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RISING UP TO THE CHALLENGE

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HEART Volume 30

October 1, 2012

CONTENTS News......................................2 Features.................................4 Profiles..................................9 Arts & Entertainment..........10 Opinion................................11 Sports...................................12

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New Beginnings!

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Dr. Gill and Mr. Morgan join forces in 2012

friendly new people, including good students, faculty members, administration, and all of the Sisters [of Divine Providence.]”

Assisting Gill is the familiar face of former history teacher, Mr. Shaun Morgan, who is As the 2012-2013 school year begins, stunow the new Vice Principal. dents and faculty are seeing many new faces As many know, Morgan came to the in the hallways, changes in the classrooms, United States six and a half years ago from and improvements in the entire Sacred Heart the small village of Glengormley in Northern School system. One of the most apparent Ireland. For 6 years he taught social studies changes is two of the new members of the at Sacred Heart High School. administration. One of them includes the new With a master’s degree in Catholic School high school Principal, Dr. Michael Gill.

Administration, Morgan was able to consider Gill grew up in Scituate, MA. He is marthe job of Vice Principal when the position ried and has two children who are currently opened. “I took the time to talk it over with in college. He is a career educator; he taught science and health classes and held both Photos by Katie Mullen and Thomas Griffin my family, and after a lot of reflection I felt “Gentlemen, on your marks!” the time was right for my family to make the positions of Vice Principal and Principal in the jump,” he said.

Cohasset public schools.

Gill has many first year goals. These include identifyMorgan was humbled, nervous, and excited upon “I saw my life in public education coming to an end, ing the strengths and weaknesses of Sacred Heart, being receiving his new job. He is now enjoying working with but I still wanted to be involved in education,” Gill said. visible to the students, and optimizing student learning. “an amazing staff and student body.”

“So when I saw that the position was open at Sacred “I like to be where the kids are; in the hallways, and Like Gill, Morgan has had a wonderful experience so Heart, I jumped at the opportunity to apply.” especially in the classrooms,” he said. By seeing the far this year. “There has been a huge learning curve, As a new member of the Sacred Heart community, Gill students and teachers in action, Gill is able to assess the of course,” he explains. “The faculty, students, and the was nervous and not sure what to expect upon his arrival. classroom atmosphere and help teachers help kids. This parents have been outstanding and working with Dr. Gill “I’m not nervous anymore, but I was at first. Now I just is his way of ensuring the best educational experiences. is an amazing learning opportunity for me. I am learning want to absorb the culture,” he said. “I’m trying to get So far, Gill’s time at Sacred Heart has been very something new from him each day.” the lay of the land.” positive. Smiling, he said, “I am fortunate to meet such

BY SOPHIA PIZZI Staff Writer

One Community-One Family Bishop John Dooher celebrates Sacred Heart School opening Mass

BY SOPHIA PIZZI Staff Writer This year the Sacred Heart Schools celebrated the beginning of a new year in a new way. On Sunday, September 16, families from all Sacred Heart Schools (Pre K-12), along with faculty, alumni, board members, and the Sisters of Divine Providence gathered on the athletic field for an outdoor liturgy in honor of the 2012-2013 school year.

The Mass was celebrated by Bishop John Dooher, who serves as regional bishop of the South Pastoral Region.

He was assisted by Sacred Heart’s own Deacon Chris Connolly. Students from all grades participated in reading, serving, singing, and ushering, and the cool, sunny weather was perfect for an outdoor event. “It was a very peaceful atmosphere. I liked being outdoors a lot,” Junior Kellie Goodell said.

To enliven spirits even more, the Lifeteen Music Ministry from Saint Mary’s of the Sacred Heart Church in Hanover played throughout the ceremony. Prior to the Mass, the band taught the congregation hand motions to certain songs, making each more uplifting and powerful.

Religion teacher Mrs. Elin Slavin thought the Mass was a good start to the year. “It was a lovely occasion. I

particularly liked the marks of the Bishop and the music was uplifting. It was great to look around and see a wider school,” she said. “A lot of work went into it, and I was pleased so many people showed up who could enjoy it together.”

After Mass, a picnic was held on the same field. There were beach balls and frisbees for the children to play with as families socialized with one another.

Overall, the Mass was a success. “I think the school should make it a tradition, I would definitely attend every year,” Goodell said.

All photos by Dafei Lu

Bishop Dooher speaks to the Sacred Heart Community (Left). Collage Cross on the field (Above).

News

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HEART BEAT

Battle for the White House begins!

Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees

BY PATRICK MACDONALD Staff Writer This past month, the United States played host to the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention (RNC and DNC).

The first convention held was the RNC. It took place during the week of August 27th in the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. As a result, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan were nominated as the Presidential and Vice Presidential Republican nominees, respectively.

The convention was scheduled for the entire week, but the inclement weather caused by Hurricane Isaac forced RNC Chairman Reince Preibus to delay activities until Tuesday.

One of the RNC’s unique attributes was that each day had its own theme, with the main theme being “We Can Build a Better Future.” The theme for Tuesday, August 28th was “We Built It,” a response to a quote from President Barack Obama where the President stated that small business owners “didn’t build that.” Obama’s statement implied that small business owners had help from others

“I am an American, I make my destiny, we deserve better, my children deserve better, my family deserves better, my country deserves better.”

- Mitt Romney

to create their businesses. This Republican theme of personal achievement has come under fire, mainly because the convention center that was host to the RNC was built using public funds. Other themes included “We Can Do Better” on Monday, August 27th and Thursday’s “We Can Change It.” The convention also had a “debt clock,” a large electronic scoreboard showing the national debt of the country, and how President Obama’s policies were contributing to the trillion-dollar debt.

The Convention also held a number of policy workshops hosted by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, nicknamed “Newt University.”

Speakers for the convention were many and ranged from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Luce Vela, First Lady of Puerto Rico.

