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Newtonite◆ Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 • Volume 89, Issue 10 Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St., Newtonville, Mass. 02460

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Jump for it: Sophomore Nick Roberts and senior Dylan Wolff, a captain, compete for the disc at Ultimate Frisbee practice. Ultimate Frisbee was one of the clubs and organizations that had a table at Club Day in the cafeteria yesterday. See pages 5-8 for more infomation about clubs.

School may win green awardBuilding fulfills qualificationsby Hilary brumberg

This school is projected to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, accord-ing to teacher Steve Chinosi.

He said that there are a num-ber of environmental categories, such as Rainwater Harvesting and Solar photovoltaic, in which LEED judges each school. Each category is worth a designated number of points. If this building fits the qualifications of a par-ticular category, it accumulates those points. This school is esti-mated to earn 45 points, which would barely put it into the Gold certification range, according to Chinosi.

Erik Ruoff, LEED consultant and project manager of The Green Engineer, compiled a partial list of the green LEED features this school fulfills. These include:

◆ School is located near public transportation.

◆ Site of the old building will be reused.

◆ Roof is an Energy Star Rated Cool Roof.

◆ Rainwater is harvested, resulting in a calculated one million gallons of water savings each year.

◆ Highly efficient plumbing fixtures, such as motion detection sinks and toilets.

◆ Energy efficiency features, including insulation and efficient lighting. This will reduce the overall energy cost by over 21 percent.

◆ 168 solar panels on the roof over the gym.

◆ Light pollution reduction.◆ Utilizing low-Volatile Or-

ganic Compounds materials in the paints, carpets, adhesives and sealants.

◆ Proper ventilation that pro-vides fresh air and exceeds in-door air quality requirements.

◆ Good day lighting to both save energy and provide a better learning environment.

◆ A curriculum based on the high performance features of the building. According to Chinosi, this school is creating a “School as Teaching Tool” curriculum. “We’re fortunate that we can turn this incredible building into a teaching tool,” he said.

“Before, schools were just schools. Now, the possibilities to connect our students to the cutting edge engineering in this building are really endless. You can’t beat that.”

Chinosi said he appreciates LEED because it forces people to ask questions about materials.

“Before LEED, we didn’t ask ‘Where’d you get the cinder blocks from?’ ‘Where’d you get the windows from?’ ‘Where is all the construction waste go-ing?’ Well, we know now that 75 percent of the construction waste will be recycled because of LEED. That, to me, is phenomenal that we actually know where some of that went.

“LEED certification demands asking questions that could ben-efit a project financially and environmentally.”

Anyone who would like to learn about the green aspects of this school can go on the Newton Green Buildings Tour, according to Green Decade Energy Commit-tee co-chair Steve Barry.

The tour, which is tomor-row from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will showcase the parts of the school that could help it earn the LEED Gold certification. Barry said that Chinosi will assign each of his student-greengineers to a green section of the school to research or study.

Barry likes the Green Building Tour because it “brings people together to work together to make things happen,” he said.

According to Green Decade vice president Ed Cunningham, “Newton North is topical and fa-mously green, and it turns out to be a great educational tool in the wide range of features which can make a home or other building green—efficient use of a range of resources from energy to water to building materials to municipal resources.

“Many pieces can contribute to making a building green, and NNHS is a testament to that.”

Cunningham said he believes that commitment to using lim-ited resources wisely should be a mainstream, universally held value.

“I hope that the tour will give people ideas which they imple-ment in their own lives, which will result in more efficient resource use. I feel that the more the principles and practices of green building are spread throughout the community, the better off we’ll all be.”

The Green Decade Building Tour will also include the 1912 Arts and Crafts house and a newly constructed luxury con-dominium. For more information and to register, go to www.green-decade.org/events. It will meet at the Newton Community Service Center and carpool to the sites.

Students can also learn more about LEED and this school’s green initiatives through the Greengineering club in 148.

Parents to see building, meet with teachersby mereditH abrams

Back to School Night will give parents a taste of their child’s classes for an evening, said vice principal Deborah Holman.

At the event, Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m., parents will follow their child’s schedule and attend each of his or her classes for 10 minutes each block.

Holman said the event will give parents a better idea of what their student’s academic life is like. “Parents will meet the people who teach their kids,” she said.

“I think it’s always good for parents to meet the person be-hind all that homework assigned, the projects, the challenges and the new ideas students are get-ting from classes,” she said.

“Parents will be able to see the new classrooms and hear an overview of the curriculum and expectations for each class.”

She said that other than ge-ography, the event hasn’t been modified for the new building.

“It will run similar to how it ran in the old building,” Holman said. “The major change is the setting and orienting parents to the building. We will provide maps and hopefully have student guides.”

See inside for performing arts, Adam Underground premiere and fall sports

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Four students prepare for math competition by malini gandHi

Four math students from this school are preparing to compete in the second annual Math Prize for Girls contest, according to math teacher Elisse Ghitelman, the math team coach.

Junior Caro-l ine E l l i son , s o p h o m o r e Christina Chen, freshman Ying Gao and Big-e l o w e i g h t h grader Ju l i a Feinstein, who takes math at this school, will travel to New York City No-vember 14 for the contest.

Hundreds of other girls from across the country will meet at New York University as they com-pete for $44,000 in prize money, according to the Math Prize for Girls website.

Students will have 150 min-utes to solve 20 problems, ac-cording to the website. Ghitelman stresses that these problems are “not calculus, but regular math at a more challenging level.”

Both Chen and Ellison par-ticipated in the contest last year, placing13th and 25th, respective-ly, a result Ghitelman said was “pretty impressive, considering the number of people.”

At this year’s event, seminars regarding the promotion of girls in mathematics and a lecture given by Yale professor of phys-ics Priya Natarajan will be held as well, continuing the contest’s original goal of encouraging young women to become future mathematical and scientific lead-ers.

According to Ghitelman, it is “definitely helpful to encourage girls” to pursue math.

“A lot of fields have become more open to females in the past decade or so, but math is still a mostly all-male network,” said Ghitelman. “It is not a level play-ing field. It is easy for girls to get discouraged if they are not encouraged.”

The purpose of the Math Prize for Girls is to provide this encour-agement and enthusiasm, and Feinstein said she finds the whole event “extremely exciting.”

“I know I’ll probably be one of the younger people there, but I am looking forward to going to New York and being able to do challenging math I haven’t done before,” Feinstein said.

Newtonian

Elisse Ghitelman

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Editors in chief — Marena Cole, Eli DavidowManaging editor — Teddy Wen-nekerNews editor — Hilary BrumbergSports editors — Jay Feinstein, Jacob SchwartzArts editors — Kate Lewis, Perrin SteinFeatures editors — Jacob Brunell, Fatema ZaidiOn campus editor — Meredith AbramsNews analysis editor — Steven MichaelTalk of the Tiger editor — Geor-gina TeasdalePhotography editors — Ivan Mc-Govern, Gaby Perez-DietzProduction managers — Gabe Dreyer, Ben HillsAdvertising managers — Emily Gulotta, Tiphaine KugenerBusiness manager — Dan SalvucciCirculation managers — Alison Berkowitz, Caleb Gannon

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Cutsin caflimitoptions

Budget deficits seem to trickle down. The country is suffering from a $13.5 tril-lion national debt. Likewise, Massachusetts and the City of Newton must confront budget deficits this year.

There are few options for closing budget deficits: bring up the taboo of raising taxes or cut government spending. In this tough economic cli-mate, raising taxes is unpalat-able with voters, so spending cuts it will be.

According to the City of Newton draft appropria-tion schedule for Fiscal Year 2011, 57 percent of Newton’s budget contributes to public schools.

And so, the municipal bud-get cuts have inevitably hit the classroom.

For example, class sizes have had to increase and elec-tives have had to been cut over the past few years to accomo-date for budget cuts.

Now cuts have moved from the classroom to the cafete-ria.

The cafeteria staff was downsized from 13 employees to six, which Newton North lunch program director Maria Mastroianni points out is a cut of over 50 percent.

As a result, the new build-ing at 457 Walnut St. opened with just three types of meals for lunch.

Although lunch options have increased from the first week of school, they are still

Gabe Dreyer

In the cafeteria: Cuts to cafeteria funding have led to a decrease in food options.

customized wraps and salads and daily specials.

These stations require greater manpower to produce these customized meals.

Moreover, the salad and vegetarian bars presented healthy choices and options for students with different dietary needs.

In fact, the staff has in-creased the amount of pizza served to give them more time in the kitchen to prepare other entrées, according to Mastroianni.

Mastroianni said a full

staff of 13 would be needed to keep the entire facility in operation.

In an attempt to close the citywide school lunch pro-gram deficit of $1 million dollars, Newton plans to sub-contract the lunch program to Whitsons New England, Inc. While a $1 million budget shortfall is indeed consider-able, school lunch should be thought of in the same vein as the schools they serve—as a public service.

It is unclear how a com-pany motivated by profit will

change for better or worse the current cadre of lunch offerings.

