N THE REMARKER NEWS OCTOBER 31, 2014 PAGE 6 HOMECOMING WRAP-UP
A rumble in the
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Following a 42-13 victory against Holland Hall, the Homecoming celebration ended with the Homecoming dance. The dance themed around Río, a city fueled by its night life, and concluded with the crowning of King senior Jake Holder and Queen Hockaday senior Elizabeth Farrow.
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JAZZIN’ IN JANEIRO
1. At half-time of the Homecoming game, the nominees were introduced. 2. Crowned king and queen of Rio, senior Jake Holder and Hockaday senior Elizabeth Farrow stand amid the dancing crowds. 3. Cheering as the Homecoming dance continues, King Jake Holder and fellow senior Luke Hudspeth get rowdy. 4. Senior Justin Jones busts a move in his signature golden suspenders. 5. Senior Andrew McClain brings down an opponent at the Homecoming football game. 6. Juniors J.T. Graass and William Caldwell shake the hand of Homecoming King Jake Holder after his win.
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STORY JAMES HANCOCK | PHOTOS ALDEN JAMES, TIM O’MEARA, DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Literary Festival will bring four novelists, poet to classes and panel discussions Jan. 9 by Abhi Thummala
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he eighth annual Literary Festival will feature writers Blake Bailey, Robert Zorn ‘75, Anne Napolitano, Annu Subramanian and Ed Mabrey Jan. 9. The five writers vary in their genres of literature, from autobiographies to slam poetry. Bailey’s most famous works are his biographies of John Cheever and Richard Yates. Zorn’s Cemetery John sheds new light on the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Napolitano’s novel A Good Hard Look: A Novel of Flannery O’Connor places Flannery O’Conner, whose work is studied in junior and senior years, as a character in the plot. Subramanian’s 2013 novel Another Heaven confronts the issue of human trafficking. Mabrey is a slam poet, which means he uses rhythm and beat to nar-
rate poems. “For a number of students who already are interested in literature, it encourages them to continue their pursuit of writing,” sponsor David Brown said. “It gives them ideas about what it means to be a professional writer. So I think it encourages those who are interested in that to pursue it along with whetting the appetites of those who aren’t interested and hadn’t thought of it before, but find these people interesting, smart, funny, moving, whatever.” While the festival begins Jan. 9, Mabrey will perform for the Upper School during the mid-morning break Jan. 8 in Decherd Auditorium. In addition to the panel discussion, the writers will meet students and members of the faculty, which presents unique opportu-
nities. “More than anything, it’s just to, as the stated goal of the Literary Festival, celebrate the pleasures of the written word,” Brown said, “and I think the writers we bring in typically help that to happen by getting in the classrooms, [with the students] getting to talk one-on-one with these published writers and getting a chance at the reception to talk one-onone with them, to get their books, have their books signed, those sort of things.” Student chair of the festival is junior Will Garden; vice chair is sophomore Gopal Raman. The festival includes a breakfast, a panel discussion for the Upper School in Decherd Auditorium, classroom presentations and an after-school reception in the library.
A POETRY MENTOR During last year’s Literary Festival, poet Ron Koertge spoke to Upper School English classes about his poetry career. This year’s festival will follow the same format, with writers such as Blake Bailey and Anne Napolitano visiting classes throughout the day on Jan. 9.