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RNC delegates cheer for the nomination of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan

Ann Romney, wife of Mitt Romney, delivered a speech on Wednesday. In it, she detailed her love for her husband, Mitt. “I want to talk to you about the deep and abiding love I have for a man I met at a dance many years ago. And the profound love I have, and I know we share, for this country.” She also mentioned how women, “single, married, widowed – [who] really hold this country together. We’re the mothers, we’re the wives, we’re the grandmothers, we’re the big sisters,

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A veteran salutes during the final session of the DNC.

we’re the little sisters, we’re the daughters.” Political commentators argued that, while the speech did not provide much in the way of political substance, it did help to humanize former Governor Romney and appeal to the traditional marriage conservative base.

On Thursday, Representative Paul Ryan took to the stage. In his speech, Ryan attacked the President, saying that “what is missing in the White House is leadership.”

Ryan also asked, “Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?” Ryan also addressed many of his and Romney’s stances on issues such as Medicare and Mitt Romney’s experience in the business sector.

On Friday, August 30th, Romney accepted the Republican nomination for President. Romney said in his acceptance speech that, “Now is the moment where we can stand up and say, I am an American, I make my destiny, we deserve better, my children deserve better, my family deserves better, my country deserves better.’’

The absence of notable Republicans like former President George W. Bush and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin caused some RNC attendees to criticize the convention’s organization.

Another criticism was the inclusion of film star

“I never said that this road would be easy...but we travel it together. We are moving forward. ”

- President Barack Obama

Clint Eastwood as a guest speaker. For 12 minutes, the 82 year-old Eastwood ad-libbed a speech where he conversed with an empty chair, symbolizing President Obama and where he argued with the imaginary President and implied that he was uttering profanities at Romney. The speech was harshly criticized by political commentators, with many calling it “rambling” and “odd”. Political comedian John Stewart said that the speech was a metaphor for a Conservative’s view of the President that had “so little resemblance to the world and the President that I experience.” In an article by the New York Times, an unnamed Romney aide stated that the speech was “weird” and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker described it as “that one moment, which I cringed about.”

During the week of September 5th, the DNC was held in the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC was held to reaffirm President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominees.

The first of the speeches came from Keynote Speaker, Julian Castro. Other speeches included Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren and Wisconsin Representative Tammy Baldwin.

First Lady Michelle Obama delivered her speech on Tuesday. In the speech, Mrs. Obama detailed President Obama’s childhood. “Barack knows the American Dream because he’s lived it.” Pundits hailed the speech.

Fox News’ Chris Wallace called it “masterful” and MSNBC’s Steve Schmidt said the speech was “brilliantly written and brilliantly delivered.”

Former President Bill Clinton spoke on Wednesday, saying, “I want to nominate a man who ran for president to change the course of an already weak economy and then, just six weeks before his election, saw it suffer the biggest collapse since the Great Depression, a man who stopped the slide into depression and put us on the long road to recovery.” Clinton also ridiculed the Senate Republicans, paraphrasing their motivation: ’“We left him a total mess. He hasn’t cleaned it up fast enough, so fire him and put us back in.”’.

Finally President Barack Obama took to the stage on Friday, and delivered his acceptance speech. In it, Obama told the audience that, “I never said that this road would be easy…but we travel it together. We are moving forward.”

The DNC was not without its share of controversy.

Before the Convention even began, 10 illegal immigrants were arrested outside the Arena for protesting immigration laws.

Another divisive issue was the Democratic Party’s new platform, which removed any mention of “God” or “Jerusalem”. This was met with outrage and anger from both Democrats and Republicans. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland proposed an amendment to reinstate the two words. On Tuesday, Los Angeles mayor and Democratic Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa called a vote for the original platform and received a nearly equal amount of votes both for and against, with the vote to reinstate the platform eventually passing after two calls for votes.

Ted Kennedy was also able to make a posthumous appearance. In a video highlighting the former Senator’s life, clips from the 1994 Massachusetts Senate election were shown, where Mitt Romney said he would not “waver” on his pro-choice stance. Republicans responded harshly to the video. Rience Preibus called Democrats “classless” for playing the video.

On the day of Obama’s speech, harsh weather forced a change of venue from the Time Warner Arena to a much smaller venue, depriving over 65,000 people from watching the President’s speech.

After every convention season, a “bounce” effect is seen, which is a rise in popularity in the polls for each candidate. Surprisingly, Romney sustained a 0 net bounce. This has left Republicans outraged. Conserva-

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DNC workers put the finishing touches on the stage.

tive radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said that, “If Romney can’t win, it’ll be the end of the Republican Party.”

With only a few months from Election Day, both candidates have been galvanizing their campaigns, trying their hardest to rally support and win over swing states.

Even with the respective conventions, and the outcomes of both, the race is still neck-and-neck.

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Little Teacher Lu Senior Dafei Lu’s summer in Burma

BY SARAH KAMP Staff Writer

Little Teacher Lu

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Hung Hai

Senior Dafeir Lu teaches Burmese students.

This past summer, twelfth grade international student Dafei Lu went back to school but switched roles from student to teacher. While most students relaxed during the summer, Lu traveled to Mengdong, Burma to teach eighth and ninth grade English for three weeks.

Lu volunteered to teach at the Mengdong School, a liberal boarding school in rural Burma on the border of China. He taught six to nine, forty minute classes a day, each with a minimum of forty students in one small, sweltering classroom. Lu made lesson plans, prepared English tests, and was known to his students as “Little Teacher Lu” because of his young age. Being the youngest teacher at the Mengdong School, Lu lived on campus in the residential teaching buildings where he could see all of Burma from his dorm. “It was beautiful,” Lu exclaimed, “the people were very nice.”

Due to its proximity to the border, Lu’s students spoke two languages, Burmese and Chinese. Although most of his students spoke Burmese, making it challenging for Lu to teach them since he only speaks Chinese and English.

The Burmese and Chinese languages, however, are very similar languages which made it possible for Lu to reach every student.

Lu explained that the students only knew the basics of the English language. “It was hard to teach students with little experience speaking English, but they were very nice and willing to learn.”

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Hung Hai

Senior Dafei poses with his students.

Mengdong is a very poor area, making it difficult for most students to finish school. “Some [students] skip class to work and many make money for their families when they should be in school getting an education.”

Many of the students’ parents have little to no money, so getting an education is pivotal if the students ever want to be able to make more money than their parents, and support a family of their own someday.

Lu looks back fondly on his trip as both a cultural experience and a chance to try his hand at teaching, saying that he enjoyed spending time with his students and getting to know them and hopes to return next summer.

