of their key players back in time for the game, Castillo said. Seniors Matt Gault, a left guard, Maxx Lyman, a defensive end and BY

tight end and Troy Peterson, a running back, are returning, he said. “Matt has done a really good job stepping it up after a concussion,” Castillo said. “Maxx brings skill to the position. Troy coming back is a really big boost for us. “The whole team is stepping up right now,” he said. “We need to step it up a little bit more. We have some errors to correct.” Brookline has lost some of its best players this year, Castillo said.

coach Peter Capodilupo “The game exempliﬁes the great joy or sorrow that could result, depending on whether you win or lose.” “But they are good at their skill positions: quarterback, running back and wide receiver,” he said. A key returning player for the Warriors is senior Ervin Scott, a quarterback, Castillo said. Coach Peter Capodilupo said the game is like a work of art. “It brings generations together,” Capodilupo said. “There are kids playing whose parents or grandparents played or were cheerleaders in this game. “It’s an important game because it’s the last game most kids will

play football. You remember things by the way they end, so it’s nice to end on a high note.” A wide array of emotions amount from the outcome of the game, Capodilupo said. “The game exempliﬁes the great joy or sorrow that could result, depending on whether you win or lose,” he said. Tomorrow, the Tigers host Norwood. “Norwood is always dangerous,” Capodilupo said. “They’re well-coached and have a very strong running game. Both teams are trying to have a winning season. Each team’s winning season could resolve out of this game.” Saturday, Nov. 7, the Tigers beat Dedham 42-14 at Boston College. Seniors Ben Kiley and Kourtney Wornum Parker returned punts for touchdowns. “We ran the ball very well and played great defense,” Capodilupo said. “The win keeps our goal of having a winning season alive. In that way, it was a very good win for us.” The Tigers beat Milton 18-6 Saturday, Oct. 31 at South. Senior Hao-Kai Wu opened the game with a 66-yard run for a touchdown. “That really ﬁred us up,” Capodilupo said. “We played like we practiced, with a high level of intensity.”

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’Neil kicks the ball to Milton. The Tigers won 18-6. The Tigers visit ame. The Tigers are 4-5, and the Warriors are 0-9. The Tigers are ey beat Brookline in double overtime.

g towards ﬁrst win, es, lack of depth Even with their resiliency, it has been tough for the team to compete this year. With the fewest players in the division and with multiple injuries, the roster has been depleted and it has been hard for the Warriors to stay in games, Mitjans said. “We just don’t have bodies,” Mitjans said, “We get worn down, beat up and injured. If one kid gets hurt, that’s six positions because players play many different positions for us.” With the days ticking down to the Newton North game, Mitjans can’t hide the feeling that the team

is constantly thinking about North and the Thanksgiving game. “We always focus on Newton North. It’s always there. It will always be there until we start beating them,” Mitjans said. “It will be on our minds 365 days in between games against North, but we are always thinking about them.” Even with all of the early woes in the season, the football team and the high school are looking forward to this game. The Warriors are preparing, and they wonder if this is ﬁnally the year they can beat Newton North.

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Avoiding tackles: Senior Ben Kiley, a wide receiver, runs from a Milton defender after catching a pass from senior Conor O’Neil. Kiley has also returned two punts for touchdowns this season.

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Talk of the Critic’s Corner

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Green Day (2000) Many Green Day listeners are clueless about what material came between 1994’s Dookie, when they debuted as your scrappy, just-next-door punksters, and their entrance back into the mainstream with 2004’s political rock opera, American Idiot. On the transitional disc, Warning, the band is gradually pulling away from its punk roots, and the group sounds crisp. Tracks are accented with unusual instruments, such as the accordion on “Misery” and the harmonica on “Hold On.” Key tracks: “Deadbeat Holiday,” “Waiting” and “Minority.” Grade: A-

Elephant The White Stripes (2003) What proved the superior talent of the Detroit garage band is the fact that the versatile twomember band is able to produce the sound of four. On vocals,

guitar and piano, Jack White is an admirable soldier here on the group’s breakthrough album, and Meg White is commendable for her simplistic drumming. Jack and Meg might not have been ideal as a married couple, but as band-mates, they’re symbiotic. Key tracks: “Seven Nation Army,” “Hypnotize” and “The Air Near My Fingers.” Grade: B+

Costello Music The Fratellis (2006) Costello Music represents the cream of the European-alternative crop. In 2006, the Fratellis put out one of the catchiest records by a landslide, featuring lyrics that roll off the tongue and throbbing choruses in songs like “Flathead” and “Chelsea Dagger.” Yet despite the feel-good, atmosphere the album exudes, it is otherwise relatively shallow. Key tracks: “Flathead,” “The Gutterati?” and “Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night.” Grade: B

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Five things to love about this time of year

It’s bad enough I don’t have room in my locker, and now I have to deal with all these turkeys...for Thanksgiving.

