GLOBAL GAZETTE January 2017

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Sightseeing

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Dead Poets Society

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Café Talk

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Faculty Profile

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2017 Movies

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Ping Pong Awards

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iLab Updates

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Global Club

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Teacher Travel Blog

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Student Profiles

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International Book Review

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Foods from Abroad

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World Mysteries

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Int’l Trivia Teasers

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The Traveling Translator

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Hillside’s

~ Global Club ~President Diego Selem Garcia & Vice Presidents Albert Zhang & Hyun Ho Kim

This club was created to foster a continued strong

connection between our international students and

American students and faculty. We are intent on

sharing our international cultures with the Hillside

population as well as learning about other cultures.

Nodding your head means “no,” shaking it means “yes”

Bulgarians invented the first digital watch

The country has the world’s largest IMAX 3D Theater

Sofia, Bulgaria

Largest IMAX Theater

Sightseeing

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Sightseeing

Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia, Bulgaria is a gem of a

city located in the heart of Central

Europe and set against the

backdrop of Vitosha Mountain. It

has an easy going vibe to it and is

filled with cafes, trendy bars and

restaurants, and eclectic shops.

Sofia is a largely modern, youthful

city, with a smattering of onion-

domed churches, Ottoman

mosques, and Red Army

monuments leftover from the city’s

Iron Curtain days. It is a city that

this reporter had the pleasure of

stopping in back in 2008.

The capital is often overlooked

by tourists on their way to the coast

or ski slopes, but in passing over

Sofia, they’re missing out on

something special. The city offers

wide boulevards, huge parks, and

manicured gardens. Skiing at

Mount Vitosha is just a short bus

ride from the city center. Sofia is

replete with some of Bulgaria’s

finest museums, art galleries, chic

cosmopolitan restaurants, and

frenetic nightclubs. Not only does

Sofia offer all the amenities of a

first rate city, but construction

workers recently uncovered a

treasure trove of Roman ruins

during the construction of the

Metro. The remnants of the city

when it was called “Serdica” nearly

two thousand years ago, excited

city officials, local residents, and

tourists alike.

Many readers have grown up in

a world that was separated by a

Cold War into East and West. For

most Generation Xers, cities like

Sofia, Bucharest, Vienna, among

others, were always off limits.

They were wondered about, but

never experienced. Now, all that

has changed! Eastern Europe is

accessible to the world and the

wait has been worth it. If you

happen to be traveling through

Bulgaria, don’t forget to stop in its

capital, Sofia. You may find

yourself there for days! It is a

remarkable city with much to do.

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Cool Facts about Bulgaria

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International Animal Stories

“Carpe Diem!” Or Seize the day was the inspirational Latin Phrase

that Mr. Keating used to inspire a group of Welton Academy seniors in

Peter Weir’s 1989 hit movie Dead Poets Society. The story is set in the

1950’s at a fictional, elite boarding school in Vermont and tells the story of

first year English teacher, John Keating , who inspires his students to be

free thinkers and risk takers in life using expressions like “Make your lives

extraordinary” and warning against the dangers of blind conformity. At

first, the boys are skeptical of Keating’s unorthodox teaching style but he

quickly wins them over with his wit, exhilarating lessons, and warm heart.

Not everyone, however, is fond of Keating’s teaching style. Many in the

establishment are weary as Keating represents a perceived threat to

tradition and finds himself cast as a villain by an administration that is not

eager to have Welton Academy’s young, impressionable students be

exposed to such potentially dangerous and radical new ideas. This

blockbuster movie won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

and sent many young college students, like me, applying for Education

degrees. Most people remember some of the above facts about the movie

but few know the story behind the movie, which was originally a

screenplay. Its characters are based on the experiences of writer Tom

Schulman and his time at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville,

Tennessee. There, Schulman was introduced to two men who had a

profound effect on his life and formed the basis for Robin William’s

character, Mr. Keating. Keating was modeled after two of Schulman’s

teachers: Harold Clurman and Samuel Pickering. Clurman, who taught at

the Actors and Directors Lab and went on to fame as an American theater

director and drama critic, was the source of inspiration for Keating’s

exhilarating speeches while Pickering, who taught Schulman’s sophomore

English class, was drawn upon for his quirky teaching methods (one of his

students remembers Pickering having him stand on a chair and flap his

arms every time the class said “nevermore” when reading Edgar Allen

Poe’s The Raven.) The movie was originally scheduled to be filmed in

Georgia, but Weir moved it to Delaware and filmed at St. Andrew’s School

in Middletown in order to capture the weather and feel of a New England

boarding school. The movie has to go down as one of the best ever filmed

involving the prep school world and taught us all to seize the day!

