Tuesday, May 30, 2017Volume 38, Number 5 JEA, NESPA, and Yankee Pen Award Winning Newspaper

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Valedictorian to attend prestigious Harvard College

Salutatorian to study neuroscience at Syracuse this fall

By Alejandro Castro-FernandezManaging Editor

DHS Salutatorian Cait-lin Murphy will be attend-ing Syracuse University next fall, majoring in neurosci-ence on a pre-med track.

Murphy attended Saint Jo-seph’s for middle school; how-ever, she says that her transi-tion into DHS was made easy by the welcoming people she

quickly became friends with. “Going to a new school

system is normally a really big deal and scary but my class-mates made the transition so easy,” Murphy reflected. “I was never scared and never felt lonely or anything. Hav-ing good friends is so important in high school because grades and schoolwork aren’t every-thing. Being happy and hav-ing people to turn to is what’s going to get you far in life.”

A multitude of extracur-riculars shaped Murphy’s time at DHS including cross country, track, National Hon-or Society, Interact club, as well as working at Comella’s three to four days a week.

“Track is super important to me and is definitely the ex-tracurricular that has affected me the most,” said Murphy. “My teammates are awesome and the sport itself is amazing and has taught me how much I can push myself and how hard I need to

work for harder things. I know that everything I learned from track is what's really going to help me next year and in med school because it has helped me realize how difficult some things are and how much I can do if I really set my mind to it.”

Murphy is certain she will return in coming years to watch track meets and cheer on her former team.

Her time at DHS was spent navigating a demanding aca-demic schedule. Murphy en-rolled in multiple AP classes every year since she was a sopho-more. Her schedule included AP U.S. History, statistics, chem-istry, calculus, European his-tory, and both English courses.

Her successful work ethic led to murphy winning several awards over the course of her career, including the AP U.S. History Academic Award, the Smith College Book Award, the Society of Women Eng-lineers award, Cross Country

Most Improved and placing on the National Spanish Exam.

Murphy advises future DHS students to do their best to be-come involved in more extra-curricular activities. She attend-ed a few student council and debate club meetings, but was never able to dedicate herself to those due to her commitment to athletics. Despite this, she feels that these organizations would have been greatly useful and formative had she been able to dedicate more time to them.

Murphy greatly appreci-ates all of the opportunities that DHS has afforded her.

“Dedham has made me a well-rounded and accept-ing person. Coming from a smaller private school, there are so many more opportuni-ties and so many more people at Dedham and I know that this diversity and these opportuni-ties have helped me become the person I am today. My awesome friends, the track and cross

country teams, and my teach-ers have helped me become an outgoing and confident person and without a doubt are the reason I am where I am now.”

Murphy feels that her suc-cess at Dedham can be attrib-uted to the wide variety of paths she was presented when entering DHS and by surround-ing herself with construc-tive and supportive people. This helped her stay focused on her goals throughout her time here. She was able to find a system that worked for her, allowing her to end her DHS career in this fashion.

“Although school can be demanding and homework can take a lot of time, it was never too much and I always had time for sports, friends, and working. I feel that at any other school, doing all this would be way too much, but I have found that at Dedham I am able to do all these things and thrive at all of them.”

By Maggie RochaA&E Editor

Valedictorian Veronika Melnik embodies what hard-work is all about. Through-out her four years at DHS, she has earned superior hon-ors every single term. She has been highly devoted not only to her school work, but to her peers and community as well.

Melnik managed to main-tain an immaculate transcript

while also acting as co-president of both the Student Council and Debate Team, which she founded. On top of that, she was an active member of the Math Team and the Science Olympiad. She was also a member of the National Honor Society and a Link Crew leader.

Melinik has received mul-tiple awards including the Har-vard Book Award and the Rich-ard Cawley Memorial award. She is also a Rensselaer Medalist and a DHS Student of the Month.

Mr. Medeiros, adviser of Student Council and the Debate Team, as well as Melnik’s for-mer history teacher, had nothing but kind words to say about her: “They say that within a teacher’s career, you will usually run into a student so exceptional that you can consider them as ‘once in a lifetime.’ For me, I was lucky to have that student in Veronika Melnik within one of the very fi rst classes I ever taught. Her tal-ents did not start and end in the classroom either, as it has been an absolute honor and a privi-

lege to not only be her teacher, but to also have her as Student Council president and captain of the Debate Team. Whether or not she admits it, knowing how humble she is, Veronika was the personifi cation of the core values of DHS. I will be eternally grate-ful for the impact she had on my classroom, DHS, and especially the Debate Team as she was one of the ‘Founding Mothers.’”

Georgia Krikorian, the other half of the Student Council and Debate Team leadership along-side Melnik, added, “Veronika Melnik is a hard worker. She is not some mythical creature with academic superpowers, she is simply a powerful young woman who puts her all into everything she does and works tirelessly to achieve her goals. Her positivity and determination fuel everything she does, from her academics to her leadership and her friendships. I know that I would not be who I am today if it was not for her friendship. I love her so much and I know

that she is going to accom-plish great things with her life. She truly deserves everything that she has accomplished.”

Melnik has always devot-ed her time and eff ort to being the best student she could pos-sibly be. Her schedule is full of AP classes and she always strives to do the best work she can in all aspects of her life. On top of being a devoted worker, her loyalty shines through in her close friendships with her classmates and professional re-lationships with her teachers.

Outside of the classroom, Melnik has worked as a babysit-ter and also was a counselor in training at Camp Calumet Lu-theran in Ossipee, NH. She will spend this summer working at Boston Sight as a patient trainer.

Her hard work has not gone unnoticed as Melnik will be at-tending Harvard College come fall. Her plan is to study neuro-science on a pre-med track. She is excited to have the opportu-nity to continue her education

and pursue a degree in medicine.As her senior year ends,

Melnik refl ected on her time at DHS: “I am very grateful for the support and opportunities I have been given here at DHS. I would not be where I am today without the aid and encouragement of my wonderful teachers and our prin-cipal, Ron McCarthy. I would especially like to thank my dedi-cated and hardworking debate coach, Mr. Medeiros, who has been a true mentor and inspira-tion. Furthermore, I have blessed with an extraordinary group of friends, including but surely not limited to Meg Downing, Geor-gia Krikorian and Maggie Ro-cha. From stressful AP season to our fun times in school and out, these individuals have been my rocks and sources of inspira-tion, comfort, and love. In short, DHS has been my academic and social home. Although I will be moving on, even if it is only ten miles away, I am forever thankful for the fond memories and experiences I’ve had here.”