Arnold’s adventures in Africa Librarian Karen Arnold and her family experience Africa

Photo courtesy of Ms. Karen Arnold

BY KATIE MULLEN Staff Writer For three weeks over the summer our librarian, Miss Karen Arnold, took an unforgettable trip to Africa with her father and three sisters. They went to four countries-South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, where they had the opportunity to visit a primary school. The family trip celebrated Mr. Arnold’s eightieth birthday and he chose Africa.

“It wasn’t on my top ten list of places I wanted to go,” Arnold explained, “but I was excited nonetheless.”

To prepare for the trip, Arnold practically brought a miniature CVS Pharmacy in her bag. She said that her greatest fear was someone getting sick; the nearest clinic to any of the villages they would be staying at was at least 19 miles away. She said that she had to get dozens of immunizations and they couldn’t drink the water unless it was bottled. Illness was a major worry, but Arnold was prepared.

Before the group was set to leave, the travel guide emailed them suggesting that they bring cold weather clothes, like a scarf and hat. Arnold brought with her a scarf, hat, and gloves set. It was one of the best decisions she made. Since southern Africa is below the Equa-

tor, the location was in the middle of its winter; mornings and nights were 30 degrees and the afternoons got up to about 70 degrees.

The cold temperatures were definitely what surprised Arnold and her family the most.

The highlights of her trip were the daily safaris they went on in all four countries. Arnold and her family got up at 5 am almost every morning for a safari, one of two they would go on each day; the other at night. They saw different animals everyday.

She observed leopards, ostriches, lions, elephants, and her favorite, little bee-eaters which are small, brightly colored birds. One particular instance that stuck out in her mind was during one of the night safaris.

“We heard in the distance little ‘meow’s as we drove,” she said. The jeep came upon a pride of lions-- three mothers and their ten cubs.

“I now have a new appreciation for the Lion King,” Arnold said, joking that she needed to watch the movie again.

In Zimbabwe, they visited the Ngamo Primary School.

Arnold packed school supplies for the kids with whom

Photo courtesy of Ms. Karen Arnold

Ms. Arnold posing with her new African friend.

Photo courtesy of Ms. Karen Arnold

they would be spending time. They visited a class of fifth graders who were dancing, singing, and learning a few words in the famous clicking language. The school is made up of about four small buildings that hold students up to the seventh grade. Arnold said that the kids were full of life and excited to be in school. To get to school they would begin walking at five in the morning. They traveled through the jungle in near darkness and arrived at school an hour later. Not everyone is able to go to school and the ones that have the money and opportunity do whatever they can to make it there. Arnold made sure to pack school supplies with her for the kids because having such things is a privilege.

The children in the Ngamo Primary School were learning about geography and writing the names of countries and states on their blackboard. Arnold scanned the board and saw that someone had written “Massachusetts.”

She remembered getting very excited and yelling, “That’s where I’m from!” The idea that they were learning about the US and specifically Massachusetts made the world seem very small.

While there, she took about 5000 pictures. She enjoyed learning and experiencing a new culture unlike our own.

“I knew I would like Africa, I didn’t expect to love it,” she said. Miss Arnold said if she had the chance to go back, she would in a heartbeat.

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Rafting into senior year

October 1, 2012

BY SHAUNA SWEENEY Staff Writer

From September sixth through the eighth the senior class headed to Millinocket, Maine for a weekend white water rafting trip. The seven hour bus ride provided seniors with an opportunity to engage in conversation and watch movies. Along for the trip were teachers and chaperones: Mr. Jonathan Olson, Mr. George Rose, Ms. Kielynne Banker, Mrs. Justine Murphy, and Ms. Carey Zigouras.

At six a.m. Friday morning the seniors were abruptly woken by Mr. Olson and took off for a day of white water rafting. Each boat held eight students plus a chaperone and an instructor. The excursions began at eight in the morning, and soon after the boats were plunging down a thirteen foot waterfall. While most students were able to stay in their boats, others found themselves bobbing in the frigid water awaiting rescue.

“I loved every part of the rafting trip. Knowing that I wasn’t bracing the rapids alone but with my classmates who I became so close to was an unforgettable experience,” said senior Molly Greenwood.

After the waterfall the boats slowed down and eventually stopped at a natural water slide where everyone jumped out of their boats and slid down. After an exciting morning, the seniors stopped for a riverside lunch. The instructors prepared the meal for all of the students and chaperones.

Along the water route seniors saw amazing scenery of huge granite mountains, originally the cores of volcanoes.

This created a mystical back drop for the riders.

Photo Courtesy of New England Outdoor Center

Seniors Vanessa Dailey, Acacia Towers, Devlin Flaherty, Nicole Clement, Kelsey Gailes, Thomas Griffin, and chaperone Mr. Jon Olson take on their first rapid.

“It was a beautiful sight, breath-taking especially at night. It was like being inside of a postcard,” said senior Patrick MacDonald.

Rafting was not the only activity the seniors got to experience. Later in the day, everyone enjoyed playing games at the lodge, kayaking, playing volleyball, canoeing, and making s’mores. It was the perfect way to end the day.

“Trying something new was wonderful. I wish the trip

A group of seniors hang out in a cabin (the “rave cave”) before bedtime.

Staff photo by Dafei Lu

lasted longer because it was a lot of fun,” said senior Lexi Nash.

Saturday was another early morning for the group, as they packed up at 7a.m. and boarded the bus for the trip home. The bus took off around eight thirty, giving everyone a chance for some much needed sleep and down time.

Everyone was back on school grounds by three thirty with a boat load of stories.

Staff photo by Dafei Lu

Seniors Erin Bracken and Meghan Quinn enjoy a scenic canoe ride at the outdoor center.

The Amanda show takes Ireland

BY LIZZIE SULLIVAN-HASSAN Staff Writer

Photo courtesty of Amanda Walsh

Mile runner Amanda Walsh was sorely missed by the track team last season. But while the team was running laps, Walsh was following a different path; one that lead across the ocean to Ireland.

At the end of last year Walsh took part in a three week international program. She took a creative writing seminar in Limerick, Ireland from 8 am-4 pm each day.

