The Horace Mann Record, Homecoming Issue

The Horace Mann Record SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2018 || VOLUME 116, ISSUE 2

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Hearing my name from voices in the crowd was surreal to me because in regular games, there would normally be 20 parents, as opposed to the hundreds of people in the crowd.”

-Billy Lehrman ‘18 Abigail Kraus/Photo Editor

What I’ve most enjoyed is seeing all of the divisions-students, teachers, and their families––come together to watch and cheer on their peers. I love the spirit so much!”

- Gibby Thomas (12)

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I love to eat food. I like to stuff my face with hot dogs. I never watch sports. I’m looking forward to the theme this year which is rock and roll according to the bulletin board outside our school.”

-Desmond Singer (LD)

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“We would take the game really seriously, but some of my favorite memories [of Homecoming] are from when just the team was having a good time together.”

-Charlotte Frankel ‘14

O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Ashna Jain (12) cheers on Football captain Michael Sun-Huang (12).

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“The best part of homecoming was seeing the students, parents, and fellow teachers in a spirited mood and enjoying a beautiful warm sunny day.”

-Quentin Brooks, MD Math Teacher

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My favorite Homecoming memory is from 2011 - the year that it snowed. The tent even collapsed from the weight of the snow.

Fortunately no one was hurt and while I felt really badly for the people who organized the event, it was kind of funny and it was a true testament to HM spirit that so many people attended, despite the bizarre weather.”

-Eva Abbamonte, MD History Teacher

“I think it is a great place for the community to bond and it is fun to watch and support our teams.”

- Jiyon Chatterjee (8)

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“One of the most exciting ways in which I feel the school has changed since I was a student is that there is a greater emphasis on school spirit and communal events. I probably attended one or two Homecomings as a student, while I’ve been to every Homecoming in the last seven or eight years.”

-Chris Garrison ‘04 GAME ON Members of the class of 2020 decked out in Homecoming apparel.

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Time to roar: Lion

Andrew Cassino Staff Writer

After sweeping Fieldston last Friday, the Girls Varsity Tennis team is ready to face the Fieldston Eagles again this Saturday. The team is playing at noon in Van Courtlandt, and although it’s a bit of a walk, it will be worth it.

Head Coach Rawlins Troop along with co-Captains Gibby Thomas (12) and Hannah Long (12) have had the team working hard all season. The team hasn’t had many practices since tryouts, but Thomas believes it’s important that the team retains focus and

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drive to win, she said.

During the 5-0 win against Fieldston last week, Thomas and Isha Agarwal (11) was excited to see such a spirited group, as the whole team cheered each other on, Agarwal said.

“I’m just very proud of the way they ended that match against Fieldston. I realize we have work to do, but schools are going to have to play us tougher than that to beat us,” Coach Troop said.

The team has no new freshmen, but lost five players from last year; two of them were starters. Thomas believes that this has allowed the team to stay close since last year and maintain the same chemistry, she said.

Look out for singles players Sofia Allinson (10) and JJ Ryu (11).

“They have both been playing insanely well, and their matches are the only two that didn’t go to a third set on Friday,” Thomas said. Also watch out for the team’s first doubles, Agarwal and Long. Although this is their first year playing together, Thomas loves how they complement each other on the court, she said.

Another player to look out for is Thomas. “Gibby will be playing

Robbie Werdiger Staff Writer

The Girls Varsity Soccer team has started off the season 0-1 after losing their opening game to a solid Riverdale team, but the girls look to rebound Saturday against Fieldston with the help of the Homecoming crowd. At 1 p.m. tomorrow on Four Acres, the new faces of the girls team will showcase their young talent to the school.

Last year, ten of the eleven starters on the team were seniors, and as a result, the team this year is composed of almost all underclassman. Captain Kiara Royer (11) is the only returning starter, and co-Captain Lucy Rittmaster (12) is the only other

as forward Berk Balir (10), defensive midfielder Jackson Feigin (10), center back Jack Harris (11), and sole underclass starter Chris Robinson (10). These players are trying to replace the loss of former

returning player on the team. The young squad is filled with potential stars including goalie Eliza Becker (9), who had some great saves against Riverdale.

“Because we’re so young, we don’t have any expectations. We are trying to have fun and improve with every game. Our focus is towards the future, but I am not counting out our hard-working mentality to help us win games this season,” left defender Kelly Troop (10) said.

The captains have tried to mentor their younger teammates and use their valuable experience on the field.

“Our first step is to work together on the field as a cohesive unit. With more time and practices, the results will come, and our team chemistry will strengthen,” Royer said. “I don’t think our performance against Riverdale accurately represented our team, and I am excited for our Homecoming game and the opportunity to win more matches.”

