The Blazer

The Blazer
Showing some love for Mr. Fayerman at DBHS
February 2015 — Daniel Boone Area High School — Birdsboro, PA 19508
Some of us were lucky enough to
serve as ambassadors and spend the entire
day with Mr. Fayerman. If this was you, you
might remember eating lunch with him and
Lindsey MacGregor
talking about how he views the world today.
Many of us remember Mr. Fayerman
One thing was very apparent whether you
as a lively, older gentleman who spoke to us
were in the auditorium listening or following
in our eighth grade year about the horrors of
him around, he loves this nation.
the holocaust and his life lessons. His recent
Listening to him speak about America
passing on January 12th has hit Daniel Boone
was a life changing experience. He spoke
hard. There were tweets and lots of stories
first about surviving the holocaust and then
being passed around the high school hallways
about moving into America. His family was
when we all learned the sad news.
able to live the American dream after such a
Every
horrific event. After
spring Mr. Sherthe war, his family
man, one of our
moved to the United
eighth grade EngStates where they all
lish teachers and
began working in
the head of The
New York City. BeBoone Tribune
fore long, Mr. FayerNewspaper in the
man and his father
middle school,
founded Baldwin
would contact Mr.
Hardware. The comFayerman and inpany was moved to
vite him to come
Reading, where it
speak to us. And
became an incredibly
every year like
successful company.
clockwork, he
Members of the current junior class posing with Mr. Fayerman Mr. Fayerman conwould be in our
back in 2012. (Picture by Lindsey MacGregor)
tinued to give back to
auditorium to
our area all of his
share his stories with our classes.
life. He (story continued on page 3)
The day he came was always highly
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anticipated by the eighth grade class. No one
Pgs.
1,
3-7:
Tribute to Mr. Severin Fayerman
will ever forget his message and he taught
Pg. 2: Boone’s Got Talent
every Daniel Boone Student a valuable lesson
Pgs.
8-11:
RFL, Movie Reviews, Valentine’s
about persistence and hope. He spoke of how
Day
he used his knowledge to his advantage and
Pgs.
12-13
Girls
Basketball,
Ice Hockey
made himself valuable. And how his
Pgs. 14-15: Body Positivity, Seuss
knowledge and work ethic also allowed him
Pg. 16: Student Accolades
to get ahead once living in America.
Daniel Boone Sends Tribute to
Mr. Fayerman
Who’s Got Talent? Boone’s Got Talent
The acts and stage crew of Boone’s Got Talent pose after a successful show. (Picture by Darby Frey)
Diego Santos
“And the winner is… Brace Yourselves!”
At this year’s Boone’s Got Talent, the
show consisted of talented acts that ranged
from students singing their hearts out to
gracefully dancing across the stage to breaking wooden boards to making cards disappear.
After an almost two-hour show, the
winners were finally announced. “3 Seconds
of Winter,” a trio of Ryan Young, Jake Bergey, and Andrew Durso, won third place by
singing an a capella version of “The Lion
Sleeps Tonight.” When asked about how he
prepared for the show, Andrew Durso said,
“It was a lot of fun! We sang our song a total
of six times including our performance,
which made winning third place cool! The
whole experience was a blast and I wish I
could've done it more than just one year.”
“The Wondrous Whit,” also known as
Zach Whitney, rose to second place with his
magic tricks that amazed the audience. Zach
said, “I had about 3 hours to create an act and
prepare for my audition. I made the decision
very last minute, but I am so glad I did it. It
was nerve-racking and stressful at points, but
the entire experience was amazing. When I
stepped on stage that night, the fear was
gone, and I didn't want to leave. When I got
off stage, I was so exhausted from fear, yet
hyped up from adrenaline. When I won second place, it was the greatest feeling. I couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the night. Stay
tuned until next year, you might just see me
again.” One lucky audience member, Gianna
Viola, even won a gift card that was right
under her seat. She said, “I thought the show
was even better than last year’s show. Zach
was definitely my favorite because he was
hilarious. They did a really good job and I
laughed all night. I will definitely come and
watch Boone’s Got Talent next year.”
