Witches Brew Edition 2, 2009

Student View

For One Day, SHS Unites and

Witnesses History
By Michaela Jordan
Salem, being a historic city
in itself, decided to let the high
school students witness history
by streaming the inauguration of
Barack Obama, the United States’
first African-American president,
in the auditorium and IMC. Any
teacher who wanted to bring their
students was welcome to come.
It all began with a request
to administration from Mrs. Pamela
Kessaris’ Journalism class. Students
recognized that this was a moment
that nobody should miss because
it is one that will be remembered
for the rest of their lives. Teachers
where students took their seats and
watched as the projector showed this
ground breaing event. Then came
the big moment; President Obama
made his innaugural address. He
discussed the economy, education,
homes, business, money, programs,
the past, the future and hope. He also
brought up the fact that America has
gone through many struggles and
it’s now time to pick up the pieces
and move forward.
The auditorium roared with Salem Spirit - Senior girls go nerdy for dress as a class day during Spirit
cheers, claps, even a few whistles. Week. For a recap of the annual fall and winter activities, see our special
Some simply yelled “Yeah Obama!” pull out section starting on page 3.
while others chanted the “Obama-
Obama-Obama” song that became
famous over YouTube. What made “The Best of Both Worlds”

These Teachers Can Rock!

had the option of watching it on the
internet, but if the inauguration were
to be streamed into classrooms by
several teachers (say, at least 25),
the internet system could crash and
shut down, preventing anyone from
watching the historic event. After
discussion, the administration gave
the OK to the idea, and set a time
and place.
When the clock struck
noon on January 20, 2009 in Salem
High School, teachers walked their
classes down into the auditorium
the experience more meaningful
was the amount of diversity. Not
just of color, but of age, beliefs, and
political views. The room was filled
with many different people, but for a
little while everyone became united.
Maybe Salem High’s ability to come
together as one can someday be
adopted by the United States. This
is one of President Barack Obama’s
hopes. Let’s see how our historic
leader can make it all happen.

In The Brew
By Joe Smith
Editorial: Attitude Is The Teacher Band, some
are calling them, made a as good
Everything.....pg. 2 impression on the faculty during the
staff baby shower for the Warrens.
The band is comprised of SPED
teacher David Neville and English
Spirit Week Pictures....pg. 4-5 teachers Lou Wallach and Zev
Garfall.
Neville and Garfall had
performed together before, both
Sports.....pg. 6, 7, & 8 being members of a jazz band, the
Basement Boys, and Wallach is part
of a soul band called Mojo Slim.
The baby shower, however, was
Village Idiot: Spirit Week Brings the first time Wallach had played
with Neville and Garfall. The next
Out the Best and the Worst In time the three joined forces was at a
holiday party for the faculty before
Class Competition....pg. 8 the winter break. They were joined
by all members of the Basement
Boys for that gig.
Garfall played the guitar
while Wallach covered bass. Neville
played both the alto sax and clarinet.
When asked how the experience was
playing with Wallach, Neville had to
say that “he was an outstanding and
accomplished guitarist.” Garfall
agreed with Neville’s sentiment.
Wallach said that he had a “blast”
playing with Garfall and Neville.
Wallach has played guitar
and bass since he was 12 years old.
He played his first show at 16 years
old. Neville started playing in the
fourth grade but stopped for a period
of years. Five years ago, however,
he picked it back up. Garfall has
been playing since 12th grade.
All of them agreed that
while this was fun, they probably
wouldn’t play for the faculty unless
there was a special event. On the
flip-side, when asked if they would
play for the students, the consensus
was yes. “It would be fun for the
continued on page 2
Editorial

