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So You've Failed -- Masterclash and Asylum Say Goodbye

February 26, 2013, 6:34 pm
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The time has come to say goodbye. There were robots and nerdy burlesques and everything Star Wars. We gave you A Woman's Perspective and had Drinks With Writers. Olivia Munn pranked our intern. We banned Megan Fox and encouraged women to have Sex ... Read more

 

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Local Students Make Dean's List

February 26, 2013, 10:58 pm
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Patch East Windsor, NJ --

The following students from the area received awards and honors from their respective colleges during the fall 2012 semester.

Olivia Ziegler, a member of the class of 2015 at Connecticut College and a resident of Cranbury, has been named to the Dean's Honors list for the 2012 fall semester. At Connecticut College, Dean's Honors is a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.65, and Dean's High Honors is a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.78.

Elizabeth Clough, of Hightstown, was named to the Dean's List at the State University of New York at New Paltz for the Fall 2012 semester. Clough's major is Art History. Dean's List designation is reserved for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade point average in a semester with a full-time course load.

Kristin Schwacha of East Windsor, was named to the 2012 fall semester Dean's List at Ohio Wesleyan University. To qualify for Dean's List recognition, Ohio Wesleyan students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale in all applicable classes. Reported by Patch 9 hours ago.
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Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries

February 26, 2013, 10:02 pm
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All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $56,000; Soc($50,000); 3YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Go Olivia Go(L),113J Ortiz1-3-xJacobson4-12 Endless Chatter(L),118I Ortiz, Jr1-6-2C Brown2-13 Boldchildsrvng(L),113K Coa4-1-5Persaud15-14 Ascended Fever(L),118R Silvera10-1-3Badgett12-15 Grand Mere(L),120J Alvarado1-2-2Rodrigez4-5SECOND-6f; $48,000; Soc($50... Reported by NY Post 10 hours ago.
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Western Springs Resident Named Queen of Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade

February 26, 2013, 11:47 pm
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Western Springs Resident Named Queen of Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade Patch La Grange, IL --

For the second time in just over a decade, the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be led by a Western Springs woman as Bridget McMahon Fitzgerald, a lifetime resident of the Village, was named parade queen at a contest in Chicago last week.

Fitzgerald, 24, was competing for the third straight year, having placed in the top 25 in 2011 and the “Queen’s Court” top-five in 2012. At the announcement—a video of which is available on the parade website—she can be seen wiping away joyous tears.

“I was just so honored, and that’s why I started crying for a second,” said Fitzgerald. “I’ve worked so hard for this—I’ve gone to every single event with the word ‘Irish’ in it in Chicago for three years, rubbing elbows, shaking hands… I just honestly love being Irish and from Chicago.” 

She follows in the footsteps of 2002 queen Megan Eileen Connelly, also a Village of Western Springs resident. (She is also the second Western Springs Chicago culture-parade winner in a year after Olivia Smaniotto, who presided over the Columbus Day parade in October.)

Fitzgerald said she was inspired to start participating by 2005 queen Bridget McLaughlin, who got her interested in the Young Irish Fellowship of Chicago.

Her duties have already begun, the major highlight being last Friday’s personal invitation tour to dignitaries like Governor Pat Quinn and State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. And there are many more to comic. 

“We’re doing so many fundraisers and appearances and have the opportunity to go to all these really nice parties for these really nice causes,” she said. “The morning of the parade is really the last day of a big [campaign] to invite everybody.” 

Professionally a consultant for HumanaVitality, Fitzgerald graduated from St. John of the Cross in Western Springs in 2002 and from Fenwick High School in Oak Park in 2006. As part of a newer family Irish-pride tradition, she regularly wears a gold shamrock necklace.

She said the hardest question in the contest—not a pageant, she emphasized, all business-casual attire—was Cubs versus White Sox. (She’s won’t take a side and cheers both, but gives U.S. Cellular Field an edge for their churros.) 

The contest is trickier for west-side contestants, Fitzgerald added, than for those who grew up and are recognized in south Chicago’s highly Irish neighborhoods. But, she added, “I like to think that my passion for Chicago history and for Chicago Irish was what was deserving of the win.

“I’m just honestly so happy to know that hard work and dedication still pays off in this day and age.”

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Peddie Students Participate in First Interscholastic Debate

February 27, 2013, 6:37 am
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Peddie Students Participate in First Interscholastic Debate Patch East Windsor, NJ --

Peddie's Speech and Debate Team participated in the school's first insterscholastic debate at Lawrenceville School on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Students debated on two topics: the rise of China, and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow corporations the rights of individuals with regard to campaign financing (i.e. Citizens United).

Peddie was the negative for both two-on-two debates, arguing that the rise of China is bad for U.S. interests and that Citizens United was a poor ruling on the part of the Supreme Court.

Timothy Baxter '16 and Olivia Bundschuh '14 took on the China topic, and Joseph Werthan '16 and Benjamin Wagner '14 tackled the Citizens United debate.

According to Elias Gerasoulis '14, President of the Speech and Debate team, the first debate was a relative draw, and the second debate "was a clear-cut win for Peddie." Reported by Patch 1 hour ago.
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Car thieves put brick through window as new mum feeds baby

February 27, 2013, 1:43 am
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Car thieves put brick through window as new mum feeds baby This is Grimsby --

AN ALMIGHTY smash, the screech of tyres and a baby crying – the sounds heard by a petrified new mum as thieves drove off in the family car while she fed her nine-week-old daughter just metres away.

Brazen criminals paid no notice to the fact that Kirsty Glasson, 26, was in the next room – with the lights on – when they smashed the front door window with a brick, reached in to take the keys out of the keyhole and drove off in the family's Vauxhall Astra.

She had been feeding daughter Olivia – born just nine weeks ago – at 4.30am on Sunday at her home in Peterhouse Road, Grimsby, where she lives with fiance, lorry-driver Chris Westerman, 37 – who was asleep upstairs.

Kirsty said: "The brick could have killed Olivia if it had come through the front room window.

"I was absolutely petrified, totally numb with fear – I couldn't even speak."

Humberside Police are now investigating the incident and have warned residents to keep keys hidden – or the next address they target could be yours.

A spokesman said: "Keep your house and car keys somewhere safe and discrete or criminals may decide to take a chance."

Chris said he jumped out of bed immediately when he heard what he said sounded like a bomb going off downstairs – and his first thoughts were of his partner and daughter.

"You can't imagine what was going through my head when I heard that sound and realised they were downstairs," he said.

Mr Westerman ran to the landing shouting Kirsty's name and she just replied "the car, the car"– so he ran back to his room to get some clothes and shoes on as the floor was covered in broken glass.

By the time he was clothed and got to the door, he could hear the tyres screeching outside as the thieves drove off.

Since the incident, Kirsty has not felt safe in her home and will no longer tend to her daughter downstairs after dark – and the family has had to change the locks in case the criminals return to the house. Hardworking Chris feels he can no longer take jobs with overnight stop-offs – which are common in his line of work – while his fiancee and daughter are at the house.

The couple came forward with their story to warn others to keep keys hidden and to ask the public to look out for their daughter's buggy frame, which was in the car.

It was a silver Bebetto frame with a black bag in the bottom containing a raincover. It has black wheels, which are bigger at the back.

Chris said: "We have been leaving our keys in the door for years and never thought it would be a problem – but we won't be doing it any more.

"The car was insured and can be replaced but it had Olivia's buggy in it – it cost about £600 and we've bought all the parts."

Information to Humberside Police on 101, quoting log number 147 of February 24, 2013. Reported by This is 6 hours ago.
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Belmont Girls' Hoops Trump Townies in Tourney Opener

February 27, 2013, 3:13 am
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Belmont Girls' Hoops Trump Townies in Tourney Opener Patch Belmont, MA --

It was worth the wait.

Five years since the last time they hosted and won a tournament game, the 7th-ranked Belmont High School Girls' Basketball team opened their Division 2 North sectional playoff run with a convincing 69-31 victory over Charlestown High School Tuesday, Feb. 26, at a packed Wenner Field House.

Belmont will travel to the heart of Boston's Dorchester neighborhood to take on the number-four seed Boston Latin Academy Dragons (14-5) Friday night, March 1, at 7 p.m.

"I was expecting that we might have an edge with ball control but I just think our girls were ready for this game and they did it on the court," said Head Coach Melissa Hart.