Finally, “Brace Yourselves,” a group
of seniors that consisted of Tom Clothier,
Noah Creswell, Austin Haring, Jim
Holowko, Gary Jones, R.K. Landis, Eric
Michener, Max Neilson, and Jon Passifione
won first place after performing a medley of
several well-known songs that had the whole
audience singing along. With their hilarious
dance moves and beautiful singing, it was no
surprise they won first.
This year’s show was the biggest
turnout for the production so far. However,
without the help of Darby Frey and the Relay
for Life Committee that helped as stage crew,
the show would have never went on. All proceeds collected at the show benefited Daniel
Boone Relay for Life, which will be held
from May 16th to 17th this spring.
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emphasized how incredible it is that everyone
is given equal opportunities if they’re only
willing to work for them. His life is a perfect
example of this.
Most of us have his book A Survivor's
Story signed by him. Some of the baseball
team members have the brim of their hats
from eighth grade autographed by this inspiring man.
I still recall him speaking to the class
of 2016. The select choir opened the program
with the song The Inscription of Hope, whose
lyrics come from a wall in a concentration
camp. They were carved into it during the
war by a hopeful prisoner. The song begins,
"I believe in the sun, even when it is not shinning and I believe in love even when there's
no one there."
The song set the tone for the beginning of Mr. Fayerman's story. He told of how
he survived the horrors of the concentration
camps by making himself useful. In his
speaking, you could just tell he was an incredibly kind, intelligent man. He told us how
he tried to forget the horrors behind the gates
of Aushwitz and Buchenwald, but he felt he
needed to tell his story for those who passed
away and would never have the chance to tell
their own.
His story was one of hope and compassion. A story of survival and forgiveness.
But most importantly, one of the American
dream. If you asked Mr. Fayerman who he
was, he would never tell you a survivor of the
holocaust, but founder of Baldwin Hardware.
His family made a way for themselves here in
America after losing everything in World War
II.
One of the only days you will ever
recall your class being completely silent is
that inspiring day when Mr. Fayerman came
to visit. His message was filled with so much
hope, that everyone of us is bound to remember it today.
Sadly, this year's freshmen class will
be the last of the Daniel Boone students to
ever have heard Mr. Fayerman's story in person. It is our job to make sure his message
lives on. He impacted so many of us here in
Daniel Boone and around the world, it is our
turn to tell his story, like he so graciously told
us.
We all send our condolences to his
family and to Mr. Fayerman, thank you for
inspiring us all with your words of hope and
wisdom, we true only wish to one day live the
American dream.
Tribute to Mr. Fayerman in Pictures
Throughout the years, students of Daniel Boone have heard Mr. Fayerman
speak about his story and took pictures with him to remember his legacy.
Steph Gilbert and Andrew Durso with
Mr. Fayerman
(Left to right) Kaylin Mora, Sarah V. Thompson,
Elise Thren, Kristen Gutekunst, and Kenzie Myer
with Mr. Fayerman
Robert Kurtz,
Luke Degenhart,
Pete Wagner, Peter Scott, and Josh
Heffner posing
with
Mr. Fayerman last
year.
Nick Hughes, Julia Cinquanto,
and Jess Eavis with Mr. Fayerman when they were in 8th
grade.
Cara Shackleford, Gabby Krystopa, Ashley Bonetz, Marissa Stevenson, Adrianna Cozzone, Julia Bookwalter, and
Lexie Nugent give a smile with Mr. Fayerman.
After his visit, I wrote him a letter telling him
about the bullying I suffered from in school
and how I was struggling and that he gave
me strength. He responded fairly quickly
with a full page letter. He probably was very
busy, but he took part of his life to sit down
and write me letter of encouragement and
endurance that made me cry upon reading it
(and even now thinking about it). His story
and his compassion led me to believe I could
overcome anything that school year. And to
this day, I'm honored to have met him and to
have had him give me a piece of his wisdom.
I'll remember him fondly and he'll hold a
special place in my heart.
—Katarina Kishbaugh
Read Mr. Fayerman’s book, A Survivor’s Story! Many students got autographed copies.