Dead Poets Society

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Unorthodox soccer practice

What’s the Dead Poets Society?

Seize the Day

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Jerry Yu and our Chinese New Year Cafe

Trivia

Café Talk

The International Café was rocking and rolling

on Friday January, 20th. The kids celebrated

China in honor of the Lunar New Year. Mrs.

Brown made Chinese “jiaozi” (dumplings) that

included pork, chicken, shrimp, and veggies. To

wash down the jiaozi, we had some traditional

green tea. We started with 150 dumplings and

ended with none. President Jerry Yu led off the

introductory remarks with a warm greeting.

Vice-President Tyler Bloomfield hosted a trivia

session with Caleb Bloch winning the Most

Enthusiastic Participant Award and a Free Pass

to the next Café. Speaking of the “next Café,”

Ms. Gustofson will be treating the boys to her

world famous Swiss hot choclate. If you are

interested in signing up, please send an email to

Mr. Brown mbrown@hillsideschool.net after our

Tuesday announcement at Morning Meeting.

Chinese jiaozi

Celebration

International Café

January

Mr. Moulton Jr.

Fly fishing

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Faculty Profile

You may have noticed that our

gregarious Dean of Residential

Life, Dan Moulton, and second year

English teacher, Ian Moulton, share

the same last name. This is not a

coincidence! The two are father and

son and although they share nearly

identical genetic markers, Ian

Moulton is his own man. Young

Moulty has made his mark on

Hillside in a short period of time.

He has a reputation for being an

educator who is challenging and

demands excellence from his

students. His classes receive rave

reviews. Students are pushed to

their limits and are involved in

exciting projects in which they do

things like write their own novels.

Write their own novels? That’s

right! Even my own advisee,

Ukrainian Dima Piskun, is writing a

novel about a Yoyo wielding

superhero who tries to stop a rash of

thefts at a jewelry store. Wow!

That’s some kind of writing

assignment.

Mr. Moulton was born in

Concord, Massachusetts and raised

in Groton and Deerfield. It was in

these locations that he had his first

introduction to the boarding school

world. As some may know,

Eaglebrook School is in Deerfield

and the place Mr. Moulton’s father

Dan had worked. Both of Mr.

Moulton’s parents are educators so

perhaps this is a major reason why

the young Ian Moulton is drawn to

the profession. He says that not

only are his parents teachers but

“many of my extended family

members are as well.” Mr. Moulton

loves teaching and says that he

“really enjoys English and sharing

my passion for books with people.”

Mr. Moulton Jr.

Mr. Moulton has had a

fascinating life. He’s traveled to

Ireland and taken Jack Kerouac-

like road trips across the United

States that have included such

regions as the Southwest, Rocky

Mountains, East Coast, and more.

He’s lived in such diverse and

vastly different cities as Sanders

(Arizona), Boulder (Colorado), and

Portland (Maine). He was teaching

out in a school on an Indian

reservation in Arizona when he got

a call from Hillside. We were in the

midst of looking for an English

teacher and Mr. Moulton fit the

bill. So he packed up his bags and

came back east. And we’re glad he

did! Mr. Moulton lives with his dog

Jake over in Whittemore. He has

been an excellent addition to the

Hillside faculty and we hope he

stays for a long time.

Cool Facts about Mr. Moulton

Traveled to Ireland and all over the United States

Loves to hike, read, and fly fish

Working on section hiking Midstate Trail & Wapack

Trail

Night at the Movies

#2. Star Wars: the Last

Jedi Much fan speculation about who

the Last Jedi will be.

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#3. The Bye Bye Man When 3 college friends stumble

on the origins of the Bye Bye

Man, they discover that

there is only one way to

avoid his curse.

#1. Justice League

Fueled by a restored faith in

humanity, Bruce Wayne enlists

Diana Prince to fight a new

enemy.

#4. Beauty & the Beast Belle, a bright and beautiful

woman, is taken prisoner by

a beast in its castle.

#5. Summer is Coming Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon and

a brash new recruit uncover

a criminal plot on the bay.

