2016 April Issue

Election latest page 3 DiCaprio wins big at the Oscars page 6 Easter Egg Hunt page 12
April 7, 2016 The Nest
www.fuquaschool.com Only the Best from the Nest
Arts Day 2016 offers
full menu of workshops
Sarabeth Roberts
Today, Fuqua School reserves a full day of classes to
celebrate the arts.
Arts Day will begin with a
schoolwide assembly followed
by a selection of 28 different
workshops taking place all over
campus. Students chose which
workshops they wanted to participate in throughout the day.
The day’s assemblies will
feature alternative hip-hop/
classical music artist Christylez
Bacon and his cellist, perform-
ing their signature style of
hip-hop blended with classical.
The Grammy nominated artist
will also be leading a workshop
on lyric composition for the
middle and upper schools.
As for the other workshops,
they will be led by Fuqua’s own
creative staff as well as a few
local professional artists. The
subjects will include: water
color, basket weaving, creating
art with technology, Photoshop
skills, and a guitar workshop.
(See Arts Day, page 6)
Fuqua hires new
teacher and coach
Charlotte Townsend
Regan Ware
Christopher Kendall
Whitney Robinson joined
the Fuqua family this semester
to replace retired P.E., Health,
and Driver’s Education teacher
Mary Louise Scott.
“Everyone has been super
nice,” said Robinson. “There
hasn’t been a day when someone hasn’t asked me ‘How
are you?’ and ‘Are you doing
okay?’”
Robinson discovered this (See Robinson, page 6)
Photo: Kayla Gurley
Physical Education teacher Whitney Robinson calls
Jackson Allen aside from
a basketball game to give
him helpful advice.
Volume V Edition 3
Sigma Chi fraternity hosts first
middle school science fair
Virginia Haney
HSC student JD Chaudhry,
president of Sigma Chi science
fraternity, approached Fuqua
middle school science teacher
Aaron Green about hosting the
event in order to build a better
relationship between HampdenSydney and Fuqua School.
“The students handled
themselves well,” said Green.
“They had good manners and
projects.”
In previous years, the eighth
grade science fair was held in
Fuqua’s Gee-Price Activity
Center. Projects were presented
to and judged by classmates,
lasting the entire day.
The day’s events began with
Hampden-Sydney students presenting three demonstrations:
an oil barrel implosion, water
rocket shots, and a watermelon
potato gun shoot.
“I thought it was amazing to
watch the oil barrel implode;
that was my favorite,” said
eighth grader Charlotte Haney.
H-SC also provided refreshments, judges, and trophies for
the winners.
Mary Katherine Kendall
placed first, Audra Murphy
placed second, and Hannah
Photo: Dean Susan Carden
H-SC student JB Chaudhry and science teacher Aaron
Green celebrate with the winners of the middle school
Science Fair. Mary Katherine Kendall placed first, Audra Murphy placed second, and Hannah Cook placed
third.
Cook placed third.
Meanwhile, the lower school
Science Fair, organized by science teacher Kelly Atkinson,
was held at Fuqua on March 10.
One of the projects was
“Rainbow Flowers” by Autumn
Rundstrom. Rundstom’s experiment tested to see if watering
plants with colored water would
make them turn colors.
Another project by fifth
grader James Royal tested “Are
Birds Picky Eaters.”
Royal’s hypothesis was that if
he fed the birds three different types of bird seed, then he
thought that they would eat the
sunflower seeds more than the
fruit and nut bird seed.
“I love the science fair
because you get to choose
something and you can compare stuff and it is just science,”
said Royal.
Page 2 World/Nation
Japan mourns victims of
2011 Tohoku Earthquake
shio moribe
At 2:46 p.m. on March 11,
Japanese citizens observed a
moment of silence for the victims of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake – the biggest earthquake
in Japanese recorded history.
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred 231 miles
northeast of Tokyo five years
ago and caused nearly 16,000
deaths. Since it occurred in the
Pacific Ocean, many tsunamis
hit the coasts. The highest tsunami was 133 feet high.
“It was very lucky that my
daughters came back home
until 4:30 p.m.,” said Tokyo
resident Yoko Moribe (American translation).
Mrs. Moribe and her husband
were at home, but their two
daughters were on two separate
trains when the earthquake
happened.
“Many people couldn’t go
back home until midnight or
later,” said Moribe.
To make matters worse, the
earthquake caused a nuclear
power plant disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Station. Damage to the facility
caused a noxious radioactive
substance to be emitted, which
forced nearby residents to
evacuate their homes.
Fuqua School Chinese international student Alice Zhong
experienced the 2008 Sichuan
earthquake at school. She said
she was scared because it was
her first and biggest earthquake.
In Japan, they often have
earthquake drills at school and
work. Annually, all schools have
a drill on September 1 because
it is the day the 1923 Great
Kanto earthquake occurred
near Tokyo. It happened at
11:58 a.m. on Saturday during
a time period when so many
people were using fire to cook.
This is one of the reasons many
“I can’t
count how
many
earthquakes
I have
experienced
before.”
Yoko Moribe
houses were destroyed, not
because of the earthquake, but
because of the fires. Therefore,
Japanese people are taught to
turn off the fire before going
outside.
Fuqua School English teacher
Chelsey Green said that she had
experienced three earthquakes
in her life.
“I don’t know what to do
[when an earthquake happens],”
said Green.
“I can’t count how many
earthquakes I have experienced
before,” said Mrs. Moribe.
When she was a student, the
firemen visited her school and
she experienced big earthquakes
while on the experimental
vehicle.