Although this took up most of her time, Walsh said that she and her fellow students had the chance to get out of the classroom and visit the surrounding area.

“Some days we would have excursions, and we got weekends off,” she said. When asked about the favorite place she visited, Walsh said that Dublin city was the place to be, but she also mentioned a trip she took by herself.

“My favorite trip wasn’t one I did with the school,” Walsh said. “I actually signed up to do a trip on my own, and I ended up doing the Ring of Kerry, which tours and shows you different sights in Kerry(a county in Ireland)”. Although she didn’t kiss the blarney stone this time, Walsh had the chance to see some of the most beautiful sights in Ireland and take in the endless rolling hills of green.

While in Ireland, Walsh was also able to experience a different learning style. Instead of having multiple classes a day, Walsh had the chance to focus on one

class and really improve her creative writing skills and develop her voice as a writer. The class that Walsh took was also more academically rigorous than some of the classes she might have been taking at Sacred Heart.

“I had a college level course; it was 300 college level, so it was an honors class,” Walsh recounts.

Instead of having homework assigned each night, Walsh had a project due at the end of the semester, tossing her into an independent work environment and forcing her to learn how to manage her time wisely. Thankfully, Walsh accomplished this with finesse.

“They wouldn’t really give you a deadline, but I worked on my story throughout the whole time,” Walsh explained.

“We also got the chance to work with local artists which was really cool,” she said.

Walsh said that one of her greatest take-aways was being able to hone her own writing skills.

“I learned how to improve my own creative writing style,” she said. But the trip had more than just academic value. Walsh also had the chance to interact with other students from around the world, and learn how some of their viewpoints might differ from the typical American opinion on particular subjects.

“The people I met were very nice; it also helped me see how different cultures react to certain situations,” Walsh said.

The experience not only helped Walsh sharpen her writing skills, but it gave her a chance to learn in a whole new, global environment.

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Home is where the Heart is

BY SOPHIE PIZZI

Staff Writer Cue music. Cue gymnasts. And so it began: Sacred Heart’s annual homecoming weekend.

On Friday, September 21, the student body gathered in the SAC for the pep rally organized by Student Council and SADD and hosted by Student Council President Nicoletta Pappas. Skits from the fall sports teams, minuteto-win-it games, and other various activities took place to raise school spirit and pump everyone up for the upcoming school year.

The games that were played included “Cookie Face,” “Elephant March,” “Magic Carpet Ride,” “Chocolate Unicorn,” and, a crowd favorite, the teacher/student round of musical chairs.

“Watching Mr. Olson and Deacon Connolly battle in the final round of musical chairs was hilarious,” said eighth grader Joy Moriarty, “That was definitely my favorite.”

Each grade had a voluntary student mascot compete in the mascot showdown. Seniors Michael Nee and Jimmy Husband won the face off with their routine to the song “The Eye of the Tiger.”

Seniors Dafei Lu and Tian Yang won the titles of Senior King and Queen. The following night, they proudly shared a dance together for the students at the homecoming dance.

The fun did not end there. Saturday morning started with the boys’ and girls’ cross country meets against Bishop Connolly where the girls’ team took the first victory of homecoming day.

The girls’ varsity soccer team lost its game against Plymouth North, but took the loss positively.

“Coming into the game, we knew North would be a tough team but we played hard, even with several injuries,” Senior Captain Erin Bracken said. “It definitely showed the commitment of all our players.”

Boys’ varsity soccer had another exciting victory, winning against Bishop Connolly with a final score of 2-1.

Throughout the day, the outdoor concession stand was hopping with loud music and families buying grilled food.

SADD was successful in selling raffle ticks and blue & white homemade scarfs in order to raise money for the upcoming semi-formal.

The girls’ varsity volleyball team defeated Bishop Connolly in three sets, to up its record to 3-1.

“I felt at the beginning we let the game get too close,” Senior Captain Sammy Slavik said, “but for the next two matches we buckled down and worked together to shut them out,” .

When the lower gym clock struck 8 pm, the last big event, the homecoming dance, began. The dance was tropically themed, with beach balls and flowers decorating the gym. Sophomore Cam Keough was the DJ, playing a requested song list and providing flashy, colorful lights to make the dance even more fun.

History teacher Mr. Walter Lucier enjoyed homecoming. “The rally was exciting; we had our own student as a DJ at the dance, and there were no problems,” he said.

“The weekend was overall a great demonstration of school spirit.”

Staff photo by Dafei Lu

Senior Captain Erin Bracken in the zone at the varsity soccer homecoming game against Plymouth North

Staff photo by Katie Mullen

Seniors Dafei Lu and Tian Yang are crowned homecoming king and queen

Girl’s varsity volleyball anticipates junior Katelyn Foley’s set at the homecoming game against Bishop Connolly High School

Staff photo by Dafei Lu

Staff photo by Dafei Lu

Senior class masscots Mike Nee and Jimmy Husband show their school spirit

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How well do you really Test your faculty knowledge! How well do you know the new Sacred Heart staff for the 2012-2013 school year? We asked each new, promoted, or returning faculty member for a fun fact. Now it’s your turn! Match each quote with the correct last name in the word bank. Once you finish, take a picture of the correct answers on your iPad and send it to newspapersh@hotmail.com! The first student to submit the correct answers willl recieve a $10 iTunes gift card!

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3) I was a Patriot Cheerleader.

6) I previously taught at a correctional facility in Plymouth.

8) I trained as a chef to pay my way through college.

9) I taught myself how to play the piano.

11) I love to bake!

12) I used to do crew in high school.

1) I studied at Wagner College for two years and UVM for two years.

2) I’m a music buff.

My favorite band is the Saw Doctors.

4) I went to high school at SH’s rival, West Bridgewater High.

5) I have three pugs: Bella, Iggy, and Gus. 7) I work where you buy your books 10) I am a Lt. Commander in the Navy

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October 1, 2012

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Faculty Profiles

BY KELSEY MALONE

Doctor Michael Gill Principal

Shaun Morgan Assistant Principal

David Terkelson Latin Teacher

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Linda Lonergan Computer Teacher

Ann Taylor Admissions Office

Julie Trahon Art Teacher

Karen Horan Physical Education and Health

Karen Noyes Nurse

Sally Campbell Administrative Assistant Jonathan Olson Math Teacher Christine Wright Bookstore Moderator

Jeanine Connolly Athletic Trainer

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Features HEART BEAT

Getting artsy!

