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thepioneer
Volume 3 Issue 3
The newspaper of Trinity High School
November / December 2010
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By Aubrey Legasse
Pioneer Staff
my brother and sister
really took care of me
and helped me get
After being born with a
better. Even now, they
disease which enlarges the
still help me with every
spleen, Shan Tahir, a senior,
one of my doctors’ apwent in for surgery at the
pointments. My sister
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Mediwill take care of the
cal Center in Lebanon to have
appointments and my
her spleen removed on Feb.
brother will drive me
24, 2008. Tahir’s surgery was
to them,” said Tahir.
scheduled for 7 a.m. but was
To keep herself
delayed by the patient ahead
occupied and away
of her. The surgery, reschedfrom depression in the
uled for 4 p.m., seemed to be
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a success, and Tahir was set to
online.
return home the next day.
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However, three hours after
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the surgery, Tahir went into
shopping took my
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cardiac arrest. The doctors
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surgery went bad in February of 2008.
think that because of her fear
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of the operation, she was not
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fully asleep under the anesthetic.
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Children’s for three months.
The doctors attempted to perform
be like ‘that’s the girl who was the
“Those three months were really
CPR and damaged one of the valves hard for me and felt like eternity.
online shopper,’ ” said Tahir.
in her heart. Tahir was then immeAfter Tahir’s recovery period, she
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diately sent by ambulance to Chilhad
missed half of the third quarter
only allowed to leave my room for
dren’s Hospital Boston.
in
school
and was given the rest of
an hour each day,” said Tahir.
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the
year
off
to help her recovery.
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concluded that Tahir was too weak
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three months, Tahir still had some
for open heart surgery and began
weaknesses, including oxygen prob- rest of the year off,” said Tahir, “but
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a cow valve—a procedure never be- Hospital in Boston for 10 days.
so much school.”
fore performed—on the left side of
This surgery has given Tahir a
Throughout the surgery and subher heart and within 24 hours of her
few
restrictions. She can’t do any
sequent recovery period, her family
emergency surgery, the valve was
heavy
lifting, and she can’t go deep
never left her side, especially her
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sea diving. She has been put on a
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certain diet, and can’t play sports,
this procedure.
which she says isn’t much of a loss
see me unconscious and hooked up
Following the surgery, Tahir
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See TAHIR, Page 5
One dream; many lives changed
By Nicole Fell
Pioneer Staff
Four guys, one list, and one
life changing adventure. MTV’s
hit show The Buried Life brings
America’s attention to the amazing
and life changing adventure of Ben
Nemtin, Dave Lingwood, and brothers Duncan and Jonnie Penn.
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that there was something missing
in their lives and decided to create
their own “bucket list,” a list of all
the things they wanted to do before
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just sit there, they decided to take
action.
So the four hit the road for an
initial two week trip, hoping for it to
be low budget. When they realized
they would need money and other
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Taking a stand
Alexis Kittle and Aubrey
Legasse take a look at the
steps being taken to combat
the problem of bullying in
American schools.
See page 7
Send in your own post-card answering the question
“What do you want to do before you die?”
no later than Friday, Jan. 14, 2011
We’ll print the best ones in the next issue of the Pioneer!
See Nicole Fell’s example on page 5
supplies for the trip, Ben Nemtin
started calling companies left and
right and, surprisingly, was very
pleased with the results. “You never
really realize how many people are
willing to help until you put it out
there,” said Nemtin in an interview
with The New York Times in January.
Even though this trip was about
crossing off items on their list, the
four felt that it was also about helping others. Along their journey, they
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“What do you want to do before you
die?” The four not only asked the
Goodbye, Ryan Mitchell
For more than three and
a half years, Ryan Mitchell
has helped to make this
paper what it is today,
missing countless deadlines
along the way. Check out
his goodbye as a Pioneer
staff reporter.
See page 3
people they met along the way but
also helped the strangers with items
on their lists.
With this two-week trip under
their belt, the four continued this
trip until 2007, when MTV initially contacted them. MTV offered
them a show and, shockingly, they
declined. “We declined because we
realized they were going to take
creative control,” said Nemtin in an
interview with The New York Times.
For the next two years, they continued to cross off as many items on
their list as they possibly could,
See BURIED LIFE, Page 5
She has Bieber fever
Natalie Kfoury talks to
Allie Doyle about her obsession with Bieber in the
wake of his Dec. 9 concert
at the Verizon Wireless
Arena.
See page 14
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The Pioneers traveled to Lebanon to play in
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falling short with a score of 24-14.
Football team
falls just short
By Jacob St. Germain
Pioneer Staff
After crushing every team they faced
last year the Pioneer football team
moved up, from Division V to Division
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Pioneers moved up a division, they still
dominated almost every team they faced,
with the exception of Lebanon.
The Division championship game
started with Trinity receiving the ball
and returning it to the 26 yard line. On
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74 yards for a touchdown that was run in
by Rob Hoaglund.
This drive, that ate about 7 minutes
off the clock, was highlighted by a 12yard run on third down by Josh Hughes.
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led 6-0. Not only was the score in their
favor but so was the momentum.
After a punt by Lebanon, the Pioneer’s drive began with big runs by
Hughes and Adam Chambers that got
the Trinity offense down to Lebanon’s
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Trinity in the lead, 6-0.
Trinity picked up where they left off.
When Trinity reached the 26-yard line
there was a pivotal 4 and 1 situation.
Trinity went for it and the quarterback
snuck through a hole in the defense for
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The drive resulted in a touchdown
by Hughes and a two-point conversion
that was run in by Chambers. With six
minutes left in the half, every person in
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Trinity was on its way to another championship.
But Lebanon was not ready to give
up. They came out strong with some
big runs of their own. Lebanon scored
with 4 minutes left in the half, making it
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Lebanon was back in the game. The second quarter ended with Trinity in the
How is Santa not dead?
OMG, like, don’t
you know how many
calories are in cookies? Ciara Speller does. She thinks
the holiday are just...morbidly obese. Don’t worry;
she also has a solution.
See page 2
See FOOTBALL, Page 7
THS at a glance...
12/18 - Breakfast with
Santa - 8 AM-11AM
12/21 - Christmas/Advent
Liturgy at St. Joseph’s Cathedral - 1 PM dismissal
12/22-1/3 - Christmas
Break - No Classes
1/3` - Teacher Workshop
Day - No Classes
Page 2
The Pioneer
Opinion/Editorial
Embracing adversity
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a time when our world most
time when we gather together needs people who can emand celebrate. A time to cap
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off the year by surrounding
who stare into the face of
ourselves with family and
adversity and see real people.
friends. A time
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when we realize
the christmas isEditorial
just how lucky
sue of our paper
we are.
has been focused,
Yet if there is
maybe a bit too
one thing we learn at Trinity,
much so, on the commercial
it’s that the christian spirit
aspect of the holidays. While
doesn’t go on holiday. All
that’s all well and good,
around us are people who
we’ve changed it up a little
have not been blessed with
bit this year.
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Read through this paper,
the spirit of
and hopefully
the holidays,
eyes will
“Yet if there is one your
the christian
be opened to
spirit, and
thing we learn at just how much
the spirit of
adversity there
Trinity, it’s that
Trinity for
is all around
that matter,
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would have
a story about
us look not
doesn’t go on holi- bullying, a conjust to our
troversial issue
day.”
christmas
that, for many
trees for
of your peers,
gifts, but to those in need, for will hit very close to home.
the opportunity to help.
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That’s always been
within our midst, living proof
something we embrace here.
that strength and courage can
Toys for Tots, Thanksgiving
literally save your life.
baskets, and various other
Overall, we’ve gone in a
charitable events around the
different direction with this
holidays have always been
issue of the Pioneer. Rather
met with a little something
than embracing commermore here at Trinity. There
cialism, we took a different
has always been an added
direction; a direction that
sentiment of giving; an eager- opens us up to the strength
ness to lend a hand.
and adversity of people, and
And in that spirit of givthat’s what the Christmas
ing, we enter the holidays at
spirit is really all about.
The Pioneer
Editor-in-Chief
Joe Walsh
News Editors
Ryan Mitchell
Tiffany Keenan
Sports Editors
Aubrey Legasse
Jess Sweeney
A&E Editors
Natalie Kfoury
Alexis Kittle
Opinions Editor
Nicole Fell
Broadcast Editor
Ciara Speller
Staff Writers
Meghan Barker
Tres Beeson
Kasie Bourque
Maegan Conti
Allison Doherty
Meredith Farrell
Eric Kallander
Aidan Manning
Jacob St. Germain
Abbey Thompson
Christina Tomao
Advisory
Mrs. Terri Greene Henning, adviser
Mr. Denis Mailloux, principal
Mr. Steven Gadecki, assistant principal
Mr. Patrick Smith, dean of students
[email protected]
Opinions expressed in signed and unsigned letters to the editor, opinion pieces,
and columns are not necessarily those of The Pioneer, its staff, or Trinity High
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letter to the editor via e-mail to [email protected]
Forget about the cake and cookies,
that’s not what Christmas is about
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The holiday season is a time
of giving and sharing, especially when it comes to food.
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grandma, eating all the free
food there is at our parents’
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cream there is.
However, what we should
also be thinking about is
what all this food can do to
us. Before you know, it we
could all become victims of
“holiday expansion,” meaning the most weight gain
occurs during the holidays.
“Holiday expansion” is
most common in teens our
age, so we need to pay the
most attention to what we
consume during this wonderful season of delicious food.
There is a bunch of
healthier alternatives to the
foods that we consume during
the holidays that many of us
are not aware of. Here are
some helpful tips in controlling your holiday weight gain.
Maintain a regular exercise routine; whether it is
walking a few laps around
your block or around the
mall, every bit of exercise
makes a difference. Keep
your regular eating schedule,
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Ciara Speller
OPINION
night with large amounts of
foods.
Be a contributor and
bring the healthy veggie plat-
“‘Holiday expansion’ is most common in teens our
age, so we need to
pay the most attention to what we
consume during this
wonderful season of
delicious food.”
ter rather than the cookie tray
to the family events. Veggies
and dip make great appetizers. Lastly, make sure to get
your sleep time in! The less
you sleep, the more you will
crave those sugary holiday
snacks to stay awake.
There are also many ways
to make the dinner dishes
we all love to eat during this
season much healthier. The
average serving of macaroni
and cheese, for example.
has around 400 calories and
about 12 grams of fat.
Why not try your mac
with skim milk, low fat
cheese and wheat pasta.
Chances are it will taste
almost the same. Egg nog
is another fan favorite, but
one class could contain 350
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try hot chocolate with water
and not milk.
Pecan pie or pumpkin
pie, you may be asked? Pick
the slice of pumpkin pie with
around 150 cals rather than
the pecan with 500.
Many of us are also
snackaholics. We tend to go
for the left-over brownies or
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try some nuts like almonds
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nog, try a class of cranberry
or grapefruit juice, which are
both low in sugar and help
sustain hunger.
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helpful to you during the
holiday season and assist
you in dodging the “holiday
expansion” syndrome.
Please, parents, put down your
cellphones; it’s not that important
“Put your phone down,
nothing’s that important.”
Who says this time and time
again? Obviously, that would
be our parents.
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they’re constantly telling
us to stop texting and go do
something else. One could
argue that they know what’s
best for us, but nobody really
wants to hear that.
