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The PROFILES PROFILES OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE FAY COMMUNITY

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POTERIS MODO SCRIBAS

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LETTERS OF EXPERIENCE

CLASS UPDATES

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM FAY ALUMNA, JULIANNE TOURNAS

UPDATES ON WHAT THE UPPER SCHOOLERS ARE DOING IN CLASS

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AROUND THE CAMPUS INTERVIEWS INTERVIEWS WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Is Rock Dead?By: Alfonso Pelaez ’15 First of all, what is rock music? It depends whom you ask. As I see it, it’s like a tree - its seed is the Blues (B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, etc.) with a mix of jazz and country. The trunk would be rock and roll (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, etc.), or rockabilly, with a mix of what would be 60's and 70's classic rock (Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Cream, etc.). Then you have the branches - punk rock (late 70's), metal (late 70's and 80's), grunge (90's), and post punk (80's-today).

Rock music started because America started to send its blues records to England. This created the perfect environment for cultures and genres to mix. For instance, Cream or Led Zeppelin were inspired by artists like Muddy Waters and B.B. King. People, mostly teens, in England started to play blues, and as a result, the “British Invasion” commenced. Suddenly there were bands like “The Yardbirds” or “The Rolling Stones” (English boys trying to play blues) appearing. From the British invasion to the late 60's, things changed and a new era started - psychedelia and the era of hard and acid rock. We could blame it all on globalization.

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So I ask again, what is rock music? You could say it’s a strong type of music with sleek guitar riffs, drum solos, and memorable songs, but it really is more than that; it’s the identity of various generations; it’s a movement that played a huge role in our modern history.

Is rock dead? Maybe for some; there is a time that the alternative becomes commercial, there is a time that a tendency kills another, and really that's how it works; but I don’t think rock is dead, it has only evolved. Culture is passed down from generation to generation. Change is bound to happen.

If you want a taste of rock, I recommend Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, which is considered to be the first conceptual rock album or progressive rock album. Disraeli Gears by Cream is their best album, and a great example of psychedelic rock and blues rock. Led Zeppelin I, Led Zeppelin II, and Led Zeppelin IV are the best works of this hard rock band and, last but not least, The Stooges by the grandfather of punk rock, Iggy, will leave you impressed. !1

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A LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear Editors: Congratulations on the launch of The Moosepaper! I'm impressed with your vision and initiative, and I commend you for planning, organizing, and making Fay's new student-run newspaper a reality. I'm sure all of you will learn a great deal and will enjoy the experience of working together on such a meaningful endeavor.

On behalf of our students and faculty, thank you for recognizing this opportunity to strengthen our school community by highlighting important topics and activities. The Moosepaper is a perfect example of serious fun!

Kudos and best of luck,

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Dear Readers, The goal of the newspaper on campus is to bring together the Fay community a little bit more by unifying all grades of the school, faculty members, parents, and alumni through words. The newspaper team and I believe that one of the most important parts of a community is that everyone is aware of what is going on in the environment around them. Through articles about Fay and through articles about the rest of the world, we hope that we can reach that goal and strive to epitomize the idea of journalistic integrity.

I would like to recognize the newspaper staff members and our faculty advisors for their hard work and dedication over the past few weeks of busily starting up the team, gathering information, and writing.

Yoon Soo “Suzy” Shin ’14 Editor-in-Chief

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The kindergarteners are hard at work in their classes this winter.

Hannah Oh ‘23 in Ms. Canada and Ms. Staley’s kindergarten class wrote about what she likes about winter by using her writing skills and ability to sound out her words. She likes to ski, skate, drink hot chocolate, play in the snow, and make snow angels. Currently in the Primary School, kindergarteners are starting to stretch the sounds of words, mainly putting emphasis on consonant-vowel-consonant words like “cat”, “dog”, and “hat”. Also, they are working on learning about punctuations, spaces, and when to capitalize words. Teachers are also working to help some of the youngest members of our community learn the common sight words like “the”, “to”, and “but” and use it for their daily reading. As the year progresses, the rest of the community hopes to see more wonderful writing from the Primary School!