Members of the Boone Tribune in
2013 take a picture with Mr. Fayerman.
Jack Orendorff and
Madison
Stofflet, current juniors,
with Mr.
Fayerman
Maddie Hicks,
Abbey Unger, and
Lindsey MacGregor with Mr.
Fayerman after his
speech.
Christin Tran and
Abbey Messner
smile with Mr.
Fayerman.
Current juniors, Kevin Kostlan, Bryan
O’Toole, Bryce
Stout, and Jared Gaspari in 8th grade
meeting Mr. Fayerman.
Mr. Fayerman speaks to DB students
about his life experiences.
Emily Scheuring and Emily Houck
with Mr. Fayerman
Erin Hannon, Jenna Kieke, Sage Moyer,
Steph Sievers, Madison Stier, Ryan
Young, Sophie Gialloreto, and Ashlynn
Danner hold up Mr. Fayerman’s book
back in 2011.
Aaron Higgins poses
for a picture
with Mr.
Fayerman.
Keep Updated with RFL
Emily Scheuring
As always, Relay for Life of Daniel
Boone is staying busy in their efforts to finish
the fight! Anyone can participate, and everyone’s efforts will be appreciated.
For teams this year, there are just a few
new rules. First of all, it is now required that
each participant raises $25 dollars in order to
stay overnight on the day of the event from
May 16th-17th. Registration is simple—all you
need is the youth participation waiver and to
register on the relay website (relayforlife.org).
This year there will be no registration on the day of the event. Instead, all participants must sign up
before May 14th to expedite the
sign in process. Also, all teams
who have participants of high
school age or younger must have
two chaperones for every ten participants.
Too excited to wait for May to become
involved in Relay? The Relay committee has
planned several events to become involved in!
On Sunday, February 22nd, Relay is hosting
designer bag bingo in the DBHS annex gym.
Games start at 1 PM and give each player the
chance to win bags from well-known brands
including Coach, Kate Spade, Vera Bradley,
and more. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25
at the door, but please be aware that the event
could potentially sell out prior to the day of. For
information, contact Denise Cook at 610-256-
8415 or denisef@aol.com.
In addition, Relay is selling homemade
peanut butter, buttercream, and coconut cream
eggs. The eggs are $8 per dozen and can be
purchased from Mrs. Driehaus in room B-9.
Orders must be received by Wednesday, March
4th, and will be available for pickup in LGI 103
on Wednesday, March 18th from 5-9 PM or on
Saturday, March 28th in Main Bird Park from
12-3 PM. Contact Darby Frey at 484-942-3622
or darbyfrey22@aol.com with any questions.
Relay is also hosting a bowling night on
Sunday, March 22nd from 2-4 PM at Jay Lanes
Bowling Alley. This will be a great way to
fundraise as participants all glow purple
together. Survivors bowl free!
Amy Miller, Community Manager of Relay for Life East Central Division said, “We are so proud to be a
Berks County Relay for Life event! For
2014, Berks County RFL was awarded
the Nationwide Top Ten Per Capita
award! Berks was compared with counties of
the same size across the nation and we ranked
#2 with our total fundraising efforts. Berks also
received the Nationwide Power of Hope award
for having the most survivors registered per
capita in the country!”
To keep updated with Relay for Life of
Daniel Boone, follow @DBrelayforlife on
Twitter and Instagram, and like “Relay for Life
of Daniel Boone” on Facebook. We look forward to all you have to offer as part of the Relay family!
The RFL Committee stands proudly with their awards. (Picture by Amy Miller)
Entertainment
Movie Review—
Whiplash
Brady Hayes
There is a scene in Whiplash where
the ferociously passionate music teacher Terence Fletcher, at once unforgiving, impractical, and forceful towards his students, tells
the main character, Andrew Neiman, that
there are no two words more harmful than
“good job”. This is the
motto that I feel the rest of
the movie follows without
flaw. There are no sugar
coated endings or feel
good moments, but instead the film strives to be
much greater than any
trope that a movie like
this could fall for. Yet,
with all of the critical
praise that Whiplash has
received over the course
of its existence, being
compared to some of the
greatest examples of film
that have ever existed, one
should only think about
how this reflects back to its motto. In fact,
director Damien Chazelle did not do a “good
job” on Whiplash; he did an utterly sublime
job, as Whiplash was by far the best film released in 2014.