Japanese high school student
Sachina Ichikawa said all of her
teachers had taught her what
she should do when an earthquake happens.
There are some things people
must do when an earthquake
occurs. First, open the door and
leave it open to secure the way
out. Second, stay away from
the windows for safety. Then,
protect yourself, especially your
head. Desks, pillows, or even
hands are useful.
Here are four rules Japanese
people are told to do: Don’t
push. Don’t run. Don’t talk.
Don’t go back. Everybody
cannot hear the announcement
that tells them what to do if
someone talks. There is a fair
possibility that the person cannot return if they go back to
retrieve something.
“Japan has been concerned
more about disaster measures
since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake happened,” said Ichikawa
(American translation).
There are many advertisements for emergency supplies
and disaster measurements
featured on social media. A
Japanese newspaper, “The
Tokyo Shimbun,” has provided
at least one space for the article
about the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in their daily newspaper
since it occurred.
Japan has been reviving little
by little and many roads have
been repaired in the last five
years. However, the residents
around the nuclear power station and the people who lost
their houses are still living in
temporary homes. For them,
the 2011 Tohoku earthquake
has not yet ended.
April 7, 2016
American Psychological
Association releases new
teen stress study
regan ware
In the latest survey of teens
and adults by the American
Psychological Association, high
school teens experience more
stress than the average adult,
surveyed in December of 2015.
31 percent of teens report
feeling overwhelmed by their
everyday schedules. Stress levels
are reportedly 16 percent higher
than recorded in 2013. In addition, 30 percent of teens report
suffering from depression due
to mounting stress.
“As a result of my freshman
year, I discovered the stress
habit of picking at my split
ends,” said Fuqua freshman
Maggie Encarnacion. Like
many students at Fuqua School,
Encarnacion juggles academics
with numerous extracurricular
activities.
Only 16 percent of teens par-
ticipating in the survey reported
their stress level decreasing.
Adriane Galván, a psychologist
at the University of California,
has been studying the effects
of stress on teens and adults.
According to a study he participated in, stress affects teens
differently than adults, particularly in the decision making of
young teens. Galván suggests
that teens thoroughly think
about how their decisions will
affect them later in life.
Experts also recommend
finding ways to reduce stress.
Meditation, aromatherapy, and
exercise are common stress
relievers that reportedly make a
difference. Other ways to avoid
stress include time management, organization, and getting
the proper amount of sleep.
According to Today Health and
Wellness, teens need 8.5 hours
of sleep.
Photo: Kayla Gurley
Students in Mr. Ted Cunningham’s fitness class prepare
to play the game Spud. Studies show that exercise is an
important stress reliever for teens.
April 7, 2016
Page 3 Politics
2016 Election: Who will be the nominees?
The race for President continues with a handful of state primaries left
In the Presidential race of
2016, there are five candidates
left: Hillary Clinton, Bernie
Sanders, Donald Trump, Ted
Cruz, and John Kasich.
There are 26 more primaries
left; some of the major issues
the candidates have discussed
are mentioned below.
At the beginning of the race,
the parties started with 26 candidates. Gradually, that number
has reduced one by one as
candidates have dropped from
the race.
The cycle of the American
Presidential election takes approximately two years of political process.
Roughly two years before the
election, candidates announce
their intentions to run for the
nomination.
Following the announcements, candidates tour the
nation for months, rallying support for the state primary and
caucus votes.
DONALD
TRUMP
TED
CRUZ
JOHN
KASICH
Immigration “If we don’t
have borders, we don’t
have a country. We need to
build a wall that will keep
illegal immigrants out.”
Education “Without education you can’t have the
American dream. I don’t
disagree, the American
dream is dead, but we’re
going to make it bigger
and better and stronger
than ever.”
Gun Control “So important is our Second Amendment, the politicians are
chipping away at it day by
day, night by night, it gets
weaker and weaker, we’re
not going to let it happen,
we’re going to protect our
Second Amendment. If
I am President, you can
count on it.”
Immigration Cruz supports a path to citizenship
for the documented immigrants. “If they have
been law abiding over
a period of time they
ought to be able to be
legalized and they ought
to be able to stay here.”
Education Cruz supports
the Common Core curriculum standards, though he
recently pulled Ohio out
of the PARCC Consortium
that is used in many states
to test children on the
Common Core material.
He didn’t mention Education Issues in his launch
speech.
Gun Control He opposes
President Obama’s gun
control executive orders.
Cruz is in favor of removing burdensome restrictions for law-abiding
concealed carry licenses.
Immigration “We need
to secure the border once
and for all.” We need to reform legal immigration.”
Education “We need to
abolish the U.S. Department of Education. We
should repeal every word
of Common Core. Education is far too important to
have it governed by unelected bureaucrats down
in Washington.”
Gun Control “Citizens’
Second Amendment rights
make us more safe, secure, and free.The Second
Amendment is not simply
about hunting or target
practice. It’s about protecting our lives, families,
and homes.When citizens
cease to have the right to
defend ourselves, we cease
to be free.”
virginia haney
The primaries and caucuses
lead to the party national conventions which will be held this
summer. It is at these conven-
tions that the Republican Party
and the Democratic Party select
their final nominee for President.
HILLARY
CLINTON
Immigration “We have
to finally and once and
for all fix our immigration
system – this is a family
issue, it’s an economic
issue too, but it is at heart
a family issue. If we claim
we are for family then we
have to pull together and
resolve the outstanding
issues around our broken
immigration system.”
Education Clinton says
she will invest in early
childhood programs Ensure that every 4-year-old
in America has access to
high-quality preschool in
the next 10 years.
