The Picador

Volume 9, Issue 8 February 21, 2014

A PUBLICATION BY HOLDERNESS STUDENTS

FOR

THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY

By Celeste Holland ’14

Need a new photograph for

your Facebook page or a snap-

shot to send to your parents?

There's a new team in town

that can help.

Since the fall, So Min Park,

Minh Tran, Taylor Mavroudis,

and Liesl Magnus have been

working with Ms. Williamson

to bring a student perspective

to the Communications Office.

This task requires a lot of dif-

ferent angles and unique tal-

ent.

“It's extremely difficult to take

a good photo that can be used

in an official publication,”

says Ms. Williamson. “You

need good equipment, a good

eye, and you have to have a lot

of endurance. You have to

stand in the cold, or in a busy

gym, or in a dark aisle for

hours waiting for the right

angle. And when you're photo-

graphing people, you have to

be confident so they can feel

relaxed—which is difficult.”

Each of these students brings

unique talent to the job. Since

September, they've produced

some great photographs, a new

blog, and a great Instagram

contest! This week we caught

up with them and found out a

little more about their new

jobs.

What drew you to the job?

TM: I was actually “recruited”

by Minh after he noticed my

interest in photography and

filmmaking. They needed a

junior on the crew and I was

happy to help!

LM: I’ve always been inter-

ested in photography and writ-

ing, and this was a job that let

me practice in a non-class en-

vironment—which was nice.

SMP: Gossip Girl inspired me

to spread the news to my own

community. I also needed pho-

tos to prove my “Spotted” vic-

tims, but sometimes photos

aren’t enough—hence the vid-

eos. (JK. I don’t know, I’ve (Continued on page 2)

Committed to Communicating: New Student Workers

Special Programs: More Than Just a Bonding Experience

By Lea Rice ’14

Each year, Holderness pre-

pares as a school for Special

Programs, a part of our cur-

riculum in which ideally each

and every member of the com-

munity participates. Given the

annual nature of the programs

and the customary stratifica-

tion of grades into separate

activities, almost everyone on

our campus can spend their

year anticipating what the first

few weeks of March will hold.

It is easy for a Holderness stu-

dent to forget, then, that Spe-

cial Programs is actually a

really unique event, and that

most high school kids would

not accept the challenges that

Special Programs presents as

the customary trials and tribu-

lations of secondary education.

The people on campus with

some of the best insights into

how unusual Special Programs

really are, somewhat counter

intuitively, those who have not

taken part. They, unlike re-

turning students, do not take

each grade’s assigned program

as a given part of any year.

Racheal Erhard, for example,

missed her first two years of

Special Programs to attend

championship ski races and

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always loved documenting.

Pictures are memories.)

MT: I have been taking photos

for a few years now. Aside

from fulfilling my hobby, I

thought that I might be able to

contribute something to the

school. It's much better than

cleaning dirty dishes or shov-

eling the snow every morning

at 6am.

What’s one vision you have

for Holderness School's com-

munications—something

you'd like to see the school

start doing?

TM: I’d really like to see our

team make more films, maybe

collaborating with Mrs.

Macomber. It’d be great to

make them from a student’s

point of view. I’m really into

film editing, so I’d definitely

like to get involved with that.

LM: Something that they are

already doing—getting stu-

dents involved in reaching out

to the community.

SMP: Although many people

at Holderness believe technol-

ogy is what kills us, if there is

a stronger foundation for com-

munications—including social

media—the school will be

more connected.

MT: I would like people on

campus to understand what we

do more and provide us with

more support.

What's one thing you wish

everyone understood about

the job?

TM: I wish everyone could

understand how difficult it is

to walk around with a camera

and try to get “natural” photos

of people. It can feel really

awkward trying to ask people

to let me take pictures of them

when they don’t know what

I’m going to do with the pho-

tos!

LM: That it’s actually a job,

and we actually have a lot of

work to do; we’re not just try-

ing to get out of pantry.

SMP: Yes, it’s a job. We are

all assigned different events to

take pictures of, so we have

responsibilities and deadlines

to meet.

MT: I wish people would stop

complaining that, “It isn't fair

that you only have to take pic-

tures, while I have to do the

dishes or wake up every morn-

ing at 6.”

What do you do to help in

the Communications office?

TM: At the moment, I’ve just

been trying to supply as many

photos of different events as

possible, but as I said, I’d

really like to get involved with

film in the future. We have

Liesl, Minh, and Min all tak-

ing photos too, so I feel like a

different form of media would

be helpful too.

