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D r . S c o t t L e a v e s B e h i n d a H a r d P o s i t i o n t o F i l l by Nora Cheng
Wanted: Responsible, ca-pable, dedicated and friendly su-perintendent to fill an empty space in the hearts of the stu-dents, faculty, administration and community of Concord-Carlisle High School. Contact CCHS for more information.
Dr. Thomas A. Scott, su-perintendent of the Concord School System for ten years, has accepted a position working with EdCo, and he will leave big shoes to fill. As I sat in Dr. Scott's office, waiting to interview him, I glanced rather curiously around the room. Many CCHS students know of Dr. Scott, but to the student body, he is as mysterious as the Wizard of Oz. In the movie classic, the Great Oz has an impressive and powerful pres-ence. However, when the velvet curtains are snatched back, the Wizard is revealed to be a warm-hearted and ordinary man work-ing a machine. Well, the ma-chine is like the Concord school
system, and the Wizard is none other than the highly professional Dr. Scott. Over the course of my interview, I learned that Dr. Scott is as impressive as he is warm-hearted, working both behind the scenes and in the public arena with the Concord-Carlisle com-munity.
The walls of Dr. Scott's office are covered with posters declaring, "Teaching— a gift for a lifetime" or "If you think edu-cation is expensive...try igno-rance!" Self-described as a "very collaborative" person, Dr. Scott holds true to these mottoes. In
1969, Dr. Scott came to the Con-cord Middle Schools as an En-glish teacher. He's held a variety of positions over the years: guid-ance counselor, Assistant cipal at the middle school, Prin-cipal, Assistant Superintendent, and finally, Superintendent. He states, "It's been fascinating to be able to sort of go along the continuum and to be able to see
things in very different ways in each of those positions. The lead-ership that each of these posi-tions has allowed me has allowed me to try on a different hat at leadership. Some are more col-laborative than others, some are more decisive-oriented than oth-ers."
During his ten years as su-perintendent, Dr. Scott has brought the school system through many changes. Dr. Scott describes the move from a school that taught about business and industrial arts to a school that is very academic. Now, there is a core curriculum, and education has become more "accountable." He has seen a steep increase in the number of students going on to college and taking the SATs. Our school continues to perform at a very high level, compared to schools across the nation.
While discussing the changes in the curriculum, Dr. Scott's eyes light up. In
continued on page eight Dr. Scott pondering his resignation photo by Noah Miller
L u n c h a b l e s : H o w ' s t h e F o o d ? by Casey Barnard
When CCHS seniors leave Concord Depot offers a array of soaked french-fries, it is avail-the school campus for lunch, avail-they
facedifficultdecisions. Thearea immediately surrounding the
meal options. Whatever the stu-dent is in the mood for, whether it be home style cooking or grease
able.
For all of the varieties of a traditional American lunch, a
stu-dent can go to New London Piz-zeria. New London covers the spectrum, offering fresh greek salads, as well as soups, pizza, and subs. The prices are reason-able.
Across the street, Sorrento's serves delicious brick oven pizza and calzones. While they don't have as many drink options as some other places, their prices are great for the stu-dent budget.
La Provence provides a foreign lunch, with healthy French salads and croissants. Their prices are a bit more steep than some of the other cafes, but they make up for it with their appetizing food.
The Country Kitchen is small in dimensions but its menu
is lengthy. They offer a whole-some variety of homemade soups and sandwhiches, and more im-portantly, delicious cookies. Their prices are not cheap, but are reasonable.
Cog gins is the bakery of the Depot area. They provide fresh baked muffins, croissants and many lunch options. A stu-dent can also find coffee and hot chocolate to keep them going during the school day.
Seating is available in all of the cafes listed above except the Country Kitchen. All of the choices in the Concord Depot area provide great service, and the atmospheres vary. Whatever students are looking for during their lunch period, they will find it in Concord.
The cafes of Concord (Coggins not pictured) photos by Alycia Joyal
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S p o r t U t i l i t y V e h i c l e s
a n d t h e E n v i r o n m e n t by Kirsten Studlien
If you look out into the parking lot at CCHS, you will see a large number of Jeep Chero-kees, Ford Explorers, Range Rovers and pickup trucks. These types of cars are called Sport Utility Vehicles or SUV's. They have become increasingly popu-lar in the last few years, not only at CCHS, but also across the country. These cars are causing huge environmental problems, and are an enormous contributor to the greenhouse effect.
SUV's are a source of greenhouse gas that is too often overlooked. Although most own-ers of these types of cars do not know it, they are not classified as cars, but as "light trucks." This may seem like an irrelevant title, but in terms of the environ-ment, it certainly is not. They are not subjected to the same strict emission control standards as cars. Last month, the American population purchased more SUVs than cars, bringing the SUV market to half of the total automobile sales in the country. When Congress passed these standards in 1975, SUVs composed only 15 to 20% of the car population, and were ex-tremely uncommon among the general population. In terms of carbon emissions, SUVs and cars are held to very different crite-ria. Carbon emission is measured in fuel economy-the more miles a car gets per gallon, the less fuel it uses and therefore the less car-bon dioxide is emitted into the air. Cars are held to a standard of 27.5 miles to the gallon, whereas SUVs are only held to 20.7 miles to the gallon-a huge difference when it comes to carbon monox-ide being emitted into our envi-ronment. There are twenty pounds of carbon dioxide present in every gallon of fuel used by a car, making SUVs produce far more carbon emissions since they must fill their fuel tank far more often than a normal car.
John German, a senior technical advisor in the office of mobile sources at the Environ-mental Protection Agency, mod-eled the effects of this increase in SUVs in the period 1990-2010. The total carbon emissions com-ing from normal cars durcom-ing this period does not change. How-ever, the emissions produced by SUVs as they increase in popu-larity will increase by 250% dur-ing this period. The reason that tighter standards were not
cre-ated for SUVs is because no one foresaw the exploding popular-ity of these vehicles. The explo-sion has not been solely in the most common SUVs. Minivans create the same problem, as do pickup trucks. The Ford full size pickup truck is outselling the combined market of the Ford Taurus and Toyota Camry.
There are some potential solutions to this problem. One is the creation of fuels with less carbon in them, but the creation of such fuels is a long way off. Switching to fuel produced in a way that would create fewer car-bon in the emissions is such a monumental task that it would be nearly impossible. A second pos-sibility is to decrease the driving of these vehicles by increasing the cost to do so. The price of fuel at the present time is only half of what it was even in the 1960's and 70's. In order to have any effect at all on the general popu-lation, fuel prices would at least have to go back to where they were then, which would mean doubling the price of gas. This too is an unrealistic solution for obvious reasons. The third and most likely solution is to increase the fuel efficiency of these cars. The technology to make these changes is available, but it also incredibly expensive.
No changes have occurred because car companies are against the changes, and they don't want to spend more money. Politicians would never bring the issue up because such a large percentage of the population drives these vehicles. Americans have no reason to care about such an issue.
