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Chris Gardnershares struggles

and success with WTHSBy Kayla Field

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An intense applauseerupted from thecrowd of Worcester

echnical High School stu-dents and faculty as well asseveral officials in Worcesteras the man who had over-come so much adversity in hislife walked on to the stage atHanover Teater for the Per-forming Arts. Chris Gardner,author of Te Pursuit of Hap- pyness, moved the audiencethrough sorrow and laughteras he told his story of successafter overcoming homeless-

ness as a single father. Gard-ner stressed that the phrase“you are your environment”isn’t necessarily true; that “youcan choose your own way,”and that you can take your lifein any direction you want.


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Gardner also stressed the fact thateven though he didn’t have a home atthe time, he was the sole parent andprovider for his toddler son, break-ing the cycle of men not “being there”for their children. Te crowd listenedintensely to Gardner’s advice, as he

explained that while “life happens,”each of us can choose our own wayand that we are in charge of our owndestiny. Gardner urged that “whatever

you’re going to be in life, be the masterof it,” inspiring the crowd to do theirbest just before MCAS season. Gard-ner spoke with humor, joking with theaudience, all the while giving the stu-dents and faculty personal anecdotesand general inspiration to do their bestat whatever they do.

Gardner related thought-pro-

voking statistics about the homelessproblem in America that debunk themyth that homeless people do not

work. He shared, “12% of the home-less have jobs, and in some cities it ’sas high as 30%.” Gardner also en-lightened the audience by stating thateven working families can be homelessand in some cases, are. He explainedthat there are homeless people whohad a pretty good life, graduated highschool and even went on to college. In

some cases, a random accumulation ofsmall incidents just piled up—along

with the bills. Tey fell behind andlost their homes; and many of the newhomeless are those he calls the “white-collar” class. Gardner, who had beenhomeless for an entire year, stressed to

the audience to look at those withouthomes, and see their suffering. “Whatabout the people who lost everything?”Gardner questions. It’s an issue thatmay be all of us can consider in a newlight.

Chris Gardner, who went on tobecome CEO of his own stockbroker-age firm, Gardner Rich & Co., servedas a very effective motivational speakerto us before MCAS. He is a livinglesson that you can take your fate into

your own hands; you can be all you

can be; you might have to work harderthan you ever imagined to get what

you want—and it’s worth it.Gardner, like the past three

authors and professionals who spoketo the school—Dr. Ben Carson, ErinGruwell and Liz Murray—inspiredthe students and faculty of Worcester

echnical High School to be the bestthey can be, and become “the master”of what they want to do. Te future isin your hands, so take advantage of it.


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by Marvin Nunez

hen Chris Gardner spoke to WHS at the Hanover Te-ater last month, everybodylistened. Here are some ideas

that spoke loudest to me“I was going to be world-class at

something.” Tis creates a huge impact on me. He

is saying to not just be good at baseball, soc-cer, singing, writing, etc., but to be world-class at it. Whatever you do that makes you

who you are, be world-class at it, not just“good”. Tis quote makes me want to bethe best at everything I do, it also teachesme not to settle for one thing, but to takeeverything to the next level, and to do whathas never been done before.

“‘If you live in this part of the neigh-borhood, this is what you’re going to be.’

Gardner disagreed with a common dismis-sive phrase.”

Tis reflects on my life. Before Imoved to Worcester, I came from a city

where dreaming big was not somethingeveryone aimed for. People were willingto settle for less than they were capable ofachieving. You would end up working here,

raising a family there, all because where you live and how you live. I did not settlefor this, nor did Chris Gardner. He aimedbig and kept pushing for what he wanted,and so am I. I will keep on pushing until Iachieve my hopes and dreams.

“I had one of those old-fashion moth-ers who told me I can become anyone oranything I wanted to be.”

Tis reminds me of my own mother.My mom taught me not let anyone limitmy future, and that I can achieve any dreamI had. She helped me hold hope with atight grip and never let go. My mom never

gave up on me, so I will never give up onher or myself.

“You told me I couldn’t do it, buguess what? I start in two weeks.”

