Two Holocaust survivors, Barbra Aharoni and Harry Shamir, spoke to Abington High School students about their experiences. Aharoni shared the story of her family members in Lithuania who were given up and massacred by their own country. Shamir recounted his personal story of evading the Nazis with his family in Italy, but being caught by the Vichy French and sent to German concentration camps. He wanted to ensure these stories are not lost over time. Students found his powerful words and intimidating tone to be impactful in understanding the gravity of the Holocaust.

1. ence to interpret it.
Aside from art, what other
activities do you like to in-
volve yourself
with?
I have been on the
tennis team for three
years. I also partici-
pated in the drama
program this year as
well as math team,
peer leaders, and the
student arts maga-
zine.
Speaking of ten-
nis, how did you
feel the season
went this year?
This season went well considering
we lost our top players. The whole
team has had a lot of fun and gained
new skills for next season. Do you
have any particular classes that
you enjoy or are looking for-
ward to next year?
Art, of course! I am looking forward
to taking AP Art next year because
it will challenge me and prepare me
for the art classes that I will be
taking in college.
Tyler Moulton
Staff Writer
From the stage to the courts to the
art room, Taylor Johnson demon-
strates amazing passion and dedica-
tion in everything she does. That is
why she is our Unsung Hero for
Summer 2015. We sat down with
Abington’s own star artist and asked
her a few questions.
Let’s discuss your artwork.
How did you become interest-
ed in art in the first place?
My dad used to draw all the time
when I was younger, and I looked
up to him and wanted to be just like
him. We would
play drawing games
and I fell in love
with the idea of
expressing myself in
such a unique way.
As I grew up, I
realized I could use
art to overcome the
obstacles that life
throws at me.
Do you see art as
an important
aspect of your
life, academic or
otherwise?
I can honestly say
that I don’t know
where I’d be without art. I’ve been
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able to experience amazing opportu-
nities and achieve awards that I
would have never thought possible.
Everyone has that
one skill that shapes
them and makes
them who they are.
For me, that is art.
Are there any
pieces you’ve
created that you
remember vividly
or made you real-
ly proud? What
makes your own
art special to you?
My recent Dubai
painting makes me
extremely proud
because it won a
scholastic gold key,
and I’ve been striving
to earn that my whole
high school life. I put
a lot of time and
effort into it and
every time I look at it
I know what I am
capable of. My art is
special to me because
it’s my own original
ideas and it expresses
my thoughts and
feelings. All of my
pieces show different
emotions and tones
depending on how I want my audi-
Taylor Johnson (Lifetouch with
permission)
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2. Jessica Meegan
Contributer
Students Write to be Heard (SW2BH)
is a program developed by Ms.
Pflaumer that requires students in her
English classes to have their original
prose, poetry or journalism published.
Many get published in the Green Wave
Gazette or Student Arts Magazine;
some are published in local newspa-
pers like the Abington Mariner, Brock-
ton Enterprise and Patriot Ledger,
others in literary magazines like Teen
Ink, but only a few are published in
the Marble Collection.
The Marble Collection is a statewide
print and online magazine of the arts
featuring jury-selected artwork, pho-
tography, spoken word, poetry and
writing by students in grades 8 to 12.
It offers a one-on-one workshop where
the published teen is paired up with a
college level mentor, and directs their
work to publication for real-world
audiences. The Marble Collection also
has a gala at UMass Boston’s Harbor
Gallery during “ArtWeek Boston” that
the students may attend and meet
talented teen writers from other high
schools.
Two freshmen, Caitlin Murphy and
Sophie Gendreau, had their work
published in this prestigious magazine.
Murphy and Gendreau shared
their thoughts on their achievements:
What motivated you to be pub-
lished in the Marble Collection?
Murphy: Ms. Pflaumer mentioned
the Marble Collection multiple times
throughout the year and explained that
(not many students) have been pub-
lished there before. I thought that I
would give it my best try because it
would be an amazing achievement to
have my work published in this maga-
zine.
Gendreau: It started off as a school
assignment, and once I looked into the
Marble Collection, I realized it would
be a great opportunity to apply for
publication in this magazine.
How did you feel when you were
selected to be published?
Murphy: I was so excited. When I
got the email, I was expecting it to be
a rejection email because I had already
been rejected three times before. I felt
so accomplished and I immediately
emailed Ms. Pflaumer because I knew
that she would be so proud and excited
as well.
Gendreau: I was surprised that they
had selected me for publication as I
had never actually thought they would.
And, I had sent the same story to
another publisher, who turned it
down.
Please describe the piece that was
published in the Marble Collection.
Murphy: I published a rhyming poem
called “Over the Years” about a young
girl who lives a rough childhood and as
she goes through high school her fami-
ly life continues to get worse and
worse. At the end of the poem, she
meets a boy who helps her and her
mother through their rough times and
brings them out of the darkness that
they have been stuck in for years.
Gendreau: My piece is written in the
second-person. It is about a reader
traveling through mind-generated
worlds and coming out faced with new
ideas and a decision.
Why did you choose to write about
that specific topic?
Murphy: I chose the topic of a rough
childhood because I think it’s a very
important topic to discuss. I know
personally many people who have
divorced or widowed parents, and
other family troubles, and I know how
hard it can be for them. I wanted to
write about it in a way that shows that
someday, the troubles can go away and
things can always get better.
Gendreau: I wanted to write about
something that was thought-
provoking.
What was the workshop like?
Murphy: The workshop was very
relaxed and easy to keep up with. I got
assigned a mentor who helped me
through the process. We emailed back
and forth and decided on times for
Google Plus video chat. We had one
meeting a week for six weeks; each
meeting lasted between 5-15 minutes.