“During practices we are focusing on mastering the fundamentals through different drills rather than competing in scrimmages. We

need to build our skills before anything else,” Leyli Granmayeh (10) said. “On Saturday I’m looking forward to seeing how our upgraded abilities manage against a rumored mediocre Fieldston team. We will grow better as a unit with every game we play, and we hope to perform our best on the homecoming stage.”

KICKING IT!

Samuel Singer Staff Writer The Boys Varsity Football Team are confident in their collective strength and individual energy but will face a tough rematch against Fieldston tomorrow, running back Kyle Bernardez (12) said.

Homecoming is a crucial game to the team’s future success as it provides an opportunity to prove the team’s capability, co-Captain defensive back Michael Sun-Huang (12) said.

Fieldston is a powerhouse team due to its incredible set of players and strategy, Sun-Huang said. Horace Mann has not beaten

Andrew Cassino Staff Writer The Girls Varsity Field Hockey team has worked hard every day in practice since preseason to prepare for Saturday’s Homecoming game against the Fieldston Eagles.

Co-captains Katie Goldenberg (12) and Julia Roth (12) agree that the team has been super focused throughout their practices so far this season, Roth said “We’ve been putting in so much work,

front and center as always,” Agarwal said. “I’m really excited to see her match. She always has really good energy on the court and watching her play is a lot of fun,” she said. team member Aidan Aisiks, who left the school this year to train at IMG Academy. Leading the Lions in scoring is Gavin Delanty (12), former all Ivy Senior Captain Evan Buonagurio (12), Philippe Boulas (12), and Sean Koons (12).

“The addition of some newcomers has upgraded our team, but our biggest improvement has come with the maturity of our returning players,” Christopher Ha (11) said.

The coaches have helped the team become as prepared as possible for their homecoming match, Ha said.

“We have been lucky to have Coach Quilty assist the team with his conditioning drills that have built up our endurance. Similarly, Coach Berniker has us playing in a 4-4-2 diamond formation that makes the best use of our talent at offense and defense,” said Buonagurio.

“We have demonstrated senior leadership and have bought into our talent and system of play. We are playing with renewed confidence and style which gives us a great chance to put on an impressive showing in Saturday’s game,” Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Neil Berniker said.

Robbie Werdiger Staff Writer The Boys Varsity Soccer team looks to triumph tomorrow over their neighboring rival in a highly anticipated homecoming match against Fieldston on Alumni Field. The team is currently 1-1 after beating Loyola and losing to Riverdale, and the players have stressed the importance of improving their record to 2-1 for the season.

Twenty-three players sit on the roster of the Boys Varsity Soccer team after a hot preseason. The team has gained new players such

SERVE IT UP!

A PRIDE OF LIONS! Fieldson in more than 15 games across three years, according to records from the Ivy Preparatory School League. and I think we’re already improving a lot from it,” Roth said.

The team had to spend a few practices inside due to the heat, but they used the time productively, doing conditioning on the stairs inside, looking at plays, and strategizing. The team has had one game so far against Riverdale that ended in a 2-1 loss.

“The loss says nothing about the future of our season, as the whole team is motivated, working hard, and looking to bounce back this weekend,” Goldenberg said. Roth agreed, saying she was happy to see everybody put all they learned in practice into real play.

Although the team is much younger this year, especially after after losing several key seniors, the team has retained the same energy and drive to win from last season, Roth said. Forward Juli Moreira is one of several players to look out for at the game this Saturday.

ALL WE DO IS WIN!

The team has recently endured some “growing pains,” as they lost to Fieldston 32-14 last week, Sun-Huang said. The difficulty was in part due to the team’s installation of a couple of new and unfamiliar offensive plays, he said.

In the future, however, they plan to use their new strategies to their advantage, and are particularly excited for their use during Homecoming, Bernardez said.

Players of all grades are making powerful moves that aid the team as a whole, Bernardez said.

Boys Varsity Football Head Coach Matt Russo described Brody McGuinn (12) as a “force for the team’s success.”

Sun-Huang said Lyndon Gay (10), a defensive player, was “incredible to work with and a powerful asset to the team.”

Receiver Kelvin Smith (12) and linemen Joshua Taub (12) will work at Homecoming to “avenge the team’s prior losses,” he said.

They are a “very cohesive group” of strong players and the energy during Homecoming will be extra-ordinary, Russo said.

GO FOR THE GOAL!

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Griffin Smith Staff Writer The Girls Cross Country team will take their mark in Van Cortland Park at the Regis Invitational tomorrow.