A dozen players scored a season high 69 points as Belmont poured in the first eight points of the game – senior captain *Katie Leinbach* scored in the first two seconds after the tip off – in the opening 90 seconds and was never seriously challenged.

Belmont's captains Leinbach (19 points and 6 for 6 from the free-throw line), guard *Amari Bradshaw* (7 points all in the first quarter including a three) and forward *Olivia Lyons* (18 points and in double digits on rebounds) led the charge as the Marauders finished the first eight minutes up 25-7 and went into the half up by 25, 40-15.

Fellow starters junior guard *Ashleigh Chinn* and senior forward *Kate Zolner* contributed with four and five points respectively while playing stellar defense.

For the second game running, Belmont relied on a suffocating defense – putting out three girls on the court at 5'11"– to prevent the Townies from having many open shots at the basket.

"It's fair to day that we are playing the best defense of the year now at the end of the season. That's what we depend on," said Hart.

"What can you say about [Bradshaw] she kept their best player out of her game," said 

Inside, the Marauders continued their late season block-shot clinic led by Lyons under the boards. 

By the start of the second half, Hart was freely substituting players, allowing many role players several minutes on the court to the thrill of a large student section up in the higher tiers of the Field House. The loudest cheer of the night came when fan favorite, senior *Katlyn Noonan*, poured in a pair of buckets in the fourth quarter. Reported by Patch 5 hours ago.
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New Toronto electoral boundary map carves out riding for waterfront-condo dwellers

February 27, 2013, 3:27 am
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New Toronto electoral boundary map carves out riding for waterfront-condo dwellers OTTAWA—A radically redrawn political map for Toronto has given boosted clout to the surging condominium neighbourhoods on the waterfront, while creating a new federal riding for voters living in Rosedale and around the University of Toronto.

A proposed district called Spadina—Fort York would stretch along the Lake Ontario shore from Dufferin Street to the Don Valley Parkway and take in much of the downtown core south of Dundas St.

North of Dundas, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario has carved out a new riding called University-Rosedale, stretching through the Annex neighbourhood north and south of Bloor St.

This new map is a second draft from the commission — a huge rewrite of the first attempt, which drew a significant outcry from Toronto residents when it was unveiled last fall.

It’s part of a much more sweeping plan to add 30 seats to the Commons in time for the 2015 election, including 15 new ridings in Ontario — two of which are in the city of Toronto.

A proposal to create a new riding called Mount Pleasant has been scrapped in the redrafted version, and commissioners were obviously persuaded that Toronto’s new electoral map should take account of the many people who argued in favour of a separate riding for the burgeoning waterfront-condo community.

The first version of the redrawn Toronto boundaries had also split the gay village around Church St. downtown, but that problem has also been fixed in the redraft by scrapping the Mount Pleasant idea.

Still, there will be some disruption in the status quo.

The proposed Spadina—Fort York riding would replace the current Trinity—Spadina riding, how represented in the Commons by New Democrat MP Olivia Chow.

Chow, who had taken great interest in the boundary hearings when they were held in Toronto in November, was not available to comment on the new map, which was tabled in the Commons on Monday afternoon.

If Chow doesn’t run for mayor of Toronto in 2014, as is repeatedly rumoured, then she would have to choose whether to run in Spadina—Fort York or the new University—Rosedale riding. The Kensington Market area, where Chow makes her home, would likely be part of the riding of University—Rosedale if this new map becomes the final product of the redrawing exercise.

Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, whose St. Paul’s riding was massively altered in the first draft but largely resurrected in this new attempt, was delighted with the commission’s responsiveness to Toronto citizens’ concerns.

In an article written for a community website, she called the redraft “a model of civic efficacy.”

The waterfront-riding idea had surfaced in numerous conversations with Toronto residents, Bennett wrote.

“We were very impressed that the (commission) had really listened . . . . Citizens can actually see their fingerprints on these riding boundary changes. There was a real two-way accountability.”

The Mowat Centre has been keeping a close eye on the boundary changes and Michael Pal, a fellow at the centre, has written extensively on fixing Ontario’s under-representation in the Commons.

He, too, said the new map was a product of the commissioners’ responsiveness to concerns about the first attempt — particularly some divisions through long-established neighbourhoods.

But Pal says he is still worried about the wide disparity in the size of ridings in Toronto – which essentially amounts to having some voters with more clout than others in the Commons.

In the new Fort York—Spadina riding, for instance, it’s one MP for about 82,000 people, but Etobicoke Centre residents get one MP for about 115,000 people. The provincial quota for Ontario, or the ideal set by the commission, is one MP for every 106,000 people. Reported by Toronto Star 4 hours ago.
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Local Basketball, Soccer Teams Reach CCS Semifinal

February 27, 2013, 6:51 am
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Local Basketball, Soccer Teams Reach CCS Semifinal Patch Foster City, CA --

The Carlmont High boys soccer and boys basketball teams both advanced into the semifinal of their respective Division I Central Coast Section championships with wins on Saturday.

In soccer, Michel Gonzalez and Justin Harpster scored goals to lead the Scots (15-3-3) past Salinas, 2-1. Harpster scored on a penalty kick for the winning margin.

Carlmont and Bellarmine meet in Wednesday's 7 p.m. semifinal at Burlingame High. The Bells beat Sequoia, 2-1.

Yash Malik scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and Michael Costello added 12 points for the Scots' basketball team.

Carlmont plays Santa Teresa at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Santa Clara High School.

Serra High reached the semifinal with a 74-66 victory over El Camino and will play Sacred Heart Cathedral in Wednesday's 5:30 p.m. Open Division semifinal at Independence High School.

Connor Haupt sank six 3-pointers and scored 25 points overall to help Burlingame beat Monterey, 64-59, in Division III. The Panthers, who also got 12 points from Chris Graham and 11 from Nick Loew, will play Mills Wednesday at St. Ignatius at 5:30 p.m.

The Vikings advanced with a 70-49 victory over Aptos. Two other Peninsula Athletic League schools lost in the quarterfinal. St. Francis beat Aragon, 65-54 in Division II, despite 17 points from Alex Manu. Trevor Lahoz added 14 points and Nick Frankel had 11.

Hillsdale High, one of the five PAL South Division teams to earn a spot in the quarterfinal, dropped a 62-41 decision to St. Ignatius.

Rico Nuno acored 15 points and Corey Cilia added 11 points as Half Moon Bay beat Sacred Heart Prep, 54-50, for the right to meet Seaside in a Division IV semifinal.

Corbin Koch had 17 points and Ricky Galliani added 14 for the Gators.

Menlo School, which beat Hacker 53-46, hosts Palma on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The HMB-Seaside game will precede that.

*Girls basketball*

PAL South co-champions Woodside and Burlingame each advanced into the semifinal round. The Wildcats edged Westmont, 50-49, while the Panthers topped Santa Cruz, 63-51.

Dana Michaels scored 21 points to lead Burlingame, while Lauren Rally added 19 points.

Woodside meets Westmoor at Christopher High in Gilroy on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in a Division II contest.

Burlingame tangles with Valley Christian, also at Christopher, at 7:30 p.m.

In Division IV, Menlo School downed Mercy (San Francisco), 70-47, and Sacred Heart Prep defeated Gunderson, 50-36.

Maddie Price scored 19 points to lead the Knights. Lauren Lete and Drew Edelman each added 16 points.

Menlo and Scotts Valley will meet at 5:30 p.m. and Sacred Heart Prep and Soquel play at 7:30 p.m., both at Notre Dame High in Belmont.

The Tigers lost to Soquel, 40-25. Valley Christian beat Mills, 42-41, in Division III.

*Boys soccer*

Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep will join Carlmont in the semifinal round, while Half Moon Bay and San Mateo just missed.

Ryan Karle scored in the Knights' 2-0 victory over Soledad in Division III and will play Harbor on Wednesday at Menlo-Atherton at 7 p.m.

Willy Lamb and Andrew Segre scored in the Gators' 2-0 win over San Mateo. SH Prep meets Gilroy, which advanced in penalty kicks over Half Moon Bay.

Justin Winslow and Johnatan Rico scored goals for the Cougars.

*Girls soccer*

Gianna Rosati scored the game winning goal as unbeaten Woodside edged Menlo-Atherton, 3-2, in a Division I battle.

