Fall 2012

The Dart "All the news that is fitting and to the point." Volume XII, Issue I

Arthur Valicenti Bowl by Jackson McKeigue

Fall 2012

Results and Insights Two Views by Patrick DuFour and James Mooney

The Varsity Football Team had a great season, in fact, the best season that it ever has and could ever have! This goal of a perfect season was completed on Saturday, November 17, when they defeated The King School and won the Arthur Valicenti Bowl. The team itself had a great game, but a key component in the game was “Henry’s Corner.” Two and a half fan busses were brought to this game, both busses completely filled with rowdy fans thirsty for a victory. The game traveled along smoothly with loud, energetic chants. The atmosphere was filled with spirit, excitement, and a desire for victory. The goal was fulfilled as the buzzer rang while Henry’s rushed onto the field, sprinting to congratulate the team on a 40-7 win.

Why Barack Obama Won I think President Barack Obama won the 2012 election for the following reasons: Mitt Romney had a great deal of momentum in the weeks before the election, but when Hurricane Sandy struck, it took the focus off the election and showed Barack Obama helping the victims. This swayed people’s view of the President who, prior to this, looked weakened. Also the media, which are predominately liberal, tend to favor the Democratic nominee, and the media has a large impact on the election because the people believe what they say. Throughout the campaign it seemed that more positive news was shown about the President while Romney was portrayed as less favorable. Next, Obama won the swing states because he got his supporters out to vote in those states in bigger numbers than Romney was able to do. So Obama had sheer numbers on his side while Mitt Romney did not. Also demographics favored Obama. Women vote more than men, and women are mostly Democrats so their votes helped Obama a lot.

timing, and ultimately the nation chose President

Why Mitt Romney Lost

Obama for a second term.

On November 6, Mitt Romney lost for three key reasons. First, President Obama received the majority of the young people’s vote largely because his own age and views related better to the young voter, and Mitt Romney’s age and views did not cater to that voter. The second reason Mitt Romney lost was because of Hurricane Sandy. During the final week of campaigning, Mitt Romney was gaining

ground

on

President

Obama.

Mitt

Romney’s momentum was lost when Hurricane Sandy struck. With the nation in distress, President

World Series by Evan Reddick

Obama swooped in with all the resources that he has as President. It is not as if Mitt Romney

Out of the thirty teams that are in the MLB,

wouldn’t have done what President Obama did, but

only two participate in the World Series. In the

Obama was the President at the right time to collect

2012 World Series the two teams that won their

the rewards (votes) from his hurricane relief effort.

own league were the San Francisco Giants that

This played a big role in changing independent

represented the National League, and the Detroit

voters to President Obama’s side. Lastly, Mitt

Tigers that represented the American League. The

Romney’s secret video in which he was recorded as

first game of the World Series took place in San

saying, “There are 47 percent of the people who

Francisco, and the Kung Fu Panda (Pablo Sandoval)

will vote for the President no matter what, who are

went deep three times, helping his team win 8 to 3.

dependent upon government, who believe that they

In the second game the score was a little closer, but

are victims, who believe that government has a

in the end the Giants pulled out another win 2 to 0.

responsibility to care for them, who believe that

Game Three changed from San Francisco to Detroit,

they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing,

but even this home field advantage did not help the

to you name it.” While a lot of people may agree

Tigers as they fell to the Giants 2 to 0 again.

with this view, it is not the kind of view a

Coming into Game Four in Detroit, everyone was

Presidential candidate admits publicly. This secret

wondering where the first round (second pick) and

video revealed his view and cost him a large part of

the 2011 American League Cy Young Award

the election. A main point Obama used in his

winner was. Also where were the bats, especially

speeches and ads was that the President should

from Prince Fielder, and Miguel Cabrera? These

represent all of the people, not 53% of the people.

problems needed to be fixed if the Tigers wanted a

Mitt Romney lost mainly for mistakes and bad

shot at winning the World Series. Coming into

2

Game Four, the Giants had a 3-0 lead over the

the bouncy slide and played fun games. The most

Tigers and only needed one more win to capture the

memorable moment for Henry’s Corner and BB&N

World Series. These problems were fixed, and the

fans alike was the last minute of the game. Henry’s

Tigers took the Giants into extra innings. However,

was in full force. Everyone was chanting “The I

these fixed problems were still not enough to stop

Believe” chant. But when the clock reached thirty

the red hot Marco Scutaro. San Francisco’s no hit

seconds, everyone, senior and seventh grader alike,

relief after Matt Cain's solid start won them not only

shouted the countdown. When the clock reached 0,

the game, but also the 2012 World Series. Kung Fu

we stormed the field. We had won and we knew it.

