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Locals weigh in on ‘Aid in Dying’ bill By Charles Kreutzkamp Town Times
Local residents swarmed the Connecticut Legislature with testimony for a March 18 Public hearing on a house bill, “An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients.” The law would allow mentally competent adults who re-
ceive a terminal diagnosis that will end their life within six months to be prescribed and to self-administer medication that will end their lives. Two doctors must determine that the patient is terminal, psychologically competent, and acting of their own volition. See Testimony / Page 4
Middlefield Children’s Center students Aiden Sinicrope and Cecelia Fenwick tally up plenty of hops during the school’s Hop-a-thon in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
CRHS students, from left, Michael O’Keefe, Hailey McIntyre, Caitlyn Kranich, Patrick Holden, Paige Kobe and Kyle Farrell spoke to the Board of Education on March 11 about their school trip to Quebec. The students described the educational benefits of language emergence and travel. The BOE approves field trips. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
School budget moved to public hearing By Mark Dionne Town Times
Th e p ro p o s e d R S D 1 3 school budget for 2015-16 will be discussed at a public hearing Wednesday, April 8 at 8 p.m. at the Coginchaug Regional High School auditorium. The Board of Education, at
its March 18 meeting, voted to move the budget to public hearing, with a tentative referendum date of May 5. At the March 18 meeting, the BOE did not make any changes in the budget before voting for the public hearing. The proposed budSee Hearing / Page 5
Children hop for MDA By Mark Dionne Town Times
On different school days in March, the youngsters at the Middlefield Children’s Center participated in the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Hop-a-thon to raise money and awareness. Children at the Middlefield preschool received pledges to participate in what the MDA called “brief, high-energy hopping.” According to MCC Director Deb Dumont, the center set a goal of $275, but the families beat that, raising almost $400 with pledges still coming in. The Hop-a-thon is a national campaign of the MDA and Dumont said it
is made appropriate for younger students with simple lessons, coloring books, and stickers. “We talked about it here at school and we’ve been reading books about kids with disabilities,” Dumont said. Books read to the MCC students included simple lessons about disabilities. A passage from one of the books read, “Kids with muscular dystrophy can see and hear and smell and taste and talk very well. And they can think and dream and laugh and learn – just like you.” Donors were asked to contribute a set donation, or to pledge an amount, per hop, although counting the
number of hops made by an excited 3-year-old over a two-minute period would inevitably be an estimation. Na t i o n a l ly, c h i l d re n ages 2 to 7 participate in the Hop-a-thon. According to the MDA, of the 40 muscle diseases under its scope, more than half affect children. Dumont said that MCC participates in other charitable and civic activities. “We did an ‘adopt-a-family’ for Christmas time and in the fall we do Light Up Middlefield with Park and Rec,” Dumont said. MCC also participates in Scholastic Books “Pajama Drive” for book donations. See more photos from the MDA Hop-a-thon on Page 9.
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Fill the White Linen Closet - Fill the White Linen Closet community collection is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. to noon. Residents are asked to leave non-perishable food and personal hygiene items out for pick-up by volunteers. All items are distributed to the Durham and Middlefield food pantries and Middletown’s Amazing Grace. Residents may also donate to collection boxes at United Churches of Durham, Durham Market, Durham Pharmacy, Core Club, Middlefield Federated See Calendar / Page 3
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Local artist Terry Oakes Bourret and her husband, Donald Bourret, were working on a book as recently as 2013 that incorporated a dog they rescued into their “existing pack of pampered female pooches.” Wednesday afternoon, March 18, the couple’s home at 73 Main St. was quiet outside. There were no police cars at the house, police tape was no longer surrounding the property and two vehicles could be seen in the driveway of the house, which sits just a block away from Town Hall. It was a dramatic contrast from just hours earlier when the property was an active crime scene following the deaths of the couple and their dog. The state police spokesman, Lt. Paul Vance, said the incident was a case of murder-suicide. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Terry Oakes Bourret, 71, died Tuesday night, March 17 of a gunshot to the head. Her death was ruled a homicide. Donald Bourret also died of a gunshot wound to the head. His death was ruled a suicide. A 911 call to Troop F at 7:36 p.m. March 17 reported two people were “believed to be deceased” in the Main Street home. When police and emergency medical personnel entered the home, they found the couple with apparent gunshot wounds. Medical personnel declared them dead at the scene, Vance said. Police also found a family dog outside the home with
gunshot wounds, also deceased. The Major Crime Unit responded to conduct the investigation, Vance said. Detectives collected evidence from the scene, including a handgun found near one of the bodies, Vance said. By 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 there were no state police left at the house. Signs for Terry Oakes Bourret’s art studio were still in the front yard, and two vehicles could be seen in the driveway. The house, situated in the center of town, faces the Green and is about a block away from Town Hall. Terry Oakes Bourret had a studio behind the home on Main Street. She painted a scene of Main Street in Middletown in 2012. “It’s my meditation,” Oakes Bourret told the Town Times in 2013, speaking about her art. The well-known artist began taking art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum when she was 6 years old, then became a nurse, but returned to art full time in the 1970s. “I started painting on seashells because that’s what I saw them do,” she said. “I sold them in front of my grandfather’s grocery store.” Terry Oakes Bourret won more than 100 awards, and her work has been shown in public and private collections around the country and internationally. Terry Oakes Bourrets’ work has also been in two books. Her art is featured and collected inter- April 2013: Terry Oakes Bourret holds her dog, nationally according to her website. It is also dis- Murphy, who often kept her company in her played at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, studio. where she was a nurse. | File photo
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Calendar and Middlefield Library until Saturday, April 4. Pasta supper - A pasta supper and auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 4:30 to 8 p.m., at the Middlefield Federated Church, 402 Main St. Funds benefit Roslyn Helmedach, who is in need of a service dog. The public is welcome. For more information and tickets, call Anne Malcolm at (860) 349-3845 or Donna Golub at (860) 349-4624. Opera - A production of the opera “The Barber of Seville” is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 7:30 p.m., at Middletown’s Performing Arts Center, 200 LaRosa
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Sunday, March 29 Hike - Women of the Woods has scheduled a 6-year anniversary hike for Sunday, March 29, 1 p.m., in the Timberland Woods, Guilford. All women are welcome. Registration is requested. For more information, contact Lucy at (860) 395-7771, lucy@womenofthewoods. org or visit www.womenofthewoods.org. Open house - Middletown Stage Company, at
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Wednesday, April 1 Chili dinner - The CRHS Honor Society has scheduled a chili dinner for Wednesday, April 1, 5 to 8 p.m., at the school. Proceeds benefit the Pedersen and Ribera families, who lost their homes in recent fires. A bake sale, to benefit the Camp Nerden Pool Fund, is included.
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Patients must make two written requests at least 15 days apart to a doctor. Two witnesses who may not have any family or financial relationship with the patient and must attest the patient has a sound mind and volition. Doctors can halt the process if they believe the patient to be suffering from depression. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen told lawmakers that the proposed law is based on Oregon’s 1994 Death With Dignity Act. Jepsen noted that only 59 percent of those who receive life-ending prescriptions in Oregon take them and that of the 859 patients who ended their lives with prescribed medication, 90 percent were enrolled in hospice and their median age was 71.
For Jepsen aid in dying “is about giving more options… I believe it is wrong to compel a competent individual who is terminally ill and soon to die to remain alive, against his or her will, even though he or she may be in severe pain or experiencing a quality of life they deem unbearable.” Many locals weighed in for the public hearing. “We already have aid in dying for terminally ill patients: hospice and palliative care,” submitted Pam Lucashu of Durham, who fears that passing the bill would cause a “clear progression from choice… to control by others who wish to end the lives of the disabled, the elderly, the young, and anyone else who some ‘professional’ deems to have inferior value.” “Perhaps if there were a controlled option like ‘Aid in
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“subliminally” lead senior citizens to believe that aid in dying is the right thing to do “for the next generation.” Hunter said that those “dying in discomfort” may “receive palliative care sedation, wherein the patient is sedated to the point where the discomfort is relieved.” Hunter said the policy is “wrought with moral and ethical challenges,” with the “tremendous role” financial pressures play in healthcare decisions. “If I become helpless and hopeless, I would like to be able to choose my final days,” said Winifred Keane of Wallingford. “I have cared for hundreds and hundreds of patients in the last months of their lives… I learned early in my career that not everyone gets to die a ‘good death,’” said Sharon Hines of Middletown, a retired nurse with 30 years of experience, including 10 years of hospice. “For nearly 7 years, I have been living with stage IV lung cancer. A year ago I was diagnosed with brain metastases. The best case scenario, I would have a sudden death. Unfortunately, I know all too well what the possibilities are and when I no longer enjoy a good quality of life, I want the option to use aid-in-dying… (in) the state I have called home my entire life.”