LM: Photography, writing,

even a little bit of graphic de-

sign here and there. Whatever

needs to be done!

SMP: Dress code tumblr, pho-

tos of dances, sports, events.

MT: I take photos of events,

especially dances and games,

and I provide technical support

(from Photoshop to hardware

support).

What is your favorite thing

to take pictures of?

TM: I really enjoy taking pho-

tos at athletic events (mainly

outdoors). There’s generally a

big range of people in the

crowd, and I love getting ac-

tion shots.

LM: Animals! I love taking

photos of dogs and birds espe-

cially.

SMP: People.

MT: I like taking pictures of

games and dances, where there

are lots of people who all want

photos.

What has been your most

challenging assignment so

far? Why?

TM: My most challenging

assignment so far was the

Christmas dinner. No one

knew I was part of the com-

munications team at that time,

so they didn’t have any idea

why I wanted to take pictures

of them...It was just really

awkward.

LM: In a technical way I

would say the lip synch. Pho-

tographing in the dark is so

hard! But in terms of raw time

spent, it would be last Sunday-

-the day that I had to photo-

graph the Cheri Walsh race

during the day and then the

Valentine's Day dinner that

night. I was dead on my feet

by the end of that.

SMP: Everyone agreeing on

something.

MT: I would say that hockey

game assignments are by far

the most challenging ones,

because the game is cold, it's

fast and everyone on the team

wants a photo.

“This year's student assistants

are working really hard,” says

Ms. Williamson. “And at the

same time, they are educating

Ms. Magnus and me on how to

best support them. I'm in awe

of all four of them.”

Communications (Continued from page 1)

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was unable to participate in

Out Back because of an injury.

“I think I would have enjoyed

Special Programs,” says

Racheal, “but I don’t think that

I’m hindered intellectually

because I wasn’t able to par-

ticipate.” She then went on to

explain that, as far as she’s

heard, the programs’ partici-

pants’ biggest takeaways from

their respective ten-day trips

have been the bonds they

formed with their classmates.

Erhard’s sentiments were ech-

oed by many of her peers who

have missed programs for one

reason or another, usually a

snow sport event. New stu-

dents yet to take part in Spe-

cial Programs had similar

ideas. “Most of the stories I’ve

heard from everybody’s pro-

grams haven’t really been

about the activities themselves,

but more about funny mo-

ments with friends,” new

sophomore Aly Axman ex-

plains. Axman even admits

that she wasn’t really sure

what Special Programs were

until January, when she started

talking to people and hearing

all of their fun stories.

Addressing the unique nature

of Holderness’s March sched-

ule, post-Graduate Corey Be-

gley remarks that it is, “pretty

weird,” but that he is

“definitely excited to see what

Special Programs are like.” As

a student who has already

completed four years of high

school, only to dive into the

school’s most physically rigor-

ous program, OB, Begley pro-

vides a unique perspective. He

notes that he “wouldn’t have

been able to do Out Back at

home, but here it’s just what

everyone does.”

While it may seem odd from

an outsider's perspective, our

community has decided that it

is the social norm to partici-

pate in all of these experi-

ences, and the benefits that

students seem to draw are, as

Axman says, “mostly social

and interpersonal.”

Really though, the programs

are much more than that. What

students new to Special Pro-

grams will come to realize is

that yes, you’ll remember

laughing with friends more

than how to clean a Philadel-

phia park, properly glaze a pot,

set up a solo site, or interview

a thesis source. But Special

Programs has never professed

to be the best way to learn

new, very specific skills

through short, grade separated

trips. Special Programs is the

vehicle for the kind of “fun

bonding” that Erhard de-

scribes, and that other first

time participants anticipate.

Each different activity exposes

students to unique, challenging

tasks that push students to ex-

plore new topics, but this ex-

ploration of new things is the

catalyst for people to rely on

others and become more aware

of themselves.

The students yet to take part in

Special Programs truly do,

then, have a very accurate per-

ception of what the ten days

entail. The reason that they’ve

mostly heard stories about

funny situations or meaningful

interactions rather than new

techniques is because these

personal memories are what

comprise a significant Special

Programs experience, and they

can expect to find just how

true this is come March.