Gun Control Clinton
wants to strengthen background checks and close
dangerous loopholes in
the current system. She
also wants to keep guns
out of the hands of terrorists, domestic abusers, and
the severely mentally ill.
Then, the candidates will
select their running mates and
start touring again. Presidential
debates will also be held on
national television.
Finally, voters will go to the
polls on Election Day on November 8, 2016.
Once the electoral votes are
counted, the new President of
the United States is announced.
He or she will be sworn in
to office at the Presidential
Inauguration in January 2017
and begin the four year job as
President of the United States.
BERNIE
SANDERS
Immigration Sanders
supports immigration
reform that will address
the legal status of the 11
million undocumented
people in our country,
protect American jobs by
way of visa reform, secure
the border, and protect undocumented workers from
labor exploitation.
Education He believes
that all students deserve
the opportunity to receive
an affordable, quality
education. He has sponsored bills to make public
colleges and universities
tuition-free, as well as to
reduce interest rates on
student loan debt.
Gun Control Sanders says
legislation should ultimately fall on individual
states, with the exception
of instant background
checks and a federal assault weapons ban.
Page 4 Athletics
April 7, 2016
Tandem Friends slip a Sports Briefs
starts season
win past lady Falcons Tennis
with a spin
Isaac Drummond
Charlotte Townsend
The Fuqua girls lacrosse
team fell to Tandem Friends
School on March 28 with a
score of 8-12.
The team played a tough
game very well, though they
had a low amount of substitutes. Despite this, Fuqua
kept up with Tandem Friends
through the majority of the
game.
“We played a hard game,”
said freshman Irene Thornton. “I feel like we could have
beaten them, but we got tired.”
Tandem Friends were well
practiced throughout the game,
but turned up the intensity in
the second half.
“They really were a good
team and were well experienced,” said head coach Courtney Vogel.
To date, the team has only
had two games, with a record
of 0-2. Their next home game
will take place on April 13 at
4:30 p.m against St. Margaret’s
School.
“We’ll get better and better,”
said sophomore Carly Garwood. “As long as we keep a
positive attitude.”
A helpful addition has been added to the tennis team this
season – assistant coach Cynthia Holshoe, sister-in-law of head
coach Mary Ann Estes.
In addition to a new coach, the team will have the opportunity to host home matches for the first time ever, courtesy of
Hampden-Sydney College.
“Being able to host home matches at Hampden-Sydney is
really awesome,” said tennis team member Morgan Cole. “It’s
really nice of them to let us use their courts considering ours are
in such bad condition. It also keeps us from having to go so far
away for each match.”
Today the team will take on the Randolph Henry Statesmen
at 4:00 p.m. in their first away match of the season.
Golf tees off season with
new coach
Maggie Encarnacion
The Fuqua School golf team began its season with new
coach Ariel Witmer after former coach David Bennet received
another job opportunity.
With only five team members, the golfers still have individual
and team goals set for the season.
“If given the opportunity, I would love to continue to coach
every year I possibly can,” said Witmer. “I hope to grow the golf
program and get more youth interested in the game of golf.”
The Longwood Golf Course, Fuqua’s home course, is closing to the public this June. The future of Fuqua’s golf team is
uncertain, but a new coach may come with new confidence.
photo: christy murphy
The Fuqua School girls lacrosse team gets hype before
their home game against Tandem Friends School. Ninth
grader Harper Melton scored five goals during the
game.
Message from the Dean
In the spring, at the end of the day,
you should smell like dirt.
~Margaret Atwood
Boys adjust to varsity
lacrosse
Isaac Drummond
On March 18, the Fuqua boys lacrosse team fell to the Roanoke Catholic Celtics, 23-5. The season has not been fruitful, the
record so far being 0-3 including the pregame scrimmage.
12 players make up Fuqua School’s first boys varsity lacrosse
team. New head coach Grant Swaney is a senior student at
Hampden-Sydney College where he plays the attack position
for the H-SC Tigers. Assistant coach and H-SC student Colson
Castilla is the defensive coordinator for the team.
April 7, 2016
Page 5 Athletics
Falcons beat BSH
in overtime
isaac drummond
Photo: Sallie Vick
The varsity baseball team comes to a huddle to discuss
the error made. The Falcons lost the game to Hargrave
Military Academy 1-19.
On March 18, the Falcons’
varsity soccer team was victorious over Blessed SacramentHuguenot with a score of 4-3.
Even though the team suffered from the absence of
several of their starting players,
they fought hard to ultimately
win the game.
“We did well, but not up to
my expectations,” said head
coach Chase Morrison. “I
am still happy with my team,
though.”
Blessed Sacrament’s team
fought hard for the win as well.
“I think that they did well,”
said junior Hampton White.
“But they also had better numbers than us.”
Several Fuqua players agreed
unanimously that the best play
of the game was the final goal.
Junior Mats Weber received the
ball from sophomore Kevin
Dunn, shot, and scored just as
the overtime clock expired.
“It was really hype,” said
White.
The team this year has played
five games, those of which had
an outcome of three wins, one
tie, and one loss.
In their next home game they
will take on Greenbrier Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m.
The team is much more confident with their odds now that
most of their injured starters
have recovered and are ready
to play.
“Now that our starters are
back,” said White, “We’re going
to come out on top.”
Upcoming athletic events
Tennis @ Randolph Henry High School
4/7/2016 4:00 p.m.
Soccer Co-ed Varsity vs. Greenbrier
Christian Academy 4/11/2016 4:00 p.m.
