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GLOBAL GAZETTE January 2017
~Contents~
Sightseeing
P.1
Dead Poets Society
P.2
Café Talk
P.3
Faculty Profile
P.4
2017 Movies
P.5
Ping Pong Awards
P.6
iLab Updates
P.7
Global Club
P.8
Teacher Travel Blog
P.9
Student Profiles
P.10-13
International Book Review
P.14
Foods from Abroad
P.15
World Mysteries
P.16
Int’l Trivia Teasers
P.17
The Traveling Translator
P.18
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Hillside’s
~ Global Club ~President Diego Selem Garcia & Vice Presidents Albert Zhang & Hyun Ho Kim
This club was created to foster a continued strong
connection between our international students and
American students and faculty. We are intent on
sharing our international cultures with the Hillside
population as well as learning about other cultures.
Nodding your head means “no,” shaking it means “yes”
Bulgarians invented the first digital watch
The country has the world’s largest IMAX 3D Theater
Sofia, Bulgaria
Largest IMAX Theater
Sightseeing
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Sightseeing
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria is a gem of a
city located in the heart of Central
Europe and set against the
backdrop of Vitosha Mountain. It
has an easy going vibe to it and is
filled with cafes, trendy bars and
restaurants, and eclectic shops.
Sofia is a largely modern, youthful
city, with a smattering of onion-
domed churches, Ottoman
mosques, and Red Army
monuments leftover from the city’s
Iron Curtain days. It is a city that
this reporter had the pleasure of
stopping in back in 2008.
The capital is often overlooked
by tourists on their way to the coast
or ski slopes, but in passing over
Sofia, they’re missing out on
something special. The city offers
wide boulevards, huge parks, and
manicured gardens. Skiing at
Mount Vitosha is just a short bus
ride from the city center. Sofia is
replete with some of Bulgaria’s
finest museums, art galleries, chic
cosmopolitan restaurants, and
frenetic nightclubs. Not only does
Sofia offer all the amenities of a
first rate city, but construction
workers recently uncovered a
treasure trove of Roman ruins
during the construction of the
Metro. The remnants of the city
when it was called “Serdica” nearly
two thousand years ago, excited
city officials, local residents, and
tourists alike.
Many readers have grown up in
a world that was separated by a
Cold War into East and West. For
most Generation Xers, cities like
Sofia, Bucharest, Vienna, among
others, were always off limits.
They were wondered about, but
never experienced. Now, all that
has changed! Eastern Europe is
accessible to the world and the
wait has been worth it. If you
happen to be traveling through
Bulgaria, don’t forget to stop in its
capital, Sofia. You may find
yourself there for days! It is a
remarkable city with much to do.
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Cool Facts about Bulgaria
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International Animal Stories
“Carpe Diem!” Or Seize the day was the inspirational Latin Phrase
that Mr. Keating used to inspire a group of Welton Academy seniors in
Peter Weir’s 1989 hit movie Dead Poets Society. The story is set in the
1950’s at a fictional, elite boarding school in Vermont and tells the story of
first year English teacher, John Keating , who inspires his students to be
free thinkers and risk takers in life using expressions like “Make your lives
extraordinary” and warning against the dangers of blind conformity. At
first, the boys are skeptical of Keating’s unorthodox teaching style but he
quickly wins them over with his wit, exhilarating lessons, and warm heart.
Not everyone, however, is fond of Keating’s teaching style. Many in the
establishment are weary as Keating represents a perceived threat to
tradition and finds himself cast as a villain by an administration that is not
eager to have Welton Academy’s young, impressionable students be
exposed to such potentially dangerous and radical new ideas. This
blockbuster movie won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
and sent many young college students, like me, applying for Education
degrees. Most people remember some of the above facts about the movie
but few know the story behind the movie, which was originally a
screenplay. Its characters are based on the experiences of writer Tom
Schulman and his time at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville,
Tennessee. There, Schulman was introduced to two men who had a
profound effect on his life and formed the basis for Robin William’s
character, Mr. Keating. Keating was modeled after two of Schulman’s
teachers: Harold Clurman and Samuel Pickering. Clurman, who taught at
the Actors and Directors Lab and went on to fame as an American theater
director and drama critic, was the source of inspiration for Keating’s
exhilarating speeches while Pickering, who taught Schulman’s sophomore
English class, was drawn upon for his quirky teaching methods (one of his
students remembers Pickering having him stand on a chair and flap his
arms every time the class said “nevermore” when reading Edgar Allen
Poe’s The Raven.) The movie was originally scheduled to be filmed in
Georgia, but Weir moved it to Delaware and filmed at St. Andrew’s School
in Middletown in order to capture the weather and feel of a New England
boarding school. The movie has to go down as one of the best ever filmed
involving the prep school world and taught us all to seize the day!
