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Dean of Students Mr. Luqman Kolade has led upper school efforts to enforce community rules.

elts, tucked-in shirts, the disap pearance of iPhones. The halls of Haverford have felt the adminis tration’s increased focus. Many beg the ques tion “why?”... and few are happy with the answer.While emphasizing school rules is rou tine, entering the 2022-2023 school year, students detected a definite change in the air. The rules are coming up more frequently

Mr. Anthony Pariano moves to Wilson Hall PIERCE LAVERAN ’24

“The bulk of my career has been in the upper school level,” Mr. Pariano said.

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His first lesson of the year involved looking at the photos of the new school web site and finding the hidden story being told.

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With all of the commotion of the last couple of years, there is only one class at Haverford that had any pre-COVID time

designing his class and his les sons, students will recognize a question that is nearly a catchphrase for Mr. Pariano: “What do I see in the text that the common, casual, or careless reader is not likely to see?”

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alking through the third floor of Wilson Hall, upper school students may see the famil iar computer-like handwriting and the sig nature “mate” (a South-American tea) cup of Mr. Anthony Pariano, who has recently made a transition from teaching Form II English to teaching English II and III in the upperAlthoughschool. students here have only known him as a middle school teacher, his roots lay in teaching high schoolers.

“The middle school is interesting,” Mr. Pariano said. “We have sixth graders and First Formers that, while they are growing and developing, are more closely aligned with the lower school, and then Second Formers, with how we work with them, are more aligned to the upper school. I think there was always that upper-school mentality with working with Second Form students.”

“I like to choose subject matter that is as close to home as possible,” Mr. Pariano explained.“Weare becoming more of a visual soci ety and a visual culture, and we think so fre quently about stories being revealed through printed text. I thought that exploring subtext in image would push guys to look at some thing that they are familiar and feel comfort able with in a new way. That’s how I want the course to go, I want students to have a certain level of discomfort and to lean into it.”

“There is this level of calmness and level-headedness in the disposition of upper schoolers. There is a willingness to try things that may be difficult, and weather that storm of discomfort,” Mr. Pariano said.

in high school: the Sixth Form. “The seniors are the only ones who have any pre-pandem ic institutional knowledge,” Mr. Fifer said. “They were here from September to March, as freshmen and they kind of knew what it was like. Otherwise, all the grades have been in this pandemic-related context.”

One of the main surprises Mr. Pariano has encountered so far in the upper school is seeing the large development of many of his students from middle school.

and are seeming to be taken more seriously. The student body is used to being told they can’t go off campus and that they may not wear sneakers, but yet until this year, those “rules” did not necessarily stop certain stu dents.Students question the new rules, but Head of Upper School Mark Fifer insists that these rules are not new, just a return to normalcy.

Mr. Pariano believes that the fundamen tals of being a good English student have not changed.When

students has not changed.

Still, Mr. Pariano’s approach to teaching

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Mr. Pariano has also noticed that the temperament of students in the upper school is much different than middle school stu dents as well.

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“It’s not as if we created new policies, it’s just that nobody has really had to encoun ter them before,” explained Mr. Fifer. “The last two years there hasn’t been as much of a focus on amplifying these policies because we’ve had to amplify other policies like wear ing a mask and staying six feet apart.”

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“In many ways it is a return to some thing familiar for me. I like to keep things new and fresh, and although there are slow changes that occur in the Form II English curriculum, after six years I was looking for something new, material-wise.”

“The guys in whom I have seen the biggest difference in the early days of be ing in the upper school are guys that were just Second Formers last year,” Mr. Pariano

reflected. “Something kind of ‘magical’ hap pens here over the summer between Second and Third Form. Even guys who had some difficulty in middle school being as diligent as they needed to be to achieve academically the way they wanted to are now coming into my room and talking to me about life and literature in ways that I had no idea that they were capable of.”

Administration cracks down on cellphones, dress code, and attendance

within the community. But there’s a part of this movement back to the old ways that students liked less: the crackdown on dress codes and Nostalgiaattendance.glorifies the past. In the first upper school assembly this year, many lead ers mentioned specific Sixth Formers in the class of 2020 who left an impact on them as a Third Former. These members of the class of 2020 acted as personal mentors for Third Formers in academics, extracurriculars, and life inPeoplegeneral.tend to forget how these bonds

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averford has never seen a better start to the school year. We have thrived in the classrooms, hall ways, and fields thus far. As you might have noticed, we also have much more freedom during our day-to-day activities at school. The key factor in our freedom is knowing what the criteria is regarding our virtues. We want to expand on this freedom as the year progresses. So as you’re walking down the halls or in the classroom ask yourself, am I in dress code? Are the words I’m using harm ful? Am I organized? Am I pushing myself beyond what is expected of me? By staying dedicated we can continue this train of posi tive energy going throughout the entire year.

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and sense of community were forged in the first place. It starts with the basics: arriving at school on time, valuing the dress code, and respecting fellow students. Arriving on time strengthens one’s connection with the cam pus; valuing the dress code enhances one’s at tachment to the Haverford values; respecting one’s peers maintains the legacy of the broth erhood. These seemingly difficult actions are, in truth, prerequisites for a healthy and comfortable community people yearned for.

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Letter from the student body president

In last year’s student body president election, almost all candidates promised a return to normalcy. The Class of 2023 recollected the “good old days” of their Third Form years, where Sixth Formers were friendly, approachable, and led by example to demonstrate Haverford

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Body President Luka Sekulić set the tone for this year with the theme “Integrity,” hoping to strengthen bonds of brotherhood and the sense of togetherness

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The weekend of September 17, Fords radiated positive energy. We swept all of our sporting events, starting off with water polo. During Friday afternoon the student fan section cheered on a hard-fought game that led into a victory in the pool over Gon zaga; then in the evening, the Fords cheered on the football team that led into a victory over La Salle. The following day, Fords soc cer team annihilated the 7th ranked team in the nation 3-1, and last but not least our cross country team beat GA, SCHA, Devon Prep, and Westtown at The George School Invitational. We proved a point this week end not just to the Inter-Ac but to ourselves that Brotherhood found a new meaning at Haverford.Continue to better each other and do not be afraid to reach out for help. Everyone at this institution is here for your own good. We want to create a positive environment where everyone feels comfortable being themselves. Dedicate yourselves to integrity and LIVE THE H. GO FORDS

tudents logging onto the school’s website to complete their summer work may have been surprised by a change: it has been completely redesigned.

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“Students have a right to be confused and upset because the last two and a half years, the dress code hasn’t been so strict,” said Sekulić. “I will say that it’s something we have to get back to, and the point of this year is to bring back the good things that were lost in COVID, but also maintain the things that we liked during COVID.”

“I understand the desire to build com munity, but I don’t really see how teachers coming in and yelling at us to get in dress code and not have our phones while walking from class to class is helping to build com munity,” said Sixth Former Ebaad Khan. Other students such as Sixth Former Aedan Shea have barely noticed the shift in policies.

“I am enforcing the dress code as much as possible, and I believe that everyone at Haverford should follow the dress code,” Sekulić said. “I am speaking up at assemblies and if I see you in the hallway with an un tucked shirt, I’ll probably give a suggestion you tuck it in.”

First, the team did some research by looking at other school websites. Two main websites provided inspiration: Vail Mountain

“We wanted to put the focus on the boys first and we wanted to show the boy’s expe riences,” Mrs. Hope said. “We next wanted to focus on the mission of the school.” The very next thing the reader sees are the words: “Preparing Boys for Life.”

Fifth Former Quin Bongiovanni checks out the new website

School and Whitgift School. “Vail Mountain School’s website was very clear about their differentiators,” Mrs. Hope said. “Whitgift is a boy’s school in the UK. Something that they did that we liked was the idea that boys can be multiple things.”

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A central theme that kept popping up in Mrs. Hope’s conversations with members of the community was the importance of the school’s virtues. “What we really wanted to do with this section was show the practicality of the virtues,” Mrs. Hope said. “None of the text is fluff—all of it relates to experiences through the different divisions [grades] that speak to the Anothervirtues.”ideathat they wanted to con vey was the idea of “Three divisions. One Vision.”Asa reader scrolls further down the page, they come across a section that has members of the community featured. “[This panel] focuses on the fact that boys can be multiple

Mrs. Hope then had to figure out what to prioritize on the website. “I was new to the community [last] August, so I had to start going around and figuring out what we as a school wanted to convey with this homep age,” Mrs. Hope explained. “The website is this first impression of what the school com munity is, so it was really helpful for me to

“We really wanted to put the boys first,” Mrs. Hope noted. “Students are what make the community what it is, and they are our main focus as a school.”

“Students are what make the community what it is, and they are our main focus as a MRS.school.”ALEXIS HOPE

have fresh eyes looking at it.”

This idea of establishing priorities was a key part of the site’s redesign. “The new website was really trying to establish who we are in 2022 and who we hope to be for the next five years,” Mrs. Hope said.

The entirety of the website was based on three words: welcoming, direct, and engag ing.

The quotations all point to the central idea of Haverford being a community and that these individuals are a part of the com munity.At the bottom of the page is a bar with many school-specific values, like the Rite of Passage and The Haligoluk. “This is a way into the website and a touch point for new prospective families,” Mrs. Hope said. “It was a fun part of the website to code, and it is exciting because we are the first school to do something like this.”

are now built into the website as opposed to taking you to a different page.

things at once,” Mrs. Hope explained. “Stu dents don’t need to choose between athletics and arts. Again, we are prioritizing the boy’s experiences and the boy’s voices.”

Something that Mrs. Hope reiterated was that this was a collaborative effort. “Al though I was leading the process, this office, in particular, has been a huge help,” Mss. Hope stated. Every member had a different role in the project, whether it was graphic design, drafting content, or designing the website.Although there have been a few hiccups with rolling the website out, overall the re ception has been positive.

The faculty pushes it, and Sekulić en courages it, but how long will the students tolerate it? For the majority, this is a new process, but according to Sekulić, “It’s some thing that defines our school.”

English teacher Mr. Anthony Pariano noticed that teachers are not featured on the homepage of the website.

Communications Department redesigns school website

“This year it seems like the administra tion is talking about these policies way more, but other than that, everything seems pretty much the same.”

