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Volume 11, Issue 3

10.09.2015 A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS FOR THE HOLDERNESS COMMUNITY

Our Parents Are

Awesome You wouldn’t think my dad knows a lot about birds, but you would be wrong. He actually knows a ton about birds. - Dave Leclerc My dad hunted birds with bricks in the woods of his university campus and often cooks wild bird soup - Oscar Yu

My dad used to be a lobsterman Beckham Bayreuther My mom gave birth to ten kids….

- Bee McLaughlin

In honor of Parent’s Weekend, The Picador wants to celebrate all Holderness parents by offering their children the chance to share some fun family facts! The competition was fierce. We had to make some tough selections, but it’s clear that these parental role models have proven themselves very worthy of public recognition based on these staggeringly impressive characteristics.

My mom makes a mean carrot cake.

Trust me, I missed it when she didn’t make it for me on my birthday.

What a sad day - Joe Antonellis My mom held the Colorado state records for the 100 and 200 meter dash in 1987 - Charlie Cunha

My father’s toenail is shaped like a combo of Jack Nicholson’s face and South America. Want the story to it? My dad was like 35-40 and was doing work in the basement. He reached for a high shelf, which is very difficult for my short family, and he knocked a hammer off the six-foot shelf. Metal head of the hammer to his right big toe.

After many years of healing, it now has taken the shape of a hybrid Jack Nicholson/ South America - Nick Lacasse My parents met when my dad was a pilot and my mom was a flight attendant...kinda cute? - Brooke Hayes

My mom is really dope - Elle Teare

My dad works for a shoe company’s IT department.

A few weeks ago they were working with Apple. My dad found an error in Apple. He found an Error in Apple. Yup. - Kyra Borsoi 1

My mom comes to all of my games and has a signature “Whoo-Whoo” that is well known to all my teammates - Ben Tessier

One of the interesting facts about my dad is that he went to Tufts University and played football and lacrosse. The best thing about this is that Mr. Ford was his lacrosse coach - Eliza Pimental The Picador: Volume 11, Issue 3

Students Respond to New Schedule

Brooke Hayes ‘17, Chae Hahn ‘17

After a short two-week pilot at the

end of last year, our student body has seemingly adjusted well to the new schedule that officially began this fallafter. To gain a better understanding of what everyone was really feeling, we sent out a form to get real responses and feedback for this major adjustment. Keeping in mind that new students did not know what changes had been made, we decided to also ask what areas could use improvement based on their three weeks of experience. Here is what we found: • • •

64% of you are in favor of the new schedule, while 36% were not quite convinced.

Only 44% of you have gone to a club/meeting, while 56% have opted out.

Of those 44% attending a club, 60% felt it was a useful way to spend their time

There was a clear consensus that we all appreciate the 8:30 start, as sleep is hard to get around here.

Many stated that they like having clubs/meeting block and conference blocks during the day. If for nothing else, they allow a small break.

A common criticism is that it’s hard to focus during after-lunch x-blocks.

Students also criticized the irregularity of every day, stating that it’s hard to adjust when each day is completely different.

For returning students, a large area of disappointment is the shortened lunch period. Multiple students men-

tioned how much they valued having that time for homework and the occasional nap.

One of the most interesting suggestions related to the upcoming winter schedule is the idea to get rid of afternoon classes on Tuesday/Thursday and have a full day on Monday. This would limit practice times for winter sports, especially affecting those who have to be bussed to the mountain.

For skiers and snowboarders, Monday tends to be the day people choose to take off from practice anyways, allowing more time at the mountain on Tuesday/Thursday. A lot of people agreed that it’s hard to focus during evening classes.

Another quite different idea was to flip-flop our entire day, having sports take place before classes. This would allow us to wind down the day a bit slower than stepping right from the rink or court into study hall.

With such a wide variety of suggestions, all of these are helpful tools to better use our time during our often hectic but productive days.

School Reacts to Sexuality Article Dougie DeLuca ‘16

As I sit down in Weld, the headline

“Considering Culture: Sexuality at Holderness” catches my attention. Picking up The Picador, the upset grumblings of one of my peers interrupts me. Looking up, I see him in the midst of a rant - arms flailing, eyes filled with rage, and screaming, “This is crap! It’s just another article about how terrible men are!”

Filled with emotion and passion, he expresses his disapproval of the article.

Listening, I agree that the article is solely devoted to male shaming, not the reality of our school. As the article is discussed throughout campus, I devoutly defend my opinion.

