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WRITING AND RHETORIC//VIRTUAL TOUCHDOWN//THE NEW ADDICTION//TOM AT 25//COLLABORATIONS//EAT THIS, NOT THAT//HISTORY DEPARTMENT SHOWDOWN//ONE MAN’S TRASH//CASUAL VACANCY//RUST WITH THE BAND//LIFE OF KATIE//DAY IN THE LIFE//HIS LOS ANGELES
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THE WINDWARD BRIDGE is a publication run by students with fac-ulty advisors, LAURA CLARK and JAMES LUBIN. We cover school ACTIVITIES and EVENTS, student OPINIONS and entertainment RE-VIEWS. Printed by SUMI PRINTING on 80# matte paper.
3SPRING 2012
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Editor’s Letter
ROB VS. RYANPROFILE: CAMERON
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things to do on the internet
school lunches
kuhns gettin’ thriftyTRUE LIFE:Tom Gilder
NAHS fantasy sports
day in the life
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IDOLS 15what inspires you? 18
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I’m inspired by 1960’s makeup, Mos Def, bowties, Great Britain, and tulips. These may seem like disparate subjects, but in times of need, I try to draw inspiration from anywhere I can, and times of need have certainly been frequent this year. The transition out of Windward and into col-
This year has been an odd one for The Bridge as well. Six of our staff members are seniors, meaning that we’ll be leaving the magazine and Windward itself. Our advisor, Laura Clark, also moved on from Windward this past April after three school years of bettering our jour-nalism program and constantly inspiring our work on both the former newspaper and current magazine.
I hope that we move on having left some kind of mark on the Windward community. 4 hours a week, 40 weeks, and 3 years is a total of 480 hours. That’s a lot of time we’ve put in to The Bridge, and that it has put in to us. This magazine has been a forum for us to share what inspires us day-to-day within the Windward community; this issue is about the Windward community sharing its inspirations with us.
Seniors Jack Taylor, Skyler Johnson, Claire Benarroch, Gina Segall, Katie Donahoe, and Robbie Brussell
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Gina Segall
5SPRING 2012
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has announced that she will be publishing a new novel. After all of the hype last summer with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Potter fans have been searching for a way to vent their undy-ing love for the “Boy Who Lived,” but don’t expect the boy wizard to appear in this new book. Rowling’s novel will be called The Casual Vacancy, and will chronicle the ostensibly harmonious town of Pagford and the events surrounding the death of parish council member Barry Fairweather. According to her website, the new book will be “blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising.” Rowling has switched publishing companies to Little, Brown for her new book instead of Scholastic, which published the Harry Potter series and typically targets younger readers. Harry Potter fanatics around the world, and spe-
have been excited for this new release, but the brief synopsis has left some fans confused. The plot sum-mary “didn’t excite” Jocelyn Hansson ‘13 as much as she thought because of the “lack of magic,” but she accepts that it is “kind of hard to tell” with just a short description. However, Samantha Wapner ‘13 is “more excited for the new book” than she was before the release of the synopsis because she is interested to see how the suspense in the Potter series “plays out in the real world.” However, Samantha Nagler ‘13, although ex-cited, believes that “people need to recognize that [the book] will be very different from the Harry Pot-ter series,” because some of the fandom “might be disappointed.” Another Potter fan, Miranda Taylor ‘12, hopes that it’s as “easy to fall in love with the charac-ters as it was with the Harry Potter characters.” Groups around the world debate important mo-ments, deck themselves out in Hogwarts School uniforms, and reread the books, but some fans were worried that after the last installment, the fandom
would disintegrate. However, even though Rowling’s new novel will not be a sequel to Harry Potter, Wapner thinks that “this fandom has a way of sticking together no mat-ter what.” The Harry Potter series was a massive success, un-
critics and analysts have wondered what made Harry Pot-ter as big as it was, but the series would not be the same without the talent of its author. Hansson thinks that the series was somehow “some-thing many generations could enjoy.” Also, Nagler be-lieves that the Potter series has a “sense of realism” to which people anywhere can relate. “J.K. Rowling has a way of writing that makes me never want to put the book down,” Nagler added.
The Casual Vacancy...of Wizardry?By Alison Feinswog ‘13Buzz Editor
(AP Photo/Ric Francis)
Photo by Alison Feinswog ‘13
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In this issue, The Bridge decided to interview Ryan Staude and Rob Latimer, but with a twist--they had to predict how the other would answer the question.
IF YOU COULD BE ONE FEMALE CHARACTER FROM FILM/TELEVI-SION, WHO WOULD THEY BE?L: Uma Thurman from Kill Bill.S: Jenny from Forrest Gump.
THE OTHER?L: Cleopatra.
S: Rita Hayworth.
THE OTHER?L: Karen Allen from Raiders of the Lost Ark.S: Princess Leia.
IF YOU COULD BE WITH ONE WOMAN FROM HISTORY WHO WOULD IT BE?
S: Alice Roosevelt.young Elizabeth.
WHAT WOULD STAUDE DO WITH-OUT J.CREW?
S: God, I don’t know. What would I do?
L: Buy the second hand ward-robe from Mad Men.
WHAT WOULD ROB DO WITHOUT MICROFIBER?
L: I don’t know, buy other clothing or walk around na-ked.S: Whats the point in going on
That’s a quote.
IF YOU COULD BE ONE INANIMATE OBJECT, WHAT WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
Staude: One of Don Draper’s suits so I could be close to him.
Latimer: A sword, because it is a very personal way of kill-ing somebody.
IF THE OTHER COULD BE AN INAMINATE OBJECT, WHAT WOULD THEY BE AND WHY?
L: A fedora because then Don Draper could wear him.
S: A lightsaber because he likes Star Wars.
BEST QUALITY?L: My formidable beard.S: My keen fashion sense.THE OTHER’S?L: Ability to rant about things without sounding like a nega-tive curmudgeon.S: Incredibly intelligent.WORST QUALITY?
S: Everything else.L: Chronic lateness.
THE OTHER’S?