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2 Opinion

DHS Moments...The Dedham MirrorEditorials Editor

Greg Pasciuto

Sports EditorsGrey GettlemanSarah Stapleton

Features EditorsOscar LittmarckJack Rutherford

PhotographersBrendan Kadlick

Sam HickeyAmanda Glennon

Editor-in-ChiefSabrina Ciampa

AdviserJeff Nilsen Reporters

Cassidy SullivanOlivia Corrado

Delia DerbyRobert ChiozziJack Gambon

Michael CurvinJoanne Hatch

News EditorsMelissa Bradbury

Dolores Sula

A&E EditorMaggie Rocha

ColumnistJames McDonagh

CartoonistLourdes Deleon

Managing EditorAlejandro Castro-Fernandez

By Michael CurvinMirror Staff

It is time to end the debate about zoos once and for all By Hanna LittmarckMirror Correspondent

Refl ections of a high school fi ne arts student

As I approach the end of my journey at DHS, I look back to when I walked through those foyer doors for the first time. I was scared of upper-classmen. I didn't know where to go. I didn't know what I wanted to achieve. I was lost and looking for a purpose. Thankfully, I found it in fine and performing arts program.

I started with March-ing Band, and there I learned what student leadership meant to be. It also showed me that persistence makes it the work pay off. By my senior year, I became the drum ma-jor. It was a very proud mo-ment to be the start of a new generation of students that will have the same pride and

honor that was once before. Winter Percussion showed

me the way of teamwork. If one person goes down, we all go down together. Though I was saddened that I wasn't able to compete my senior year, I'm glad that the pro-gram is exceed exponen-tially as they won NESBA Championships this year.

But it was the theatre that really shaped me into what I am today. I had always been one to enjoy theatre, but I learned to love words. That action has an equal and op-posite reaction. That someone always has a story to tell, no matter how great or small. No matter how comedic or dramat-ic, there is always a place for us. This is where I put literal blood, sweat and tears on that stage for every performance, every rehearsal, and every day

I felt at peace. It was there I found what I wanted to do in my life; to teach Theatre. Af-ter the opportunity to direct a middle school play, I took love from both inspiring and teaching lessons with theatre. As well, it was this program that drove me to meet some of the most important people in my life. I found best friends, soul mates, and supporting mentors that help me build as an actor, and as a person.

Overall, high school is the last moments before your leap of faith into adulthood. You will take everything you learned and apply it to the real world. I don't mean quantum physics, mitochondria, or the Pythagorean Theorem. I mean you learn how to respect your elders; perhaps you could use that for a future boss. You learn how to make lifelong

friends; perhaps you could use in the business field. No matter the circumstance, the same skill set is used in the real life as well. Some people think education is about what they teach you on paper. But it is looking between these lines to make the most of it. Your education is what you want to do with it. There will always be stress no matter where you see it. Freshman = Getting used to the school, Sophomore = MCAS, Junior = SAT’s and your most im-portant academic year, Senior = Getting into college and graduating. But it is handling this pressure that will ensure you for the future, in whatev-er situation of work it may be.

There is always going to be the stereotype that drama and band kids are the “weird kids.” “Oh you do march-

ing band? How are the nerdy uniforms?” “If you’re such a theatre geek then do the bal-cony scene from Romeo and Juliet.” This will haunt us un-til the end of time. But it how we act and react to situations like this that you embrace the mockery. I feel like the top of the world as I stood on that po-dium as I counted my band in. I feel more myself every time I perform on that stage. My body is filled with music ev-ery time I go for a solo. These programs taught me that as many characters I play, I learn more about myself. Through every performance, the music always becomes part of me.

This life is a stage, and each play the role they were born to play. The only thing is that it takes about 18 acts in order to start to fig-ure out what you want to be.

The ethicality of zoos is a never-ending debate, but it shouldn’t be; there are animals suffering while we toss the ball back and forth, over and over. Zoos are prisons where creatures are virtually locked up sole-ly to entertain humans, as if people are superior and all other animals only exist to serve some type of pur-pose for people, point blank.

People that support zoos state they are crucial to sci-entific research on the natu-ral behavior and genetics of species. However, there is nothing natural about con-tinually pacing back and forth, meticulously and com-pulsively pulling out fur and feathers, chewing on limbs until they bleed, and only ever communicating with the same species. These are only

a few behaviors that result from “zoochosis,” a zombi-fying mental disorder that, you guessed it, develops in animals confined in zoos. While it is true that they can be studied further and easier since zoo-bound animals are generally comfortable with humans and, therefore, more accepting of handling, study-ing them in the wild pro-duces more bona fide data.

Animals in zoos live in a tiny, tiny fraction of the space that their wild counterparts flourish in. In fact, Ameri-can law rules that animals in zoos only need to have enough space to turn around, stand up, lie down, and take a few steps. Here in Massa-chusetts, it is not often you’ll actually see such terrible conditions, but step out a few states further and it is more common to have minimally-spaced exhibits, and that in no way is justifiable. Captive big cats have 18,000 times

less space than in the wild, while polar bears have an astounding 1,000,000 times less space. Would you like to live every day of your life in your bedroom while every-one else has the entire Unit-ed States to venture out in?

Can barely an acre of land really compensate for the 11,730,000 square miles of Africa where wild mon-keys reside? Gorillas and chimpanzees share 99% of their DNA with us humans, yet we pragmatically capture them, transport them across the globe, and forcibly toss them into a cramped space for our mere entertainment.

It is depressing watching through a thick screen of glass or high fence creatures that are scientifically our equals- after all, we Homo sapiens also fall under the kingdom Animalia. What is even more disturbing is the entertain-ment shows that some zoos put on for visitors, featuring their

animals performing crazy, seemingly impossible tricks.

It is plain illogical to think that this work is easy to learn; brutal whippings are key to the process of teaching the displayed maneuvers. A goat at one zoo was forced to walk across a thin tightrope with a monkey on its back. I wonder how many cracks of a whip it took to master that maneuver.