Dead Poets Society
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Unorthodox soccer practice
What’s the Dead Poets Society?
Seize the Day
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Jerry Yu and our Chinese New Year Cafe
Trivia
Café Talk
The International Café was rocking and rolling
on Friday January, 20th. The kids celebrated
China in honor of the Lunar New Year. Mrs.
Brown made Chinese “jiaozi” (dumplings) that
included pork, chicken, shrimp, and veggies. To
wash down the jiaozi, we had some traditional
green tea. We started with 150 dumplings and
ended with none. President Jerry Yu led off the
introductory remarks with a warm greeting.
Vice-President Tyler Bloomfield hosted a trivia
session with Caleb Bloch winning the Most
Enthusiastic Participant Award and a Free Pass
to the next Café. Speaking of the “next Café,”
Ms. Gustofson will be treating the boys to her
world famous Swiss hot choclate. If you are
interested in signing up, please send an email to
Mr. Brown [email protected] after our
Tuesday announcement at Morning Meeting.
Chinese jiaozi
Celebration
International Café
January
Mr. Moulton Jr.
Fly fishing
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Faculty Profile
You may have noticed that our
gregarious Dean of Residential
Life, Dan Moulton, and second year
English teacher, Ian Moulton, share
the same last name. This is not a
coincidence! The two are father and
son and although they share nearly
identical genetic markers, Ian
Moulton is his own man. Young
Moulty has made his mark on
Hillside in a short period of time.
He has a reputation for being an
educator who is challenging and
demands excellence from his
students. His classes receive rave
reviews. Students are pushed to
their limits and are involved in
exciting projects in which they do
things like write their own novels.
Write their own novels? That’s
right! Even my own advisee,
Ukrainian Dima Piskun, is writing a
novel about a Yoyo wielding
superhero who tries to stop a rash of
thefts at a jewelry store. Wow!
That’s some kind of writing
assignment.
Mr. Moulton was born in
Concord, Massachusetts and raised
in Groton and Deerfield. It was in
these locations that he had his first
introduction to the boarding school
world. As some may know,
Eaglebrook School is in Deerfield
and the place Mr. Moulton’s father
Dan had worked. Both of Mr.
Moulton’s parents are educators so
perhaps this is a major reason why
the young Ian Moulton is drawn to
the profession. He says that not
only are his parents teachers but
“many of my extended family
members are as well.” Mr. Moulton
loves teaching and says that he
“really enjoys English and sharing
my passion for books with people.”
Mr. Moulton Jr.
Mr. Moulton has had a
fascinating life. He’s traveled to
Ireland and taken Jack Kerouac-
like road trips across the United
States that have included such
regions as the Southwest, Rocky
Mountains, East Coast, and more.
He’s lived in such diverse and
vastly different cities as Sanders
(Arizona), Boulder (Colorado), and
Portland (Maine). He was teaching
out in a school on an Indian
reservation in Arizona when he got
a call from Hillside. We were in the
midst of looking for an English
teacher and Mr. Moulton fit the
bill. So he packed up his bags and
came back east. And we’re glad he
did! Mr. Moulton lives with his dog
Jake over in Whittemore. He has
been an excellent addition to the
Hillside faculty and we hope he
stays for a long time.
Cool Facts about Mr. Moulton
Traveled to Ireland and all over the United States
Loves to hike, read, and fly fish
Working on section hiking Midstate Trail & Wapack
Trail
Night at the Movies
#2. Star Wars: the Last
Jedi Much fan speculation about who
the Last Jedi will be.
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#3. The Bye Bye Man When 3 college friends stumble
on the origins of the Bye Bye
Man, they discover that
there is only one way to
avoid his curse.
#1. Justice League
Fueled by a restored faith in
humanity, Bruce Wayne enlists
Diana Prince to fight a new
enemy.
#4. Beauty & the Beast Belle, a bright and beautiful
woman, is taken prisoner by
a beast in its castle.
