STUDENTS OF THE TERM The following students were chosen as students of the term for Term 2. Each of these students has proven to be exceptional, and they have earned the respect of staff at King Philip Regional High School.

Colin Burns (Grade 12—Information Technology) Tyler Durant (Grade 10–Mathematics) Jabarah Harley (Grade 11—Science) Jason Litchfield (Grade 10—Physical Education/Wellness) Louis Newsom (Grade 10—Foreign Languages) Lauren Nickerson (Grade 12 – Fine Arts) Conor Rohan (Grade 9—History & Social Sciences) Jocelyn Santos (Grade 12—English/Language Arts)

BOSTON GLOBE SCHOLASTIC ART 2010 CONTEST WINNERS

The Fine Arts Department has received the following notification on KP student placement in the Scholas­tic Arts competition! Natalia Gilio (12) Silver Key for her drawing “Jetty” Allyson Lynes (12) Silver Key for her ceramic piece “Large Scale-Amphora” Brittany Smith (12) Gold Key for her drawing “Lob­ster”, Gold Key for her drawing titled “Grace”, and Silver Key for her drawing “Six Swans” Calvin Chin (10) Honorable Mention for his drawing “A Connection to Food” Gina Giacalone (12) Honorable Mention for her ce­ramics and glass piece “Tribal Woman Vessel” Victoria Hope (9) Honorable Mention for her mixed media piece “Shells” Justin Lavallee (11) Honorable Mention for his glass piece “Large Scale—Amphora” Allyson Lynes (12) Honorable Mention for her draw­ing “School Lobby Perspective” and Honorable Men­tion for her sculpture “Pegasus” Joseph Napoli (12) Honorable Mention for his draw­ing “Das Boot” Lauren Nickerson (12) Honorable Mention for her painting “The Alligator” and Honorable Mention for her ceramics and glass piece “Self-Portrait Vessel”

Sara Perry (11) Honorable Mention for her mixed media “Creationism vs. Evolution” Lauren Roche (12) Honorable Mention for her paint­ing “Shark Attack” Samantha Rutledge (12) Honorable Mention for her ceramics and glass piece “Large Scale—Amphora” Brittany Smith (12) Honorable Mention for her ce­ramics and glass piece “Tree Coil Pot”

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference Award Winners

Congratulations to Olivia Fair and Ian Pimental (sophomores) for being selected as this year’s can­didates for the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference. Founded in 1958, “HOBY” is one of the most well established youth leadership development experiences in the world.

Massachusetts Assessment Development Committees

Two King Philip Science teachers have been se­lected to be on the Massachusetts Assessment Devel­opment Committees for 2010. Mr. Richard Boucher has been selected to be on the Chemistry Assessment Development Committee, and Mrs. Kathy Elich has been selected to be on the Biology Massachusetts As­sessment Development Committee.

The application process for the committee as­signment is very competitive. Massachusetts Edu­cation Department seeks “members with content expertise, familiarity with the Massachusetts cur­riculum

frameworks, and teaching experience in the grade and subject matter”. The committee members are directly involved in assisting the Education De­partment

with the process of developing MCAS test items, including alignment with the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks and MCAS performance standards.

MEDIATION TRAINING (ADL Training) The following group of students from all four classes participated in a Peer Mediation training on Janu­ary 25, 27, and 29 to help them become specialists in conflict resolution concerning diversity issues. Grade 9: Julian Harley, Claudia Robinson Grade 10: Evan Layne, Emily Messier, Carl Pierce, Helena Rabasco, Emily Sexton, Ally Shuman, Tomica Vernet Grade 11: Kevin Cameron, Dan Cebrowski, Alyssa Cote, Chloe Dodge, Jabarah Harley, Amanda Lydon, Cara Poole, Abdul Sesay, Thomas Yang Grade 12: Gracie O’Brien, Alexandra Tufts, Kevin Yiu

DRAMA WORKSHOP On January 12, the following students traveled to Wrentham Elementary to conduct the annual drama workshops for the Destination Imagination stu­dents: Tabitha Almeida, Daniel Alsten, Ryan Bakinowski, Michelle Bassis, Brittni Booth, Alecia Colella, Ned Fitzgerald, Kayla Johnson, Kasey Kirschner, Allison Martel, Stephan Rochefort, Cody Sullivan, and Trey Walsh.

A Controlling Interest (student directed production)

KP Drama and the Grady Auditorium Production Staff are proud to announce that a student directed production, A Controlling Interest, will be presented in competition as part of the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Annual Drama Festival. Trey Walsh & Ned Fitzgerald (seniors) are directing this one-act modern British tragedy, which will be per­formed

during the preliminary competition round at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 27th, at Joseph Case High School in Swansea, Massachusetts.

The play is the story of a disturbed, very control­ling female student who develops a very challenging relationship with a young professional man. It is a cautionary tale of a relationship gone horribly awry with devastating consequences for all involved.

Kayla Johnson, Allison Martel, and Cody Sulli­van (seniors) and Michael Macomber (sophomore) star in the show. Alecia Colella (junior) is the stage manager, and Kaitlin Bannon and Ryan Bakinowski (sophomores) designed the lighting and sound for the show, respectively. Drama Director Mrs. Rivka Rocchio (English/Language Arts Department) serves as the drama advisor and GAPS Director Joseph Fer­reira (History & Social Sciences Department) serves as the technical advisor for the production. The KP community is encouraged to show their support for the first-ever effort by KP drama to com­pete in the state’s prestigious drama festival by com­ing to see the show and to see the performances of some of the schools competing against KP in this preliminary round, including Franklin High School’s drama program. Tickets for the entire day’s performances (eight schools) are just $10.00 and go to support the dra­ma festival’s work state wide. We hope to see many people turn out for this effort by our truly gifted and talented theatre students.

MIAA STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE MONTH The MIAA Student Services Department has an­nounced that Janessa Barrett (12) is a recipient of the “MIAA Student-Athlete of the Month Award” for December, 2009.

As a result of this selection, she will receive a certificate of recognition, will be recognized on the MIAA website, and will be featured in an upcoming edition of the “Building the Future” Student Services Newsletter. The MIAA Student Services Department as well as KPRHS would like to congratulate Janessa for the outstanding job she is doing as a leader and role model in both her school and community.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL The following boys’ varsity basketball players visited the three elementary schools in the three towns on January 26: Dan Allen, Chris Byrne, Brian Crafton, Alex Lagos, Connor Layman, Jake Layman, Ryan Manning, Alec May, Ry McDonald, Alexander Pal­ioca, Billy Pomfred, Connor Richards, Tim Sheehan, and Harry Washington

TRACK UPDATE Christopher Allen (sophomore) won the two mile at the Auerbach Freshmen/Sophomore Meet with a time of 9:46. He broke the meet record, and he lapped 15 of 18 competitors. Our throwers swept Mansfield for the first time in years at the North Attleboro/Mansfield/King Philip League Meet. Our boys Sprint Medley finished 3rd out of 62 teams at the Kalperis Relays last weekend at Reggie Lewis Center. Boys and girls swept the Stoughton/Foxboro Meet highlighted by a “come from behind” win in the girls 4 X 4 relay in which Hillary Bushway (senior) made up a difference of one full lap. Both Josh Raia (senior) and Christopher Cacciola (junior) had solid seasons respectively in the 600 and the 50. Both either placed in the final or won it. Josh was espe­cially dominant in the 600, and he is one the best mid-distance runners in Eastern Massachusetts. As it stands, we should have roughly 10-12 individuals competing at states. This is due to the hard work of our kids and our coaching staff who do a great job.