Last year eight seniors graduated, “so most of our team is really new and it is difficult to say how our speed will be this year,” Rebecca Siegel (12) said.

Practices have been hard this year due to the heat, but the girls on the team have been very supportive, Sarah Taub (9) said.

Griffin Smith Staff Writer Tomorrow the Boys Cross Country team will race to the finish line against athletes from schools around New York City. The team is well prepared for the Homecoming meet as they have had many challenging practices in the heat, Max Migdon (10) said.

The team consists of 22 boys that have all been putting in the “dedication and work for a successful season,” Masa Shiiki (11) said. The team competes as three different groups: Freshmen, Junior Varsity, and Varsity, Coach Jon Eshoo said. He believes the practices have been going well and “the boys are training hard and building a nice camaraderie,” Eshoo said.

WHO RUNS THE WORLD? GIRLS!

Mark Fernandez Staff Writer

Varsity Water Polo looks to make a splash this year as they head into the inaugural season for Ivy League Water Polo and their Homecoming game against Fieldston tomorrow.

The league is comprised of Fieldston, Trinity, and the newly created Riverdale water polo team.

“The year has gotten off to a great start with each and every practice being great,” Donny Howard (11) said.

Varsity Water Polo Head Coach Michael Duffy has been a huge factor in practices as well, Lorenzo Hess (12) said. “He’s smart, he knows how to manage the team, build trusting relationships among the players, and knows what to say to help players improve their

Some runners to look out for are Sareena Parikh (9), Natalie Sweet (10), Sophia Zelizer (11) and Euwan Kim (11), Siegel said.

“I’m not sure about the speeds of some of the freshmen, but I have my suspicions that they will run well,” she said. Siegel is “confident that the girls will run as fast as they can,” she said.

Although Siegel is excited for the meet, she is disappointed that “meet support is kind of nonexistent,” she said. People laugh at the idea of coming down to Van Cortlandt to watch the races, but people will go watch football play at Fieldston, she said.

“This year is actually the first year that they put us on the Homecoming sports schedule despite us racing every homecoming for many years,” Siegel said. She doesn’t expect many people to come out to support, even though other teams bring many supporters.

The team does get a lot of alumni support at meets, Coach Meredith Cullen said. She is looking forward to the meet as well as the rest of the season. The team is a great group of runners, she said.

Although the team lost some good seniors and a very good sophomore runner, the team this year is more prepared than in past years, Shiiki said.

The freshman runners will be exciting to watch, Migdon said.

Eddie Jin (11)and Skiiki have been training all summer and have been working hard during practices, Migdon said.

Jin and Shiiki are the fastest runners the school has seen in many years, Eshoo said. Jin and Skiiki currently have personal records of 14:12, and 14:23 respectively, for the hilly 2.5 mile Van Cortlandt park course, averaging an impressive sub-six minute mile.

“Coach Eshoo stepped up the intensity of the workouts for returners,” Richard He (12) said. He believes it has done a lot for the team’s overall fitness. This year’s varsity is shaping up to be faster than last year, He said.

In the past the team hasn’t received as much support from the school community as other team oriented sports, like the football team, due to the fact that meets are held in Van Cortlandt Park, Shiiki said. However, he does expect the supporter turnout to be better this year, and during homecoming, because of “all

the notification and signs posted to support the lions’ athletics community,” Shiiki said.

Coach Eshoo is “very pleased with the boys’ effort and attitude,” and is looking forward to the meet, he said.

READY, SET, GO!

shows up every day focused and ready to work, Matt said. Another player that has stepped up this year is Charlotte Cebula (11), who has filled in one of the vacant starting spots from last year, Matt said.

In addition, Captain Brittany Jones (12) is another player to watch tomorrow who has immense skill, Kyra Kwok (12) said.

Jones plays year-round on an out-of-school club team and has been a pivotal part of the Lions’ success throughout her high school career, Dawson said. “A big reason for why practices work well is because Brittany helps lead practices and is always there to help the team improve,” Dawson said.

Girls Varsity Volleyball Head Coach Lynford Foreman is a central reason behind the team’s readiness for their Homecoming matchup, Kwok said.

Foreman has put the team through grueling practices, making sure they are prepared for anything this season, she said.

Mark Fernandez Staff Writer

After winning their first game against Riverdale, the Girls Varsity Volleyball team looks to keep the trend rolling as they gear up for their Homecoming game against Fieldston.

The team is very strong this year and has great chemistry both on and off the court, Whitney Dawson (11) said. “We are really close friends, and we hang out a lot outside of school,” Dawson said.

“The team dynamic is really great, and everyone is really supportive,” Sasha Matt (12) said.