Tis really hit me hard. Chris Gard-ner beat the odds, and everyone who kepttelling him “you can’t” was silenced. He isomeone I can call a hero or an inspiration

I have been in the same situations whereI was told I couldn’t do something, but Ilook that person in the eye and say “Watchme.” So far, I have proved the doubters

wrong, and I will continue for as long aI live. As for everyone else in this worldno one should be limit to his or her futurebecause of what others think or believe. I

you want something bad enough, and if youput all your heart and soul into whatever iis, it will come to you. My memory of ChrisGardner at the Hanover will continue en-courage me; he is the extra push I need tokeep going. I will keep moving forward.

Quotation Reflections

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an you imagine your life if youbecame a millionaire? Not bybeing born to wealth, and notby winning the lottery, but by

your own hard work? Someof us may, but few of us will ever reachthat tax bracket. Now, how about becom-ing a multi-millionaire? Te odds stackedagainst this happening are really high. Nowimagine you are homeless, with a two yearold son, then becoming a multi-millionaire.

Te odds that appear nearly impos-sible apparently aren’t. Chris Gardner,businessman, philanthropist and author,beat the odds. He is now a multi-million-aire who shares his inspirational story withbusiness and community leaders all over the

world. On Tursday, March 15th, Worces-ter echnical High School students, staff and guests filled the mezzanine and muchof the balcony at the Hanover Teater indowntown Worcester. After hearing ChrisGardner’s encouraging and motivational

presentation, the audience rose for a stand-ing ovation in collective appreciation.I was one of the lucky people to ac-

tually sit down with Chris Gardner andtalk with him, in the Green Room of theHanover Teater after the program. I hadsome questions and he was more than hap-py to answer.

First, I asked: Your role models rangefrom your mother, to Martin Luther King,Miles Davis, Bob Bridges, and the man

with the red Ferrari. What are the qualitiesof a person worthy of role model status in2012?

I had expected some typical and ordi-nary response; instead I heard this:Chris Gardner: “Role models are

over played. Become a mentor, they are likea part of your family and mentors are criti-cal.”

He clarified his response saying thathe doesn’t think a person needs someoneto copy. Rather, a person needs to decideupon and follow his or her own plan of ac-tion. Tere will be times when a person mayneed to turn to someone for help or advicealong the way—that person is a mentor.

I was amazed, because he couldn’t

have said the truth any better. And too of-ten, role models today wind up being torndown because of some scandalous thingpublicized in the tabloids.

Next I asked him, “You have accom-plished and contributed so much to somany. What is one thing you would still

like to do for yourself? What is on yourbucket list?”CG: “Well… first, I don’t want to die.”

Tis made everyone in the roomgiggle. He told me that he doesn’t have abucket list. During the program Gardnerreferenced the words of Maya Angelouthat people may forget what a person did,but they will never forget how that personmade them feel. He said that practicingrandom acts of kindness are what we canall do. Gardner said that he is “so blessed”that he doesn’t need a bucket list at thispoint. And really, he has accomplished his

one goal in life: happiness. For many peo-ple, a bucket list is an inventory of thingsthat we really want to do to make us happybefore we die. Gardner has already foundhis happiness.

Finally I asked him, “You have seenthe violence and problems of the world

What advice do you have for the next president of the United States?”CG: “Get a real job. I am a disap-

pointed Democrat. We have had peoplelike Steve Jobs [Apple computer designerinventor and entrepreneur, 1955-2011]

who were geniuses, and then I look at thepeople who are running [for political of-fices] and say, ‘Is this the best we’ve got?’ Ihave to bite my tongue on this one.”

And again he is kind of right, we havesome of the smartest people in the worldliving in this country, but some days, itseems as if none of them is running it.

Motels to Mansions:

Chris Gardner comes to echBy John Licoski

interview

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n the story of Te Pursuit ofHappyness by Chris Gard-ner, Mr. Gardner explainsthe tightrope between ado-

lescence and maturity relatingto the “tools” an individual can obtain tosuccessfully move toward one’s goals. Hereis an excerpt from the book, describingthe day Mr. Gardner decided to become astockbroker after talking with a man who

was looking for a place to park his car. Not

just any car though. And what Mr. Gard-ner really wanted to know was what kind of job pays enough to allow a person to ownsuch a vehicle.

‘Hey, man,’ I say, approaching the Fer-rari and waving at him as I point out wheremy car is parked, nodding to let him know that I’m coming out. Am I seduced by the Ferrariitself? Yes. I am a red-blooded American male.But it’s more than that. In that instant, thecar symbolizes all that I lacked while growingup – freedom, escape, options. ‘ You can havemy spot,’ I offer, ‘but I gotta ask you a coupleof questions.’

