Spartan AdvocateVolume 3 Issue 3 Somers High SchoolJune 2008

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by Rachel Goodman

Asthegreentrendcatchesonandpeoplecreatecompostheaps,recycleobsessively,andavoidplasticbagslikeWestNilevirus.Butsuddenly,itoccurstome,whodothesedrasticchangesaffect? Whatwillhappentotheplasticbagfactories?Theylikelyemploythousandsofpeople...Dothesepeoplegetfreeplasticbagstotakehometothefamily?Dotheyhaveplasticbagwallpaper,plasticbagpurses,plasticbagcurtains?Imaginehowsocietywillostracizethemwhentheydiscover

GoGreen:WhoDoesitAffect?theirexcessiveuseoftheseevilitems!Moreover,ifthetrendofdisusereallycatcheson,thesesademployeeswillbeoutofajob.Wherewilltheyworkinthisjob-hungryeconomy?Howwilltheyfeedtheirchildren?Plasticisn’tedible! Consideralsoenvironmentalists.Ifeveryonejumpsonthebandwagonandstartscleaninguptheiracts,whatwilltheyhavetocomplainabout?Nomoreironyofwastedpapertellingpeopletorecyle,nomoreholier-than-thoustrutsintheirburlapoutfitsbecauseitwillbeimpossibletotellthetrendoidsfromthedie-

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ByAlexAltieri Underagedrink-inghasrecentlybecomeTheIssueinSomers,aswellasinConnecticut.I’msureeveryonehasreadthearticles,heardthegossip,andevenarguedwiththeirteachersaboutthecontro-versy.IknowthateveryonefromourschoolisfamiliarwiththeincidentduringtheMarchMadnesspeprally,whenalloftheseniorswerebreathalyzedafteritwasdiscoveredthatsomeofthemhadbeendrinking.However,mostoftenthearticlesandstatementshave

UnderageDrinking-ProblemsandSolutions

comefromeithernewsreportersorourbelovedadministration.Whowehaven’ttrulyheardfromarethestudentsthemselves,theonesbeingjudgedanddiscussed.Italkedwithgroupsofseniors,juniors,andsophomorestofindouthowthepeopleinthecenterofthismatterreallyseeit. Firstofall,itwasagreedamongstallagesthatSomersHighSchoolmayhaveadrinkingprob-lem.Obviouslyanyonecomingintoschoolandgettingdrunkwouldleave

themtobelieveso.Butthestudentsrecognizedthattherewereotherproblemswiththesituation.Onlythesophomoresspokentobythisreporterbelievedthattheincidentwashandledproperlybyourschool.Theseniorsthisreporterspokedefinitelyfeltthattheywerebeingunfairlysingledoutastheyweretheonlygradesubjectedtothebreathalyzer.KelseyWalton,ajunior,sympa-thizedwithboththeschoolandthestudentssaying,“Everyoneshouldhavebeenbreathalyzed,butatthetimetheadministrationprobablydidn’tknowwhattodo.” Theideathateachstudentshouldhavebeenbreathalyzedwasagreedbyeveryone,whosupportedthisnotionwiththeknowl-edgethatsomeunderclass-menwereundertheinflu-encethatdayaswell.

Whilethestudentsfeltthatsingleincidentwasnotmanagedverywell,thejuniorsandseniorsbelievethatourschoolishandlingthedrinkingproblemasawholemuchbetter.SeniorJimLuceyapprovesofthestrategyofwarningSHSstudentsbeforedancesthattheywillbebreathalyzeduponadmission,asitismosteffectiveandlessiso-lating.Still,somesopho-moresthinkouradminis-trationneedstofindanewapproach,astheproblemseemstobegettingworse. Byfarthemostcontroversialtopicofdiscussionwastheathleteswhowerecaughtdrink-ingbutnotkickedofftheirteams.Manystudentshavepointedoutthatathleteswithbadgradesgetre-movedfromtheirteams,andfeelthepunishmentshouldbeequalfordrink-ing,whetherornotitisaSomersHighSchoolpolicy

(thegradepolicyisastateone).SophomoreRJWelchstatedhisfeelingsbestwhenheclaimed, “Theyprobablyshouldhavebeenkickedoff;theyobviouslyaren’tgettingthemessage.” RJbringsupagoodquestion:Willthesestu-dents,oranyoneelse,learnfromthissituation? Ithinkweareallstillgettingusedtotheprevalenceofbreathalyzersatourschool.However,whateveryoneneedstorealizeisthatunderagedrinkingisillegal,andouradministrationcan’tjustletitslideastheymayhaveinpreviousyears.Evenifyoudon’tthinkyouhaveadrinkingproblem(Ibelieveyouhaveanimpressingpeopleproblem),theonlyquickandeasysolutionistoleaveyouralcoholathome,itclearlyhasnoplaceinSomersHigh.

hards.Whatthen?WillitbePeTA’sdaytoshinenext?Willthenexteco-friendlysloganbe:“GoVeg”? ThesequestionsplaguemeeachtimeIopenmyreusableclothsacktoacceptyetanotherclearance-rackpurchase.Nevermindtheconsequencesoflivinginsuchaconsumeristsocietywithinwhichtheonlywaytoreachpeopleisthroughtheirpockets(likewithaplasticbagtax).Butthen,Ibeginadmiringtheperiwinkle,Victorian-inspireddesignonmybagandthink:Whocares?

Editorial

ByKarenArakelian

ThecountlessgenocidesinDarfurhavehittheworldnewsfromanyyears.Everydaythepros-pectofpeacebecomesmoreminimal.TheU.N.fearsthattherewillbeanothercycleofconflictinDarfur,theconfrontationbetweenthetwopoliticalpartiesinDarfurcouldleavemanyrefugee’sdead.AnattackonKhartoumlastweekendbytheDarfurrebelJusticeandEqualityMovementworsenedtheconflictsinDarfur.Itisthereforefearedthattherewillbemoreconfrontationbecauseofthislargescaleofviolence.SadlytryingtokeepthepeacebetweenthepeopleintheSudanhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.Thequestionisnotwhenbuthowtostopthechaoticenvironment.U.N.officialsestimatethatasmanyas300,000peoplemayhavebeenkilledinthefive-year-oldDarfurconflict.Khartoumsaysthefigureisonlyabout10,000.That’sagoodchunkofthepeoplelivinginSomers.Hopefullytheupcomingpeacetalksmayhelpthepeoplestuckbetweenalltheviolencesurvive.