Now, if you’ve seen your
parents on their phones while
driving, then you know exDFWO\ZKDW,¶PWDONLQJDERXW
They’ll sit there at a stoplight or a stop sign on their
phone, and when they can
drive again, they’re still texting, reading their email or
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barely paying attention to
the road.
Does that sound very safe
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around 40 years old, they
have many important things
that they need to check.
Apparently seeing how
the Pats, Bruins, Red Sox
or Celtics are doing is much
more important than making
sure you and your companions in the car are safe.
Weren’t we always told from
our parents that we should
Jess Sweeney
OPINION
never be on our phones while
driving? They are setting
such a great example.
May we remind you,
texting while driving is now
illegal in the state of New
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because that is just ten times
better!
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heard my parents in the car
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email, so it’s not illegal.”
Maybe they should make
checking your email and
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probably worse because it
requires you to pay more attention to what you’re doing
or reading.
Plenty of car accidents
have happened just because
people are on their phones
while driving, whether it is
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These accidents are not just
caused by your average teenager, but by adults as well.
According to Edgar Snyder
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percent of car accidents in
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were caused by adults and
teenagers who were talking
on the phone while driving.
Many teenagers, and
even kids, tell their parents
to put the phone down and
pay attention to the road. We
may tell them to put it down
for our safety, or just so
they know how it feels to be
yelled at to put it down. They
obviously, being our parents,
are not going to listen to us,
even though they probably
should.
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know how to give advice,
they just don’t know how to
take it themselves.
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attention to the road more
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to put the phone down while
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will read that.
The Pioneer
Opinion/Editorial
Page 3
Christmas that doesn’t
burden your budget
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as well be robbing a bank
Holiday shopNatalie Kfoury yourself to it.
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The crowds,
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the bustle, the
cane that your
commercials that
grandmother or
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someone that
minutes during
you know has a
the post-Thanksfew old skeins
giving Star Wars
of yarn that you
marathon, holican easily take
day shopping—
off their hands.
and its ridiculous
Buy cheap
prices— seem to pop up out
gifts. Make stores like Dollar
of nowhere and drag us under Tree your best friends and
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use them to your advantage.
Now, it would be all well
At stores like these you can
and good if we could go
buy a lot of more fun gifts
about thanking and loving
for cheaper prices. You just
people during the holiday
might have to look a little
season without shelling out
harder.
last week’s paycheck on a
Make oodles of Christmas
zebra-print Snuggie, because, cookies. That’s right, raid
hey, it’s fun and useful, right? your pantry and assemble the
We have come to a point
goods for a holiday cookie
where we have to realize a
extravaganza.
good old friendship hug and
Spend a couple hours in
a homemade card that drips
the kitchen and all your gifts
with glitter aren’t going to
will be ready to be individucut it in most situations for
ally bagged and passed out
the holiday season.
during your next lunch mod.
So, in comes the Cheap
The Christmas season is
Christmas Plan.
one of joy, but that doesn’t
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mean that you have to break
learned how to knit off a
the bank. Be creative and
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think of alternatives to your
time to learn, and you can
holiday shopping. Being a
quickly churn out a scarf in
cheapskate sometimes can
a few hours if you dedicate
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These days, it is so easy to
simply go on your computer,
navigate to iTunes and buy
all the music your little heart
desires. Of course, there is an
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Many of you reading this
have probably downloaded
something illegally at least
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you, because you are saving
the music industry.
Let me get this straight.
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wrong. Would you walk into a
store and steal a shirt? Hopefully not. Then why on Earth
is it okay to go online and
steal a whole album?
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those who bring us some of
the most joy in life are struggling through hard times.
These people are musicians,
and they deserve your money,
just as much as you think that
you deserve their beautiful
music.
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costs money. This is coming
from a girl who spends the
majority of her paycheck at
Newbury Comics in Manchester buying album after
album after album.
Music is a way of life for
Natalie Kfoury
OPINION
many people; however, in
order to continue living our
lives surrounded by music,
there needs to be a source of
where the music comes from.
,IHYHU\RQHZHUHWRLOlegally download all music,
then the artists who work
long, tedious hours in studio
sessions to create albums
would not have any money to
work with. Sure, we would
all have our tunes and that
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future of the music industry
would crash from lack of
revenue.
There will always be
concerts and merchandise
that people will buy, and yes,
those will sustain certain artists for a bit. But what about
the little guys?
What about the smaller
bands that depend on people
spending a few bucks on an
album so that they can con-
tinue doing what makes them
happiest in the world?
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was going out and robbing
banks, would that make it
okay for you to take part?
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that you are basically stealing money out of musician’s
pockets. Be a music fan, not a
music pickpocket.
Stealing music online
is the same as walking into
Best Buy, picking up the new
Kanye album and making a
mad dash out the doors without paying for it.
A study released by the
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online music pirating (illegal
downloading).
The statistics showed that
piracy caused 12.5 billion
dollars of economic losses
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lost and a loss of 2.7 billion
dollars in workers’ salaries.
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yourself thinking about
obtaining an album, please
consider doing it the honest
way.
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feel better about yourself. To
tell you the truth, the world
does not need another thief.
Ryan Mitchell, signing off
Due to my cluttered
of our newspaper’s dignity
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schedule, this is the last issue
in these two pursuits should
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be on staff for, and though it’s
as it is, appreciated by the
sad for me to realize that, it
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mostly reminds me of a story
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in the newspaper, they should
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write to the staff and demand
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that there writing be published
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Remember the online
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I see the mistakes we laughed about, people for their honest
be Trinity’s source for
the mistakes I was ripped apart for, all pursuit to better our newsjournalistic news? Well,
of the stories, good and bad, and of paper over the past four
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by fewer students than
in-chief, the sports guys,
days after their publication.
the readers of the Trinity
who were basically the
the editions of The Pioneer
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more year, when our newspafor being an excellent editorwas ripped apart for, all of the
per staff and school decided
in-chief thus far.
stories, good and bad, and of
to make the change to a print
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that sent roars through the
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though producing a newspaper been a part of a staff that’s so
deadlines. She has done an
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as good as any other high
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outlet, and the preservation
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had a way with words.
On behalf of the entire Pioneer staff,
best of luck to Ryan Mitchell.
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and we’ve come a long way as a
school newspaper.
Thanks for being a part of it all.
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The Pioneer
News
Strike or spare, Cashin’s always there
By Nicole Fell
Pioneer Staff
“Strike!” This may be one of the
most beloved words in the word
of bowling. And the strike is a
move that junior Conor Cashin has
seemed to master.
A typical Saturday morning for
this Trinity High School junior
consists of attending his bowling
league, at Candia’s Lakeside Lanes,
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consists of bowlers ages 12 to 19
but, according to Cashin, most are
14 or 15.
Cashin’s team consists of 5 boys,
who play every weekend. A fairly
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something that is normal, according
to Cashin.
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is already thinking about the future
and possibly sees bowling in it.
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should,” he said.
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and have stuck with it.” he said. He
shows no signs of stopping anytime
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a challenging sport that takes a lot
more skill than most people think.”
Not only does Cashin bowl,,
simply for the love of bowling, but he
is also an avid competitor. He bowled
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is open to any bowler over the age of
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which is made up of bowlers ages 16
to 18.
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was $1,000 in scholarship money. He
has competed in other competitions
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and free bowling for certain periods
of time,” said Cashin.
He may not take home a victory
in every competition but he currently
holds the high series (363), the high
single (138), and the high average
(104) in his league.
Most people are unaware of
Conor’s bowling, even his own
friends. “Most of the time they don’t
believe it and laugh,” said Cashin.
On top of Conor’s already busy
bowling schedule, he is an avid hunter.
Some thing he does in his spare time.
He also runs track for Trinity. When
you see Cashin bowl, it is quite obvious that he was born to do this[TH5]
, and one look at his scores and it
becomes extremely evident.. And, his
scores back that statement up.
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now, but look out. He is certainly going places.
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Trinity’s own Mrs. Patti Tortolini receives her golden graduation sash for her induction to the National Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society at Manchester Community College on Dec. 10.
Trinity’s Pioneer staff wants to know: What do you want to
do before you die? Check page 5 for details.
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TAHIR
Continued from page 1
FOOTBALL
and she has regular doctors’
appointments. Other than these
few limitations, Tahir is a regular
high school girl.
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volunteer at Children’s, and brings
in candy and toys to the kids.
She really enjoys giving back to
a place where she spent so much
time. She also brings boxes of
pizza to the parents who are in the
waiting room and talks with them.
“Life’s too short, so don’t
waste it. You see just how much
you really have when you look
at those children who are in the
Photo Courtesy of Shan Tahir
children’s hospital,” said Tahir.
Tahir is shown here during a recent trip to Pakistan for her sister’s wedding. Because her surGiving is an important aspect
gery is such a new procedure, doctors had to limit the length of her trip to minimize risk.
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why she enjoys giving back to
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but she said the prayers that she had
Children’s. Her family brought their
says she is treated like everyone else
received really helped her through
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moved here from Pakistan.
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“My faith is my number one, and
³,¶YHOLYHGKHUHP\ZKROHOLIHDQG a.m.), 7 a.m., noon (which she drives
nothing else will come before it,” said
LW¶VEDVLFDOO\P\KRPH,YLVLW3DNLhome for), 3 p.m. and after sunset
Tahir.
stan sometimes and after being there
(which is around 9 p.m.).
Once she graduates from Trinity,
a week, which is all the doctors will
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Tahir hopes to do something in the
DOORZ,PLVVP\KRPHDQG0F'RQfaith and is always eager to share her
hospital, especially something in the
ald’s,” said Tahir.
beliefs with others. She comes in and
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Tahir’s sister recently got married
speaks to my World Literature classes ³,WKLQNLWMXVWFDXJKWP\H\HDIWHU
in Pakistan, and Tahir traveled with
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being in the hospital for so much
her family to celebrate.
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time,” said Tahir.
“The doctors were worried and
she is to her faith and how well she
Overall, Tahir’s surgery has
gave me many restrictions; they
¿WVLQDW7ULQLW\´VDLG(QJOLVKWHDFKHU changed her outlook in many ways.
wanted me to drink a lot of water be- Mrs. Courter.
“This surgery has shown me that
cause they were afraid of me getting
Mrs. Courter has taught both Tahir you can overcome things that you
dehydrated. They were also worried
and her sister, who graduated in 2003, never thought you would ever face,”
about the pollution in Pakistan and
in her English classes and has gotten
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to know Shan very well.
that God tests people to see if they
only stay in Pakistan for a week,”
Tahir said that the doctors obvican overcome the challenges they
said Tahir.
ously helped her during her surgery,
face.”
lead, but it seemed like Lebanon had
all the momentum.
Lebanon started the second quarter on offense. Try as Trinity might,
Lebanon had an explosive running
back and a great passing game that
was extremely hard to stop.
Lebanon marched down the
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minutes off the clock. A couple key
plays for Lebanon were when they
threw it 13 yards on 3rd down for a
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was tied, 14-14.
From then on, it was all Lebanon. Trinity got the ball back but
could not do anything with it and
was forced to punt. The punt was
blocked by Lebanon and recovered
inside the ten yard line.