Whereas the school cafete-ria staff discusses prospec-tive menus with students for input and feedback, the new regime may not continue this practice.

Just as cuts in the class-room have a negative impact on students, cuts in lunch op-tions hurt too.

“We have a great facility, but not enough people to run it,” Mastroianni said.

Club Day opens opportunitiesA good way to find your niche hereby steven micHael

Every year, Club Day displays the diversity of the Newton North student body and students’ vari-ety of interests.

The event, which was planned to take place yesterday in the cafeteria, provided a venue for over 30 student clubs and orga-nizations.

It provided an opportunity for clubs to bring greater attention to their activities and to entice new members to join.

Equally, Club Day gave all students a chance to explore their interests through many exciting extracurriculars. Options ranged from the Hiking Club to Model United Nations to the Friday Af-ternoon Culture Society.

Although it’s a cliché, there really was something for every-one in the wide array of groups present.

There are clubs dedicated to the performing arts, foreign language and culture, intramural sports, community service, out-door activities, communications and academic pursuits.

Or, students could branch out and try something they had never experienced before.

Someone involved in sports could join the Improv Club, or

vice versa. Clubs expose you to other

students with whom you might not ordinarily cross paths. They span grade levels and curriculum levels. They span cafeteria tables and social cliques.

Additionally, clubs expose students to experiences beyond traditional classroom learning. Club members must organize activities and oftentimes raise considerable sums of money.

Advocacy campaigns are planned. Competitions are pre-pared for and won. Students hone a particular skill whether it be public speaking, writing or hand-eye coordination.

This mastery of a particular skill or set of skills translates into elevated self-confidence and enthusiasm.

Clubs also foster a sense of community among their mem-bers.

Newton North is big. With almost 2,000 students, it’s easy at times to feel lost among the commotion in the hallways, the lunch line in the cafeteria and the stresses of schoolwork.

Through clubs, Newton North

becomes a smaller, less over-whelming place.

There is always a group of like-minded students you can spend time with and lean back on.

Upperclassmen guide you on which classes to take, what pit-falls to avoid.

Clubs create a tightly knit group of students united by a common purpose.

Get involved. Join a club—or two or three.

Although Club Day has come and passed, it’s not too late to join one of the multitudes of student organizations. Clubs truly are a quintessential part of the high school experience.

LettersReaders are invited to submit guest articles and letters to the editor. Letters should be put in the Newtonite box in Beals House or emailed to [email protected]. The Newtonite reserves the right to edit all letters, which must have the writer’s name, class and homeroom. The Newtonite serves as a forum for student opinion.

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a far cry from the variety of-fered in the past.

According to Mastroianni, the staff now makes three sandwiches, two salads and one hot meal. But all of these meals are made in advance.

A tour of the kitchen facili-ties reveals the extent of the understaffing caused by re-cent lay-offs. The salad/soup bar and the sandwich bar sit unused.

Mastroianni points to an empty cold station that could become a vegetarian bar. “Unfortunately, we have to keep the vegetarian bar closed because we don’t have the people to work it,” she said.

Unlike the current choices, the closed stations would offer made-to-order choices like

newsFriday, Oct. 1, 2010 Newton North, Newtonite ◆ 3

Schools to sendrepresentativesto visit hereWednesday, Oct. 13American UniversityBarnard CollegeBay Path CollegeBay State CollegeBecker CollegeBennington CollegeBentley UniversityBinghamton UniversityBowdoin CollegeBryant UniversityCastleton State CollegeClark UniversityColby-Sawyer CollegeColgate UniversityCollege of St. Joseph, VermontColumbia UniversityConnecticut CollegeDavidson College Dean CollegeDenison UniversityEastern Nazarene CollegeEmmanuel CollegeEndicott CollegeFitchburg State CollegeFlorida Institute of TechnologyFramingham State CollegeGeorge Washington UniversityGettysburg CollegeHamilton CollegeHartwick CollegeHarvard CollegeHaverford CollegeHigh Point UniversityHofstra UniversityHusson UniversityIona CollegeIthaca CollegeJohnson & Wales UniversityKalamazoo CollegeLeMoyne CollegeLehigh UniversityManhattanville CollegeMass. College of Liberal ArtsMass. Maritime Academy Merrimack CollegeMount Ida CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeNewbury CollegeNortheastern UniversityNova Southeastern University Ohio UniversityPlymouth State UniversityProvidence CollegeQueens University of CharlotteRegis CollegeRice UniversityRivier CollegeRochester Institute of TechnologyRoger Williams UniversityRoxbury Community CollegeSacred Heart UniversitySalem State UniversitySalve Regina UniversitySouthern New Hampshire UniversitySpringfield CollegeSt. Anselm CollegeSt. John’s University, NYSaint Joseph College, CTSt. Michael’s College, VTStanford UniversityStony Brook UniversityTemple UniversityTrinity CollegeTulane UniversityUnity College in MaineUniversity at AlbanyUniversity of BridgeportUniversity of HartfordUniversity of Mass. AmherstUniversity of Mass. DartmouthUniversity of Mass. LowellUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of RochesterUniversity of Southern MaineUniversity of TampaUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonVassar CollegeVermont Technical CollegeWashington University, St. LouisWestern New England College

Wheelock CollegeWhitman CollegeWibraham & Monson AcademyWittenberg UniversityWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester State CollegeTuesday, Oct. 19Assumption CollegeBard CollegeBenjamin Franklin Institute of TechnologyBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityBridgewater State CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityChamplain CollegeClarkson UniversityColby CollegeCollege of the Holy CrossColorado CollegeCurry CollegeDaniel Webster CollegeDartmouth CollegeDickinson CollegeEckerd CollegeEmerson CollegeEmpire Beauty SchoolFisher CollegeFordham UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeGibbs CollegeHampshire CollegeHarvey Mudd CollegeJohn Cabot University, RomeJohns Hopkins UniversityJohnson State CollegeLafayette CollegeLasell CollegeLawrence CollegeLesley UniversityLoyola University New OrleansMarietta CollegeMarlboro CollegeMass. Bay Community CollegeMass. College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesMount Holyoke CollegeNazareth College of RochesterNichols CollegeNorthwestern UniversityNorwich UniversityPace UniversityPine Manor CollegeQuinnipiac UniversityRadford UniversityReed CollegeRoanoke CollegeRutgers UniversitySalve Regina UniversitySchool of the Museum of Fine ArtsSkidmore CollegeSmith CollegeSt. Joseph’s College, MESt. Lawrence UniversitySt. Mary’s College of MarylandStonehill CollegeSuffolk UniversityThomas CollegeTufts UniversityU.S. Army RecruitingU.S. Army National GuardU.S. Marine Corps RecruitingUnion CollegeUniversity College Cork, IrelandUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of DelawareUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of Maine, OronoUniversity of Mass. BostonUniversity of MiamiUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of VermontVanderbilt UniversityVillanova UniversityWashington and Jefferson CollegeWellesley CollegeWentworth Inst. of Technology

editors note: This list is accu-rate as of Tuesday, Sept. 28.

Representatives to visitfrom schools, collegesby Perrin stein

College representatives will come to this school to speak with parents and students at two School and College Nights, ac-cording to Irmhild Liang, a career and college counselor.

The events wil l be held Wednesday, Oct. 13 and Tues-day, Oct. 19 from 7 to 8:30 in the cafeteria.

“This event is a college fair. Students will have a chance to speak with representatives from a variety of colleges, the military, technical schools, and schools of-fering post-graduate programs,” said Liang.

Each college representative will have a table set up in the cafeteria, which will allow them to easily display pamphlets and other materials about the college they are representing, according to Liang.

Although School and College Nights will be held in this school, students and parents from other Newton schools are welcome, according to Liang.

“It’s a great opportunity for people from North, South and private schools to learn more about colleges before they ap-ply.”

A list of the schools and colleg-es that will have representatives present at School and College Nights can be found to the left.Adam Underground to premiere tonightby Kate lewis

Tonight, Adam Underground, a short film directed by Rachel Cole and Nick Weiss-Richmond, both ’03, will premiere at 8 p.m.

in Lasker Auditorium.Adam Underground was filmed

at Newton North last April, with many students working on the set as apprentices and actors.

This experience provided students with a unique oppor-tunity to see first-hand how a movie is made, said senior Zuzia Weyman, who was a director’s apprentice.

This evening’s program in-cludes a “sneak preview” screen-ing of the movie, along with a making-of documentary that was created by Weyman and senior Spencer Alton while on the set last spring.

Weyman said that “people

should come to the event because they can see the final product of what their fellow students had been working on.

“They can also see how dif-ficult and time-consuming pro-ducing a film really is, which is showcased in the documentary,” she said.

Weyman said that her experi-ence with Adam Underground was “amazing,” as she worked on many areas of the film, including art direction and cinematogra-phy.

Anyone interested in attend-ing the the event should visit the Adam Underground website, www.wewilldoyourhomework.com, to request an invitation. Admission is $15.

