By Brittany MissertJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - Windham High School’s 5th an-nual and much anticipated Trebuchet Day took place on Friday, Oct. 30. Students in all ranks of physics classes were tasked with creating a medieval siege weapon, called a trebuchet, and launching a water balloon 30 meters in an at-tempt to have fun with physics and maybe hit

one of their teachers who were standing inside of a replica of a castle.

“It’s great being in the castle,” physics teacher Mr. Patrick Kaplo said. “I’m really rooting for the students. I really want to get hit, but I don’t give away free points. I try not to move, and it’s really close sometimes. It’s fun from 100 feet away to hear the students get

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WHS Honors Our Veterans: Read about the emotional Veterans Day Assembly, Page 5

New Law Reaches WHS: Video recording banned in classrooms, Page 6

Meet Mr. Malila: Read about our new assistant principal, Page 7

Latin Program Races to Success: Chariot races and the new Latin teacher, Page 8

‘Our Town’ Outstand-ing on WHS Stage: Read about drama club’s latest play, Page 13

JagSAT: Club set to launch test mission in November, Page 15

Photo by Michael Welch All of the Trebuchet Day teams gather for a picture after the fun-filled event.

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Physics Launches Into Learning

Hillary Clinton Hosts Town Hall EventBy Ashley DomogalaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM – Former U.S. Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walked into the room to cheers and clapping as the crowd stood on its feet to wel-come her into the room after her long- anticipated arrival.

The event was held in WHS’ lobby, which was transformed for the occasion with seats, a set of bleachers, and plenty of signs support-ing her campaign. At her first town hall since

officially declaring her campaign for presi-dency, she talked about a variety of issues, including health care, education, taxes and foreign policy.

She personally thanked WHS principal Mr. Bob Dawson and WHS senior class president Kelsey Kendzulak for helping her campaign to schedule an event at WHS. She also thanked WHS junior and singer Emma Joanis for her performance of the National Anthem.

Clinton was introduced by one of her Photo by Brittany MissertHillary Clinton talks about the issues in today’s society.

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ROARThe Jag November 17, 2015

The Adventures of Your Student PressI’ve never been so scared to walk around in my own school.

From a bomb dog to secret service agents to law enforcement officials, the building was crawling with security for Hillary Clinton’s town hall event.

After making it through the security gauntlet and receiving my first ever press badge, we were into the big event. We were sent behind a group of powerful and intimidating cameras. Brittany Missert and I felt a little inadequate as we looked at her borrowed school camera and my notebook versus these reporters’ professional briefcases and laptops.

Looking around, our school didn’t look like a high school anymore. All the posters that usu-ally cover the wall in the main lobby had been taken down, save for a single yearbook poster. Signs that said “Madame President” and signs with Hillary’s campaign logo had replaced them.

We were lucky enough to bump into Mr. Adam Steel, who

generously escorted us to the photo line in his stead. Brittany and I were excited to meet the woman who was all over the news and

media.We waited in line for about an hour and I was

starting to doubt Hillary’s existence when we finally saw her over the heads of the rest of the people in the small line.

As Emma Joanis belted out the last words to the National Anthem, we shook Hillary’s hand and posed for a photo before being whisked away to the side of Hillary’s stage, where we stayed for the rest of the night.

By some stroke of luck, we had positioned ourselves in one of the best spots for reporting. Brittany continuously took pictures as I jotted down notes on Hillary’s speech and then her answers to questions.

It was an amazing experience and I feel so lucky to have been able to be an official reporter for a night.

EDITORIAL

Ashley Domogala

Coverage with ClassIt has been quite a month

for news, and therefore quite a month for our JagRoar journalists.

We’ve seen a presidential can-didate take over our atrium for an evening, and we’ve watched as our school recognized and honored the veterans of our community. WHS’s esteemed sports teams have been in the playoffs, and the varsity cheer team has taken the ninth state championship in our short school history.

I am so proud of my JagRoar news team for representing WHS with the highest stan-

dards of journalistic integrity. Our reporters have gone to

these events, asked excellent questions, and found important and interesting angles on each story.

Most notably, Ashley Domogala and Brittany Mis-sert attended Hillary Clinton’s campaign event as members of

the national press corps. They carried themselves among the professionals with sophistica-tion and class.

Please join me in celebrating the accomplishments of this very talented news staff. They can handle the news with the best of them!

Mrs. Ash

Opinion - 2News - 4

Academics - 8

Sports - 10Features - 13Activities - 15

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Table of Contents

WHS Thanksgiving Food PollWHS students and staff vote on their favorite parts

of their tasty Thanksgiving Day meal

Favorite Side DishStuffing- 44%Potatoes- 40.3%Cranberry Sauce- 10.4%Gravy- 5.3%

Favorite Main DishTurkey- 82.3%Ham- 12.6%Tofurkey- 3.4%Turducken- 1.7%

Favorite DessertApple Pie- 36.9%Pumpkin Pie- 31%Apple Crisp- 28.6%Rhubarb Pie- 3.5%

PERSPECTIVEBy Nick TaurasJagRoar Staff WINDHAM - The newest law from the Department of Education in New Hampshire is RSA 189:68 IV, which states, “No school shall record in any way a school classroom for any purpose with-out school board approval after a public hearing, and without written consent of the teacher and the parent or legal guard-ian of each affected student.”

What this means to the school system is that teachers can not record audio or visual in the classrooms. This affects all the students participating in the school’s ELOs, or Extended Learning Opportuni-ties.

Mrs. Holly Londo, who runs the ELOs, always creates a video for the end of the year to show the students and their jour-neys through the internships.

I have an ELO with the Manchester Fire Departments Explorers Post 7635.

