Brunswick High School -The Orange and Black

This is an attempt by Brunswick High School to reach

out to the community and better tell our story providing a

sense of place and better understanding of what goes on at

BHS. What we do each and everyday is important and

we’re proud to share it with you.

On November 15th, 2012 we traveled down the road of

history through Brunswick High School. We entered the

main office and opened up the history of yearbooks. Most

recent yearbooks had the title of “Dragons” but as we got

further and further back in history the title changed to

“The Orange and Black.” The earliest book dated back to

1921 gave us the inspiration to continue the Orange and

Black legacy.

A special thanks to our sponsor Wild Oats, without their

support none of this would have been possible.

Thanks to the energy,

effort and enthusiasm on

the part of many, I am very

excited to introduce to you

the first Brunswick High

School Community Page.

You can now learn more

about the wide variety of

educational activities, both

in the classroom and out of

the classroom, that are tak-

ing place at BHS every day.

The BHS Community Page

will come out monthly from

now through the end of the

school year. Of course, we

look forward to starting up

again in the Fall of 2013. As

the saying goes, “many

hands make for light work”.

In this case, what is worth

noting is that this is a com-

pletely student designed,

written and edited page.

Again, our purpose and goal

for the Community Page is

to allow you an easy way to

see what is happening at

your high school. Bruns-

wick is your community

and the learning experienc-

es that take place at Bruns-

wick High School are a sig-

nificant component of the

greater community. Thanks

to our sponsors and the

newspaper for allowing us

the opportunity to share

with you. If you have ideas

or suggestions or may be

interested in supporting

this effort, please feel free to

contact me at the school.

Best wishes for a healthy

and happy New Year, with

extra kudos to Mr. Wilson’s

class for making the Com-

munity Page available to

you every month.

With gratitude and appre-

ciation

Art Abelmann, Principal

Brunswick High School.

From Left to right: Elise Bourban (reporter), Sydney Es-

coe (reporter), Nate Reny (production manager) , Rick Wil-

son (publisher), and Mariah Parker (editor).

We aim to better learn

English as well as to gain a

new perspective on the cul-

ture of America. We are all

high school students vary-

ing from 15 to 18 years old,

although we are considered

seniors at Brunswick. The

goal of one of the agencies

we use (AFS- the American

Field Service) is “to provide

intercultural learning expe-

riences that help people be-

come agents of positive

change in the world.” The

organization is active in

over 50 countries, and aims

to help students build per-

sonal skills and relation-

ships, create awareness of

global issues, and become

more culturally sensitive.

Who are we? We are the

current exchange students

of Brunswick High School.

Nella Nitrova is from the

Czech Republic, which is

bordered by Germany and

Poland. She speaks learned

Czech, German, English,

and French. Nella likes to

dance, is interested in lan-

guages and medicine, and

would like to study philoso-

phy in the future.

Julio Chen is from Para-

guay, which is landlocked

by Brazil, Bolivia, and Ar-

gentina. He speaks Spanish,

Chinese, English and Portu-

guese, although Spanish is

his first language. Julio is

glad to be in Maine where he

can snowboard in the win-

ter, because it does not snow

where he lives.

Anna Sondergaard is

from Denmark, which is

north of Germany. She

speaks Danish, English, and

is learning French. Anna

has a little sister in Den-

mark, and loves to eat ice-

cream.

I am from Switzerland,

and my name is Elise Bour-

ban. I speak French, Italian,

German, and English. I en-

joy downhill skiing in the

winter, as well as traveling

and cooking. I also liked

playing field hockey this fall

and look forward to swim-

ming this winter.

The foreign exchange stu-

dents love their own coun-

tries and cultures, but are

very fond of the Brunswick

area and Maine in general.

Nitrova says, “I like the na-

ture around, and the fresh

air of the forests. I think the

size is perfect.” All of the

students have mentioned

their admiration for the col-

orful leaves in particular.

“It’s clean, the people are

nice, I love the town,” adds

Chen. Maine is not the ste-

reotypical idea of America

we had in mind; it’s better.

We appreciate the wel-

coming atmosphere and the

friendly people of Bruns-

wick. It is not always easy

to be so far away from home,

but all the students, host

families, teachers and every-

one else involved are mak-

ing it an amazing experi-

ence. We are excited to be

here and look forward to

having a memorable time.

BHS Band:

January 3rd – 5th

Bangor H.S. Jazz All State

January 4th :

Pep Band @ Basketball (girls)

January 18th :

Pep Band @ Basketball (boys)

January 26th :

Mt. Ararat H.S. District III High

School Honors Music Festival

BHS Winter Sports Games

(Home):

Wednesday, January, 02:

7:00 p.m. Girls Varsity Basketball

vs Erskine Academy

Friday, January, 04:


vs Mount Blue High School

Monday, January, 07:

3:45 p.m. Boys Varsity Ice Hock-

ey vs Saint Dominic Reg High

School @ Watson Arena

Tuesday, January, 08:

5:30 p.m. Coed Varsity Swim-

ming vs Lewiston High School @

Greason Pool



ey vs Cheverus High School



vs Hampden Academy


4:00 p.m. Boys Freshman Bas-

ketball vs Skowhegan Area High

7:00 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball

vs Skowhegan Area High


6:15 p.m. Girls Varsity Ice Hockey

vs Mt. Ararat


ey

vs Mt. Ararat @ Watson Arena



vs Cony

Saturday, January, 19:


vs Greely High


ey vs Poland



vs Lawrence High


ey

vs Cony @ Watson Arena



ketball vs Edward Little


vs Edward Little


vs Yarmouth High @ Watson Are-

na



vs Oxford Hills



vs Cony

Saturday, January, 19:


vs Greely High


ey vs Poland



vs Lawrence High


ey vs Cony @ Watson Arena



ketball vs Edward Little


vs Edward Little


vs Yarmouth High @ Watson Are-

na



vs Oxford Hills

For Junior Varsity:

The JV hockey teams typically

play right after the Varsity.

The JV basketball teams typically

play right before the Varsity.

January Events for BHS

Exchange Students (from left to right): Nella Nitrova of

the Czech Republic, Elise Bourban of Switzerland, Anna

Sondergaard of Denmark, and Julio Chen of Paraguay.

In association with Pejepscot Historical Society Bruns-

wick High School students created a coloring book depicting

various famous Brunswick landmarks; varying from the

Joshua L. Chamberlin House to the old Town Hall. Under

the direction of Brunswick High School art teacher Jennie

Driscoll, nine talented students began diligently sketching

pictures in early may. The coloring book will include nine

pictures, all drawn by local Brunswick students, and will

cost a mere $6.95 plus tax. The Pejepscott Historical Society

will be selling the books at Wild Oats on Sunday, January

2oth from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“Pejepscot Historical Society wanted to offer three unique

items for the 2012 holidays, so along with a calendar and

greeting cards we worked with Jennie Driscoll and her

amazingly talented BHS students to put together a coloring

book. The result was a fantastic display of BHS talent—the

art is so well done some people are just tearing out sheets

and framing them--and a wonderful collaboration between

our organization and the school. We hope to do much more

of this kind of thing in the future.” -Jennifer Blanchard of

the Pejepscott Historical Society.

A Colorful History

(back row left to right) Julia Grocholl, Abigail Longbottom,

Hannah Bobker, Marjorie Ciolfi, Vanessa Boyle, (front row

left to right) Eleanor Black, Lorelei Hipkins, (not shown)

Emily Yuodsnukis, Elizabeth Arford

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