Teddy Wenneker

On the set: Nick Weiss-Richmond ’03, a director, junior Bernard McSally and senior Spencer Alton discuss a scene on the set during production last year.

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specialFriday, Oct. 1, 2010 Newton North, Newtonite ◆ 5

This special is a guide to clubs and organizations at Newton North. Yesterday, various clubs and

organizations showcased at Club Day in the cafeteria.

Here you can read more about the various clubs and organizations offered at this school.Animal Rights Club

What: Students to learn more about how to stop animal abuse.

When: Mondays X-blocks in 410.Goal: “The goal of our club is to raise

awareness of how animals are treated and try to help make the world a better place by stopping animal abuse,” said freshman Alma Greenberg, an officer.

Officers: Greenberg and freshman Lucy Green.

Adviser: To be determined. —emmett greenberg

Art ClubWhat: Students learn about art tech-

niques and make different types of art.When: Thursday X-blocks in 129.Goal: “I want Art Club to be a place

where students can relax and do art with-out having to worry about whether they are good or not,” said junior Shoshana Stanger, an officer.

Officers: Stanger and junior Kristen Ho.

Adviser: Art teacher Shannon Slat-tery.

—Perrin stein

Asian Culture ClubWhat: Students of Asian descent,

as well as students who are interested in Asian and Asian American cultures gather.

The club has informal meetings as well as formal functions, such as Asian Culture Day and Asian Culture Night.

When: Monday X-blocks in 353.Goal: “Our goal for the club this year is

to increase participation and become more active within the community,” said junior Young Guang, an officer.

Officers: Guang, juniors Rebecca Jer-eza and Bonnie Chen, and sophomore Naweed Azadzoi.

Advisers: English teachers Charlene Beh and Michele Leong.

—Julia Oran

Badminton ClubWhat: Students practice and compete

at badminton.When: X-blocks in the SOA.Goal: “To teach kids how to improve at

badminton and show them how much fun it is,” said senior Kelly Huang, an officer.

Officers: Huang, senior Christopher Yee and junior Melody Tang.

Adviser: Math teacher Derek Hogan.—eli davidOw

Biking ClubWhat: Students go on bike rides around

the area and longer bike trips as well.When: Monday X-blocks in 424.Goal: “We hope to do mountain biking

trips and help novice bikers feel more comfortable biking,” said junior Emma Rosenfield

Officers: Rosenfield and sophomore Ari Appel.

Adviser: Science teacher Peter Hamel.

—JacOb brunell

Black Leadership Advisory Council

What: Students discuss issues people of color face in the community and the world.

When: To be determined.Goal: “This year, our goal is to become

more involved in the community,” said senior Jose Morgan, the officer.

Adviser: English teacher Kim Parker.—samantHa libraty

Class of 2011What: President and officers of the

Class of 2011.When: Thursdays X-blocks or third

lunch in 403.Goal: “To make sure we represent the

first graduating class of the new building very well and to leave high school unified and stronger than we’ve ever been,” said Molly Doris-Pierce, the class president.

Officers: Doris-Pierce and vice presi-dents Kevin Barisano, Emily Cetlin, Tiffany Chen and Amy Ren.

Adviser: Counselor Matthew Ford.—megan gentile


Class of 2012.When: Monday mornings in 313.Goal: “One of the goals is to look at the

events for our grade and look at school events on the calendar and make sure that everyone is included because that has cre-ated problems in the past,” said Jon Paul Roby, the president. “Another goal is to represent this class well and do anything we can to make this year less stressful,” said Roby.

Officers: Roby and vice presidents Stephanie Brown, Bernard McSally, Diana Sapashnik, Brooke Stearns and Hansen Yang.

Adviser: Special education depart-ment members Nicole Franchi and Grace Nicolazzo.

—Fatema Zaidi


Class of 2013.When: Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. in 367.Goal: “Our goal is to make our high

school experience as exciting, fun and en-joyable as it can be for all of us. Livin’ the dream ’til 2013,” said Caroline Nunberg, a vice president.

Officers: Carl Whitham is president and Nunberg, Ivan McGovern and Justin Piselli are vice presidents.

Advisers: English teacher Mary Palisoul and history teacher Emily Hartz.

—amanda Hills


Class of 2014.When: Homerooms in Riley house.Goal: To raise money for “something

we can all look forward to at the end

of the year,” said physical education teacher Courtney Albert, the adviser.

Officers: To be determined at the Wednesday, Oct. 13 elections.

Requirements: Students must be elected by their classmates. There will be a class president and four vice presidents, one each from Day, Bigelow, Brown and an independent school.

Adviser: Physical education teacher Courtney Albert.

—inFiniti tHOmas

Career Center AidesWhat: Students visit homerooms to

make announcements about deadlines, and other information related to the col-lege and career search.

When: Monthly Monday X-block meetings, from January of junior year to November of senior year.

Goal: “The goal of the Career Center Program is to spread the word about deadlines, opportunities and all things related to college by word of mouth in-stead of by a bulletin board,” said senior Dana Gooley, a career center aide.

Requirements: Students must in-terview with career center counselor Irmhild Liang.

Adviser: Career center counselor Irmhild Liang.

—geOrgina teasdale

Cooking ClubWhat: Students cook and enjoy food.When: Thursday X-blocks in the inter-

national café.Goal: “To build friendships while enjoy-

ing food together,” said special education teacher Lisa Goldthwaite, the adviser.

Officers: To be determined.Adviser: Special education teacher Lisa

Goldthwaite.—samantHa libraty

Comic and Manga ClubWhat: Students gather to watch and

discuss anime.When: Tuesdays and Thursdays in a

location to be determined.Goal: “To show as much new anime as

possible and to discover new shows,” said junior Rin Rogers, an officer.

Officers: Rogers and juniors Maya Caspi and Enrique Villena.

Adviser: English teacher Wendy Rich-ardson. —Fatema Zaidi

Creative Writing ClubWhat: Students work on creative writ-

ing techniques through writing exercises and peer critiques.

When: Wednesdays after school in 269.

Goal: “We hope to create a welcoming environment where anyone will feel com-fortable sharing their work, and others can offer helpful critiques,” said junior Abby Holtzman, the president.

Officers: Holtzman, and seniors Jared Kalow and Lucilla Pan are officers.

Adviser: English teacher Neil Gior-dano.

—Julia mOss

Dance Club:The Twisted Rumor

What: Students learn ballroom, Latin and belly dancing.

When: Monday X-blocks in the dance studio.

Goal: “To make and perform a dance,” said sophomore Milena Petkova, an of-ficer.

Officers: Petkova and junior Ralitza Dountcheva.

Adviser: English language learners teacher Deborah Jose.

—mereditH abrams

Debate TeamWhat: Students develop arguments and

debate important issues. When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-

8:30 p.m. in a location to be determined. Goal: “We placed fourth in the state

last year. It’d be great if we could tie or do better this year,” said sophomore Jordan Ecker, an officer.

Officers: Ecker and junior Abby Holtzman.

Adviser: To be determined.—Hilary brumberg

DotA ClubWhat: Students play Defense of the

Ancients and other computer games.When: Every day after school in 217.Goal: “To give people a place to go after

school to play games,” said senior Adam Fisher, the officer.

Adviser: Administrative technology specialist Phil Golando.

—PHiliP rubin

Environmental ClubWhat: Students recycle, clean up rivers,

distribute food and raise environmental awareness.

When: Monday X-Blocks in a location to be determined.

Goal: “Increase awareness of environ-mental issues,” said science teacher Ann Dannenberg, the adviser.

Officers: To be determined.Adviser: Science teacher Ann Dan-

nenberg—timmy blOuin

Film ClubWhat: Students watch and discuss

films.When: Fridays after school in the film

lecture hall.Goal: “Fun, first of all,” said senior

Ned Weitzman. “We also try to discuss and understand issues in films.”

Officers: Weitzman and senior Zuzia Weyman.

Adviser: To be determined.—marena cOle

FortéWhat: This school’s all-female a cap-

pella group.When: Sunday evenings at members’

homes.Goal: “Our goals for this year are to

learn new songs, play a lot of gigs and have fun, of course,” said senior Linda Bard, an officer.

Officers: Bard and seniors Emily Cetlin, Eleana Gudema and Rosie McInnes.

Adviser: Fine and performing arts de-partment head Todd Young.

—marena cOle

Gabe Dreyer

In Greengineering: Seniors Liz Thomas and Lucy Mazur-Warren make reuseable bags.

Club Special A guide to clubs at North

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French ClubWhat: Students learn about French cul-

ture and reach out to the community.When: Once or twice a month in 264.Goal: “The club aims to enhance appre-

ciation for French clulture,” said senior Jocie Sobieraj, an officer.

Officers: Sobieraj and senior Helen Gao.

Adviser: French teacher Alieu Jobe.—Jesse metZger

French Film ClubWhat: Students watch French movies.When: To be determined in 267.Goal: “We want to spread appreciation

for French films from the ’60s and share an aspect of French culture,” said junior Maddy Parmenter, an officer.

Officers: Parmenter and junior Rachel Adelsheim.