Panda (Pablo Sandoval) won the 2012 World

It was our first Homecoming win in eight years. The

Series MVP.

success of Homecoming gave the team and the student fans a boost in morale.

Homecoming by Nick Browne Homecoming was a victory- not only on the sports fields, but also for the fans. The day started as the Varsity Football and Soccer Teams ran onto the field and lined up before Patrick Clark, Mr. Keefe, and a few others sang the National Anthem. Henry’s Corner and the crowd watched as four United States Marines marched across the field, two Open House by CJ Martin

with rifles in hand and two bearing the American and Marine Corps colors. But the excitement had only begun. The crowd screamed and shouted as

On October 18, 2012, St. Sebastian's held

Brian O’Malley kicked off. BB&N was a tough

the annual Open House for boys who are interested

team, but we were able to persevere and play well.

in the School’s academics, arts, and athletics. The

With good plays like O’Malley’s interception, the

Open House is very important to our school because

team was able to prevail. The game ended with the

it may be the deciding factor in a candidate’s

score 19 to 6. Soccer held their own and were able

decision to attend. All of us who participated

to tie BB&N 1 to 1. Homecoming also had its

needed to help give St. Sebastian's the best

charm off the field where the Guild of St. Irene,

impression.

Men’s Association and MPA set up tents filled with

students from St Sebastian's in grades 7-12 giving

school apparel, merchandise, and food.

Kids,

tours of the school to the families looking at the

uninterested in the varsity contests, crowded around

school. More than one-third of the entire student

3

The evening started out with the

body was involved in

Lego Robotics by Sam Gordon and Andrew Elcock

this successful night. Everyone

that

gave

The Lego Robotics League, led by Mr.

tours really represented

Wilbur, has had some major changes this year. In

our school very well

the first meeting, he told us that the seventh and

and gave the guests a

eighth graders would be building their own robots.

good picture of our

In addition to this, he told us that we would not be

school. At around 7:00 everyone gathered in the

competing in any competitions outside of school but

church to hear some students speak about our

would instead be competing against each other.

school. All the prospective students came into the

There are many more eighth graders than seventh

church, hoping to seek the truth of St. Sebastian's

graders in the group, and the seventh graders have

School.

less experience, but it should still be a fun season

The gathering began with Father Arens

saying an opening prayer.

After the blessing,

for everyone. Mr. Wilbur then proceeded to show

seventh-grader Soree Kaba spoke about our school

us a video regarding the rules, goals, and

including academics, athletics, and lunch. Then

regulations for this year. The man in the video

ninth grader Jake Loughborough and twelfth grader

talked about what our robots would need to do

Brian O'Malley spoke about similar things like

during competition as well as this year’s theme:

clubs, teachers, and the student body. Following

people with many more years of experience than the

these three speeches, the chairman of the science

rest of us (elderly people). He described various

department, Mr. Wilbur, spoke, focusing on mostly

problems, such as the difficulties of staying fit and

academics

Finally,

gardening, as well as bowling with their friends.

Headmaster Burke spoke, showing everyone how

Though it may seem that these things have nothing

St. Sebastian's School is so well connected to its

to do with engineering, he quickly assured us that

mission to love God, work hard, and take good care

the youth of America needs to become more

of one another. Mr. Burke clearly explained what a

involved in both engineering and helping out others

true Catholic school really is. After our gathering in

in our community of elders. So far this year, we

the Church, everyone met in Ward Hall for a

have worked on building the necessary components

reception with cookies, sandwiches, and my

to the field through which we receive points. We

favorite, shrimp. Placed around Ward Hall were

hope soon to start building and programming our

many different tables designated for different clubs

final robot. If you are in seventh grade and are

and activities. Guests could go to different tables

bored during Tuesday homerooms, join the Lego

and learn more about each club. At the reception, I

Robotics League and have a blast. We eighth

saw many boys who are siblings or cousins of

graders look forward to a successful season of

students in our school community.

thrashing seventh graders in robotics!

and

especially

science.