He gets that I’m offering a trade here--my parking place for his information. In mytwenty-seven years of life so far, I have learneda little already about the power of informationand about the kind of currency that informa-tion can become. Now I see an opportunity to get some inside information, I think, and so Idraw out my trusty sword-- a compulsion forquestion-asking that has been in my survivalkit since childhood.

I believe that we all can relate to thisstrategy, as humans we use all kinds’ ofmethods in our daily lives to survive in the

reality of the world. Whether our strengthsare Respect, Humor, Kindness, Respon-sibility, Courage, or Curiosity, we all havediverse tools in our “Survival Kit”.

Chris Gardner went on to explain alittle about the “rusty-Sword,” a mecha-nism within his kit. For Mr. Gardner, ago-to trusty-sword is the ability to askquestions to attain knowledge. Receivinginformation gives one the opportunity tolearn something new each day. Mr. Gard-ner claims to have been invested in thisprocess since his childhood.

I definitely believe the one tool thatremains constant in my survival kit is“Honesty.” Troughout my childhood andadolescence I am resolved in my conclusionregarding the high status and value of hon-esty. Being honest builds one of the mostimportant qualities that two people shouldhold in any kind of relationship: trust. ruetrust between people is hard to earn and

very easy to lose! Honesty certainly doesplay a major role in my survival kit. It helpme to be clear; to grow towards my goalsand to move in the positive career direction

I have set for myself. Te action of carrying out my life

with honesty has gained me trust from myparents, friends, and teachers. People knowthat I am honest about what I do, and thatI will do what I say. Te trust I build withhonesty will give me many opportunities inlife. My trusty sword of honesty allows meto demonstrate to others that I am a personof my word, and gives me further chancesin life to prove what more I am capable of.

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n Tursday, March 15, 2012, we, the students of Worcester echnical High School at-tended the Hanover Teatre

for the Performing Arts to see apresentation from none other than ChrisGardner, author of Te Pursuit of Happyness .In his presentation, Mr. Gardner said manythings that may, or may not, have stood outto students.

I know there were multiple topics thatreally struck me. One was Mr. Gardner’sconstant concern for his son. Explaining

the time he was in jail briefly for parkingtickets, he stressed the most important is-sue for him was this question: “Does he[his son] know that I haven’t left him, likemy father left me?” It seemed that no mat-ter what happened to Mr. Gardner, he al-

ways went back to thinking about his son,making sure his son was safe, and alright.He even said that some days, he wouldn’teat, so that his son could. I started to won-der how many children in the world cangladly look at a parent and say, “My fathercares so much about me, that he wouldn’teat if it meant that I would be able to,” or

“My mother would starve so I would beable to stay safe.”

We all know that too many childrencannot say this with certainty, and thismade me realize something about myself,and my family. We’ve never had very muchmoney, except one lucky win on a lotteryticket my father bought. We’ve never livedin a big, fancy house, and we’ve never beenable to lead anything close to a life of lux-ury. My father has had to work hard foreverything our family has.

When I thought about Chris Gard-ner’s struggles to ensure his son was alright

and healthy, I realized the depth of my fam-ily’s care for me, and for each other. Tey’vealways told me that they would that they

would do anything in their power to makesure I was safe, even if it meant they weren’tsafe. I realized that I am among too fewpeople who have parents who truly careabout them.

Many children have mothers and fa-thers who hire nannies and babysitters, butthey never even sit down to talk to theirchildren. Tey think work and money aremore important than their own flesh andblood. For Chris Gardner, though, this

wasn’t the case. Yes, he had to make a liv-

ing, but ambition would never be greaterthan his commitment to his son.One of the things I have taken out of

the presentation a few weeks ago, is that nomatter what goes on, I’m never going tolet the lack of, or the desire for, money ormaterial possessions let my heart stray fromloving and caring about the well-being ofmy family and loved ones. Having virtuallynothing didn’t change that for Mr. Gardner,and I’ll never let it change for me.

I will remember Chris Gardner’s ab-solute concern for his child and his child’s

well-being, and I will never forget what he

said about life. He began describing howpeople stray off of their life paths; and loseeverything they have worked to accomplish.