The goal of environmen-talists for now is to raise aware-ness ofthe issue. If people real-ized what they were doing to the environment, maybe they would stop buying more of these ve-hicles. When the next set of emis-sions regulations is created, there will certainly be tighter controls put on these vehicles. Until then, however, The environment must rely on the judgment ofthe con-sumers. Many people do not re-alize that they are contributing to the problem, or else do not care enough to face it. As you drive your Jeep or Ford Explorer, you must ask yourself whether the increase in pleasure that you get from driving that vehicle is worth what it is doing to the environ-ment that we all share.
S t a f f o f T h e V o i c e : Editor in Chief: Noah Miller Co-Editor in Chief: Amy Schnitzer A & E Ed.: Kirsten Studlien Photography Editor: Alycia Joyal Sports Editor: Urvashi Upadhyay Business Manager: Kari Bratzler Promotions Manager: Dan Felch Faculty Advisor: Ms. McLaughlin Assistant Editors: Jason Badrinarain Casey Barnard Chad Berndtson Marissa Cheng Jenn McCann Contributors: Mike Balulescu Matt Borrello Nora Cheng Caleb Garlins Aaron Englander Mike Kilfoyle Caroline Litwack Kyle MacDonald Katie Morrissey Joanna Rees Sara Schnitzer Vincent Siegel Patricia Sweet Bobby Wayland Spencer Wilking Evan Zeisel H i d e a n d G o S e e k i n I r a q by Vincent Siegel
On January 21, a two day discussion in Baghdad between Iraq and the UNended. The talks, which were conducted by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and chief United Nations arms inspector Richard Butler revealed that Iraq wished to freeze inspections until further talks are held in February. Aziz did not comment on a threat made by Saddam Hussein last month that Iraq would give inspectors a six-month deadline for the comple-tion ofthe talks.
These talks are the latest • in a battle between the UN and [m Iraq that has raged continuously • since 1990. After the U.S.-lead UN coalition defeated Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War seven years ago, the UN was given the authority to access Iraq's secret weapons develop-ment sites. In April of 1991, the United Nations Special Commit-tee on the Middle East (UNSCOM) was founded to en-sure that Iraq would not pose a threat to Middle East peace again. Now employing over 200 people, UNSCOM has a permanent monitoring station in Baghdad and five helicopters with which it makes unannounced visits to sus-pected weapons sites. Since 1991,
it has destroyed 11 ions of an-thrax and botulimum, two agents found in biological weapons. Its headquarters are in the tiny pen-insular Gulf state of Bahrain.
The original head of UNSCOM, Swede Gulf Ekeus, resigned in July of 1997, after six years in a job he had expected to last six months. Many others are tired ofthe cat-and-mouse games between UNSCOM and Iraq, which has periodically allowed and disallowed inspections, of-ten producing excuses such as
lost keys, or that American in-spectors on the teams are spies. Although it agreed to the inspec-tions at the end of the Gulf War, Iraq now claims that the inspec-tions have carried on too long. It also is troubled by (Fie sanctions against Iraq, which have been honored by most nations, except Jordan. The sanctions will not be lifted until all inspections are complete. Even Butler expressed his frustrations, ending the latest talks by saying,""I don't think this pact has many acts left."
The question hovering over the U.S. is whether to
en-gage in military action against Iraq or to hope the sanctions will weaken Saddam to the point of concession. I firmly believe that sanctions can never be used to manipulate Saddam. Saddam is a self-centered, power-ob-sessed despot who has no con-cern about the fact thai sanc-tions are killing an estimated 4,500 Iraqi children per month. He has lei them exist for seven years now. Lifting the sanctions immediately will help stop the plight ofthe Iraqi people with-out having any effect on dcal-LjLDlZZ^^^ing with Saddam.
Military force against Iraq would most likely not af-fect Saddam unless it were an all out war. Saddam's regime sur-vived the Gulf War, just as it did eight years of war with Iran. Targeting Saddam would prove difficult, as he frequently changes position and sleeps in underground bunkers. If Saddam were actually to die, one of his ten body doubles would most likely take over and ensure the regime's continuation.
It is almost impossible to envision Saddam'sdemise with-out also wreaking havoc on the Iraqi people.
D o e s S c h o o l V a c a t i o n M e a n S p o r t s
by Mike Balulescu
Recently, students and par-ents have expressed concern about some extra-curricular ac-tivities holding regular meetings and/or practices during vacation. The musical requires participants to attend rehearsals during vaca-tion, as do spring sports. Winter sports, whose schedules overlap two vacation periods, hold prac-tices during Christmas and Feb-ruary break. But if you're on vacation, is it fair for activities to require you to show up? Even if you're at home, isn't it your right to relax and enjoy the time away from school? It is an opinion shared by the writer and others that you don't, in fact, have that right.
Jerry Moss, Concord-Carlisle's swimming coach, said as long as students have a valid excuse to miss practices during school break, it's acceptable. When a student's family has been
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planning a ski trip for months, that's one thing. What Coach Moss finds entirely unacceptable are students who tell him the day before break that they will be gone, or even worse, students who don't give any reason for their absence during vacation. He requires attendance whenever possible, hardly an unreasonable request.
From the number of stu-dents I spoke with, they largely agreed with Mr. Moss. Most said that if you're not going on vaca-tion, it's your responsibility to show up for your activity. Simi-larly, most people agreed that it's unacceptable to give your coach little or no reminder of your absence. Some even went as far to say that if you're really committed to an activity, it's your responsibility to make your plans around that activity whenever possible. As harsh as this sounds,
I think it's the right idea. People tend to make time for the things they want to do. If you're a key member of your team, you have to struggle with how important vacation is to you. I'm not sug-gesting that you automatically give up Aruba for wrestling prac-tice, but it's an honorable posi-tion worth considering.
As for those who brought this controversy to light, I can't find them. Everybody I talked to agreed that vacation doesn't mean you should necessarily get free time. I think that if you're willing to take the time to join a team or do the musical, you should make every effort to com-mit yourself. People make time for what they want to do; if you don't want your vacation spoiled, don't join the activity. Other-wise, don't complain.
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O p e n i n g D o o r s t o E x t r a C o u r s e s by Noah Miller
From Marxist Studies in Sociology to Advanced Photog-raphy, interesting courses abound at CCHS. Many departments have a wealth of subjects open to students who are interested in a particular area of study, although these courses tend to be only for upperclassmen. However, as some seniors have complained, these courses arc not really avail-able to everyone. Taking all of the general five "needed for col-lege" courses fills up five blocks, plus a sixth for gym (although seniors don't take gym class). Music students add seven, and have no freedom for extras. So for many students, there are not enough blocks to take both the courses they need and the courses they want. Scheduling conflicts also prevent students from en-rolling in courses since many classes only meet during one block. A third hindrance is class size; for a popular course such as rhetoric, even students with the appropriate block available can-not get in because Ihe class is full.
The origin of some of these problems is in the broad spec-trum of courses offered for some
departments, such as social stud-ies. For example, during the first semester, Sociology, Inter-national Issues, and several other courses are offered to a Junior, but in the math department, only one course, depending on the level of the student, is offered. So in some cases, it is simply the plethora of alluring courses that causes this feeling of missing out. There are two possible solu-tions: adding more blocks, and thus time, to the schedule, or
C o m m e n t a r y create more curricular flexibility in various departments.
