Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
The volleyball team has two new coaches this year: Head varsity Coach Peter Kim and Assistant varsity Coach Jerry Messerschmidt.
This summer, players from both the JV and varsity boys water polo team, as well as players from different schools, teamed together to compete in two tournaments in Hungary—the water polo capital of the world.
Some athletes pride themselves for their accomplishments in a particular sport. However, few can boast of being on the varsity football team while playing rugby on the side.
The team has always been one of the stronger ones in its league, having not lost a game in around three years and has been working hard to keep up its performance.
A new cross country coach, Daniel Oren, replaced Patti Sue Plumer, who left to take a job coaching the womens cross country team at Stanford University.
The girl’s water polo team will rely on strong shooters and a solid defensive core this year to find success and continue its momentum going into this season.
New dance team Coach Jordan Micek simultaneously counts the beats, carefully glides her feet across the wood floor and gracefully demonstrates moves for the brand-new routine. Concentration is visible in her eyes as she takes each step, letting the dance moves absorb her.
For many students, completing their online Health course is a race to the finish. Some get through the entire class in as little as two days.
We were five, six and seven years old when the images of a nation under attack flashed across national television on September 11, 2001. Our parents scrambled to make phone calls, while our government cried for war. Though we may have been too young then to fully understand the loss and sacrifice of human life, ten years later, the smoke has cleared. Where are we now?
Over the summer, two seniors started their own campaigns of change in our community. Both students incorporated their interests into projects with the aim making a difference.