News:

The PTO will be hosting “Life as We Know It” on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. room. The event will feature a panel of alumni, who are current college students, discussing transitions to college.

According to Brookline Public Schools Superintendent Bill Lupini, two finalists for the Devotion School principal position have been chosen. The new principal will be named by Jan. 31. The first candidate is Ms. Jennifer Flewelling, currently the principal of the North Beverly School in Beverly, Mass. The second candidate is Dr. Michelle Madera, the coordinator of bilingual and English language programs for Cambridge Public Schools.

Arts:

Needs Improvment’s annual charity show went up on Jan. 6 in the Roberts-Dubbs Auditorium. The troop collected canned food for the Brookline Food Pantry. This year’s show featured over 10 improvisation games. Some notable scenes were “you know what I hate,” a game in which the actors each describe something they hate in a humorous manner, and a skit at the end entitled “goon river,” in which junior Jake Gonella played someone striving to be a gangster rapper. In addition to the canned goods, the event raised over $700.

Revisions, the school’s annual variety show, will run on Jan. 12 and 13 in Dance Studio One. Admission is $5 per ticket. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. A range of musicians and dancers will perform. A capella groups like the Testostatones, Perfect Pitch and Note-a-Fy are preparing acts. Cantico and other dance groups are also scheduled to perform.

Sports:

On Friday, Jan. 6, the boys varsity basketball team defeated the Walpole Rebels 60-36. Juniors Scott Cordner, Shiraz Mumtaz and Lake Berry helped lead the Warriors to victory with a combined 33 points. This was an important bounce-back win for the Warriors, because the Warriors lost the last two games, giving up 20 turnovers in each. Against Walpole, the Warriors significantly decreased their turnover total, only giving up eight. The Warriors will face bitter rival Newton North on Friday, Jan. 13.

On Thursday, Dec. 22, the boys indoor track team beat Weymouth 54-41. The entire team did well, according to junior Jesse Fajnzylber. Seniors Mark Perry and Chernet Sisay came in first in the one and two mile races, respectively. Fajnzylber came in second in the 1000 meter race, and seniors Max Shore and JuanPablo Trigo came in first and second place, respectively, in the 600 meter race. Junior Matthew Brown came in second in the 300 meter race, and junior Dan Krane came in second place and senior Hikari Mamata came in third place in the 55 meter hurdles. Despite this success, the Warriors were still down one point to Weymouth going into the final two events. The Warriors won the 4 x 400 meter relay and swept the shot put to give the team the victory. This is the Warriors second straight win and brings their record to 2-0, after beating Needham 55-36 on Thursday, Dec. 15.