One of the main upgrades of the web site is the fact that its use is more streamlined and fluid. For instance, the athletics pages

This project has been ongoing, with members of the Marketing and Com munications Department and others work ing for over a year to deliver this renovated version of the “Typicallysite.a website transition takes around a year,” Associate Director of Market ing and Communications Mrs. Alexis Hope, who led the project, said. “Most websites are out of date within three to four years. The old website, because of COVID and other things that delayed it, was about six years old, so it speaks to priorities that may not be at the top of our list anymore.”

The project started a year ago when Mrs. Hope joined the communications team and was tasked with finding a website pro vider. The team ended up choosing Finalsite, the vendor of the old website, which allowed them to have access to the old website while designing the new one.

Teachers who would never have asked you to tuck in your shirt now are making it a sticking point that their students are in uniform, and it’s not just teachers, some stu dents also have been encouraging the dress code; one of those students is Student Body President Luka Sekulić.

“The measure of the effectiveness with this will be how we are talking about this not on September 13th but what this place looks like on October 6th and later,” Mr. Fifer said.

The language of the website has also been streamlined. “The goal for most web sites is to reach a seventh-grade reading level, we were at 14+ level,” Mrs. Hope said. “We simplified the language and removed redun dancies to make it really about showing and not telling. We wanted to use videos and vi suals to get the point across.”

While he supports the dress code and other policies, Sekulić didn’t have a say in its implementation and understands student annoyance.

For many, the new policies don’t make sense and do not have a practical application.

Looking at the new homepage, the first thing a reader sees is a picture of two lower school students and the school seal.

“The website looks great and it really modernized what we had before,” Sixth For mer Owen Yu said. “It’s a lot more interactive and it really demonstrates the community.”

While these things may not be new, there is a definite change. The goal of the administration is to build community, but questions arise as to how long it can keep it up.

his September, Haverford’s faculty and student leaders commenced the year with a call for personal and communal integrity. With the value of integrity in mind, the community sees fresh opportunities and challenges with the newlypurchased property on 452 South Roberts Road—a 43-acre estate two miles away from the main campus.

Before the school initiates major proj ects for the property, some upper school teachers have already developed plans for utilizing this space.

The sun sets on Haverford’s new property, the former Glencoe estate, September 13, 2022

ability, we’ll analyze the flora and fauna that are there, examine what kinds of ecosystems are present, think about ways we can sup port those ecosystems, and make predictions about how those ecosystems might be affect ed if we were to build infrastructures in the fields,” said Dr. Goduti.

Dividing a campus, uniting the community

The cross-country team, coached by Mr. Brian Long, plans to develop a course through the vast fields of the property and race against other schools on Haverford soil.

Science Department Chair Dr. Daniel Goduti has been teaching Environmental Science* for Sixth Formers. This year, he hopes to utilize this property for a major unit of the class concerning sustainable develop

Sixth Form runners test-ran the property on September 15, some suggest that the course will need some work before it gets put into use. There are too many holes and bumps under the grass-covered course— very unfriendly for the runners’ ankles.

runner Nathan Mirin test-runs the new property, September

is the question on my mind: how do we preserve the level of togetherness with this new element of separateness?” Mr. Casertano said. “We are now finalizing the process to create the shared vision for the use of this new campus and our main campus. We now see this 43 acres as a part of the Haverford School’s 70 acres.”

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“We’re excited to use the South Roberts Road property in a variety of ways for cross country,” Mr. Long said. “Most importantly, it’s going to enable us to host our own crosscountry races, the first of which will be in October. We’re in the process of defining a course that we’ll be able to use for many years to come.”

Five months after the last update, Head of School Mr. Tyler Casertano further reveals the planning and decisions behind this pur chase.“Before, we didn’t want to get people to mismanage their expectations. It felt prema ture to start talking about what you might do with something that you don’t yet own,” Mr. Casertano said. “We closed on the prop erty in late June, which means we can finally start having more transparent conversations about our process and our intentions.”

later, that it feels as though we, as a school, have fully developed this land and brought our vision to life,’” Mr. Casertano said. “But that doesn’ mean that it’s going to take 20 years for our students to be getting use at that place. The steps we take to develop this land are going to be iterative and ongoing.”

“We’re exicted to use the South Roberts Road property in a variety of ways for cross country,”

ment.“I visited the new property with the faculty at the start of the year,” Dr. Goduti said. “It was a school property. It’s got sports fields and areas of trees. The approach of our project is going to be looking at how we sus tainably develop this site. It’s both a conve nient location and also a real question that the school will address in the next couple of years.”Dr. Goduti plans to take his Environ mental Science class on field trips to the new property, where they will analyze the local ecosystem and propose hypothetical devel opment projects with sustainability in mind.

“In terms of thinking about sustain

However, since the team’s varsity and

To preserve the integrity of the com munity, Mr. Casertano and the Board of Trustees collaborate to resolve the physical limitations of having two separate campuses miles

“The first piece is understanding what the usage will be and whether or not the infrastructure is in place to do that safely,” Mr. Casertano said. “We are excited about introducing this space in limited ways to students in the immediate future. There will also be a steering committee final ized in the coming weeks to interact with the community broadly. The students will play an important role in providing us with their perceptions of what The Haverford School needs to become.”

Mr. Long is currently discussing run ners’ suggestions about evening out the course with the Director of Athletics Mr. Michael Murphy. They will develop a so lution to these proposed issues before the cross-country team’s October race at the property.Mr.Casertano endorses faculty plans to find immediate uses in this new space. He notes that students and faculty will also contribute to the long-term development of this property by communicating with the steering committee.

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Learning from precedence, Mr. Caser tano and the Board of Trustees identified a handful of schools that have experienced similar processes to understand how they worked through challenges using interesting tactics to preserve and enhance their sense of community.“Wewent to a school in Connecticut this summer that went through a very simi lar process 20 years ago, and their Head of School said, ‘It’s only about now, 20 years

Mr. Long also took a visit to the new property. He is satisfied with the conditions of the land and has designed a 2.4-km loop which runners will do twice with add-ons towards the finish line to complete a 5-km race.“It’s pretty ideal,” Mr. Long said. “The course gives spectators the chance to see runners come by multiple times, but with enough variety that it will be interesting and challenging for the runners. There are some rolling hills involved as well.”

Ms. Luis is looking forward to teaching and building relationships with her students.

have realized as I now reach the age of fifty is that in many ways, wrestling has shaped me, and I am indeed a wrestler.”

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“Especially after competing in college, I have seen myself as first and foremost an English teacher. As somebody who wrestled, or as a wrestling coach, I sometimes strug gled to understand where the worlds over lapped and complemented each other,” Mr. Pariano said. “I think one of the things that I

“The reason why I chose to send my son to Haverford and teach here was because of the school’s culture,” Ms. Luis said. “The students here are very receptive and willing to learn new things, especially about new cultures and languages.”

In the near future, students may see Mr. Pariano on the wrestling mat coaching athletes. As an athlete who has wrestled for most of his life and competed at a high level, Mr. Pariano originally had some hesitations coaching again for Haverford.

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No stranger to the Haverford community, Ms. Maria Luis, a native Spanish speaker, looks to spread her knowledge of the language to the upperMs.school.Luis previously served as a middle and upper school substitute teacher for the past six years. This is her first year as a parttime teacher, and she is eager to join the Modern and Classical Languages depart

am always open to the idea that there are things that I don’t see [that my students] see.”

classes are about more than just comprehen sion of the language.

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As Mr. Pariano continues to en gage with his students and the Upper School

community, he hopes to continue to learn.

Ms. Luis’ Spanish III and Spanish V

As the school year goes on, Mr. Pariano aims for students to realize an important concept for growth: “Comfort is overrated.”

“It’s important for my students to get engaged in the lan guage and learn about the different problems that Span ish-speaking coun tries go through.”

MS. MARIA LUIS

language,” Ms. Luis said. “My goal is for stu dents to understand that the issues we deal with are happening all over the world and that we all go through similar things.”

“The experience of the individual of the Haverford School is quite interesting,” Mr. Pariano said. “I am always open to the idea that there are things that I don’t see [that my students] see.”

to teaching, Ms. Luis earned a B.A. from Miami International University of Art & Design. Her Ecuadorian roots fuel her passion for educating others about the myriad cultures of Spanish-speaking coun tries.The Haverford community holds great significance to Ms. Luis.

MS. MARIA LUIS

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“Being a Spanish teacher this year is very exciting. I’ve always enjoyed teaching Span ish because it’s my main language,” Ms. Luis said. “I love learning about my students, and it’s important for them to know that I’m here as a resource if they need me.”

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She wants not only to educate her stu dents on the positive traditions and lifestyles of these countries but also dive into deeprooted“It’squestions.important for my students to get engaged in the language and learn about the different problems that Spanish-speak ing countries go through. These problems are different but also similar in some ways to struggles here, and understanding these similarities and differences gives students a more global perspective on the class and the

Ms. Maria Luis

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Ms. Maria Luis to teach Spanish part time

“My goal is for students to understand that the issues we deal with are happening all over the world and that we all go through similar things.”

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“I want to give back, in a way, to the commu nity.”

MS. MARIA LUIS

“I want to give back, in a way, to the community,” Ms. Luis said.

Mr. Matt Mastronardi leads upper school music

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Mr. Mastronardi thinks his experience here eased his transition into his new role, but he also credits the school’s students and faculty for his smooth adaptation.

Mr. Mastronardi is an artist with roots in musical theater. He has worked at “almost every theater in [Philadelphia],” including the Arden Theatre Company and the Wal nut Street Theater. His passion for musical theater and performance extends into the classroom.Mr.Mastronardi said, “Any time I couldn’t be on stage as an actor, it was amaz ing to continue to make theater with stu dents of my own, and to instill that love of these arts, of music.”

“We give space in the rehearsal time for all of us to be a community together. We usually have a dinner before our rehearsals so we can all talk about our lives. I think hav ing that time before we start the real work is really valuable so that we all feel connected before we start the real work,” Mr. Mastro nardi

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fter five years of teaching history, coaching multiple sports, and ad vising multiple student organiza tions at the William Penn Charter School, Mr. Bhelly Bagbonon joins the history de partment to teach Ancient World History, Modern World History, and African Ameri can History. Mr. Bagbonon earned a B.A. in History and Secondary Education from Immaculata University and is in the final stages of earning an M.A. in History from Villanova University, concentrating in Afri cana, Race, and Ethnicity studies, as well as earning a teacher leadership certificate in the education department.