WorldView:Darfur

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ByAlexBerger

JohnSydneyMcCainIIIwasbornonAugust29,1936inPanamaCanalZone,PanamatoAdmi-ralJohnSydneyMcCain,Jr.andRoberta(Wright)McCain.Hehadattendedmanydifferentschoolsasachild.Growinguphewasalwaysconsideredabornleaderandmanytimesstickingupforbulliedkids.McCaingraduatedfromtheUnitedStatesNavalAcademyin1958andpro-ceededtopursuea22yearcareerasanavyaviator.HerequestedforacombatassignmentandwasgivenoneinDecemberof1966.Hewasassignedtoanair-craftcarrierandflewA-4Skyhawks.Insummerof1967,McCain,at30yearsofage,finallyenteredtheworldofcombat.Hiscarrier,theUSSForrestal,wassentonabombingmissioninVietnam.OnJuly29,McCain,thenaLieutenantCommander,wasnearlykilledwhentheForrestal,includinghisjet,burstintoflame.He

washelpinganotherpilotexitwhenabombwentoff,sendingshrapneldeepintohislegsandchest.Thefireslew134sailorsinall,butMcCaindidn’tletthewoundsstophim.HethenvolunteeredfortheUSSOriskany.AsMcCainwasflyinghisA4E-AkyhawkoverHanoionhis23rdbombingmission,hewasshotdownbyaVCmis-sile.Bothhisarmsandalegbroken,heparachuteddown,nearlydrowninginTrucBachLake.Whenheregainedconsciousness,hewasambushedbyaVietCongmobthatshat-teredhisshoulderwiththeirriflebuttsandbroughthimtoHoaLoaPrison,“HanoiHilton”.Therehewasviciouslybeatenandinterrogated,hiswoundsuntreated.TheNorthVietnameseannouncedhiscaptureandmovedhimtoamedicalwardonlyafterdiscoveringthathisfatherwasanAmericaadmiral.Withmarginalcare,Mc-Cainlost50lbsandhishairlostallpigment,turningitwhitefrommalnutrition.

Hewasthensenttoadif-ferentcampintheoutskirtsofHanoiinDecember1967.InMarch1968,hewasplacedinsolitarycon-finementwherehewouldbehousedfortwoyears.ThatfollowingJuly,ashisfatherbecamecommanderofVietnamesetheater,McCainwasofferedearlyreleasefromtheprisoncamphewasconfinedinduetotheVCtryingtoportraythemselvesasforgivingandmercifulforthepublic.JohnMcCainturneddowntheofferwithhisonlyexplanationbeingthathewouldonlyacceptleaveifandonlyifeverymanthathadbeencapturedbeforehimweretobereleasedaswell.Followingthat,severetorturebegantobeperformedonMcCaininAugust,1968.Atthatsametime,hewassufferingfromaterriblecaseofdysentery.Nearlydead,hewasforcedtoreciteananti-American“confession”.Theyearsoftortureandinhumanetreat-mentresultedintheinabil-ityforMcCaintoeverbeabletolifthisarmsabove

AbouttheCandiate:JohnMcCain

hisheadagain.ManyotherPOWsalsoenduredthissametreatment,someevenworse.Afterbeingheldforfiveandhalfyears,Mc-CainwasfinallyreleasedonMarch14,1973andwasreunitedwithhiswifeandchildrenintheUnitedStates.Afterseveralmoreyearsinactiveduty,Mc-Cainfinallyretiredfromthenavyin1981asaCaptainandheadedtoArizona.HetriedtorunfortheRepub-licancandidateforaseatinArizona’s1stCongres-sionalDistrictbutwasattackedforbeinganew-comertothestate.McCainrespondedtoavoterwithwhatwouldcometobeconsideredoneofthemost“devastatingresponsestoapotentiallytroublesomepoliticalissue”with,“Listen,pal.Ispent22yearsintheNavy.My

fatherwasintheNavy.MygrandfatherwasintheNavy.Weinthemilitaryservicetendtomovealot.Wehavetoliveinallpartsofthecountry,allpartsoftheworld.IwishIcouldhavehadtheluxury,likeyou,ofgrowingupandliv-ingandspendingmyentirelifeinaniceplaceliketheFirstDistrictofAri-zona,butIwasdoingotherthings.Asamatteroffact,whenIthinkaboutitnow,theplaceIlivedlongestinmylifewasHanoi.”

In1983,hewaselectedtothehouseandeasilyre-electedin1984.McCainstartedhisfirstsenatetermin1987andremainsanAri-zonasenatortothisday.

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ByRickyO’Donnell

Everyyear,atthebeginningofMay,arushofblockbusterfilmsbeginsanddoesnotceaseuntilmid-August.Lastyear,manybigsequelswerere-leased,somegood(BourneUltimatum),somethatwereabsolutelyhorrible(PiratesoftheCaribbean3).Thereweremanysur-prisestoo,asmovieslikeSuperbadandTransform-erswerehitsthatcameoutofnowhere.Thisyear,thoughwearealreadyinmid-June,theSpartanAd-vocatewouldliketohelpyousortthroughwhichmovieswillbeworthyour$10admission,andthemillionsofdollarsingasitmightcosttogetyoutothetheatres.

5FilmstoSeeduringtheSummerof‘08

TheDarkKnight-Thesequelto2005’sfantasticBatmanBegins,TheDarkKnightisano-brainerthissummer.InthisfilmChristianBalereturnsasBatman,whomustfighttheinsaneJoker,playedbythelateHeathLedger.Batmanalsohashishands

fullwiththeaftermathofbringingdownthemobofGothamCity.Allsignspointtothisfilmbeing2008’sbigwinner,butyoucanjudgeforyourselfwhenthemoviearrivesintheatresJuly18th.

Wall-E-ThepeopleofPixar,creatorsofsuchfilmsasFindingNemo,TheIncredibles,MonstersInc.andToyStoryarebackagainwithafilmaboutarobotwholivesontheabandonedplanetEarthintheyear2700.Itsoundssilly,buttherehasneverbeenabadPixarmovie,sogiveWall-Eachance,andonJune27thyoumaybepleasantlysurprised.