With 5 minutes left in the game,
Lebanon ran the ball in for touchdown. With the score 21- 14 with
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winning another championship was
in danger of being crushed.
The rest of the third quarter and
the beginning of the fourth quarter
were full of changes in possession
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the fourth quarter Trinity’s defense
was doing a good job of keeping the
team in the game and held the RaidHUVWRD¿HOGJRDOWKDWSXWWKHUDLGHUV
up by 10.
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left in the game but was forced again
to punt. Lebanon knelt the ball to
end the game, 24-14.
³:HFDPHRXWÀDWWRVWDUWWKHVHFond half,” said Pioneer coach Gary
Leonard in an interview with The
Union Leader.
But Trinity’s season was not
over; they still had one game left to
play, the Turkey Bowl. This opSRQHQWZDV&HQWUDOD'LYLVLRQ,
team that had won a city-leading 15
Turkey Bowls. Most people thought
that this game against Central was
going to be a blowout. The Union
Leader even predicted a 36-6 win
for Central.
The game was a defensive battle
that was full of Central penalties and
turnovers. Most of Central’s turnovers were inside Trinity’s 30-yard
line. The score at the half was 0-0,
and that in itself was a big accomplishment.
Midway through the third quarter Trinity faced a pivotal 3rd and
11. Rather than run the ball, senior quarterback, Jacob Goldstein
dropped back and threw a pass over
the middle to junior Andrew Lauderdale for the 31-yard touchdown. The
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the third, the scoreboard showed the
underdog Pioneers up 6-0.
Trinity managed to keep Central’s
offense under control until about
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scored a touchdown.
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left in the game, but failed to do anything with it and was forced to punt.
Just when it looked like Central
was going to run out the clock, they
fumbled the ball, giving Trinity the
ball back with under a minute left.
However Trinity could not do
anything with the ball, and turned it
over on downs. The game was over.
Central had won its 16th Turkey
bowl, 7-6, over Trinity.
BURIED LIFE
until 2009, when MTV saw their
video on their YouTube page
and came knocking at their door
once again. This time the answer
was a little different. MTV realized why people were so moved
by what these guys were doing
- because these people’s stories
were real - and agreed to give
them full creative rights. They
produce and edit the show and
MTV broadcasts it. So the men
now had themselves a major TV
show, for the whole world to
see.
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adventures were showcased on
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season of The Buried Life consisted
of 8 episodes, featuring the most
ridiculous (in their minds), list items
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party at the Playboy Mansion, playing basketball with Obama, helping
a stranger deliver a baby, and telling
a joke on late night TV. While they
crossed off these crazy items off
their list, they helped a total stranger
complete something they wanted in
their lives. One truly touching moment was when the boys took a girl
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time and broke down in tears. And
although the guys did not get to cross
off playing basketball with Obama
on the show, they were graced with
the pleasure of getting to play with
the president after the show aired.
“We put it on the list 2 years ago
because it was the most impossible
thing we could think of. Looks like
the bar was just raised for Season 2,”
they wrote on their Buried Life blog.
Along came the summer of 2010.
The guys set out to complete season
two, eight more ridiculous items to
cross off their list and eight more
chances to change peoples lives. The
season started off crazy with one of
the most challenging items on the
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not cross this one list because the
night ended with the four guys in jail.
Not exactly what they expected.
“This summer has been unreal,”
wrote the four on their blog. They
also did one of the most impossible
and life-changing list items, “Escape
from a desert island.” The guys did
it all on their own, showing people
everywhere that anything is possible.
Although most people tend to
focus on what The Buried Life guys
are doing about their 100 item list, the
real magic is what these four are doing for the strangers they meet along
the way. They traveled all over the
place to help the people who wrote
on their Facebook wall or contacted
them in some way. “We’re going to be
helping a lot of people this year, so if
you have something on your list that’s
really important to you, let us know,”
wrote the four on their blog.
These four guys are taking control
of their lives and showing the world
that anything can be accomplished.
The four are changing lives and possibly changing the world. As long
as they continue to try and complete
their life goals, the world is going to
continue to watch. Just remember the
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do before you die?”
Page 6
The Pioneer
NEWS BRIEF
VeteransDay
Trinity students, faculty and alumni gathered in Trinity
High School’s McHugh Gymnasium on Nov. 11 to honor
the alumni who have served or are serving in the military.
The assembly consisted of a few guest speakers, such as
Dr. Susan Peterson, who is the mother of two children and
Trinity alumni in the Air Force.
There was also a live video chat with Eric Martin, who
graduated from Trinity in 2008, and could not attend the assembly because of his service.
A slideshow of all the alumni’s graduation pictures from
Trinity was presented and made by Mrs. Terri Henning.
Awards and letters, which were written by many Trinity
students, were given to the attending alumni.
Many who attended the assembly wanted to voice their
appreciation to the men and women serving.
“I’m extremely grateful and humble for their unselfish
service to their country,” said Mr. Bill Sheehan.
About 12 veterans were able to attend the assembly out
of the 75 who had been invited. In total, about 23 veterans
and their families were able to attend the assembly.
“I was very happy with the outcome of this assembly. I
think it was rewarding to invite [the alumni] to the school
and honor them for what they’ve done,” said Mr. Flaherty.
Sponsoring A Family
Every year around Christmastime, each senior theology
class decides to do something generous in honor of the giving
season.
Each class is “given” a needy family to buy gifts for and
with each family comes a list of suggested items. The gift
ideas are often very simple, ranging from books and DVDs to
clothing and basic supplies like shampoo.
Theology teacher Mr. Carnevale, who teaches every single
senior, is the helping force behind this project. To prepare
students to give back, he gives class time to talking about the
needy families, the best things to buy for them and how to best
go about the buying process.
Most students bring in donations that they then pool together and use to go buy the families’ gifts. Students often get
together in large groups to go shopping, going during study
mods and even on the weekends.
Students pull together to get the job done. Donations from
each student are generally fairly small, around ten dollars, but
that seems to be plenty. If every student brings in that much
money, each theology class has around one hundred and fifty
dollars to spend on their chosen family.
Students buy the gifts themselves and then send the gifts off
to an organization that in turn sends the gifts to the families.
Often, classes receive letters from the families thanking the
students greatly.
“It’s an amazing feeling being able to help others for
Christmas,” said senior Sam Verney. “It would be an awful
feeling waking up Christmas morning without presents under
the tree. I’m glad we get the opportunity to help and make a
difference.”
Pioneer Staff Photo
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wait to be donated to needy families around the Manchester area. This year,
student Thanksgiving basket donations went to 356 different families.
News
TOMS puts its best foot forward
By Natalie
Kfoury
Pioneer Staff
One movement.
TOMS shoes
have a unique look
to them and cost
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relatively around
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the typical price for
my [TOMS]
a pair of shoes (a
shoes in the
“Classic” pair costs
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$54). The buyer is
reminded that
really purchasing
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two pairs of shoes,
pair of shoes to
as one pair is deliva child in need
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to put on every
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morning,” said
other
is shipped out
Seniors Amanda Jenks and Natalie Kfoury show off their
senior Sarah
to
a
child
in need.
TOMS shoes. TOMS is a company that matches every pair of
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Tarr.
shoes with another pair that are donated to a child in need.
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like so many chariploit people in impoverished
everyday that
ties aren’t as transparent as
countries,” said Max Stuart,
we realize how doing the
TOMS, where you know
a senior who owns a pair of
little things can help. Things
exactly what your purchase
like putting on a pair of shoes TOMS.
is doing and who it’s going
may seem, to many of us, like ,QGHYHORSLQJFRXQWULHV
towards. That transparency
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trivial, everyday matters. To
made TOMS a worthwhile
is often found through soilothers, however, shoes are a
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transmitted diseases, which
luxury that cannot be afsaid senior Christine Fontaine.
can enter the body through
forded.
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Due to the efforts of a
movement, TOMS is involved
the individual is protected
man by the name of Blake
with other methods of raisfrom the diseases, and from
Mycoskie, however, life is
ing awareness. The One Day
looking a little bit brighter for the long-term physical and
Without Shoes program is just
mental harm that can be a
children who cannot afford
as it sounds. For one day, on
result from the diseases.
the what we may consider
April 5, TOMS challenges
Wearing shoes can also
life’s small pleasures.
people to go without shoes.
help prevent infection from
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walking on feet that have been
traveler and past-Amazing
to
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with the many
painfully cut up and damaged
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people
walking
this world
from exposure to the elements
of Blake Mycoskie found
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himself in a small village in
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Argentina. There, he met chiltake for granted. Rather than
developing countries need
dren of the village who had
schooling as much as children taking a walk in their shoes,
no shoes to protect their feet.
take a walk like them, without
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shoes. TOMS challenges this
children, and others like them, many situations, children in
to anyone who would like
these developing countries
Mycoskie set out to develop
to give it a shot, for the sole
and bring forth a powerful or- cannot attend school if they
reason of raising awareness.
ganization with kindness at its lack shoes because footwear
Like many all over the
heart, TOMS Shoes, a compa- is a part of the school uniworld, the Trinity community
form.
ny that as of September 2010
TOMS Shoes not only pro- helps those in need through
had provided over one million
the admirable charity that is
tects the bodies of innocent
children with new shoes.
TOMS Shoes. A huge differchildren but also the minds.
TOMS Shoes, which
ence can be made, and all it
began as Shoes for Tomorrow, With footwear provided by
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that with every pair of shoes
nating,” said senior Shae Cole.
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that a person purchases and
receives, one pair will be sent that you don’t really think
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out to a child in need.
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movement helps out people
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in need, especially when
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many shoe companies ex-
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The Junior class hosted its annual Semi-Formal on Dec. 4. The event was a hit, and the junior class sold around 250
tickets to the event. Juniors Silvere Aluko and Lia Nawn were crowned the annual Prince and Princess.
The Pioneer
News
Page 7
To bully victims everywhere: “It gets better.”
By Alexis Kittle and
Aubrey Legasse
Pioneer Staff
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Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act
to include language, information, and
SROLF\VSHFL¿FWREXOO\LQJDQGF\EHUEXOlying. According to HB1523, bullying
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pattern of incidents involving a written,
verbal, or electronic communication, or
a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another pupil
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(1) Physically harms a pupil or damages the pupil’s property;
(2) Causes emotional distress to a
pupil;
,QWHUIHUHVZLWKDSXSLO¶VHGXFDtional opportunities;
(4) Creates a hostile educational environment; or
(5) Substantially disrupts the orderly
operation of the school.
‘Bullying’ shall include actions motivated by an imbalance of power based
on a pupil’s actual or perceived personal
characteristics, behaviors, or beliefs, or
motivated by the pupil’s association with
another person and based on the other
person’s characteristics, behaviors, or
beliefs.”
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2006 Youth Risk Survey, lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and questioning
youth are up to four times more likely to
attempt suicide than their heterosexual
Bullying. Maybe you’ve heard too
peers.
much about it. Maybe you haven’t heard
To combat this growing problem
enough. Either way, bullying has become
among teens and especially among teens
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struggling with their sexual identity, one
John Halligan and Dan Savage are
man created a short video telling teens a
two men working to prevent teen bulVLPSOHPHVVDJH,W*HWV%HWWHU7KDWRQH
lying. One is a parent who lost his son
video has grown into hundreds, and the
to bullying; the other, a journalist who
SURMHFWNQRZQVLPSO\DV³,W*HWV%HWexperienced bullying as a teen.
ter,” features videos from the staffs of the
To raise awareness of bullying and
Gap, Google and Facebook, videos from
teen suicide, Halligan, a Vermont parent
ordinary people, and videos from famous
whose son committed suicide, came to
ones such as President Barack Obama,
Trinity High School on Oct. 29 to share
singer Adam Lambert, and actress Anne
his son’s story with the students and
Hathaway.
faculty.
