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by Sara Shore ’13
A few weeks ago, the campus of Western Reserve Academy hosted a bizarre event, as the senior class led stumbling, blindfolded new students throughout the build-ings and over the bricks. After a few harmless collisions and lots of laughter, the blindfolded students were greeted with a party in the Green Key Lounge. This annual tradition kicks off another year of the Green Key Society, WRA’s senior mentorship program. After many decades of inactiv-ity, the Green Key Society was revitalized in 2007, with the idea that new students arriving at WRA would benefit under the personal guidance and leadership of rising seniors. Kevin O’Brien, the driv-ing force behind the reinvigoration of the Green Key system, admitted that there was a mixed response when he began the program: “some rising seniors at that time wondered if it would ever work.”
The initial response to the revival of the society was very negative, and O’Brien confesses that upper-classmen, at first, were skeptical of their new responsibilities. O’Brien relates, “Often I would hear varia-tions of ‘No senior was nice to me when I arrived at Reserve’. My response: ‘What if one senior was nice? What if someone gave you priceless advice? What if a senior listened and saved you some heart-ache and drama? What if a senior simply said hello?’.” Since then, the program has grown stronger each year and students seem to look forward to the Green Key process. Becca Cartellone ’13 says, “I have been excited to be a Green Key since I was a freshman because I think it is so helpful for a new student to have someone they can trust and ask questions.” Freshmen seem to enjoy the program as well. When asked about her overall impres-sion of the Green Key program thus far, Maria Mayer ’16 says,
“At first, I was afraid of getting a senior that would throw me into the hockey pond, or ignore me in a crowd of people, but things have turned out really well, and I love my Green Key.” While many think that freshmen are the only ones assigned a senior mentor, all new students are actually paired up with a Green Key based on com-patibility in characteristics such as sports preference and personality. Adam Sneath ’13 remarks, “As a new senior coming to Reserve, I thought the Green Key program would be pointless; however, I was pleasantly surprised with the whole process. They did a good job pairing my Green Key and me up, and we became sweet friends”. O’Brien, with the immense help of the Dads Club, created a safe place for new and returning stu-dents to congregate and celebrate WRA: the Green Key Lounge, in the basement of Ellsworth.
Green Keys Greet, Provide Guidance
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by Rebecca Cartellone ’13
On August 19th, WRA students gathered for the third annual Back to School Concert sponsored by Hudson Community First and the Dads Club, welcoming to campus Chancellor War-hol of Nashville, Tennessee. Organiza-tion of the event was headed by Drew Perdue ’13 and Brianna Halasa ’13, members of the Hudson Community First Youth Advisory Board. Chancellor Warhol has performed at Bonnaroo, the Sundance Film Festival and Lollapalooza. In fact, according to Drew, initial planning began by looking at the lineup for Lollapalooza. He ex-plained, “Some people had told us that they would like to see a live artist this year.” Throughout the summer, he and Brianna contacted multiple representa-tives, and eventually came into contact with Warhol’s booking agent. After reviewing his songs on YouTube, they began negotiations. Drew stated, “This year, we paid $3,500, which has been kind of the standard for what we have paid for White Panda and DJ Aylen.” Tatiana Pavloff ’13 enthusiastically says, “Rap is my favorite music and being right in front of the stage was absolutely amaz-ing. Chancellor Warhol’s energy was fantastic!” The concert ran smoothly thanks to the contributions of Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair, Mar-garet Karam ’79, and John Tortelli, as well as Hudson Community First repre-sentatives Laura Gasbarro, Sue Curtiss, and Cheryl Rauch. Drew would also like to thank Tom Sovich and the Dads Club, Val Ritzert for helping to provide the water bottles, Mike Peveich and Ed Wiles for their work behind the scenes, the chaperones at the event and the rest of the WRA administration.
The Chancellor Hits CampusChancellor Warhol makes a splash
at the Back-to-School bash
The History of the Reserve RecordHistory editorialist Eilidh Jenness speaks with
Tom VincePAGE 5 | ENTERTAINMENT
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WRA seniors blindfold their Green Keys as they prepare to lead them on a trust walk the night of August 31st.
by Megan Barsella ’13
Over the past three years, stu-dents have lined up during reg-istration to purchase a Western Reserve Academy Favorites Card from Hudson Community First. These cards offer discounts at some of Western Reserve Acad-emy students’ favorite shops and restaurants throughout downtown Hudson. The cards are available to students, faculty, and parents of the WRA community, and nearly
300 are sold each year, on average.
