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Spartan Advocate Volume 4 Issue 1 Somers High School November 2009 A Somers High School Student Newspaper Madness? This... Is... Somers! www.SpartanAdvocate.com The In This Issue of the Spartan advocate Enduro 2010 Drama Club Presents Father of the Bride Guitar Club Team Enduro Leads to Victory Pop Culture Grid Movie Reviews with Higgs & Clubby Team Enduro Leads to Victory Tom Gorski The Spartan Advocate Team Enduro and the CT Electrathon Challenge - Did they take 1st place with pre- vious years cars, catch on fire or have wheel failure? Did Mr. Slater produce an- other well built team of will- ing individuals? Little do many people know a large competition of hand built electric cars takes place in Connecticut over at the Lime Rock Park race track. Teams have come from as far as New York and as close of Lime Rock High. e race is always a big hit among visi- tors to Lime Rock as it is not to common a large group of electric cars are racing. See ENDURO Page 3 Yummy Drummy vs. e N Rose Richi The Spartan Advocate In most schools around the state, it is impossible to identify a teacher for their brute strength and exempla- ry fighting talents. Luckily for the students and staff of SHS, there are two teachers who qualify in both catego- ries: Mr. Andrew “ Yummy” Drummey and Mr. Mike “Chiseled Jaw” Niziolek. Some have questioned which of these two tall, strong, and handsome men would win in a battle royale. Well, the se- cret’s out and the hidden tal- ents have been uncovered. So, who will win this epic battle? See YUMMY Page 5 Parent Portal: Oh Now You’ve Done It Tom Gorski | The Spartan Advocate Parents can now read every aspect of their childs school life using Parent Portal. Luke Conley The Spartan Advocate Parent Portal: e self- proclaimed Bible to your success, intended for parents and students alike to con- nect with real time transcript updates in a new approach for Somers High School to perhaps raise their collective GPA and ‘inspire’ their stu- dents to stay informed and to change any sub-par quality of effort that they may have sus- tained. Are there any cynics reading? Anyone thinking: “Well, that couldn’t possi- bly be me, I do very well in school, I love Parent Portal.” Fine, I believe you, and you can join the 15 or so percent of students who genuinely enjoy the program. How- ever, that doesn’t change the fact that out of a 40-student poll, more than half of those who voted responded with a website for auto updates and students bite their nails to “Test-Handing-Back Day.” What about teachers though? Should there really be that much pressure on the faculty to update every last assign- ment, every last project, and every single composition on the shortest of time frames? Of course not! ey’re teach- ers! Ergo, they teach things! If every teacher was strung up on the urgency of get- ting grades posted for par- ents who expect to be able to scrutinize grades an hour af- ter school, doesn’t it create an added stress to then planning a new lesson? Of course I’m writing hypothetically (I’m sure it’s not that short of a time frame) but seriously, I’ve heard all too many stories of teachers dreading those con- stant e-mails and phone calls from those eager parents who find it a necessity to know about everything their... more constructive between parent and child, however he also says that the administra- tion relies on “parents to be parents.” So what exactly are they asking for again? Par- ents to punish their kids… In a constructive way? It doesn’t make much sense when it all comes down to consequenc- es for poor performance in our student body’s eyes, but have you ever considered that maybe that’s the goal of PowerSchool? To perhaps pressure students into doing better in school, then again, maybe it was designed to in- spire morbid fear of failing that quiz next Wednesday. In a short interview with Mr. Kapner, he con- sistently referred to Parent Portal as a useful tool to fa- cilitate the clarity of a stu- dent’s grades. Great, awe- some, parents have a merry old time skulking about the general dislike. To put things into perspective, if those re- sults were consistent with, oh, say 300 students, over 150 would’ve responded in the same way. So, what good does the portal do if most students either dislike it or don’t care? It’s good for its own prefix! Of course par- ents want to remain in the loop of their child’s grades, why wouldn’t they? Any chance they get to hammer down on their kids for bad grades, they’ll take. More cynics? Do you let it go when your child gets a poor grade? Fine again, be the minor- ity, nobody is stopping you. But one must admit that the good majority of parents would be pretty upset if their prized student failed a quiz or missed an assignment. Reprimands are typically sure to follow. ese reprimands, says Vice Principal Kapner, should be aimed to become See PARENT Page 4

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Spartan AdvocateVolume 4 Issue 1 Somers High SchoolNovember 2009

A Somers High School Student

Newspaper

Madness? This... Is... Somers!

