Although I’m no Dr. Seuss, we share the same birthday,
So I figured I’d give rhyming a go in my review of Seussical, okay?
I went on Saturday, February 27 and Warner Theater was packed
With many students, teachers, families and other people the show seemed to attract.
Julie Ritz ‘10 played the comedic narrator, The Cat in the Hat,
A wonderful voice, comedic timing, and an awesome costume – she had all that.
Siblings Roshun ‘11 and Anita ‘13 Alur shared the stage
And with their incredible voices, the audience they did engage.
Anita was JoJo – young, innocent, adorable – a perfect fit
Her debut upper school performance, she was definitely a hit!
Horton was played by Roshun, a seasoned veteran of the music department at WA,
An outstanding performance like his is not something you would normally see everyday.
“Alone in the Universe” was my favorite song, I have to say,
But with all of the performances, I was thoroughly blown away.
Jess Campbell ‘11 was Gertrude, the neighbor of Horton, with whom she fell in love,
Captivating the audience, absolutely hilarious, amazing singer – she was all of the above.
The Mayor and his wife, by John Butterworth ‘10 and Hailey Gordon ‘11 were played,
And through great acting, worrisome parents with a cute signature waddle they portrayed.
The “Amayzing” Mayzie la Bird was played by Elysa Neumann ‘11,
With the Bird Girls by her side, she was funny and the audience couldn’t help but grin.
Sun-Mee Kasper ‘12, whose performance seemed effortless, was the Sour Kangaroo,
Her voice was spectacular and she deserves recognition in this review.
Binh Vuong ‘10 was the General and he received many laughs,
I would like to extend congratulations to the entire cast on my behalf.
The dancers were graceful and always hit their marks,
Wait a second. Did those costumes just glow in the dark?
The costumes and the set were awesome and the vibrant colors were cool,
One would never have thought that this musical was put on by a high school!
The orchestra was brilliant, and the songs are all stuck in my head,
Well this ends my poetic review, which you have now just read.
“Quantity is immaterial- it should be until the student is on firm ground with the material. That’s hard to do when you have a class of 20 students however- if the class was made up of a few students the teacher could set up separate assignments for each student.” Barbara Gould said. Most students would have to agree to disagree. Continue reading »
Who would have thought that a group of Danish students could steal the show from the Worcester Academy sports teams? Well that is exactly what happened. In a year when the skits for many sports were “nothing special”, the spectacular acrobatics from the Danish students was the biggest hit. “It was unbelievable how good they were,” stated Molly Monroe after watching the activity. Evyn Grimes wanted “more people to be involved in the event. It was too focused on certain people not everyone was incorporated.” When asked what was his favorite skit Evyn said: “besides the soccer team, the girls field hockey skit was the best. Even though it wasn’t that good.” Despite the courageous and moving dance sequence and flips, some people stayed true to the Worcester Academy community and loved the sports skits. Football’s skit was one that received mixed reviews as Andrew Watson-Hogan said, “that was hilarious! Fouad is the man.” Continue reading »
As the fall season grows dark, only one team survived as an undefeated team, until Wednesday. The Girl’s Volleyball Team put up an unbelievable mark and made it to 13-0 before losing in a tight game with Exeter. The final score of the match was 3 games to 1 for Exeter. Worcester won the first game but afterwards could not get past the Exeter team. While they are a Class A opponent, the Worcester Academy girls put in a fantastic effort, winning the first game against the tough team. Even though the rest of the game did not go quite as planned, the team is adjusting well to the loss. As captain Christina Cervini stated: “We would rather lose now and learn from the loss than experience it for the first time in the playoffs”. Continue reading »
They may not be doing wind sprints or push-ups at practice. You won’t see them congregating at the gym after school to take the bus to New Balance Fields or walking down Providence Street to Gaskill Fields. They might not do a warm up lap or circle stretches. Their uniform is in dress code, their equipment is a pencil and calculator, and their meets never get cancelled due to poor field conditions. This is the most underrated team at Worcester Academy. This is the math team. Continue reading »
On Thursday Worcester Academy hosted a school fair for students of all central Massachusetts. The fair composed of schools such as Worcester Academy, Lawrence Academy, Wilbraham & Monson, The Fey School and Bancroft. Associate Director of Admissions Elizabeth Habig noted it was the first time the fair had been held at a school. “In the past we have rented out a neutral location, this year we convinced the other schools to come to Worcester Academy this year instead.” Having the fair on Worcester’s campus proved to be a huge advantage for WA. “Students visiting going to the fair got the chance to actually see our campus” said student ambassador Ben Warshaw. Continue reading »
Worcester Academy passes it to the right and to the left and pushes through the high tensions and scores! Worcester Academy set off the game right with a goal in the first half made by Zoey Eth. Williston could not stop the Worcester Academy girls varsity soccer team. It was only in the second half where they scored their one and only goal by Caitlyn Riely. Williston hit the cross bar and the ball went in. Undoubtedly, Worcester made a comeback. The game was left at Worcester Academy four and Williston one! Jill Morois passed all the Williston’s difficult plays and scored an excellent goal. Also, the two freshmen on the team, both named Meg made remarkable goals, and after every single goal the WA girls kept cheering and pushing for more. Both teams had a lot of teamwork, which made this game very difficult yet suspenseful. Worcester Academy girls were hustling and sweating for this difficult game, Williston girls did not make this game an easy win. Bridget who is the goalie of the Worcester Academy team made a lot of saves and pushed herself beyond her limits. One player named Danielle Fournier who is on the Worcester Academy girl’s team said after the game, “The game was pretty difficult! In the first half we had a lot of trouble and were getting frantic but we started picking it up in the second half. The second half was where we were able to settle things down and win!” The fellow Worcester Academy girl’s team kept cheering on their teammates and giving them a lot of support. Superfans were present at the game but they were sitting down for the entire time. They did not show any support for the WA girl’s team. That was a little disappointing but it did not stop the fellow teammates and their families from cheering. As the game ended, WA made a circle and sat in a group and cheered and celebrated their win. Williston gave some looks at WA but they recognized their lost and maybe next time Williston will get WA but not today. The coaches of the Worcester Academy girl’s varsity soccer winning team are Mr. Strogoff and Mr. Liller. After WA won the game, coach Liller made a comment, “ The game was played very well overall. They really came together in the second half. They had a lot of teamwork and it made this an overall good win.”
September 3, 2009 was when the annual orientation of Worcester Academy happened.It included students of both the upper and lower school, faculty, coaches, and also police officers. It had new students and returning. It had 6th graders to postgraduates so it was a pretty full event. Luke Eddy, who is a returning senior talks about in his personal opinion, about the orientation. He said, “The orientation went well. We tried to add a little humor with it including the game show and the ‘Yay or Nay’ show”. When asked, will he be back next year as a postgraduate to do this again he replied, “Probably not since I will be kicking balls next year in some college.” Continue reading »
This past Thursday, the hilltop was buzzing with excitement. It was orientation day at the upper school and time for new students as well as returning students to be introduced to one another. A lot of time and effort was put into planning the orientation day’s activities. The group of students who worked hard to make this day successful is a new leadership group known as the Pillars.
Pillars, a student leadership group whose motto is “Peers for Peers” was in charge of organizing and running activities on orientation day. Shortly after welcoming all new students and attending an assembly, the Pillars sprung into action. They performed a skit explaining their role as leaders, and the five core values of Worcester Academy: honor, respect, community, personal growth, and challenge. Shortly after, the Pillars broke up the student body into small groups and from there, each group did their own thing. Continue reading »
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