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2017 promises to be a good year in

Hollywood and the movie industry.

While some films have announced

release dates but have yet to begin

filming, others are in production but

do not yet have definite release dates.

Here is a look at five anticipated

movies of 2017! Make sure you see at

least one of these!

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Cool Facts about Hollywood

Night at the Movies

First film made in Hollywood was called Old California

(1910)

Original Hollywood sign (1923) spelt out “Hollywoodland”

Hobart Johnstone Whitley gave Hollywood its name (1886)

Ping Pong Rankings

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January Ping Pong Rankings

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Keepin An Eye On 1. Marco DeGrandis(USA) 2. Justin Heilmann (USA) 3. Andy Luo (CHI) 4. Miles MacKay (USA) 5. Gibson Montgomery (USA)

Top 5 at Hillside “Hillside’s Best this Month”

1. Doyeob Kim (KOR) 2. Dima Piskun (UKR) 3. Alex Drover (CAN) 4. Diego Selem (MEX) 5. Kyle Heath (USA)

Top 5 Rising Stars

1. Cam Boucher (USA) 2. Jack Lima (USA) 3. Sekou Soumahoro (USA) 4. Jaden DeJesus (USA) 5. Ajay Vempati (USA)

Hillside’s New iLab

iLab Update

by the iLab team

Dominick is fly-testing and pushing the

limits of the small Parrot Drones, and also continuing construction on his own drone

Tom is saving the world on CodeCombat, learning some basics for Code Academy studies. Miles is making a Scratch game

based on PPAP.

Peter Luo is

working on

papercrafts,

folded 3D designs

made of paper,

tape and glue. He

and Jack R. are

planning on doing

a skillshare about

paper folding.

Jack R. is

engineering a fully

functional

Minecraft castle

using in-game

energy sources

like Redstone,

pistons, and

levers.

Miss Mitton requested an automatic egg washer.

Peter Luo and Dylan Trask are working on it.

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Global Club

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The Global Club

The Global Club celebrated the

Chinese Lunar New Year on

Saturday January 28th

. David Zheng

led the charge by ordering authentic

Chinese food from Sichuan Gourmet

in Framingham. Miss Lucey ordered

American Chinese food from Ginger

Garden for the rest of the gang. The

night proved to be a great time and a

special treat eating from one of the

world’s oldest and most delicious

cuisines. The boys seemed

exceedingly happy and the

chopsticks were flying as the boys

shoveled copious amounts of tasty

Chinese food into their mouths.

Next, we’re considering going to the

Persian restaurant Chop Kabob in

Westborough. If you’re interested in

signing up for a good night out with

some delicious Persian food, please

send an email to Mr. Brown at

mbrown@hillsideschool.net

Authentic Chinese food

Is this Kung Fu? Albert, Norman & David

Chinese New Year 2017 American Chinese Food

Great friends

Sichuan restaurant Framingham

Teacher’s Travel Blog

Teacher’s Travel Blog

by Ms. Baez

Ms. Cristina Baez, Hillside’s former

Spanish teacher of two years, has

been teaching and traveling abroad.

She currently resides in Kyrgyzstan

where she teaches English. Here’s

her travel blog write-up: “2016 was a

great year of adventure and I have

had the opportunity to add four new

stamps to my passport upon leaving

Hillside. This past summer I traveled

to Italy with my mother for 2 weeks.

We took a gondola ride on the Grand

Canal in Venice, visited museums in

Florence, and my mom even saw the

Pope in Vatican City, Rome! At the

end of August, I packed my

belongings and made the move to

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where I teach

first grade. Along the way I had a 12

hour layover in Dubai, where I had

the chance to visit the Burj Khalifa,

the highest structure in the world.

The view of the sea, sand and

skyscrapers below was breathtaking.

Upon arriving in Kyrgyzstan, I was

surrounded by snowcapped

mountains and was exposed to a mix

of the Kyrgyz language and Russian.

Kyrgyzstan is known for its

mountains, which make for great

skiing. Furthermore, during the

holiday break, I had the chance to

visit India for 3 weeks where I hung

out with monkeys, visited the Taj

Mahal, and spent time at the holy

Ganges River, where I witnessed

cremation ceremonies. I learned a lot

through my travels and look forward

to new adventures in 2017!”