Here are five reasons to love this time of year: ◆ Term two just began, so you can get a fresh start. ◆ Thanksgiving is in two weeks, so you can take a break, spend time with family and friends and enjoy good food. ◆ This year is also the 115th annual Thanksgiving football game against the Brookline Warriors at Brookline High

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School. You can go to the game to support the Tigers, who have won 56 times in the past. ◆ “ Twentieth Century ” opened last night. You can go see it and support students’ hard work, and enjoy a fun comedy. ◆ Winter vacation is just six weeks away. With seven days off from school, you can take time to enjoy the season.

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Editors discuss the creation of superheroes

On Campus: Graphic novel editors Jerry Ma, Keith Chow and Jeff Yang discuss the process they went through in creating the stories and characters on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

ELLEN SARKISIAN Comic books are a critical part of the media landscape, said Jeff Yang. Yang, the editor in chief of the graphic novel collection “Secret Identitites: The Asian American Superhero Anthology,” gave a presentation Wednesday, Oct. 28 with education and outreach editor Keith Chow and art director Jerry Ma. The three presenters discussed the graphic novel and ran a workshop about creating comic book characters. They began the presentation by showing a trailer for “Secret Identities,” to which 66 Asian American writers contributed. “We pulled together the vast array of talent that is already out there,” said Yang. He said the comic book was the medium of choice because “you are bound only by the size of the paper and your imagination.” Yang discussed what “makes” a superhero. “The relationships they have in their lives, their history, their origins—being a superhero is about what it does to the character,” he said. “Tying characters into history and their heritage makes the story seem bigger and more relevant.” In this anthology, Yang said they looked at “untold stories of

MATT KALISH Amigos is a program that brings high school and college students to places in need of volunteer labor and teaches leadership skills, said Kate McGrath, the co-president of the Boston chapter. “This program is not typical of other groups that go abroad,” she said. “We are entrenched in the community and focus on improving the students’ ability in speaking Spanish and communication skills. “Once we arrive at our destination, we split the kids into groups of two or three and often times they will partner with people from the community,” she said. Jobs range anywhere from constructing fuel-efﬁcient stoves to educating elementary school students on dental hygiene. “You gain excellent ﬁrst-hand experience at community development, and it is a great way to see if it is a future career choice for you,” McGrath said.

In a presentation: Kate McGrath, co-president of the Boston chapter, explains about Amigos on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

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Countries that Amigos travels to include Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. “Many groups go to rural areas, with some more rural than others, and stay with host families that are very appreciative of your presence,” she said.

Kate McGrath “You gain an excellent ﬁrst-hand experience at community development, and it is a great way to see if it is a future career choice.” “You really get to feel like you are a part of the community when you live with a family for six or eight weeks.” “Another great thing is that when going on these trips, you are with people from all over the United States, so not only are

you meeting people from other countries, but you’re also meeting people from within the United States.” McGrath said that 97 percent of students said that they had a good or excellent time on their trip. Amigos works with organizations from the destination country because they are the ones that know exactly who needs the most help, she said. The cost of the program is $2,700 for either the 8-week or 6-week session and includes the training sessions before the trip, McGrath said. Financial aid is available. “The training sessions start on Sundays in November, and it is really like taking an extracurricular activity,” she said. To apply, visit their website, http://www.amigoslink.org/volunteer. Amigos was founded in 1965 and has over 30 chapters across the United States, she said.