Carlmont dropped a 2-0 decision to Mountain View while Burlingame reached the semifinal round in Division II after edging Gilroy, 4-3, in penalty kicks.

Menlo School routed Robert Louis Stevenson, 8-0, in Division III.

Madison Holland recorded the assist on Rosati's goal. Lauren Holland had assists on goals by Jillenne Aguilera and Katie Pedigo.

Julie Stoner and Gabriella Zanutta scored for the Bears, with assists going to Olivia Del Rosso and Sarah McLeod.

Menlo goals were scored by Chandler Wickers (2), Lindsay Karle (2), Sienna Stritter, Amber Mallett, Jamie Corley and Kate Dumanian. Assists were provided by Amanda McFarland (3), Maya Norman (2), Wickers, Stritter and Corley.

Woodside meets Los Gatos on Wednesday at Westmont High at 4:30 p.m., Burlingame hosts St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and meets Harbor at 4:30 p.m. at Menlo-Atherton.

*Wrestling*

Serra High had two wrestlers qualify for the state meet after finishing second at Saturday's CCS final. The top three advance in each weight class.

South San Francisco High senior Arthur Georgiyev won the 182-pound title, defeating Monterey's Jacob Golden, 7-3, in the championship match.

"Coming in my freshman year my coach said to stay with it and become a champion,'' Georgiyev told Glenn Reeves of the Mercury-News. "I stuck with it. Hard work pays off. Winning a championship is just amazing. No one can take it away from you.''

Elias Hernandez at 113 pounds and Jerry De La Rosa at 132 pounds each qualified for the state meet for Serra and Half Moon Bay's Joe Lowman finished second at 170 pounds to gain a spot at the state meet.

*Baseball*

In non-league action, Carlmont High improved to 3-0 with a 9-2 win over Silver Creek. Justin Fink tripled, doubled and  in two runs. Evan McClain was the winning pitcher.

Andrew Brunicardi had two hits and drove in two runs as Burlingame High edged Berkeley, 5-4. Reported by Patch 53 minutes ago.
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Olivia Bee: 'People don't take me seriously – until they see me work'

February 23, 2013, 4:26 pm
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Brooklyn-based photography prodigy Olivia Bee is only 18 and has already shot advertising campaigns for the likes of Nike, Converse and Hermès – and her ambition doesn't end there

Olivia Bee is not your typical American teenager. For one thing, people want to hear what she has to say – and are willing to pay for the privilege. A good thing, too, since the disarmingly self-assured 18-year-old has plenty to say. Already financially independent and living in Brooklyn, New York (she's originally from Portland, Oregon), Bee takes photographs, often of friends, which lean towards the documentary but have a foothold in art. She's been doing it since the age of 11. "I took a photography class in sixth grade, and I started putting the pictures on Twitter, to show people what was going on in my life." She quickly established a cult following and by 15, she had turned professional.

Nan Goldin is a major influence, but while Goldin's photographs portrayed the seamier side of sex and drugs and rock'n'roll, Bee finds a dreamlike, innocent colour in her friends' gently dissolute experimentation. There are no grimy bedsits or drug paraphernalia on show here; she makes being a teenager look bohemian and enticing. Beautiful youth is a marketing man's dream, of course, and so at breakneck speed she has taken the art – and advertising – worlds by storm.

Given that so many established photographers want to break into the lucrative world of advertising, it's a remarkable achievement. How did it happen?

"Converse's ad agency, VSA, saw my stuff on Flickr and kept emailing me saying they wanted to work with me. I thought it was spam – I didn't know what an ad agency was, let alone VSA Partners," she shrugs. "Eventually Converse emailed me: 'Did you get the emails from our ad agency? Why aren't you responding?' Only then did I get it. And so when they did a shoot in Portland [where she was at school] they brought me on set and had me shoot some stuff."

Since Converse took that gamble on her at the age of 15, she has shot campaigns for, among others, Nike, Subaru, Levis and Hermès ("They sent me 30 scarves and said, do what you like"), her work has been exhibited all over the world and she has an ongoing series in Le Monde.

Last December, she addressed around 300 women at a TedX conference in Amsterdam: "Nothing gets in my way," she told them, "because I don't accept anything getting in my way." She means it, too. She recently dispensed with a model on an Adidas shoot because she felt she wasn't listening to her. To say that she's an achiever would be something of an understatement.

In January, she shot Girls star (and David Mamet's daughter) Zosia Mamet for the New York Times magazine. This seems a perfect fit – if Bee wasn't taking pictures of the girls in Girls, she'd probably be one of the girls in Girls. It's easy to imagine Jessa from that show taking snaps of the other characters, casually hitting the zeitgeist and going stratospheric. But, unlike those actors and contrary to the claims of some sceptics, Bee isn't "connected". Her father works in IT and her mother is a hairdresser. Until she turned 18, one of them would chaperone her as she juggled paid assignments with homework.

"It was a legality thing. I also had to have a schoolteacher accompany me. It was kind of what actors have to do when they're under 18. My parents have been great. They don't help unless I ask for it, they let me do my own thing." The work did take its toll on her studies, however. "For a few years, I was a straight-A student but then photos got in the way. I was pretty good at maths and science. I was a good reader and I'm really good at writing and art. I was not good at PE and music class could be stressful. I was pretty academically inclined and smart overall."

Even with such preternatural confidence, directing people is difficult at any age, especially in the macho world of photography, so where does her authority come from? "I'm an assertive person and I know what I want. And I'm going to get what I want if I can. I know how to do that. Being 18 and a girl can be really hard. People don't take me seriously – until they see me work. Sometimes, even if they've seen my work, they're still nervous and have to convince their client it's OK, or they have to lie about it," she says, candidly.

"Obviously it's probably hard to trust me straightaway. I know I'm good at my job and I know someone could put any prop in front of me and I could shoot it in a way I think is successful. But it's still hard. Most photos in advertising are shot by 50-year-old men and I'm not a 50-year-old man."

Professional jealousy has also been an issue, unsurprisingly. "When I got the Fiat 500 campaign, a lot of men were very angry because a girl who had just turned 17 got that job and they didn't. When I turned 18, it was a little less of a problem – I was then a very young adult. But often people think I'm a PA or a very small model."

She may be part of the Instagram generation, but she prefers the timeless quality that film brings to her pictures. "It lends itself to memory; it's magical. I want to evoke nostalgia in everyone, and to take photos you can relate to, regardless of your situation, your gender, race, where you grew up, whether you're a teenager…"

Like most high-achievers, she thinks big – her ambition is not limited to photography. "I will make movies at some point," she declares breezily. "I want to make a feature film. A collection of memories, real and imagined." It'd be a poor investment to bet against her. Reported by guardian.co.uk 5 days ago.
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Do Jacki Weaver and Olivia Munn Share a Stylist?

February 24, 2013, 5:26 pm
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  As stars make their way down the red carpet for the 85th Academy Awards, everyone is on the lookout for the fashion break-out stars of the night. Oscars 2013: Academy Awards Live Updates But we did a double take when we saw Olivia Munn... Reported by ABCNews.com 4 days ago.
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Oscars Red Carpet Showdown! Kerry Washington and Olivia Munn Wear Similar Dresses

February 24, 2013, 6:32 pm
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Fashion face-off! Kerry Washington and Olivia Munn both stepped onto the red carpet of the 2013 Oscars in strapless gowns with bodice bling in different shades of... Reported by E! Online 4 days ago.
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Rockets Review: MIAA Seeding and Gatorade's Player of the Year

February 25, 2013, 4:05 am
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Rockets Review: MIAA Seeding and Gatorade's Player of the Year Patch Needham, MA --

 

The Rockets made a few waves in the sports world last week, as one player picked up an award and a team has been seeded in an upcoming tournament.

Gatorade and USA Today's High School Sports section teamed up to award their Player of the Year award to a Needham Rocket last week.

For the 2012-13 season, Needham High senior forward Mac Steeves has been named Player of the Year by the paper and sports drink maker. He lead the team to a 21-1-3 record this year.

*See more on Mac Steeves on the Patch piece from last week.*

* *The Mass. Interscholastic Athletics Association recently released its 2013 seed rankings, and Needham Girls Basketball is #13 for the upcoming tourhament. The first game is Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.

Needham High School Athletics sent the following announcement: 



Needham Girls Basketball is the #13 seed in the DI South Section for the upcoming MIAA State Tournament.

