Town Times Dec. 21, 2012

Volume 19, Number 37 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall

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Friday, December 21, 2012

Community responds to Newtown tragedy

Kaitlyn Cummings and Becky Sabetta from the United Churches of Durham make cookies.

Submitted by Jennifer Altschuler

Photo by Stephanie Wilcox

Hundreds turned out in the rain Dec. 16 for a vigil in Durham.

By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times It will be remembered as one of those “where were you” scenarios — when news came Dec. 14 that there was a mass shooting in a Connecti-

Junior scouts of Troop 62199 brought holiday gift bags and handmade cards to Sugarloaf residents.

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More holiday photos on pages 9-12

“All day Friday, I had the vision of her in my head,” Francis said. “That was her last day of innocence. Their community is not that dissimilar to us. It could happen See Newtown, page 27

Out with the gasoline, in with the beer at Lakeside Deli

By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times

The State of Connecticut requires too many new regulations to make the sale of gasoline worthwhile, according to Prakashkumar Patel, the tenant of Lakeside Deli. So gas pumps have been removed from the Middlefield convenience store, located at the intersection of Lake Road and Baileyville Road, also known as Route 147, and beer is now on the shelves.

“I didn’t sell too much gas, I can’t afford it,” Patel said. “My pump is old and the tank is expiring in about

2014. The state requires too many new regulations by 2013. You have to provide your own insurance. It’s a long process.”

But if he could have it his

way, Patel, who has operated the store for 17 years, said he would rather sell the gasoline.

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Church of the Epiphany’s Sunday School children sing carols at Twin Maples in Durham.

cut elementary school that took the lives of 20 young students and six educators.

Durham First Selectman Laura Francis had spent the morning prior with Newtown’s First Selectman at a board meeting.

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Town Times — Friday, December 21, 2012

Wine, women and song fete Middletown gala

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tion made for a festive and glamorous event.

The evening began with maestro Adrian Sylveen of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra leading a string quartet and ended with the tones of Kitty Kathryn and her Jazz Ensemble. In between, the maestro accompanied the Lyric Opera’s resident soprano Jurate Svedaite and tenor Daniel Juarez on Charlie Hubert’s baby grand piano

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See Gala, page 8 Photos by Larry Kellum

Barbara Arafeh, president of the Greater Middletown Concert Association, and Mark Slobin, music professor at Wesleyan.

By Larry Kellum Special to the Town Times Plenty of wine — and a smorgasbord of gourmet hors d’ouvres, five women (an operatic soprano, a jazz singer and three string musicians), and song (a tenor as well) regaled the Greater Middletown Concert Association’s 45th anniversary gala celebration on Dec. 7, at the historic Wadsworth Mansion

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at Long Hill. It was an evening of paying tribute to almost a half-century of performing arts in the Middletown area. In recent years, the GMCA has hosted opera productions (from the Connecticut Lyric Opera) and a wide variety of concerts each season at Middletown High School’s state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center. Christmas decorations throughout the mansion and a silent auc-

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Friday, December 21, 2012 — Town Times

CRHS athletic evaluation begins

By Mark Dionne Special to the Town Times

teered to serve on such a committee.

In May a CIAC team of current or retired high school principals and athletic directors will conduct an on-site visit to witness the athletic facilities in use and interview students, parents and coaches. “They’re going to check to make sure that the things we say we’re doing, we actually are doing,” Hauser said.

The CIAC will report their findings to the district, possibly directly to the board at a BOE meeting.

Korn principal search Superintendent Sue Viccaro gave the BOE a timeline to replace departing Korn

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“We’re looking for folks who have experience,” said Viccaro, who also noted that the pool of applicants contained a combination of assistant and sitting principals.

The next BOE meeting will take place Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Lyman School.

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male athletes who represent all seasons and sports, and parents with former, current or future CRHS student athletes.

Regarding membership on the committee, Hauser said, “We do have a pool of people we believe would be good representatives...not necessarily people who have always agreed with us. As a matter of fact, we’re intentionally looking for a few people who are at times outspoken critics of a particular program or sport or just of the way the school runs in general because we know that they’re going to bring a perspective that we might not bring otherwise.”

BOE member Nancy Boyle volunteered to serve on the committee. Durham resident Michael Doyle, who at numerous past BOE meetings encouraged the board to reevaluate the athletic programs, previously volun-

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The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which functions as the Connecticut high school equivalent of the NCAA, is directing a year-long evaluation on Coginchaug Regional High School athletic programs.

On Dec. 12, CRHS Principal Andre Hauser presented the Board of Education with details of the evaluation, which consists of on-site inspection, surveys and a selfstudy committee.

CIAC serves to make sure student-athletes and coaches have “quality experiences that reflect high ethical standards and expectations for fairness, equity and sportsmanship,” according to its mission statement.

The evaluation is voluntary and was pursued by ad-

ministrators and the BOE after parents expressed concerns about CRHS athletics.

Last year, the BOE heard a presentation from the youth sports reform organization Positive Coaches Alliance but did not enlist their services.

According to Hauser, the survey of student athletes is almost complete with 175 finished. Over 200 students are expected to take the survey.

CRHS parents are scheduled to get their surveys starting Dec. 17. CRHS coaches will also take surveys, all of which will be evaluated by CIAC with results presented to the BOE. The self-study committee, chaired by Assistant Principal Brian Bodner, will consist of 15-20 members, including coaches, teachers, parents and student athletes. According to Hauser’s presentation, the member list will likely include parents of male and fe-

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Friday

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DAY OF WINTER Tot Time - The MOMS Club of Durham-Middlefield meets every Friday at Middlefield Community Center at 10 a.m. Babies, toddlers and children are welcome. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@gmail.com.

Bridge Night - Come join in at the Durham Activity Center every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. for a fun night of bridge. If you are not sure how to play, Jim will teach you. You may call Jim at (860) 346-6611 with bridge questions. Call Durham Recreation at (860) 343-6724 with further questions.

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Monday

Durham Senior Lunches are canceled today.

Middlefield Senior Lunches - The Middlefield Senior Café is serving lunch three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Reservations are required 24 hours prior, and the monthly menu can be picked up at the center, Town Hall or at www.middlefieldct.org.

Transfer Station hours The Durham Middlefield Transfer Station will be open 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 24.

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Blood drive - The American Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive for Wednesday, Dec. 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Middlefield Community center, 405 Main St. For more information and to make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

TOPS meeting - Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Durham Town Hall. Contact Naomi Klotsko at (860) 3499558 or Bonnie Olesen at (860) 349-9433 for more information.

No Bingo - There is no Durham Senior Bingo scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 26.

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Friday

Tot Time - The MOMS Club of Durham-Middlefield meets every Friday at Middlefield Community Center at 10 a.m. Babies, tod-

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Town Times Friday, December 21, 2012 dlers and children are welcome. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@gmail.com.

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Saturday

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Monday

Durham Senior Lunches – are canceled today.

Middlefield Senior Lunches - The Middlefield Senior Café is serving lunch three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Reservations are required 24 hours prior, and their monthly menu can be picked up at the center, Town Hall, or at www.middlefieldct.org.** Transfer Station hours - The Durham Middlefield Transfer Station will be open 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 31.