Asian American history.” One story, Yang said, was of a Japanese superhero who, during the 1940s in the United States, was interned with other Japanese individuals because of their race. He said there will be a second volume of the collection, which will explore “the dark side of the superhero landscape.” “We’ll be taking the stories of the people who are the bad guys,” he said. In compiling the anthology, Chow said, “we all had the same goal—to put more Asian American voices in the media.” The stories are told from an Asian American perspective, he said. “We wanted to have a book that told our stories,” Chow said. “The Asian American perspective isn’t out there.” He said Asian Americans are more often behind the scenes of productions, including comics, citing the creator of G.I. Joe, a Japanese American. Chow also noted the importance to him of the presence of an Asian American character, Snake Eyes, in the G.I. Joe series. During the presentation, the three presenters asked for an example of a superhero that an audience member had created, and Ma drew the character based on descriptions given.

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Cheerleading to compete in Regionals Sunday MEREDITH ABRAMS After winning the Bay State Conference, cheerleading is looking to maintain energy and intensity heading for Regionals, coach Amanda Costa said. “The regional competition will be tough just like our league,” Costa said. “We are hoping for a great performance.” Costa said a spectator could see the dedication and hard work of the team in every meet. “This group of girls is very driven and focused.” BY

“We are a very clean team with excelling motions and dance, with a huge improvement in stunting this year,” Costa said. “All of our athletes are essential—this is very much a team sport, and when someone is missing, it is difﬁcult to run a practice.” She said a weakness of the team is organization. “Time management can be very difﬁcult for student athletes and we are always reminding our team to stay organized and

prepared,” Costa said. “But our girls work very hard to stay on top of things.” The Tigers will compete at Regionals Sunday, Nov. 15 at Taunton High School. Senior Rian Murphy, a captain with seniors Michelle Ng and Courtney Ross, said the team has done well so far this season. “We’ve done exceptionally at Bay States, and I’d say we’re one of the top teams at Newton North,” she said. “Right now we’re focusing on

tumbling and stunting, two really important areas. That’s what is going to help us move on.” A weakness is nerves, Murphy said. “We have trouble performing in front of a crowd, because Newtonian we get really Rian nervous, so it’s Murphy hard for us to keep up our energy and excite-

ment.” “But overall we’re a powerful team, we always support each other, we’re a very close team, we love each other and we continue to push and motivate each other,” Murphy said. At the Leominster Fall WarmUp October 25, the Tigers ﬁnished third to Shrewsbury and Shepard Hill. “They’re both amazing teams,” Costa said. The Tigers also hosted Spooktacular, an exhibition event, on Halloween.

Girls’ soccer, 2-11-4, improves attacking game JOSH BAKAN Towards the end of the season, girls’ soccer, 2-11-4, strengthened its offense, coach James Hamblin said. “We got better attacking-wise,” Hamblin said. “We started playing more simple offense, and we got more scoring opportunities. We looked more comfortable going forward in attack.” On defense, the Tigers “got a little better, but need to improve BY

for next year,” Hamblin said. “We’ve let in some goals that we could have prevented,” he said. “We need to communicate better, keep tight in the backﬁeld and consistently win ball possession.” On offense, senior Kim Gillies, a captain with seniors Lee Ford and Camilla Jackson, said, “We improved at taking shots and protecting the ball. You could see the effort that we put into practice.

“We studied moving the ball a lot better, and our passes were crisper and we were able to capitalize on our opportunities.” The Tigers connected more on the ﬁeld, Gillies said. “Instead of one person trying to take control themselves, we finally started connecting on passes,” she said. In the ﬁnal game of the season, Needham beat the Tigers 2-0 Tuesday, Nov. 3 here.

“That was actually a pretty close game,” Gillies said. “Needham got lucky on a couple of our defensive breakdowns. We had opportunities to score, but we couldn’t get the ball in the net. Last time, we lost to them 4-0, so we deﬁnitely improved.” Monday, Nov. 2, the Tigers beat Newton South 3-1 at Newton South. The ﬁrst goal for the Tigers was a Lions own-goal. Junior

Emily Brown scored the second goal, and sophomore Sarah Perlo scored the third. Before halftime, the Tigers scored a goal to tie it 1-1. Then they scored two goals in the second half. “It was awesome,” Gillies said. “We started off a little slow, but from the start, we had an intensity and passion to win the game. We really wanted to crush the Lions.”

