The Bolles Bugle: Quarter 1 Issue 2022

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Table Table of of Contents Contents

Local

Student Life

Places to go

People to know

Quick Recs

Club Day 2022

Campus Construction

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Academics The Yard/Kookaburra

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Dreamette/True Food

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Tygart Takes the Bench

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Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville

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The Ronald McDonald House

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Stuff to learn Stam in Peru

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Gillam is Back!

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RALLY Program Teaches Academic Skills

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Mr. O’Neill Joins Bolles

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Sports

Op-Ed

Watch and play

Thoughts that burn

Charlotte Joseph Wins Triathlon Fletcher Finds Her New Teaching Home

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The Building of the Blue Crest

Four Compete in National Linguistics Olympiad

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Post Roe: The Ethics

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Is Phase Four Failing?

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Stranger Things Season 4

New English Teacher Has Story to Tell Fluegel’s Loved Books Find New Home in Kenya

Post Roe: Pro-Choice

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Broom Broom

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Coach Mikayla Sets the Standards

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Arts

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Satire New Superhero Erupts onto Interntional Stage

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Is Humpty Dumpty Really an Egg?

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Cartoons and Videos Commentary and criticism

Things to see

A New Pointe in Ballet

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Bolles Goes to DC

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Who’s the Murderer?

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Art Show

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Tun Tunes Her Talent

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A Junior’s Mind

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Video: Sleep

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The Bolles Bugle Staff

Editors’ Letter Dear Reader,

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Cameron Gratz Amber Bansal Online/Sports Editor: Caylee Padgett Copy Editor/Online Editor: Sara Wasserman Social Media/Arts Editor: Aisha Hasan Public Relations/Local Editor: Kate Youell Multimedia/Op-Ed Editor: Isabel Bassin Design/Academics Editor: Simran Naval Contributing Writers: Kathryn Arrowsmith Ellie Stewart Tristan Schneider Sophie Lankarani Isabel Schimpff Ava Cheng Grace Albough Advisor: Mr. Stam

Editorial Policy: The Bolles Bugle is the news magazine created by the journalism class at The Bolles School. Our publication focusaes on increasing community awareness of in-school events and topics relating to the five news values: relevance, proximity, timeliness/novelty, conflict/controversy, and human interest.

Content in the Bugle is the responsibility of the editorial staff and not meant to reflect the views of the school’s administration or the student adviser. Please reach out to our faculty advisor, Ms. Jacobson, with any questions or comments. She can be reached at jacobsona@bolles.org or at bollesbugleonline@gmail.com.

Copyright 2009-2022, The Bolles Bugle

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Thank you so much for picking up (or digitally accessing) this copy of The Bolles Bugle, the student news magazine of The Bolles School.

This year marks a new chapter for our publication as we welcome our new advisor, Mr. Stam, and we are thrilled to be sharing it with you. We are also transitioning to a new beat structure including Academics, Arts, Local, Op-ed, Sports, and Student Life, and each editor now manages one of those beats.

Furthermore, the Bugle will now publish on a quarterly basis, giving our staffers more time to focus on creating insightful and valuable journalism while balancing our busy lives.

This issue includes articles on campus events like Club Day and ongoing construction, local spotlights on places to go in Jacksonville like The Yard and Timuquana Park, as well as opinion pieces on big issues like Roe v. Wade.

If you enjoy this issue and want more Bugle content, check out our website www.bollesbugleonline.com and follow us on Instagram @ thebollesbugle for early article releases as well as fun photos and videos. Thanks for sticking with us, and welcome to the Quarter 1 edition for the 2022-23 school year!

Sincerely,

Cameron Gratz Amber Bansal Co-Editor-in-Chief Co-Editor-in-Chief

Quick Recs

Kookaburra Coffee Amber Bansal Co-Editor-In-Chief

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ocated at 24 Cathedral Pl, St. Augustine, FL 32084, Kookaburra Coffee is an Australian coffee shop with three locations near Jacksonville. They have their own line of coffee beans that customers can buy at their stores or online. Open from 6:30 AM to 9 PM everyday, go check out their specialty baked goods and seasonal treats!

The Honey Badger Latte and the staff of Kookaburra Coffee.

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The Yard

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ocated at 4906 Town Center Pkwy, The Yard is a local milkshake bar that serves elaborate milkshakes, ice cream, and edible cookie dough. They are famous for their huge milkshakes that feed three.

Some flavors include The Unicorn, The Mermaid, and Doughnut Touch my Coffees and Cream. Don’t forget to try their secret menu! They are open from 12:00 PM until 10:00 PM on Friday and Saturday and 12:00 PM until 9:00 PM the rest of the week.

The Yard’s Brookie Batter Milkshake and ice cream.

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Quick Recs

Dreamette Grace Albaugh Contributing Writer

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eplacing Bold Bean Coffee Roasters at 1905 Hendricks Ave. is another location of Dreamette. It is a walk-up ice cream shop with hours from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. The October 23rdDreamette 4-8 P.M. location original Bring your student ID! in Murray Hill opened in 1948 and this location perfectly replicates the menu and charm of the original. The San Marco Dreamette serves banana splits, shakes, sundaes, soft serve cones and cups, dips, freezes, and more. This location blends in with the historic nature of San Marco Phoand brings the community together with the groups of people sitting outside and intermingling while enjoying The vanilla ice cream cone with ice cream from this renowned cake batter dip Jacksonville shop.

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True Food Grace Albaugh Contributing Writer

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rue Food located in 5205 Big Island Drive is a lively, bustling restaurant which serves enjoyable healthy meals. They strive to use science to create dishes that taste good but also “increase the longevity of people and the planet.” The restaurant is full of natural lighting and green decor, matching the nature of the menu. They currently have a fall menu consisting of seasonal dishes such as butternut squash soup and pizza along with an apple lemonade. The meals nourish you in the healthiest way possible without sacrificing flavor.

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Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, City of Jacksonville Credit: https://www.timucuanparks.org/virtualresources/

Timucuan Parks Foundation: Perserving, Promoting, and Enhancing Sophie Lankarani Contributing Writer

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reserving and utilizing our local park systems is essential to the Jacksonville community and the Timucuan Parks Foundation is doing exactly that.

Dr. T Sack, a gastroenterologist who has been a part of the board of the Timucuan Parks Foundation for five years now, said, “The Timucuan Parks Foundation’s goal is to preserve our wilderness lands and help the city to develop them so they can be accessible for hiking, picnicking and bicycling and canoeing and kayaking.”

Dr. Sack has dedicated his time to supporting several medical and environmental groups with the mission of

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Credit: https://mocajacksonville. unf.edu/board/ToddSack/

bettering people’s lives in our community. Dr. Sack said “When you join a nonprofit board of directors you meet really neat people, and that’s probably the nicest reason to join a board”. Dr. Sack loves the connection that people from different jobs and professions make when they come together to support one cause, like the Timucuan Parks Foundation.

One of the foundation’s main

goals is to promote people to support state and city land by promoting the parks for the use of visitors and Florida residents. “Having people have places near their home that they can go to on the weekend and go walking with a dog or go bike riding or go fishing just enhances their lives. And so if we can make people’s lives more pleasurable, more fun, that’s worthwhile.” said by Dr. Sack while emphasizing the importance that preserving nature has on us and our need to not only protect, but also utilize the diverse ecosystems around us in the city of Jacksonville.

The Timucuan Parks Foundation focuses on a group of preservation parks which according to Dr. T Sack are “A band of parks that really is around the core of the city.”

These 40 parks, especially

located around the downtown area in Jacksonville, are kept as areas where the wildlife will remain as preserved land forever to ensure the future of recreational areas in our community.

It is essential to preserve the land under the Timucuan Parks Foundation in order to conserve the rich history the land has gone through.

The history of some of the Northeast Florida Land includes 10,000 years of the inhibition of indigenous people including the Timucua people many years before French and Spanish explorers reached Florida. This history is especially important to Florida and remembering the groups of people and their cultures that our homes came from.

Preserving recreational areas from our state and city land in Florida is also essential for protecting our environment.

Groups like the Timucuan Parks Foundation make an effort to upkeep our natural land by not allowing companies or the government to use it in ways that would damage the ecosystems. Dr. Sack and the rest of the timucuan parks foundation strongly believe in preservation, for this reason and Dr. Sack said “we want to preserve this wilderness and not have some future government sell it off to raise money to pay salaries or sell it off.”

Another incentive to going out and enjoying the parks and natural areas provided by the Timucuan Parks Foundation or any other outdoor space is the many health benefits they provide us. Dr. Sack highlighted this by saying “It’s good for the health of my patients to go out in nature, to have fun walking with their families, to burn off some calories, and to just

This picture is of students volunteering with the Timucuan Parks Foundation by picking up trash at a local park

Credit: https://fernandinaobserver.com/general/timucuan-parks-foundationjoins-jaxparks-to-offer-summer-volunteer-opportunities-in-the-parks/

“We have an enormous number of parks in Jacksonville that people aren’t aware of. I really want people to go out and enjoy them, and go for a walk.”

—Dr. T Sack enjoy the relaxation of being in nature.”

Park Map

There are many ways to get involved with the Timucuan Parks foundation. They provide community service opportunities which allow volunteers to maintain and build trails. Dr. Sack said,”The Timucuan Parks Foundation has a great website to contact us and learn about really fun opportunities to get out in the woods, meet our parks and do some neat work to help promote our parks.”

