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GLOBAL GAZETTE March 2012

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Sightseeing

P.1

Diversity Day

P.2

Holidays

P.3

Café Talk

P.4

Faculty Spotlight

P.5

Around Campus

P.6

Spotlight

…Student Profiles

P.7

Foods from Abroad

P.11

World Mysteries

P.12

Int’l Trivia Teasers

P.13

The Traveling Translator

P.14

~ Global Club ~

This club was created to foster a continued strong

connection between our international students and

American students and faculty. We are intent on

sharing our international cultures with the Hillside

population as well as learning about other cultures.

Cool Facts about the Dublin

Dublin is called “Baile Atha Cliath” in Gaelic

U2’s musical career began in Dublin

“Dublin” literally means “black pool”

Dublin, Ireland

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Sightseeing

Dublin, Ireland “We may have bad

weather in Ireland,

but the sun shines

in the hearts in

people and that

keeps us all

warm.”

Marianne Williamson

The capital of the Republic

of Ireland, Dublin is one of

Europe’s coolest capital

cities. The city pulsates with

energy thanks to its excellent

restaurants, chic boutiques,

legendary pubs, beautiful art

galleries, verdant urban

parks, elegant history, plus its

unique scenic location

perched at the edge of the

Irish Sea.

More than a quarter of the

Republic of Ireland's

population of almost 4 million

lives within the Greater Dublin

area. Intensely proud of their

city, Dubliners seem to

possess an innate sense of its

heritage and powerful literary

culture. Locals are noted for

their often caustic, but

engaging, brand of humor,

as shown in the numerous

and sometimes bawdy

nicknames given to many of

the city's landmarks (the

Millennium Spire, for instance,

has all manner of sobriquets

including "the eyeful tower"

and "the stiffy by the Liffey"),

but there is also a warmth in

their welcome – it's easy to

find yourself drawn into

conversation or debates in

cafés. Dubliners are also

increasingly style-conscious;

where once the city looked

inwards for inspiration, today

it glances both east and

west, to Europe and America,

catching new trends and

bringing a decidedly Irish

slant to bear upon them.

Our own Chef Brendan

comes from this remarkable

city. If you want to learn more

about Dublin, don’t hesitate

to ask him.

Page.1 Global Gazette Hillside School

Diversity Day Diversity Day

What is Diversity Day? Diversity Day here at Hillside is our way of

celebrating our school’s tremendous diversity.

We have kids from all over the world, as well

as faculty and staff. We have Bulldogs from:

South Korea, Costa Rica, Iran, India, Mexico,

Bermuda, Scotland, Kuwait, Russia, China,

Japan, Wales, Malaysia, Canada, Egypt,

Ghana, Spain, Kenya, and the Philippines.

It’ll be held on Friday, April 27th and will

include classroom/country visits and an

International buffet style food fest at lunch

featuring foods from each continent. It should

prove to be a spectacular day!



Holidays

The Ides Of March March 15th

The Ides of March is

the 1st day of the

Roman New Year.

On this day in history,

Julius Caesar was

warned by

soothsayers to

"beware of the Ides

of March".

Apparently, he did

not heed the warning

strongly enough as he

was stabbed by

Marcus Brutus in 44

BC.

St. Patrick’s Day

March 17th

Saint Patrick's Day is in

honor of the Patron

Saint of Ireland, who

brought Christianity to

the Emerald Isles, as

Ireland is known. It is

truly a day of

celebrating Irish

history, ancestry,

traditions and

customs. The city of

Chicago actually

dyes their river green.

International Earth

Day

International Earth

Day was initiated to

make earth

inhabitants aware of

their responsibility to

care for the planet. It

was founded by John

McConnell, of Iowa.

In September, 1969,

he proposed the

establishment of Earth

Day. He gained

support from many

others, including then

UN General

Secretary, Thant.

March Holidays Around the World


Café Talk

The regulars The Prez & C.J.