The Rockets will travel to play at 4th seeded Franklin on Wednesday night, February 27th at 7:00pm.

Please check http://miaa.ezstream.net/ for complete brackets and tournament schedules.

*GO ROCKETS**!!!*



See the full Rockets Review (below) for more stories related to the Rockets Track, Swimming and Diving and Wrestling.

What follows was sent by Needham High Athletics:

** ROCKETS REVIEW **

*GIRLS BASKETBALL #13 SEED!*

After finishing the season with 6 wins in the their final 8 games, the NHS Girls Basketball Team has earned the #13 seed in the DI South Section and will play at #4 Franklin HS on Wednesday night (2/27) at 7:00pm.

*SECTONAL TITLES WON, 3 WRESTLERS ADVANCE TO NEW ENGLANDS!*
*DII SECTONAL*

* *NHS put six wrestlers in the finals of the DII Metro Sectional and placed two others, as the Rockets finished third in the 12 team competition.  Leading the way for Needham was Senior Captain Mikhail Khibkin (138) who downed his finals opponent, 16-6, and was voted the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler.  Also winning for Needham were Senior Captain Islam Baiev (152) and John Cronin (195).  Both came back late to put their opponents on their backs for the win; Cronin, down 6-3 to a returning State Champ, pinned.  The other finalists, Sophomore Dan Goldstein, Senior Tak Hirayama and Senior Captain Mark Carroll had impressive semi-final wins, though each fell to highly ranked opponents in the finals.  Carroll, who was in the sectional finals for the third time in his career, lost 5-4 to a top-ranked wrestler in New England. Having beaten his Reading rival in the past, it sets up interesting rematches for the ensuing weeks of the season.  

The other medalists, Freshman Lucas Goldman and Junior Zach Goldman, battled through tough brackets to take sixth and will join the team as alternates at the States.  Also giving the Rockets valuable team points were Sophomore Travis Szetela and Senior Chris Ptak who went 1-2, and Senior Andrew Kingston who went 2-2. Junior Ben Glickman, just returning from an injury, went 0-2 in two hard-fought losses.

*DII STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS*

The six finalists were the most of any team at the tournament and their efforts earned them a trip to the Division 2 State Tournament which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Marshfield.  Khibkin, Cronin and Carroll once again moved through the early rounds and advanced to day two of the event. At 138, Khibkin was the only Rocket to advance into the finals where he lost to the #1 ranked wrestler in the weight class from Dracut.  Cronin lost his semi-final at 195 in OT, while Carroll also dropped his 126 semi-final match as well.  Both managed to wrestle back through the consolation brackets to take 3rd place finishes.  As the top 6 in each weight class move on to All-States, all three will compete for titles on Friday and Saturday at Salem HS.  After winning the Sectional Title at 152, Islam Baiev lost in the quarter-finals at States, and although was able to move through wrestlebacks, dropped a hard-fought 6-5 battle to the South Sectional Champion from Duxbury.

*ALL-STATES*

Needham Wrestling sent three wrestlers to All-States hoping for medals and a spot at the New England Tournament...each left Salem High School as All-State Placers. Seniors Mikhail Khibkin, Mark Carroll and John Cronin move on the New Englands this Friday and Saturday in Providence, RI.  With three wrestlers moving on, Needham will have the most representatives out of any Bay State Conference school.

Khibkin led the way with a second place finish. Along the way, pinning a Division 1 placer from Springfield Central and a Division 3 champ in the quarterfinals, setting up a semifinal with Division 1 Champ Paolo Tavares from New Bedford.  Tavares, a returning two-time New England Placer, entered the bout with Khibkin sporting a 45-0 record this season. Khibkin handed Tavares his first lost of the year, 10-8.  In the finals, it was a rematch from the DII State Finals against the top-ranked wrestler in New England, Mike Stewart of Dracut.  Down 4-3 in the last seconds, Khibkin conceded a takedown for a 6-3 final score.
Carroll and Cronin both battled through thick brackets to take sixth place finishes.  Carroll (earning his second All-State medal and the fifth medal of his career) beat a Division 3 State finalist from Swampscott, 7-2 in the round to place. Earlier in the tournament, he pinned a top Division 3 finisher from Mt. Greylock and decisioned a sectional champ from Keefe Tech.  Cronin won a 4-3 decision over a sectional champion from Franklin to place.  Earlier in the tournament, he pinned a Top Division 3 finisher from Norton and earned a 9-1 major decision over a strong Milford competitor. 

*GYMNASTS EXCEL!*

NHS Gymnastics won the BSC Carey Division with a final 8-1 league record.  At the BSC meet the team placed 3rd behind Wellesley and Newton North with a team record score of 134.6. The team showed their strength with Yana Zubarev, Hannah Rudolph and Caitlin Tormey earning personal best scores on various events.  Most impressive were: Maggie Nieto's 1st place on beam and 2nd place on floor; Maria Smirnov placing 3rd on beam; Alex Goldfarb 4th on floor and MaryKate Hegarty earning 5th on bars and 2nd on vault.  The scores throughout the different leagues have been very high this year and even with the highest team average score of 133.85 for Needham, the girls just missed the cut for Sectionals, which came in at an amazing 135.25.

At the State Individual Meet, which sees the top 12 individuals average score qualifiers compete, Needham had three contenders: Maria Smirnov on Bars and Beam; Maggie Nieto on Floor, Beam and Bars; and MaryKate Hegarty on Vault.  Competing against over 100 competitors, Needham's athletes came away with 3 medals.  MaryKate Hegarty displayed her power and form on the Vault, earning a 9.375 and 1st place overall.  Maggie Nieto's elegance on Floor earned her a 9.1 and a tie for 6th place, while her solid 8.85 on Beam was good for a tie for 8th place.   With these outstanding results, MaryKate and Maggie both qualified to compete in the New England Interscholastic Championship Meet to be held March 9th at Algonquin High School!

At the end of the State Meet, it was also announced that Senior Maria Smirnov has been invited to compete with the Senior National Team in Florida in May!

*TRACK ATHLETES TO ALL-STATES!*

*Girls Track (information submitted by NHS Senior Noah Mertz)*
The Needham High School Girls Track Team had an incredible season, finishing with a 4-2 BSC record. They participated in the Mass. Division 2 Invitational on Saturday, February 17. With challenging qualifying standards, it was only the best of the Division II runners from around the state. In the 55 meters, sophomore Samantha Forman ran 7.78 seconds in the preliminary round, placing 15th.

In the 300 meters, senior captain Robin Kelly took second in the division with a time of 42.26 seconds. She also qualified for the All-State meet, taking place this Saturday, Feb. 23. To qualify, one needs to place first, second, or third in the race at the divisional meet, and the next 22 fastest runners in the state in that race qualify as well.

In the 600 meters, senior captain Hallie Armstrong placed seventh with a 1:39.87, also making it to All-States. Also in the 600 were junior Kira Oberle (19th, 1:43.89) and sophomore Olivia Corkery (20th, 1:44.11). In the 1000 meters, sophomore Kaleigh Hughes took eighth with a time of 3:07.53. In the one mile race, freshman Sarah Armstrong placed fifth with a time of 5:19.49, qualifying for the All-State meet, and junior Sammy Lerner placed 13th with a time of 5:31.7. In the two mile race, freshman Margie Cullen placed fourth in the division with a time of 11:35.65, qualifying for the All-State meet.

Also in this race were freshman Julianna Donovan (8th, 11:51.73) and senior captain Caroline Turner (13th, 12:11.42). In the 55 meter hurdles, senior captain Christina Smith placed 17th with a time of 9.44 seconds. Junior Tasha Desir took 20th in the shot put with a throw of 29’1.5”. The four by 400 meter relay team of Kira Oberle, Olivia Corkery, Hallie Armstrong, and Robin Kelly ran a time of 4:12.85, and will also be moving on to the All-State meet.

This past Saturday, February 23, six girls ran at the Massachusetts All-State Meet. In the 300 meters, senior captain Robin Kelly placed 22nd in the state with a time of 43.12 seconds. In the 600 meters, senior captain Hallie Armstrong placed 18th in the state with a time of 1:41.06. Freshman Sarah Armstrong, Hallie’s younger sister, placed 19th in the mile with a time of 5:20.88. In the 2 miles, freshman Margie Cullen placed 13th in the state with a time of 11:32.58.