Savage, the journalist behind the projHalligan started his presentation off
ect, started with a video featuring himself
with some video clips and family photos
DQGKLVSDUWQHU,QLWWKH\WDONDERXWEHof Ryan, who was 13 years old when he
ing bullied as teens and their struggles to
committed suicide on Oct. 7, 2003. Hallimake it through high school—alive. As
gan wanted the students and teachers “to
they talk about their bullying troubles,
get to know” Ryan before starting to tell
it isn’t hard for someone watching the
his son’s experience with bullying and
video to think about his or her own probcyberbullying.
lems. But just as the title suggests, the
Ryan experienced bullying beginning
video— and their lives—got better. The
LQ¿IWKJUDGHDQGKLVSUREOHPVRQO\HVtwo talk about their life together and the
calated. Seventh grade especially proved
love and support they’ve received from
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their families.
had bullied Ryan for
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years, became even
to viewers, “Your
“Remember, if you are a bully, you’re not just bully- says
more determined to
life can be amazing, but
pick on Ryan.
ing that person, you’re bullying the entire family. And you have to tough this
With support
period out and you have
if you’re bullied, don’t be embarrassed to ask for help to live your life for it to
from his family, Ryan made it
amazing.”
because you’re not alone. Remember that you are all getTeenagers
through the seventh
already
grade and spent the
have
so
much
to deal
loved beyond belief.” - John Halligan
majority of his next
with. Pressures from
summer online.
school, parents and
Later, Halligan would discover that Ryan ,RIWKLVVHFWLRQXQGHUWDNHQWKURXJKWKH
peers leave little time for anything else,
was online trying to quiet rumors that he use of electronic devices.”
especially bullying. For many teens, the
was gay.
7KHUHLVJRRGUHDVRQIRUVXFKFODUL¿issue seems almost too great to bear. But
Shortly after eighth grade started,
cation and attention to the issue, for the
resources do exist to help teens through,
Ryan took his life.
statistics are alarming.
UHVRXUFHVOLNHWKH,W*HWV%HWWHUSURM³,GRQ¶WEODPH5\DQ¶VVXLFLGHRQRQH $FFRUGLQJWRWKH86'HSDUWPHQWRI ect site, teens’ own parents and trusted
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Health and Human Services, the annual
adults. Parents, may be able to offer a
end, Ryan was suffering from depresrate of suicide in the country is between
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sion. We have no doubt that bullying and 35,000 and 40,000 per year--and of those The perspective that it does, truly, get
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deaths, almost 20 percent are teens bebetter.
that triggered Ryan’s depression,” writes tween the ages of 12 and 18.
,Q2FWREHU+DOOLJDQHQGHGKLVSUHHalligan on Ryan’s website.
And, as anyone who has ever gone
sentation at Trinity with a similar sentiAfter Ryan’s death, Halligan worked
through high school knows, taunts and
ment.
to pass both the Vermont Bully Prevenwords hurt, perhaps none more so than
“Remember, if you are a bully, you’re
tion Bill and a law about mandatory
those challenging one’s identity. Words
not just bullying that person, you’re bulsuicide prevention education in public
and phrases that challenge students’ sexlying the entire family. And if you’re bulschools in April 2006. Other states are at- ual orientation are among the most hurtlied, don’t be embarrassed to ask for help
tacking the growing problem of bullying ful, and they’re having a profoundly sad
because you’re not alone. Remember that
in an attempt to prevent teen suicide.
effect. According to the Massachusetts
you are all loved beyond belief.”
Did you know:
-Teen suicide was the 3rd
leading cause of death
among young adults and
adolescents 15 to 24 years
of age.
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-Studies show that between 15–25 percent of
U.S. students are bullied
with some frequency
(“sometimes or more
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percent report that they
bully others with some
frequency (Melton et al.,
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The Pioneer
News
Raise awareness or intentionally offend? We’re split.
Bracelets cause negative discussion
Bracelets positvely support cause
By Kasie Bourque
Pioneer Staff
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being perverted. When printed on
a bracelet, it’s a different story.
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a Breast)” bracelets, supporting
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then maybe you
should get your
head out of the
rock you’re
hiding under.
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can tell, many
students are
wearing these
pink, green,
blue, or black
bracelets. They
are everywhere.
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the Keep A Breast foundation for
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50-100% of all proceeds made from
the bracelets go to the supporting
cause, depending on where you buy
the bracelet. The money made by
the organization is used to create
new methods for raising awareness.
These bracelets are prohibited
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one, then you are asked to turn
the bracelet inside out or to take it
off. “Boobies,” is looked upon as
a derogatory term here. Mr. Smith
said he thinks the word is slang and
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your wrist or anywhere else for that
matter.
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bracelets because they are raising
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disagree, saying that the term “booELHV´LVQRWDSSURSULDWHEXW,WKLQN
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All of the hype and controversy
over the word is worth it for the
cause. Faculty and staff just need
to look past the word boobies and
see the good.
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You would not be able to wear it.
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support raising
awareness for all
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am all for it.
Some people say that boys only
wear the bracelet because it says,
“boobies,” and because they get
reactions out of people, especially
teachers. This is not fair to say
considering one out of every eight
women will be diagnosed with
breast cancer during their lifetime.
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breast cancer a year and a half
ago, and she loves the idea of the
bracelets. On the term “boobies”
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efforts to raise awareness of breast
cancer.”
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cause, then you should go all out
for it, even if that means putting
“boobies” on a bracelet.
“My mom was diagnosed with breast
cancer a year and
a half ago and she
loves the idea of the
bracelets.”
Let your voice be heard!
Write a letter to the editor.
[email protected]
By Abbey Thompson
Pioneer Staff
you’re someone who simply doesn’t
want to wear a pink wristband, why
does the color really matter to you?
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After all, the color pink symbolizes
wristbands made by The Keep a
what you’re supporting.
Breast Foundation (KAB) sure have
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ably so. For, though they are for a
nowhere in their mission statement did
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they mention that their revenues go to
they border on provocativeness and
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are disrespectful to women who have mission is to help eradicate breast
had their breasts removed because of
cancer by exposing young people to
cancer.
methods of prevention,
Marilyn Aramini,
early detection and
who has survived
support.” On www.
breast cancer twice
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and is the mother of
that of the millions
Gary Aramini – a
of dollars KAB has
New Hampshire
made this year, only
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man who ran
$100,000 has been
across the country
given to breast cancer
in 1984 to raise
grants and awards. The
money for cancer
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got things such as faith and hope on
billion for cancer research since its
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beginning in 1982 – 75 percent of
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remaining percent of funds go to
to women who have gone through
international community education
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dations, events, including Relay for
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thinking [before her mastectomy],
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research money and awareness.
can’t believe the term they’re using.
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wristbands going to be astoundit’s very degrading to me.”
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honestly worth making others feel
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don’t think so.
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Good luck to all
our Pioneers
from Mr. and
Mrs. Emile Tetu.
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sensitive to
women ‘I Love
Boobies’?
I take that
[phrase] as an
insult.”
The Pioneer
Sports
BOYS’ ATHLETE OF
THE FALL SEASON
Hoaglund
Rob Hoaglund: Rob
Hoaglund accomplished
much for the football team
as the leading rusher for the
2010 season with more 1200
yards. Hoaglund held his
own throughout the season
by making plays that needed
to be made when they were
needed most.
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been such a fun and unique
experience. On the plus side
we went out and lost to a
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in the Turkey Bowl. So my
class gets to leave knowing
it really helped the growth of
the football program,” said
Hoaglund.
Hoaglund moves to lacrosse, where he is hopeful
he can help his team make
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in a few years.
Honorable Mentions
Josh Hughes-XQLRU-RVK
Hughes, running back on offense and middle linebacker
on defense, dominated in
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over 1000 yards rushing.
Without Hughes on defense,
other teams might have had
a better chance against the
Pioneers, as Hughes had the
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his next year, he is hoping
the team can bring home the
title, unlike this year where
the team fell short losing to
Lebanon 24-14 in the state
championship game.
Ryan Carrier5\DQ&DUrier, a sophomore linebacker
and running back, stood out
among his peers. Carrier started out with a great season,
compiling 263 yards early in
the season until an arm injury
sidelined him. Trying to come
back for the Turkey Bowl,
Carrier turned into a coach
of sorts, teaching his replacement plays for upcoming
games. He was not able to
return for the game and hated
being on the sidelines, watching his team but always there
to support them at every game
and practice.
GIRLS’ ATHLETE OF
THE SEASON
Senior cross country runner Chelsey Serrano has been
named athlete of the season
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girl in more than three years
to make the New England
Championship meet.
Trinity girls cross country’s captain had an outstanding season with an impressive
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the Meet of Champions on
Nov. 6.
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placed 14 out of 158 at the DiYLVLRQ,,PHHWDW'HUU\¿HOGRQ
Oct. 30. Thanks to her great
running at the divisional meet,
Serrano advanced to the state
meet, the Meet of Champions. She placed 17 out of 140
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Serrano advanced further to
the New England Championship meet on Nov. 13 in
Thetford. She placed 90th out
of 255 runners, in Vermont,
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Serrano always ran her
hardest and deserves Athlete
of the Season for the fall of
2010.
Honorable Mentions
Betsy Tamulonis6HQLRU
Serrano
volleyball captain Betsy
Tamulonis was a great team
leader for the Pioneer team.
She was good at communicating on the court. She has
been playing volleyball for
six years and she loves it.
Leah SherU-XQLRUYDUVLW\
goal keeper for girls’ soccer
made honorable mentions
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TRINITY ATHLETES TO WATCH
DURING THE WINTER SEASON...
The boy’s athlete to watch
for the winter season is senior
Zach Stevens. He loves to
play basketball and has been
playing the game for a very
long time.
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Price hoop for Christmas, and
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IURPWKHQRQ,¶YHMXVWGHYHOoped a love for this game,”
said Stevens.
Last year, he scored an
average of 12 points a game.
Last year he played the position of shooting guard.
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basketball player to watch,
Zach Stevens is a good bet.
Emilee Marro, four-year
varsity player and captain of
the Trinity girls’ basketball
team, returns this year in hopes
of leading her team to a season
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Marro is the team’s point
guard and a leader on and off
the court.
This year, the team will
Stevens
graduate six seniors including
Marro. This will be Marro’s
second year as captain, and she
plans to take her team as far
into the playoffs as she can.
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do the things that we couldn’t
do last year as a team,” said
Marro.
Visit us online at www.trinity-hs.org.
Young boys’ hoops
team ready and able
By Ryan Michell
Pioneer Staff
Each year players leave,
and each year players return
in blue and red for the Trinity boys’ basketball squad.