Accentuate the Positive

By Erin Burke
As we slowly climb
the ropes of high school we,
as students, often seem to find
obstacles in our way. Whether we
have loads of homework, or “friend
confusion,” there seems to always
be something there that we need to
overcome in order to move forward.
Sometimes this is hard and giving
up or taking the easy way out is
the most tempting way around our
roadblocks. However, sometimes
pushing through instead of going
around is a much more satisfying
accomplishment. It is during these
times that staying positive is often
most difficult, however it may also
be the most helpful.
As construction comes
to a close and we are seeing the
final pieces of renovation in place,
there seems to be a new attitude
in our high school. The positive
does seem to be coming out. Many
students do feel that this year is
more positive than last year. A
member of the junior class, Fallon
Fitzgerald, said, “It seems to be a
more welcoming environment with
the new appearance to the school.
The bright colors of the renovations
give a new energy that reaches out
to the students.” However, a senior,
Martin Ozoria-Polanco, said, “It’s
gotten more strict over the years,
which is not positive for the success
of students at the high school
level.” So there are mixed opinions
here. However, there is an over
whelming, sense of positive school
spirit and desire to be involved,
especially with the upcoming spring
festivities.
It’s not just the students that
are feeling the positive change in
the school. Teachers are also saying
that the school has taken a change
for the better. Ms. Katie Coleman,
Ms. Amy Slovagio and Mr. Graeme
Marcoux “mourned the death of
bad attitudes” by wearing all black
one day and celebrating the “rebirth
of positive attitudes” the next day
by wearing bright colors. Coleman
said that the beginning of this year
was hard and in order to “pull each
other out of the slum that comes
in the first few months ofp school,
we started by acknowledging the
negative attitude that had begun
to take over.” This is a perfect
example of keeping the positive
in the forefront and not letting the
negative take over. With the rebirth
of the school’s positive attitude
and the recent renovations there is
nowhere to go but up.
A.P. United States history
teacher Mr. Craig Massey believes
that “building a sense of school
pride and spirit goes a long way
towards making the building feel
positive” in reference to the recent
renovations. He also said, “There
was definitely a sense of renewed
pride.” Coleman believes that the
schools aesthetic improvements
have had a positive affect on the
faculty and students. She said
“improvement is contagious” and
that “the renovations help bring a
positive outlook toward where the
school as a whole is headed.”
The majority of students
and teachers alike believe that
the school is going in the right
direction; the positive renovations
are infecting us all with positive
attitudes and are giving us all
the incentive to make ourselves
better. “Anything that highlights
the positive accomplishments of
the students and staff helps to keep
things positive, and needs to be
done more,” said Massey.
The most important thing
to remember is that “people have
control over their attitude.  It is a
matter of choosing the attitude that
will make your day worth while,”
according to Coleman. All we can
do is to keep bettering ourselves and
keep the level of pride for our Salem
High School. The only one who can
control you is you and if you don’t
like the negative attitudes, don’t let
them get to you!

Baby Boom!
Senior Show
baby. He was born November
By India Cobb 5 and he weighed in at 6lbs
13oz. Marshall has returned
Oh baby! Well, obviously in from her maternity leave.
the English department. Not
one but two little ones were Olivia brought joyfulness
born to English teachers! to Christmas for the Warren
family. At 10:50am December March 12 & 13
in the auditorium
Kevin Richard the 16 she was born and weighed
,

new born son of Mrs. Renee in at 7lbs 12 oz. Parker will
Marshall, and Olivia Byrne, be returning to school in mid-
the new born daughter of Ms. March.
Kim Parker and Mr. William

Come watch this SHS

Warren, will probably be In another department, Health
extremely smart and know teacher Ms. Lisa Mansfield

tradition by the Class of 09!

their Shakespeare with parents welcomed 6lb 11oz Jacob
who are high school teachers. Dylan on February 25.