Soccer Co-ed Junior Varsity vs. Greenbrier
Christian Academy 4/11/2016 5:30 p.m.
Lacrosse Boys vs. North Cross
4/12/2016 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse Girls vs. St. Margaret’s School
4/13/2016 4:30 p.m.
Track Co-ed vs. Appommatox High School
4/14/2016 3:30 p.m.
Softball Varsity vs. Brunswick Academy
4/20/2016 4:30 p.m.
Baseball Varsity vs. Brunswick Academy
4/20/2016 4:30 p.m.
Softball Junior Varsity vs. Central VA Home School
4/20/2016 6:00 p.m.
Golf Co-ed vs. Veritas
4/22/2016 3:30 p.m.
Photo: Christopher Kendall
Jeffrey Fariss takes a goal kick after a missed shot on goal by Amelia County High
School. The Falcons went on to win the game 6 to 2.
Page 6 Entertainment
“Work” tops Billboard charts
christopher kendall
Despite the fact that it is on
the lower end of the top 10, “I
Took A Pill In Ibiza” by Mike
Posner is a very well written
song.
I like this selection for
several reasons, including that
it has been recreated as a faster
song such as the Seeb Remix,
the most popular remix of this
song. “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”
conveys a message about how
money and drugs can negatively
affect a person’s life.
Posner talks about how
no one should want to be
exactly like him, whether it
be the money, the alcohol, or
the drugs. Posner delivers the
message bad decisions can alter
someone’s life.
The song is available for
purchase or streaming on Spotify, Google Play Music, iTunes,
and Amazon.
DiCaprio finally wins
Best Actor
maggie encarnacion
On February 28, 2016, the
88th Annual Oscar Academy
Awards were held at the Dolby
Theatre in Hollywood to honor
the best films of 2015. Some
categories mentioned were Best
Actress, Best Actor, and Best
Picture.
Brie Larson won Best
Actress for her role in the
three-time nominated movie
“Room.” She portrayed a young
woman held in captivity with
her five-year-old son. After
seven years, the two escape and
Larson’s character must mend
past family relationships.
Leonardo DiCaprio earned
the Best Actor award with his
role in “The Revenant.” Taking place during the 1800’s,
DiCaprio’s character is left for
dead by his hunting team after
being mauled by a bear. He
must survive in the wilderness
with serious injuries and limited
materials.
“I thank you all for this
amazing award tonight,” said
DiCaprio during his acceptance
speech. “Let us not take this
planet for granted. I do not take
tonight for granted.”
“Spotlight” was awarded
Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Starring Mark
Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams,
this film, based on a true story,
delved into the investigative
efforts of a team of Boston
Globe journalists.
It was a big night for “Mad
Max: Fury Road,” winning six
awards.
Despite the controversial
aspects, many people felt the
winners were well-deserving of
recognition.
“Everyone there definitely
deserved an award. All across
the board, there was talent,”
said Fuqua sophomore Morgan
Lindsay.
BILLBOARD TOP 10
1. “Work”-Rihanna (featuring Drake)
2. “Love Yourself ”-Justin Bieber
3. “Stressed Out” -Twenty One Polits
4. “My House”- Flo Rida
5. “7 Years”- Lukas Graham
6. “Pillowtalk”- ZAYN
7. “Me, Myself, & I”- G-Eazy x Beba Rexha
8. “Sorry”- Justin Bieber
9. “Cake By the Ocean”- DNCE
10. “ I Took A Pill In Ibiza”- Mike Posner
Robinson,
from page 1
opportunity after researching
jobs with Virginia Independent
Schools. In addition to the
teaching position, Fuqua hired
Robinson to coach the JV basketball and softball teams.
Robinson’s sports career
began when she started playing
baseball at the age of five. She
then transitioned to softball at
the age of twelve. Robinson
went on to play college softball
for five years at both Young
Harris College and Florida
Agriculture and Mechanical
University.
“Ball was literally life,” said
Robinson. “Summers, winters,
falls, and springs, softball was
my life.”
This past summer, Robinson traveled to Austria to play
professionally for the Austrian
Softball League. While there,
she won the award for Best
Pitcher 2015 and Second Team
All MEAC. In addition, she
taught four to eight year olds
how to play softball.
“I am a child at heart,” said
the 26-year-old. “I consider
myself a woman child!”
In her senior year of college,
Robinson had an epiphany. She
always dreamed of becoming
a Division I softball coach, but
she knew that she no longer
wanted to pursue that dream.
Robinson knew that she would
find more joy in teaching.
Robinson now has a future
goal of attending Virginia
Commonwealth University in
the fall to earn a master’s degree
in Kinesiology and Physiology,
while continuing her employment at Fuqua School.
“This transition is one of
the best transitions I have ever
experienced,” said Robinson.
“Everyone is so kind. I hope I
can stay here as long as possible, and that when I do leave,
I leave with an imprint on
my students hearts and this
school.”
Outside of school, Robinson
enjoys reading and watching
Netflix in her spare time. After
watching the documentary
“Food Inc.,” she is openly transitioning to a vegan lifestyle.
“A human has the ability to
live 120 years,” said Robinson.
“I want to function until the
day I die.”
April 7, 2016
Arts Day,
from page 1
“We really tried to think
outside of the box this year
when planning workshops,”
said Fuqua School band.
director and Arts Day coordinator Camille Rabon.
Fuqua sets aside a day every
one to two years to celebrate
the arts and their importance
to the school and community.
The day’s focus is also to allow
students to explore as many
mediums as possible.