As of now the video is on hold because of the new law, which makes it so we cannot do the video since

we would have to record some students in a classroom. Even though my ELO is in Manchester and not at a school, the law still applies since I am a student and most of the other people in my post are students as well.

The fact is that the law causes more headaches for each student all around. If someone is out sick, the teacher will sometimes record audio or visual, which was ok before. Now, it is not allowed un-less the school board gets approval from each parent.

Hopefully, the school district will be able to clear up the logistics of the law so we can see how it can be applied or help clear it and understand it. I for one am hoping that we can get the ELO record-ings back to work soon so we can have a nice video to wrap up the end of the year.

THE JAGROAR NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • PAGE 3OPINION

New Law Affects ELO Videos JagRoar Staff

Ashley DomogalaEditor-in-Chief

Mrs. Katherine AshClub Adviser

Brittany MissertGeneral News Editor

Paige EspositoOpinion Editor

Taylor MendesFeatures Editor& Photographer

Nick TaurasActivities Editor

Katey VestaPR & Co-Marketing

Editor

Rachael PageAcademics &

Co-Marketing Editor

Molly RyanSports Editor

Staff Writers:Casey Ergin

Alexandra MillardMatt Petry

Bella PfeifferShelby WarnekeBen Whitehead

Joe Zollo

LETTERS TO THE EDITORIs standardized testing a true

measurement of success?To the Editor:

This time of year is by far the most stressful for graduating seniors. One of the biggest stressors is the college appli-cation process. College applications most commonly include high school transcripts, recommendation letters, extra-curriculars, an essay, and standardized test scores such as the SAT or ACT.

More and more schools are no longer requiring these so called “measurements of success.” Among these schools are Holy Cross, Brandeis University, and Merrimack College.

Many colleges are saying that one four-hour test on a Saturday morning does not accurately measure one’s estimated per-formance in college. I completely agree.

Some students are not test takers, meaning they may get all A’s in honors and AP classes, but would barely meet the average SAT or ACT score. All colleges should become test-optional and not base an acceptance or rejection letter solely on one high-stakes test. -Senior Alana Haggerty

What defines an athlete? To the Editor:

Female high school athletes receive 1.3 million fewer athletic participation oppor-tunities than their male counterparts.

To this day, we still live in an environ-ment where sexism is present in all oppor-tunities, athletics included. As an athlete myself, I have seen a large presence in the realm of athletics.

WHS is known for its prevalence of amazing athletes, both girls and boys alike. Yet the amount of attention and recognition between the two is unequal.

Varsity girls programs at Windham High have made it to the State Champion-ship four consecutive times, three of those times coming out on top, which ended with them being ranked first in the state with our record. However, will it ever live up to some male teams winning it once?

An athlete is an athlete. Girl athletes put in just as many hours training and working to perfect their skills to bring to the field or court, so why don’t we get as much credit as boys. Our hard work should not go unnoticed. So why does it? -Junior Annie MacLeod

Jag NewsTHE JAGROAR NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • PAGE 4

Photo by Brittany MissertHillary Clinton did not limit herself to answering questions only from potential voters. Pictured above is Hillary answering a question from a local Girl Scout.

Hillary Clinton Hosts Town Hall Eventsupporters as “the next president of the United States” to the cheers of the crowd.

Clinton hit on several key issues during her opening speech.

She first talked about America becom-ing “a clean energy superpower.” By the end of her first term, her goal was to have a half billion solar panels. By the end of her second term, there would be enough clean energy to power American houses.

She also talked about other issues of the economy.

“I want to be your small business pres-ident,” she said. Clinton said she wanted to create an environment in which people can succeed, which included making taxes a fair, level playing field.

“There is too much burden on the middle class and too little burden on the wealthy,” she said.

She went on to address the issue of equal pay.

“Finally, we’re going to give women equal pay,” she declared, which drew many cheers as the crowd stood on its feet to support her position. The crowd mur-mured disapprovingly as she told the story of a 17-year-old boy earning $1 more than his mother who had been working at the same store for four years.

She also addressed educational is-sues like universal pre-kindergarten and making college affordable, which drew clapping and cheering.

She mentioned the New College Com-pact, which would enable families to send their kids to a four-year public college or university without having to borrow money. She asked the crowd about their enormous student debt, to which a surpris-ing amount of people raised their hands to indicate they were still paying off their college debt.

“When I’m president, the federal gov-ernment isn’t going to make a profit off young people,” she promised.

She then turned to issues concerning healthcare and pledged to defend the Affordable Care Act. She said that there needs to be more competition in the insur-ance market. She also pledged to defend

women’s right to choose and to end dis-crimination against the LGBT community.

Also important to high school students, she mentioned that she thought every 18-year-old should be automatically regis-tered to vote.

She spoke on the issue of restricting gun laws. The crowd fell silent as she talked about murders and homicides caused by violent people with access to guns.

Clinton ended her speech by men-tioning the 112 countries she visited as Secretary of State and her role in Ameri-can leadership. She also related to the au-dience as she mentioned how she wanted the future to be bright for her grandchil-dren. Then, the question-and-answer part of the town meeting began.

The first question asked was about the big topic of the ever-growing threat that ISIS poses. Clinton said that she would fight it with diplomacy and would not consider putting boots on the ground.

A bit later into the forum, she was forced to address the prescription and opi-oid drug epidemic sweeping the nation, including right here in New Hampshire.

She said that she planned to fight it with anti-addiction programs and by equipping law enforcement with the antidote to heroin.

A person also asked if she supported medical marijuana, to which she re-sponded that she supports researching its effects. To do that, she would attempt to list it as a Schedule 2 drug instead of a Schedule 1 drug, because its current status does not allow research.

A school nutritionist also asked if she advocated flexibility in Michelle Obama’s lunches. Clinton responded that she does support flexibility because kids need nutrition.