#5. Summer is Coming Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon and
a brash new recruit uncover
a criminal plot on the bay.
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2017 promises to be a good year in
Hollywood and the movie industry.
While some films have announced
release dates but have yet to begin
filming, others are in production but
do not yet have definite release dates.
Here is a look at five anticipated
movies of 2017! Make sure you see at
least one of these!
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Cool Facts about Hollywood
Night at the Movies
First film made in Hollywood was called Old California
(1910)
Original Hollywood sign (1923) spelt out “Hollywoodland”
Hobart Johnstone Whitley gave Hollywood its name (1886)
Ping Pong Rankings
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January Ping Pong Rankings
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Keepin An Eye On 1. Marco DeGrandis(USA) 2. Justin Heilmann (USA) 3. Andy Luo (CHI) 4. Miles MacKay (USA) 5. Gibson Montgomery (USA)
Top 5 at Hillside “Hillside’s Best this Month”
1. Doyeob Kim (KOR) 2. Dima Piskun (UKR) 3. Alex Drover (CAN) 4. Diego Selem (MEX) 5. Kyle Heath (USA)
Top 5 Rising Stars
1. Cam Boucher (USA) 2. Jack Lima (USA) 3. Sekou Soumahoro (USA) 4. Jaden DeJesus (USA) 5. Ajay Vempati (USA)
Hillside’s New iLab
iLab Update
by the iLab team
Dominick is fly-testing and pushing the
limits of the small Parrot Drones, and also continuing construction on his own drone
Tom is saving the world on CodeCombat, learning some basics for Code Academy studies. Miles is making a Scratch game
based on PPAP.
Peter Luo is
working on
papercrafts,
folded 3D designs
made of paper,
tape and glue. He
and Jack R. are
planning on doing
a skillshare about
paper folding.
Jack R. is
engineering a fully
functional
Minecraft castle
using in-game
energy sources
like Redstone,
pistons, and
levers.
Miss Mitton requested an automatic egg washer.
Peter Luo and Dylan Trask are working on it.
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Global Club
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The Global Club
The Global Club celebrated the
Chinese Lunar New Year on
Saturday January 28th
. David Zheng
led the charge by ordering authentic
Chinese food from Sichuan Gourmet
in Framingham. Miss Lucey ordered
American Chinese food from Ginger
Garden for the rest of the gang. The
night proved to be a great time and a
special treat eating from one of the
world’s oldest and most delicious
cuisines. The boys seemed
exceedingly happy and the
chopsticks were flying as the boys
shoveled copious amounts of tasty
Chinese food into their mouths.
Next, we’re considering going to the
Persian restaurant Chop Kabob in
Westborough. If you’re interested in
signing up for a good night out with
some delicious Persian food, please
send an email to Mr. Brown at
Authentic Chinese food
Is this Kung Fu? Albert, Norman & David
Chinese New Year 2017 American Chinese Food
Great friends
Sichuan restaurant Framingham
Teacher’s Travel Blog
Teacher’s Travel Blog
by Ms. Baez
Ms. Cristina Baez, Hillside’s former
Spanish teacher of two years, has
been teaching and traveling abroad.
She currently resides in Kyrgyzstan
where she teaches English. Here’s
her travel blog write-up: “2016 was a
great year of adventure and I have
had the opportunity to add four new
stamps to my passport upon leaving
Hillside. This past summer I traveled
to Italy with my mother for 2 weeks.
We took a gondola ride on the Grand
Canal in Venice, visited museums in
Florence, and my mom even saw the
Pope in Vatican City, Rome! At the
end of August, I packed my
belongings and made the move to
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where I teach
first grade. Along the way I had a 12
hour layover in Dubai, where I had
the chance to visit the Burj Khalifa,
the highest structure in the world.
The view of the sea, sand and
skyscrapers below was breathtaking.
Upon arriving in Kyrgyzstan, I was
surrounded by snowcapped
mountains and was exposed to a mix
of the Kyrgyz language and Russian.
Kyrgyzstan is known for its
mountains, which make for great
skiing. Furthermore, during the
holiday break, I had the chance to
visit India for 3 weeks where I hung
out with monkeys, visited the Taj
Mahal, and spent time at the holy
Ganges River, where I witnessed
cremation ceremonies. I learned a lot
through my travels and look forward
to new adventures in 2017!”