When asked about the typical use of her card, Julia Schiciano ’13 remarked, “I love my Favorites Card—I use it all the time at Cari-bou Coffee and The Grey Colt, but my favorite discount is the buy one get one free ice cream at Her-sheys. I wish I could buy one after I graduate.” Hyun Min ’14, uses his card at Dave’s Cosmic Subs. Every time he uses the 10% discount, it “makes [him] really happy.” Lind-
sey Wirtz ’13, who organizes the discounts, explains, “Each year we take a survey of the student body to determine what stores to get discounts for.” Other stores that offer discounts for this year’s card include Main Street Cupcakes, Hudson’s, All Star Sports and Pizza Bogo. You can purchase a Favor-ites Cards in the bookstore for eight dollars, and the proceeds will go towards activities for WRA students.
Favorites Card: WRAcking Up the Savings
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by Audrey Brown ’13 Unfair. That is the word most of the senior day students will use to describe the new parking rules that were put into place for the 2012-13 school year. After years of parking at the MAC and mak-ing the long journey to class each morning, Senior day students at Reserve were looking forward to the privilege of parking on College and Chapel Streets. To their horror, the restrictions continued. Not only would they have to park at the MAC for a fourth year in a row, but once they parked their car there, it would have to stay parked for the duration of the academic day. No lunch trips to Chipotle with their other day student friends, no going home to take a nap, no studying at Starbucks. Many day students frantically wondered: “Why is Reserve trying to punish me?” After much questioning and protest, the reasoning behind the cruelty was revealed: Park-
ing was to remain at the MAC to avoid safety haz-ards on College and Chapel Streets. As for the “no leaving campus” laws, they were designed to make a tighter community; one in which the borders and the day students stayed together and more united, and to prevent students from using their free peri-ods “un-wisely”. There was also the alternative of walking downtown, just like the borders. Mr. Zim-merman pointed out to me that, when you compare Reserve to other boarding schools in the nation, our students are given a lot more freedom than most. The benefits of having a whole downtown food and shopping district to access at our leisure, just five minutes walk from campus, is a rare commodity that many schools do not enjoy. Letting our day stu-dents leave during the day in their cars was another luxury that many boarding schools are unfamiliar with. However, just because other boarding schools
don’t have those luxuries, should that mean Reserve should not be a unique case? Isn’t the ability to go home or drive downtown one of the appeals that came with the day student deal? What are the actual safety hazards of parking on College and Chapel Streets? Parking on those streets doesn’t violate any laws of the city, so why shouldn’t we be able to park there? These are all questions day students are asking, to which I say, unfortuantely: I’ve asked those questions, but even I don’t have the answers. Parking at the MAC has become a concrete rule that the administration won’t budge on, so we might as well all deal with it for one year, and maybe buy a scooter to make the long hike a bit quicker. As for leaving during the day, we have the single option of telling Mrs. Manoli where we are going. Maybe, if you look hungry enough, she will give you the okay to head down to Chipotle during your block lunch period!
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2 Reserve Record September 2012Opinion
Advice for Freshman: Lessons From Experienced Leadersby Brett Kramer ’15 The 2012-2013 school year promises to be a fun and exciting year for all members of the WRA community. Although many changes have taken place this year, the dy-namic attitude, passion and positive spirit of the community will remain the same. Many week-end activities and events are being planned for this year that will excite even the most adventurous of us. I encourage all students, new and returning alike, to attend as many of these events as possible. If you have any ideas for activities or events that we could do as a class or school, please e-mail me, and I will try my best to turn the idea into reality.