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Dying’ throughout our country, many of the people who chose to use a firearm to end their lives would have sought out help… and found counseling that may have led to a different, non-violent outcome,” said Patrick McCann of Durham, president of the Hartford Area Humanists, who sees the issue as a “matter of choice,” advocating that those opposed not infringe on the freedom of others. McCann, a pharmaceutical industry scientist “well versed in palliative care options” said that current treatments are “woefully inadequate” for relieving end of life suffering. Gary Sawicki of Durham told legislators that physician assisted suicide is opposed by the American Medical Association and ignores “the Judeo-Christian principles our country was founded on.” Joseph Hodilla of Middletown said he supports aid in dying “after watching my father die helplessly from the ravages of skin cancer… it deeply saddens me that many many people are suffering from the buerocratic, profit-driven, self-righteous, ego-driven attitudes that prevent the peaceful exit from this life.” Hodilla said that although he continues to attend Catholic mass weekly, he disagrees with his church’s
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get of $35,954,697 represents a 2.21 percent increase over the district’s current budget. The school budget was initially proposed with a 2.96 percent increase, on Feb. 11. Since that presentation, the increase in the health benefits line dropped from 12 to 7 percent. That drop was due to both an updated review of the district’s health insurance usage and a move to go out to bid. Much of the discussion and attention in the first proposed budget focused on a School Resource Officer, a state trooper in the district, with a $100,000 placeholder in the budget. According to the plan, Durham would put $30,000 in its budget to fund time the trooper would work for the town. On March 11, that School R e s o u r c e O f f i c e r wa s changed to an Education Counselor specializing in substance abuse, at a cost of $10,000, and utilizing a state trooper in more of a consultant capacity, with a budget line of $25,000. The proposed budget features a reduction of 5.5 teaching positions and one support staff for 2015-16. The positions proposed for elimination include one kindergarten teacher, two elementary teachers, one sixth
grade science teacher, one special education teacher, and .5 of a position in English at CRHS. According to Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi’s original presentation, all but one of the cuts would happen through retirement. The March 18 meeting focused on new positions, specifically a new Technology Support Specialist and an HR and Business Office Assistant. With reshuffling of hours, the two positions have a net impact of .8 new positions at Central Office. Director of Information Technology Rich Fielding led the BOE through a presentation concerning the technology plans. Fielding told the BOE that the new position would focus on the tasks surrounding technology, such as record-keeping for warranties and agreements, processing purchase orders and trouble tickets, and maintaining district and student accounts. By absorbing those tasks, the Technology Support Specialist would give more time to the director and the techs. The techs, Fielding said, are “more effective out there in the field, fixing computers.” BOE member Nancy Boyle noted that members of the
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Donald C. Bourret DURHAM — Donald C. Bourret, 73, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at his home in Durham, along with his wife Terry Oakes Bourret, and their beloved dog “Henry”. Don was the son of the late Louis and Helen Bourret of West Hartford and Bradenton, Fla. After graduating from Holy Cross College in Worcester in 1962, he joined the U.S. Army Security Agency and learned Russian at the Army Language School in Monterey, Calif. He then served at various posts throughout Germany. After discharge from the U.S. Army, Don was employed by Travelers for more than 20 years, ending his career as director of management training. In 1987, he became chief of staff to the executive director of the University of Connecticut Health Center, and later became assistant vice president for Facilities Planning. He retired from state service in 1997 to assist Terry with the management of her successful art business. Don was a lifelong fan of movies and
theater and acted in dozens of community theater productions throughout the region, many of them with the Podium Players of East Hampton. His favorite roles included Mayor Shinn in “The Music Man”, the first governor of Australia in “Our Country’s Good,” and Cardoman the Wizard in “Once Upon A Mattress.” He also spent a few summers on the CT River as a member of the Camelot Mystery Troupe. Don became renowned for his theater reviews of local and professional theater productions. His favorite venue was the Goodspeed Opera House, which he considered a national treasure. Don leaves several cousins; and many good friends. A memorial service will be held at a future date. Charitable donations to the CT Humane Society, Willie’s Friends, or Animal Haven in memory of “Henry” would be most welcome. Biega Funeral Home has care of the arrangements. To share memories or express condolences online and to check updated service information, please visit www. biegafuneralhome.com.
Terry Oakes Bourret the strongest influence Don had rescued a total DURHAM — Terry Oakes Bourret, 71, of Durham, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, along with her beloved husband, Donald Bourret, and their dog, Henry. Terry was the daughter of the late John Allen Oakes, Sr., and Frances (Trapasso) Oakes, of Hartford. She is survived by her brother, John Oakes, Jr., of Simsbury. Terry graduated from Hall High School in West Hartford and the Saint Francis School of Nursing in 1964. She worked as a Head Nurse and IV nurse and became known as the “Duck Lady” because she drew cartoon ducks on patients’ IV bandages. She left nursing in 1978 with the encouragement of her husband to begin a second career as an artist and teacher. She studied with the internationally known artist, Helen Van Wyk, of Rockport, Mass. who became her mentor. She studied with many other fine artists, but Charles Sovek and Charles Movalli had
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on her growth as an outdoor Plein Air Painter. She taught private and group sessions at her studio in Durham and other venues, but her focus was always on the importance of using the art process to be mindful and aware of the beauty of daily life. Terry was an elected member of a number of prestigious art organizations including the Catherine Lorrilard Wolfe Art Club in New York City, N.Y., the Lyme Art Association, New Haven Paint and Clay, CT Plein Aire Painters (CPAPS), the Clinton Art Association, and the CT Woman Artists. She received numerous awards and exhibited regularly at the National Arts Club and the Salmugundi Club in New York City, N.Y. Most recently, she became involved in causes for the prevention of animal abuse and especially for the prevention of chemical use on lawns due to the death of her beloved therapy dog, Murphy, at five years of age due to “pesticide drift.” Over the years, Terry and
of eight dogs. Henry and Hoppy, the cat and four parakeets were their most recent pets. Terry also felt “truly blessed” to have lived with the “love of her life” and “best friend” for more than 40 years, and felt that her marriage to Don was the most important part of her life. A memorial service will be held at a future date. Donations to the CT Humane Society, Willie’s Friends, or Animal Haven in memory of “Henry” would be appreciated. Biega Funeral Home has care of the arrangements. To share memories or express condolences online and to check updated service information, please visit www.biegafuneralhome. com.
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Appointments are required and are being offered during the evenings and on Saturdays in downtown Middletown. To make an appointment, dial 2-1-1 from any phone. 2-1-1 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Middletown VITA sites are coordinated by the Middlesex VITA Coalition, a partnership of Middlesex United Way and the North End Action Team. The Middlesex VITA Coalition receives support from the Connecticut Association of Human Services.
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Durham Recreation scheduled bridge games at the Durham-Middlefield community center every Friday at 6:15 p.m. Classes adapt to any person’s needs or concerns. For more information, call Jim Martinelli at (860) 346-6611.
‘Jump into Spring’ symposium The Durham Garden Club has scheduled “Jump into Spring,” a free symposium for nature lovers and gardeners for Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Durham Public Library. Sessions are scheduled as follows: Naturescape Your Yard at 10:30 a.m.; Soil - It’s Not Just Dirt at 11:45 a.m.; All About Organic Gardening, 1 a.m.; Creating Year Round Landscape Beauty, 2:15 p.m., and Fairy Year Round Workshop for Children (sign up, in the library, is required.) For more information and to sign up, call the library at (860) 349-9544 or email Karen Patterson at Tashmoo43me@aol.com.
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MIDDLEFIELD — Bernard (Bert) L. Corona, 92, of Middlefield, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born in Middletown, son of the late Lawrence and Louise (Kokoszka) Corona. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia (Ray) Corona; and his brothers, John, Joseph, Robert and Roland; and sisters, Sophie Fredericks, Mary Petrofsky and Stella Corona; and sonin-law, Matthew DiRisio. He was a communicant of St. Colman Church in Middlefield. Bert and his brother Roland owned and operated Corona Bros. poultry farm in Middlefield. He also worked for the town of Middlefield and was a school bus driver for several generations of Middlefield students. Bert enjoyed hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling, and made many trips throughout New England and New York State in pursuit of these pastimes. More recently, he loved tending to his lawns, and nurturing his gladiolas, which were his and his wife’s favorite flower, as well as rooting for his beloved Boston Red Sox. Bert is survived by his son, Marshall (Irene,) of Middlefield; his daughter, Patricia DiRisio, of Fairport, N.Y.; granddaughter, Michele Corona, of Middlefield; and grandsons, Michael (Beth) Corona, of Middletown, and Matthew (Leslie) DiRisio, of Darien. He also leaves six great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial was held Saturday, March 21, at St. Colman Church in Middlefield. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bert’s memory may be made to the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department, 406 Jackson Hill Road, Middlefield, CT 06455. Biega Funeral Home has care of the arrangements. To share memories or express condolences online please visit biegafuneralhome.com.
