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    ALWAYS FREE ISSUE NO. 4

    WJHS PRESS WELLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL/ FALL/2013

    Photos by

    Christian Saulnier

    A Golden Dream Come True

    It all pays offdesire-effort-

    satisfaction-The practice field

    Where our hearts were left onThe game field

    Where it all paid off

    Three months of workall for forty minutes

    sweat-blood-tears.

    A loss to Gorham in the regular seasonMeant nothing

    It was erased from our mindsAs we prepared

    And expected to be victoriousAnd we were

    All of the workAll of the timeAll of the effort

    Paid off.

    We had proven to this leagueThat the Wells Warriors

    Are the hardest hitting teamThe best sportsmen

    And the best executers,And that we

    Deserved the gold ball.

    We gained respect of the other team-We gained trust in our coaches-

    And we gained the ownership of the most important thing of allThe gold ball

    desire-effort-

    satisfaction-It all pays off.

    -Christian Saulnier

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    Staff:

    Christian Saulnier

    Olivia DurfeeMegan Schneider

    Noah Boucher

    Paige Raymond

    Rosemary Campenella

    Daisy Aromando

    Michael Wrigley

    Drew Peters

    Hope WolterbeekNolan Potter

    Katie Baston

    Raven Goodale

    Eric Sousa

    Taylor McDermott

    Advisors:

    Ms. Esch

    Ms. Zotos

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    -A Golden Dream Come True

    -Staff and Photos

    -Thanksgiving Dinner

    -Bah Hum Bug: WJHS Play Review

    -FIFA at Wells

    -What Football Means to me Essay

    -7th grade Soccer at Wells

    -Warrior football Interviews

    -A Friend, Autumn, and There Was a

    Time Poems

    -Halloween Survey

    In the next issue - Quilting for Veterans and

    other community service events happening

    around WJHS!

    Photos by: Kylie Belanger

    The Staff & Table of Contents

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    It was about ten minutes until we would open the

    doors for the Thanksgiving dinner! Everyone was gettingprepared. Waiters were going over the plan one final time.

    As a greeter, I was standing near the hostess stand eagerly

    awaiting the first arrivals.

    As the couple walked through the door, they

    smiled. They were full of joy as they saw us and smelled

    the food being taken out of the oven and put on the tray.

    "Hello, thank you for coming today. Will it just be the two

    of you?" Mrs. Esch and Senora Bartlett greeted them with

    a big welcome. The pair were brought into the cafeteria by

    Leah, and immediately taken care of by their waiters.

    I was up. The lobby was backed up with people.

    There were five who I would be seating. In a way I was

    more than a little nervous.They calmly walked to us,

    smiling with joy at the delightful smell of the food. I then

    greeted them by saying: "Good morning, my name is

    Noah and I will take you to your table." I walked them to

    the table, pulled out their chairs to seat them respectfully,

    and told them to enjoy their meal. That was it! The next

    people came, and it was easier than anyone had expected.

    The last people finished eating and left at around 1:00.

    We then got to eat some turkey and pie as a whole class

    with our teachers, too! We socialized, ate pie, drank soda,

    and reflected on the overall experience that we had just

    had! This Thanksgiving has given me one of, if not the

    best experiences. I hope this was the same for everyone.

    Photos by: Mr. Chessie

    Thanksgiving DinerBy: Noah Boucher

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    Bah Hum Bugby: Drew Peters and Michael Wrigley

    My friend Drew and I went to go see

    the play, Bah Hum Bug on the night

    of Friday, November 22nd. The gymwas packed when we arrived. There

    were only a few seats left. The play

    began with great singing fro all of the

    cast, especially the main character,

    S c r o o g e , p l a y e d b y P a r k e r

    McDermott. Everybody on stage

    looked like thy knew what they were

    doing, and had been practicing a long

    time.

    The play was about this older man

    who hates Christmas, and gets visited

    by three ghosts. During these visits,

    he gets taught three different lessons.

    The three ghosts are the ghosts of

    Christmas past, present, and future.

    While with these ghosts, he visits

    himself during each time period.

    All of these visits scared Scrooge,especially when he was visited by

    Josie Marley (played beautifully by

    Brianna Hennessy.) We were also

    scared when she walked in with

    chains hanging off of her! Great job

    Brianna! She also showed up at the

    end of the play to make sure that

    Scrooge had learned his lesson, which

    he did, and started to love Christmas!