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Hold

Travel

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Ms. Baez’s 1st Grade class More India

Snow in Kyrgyzstan

The Taj Mahal, India

Gondola ride in Venice

Guangzhou, China

Spotlight…Student Profiles

Kyle

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turn he answered very emphatically,

“Listen to us kids! Sometimes we

have great ideas but, at times,

teachers don’t want to listen to us.”

What a brilliant insight and great

answer I thought. I made sure that

in my opening remarks to the class

the next day, I made sure to ask

what he thought about what we’re

doing today and if he had any good

ideas about how to learn what we

we’re going to learn. After all, I

didn’t want Kyle singling me out as

a teacher who wouldn’t listen to

him.

Kyle enjoys science, skiing, and

hiking. In his school in China, he

participated in Destination

Imagination, an organization,

designed to promote 21st century

skills through collaboration and

creative thinking and problem

solving. His role model is Tony

Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man) because in

his words, “his life is almost the

same as my dream.” When he’s

older he wants to be a CEO for an

airplane company. He loves

Hillside because it brings “me

closer to my dream.” However, he

says that ESL and English is the

hardest part of his day. Sorry about

that! Well little guy, you’re off to a

very nice start here at Hillside. You

bring a positive energy to each class

day in and day out. Keep working

hard! Tony Stark would be proud! I

know your parents are!

Guangzhou, China. His father,

Yunsong, is a Chief Financial

Officer for a prominent company in

Guangzhou and his mother, Kathy,

is a manager at HSBC, one of the

largest banking and financial

services in the world. Kyle is also

quick to point out that he lives with

his grandparents. This is an

endearing tradition that one sees

sometimes in Asian cultures, but

rarely in the West. No wonder Kyle

was so homesick at the beginning

of the year; he has spent his whole

life being surrounded by a fantastic

support system back home.

So young Kyle Cai, what brought

you to our little ole school in

Marlborough, Massachusetts? Kyle

says that, “I came to Hillside

because someday I want to go to

MIT. It is my dream! If I come to

Hillside, I can make my dream be

closer.” Wow! That’s quite an

ambition for such a young man. It’s

also very nice to know that Hillside

is a part of your master plan and a

stepping stone for greatness. As

Kyle’s ESL teacher, I can attest to

the fact that he has great thoughts

and big dreams. During one of our

discussion days, the question was

posed: “What is it that we teachers

can do better in the classroom?”

Several of the kids offered

suggestions and when it was Kyle’s

When Kaifu “Kyle” Cai first

came to Hillside in our JumpStart

Summer Program, he was terribly

homesick. It was hard to witness

as the young Chinese national

missed his mother and father very

much. He was quiet and tried to

keep his emotions in, but his eyes

would start to swell with tears and

then…Bam! It was as if the flood

gates of the Kariba Dam were

opened and all the water in the

Kariba Gorge came gushing out.

But those feelings only lasted a

week or so and now, those days

are over. Kyle runs around

Hillside campus with a big smile.

He loves to chatter and he is

forever joking, playing, and just

plain having a good time. In fact,

in ESL class I sometimes have to

reign him in as his energy level is

high. So, he’s back to being a

regular eleven year old boy and

life is good. I see him here for a

long time as he continues to

improve his English, learn in an

American academic environment,

and adjust to life abroad.

Kyle was born and raised in

Kaifu “Kyle” Cai

Tony Stark

New York

Spotlight… Student Profiles

Lance wants to be a writer

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Lance

Lance says that the best thing about

Hillside is that it offers “much

better educational opportunities

than public school.” He says that he

wanted to get away from the “mass

of the student body that didn’t give

any portion of their mental capacity

to excelling in school.” Those are

wise words and powerful insights

from such a young man. It seems

that Lance is wise beyond his years.

His father had shared a story with

me in which the basic gist was that

when Lance first visited Hillside, he

chose it specifically because he

thought it would be a challenge for

him. How often do you hear those

kinds of words come out of the

mouth of a middle schooler?

When Lance is older, he wants to

become a writer. He says that his

skill set is suited to this profession.

I would wholeheartedly agree!

Lance has a terrific imagination and

a unique way of looking at the

world. He sees humor in many of

life’s situations and this easy-going

approach has served him well in

life. The other boys around school

enjoy being in Lance’s presence

and so do the adults. I can just

picture his first novel: A Random

Day in the Life of Sabbir, a Middle

School Boy from Bangladesh Who

Loves A1 Sauce. Hey, I’d read that

story. By the way Lance, nutmeg

costs 4.42 ringitts ($1 U.S.) in

Borneo. I looked it up!

at my table every time. The laughs

are many and it is clear that this

young man is gregarious, has a

wonderful sense of humor, and is a

gentle giant with a big heart.