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It might just be my dumb Hannah presented her penmanship and her opinion, but hotel showers newly learned skills. are the worst. I’ve never had a good one! First off, you need a master’s degree just to figure out how to turn most of them on: Toggle switch to the left, wait till drain is clear, then prime the water pump? Rotate faucet counterclockwise till point rests at 2:41 (AM, not PM), rinse and repeat. Huh? Secondly, who sets the temperature on those things? I imagine it is easier to calibrate instruments on the Hubble Telescope than try to find a temperature that doesn’t emit howls of discomfort from groggy, weary travelers just trying to rinse off the day’s toils. Seriously, a sixteenth of an inch one way and you feel like you joined the polar bear club and a sixteenth the other way you’re scalded from head to toe! I spend more time trying to dial in a temperature that doesn’t send my body into shock then washing. Lastly, why are they always in bathtubs? The water pressure is so weak you have to pin yourself against the wall just to get wet… seems like a waste of space. Forget it hotel showers, you are the worst. I’d rather smell.

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UPPER SCHOOL CLASS UPDATE Ninth Grade

Eighth Grade: Solar Cars

by: Seo Ho “David” Moon ’14

by: Catherine Kasparyan ’15

There will be a lot happening for the ninth grade. There will be many tests, quizzes, projects, and papers. TMA students will be learning about the Civil Rights Movement, JFK, and Vietnam. They will have quizzes and tests on each of these subjects. TMA students also went to the JFK Library located in Boston to learn more about President Kennedy. Students agreed that it was a very educational trip and that it was also very fun. In English class, students will be writing about In the Time of the Butterflies. The book will help us to have a more valuable experience in the Dominican Republic. Speech semi-finals also occurred for the Upper School speech competition, and in biology, ninth graders will move on from cells to body systems and will have assessments.

The end of the fall and the beginning of the winter term has been extremely busy for all eighth graders taking Mr. Lane’s Physical Science class. The pounding of hammers and whir of motors could be heard from up and down the hallway. Every student was put into groups of four or five, and each had to make their own car using different sized pulleys and gears.

Motors were passed out, instructions were given, and the last two weeks of the fall term were filled with moans of despair as boards were snapped, gears cracked, and hot glue dripped onto unsuspecting fingers. After weeks of laborious work, the last few science classes of the fall term were spent in the Innovation Lab, testing the cars. A few mishaps and some spectacular crashes slowed progress, but the tests were conducted by using a stopwatch and attaching the car to a course designated by fishing line. Wheels were placed on the starting line, batteries connected, and off they drove! Except, in some cases, when they didn’t. Cars would slow to a stop, veer off the course, or sometimes not start at all! Caroline Dawson’s car took the longest to complete the course, at around 45 seconds. Robbie Turnbull’s car drove the fastest in the grade, at approximately 4.5 seconds. After a lot of creative thinking, the winter term brought students back to the science labs in Root, where they learned more about forces while pairing up with students that were the same team color in order to build cars and compete in a color competition. Now, students are scouring homes to find old VHSs and broken remote controlled cars to build the most elite and fastest car.

With the competition approaching and students scrambling to build their cars, the competitiveness is climbing, and this rapidly approaching race is sure to be memorable.

Even though it will be busy with school work, students will have some fun too.

Snacks were sold at the Wrestling Tournament on January 25th, and the class will also be hosting a Valentine’s Dance for the Upper School students.

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Seventh Grade by: Lauren Lee’16

THE PROFILES This segment of The Moosepaper wi! be profiles of different people in the Fay Community.

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Grant Summermatter ’14 by: Jeremy Navarro"

Age: 14 Favorite Sport: Hockey!

Favorite Class: Diagnosing the Modern World!

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Dream Job: Professional Musician!

Interesting Fact: “Half my ears are made of silicon.”

Favorite Book: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card If he were to go back anywhere… he would go back to Herisau, Switzerland.

This is his first year at Fay.

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Mariana Rojas ’16 by: Shelby Howard Mariana Rojas was randomly chosen to be interviewed for a student profile and had some interesting ideas and feedback about Fay and herself. Mariana is 12 and she is from Mexico, but something you may not know about her is that she lived in Texas for a couple of years. She rated her experience at Fay 5 stars out of 5 stars- let’s see why. In school Mariana’s favorite subject is Reading with Ms. Ripton. One small thing that she is not fond of is the limited time between classes. Something she likes at the dorms is all her friends and her roommate, Maya Ardon.