Little Kevin was a Congrats to the families and

Thansksgiving gift for the good luck to the PROUD NEW
Marshall’s, being a November PARENTS!
Teacher Band, continued from page 1
students get to see their teachers in
a different context” Neville said.
However Garfall thinks although it
would be fun, their style of music
would not click with every student.
When confronted with the
idea of going full time Garfall turns
it down. Neville, however, would
consider it, but knows that it would
be a very difficult life choice. “It
takes a real star to make it full time,”
he says.
Wallach, on the other hand,
has been a full time musician.
Looking back on it he says, “It’s
way better to be a teacher and have Witches’ Brew Staff
music as a hobby. Then you can have
the best of both worlds.” He goes
on to say it was a fun and attractive Editor - Joe Smith
lifestyle where you can make a lot Co-Editors - Shannon Ferguson
of money.
Neville also recognizes and Jimmy Towey
that he has the best of both worlds.
“A lot of great musicians wait Staff - Erin Burke, India Cobb, Sonny Cooper, Franc
tables during the days,” he says. Cormier, Christina Flessas, Michaela Jordan, Jessica Long,
But for these three, they can teach Madeline Lutts, Barabara Okeny, Paloma Sanabria, and Katie
during the days, rock at night, and
Wilkins
occasionally, they can bring their
music to other teachers and students
at SHS.
 Spirit Week Review
Special Edition
Senior Captain Proud
To Play For Witches
By Katherine Wilkins
Captain Melikke
VanAlstyne has been with the
Salem High School football
team for four years. In these
years VanAlstyne feels the
team has helped him learn
discipline, loyalty, and hard
work.
“Being a part of the
team taught me about pushing
through obstacles to reach my
goals and find success,” he
said.
VanAlstyne noted that
he was sad to know his years
of playing in a Salem High
School uniform were over
but they “went out with a
bang” and was proud of the
teams performance during
the Thanksgiving Game.
VanAlstyne rushed 3,874 yards
in his 3-year Varsity career and
1,724 during his senior season.
Both are new school records.
This NEC All-Star with
141 points plans to continue
Girls’ Football Takes the
Field
By Paloma Sanabria
Go, team, Go!
The annual SHS girls’
football game against the Beverly
senior girls was held at Bertram Field
on November 21st. The coaches
were teachers Dan Ritchie, James
Flynn, Graeme Marcoux and Katie
Coleman. The leaders and captains
of the team were Erica Mendez,
Kerrie Vasquez, Grace Bennet,
Louigina Rijo, Jill Robinson, and
Madeleine Lutts. Monique Gallant
was the kicker, scoring an extra
point and Rijo was the quarterback
for the team.
“We were up 16 to
8 at half time and then they had a
kick off return and then a long pass
VanAlstyne says playing for the
Witches has taught him disci-
pline, loyalty and hard work.
onto college and to play
football. He is thankful for all
the people who helped him
throughout his high school
career, including Coach Scott
Connolly and his mom.
at fourth down,” said Ritchie about
how close they were to winning the
game.
Ritchie continued to say,
“Ashley White, running back, had a
great game”
“Jessica Ngo scored some
touchdowns. Also, Julia Gauthier
and Katie Wilkins had a great game
as well,” he added.
The final score was Salem,
16 and Beverly, 22.
Overall, despite their loss,
Ritchie credited the girls’ effort and