www.SpartanAdvocate.com

The

In This Issue of the Spartan advocate

Enduro2010

Drama Club Presents Father of the Bride

Guitar Club Team Enduro Leads to Victory

Pop Culture Grid Movie Reviews with Higgs & Clubby

Team Enduro Leads to Victory

Tom GorskiThe Spartan Advocate

Team Enduro and the CT Electrathon Challenge - Did they take 1st place with pre-vious years cars, catch on fire or have wheel failure? Did Mr. Slater produce an-other well built team of will-ing individuals? Little do many people know a large competition of hand built electric cars takes place in Connecticut over at the Lime Rock Park race track. Teams have come from as far as New York and as close of Lime Rock High. The race is always a big hit among visi-tors to Lime Rock as it is not to common a large group of electric cars are racing.

See ENDURO Page 3

Yummy Drummyvs.

The N

Rose RichiThe Spartan Advocate

In most schools around the state, it is impossible to identify a teacher for their brute strength and exempla-ry fighting talents. Luckily for the students and staff of SHS, there are two teachers who qualify in both catego-ries: Mr. Andrew “ Yummy” Drummey and Mr. Mike “Chiseled Jaw” Niziolek. Some have questioned which of these two tall, strong, and handsome men would win in a battle royale. Well, the se-cret’s out and the hidden tal-ents have been uncovered. So, who will win this epic battle?

See YUMMY Page 5

Parent Portal: Oh Now You’ve Done It

Tom Gorski | The Spartan AdvocateParents can now read every aspect of their childs school life using Parent Portal.

Luke ConleyThe Spartan Advocate

Parent Portal: The self-proclaimed Bible to your success, intended for parents and students alike to con-nect with real time transcript updates in a new approach for Somers High School to perhaps raise their collective GPA and ‘inspire’ their stu-dents to stay informed and to change any sub-par quality of effort that they may have sus-tained. Are there any cynics reading? Anyone thinking: “Well, that couldn’t possi-bly be me, I do very well in school, I love Parent Portal.” Fine, I believe you, and you can join the 15 or so percent of students who genuinely enjoy the program. How-ever, that doesn’t change the fact that out of a 40-student poll, more than half of those who voted responded with a

website for auto updates and students bite their nails to “Test-Handing-Back Day.” What about teachers though? Should there really be that much pressure on the faculty to update every last assign-ment, every last project, and every single composition on the shortest of time frames? Of course not! They’re teach-ers! Ergo, they teach things! If every teacher was strung up on the urgency of get-ting grades posted for par-ents who expect to be able to scrutinize grades an hour af-ter school, doesn’t it create an added stress to then planning a new lesson? Of course I’m writing hypothetically (I’m sure it’s not that short of a time frame) but seriously, I’ve heard all too many stories of teachers dreading those con-stant e-mails and phone calls from those eager parents who find it a necessity to know about everything their...

more constructive between parent and child, however he also says that the administra-tion relies on “parents to be parents.” So what exactly are they asking for again? Par-ents to punish their kids… In a constructive way? It doesn’t make much sense when it all comes down to consequenc-es for poor performance in our student body’s eyes, but have you ever considered that maybe that’s the goal of PowerSchool? To perhaps pressure students into doing better in school, then again, maybe it was designed to in-spire morbid fear of failing that quiz next Wednesday.

In a short interview with Mr. Kapner, he con-sistently referred to Parent Portal as a useful tool to fa-cilitate the clarity of a stu-dent’s grades. Great, awe-some, parents have a merry old time skulking about the

general dislike. To put things into perspective, if those re-sults were consistent with, oh, say 300 students, over 150 would’ve responded in the same way. So, what good does the portal do if most students either dislike it or don’t care? It’s good for its own prefix! Of course par-ents want to remain in the loop of their child’s grades, why wouldn’t they? Any chance they get to hammer down on their kids for bad grades, they’ll take. More cynics? Do you let it go when your child gets a poor grade? Fine again, be the minor-ity, nobody is stopping you. But one must admit that the good majority of parents would be pretty upset if their prized student failed a quiz or missed an assignment. Reprimands are typically sure to follow. These reprimands, says Vice Principal Kapner, should be aimed to become

See PARENT Page 4

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NewsPAGE 2 November 2009 • The Spartan Advocate

The Spartan Advocate

Somers High School9th District RoadSomers, CT 06071

T 860.749.2270 Ex. 4118F [email protected]