Special Programs

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By Henry Liu ’15

Recently, the scientists who

developed the revolutionary

LifeHand, gave rise to a new

product, LifeHand2. Life-

Hand2 is one of the first, if not

the first, product designed for

amputees that can restore the

sensation of touch through the

use of a bionic hand.

Although this product of in-

tense research is not yet avail-

able for the public, the re-

searchers are confident that by

the time it is released into the

market, there will be vast im-

provements to the current

model.

Dennis Sorenson, a 36-year-

old Danish man who lost his

left hand in an accident, was

the first to volunteer to try the

product. Dennis had electrodes

implanted into the base of his

biological wrist. The elec-

trodes then reconnected the

dormant but living nerve cells

to the bionic hand.

Dennis described this sense of

feeling as “incredible,” as he

could tell the shape and hard-

ness of an object just by grasp-

ing it - something he could not

have done with a normal pros-

thetic.

Unfortunately, due to the regu-

lations of the clinical trials,

Dennis had to have the elec-

trodes removed after just a few

months, and hence he lost his

regained sense of touch. But

Dennis is content just helping

with the further development

of LifeHand2; not only will his

involvement insure the quicker

release of the product for him-

self but also for other ampu-

tees.

World News

Scientists Invent Bionic Hand With Real -Time Sensation

By Linh Le ’15

On Tuesday, an Algerian mili-

tary plane crashed in a moun-

tainous area of northeastern

Algeria. According to Alge-

rian National Television, res-

cuers recovered 77 bodies and

one survivor. The exact num-

ber of people on the plane is

unknown, but authorities say

that at least 102 people were

on it. The only man who sur-

vived suffered head injuries

and was taken to a hospital,

said a spokeswoman for the

country’s Civil Protection of-

fice.

The Algerian Ministry of Na-

tional Defense described the

crash as a “tragic accident.”

The plane, a Hercules C-130,

was carrying members and

their families of the Algerian

air force. The plane was going

from Tamanrasset in southern

Algeria to Constantine in the

east. The crash happened in

the province of Oum El

Bouaghi, about 300 miles from

the country’s capital, Algiers.

“An investigative team has

been created and sent to the

scene to determine the cause

and the exact circumstances of

this tragic accident,” said the

Defense Ministry statement.

While the exact details are still

under investigation, bad

weather is said to be behind

the crash. There was a snow-

storm in the area when the

plane went down: “An area of

low pressure moving through

the region was producing

widespread showers mixed

with snow in the higher ter-

rain.” Pictures showed the

large aircraft on its side on a

snow-scattered hillside.

Sources: CNN, NY Times

Algerian Military Plane Crashes: 77 are Killed, One Man Survives

Science News

Ouled Gacem

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Complied by Zihan Guo ’14

It has been a long time since

the first Senior Thesis meeting

on September 16. Senior The-

sis has gained momentum and

moved quickly towards the

upcoming March experience.

While some students are ready

to dive into their projects, oth-

ers are still in the planning

stages. Here are some updates

on some cool Senior Thesis

projects designed by the Class

of 2014!

Ziang Zhou

Essential Question: How

does the interior design of a

casinos ensure its profits, and

can the profits do good to local

charities and educational insti-

tutions?

March Experience: Although

I was able to contact a gaming

economics professor at the

University of Macau, he might

not be available in April. In

that case, I will have to follow

my plan B which is finding a

psychology or economics pro-

fessor who is available during

March. For now, I have sent

out emails asking for permis-

sion to interview one gentle-

man. On the other hand, the

sources that I have collected so

far have given me a broad

range of information about the

psychology behind casino lay-

outs and the economic impact

casinos have had on their sur-

roundings. I am looking for-

ward to travelling to Macau in

March!

Young Soo Sung

Essential Question: Will 3-D

printers become more accessi-

ble like personal computers?

March Experience: My Sen-

ior Thesis focuses on the ac-

cessibility of 3D printers. As

cheaper models are introduced

in the market, there are expec-

tations that they will eventu-

ally start the next Industrial

Revolution. As of now, thanks

to Mr. Lewis and Jake Renzi, I

have ordered a “Solidoodle 4”

for the school. I’m assuming it

is going to be placed in Hager-

man. I’m looking forward to

seeing how it can be used in

the classroom, and if it is easy

for the faculty to use. Also, I

am planning to build the

framework for a quadcopter.

The available stl. file online

will print the essential compo-

nents of the quadcopter and

then I can assemble them.

