Tuesday 1/17: Preview weekly calendar. Share and receive critique on the posted News-In-Brief articles. Spend time in class reading and discussing The Richmond Times-Dispatch. For homework,
- Finish reading Chapter 13 and complete study guide/vocabulary exercise.
- Re-post your revised News-In-Brief article.
- Study for quiz on Chapter 13.
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With nerdy jokes, skits, and references to Iran's nuclear capabilities, Candidates in the running for Freshman Class Office gave speeches on December 17 during lunch in the auditorium as part of their continuing campaign.
All candidates participated in the event, except for Evrosina Isaac and Alan Zhang, who did not submit a speech. Those in the running sought to present their goals and to convince fellow students to vote for their respective campaign.
"It gave me more to look at and made me realize some of the others as actual candidates because before I thought they wouldn't be serious," said Kaitlyn Kurdziel (’15).
Voting will begin online at 4pm on the same day and will last until midnight on Wednesday, December 19. Because of the nature of the election, run-offs are likely to occur, and it is probable the student will need to vote more than once
MLWGS students in Ms. Brown’s 5th Period Spanish 2 class collected $177.78 in change to benefit the World Pediatric Project during the week of December 12-16.
“Our theme was Koffee for Kids. To give up coffee for a day and donate change instead,” said Nemo Keller (’13), a student who initiated the fundraising. “We thought it would be a nice end of the year project.”
The World Pediatric Project is a Richmond-based program that was founded in 2001. The development aims to build a better life for ill children in the Caribbean and Central America who cannot afford or receive treatments in their home countries.
“They [the World Pediatric Project] also fund trips every year for children to come here and receive medical care,” said Keller. “We heard a recent story of conjoined twins who got separated here in Richmond.”
Eighteen students in all assisted in raising donations for the project, which were collected in coffee cups.
“I felt pretty good about myself because I was helping others in need. It was a great experience for all of us who raised donations,” said Aman Kapadia ('15), a student fundraiser.
With nerdy jokes, skits, and references to Iran's nuclear capabilities, candidates in the running for Freshman Class Office gave speeches on Jamuary 17 during lunch in the auditorium as part of their continuing campaign.
"It gave me more to look at and made me realize some of the others as actual candidates," said Kaitlyn Kurdziel ('15). "I thought they wouldn't be serious"
All candidates participated in the event, except for one treasurer ticket, who did not submit a speech. Those in the running sought to present their goals and to convince fellow students to vote for their respective campaign.
Voting will begin online at 4pm on the same day and will last until midnight on Wednesday, January 18. Because of the nature of the election, run-offs are likely to occur, and it is probable the student will need to vote more than once.
Presidential candidates include Galen Green and Benjamin Wong, Noah Han and Eric Kim, and Tallie Hausser and Gwyneth Sholar.
For secretary, voters can choose between Joanne Choi and Elena Zhou, Margaret Jewett and Anna Kuno, and Sharvani Mehta and Radhika Srivastava.
The students running for treasurer that gave speeches are Purnima Ghosh and Cynthia Ong, Noah Kim and Matthew Moore, and Isaac Steincamp.
And finally, Blaise Barsanti and Jordyn Kent, Matthew Perry and Ian Thomas, and Srishti Sanya and Nivi Saravanan are running for historian.
The annual MLWGS Winter pep rally was held in the Gym on Friday, January 13. Classes, which were shortened, ended at 2:18 to accommodate the rally, which included winter sports updates, class cheering and a student-teacher basketball game.
The students won the game in overtime, with a score of 14-6.
The annual MLWGS Winter pep rally was held in the Gym on Friday, January 13. Classes, which were shortened, ended at 2:18 to accommodate the rally, which included winter sports updates, class cheering and a student-teacher basketball game.
“It think [pep rallies] can be fun. They can add a little excitement to your day, and even though they can be a little bit loud and a little bit cramped, they really give you some school spirit,” said Riley Panko (’12).
Others did not enjoy winter pep rally quite as much.
“I just think it’s kind of ridiculous to have more than one a year,” said Gwyneth Sholar (’15), who played basketball against teachers during the pep rally. “Not that winter sports shouldn’t be recognized, but more than one pep rally is too much.”
Winter sports that were showcased included basketball, wrestling, indoor track and swimming. The team captains and team members spoke briefly on the teams’ status and some offered demonstrations of their sports.
“It think [pep rallies] can be fun. They can add a little excitement to your day, and even though they can be a little bit loud and a little bit cramped, they really give you some school spirit,” said Riley Panko (’12).
Others did not enjoy winter pep rally quite as much.
“I just think it’s kind of ridiculous to have more than one a year,” said Gwyneth Sholar (’15), who played basketball against teachers during the pep rally. “Not that winter sports shouldn’t be recognized, but more than one pep rally is too much.”
Winter sports that were showcased included basketball, wrestling, indoor track and swimming. The team captains and team members spoke briefly on the teams’ status and some offered demonstrations of their sports.
Next week's midterm exams have students anxious, angry, and overworked.
"I'm scared out of my mind," said Sana Ali ('15). The exams will be held on the 26th, 27th, 30th, and 31st of January.
"I think teachers should realize how many extracurriculars students are involved in," said Taylor Hawkins ('15), "They give so much homework around exams."
Hawkins said she had been at school until 6pm auditioning for the spring musical, then had gone home and stayed awake until 1am finishing a global studies paper.
"I don't have much motivation [for the exams] ," said Abigail Simon ('13), "Especially when you get to be a junior, you start procrastinating more and more."
The ubiquitous exam schedule, however, sheds some light on the exams.
"I get more time to study for whatever else is coming up," said Ali. Simon agreed, saying she had more time t prepare for morning classes' exams.
Many hope the exams will even be cancelled, like in 2010. "I'm still holding on to the hope that it might snow, like a foot or so, maybe more," joked Christine Gao ('13).
***I tried looking through old Jabberwocks to find the year that the exams were cancelled, because I am pretty sure they did have one of those years, the closest I could find was 2010, here:
http://www.gsgis.k12.va.us/whatsnew/Jabberwock/09-10/Issue8.pdf
Short plays directed, acted, and sometimes even written by MLWGS students were showcased in the black box as part of the One-Acts Festival, which ran from Thursday, January 12th to Saturday, January14th.
“They were phenomenal!” said Lucy Grinnan (’15) who saw the plays on Friday.
Five plays were shown in total: “Scuba Lessons,” “Pandora’s Closet,” “Cindy and Julie,” “Helena’s Husband” and “Hexagon.” Of the five plays, two were written by MLWGS students. Eliza Scheibe (’12) wrote and directed “Pandora’s Closet,” and Lucy Dacus (’13) wrote and directed “Hexagon.”
Though it was a weeknight, almost every seat was filled for the Thursday night premier. High attendance continued throughout the Festival, and the plays seemed well recieved.
“Helena’s Husband,” directed by Brian Walter (’13), was selected to competed in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) where it will be judged against other one-acts in the district.
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