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TAKES THE BENCH Amber Bansal Co-Editor-In-Chief

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indsay Tygart ‘98 has spent over a decade working as a medical and malpractice attorney, but as of January 3, 2023 she will ascend to a new position as a judge and preside over criminal cases.

After graduating in ‘98, Tygart attended the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and worked in the Public Defender’s office before enrolling at Florida Coastal Law School.

But, Tygart’s career path wasn’t always straightforward. She majored in performing arts in college after being exposed to the subject at Bolles, “I met Michael Fritton and sort of developed this passion for doing that, and performing in front of people, public speaking, and playing these parts and getting into these characters,” Tygart said. She also credits the English department for her successes as a lawyer, “learning to write, and learning to communicate with people through

“To help people who couldn’t help themselves.”

— Lindsay Tygart ‘98

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writing and putting your thoughts on paper had a huge influence on me,” she said.

After college Tygart decided to move back to Jacksonville and

“It was pretty much the coolest job I’ve ever done in my life.”

— Lindsay Tygart ‘98

become a lawyer. She first worked in the public defender’s office, “it was pretty much the coolest job I’ve ever done in my life,” she said. There, she worked in the investigations department and focused on providing counsel for those in need.

Later she transitioned to medical and malpractice law at Coker Law. She said it’s an “incredibly specialized” field and a “niche practice.” She continued, “There’s very few people in the North Florida area that do it. And there are a fraction of females who do it. And to kind of be a female lawyer is a unique, special, amazing thing.”

As a female lawyer, Tygart

experienced her fair share of discrimination in the workplace.

She’s been told to “not get personally involved in cases” and “not get emotional.” To which she responds, “How dare you? I mean, that’s what makes me a good warrior. That’s what makes me empathize with people. That’s what gives me passion, fire. And that’s what makes me want to fight for you.”

She continues to defy this double standard as one of the few women in her field and uses her passion to fight for her clients.

“To kind of be a female lawyer is a unique, special, amazing thing.”

— Lindsay Tygart ‘98 She describes her work as “the greatest possible thing” and “the greatest possible feeling.”

After working for over a decade as a trial lawyer, Tygart made the decision to try and run for election as a judge. Though she loved her job as an attorney, she felt that “at the end of the day, Jacksonville is my home, I love this community.

I was born and raised here, my

Lindsay Tygart explaining a brain using a colored model.

Credit: Lindsay Tygart family is here, my husband and I have chosen to raise our little girls here. And for me, this is just a different way for me to kind of give back to the community on a larger scale.” She wants to make a difference, “any little tiny part that I can play in making our city better, making our communities safer, making our community better. I want to be a part of that,” Tygart said.

The process of becoming a judge at the state or local level occurs one of two ways: running in a general election or appointment

by the governor. Tygart “believed in the election process” and wanted to avoid politics, “I don’t necessarily think that that is the best way to get the most qualified candidates and the most qualified judges on our bench is to essentially have them selected by our governor.”

Tygart put her name in the running for an open seat, meaning a judge on the bench was retiring and also meaning

“Any little tiny part that I can play in making our city better, making our communities safer, making our community better. I want to be a part of that.”

Lindsay Tygart ‘98 it was an open ballot. After some back and forth, Tygart ran uncontested and won the seat.

Lindsay Tygart outside the Duval County Courthouse.

Credit: Attorney At Law Magazine

On January 3, 2023, Tygart’s official six year term begins and she can continue to pursue the reason she went to law school, “to help people who couldn’t help themselves.”

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DSAJ Brings Awareness to Jacksonville Sara Wasserman Copy/Student Life Editor The Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville (DSAJ) was created in 1989 with a mission “to create a community that is accepting of people with Down Syndrome, as well as giving individuals and their families with Down syndrome programs and services to enhance their lives,” explained DSAJ Director of Development, Amanda Anderson.

Every month, the DSAJ hosts socials for each of their four age groups, which include activities like movie nights, workout classes, and theater games. Volunteering at these events is a great way to make an impact in the community and help the organization grow, as the DSAJ requires around 40 volunteers to make the events happen each month. “They just love the social aspect of us all coming together. So volunteering at our socials is another fun thing to do. Those definitely make us

The DSAJ works to provide medical outreach to the families of those with Down Syndrome.

When people in Jacksonville receive a prenatal Down Syndrome diagnosis, they are provided with DSAJ resources and contact information. “They’re also passing on our information, and leaning towards us for education on that diagnosis, and how we can help families.” Anderson explained.

The DSAJ provides a multitude of resources for their community.

One of their largest programs focuses on employment for individuals with Down Syndrome, which the DSAJ’s vocational rehabilitation specialist works with employers to put into action. “She works with our people out in the field and helping them gain the skills and knowledge to perform this job,” Anderson said.

“Our overall mission is that we are creating a community that’s accepting of individuals with Down Syndrome their lives.”

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Photo Caption: An event hosted by the DSAJ Photo Credit: Sarah Simmons, like one big community,” DSAJ Programs and Communications Director, Sarah Simmons said.

The largest fundraiser hosted by the organization is the Buddy Walk, which raises awareness and funds for the DSAJ. On October 15th, this year will mark the 20th Annual Buddy Walk. “It’s probably the biggest event in Jacksonville that we do to raise awareness for individuals with Down Syndrome,” Anderson said.

Funds from the Buddy Walk help the DSAJ improve and increase the resources and education that

“The number one thing is to include our people, they’re just like me and you...”

— Amanda Anderson they have been providing for years. Some of these resources include different types of physical and speech therapy, as well as swim lessons, which are important to be able to provide to each family. “The kids with Down Syndrome are just fearless.

So drowning is a scary thing and we really want to be able to help prevent that,” Anderson explained.

One of the DSAJ’s main visions for the future is to work even more with parents of children with Down Syndrome. The aim is to further help them navigate their child’s life and what kinds of extra support will be beneficial to their child. “We’re going to bring therapists in, and doctors, and help really work through what to expect during life and how to get support,” Simmons said.

Overall, the DSAJ explains that the best thing to do to support the organization is to include people with Down Syndrome in all aspects of life, Anderson emphasized.

“The number one thing is to include our people, they’re just like me and you and they have the same wants and desires as you and I do. So I think anytime that we have a chance to see them as our equals and include them in our everyday lives, it enhances theirs too.”

Photo Caption: DSAJ Logo Photo Credit: DSAJ Website

Photo Caption (all photos): Having fun at DSAJ events, socials, and more!

Photo Credit (all photos): Sarah Simmons, DSAJ

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The Ronald McDonald House Charity events and opportunities at the house.

“I just had my first Teen Ambassador meeting on Tuesday, and there were quite a few Bolles students represented. Two of them were at the McGala this past May and were recognized for their work and support of the house. And they did a spike ball tournament and were able to raise some funds…there’s ways that we can get Bolles involved.”

An overhead view of the Ronald McDonald House Charity in downtown Jacksonville.

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Ava Cheng Contributing Writer

n 1974, the Ronald McDonald House Charity was founded in Philadelphia using a portion of the proceeds from the McDonald’s shamrock shake. Now, over 380 house charities exist throughout the country, with one formed in Jacksonville in 1988.

The charity aims to provide meals, lodging, transportation, and a community of care for critically ill children receiving treatment in Northeast Florida.

To help fulfill this mission, volunteers are enlisted to help with various events, work in the Kidzone, greet families, and assist with guests’ different needs. The charity hosts annual events, including the McGala, Deck the Doors, golf classic, 5k, and others.

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“It really is an environment where folks are able to have that bond to realize, ‘although it may not be great that we’re going through this, we’re not the only ones going through it,’ ” said Jonathan Bishop, the volunteer manager at the Ronald McDonald House Charity.

Bishop began working with the Ronald McDonald House Charity in February, after seeing a posting on a Jacksonville nonprofit network forum. “I saw the opportunity and it kind of felt divine and lo and behold, I got the gig.

I’m loving it, no pun intended.”

As volunteer manager, Bishop recruits and screens prospective volunteers, orients them to the organization, orchestrates background checks, and manages the system that lists different

The playground at the Ronald McDonald House.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Bishop

According to Bishop, Bolles students have several opportunities to get involved with the organization, like helping with Deck the Doors in December, assisting with the refreshments stand for the 5k, or collecting stuffed animals

to give to families as they check in and out of the Ronald McDonald House. “We do a background check for anyone 18 and up, and anyone 13 to 15 can volunteer with a parent or guardian and then 16 and up can volunteer by themselves within the house,” said Bishop, “but we have a range of volunteers. Of course we get our high school students, we’ve got retirees, and there’s a whole spectrum of different volunteers.”

Bishop also mentioned a possibility of partnering with Bolles for Make a Difference (MAD) Day. “There’s ways that we can get Bolles involved. I think I’m gonna actually have some students here for Make a Difference Day,” said Bishop, “we’re actually going to be splitting up some of the groups and there’s a couple projects we’ve been talking about. We’re still kind of putting together the full itinerary, depending on what our needs are at that time.”

“I’m loving it, no pun intended.”

— Jonathan Bishop, volunteer manager

Bishop stated the importance of recruiting new people to help the charity; there are always ways to help the organization fulfill their mission. “It’s important to keep the process going, because we get high school students that graduate, and sometimes they come back in college, sometimes they don’t, or retirees may not be able to come…things happen and

Student volunteers help out at the Ronald McDonald House.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Bishop

whatnot. So just keeping that network open.”