The physical education department is a stellar example of this; they have restructured the entire program to focus on fitness rather than skills. The freshman, sophomore, and jun-ior classes teach students how to create their own personalized health programs, and thus allows seniors to work on their own. This frees up an extra block se-nior year during which students can take an extra course. Inno-vation such as this in all the
de-N e w S t a t e M a n d a t e s for S o c i a l S t u d i e s C l a s s e s by Mike Kilfoyle
Next year, as part of Mas-pchusetts' new law of educa-tion reform, some of the social studies classes at CCHS will have a change in their curricu-lum. The junior and senior class
llectives will remain as they are, yet the curriculum of the freshman World Cultures and Civilizations course and the sophomore U.S. History course will change in their time frames. The freshman course's time frame, which currently spans from prehistoric times to about the 17th century, will change to about 500 A.D. to the beginning of the 20th century. The time frame of the new U.S. History course will span from post-Civil War to the present day; a change from now, in which it begins in colonial times. The U.S. His-tory course's curriculum will focus on the nation's relation-ship with the restof the world as weJL
These changes ore signifi-cant for our high school because
these courses will be changing drastically from what they are now. The coverage of the early civilizations, such as the Romans, Greeks and Egyptians, will now shift to the middle school class-room. Also shifting to middle school courses will be coverage of the early history of America, which includes the Declaration of Independence, the Revolution-ary War and the Civil War.
According to Dr. Furey, the head of the Social Studies Department at CCHS, these
changes are unnecessary for schools suck as ours, which a1| most always finish among the top three schools in the state for social studies testing. However, Furey believes that our scores will not worsen because of these changes. The impact of these laws is significant on freshman and sophomore courses, but wil not affect upper classmen
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partments could dramatically in-crease students' ability to take all the courses that interest them.
Yet this would not solve, but in fact would add to the prob-lem of availability of high-de-mand courses, because students with all this free time would be overflowing already-crowded classes. The Program of Studies itself mentions that admission to Modern European History "can-not be guaranteed" because there are a limited number of sections. One option is to drop some ofthe other courses in favor of extra sections, but this would only serve to lessen course possibili-ties. The other option is for stu-dents to take courses that they are truly interested in, not only courses that are "must-take" for college. Certainly this is a good suggestion, yet the current mindset of students (including the author), that they must take the college courses, suggests that it will never be followed. The outlook on popular courses is that they will stay hard to get into.
Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of The Voice.
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E x p a n s i o n by Vincent Siegel
This past year the CCHS Foreign Language Department expanded its choice of courses by offering Chinese. Initially a pilot program developed in conjunc-tion with CA, it has nine participants from CCHS and three from CA. Teaching the course is Tracy Tsou, a native of Taiwan who teaches in Boston by day and here on Tuesday and Thursday eve-nings.
There are many facets to Chinese not found in any of the languages traditionally taught at
E x p l o r i n g A f r i c a by Bobby Wayland
Every year, the social stud-ies department reviews and re-vises its course selection. By listening to students and teach-ers, the department tries to adapt curriculum to student interest. For 1998-1999, the largest
change will be the introduction of an African history class. En-titled "Africa and African-Americans", the course will be taught by Mr. Zellner and of-fered in the second semester.
The idea for the course was brought about by a startling realization that Mr. Zellner had while teaching. After explain-ing to a class the contributions that blacks had made to U.S. History, a student asked, "Mr. Zellner, if this is all true, why haven't I heard about it before?" It became clear to Mr. Zellner and others in the social studies department that little was
being done to acknowledge the history of African Americans.
"The Irish come from somewhere, and we study their history...but we don't study Af-rican history," says Zellner.
The course will begin with a study of Africa and Afri-can civilizations, then fol-low the slave trade to America.
'There is so much that can be learned there...that they created a culture that was not Afri-can, or white AmeriAfri-can, but contributed to and re-flective of white America," Zellner explains.
The course will ex-amine the African culture, including dance and mu-sic, in addition to the po-litical side of the history. There's so much informa-tion that Mr. Zellner fears that one semester won' t be enough.
"One semester is too short to teach all of what I know, let alone what there is to know," he says.
In 1999, Advanced Topics in US History, one of the department's most popular of-ferings, wilt also undergo change. It will be split into two semester-long classes. The first semester will be a case study approach to US history in the twentieth cen-tury, while the second semester will use the same methods to study the eighteenth century. Mr. Cleary and Mr. Harding will con-tinue to co-teach the course.
CCHS. For instance, it is a tonal language. Pronouncing the same group of sounds with each ofthe four tones will yield four com-pletely different meanings. Ad-ditionally, the students are tested bi-weekly on a sample of Chi-nese characters relevant to the lessons. There are over 400,000 different characters in total, and it is necessary to know at least
1,500 to be literate.
Different students find dif-ferent aspects ofthe course more difficult than others, with an al-most universal agreement that the characters require the most studying.
Overall, the course has been considered a success and a beneficial addition to programs of study offered at CCHS.
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Guest performers Bob Winter and Dick Johnson take a break at the Hokkaido benefit concert on January 19.
H o k k a i d o ' 9 8 >y Kari Bratzler
All those who attended the Hokkaido '98 Benefit Concert on January 19 would certainly agree that it was a night to re-member. Audience members were delighted to hear quality music from musicians both young and old.
The CCHS Concert Band, under the direction of Mr. Alfred Dentino, got the concert off to a great start, performing "Entry of the Gladiators" (Thunder and Blazes), by Julius Fucik. This piece was followed by Percy Grainger's "Irish Tune from County Derry," a beautiful ar-rangement that highlighted the group's ability to play with feel-ing and sensitivity. After the concert band, Kari Braztler per-formed "Solo de Concours," by Henri Rabaud, accompanied by Bob Winter, the featured pianist. The most exciting part of the concert, however, focused on the two artists, Bob Winter and Dick Johnson. Bob Winter is the featured pianist with the Boston Pops Orchestra and the Boston Pops Jazz Ensemble. In addi-tion, he is the resident piano player at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carleton Hotels in Bos-ton. He has taught for many years at the Berklee College of Music and has conducted jazz workshops all over the country. The other featured musician, Dick Johnson, has led the revival of the Artie Shaw Orchestra for the last eleven years. Today, he is considered the premier jazz
clarinetist in the area, but he can also expertly play the flute, alto, tenor and soprano saxophones. His talent has taken him many places as he has performed with many notable jazz and swing or-ganizations, including the Buddy Morrow Band ofthe 1950s. Cur-rently, Mr. Johnson leads his own group, "Swing Shift," perform-ing throughout the Boston area.
These two extraordinary musicians captivated the audi-ence with both their superb tal-ent and intriguing personalities. Their first number together, "The Lamp is Low from Pavanne," by Maurice Ravel, was followed by a series of familiar jazz inter-ludes. The highlight was when Mr. Winter played the tune, "Avalon," in twelve different keys on the piano.