    Congratulations to all of the

    performers; this was an outstanding

    performance that certainly helped to

    jumpstart our holiday spirit

    P.S. Stay tuned for information on the

    next play: were told its Peter Pan:)

    Photos by: Robin Reidy

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    Another season has come and

    gone. The Wells Junior High 8th

    grade girls soccer wrapped uptheir last year in the junior high

    with winning six games, tying

    one and only losing three. They

    started out the year with losing

    their first game 5-2. One of the

    biggest problems in the first

    game was that they were already

    missing one of there most

    valuable players, Olivia Durfee.

    On the first practice of theseason, Olivia hurt her knee. She

    never came back to playing. It

    was hard to begin with, but they

    got back into it and they ended

    the season with a winning game

    against York, 6-0. Leah Tufts

    scored 2 of the goals. "I wanted a

    hat trick, but Coach Tatiana put

    me as a sweeper," Leah

    commented. She was not very

    happy about that. Last year Leah

    was a defender. This year she

    was a full offender, except for

    the last game of course. Not only

    is Leah tough, but she is fast and

    can handle the ball very well.

    She also has what you would calla quick trigger, meaning that

    when she has the chance to

    shoot, she does so at the right

    time and quickly so that she

    cant be stopped. I asked Leah

    some questions about her year.

    Reporter Megan: How did you

    feel about going from defense to

    offense?

    Leah: "This year I went fromdefense to more of a mid-field

    position. It was kind of hard

    because I had to almost start over

    and change everything I knew

    about where I was supposed to

    be on the fie ld in cert ain

    situations.

    It was definitely a dramatic

    change because I went from

    maybe scoring one goal in an

    entire season, to scoring at least

    one goal in almost every game.

    Although it was hard at first, by

    the end of the season it felt like I

    had played the position my entire

    life."

    Reporter Megan: What do want

    to work on for next

    year in soccer once you get to

    high school?

    Leah: "I think the biggest thing I

    want to work on is foot work. I

    want to acquire more moves so

    that I can do more on the field,

    and be more useful. I also want

    to learn how to get a shot offfaster. I think that this will give

    me more scoring opportunities

    and will overall benefit the

    team."

    Reporter Megan: Hope, how did

    you feel about all the injuries

    that were happening during the

    year?

    Hope: "I felt that it was very

    hard that there were so many

    injuries this year. I thought that it

    was especially hard because we

    had such a small team."

    FIFA at WellsBy: Megan Schneider

    Photo by: Robin Reidy

    Continued on Next page...

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    Photo by: Robin Reidy

    Reporter Megan: Do you feel it was harder for

    you since you were one of the injured people?

    Hope: "It was extremely hard for me to be one of

    the injured people because I love playing soccer.

    I hate sitting out on the sidelines and not keeping

    fit. But I'm so glad now that I'm progressing with

    my physical therapy. I am ten times better andready to kick a lot of can now since basketball

    season has started."

    Many players worked through the pain but many

    weren't in pain at all. Madison Szczygiel was one

    of those many. Maddie is a great defender,

    stopping every ball and every person who comes

    to cross her bridge. Every time a ball comes to

    her, she stops it right away. She reminds of a

    brick wall because you know that balls not going

    by her. Not only is she a great defender but she is

    fast and has a strong kick on offense. She scored

    her first goal in the first game of the season. I

    asked Madison questions on how her season

    went and what she wants to do when high school

    soccer comes around.

    Reporter Megan: How did you feel about playing

    more defense than the offense?

    Maddie: "I don't really mind playing more defense

    than offense although I like to go up now and then."

    Reporter Megan: If you were able to play offense

    more would you still have wanted to play some

    defense?Maddie: "I think that my ideal position would be a

    midi because I could play both offense and

    defense."

    Reporter Megan: What do you want to work on for

    next year when you go to high school soccer?

    Maddie: "I definitely want to work on ball control

    and offense, so I can be strong overall in offense

    and defense."