Haroon Rahimi

Essential Question: Women

in Afghanistan used to have

the right to an education,

work, and choice in clothing,

but things changed after three

decades of war. What caused

the identity of women in mod-

ern Afghanistan to change?

March Experience: After

Afghanistan’s civil war,

women’s freedom decreased

and violence against women

became more and more preva-

lent. Religion was used as a

weapon to influence the un-

educated people of Afghani-

stan. When the Taliban estab-

lished their Islamic Emirate

regime, they banished all free-

doms for women. The right to

an education, choice in cloth-

ing, and work were banned.

Women were not even allowed

to travel without an immediate

male family member.

Now, women are optimistic,

and they are hoping for a

bright and independent future

where they won't have to fol-

low certain absolute rules.

There are several governmen-

tal and private for-profit and

nonprofit organizations which

are dedicated to securing

women's rights, but the coun-

try as a whole is still lagging

behind; Afghanistan is one of

the most brutal places for

women to live.

My aim is to understand the

state of women's rights before

Afghanistan's Civil War, dur-

ing the Taliban regime's rule,

and now. To obtain informa-

tion, I am planning to inter-

view my former school female

teacher, my school teacher’s

mother (Maihan Wali, former

captain of the Afghanistan

women's basketball national

team), and a current Hotchkiss

School 12th grader. I will most

probably also interview an

Afghan congresswoman, Shu-

kuria Barakzai.

Perry Kurker-Mraz

Essential Question: How can

'DIY' help advance a small

business? How can profes-

sional screen printing be done

at an economical price?

March Experience: Senior

thesis has been an interesting

process. For me, it is going to

be more about the experience

than anything else. Through-

out March I will construct a

screen printing press. I am

setting out to find out if it can

be economical for a small

business to embrace a DIY

attitude: Can my company

save money through using its

own press? Will I be able to

match the levels of profession-

alism that commercial printers

achieve? All of these questions

will hopefully be answered as

I build and design a press and

analyze the economics of the

project.

Senior Thesis Updates: From Casino Planning to 3D Printing

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Season Summaries for School Sports Boys Varsity

Hockey - Matthew

Michaud ’14

The hockey season

is coming to a close,

and the team has

included a lot of

new faces this year.

As a way to close

out the season, I

would like to take a

moment to com-

ment on the new

additions to the

team and the sen-

iors... During the

season, Matty T

perfected the

knuckle puck, Cole-

man scored the first

goal of his life, and Ben Luz ended up with more penalty min-

utes than me. In preparation for games, Mark Michaels listened

to recordings of himself talking about hockey. Meanwhile,

Spina chirps other players for their opinions on fashion, and

Gudas has emerged as a very similar person to Thad Castle

from Blue Mountain State. Weekesy is surprisingly mysterious,

while Gibby has finally found his balance. Bateman is just a

fascinating human being. Tessier has found love, while Wilky

is still searching. Fleet and Steele actually created a book of

inventions (spelled “invensions”), Elliot spent more time on

USHR than on college scouts, and Jake Renzi has a hidden tal-

ent. And finally here's to Sam Meau, the first day boy on the

hockey team, ever. Been a great season!

Girls JV Hockey - Katie Remien ’15

For starters, we want to change our name from the Superstars to

Team USA. Pond hockey really brought out all of our inner

skating talents, as we majestically fell through the ice. Ms.

Wolf has been leading some serious sprints during night prac-

tice, resulting in one superstar actually throwing up and having

to stop practice for the night. But our loyalties remain clear as

we literally turned around on the way to a PSU practice be-

cause we forgot the cookies Ms. Day had baked for us. There

was some stress at the Exeter game when we realized that there

were no doors from the bench to the ice, which meant we had

to climb over the boards in order to “play hockey.” As an unre-

lated result, there was an impressive total of 54 falls throughout

the game. We would like to announce that we have four NHL

drafts picks playing on the team, and we are very proud of

them: Lindsey Houseman, Claire Caputi, Sasha Jones, and

Jessie Montague.

Make sure to con-

gratulate them when

you see them on the

path. As a final an-

nouncement, due to

our impressive re-

sults this season,

please join us for our

team interview with

ESPN on Saturday.

Nordic Skiing -

Eliana Mallory ’14

The Nordic team is

doing great. In our

fashionable lycra,

the Nordic team is

bringing it home at

all our races. Our

ladies have had a super season. They have won several Lakes

Region races, and are hoping to keep their nemesis St. Paul's

way behind them at the Lakes Region Champs on Wednesday.