4

Jillian’s by Joseph O’Malley

Connors Family Retreat Center in Dover where we participate in several team building and faith

Ah, Jillian’s- an event unmatched by any

building exercises.

As it occurs towards the

other in our seventh or eighth grade lives. Each

beginning of the school year, it gives returning

year, the seventh and eighth grade boys from St.

students a chance to catch up with each other and

Sebastian’s meet up with the seventh and eighth

new students an opportunity to make new friends in

grade girls of Newton Country

the ever-changing St. Sebastian’s community. This

Day

School

Jillian’s,

at

Jillian’s.

or course, is

year, the eighth grade retreat went something like

an

this. We arrived at the retreat center in the early

with

morning and entered the building. There is always a

several bowling alleys and

certain level of excitement for the day to come, as it

billiard tables that is situated near Fenway Park.

is filled with camaraderie, life-lessons, and good

This year, Jillian’s was a really good time. The

food. This year, the chaperones were Mr. Keefe,

NCDS girls were already there when we arrived,

Mr. Tull, Mr. J. Cressoti, Mr. Cornish, and Fr.

and we began to take part in the activities

Arens. We gathered in a meeting room on the

immediately. There are pool, bowling, ping-pong,

second floor and watched Stand by Me, a movie

and arcades. Mr. Moore and Mr. Dagdigian faced

about the trials and tribulations of young friends. It

off in a rousing string of bowling in which Mr.

also revealed a message- one that was pretty easy to

Dagdigian bowled a 127 and Mr. Moore a 124.

pick up on- that one should not abandon a

Others were bowling as well but did not score

commitment until you finish it and always tell the

nearly as high as these two masters of the bowl. A

truth. After the movie was finished, we broke up

bunch of the seventh grade boys and girls were

into groups of three or four

mulling

making

for discussion. Following

conversation and eating pizza while the eighth

the discussion, we had a

grade boys were socializing and eating. The pizza

snack break.

was good and the activities were fun, resulting in a

returned to the retreat room

good experience for all. It is a shame that the

for a little more discussion.

current eighth graders will not be going on this trip

Then we went down to the

next year. I’m sure that they would have enjoyed it.

cafeteria for calzones. The

entertaining

around

the

pool

facility

tables,

We then

calzones were, as usual, great.

A short break

followed after lunch, and we ran around outside before we went to a small chapel for Mass

Eighth Grade Retreat 2012 by Kevin Moore and Joe O’Malley

celebrated by Fr. Arens. This was a good way to

Each year, we embark on a journey, one of

end our retreat that helped all of us get to know one

both faith and reason. We also go on a retreat to the

another better. 5

Retreat Center is always generous and provides our

Seventh Grade Retreat by William Fox and Patrick Ryan

school with great food and hospitality every year.

The seventh grade retreat was great this

After eating lunch, we ran outside for a few minutes

year. As always, all of the class of 2018 piled into a

before attending Mass in a small chapel inside the

bus and drove to the Connors Family Retreat Center

retreat center. Fr. Arens celebrated the Mass for us

in Dover. Mr. Keefe, Mr. Shea, Fr. Arens, along

and helped us spiritually. He also explained what

with other faculty members, came along as well.

he was doing on the altar to help us follow along.

They led us in activities that allowed us to get to

After Mass was finished, everyone headed back to

know each other better. Through these activities,

school on the bus.

each student learned something new about each of

At the retreat, our brother relationships were

his forty-five classmates.

ignited, and we were urged to unite as one. Thanks

The first activity which we took part in was

to the help of our teachers and the staff at Connors,

watching clips of the movie, Remember the Titans.

we started the school year off on the right foot. It is

After each clip, we discussed the meaning of it and

clear that our bonds with each other were

what was important about it.

strengthened by this retreat.