spirit.
“We had a really good team,”
he said. “We all really worked hard.
If we could have played them again,
we definitely would have beaten
them.”
Spirit Week Brings Nerds,
Literature, and Ninjas
By Joe Smith
School spirit is something
every Salem High student has.
Combine the student body with a
week of class events and the result is
Spirit Week. This year Spirit Week
began on the 21st of November with
the Powder Puff game.
The Spirit Week competition
continued with the annual Jar Wars
event. The results this year were
in 4th place the sophomores, in 3rd
place the freshman, and in 2nd were
the seniors, leaving the Juniors
to take 1st place and the sum of
their jar. The money raised in the
remaining three jars will go to the
Salem Public Schools.
Dress As A Class Day is
another activity during Spirit Week.
This year, the freshman dressed
“inside out and backwards.”
Sophomores dressed as ninjas, and
juniors acknowledged the AIDS
awareness effort by wearing red
and selling red ribbons. Seniors, on
the other hand, chose to “nerd it up”
and dress as geeks.
Salem Upsets Beverly in
Annual Game
By Madeline Lutts spirits were lifted for the Witches
The Panthers hosted the
Witches in Beverly on Thanksgiving
this year, where Salem (4-7), pulled
out everything they had left in them
and left it all on the field, beating the The Witches’ Offense (led
Panthers 34-30 in the 110th annual
match up. The senior Witches were
victorious over Beverly for the
first time since they beat them as
freshmen in their very first game in
high school. Not to mention, senior
captain Melikke Van Alstyne made
his final marks on both the Salem
High and Thanksgiving Day record
books. Van Alstyne rushed for 302
yards and scored four touchdowns,
as the Witches together produced
for 501 total yards. Down 22-8 in
the second quarter due to turnovers, continued on page 6
The highlight of the
festivities is the Deck the Halls
decorating contest. This year’s
overall theme was Literature. The
freshman on the 3rd floor did the
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,
The Witch, and the Wardrobe. On
the 2nd floor with Doctor Seuss
were the sophomores. The juniors
decorated the 1st floor as the Wizard
of OZ. In the main office hall, the
seniors recreated literature through
the ages, covering favorite stories
from the Polar Express to Holes and
the Great Gatsby.
Spirit Week ends with the
annual Pep Rally and School Colors
Day, during which students dress
in red, black, and white. The Pep
Rally features the announcement
of the Spirit Week results and the
rallying of the school behind the
football team going into their annual
Thanksgiving Game against our
rival, Beverly. The conclusion of
the Pep Rally marks the beginning
of the Thanksgiving break for the
school as students get ready to enjoy
their 4-day break!
when sophomore David Kendrick
squeezed in to score on a third-and-
goal, and Senior Ramon Rodriguez
topped it off with a two point
conversion on an end around.
by sophomore quarterback Brad
Skeffington), and Defense equally
prevailed in the second half. The
Defense held Beverly to just 4
first downs and 16 rushing yards,
allowing Van Alstyne to implement
the onslaught with three second
half touchdowns (runs of 4, 25, and
5 yards) and hold tight to the end.
Beverly was forced to kick the ball
4 times in the second half. Despite
a Salem fumble on a conversion
Spirit Week Montage

