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Mega n Gra ndel l ’16 , A lex Wendor f f ’16 , a nd Sa ra h Neuber t ’16 lead the new f re shmen to the i r homerooms. On the f i r s t day of f re shma n or ientat ion ever y f re shma n wa s a s s igned to a sen ior
contac t . These contac t s showed them where each of the i r c la s se s were a nd he lped them lea rn to nav igate the ha l l s of Nor thwest .
Cha se R a ncour t ’19 a nd Jimmy Sabia ’19 rece ive the i r na me t ag s on the f i r s t day of or ientat ion f rom sen ior contac t s Ta r yn Ng uyen ’16 a nd Er in Tu l ly ’16 . By the end of the day, they had made new f r iends a nd k new what to expec t
for the upcoming yea r.
The new f re shmen lea rn a l l about N WC f rom the execut ive boa rd of the Fre shma n Contac t Progra m. Mega n Shea ’19 sa id , “I th ink that f re shma n or ientat ion rea l ly prepa red me for my f i r s t yea r of h igh school . The sen iors were so n ice a nd in for-mat ive . They rea l ly made su re that ever yone wa s ma k ing new
f r iends .”
This yea r a lmost 100 sen iors pa r t ic ipated in N WC’s Fre shma n Contac t Progra m. The progra m’s head, Mrs . Fora n spoke of it s
succe s s say ing , “Our f re shma n contac t sen iors , a nd e spec ia l ly the 27 members of the Execut ive Boa rd , d id a t remendous job in he lp-ing to welcome the incoming f re shmen. A l l the i r e f for t s pa id of f
in a succe s s f u l couple of days ! ”
(From le f t to r ight) Hope Mousta ka k i s ’19, W i l l Mousta ka k i s ’16 , A lex Wendor f f ’16 , A ndrew Wendor f f
’19, Nick K a ma nsk y ’16 , A lexa nder K a ma nsk y ’19, Pat r ick La zor ’16 , Sa ra h La zor ’19, Tyler Si sk ’16 , Mega n Si sk
’19, Henr y McKenna ’16 , Da nie l McKenna ’19. This yea r we have 10 pa i r s of s ibl ings f rom the f re shma n a nd sen ior
c la s se s !
Mr. Mat t Ma r tore l l i ’03 a nd Ca rol ine Chapel l ’19 t a ke a s i l ly se l f ie dur ing or ientat ion. On thei r second day of or ientat ion, the f re shmen had the cha nce to work w ith
“Empower,” a n orga n izat ion that ca me to N WC to teach them d i f ferent leadersh ip qua l it ie s . They bonded over
d i f ferent out s ide ac t iv it ie s which were de signed to he lp them get to k now each other.
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International Students Come Home to NWC
Dramateurs Present Fall Play 2014-2015 Sets Record
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The Nor thwest Cathol ic Dra mateurs w i l l s t a r t the sea son of f th i s yea r w ith the hea r t wa rming t a le of Anne o f Green Gabl e s adapted by A l ice Chadwick . The show s t a r s Lauren Ma ng ine ’16 a s the be loved A nne Sh i rley, A nthony Lenc-zewsk i ’16 a s Mat thew Cuthber t , a nd Jack ie Col la s ’16 a s Ma r i l la Cuthber t . Th i s t a le i s ba sed on the nove l by L .M. Montgomer y a nd i s a n adaptat ion of the c la s s ic t a le that ma ny k now a nd love . “A nne i s a n icon ic cha rac ter - she ha s a ch i ld l ike honest y a nd opt imism that today ’s world ca n benef it f rom. Her imag inat ion shows her beaut y in da rk place s , a nd th i s prove s to be her g reat-e s t power.” sa id d i rec tor Mrs . Sa ra Aver y. Mat thew a nd Ma r i l la Cuthber t a re unma rr ied s ibl ings who l ive on thei r a nce s t ra l f a rm, Green Gable s , in the qu ie t town of Avon lea who dec ide to adopt a n orpha n boy to he lp them. Mat thew a rr ive s a t the t ra in s t a t ion a nd f inds a g i r l orpha n instead of a boy ; the or-pha nage sent the e leven-yea r-old A nne Sh i rley by mist a ke . A nne’s t a lkat ive-ne s s a nd spi r it cha rm Mat thew a nd the Cuthber t s dec ide she ca n s t ay. Due to A nne’s imag inat ion t rouble beg ins to ensue bet ween her a nd other re s ident s of Avon lea . Mrs . Sa ra Aver y d i scus se s the show say ing , “( it ) i s sweet a nd s imple a nd per fec t for f a mi l ie s to enjoy together.” Anne o f Green Gabl e s w i l l be pre -sented by the Dra mateurs on Fr iday November 13 at 7: 30 pm, Saturday Novem-ber 14 at 7: 30 pm, a nd Sunday November 15 at 2 pm in the Mor tensen Theater. Ticket s w i l l be on sa le on November 1. Check nwcdra mateurs .weebly.com for more in format ion on the show.