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Friday, December 21, 2012 — Town Times

Solar party

BeFree Solar held a party at the Durham Activity Center Friday night, Dec. 14, for those who signed up for solar installation through the Solarize Durham pilot program. Middlefield residents are reminded that they can sign up for solar power while taking advantage of Durham’s tiered pricing, so long as they do so before Jan. 14, the new deadline. Durham is up to 730 megawatts and the goal is to hit 1,000 between the two communities by Jan. 14.

LEFT: A group of folks with new solar installations or signed-for solar installations listen to representatives from BeFree Solar, Sue Michael of the Durham-Middlefield Clean Energy Task Force and Laura Francis, Durham first selectman.

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Town Times — Friday, December 21, 2012

Government Meetings Thursday, Jan. 17 Durham Government Water Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 23 Calendar Board of Education Finance Committee, (Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.)

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Ethics Commission, Library, 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 7 Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 8 Library Board of Trustees, Library, 7 p.m.

Board of Education Communications Committee, Superintendents office, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 Joint Board and Commission Meeting, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

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Monday, Jan. 14 Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

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Friday, December 21, 2012 — Town Times

“I would love to sell the gas, but I don’t make the money,� he said. “I have to stay in business.�

Ninety-nine percent of people who come to his store say they want the gas, Patel

said. “The main thing is a lot of people are unhappy,� he said. “They need to drive about four miles more to get (gas).�

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Durham First Selectman Laura Francis will be at Core Club & 24/7 Gym to kick-off a Zumbathon fundraiser to benefit the Newtown Memorial Fund.

The 90 minute ZumbaÂŽ class will honor the 26 lives lost on Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

The fundraiser will take place Sunday, Dec. 23, at 10:30 a.m., at Core Club, 350 Main Street, Durham. Tickets can be purchased at Core Club or online at newtownzumbathon.eventbrite.ca/.

If you cannot make the event, please consider buying a ticket as a donation or by making a direct donation at everribbon.com. One hundred percent of proceeds will benefit the Newtown Memorial Fund. To learn about the mission of the Newtown Memorial Fund, which includes providing financial relief for funeral expenses, assisting in the funding to donate a memorial and to provide an annual scholarship fund to students at Newtown Public Schools, visit www.newtownmemorialfund.org.

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TownOpinion

Town Times Friday, December 21, 2012

Letters to the Editor

What I hope

To the editor: I know Dave Pieta and Barney and walk my dog, Henry, with them every evening so I’ve had considerable time to think about the incident described in the Town Times a couple weeks ago. Barney’s had a rough go of it recently and Dave was visibly shaken when he first recounted the story to me.

How on earth could this have happened? Barney is 12, diabetic, stands about eight inches at the shoulder and isn’t very mobile. Barney replaces actual physicality with a comedic attempt at bluster and intimidation. A barking Barney is cause for a chuckle and a few easy steps backward. What was his assailant thinking?

Why would someone choose to attack this geriatric dog with a baseball bat when retreat would seem so easy?

I’ll never know. Despite how inconceivable it seems to me, I have to allow that this gentleman felt threatened and acted only to defend himself.

If that’s what truly happened, then so be it.

But here’s what I hope didn’t happen. That this per-

son did not take out on Barney his frustration at abuses he’d suffered at the paws of other dogs who, in the past, troubled him when he ran.

Why else carry a bat?

Alex Passavant Middlefield

Not safe To the editor: I have thought about the article written by Dave Pieta regarding the horrible attack on his dog. I have no children and consider my dog as part of my family. So can I just ask one question of the jogger — how would you feel if someone hit one of your children or close family member in the head with a bat?

I no longer feel safe as a dog owner because of you.

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‘Tis the season to celebrate. The Durham Middlefield Local Wellness Council encourages all residents to celebrate safely this season.

The council asks if you are aware of the following: -Each year nearly 10,000 people die on our roadway due to drunk driving. That number equals 20 jumbo jets crashing each year.

-In December, an average of 25 people a day die in drunk driving crashes.

-1.4 million people were arrested for DUI in 2009.

-In Connecticut, the number of drunk driving deaths decreased from 119 in 2010 to 92 in 2011.

These statistics are courtesy of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National

The Town Times intends to present a forum for the lively exchange of ideas and issues. To facilitate the publication of your contributions, several guidelines should be followed. Letters to the editor must be signed, with a phone number included, and be no more than 300 words.

The writer will be called to confirm authorship. No anonymous letters will be printed. Contributions by any individual or group will not be published more frequently than once a month. Every effort will be made to print all letters received. However, the selection and date of publication will be at the discretion of the editor. Finally, the opinions expressed by our letter writers are not necessarily those of this newspaper. Deadline: Monday noon for Friday publication.

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At the holiday season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible.

Thank you and warmest wishes for the holiday season and the new year.

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Local Wellness Council Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In a Dec. 13, 2012 press release, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood stated, “The holiday season can be an especially dangerous time on our nation’s roadways due to drunk drivers — that’s why law enforcement officers will be out in full force. Our message is simple: drive sober or get pulled over.”

Whether you are attending or hosting a party this season, please consider the following suggestions from NHTSA and Mothers Against Drunk Driving to make it a safe celebration: -Plan ahead. If you will be drinking, do not drive. Designate a sober driver or arrange another safe way home.

-If you are impaired, find another way home. Use a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, use public transportation or contact your local sober ride program.

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Your actions may save someone’s life, and inaction could cost a life.

-Host a safe party for all your guests.

The Durham Middlefield Local Wellness Council invites any resident to attend its monthly meetings the first Monday of the month at 12:30 p.m. at the Regional School District 13 administrative office. For more information, contact Betsy Dean, executive director, Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services, at (860) 349-0258 or look for it listed as the Local Wellness Council Durham Middlefield on Facebook.

For information about alcohol and other drug abuse and addiction, contact the Middlesex County Substance Abuse at (860) 3475959 or www.mscaac.org or the CT Clearinghouse at (860)793-9791 or www.ctclearinghouse.org.

Gala (Continued from page 2) brought in especially for the occasion. They sang excerpts from the CLO’s most recent production of Bizet’s “Carmen” that they both appeared in, and sang, an Act 1 finale of Puccini’s “La Boheme.”

Barbara Arafeh, president of the Concert Association, and co-chairs Gerry Bennett and Marcia Wrubel helped make this a memorable evening.

For more information to upcoming concerts, events, and Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” this spring in Middletown, call (860) 347-4887 or visit thevirtuosi.org or ct.lyricopera.org.

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Friday, December 21, 2012 — Town Times

‘Tis the Season . . . for gift cards and returns

If you receive any gift cards this holiday season, remember this: gift cards and gift certificates purchased by shoppers in Connecticut do not have an expiration date, and they do not incur inactivity fees.

A landmark 2003 Connecti-

cut law made Connecticut one of the first states to provide consumers with important protections in the use of gift cards and gift certificates.

Returning or exchanging a gift also doesn’t have to be a hassle; just remember these

‘O little town of Bethlehem’

tips from the Better Business Bureau.

Don’t wait too long; many stores have a limited time frame from the date of purchase during which you may return an item.

Research the store’s gift return policy; these are often

prominently posted in the store.

Ask about the return policy for sale and clearance items; don’t assume the regular return policy applies to sale or clearance items.

Make sure you have a proof of purchase.

Keep original product wrapping.

Leave electronic gifts in their original packaging in case you need to return them.