When the opportunity to teach at dif ferent theaters presented itself in the form of

“The students have been awesome.

musical theater programs, Mr. Mastronardi began teaching classes and enjoyed the ex perience. Since then, he has also taught at Montgomery County Community College.

“Anytime I couldn’t be on stage as an ac tor, it was amazing to continue to make theatre with students of my own, and to instill that love of these arts, of music.”

The importance of learning about mul tiple perspectives of history is a major theme in the school’s history curricula, and Mr. Bagbonon hopes to contribute to a wave of rising awareness of the danger of single sto ries.

“I’ve always loved working here,” Mr. Mastronardi said. “I’m loving that I feel like I have a home base.”

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“I’ve always admired the poise and the composure and the hard work ethic of the boys at Haverford,” he said.

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with Haverford already.

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“One of the things that I’m looking forward to is the academic award ceremony at the end of the year,” Mr. Bagbonon said. “I’ve heard many positive things about what our young men are able to contribute to so ciety, and I think that the academic award ceremony is a perfect example of showcasing that to the world.”

“My family has a very extensive back ground in history,” Mr. Bagbonon said. “I’ve traveled to various countries all over the world, and both my parents have stressed the importance of understanding my back ground and my cultural heritage.”

Mr. Bhelly Bagbonon joins the history department

“I’ve always admired the poise and the composure and the hard work ethic of the boys at Haver ford.”MR.BHELLY BAGBONON

since 2017, Mr. Mastronardi is excited to be serving the school in an increased capacity.

Thissaid.year, Mr. Mastronardi would like to see the group expand and take ownership of itsHerepertoire.said,“They’ve done a lot of the same songs year after year. [One goal for them is] coming up with ideas of material that they care about, that they want to share.”

I learned that the history of black people in this country began with slavery, and that narrative continued to be taught to me as I was growing older. It wasn’t until my under graduate work and my graduate work where

“As a young African American student,

The fellow teachers here have taught me so much. They’re very special and made me want to continue to come here,” Mr. Mas tronardi said.

What The Notables may want to share is important to Mr. Mastronardi, as he believes that music tells a story. He wants stories and messages to be “conveyed in the material that [The Notables] choose.” For Mr. Mastronar di, “It’s not just about learning these songs and learning new material. It’s about what we’re saying with these songs.”

Prior to teaching at Penn Charter, Mr. Bagbonon worked as a teacher in the Norris town School District, as well as a small satel lite school in Berlin. An alumnus of Cones toga High School who used to play lacrosse, Mr. Bagbonon has had plenty of experience

Like most people, Mr. Mastronardi had influential teachers with whom he connected when he was growing up. He shared that he “definitely connected with [his] music and theater teachers the most,” and he knew he wanted to stay in the arts.

Finally having a chance to be a part of the community, Mr. Bagbonon is looking forward to lots of things throughout the schoolAtyear.Penn Charter, Mr. Bagbonon was an advisor to several student-led clubs and or ganizations, including a current-events club, a political awareness club, and an “MTV” club.“[In the MTV club], every week, we would take an album that was popular, and send it out a week ahead [of our meeting] on iTunes and Spotify, so young students could listen to it. Then, on Fridays, we would sit down and unpack the album, and we’d talk about the influence of it. I’d love to start do ing thatAlongagain.”with getting the chance to con sider new clubs, he also looks forward to celebrating all the hard work upper school students do throughout the year.

I really began to learn the counternarratives to that and understanding how the contri butions of ancient African civilizations and people of color have been really impactful to society.”

Mr. Bhelly Bagbonon to teach history from multiple perspectives

Mr. Matt Mastronardi takes on upper school music

Although he is new to his various roles this year, Mr. Mastronardi is no stranger to the school community. Having worked on various theater productions at Haverford

One of Mr. Mastronardi’s many new re sponsibilities at Haverford is the leadership of The Notables, the school’s elite a capella group.Already well-established both at Haver ford and in the Philadelphia area, The No tables are known for their light-hearted, fun performances, as well as their talented sing ers. As he’s begun his work with the group, Mr. Mastronardi has noticed that its unique community allows for a simultaneously fun and serious rehearsal environment.

ormally joining Haverford’s faculty this year, Mr. Matt Mastronardi brings years of experience in mu sic and musical theater to his role as upper school music teacher, Director of The No tables, and Director of Glee Club.

Mr. Stuart Alden brings industry experience to math department

craftsmanship.“Igot into triathlons 20 years ago, and I have worked up to a half-Iron length and hope to do a full Iron soon,” Mr. Alden said. “Beyond math and computers, I like to fool around with home automation and see how many things I can automate around my house.”Mr. Alden taught computer science last year and will continue to teach both the in troductory and advanced courses, along with Statistics. Through these three classes, Mr. Alden hopes to both share his love of math and create an environment where it can be come a “second language” for all students.

That high standard is something Mr. Tate has applied to himself his entire life.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has acceler ated changes in standardized testing and the overall application process that were already in the works prior to the pandemic. Mr. Tate expects these changes to be permanent.

Mr. Tate felt an immediate connection when he arrived at the school.

A lifelong competitive swimmer, he first entered the pool at age six after an unsuccess ful try at baseball. He was a state champion by the age of 10, a junior national swimmer in high school, and he finished high school with a sprint freestyle time .03 seconds off

After growing up in the Atlanta area, Mr. Tate earned a B.A. in English from Rhodes College. He has worked in college admissions at the University of Georgia, Ke nyon College, Georgia State University, and the University of South Carolina. Wanting to round out his experience and add to the value and perspective he could bring to stu dents, Mr. Tate moved to “the other side” of the admissions process. First as a college counselor at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton, FL, and now, here at Haver ford.He hopes his perspective, having worked at undergraduate institutions, will be of benefit to students, parents, and his colleagues. According to Mr. Tate, a common misconception is that college ad missions representatives don’t care about the students they work with. Nothing could be further from the truth.

“I want to share my enthusiasm about math with my students,” Mr. Alden said. “What I learned is that if you treat math like a language and you do as much reading, writing, speaking, and listening as possible, you pick math up relatively easily and you enjoy it all the way along.”

“College admissions representatives are looking for a reason to bring students onto their campus. There is a huge sense of pride when a student whom a college rep

“I knew Haverford’saboutgreat rep utation, and I really enjoy the community feeling, attitude and culture, especially when I am teaching and learning with the students.”

has met with as a sophomore or junior ar rives on campus to begin his college career.”

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Oncesaid. he retired from consulting after thirty years, Mr. Alden felt compelled to dis cover the other facets of mathematics.

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MR. STUART ALDEN

ith years of industry experi ence working with some of the biggest companies in the sector, Mr. Stuart Alden is stepping into new territory: teaching upper school students.

“I was always interested in math and had an interest in computers from age ten in fifth grade,” Mr. Alden said. “Com puters were relatively primitive, and we had a teletype machine and the computer was a largeAftermainframe.”highschool, Mr. Alden earned a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College

“I wanted to learn more about data sci

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“What I learned is that if you treat math like a language and you do as much read ing, writing, speak ing, and listening as possible, you pick math up relatively easily and you enjoy it all the way along.”

ence, so I took a nine-month boot camp on that topic,” Mr. Alden said. Having taught mathematics during his time at the Univer sity of Michigan, data science seemed like a topic he was ready to share with others. “Af ter that, I thought I ought to try teaching again,” Mr. Alden said.

and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan, both in mathematics.

He advises students to find balance in the college application process.

“Spread out the work, start early, and don’t leave everything until senior year.”

Outside the classroom, Mr. Alden’s interests range from the outdoors to detailed

He was able to find Haverford and was able to begin his tenure as the computer sci ence teacher last school year.

“There is a sense of pride here,” Mr. Tate said. “Everybody here holds each other to a higher standard.”

Mr. Jarrett Tate joins the community as a college counselor

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“Standardized tests aren’t going any where, but their relevance is changing.”

After university, he was a consulting actuary, where he gave advice to large cor porations regarding their healthcare plans, helping them with designing, funding, and accounting.“Iwanted to keep my hand in math but have a business career. The actuarial field seemed like an ideal candidate for that,” Mr. Alden

indness is not often a word that one associates with the college admissions process. With rigor ous competition, academic pressure, rising costs, and evolving expectations, a flurry of other adjectives usually come to mind. But for Mr. Jarrett Tate, who joins the Haver ford community as a college counselor, Third Form advisor, and swimming coach, everything begins with kindness.

Mr. Tate’s personal motto, “the dream is free, the hustle is sold separately,” reflects both his optimism and his belief in hard work.

“I knew about Haverford’s great reputa tion, and I really enjoy the community feel ing, attitude, and culture, especially when I am teaching and learning with the students,” Mr. AldenMr.said.Alden’s warm personality and expansive knowledge should make for an enjoyable experience for those in his classes. On top of teaching, he is helping to coach the golf team. Students in his class are bound to find a putting machine along with several golf balls and a golf club.

Mr. Stuart Alden transitions to full time role in the mathematics department

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Early on, Mr. Alden realized his af finity for what many now call STEM fields.

an Olympic Trials cut. Mr. Tate continued his swimming career at Rhodes College. His personal and professional experience with athletic recruiting will be a benefit to students. Although his specialty is sprint freestyle, he enjoys coaching butterfly and breaststroke. He is looking forward to help ing on Haverford’s pool deck this winter as an assistant coach.

College counselor Mr. Jarrett Tate to push high standards

Additionally, the experience reaf firmed Dr. Ward’s value of incorporating different perspectives and ideas throughout a curriculum.“Itwas a helpful reminder about the ways I should strive to incorporate things from across disciplines in my own work and my own teaching, and just getting students excited about making those kinds of connec tions,” Dr. Ward Throughsaid.her vast range of teaching experiences and educational pursuits, Dr. Ward emphasizes the significance of student discussions and critical writing.