She also loves eating microwavable mac and cheese and candy.

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There are a lot of projects, tests, and results awaiting the 7th grade class! In English, students were assigned to act a poem out and write an essay about it. A science lab write-up was due, in addition to other Math PACs and projects, such as the Line Design project. Each language class has prepared a project or a performance, such as the Latin puppet show originating from an ancient Roman story. Band groups are rehearsing tirelessly for the upcoming performances later in the month as well. So many assignments are overflowing in 7th grade students’ mind. By interviewing some 7th graders, it was evident that many of them thought they felt a lot of stress and pressure from the amount, kind, and time of the assignments. They hope teachers will not assign the projects all at the same time, and they truly hope teachers will communicate with each other to organize assignments, as well as extending the due dates a little more, if necessary.

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by: Zoe Carlson ‘15 ZC: Hi Juan Pablo!

JPC: Hey, Zoe. ZC: I’m going to ask you a few questions. First, what are your favorite aspects of Fay, from what you’ve experienced over the last three and a half months?

JPC: Well, I like that the teachers challenge you, but in a good way.

You have a lot of homework, but I think it’s good for you.

ZC: You like the challenges you’re given here?

JPC: Yea, I do.

ZC: Great! So how has coming to Fay changed your view of the United States and what was your view of America before coming here?

JPC: For me, coming here has changed a lot and the cultures are different. People are different, everything’s different.

ZC: So quite a change for you! Okay, if you could change one part of your life at Fay or Fay itself, what would it be and why?

JPC: I would… make the dorms bigger? (laughs) I think they’re small but they’re okay.

ZC: Sounds fair! Great, so now a big question: What do you imagine your life being like in ten years from now?

JPC: Well, I would imagine myself in college studying banking and economics.

ZC: So you want to be in finance? Now why is that?

ZC: Do you like math at Fay? JPC: Yea, definitely.

ZC: Perfect. So have you liked being at Fay as a new student this year?

JPC: Yes! ZC: Thank you, Juan Pablo.

Book Report: The Divergent Series by: Catherine Kasparyan ‘15

This fall the conclusion to the Divergent series, Allegiant, was released. Every reader promptly started crying. The bestselling series by Veronica Roth takes place in a futuristic Chicago, where the population has been divided into factions based upon certain traits such as intelligence, honesty, bravery, selflessness, and peace. Beatrice Prior, raised in Abnegation - the faction of selflessness - has reached the age where she decides her future and Faction. However, she discovers that her world is not perfect, and that there is something bigger than her life at stake.

Something that could destroy her entire life.

Roth’s first book, Divergent, tells Beatrice’s story as she leaves her faction for another, faces the trying initiation of the Dauntless (bravery faction), uncovers a plot for war, and finds love.

The next book, Insurgent, takes Roth’s writing to a whole new level of intensity as Tris and Four, her boyfriend, face off against a corrupt Faction leader. Insurgent is absolutely amazing, and your eyes will be glued to the page from start to finish. The conclusion to the series, Allegiant, acts as more of informative tale, and continues Tris and Four’s story as they try to uncover the truth about the beginning of the Factions. Don’t worry if you feel like throwing the book out the window halfway through,everyone felt the same way. Definitely a series worth reading for lovers of action, romance, adventure, and dystopians.

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JPC: Because… it’s fun and I like working with numbers and math.

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It looked a lot like the holiday season in the Lower School hallway a few weeks ago! You may ask what the bulletin boards were for and why are there were mountains of presents in Mrs. Schuster’s room. I talked to Mrs. Owens for more information. This was the second time that the Lower School did the Holiday Gift Drive. It all started when Mrs. Owens was looking for a fundraiser to do, and this one was perfect for the holiday season and was all about giving gifts to the less fortunate. Lower Schoolers from grades three to six would pick one of these snowflakes, and once they got the present for the kid of their choice, a snowflake would be put on a different bulletin board. There were seventy-five snowflakes total. Each one of these snowflakes had the kid’s name, his or her age, which ranged from infants to 13 year olds, and a wish list.

