The e-Dubliner April 1, 2014

The e-Dubliner
April 1, 2014
Around the World and Back: Tales of Student Travel with Dublin School
The China Trip
I never saw myself in China, or any country in
could swoop in and snag your table as soon as
Asia for that matter. In fact, I didn't even plan on you began to collect your trash.
going to China until a few months before the trip
As the trip began to near its end, there was
actually left. It didn't actually hit me that I was
almost this gray cloud looming over the group.
going
to
another
Athletic
We all knew that
country until I was
Schedule
once we got on the
physically on the
plane to head back
plane, reviewing in
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to the US, we would
visit our Smug-Mug
never step foot in
Chinese words I
account
learned last year.
China again. The
Even then, the
feeling is hard to
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feeling was almost
describe, almost like
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surreal. Over the
Nicole Sintetos
that last lick of an
course of fifteen
ice cream cone, or
hours, I grew
Staff Writers
opening your very
Leah Star
impatient to
Talia Cohen
last present as
experience what I
Dieter Brehms
assumed would be a
Christmas comes to
whole
different
an end. As I look
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world. When we landed, it was certainly not
Jan Haman
back on the experience, I'm glad I did it. While it
Anne Mackey
what I expected, but then again, I didn't know
took some getting used to while we were there,
what to expect in the first place.
Photos:
Walking off the plane, I almost wanted it China certainly left its mark on me; a mark that
Anne Mackey
to seem like I was on some distant planet, but it I'm sure will be with me for the rest of my life. I
Nicole Sintetos
didn't. Walking on the streets of Shanghai or
understand a bit more the transitions Chinese
Donna Stone
along the canals going through parts of Suzhou students must feel when they come to the US.
pretty much felt as if I was back home. The real Even now, as I write this, I still can't believe that
differences came when we were in places like
not even a month ago, I journeyed around the
restaurants, subway stations, and bus stops.
world and back - a journey that I certainly will
Public transportation was always packed with
never forget.
people standing shoulder to shoulder.
Restaurants were always just as frenetic, with
-Kendall Brennan-Navedo (2014)
people hovering over you as you ate just so they
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International Travel:
Education Outside the Classroom
The India Trip
I found a lot of moments over the trip to be not only memorable but also very rewarding. Whether it was literally climbing up the mountain we camped in for a
night, or simply seeing my home stay mother laugh in Munsiyari, I think there was a
pretty big range of memories I will hold forever. There will never be anything quite
like looking up at a massive mountain, topped with just a dash of snow, and knowing
that, even if I don’t make it all the way up, I would be climbing up most of it. The
mountains were so huge and so steep that they felt almost like curved and positioned waves about to crash down on an unsuspecting individual.
Beyond this, I would say another memorable group of moments occured in my actual
home stay. Sydney Clarke and I were in a home stay with an elderly woman, her husband, their daughter-in-law, and their grandchild. For the most part, the family was
shy and kept to themselves, but on one of our last few days they opened up to us and
not only let us hold the baby, but the stoic grandmother even lightened up and had a
good laugh with us.
This trip was built up by a lot of little memorable moments and jokes; the four students quickly bonded into a cohesive team. The group was a pleasure, and it was
great to be able to get to know them all a little bit more. It’s weird being back and
sinking into normalcy and routine; however, the biggest adjustment is most definitely the altitude, which in the grand scheme things, is only a minor price (if a price at
all) to pay for such an awesome journey.
- Julia Marcou (2014)
Faculty Leaders:
Mr.Nemitz
Mr. Cox
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The Week in Review
March 25th – April 1
Andrew Watson, brain guru,
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helped us learn
how to study more effectively. To read more about his work, click here: http://
www.translatethebrain.com/about.htm.