Martin Mann & Aly Kandeel Ross, Mr. Bryant, & Eli

The Cafe was absolutely

rockin’ this month with the

boys celebrating Mexico,

Greece, and Korea. We

feasted on min-tacos, Korean

noodles, and Greek

spanakopita, while

simultaneously chatting and

listening to traditional music

from these fabulous cultures.

Mr. Bryant has turned into a

regular at the Café. His

consistent attendance rate

has contributed to his being

given the title of “Honorary

Café Dignitary”.

International Cafe


Cool Facts about Mr. Meyer

Mr. Meyer has grandkids.

Mr. Meyer loves the Buffalo Bills

Mr. Meyer is a self-professed “carnivore”

Mr. Meyer loves meat!!

Faculty Spotlight

Mr. Meyer has been at

Hillside for a time spanning a

quarter of a century. His

career has been dedicated

to teaching young men and

he is living proof that nice

guys finish first.

Born Richard Snow Meyer Jr.

in Westfield, MA, this Hillside

staple grew up just outside of

Buffalo, New York cheering

on the Bills. The notion of

becoming a teacher never

entered his mind until he

went to Hamilton College

hockey school where he met

David Beecher and Brian

Pare and discovered that he

could both teach and coach

as a career. Cool job he

thought, and he has been

gracing the halls of the

Hillside School ever since.

One might say that Mr.

Meyer is blessed with a classic

Type A personality. Type A

personalities are

achievement oriented and

highly motivated; they never

hesitate to tackle a

challenge head on. And that

is precisely Mr. Meyer. At

Hillside he has been the Dean

of Academics, a Math

teacher, wrestling coach,

and now he is the Director of

Alumni Affairs and Facilities

Outreach Programs while

simultaneously filling in asthe

Mr. Meyer’s Magic

Dean of Academics. He

carries a clipboard around

where ever he goes, is highly

organized, and is detail

driven. His educational

philosophy is to “model

behaviors you want students

to follow”. Well, if our students

are lucky enough to choose

to follow Mr. Meyer’s

behavior, then they will grow

up to be fine men: fair,

caring, and hard-working.

So, what does the future

hold for Mr. Meyer? Let’s

hope another 25 years at

Hillside for this resident nice

guy and model member of

our community.

Cool Facts about Hillside

•We are 111 years old.

•The Drinkwater sisters created our school back

in 1901.

•Hillside has teachers from Malaysia, Canada,

Wales, and Ghana. Charlotte & Mary

Around Campus


What’s Going on Around Campus?

#4. Site of Hillside’s

new athletic center.

Exciting stuff!

#1. Spring comes

to Hillside

#2. The McCarthy’s

announce the birth of

their baby boy Kael!

#3. Mr. Carleton and

Mr. Bentley are proud

of the new bathroom

makeover at Williams.

Jeongja, South Korea

Spotlight…Student Profiles

Ban Ki Moon


athlete who has the

reputation of being as mean

as a junkyard dog on the

wrestling mat. Oh, and he

also plays the violin. Now

wouldn’t that be the ultimate

in intimidation, Minku warms

up on the violin just before a

wrestling match, then

dismantles his opponent.

Minku came to Hillside to

learn English and gain a

higher education. He’s done

both. Now, it’s on to

Lawrence, then Columbia,

and if all goes as planned,

we here at Hillside might

even be lucky to say that we

know the new Secretary

General of the UN, the

honorable MinKu Kang!

family and wants to make

them proud. He has

aspirations of being a

diplomat in the future and

admires Ban Ki Moon who is

the eighth and current

secretary of the United

Nations. Not a bad role

model to have indeed. Most

kids would have made some

reference to a footballer or

Pop singer. Not this kid! He

has high hopes of becoming

an important ambassador

who represents his country

with dignity and honor.