The charity’s vast volunteer network assists in many ways to create a welcoming environment for children and their families. “It’s an environment where folks are

able to make meals and have that fellowship and bond to realize, ‘hey, it may not be great we’re going through this, but we’re not the only ones going through this.’ ”

Bolles students participating in Deck the Doors at the Ronald McDonald House Charity.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Bishop

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Club Day 2022 Club Spotlight: Computer Science Club and Dreams Come True Caylee Padgett Online Editor/Sports Editor

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ython, Java, and C Sharp might sound like a foreign language to some, but to Computer Science Club presidents William Schilling (‘24) and Daniel Ji (‘24), it’s second nature.

Dr. Dostert, the AP computer science teacher, along with William and Daniel decided to start the club this year with the idea to “create a community where the people who are interested in computer coding can work together to hopefully improve their skills,” Schilling said.

The club is open to experienced coders and people that are totally new. Ji put the first steps Ellie Stewart Contributing Writer

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ary Holton Parks ‘24 and Lilly Salvador ‘24 are copresidents of Bolles’ oldest running club, also known as the Dreams Come True Club. They tell about their club’s mission and what they have learned since joining the club.

“The Dreams Come True Club is where a kid with a life threatening illness who was either recovering or still battling illness gets a dream… It’s not a doctor’s appointment, they get to do something that they usually wouldn’t get to do,” Salvador says. A dream may include a trip to somewhere of the Dreamer’s choice. “At the end of the year, we have a little party, and we show them that their dreams are fulfilled. Usually it’s like a trip to Disney.” Salvador says.

Parks describes being a co-

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of coding into perspective, “You know, don’t try to fly before you can walk… but it’s definitely a process you know, you can’t just go into maybe wanting to solve a very hard problem, even though that’s maybe the final goal, but I’d just say enjoy the journey.”

The club will focus on coding for competitions such as Google Code Jam and the United States of America Computing Olympia (USACO). Ji explained what the basic goal of these competitions is, “you want to say, how can I make my code more organized, more efficient? We don’t want to be losing any time order, or like, excess time and doing useless stuff. So we want to get our code as concise as possible.”

The club also includes president of the club as “really inspiring.” She loves being involved with this side of the community because it allows her to get connected with different families and allows her to learn more about them. “You don’t realize how connected you can be

“I think it’s like an honor to be able to give a dream to a kid and fulfill their dream.”

— Mary Holton Parks to something that you really don’t even know the half of… I think it’s like an honor to be able to give a dream to a kid and fulfill their dream,” Parks says.

Salvador feels very connected

volunteering opportunities such as “The robotics program at Sanctuary on Eighth where we could, through the robotics team, figure out a way to work with them and mentor their team as well…the Bolles Whitehurst campus has a team which holds practices co-lead by Dr. Dostert after school; with his help, we’d like to use our knowledge to mentor them in block-based coding,” Schilling said.

The Computer Science Club hopes to make an impact on the Bolles community and the local community. Ji encourages students with the same passion, “if you really want to start a club, find something that you personally are passionate about.

And find other people that share your passion.” to the club and believes that the end result was worth the effort she and her peers put into it throughout the year. “It’s the most precious thing to watch and just hearing their story and knowing they’ve already gone through way more than I ever will,” Salvador said. She believes that joining the club has given her a different perspective on families with kids with life-threatening illnesses.

Parks and Salvador encourage their peers to join clubs, but also be active in their community.

“I would encourage students to actually volunteer and help because… it’s a big thing when you join a club, but actually participating in it makes a huge difference,” Parks says.

Joining a club like Dreams Come True benefits both the community and yourself because it can show you another side of the community that you may not be used to seeing.

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Construction begins on the Center for Innovations.

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Campus Construction The progress on our Center for Innovations Sara Wasserman Copy/Student Life Editor Aisha Hasan Social Media/Arts Editor

but also revolutionize their classes with advanced technology. “It will have dedicated maker spaces and labs to facilitate student interactions and cross-curricular

instruction, incorporating the latest in technology and STEM advancements,” Mrs. Hazzard said.

Science teachers at Bolles look

Kathryn Arrowsmith Contributing Writer

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stimated to be completed by the end of the 2023-2024 school year, the Center for Innovation is one of the biggest construction projects currently taking place on the Bolles campus.

The new building will house all math and science classes, as well as tech-related classes such as robotics and computer modeling. The introduction of a dedicated building for technology and laboratory-based classes promises major advancements to the entire STEM program at Bolles.

The Center for Innovation will not only allow the Math and Science departments at Bolles to expand,

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Construction workers begin digging up the area for the new building.

Photo Credit: bolles.org

just had to go upstairs to ask your statistics teacher a question about statistics, then that would be much easier,” Mr. Bullington explained.

Construction workers clear the area for the new building.

Photo Credit: bolles.org

forward to the addition of advanced classroom labs. As not every science classroom currently has a lab, conducting labs can be difficult to arrange. “For physics, it means that we can do a lot more lab based activities. And we might even be able to flip the entire style from lecture to lab more,”

these classes into one building was the move that made sense.

“If you had a question about statistics and your biology class, it would be annoying to have to walk all the way across campus, and then you have all the certain distractions on the way, but if you

The construction of the Center for Innovation has sparked one specific question: what will happen to all of the current math and science classrooms? “My understanding is that it will be the English department. Yeah, they’ll be able to expand English classrooms,” said Dr. Lieb. While not officially confirmed, it is likely that Schultz will allow for the expansion of the English department and classrooms.

Overall, the Center for Innovation is a promising addition to the Bolles campus that aims to increase student involvement in scientific research and engage more students in different kinds of STEM classes, as Mr. Bullington explained. “It’s gonna make for greater participation and in science research. And we’re also going to be able to offer more science electives. So the students will be able to fine tune their science experience at Bolles to better fit their interests.”

“It will have dedicated maker spaces and labs to facilitate student interactions and cross-curricular instruction, incorporating the latest in technology and STEM advancements.”

— Mrs. Hazzard said Dr. Lieb. With increased lab space, science classes will have the chance to become more interactive and problem-based.

Another benefit of the Center for Innovation is the close proximity of all STEM classes. With the disciplines of math and science being so closely related, gathering

Workers clear the trees as they begin construction.

Photo credit: bolles.org

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Gas Waste at Bolles Caylee Padgett Online/Sports Editor

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enior privilege, we all dream of it, but what are the costs?

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, “CO2 Emissions from a gallon of gasoline: 8,887 grams CO2/ gallon.”

Mr. Rivera is an AP Chemistry teacher and passionate environmentalist. He says that being conscious about gas usage, “Is just a snub of doing things to help the environment...”

Climate.gov states, “By adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, people are supercharging the natural greenhouse effect, causing global temperature to rise.”

In light of Rivera’s observations of extreme gas usage at The Bolles School, a survey was conducted for juniors and seniors on gas usage, with a total of 169 responses. The majority of people go to their car to just go to their car.

Rivera said that the results were, “Kind of what I expected. I think people were putting five to ten minutes there. It’s really more than five to ten minutes. You start to see the same people out there all the time.”

All students’ time commuting to and from school every day is a little over 12 hours of travel by car each day. On top of that people sit in their cars for over an hour daily.

Rivera said, “Hopefully, they realize the impact it’s having, especially if you walk out there and there’s 20 people in their car and now there’s 20 cars running for an hour so you got 20 hours of

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fuel wasting and 20 hours of the stuff on it to the environment.”

Check out this infographic for information, be conscious of how much gas you waste, and move to alternatives Rivera suggests, like Bent Center, Bolles Hall, or the Library.

Stam in Peru Fellowship Providing Adventures for Teachers “The Spanish was 99.9 percent the same as the Spanish that I know. There was some variety in the words.” Stam said.

However, the pre-Incan language of Quechua was completely untranslatable forStam, which allowed her to see the country both as a foreigner and a native Spanish speaker.

Among her favorite experiences of the trip was her hike up to Machu Picchu, which Stam basks in the view after hiking Machu Picchu Credit: Adriana Stam

Isabel Schimpff Contributing writer

This summer, Spanish teacher, Adriana Stam, had the opportunity to travel to Peru thanks to the Ottenstroer Fellowship.

The fellowship, founded by the Ottenstroer family, is offered every year at Bolles on all campuses and grants five teachers an opportunity to travel, start a program, add something to the campus, and so much more.

This summer, Sra. Stam was granted the fellowship for the second time and took a trip to Peru. The first time, she applied to start the yoga program in 2017 on the San Jose campus and to get her yoga certification. Now, it is an elective available to all students and awards a PE

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credit to those who take it.

On June 13th of 2022, Stam took off for South America and spent 11 days in Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu, visiting towns like Ague Calientes and the Sacred Valley in the Andes.

“They are very beautiful in the way that they see the world. I feel like I learned so much from them and my conversations with

them”

— Adriana Stam

Being on a private trip meant no outside help when it came to language barriers. Most Peruvians speak both Spanish and Quechua, two languages that could not be more different.

Stam uses a Molcajete in Peru Credit: Adriana Stam

had the option of a two-day or four-day hike.

Because Stam was traveling alone, she recognized that the shorter hike was less risky and after completing the thrilling feat, she recommended the two-day hike to anyone who can go.

“Basically you get on a train, and it drops you off in the middle of the jungle. and there’s not even a train station

where you literally jump out of the train into the jungle. It was a great mental and physical challenge” Stam said.