During the video meetings we worked
on editing and putting finishing touch-
es. It was overall a new and easy-going
process.
Gendreau: There were six meetings
in the workshop, and the main part of
the workshop was doing small fixes on
my story, and I think that what we did
will help me in future editing.
Do you intend on trying to be pub-
lished in the Marble Collection in the
future?
Murphy: It would be cool to get pub-
lished more than once in the Marble
Collection, but I plan on expanding
my horizon and trying to get published
in other places in order to get more
experience in the publishing business.
Gendreau: Yes I do, I think it’s an
opportunity that would be good to try
or attempt again. (Visit themarblecol-
lection.com)
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Two Students Published in Prestigious Marble Collection
Frosh take advantage of writing challenge
(The Marble Collection)
Caitlin Murphy
(Lifetouch used with permission.)
Sophia Gendreau
(Lifetouch used with permission.)
Unsung Hero: Taylor Johnson (continued from Page One)
Segueing into a different art
form, how did you enjoy being
involved in “the Addams Family”
this year?
I absolutely loved it! The people in-
volved were amazing and have so
much talent. It was so much fun to
perform and the result showed all of
our hard work and dedication. The
makeup we had to do for the ancestor
characters was difficult, but everyone
looked incredible.
What are your plans for the fu-
ture?
As of right now, I am looking at art
colleges to major in animation. Ever
since I was little, I knew I was going to
do something with art and now I can
finally move toward that dream.
This is a little informal, but in
honor of our late (former) editor
Kim Phan I would like to ask,
‘Taylor Johnson, what would
you do for a Klondike Bar?’
To honor Kim “Weenie” Phan, I would
sky dive off a cliff into a shark tank,
fight the sharks, find the key to a box,
fight ninjas to get to the box, unlock
the box and find the Klondike Bar. In
actuality I would buy one for a dol-
lar…
Taylor Johnson (right) as a ghostly ancestor
in the “Addams Family Musical” alongside
fellow cast mate Abby Budwey.

3. Jake Snyder
Staff Writer
Our history teacher, Ms. Lewis invited
husband and wife Barbra Aharoni and
Harry Shamir to share their stories
about surviving the WWII Nazi Holo-
caust. Both are local educators living in
Plymouth. Aharoni was born in 1946,
and was not alive at the time, but
shared the experiences of her family
members. Her story primarily took
place in Lithuania and spoke to her
relatives given up by people in their
own country and massacred. Shamir’s
story was of his personal experiences
as he recounted many details of his
family’s evasion of the Nazis, including
his escape to Italy where he was caught
by the Vichy French government and
sent back to German concentration
camps.
The assembly began with the introduc-
tions and when members of the audi-
ence began to clap Shamir cut them off
saying, “We are not here to entertain.
We are here to teach. There will be no
applause.” He wanted his audience to
know that they were here for a reason,
and that reason was not to just tell
their holocaust stories, but to ensure
these stories were not lost as time
moved on.
The presentation began with Shamir
randomly calling on students and
asking them how they would feel if
members of their family were all of a
sudden just gone. His powerful words
and tone stuck with many members of
the audience. “Shamir was honestly a
little intimidating and scary,” said
Patrick Calanan (AHS Class of 2016).
Shamir’s story took place in many
different countries as his family fled
persecution. He went from Germany
to Italy and France to escape the Nazi
regime. Members of his family were
put into concentration camps, and he
was forced to move between many
members of family as a very young
boy.
Aharoni’s story took place in Lithuania
where many generations of her family
lived. Lithuanian officials who con-
spired with Nazis killed people in her
family’s town in a mass shooting. She
noted that her grandparents were
some of the wealthiest people in the
country, but that fact did not save
them from the Germans.
The presentation was solemn and the
room was quiet both out of respect for
the presenters but also because of the
awe inspiring words they spoke. Their
ultimate goal was to tell their stories in
a way that people our age would not
only remember, but talk to others
about what we had been a part of.
They both reiterated the fact that they
needed to keep their stories alive as a
testimony to what had occurred, so
that the Holocaust is not forgotten.
For this they were successful – it was a
truly memorable experience.
“WE ARE NOT
HERE TO
ENTERTAIN. WE
ARE HERE TO
TEACH. THERE
WILL BE NO
APPLAUSE.”—
HARRY SHAMIR
PAGE 3SUMMER 2015
Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories
Students speak with holocaust speakers
Barbra Aharoni and Harry Shamir after their
Congratulations to the Class of 2015!
GWG Photos by Mr. Dorman
GWG Associate Editor Kim Phan, Sarah MacLeod and Amanda Doherty
In memory of Makayla Guerriero
themakaylafund.org

4. Drew Landers
Contributor
As the school year winds down, we
asked four freshmen what their
thoughts were about their first year in
high school and what it was like transi-
tioning from middle school.
Has your freshman year been
what you expected?
Marissa Golden: This year was what
I expected: challenging and different in
comparison to middle school.
Reece Klein: The amount of work
had been more than I had anticipated.
It has been a big adjustment from
coming from the middle school.
Dylan Gately: I came into this year
thinking that it would be just like
middle school, but I was horribly
wrong. It was much tougher on me –
not only mentally, but physically. I
joined three sports, and having them
every day after school can be pretty
tough. High school was not what I
expected, but I have really have en-
joyed my year so far.
Jack Maguire: Going into freshman
year, I didn’t know what to expect.
Surprisingly, the transition from mid-
dle school to high school was not as
harsh as I expected. The work load
was not that much larger and the
transition was easier than I had thought
it would be.
