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Tabor Academy’s Student Newspaper Volume 91, Number 5
April 2017
A Change of Pace What to expect in next year's daily schedule by Lillie Lovell and Abby Mottur
The way Ms. Marceau believes we can be more in control of our well-being is by decreasing the “amount of time we spend walking around campus transitioning both mentally and physically.” This will be achieved next year through the lengthening of classes and reconstructing of the academic schedule. When we return to campus in the fall, the academic schedule will consist of four 75-minute class blocks a day with the exception of Wednesdays, which will continue to have four 50-minute class blocks. There will also be a break between every class block that is at least 10 minutes long, again with the exception of Wednesday, and the classes will be on a seven-day cycle rather than the five-day cycle we have currently. The administration and department chairs believe that this will help diversify the types of learning and activities students will do in the classroom as well as give teachers the time to really go in-depth without the concern of running out of time. Ms. Marceau believes this “saner pace” will lead to more time for reflection, deeper learning, and greater engagement in and outside the classroom. The new schedule is specifically designed with the student experience in mind and will hopefully lead to less homework each night as students will only have to prepare for, at most, four classes the next day. This change in the homework cycle as well as the fact that all academic days begin at 8:30 am will give students an increased opportunity for sleep.
Another big change in the schedule is the shift from semesters to trimesters. According to Ms. Marceau, the new trimester system will provide a clear break between terms, as well as synchronize the academic and athletic schedules, allowing students to manage their time more effectively. This trimester system also benefits seniors applying early to college as they will now be able to send official Trimester 1 grades to early schools rather than progress report grades. The trimester structure also allows students to take greater advantage of the many
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For many people at Tabor, life is frantic. Think about how much time you spend being stressed or running around trying to balance school, sports, hobbies, and a social life. Ms. Marceau describes these actions as being on “a hamster wheel.” In the health survey we took last year, many students reported this feeling along with a significant amount of sleep deprivation. Therefore, the academic administration has decided to make changes for the better.
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unique classes Tabor has to offer because students can take up to three electives per yearrather than two. Currently, students have projects and finals after senior graduation, but with the new trimester system, students will instead sit for finals at the end of the second trimester and have the school year end right at graduation. The new schedule has been thoughtfully engineered to have a positive impact on the entire community.
Tabor’s Special Olympics Club A look into our partnership with a national program by Hannah Frisch Tabor’s partnership with Special Olympics in Massachusetts has been a tremendous success, with the goal being to provide year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Molly Bent ’16 created the Special Olympics Club last year with the help of Mr. Cleary. Mr. Cleary was especially passionate about the formation of this club because he had worked with the Special Olympics program throughout his middle school years and in college, as well as at his previous secondary school. He sees a symbiotic relationship between Tabor and Special Olympics: not only do the Special Olympians benefit from sports, exercise, and competition, but the student volunteers experience their own benefit in “growth and valuable learning.” When forming the club, Molly and Mr. Cleary created a student board made up of eight to ten people to help decide on programming throughout the year. When Campbell Donley ’17 was asked why she wanted to join the board, she enthusiastically noted Molly’s passion for the program, and said she was inspired to “…help in any way [she] could.”
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Currently, with over 100 volunteers, the Special Olympics Club hosts a number of events each year. These events include basketball tournaments, a Young Athletes program, R-word campaigns, a soccer clinic, Spring Field Day, and the Polar Plunge. The most recent event, the Polar Plunge, was a resounding success with the Special Olympics Club doubling their fundraising goal.
As for the coming years, the Special Olympics board members wish to “…maintain but expand in meaningful growth.” They hope to continue to grow their volunteer base and add more frequent events to the schedule. All students are encouraged to volunteer. Mr. Cleary pointed out, “I don’t think we have [had] any volunteers [who] have only showed up once.” For many students, the best part of volunteering for this club has been watching the kids succeed. As one student volunteer said, “It is gratifying to see their smiling faces, especially after witnessing how hard they have worked to reach their goals.”