Joining some of WRA’s 35+ clubs is also a fantastic way to get the most out of the Western Reserve Acad-emy experience. We are all pursuing excellence, and by going outside our comfort zones, meeting new people, and participating in fun activities, we can all have the great high school ex-perience that we have previously only been able to dream of. Go Pioneers!
by Audrey Brown ’13 Participate in everything. Try every-thing. I really feel like I can't stress it enough. If you ever find yourself hesitating about whether to go to a concert, mixer or class party, just go. If you are debating whether or not to au-dition for a musical or play, or maybe you are scared, just do it. I don't want to scare anyone, but as a freshman you have time to try new things, and definitely have room for error. As you get older, especially during your junior year, your margin of error is incredibly small. I was so focused on my grades and my GPA freshman year that I feel I missed a lot of things that I should have tried. I am not saying grades don't matter, because they do. But so does finding out who you are and
what you like, because during fresh-man year you have the time and the margin for error to figure out what interests you. My other piece of advice would be to buy a quality rain jacket! Invest money in a good rain jacket that will last you four years and get you through that long, cold walk in a tor-rential downpour from Brick Row to the dining hall... nobody likes to sit in a wet kilt or blazer all day. Also, don't underestimate winters at Reserve; your freshman winter will seem like it is colder than any winter you've imag-ined so prepare accordingly. Remem-ber: you can always take layers off!!!That's all!
by Nicole Waldeck ’13 During Freshmen year, it is im-portant to get involved in anything and everything! Reserve is about finding your passion: what you go to bed thinking about and get up in
the morning anxious to do. Whether it's singing in the choir, studying AP economics with Mr. Ong or football practice, find what makes you happy and WRA will be an experience you'll never forget.
Seniors welcome the Freshman during the Gauntlet
by Mitesh Mehta ’13 Don't do the classic "pull out your phone on Brick Row and pretend you're talking to your Mom." Learn to do new things whether it's some-thing like pottery or wrestling. Get close to some of your teachers. Be nice to people and try not to gossip too much. Let Reserve change you and embrace the changes. Don't spend
too much time complaining. If you have an issue, talk to people and try to fix it. Four years might seem like a long time, but it isn't, so don't spend time holding grudges. Do a sport and join a club. Participate in the social life here. Work hard and play hard in the classroom and on the field. Be a Pioneer and have some fun. It's a great day for it.
by Mitch Pollock ’14 The most important piece of advice that I’d like to pass on to the incom-ing freshman is to jump into the Reserve community feet first with no fear. What I mean by that is, it’s easy to get intimidated by the new atmosphere here. Most of you don’t know a single person at this school, and if you do, it’s probably only a handful. Over half of you are living on your own for the first time. But
the funny thing is, all 400 of us have experienced the same thing, and are willing to help you get the most out of Reserve. So go to mixers and dances, cheer your heart out at as many games as you can, talk to everyone you see. Get involved right away, whether it’s trying out for a play or joining a few clubs. Soon you’ll grow to love Reserve as much as the rest of us.
Privileges Revoked: A Senior’s Perspective
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College Street appears desolate without senior parking.
New Faculty Share Past Experiences, Hopes For the Future
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by Rylee Nelsen ’14 Ms. Nikki Schnupp is a native Ohioan who is happy to return to her home state. She comes home after earning her law degree from the University of Utah and teach-ing at the Webb School in Califor-nia. Serving not only as the Junior Class Dean and housemaster on Ellsworth 2nd, she also teaches various English classes including a senior film elective. Sharing her opinion of the WRA community, Schnupp comments, “The folks here at Reserve are all in, and that makes it an exciting and openhearted place to be.” In addi-tion to teaching English, Schnupp also enjoys yoga and playing the piano. Her “sense of adventure and willingness to try new things” comes from a three-year stint in South Africa while in grade school. Schnupp cannot wait to work
with the juniors, and her goal is to empower students to run their own class. She loves teenagers because “they’re in a really interesting time of life, full of energy and fresh, chal-lenging ideas.” Along with teaching and adventuring, Schnupp loves football, cars and writing songs for the guitar. You can find her in the afternoon serving as the assistant Ju-nior Varsity Volleyball coach along-side Dr. Beth Pethel.