The concert came to a close with a performance from the CCHS Jazz Band, under the di-rection of Mr. Dentino once more. The first tune, "Spring Can Re-ally Hang You Up the Most," by Tommy Wolf, featured sopho-more Caroline Cardiasmenos on the trombone. Then, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Winter joined the Jazz Band in "Tribute," written by Bob Mintzer.
The combination perfor-mance proved to be a wonderful way to kick off the band mem-bers' trip to Hokkaido in April. The overwhelming support ofthe community, parents, and teach-ers was very appreciated by all those involved.
A W a l k T h r o u g h L i f e :
C C H S P r e s e n t s t h e W o r k o f I v a n M a s s a r by Marissa Cheng
In the school art gallery, snatches of life hang on the blank white canvas of the walls. In this new show, pho-tojournalist Ivan Massar paints pictures of life in black and white photographs.
Each wall has a theme; the first seems to hold photos that show life and its emotions. In one picture, a Victorian drabness infuses a wintry photo of silhou-etted figures on a horse-drawn coach. Thin, leafless trees line the wet, deeply rutted roads; a dark gray sky sweeps across the top, depicting a bleak landscape. Another photo conveys the emo-tions of motherhood. In one side ofthe photo, a serene, luminous statue of a mother holding a child sits gracefully; in the other side, a pensive mother-to-be stands in front of a window. Other photos on this wall show life in other aspects, including the fun and games of childhood.
Smooth, bright landscapes that seem like they have spent time in issues of National Geo-graphic hang on the next wall. Sunlight on reeds and grass on the first photo creates an illusion of fireflies in the evening; the lights and reflections sparkle like sunbursts. A few photos away, a solitary sapling grows by astream in winter; crystalline snow is overshadowed by the hard, thin meaKnesso^nesapImgTTnTesap^ ling cuts into the absolute black of the water; the photo seems to be a euphemism for winter. In a sort of festive mood, a photo of an old, gnarled tree rooted next to glittery, sunlit water creates a
bright, Christmas tree-like atmo-sphere.
At the next wall to the left, the mood abruptly changes with photos featuring hardship. A young girl smiles out at you amidst the soiled facades of once-white buildings; on the rock-strewn ground sits a large wicker basket for gathering. This photo is utterly convincing in showing you that there's happiness within life, even when it's harsh. But from that same wall, an old man squints at you, exposed to bright daylight. He wears patched,
rag-gedy clothes and holds the reins to a horse-and-cart in one hand, and a whip in the other. Both man and horse seem to be under-fed by life, having gotten the harder end of it.
The next wall displays close-up portraits of people of all ages. One of the most stunning and eye-catching is the poignant photo in which an Asian school girl stares out at you innocently, while unbeknownst to her, there's a war raging; you get the feeling that she would be bewildered at the sight of fighting. Another photo is not so innocent, though; another Asian child with liquid eyes stands at a post in a fenced-in area, givfenced-ing a piercfenced-ing gaze that calls for help. But, of course,
life cannot be without its ups, as a series of three photos on that same wall suggests. These three photos show a young girl com-ing out of an old, worn door, its lock torn off and splinters com-ing loose. Yet even in the drab, strained surroundings, the girl, dressed in raggedy clothes, man-ages to retain the joyful and happy innocence of childhood.
The portraits blend into the next wall on protests. Depicted in these photos are hopes of peace in truth, along with frustration; pure emotions, to extremes, are emitted. These photos run from peaceful protesters to those who show frustration at their plight; in a photo protesting war, a gory mask shows the true face of war. In a small corner, you no-tice a photo that seems almost ethereal. A young, fatherless family of a mother and her two children lie on a mossy rock; they' re surrounded by lacy ferns. In a fanciful twist, an enormous, cavernous fern hangs over the reclined figures, creating a dusty shade and a fantasy-like atmo-sphere.
At the end of the show, you exit slowly, wishing there were more.
The photographer, Ivan Massar, graduated from the US Navy School of Photography in 1943. His work has been pub-lished in Life, Look, Business Week, Fortune, and Paris Match; his photos have also been exhib-ited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum, and by the Concord Association of Art.
T h e U n r e a l W o r l d by Kirsten Studlien
Some of the most popular shows on television are about doctors and lawyers. Whether this is because these are desir-able professions or because they are thrilling and exciting, these shows are becoming more and more popular and are rapidly in-creasing in number. Shows like ER and The Practice are among some of the most popular on TV. The problem with-these shows, however, is that they are incredibly unrealistic. These shows overdramatize everyday jobs to an extreme. But why do
people watch these shows? Are they unsatisfied with their own jobs? These shows represent for people a fantasized version of what they wish their jobs were like.
ER is more realistic than many other shows, showing ac-tual scenes from the emergency room of the hospital where the actors work. There are many inner-hospital relationships that dominate the lives ofthe ER doc-tors. Yet these relationships go so far as to be far more
promi-nent in the doctors' lives than their jobs. Even as they operate on dying people, they fight with each other about matters unre-lated to their work.
A show that is new to Fox this year is Ally McBeal, the story of a young lawyer who works in a Boston law firm. Although she is very good at arguing in court,
the show does not portray any of the work that goes into preparing a case in the real world of law-yers. She has also won every case that has ever been shown, and other teams of lawyers that she argues against always seem to be strangely incompetent. No
matter what case she is arguing, she and her colleagues are al-ways placed on the moral high ground. Once again, the inner office conflicts and relationships present among the lawyers are much more important than any courtroom battles. Ally's high . school sweetheart, now married, works at the firm as well, creat-ing endless problems for both of them. Her secretary is endlessly meddling in other people's af-fairs and takes pleasure in tortur-ing Ally and the other members of the office.
Despite all of these short-comings, the popularity of these shows increases daily. ER has won numerous awards in the past, and Ally McBeal recently won the award for best comedy se-ries, beating the usual winners like Friends and Seinfeld. Un-fortunately, unrealistic shows like these convince young people considering these fields that what goes on on TV is true to life. In reality, it is a fantasized version of work-what most people wish their jobs could be like.
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The talented Beastie Boys, Ad Rock, MCA, and Mike D organized a
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« ; held last spring to benefit the Free Tibet cause. Because ofgreat success and suppor (mainly from the youth of America) dur-ing the concc they decided to release a three disc, "musical documentary" of the event. Appearing on the discs are art-ists such as A Tribe Called
Quest, Radio Head, U2, KRS-1, Biz Markie, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid,Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam, Alanis Morrisette, The Fugees, De La Soul, Blur, Bjork, Beck, Taj Mahal, and, of course, the boom-ing and powerfu\ chants of the monks.
Sweet s TopFive Albums (to get for the start of '98)
1. The Great Expectations Soundtrack- featuring a great song by the trip-hop band Mono.
2. The Jackie Brown Soundtrack- bringing it back to the old school jams.
3. Sarah McLachlan- Sur-facing- This is not her first al-bum! Buy an old one, like Fum-bling Towards Ecstasy.
4. Pure Disco - Various artists and a party pleasure with 21 tracks.
5. Funkmaster Flex - The Mix Tape Vol. 2- This DJ tears it up with remixes and classics-also check out Vol. 1.
This live compilation of artists may be one of the best
albums of 1998. Long time Beastie Boys fan, Scott Henderson, at-tended both New York shows and said, "The B-Boys were the 'bomb,' and the non-
vio-ent atmo-sphere and in-f o r m a t i o n a l stands created < much aware-ness for the need for a Free
ibet!"