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World News
Keeping up with current events around the globe by Maddy LaCasse and Lily Coleman With chaos taking over the United States news these past months, it is hard to stay in the loop with the major events happening in other parts of the world. Here is a brief summary of some of the most important world news events from the past couple weeks: Nigeria: In Nigeria, sickle cell anemia is a prevalent genetic disease that affects one in four Nigerians. Due to its prevalence, almost everyone in Nigeria has lost at least one person close to them due to the disease. Dr. Bosede Afolabi, an OBGYN at Lagos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria, is performing critical research on pregnancy sickle cell anemia to aid the 150,000 children born with the disease in Nigeria and ultimately to help end the high infant mortality rate in Nigeria.
Canada: In light of President Trump’s entry ban, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has offered refuge to those seeking asylum in his country while the Syrian civil war continues. In 2016 alone, Canada welcomed over 30,000 Syrian refugees as regulated by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, a Somali refugee himself. One of those families was reunited with Lyse Doucet, a Canadian journalist who lived with them while reporting in Syria. Daad Sabbagh, a daughter of the refugees, lived in fear and with nightmares of the ghosts of her friends. Now, happily living in Toronto, Daad has forgotten about the nightmares and plays basketball, baseball, and swims with her friends everyday after school. Prime Minister Trudeau has exceeded his goal of aiding refugees fleeing terror and war.
Sammy the Seabot
Bangladesh: The Bangladeshi Parliament has passed a law that allows parents of girls under the age of 18 to marry them off if they earn a court’s approval. The Child Marriage Restraint Bill is reverting Bangladesh further back in terms of child marriages as it already possesses the highest rate of children married under the age of 18 in the world. 52% of girls are married by the time they are 18 and 18% of those girls marry before they turn 15. The Human Rights Watch is concerned that this law will allow young girls to be forced to marry their rapists against their will and are actively pursuing ways to try to overturn the law. Finland: Despite current regression in America’s LGBTQ+ rights, European countries continue to progress, most recently in Finland. Beginning in the early 2000’s, citizens have been allowed same-sex partnerships with a multitude of restricted rights. It wasn’t until March 1, 2017, that Finland joined the other twelve European countries that have recognized equal marriage rights. Same-sex couples are now allowed to develop and dissolve marriages the same way samesex couples can, as well as adopt children together. While the European LGBTQ+ community rejoices in this great advancement, progressive countries like Finland are continuing to call upon the other 75% of Europe (as well as the total 173 countries that do not recognize same-sex marriage) to provide the same rights for their LGBTQ+ citizens.
Greased Lightning!
Dr. Kistler and Tabor students build an aquatic ROV
A review of the winter musical
by Joyce Guo
by Faye Parker
Since September 15, the Tabor Academy InvenTeam has been working with Dr. Kistler to create Sammy the Seabot. Sammy is a remote operated vehicle (ROV) device that will take measurements and collect samples of water in Buzzards Bay.
The ’50’s took over Fireman as tight leather, neck scarves, and skirts ranging from poodle to pencil found their way onto the stage in the Tabor production of Grease. Both the cast and crew deserve praise for their success in recreating the atmosphere of this famed Broadway musical. In the spotlight, Kate Marshall ’17 (Frenchy) and Aurelia Reynolds ’17 (Rizzo) stood out with their strong embodiments of their roles. Throughout, Marshall kept an entertaining accent beholden to her character Frenchy, making the act more engaging and enjoyable, while Aurelia radiated the sass and swagger that defines Rizzo’s persona, adding an appreciated humor to her performance.
This project is funded by the Lemelson-MIT Program as a creative and meaningful task for high school students. The program, launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), gives grants of up to $10,000 to each selected team of high school students and teachers to make technological innovations that will serve the community. Tabor faculty member Dr. Kistler initiated the application for the grant last spring and completed the final proposal this fall with help from students. After rounds of selection by a panel of judges, which consisted of prestigious scholars from MIT and former award winners, Tabor was chosen as one of this year’s fifteen InvenTeams nationwide. The Tabor InvenTeam members are students from Dr. Kistler’s advanced engineering class. They were divided into five groups to work on different components concurrently. Some focus on the construction of the robot while others work on programming it.