Hancock-WillSmithisenoughtobringanyonetothemovies.Especiallywhenheplaysasuperherowhoishatedbyhiscity,andcandonothingright.Aspoofofthecomicbookgenre,Hancocklookstobeasafe-betforsomegoodactionandalaughorto.CatchitintheatresJuly2nd.

ThePineappleExpress-JuddApatow,directorofKnocked-Up,Superbad,andForgettingSarahMarshallbringsus

anotherfilmtolaughaboutandquoteformonthsonend.Ifyouwanttolaughthissummer,yourbestshotiscatchingthisfilmonAugust8th.

TheIncredibleHulk-Hulkrun.Hulkjump.Hulksmash!Thoughthisfilmmaynothavethebestscriptofmoviescomingoutthissummer,itissuretohaveafantasticmonsterv.monsterbattleandmanyscenesofthatnot-so-jollygreengiantdestroyingNewYorkCity…again.

Havemoretimeonyourhands?Takeachanceontheseriskyfilms…

GetSmart-SteveCarrellattemptstoremaketheclassictelevisionseries.Iguessitcan’tbeworsethenBewitched…6/20.

Wanted-Couldbethisyear’s300,orjustanotherbadactionmovie.6/27.

KongFuPanda-JackBlackasalazypandawhotakesupkongfuisenoughtomakemeexcitedforafilm…aslongasitdoesn’tgettochild-ori-ented.6/6.

SummerMovies2008

BySydneyAltieri

HerearesomelocalconcertsinCTthatyoumaywanttocheckout

DODGEMUSICCENTERTimMcgraw-6/8TomPetty–6/11DaveMatthewsBand–6/13and14PearlJam–6/27ProjektRevolution(LinkinPark,ChrisCornell)–7/20RascalFlatts-8/22

MOHEGANSUNARENAEricClapton-6/2BillyJoel-6/13,6/1,6/26,6/28,7/3,7/5Poison-7/29Boston-8/6NineInchNails-8/7Journey-8/17MotleyCrue–8/24

WEBSTERTHEATRERockofLoveTourwithBretMichaels–6/11MindlessSelfIndulgence–7/2AllTimeLow–7/21

XLCENTER(HARTFORDCIVICCENTER)AmericalIdolsTour-8/8

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ArtArtStacyFaheyBusinessIntro/BusinessElizabethTarboxEnglishGrade9-EnglishSarahGoodmanEnglishGrade10EnglishElizabethTarboxEnglishGrade11EnglishJustineFalconeHealthJuniorHealthTaylorBidmeadHealthJuniorHealthMatthewJonesMathAlgebraAAndreaReutterMathAlgebra1AustinPortalMathConsumerMathJillianSoucyMathAlgebra2LaurenSilvisMathDiscoveriesinGeometryJoshPantoMathComputerProgrammingKevinKingMathGeometryJeffreyCooleyMathHonorsGeometryAlexAndersenMathHonorsAlgebra2CamilleThomasMathHonorsAlgebra2StacyThomasMathTrigonometryNathanFisherMathElem.FunctionsNathanFisherMathAmericanMathCompetitionNathanFisherMathAmericanMathCompetitionStacyThomasMathCapitolAreaMathLeagueChadZawistowskiMathCapitolAreaMathLeagueChristineLesniakMathCapitolAreaMathLeagueMatthewHockingMathCapitolAreaMathLeagueSarahHockingMathCapitolAreaMathLeagueShannonCooleyMusicGr9ChoralLee-AnnPercoskiMusicGr10ChoralRichardWelchMusicGr11ChoralRobertMulakMusicJazzChoirAward9AndrewThomasMusicJazzChoirAward10ElizabethTarboxMusicJazzChoirAward11PaulLietzMusicGr9BandRyanKingMusicGr10BandPeterBezziniMusicGr11BandKevinKing

Phy.Ed.Grade9Female-PEElizabethPoitrasPhy.Ed.Grade9Male-PEDanielO’GradyPhy.Ed.Grade10Female-PEJillianBlauveltPhy.Ed.Grade10Male-PEAdamFosterPhy.Ed.Grade11Female-PEAshleyLockePhy.Ed.Grade11Male-PEBrandonMarszalekScienceFreshmanScienceThomasGayScienceFreshmanScienceRichardLeesScienceBiologyDanielMaddenScienceBiologyDanielHendersonScienceUSArmy,Navy&AirForceJuniorScience&Hu-manitiesSymposiumMatthewHockingScienceUSArmy,Navy&AirForceJuniorScience&Hu-manitiesSymposiumSarahHockingScienceChemistryStacyThomasSocialSt.SocialStudiesGrade9SamanthaZawistowskiSocialSt.SocialStudiesGrade10AnthonyFurnariSocialSt.SocialStudiesGrade11BethBardsleyTechnologyCommunicationIIChelseaMcCallumTechnologyConstructionZacharyAndersonTechnologyIntroDrafting/CADDJonathanSchiesslTechnologyAdvancedCADDMoriahBrockwayTechnologyManufacturingIScottKloterTechnologyManufacturingIITaylorAtkinsonTechnologyIntrotoTechnologyChristopherMashiakW.Lang.Spanish2LaurenAstoneW.Lang.Spanish3ElizabethTarboxW.Lang.Spanish4NathanFisherW.Lang.French2GeorgiaBurkeW.Lang.French3DanielHendersonW.Lang.French4BenjaminThompsonHonorsAcademicBowlTeamBenjaminThompsonHonorsAcademicBowlTeamSarahHockingBookAwardBayPathBookAwardDanielleRoseBookAwardCornellUniversityBookAwardKathleenPowers