But these past two off seasons have held some surprises for the team. Following
superstar Jordan Laguerre’s
departure to New Hampton
after the 2009 season, last
year’s standout David Madol
departed amidst a swirling
fog of rumors that eventually
ended with him settling at
Manchester Memorial.
Losing Madol, arguably
the best player in this state’s
senior class, is obviously no
small loss. Neither was the
loss of Laguerre, but this is
a team that certainly has the
depth and talent to be able to
rebound from such a loss.
“Obviously it hurts losing a player like David, but
without him, we’re more of
a team. We’re still running
the same offensive plays we
were going to with him and
we have three other monsters who have our backs
on defense. Adjustments
really aren’t going to be
necessary,” said junior guard
Hunter Viscarello.
With shooters like senior
captain Zach Stevens and junior Jake Hamel, stone-wall
defenders like juniors Viscarello and Silvere Aluko,
newcomer, point guard Wol
Majong, and an up-andcoming group of underclassmen, Trinity should have no
trouble competing with other
title contenders.
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last year was a disappointPHQWWRPHDQG,KRSHZH
can make it back there with
this team, to again prove
what Trinity basketball is all
about,” said Viscarello.
What is possibly most
exciting about this team is its
underclassmen, and the way
its younger players are developing. Help will come in
the form of the incoming and
varsity-ready freshman trio
of Carmen Giampetruzzi,
Dawson Dickson, and Pat
Keefe, the “Little Three,” if
you will, while sophomores
Travis Descoteaux and big
man Mabor Gabriel will
be back from their freshmen season, ready to step
up.
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We’ve got some good young
talent who play hard and
push us at practice,” says
Hamel of his freshman and
sophomore teammates.
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he will be a strong accompaniment for fellow big men,
juniors Andrew Lauderdale,
and Silvere Aluko, creating a
towering, intimidating presence on the court that will
be unrelenting, especially
on the defensive end of the
ball. Viscarello, a defensive
standout, will also create
frustration for teams trying
to score.
On the offensive end,
Hamel and Stevens will be
relied upon to be consistent
outside shooters, while the
addition of Majong from
Central will add to the
team’s offensive power.
Hopefully Central’s annual,
frustrated chants of “traitor”
will cease.
Sophomore Travis
Descoteaux’s skillful play
will also add to the team’s
offensive threat, as will the
Little Three’s inside-outside
the arc offensive versatility.
With its many weapons
and improved team coherence, this team is less likely
to repeat its woeful playoff
performance last year, which
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breaker against Exeter.
There’s no doubt that
this year’s team is good, but
there are certainly questions
that have yet to be answered.
Only time will tell if young
players really are ready to
step up, and if returning
players really have improved
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basketball grapevine has told
us. A lot of preseason talk
is merely hearsay, as many
teams seek for some player
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if new stars begin to shine
on the court for Trinity, then
Bishop Guertin, Central,
and Memorial are teams that
our boys should beat. But, if
things don’t go as smoothly
as this team hopes, victories
against other big schools
could be hard to come by.
The starting rotation may
shift around as this team begins to form. But though this
team is completely different
from last years, the talks of
better team chemistry and
improved young guns may
be proven right away.
“The team this year is
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been on. We work hard at
practices and push each
other. We are a tight group,
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far,” said Hamel.
Whether the talent is
there just yet or not, one
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team has the right attitude.
They are ready to reestablish Trinity as a perennial powerhouse atop the
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standings. The boys feel
like they have something
to prove this year and will
come out game after game
with a vengeance, ready as
always, to make it out of the
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championship title.
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The Pioneer
Sports
Pioneer Sports Log Trinity student puts her
heart and soul into cheering
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play from Memorial High School, ending with a loss is not
the plan this year. Without having any seniors on the team
last year, the girls already started off to a good year by
knowing everyone on the team and working together for two
years in a row.
“We have been playing really well together; we have
been trying to push each other a lot in practice, too,” said
senior Emily Martin.
This year with strong leadership from the captains Martin, Emilee Marro and star player from last year’s season
Jasmine Theroux, the Lady Pioneers, led by head coach Pat
Smith, look to put up yet again another successful season.
Key players, such as seniors Marro and Paige Heslin and
junior Lia Nawn, will be helpful in the Pioneers achieving a
successful season
Hoping they don’t end this season like the last, the girls’
basketball team is expected to do very well this season improving on last year’s overall record of 10-8.
“Last year was a growing year, so this season is our
chance to come together and win some big games,” said
Martin.
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the Crusaders’ home court. The Pioneers fell to Memorial,
34-26.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
The Trinity boys’ basketball team will begin its season at
home on Dec. 17 against Dover High School. The Pioneers’
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for another one.
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letdown is the fact that the game is only on the second to last
game of the year.
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season goals right away.
Winter track is composed of many different events
including sprints, hurdles, and long distances. Last year, the
team performed well in their distance events, and they are
hoping to do even better this year.
The team has many returning members this year as well
as some new members. This year the team also has a new
coach.
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said Captain Chelsey Serrano.
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and physical toughness.
“Our practices now are hard workouts that are preparing
us for our meets,” said Serrano.
The team is hopeful that their hard work will pay off and
that they will be very successful because of it.
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meet this year, that would be awesome,” said Serrano.
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only be great for the individual athletes but it would be great
for the program. The team hopes that this year will be a year
of accomplishments and improvements.
Support your Pioneers by
attending games and cheering on
your friends.
Visit www.trinity-hs.org for
up-to-date schedules.
Nicole Fell / Pioneer Staff
Holly O’Connor jumps while at cheer practice at Trinity. O’Connor spends lots of time working on her cheering.
By Jess Sweeney and
Joe Walsh
Pioneer Staff
Bump into Holly
O’Connor at any time
throughout the school day
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laughing or smiling. You’ll
probably see her talking with
friends or making jokes.
What you won’t see are the
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P.M.
Apart from juggling
schoolwork, she spends her
time as a member of the math
team and the National Honor
Society, as well as working part time as a hostess at
Hart’s Turkey Farm.
Yet her true passion is
cheerleading. O’Connor
cheers for both the Trinity
team and the East Celebrity
Elite team, spending a combined total of 14 hours per
week practicing.
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grade, when a friend gave a
presentation in school about
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decided to try out for a local
team the next year.
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the feeling of going out in a
big crowd and having a really good routine,” she says,
“competing is scary, but it’s
a rush.”
Throughout the years,
O’Connor has participated in
around 20 different competitions. Her East Celebrity
Elite team won the World
Spirit Federation Championship last year, which she
refers to as her favorite competition to date.
Though she enjoys cheerleading in general, she says
that her favorite aspect of it
would have to be tumbling,
which is widely considered
the most challenging area
of cheerleading, as well as
the area requiring the most
discipline.
“She’s one of those
people who, when she sees
someone better than her, it
makes her want to get better,” says senior Meghann
Clifford, O’Connor’s Trinity
co-captain. “She’s especially
determined when it comes to
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enough, it’s like she doesn’t
stop, and she doesn’t let us
stop, either.”
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as far as free time, yet Holly
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most might consider.
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hang with my friends,” says
O’Connor, “but it’s worth it.”
Holly attends all her practices while maintaining solid
grades and a rigorous course
schedule.
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it,” she says.
Holly says she wants to
continue cheering through
college, though she realizes
it will only become more and
more competitive from here.
“The hardest thing in
cheerleading would probably
be to stay positive,” she says,
“if something bad happens,
you have to keep going.”
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HOCKEY
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leading the Pioneer hockey team, Trinity is bound for victory.
After a 2009-2010 season record of 11-6-1, Coach Connell
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The Pioneers’ toughest competition this year will be Bishop
Guertin on Dec. 22 and Concord, Jan. 22. Another tough game
will be in Hanover on Feb. 12.
Trinity lost six players last year, but has 10 members returning to the team along with two new freshmen, Cam Brown and
Mitchell Myers.
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Team leaders this year will be David Gagnon, Dillon Kalil
and Cory Kolden. Kalil saved 87.3% of the shots taken on him
last year, and Kolden saved a total of 293 shots last year.
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the 2009-2010 season. All goaltenders have returned, three as
seniors and one as a sophomore.
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“The guys are hungry for the season to start,” said Coach
Connell.
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Trinity High School’s cheerleading team competed in
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The team has three co-captains, seniors Holly O’Connor,
Meghann Clifford and Kristen Reed.
The team came in fourth place out of eight teams. They
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three points below the number three team.
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powerhouse schools that Trinity has faced in the past.
The team started practicing for the competition at the end
of August.
“We practiced like it was our job and when we didn’t have
practice, we were practicing at home,” said Holly O’Connor.
The team also had obstacles they had to overcome that
were kept behind closed doors.
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went really well,” said Meghann Clifford.
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the girls out there,” said Clifford.
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started but hasn’t had a practice on the slopes yet.
The team will be practicing at Pats Peak in Henniker, starting by the end of Christmas vacation in January. The team’s
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the start of the year, Trinity will be in a different division
than they were last year so they will be up against different
schools.
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we’re entering a new division,” said head coach Perry.
The Pioneer
Page 11
Sports
Trinity Winter Sports Schedules
Boys’ Basketball
Opponent
Score
Dover
---Nashua North
---Merrimack
---Winnacunnet
---Central
---Alvirne
---West
---Exeter
---Bishop Guertin
---Timberlane
---Keene
---Concord
---Londonderry
---Salem
---Nashua South
---Spaulding
---Memorial
---Pinkerton
---Boys‘ Freshman Basketball
Date
Opponent
Score
12/13
Alvirne
---12/18
Central
---12/20
Bishop Guertin
---12/23
Memorial
---1/3
Keene
---1/6
West
---1/8
Merrimack
---1/10
Nashua South
---1/12
Salem
---1/13
Nashua North
---1/22
Alvirne
---1/27
Central
---1/29
Bishop Guertin
---1/31
Memorial
---2/3
Keene
---2/5
Spaulding
---2/7
West
---2/10
Merrimack
---Girls‘ Freshman Basketball
Date
Opponent
Score
12/13
Alvirne
---12/18
Central
---12/20
Bishop Guertin
---12/23
Memorial
---1/3
Keene
---1/6
West
---1/8
Merrimack
---1/12
Salem
---Date
12/17
12/21
1/4
1/7
1/11
1/14
1/21
1/25
1/28
2/1
2/8
2/11
2/15
2/18
2/22
2/25
3/1
3/4
Indoor Track
Date
Location
Time
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Girls’ Basketball
Opponent
Score
Memorial
---Pinkerton
---Dover
---Nashua North
---Merrimack
---Winnacunnet
---Central
---Alvirne
---Memorial
---Exeter
---Bishop Guertin
---Timberlane
---Keene
---Concord
---Londonderry
---Salem
---Nashua South
---Spaulding
---Hockey
Date
Opponent
Score
12/18
St. Thomas
---12/20
Memorial
---12/22
Bishop Guertin
---1/5
Salem
---1/8
Nashua North
---1/12
Nashua South
---1/15
Bishop Brady
---1/22
Concord
---1/25
Berlin
---1/27
Bishop Brady
---1/30
Pinkerton
---2/2
Londonderry
---2/5
Berlin
---2/9
Memorial
---2/12
Hanover
---2/16
Central
---2/22
Exeter
---2/26
Central
---Date
Location
Score
1/13
Nashua North
---1/22
Alvirne
---1/27
Central
---1/29
Bishop Guertin
---1/31
Memorial
---2/3
Keene
---2/5
Spaulding
---2/7
West
---2/10
Merrimack
---Date
Location
Time
1/9
Date
12/10
12/14
12/17
12/21
1/4
1/7
1/11
1/14
1/18
1/25
1/28
2/1
2/8
2/11
2/15
2/18
2/22
2/25
Page 12
The Pioneer
Arts & Entertainment
Trinity’s ‘Peter Pan’ delights fans of all ages
By Kasie Bourque and
Jake St. Germain
Pioneer Staff
On Saturday Dec. 11 and
Sunday Dec. 12, the Trinity
High School Drama Club put
on the musical Peter Pan in
Trinity High School’s gymnasium.