2. iGlobe
visited Dublin School
iGlobe came to Dublin school, complete with a blow up, portable
planetarium. The iGlobe is a spherical screen with the capacity to
show changes in the Earth’s state over time. Dr. Boyle (Science)
sponsored iGlobe’s visit so students could gain an understanding of
the link between technology , design, and education. For more information, click here: http://www.iglobeinc.com/Site/home.html
3 Crew Preseason Returned with an “URGHHHH”
The Dublin School rowing team welcomed back 17
of its student-athletes a week early for its annual
preseason training, which ran from Friday, March
21st until Tuesday, March 25th. The athletes in attendance consisted of 7 male rowers, 7 female rowers, and 3 coxswains from all different classes
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(freshmen through seniors). The team was subjected to 5 straight days of intense physical and mental
training for up to 6 hours a day. As they say, “No
pain, no gain.”
Taking it to the Turf
The Boys’ lacrosse team also returned early for 3 days of
intensive preseason practice. The boys practiced for 13
hours, watched film, performed strength and agility
workouts, wrote individual goals, filled out an assessment
of their team’s progress, and installed a new turf field in
the gym. This past week, they traveled to Dartmouth to
watch a college level game.
The Girls’ team is also ready to take their season by
storm and will play their first game this Saturday.
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Ben Wright gave his senior
Presentation to much fanfare. His
talk on his love of automobiles was comedic, heartwarming, and family– friendly. He included a personal interview with PJ O’Rourke, revealed Mr. Bates’ first car (see
example to left) and displayed remnants of his own Honda
Civic. Well done, Ben Wright!
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The sun came out! Hallelujah!
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The Arts
New Opening in Putnam Gallery
Faculty in Focus: Earl Schofield
Artist and beloved Dublin School teacher, Earl Schofield, brings the soul of the Himalayas to
our hearths here in the Monadnock region. Inspired by stories of the Dublin students who
travelled to India and captured by the glorious mountain landscapes in their photographs,
Earl has created a portfolio of eight “encaustic” paintings of India.
On the Friday morning before the launch of his exhibit in Putnam Gallery (running until May
9th) students held their breath as Mr. Schofield explained the philosophy behind his art. In a
world with so much unnecessary isolation and superficiality, his art is that hand reaching outto you, drawing the viewer in to the truly connected nature of a community. Indeed, his images took on a transformative quality, appearing textured and three dimensional in nature, as
if a memory could jump out of the canvas and imbed itself in the viewer.
Many of his students lingered in the gallery until closing. “What hasn’t he done for my art?”
noted sophomore Erin Tourgee. “ I remember almost the exact moment when I began to feel a
sense of ownership for my art. I was in Rhode Island with my camera and I realized how capable I was a photographer. He is the most committed and
supportive individual the Dublin Community and has
made me grow so much.”
Earl has the heart and imagination to bridge oceans,
continents, and cultures and captures the soul and beauty of India and the Himalayas in his work. He understands the universal need for beauty and our human
connection to a ‘sense of place,’ whether for us here in
the shadow of Monadnock or for the young students of
the Himalayan Public School who live in the shadow of
the majestic mountains. Half of all proceeds from the
show will be donated to the students in the Himalayas.
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Academics
Strengthening our Neural Connections
By Sarah Doenmez
As we all were able to see so clearly in Andrew Watson's presentations here last week,
learning thoroughly, to retain new information as long term memories, involves physical
changes to our brains. First electricity must course through our neurons, then chemicals
must carry the signals across synapses; new receptors are unveiled, new arms grow on
our neurons so they become "octopus neurons, " and reach their arms out to grasp hold
of others and create large webs of interconnected neurons. When you study and practice, you are growing octopi in your minds, and weaving their arms into webs: an odd
image to be sure. But I hope you are struck by the physical dimension of this image of
learning: it is changing you, extending your brain cells, inter-weaving them. It literally
changes your brain when you learn. It changes who you are.
This also highlights the idea that you must be willing to change in order to learn effectively. Learning makes us into more complex beings. Probably there are circumstances
in which people are forced to learn things we would rather not know, where we learn
against our will, but there can be no doubt that openness to growth and change, to seeing and grasping new things, to looking for connections is a characteristic of successful
learners. So as we celebrate the achievements of the very successful learners at our
school, let us think about what we want to learn this spring and about increasing our
openness to learning from every situation and person we encounter. We will grow legions of tiny octopi in our minds and encourage them to reach out and clasp hands in a
great dance in our minds!