The movie’s plot

helped us bond together as a class. The main idea of the movie was breaking the barrier of racial differences and strengthening team unity.

These

ideas connected to our class because we also had differences and didn’t know each other. Watching the movie encouraged us to reach out to our peers and form strong relationships with them. After watching the clips, Mr. Keefe led us in an icebreaker activity. Each student had to tell a little bit about himself to every one of his classmates. Therefore, every student learned about

Anything Goes A Review by Andrew Elcock

all of his peers and was able to connect with them better than before. Students could find that they had something in common with their classmates. After

This year St. Sebastian’s teamed up with

a brief snack, we resumed watching and discussing

Montrose School from Medfield to perform

the movie.

Anything Goes, by Howard Lindsay and Russel

After we finished the movie, we ate a

Crouse.

The music, written by Cole Porter,

delicious lunch consisting of three types of

includes songs like “You’re The Top” and

calzones.

“Anything Goes.” The play follows Wall Street

We were also provided with desserts

including brownies and cookies.

The Connors

stock broker Billy Crocker, played by Will Supple, 6

who stows away on a steamship to Britain in an

All in all, the play this year was a success.

attempt to reunite with his lost love Hope Harcourt,

The house was packed every night, and even

played by Eilis Quinn.

newcomers performed well. Kudos to Mr. Rogers

Unfortunately for Billy,

Hope is engaged to the English gentleman Sir

and Ms. Carroll for directing.

I would strongly

Evelyn Oakleigh, played by Mike Petro. Along the

recommend at least trying a play, and with no sports

way Billy picks up Reno Sweeny (Maisy Halloran),

after school during the winter, the Winter Play

a nightclub singer heading to Britain, and public

would be a great idea.

enemy #13 Moonface Martin, (Julian Matra). On the trip, Reno falls in love with Evelyn and everything seems to work out nicely: Billy can marry Hope, and Reno can become engaged to Evelyn.

However, Billy is forced to use the

passport of Snake Eyes Johnson, public enemy #1, and when he is caught, he is thrown in the brig. While he is in the brig, Hope’s mother forces her to Debate by Jake Milbury and Andrew Elcock

marry Evelyn on shipboard, with the Captain (Thayer Wade) presiding. Billy escapes just in time

Our Debate Team lost many of its prime

to prevent the marriage, and the play ends happily.

members in June, and as such, this is a year of rebuilding. However, the younger students have succeeded in filling the shoes of the graduating seniors. Coming out strong at far-away schools such as St. Paul’s, or even here at St. Sebastian’s, our team has proven time and time again to be one of the strongest in the league. Veterans such as Chris Riley and rookies such as Liam Duggan have given The cast, particulary Will, Maisy, and Eilis,

new life to the team. Mr. Nerbonne has provided

sang their numbers beautifully. “You’re the Top,”

much needed advice, as always, but the seniors have

sung by Will and Maisy, was especially well done.

also guided the younger kids. A perfect example of

The orchestra, presided over by Mr. Grohmann,

this occurred before the two of us went to debate at

skillfully played the challenging music of the play,

St. Paul’s, for Chris Riley gave us advice for over

and their talent really made the show. The chorus

an hour, which we later found extremely useful at

also sang their parts well, adding their voices in

the debate. The team has had a successful start to

songs such as “It’s Delovely” and “Blow Gabriel,

the year, and they plan to maintain their success for

Blow.”

the remainder of the year. 7

morning in October, a group selected from the

Fourth Soccer by Tyler Goldman

Fourth Soccer Team boarded the bus for the four-

In the successful 2012 season, the Saint

game tournament. After coming in second place last

Sebastian’s Fourth Soccer Team racked up eight

year, we were determined to come back to school

wins, four ties, and only two losses. In their first

with the first place trophy. We got off to a slow start

five games, both the seven and eighth grade teams

in our first game against the Fessenden School. This

displayed a surplus of talent, winning matches. The

was

following two games versus experienced teams

opportunities but no finishes throughout the game,

from Belmont Hill and Boston College High School

we ended with a 0-0 tie. Our second game against

resulted in ties. A cycle of a win followed by a loss

Nobles, our rival, was a real nail-biter. Despite

repeated itself until the final game of the season

some solid team play on both offense and defense,

when the team took on the evil empire once again.

we were down 2-0 when the first half came to a

Obviously the better team, the Arrows came out

close.

with the win, creating the perfect end to the perfect

strong, scoring two important goals to even the

season. Leading goal scorers included Parker Joyce

score. Although the game ended in another tie, we

frustrating.