Zoo advocates also allege that zoos provide sanctuary for sick, injured, and endan-gered animals, but what per-centage of animals in zoos actually apply to any of those categories? The facilities that do have these debilitated animals are known as animal sanctuaries and conservation parks, and I support these kinds of organizations for the work and research they do to better the welfare of their animals. Zoos, however, do not share the same goal. In reality, zoos actually harm animals greatly. A study in

the United Kingdom revealed that over 75% of captive el-ephants observed were over-weight, only 16% walked normally, and fewer than 20% were totally free from foot problems. There is no way a zoo apologist can overlook glaring atrocities such as this.

All in all, zoos clearly are harming the natural eco-system and disrupting the circle of life for many ani-mals just so we humans can be temporarily entertained. While it is impossible to im-mediately shut down all zoos worldwide, captive breeding should be promptly halted so that no new animals have to suffer a life of boring, cruel captitity. Many other animals should be moved to protect-ed and safe areas, since they are not used to the wild and would therefore be at an im-mense disadvantage. It’s time to end the pain of captive ani-mals and restore the natural order for our fellow creatures.

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3A&E

Performing Arts Company shows off its talent in spring show

By Mirror Staff

The DHS Performing Arts Company (PAC) fi nished their 2016-2017 season with a night of one acts in the DHS Audito-rium on May 5 and 6. Their hard work and determination had truly paid off as the two nights of per-formances were both successes.

The shows were an emotion-al journey for all. The cast and crew worked vigorously for fi ve weeks to showcase the very best to DHS. Through these plays, ac-tors learned about how to bring a character to life, whether that char-acter be completely unknown to them or if the character is one of the most well-known in world. Crew members woked hard to help set light cues, make sure ev-eryone could be heard through the use of microphones, and practiced moving set pieces on and off the stage. On top of that, several mem-bers of the PAC helped create the platform set for the second show.

The evening started off with The Audition by Don Zolidis. Mr. Torrence (Michael Curvin) is a new drama teacher and is putting on a high school produc-tion of A Chorus Line, a musical which was some of the inspira-tions to the themes and even lines

within the play itself. With the Stage Manager (Josh Wilson) by his side, Mr. Torrance is look-ing for the very best. Someone of the star performers in this cast were Elizabeth (Annalisa Ray), whose mother has pushed her to many boundaries, but yet still goes along for the ride. Another is Carrie (Leen-Ashley Nestant), who portrayed a dreamer of per-forming, but comes into confl ict when her family is not supportive of the choices she makes. Lastly, Soleil (Liv Florek), is a girl whose emotional journey shows her love for the stage but the harsh reali-ties of society have brought her to a place of insecurity and doubt of her own self-worth. As each per-son auditions, the more wild and crazy it gets. From dance-off s, to burping on command, to mis-matched personalities, and even a new auditioner just before the show (Mr. Haywood), The Audi-tion brought a well-developed feeling of the audition process while keeping our audience wait-ing for more as the director yelled “Showtime!” the lights dimmed for the end of their journey.

After an intermission, the night concluded with Romeo & Ju-liet adapted by Craig Mason. The play was a modernized version of

the famous work by Shakespeare. This classic story of love and woe truly showcased the many talents of those in the DHS PAC. It starts off in Verona, where the narrator (Joe Dooley), set the story for the star-crossed lovers. Romeo (Ja-cob Paquin), played one half of the couple, whose drive to end the bitter rivalry brings out a bitter-sweet ending. Juliet (Maggie Ro-cha), is willing to do anything for the name of love. The whimsical Friar Lawrence (Sean Johnson), is the perfect father and adult fi gure for the two of them. This sorrow-ful tale was brought to a humor-ous light through the character of the messenger (Dean Boecher) who skips and smiles through all his scenes while being crucial to moving the plot along. Even with the tragic deaths of the lovers, the show was highly enjoyable for all.

As always, we say goodbye to the seniors who will continue their endevours with the knoledge they have taken from this program. They are: Liam Curran, Michael Curvin, Natasha Dias, Liv Flo-rek, Drake Grace, Sean Johnson, Hunter McKee, Kaitlyn Naddaff , Maggie Rocha, and Max Weiner.

The DHS PAC will begin their 2017-2018 season with auditions for the fall in June.

Gettleman hosts Jimmy Fund Golf Tournament

Senior Grey Gettleman held an incredibly successful fundrais-er for the Jimmy Fund on May 8. After countless hours of planning and organizing, the event went off without a hitch and raised over $34,000 for a great cause.

The event took place at the Blue Hills Country Club where 96 people participated, totaling in over 20 teams to play in the golf tournament. The teams con-

sisted of students, parents and even administration from DHS.

After 5 hours of golf, the teams gathered in the club-house for dinner. Teams en-joyed their dinner while listen-ing to Gettleman express his gratitude for everyone’s con-tribution to the tournament.

There was also a guest speak-er, Dr. Lisa Diller, the Chief Med-ical Offi cer of Dana-Farber/Bos-

ton Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. She spoke of the advancement in pediatric cancer, including the fact that events like this are what allowed for the research to make child-hood leukemia a 90% cure rate.

Attendees got the chance to win prizes in the silent auction and the centerpiece contest, which also contrib-uted to the Jimmy Fund.

Mirror recognized at NESPA

Congratulations to Editor-in-Chief Sabrina Ci-ampa and the staff of the Dedham Mirror for earn-ing a Superior Achievement Award at this year’s New England Press Association Conference held at Boston University on May 5. The award was issued by Helen Smith, Executive Director of the College of Communication at Boston University for excellence in scholastic editing and publishing.

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42017 Class Offi cersPresident Vice-President Secretary Treasurer

Olivia Corrado Melissa Bradbury Amanda GlennonSarah Stapleton

What was your favorite memory of being a class offi cer?Getting to hang out with Mrs. Amato and Mrs. Armstrong all the time.

Favorite memory of high school?Prom

Best advice to underclassmen?Participate in as many clubs as you can.

Biggest regret?Never trying a chicken patty.

Best advice to underclassmen?Freshman and sophomore year mat-ter too, so take challenging classes and do your best.

What TV show or movie best describes your high school experi-ence?One Tree Hill

Most embarrassing moment from high school?Falling up the stairs in front of a bunch of people.