S: He doesn’t like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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7SPRING 2012
8 WINDWARD BRIDGE
Over two-thirds of the students at
Windward School, as well as many
members of the faculty and adminis-
tration, choose to eat lunch on cam-
pus. Of those, how many actually are
aware of what they are putting into
their bodies come lunchtime? For
many, convenience is often prioritized
over the nutritional value of the food
item: fat, calories, etc. Childhood obe-
sity is at an all-time high and has more
than tripled in the past thirty years, ac-
cording to the Center for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, and is receiving
more press than ever, especially with
help from important figures in gov-
ernment, including First Lady Michelle
Obama. Over the past few weeks, I’ve
gone undercover as an amateur food
critic and nutritionist, purchasing
l u n c h
at all locations around campus: the
Pavilion, Grab and Go, and Grill. I’ve
not only taste-tested multiple meals,
but have also researched the most nu-
tritious choices. If you’re a savvy lunch
buyer like I am who wants both qual-
ity taste and nutritional benefits, then
this reference is your go-to guide.
After waiting for what seems like a
lifetime in arguably the busiest lunch
location on campus, one can often
overindulge to satisfy hunger. Many
times, students have such big appe-
tites right when afternoon hits that,
when they are dismissed from class,
they often buy their ever-comforting
fix of orange chicken and macaroni
and cheese or a burrito filled to the
brim, accompanied by a side of tor-
tilla chips. Though these may appear
to be delicious menu items, they are
somewhat lacking when it comes
to nutritional benefits. Here are
a few new alternatives to
spruce up that repeti-
tive lunchtime
routine.
*The calorie
count for all
food items
c o u r t e s y
of loseit.com,
also available
for download as an
iPhone and iPod application.*
Asian Food:Order This:
Asian lettuce wraps
with chicken and teriyaki
tofu (CALORIES- 430)
Not That: Orange chicken, fried rice,
and lo mein (CALORIES- 1,360)
Pasta:Order This: Penne pasta
with marinara sauce and mixed
vegetables (CALORIES- 353)
Not That: Pasta with alfredo sauce
and cheese and garlic bread
(CALORIES- 690)
Specials:Order This: Blackened tilapia w/ pine-
apple salsa (CALORIES- 187)
Not That: Jambalaya and white rice
(CALORIES- 492)
Salad Bar:Order This: Lettuce, black beans,
carrots, artichokes, cu-
cumber, tomatoes,
and chicken tossed
in balsamic dress-
ing (CALORIES- 364)
Not That: Lettuce, chicken, croutons,
parmesan cheese, ranch
(CALORIES- 594)
CARROTCAKEBY Lizzy Isgar ‘14
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Mexican Food: Order This: Chicken fajita w/ salsa,
pico de gallo, and side
salad (CALORIES-
360)
Not That: Fiesta
quesadilla w/ sour cream, rice,
beans, and chips (CALORIES- 1,329)
Burgers:Order This: Chick-
en slider with let-
tuce, tomato, gua-
camole and side
salad (CALORIES- 401)
Not That: Bacon burger w/ melted
cheddar, caramelized onions, and su-
per sauce with fries (CALORIES- 1,298)
Specials: Order This: Brazilian chicken with
black beans and plantains (CALORIES-
409)
Not That: Falafel pita with tzatziki and
feta cheese and french fries (CALO-
RIES- 879)
Drink This: Honest Tea
(CALORIES- 84)
Not That: Snapple (CALO-
RIES- 250)
Drink This: Vita Coco Coco-
nut Water (CALORIES- 45)
Not That: Coca-Cola (CALO-
RIES- 140)
(CALORIES 84)
Not That: Snapple (CALO-
RIES- 250)
Drink This: Vita Coco Coco-
nut Water (CALORIES- 45)
Not That: Coca-Cola (CALO-
RIES- 140)
I conducted a survey among vari-
ous Windward freshmen and sopho-
mores to find out what the most
popular lunch option at school is. The
point of polling students was not only
to find out what they considered to
be the best tasting food items around
school, but also to see if there was a
correlation between the poll results
and nutritional benefits. The unusual
pairing of orange chicken and maca-
roni and cheese came in as the fan
favorite, which I noted numerous
ninth grade boys purchasing in the
Pavilion on a daily basis. The caloric
intake, however, hits quadruple digits,
coming out to 1,010 calories for these
two items alone. Oddly enough, sushi
from the Grab and Go and salad from
the Pavilion received no votes at all,
which are the two healthiest food op-
tions available.
Evidently, students and teachers
alike are sometimes confused when it
comes to nutrition and healthy eating.
Luckily, a school like Windward offers
great-tasting and fulfilling options for
purchase every day. Use this article to
your advantage and master the lunch-
time rush. I hope to see you standing
in the Grab and Go line choosing the
side salad with your
next meal instead of
french fries or try-
ing some fresh
fruit for dessert
instead of an ice
cream sandwich
from the Grab
and Go.
If you found the format
of this lunchtime refer-
ence guide helpful, you
might enjoy reading the
Eat This, Not That! series of
books. For further infor-
mation, visit the official
website at eatthisnoth-
tatbook.com.
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By Katie Donahoe ‘12 and Gina Segall ‘12
To some, Tom Gilder might just be a
friendly face on campus, but this man
has seen it all, from the construction of
several new buildings to the evolution
of veteran math teacher Ray Friend’s
mustache. The Bridge sat down with
Tom one quiet afternoon, Proust Ques-
tionnaire in hand, and tackled a variety
of subjects, including Shirley Windward,
building bicycles and fending off those
pesky grizzly bears. Yes, Tom has seen
quite a bit indeed.
TB: What is your current state of mind?
TG: Busy. I always feel like I’m doing six
or seven things at once and feeling bad
that there’s another four or five that I’m
not attending to. And yet, that’s what
makes this job interesting. There’s never
been a point in this job where I’ve felt
bored. I always feel like there’s some-
thing else to learn or do or some big
challenge.
TB: What is your favorite hobby?
TG: I love hiking and I love bicycling and
exploring. Discovering new things. And
to me, that could be with exercise or
traveling, going to a new city, exploring
a new culture.
TB: What historical figure do you most
identify with?
TG: The person that’s most amazing is
Teddy Roosevelt. I mean, talk about a
person who you read the stories [about]
and you think “this must be myth,” but
you realize he really did charge up San
Juan Hill. The safaris and the things he
did there. He just did things that are
larger than life.
TB: Which living person do you most ad-
mire?
TG: Shirley Windward. You think about
your life and aging, and here’s some-
one that’s always young. As long as I’ve
known her, she has an energy about her
that is just infectious. She’s always dis-
covering something new...She doesn’t
slow down for an instant. That energy is
something you have to aspire to...She’s
courageous, too.