Whiplash tells the story of a young
and aspiring drummer dreaming to be one of
the greatest jazz drummers of all time. By
enrolling in some of the most prestigious jazz
bands in America, his dreams come to an abrupt mental and physical battle with the great
Terence Fletcher. The impractical teacher
pushes his students way beyond their limits,
creating a void between the students wishing
to become great, and the ones who are not. At
first glance, this would seem as if it were the
plotline behind an ABC soap opera appearing
on television late at night. Yet, what could
have been a shoddy film in the hands of an
incompetent director are virtually nonexistent
in Damien Chazelle. His way of telling the
story from start to end is anything but cliché,
and really emphasizes the grit and suspense
that is possible in film. He expresses the
theme of pushing one beyond their physical
capabilities up until the climatic ending,
where every question comes full
circle with an answer.
However, Whiplash may
not have been so electrifying if
not for its incredible cast. Miles
Teller plays Andrew Neiman, the
shy yet extremely talented drummer, in such a way that he feels
like one of the most fleshed out
characters seen on screen in a
while. His world falls apart as his
dream becomes more important
to him: he breaks up with his
long term girlfriend who means a
lot to him, his family all begin to
seek help for him, and he appears
to be rather friendless throughout
the whole charade. Even getting
in a car crash on his way to his debut concert
didn’t stop him from attempting to perform.
Yet, while Teller’s performance was
incredible to say the least, it is J.K. Simmons
(Terence Fletcher) who really steals the
show. The best comparison for the hard
boiled band instructor would be that of R.
Lee Ermey’s Gunnery Sergeant Hartman
from Full Metal Jacket, but Simmons may
have been even better. He is so dedicated to
seeing the success of his students, that in a
way he strips them of personality and builds
them like a machine. His
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intelligent dialogue that was improvised
throughout the entire performance is nothing
short of some of the best insults seen in movies
of the past year. What really sells his performance, though, is the fact that he succeeds in
building musicians out of his willing students.
He uses mind games in order to build up tension and virtually reconstruct them in order for
them to have absolutely no distractions other
than the music. What will become the first Oscar award for J.K. Simmons is extremely well
deserved.
Then there is the musical score, which
contains what seems to reflect Damien Chazelle’s knowledge of the later eras of Jazz
mixed in with post-bee bop highlighted by technical skill. The introduction holds a brief cover
of Buddy Rich’s “Caravan,” which is at first a
single drum roll that builds up from a slow onetwo-one-two speed until it grows in tension. It
fully summarizes what awaits the viewer, yet it
is only a brief song that later returns towards
the end. In accordance with the title, Hank
Levy’s song “Whiplash” makes an appearance,
as well as many other underground jazz songs
of the 70’s. Not only do the performances of
each song sound exhilarating and impressive,
but Miles Teller is a self-taught drummer
whose prowess on the drums is just electrifying.
He certainly has talent, and it just makes the
viewer want him to succeed that much more
throughout the film. His sacrifices made for
success are built up through each new song, as
the viewer sees him not only growing as a character but as a drummer as well.
Like a drum set with tightly wound
drumheads and skins that are so taut they create
rigidity in tone, Whiplash is also that kind of
movie. Watching is like riding the fastest roller
coaster blind folded, and each turn and transition makes the viewer understand and agree
with the motives and plot points presented.
While movies such as Birdman, Boyhood, and
Gone Girl were all spectacular in their own
rights, Whiplash outdoes them all in its grand
scale and almost perfect performance. Whiplash
is the movie of 2014, and I advise everyone
reading to seek it out and watch it immediately.