Beginning at Notre Dame Church, processing to Church of the Epiphany. 7 p.m. - LitChurch of the Epiphany, urgy of Good Friday. The Sol196 Main St., has scheduled emn Collects and Veneration its Holy week and Easter of the Holy Cross; Holy Comschedule. munion from the Reserved Palm Sunday, March 29, 9:30 Sacrament. a.m. - Liturgy of the Palms and Easter Sunday, April 5, 9:30 Holy Eucharist, Palm proces- a.m. - Festival Holy Eucharist sion with live donkey, dra- of the Resurrection; 10:45 a.m. matic reading of the Passion - Easter breakfast in the hall; 11 Story. a.m. - annual Easter egg hunt. Maundy Thursday, April 2, For more information, call 6:30 p.m. Dinner in the Hall; (860) 349-9644. 7:30 p.m. Celebration of Holy Eucharist with ceremonial Ecumenical Way foot washing, Solemn Stripping of the Altar, Transfer of the Cross Parishioners and clergy of the Reserved Sacrament, Night Watch Vigil before the from the Episcopal Church Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of the Epiphany, Notre Dame and St. Coleman Roman Cathof Repose. Good Friday, April 3, noon - olic Churches; the MiddleEcumenical Way of the Cross. field Federated Church and
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3) YOUR OVERALL INCOME FOR 2014 MUST BE LESS THAN: $34,600 for a Single Person and $42,200 for a Married Couple. All income is counted, including Wages, Pensions, Interest, Social Security, and any other Taxable and Non-Taxable Income. 4) YOU MUST APPLY ON OR BEFORE MAY 15TH, 2015. Bringing proof of your 2014 income, including a copy of your 1040, if you file with the IRS, and your SSA-1099. Applications may be made at the Assessor’s Office, Town Hall, 393 Jackson Hill Road, Middlefield, and each workday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. (Monday through Friday). If you are housebound because of disability or ill health, a representative can apply for you, or the Assessor can arrange to meet with you at your house. If you have any questions about the program, or to arrange a house visit, you may call the Assessor, David Stannard, at 349-7111. 5) If you were approved last year, you do not need to re-apply until 2015 unless your income has changed significantly. The Town of Middlefield also has a Tax Freeze program. The same income limits apply, and you must be 70 or over as of Dec 31, 2013. Full details are available at the Assessor’s Office, 349-7111.
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Poultry in motion I can’t help but notice that over the years my comfort zone has shrunk to roughly the size of an area rug. So every blue moon or so I decide it’s time to expand my world. It’s not a good idea. I need only hearken back to an earlier time to remind myself of this. I was at the Guilford Fair, about 11 years old, and my friend wanted me to go on the Octopus with her. This ride, looming before me like a monster, was aptly named. I stood before it in total trepidation as I
watched it spin its passengers around and around and up and down at this-couldgive-you-whiplash speeds. But my friend wouldn’t stop nagging me, so with my heart in my throat, I figured I’d give it a go. It did not work out. We were hurling through the air so fast that I feared my spleen, probably accompanied by one or two other organs I had become particularly fond of, would soon be careening through space, if it wasn’t already. The motion sickness wasn’t working in my favor, either.
So I screamed at the top of my lungs for someone to let me off, let me off, let me off, and finally the operator of the ride did my bidding and brought this torture chamber to a screeching halt. The lesson? I should have listened to my Inner Chicken. She knew of what she spoke/ clucked. Now fast forward to a few years ago, when, once again, I felt a yearning for a Big Adventure, one that would prove to me that I am, indeed, the heroine of my own life. This time it was to be a ride in a hot air balloon. Oh, did I mention that I am not that fond of heights? (Yeah, I know.) I asked my friend and her husband to join me for this venture, and when we showed up on the appointed day, I was a bit dismayed – okay, terrified – when I saw
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how teensy weensy that basket looked, like something more fit for delivering muffins than whisking me through the ethers. I could have sworn the namesake of the Wizard of Oz had a much bigger basket in which to sail away into the heavens. I heard the clucking as I silently prayed for a safety net or a parachute or a shot of fortitude, none of which looked like they were forthcoming, or maybe I could just pass out. But something even better happened. The wind changed! Aha, we had to cancel! I wanted to bend down and kiss the ground, the ground I would not have to leave after all. My friends and I re-scheduled four more times – I was determined not to back out on myself – and four more times the wind did not co-
operate. Well, it cooperated with me. I believe the nature gods heard my prayers. You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now. You’d think. But lately, another imaginary adventure has been swirling around the perimeters of my mind. I say imaginary because you may have noticed that I have never completed, or even started, the aforementioned adventures. Here’s my latest madcap scheme – a float tank. I pass one every week on my way to my health food store in Guilford, and it has been intriguing me for some time now. I go to the website, which hints at all manner of delights you can expect from the experience, not the least of which is the possiSee Carr / Page 9
Letters to the Editor that to say “that will never happen here” is often naive and short-sighted. This is to say nothing about the risks of abuse that would be inherent in any such system, which are substantial. I therefore urge my neighbors and friends to take the bolder, more compassionate stand in support of the most vulnerable. Offer them a life-line, not a death-line. Ryan M. Budd Middletown
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To the editor: On Saturday, March 28, Middlefielders will have a chance to help one of their own. “Rally for Roslyn” will hold a Pasta Dinner and Auction to raise money for a young Middlefield woman who needs a service dog. The dinner will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the Middlefield Federated Church. The dinner will feature meatballs and sausages, salad, bread, and Lyman’s
pies. The auction will include gift cards to local restaurants, stores, and fitness studios, hand-crafted blankets, a Betta fish complete with bowl and bamboo plant, toddler dresses and jewelry, to name a few items. Many people, local organizations, and area food vendors have been extremely generous with donations and offers of food and auction items. Several organizations have worked together to make this endeavor take place. The success of our efforts, though, depends on you. The doors to the Federated Church Hall will be open and the public is welcome. Tickets are $10 per person; $25 for families. Stop by, enjoy a home-cooked dinner, bid on some wonderful items and services, and mostly, help one of your neighbors! Lucy Petrella Middlefield
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Above, Middlefield Children’s Center students gather together in one classroom to participate in the MDA’s Hop-a-thon. Bottom left, Middlefield Children’s Center teacher Michele Belisle gives a sticker to Alexa Saraceno after her turn in the Hop-a-thon. Bottom right, Teddy Schaffer adjusts his green hat after taking a turn hopping. One of the school’s Hop-a-thon days coincided with St. Patrick’s Day.
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bility of spiritual revelations. I fancy I will walk in with feet of clay and come out as the Buddha. What could go wrong? It’s not twirling around at a speed that could snap off my head. It’s not sliding through the skies in a postage stamp-sized bas-
ket. It’s on terra firma, and there’s no motion involved. And the man on the website does look ever-so-peaceful, just floating there, seemingly in communion with worlds we can’t see. Oh yeah, here’s what could go wrong. It’s sensory deprivation and it’s dark as tar and yes, I see the closed door over there.
And I have a modicum, and sometimes more than that, of claustrophobia. I will rip a bathroom door off its hinges if it does not open quickly enough for me. (You might want to bear that in mind if you ever invite me over for afternoon tea.) Maybe someday I can go in search of my Buddha nature, but for now
I may have to suck it up and make-do with these feet of clay. So I’m learning to scale down my aspirations. It does me no good to ignore my Inner Chicken. She’s a smart girl, and she knows me well. Now my excursions, both real and imagined, smack of sand and surf and seagulls
and a good book and, even better, chocolate. There’s a lot of comfort in that particular zone for me. And no clucking. Diana Carr, a resident of Durham, is a certified life coach who was trained by Martha Beck. You can contact her at princessdi7@sbcglobal.net.
