Lion’s Roar
2018 Oscars Spotlight Marlee Berger
Although this year’s Academy Awards ceremony was both in the wake of the #MeToo movement and the Moonlight Best Picture debacle, the overwhelming feeling of the night was...tame. Most aspects were fine at best and awkward at worst; Jimmy Kimmel’s return to hosting, the stunt where the Hollywood elites de-lightfully interact with the ‘common folk’, the largely indistinct musical performances, and, of course, the wins by industry favorites and non-controversial picks. Aside from the strange addition of award-winning montages, Jimmy Kimmel accidentally cutting off a Best Picture producer, and running jokes about the set and a jetski, the night ran by the book.
What few changes there were, however, showed potential for positive (if somewhat glacial) change in Hollywood. Alongside the diamonds and designer dresses, the red carpet was lined with #MeToo and orange anti-gun violence pins. The diversity of the ceremony, while still limited, was certainly an improvement over years prior (read: 2016’s #OscarsSoWhite), especially the inclusion of far more women, minorities, and mem-bers of the LGBT+ community as nominees and subjects of nominated films. With progress still to be made, Frances McDormand’s Best Actress acceptance speech closed with two words: “inclusion rider.”
Notably progressive wins included A Fantastic Woman, a Chilean movie with a trans lead actress, for Best Foreign Language Film, Get Out, a horror movie with insight into America’s race relations, for Best Original Screenplay, and Call Me By Your Name, writer James Ivory’s adaptation of a gay coming of age story, for Best Adapted Screenplay. For a younger audience, Coco, a Disney movie which featured Latin American representation, won Best Original Song and Best Animated Feature. Perhaps most telling was the star film of the night, The Shape of Water, which nabbed Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Director, and, of course, Best Picture for Mexican writer/director/visionary Guillermo Del Toro.
The absences were just as telling. Numerous Academy members who had been exposed by #MeToo were gone from the ceremony, some of whom were replaced by female announcers in a show of solidarity. On a less somber note, the stagehand who fumbled last year’s Best Picture envelope was tastefully replaced by an efficient table backstage. Both were undoubtedly improvements over the original.
In short, 2018’s Academy Awards were likely the least controversial part of a very controversial year for Hollywood. If you’re curious about film, I highly recommend checking out the strong pool of nominees from this year. If you’re in it for the awards, perhaps next year will be a more exciting show. And if you’re in it for the jetski...I don’t know what to tell you.
Spring Issue 2018
The Lion’s Roar Staff
Editor in Chief:
Brigid Cromwell
Layout Editor:
Marlee Berger
Junior Editor:
Manav Singh
Writers:
Vanessa Shehu
Sydney McQuiggan
Julian Ogawa
Maryana Shnitser
Manav Singh
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Jamie Lincow
Lion’s Roar
Current Events Spring Issue 2018
No Printing During Forum Manav Singh
The bell for forum rings and you hear the familiar sounds of adults telling you that you can’t be in the library anymore. Without using the library computers, you won’t be able to print in Times New Roman, like your English teacher requires. Even though you finished your paper on time, you won’t be able to turn it in be-cause you aren’t allowed to print. As evidenced by the number of students in the library every morning to print, many students need to use the school’s printers. However, we are only permit-ted to print before 7:20 and during a study hall. This poses a serious problem for anyone who takes the bus and doesn’t have a study hall before the class that they need to print for. If students were allowed to go to the library to print during forum, then this problem would be solved. Although printing isn’t allowed because of the issue of student accountability, the implementation of a system similar to that of study hall could be used to keep track of students. The ten minutes of forum would give students sufficient time to print their essays without the fear of being kicked out of the library before they have had a chance to print.
MCATFL Competition and Our Community Sydney McQuiggan
On February 27, 2018, I went to the James J. Doyle Oral Proficiency Contest held by the Montgomery County Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages. At this competition, students from grades seven through twelve are able to show off their skills in speaking Chinese, German, French, Japanese, or Spanish. While at the com-petition there were so many students speaking different languages, I began to wonder how many different languages are spoken by the students at Lower Moreland High School. Therefore, I randomly selected one hundred students and recorded what lan-guages they spoke at home with their families. Although only one hundred students were selected, the results are incredible and really show the diversity of our commu-nity. As listed in the pie chart below, fifteen different languages are spoken fluently in the homes of the students of Lower Moreland High School.
LM’s lingual diversity
is on display both
inside and outside of
the classroom
Lion’s Roar Clubs
Spring Issue 2018
Chess Team Takes Third Place in Districts!