Returning to my room after a classes, I decide to take the time and actual-

ly read the article AJ and Maggie spent so much time writing. The article is not as ridiculous as I thought. While I disagree with some parts, I actually agree with much of it. Curious to hear what my friends and teachers think, I decided to see what the community thinks about the points made in the article about masculinity and heteronormativity.

I began by asking if “the portraits of the 8 previous heads of school, eight white, middle-­aged men in suits, hanging outside of the faculty lounge in schoolhouse” generate a feeling of masculinity. Of the students/faculty interviewed, I received mixed responses.

About half said that this does create an atmosphere of masculinity while the other half said it does not. Of the respondents who answered yes, the com-

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mon response was that those who simply look at the pictures and nothing else subconsciously see men as the norm for headmasters of our school. That is obviously bad. Considering this, I came up with the hypothesis that while those who do not think of what the pictures represent are negatively affected, those who do stop and realize that there are no women are affected positively as they wonder why there aren’t any women.

I then asked whether or not our school’s emphasis on athletics enforces masculinity. Of the people I surveyed, a large majority answered that our athletics does not enforce masculinity. According to many, our women’s teams produce more collegiate and higher level athletes than our men’s teams. Ms.

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Photos of the Week

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Boys Varsity Football v Hebron September 26

Chris Sargent ‘16 v Mountain September 20

Girls Varsity Field Hockey v Groton September 23

Members of the Class of 1965 50th Reunion September 26

Boys JV2 Soccer v Berwick September 26

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Berry pointed out that “the Field Hockey celebrations are the biggest she has seen out of any celebration on this campus.” Based off the answers I received and my own considerations, I believe that “athletics are not inherently masculine.” Instead, the concern that our school’s emphasis on athletics raises for me is the divide it forms between those who participate in athletics and those who do not. Although this is definitely something important to consider, I’ll save it for another conversation.

Next in my interviews, I asked about the use of the word “faggot” at Holderness. Almost everyone I interviewed answered that they hardly hear the word “faggot.” Some followed up answering that because the word has a such a derogatory meaning, we have learned to remove it from our vocabulary. Yifi Mu’s answer to this question is one that I find very interesting. Yifu answered, “when I hear it, I think of a misfit, not a homosexual.” This answer caused me to consciously consider the number of times I heard the work, which turned out to be substantially larger than I suspected. I believe that most people associate the word “faggot” with “loser.” They do not recognize when or how the word is used. This is dangerous. We need to be more careful with our language with respect to intent and impact.

In my interviews I also asked about the point made by Mr. Durnan who said, “The fact that as of now no boy has “come out” to the community speaks to the difficulty to do so. By my count, we have had only two students “come out” publicly, so I don’t think we can claim that it is an easy step for girls, either.”

This point was the one that showed up most often in discussion. When reading this, most people interpreted this as Mr. Durnan saying that unless a student comes out in public it is illegitimate.

While this probably was not his intention, this is what people thought he was saying. In my interviews, everyone I interviewed expressed some disagreement with this point. One respondent answered, “Mr. Durnan is measuring

how safe it is to come out based on how many people have come out in assembly. The measurement is not good because who knows how many people have informally come out. In the ideal society being gay is neither celebrated nor denounced. Coming out does not need to be a big deal.” I find this to be very truthful as when it comes down to it, “coming out” is a very big step personally in one’s life. Because of this, people should be able to come out how they’d like, whether publicly or privately.

“It’s unusual for an independent school to have so many young women in leadership positions. More than 50% of our leadership positions are filled by young women. In spite of this impressive figure, young women still feel marginalized. It’s important that we address and acknowledge this.” -Mr Peck Another interesting answer that I received about this topic was from Aaron Harmatz, saying, “Sexuality is a personal thing and the emphasis on it in the media makes it impersonal. It makes it something you display rather than something you are. Like a number on a jersey.” While we strive for a society where being gay is not a big deal, we are, through the media and other sources, making a big deal of it. In the end, like Yifu Mu said, “we are a small school trying to gain more awareness, which is good.” Although parts of Mr. Durnan’s message are questionable, the overall concept of creating a community where it is safe to “come out” is positive.

I also asked about walks backs, prom, and the name game and whether or not they make students “feel forced to conform to heteronormative practices.”

Of these three things, the name game was the one that was most commonly dismissed. Prom and walk backs were questioned by many. For prom, it would be questioned if two boys or two girls went together in a serious manner. For walk wacks, the common answer was it would be questioned if two boys/two girls walked back or if a girl walked a

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boy back. The answers provided here show the innate masculinity and heteronormativity in our culture.

