December Newsletter
December Newsletter Table of Contents Winter Vacations ….………………………….. Manchester Drill Meet …………………… Naval Ball ……………..……………………………. Student Activities Features…………….. New Year’s Resolutions …………………. Wish List …………………..……………………….. Holiday Book Recommendations…. World Cup …………………………………………. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Upcoming Events Frosh Marine Bio guest speaker: January 10 Linden Drill meet: January 14 Martin Luther King Day: January 16 - No school! Physics Olympics: January 21 Midterm exams: January 23-27 - Make sure you’re ready for the upcoming tests. Make a good plan and stick to it, you got this! Colts Neck drill meet: January 28 End of MP2: January 30 - Make sure your Powerschool is correct and end MP2 with a bang! Newsletter Staff: Sanika Karode, Sophia Laudi, Reid Spears, Gerard Flynn, Connor Gavioli, Ronan Alo
Winter Vacations
Vermont Colorado Poconos
Florida
While many of you are staying home in sad New Jersey, some people are going on vacation! Maybe you can live vicariously through them.
OuterBanks
Manchester Drill Meet
On December 3, 2022, the MASTDrillTeam competed at theArea 4 Qualifying Drill Meet at Manchester Township High School.
Cadets participated in Armed Platoon, Unarmed Platoon, Color Guard, Unarmed Platoon Exh., NS1 Color Guard, NS1 Squad, 2 Man Trick, UPI,Athletics, and Academics competitions.
The MASTDrill Team performed above and beyond expectations and qualified for further competition.
Naval Ball
This Naval Ball truly showed that we are the world’s greatest Navy. The Naval ball committee worked so hard to create an amazing night and it really showed.
From the presentation of the colors to the Missing Man table to the annual Piano Man recital, the night was a great hit.
Hope everyone enjoyed and that those backflips didn’t destroy anyone’s legs.
Student Activities Features
Sophomore Chemical Snowflakes
Using Borax, some pipe cleaners, and their own creativity, students created crystalized snowflakes of their own design.
Junior Cathedral Trip
The junior class students and a handful of seniors visited the Saint John the Divine Cathedral in New York, examining the physics and architecture of the grand structure.
★ Improve at pushups and sit-ups ★ Have no more resolutions ★ Get honor roll ★ New year, new me ★ Organize garage ★ Less screen time ★ Focus on the positives New Year’s Resolutions
Wish
List
Holiday Book Recommendations
World Cup
The 2020 Qatar World Cup was easily one of the most exciting tournaments in our time. Whether you call it football or soccer(even though only one is the true answer), everyone was able to bond over these amazing matches. Many records were set this Cup. This was the first Cup to allow women referees in the games. Morocco was the first African country to ever make it into the semifinals, delivering many upsets leading up to their 4th place position. On an opposite note, this was also the first World Cup host to lose all of their matches. Mbappé, the rising legend, was the first player to score eight World Cup goals before turning 24 years old. Ronaldo was the first male to score at five World Cups. Messi, the first male to register an assist at five World Cups also takes the record for World Cup appearances from Lothar Matthaus. The final match between France and Argentina kept everyone on the edge of their seats. With a score of 2-0 Argentina in the first half, everyone thought the game was done, but Mbappé brought it back with 2 goals within 1 minute of the match, evening the score! The game goes into extra time of two 15 minute halves. An amazing goal from Messi during the 108th minute brings it to 3-2, with many hoping the game would end there. However, a penalty kick destroys this short lived happiness when Mbappé evens the score again to 3-3. With a tie score at the end of extra time, this final match goes on to penalty kicks, being the third time ever for a final to be decided by penalties. After a shootout score of 4-2, Argentina brings the cup home!! Messi completes his collection of awards with the World Cup Trophy and can retire knowing he is the GOAT.