    The girls worked hard and it definitely paid off. I

    wish all of the girls, and myself, good luck with

    high school soccer next year. And for any person

    who plays soccer, Madison has some advice for

    you. "Go fast, go hard, give it everything you have,

    then a little bit more." -Madison Szczygiel

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    The clock is winding down on the final seconds of this

    particularly rainy and muddy game and wells has a narrow

    2 point lead over the opposing team. They have one last

    attempt to score and win the game, but our Wells defense isnot prepared to let this happen. The quarterback gets down

    under center, and snaps the ball. A screen pass is thrown to

    an open receiver, who bolts down the field. I, reading the

    play, sprint to meet him and make a diving tackle out of

    bounds into a muddy puddle. I roll over, soaking wet, to see

    players and coaches jumping up and down on the sideline.

    They hadn't gotten the touchdown, we had won! I am

    helped up by my fellow teammates, who are like brothers to

    me, and together we run over to the sideline in our soaking

    wet uniforms and water filled cleats. We don't care though,because we have a wonderful feeling in us that only

    football can instill. This is a sense of pride and

    achievement. Never in my past of playing other sports have

    I seen a sport with so much passion and love behind it.

    Football is not just any sport in wells, its a sport loved and

    supported by the whole community! Everyone goes to see

    the Wells High School play football, cheering them on

    home and away. This is why football is so special to me.

    Another reason football is special to me is because of the

    of the amount of teamwork that this sport demands. It's not

    like other sports where one person can carry the team, and

    the others don't have to work that hard. In football, all

    eleven people have to do their job to the very physical best

    of their ability or else the play won't work. If a lineman

    doesn't block his guy, the running back will get tackled in

    the backfield. If a running back doesn't sell his fake, the

    sweep to the other side will get stopped for a loss of

    yardage. Football is special, every single person is doing

    something every second of the game in order for you to be

    successful.

    My next reason that football is special to me is because of

    the unbreakable bonds it forms between my teammates and

    I. It has always amazed me how close you get to your

    teammates after just one season of football. My first year of

    football, I didn't completely get why rule #1 is that We are

    family.. After a season of seemingly endless conditioning

    and the wins and losses we went through together, it came

    to me what rule number one really means.

    What Does Football Mean to You?by: Nolan Potter

    Photo by: Robin Reidy

    Photo by: Tasha Potter

    Nolan Potter

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    It means that you've got each other's

    backs on and off the field and that you

    understand and support each other

    through not just the football season, but

    the whole year. After that year, I never

    questioned rule number one again because

    I was just as close to my teammates as I

    was my to own brothers.My final reason that football is so special

    to me is because of the magic of the sport.

    I always wondered why and how football

    does this certain magic to you, making

    you an overall better person. I find my

    well being improving as a Football season

    progresses. I start getting better grades in

    school as well as having a better mood

    throughout my day. But the magic doesn't

    just happen off the field, it's just that its

    strongest on the field. It's that feeling you

    get after you make a great hit at practice

    and your coach praises you for it. It's that

    feeling of passion you get when youre

    sitting on the edge of your bed, in your

    pads and uniform imagining what you are

    going to do on each play, reminding

    yourself that you will do everything inyour power to make sure your team wins.

    And when the final quarter runs out, and

    your bruised and battered, you get this

    wonderful feeling inside you that tells you

    that you played your best and worked

    your butt off.

    As you can see, football isn't just any

    sport to me. Football has a very special

    place in my heart, and I hope to play it for

    the rest of my life.

    Photo by: Tasha Potter

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    Lady Raider 7th Grade Soccer: Success!By Daisy Aromando

    "Good Game ladies!" This was a

    sound that the 7th grade girls heard a

    lot this soccer season. Sixteen girls

    from the grade, along with the help

    of a few sixth graders) made this

    team end with a winning season.

    Wells had won six games out of ten.

    This made the girls very happy. "We

    have a really good group of girls in

    the soccer program. This soccer

    season brought us closer together."

    said Katie Reidy, a mid-fielder for

    the team.

    As well as having games, the girls

    had practices every day. Participating

    in soccer was a fun activity for these

    girls to do, rather than going home

    and watching T.V. Wells gave a great

    effort in their games.

    The Raiders had the help of Hannah

    Cottis, who plays on the best soccer

    team in Maine, Phoenix. Hannahscored twenty-six goals this season,

    which helped Wells offensive side of

    team. But Wells also had a great

    defense with girls who would hustle

    to make sure that the other team

    didn't get a goal. And those people

    that were both good on offense and

    defense played Mid-Field.