The robot was built with Arduino, a type of software, and can be remotely controlled by a single-board microcontroller. As Dr. Kistler hopes, it will “collect information about the harbor environment.” When being put into the water, the device is programmed to float around and lower its sensors below water to measure the temperature, pH, and conductivity of water in the particular region. It can also take water samples back for further analysis. Dr. Kistler thinks the information collected by the robot will “be useful to our marine science classes, the Town of Marion, the Buzzards Bay Coalition, and other researchers.”
The Tabor InvenTeam presented their progress with the project on February 28 in Lyndon South, and a final prototype of their invention will be presented at EurekaFest at MIT in June.
Comedy played an important role in the show’s appeal as the cast, most notably the Greasers, kept the audience smiling with their banter and eccentricity. The show produced many memorable moments, including the well-known Greased Lightning scene in which the choreography, set, and costumes displayed dedication on a professional level. As Olivia Pachla ’19 recalled, “You could clearly see how hard everyone had worked to pull off the performance.”
However, since the Tabor production was based on the Broadway musical rather than the hit movie that many are more familiar with, a few details of the play may have been new or surprising to the audience. For instance, the Pink Ladies, who many have always considered supporting roles, had more recognized positions than Sandy, the movie’s lead. However, these small differences, including replacing the Greaser named Putz with Roger, the Mooning King of Rydell High, created a uniqueness that added a new level of interest to the show as a whole. Overall, the obvious time and effort sacrificed for this production of Grease produced a memorable show that left all those in the audience impressed and appreciative of what a high school theatre program can do.
To the Great Wall and Back
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Tabor students travel to China over Spring Break by Anastasia Chase For a week over March break, nine Tabor students traveled to Beijing for an exchange at the RDFZ Xishan School. Although RDFZ students traveled here last year, this trip will be the first complete exchange as we send students there for the first time in our four-year partnership with the school. Mr. DaSilva explains, “We are doing our part of the partnership. It’s just as important for them to send people here as it is for us to send people there.”
In Beijing, Tabor students resided at homestays and attended classes at RDFZ. Originally, the trip’s sole purpose was a language and culture immersion for Tabor Chinese language students, but several of the students traveling from Tabor have not taken Chinese classes. This was not an issue because the RDFZ students excel in the English language, so they were able to translate at home and around Beijing. Mr.
DaSilva comments, “Having the relationship with the RDFZ school in Beijing allows us a great opportunity to get Tabor students, especially those who’ve never been to Beijing for a week, to be at a homestay, to go to an AP school, and to kind of be Chinese students for a week.”
Tenzin Chodak, a junior who went on the trip, said, “I’ve been taking Chinese for a couple of years now, and I thought, how many opportunities am I going to get to go travel with the school and with students in my class? That makes it even more fun.” Along with Tenzin, Amber Harris, Fatima Mohamed, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Rousseau, Justin Sayers, Alexa Smith, Jon Svendsen, and Georgia Toland also participated in the exchange.
Opposing Viewpoints by Annie Waters Ivanka Trump is a businesswoman, mother of three, and the daughter of the President of the United States. Unfortunately being the daughter of President Trump has become a factor in the sales of her “Ivanka Trump” clothing line, which is carried in many major department stores such as Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, and others. Recently, products under the Trump name and businesses headed by Trump supporters are being boycotted as part of the #Grabyourwallet movement to protest Trump’s presidency and some of his controversial comments. Naturally Ivanka’s brand has been greatly affected by this movement. But what has Ivanka done to deserve this boycott? The goal of the #Grabyourwallet movement is to protest Donald Trump’s presidency and comments, so unless Ivanka’s relation to President Trump bestows upon her a responsibility for his words or actions, she should not to be punished for his words or actions. As Ivanka is her own individual being, I do not believe that the
by Hannah Frisch election of her father or his actions as president are reason enough to boycott her products.