We don’t know what will hit us so hard thatit may knock us down. He said, “For me,

was it alcohol? No. Was it drugs? No. It was something just as lethal. It was life.”Now, what might this mean? Well, for me,it means this: Tere are challenges in this

world that pose deadly threats to people. Alcohol and drugs are often what

people blame when they see things go very wrong for another person. Tey will lookat a homeless person, and say things like,

“Don’t pay attention to that person. He’s just a homeless drug addict.” Good peoplesometimes let a horrible thing consumetheir lives, and they don’t care what they do,or whom they hurt. Tey become reckless,and if they don’t reverse their ways, they canlose their family, their job, and their home,and be out on the streets in the blink of aneye. What people don’t realize is that lifeevents can pose the same threat. Just lifeitself.

Sometimes, things in a person’s lifeget really good, and they feel on top of the

world, as if nothing can ever destroy them.

But then they might do something out ofcharacter; they let things get to their head,and things come crashing down. Tey endup stuck in the same place as a person whobecame addicted to drugs, who lives thestreet because there is no place to take themin; they have to scrounge for money.

What Chris Gardner said about lifebeing just as lethal as alcohol and drugs issomething I will never forget. It›s some-thing that anyone who ever hears that quoteshould remember, because life does happento everyone. Unlike some people whoselives crash down around them, Chris Gard-

ner didn’t let his life stay shattered in piece

at his feet. He slowly built his and his son’lives back up by following his dream of becoming a stock broker. Chris’s story showthat dreams can come true, if you don’t quion them, no matter what others say.

o be honest, I didn’t think I was go-ing to gain any real insight from this pre-sentation. What I mean is that I knew

was going to find a lot of what Chris Gardner said to be interesting. I didn’t think

what he said would strike a chord so deeplyin my heart, and give me inspiration to fol-low the dreams that seem so far away, andthat other people try to put down. I know

better now.

Personal Reflection

What doeshappinessmean to you? By Jasmine Dyer

Ariana Mongau, 9th Vet Assist – Hap-piness is being surrounded by people

who love you.

yrone Hicks, 9th elecom – Happi-ness is being happy.

Calsy Rice, 9th Auto ech – Happi-ness is being really excited and hyper.

yshawn Matthews, 9th elecom –Iam just happy.

Cherilyn McManus, 9th Hotel – Hap-

piness is being with your family.

Chris Hernandez, 12th Culinary –Happiness is finding something that

you love.

Mr. Clark, Science - Happiness is thefreedom of doing what you like to do.

Ms. Stowe, Spec. Ed. - Te state ofbeing emotionally satisfied and havingthe freedom, health and opportunity todo great things for others.


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A is for Adaptation

Thrown onto the street Without a home or a dollar to his name

An avalanche of responsibility Sleeping and eating where, when he can

Stark white clouds blocking views Traversing the hills of success

An uphill battle againstthe mountains of poverty

—Mason Dumais A is for Anxiety

Caring for his two-year-old son

Standing out at work to get the one Paid job and balancing His checkbook in daily ight

Chris’s anxiety followed him

Like a hungry python—its eyes On a quick small mouse

—Paula MachadoB is for Big

Green, the new smell, the pockets big

Wishing and dreaming to have the whole Rainforest. Green, ocean-swiftas a penguin chasing the big sh

And just as determined

Mo money, mo probemssaid Biggie Smalls Money was all

He needed to survive —Deidrianna Agbanyo

C is for Clever

His cleverness was just like a grizzly bear The way he faked refunds at the hotel

machines. Just as a bear would fakehis clumsiness. He comes at you fast

making his own advantages —Aliana Bez

C is for Compassion

He loved his son and was dedicated to staying with him always. He gave

up food and necessary items for his sonto survive. The father penguin cares for and

holds its baby warm, until it can grow on its own. Love, dedication, compassion

—Deven urner D is for Determination

The colorless ofce lled with rich men

He didn’t t in with anyone, but hid it well

Through ups and the downs, beds of green grass

He needed this job, he found a way

—aylor King

F is for Father

The dark memory of Chris’s stepfatherAlways played like a scratched CDAnd Chris wanted just happiness