TB: What is your most treasured posses-
sion?
TG: I have a bicycle that I built from
scratch in college. I bought each part
separately. It took forever to build this
bicycle. I went on a bike ride...from Cana-
da back to Los Angeles. It was ambitious
and foolish.
TB: What is your greatest extravagance?
TG: There are times in which I look at a
situation and say, “Here’s an opportunity
to travel or do something else fun.” I’ll
say, “Well, when am I going to get a
chance to do this again?” I tend
to say, “I think it’s time for
one last hurrah.”
TB: What is your favorite journey?
TG: It’s always the one I’m about to take.
TB: What is your greatest fear?
TG: I thought I was pretty brave when
it came to wild animals... but [my fam-
ily and I went] to Katmai National Park
[in Alaska] where the grizzly bears are.
You’re supposed ...to act like the biggest
grizzly bear and that’s really more of an
encounter than I really want. [Especially]
when you discover that the person lead-
ing the way has no weapons.
TB: Which words or phrases do you most
overuse?
TG: Great, fabulous, wonderful. I tend to
get excited about things.
TB: What do you consider your greatest
achievement?
TG: Well, at Windward it’s just always
building a stronger community and a
stronger school program to meet the
needs of our students. It’s a collective
effort. It’s not me, it’s us. Personally, I’m
really proud of my kids... To watch how
they’re evolving now. They’ve explored
so many different things.
TB: What is it you most dislike?
TG: Sometimes I get impatient at end-
less meetings.
TB: If you could choose what to come
back as, what would it be?
TG: I would come back as my kids! I
would love to have a Windward educa-
tion.
TB: What is your motto?
TG: Take advantage of [the] opportuni-
ties before you. Be flexible. Make sure
you’re taking full advantage of the mo-
ment.
11SPRING 2012
By Abby Kuhns ‘15
Staff Writer
Shopping at stores like Forever
21, H&M, and Target is popular at
Windward--after all, they often have
cheap prices, nice clothing, and con-
venient locations. But also popular
with Windward students is thrifting
and vintage shopping.
Maybe inspired by Fashion icons
like blogger Tavi Gevinson, students
buy clothing at thrift stores because
of the even lower prices and the
chance at some special one-of-a-
kind finds. “It can be fun to go and
find something cool instead of the
cheaply made mass-produced stuff
at Forever 21,” said Samantha Sch-
riger ‘15.
The benefits of thrift stores are
endless--they create a more unique
wardrobe, and they help the environ-
ment by not wasting energy to make
new clothes. Goodwill, for example,
has many locations throughout the
greater Los Angeles area. All it takes
is a thirst for adventure and a few
bucks to dig through the racks and
find something worthwhile. Another
plus? Donating and buying clothes
to thrift stores like Goodwill and Sal-
vation Army helps support charita-
ble causes and the community as a
whole.
For those of us who enjoy spending
the day in the great outdoors, try out
a few flea markets. Most are larger
than the average thrift store and all
are filled with tons of vendors selling
everything from jewelry and clothing
to home furnishings.
Many Windward students attend
the Melrose flea market (technically
“The Melrose Trading Post”), which
is open every Sunday, for vintage-
inspired pieces like high-waisted Levi
shorts or chic sundresses.
Also popular is the larger Pasadena
Rose Bowl Flea Market. Held every
first Sunday, the opportunites to find
those perfectly worn-in loafers or
awesome vintage sunglasses is even
greater!
“I love the flea market,” said Tyler
Inn ‘15. “I go to the Rose Bowl. It’s so
convenient and has low prices.”
Yet another popular alternative to
chain stores is consignment shop-
ping, where designer clothing is re-
sold. While thrift stores are usually
pretty inexpensive and flea markets
may vary (depending on the quality
of vendors), consignment stores can
be pricey as they consist of designer
clothing. Compared to their usual
prices though, shopping smart at
consignment stores can lead to some
great deals! I’ve seen boots from Bar-
neys New York for under $100. How-
ever, often it’s better to stick to the
lowest prices at various thrift stores
and flea markets.
But still, there are some students
who dislike shopping at thrift stores
altogther, preferring mass consumer
stores. “I don’t really shop at thrift
stores,” said Alia Becker ‘15. “I find
everything I need at other stores.” To
each his or her own!
RecomendationsThrift StoresGoodwill 524 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Salvation Army1401 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Flea MarketsPasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena, CA 91103
(Second Sunday)
Melrose Trading Post 7850 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(Every Sunday)
Consignment ShopsBuffalo Exchange 131 N. La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Crossroads Trading Co.8315 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Decades8214 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Vintage is the New Black
12 WINDWARD BRIDGE
ing drugs instead of going on Facebook, you would be
the quintessential substance abuser. While Facebook
addiction may not be as dangerous as an addiction
to a controlled substance, to say that there are no un-
derlying similarities between the two would be false.
Junior Rachel Silton is just one Windward student
suffering from Facebook addiction. Silton checks her
Facebook multiple times a day both on-the-go using
her cell phone’s Facebook mobile app and at home
on her computer. Silton admits to feeling “vulnerable”
and “almost naked” when she forgets her phone at
home and becomes temporarily disconnected from
Facebook. Before midterms and finals, she and fel-
low junior Ruby Frankel change each other’s Face-
book passwords in order to prevent procrastination
during exam week. Silton believes that by forcing
them to disconnect from Facebook, this system cre-
ates a less distracting and more efficient study envi-
ronment. Only after the last exam has been collect-
ed will they reveal the other’s temporary password.
Unfortunately, not all Windward students have the
will power seen in Silton and Frankel. One upper school
student, who prefers to remain nameless, has even
admitted to using Facebook during class. Especially in
lecture classes where student participation is minimal,
this Facebook addict occasionally uses his cell phone
Today we live in a world of mobile uploads, sta-
tus updates, and wall-posts. However, if you were to
mention any three of these terms ten years ago, you
would be looked at with blank stares and confusion.
Last year, Google’s DoubleClick data reported that
Facebook had reached its trillionth page view, mak-
ing it the world’s single-most visited online website.
Currently there are more than 880 million people
around the globe with Facebook accounts. Face-
book’s ubiquity makes it simple for users to stay con-
nected with that aunt from Maine or even that friend
studying abroad in Italy. People have become so de-
pendent on Facebook as a means of social interac-
tion that some psychologists like Dr. Michael Fenichel
argue that many Facebook users are suffering from
something called “Facebook Addiction Disorder.”