BookAwardGettysburyBookAwardPatrickDuffyBookAwardGoodwinCollegeTaylorBidmeadBookAwardMiddleburyCollegeBookAwardJulianneAumanBookAwardHolyCrossBookAwardLaurynFalconeBookAwardMountHolyokeBookAwardSamanthaDumasBookAwardStudentSageCollegeAwardSarahHockingBookAwardSt.AnselmCollegeBookAwardKatelynAustinBookAwardSt.Michael’sBookAwardMaryWatersBookAwardSt.Michael’sBookAwardRobertMulakBookAwardTrinityCollegeBookAwardJustineFalconeBookAwardUniversityofRochester,FrederickDouglas/SusanBAnthonyHumanities/SocialSciencesAwardAniKerrBookAwardUniversityofRoch.-Bausch&LombSci-enceAwardMorganZacharyBookAwardUniversityofRoch.KodakYoungLeadersTimothyO’HearnHonorsAmericanCitizenshipAwardAlanRoberts,AndreaReutter,AriannaBliss,AshleyAnderson,AshleyWright,BiancaKrzynowek,BrandonRoberts,BrianCoope,BriannaHerbert,ElizabethPoitras,KailyJones,KathrynSquillace,KaylaStetson,KeishaMorales,LukeCassarino,MaryRockett,MatthewBenoit,MillicentSawtelle,MollyRegan,RyanDonovan

HonorsAmericanCitizenshipAwardSamanthaZawis-towskiHonorsRensselaerMedalNathanFisherHonorsLions-Grade9LaurenAstoneHonorsLions-Grade10CamilleThomasHonorsLions-Grade11JustineFalcone

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Art-CeramicsAnnWatersArt-ExcellenceinArtLaurieLongtinArt-Drawing&PaintingChelsieMeroneArt-ExellenceinArtLucyKeeneyArt-ExcellenceinArtKyleGallawayArt-FaithFergusonArtMedal-AmberPascoeBusiness-BusinessLawAdamHurwitzBusiness-Accounting1SarahGarlickBusiness-EntrepreneurshipThomasPowersBusiness-MarketingThomasPowersBusiness-CSCPAOutstandingAccountingStudentThomasPowersEnglish-Grade12-AcademicEnglish12AchievementAwardAmyHarringtonEnglish-Grade12-English-OutstandingWriterRachelGoodmanEnglish-Grade12English-OutstandingStudentLouisPiscottanoFoodServiceAwardHeatherParkerFoodServiceAwardSamanthaArmyHealth-SeniorHealthKristenGebhartHealth-SeniorHealthAndrewLariviereMath-CalculusMikaelaEliaMath-APStatisticsAnnWatersMath-APCalculusBrewsterKnowltonMath-CapitolAreaMathLeagueLawrenceFelixMath-CapitolAreaMathLeagueTedBergerMath-JetsTeam-Varsity-ParticipationAnneKohlerMath-JetsTeam-Varsity-ParticipationJenniferDufraineMath-JetsTeam-Varsity-ParticipationJessicaEstanislauMath-JetsTeam-Varsity-ParticipationLawrenceFelixMath-JetsTeam-Varsity-ParticipationLouisPiscottanoMusic-SeniorChoralAwardAmandaPolakMusic-SeniorBandAwardTessPlotkinMusic-Sr.JazzChoirAwardLouisPiscottanoMusic-U.S.Marine-MusicExcellenceAlexHayowykMusic-U.S.Marine-MusicExcellenceKellyDessoMusic-WallofFameAwardLoraleeBinghamPE/Health-Grade12Female-PEMollyDriscollPE/Health-Grade12Male-PEZacharyMandirolaScience-PhysicsLouisPiscottanoScience-ScienceLifetimeAchievementAwardKatelynTraskSocialStudies-StudentAdvisoryCouncilPresidentLucyKeeneySocialStudies-CareerSocialStudiesChristopherFreyTechnology-Senior,OutstandingAchievementinTechnologyEducationAndyYauTechnology-NewEnglandInstituteofTechnologyAndyYauTechnology-NewEnglandInstituteofTechnologyChristopherFrey,DevinGowash,RyanEgan,ThomasMinor

Technology-R&D-TeamPhoenix-AlexMurdock,AndyYau,CalNutbrown,ChrisHardy,DevinGowash,DevinWakelin,JamesClark,MattMeisterling,Rob-ertCammilleri,RyanEgan,ThomasMinor,YasperSandberg,ZachSutherland

WorldLanguage-Spanish5DerekBurdWorldLanguage-French5LouisPiscottano_*HonorsandRecognitionAwards*_ConnecticutAssociationofBoardsofEducation-CABEAwardLouisPiscottanoConnecticutAssociationofBoardsofEducation-CABEAwardLucyKeeneyCongressionalCertificateofMeritLawrenceFelixSecretaryofStateExcellenceinCitizenshipAndyYauHerffJonesPrincipal’sLeadershipAwardLouisPiscottano

PresidentialAwardforAcademicExcellenceVeronicaAndersen,NicholasBraica,MikaelaElia,JessicaEstanislau,SarahGarlick,RachelGoodman,AdamHurwitz,LucyKeeney,BrewsterKnowlton,AndrewLariviere,LouisPiscottano,TessPlot-kin,NicolePrince,AnnWaters

PresidentialAwardforAcademicAchievementTimothyCharette,EricChartier,JenniferDufraine,ChristopherFrey,GinaWelch,MollyDriscoll,KatelynTrask,MatthewShaw,LaurieLongtin,LindsayGoodenow,SarahVarnauskas,BrittanyBastarache

U.S.MarineScholasticExcellenceAwardChelsieMeroneU.S.MarineScholasticExcellenceAwardGenoBologno

AcademicBowlTeamAnneKohler,JessicaEstanislau,LouisPiscottano,TeamNickRussotto

ContinuousHonorRollAchievementVeronicaAndersen,AdamHurwitz,LucyKeeney,LouisPiscottano,SarahGarlick,SarahVarnauskas,RachelGoodman,AnnWaters,MelissaRegan,MikaelaElia,TessPlotkin,JessicaEstanislau,Brews-terKnowlton,NicholasBraica

NationalMeritLetterofRecognitionLouisPiscottanoNationalMeritLetterofRecognitionSamuelThomasNationalHispanicRecognitionBoardScholarRachelGoodmanUniversityofConnecticutAcademicExcellenceScholarshipAdamHurwitzUniversityofConnecticutAcademicExcellenceScholarshipGenoBolognaPrincipal’sAward(LeadershipService)LoraleeBinghamPrincipal’sAward(LeadershipService)RyanJosephPrincipal’sAward-GreatestPersonalGrowthChritopherFreyPrincipal’sAward-GreatestPersonalGrowthLindsayGoodenowRotaryAwardforOutstandingServiceLucyKeeneyLions-Grade12LouisPiscottano