“Schools are communities,” she said. They teach students teamwork, empathy, and nutrition as well as academics, she added.

During the forum, Clinton was also asked to take a selfie with a millennial before she answered her question, which she did.

Clinton’s appearance seemed to be a success, as people clapped and cheered as she bid the crowd goodnight about two hours after the event started.

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Photo provided by Michael WelchTeam “Shark Attack,” composed of Anne MacLeod, Alexandra Raymond, and Emma Joanis.

WHS Honors Our Veterans By Casey ErginJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - As many speakers pointed out during Windham High School’s Veteran’s Day as-sembly on Nov. 10, a single day of honor is not nearly enough for those who risk so much to keep their nation safe. On that day, however, it is only fitting to go above and beyond for those that do the same to protect the nation they value so much.

Each year, the National Honor Society and school resource offi-cer Greg Iworsky team up to put together an assembly that honors veterans and highlights the impact they have made on today’s world.

“One of the most important things we can do is to educate our citizenry about those who have fought and are fighting, and who have sacrificed for this country,” said Mrs. Colleen Smith, NHS advisor. This year, the NHS took on a huge role in the assembly, organizing presenta-tions, speakers, slideshows, and inviting veterans from the surrounding area to the assembly.

On the day of the presentation, a sol-emn, respectful air spread across the WHS gymnasium, as the student body watched the Salem High School JROTC program escort the veterans to their seats at the center of the room. After the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem sung by the WHS choir, Hunter Rouillard recit-ed a poem he had written about the day.

Wearing a Marine’s dress uniform, Of-ficer Iworksy spoke about his experiences as a veteran and the importance of the day to him. “I’m also celebrating my birthday today – my 240th birthday,” he explained, referring to the 240th birthday of the

Marine Corps. His speech was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation from the apprecia-tive student body as he returned to his seat.

The WHS band played a song written in honor of veterans, enti-tled Flights of Passage. Based off six memoirs and interviews of those affected by war in different ways, the piece invoked a strong reaction from its audience. That height-ened emotion remained with the audience as the NHS presented a video containing images of veterans submitted by the WHS community.

The assembly concluded with a descrip-tion of the Warrior Week Mrs. Jill Bart-lett’s leadership class planned for Febru-ary. They will team up with local charity Building Dreams for Marines, started by Windham resident Brian Hooper. As the event concluded, the JROTC escorted the guests of honor out of the gymnasium.

The assembly was a very touching, emotional experience for some of the veterans. “It brought tears to my heart,” said veteran Chuck Nickles, a Commander of the American Legion in Windham Post 109. “It means everything.”

Annual assembly evokes emotion in the student body

Physics Launches Into Learningmore and more excited. It’s really cool. The water balloons actually leave the trebuchets pretty quickly, so it’s a brightly colored flash just coming towards you.”

The Waldo’s, a team comprised of se-niors Elizabeth O’Neill, Chad Desautels, and Natalie Boyd, talked about their expe-rience on Trebuchet Day.

Desautels said, “My favorite part of the day was getting (the water balloon) in the middle, especially since it was going backwards most of the day. It was successful in the last minute and it felt really good.”

O’Neill echoed his statement with, “a lot of good trebuchets, a lot of fun cos-tumes, and a lot of positive energy.”

Mr. Kaplo was impressed with all of the teams who came ready to perform this year. “The costumes were all great, and

there were six official teams to hit teach-ers this year,” he said.

“Over time, there’s a higher level of knowledge in the town. Kids actually know how to build a trebuchet…which is weird in itself because it’s a medieval siege weapon in a modern day society…however, even the parents get excited about building trebuchets with their kids and I’m excited that Windham provides them the opportunity to do so.”

Casen Megna, an AP II physics student who participated in Trebuchet Day for the second year in a row, said, “My favorite part of the day was finally getting my overly complicated trebuchet to work and helping the other teams. It’s always a fun time.”

Megna also had a word of advice to share with next years students: “Even if you aren’t a physics student, come out and see it because it’s a really cool event.”

THE JAGROAR NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • PAGE 5NEWS

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Photo courtesy of Mr. Bob Dawson via TwitterVeterans of the surrounding area at the assembly.

Turkey image courtesy of windhamturkeytrot.org

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New Law Reaches WHS

By Taylor MendesJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - On Oct. 23, the Department of Education in New Hampshire deliv-ered a new law that bans recordings in classrooms. The law states that recordings cannot occur without public approval, including a school board approval with a public hearing, permission from the teach-er, and permission from a legal guardian for each student.

The law was passed on Aug. 1, 2015 by the state legislative. Even though this law was passed recently, many schools were not informed about the law and how it affects them.

WHS Principal Mr. Bob Dawson explained, “In the long run, we are not going to see any tremendous impact one way or the other. It’s just going to create an extra layer of procedure that we have to go through to make sure we are handling it the right way.”

Since the school district cannot record in classrooms, there are a lot of classes that are impacted based on their assign-ments.

For example, every year, the ELO video project is made to show the achievements in students’ internships and independent studies. But due to the law, they have to stop the project until the school board has solved the issue.

“We kind of put (the ELO video) on hold,” said Mrs. Holly Londo, schools to careers transition coordinator. She ex-plained, “The student that is videotaping is not able to do so in school grounds. It is really going to back us up.”

Many classes rely on technology, including TV Studio and Digital Media. Their projects are all based on photogra-phy and recording, which can be an issue due to the new requirements in the law.

WHS video teacher Mr. Rick Sweets-er said, “My courses are not about me lecturing about video production and then the student taking the test. My courses are very hands on with working with cameras. If we can not record classrooms anymore, then we have to either drop the courses or heavily revise them until they just become lecture and assessment, which is not the way anyone wants to learn TV produc-tion.”