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Hold
Travel
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Ms. Baez’s 1st Grade class More India
Snow in Kyrgyzstan
The Taj Mahal, India
Gondola ride in Venice
Guangzhou, China
Spotlight…Student Profiles
Kyle
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turn he answered very emphatically,
“Listen to us kids! Sometimes we
have great ideas but, at times,
teachers don’t want to listen to us.”
What a brilliant insight and great
answer I thought. I made sure that
in my opening remarks to the class
the next day, I made sure to ask
what he thought about what we’re
doing today and if he had any good
ideas about how to learn what we
we’re going to learn. After all, I
didn’t want Kyle singling me out as
a teacher who wouldn’t listen to
him.
Kyle enjoys science, skiing, and
hiking. In his school in China, he
participated in Destination
Imagination, an organization,
designed to promote 21st century
skills through collaboration and
creative thinking and problem
solving. His role model is Tony
Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man) because in
his words, “his life is almost the
same as my dream.” When he’s
older he wants to be a CEO for an
airplane company. He loves
Hillside because it brings “me
closer to my dream.” However, he
says that ESL and English is the
hardest part of his day. Sorry about
that! Well little guy, you’re off to a
very nice start here at Hillside. You
bring a positive energy to each class
day in and day out. Keep working
hard! Tony Stark would be proud! I
know your parents are!
Guangzhou, China. His father,
Yunsong, is a Chief Financial
Officer for a prominent company in
Guangzhou and his mother, Kathy,
is a manager at HSBC, one of the
largest banking and financial
services in the world. Kyle is also
quick to point out that he lives with
his grandparents. This is an
endearing tradition that one sees
sometimes in Asian cultures, but
rarely in the West. No wonder Kyle
was so homesick at the beginning
of the year; he has spent his whole
life being surrounded by a fantastic
support system back home.
So young Kyle Cai, what brought
you to our little ole school in
Marlborough, Massachusetts? Kyle
says that, “I came to Hillside
because someday I want to go to
MIT. It is my dream! If I come to
Hillside, I can make my dream be
closer.” Wow! That’s quite an
ambition for such a young man. It’s
also very nice to know that Hillside
is a part of your master plan and a
stepping stone for greatness. As
Kyle’s ESL teacher, I can attest to
the fact that he has great thoughts
and big dreams. During one of our
discussion days, the question was
posed: “What is it that we teachers
can do better in the classroom?”
Several of the kids offered
suggestions and when it was Kyle’s
When Kaifu “Kyle” Cai first
came to Hillside in our JumpStart
Summer Program, he was terribly
homesick. It was hard to witness
as the young Chinese national
missed his mother and father very
much. He was quiet and tried to
keep his emotions in, but his eyes
would start to swell with tears and
then…Bam! It was as if the flood
gates of the Kariba Dam were
opened and all the water in the
Kariba Gorge came gushing out.
But those feelings only lasted a
week or so and now, those days
are over. Kyle runs around
Hillside campus with a big smile.
He loves to chatter and he is
forever joking, playing, and just
plain having a good time. In fact,
in ESL class I sometimes have to
reign him in as his energy level is
high. So, he’s back to being a
regular eleven year old boy and
life is good. I see him here for a
long time as he continues to
improve his English, learn in an
American academic environment,
and adjust to life abroad.
Kyle was born and raised in
Kaifu “Kyle” Cai
Tony Stark
New York
Spotlight… Student Profiles
Lance wants to be a writer
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Lance
Lance says that the best thing about
Hillside is that it offers “much
better educational opportunities
than public school.” He says that he
wanted to get away from the “mass
of the student body that didn’t give
any portion of their mental capacity
to excelling in school.” Those are
wise words and powerful insights
from such a young man. It seems
that Lance is wise beyond his years.
His father had shared a story with
me in which the basic gist was that
when Lance first visited Hillside, he
chose it specifically because he
thought it would be a challenge for
him. How often do you hear those
kinds of words come out of the
mouth of a middle schooler?
When Lance is older, he wants to
become a writer. He says that his
skill set is suited to this profession.
I would wholeheartedly agree!