For high school Minku wants

to go to Lawrence Academy

in Groton, Massachusetts

then later apply to get into

Miss Merola’s alma mater

and Ivy League school

Columbia University. If

anybody can accomplish this

lofty goal, Minku Kang would

be a good bet. He’s a great

student with a solid work

ethic. Moreover, he’s a good

Mk or Minku Kang is a South

Korean national who comes

from the giant metropolis of

Seoul, South Korea. He’s a

quiet, yet valuable member

of our community. Everybody

who has come across Minku

likes him for his calm

temperament, mature

demeanor, and easy going

spirit. Minku is a breath of

fresh air here at Hillside and a

delight to have as a student

or dorm resident.

Born in Jeongja, a satellite

city that hovers around that

giant Korean capital, Minku

grew up as “the baby” in a

family of 5. His father Seung il

is the CEO of a cosmetic

company. His mother is Seun

Ja a homemaker, and he has

two older sisters Hannae and

Hanbyuel. He’s close to his

Minku Kang

Tehran, Iran

Spotlight… Student Profiles

Ping Pong


Sam admires the two Mr. T’s

(Terwilliger & Tang). He says

that they are wonderful

advisors and help him out

whenever he needs it.

However, the person he looks

up to the most is his older

brother Soheil. He copies

Soheil’s approach to life and

if he needs any brotherly

advice, this is who he seeks

out.

So, what does the future

hold for you Sam? “I want to

go to college in New England

and become a businessman

because that is what my

brother is doing”. Not a bad

plan Sam. Your formula has

obviously worked up to this

point, why not keep it going.

I wonder if his brother reads

the Global Gazette? Perhaps,

we should send him a copy.

fortune that this young man

read about us on our website.

He liked Hillside a lot, but it

wasn’t until he visited us and

met that friendly face of Mr.

Kowalchick, that young Sam

decided to become a

Bulldog.

Any regrets Sam? “None at

all. I love it!” Now, come on

Sam; you’re a great kid,

certainly well versed in

diplomatic talk, but we here

at Hillside know that kids and

school go together like

peanut butter and sushi.

Don’t get us wrong, we

understand that at a deep

level and in the big picture,

most kids are grateful for their

education. Sam will hear

none of this talk. He says that

the “education here at

Hillside is really good and so

are the teachers”. Wow!

What a truly great thing to

hear from a teacher’s

perspective.

Sam Hussein is an Iranian

national who speaks flawless

English and is a smooth-

talking, intelligent, and

sophisticated Hillside resident.

He is well liked by everybody

here and is a favorite of

faculty for his polite manner

and considerate thinking.

Moreover, he has a mean

backhand in ping pong and

wouldn’t be the first guy

you’d challenge to a quick

game in these parts.

Sam was born in Tehran, Iran.

Most of his family still resides in

Iran and he has a brother

studying at a university in

Switzerland. He also has a

house near New Hampshire

and, because he wanted to

be close, he started to search

for boarding schools in the

area. It is Hillside’s great

Sam Hussain

Philadelphia


Dom, Deron, & Joe


Deron Alford

Deron took the pass, dribbled

left, and launched a

contested 3 point bomb at

the buzzer for a swish and the

win. Although it was just a

scrimmage it was significant

in the sense that it marked

the difference in this young

man in the past 2 years.

Deron went from being a

wide eyed junior to a

confident senior who can do

anything he sets his mind to,

and has just about everybody

rooting for his success.

Including me!

Most of us have no doubt

that Deron will go on to do

great things in life. He’ll carry

that infectious smile with him

wherever he goes. He’s also

got the “it” factor going for

him. In this case, “it” means

that when you meet him, you

like him. It’s one of the most

underrated yet important

virtues in life. You can’t teach

it. You’re either born with it or

you’re not. Deron Alford has

“it”!

you can’t help but root for.

Last year he did a good job

playing on the varsity

basketball team. But this year

has been a bit different. He

came in a little bigger, a lot

better, and ready to step into

a starting role. Moreover, you

could just tell that this year he

felt like he really belonged.