Throughout this period, she also worked in the Bay Area teaching in jails as a part of a program at Stanford.

“It should have been so obvious to me that of course I’d end up as a teacher. I have always really loved reading and stories. My parents signed me up for storytime at the public library when I was quite young, and I was just enamored.”DR.CALLIEWARD

fter teaching her Sixth Form English seminar “Matters of life and death: literature of migra tion” during last year’s second semester, Dr. Callie Ward returns to the community as a full-time faculty member for the 2022-2023 school year. In addition to her English semi nar classes, Dr. Ward will also teach English II and English

“I’ve always studied literature; I’ve been very passionate about that,” Dr. Ward said. “I double majored in English and Hispanic Studies, with a minor in Creative Writing. I just couldn’t make up my mind.”

“A bunch of my friends from the law school and other Ph.D. programs were in volved, which is how I found out about [the program],” Dr. Ward said. “It involves all graduate students, where everyone comes together to teach something from their own area of expertise to incarcerated people. It’s very Joininginterdisciplinary.”thisprogram was not only a valuable life experience, but it also provided insight into her own teaching methods.

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“All throughout Stanford during my years there, I was teaching Stanford under grads—a mixture of language courses, litera ture courses, and a film course,” Dr. Ward said.

Dr. Callie Ward joins the English department full-time

“I’m really happy this year to also have op portunities in adviso ry and in ASB just to get to know students beyond the lastopportunitiesclassroomIhadyear.”DR.CALLIEWARD

“It should have been so obvious to me that of course I’d end up as a teacher,” Dr. Ward said. “I have always really loved read ing and stories. My parents signed me up for storytime at the public library when I was quite young, and I was just enamored.”

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After graduating, Dr. Ward spent a year living in Spain while traveling across Europe to teach English across all grade levels. She later returned to the United States for her Ph.D. in Latin American Literatures and Cultures at Stanford University, where she continued teaching.

Outside of the classroom, Dr. Ward looks forward to learning more about the community.“I’m really happy this year to also have opportunities in advisory and in ASB just to get to know students beyond the classroom opportunities I had last year—to hear about what they’re reading and learn ing in their other classes—and they’ve all been really generous in terms of sharing that with me and introducing even things they’ve learned in other classes in the class that I’m teaching, which is always delightful,” Dr. Ward said.

Dr. Callie Ward continues to highlight student voices, now as full-time faculty member

“I strongly believe in discussions and that I should never be the main voice in the room; it’s about students sharing their thoughts with one another,” Dr. Ward said. “And, of course, critical analysis is so impor tant, and that’s a skill that’s to be developed throughout your upper school years. I’m also, after having taught at the college level, always thinking ahead to what’s waiting for you on the other side and how I can best pre pare you for Alongsidethat.”the analytical aspects of writ ing, Dr. Ward stresses the importance of cre ative writing.

“Of course, I think it would be doing a disservice to focus too much on analysis to the exclusion or detriment of creative oppor tunities,” Dr. Ward said. “Everyone needs a creative outlet, and I think that’s another writing muscle that’s really important to be able to flex or exercise.”

surrounded by books and literature, Dr. Ward’s enthusiasm for English sprouted at an early age.

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Ultimately, Dr. Ward learned many les sons about how to connect with students on

a greater level.“Ithink I learned the most about what teachers like to refer to as ‘relational teaching’: connecting with students, respect ing them as human beings, meeting students where they are at, respecting that everyone comes from different backgrounds, and es tablishing as a team different classroom norms or expectations of treating one an other.”

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Dr. Ward’s passion for literature devel oped throughout her childhood in northern Nevada.Incollege, she continued her English studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

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MRS. JAVON REINOSO

Mrs. Javon Reinoso brings cultural experience to the modern and classical languages department

Mr. Rob Moore joins the English department

“Being in that culture and living amond them, I can provide my students with more detail and more concrete ideas and get away from any stereotypes.”

He will replace Ms. Smith-Kan while on parental leave. As the long-term substitute for Ms. Smith-Kan, many questions arise as to what type of changes students will experi ence in his English classroom.

MR. ROB MOORE

he modern and classical languages department strives for cultural authenticity, and this year’s valu able addition will serve that goal. Mrs. Javon Reinoso will teach Spanish III and Spanish IV, implementing the lessons she has learned over the past several years. With a B.A. from Temple University and an M.A.Ed. from LaSalle University, Mrs. Reinoso has been teaching since 2015, and her recent experi ences will bring a unique perspective to the classroom.Mrs.Reinoso

“The overall content of the course will re main the same. How ever, the presentation of the course will cer tainly be different.”

Mrs. Reinoso spent last year teaching and living in Spain, which has helped im prove her knowledge of the language and

Mrs. Javon Reinoso joins the Language department

ust across the Big Room, when enter ing room 302, you may be startled to find that the familiar face of Ms. Tay lor Smith-Kan is absent and instead replaced with a new face: Mr. Rob Moore.

wanted to be fully immersed in the culture,” Mrs. Reinoso said. “I wanted to be able to really understand the people: the way that they dress, the way that they talk. In Spain, they speak a different dialect and they also speak ‘castellano’ [Castilian] instead of just Spanish. I wanted to under stand how that language might be similar and different to the Spanish language, and be immersed in the culture by talking to the people.”

To promote authentic understanding in her classes, Mrs. Reinoso is looking forward to the creative opportunities ahead.

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“I wanted to be able to really understand the people: the way that they dress, the way that they talk. ”

“As part of the education class I had to volunteer at a GED [General Education Development] program,” Mrs. Reinoso said. “Just being there, teaching the students, and developing a rapport with them, it was really eye-opening. So many of them had to drop out due to wanting to help their single par ents; they had to get jobs, help in the house, pay for bills…they were just so passionate to go back to school. Occupying a space in their life where I was that influential to them and I could help them throughout their journey to graduate, that was really inspiring to me.”

believe that] the most authentic teaching oc curs when instructors are able to put their own spin on lessons, assignments, and how their class approaches material. Attempting to mimic another teacher’s style or use their words as your own conveys to students a lack of investment or engagement on the part of the teacher.”Mr.Moore

culture.“Ialways

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After her experience teaching in the GED program, Mrs. Reinoso committed to a career in teaching, switching her major to education and landing a job as a Spanish teacher.

Mrs. Reinoso hopes her personal experi ence will provide her students with a better understanding of Spanish culture.

Mr. Moore has already attended school events, talked with Third Formers about in tegrating into upper school, and considered leading a cooking club.

teacher/coach model is a norm rather than an exception.”Mr.Moore’s new position in the Haver ford community is partially thanks to the role he’s played as a coach since last year.

did not always plan to be a teacher. Coming from a family that pre dominantly worked in the medical field, she started her life wanting to become a nurse. However, her career outlook changed while taking the General Education class at Temple University.

“I have always valued the relationship between teachers who coach and student athletes.” Mr. Moore said. “What is great about Haverford in that regard is that the

and their student athletes. Coupled with the caliber of student who attends Haverford, I knew it would be a community I would want to be a part of.”

“After I graduated, I got a job teaching Spanish, and I really liked it and I wanted to get my master’s in it,” Mrs. Reino so said. “I furthered my education and went to LaSalle University to get a master’s, and it’s just been uphill from there.”

Mr. Moore graduated from Loyola Uni versity, earned a Master of Arts from Villano va University, and eventually taught English and social studies for three years at a charter school in Camden, New Jersey.

MR. ROB MOORE

“The overall content of the course will remain the same,” Mr. Moore said, “Howev er, the presentation of the course will certain ly be different. [Both Ms. Smith-Kan and I

Mr. Rob Moore to stand in for Ms. Smith-Kan

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“Being in that culture and living among them, I can provide my students with more detail and more concrete ideas and get away from any stereotypes,” Mrs. Reinoso said.

“[I was] immediately impressed with how the rowers held themselves,” said Mr. Moore, “I have always valued the relation ship between a teacher who also coaches

“I have always val ued the dentwhobetweenrelationshipteacherscoachandstuathletes.”

“Just being there, teaching the stu dents, and develop ing a rapport with them, it was really eye-opening. ”

One major difference she noticed in Spain was the education system, which em phasizes hands-on learning and the impor tance of “Theylanguage.wanttheir children to be able to learn in different ways, whether it’s doing ac tivities outside, moving in the classroom, or using technology,” Mrs. Reinoso said. “They encourage children at the age of three to learn a different language, which is English, and they try to embed education in different activities and different ways of thinking.”

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has been at Haverford since last winter, as an assistant coach for the row ing team. Being a coach and a teacher can certainly have both advantages and disad vantages. The common decision of whether or not to call someone by the title of “coach” or a more formal title can definitely be dif ficult, but Mr. Moore looks past that.

“If one way of teaching is not function ing, then try a different way,” Mrs. Reinoso said. “[Haverford] is very open-minded about different ways of teaching, and I really like that because it allows you to get that pro fessional development that you might want or need and apply that in the classroom.”

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nglish is influenced by Latin, but it is different in crucial ways. For one, Latin has no fixed word order. A sentence has the same meaning no matter the order of the words.

“I hope that students will leave the class with some idea that Latin isn’t just a lan guage where everything ever written in Latin has already been written.” connects students with ancient literature

“Learningstudents.Latin is one of the best ways to learn a lot more about English, to learn about language in general, and we also get to do a fair amount of history and culture,” Ms. Naqvi said.

“It was really exhilarating to be out in the field and looking at these [archaeologi cal] sites, but I really found that I was miss ing texts. I wanted to read things, but I still wanted to work in the ancient world,” Ms.

“What I’m writing specifically on is how the tragedies interact with the idea of history and time. They’re clearly written in the sort of past space, but my dissertation focuses on how that past is related to the Roman con text in which they’re written,” Ms. Naqvi said.

Ms. Naqvi, who also has an M.A. in Classics and Ancient History from Florida State University, found her love for Latin later than one might expect. Her high school did not offer Latin, so she took Spanish and French. In college in Colorado, she studied anthropology, primarily working in archeol ogy.

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Ms. Naqvi hopes to encourage a love for reading ancient texts in her Latin students and also dispel misconceptions about the ho mogeneity of the Latin language by looking at texts from outside the classical period.