Manav Singh The chess team ended the season with just one loss in the regular season. After leading the Lower Montco Division, LM dominated Germantown Academy in the quarterfinals. Seniors Ben Nguyen, Dan Shevelev, and Sam Thomas helped LM’s team with its incredible success this year. The team placed 3rd in the league after a hard-fought loss to Council Rock South in the semifinals. However, the long-time rivalry between Dan Shevelev and Max Polichuk was finally settled with Shevelev beating Polichuk for the first time in a long history of draws. Shevelev’s win allowed LM to enter an unexpected overtime match against Council Rock, with each side allotted only five minutes to play the full game. Alas, the odds were not in LM’s favor during overtime, and the team ultimately lost with just seconds left in the match.
Mock Trial Team Regional Champions!
Manav Singh Since November, the Mock Trial team has been working tirelessly to prepare both sides of the case Silva Morel v. Tiger Tail Technologies, Inc. to determine wheth-er or not whistleblower Silva Morel was rightfully termi-nated. Under captain Anastasia Shchurin, LM Mock Trial has had one of its most successful years to date. The team was invited to compete in the Ben Franklin Invitational, one of the most competitive Mock Trial tournaments in the state. After dominating Jenkintown by nine points in the regional competition, the Mock Trial team became the Region 9 winners. Out of more than 300 teams across the state, our LM team is one of only fourteen that qualified for the state tournament. All members of the mock trial team took on double roles for the state championship, playing both a witness and an attorney. The team was excited to welcome nine freshmen this year (the most ever!) and created an additional all-freshmen team.
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Sports Highlights Spring Issue 2018
2018 LM Sports Highlights The Lion’s Roar Staff
Fall/Winter Sports: Boys Soccer: Qualified for District Playoffs Girls Soccer: Won League Championship, Made the District Semi-Final, Earned first playoff win in over 5 years Senior Signings: Kayla O’Malley—Ursinus; Yasmine Macholf—Holy Family Soccer & Lax Field Hockey: Qualified for State Playoffs Senior Signing: Jamie Mayer—Ursinus Field Hockey & Track Girls Tennis: League Champions and State Runner Ups Boys XC: Shane Cohen won the District Championship and placed top 40 in the state Boys Basketball: League Champions & State Qualifiers Girls Basketball: District Finalist & State Qualifiers Boys Swimming: District & State Champions; Killion, Lutter, Kelly, Shipp, & Aust each won individual state titles Senior Signing: Connor Killion—University of Virginia Wrestling: 3 League Champions, 1 District Champion (Cullen Malone)
Spring Sports: Baseball: Off to a 4-1 start Boys Tennis: First Seeds in the District 1 AA Team tournament; Josh Arno District Singles Runner-up; Joseph Kvint is League sin-gles champion, District Singles Champion, will represent District 1 in the state singles tournament and undefeated this season
Senior Signing: Joe Kvint—Purdue Northwest
Girls and Boys Track: Successful meets both in and out of league so far; Boys’ Relay: Nickey Dilbarov, Josiah Wiggins, John Kim, and Shane Cohen qualified for the SMR Relay Nationals
Softball and Lacrosse: Continuing to work hard every day and get better
Lion’s Roar Olympics
Spring Issue 2018
The PyeongChang
Olympics was a symbol
of hope for eased inter-
national tensions on
the Korean Peninsula.
As per tradition,
the Olympic torch
was lit to begin the
Winter Games.
2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Maryana Shnitser
As the 2018 winter Olympics wrap up, the United States finishes in 4th place with a total of 23 medals, 9 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze. Despite this year being the worst winter Olympic games for the USA since 1998, individual athletes still had a few major successes. The United States won medals in 11 different sports, the most of all the nations. They also won their 100th gold medal for the Winter Olympics. However, a majority of the successes of this years Olympics came from the team and individual successes of the competitors.
Gold Medals: Men’s Curling Team
Women’s Hockey Team David Wise - Freestyle Skiing
Jessica Diggins and Kikkan Randall - Cross Country Skiing Mikaela Shiffrin - Women’s Giant Slalom
Shaun White - Men’s Snowboarding Chloe Kim - Women’s Snowboarding
Jamie Anderson - Women’s Slopestyle Snowboarding Red Gerard - Men’s Slopestyle Snowboarding
Silver Medals: Kyle Mack - Men’s Big Air Snowboarding
Mikaela Shiffrin - Alpine Skiing Alex Ferreira - Freestyle Skiing
Jamie Anderson - Women’s Big Air Snowboarding Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs - Bobsledding
Nicholas Goepper - Slopestyle Skiing John-Henry Krueger - Speed Skating
Chris Mazdzer - Men’s Luge Bronze Medals:
Women’s Speed Skating Team Lindsey Vonn - Downhill Skiing
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani - Mixed Ice Dance Brita Sigourney - Freestyle Skiing Arielle Gold - Women’s Halfpipe
Figure Skating Team Event
Popular events in the Winter
Olympics include the Biathlon,
Snowboarding, Ski Jump,
Downhill Skiing, and Ice Skating.