On the men's side, led by the tallest man on earth, Mr. Casey,

they have mastered several new tricks in the air and are eager to

shred the ski hill whenever possible. They are also all skiing

very well. We are all about blogging these days, so check us

out—www.holdernet.org/nordic/

Boys Varsity Basketball - Jason Nunez ’14

The Holderness Bulls can't call this a successful season just yet,

but we can honestly say it’s been a different season. Some

games we win by 40, while other games we win by 2. Some

nights we will scrap, and other nights we will just fold. Thank-

fully, there is still hope for playoffs in the Bulls’ future, and

excitement has been brought back into the Gallop gymnasium.

Highlights of the season include Chad’s game-winning buzzer

beater at Brimmer & May, Willem’s back-to-back-to-back put-

back dunks at St. Paul's, Ben Tessier’s hard-earned first points

at Proctor, James Tyrell’s multiple steals in a rout with Win-

chendon, and John and Jason's late-game heroics on the road at

Cushing. More highlights include Mike throwing down a

“dunken,” and Charles miraculously knocking down a few

threes. And thanks to coach Ben, PJ, Tony, and CJ are confi-

dent that they know enough Dutch that they could survive in

Amsterdam for maybe like six hours.

Congratulations to the Boys’ JV basketball team for achieving the best record this

season— 7-2-0!

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New England Sports By Joey Casey ’14

Boston Celtics: As the NBA trade deadline approaches, rumors are swirling around the Celtics squad. Jeff Green, and more

recently Rajon Rondo, have the potential to move in the near future. Meanwhile, Danny Ainge is looking to claim several

first round draft picks by the deadline, with the intention of creating a young core that can grow and mature into a successful

team a number of years down the road. However, most fans would agree that a successful Celtics team would have Rondo

on it; he has slowly moved back into the lineup and is beginning to find his rhythm on this drastically different team.

Unfortunately, his success relies on having talented players around him, a luxury he no longer has.

Boston continues to win only against the bottom shelf of the NBA, defeating teams like the 76ers and the Magic soundly

earlier this month. On the bright side, Jared Sullinger is becoming the inside threat the Celtics have lacked this season,

giving fans hope of a potential big three (with Green and Rondo) in the near future, assuming everyone sticks around. The

future looks bright, and Sullinger showed that by producing well in the NBA shining stars game in which rookies and

“sophomores” compete against each other to kick off the All-Star Weekend. Although there were no Celtics in the actual All

-Star game, the team is on the rise and the moves Ainge makes this upcoming week could be pivotal in the next step in the

rebuilding process.

World Sports By Tommy Chau ’15 and Charles Harker ’15

Soccer: On February 10th, 2014, Forbes announced that Man-

chester United did not make it into the top three most finan-

cially successful soccer clubs in Europe. With only 423.8 mil-

lion Euros, the Red Devils were completely dwarfed by the two

Spanish giants, Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona, with 518.9

million and 482.6 million Euros respectively. The statistics

clearly reflected Manchester United’s performance in 2013 in

which they did not win any major titles, except 2012-13 Pre-

mier League. They also had poor performances in the first half

of 2013-14 season. According to Forbes, United’s stock price

in New York went down dramatically, from 19 USD to 15 USD

per share. What can Manchester United do to improve this dire

situation?

2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: The 2014 Winter Olympics is

the first time the USSR or present-day Russia has held this gi-

gantic sporting event. As a result, the Russian government de-

cided to spend an enormous amount of money in order to honor

this special occasion. At 51 billion USD, the Sochi 2014 Olym-

pics is the most costly Olympics in history, 11 billion USD

more expensive than the Beijing 2008 Olympics. According to

many experts, because Sochi’s infrastructure needed extensive

repair for the 2014 Olympics, the government had to use some

of the 51 billion USD to rebuild the old, unused buildings and

build other buildings from scratch. The Russian Olympic Com-

mittee said they hope to take in at least 300 million USD during

the 17 days of competition.

In the meantime, the athletic events are well under way, and

Team USA is hitting its stride. Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg

set the tone for the USA, winning the first available gold medal

of the Olympics, only a day after the opening ceremonies.

Meanwhile, the men’s hockey team has enjoyed incredible suc-

cess in the early rounds and will have a first round bye in the

round of elimination. One of the three victories included a stun-

ning shootout victory over host and favorite Russia. American

TJ Oshie was the star, slipping four pucks past Russian goal-

tender Sergei Bobrovsky in the shootout to give the United

States a meaningful win.