He consistently stroked that

3 point shot all year. He

played a tough brand of

defense and had one of the

best blocks I’ve ever seen in

a middle school game. In a

scrimmage, which if you’ve

been here at Hillside for any

length of time, then you know

it is probably the team’s

greatest challenge all year,

young Deron’s team was

down by a point with 3

seconds left in the game. He

looked to the sideline and

said “I got this!” He said it with

absolute certainty that I felt,

hmmm, I hope he does it.

I must confess that I have a

special place in my heart for

Deron Alford. He’s one of the

first kids I had met when I

came to Hillside. Here was this

teenager with a big, bright

smile, a great laugh, and a

terrific disposition. He was

forever positive and cracked

a lot of jokes.

Yeah yeah, I know, he’s

got the senior thing going on

now. It’s an attitude that says

hey guys, move out of the

way, if you haven’t heard,

I’m a senior. Nearly 100% of

our grade 9 kids get it, and

frankly we had it too back in

the day. But beyond the

natural transition a teenager

goes through for

independence and the

evolution into manhood,

Deron is one of those kids that

Deron Alford

Southborough, MA


Jon Lester


Jack Harlan

Jack Harlan’s father’s life

has mirrored my own father’s.

He graduated from

Middlebury College in

Vermont, taught and

coached football at the

Peddie School in Hightstown,

New Jersey, and has a house

in that beautiful peninsula of

Nova Scotia situated in the

north eastern Atlantic. You

would think that Jack and my

life would be virtually

identical. This is not the case!

Jack is tall, blonde haired,

polite, respectful, and a

good athlete. Whatever

happened to the Law of

Connections?

I first saw Jack in the

summer of 2010 playing

centerfield in Northborough.

He was a big strong kid with a

heavy bat and a gun of an

arm. It was obvious to all

watching him that day of 2

things: 1) he is a skilled

baseball player and 2) his

father is proud of him. Jack’s

father Geoff, an athlete

himself back in the day,

supports his son athletically

whenever he gets the

chance. He can be seen at

the baseball diamond or

basketball court whenever

Jack has a game.

Jack’s family is close. His

mother is named Megan. He

has an older sister Merritt who

used to lifeguard here at

Hillside in the summer of 2010,

and a younger sister Grace.

Each summer the Harlan’s

travel to Lunenburg, Nova

Scotia. They seem to love it

there in the Maritimes and

intend to keep visiting for

many years to come.

Jack came to Hillside

because in his words it “felt

like an excellent fit”. He really

likes the size of the school in

that the small classes make it

easier to get to know

everybody. However, it’s not

always easy. He finds the

winter term the hardest as it is

long, cold and depressing.

Besides his father, Jack’s

hero is fellow big lefty Jon

Lester of the Boston Red Sox

who is not only a great

pitcher but who is battling

through cancer. Would you

expect any less of an answer

from such a mature

thoughtful young man?

Someday Jack hopes to be

playing in the majors himself.

Well, he has SuHong Kim’s

support. When asked who the

best baseball player at

Hillside is, SuHong quickly

replied “Jack Harlan”. Jack’s

dream colleges are UNC and

Virginia. I think those colleges

as well as any major league

team would be lucky to have

Jack Harlan. I know Hillside is!

Foods from Abroad

Greenlip Mussels

Potjiekos

Ensalada Chilena

Gaeng Som


Greenlip mussels are a New Zealand treat. These large

mussels with a greenish tinge are cooked in boiling hot

pools and regarded as an age old Maori recipe. If

you’re a seafood lover like me, New Zealand’s greenlip

mussels are a unique, tasty, and much welcomed

change from Atlantic mussels. The meat is large and

chewy. Give them a try, I’m sure you’ll love them.

From New Zealand

From Namibia Potjiekos is a delicious Namibian stew made in cast iron

pots. These cast iron pots are able to retain heat well

and only a few coals were needed to keep the food

simmering for hours. They are used to cook tender roasts

and stews, allowing steam to circulate inside instead of

escaping through the lid. The ingredients are relatively

simple, a fatty piece of meat, a few potatoes and some

vegetables were all that was needed to cook a

delightful meal.