Was it hard for you to get used to
high school?
Golden: It was hard at first because
the first few weeks of school were
very different from middle school. We
were piled with many things, like
starting a four year journey, maintain-
ing a high GPA, etc.. The addition of
sports after school every day was hard
to get used to after having practice
once a week in middle school.
Klein: It was pretty difficult at first,
but I eventually picked up on things.
The work load is so much larger. I had
to adapt to doing homework, sports
and managing my time all at once.
Other than that, everything was easy
to get used to.
Gately: It was extremely hard for me
to get used to the high school. It took
me nearly half the year to get my head
straight and start being a better stu-
dent. I think the stress can really pile
up on you freshman year. But, you
have to deal with it and realize that this
is your first of four years you have to
get ready for college and career.
Maguire: It did not take very long.
At first, the work seemed so much
more than middle school, but in reality
it wasn’t. Later in the year, I came to
the conclusion that high school did not
feel that much different than the mid-
dle school.
Have you participated in any
high school sports or activities
and how was the experience?
Golden: Yes, I have participated in
soccer, basketball and now track. I
didn’t expect to enjoy the sports as
much as I did, but I made many new
friendships and learned a variety of
new things from each sport while
being pushed and coached into a better
player. I am also participating in stu-
dent council, and I think that it is a
great way to do something for the
school and have fun with it.
Klein: I did soccer and I am doing
track. I do student council too. It was
fun and overall a good experience. I
met a lot of new people and it made
me feel like I was a part of the school.
Gately: I joined the soccer, basketball
and baseball teams this year, and I
became the class vice president. Sure,
it’s a lot to handle, but I love my
positions on these teams dearly. Run-
ning for office was really fun, and I get
along well with other the officers.
Extracurricular activities give me
something to do every day, and give
me initiative to keep my grades up.
Maguire: In my freshman year, I have
participated in football, basketball, and
baseball. It is much more competi-
tive at the high school level than at the
middle school level. Having better
competition is only going to make me
a better player so I enjoy high school
sports much better.
PAGE 4 THE GREEN WAVE GAZETTE
Freshman Year: tough but worth it
Four freshmen reflect
Marissa Golden
(Lifetouch used with permission.)
Dylan Gately
(Lifetouch used with permission.)
Senior Reception Receiving Line
Friday, May 29 – Seniors enjoyed great weather while receiving the congratulations and well
wishes of parents, friends and teachers prior to boarding deluxe motor coaches and traveling to
the Nantasket Hotel for the Senior Reception.
GWG Photos by Mr. Dorman
Molly Atkibnson, Alessandra Vento and Abby Budeway
Jill Mortimer, Morgan McCann, Mykaela Moore
and Brianna Buckley
Etienne Bourgoin, Chris Burgess and Brian Caferro
Adrien Radovich and Alyssa Skinner

5. Matthew Burbine
Staff Writer
Last April, 27 Abington High School
students and four chaperones traveled
to Europe. I was fortunate to be part
of the group. While there, we ex-
plored London, Paris, Lucerne
(Switzerland) and Munich. In these
breathtaking cities, we were exposed
to their diverse history and culture.
London and Paris
The first city we visited was London. I
enjoyed exploring London because it
made what we’ve learned in our histo-
ry classes come alive. There were
streets and tube stations named after
famous people and battles, such as
Victoria Station and Trafalgar Square.
One of my favorite experiences was
riding on the London Eye, a giant
Ferris wheel that provides an amazing
view of the city. Seeing Big Ben and
the Thames River from so high up was
an experience that I will never forget.
London has a multitude of beautiful
buildings – such as St. Paul’s Cathedral
and Buckingham Palace – that are so
impressive to see in person. We even
managed to time our visit to the palace
right so that we could see the Chang-
ing of the Guard. Next, we traveled
through the Channel Tunnel by train
to Paris. Paris is a beautiful city with
grand old buildings, and a “foodies”
paradise. The outdoor cafes give visi-
tors a great place to sit and observe
everyday life. Cappuccinos, chocolate
croissants, and crepes are just some of
the wonderful foods and beverages to
savor. My favorite experience in Paris
was a visit to Montmartre, which is a
large hill that overlooks the city. The
beautiful white-domed Basilica of the
Sacre Coeur is at the summit. Mont-
martre provides an amazing view of
the city. Other highlights were a river
cruise down the Seine, which gave us
an opportunity to enjoy views of Paris
at night, and a visit to the Louvre.
Switzerland
We traveled to Lucerne via a long bus
ride that took us through the beautiful
countryside of France and into the
beautiful mountains and hills of Swit-
zerland. While London and Paris were
exciting, Lucerne was my favorite
destination. It was nice to leave the
hubbub of the cities and experience
the breathtaking landscapes of Switzer-
land. The highlight of our visit to
Lucerne was an excursion to Mount
Pilatus, which is over 6,000 feet tall.
We travelled via cable car to the top of
the mountain, which was very enjoya-
ble for those who were not afraid of
heights. From the top of the mountain,
we had a stunning panoramic view of
the surrounding mountains and the
lakes below. I would have loved to
have stayed on top of Mount Pilatus all
day because it is the most beautiful
place I have ever seen. Lucerne is a
peaceful, serene city with beautiful old
buildings. Switzerland, like France,
also has great food. It goes without
saying that purchasing large quantities
of Swiss chocolates is a must.
Germany
Our final destination was Munich,
which had the most modern buildings
of the cities we visited. Much of the
city was leveled by bombing during
World War II. Munich looked very
much like the cities at home. The most
moving part of our trip was a visit to
the nearby Dachau concentration
camp. The camp has been turned into
a memorial with some of the original
buildings still intact. We have been
studying the Holocaust for many years
in school and to actually visit a camp
where so many thousands of people
were murdered was a sobering, but
worthwhile experience.