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School closing raises issues As Regional School District 13 faces declining enrollment, the Board of Education has responded with demographic and building studies designed to examine the feasibility of closing one or more schools. As previously reported in the Town Times, the BOE’s Utilization Committee and other members have indicated a preference for reconfiguration to two K-5 elementary schools, one 6-8 middle school, and one high school, which would eventually close two existing schools. At the Feb. 11 BOE meeting, Korn Elementary School was identified as one of the schools to potentially close and Utilization Committee Chair Bob Fulton said that his committee would look into the possibility of the building closing after the 2016-17 school year.
The committee has also been studying what can be done with the closed building, including alternative uses. As Fulton told the BOE at its March 18 meeting, the potentially empty building, owned by the school district, raises several questions. While leasing the building has been suggested and has the advantage of preventing a vacant building, the option might not comply with regulations. “Property in the district needs to be used for school purposes ... Leasing the property wouldn’t fall within that definition unless there’s some reasonable expectation that the building would be used for school purposes at some point,” Fulton told the BOE. The BOE is getting legal advise on the leasing possibility and the language of “reasonable expectation.” An outright sale of the building and property is also complicated by regionalism.
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Teen programs big draw at local libraries By Charles Kreutzkamp Town Times
Library Programs Levi E. Coe Library
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Friday, April 17 - preview sale, noon to 5 p.m. An entry fee is charged. Saturday, April 18 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The library is accepting doPasses, Zinio nations of gently used books, Levi E. Coe Library has mu- DVDs, CDs and audiobooks. No VHS tapes, magazines, textseum passes. Multiple state parks and for- books or encyclopedias. For more information, call ests are available. The Levi E. Coe Library sub- (860) 349-3857. scribes to Zinio. Author visit Patrons may access over a dozen different magazines online. See Library / Page 12 Library hours: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Fridays.
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How do you get teens into the library? Just ask the Durham Public Library’s Young Adult librarian Karyn Leahy or Cheshire Public librarian Kelley Gile. “A lot of the time it’s just finding something they will be interested in,” Leahy said. Gile agrees: One thing she has learned is that “no program lasts forever” when it comes to capturing teens’ enthusiasm.
Public Library plans to hold a graphic novel book club. The interest in Japanese animation and manga isn’t limited to these communities. Jennifer Needham of the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is considering forming an anime club as that library revives its Teen Advisory Board. Durham also has a club dedicated to playing the Super Smash Bros. video game, which draws a lot of
In addition to having hot young adult books – Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Fault in Our Stars are all popular titles – both librarians have seen a huge interest in anime, graphic novels, and manga (Japanese comic books). “We have a pretty large collection of graphic novels, about 60 percent is manga, which circulates regularly,” said Leahy, who has heard requests for more anime DVDs from several teens. This summer, the Durham
Closing that haven’t been asked,” said Flanagan. “The good news is we’re on top of it, we’re the leading edge ... For those just starting, there’s a long road ahead.”
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WISE Projects Wrapping Up
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By Ava Altschuler, Ricki Barton, Samantha Kinell and Brooke Troutman After nearly seven months of consistently meeting with their staff mentors to plan, research, organize and prepare, six seniors approach their presentation dates to share their unique, passion-driven WISE projects (WISE Individualized Senior Experience, Inc.). Students Jacob Burt, Emily Smith, Marissa Berry, Amelia Bianchi, Monica LaRosa and Noelle Khalil have taken the opportunity to devote time into daily journals and create an individualized project on a topic of choice for which they will earn academic credit when completed successfully.
This year’s Mr. Coginchaug, Andrew Van Steenbergen, is held on the shoulders of fellow contestents at the conclusion of the show. Photo by Cory Hassmann
Van Steenbergen granted our editors an exclusive interview following his success on stage. CRHS students now recognize him for his performance, and his fanbase is growing. “It’s awesome! Everyone’s saying, ‘Hey Mr. Cog,’ and, ‘Hey Mr. C,’” said Andrew Andrew said his overall experience “was incred-
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ible; it was awesome being on the stage in front of a full auditorium”. Did Andrew expect the win? “Not at all, I was hoping to at least make to the second round,” he said. His favorite part? “Probably the talent [portion]; being up there by myself, I thought I was going to be nervous, but when the spotlight hit me, it went
away. What made me want to do my talent was because I won class clown, and I thought I’d do something I do best and have people laugh at me.” “The experience was hilarious,” Andrew continued. “The reason I wanted to participate was because I’m known for doing those things; that’s my personality, and it’s what I do.”
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Due to the biodiversity class not running this year and her interest in biodiversity, senior Amelia Bianchi, along with her mentor Mrs. Michael, decided to study and explore species for her WISE project named Biodiversity of Insects and Trees. Amelia has expanded her knowledge of biodiversity from this project. “I learned a lot more about trees and insects and what kinds are around here and how to identify them. I
learned more about the different parts of leaves which I didn’t know too much about before.” Amelia has collected leaves from trees and identified and laminated them. She has also collected seeds and put them in a box with labeled compartments. She pinned various insects and put them in a box and identified them. Although she is unsure what she wants to do with her collection after the presentation, the CRHS Envirothon team may want to use them to help study for their competition. A challenge Amelia faced was deciding what to do with the leaves. Once she and Mrs. Michael decided that laminating them was a good choice, some of the leaves did not laminate very well, making them unable to use. Amelia, who is creating a PowerPoint for her thirtyminute final presentation on April 1 at 2:30 p.m., only has to identify a few more insects before completing her project.
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NHS Chili Dinner ------------------------April 1, 5:00 PM Music Dept. VA Beach ------------------------- April 9 - 12 DECA Orlando ---------------------------------April 24 - 29 Fajita Fiesta --------------------------------- May 1, 5:30 PM CRHS Jazz Night ------------------------- May 21, 7:30 PM CRHS Prom --------------------------------May 23, 7:00 PM CRHS Graduation------------------------June 23, 7:00 PM
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raoke and more cake when not on the golf course.” Next up was foods and consumer sciences teacher Ms. Bowman who plans to trademark her catch phrase, “Don’t be afraid to take whisks.” Finally, Dr. Nystrom introduced our esteemed principal, Mr. Falcone, who would love to meet Walt Disney because “he wants to meet the man responsible for the most As the lights went down in the CRHS auditorium on Fri- magical place on Earth.” Artie Koba then serenaded the audience with his trumday, March 13, the crowd went silent in anticipation of pet melody of the “Rocky” theme song. He was assisted what was to come. As the projector’s screen was lowered, by fellow seniors and trumpeters, Josh Collins and Nait displayed a live feed of the nine contestants backstage thaniel Weir. Surrounding him on the stage were a few of getting ready for the show. his friends ‘working out’ in order to convey the “Rocky” mood to the audience. Ms. Bowman exclaimed, “How did you know that ‘Rocky’ is my favorite movie?” after he finished.
When the clock struck 6:30 p.m., the boys rushed out and started their opening dance number to a mash-up of “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars, “Turn Down for What” by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, “All About that Bass” by Meghan Trainor and “Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift. This featured Garrett D’Amato jumping over Jordan Cowles, Andrew Van Steenbergen ‘falling off the stage’ and some pretty interesting ‘dance moves’. The opening number was choreographed by DECA Historian Nikki Woznyk, as well as dancers Lauren Badin and Gilia José.
After the dance number, Coginchaug’s English Department Head Dr. Nystrom, who emceed the event, took the stage and had the audience in stitches with his quick wit and comedic attitude. He even made an English joke saying, “This is why commas are necessary!” when there was a mishap with the script. He then introduced the first judge, PE teacher Mrs. Matasavage who “enjoys cake, ka-
The show moved on to the talent portion, starting with Michael O’Sullivan’s rendition of “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran. After he finished, the judges critiqued his performance. Mr. Falcone referenced the popular TV show American Idol when he said that Mi- Following Artie was Zach Taylor who attempted to do chael was “a little pitchy.” ‘all’ major sports in ‘under’ 30 seconds. After he finished racing around the stage, Mr. Falcone pointed out that he had forgotten about “baseball, one of America’s favorite and oldest pastimes.” Ms. Matasavage then suggested that he try out for the golf team, since his form was impeccable despite the fact that he used a tennis racket as a golf club.
Next up was Andrew Van Steenbergen with his stand-up comedy. He had the audience cracking up with his grandma, telemarketer and especially Mr. Falcone jokes. Near the end of his talent, the projector’s screen came down again showing all of Mr. Falcone’s tweets with ‘#cogincahug’ instead of ‘#coginchaug’.
Next up were Troy and Gabriella… I mean Jordan Cowles and Antonio Lockwood who rocked out to “Breaking Free” from the Disney Channel original movie, “High School Musical”. Both Jordan, despite not having sung since fifth grade, and Antonio really got into the whole performance.