After

many

scoring

In the second half the Arrows came out

were very satisfied with our play. Heading into our

celebrations fueled the team with excitement and

third game against Thayer, we were hoping for

energy. Mr. Dagdigian, assisted by Mr. Keefe,

victory. It was a back and forth game, with both

coached the team well and guided the squadron to

teams getting countless scoring opportunities, and

eight well-deserved wins. The Armenian Hammer

some great saves by both keepers. Thayer led 3-2

smashed all opponents in his way, and it was a

in the last minutes, our goals having been scored by

season to remember.

Michael Ragnoni and Luke Jones. With seconds left

Michael

Ragnoni.

Allen’s

bit

unreal

and

Will

a

in regulation, Seamus Noonan kicked a corner into the box and, out of nowhere, Will Allen headed the ball into the top right corner of the net for the tying goal. The Arrows remained undefeated as the Thayer team was stunned. Will was definitely the star of the game. As we stepped onto the field for our last game, we were determined to win. In a rather slow game with both teams tired, we finally The Derby Tournament by Stevie Karol

pulled out a win against Derby Academy with a score of 2-1. The Arrows played well as a team with

The annual 2012 Derby Soccer Tournament

great goalkeeping from Cole throughout the

held at Derby Academy in Hingham proved to be a

tournament. Our record at the end of the games was

tournament to remember. On a sunny Saturday

1-0-3, an undefeated tournament. Waiting for the 8

announcement of the trophy winners, we hoped the

crushed our opponents, recording twelve tackles for

judge would reward our basically flawless effort.

losses. Junior Laura was also an explosive presence

Unfortunately, he did not, and we were handed a

at defensive tackle, showing considerable promise

third place trophy. Although we were a bit

despite having little knowledge of the game. All in

disappointed, we were happy with our play. Our

all, Fourth Football enjoyed a successful season.

team would like to thank Mr. Dagdigian and Mr. Keefe’s amazing coaching. The Derby Tournament was a great bonding experience for our team, and everyone had a lot of fun.

Fifth Football by Henry DeMatteo and Patrick Ryan “The scoreboard is the biggest liar,” Mr. McCarthy told us. That statement rang true for the seventh grade football team. We were coached by

Fourth Football by Thomas Hovsepian and Brian Craven

Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Cornish, who gave up time

Fourth Football this year was a complete

for us. People might see 0-8 as a failure, but we see

success. Even though we didn’t win all our games,

it as success. Twenty-five students played football,

we strengthened our physical and mental abilities.

and only one had experience. He was injured for

We finished with a 2-3-1 season highlighted by our

most of the season. We improved throughout the

final game victory over Nobles in a massive

year, growing as a team. At first we were crushed

blizzard. It was hard to move the ball in the snow,

by Winchester, partly because we were not

but after four first quarter turnovers, Jimmy

experienced or ready. Then we practiced harder

McCabe put the team on his back and scored three

and came close in many games. As we learned how

touchdowns. Thanks to the awesome offensive line

to tackle correctly, our defense excelled.

led by Sammy Cullen, Will Roche, and Max Rocco,

games we held teams to one touchdown. Our team

the game ended with a smoldering 21-0 win. Our

motto was “10,” because everyone else had to do

six opponents this fall were Fessenden, Canton,

his job correctly in order to make that play. If

Dexter, Belmont Hill, Roxbury Latin, and Nobles.

someone missed a block or a tackle, we would lose

Our two wins were over Dexter and Nobles.