Although this three-disc CD may be more money, it is always on sale and all profits go to the cause. The CD itself con-tains a small booklet of informa-tion on what is going on in Tibet as well as ways to help and be-come 'more involved. If you haven't bought it yet, get the Free Tibetl
H o w t o N a v i g a t e t h e W e b U s i n g S e a r c h E n g i n e s by Jason Badrinarain
Searching on the Web can be fun if you know how to use search engines properly. These tools allow you to search the web by using specific words or by posing questions. This is different from a directory. Directories search for subject categories which break down into specific subtopics. Since direc-tories are compiled by humans, only those listings registered in the directory will appear, mak-ing it a less comprehensive searching tool. Engines allow the searcher more flexibility.
Search engines have robot "spiders" that go along the web and gather information. Search engines look for words rather than subjects. The information is gathered by the "spiders" and brought to the search engine's database. How they organize the information varies according to search engine. Some search en-gines go through web sites and catalog information and rate the site. This has to be done by hu-mans since some information can only be understood by humans. Other search engines have soft-ware that identify a site's content based on the number of times a word appears on that page or some look at the title or first paragraph to figure out the con-tent. So when you search using a search engine, there is no telling what you will come up with.
There will usually be nu-merous responses to your search. Search engines are best used when searching for tidbits of in-formation, or even the answers
to questions. Only some search engines such as Excite and Infoseek allow questions to be used when searching. Some ser-vices have both directories and search engines so you can choose which way you want to go. Be-low is a list of some of the most popular directories and search engines, so that your job of searching is easier. Type in "http://" before you type in these addresses.
Yahoo @ www .yahoo, com - best used as a directory to drill down, not to search for words.
Altavista @ www.altavista .digital.com - use for word search, searches web and news groups.
Lycos @ www.lycos.com - good for simple searches on standard topics.
Excite @ www.excite.com - great if you don't know the exact term you need and you can also ask question as your search. Infoseek @ www. info-seek.com - can search web, news group, FAQS, e-mail ad-dresses, current news, com-pany listings and you can also ask question as a search.
Webcrawler @ www.web-crawler.com - not really fast but contains a lot of information.
Search.com @ www. search.com - this provides ac-cess to a wide variety of search
services.
HotBot @ www.hotbot. com - can find sites that use a specific type of technology such as web sites that use JavaScript or Shockwave.
Open Text Index @ www.opentext.com- the best for finding obscure topics.
Dejanews @ www.deja-news.com - best if searching for newsgroup postings.
Electric Library @ www.elibrary.com - searches magazines, maps, more than 2000 books and 150 newspapers and newswires, radio and TV tran-scripts, and pictures.
Mining Company @ www.miningco.com - this search service is created and operated by humans. You can see and con-tact them if needed. Specialists in a particular field search the web for the best sites, compile them into categories and main-tain the lists.
These are only some ofthe search- services offered by the web. The Web can be a great resource if you know how to use it. As always, keep surfing and have fun!
F u n o n t h e G o o d S h i p A m e r i c a Z e p p e l i n M a n i a by Amy Schnitzer
Friday nights at 10:00 the sounds of saws buzzing can be heard down Thoreau Street. Is it some overzealous yard worker? No, it is the tech crew for this year's musical, Anything Goes, hard at work.
This year's musical is a far cry from last year's dramatic Sound of Music. Anything Goes is "light hearted, feel-good, and playful," according to Josh Wright, who plays Sir Evelyn Oakleigh. "It is more spec-tacular than profound."
The show takes place on a cruise ship, "The America." Hope Harcourt, played by Colleen Sentance, is sailing on the ship with her mother, played by Courtney McGrath, and her fiance, the aforementioned Sir Evelyn. Billy Crocker, played by Deron Cluff, a young man who is simply de-livering his employer's passport, recognizes Hope as a girl he fell in love with at a party, and he decides to sail on the "America" so that he might win Hope's heart. He is aided in this attempt by an old friend, Reno Sweeney, played by Brynne Dearie, a famed evan-gelist who is sailing with her six "Angels", and Moonface Mar-tin, aka"Public Enemy 13," played by Evan Xenakis.
Moonface's sidekick is Bonnie, played by Nico Sarcia. Billy must win Hope over in a few short days while evading capture by the FBI, who are on Moonface's tail.
By all accounts, this year's show is moving along very smoothly. Director Roger Mansen commends a "well bal-anced, exciting, and dynamite cast. The main characters are real characters; the kids are really
playing it up and having fun.
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rehearsal." Wright agrees, "The chemistry is strong."
There is a new addition to the musical this year in the per-son of Deron Cluff, who moved this summer to Concord from Montana. Mr. Mansen is "de-lighted that Deron Cluff moved in. He is a smooth natural actor on stage and a wonderful addi-tion to the musical family." Cluff is enjoying his first production at CC. "It's a really good cast with good bonding. It's been a very positive experience for me and a good way to meet kids. The at-mosphere is really relaxed and
fun and non-stressful."
Everyone else seems to agree that this year's cast and crew are "absolutely fabulous." Members ofthe cast are quick to compliment the other actors as well as the directing ability of Mansen, Julia Case, the assistant producer,and Chris Hossfeld, the assistant director. The tech crews have also been logging in long hours to produce what will be a huge set.
Anything Goes is a "musi-cal for all audiences," says Dearie. Mansen adds, "It's filled
with lots of up-tempo dances and is tremendously humorous." Sentance calls it a "fun show for families with a lot of action and movement." There are only three performances: Friday, Feb-ruary 27, and Saturday, FebFeb-ruary 28, at 8:00, and Sunday March 1 at 3:00. There will also be an open dress rehearsal on Wednes-day, February 25, at 3:00. Tick-ets will be seven dollars and can be purchased at the high school after school or by phone at the music department, and also at Snow's Pharmacy, West Con-cord Pharmacy, The Cheese Shop, and Daisy's Market. One thing seems certain: get your tick-ets to Anything Goes early be-fore they're going, going, gone!
by Aaron Englander
The Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions is an album for those who truly listen to Led Zeppelin. It is for the person who loves to hear Zeppelin live or in the re-cording studio. The BBC Ses-sions is a collection of Zeppelin songs from the late sixties and early sev-enties. It represents the early playing style and ability of Led Zeppelin at its best.
The Led Zet pelin BBC Sessions is a two CD album. The first CD contains hits like "Dazed and Confused", "What Is and What Should Never Be", and "Whole Lotta Love." Most of the songs on this CD were done in a studio but a few were done live. All of the songs on this CD are recorded well. However you do have to put up with a few minutes here and there of down time, where just the bass and drums play and Robert Plant is moaning or singing incoher-ently in the background. But that down time is definitely overshad-owed by the wicked solos that Jimmy Page plays on the guitar. For anyone who is into his play-ing style, this is the album for
you.