Movie Review—
Kingsman: The Secret
Service
Sam Sjosten
Kingsman: The Secret Service delivers a royal experience of action, comedy, and
suspense. It is by far one of the best spy movies ever made, and it should be ranked with
the likes of “007”. Based off of the comic
book series of the same name, the plot follows Eggsy Unwin (Taron Egerton) as he is
trained by Galahad (Colin Firth) to join a secret intelligence organization of spies and
save the world from the villainous Richmond
Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) as he plans a
world-wide killing spree. The actors play a
vital role in making this movie even more
captivating. I would to give it 4.5/5 and a job
well done. It had me laughing one moment,
tearing up the next, and cheering out loud in
the movie theater. This movie is so good it
will want to make you put your popcorn
down.
BOYS VS. GIRLS:
Valentine’s Day
What do you think about Valentine’s Day? Is it a
dumb holiday or a fun time for all?
Natalie Ross
BOYS
GIRLS
“It’s fun and I plan it with my date. I
don’t know if it is dumb or not because you
should treat who you like the same as you
would on Valentine’s Day.”
- Ryan Glanski
“I think it’s become more of a commercial holiday and trying to outdo each other than actually expressing love towards
someone.”
- Delaney McCleary
“Usually I spend Valentine’s Day
with my friends, but this year, I have someone that I can call my date. I don’t really
know what to expect but I’m planning something really nice for her. I think this Valentine’s Day will be really fun. I don’t necessarily think it’s a dumb holiday because you
can still do something with your friends even
if you don’t have a date!”
- Diego Santos
“Well since it’s also my birthday, I
tend to loathe it. However, the idea of having
a day just for people who love each other is
nice. But I think it gives people a false idea
that we need to buy someone a box of chocolates just to tell them how we feel about
them, when in reality you just need to show
them by giving them a wonderful day.”
- Kaity Cochran
“Valentine’s Day is like any other
holiday, except this one makes me rethink
how much time I spend hanging out with my
cat.”
- Sam Sjosten
“For people with a date it’s pleasant
because it’s a day where you can enjoy your
relationship like a second anniversary and
where you can just relax with your partner.
But being without a date there are no specific positives leaving it as just a normal day.”
- Joseph Holowko
“Gotta love the discounted chocolate!”
- Zach Whitney
“I think it’s a cute holiday and it’s
fun for couples. It’s kind of overhyped because people want to make money off of it.”
- Grace Oister
“I’d much rather spend a day sharing
love with my friends and family. Valentine’s
Day is great that way. You can make what
you want of it. It’s all about love, and who
you choose to share that love with is totally
up to you.”
- Emily Scheuring
“Valentine’s Day is like a reminder
of how important your loved ones are,
whether they are friends or family. Everyday
should be spent with love, and Valentine’s
Day is just a day dedicated to it.”
- Emily Scott
Sports
coaching debut this year, the team was better
than ever.
According to Cinquanto, the team has
The Lady Blazers tear up the court on their
a 12-9 record overall, and is 7-2 in the Berks
path to success!
Conference 1, earning them second place.
In regards to the team's success, CinEmily Scheuring
quanto said, "The underclassman are really
There tends to be a negative stigma
playing well and contributing to the success
associated with girls’
of our team. We only
basketball. This seahave two Seniors on
son, the Lady Blazers
the team this year
basketball team has
(Shelby Vanderslice
proved these stereoand Steph Sievers) and
types wrong. The
with a strong freshman
team welcomed many
class next year, the
new underclassmen to
team has a bright futhe team this year, as
ture."
well as welcoming
The team and
back many returning
coach remain optimisplayers.
tic for the team's future
After not play- The whole team at Senior Night for Girls’ Basketball. performance. Prior to
(Picture by Emily Scheuring)
ing their best season
their playoffs, Cinlast year, the Lady
quanto said, "The girls
Blazers were not discouraged and have really
are starting to peak at the right time of the
come together as one cohesive unit. With the
year, and the playoffs and districts are on the
leadership of Ray Cinquanto, who made his
horizon for the team, so we are really excited
and getting
ready for a
great end of
the season
run." Watch
out for the
Lady Blazers
as
Blazing into Playoffs
The Lady Blazers getting ready for their game at the Santander Arena. (Photo by Emily Scheuring)
they continue
on the path to
success.