Lance was born in New York. His

father, Patrice, is a great guy and

can sometimes be seen around

Hillside picking up Lance or

checking out one his basketball

games. He is the Vice President of

Operations at Gellfam Management

Incorporated. Gellfam is a company

that develops franchises such as

Five Guys, Carvel, and Cinnabon in

the food industry. Ah, so that

explains the cinnamon roll gifts for

teachers at Christmas. Well,

hopefully we at the Global Gazette

can put in a plug for Mr. Leys’

company as the rolls are absolutely

delicious. And might I add, they

didn’t last too long around our

house. Lance’s mother, Alexandra,

is an intern at a school and,

although I never met her, Lance

describes her as “a warm and

wonderful lady.” Lance also has an

older brother, Jean-Luc (named

after the captain of the Enterprise in

Star Trek), an older sister, Sasha,

and a younger sister, Olivia. Shortly

after the latter was born, the Leys

family moved to Florida for a year

then came back to New York where

they’ve been ever since.

We’ll be sitting in the dining hall

for breakfast, and Lance Leys will

randomly ask, “I wonder what the

price of nutmeg is in Borneo?” To

which I’ll reply, “Did you know

that our eyes are always the same

size from birth, but our nose and

ears never stop growing?” Lance

will pause for a split second. You

can see the wheels turning, then,

once he absorbs the random and

completely useless statistic, he will

break out in a full on guffaw. It’s

hilarious to witness. Then, you can

see him searching for a response.

Hmm, I wonder what useless,

random fact I can throw back at

Mr. Brown? “Did you know that

ping pong balls are…wait…never

mind. I wonder….uhmmm….I

wonder if they have A1 sauce in

Bangladesh? For the casual

observer, it must appear that he or

she just landed on another planet.

For Lance and me, it’s hysterical.

He’s laughing because he finds

random things funny, and I’m

laughing just watching him crack

up. After sitting with Lance for a

few breakfasts, I now hope he sits

Lance Leys

West Chester, PA

Spotlight… Student Profiles

Jonathan Toews

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Braden

those of you who do not know,

Braden and the Reeds have hosted

Dima, a Ukrainian national, for the

past six years or so when he came

over for a hockey exchange.

Braden says that the best thing

about Hillside is the “sense of

community. Being able to live, eat,

and play sports with people you go

to school with has been a refreshing

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change from public school.”

However, he advises that, as a

student, you need to be smart

enough to manage your time well.

Braden maintains that “if you get

your priorities straight and manage

your time well, you can get all of

your work done and have a great

time.” These are wise words for

such a young man.

When Braden is older he wants to

either be a sports agent or a stock

broker. In his free time, he enjoys

video and photo editing. His role

model is Chicago Black Hawks

center and captain Jonathan Toews.

Toews is a Conn Smythe Trophy

winner and the second youngest

player ever nominated as captain in

NHL history behind Sidney Crosby.

He says that Toews is “a quiet

leader who leads on the ice by

example.” Well young man, good to

see that you’re following in your

role models footsteps. You’re a

quiet leader too. Your parents must

be very proud.

be around since arriving at Hillside,

and I expect big things from him in

the future when he goes off to

secondary school and beyond.

Braden was born in Baltimore,

Maryland but grew up in West

Chester, Pennsylvania. West

Chester is a very nice suburb of

Philadelphia and may sound

familiar to some as it also happens

to be home to Super Bowl

quarterback, Matt Ryan, otherwise

known as “Matty Ice!” Braden was

raised in a loving family of four.

There’s his father (Brian), mother

(Jennifer), and younger sister

(Delaney). The Reed’s can be seen

on Bulldog campus from time to

time either picking up their son or

getting ready to watch a hockey

tournament. Even the family pooch,

Bauer, has endured the five hour

drive to visit Hillside and Braden.

So Braden Reed, what brought

you to our little campus in

Marlborough, Massachusetts? “I

came to Hillside because of Dima.