ThesecondCD in my mind is better than the first. It has classics like "Thank You," "Black Dog," "Going to Califor-nia," and, of course, "Stairway to
Heaven". All of these songs were recorded
ve in Paris. This CD only has one song with down time which is an eighteen and a half
minute version of "Dazed and Confused"(the ver-sion on the first CD is only about six and a half minutes). On this CD Page also plays up to his full potential. John Bonham also has a few drum solos that are very impressive in their speed and technique.
The BBC Sessions captures all aspects of Led Zeppelin. Rock("Heartbreaker" and "Com-munication Breakdown"), Blues("You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quite You") and Peaceful("Going to California" and "That's the Way") songs can all be found on this album. The BBC Sessions is a tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin and that of the sixties and seventies.
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C l a s s o f 1 9 9 8
by Katie Morrissey
We're halfway through the school year, and we have many activities planned. During first semester, our class successfully ran spirit week. The $2000 that we won is going to be donated to "Gaining Ground," a local orga-nization.
February is a busy month for class activities. On February 7, the senior class sponsored the Luau dance in the cafe. The Valentine's Day rose sale, tradi-tionally run by SADD, will be sponsored by the class of '98 this year. Roses will be distributed on February 13.
Upcoming events include a Saint Patrick's Day luncheon for senior citizens on March 14 and a
coffee-house that will feature a live band.
The class of 2001 has quickly established its place at CCHS over the past two months. Our first class event, the Battle of the Bands, was a big success as well as a money maker.Sevcn bands played for the crowd of students, and at the end everyone voted on their favorites. Con-gratulations to the winning band, Exhale.
Our next freshman activ-ity night is March 16. The class is discussing the possibility of a parent-teen dialogue night, which other classes have held and en-joyed in the past. Stay tuned...
The class is always trying to involve people in its activities. We are in the process of forming some comittees to which anyone can belong. You will hear more details in a future homeroom. Our meetings are held in S-3, Mr. Pavlik's room, on Wednes-day mornings from 7:00-7:30am. If you ever feel like getting up early, you are always welcome.
New Breed band members Conor Bands on Janaury 9
C l a s s o f 1 9 9 9 by Bobby Wayland
The Battle of the Bands, sponsored by the classes of 1999 and 2001, was a big success. Over two hundred people came to watch seven different bands compete for five hours of record-ing time graciously donated by the Bluejay Recording Studio. The class of '99 would like to thank the Community Chest and Because....We Care!
Currently the class of '99 is deciding what to plan for a February event. Also, if anyone has suggestions on how to im-prove next year's Battle of the Bands, please contact Karen Hurwitch or Aaron Silverman.
Galgay and Bowie Harrison captured 3rd place at the Battle ofthe photo by Alycia Joxal
C l a s s o f 2 0 0 0 by Chad Berndtson
Welcome to Semester II! As our time as sophomores slips away, and those exam things are over (!), we welcome a string of events that will close the wintery season and usher in spring. The Valentine's Day Dance (sponsored by 2(X)() and 2001) is marked at February 13, the last day (!) before vacation. _ ^SMSS* Upon our return, the week
of February 23, 2000 will launch another week-long bake sale. Finally, with the end of the month approach-ing, the tentative date for the Class of 2000 Ski Trip is Saturday, February 28. For more information, query 2000 advisor Ms. Willis or class offficcrs, or attend a meeting. GET INVOLVED. NOW. RIGHT NOW. THIS SECOND. Okay, okay, sorry. Like always, meetings are Tuesdays after school and a great way to find out about the latest goings-on with the class.
S A D D ' s D i s s o l u t i o n a n d P o s s i b l e R e b i r t h J u n i o r S t a t e
by Noah Miller
A club is miss-ing from the ranks this year, one that would actually be very influential re-garding the current drinking issue at CCHS. SADD, for-merly "Students Against Drunk Driv-ing" but now "Stu-dents Against De-structive Decisions,"
has closed shop. The reason cited was that the club, as evidenced by its former title, only
advo-ership, mentioned that there is a possi-bility of a new group being formed if stu-dents show an inter-iest in organizing it.
Two members of Peer Leadership, Dana Gauthier and Alicia Taylor, advo-cate a return of the organization to the school because it spreads the message cated the prevention of drunk that students who do not wish to driving, but not drunkenness. Ms. drink are not alone, and gives Kirshtein, advisor to Peer Lead- them a forum for discussion.
by Spencer Wilking
Junior State meets once a week in H-3 at 7:00 on Wednes-days. This year we are led by presidents Brett Arkuss and Eric Delamarter, vice president Ginnie Hess, Treasurer Spencer Wilking and advisor Ms. Glazer.
During meetings we debate top-ics relevant in today's society, including abortion, affirmative action, and capital punishment. In February, we are going to Winter State in Washington D.C. Come meet new people and learn how to debate.
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( 8 0 0 ) 2 - R E V I E W T H E P R I N C E T O N R E V I E W by Caroline Litwack
Peer Leadership has had a very exciting year so far. Har-mony Week was a big success! The play on the Indy Files, called the "Windy Files," provoked lots of discussion and made students aware of this important issue. We would especially like to thank Ms. Aguilar who has given up a lot of her time from her sabbati-cal to help out with Harmony Week and many other Peer Lead-ership events.
Some upcoming events for peer leadership include, a panel of CCHS teachers, parents, and students discussing issues of re-spect. Peer Leadership, along
with Spectrum, Student Govern-ment and Metco, are participat-ing.
All are welcome and we hope to see everyone there on February 5, at 7:30. Another up-coming event is a health sympo-sium. Various clubs and organi-zations from our community are getting together to educate on health issues. Different booths will have information on health subjects such as substance abuse and birth control. Stay tuned for more information on this event and other peer leadership activi-ties coming up.
February 1998 T h e Voice P a g e 7
" S u c c e s s i s i n o u r G r a s p ! "
S p b r t s S & o r t s i»y Urvashi Upadhyay
•I-C o y s B a s k e t b a l l £oach: John McNamara T^'a plain: Bobby Barton Record: 3 wins and 1! Tosses
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Coaches: lames Barrasso, Jj'iicas Clowes
Captains: Tyler Rodday Jlecord: 0 wins and 12 Aosses
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Coaches: Jerry Moss, Sarah Dromgoote* Mike Ward Captai»s:Petef Ullrich, Annie* Bareford, Andrea Richards Record: 3 wins and 2 losses B o y s F e n c i n g
Coach: Andrew Goldman Captains: Andy Haines, Jared* Upton-Cosulich, Evan Zeisel Record: 9 wins and 2 losses G i r l s F e n c i n g
Coach: Martha McNeil Captains: Kari Bratzier, Jess Myles
Record: 8 wins and 3 losses S k i i n g
Coaches: Jim McClellan, Dusty Johnstone
Captains:Kelly Gannon, Sarah Fogler, Joanna Rees, Record: 12 win a and 0 losses*
by Jason Badrinarain Winter time for many students is agonizing with the cold temperature but many students choose to take part in sports during the winter. Swimming is one ofthe sports that takes place during the winter. The swim team is off to a good start with the standing of 3-2 in the league. According to swim team coach, Jerry Moss, "swimming is an interesting sport to coach, it can be successful in a lot of ways". Swimming can be successful by looking at the sta-tistics or by looking at how much a team has improved. This sport is a team sport and an individual sport. It takes a team to win a meet but it takes an individual to win an event. Every individual contributes to the team and this is what makes swimming such a great sport.