Some kids asked for clothing, gift cards and shoes. Ryan Johnsen, a sixth grader, writes saying that he has done this fundraiser twice now and this year has shared his experience. He gave the gifts of clothes, snow gear, and a toy to a two year-old boy coincidentally named Ryan as well. Angela Scumaci, another sixth grader, donated the present of a jacket, a sweatshirt, and two pairs of pants to a twelve-year-old girl named Hiren. Angela says, “It felt amazing to help kids in need, especially towards Christmas.”

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After all of the presents were in, they were donated to the Department of Children and Families, an agency that connects to all of Massachusetts with the responsibility of protecting children from abuse or neglect. Saf Caruso, the Executive Director of the DCF, writes in an email, “Each of you has worked so hard and given so much love, care and commitment to this project. The children we serve have all experienced difficult situations in their young lives. Your dedication and concern for their happiness helps them to see the world can be a very caring place, filled with loving and kind people. This goes a long way to help shape their character and views. One day, they may turn around and be able to do the same, remembering back to those who helped them.”

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A Letter from an Alumna Dear Fay Students, My name is Julianne Tournas, class of 2009.

A few weeks ago, I was approached by a few of your peers and asked to write this letter to you all.

They told me I could write about anything; anything I wished to tell current Fay students. In my attempt to decipher what anything could be or even should be, I have spent the last few days reflecting and reminiscing about my time at Fay and about the years that have followed.

As a sophomore in college at Loyola University Maryland, it’s been a few years since I graduated from Fay. While at different points my time at Fay feels like yesterday, at other times it feels like years and years ago. Despite the years that have passed, Fay continues to be and always will remain very close to my heart.

I reluctantly arrived at Fay School in seventh grade. My parents for months had been trying their very best to persuade me that attending a private school was best for me and for my future. I could not wrap my mind around the thought of leaving my friends in my town. Before arriving at Fay, I had come to convince myself that not only I would not ever make any friends, but also that I would absolutely hate everything about Fay. To make a long story short, none of this was the case. Not only did I make friends, but I met and created my own family. Not only would I not hate Fay, but I loved everything about the school and all that it gave me.

In my time reflecting, I have come to realize that I am where I am today because of my time at Fay. Three years at Fay gave me more than I could ever have asked for, and for that I am eternally grateful.

The teachers instilled eagerness and a drive in me.

They taught me to analyze deeper and explore more. They challenged me to expand my understanding of others and myself. The teachers I

came in contact with during my three years at Fay cared about me and supported me not just in my successes but also in my failures. They were there not only when I needed that extra help on a math problem, but also when I needed a hug or someone to talk to. As I am sure they continue to be, the Fay teachers helped me to become both passionate about learning and also a better, more well rounded person.

While at Fay my advisors were Ms. Wales and Mrs. Steinert-Evoy, both of whom have since left Fay. In the fall I ran cross country, and the spring I was the catcher on the varsity softball team. During my ninth grade year, I was White Color President and a proctor, two experiences I hold very dear to my heart. While all my experiences were memorable, my favorite, most valuable, Fay memory occurred in 8th grade when I, along with 15 my peers travelled to Valparaiso, Chile on a weeklong service trip.

Looking back, Chile was probably the best experience and trip of my life. It taught me to always be mindful of those who are not as privileged and reinforced my appreciation for the opportunities I had been given.

The Fay alumni network is a special group of people who all share a common love for Fay and are dedicated to the continued betterment of the school. Over the years, I have prided myself on an ability to keep in touch with many of my classmates. I have worked to remain connected with those whom have impacted my life. As an alumna, I feel it is my responsibility to always keep Fay close to my heart, and to continue to be associated with the school in any way I can. I also feel it is my responsibility to give to the school that gave me so much.

One piece of advice I could give all of you is to never take your time at Fay for granted. I know at times you’re going to claim that you hate Fay and the rules and the dress code, but never wish your time at Fay away. The friends you make will be your family forever. Most of my closest friends, to this day, are my Fay friends, and I am sure many of you will realize this when after you graduate. You won’t realize this when you’re there, and you probably won’t

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realize this when you’re there, and you probably won’t realize this a year or even two years out, but you will realize this eventually: Fay is a truly special place that will begin to shape you into the people you are meant to become, into people who will go out in the world and do great things.