Yearbook advisor and photography teacher Mrs. Nancy Bourdeau added, “If we have to report or get permission every time we do something new, and go in front of the board every time we do something

new, then its going to put a damper on how I do my curriculum. If we have to change the way we do things, then that means I have to go through and change my curriculum, which is a lot of work.”

Although many faculty members are struggling to adjust their curriculum, some teachers are unaware of it or do not believe it will have an impact on their classrooms.

English teacher Mr. Nathan Cutting said, “I honestly don’t know what this law is about. I understand that we want to reach and teach and increase digitize student population, but I think its good to be cautious and ask, ‘Is this in the best interest of our kids?’”

This issue is scheduled to be addressed on Nov. 17. An upcoming edition will follow up with any results.

Video recording is now banned in classrooms

Turkey Trot Tradition Continues this Thanksgiving

By Ashley DomogalaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - The Turkey Trot has become Windham’s annual Thanksgiving Day tradition. On Thanksgiving Morning at 9a.m., Windham residents and family members will be participating in the 21st Annual Windham Turkey Trot to benefit Windham Help-ing Hands, Shepherd’s Food Pantry, and Family Promise of Greater Rockingham County.

Walkers can donate any amount, but the first 400 participants to donate $15

or more will be given a long-sleeved shirt.

WHS senior Sydnie Hollins participates in the walk every year with members of her family. “It became a family tradition,” she said.

WHS junior Morgan McGinnis also stated that the walk was an

annual family tradition. “It’s a nice work-out before you eat a ton of food,” she said.

If you wish to participate, go to wind-hamturkeytrot.org or show up at 70 Blos-som Rd at the start line. Happy trotting!

Photo by Taylor Mendes

Windham community walks for a cause

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By Casey ErginJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - For years, everyone knew that the office between the F and G hallways was Mr. Bob Dawson’s space. From sheriff’s badges in the window to skeletons and tin foil on Senior Prank Day, it was a familiar space down to the man himself, who was often found standing in front of the door watching as students rushed to class.

When he was promoted to principal, however, Mr. Dawson moved to a new office, and someone new stepped in to fill the quarters that had been vacated.

But who is he?Meet Windham High School’s new

assistant principal, Mr. Matthew Malila. A previous science teacher and department head, Mr. Malila did not originally expect to be a school administrator – in fact, he

didn’t go to college for education at all. “I went to college to get my bachelor’s

in environmental science,” he explained. For almost five years, Mr. Malila investi-gated pollution and contaminated proper-ties before deciding that the field wasn’t for him.

“There wasn’t enough interaction with people,” he said.

Instead, he sought work as a teacher. Teaching science and coaching in Con-necticut at first before he moved up north again, teaching at Salem High School for a year before moving to Exeter High for the next 9 years. There, he taught science and acted as a department head.

It was after that time that he decided to switch to administration, and found him-self at Windham.

“It’s awesome here. I mean it,” he grinned.

Mr. Malila didn’t come to WHS without

goals to improve the school, however. “You guys have a great reputation here,

and I’d like to do everything I can to improve it,” he said. His goal is to support each student in their individual pursuits, be it in music, the arts, athletics, or any sort of academic program.

“I know I have a lot of the disciplinary jobs, but I see that as a way to support you guys and help you to make the best decisions you can.”

He also has a more personal goal for the school – learn something about every stu-dent. “It’ll take me a while, but I want to get to know every student on some level. I want to try to make a connection with every student here.”

“I like to think I’m approachable,” he finished with a smile, “so if anyone wants to come by and just chat about the Bruins or the Patriots or their science class, they shouldn’t be afraid to drop in.”

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The Anti-Drug Dream for WHS

By Brittany MissertJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM – On Oct. 29, WHS students gathered in the auditorium expecting to hear the usual “Don’t Do Drugs” talk, but received much more.

School Resource Officer Mr. Greg Iworsky started by talking about the heroin epidemic that is currently plaguing the nation.

“In a way, presenting this material this material to students is difficult,” he said.

“Most of the time students believe that it would never happen to them. Being in law enforcement for so long now, you see good people that had everything; money, a good family, and friends develop drug problems. Its not always the “outcast” that has drug issues,” he explained.

Officer Iworsky told the heart-wrench-ing story of deaths in Windham which were caused by overdosing on drugs like heroin.

“I hope that the student body takes away that, you just don’t know if you will become addicted drugs or alcohol. It can happen to anyone,” Officer Iworsky said.

“I want everyone to see that it is doing these things not only affects the person who is addicted, it affects family, friends, even strangers. I am always here for anyone who needs help or if they just need someone to talk to,” he added.

Later in the assembly, Mr. David Rioux, the school systems administrator, spoke about how his life forever changed after his brother died from a heroin overdose. He detailed the terrible effects it had on his family, who were upset and sad because they had not known his brother was a user.

“I think that a talk like this takes a lot of emotional processing, and that is important for the information to sink in,” Mr. Rioux said.

He hoped that students took away from this experience

just how common and dangerous drug and alcohol use is.

“The danger comes from the perception that they are safer than you are taught by adults, especially if nothing bad happens right away,” he said. “It appears as though it was safe all along.”

“The risk is incredibly high, and like all things that are high risk, the attraction (in this case the feeling/rush users get) is also incredibly high,” Rioux stated.

“It could be compared to investing in the stock market. By any timeline, the high risks and the negative outcomes do meet up,” he said.

School assembly promotes safe choices

Meet Mr. MalilaNew assistant principal wants to connect with and support students

Latin Program Races to Success

By Brittany MissertJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - On Friday, Oct. 30, the Lat-in program had their 3rd annual Chariot Race during breaks between the firing of trebuchets.

The new head of the Latin Program, Mr. Michael Munsey, said he had never done anything like this before in his academic career.