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The contestants waited patiently for Dr. Nystrom to announce the five finalists who would move on to the next round: Garrett D’Amato, Antonio Lockwood, Artie Koba, Andrew Van Steenbergen and Michael O’Sullivan. The rest of the contestants filed off the stage for the start of the Q&A section. Dr. Nystrom called each contestant up individually and asked them one question each. The judges then scored them based on their answers. Michael was asked, “If you won one million dollars, what would you do with it and why?” Andrew was asked, “If you could trade places with any one person for a day, who would it be and why?” Artie was asked, “If you could redo any one moment in your life, what would it be and why?” Antonio was asked, “If you could invite three people to dinner, who would you invite and why?” Garrett was asked, “If you would have any superpower, what would it be and why?”
The final contestant, Garrett D’Amato, took an unusual approach to introducing his talent. He taught the crowd how to beatbox by repeatedly saying “boots and cats” really fast. Then he proceeded to wow the audience with his extensive beatboxing skills that go far beyond “boots and cats.”
The judges then took time to tally each score. While they tallied the scores, Unaccompanied Minors took the stage and performed a number of songs including a “Can’t Hold Us” mash-up by Macklemore and “Ain’t it Fun” by Paramore. After they finished their performance, all of the boys and their escorts were called back onto the stage. They lined up the five finalists at the front of the stage, and Dr. Nystrom thanked everyone for their participation. He then announced the top fifth to second places. After the talent portion concluded, there was a brief intermission as the boys and their escorts got ready for formal wear. During this time, members of the audience were encouraged to cast their votes through Twitter using #whowillbecrowned. Concessions were sold to raise money for the impending DECA trip to Orlando. For the formal wear portion ach boy came out one at a time with his escort. The first contestant was Michael O’Sullivan who proceeded to ask his escort, Megan Quinley, to prom with the help of Mr. Donecker. The rest of the boys followed out one by one with their escorts.
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Dr. Nystrom then dramatically announced the winner of the 2015 Mr. Coginchaug… Andrew Van Steenbergen! The other contestants raised Andrew up onto their shoulders in excitement.
The judges were left speechless… but Mr. Falcone did revoke his previous statement of Michael’s performance being “a little pitchy.”
After that, the audience was transported back in time to the 2015 Super Bowl halftime show, as Jeremy Cannon and John McLaughlin took the stage. They danced their hearts out to Katy Perry’s song “California Gurls” as ‘Left Shark and Right Shark’. The crowd ‘ROAR’ed with laughter as they swam around the stage.
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As the crowd roared with applause, last year’s Mr. Coginchaug and CRHS Alumnus Matt Fontaine joined the group of boys onstage. DECA Vice President Autumn Ianiello gave each of the finalists a small trophy and certificate. DECA President Mackenzie Rulnick and Fontaine congratulated Andrew with a crown, sash, flowers and trophy. As the excitement died down, CRHS business teacher Ms. Wagemaker took the stage and thanked everybody for their support, closing the show.
After the show, DECA coadvisors Mr. Donecker and Ms. Wagemaker seemed very satisfied with the end result of the event and were grateful for all of the students and faculty who helped make it possible. Mr. Donecker said, “Mr. Coginchaug was extremely successful. The boys put on a great show, and I’m proud of all of the efforts of the students in DECA in putting on such a large production, and I’m already looking forward to next year.” “Mr. Coginchaug showcased the best of our school; it was 100 percent student-run, and their hard work paid off,” said Ms. Wagemaker. Photos by Cory Hassmann
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CRHS DECA Headed to Orlando By Caroline Gervais
For the first time in Coginchaug DECA’s short history, eight students placed in the top six of the Connecticut DECA States Competition. Four of those students placed in the top 3 and took home trophies, making it a banner year for Coginchaug’s up and coming business club. On Wed., Feb. 25, 25 CRHS students travelled to the Aqua Turf in Plantsville, CT to compete in the 63rd Annual Connecticut DECA Career Development Conference. The 25 students competed in 11 different events in both the team and individual series. The events spanned from Accounting Applications to Retail Merchandising to Business Law and Ethics and even Sports Marketing. Seniors Mikayla Wyskiel and Kristofer Copeland, and junior Parker Tregonning competed in events that required them to create presentations ahead of time and then present them in front of a panel of judges on Wednesday. The other 22 students applied their business knowledge through role plays and problem solving tasks related to the subject their event covered. For the individual role play events, students were given 10
minutes to look over and prepare their role play followed by 10 minutes to present. Teams were given 30 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to present. The presentations are judged based on the completion of the Performance Indicators given to the student in the packet of information they receive at the start of the 10-minute preparation period. Students are also assessed on their role-playing skills, overall presentation, and originality of their ideas. The overall placement is a combination of the student’s score on their presentation at the actual competition and their performance on one of the cluster exams that the students took at school on Feb. 10 and 11. The 100-question exams focused on either Finance, Business Administration, Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism or Business Management and Administration. Through their success at the competition and the completion of their promotional, membership and community service campaigns in the fall, they have earned 11 spots as Connecticut representatives at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando this April.
The 2015 DECA officers. From left; Mackenzie Rulnick, Nikki Woznyk, Autumn Ionello, Monica LaRosa, and Caroline Gervais.
Half of Coginchaug’s DECA members will continue to ICDC held in Orlando, FL. From left, Ms. Wagemaker, Bella Covello, Kris Copeland, Nikki Woznyk, Connor Wenchell, Caroline Gervais, Mackenzie Rulnick, Parker Tregoning, Sam Marteka, Kyle Adams, Josh Collins, Sam Temple, and John McLaughlin.
Teacher Feature: Mrs. Michael By Emma Ackerman
Environmental activist, lover of flora and fauna, mother, Mrs. Michael is naturally curious and unlimitedly caring! Mrs. Susan Michael has been teaching for over 30 years. She first started teaching in the Bristol area of CT but was actually born in Minnesota. She grew up in a farming community where she always loved science and the environment. After high school, Mrs. Michael attended college but didn’t originally know what she wanted to do. “I went into college looking at teaching, art, journalism, and botany,” Mrs. Michael says, but eventually she picked teaching. She then moved to CT to see if a relationship with her now husband would work out. Mrs. Michael started working at Coginchaug in the mid-nineties. Since the start of her teaching career, she’s learned how to handle situations and people more effectively, “I was coming from rural MN, into a more
urban diverse area like Bristol, and I had to deal with problems I had never experienced before,” told Mrs. Michael, she had to be sympathetic while also standing her ground and she struggled with this. Eventually she learned to be more forceful when necessary. Some of the problems that had once seemed so foreign to Mrs. Michael began to become more normal, she explains “since I started teaching people have started being more accepting, socially there will always be disagreements, but things have gotten a lot better. It’s easier for people to come forward and be who they want to be.” At CRHS, Mrs. Michael teaches her science classes about harmful effects of humans on the atmo-
sphere and ecosystem. She also runs clubs to promote knowledge of the environment, such as Envirothon and Eco. In her spare time, Mrs. Michael was the former Chair of the DurhamMiddlefield Clean Energy & Sustainability Task Force, through which she promoted the Solarize CT initiative and works to make the Durham-Middlefield community healthier. If she could pass one idea to the students of Coginchaug, it would be that every action counts, so you can help the environment in little ways. “Recycling, carpooling... If four people carpool, that’s one fourth of the fuel that would have been used and one fourth of the pollutants.” In addition to that, “Be happy; do what makes you happy.”