_*SCHOLARSHIPS*_BetaClubAwardJessicaEstanislauBigYAwardLouisPiscottanoGaryBoniniMemorialScholarshipTedBergerPaulBowersMemorial(SomersLacrosseAssociation)AlexMurdochPaulBowersMemorial(SomersLacrosseAssociation)LucyKeeneyPatBowlesMemorialScholarshipAnnWatersSeanBrownMemorialScholarshipSterlingDunnCatholicDaughtersofAmericaScholarshipAdamHurwitzDavidN.DrakeMemorialScholarshipMatthewMeisterlingGengenbach/DomainScholarshipLaurenHeagieDebGrenonMemorialScholarshipAnnWatersDebGrenonMemorialScholarshipAshleyWinterKristenHammondScholarshipJenniferDufraineJoanHayesMemorialScholarshipSarahGarlickJohnsonMemorialScholarshipMikaelaEliaKeeneyFoundationAdamHurwitz,JessicaEstanislau,LouisPiscottano,MikaelaEliaKeeneyMemorialLucyKeeney,NicolePrince,RachelGoodman,TessPlotkin,VeronicaAndersenNationalHonorSocietyScholarshipJessicaEstanislauNationalHonorSocietyScholarshipLucyKeeneyNationalHonorSocietyScholarshipMikaelaEliaNorthCentralConn.ChamberofCommerceScholarshipTessPlotkinFrancineOrtonMemorialKristenGebhartGeraldPerreaultMemorialBryanThresherGeraldPerreaultMemorial-TobaccoValleyTeacher’sCreditUnionScholarshipJulianaCastroPostmastersScholarshipKaraMcGuaneRockvilleBankAcademicScholarshipAshleyWinterRockvilleBankVocationalScholarshipRyanEganRobertSheehanMemorialScholarshipJenniferDufraineShenipsitStriders/CrossCountryScholarshipNicholasBraicaSomersBeautificationAdamHurwitzSomersBeautificationRyanEganSomersBoosterClub(Athletic/LeadershipAward)ChelsieMeroneSomersBoosterClub(Athletic/LeadershipAward)MelvilleThorneSomersCulturalCommissionVisualArtsScholarshipAmberPascoeSomersDemocraticTownCommittee-WillardPinneyGoodCitizenshipAwardDerekBurdSomersEducationAssociationAmberPascoeSomersEducationAssociationLucyKeeneySomersEducationSupportAssociation-BarbaraBushnellMemorialJessicaEstanislauSomersLions-MacieGraceMcCloskeyMemorialAdamHurwitzSomersLions-MacieGraceMcCloskeyMemorialAmandaStantonSomersLions-MacieGraceMcCloskeyMemorialAshleyWinterSomersLions-MacieGraceMcCloskeyMemorialBrittanyBastaracheSomersLions-MacieGraceMcCloskeyMemorialChristopherFreySomersLions-MacieGraceMcCloskeyMemorialGinaWelchSomersLions-MacieGraceMcCloskeyMemorialMelissaReganSomersLions-RichardWeingartenCourtneyGaconaSomersMusicPatronsLoraleeBinghamSomersMusicPatronsTessPlotkinSomersMusicPatrons-ChristineTaftMemorialMollyDriscollSomersPTSAScholarshipAndyYau,EricChartier,LouisPiscottano,ScholarshipSarahGarlickSomersRotary-ContributionstoSchoolandCommunityAdamHurwitzSomersRotary-ContributionstoSchoolandCommunityAndyYauSomersRotary-ContributionstoSchoolandCommunityJessicaEstanislauSomersRotary-ContributionstoSchoolandCommunityLucyKeeneySomersRotary-PeterChipourasMemorialHeatherParkerCarolA.DionMemorialpresentedbySomersSeniorCenterMelissaReganCarolA.DionMemorialpresentedbySomersSeniorCenterCourtneyGaconaCarolA.DionMemorialpresentedbySomersSeniorCenterJessicaEstanislauCarolA.DionMemorialpresentedbySomersSeniorCenterLouisPiscottanoCarolA.DionMemorialpresentedbySomersSeniorCenterLucyKeeneyCarolA.DionMemorialpresentedbySomersSeniorCenterMikaelaEliaSomersNurshingAssociation-MelissaReganSomersSoccerAssociationScholarshipDerekBurdSomersSoccerAssociationScholarshipMelissaReganSomersVillagePlayersTessPlotkinSomersWomen‘sClubAdamHurwitzSomersWomen‘sClub-ConnecticutFederatedWomen’sClubChelsieMeroneSomersWomen‘sClub-ConnecticutFederatedWomen’sClubKyleGallawayFrank&CharlotteStopaScholarshipLoreleeBinghamNationalHonorSocietyStudent-PresidentLucyKeeney,AdamHurwitz,JessicaEstanislau,Mikae-laElia,AnnWaters,DanielleAndrzejewski,VeronicaAndersen,GenoBologna,DerekBurd,BrianCoughlin,LawrenceFelix,SarahGarlick,KristenGebhart,RachelGoodman,BrewsterKnowlton,AnneKohler,AndrewLariviere,LouisPiscottano,TessPlotkin,ThomasPowers,NicolePrince,SarahVarnauskas,MelissaRegan.SALUTATORIANMikaelaElia.VALEDICTORIANLouisPiscottano

_*ATHLETICS*_MillerickAwardBrewsterKnowltonMillerickAwardChelsieMeroneWendy’sHeismanAwardLucyKeeneyU.S.MarineAthleteAwardMackenzieVitaU.S.MarineAthleteAwardMelvilleThorneCIACScholar-AthleteBrewsterKnowltonCIACScholar-AthleteMikaelaEliaCIACSportmanshipAwardAdamHurwitzCIACSportmanshipAwardTessPlotkin

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FeaturesMilkDud

Allyoucaneatadvice!

DearMilkDud, Myfriendsmellslikedeath!Hedoesn’tevershowerorweardeodorant.Unlesshestartstosmellbetter,I’mgoingtostophangingaroundhim.WhatshouldIdo?