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Nearly 130 guests walked through Middlefield Federated Church’s Nativity on Friday, Dec. 14. About 150 canned food items were donated to benefit The Amazing Grace Food Pantry. “Many people expressed real joy in being given the opportunity to focus away from the news of the day, and several people were moved to tears,” Marilyn Keurajian said.

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Town Times — Friday, December 21, 2012

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A Cupcake Blizzard was held in Durham recently where children made gingerbread houses and were awarded for most spirited, best frosting, best presentation and most yummy.

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Girl Scout Troop 62199 visited Sugarloaf Terrace to hang homemade bird feeders, sing carols and hand out cookies recently.

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Junior scouts provided 30 holiday gift bags and handmade cards to Sugarloaf residents as part of their recent “Take Action” project.

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The United Churches of Durham Sunday School classes recently sent holiday cheer to Durham’s Twin Maples Healthcare Center residents. Various grades created religious holiday cards and classic Christmas sugar cookies.

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Town Times — Friday, December 21, 2012

Caroling at Twin Maples Sunday School children from Durham’s Church of the Epiphany visited the Twin Maples hospital to sing Christmas carols recently.

Christmas tree pick-up Troop 270’s Christmas tree pick-up is an annual fundraiser serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall.

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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think Coginchaug track?

Maybe running? Sprinting? Devils’? Well the first thing that may come to mind for some is Coach Marty Roberts. That’s the type of impact he has had on this program. There aren’t many people who put in over a quarter of a century of work into the same program, 26 years to be exact.

The first team Mr. Roberts coached at Coginchaug was the girls’ outdoor track team back in 1987. This was a very new environment for him since he came from Glastonbury to Durham. “I used to work with sixty to eighty kids at Glastonbury,� said Coach Roberts.“Here at Coginchaug I had fourteen girls and it was tough to win at first since numbers can give you quality.�

Out of all the historic moments throughout Coach Roberts career, there wasn’t a particular championship he mentioned, but he focused on how his kids and athletes developed over the years and on their personal efforts. Roberts capped off his career with 21 seperate Shoreline and State Championships in outdoor, indoor, and cross country. “The highlight of my career was seeing kids accomplish in the classroom, on the track, and in life; living up to their potential,� he said. “He set the precedent for future Coginchaug track teams by winning so many championships and being so successful,� said senior Evan Rand. “I like his no nonsense attitude the most.� “He was able to build a program to get kids excited about the sport,� said Mr. Ted Lombardo. “The first step was to make them competitive and the second was to start winning. Marty was able to take the program to the next level. He had a tremendous record here and he influenced a lot of kids.� “Coach Roberts coaching methods were unorthodox and unlike any coach I’ve ever had,� said alumnus Alex Morin (‘11). “His ability to motivate was like none other. Coach Roberts saw things in his athletes that they themselves did not.�

Coach Roberts placed Alex in the 3200m race his freshmen year despite the fact that Alex wasn’t interested in the particular event. It may seem as though this would be a bad thing to do; put a freshman in a race that he would dread to run.

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In reality, this was the absolute best thing that Mr. Roberts could have done. “I hated running the 3200m, but he entered me in it because he saw that could be my event,� said Alex. “It resulted in me becoming the 3200m conference champion for four straight years.�

What definitely comes to mind when you think Mr. Roberts is his hawaiian shirts, sandals, green sports car, salmon colored sports coat, and his infamous folding chair,� said alumnus and former cross country captain Emily Halligan (‘12). “But what I remember most is how he was always interested in how the athletes performed in their races. Whether they were

great runners, or at the end of the pack, Mr. Roberts constantly wanted to know how the runner did, how it compared to their previous races, and how they could improve for the next time.�

When I asked Mr. Roberts if he would miss anything specific in track, the answer came immediately. “The kids,� he said. “They keep you young, I always enjoyed seeing them do their best. They didn’t have to be the best, they just had to try their best. One of the things I encouraged was to not be afraid to fail.�

It is truly amazing what Coach Roberts did for this program and what he has

turned it into. The the countless hours working with young athletes, not only resulting in multiple championships, but turning these hundreds and hundreds of athletes into competitors. Coach Roberts respected every athlete across the board whether they were an All State runner, or if they were not. As long as they tried their best, he viewed everyone equally and that tells you the type of man he is.

It is going to be tough to replace a coach like this at Coginchaug and everyone that knows Mr. Roberts wishes him the best as he coached his last season ever this past fall with the 2012 Boys’ Cross Country team.

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In Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, Texas, schools are requiring students to wear identification badges with radiofrequency (RFID) chips fixed into them.

These chips are taking away a student’s right to making responsible decisions on their own and their ability to grow into an independent adult.

One student attending a school where these badges are now required refused to wear the chip because her and her father believed it was “the mark of the beast� that is referred to in the Book of Revelation. The school attempted to reason with her and remove the chip from her badge, but she still refused to wear it.

So what exactly is an RFID tag? It is an identification tag that has a microchip embedded into it that is programmed with a specific id number for each different tag. These ID numbers mirror the role of Social Security numbers or bar codes, the only difference is that they don’t need to be seen or scanned like a barcode to be read. These chips can carry data through air, doors, walls, backpacks, purses, and clothing. So the question is, is it worth the $261,000 needed to pilot this policy? The schools expect to receive 2 million dollars in revenues in response to the raise in attendance.

Putting RFID chips in the student ID tags is not allowing students to grow into

Science teacher Mrs. Erika Anderson and her husband Mr. Bryan Anderson are thrilled to announce the arrival of Caleb Jace Anderson. He was born at 3:32 AM on Monday, November 26. He weighed in at 8 pounds 1 ounce and is 19 inches long.

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There is always a lot of hype the week of Thanksgiving. Not about turkey or dressings, but about shopping. But, is it too dangerous for people to risk going anymore? News stations show people setting up outside of stores, preparing for a shopping apocalypse. “There were lots of people and I saved a lot of money,� said senior ConnerThrall. He bought two thermals and two sweatshirts, both buy one get one free, from Chap’s. “I went to Kohl’s but it was more crowded last year,� said junior Jeff Peracchio. “There were lots of sick people.�

Evidently, people are willing to take that risk so that they can afford the gifts that loved ones want. I mean, really, people can truly hurt your feelings.

Between yelling and catching a cold, Black Friday shopping gets pretty brutal.

“Thursday night my mom and I went to Wal-Mart first and a crazy person yelled at me for no reason,� said junior Abigail Eisner. “And then I went to Target and got yelled at by another crazy person. All I did was tap her cart on accident. Then I went to K-Mart and the Meriden Mall, which was a lot of fun.�

She isn’t the only one spending an entire dayshopping.Abigailwasjoinedbyjunior Kristen Burtt on their brigade for deals . “AfterIsleptforacoupleofhours,�saidAbigail, “Kristen and I went to the Westfarms Mall. Once we got home, I was drained.� “I agree with Abby,� said Kristen, “ I was really tired but continued to shop after I dropped Abby off at home.�

So, for all of you Blue Devilsoutthere, prepare for the crazy, madness that is Black Friday 2013. We’ll see you out in the aisles.

mature adults. In a college university the administration is not going to make sure you’re at every single class on time, it’s up to the student to get to class. Isn’t high school supposed to prepare us for the real world? Well if you get a job, your boss isn’t going to track you down. If you’re late they’re just going to fire you after a number of times.

