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CLOWNING WITH TOMMY
Instead of participating in rivalry activities for Pumpkin Day, the junior and senior classes to hire local hip-hop celebrity "Tommy the Clown," the founder of "crump" dancing, to perform at the end of the traditional parade. -
SENIOR SPIRIT
The Class of '09, along with a member of Tommy's "crump crew," shows off its Pumpkin Day spirit. -
BATTLE ZONE
Tommy the Clown has encouraged "Battle Zone" dance competitions throughout urban Los Angeles, an attempt to get urban youth to redirect their energy from gang activity. The "Battle Zone" remained one area where the junior-senior rivalry remained in tact. -
WORMING IT
A senior steps up the "Battle Zone" competition by performing the "worm" across the gym floor. -
WHO?
Physical Education teacher Flavio Ribeiro performs his best Roger Daltry impression in the Pumpkin Day parade. Teachers from each department dressed up as different bands.
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.
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.
- 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.