While some have earned their first Olympic medals—like

mother, wife, and now skeleton silver medalist Noelle Pikus-

Pace—other former medalists have failed to repeat. Speed

skater Shani Davis and snowboarder Sean White, were gold

medalist in Vancouver 2010 but failed to even place this year in

Sochi. Fortunately, other returning medalists like Ted Ligety

are continuing their Olympic successes. Ligety took gold in the

men’s giant slalom, winning by 0.48 seconds over second place

Frenchman, Steve Missiller. These are just a few of the high-

lights for the USA thus far,

and there is still much to look

forward to. Friday February,

21 is a big day, as Julia Ford

will race the slalom, and men’s

hockey faces a pivotal border

battle against Canada.

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By Sarah Michel ’14

As the winter 0f 2014 began,

many skiers, snowboarders,

hockey players and curlers

were very excited because of

the approaching Winter Olym-

pic Games in the summer va-

cation town of Sochi, Russia.

Many individuals throughout

the world were somewhat

nervous about the location of

the games and the safety of the

athletes, but so far all has

proven to be great.

There have been some shining

moments from outstanding US

Olympic athletes like the

men’s slopestyle team that

swept the podium. Joss Chris-

tensen won the gold; following

him was Gus Kenworthy, and

taking home the bronze was

Nick Goepper.

Another breathtaking moment

was when TJ Oshie, a US

hockey player, won a shootout

against Russia, ending the

game 3-2 in the preliminary

round. It is safe to say that TJ

Oshie has become a household

name.

While she didn't make it into

any medal rounds, a Holder-

ness alumna made history.

Julia Marino '11 became the

first winter athlete from her

home country, Paraguay.

“The defining moment of my

first Olympic experience in

Sochi was at the opening cere-

monies held in the Fisht Sta-

dium,” wrote Julia in an email.

“I cannot explain the feeling

carrying my country's flag and

becoming the first athlete from

Paraguay to participate in a

Winter Games. I could

really feel this connection be-

tween all of the athletes from

across the world. We all held

this common goal of becoming

among the best in our individ-

ual sports and becoming

Olympians. Our dreams came

true that evening.”

Julia has been an avid slope-

style skier since high school

and continued skiing during

her college career at the Uni-

versity of Colorado. She had a

decent chance of making the

US team but decided she

wanted to represent her home

country instead.

On day five at the Olympics in

the qualifying rounds, Julia

finished 17th out of 22, five

places short of making it into

the finals.

Eric Nunez of the Houston

Chronicle quoted Julia: “It's

disappointing. It's hard when

you set yourself high expecta-

tions. It's over,” said a tearful

Marino. “But it's the Olym-

pics. My time here in Russia is

something I will never forget.

Things happen in competition;

people fall. This is a way dif-

ferent event with such high

pressure.” We are all proud of

Julia and her Olympic experi-

ence!

Not to forget, Holderness

School also has ANOTHER

athlete competing in the

Olympics. Julia Ford '08 com-

peted this morning for Team

USA in the women’s slalom.

In a recent interview with

Paula Tracy of WMUR, Julia

said she is, “Over the moon”

about the experience that she

is about to go through!

With the Olympics still going

strong, the US and our Holder-

ness alumni have already im-

pressed many. We can only

hope to see even more Holder-

ness athletes in the future

Olympics. Congrats, Julia and

Julia!

Julia and Julia Represent Holderness and the US at the Olympics

Page 9

Volume 9, Issue 8

Will You Be My Valentine

By Taylor Mavroudis ’15

Page 10

The Picador

Entertainment

By Jack Yanchitis ’15

For the first time in nearly 40

years, The Tonight Show re-

turned to the city in which it

was first broadcast: New York.

The change in location from

Los Angeles to New York City

also comes with a new face in

the host’s chair. A native New

Yorker and youthful come-

dian, Jimmy Fallon was se-

lected to head the series. After

four years of tragi-comedy

with Jay Leno, who was more

known for his fake chin than

he was for his jokes, NBC

decided to change the appear-

ance of their late night comedy

show and give it a new face.

Airing in its first edition on

Monday night, a record num-

ber of viewers—11.3 mil-

lion—tuned in to see Fallon

take the reigns of the most

popular late-night comedy

show in the country.