I ended my investigation with Mr. Peck. In the article, AJ and Maggie questioned whether the power of the administration is evenly distributed between men and women. According to the numbers, there is an imbalance. In the Strategic Planning Oversight Committee, there are six males and one female, and the full Administrative Team is 40% female and 60% male. However, according to Mr. Peck, “as Head of School I am aware of my maleness and what it brings. Our administration is imbalanced towards males, but that does not mean our perspective is blind.

You might not be gay, but you can be a gay ally.” Mr. Peck states that while he is heterosexual white male, he can still be an ally for LGBTQ students, students of color, and women. Mr. Peck defends his point in saying, “It’s unusual for an independent school to have so many young women in leadership positions.

More than 50% of our leadership positions are filled by young women. In spite of this impressive figure, young women still feel marginalized. It’s important that we address and acknowledge this.”

Here is something I think we all need to take into consideration: women can still feel marginalized even when they are in positions of power. Conversely, a certain group does not need to be in power to feel supported. Although there is a gender imbalance in the administration, we can be an organization, like Mr. Peck said, that advocates for all types of people.

AJ and Maggie’s article is, for the most part, accurate. In general, we do live in a community that is masculine and heteronormative. Because of this, there is work that needs to be done to achieve equality for everyone. However, I and many other people in this community believe that there are parts of the article that are inaccurate. Nonetheless, AJ and Maggie were very courageous and definitely did what they set out to do ­“to make everyone more aware of what they do and say.”

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More Than Potatoes: How Lexi Black Keeps Idaho Wild

Lexi Black ‘16

“You’re so proud to be from Idaho,”

one of my friends laughed as I finished up a Spanish Oral assignment about my home. I tried to respond, but I merely gaped, a partial grin covering my face.

Proud – is that not a perfectly normal thing to be? Of course I’m proud. I don’t know a single fellow Idahoan who isn’t a diehard loyalist – it wouldn’t have ever occurred to me that maybe that sense of pride isn’t shared with residents of other states.

I can understand the confusion regarding not only an absurd level of state pride, but also so much pride coming for irrelevant state whose only known identity is potato farming. To be fair, we do have a lot of that—but we also have a whole lot more. This “more” includes the largest wilderness area in the lower 48, a waterfall falling 52 feet farther than Niagara Falls, the deepest canyon in the North American (almost two thousand feet deeper than the Grand Canyon), the tallest natural single-structure sand dune in the country, and the longest stretch of undammed river in the lower 48; just to name a few things. Our wilderness ranges from high desert to plains to forest to mountains, and the state is refuge to over fifteen endangered species and eighty-three species of concern. Our quality of outdoor recreation is practically of legend to both beginning and elite fisherman, kayakers, mountain bikers, mountaineers, and skiers.

As a child, it didn’t take me long to pick up on the outdoor obsession that the rest of my community possessed.

My memories are filled with backpacking trips up to aqua lakes rimmed with vaulting, waterfall-strewn cliff faces, days of uncontrollable laughter and all-consuming adrenaline on white water rafts, arduous hikes up to rocky peaks, and aimless adventures wandering through forests and hills. The wilderness became my place to run to for adventure, adrenaline, and danger;

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it also became a place of peace, clarity, and answers. The Idahoan wilderness became my primary place of refuge.

Even during breaks, I would spend almost more time out in the woods with friends than with my prematurely empty-nested parents.

Of course, those are the breaks that I actually spend at home, which isn’t that many. Just this past March, I ended up in Naples, Florida, a haven for the recently retired who love the abundance of Marshall’s stores and golf courses. As I sat around my grandparent’s house, I thoughtlessly and incessantly doodled mountains in the back of a notebook.

Looking over my shoulder, my mom pointed to one of the designs, “That’s cool. You should print something like that on shirts and sell them – I bet you’d make a lot of money.” While she said it somewhat absent-mindedly, the idea stuck with me. What if I did start a t-shirt business? For starters, it’d look great on my college application. Also, it’s an added excuse to draw, something that I loved doing but had never considered pursuing. What would I do with the money? I could give it to a charity,

maybe something related to the designs?

It suddenly became a no-brainer to contact the Idaho Conservation League. I could raise money for something that I’m passionate about and also for the very place where I found that passion.