Everyone who was lucky enough to be
able to travel to Europe was grateful
for this opportunity. Our chaperones
worked hard to make this trip such a
great success. I will always treasure the
memories of my experiences abroad,
and I hope that this opportunity will be
available to AHS students in the years
to come.
Chaperones – Ms. Daisy, Mr.
Holzman, Ms. Cynthia Louko, Ms.
Laura Louko and Mr. Serino
Students – Christina Antonet-
ti, Molly Atkinson, Matthew Bur-
bine, Matthew Curran, Victoria Chi-
occhio, Victoria Curtin, Bryan
Danahy, Brianna Donovan, Molly
Ferguson, Meghan Golden, Sydney
Hamilton, Taylor Johnson, Colleen
Kearns, Megan Kelly, Greg Killi-
an, James Landers, Sam
Malafronte, Olivia Maly, Taylor Mars-
ton, Ashley McCabe, Jill
McKeon, Megan Meehan, Lindsey
Minchello, Michelle Minchello and Ali
Phair.
“I WOULD HAVE
LOVED TO HAVE
STAYED ON TOP
OF MOUNT
PILATUS ALL
DAY BECAUSE
IT IS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL
PLACE I HAVE
EVER SEEN.”—
MATTHEW
BURBINE
PAGE 5SUMMER 2015
Abington High’s European Adventure
Breathtaking tour of four countries
Students and their guide on the Seine River
( Photo Courtesy Karin Daisy—more pics/
slideshow at greenwavegazette.org)
Students pose in front of the Eiffel
Tower (Photo courtesy Ms. Daisy)

6. Jessica Barry
Staff Writer
Focused, driven, talented and confi-
dent are adjectives that could be used
to describe students that participate in
winter guard. At Abington High,
winter guard is an extracurricular
activity that combines choreography,
flag spinning and intense practices.
The team competes from January to
April, so the team members have to
practice their performance routine
constantly in order to do well. Partici-
pants learn new skills and have new
experiences from the competitions.
Winter guard is very similar to color
guard because they both involve flags,
choreography and music. However,
winter guard is different because the
competitions are held inside, the per-
formances occur during the winter
season, and they perform with a re-
cording instead of the live music pro-
vided by the school marching band.
Planning the choreography for those
competitions is very difficult because
the students must coordinate their flag
movements. Team member Caitlin
Walton describes the routine process.
“We pick a song to do, then the coach-
es plan the work around the song, and
then we perform it,” said Walton.
Everything must be timed perfectly,
and there is little to no room for mis-
takes. Winter guard is much more
than just swinging flags around because
it takes a lot of practice and skill. The
team meets three times a week, and
each meeting lasts about three hours.
During a normal practice, the students
stretch, do flag exercises and practice
their show. “We run the show normal-
ly, and the second time we fix the
problems. And, then we add more,”
said Walton.
This year the AHS Winter Guard team
participated in competitions in Salem,
Dartmouth and Everett. Although they
didn’t win, they did represent them-
selves and AHS very well, demonstrat-
ing that with hard work and determi-
nation you can reach your goals.
The AHS Winter Guard Team was
coached by Nikki Doolin, John Dooley
and Kasey Carnes. Team members
were seniors Alexa Elliott, Joseph
Taylor and Alyssa McKay, junior
Rachel Ciambriello, and freshmen
Caitlin Walton and Shayla Young
at a party. As the movie progresses,
the mysterious person reveals her
identity and the six high school stu-
dents realize that they really are deal-
ing with the ghost of Laura Barnes. She
wants revenge for the videos they
posted of her and the comments they
made about her.
Gabby Halloran
Contributor
Unfriended,” a new horror/
thriller written by Nelson
Greaves and directed by Levan
Gabriadze, might influence you
to act more carefully on-line,
especially when it comes to
cyberbullying. Something you
wrote might come back to
haunt you, even if you deleted
it, which is exactly what hap-
pens in “Unfriended.”
“Unfriended” stars Shelley
Hennig as Blaire, Moses Storm
as Mitch, William Peltz as
Adam, Renee Olstead as Jess,
Jacob Wysocki as Ken, Heather
Sossaman as Laura, Matthew
Bohrer as Matt, and Courtney
Halverson as Val. The movie is
about six high school friends
chatting on Skype, who notice
that a mysterious person is listening in
on their conversation. They are un-
successful at kicking the person out of
the chat, and begin to joke around
that it is the ghost of Laura Barnes, a
girl who committed suicide because
of an embarrassing video posted of
her after she got drunk and passed out
The movie is presented from the
perspective of your computer
screen. Other people may have
found it annoying or a weird way
to present a film, but it adds to
the message. It is so realistic; it
feels like you are in the conversa-
tion with the characters during
the entire movie. Buffering has
never been so terrifying. It leads
to suspenseful moments where
you aren’t sure something is
going to pop up, or what is
happening while the computer is
loading.
The film is exciting, because it
isn’t predictable. It keeps the
audience guessing and on the
edge of their seats. It has relata-
ble characters who behave like
real teenagers would, instead of
like the generic characters in
most horror movies.
Note – “Unfriended” is rated R by the
Motion Picture Association of America
– Viewers under age 17 requires ac-
companying parent or adult guardian.
It contains some adult material. Par-
ents are urged to learn more about the
film before taking their young children
with them.