What did you hate most about high school?Waking up early in the morning.

What was the biggest challenge about being a class offi cer?Thinking of fun fundraisers to do.

What will you miss the most about high school?All of my friends and lacrosse.

If there was one thing you could do over from high school. what would it be?The whole thing.

Most challenging subject through-out high school?Physics.

Favorite teacher?Mrs. Tucci

What was your favorite memory of being a class offi cer?Meeting with Mrs. Amato and Mrs. Armstrong all the time.

If there was one thing you could do over from high school, what would it be?Not tearing my ACL junior year.

What was the biggest challenge of being a class offi cer?Getting students to participate in events and fundraisers.

Most challenging subject through-out high school?Physics.

Biggest regret?Not trying the popcorn chicken bowl.

What TV show or movie best describes your high school experi-ence?Pretty Little Liars

Most embarrassing moment from high school?Biting my pen in English class junior year and having it explode in my mouth.

What do you plan to study in col-lege?Communication disorders.

Favorite memory of high school?Winning South Sectionals in soccer sophomore year.

Favorite class taken?Journalism.

What was your favorite memory of being a class offi cer?Planning prom.

What will you miss the most about high school?Playing sports all three seasons of high school.

What TV show or movie best describes your high school experi-ence?High School Musical

Favorite teacher?Mr. Nilsen

What was the biggest challenge of being a class offi cer?Getting my classmates to want to get involved.If there was one thing you could do over from high school, what would it be?Every season of sports. They were all so much fun. What will you miss the most about high school?Seeing all of my friends everyday.

Best advice to underclassmen?Freshman and sophomore year grades matter!

Biggest regret?Not realizing how fast it all goes by.

Most embarrassing moment from high school?Having to dress up as a mattress freshman year for a lacrosse fund-raiser.

What do you plan to study in col-lege?Elementary education.

What do you dislike most about high school?Second lunch.

Favorite class taken?Journalism.

What TV show or movie best describes your high school experi-ence?Gossip Girl

What will you miss the most about high school?Seeing my friends everyday.

What was your favorite memory of being a class offi cer?The Paint Night fundraiser.

Most embarrassing moment from high school?When I slipped on ice in the student parking lot.

What do you plan to study in col-lege?Business.

Dumbest reason for getting in trouble?Coming in late.

What was the biggest challenge of being a class offi cer?Trying to please everyone in our class.

Favorite teacher?Mrs. Amato

Best advice to underclassmen?Try hard freshman year and partici-pate in as many things as possible because it’s all worth it senior year.

Most challenging subject through-out high school?Math.

Favorite memory of high school?Going to the amusement park fi eld trip in physics junior year.

Favorite class taken?Journalism.

What did you dislike most about high school?Early mornings.

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Feature

The Class of 2017: The Final Days

Spotlight: Artifacts from the DHS Alumni Offi ceThe Dedham Mirror has been around a lot longer than most people know. This is an edition of the newspaper from 1936. There are copies of The Dedham Mirror dating back to 1933, kept in the Alumni Office in the lobby.

DHS hosted the famous band Aeros-mith in our own auditorium in April 1973. The Class of 1974 held them as a fundraiser. Aerosmith performed at DHS before they became the su-perstars they are known as today.

DHS Football has been important in the school for as long as anyone can remem-ber. Pictured is the football team from 1898. Over a century ago, the size of the football was only a fraction of what it is today. The football program at DHS con-tinues to grow more and more as the years go on. The Alumni Office contains sev-eral artifacts from the DHS football pro-gram, as it has been around for a long time.

Mary Sweeney, secretary at DHS in 1919, notifies the school that members of the Alumni Associa-tion had not returned from their duties in WWI. The annual meeting of the Alumni Association had to be postponed. This shows the history of the Alum-ni Association and how long it has been around.

This t-shirt was given out to members of the DHS football team who competed in the Super-bowl against Brockton High School in 1988. Although DHS lost the game, the ‘88 team will be remembered for their exceptional season.

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7 Senior Destinations

o the Class of 2017! Senior Destinations*

* as of press time

FloridaUniversity of Central Florida

South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina

North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina

Wilmington

VirginiaHollins UniversityDistrict of Columbia

American University

PennsylvaniaTemple University

OhioOhio Weslesyan University

New York Pace University, NYC

The New School

ConnecticutFairfi eld University

Quinnipiac UniversityUniversity of BridgeportUniversity of New HavenSacred Heart University

Rhode IslandProvidence College

New HampshireKeene State College

Plymouth State University Southern New

Hampshire UniversityUniversity of New Hampshire

MaineUniversity of

Maine

MassachusettsAmerican International College

Becker CollegeBenjamin Franklin Institute of

TechnologyBentley University

Berklee College of MusicBoston College

Bridgewater State UniversityCurry CollegeFisher College

Fitchburg State UniversityFramingham State University

Harvard UniversityLasell College

Mass Bay Community CollegeMass College of Liberal Arts

MassachusettsMass Maritime Academy

Massasoit Community CollegeMCPHS

Merrimack CollegeMount Ida College

Northeastern UniversityPine Manor College

Quincy CollegeSalem State University

Smith CollegeStonehill CollegeSuff olk UniversityUMass DartmouthUMass Amherst

MassachusettsUMass BostonUMass Lowell

Wentworth Institute of Tech-nology

Westfi eld State UniversityWorcester Polytechnic Insti-

tuteWorcester State University

CanadaUniversity of Alberta

Graduates going into the work-

force: 4%

Graduates taking a gap year: 9%

Senior Destinations 6

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Congratulations toSenior Destinations*

Largest School:University of Central

Florida64,318 students enrolled

Smallest School:Pine Manor CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

485 students enrolled

Closest to home:Curry CollegeMilton, MA

3.9 miles away

CaliforniaSan Diego State University

AlabamaUniversity of Alabama

Farthest School:Lebanese International

UniversityLebanon

5,433 miles away

Graduates joining the military: 1%

Graduates attending college: 84 %

Most DHS Students:UMass Amherst

& Mass Bay Community College

MontanaUniversity of Montana

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“I can make a good barking noise.”-Zuzu Monzer

“I have a pet chicken named Riley.”-Roisin Glynn

“I am a part-time rap-per.”