The Honors Latin IV class helped to organize the event, and even took the time to talk to the Latin I class about the races beforehand.

Liam McNamara, a freshman, said, “I didn’t really know what to expect. I was nervous. It was a lot of fun though.”

Mr. Munsey said he enjoyed the official procession, and commented on the intensi-ty of the races.

“My favorite part was when Liam McNamara fell out of his chariot, but got back in. I also liked how the Latin III and

Latin IV classes were neck-and-neck in the final heat.”

Upon questioning, McNamara said, “When I fell, it didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would. I hopped right back up because I wanted to win. I definitely want to participate next year.”

After the final competition between the Latin III and the Latin IV classes, the Latin IV class emerged victorious for this year. The gold laurel wreath of champions was presented to senior Mariam Siddiqi, who was riding the chariot for her class.

“I thought the chariot race was really fun and I’m glad our team won on our final chariot race.” Siddiqi said. “The laurel wreath was really nice- although it probably should have gone to one of the runners instead, it’s nice to have a souve-nir from our senior year race.”

Overall, Mr. Munsey said it was a suc-cessful and entertaining experience and he is looking to continue and possibly expand the tradition next year.

Honors Latin IV class pitches in to continue unique tradition By Shelby Warneke and Ashley DomogalaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - WHS Latin students have welcomed Mr. Michael Munsey as the new Latin teacher this year. He has big shoes to fill after very popu-lar former Latin teacher Lisa Roeder resigned last year.

Mr. Munsey grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire and went to grad school in Ohio. He is excited to teach Latin students because they are interested and passionate about the subject.

Mr. Munsey’s goal is to make learn-ing Latin fun for the students. He plans to accomplish this by teaching with games, field trips, and role-playing. He has also suggested new ideas like a new class on ancient history and even a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

“To teach students, you need to connect the content to things outside of the classroom and to things they care about,” he said.

Chariot Races Intense and Exciting Meet WHS’ Latin Teacher

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Photo courtesy of Skylar HebertMembers of the Latin program walk around the track before they race.

By Rachael PageJagRoar Staff WINDHAM – The French Honor Soci-ety held their annual breakfast this year on Friday, Oct. 2 with even more food and a greater turn out than ever before.

Every year, the French Honors Society holds a breakfast before school at WHS open to faculty and students enrolled in French. The breakfast shows the students more French culture and was complete with crepes, quiche, and croissants.

Madeline Bursell, a senior who is part of the French Honors Society, helped orga-nize the breakfast. “I thought the breakfast was overall a success” she said. “The goal of the French Honors Society is to aid,

involve, and teach students about a culture other than their own.”

Ram Sheth, a senior at WHS who at-tended the breakfast, agreed with Bursell’s statements and added how the breakfast is a great way for students come together as

a community.“There was a wide variety of

foods,” Sheth said. “They had traditional French foods like crepes, quiche, and croissants.”

Ms. Susan Brennan, WHS French teacher, agreed that there was a great turn out. “They would like to plan another one in the spring, and do one each semester,” she said, based on the attendance for the most recent breakfast.

The breakfast was open to any faculty, and the goal was to encourage students to join French and embrace another culture.

“Having these activities really brings the students together,” Bursell

said. “We are excited to host another one in the spring!”

In the meantime, the French Honor Society will continue to promote French culture and offer free tutoring.

French Honors Society Holds Annual Breakfast‘Even more food and a

greater turnout’

By Katey VestaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - On Nov. 1 and 2, citizens of Mexico and even some parts of the United States celebrated the traditional holiday of el Día de los Muertos. In English, this means the Day of the Dead, and the cele-bration itself dates back hundreds of years.

This well-known Mexican holiday cele-brates death in a way extremely unfamiliar to many Americans.

“El Día de los Muertos is not Hallow-een. It is celebrated very differently,” ex-plained WHS Spanish teacher Ms. Bevin Sheehan. “It is a day to honor loved ones who have passed away.”

It is said that the spirits of loved ones, adults on the 1st and children on the 2nd, come back on these days to visit and celebrate with family and friends.” This is in stark contrast with the typical American way of looking at death; that is, with fear.

“It is not a somber holiday, it is the opposite,” said Sheehan.

The celebration is known to be a merry time, which was displayed through the vibrant decorations and general sense of

cheer and excite-ment.

Despite the seemingly morose subject matter of death, adults and children alike make the most out of this traditional festival. Sheehan further explained, “People will often prepare altars, food, can-dles, and marigolds (a symbolic flower) and celebrate late into the evening. [The holiday] will end in the cemetery where many candles are lit and the spirits are guided back to the grave.”

A celebration with such deep cultural roots may seem out of place in a commu-nity like Windham, but there are students who are working to make sure it doesn’t go unnoticed.

Korey Lord, WHS junior and the secre-tary of Spanish Honors Society, hopes to bring awareness of el Día de los Muertos to the WHS community. “This year in Spanish Honor Society, we would like to

inform people of the importance of this sacred holiday,” said Lord. “It is very important to the [Mexican] culture and we would love for everybody to know why.”

Ms. Sheehan agreed that el Día de los Muertos could have its own place in the Windham community. “You never know,” she said, “we might see it spread as far as Windham, New Hampshire one day. It is a lovely way to celebrate those we love who are no longer with us, and to celebrate it together as a community.”

Perhaps it is possible to change the traditional somber outlook of death, and maybe to even have a little bit of fun in remembering our lost loved ones.

Día de los MuertosDay of the Dead holiday offers more

cheerful way of viewing death

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Photo courtesy of telegraph.co.ukTraditional Mexican sugar skulls.

Photo courtesy of easyfun.myA French breakfast, featuring coffee and a croissant.