It does not make sense to use Ivanka’s brand as a tool to show dissatisfaction with the President. First, it is highly unlikely that Ivanka has any influence on what her father says or upon the policies he carries out. Second, Ivanka is not an official member of President Trump’s cabinet, so she is not making any of the major decisions that come out of the White House. Finally, Ivanka is an individual separate from her father. A person’s business should not be boycotted solely on the basis of his or her parents’ actions or the actions of those closely associated with him or her. So based on the message of the #Grabyourwallet movement, which is to protest Donald Trump’s presidency, the reasons for boycotting Ivanka’s clothing line are weak as she is not a key player in her father’s presidency, and the boycott will just hurt Ivanka’s business for the sake of making an example out of someone close to President Trump.
Nordstrom announced that it would no longer buy Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand beginning in the spring. The store cited poor performance as the reason for dropping the brand created by President Trump’s daughter. President Trump caused controversy when he hit back at Nordstrom by tweeting: “My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person – always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!”
While Trump can argue that his daughter is a “great person,” her personal attributes did not translate to vigorous and healthy sales for her brand at Nordstrom. According to the store, Nordstrom made a business decision to drop Ivanka Trump’s brand based on lackluster sales performance. They did not,
however, say if they were dropping the brand permanently. The timing of Nordstrom’s decision coincided with the efforts of the newly-formed “GrabYourWallet” campaign, which encouraged shoppers to boycott products with ties to the Trump family. While “GrabYourWallet” was claiming success, Nordstrom was not citing politics or the boycott as the reason for dropping Ivanka Trump’s line. With a notoriously fickle fashion business, Nordstrom normally cuts about 10% of their fashion lines each year and replaces them with new lines, and their decision to drop Ivanka Trump appears to be a judicious and prudent business move.
Athletic Spring Break Trips
Teams Continue the Tradition of Spring Pre-Season Trips by Owen Sughrue Spring trips have become, for some teams, a key part of the beginning of the spring season. Trip programs have become so common that more than half Tabor’s spring teams have gone on a trip this year. Several of the teams traveled to Florida, and sailing ventured to Bermuda. Mr. Houck, coach of the golf team, explained what it was like to go on the golf trip. When asked about the switch from Myrtle Beach to Orlando, Mr. Houck explained, “In Orlando, the weather is not really an issue. Our team can play about a round of golf a day and go into downtown if they would like afterward.” The golf team also took some lessons while they were there, but the main point of the trip, Mr. Houck says, “is to help the players who might not have had a chance to play a ton over the winter get back in the swing of playing.”
The sailing team traveled to Bermuda this year, a change from previous trips. Mr. Hurd explained the rationale behind going to Bermuda. He says, “Tabor has had a Bermuda connection through some students for a few years now, and this year being Chase Cooper’s last year at Tabor, seemed like a good time to go to Bermuda.” The America’s Cup was in Bermuda at the same time Tabor was, and the sailing team enjoyed a chance to watch some races. From Bermuda for the sailing team to Coco Beach in Florida for the baseball team, spring trips have become a standard starting point for several spring teams. Although not every spring sport has a trip in March, they are a fun way to spend break and to get the season off to a good start.
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Laramie Project at Ellesmere
Photo by Mr. Howland.
Tabor Drama spends Spring Break in the UK by Abby LaCasse and Maya Yukselen As spring break rapidly approached, the cast and crew of Tabor’s fall drama, The Laramie Project, were getting ready to head to England. Every two years, Tabor participates in an exchange with Ellesmere College in which each school is given the opportunity to visit one another and perform their pieces. In the words of the director Mr. Howland, this is a “rich program” in which the cast and crew get to travel, make new friends, and learn from the British students. The program began in ’94, when Mr. Howland and the Head of Ellesmere initiated the exchange after an Ellesmere alumnus became involved with drama during his year here. Originally the school brought the winter drama to England. To accomadate students who wanted to participate in both the winter musical and the Ellesmere show, the drama department decided to have the fall show be the one that would travel. The cast and crew had a rigorous schedule ahead of them, performing 4 times within 7
days, each performance in a new location, and some venues bigger than others. With limited time to adjust to each venue and cuts that had to be made for time constraints, the actors were definitely put to the test. The cast and crew needed to develop “flexibility to sense what their surroundings demand of them.” The show is portable, with minimal props and costumes, which made the transitions much easier. Although it was going to be a busy week for the Tabor actors, the students got to have the experience of a lifetime, especially performing this show, which brings a “uniquely American” flavor to the UK. In the wise words of Mr. Howland, “the whole process lends itself to some valuable reflection and insight,” allowing each member of the cast to discover something about themselves. The cast put on a final production of The Laramie Project for the Tabor community on Tuesday, March 7 before bringing the show across the Atlantic, and everyone at Tabor was able to see Ellesmere’s drama in the Black Box when we returned from March break.