-Kyle Francis

“I can deadlift over 500 pounds.”

-Corey Bernard

“I hate feet.”-Alex McPherson

DHS Senior fun facts

Feature

2017 Junior/Senior PromBy Melissa BradburyNews Editor

Pictured above: Prom Queen Eni Cavo and King Bryan Deshiro

DHS hosted their annual ju-nior/senior prom at Raff ael's in Walpole on May 19. Before the dancing began, students, par-ents, family, and faculty mem-bers, gathered at the Endicott of State for pictures around 5:30pm.

Girls were outshining the boys by wearing elegant gowns with their hair and makeup done beau-tifully. A common dress color this year seemed to be black. Friends integrated together for pictures that will last a lifetime. Mrs. Dolan was present, taking many pictures of students with their friends and families. Afterwards students got into cars, limos, or buses to make their way to Prom, which took around 30 minutes with traffi c.

The night began at 7pm with a lot of excited faces coming through the doors. The room was fi lled with multiple chandeliers, a large dance fl oor in the middle of the room, a

DJ, and many tables surrounding the dance fl oor. Outside was a beautiful gazebo, that was put in great use, as many students posed for pictures in it. Students made their way to tables which seated 10 people around each one. Even-tually people were forced out of there seats once food was served.

For dinner, there was a large variety of food in the buff et. The choices consisted of chicken parm, stuff ed shells, pasta with alfredo, served with sides of roasted potatoes, caesar salad, bread, and corn. The favorite that seemed to go quick was the chicken parm, which caused many people to go up for seconds. Once everyone got some food in their systems, the dancing began.

The dance fl oor was lively throughout the evening. When at-tendees weren't dancing, they were either at the photo booth, socializ-ing at diff erent tables, or getting their pictures taken by a profes-sional photographer from O'connor

studios. At the photo booth, there were many silly hats, glasses and signs to wear and hold for the four pictures taken in a row. After the series of pictures were taken, the copies of the pictures were given out to those featured in the picture.

The DJ was a huge hit, as everyone was up moving around, showing their best dance moves. Music consisted of hip hop, pop, country and many more. The crowd favorites were the re-cent song, Rolex and a throw-back song called Get Low, which created the most amount of people on the dance fl oor.

The crowd went wild when the Prom King and Queen were announced: seniors Bry-an Deshiro and Eni Cavo.

People began fi ling out of the function at around 10pm. As prom came to an end, many smiling, sweaty faces walked out to their cars which was the end to an unforgettable night.

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9 A&E

DHS hosts 12th Annual Scully AwardsBy Greg PasciutoEditorials Editor

Best Middle School Video: “I Forgot” written, produced, and directed by Sarah Henao, Meghan Spencer, and Eric Tobin

Best Mock Commercial: “Future VR” written and produced by Liam Curran

Best Off -Camera Interview: “Thomas Riley” written and pro-

duced by Tyler Vo

Best Visual Poem: “Sonar” mu-sic from David Morneau, directed by Jado Sao

Best Logo Winner: Jacinda Ster-ling, Class of 2019

Best Live Commercial: “R.A.T. Cream” written by Rena Coben

and Liam Curran, produced by Edwin Abreu, directed by Joey Philippo

Best PSA: “This is Not Love” written and produced by Jannelle Desire and Lori Nguyen

Best Music Video: “White Noise” written by PVRIS, edited by Mary Kate Aucoin, Amanda Kaskeski,

and Jessica Shanahan

Best Silent Movie: “Yellow Love” produced and directed by Haillie Johnson and Maryellen Lyman

Best Live Game Show: “The Game of Life and Death” writ-ten by Jack Brown and Ishahia Chery, produced by Eva Murphy, directed by Amelia Layne

And the Award goes to...

On May 10, DHS celebrated a cherished tradition: the 12th Annual DHS Media Film Fes-tival and Scully Awards. Stu-dents, parents, and several no-table DHS alumni packed into the James F. Dunne Auditorium to view the fruits of Video Pro-duction students’ labor for the year. With dozens of nominees in nine categories selected by the DHS staff , the 12th Annual Film Festival was truly an event to remember for all who came.

The show began at 7:00 P.M., with Seniors Liam Curran and Maggie Montgomery host-ing. Both committed video stu-dents, Curran and Montgomery built off of each other’s delivery wonderfully. The fi rst catego-ry of awards was Best Middle School Production, dedicated to the group of middle school students who produced the best public service announcement

(PSA). This award went to “I Forgot,” a moving PSA about the eff ects of marijuana use on teens produced by 8th-graders Meghan Spencer, Sarah Henao, and Erin Tobin. Following this, the night of high school awards kicked off .

The fi rst award for high school students was the award for Best Visual Poem. For this category, students had to select one of 365 possible music clips from independent New York-based artist David Morneau and convey a story in a one-minute timeframe. Presented by Se-niors Cody Sweetsir and Kevin Normile, this award went to Senior Jade Sao Sanchez for her interpretation of “Sonar.”

The award for Best Live Commercial was specifi cally selected from productions made by students in Mrs. Sue Scully-Rose’s TV Behind the Scenes class. Without a doubt, this award went to “R.A.T. Cream,” a riotous production from Ju-niors Rena Coben and Joey Philippo, Senior Liam Curran,

and Freshman Edwin Abreu.Best Off -Camera Interview

was a category which gave an award to the student who pro-duced the best interview with a person of their choice. The only rule of the project was that the interviewer could not appear on-screen in the video. This award went to Sophomore Tyler Vo’s interview of fel-low Sophomore Thomas Riley, an up-and-coming musician.

Before a fi fteen-minute in-termission, two more awards were presented. The fi rst was the award for Best High School Pub-lic Service Announcement. This was one of the hardest-fought categories of the night, with videos dealing with topics rang-ing from harassment to under-age drinking. In the end, Senior Jannelle Desire and Junior Lori Nguyen’s “This Is Not Love” came out on top. This video dealt with a topic that is not frequently addressed in media and academic circles—men as victims of abu-sive relationships. Directly fol-

lowing this award, hosts Mont-gomery and Curran unveiled the designer of this year’s Awards logo—Sophomore Jacinda Ster-ling. The audience then took a fi fteen-minute intermission.

