News from the Hill as seen and reported by Hill Top students.
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Introducing
Hawk News
, Hill Top's new student-run electronic newspaper. This first edition highlights some of the fun and exciting events of the first month of the 2019-2020 School year, as well as some creative work from the newspaper team. We hope you enjoy our work and look forward to your feedback and suggestions.
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CONFLUENCE
by Elijah Osborne
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September 9th was the final confluence for the departing class of 2019. While this confluence followed many traditions from previous years, this one had some new twist. Instead of being split into random teams, the students were split into teams based on grade. The idea of confluence is to bring people together, letting them know they are all on the same team. That they all will be experiencing the same ups and downs of the new school year together.
Confluence started with activities such as group trivia, name that tune, and a few other activities in the spirit of The Amazing Race. The last event of the morning was a contest - which team could build the best boat using limited materials. The students used cardboard, tape, and wood planks to try to build the best boat they could before time ran out. When all the boats were finished, they were put to another test. Two boats were lowered by their teams into the pool and a student or teacher would sit inside the boat. If the boats survive the boarding, the riders used paddles to row to the opposite side of the pool. Whether the vessel sank immediately or made it to the other side, everyone had a good time.
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CALLING ALL YOUNG ALUMNI
by Liam Norton
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Miss Lesser is working with recent alumni at a monthly event, a get together for recent alumni! There have been three events so far in July, August and September. In July, alumni went to the new “Spider-Man” and a dinner, while in August those who attended went to bowl. There is a different group each time, depending on who signs up, and each event is different from the last; it just depends on what Miss Lesser and the Alumni decide to do.
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The last weekend of September, Miss Lesser and the Alumni went on a scavenger hunt in Center City Philadelphia, and got to use their cellphones while going to restaurants and other historical places while asking questions delivered on their phones. They did challenges and had clues, and did as much as they could in 2 hours!
This October, they are going to a haunted prison, and in November or December, they hope to go on an overnight trip to NYC. There, they will visit museums, restaurants, and other historic places. These events are designed to allow alumni to be able to connect with one another, and to provide social opportunities.
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WYETH SHARES FAMILY STORIES
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Hill Top welcomed Victoria Wyeth, granddaughter of famous local artist Andrew Wyeth to campus.
Victoria captivated students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents with a unique art history lesson told from an inside perspective using stories from her childhood to provide context on Wyeth's most notable works. Victoria's easy-going personality and animated presentation kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
Her advice to the audience, "Don't sell out!" will certainly be kept close to heart for all of us on our journeys in pursuit of personal achievement. A special thank you to Hill Top 10th grader, Ben Barretta who introduced Victoria to Hill Top.
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WILL'S REVIEWS
by Will Morrissey
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IT Chapter Two: "Spoilers Ahead!"
Horror movies are a lot like spicy food. You have to get past the horror to see the underlying quality. However, most of the time, there is no quality to the film, and is just a bunch of low budget jump scares and stupid characters making bad decisions until they all wind up dead under horrible circumstances. IT: Chapter 2, the sequel to the 2016 good-but-not-great film IT, does anything but that. It focuses on dealing with childhood trauma, love, and coming of age. It’s also laugh-out-loud funny, too, while exceeding all expectations.
Bill Hader’s Richie Tozier and James Ransone’s Eddie Kaspbrak stand out as some of the best acting in 2019. Director Andy Muschietti really knows how to make heart-wrenching, bawl-your-eyes-out scenes without sacrificing the horror aspect of a horror film. When adult Bill Denbrough fails to save a child from Pennywise in a mirror maze his hatred for the Dancing Clown is practically palpable. And when Eddie is killed, you can almost feel exactly how Richie feels.
I was stunned from start to finish and I wouldn’t hesitate to say that IT: Chapter 2 was one of the best contemporary films I have ever seen.
Photo Credit: imdb.com
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Key Words
Creative Writing Segment
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Likely Interpretation
by Zephyr Markley
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Will kept paper bristle?
The sweet ink on such rigid dunes.
Of sand of pulp of forest.
Breathe the hypnotizing, thoughtful fumes.
Will my word be enough,
to spite the wicked, willful eyes?
I make my greyish music,
full of ambition, and empty of lies.
Advission of my intuition.
Dread, you. And empathize.
My certainty meant for few.
So hear it, you. A fine reprise.
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Caffeine Customs
by Zephyr Markley
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Fall is here and that means the season of pumpkin spice lattes. A survey was pushed out asking the faculty what their favorite coffee or tea and confection is and selected a few answers to share.
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Helen Hardiman
"I personally am partial to a drink that the college I went to used to call the Cosmic Owl (because the levels in caffeine in it were enough to make you see through time and space, and also the barista that year was a big Adventure Time nerd). Sadly I haven't found it since graduating several years ago. It was a chai tea latte with two shots of espresso, dark chocolate, and local honey. I used to always get shortbread cookies with it. These days, I mostly buy Wawa coffee, but it's not quite the same."
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Susan McGrath
"I’m an iced coffee drinker, but my new absolute favorite is Chick-Fil-A’s frozen caramel coffee! It needs no companion as I’m sure it has a ton of calories on its own and truly...it’s amazing all by itself."
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Thomas Needham
"My favorite beverage is English Breakfast Tea. I like a loose blend of tea and not tea bags. I purchase it at the Head Nut. My favorite accompaniment with my tea is either Scottish shortbread or a cookie called Madeleines."
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Laura Selinsky
"Tea is my favorite beverage. I am fond of a British-Australian-New Zealand practice called "cream tea" where you drink tea and eat scones with cream and strawberry jam. So that makes scones my favorite treat to have with tea.
Sad-but-true, I drink coffee largely for caffeine, not for pleasure. And since I have far more workdays than pleasure days, I drink more coffee than tea. Further, I am a Coffee Wuss who adds lots of almond milk to her coffee to moderate the flavor. That means I detest Starbucks coffee which tastes so intensely coffee-like and prefer the far milder WaWa type coffee (Perfect for Coffee Wusses! is probably not the motto WaWa wants.). The corny truth is that my favorite coffee is made by husband every morning, fresh ground from Costco coffee beans. I don't really have a favorite treat with coffee; I mostly have coffee with driving to work."
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Amy Gillespie, Director of Postsecondary Transition, Advisor
Zephyr Markley ‘20
Michele Minicozzi, Director of Advancement, Advisor
Will Morrissey ‘21
Elijah Osborne ‘21
Liam Norton ‘22
Hawk News Header designed by Elijah Osborne '21
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