Along with trying “the purple corn drink”, Chicha Morada, for the first time, Stam enjoyed the humanity aspect of her trip and valued it the most.

“My favorite part was getting to know the locals and interacting with the Peruvian people. They are very beautiful in the way that they see the world. I feel like I learned so much from them and my

“I will absolutely do it again and one day I hope to bring a student group so they can see the places through their eyes” —Adriana Stam conversations with them” Stam said.

One thing that stuck with Stam from her interactions with the people she met was the idea of the Pachamama, a word in Quechua that loosely translates to mother earth. The Quechua people make many offerings to the Pachamama and it is their reminder of taking care and giving back to the earth.

“It’s the whole idea of being connected to the universe and to mother earth. And so the word Pachamama has been something that’s stuck with me since” said Stam.

For Stam, the biggest cultural difference between Peruvians and Americans is the sense of helping neighbors and comradery.

Stam befriends llamas in the Vinicunca mountains located in Cusco Credit: Adriana Stam

“I feel in general, Peruvians are more focused on others than themselves, so there’s a sense of helping others. Everything

there are similar values and we want to be in that state, but because of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it just doesn’t happen.

“I will absolutely do it again and one day I hope to bring a student group so they can see the places through their eyes,” Stam said.

Stam poses overlooking Peruvian vallies in the Andes Credit: Adriana Stam

they do is for others”, said Stam.

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Gillam is Back!

The Former Bolles Student Returns In the late summer, Gillam began to receive emails from teachers at Bolles wanting her to return to the campus. The position of teaching history and Latin seemed perfect for the former Bolles student.

“Of course, the news here spreads very very fast and throughout probably as early as August I had teachers here reaching out saying you should come back to Bolles, we would love to have you here,” Gillam said.

Gillam started Bolles in the seventh grade and of course, began Latin that year. She took part in the 1A and 1B program and was in Latin 2 by freshman year.

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I used to joke in high school that I would come back to Bolles and teach Latin with all of my Latin teachers,” Mary Gillam, the new Latin and History teacher on the San Jose campus, said.

Two years ago, Gillam and her classmates found themselves in a state of disarray regarding job hunts. The senior class of Davidson College were dealing head on with the ramifications that the pandemic had left on the job market.

“My whole senior year was torn apart by COVID-19. Everyone had no idea what they were doing, and no one was getting jobs,” Gillam said.

When the stress of finding a job was growing within Gillam’s

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class, she received an email from Bolles’ AP U.S. History teacher, Dr. K., wanting to know if Gillam was still involved in Latin

She continued with Latin through her high school career and tied

“If I didn’t take Latin, I don’t think I’d be on this career path, I don’t know what I’d be doing honestly” — Mary Gillam and if she was interested, he had offered to set up an interview for her at a school nearby. Gillam accepted and was granted the position of St. John’s Class School Academy’s Latin teacher.

Her keeping in contact with her teachers, especially in the Latin and History department, came in handy once more after a year of teaching at the academy.

Gillam (left) on the water with her high school bestfriend. Picture in senoir page Credit: Bolles 2016-2017 Yearbook

for her favorite class was her Ancient Greece Civilization class.

While having much passion for the Latin class, Gillam did not think that one day she would form her job around it, let alone teaching it.

“If I didn’t take Latin, I don’t think I’d be on this career path, I don’t know what I’d be doing honestly”, said Gillam.

The biggest change to the school Gillam has noticed has been the rotating schedule. She finds Bolles’ introduction of the new schedule helpful as a history teacher but challenging as a language teacher. She thinks that it gives students a wellneeded break instead of doing homework for every class every night. However, as a language teacher, she finds the new schedule to be tricky from time to time.

“The biggest tool that I always stress to my students is that the best way to get better at a language is repetition and spending time with it, and when I don’t get them every day, it gets a little bit harder,” said Gillum.

Having most of her classes in Ulmer as a student, Gillam finds it a bit strange to be back there teaching every day. Even the flow of the students on the sidewalk remains the same

“Last night I spent four hours baking cookies for my students so that they could label a map.”

— Mary Gillam

and Gillam gets swept away in the similarities as she’s walking through campus.

“I know I look almost like a student but if I happen to be walking to my classroom because while we are changing classes, a lot of times I’ll forget for a minute that I’m not a student here anymore because it feels the same,” said Gillam.

Gillam’s Bolles senoir yearbook picture Credit: Bolles 2016-2017 Yearbook

Gillam uses her experience as a student to connect with her students and believes her attendance at Bolles has made her more empathetic and understanding towards the children in her classes.

Because Gillam understands the academic rigor that students face on campus, she does her best to incorporate fun and engaging lessons and activities for her classes, like baking cookies to help label maps.

“How much work and effort I put in on the front end to help develop their success. That’s been the biggest realization I’ve made as a teacher,” Gillam said.

The returning presence of Gillam on campus brightens the days of students and faculty and the

“I really do care and I want students to enjoy the class and also get something out of it and combining the two can sometimes be difficult,” Gillam said.

The now-teacher remembers thinking that teachers had it easy when she was a student and wishing she had as little work as they did. Now, she has a completely different mindset.

Gillam poses with her brothers for the first day of school Credit: Bolles 2016-2017 Yearbook

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RALLY Program Teaches Academic Skills Cameron Gratz Co-Editor-in-Chief

R A L L Y When Mrs. Dividu came to Bolles after working at Manhattan College’s student resource center, she brought with her an idea to expand academic support opportunities to more Bolles students than ever.

Discussing this goal with Mrs. Marks, the upper school head suggested that Dividu combine her idea with the existing Rally program for student-athletes, which at the time was managed by Coach Toblin. One of Dividu’s primary objectives in expanding the Rally program was to involve as many students as possible, not only those participating in sports.

“Being a student-athlete is difficult to maneuver given all those course expectations and outside expectations,” she said. “So we kind of merge the two ideas together. Of course, we want to support athletes, but being a student is difficult for everyone.”

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required the effort of not only Mrs. Dividu and the other advisors, but also coaches who work with athletes on a daily basis. “Coach Hoekstra and I teamed up and took it

“Being a studentathlete is difficult to maneuver given all those course expectations and outside expectations.

So we kind of merge the two ideas together. Of course, we want to support athletes, but being a student is difficult for everyone.”

— Mrs. Dividu over,” she said. “And Coach Hoekstra does a really good job of wrangling the athlete

side, and then I do a good job liaising with the other advisors bringing in any advisor referrals for our program.”

Dividu and Hoekstra also work to make the Rally program more accessible by scheduling meetings on Wednesday mornings. “So far we’ve met every Wednesday,” Dividu said.

“We’ve shifted times depending on what given faculty requirements are for that morning, because sometimes we have some faculty meetings or department meetings. So it’s either alternated between before zero hour or during zero and so far, we’ve met consecutively for the past three Wednesdays.”

Meetings can focus on a variety of topics, but one of the most popular, Mrs. Dividu said, is organization, including how to use a physical or virtual planner to manage time and stress and heighten achievement.

Another organizational skill Dividu teaches is brain dump

exercises, where students write, “What is on your mind? What’s at the forefront of your mind right now, just a few seconds to really clear their thoughts.

And then we basically start organizing from there.”

She said that often, students’ thoughts are scattered, with “academic thoughts mixed with personal lives, mixed with other requirements, mixed with appointments, mixed with all types of things.” Brain dump exercises, she said, “strengthen you as a student to be able to retain things and retrieve those facts faster by clearing up some of the clutter, clearing up some of the fog.”

Currently, RALLY meetings focus on general academic skills like organization and time management, but Dividu and Hoekstra would “love to have subject specific days, where students can come in and ask subject specific questions,” including writing skills, possibly in collaboration with the History or English department or NHS tutors.

“[Brain dump exercises] strengthen you as a student to be able to retain things and retreive those facts faster by clearing up some of the clutter, clearing up some of the fog.”

— Mrs. Dividu

Students do not need an advisor or coach’s referral to participate in the program.

Rather, “All are welcome. We’re happy to have you. And if you don’t think you need it, or you

Mrs. Dividu and Coach Hoekstra hope that the RALLY Program will help students balance their busy schedules with athletics, extracurriculars, and academics.

Photo via Cameron Gratz

don’t think the topic applies, maybe just give it a try and stop by, because you’d be surprised how a helpful hint or tip or trick can work out successfully for you.”

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Mr. O’Neill Joins Bolles A new addition to this year’s faculty and staff Tristan Schenider Contributing Writer Joining us this year is Mr. O’Neill as a new History teacher. Mr. O’Neill has been teaching for 22 years in international, middle, and high schools, and this year, teaching at Bolles.

“My grandfather who fought in WWII always had so many amazing, scary, and sad stories of his experiences and how it impacted him throughout life. I wanted to learn more about that history and so much more overall” — Mr. O’Neill

Mr. O’Neill was born in Syracuse, New York and started teaching in Florida three years ago. Outside of teaching at school, Mr. O’Neill enjoys spending time with family.

When asked about his average day, he had this to say, “Help get my daughter ready for school, then the workday of course, and then home to spend quality family time.”

When asked about why he wanted to find a career in teaching history, he recalled how inspiring his grandfather’s World War II stories were which inspired him to teach history to children since he had a deep love for the subject. Along with history, Mr.