Sacred Heart makes way for not only a new art teacher, but also for a new art room! Give a warm welcome to Miss Julie Trahon, Sacred Heart’s art teacher, who is located in the newly renovated art complex in room 203. Miss Trahon, commonly known as Miss T, assumes the teaching responsibilities vacated by the retired Mrs. Dunbar. Trahon has new and exciting plans for the future.

“I heard about the position from Dr. Gill”, she says. “We both worked at Cohasset High School, him as the principal and me as a long-term substitute for art. I had been actively looking for a job after the substitute position ended, and once Dr. Gill was getting ready to leave, he alerted me of an opening for an art teacher at Sacred Heart.”

Trahon studied at Wagner College in New York City for 2 years. She then transferred to UVM for her final two years. As a long-term substitute teacher at Cohasset, she taught classes like film and digital photography.

"The film class we had in Cohasset would consist of watching films and critiquing them on style and content.

However, I would like to start a film class here at Sacred Heart where students could both critique and create films."

Currently part-time, Trahon aims to someday be full time, and create her own courses.

“Starting as a part-time teacher has its highs and lows," she says. "I have more time now to better prepare for my classes, but starting next year, there will be new courses available like digital photography, graphic art, and even someday ceramics."

Trahon hopes to teach classes that students have the most interest in. "I gave a survey the first day of class so my art classes could let me know what their interests were.

I enjoyed painting with acrylics and experimenting with different materials in college, so now that I am the teacher I want to know what my students love to do."

Trahon loves teaching every aspect of art ,including film, photography and graphics instead of just the standard set of art classes. She hopes her students will also find all these subjects interesting and sign up for them if they become available. She is excited to inherit Mrs. Dunbar’s award winning art program and hopes to carry on Dunbar’s legacy.

A panoramic view of what used to be rooms 201 and 203, now combined to make the new art room.

Biking for a cause

Bikers prepare to begin their 1500 mile excursion.

BY NICOLETTA PAPPAS Staff writer

All photos courtesy of Courtney Burt

October 1, 2012

Staff photo by Dafei Lu

Miss. Trahon guides budding young artists.

Staff photo by Katie Mullen

BY JEFFERY MILLMAN Contributing writer Imagine biking 1,500 miles in the summer heat. This past summer, that is exactly what Sacred Heart students Courtney Burt and Justin Marino did. Burt, a junior, and Marino, a sophomore, participated in the JettRide, a cross-country cycle tour that raises money and awareness to combat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Along the way, the riders also visited families who are affected by DMD. The JettRide is sponsored by the Jett Foundation, a charity organization founded by Christine McSherry, Sacred Heart parent and mother of alumna Stephanie McSherry and Jett McSherry, himself. Jett is one of 1,960,000 people worldwide who have the disorder. He is currently 17 years old and is a junior at Pembroke Public High School. The foundation raises money for incredible people like Jett, who, despite being affected by the disorder, do not allow it to prevent them from living a full and happy life.

Marino, who knows the McSherry family well, explained the exact nature of the tour. "It's a 1,500 mile bike ride from Minnesota to New Jersey and it lasted 33 days. I was a part of it the summer before,” he said. “It's really cool to visit and talk with other families affected by Duchenne."

Burt added, "We have a good time when we visit them, and it really affirms how great of a cause it is."

Marino continued, "You raise $4000 at least to go on the trip, and then along the way, you spread awareness of the disorder."

Burt became involved because her mother works at the foundation. “I saw this ride take place every year, and just decided to try it this time around,” she said. “And I'm glad I did."

Both students plan on doing the JettRide again next year.

They are two of the many dedicated and passionate people who give all of their effort to benefit the Jett Foundation, and similar foundations around the globe.

To learn more about the Jett Foundation, go to: www.jettfoundation.org.

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HEART BEAT

Keeping a dead language alive Sacred Heart hires new Latin teacher

BY MEAGHAN DUPUIS Staff Writer After a year without understands our any teacher for the generation.” subject, the Sacred A typical 42 Heart community minute Latin has welcomed class varies Mr. David throughout Terkelsen the week but as the new involves Latin students teacher. working He is together from in groups.

Pembroke, “I like MA. and has to let the three children. students learn He developed from each an interest in other,” Terkelsen Latin while in said. He says he is middle school. “I was trying to keep what is fascinated by speaking thought of as a “dead Staff photo by Tom Griffin and reading in a 2000 language” alive. Aiming year old language,” he to make Latin a more said. So fascinated that he has desirable language to study, been studying Latin on and off for about Terkelsen tries to make the class as fun 25 years now. as possible.

Latin students last year continued According to Terkelsen, Sacred Heart with their Latin studies through is an excellent school. “The students virtual high school. “Online learning are terrific and the teachers are very will always be second best to a live nice,” he said. “The students seem more teacher, but virtual high school is as equipped to learn here than they were at good as it could have gotten under my other school.” the circumstances,” Terkelsen said.

Working part time at Sacred Heart His students seem prepared for the allows Terkelsen more free time to plan upcoming year and are eager to learn his lessons and to spend time with his more. three children. Terkelsen is grateful to “Mr. Terkelsen has been an awesome be part of the Sacred Heart community teacher so far,” said junior Griffin and is looking forward to the upcoming Ostrowski. “I find that he really year.

Lonergan takes over Lab B

BY JAY MEYER Staff Writer Not only is it a new year at Sacred Heart, it is also a year filled with new technology. With this new technology comes a new member to the Sacred Heart faculty, our new Technology Integration teacher, Mrs. Linda Lonergan.

Lonergan has already found the school to be “warm and inviting.”

“The students are eager to learn and are respectful. Teaching here has been an overall, great experience.”

For two years, Lonergan previously taught at a Community Corrections facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The members who attended the facility were either there to avoid being put in prison, or were transitioning out of prison. Her job entailed teaching “job skills and life skills” to adults. After teaching at the facility, she felt that many of the attendees had “brilliant minds that didn’t get the opportunity, or didn’t seek out one.”