After the intermission, hosts Curran and Montgomery pre-sented the award for Best Si-lent Movie. Unquestionably, this award to Juniors Maryellen Lyman and Haillie Johnson’s “Yellow Love,” a gut-busting short fi lm about a lonely ba-nana-person and her inability to fi nd a friend. The audience was dying of laughter as the clip was shown on the projector.

The fi nal two awards were some of the most closely con-tested of the night—the awards for Best Mock Commercial and Best Music Video. Best Mock Commercial was a hilariously creative category. Students were assigned to design a product of their choosing and create a com-mercial advertising it. The au-dience was blown away by the creativity of all of the nominees.

In the end, however, one had to come out on top. This distinction went to senior Liam Curran for his “Future VR,” a virtual reality simulator with a catchy slogan. Similarly, Best Music Video was closely fought, with creative and visually stimulating videos all around. This award went to Sophomores Jessica Shanahan, Amanda Kaskeski, and Mary-Kate Aucoin’s video for “White Noise” by the band PVRIS.

Before the ceremony con-cluded, Montgomery and Cur-ran called up Video Production teacher Sue Scully-Rose for a fi nal round of applause. To ev-eryone’s surprise, Mrs. Scully-Rose revealed that there re-mained one more award to be given—the award for Most Dedi-cated Video Student. Without a doubt in the world, this award went to Senior Cody Sweetsir for his countless hours devoted to his video classes. With this, the 12th Annual DHS Media Film Festival and Scully Awards concluded on a high note.

Band, chorus perform, celebrate at Six FlagsBy Sabrina CiampaEditor-in-Chief

The DHS band and cho-rus ventured to Six Flags in Agawam, MA on May 12. Stu-dents rode in a coach bus for the two hour ride out there. As part of the trip to Six Flags, the band and chorus per-formed at The Great East Mu-sic Festival in Springfield, MA.

Many other schools from around the state attended this school concert band festival. This festival was a fun and en-gaging way to learn more about performing. Many students found it interesting and enjoy-able to have judges listen to their work. It was helpful to have peo-

ple other than Mr. Bolduc listen to their work to help them per-form. It shows that other people share the same interests as them and want to help them get better.

At this festival, DHS stu-dents performed two pieces, “An Irish Rhapsody,” and “At the End of the Rainbow.” After perform-ing, they received some con-structive criticism to help them improve and sound even better.

The main reason for this trip was to perform at the festival. This festival was a learning ex-perience for all of the students. Even if you are experienced in either band or chorus, it always helps to have other people lis-ten to you perform because they can find ways to help you.

Going to Six Flags was sim-ply a reward for all of the hard work that the students have put in throughout the year to per-form as well as they possibly can. Their hard work paid off when they were able to sound good and have fun at Six Flags.

The band and chorus have worked hard all year with the help of band director Mr. Bold-uc. Students have enjoyed their time taking either band or chorus at DHS. Everyone in the band or chorus are like a little family, and everyone is going to miss the seniors when they are gone, as this festival and Six Flags trip were wrapping up the year for the seniors. Senior Dylan Leon-ard said, “Mr. Bolduc was a fan-

tastic band director and my four years of band class were a lot of fun.” As seniors reflect on their time in the band and chorus, they recognize that it is the trips like this one that they are going to miss the most. Not only do they get to perform in front of people

and learn how to play better, but they get to have fun with all of their friends while doing it.

Congratulations to all the se-niors of the band and chorus. Ev-eryone else wishes you the best of luck and hope to continue their success and fun in the future.

The Dedham Mirror • Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Spring Sports ReportBoys tennis wrap-up

Baseball wrap-upGirls lacrosse makes MIAA Tournament

Girls track & fi eld breaks records, continues to improve

By Sarah StapletonSports Editor

By Caitlin MurphyMirror Correspondent

By Jack GambonMirror Staff

By Grey GettlemanSports Editor

This year DHS girls track was able to beat Norwood by about 40 points. Although Norwood was the only win of the season, the team has a lot of depth this year espe-cially compared to other years. Everyone is excited about the tran-sition to the TVL because it will be more competitive. The team got a lot of talented freshmen this year who have contributed to the team’s depth and success this year.

This years distance group has had a lot of success, breaking the 4xmile relay school record, plac-ing at state relays, and qualifying for states in the 4x800. The team could always rely on points in any-where from the 800 to the two mile, given the distance groups strength. Against Norwood, distance went 1-2 in the two mile with Emma Francis and Jillian McGahan, 1 in the mile with Filitsa Siokas, and 1-2 in the 800 with Caitlin Murphy and Caro-line Kelleher. By the end of the sea-son, the team also has managed to have a strong 4x400 team, which is close to qualifying for states and has the 9th best time in Division 3.

The team also has a strong group of hurdlers this year, led by Jessica Flynn, Katherine Flynn, Leah Goff redo and Julia Hunt. Jes-sica Flynn was almost never beaten

this season, as she broke the school record this season with a personal best time of 68.29 seconds in the 400 meter hurdles, easily qualifying for states. Katherine Flynn and Julia Hunt both qualifi ed for states in the 100 meter hurdles and are always competitive with the league’s top hurdlers. Leah Goff redo is versatile and can compete in many events. She typically runs both the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles- in the same meet, usually placing in both.

As always, Dedham has a strong group of throwers this year, led by Lude Meril, Meg Downing, Cassan-dra Grant, Samantha Letsche, and Alondra Msallem. The throwers typ-

Boys tennis has had a year that truly no one expected. The team qualified for the play-offs very early on via Sullivan rule, but their early on suc-cess led them to a 6-5 record.

The boys lineup has moved around all year, besides the first and second singles spots. Se-nior captain, Grey Gettleman, leads the team in wins, holding a 9-2 record. At second singles, a new addition to the team this year is sophomore Pedro Luchi. Luchi has brought some great talent, putting together most of the wins for the team along with Gettleman. Third singles has gone between seniors, Andy Mackler and Alain Jul-saint. Julsaint has been carrying out the duties at third singles.

At first doubles, head coach, Paul O’Connor has teamed up senior co-captain An-drew Springer, and senior Andy Mackler. Of late, this team has been the factor for picking up the third point after Gettle-man and Luchi picking up the first two. At second doubles, three players have been rotat-ing in and out. Juniors, Nick Harrington and Evan Landry,

along with sophomore Jack Sargent have been rotating to make this second doubles team. The boys have picked up their best wins against Weymouth, Norwood, Norton, St. Joseph’s.