B lack B o x R e v i e w A Review of the Winter Drama Performance by Maddy LaCasse Strobe lights. Rock Music. Female Empowerment.
“Red,” a student-written and performed spin on the classic “Little Red Riding Hood,” blended all three of these elements into a beautiful mix of satire and social justice. Brilliantly crafted, the play was centered on the theme that the world should not blame women (Little Red Riding Hood) when men hurt them (Big Bad Wolf), but also how women should not be afraid to live life authentically and enthusiastically despite the dangers of the world. It played upon this somewhat heavy theme in a celebratory way of female empowerment with an awesome dance number finishing
off the show, following the ever so powerful monologue about victim-blaming by Trinity Monteiro. What made the play extraordinary, however, was the humor and “party like” atmosphere of the show, engaging the audience and lightening the mood at times when it got a bit heavier. When Jonathan, the Big Bad Wolf, came out in a leather jacket to rock music and danced around the stage, the audience was laughing and dancing, having a great time. The ability of the cast to create an atmosphere of celebration, happiness, and freedom with their humorous scenes really drove home the purpose of the play and left a mark on the audience. A job well done by all the cast and crew, but also the student-writers who crafted this unique and uplifting piece.
Winter Season Highlights High points for winter athletics
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by Nicole Fernandes Since the very start of the winter season in November, Tabor’s athletic teams were making plays and accumulating wins left and right. Now that the winter season has come to a close and the spring season is upon us, here is a compilation of some of the best highlights from each winter sports teams this year:
Boys’ Squash - Boys’ squash enjoyed a successful season with a final record of 10-6 and coming in tenth place out of 45 of the top teams in New England at the Class A NEPSAC Interscholastic tournament. According to Coach Downes, “Resilience and toughness under pressure marked this year’s team, along with good sportsmanship and a positive team spirit.” Aly Hussein ’17 ended his undefeated season at #1, becoming the top prep school player in New England after coming from behind to beat a talented Brooks opponent in the Interscholastic finals. Girls’ Squash - The girls’ squash team finished in second place out of 11 teams at the Class C NEPSAC tournament, with commendable personal results as well. Tanya Mendoza ’19 finished at #1 in bracket V, and captain Nikki Zeien ’17, finished at #1 in bracket VII.
Wrestling - Isaiah Bailey ’18 traveled to the National Prep School Wrestling Tournament at Lehigh University, where he won his first three matches to make it all the way to the semifinals. After losing a close match to a #3 seed, Isaiah finished in fifth place, earning an All-American title for a second year in a row. Boys’ Hockey - The boys’ hockey team finished the season with 13 wins, 10 losses, and 3 ties. Frozen Fenway, to which Tabor was invited for being a top New England high school team, was certainly one of the major highlights for the players this season. Although the team lost to Belmont Hill, it was an exciting, fastpaced game and a great community gathering that the players and fans won’t soon forget.
Girls’ Hockey - The team had an incredible season with a final record of 19 wins, 5 losses, and 2 ties. This strong record gave the team a berth in the NEPSAC Division I tournament, seeded at #6. The girls took on a very strong and skilled Kent team in the quarterfinal, battling hard after being down by three goals in the second period to nearly come back to tie the game, but the team ran out of time and lost 4-3.