Nor thwest Cathol ic i s proud to a nnounce the succe s s of it s 52 Adva nced Placement schola rs of spr ing 2015, the h ighest number of A P Schola rs in N WC his tor y. Brenda n Fa hey ’15 wa s a l so na med a Nat iona l A P Schola r, w ith the accompl i shment of ea rn ing a n average score of 4 on a l l A P Exa ms t a k-en, a nd score s of 4 or h igher on 8 or more A P Ex-a ms . In 2015, 179 Nor thwest Cathol ic s tudent s took 341 A P Exa ms, w ith 81% scor ing 3 or bet ter. Thi s wa s substa n it a l ly h igher tha n the Connec t icut av-erage of 73% , a nd wa s 20 perca ntage point s h igher tha n the g loba l average of 61% . A nother seventeen s tudent s were na med A P Schola rs w ith Dis t inc t ion for ea rn ing a n average score of 3.5 on a l l A P Exa ms t a ken, a nd a score of 3 or h igher on f ive or more of the te s t s . A nother e leven s tudent s were na med A P Schola rs w ith Honor, ea rn ing a n average score of a t lea s t 3 .25 on a l l A P Exa ms t a ken, a nd a score of 3 or h igher on four or more of the ex ma s .
Pre s ident Dav id Eust i s commented, “None of th i s succe s s wou ld be poss ible w ithout the g reat leader-sh ip of our A P Coord inator, Mrs . Bet sy Quinn, the g reat teachers in our bu i ld ing that teach A P c la s s -e s , a nd of course , the wonder f u l s tudent s here a t N WC that t a ke the t ime a nd e f for t to put in the ex-t ra work needed to have succe s s in the se Adva nced Placement c la s se s”.
The Nor thwest Cathol ic High School Internat iona l Student Progra m wa s created in 2008 . On Wednesday, Aug ust 26 ,
the new internat iona l s tudent s a nd thei r A mer ica n s tudent a mba ssadors went for a h ike to Heuble in Tower at Ta lcot t
Mounta in State Pa rk in Simsbur y.
Today there a re current ly 21 internat iona l s tudent s a t N WC , repre sent ing the count r ie s of China , It a ly, a nd V ie t-na m. In the pa st , s tudent s have a l so a r r ived f rom Spa in a nd Germa ny. On Wednesday, September 9, ma ny internat iona l a nd A mer ica n s tudent s a t tended a pot luck d inner a t N WC
with the i r f a mi l ie s a nd host f a mi l ie s .
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Cross Country
Soccer
Capta in Ca rol ine Gi l l ’16 qu ick ly race s to the f in i sh .
Ol iver Ha sson ’16 look s to pa s s the ba l l to h i s tea m-mate s .
Capta in Sa m Spa k ’16 spr int s w ith determinat ion.