The four by 400 meter relay team of Kira Oberle, Hallie Armstrong, Olivia Corkery, and Robin Kelly placed 13th with a time of 4:10.98.

*Boys Track (information submitted by NHS Senior Caroline Turner)*
The Needham High School Boys’ Indoor Track Team finished up their season this past weekend at the MIAA Auerbach All State Meet. Junior Daniel Alpert competed in the 1000, and ran 2:37.07 for 16th place. Senior captain Tyler Hagen ran the mile in 4:30.83 for 11th place. And junior Adrian Amaya ran the 2 mile race in 9:38.46 for 8th place.

*BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING RECORDS FALL!*

The Boys Swimming & Diving Team ended the regular season 6-3-1 and 3rd at the BSC Meet.  After Sectionals at MIT were cancelled due to weather, qualifying athletes took part in the State Championships at Harvard University on Sunday, February 17th.

At the State Championship. Needham placed 14th of 54 schools.  Highlights included Senior Ilie Tomac lowering his school record in the 100 Breaststroke to 1:01.17 with a 6th place finish and the 200 Freestyle Relay of Thomas Lively, James Yi, Nathan Lai, and Brendan Timmerman finishing 6th while breaking the old school record in a time of 1:31.21. The 200 Medley Relay team of James Austin, Ilie Tomac, James Yi, and Nathan Lai and 400 Free Relay of Thomas Lively, Nathan Lai, Ilie Tomac and Brendan Timmerman both finished in 12th place in season best times.  Other point scorers for the Rockets were Matt Suarez (14th Diving), Ilie Tomac (15th 200 IM), and Thomas Lively (13th 50 Free).  Richard Avrutsky lowered his time in the 100 Breaststroke by over 2 seconds to finish 18th.  Brendan Timmerman dropped a second in the 100 Freestyle and 1.5 seconds in the 200 Freestyle to finish 17th and 25th respectively.  James Austin had best times in the 200 Free and 100 Fly, finishing 29th and 28th in each.  James Yi was 26th in the 50 Free and 33rd in the 100 Free and Nathan Lai was 34th in the 100 Free. Full results can be found here:  http://miaa.ezstream.com/index.cfm?ChnID=314&SubID=-1&chncd=314,-1&itemid=7105&parid=-1&Org=MIAA&CFID=2412860&CFTOKEN=89410604

*SKI TEAM ATHLETES TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!*

On Tuesday at the Berkshire East Ski Area, several Needham athletes will participate in the MIAA Alpine Ski State Championships.  Competing in the Boys Race will be Captains Emerson Boyd, Matt Chmielewski and Eric Silverman, while Jamie Milstein will travel as an alternate for the Girls Race.


*POSTSEASON EVENTS SCHEDULE 2/25-3/3*
Tuesday, 2/26

· State Boys & Girls Ski Championships            Berkshire East Ski Area
· MSTCA Boys Indoor Pentathlon                    Reggie Lewis Center

Wednesday, 2/27

· MSTCA Girls Indoor Pentathlon                   Reggie Lewis Center
· #13 NHS Girls Basketball @ #4 Franklin HS       Franklin HS 7:00pm


Friday, 3/1

· New England Wrestling Championships             Providence Career & Tech. Center

Saturday, 3/2

· Ski East Boys & Girls Awards Day Races          Waterville Valley
· Dance State Championships                               Braintree HS (Time: TBA)
· New England Wrestling Championships             Providence Career & Tech Center

Sunday, 3/3     

· Cheerleading Regionals                                  Whitman-Hanson RHS (Time: TBA)

 

 

Needham High Athletics also sent the following statement Gatorade's Player of the Year, who is Needham's Mac Steeves: 



Announced over the break, NHS Senior Mac Steeves has been named the Massachusetts Boys Soccer Gatorade Player-of-the-Year as well as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) MA Player-of-the-Year!  He becomes the first Needham HS male athlete to win the prestigious Gatorade Player-of-the-Year Award (Needham's Emily Jenson won the award in 1998 for Girls Soccer).

In the fall, Mac broke the NHS Boys Soccer career scoring record, which had stood for 32 years, and helped the Rockets bring home the MIAA Division I State Championship.  He was named the Boston Globe DI Player-of-the-Year, and for his efforts in the postseason, both goals in the State Semi-Final win over Somerville and the lone goal in the 1-0 State Title win over Amherst RHS, Mac was also named the Tournament MVP!

Mac has signed his letter of intent to play NCAA DI soccer at Providence College in the fall.

Congratulations to Mac and to all of the Needham HS Boys Soccer Players and Coaches!


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Mauldin High Announces Principal's Honor Roll

February 25, 2013, 3:35 am
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Mauldin High Announces Principal's Honor Roll Patch Mauldin, SC --

*12th Grade*
Ambrose, Harrison SparkmanAmbrose, Margaret SloanBaddley, Olivia MarieBehal, Hayley ClareBeresheim, Olivia ErinBrady, Ashley RoseBrown, Hannah CatherineBruchon, Amy MichelleCole, Maria ElizabethCollyer, Laura MarieDonelan, Eleta LazarDouglas, Sean JeffreyDunlop, Saige MarieFales, Brittany DawnFang, Jonathan Y.C.Galyer, Danielle MariaGuzman, Ashley RitaHodge, Olivia PatriciaJohnson, Caroline ElizabethJones, Kathryn BrianaKeith, Rachel ElizabethKhan, SarimLincoln, Brian ScottMcGill, Robert IsaacMicozzi, Renata MarieMulvaney, Mackenzie LeeNeal, Marquis De'Troy SanquezRogers, Morgan CarolineSkelton, Camren LeighSkutka, Dakota JamesSpeaks, Ansley LaurenStyles, Kaitlyn AnneSult, Natalie LydaThomas, Angela Faith CatherineThomas, Michelle JosephineTrojan, Caroline ElizabethVail, Sydney RaeWalker, Brittany AmberWiener, Jessica MichelleYates, Caila Lynn

*11th Grade*
Bumgarner, Zachary ThomasCronin, Kristen AnneDeshpande, Nikita GirishDunster, Joshua EricFuson, Kelsey LynnGirvin, Zachary ParkeGutierrez, Alondra ElizabethHall, David LouisHarwood, Jessica MarieHogan, Samuel ThomasJenkins, Caitlin GraceJennings, Wesley TeagueJohnson, Alyssa MirandaJoven, John Marco DeLos SantosLink, Caroline RebekahMastroberti, Ella JoMonsalve, ChristianPhillips, Alexander JamesPitts, Bailey CarolineSearcy, Christopher CharlesShepard, Sarah DavisSingleton, Eric CharlesTerlitsky, Colette ElaineTraurig, Julianna DonnellyWallace, Juliana Alisse

*10th Grade*
Bedoya, SebastianBrooks, Caroline ElizabethBrown, Matthew JamesDeMott, Luke DonaldDuchinski, Katherine MarieHurley, Lauren MichelleJustus, Matthew JamesMedlin, Kelsie Lee MaeMiller, James ColtonNewkirk, Keira ElizabethNorth, Lori AnnPichai, Charissa MariePullias, Hannah MarieQiu, Jessica MaeRandall, William FurtickSmith, Mercedes LynnTep, Ronald EmTracy, Ladybug RioWalsh, Bridget FrancesWarfford, Noelle AnnetteWetzel, Abigail MarieWhitt, Abby KathleenWilliams, Brandin TylerWilliams, Brooke MorganWillmerdinger, Corinne MarieYanity, Paige Victoria

*9th Grade*
Blount, Alivia DeShonBrooks, Makayla BaileeBurch, Eleanor ElizabethClayton, Connor BennettConnors, Cara GraceDawsey, Hunter SheldonGhorbani-Moghaddam, NimaGirvin, Ashley JordanGoodson, Alexis BrookeHill, Kirstie AnneHill, Kirstie AnneJoven, Nicole LouiseKahng, JamesKoepper, Madeline SuzanneMartin, Blake AustinMeilinger, Kilian ReaganNamouz, Wael NazihPapenhuyzen, AniekeRickert, Amanda LynnRoss, Jordan McbrideRoth, John WilliamStogner, Michael MarieTurner, Hannah LynnVarner, Evan Frank

Congratulations to all these hard-working students! Reported by Patch 3 days ago.
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Hawthorn Elementary Honors Students for Academics, Behavior

February 25, 2013, 5:10 am
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Hawthorn Elementary South’s December Principal Pride winners were honored in Janaury for their excellent academic efforts. The following students celebrated during a special luncheon: Nate Beaumont, Lindsey Beck, Robbie Besser, Lisa Boehmer, Josh Cahill, Kristen Cai, Lily Cairo, Violet Cairo, Trace Dalton, Angelo Gallardo, Jose Gonzalez, Madelyn Goss, Anna Griffith, Hayden Grijnsztein, Helena Hoang, Emily Huse, Cameron Keogh, Annemarie Landis, Jason Lee, Sofia Mattei Cintron, Zoey McColough, Hema Mohan, Corinne O’Brien, Esther Olson, Eva Otoo, Olivia Reich, Payton Rodriguez, Leah Sagi, Kylie Schuldt, Daniel Shin, Justin St. Louis, Anna Thomas, Rithanyaa Venkat and Emma Wakefield.