Young talent leads boys’ soccer, 3-12-3 MEREDITH ABRAMS After a rough start, boys’ soccer, 3-12-3, pulled together over the season and made great improvements, said junior Gianluca Viscomi, a captain with junior Gabe Paul. “Towards the end of the season, we started playing great,” Viscomi said. “We started to get some good runs up top, and we never let up that much.” However, Viscomi said the team’s consistent problem throughout the season was an inability to ﬁnish on scoring opportunities. “This was a great team,” he said. “We all worked really hard, and everyone benefited from it. We got better as a team this season, and we had a great team bond.” Coach Brian Rooney said the season went much the way he’d expected. “Given how we were young and inexperienced, putting it toBY

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Against Medford: Sophomore Andrew Redmond gains control of the ball. The Tigers tied the Mustangs here 2-2. They ﬁnished the season 3-12-3.

gether was tough,” he said. “Sometimes we’d do certain things well, but we couldn’t put it together, or we could put it together and the opponent was just a little too strong for us.” In their final match of the season, Wednesday, Nov. 4, Somerville defeated the Tigers 6-0 at Somerville. “We played pretty well the first half, and they only scored one goal,” Rooney said. “We had a pretty good chance to tie it, but then in the second half they scored another goal and they turned it on, and we just didn’t,” he said. The Tigers tied 2-2 with Medford Monday, Nov. 2 at home. “We took a 2-0 lead the first half, and then in the second half Medford really started to charge,” Rooney said. Friday, Oct. 30 at Framingham, the Flyers defeated the Tigers 4-0 and Wednesday, Oct. 28 the Tigers lost 1-0 at Needham.

Sub-varsity girls’ soccer develops offense, defense

JOSH BAKAN EVAN CLEMENTS Junior varsity girls’ soccer won with its defense, but tried to improve on offense. On the other hand, freshman girls’ soccer was aggressive on offense, but defense was difﬁcult.

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JV defends well, works on scoring

Defense carried junior varsity girls’ soccer, said coach Joanna Lynch, a coach with Amanda Tsetsi.

“We cleared the ball well and got it to the midfielders,” Lynch said. Outside defenders Amy Lu, a junior, and sophomore Kayla Farina stood out on defense along with freshman Marissa Gilavetti, a sweeper, Lynch said. Lynch said scoring was difficult for the Tigers. “In finishing, they needed to have more of a killer mentality,” Lynch said. “You have to be a bit selfish to score. There’s a bit

of selfishness they don’t have. We worked on transitioning and making good passes. We had some opportunities, but we just couldn’t finish.” Lynch credits the Tigers for their hard work at the junior varsity level. “There’s a lot of pressure,” she said. “They go through brutal varsity tryouts with four or five coaches watching them. They did a great job.” In their final game of the sea-

son, the Tigers tied Needham 1-1 here Tuesday, Nov. 3. “We had almost all our starters, but a few were out with injury or illness,” Lynch said.

Freshmen end at 3-10

Freshman girls’ soccer improved as the season went on, said Carla Forbes, a forward. “At the beginning of the season, we didn’t care as much,” Forbes said. “But later in the season, we actually wanted to do well and stepped up our game

when we got on the ﬁeld.” The Tigers improved their intensity, aggression, skill and passing, but defense was their weakness, according to Forbes. Forbes cited the two goalies, Emily Elderelli-Ingram and Julia Schiantarelli as two key components of the team. A highlight of the season was at Milton when the Tigers defeated the Wildcats 2-1. “We really played well and wanted to win,” Forbes said.

JV, freshman boys’ soccer ﬁnish strong, coaches say MEREDITH ABRAMS ELI DAVIDOW Both JV and freshman boys’ soccer had successful seasons, both ﬁnishing above .500.

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JV ends with success

With a 13-3-2 season, JV boys’ soccer ﬁnished with its best record in the past 10 years, coach Peter Goddard said. “It’s my 10th year coaching, and it’s the best record I’ve enjoyed,” he said.

Sophomore Wallace Duarte led the team with 18 goals this season. As a team, the Tigers scored more than 50 goals this season, Goddard said. H o w e v e r, G o d d a r d s a i d , “sometimes we forgot to play to feet.” “Instead of trying to pass to each other’s feet, we would play to open space,” he said. Junior Taylor McDade, a captain with sophomore Jackson

Moss-Hawkins, said the team achieved all its goals. “We kept improving to get better and better,” he said. The Tigers beat Medford 3-0 here Monday. “I don’t think they came with their best squad,” Goddard said.

