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TRACK SECTIONALS
TOMMY DUVER AND NATALIA DANDREA
For the first time in HAC athletics history, the HAC varsity boys team has won the Section C Class B4 Sectional Title. Going into the last event, the 4 x 400 meter relay, the title was in contention between HAC and Byron-Bergen, with HAC ahead by nine points. In order for HAC to lose the title, Byron-Bergen would have to place first and HAC not place in the points. The relay team placed second, clinching the victory for HAC in the last event. Notable performances include that of senior Aidan Bogue, who won the 110 meter hurdles as well as serving as the third leg of the 4 x 400 relay previously mentioned. Ale Bosa was a part of the same 4 x 400 meter relay team, serving as the second leg. Jack Bogue ran the 400 meters hurdles, Marc Voloshin ran the 400 meter dash, and Tommy Duver threw the shot put and discus. The members of the HAC varsity boys track team from AC are Aidan Bogue, Jack Bogue, Ale Bosa, Patrick Cusanno, Jack Diehl, Tommy Duver, Carter Previte, Eric Roof, Ben Sleggs, Chris Smoker, Marc Voloshin, and Tristan Walsh.
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Q&A WITH HAC TRACK TEAM MEMBERS GOING TO STATE QUALIFIERS
Aidan
Bogue
Q: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RUNNING/ON THE TRACK TEAM?
A: Around two years
Q: WHAT EVENT(S) DO YOU DO?
A: All of them
Q: WHAT’S ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT AT A TRACK MEET?
Katie Chapados
Q: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RUNNING/ON THE TRACK TEAM?
A: I have been doing track since 7th grade but on varsity since 8th
Q: WHAT EVENT(S) DO YOU DO?
A: I do high jump, 400 hurdles, 4 x 400, and 4 x 800
Q. WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT?
A. A few years ago I got my parachute wings as part of a WWII documentary project. It was an amazing experience learning how to solo skydive in a vintage military canopy— and more importantly traveling to Normandy with a 98 year old veteran and his family. We also won an Emmy for another project that same year, so it
A: My spanx
Q: WHAT’S YOUR BEST MEMORY FROM THIS TRACK SEASON?
A: The celebration after the 4x4 at sectionals
Q: DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TRACK?
A: Always stretch to lower your risk of injury because being injured is the worst
Q: WHAT’S ONE THING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT AT A TRACK MEET?
A: Water
Q: WHAT’S YOUR BEST MEMORY FROM THIS TRACK SEASON?
A: I love the overnight trip we did, running in our relays and the trivia on the bus back
Q: DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TRACK?
A: Um not really… was a pretty exciting period of time. film, there are so many resources beyond film school available. Do internships, watch YouTube videos, experiment with the tools you have. Since digital cameras are in our phones now, it’s really democratized the industry.
Q. WHAT MOTIVATES YOU IN RELATION TO YOUR JOB?
A. I love what I do, and the biggest motivating factor is how much I want to continue working in a creative field. It’s sort of a Catch-22 in a good way. I spend a lot of my free time watching design webinars, and brainstorming new fun things to try.
Q. WHAT DOES YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE LOOK LIKE?
My favorite part of working in this business is meeting people who are much smarter than I am — and learning from them. Film is the medium, but the storytelling is really what matters and you can hone that craft within any college major. I do however think it is beneficial to study in a
Q. WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO AC FOR MAY TERM AND TEACH?
A. I love working with students and have really enjoyed reconnecting with the AC community. A lot of what I do is on the emerging media/tech side of things where concrete processes don’t necessarily exist. Younger folks are the best creative problem solvers, so it’s awesome to kick around ideas together.
Q. IF A STUDENT WAS LOOKING TO GO INTO FILM OR DESIGN WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THEM ON HOW TO BUILD A FOUNDATION TO PURSUE IT AT A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL?
A. Find any excuse to be creative in high school. The best thing about AC is how supportive the teachers are in applying students’ interests to classwork. I made tons of videos for my French and history classes, and picked up lots of useful skills despite how ridiculous most of the videos were.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?
A. First high school job was doing room service at the Woodcliff Hotel (still the hardest job I’ve ever had). In college I found editing to be the straightest path to getting film work. I did a bunch of paid assistant edit gigs as a student. I worked on a film called “Gerrymandering” that played in the Tribeca Film Festival during my senior year. Then I was lucky enough to nab a full-time gig at HBO.
A. Totally depends on the type of project I’m on. Some large productions are crazy busy, and then over in a month. Others are ongoing and structured, resembling a normal work day. I shot a project in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, and we spent the days scouting locations and nights filming. Sleep was more a series of short naps on that one.
Q. WHAT OTHER PASSIONS DO YOU HAVE?
A. I really like doing personal art projects, and making fun looping animations for Instagram. Outside of that, I spend a lot of time with our two rescue pups!
Q. DID YOU ALWAYS KNOW YOU WANTED TO DO FILM AND DESIGN?
A. I started experimenting with video and design projects in 6th grade and was pretty sure I wanted to pursue this by the time I got to high school. For students who aren’t sure about majoring in film — don’t sweat it! Major in what you’re passionate about. If you want to make a location that has a film industry. College is an amazing time to build connections and shadow professionals, so proximity does help in that regard.
Q. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY FROM YOUR TIME AT AC?
A. It’s hard to pinpoint one specific one! The end of my senior year was really special and our class got super close before going our separate ways. I still miss those few months when it seemed like we always had something fun cooking up.
