Archive for December 2009
PC’s Our Town Captivates Audience
by Michelle Surdan | December 2009
As students clad in neon orange and plaid clothes walked through the halls throughout October, everyone understood what the colors represented. Preparations for Proscenium Circus’s fall play were in progress. Auditions had taken place and the cast list was set. From that point on, rehearsals were five days a week as actors and crew worked [...]
That’s Entertainment: Cabaret Night 2009
by Neha Sundaram | December 2009
Clearly, Acton-Boxborough students have talent, and what better way to showcase those abilities than through a cabaret? Cabaret, a long-standing tradition in the AB community, is an opportunity for the singers, songwriters, bands, and choruses at ABRHS to perform in front of a live audience. This year’s show marked the event’s fifteenth anniversary and included [...]
Acton Hosts Chinese Music Night
by Kenneth Zhou | December 2009
I first heard about the 2009 Acton Chinese Music Night on Facebook. I know many people are oblivious to upcoming events until they see the red-and-white calendar icon marked “31” on their Facebook homepage. Enticed by the ideas that I only had to travel ten minutes from my house to attend the event, and that [...]
AB Band Impresses at MICCA
by Jackie Surdan | December 2009
The Acton-Boxborough band competed in the MICCA (Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association) marching band competition throughout October. After rigorous work at band camp, hours of rehearsal every Tuesday night throughout the fall, and performances at every football game, the band took the field to perform their show, comprising three pieces composed by Aaron Copland. [...]
FOX’s Glee: Music to Our Ears
by Melissa Wang | December 2009
You probably thought I would begin this article with a sentence about how a certain new television show has brought glee into the lives of many across the country, did you not? I will spare the cliché, since the hit show Glee is far from a cliché itself: it is a refreshing new program that [...]
Television’s Decade: Ten Years of Greatness
by C.J. Lack | December 2009
For one reason or another, the 2000s have produced more great television programs than all other decades combined. With 2009 coming to a close, I feel as though we should look back at some of the best of the best.
The Wire (HBO; TV-MA; 2002 – 2008)
You know all those procedural shows like CSI, NCIS, and [...]
Boys’ Volleyball: A New Game to Come
by Pauline Zheng | December 2009
Coach Mark Starr, who is already responsible for leading the Acton-Boxborough girls’ volleyball team to the state championship this year, also has high hopes for AB’s boys. Merely a shadow of a plan last year, Coach Starr’s vision of an AB boys’ volleyball team is finally beginning to take shape this year.
Every Wednesday night, from [...]
New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts
by Tom Meagher | December 2009
No light was shed on the hopes of Patriots fans the morning after the crushing defeat by the Colts. As after the shocking loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl 42, Patriot Nation woke up disillusioned.
The daunting truth is: it did. The reality was the Patriots actually blew a 31-14 fourth-quarter lead against the [...]
College Basketball and the Madness to Come
by Ben Flummerfelt | December 2009
Winter is finally here, which means that the fall sports seasons are coming to a close, the winter seasons are starting, and the new college basketball season has begun. Although many viewers just watch college hoops in March for the exciting March Madness, the true fans know that the regular season is equally exciting: the [...]
Growing Our Way Out of Hunger-One Acre at a Time
by Kelly Donovan | December 2009
Today’s economic troubles are a minor bump in the road compared to the desperate poverty of third-world countries. Worldwide, almost three billion people live on less than $700 a year and nearly 250,000 children die each day due to poor living conditions. This poverty does not continue on ignored. In just the United States, [...]
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