Boys’ Basketball - Boys’ basketball had several exciting wins over the course of the season, such as the dramatic 53-51 win over Nobles after a vital 3-pointer from Noah Fernandes ’19 cut Nobles’ lead to one point, enabling the team to win after scoring another 3-pointer and free throw. The team also celebrated an exciting win over Milton Academy at home, 82-63, with some great team plays, blocks, and a dunk from Akim Sanni ’17. Girls’ Basketball - The girls’ basketball team finished the season with a solid record of 12 wins and 6 losses, earning them a playoff berth in the first ever NEPSAC Class A Super 4, or AA, Tournament for girls’ basketball. They played against the #2 seeded Nobles & Greenough at Nobles, playing well but losing their lead in the final 2 minutes of the game due to some great plays from the opposing team. Unable to regain their lead, the girls’ suffered a 57-54 loss, with the team showing great tenacity and determination in the final moments of the game.
Stepping Forward Each class’ transitions into a new year by Danielle Plunkett As students enter the last leg of the school year, they transition into their new roles on campus as rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, or, perhaps most exciting, graduates. Each class is getting prepared to start an exciting new chapter, but there are some mixed feelings among the students as they approach the end of this one.
The freshmen are getting ready to “rise up in the hierarchy,” as Fiona Moore ’20 puts it. The class of 2020 won’t be the youngest on campus anymore, and they will get to embrace all of the new privileges, freedoms, and responsibilities that come with sophomore status. When it comes down to it, the best part about the freshmansophomore transition is the little things. “No one will call me a freshman when I forget to spray the waffle iron,” said Grace Macneill ’20.
Sophomores are beginning their transition into upperclassman-status, and while the promotion is highly anticipated, some students are worried about the new pressures and responsibilities. “As Mr. Hrasky says,” said Matt Carvalho ’19, “that light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train, and it’s going to hit you.” Junior year is widely regarded as the most important year of high school as far as college applications go, and that pressure as well as the first experience with AP classes can be a real source of stress for current sophomores. However, the new status comes with some perks: later check-in on the weekends, more freedom to personalize your schedule, and semi, just to name a few. Juniors are already deep into the college process as they gear up to become, as Mr.
Quirk would say, the role models for the rest of the school. The transition into senior year is a significant one; as juniors prepare for their last final exams at Tabor, they also must face that a lot of what lies ahead will also be their “last _____.” “How are we already at the end of junior year?” said Izzie Reid ’18. “Yesterday, we were freshmen!” For others, the hectic scramble that is junior spring has kept their mind off of the imminent change. “I haven’t even thought about it,” said Nick Marshall ’18. “I have too much on my plate. I am excited, though. I feel like we’re ready at this point.” The biggest change, however, is coming for the seniors as they get ready for what many have been looking forward to since freshman year: Senior Spring. It’s time for non-existent dress code and class bonding as seniors prepare to spend the next few weeks playing volleyball and sunbathing on the waterfront in the middle of the academic day (aka, the best time of your Tabor career). The transition from high school to college can be scary as well as sad, but Sophia Xiang ’17 is looking forward to it. “I’m excited for graduation,” she said. “And until then, we have senior projects and, for some, hearing back from colleges.”
Spring is the final hurdle we all have to cross before we get to the next stage in our academic careers. Sometimes life at Tabor can feel like a sprint to the finish line at commencement, but the sudden arrival of the spring season reminds us that we have to enjoy this journey without focusing so much on the destination. Tabor is a special place, and we only have so much time here before we have to leave, so make sure you’re taking the time to enjoy the fast-approaching transition into another new year.
Recipes to Jumpstart Your Spring Delicious treats to put you in the spring mood by Abby Park and Lillie Lovell
Start enjoying the season by preparing some fresh, revitalizing treats. We’ve selected some of our favorite Pinterest dishes to help you get in the spring spirit!
Start your day with an energizing watermelon green tea refresher. A healthy, yet delicious, combination of spring time ingredients will not only give you a sugar pick-me-up, but it will leave you feeling replenished and ready to take on the day!