Rosy Aurora (10) is a huge part of the team dynamic as she

skills,” Hess said.

“The new pool and facilities are amazing. The pool will put us at an immense advantage over our competition,” Howard said.

The new pool offers numerous options for practices and allows the JV and Varsity teams to be split up, something Coach Duffy has not been able to do in his 21 years at the school, Duffy said.

“I hope that the new pool encourages as many spectators as intended for Homecoming because that always helps excite the games,” Howard said. “Playing at Homecoming brings an unparalleled sense of school pride and energy,” Howard said.

“The atmosphere was great last year as the team went into overtime and won on a backhand shot,” Duffy said.

After graduating four seniors last year, the team is looking towards new and improved players to fill the void like Walker McCarthy (9), said Howard.

Another player to watch out for is Lorenzo Hess (12), Song said.

“He has been able to make insane shots throughout his career,” Song said.

“Abigail Salzhauer (11) and Irati Egorho Diaz (11) are new on the varsity team and are two people you should also watch for this year,” Duffy said.

UP & RUNNING!

Ben Hu (12) said to look out for Donny Howard who is “downright amazing at goalie.”

“Our goal is to have fun, work hard as a team, get to know each other as a team, and hopefully play better water polo as we progress through the season,” Duffy said.

READY TO MAKE A SPLASH!

Lions’ Wins of the Week: Girls Varsity Volleyball: TOOK DOWN Riverdale 3-0 Girls Varisty Tennis: SHUT OUT Fieldston 5-0 All photos by Photo Editor Abi Kraus

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“Wanna wear my jersey? ”

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Iliana Dezelic On the day before Homecoming, a rainbow of students litter the school in costume. This ranges from the Tennis girls in Corn Cobs to the football players in their jerseys. Everyone looks so happy, a type of school pride shines in their eyes in a way that is absent for most of the rest of the year.

Unfortunately, because I am not a part of a team I have never gotten a chance to experience that school pride. However, wearing a football Jersey has given me a chance to be directly involved in this day of celebrating athletics.

Every year on the Friday before Homecoming, the football team’s spirit is to wear their maroon home jersey and ask a girl to wear their white away jersey. It’s an unfortunate reality that this tradition has caused tension on our campus. The limited amount of jerseys leaves some students feeling left out or wondering why they weren’t chosen to receive one. Others argue that the tradition becomes a warped popularity contest.

Some wonder if the jersey means more than a friendship. While in reality, most of the football players don’t think past giving the jerseys to just the people they are friends with. I have heard people argue that the tradition is heteronormative.

However, guys have given jerseys to other guys in the past, so I don’t understand why it could not happen in the future.

For the freshman girls who are new to high school and don’t know many football players it can be harder to receive a jersey. The tradition may seem like it’s the end-all-be-all for people’s perception of you, my ninth grade self included, but what you have to realize is that the jerseys are not a measure of popularity, and are actually just representative of whether or not you know a football player well enough to wear his jersey.

When I was a freshman, I knew little about homecoming traditions, but I had a few friends on the football team. Initially I was anxious about the idea of not wearing a jersey and of not being cool enough to receive one, but looking around me on that Friday, I realized that the jerseys were given to teammates’ friends and even then there were so few people wearing the jerseys that our picture together looked almost empty. Looking back it feels silly to have thought that the jersey meant so much. I have definitely still seen students walking

EDITORIAL

There are many pressing issues in the world, and Homecoming traditions at school are undoubtedly not among them. This is why we, as a Record board, were somewhat bewildered by the outrage provoked by our opinions section this week.

Over the years, there has been a fair amount of debate and controversy surrounding the tradition of football players choosing a girl to wear their jersey the Friday before Homecoming. We hope that every week our opinions pieces provoke discussion by

around the halls whispering and worrying whether they are going to be asked, but my advice now is that whether you get a jersey or not, it does not matter. There will still be plenty of people like you and in no way does it reflect badly on you if you are not friends with someone on the football team and do not get asked. The tradition is only one day out of your high school experience.

In my freshman and sophomore year I wore a jersey. However, junior year I did not. I can tell you that it in no way felt like a big deal. I’ve always thought it was exciting to see people decked out in jerseys taking photos, regardless of whether I wore a jersey or not. A few days ago, I walked by as the soccer team was taking a photo in front of Tillinghast and I watched as a teacher tried to stick her hand in the photo out the window of a first floor classroom. As her hand brushed the top of the player’s head I realized how important school pride is and how fun it is to take part in. It

was nice to see Horace Mann students and even faculty taking pride in our teams. Which is exactly why the football jersey tradition provides an opportunity for students to celebrate our school’s athletics. Horace Mann does not have many long standing traditions, so any traditions that we do have are that much more special.