Summer rolled around, and my idea had taken off. I began creating Idaho-specific drawings – mountains, salmon, elk. I finalized designs, worked with a graphic designer, set some publicity work in motion, and began filling orders for shirts and baseball hats. I then began the never-ending accounting work: I got a bank account up and running, created every sort of business form you can imagine, and came up with a plan for paying off my generous small business loan. Finally, I got a website up and running – keepidahowild. com – and began filling orders in July.

I spent the summer selling Keep Idaho Wild apparel, embarking on my own outdoor adventures under the excuse of doing promotional work and watching the general reaction to my project unfold. The most exciting element of the project was not just raising money for an organization that does incredible work but also the fact that Keep Idaho Wild actually helped spread the very excitement for the outdoors that it was founded on – encouraging no impact, wilderness-friendly recreation and sparking dialogue about local conservation issues.

I’m so grateful for the opportunity to give back to a place so important to me and to have received such great response. Just days ago the Idaho Conservation League called to express the incredible excitement I’d caused and say that I’d be a discussion topic at their largest conferences; I honestly couldn’t come up with a time that I’ve ever felt more honored. I remain overwhelmed by the fact that I had taken a passion, run with it, and earned recognition for it. I am no longer just proud of my state; I am proud of myself, too.

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New Students, Employees Share First Impressions

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Some of us take our status as a

“returner” for granted. It is all in the name - someone who returns to something is someone who is familiar with it, someone who knows people, places, and things that make their situation unique to them. We all know where to go when there aren’t any forks on the left-hand side of Weld, or how loud to sing when Mr. Lockwood plays “Quinn the Eskimo.” If you can, think back to what it felt like not to know these things, and how it felt not knowing what to do when confronted with a seemingly large problem that was really as easy as simply asking for help.

Here are a few first impressions and reactions from several new members of our community.

My experience with Holderness thus far has been fantastic. The relaxed, friendly atmosphere is contagious - much like the initial boarding school cold that I was lucky enough to have for only two days. The first days here were so fun for me. My O-Hike group was great, and the time in the woods was much needed (even though I didn’t get to spend the nights in my hammock because of the rain). Since then, I’ve been quickly acclimating to life here. Although I do wish I could be with students more often, I am really loving the people here, and I’m learning a lot! I’m really looking forward to ski season as well as lacrosse. I’m excited to see how the rest of the year goes! - Ms Wagner (Associate Director of Admission) Well, my first week has exceeded my expectations. I’ve never been in a boarding school and was afraid to attend one, but I realized I loved this place from the moment I got here. At first it was a little weird to be alone, or to “start from the bottom,” but in this school everyone is very kind and has made me feel at home. Of course, there’s a lot of homework and sometimes I get stressed, but I hope I begin to handle things better in the weeks

to come. And, well, I can describe my first weeks at Holderness with three simple words... They were awesome! - Anonymous student.

Pretty much this entire boarding school/prep school scene is new to me. Coming from a public high school in Miami of 2500 students, Holderness is really forcing me to make a big adjustment to a school of only about 300 students. I would say the size of the school has its benefits and faults to me at times.

With such a small school, I feel like it’s real cliquey because there are a lot of new students who may have a hard time gelling with the returners. I felt that was very apparent in the first week or so, but I think that is something that will change with time obviously. But still, it has only been three weeks. - Emmanuel Dorvil ‘16 Mr. Graham (History) What about Holderness do you find most different?

It’s absolutely the people. This is the biggest collection of academic, athletic, and driven people I have ever been around.

If you could describe your month at school in a sentence, what would it be?

This last month has been a non-stop, all-inclusive learning experience.

Where and when do you feel most a part of the community, and when or where do you feel most separate?

I feel most connected to the community when I am in the classroom. Despite the endless other ways in which Holderness connects to the individual, this is the heart of the school for me.

For good and bad, I haven’t felt separated at all!

What do you think of assembly?

It’s another time when I feel incredibly connected to the student body and faculty. I want Mr. Lockwood to run the whole thing!

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Picador Snapchat?

Thanks to Maggie and Maggie, Holderness School will soon have its own snapchat.

This will be used for capturing moments around campus. See a teacher cutting the quad? Snap it to us. Catch the sunset after sit­down? Snap it. In each publishing of The Picador, we will include some of the best snaps received, be it entertaining or informative. Add us → picador_snaps

Overheards “If I was president the whole school would collapse.”

“I agree with everything that you said, but you’re wrong!”

“I slayed Sheppe’s opinion, that’s a win right there.”

“Mr. Casey lives on a hill?”

“Is our game cancelled?” “Yes, but we have swimming lessons on the turf at 1:30.”