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Greek tragedies are generally more be loved, but Roman tragedies have unique his torical and anthropological significance.

Her Ph.D. research focuses on Roman tragedies, most of which were written by Seneca, a Roman philosopher/statesman/ writer, and they differ considerably from their Greek counterparts.

NaqviShesaid.started to learn Latin in an inten sive summer program and then continued to build skills by studying on her own and in seminars throughout her master’s degree and Ph.D. programs. Throughout this time, she started teaching undergraduates and high school

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“It really lets the Latin speaker pick and choose word order to suit their meaning,” Ms. Theodora Naqvi said.

“We have a lot of [Seneca’s] letters, we have a lot of his philosophical works, but we also have this weird little corpus of tragedies, and they’re written based on Greek models,” Ms. Naqvi said.

Latin is one of the best ways to learn a lot more about English.”

Ms. Naqvi is a new teacher of Latin I, Latin III, and Latin III*, and she is a can didate for a Ph.D. in Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She believes that Latin has important implications, even in the modern “[Learningday.Latin] breaks us out of thinking that language, or even the way peo ple think, has to function in one way, and that’s the way we do it,” she said.

Ms. Theodora Naqvi joins the Language department

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Polo vs. Beast of the East ThirdTournamentForm, Fourth Form, and Fifth Form Trips; Sixth Form works on college ap plications

Jay Crowther cell culture

“The desire for great er knowledge is not one that is easily sati ated. My want to ex plore niche historical topics is being sup ported by the school through this research program.”NATHANMIRIN

Sixth Former Nathan Mirin, a partici pant in the history department’s Advanced Research Program, also sees his work as an opportunity to grow. Mirin believes his

20 ‘no’s’ to get a ‘yes,’” Kelly said, citing his experience before secur ing a position at Jefferson Health in Cancer Research. Kelly’s research on the effect of Sir tuin 6 on aging pathways affirmed his love for STEM. “I loved it. I had an amazing time working there.”

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“The desire for greater knowledge is not one that is easily satiated. My want to explore niche historical topics is being throughly supported by the school through this re search program.”

project will improve his essay writing and research skills. He also thinks his plan to set and meet his own deadlines throughout the year will allow him to practice time manage ment, an important skill in both research and life.Mirin’s project of tracking the history of fashion through the “Great Male Renuncia tion” in the late-eighteenth and early nine teenth centuries is also a fulfillment of his curiosity. Mirin recognizes that his project is a niche, but when he came across the topic in a book called Dress Codes, he became inter ested in why the change in fashion occurred and, in oversimplified terms, “fashion got boring.” When afforded the opportunity to conduct research on any topic in history, Mi rin chose to fulfill his intellectual curiosity. Mirin says that he often grows interested in a topic and independently pursues research.

Jay Crowther ’23 exploring the effect of overexpression of the EZH1 gene in the neurodevelopment of children, Cell Culture Workspace

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Aside from the research itself, Kelly thinks that the program gave him an oppor tunity to expand his knowledge and become fluent in the research process.

Sixth Former Jay Crowther, whose Ad vanced Laboratory Research Cooperative in biology involved exploring the effect of over expression of the EZH1 gene in the neurode velopment of children, worked in previously confidential research to help “combat issues that plague children around the world.”

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goal, aside from helping the re search team, was to determine if [biology] is something I want to pursue down the line in my own future. By the end of my nine weeks, I was able to answer this question,” Crowther said. “My work has without a doubt elevated my passion for biology.”

His work, which focused on previously unresearched discoveries, showed him the importance of learning and gathering infor mation.“[All of the different work I did in the lab was] focused toward a centralized goal: learning,” Kelly said. “Other labs and bio

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rom observing gene mutations in labs to tracking the history of fashion, students in summer re search programs explore individual topics to expand knowledge, draw new conclusions, and grow as learners and thinkers.

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Crowther also recommended the Ad vanced Laboratory Research Cooperative to anyone that enjoys a particular academic subject.“If you have a certain affinity or passion for one of the specific sciences at Haverford, you should absolutely begin reaching out to local universities and hospitals to see if they offer any programs or internships that may interest you,” he said.

medical engineers will use our data.”

Ethan Chan ’23 on Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia, September 2, 2022

After coverage from Fox 29, interested students and organizations reached out to

continue to grow, it’s important to stay grounded in our mission,” Chan said. “Right now, we have chapters in Boston and the Bay Area. We hope to have more chap ters in different areas. The opportunity to run a part of a non-profit corporation in high school is special, and I aspire for more students to get involved with their perspec tives.”

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Food4Philly, seeking cooperation. Chan en visions further expansion of the organization with an unchanged commitment to alleviat ing hunger.“Aswe

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Deeply rooted in the community and its values, Food4Philly expands its constructive influence to other high schools in the region.

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Ethan Chan ’23 and Food4Philly Members shop for non-perish able food at Costco, September 1, 2022

We then use the funds to buy cans of food. At the True Vine Worship Center in North Philly, we provided six tables full of non-per ishable food for over 50 people.”

get there 40 minutes prior to set up and get the right angles with the camera crew,” Chan said after the Fox 29 interview. “It felt nerve-wracking in the mo ment. There are thousands of people watch ing you.”Food4Philly is entirely organized and run by high school students, many from the Main Line area. While it seeks to reach and alleviate food impoverishment in the Greater Philadelphia region and beyond, the organi zation has deep connections with the school community and the local neighborhood.

Chan said. “We were able to help hundreds of people at the end of the day, and that was the most important accomplishment for the organization.”Sometimes, the organization takes a more direct approach to bridge the gap be tween local restaurants with food surpluses and churches that can help give out food to those in need.

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In addition to providing underserved communities with a balanced mix of canned meat and vegetables, members of Food 4Philly also make fresh food to give out at events.“At the Old First United Church, we cooked over 50 breakfast sandwiches and had an industrial kitchen to ourselves,”

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Sixth Former Arnav Sardesai is a mem ber of the school’s Food4Philly chapter. He appreciates the experience of working at fun draisers and giving out food.

Arnav Sardesai ’23 and Food4Philly members making break fast sandwiches at the Old First United Church, September 3,

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“There are so many people from these different schools all aiming to combat hunger... and that is really inspiring.”

“We have more than ten members within the Haverford community, from un derclassmen to Sixth Formers,” Chan said. “Some of our partners are minutes from Haverford, such as the bakery shop Tous Les Jours right down Lancaster Avenue.”

“A lot of restaurants threw away food in perfectly good conditions,” Chan explained. “Dunkin’ Donuts, Tous Les Jours… so we contact these shops to pick up their sur pluses, and send these foods to the Memo rial Church of God in Christ at Haverford, among other food banks.”

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“We have a chapter at Penncrest; we have a chapter at Episcopal,” Sardesai said. “There are so many people from these dif ferent schools all aiming to combat hunger, working together to achieve this goal. And that is really inspiring.”

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“We’d arrange fundraisers at different shops in the neighborhood, like Chipotle,” Sardesai said. “If anyone went to these res taurants between certain hours, a portion of those profits would go to Food4Philly.

neighborhoodtheindex nerve-wrack ing in the moment. There are thousands of people watching you.”ETHAN CHAN

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To alleviate food poverty, Food4Philly takes two types of initiatives. They organize fundraisers at local restaurants, use the funds to purchase non-perishable food and ma terials to make fresh food, then host events to distribute the food at local churches and food banks. They also communicate with lo cal bakeries and shops to save unsold, per fectly edible food at the end of the day and deliver this food to local churches.

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n Friday, September 2, at 8:15 a.m., Sixth Former Ethan Chan was featured on Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia for co-founding Food 4Philly, a nonprofit, student-led organiza tion combating food insecurity in the Phila delphia

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Class discussions fueled by Sparknotes are boring and a waste of tuition. And what can we do to avoid these discussions? Give harsher penalties to students who don’t do work over break? I hope not. I propose limit ing summer work in all classes (other than independent research classes where students choose to read over the summer for their research) to small assignments that can be done in the two weeks before school, when most kids have more free time and are pre paring for the school year. Student stress levels heading into the school year would decrease and the academic quality of classes would increase.

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With school feeling more normal than it has in a long time, it’s the perfect time for all of us to take advantage of the “Fresh Start Effect.”

Teachers, I understand if you at tribute this late-summer stress to students mismanaging their time. To be fair, most

their time over the summer is stunning. I learned more about myself this summer than I thought possible. I spent time away from thinking about school and started thinking about what I wanted to do with my life, a perspective that I didn’t pay much attention to from September to May. I daydreamed, exercised, and consumed art. I traveled, got an internship, and met new people.Most

Even in sixth grade, I understood the teacher’s purpose in sharing the story: it was a lesson in knowing when to let things go. It wasn’t until this year that I had to apply the lesson to myself.

As Alexander Nazaryan, a ninth-grade teacher in Brooklyn, wrote in The Atlantic Magazine’s The Wire in 2013 in an article titled “Trust Me, Assigning Summer Read ing Is Totally Pointless,” “If a young person

start” moments can be birthdays, season changes, holidays, and even the start of a new school year.

The beginning of the new school year is one of the best times to make a change.

I propose limiting summer work in all classes to small as signments that can be done in the two weeks before school, when most kids have more free time and are preparing for the school year.

I think procrastination isn’t the reason why many students rush to finish summer reading. The problem is the sum mer readingSummeritself.

Joey Kauffman ’23

With the school feeling more normal than it has in a long time, it’s the perfect time for all of us to take advantage of the “Fresh Start Effect.”

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“Have you started Oryx and Crake?” every English IV* student seemed to ask each other, referencing the Margaret Atwood novel assigned as summer reading.

Research actually supports this idea. Wharton School researcher Katy Milkman has studied what she calls, “The Fresh Start Effect.”According to Dr. Milkman, the human brain divides life into a series of landmarks that are a lot like chapters of a book. It’s at the beginning of these chapters when hu mans are most motivated to embrace new behaviors; to set down what has happened in the past and focus on what is ahead. “Fresh

was a lesson in knowing when to let things go. It wasn’t until this year that I had to apply the les son to myself.

students have a love/hate relationship with procrastination. We are bombarded by mounting workloads at school, on the sports

Last fall, I fractured a bone in my leg. The injury impacted my entire swim season. Instead of having the season I had imagined, I was frustrated and isolated while my leg slowly healed. At the start of this new school year, I’ve had to think about how I’m going to shake off the many disappointments that injuryI’vecaused.decided to embrace a fresh start.

we ate, we went home and read. Then we woke up in a stupor and hoped we didn’t have a quiz on the first day of school.