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WISE Projects Wrapping Up By Ava Altschuler, Ricki Barton, Samantha Kinell and Brooke Troutman Senior Erin Smith, who has been working at Camp Nerden for four years, decided to raise money to replace the deteriorating pool for the camp’s 50th anniversary with the help of her mentor Madame Cashore. Camp Nerden is a free camp in Middlefield for individuals of all ages who have special needs. Erin started working as a volunteer at Camp Nerden as a freshman and became a lifeguard when she was a junior. The camp’s pool has cracks, and the filter system is broken. “Since it no longer works, we need a new pool anyway, but especially since it’s the 50th anniversary, it makes it more special,” Erin said. Erin’s goal is to raise $10,000 by this summer, and she raised $4,000 by mid-March. Erin has at times struggled to get responses from local grants and other people that she has contacted for help and
Erin Smith with a camper from Camp Nerden. donations. “I have learned persistence and to never take ‘no’ for an answer... and to keep trying until you reach the goal,” said Erin. Erin has been raising money for Camp Nerden’s pool since November 2014 and will continue to contact local grants and ask for donations until May or June. Her presentation is April 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Jacob Burt places the processor on the motherboard. Senior Jacob Burt is building a PC for his WISE project. Burt says his inspiration for this project was taking CAD classes and working with 3D modeling and design. As of now, Jacob finished building the PC and is currently experimenting to see what it can do. He said that
the biggest problem he’s faced so far is trying to run it for the first time, where the screen stayed black and wouldn’t show a picture. “It was midnight, and I almost had a panic attack trying to make it turn on!” he said. Burt said throughout this project, he’s learned the
Monica LaRosa, mentored by chemistry teacher Mrs. Anderson, is raising money to donate clothing to three specific families for women and children at the Meriden Wallingford Chrysalis, Inc., a temporary shelter for women and children of domestic violence. In hopes of giving back to the community and opening people’s eyes to the local charity, Monica’s goal is to raise between $600 and $700 which she has almost reached. On Sunday, March 8, Monica bought the children clothing and delivered it to the families Monday, March 9. The biggest challenge Monica had to overcome was “having to work with people high up in corporations,” she said, as she originally planned to work through Yale University’s Pediatric Center and help children with cancer. Real-
CRHS library where she will present a Prezi. Volunteers and campers will join her to explain why the camp is important, and she will be presenting a check to the owner of the camp. Erin has a gofundme.com page titled Camp Nerden Pool Fund, and she is accepting checks made out to Camp Nerden and sent Always having a love for to her at P.O. Box 254, Midcriminal justice and after dlefield, CT. taking Forensics her sophomore year, Noelle Khalil basics of computers, which decided to take on a projhe said is a very valuable ect which demonstrates lesson in today’s world. He how human fallibility conalso said to always double tinues to soil criminal cascheck your work. Jacob’s es throughout time despite mentor is Mr. Gaechter, advancements in forensic and he will present April science. 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the CRHS “I didn’t know how to library. represent both criminal justice and forensics in my Marissa Berry always had project at first; however, as an interest in science and I continued my research, history, which is why she I realized what exactly I picked the different theo- wanted my project to be ries of evolution as her about,” Noelle said. Noelle has completed topic to study. In her exploration The Evolution of Evolution, she traces multiple theories of evolution throughout time. Marissa said that throughout this project, she has learned that “everything develops more” and “nothing is ever the first idea.” Berry states that one of the hardest challenges so
far was finding a time to meet with the professors she is working with, Ann Burke and Fredrick Cohan both of Wesleyan. Currently, Marissa is working on her final project which she will present on March 30 at 2:30 p.m. in room 204 at CRHS.
izing that doing her project through Yale was overwhelming because it was such a big organization, Monica decided to focus her service on a more local level. Monica plans to present her project under the official name of Clothing Donations for Women and Children of Domestic Violence with Transitional Needs on April 8 at 2:30 p.m. in the CRHS library. four to five months worth of research and is in the midst of forming her presentation with the help of her mentor, Mrs.Vigue. An obstacle Noelle had to overcome was not knowing what to base her project on, but she was able to chose what she is most passionate about and, “jump right in, and along the way discovered different paths and opportunities,” Khalil shared. Khalil said her project has “truly been a journey.” Noelle Khalil will share her completed project on April 7 at 2:30 p.m. room 203 at CRHS.
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The Raven Boys Book Review By Ivy Linden-Dionne The Raven Cycle by Maggie Steifvater is a fourbook series with the last installment, The Raven King, slated to come out in Sept., 2015. The series chronicles the adventures of four annoyingly pretentious private-school boys and one girl - the only non-psychic in a house full of psychics. The first book in this series, The Raven Boys, introduces the reader to the characters and prepares the reader for the following books. Blue Sargeant lives in a ramshackle house filled to the brim with various family members, all of whom can see either ghosts or the future. Blue can’t see ghosts or the future herself, but she can enhance the ability of a psychic,
which means she gets dragged along on a “spirit walk” every single year. A “spirit walk” occurs when the spirits of the people who will die in the coming year walk along the churchyard. It’s the job of Blue’s aunt to talk to them and ask them who they are. It’s Blue’s job to write down their names. Until one year Blue sees a spirit herself, a boy who goes by the name
of Gansey. This means only one thing. Either he’s her true love, or she will be the one to kill him. This isn’t much of a problem until Blue unexpectedly meets the living Gansey and three of his friends. Noah, Adam, and Ronan all go to Aglionby, a fancy private school, earning them the nickname “raven boys”. Gansey is obsessed with an obscure Welsh king who is either dead or asleep. Ronan has a pet baby raven named Chainsaw. Adam’s on scholarship and hates everything and everyone. Noah walks around telling people he’s dead. Blue refuses to be friends with them, until it happens almost involuntarily and she’s swept up into their world of magic and ancient spells.
5 Steps to Dress Success By Caroline Gervais
It’s that time of year again! The snow is melting, the sun is shining… it’s prom dress shopping time! It can be overwhelming, especially when it’s your first time looking for a floor-length evening dress. Here are a few tips on how to have a successful prom dress 3. Be aware of the curshopping experience! rent trends, but don’t get K. DeFlippo on the beam. caught up in only trying on 1. Start looking early. the “in” styles. Classic deDon’t wait until May 1 to signs never go out of style By Ivy Linden-Dionne start shopping because Choose the dress that you alterations can take time feel the best in. If you feel Sisters Karen and Michelle DeFilippo, both juniors, depending on how much good, you will look good! needs to be changed. Those 4. Don’t base your choice train year round at The lucky enough to not need solely on other people’s Nutmeg Twisters Gymnasalterations may not need opinions, instead get the tics Center, completing as much time between get- one that makes you feel pressure routines and enting the dress and prom, like a princess, or a model, durance workouts in order but that is not something or a rock star, or even bet- to represent Coginchaug in that can be counted on. ter… one that makes you the winter gymnastics season. feel the most like you! At regular meets, Michelle 2. Do a little online “shopping” to figure out what 5. When choosing acces- and Karen competed in all styles you prefer. Keep sories, remember that four events: floor, bars, your preferences in mind simplicity is best… unless vault and bars. while shopping, but don’t there are sparkles or se- “This year, I feel as if we both stepped up our roube afraid to go outside of quins involved! tines in difficulty, meaning your comfort zone. Promwe competed new skills girl.com is a great place Good luck & happy that we are still working on to start, unless you know shopping! that we hadn’t considered about specific designers in previous years. I am and their websites.
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Indoor Track By Dena Branciforte
Although the indoor track season has been over for most of the team after States, five of their teammates have gone on to shatter even more records. Seniors Christian Alberico and Bailey Thayer, juniors Sam and Jess Drop, and sophomore Allie Alsup have gone on to New Englands and Christian has continued on to Nationals finishing fifthteenth setting a school record in the 5k with a time of 15:33. When asked how she felt about the season, one of the senior girls indoor track captains, Chloe French replied, “Awesome, we won Shorelines for the first time in history and we came in second at States. Our individual runners did amazing and our 4x8 team did very well”. Boys indoor track captain,
senior Zach Taylor said, “Track is an individual sport in my mind, and as far as I’m concerned, everyone came through in the end”. “We’re very honored to have Mrs. Germond as a coach and we’re proud of her for getting coach of the year because she deserves it,” said Chloe. “I think we did well as a team [this season], since last year we got so close to winning, we worked a lot as a team as a whole,” said junior Jess Drop. The team had an overall nostalgic feel about this past season and is looking forward to continuing everything into their outdoor season. (To see records broken by both girls and boys teams check out crhsnews.com and search the keywords, “Track Broken Records”)
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extremely proud of how this season went,” said Michelle. Karen agreed that, especially in State Opens, the team as a whole “went for skills that [they] didn’t exactly have yet and didn’t hold back.” This year, Michelle and Karen worked with students from H-K and Hale Ray to form a co-op team. “It was more fun because there was more people doing it,” said Karen. This year, the team went to State Opens, which both girls agree was fun and exciting. “An outstanding moment that stuck out to me was competing at State Opens
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crhsdevilsad@gmail.com with lots of teammates to support and compete with,” said Michelle. In State Opens, Michelle came in 18th overall for vault and 19th overall for uneven bars, while Karen came in 37th for uneven bars and 38th for floor exercise. Overall, the Coginchaug/H-K/Hale Ray team scored with an average of 93.0 points. “Unlike most school sports,” says Karen, “gymnastics never actually comes to an end. We train all year round and just compete in the winter. When we aren’t competing though, we are actively training new skills.”