Want a tasty meal but need to start off your spring season strong? Spruce up your daily salad with some fresh spring fruits and veggies! Add some chicken or feta cheese for an extra boost of protein.
Nothing says spring more than strawberry shortcake! Celebrate the season with this light dessert that’s easy to make. Just cut some strawberries, make some quick biscuits/shortcakes and add whipped cream!
Fruit salad is a quick and healthy fix for your spring sweet tooth. Stop by the fruit bar on Fridays to make one of your own!
Eat every meal in the Dining Hall? Don’t worry: we’ve got you covered. Put some tomato or guacamole in your grilled cheese to add some spring color to your meals.
Dining Hall Hacks by Mary Hanrahan Ice Cream:
Simple tricks to shake up your meals
Using different toppings around the dining hall can transform the plain soft serve. Craisins from the salad bar add tartness to vanilla ice cream and honey or cinnamon sugar add sweetness and texture. Special Recipe: Raspberry Ice Cream
A freshman year favorite, this upgraded softserve can be created by combining roughly one part raspberry jam with three parts vanilla ice cream. Sandwiches:
The sandwich bar is a great feature of the dining hall, but don’t limit yourself to just a few meats and veggies when making your meal! Try some of these recipes to add variety to your sandwiches: Chicken Parm Panini
This dish is a great way to take advantage of the sacred lunches when the dining hall menu features chicken tenders. A combination of tomato sauce, chicken tenders, and provolone cheese cooked to perfection in the panini press creates a sandwich of pure majesty. In order to prevent sauce from seeping through the bread, (known professionally as “Getting lost in the sauce”) it is recommended to place cheese on both slices of bread, creating a barrier to seal in the moisture. Thanksgiving Sandwich
It is an indisputable fact that the best part of any Thanksgiving feast is the sandwich eaten the next day containing the leftovers of the meal. Mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and turkey sandwiched between two slices of ciabatta bread creates a heavenly sandwich. Caprese Panini
Keep your eyes peeled for when the salad bar serves a combination of mozzarella pearls and sliced cherry tomatoes. Spread this mixture onto ciabatta bread and flatten it in the panini press until the cheese has become sufficiently melted and the bread becomes crisp. This is best served with balsamic vinegar for dipping purposes.
Poet’s Corner by Kelly Chang Seeds break through their hard shells, dreaming of becoming buds.
Tadpoles get through deserted nights, dreaming of becoming beautiful singing frogs.
Athletes experience through tough pieces of training, dreaming of becoming famous figures in sports. Some people want to be a teacher, utilize their life and missions to educate elites.
Some hope to become an accomplished chef, make delicious food to create happiness for customers.
Some even dream of being a writer, use their imaginations to inspire frustrated people. Dreams are existing in everyone’s heart.
People work hard to turn dreams into reality. Dreams are not just dreams, but,
A fundamental of effort, a ladder of practicing, a way to fulfill our life. I have a dream.
Waving the dream of wings, I am a bird flying through different places Looking for my own destination. I am not afraid
Because I know there are definitely going to be tough roads for me to walk, darkness in front of me to fumble and struggling through the failures. Bring my ideal, I keep working hard to create miracles
as though these grass paying their effort to grow into big trees.
Flapping my wings of hope, looking forward to brightening my future. Creating my own destiny.
The inspiration behind the poem: Everyone has dreams. I do, too. Since I was little, I’ve had the “American Dream,” which is to study in America. Last summer, I came to America to study for the first time ever in my life, bringing my dreams to Tabor and looking forward to finding my life and goals by spending my high school years here. I made my first step of studying abroad, and I know there are more challenges to overcome and new things to explore in the future. Nevertheless, I am not afraid because I have dreams and confidence to fulfill myself. By writing this poem, I hope to inspire people who have their own dreams like I do and to encourage people who are experiencing frustrations trying to arrive at their destinations.