“IT IS SO
REALISTIC; IT
FEELS LIKE YOU
ARE IN THE
CONVERSATION
WITH THE
CHARACTERS
DURING THE
ENTIRE
MOVIE.”—
GABBY
HALLORAN
PAGE 6 THE GREEN WAVE GAZETTE
Winter Guard: Practice and Precision Pay Off
Hard Work Leads to Winter Guard Success
(Courtesy photo)
Cyberbullies Beware
“Unfriended” Will Make You Think Twice
Winter Guard Selfie
(courtesy photo)

7. Nick Freberg
Staff Writer
Expectations were not high for the
Boston Celtics this year. Last season
(2013/2014), the team won less than a
third of their games and missed the
playoffs for the first time since the
2006-07 season. This year, second
year coach Brad Stevens had to deal
with the uncertain status of point
guard and team leader Rajon Rondo.
Physically, Rondo broke his wrist
during a fall at home, after returning
from a torn ACL the previous sea-
son. Many were uncertain if Rondo
was still the right player to lead the
team’s comeback, and if not him, then
who? Their questions were at least
partially answered In December when
the Celtics sent Rondo to the Dallas
Mavericks, and then acquired point
guard Isaiah Thomas from the Pheonix
Suns in January. But, how would the
team do, and how long would their
fans have to wait to see improvements?
Despite, not having a winning record,
there was a lot to feel good about this
year. The Celtics fought hard every
game during the regular season. Be-
cause of their play as a team, along
with the superb coaching of Stevens,
the young Celtics finished the 2014-15
NBA season with a record of 40-42.
This was a 15 game improvement from
the previous season. This record was
also enough to earn the Celtics the
seventh seed in the Eastern Confer-
ence, having been in a close race with
the Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, and
the Brooklyn Nets for the final two
remaining playoff spots in the East.
Fans of the team were ecstatic when
the Celtics returned from their one
year hiatus from the NBA playoffs. In
the first round of the playoffs, the
Celtics had to face the top seeded
Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs and
Celtics battled hard against one anoth-
er, but in the end, the Cavaliers had
one thing that the Celtics lacked – all-
star caliber players. While the Celtics
got off to an excellent start in each of
the games, the Cavaliers, led by LeB-
ron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin
Love and the rest of their roster, were
able to defeat the Celtics in four
games. Still, the experience of improv-
ing their record and making the
playoffs has left Boston and their fans,
hopeful and excited for the future.
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Spring Sports Picture Day
Improved Celtics Season Breeds Hope for Next Year
Brad Stevens has team moving in the right direction
The Cleveland Cavaliers' battles for a re-
bound with the Boston Celtics during the
Eastern Conference quarterfinals. (Ed Suba
Jr./Akron Beacon Journal/TNS used with
permission.)
GWG photos by Mr. Dorman
Track Track
Baseball Seniors
Softball Tennis
Lacrosse
Ultimate Frisbee LacrosseChris Chirillo and Brian O’Donovan

8. Autumn Strickland
Contributor
“Insurgent” is the second movie install-
ment in the Divergent trilogy by New
York Times bestselling author Veroni-
ca Roth. This adventurous love story is
about a girl named Tris (Shailene
Woodley), who is on the run with her
boyfriend, Four (Theo James). Both
are members of one of post apocalyp-
tic, dystopian Chicago’s five factions, a
system that went corrupt in the previ-
ous movie. The Divergents are
“dangerous” individuals that fit into
more than one faction, which threat-
ens to destabilize the faction system.
Both Tris and Four are divergent in
different degrees. They are trying to
escape the clutches of Jeanine (Kate
Winslet), the ruthless leader of Eru-
dite, another faction trying to gain
control over the system. The first
movie leads right into the second
where Tris and Four travel through
Chicago to try to gain the help of the
other factions.
In “Insurgent” Tris and Four find them-
selves housed with the faction Amity.
They are a peace loving faction that
lives to give, to be kind, and to give to
others. This is a change of scenery for
Tris and Four who are from Dauntless,
the law center of the faction system,
and the complete opposite of Amity.
Once found, they travel all over Chi-
cago to live with the faction-less (those
who don’t belong to any faction) and
with Candor who always tell the truth.
They face many challenges that keep
them from defeating Jeanine who is
trying to harness the powers of Diver-
gents for her own uses.
“Insurgent” isn’t “all that.” It’s
quite different from the book. Direc-
tor Robert Schwentke, takes a new
direction that might be a disappointing
to fans of the book series. The actors
and actresses put their all into it, but
that does not save the movie. Com-
pared to the book and the outstanding
ratings of the first installment,
“Insurgent” is a step back. It is long and
dragged out until the end. On the
positive side, the effects are fantas-
tic. Some of the most bizarre scenes
almost came to life through the digital
mastery.
If you think you might be interested in
seeing “Insurgent,” wait to see on TV,
this subpar movie is not worth paying
money to see in theaters. But, you
might want to catch it before
“Allegiant,” the third installment in the
series, comes out next March.
were bands State Champs, Tonight
Alive, and Issues. Along with their
usual earthy banter and fan interaction,
All Time Low played songs from all six
of their albums. These songs included
“Jasey Rae” from Put Up or Shut Up
(2006), “Dear Maria, Count Me In”
from So Wrong, It’s Right (2007),
“Therapy” from Nothing Personal
(2009), “Time Bomb” from Dirty
Work (2011), “Missing You” from
Future Hearts (2015) and many, many
more.