    And you can't forget the goalie!Daisy Aromando and Lauren Bartlett

    played goalie this season. But Maeve

    Forbes, Well's other goalie injured

    herself in the first game and sadly

    missed the rest of the season.

    Thankfully, no other players got

    seriously injured.

    Photos by: Robin Reidy

    Wells would have a good crowd

    of people watching these games.

    They would cheer for their goals,

    defensive saves, and good passes.

    "I love watching these girls grow

    into soccer players, an most

    importantly, a team." said Brian

    Aromando, a father to one of the

    players.

    Lets not forget Wells secret

    mascot. No it wasn't a person

    dressed up in a costume, nor was

    it a super loud parent. It was

    Willis the Pig! He would come to

    the games and support the team

    with oinks and squeals. Willis is a

    10 week old Gloucester Old Spot.

    These pigs are usually farm

    animals, but not Willis. He gets

    to go for walks, play at the beach,

    and go to Raider soccer games! "I

    love having a pig root for us,

    literally!" said Olivia Talevi.

    Wells had an exciting soccer

    season this fall. With six wins,

    the ladies ended their season with

    joy. Even though they lost the last

    game of the season to York, the

    girls were proud. It was a

    bummer not to win the last game

    of the season, and not to beat

    York, but everyone was happy.Everyone had improved, whether

    it was in soccer skills, teamwork,

    or even both! The girls left with

    an even bigger achievement, a

    strong love for the game.

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    An Interview with Nolan Potter.

    What do you think you did well?

    "I thought we executed well,

    especially in the playoffs. When we

    entered the playoffs, we seemed to

    take off as a team. We beat teams

    that beat us in the regular season.

    We ran plays well, and everyone

    knew their job. Ruunning the ball

    was extremely easy with our

    blockers doing their part, as

    everyone else on the team had to

    do their part. This contributed to

    the overall team effort."

    How much more did it mean to you

    to play in the Gold Ball game than

    to watch the gold ball game?

    "Even though I did play in the Gold

    Ball game last year, I only got

    some happiness out of it. Even

    though last year coach told us

    everyone was a part of the win, I

    didn't receive the full satisfaction

    of actually playing in the whole

    game. This year, since I played the

    whole game, it felt so much better

    after the final buzzer went off and

    we all jumped in the air in

    celebration."

    How important did you feel your

    job was to the team as a starting

    full back and middle linebacker?

    "I didn't feel my job was any more

    important than any other job on the

    team. Every job was equally

    important, even if not everyone

    scored touchdowns or made

    tackles. At full back, I felt it was

    important to me to make the

    successful lead block busting

    through the hole busting it up

    making sure the half backs could

    run safely behind me. At middle

    linebacker, i felt it was my job to

    let the defense know what

    formation they were in, let them

    know where they were going, and

    to let them know how to read the

    play. After the ball was snapped, I

    would try to read the play to the

    best of my ability and get in on the

    tackle."

    Wells Warrior Football Team Interviews!Interviews by: Christian Saulnier

    Photo by: Robin Reidy

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    An interview with Christian Saulnier.

    How important did you feel your role as wide

    receiver and tight end was to the team?

    "My role was just as important to the team as

    everyone else's. Being wide receiver was based

    more on making correct blocks so that Chad

    (Fitzpatrick) or Matt (Szczygiel) or Nolan (Potter)

    could get the yards they deserved. Substituting in

    for Ethan (Marsh) was always a tough act to follow.

    I knew I wasn't the best player on the team, but I

    tried my hardest, you know? My job was to get therunning backs where they needed to go, and even if

    I didn't fully execute my job on one play, Chad,

    Matt, or Nolan always seemed to be successful.

    This helped the team in more ways than you could

    think of.

    How much more did it mean to you to play in the

    Gold Ball game than to watch it?

    "Well, watching the boys take it home last year feltgreat, I was happy to do everything in practice I

    could to help the team win. This year ,however, the

    win at the end of the season felt incredible. With

    Matt, Chad, and Nolan running the ball hard, Ethan

    catching the key passes, and Michael (Wrigley)

    throwing the ball with pin-point accuracy and the

    linemen making the blocks they needed to, we were

    an impossible team to beat. And when everyone

    executed their jobs, we came out on top."

    What did you feel you did well as a team?