“I’m a big promoter of creativity; I think it’s important for
people to be aware of the different arts. It’s the little bits of
creativity that make the world
more colorful,” said sophomore
and multi-style dancer Claire
Watson.
Upper and middle school
students pre-selected their top
five choices and are given three
workshop assignments for the
day. The lower school students
will rotate through art stations
in the lower school gym.
Upper
School
SCA
will
sponsor
a
dress down
day
on
April 20
April 7, 2016
Gracie Hodges
Page 7 Features
Neon Night lights up Fuqua
Fuqua School hosted a Neon
Night Dance on Friday, March
11 in the Gee Price Activity
Center for the upper school.
The dance was from 8 p.m.
to 11:30 p.m. Thanks to the
Fuqua School PTSA sponsorship, the dance was free for all
students to attend. While planning the event, the upper school
SCA also chose the theme
“Neon Night.” Students were
allowed to dress casually and
were encouraged to wear neon
to correspond with the theme.
“It felt more like homecoming all over again,” said Fuqua
freshman Kayla Gurley.
Students were also allowed
to invite guests from other
schools, as long as they were
signed up.
The DJ, Fuqua alumnus
Kraig Green, played a selection
of popular hip-hop/rap music
from previous years to the present.
The decorations consisted
of black and white paper
throughout the Gee Price with
glow-in-the-dark stars. Concessions were also offered at the
event. Bojangle’s provided its
famous chicken and sweet tea.
Other snacks were available
such as cookies, cupcakes, and
brownies.
“My favorite part of the
dance was breaking glow sticks
with my friends,” said Gurley.
“They got everywhere, but it
was pretty fun.”
Band travels to Powhatan for District Concert
Robert Ball
The seven Fuqua School district band members performed
at the District Band Concert
at Powhatan High School on
Saturday, February 6.
Members were seniors Stone
Tucker and Thomas Watson,
freshmen Elizabeth Hice and
Ireland Seagle, and eighth
graders Ashley Handy, Emily
Erickson, and Sarah Storm.
“I was nervous but excited. I
am surprised at how far I have
come since the seventh grade...
I made district band and increased my music abilities all
at the same time,” said Seagle.
“In seventh grade it was for
fun, eighth grade it was kind of
a tradition to push myself because I know I would do better.
I would like to play a different
instrument for the concert but I
wouldn’t make it.”
“I was calm and wasn’t worried when I heard the other
players. I knew I could take
them easisly with such a group
of talented musicians. It’s not
too hard to learn music in such
a short time.”
On the second day the band
members woke up, got ready,
ate breakfast, made their way
to the concert. Arriving at 8
a.m., the band members started
practicing.
During the concert the band
members were able to watch
the other band members perform in the auditorium.
After their performance they
all knew how well they did,
returned back to Farmville,
and enjoyed the rest of their
weekend.
“The other band members
from different schools were
great because they made it
as the best of the best,” said
Seagle.
Rising sixth graders hang around on the monkey bars
enjoying their time in the lower school before they venture up the hill.
Fifth graders
come up the hill
irene thornton
PHOTO: LINDA DAVIS
District Band members, left to right: Elizabeth Hice,
Sarah Storm, Ashley Handy, Emily Erickson, and Ireland Seagle. Not pictured: Stone Tucker and Thomas
Watson.
Last week, the fifth grade
students and their parents visited the upper school campus
for sixth grade orientation.
For some, this was not their
first jump into middle school
life, as they have older siblings
who have been able to share
stories about life “on the hill.”
Others who are new to Fuqua,
however, got one of their first
looks at experiences waiting
ahead.
The extra bit of freedom
that comes with being in middle
school was popular among the
fifth graders. They also mentioned being excited for the
sports and the food. The salad
bar, burrito bowl, and mac &
cheese were expressed as favorites among some of the new
choices.
As excited as the soon to be
sixth grade class is, some report
feeling upset about leaving behind their teachers and fourth
grade friends; for others, having
older siblings and friends in
middle school will make the
transition a little easier.
"You get used to being the
bigger kids, then you turn into
the smaller ones," said fifth
grader Holt Mason.
During the day, Dean
Carden welcomed the students,
took a tour, and learned a bit
about what the sixth grade
teachers teach. The fifth graders
then had lunch with the sixth
grade class.
Page 8 Features
April 7, 2016
Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. iPhone 7 offH-SCGeekshoots
Week
Christopher Kendall
The Galaxy S7 and the
iPhone 7, Apple and Samsung,
two major competitors, two
major flagship phones.
The two brands have fought
to be on top of the cellular
device chart since the first
smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and
S7 Edge were revealed in late
February and are currently open
for pre-orders. Samsung has
said that they will be released
for sale sometime in March.
The iPhone 7, however, has not
technically been released and
most likely will not be released
until sometime over the summer or early fall, meaning that
all of the information stated in
this article about the iPhone 7
is speculation.
Samsung has continued the
Edge legacy of the Galaxy series of smartphones with the all
new Galaxy S7 Edge. The Edge
will feature a 5.5 inch Super
AMOLED screen and a nonremovable 3,600mAH battery.
The Galaxy S7 will feature
a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED
QHD screen. The S6 will also
feature a 32GB storage and
microSD slot with larger capac-
bright flash for low-light situations. The phones will be rated
with an IP68 water and dust
ity models yet to be announced.
The S6 will feature a 3,000mAh
non-removable battery.
Both Samsung devices will
feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 CPU system with a
Samsung Exynos 8890 processor and 4GB of RAM. The
front camera will be a 5MP,
and the back camera will be a
12.2MP camera by Canon, a
first for Samsung, with an ultra
rating, which means that they
can be submerged 1.5 meters
for up to 30 minutes.