This year the swim team is made up of mostly underclass-men. When asked if this plays a critical factor in the outcome of the swim team's season, Mr. Moss responded, "it does play a big part but as always there are advantages and disadvantages." The disadvantage in this scenario is the lack of experience. Last year's team was mostly up-perclassman and this played an important factor in their success. They came in fifth at the sec-tional meet last year out of 42 contenders. This year, however, because of the lack of experi-ence, this mighLnot happen but the advantage is that these un-derclassmen will be with CCHS for the next four years and in this time period they will gain
expe-rience and improve their tech-nique. There is also another fac-tor that plays a part in this sport. According to Mr. Moss, "swim-ming is not a very skilled sport." Unlike other sports like basket-ball or basebasket-ball, that require some skill to be able to play the sport, swimming does not. You either know how to swim or don't. If you can swim you can learn to swim faster or better.
One factor that is affecting the CCHS swim team is a lack of a facility. This factor has its dis-advantages and dis-advantages. The
disadvantage is that the swim team has to go to
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Lincoln to use their cilities and they can only use the facili-ties when the school is in session. When Lincoln has a holiday, the CCHS swim team cannot practice un-less they search and find another facility to use. The advantage, however, is that the ride helps to create team spirit. The students interact with other teammates and this gives the team a time to relax and socialize. Despite the social benefits, a facility at CCHS cer-tainly would not hurt.
According to Mr. Moss, "Swimming is a black and white sport," When coaches have to cut players, they are put in a very uncomfortable position. With swimming, you can either swim or not be able to swim. This puts
a lot less stress on the coach and enables them to give a clear rea-son why an athlete was cut from the team.
A lot of students have com-mitments other than Swimming. When it comes to missing prac-tice, members ofthe swim team claim, "Mr. Moss is very under-standing of our situation...Mr. Moss has a better understanding of situations that students can be in and he gives a lot of leeway." When confronted with the ques-tion "how understanding are you when it comes to students miss-ing practice?" Mr. Moss con-firmed, "there are things that have a higher priority than sports. The first priority is family; family comes first. Second comes school; commitment to school work has a high priority not nec-essarily other after school activi-ties. Then finally comes sports. If there's a situation regarding family or school work, I'm an understanding guy. To sum it all up, nice guys finish last and I'm a nice guy."
This year the Swimming and Diving teams are led by An-drea Richards, Annie Bareford and Peter Ullrich. "The main rea-son why the swim team is suc-cessful is because these people have great work ethics, better than I anticipated, and they want to succeed. There is nothing that can hold them back with this thought in their minds," says Coach Moss. This year it seems is still promising but next year will be even better.
G y m R e q u i r e m e n t : W h a t t o D o ? by Urvashi Upadhyay
Twenty seniors bustle into the Upper Gym. It is the first day of school and Mr. Kerr is busy passing out papers. As Mr. Kerr begins speaking, a hush falls over the students: "There are many ways you fulfill this requirement for your Senior Wellness Project." The students begin to talk amongst themselves; while some have known for months what they want to do, others have no clue.
As part of the revamping T h e B i g W i n :
P a t r i o t s B e a t W i l d c a t s i n O v e r t i m e by Matt Borrello
Concord-Carlisle came off a big emotional win against Lin-coln-Sudbury recently, beating the Lincoln-Sudbury wildcats in overtime. Power forward Rodney Brown said, "It was a big win for us, because we just went through two tough games in the Stoneham tournament which we lost." After the Stoneham tournament, the team had close to a week to prepare for the Lincoln-Sudbury game with super Sophomore Jermaine Watson and company. The Lincoln-Sudbury game also marked the return of senior
Bobby Barton who is coming off a thumb injury which he got dur-ing the last game of the football season and he was forced to miss the Thanksgiving Day Football Game. "Bob definitely provided a emotional spark for our team and he was a player we truly missed the first seven games of the season." When he had recov-ered, Bobby played a very active role in the team's overtime vic-tory against L-S. He was very active on the rebounding end and provided team leadership on the court.
With the L. S victory the team moved to 3-6 on the season and there is still a lot of basket-ball left to be played. The team would obviously love to make a serious run in the Dual County league and possibly qualify to enter the state tournament, Rodney Brown though had this to say about the rest of the sea-son. "As long as we go out there and play hard night in and night and play good team basketball like we played against L.S. we will have have a very fun year."
of the Physical Education De-partment, seniors and juniors (in their second semester) must ful-fill a gym requirement by com-pleting an independent fitness project. Faced with this open ended alternative to gym class, many students are at a loss as to what to do.
It is possible to fulfill this requirement a number of ways. Some students conveniently opt to count the sports or fitness classes in which they already participate. But for those who either do not participate in sports or want to experience something new there is a "world of opportu-nity out there, they just need to look".
For those of you who pre-fer something a little exotic, Adult Education offers courses in Yoga, Tai -Chi, and Qipong that run through April. There are other activities around town that are equally unusual but less experi-mental. Some students are tak-ing courses in kickboxtak-ing and modern dance.
Others who prefer some-thing for the individual... The Phyical Education department will accept students who want to improve their fitness through their own routines. The
activi-ties among these students differ greatly, with some pursuing pro-grams in running or walking and others in weight training. And still others are using this time to do pre-season training for spring sports.
So how do people feel with all this freedom and new free time during the school day? Overall, the feedback has been very positive. Everyone seems to agree that offering students a choice in their fitness project is a much more effective way of get-ting students involved in fitness. One senior eloquently stated, "Giving students these choices is the best way to teach them how to incorporate fitness into their lives." Senior Keenan Smith said, "When people are in a gym class doing an activity, like running, for example, they feel pressure to keep up at certian pace or impress others. That pressure is gone once the group setting is...When I am running with a close friend, I can keep the pace that I want." Mr. Kerr agrees that the project has thus far been suc-cessful; "I am impressed by the choices students have made, like to do running or walking. It shows that they see fitness is important."
February 1998 T h e V o i c e P a g e 8
Andy Haines fencing photo by Carole Bailey
J a b b i n g t h e C o m p e t i t i o n by Evan Zeisel
As the fencing team ar-rived their bleary eyes reflected the 7:30 am school rendez-vous. January 31, the biggest meet scheduled ofthe fencing season, the men's and women's teams traveled to Boston University to face four private schools and colleges in a tiring sevenanda -half hours.
Sleepy-eyed, the team stumbled into the BU gym lug-ging their weapons and scoring machines behind them. Setting up in the far corner of the gym and begining their warm-up, all but one school had arrived: Hopkins.
Still not completely awake, the men's team faced Common-wealth School in a long but easy win of 22-5 aided greatly by the epee team's 9-0 sweep of the opposing team.