For his son with his father— himself Each grey challenging day

—Laura Arce

F is for Fighter

He who is a ghter

He who is Chris Gardner

A person who keeps going at an objective

He’s an eagle After its prey repeatedly until The prey is captured

—Danny Le G is for Generous

Food, shelter, living, surviving

Five dollars from random girls at work Reverend sort of judged at rst

Then offered his eagle wing for support A man, a baby with no home to call

Their own. Food, shelter, living, surviving Support from generous hands

—Deidrianna Agbanyo

H is for Homelessness

Like a tornado-tsunami tag team It destroys everything in its path

Gardner was left with what was left behind A nice hot steaming park of homelessness

—Kritzia Almeyda

I is for Independence

When despair was blizzard-strong He was left alone with responsibility

Grey shadows of stress, a baby crying Hit him like a shark bite

He watched for the light after the storm His independence shone through

—Rachel Bahnan

L is for Late

Being late is like the Ark Though it has lots of space

If you are late you are left For the ood waters to drown you

In the cold outside of despair

Trapped in the homeless andHopeless gutters of the world

L is for Life

Gold desert sand is life, stilland hot by day and by night—cold. Then trouble comes from

scavenger-like birds who awaitthe chance of me giving up

this game called life.—Davontay Jacob

M is for Millions

Like the buildup to a roller Coaster’s drop

Crawling, crawling, waiting, waiting

Then you’ve reached the top Let the ride of happiness begin

—Zachary MaloneyR is for Real

This was real.This was not a nightmare

Spinning like a carousel,homeless and poor

Walking around and aroundwith his belongings

And a dream —Sarah Ros

R is for Reach

A furious ghting father At war with himself

Like a starving eagle Eyeing what he wants and needs

But the prey is out of reach At war with his faint destiny

Searching, longing to get out o Of the heat of the tundra

—Brigitte ManseauR is for Rebirth

Like an earthquake unannounced

A father’s world crumbled Flipped upside down

A new day arrivedThe sun shining; the job All is well: a new start

—Jesse BeshawS is for Survive

But there is no sand here but dunesof concrete. We must stand together

like wolves or there will not be a chance for us to survive. Our pack is right now at the strength of two.

Christopher and I

—Davontay Jacob

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“We have the ability tochoose our path

and the responsibility to livewith our decisions.”

We all are born into differentenvironments, with moneyor without money, in a good

place to live or in a bad neighborhood. Where we go is up to us.

Some say what we are born de-termines what we will achieve, butI believe that isn’t true. We have thechoice to determine whether we raiseourselves up in life or whether we fail.

We can have a dream, but we must putthe energy into pursuing it in order tobe successful.

Chris Gardner directed all the en-ergy he could gather toward his dreamto be a stockbroker. Every decision wemake leads to something else, so he putthought into the way he spent everydollar and every choice that affectedhis son and himself. He didn’t chooseto be homeless or to struggle so hardfinancially; he chose to do somethingabout it.

We all have that choice—to leavea bad or negative path and to take anew one to a better life. It’s commonsense that when you don’t like some-thing, and you realize you have thepower to change it, then it’s up to youto change it.

My whole life I have had times when I did not take the chance to pur-sue a dream—little ones and more vitalones. I understand that it was me whodecided not to—it was my responsibil-

ity. We must all understand that. We all have the responsibility tolook at our choices; to understand that

we do have choices, and that whether we take advantage of our opportunitiesis on us. Chris Gardner took advantageof his opportunity at a very difficultpoint in his life and accomplished hisdream. –Katia Wheeler, grade 10

Americans have been known tobelieve that we are free; we get to do

whatever we want and be whoever we

want. It’s not easy though and so manypeople get discouraged. Chris Gard-ner told us that if you want something,or want to be someone, you shouldfight for your right, no matter who or

what tries to bring you down. But if you choose what you want, don’t justlie on your back. Put your all into it.Be determined to prove to everyone

who didn’t believe in you that theyare wrong. Stick with your decisions, your thoughts, your opinions. Don’t bescared to share how you feel or what

you think is right or wrong. Believein yourself and your decision. Choose

your path. Be responsible. –JohannyBouman Pagan, grade 10

“Quitting is not an option.”

I agree with Chris Gardner 100%.