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Votto. The team’s first scrimBy Ava Altshuler mage will be home against As their two-week pre- South Windsor Saturday, season began, the softball March 28 at 10:30 a.m. team was “excited to learn Their first game is April 8 from their new coach, Tony at Morgan at 3:45 p.m. Calcagni, and grow as a A main goal that the softteam,” said junior Taylor ball team has for the upMarino. coming season is to win Captains this season are Shorelines. The girls also Naomi Rinaldo and Court- “look forward to beatney Votto. Keep an eye ing Berlin again on Senior on junior varsity players Night” after beating them Maddie Montz, Carly Lane last year and “really proand Liliana Diaz, as well gressing throughout the as varsity players Gabby season with a positive atDiaz, Taylor Marino, Nao- titude,” sophomore Lauren mi Rinaldo and Courtney Donnelly said.
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Hockey By John Mormile
Coginchaug hockey’s first season playing with Haddam-Killingworth and Lyman Hall made possible by the effort from Mr. Barberi and five student-athletes, had a four-win season, one league win shy of making the state tournament. Unfortunately, with all the effort to get this contact sport here for the students, “injuries plagued the season, and some were season-ending,” senior Tim McDermott said. Anywhere from broken bones to concussions, you could say the team caught the injury bug this season. In total, five athletes suffered seasonending injuries, along with a suspension that took a
The CRHS hockey team members stood strong during the season. (From left Kaylie LeMere, Zack Lemieux, Tim McDermott and Jacob Martinez). player out for the remainder of the season. Many of the games they played were lost by either a pair or a single goal; the team competes in the DIII Conference, which has competition from around the state. Their biggest rival was fellow Wallingford
high school Sheehan. The Trojan co-op hockey team beat Newtown 4-2, which was a huge win this season. Despite posting a record of 4-16, the program looks to bounce back next season with four returning Coginchaug athletes.
Boys BBall Cheerleading
By Ricki Barton and Samantha Kinell
Throughout the season, the boys basketball team had many accomplishCRHS cheerleading fin- judges can come off as ments including beating ished their season by com- harsh, but it motivates us.” Cromwell in both regupeting at the CIAC State After several injuries, the lar season match-ups and Cheer Championship at the girls brought the season to beating Valley in Dec. 54Floyd Little Athletic Center an end competing at the 42. on March 3. NECA Championship at “We haven’t beat [Crom“I think we did really well CCSU and finally states. well] in seven years, so it as a team,” said freshman “Before our last competi- was a good feeling because flyer Nikki Ahern. “We tion… we were all saying, they’re our rival,” junior pulled through a lot of in- ‘We want to make it our Cam Powers said. juries and placed tenth in best one because our capThe key players included the state.” tains are going to leave’” the starting five: Cam PowThe girls performed at Ahern said. “It was really ers, Zach Terrill, Devin Rofive competitions this year. exciting because we did so drigue and captains Conor They started off the season well.” Doyle and Josh Smith. at the Battle at St. Joe’s, Captain Alyssa Gam- Conor Doyle was awarded during which senior cap- bardella said about the First Team All-Shorelines tain Alyssa Gambardella young team, “This season injured her knee and could has been one of the most not finish the routine. Af- positive experiences I have ter two weeks of rehabili- ever had. Although we had tation, she was cleared to some setbacks throughout By Ricki Barton and continue but could no lon- the season, I never once Samantha Kinell ger tumble or dance in the saw the girls lose hope… routine. I have seen the girls grow Though the girls basketThe second competition both as athletes and as ball team had a fun season, the girls attended was people this past season, they didn’t accomplish all Quinnipiac University’s and I couldn’t be any more of their goals. Cheer Challenge, where proud of them.” While losing to Hale-Ray they hit most of their rouThe girls cheered for the was one of the team’s tine and received some girls and boys basketball downfalls, according to juhelpful feedback. Junior Shoreline and State tourna- nior Amy Arcari, beating Ava Altschuler said, “The ments to finish the season. HK was the best game of
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The boys basketball team showed their familial bond during the National Anthem before each game. and the Shoreline Scholar Athlete award. The boys lost the first round of Shorelines to Old Lyme 68-40 but also qualified for the state tournament. They won the first round against North Branford 66-40 on Mar. 10. The second round for the state tournament was on the season after falling to them last year. The team finished 12-8 with help from key players Audrey Arcari, Mikayla Wyskiel, Naomi Rinaldo, Larissa Cade and Ashleigh Halligan. Audrey Arcari was awarded Second Team All-Shoreline and Cade was awarded All-Shoreline Honorable Mention. Even though the team lost the first round of Shorelines,
Mar. 12. against defending State Champions Sacred Heart. The boys lost 30-75 after a hard-fought battle. The Devils will lose five seniors but are optimistic about next year, as the JV squad finished undefeated, 19-0.
they kept a positive attitude and continued to the state tournament. The first States game was against Plainfield on March 3 which they won 63-45. They lost against New London in the second round of States on March 6 21-46.
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Outdoor Track By Dena Branciforte Even the snow couldn’t stop CRHS outdoor track athletes from running. Preseason has started in midMarch for boys and girls outdoor, and their first meet is April 11. “Our first meet is the Bellringer Invitational in East Hampton,” said girls outdoor captain, senior Bailey Thayer. The teams both wish to continue improving from indoor. Boys outdoor track captain Nathaniel Weir said he’s “looking forward to strong outputs from [the] sprinting teams and [their] distance runner, Christian Alberico.” The team hopes to continue their accomplishments from the indoor season: “We can keep improving and getting better,” said junior Jess Drop. Bailey also said, “I’m looking forward to completing the trifecta and winning the third Shoreline championship this year.” (Girls cross country and indoor track both won Shorelines).
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Senior co-captain Kyle Farrell is looking forward to a fresh start this baseball season. He took the mound repeatedly last year.
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By Caroline Gervais Even though there is still snow on the ground, the CRHS baseball team has already started practicing. “Pitchers and catchers [practices] started Monday, March 16, and we’ve already started Sunday hitting practices,” said senior and one of the three cocaptains John Mormile. This year, the coach is selecting which players will
attend the ‘pitchers and catchers’ practices so the team can stay more focused. Mormile feels that “it has been tough to motivate the team even though the season is right around the corner.” Last year was tough for the team; they went 7-13, but they did beat the Class S State Champion, Portland High School, twice. Two of
their players, John Mormile and Charley Anderson made All-Conference; Anderson received the team’s Most Valuable Player Award while Mormile was awarded with the Coach’s Award. The team is currently ranked seventh in Class S despite their tough season last year. This year’s team features three senior co-captains, Kyle Farrell, Artie Koba and John Mormile. Some key players to watch this year are junior Connor Wenchell, as well as seniors Joe Prifitera, John Mormile and Kyle Farrell. The overall feeling seems to be that the team is ready to work hard and take on the upcoming season. Farrell is particularly optimistic: “I’m looking forward to putting last year behind us and starting with a fresh slate this year. We’ve got a lot of talent that can make a lot of noise in the Shoreline Conference.”
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With less than a month before their first home match against Valley, snow still covers Coginchaug’s courts. With pre-season starting in under a week, the team hopes the weather will warm up in order to start outdoor practice. Coach Karen Kean said, “In order for a winning season, we need strong doubles players and tough singles for power teams such as Valley and Old Lyme.” This year’s captain, senior Garrett D’Amato, said, “We always have to contend against some of the best teams in the state,”
With their first match April 8, the girls tennis team is looking forward to another competitive year. Last year, the team qualified for States and won the first round. Senior Melanie Frank played in the Shoreline Championship match and was undefeated in the regular season. Frank was the first CRHS girls tennis player to ever win Shorelines. Returning varsity players Kristina Pascarelli, Erin Larkin, Rachel Plant and Emily Leibiger along with partners Nicole Woznyk and Jessica Coughlin will
Juniors Kyle Judson and Sam Temple are excited for the start of the tennis season and hope to perform well. but he is optimistic that the top guys will perform well this year. Last year the team went 6-14 with wins against East Hampton, Haddam-Killingworth, and Portland.
Mrs. Kean is optimistic and believes this year’s key players, senior D’Amato and juniors Kyle Judson, Sam Temple and Brian Jubelirer, will lead them to victory.
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Golf By Tim McDermott One of the sports that does not get the attention it deserves is golf. The golf team is under new coaching this year, and Ms. Wagemaker and Mrs. Matasavage are very excited for the new season. “I’m just excited for a brand new year, and I am trying to build an awareness of the team,” Ms. Wagemaker said. She knows that golf is a one man sport, but she wants to try to get the players to work together. She really wants the players to play as a team and support one another. If they do this. Ms. Wagemaker thinks they have a great chance of winning matches. The golf team won five of its matches last year and hopes to improve on that record. Catherine Brennan described last year as a “rebuilding year” and they were left with one senior and a lot of new kids. According to Brennan, the team is excited that they have a lot of returning players, and they are excited to be working with a new coaching staff. be assets to the team in the upcoming season. New team players will be joining this year in hopes to expand the team. Woznyk said, “I’m looking forward to meeting the new girls!” Team captain Kristina Pascarelli said, “I’m looking forward to not only doing well as a team this season but bonding, laughing and making new memories with all of the girls!”