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O’Neill enjoys teaching other subjects such as Geography and Philosophy. “My grandfather who fought in WWII always had so many amazing, scary, and sad stories of his experiences and how it impacted him throughout life. I wanted to learn more about that history and so much more overall.”

When asked about his thoughts on the students and atmosphere at Bolles, ... at Bolles, O’Neill describes his experience positively. “Bolles has very dedicated students in the classroom, and that dedication appears to go out of the classroom as well. The athletics, the arts, and more,” said O’Neill.

Mr. O’Neill’s teaching experience is nothing short of amazing.

Over the course of his teaching career,, he has taught at multiple international schools in countries such as Denmark, China, and Ukraine. When asked about his favorite school he had this to say: “International School of Beijing.

“I hope to be here for the final stage of my teaching career.”

Even though Mr. O’Neill has extensive experience in international schools, he also has experience teaching in the states.

He taught in a Charlotte middle school for 5 years. Currently, he has taught in Florida schools for 3 years and will probably continue to teach here. “I hope to be here for the final stage of my teaching career,” O’Neill said.

“Bolles has very dedicated students in the classroom, and that dedication appears to go out of the classroom as well.

The athletics, the arts, and more.”

— Mr. O’Neill

— Mr. O’Neill

Charlotte Joseph Wins Triathlon people from all over Jacksonville to receive a more realistic experience to a race.

For running, she is on the Bolles Cross Country Team; however, during triathlon season her coach will write workouts that she can do independently on the track.

Joseph also meets at a State Park in Clermont, FL, with her team, Triton Elite Multisport. “Our team has members from across Florida, so we come here to train on some weekends to get in hill workouts and team efforts.” Joseph says.

Charlotte nearing the finish line and victory Charlotte Joseph Grace Albaugh Contributing Writer

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competition involving swimming, biking, and running, completed in that order.

n July 30 in West Chester, Ohio Charlotte Joseph ’26 won the Youth Elite Girls race to claim the national title and the overall series title for the 13-15 age group.

Joseph was seven years old when she completed her first triathlon.

Her mom signed her up for the, now discontinued, Jax Kids Triathlon, upon which she fell in love with the competition.

Joseph described winning as “surreal” and stated that

Now, from March to August Joseph trains and competes in triathlons. She trains for swimming by going to swim practice four times a week at Bolles. For biking, she uses an app called Zswift and her stationary trainer, she attaches her racing bike to a trainer indoors.

“It’s something everyone dreams of happening to them, but only one person can win. And that one person was me this time.”

- Charlotte Joseph ‘26 A triathlon is a multi-sport

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Joseph describes managing three sports as difficult at times; however, she says that she couldn’t imagine not doing

“Zswift is a workout platform similar to a game where you can see your character move throughout the roads. My coach writes bike workouts and they transfer to the app, that way I can workout while being indoors.”

Joseph stated.

She also does group rides with

Charlotte biking during a triatholon Charlotte Joseph

triathlons and only focusing on one thing.

Joseph describes, “To organize my schedule, I use an app called Training Peaks. It’s like a calendar app but specifically for sports and you can view your workouts and races on there, too.”

When asked which of the three sports is her favorite Joseph said, “I appreciate all of the different aspects of the race. I think if I didn’t like any of the sections, I would be wasting my time racing.”

However, she says the most challenging part of the competition is the run.

“It can hurt physically and mentally, but to push through you have to be tough, and know that the finish line is next.” Joseph described.

- Charlotte Joseph ‘26 Joseph describes her pre-race process as “Once I arrive I do my bike warmup, run warmup, set up transition, swim warm up, line up, and race!”

In continuation, Joseph adds, “Before my race, my coach has us write process goals, or goals that we can do during the race to achieve the best possible outcome.”

Then, during the race she tries to stay in the moment and go through the steps. “During the race, you also have to be on top of the situation, and ready for whatever possible variables are thrown at you, since so many things can happen within three sports.” Joseph states.

Looking back, Joseph describes what led to her victory. “My training and ability to adapt to adversity during the race. My coach had specialized my training to my weaknesses a couple months prior, so I was really

Charlotte after winning the Youth Elite Girls race Charlotte Joseph

working on perfecting my race.”

Some of these adversities included, “An aggressive swim (we all start at the same time), many crashes on the bike (I wasn’t involved), a long sprint finish on the run, etc.” Joseph described.

However, Joseph didn’t let these conflicts get in the way of her victory. Joseph stated,

“I didn’t let these factors tear down my race physically and mentally, and that’s what I think led me to win.”

-Charlotte Joseph ‘26

level for Team USA around the world. Some examples are Taylor Knibb, Taylor Spivey, Summer Rappaport, and formerly Gwen Jorgensen. Taylor Knibb used to be on my team when she was a youth, and has raced in the Olympics. Gwen Jorgensen won the gold Olympic medal in triathlon in Rio 2016.” Joseph described.

Joseph’s plan for the future is continuing to race triathlons at the national level and, if she gets the chance over the next 4 years, the international level.

“Eventually, I hope to compete for Team USA at World races, and one day the Olympics.”

-Charlotte Joseph ‘26

Along with her coaches and parents Joseph describes her sources of inspiration.

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Broom Broom The Story of Real Life Qudditich the sport Burton responded “So,, my freshman year at Arizona State, I had a friend who was really big into Harry Potter and he noticed there have been some Quidditch practices one day on campus like our first week of school and he kind of wanted someone to tag along with him.”

“I was that person.”

Burton in a Qudditch match.

Credit to: Amani Burton

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eople flying around on broomsticks?

Though this seems like something that can only appear in movies, people are making it happen in real life.

The biggest question you might have is how do people play an imaginary sport?

Well, ever since the writing of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, potterheads have introduced magical aspects to muggle life.

How it works? Obviously the quidditch players don’t fly on magical brooms because were not in the world of Harry Potter. They

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do however position brooms and lead pipes between their legs and run around simulating flying. The second difference between the movie quidditch and real life is the fact that in the movie the snitch is a golden orb that quickly zips by the player, in real life “It’s someone that’s wearing shorts and kind of has a tennis ball attached to them” said Burton.

The game is a combination of dodgeball, soccer, hockey, basketball, and rugby according to Hufflepuff, Amani Burton who was a beater for the Arizona State quidditch team.

When asked how he got into

To play the game you don’t have to be a fan of Harry Potter you just have to be a fan of the sport. Burton commented “I didn’t really read any of the books or anything like that, or watch the movies. So I had no idea what was going

Burton getting ready to pass the ball at a Qudditch match.

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on. And it’s kind of like the whole intensity of the sport kept me coming back afterwards.”

The rules of the game

are extensive. Burton commented, “You must keep the broom between your legs at all times to kind of stimulate flying.” The goal of the game is to try and score as many points as you can with the ball through the hoops. Burton said “ So it’s a strategy based game of trying to score as many points as possible while trying to avoid getting hit as a bludger and trying to avoid getting tackled and everything like that.”

When Burton played for his school’s team he practiced three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday) from like 9:30 pm to 11 pm. “So it is kind of like a very, very, very great sport if you are like an insomniac.”

Just like basketball, football, and other professional sports Qudditich teams have conferences. “That’s when you go and compete against other regions, kind of like how they do in March Madness, where you just get put up against other collegiate teams from different conferences.”

Burton stated, “I played teams from like all over the country essentially.”

Team picture after they won a Qudditich tournmant Credit to: Amani Burto

Anyone can get involved in the sport and there’s teams at Boston University, Ohio University, UCLA and pretty much every other college.

So if you’ve ever wanted to be transported from the muggle world to the magical land of Harry Potter, Quidditch is the way to do it.

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Coach Mikayla Sets the Standards which can translate into school by communicating with peers or teachers, and minimizing procrastination.

Parker likes to remind her athletes about improving yourself vs. proving yourself. “One of the main things that I remind myself daily is no one knows everything about the sport… All you can do is try to improve every day and learn as much as you can,” Parker said.

She agrees with the statement that everyone must start at the bottom in their career to work their way up to the top.

Coach Mikayla taking stats during the Pink Out game.

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ikayla Parker, head coach of the girls’ varsity volleyball team, tells about the transition of becoming head coach and her plans for the upcoming season. Parker believes that there is more under the iceberg of what makes a good team than just stats and scores. “Records don’t necessarily translate into success,” she says.

Parker began playing volleyball competitively in her junior year of high school. This is when Parker first discovered a passion for the sport. “I ended up playing in college… did some coaching… and just fell in love with the strategical side of it,” Parker said.

Parker enjoys coaching because of her background in volleyball, which gave her a different perspective on the sport, and because it allows her to establish an emotional connection with the athletes. “So getting to see girls grow up from 13 years old and go off to college and reach their

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dreams, and to know that I had something to do with that… It’s just huge,” Parker says.

Parker believes that playing volleyball taught her more than just what she learned on the court.

“Discipline… can transfer into all aspects of your life,” Parker said.

“There are so many life skills you

“Getting these girls to be more than just volleyball players and to be truly remarkable people and prepare them for college and real life...that’s a huge goal for me.”

— Mikayla Parker ‘22 can take away from volleyball and bring them into your real life,” she explains.

Parker describes an example of this as communicating with teammates during a game, or taking care of a players position,

This upcoming season, Parker wants to win every game possible.

“We practice as hard as we can… so that when the game comes, we’re ready for any situation, and we’re ready for that team.” Parker describes. She believes that practice doesn’t make perfect, but a perfect practice makes perfect. What an athlete puts into their training will directly translate during the game.