Freshmen ﬁnish 7-2-5

Several factors contributed to the success of freshman boys’ soccer, 7-2-5 this season, said coach Tom Barry.

In particular, Barry cited the Tigers’ defense, midfield and goalie for their good play. “We had a solid central defense led by two rock-solid defenders, Matt Bressler and Dan Swain,” he said. “Also we had a midﬁeld that could control the run of play, led by Ethan Feldman and Marc Lohmann. “Andrew Leaber was great in goal. During the season, he had ﬁve shut-outs.”

The Tigers scored at least one goal in each of their games, but they sometimes “lacked a little killer instinct in front of opponents’ goals,” Barry said. The season’s highlight was the 2-1 victory over Needham Thursday, Barry said. Alex Fanelli praised Barry’s coaching technique, which helped lead the Tigers. “He knows how to act and communicate with us,” he said.

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Girls’ swimming to send members to Sectionals PRATEEK ALLAPUR Girls’ swimming defeated Weymouth in its last team meet of the season Wednesday, Nov. 3. The score was 90-75, and they ﬁnished their season with a record of 5-5-1. “It went very well,” coach Kirsten Tuohy said. “We swam people in different events that they would not normally swim, and regulars didn’t swim in any individual events.” Junior Nicole Dube swam in BY

the 200-yard freestyle with excellent results, and sophomore Lizzie Weisman swam in the 500yard freestyle with a time of 6:12 earlier this year, Tuohy said. Senior Zoe Talkin, a captain with seniors Caeden Brynie and Carissa Chan, said this has been the winningest team she’s been on. “We have good dynamic support for each other,” Talkin said. “This is the strongest season since I’ve been here.”

The Tigers will send individuals to compete in Sectionals at MIT tomorrow.

senior Zoe Talkin “We have good dynamic support for each other. This is our strongest season since I’ve been here.” Participating are Brynie, Chan, Talkin, seniors Alison McKay and Alyssa Wolyniec, sophomores

Thao Back, Stephanie Brown, Jackie Comstock, Hunter Hedenberg, Veronica Ingram and Kayla Prior and freshmen Sammie Chan and Nicole Lue. The team will also be competing in States at Harvard Saturday, Nov. 28. According to Tuohy, the differences between Sectionals and States are faster qualifying times and higher diving scores. “Only the top 12 scores are counted at States and Sectionals,

so we go mainly to improve our times,” said Tuohy. Tuohy said the swimmers “are committed to improving and winning and see the results of their hard work.” However, the swimmers are starting to get sick and are battling illness and fatigue, Tuohy said. “They have conﬁdence and are able to take their practice and turn it into meet performance,” Tuohy said.

Volleyball, 17-1, beats Cambridge 4-1 in quarterfinals JOSH BAKAN As the second seed in the Central/East Division, girls’ volleyball, 17-1, is equally strong in all aspects of the team, said senior Maia Levoy, a captain. “There’s no single part of the team that’s better than any other part,” Levoy said. For the rest of the playoffs, the Tigers have to “stop getting down on ourselves when we mess up,” Levoy said. “As we start to play harder teams, we’ll try not to shank balls—that’s when the other team hits the ball to you, you try to pass it and then you hit it to the wrong place.” Levoy said the toughest teams in the playoffs are Brookline, the eighth seed, Newton South, the sixth seed, and Quincy, the first seed. Sophomore Maya Mitzik is a player to watch out for on Brookline, Levoy said. “She’s a very good middle hitter,” she said. “They have very good passing as well.” Quincy is “a very good allaround team with good hitting,” Levoy said. Levoy cited seniors Sammy Alpert, Kate Bellerose and Zoe Pepper-Cunningham for strong leadership, as well as senior Ellie Bernstein and junior Nensi Cukalla for good passing. In the quarterfinals Tuesday, BY

the Tigers beat Cambridge here 3-1. They won 25-9 in the first game, 25-7 in the second game, lost 25-22 in the third game and then won 25-18 in the fourth game. “Had we won by a lot, we wouldn’t have benefited as much,” coach Richard Barton said. “It’s really important for me to remember that our players are always good. When they stop worrying, they’re a stronger team.” In the third game, Cambridge scored 11 points in 12 possessions to lead the game 16-6 and eventually win. “They served very well,” Barton said. “It gave us a chance to give other players experience against good competition.” Cambridge coach Kelley Leary said, “We have a young team, but they played much better than I expected. We’re only graduating three seniors, so I’m looking forward to next year.” The Tigers were to have hosted Newton South yesterday in the Sectional semi-finals. “We’re expecting a monster crowd,” Barton said. “When the boys played them in the playoffs, the stands were overflowing. “South sets and serves strongly, and they hit to empty holes on defense.”