AdvisorMr. Nick Kosloski

StaffEditor-in-ChiefSarah Goodman

Managing/Layout EditorTom Gorski

News EditorMorgan Soucy

Opinion EditorAdam Goodman

Graphics EditorBen Bugden

AdvertisingEvan Hayowyk

Staff WrittersRose RichiCathrine MachnickiMadison ZacharyDerek GeoffroyLuke ConleyTroy DonovanRyan HigginsJoey KillohJoe Felix

AboutThe Spartan Advocate is a stu-dent produced publication of Somers High School and does not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of SHS’s administrators, faculty, or students. The Spartan Ad-vocate articles, photographs, and graphics are property of The Spartan Advocate and may not be reproduced or published without the written permission from the Editor-in-Chief.

AdvertisingAll inquires about advertis-ing should be directed to the Advertising Manager, Evan Hayowyk at [email protected] or go online to www.spartanadvo-cate.com and select Advertis-ing from the menu on the left.

Drama Club Presents Father of the BrideMorgan Soucy

The 2009 Drama Club is in the process of produc-ing the fall play, Father of the Bride, by Caroline Francke. The producer/Director, Mrs. Kathy Welch, has been help-ing the drama club create phenomenal shows. This play is mainly about a fa-ther whom is upset about his daughter getting mar-ried. The wedding starts out very small just how the fiancé wants it, however, suddenly the invites turned into a big domino effect, causing the small wedding to turn into a large one. Vinney Palazolo plays the father who’s name is

Stanley and Elizabeth Tarbox plays the daughter which is also the bride who’s name is Kay. All cast and crew stays

committed throughout this production. Every year dur-ing the four town fair the drama club participates in

the parade. The students in drama dress up to indicate what play they are show-ing. They give candy to the bystanders, chant songs and promote the play. The play will be showing December 4th and 5th at 7:00. Tick-ets will be on sale starting November 11th, and can be purchased by the drama club and main office. The pub-lic library will also be selling tickets. The prices are $8 for adults and $5 for senior citizens(62+), and students from pre-school (K-12). So come out and see the show!

Tom Gorski | The Spartan AdvocateElizabeth Tarbox, Vinny Palazolo, & Mrs Welch rehearse the show.

Guitar ClubJoey Killoh

Have you ever no-ticed a student walking the halls after school with a guitar in their hand? Well, odds are you aren’t the first one to have said, “hey, nice guitar man- wait- what?”Don’t worry, you’re not crazy. Possibly more students than last year have been seen car-rying guitars around after school hours, all of them go-ing to the same place. While not having the official title of a “club”, the after school jam sessions in Mr. Mezgers room are becoming more popular. Without a proper sign up sheet, members, and budget, Senor Mezger’s room after school sessions arent techni-cally a club, (but still refered to as “guitar club” from re-turning students) its worth checking out if your an expe-rienced player, or just look-ing to pick up a new hobby. Formed last year, the idea came about to create a gui-tar club for players looking to just hang out and jam to-gether. It was nicknamed the “conquistidors”, hosted in Mezger’s room, and formed through his study hall pe-riod. In the number of mem-bers, last year sessions would often receive up to 15 people. Although Mr. Mezger is not

a player himself, but known to have a classical guitar hanging in his room, so even if you don’t own your own instrument, it wouldn’t hurt to drop by and try and pick up some tips from the play-ers. “I used it as a way to eventually talk about school,” said Mezger, “I try to include a little bit of school in the club.” There’s no pressure to return if you don’t find it suiting you, but the roomy classroom does offer a lax en-vironment, where people are giving you a chance to play and talk with fellow musi-cians. “It completely helps with beginners playing, with different players at different levels, and they really encour-age each other,” he says. All ages are welcome to come, from the freshman study hall that formed it club last year. “Teachers never complained about the noise,” says Mezger, “it doesn’t always have to be a sport if you want to do some-thing you like to do after school.” With all of the other choices out there for clubs, there was never really an op-tion for students looking for a different style of music, than the band and chorus. With Mr. Mezger’s guitar club, the option is now open

to any variety of students, regardless of age or style of playing. “They feel like it’s a safe place for them to hang out and enjoy what they like to do after school- thats why I would let them come prac-tice in my room anytime.”

If you’re looking for some-thing extra to do after school or looking for a new hobby, go down to Senor Mezger’s room after school on thursdays and see what type of music you can make.