I believe that if someone starts some-thing, he or she should finish it. So-ciety, in general, wants people we can

trust. No one likes a quitter. A quitteris someone who society thinks is lazy. If

you quit a job and then apply for anoth-er, no one will hire you. If you choosesomething to do, you should finish it allthe way to the end. Tis is exactly whaChris Gardner did. He kept trying hishardest, no matter what life threw athim. For example, when he was sent to

jail for parking tickets, he never gave upon his chances with his employers. Hedealt with the consequences of his pastand handled the present situation like atrue adult: he did not quit. –MichelleSnelling, grade 10

America has become, in my opin-ion, filled with quitters. Not many peo-ple are willing to fight for what theyreally, truly say they want. Often theyexpect to have almost everything hand-ed to them. Nowadays, people rejecthe idea that “quitting is not an option,”a quote Chris Gardner uses.

Mr. Gardner struggled and sur- vived and ended up with what he want

ed, a better life, because he did not quit As he said, “you can be or do anything you want, but you have to be commit-ted to doing the work.” I believe thaeveryone should live by these words. –Kenya Ortiz, grade 10

“Whatever you decide to do,be the best at it.”

I feel best when I try to do the bestI can at everything I do, whether it’splaying sports, skateboarding, schoolor working. I believe that if you want a

job or want to be successful in life, youhave to try your hardest and be the besman or woman you can be. It is im-portant for you to do so in school forexample. You might not be able to sup-port your family or even yourself if youdon’t have a steady job because you didpoorly in school.

If you want to be a welder, or aplumber, or an electrician, whatever you

want to be—try your hardest to become

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CompassionateChris Gardner was compassionatetowards his so during his hard time;

and showed a lot of courage by walkinginto the stockbroker’s office and applyingfor the internship

HoldingChris Gardner remembers holdingonto his son Christopher after the

first day in daycare saying, “I told you I’dcome back for you.”

ResponsibleChris Gardner was responsiblebecause he had many things that had

to be done and he did everything he couldto do so. He made time for everything hehad to do.

IndependentChris Gardner was independent becausehe did things mostly on his own, not

only for himself, but for his son the futurefor them both.

Successful

Chris Gardner was successful becausehe never gave up on himself; he

pushed himself harder when things gothard. He tried different solutions when hisfirst choice didn’t work.

GoodChris Gardner was good with allkinds of people and was very well-

liked by the business men.

HappyChris Gardner wanted to be happy andknew that happiness was something he

had to achieve rather than something that would be given to him.

AthleticChris might not be an athlete, but he isathletic as he runs as fast as possible tocatch the bus, or the day care, to get in lineat the emergency shelters.

Persistent When things kept getting worse and worse Chris Gardner was persistent and just kept on going.


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it. And then keep up that work ethicso that you can be known as the bestand the person everyone calls for work

in your field. If you are willing to com-mit to the effort it takes to be the best

you’ll be able to lead a successful life. You can get what you dreamof, whether it’s a family, ora nice house, or an ex-pensive car. I believeif you try your hard-est, you will prevail.

You just have tokeep at it—what-ever you choose for

yourself—and per-

severe. –ZacharyKelly, grade 10

“A random act ofkindness…that was thebeginning of us turning ourlives around.”

Tis is one of the lessons in lifethat changed Chris Gardner’s life, andhelped him become the successful man

that he is today. He explained that dur-ing a particularly hard time, the ladiesof the night just started giving him

and his son Christopher $5 every timethey saw them. If ever there was an act

of kindness so random, this was it. Te money meant that there

would be dinner thatevening. Te women were thinking not

about themselves,but of someone else. Tey did not haveto help, but theychose to be kind. Ilike this quote be-

cause sometimes Ihelp people—because

I want to, not becauseI have to. o be helpful

can be doing something onsomeone else’s “to do” list. It’s kind

because you can relieve some of theirstress. A person might be having a badday and simple act of kindness thatis unexpected and not asked for canchange that day to a good one. –Kyle Vartanian, grade 10

Words to

remember

“We all havethat choice. We can

leave a bad or negativepath and take a new one

to a better life.” Kati Whe

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he Hanover Teatre for thePerforming Arts, a structurethat appears to be brand new

with its modern exterior, isactually a vision of classic ar-

chitecture inside. Tis gloriousinterior in downtown Worcester seemsuntouched by time. Although it has capti-

vating beauty inside, with marble columns

and ornate chandeliers, it appears to be acontemporary building. However, it has alarge history, a little over one hundred yearsin the making.