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BSC Meet: Senior Jaya Tripathi ﬁnished 21st overall.

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Jump serve: Senior Monet Lowe, a team captain, serves the ball in the Tigers’ ﬁrst tournament game here against Cambridge Tuesday. The Tigers won 3-1.

Boys’, girls’ cross country rely on depth for future meets MEREDITH ABRAMS ELI DAVIDOW Boys’ and girls’ cross country will send members to the Class A Meet tomorrow at Franklin Park.

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Boys’ cross country ends season 10-1

Ending the regular season 10-1 has been the highlight of a very good season for the boys’ cross country team, coach Jim Blackburn said. “We won 10 meets, so that was a major accomplishment,” Blackburn said. “We almost won it all, so overall it was a very successful season.” Throughout the season, Blackburn said, depth has been a strength. “We had some good runners and a large team,” he said. “We have gotten better by bringing our times down, showing improvement across the board.” In the upcoming Sectional and State meets, the Tigers are largely dependent upon sophomore Justin Keefe, Blackburn said. Keefe, who has been out with an injury, is one of the Tigers’ top five runners. He will help the team qualify at Sectionals in order to go to States, he said. “Justin will be back and running, but how good he’ll be is the question,” Blackburn said. Senior Mike Goldenberg, a captain with senior Jake Gleason, said the team has had a really strong season. “I think as the season moved on we really picked up the in-

tensity,” Goldenberg said. “The seriousness with which we were practicing and training increased, and that’s what’s going to help us going into the post-season.” Goldenberg cited seniors Buzz Cochran and Michael Saminsky as important contributors. “They’ve both been working really, really hard and it’s really impressive.” The Tigers compete in the Class A Meet tomorrow in Boston at Franklin Park. Blackburn said that the Tigers’ outcome would depend on Keefe. To compete at the State Meet Saturday, Nov. 21 in Northfield, the Tigers have to qualify at the Class A Meet. Saturday, Oct. 31 the Tigers finished second at the Bay State Conference Meet. “We lost to Brookline and came out the same way the league finished, just the way we figured we’d come out,” Blackburn said.

Girls’ cross country looks towards States

Girls’ cross country has its two most crucial postseason meets in its sights, with the Class A Meet and the All-State Meet. The Class A Meet is at Franklin Park tomorrow and the All-State Meet is at Northﬁeld Mountain Saturday, Nov. 21. At the Class A Meet, the Tigers will send their top seven runners, where “a top ten ﬁnish is possible,” according to assistant coach Brandon Mogayzel. The Tigers are planning to

send seven out of these eight runners: ◆ senior Susannah Gleason ◆ senior Shoshana Kruskal ◆ senior Jaya Tripathi ◆ junior Devika Banerjee ◆ junior Margo Gillis ◆ sophomore Rosie Sokolov ◆ sophomore Becca Trayner ◆ sophomore Melissa Weikart. Lincoln-Sudbury and Franklin should be the top teams participating in the meet, Mogayzel said. The top five teams advance to the All-State Meet the following Saturday, and the top seven individual finishers will also continue. Although the Tigers were uncertain about making the meet as a team, Mogayzel expects Gillis to advance as an individual. “Margo’s pretty much a lockin, but a second runner qualifying may be feasible,” he said. At the State Coaches Meet Saturday in Wrentham, Sokolov, Trayner, Weikart and sophomore Allie Phillips won medals for placing in the top 50, according to senior Julia Belamarich, a captain with Gleason, Kruskal and senior Adele Levine. In Norwood Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Bay State Conference Meet, the Tigers ﬁnished sixth, partly because the Tigers’ second best runner, Gleason, was out sick. “That hurt us in the standings,” Belamarich said. “The course was also really muddy so that affected the times.”