Always be appreciative of the opportunities Fay has given and will give you. And when your time at Fay ends, never stray too far from the place that was once your home.

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Best of luck to all of you.

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Fay Welcomes a New Teacher by: Keebum “Kevin” Kim ‘15 Ms. Lee is a new teacher at Fay School, eager to learn and teach as much as she can. She was born in Minnesota and lived there until 6th grade. She spent her 7th and 8th grade years in Sweden, and went to Taejon Christian International School in Taejon, South Korea, for her high school years. She came back to America to attend University of Notre Dame in 2008. Ms. Lee, before coming to Fay School, worked with after-school service and communication service in Asia Pacific International School in Seoul, South Korea.

As a new member of English Department at Fay School, Ms. Lee teaches 9th grade English with Mr. Liebmann and 8th grade English. She wished to come to Fay School because she had heard much about the school from her cousins, Dabin Ahn ’04 and Philip Ahn ’08, who were Fay School alumni. Ms. Lee says that before coming to Fay School, she knew that the school was academically strong and had a family-like environment, which made Ms. Lee attracted to Fay school. Her knowledge about the school and desire to teach in an independent school motivated her to come teach at Fay School.

Fay School seems to be just a right place for Ms.Lee. “I like the family-style lunch and the dinner and really enjoy the atmosphere where everyone is hard working.” She also says that the Fay School Motto, Poteris Modo Velis, or You Can If You Will, fits her belief that “the effort never betrays you”. Ms. Lee loves the system of effort grades; she believes that the concept behind the system of effort grade motivates students to work harder.

Ms. Lee says that teaching in Fay School has been the best experience in her life. “I love it. I have met so many great teachers and the English Department is excellent. Students here at Fay School are good-spirited, polite, and brilliant.”

As a teaching apprentice, Ms. Lee enjoys learning about classrooms and modeling after great teachers in Fay School. Ms. Lee “loved the fall and winter term and is looking for a new year with wonderful students at Fay School”. As a new year approaches, Ms. Lee prepares herself to become even a better addition to the Fay community.

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Interview with Mr. Beloff: Fay in the Past, Fay in the Present by: Yoon Soo “Suzy” Shin ‘14 SS: What were your most favorite classes and or activities This interview was conducted by Suzy Shin in order to shed light on the perspective of a Fay teacher and a Fay alum. Mr. John Beloff ’88 recollected and shared his greatest memories, his hopes and dreams, and what the teachers were like back when he was a student at Fay. Suzy Shin: Hi Mr. Beloff! So, I wanted to ask, what was your best memory as a Fay student?

Mr. Beloff: Probably winning the Eaglebrook tournament in my eighth grade year in soccer. I guess athletics in general was my best memory.

There was a lot of pageantry around playing Fessenden every year and playing in things like the Eaglebrook Tournament.

SS: When you attended Fay, what were the teachers like? How were Mr. Claire and Mr. Rosenwald? (I heard that you were part of the first Varsity Art team, part of Mr.Claire’s famous-for-interesting things advisory, and part of Mr. Rosenwald’s basketball team!)

MB: I loved Mrs. Williams’ English class. I liked biology.

It was fun. I loved to working on the school sports news called the Sports Sentinel, and I also did yearbook. When I was here, we had a lot of fun. I would have loved to take Mr. Blanchard’s ancient history class. Diagnosing the Modern World would have been really cool. I would also take my class, although it’s hard to imagine what it would be like to not teach the material.

SS: What was your dream as a ninth grader at Fay? Did you ever think about coming back and becoming a teacher?

MB: No. Back then, I wanted to be an architect. I wasn’t really good at math, so I hoped that it would take care of itself. So, I wasn’t on the track to becoming a teacher. I really also wanted to be college level shortstop or pitcher.

SS: If you had to give one piece of advice to the current students as an alum, what would it be?