Upon joing the Sacred Heart staff, Lonergan looked forward to having “the ability to create a fun curriculum in technology that follows the Massachusetts and national standards.” Lonergan considers the core of her teaching to be mainly “project-based”, which involves, “using the material learned, towards a project.”

With the knowledge she passed on at the facility, as well as what she learned from the experience, Lonergan feels she can bring much to Sacred Heart. In her everyday lessons, she teaches the “importance of rules and being on time,” that “consequences continue through life,” as well as other valuable life skills.

Staff photo by Tom Griffin Lonergan hard at work in Lab B

Although Technology Integration is the name of the class she teaches at Sacred Heart, Lonergan helps suggest ways to use the iPads for education to the whole school.

However, Lonergan’s goals do not stop at figuring out what apps to use at school. “A personal goal of mine is to teach everyone a little bit of HTML.” For those who do not know, HTML is the basic language used to create pages on the internet. Another one of her goals is to possibly start a “Computer Club.” Ultimately this group would be student driven and aid Lonergan in teaching some of her class projects.

This year comes with numerous technological challenges and many possibilities to further education with the aid of iPads. Lonergan teaches a class that shows students how to use technology to improve education and to make students more competitive in the techonologically driven job market.

Make some Noyes for the new nurse!

BY KELSEY MALONE Staff Writer Feeling sick? A little dizzy today?

Karen Noyes has got you covered! Coming to you from the Navy Reserve, Lt. Commander Noyes is ready to tackle her new position as the SHHS nurse. Noyes feels strongly about her mission to serve others and urges students who share this passion to pursue it. She encourages anyone considering this path to feel free to stop by her office to speak with her about it.

School nursing, she says, is the perfect blend of everything she’s most interested in: student interaction, providing medical help, and developing a sense of community. Upon reading Sacred Heart’s want ad for a new school nurse, she knew it was the place for her. A product of Catholic schooling, Noyes was only further intrigued by the ad’s call for a practicing Catholic. The proximity of her home in Duxbury to our Kingston campus helped to satisfy Noyes’ desire to work in a nearby and welcoming community.

Initially Noyes enrolled at Simmons College as a veterinary major. Early that year, her grandmother became ill. Noyes recalls visiting the hospital and finding it sterile and unwelcoming. Despite this experience, Noyes refused to let it mar her future. Later that very year, Karen Noyes found herself switching into Simmons’ highly regarded nursing program.

She considers the change “practical.” She explains that there are jobs in the real world specifically tailored for nursing majors, while other majors branch out into a hundred different directions.

Noyes is quite eager to make her mark. Her first order of business will be to move her desk, so that sick children are in her direct view. Noyes considers nursing an occupation and calling, not a job. Noyes said, “This is here for them.”

Her priorities are her students. This year she wants to have a proactive approach to students’ health and awareness. For instance, she will be alternating information on different causes or issues on the

bulletin board outside her office. So next time you’re feeling thirsty, drop

by! The bubbler is always there and she would love the company.

Noyes smiles with welcome for all Sacred Heart students.

Staff photo by Dafei Lu

Arts

10 October 1, 2012

HEART BEAT

Are you still READing comics?

BY DAFEI LU Staff Writer

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his past summer, three phenomenal blockbusters hit the silver screen. People loved them for a variety of reasons. Theaters loved them because they grossed a total of $1.32 billion dollars at the box office, which was 31.4% of this summer’s total movie market.

These three comic-based movies changed views on traditional comic reading. The production of these three movies said to us: “Here is a much better way to ‘read’ all your favorite superheroes, not on paper, but on screen— with IMAX or even in 3D!” Which summer, comic-based movie was the best? It is a hard question, but we will try to answer it by offering you the following data:

The Marvel’s Avengers: Key Words: Dollars and More Heroes As the most successful summer movie at the box office, The Avengers grossed $622 million dollars, putting it in third place of all time grossing movies. If that wasn’t crazy enough, it also delivers six super heroes at the same time. How about that?

The Dark Knight Rises Key words: Nolan’s Perfect Curtain Call When the first dark knight movie, Batman Begins, came out, the young director Christopher Nolan was under a great deal of pressure. Not only because the future of the comic-revised movie was dim, but also because the

Data resouce from boxofficemojo.com

last Batman movie, Batman and Robin, was criticized as the worst superhero movie in history. Now, after seven years, the Dark Knight series is revered by most fans as the best superhero series. This year, the Dark Knight Rises and Nolan, make the perfect curtain call.

The Amazing Spiderman: Key Words: Fresh New Blood The Amazing Spiderman is the first part of the new Spiderman Trilogy. The new director, Marc Webb, used a whole new team to build this “younger and more exciting Spiderman world.” Andrew Garfield will be the new Peter Parker for the next five or six years. Will this brand new series be memorable? Will it surpass the summit of the old series? It’s ready to be tested now.

Staff Infographics by Dafei Lu

Bin Laden is no match for DEVGRU Head to the bookstore; “No Easy Day” is a must read!

BY NICOLETTA PAPPAS Staff Writer Imagine being one of the people assisting the United States in bringing Osama Bin Laden to justice. In the new book No Easy Day, the firsthand account of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden, Navy seal “Mark Owen” describes his personal experience on being part of the Special Forces that raided Bin Laden’s compound.

Unwilling to reveal his true identity, the Navy Seal goes by the pen name “Mark Owen” in order to protect himself and his family from back-lashing about the book.

This piece of non-fiction was one of the most riveting reads I have picked up in quite awhile, giving detailed analysis on what every American wanted to know about the demise of Osama Bin Laden.

Owen is part of Seal Team Six, more formally known as the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). This group of Navy Seals is considered the most elite in the nation. Owen starts his autobiography explaining the strenuous screening process and training one must go through in order to even be considered for the DEVGRU. Once Owen was picked for Seal team Six, he was sent on highly dangerous missions that included hostage situations and rescues in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, and off the coast of Africa.

All these prior missions prepared Owen and his team for the biggest and most highly secure mission of all, raiding the compound of Osama Bin Laden.

Owen is currently under heavy criticism by the Pentegon for releasing apparent “classified information” without permission.

