Winter 2016
Saint Andrews School Student Newspaper
@sabagpiper
CGO Restructures: Students Start Sooner
DANIELA PEREZ
SENIOR EDITOR
With about 84% of the Class of
2017 applying Early Decision and Early Ac-
tion, the College Guidance Office decided
to restructure in order to help students bet-
ter compete in this ever-changing college
landscape. Instead of students being given
officers in the middle of their junior year as
is typical among independent schools, they
will join the College Guidance Office (CGO)
programming in their sophomore year.
With college admissions becom-
ing more and more competitive and appli-
cations being submitted earlier, Dr. Robert
Bouressa, Director of the College Guidance
Office, said it was a conscious decision.
What Ive seen is the [college] de-
cision making keeps happening earlier and
earlier. When I first started in this field, [peo-
ple did] Early Decision and Early action, but
it wasnt the number that it is now. Theres an
incentive for students to complete applica-
tions for early deadlines, Dr. Bouressa said.
[This will provide] a chance to get to
know students earlier so that when youre
talking about the real nuts and bolts of the
I-CARE
What can
ICare
truly see?
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college admissions process, you know
the students better, Dr. Bouressa added.
Sophomores, however, will not start their
college search and selection process as un-
derclassmen. [It will be] more academic
advising that will have the continuity of
moving into true college guidance in the
11th-12th grade, Tammy Friedman, As-
sociate Director of College Guidance, said.
The new College Guidance of-
fice still includes familiar faces such as
Ms. Niemiec and Dr. Bouressa, but it also
added Ms. Tammy Friedman, former grade
chair, as well as two new faces: Ms. Cal-
lie Jacobs and Ms. Audrey Hanowitz.
Former grade chair
Friedman is excited about
new role in college admissions.
In many ways, its not different because
its a very holistic approach. [We are not
only] looking at a students academic prog-
ress, but how they are taking advantage
of the community both here in school and
outside of school, Ms. Friedman said.
Previously a college admissions
counselor at the University of Chicago, Ms.
Jacobs feels getting sophomores integrated
earlier into the office is necessary in order to
create important connections with students.
TEEN MOVIES
Do they
represent
the teenage
years?
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Since weve restructured
the CGO and now get to work with
sophomores and juniors and se-
niors, we can develop meaningful
relationships with students. Being
able to see someones progression
throughout those 3 years is going to
be the best part, Ms. Jacobs said.
After counseling students
at the New School in Houston and
Leysin American School in Switzer-
land, Ms. Hanowitz joins the Saint
Andrews College Guidance office.
She urges students to visit and
create relationships with their officer.
Ms. Dont be afraid to come see your col-
her lege counselor. We all have an open-
door policy. We look forward to seeing
you come in to ask questions. It helps
us get to know you. Were all on the
same side of the desk and we all want
the same thing, Ms. Hanowitz said.
Many upperclassmen believe
this change to structure is a positive
one. Senior Sasha Homleid said, In
a way, Im kind of jealous because if
I had been part of [the CGO] earlier,
I feel like I would have been more
motivated to keep my grades up.
DIGITAL FLIRTING
Is the
Internet
ruining
flirting?
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Volume 54 Edition 2
SUPPORTING
MOVEMBER
ANDREW CLOW
STAFF WRITER
For the first time in Saint Andrews
History, students have properly participated
in No Shave November, a growing move-
ment centered around raising awareness for
prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and gen-
eral mens health. To emulate the Movem-
ber Foundation, Saint Andrews is help-
ing to change the face of mens health.
According to the official No Shave
Organization website, No Shave Novem-
ber, also known as Movember, is a month-
long journey during which participants for-
go shaving and grooming in order to evoke
conversation and raise cancer awareness.
The rules, as laid out by the of-
ficial organization, are simple: put down
your razor for thirty days and donate your
monthly hair-maintenance expenses to the
cause. The Movember Foundation encour-
ages participation of any kind; groom-
ing and trimming are perfectly acceptable.
The added rule for Saint Andrews is
that students and teachers alike are required to
pay $20, where half of the money will go to can-
cer research, and the other half will help fund
our prom. This year, twenty-six members of the
Saint Andrews community participated, result-
ing in $520 raised for prom and cancer research.
Saint Andrews has participated
in No Shave in the past, but the commu-
nity would always begin after Saint An-
drews Day had passed. Participants would
then end the event in the middle of De-
cember, rather than the end of November.
Carson Fregosi pushed for No Shave
to start on the first day of November. I hope we
make a solid donation to cancer awareness orga-
nizations and that people see others not shaving
and realize, oh its No Shave November,[which]
raises awareness for cancer, Fregosi said.
Senior and No Shave Partici-
pant Glen Ged said, I think its impor-
tant to do it the whole month so its an
actual event, and not a Saint Andrews regu-
lated version of it. Were a part of something
thats bigger than just us. Its ubiquitous.
Women are welcome to participate
as well by not shaving their legs or simply
donating the money. Mr. Pozo, the Assistant
Dean of Students, is looking for more ways
to allow women to participate in the future.
Mr. Borthwick, whose father re-
cently died of cancer, is encouraged about
the opportunity to create a dialogue with
students. If we start talking about these is-
sues [of mens health] that are often sensitive
for men to talk about, it can save your life.
Thats a big deal to me, Mr. Borthwick said.
WHO SIGNED?
Senior
Athletes
who have
Signed
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