MB: Enjoy the amount of attention that you get from faculty and your advisor because they all have a genuine interest in your development. They really care about who you are, what you do, and how you do it. That’s not always the case throughout the rest of your education.

Thank you so much for your time Mr.Beloff for talking with the newspaper and sharing with us and the rest of the Fay community about what it was like to attend Fay and how it is now!

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MB: Mr. Claire is pretty much the same as now.

He was an unbelievably good art teacher, a great advisor, someone who really helped us figure out what we really wanted to do, both while I was at school, but also in the future. He was one of the reasons I decided to become a teacher.

Mr. Rosenwald was a lot more intense back then. He was a really good basketball coach. He was very passionate about winning and the team was really good. Varsity art was a very cool opportunity to explore all the kind different kinds of art. We had a lot of freedom to produce what we wanted to produce and the way we wanted to produce it. There was also a great deal of teaching and guiding that was beyond regular art classes.

that you participated in? How was the baseball and basketball team back then? Are there any subjects that you wish you had while you were a student that is now a class?

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GO REDS! GO WHITES! by: Soo Hyun“Sue”Lee ’15 Fay Moosepaper is excited for this year’s Red and White Color Competition! This time, we interviewed Francesca D’Angelo, the Red Color President, and David Moon, the White Color President. Francesca, who is a day student at Fay, was happy to announce that this year’s color competitions have been a great success for the Reds during the Fall Sports Color Competition. She believed that the Red’s cheerful spirit and enthusiasm brought themselves to their own victory in the fall. Moreover, Reds have earned some points for solving the grapple problem. Francesca says, since 2011, she has never seen the Reds winning. However, she believes that it doesn’t matter if the Whites win the whole color competition as long as we have fun. Francesca also says that the color red represents the fire, passion, and the victory of the war. She is also excited for the next winter sports Red and White Competition!

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David Moon, the White Color President, was also pumped for the Color Competition. He believed that the Whites are now more enthusiastic about the color competition.

He still wants the Whites to try new things out such as solving the grapple problem though. Because Whites have won the Color Competitions for over the past 4 years, David feels sure that the Whites will earn the victory this year as well. He also wants the Whites to keep their power up so that the Whites can continue their strong momentum.

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Go Reds and Whites!

Fay’s Boys Varsity Basketball teams had a rough time during their first round of games. The Varsity A team lost a close game against BB&N. The final score was 39-35. Late in the game, in an effort to achieve a tie, two players, Bobby Manion and Richard Zhang, both scored 3 pointers. Out of their 35 points, Shivam Sharma and Strat Forrester contributed 15 and 8 points respectively, and combined for 23 points. The rest of the team contributed 12 points. In the end, the BB&N players were too much for Fay to handle with a short bench missing Say-Say Rivers, their captain, and Jared Kelly. Boys Varsity B team couldn’t do any better; they ended their game losing 38-21 to Bancroft, with a valiant effort from their captain, Jeremy Navarro, who scored 9 points, and Tate Perkins, who scored 6. On the other hand, Fay’s Girls Varsity Basketball team is clicking and getting it done. They are being lead greatly by co-captain Anikka Fredericksen and Stephanie Li . Congratulations to the girls for also winning the Nashoba Brooks Tournament for the second year!

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Fay Varsity Basketball by: Avery Nasworthy’ 14

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by: Francisco Pelaez ‘15 Courtesy of AnaB / deviantART

Since December the 25th, the movie Catching Fire has been a tremendous success all around the world. This movie is the sequel to the The Hunger Games. In this movie, a year has passed since Katniss and Peeta won the Hunger Games and the people of the districts in the futuristic land of Panem are starting to defy the Capitol. President Snow thinks that all of this is because of the bold Katniss Everdeen, “Girl on Fire,” so for the 75th Hunger Games, he makes a decision that will challenge everything you know about Suzanne Collins’ dystopian universe. The movie, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, broke the box office Thanksgiving records and has earned more than 300 million dollars just in the U.S. But, not only the money shows the success of the movie, as many fans have come out of the movie ecstatic and satisfied with the sequel to The Hunger Games. “It was really dramatic and exciting, and I really like that in this movie Katniss stands more for herself,” said Natalia Valdes, after seeing the movie. “The movie was really good and a little violent, I really like it,” said an anonymous source. “It’s so good, it has better graphics, more drama, and better use of characters,” said Hope Sanders. In my opinion, this is a really good movie and I agree with many of the fans that have seen the movie, that this sequel is better than the first one.