Adviser: French teacher Suzanne Putzeys.

—eli davidOw

Friday AfternoonCulture Society

What: Students gather to watch episodes of the TV show The Office.

When: Fridays during third lunch in the international café.

Goal: “Our goal is to give students a place to unwind and relax,” said senior Kate Lewis, an officer.

Officers: Lewis and senior Ezra Licht-man.

Adviser: Librarian and English teacher Kevin McGrath.

—irene betts-O’rOurKe

Gay-Straight AllianceWhat: Students discuss GLBT (gay, les-

bian, bisexual, transgender) issues, create programs around the school to provide sup-port for GLBT students.

When: Monday X-blocks in 471.Goal: “To raise awareness and provide

education about GLBT issues and provide a social space where students can come and discuss GLBT issues,” said math teacher Janice Lichtman, the adviser.

Officers: Juniors Madeleine Aquilina and Yaelle Sarid-Segal and sophomore Sophie Kaplan.

Advisers: Math teachers Nicole Conway and Janice Lichtman.

—ryan cOndOn

Greengineering ClubWhat: Students work to make grease into

biodiesel fuel and make reusable bags out of recycled plastic bags.

When: Every X-block in 148.Goal: “To make people more aware of

the environmental issues at hand, and how to prevent theses issues from happening or getting worse,” said senior Andrea Marzilli, the officer.

Advisers: Science teacher Matt Anderson and English and career and technical educa-tion teacher Stephen Chinosi.

—Jesse metZger

Guidance AidesWhat: Students assist freshmen in having

a smooth transition to high school.When: They are assigned freshmen

homerooms to help out twice a week and have monthly meetings with the adviser in a location to be determined.

Goal: “To spend time with freshmen. We try to give them someone to look up to. We want them to feel comfortable,” said senior Gina Nathwani, a guidance aide.

Requirements: Sophomores and juniors can apply by picking up an application in March.

Advisers: Counselors Kyra Bateman and Christine Potter.

—amanda Hills

Hiking ClubWhat: Students hike in local areas and

the White Mountains.When: To be determined.Goal: “To get kids outside, enjoying na-

ture and gaining hiking skills,” said senior Teddy Wenneker, an officer.

Officers: Wenneker and senior Eli Da-vidow.

Adviser: Science teacher Ann Dannen-berg.

—talia lavacHe

House ManagingWhat: Students help run the house by

setting up ticket sales and intermission, and by showing people to their seats.

When: A week before a show in differ-ent locations, based on what the callboard says.

Goals: “You help make the audience get into the show more smoothly, while getting a free ticket and a crew hour,” said senior Anita Sodder, an officer.

Officers: Sodder and juniors Danielle Campbell and Katharine Norris.

Adviser: Theatre Ink director Adam Brown.

—Fatema Zaidi

Improv ClubWhat: Students meet to learn and per-

form comedic improvisation.When: Every X-block in the little the-

atre.Goal: “Practice through a variety of

audience-based games like Freeze, Styles and Death Pendulum,” said junior Graham Techler, an officer. “Club members will also have the chance to perform in Improv Jams I and II.”

Officers: Techler, junior Nicole Bunis and sophomore Sam Raby.

Advisers: Theatre Ink director Adam Brown and Mike Manship.

—megan gentile

International ForumWhat: Students unite different cultures

through music, language and food.When: Thursday X-blocks in 409.Goal: “We really want to take a field trip

somewhere around Boston,” said sophomore Milena Petkova, an officer. “We’d also like to have an international dinner where everyone can bring food from around the world.”

Officers: Petkova and junior Kameliya Makaveeva.

Adviser: English language learners teacher Deborah Jose.

—Kate lewis

Italian ClubWhat: Students participate in Italian cul-

tural events and Italian activities.Goal: “To help students learn more about

Italian culture,” said senior Maria Brandi, the president.

When: X-blocks in 256.Officers: Brandi, and senior Natasha

Antonellis is vice president and junior Nadia Antonellis is treasurer.

Adviser: Italian teacher Maria Procopio.—timmy blOuin

Jewish Student UnionWhat: Students learn about Jewish cul-

ture.When: Monday X-blocks in 325.Goal: “We want to gain more appreciation

of the Jewish culture because we feel that a lot of Jews are negligent of their roots,” said senior Simona Gilman, an officer.

Officers: Gilman and senior Jake Ma-man.

Adviser: Science teacher Tatyana Osip-enko and Elisha Rubin.

—talia lavacHe

Junior National Associationof the Deaf

What: “It is an organization that empow-

ers Deaf people,” said Erika Guarino, a teacher of the Deaf.

When: Thursday X-blocks in 366.Goals: “We host activities to promote

socialization amongst the students outside of school and community service activities. These activities help promote adult develop-ment and leadership,” said Guarino.

Officers: To be determined.Requirements: Knowledge of American

Sign Language.Adviser: Teacher of the Deaf Erika Gua-

rino.—Fatema Zaidi

Magic: The Gathering ClubWhat: A place for playing the Magic: The

Gathering trading card game.When: To be determined in 409.Goal: “To have a time for people to meet

up and play the card game,” said freshman Ryan Condan.

Officers: Condan and freshman Stefan Steenstrup.

Adviser: English language learners teacher Kristen Durocher.

—Jay Feinstein

Marathon TeamWhat: Students train to run a marathon

in the spring.When: Tuesdays and Thursdays after

school and Saturdays from October to May

Goal: “The goal of the Marathon Team is to get as many students as we can to com-plete a marathon in the spring,” said special education teacher Drew Pierce.

Requirements: Open to sophomores, juniors or seniors who do not play a spring sport.

Adviser: Special education teacher Drew Pierce.

—Jared Freedman

Math TeamWhat: Students compete in the Greater

Boston math league.When: Every Wednesday after school

in 465.Goal: “The goal is to do well at the com-

petitions—when we don’t have a competi-tion, we practice,” said math teacher Elisse Gitelman, the adviser.

Officer: Senior Dong-Gil Shin is the captain.

Adviser: Math teacher Elisse Ghitel-man.

—ryan cOndOn

Mentors in ViolencePrevention

What: Students promote gender respect

Eric Halin

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and raise awareness about harassment through lessons and assemblies.

When: To be determined.Goal: “MVP is an organization that fights

gender violence through raising awareness and educating others and ourselves about it,” said senior Jared Kalow, an officer.

Officers: Kalow and senior Sasha Land.Advisers: Science teacher Albert Calde-

rone and counselor Michele Kennedy.—Kristian lundberg

Mock TrialWhat: Students practice their debating

skills and compete in staged trials against other schools.

When: Wednesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. in 254.

Goal: “Depending on members’ roles, mock trial can be about improving oratory, legal understanding, debating, and even improvisational acting,” said junior Michael Dinsmore, the officer.

Adviser: Latin teacher David Hawkins.—Kristian lundberg

Microcredit ClubWhat: Students give small loans to busi-

nesses in developing countries.When: Monday X-blocks in 326.Goals: “This year we hope to have Micro-

credit Day and to raise a lot of money to help us give loans,” said senior Gaby Perez-Dietz, the president.

Officers: Perez-Dietz, and senior Hannah Herrlich is vice president.

Adviser: History and social sciences teacher Ty Vignone.

—marena cOle

MingaWhat: Students work to educate others

about the child sex trade.When: Thursdays X-block in 471.Goal: “To prevent our generation from

becoming future victims or abusers of the sex trade by motivating youth,” said senior Jocie Sobieraj, an officer.

Officers: Sobieraj and junior Shahar Don.

Adviser: Math teacher Janice Lichtman.—Jared PerlO

Model United Nations What: Students meet in a debate set-

ting, with each student representing a country. Members of the club follow UN protocol to debate international issues and to pass UN resolutions. Students also compete against other schools to debate in a similar fashion.

When: Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. in a loca-tion to be determined.

Goal: “We have two main goals: to give students a place to learn about and discuss international issues and events, and to win at conferences,” said senior Rebecca Harris, an officer.

Officers: Harris and seniors Simona Gilman and Jared Kalow, and junior Gabe Dreyer.

Adviser: History teacher Gregory Drake.

—alex Feit Newtonian

What: Students work on and publish this school’s yearbook.

When: Mondays third lunch, and editors

Gabe Dreyer

In Microcredit Club: Seniors Lilly Xian, Hannah Herrlich and Gaby Perez-Dietz research Guatemalan clothing online.

meet two periods a week in 275.Goal: “To produce a collection of memo-

ries that the Class of 2011 will be able to keep with them and enjoy for the rest of their lives, as well as capture the essence of the new building,” said senior Teddy Wenneker, a photographer.

Officers: The Newtonian is currently in the staffing process.

Adviser: Television production aide Amanda Mazzola.

—Henry degrOOt

NewtoniteWhat: Students produce this school’s

newspaper.When: After school in 273.Goal: “The Newtonite is a way to repre-

sent student opinion and report news around the school and community,” said senior Marena Cole, an editor in chief.