The hope is for the boys to get a respectable seed in the tour-nament with their decent regular season and to wreak some hav-oc to their side of the bracket. The boys final match against St.Josephs, which will lead them into a tournament match.

They have a very tough schedule coming up where they will face the best of the bay state in the upcoming weeks. Teams like Wellesley, Newton North, Brookline, Needham and Wal-pole will definitely bring some challenges to the young and in-experienced squad. Head Coach, Paul O’Connor said, that he doesn’t care about their overall record, he cares about if they are ready to win when playoff time comes around. Playoffs, to him, is the reason why we put so much work into prac-tice everyday. Even though it becomes excessive each day every player builds as an in-dividual and a team member.The state title is in O’Connor’s mind, and this team though young could defintiely make a run in this D3 south tournament.

The girls lacrosse team worked hard preparing during the preseason. Going into the regu-lar season, the girls and coach-es had high hopes for success.

They started the season with a three wins, led by leading scorer, senior captain Nicole Manning. The team went into April break with a winning record of 3-2.

Many junior varsity players were brought up over the April school vacation. The girls gave it their all, but lost to Ursuline Acad-emy and Norwood, both teams in which they have beaten in past games this season. Although the full varsity squad was not there, the junior varsity girls who stepped in played well and gained lots of ex-perience to help them in the future.

The struggle continued as

the girls lost to Brookline, Brain-tree and Natick the week after vacation. Being on the road for all three of those games was a disadvantage for the girls, which added into their defeat along with many players unable to play.

The next week the girls came back in full force to play some much more competitive games with all players back in action. Unfortunately, the team lost to Brookline by one goal and Newton North, one of the best teams in the Bay State. Manning scored her 100th goal of her high school career in the game against Brookline, which was a huge accomplishment.

Going into their last few games of the season, the girls have to beat a rival from earlier in the season, Norton, to clinch a tournament spot. Earlier in the season they beat Norton in a close

Girls track ‘s 4xmile relay team, sophomore Jill McGahan, freshman Filitsa Siokas, senior Caitlin Murphy, and junior Emma Francis, broke the school record during

State Relays.

ically swept the discus, going 1,2,3 with Meril, Downing and Grant, and Msallem is one of the top jav-elin throwers in the Bay State league.

This year the team has talented jumpers, led by Alannah Heff er-nan who has the 9th best distance in Division 3, despite having to miss a few weeks due to a foot in-jury. Julia Hunt, Leah Goff redo and sophomore Samijah Lang are also some of the top jumpers in the league, consistently getting points.

Girls track and fi eld had a successful season. The team is going to miss all of the se-niors and hope to improve next year in the Tri-Valley League.

14-11 game. After the game being cancelled and postponed because of inclament weather, the girls fi nally got to face Norton on Fri-day, May 12. The girls clinched a tournament berth with a 9-5 win. Tremedous plays by the de-fense and goalie Julia McElhin-ney, kept the girls in the game.

During the fi nal week of regu-lar season games, the girls traveled Weymouth on their senior night, resulting in another win for DHS. The girls faced Milton on May 18, their last regular season game, and also their senior night. Unfor-tunately, the girls fell short to Mil-ton 12-10. Manning scored 4 goals and senior Sam Hickey scored 6.

The girls are proud of the season they have had. They have all worked hard to play their best. The team is proud to have made the MIAA State Tourna-ment for the third year in a row.

The boys baseball team suffered some woes this year. After losing an incredible Bay State Herget Champion squad last year, this year was go-ing to be a rebuilding year. As of press time, the boys hold a 5-13 record this year, but they were still able to clinch a play-off berth via “Sullivan Rule.”

Led by junior captain Jason Leonard, the boys were able to put together a young but pretty strong pitching staff. Leonard, freshman Griffin O’Connor and senior Harry Kabat, have done most of the pitching for the Ma-rauders. Patrick Corsi, Ben Dean and Brendan Kadlick have done some of the pitching as well. On the offensive side, Harry Ka-bat has been the most reliable to create some solid offense.

The outfield has consisted seniors; Oscar Littmarck, Mai-co Abreu, juniors; Ben Dean, Billy McCaig and freshman, Jack Roslonek. The middle in-field has consisted on Robert Chiozzi, Billy Casey, David Logan, Brendan Kadlick and Patrick Corsi. Kevin Rusco has been behind the plate for the entire year, after rehabbing his shoulder from his injury. Even after a torn labrum, Rusco has still been able to make most of the plays behind the plate.

The boys have struggled on

the denfensive side this year, with the inability to make plays error free. Although they have had this problem with errors, they were still able to pull it to-gether when they needed to, and will be given a playoff chance.

The component that will determine how the boys end is their leadership from their senior players. If seniors like Harry Kabat, Oscar Littmarck, Kevin Rusco, and Robert Chi-ozzi all step up when the playoff chance comes around there will be no team that can stop them.

Coach Don Savi has coached many postseason teams in the past, so he knows what it takes to be successful the play-offs. We wish the boys luck in finishing the season strong.

DHS infi eld players meet during their game against Natick on May 8.

The Dedham Mirror • Tuesday, May 30, 2017

11 SportsSenior Spring Sports Captains

Bobby MunchbachSport: LacrosseNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Beating Norwood on Thanksgiving Day in Norwood senior year.Advice to underclassmen: Work hard and make a name for yourself.What it means to be a captain: It is an honor to be a leader for my team.Final quote: “Hard work beats talent.”

Dominique TannettaSport: Track & FieldNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Getting first place at Bay State Relays.Advice to underclassmen: Take advantage of all the opportunities given to you.What it means to be a captain: Setting a good example for your teammates. Final quote: “95% of the things we worry about never happen.”

Erin GilmoreSport: SoftballNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: When Lorrie hit a triple and tripped on her way from 3rd to home, fell, sat there, and proceeded to get out.Advice to underclassmen: Don’t be nervous. It’s not as scary as you think. You are on the team for a reason, so believe it.What it means to be a captain: Being a leader, a friend, a cheerleader, and somewhere between a player and a coach.Final quote: “If you make one error, just put it behind you and get two more outs.”