Lion’s Roar
Senior Superlatives Spring Issue 2018
Superlative
Best Hair
Best Dressed
Best Smile
Best Laugh
Best Eyes
Most Underrated
Most Musically Talented
Most Artistic
Best Actor/Actress
Best Singer
Best Dancer
Most Likely to be Famous
Human Encyclopedia
Closet Studiers
Most Likely to Fall Asleep in Class Most
Likely to be Tardy
Most Affected By Senioritis
Least Affected by Senioritis
Most Likely to Plan the Reunion Most
Likely to Become LM Faculty
Most Spirited
Best Advice
Most Talkative
Most Introverted
Most Extroverted
Most Liberal
Most Conservative
Most Opinionated
Most Likely to Get the
Blame for Everything
Most Individualistic
Dynamic Duo
Most Friendly
Biggest Complainer
Girl
Miah Gomez
Sasha Sharpan
Kasey Duffey
Eliana Yi
Abby Krug
Yuval Zach
Sophia Tran
Yasmine Machlof
Samantha Rowland
Lindsey Salamone
Kasey Duffey
Lindsey Salamone
Rachel Plotnick
Sapir Aloush
Melanie Jade Goldstein
Kat Chan
Margaret Rispo
Vanessa Shehu
Kasey Duffey
Lauren Vanartsdalen
Mary Seefried
Caitlin McErlean
Becca Scoll
Anastasia Milis
Stacy Kang
Brigid Cromwell
Sofia Melhor
Anastasia Shchurin
Olivia Gould
Michelle Teresiak
Carly and Fallyn Zeitzer
Amit Zach
Lauryn Fanok
Boy
Zach Firko
Michael Abraham
James Laurenzi
David Lechtzin
Brett Sudell
Mike Parisee
Jordan Leiber
Javier Ramos
Josh Brog
Josh Brog
Dan Shevelev
Brock Landes
Ben Nguyen
Matt Stefurak
David Vasserman
Anthony Boedecker
Pat Doyle
Peiyuan Zhao
Jack Sorkin
Drew Coletti
Jack Sorkin
Drew Coletti
Justin Surrentz
Jacob Miller
Brennan Bostock
David Lechtzin
Andrew Movsesian
Bob Cavanaugh
Misha Shtivelman
Javier Ramos
Jared Lee
Dennis Gerzon
Lion’s Roar Senior Superlatives
Spring Issue 2018
Class Clowns
Most Sarcastic
Cutest Couple
Couple that Never was
but Should’ve Been
Most Inseparable Couple
Single but Ready to Mingle
Class Flirts
Most Selfless
Most Likely to Succeed
Most Athletic
Most Likely to Become the CEO
of a Major Corporation
Most Likely to be President
Most Oblivious
Most Unforgettable
Best Sense of Humor
Most Creative Lunches
Most Likely to be Absent on a Test Day
Most Patriotic
Best Sneeze
Best Music Taste
Teacher’s Pet
Most Mature
Most Immature
Most Involved
Most Chill
Most Extra
Most Likely to Lose
His/Her Chromebook
Best Snapchat Stories
Most Likely to be Late to Graduation
Most Optimistic
Morgan Lawlor
Jen Katsnelson
Kasey Duffey
Sasha Sharpan
Jen Katsnelson
Nicole Jurado
Stevie Goldman
Marissa Cuka
Jen Katsnelson
Jamie Mayer
Anastasia Shchurin
Brigid Cromwell
Emily Douris
Chessy Engro
Gianna Venafra
Sasha Sharpan
Anna Nechiporenko
Mary Seefried
Eliana Yi
Brienne Mullins
Sapir Aloush
Elisa Selamaj
Chessy Engro
Lauren Vanartsdalen
Kayla O’Malley
Sofia Melhor
Hanah Buczacki
Julia Kurylec
Stephanie Kossivilli
Merilyn Korah
Jacob Zlotnikov
Josh Teperov
Matt Stefurak
Joseph Kvint
Josh Teperov
Dan Bulakh
James Laurenzi
Matt Varghese
Dan Shimon
Connor Killion
Fred Shub
Andrew Movsesian
Jordan Altman
Jose Gibbens
Prem Vadodaria
Fred Shub
Dan Shevelev
Andrew Movsesian
Steve Chong
Campbell Manin
Andrew Weiland
Dan Shimon
Pat Doyle
Jack Sorkin
Avery Stein
David Lechtzin
Pat Doyle
Sam Thomas
Anthony Boedecker
Josh Brog
Lion’s Roar
College Listings Spring Issue 2018
Editor’s Note: The following college listing includes only the students who
responded to the posted form. For all seniors, the Lion’s Roar wishes you the
best of luck in your post-graduation endeavors, be they college, work, or
otherwise. Congrats Class of 2018!