It was obvious from the start

that Fallon was very nervous

about his debut, but much of

America was just glad to see a

new face behind the desk. The

performance featured a pleth-

ora of A-list stars doing silent

cameo appearances or brief

one-liners. The stars included

Kim Kardashian, Stephen Col-

bert, Joan Rivers, Robert Di

Niro, Will Smith, and Seth

Rogen. The performance

showed much of what is to

come; Fallon, an energetic guy

who hasn’t even eclipsed the

40-year mark, has lots of po-

tential and has been a fan fa-

vorite on his previous late

night shows. He adds excite-

ment to his shows and is con-

stantly laughing at himself,

making him a likeable guy.

With so many years ahead of

him, Fallon could be looking

at a career comparable to that

of the late Johnny Carson, who

is known as the greatest late

night show host ever. Look for

Jimmy Fallon weeknights at

midnight Eastern time.

For a few seconds the reading lifted her homesickness.

Its ability to make her smile, only to feel a pang of home-

sickness, was astonishing.

She turned her head to face the wall as tears began to well

up in her eyes,

To imagine her former house against the wall felt like dag-

gers piercing her heart.

The fine memories stung her eyes once again.

Of all the readings assigned, this one had to be the one.

Suddenly the ground became a graveyard of memories.

She closed her eyes and saw herself in her true home.

Snow fell as she walked along the icy road at night,

Watching the everlasting sky fill with stars against the dark

night.

The snow fell on her warm skin and brushed against her

eyelids.

Cold wind was biting at her face as she walked onto the dark

driveway.

Night closed around her as she began to return to reality.

That is what she’ll always remember.

Covers slowly began to peal back from her homesick heart.

Me, I’ll remember this girl, no matter where she goes, or

who she becomes.

Through Her Eyes Anonymous

Yanchitis Reviews Jimmy Fallon’s Debut on The Tonight Show

Volume 9, Issue 8

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Horoscopes

By Caroline Mure ’14 and Sookie Liddle ’14

Aries (March 21-April 19):

You're looking awfully put

together this week; keep up the

good work, Aries!!

Taurus (April 20-May 20):

You've been feeling anxious

about Special Programs; who

isn't? If you go into your ac-

tivities with a positive mindset

and make it your goal to meet

some new people, you'll be

surprised by how much fun

you can have.

Gemini (May 21-June 20):

Lately you've been experienc-

ing a lot of stressful situations

that have been weighing you

down. Use the month of

March to focus on you and

forget about all the things that

have been making you upset.

Cancer (June 21-July 22):

You can sense the imminent

arrival of spring, and the

thought is causing you to focus

less on school and athletics.

Don't let the enticing thoughts

of warm weather get in the

way of your priorities; stay

focused.

Leo (July 23-August 22):

You may not be aware, but

your kind actions have been

the cause of a positive life

changing moment in someone

else's life. Good job!!

Virgo (August 23-September

22): Try focusing on meeting

new people this month and

being less absorbed in your

friend group. There are inter-

esting people around every

corner!

Libra (September 23-

October 22): Your social en-

ergy is in need of an outlet;

don’t be afraid to mix it up

with new people, for the win-

ter term is almost over! En-

gage in new activities, for they

might bring light to a relation-

ship you didn’t think was pos-

sible!

Scorpio (October 23-November 21): You have a lot

of options floating around

right now that will help solve a

specific dilemma in your life.

Explore these options and take

time to really consider their

possible outcomes before you

make any rash decisions. You

never know what you might

learn.

Sagittarius (November 22-

December 21): Some people

who are close to you have re-

cently had doubts about you

and your choices. Don’t let

them make decisions for you;

make your own decisions and

make sure to do what makes

you happy, not others.

Capricorn (December 22-

January 19): Your daily re-

sponsibilities are getting hard

to handle lately, so mix them

up! Take care of what needs to

be done, but introduce yourself

to new challenges. It will

make your life more interest-

ing and a bit less arduous.

Aquarius (January 20-

February 18): With all this

new snow falling, you might

want to just curl up in your

room and never leave. Don’t

let the weather cause you to

slack academically and so-

cially; get outside and embrace

the weather!

Pisces (February 19-March

20): Things have been going

well for you recently, but

there’s always room to make

things better. Don’t be afraid

to explore options outside your

comfort zone and say what's

on your mind; it may turn out

for the best.

Overheards Collected by Parker Densmore ’15

Please email pdensmore@holderness.org if you hear any-

thing that you think should be shared.