Lance has a terrific imagination and
a unique way of looking at the
world. He sees humor in many of
life’s situations and this easy-going
approach has served him well in
life. The other boys around school
enjoy being in Lance’s presence
and so do the adults. I can just
picture his first novel: A Random
Day in the Life of Sabbir, a Middle
School Boy from Bangladesh Who
Loves A1 Sauce. Hey, I’d read that
story. By the way Lance, nutmeg
costs 4.42 ringitts ($1 U.S.) in
Borneo. I looked it up!
at my table every time. The laughs
are many and it is clear that this
young man is gregarious, has a
wonderful sense of humor, and is a
gentle giant with a big heart.
Lance was born in New York. His
father, Patrice, is a great guy and
can sometimes be seen around
Hillside picking up Lance or
checking out one his basketball
games. He is the Vice President of
Operations at Gellfam Management
Incorporated. Gellfam is a company
that develops franchises such as
Five Guys, Carvel, and Cinnabon in
the food industry. Ah, so that
explains the cinnamon roll gifts for
teachers at Christmas. Well,
hopefully we at the Global Gazette
can put in a plug for Mr. Leys’
company as the rolls are absolutely
delicious. And might I add, they
didn’t last too long around our
house. Lance’s mother, Alexandra,
is an intern at a school and,
although I never met her, Lance
describes her as “a warm and
wonderful lady.” Lance also has an
older brother, Jean-Luc (named
after the captain of the Enterprise in
Star Trek), an older sister, Sasha,
and a younger sister, Olivia. Shortly
after the latter was born, the Leys
family moved to Florida for a year
then came back to New York where
they’ve been ever since.
We’ll be sitting in the dining hall
for breakfast, and Lance Leys will
randomly ask, “I wonder what the
price of nutmeg is in Borneo?” To
which I’ll reply, “Did you know
that our eyes are always the same
size from birth, but our nose and
ears never stop growing?” Lance
will pause for a split second. You
can see the wheels turning, then,
once he absorbs the random and
completely useless statistic, he will
break out in a full on guffaw. It’s
hilarious to witness. Then, you can
see him searching for a response.
Hmm, I wonder what useless,
random fact I can throw back at
Mr. Brown? “Did you know that
ping pong balls are…wait…never
mind. I wonder….uhmmm….I
wonder if they have A1 sauce in
Bangladesh? For the casual
observer, it must appear that he or
she just landed on another planet.
For Lance and me, it’s hysterical.
He’s laughing because he finds
random things funny, and I’m
laughing just watching him crack
up. After sitting with Lance for a
few breakfasts, I now hope he sits
Lance Leys
West Chester, PA
Spotlight… Student Profiles
Jonathan Toews
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Braden
those of you who do not know,
Braden and the Reeds have hosted
Dima, a Ukrainian national, for the
past six years or so when he came
over for a hockey exchange.
Braden says that the best thing
about Hillside is the “sense of
community. Being able to live, eat,
and play sports with people you go
to school with has been a refreshing
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change from public school.”
However, he advises that, as a
student, you need to be smart
enough to manage your time well.
Braden maintains that “if you get
your priorities straight and manage
your time well, you can get all of
your work done and have a great
time.” These are wise words for
such a young man.
When Braden is older he wants to
either be a sports agent or a stock
broker. In his free time, he enjoys
video and photo editing. His role
model is Chicago Black Hawks
center and captain Jonathan Toews.
Toews is a Conn Smythe Trophy
winner and the second youngest
player ever nominated as captain in
NHL history behind Sidney Crosby.
He says that Toews is “a quiet
leader who leads on the ice by
example.” Well young man, good to
see that you’re following in your
role models footsteps. You’re a
quiet leader too. Your parents must
be very proud.
be around since arriving at Hillside,
and I expect big things from him in
the future when he goes off to
secondary school and beyond.
Braden was born in Baltimore,
Maryland but grew up in West
Chester, Pennsylvania. West
Chester is a very nice suburb of
Philadelphia and may sound
familiar to some as it also happens
to be home to Super Bowl
quarterback, Matt Ryan, otherwise
known as “Matty Ice!” Braden was
raised in a loving family of four.
There’s his father (Brian), mother
(Jennifer), and younger sister
(Delaney). The Reed’s can be seen
on Bulldog campus from time to
time either picking up their son or
getting ready to watch a hockey
tournament. Even the family pooch,
Bauer, has endured the five hour
drive to visit Hillside and Braden.
So Braden Reed, what brought
you to our little campus in
Marlborough, Massachusetts? “I
came to Hillside because of Dima.