Although you may think that Dr. Fenichel is be-
ing facetious and that an addiction to a website can’t
possibly exist, take a moment to reflect. Do you visit
your Facebook account once or even multiple times
a day? Does procrastinating on Facebook prevent
you from starting your homework or studying? If you
answered ‘yes’ to both questions, you may be suffer-
ing from Facebook Addiction Disorder. You may still
be doubtful, but think about it this way: if these two
questions were asked about drinking alcohol or us-
By Lauren Yu ‘13
Health Editor
Photos courtesy of Microsoft Clip Art
12 WINDWARD BRIDGE
13SPRING 2012
under his desk to check for new notifications and
scroll through his Newsfeed. This student disconnects
from class, choosing to connect to Facebook instead.
However, Facebook can have a far worse conse-
quence than just draining students’ valuable time.
In some cases, Facebook may actually be causing
addicts to start feeling depressed. According to re-
searchers at the University of Massachusetts at Bos-
ton, addiction and depression often go hand in hand.
Facebook is a case in point. Poke wars and games like
Farmville make Facebook appear like a center for fun
social interaction, but often it is quite the opposite.
According to UCLA adolescent psychologist Dr.
Jaana Juvonen, Facebook “amplifies upward so-
cial comparisons,” causing “teenagers to feel worse
about themselves.” How does Facebook do this?
Many are familiar with the term ‘Facebook stalking,’
used to describe how Facebook users look through
their friend’s profiles. Facebook stalking is most of-
ten something joked about, but in more extreme
cases, Facebook addicts can fall into a daily habit
of stalking their friends’ walls and photos. These
addicts constantly read their friends’ status up-
dates about celebrity sightings and concerts and
see photos of them at parties or the beach. Unfor-
tunately, this makes them begin to believe that ev-
eryone else is living in a kind of utopia. These users
never see any pictures of their Facebook friends
studying, crying, or yelling, so they start to envy
the seemingly perfect virtual life of their friends.
Just like any other type of addict, a Facebook ad-
dict can easily lose touch with reality. Facebook us-
ers will sometimes lack the “balanced evaluation and
nuanced view” that Dr. Juvonen says always occurs
through face-to-face interaction. He or she may forget
that a Facebook profile only shows certain aspects of
a person’s life. When scrolling through a friend’s entire
life on Facebook’s new Timeline platform, you will not
find his or her trying times or events of sorrow; such
occasions are far too personal and private to share
with hundreds of other people. In order to regain
perspective, these addicts must remember that their
Facebook friends do not have perfect lives either,
no matter how much their profiles say otherwise.
Although Facebook will usually be nothing more
than a fun and harmless way to connect with
friends, be wary of becoming addicted. If you think
you are spending a little too much time on Face-
book, take precautions: swap passwords like Ra-
chel and Ruby during finals week, designate times
to which you will allow yourself to go onto Face-
book, or even disable your account altogether.
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14 WINDWARD BRIDGE
By Jack Taylor ‘12
Co-Creative Director
Calling the Internet a big place is an understatement.
It’s home to an unlimited amount of content spanning
almost every conceivable subject. Why is it then that
people can get bored surfing the Web? Or why is it that
people spend copious amounts of time on the ‘Net but
feel that it was a complete waste of time?
There are a select amount of high-quality sites on the
Internet that provide a place to constructively spend time
surfing the Web. These sites are informative, interesting,
fun, well-constructed and provide a valuable and unique
online experience. These are sites that utilize the Internet
the right way.
The TED organization (http://www.ted.com) streams
high-quality videos that focus on a wide array of topics,
all on the subject of technology, education or design
(TED!). Not only is the content extremely interesting and
informative, but it is also compelling to learn about how
people are working to make the world a better place.
An endless amount of time can be spent browsing TED’s
impressive video library.
Vimeo (http://vimeo.com), which streams high-defi-
nition user-uploaded videos, is YouTube’s better-quality,
more upscale sibling. Vimeo’s clean and simple interface
allows for easy navigation, which increases the user’s
desire to spend time on the site. On Vimeo’s homepage
there is a section called “Videos We Like.” This is where the
Vimeo staff posts the best of the site for people to view.
Users can either browse on their own, or they can check
out recommended videos.
Designspiration (http://designspiration.net) is an art
aggregation that is meant to inspire artists, regardless
of their specialties.The site is updated daily and contains
both fine art and commercial art by amateurs and profes-
sionals. It has a beautiful layout and an innovative navi-
gation system, which makes browsing interesting and
accessible.
Explore (http://explore.org) is a site that encourages
the interaction of people from all over the world through
the use of web cams. Explore has web cams in different
corners of the globe, and users are given an opportunity
to understand what life and nature are like thousands
of miles away. The site brings social awareness to issues
abroad and inspires people to become involved global
citizens.
Monocle Magazine’s website (http://www.monocle.
com) posts short video stories about design, culture,
politics and economics. It also has a free radio station that
plays music and news. It is also a great alternative to actu-
ally subscribing to the magazine because it is absolutely
free and updated daily.
Whether you’re an artist, film buff, humanitarian, sci-
entist or a designer, the Internet is a useful resource that
is more than just a mindless time-suck. These sites are
important and can make an impact on how you view the
world. They give you a compelling, inexhaustible hub of
multimedia that exemplifies the richness of the Web.
HIDDEN GEMS OF THE INTERNET
Photo Courtesy of TEDxSomervilleA guest speaker at a TEDx event. Videos of speeches like this are available at Ted.com
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16 WINDWARD BRIDGE
Vivienne is just this unstoppable force of crazy and loud creativity. She’s been around forever but is never predictable or stuck in the past. She’s modern but not trendy. You immediately recognize her work when you see it, and you always want more. And she met with the Queen of England without any panties on - I respect that.
Marilyn is inspirational because she followed her heart and her dream despite anyone’s doubts. She was not afraid to own all of her contradictions, and found strength in her vulnerability. And she took her work seriously without taking herself too seriously. I absolutely love that.
17SPRING 2012
Trevor Bayne inspires me because he lives and breathes racing. It was what he dreamed about as a kid, and when he grew up he accomplished his dream and won the Daytona 500. So admirable.