When I came up for events like Fall

Family Weekend and Spring Fling,

and when I heard stories of how

much fun he was having, I knew

that it was something that I had to

do.” Nicely said young man; I’m

glad our ever-popular Ukrainian has

helped in the recruiting process. For

Braden Reed and I should be at

each other’s throats all day. After

all, he lives in my dorm and is from

Eastern, Pennsylvania and loves the

Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are

the arch enemies of my favorite

team the Dallas Cowboys. This sets

us up for conflict. When the Eagles

were eliminated early from the

playoffs this year, I must confess, I

was happy. And when the Cowboys

graciously decided to let the

Packers win in order to allow an

older team to experience the taste of

victory in the playoffs for perhaps

the last time, Braden must’ve slept

with a smile on his face. You’d

expect a lot of bickering,

grandstanding, and trash talking but

it hasn’t been like that. Young

Braden Reed quietly goes about his

business. He comes into the dorm,

goes to his room, and hangs out

with his buddies Alec Nevins and

Frankie Ireland. He’s at the age

where he doesn’t need a lot and is

enjoying his privacy. Whenever I

ask him to help out, he never puts

up a fuss. He’s been a pleasure to

Braden Reed

Mexico City

Spotlight… Student Profiles

Cruz Azul

Diego

Diego Juan

Diego Juan Trabulse is a Mexican

national who came to us in the

school’s JumpStart Program last

summer. The one thing that stands

out when you see this kid doing

anything is that he is perpetually

smiling. Whether he’s playing ping

pong, hanging out with his friends,

or dribbling the basketball out on

the court, this young man seems to

enjoy life. And why shouldn’t he?

Life has been pretty good to him.

At Hillside, he has a good group of

friends. By all accounts, his

teachers say he is doing well in the

classroom. And out on the

basketball court, where I coach him,

he has made the most dramatic

improvement in a short period of

time of any player that I have

coached here. He’s a natural in

sports. He rips down rebounds with

authority, dribbles the ball with the

agility of a guy half his size, and for

a novice has a good sense of where

to be on the court. He can even

score. In basketball, these skills

typically take a couple of years to

become adept at, but young Diego

has picked up the sport in two

months. And, he does it all with a

smile.

Diego was born in Mexico City.

He is the son of Jose Antonio and

Yanin. Jose has a blanket company

in the capital called “Colap.” It is

the biggest and most successful

blanket company in all of Mexico.

Yanin is a Health and Wellness

Coach at the Institute of Integrative

Nutrition in the Mexican capital.

Diego also has an older brother,

Jose Abraham (17), and a younger

sister, Yanin (12). They both go to

school in the homeland.

Diego came to Hillside because his

family felt that it was a good fit for

him. In Mexican public schools, the

class sizes are big. Yanin thought

that her son would benefit at

Hillside from smaller classes as the

teachers would then be able to give

individual attention to him. After

all, that’s what we do. Hillside class

sizes range from between eight to

twelve students. It is an ideal

environment for a middle school

boy. At Diego’s old school, there

were more than a thousand kids in

the school and class sizes were in

the mid-thirties. Diego says that

he’s glad he came and that “the

teachers here are nice.” Good to

know that Diego, most people

around here think the same of you.

However, it’s not all easy for this

first year Hillside student. He says

that Math class is hard. Mr.

Harrington’s class challenges Diego

to the fullest. He was careful to

mention that the challenge is a

positive, not a negative.

In his spare time, Diego enjoys

playing soccer and tennis. He’s

athletic and can be seen running

around campus with Gonzalo Vigil

doing some sport. These good

friends to get maximum enjoyment

out of whatever they’re doing,

whether it’s throwing a football

around, kicking a ball, playing ping

pong or shooting hoops. Not only

does Diego enjoy playing sports,

but he likes to watch Cruz Azul, a

Mexican football club, play and his

favorite NFL team, the New

England Patriots, are in the Super

Bowl so he’s happy about that.

When Diego’s older he wants to go

into business with his hero, his

father, Jose Antonio. And, if you

listen to Diego talk about his father

it’s obvious as to why he is this

young man’s role model. “He is

always with family and only

interested in us. He treats my mom

like a queen. In fact, he treats

everyone well.” Treats mom like a

queen? I’m sure mom likes that and

everyone else seems like they’re

getting pretty good treatment as

well. Can’t beat that! Well, they say

that the apple doesn’t fall far from

the tree. This sure seems to be true

with Diego Juan as he will no doubt

be a gentleman and success in life.