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beyond the 3-point arc, uses a tightly packed zone defense as its prime comeback A basketball game is into vehicle. The team in the lead elects the second half. The team that surged into to change the tempo and a double-digit lead in the shorten the game by holdfirst half is watching it slowly ing the ball. The point guard slip away as the third quar- takes a few dribbles, passes ter nears its end. The trail- it to the two-guard and gets ing squad, heating up from it back. Special to Town Times
The zone remains in place. The point guard simply holds the ball just inside the time line as seconds turn into a minute and then two, trying to force the trailing team into playing man-to-man. This obviously is not a professional game. It’s obviously not a college game. It’s not a prep-school game. It can’t
be a high school game if it’s being played in New York, Massachusetts or Rhode Island. But here in Connecticut, where the shot clocks that govern most basketball games are not in use, games played under the auspices of the CIAC can be stalled away. See Clock / Page 25
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Only eight states have opted to use the shot clock, thus defying the rule established by the National Federation of State High School Associations. As a result, the eight have been deprived of a seat on the NFHS’ Basketball Rules Committee. The NFHS last vetoed a shot-clock proposal in May 2012, but that hasn’t stifled
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The answer is, “Not often.” “What is the average amount of time a team uses to get a shot up?” asks new Southington boys coach John Cessario. “Ten seconds? Twenty seconds? If it falls within that average time, is a shot clock needed?” Cessario, a disciple of legendary South Catholic coach Joe Reilly, logged seven seasons in the small-school NCCC at East Windsor before arriving in the more diverse realm of the CCC West, so he’s contemplated the issue from both sides in that respect.
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Most spectators prefer the shot clock. Nobody pays admission for high school basketball to watch a player hold the ball near midcourt for the better part of a quarter. Most kids don’t prefer to play the game that way either, given the propensity of the state’s best teams to play pressure defense to accelerate the pace. Most college recruiters would prefer to see their candidates for scholarships cope with the pressure of a diminishing shot clock before completing their reports. On the other hand, stalling can be a strategy used by a coach who feels his team is out-manned. Shortening the game gives him a better chance to win. Administrators are torn. The implementation of a shot clock comes with a cost. Finding effective, reliable people who can operate the clock for 20 or more games (10 girls and 10 boys, plus postseason) requires a personnel challenge as well as a financial commitment. The debate rages. Fairfield County has become the state’s epicenter for the change while local opinion is divided. “There’s been conversation about it,” said Southington High athletic director Eric Swallow. “Two years ago at a CAAD (Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors) meeting, the FCIAC made a push to support its coaches. I was in favor of it at the time. School districts look at it as an added expense, but I always lean toward supporting our coaches. I can see how it would benefit college recruiting. It creates an uptempo game and makes it exciting.”
But the CIAC, following the lead of the NFHS, ardently supports educ at i o n - ba s e d at h l e t i c s . Whereas the professional and college games stress profitability, high school games are meant to serve as learning tools, part of a comprehensive curriculum that student-athletes can use as a foundation for their future. “As an NFHS member association, our policy is to follow their playing rules across all sports,” said Joel Cookson, Director of Media and Sports Information for the CIAC.
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the debate. The implementation of the 24-second shot clock in the NBA for the 1954-55 season is widely believed to have saved the professional game from extinction. Men’s college basketball began using a 45-second clock in 1985-86 and reduced it to 35 for 1993-94. According to a recent ESPN survey, 60 percent of Division I coaches would like to see it reduced again to 30. The women’s game continues to use the 30-second limit it instituted for the 1971-72 season.
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Sunny days are coming soon A “small” amount of snow flurries turned into five fresh inches of powder at Powder Ridge recently. | Dave Mongillo / For Town Times Looking forward to a long, warm sun-lit day on a ski trail, I made a date to meet some friends at Powder Ridge last Saturday morning for some spring skiing. The forecast was for light snow, ending on Friday evening. The prognosticators were wrong. On Saturday morning we tracked four to five inches of new powder with light, wet snow still falling. This is New England, however, and by noon the sun came out, the temperature shot up and spring returned to the mountain. The ski industry is alive and well in the Northeast and I look forward to many longer, warm, sun-lit days on ski trails.
The snow is deep and the bright sunlight is strong, so cast off that parka, put on a vest and enjoy the best part of the season. Mother Nature is making up for those negative temperatures and howling winds she sent us in January. Don’t give up now. Lay on the sunscreen, strip off some layers and enjoy a trail-side picnic on some New England mountain. Several ski areas right here in Connecticut expect to be open, at least on weekends, until midApril. Several mountains to our north expect to be operating into May, and some resorts could offer that magic
June 1 chair lift ride. Where have all the tourers gone? With the snowpack we have, local golf courses, wooded trails and farmers’ fields should be loaded with snowshoe and cross-country ski tracks. Both ways of moving over snow are great, low-cost ways to exercise and enjoy the winter landscape. Around here, I see more deer tracks than ski or snowshoe tracks in open fields.
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Help out hoops club The Coginchaug Basketball Club, also known as CBC Travel Basketball, is looking for prospective coaches. Those interested in coaching at any level (boys and girls, grades 5-8) as either a head coach or as an assistant, should contact Scott Penney: scottgolfs2@sbcglobal.net. The CBC is also looking to fill vacancies on the executive board. To help out in some capacity, contact Penney.
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RAP A PONY FARMS lessons, 4H club, horsey birthday par>ATTN PET OWNERS ? ties, Girl Scout badges LATE NOTICE and Camps call for priOn March 10th, a Pet sitting & pet walking bedraggled & lost while you are at work ces 203 265 3596 German Shepherd seen or on vacation in your home! 203-427-7828 searching for home at Merritt Station at Yale/Miller Avenues. German Shepherd puppies, 100% DDR workMERIDEN ing lines, 3F, 1M, AKC, LOST Sentimental 1st shots, wormed, Diamond ring. Lost in puppy pack, Dad is vicinity of CVS South German import. Ready Cheshire, plaza next now. $1,500. Serious door, Southington Care inquiries.860-655-0889 Rehab, or Thyme & Myrecordjournal.com Season in Hamden. PARAKEET REWARD!!! Hand fed baby. Call 203-265-9943 Tame, friendly, & loving. $50.00. 203-600-8880 lv msg
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nipiac Division SCC Basket-
ball (Jr., Sr.), All-Academic
Team Basketball (Fr., Soph., Jr. Sr.), Varsity Athlete 4.0 Scholar (Fr., Soph., Jr., Sr.), and All-Academic Team Volleyball (Fr., Soph., Jr. Sr.). Outside of school, she has played AAU basketball since sixth grade. In addition to her academic and athletic accomplishments, she has served Clelian Adult Day Care Center, St. Martin dePorres Academy, Special Olympics, the Midnight Run, and participated in a mission trip to Camden, New Jersey. Extracurricular activities include Student Council, SADD, Key Club, Peer Connection, and Campus Ministry. In summer 2014, she was selected to intern at AXA Advisors in Milford where she researched mutual funds, variable annuities, and other investment instruments. “Lauren Davis is an exceptional student and an exceptional athlete. As captain of volleyball and basketball, she inspired her teammates by setting an example for others to follow. She demonstrates a tremendous work ethic on and off the field and was named to the All-Academic teams in both sports in addition to earning many other athletic and academic honors. A true leader in every sense of the word,” offered Athletic Director George Bedocs. “Lauren exemplifies Sacred Heart Academy’s motto — Excelsior — with her ever-higher reaching performance both academically and in the athletic arena. Lauren has led by example since arriving on our campus, and she will be missed when she graduates in May,” shared guidance counselor Patrick McAllister. Added varsity basketball coach Bruce Rich, “I feel fortunate to have coached Lauren. On the basketball court, Lauren’s dedication, enthusiasm, and exemplary work ethic have served as the foundation for her development into one of the leading players in our conference. As one of our team captains, Lauren’s leadership skills and willingness to mentor the younger players on our team, have allowed her to serve as a positive role model for her fellow teammates. When you couple these attributes with Lauren’s high level of academic achievement, you have a unique person who is 12961-01 well-deserving of this honor.”
Wallingford • Middletown • Durham • Middlefield