I think I love Molly Soda so much because she’s so fearless. Her appearance, her Tumblr, and her Twitter are really out there, and a lot of people criticize her for that. But to me, she’s this badass chick who eats Taco Bell 24/7, loves Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, and who isn’t afraid to share with the world just how totally hilarious and ridiculous her life is.
18 WINDWARD BRIDGE
WINDWARD SCHOOL?
“Shirley Windward.”
“My creative writing teacher Brendan Constantine inspires me a lot.”Ryan Manoogian ‘12
“Tyrone Powell.”
“Athletics.”
Windward students
“I come to work every day excited to see
what (they’re) going to bring to the
table next.”
“They have so much energy.”
“The indomitable spirit of the Windward
student to overcome adversity.”
“The creativity around the campus.”
WHAT INSPIRES
“Tennis.”
Jake Weston ‘13
Jasper Pakshong ‘12
“My sister, she’s cool.”
“Having such a tight-knit community between
students and faculty.”
“My dad.”
“Jack White.”
“Girls.”
“Bruce Springsteen.”
“Taylor Momsen.”
Tate Smith ‘15
“The sun. Every day it does its job
and heats the planet.”
“College.”“Everything I’ve ever read.”
“Problem solving.”
“When someone has a
real passion.”
“Penguins.”
“Not [having] shame and to be proud of what you’re
doing.”
“The ocean.”
“Sting. He’s got a real way of
class about him. He’s classy and
classic.”
“Walt Disney.”
“Country music.”
“Korea.”
“’The King’s Speech.’
It was pretty inspirational.”
Eric DeAngelis ‘13
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inspires Sarah Clark, who works in the Center for
Teaching and Learning where there are books to
live in
said Chase Pion ‘12, who likes to surf in
said Molly Branch, who is a counselor
who deals with
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Kyra Lunenfeld ‘12
Jack Benarroch ‘14
Ethan Block ‘17
Grant Klein ‘13
Science teacher
Becky Carter
Science teacher
Sabrina Erickson
Math teacher
Bill Josephs
Tae-Leon Butler ‘15
Said Performing Arts Department Chair Kiloh Fairchild,
who teaches film, a field pioneered by
Director of Upper School
Kevin Newman
Jenna Keehn ‘12Claudia Hellstrom ‘14
Upper School Dean of Students Pattie Nix
English Department Chair
David Stillman
Matthew Greenebaum ‘15
Lizzy Isgar ‘14
inspire
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Alex Ball ‘14
Jared Feldman ‘13
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The Ronettes
The Ronettes were a girl group
from the 60’s, consisting of Veronica
Bennett (Ronnie Spector), Estelle
Bennett, and Nedra Talley. The group
released their only album, “Present-
ing the Fabulous Ronnettes featuring
Veronica” in 1964. Although it was
their only album, it has songs like
“Be My Baby” that will always remain
true to the classic girl group sound
with background singing and catchy
(but not annoyingly so) choruses that
never seem to get old. “Walking In
the Rain” provides the same charac-
teristics and is a more sentimental
alternative to other tracks on the
album.
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground has been
an influence on many bands, and it’s
not as though there aren’t good justi-
fications for this. Their most popular is
their debut, “The Velvet Underground
and Nico,” featuring the band’s col-
laboration with the famed German
singer. Her strangely androgynous
voice and the cover art by Andy
Warhol are just two of the things that
set The Velvet Underground’s music
apart from so many other bands.
“Heroin” is a ballad as addictive as the
subject matter and “Pale Blue Eyes” is
timeless in its lyrics.
Nico from the Velvet Underground pictured with Andy Warhol.
While Mad Men might be bringing 60’s fashion back to the new millennium, music groups from the same era are influencing modern bands today, from indie to mainstreamBy Abigail Kuhns ‘15
Staff Writer
Influenced: With four albums
out, The Strokes don’t seem to
be an indie band anymore and
have won numerous awards for
their garage rock revival. Their
first album “Is This It” was given
rave reviews and was influenced
by The Velvet Underground in its
most obvious sense.
David Bowie released twenty
five studio albums and was
known for his alter-egos and
vibrant clothing style. His second
album, “Space Oddity” was one of
his most famous, with a reissue in
2009 and the release of one of his
best singles, the title of the album.
“Space Oddity” itself is unique,
something that can’t be heard
today, even when Bowie himself
has influenced so many artists.
It has a slow-burning quality but
that doesn’t mean it’s anything
bland or boring, and in fact, it’s
everything but. “Unwashed and
Somewhat Slightly Dazed” has
more obvious rock influences,
but still sticks to the originality of
Bowie’s act in general.
David Bowie
Ronnie Bennett, Estelle Bennett, and Nedra Talley performing in 1966.
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Musical Influences
Influenced: The Dum Dum Girls are
flying high lately, with their second
album, “Only In Dreams,” released
in September, a similarly catchy but
refreshing follow-up to their debut
full-length album “I Will Be.”
Influenced: Although Lady
Gaga is considered overrated
by many, there’s no denying her
success as a nonconformist in the
music industry, with three albums
out and fame to go along with
them. It’s no wonder that she’s
taken cues from other musicians
before her, such as David Bowie.