Requirements: Students must take Jour-nalism 1 to work on the writing staff, but anyone can help with advertising sales, art, photography and circulaton.

Officers: Cole and senior Eli Davidow are editors in chief.

Adviser: English teacher Kate Shaugh-

nessy.—gabe dreyer

Nicaragua ClubWhat: Students raise money to help stu-

dents in Nicaragua pay for school supplies and fees.

When: Monday X-blocks in 266.Goal: “To help kids become more aware

of and give aid to the people of Nicaragua,” said senior Jaryd Justice-Moote, an officer.

Officers: Justice-Moote and seniors Isa-bel Dover and Ben Tack.

Adviser: French teacher Fiona Blyth.—teddy wenneKer

Northern LightsWhat: This school’s co-ed a cappella

group.When: Sunday nights from 7 to 9 at

members’ homes.Goal: “Our goal is to produce great music

in an extremely casual and enjoyable envi-ronment,” said senior Johanna Gittleman, an officer.

Officers: Gittleman and senior Kelly McIntyre.

Adviser: Counselor Matthew Ford.—marena cOle

Orange ShieldWhat: Students are provided with vol-

unteering and community service oppor-tunities.

When: Monday X-blocks in 453.Goal: “We want to get more kids to help

out and do community service,” said senior Tiffany Leung, an officer.

Officers: Leung and senior Maria Bran-di.

Adviser: Science teacher Mike Hazel-tine.

—eli davidOw

PAWS MediationWhat: PAWS provides a way for students

to resolve disagreements.When: Orientation days will take place

in the library in December, and the club will meet in 375.

Goal: “The goal of PAWS is to train students so that they may serve as peer mediators for other students in an effort to help maintain a comfortable, supportive and tolerant community at Newton North,” said counselor Kyra Bateman, an adviser.

Officers: Juniors Hunter Hedenberg and Emma Rosenfield.

Advisers: Counselors Kyra Bateman and Belma Johnson.

—irene betts-O’rOurKe

Peer MentoringWhat: Students are paired with new stu-

dents to show them around the school.

When: Thursday, Oct. 21 in a location to be determined.

Goal: “To help transfer students fit in the school and get them into activities that they are interested in,” said senior Evan Zhang, a peer mentor.

Requirements: Students must apply be-fore Tuesday, Oct. 12.

Adviser: Counselor Amanda Tsetsi.

—Fatema Zaidi

Peer TutoringWhat: Upperclassmen tutor younger stu-

dents’ in the subjects of their choice.When: Two or more blocks per week

based on the students’ availablility.Goal: “To provide help to underclassmen

in the academic subjects in which they need it,” said science teacher Melissa Rice, an adviser.

Requirements: Students have to apply and have two blocks per week free. Applica-tions are available in 461.

Advisers: Rice and math teacher Karly Burke.

—JacOb brunell

Philosophy ClubWhat: Students gather to discuss books,

issues, topics and problems that any of the members are facing.

When: Thursday X-blocks in a location to be determined.

Goal: “To provide intellectual satisfac-tion,” said senior Anna Gargas, the presi-dent.

Adviser: English teacher Mike Fieleke.—inFiniti tHOmas

Poetry ClubWhat: Students write and recite poetry.When: Thursdays X-block in 354.Goal: “Poetry club gives people a place

to express themselves,” said senior Maddie MacWilliams, an officer.

Officers: MacWilliams and senior Becky Reed.

Adviser: English teacher Adam Carpen-ter.

—Jared Freedman

Political Forum ClubWhat: Students raise political issues, hold

discussions and debates and listen to guest speakers on occasion.

When: To be determined.Goal: “Our main goal is to get students

more involved with student government in the school,” said senior Peter Wu, the officer.

Adviser: History and social sciences teacher Jim Morrsion.

—Julia mOssEric Halin

DotA club: Seniors Remi Torracinta, Adam Fisher and Dong-Gil Shin play Defense of the Ancients.


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Quiddich TeamWhat: Students practice and play

against other high schools in Quidditch.When: Mondays and Wednesdays after

school at Dickinson Stadium.Goal: “My goal is to develop a team that

is close-knit and can compete with other Quidditch teams in the state,” said senior Spencer Alton, an officer.

Officers: Alton and senior Dana Gool-ey.

Adviser: English teacher Nick Grant.—glOria li

Sailing TeamWhat: Students learn how to sail, and

they compete against other high schools in the greater Boston area.

When: Between April and June, about three days a week at Community Rowing Boston.

Goal: “We want to beat other sailing teams, learn how to sail better and have fun together,” said senior Ross Swerling, an officer.

Officers: Swerling and junior Veronica Ingham.

Adviser: Scheduler and math teacher Richard Ballou.

—Perrin stein

Science TeamWhat: Students who love science and

enjoy competing and demonstrating their knowledge of science and engineering.

When: Tuesdays and Fridays after school in 427.

Goal: “Our goal this year is to place in the top three in every competition we participate in, and most of all to have fun,” said senior Helen Gao, the president.

Officers: Gao, and junior Young Guang is vice president. The team also has indi-vidual captains for each competition.

Adviser: Science teacher Barbara Gibson.

—Henry degrOOt

Ski and Snowboard ClubWhat: Students plan recreational trips

to ski or snowboard.When: Day and overnight trips to re-

sorts such as Sunday River, Killington and Stowe throughout the winter.

Goal: “We’re going to try to provide as many trips as we can so that as many stu-dents as possible can enjoy a great ski and snowboard environment here at North,” said senior Daniel Tabib, the officer.

Requirements: Day trips cost about $70 and weekend trips cost about $250.

Adviser: Special education teacher Stephen Hess.

—ned martenis

Spanish ClubWhat: Students practice their Span-

ish and learn about Spanish-speaking countries.

When: Thursday X-blocks in the inter-national café.

Goal: “We want to have everyone enjoy the language, learn about culture and just have a good time,” said senior Monica Reuman, an officer.

Officers: Reuman and senior Sindi Nune.

Advisers: Spanish teacher Jose Sancho and world language department head Nancy Marrinucci.

—Perrin stein

SportscastingWhat: Students commentate Newton

North athletic events and learn sportscast-ing first-hand.

When: Meetings are in 260 at the begin-ning of each sports season.

Goals: “The goal is to provide real-life experience to students interested in sports broadcasting,” said English teacher Neil Giordano, the adviser.


—JacOb brunell

Stage CrewWhat: Students work backstage for

Theatre Ink productions.When: Every day after school in 185.Goal: “We design the sets, lights and

sound for every show at Theatre Ink,” said senior Zach Grannan, a student technical director.

Officers: Grannan and senior Kevin Zabrecky.

Adviser: Technical director Mike Bar-rington-Haber.

—ned martenis

Students Against Destructive Decisions

What: An organization which focuses on stopping negative peer pressure.

When: Thursday X-blocks in a location to be determined.

Goal: “To provide students with the best prevention tools to deal with issues of underage drinking and drug use, among others,” said sophomore Kyle Hartman, the president.

Officers: Hartman, and sophomore Crystal Daniels is vice president.

Adviser: Special education teacher Nicole Franchi.

—Jay Feinstein

Team P.A.C.T.What: Students fundraise together and

donate to different cancer funds.When: X-blocks once or twice every two

weeks in the science office.Goal: “We’re hoping to make as much

money as we can, so we can donate as much as we can,” said senior Tiffany Chen, an officer.

Officers: Chen and senior Nathane Lamas.

Adviser: Science teacher Brian Gag-né.

—anna clements

Theatre InkWhat: This school’s drama department,

which puts on 11 and 13 shows each year, more than half of which are student di-rected.

When: Every day after school in the little theatre and Lasker Auditorium.

Goal: “To tell stories and bring the community into the school to tell them something important,” said senior Derek Butterton.

Officers: Student directors this year are Butterton and seniors Skylar Fox, Aviva Galpert, Mercer Gary, David Gore and Edan Laniado.

Adviser: Theatre Ink chair Adam Brown.

—alex Feit

ThoughtprintsWhat: This school’s literary maga-

zine.

When: Sunday night at members’ homes.

Goal: “This year, we’d like to recruit more underclassmen and spread to a wider audience,” said junior Isabel Meigs, a music editor.

Officers: Seniors Kara Cochran and Ilana Cohen are editors in chief. Meigs and senior Teddy Wenneker, juniors Maddie Aquilina and Lior Percher are editors.


—marena cOle

Tiger FriendsWhat: Students work on integrating

kids in the Connections Program into the school and making friends with people outside of their comfort zone.

When: Monday X-blocks in 313.Goal: “We want everyone to meet peo-

ple they have never met before and have experiences they have never had before,” said junior Haley Rosenberg, an officer.

Officers: Rosenberg and junior Jamie Ravech.

Adviser: Connections co-director Jodi Whidden.

—Fatema Zaidi

Tiger MagazineWhat: Students produce a television

news magazine that airs on NewTV.When: Advanced Television Production

class, which meets C-block.Goal: “We want to put out the highest

quality television for the masses,” said senior Spencer Alton.