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loves reading, she deserves two months [of summer] to read whatever strikes her fancy, free of the strictures of the classroom.”

is a time to take a break from school and focus on just about any thing else. Some kids play video games and watch TV all summer. Other kids get jobs and internships, take summer classes, or im merse themselves in a new culture. The va riety of ways Haverford students have spent

In one way or another, the last few years have been tough on everyone. This is the first September in two years that we arrive at school without pandemic-related limita tions. Masks and social distancing are gone, as are many of the worries that accompanied the early days of the pandemic.

Both the ancient Buddist parable and Dr. Milkman’s research offer the same mes sage: let go of what isn’t working and start fresh. The beginning of the new school year is one of the best times to make a change. Whether that change is trying to get to school ten minutes earlier each day, commu nicating with teachers when you need help, committing to new study habits, or, like me, letting go of a disappointment, now is the time.

field, and in extracurriculars, so we look to decompress. We tell ourselves that our breaks from doing homework will be quick. They almost never

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Procrastination isn’t the reason why many students rush to finish summer read ing. The problem is the summer reading itself.

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Let the kids play: a case against summer reading

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Summer is a time to take a break from school and focus on just about anything else. The variety of ways summertheirstudentsHaverfordhavespenttimeovertheisstunning.

college courses don’t assign summer reading (although colleges will frequently assign freshmen a novel before orientation). Colleges know their students lead busy lives during the summer. So they simply don’t assign material over break. Yet high schoolers, who are less emotionally and academically mature than college students, are tasked with balancing many of the re sponsibilities that college students have over summers, plus school work to do during break time. This system is especially virulent for rising Sixth Formers, who may be tasked with working a summer job, scrambling to craft some version of themselves in a college application, while also having to do more summer work than ever before.

he night before school started, I reconnected with friends that I hadn’t seen in months. We were all together at the senior dinner, eating chees esteaks, making jokes, and, well, stressing.

“No, but I’m getting through the other one,” everyone seemed to reply. Then, letting reality sink in: “I’ve got a long night ahead of

t the start of sixth grade, one of my teachers read aloud a picture book called Zen Shorts. The book offers versions of ancient parables. One is the tale of two monks going for a walk. As they walk they encounter a woman who needs help crossing a creek. The older monk carries the woman across the water, but when they get to the other side the woman just walks away without saying thank you. The two monks continue on their way, but the younger monk seems bothered and eventually bursts out in anger about the woman’s rudeness. The older monk says, “I set that woman down hours ago, why are you still carrying her?”

And it’s not just the queen. The mar riage of Prince William and Kate Middleton garnered millions of followers from the U.S., as did the funeral of Princess Diana.

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The interconnectedness of our digital lives and a royal manifestation in pop culture remind us why the queen’s legacy is so im portant. In seeking beyond the Insta-meme, you do us all a service.

The insularity of monarchy is not something Gen Z Americans can change, but it certainly is something that we can try to understand. An understanding of the queen, the British monarchy, and history, in general, is foundational to our ability to make fair judgments of the world around us and understand the contexts in which people present themselves. Knowing the queen in her fullness doesn’t invalidate dabbling in her pop cultural limelight either; instead, it only strengthens the institutional story in full.

fter seven decades of a long reign—one bearing witness to changing social tides, familial conflicts, and representative prestige— Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. With the longest reign of any British monarch, she leaves a monarchical tradition symbolic of national unity. For Gen Z Americans, how we assess that legacy is important.

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But whether through history or Twit ter, the unfortunate reality of the queen and the monarchy is that very few people—espe cially Gen Z Americans—know much about them at all. While seemingly harmless, the implications of knowing the queen, her lega cy, and her surrounding institution through a romanticized or untrue lens threaten to blind our generation from what counts: the legacy of the queen in the world.

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standing the complete legacy of the monar chy in and out of its relationship to British history is necessary to have a full understand ing of how the queen and her institution impact the world. As Gen Zers tasked with the continued improvement of our world, it fills in gaps where we may otherwise make ill assumptions. There is no Jamaican rejection of William and Kate’s Tour of their island without the realization that they are both in a system that once profited off of the island’s people. There are no Commonwealth refer endums to remove King Charles III as head of state, such as in Antigua and Barbuda, without the realization that the monarchy is an extension of a painful British history.

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But this tech-media American fasci nation is not all glowing and affirmative. Netflix’s historical drama The Crown earned immediate acclaim for its depiction of the monarchy through the years of the queen’s rule. While reflecting many of her most well-known traits, it also brought-to-light portrayals that cast negative attention on members of the royal family. For example, the depiction of Diana, Princess of Wales’ fragile marriage to now King Charles III outlines toxic family conduct that resulted from marital pressures to remain among aris tocratic families. The fourth season shows Diana’s struggles with renunciation from her partner and the royal family, and the harmful consequences these had on her.

The show’s fourth season also under went scrutiny for lacking historical accuracy. For many, it was a key source of insight into the lives of the royals. It left Gen Z with sim ilar forms of dramatized records to typecast the legacy of the monarchy and its relevance to America.It’sastark contrast to the generations preceding us. Middle-aged Americans, those who regaled Princess Diana’s tour of New York in 1989, had a more personal connec tion to those of the royal family—or Diana, at least. Her tour of hospitals and engage ment with everyday people seemed to bridge

a gap that removed the typical pedestal upon which the traditional royal sits. Perhaps it is this history that gives these generations an adoration for the queen and her institution, or that it foundationally gives not only older Americans but all Americans the sense that they know the royals personally.

The queen’s passing has brought forth a global reckoning of history that has sparked extensive debate. Her extension as a figure of British power also roots her in connection to the British Empire, whose history of violence and exploitation in trying to uphold its colo nies has been largely unspoken. For example, Kenya’s anticolonial movement after World War II saw nearly 1.5 million people placed in detention camps. This lack of discussion and reckoning for imperialist harm is of ten attributed to power—power that queen Elizabeth symbolically represented. That’s not to say Queen Elizabeth is responsible for the violence committed in Britain’s colonial past, nor does it imply she was aware of them at all.What it does say, however, is that under

Queen Elizabeth leaves a lasting legacy, but Gen Z must be sure to see it all

Over the pond and two-to-three gen erations from her passing, America’s Gen Z finds itself in an indirect relationship with the queen. Now over two centuries out of British control, Americans neither directly contribute to nor benefit from her royal sta tus. This context places us in a unique posi tion: how do we interact with the queen and the monarchy?AmongGen Zers, knowledge often results from interactions with her as a pop cultural figure. An obsession with her as a royal icon cemented her as a Reddit-thread meme with a Kardashian-era resemblant fanbase. Her Hollywood-paralleled celebrity status romanticized her reign and treated her life with an abundance of dreamy depic tions. Football, one of the most American pastimes, could not even escape the news of her passing. A game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills held a moment of silence before the game. It’s not odd to pay respect to passed people, but it is rare for Americans to do so for someone who is not of their own.

notice much. However, as each one of us gets closer to adulthood, you will eventually be forced to keep track of what is going on not only in the news but also in the economy. With adulthood comes the responsibility of keeping track of expenses, paying attention to what is happening, and understanding when to cut back and save for the future will be vital.Read the news, pay attention during your economics or finance class, and take advantage of our opportunities to prepare for the future.

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banks lend money to one another overnight. Although seemingly counterintuitive, the tactic the Federal Reserve uses when inflation is high is to raise those interest rates in order to make it more costly to spend money. This slows down spending in the economy, which will force prices to come down.

other hand, Mehmet Oz has continually struggled to solidify himself as both a serious candidate and the right person to represent Pennsylvania, seeing as his long time home has been in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Dr. Oz is the stereotypical politician: an opportunistic, money and power driven man who will say one thing and do the other. A lot of the race has been fought on social media, with Fetterman constantly taking shots at Dr. Oz’s permanent residency, the unscrupulous nature of his candidacy, and his lack of understanding for working people and their problems. For instance, Dr. Oz posted a video at the grocery store criticiz ing the prices of produce, desperately trying to relate to the everyday problems of normal

There isn’t a clear path towards moving past this conundrum for Oz. The voters he must win in the most rural parts of the state will always relate to Fetterman, the lifelong Pennsylvanian, a lot more than they relate to Oz, the TV star and national celebrity. In fact, there is little Dr. Oz does that comes across as genuine; his attempts to connect with voters pale in comparison to Fetterman, the small town mayor who has been in the

As each one of us gets closer to adulthood, you will eventually be forced to keep track of what is going on not only in the news but also in the econ omy.

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So what is being done to fight against inflation? A lot.

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communities long before he asked for their vote.Students should care about these issues because states like Pennsylvania and who they elect dictate the greater political dis cussion around the country. For instance, almost every presidential election, people look to Pennsylvania as a bellwether for the country as a whole. While federal and state elections typically come down to the actual issues and the candidates’ stances on those issues, this race exceeds that. When voters make their decision as to whom they would like to support, they then must ask them selves a second question, which will almost certainly be unsatisfactory for both candi dates: “Who can I trust?”

This has not been the only significant change since the Russia-Ukraine war; al though you may not be witnessing it first hand, millions of people across the country have been seeing their weekly grocery bills grow more expensive to the point where Americans are forced to cut back and live with more caution regarding their expenses.