by Nate Lund ’14 Dr. Newman readily admits that he has no past experience with boarding schools; however, he believes that he is more than qualified for his position at Western Reserve Academy. He comes to WRA with degrees in both Chem-istry and Education from Virginia Tech, University of Connecticut, The College of New Jersey and Purdue University. At WRA, he teaches Chem-istry and AP Chemistry, as well as an ECHO module on the subject of Chemistry in the Arts. Newman credits visiting WRA, meeting the teachers, observing les-sons, and talking with students, as decisive factors in his choice to come here. Students of Newman’s should expect to “do” a lot of science, as he believes that learning is a social pro-cess as opposed to simply lectures. When he’s not teaching or coach-ing weight training and softball,
he enjoys solving crossword puzzles, painting watercolors, playing games, baking, and watching science-based TV shows. He is also an avid fan of the Professional Bull Riders circuit. So far, he has genuinely enjoyed his time in Hudson and WRA, in part due to the friendliness of everyone he encounters. His advice to Reserve students is “don’t be shy”, because the people you meet here will become lifelong friends.
Ms. Nikki Schnupp Dr. Will Newman
Ms. Wanda Boeschby Simon Ong ’15 Ms. Wanda Boesch, the new Science Department Chair, had not always planned on becom-ing a teacher. It was not until she was offered a job at the international school in Hondu-ras that she knew she would be teaching for a long time. Now in her twelfth year of teaching, Boesch has taught at the Inter-national School of Honduras
for five years as well as six years at a Catholic school in Dallas. When asked what drove her towards teaching at Western Reserve Academy, Boesch acknowledged the faculty that she met during her interview, the atmosphere of Reserve, and the importance of academics all as key factors in her decision. Boesch lists her favorite things about WRA, so far, as: “the support and warm welcome
I have had from everybody I have met, the students in my classes, the girls at Cartwright, and the teachers in my depart-ment.” Aside from being the Science Department Chair, Boesch also teaches regular, honors, and AP Physics. She currently resides in Cartwright House with her eight year old daughter.
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS1 Comprehension 7 Performs, like Ryan Hassel 11 Student organization, led by Max Ros-enwasser 14 Bushed 15 “She” in French 16 Punching tool
17 Respect 18 The A? 19 Fasten one’s pants 20 See 3 Down 22 School President 24 Where you might find Mr.Medkeff 27 Paul’s singing counterpart
29 __ Minor (Little Dipper) 30 Evils 32 Make unnecessary 35 Touch with one’s foot 37 TV award 38 Temp. controlling devices 41 The __ bell’s recurring song 42 North American Indian44 One might tip this 45 Cincinnati baseball team 48 Fall sport 49 Saturday Academy classes 51 Oak, for example 52 Dane’s favorite band 55 Memorial __ 56 Mo. that brings flowers 57 Jewish holy book 60 Like the movie professor 64 Acronym that precedes an alias 65 Give up 67 Twain’s protagonist 71 __ Miserables 72 Southeast Asian country 73 Mysterious 74 Before, poetically 75 Knight Fine __ Center 76 Harvested
DOWN1 Gabby Douglas’ team 2 Doctoral degree 3 With 20 across, school archivist 4 Tel __ 5 Jergen’s competitor 6 Paradise 7 You are here 8 Brand of laundry detergent
9 Fruit in the dining hall 10 Partially 11 Star observer 12 A kind of cheese 13 Omega’s partner 21 Taxi 23 Day after Mon 24 Author of “I Love My Willy” 25 Hawaiian greeting 26 Footwear for 28 across 28 New weekend activities director 31 Drink slowly 32 Eyed 33 Accumulate 34 Misprint 36 Roman emperor 38 Capital of Ghana 39 Chirp 40 More dried up 43 Section of a play 46 Shoveled 47 Guile 49 Mayan language 50 Flightless bird 52 “__ of Two Cities” (2 wds.) 53 Bread maker 54 Indifferent 58 W. coast state school 59 __ Old Reserve 61 Russian ruler 62 A weed 63 Women’s Organization 66 Tiny mark 68 Talk incessantly 69 Compass point 70 Crimson
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Preseason: A Week in Photos
Students of Western Reserve Academy unite during one week of intensive sports practice to be rewarded with athletic excellence and strong friendships which will last throughout the school year.