Requirements: Participants must be enrolled in Advanced Television Produc-tion and have previously taken Television Production.


—Jared PerlO

Tutors in ActionWhat: Students are assigned to work

with individual students at either Bigelow

Teddy Wenneker

Nicaragua Club: Seniors Ben Tack and Isabel Dover plan for the upcoming school year.

Middle or Cabot Elementary school.When: Weekly to be determined. The

entire club will most likely meet in 257 a few times a year.

Goal: “To give elementary and high school students the chance to bond, have fun and learn from each other academi-cally and socially,” said senior Jess Kramer, the officer.

Adviser: Counselor Darby Verre—Julia Oran

Ultimate FrisbeeWhat: Students learn about the sport,

play pickup games, and get to play on either an A-team or a B-team, where they will play against other teams of their skill level.

When: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thurs-days after school in the bleachers outside of Dickinson Stadium.

Goal: “The goal of our A-team is to be competitive and place highly in the state and other tournaments, but having fun is still always a priority,” said senior Dylan Wolff, the captain. “B-team’s goals are closer to that of fall Ultimate—to have fun and to improve.”

Adviser: Science teacher Matt Ander-son.

—anna clements

Virtual Agency Corporation

What: Students with an interest in becoming talent agents learn about and discuss some of the most successful sports and entertainment agents in the business.

When: Monday X-blocks in the flm lecture hall.

Goal: “We would like for everyone in the club to understand the paths, hard-ships and turmoil that is undergone in be-coming a sports or entertainment agent,” said senior Ben Tack, an officer.

Officers: Tack and seniors Michael Ben-nington and Kiril Filipov.

Adviser: Business teacher Rob Kane.—JacOb brunell

Yako ConnectionWhat: Students help a small school in

Yako, Burkina Faso by raising money to buy items like calculators and to set up a water system for the village.

When: Monday X-blocks in 266.Goal: “We hope to have a Burkina Faso

Day like last year to show people how we’re helping the village out a lot and teach them what Yako is,” said senior Nensi Cukalla, an officer.

Officers: Cukalla and senior Ana Mi-jailovic.

Adviser: French teacher Fiona Blyth.—samantHa libraty

Young LifeWhat: A worldwide group that is fo-

cused on showcasing God’s love to stu-dents in their own environments.

When: Monday X-block in the cafete-ria.

Goal: “Our goal, essentially, is to share the love of God by just hanging out or serv-ing. We might go to the movies or go bowl-ing, or we could volunteer at a shelter,” said senior Josh Brooks, the officer.

Adviser: Design and visual communica-tions teacher Sue Brooks.

—Kate lewis


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Theatre EventsNovember

“The Skin of Our Teeth,” by Thornton Wilder, will be performed Thursday, Nov. 4 through Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Lasker Auditorium.

The play centers around Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, who are the biblical Adam and Eve, said senior Aviva Galpert, a director with senior Edan Laniado.

“The show is filled with hilarity and absurdity, but it is important not to lose sight of its pointed, insightful social commentary about progress, social Darwinism and what we as Americans and humans value,” Galpert said.December

Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice,” an adaptation of the Greek myth “Orpheus,” will take the stage Thursday, Dec. 9 through Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the little the-atre under the direction of seniors Derek Butterton and Mercer Gary.

“It asks questions like: is it better to remember pain-ful things or to forget them and feel nothing?” Butterton said. “These questions are pretty heavy, but the play is surprisingly funny.”

Improv Jam I, an opportunity for the Improv Club to present what it has been working on, will be performed Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre.January

“Freshman Cabaret,” directed by sophomores Eliza Burr, Jack Reibstein, Greta Schindler and Rowan Sock-well, will go on stage in Lasker Auditorium Thursday, Jan. 6 and Friday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

The show, which casts every freshman that audi-tions, “includes a variety of sketches, songs and dances that showcase the talent of the freshman class,” said Schindler.

Now in its second year, the “Cabaret Troupe,” directed by senior Kelly McIntyre and junior Jon Paul Roby, will perform Thursday, Jan. 20 and Friday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Lasker Auditorium.February

A play, title to be determined, will be performed Thurs-

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Music EventsNovember

The Jubilee Singers, Symphonic Band and Wind En-semble will perform in Fall Concert I at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17 in Lasker Auditorium. Then Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., Fall Concert II will feature Concert Choir, Family Singers and Orchestra.

Auditions for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) Senior District Festival will take place Saturday, Nov. 20 at Milton High School.December

Catie Curtis will perform a benefit concert for the Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF) in Lasker Auditorium Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. GELF is an organization that raises money to give scholarships to Newton students, allowing them to participate in ex-change programs around the world.

“Last year, Catie Curtis did the singer/songwriter sym-posium, and this year, we’re really excited to have her back to help raise money for GELF,” said Todd Young, fine and performing arts department head.January

The MMEA Senior District Festival is Friday, Jan. 7 and Saturday, Jan. 8 at the Boston Latin School.

The MMEA Junior District Festival will hold auditions Saturday, Jan. 22 at Concord-Carlisle High School.

Auditions for the MMEA All-State Festival will be at Shrewsbury High School Saturday, Jan. 29.

That evening, the Jubilee Singers will present their winter concert in Lasker Auditorium at 7 p.m.February

Winter Concert I, featuring Jazz Ensemble, Symphon-ic Band and Tiger Bebop, will take place Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in Lasker Auditorium, with Winter Concert II taking place the following evening at the same time.

The second concert will be in memory of former music teacher Ray Smith, and will feature Concert Choir, Family Singers, Orchestra and Wind Ensemble.

day, Feb. 3 through Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre.March

“Curtains” will go on stage Thursday, March 17 through Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. in Lasker Auditorium.

The all-school musical will be directed and choreo-graphed by Kirsten McKinney, with musical direction by Rachael Ziering ’04.April

Directed by juniors Nicole Bunis and Graham Techler, “Spontaneous Generation,” the improv show, will be performed Wednesday, April 6 through Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre.

“It’s a fun improv show with a lot of audience partici-pation,” Bunis said. “It’s really awesome and very funny. At the end, we improvise a 30-minute musical about an audience member’s life.”

Later that month, the second Improv Jam of the year will be performed Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre.May

The 28th annual North-South Shakespeare collabora-tion will take the stage at Newton South, Thursday, May 12 through Saturday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m.

“Sunday in the Park with George,” directed by seniors Skylar Fox and David Gore, will be performed in Lasker Auditorium Thursday, May 26 through Saturday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 29 at 2 p.m.

“‘Sunday’ explores essential questions of connec-tion, progress and the power of creation,” Fox said. “It’s inspired by one of the most iconic paintings of all time—Georges Seurat’s ‘Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.’”June

The fourth annual Playwrights’ Festival will be per-formed in repertory with Nitrous Oxide, the sketch com-edy troupe, Wednesday, June 1 through Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the little theatre.

MarchThe MMEA Junior District Festival will be Friday,

March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at Lincoln-Sudbury Re-gional High School.

The MMEA All-State Festival is Thursday, March 24 through Saturday, March 26 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.

“Some students who receive a seat in the District Festi-val are then asked to audition for All-States,” Young said. “Being chosen to be in an All-States ensemble is quite an honor because it recognizes some of the top musicians in the state.”April

Concert Choir, the Jubilee Singers, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform in Spring Concert I Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. in Lasker Auditorium. Honors String Ensemble, Family Singers and Orchestra will play Spring Concert II the following evening at 7 p.m. The concert will also feature the Concerto Competi-tion winners.

Jazz Night, featuring Jazz Ensemble and Tiger Bebop, will take place on Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m.May

The entire music department will come out for Pops Night Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria, after a potluck dinner at 6 p.m.

“This event is a culmination of music at Newton North,” according to Young. “Each ensemble performs a couple of pieces, scholarships and awards are given and there’s a potluck dinner beforehand. It’s a great way to wrap-up the year.”June

Saturday, June 4 at 7 p.m., the Jubilee Singers will perform in Lasker Auditorium.

—Kate lewis and Perrin stein

Anna Kaertner

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Girls’ soccer improvespossession, midfield play

Girls’ cross country works on longer distances

Young football team gains early leads, has depth

by Jay Feinstein

As the season for girls’ soc-cer, 3-2-1 Wednesday, contin-ues, coach James Hamblin said that the team has some major strengths and weaknesses.

“We move the ball well, we have great possession and we have good midfield play,” he said. “But we need to be more consis-tent with scoring.”

Overall, Hamblin said he sees improvements.

“We’re doing much better than last year.”

The Tigers plan to visit a tough Norwood team Monday. “They have an extremely good player who plays at the national level,” Hamblin said. “We need to be defensive to neutralize her.”

Wednesday, the Tigers will visit a strong Natick team. “They started their season well, and they have really good players,” Hamblin said. “This game is go-

ing to be really intense for our younger players.”

Friday, the Tigers will face Braintree for the second time, but this time it will be at home. “I hope we can step up and get an edge on them,” Hamblin said.

Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Tigers will host Dedham. “I don’t know much about them, but I do know that they have a good keeper,” Hamblin said. “We have a chance against them.”