Fetterman’s health and authenticity: two candidates, two major questions should care about inflation

s the U.S. Senate race in Pennsyl vania heads into the final stretch, major questions surround both Mehmet Oz’s and John Fetterman’s candida cies, and the people of Pennsylvania deserve honestJohnanswers.Fetterman, the former mayor of Braddock and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, grapples with the fallout of a stroke he suffered in May. Throughout the summer, Fetterman has been careful about his public presence, almost always declin ing opportunities to speak to the media and hiding answers about his health. While he’s managed to remain somewhat under the ra dar in person, he’s still had moments where he is clearly not engaged and struggling to convey a clear message, often mixing up his words. Fetterman’s campaign has been coy about setting up a debate with Dr. Oz this fall, fearful that he would struggle in a longform program where candidates are forced to produce memorable, clear, and concise state ments. Currently, according to FiveThir tyEight, Fetterman has an 82% chance of winning the seat. A lot of the time, debates are opportunities for candidates who are be hind in the polls to gain ground. They’re also seen as “banana peels” for the front runners who could be harmed by a gaffe or viral mo ment. While Fetterman is in the driver’s seat, he has little to no incentive to answer any of Dr. Oz’s calls for a debate. Fetterman should be faced with a debate before the general election in November, so voters can under stand the scope and scale of his post-stroke

people. Alas, he still managed to mention he was there to prepare crudité, a French appe tizer consisting of sliced raw vegetables that are dipped in a dressing, or, in other words… a veggie tray. That 30-second clip went viral, with Fetterman declaring that it shows the disconnect between Oz and the voters that he is vying to represent.

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A CNBC survey shows that 63% of economists believe that the Fed will raise interest rates too high to the point where a recession is caused. What does this mean for you? As a high schooler who probably doesn’t do their grocery shopping, you might not

The U.S. Government’s Central Bank, the Federal Reserve System, commonly known as the “Fed,” has power over the Fed eral Funds Rate, the interest rate at which

ost who have opened the front page of The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times, or, frankly, anyone who has kept up with cur rent events, will know about the historically high inflation rates that the United States has experienced over the past year, specifically within the past several months. Inflation, primarily tracked by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), shows that in July prices of all goods and services purchased by households were on track to rise 8.1% over the year. If you haven’t seen the data, you’ve definitely seen the high gas prices that have slowly crept down within the past sixty days.

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An interview with Mr. Hengst: The Farnsworth Invention

“I didn’t go because the lineup wasn’t that good this year. There was Tyler the Creator, and Lil Uzi Vert, some good artists, but the lineup wasn’t that BRADYgood.”STALLKAMP

there’s a lot of roles, so it’s gonna highlight a lot ofMr.guys.”Hengst is most looking forward to working on such a dynamic and entertaining script.“I love the script, and I love the writer himself, it’s Aaron Sorkin, who wrote The West Wing and A Few Good Men… I love the way he writes dialogue, so that’s exciting that we get to work on one of his scripts,” he said. “I love historical drama, and this is an event that took place that I wasn’t really aware of, so I loved researching that and getting to know more about that event, the creation of the television.”Withrehearsals only just beginning, there’s still much work to do before the fi nal product takes Centennial Hall’s stage in November. For many, the preparation grows enjoyable as things begin to fall into place as the weeks roll by.

first all-electronic television. However, the president of the Radio Corporation of Amer ica (RCA), David Sarnoff, steals the idea.

very Labor Day weekend, high schoolers and college students gather to watch their favorite artists take the stage at the Made in America festival on Center City’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Originally created by entertainer Jay-Z, the festival has come to Philadelphia every year since 2012, excluding 2020 due to the pandemic. This year’s lineup con sisted of headliners Bad Bunny and Tyler, the Creator, along with other acts like Lil Uzi Vert, Jazmine Sullivan, Burna Boy, and more. Several Haverford students were in attendance this year, leaving the festival with mixed feelings.

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Fifth Former Noah Trexler agreed, say ing, “I did not go to Made in America be cause the music selection wasn’t as good as it has been in previous years. There’s a possibil ity that I go next year, but first I have to see the artists that are performing, and also if my friends are going.”

Those who went, however, seemed to have had a great time.

“I didn’t go because the lineup wasn’t that good this year. There was Tyler the Cre ator, and Lil Uzi Vert, some good artists, but the lineup wasn’t that good,” Fifth Former Brady Stallkamp said.

Nahla Thomas AIS ‘23, Ali Islam ‘23, Meklit Tedla AIS ‘23, and Love McCune ‘23 enjoy Pusha T’s set at Made in America at the Franklin Parkway, Septem 2022

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“I was with my friends and some of my family members and we just all had fun and we hung out, listened to good music, and had a good time,” Carter said. “I got to meet and see new people, and hang out with people I haven’t seen all summer, so I really likedManygoing.”also decided not to go this year, mostly due to the lineup.

Students audtion for The Farnsworth Invention, September 19, 2022

Fifth Former Anthony Carter enjoyed the festival.

fter the success of last year’s Something Rotten! and Peter and the Starcatcher, this year the dra ma department will present The Farnsworth Invention, a play that follows Philo Farn sworth, who comes up with the idea for the

“We have a ton of talented gentlemen, very dedicated to the program, so I wanted to do a show that highlighted as many of them as possible,” Mr. Hengst said. “This is a great story, it has great characters, but also

Mr. Hengst most appreciates the final week, where students put their weeks of practice into a last week of rehearsal before showtime.“The most rewarding part of the process in pretty much any show I’ve done is during tech week when the students feel comfort able with the script and in their intentions of the characters, [so they are] basically com fortable with everything they’re doing in the show,” Mr. Hengst said. “They make it their own show, rather than something they’ve been rehearsing.”

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“My favorite performer was Tyler, the Creator by far. He had the best set out of everybody. He had costumes and different dancers, he was putting on a show. He had lights, fireworks, it was just really high pro duction value,” Carter said. “But last year was much more fun.… They had better peo ple, more suited for my personal music taste than this year.”

started on the show.

Mr. Darren Hengst, The Grace and Mahlon Buck Chair in Performing Arts and the production’s director, is excited to get

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“I’m very excited for the Inter-Ac sched ule to start, it’s my favorite time of the year,” Brodnik said. “You know every game is go ing to be a battle. The obvious big test will be Malvern, but I feel like every team will be a toughFalkopponent.”sharedsimilar thoughts on what to expect during the Inter-Ac season.

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“It was for sure a very good feeling after what happened last year,” Falk said. “We got ran off the field; we were done being disre spected.”Fifth Former Sean Brodnik felt simi larly.“Everyone took last year’s game person ally. We all remember the awful feeling and embarrassment,” Brodnik said. “We used that embarrassment to fuel us in this year’s game.”Many teams viewed the Fords as weak competitors after last year’s performance.

hard work has been paying off, but another huge factor that helped them win the La Salle game was the student sec tion.“The student section definitely played a huge part in our win,” Falk said. “It really means a lot to us that people take time out of their day to come and support us.”

“Right now we feel good, but not satis fied,” Falk said. “We all know that there is

a lot of work to get done and that this team still has a lot to improve on.”

The team is eyeing the Inter-Ac title, but they know that they need to keep work ing hard to achieve that goal.

“Teams felt that when they played us we were a reset button for them,” Falk said. “An interviewer called us a ‘nice little team,’ so this wasn’t just about beating La Salle for the

“I feel like this is the first team I’ve ever been a part of at Haverford where I can be 100% sure that the guy next to me cares about the team as much as I do.”

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da: Malvern and Archbishop Wood, who are two very good teams.”

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The football team poses for a photo before a game

“If I had to describe the team with one word, I would say ‘tough,’” Falk said. “This team does not go down without a fight.”

first time, but earning some respect.” Fords football currently sits on a 3-0

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ords football is moving full speed ahead and is more fueled than ever to come out on top. The athletes have gone through a lot together, es pecially the upperclassmen during the pan demic year, but they have persevered and are in a groove right now.

Fords football also exhibits drive and a desire to win.

Fords football is looking solid right now and they hope to keep their momentum go ing. Their huge win against La Salle is hope fully the start of many more to come. The overall spirit presented by the student body creates an exemplary environment for the Fords to play in and motivates them to dial in.

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The Fords secured a massive 21-7 win over La Salle College High School on Friday, September 16. After being brutally wiped out last year, the team was looking for more than just a win. All of the players, including Sixth Former James Falk, wanted revenge.

“They always bring energy and they’re always alive,” Brodnik agreed. “I feel like the student section really helped us build our momentum.”Inaddition to the support from outside the field, The team hopes to support each other on the field and show their love for the game.“Ifeel like this is the first team I’ve ever been a part of at Haverford where I can be 100% sure that the guy next to me cares about the team as much as I do,” Brodnik said. “I think that goes a long way.”

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“Nobody wants it more than us,” Falk said.

“We still have two big tests on our agen

Mr. Brian Long addresses the cross country team at Belmont Plateau before a meet

of our top ten are freshmen […] our number one runner at this point is a sophomore,” Kelly said.

The young runners aren’t only bringing

“Cross country is a unique sport in that it is very individualistic. But we, as a team, succeed when each individual performs at his best,” Coach Long said. “If we are all brought into racing not just for ourselves but for our brothers, we can hurt a little more, and ultimately, perform at an even higher level.”Because the team needs to bond as a whole, cross country has a unique rule in place with a double purpose.

“We have an expression in cross coun try called ‘No man runs alone,’ and honestly I think that embodies the ideals of a crosscountry runner where we are a community,” Kelly said. “We’re not just out there to get the workout in.”

Upper school history and finance teacher Mr. Brian Long, who rejoined the team this year as head coach, believes that the team’s youth will allow for success in the future.“I’m really excited for what we’re going to be able to accomplish over the next three years,” Coach Long said.

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Regardless of the upcoming season’s results, the team will still meet many of its goals.Coach Long had each student send him three goals at the start of the term: one ath letic, one academic, and one social. He be lieves those goals are an integral part of the program’s mission.

“Our goal setting allows us to get to know each other beyond just running. This enables us to be more vulnerable around each other, and ultimately, build out a com munity that is quite special at Haverford,” Coach Long said. “[The goals] fit into the model of what we believe the program is all about, and it’s about developing young men not just to be better runners, but to be better people.”

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Cross country: “No one runs alone”

The rule builds a community that stays together, supports each other, and encour ages dedication and respect.

“On the team we always focus on lift ing each other up and making everyone feel good about running,” Crutchlow said.

Their willingness to join the team’s val ues is vital to their success. Kelly said that the team is much more than a group of athletes. “Every guy on the cross-country team has way more to [him] than just running.”

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fresh talent and optimistic prospects to the team. They’ve also been incorporated into team culture and embraced cross country’s unique“Wedynamic.havea lot of great freshmen and they’ve all done a great job of embracing the team spirit,” Fourth Form runner Michael Crutchlow said.