The Hunger Games’ Catching Fire is definitely a movie worth watching.

Celebrating Nelson Mandela by: Victoria Steelman ’14 Courtesy of lasagna.com.ec / Flickr

Just around the time of year when snow and joy start to fill the Christmas air, a world tragedy was brought on us in December. A man who strived for the ideal of peace, equality, and civil rights inspired the world with his dedication to making the world a better place.Now he has moved onto a better place. Mandela went through a rough childhood: his father had died when he was young, and he had to leave his mother in

order to become a ward in one of the larger tribes. After years of peacefully protesting the apartheid and never losing hope even when he was imprisoned for 27 years for protesting, Nelson Mandela was able to defeat the apartheid of South Africa. Segregated merely because the color of their skin, Africans were put below the Caucasians of South Africa. Not only did Mandela surpass a huge milestone by becoming the first black president of South Africa, but he also changed the path of South Africa’s society society and overcame apartheid.

He is known to have said, “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.” Not only did he overcome all obstacles in his way, he is also a moral model. In order to achieve our dreams, like Mandela, we must fight for what we believe in and endure the struggle. !

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by: Dajung Lim ‘16 Recently, two very exciting changes have been made in Fay school! Supported by many alumnus and donors, a hockey rink and a turf field were built each in the Sunken Garden and the Reinke. The building progress was incredibly efficient for both of them, and now they are ready for use.

The hockey rink was a suggestion that has been discussed for over three years. But this year, the suggestion became a real project. Mr. and Mrs. Traylor (parents of Noah Traylor) offered enormous support and funding in order to build the ice rink.

Many alumni also supported the project. So far, the rink looks amazing! According to Mr. LeBrun and few other teachers’ opinions, the rink will be opened for the whole Fay community and occasionally will be used for athletic purposes, like hockey practices.

Many boarders have agreed that this new rink is a very good idea and think they will enjoy skating on it! In general, boarders hope that the rink becomes one of the places they can go on weekends and Thursday free time.

Only few problems were mentioned, such as renting skates and helmets for students who don’t have any. Another big problem is maintaining ice rink in good condition. Since it is an outdoor rink, many people say special care will be needed.

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Two New Constructions! - The Hockey Rink and The Turf Field

The Reinke’s turf field, one the other hand, is already being used by many teams and students.

Last week, the Fay fitness team enjoyed indoor soccer in the newly- built turf field. Also funded

by Fay alumni, the field is already running without any problem. Just like the ice rink, the field would be too small to hold a sports game, but it would be the perfect place to have team practice, little games and free-time entertainment!

Especially since it’s inside the Reinke building, people would be able to use the field, no matter how the weather is outside. The turf field requires much less work to maintain than the rink. But the noise can be a problem. Since the field is located inside the music building, it could be distracting for any students who happen to be practicing.

Despite those few little problems, both the rink and the field are now open for use! In order to make these projects successful, numerous faculty members and students worked hard and helped each other during both weekdays and weekends.

The results are looking good, and all of the students and teachers are very excited to test out the new areas!

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The Celtics Trade Talk

THE MOOSEPAPER STAFF 2013 -2014

by: Savion “Say Say” Rivers ’14

Editor-in-Chief

After a blockbuster trade over the summer sending Boston Celtics’ core members Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn along with Jason Terry, Celtics’ fans may have something to look forward to. At the beginning of the season, it looked like the Boston Celtics were in for a rebuilding season. Although it is early in the season, the Celtics hold the fourth best record in the conference, at 12-15, and they also are first in the Atlantic Division. Therefore, the Celtics have promise, especially in their young big men Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk and in the return of All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo.

Some recent trade talks could make the Celtics a legitimate contender. Recently, it has been rumored that the Boston Celtics are going to trade Courtney Lee, Brandon Bass, and a first round pick to the Houston Rockets for big man Omer Asik. This would be an amazing trade for the Celtics. They would have a legit experienced big man alongside Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo.