Warmed up, CC faced Hopkins, a private school in Conneticut. Surpisingly, CC dominated Hopkins' usually powerful team to come out ofthe experience with a 17-10 victory. Facing off against Brown University's JV team, CC slipped
by once more with a 15-12 win that rallied their hopes for an undefeated day. With humor in the air, CC took on BU's JV team, both teams coached by Andy Goldman. With a crushing 25-2 triumph, CC's men's team went 9-0 in epee, 8-1 in foil, and 8-1 in saber, ending the day on a spirited note. The day also boasted outstanding perfor-mances from veterans Andy Haines 0), Evan Zeisel
(11-1) and Jared Upton-Cosulich (9-2) with a shocking record for new Varsity epee fencer, Jason Bockenek (9-2).
Saturday, January 31st, was a good day for the team, yet it was not, by any means, out of character for the team, consider-ing they have an overall record of 9-2, with the two losses by only one point each. With hopes of an undefeated season shattered early on by Tufts' JV team, men's fenc-ing has taken on new goals: that the epee and foil teams continue their domination, and that the saber team ends on a winning record.
An Aside on Fencing... To the untrained eye, fenc-ing may seem like a sport based on a bunch of people who dress oddly who then proceed to hit eachother repreatedly with swords. To those who under-stand the sport it is even more confusing.
Each ofthe three weapons, foil, eppe,
and saber, have different rules associated with them. While foil has the smallest target area and is the flimsiest weapon, epee covers the largest area and is the most sturdy. But, what then of saber? Saber is quite different from the other two "point-only" weapons. It allows the fencer to use slicing and chop-ping motions simulating the ef-fect of a cavalry charge; target is only above the waist, and the bouts are over within thrity sec-onds of their start.
Like rugby, football, la-crosse or any other complicated sport -without understanding the rules- the sport just looks like a bunch of people hitting each other.
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particular, he enthuses about Senior Project, the Chi-nese language program, additions to the art department, and in-creased athletic offerings.
During his career as su-perintendent, Dr. Scott has par-ticipated on many state and na-tional committees, striving for excellence in education. This participation keeps Dr. Scott aware of outside issues, and he always acts for the collective destiny of the schools. Miss DiCicco, principal of CCHS, says of Dr. Scott, "He set an incred-ible model for everyone in the school about what a true educa-tor is... he made it look easy." She mentions his strong concern about respect for human differ-ences. He has a global vision that has be^un to come through in this year's "Rights, Respect, Responsibility" theme. Of Dr. Scott's commitment to educa-tion, Mr. Ireland, a Social
Stud-ies teacher, remarks, "Dr. Scott made foundations stronger."
Dr. Scott truly enjoys working one-on-one with fac-ulty and administration. Dr. Scott remarks, "I think probably the biggest highlight [of my years at Concord] is working with such a high-quality, professional faculty and staff. I'm very active in the hiring process... I think the heart ofthe school system is the people who are in the classrooms, who work directly with students, or who work to support teachers and students." His tone reveals a very definite pride in the Con-cord schools and a love of work-ing with other people. As the student representative to the School Committee, CCHS se-nior Russell Turnquist works with Dr. Scott on school issues. Enthusiastically describing Dr. Scott, Russell says, "He's tre-mendous ... you can feel good about talking to him one-on-one; people appreciate what he's done for the community."
Dr. Scott appreciates the
community just as much as they appreciate him. He says, "And I feel good about the kind of sup-port we have in the community. One of things a superintendent does is try to work with the com-munity in building support for the school. And I thinkthis com-munity has been very supportive of its schools." He continues, "You know, I came here when I was basically 22 years of age and I was educated in large part by lots of the teachers, administra-tors, school committees and the public. So in a large part, I am, today, a product of the Concord School System and I'm very grateful for that." Of his depar-tures, Dr. Scott reflects, "It is very, very difficult for me to leave this place; over 29 years I've developed a lot of good friends, F ve developed a lot of emotional commitment to the system and I truly feel like I've grown up in this job."
Next year, Dr. Scott will be leading EdCo, the Education Collaborative of Greater Boston.
S u c c e s s o n t h e S l o p e A l p i n e S k i i n g
by Joanna Rees
When winter arrived this year, it brought with it ski season and some messy weather. Snow, sleet, and rain have mixed on the slopes to make interesting condi-tions. However, the C-C alpine ski teams have been racing at Nashoba since the beginning of January and have also been extremely successful.
The boys' team, led by senior captain Ross Murphy, had an impressive first race and placed second in the league. For their next two r a c e s
t h e y $ m a n -aged to do even better, taking first place both times. These victories were due greatly to top finishes by Steve Laverty, Ross Murphy, and Tyler Graham. The boys' team has so many strong racers this year that both the Var-sity and J.V. teams are doing well, and coach Jim McClellan has some difficult decisions to
make about whom to race. The girls' alpine ski team has also had a great season so far. Winning all three of their races, they now have a record of 12-0. Juniors Jen Schwartz and Sarah Laverty have been doing espe-cially well, with times seconds faster than the other racers. The girls' team this year is led
by tri-captains Kelly Gannon, S a r a h F o g l e r , a n d J o a n n a R e e s . Sadly, the team is lack-ing in participants, so there is not a full J.V. team. Nev-ertheless, the J.V. team that exists is having a good sea-son.
Hopefully, there will be nothing but snow for the two league races the alpine teams have left. If their performance remains as good as it has been so far, they will also be looking forward to States at Berkshire East on February 24.
Dr. Scott poses as Principal ofthe Middle School It is collaborative that has 22
member communities, ranging from Boston into the suburbs. EdCo provides professional de-velopment programs for teach-ers, special education services, and a variety of different pro-grams for disadvantaged youth around the state. However, Dr. Scott assures me, "Concord is still part of EdCo, so I'm still going to be associated with Con-cord —EdCo is helping to build an education center over at the Thoreau birthplace." Dr. Scott will be working with a lot of different superintendents and school committees and he says, "I'm going to hopefully have a supportive influence in terms of where we go with education within our communities over the next several years. And that's exciting to me. I feel I can bring a lot of my knowledge and ex-pertise and work with other school systems."
At the end of The Wizard of Oz, the Wizard gave the Scare-crow a brain, the Tinman a heart.
In reality, Dr. Scott has brought both brains and heart to the Con-cord School System. He leaves an indelible impression on the community, and we have noth-ing but gratitude and apprecia-tion. Concluding the interview, he reflects, "It's been a privilege to be associated with a high qual-ity place like this. I mean, people don't fully appreciate just how good a school system this is. And while I'm sure I will find other places where I'll feel good about these things... when I go into schools, when I go into classes, when I talk to people in the com-munity, I'm really dealing at a high-level and I'm going to miss that feeling. I know that's going to be an adjustment for me. And that's what I'm going to miss a tremendous amount." On behalf ofthe entire CCHS students body, I wholeheartedly wish Dr. Scott success in his new endeavors.
—Special thanks to Urvashi Upadhyay for additional interviews and the Sanborn staff for the photo!