The website www.CNET.
com reports that the iPhone 7
and iPhone 7 Plus will be revealed over the summer or early
fall and available for purchase
sometime in September.
CNET.com also reports that
the iPhone 7 will feature a 4.7
inch Force Touch screen, but
may feature a QHD display. It
will be available in 32, 64, 128,
and 256GB editions, all featuring an A10 processor and 3 to 4
GB RAM and possible waterproofing.
Also along the lines of speculated updates, it will include a
much needed NFC card. Apple
has been falling behind in this
part of the race because most
Android phones include a NFC
card for pairing or sharing with
other devices. Apple included a
NFC chip for access to Apple
Pay on the iPhone 6 lineup, but
users hope that the company
will include a chip for a wider
use.
Apple has also been toying with omitting the 3.5 mm
headphone jack in the iPhone 7
and sources say that Apple may
create an all-in-one lightning
port or use a USB type C port
like the new MacBook. They
are also testing out wireless
charging which would allow
people to listen to music simultaneously.
Survey says...
95 people, including some staff and students in grades 6-12, participated in
an online survey on March 31, 2016.
90 of 95 reported having a cell phone.
65 of 90 reported having iPhones.
16 of 90 reported having Androids.
9 of 90 reported having a flip phone.
5 of 90 reported having no phone.
with potato gun
Virginia Haney
On Friday, April 1, Hampden-Sydney College hosted
Geek Week, which presented
several different scientific
experiments to H-SC students,
Farmville residents, and the
Fuqua community.
The first of the demonstrations were held outside by some
of H-SC’s science students.
These included a watermelon
exploding by a potato gun shot
and turning water into snow.
“It was shocking when the
watermelon exploded because
you didn’t know when it was
going to happen,” said Fuqua
eighth grader Mary Katherine
Kendall.
Following the first two
demonstrations, everyone went
inside for refreshments provided by the College. When
everyone was finished serving
themselves, people found their
way into the room where the
next demonstrations would be
held.
For the next demonstration, Fuqua School freshman
Irene Thornton volunteered
to attempt pulling a blanket
out from under a set table.
Thornton was unsuccessful to
generate enough force to keep
the plates and cups on the table
while snatching the blanket
away. In a different experiment,
H-SC students used a spinning
see-saw to demonstrate the
Earth’s rotation. They asked
two volunteers to sit down and
spin around while trying to pass
a basketball.
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Page 9 Features
Aviation students explore possible careers
Isaac Drummond
On Wednesday, February
17, Fuqua School’s aviation
students met for a presentation
on career opportunities.
The presentation was presented by James Mashburn, the
dean of the aeronautics team
and Jonathan Washburn, an
aviation professor, at Liberty
University. They made the trip
to Farmville from Lynchburg to
explain the roles aerial vehicles
play in life, ranging from military to agricultural careers.
The main subject of the
presentation was a UAV
(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
“drone.” It was a prototype and
did not have approval from the
FAA to fly yet, so it was not
flown. However, Washburn did
connect his device to its camera
to show the device’s optics to
students.
“These things (UAV drones)
can be used even in farming.
You can fly it over your fields
and find the parts that are dry
and in need of water. It’ll let
you reduce your water usage,”
said Washburn.
Washburn spent time overseas in Iraq working for the
Navy in its aeronautics development before joining Liberty’s
aeronautics team as a professor.
Fuqua’s aviation students
can easily apply this new information and point of view to
the class’ core project: building a Zenith 750 HC Cruzer
airplane.
If interested in becoming a
sponsor for this project, check
out www.GoFundMe.com
created by Chapter 1202 of Experimental Aircraft Association.
Photo: Christopher Kendall
In the bus shop, the first block Aviation 101 students work on the fuselage of the plane
they are building. They plan to fully complete the plane by spring of 2018.
News Briefs
Fuqua band plays their heart
out during assessment
Maggie Encarnacion
The junior and senior Fuqua School bands traveled to Goochland County High
School on March 11 and 12 to assess their skill level against other schools in the
district.
The five ratings that could be earned were poor, fair, good, excellent, and superior. The junior band earned an overall excellent rating, while senior band received
an overall superior rating.
“Both groups did very well. I’m ecstatic that the senior band players got all
superior,” said Fuqua School band director Camille Rabon.
Freshman fundraiser whips
up money for budget
Kayla Gurley
On March 16, the freshman class raised $165.00 through a bake sale fundraiser
to raise money for the Homecoming dance next year.
The bake sale, which was held during middle and upper school breaks and
lunch, consisted of cookies, brownies, and cupcakes.
The class of 2019 will be responsible for picking the dance theme, decorating,
selling tickets, and providing concessions.
Wildcats beat Tarheels in
National Championship
Isaac Drummond
On Monday night, the Villanova Wildcats conquered the North Carolina Tar
Heels in the 2016 NCAA Division I Championship Game in Houston, Texas, taking home the trophy.
After defeating the Oklahoma Sooners (95-51) in the semi-final game, the
Wildcats advanced to the final round of March Madness. The game was incredibly close, but Villanova’s Kris Jenkins shot the winning three pointer for the first
buzzer-beater since the 1983 national championship game.
This was also Villanova head coach Jay Wright’s first appearance in a national
title game, as well as his first time winning the championship. This was the third
loss in a national championship game for UNC Coach Roy Williams.
Page 10 Opinion
April 7, 2016
Fuqua debates social media age restriction
Charlotte Townsend
editor-in-chief
Recently in the middle
school, a topic has been up for
debate – Is it illegal to lie about
your age on social media, or is
it simply just not a good idea?