In addition, the school recognized its December Soaring Eagle award winners. The students were chosen based on their excellent behavior and outstanding helpfulness. They included Ernst Achiampong, Max Alper, Sam Castaneda, Esther Cha, Colin Cummings, Dani Dechter, Jeremiah Diaz, Olivia Dornbusch,
Andrew Forster, Zachary Gedville, Elik Gurovich, Will Hein, Jonathon Herrera, Matt Hirschman, David Igolnikov, Olivia Irvin, Christine Kim, Josh In Young Kim, Nathan Klemstein, Ethan Kozin, Roshini Kutti, Khusboo Maheshwari, Kayall Manivasagam, Gavin Mansfield, Rylie Max, Laila Morgan, Marley Reback, Roberto Sanchez, Sanjana Saran, Mitchell Saunders, Rachel Standish, Isabella Warrensford and Alyssa Zivkovic. Reported by Patch 3 days ago.
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Bitch Stole My Leather Leggings: Olivia Wilde vs. Miranda Kerr

February 27, 2013, 1:02 pm
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SOM School District Recognizes Students, Staff

February 27, 2013, 5:09 pm
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Monday's Board of Education meeting kicked off with a rousing performance by the Columbia High School acapella group The Unaccompanied Minors. (Check out a video of the group performing earlier this year at CHS; attached to this article.)

BOE member Lynne Crawford announced the following board recognitions of students and teachers:

Columbia High School Student, *Michael Ferranti*, a freshman member of the CHS honors wind ensemble, was selected as a member of the *2012-2013 North Jersey Junior Region Band *for his audition on the trumpet.

*Three members of the CHS Honors Wind Ensemble *were selected as members of the *2012-2013 North Jersey Area Symphonic Band*. Junior *Ryan Morey *will be joining the Area Symphonic Band for the second year in a row and this year his score earned him the third overall chair in the trumpet section. Ryan will also be joining the *Region Brass Ensemble *this year. Ryan was also selected for the Region Symphonic Band, the only CHS student accepted this year.

Junior *Nathaniel Pham *was accepted to the *North Jersey Area Symphonic Band *on flute, and was also accepted into the *Region Flute Choir*.

Sophomore *Matthew Schilling *was accepted on bass clarinet and also earned a qualifying score on both alto clarinet and contrabass clarinet.

*Mr. Peter F. Bauer *is the Director of Bands.

 

The new *Math Counts *teams at Maplewood Middle School and South Orange Middle School each had an impressive showing at their first regional competition, in West Orange on February 2, 2013.

*Isaac Schmidt *from Maplewood Middle School placed 3rd overall and is going on to compete in the state championships.

In addition, Maplewood Middle School Student *Charlotte Steiner *and South Orange Middle School Students *Adam Friedman-Brown*, *Eliana Schulman*, *Anshul Vyakarnam*, and *Isabelle Wendt *all placed in the top 25% of competitors.

*South Orange Middle School was named Best New School *in the competition winning 10th place among all teams, and Maplewood Middle School was ranked 11th.

Maplewood Middle School Teacher, *Julie Skrivanic *and South Orange Middle School Teacher *Jackie Witt*, led the district’s *Math Counts Teams*.

 

Eleven Columbia High School Students were accepted in the *North Jersey School **Music Association’s Honors Chorus*: senior, *Christelle Daceus*; juniors, *William **Bolles-Beaven *and *Siobhan McLennon*; Sophomores, *Olivia Calabrese*, *Natalie Dix, **Hannah Nye*, *Vivienne Longstreet*, and *Russell Pinzino*; and freshmen, *Carolyne **Leys*, *Grace Savoia-Di Gregorio*, and *Isaiah Thomas*. *Grace *was also selected as a member of the *2013 National Honor Choirs for the American Choral Directors **Association*. Grace will be singing in the Junior High/Middle School National Honor Choir in Dallas, Texas in March of this year. This is the first time that 11 students have been selected from a single school for the North Jersey School Music Association’s Honors Chorus. *Ms. Jamie Bunce *is the Director of Choral Activities.

*Sarah Bayless*, a Junior at CHS, competed in synchronized skating in Sweden representing the Junior Team USA class.

*Rodney Cenat *won the *county championship in wrestling *in the 285lbs weight

The *Columbia High School Boys Track Team *won the *Group 4 North 2 Sectional Championship *in Toms River. *Sydney Scruggs *won the *55 meter hurdles *and *Josh Nijman *was *shot put champion*. *Emanuel Grant *won the *400 meter race*.

The *Columbia High School Girls Track Team *won the *Group 4 State Championship. Olivia Baker *won *three gold medals, *including for *the 400 meter run *and the *800 meter run*.

 

Columbia High School dance teacher, *Kandice Point-Du-Jour*, was named the *K-12 Dance Educator of the Year *by the *New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJAHPERD)*. Ms. Point-Du-Jour received this prestigious award at a Banquet held on February 24, 2013.

South Orange Middle School Librarian *Elissa Malespina*, was published in the February/March 2013 of the *School Librarian’s Workshop*. The article entitled “Getting Pinned,” appears in the “Tech Talk” section of the newsletter and provides information on the fast growing social network, Pininterest.

Columbia High School former athletic director, science teacher, and lacrosse coach *Robert Curcio*, was inducted into the *Directors of Athletics Association of New Jersey (DAANJ) Hall of Fame *which recognizes athletic administrators who have attained excellence and contributed a positive and dynamic impact upon student-athletes, high school communities, coaches and colleagues.

*Beth Dalzell*, CHS special education math teacher, was awarded her doctoral degree from Nova Southeastern University. Reported by Patch 15 hours ago.
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Oympic champions Pete Reed and Alex Gregory switch to the eight for rowing world cup in Sydney