When I came up for events like Fall
Family Weekend and Spring Fling,
and when I heard stories of how
much fun he was having, I knew
that it was something that I had to
do.” Nicely said young man; I’m
glad our ever-popular Ukrainian has
helped in the recruiting process. For
Braden Reed and I should be at
each other’s throats all day. After
all, he lives in my dorm and is from
Eastern, Pennsylvania and loves the
Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are
the arch enemies of my favorite
team the Dallas Cowboys. This sets
us up for conflict. When the Eagles
were eliminated early from the
playoffs this year, I must confess, I
was happy. And when the Cowboys
graciously decided to let the
Packers win in order to allow an
older team to experience the taste of
victory in the playoffs for perhaps
the last time, Braden must’ve slept
with a smile on his face. You’d
expect a lot of bickering,
grandstanding, and trash talking but
it hasn’t been like that. Young
Braden Reed quietly goes about his
business. He comes into the dorm,
goes to his room, and hangs out
with his buddies Alec Nevins and
Frankie Ireland. He’s at the age
where he doesn’t need a lot and is
enjoying his privacy. Whenever I
ask him to help out, he never puts
up a fuss. He’s been a pleasure to
Braden Reed
Mexico City
Spotlight… Student Profiles
Cruz Azul
Diego
Diego Juan
Diego Juan Trabulse is a Mexican
national who came to us in the
school’s JumpStart Program last
summer. The one thing that stands
out when you see this kid doing
anything is that he is perpetually
smiling. Whether he’s playing ping
pong, hanging out with his friends,
or dribbling the basketball out on
the court, this young man seems to
enjoy life. And why shouldn’t he?
Life has been pretty good to him.
At Hillside, he has a good group of
friends. By all accounts, his
teachers say he is doing well in the
classroom. And out on the
basketball court, where I coach him,
he has made the most dramatic
improvement in a short period of
time of any player that I have
coached here. He’s a natural in
sports. He rips down rebounds with
authority, dribbles the ball with the
agility of a guy half his size, and for
a novice has a good sense of where
to be on the court. He can even
score. In basketball, these skills
typically take a couple of years to
become adept at, but young Diego
has picked up the sport in two
months. And, he does it all with a
smile.
Diego was born in Mexico City.
He is the son of Jose Antonio and
Yanin. Jose has a blanket company
in the capital called “Colap.” It is
the biggest and most successful
blanket company in all of Mexico.
Yanin is a Health and Wellness
Coach at the Institute of Integrative
Nutrition in the Mexican capital.
Diego also has an older brother,
Jose Abraham (17), and a younger
sister, Yanin (12). They both go to
school in the homeland.
Diego came to Hillside because his
family felt that it was a good fit for
him. In Mexican public schools, the
class sizes are big. Yanin thought
that her son would benefit at
Hillside from smaller classes as the
teachers would then be able to give
individual attention to him. After
all, that’s what we do. Hillside class
sizes range from between eight to
twelve students. It is an ideal
environment for a middle school
boy. At Diego’s old school, there
were more than a thousand kids in
the school and class sizes were in
the mid-thirties. Diego says that
he’s glad he came and that “the
teachers here are nice.” Good to
know that Diego, most people
around here think the same of you.
However, it’s not all easy for this
first year Hillside student. He says
that Math class is hard. Mr.
Harrington’s class challenges Diego
to the fullest. He was careful to
mention that the challenge is a
positive, not a negative.
In his spare time, Diego enjoys
playing soccer and tennis. He’s
athletic and can be seen running
around campus with Gonzalo Vigil
doing some sport. These good
friends to get maximum enjoyment
out of whatever they’re doing,
whether it’s throwing a football
around, kicking a ball, playing ping
pong or shooting hoops. Not only
does Diego enjoy playing sports,
but he likes to watch Cruz Azul, a
Mexican football club, play and his
favorite NFL team, the New
England Patriots, are in the Super
Bowl so he’s happy about that.
When Diego’s older he wants to go
into business with his hero, his
father, Jose Antonio. And, if you
listen to Diego talk about his father
it’s obvious as to why he is this
young man’s role model. “He is
always with family and only
interested in us. He treats my mom
like a queen. In fact, he treats
everyone well.” Treats mom like a
queen? I’m sure mom likes that and
everyone else seems like they’re
getting pretty good treatment as
well. Can’t beat that! Well, they say
that the apple doesn’t fall far from
the tree. This sure seems to be true
with Diego Juan as he will no doubt
be a gentleman and success in life.