“It’s weird no longer being an underclassman; it’s strange thinking we’re halfway through our high school career already.” - Charlie Pearlman ’14
“Preseason is a great time to hang out with friends that you might not see as much throughout the school year.” - Alex Fellows ’14
Seniors greet the freshmen at the first Gauntlet of the year.
Brianna Halasa ’13 enjoys the sunshine at the tennis courts.
Colin Horgan ’15, Simon Ong ’15 and Adam Twigg ’15 hang out in the Anthaneum between practices.
Lucy Cummins ’13 is pumped for her senior year at Western Reserve Academy.
Freshman field hockey players keep up the tradition of pre-forming their annual dance.
“Preseason was really fun and I miss it. I met a lot of people and I made some re-ally good friends.” - Maya Gallegos ’16Sierra Gibbons ’16 experiences our Pioneer
spirit first-hand.
Brian Czerwonka ’13 and C.J. Polak ’13 take a leisurely bike ride.
Freshman girls of Ellsworth 3rd pose in their new Reserve Green.
“I had a great time at preseason as usual. I love preseason because it gives me a chance to meet all of the new kids before class starts.” - Tatiana Pavloff ’13
Annie Carter ’14 gets ready for a scrim-mage.
Photos by Abby Hermosilla ’14 and Tatiana Pavloff ’13
Selena Walsh ’14 and Alex Fellows ’14 receive their junior year schedules.
Christine Orosz ’13 and Max Rosenwasser ’13 lead freshemen to the chapel.
This shared space has become a uni-versal hangout on weekends where students can relax after a busy week of homework and pop quizzes. After seven years leading the program, O’Brien remarks, “I've been blown away by the generosity of spirit of the Reserve community and especially magnanimous seniors that go above and beyond my imagination when it comes to personal leadership within the GKS.” Although the WRA commu-nity was hesitant at first, the program continues to be a positive influence on new students.
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“I’m Bored”: No Longer an Excuse
The top ten activites to do in September:
1. Have a conversation with someone you’ve never talked to before
2. Join a new club, or stop by a meeting during Activities Period
3. Try a new flavor at Main Street Cupcakes
4. Walk to Caribou with friends for an early morning homework session
5. Play some Frolf on the new course
6. Write an article for the Reserve Record
7. Start a ping pong tournament in the Green Key
8. Check out some DVD’s from the library for a movie marathon
9. Visit the truck farm
10. Slip a care package in a friend’s mailbox (Green Keys, hint hint)
by Eilidh Jenness ’13 The word “tradition” has echoed through the halls of Seymour, the pews of the chapel, and up and down our sports fields since our founding in 1826. We honor it, fulfill it, and strive to maintain it, but how much do we really know about the history and customs of our school? This year, I am teaming up with Tom Vince, the WRA archivist and historian, to bring intriguing WRA history to the student body one newspaper column at a time. An article on the concep-tion and progress of the Reserve Record seemed to be a fitting way to start the year. If you have any sugges-tions or want to learn more about a particular event in the future, email me at [email protected]! The first issue of the Reserve Record was published nearly eighty-eight years ago on De-cember 1st, 1924, after a group of ambi-tious boys presented the idea to their classmates and Headmaster Ralph E. Boothby. Under the title “The Green and White” on a four page spread, the initial bi-weekly issue boasted news of a football victory over Hudson (30-0), recalled a successful social event in Ellsworth, humored its audience (all-male at the time) with funny student quotations and featured a short story written by a student.
The opening editorial states that the paper’s main objective “will always be to render a true and faith-ful account of all the activities in this school” and promises “it will be fearless in expressing what it consid-
ers the truth.” The paper’s dedicated staff continues to maintain similar values and goals as we set out to battle through the 2012-13 school year. The paper in your hands plays a larger role in our community than one would imagine. Over time, editorials and articles from the paper have influenced everything from the creation of our mascot, the Pioneer, to our participation in the national academic Cum Laude Society. The paper raised interest in our yearbook, Hardscrabble. The editorials have proposed changes within the com-munity that resulted in the forma-tion of the Green Key Society, the prefect system, and even an increase in the student population—alleg-
edly to widen the pool of student musi-cians avail-able to play live music at parties on
campus. The Reserve Record has informed, entertained, and inspired the Western Reserve Academy student body for generations. Though the format, au-dience, writers, and regularity of the publication have changed numerous times over its course of eighty-eight years, the paper’s mission remains the same.