Altman, Jordan Gary
Temple University
Alush, Gabrielle Racheal
West Chester University
Braimllari, Stiven
Temple University
Brog, Joshua Noah
Muhlenberg College
Bulakh, Daniel
Penn State University
Cavanaugh, Robert Harrison
University of Pittsburgh
Chan, Katherine
Penn State University
Cooper, Kaia Yuk-Xing
Northeastern University
Corcos, Samantha
Bloomsburg University
Costa, Brianna Nicole
West Chester University
Cromwell, Brigid
Barnard College/Columbia University
Cuka, Marissa J.
University of Delaware
D’Orazio, Anthony
Penn State University
Dorval, Emma Rose
Rowan University
Douris, Emily Kay
West Chester University
Duesler, John Galvin
Millersville University
Duffey, Kasey Ann
Temple University
Ehrenfield, Robert F.
University of Pittsburgh
Engro, Francesca Saige
University of Alabama
Fanok, Lauryn Halle
University of South Florida
Farina, Nicolette G.
Holy Family University
Firko, Zachary William
Saint Joseph’s University
Gitlevich, Rebecca
Temple University
Goldman, Stevie Layne
West Chester University
Goldstein, Melanie Jade
Thomas Jefferson University
Goldstein, Melanie Sara
Millersville University
Gratkowski, Simon
MontCo Community College
Hutchison, Jessica L.
Carnegie Mellon University
Johnykutty, Justin M.
Temple University
Kang, Stacy Y.
Temple University
Katsnelson, Jennifer
University of N. Carolina Chapel Hill
Killion, Connor Matthew
University of Virginia
Kim, Cristian Ariel
Cornell University
Korah, Merilyn
Temple University
Krug, Abigail Pauline
Temple University
Kvint, Joseph
Purdue University Northwest
Kurylec, Julia Sofia
Temple University
Landes, Brock Evan
Temple University
Laudenslager, Grace Elizabeth
Slippery Rock University
Laurenzi, James Robert
Temple University
Lawlor, Morgan Elizabeth
Temple University
Lechtzin, David Bibin
West Chester University
Lee, Jared
Lehigh University
Leiber, Jordan Phillip
Lafayette College
Levis, Alexandria Nicole
Millersville University
Machlof, Yasmine Danielle
Holy Family University
Mayer, Jamie Noel
Ursinus College
McErlean, Caitlin Mary
Drexel University
Moore, Shea Elyssia
Purdue University
Movsesian, Andrew George
Penn State University
Mulline, Brienne Marie
Louisiana State University
Nechiporenko, Anna Brook
Temple University
Nguyen, Benjamin Quoc-Khoa Van
University of Pittsburgh
O’Malley, Kayla Marie
Ursinus College
Parisse, Michael Christopher
Kutztown University
Plotnik, Rachel
Brandeis University
Ralph, James Francis
Drexel University
Roche, Julia
Holy Family University
Rosario, Francisco William
East Stroudsburg University
Rowland, Samantha Nicole
Gwynedd Mercy University
Salamone, Lindsey
Temple University
Scoll, Rebecca Allison
Towson University
Seefried, Mary Margaret
Temple University
Selamaj, Elisa
Drexel University
Shaju, Shelisa
Drexel University
Sharpan, Oleksandra Alexandrova
Temple University
Shchurin, Anastasia
Temple University
Shevelev, Daniel M.
University of California, Berkeley
Shub, Frederick Ethan
Temple University
Sibick, Carley Marie
Temple University
Sorkin, Jack Bailey
Penn State University
Stein, Avery Michael
Full Sail University
Swerdlow, Laura S.
Drexel University
Teperov, Josh Ariel
Temple University
Tran, Sophia
Temple University
Uchenik, Alexandra Rebecca
Duquesne University
Vadodaria, Prem Senith
University of Pittsburgh
Vasserman, David
Colorado School of Mines
Volchonok, Elina Rebecca
Northeastern University
Watanabe, Michael
Georgia Institute of Technology
Yi, Eliana H.
Temple University
Yoon, Amy Sohee
University of Pittsburgh
Zach, Amit
Temple University
Zach, Yuval
Temple University