Photography By: Cadi Drago-

nis, Joe Smith, Jimmy Towey,
and Advisor Pamela Kessaris
Go, Salem, Go!
Sports
Annual Pep Rally Brings
Spirit To Salem
By Chirstina Flavas
As soon as November
arrives, the only topic sweeping
the hallways is Salem High
School’s traditional Pep Rally.
The school colors magically
appear in everyone’s wardrobe
and the excitement of who’s
going to win Spirit Week, Jar
Wars and the noise contest is
everywhere.
This year the rally
began with the re-dedication of
the Veteran’s Memorial Field
House, which had just finished
being renovated. Donated flags
were unfurled in a moving
ceremony that included veterans
representing different branches
of the Armed Forces.
Following the ceremony,
Mayor Kim Driscoll said a few
words of thanks and Principal
David Angeramo opened the
Pep Rally activities.
There were performances
by the SHS Colorguard, Dance
Team, cheerleaders, and band.
The highlight of every
Pep Rally at Salem High is the
boy’s cheerleading routine. The
Salem Upsets Beverly continued from page 3
that Beverly’s Rashad Sims
ran back 94 yards for two, and
a Beverly touchdown on a 4th
-and -9 when quarterback Mark
Hannable connected with Steve
Dubois, the Witches hung on
for the much deserved win. “Us
seniors really needed this. It’s
good that we get to go out with
a bang,” Van Alstyne told the
Salem News.
Salem senior starters
Zach Gilbert, Ben Henderson,
Chris Dunston, Luis Montalvo,
Eugene Dela Cruz, Van Alstyne,
highly anticipated and spirited senior
boys performed to a mix of songs,
which included “Play That Funky
Music White Boy” and a “dance off”
among the groups of boys. Miguel
Cruz electrified the crowd with his
back flips and acrobatic moves.
The Queen of 2008’s Pep
Rally was Kaitlyn Christensen.
Other speakers included the
Cheerleading Captains, Powderpuff
Captains, captain of the Football team
Malikke VanAlstyne, and Athletic
director and Football coach, Scott
Connolly.
The National Anthem was
sung beautifully by Autumn De
Lorenzo.
The rally concluded with the
shouting contest and the announcement
of Spirit Week winners. The junior
class swept both Spirit Week and jar
wars. Seniors came in second place,
with the freshman taking 3rd place
in jar wars and fourth place overall.
Sophomores placed 4th in jar wars
and 3rd in spirit week.
The Pep Rally ended with
students going home for Thanksgiving
break and the cheering of the football
team for the upcoming Thanksgiving
game.
and the rest of Salem’s strong senior
backups had a lot to smile about after
they played their final minutes of high
school football. Whether it be how
Gilbert wore number 68 in honor of
his fellow senior teammate, Athan
Fotopoulos, who was out all season
with a knee injury, or how a team
consisting of talented sophomores,
juniors, and seniors came together
to end a 5-year losing streak to the
Panthers on Thanksgiving, this team
has formed a bond in order to come
out on top, making their 2008 season
all the more memorable.
Football Season
Ends on a Win
By Madeleine Lutts
The Salem football team ended
with a 4-7 record, but the unity and
determination on the team is clearly not
reflected in their up and down season.
“This year’s team had a very good
combination of character and pride,”
said Coach Scott Connolly. “Week in
and week out, I was proud to be their
coach.” The Witches started the season
strong with three straight wins, got hit
with some adversity in the middle of
the season, only to end with a bang.
Connolly had a lot to say in terms of
the senior class. “This year’s team had
one of the strongest senior classes I’ve
ever coached. Not necessarily in terms
of talent, but more that they were a very
close group, and they didn’t let anything
come between them,” Connolly said
with pride. “They were all great role
models for the underclassmen.”
The key outstanding players
on the team included Senior Captain
Melikke Van Alstyne, who was a leader
on and off the field. “Melikke had over
1700 yards and 20 touchdowns,” said
Connolly. Connolly also credited other
seniors, Zach Gilbert (“the wall”) on
the line, saying “90% of the time we
ran behind him,” and Chris Dunston
on defense, from whom other offenses
had to run away, Eugene Dela Cruz for
his intensity and excitement, and Ben
Henderson for his toughness. Also,
sophomore Antonio Reyes made a
significant impact on the team with his
athleticism.
Experienced Field Hockey Makes
Tournament
By Michaela Jordan
Walking onto the field hockey
field four years ago as a freshman,
senior Captain Cara Buckley always
dreamed of making the tournament.
Finally, this year, she and her fellow
teammates made this dream come
true. “It feels good to be part of the
team,” said Buckley, who has been
Varsity goalie for the past three
years. “We worked really hard and it
was probably the best feeling to not