It’s not
uncommon
to wonder.
In the age of
technology,
almost everyone is a part
of some sort of social media
site, whether it be Instagram,
Facebook, Snapchat, etc. The
minimum age for one to open
a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
Snapchat, or Pinterest account
is 13-years-old. To open a Vine
account, one would have to be
at least 17 and for YouTube,
the minimum age is 18, but a
13-year-old can open an account with parental consent.
According to “The Social
Age Study,” conducted by www.
knowthenet.org.uk, approximately 59% of children have
already partaken in the use of
social media by the time they
are 10. But, you don’t really
need to conduct a study to
figure out that the majority
of kids under 13 are flocking to social media desperate
for “likes.” Regardless of the
fact that Instagram attempts
to make it difficult for young
kids to sign up by providing a
birthday picker that does not
provide a date for anyone that
would be younger than 13, kids
turn to creating fake birthdays
for themselves.
Fuqua middle school students had the opportunity of
welcoming Judge Kimberley
White to address this issue during an assembly. White listed
many reasons for why social
media can be risky not only for
young teens, but to anyone who
owns a social media account.
“The number one reason
being predators,” said White.
“Particularly for pre-teens.
They are in an awkward stage
and when social media exposes
them, someone takes interest in
them.”
In further clarification,
White explained that it is
definitely illegal to lie about
your age on legal documents
because “...you are signing with
your name that everything is
true.” However, it is not illegal
to lie about your age on a social
media site. It may be against
the website’s rules, but it is not
illegal.
In my opinion, lying about
your age may not be illegal—
but it’s not the brightest idea.
I’m not trying to be a hypocrite,
even I created a Facebook account long before I was 13, but
that doesn’t mean that I made a
good choice.
When we join any type of
social media account, we are
making ourselves vulnerable.
SHIO’S JOURNAL
Movies make my stay in America more wonderful
Shio Moribe
How many movies have you
seen in the last seven months?
I’ve kept a list,
and I’ve seen
130.
Before
leaving Japan,
watching movies was already
my hobby, but I didn’t have
much time to spend on it. Since
I really like watching movies, I
took Creative Writing & Film
last semester. At the moment,
I’m taking Film Studies. Fortunately, my host family also likes
watching movies, so we often
enjoy our hobby together at the
theater and home. I sometimes
watch movies on Netflix by
myself, too.
The first movie on my list
is “Home,” but I watched it on
the plane on my way to America. So, the first movie I watched
in America was “The Freedom
Writers” in Creative Writing &
Film class.
There are different reasons
why watching movies in different cultures is a good experience for me. First, I can watch
new genres of movies. To be
honest, I had never watched
“James Bond 007,” “The
Hunger Games,” “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings,”
“X-Men,” “Star Wars,” or any
Marvel movies.
Another reason is that it
helps me learn English. I watch
movies with English subtitles
if possible. If I do so, I can
learn how Americans pronounce some words differently
“The first
movie I
watched in
America was
‘The Freedom
Writers’ in
Creative
Writing & Film
class.”
Shio Moribe
from how they spell them. For
example, you pronounce “I’m
going to” like “I’m gonna.”
My first movie I saw at the
theater was “The Martian” last
October. I remember I couldn’t
understand why everybody
was laughing during the movie,
because I was too busy trying
to understand the storyline. I
couldn’t understand the jokes.
However, to my joy, I could
understand both its storyline
and the jokes when I watched
“Zootopia” in early March.
Of course, my daily life at
home and school help me improve my English, but movies
have helped me a lot, too. I’m
excited to see how many more
movies I can watch before leaving America in late May.
From our names to where we
live, our information is out
there for anyone to access.
For those under age 13, it can
be more difficult for them to
discern danger and vulnerability
because it just seems like all fun
and games.
Ultimately, there are precautions we can take to limit our
online vulnerability. I recommend choosing the most restricted account privacy settings
available. This allows us to
better control who can see what
we are posting online.
“Parents also have the right
to restrict their children’s access
to the account,” said White.
“It’s the easiest way to ensure
safety.”
Who’s
Ready for
Prom,
April
23rd?
Sign you and
your date up in the
upper school office for
after-prom t-shirts
now!
April 7, 2016
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The Nest Staff-2016
Editor-in-Chief Charlotte Townsend
Features Editor Chaundra Jones
Online Editor Virginia Haney
Photography Editor Kayla Gurley
Photography Editor Christopher Kendall
Sports Editor Isaac Drummond
Layout Editor Robert Ball
Copy Editor Maggie Encarnacion
Copy Editor Regan Ware
Journalism Intern Irene Thornton
Staff Gracie Hodges
Staff Sarabeth Roberts
Staff Shio Moribe
Advisor Krissy Vick
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A Generational Question:
Do Millenials have it better?
Irene Thornton
A popular topic lately seems
to be the generation debate.
Which generation is best? Who
has it better? Who has it worse?
Depending on
who you ask, you
will get all sorts
of answers.
Fuqua students
make up the Millennials, or
Generation Y (early 1980s to
early 2000s), and Generation Z
(mid 2000s to present day); the
faculty and staff are a part of
Generation X (early 1960s to
early 1980s), with some members from the Baby Boomer
Generation (1946-1964).
Generations Z and Y have
been said to be the App Generations. But does this mean
we have things better? In some
cases, yes. Social media apps
such as Snapchat, Instagram,
Twitter, etc. have made sharing
photos as simple as taking the
photo and tapping the upload
button. Also, for the older half
of Generation Y, dating and
meeting new people can come
down to just one swipe left or
right.