However, winning every game is just the tip of the iceberg. “I’m trying to incorporate with this team a sense of support… Getting these girls to be more than just volleyball players and to be truly remarkable people and prepare them for college and real life,” Parker said.

Parker concludes that being healthy, physically and mentally, is one, if not the biggest part of playing a sport, and being able to translate that into your day-today life and as you grow is one of the best things you can take away.

“But to me, a successful program isn’t based off wins and losses. It’s based off the experience that’s brought away from it,” Parker said. “The wins and victories are just the icing on top.”

A New Pointe in Ballet Reinventing The Florida Ballet!

Switzerland as a result of his hard work and dedication.

He stayed with his passion of ballet and now is able to teach his students his

“I think because through dance, we can express so much.

And by seeing things, people can feel a lot.”

— Roberto Forleo

A scene from The Nutcracker.

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he introduction of ballet in the Florida community is essential because of the emotions and lessons that can be taught from performing and watching dance productions. “The Jacksonville ballet is mostly to bring dance into the community,” Roberto Forleo said while emphasizing this importance.

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from ballet masters and internationally acclaimed choreographers.

passion for and had spent almost 20 years carrying out his dance career including 4 years with the Florida Ballet in which three of those he has spent as the artistic director.

Forleo, the artistic director of the Florida Ballet Company, found his passion through dance at the age of 11 through watching and becoming inspired by his sisters dance performances.

Forleo started with modern dance and then from there went to ballet through his teacher’s recommendation.

Forleo said the impact of changing dance styles was so great that “as soon as I started ballet I completely understood and my mindset was, this is what I want to do.” Forleo continued ballet and went to professional schools in Italy and

Artistic Director for the FL Ballet Credit to The Florida Ballet website

The Florida Ballet offers a program in which students do online school and study dance up to six times a week. Many students participate from all different

A picture from ballet practice.

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age levels Conservatory is split into three levels. Level one is the highest level and consists of older dancers that are not yet part of the conservatory.

Level two and three are younger dancers that are between 11 and 17.

After completing the conservatory program, select dancers are allowed to join the company where they will dance professionally. The age range can be anywhere from 18 to 34.

There are many ways to get involved with The Florida

Ballet. “Either way, just go see a performance,” commented Mr. Forleo. The Ballet also offers different ways to get involved, like tech crew, sewing costumes, and stage managing the different performances.

Coming up The Florida Ballet will be performing “The Nutcracker” select dates on December 9th18th. They also have a spring performance that will be announced soon.

“Ballet is magical, when you put it on stage it can speak to anybody,” Forleo continued, “through dance we can express so much.”

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Bolles Goes to DC Art History Will be Taking a Fieldtrip to DC!

The Knockdown Credit: Avanish Sagi Kathryn Arrowsmith Contributing Writer Kate Youell PR/Local Editor

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unique aspect of Art History at Bolles is the fact that you can learn about an art piece and then go and see it. After studying about certain art pieces the whole year students can travel to DC on the Art History field trip and see all these illustrious pieces.

On April seventh through the tenth Mr. Dickson takes his AP and second semester Art History students to DC to experience some of the images they learned about that year. Each day is jam packed full of innovative art from different cultures and backgrounds.

On the first day of the trip the students will see Asian and African

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art. The second day includes going to the National Gallery for the entire day. Which covers European and American art from the 1300’s to the 1900’s. The third consists of more modern art, and a landscape tour at the Dumbarton Oaks museum. Lastly on Monday the participants will focus on contemporary art and will visit the Hirshhorn and Smithsonian Museum.

When asked about the importance of the trip and seeing the art in-person, Mr. Dickson stated, “Encountering the objects themselves made by the artists is personal.” He continued, “It’s an experience that’s not like reading a book or looking at a projection, you get to see the texture of the object, the workmanship of it, and you get a strong reflection of the personality of the person who created it.”

Cost is often an important aspect of every school trip and Mr. Dickson mentioned that the more people that go on the trip, the less expensive it becomes. The price will include airfare, food, rooms, and chaperones. Though the exact cost has not yet been configured “it’s in the neighborhood of 1000 bucks.”

Although this trip took place last year and went really well, Mr. Dickson has a new goal for the trip. “Well, last year, Ms. Meatte was a tour guide extraordinaire and she lent a lot of expertise and authority to the trip.” He continued “ So I have to basically be Ms. Meatte for the trip this year. And I feel I’ve grown into that role and can handle it pretty well.”

“Don’t miss it.”

Washington National Cathedral Credit: Avanish Sagi

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Boulloterion of Stephen Credit: Avinash Sagi

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Who’s the Murderer?

Come watch the Murder on the Orient Express to find out!

The actors in the play rehearse three to four times a week in order to be ready by the show date.

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very year the Bolles arts department does a school play. This year, the arts department has chosen to adapt The Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christe.

For people unfamiliar with the Agatha Christe novel, the book is about a murder mystery on a train as the passengers try to figure out who is the murderer. It’s a very small cast with only around 11 characters, with around 20 people who auditioned. “Really, it was a very hard audition, because lots

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of people who were very talented, just didn’t fit necessarily that particular role, or someone had done it just a little bit better.”

The play requires 100% focus on the play at all times to get it perfect for the final day.

With such a play, the cast will be busy. “We rehearse, typically four days a week, Monday through Friday” Mrs. Ripple stated.

Unfortunately students who play sports or are part of any other extra curricular activities cannot join due to the amount of days they need to rehearse.

Once the show is 14 days away, they rehearse every single day.

“And the funny thing is that we add our tech crew in those last two weeks. And at the end of that, it feels like those kids have been here the entire time” — Mrs. Rippel

“And the funny thing is that we add our tech crew in those last two weeks. And at the end of that, it feels like those kids have been here the entire time” A play is never complete without great costume designs, this is no

“We’re also using projections to kind of show potential other scenes or that things are taking place and also like the snow outside and things like that.”

— Mrs. Rippel

exception to this play. Due to the play taking place in the 1920s, it has to be time accurate, which could be hard to find. Mrs. Ripple spends a lot of time looking for the perfect costumes for the play.

“So we generally have shows like this. We use rental companies. And so I am actually getting bids from two different rental companies this week.”

The setting and environment of a play is crucial to its success, This play is no different. For realistic effects they will be utilizing projectors for a bump in quality. “We’re also using projections to kind of show potential other scenes or that things are taking place and also like the snow outside and things like that.”

They are taking extra effort into this play to make it perfect and as realistic as possible. “We’ll certainly use lighting and sound and maybe smoke to give an accurate portrayal of the environment around them.”

This play might seem very stressful for everyone involved in the play, but it seems to be the opposite. “I think they enjoy it. Okay.

Mostly, they ride on the stress a little bit. theater kids tend to thrive on that energy level”.

The students rehearse for about two months before performing the play.

Credit: Maggie Boyd

“I think they enjoy it.

Okay. Mostly, they ride on the stress a little bit. theater kids tend to thrive on that energy level”.

— Mrs. Rippel

With this play coming out, fans of Agatha Christe will be very excited to see one of her greatest murder mystery novels being adapted.

For all those excited for the play, you can go see the production on November 10th, 11th, and 12th in the Parker Auditorium on the boardroom campus at 7pm.

The tickets are free but they are doing reservations for seats, so get your tickets as soon as you can!

The book Muder on the Orient Express was published on Janurary 1st 1934.

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Art Show The first art show of the 2022-2023 school year

The first art show on display in the Gooding Gallery this year.

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n September 9th, the first art show of the school year was held in the Gooding Gallery, exhibiting around 35 pieces of varying size and media, most of which were created at the end of the last academic year.

This was the first of around ten shows that occur each year, displaying artwork from students at both the Whitehurst and San Jose campuses. “Every single one of those Whitehurst students shows up because they’re super excited to be featured with the high school students,” said Laura Rippel, the Fine and Performing Arts Head, “we have a good portion of them with their parents.

But usually about 80% of our student artists will show up and probably 30% of their parents.”

Each year, ten shows take place including the adjudicated show, the Bolles Visual Showcase Awards, the final show in the second semester. Students put forth their work, which is judged

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in the categories of 2D, 3D, and photography, before judges from the art community outside Bolles distribute awards for each category and best in show.

It usually takes around two to three hours to set up the pieces, and the art remains hung in the gallery for around a month.

The receptions are held during Activities periods, where viewers are encouraged to survey the artwork and enjoy chocolatecovered strawberries provided by Flik.

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Tun Tunes Her Talent to do an audition. That was in September. And we had to play two extra to two pieces. And then stuff like technical things.”

Tun shared that even though it is sometimes frustrating and difficult when playing the oboe, she still finds it rewarding. “I think it is really rewarding. Like if you put in the work, then you’ll see the results.”

The Major Minor Concert takes places at the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra Credit: Amanda Tun Kathryn Arrowsmith Contributing Writer

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t 15, Amanda Tun has already made a huge impact in the world of music.

Daily, she dedicates time and effort into perfecting the skill of playing the oboe. She has joined many local orchestras and even attended state-wide concerts and competitions. Not only that but, she has managed to balance her love for music with her academic and athletic life. Her talent reflects her passion she puts into each practice.

During her sixth grade year, Tun discovered the oboe for the first time. She said, “In sixth grade, we tried out a bunch of instruments on the first day,” and that was when she was first introduced to the oboe.