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anything outside of our domain, and it is scarier the more

comfortable we are in our domain. To find out about

Ivan’s journey, get the book from our library. Katherine

Applegate writes the book as a series of short chapters.

It’s a fast read. As for your own story, take a look at your

domain. Maybe you are graduating Hillside soon. What

parts of our community haven’t you explored? Are you a

newer Hillside student? What questions do you have

about your surroundings? Ivan serves as an example for

us— compassion is what redefines his idea of freedom.

Domain, in biology, is a classification larger than a

kingdom. Yes, bigger than the whole animal kingdom.

Domain Eukarya encompasses many, many different

things. Should your own domain as well?

Silverback Facts

Natural habitat is the rainforest of Central Africa

98% similar DNA (genetic makeup) with humans

Approximately six times as strong as a man

Mainly herbivores (eat roots, plants, herbs, fruit)

Can live to be 40-50 years old in the wild

Communicate through vocalizations, body language

International

Book Review By Mr. Steere

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

What is a domain? Your domain might be Hillside

School, your room at home, your bed and closet in a

dorm, the ATL in the mornings— is it your iPad?

What is your online domain? Ivan, a silverback

gorilla and main character from The One and Only

Ivan, has a domain: the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and

Video Arcade. He lives in a cage, eats bananas,

watches nature programs on a television, and paints

pictures for his owner to sell. This may sound dismal

but Ivan is happy. But when a mall-circus elephant

named Stella arrives, Ivan begins to see captivity as

something different. Stella is harmed and abused

during her training and Ivan chooses to keep his

promise to protect her by escaping to a zoo. Change,

for Ivan, and for all of us, is scary. The unknown is

anything outside of our domain, and it is scarier the

more comfortable we are in our domain. To find out

about Ivan’s journey, get the book from our library.

Katherine Applegate writes the book as a series of

short chapters. It’s a fast read. As for your own story,

take a look at your domain. Maybe you are

graduating Hillside soon. What parts of our

community haven’t you explored? Are you a newer

Hillside student? What questions do you have about

your surroundings? Ivan serves as an example for

us— compassion is what redefines his idea of

freedom. Domain, in biology, is a classification

larger than a kingdom. Yes, bigger than the whole

animal kingdom. Domain Eukarya encompasses

• Born in 1960 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Awards won: John Newbery Medal, Golden Kite Award

Has lived in Texas, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan

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International Book Review

Facts About Applegate

Foods from Abroad

Ma Po Tofu

Biltong

Chilaquiles

Golabki

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Ma Po Tofu is an incredibly tasty Chinese dish in Chuan

Cuisine. As a recipe, it dates back over one hundred years and

originated in China’s Sichuan Province. It consists of tofu set in a

spicy chili and bean-based sauce. It has a typically thin, oily, and

bright-red suspension and is often cooked with fermented black

beans and minced meat made of either pork or beef. The milky

tofu is enriched with not only the meat but freshly chopped green

onions. Variations exist and typically depend on regions. Some

recipes call for water chestnuts, onions, and vegetables. If you are

in China or find an authentic Chinese restaurant around your

town, give Ma Po Tofu a try. It’s superb!

From China

From South Africa Biltong is a delicious jerky-type air-dried meat (usually made

from beef). It is savored by nearly everyone in South Africa. It

was a staple of the Boers during their historic trek into Africa’s

interior in the 1930s. It is usually made from raw fillets of cut

meat into strips. It is similar to beef jerky in that both are spiced,

dried meats; however, biltong’s ingredients and process vary so

that the taste is much less sweet than what we normally taste

when trying American beef jerky. Give it a try. You’ll love it!

From Mexico Chilaquiles is a popular and very tasty traditional breakfast dish

in Mexico. The dish features lightly fried corn tortillas cut into

quarters and topped with green or red salsa sauce (*note that the

red is slightly spicier). Other ingredients include: garlic, onions,

cheddar cheese, dried chilies, sesame seeds, shredded chicken,

and olive oil. Once that mixture is cooked, scrambled or fried

eggs, shredded sautéed chicken is put on top. After that, cheese

and cream is added and served alongside refried beans. The taste

is out of this world!