Ben Bugden | The Spartan AdvocateMr. Mezger & Victor Albaugh jam on the guitar.

Ben Bugden | The Spartan AdvocateGuitar Club

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NewsThe Spartan Advocate • November 2009 PAGE 3

Team Enduro Leads To VictoryTom Gorski

Every year the Research and Development class builds an electric car to race at two races during the school year. One race takes place in the fall where teams go to race previous years cars and de-velop ideas for a new car to race in the spring. On Octo-ber 30, 2009 the R&D class along with three electric cars traveled to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT to compete for 1st place in the CT Elec-trathon Challenge. Along with Somers other schools like Lyme-Old Lyme and Old Saybrook had come to win the 1st place trophy. During the 1st heat of cars SHS raced the Team Phoe-nix and Blitzkrieg cars. Both

were successful in completing the 1 hour race on just one charge of their 12v batteries. After a short break for lunch the 2nd heat of the day was on. Somers was running their 2006 Apex car. The Apex car has had a wonderful history of winning trophies no mat-ter how old it gets. This year was unlike the others. The car finally decided to quit after having wheel troubles. The car was pulled off the track after 20 minutes because it was becoming a safety hazard to the other vehicles. After all was said and done the 2009 Team Blitzkrieg car won 2nd place in classic division with a total of 109 laps or 24 miles on just 12 volts of electricity.

The real race is now on to de-sign, develop, and build the 2010 car for the race in May 2010. This years R&D team has given them the name of Enduro and they are ready to accomplish this difficult goal.

Lets meet Team Enduro:Mr. Roy SlaterTaylor AtkinsonNick Bastarache

Jeff CooleyRyan FawthropTony Furnari

Hunter GaudetAlex Harrington

Scottie KloterJosh MarquardtTyler Olynciw

Josh PantoTJ Renfro

This group of individuals will spend the next several months living and breath-ing the Tech labs. They hope produce the latest and great-est electric car that has ever rolled out of Somers High School. Mr. Slater has the difficult task of controlling and organizing this class to be the very best they can while at the same point help-ing them build the car of the future. Mr. Slater has proven himself to be a wonderful instructor to the R&D class with great ideas. But could last year have been it? Mr. Slater may come to surprise us once more with some-thing from the labs of SHS. Will the class meet the dead

2009 Team Blitzkrieg - 2nd Place in the Classic Division

Photos By: Tom Gorski

Team Enduro Arrives at the Track and Unpacks 2008 Team Phoenix Car Racing on the Track

2006 Team Apex Coming Over the Crest at the Finish Line

line? We won’t know till May, but the clock starts now.

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......Continued From Page 1child does wrong. Don’t get cynical on me now; you had your chance before. If you haven’t gotten these pestering notifications, just you wait, especially when parents begin to show their frustration after so many days without an update. And who has to listen to it? We, the student body do! Whether it be rants that “So and so is such a slow grader,” or the rhetoric “What on earth is taking so and so such a long time?!” And finally the age old ul-

Parent Portal: Oh Now You’ve Done It

Luke Conley

timatum, “I think I’ll send your teacher an e-mail ask-ing what’s going on.” And that’s where the fun begins! Look, all I’m saying is that it’s a pretty big adjustment from teachers grading on their own time to teach-ers grading on our parent’s time. On the bright side, at least now with Parent Por-tal, “Test-Handing-Back Day” becomes much more express. So, when all’s said and done, love it or hate it, get used to it, because Par-ent Portal isn’t going away.

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The strong jaw of Mike Niziolek or the steel abs of Andrew Drummey? Let’s have an insider’s look at our two competitors:Andrew Drummey:Age: 40Weight: 245 lbsHeight: 6’3”Occupation: History teacher of sortsSecret Weapons: Creeper stare, Booming voiceAccessible Tools: Copy of the Constitution, Western Civilization Book, Filing Cabinets Mike Niziolek:Age: 27Weight: 240 lbsheight: 6’3”Occupation: Shop teacher of sortsSecret Weapons: Steel fore-headAccessible Tools: Torch, Large Hammers

Now that we have the scouting report of each man, it is much easier to come up with a decision. You may wonder how this whole beef even started between the two. Well, it all begain one morn-ing on the court. It has been said that these two, along with a few other teachers, used to join in bruting games of basketball at 6:00 AM nearly every morning last year. You may think it was all fun and games, but this is where you’re wrong. Be-ing the tallest on the teams, the two often battled it out for the rebounds. “I busted his ankle up after I boxed him out,” says Mr.N. “It’s never been the same since.” As you can see, this battle was not over at day’s end. This beef has only grown since the days on the court, and one has to wonder why they have discontinued the daily competition this year. Coincidence? I think not.