--Can’tstandthestench

DearStench,There’snothingthatcomesbetweenagoodfriendshiplikeB.O.I’dgiveittohimstraight.Tellhimthatasgreatapersonasheis,heneedstogethishygieneinorder.Ifyouthinkthiswouldoffendhim,tryingsprayingsomeAxeonhimwhenhe’slookingtheotherway.

DearMilkDud, I’manewstu-dentthisyear.Andstill,Ihaven’tmadeanyfriends.Itryreallyhardtoimpresspeopleandevenmemorizejokestotell.Theyalwayslaugh,butnotatthejokes.

WhatcanIdo?--GiantLoner

DearLoner, Quititwiththejokes.You’retryingmuchtoohardtogetfriends.Justbeyourselfandpeoplewillseewhoyoureallyare.Thinkaboutjoininganafterschoolcluborsport—thisisagreatwaytomeetpeople.It’sdif-ficultforpeopletoreallylearnwhoyouareduringschoolhoursalone.Theimportantthingisthatyouactnaturallythough.

DearMilkDud, I’mgoingtothemoviesnextweekend,andIcan’tdecidewhichcandyIshouldbuy.Ireallylikesnowcapsandmilkduds,butIonlywanttobuyone.WhatshouldIpick? -CandyLoverDearCandy, Thechoiceisobvi-ous.Nothingbeatstheincrediblecaramelcrunchofamilkdud.Thesebite-sizedchocolatedelightsaretheperfectsnackforanytime,anywhere.Inthefuture,pleasedon’tbothermewithsuchblatantlyobviousquestions.

DearMilkDud, IjustgotmySATscoresback,andamveryunhappywiththeresult.IcouldnevergetintothecollegesI’vedreamedofwithmylowscore.I’mveryworried. --FeelingStupid

DearStupid, Don’tbealarmed.TheSAT’sarelikeanyothertest—youjusthavetostudy.Atutorcandowondersforyourscore,butisbynomeanstheonlyoption.Prepbooksarefairlyinexpensive,andcanbejustaseffective.Ifyoureallywanttoraiseyourscorethough,youhavetobewillingtoputinthemanhoursandworkhard.Andifattheendofthedayyourscoreisn’tquitewhatyouwanted,that’sOK.TheSAT’sareimportant,butthey’renottheonlycriteriacollegeslookat.

DearMilkDud, I’malevel65nightelfandhavingtroubledefeatingthejungletrollsinthecaveofZul’Gurub.I’veequippedmyselfwiththebladeofAzzinothbutamafraidthatthiswon’tprotectmeagainstenchant-mentspells.WhatshouldI

do? -NoobPwnerDearPwner, I’llberightwithyouassoonasI’mdonewatchingBattlestarGalac-tica.

DearMilkDud, Allofmyfriendsgettogotanning,butmymomwon’tletme.Iknowitcanbedangerous,butIwastheonlyonewholookedlikeaghostduringprom.Allshedoesisworryabouttherisks,andneverpaysattentiontohowIfeel.Anysuggestions? --StillPaleDearPale, Ihatetosayit,butyourmomdoeshaveapoint.Tanningdoessignificantlyincreasethechanceofskincancer--aneasythingtoforgetaboutwhenyou’reconcernedwithlookinggood.Spraytansandlotionscanbeagoodalternativetotan-ningbooths,andI’msureyourmomwouldn’thaveaproblemwiththese.Andifyouabsolutelyneedtohitthebooths,explaintoyourmomthatyou’donlyagoforacouplesessionsforaminimalamountoftime.Shewasinyourshoesonce

BySydneyAltieri

Idon’tcarewhetherornotyouwatchAmerican Idol,butifyoudon’tknowwhoPaulaAbdulis,thenyoushouldseriouslystopreadingorwatchingthenewsandstartpayingat-tentiontowhatreallymat-ters.Recently,AbdulhasbeenputinthespotlightforherstrangebehavioronAmerica’sMostWatchedShow.ThoughshestartedoutasoneofthefavoritesonIdol,thissoonchangedasshedisplayedstrangeanticsandhersanity(andsobriety)wasquestioned.

WhenAmerican Idolfirststarted,Abdulwaslabeledthe“nice”judgewhoalwayssupportedthecontestantsandnevergavenegativefeedback.She

PaulaAbdul:Crazy,AwesomeorJustCrazyAwesomewasmoreoftencitedforherwardrobechoicesandeuphemismsthananythingelse.However,asthesea-sonscontinued,I,andpos-siblytherestofAmerica,startednoticingsomethingverystrangewasgoingonwithher. First,therewasherapplause.Abdullikestoclapforthecontestantsusingonlyherpalms.Ino-ticedthatherfingersnevertouchedwhenshewascon-gratulatingthesingers,andsheheldherhandsawayfromherasifshemighthitherselfbyaccidentifherhandsweren’tontheothersideofthejudge’stable.Whycan’tsheclaplikenormalpeople?Becausesheisn’tnormal,she’sPaulaAbdul. Otherthanthe

strangeapplause,InotedthatAbdulhadbecomeincreasinglysloppyontheshow.Shemayhavebeenperfectlycoifed,butwhenAbdulopenedhermouth,itwasapparentthatshewasundertheinfluenceofsomething.Sheslurredherwordswhencritiquingthecontestants,andevenwhenyoucouldmakeoutwhatshewassaying,noneofitreallymadesense.Abdulclaimedthatsheusedpain-killersforcheerleading-inducedchronicpain,buttheonlychronicthatcouldbegoingonwithheristheillegalkindthatmakesyouspaceyduringtelevisioninterviews. Toshowpeoplehow“real”and“sane”shewas,Abdulstarredinherownrealityshowcalled

Hey Paula.Itwassup-posedtoprovethatshewasn’tacrazydrug-ad-dict,butitonlysupportedclaimsthatshewastrulynuts.EveryepisodehadadifferentmeltdownwhereAbdulwouldscreamandcryatherassistantsandsaythedarndestthingswithastraightface.InsteadofhopingthatshewouldactoutrageoustwiceaweekwhenIdolcamebackforanotherseason,IcouldseeAbdulbeingcrazymultipletimesadayonHey Paula.Ilovedeverymomentofit. Themostinfamous“Paula-Being-Crazy”mo-menthappenedrecentlyduringanepisodeofAmer-ican Idol.ShejudgedtwoofJasonCastro’sperfor-manceswhenhehadonlydoneone.Thishadmany

andmayunderstand.Butshedoescareaboutyouthough—betterpaleskinthancancer.