February 27, 2013, 11:43 pm
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Oympic champions Pete Reed and Alex Gregory switch to the eight for rowing world cup in Sydney This is Gloucestershire -- They won Olympic gold in London as part of the men's four, but Gloucestershire rowers Alex Gregory and Pete Reed will compete as part of an eight in the Sydney World Cup next month.
Gregory, from Wormington, and Naval Officer Reed, from Nailsworth, will race at the Sydney International Regatta Course, home of the 2000 Olympic Games.
Olympic bronze medallists Moe Sbihi, Tom Ransley, cox Phelan Hill and 2011 World silver medallist Dan Ritchie are also in the line-up with newcomers Lance Tredell and Matt Gottrel.
GB Rowing Team performance director Sir David Tanner said: "The eight is proving fun and a new challenge to brush the winter cobwebs away.
"It is a good mix of our established big guns and new names".
The switch means that GB will field a brand new men's four in the shape of Alan Sinclair, Scott Durant, Nathaniel Reilly O'Donnell, a 2011 World Silver medallist, and Mat Tarrant.
Gloucester rower Beth Rodford is also part of the GB squad, racing in the women's eight alongside Helen Glover and Polly Swann,  Frances Houghton, Katie Greves, Jess Eddie, Vicky Thornley and Victoria Meyer-Laker.
Glover, who won 2012 Olympic Gold, will also race in the women's pair with Swann, who missed out on a 2012 women's eight place after picking up an injury.
Glover's Olympic medal-winning partner Heather Stanning is back on duty this year with the British Army.
Rodford will also race in the double scull as Team GB enter two boats to the World Cup which runs from March 22 to 24.
*Crew list, Open, Women
*Pair – (two boats)
Helen Glover / Minerva Bath / Penzance
Polly Swann / Leander Club / Edinburgh
Katie Greves / Leander Club / Oxford
Jessica Eddie / Univ of London BC / Durham
Double scull – (two boats)
Beth Rodford / Gloucester RC / Gloucester
Victoria Thornley / Leander Club / Wrexham
Frances Houghton / Leander Club / Oxford
Vicky Meyer-Laker / Leander Club / Premnay
Quadruple scull
Monica Relph / Leander Club / Cambridge
Kristina Stiller / Leander Club / Yarm, N.Yorks
Rachel Gamble-Flint / Leander Club / Darlington
Olivia Carnegie-Brown/Oxford Brookes Uni / Oxford /
Eight
Katie Greves / Leander Club / Oxford /
Jessica Eddie / Univ of London BC / Durham
Beth Rodford / Gloucester RC / Gloucester
Vicky Meyer-Laker / Leander Club / Premnay
Frances Houghton / Leander Club / Oxford
Victoria Thornley / Leander Club / Wrexham
Helen Glover / Minerva Bath / Penzance
Polly Swann / Leander Club / Edinburgh
Zoe de Toledo (cox) / Leander Club / London
Spares
Zoe Lee / Sport Imperial BC / Richmond, N. Yorks /
Erica Bodman / Leander Club / Guernsey /
*Open, Men
*Four
Scott Durant / Oxford Brookes Uni BC / Lancaster
Nathaniel Reilly O'Donnell/ Uni of London BC / Durha m
Alan Sinclair / Leander Club / Inverness / 16/10/85
Matthew Tarrant / Oxford Brookes Uni BC / Shepperton
Eight
Matt Gotrel / Leander Club / Chipping Camden
Alex Gregory / Leander Club / Wormington
Tom Ransley / Leander Club / Cambridge
Pete Reed / Leander Club / Nailsworth
Dan Ritchie / Leander Club / Herne Bay
Mohamed Sbihi / Molesey BC / Surbiton
Lance Tredell / Leander Club / Hale /
Andrew Triggs Hodge / Molesey BC / Hebden, N. Yorks
Phelan Hill (cox) / Leander / Bedford
Single scull
Jonathan Walton / Leander Club / Leicester
Double scull
John Collins / Leander Club / Twickenham
Pete Lambert / Leander Club / Johannesburg
Quadruple scull
Charles Cousins / Leander Club / Willingham, Cambs
Bill Lucas / London RC / Kingswear
Graeme Thomas / Agecroft RC / Preston
Sam Townsend / Reading Univ BC / Reading
Spare
Oliver Cook / Uni of London / Windsor
*Lightweight women
*Double scull
Ruth Walczak / Molesey BC / Rochdale
Imogen Walsh / London RC / Inverness
Single scull
Kathryn Twyman / Wallingford RC / Oxford
*Lightweight, Men
*Double scull
Richard Chambers / Leander Club / Coleraine
Adam Freeman-Pask / Imperial College BC / Windsor
Four
Chris Bartley / Leander Club / Chester
Chris Boddy / Leander Club / Thornaby-on-Tees
Pete Chambers / Oxford Brookes Uni BC / Oxford
Jonno Clegg / Leander Club / Maidenhead  
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Cornishman county sports round-up, February 28

February 28, 2013, 12:16 am
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This is Cornwall --

Running

HAYLE QUARTET IMPRESS AT PLYMOUTH HOE 10 MILE:

Four members of Hayle Runners travelled to compete in the Plymouth Hoe 10 mile road race.

Father and son Irwin and Tom Humphrey were joined by Hayle Runners men's team captain Scott Abraham and Kieran Murrant.

Scott led the team home in a impressive one hour, three minutes and 32 seconds, but Tom (1:04:30) and Kieran (1:04:46) were hot on his heels. Irwin who has eased of his training recently due to injury was pleased to finish in a creditable 1:19:03.

Scott felt the race was well worth the travelling. He said: "It was great to run in a really competitive field and it is really good for the club to have Tom back running for us.

"Both he and Kieran had a great run and look promising for the coming season."

Emma Stepto was the star of the Plymouth Hoe 10 mile road race, retaining her individual title for the fourth successive year and setting her fourth successive course record.

In windy conditions, Emma clocked 57.21 minutes, eclipsing her 2012 record by 30 seconds and finished 15th overall out of a field of more than 550 runners.

Despite Emma's clear cut victory by over three minutes, the late withdrawal, due to injury, of club and county team-mate Naomi Tier, meant the Cornwall Ladies could not quite match their Devon rivals, narrowly losing the Peninsular Challenge trophy.

Cornwall's second scoring runner in fifth place was Heidi Cottam, who sliced two minutes off her best ten mile time, crossing the line in 64.21 minutes as Cornwall AC retaining the ladies' team title comfortably.

In the Men's race, the Cornwall team knew they would have their work cut out against a strong Devon squad, which proved to be the case. There was a certain uniformity in the inter county results with Devon filling the first four places and Cornwall the next four. Tom Merson (Bristol & West AC) was an emphatic winner of the Men's race, crossing the line in a personal best time of 52.03 minutes.

The Cornish team were far from disgraced and were led home by the Marazion 10K winner, Peter Le Grice (Mount's Bay Harriers) in 54.10, closely followed only 19 seconds later by the Storm Force 10 miles winner, Justin Thomas (Cornwall AC), in a new personal best of 54.29, with former Mounts Bay Harrier Mike Robinson (Tamar Trotters) finishing in 54.55.

The Cornwall team was completed by St Austell's Dan Alsop (55.09), Launceston Road Runner Dan Rodgers. (56.17) and another athlete on the comeback trail after injury, Tony Brewer (Mile High), who clocked 57 minute 17 seconds.

DUCHY MARATHON:

This Sunday a combined field of more than 400 runners will line up for the 37th Duchy Marathon and 10th Duchy 20 at Redruth.

The marathon, round three of the Cornwall Grand Prix Road Race series sponsored by Cornwall Glass and Glazing, begins at 10.30am from the Penventon Park Hotel.

Runners will follow a gently undulating two lap course, which heads out towards the North Cliffs, before turning inland through Tehidy and Pool and then rejoining the main road, following the same route on lap two.

The Marathon weekend begins at the Penventon Park Hotel on Saturday evening with the popular Penventon Pasta Party (7.30pm).

Runners can again collect their race numbers on Saturday evening or enter the Marathon or the '20'.

For the Marathon the late entry fee is £15 for club runners and £17 for unattached runners. In the Duchy 20 all late entries pay £10. Registration will be open on the Saturday evening from 7.30pm and from 8.30am on Sunday.

Details from the race secretary 01736 366319 or the Duchy Marathon link at www.cornwallac.org.uk which includes a brief history of the race, previous winners, male and female all time lists and the amended course maps.

Badminton

TRURO HOSTS TOURNEY:

The nationally-ranked Cornwall Bronze Junior Tournament was held at its home base of Truro School earlier this month.

More than 70 youngsters participated, including representatives from eight counties and the standard was excellent.

The Girls' U15 Singles was keenly contested, with Emily Hutchings (Devon) beating Lucy Cooper.

The Doubles was played on a round robin basis with Cornwall's scratch pairing of Laura Galley and Rebecca Mayo, pipped by Devon's Emily Hutchings and Anya Paton by a single point.

In the U15 Boys' Singles the gold was won by Charlie Richards of Devon with Cornwall's Milo Semonin picking up the silver, while in the Doubles, Sam Laity and Isaac Barrow of Cornwall deservedly won the county's first gold.

On the Sunday it was the turn of the Under 17s, who as expected, provided a sharp rise in standard.

In the boys' singles the Cornish lads stamped their mark on proceedings, Liam Sillifant winning gold, Sam Payne silver and Jack Osborne bronze.

The Duchy lads took their fine form into the Doubles, Jake Brazewell, with scratch partner Mac Powell winning gold, with silver for Sam Payne and Ben Johnson. Two bronze medals were awarded to Liam Sillifant and Will Bick and Jack Osborne and Matt Bick.

In a hard fought girls' singles final, Mae Sing (Devon) overcame her younger opponent Kellen Moore (Cornwall) 21-19.

Bronze medals were won by Amy Polglase (Cornwall) and Lauren Theedom (Devon).