This attitude is crucial to keeping the team together because of the inherent diffi culty of the “Ultimately,sport.running is just a very hard sport,” Coach Long said. “In other sports, running is a punishment. For our sport, it’s what we do every day, and we have to find some way to enjoy it. The way that you can enjoy it most is by sharing that experience with other people who are going through the sameKellything.”said that this brotherhood makes the sport so special.

“If there’s one force that was always behind Haverford cross country, it’s Coach Long. He’s always there,” Kelly said. “He brings a certain amount of initiative and seriousness to cross country. He keeps us checked in and he holds us accountable.”

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safety precaution for runners training off campus during practices.

A pack of Fords begins the ascent of Belmont Plateau

Coach Long added that the rule func tions both as a “culture carrier” and as a

“Some of my most memorable and fun experiences at Haverford have been running with my best friends on the cross country team, just talking […] every single year, ev ery runner says how strong a community we have and how amazing the friendships are that we make,” Kelly said.

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“If we are all brought into racing not just for ourselves but for our brothers, we can hurt a little more, and ulti mately, perform at an even higher level.”

when they first joined the staff. Although Coach Long was absent from cross country last year, he was always a supporter of the team and an important part of their work.

“Coach Long’s training plan this sum mer [...] did a great job of getting us into good shape before school started,” Crutchlow said.

While building culture is part of any team, Coach Long said that he and thenHead Coach Mr. Tim Lengel began build ing the team’s current culture eight years ago

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Coach Long thinks that the team’s up lifting culture is vital, even though cross country is technically an individual sport.

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“Ultimately, running is just a very hard sport. In other sports, running is a punishment. For our sport, it’s what we do ev ery day, and we have to find some way to enjoy it.”MR.

istorically a tight-knit group, the cross-country team is gear ing up for a full fall season of races and a spirited community life. Led by Sixth Form captains Joey Kauffman and Co lin Kelly, the team completed a summer of individual workouts culminating in a twoweek team preseason before the start of afterschoolDespitepractices.the graduation of many Sixth Form runners last school year, the team re mains strong and feels good about their prospects this season—they’ve set big goals, like winning PAISAA (Pennsylvania In dependent School Athletics Association) State Championships and Inter-Ac cham pionships. Kelly sees these goals as entirely achievable, especially with the current team’s skill and depth. He also thinks the team’s youth is a sign of a strong future. More than two-thirds of the team is composed of un

“When I was younger I was definitely influenced by some of the older guys on the water polo team that I really looked up to; the big guys like Luka,” Stallkamp said. “It makes you realize, ‘Wow, I can be that by seniorRightyear.’”now the team is focusing on mas tering different fundamentals to create con sistent and efficient gameplans. The team’s work ethic is another huge factor in their

thing that we really want to focus on is building strong work habits,” Sekulic said. “Habits that carry out into more than just water polo, but into schoolwork, extra curriculars; anything in life.”

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a pretty dynamic team; everyone understands their role,” Sekulic said. “We’re not like a typical team where we want every body to think that they have the exact same role in the pool. Everybody understands their job; everyone knows what they’re sup posed to Fifthdo.”Former Brady Stallkamp, another experienced player who truly embodies the family spirit of the team, echoed these be liefs.

Stallkamp said, “We’re all menaces in the pool, but what’ll really make us the best in the Inter-Ac is how we all bond and all help each other all the time.”

“We’re very excited for this year, us as seniors and as captains are very proud of how the team is doing,” Sekulic said. “We’re very proud of how the team has overcome a lot of different battles throughout this season.”

ers, always uplifting each other,” Sekulic said. “It’s important that we’re the ones that scream for each other and get loud for each other. That’s what builds our chemistry.”

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“Our team chemistry is so much more important and so much more complex than any other sport’s chemistry,” Stallkamp said. “It’s one of the core aspects of the water polo team. We all get along; we’re brothers.”

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“Whether you’re on the bench or in the water, you’re always cheering for your broth

“We are a family, we are a group; we all work together, we all work in the same pool, we all work the same hours, we all play the same games. We share our losses; we share our wins,” Stallkamp said.

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So what exactly separates the Haverford water polo team from all of their competi tion? It is a combination of their powerful

Fifth Former Stallkamp is also using his experiences from when he was an underclass man to shape his objectives for this year.

Water Polo eager to dominate another season

“One thing that we really want to focus on is building strong work habits. Habits that carry out into more than just water polo.”

“It’s important that we’re the ones that scream for each other and get loud for each other. That’s what builds our chemistry.”

ater polo is one of the most consistent teams. They rein vent their standards and re lentlessly push forward. The group is com posed of extremely dedicated players and leaders constantly striving for improvement. At its forefront is Sixth Former Former Luka Sekulic, a force in the water and a highly de voted, disciplined player.

chemistry.“We’re

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the team and a part of our family.”

Sekculic believes that the key to the wa ter polo team’s success is their unshakable

Sixth Former Luke Sekulic plays defense

“We’re not like a typical team where we want everybody to think that they have the exact same role in the pool.”

The water polo team’s tightly-knit dy namic goes much farther than the pool, it’s a matter of family anywhere and everywhere.

Built around a solid group of upper classmen, the Fifth and Sixth Formers hope to guide the younger players to follow in their“Therefootsteps.isa lot of talent [among under classmen],” Sekulic said. “Us seniors and ju niors can take the things that we liked when we were underclassmen and build onto those ideas. We can take away the negatives we’ve felt in the past and create a positive environ ment where everyone is comfortable. We want to make sure that everyone is a part of

“Sean, Liam, Will, and my brother, Nicky, have all played in varsity matches this year as freshmen. We have high hopes for the next four years with them,” Fifth Former and teammate Alex Nemo said.

tion. Coach Cappo has made it very clear that both the Inter-Ac and state titles are at

ast Fall, after several seasons on the team, then-Fifth Former Ben Bo dle opted out of continuing to play on the Haverford water polo team.

When not in the fairway, the team can be found at team dinners. Each week, a play er hosts a dinner to promote team chemistry and support.“Teamdinners are great, and our captain Rory hosted one earlier this week. At dinners we usually chill, talk about golf, and update each other on how we’re doing,” Fourth For mer Zach Moua said. “The senior leaders are great too; they’ve provided us with rides to matches and practices many times.”

By raising the expectations of training, competition for places in the team has in tensified. Each player wants to win just as badly as the next. The new energy has the players not only motivated but ambitious. With the Inter-Ac season quickly approach ing, the team feels confident in its prepara

“I am extremely excited to get back in the classroom and to continue to build on Haverford’s strong tradition of success on the soccer field,” Coach Cappo said.

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Coach Cappo has put on working harder in practice will end up paying dividends, as that style of play is a very tiring one. No matter the result, the team’s performance won’t suf fer from a lack of hard work or discipline.

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“The tryouts were at The 1912 Club, which happens to be one of the courses I play at on a regular basis,” Bodle said. “It was two days of golf, and I happened to do very

“I am excitedextremelytogetback in the classroom and to continue to build on Haverford’s strong tradition of success on the soccer field.”

COACH KEITH CAPPO

“I still love water polo and I also love to watch it, but playing it drains you because it is such a big time commitment,” Bodle said.

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After being raised in a water polocentric household, Bodle grew tired of the sport. The pressure and intensity of morning swims, after-school practices, and club prac tices began to weigh on him.

other level of intensity to the team.

well on those days. I made the team, and the rest isBodlehistory.”serves as captain this season, along with Sixth Formers Rory Nesbitt, Brendan Leary, and Henry Gowen. The team started the year with a close win against Radnor High School on Haverford’s home course, Merion West. Mr. Berman is ably assisted by Math Teacher Mr. Andrew Franz. The team has several talented underclassmen, includ ing Third Formers Nicky Nemo, Sean Cur ran, Will Forman, and Liam McFadden.

different. Around this time, he began to take golf more seriously, keeping track of his scores and improving his handicap. Eventu ally, he emailed golf coach Mr. Cole Berman ’14 for a spot to try out for the team.

After announcing he would be join ing the community back in April, Director of Athletics Mr. Michael Murphy highlight ed his trust and confidence in his new hire.

Bodle and leaders get the ball rolling for Fords Golf

“In Coach Cappo, we found an expe rienced and accomplished soccer coach who will also fit in with Haverford’s tradition of the teacher-coach model,” Mr. Murphy said.

“He pushes us to be better every time we step out onto the pitch.”THOMAS KAPLAN

The hard work in practice is adding an

An post of Rory Nesbitt and Henry Gowen

hen Fifth Former Thomas Ka plan heard that Varsity Soccer Coach Mr. Keith Cappo was coming to Haverford this fall, he only had one word in mind: excitement. Coach Cap po brings much experience to the soccer pro gram. He has coached FC Delco and Penn Fusion. He joins Haverford after six years as the head soccer coach at Ursinus College.

“Coach Cappo has brought the leader ship we needed this year. By doing more fit ness post-practice, he’s really raising the level of play and the intensity has risen tremen dously,” Sixth Former and captain Alexander Nekoumand said.

Charlie Keidel ’24

Mr. Cappo joins the soccer program

The golf team supports each other and exhibits great integrity.

“Coach Cappo has made it very clear this year that he wants to bring the program back to its winning ways, and he’s demand ing that each of us work harder in practice,” Kaplan said. “He pushes us to be better every time we step out onto the pitch.”

Coach Keith Cappo brings new edge to soccer program

Bodle knew he needed to try something

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Returning players believe that he brings a winning mindset to the team while empha sizing work ethic in practice.

team believes that the emphasis

“It was sad that he moved on. Ben brought an extensive knowledge of the game that was often appreciated in the film room,” said Sixth Former water polo captain Isaiah Shuchman.

“It’s easy to lie in golf, but a Haverford player would never give himself or others an unfair advantage,” Bodle said. “When we played Radnor High School, the players said that we were one of the few teams they have played where everybody is honest about their scores. Haverford golf has a great environ ment and a great group of kids. Golf is quite an individual sport, but here we treat it as a team sport.”

Having just won the Centennial Con ference Coach of the Year award, Coach Cappo looks to bring that success to Haver ford.

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