Although this may help the attendance levels rise, the school does not have the right to set tracking devices on students.

It takes away a students’privacy and is unnecessary. As students go up in grade level there is more trust placed in them to do the right thing, and by the time a student reaches their senior year, they should be acting and be treated like adults.

For example, at Coginchaug there are “senior privileges.� These privileges include being exempt from final exams if a student has a class average of 90 or above, leaving early, coming in late, and having free periods if students earn and maintain good grades.

Students should have to take responsibility for coming to class on time. At Coginchaug, that’s the way we do things.

It’s not up to the teacher to track you down if you’re missing an assignment or not in class, just as it shouldn’t be up to the school administration to track you down if you’re not in class.

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December 1 marked not only Durham’s and Middlefield’s seventh Annual Community Round up, but Mrs. Bottini’s first year running it. Incase you don’t know what the Community Round Up it is basicly trick or treating for the less fortunate. Instead of collecting candy students and community members go around the towns of Durham and Middlefield collecting canned food items to be given to the two towns and the Amazing grace food pantry. “Students starting from as young as first grade attend� said social worker Mrs. Bottini.

Over 11000 Food items, 2400 dollars worth of gift cards were collected in the two communities. The gift cards will be split between Durham and Middlefield, and the food items between the two communities and The Amazing Grace Food Pantry.

Coginchaug junior Richard Chi prepares box after box, filling them with food to be sent to the Connecticut Food Bank.

Photo by Adrian Tubis.

This year there were around seventy teams and over 350 volunteers at this event. Thank you to the Durhams Woman’s Club for the volunteers breakfast, Home Depot for carriages, and Durham and Middlefield Wellness Council who co-sponsored the event with the District,

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Although it’s hard to believe, 2012 is soon coming to an end. It has been an eventful year both in and out of Coginchaug, and it’s time to reflect on the biggest highlights of 2012.

The 2012 summer Olympics, officially known as “Games of the XXX Olympiad,” was a huge worldwide sporting event this summer. The competitions were held in London, United Kingdom, from July 25 to August 12. The United States had a total of 104 medals, made up of 46 Gold, 29 Silver, and 29 Bronze.

Locally, Coginchaug had a packed year of sports, as well. The boys soccer team had a 6-8-2 record, and the girls soccer team had a 9-7 record. Cross-Country teams had successful seasons with senior Jeremy Brown, sophomore Christian Alberico, and sophomore Kelly Halligan as the top runners. Football ended with a record of 12-13 and the volleyball team wrapped up the season at 9-9.

“One of the team’s biggest strengths was their chemistry,” said Kara Neidhart, Head Coach of the CRHS Volleyball team.

“They all have a very young mindset and were hardworking when practicing for the games.”

In Entertainment, music has been in a major spotlight. The third most popular album this year was released by a british

pop band called “One Direction.” "Up All Night" successfully sold 899,000 copies.

Lionel Richie’s album was second, with "Tuskegee." His latest CD features country songs with re-recordings of his greatest hits and guest appearances. Listeners purchased 912,000 units. Lastly, Adele’s "21" was the most popular album this year, with 3,668,000 copies sold. “21” is the second studio album by the English recording artist, released on February 22, 2011, in North America.

The movie theatres were also given much attention throughout the year.

According to www.moviefone.com, The Hunger Games, a science fiction movie directed by Gary Ross was the fifth most popular movie. Another film of the same genre called Prometheus, came in fourth place. Moonrise Kingdom, a comedy/drama directed by Wes Anderson, came in third place. Cabin in The Woods, a thriller, came in second place. Lastly, Marvel’s The Avengers won the title of 2012’s most popular movie. Actors included Robert Downey, Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, and Chris Hemsworth.

The movie and music polls don’t speak for every Coginchaug student though.

“My favorite movie released this year was Breaking Dawn, because it had a perfect twist ending,” said junior Rue Stroth-

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ers. And when it comes to music, she’s recently been listening to “We The Kings,” because of their ‘new beats.’

“I love how they’ve been expanding their music for the new age.” she explained.

Strothers even got the chance to meet the band members this year, which fit perfectly with her 2012 new years resolution of meeting famous people she admires. She also met some of the cast on the Deadliest Catch.

Senior Christine French has similar views to the results. “ My favorite movie was the Hunger Games - it was so cute.”

As for music, her favorite genres are pop and rap. Her top song this year was “Dice Pineapples” by Rick Ross.

2012 faced some crazy weather. Hurricane Sandy was a massive storm that formed on October 22, and dissipated on October 31. Covering over 1,000 miles, it put parts of New York City under more than 13 feet of water. Manhattan suffered floods that swept away cars and flooded subway stations. Buildings located on the Jersey Shore were washed away in just a few hours.

While more than 8 million people in the United States lost power, Durham was lucky enough to only lose about half of its electricity. Regional School District

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There’s only so much you can know about a person from what you see at school. Everyone has another side to them that goes beyond the walls and doors of Coginchaug. Jerrod Ravid is one of these people.

Jerrod is a senior who does a lot more than most normal teenagers. Jerrod not only has two part time jobs, one at Premier Limousines and one at DaVinci Pizzeria in Cromwell, but he also volunteers at his church in Middletown and is a volunteer firefighter with Durham Fire Department. Jerrod has also been the lead guitarist in a worship band and sings with his youth group Living Proof since he was a sophomore and he balances all this with school.

“He’s a strong Christian, he’s musical, talkative, and friendly,” said childhood friend senior Sydney Altschuler, “He’s a good participant in class, and just in general a really good friend.” Jerrod is very strong in his faith. He is a student leader at his youth group, leading others in worship and coming to have a relationship with Christ.

“Being a part of everything that I am a part of has been nothing but good for me,” said Jerrod.

Not only is Jerrod known for being a strong Christian but he is also known for his facial hair.

“He grows a pretty good beard,” said junior Bryan Paxton.

Jerrod has a good heart. if he sees someone hurting or in need of a friend, he’s the first one by their side. I know from personal experience that Jerrod helped me through quite a few times of trouble in my life.

“Jerrod is funny and a really good friend, he’s very trustworthy and open about things. He’s always been there for me,” said senior Nicole Godbout.

“As a freshman, Jerrod was kind and entertaining. I think he was secretly into literature too,” said English teacher Mrs. Michelle McClintick who had him her first semester as a teacher, coming into the school halfway through the year.

History teacher Mr. Matthew Thompson knows Jerrod both in and outside of class because he was in guitar club with him.

“He’s a rock and roll firefighter.”

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Unemployment in the United States was unfortunately a huge problem this year, reaching 8.2 percent at the end of May. Following the worsening of the economy, a lot of attention was put on the election. Mitt Romney ran against Barack Obama, and on November 5, Obama was re-elected president. The votes were close, adding up to 332 Electoral Votes and 62,611,250 Popular Votes for Obama Biden, and 260 Electoral Votes and 59,134,475 Popular Votes for Romney Ryan. Here in Middlesex county, Obama also won the popular vote. Obama won over 57.3% of voters, while Romney came up short with 40.4%. When Coginchaug held their own “Mock Election”, Obama won, as well.

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Above, junior Rue Strothers discusses her favorite movie with Devils’ Advocate.