From Poland Golabki is a great Polish meal. Essentially, it is stuffed cabbage

in tomato sauce and is one of the traditional foods of Central and

Eastern Europe. Golabki is a cooked knob of forcemeat

exquisitely wrapped in a white cabbage leaf. Important

ingredients that make up this tasty treat are rice, onion, and

various spices. Once golabki is set on a plate, it is covered with a

hearty homemade tomato sauce.

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World Mysteries

The Perplexing Case of Elisa Lam

The year was 1865, and the American Civil War was drawing to a close. As the

Union Army made its final march to victory, the Confederate Secretary of the

Treasury, George Trenholm, made one last effort to preserve the South’s

financial assets by liquidating them. President Jefferson Davis and his men, as

they were abandoning Richmond, Virginia, carried off a fortune in gold, silver,

and jewels. The problem is that when they were captured, it was all gone

including nearly 4,000 kilograms of Mexican silver dollars. The Southern

leadership claimed it had no idea what happened to the fortune. Where did it go?

How could

disturbing and Lam seems to fear for her life from an unseen force whether real or imagined. Explanations

of her odd behavior range from psychosis to the supernatural. But what makes this case so bizarre is that

after a month, guests at the Cecil complained about the quality of the water in the hotel. When a

maintenance crew was sent to check the water tanks located on the top of the hotel’s roof, Lam’s body was

discovered submerged in one of them. The first question that struck people was how she got up on the

roof. The doors to the roof were locked and only Cecil staff had the key. Then, if you look at the tanks, one

has to wonder how she could get in there by herself. Some early internet interest equated Lam’s death with

similarities from the 2005 horror film Dark Water. Her death also raised some eyebrows in light of other

notable deaths and crimes at the Cecil. At any rate, this is certainly a peculiar case indeed!

The Confederate Treasury Mystery

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One of the strangest stories in years involves a young lady named Elisa

Lam. In 2013, she was a student at the University of British Columbia

in Canada, and was staying at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los

Angeles, while on vacation. After she never returned home, she was

reported as missing. A few weeks later, The LAPD released security

footage from the hotel of Miss Lam on the evening she went missing.

She is seen exiting and re-entering an elevator, pressing buttons, talking

and gesturing in the hallway outside, and sometimes seeming to hide in

the elevator, which itself appears to be malfunctioning. The video is

bizarre

How could that much money be unaccounted for? There are many theories but no one really knows for

sure. Some say that the stockpile of gold was split up among Southern plantation owners in hopes that

someday the South would rise again and the assets could be used. Many people believe that the silver was

buried in Danville, Virginia but to this day, no one has ever found it. Even stranger and more complicated

theories have arisen that include members of a secret society. Some believe that the funds were entrusted to

the Knights of the Golden Circle, a society many believed to be plotting a second uprising against the

United States Federal Government. But the truth is that to this day, no one knows exactly what happened to

the Confederate Treasure. Is it still out there somewhere in a location yet to be discovered? Was it divided

up among Southern aristocrats? Will it re-emerge at some point in the future? Only time will tell!

10 International Trivia Questions for the Month of January

1) In which country would you find Humayun’s Tomb?

a) India b) Egypt c) Turkey

2) The Siamese cat is native to this Asian country?

a) Thailand b) Vietnam c) Burma

3) French writer Victor Hugo died in this European city?

a) Paris b) Rome C) Vienna

4) Which philosopher famously said: ”God is Dead!”

a) Friedrich Nietzsche b) Immanuel Kant c) Rene Descartes

5) In which African country can you find Nairobi?

a) Ghana b) Nigeria c) Kenya

6) The movie Dead Poets Society was filmed in this American state?

a) New Hampshire b) Delaware c) California

7) Which two countries formed historic “Prussia?”

a) Russia & Poland b) Germany & Poland c) Russia and Lithuania

8) In which South American city would you find Christ the Redeemer

looking over the city?

a) Brasilia b) Buenos Aires c) Rio de Janeiro

9) Which city has the most billionaires (79)?

a) New York b) Moscow c) Hong Kong

10) Which country has the most lakes in the world?

a) United States b) Russia c) Canada

Answers: 1) a 2) a 3) a 4) a 5) c 6) b 7) b 8) c 9) a 10) c

Int’l Trivia Teasers

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The Traveling Translator

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Winter from around the world

English -Winter

Spanish -Invierno

Korean - Gyeoul

Japanese -

Hindi -Sardee

Malay -Musim sejuk

Chinese -Dongji

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