Jag SportsTHE JAGROAR NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • PAGE 10

Photo courtesy of windhamfootball.shutterfly.comJag football players, from left, Shane Lafond, Michael Furey and Jared Taranto rush the ball during their game against Kennett on Nov. 14. The team is now advancing to playoffs.

Big Home WinBy Matt PetryJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - What is the best way to start a playoff run? A double-digit home win sounds about right.

On Nov. 7, the Windham Jaguars opened their playoffs with a 34-18 win against Lebanon. Despite early mistakes and multiple late deficits, Windham stayed strong and pulled away in the fourth quarter with three touchdowns and now continue their pursuit of a second straight state championship.

Early mistakes plagued the Jaguars, although they were able to come out ahead at halftime 7-6. It did not get much better for the Jaguars in the third quarter as Leb-anon took the lead with a quick field goal. After regaining the lead due to a late third quarter touchdown by running back and WHS junior Victor Pizzotti, Lebanon took

it right back with an early fourth quarter score.

The Jaguars showed their mettle in the fourth quarter, more than doubling their score and pulling out the comeback win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

“The players took ownership of the game,” said Coach Bill Raycraft, varsi-ty football coach and athletic director at Windham High School, when asked about his teams comeback win. “The second half, that’s the beauty of playoff football, you know the end is coming if you don’t turn it around.”

The Jaguars were without starting quar-terback Griffin Lippold, who was out with a broken wrist. Because the key component of their passing attack was inactive for the game, Windham’s offense on Saturday was all ground game, running the ball with in-creasing efficiency as the game progressed. Four of the Jaguar’s five touchdowns came from the ground game.

Pizzotti was the focus of the Jaguars’ offense, scoring three rushing touchdowns including the go ahead score in the fourth quarter.

“Our line wasn’t playing up to its po-tential in the first half,” he said. “We had a meeting at halftime, we didn’t want to go home. Our line stepped up, so I give all the credit to them.”

On defense for the Jaguars, no one seemed to be around the ball more often than No. 87, WHS senior Kyle Adamson, who had a big day both as a defender and as a receiver.

When asked about the team’s success, Adamson said, “The biggest key to our success is everyone just doing their job no matter what position.”

Despite their impressive comeback vic-tory, the Jaguars know there is still work to be done if they are to repeat as champions. The playoffs are a long and grueling road, and this was just the first step.

But the Jaguars have done this before, and they believe they have what it takes to win champions again. This impressive home win is just proof of that.

“There is no tomorrow if you don’t win,” said Coach Raycraft. “We have five days to prepare for the next game, and we intend to use every minute.”

Football team opens playoff run

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Photo by Bella PfeifferThe Jag Girls Soccer team plays against Portsmouth in the semi finals at the Exeter High School on Nov. 5.

Winter Sports are Just Around the Corner

By Molly Ryan JagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - The cold weather is coming and with that, winter sports! Thats right Jaguars, fall sports are finishing up for the season and Winter sports are starting soon this November-December.

Wrestling, swimming, indoor track, hockey and basketball are making their way back into the “buzz” of the school and the coaches are ready to bring it on.

“The basketball team will be returning six players from last year’s team and we

are looking forward to continue to im-prove on last year’s successful results and to build our own identity for the 2015-16 season,” said Mr. Todd Steffanides, bas-ketball coach for the Windham Jaguars.

The rest of the Jaguars cannot wait to see what this season’s basketball team has in store for them too. All sport teams this season have been shaping up and training for what they hope will be a great season.

“This wrestling season is shaping up to be our most successful season yet,” said Mr. Jack Byrne, wrestling coach for the Windham Jaguars. We have our most experienced team in our history and continue to improve in our efforts to wrestle in the offseason. Many of the guys have wrestled at local clubs and have participated in off-season camps and

tournaments.” The Windham Jaguars are very excit-

ed to see what wrestling has in store for this season, after earning 2nd place at the 2015 Division II meet.

“We should have a very strong, cohe-sive, enthusiastic team again this year Many of those new swimmers have been on swim teams training for the season. So I expect that we will be adding a lot of depth to the team. Also, last year was the first year for the team to have any members compete in the diving event,” said Mrs. Sheryl Scott, swim coach for the Windham Jaguars.

Everyone start looking out for our Win-ter Jaguars as they start their seasons this November and early December, because they are sure to be a show stopper!

‘Shaping up to be most successful season yet’

By Bella Pfeiffer JagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - Windham High School’s varsity girls soccer team made it to semifinals against Portsmouth on Nov. 5. However, it wasn’t an easy road to get there.

“Our team has been extremely strong all season with a record of 11-4-1, and finishing as the sixth seed. Every single person on the varsity team gave it their all every game,” said senior captain Emily Howe. Windham was unaccustomed to the speed of the turf, but still played a solid game. Their offense was impressive, keeping the majority of the possession. In the back, goalie Jenna Parsons made many saves.

About fifteen minutes in, Portsmouth scored a header. Despite

this, none of the girls gave up; if anything, their resolve was strengthened. The defense fought hard to keep the other team from scoring any more goals and succeeded. Unfortunately, Windham was unable to score and lost 1-0.

The season might not have ended the way the team had hoped, but they should still be proud.

“It was a disappointing end to a historic season: our first-ever semifinal appearance and an epic 1-0 quarterfinal win over Hol-lis-Brookline.” said Coach Matt Bryant. “Our ten seniors have made a huge impact on our program [and will continue to] for many years to come.”

We wish all our graduating girls luck in the future: Hannah Pesci (c), Emily Howe (c), Hannah Klaassens, Hannah Haroot-ian, Gabi Aleksa, Lexi Lewis, Kassi Gagnon, Kelsey Kendzulak, Serena Sauerwald, and Holly Busko.