I was at speed week so long I think I forgot how to read.

Some people hugged the Goths.

If I get top 20, I will take my pants off.

Does that mean we would be brothers-in-law when I

marry your older sister?

I don’t know how the drop goes, but it's sweet man.

Put your teeth back in.

I trended Heelys.

I went to bed, and when I woke up, my pants were off

and all of my Twinkies were gone.

In and Out Racheal Erhard ’14

IN: Super Saturday Night

Peanut Butter, Pepper-

oni, Cheese, and Honey Turnips Ice Dancing in Sochi March

OUT:

Super Sunday

Brunch

“Turn Ups”

The Cold War

Going to Classes

The Picador

Senior Editors

Zihan Guo

Celeste Holland

Sarah Michel

Lea Rice

Junior Editors

Parker Densmore

Charles Harker

Faculty Advisors

Ms. Magnus

Mr. Solberg

Section Writers

Joey Casey

Tommy Chau

Racheal Erhard

Becca Kelly

Seo Jung Kim

Linh Le

Sookie Liddle

Henry Liu

Caroline Mure

Katie Remien

Allie Solms

The Poetry Club

Jack Yanchitis

Contributors

Taylor Mavroudis

Contact Information

Holderness School

Chapel Lane

P.O. Box 1879

Plymouth, NH 03245

Phone Number: 603.536.1257

Email: info@holderness.org

..be a pirate or a ninja? Sarah Michel: I would much rather be a pirate. I love the

ocean, and I don't think I have the technique to become a ninja.

Parker Densmore: Pirate - more booty.

Charles Hagen Harker: A Pirate - for the boat and the treas-

ure chests.

Eleanor Celeste Holland: Pirate! As long as I got to sit in the

crow's nest!

Zihan Guo: Pirate. I want to rob the world!

Lea Rice: Pirate. You can travel.

..have your blood sucked by a vampire or brain eaten by a zombie? SM: Blood sucked by a vampire, preferably one that looks like

Kellan Lutz.

PD: Vampire.

CHH: Blood sucked by a vampire. Less painful?

ECH: Blood sucked by a vampire. I think it seems a little bit

more sanitary.

ZG: Brain eaten by a zombie! Because I really don't need my

brain to do my homework...

LR: Vampire. The other one sounds more painful.

...be on OB or AB for the rest of your life? SM: ARTWARD BOUND. I dislike even thinking about Out

Back.

PD: I haven't been on OB, so I am not sure yet.

CHH: I haven't had my OB experience yet, so we'll just have to

see.

ECH: Out Back for the rest on my life, as long as I had an end-

less journal to draw in!

ZG: Out Back, of course! I like to use snow as toilet paper.

LR: Out Back. It wouldn't be as bad when it's not winter.

..have the ability to teleport or read minds? SM: Teleport. I don't want to know or need to know what other

people are thinking.

PD: Teleport - more practical, less creepy.

CHH: Teleport. I could be a day boy from Wisconsin!

ECH: Teleport, imagine the places you could go!

ZG: Have the ability to teleport, because I don't want to read

people's dirty minds.

LR: Teleport for sure.

..look like a laughing horse or a toothless, hungry cow? SM: Look like a laughing horse.

PD: Horse.

CHH: A laughing horse. That's probably what I look like when

I laugh anyway.

ECH: Laughing horse. A toothless, hungry cow just doesn't

seem pleasant.

ZG: Laughing horse!

LR: Horse.

..be a miserable genius or a happy moron? SM: Definitely a happy moron. Who wants to be miserable?

PD: Probably a happy moron. Am I not already?

CHH: I'd rather be happy than miserable.

ECH: Happy moron. Being miserable would be no fun, no

matter how much knowledge I possessed.

ZG: Miserable genius? Am I not one yet?

LR: Happy moron.

Shout Outs: The Valentine Edition By Racheal Erhard ’14

JN + SJ = A chocolate rose is the way to a girl's heart.

MT + HD = Watch out PJ—we might have a new first

man.

SW + AR = If the grab ‘n’ go is messy now, we know

why.

LB + HS = He may not always start in net, but he surely

starts on the dance floor.

We’ve all played a game of “Would you rather…” It’s great for passing the time on a long bus ride... or on a trudge through

the deep snow. So here’s a couple rounds to get the ninth graders and juniors started. Good luck on Project Outreach and

Out Back!

Would You Rather….?