A Special Congratulations to the Students Who Earned All 4’s
Phoebe Bride
Lilly Campbell
Max Clary
Yates Desel
Maggie Ferguson
Jordan Ferreras
Hope Fowler
Fiona Johnson
Julia Marcou
Candice Urman
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Will Utzschneider
Tatum Wilson
Siyi Zhou
Class of ‘14 College Acceptances
Alfred University, NY
American University, DC
U of Arizona
Barnard College, NY
Becker College Nursing, MA
Bennington College, VT
Boston Architectural College,
MA
Boston College, MA
Boston University, MA
Brandeis University, MA
UC Berkeley-WL
UC Santa Barbara (3)
UC Santa Cruz, CA
California College of the Arts
Case Western Reserve, OHWL
Cazenovia College, NY
Centre College, KY
Champlain College, VT
Chapman University, CA
Clark University, MA (6)
Clarkson University, NY
Curry College, MA
Dalhousie University, Toronto
Dean College, MA
Drexel University, PA
Elmira College Nursing, NY
Elon University, NC- WL
Emmanuel College, MA (2)
Emory University, GA
Endicott College, MA
Florida Inst of Technology
Fordham University, NY (5)
Franklin & Marshall College,
PA
Gemology Institute of America, London
George Washington U, DC (2)
Goucher College, MD (2)
Grinnell College, IA-WL
Hobart College, NY
University of Illinois, Chicago
Iona College, NY
Ithaca College, NY (2)
Keene State College, NH (2)
Kettering University, MI
Lasell College, MA
Lesley University, MA
Lewis & Clark College, OR (2)
Lynn University, FL (3)
Marist College, NY
UMass Amherst
Mass College of Pharmacy
McDaniel College, MD
Merrimack College, MA
U of Miami, FL
Michigan State University
Mt. Holyoke College, MA
Muhlenberg College, PA
New England College, NH
U of New Hampshire
U of New Haven, CT
New York University (3)
Nichols College, MA (2)
Northeastern U, MA (2)
Northwestern U, IL
Occidental College, CA (2)
Ohio University
OTIS College of Art & D, CA
Parsons College of Art & D,
NY
Plymouth State University
Pomona College
University of Puget Sound,
WA
Renssalear Polytech Inst, NY
Roanoke College, VA (2)
Rhodes College, TN
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Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
Rollins College, FL
U of San Diego, CA
U of San Francisco, CA
School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, IL
Simmons College, MA
Smith College MA-WL
Southern NH University
St. Lawrence U, NY-WL
St. Olaf College, MN
Suffolk University, MA
SUNY Brockport, NY
Syracuse U, NY
U of Tampa, FL
Temple University, PA
Trinity College, CT (3)
Union College, NY
Ursinus College, PA (2)
University of Vermont
Washington College, MD
Washington & Jefferson College, PA
Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA
Wesleyan Univ, CT (3)
West Virginia University
Wheaton College, MA (4)
Wheelock College, MA
College of Wooster
Worcester Polytech Inst, MAWL
Updated 4/1/14
WL=wait list
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
Dublin’s “This I Believe” Series
Poetic, Personal, and Philosophical
Pursuing My Purpose in Life
By Noelia Calcano (2017)
“Un paso más Noelia, se que lo puedes hacer,” my uncle
told me as I stumbled and waddled towards him with a wide
smile on my flushed face, the afternoon sun radiant over our
yard in the Dominican Republic. With every step I took, my
smile widened and the feeling of satisfaction in my heart
grew. Then, the inevitable occurred: I fell and could feel the
cold ground colliding with my body as a painful cry escaped from my mouth.