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By Emma Steiner ‘14News Editor
“Our goal as writing tu-tors: to make the people we work with better writers by facilitating changes in the way in which they view and produce writing,” reads The Bedford Guide by X.J. Ken-nedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy and Marcia F. Muth. This ideology was introduced to peer tutors as the mindset they should adopt to help students with their writing when the Windward Stu-dio for Writing and Rhetoric opens in the fall of 2012. The Studio came about as the result of an organization at Windward called Writing and Rhetoric Across the Cur-riculum. “WRAC really start-ed as a conversation among [former Co-Director of the Center for Teaching & Learn-ing] David Boxer, [History Teacher and Director of the Windward Studio for Writing and Rhetoric] Daniel Gutier-
rez, and myself about the teaching of writing,” said Di-rector of the Upper School, Peggy Procter. The Studio is “the most concrete thing” that has come from the establish-ment of Writing and Rheto-ric Across the Curriculum (WRAC), according to Guti-errez. It will be a place for students to go and collabo-rate with the peer tutors on their writing assignments. “The purpose of the writing center is to help students be better writers; not necessari-ly to help every student have a perfect piece of written work,” said Gutierrez. The in-tention is that students who are struggling with a writing assignment will be able to use the center as a tool to learn about the writing pro-cess and how to improve their writing skills. “It will help people to be tutored by
[students], because peers will have a better under-standing than...an outside tutor,” said Emma Lipstone ‘15. At the beginning of the WRAC initiative, “the main goal [was] to research best practices in the teaching and learning of writing and rhetoric,” said Procter and to “discuss...how we can be better teachers,” added Gutierrez. Now that WRAC has grown, its members are turning their focus to spreading the teaching of writing through-out the curriculum. There are two main reasons why writing should be incorpo-rated in classes other than English and History, accord-ing to Gutierrez. First, “the more students write and the greater the variety of the writing assignments they have to do, the better writers
they become.” Secondly, “having kids write helps them to learn the content.” Many students have no-ticed increased writing in their classes due to WRAC’s
-ticed more lab reports in chemistry,” said Claudia Helstrom ‘14. Even art class-es have added important writing projects. “In the-ater we are writing our own scenes based on the life of
essays about our reaction to plays and musicals,” said Amy Nadal ‘14. In order to give students some extra help with their writing, the Studio for Writ-ing and Rhetoric is opening here at Windward. A very important aspect of this new studio will be student collaboration. Tom Gilder, Head of School, emphasized the importance of the peer
All Photos courtesy of Windward Communications
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tutors, saying that student collaboration is really what drives the success of the stu-dio. Students had a chance to apply to be peer tutors in the winter and began 8th period training for their new roles in February. “It’s a lot about learning how to improve other people’s writing, but not just writing...also how to give advice on other is-sues,” said Alec Kupelian ‘13. Gutierrez, who played a crucial role in the selection of the peer tutors, said that peer tutors need to “un-derstand that writing is a process,” and be “good lis-teners [who] know how to ask the right kind of ques-tions which help the student
clarify his or her thoughts.” The 8th period class be-gan with exercises to helpidentify the types of writ-ers that each of the tutors are. The class discovered that the majority of the tu-tors were “structural” writ-ers, which means that they
the organization of their es-say very important in their writing process. Discussions were held on how being a structural writer could helpor hinder them as tutors of other students who may
useful. By the end of the class, the future tutors con-cluded that the most impor-tant part of their role was to
process that yields the best results, not to edit their paper or reach a perfect product. In the coming training sessions, Stephen Johnson,Director of Communica-tions; Lauren Plant, English teacher; and Gutierrez will teach the students “how to give feedback, how [to] help someone improve theirown paper and not do it for them, best practices...for brainstorming, [and] what makes a good thesis,” said Procter. Recently, the class held a video conferencing session with Stanford tu-
tors from Stanford Univer-sity’s Program for Writing and Rhetoric (PWR), who presented advice such as “ask [the students] ques-tions about their own work and the way they support their writing...that way they develop their own ideas about their paper and can expand upon [those] ideas,” said Kupelian ‘13. Windward has partnered with and been inspired by Stanford since the begin-ning of WRAC. “One of the
WRAC task force began was to go visit Stanford,” said
Gutierrez. Procter said that visiting Stanford was the “eye opening experience” that made WRAC’s members “really jazzed” about creat-ing the Writing Studio. The Windward Studio for Writing and Rhetoric clearly emu-lates Stanford’s Program for Writing and Rhetoric in its intentions and execution. “[PWR was] instrumental in exposing us to the kind of writing that happens in universities,” said Gutierrez, and it “opened up our eyes to the power of peer tutoring.” “We want to be aggres-sive in our start but we
know that it’s not going to be perfect,” Procter said, acknowledging that thecreation of the studio is still in progress. Future peer tutors have explored op-tions with advisors in an ef-fort to create the best cen-ter possible before next fall. Gutierrez eventually hopes to expand efforts to include oral and visual communi-cation as well. “No matter what physical shape the Studio takes, “at the end of the day, it is all about helping students commu-nicate their ideas better.”
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Name: Tony de los ReyesAge: 51Occupation: Artist/art history teacherHometown: Los AngelesNumber of Years in LA: All of them (except for grad school in San Francisco)Favorite Part of LA: The beaches in DecemberWhy LA is unique: One of the four great contemporary art cen-ters of the world (the others are Berlin, London, andNew York); people who want to create rather than accept their lives; the farmer's markets; access to a wide range of land-scapes (Big Sur to Joshua Tree)Five Reasons You Love This City: Family history in East LA, sailing to Catalina, seeing snow on the San Gabriel mountains, the Schindler House in West Hollywood, the American Cinema-theque's programming
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Art history teacher and artist Tony de los Reyes points out his favorite restaurants, galleries, architecture,
and escapes that make Los Angeles his favorite city.
RESTAURANTS
Just about anything on Abbot Kinney.
PLACES TO SHOP
The tunnel under the 4th Street bridge down-town that leads out to the LA river--wide enough to drive your car through. Go down
ribbon of blue/green/brown water framed by a gritty concrete post-industrial landscape, accompanied by the soundtrack of passing freight trains. Smell the diesel in the air, enjoy
realize that the metropolis has a tender soul.
A PLACE THAT WINDWARD STUDENTS DON’ T KNOW BUT SHOULD
The PCH drive from Santa Monica to Ventura, the Huntington Gar-dens, downtown architecture (The Edison building, Bradbury build-ing, Union Station, Disney Hall, and the DWP building are among the best).
DRIVES, PARKS, AND ARCHITECTURE
Cherry and Martin, ACE, Blum and Poe, the NortonSimon's room with its Zurburan, LACMA's Japanese Pavilion.
GALLERIES
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NAHS:the national artshonors society
We asked members of NAHS to partner up and create a series of mixed-medium collaborations.
HERE ARE THE RESULTS
24WINDWARD BRIDGE
Leah Nord
man ‘12 (Photo
)
by Laura Pfeff
er ‘12 (Studio)
Tess McCarthy ‘12 (Graphic Design)
by Deborah Krieger ‘12 (Studio)
“What-ever man”
“Album Cover”
25SPRING 2012
“DRU”
by Jack Taylor ‘12 (Graphic Design)Skyler Johnson ‘12 (Photo)Jasper Pakshong ‘12 (Studio)
by Zoe Cooper ‘12 (Studio)
Sophie Berenson ‘12 (Photo)
“Middle of Somewhere”
26WINDWARD BRIDGE
Aaron Klevin ‘14
Sports Editor
ESPN estimates that 30 million
people actively play fantasy sports
and nearly $4 billion is produced
annually through the sponsorship of
the activity. The definition of a fan-
tasy sport is: a game where partici-
pants act as owners to build a team
that competes against other fantasy
owners based on statistics generated
by real individual players or teams.