DearMilkDud, Ihaveabigprob-lem.MyEnglishteacher’sgivingatestonthisbookIneverread.Notonlythis,butthebook’snotonSparknotesandtherewasneveramoviemadeaboutit.IsthereanythingIcando?--FlunkingEnglishDearFlunking,

Lookslikeyourgradewon’tberisinganytimesoon.Youcouldpullanall-nighterandtrytoreadthroughasmuchofthebookaspossible.Whenyougettoclass,though,you’llprobablybeexhaust-edandstillgetanabysmalgrade.Irecommendthatyouapproachyourteacherbeforehandandexplainthatyou’reunprepared.Ifyounormallygetgoodgradesandturninqualitywork,theteachercouldcutyousomeslackthistime.Theydooccasionallygiveexten-sionstohonorablestudents.Unfortunately,havingreadnoneofthebook,Idon’tthinkthere’sanychancethatyou’llbeletoffthehook.Tryactuallycaringaboutschoolnexttime.

peoplequestioning:“IsAmericanIdolscripted?”andmyselfasking:“What’sreallyinthatplasticCocaColacup?” Abdul’sbizarrebe-haviorentertainsthemass-esandaddsmuchneededfueltothegiantHummerthatistheAmericanmedia.Shehadamusicvideoinwhichshesunganddancedwithacartooncat,butpeoplethinkshe’scrazybecausesheactsweirdoncamera.Honestly,Ihaveneverenjoyedwatchinganyone’strainwreckasmuchasAbdul’s.Inshort,Paulaiscrazy.Paulaisawesome.Paulaiscrazyawesome.

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ByAlexBerger

2008marksthebeginningofSomersHighSchool’snewvarsitytennisteam.Well,technicallyitwon’tbeavarsityteamuntilnextyear—fornowit’sregisteredasaclub.And,technically,it’snotjustSomer’sprogram.The“club”isbeingruninconjunctionwithEllington.Still,it’ssomethingtogetexcitedabout. Somershasn’thadatennisprogramsince19XX.It’sabouttimethisworthygamewasresurrect-ed.Untiltheclub’sadvent,theschool’stennisplayershaven’thadanopportunitytoplaycompetitivelywiththeirhighschool.“It’sgivenmeabetterapprecia-tionforthegame,”says,SamPlotkin,amemberoftheclub.“AndnowthatIplayeverydayinsteadofjustinthesummer,I’vegottenalotbetter.” Theprogramisseparatedintoaboy’sandgirl’steam.Theboy’steamiscoachedbyRichardWil-

ByRickyO’Donnell

ItisJunenow,andwearealmosthalfwaythroughbaseball’sregu-larseason.BoththeRedSoxandtheYankeeshaveshowntheirstrengthsandweaknesses,andonceagainthewholeleagueisreadyforanotherBoston-NewYorkFallShowdown.Sincetheirepic2004play-offseasoninwhichtheRedSoxwon4straightgamesandlatertheWorldSeries,theYankeeshavenotmademuchnoiseinthepostsea-son.TheSox,however,havewonanotherworldserieslastyear,andareoneofthefavoritestotakethetrophyin2008.However,thisseasoncouldseetheYankeesmaketheirreturntopastgloryastheyhaveanewmanagerandyoungerpitching.

Everyseason,theRedSox-Yankeesrivalryneverceasestoamaze,and

lis,whoattemptstocreateavarsityatmospheretolayoutthefoundationfornextyear.Therearetypically5practiceseachweekandroughly2games.Willisexplainshowhehastwogoalsinmind.Thefirstistomimicavarsityenviron-mentascloselyaspossibleinpreparationforfutureyears.Thesecondistorefineindividuals’tennisskillssotheycanbe“thebesttheycanbe.” CoachWillishasyearsofcompetitiveten-nisexperience.Heplayeddivision3tennisatWesternNewEnglandCollege,andhasaspirationsofcoach-ingatacollegelevelsomeday.SpeakingofhisidolJimmyConnor’s“tremen-dous,tenaciousattitude,”heexplainshowthereisnosecrettoexcellingatthegame.Simply,tennisisan“extremeprecisiongame,”requiringseriousconcentrationandconsis-tent,well-placedshots.“It’simportanttoplayahigh-percentagegame,”hesays.Essentially,ifonecanhit

BestRivalryinSportsin2008anothercloseracefortheAmericanLeagueEastislikely.However,IseeneithertimegoingtotheWorldSeriesthisfall.ForallthehittingtheYan-keesmayhave,andalltheexperiencethedefendingchampionRedSoxhavegained,IseetheTigerswinningitallthisseason.SoifyouwanttopickateamclosetohometorootforthisOctober,youmayverywellhavetopicktheMets.

EvenifwedonotgetanotherRedSox-Yan-keesOctobermatch-up,youcanbesurethatatleastoneoftheseteamswillmakethepostseason.YoucanalsobesurethatcomenextschoolyeartheRedSoxYankeesfeudatSomersHighwillbeasheatedasever,nomattertherecordsoftheteams.

Atlonglast,Somersgainscompetitivetennisprogram

theballbackjustonemoretimethanhisopponent,hecanguaranteethevictory. Willisbelievestheclubhasbeenlargelysuccessfulthisyear.Inadditiontosettingtheframeworkfornextyear,heandtheteamhavebecomefamiliarwiththefunda-mentsoftheparticularleaguetheyhavejoined.Nevertheless,Willisnotes

thatthelevelofplayercommitmenthasnotbeenashighasheanticipated.Hehopesthatthisissuewillberectifiedoncetheteamgainsavarsitystatus.What’simportant,however,isthatthisincredible,life-longsporthasbecomepartofthecommunityagain. Currently,theprogramoperatesonapay-to-playbasis,requiring

$150fromeachplayer.JimMaitland,whoheadstheprogram,approximatesthat$8,000isnecessarytofi-nanceiteachyear.Toraisefunds,ausedcellphonecollectiondriveandacarwashhavebeenconducted.Maitlandhopesexpenseswillbeabsorbedbytheschoolbudgetsinupcom-ingseasons.