Let’s look at Mr. Drummey. He, although 13 years older than Mr. Niziolek, played linebacker on his college foot-ball team for four seasons. He has the knowledge to out-wit anyone, while remaining strong and graceful with his tactics. But, Mr. Drummey’s most powerful weapon of all is his stare. The icy assault could make anyone uneasy and lose concentration. He knows that it only takes one second to catch someone off-guard and pummel them to the ground. Mr. Drummey also has in his prized posses-sion, an immensely volumi-nous Western Civilizations Book that as many students know, could knock some-one out cold. So far, it looks like Mr.Drummey has this fight in the bag, but there are two sides to every battle! Let’s take a look at Mr. Niziolek. He is known for his “steel forehead” that can easi-ly defy any blow. The rugged tech teacher has played rugby as both an offensive and de-fensive player for 8 years and counting. He knows how to handle himself when at-tacked, and knows how to push his opponents away. Mr. N also has very fast reflexes, as many of you cross-coun-try runners have witnessed, so Mr. Drummey’s Creeper Stare may not even have an effect! Now, after looking at Mr.N’s side, it looks as if he could win the battle! We witnesses are aware that this engagement is quite even, yet it is clear that nei-ther men agree. Both have a few choice words for their opponent. Mr. Drummey claims, “Mr. N may be 15 years (give or take) younger

Yummy Drummy vs. The NRose Richi

than I am, but he is nowhere near as wily, he is but a child.” That kind of confidence is unmistakable and could be just enough for Mr. Drum-mey to pull through with the win. Mr. Niziolek has just about the same certain-ty in himself when he says, “Drummey is old and wea-ry and grows further out of shape with each day.” Both make references to age, and both statements make a lot of sense. Furthermore, there is only room at Somers High for one of them, so who will it be? Based on very efficient scientific research, much bribery, and the votes of the students and staff, in an epic battle between Mr. Mike Niziolek and Mr. Andrew Drummey, the person who would come out victorious would have to be Mr. Mike “Chiseled-Jaw” Niziolek. It took much time, effort and in depth analysis to figure out who would win and why. Thanks to our highly ad-vanced technology, we were able to capture a brief im-age of the end of the battle. Here is a description of what we observed: Mr. Drummey knocks Mr. N to the ground with his huge Western Civi-lization book, and there is no hope for Mr. Niziolek to escape the Creeper Stare, as he is in a trance and cannot move! It seemed this little rendezvous would end here! But, suddenly there was hope for Mr. N! He inadvertently moved his arm and a piece of sawdust lifted in a gust of wind into Mr. Drummey’s eyes! The Creeper Stare was then lost for but a sec-ond and Mr. N, with his cat like reflexes, jumped up and

grabbed his mighty torch and lit the book on fire! Mr. Drummey dropped the flam-ing facts and dates and ran up the wall and was about to pummel on top of Mr. N when suddenly he darted across the room and grasped a large hammer! Mr. Drum-mey landed on the tile floor with a boom and unfortunat-ley was only 12 inches away from Mr. N, the exact length of the hammer! Now, the rest of this epic battle is far too graphic for the students and staff of Somers High, but imagine what could have happened if Mr. Niziolek had dusted off after Manufactur-ing. Every aspect in a fight counts, so when in doubt, don’t dust the dust, you never know when it could come in handy in the heat of combat.

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With Higgs & ClubbyThe Stepfather (2009)

Movie ReviewOkay, this was a weird one. The plot goes something like this: A demented man, “Dave,” switches from family to family, and murders each of them, abandoning his identity beside his slain vic-tims. Creating a new perso-na, he attempts to mesh into yet another family, but this particular instance exhibited by the plot doesn’t go quite as smoothly as “Dave’s” previ-

ous jobs. Not to try and ruin the movie for anyone that still might want to see it, but you get a vibe at the conclu-sion that the killer is simply desperate to find the perfect family to become a part of permanently, but he’s far too obsessive and obviously psy-chotic to fit into his idealistic scenario. The blood and gore you might see in movies like Friday the 13th and other classic slasher movies are left out of The Stepfather, but

the thrill and suspense could quite possibly make up for it. It’s the type of suspense that makes you hang on the edge of your seat; however, the actual horror in the film is very average. This remake of a 1987 film also titled The Stepfather, keeps you won-dering throughout, but at the same time, you may struggle to stay awake as the suspense is very drawn out. And yet, the appearance of cleverly cre-ated suspenseful events could

depend on your ability to maintain concentration. But you still can’t leave out the entertainment value. It may be a “B-” movie, but it keeps you entertained throughout. If you like scary movies, this one might not be enough to make you jump out of your seat, but if you are interested in mystery and are going with a group to just have some fun and enjoy a good film, you may want to give it a try.