Girls Soccer Suffers Loss to Portsmouth in Semifinals

Boys Soccer Loses Semi-Finals to Portsmouth By Bella Pfeiffer JagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - Windham High’s boys’ soccer team played a semi-final against Portsmouth on November 4th. Neither team was able to score in regular time or double overtime, although senior Jon Ferri’s header came close. senior Tanner Arnold, the starting goalkeeper, was run into and taken out with a concussion, luckily junior Ryan Lanouette was able to

come in for him and performed well. Un-fortunately, Windham ended up losing 5-3 in penalty kicks. Their final record was an impressive 14-2. Senior Will Carpenter, a captain for the team, was pleased with his team’s effort despite the loss, “The team fought as hard as ever during the game. It is important to realize that although the outcome was not in our favor, we have never played with so much heart.” he said. “I loved playing for these boys and I know that it is because

of all of them that I will remember this season.” “The team played with heart and was obviously disappointed in the abrupt end to the season.” said Coach Hachey. “We are grateful to the contributions of the senior leadership of Jon Ferri, Will Car-penter, Sam Cavallaro, Max Souter, Jared Hathway, Brian Wong, and Tanner Arnold. Their character and leadership have helped to bring our program success and set an example for the future teams.”

Cheer Takes State

Top photo submitted by Holly Masse, bottom two photos courtesy of Mr. Bob Dawson via TwitterThe Windham High School Varsity Cheer team won the D2 State championship on Saturday, Nov. 7.

THE JAGROAR NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • PAGE 12ACTIVITIES

Jag FeaturesTHE JAGROAR NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • PAGE 13

Photo by Chuck SwieradThe cast of Windham High School Theatre Group’s production of “Our Town.” Kaley Missert and Sam Cohen starred as Emily Webb and George Gibbs.

‘Our Town’ Astounding on WHS Stage

By Benjamin WhiteheadJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - The Windham High School Theatre Group put on an impressive performance during “Our Town” on Nov. 4 and 5.

According to Mrs. Alison O’Brien, the director of the play, “Our Town” is about a small town in New Hampshire called Grover’s Corner in 1901.

The story follows the everyday lives of the residents in the town, but mainly focuses on two, Emily Webb, and George Gibbs, as they fall in love. Senior Kaley Missert played Emily Webb and sophomore Sam Cohen played George Gibbs.

The play was split into three acts. Act One displayed the couple as children, Act Two portrayed them as they were growing up, and Act Three presented them when they died. Throughout the acts, the audience gained an insight to how these changes affected the citizens in Grovers Corner.

One thing that I liked about the play, and what stuck out to me, was the lack of errors and how well the actors delivered their

lines. This being a high school drama production, I was honestly expecting a lot of errors and mishaps in the actors’ performanc-es. The actors genuinely did a good job of producing their lines, which honestly surprised me.

Another thing that impressed me was the quality of the back-stage crew. Whenever the curtain went up in between acts, I expected a one to two minute time in which the stage crew would have to setup the next scene. Once again, however, I was sur-prised when within 30 seconds, the next scene was up and going, especially during the wedding scene.

I’m not a guy who enjoys plays that much, as I generally try to avoid going to plays altogether. However, this play was pretty good. Like I said, the production quality of the play was astound-ing. It still amazes me how a high school could put together a play that almost perfectly emulated the feeling of a real Broad-way production. While doing that, they also effectively pulled the audience into a story about love and death. It was a real beauty, this play, and that is why I decided to give “Our Town” a 9.5/10.

The Windham High School Drama club performs a great production

REVIEW

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Photo by finecooking.comThe classic Thanksgiving side dish: stuffing.

All Stuffed UpBy Katey VestaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - Thanksgiving is a time for simple overindulging; perhaps this is why it is such a quintessentially American hol-iday. It is certainly nigh impossible to stay loyal to any diet when faced with the end-less parade of turkey, potatoes, parsnips, macaroni, cranberries, rolls, gravy, and, of course, stuffing. Though many people consider it simply to be that weird bread mixture inside the turkey, I have always had a deep appreciation for Thanksgiving stuffing. Something about the warm Bell’s seasoning and filling nature of the food has always kindled fond memories of past Thanksgiving celebrations.

For anyone who is not much of a stuffing fan, this recipe may yet convert you. It is a fairly traditional stuffing recipe with all the tried-and-true additions, but it has one major trick up its sleeve: it’s baked in a muffin tin. It still tastes the same, yet something about being muffin-shaped just makes this dish much more fun, for both the kids and adults at the table.

Ingredients: 1 stick butter1 pound crumbled sausageDiced onions (2 cups)Diced celery (2 cups)Minced sage (1 tablespoon)Minced thyme (1 tablespoon)Milk (3 cups, more depending on thetype of bread)Bell’s seasoning to taste2 eggsChopped parsley (1/4 cup)Cubed stale bread (any sort, 16 cups)Salt and pepper to taste

Steps: 1. Before you begin, be sure that you have cubed a loaf of good bread and left it over-night to stale. Spreading the bread chunks out on a baking sheet makes this process happen faster.2. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage, browning it lightly. Add the onions, celery, sage, thyme, salt and pepper, cooking for five minutes. Stir it until the sausage has completely browned and the onions are translucent in color.

3. In a separate bowl (a very large bowl, preferably), beat the eggs and parsley together. Add in the cubed bread, then add the milk in small splashes, mixing between each addition. Sprinkle in some Bell’s seasoning: the amount depends on how strong you want the stuffing to taste. Then pour the vegeta-ble-sausage mixture into the bowl, tossing it all together. 4. Line 12 jumbo-sized muffin cups with paper liners, and fill with the stuffing. Bake uncovered until golden, about 45 minutes.

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Check out this Thanksgiving Recipe!

Photos courtesy of Mr. Patrick Kaplo via Twitter

Left: This year’s engineering team for the JagSAT club.