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TheSpartanAdvocateStaffwoudliketothanktheClassof2007fortheirconrtibutiontotheNews-paper.WeappreciatetheircommitmenttokeepingthenewspaperapartoftheSomerscommunity.

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A newspaper that delivers a voice for the students of Somers High School

RenaissanceSomers High School | Student Recognition Program

The mission of Renaissanceat Somers High School is toacknowledge the educationalachievements and outstandingcontributionsofstudentsandstaffmembersthroughaprocessofre-inforcement,recognition,andre-ward. Renaissanceimprovesperfor-mance, promotion, and partner-

Staff Birthdays

Eachstaffmember is recog-nized on his / her birthday. Abirthday balloon and gift cardwillbegiventothestaffmemberin order for them to be honoredonthisspecialday.

Student of the Month

Teachers and staff will beasked tonominate a student thathas shown outstanding effort. Aselection committee composedof staff members will receivethe nominations and select onestudent fromeachgrade levelas“Student of the Month.” Thesestudents will receive a gift cardfortheirrecognition.

Student / Staff Recognition Programs

shipswith thecommunity,whilecelebratingtheacademicachieve-ment of all students at SomersHighSchool.

Introduction

SomersHighSchool’sRenais-sance program rewards studentswhoshow improvement inava-

riety of school related activities.Renaissancehasdevelopedmanyways to recognize students whohaveaccomplishedspecificgoalsandhelpedotherstudentsbecomeactively interested in SomersHigh School. We want to showourstudentsthatthestaffalwayscaresaboutthemandwilldotheirbest to recognize each student’s

contributions.“Ifyoucanbelieveit,youcanachieveit!”

Principal’s Advisory Group

This group is comprised ofteachersandstudentsthatlooksatallaspectsoflifeatSomersHighSchool and makes suggestionsandrecommendationstothe

principal.Thefivecommitteesformedthusfarare:StudentsoftheMonth,Student Birthdays, Staff Birth-days, Academic RecognitionCards, and Improved StudentPerformance.

Student Birthdays

Eachmorning studentbirth-days are announced. Each birth-day student is given a speciallydecorated pencil, a happy birth-daynote,andacouponforafreeicecreaminthecafeteria.

Academic Award Cards

Thesecardsaregiventostu-dentswhohaveshownanexcel-lence inacademicsandbehaviorfor each marking period. Thecards will allow students to getdiscounts at school, local mer-chants, and national chain out-lets.

Most Improved Student

Asthenameimplies,wewillberecognizingthosestudentswhoshowoverallimprovementinac-ademicgradesfromonemarkingperiodtothenext.Wewillalsoberecognizingstudentswhodemon-strate behavioral growth withinthehighschoolsetting.

Finance

Renaissancereliesonthesup-portoflocalmerchants,nationalcompanies, and parents. Pleasecontact Somers High School ifyou are interested in supportingorcontributingtoourefforts.Wehave also attached a donationcardwhichcanbeusedtowhich

Finance and/or Othercanbesenttousalongwithyourdonationofsupport. Our newsletters and mailingswill proudly display the namesof all those who help make ourprogramasuccess.

SomersHighSchoolbegantheRenaissancePrograminSeptem-berof2007. Renaissance is a nationalmovement that is currently im-plementedin4,000highschoolsin the United States. The basictenant of the renaissance pro-gramis“Whatyourespect, rec-ognize, and reward gets accom-plished.”SomersHighSchoolis

A message from the Principal

truly recognizingand rewardingthepositiveaccomplishmentsofourstudentsandstaff. Renaissance provides an ex-cellentopportunity for the adultcommunity to support studentsandstaff in theirpursuitofaca-demicandsocialachievements. Renaissanceworks forboththeschoolandbusinesscommu-nity.Themostsignificantaccom-

plishmentabusinesscanprovidefor a school is the knowledgethattheircommitmentdoesmakeadifference to the livesofhighschoolstudents.Ihopeyouwillconsiderjoin-ing our team to help studentscontinue tobe thebest theycanbe!

Gary CotzinPrincipal

PTSA ATTENTION: SOMERS HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS & TEACHERSPTSA

TheSpartanAdvocatewouldliketothankthePTSAforspondseringanissueforthe08/09schoolyear.

Yourcontinuedsupportisappreciated-Thankyou

PTSA Contributions 2007-2008-PTSAScholarships($500each)awardedto:EricChartier,LouisPiscotanno,SarahGarlick,AndyYau

-Granted$250tofreshmanclassforimprovementstheywanttomaketothetacostandfortheFourTownFair.-Granted$500toSHStoestablishahardshipfundtoassiststudentsinbeingabletoparticipateinschoolfieldtripswhocouldnotnor-

mallyaffordit.-OrganizedthecollegeforumthattookplaceonJune3.SHSgraduatesof2007camebackandspoketoseniorsandjuniorsabouttheir

firstyearexperiencesatschoolorintheservice.-Donated$1,000toSHSforpurchaseofnon-budgeteditems–(stilldecidingonrecyclebinsforclassrooms,suppliesfornewalternate

educationprogramornewchairsforPerraultCenter.)-ProvidedaccesstoPTSAagendasandminutesonSomersNowwebsitetoassistincommunicationbetweenthehighschool,studentsand

parents.-ProvidedrefreshmentsfortheAlcoholForumthatwasheldinMay.

-ConductedanewmemberdriveinJanuary,2008.Allmemberswereputinahatandtwopeople,onestaffandoneparentwerepresentedwithgiftcards.Staff–EdnaSmithandParent–JoySquillace.Thankyoutoallthe2007-2008PTSAmembersforyourhelpthisyear.We

lookforwardtoworkingwithyou,andhopefullyothers,in2008-2009.-PTSAprovidedthestaffatSHSduringStaffAppreciationweekinMaybyprovidingaluncheonaswellasother“treats”throughouttheweek.-SponsoredtheSafeGradtriptoBostonforthegraduatingclassof2008.