While the majority of songs played
were fast and danceable, All Time Low
did slow it down for “Therapy” and
“Missing You,” both played on an
Christina Walton
Contributor
All Time Low started out as a high
school cover band in 2003, and is now
a popular alternative pop punk band
with six full length albums. The band
consists of Alex Gaskarth as lead vocal-
ist, Jack Barakat on guitar, Zack Mer-
rick on bass and Rian Dawson on the
drums. On April 15 All Time Low
played the first show on their Future
Hearts Tour at the Tsongas Center at
UMASS Lowell. The tour is named
after their newest album which recent-
ly topped the iTunes charts in the U.S.
Opening for All Time Low at the show
acoustic guitars. I enjoyed hearing
these songs live because I felt they
added emotion to the show and con-
nected the band to the audience with
their deep and inspiring messages. The
show concluded with “Dear Maria,
Count Me In”, an old All Time Low
classic that really shows their punk
roots. Overall, I can say I really en-
joyed attending this concert. All Time
Low puts a lot of heart into their work
and make their fans enjoy themselves.
They have an amazing stage presence
that make you feel like you’ve been
friends with them for years, all while
playing their songs perfectly live, and
onstage.
he had other plans.
In 2014, the band was scheduled to
record a new album. But, the day
before they were supposed to have a
studio jam session, DeLonge’s manag-
er emailed the others saying that
DeLonge wasn’t going to do it. You’re
probably asking “What? Why? What is
he doing?” DeLonge’s answer to all of
this (according to Rolling Stone) is that
this is an “indefinite” and temporary
leave to pursue his “other non-musical
endeavors,” and work more with his
other band, Angels & Airwaves.
Barker and Hoppus recruited Matt
Skiba from Alkaline Trio as a replace-
ment guitarist to play with them at the
Musink Festival and other upcoming
shows. As of right now Skiba is only
temporary and is not being deprived of
playing with Alkaline Trio.
Some fans were upset when they heard
what was going on. Others didn’t
care, or think DeLonge will come back
eventually, like he did 10-years-ago. It
did happen before, but this time it
seems like Barker and Hoppus might
be finally ready to move on too.
Lillie Morgan
Contributor
Thomas DeLonge (vocals and guitar),
Mark Hoppus (vocals and bass) and
Travis Barker (drums) make up the
American pop punk band Blink-182.
DeLonge started Blink-182 in his
California garage in 1992. Now 39,
DeLonge has apparently lost the bond
he once had with his band mates. Blink
-182 was scheduled to perform at the
Musink Festival (Costa Mesa, CA) in
March and record a new al-
bum. However, in January, DeLonge
informed Rolling Stone magazine that
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Casino Center in San Diego, California Left
to right: singer/bassist Mark Hoppus,
drummer Travis Barker, and singer/guitarist
Tom DeLonge.
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9. Allison Dennehy
Staff Writer
After months of anticipation, Rixton’s
first album, “Let the Road,” exceeds
fan’s expectations. The track “Me and
My Broken Heart” is an old favorite
and was Rixton’s first single to put
them on the map here in the U.S.
Despite the band releasing many of the
tracks prior to dropping the full al-
bum, they packed in all the little things
their fans love. From the harmonies
that start the album in the title track
(“Let the Road”), to the laid back
acoustic sound of “I Like the Girls,” all
of the songs pleased those who love
them. This energetic band surprised
some with a few of their more serious,
slower tracks like “Whole” and
“Beautiful Excuses.” The band previ-
ously released an EP entitled “Me and
My Broken Heart (Remixes).” One
track, the “Pnau Remix,” was added to
the album as the final track to wrap
everything up with a modern electron-
ic music piece, something that sounds
like nothing the band has ever put
together before.
The band has also been spending some
time on music videos. Their most
recent video, published on May 12,
was to the song, “We All Want the
Same Thing.” The video has the boys
(Lewi, Jake, Charley, and Danny) on
the set of the popular TV show “Soul
Train,” that aired for 35 years starting
back in 1971. Jake Roche was at a loss
for words on the release date of the
video and tweeted about the new
release saying, “Can’t describe it, just
watch.” The fans went crazy for the
new video, and it had nearly 200,000
views in just one week.
The band is currently touring with
Ariana Grande on her Honeymoon
Tour in Europe. Then they will be
touring in the U.S. and Canada with
Ed Sheeran in June and July. Sheeran
actually co-wrote the band’s hit single
“Hotel Ceiling.” When speaking with
MTV’s Christina Garibaldi earlier in
the year about choosing their next
single Jake Roche (lead vocalist rhyth-
mic guitarist) said “We wanted to
show a bit more mature side to our
music and obviously Ed, we co-wrote
with Ed, who we are huge fans of and
he’s just incredible and it just made,
kind of suited the whole vibe of the
album…” The band has been working
nonstop since the release of “Let the
Road” on March 3, 2015 and show no
signs of slowing down.
book. Now, they could be compared
to “Jack and Jack,” who are just a
few years younger and were once
part of the group called Magcon.
They could also be compared to
Emblem 3, another duo featuring
brothers Wesley and Keaton Strom-
berg. They are also comparable to
Shawn Mendes, who is 16 and was
in Magcon before being discovered
through Vine.
The “Dedication” EP came out on
December 14 and is available on
iTunes. Kalin and Myles usually
write and record their own songs,
but for “Dedication,”
and “You’re the Only
One I Need,” they
teamed up with pro-
ducer Jim Jonsin for a
good finger snapping
beat. If you liked this
review and you love
their song
“Trampoline,” hope-
fully you caught them
at Jam’n 94.5’s sum-
mer Jam in Mansfield
on June 6.
