News:

Sojourn to the Past raised over $2,000 at their fundraiser that packed the Fireplace restaurant on Monday, Feb. 6. The money will go towards paying for their civil rights educational trip to the South, which the students and social studies teacher Kate Leslie leave for on Thursday, Feb. 16.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Ocean Science Team , also known as the Brookline Battling Barnacles, faced three teams while competing in the regional competition of the Blue Lobster Bowl at MIT. Team A, consisting of seniors Grace Foxworthy, Isabella Badia-Bellinger, and Susanna Elledge, and juniors Daniella Shakirzyanova and Michael Jabour, placed 11th out of the 24 teams competing.

Pat Norling, the founder of the Jennifer A. Lynch Committee, spoke at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness assembly on Thursday, Feb. 9 during A-block and B-block in the MLK  room. Norling established the committee in memory of her daughter, Jennifer Lynch, who was killed by an act of domestic violence on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006.

Arts:

This past Tuesday, Feb. 7, A Race Reels screening was held in the MLK room at 5:30 p.m.  The film, Freedom Riders,  depicts the efforts of civil rights activists.  In addition, one of the freedom riders, Mark Wolfson, who at age 17 decided to help battle discrimination, was in attendance.  The event was part of the broader Race Reels program, which presents films on racism in an attempt to foster discussion and awareness on the issue.

This past week, from Wednesday, Feb. 8 to Saturday, Feb. 11, The Drowsy Chaperone, the annual musical production, went up in the Roberts-Dubbs Auditorium.  The cast gave a bold comedic flare to this play, based off a book by Bob Martin and Don Mckellar. Check out our review of the musical.

Sports:

On Wednesday, Feb. 1, the boys varsity hockey team beat the Dedham Marauders 3-2 for their first Bay State win in over ten years. Senior John Buckley scored one goal, and junior Ian Crowley scored two. The center for the Warriors, junior Thomas Harrington, remarked on the importance of this game. “This was our first Bay State win in over ten years. It is important and gave our team motivation and will give us confidence in our dangles and snipes over the rest of the season.”

Editors note: “dangles” and “snipes” are hockey terms. “Dangles” is used to describe a hockey player tricking another player with puck-handling moves, and “sniping” a goal is when you make a difficult shot.