“I think technology is nice,
but it can have its downsides,”
said middle school math teacher
Karen Snead.
I’ve heard some old-timers
talk about the world going to
heck in a hand basket because
things aren’t like they used to
be. However, what do some
folks at Fuqua from older generations think?
Recently there has been
some national discussion that
the Millennial generation and
Generation Z have too much
pressure on them to be perfect,
and some Fuqua staff members
agree.
“Parent’s expect more from
kids, because the parents are
giving them more to deal with,”
said upper school science and
math teacher Josh Dimmick.
A Fuqua source who wishes
to remain anonymous believes
that the younger generations
(See Generations, Page 11)
Youth for Christ Club raises the question:
Why do we give?
Sarabeth Roberts
The Youth for Christ Club
collected spare change for the
victims of
late February’s tornadoes in
Evergreen.
Most of
us, being
raised the way we were, know
deep down that we should
give at least a little of our extra
pocket change. That being said,
why do people feel compelled
to give when crisis hits?
We, as human beings, need
two things: community with
others and a sense of purpose.
Giving to others, specifically
others in need, fulfills those
needs. Making a donation of
time, effort, or heart leads to
a sense of contentment and
purpose for the giver.
Along with the psychological
benefits of donation, there are
physical benefits of giving as
well. Many studies have shown
that giving in general releases
endorphins, making the giver
feel good about his or her actions.
All of the science and philosophy is wonderful, but it’s hard
to feel if it never applies to real
life. In the case of Evergreen,
the Fuqua community was able
to help in a tangible way with financial donations. This gave us
the opportunity to be extremely
grateful that we were not affected by the tornadoes while
also providing an opportunity
to be mindful of how we can
make a difference in the lives of
others.
Meanwhile, the Evergreen
residents felt the support of
their neighbors. Hopefully it
helped ease their stress just a
little bit knowing that people
not too far from them are willing to help them out.
Truly, both the giver and receiver benefit from a donation.
So what’s stopping you from
emptying those pockets? It can
only help.
April 7, 2016
Page 12 Features
Easter Egg Hunt provides festive fun for Farmville
Chaundra Jones
On March 19, 2015 Fuqua
School hosted the 16th annual
Easter egg hunt for elementary
school kids and their families.
The Easter egg hunt was
sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Fuqua School
PTSA. The hunt took place on
Fuqua School’s campus and
soccer field. To prepare, Fuqua
School’s student volunteers and
hunt coordinator Tammy Frank
stuffed candies and stickers
inside the eggs.
“Doing anything with the
kids makes me happy,” said
Frank.
First, the student volunteers
hid about 3,000 eggs. After
they were finished, they waited
for the arrival of the eager
little hunters in the Gee Price
Activity Center. During the
wait, Fuqua freshman Frankie
Denaro greeted families as they
arrived.
At the beginning of the hunt,
Denaro led the five and under
group to the Fuqua soccer
field, while the other age group
ran to find eggs on the main
campus. The volunteers helped
the younger children by hiding
some of the eggs in plain sight.
“My favorite part was hunting
the eggs,” said an Easter egg
hunt participant.
After the children were done
hunting, everyone returned to
Gee Price to dump their goodies out of the eggs and enjoy
the cupcakes and refreshments
provided by the PTSA. While
parents looked on, the kids
danced with the Easter Bunny
Fifth grader Seth Rabon hunts for Easter
eggs hoping to find a sweet surprise inside.
and talked about how many
eggs they received.
“One of my favorite parts of
the Easter egg hunt was seeing
[my daughter] dancing and singing on the stage,” said a parent
of one of the hunters.
Easter is known as a moveable feast, meaning that it does
not fall on a set date every year,
unlike most holidays. The day
usually falls between March 22
and April 25. Easter is traditionally a Christian holiday. For
some, the egg symbolizes the
tomb of Christ, while cracking
the egg symbolizes the resurrection of Christ.
Additionally, common folk
tales suggest that the first
Easter bunny came to America
and settled with German immigrants in Pennsylvania.
photo: jamie carkenord
Some parents assisted their children while searching for
eggs on the main campus of the upper school.
Generations, from page 11
Close friends Caroline Krouse and second grader Elizabeth Ledger hunt for
Easter eggs at the annual lower school
Easter Egg Hunt.
have it harder in some ways
now because growing up isn’t as
easy now as it was before.
“If the parents argued,
they did it away from the
kids, and kids also don’t have
as much time to just think,”
said the source. “The lives of
the younger Millennials and
Generation Z are much more
structured.”
But, what is the cause of
these changes? Some point to
the boost in technology.
“It’s made us live in an instant
world,” said Applied Industrial
Technology teacher Carroll
Gillispie. “When something
happens there is an instant reaction.”
Technology is not the only
thing separating the generations. The job market, self-identification, and college also pose
a threat. Workers from Generations X and Y are compet-
ing, not only with each other,
but also with Baby Boomers.
Retiring at 65 years of age isn’t
a standard practice anymore.
Some Boomers feel they can’t
stop working because they can’t
afford to, while others simply
don’t want to stop.
“If we start retiring in our
mid-50s, our minds would go to
waste,” said Snead. “There are
people from the Baby Boomer
generation who are still productive citizens.”
At the end of the day, I think
each generation has its characteristics that make it unique
from the rest. Therefore, it is
hard to compare or say one is
better than the other. Times
are changing, and things just
aren’t the same anymore. Let’s
all take a moment and embrace
our differences and see how we
can all learn from each other,
no matter what our generation.