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“Jerrod is a sweet and thoughtful young man who is focused on a future with God and his abilities in serving and helping others,” said a close friend of Jerrod’s that also volunteers at Living Proof, Leah Aranjo, “he is also funny, considerate, and very talented.”

There’s more to Jerrod, and everyone beyond the halls of Coginchaug. Look-

At left, senior Jerrod Ravid plays lead guitar in his worship band at youth group Living Proof in Middletown on Friday nights. Photo by Kaitlin McKernan

ing at Jerrod’s story, and who he is demonstrates that you are more than just a highschool student, and your talents can be used in more ways than one. Just as Jerrod uses his talents to help others come together on Friday nights and have a good experience.

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After a shortened day of school on November students prepared themselves for the thrid annual Madden CRHS Tournament.

The tournament for the last two years was held on the Playstation 3 instead of the Xbox like it was during the first year.

Due to the lag of the Xbox the tournament was transitioned to the Playstation 3.

The winner of the tournement, me, Jordan Cowles, won a fifty dollar gift card to Game Stop and runner up, Gage Marino, won a 25 dollar gift card.

The fee to play was 2 dollars and all money went to the Amazing Grace Food Pantry.

“Its a great way to connect students with their school.” said librarian Tracey Earnshaw.

“Charity made playing in the tournament worth it even if you didn’t win.

It was a fun time just hanging out and watching some of the games while waiting to play your game.” said senior Ryan Lasso.

“Even though I lost it was extremely fun to participate in the tournament as it always is,” said the two time champion and senior Conner Thrall.

Winner of the Madden Tournament, Jordan Cowles, is also a reporter for the Devils’ Advocate and the author of this story.

Junior Christian Adams is pictured competing in the Madden ‘13 tournament in the CRHS Library. Adams competed against nearly two dozen people who signed up. Photo by Jordan Cowles

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On Friday, November 16 CRHS had the fortune of hosting the annual Shoreline English Departments (SHED) Writing Conference. Students from Cromwell, Valley, Old Saybrook, Morgan, HaddamKillingworth, North Branford, and some of our very own from CRHS were in attendance. The conference offered five workshops including fiction, poetry, journalism, romance, and drama. Students were able to take part in two of the five classroom-setting style workshops.

“It’s great seeing students exhibit their abilities.” said CRHS English teacher Mrs. Michelle McClintick, a key organizer of this year’s event. “I love having the students come.”

The five different workshops were run by five different locally and nationally recognized authors.

Childrens author Leslie Bulion headed the fiction workshop. One of Bulion’s most recent works, At the Sea Floor Café: Odd Ocean Critter Poems, received numerous writing awards including the 2012 Bank Street Best College Book and the Parents’ Choice Award 2011.

Poet Mrs. Merrill Adams lead the poetry workshop. Adams poem Solitude was an honorable mention in the 2007 New England Writers 20th Annual Free Verse Contest. Adams is a former CRHS English and drama teacher. When asked how the students were the poet responded “Enthusiastic and well motivated. I was impressed with their willingness to participate.”

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chael Hayes ran the journalism workshop. Hayes has “worked in news for over a decade, both as a television news reporter and online reporter.” Michael and Merrill Adams shared similar thoughts on the students “I was impressed with how engaged the students were in learning about the journalistic process.” said Hayes. “It’s always so rewarding to be able to give back, and to reach our future writers.”

Playwright Heather McCutchen taught the drama workshop. In 1989 McCutchen’s play 3 a.m. received the University of Iowa’s Best Play Award.

New York Times Bestselling romance novelist Kristan Higgins lead the romance workshop. Kristan Higgins is a two time Romance Writers of America RITA award winner for her novels Catch of the Day and Too Good To Be True along with publishing eight other successful works.

“It was a good experience because the mentors knew what they were talking about” said CRHS junior Brenna Goldberg who participated in the short story and poetry workshops at the conference “I learned a lot.”

As you may have noticed, many Coginchaug boys were looking a little more disgusting than usual last month.

The culprit to blame is none other than simple tradition; No Shave November.

No-Shave was originated by a group of college boys who mutually agreed they wanted to have an entire month dedicated to laziness and unkemptness, and due to the month’s sudden decrease in temperature and coincidental letter phrasing, they decided November would be the best. (noshember.com) It was only a matter of time before the tradition caught up with high school students as well, and although the facial hair growing abilities of most high school boys is admittedly less impressive than that of their college counterparts, the spirit of laziness prevails nonetheless.

Be it a chinstrap, dirt lip, grody goatee or full on beard, the tradition carries on through our faces.

“It was pretty fun! I liked being a mountain man for a while,” said junior Brian Blake.

Sophomore Jeremy Cannon agreed to an extent. “Yeah, it was nice while it lasted, but it’s December now. It’s time for people to shave.”

Mustache Monday, a powerful adversary of No-Shave, is the first Monday of December in which the truly bold participants are to shave every part of their facial hair except their mustache. As I’m sure you can understand, a lone mustache on the babyish faces of Coginchaug boys would probably be absolutely hilarious, and almost nobody participated in it this year.

Obviously the men in the school are proud of their bodacious, beautiful beards. But what exactly are the ladies thinking about all this laziness?

“I think it’s really stupid,” said Olivia Haglund, Coginchaug freshman. “By the end of the month all the boys look really unkempt.”

“It’s a good cause, they’re supporting people with prostate cancer I’m pretty sure,” said Laynie Joyce. “I think people who do it are nice, even if they can’t afford to donate.”

With December sweeping through, the freshly shaven faces of our youth now shine brilliantly. What will No Shave November entail in the future? Who will be brave enough to participate in Mustache Monday? We’ll just have to wait until next year to find out.

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You may have been in the CAD room and seen a strange machine in the back of the room creating small plastic objects out of what it seems like thin air. Sorry wizards, but this isn’t magic. It's actually a 3D printer using the CAD Design software called ‘Solidworks.’ This $1300 piece of technology has been creating objects for close to o month by placing layers of hot plastic one on top of another. “This printer uses ABS plastic to create objects such as chess pieces, keychains, and other miscellaneous small objects.� said technology teacher Mr. Larry Gaechter.

Now what’s so special about these key chains? Well they are produced right here in CRHS by Mr. Geachter. Although they can take up to an hour to create they are for sale at the CoginShop for only two dollars each. On top of that they come in blue, black, red, and white, and are customizable with your name and year of graduation. “Its a very cool machine, and a great investment in the technology wing of school,� said sophomore Nick Tyc. “Very neat advancement in technology,� said senior Josh Villa. “I hope to see even more designs created and sold.�

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The organization website explains that for every dollar donated, they are able to feed a person in need for one day. They continue to say that 94 cents of every dollar goes directly to program services. Other ways of donating are by credit card online or by check.

The total amount that the school ended up donating was $471. That is just under 500 people that Coginchaug students helped to feed, which is an excellent turnout.

As for the spirit week tie, the seniors donated the most money, putting them in first place and winning them a pizza party during midterm exams.

What Coginchaug faculty and students did was excellent and helped quite a few people. If you wish to donate to the CT Food Bank to help families in need this holiday season, you can donate at www.ctfoodbank.org.

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With all the devastation that hurricane Sandy brought upon Connecticut’s coastal towns, Coginchaug staff decided to help by developing a fundraiser for the victims of the storm.