Most people have no memory of learning how to walk. They fill this void in their lives
with baby pictures taken at just the right moment and vivid stories told by their nostalgic
parents of those beautiful and carefree days. I can’t say the same thing, for learning how to
walk remains one of the most memorable and painful experiences of my life. I can recall
sitting on the porch of my small, bright pink home, a cloud of humidity resting in the air as
my mom picked up toys. One at a time, she would identify their color and shape in a
thick, smooth Spanish accent as I listened on. I couldn’t have been more interested in the
sea of toys that laid scattered around me. All I could manage to do was stare off at the busy
street. Occasionally, fast cars sped by but most of the time the young kids in the
neighborhood stood jump roping in the street. Like a flower dragged by the wind, their
feet jumped, skipped, and hopped without the smallest sign of effort. A strong feeling of
envy developed inside me-- for I wasn’t like those kids. I couldn’t place one foot in front of
the other to get somewhere. The disability I was born with was like a chain, twisting my
legs inward and holding me back from taking on the world. I was restricted to seeing the
people around me stand up for what they believed in while I felt cemented to the ground.
I held on to this belief until my uncle opened my eyes to my own potential and told
me he was with me in this fight. Every day, my mom would
wake me up from a deep sleep and drop me off at my uncle’s
house, kiss my forehead, and remind me to stay strong, then
hurried off to work. “During your time here, I promise you will
learn to walk, Noelia,” he told me the first day I arrived. Day in
and day out, my uncle would force me to take an extra step. He
fashioned homemade stilts and a wooden cast to help straighten
my legs. It was painful and I fell often but the day I was able to
walk across the room alone to join him on the couch remains a
milestone in my memory. To an outsider, I am sure it seemed
like a small step; to me, it was the beginning of a new life.
Today, I can walk strong and able without a second
thought. When I dance to a soft tune or I run in the basketball
court, I can see my uncle looking down on me. The legacy he
Noelia at age 3
left after his sudden death lives on every day I am on this planet.
in the Dominican Republic
He has taught me to believe that anything is possible and has
encouraged me to be a helping hand to my peers and the people
around me.
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Student Work
Teach the Child
By Molly Hope Forgaard
Caution the new pioneer
Teach the forthcoming child
That which in the world is just.
The simplicity of connection:
It’s a surreal portrait of absurdity.
Search and struggle with questions
And the irresistible myth of the rising sun.
Seek visions of common ground
Encourage rampant human beauty
Wander and wonder as you walk
Welcome sunlight into your soul
Be conscious of perfect time and subversive
portraits
Know the insatiable ambition of hearts.
Painting by Earl Schofield now on display in Putnam Gallery
Untitled
By Brendan Palmer
Worlds within worlds,
Spawned from the maw of imagination,
a simple thought lays wastes to entire civilizations,
or builds an intergalactic empire of unparalleled strength.
Worlds forged from within a person,
An attribute of the divine,
Power from within to create from without,
Perfection of mastermind and thinker.
Shaped in the crucible of thought,
Given form and function
real as real can be.
Those from the outside can’t understand.
Their world is built from bodies,
These worlds are built from minds.
What is perceived is not always what is believed,
and what is believed isn’t always perceived.
Those of minds and bodies cannot mix.
Reality or thought?
It’s all perspective
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All fishes are searching for the sea,
Besieged by irresistible forces
Of unidentified shadows in their labyrinth.
Know time-devouring dragons catch their
prey.
Watchers-out don’t dare to risk
And so don’t fall.
But where’s the adventure?
Calling All
Grandparents!!!!!
!!
Dear Dublin Grandparent(s),
We invite you to join your grandson/granddaughter
for the day here at Dublin School
on Wednesday, April 9th. This is a special
day that we all look forward to and we hope
you can join us!
After refreshments in the Admissions Living
Room (Red School House), you will have
the chance to attend classes, have lunch with
your grandchild and be a cheerleader at the
athletics games.
Please return the enclosed postcard so that
we can be ready for your arrival. If you have
any questions, please contact Donna Stone,
in the Alumni Office at 603.563.1285 or email
her at dstone@dublinschool.org.
Sincerely,
Bradford D. Bates
Head of School
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