yards or give up yards. It made us have to depend

Throughout the season defensive lineman Cam Cain

on one another, pushing us to work harder. One of 9

Some

our greatest games was against Belmont Hill. We

surprising victory over Roxbury Latin. In our next

were pumped up for the game, and it showed

race, however, versus Belmont Hill, we lost in a

through our play. Tied at halftime, we trailed by

close match. From that point on we beat Roxbury

only a touchdown until the fourth quarter. We tried

Latin two more times. We also had a race versus

to tie the game, but they broke away with minutes

Park and Hillside in which we scored the top seven

remaining, and we could never come back.

runners, winning 15–50. One of the highlights of

Throughout the season, we learned lessons of life as

the year occurred in our final race against Belmont

well as football. Besides fundamentals, we learned

Hill. We were able to get revenge for our earlier

not to talk back to our coaches in any sport and to

loss and beat them by one point.

respect our opponents and referees. There was a big

During our many difficult practices, the

difference between our team at the beginning of the

team improved significantly. This was particularly

season and our team at the end of the season. This

evident in our mile time trials. We had two of these

football season was a great experience for everyone

timed miles throughout the season, and each runner

on the team.

improved a lot between the first and the second time trials. This year, the Jamboree Race at Roxbury Latin had ninety-seven runners from thirteen different schools across the league. We sent ten of our top runners, and each ran a great race. After the first mile of the 2.2 mile course, none of the St. Sebastian’s runners were in the top fifteen, and there were seven Belmont Hill runners before our

Cross Country 2012: The Dream Team by Kevin Moore and Marty White

first.

Over the last mile, however, each runner

caught several runners from other teams, and in the

The 2012 Cross Country season was a great

end, we won the race by a huge margin, scoring 39

success. The team consisted of 18 runners: Owen

to Fay’s 60 and Belmont Hill’s 78!

Finnegan ’16, Jimmy Ryan ’16, Jackson Mannix

finished second overall, followed by Ryan Colgan

’16, Erik Jones ’16, Kevin Moore ‘17, Marty White,

(fifth) and Paul Keady (eighth).

’18, Ryan Colgan ’16, Ben Fachetti ’16, Cole

(eleventh) and Jackson Mannix (thirteenth) finished

Aldrich ’16, John Kapples ’16, John Nilles ’16,

off our top five. Thanks to Coach Rest and Coach

David Korzeniowski ’16, Nathan Akukwe ’16,

Thomasy, the 2012 Fourth Cross Country Team was

Nicos Topulos ’16, John McManmon ’16, Paul

one of the best in history. Because the ninth grade

Keady ’16, Austin Huffman ’17, and Sonny Huang

runners will not be on the team next year, we will

’16. This year’s team was one of the best in history,

need more runners for our next year’s team, so we

finishing 26-1.

can be as successful as last year.

We started the season with a 10

Erik Jones

Kevin Moore

In the second AFC wild card game I have the

NHL Lockout by Thomas Hovsepian and Jake Milbury

Ravens defeating the Bengals 17-13.

The NHL just entered their third month of being locked, and this lockout is the fourth in

In the first NFC wild card game I have the Bears

twenty years. Both the NHL and the NHLPA (NHL

defeating the Giants 24-10.

Players Association) are at fault here. The owners

In the second NFC wild card game I have the

started the conflict, and

the

Packers defeating the Seahawks 17-10.

players

retaliated. First the

In the first AFC divisional game I have the Texans

owners

beating the Broncos 21-17.

and

their

lawyers wanted to

In the second AFC divisional game I have the

keep

Patriots defeating the Ravens 28-17.

a

percentage money

higher of

the

from

the

In the first NFC divisional game I have the Bears

competition, and they were giving the players

defeating the Falcons 21-10.

unequal and horrific offers. After the owners came

In the second NFC divisional game I have the

to their senses, they gave the players a reasonable

49’ers defeating the Packers 17-14.

deal- a 50/50 split. The offer was made public unlike other deals that were kept private between

In the AFC championship game I have the Patriots

the players and owners. The players quickly turned

defeating the Texans 24-14.

down the fantastic offer. This decision made the

In the NFC championship game I have the Bears

owners very angry. Since then, they have had two

defeating the 49’ers 17-10.

talks but have made no progress. Now a federal mediator is stepping in to help get this thing done.