Book Reviews by Harper McKerrow Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing is a captivating true story that takes the reader on a three year “Trans-Antarctic Expedition” with Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. As the adventure unfolds, the reader witnesses the unrelenting challenges that the crew faces as they fight for their survival. The men are pushed to their limits, braving freezing temperatures, withstanding food shortages, and coping with desolate isolation on their journey far away from the society they once knew. Ultimately, the leadership, camaraderie, and heroism the men invoked in each other and from within enabled them to persevere against the obstacles they faced at sea.
This novel was a page-turner, gripping the reader’s attention from the beginning of the journey through to the last page. Through the effective use of vivid and gruesome details and in-text photographs, the reader is able to delve into the story and become one of the crew. The use of excerpts from the men’s journals that are scattered through the text enable the reader to gain a fuller understanding of the harsh conditions that the men faced, allowing the reader to connect to the characters on a deeper and more personal level. As the story draws closer to the end, the journey almost becomes too real, engrossing the reader in the book and making it almost impossible to put down. I would strongly recommend this book to any fan of adventure novels or historical fiction themed pieces.
by Hana Liu Written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff and set in the year 2575, The Illuminae tells the story of Kady and Ezra, two ex-lovers who break up right before their planet is invaded. They escape in different galactic warships after the invasion; however, they are not safe once they board the ships. There seems to be another Big Brother/Divergentstyle government that is hiding the truth from the passengers. As the genius hacker, Kady infiltrates the warship’s computer system and realizes that she’ll need help from her Ezra to find the truth.
The Illuminae rebels against the format of traditional novels as it is composed by emails, message histories, classified interviews and documents, action reports, diaries, etc. Readers get to enjoy putting the pieces together and weaving the story themselves instead relying on the author to say explicitly the characters’ feelings,
their relationships, and the situations.The story is intricately crafted as there are small important details hidden on pages: struckout sentences, blocked words, and notes by analysts, to name a few. The best part of the book for me is the way the authors conveyed Kady and Ezra’s romance. Since they are on different ships, the only way they could communicate is through emails and instant messages. Readers get to see “behind-the-scenes” part of a romance: the funny flirty messages they send to each other build more tension and passion than the descriptive make-out scenes normally found in teen novels. If you like puzzles, skim (or just skip) through the long scenery descriptions in books, or get lost in Where’s Waldo? then The Illuminae is the perfect book for you.
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Featured Artist by Piper Cole
Kate Marshall ’17, well known for her ability to make any character she plays pop on stage, has been part of many Tabor productions, such as Human Geometry, Thoroughly Modern Mille, student one-acts, Call of the Revolution, The Laramie Project and Grease since she joined our community last year.
In Grease, her most recent production, Kate played Frenchy, a Pink Lady who wants to go to beauty school. Her favorite part of playing Frenchy? Her voice. “I knew in the beginning I had this vision of how she sounds,” Kate said. “It took me a while because it’s very nasally, but at the same time you have to project and be loud.”
While she excels at all forms of acting, her favorite is “comedy, specifically Black Box comedy because it’s a more intimate setting and it’s nice to be so close to the audience.” She loves comedy so much she’s designed her Senior Project around it. Her project consists of “20 different written monologues that [she is] going to have performed in the Black Box.” The monologues are going to be based on observational humor she sees in our everyday lives. If you’ve ever seen Kate perform on stage, you know that this is something you don’t want to miss!
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by Mary Hanrahan
Saturday Night Alumni Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Seth Meyers created, coproduced and wrote the hilarious IFC series, “Documentary Now!” Hosted by Helen Mirren and starring Hader and Armisen, the series explores different genres of documentaries through a comedic mockumentary format. The cast surrounding Armisen and Hader varies in each episode, as does the format of the documentary. Parodying subjects such as VICE news documentaries, The History of the Eagles, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and many more well-known films, this series is ideal for anyone who enjoys the mockumentary format, seen in shows like “The Office.” “Documentary Now!” is certainly a comedy cut from an unusual cloth, but with its strange characters and subtle jabs at classic and award winning works, it is well worth the watch for someone looking for a little variety in their Netflix browsing.