In his interview on 60 Minutes that aired September 9, 2012, Owen tells viewers that Osama Bin Laden was referred to as “The Pacer.” Owen relates the minute by minute happenings of the raid, explaining in his later chapters that it did not go completely according to plan. For instance, “Chop 1” was forced to make an emergency landing, being pushed down by the downdraft created by the propellers, and landing ever so perfectly on the wall of the compound. The book continues describing the Seal’s strategic entrance of the compound along with small personal anecdotes at the beginning of each chapter describing moments in Owen’s life.

The Seals went straight file into the compound behind the “point man”, or first man in line, and went up the stairs into the open room. The autobiography continues to explain how the mission was not a “kill only mission”, and gives an exact account of why they shot Bin Laden.

You will have to read the book to find out more!

This book is 5 out of 5 stars. It is clearly written and presents overwhelming detail on how the murderer of

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thousands of people was finally brought to justice. The 60 minutes episode gives a sneak peek into what the book really has to offer and also provides a visual of the compound the reader is reading about.

Owen is currently under heavy criticism by the Pentagon for releasing apparent “classified information without permission”. According to the Bill of Rights, however, Owen has the right to freedom of speech and press. Therefore, he is not breaking any laws or regulations. The general public has the right to know that the 9/11 attacks were avenged, and families of victims can sleep in relative peace from now on.

Opinion

11 October 1, 2012

HEART BEAT

Freedom demands responsibility On Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 there was an attack on the American embassy in Libya, killing four Americans including the American ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens. This tragedy, accompanied by an offensive video produced by an American known as Sam Bacile has sparked rioting in nearby countries such as Yemen and Egypt.

Bacile’s YouTube video, a trailer for a movie released this past summer, deeply disrespects and slanders the founder and prophet of the Islamic religion, Muhammad. A week after the Libyan September 11 incident, there has already been rioting in 20 cities worldwide, growing anti-American sentiments, and the death of four Americans as well as Yemeni citizens; all due in part to the widespread circulation of one YouTube video. It sounds ridiculous, unfathomable even, in today's 'socially aware' society. But frighteningly enough, this is our reality. This is what happens when we abuse our freedoms.

Freedom of religion, of speech, of press, and of assembly are all guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and are

Editorial privileges that we as Americans sometimes take advantage of. We sometimes forget just how loud our words are when we open our mouths, and that in the end our actions will reveal our true intentions. Especially in our ever increasing global community, we all should be aware of what we say and how it may affect other people.

And not just the people a few towns over, but the ones a couple of countries away.

In our society we are accustomed to being entitled to our own opinions and being able to say whatever we please. However, our right of free speech doesn't just extend to the responsible people, it applies to everyone, which means that if someone makes a horribly insulting video out of hate or some ulterior motive to incite violence, there are no legal punishments. But there are consequences; this time it cost lives.

The violence displayed during some

of the rioting in the Middle Eastern countries is inexcusable, but so is the video that was produced in our country. There is no justification for the killing of four Americans nor for the 5 Yemenis who were also killed during one of the riots. If anything these incidents have shown us that people will act according to their own will; whether that means making an extremely disrespectful, hateful video, or acting out of violence and anger against that video.

This terrible incident can serve as a warning to all Americans, and anyone who has ever thought that the freedom to put forth their opinion gave them the license to bash, slander, or disrespect any people without fear of dangerous repercussions. That notion is simply ridiculous. We cannot afford to think this way in the age we live in, one where everyone is hyper-sensitive and news can be shared in the amount of time it takes to upload a YouTube video. We need to be aware, we need to be careful, we need to be smart, and above all, we need to take responsibility for our own words and our own actions.

The Good, the Bad, and the iPads JEFFREY MILLMAN Contributing Writer

Steve Jobs is dead.

Of course, his soul is still floating somewhere above Nepal, and one day will enter the body of Tom Griffin. Jobs might be dead, but his innovations live on.

One of his most notable innovations is the iPad. If you look closely at the students of Sacred Heart High School, you might just catch a whiff of Jobs about.

This year, the administration implemented iPads. Students and teachers now hold the power of a tablet computer in their hands.

And it seems like everyone likes them.

My job is to find out why.

My first stop was room 112, where I found even the notoriously luddistic Mr. Golden poring over the iPad. “I like YouTube,” he told me, pointing to the familiar TV-shaped app.

“When I’m in too good of a mood, I just watch a sad video and I’m back to normal. I have to maintain that gruff exterior, you know.”

I asked him whether the iPad was ever distracting. “What’d you say?” he asked, looking up from a video of Russian dancing techniques.

But YouTube is not the only reason that people love the iPads. I caught up with Mr. Boccalini, who told me how condusive the iPads were to his class. “When the kids are really bugging me, I just turn on the iPad and read my Bible app, or maybe check the score of the Sox game. It makes me look like I’m doing something important, so no one bothers me,” he informed me. “Now if you’ll excuse me, Millman, I’ve got to do some, uh, paperwork.”

Mrs. Keough, math teacher, admires the iPad’s design.

“As a mathematician, I can sit back and really appreciate the orthogonal abscissa of the inner complex matrix plane that Jobs and his engineers worked so hard to perfect.”

“Right. I so agree.”

Now it was time to gather student perspectives on the new technology, and so I went to my good friend and fellow senior, Patrick MacDonald. “Well, the iPads help to conserve paper. This means a lot to me, as I’m really passionate about the environment,” he said, throwing away another plastic water bottle.

Sophomore Cam Keough likes the iPads for a different reason. “When I have a bad hair day, all I have to do is open up the camera app and make the necessary adjustments,” he claimed, flipping his hair back. “And trust me, I’ve had my fair share of bad hair days.”

Senior Lizzie Sullivan-Hasson adds that the iPads are a great way to communicate. When I found her, she was happily typing a message to one of her best friends, senior Michael Nee. “Oh, these things are great. Especially when you want to get in touch with your friends but you don’t want to hear their annoying voices,” she exclaimed.

At the end of the day, the iPads have garnered much enthusiastic support from the students, faculty, and administration. iPads – educational, entertaining, contemporary – and here to stay!

Thank you.