Nineteen hundred four was the start-ing point for this magnificent structure.It was built in downtown Worcester onSouthbridge Street, extending to the prop-erty line of the old Norwich and Worcesterrail line, a section of the New Yorkand New England RailroadCompany, which closedlong ago. Only a smallsection of that line re-

mains open. oday, weknow that section asthe Franklin Line,

which connects pas-senger rail serviceto South Station inBoston. Te Hanoverno longer extends tothat property line, but

when it did; its name wasthe Franklin Square Teatre.Later, when original possession ofthe theatre was turned over to Pauline L.

aylor, it was renamed the Grand. Ten, in 1925, ownership changed

yet again, and shifted to Sylvester Poli ofNew Haven, Connecticut. He hired a well-known theatre architect named Tomas W.Lamb to make major alterations and ad-ditions to the theatre. Lamb added marblecolumns, an ornate grand staircase, beauti-ful chandeliers, and designed the theatre sothat it could seat up to 3,000 patrons.

In 1967, ownership changed yetagain, when National Amusements, Inc.purchased the building. Te company soonclosed the theater for renovations, so that

they could turn it into Showcase Cinema.Included in the renovation for movie go-ers were major interior alterations, suchas the removal of the upper seating boxes,balcony seating, and removal of the stageso that four smaller cinemas could be built

within the theatre. But, all the effort seem-ingly went to waste when Showcase closedin 1998.

Te building that was later to becomethe Hanover Teatre for Performing Arts

was left, practically abandoned, with mini-mal maintenance for the next decade. Itstood in downtown Worcester, while timemoved on outside its walls, and the stateof disrepair continued. wo men, EdwardMadaus and Paul Demoga, began fightingfor its continued existence in 2002. Teystarted to raise money to restore the build-

ing, and finally in 2008, their work paidoff and restoration began.

Ownership was onceagain transferred, this

time to the WorcesterCenter for Performing Arts. Te company, anon-profit organiza-tion dedicated to re-storing the building,spent nearly $31 mil-lion to renovate the

theatre. Te money was provided by several

private and governmentcontributions. Te money

went to good use, and providedthe theatre with new furnishings,

including new chandeliers, state-of-the-

art lighting and sound systems, and thereturn of box seating and balcony seating. Te building then earned the name of theHanover Teatre of the Performing Arts,named mainly for Hanover Insurancegroup, which provided funds for restora-tion.

oday, the Hanover stands, asbeautiful as ever, at wo SouthbridgeStreet. Tis is one building that has so far

withstood the test of time, and will remainoutstanding. [Source: http://

www.thehanovertheatre.org/about/history.php]

A History of the

Hanover TeatreBy Bonnie Cordella

“This gloriousinterior in downtownWorcester seems

untouched by time.”

Bon Cordl

Persevere When he was homeless, he persevered,determined to build a better life.

Yappy and YesChris Gardner had a yappy son who al-

ways kept him smiling with knock-knock jokes

Chris is always saying “yes, sir” to hisbosses which makes him a gentleman, andthe one they remember.

NonstopChris Gardner and his son were always onthe move; their struggles were nonstop andnever seemed to end.

Eager Chris Gardner was very eager to get his

life on track; to find a job that will pay therent and support himself and his son.

SmartChris Gardner was both street -smart andstudy-smart.

SkillChris Gardner shocked the stockbroker

with his speed and skill at solving theRubik’s cube—he said, “I can.”

Compiled by Antonio Albino, Maame Anane,yler Casey, Ricardo Castillo, Nicole CorreaRodriguez, Araixa Fontanez, Zachary Ginese,Brianna Hiscock, Bryan Lam, Ben Lapin, JohnLicoski, ara Livesay, Jessica Martin, Brianna Martocchii, Anthony Marzilli, Patrick Merrick,Damien Negron, Chien Nguyen, Hien Nguyen, Jose Reyes Vargas, Aidan Ronayne, Mayra CastilloSantillan, Dekontee ote, Anthony Zheng

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thankyou

To Alderman Edward M. Burke and Justice

Anne M. Burke: Thank you for introducing

us to Chris Gardner. He was an inspiration

to all the students, staff, and community

who attended the presentation.

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