    "We were a powerhouse football team. We did

    everything that needed to be done, Drew (Peters)

    lead the offensive and defensive line better than any

    center or nose-tackle out there. Nolan, Chad, and

    Matt ran the ball harder than they ever had. And

    Michael did an amazing job handing the ball off to

    the running backs, and throwing perfect passes to

    the receivers. Everyone did their job, and we

    proved to be the best team in the league. I was

    honored to be a part of it."

    More Interviews...Interviews by: Christian Saulnier

    Photo by: Robin Reidy

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    An interview with Michael

    Wrigley.

    How much more did it mean to

    you to play in the Gold Ball

    game than to watch it?

    "Well, it definitely felt a lot

    better, because I played more in

    this game than I did last year. I

    also felt like I contributed more

    to the team than I did last year."

    How important did you feel your

    job was to the team as starting

    quarterback and safety?

    "Well, I think the other players

    were just as importance,

    because in football everybody

    has equal importance in football

    on the field. Not one person can

    carry the team by themselves,

    and I felt everyone did their job

    amazingly in the gold ball

    game."

    What did you feel you did well

    as a team?

    "Well, I felt we did our jobs, we

    passed well, we ran well, we

    defended well, and we blocked

    well. I thought we prepared very

    well, and that's the recipe to

    success."

    And a Few More!Interviews by: Christian Saulnier

    An interview with Drew Peters

    How did you feel your

    performance impacted the gold

    ball game?

    "It wasn't just me; the team

    worked all together to win".

    How much more did it mean to

    you to play in the Gold ball

    game than to watch it?

    "Watching the year before was

    great, but being on the field this

    year made me feel like a

    champ".

    What do you think you did well

    in the Gold ball game?

    "I think I did a great job ofprotecting Michael and enabling

    the rest of the team to move

    forward".

    Photo by: Robin Reidy

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    Poetry

    by: Rosemary Campenella and Taylor McDermott

    A friend

    By: Taylor McDermott

    Yourre the gold of the

    sunshine

    And the moons light at

    nighttime

    You can light up the

    worlds darkest room

    Or cheer up a crowd that's

    full of gloom

    You're the new growth of

    springThe cool water of summer

    The crisp breeze of

    autumn

    And the fresh new blanket

    of snow in the winter.

    Autumn

    By: Taylor McDermott

    The leaves are running

    Like children in the

    wind

    The cool autumn

    breezes

    Are like the colors on

    the trees

    The stars in the night

    Are like the northernlights

    Breath and take it all in

    Before its gone

    Like a shooting star

    This is autumn.

    Photo by: Christian Saulnier

    There was a time,

    The Earth was free,

    Of toxic waste,

    And full of trees.

    There was a time.

    We did not cleanse,

    Or ever heard,

    Of pals and friends.

    There was a time,

    The Earth was pure,

    With nothing sick,

    Or insecure.

    There was a time,

    The fog stayed clear,

    When birds could fly,

    Without a fear.

    There was a time,

    The Earth was clean,

    Full do crisp air,

    And lots of green.

    There was a time,

    We did not need,

    To kill for fun,

    Off or our greed.

    There was a time,

    The Earth was full,

    Of animals;

    Not plain or dull.

    There was a time,

    We did not live,

    We did not share,

    We did not give.

    There was a time,

    The Earth was free,

    Of killing tribes,

    Who killed for glee.

    There Was a Time

    By: Rosemary Campenella

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    HALLOWEEN SURVEY

    Are you trick or treating this year!?

    We asked students from grades five

    and grade eight questions revolving

    around Halloween. The questions

    were: Are you trick or treating? What

    age are you going to stop or what agedid you stop? And last but not least...

    What are you going to be for

    Halloween? We asked two people

    from each class we went to. For eight

    graders we Interviewed Kylie

    Belanger, Tim Bullard, Mitch Libby,

    Acadia Snow-Brine, Brendan Dean,

    Kala Cummings, Madison and

    Matthew Szczygiel, John Harris,

    Katrin Spainhouer, and Lukas Hall.For fifth graders we asked Evan,

    Rhiannon, Cynthia, Jacob, Natalie,

    and Craig.

    6%

    94%

    People going Trick or Treating

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    1

    2

    3

    4

    16 19 92 12 15 13 31 50 Not sure

    Ages people are going to stop Trick or Treating

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