THE HEART BEAT

Editors-in-Chief: Sophia Pizzi Elizabeth Sullivan-Hasson Photo Editor: Thomas Griffin Front Page Editor: Jay Meyer News Editor: Patrick MacDonald Features Editor: Sarah Kamp Double Truck Editor: Kelsey Malone A&E Editor: Nicoletta Pappas Opinion Editor: Christopher DeCamp Profiles Editor: Tian Yang Sports Editor: Thomas Gerhard Photographers: Dafei Lu Kathryn Mullen Staff Writers: Meaghan DuPuis Shauna Sweeney Contributing Writer: Jeffrey Millman

THE HEART BEAT is the student newspaper of Sacred Heart High School, located at 399 Bishops Highway, Kingston, MA 02364. The views expressed herein are those of the staff. Responsible letters should be addressed to the Editorial Staff c/o Mr. Boccalini or via e-mail at vboccalini@sacredheartkingston.com. THE HEART BEAT welcomes readers’ opinions on all topics. Letters must be signed. The editors reserve the right to reject, edit, or shorten letters. THE HEART BEAT is printed by Graphic Developments, Inc.

Mission Statement The Heart Beat is Sacred Heart High School’s newspaper. As the present custodians of this long-standing and award-winning publication, we pledge ourselves to the following threefold purpose: To inspire and foster a sense of passion and love for journalism, journalistic ethics and the integrity of the written word; To create and develop an atmosphere of responsible leadership, commitment to truth and dedication to the highest standards of journalistic principles; To recognize that in all we do, we are in the service of our Provident God who has blessed us with the oppurtunity to minister to the Sacred Heart community.

-Vincent Boccalini Moderator The Heart Beat

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Sports

12 October 1, 2012

HEART BEAT

The other Bruninghaus

Matt Bruninghaus takes control of the boys’ varsity soccer team as head coach.

BY TIAN YANG Staff Writer

Along with all the new faces in the hallways this year at Sacred Heart, there are also new faces on the sporting fields. This year, the boys’ varsity soccer team has a new coach, Matt Bruninghaus.

His name sounds familiar because he is the son of health and physical education teacher, Ms. Bruninghaus, or Ms. B, for short. This means that mom and son are working together at Sacred Heart, although Bruninghaus does not mind.

“It’s not weird to work with my mom since I barely even see her throughout the day.” Bruninghaus said.

Bruninghaus went to Plymouth North High School and graduated from Lasell College. As the college captain for two and a half years, he played goal keeper for the team.

Due to a back injury, Bruninghaus could not play during his senior year.

Matt loves soccer and he enjoys coaching the Sacred Heart varsity boys’ soccer team a lot.

“Sacred Heart soccer boys have a lot of individual talents and they have to learn to put the pieces together and play as one unit. The upperclassmen have an important job to help and to peer mentor,” he said.

“I am always open for the boys to make their own goals.

My goal was to win the conference as a team and beat Dimon and Bristol-Plymouth. We want to make the tournament,” Bruninghaus said. Both the boys and Matt are looking forward to this season.

“I don’t think there is such a thing as the most important characteristic for a soccer player, but as a participant in a team sport it is about all-around good character, being positive when you do well and even more positive when you mess up,” Bruninghaus said.

He wants to continue to coach soccer since he hasn’t missed a soccer season in 12 years. During those years he has either played or coached.

Aside from soccer, Bruninghaus works at Athletic Republic in Kingston as a personal trainer.

“I’d love to continue to personal train and I aim to be an assistant athletic director.” Bruninghaus said.

“There is a higher level of commitment from the players and very little goofing off. Seniors and Juniors are sick of losing or tying when they should have won.

Now they are committed and want to win,” said Senior captain Anthony Jordan, “and Matt is driven. It hurts [him] if he sees his team lose. He wants to win as much Staff photo by Dafei Lu Coach Bruninghaus speaks to his team during one of as the team does.” their practices. He believes the team will do well this year and make it into the state tournament.

From shoot-out to lockout

The NHL has entered into its fourth lockout in league history.

BY TOM GERHARD Staff Writer

Prior to the start of the 2011 NBA season, the players and coaches were forced to a stalemate over a new collective bargaining agreement. The collective bargaining agreement is an agreement between the players and the coaches over revenue and the structure of the salary cap and luxury tax. The opposing sides debated for nearly two months before coming to an agreement, only to shorten the NBA season by 16 games, from 82 to 66.

As the 2012 NHL season draws near, it appears that they could experience their own lockout, which would frustrate many beloved fans of the game.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said, “In two other leagues - the NBA and the NFL - the players have recognized that in these economic times there is a need to retrench.”

Currently, players receive 57 percent of hockey-related revenue, or HRR, which the commissioner and owners think is much too high.

“The fact is, we believe that 57 percent of HRR is too much,” Betterman said.

Last year, the players and players association received a staggering $1.8 billion of the hockey related revenue, a number that the owners’ union thinks should be lowered.

The owners hope to bring this number down by proposing a smaller percentage for the players, closer to 47 percent.

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On Thursday, September 13th, two days before the previous deal expired, the commissioner met with the league’s Board of Governers in Toronto to discuss a new deal.

A group of more than 280 players met in a nearby hotel to await an answer, one of whom was the Penguins superstar center, Sidney Crosby.

“Right now it’s not looking good,” said Crosby, “but things can change pretty quickly.”

While the players hope to come to a fair agreement, they don’t want the process to take too long.

If a lockout was put into place, players would be banned from practicing as well as conditioning in team gyms and owners would be banned from talking amongst themselves about matters such as trades.

If the lockout lasts an extended period of time, it will cut into the season, shortening it and causing some players to consider playing overseas in the offtime.

Executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association, NHLPA for short, Donald Fehr, stated that, “The players very much want to reach an agreement, provided that it is one which is fair and which is equitable and treats them appropriately.”

With luck, the opposing sides will come to a consensus shortly and won’t waste any of the regular season deciding on the new collective bargaining agreement.

“We’ve had seven years of incredible competitive balance,” Betterman said. “The game on ice has never been better.”

Betterman hopes to maintain a solid partnership with the players to ensure another extended period of hockey, and with the proper agreement, hopes to not cut into the regular season.

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