English teachers Mrs. Sarah Aceto and Ms. Donna Mattei set up a fundraiser in which each homeroom donated as much money as they could, which would also solve the problem of the three-way tie from spirit week. “Ms. Mattei came to me one morning and thought how great it would be to make a schoolwide effort to help the people dealing with such severe ramifications of Hurricane Sandy,� said Mrs. Aceto.

The teachers wondered whether or not they should donate supplies such as toiletries, blankets, or food instead of money. “After brainstorming at the meeting and through e-mail, we decided to raise money through a homeroom challenge that would help settle the three way tie from spirit week,� continued Mrs. Aceto. “We decided to send the money to the Connecticut Food Bank.�

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Students express themselves during their senior class trip to Washington D.C. where they visited many sites, some including; The Lincoln, Washington, and Airforce Monuments.

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Holidays are quickly approaching and are always an exciting time of year. Inside Coginchaug, students and teachers are making christmas lists, traveling, and preparing for celebrations.

Freshman, Holly Longobardi, is staying home for the majority of the holiday.

While she hosted Thanksgiving at her house, she’ll be visiting her cousins, also in Durham, to celebrate Christmas.

“After the holiday I hope I can just hang-out and relax for the rest of the break,” she said.

Senior, Aleah Querns, has similar plans to Holly.

“I had Thanksgiving at my house and ate a lot of food on Thanksgiving. For

Christmas I’ll be going to my aunt’s house in Chester, Connecticut. ” The one thing on Aleah’s Christmas wish list is an iPad, and she hopes that it snows over break so that she could go sledding.

Junior Rue Strothers has plans to complete her 2012 new year’s resolution.

At the beginning of the year she made it her goal to meet her favorite celebrities, and she hopes to spend break seeking out the last of her favorite musicians and TV show personalities. She has already met We The Kings, Reel Big Fish, and a few cast members on The Deadliest Catch.

Library Specialist, Mrs. Pat Daly, has already kick-started her festivities in Colorado. She ran her first race, planned

her daughters wedding, celebrated Christmas and four birthdays -- all in Thanksgiving weekend!

“It was so exciting”, she recalled, “I don’t think we could have squoze in any more activities.”

Her daughter will be flying from Colorado to visit Mrs. Daly over the break.

They’ll be continuing wedding activities by picking out a dress together.

Although Mrs. Daly already celebrated Christmas with the majority of her family, she hopes to receive new pots and pans on Christmas Day. “I think it’s time to replace the old ones in our house, then we can have a nice party,” she said.

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Last year two Coginchaug seniors achieved a big accomplishment that put their names on our gym wall. Audrey Biesak and Erikson Waysl worked hard throughout their four years playing basketball and hit a thousand points towards the end of their seasons. Although the school holds milestones for the basketball teams, there are no records held for any other sport other than track.

Last year a number of Coginchaug students broke records for indoor and outdoor track. During indoor track, in 2010 Lora Manley set a height of 7 feet and 6 inches for pole vault, but Monika Malek broke her record with a height of 8 feet.

During outdoor track, Alison Luther broke a record that was held since 1986 and 1990. Jody Planeta and Carrie Kalinowski both had the same record set at 13.10 seconds for the 100 meter dash. Alison broke this record

with 12.80 seconds.

Also for outdoor track, the old record for the four by one-hundred relay was set in 2001 with a time of 53.41 seconds. Last year this record was broken by Alison Luther, Ali Doolittle, Lauren Trombetta, and Kelly Donovan with a time of 52.60 seconds.

Although the football team doesn’t keep any records for the school, students from the football team have worked hard and deserve recognition. “We have three seniors who did not become starters until this season,� said football coach Mr. John Bozzi. “[They are] Conner Thrall, Jake Nickel and Jeff Grumm. We were a much better team thanks to their perseverance and patience. It’s easy to stick to a sport when you become a starter as a sophomore or junior. Most kids don’t have the commitment to work for three years so they can get a shot at starting as seniors. These guys did.�

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The stands were filled with students and faculty on the day of Wednesday November 21 for the powderpuff game. The girls and the coaches had their game faces on and were ready to play. “It was a good game for both the juniors and the seniors,� said senior Ali Doolittle. “The juniors gave us a run for our money. It was a lot of fun to play, though, and I’m going to miss it.�

The juniors started the game with the ball. Victoria Buonanni scored on a 60-yard run, which made the score six to zero. The juniors did not convert on the extra point attempt. They had to go for the conventional ‘2 point conversion’ which only counted for a single point in this game.

The seniors quickly responded with a six-yard touchdown pass to Kristen Ciarlo. They converted the extra point going to Jessica Solomon. They took advantage of the juniors four and out by scoring on the next drive. They did this by giving the ball to Kayla Votto on a reverse for the score. The extra point was incomplete leaving the game a one score game at 13-6 seniors, when half-time came around.

Defense of the juniors came into play at the start of the half when they stopped the seniors and took the momentum. The juniors scored on a reverse pass to Morgan Kuehnle but couldn’t convert on the extra point leaving the seniors in the lead with a score of 13-12.

The seniors responded by marching down the field and feeding the ball to Kayla Votto who ran the ball all the way down to the four-yard line. On the four yard line Jeff Grumm, the offensive coordinator, dialed up a reverse to Lauren Trombetta who scored the four yard touchdown. The extra point was incomplete leaving the score at 19-12, seniors.

The juniors called Morgan Kuehnle’s number again when Kim Romanoff threw an 80-yard bomb to score a touchdown with five minutes left in the game. The juniors couldn’t convert on the game tying extra point.

The seniors gave the ball back on the next drive as the juniors defense stepped up.

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Mancinelli. “We have sophomores with some varsity experience and everyone is expected to elevate their game this season. The graduated seniors played a bulk of the minutes last year so that leaves a lot of op-

another touchdown to Morgan Kuehnle, who made a spectacular catch, to score a touchdown for the juniors to go up 24-19 with 1:42 left in the game. The juniors didn’t convert on the crucial extra point that would have had the juniors go up by one touchdown.

The seniors in the end showed their experience and score a 44yard touchdown of a reverse to Kelly Donavon with one minute left. On her way to the end zone, she caught a huge block from Jessica Solomon. They converted on the extra point and the score became 26-24.

Then juniors ended up not only battling the seniors on the last drive, but also battling the time as they tried driving down the field with one minute left. Kim Romanoff’s last second heave to Morgan Kuehnle missed by inches, which would have won the juniors the game. Instead, the seniors ended up winning the game. “It was fun working as a team with our class,� said junior Molly MacDuff. “I think it made us all a little closer.�

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Junior Powder Puff players huddle up during the game.

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the wintery weather approaches, the new sports season is underway. The expectations are high across the board and we should be in for quite a treat this 2012-2013 season.

The Girl’s Basketball team started off this season with a 6962 victory over Kolbe Cathedral on December 5th.

It might seem tough to repeat as state champions for the Girls’ Basketball team this season after losing Andrea Braga, Audrey Biesak (part of the 1,000 point club), Lauren Esposito, and Sam Mancinelli, but the task is not out of reach. “We have two returning starters from last years team, senior Jessica Solomon and junior Kim Romanoff, and a large class of eight juniors,� said Coach Rett

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Shoreline Hall of Fame for Coach, Alumni

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Webster defines excellence as “the quality of being excellent” or “superiority in virtue.” Throughout Coginchaug history several individuals have displayed such characteristics, but none quite as well as head track and cross country coach Marty Roberts or the incredible brothersister running duo of alumni Patrick (‘03) and Maureen Dooley (’04).