Boys’ Cross Count r y : Capta ins : Kev in Kea rns ’16 , Jack Ca rew ’16 , Sa m Spa k ’16 Record : 3 -1 A Word W ith the Capta in : “Our tea m ha s exce l lent comrader y a nd a n energe t ic spi r it . Our hope s a re h igh for t he end of t he sea son,” Jack Ca rew ’16 . Upcoming meet : Wednesday 10 /21 CCC Cha mpionsh ip (Away)
Boys’ Soccer : Capta ins : Kerr y Fer re l l ’16 , A sa Gues t ’17, Ol iver Ha s-son ’16 Record : 2 -7-1 A Word w ith the Capta in : “The tea m ha s a lot of se -n ior s a nd good young player s too so that integ rat ion of t he d i f ferent g rade s connec t s u s a s a te a m a nd br ing u s a lot c loser,” Ker r y Fer re l l ’16 . Upcoming Ga me : Monday 10 /19 v s . Cona rd (Home)
Girls Cross Count r y : Capta ins : Mega n Gra nde l l ’16 , Ca rol ine Gi l l ’16 , Chr i s t ina Col l iton ’16 Record : 3 -1 A Word w ith the Capta in : “There i s a h igh energ y w ith in our te a m a nd the g i r l s work we l l toge ther to en-coruage each other,” Ca rol ine Gi l l ’16 Upcoming Meet : Wednesday 10 /21 CCC Cha mpionsh ip (Away)
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The Va rs it y Gi rl s ’ Soccer Tea m c i rc le s up w ith the opposing tea m before a ga me .
Girl s ’ Soccer : Capta ins : Ba i ley Ju l i a n ’16 , Mackenz ie Tibba l l ’16 , A nna Cron in ’16 , Ke l sey Dorn f r ied ’16 Record : 9-1 A Word w ith the Capta in : “We’ve bounced back rea l ly we l l a f ter our f i r s t g a me a nd have been improv ing ever s ince . We a l l re a l i z e t hat we have a a spec ia l te a m a nd our goa l i s to w in a cha mpionsh ip,” Ke l sey Dorn f r ied ’16 . Upcoming Ga me : Monday 10 /19 v s . Cona rd (Away)
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Volleyball
New Coach, New Ability
Field Hockey
K ate Je s sen ’17 de fends the opponent , Cona rd High School .
Ben Ma nz i ’19 eagerly t a ke s the f ie ld . Da r iu s Cyg ler ’16 , K a it l in McGuire ’16 , Kerr y Ferre l l ’16 , Br ya n Deneen ’16 , a nd Emi ly Gra ndel l ’16 suppor t N WC Footba l l in the
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Field Hockey : Capta ins : Ma r y Budnick ’16 , A nnie O’Mea ra ’16 , Ju l i a K le in ’17 Record : 3 -5 A Word w ith the Capta in : “Our f ie ld hockey tea m i s a c l soe k n it g roup of g i r l s a nd we a re rea l ly ge t t ing a long th i s s e a son, so we have h igh hope s for our te a m to ma ke it f a r in the s t ate tourna ment ,” Ma r y Budnick ’16 . Upcoming Ga me : Monday 10 /19 v s . St a f ford (Away)
Footba l l : Capta ins : Jon Gra nata ’16 , Femi Adebimpe ’17, Clay ton Stewa r t ’17 Record : 2-2 A Word W ith the Capta in : “I see t hat t h i s s e a son w i l l be ver y succe s s f u l , e spec ia l ly w ith the he lp of t he new head coach, Bre t t Qu in ion. Coach Quin ion i s exc ited about be ing pa r t of t he progra m a nd we a re exc ited to have h im join u s ,” Jon Gra nata ’16 . Upcoming Ga me : Satu rday 10 /17/15 v s . Pla inv i l le (At Home)
The October 2 , 2015 footba l l g a me bet ween N WC a nd Ber l in wa s na med NBC’s Ga me of t he Week The ga me wa s fe atu red on NBC Connec t icut ’s Fr iday n ight footba l l coverage . NBC a l so sent a repor ter to N WC for a “school spi r it” s tor y to h igh l ight the footba l l te a m, t a l k ing to the coache s a nd ath le te s . The spot l ight a i red Fr iday, October 2 . Congratu lat ions to N WC Footba l l for t he i r nominat ion !
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Vol leyba l l : Capta ins : Er in Feeney ’16 , Mega n Wei s s ’16 Record : 6 - 6 A Word w ith the Capta in : “We a re c a lm dur ing a men-t a l cha l lenge a nd the sk i l l in the se g roup of g i r l s i s a ma z-ing. The tea m chemis t r y i s g reat t h i s yea r a nd I wou ldn’t wa nt to be a pa r t of a ny other te a m ! ” Mega n Wei s s ’16 Upcoming Ga me : Monday 10 /19 v s . Cona rd (Home)
The va rs it y vol leyba l l tea m hudd le s to ce lebrate a v ic tor y.