Green Key (cont.)Continued from Page 1
by Sam Clark ’13 Last month, three brave men at-tempted a seemingly impossible task: they acted out the entirety of William Shakespeare's works in only an hour and a half. Drew Perdue ’13, Mitch Pollock ’14 and Max Rosenwasser ’13, in between making jokes about nearly every club, team, teacher and class at Western Reserve Academy, succeeded in at least briefly touching on every single one of the Bards 37 works. With the help of director Mike Peveich and a slew of backstage hands including Lauren Kolar ’14, Maggie Graves ’13, Lisie Andersson ’14 and Katie Shah ’14, the group managed to compress the numerous plays into just several key scenes. A macabre cooking show, a kingly football game and lots of puking conveyed certain aspects of Shakespeares anthology. In addition to acting out a variety of the 1,221 characters who populate the Bard's works, the Reserve trio also had to act as actors. As Perdue said, “we’re good ac-tors, playing bad actors, trying to be good actors,” making each scene a balance between the classic lines of Shakespeare and the crude improvised jokes by the performers themselves. “The hardest part was the physical-ity of each scene,” says Rosenwasser, who frequently ran on and off stage
to change into revealing and diverse costumes. The play also utilized the audience, calling up members to the stage and calling out showgoers on their tardiness and other attributes. The finale consisted of Hamlet, the signature play which they covered almost in its entirety. According to audience member Joe Sprunt ’13, the first play of the 2012-13 school year was a smashing success: “It was noth-ing short of comedic genius.” The next play will be the fall musical Les Miserables with Fine & Perform-ing Arts Department Chair, Margaret Karam ’79, as director.
Rosenwasser and Perdue hold back an angry Pollock
Shakespeare Strikes WRA, Leaves Crowd Laughing
The trio poses in the iconic image of the play
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History Column: A New Tradition Reveals Those of the Past
“Over time, editorials and articles from the paper have influenced everything from the creation of our mascot, the Pioneer, to our participation in the na-tional academic Cum Laude Society”
Photo by Walsh
Megan Barsella ’13 poses with, green key, Gracie Morgan ’16 before blindfolding her.
Photo by Hermosilla
Monday 249:00 Golf - IPSL Tour-nament @ Kiski4:30 Tennis vs. Beech-wood5:00 Girls Soccer vs. Barberton
Tuesday 254:30 Tennis @ Elms5:00 Field Hockey @ Theodore Rooselvelt 6:30 Volleyball vs. Lutheran East
Wednesday 263:30 Golf vs. Tallmadge5:00 Tennis @ Canton Central Catholic
Thursday 274:00 Golf vs. Copley HS4:30 Tennis vs. Hudson HS5:00 Girls Soccer vs. Lake Center Christian6:00 Volleyball vs. Laurel
Friday 284:30 Field Hockey @ Saline - MVCDS Inv. 5:00 Girls XC - Gilm-our Inv.