On November 11 the Shoreline Conference Cross-Country Recognition Banquet was held at the Clinton Country Club. Coach Roberts was in attendance as well as the Dooleys. Two current CRHS students, sophomore Kelly Halligan and I, were also present along with a few family members and assistant cross country and head track coach Dave Bellamare.

After the recognition of the All-Shoreline boys and girls teams, as well as a few other individual awards, it was time to announce the 2012 Shoreline Conference Hall of fame inductees.

Coach Marty Roberts was introduced first. As he made his way up to the podium, the speaker rattled off a few personal jokes and continued on to describe the coaches many achievements in his time spent coaching Coginchaug. Roberts’ many nominations include the 2002 “Outstanding Boys Track Coach of the Year” by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and the 2011 New Haven Area “Coach of the Year.” Along with being nominated twice for “National Coach of the Year” he is a ten time Shoreline “Coach of the year” recipient and nine time “Faulk Award” recipient.

The “Faulk Award” is given every year to the school with the highest boys and girls team score at the Shoreline Cham-

pionships.

Maureen Dooley was next to be inducted. In her running career at Coginchaug, Maureen had set school records from the 1000 meter on up to the 3200 meter individually including being a member of the record setting 4by800meter and DMR relay teams. A two-time Shoreline cross country champion, coincidentally the same years as her brother Patrick, she qualified for the New England championships twice, once for cross country in 2002 and again for indoor track in 2004. After proving herself as a double threat both in running and academics at Coginchaug, Maureen enrolled at the U.S. Naval Academy where she graduated as a scholar-athlete.

Patrick Dooley was the third Hall of Fame inductee of 2012. Patrick was a two time Shoreline cross country champion, winning the title in his junior and senior years of high school, along with qualifying for the New England Championships both years, as well. On the track Patrick set records in the 1600 meter and 3200 meter both for the indoor and outdoor track seasons, as well as running on the school record setting 4 by 1600 meter team. He was crowned Shoreline 3200 meter champion in 2002 and 2003. In his senior year he won the 1600 meter, 3200 meter, and was runner up in the 800 meter to help his team take the 2003 Shoreline title. Dooley went on to qualify for New Englands in the 3200 meter and reset his school record once again. After Coginchaug Patrick moved on to the U.S. Military Academy and eventually onto competing in the Ivy League for Dart-

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because they are going to be playing larger schools that have a plethora of talent.

“We have scheduled some historically strong Class M teams during the regular season to help us prepare to compete in the Class M State Tournament,” said Coach Mancinelli.

“I really feel that we are going to have a good team this year,” said junior Morgan Kuehnle. “Most people are not expecting us to be as good as last year because we lost four talented seniors, but we still have a lot of returning talent on the team and many people stepping up to the varsity level.”

For the boys’ indoor track team, the goals are set high and a shoreline championship is wanted by all.

“The boys’ indoor track team wants to win the shoreline championship,” said Coach Bellamare. “To get there we need to believe we have the capability to win, work hard with effective workouts, and when we step of the competition floor, we are going to be certain that we have given all that we can give.”

Senior Marco Rondinone is like a fresh-

man to the team this year as he just decided to join and throw shot put.

“The olympics helped motivate me to join track this year,” said Marco. “Seeing the athletes compete made me want to do the same.”

On the flip side, the girls’ indoor track team is looking forward to the upcoming season as well.

“This is going to be an amazing season- I can already tell,” said senior Natalie Swanson. “There is so much potential in everyone and I think we are going to do really well as a team. I can not wait for the first meet of the season.”

Finally, the boys’ basketball team has lost a handful of seniors this year, and now currently has 3 seniors for the 20122013 season. Senior captains Jackson Doyle and Mike Bongiorno lead the way for the team. The third captain, junior Jack Granger, wants the team to stick together and it will lead to a winning team.

“Our goal is to play together,” said Jack.

“We want to make a run this year and we will do this by staying together as one.”

From All of Us Here at The Devils’ Advocate, Happy Holidays Everyone!

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Maureen Dooley, pictured above, went on to run for the U.S. Naval Academy. Patrick Dooley, above right, ran for Dartmouth.

Above, Coach Marty Roberts pose with his last cross country team.

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The SeaPerch program, backed by the Navy and aimed at getting students interested in science, technology, engineering and math, has the high schoolers building models of what the oceanographers would use.

On this day, the 49 oceanography students, taught by Lorrie Martin and Laura Francis, tested out their creations in the 10’x10’x2’ pool that had been set up and filled by the fire department at 7:30 a.m.

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Strong School students and staff wanted to show Sandy Hook Elementary School their support. The entire school posed for a picture Dec. 18, holding a sign that says: “We Care SHES.” The picture, taken by art teacher Amy Schaefer, will be sent to SHES in Newtown.

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That same chilling realization was experienced by most who took to social media to express their own grief.

One Middlefield resident posted to Facebook, “I have to go to our concert tonight wondering how many of my kids lost siblings today (Newtown is one of our districts)…when I have to call the people I know and hear that yes, their 9 year old son is alive but their friends’ 6 year olds are not. I lived in Newtown for two, three years. I taught in those schools, Newtown and Sandy Hook.”

It didn’t take long for Facebook and Twitter to flood with links to news reports and opinions on gun control, mental health and school safety.

Almost immediately, Regional School District 13 Superintendent Susan Viccaro posted a message to the district’s homepage.

“It is with great sadness that we begin the work of acknowledging the events of today in Newtown, CT,” she said.

The message suggested that parents decide for themselves if they should discuss the mass shooting with their children, saying the decision “will be unique to you and your family.” She clarified that the tragedy would not be discussed at RSD13 elemen-

tary schools “in deference to the parenting you wish to do.”

“As always though,” Viccaro continued, “should your child express concern or anxiety about it at school,

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your patience as everyone adjusts to some new procedures. When you press the button to gain entrance to any building it would be helpful if you could identify yourself and indicate the name of the person who you wish to see.”

Aside from posts on the district website, schools are trying to keep parents in the loop. At Strong School, a message was sent to parents Tuesday morning, Dec. 18, alerting them that Trooper Kelly would be visiting Strong School that morning to say hello and take a walking tour with Principal Scott Sadinsky to re-familiarize himself with the school.

“In light of recent events, we all appreciate the presence and support of our local

authorities,” the message, signed by Sadinsky, read.

“This is yet another excellent example of the collaborative effort among personnel within RSD13.”

The Board of Education planned to meet Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss security measures.

Viccaro could not be reached for additional comments by press time Wednesday, but Francis said Monday that she met with Viccaro and Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw over the weekend and will continue to meet.

“I think we need to continue discussing protocol, plans, preparedness, and not implement kneejerk policies, but be thoughtful,” Francis said.

When asked if she thought this community would be prepared for such a tragedy, Francis’ response was twofold.

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But Francis also said every emergency is different, so in that sense, the towns aren’t prepared.

“To some degree, how can you prepare for this? How do you prepare for the unimaginable?” she said. “But of course, now it is something we can imagine, because it happened. From that respect, I will always now have in my mind what would I do? What would I say?”