Trinity High School’s Peter Pan was an amazing show
performed by a very talented
cast. The show lasted two
and a half hours and was very
entertaining.
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seniors Corrine Dolan and
Amanda Jenks, the production had an overall seemingly
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Dolan has been involved
with drama since freshman
year, and Jenks has been
involved since her junior year.
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them has ever directed.
Most excitingly, Trinity’s
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Peter Pan, played by junior
Mo Gibbons.
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fall,” Dolan said, laughing.
The fact that Peter Pan was
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some zest and kept the audi-
ence entertained.
Peter Pan was a family
friendly show about the adventures of a boy named Peter
Pan and a young girl Wendy,
played by sophomore Emilee
Thompson.
Peter Pan whisks Wendy
and her brothers, John, played
by freshman James Gallagher,
and Michael, played by freshman Aidan Manning, off to
Neverland.
There they meet Peter’s
band of lost boys, played by
sophomore Olivia Blomquist,
freshman Julia Steer, freshman Emily Murphy, freshman
Maelynn Hill, senior Natalie
Kfoury and sophomore Clare
Dalton.
Wendy, John and MiFKDHODOVRPHHWWKH,QGLDQV
including their leader. Tiger
Lily, played by senior Emily
Hinton.
Evil pirates were also
present in Neverland, with a
surprise appearance from Ms.
Kudrick. The villain, Captain
Hook, was played by Pat
Dolan. Hook was accompanied by the clumsy and loveable Smee, played by senior
Alexis Kittle
Dolan and Kittle’s respec-
Photo courtesy of Mr. Fred Kfoury
Peter Pan, played by junior Mo Gibbons, and Tiger Lily, played by senior Emily Hinton, lead a pow wow.
tive characters had the best
chemistry together. They
played off of each other like
they were professionals.
Kittle’s Smee was humorous and made for a delightful
audience experience.
Alyssa Desruisseaux, a
sophomore, played Tinker
Bell. Desruisseaux delighted
the crowd with her amazing
dance and ballet skills. She
knew what she was doing on
pint shoes She had the sassy
Tinker Bell we all know and
love nailed to a tee.
Another interesting add-
Say ‘Hello’ to the new and much
improved strength of Hellogoodbye
By Natalie Kfoury
Pioneer Staff
Four years after Hellogoodbye’s electronic synth
debut, Zombies! Aliens!
Vampires! Dinosaurs!, the
California band returns with
sophomore album Would it
Kill You? (Nov. 9). Here, the
band veers away from the
electronic vibe that made
them instantaneously catchy
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showcase a talent for more
sophisticated indie pop efforts that pack more of a
SXQFKWKDQVXJDU¿OOHGSRZerpop hooks. These past four
years now seem well worth
the wait.
On the 11-track Would it
Kill You?, front man Forrest
Kline leaves behind all traces
of the emo pop that brought
forth initial success and dives
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open-hearted lyrics and romantic intentions.
Kline’s voice hardly
falters on the album. His
engaging vocals drive each
song to their strong points.
The vocals are backed by an
array of instruments including bells and ukuleles that
make the album seem like it
was made by an entirely new
band than the one that was
found back in 2006.
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Something to Do,” Hellogoodbye’s transition from
powerpop to indie pop/rock
is made clear. There is no
disco-laden electronics or
autotuning; instead, there
is acoustic guitar and clear,
crisp vocals that need no
alteration.
“When We First Met”
proves to be an easy single
for the album. While, for a
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effects that seem normally
associated with pop hits, its
The new Hellogoodbye found on Would it
Kill You? completely
tops the band found on
Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
hook is effective. The track
is refreshingly simple and
charming. Like the rest of
Would it Kill You?, “When
We First Met” reveals Hellogoodbye’s cohesive nature as
a band.
The band shows an abundance of talent on tracks such
as “You Sleep Alone” and
“Would it Kill You?,” where
the fast-paced rock edge is
apparent and Kline belts out
lyrics at high speed. The
rest of the band keeps the
intensity consistent behind
the vocals, making the songs
completely tight and album
highlights.
“Coppertone” is another
standout song on the album,
despite being unlike most of
Would it Kill You? Here, the
vocals take the backseat as a
calm guitar gives rise to the
evident power of the group.
“Something You Misplaced”
and “The Thoughts that
Give Me the Creeps” are also
slower, mellower songs that
strengthen the album as a
whole.
Each song on Would it Kill
You? is enjoyable and carefully put together. The songs
are short (the longest coming
in at just over four minutes
in length). There are no low
points, and the album never
drags on. Rather, Would it Kill
You? makes it easy for the listener to replay the album over
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well be the best pop album of
the year.
The new Hellogoodbye
found on Would it Kill You?
completely tops the band
found on Zombies! Aliens!
Vampires! Dinosaurs!
Hellogoodbye’s Would
it Kill You? is a consistently
enjoyable album that shows
that bands can grow up a little
bit without losing their touch
as effective musicians. And,
hey, sometimes a little growth
is what a band needs. Hellogoodbye completely shines
here and leaves hope for more
albums like Would it Kill You?
in future years.
on to the show was Emily
Hinton, who played Tiger
Lily, famous for doing gymnastics during dance numbers.
The dance numbers were
very well choreographed and
organized by junior Lindsey
Hanna.
The music in the show
was amazing. Some songs in
the musical were harmonized
and sounded beautiful. The
principle roles all had amazing voices.
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hoped for,” said Dolan.
The club’s adviser, Mrs.
Byron, also thought the show
went great.
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ZHOO,W¶VDOZD\VEHVWWRKDYH
a crowd,” said Byron.
There most certainly was
a crowd. The place was so
packed people were setting up
extra seats in the back. Over
100 people attended.
Overall Peter Pan was a
great musical organized, produced and performed by the
students of the Trinity Drama
Club.
The Pioneer
Arts
&
Entertainment
New Kanye West album
ignites strong comeback
By Ryan Mitchell
Pioneer Staff
My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy opens with
almost angelic, chamber
choir-type vocals, exalted
above the subtle sounds of
a string orchestra and a bare
piano. Lasting for about
a minute and a half, the
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a heaven-to-hell transition,
the classical arrangement
becomes a dark, hip-hop,
orchestral anthem. Cue
the insanity, cue the guest
appearances, cue the bravado, cue the masterpiece,
in comes Kanye West, in
comes My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy.
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West was crazy during the
unfolding of the infamous
Taylor Swift incident, if you
thought he was insane as
he stumbled over the words
“George Bush hates black
people” on live television,
you’ve only scratched the
surface, believe me.
Not only is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy a
new height of West’s artistic
achievement, it’s a raw look
into the mind of the madman himself.
The album sounds and
reads like a diary, but not
any diary. This album is
a rare look inside the life
and mind of one of the
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generation, one who spends
his spare time hitting the
self-destruct button over
and over again. The man is
insane.
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back in Chicago/ mercy,
mercy me, that Murcielago,” begins West on
the album’s opening track,
“Dark Fantasy,” with darkly
humorous allusions to his
own perverse and excessive lifestyle. No surprise,
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introspective gems.
“Power,” the album’s
third track, and the album’s
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the album’s sound.
“Reality’s catchin’ up
with me/taking my inner
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custody,” cries West, later
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the abomination of Obama’s
nation/That’s a pretty bad
way to start a conversation.”
This style of clever but
haunting, self-aware lyricism permeates the whole
album.
On “Power,” West samples King Crimson’s “21st
Century Schizoid Man” a
song about a maniac who
has everything in the world,
except the things he needs.
Surely this is no coincidence. West’s tasteful
sample of the song and
intelligent concept-development here does not stand
alone on the album; in fact,
it’s probably overshadowed
by a few other songs, one of
them being “Runaway,” the
album’s second single.
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contains nine of the album’s
13 songs accompanies
“Runaway.”
A minute into the video,
a phoenix crashes to the
Earth before West’s car, risLQJIURPWKHÀDPHVEHIRUH
him.
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female phoenix struggles to
become accustomed to the
world. From being scorned
at a banquet table dinner,
to eventually melting down
when a stuffed bird is put in
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is a place where she does
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which she was born.
The phoenix is a universal symbol for rebirth and
immortality and is always
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symbolic of a great struggle.
West is aware of the turmoil and hatred he’s caused
by being the person that he
no longer wants to be. Out
of the ashes of his own controversy, West is looking for
a rebirth, new life through
his music and ideas, but is
still afraid that he will be
rejected and misunderstood
as a person and as an artist,
leading him to once again
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8QGHUVWDQGWKLVFRQcept, and you will, for the
most part, have no problem
understanding his album. Just
know it won’t be wrapped in
a nice bow but in a ribbon of
brutally honest lyrics, contained in a black Pandora’s
box of sound.
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“10 out of 10” album like
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hailed as the album of the
year.
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West at his best. My favorite
tracks are “Devil in a New
Dress,” “Runaway,” “Dark
Fantasy,” “Monster” (check
out Nicki Minaj’s verse), and
“Lost in the World.” All of
these tracks have the possibility to be West classics, and
this album is not soon to be
forgotten.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a poignant look
into the dark, twisted fantasy
of one of our generation’s
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an achievement of originality, musicality, and hip-hop
perfection that could only be
born from the dark, twisted,
beautiful, and talented artist
that is Mr. Kanye West.
Page 13
Ignite offers a great dining experience
ByTiffany Keenan
Pioneer Staff
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located on Hanover Street in
Manchester next to the Palace
Theatre, is a quaint establishment with an inviting menu.
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afternoon right before the rush
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was quiet. Each of the twelve
tables was spotless and had
two freshly cut roses.
Christmas decorations were
in the process of being hung,
and Christmas music was
lightly playing in the background.
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rooms. The right room is the
dining room and the left is a
small bar area with with high
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outdoor seating when the
weather gets warmer.
The environment of the
restaurant was warm and
soothing with its black, red
and gold color scheme and
beautiful artwork.
The waitresses served our
needs promptly.
,JQLWH¶VPHQXRIIHUVDSSHtizers, salads, “Bigger Better
Burgers,” entrees, “Straight
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from the Kettle” (soups) and a
kid’s menu.
For an appetizer, we
ordered fried pickles ($5.99),
a new treat that was recommended by the waitress. They
were served with a spicy ranch
sauce and were delicious.
Within no time (due to the
vacant restaurant), our food
was ready.
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grilled chicken Caesar salad
7KHUHZDVDVXI¿cient amount of chicken for the
price, and the salad was large,
cold and very crisp.
My late guest ordered an
all-American burger ($7.89)
that came with delicious fries.
The burger was well-done and
cooked to perfection.