“How do you spell Asia?”

“Okay now we can mess it up” (After winning room of the week) “I stepped onto the field, and I died.”

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Maggie Cunha ‘16

#YOPO: You Only Pope Once

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n his recent trip to the United States, Pope Francis reminded the American people that he’s not a regular pope - he’s a cool pope. Pope Francis has established himself as the “people’s pope,” and he has a reputation for pushing the Catholic Church to turn its focus on helping the poor, increasing efforts to care for the environment and curb global warming, and, most surprisingly, showing signs of support for those who have felt pushed away from the church and society, including homosexuals and illegal immigrants.

In his recent visit to the United States, the pope underscored his commitment to these issues. Some of the highlights of his trip included: In his address in New York City, which coincided with a horrific stampede in Mecca that killed hundreds, the Pope interrupted his prepared remarks to extend condolences and prayers to those affected.

Pope Francis is the first pope to address Congress. He used the opportunity to share his views on the importance of working to stop global warming and urging acceptance of and kindness for immigrants and refugees.

Pope Francis also allowed a 5-year-old girl who was trying to break through security to approach him and hand him a note about her hard-working ille-

gal immigrant parents. In his speech outside the White House, Pope Francis said, “As a child of immigrants, I am happy to be a guest in this country, which was largely built by such families.” In a speech to a largely immigrant audience in Philadelphia, the pope reminded immigrants that they are “… called to be responsible citizens,” adding “Do not be discouraged by whatever challenges and hardships you face.

I ask you not to forget that, like those who came here before you, you bring many gifts to your new nation.”

The pope reinforced his image as a man of the people when he saw a boy in a wheelchair at the airport in Philadelphia. He had his driver stop the car,

and he hopped out and made a point of blessing the boy, causing his mother to burst into tears at the show of kindness.

The pope met with victims of clergy sexual abuse, a hot button issue in the United States, where a pattern of abuse and subsequent cover-ups by church officials has led to frustration and attrition in the Catholic Church during the last decade. In his meeting with the victims, he said, “When a priest abuses, it is very serious because the vocation of that boy, that girl, grow toward the love of God.” He also said that bishops and other church leaders who cover for abusers are culpable.

In a moment of last-minute controversy surrounding his trip, Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, claimed a private meeting with the Pope, where she alleged that he supported her actions. Father Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, released an unprecedented statement contradicting Davis’ account. Davis was among a group of a dozen or so people who were invited to the Vatican Embassy in D.C. to meet the Pope.

Ironically, the audience was actually with Yayo Grassi, the pope’s former student and an openly gay Argentine, who brought his longtime partner with him for his meeting with the pope.

Ms. Disney Got Married!

Congratulations Mr. Day! Cardigan Mountain School Head of School

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Lin-sanity: The Story of a Boy and a Boat Carter Bourassa’17

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ny student applying for AP Composition this year read The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. The book follows eight boys through four years of college-level crew and eventually on to the Olympic Gold. A few of the students in our school have rowed before, as well as a few teachers, but as Mrs. Lin’s AP Comp class found out, Mr. Lin rowed for one of the oldest and best collegiate crew programs in the world: Oxford University.

Mr. Lin attended Carleton College for four years while earning his undergraduate degree. In his four years at Carleton, Mr. Lin pitched for the varsity baseball team and decided to attend Oxford University for graduate school.

Once at Oxford, Mr. Lin took up rowing and picked it up quickly. He rowed almost every day and

was named the Captain of Boats for Worcester College, his college within Oxford. Mr. Lin raced a few different sizes of boats, but the primary type was the eight-man boat. Mr. Lin raced for his college at some of the most prestigious venues in the world including the Henley Regatta, the iconic venue on the Thames, and raced for Oxford University in Sweden.

After completing his graduate program, Mr. Lin went on to hold several jobs in education before arriving at Holderness. He moved to China and taught there for a year before returning to the United States, where he then served as the Dean of Students at Thatcher School in Ojai, California. He was also the Head of School at the San Francisco Day School as well as Head of Lower School at Fessenden School.

However, Mr. Lin did not lose touch with rowing. He held positions at Mid-

dlesex and Phillips Andover, where he was the head coach of Varsity Women’s Crew. At Andover, Mr. Lin led his team to victory at the New England Championships, and the following year he won the Junior National Championships in both the four-person and eight-person women’s boats. After a while, the Lins got jobs at Holderness and moved up here with their young family.