The Tigers will visit Weymouth Thursday, Oct. 14. “I expect to get a good game,” Hamblin said. “Last time it was close.”

The Tigers visited Framingham Tuesday, losing 2-0. According to senior Evelyn Hurwitz, a captain with senior Ellen Goldberg, “The rain played a major factor and we just didn’t do our best.”

Friday, Sept. 24, the Tigers visited Brookline, a major rival according to Hamblin, and tied

0-0. “It was a very hard, physical game,” he said.

Hosting Milton Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Tigers defeated the Wildcats, 3-0. It was North’s first home victory out of all varsity sports at the new Dickinson Sta-dium, according to Hamblin. “I’m happy about how we did. We did well,” he said.

Monday, Sept. 20, the Tigers won 2-0 at Braintree in a tough game, according to Hamblin. “We took a lot of chances for the better,” he said.

In a home game Thursday, Sept. 16, the Tigers lost 1-0 in a close game against Weymouth. “We were both evenly competi-tive, and we had good possession on both sides,” Hamblin said. “They got a goal 15 minutes before the game ended and took the win.”

The Tigers were to host Need-ham yesterday.

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Although girls’ cross country, 4-1, started the season inexpe-rienced, they are strengthening as a team, according to senior Margo Gillis, a captain with se-nior Devika Banerjee and junior Melissa Weikart.

As a whole, the Tigers need to work on “running longer dis-tances with a group of younger girls who have never really done this before,” Gillis said. “We just need to learn how to be bet-ter runners in general and that comes through practice.”

To improve, the Tigers run in packs during practice because this strategy helps scoring at meets.

“Only the top seven people get scored, so if those seven all run

together, it gives us a high score,” she said.

This year, the Tigers’ top seven are very strong, which gives them an advantage, according to Gillis. The top seven are the captains and sophomores Megan Bellerose, Julia Schinteralli, Julia Schlossman and Kaley Spitaels, Gillis said.

Throughout the rest of the season, girls’ cross country would like “to continue to improve and become closer as a team, while just having fun along the way,” Gillis said.

The Tigers will compete in a meet against Norwood and Braintree at Norwood, Wednes-day. “We should beat Norwood with ease, but Braintree has a very good team and will be a

real challenge,” said coach Peter Martin.

Tuesday, Oct. 12 the Tigers will visit Wellesley. “Wellesley is a great team. They and Weymouth are the class of the league this year, so they will be tough to beat,” Martin said.

At Natick, Tuesday, Sept. 28, the Tigers defeated both Natick and Milton, Gillis said. “The rain made it challenging, but we pulled through,” she said.

Weymouth beat the Tigers 19-44 at home Wednesday, Sept. 22. “Weymouth had a great team, and from the race, we learned that we are relatively inexperienced,” Martin said.

“We have a way to go be-fore we will be able to compete against the league’s best.”

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Ball control: Junior Sarah Perlo dribbles the ball.

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At a warm practice: Sophomore Charlotte Moore, freshman Meara Hemler, senior Devika Banerjee and junior Melissa Weikart run around Dickinson Stadium.

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Scramble: Senior Isaiah Penn dodges a Needham defender on a run on Sunday Sept. 19.

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Football, 0-3, has gained the lead early in games but lets teams get back into contention later, according to senior Ben Clark, a captain with seniors Isaiah Penn and Kevin Barisano.

“We’ve got to learn to finish the job,” Clark said. “After three years, it’s time for things to go our way.”

Otherwise, strengths for the team, according to Clark, include the team’s youth and depth. Clark said the team’s wide receivers, senior Terrell Doyle and junior Michael Thorpe, have been play-ing exceptionally well.

The Tigers play Braintree to-morrow at Dickinson Stadium at 1 p.m. According to coach Peter Capodilupo, Braintree almost beat Natick, a powerhouse in the league, which was impressive. “They have a good quarterback and a great running back that we have to match on our side.”

Milton will host the Tigers Friday. According to Capodilupo, Milton is one of the league’s

“most prolific throwing teams. Passing is the core of their of-fense. It will be a test for our perimeter.”

Wellesley defeated the Tigers 32-2 in the first away game of the season Friday, Sept. 24.

The team lost its second game of the season here against Need-ham Sunday, Sept. 19. The Tigers claimed an early lead, according to Clark, but Needham fought back to tie it up. The Tigers lost 42-36 in triple overtime.

Clark, a safety and running back, ran for 115 years, scoring three touchdowns.

Capodilupo said the team has consistently put in enough ef-fort to “lose just barely to good teams like Needham, but we’re not there yet. Our performance still isn’t good.

“We have to look at ourselves in the mirror, see how we can improve and then act upon that. We have to own our actions.”

Capodilupo said, “If pain is a producer of growth, then we are definitely growing.”

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Golf hopes to endstrongby JacOb scHwartZ

Golf, 6-2 Wednesday, has been seeding during practice to decide who will play in matches, accord-ing to coach Bob MacDougall.

“I have 12 great golfers and unfortunately, they can’t all play at a match.

“There is definitely a level of competition, but it’s good com-petition.

“No one is calling penalties on each other, they’re just trying to do well and improve their game,” he said.

MacDougall said he urges his golfers to visit courses outside of practice and work on parts of their game.

Senior Mike Zegarelli, a cap-tain with seniors Eric Regensburg and T.J. Ryan, said, “We used to have a team that wasn’t used to playing in matches, but they’ve definitely stepped it up.

“Everybody cares a lot about what they’re doing. There is a lot of commitment,” Zegarelli said.

The Tigers host an undefeated Wellesley team at the Brae Burn Country Club Monday.

MacDougall said, “They are probably one of the best teams in the league, and they’re 7-0. I’ve heard a lot about them, but we will have the benefit of being at home.

“The strategy for this game is simple: don’t worry about them. If we get caught watching Welles-ley, we’ll get distracted and won’t know what to do.

“If anyone can beat them, we can,” MacDougall said.

An issue for the team, MacDou-gall said, has been that “when one player plays badly, we all tend to play badly. We have trouble rebounding after a bad hole.”

At home Tuesday, the Tigers will face Natick—a well-coached squad, according to MacDougall. “I’m not sure how deep they are,” he said. “We’re going to rely on our team depth in order to win.”

R e g e n s b u r g , Ry a n a n d Zegarelli will participate in the Bay State Championship Wednes-day, Zegarelli said.

MacDougall said the team will be fine-tuning its skills in order to do well at the match.

In the last regular season match, the Tigers will travel to Needham Tuesday, Oct. 12. “This meet historically has determined the regular season champions,” he said.

Earlier in the season, the Tigers defeated the Warriors at Brookline, and in what Mac-Dougall described as a “carbon copy of the first time around,” Brookline defeated the Tigers 63-45 at the Tigers’ course Monday, Sept. 27.

“They really took to it and played a great match,” MacDou-gall said.

The Tigers defeated Milton 58.5-49.5 on the road Thursday, Sept. 23.

“It was a big match, and it was also a big accomplishment to beat them,” MacDougall said.

Playing on a challenging course, according to MacDou-gall, the Tigers defeated Dedham on the road, 74-34 Thursday, Sept. 16.

Yesterday, the Tigers were to have played at Framingham.

Boys’ soccer improves with experienceTigers work on anticipation, learn to take chances

Boys’ cross country to host dual meetRunners work hard together, gain team unityby Jay Feinstein

Boys’ cross country, 3-1, is a lot closer as a team than it was earlier in the season, according to senior Dan Ranti, a captain with senior Ezra Lichtman. “We have a lot of team unity,” he said.

Coach Jim Blackburn noted that he have seen improvement in some runners. “A lot of them have gotten better,” he said. “We have a lot of people on the team, and as a whole, we’ve gotten stronger and have progressed in our abilities.”

These improvements are just one more step towards being the best in the league, according to Blackburn. “It’s our goal,” he said.

Wednesday, the Tigers look forward to hosting an easy meet with Braintree and Norwood, according to Blackburn. “They won’t be a problem. I don’t expect to lose,” he said.

At Wellesley, Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Tigers expect another win, according to Blackburn. “We’ll definitely do alright against

them,” he said. Although the Tigers expect to

defeat Wellesley, they still can’t win without trying, according to Blackburn. “We need to work hard because Wellesley isn’t a bad team,” he said. “They do okay.”

In a duel meet Tuesday, the Tigers swept both Natick and Milton at Natick 19-37 and 21-35, respectively, according to Ranti. “We got first, second and third, which is an automatic win,” he said. “All of our runners did re-ally well.”

According to Ranti, junior Da-vid Buzby and sophomores David Demarest and Johnny Long did especially well.

“They’re really strong runners and they showed great prog-ress and ability,” he said. “They worked really hard.”

Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Ti-gers lost 25-33 to a tough Wey-mouth team in a home meet. “We’re not happy about it, but we figured that the meet was going to be hard,” Blackburn said. “They definitely had more depth.”