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from $6.99 for an ordinary
burger, macaroni and cheese,
or Caesar salad, to $21.99 for
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The menu has an array of
different, reasonably priced
items to choose from, such as
soups, chili, burgers and steak,
along with upscale choices like
escargot, crab cakes and mahi
mahi.
$V,ZDVOHDYLQJWKHGLQner crowd was beginning to
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a night of going to a show at
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and Grille and talking a walk
down Elm Street will make for
a great evening.
Flatts and Urban thrill fans with new releases
By Jess Sweeney
Pioneer Staff
Rascal Flatts and Keith
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albums on Nov. 12 that, for
fans of the artists, will prove to
be worth the wait.
On these two albums, the
feel is more poppy than typical
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country in a new light.
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off of Rascal Flatts’ Nothing
Like This, is an upbeat, catchy
song that will make you want
to keep hitting the replay button. Songs like this are typical
of Rascal Flatts, which makes
them a nice alternative choice
for a country fan.
“Easy,” another track off
Nothing Like This, features
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musical sounds of Rascal
Flatts with the vocal talents of
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two aspects make for a great
song.
Other songs like “Tonight
Tonight,” “Play” and “All
Night to Get There” are also
fun upbeat songs that fans
would want to blast in the car.
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because it is able to go from
poppy, fun songs to slow and
meaningful ones. For example,
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slow, sad and sounds more like
the country music that people
would expect.
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Won’t Let Go” sounds like it
was thrown in just to have a
different sound and contrast
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is still a good track.
Rascal Flatts’ album Nothing Like This, in my opinion,
is one of their better albums.
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because it is more upbeat, but
they sound more at home. The
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Won’t Let Go” on the album
brings fans back to their older
songs.
After a two-year wait, fans
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new release, Get Closer. The
entire album is dedicated to his
wife, Nicole Kidman.
A majority of his songs are
upbeat, while three are on the
slower side. Three such songs
are “Right On Back to You,”
“Without You” and “All for
You.” These songs have a sad
sort of feel that contrast well
with the happier songs on the
album.
For example, “Long Hot
Summer” is a catchy song that
fans could easily get addicted
to.
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Closer is different than his
other albums, the songs are
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just prefer his earlier albums.
Overall, Nothing Like This
will be more lasting because
more people know about Rascal Flats, and these are more
songs on this album than Get
Closer. Although both albums
are somewhat different than
their normal sound, people will
still enjoy them.
Neither of these albums
disappoint in any way. They
are very enjoyable, and fans
of country music will surely
enjoy listening to them.
Page 14
The Pioneer
‘Harry Potter’ wows fans of any and all ages
By Natalie Kfoury & Alexis Kittle
Pioneer Staff
You don’t have to tell fans that the
end of the great Harry Potter Era is
coming closer and closer. The event
that took place on Nov. 19 jumpstarted
what is to be one of the greatest cinHPDWLFVDJD¿QDOHVRIDOOWLPH
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 stormed into theaters,
sweeping fans into a tumbled wave of
excitement, sadness and pure joy. The
penultimate event reunited fans with
the heroes and villains, as well as the
score of fantastic actors that portray
them. Harry Potter truly is a captivatLQJ¿OPWKDWPHHWVDQ\DQGDOOH[SHFtancies.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 takes off where its predecessor, Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince (2009) left off. Harry,
Ron and Hermione are seeking the
horcuxes that, if destroyed, will help in
defeating Voldemort once and for all.
While the three heroes are out doing
work that far exceeds the experience
level expected for 17-year-olds, the rest
of the wizarding world must deal with
the frequent and deadly threats from
Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
For a non-Harry Potter fan, the
events taking place in Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 may
be confusing. But, it would make
sense to watch the previous installRQO\LQFUHGLEOHEXWEHOLHYDEOH,WZDV
ments of the saga before viewing the
easy to look at the screen, see someone
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Besides, in this day and age, there
that could happen.” Actors took control
are few who don’t know what the plot
of their roles and pulled viewers farther
of the fantastic saga holds, and if you
into the storyline than anyone thought
are one of the
possible.
few, why are
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lows Part 1 is
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an absolute thrill to watch. Although a
Potter is meant to go out with a proud
great deal of viewers knew what is gobang, and anything less, to the people
ing to happen before it does, the twists
involved, would be disgraceful.
and turns of the plot still seem fresh.
The acting jobs of Harry Potter
Shrieks can be heard throughout any
(Daniel Radcliff), Ron Weasley (Rupert
auditorium during surprising or frightGrint) and Hermione Granger (Emma
ening parts, just as tears can be seen
Watson) are some of the standouts here,
during some of the more emotional
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moments.
in the saga.
Harry Potter and the Deathly
Radcliff, Grint and Watson have
Hallows Part 1 is a visually stunning
grown up before audiences’ very eyes.
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the viewer to scenic locations that are
awkward pre-teen years, to years ridEUHDWKWDNLQJ7KHODQGVFDSHRIWKH¿OP den with angst and now as near-adults,
only adds to the stellar plot, and acts as ready to take on what lies in their paths
the perfect background for the viewer
with an air of brilliance, wonder, power
to sit back and enjoy.
and wisdom. They act with a passion
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that seems well beyond their years and
thrill for fans, but for this installment,
bring what J.K. Rowling presented in
it seemed like every member of the
her beloved Harry Potter series to its
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pinnacle.
all stops. The special effects were not
The wonder, action and pure beauty
This girl has Bieber Fever
By Natalie Kfoury
Pioneer Staff
a male version of Taylor
Swift.”
What are some of his best
features?
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voice and his hair. On top
of that he has great lips
and chocolate brown eyes.
They’re not just brown,
they’re chocolate brown.”
fans and ‘Beliebers’ will get
together and go after the hatHUVRYHUWKH,QWHUQHW:HDUH
all just there to support him.”
Sophomore Allie Doyle
What sets you apart from
sits next to me with glowthe other Justin Bieber
ing eyes that are most likely
fans?
the result of pre-concert
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excitement mixed with an
people who kind of hate on
insatiable infatuation for teen
his choices in girlfriends and
sensation Justin Bieber.
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“There are so many people who care about those girls.
many of the other count:KHQKHVPLOHV,
less females who are livkind
of
hate
on
his
choices
in
smile. When he’s
ing examples of Bieber
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girlfriends and crushes,
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a whole new aspect to
but
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don’t
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those
girls.
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the Bieber bandwagon,
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as Trinity’s own Mrs.
When he smiles, I smile.
What makes Justin
Bieber.
Bieber special?
When
he’s
happy,
I’m
happy.”
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fans of the Boy Wonder,
Bieber is special
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dreams woo an entire crowd
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was
in
2008
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fore
he
was
signed.
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used
berlake cover, and sending
heart personally.
to
be
ugly,
too,
but
now
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people his links way before
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he was discovered.”
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Justin
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how she feels about him and
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good
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going, she can talk about
ists.
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can
see
this
espetoo.”
him endlessly, yet, in a way,
cially
in
his
older
Youtube
eloquently.
videos.”
Allie Doyle had her
How
do
you
feel
about
the
dreams
come true on Dec. 10
What attracts you most to
countless
other
girls
who
when
the
man of her dreams
Justin Bieber?
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at the Verizon
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thing a girl wants. He’s like
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showing on a Saturday afternoon. The
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amazes viewers from each and every
angle.
As many Potter fans know, you
generally get the best experience
during opening night, complete with
costumes, wands and comments made
at the movie screen. But for this installment, such things could even be found
at the Sunday afternoon showing.
Although Deathly Hallows
was over two and a half hours long,
when fans rose from their seats as the
credits rolled, it felt as though only a
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could be heard commenting on the
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installment.
With the excitement and anticipation
of the last chapter comes a sad sort of
nostalgia. So many people have grown
up with Harry and his friends, from
students in American public schools to
kids halfway across the world. Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
will, without a doubt, be full of everything a Potter fan could want, but while
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of our minds, we’ll know that this is
the end.
Give ‘Gleeks’ total
happiness for holidays
By Emilee Thompson
Special to the Pioneer
Remark–even lightly–on
the popular TV series, Glee
within my hearing range, and
you will hear a shriek of, well,
glee!
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am practically the most devout
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all the cover songs from the
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show.
On Nov. 16, Glee released
its fourth soundtrack album,
Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album.
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Billboard 200 and number one
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clocks in at a little more than
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the best half-hours of my life,
and Glee did not fail to launch
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With an opening track like
“We Need a Little Christmas,”
there’s almost no possible way
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along and decking the halls.
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the-Christmasy-mood kind of
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henceforth the weekend after
Thanksgiving.
Next came “Deck the Rooftop,” one of Glee’s infamous
mash-ups of “Deck the Halls”
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Though the sound of the track
reminds me more of a song
from a Disney Mania album,
the mash-up idea is adorable.
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classics “The Most Wonderful Day of the Year” from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
as well as “You’re a Mean
One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas” from How
the Grinch Stole Christmas!
were included in the album.
A few songs from the most
recent episode, “A Very Glee
Christmas” were also in the
album, but left me with an
almost un-Christmasy feel as
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“Merry Christmas Darling”
and the over-played, “Last
Christmas.”
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Cold Outside,” sung by Chris
Colfer and guest star Darren
Criss, to cheer me up.
The rest of the album includes “O Christmas Tree,”
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “O Holy Night,” a
particularly loveable upbeat
Sinatra-jazz version of “Jingle
Bells,” sung by the glee clubs
guys, and Amber Riley’s soaring rendition of “Angels We
Have Heard on High.”
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be a memorable addition to
any Gleek’s Christmas traditions for years to come.
The Pioneer
My Chemical Romance
shines on ‘Danger Days’
By Alexis Kittle
Pioneer Staff
“Planetary(Go!)” is a song
musically unlike anything
MCR has ever done before.
My Chemical Romance is
Beginning with a sound almost
back again with a new sound
like an alarm and blending
and a new identity. Since the
into something like techno, the
band “killed off” their alter
band shows themselves in their
ego, The Black Parade, in
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Mexico City on Oct. 7, 2007,
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what fans have been waiting
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for.
of the band’s resilient attitude.
Danger Days: The True
After “Planetary(Go!),”
Lives of the Fabulous Killthe album breaks for a few
joys was released on Nov. 19,
seconds with “Jet Star and The
2010, bringing with it four
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brand-new alter egos for the
before diving into “Party Poiband members fans know so
son,” in which Gerard sings,
well. Lead singer Gerard Way
“This ain’t a party/Get off the
was transformed into Party
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Poison; Bass guitarist Mikey
down/Here comes the gang
Way into Kobra Kid; rhythm
war.”
guitarist Frank
“Summer,HURLQWR)XQ
time,” though a
“This one’s for all slower song than
Ghoul; and
lead guitarist
you rock n’ rollers.” most MCR fans
Ray Toro into
will be used to, is
Jet Star.
an excellent addiThe concept of new names
tion to Danger Days. Though
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lyrics like “You can run away
for My Chemical Romance, as with me/Anytime you want”
they have reinvented themare rather familiar, the instruselves for every new album
mentals of “Summertime” give
they’ve come up with. But
the album a lighter feel that
true fans can tell, with just one the band has never really tried
listen of Danger Days, that
before.
the band is still the same at its
On “The Kids From Yescore.
terday,” the band takes anDanger Days begins with
other diversion from the norm,
“Look Alive, Sunshine,” a
throwing in techno and comVRQJ¿OOHGZLWKWKHYRLFHQRW
puter-generated sounds. Again,
of My Chemical Romance but MCR blends new sounds with
of a man who calls himself
familiar lyrics like, “You only
Dr. Death Defying. As though
hear the music when your
speaking through the waves
heart begins to break/Now we
of a radio program, the doctor
are the kids from yesterday.”
explains that “this one is for all This mix of new and old gives
you rock n’ rollers.”
the song a quality sound that
Shortly after, the song
adds to the diversity of the
blends smoothly into the
album.
album’s second song, “Na Na
“Vampire Money” is the
Na.” The concept of an albums perfect end to Danger Days.