Upon reading The Boys in the Boat, Mr. Lin said he was surprised with the accuracy at which Brown described and discussed crew. He was impressed by the accuracy of the crew team’s selection and how the descriptions of racing were portrayed. Out of all the books he had read about rowing, Mr. Lin said that The Boys in the Boat was not only the best, but was also the only book that had been able to make him feel the excitement and sensation that he got while rowing crew in real life.

Mr. Lin with his Junior National Champion Andover women’s team

An overhead view of Oxford Crew, Mr. Lin in the 4th seat

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The Worcester College Boat Club 1st eight.

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F R I D A Y

7:15 AM – 8:00 AM 8:15 AM – 9:00 AM 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 9:05 AM – 9:50 AM 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

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Breakfast Academic Block 4 Meets Art Exhibit Open - Edwards Art Gallery Academic Block 7 Meets Humanities Session for Parents of 9th Graders – Alfond Library Parents Arrival and Registration – Weld Lobby Parents and Students Meet with Faculty at Conference Sites School Store is Open - Lower Weld Varsity Practices Lunch - Weld Dining Hall Early Dinner for Actors and Job Crews Receptions for Parents in Three Locations: Woodward Dorm: Parents of Pichette, Woodward, and Hill Dorms. Advisors: Fischer, Sparkman, Galvin, Barton, Eccleston, Flinders, Ford, Casey, and Weymouths.

Webster Room (Livermore): Parents of Day Students, South Side of Campus. Advisors: Donovan, Day, Dahl, Devine, Houseman, Finnerty, Lushefski, Kendall, Plourde, Pedrin-Nielson, Pettitt, Pfenninger, and Stigum,.

Alfond Library: Parents of Niles, Webster, Hoit, Rathbun, and Connell. Advisors: Dopp, Baier, Gartner, Durnan, O’Meara, Graham, Disney, Arsenault, Sheppe, Carrigan, Berry, Cabot, Lin, Wolf, and Glew.

Dinner for Parents, Students, and Faculty - Weld Dining Hall Welcome by Head of School Phil Peck - Weld Dining Hall Fall Theater Production: Don’t Drink the Water – Hagerman Auditorium All parents and students are welcome.

Snack Bar Open Check in for all Boarding students

7:15 AM – 8:00 AM 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

8:00 AM – 8:20 AM 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM 11:45 AM 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:10 PM 2:15 PM 2:20 PM

Breakfast - Weld Dining Hall Meetings for Snow Sport Parents: - Eastern Alpine Skiers - Hagerman Auditorium - Nordic Skiers - West Wing Weld Hall - All Snowboarders and Freestyle/Freeriders - East Wing Weld Hall - School Team Alpine Skiing - Alfond Library – South side Humanities Session for Parents of 9th Graders – Alfond Library Coffee for Parents - Schoolhouse Foyer and Hagerman Foyer Parents Arrival and Registration - Weld Lobby Parents and Students Meet with Faculty at Conference Sites Art Exhibit open - Edwards Art Gallery School Store is Open - Lower Weld Meeting for All Parents with Head of School - Hagerman Auditorium Meeting with Senior Parents and College Counselor – Hagerman Cookout Lunch for All Students and Families – Alfond Library Lawn (Rain Loc– Weld) Meeting with Senior Parents and Senior Thesis Directors – Hageman Field Hockey Girls Varsity vs. Kimball Union Academy – Turf Field Soccer Boys JV2 vs. Kimball Union Academy – Wales Lower Fields Soccer Boys JV vs. Kimball Union Academy – Wales Lower Fields Soccer Girls JV vs. Kimball Union Academy – Wales Lower Fields Field Hockey Girls JV vs. Kimball Union Academy – Quad Field Soccer Boys Varsity vs. Kimball Union Academy – Wales Lower Fields Football Boys Varsity vs. Pingree – Walker-Hinman Field Boys Cross Country Home

Soccer Girls Varsity vs. Kimball Union Academy – Turf Field Girls Cross Country Home

PURPOSE STATEMENT The Picador is a publication that serves to inform the Holderness School community and stimulate discourse through the thoughtful and respectful exchange of ideas, featuring the dynamic and insightful voice of the Holderness student body.

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Editors Maggie Barton AJ Chabot Maggie Cunha Dougie DeLuca Carter Bourassa Chae Hanh Brooke Hayes

Visual Editors Moti Jiang Yiyang Mao Yoomi Ren Keying Yang Faculty Advisor Mr. Herring

Holderness School Chapel Lane PO Box 1879 Plymouth, NH 03264 603-779-5200 info@holderness.org

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