Above: Students prepare to launch jagSAT-4 in May 2015.

Jag ActivitiesTHE JAGROAR NOVEMBER 17, 2015 • PAGE 15

JagSAT Club set to Launch Training Mission in November

Mission tests gear for second trans-Atlantic flight attemptBy Ashley DomogalaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - The JagSAT club is prepar-ing themselves for their second attempt to send a satellite across the Atlantic.

The club tried last year as the whole school watched JagSAT-4’s progress on a tracker before it fell out of the trade winds and landed in Northern Canadian territo-ry, drifting for about two months before it was recovered off of Petit Forte Harbor in Newfoundland and shipped back to WHS.

This year, JagSAT is expected to launch a training mission sometime in the month of November or at the latest early Dec. before launching another attempt to cross the Atlantic possibly in February.

“We are currently working on adding new technologies to our JagSAT program, namely adding 2-way satellite coms to

the science package, improving data transmission with RF systems, and adding significant automated capabilities such as a liquid ballast altitude control system and Ni-Cr cut aways for descent and parachutes,” said club advisor and WHS Physics teacher Mr. Patrick Kaplo.

Anyone interested in the STEM field or a career in engineering should join the club, according to club member and WHS senior Casen Megna.

“I joined JagSat for the challenge. There are very few people in the world that are thinking of doing anything like our project,” said Megna. “It’s ground-breaking,” he added, especially for high school students to be doing such advanced work.

Megna’s favorite memories of the club come from when they launch the balloon.

“All of our work and engineering is

done. All we can do is watch it,” he said.“Kids who are into engineering and are

serious about their future should join, as it provides as close to a real world experi-ence as a high school student can get,” said Dan Savukinas, another WHS senior and JagSAT member.

Mr. Kaplo echoed the same sentiment when he said, “We are doing exciting STEM projects that build, nurture and develop critical skill sets in college-bound science and engineering majors.”

The first few attempts to cross the Atlantic will probably fail, but based on the knowledge gained from the first failed missions, the JagSAT club will hopefully launch a successful trans-Atlantic flight.

Whenever the next launch does happen, JagSAT knows that WHS will be watch-ing, supporting their work and cheering them on.

Monday2:30pm- NHS (12/7)2:30pm- Newspaper2:30pm- jagSAT2:30pm- SMILES (every other)2:30pm- Theater3pm- Strength and Conditioning

Tuesday7:15am- Mu Alpha Theta (12/8)7:20am- SALT2:25pm- Math League (12/8)2:30pm- Strength and Conditioning2:30pm- Book Club2:30pm- Theater2:30pm- JCA

Wednesday2:30pm- JagSAT2:30pm- Minecraft2:30pm- Theater

Thursday7am- Mathletes7:15am- SHS7:15am- DECA7:15am- Knitting Club7:20am- SHS (12/17)2:30pm- DECA2:30pm- Latin Club2:30pm- Knitting Club2:30pm- Strength and Conditioning

Friday7:20am- Go Green Club7:30am- Friends of Rachel2:30pm- Marine Science2:30pm- Art Club2:30pm- Games Club

What’s Happening? Club Calendar

Newspaper: The JagRoar news team is amping it up to bring you the news once a month! Our next edition is scheduled to publish just before winter break. Want to advertise? Want to join our staff? Email Mrs. Ash at kash@windhamsd.org.

Knitting Club: Scarves, mittens, and stockings - oh my! Our members are hard at work on gifts for the holiday season. We meet Thursday mornings and afternoons to relax and craft. Several new members have learned to knit this year, and several veteran knitters are working on new and complex projects. Join us in F-318!

Book Club: Currently reading Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff.

Yearbook Club: Yearbooks are now on sale for $65, regularly priced at $80 – a discount of $15! This price will be held until Dec. 1. Order online at: jostens.com, or get an order form outside E218. Make check payable to: WHS.

CURRENT PROMOTION: Get $5 off for each ad you bring us.

Questions? Email: yearbook@wind-hamsd.org

Photo Club: The Photography Club has been focused on product studio photog-raphy over the past month. Club Staff, Willem Shattuck, photographed unique shirt designs for Envy, a design company founded by Junior, Charles Sarnie. Stu-dents used a light tent for product shoots, and infinite white background for models.

WHS Theatre Company: We just finished a very successful production of Our Town and are in preparations to start rehearsals for Mary Poppins.

The JCA club: The 6th Annual Flag Football staff v. student tournament is on Monday November 23.

FANS- Watch your favorite teachers or students: Bring 3 food items to watch the game and you will receive 1 hour of community service (Windham Helping Hands).

Price to play: $10 Per team or 20 food items for a team of 7. $2 for individual sign-up or 3 food items.

Watching the students lose again: PRICELESS.

National Honor Society: Many eligible WHS students went through the selection process and were inducted in October at the annual induction ceremony. We had a small group of students work extremely hard on creating an exceptional tribute to those who have served in the Veterans Day assembly. Some members are working on holiday themed service projects, the Thanksgiving food drive and hot chocolate reindeer for a local soup kitchen. I am extremely proud of all the students.

Art Club: Open Studio -Create art using your ideas and materials of your choice.

Literary Magazine: We will begin accepting submissions in early December.

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Responses by club advisors answer the question

Contact the newspaper staff at jagroarnews@windhamsd.org for story ideas or news. Have a question, comment, or concern? Send it in!

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YEARBOOKS $65$15 savings!

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Nov. 23 JCA 6th Annual Flag Football Staff v. Students

Nov. 25-27 Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Day

Dec. 15 WHS Choir Concert 7pm

Dec. 16 WHS Band Concert 7pm

Dec. 24 - Jan. 3 Winter Vacation

Safe travels during the holiday season!

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