This would be the making of an amazing defensive team. Other teams in trade talks with the Rockets are the Philadelphia 76ers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Atlanta Hawks; however, the Celtics have a strong chance of getting Asik and possibly making a strong push before All-Star Weekend in February. Therefore if you are a Celtics fan, then you have something to look forward to in the coming months.

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Yoon Soo “Suzy” Shin ‘14 Executive Editor Zoe Carlson ’15 Lower and Primary/Technology Editor Jeremy Navarro ’14 Upper School Editor Katie Hoffman ’14 9th Grade Editor

8th Grade Editor

David Moon ’14

Catherine Kasparyan ’15

7th Grade Editor Lauren Lee ’16 Sports/Layout Editor

Pop Culture Editor

Savion Rivers ’14

Francisco Pelaez ‘15

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Arts Editor

Current Events Editor

Julie Jin ‘16

Victoria Steelman ’14 Writing Team Shelby Howard ’16 Kevin Kim ’15 Alfonso Pelaez ’15 Dajung Lim ’16 Avery Nasworthy ’14

Sue Lee ’15 (Writer-Layout Team) Photography

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Avery Asherman ’15 Faculty Advisors Paul Abeln Anique Seldon *A special thank you to Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Gaska, Mrs. Casey, and Mr. Heard for helping us through the process.

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Art at Fay

If you are wondering about where to find Upper

Art Projects in Progress!

7th grade pumpkin watercolor is next to Mr. Rosenwald’s office, in the hallway. !

by: Julie Jin ’16

Varsity Art’s campus drawing is outside of the Mars Room, across from the theater. !

School artwork….

A few weeks ago, 7th graders started working on a cultural mask project. They developed ideas about their World Language course’s cultural mask. For example, students taking Spanish made calaveras with decorative flower designs. The masks were created in the ceramics room; however, since they are finished, all students are welcomed to take a glance at what they look like!!!

8th grade self portraits are in the Picardi Art Center, outside on a wall.

Varsity Art, at this time, is progressing with their self portraits. After they are finished with the outline, students will color their faces with pencil, while considering many different volumes and color. You might want to check them out when they are done! !

A Short Interview with Geethika Bathini

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Interviewer: Julie Jin Julie: What are you doing in Art currently?

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Geethika: We are making cultural mask Julie: What does yours look like?

Geethika: Since I am taking Spanish, my mask covers half of the face. It has a rose on one side, and I am also planning to make angel wings on the side.

Julie: Do you like working with clay?

Geethika: Yeah, I love getting my hands dirty, but it is tough to make the features to match my face.

Julie: What is your favorite type of art?

Geethika: I enjoy abstract art with paint.

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Julie: What is the artwork that you are working on currently? Who is included?!

Mrs. McGinty

Mrs. McGinty: It was my son’s birthday and his girlfriend’s birthday the next day, so I painted a picture of them together. !

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Julie: Any fun facts related to art? !

Julie: When did you set your goal to be an artist?!

Mrs. McGinty: In my sophomore year in high school, I decided that I wanted art to be my life. I took art classes at different local museums with well-known area artists as my teachers. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts was where I learned different art techniques. I spent a lot of my time looking at masters works. As soon as I told my mom, she said “How are you going to make a living as an artist?” She suggested that I be an art teacher as well. After hearing that, I went to Tufts University and learned how to teach art. Also, before I came to Fay, I taught high school and college art and now, I have been at Fay for 19 years. !

Julie: What is the favorite project you did at Fay?!

Mrs. McGinty: Going on the potters wheel with 8th and 9th grade is truly joyful. The clay mask project is my favorite project with the 7th graders, I also enjoy and mummy building with the 3rd graders. !

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Julie: Have you ever sold your artwork before? If so, for how much?!

Mrs. McGinty: Yes, the most expensive work I sold was $5,500 for a gold jewelry. I used to make wedding accessories as well. !

Mrs. McGinty: When I was a kid I loved to read.

When I was reading The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, I doodled on my English and math papers what I thought the characters would look like. I was always so disappointed when the movie came out and the characters looked different from how I imagined them to be. !

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