Alize Ball
Contributor
Kalin and Myles, also known as
KAM, have over 152,000 followers
on Twitter, over 142,000 subscrib-
ers on YouTube, and over 41,000
likes on Facebook. They call their
fans KAMFAM,and those numbers
are still climbing because of their
single “Trampoline,” (nearly 7 mil-
lion views) which is on their new
“Dedication” EP.
Kalin is Kalin White (age 20) and
Myles is Myles Parrish (age 23).
They met at a local movie theater in
2011, and kept in touch using Face-
PAGE 9SUMMER 2015
Rixton Releases Their Debut Album “Let the Road”
The wait is over
Cover Art (Courtesy Gomoxie.org)
Kalin and Myles Fans are Jumping for
“Trampoline”
Maggie-Ann Coelho
Danielle Bibeault, Claudia Barrett, Melissa Baez-Guiliani and Molly Atkinson
Thomas Campbell
(Gomoxie.org with permission.)

10. Abby Gendreau
Staff Writer
“I don’t like it…I wish I could stop,
but I can’t. It takes over my life. I push
my friends away; I don’t get school
work done, and my grades slip.” What
has freshman Marc Vento so obsessed
that he’s letting his school work slide?
Like many other TV crazed teenagers
and adults, Vento has succumbed to
the joys of binge-watching.
Binge-watching is when you watch
multiple episodes of the same show, in
the same day (or maybe into the next
day, or all weekend), one after anoth-
er? One outlet for this activity is Net-
flix. Hulu and Amazon Prime are
others. With modern technology and
viewing services, it’s easy to watch
nonstop.
Netflix makes binge-watching easy,
because it automatically starts the next
episode after you finish the previous
one. You never have to stop. You can
watch and re-watch your favorite
shows and movies whenever you want.
You start feeling like you know the
characters, and root for their happiness
because you are around them so much.
Junior Matt Burbine says, “it’s un-
healthy,” and we agree. But, we can’t
seem to stop. Netflix is more enter-
taining than most things. In all honesty
it is because of Netflix that Mr. Dor-
man (Green Wave Gazette Adviser)
received this article two weeks late. I
had to re-watch the first five seasons of
Glee!
But, there are many good reasons to
watch Netflix (and their competitors).
You can watch old shows that are no
longer on TV, or watch a marathon of
your favorite shows instead of only
watching an hour a week. The easy
access to old shows is a great perk.
When your favorite character dies
unexpectedly or tragically, watching
old episodes makes it feel like he never
left. Also, when an episode ends on a
cliff hanger, you don’t have to wait
more than a few seconds to see what
comes next. And, with Netflix’s easy
access you can re-watch your favorite
seasons whenever you want.
Netflix also has educational benefits.
It has a lot of documentaries that you
can use as research for a school pro-
ject. These can also be used to feed a
curious mind. You can learn easily
without a cause if that is what you
want to do. Some of the documen-
taries can be used as entertainment or
for a trip down memory lane. Many
artists have documentaries on the
making of their tours, which are great
to watch if you were there, or wish
you were. I highly recommend the
three part “Taylor Swift – a Journey to
Fearless.”
Although Netflix has its benefits, binge
-watching is not the best thing you can
spend your time doing. Watching that
much TV can make you too busy for a
friend or homework. Netflix is great
in small doses, but too much can be an
unhealthy habit that turns you into a
boring person.
Washington Post, 486 people were
arrested, with some cases severe
enough to be taken to court. The
National Guard and FBI were brought
in for backup. Rioters looted stores
and set buildings and cars ablaze,
which sent the city into a state of
emergency. In addition, according to
the Los Angeles Times, a curfew was
ordered on April 28 before being
rescinded May 3.
According to The Washington Post,
the protester’s and rioter’s determina-
tion led to the injuries of about 113
officers. Baltimore Police Commis-
sioner Anthony Batts spoke to CNN
saying that the police need to
acknowledge that “we are part of the
problem.” Experienced police officers
Alana Burgess
Contributor
Protest and riots sparked throughout
Baltimore after Freddie Gray, a 25-
year-old African American man,
passed away after an incident of al-
leged police brutality. Many protesters
celebrated after the six officers were
charged, however for many, this is not
enough. They want to put an end to
police brutality, especially involving
people of color.
According to the Baltimore Sun, the
protesters chanted, “No justice, no
peace, we don’t need you on our
streets.” At first the protests were
peaceful, but after Gray’s funeral,
violence erupted. According the
are worried that new officers are
looking to quit after facing the riots of
Baltimore, just when the police force
could use extra help. On CBS’ the
Late Show with David Letterman,
President Barack Obama said, “This is
not just a policing problem. What you
have are pockets of poverty, lack of
opportunity…all across the country.
Too often we ignore those pockets
until something happens.” And, Prince
released a song about the riots appro-
priately named “Baltimore.”
Both police brutality and the problem
of poverty stricken urban neighbor-
hoods are sure to be major issues over
the next few months, especially in the
lead up to the 2016 presidential elec-
tion.
“I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND
THE THREE
PART “TAYLOR
SWIFT – A
JOURNEY TO
FEARLESS.”—
ABBY
GENDREAU
PAGE 10 THE GREEN WAVE GAZETTE
Binge-watching is taking over our lives
Netflix (and others) offer continuous viewing
The cast of "Breaking Bad" at the 66th Annual
Primetime Emmy Awards in 2014. (Ricardo
DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times/MCT—used
with permission)
Baltimore Chaos Sparks Calls for Social Reform
Protesters take to the streets in Baltimore
as protests continue in the wake of Fred-
die Gray's death while in police custody.
(Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/TNS used
with permission)
“AT FIRST THE
PROTESTS WERE
PEACEFUL, BUT
AFTER GRAY’S
FUNERAL,
VIOLENCE
ERUPTED.”—
ALANA
BURGESS
Police dressed in riot gear hold their
line on Pratt Street near Howard in
Baltimore on Saturday, April 25, 2015.
(Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/
TNS used with permission.)

11. Andrew Kulikowski
Contributor
As the world evolves and new technol-
ogies are introduced, one resource has
been crucial to human progress: ener-
gy. As the need for cheaper energy
grows steadily, and as taxes on energy
begin to take their toll on the general
population, one solution that has the
potential to solve this crisis may be
solar energy. The SEIA (Solar Energy
Industries Association) states that
Massachusetts has installed over 194
megawatts of solar power, enough to
power 30,000 homes, and a goal has
been set to reach 250 megawatts of
solar power by 2017. Solar power
introduces the prospect of cheap,
plentiful energy at no cost to the envi-
ronment.
Availability
Over time, solar power costs have
decreased dramatically due to new
energy research, as well as new state
policies that make the use and installa-
tion of solar collectors inexpensive.
Recent federal tax incentives grant a
10-30 percent tax credit for qualified
homeowners interested in solar panel
installation, according to the Massa-
chusetts Department of Revenue,
which also states that residents can
receive additional tax credits that can
reduce another 15 percent of the total
cost of solar panel installation. In total,
a qualified resident of Massachusetts
can save 45 percent off of their solar
panel installation via government
funding. Considering most residential
solar projects cost somewhere be-
tween $15,000 and $40,000, as stated
by energyinformative.org, this would
reduce the cost to as low as $8,250.
Doing this, one could expect to reap
the benefits of the investment within
the next decade. In addition, the
homeowner would continue to save
over $20,000 over the course of the
next 25 years. Businesses can save
even more, as government programs
provide even more tax credit for
businesses that incorporate solar ener-
gy in their operations. Solar energy is a
legitimate safe investment for home-
owners, businesses, and corporations
who are interested in reduced energy
costs.
Efficiency
One of the major complaints about
solar energy is that it is inefficient, and
is incapable of fueling modern society.
However, recent solar breakthroughs
argue against this. The U.S. has re-
cently finished what the Department
of Energy states is the world’s largest
concentrating solar power plant, capa-
ble of generating 392 megawatts—
enough to power almost 100 thousand
homes. There are about 3 million
housing units in Massachusetts, and 30
solar power plants would be enough to
power every home in Massachusetts.
In fact, Massachusetts is currently a
U.S. leader in solar energy, ranking
fourth in total solar energy output.
The Environment
Another reason so many residents are
suddenly changing to solar is because
of the environment. According to the
organization S.A.G.E., installing one
solar panel system is like planting 100
trees every year. Doing this has a huge
impact on the environment, as well as
the climate. As humanity creates more
and more pollution, more and more
areas of the world are experiencing the
backlash of the problem. Over the past
several years, increasingly severe
storms have occurred all over the
world, leading many to believe pollu-
tion is the cause.
The idea of fueling the world using
solar energy is difficult to imagine, but
solar has already shown it’s vast capa-
bilities for energy production. The
independent organization Environment
Massachusetts estimate that Massachu-
setts could get 20 percent of its energy
from solar by 2025. If this is the case,
it would be a major step in decreasing
the world’s dependence on fossil fuels.
And solar is very quick to install,
taking anywhere from a couple of
hours to three days according to Pure
Energies Group, Inc. Because of its
accessibility and quick installation, the
population could quickly solve a major
crisis, if they are only willing to take a
step in the right direction.
in going because it was so expensive,”
said Christina Howe.
“Cost has definitely been a big factor in
my college decision. It forced me to
rule out some schools,” added Kim
Phan.
Over half the people that go to college
can’t afford it, and they go into debt.
According to the National Center for
Education Statistics, the “percentage of
first-time, full-time undergraduate
students at 4-year degree-granting
institutions receiving any financial aid
increased from 75 to 85 percent,”
between 2006 and 2011.
But, it’s not like they really have a
choice. According to the U.S. Bureau
of Labor and Statistics, the unemploy-
ment rate for people who only have a
Bethany Salah
Contributor
College should be a chance for a fresh
start, a place to find your purpose, add
definition and take a glimpse into your
future. But, how are you supposed to
do that if you can’t even make it
through the door? The price of college
has risen so much over the years that
the stress of paying for it has become
overwhelming.
The stress of college and the financial
problems that come with it, are on the
minds of every high school student
that hopes to go, but it is a lot more
real for seniors. We spoke with two at
AHS:
“I am definitely overwhelmed by the
cost. At first I wasn’t even interested
high school diploma was six percent in
2014. The average for all workers is
five percent. Without a college de-
gree, it is difficult to get any type of
job.
How long is one in debt after a college
loan? Most banks offer contracts from
five to 15 years to pay back the loans
they give. And of course, interest
payments are added. The longer you
take to pay back the loan, the more it
costs you in the long run.
With the quickly rising cost of college,
students are under a lot of pressure,
feeling like they have no hope and
can’t possibly have a future, because
they don’t have enough money to pay
for their education.
PAGE 11SUMMER 2015
Could Solar Solve the Energy Equation?
Costs have decreased and incentives have increased
Workers install solar modules on the roof of
a Long Beach, California. (Al Seib/Los
Angeles Times/MCT used with permission)
The Tuition Blues
The high cost of college tuition and debt
(TNS Artwork used with permis-
sion)
“Solar energy
is a legitimate
safe investment
for homeown-
ers, businesses,
and corpora-
tions who are
interested in
reduced ener-
gy costs.”
Andrew
Kulikowski

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Marc Vento
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