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Zombie Land (2009)Movie Review

There are only four survivors left in Zombieland, and their only job is to avoid death. A cowardly boy, Columbus, who has to rely on his shotgun for survival, meets up with a courageous hero named Tal-lahassee, though, the two only refer to each other by code names derived from each of their hometowns. A

sub-plot develops as Colum-bus and Tallahassee drive to an abandoned grocery store to find a Twinkie, Tallahas-see’s only weakness. There, they discover the other two members of their impending family, “Wichita” and “Little Rock,” and they team up on their journey to seek an area of refuge. This isn’t your typical “Night of the Living Dead” or “Quarantine,” nor is it even a horror movie, but it has elements of both terror and humor. Zombieland be-ing more on the funny side rather than the scary one, may grab the attention of more comedy fans, but also has enough blood and gore in it to be appealing for scary movie fans as well, and possi-bly take these horror fans to a new degree of the genre itself.

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Sportsinto the net. The spartans took back the lead 2-1. Then in a blink of an eye, Somers extended their lead and yet another Freshman, Mike Dumas scored. The first half was almost in the books. Dumas made Coach Steve proud with another goal for Somers. The Spartans had a very comfortable 4-1 lead when it came to halftime. When the second half started, the lights were in business at Somers High and were ready for competition. It looked like it would be a scoreless second half for both teams, thanks to great defense by

The JV Somers Spartans soc-cer team played under the lights against NCCC Team, East Windows Panthers, on Friday, October 16th. It didn’t take long for the Spartans to get on the board when freshman, Luke Alvaro scored 3 minutes into the game. The Somers celebra-tion was short lived when the Panthers struck back with a goal about 6 minutes after. It remained tied for quiet sometime until there was approximately 10 min-utes left in the first half when Freshman, Jordan O’Coin delivered with a classic “us-ing your head” goal straight

both Spartans and Panthers. Then with about 10 minutes left in the game, Sophomore, Kyle Laires made an amaz-ing goal from long distance

to extend the spartans lead 5-1. While time was winding down Somers just wasted the clock until it buzzed, Somers defeated the Panthers with

big help from Mike Dumas scoring twice, and especially, goalie, Brandon Getz, also a Freshman who only al-lowed one goal pass him by.

Dumas Leads to VictoryTroy Donovan - JV Soccer

Troy Donovan | The Spartan AdvocateJV Soccer Players Fight for the Ball

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Madness? This... Is... Somers!

Pop Culture Grid

Adam Goodman

One teacher I wish was a player on my

team is...

My ideal game day meal would be...

The song I’ll be playing before game time is...

If I could pick one president to run today’s United States, it would

be...

If I could change the school’s mas-

cot, we would be...

If a movie was made about me, I would be played

by...

Alex EliaSenior Mid-Fielder,Soccer

Mr. Drummey Anything from Wendy’s

Empire State of Mind by Jay Z

Steve Carell from the Office Pandas Will Ferrell

Danielle ProvencherSenior Mid-Fielder,Field Hockey

Mr. Drummey orMs. Sharp Pizza, of course I’m not sure Hmm... JFK

(John F. Kennedy)Some type of ani-mal, like a bear Oprah Winfrey

Jason MoustafaSophomore Running Back,Football

Mr. DzicekEgg, ham, and

cheese bagel from Dunkin’ Donuts

A Poor Man’s Memory by Explo-

sions in the SkyGeorge Washington Spartans. I wouldn’t

change it. Will Smith

Sarah GoodmanJunior, Cross Country Mr. Mezger

Rice, beans, pasta, steak, potatoes,

corn

You Only Live Once by the Stokes Theodore Roosevelt

Sea Sponges, although I like the

SpartanAngelina Jolie

Kristen ConleyJunior Defense, Soccer Mr. Drummey Mac n’ Cheese Till I Collapse by

Eminem Me Bears, they’re so ferocious

Meghan Fox, she’s so hot right now