From Chile Ensalada Chilena This simple tomato and onion

salad is a customary accompaniment to meals in

Chile. Its name echoes not only its popularity in that

country, but also the fact that its main colors (red

and white), mirror the colors of the Chilean flag.

Although it is simple, it sure is tasty. If you are ever in

Chile, you simply must try this national salad.

From Thailand Gaeng Som is Thailand’s most famous spicy soup. It is

a sour soup a bit like a thick vegetable soup, but it is

both hot and sour. You can buy this tasty yet cheap

Thai dish on any street corner. It is tasty and delicious

and one of the reasons Thai food is so popular in the

West.

World Mysteries

The Allagash Abductions

The Fountain of Youth


One of the most researched and best documented

cases of multiple alien abduction occurred in August,

1976, in the state of Maine. The alleged Allagash

Waterway Twin brothers Jack and Jim Weiner, along

with their friends Chuck Rak and Charlie Foltz, claimed

they were unwilling participants in an event involving a

UFO sighting, missing time, and medical procedures

performed by beings unknown. Although at the time they never spoke to each other about their experiences, under hypnosis they all

recalled very similar events. This case gained world-wide attention when it was

dramatized in an episode of television's "Unsolved Mysteries." The Allagash four later

came to believe that they had been teleported onto a spaceship and examined by

alien beings. Some believe them and some think they are either creating a hoax or

somehow recalling false memories. At any rate, it remains a fascinating and compelling

case.

The Fountain of Youth is a legendary spring that reputedly restores the youth of

anyone who drinks of its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted

across the world for thousands of years, appearing in writings by Herodotus, the

Alexander romance and the stories of Prester John Stories of a similar waters were

also evidently prominent among the indigenous people of the Caribbean during the

Age of Exploration, who spoke of the restorative powers of the water in the mythical

land of Bimini. The legend became particularly

prominent in the 16th century, when it became

attached to the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon,

first Governor of Puerto Rico. According to an

apocryphal story that features a combination of New

World and Eurasian elements, Ponce de León was

searching for the Fountain of Youth when he traveled to

what is now Florida in 1513. Since then, the fountain has

been frequently associated with Florida.

Dedicated to Unsolved Mysteries lover Willie Jones

Int’l Trivia Teasers

1) Where will the 2012 Summer Olympics be held?

a) London, England b)Berlin, Germany c) Paris, France

2) Which country has as its capital city Nairobi?

a) Algeria b) Kenya c) Uganda

3) Which city has the greatest population as defined in terms of “city

proper” as opposed to “metropolitan area”?

a) Shanghai, China b) Seoul, South Korea c)Mumbai, India

4) Roswell, the alleged site of a UFO crash, was in this state

a) Texas b) Arizona c) New Mexico

5) How much did each block of the great pyramids of Egypt weigh?

a) 1 ton b) 2.5 tons c) 100 tons

6) The Parthenon is in this country?

a) Egypt b) Italy c) Greece

7) Where is former NHL hockey star Jaromir Jagr from?

a) Austria b) Czech Republic c) Slovakia

8) What is the most common last name in the USA?

a) Brown b) Jones c) Smith

9) Which language do people from Holland speak?

a) French b) Dutch c) Hollandish

10) The founder of Islam was

a) Muhammad b) Gautama c) Krishnamurti

Answers: 1) a 2) b 3) a 4) c 5) b 6) c 7) b 8) c 9) b 10) a

Origin of the word “trivia”- The word

“trivia” comes from the days of the Roman Empire. Big city news was delivered by a "town crier" to small villages and the news was posted at an intersection (usually 3 roads or “tri” “via”) hence the word trivia.




English - “March”

Spanish - “Marzo”

Korean - “samwol” - 삼월

Japanese - “san-gatsu” – 三月

Egyptian - “Maris” - مارس

Indian - “Mərtʃ” - मार्च

Chinese - “sānyuè” - 三月


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