The Doubles (round robin) saw Lauren Theedom and Hannah Down take the gold medal. The silver went to Cornwall's Amy Polglase and Kellen Moore and a well earned bronze to Cornwall's Alice Sporik and Georgia Higgs.

Full results, page 73.

Short mat bowls

LITTLE CONSOLATION IN DEFEAT FOR CORNWALL:

The Premier Team, defending the Consolation Championship, were tipped for an easy win against Worcestershire.

It was Worcestershire, though, who took an early advantage with two wins and a draw in the first session to lead 5 points to 3.

At the halfway point in the match Cornwall led 9 points to 7 and 97 shots to 86.

The final session saw Worcestershire seemingly show the greater desire to win the match with both Worcester Triples avenging their morning session defeats by large margins to take the bonus points.

Peter Hore's four scoring Cornwall's only points of the session with a win (10-2) but Worcester took the bonus points and the match overall.

Final score: Cornwall 17pts 168 shots Worcestershire 23 pts 180 shots. Game scores, page 73.

The A Team, playing in the Main Championship, were up against Surrey and started slowly, scoring just 2 points in the opening session, Betty Temple Smith and Brenda Sleep winning in the Pairs (17-8).

Cornwall didn't fair much better in the second session, again scoring just two points from Shiela Hodge, Barbara James, Jim Rule and Terry Bray with a 15-3 win in the Fours.

The third session saw a share of the game points with wins for Cornwall from Luke Jolly in the Singles (19-8) and Keith Williams & Mike Widger (14-10) in the Pairs.

Cornwall recorded a share of the bonus points in the Pairs and finally took a session advantage in the last session of the match.

Cornwall claimed the Fours bonus points and Surrey the Triples. The final match score being Cornwall 16 points 180 shots Surrey 24 points 190 shots. Game scores, page 73.

With Cornwall's elimination from the knockout stages of the Inter County Championship this weekend will see a gap in competitive action in the county.

COUNTY LEAGUES:

No change at the top of the West Area Premier division with the top four all claiming maximum points.

Illogan continue to top the table now on 61 points ahead of Newlyn Trinity on 59, Helston Grylls on 57 and Holmans on 49. Helston and Holmans both having a game in hand on the teams above.

Table tennis

BAY CLOSE IN ON TITLE:

The Ignition Credit plc sponsored West Cornwall League is drawing to a close with most teams having only a handful of matches left, writes Malcolm Peters.

Docks A are looking hot favourites for the Premier Division title, a 10-0 whitewash of Palace A not doing their hopes any harm.

In Division One St Ives A came out on top 7-3 when visiting Docks F, with three from David Smith helping their cause.

Nick Peters showed continued improvement by defeating Mike Fisher for the first time. Mounts Bay A took nine points against their B side to maintain their position at the top. Jamie Staniland ruining the maximum by getting the better of James Martin in four ends.

Docks E beat bottom club Mylor B 7-3.

The Division Two title looks to be going the way of Cape Cornwall A, an 8-2 win over Palace D leaving them 21 points ahead of challengers Mounts Bay C.

Scott Meagor and Robert Fuller took three apiece for the Cape, but young Sam Skinner had a close five end win over Kaye Stenner.

Docks H took three valuable points from Palace E to keep them out of the relegation zone.

The youngsters of St Ives B gained a 10-0 win over Cape Cornwall B to maintain their slim chance of runners-up spot.

Division Three leaders Docks P strengthened their grip at the top thanks to a 9-1 win over Cape C, Rafa Kmiec and James Freeman remaining unbeaten. Howard Charman gained the only point for Cape, beating Aaron Robertson.

Docks K remain in second place after 9-1 and 10-0 wins over Palace F and Docks N respectively.

Mylor C kept up their challenge thanks to taking four points from leaders Docks P, while Saracens beat a depleted Docks M 9-1 which keeps them out of the bottom two.

Snooker

DUCHY'S SWEET REVENGE IN ANNUAL PLYMOUTH MATCH:

Cornwall took on the Plymouth & District Snooker League in their annual friendly at the Belgrave Club in Plymouth.

After a heavy defeat last year, Cornwall gained revenge with a 26 frames to 13 win. All the teams performed well, including the Veterans team of Over 55's.

The U18s lost 6-4 but the result was a success as it was a new team of youngsters. The team, of which the youngest is 14, were a credit to Cornwall.

Highest break was made by veteran Dave Trembath of Penponds, with a 63 in his 2-0 win. This contributed to the overall 8-2 win by the Veterans team.

The Senior snooker saw Cornwall dominate with a 10-4 win and the Billiards team, always strong, won 4-1 with Steve Brookshaw, Plymouth's strongest player, defeating Tony Wallace (Menheniot) 238-188.

Cornwall now play neighbours Devon this Sunday, March 3, at the Belgrave Club in Plymouth (1pm).

Results page 73.

Tennis

TEAMS INVITED TO ENTER INDOOR TOURNAMENT:

Tennis Cornwall is running the first ever County over 30's and over 45's Senior Indoor County Closed Tournament at the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin, starting on the evening of Friday March 15 and continuing over the weekend of March 16 and 17.

Events include Men's and Ladies Singles and Doubles and Mixed Doubles for both age groups. All entrants will be guaranteed at least two games in every event they enter.

There is prize money for all Singles and Doubles events. It is sure to be a great fun event. To enter just visit the Tennis Cornwall website and enter online.

Women's football

MAGPIES' RUN OVER:

Penzance Ladies' winning run came to an abrupt end on Sunday with a disappointing and error-strewn 5-1 defeat at Mullion.

The first half hour was even with Penzance having slightly the better of the game but they were undone by a defensive mix up after Tania Pope made the initial save. Worse was to come five minutes later with a similar mix-up taking the home team into the break 2-0 up.

The team improved in the second half with Lucy Brown finding the net after a strong and fluent move.

Sadly, with Penzance pressing forward to try to find an equaliser, they were always going to be exposed at the back, and Mullion struck their third from the edge of the box into the top corner.

With the Magpies feeling the effects of not having played for five weeks, two late goals were conceded, one a 20-yard screamer which gave the keeper no chance.

Next up is St Teath at home this Sunday in the Industrial Training Divisional 2 Cup (2.30pm).

Penzance: T Pope, J Dietz-Kebron, Z Parker, M Charman, E Whiteman, K Whittaker, N Broome, L Brown, D Barnes (c), C Seddon, B Nicholson. Subs: S Waters, D Bateman.

Pony triathlon

WESTERN HUNT TEAM IN WINTER WONDERLAND:

Western Hunt Pony Club members are coming to the end of a successful Winter League of triathlons held throughout the South West.

Last weekend 19 members competed at a triathlon hosted by the Cury Pony Club. This competition was also a qualifier for the National Triathlon Championships in Milton Keynes on March 17.

Matthew Vincent continued his fine form, winning the Minimus Boys (11 and under) class with 2926 points and claiming prizes for Best Run, Swim and Shoot. Matthew has won every triathlon he has entered this season and had already picked up his qualifying ticket at Wellington in January. Coming second in this class and also qualifying for the nationals was Christopher Watson who had a great run on the Helston school pitch and a final score of 2600.

Poppy Burford is the only Western Girl with a ticket to the Nationals and she qualified with strong scores in all three disciplines and third place (2942 points). Tilly Tieken and Rosie Tuckett were also in the Minimus Girls' class and both performed well with good scores in all three phases.

In the Senior Boys' James Stocker came third and qualified for the nationals with second place at The Cotley tri in Wellington.

Tom Tieken is the fifth Western member who will fly the flag for the far west in Milton Keynes, qualifying with third place in the Junior Boys' with 2534 points. Shea Cornish also competed in this class, finishing on a score of 2206.

Freya Haase, Olivia Haase, Tean Manser, Stephanie Sampson and Amy Pritchard all competed in the Junior Girls' Class with Freya placed fifth on a score of 2619 and Olivia winning Best Swim.

Rowan Burgess, Hannah Carson and Jessica Bode competed in the Open Girls' Class in which Hannah came sixth with 2400 points.

William Tuckett, Thea Pritchard and Ismay Cornish-Murphy were the youngest competitors in the 9 & Under class, with Thea fourth.

Thea has attended three triathlons this year and at her first at Dartmoor, in January, she finished on a total of 1354 points, and this time her total was 2084. Reported by This is 8 hours ago.
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