When asked about why she chose the oboe, she mentioned, “ it’s just because it’s more unique” and “in general it’s more rare than piano or sax. It has a unique sound to it.” From that moment, she began pursuing the oboe as one of her

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interests.

When Tun was asked about her practice time she said, “On my school days, probably like 15-30 minutes. On weekends, probably one to two hours.” Although she excels in her musical pursuits, she added that the most challenging part for her is having to balance her schedule. “Balancing school and crew with oboe,” is what Tun said when asked what her personal struggle was with playing the oboe.

Despite this challenge, Tun has still been able to be active when it comes to competitions.

“I’m in the Jacksonville Symphony youth orchestra. I was in the allstate band, which is a music Convention in Tampa. And the AllDistrict, which is like Duval, Nassau County,” is what Tun has been a member of. When it comes to the number of concerts she has, she said, “It depends on the program.

But in general, for Symphony I have five a year.” She also explained that her commitment did not just also includes having to prepare an audition for all of these. She said for State, “We had

The most important part for her is having the support she needs. “I think if you have the right people that support you like your family, teachers, you’ll do well. There are a lot of people to get advice from, even college students, older friends. So just talking to a bunch of people...” She said that getting help from those around her has been the most important to her when it comes to playing the oboe.

“I know I want to do it in college a little bit, but I’m not sure if I want to minor in it or major.” said Tun when asked about her future. She explained that even though her plans are not clear, “ I know I want to do it.”

Tun is practicing the oboe in the Bolles Band Room.

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Post-Roe: Pro-Choice Why our country has the responsbility to protect human rights Isabel Bassin Multimedia/Op-Ed Editor

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With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent.”

These chilling words were the finale of the over 50-page-long dissent of Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan to their colleagues’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Women deserve the right to have an abortion - not because abortion is a human right, but choice is. Our country needs to be pro-choice, not pro-abortion.

When the Supreme Court overturned the precedent set by the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, they violated the human rights guaranteed to all citizens in our Constitution. The 14th Amendment guarantees every citizen life, liberty, and equal protection which includes reproductive rights and bodily autonomy.

If one’s personal religion prohibits them from having an abortion, then that is their choice. But in our secular government and under the First Amendment, no one has the right to impose their religious belief on others.

Additionally, the harsh reality is that despite many partially successful efforts at social reform, we continue to live in a patriarchal and male-dominated society. Women make up only 28% of our current congress, and historically, women have made up less than 5% of Supreme Court justices. Evidently, men control our government, and men control our society.

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So why do we allow those upper class men (whom our government pays six figures apiece every year) to make decisions on an issue that mostly affects lower class women? In addition to the morals the decision violates and the statement of apathy towards women’s bodily autonomy it serves as, this issue is also of safety. Unless a national ban develops, upper class women who seek an abortion will always be able to travel to a state in which abortion is legal and receive a safe operation. Lower class women, however, who are trapped in states in which abortion is illegal without the financial means to leave, will be forced to resort to one of two options: either they must unwillingly risk their health to go through the pregnancy and later support a child they never wanted, or resort to seeking an unsafe abortion, potentially even self-inflicted.

At its essence, this decision won’t allow states to ban abortion: it will just allow them to ban safe ones.

Why should we value a fetus over human life? Aborting a clump of cells that cannot sustain itself out of the womb is a miniscule amount of collateral damage to protect both the physical health as well as mental health and futures of unwilling mothers. Young lives should not be derailed by the task of raising an unwelcome child.

And not to mention, this decision is detrimental to impregnated victims of rape and incest. While many suggest to add clauses to abortion bans allowing these victims to retain access to the operation, this is improbable, as less than 1% of rapes lead to a convinction. In fact, only 31% of rapes are even reported to the police. Thus, it would be impossible to ensure eligibility for

these victims (and certainly not in a timely manner) and would only lead to more stress and trauma.

But all of this doesn’t even matter - because the only person making the decision of whether they should be able to get an abortion or not should be the person seeking one. We should not have the authority to dictate what happens to another’s body. Nor should society. Nor should the church. Nor should the government. That responsibility rests solely in the hands of the impregnated person.

We as women have been lulled into a false sense of security by a hypocritical society that convinced us that the war on women is over.

But it is not. It never ended. And it is our responsibility to tirelessly fight for the legacy of women’s rights advocates like Susan B. Anthony, to fight for ourselves, and to fight for our daughters to come, who will continue to advocate for gender equality, and we must not relent until our government codifies Roe v. Wade so that no man may ever again take away our human right to choose.

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Post-Roe: The Ethics Why abortion doesn’t solve the ethical dilemnea of women’s rights Caylee Padgett Online/Sports Editor

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n July 24th, 2022, The Supreme Court stated, “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.”

Now, I’m not totally against abortion, I just feel that it should only be an option for medical purposes, rape, or other nonconsensual extreme situations.

I’ve heard people say that this isn’t what women want, and that this is a male-dominated decision about women’s bodies, but that isn’t entirely true. Feminists for Life of America is an organization that “recognizes that abortion is a reflection that our society has failed to meet the needs of women,” said the following: “Coercive and unethical counselors lie to vulnerable women and pressure them. This has happened in some abortion clinics as well as some pregnancy care centers. Women have died from botched abortions, both before abortion was legalized and after, when it is supposed to be safe.”

Seeing that feminists agree with this argument, let’s talk about the big question in abortion, when is the fetus alive? The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) states a person is considered dead when, “irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead.”

Knowing this information wouldn’t you be considered alive when your brain function begins?

Another part of being alive is feeling pain, everyone has felt pain at least once in their life maybe, even more, do these unborn children feel that pain?

According to a British Medical Journal (BMJ) article, “pain can be supported by structures less advanced than the cortex, such as the brainstem, midbrain, and subplate that show clear evidence of maturity by 18 weeks gestation.”

I know it may seem like a bunch of random information but look back at it and ask yourself if it is ethical to kill a child that can feel pain, kill a child that’s mother was coerced into abortion, or kill a child that has brain activity like any other living human being.

Ethics is the question, this is not a political debate, it never should have been, that’s where it all went wrong.

The American Medical Association’s (AMA) rule on abortion is, “The Principles of Medical Ethics of the AMA do not prohibit a physician from performing an abortion in accordance with good medical practice and under circumstances that do not violate the law.”

Mothers are filled with dreams for their children and their future and all of these dreams are ended in a second with an unethical abortion.

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Is Phase Four Failing?

Will Marvel TV shows ever live up to their movie predecessors? top favorite Marvel movies is Spiderman: No Way Home because it connects the past Spiderman movies that have been made. It also adds to Marvel’s overarching theme of the multiverse that is used in other movies, for example, Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness.

In contrast, the shows have zero connection to each other because there is no underlying storyline they follow, which creates a sense of irrelevance for watchers.

Marvel has released eight TV show with plans to release more within the coming months.

Credit: Collider Aisha Hasan Social Media/Arts Editor The Marvel Cinematic Universe, one the most known cinematic franchises, entered Phase Four after the release of the big hit movie, Avenger’s Endgame, in 2019. Marvel received a special opportunity to create TV shows with the launching of Disney+ and the shutting down of movie theaters due to COVID-19.

There has been some heated debate on whether Marvel shows in Phase Four live up to their movie predecessors, and even more debate on whether the shows have been on a decline. No, they do not live up to their movie predecessors, and yes, the shows have been on a decline.

Marvel started strong with Wandavision at the start of 2021, earning a 9/10 IMDb rating. Additionally, Marvel released other successful shows like Loki and Moonknight.

Since then, the shows have failed to reach the level of entertainment to satisfy watchers.

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Marvel has chosen quantity over quality in their content. Marvel has released ten shows in the past year and plans to launch 9 more in the next two years plus new seasons to already established shows. The main issues in the new shows are the lack of plot consistency, lack of connections between their content, and lack of sensible comedic moments.

Consistency is a basic necessity in film to entertain an audience. A big inconsistency in plot is in Marvel’s newest series, She-Hulk. At the beginning of the first episode, a UFO attacks the main character, Jennifer Walters, and her cousin, Bruce Banner. Jennifer comes in contact with Bruce Banner’s blood, causing her to transform into She-Hulk. After the first episode, the UFO is not seen, explained, or mentioned. It leaves the viewers unsatisfied and wanting answers.

Most Marvel fans love the larger ongoing storyline that connects each movie to another. Each movie adds subtle information that makes the characters and film more special to those who avidly follow Marvel. One of my

Lastly, the humor in Marvel shows has weakened significantly. Usually, Marvel utilizes humor to balance out action scenes. After watching most of the marvel shows, Marvel seems to have put in random moments of comedy, and the effort toward thought-out, funny humor has been thrown out the window. The show Ms. Marvel demonstrates this issue extensively.

When the show first came out, I wanted to find the main character, Kamala Khan, relatable, as she is a teenage Muslim girl growing up in America, like me. Instead, the writers wrote a very unrelatable, cringy character that did not fit my idea of representation.

The character is 16 years old in the show, but she acts and talks like she’s 12. It’s really frustrating to see Marvel write great teenage characters like Peter Parker and Kate Bishop, then release Ms. Marvel because it gives them points for diversity.

I am not excited for the direction Marvel has decided to take with its TV shows because of the plot inconsistency, loss of connection between their content, and failure to showcase strong comedic scenes. All viewers can hope for is that Marvel listens to the negative reviews they have received and improve their content.