As a senior, I am conscious of the fact that high school traditions are coming to an end for me. So, I find it important to truly devote myself to my last year as a lion, and jersey-giving is an opportunity to do so. The tradition goes deeper than its common perception as a popularity contest. It acts as the connective tissue for nonathletes and school spirit, which is too often absent in our school. I understand why jerseygiving is sometimes perceived as just another HM competition, but it is important to consider how it ties our community together under a sense of pride. We can’t let false interpretations of this tradition ruin well-intentioned school spirit.

providing a fair and balanced forum for members of the school community to express their opinions. This week, we wanted to revisit this debate with a fresh perspective by providing both pro and con opinions on the jersey-giving tradition.

Given that many students never read the paper’s opinions pieces, let alone know their contents before the paper is published, it has been an unusual week with regards to the football team. Rumours abound that the football team is now boycotting The Record,

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Abigail Salzhauer For an institution that prides itself on being extremely inclusive, I have always found the football team’s jersey-giving an out of character tradition for our school. In a place where intellectualism is the main scale of rank, it is interesting to see how every fall the suburban school tradition of a girl wearing a

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football players’ jersey becomes another source of competition. The unnecessary pressure ultimately ends with many hurt feelings.

While I do see how the tradition can promote spirit and pride in the school community, I do not think that we can discount its sexist and harmful undertones. This tradition forces girls to be the prop of the football team’s spirit.

When I was a freshman, it was “trendy” for girls to obsess over wanting to wear a jersey. Personally, I think that the tradition creates unnecessary drama and pressure among the younger girls at school who may think that receiving a jersey is a kind of social status symbol. Freshman year, I found myself listening to, and even involved in, unhealthy conversations about how much we thought receiving a jersey meant. I fell into the trap of hoping that someone would ask me to wear his jersey. The problem is that the

i.e. refusing to speak to us. First one football player withdrew an opinions piece he had been planning to write, and then the football team reportedly pressured our con writer for the piece to withdraw, even resorting to purported bribery with… you guessed it! A football jersey.

It turns out, the best news all week was the news we created. This puerile behavior has been truly amusing. Equally absurd is that students at such an infamously liberal school as Horace Mann have seemingly attempted to restrict the free speech of their compatriots. We look

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tradition teaches girls to focus on the wrong thing: getting attention from guys rather than actually showing school spirit. Too many girls play into the sexism created by the tradition and become competitive over it even though they do not fully understand its implications.

The pressure compels younger girls to evaluate each other based of off looks and popularity in regards to “who deserves a jersey.” This type of environment is not representative of who we are as a school. Ironically, a tradition which is supposed to promote school spirit ends up dividing friend groups and turning people against each other. Even further, the tradition allows girls to fall subject to a set of patriarchal standards that should have no place in our community.

Similarly, for the freshman boys, the jerseys are supposedly a source of fun, but in reality become a competition. The boys fret over who gives which girl their jersey and if she is the “right” girl to give it to. Even though the guys should not feel pressure to give it to a girl that they are interested in, this is not the case. I can imagine freshman boys being intimidated by seniors on the team telling them to use jerseys as a way to make a move. The idea of being rejected adds stress, especially for the guy who is told that a girl wearing his jersey means she is interested in him. In addition to this, some freshmen boys might feel pressure to give their jersey to girls that they are not friends with as a way to prove something to their friends or impress older boys on their team.

Further, this outdated tradition is grossly heteronormative. Hypothetically, if a member of the football team were gay and wanted to show his interest in another boy by giving him his jersey, he would have go beyond the tradition. We have to ask ourselves as a community, with this tradition in place, would he feel comfortable doing so after so many years of football players giving their jerseys to girls? While I don’t know how the football team or his friends might react, given the emphasis on football players giving their jersey to a girl, it is hard to imagine that gay team members would feel comfortable with the tradition.

From my experience, as my friends and I have gotten older, we have become less obsessed with wearing a jersey. The tradition in eleventh grade has become more about the football players giving their jerseys to friends instead of girls they are interested in. However, it remains harmful for underclassmen. This tradition is meant to be a fun way to show team spirit but causes problems when it becomes divisive and unhealthy for students.

forward to future press night entertainment such as this.

With regards to the board’s majority opinion on the matter, we’re not for ending the tradition of jersey-giving, just updating it for the modern age. Why does giving jerseys have to be restricted to the football team in a heteronormative context? We believe the ideal solution is that all teams have the opportunity to give jerseys, both to boys and girls. Perhaps in the future we could avoid plots and pacts, opting instead for an open discussion.

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