In the Super Bowl I have the Patriots defeating the

Let’s hope we have hockey back soon.

Bears 24-14.

NFL Playoff Predictions by Patrick DuFour My 2013 NFL playoff predictions are as follows:

In the first AFC wild card game I have the Broncos defeating the Colts 21-10. 11

Johnson. After that excitement, the Nets went out

Starting a New Franchise is No Easy Thing by Peter Julien

and signed another superstar, Gerald Wallace. With

The Brooklyn Nets hit the NBA with a big

these two steals, as of November 29, the Nets sit

surprise during the off season this spring. The Nets

tied for first place in the Eastern Conference and

originally started in New York and were known as

tied for fourth in the league. So, after a long process

the New York Nets from 1968-1977. After that,

of hard work, the Nets have moved to Brooklyn and

they moved to New Jersey and stayed there for

are finally good again.

thirty-five years. But for the past five years, the franchise has just been going downhill rapidly. In 2009, after winning only twelve games, most fans had switched to either supporting other basketball teams or had just stopped watching basketball altogether. After one of their most disappointing years again, David Stern, the NBA Commissioner, knew that changes had to be made. He decided that the New Jerseys Nets were to move to Brooklyn in the 2012 off-season. Now, there were a lot of mixed emotions for the most part. Most people in New Jersey didn’t really care for the Nets, so they were fine with them moving. Others thought that this was

What a Finish! by Johnny Stankard and Reid Walsh

the end of the world for them. But it didn’t matter; they were moving. The first thing that had to be

There was a certain tension in the air on

done was to build an arena. The name of the arena

Monday, the final round of the Deutsche Bank

is the Barclays Center. After the arena was

Championship

completed, the team got a surprising phone call

nervousness about the leader board. There were

from one of New York’s hockey teams, the New

players like Ben Crane who were on the bubble,

York Islanders, who made a proposal to move to the

waiting intently to see if they had made the cut to

Barclays Center. After some consideration, the

advance on to the BMW Championship. Then there

Brooklyn Nets franchise along with the NBA and

was a different kind of nervousness.

NHL decided that this idea could work. So, starting

nervousness was the kind that filled Rory McElroy,

in the 2015-16 season, the Barclays Center will be

Louis Oosthuizen, and Tiger Woods.

home of the Brooklyn Nets and the New York

Oosthuizen had the lead going into the final round

Islanders. The final thing that they needed to do was

after a terrific eight under par the day before. Rory

to recruit new players. Their biggest pick-up so far

started off hot, cutting the lead in five holes. While

was acquiring Atlanta Hawks’ shooting star Joe

Oosthuizen was playing from behind the whole day, 12

Golf

Tournament.

There

was

This

Louis

he came back late in the round. Rory struggled to

won’t spoil the book, but it becomes pretty

make bogey. When they were finished with the

interesting. John Grisham is able to explain law

seventeenth hole, it was all square. On the

terms beautifully and to make you feel like Theo

eighteenth Louis’s approach strayed off to the right,

Boone-a kid who knows all about the court system

where he had a tough up and down. In the end Rory

from watching legal battles in person as opposed to

had an easy two- putt to win the whole

sports games on television. It is not only a book

championship. He made it.

immersed in the law, but it is also clear. Another author attempting to write a book about a similar topic

intended

for

children

and

people

inexperienced in the field of law might write it in a way that would make them extremely confused and think after finishing the last sentence, “Wait, what did I just read? However, John Grisham executes his writing perfectly, and the entire book is very coherent as well as fun to read. Seldom do you find a novel about such a complicated subject that sustains both of these wonderful qualities. As a whole, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is a good read, and I would recommend it to anyone who has even the slightest interest in criminal law. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Book Review by William Forman Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John

From the Dart Staff:

Grisham is a well-written novel taking place in present day Strattenburg. It

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is a murder mystery for young readers. Strattenburg is typically a nice place, especially

in

the

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nice

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