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into the second is a concept
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very familiar to MCR fans, as
“Vampire Money” has just the
is the voice that shows itself
right amount of classic MCR
RQWKHDOEXP¶V¿UVWKLWVLQJOH sound to be a perfect albumGerard Way is back in full
ender.
form, half-screaming out lyrics
All in all, Danger Days is
like “shut up and let me see
another stellar album for My
your jazz hands.”
Chemical Romance fans to
The beat of the music and
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have taken the band nearly
on “Na Na Na” are reminiscent three years to complete, but
of “Dead!,” an equally quality
with the blend of new and old
hit off of the band’s last album, sound, it was certainly worth
The Black Parade.
the wait.
Happy holidays from
The Pioneer staff!
Trinity High School
Celebrating 40 Years of Pride,
Spirit and Tradition.
Page 15
‘Burlesque’ leaves fans
with a lasting impression
By Tiffany Keenan
Pioneer Staff
Burlesque, starring pop
star Christina Aguilera and
music icon Cher, is one of
the best movies seen in a
long time. This two-hour
ORQJPXVLF¿OOHGSURGXFtion is uplifting and fun to
watch with the girls. The
movie’s cast members do not
disappoint and are perfect for
their roles.
Burlesque focuses on a
beautiful girl named Allie
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WR¿QGKHUVHOILQ/RV$Qgeles. She dreams of being
a dancer. She leaves her
low-paying job as a waitress
to make her dream come true
with the little money she has
in her pocket.
One can feel her passion
while watching her strive for
excellence as she picked up a
tray at the Burlesque Lounge
in Los Angeles without being
hired.
She cannot keep her eyes
off of the Burlesque dancers
and knows that one day she
would be one of the dancers. She goes after what she
believes in and does not care
what people think of her.
As the movie progresses,
Aguilera’s character becomes
the new prodigy of the Burlesque Lounge. She keeps
her head high, however naive
to the world of show business.
Cher plays Tess, the
Burlesque night club owner
whose whole life revolves
around the establishment.
She sings a couple numbers
in the movie, but her role
mainly focuses on running
Burlesque. Her character is
motherly and caring. Her
club unfortunately runs into
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with the Stars represent the
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offers.
The songs are catchy. Aguilera’s vocals are powerful.
She is such a gifted singer,
and her role was perfect for
her area of expertise.
Burlesque is not a musical
but has musical-like qualities, such as the dance numbers. However, the songs do
not tell the story. So, if you
do not like watching musical
numbers, Burlesque may not
Aguilera’s vocals are be your style.
One would recommend
powerful. She is such this movie to dancers, singers, and entertainers. But its
a gifted singer, and
her role was perfect PHVVDJHDSSHDOVWRHYHU\RQH
go after what you believe in,
for her area of exto follow your heart.
However, the movie is not
pertise.
appropriate for all audiences.
Some content and costumes
she is not used to. Kristen
are risqué. The dancing was
Bell plays the jealous star
well performed and took a lot
of the show (Nikki), whose
of skill; however, such dancpopularity decreases once
ing would not be showcased
Ali’s talent is more proat the school talent show
nounced than hers. Through- during Trinity week. Also,
out the movie, Nikki’s
the main setting of Burlesque
character tries to ruin Agumainly takes place at a night
LOHUD¶VFRQ¿GHQFHDQGSRZHU club.
however, Nikki’s effort is not
Burlesque is nominated
enough.
for a Satellite Award, (annual
Burlesque’s cast members DZDUGJLYHQE\WKH,QWHUhave exquisite talent. The
national Press Academy,)
skills with each dance numand hopefully an Academy
ber are breathtaking. ProfesAward, according to an intersional dancers like Juilianne
view with Cher on movieonHough from ABC Dancing
line.com.
Deck the halls with beautiful music
,W¶VWKDWWLPHRI\HDUDJDLQ7UHHVDUHEHing bought, decorations are being hung and
soon enough, snow is going to start falling.
That’s right kids, Christmastime is here.
Along with the cookies and milk comes one
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songs.
Here at The Pioneer, we love Christmas
and the songs that go with it. We’ve compiled for you a list of our favorite seasonal
jingles that we hope you’ll enjoy.
Joe:
“Last Christmas” by Jimmy Eat World
“Carol of the Bells” by Metallica with TransSiberian Orchestra
Ryan:
“Winter Wonder Land” by Animal Collective
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182
Alexis:
“Put One Foot in Front of the Other” from
Santa Claus is Coming to Town, “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/25” by Trans-Siberian
Orchestra
Natalie:
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Casablancas
“Don’t Shoot Me Santa” by The Killers
Ciara:
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“Silent Night” by Beyonce
Tiffany:
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Carey
“Where Are You Christmas?” by Faith Hill
Nicole:
“Merry Christmas, Baby” by Brighten ft.
The Maine
“Last Christmas” by Taylor Swift
Jess:
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Carey
“Silent Night” by Taylor Swift
Aubrey:
“Last Christmas” by Taylor Swift
“Christmastime” by DJ Billy
Pride.
Spirit.
Tradition.
Trinity High School
Go Pioneers!
Page 16
The Pioneer
The Back Page
October / November 2010
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Then let The Pioneer know!
The Pioneer is sponsoring a video/idea contest, open to any Trinity High School student, class, or organization.
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you’d like to do/see/create at Trinity—and then pitch the idea in a 2-3 minute video. Submit your video electronically or
on CD, and The Pioneer staff will whittle the entries down to the top 3-5. Then, those entries will be posted on our website and/or Facebook page for the community to vote. The winning idea will win $100 toward the project—but, here’s the
catch—you won’t get the $100 until after the project is either under way or, in some cases, completed. The Pioneer staff
will document the entire process in print, photo, and video. Here’s your chance to make a difference in our slice of the
world.
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Think big—we know you’re capable of making a difference. We know you want to. Now it’s time to do it.
Contest rules:
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*Any student, organization, or class may submit an idea
*There is no limit to how many ideas a student, class, or organization can submit—however, each entry must have a separate video submission
*The staff must receive a minimum of 10 entries for the contest to take place
*Deadline for submissions is Friday, Jan. 14.
*Award money will be granted once the project has been implemented at Trinity. Project must be under way (but it needs
not be completed) no later than Monday Feb. 15.
*All projects must be self-implemented and possible within the current school structure and policies.
Fashion corner with Ryan, Ciara
and Nicole: Fall do’s and don’ts
By Ciara Speller
Pioneer Staff
By Nicole Fell
Pioneer Staff
By Ryan Mitchell
Pioneer Staff
Fashion do7KLVLVDIDVKion do for the guys.
As the cold season is
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more and more that boys are
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sweatshirts to pea coats.
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in the 18th century by sailors,
and they are now a fashion
statement for males and females. Pea coats can be worn
during fancy occasions, like
to a Christmas party or any
kind of family gathering, and
even to a more dressed-down
occasion like out to the movies with a group of friends.
Pea coats come in a variHW\RIFRORUVEXW,SHUVRQDOO\
think they are most attractive
in the colors black, navy or
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out there are Harry Potter
fans, and Daniel Radcliffe
seems to be a fan of pea coats,
and you should be, too. He’s
a wizard; he knows good
fashion.
Christmas is coming soon,
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to write up our wish lists for
Santa, so don’t forget to include a nice, warm and trendy
pea coat.
Fashion Don’tWKHSDMDPD
too-grungy look at the gym.
Yes, we all know that the
gym is probably the last place
you would try and look good,
but come on, people. Just
because you are at the gym
doesn’t mean that people will
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you should wear something
ridiculous, but you should look
presentable and not like you
just rolled out of bed.
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who look like they just woke
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that will never be the case.
All you need to do is throw
on some sweatpants, a decent
T-shirt, and a pair of running
shoes. No one is asking you
to wear a tux or a gown. Just
some sweats. But please,
refrain from those God-awful sweats that shouldn’t even
be worn around your house.
Just wear something decent,
something you shouldn’t be
embarrassed to be seen in no
matter who is there. Clean up
your act a bit. But please, no
pajamas.
Fashion Do'UHVVXS
like you’re from Harry Potter.
Seems like a good idea, right?
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clothes are incredibly fabulous,
and so are their long-forgotten robes that they left when
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Horcruxes.
And ladies, let’s be honest,
what do teenage guys want
more than the beautiful Ms.
Hermione Granger, herself?
Fashion Don’t5D\%DQ
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non-indie kids/hipster kids/
everybody, Ray Ban WayfarHUVDUHQRWDWLPHOHVVEWR
be worn indoors or at night;
or c) an impressively clever
way to hide the fact that you
want to look and feel exactly
like Edward Cullen, while
still being able to voice your
disapproval of the Twilight
series. And if you wear Ray
Ban Wayfarers and also happen to like TwilightWKHQD,
guess you would fall under the
non-indie kid category; b) you
can disregard argument “c”
against Wayfarers but should
still c) get a different pair of
sunglasses. They’re just not
fabulous anymore!
This Month’s
Staff Picks
5HDGEHORZWR¿QGRXWZKDW\RXUPioneer staffers are
obsessed with and can’t get enough of.
Joe loves peac oats, Freal
shakes, $3.50 movies at the
Regal Cinemas in Hooksett,
Watch-Series.com, not going
to semi, and the song “Coming Home” by Diddy-Dirty
Money featuring Skylar
Grey.
Ryan loves Keep Shoes,
the band Animal Collective,
William Golding’s Lord of
the Flies, oranges, and that
there will soon be snow.
Nicole loves the Sprint
EVO 4G, her Boston College sweatshirt, holiday
shopping sales, Kesha’s
new CD Cannibal, long
earrings, and Christmas
movies.
Tiffany loves Toll House
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cookies, Memere’s mashed
potatoes, the Turkey Bowl,
yoga pants, semi-formal,
and Harry Potter.
Natalie loves Doctor Who
Christmas Specials, Julian
Casablancas, Amélie, footie
pajamas, Nestor, the LongEared Christmas Donkey
and fun, as in the band.
Alexis loves Jack Skellington footie pajamas, the
Ravasaurus Rex, her job at
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Coloring Book, Buzz Lightyear and blanket forts.
Ciara loves making snow
men, roasting marshmallows,
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and boyfriend hoodies.
Aubrey loves Christmastime, hot chocolate with
whipped cream, ABC
Family’s Countdown to 25
Days of Christmas, Bearpaw boots, candy canes, and
Christmas vacation.
Jess loves Thanksgiving
break, putting up the Christmas tree, candy, cranberry
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