“I play almost every fantasy sport
there is,” said Aaron Farkas ‘14.“ I re-
ally enjoy all of them and they are a
great way to keep up with everything
going on in sports.”
The world of fantasy sports began
only 50 years ago at Harvard Uni-
versity. William Gamson, a Harvard
sociologist at the time, created the
first fantasy baseball league in 1960.
It was called the “Baseball Seminar”
in which league members would pick
players based on their statistics. The
scoring for the league was based on
a player’s batting average, total RBI’s
(“Runs Batted In”), a pitcher’s ERA
(“Earned Run Average”) and wins.
However, as opposed to modern fan-
tasy baseball leagues, teams did not
earn points until the major league
baseball season was over. Points
would be earned based on a player’s
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FANTASYfrenzy
27SPRING 2012
final standing in these specific cat-
egories.
When Gamson moved from Har-
vard to the University of Michigan,
he brought his fantasy baseball ideas
with him. At Michigan, many pro-
fessors were interested in this new
invention, including one named Bob
Sklar. Sklar later taught the game to
his student, Daniel Okrent.
Okrent is credited with inventing
the most common form of fantasy
baseball, Rotisserie, in 1980. The
name comes from the name of the
restaurant, “La Rotisserie Francaise,”
where Okrent and his friends drafted
their fantasy baseball teams. The
Rotisserie style of any fantasy sport
starts with a draft. Run like an auc-
tion, teams bid for the players that
they want to own within a set bud-
get, which is the same for each team.
The stats of every player are added
up throughout the season, and the
team with the most total points wins.
While fantasy baseball was being
created, in New York City the game
of fantasy football was also starting
up. In 1962 at the Milford Plaza Hotel,
Wilfred Winkenbach, a partner in the
Oakland Raiders franchise, along with
his friends and colleagues, devel-
oped the game that today is known
as fantasy football. Upon returning
to Oakland, Winkenbach created the
Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin
Prognosticators League (GOPPPL).
The GOPPPL was an eight-team
league consisting of administrative
affiliates in the AFL, sports journalists
and Raiders’ season ticket holders. In
the first-ever draft, 20 players were
picked by each team and the first
pick of the draft was George Blanda.
As opposed to modern fantasy foot-
ball league where players can win a
prize or trophy after the season has
ended, in the GOPPPL, teams were re-
warded money after every score. For
example, 50 cents was rewarded to a
team for a rushing score by a player
and $5 was earned for a defensive
touchdown.
By 1981, the fantasy world had
developed a strong following but
was never nationally advertised until
Okrent wrote an article about fantasy
baseball for the magazine Insider
Sports. The article, entitled “The Year
George Foster Wasn’t Worth $36,” pro-
vided background of the hobby and
rules. After the article was published,
guidebooks and other articles about
the game were written.
It was estimated by USA Today that
by 1988, 500,000 people were play-
ing fantasy sports.
In 1989, a game called Pigskin
Playoff was developed by Robert
Barbiere and Wendkos. This game
allowed readers of specific newspa-
pers to pick a team of NFL players
and earn points based on their stats.
Readers could also trade their players
on a weekly basis. By the end of the
year, nearly 100,000 people com-
peted in Pigskin Playoff. Newspapers
such as the LA Times and Chicago Sun-
Times endorsed the game.
The fantasy sports following had
been growing slowly, but surely.
This all changed in 1997 when the
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
created the first ever free and public
fantasy football website. CBS also
offered a fantasy baseball website
called Commissioner. Shortly after
the creation of these websites, almost
every other competing sports com-
pany integrated fantasy sports onto
their website.
To this day, there are fantasy
games for nearly every sport known
to Man. The games range from fan-
tasy basketball to fantasy cricket to
fantasy surfing. But, the most popular
fantasy sport in the 21st century is of
course fantasy football. Fantasy foot-
ball is the NFL’s main marketing tool.
There is even a hit TV series about a
fantasy football league, called “The
League” which is on FX.
The majority of the male students
at Windward play at least one fantasy
sport. Most people enjoy playing fan-
tasy football. There is even a league
online called the “Windward fantasy
football” league which a few 10th
grade students belong to.
“Fantasy football is my favorite
[fantasy sport] because it gets so
competitive and all of my close
friends play it,” said sophomore Jason
Lurie.
It will be amazing to see how the
world of fantasy sports continues to
grow.
(AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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Emma Rust ‘13
Managing Editor
We’ve all heard them play at
Monday Morning Meeting, for parent
open houses, on Founder’s Day and
many more events. But how well do
we actually know Windward’s Ad-
vanced Jazz Ensemble? What makes
this small collective class of students
stand out from everyone else?
To start, the Advanced Jazz Ensem-
ble is composed of an small group of
talented musicians that are not only
experts in their craft but also share a
love of music. Despite the name, this
group is not limited to jazz but plays
tunes of all genres. What makes the
Advanced Jazz Ensemble stand out
against other music classes is their
high energy and their high perfor-
mance level. “The basic requirement
[for members of the Advanced Jazz
Ensemble] is to be strong as a player
and to be able to perform at a high
level,” said Bruce Eskovitz, music
teacher. Overall, it does not matter
whether the song is easy or hard, just
as long as it's performed at a near
professional level. These students,
aside from playing intense music, are
experienced and comfortable in front
of a crowd and thus are some of the
best music performers at Windward.
What makes these guys so advanced?
Within the class, the students work
on ear training, drilling of melodic
phrases, and other exercises that
improve technique, in addition to
learning music theory. Overall, what
makes the Advanced Jazz Ensemble
stand out is their ability to execute
any song with energy and passion.
“The simplest tunes in the hands of
the Advanced Jazz Ensemble really
comes alive,” added Eskovitz.
These next guys make up a large
instrumental orchestra whose large,
recognizably brassy sound can be
heard all the way across campus.
They are none other than the Wind-
ward Jazz Ensemble.