Stranger Things Season 4 against deadly creatures to struggling with high school bullies shows a new side of El that viewers sympathize with.

Season 4 of Stranger Things brings a new dimension of horror to the popular series Photo Credit: Daily Research Plot Sara Wasserman Copy/Student Life Editor Stranger Things saw a surge in popularity this summer after season four emerged full of new stories that fans were eager to watch. The ending of the season, however, left viewers on a shocking cliffhanger.

Covid-19 forced filming of season 4 to pause, resulting in an extended waiting period for the new season’s release. Rather than being structured like a normal season, season 4 was split into two volumes, which were released a little over a month apart.

The summertime release dates encouraged epic binging of the series, combined with anxious anticipation between the volumes.

I began watching Stranger Things this June and instantly knew that I had found the show I would watch all summer long. I quickly reached the new season in time to watch the second volume on the release date. After finishing the fourth season, my overall opinion was very positive. Though split into two volumes, Stranger Things 4 was one of the most engaging seasons yet, with multiple intricate

plotlines that kept viewers eager for more.

While Stranger Things has always been a show of monsters and supernatural events, season 4 brought shocking new elements of horror that gave the show new dimensionality. Season 4’s main antagonist against the group is a creature named Vecna, who preys on people in vulnerable mental states. Vecna’s method of attacking his victims is psychological torment through increasing levels of possession, ending in a brutal and seemingly ritualistic death that is reminiscent of a scene straight from a horror movie.

Aside from the gorey death that Vecna inflicts on the victims of this season, our protagonists encounter adversity with their peers at home. After El moves to California alongside Will and his mom, Joyce, she experiences hardship in her new environment.

Once a superhero, El now faces torment from bullies at her new school. Without her powers and longing for the home and people she has left behind in Hawkins, El has no idea how to navigate this situation. This arc from prevailing

Season 4 of Stranger Things also brought new characters to the series that drove its popularity even higher. Eddie Munson is introduced, a character who is blamed for the murder of Chrissy Cunningham, another new character who is Vecna’s first victim. In California, Argyle is introduced, a character who forms a friendship with Will’s older brother Jonathan, who ends up joining the group in the fight against Vecna. Overall, viewers seemed to really connect with these new characters, who brought more depth to the many storylines of the show.

Vecna targets Max in this season of Stranger Things, who struggles after the death of her brother in season 3. She finds that she can avoid Vecna’s attacks if she listens to her favorite song, Running Up That Hill, by Kate Bush, a song that was repopularized this summer during the rise in viewers of Stranger Things. The season ends with Vecna’s final attack on Max, who remains in a coma. The question remains- is Max alive?

While we won’t find out for a while, I don’t think Max’s story is over just yet.

Season 5 of Stranger Things will be released around late 2023 to early 2024. Viewers will have to wait until the final season for the answers to all of the questions season 4 left.

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New Superhero Erupts onto International Stage The two pedestrians crossed paths just as the F-7813437850 bore down on them before coming to a grinding halt as it collided with Flagg, who was now quite irritated.

“Watch where you’re going!” our hero shouted. “You could have killed me!”

The woman, who preferred to be identified only by her surname, Ms. Taikes, scurried off to give an exclusive interview to The Bolles Bugle, because that’s just what you do when you have a neardeath experience. You tell it to a high school newspaper.

Merrick A. Flagg slid down the precipitous slope of Krakatau in search of the world’s most epic volcano selfie.

Photo via Anti-Villain League (AVL) Phil Coulson Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Merrick A. Flagg never meant to be a hero. Frankly, he never meant to do much of anything besides trend on Instagram. And the only way he was going to do that was with an epic volcano selfie. How else do people even get famous?

For this particular epic volcano selfie, Flagg leaned over the ridge of the smoldering caldera of Krakatau, Indonesia. But, as fate mixed with a little bit of serves-you-right would have it, his footing slipped in the powdery gray ash, and he skidded into the crater like a cat into a bathtub.

For those of you now terribly anxious that this farce might really be a tragedy, it’s not. Merrick was fine. Maybe not in the head, but he didn’t die. And why didn’t he die? Because a bolt of whitehot lightning struck the bubbling

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magma precisely as Flagg splashed down into it, imbuing him with superpowers. Obviously.

Among his new superpowers were not self-awareness or common sense, but that hasn’t seemed to stop Flagg from becoming a fearless protector of the innocent.

A champion of justice. A defender of truth. Or something like that.

This Wednesday in Flagg’s native Jacksonville, a 96-yearold woman attempted to cross San Jose Boulevard on foot, at the rather inopportune time of 3:17 p.m., oblivious to the reckless high school student yet unnamed barreling towards her in a small monster truck.

Fortunately, an equally unaware Merrick A. Flagg was crossing the street at the same time in the opposite direction, on his way to Liberty Landscape Supply, recently finding himself strangely attracted to patriotically named establishments.

“I can’t believe Jacksonville has its own superhero!” she crowed. “You always hear about them in big cities like New York and Gotham, but I’m so glad Jacksonville is getting the attention it deserves.”

“And he’s just so clever,” she continued. “When he scolded that driver, it was like he didn’t even know he was invincible.”

As a gesture of thanks, the Jacksonville City Council offered Flagg a permanent seat, expanding the legislature’s ranks from 19 to 20 members. He told reporters he was excited to be able to make an impact in his community. “Wow! I get one of the twenty votes in city council,” he said, before pausing, apparently deep in something that an untrained eye could mistake for thought. “That’s like a majority! I can make laws!”

“Sure you can,” said at-large member Polly Tix, sporting a worried look. “You’re gonna do great.”

Is Humpty Dumpty Really an Egg? created around 10 years after the Revolutionary War, which brings political and historical reason to the rhyme, particularly in the United States and England.

Humpty Dumpty is a symbol for the United States, falling from the wall represents their fall from England. All the king’s horses and men (England) tried to put Humpty Dumpty (America) back together.

This is obviously a metaphor for Great Britain trying to get America to go back to Britain. Humpty Dumpty in the rhyme could not get back together again, a clear representation of the US not going back to England.

In England’s eyes, America is broken and needs help, but they can’t fix it. An English writer wrote

Humpty Dumpty Credit: Amazon THE CALCULATOR GUY Internet Enjoyer The other day, I had the realization that parents and adults have been lying to us. People say that in the famous nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty,” the main character Humpty Dumpty is an egg. Although they say he is, the rhyme does not state that he is an egg.

You might be thinking “that’s absurd, of course he is an egg, that’s what we have been told,” but you’re wrong. To quote, “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall / Humpty Dumpty had a great fall / All the king’s horses and all the king’s men / Couldn’t put Humpty back together again.” As you can see from the poem, it is not stated that Humpty Dumpty was an egg.

Now that we have revealed the lies, we must figure out where this misconception came from.

One idea is that parents wanted

“The rhyme is basically about a man falling off a wall and getting dismembered” - The Calculator Guy to shelter their kids from the gruesome aspects of the rhyme.

Without the context of him being an egg, the rhyme takes a very dark turn, which might not be suitable for the age demographic of three years old. In order to protect their children from the horrifying aspects of the story, parents made the main character an egg, not a human.

“Therefore, Humpty Dumpty was made an egg so people wouldn’t catch on and get ANGRY.” - The Calculator Guy this rhyme. He didn’t use the real countries, events, or preferred metaphors due to the ongoing tension after the war.

This is still a mystery. Sadly, we cannot ask the creator since he has sadly passed away a couple hundred years ago, but we can always speculate on why they changed him to an anthropomorphic egg man.

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A Junior’s Mind Simran Naval Design/Academics Editor

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ollege. Sports. School. SAT. A junior’s mind is often filled with random thoughts, varying in levels of importance that overwhelm students on a daily basis. A person is standing on a ladder looking at a junior’s mind and the labels and colors on it. The largest part of the brain is the one labeled as “college” because junior year is when most students feel pressured to make a decision regarding their academic future. In addition to this, many students also have large sections of time and energy dedicated to any standardized testing necessary to get into college as well as the excessive homework that comes with junior year. The smaller sections represent issues that are important in the lives of many juniors, but not as important when compared to more life-changing issues. In the center of the brain is the piece labeled “sleep,” which is colored a pastel purple to represent the lack of sleep that is associated with junior year and its high workload.

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ince June, Stair Tower B of Bolles Hall has been closed for construction while the railings are being replaced and brought up to current building code. As a result of these renovations, the main stairwell has been more crowded than usual, with twice as many people trying to get to and from class. After the bell rings, many students’ seats remain empty; they’re not trying to skip, they’re just stuck on the stairs. “[The repairs] are scheduled to be completed within the next 3 weeks,” Melvin Morgan, general manager of facilities at Bolles, said.

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Video: Sleep Isabel Bassin Multimedia/Op-Ed Editor

For the first project of the year, we decided to do a man-on-the-street style project to get involved with the Bolles community. A common daily grievance of students is lack of sleep and too much homework, so we decided to find out the truth from the student body. Here is Video 001: Sleep.

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The Bolles

Iss. 008

008 What is Student Council?

An Inside Look at a Student Organization Making Change 012

Rocking and Rolling with Soraya Rafat

024 Crumbl Cookies at Home

027 Maintaining the Mandate: Multiple Perspectives on Duval County’s Mask Policy 038 Spotlight: JaxTHRIVING Students’ Club Creating Community through Tutoring