only make [tournament], but also to
have the best record in Salem High
in at least 20 years.”
The varsity team itself started
out strong, consisting of 15 seniors
and a junior. Salem had the advantage
of experienced players; Buckley
The goal for this year
was to come together as a team.
This was accomplished right
away at the start of the season.
“The rest of the season we
took one game at a time,” said
Connolly. The main obstacle for
this team was losing 7 games
in a row. But they never gave
up, and they came out with a
big win on Thanksgiving Day.
Beverly was definitely Salem’s
biggest opponent this season.
It was great for them to redeem
themselves with that win.
“Other than the days my
three sons were born, that was
the best day of my life. Only
because I was so happy for this
senior class; they deserved a win
that day. That win really turned
this season into a positive one.
Personally, I was just so happy
for the seniors to end their
careers on a positive note,”
said Connolly. When asked
about his overall thought on the
season, Connolly once again
spoke of the seniors. “I love this
senior class. They were the best
group of young men I have ever
coached. They will be greatly
missed next year.” Although
the team is losing a lot of
seniors, there is a lot of talent
returning from the sophomore
and junior classes, and Salem
can look forward to having a
fairly experienced team at the
start of next season.
herself has been playing the
sport for four years. Although
there were a few obstacles at
first, the team banded together
and overcame the hardships in
order to accomplish their goals,
which included making the final
tournament.
Unfortunatey, the field
hockey girls did not win the
finals. After an intense and hard
played game, Reading took the
win with a final score of 3-0,
but that didn’t leave Buckley
discouraged. “We may have
ended on a loss, but the past
four seasons have been a win
for the family.” Still a great
season ending for a great team,
who will be remembered for
years.
 Boys’ Soccer Is
Girls’ Soccer Overcomes
“Family”
Inexperience
By Sonny Cooper
This year the girls’
soccer team had to learn to work
together after losing last year’s
senior players. The Captains
were Meghan Wilkins, Monique
Gallant, and Melissa Ryan. The
coaches were Jess Doyle, Renee
Morin, and Maggie Somerset.
This year’s key outstanding
players included Jessica Ngo,
Wilkins, Gallant, and Ryan.
This year the girls’ team
was better than last year’s team.
The girls had more wins, their
defense was excellent and their
forward scored more goals.
Their only weakness was that
there were inexperienced new
players.
1st Varsity Volleyball
Team Strong and
Competitive
By Shannon Fergeson
This year, Salem High
School saw its first ever Varsity
Volleyball season. Lead by
coaches Mr. Craig Massey
and Ms. Lori Marenda, the
team progressed from a first
year Junior-Varsity team, to
a full-blown varsity program
that participated in the Greater
Boston League, and ended their
season with a 6-11 record. The
Witches Volleyball team finished
5th overall of the 7 teams in the
GBL.
In a recent interview with
Massey, he spoke of his team,
and his thoughts on the overall
season. As a first year varsity
group, Massey noted that their
biggest weakness was the fact
that they still had a lot to learn;
both the players and the coaches.
Aside from that, the team was
strong and competitive, and
Massey attributed that fact to the
strong leadership the team had,
in both captains, senior Jennifer
Bedard and sophomore Sarah
Mullarkey, along with countless
others on the team.
Key players, Massey
noted, included Bedard, senior
Lorianny Perez, junior Taylor
Duncan, senior Stella Gutierrez,
sophomore Devyn Ryan, and
The team did overcome their
major obstacle; by working together
and making it to the tournament,
but they did end up losing in the
first round. Their record was 9-7-2.
The girls tied 1-1 at Senior Night at
Bertrum Field against Beverly.
Seniors on the team were
Wilkins, Gallant, Ngo and Ryan.
The team’s juniors were
Caitlyn Murtagh, Janelle Gallant,
Ashley Maccario, Sarah Felton,
Audrey Wyke and Darcy Theriault.
Lauren Schaejbe, Leslie
Baez, Sarah Lambert, Jasmine
Bryant, Desiree DeLeon and Amanda
Wilkins were the sophomores on
the team, and freshmen Holbrook
Phelan, Jessica King and Emma
Titus rounded off the roster.
Mullarkey, who was chosen for
the Volleyball All-Star team of the
North Shore.
The team’s goal for the year
was to be as competitive as possible.
The Witches were out to prove
that they could handle playing at a
varsity level, and they managed it
with flying colors. They opened the
season with a win in their first ever
varsity match. Massey called out
Beverly and Cambridge as their
toughest opponents. Though the
team did lose to Cambridge, who
