November 2008
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Senior rumination on days ahead, behind.

 

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Discussing the best of the underground.

 

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Leadership in Learning

Rethinking Music Ensemble

Be it a jazz, classical, or rock group, over a third of student musicians say they would join an alternative to the school’s current Music Ensemble program, if offered, according to a poll conducted by the UltraViolet.

Unfortunately, over half of those 58 students play piano, and 30 pianos stuffed into Caswell Hall sounds like a serious fire hazard.

For over 25 years, the school’s only instrumental music program has been Music Ensemble. Classical musicians are divided into groups of 2-6, based on instrumentation and ability, and meet once a week. The instruments are primarily limited to traditional classical instruments, such as piano, violin and flute. Each year culminates in a performance in April.

The UV conducted its poll after many students said they felt that the current program doesn’t cater to a wide range of instruments, styles and abilities. Of the 306 respondents, 153 are musicians.

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Uniform panel tries to head off extremes

Button down shirts and high-top shoes are being considered as additions to the uniform. But members of the uniform revision committee started by Lauren ’10 are finding that they have to work to make sure students cannot find ways to take the new additions to the uniform to an extreme level.

The twelve- person committee, which has representatives from all grades and two faculty advisors, sponsored a town hall meeting on Oct. 27 so the student body could contribute ideas.

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MORE TOP STORIES
  • WELCOME HOME:Head of School Barbara Wagner returns to Marlborough after an unexpected emergency surgery.
  • NO SCHOOL: While students get a day off on Nov. 14, faculty will participate in a conference on "right brain" thinking.

KISSES COVERED UP:

The traditional kissing of the walls in the back of Caswell Hall for Dance Dimensions will end when the walls are painted black.

 

RUBIK'S CUBE MASTER:

Sheri '11 uses her math skills to master both the 3x3 and 4x4 RubiK's Cubes.

 

FAKE DIG:

Ceramics classes create fake archeology finds to implement in their installation.


ELECTION TIME: Malborough casts a mock election of the 2008 presidential election- see who won here.

 

MARLBOROUGH GYMNAST: Emily '09  completes a round-off back hanspring, kicks the ground for a full twist, flips backwards and lands in her gymnastics competition.

 

SENIOR-JUNIOR RIVALRY: Was the counsil right to end the traditional Junior-Senior rivalry?

 

COSTUME TIME: Marborough girls get creative for the 31st. Starting from scratch, Rose ’11 and Ellie ’13 took extreme measures to create original cosutumes.