Brayshaw also could not be reached for comment before press time.

While talk about safety and preparedness continues, in didn’t take long for the community to come together to mourn. Before the weekend was over, an evening vigil was held at the Coginchaug High School athletic field.

Hundreds from Middlefield, Durham and Regional School District 13 in the cold rain Sunday evening, Dec. 16, to remember the victims of the

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tragedy. The vigil was just 25 minutes long but was complete with prayer, song, brief speeches and a reading of the names of the deceased.

Some participants brought flashlights and electric candles; many simply held onto each other.

Durham Middlefield Youth & Family Services sent out a newsletter earlier this week offering resources and support for families in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy.

“Children and adults alike have been exposed to images of violence and horror, but also images of bravery, compassion and a shared sense that coming together will provide healing and strength,” the newsletter, signed by Executive Director Betsy Dean, said.

The email contained links to resources on how to communicate with children about the tragedy as well as signs to be aware of that may indicate a child or adult is struggling and needs an increased level of support.

DMYFS also invited families to take part in “Share the Light for Sandy Hook” on Dec. 24 in their own home by lighting one luminary or candle to represent all who were lost or lighting 27 luminaries/candles to represent each life lost and placing them on front steps for the evening.

It is these small efforts that help the community heal after a tragedy of this magnitude, at least here in Durham and Middlefield.

“Part of my strength is knowing this community will be activated to help in a tragedy, I know, I am confident in that,” Francis said.

“I’ve seen it already in different levels of emergencies here. From storms, from the community reacting to illnesses, death. I’ve seen this community activate. I’m totally confident, if anything happened like that here, we would all be there for each other.”

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By Brock Freehling Special to the Town Times

The Connecticut Gymnastics Academy Levels 4, 5 and 6 girls team of Wallingford recently captured first place at the 2012 Connecticut State Championships held at Pomperaug High School Dec. 8-9.

Gymnasts from all of over the state competed for individual and team titles.

The CGA Level 6 girls team won the team competition on Saturday evening. The team consisted of Sarah Newhart, Brynn Freehling, Megan Connelly, Molly Hayden, Valerie Nicholson, Liana Roman, Georgia Smith and Carolyn Cumello.

The following day the Level 4 team also placed first in the team competition. The team was led by Nicole Dementyev, Claire RiccitelliPestana, Delaney Boone, Elyse Boothroyd, of Durham, Kelly Santacroce, Jaime

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Other strong performers included Alison Albanese, Savanna Bauman, Noelle Carmody, Ally Farrell, Madison Grieg, Cally Foreman, Gabriella Lachance and Claire Vega.

Rounding out the weekend the Level 5 team completed the sweep by also winning the team title. The team consists of Olivia Aitken, Sierra Bauman, Savannah Bernabucci, Elisabeth Brown, Alyssa Cervero, Photo submitted by Brock Freehling

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The Durham Thunder fifth grade boys travel basketball team lost a tough road game in Old Lyme on Sunday, Dec. 16. Hugh Barrett, Noah Kleczkowski, Justin Penney and Chris Onofrio scored for the Thunder. Ben Mariani and Nico Kulpik played well for the Thunder. They take to the hardwood again Sunday, Dec. 23, on the road against Wallingford at the Wallingford Park and Rec. at 11 a.m.

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Emma Connelly, Madeleine Drucker, Delaney Krystkij and Ava Santacroce. All played an integral part in earning the team title.

The girls are coached by Brock Freehling, Kim Howard, Brittany Dubovick, Tricia Latham and Audrey Lastra.

This completes the fall season for CGA. The girls either won or came in top three at each of their competitions this year. Next up for the CGA girls team is the Brestyan’s Invitational — the club of Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman — in January held in Boston, Mass. CGA will be competing against teams from all over New England.

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Town Times — Friday, December 21, 2012

Blue Devil boys take on Noises

Boys of fall Football award winners, from left: Jake Ober, Sean Harper, Ian Augur, Carlos Benitez, Ty Kartiganer and Jake Nickel.

The Coginchaug football team recognized several team members at its recent team banquet.

Senior captain Ian Augur was named MVP; Ty Kartiganer was named Most Improved Player; senior Jake Nickel received the “Bonnie Currlin Award” for “courage and commitment”; Carlos Benitez and Jake Ober received “Rookies of the Year” awards and senior captain Sean Harper received the “Foundations of Honor Award.”

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Gone are all of the starters from last year’s Coginchaug Boys Basketball team — Erikson Wasyl, Ethan Donecker, Brock Hoyt, Alec Corazzini and Jake Tietlebaum have all graduated, along with key contributors from last year, Sam Baker, Kevin Gawron and Luke Bogdanski. The only returning player with any meaningful minutes from last season is Mike Bongiorno, and even he was the third man off the bench.

So the objective this season is to be competitive, and strive to make both the Shoreline and State post season tournaments. To do so would be a huge accomplishment for this inexperienced team.

On Saturday, Dec. 15, the Devils hosted the Noises of Hale Ray. The visitors jumped to an early lead, but Coginchaug finally took the lead for good on an Alex Kotrady free throw shortly before the half. Coginchaug went on a bit of a run early in the second half and led 3621 with 2:30 left in the third, but a foul, a turnover and missed Blue Devil shots led to free throws and treys, as the Noises kept the game close.

In the final period, the Devils made 10 of 11 free throws, just enough to negate some crazy threepoint shooting by the visiting Noises, who connected on five shots from beyond the arc in the period.

Jackson Doyle led the Devils with 13 points, adding nine rebounds and four assists.

Devin Rodriguez scored 11 points, and also had nine rebounds. Jack Granger scored nine points, and Mike Bongiorno scored seven.

Coginchaug is 1-1.

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Friday, December 21, 2012 — Town Times

Coginchaug Lady Devils win two

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Seniors Ben Taber (800m), Wolfgang Wallach (400m), David Trombetta (200m) and Evan Rand (200m) set a new Coginchaug school record in the Sprint Medley Relay on Dec. 12. The relay team finished in 3:50, taking three seconds off the previous record and finishing 14 seconds ahead of their nearest competitor.

The meet was part of a developmental conference at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.

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The Lady Devils won games at Hyde on Dec. 11 and at home over Hale Ray on Dec. 14, in what Coach Rett Mancinelli characterized as “sloppily played games.”

Coginchaug actually trailed Hyde in the fourth quarter, but managed to make enough free throws down the stretch to pull out a 51-41 win. Olivia Corazzini led the Devils with 21 points, with Kim Romanoff adding 12. Jessica Solomon was key in the close rebounding battle, with 14 boards, and Morgan Kuehnle added 10 rebounds.

The Hale Ray game was hardly basketball, with the Noises scoring only three points in the first three quarters, and 12 for the game in a 49-12 Blue Devils win. Hale

Ray shot only 14 percent from the field, even though according to Coach Mancinelli “it was not due to a well-defended game by us.” Coginchaug was not a great deal better, shooting only 30 percent from the floor. With no player getting in for much more than half the game, there were no double digit scorers, with Olivia Corazzini getting nine points, and Kim Romanoff scoring eight.

Morgan Kuehnle led a lopsided rebounding margin with eight, with Caryn Sibiskie pulling down seven boards.

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