finished first place in the GBL, they
beat Beverly on every occasion
that they played them; including
the Panthers’ own Senior Night.
Massey spoke of the team
as a “great group of girls.” He
explained that although at times
frustrating, the Witches had an
amazingly fun season, and he looks
forward to next year’s season with
high hopes.
The 2008 Salem Witches
consisted of seniors Lauren
Arrington, Abby Buttner, Gutierrez,
Ashley LeBonte, Erica Mendez,
Kelley McCarthy, Perez, and Ishrat
Raji.
Juniors included Duncan,
Elisa Nunez, and Johanna
Rodriguez, and sophomores
Mullarkey, Devyn Ryan, and Ana
Ziolek.
By Christina Flessas
“Family” was the theme of
the night exemplified at Salem High
School Boys’ Soccer banquet. Coach
Michael D’Agostino was delighted to
have coached the 22 boys sitting before
him. “This season I will never forget…
this tremendous season,” D’Agostino
proudly stated as he closed the night,
awarding all his players who shared the
10-6-3 record this season. He started his
speech with the many achievements the
Varsity boy’s soccer team earned, such
as coming 14th out of 22 in Division
One, being named 15th out of 20 “Best
in State” within the Boston Globe and
having 4 players named North East All
Stars.
The three Varsity Captains that
led the team were Bradley Duhaime,
Maxime Mondestin and Michael
Steeves. All three focused on respect
for each other, creating a family and
striving to improve everyone’s soccer
skills. Mondestin viewed his captain
position as a leader, “as captains, we
tried talking to the team, team talks,
and solving the issues personally with
the teammate. We’re like a family.”
Steeves also addressed the team with
“self control and determination.” The
captains upheld a positive attitude
throughout the season and left the rest
Golf Team: NEC Champs
By Barbara Okeny
They were NEC North champs.
They overcame obstacles and triumphed
over all. Salem High is proud of their
conference winning golf team.
The team is made up of many
outstanding players. There’s Captain
Wesley Koen who was the number one
player and MVP of not only the team
but of the conference as well. Then
there’s Captain Peter Cavallaro who’s
the number two player and conference
All Star. Lastly, there’s Scott Sadoway
who held on to the spot of number-
three-player all year.
In comparison, this year’s
golf record was similar to last years.
Unfortunately the team lost a few
key players. “But many new players
stepped up this year, filled old shoes,”
says Coach Tom Doyle.
There are obstacles that the team
has faced. They lost four of their eight
players due to graduation. Seeing who
would step up to take their place was
another challenge. Addressing these
obstacles was difficult. The golf team
practiced a lot. They worked very hard.
They played golf; worked on improving
skills.
Winning conference and
qualifying for state tournament was one
of the teams many goals. Another was
of the team with nothing but
outstanding guidance.
Salem faced their major
opponent, Peabody, who won
the NEC last year, and won
with a 5-2 score. Mondestin
recalls the game as “the best
win of the season.” The boys
faced strengths and weaknesses
during this season and in the
end they came out on top. They
learned from their mistakes,
and Mondestin, a senior, took a
valued lesson from his team. “I
am proud of every single one of
my team mates, this team will
stay with me forever. We are a
family,” he said.
Seniors on the team
included Steve Bifsha, Jeffrey
Iwanicki, Nick Jalbert and
Lorjan Karagjozi. Also, Andy
Cavanaugh, Michael Shea,
Nuur Mahamed, Michael
Collins and Cameron Lebrecque
rounded out the juniors. The
team was fulfilled with the
sophomores Edwin Demoya,
Danny McCarthy, Kyle Hardy,
Kevin Hardy, Jhonatas Nunes
and freshman Dimitri Flessas,
Brion Likaj, Daniel Collins,
Jake Theriault and Keane Hall.
becoming better golfers and
more importantly better people.
Danvers was a major
opponent considering that
they’re the best team in the
league. Between Salem and
Danvers there’s nothing but
good clean rivalry.
Doyle believes that the
team had a great year, and that
they were a great bunch of kids
whom he’s proud of for winning
the NEC North Conference.
Seniors on the team
are Cavallaro, Mike Doherty,
Brandon Geary, Koen, Patrick
Little, and Sadoway.
Also on the roster are
juniors Shane Ballou, David
Karam, Eric Sargent, and James
Kyle White-Sullivan.
Then there are the
sophomores Kurtis Banville,
Sarah Chasse, Max Covitz,
Meghan Debski, Shawn
Emelian, Matthew Houde, and
Tyler Madden.
Lastly are the freshmen
Matthew Cocozella, Cameron
Darmody, Robert Duong, Kyle
Gauthier, Joseph Malionek, and
Sophie Wyke.
Village Idiot Looks At Spirit Week
Juniors’ Upset Over Seniors Brings Out Best and
Worst In The Classes
by Shannon Ferguson
The “Senior Slide” is
usually the term given to the lack