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anything outside of our domain, and it is scarier the more
comfortable we are in our domain. To find out about
Ivan’s journey, get the book from our library. Katherine
Applegate writes the book as a series of short chapters.
It’s a fast read. As for your own story, take a look at your
domain. Maybe you are graduating Hillside soon. What
parts of our community haven’t you explored? Are you a
newer Hillside student? What questions do you have
about your surroundings? Ivan serves as an example for
us— compassion is what redefines his idea of freedom.
Domain, in biology, is a classification larger than a
kingdom. Yes, bigger than the whole animal kingdom.
Domain Eukarya encompasses many, many different
things. Should your own domain as well?
Silverback Facts
Natural habitat is the rainforest of Central Africa
98% similar DNA (genetic makeup) with humans
Approximately six times as strong as a man
Mainly herbivores (eat roots, plants, herbs, fruit)
Can live to be 40-50 years old in the wild
Communicate through vocalizations, body language
International
Book Review By Mr. Steere
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
What is a domain? Your domain might be Hillside
School, your room at home, your bed and closet in a
dorm, the ATL in the mornings— is it your iPad?
What is your online domain? Ivan, a silverback
gorilla and main character from The One and Only
Ivan, has a domain: the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and
Video Arcade. He lives in a cage, eats bananas,
watches nature programs on a television, and paints
pictures for his owner to sell. This may sound dismal
but Ivan is happy. But when a mall-circus elephant
named Stella arrives, Ivan begins to see captivity as
something different. Stella is harmed and abused
during her training and Ivan chooses to keep his
promise to protect her by escaping to a zoo. Change,
for Ivan, and for all of us, is scary. The unknown is
anything outside of our domain, and it is scarier the
more comfortable we are in our domain. To find out
about Ivan’s journey, get the book from our library.
Katherine Applegate writes the book as a series of
short chapters. It’s a fast read. As for your own story,
take a look at your domain. Maybe you are
graduating Hillside soon. What parts of our
community haven’t you explored? Are you a newer
Hillside student? What questions do you have about
your surroundings? Ivan serves as an example for
us— compassion is what redefines his idea of
freedom. Domain, in biology, is a classification
larger than a kingdom. Yes, bigger than the whole
animal kingdom. Domain Eukarya encompasses
• Born in 1960 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Awards won: John Newbery Medal, Golden Kite Award
Has lived in Texas, California, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan
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International Book Review
Facts About Applegate
Foods from Abroad
Ma Po Tofu
Biltong
Chilaquiles
Golabki
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Ma Po Tofu is an incredibly tasty Chinese dish in Chuan
Cuisine. As a recipe, it dates back over one hundred years and
originated in China’s Sichuan Province. It consists of tofu set in a
spicy chili and bean-based sauce. It has a typically thin, oily, and
bright-red suspension and is often cooked with fermented black
beans and minced meat made of either pork or beef. The milky
tofu is enriched with not only the meat but freshly chopped green
onions. Variations exist and typically depend on regions. Some
recipes call for water chestnuts, onions, and vegetables. If you are
in China or find an authentic Chinese restaurant around your
town, give Ma Po Tofu a try. It’s superb!
From China
From South Africa Biltong is a delicious jerky-type air-dried meat (usually made
from beef). It is savored by nearly everyone in South Africa. It
was a staple of the Boers during their historic trek into Africa’s
interior in the 1930s. It is usually made from raw fillets of cut
meat into strips. It is similar to beef jerky in that both are spiced,
dried meats; however, biltong’s ingredients and process vary so
that the taste is much less sweet than what we normally taste
when trying American beef jerky. Give it a try. You’ll love it!
From Mexico Chilaquiles is a popular and very tasty traditional breakfast dish
in Mexico. The dish features lightly fried corn tortillas cut into
quarters and topped with green or red salsa sauce (*note that the
red is slightly spicier). Other ingredients include: garlic, onions,
cheddar cheese, dried chilies, sesame seeds, shredded chicken,
and olive oil. Once that mixture is cooked, scrambled or fried
eggs, shredded sautéed chicken is put on top. After that, cheese
and cream is added and served alongside refried beans. The taste
is out of this world!