The Jazz Ensemble is full of skilled
musicians and prides itself on work-
ing as a coherent and skilled or-
chestra. The ensemble is structured
after 1940’s instrumentation, which
consists of 5 saxophones, 4 trum-
pets, 2-5 trombones, and piano, bass,
drums and guitar. This ensemble,
unlike Advanced Jazz has a loud
brassy sound that is much bigger and
louder. They capture the attention
of anyone listening and fill any room
with their bold jazzy style. This group
plays a variety of music, ranging
from jazz to rock and roll, to funk, to
pop like Michael Jackson and San-
tana. Overall this orchestra works on
developing the ensemble as a whole
to get one unified, strong, developed,
and complex sound from many musi-
cians. “The Jazz Ensemble works on
developing the ensemble as a whole,”
said Eskovitz. This group’s primary
goal is to merge all the instruments
to get that bold recognizable brassy
sound that the Jazz Ensemble is
known for.
Unlike the other Orchestras on
campus, the Chamber Ensemble is
quite different in that these students
don’t blast the campus, but rather,
play a very refined smooth classical
sound with broad appeal.
The Chamber Ensemble is a small
group of highly gifted instrumental-
ists comprised of string, piano, and
woodwind players that combine their
Advanced Jazz at Windward’s Fall Coffeehouse
Photo by Hayden Rosenthal ‘14
29SPRING 201229SPRING 2012
Jazz Ensemble at 2011 Spring Concert, photos courtesy of Windward School
Advanced Jazz’s David Turk ‘13 and Adam Lefkowitz ‘14 at Windward’s Fall Coffeehouse
Advanced Jazz at Fallcoming 2011
Photo courtesy of Windward School
Chamber Ensemble at
2011 Spring Concert
skills to produce a highly refined
classical sound. Like in the other two
instrumental groups, “the students
have to be somewhat professional
at their instrument,” said Lisa Wein-
stein, Violin Teacher and Production
Assistant. The music this group plays
consists primarily of classical music
but they like to mix it up with some
pop on occasion. In order to reach
their full potential, the class practices
breathing and movement exercises in
addition to theory. In general, one of
the challenges about this class is the
lack of a percussion section. “Playing
in a band without a rhythm section,
everyone has to be a little part of the
rhythm section,” added Weinstein.
Because of the lack of percussion,
“playing together as a unit is crucial.”
This forces the Chamber Ensemble to
to move and react as a single orches-
tra rather than a divided sectional
orchestra and gives them a sense of
unity.
Overall, there are several strong
music programs at Windward that
pride themselves in being able to
play at a professional level, and
thoroughly enjoy themselves while
playing.
Mya Caruso and Bruce Eskovitz
30WINDWARD BRIDGE
Life of KatieYou might calL it lazy, I calL it Tuesday
By Katie Donahoe ‘12
Online Editor
Where to begin? Well folks, I’ve got
nothing. I mean it, nothing. Nada. My
life these days is rather quiet (some
might say mundane, but I think that’s
pretty judgemental).
Towards the end of December, I was
accepted to Barnard College and a great
deal of academic pressure was lifted.
I’ve been a dedicated and hard-working
student throughout high school, for my
own benefit and intellectual well-being
of course, but also to earn good grades
to get into a good school. When it’s 1 AM
and you still can’t label a diagram of the
human heart from memory, being ac-
cepted to college is a major motivator.
Soon after my acceptance, my work-
load was dramatically lessened. First
semester, I took Charlie Holmes’ famous
senior seminar on The Brothers Karamo-
zov. The book itself is nearly 800 pages,
so needless to say, while it was one of
the most rewarding classes I ever expect
to take, it was quite a bit of work. A lot
of work, actually. And when it was over,
I found myself with some school work,
yes, but considerably less.
Still, I knew mid-terms were coming
up and, being a rule-abiding kind of girl,
I worked hard and studied for the ex-
ams. It was what I knew. I felt comfort-
able knowing that I had things expected
of me, a checklist to complete.
And then, just as quickly as it had
started four years ago, it was over. Mid-
terms, done. My work, gone. My check-
list, checked. What was I to do?
There were very few tests for which
to study. Homework was practically
non-existent, and the little work I
did have, like writing this article,
seemed easily put off. “Is
anything out there?,” I
called out.
I then discovered this thing, some-
thing I’d always thought belonged only
to weekends and summers: the after-
noon. It turns out there’s this whole
space of time between getting
out of school and sitting d o w n
to dinner that I‘d some- h o w
overlooked for years. T h e
sun is shining, the birds are o u t
and I have about five hours t o
do whatever I please!
Is this how retirement feels?
Do old people also find this
a magical time of the day, one
usually covered by the sounds of
fax machines and Margie from ac-
counting? Do they feel this sense of
joy? This complete and utter satisfac-
tion with the world?
Now, I come home and lounge.
Lounge! I’d always seen it in movies:
some sultry silk-clad 30-something,
laying on the couch or outdoor chaise,
perhaps with a cigarette and a martini
close at hand. My lounging, though in
more of the sweatpants-and-a-pony-tail
vein, is equally as relaxing, if not
slightly less sexy.
I watch movies and
TV, read books, knit.
(I’ve made one and
a half scarves.) I
even nap now.
A nice cat nap
after a dip in
the pool? I
think so! If
I get out
especially
early, I go
to lunch
with friends,
I explore the
city. Is it odd
that I’ve lived
here my whole
life and there’s
still so much I haven’t seen? And forget
traffic! I’m heading home at half past
noon!
A year ago, I was beyond stressed
over SATs and AP tests and finals and im-
pending college applications. Between
school and dinner, I didn’t lounge, I
didn’t relax! I worked. I met with tutors.
I planned. I organized. Every moment
was utilized and accounted for. Now,
I can’t even imagine! What would I do
without my bi-weekly stroll?!
And then, it hit. Life of Katie. I’d been
so busy lounging, I hadn’t had time to do
anything of interest to the uninvolved
spectator. My fans depend on whimsical
stories of my free time. They long for
exciting Katie-centric adventures (or
misadventures as it were)! So, read-
ers, I apologize. I know this wasn’t
what you were expecting. But
quite frankly, right now, after
four years of hard work, I
wouldn’t trade my
afternoons for any-
thing.
31SPRING 2012
Two weekends. 149 bands. 113 F high, 52 F low. Coach-
year was no different. Windward seniors documented
crowd surfers, tears, Max Mendelsohn, Girls, Justice, and exhausting mornings.
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