Blazers Undefeated
on the Ice
Lindsey MacGregor
The puck flies through the goalie’s
five hole, and hits the back of the net. The
Daniel Boone Ice Hockey team has won another game!
The Blazers are currently enjoying an
undefeated record in the standings of the
Berks County ice hockey teams. With each
game played at Body Zone in Reading, this
season has gone extremely well for the team.
With this incredible record they will be moving into the Flyers Cup where they will battle
for the cup against many schools in the Philadelphia area.
The popularity of ice hockey is growing quickly in Berks County, and the Boone
Squad would agree the fan section at a hockey game is just as fun as at a football game.
The team is being talked about all
over the ice hockey community. At Ice Line
in Westchester, Pennsylvania, you can overhear players talking about how their school
teams got crushed by Daniel Boone, although
this statement is met with jeers from teammates, the general consensus is reached;
the Blazers are the team to beat.
The last game of the regular season against Exeter was a success. Played
on senior night at Body Zone, the Blazers
protected their undefeated record. Before the
game, Brendan Rivoli, sophomore, and leading offensive player on the team says, “It
should be a good game. We’re both teams
with great goaltending, and we both have
depth in our line up. It should be a close and
physical game.”
Moving the puck over the other
team’s blue line isn’t the issue for the Blazers, but keeping out of the penalty box does
seem to be a concern. Rivoli expressed it is
one of their greatest weakness that has to be
improved upon going into the Flyers Cup.
With an undefeated record, the hockey team is entering the Flyers Cup in the 16th
seat. They made it to playoffs last year and
went pretty far; the goal is to get even further
this time.
“We are a fast and aggressive team
that keeps others off balance, and with our
solid goaltending, great defense, and explosive offense, we should be able to make a
deep run into the playoffs,” said Rivoli.
With their current lineup, and avoidance of
too many penalties, there will be no stopping
The Blazers in the Flyers Cup.
Daniel Boone’s student section,
Boone Squad, cheers on the ice
hockey team as they play against
Exeter at Body Zone.
Body Positivity—Be Your Own Valentine
and some wings, by all means, do it. If being by
Editorial by Delaney McCleary
yourself and watching
During Valentine’s
three seasons of “Friends”
Day, everyone seems to be
in a day makes you hapin a rush to find someone to
py, don’t let anyone tell
spend the day with or someyou to do something else.
one to impress. Instead of
Around this time of year,
trying to live up to someone
it seems people are conelse’s expectations this Valstantly trying to impress
entine’s Day, everyone
everyone else instead of
should try to take care of
being focused on themhimself or herself first.
selves. From a young age,
While it can be rewarding to
everyone was taught that
see someone else smile at
being left out on Valenyour efforts, is it really
tine’s Day wasn’t a good
worth it if you’re only smilthing, so everyone used to
ing because they did?
give out valentines to eveValentine’s Day
ry single person in the
promotes love, and the most
class. Now that you’ve
important love you have to
grown up, that isn’t how
give is to yourself. It
things work anymore; but
shouldn’t feel like Valenchances are, your ideals
tine’s Day is only for couon being alone have still
ples or only for people who
carried over and you feel the need to be with
have someone to celebrate it with. Just being
someone on Valentine’s Day.
aware of the happiness and love shared around
Being alone on Valthis time should promote
entine’s Day is nothing to
overall well-being in you.
be ashamed about, nor is
Don’t feel pressured to buy
being with someone on
chocolates, or a giant teddy
Valentine’s Day. In either
bear, or to profess your exsituation, the important
travagant love towards
thing is to realize that
someone this Valentine’s
you’re valued whether you
Day.
receive a box of chocolates
Anyone can have
or not. Treat yourself well
fun on Valentine’s Day. Go
and everything will fall into
buy yourself a ginormous
place. Please don’t value
box of chocolates and
yourself based on what you
lounge around the house all
get for Valentine’s Day.
day. Do whatever makes
This holiday is only one
you happy. Being positive
day of the year, but being
toward yourself also inpositive towards yourself
cludes recognizing what
Artwork by Emily Scott depicting a young
makes you happy and act- woman looking into a mirror and seeing some- needs to be a year-round
occurrence.
ing upon it. If you want to
thing else look back at her.
buy yourself five pizzas
15 Years of Childhood
Memories
Mariah Elser
For the past 15 years, the Daniel Boone
High School production of Seuss has warmed
the hearts of hundreds of community members
and elementary-age students. Seuss and other
"Seussicals" are produced around the country
in honor of the famous writer, Dr. Seuss, and
his birthday on March 2. March 2 has since
then been adopted as National Read Across
America Day.