From Poland Golabki is a great Polish meal. Essentially, it is stuffed cabbage
in tomato sauce and is one of the traditional foods of Central and
Eastern Europe. Golabki is a cooked knob of forcemeat
exquisitely wrapped in a white cabbage leaf. Important
ingredients that make up this tasty treat are rice, onion, and
various spices. Once golabki is set on a plate, it is covered with a
hearty homemade tomato sauce.
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World Mysteries
The Perplexing Case of Elisa Lam
The year was 1865, and the American Civil War was drawing to a close. As the
Union Army made its final march to victory, the Confederate Secretary of the
Treasury, George Trenholm, made one last effort to preserve the South’s
financial assets by liquidating them. President Jefferson Davis and his men, as
they were abandoning Richmond, Virginia, carried off a fortune in gold, silver,
and jewels. The problem is that when they were captured, it was all gone
including nearly 4,000 kilograms of Mexican silver dollars. The Southern
leadership claimed it had no idea what happened to the fortune. Where did it go?
How could
disturbing and Lam seems to fear for her life from an unseen force whether real or imagined. Explanations
of her odd behavior range from psychosis to the supernatural. But what makes this case so bizarre is that
after a month, guests at the Cecil complained about the quality of the water in the hotel. When a
maintenance crew was sent to check the water tanks located on the top of the hotel’s roof, Lam’s body was
discovered submerged in one of them. The first question that struck people was how she got up on the
roof. The doors to the roof were locked and only Cecil staff had the key. Then, if you look at the tanks, one
has to wonder how she could get in there by herself. Some early internet interest equated Lam’s death with
similarities from the 2005 horror film Dark Water. Her death also raised some eyebrows in light of other
notable deaths and crimes at the Cecil. At any rate, this is certainly a peculiar case indeed!
The Confederate Treasury Mystery
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One of the strangest stories in years involves a young lady named Elisa
Lam. In 2013, she was a student at the University of British Columbia
in Canada, and was staying at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los
Angeles, while on vacation. After she never returned home, she was
reported as missing. A few weeks later, The LAPD released security
footage from the hotel of Miss Lam on the evening she went missing.
She is seen exiting and re-entering an elevator, pressing buttons, talking
and gesturing in the hallway outside, and sometimes seeming to hide in
the elevator, which itself appears to be malfunctioning. The video is
bizarre
How could that much money be unaccounted for? There are many theories but no one really knows for
sure. Some say that the stockpile of gold was split up among Southern plantation owners in hopes that
someday the South would rise again and the assets could be used. Many people believe that the silver was
buried in Danville, Virginia but to this day, no one has ever found it. Even stranger and more complicated
theories have arisen that include members of a secret society. Some believe that the funds were entrusted to
the Knights of the Golden Circle, a society many believed to be plotting a second uprising against the
United States Federal Government. But the truth is that to this day, no one knows exactly what happened to
the Confederate Treasure. Is it still out there somewhere in a location yet to be discovered? Was it divided
up among Southern aristocrats? Will it re-emerge at some point in the future? Only time will tell!
10 International Trivia Questions for the Month of January
1) In which country would you find Humayun’s Tomb?
a) India b) Egypt c) Turkey
2) The Siamese cat is native to this Asian country?
a) Thailand b) Vietnam c) Burma
3) French writer Victor Hugo died in this European city?
a) Paris b) Rome C) Vienna
4) Which philosopher famously said: ”God is Dead!”
a) Friedrich Nietzsche b) Immanuel Kant c) Rene Descartes
5) In which African country can you find Nairobi?
a) Ghana b) Nigeria c) Kenya
6) The movie Dead Poets Society was filmed in this American state?
a) New Hampshire b) Delaware c) California
7) Which two countries formed historic “Prussia?”
a) Russia & Poland b) Germany & Poland c) Russia and Lithuania
8) In which South American city would you find Christ the Redeemer
looking over the city?
a) Brasilia b) Buenos Aires c) Rio de Janeiro
9) Which city has the most billionaires (79)?
a) New York b) Moscow c) Hong Kong
10) Which country has the most lakes in the world?
a) United States b) Russia c) Canada
Answers: 1) a 2) a 3) a 4) a 5) c 6) b 7) b 8) c 9) a 10) c
Int’l Trivia Teasers
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The Traveling Translator
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Winter from around the world
English -Winter
Spanish -Invierno
Korean - Gyeoul
Japanese -
Hindi -Sardee
Malay -Musim sejuk
Chinese -Dongji
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