of motivation and participation
of 12th graders in the classroom.
This year however, the seniors
started their “Slide” during
Spirit Week, effectively falling
off the map when it came to the
inter-class competition. This is
the first senior class to lose in
who-knows-how-many years,
but guys, we did it in style. We
can handle second place, 09,
and walk away with our pride
and paychecks intact.
It’s hard to fault a class
for coming in at number two
when they showed as much
school spirit as the class of 2009,
but as seniors, that means we
also can’t fault 2010 for going
above and beyond the call of
duty. Spirit Week is a chance for
Cross Country “Close Knit” Team
By Franc Cormier
This year’s Cross
Country team had an amazing
season. Lead by senior captains
Steven Levesque, Patrick Swift,
Erin Burke, Kayla Banville, and
Nicole Maurice, the team went
3-4 in their season, and 3-2 in
their conference. Levesque
spoke about his views on the
team and its year.
Levesque said the team,
along with coaches Mike Eon
and Karen Giroux, really only
had one goal this year: have a
good season. They attained their
goal. The team had some wins,
and some losses. Levesque
called out both Peabody and
Beverly as being “running
powerhouses,” and probably
their best opponents.
Levesque noted senior
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the four classes to take part in some
good old-fashioned competition, and
no one said we couldn’t play dirty.
We got shown up, 09, so smile, laugh,
and keep moving forward.
Jar Wars: we had the most
money in our jar. It just so happens
that a stealth plane came flying in
from way out in left field, right under
the radar, and dumped $140 dollars
worth of negative points on our
collective heads. But you know what,
that’s what it takes. They pulled a fast
one on us. They were more daring
than we even thought to be, so shake
their hands, its over now.
Dress As A Class Day: Well,
I’m certain the senior class didn’t win.
Lo and behold, apparently quite a few
people were afraid to join us mere
mortals and geek it up for a whole 6
hours. Probably second place again,
but be honest Salem High, who was
the most fun to look at? We do nerdy
well. Pat yourself on the suspenders,
Juan Carrasco, junior Stephen Trainor,
and sophomore Kinnon Church as
key players on the team. Burke noted
Marissa Osgood, and was especially
proud of Maurice, who obtained a new
course record, even though Salem’s
course was upped from 2.9 to 3.0
miles.
The hard part about being
captain of the Cross Country team,
Levesque admits, is that it’s not a
very popular sport here at Salem High
School. Although the team turned out
to be quite small, it was a lot easier
to create a close-knit unit with the low
numbers. Burke noted that, though
there were only 6 girls on the female
half of the team, the team was so close
that they were able to pull together
and hold their own against 30 to 40
member teams. Both Levesque and
Burke were excited with the team’s
turnout and proud of the season they
ran.
09, we lost with class. Um, kind of.
I will skip a long and tiresome question my brainpower, but
that’s exactly what I saw after
rant about Deck The Halls, but I
Pep Rally. People insulting each
will say this: Both the freshman and
other, saying nasty things, all in
sophomore classes chose great themes
the name of school spirit. So
and did an awesome job. The junior
let’s get this out there. Seniors;
class obviously won because they
you were kind of sore losers,
inherited the senior class’ rejected
and juniors; you were kind of
idea after we vetoed our own Wizard
sore winners. Sophomores and
of OZ theme. Plus, they had the AP
freshmen, I commend you for
US History Guru himself, Mr. Craig
your neutrality. Smart choice.
Massey, who no doubt employed his
Come on, 2009, we
AP clones in making the hallway
know we were the loudest, so
educational. The poor Honors and
lets forget the technicalities and
College Prep kids must have been
move on. We dropped the ball,
so lost. Munchkins = Average Man?
so what? Let the juniors pick
Who knew?
it up and bounce it along for
Ah, now we come to the
another year after we leave. It’ll
touchy subject. Pep Rally. Well, as
be interesting to see how long
I am the officially sanctioned Idiot
2010 can hold on to the crown,
of Salem High School, I’m a little
now that its been proven that the
upset that so many people tried to
seniors aren’t always perfect.
steal my thunder! I am the only one
Let’s go 2011, give ‘em a taste
allowed to say things that are so
of their own medicine, courtesy
moronic that people are forced to
of 2009, will you?
I Wonder
(The Teacher Song)
sung by Salem Children
Written by a Salem Mom
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month of March
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