Saturday 238:30 Volleyball - Beech-wood Inv.12:00 Boys XC - Wo-odridge Inv.1:00 Field Hockey - MVCDS Inv. 2:00 Football vs. Brookfield4:00 Boys Soccer @ St. Ignatius
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Monday 174:30 Tennis vs. Walsh4:30 Golf @ Streets-boro5:00 Boys Soccer vs. Elyria 7:00 Girls Soccer @ Cuyahoga Falls
Tuesday 184:00 Tennis vs. Twins-burg6:30 Volleyball @ Lake Center
Wednesday 194:00 Golf vs. Aurora4:30 Tennis vs. Notre Dame Cathredal Latin5:00 Girls Soccer vs. Laurel
Thursday 204:30 Field Hockey vs. Hawken5:00 Boys soccer @ Hawken5:00 Tennis @ Laurel6:00 Volleyball vs. John Adams
Friday 214:00 Tennis vs. Bel-mont
Saturday 2211:40 Boys XC - Sandy Valley Inv. 12:00 VBall - WRA Inv.1:30 Girls XC - Lan-caster Inv.3:00 Football vs. Pauld-ing HS7:00 Boys Soccer @ St. Thomas Aquinas7:00 Girls Soccer @ CVCA
Sunday 23Golf IPSL Tournament vs. Kiski
by Mitch Pollock ’14 At the end of last year, Western Reserve Academy saw the loss of Marie Fiedler, a beloved and
long-standing teacher and field hockey coach. At first, the de-parture of such a coaching giant may seem like a massive obstacle for the field hockey program. Luckily for this year’s team, they have a young, enthusiastic heir to the position in new head coach Kirsten Walther. Coach Walther comes to Re-serve as a recent graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, a small liberal-arts school in Worces-ter, MA, where she played field hockey. She says that she was ini-tially drawn to WRA because of the small and close-knit nature of our community: “Coming from a small liberal arts college, I really liked the intimate relationships
between faculty and students [at WRA].” Ms. Walther will also be an intern in the Admissions Office this year. She was also excited to come to our campus to follow in the footsteps of such a legendary coach and role model, saying, “I certainly have big shoes to fill,” in reference to Ms. Fiedler. However, she is confident that her team of “positive and enthusiastic girls” will be ready to build off of the success of last season. No matter what this season brings, one thing is certain: the WRA field hockey program is lucky to have a coach with such energy and optimism.
by Max Forsyth ’15 Brand Closen, in his first year as the Western Reserve Academy Varsity Golf coach, has a simple hope: he wants his players to per-form at their highest level possible on a consistent basis while also having fun. Closen makes sure to give his players every advantage needed to succeed, whether he is giving advice on course man-agement, tips on approaches, or instructions on tactics and mechanics. When asked how Varsity is dif-ferent than JV, which he coached last year, he responded, “I find that coaching Varsity puts more pressure on the team to perform at a higher level both during matches and in preparation every-day during practice.”
Closen feels that the team has great poten-tial and experience. This year, the program also benefited from an influx of many talented new players, such as Adam Sneath ’13 and Tim Ewers ’14. With so much depth, Closen anticipates that there may be player movement from JV to Varsity, encouraging all the golfers to try their best while keeping pressure at a minimum. Closen comments, “Coaching golf is a lot different than coach-ing lacrosse or hockey, since once the match starts, the players are on their own and I can’t coach them from the sidelines.” There-fore, Closen makes sure to do his
coaching during practice, allow-ing his players to relax and have fun before they step onto the first tee-box. The team has certainly had a great start to the year with a undefeated record of 7 wins. With over twenty students in the program, Closen sees a bright future, but for now he is focused on having a fun and productive first season with his team.
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Sports Column: Mid-Season Fall of the Tribeby Adam Tortelli ’13
When the 2011-12 school year ended, our be-loved Indians were in first place in the AL Central with a record of 23-18 and they were poised for a possible playoff bid or at least an exciting finish to the season. At least we got to taste the feeling of having an above average team for the first time since “King” James left. Since the All-Star break in mid-July, the formerly know as “WINdians”, have been arguably the worst team in baseball. The Tribe now hovers between 15-20 games out of first place and the same old questions have once again arose: Why hasn’t management done anything to significantly improve the roster? The pitchers are average at best and there has not been a big bat in the lineup since the late 90s. Why do the Dolans still own this team? It is evident that they do not care about the team’s success by their resistance to open their checkbooks for the three or four players that could dramatically improve the nightly outcomes. At this point the entire organization needs to be blown up. We need new owners that aren’t afraid to spend, a new manager that won’t completely lose the locker room halfway through the season (as Manny Acta has each of the past two years), and finally a staff of scouts that can draft the right prospects when annually given a top-10 pick. It truly takes a special assortment of the right people to be able to have a payroll in the bottom-10 among the league and still expect to be competi-tive on a yearly basis and that is something that the Indians simply do not possess. Every current division leader has a payroll at least $25 million more than our’s and, in the case of the Yankees, it is more than double. Drawing in big names with high production in a small-market team is hard enough, but cheap owners make it nearly impos-sible to be competitive in this league without a salary cap.
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