Dr. Seuss is most famous for his children's books, which make up the bulk of
the Seuss storyline. Many characters from his
books make appearances in this year's production, including Cat and Things 1 and 2
from Cat in the Hat, Horton from Horton
Hears a Who!, Lorax from The Lorax, Grinch
and Cindy Lou from How the Grinch Stole
Christmas, and, of course, Dr. Seuss himself.
This year's Seuss will be performed inschool for elementary-aged students
on February 27, and for the public on February
28 at 2 p.m. Tickets will be sold for $5. This
year, all money raised by Seuss will be donated
to Relay for Life and to a young cancer patient
named Olivia Blaire.
Seuss is run by the DBYEA Club,
headed by art teacher Ms. Karen Shriner. Mrs.
Shriner has been head of DBYEA for 15 years,
and has produced Seuss each year. Officers for
the club this year are Darby Frey, President;
Jordan Koury, Vice President; Emilee Parizo,
Jr. Vice President; Courtney Galanti, Secretary; and Casey Heffernan, Treasurer. I hope
everyone comes out to see Seuss. All proceeds
benefit Relay For Life and Olivia Blaire, so it
goes to a great cause." - Darby Frey, DBYEA
President and show host.
The cast of last year’s Seussical in their bright costumes. (Picture by Blazing Trails)
Student Accolades
Congratulations to these Boone students on
their accomplishments!
Music:
Berks Senior County Band
Madison Bruns, Mason Crouthamel, Jonathan
Bucci, Zion Perry, Pat Bonner, Jenn Smith,
Jeremy Mysliwiec
Berks Senior County Orchestra
Madison Bruns
Berks Senior County Chorus
Megan Breidigan, Grace Cote, Jessica
Kritschil, Megan Jolivette, Jamie Menarde,
Ashlynn Danner, Jordan Koury, Sophie Gialloreto, Jenn Smith, Ryan Young, Jake Bergey
PMEA District 10 Chorus
Megan Jolivette, Jamie Menarde, Jordan
Koury, Sophie Gialloreto, Jake Bergey, Ryan
Young
PMEA District 10 Band
Zion Perry, Jonathon Bucci
Stay Warm Blazers!
As we get into the middle of these
freezing months, it seems hard to
find motivation to do anything!
But don’t fear Blazers, it will be
spring soon. I hope you all had a
great Valentine’s Day filled with
carnations and secretive Mr.
Boone announcements. Thank
you all for reading the Blazer last
month, and we hope you continue
to read the paper written just for
you.
-Lindsey MacGregor, Student
Chief
The Blazer Staff
Reporters
Uma Bhatt, Mariah Elser, Aly Fries, Sydney
Hansford, Brady Hayes, Emma Kauffman, Hallie Kearns, Jordyn Markle, Delaney McCleary,
Margo McGeehan,
Mariah McKnight, Natalie Ross, Rachel
Schucker, Sam Sjosten, Miranda Strock, Lynn
Thompson, Sarah V. Thompson
Science:
Lexus Eco Air and Climate Challenge
First Class Biogas Team:
Quintin Reed, Justin Frey, John Dugan, Zion
Perry, Uma Bhatt, Abbey Unger, Rachel Lau,
Corrine McEntee, Elena Chodkowski
These students are one of the eight nationwide winners and won a $10,000 prize!
Senior Editors
Juliet Mitchell and Britanni Schnable
Editor
Gianna Walker
Creative Editors
Diego Santos and Emily Scheuring
Student Chief
Lindsey MacGregor
Advisor
Mrs. Shirk