Grey GettlemanSport:TennisNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Catching the win against a top ranked Newton North player.Advice to underclassmen: Grind out there and make a name for yourself. What it means to be a captain: It means a lot to be the guy that leads by example. Final quote: “Live it up. Good luck to all my boys. Kill it in the big world.”

James McDonaghSport: LacrosseNumber of seasons: 3Favorite sports moment: Playing in the MIAA State Tournament.Advice to underclassmen: Work your hardest at all times.What it means to be a captain: It means a lot because it shows that hard work is paying off. Final quote: “There’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.”

Nicole ManningSport: LacrosseNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Beating Ursuline. Advice to underclassmen: Always work hard and have fun. What it means to be a captain: To lead by example and always stay positive. Final quote: “Good luck and do your best next year!”

Meg DowningSport: Track & FieldNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Dollar competitions up at the practice fi eld for throwers.Advice to underclassmen: Don’t compare yourself to more experienced athletes. Continue working your hardest and it will pay off . What it means to be a captain: Setting an exam-ple of responsibility and trying to include the whole team in everything. Final quote: “Don’t get discouraged if a state-ranked athlete beats you. Give every event your all and work hard for your team.”

Makayla FedorchukSport: SoftballNumber of seasons: 2 at DHSFavorite sports moment: Jamming on the bus for away games.Advice to underclassmen: Always try your hardest on and off the field. What it means to be a captain: Taking lead-ership and being responsible for my team. Final quote: “There’s no I in team.”

Kelsi BrennanSport: LacrosseNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Beating Norwood in overtime last year.Advice to underclassmen: Enjoy your time playing because it goes by fast.What it means to be a captain: I love being able to help all the girls out and keep them motivated throughout the season. Final quote: “Let’s rock.”

Samantha LetscheSport: Track & FieldNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: When all three of our discus relay teams placed at the Bay State Conference Meet.Advice to underclassmen: Try all the events in track until you fi nd one that you really love!What it means to be a captain: A captain is a role model for underclassmen to look up to. They encourage the team to put in all their eff ort into everything they do. Final quote: “Those who say they can and those who say they can’t are probably both right.

Senior Spring Sports CaptainsSophie BoudetteSport: SoftballNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Hitting my fi rst homerun. Advice to underclassmen: Word hard and do your best. What it means to be a captain: A chance to lead my team to tournament. Final Quote: “Knock on wood.”

Dan EmerySport: Track & FieldNumber of seasons: Beating Blue Hills in the MIAA State Tournament for soccer junior year.Favorite sports moment: Work hard and give it your all whenever you can. Advice to underclassmen: To show leadership and be a role model for the underclassmen. What it means to be a captain:Final quote: “Let’s go.”

Tim LawlerSport: LacrosseNumber of seasons: 3Favorite sports moment: Beating Braintree. Advice to underclassmen: Don’t quit and work on your skills whenever you can. What it means to be a captain: It means that you are a leader for your team. Final quote: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get!” -Forrest Gump

Brendan HartSport: Track & FieldNumber of seasons: 3Favorite sports moment: Placing 8th at states with our 4x400 meter relay team.Advice to underclassmen: Don’t be discouraged by initial performances. Work hard and you will improve, it’s simple.What it means to be a captain: Instilling con-fi dence in those who look up to you, as well as being a source of advice and leadership. Final quote: “Embrace the suck.”

Greg TsisarSport: Track & FieldNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: Placing 6th at States my junior year season while being seeded 15th.Advice to underclassmen: Set a goal for your-self every season so you will not lose your drive to get better.What it means to be a captain: You have responsibility to have a positive eff ect on those around you and can help them succeed.Final quote: “Huck it.”

Caitlin MurphySport: Track & FieldNumber of seasons: 4Favorite sports moment: When Mr. B called me a wimp in front of the whole team freshman year.Advice to underclassmen: Stick with it until you fi nd your event because there is an event for everyone.What it means to be a captain: I get to help everyone have fun and love the sport as much as I do.Final quote: “Grab an ankle, stretch a quad.” (only distance group will get it)

Girls TrackBooster Club Most Improved Award - Cassandra GrantMarianne Butler Memorial MVP Award - Julia Hunt

Boys TrackBooster Club Most Improved Award - Cameron BernardBooster Club MVP Award - John Keaney

Boys Lacrosse Coaches Award - Samuel WhitneyBooster Club MVP Award - James McDonagh

TrackFairbairn/Smith Award Outstanding Female Track Athlete - Caitlin MurphyE.T. Peterson Award Outstanding Male Track Athlete - Brendan Hart

Girls SoftballDedham Girls Softball Most Improved Award - Maeve BolotteMargaret Antonuccio Unsung Hero Award - Lorrie AtayaCoaches Award - Sophie BoudetteItalian American Citizens Club CO-MVP Award - Megan Peckham & Erin Gilmore

Boys Baseball Leo F. Collins Sportsmanship Award - Oscar Littmarck

A. Everett Aldrich Memorial Leadership Award - Jason LeonardDedham Youth Baseball MVP Award - Harrison Kabat

Boys TennisJoseph Devirgilio Memorial Most Improved Award - Alain Julsaint Jr. Dave Driscoll Memorial MVP Award - Grey Gettleman

Girls TennisMike Flanagan Most Improved Award - Hanna LittmarckDon Parr CO-MVP Award - Katie Bondar & Alyssa Casali

Girls Lacrosse Booster Club Most Improved Award - Jenna HacheBooster Club Unsung Hero - Julia McElhinneyBooster Club MVP Award - Nicole Manning

All SportsMichael Hasenfus Unsung Hero Award - Melissa BradburySteve Mueller Sportsmanship Award - Samantha LetscheJoseph Nagle Citizen Athlete Award - Robert MunchbachDedham High School Athletics Community Service Award - Grey GettlemanJack Heaphy Double E Award for Extra Effort (Girls) - Sophie BoudetteJack Heaphy Double E Award for Extra Effort (Boys) - Daniel EmeryWendell Clement Female Athlete of the Year Award - Nina HeilmannWendell Clement Male Athlete of the Year Award - Stephen McDonagh

Booster Club Awards Banquet Spring 2017