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At Dickinson Stadium: Senior Gianluca Viscomi leaps for the ball against Brookline Friday, Sept. 24.

by JacOb scHwartZ

With more games under its belt, boys’ soccer, 1-2-3 Wednes-day, has improved at “anticipat-ing each other as a group, and what sort of runs people take off the ball,” coach Roy Dow said.

“We’re also getting better at taking our chances in a good way.”

The Tigers will face Malden at home Monday.

“They’re not the strongest team we will play, but we definite-ly can’t overlook them, because we’re also not a strong team yet,” Dow said.

“We just have to prove that we are.”

Facing Natick Wednesday will be one of the tougher games of the season, according to senior Jeremy Gurvits, a captain with senior Gabe Paul.

For the second time in a month, the Tigers face the Braintree

Wamps Friday, Oct. 8, this time on the road.

Dow said, “They are a real blue-collar, very hard working team.”

Dedham hosts the Tigers Tuesday, Oct. 12. “They’re an okay team,” Gurvits said.

“We beat them last year, but we definitely can’t overlook them,” he said.

“I am expecting a good game.”

After a 2-2 tie early in the season at Weymouth Tuesday, Sept. 14, the teams will play once again, at home Thursday, Oct. 14. According to Dow, Weymouth is a physical group.

“I also think we’ve figured out a lot of things since then,” he said.

At Framingham, the Tigers tied 1-1 Tuesday. Sophomore Matt Callahan scored the game-tying goal, on the rebound of

senior Gianluca Viscomi’s shot on goal, which hit the post.

“The goal felt great,” said Cal-lahan. “This was a very important game and we really needed a goal in order to boost the team’s confidence.”

B r o o k l i n e defeated the Ti-gers 2-1 at Dickinson Stadium Friday, Sept. 24.

The Warriors scored the first goal of the game towards the end of the first half.

Then the Tigers tied it up in stoppage time with a cross on a breakaway, which led to a goal in the upper-left corner of the net, scored by senior Dan Fanelli.

However, opportunities like this were rare for the team, as the

Tigers found themselves defend-ing Brookline much more than they were trying to score.

Brookline scored again with 26 minutes left in the game to go ahead 2-1.

The Tigers were unable to fight back.

Brookline coach Jeff Katz said, “We played poorly at the start. We didn’t figure out what North’s strengths were, but later we fig-ured them out,” Katz said.

“Both teams got physical to-wards to the end of the game, and that definitely turned up the heat a lot,” he said.

The Tigers defeated Milton 3-0 Wednesday, Sept. 22, on the road.

Hosting Braintree Monday, Sept. 20, the Tigers didn’t allow any goals, but couldn’t put one in the net themselves, tying 0-0.

The Tigers were to have vis-ited Needham yesterday.

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Volleyball facestough oppositionby JacOb scHwartZ

Quickly mastering general skills including hitting, setting and serving has been a vital strength for volleyball, 3-1, ac-cording to senior Emily Hutchin-son.

The team is also working on tweaking skills to make them better, Hutchinson said. “Instead of just trying to be good, we’re trying to be great.”

The Tigers face Brookline today on the road. According to coach Richard Barton, the War-riors are having some trouble this year.

“They had tough injuries to both their setters, so their setting is particularly not strong. They’re having more of an off year.”

Returning home, the Tigers will play Framingham in the Reginald E. Smith Gymnasium Monday. Barton said, “It should be one of the toughest matches of the year.

“I know their roster—they have one of the strongest teams in the state.”

The team will host Needham Wednesday. “They have a great middle and a couple of strong servers,” Barton said.

Traveling to Natick, the Tigers will face the undefeated Red and Blue next Friday. “They are team-oriented and well-coached,” Barton said.

“They won the Herget Division last year. It should be a good chal-

lenge for us.”Volleyball will attend the Hall

of Fame Tournament at Holyoke, the birthplace of volleyball, in or-der to improve play, Barton said. The Tigers won the tournament last year. They will face teams from across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Tigers will face Braintree Wednesday, Oct. 13, on the road. Braintree defeated the Tigers 3-1 in the first home game of the season Thursday, Sept. 16.

“We learned from the first time we played them that they are ac-tually a good team of athletes and power,” Barton said. “They really have no weaknesses.”

At home, the Tigers defeated the Milton Wildcats 3-0 Wednes-day. Hutchinson said, “We played well and they were the weaker team.”

After losing the first game at Walpole Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Tigers won the next three games to come away with a win for the match.

“We were still getting our act together in the first game,” Hutchinson said.

“Then we stepped it up and stopped fooling around.”

The Tigers defeated Wey-mouth on the road Thursday, Sept. 23.

“We played with a new line up, which was proven effective. We really took advantage of their flaws,” Hutchinson said.

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Against Milton: Senior Emily Hutchinson hits the ball as senior Nicole Goldberg covers.

Girls’ swimming improves times, techinique, skills

Field hockey makes changes,hopes to improve its offense

by Jay Feinstein

Girls’ swimming has “definite-ly improved a lot” over the past couple of weeks, according to senior Rebecca Harris, a captain with senior Daryl Choa.

“We’ve improved our times, our technique and our basic skills,” she said.

“Our strokes look especially good.”

This afternoon, the Tigers will travel to Braintree for what is expected to be a challenging meet, according to coach Kirsten Tuohy.

“They always have a small team of strong swimmers,” she said.

“We’re expecting a good meet.”

Looking forward to an exciting meet, the Tigers will visit Walpole Tuesday.

“They won the conference last year and didn’t graduate a lot of swimmers,” Tuohy said.

The Tigers expect a competi-tive meet against Boston Latin in a non-conference meet Thurs-day.

“We’re looking for a win,”

Tuohy said. Next Friday, the Tigers will

visit a tough Framingham team, according to Harris.

“We’ve always had trouble with them,” Harris said, “but this year, we’re excited to face them because we’re stronger now than we ever were before. It’s going to be closer than it has ever been with them.”

According to Tuohy, Fram-ingham has a strong diver who scored 262 points in a meet this week.

“That’s a lot, especially since

it’s so close to our school record of 278,” she said.

“We’re really excited for the competition.”

Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Tigers will host Brookline, according to Tuohy.

“They’re a perennial meet for us. They’re always up for us,” she said.

“They graduated quite a few swimmers, but they are still strong, and this is still going to be a hard meet.”

At Natick Tuesday, the Tigers lost 84-77. “We weren’t as focused

as we could have been,” Harris said.

“The intensity just wasn’t there.”

Friday, Sept. 24, the Tigers de-feated Wellesley, 95-91 in a “really exciting, close meet,” according to Tuohy.

“It was especially exciting dur-ing the last event, the 400-yard freestyle relay,” she said.

“We needed to win this event in order to win the meet, and we won it,” she said.

“The cheering was deafen-ing.”

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At Forte Field: Junior Stephanie Vitone handles the ball.

by eli davidOw As the team approaches

midseason, field hockey, 2-1-1 Wednesday, is still trying to find the best configurations to give the best results, said coach Celeste Myers.

“We are a very strong team, but we’re still a work-in-prog-ress,” she said. “We haven’t always been able to execute, but I am hoping we can implement changes.

“I’m still really optimistic about this season, and I know we can pull ourselves together and play like the champions I know we can be.”

The largest problem for the Tigers this season is their offense, Myers said.

“We’re still looking for the right combination on offense that will yield success for us,” she said.

However, on defense, the Ti-gers have found consistency in seniors Julia Cuccurullo, a goal-tender, and the captains, seniors Andrea Marzilli, Ali Pappas and

Marissa Troy, Myers said. Troy also said, “The commu-

nication has been much better on defense. We’ve started calling for the ball and that’s something that’s helped a lot.”

If there is anything different about the Tigers compared to past years, it must be their strong cohesion, according to Troy.

“This year, we’ve gelled to-gether, and we’re all working together as a single unit.”

As for upcoming games, My-ers anticipates all of the Tigers’ opponents will bring strong play to the table.

“I’m expecting all the teams we play this year to be competi-tive,” Myers said. “We need to make sure our offense and de-fense are together and in-synch for each game.”

Wednesday, the Tigers visit Natick. Then, they host Braintree next Friday and Dedham Tues-day, Oct. 12.

In recent action, the Tigers shut out the Mustangs 1-0 at Norwood Tuesday.

“They were a very good team, but we just played better,” Troy said. “The defense also played really well.”

Junior Stephanie Vitone scored the Tigers’ lone goal on an assist from senior Michelle Troy.

Friday at Brookline, the Tigers tied the Warriors 0-0.

“Positioning-wise, we weren’t always in place,” Myers said. “We really defeated ourselves out there, because we missed lot of opportunities we should have capitalized on.”

Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Ti-gers earned their first victory of the season against Milton, win-ning 1-0.

Junior Bobby Grimshaw scored the game-winning goal for the team.

“It was pretty much an even game, but we got that one oppor-tunity to score, and we did,” My-ers said. “Julia played well in net, and we did a lot of good things. It was a defense-driven game.”

Yesterday, the Tigers were to have hosted the Rockets.

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