By Brittany MissertJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - At the beginning of the year, Mrs. Jill Bartlett’s Junior Leadership class had an idea to help wounded Marines, and during the weeks of Feb. 3-13, they enacted their plan called “War-rior Week.”

As stated on their website, the mission of

Warrior Week was “to raise funds and provide service for an important association such as Building Dreams for Marines. By attending and supporting the WHS athletic events, and getting involved in a hands on project, we can make a difference in the lives of our Marine veterans.”

Warrior Week was a huge success within the high school and the Windham community.

This Edition:

Valentine’s Day Plans: Students plan how they will spend their time, Page 3

WHS Releases New Program of Studies: Students prepare to select classes, Page 4

Record-breaking Voter Turnout: Citizens cast their vote in primary election, Page 5

Fitness Electives: Seniors give advice for final half credit, Page 6

Broncos Defeat Panthers: Denver wins with a score of 24-10, Page 7

‘Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice!’: Vanilla cupcakes with salted dark chocolate frosting, Page 9

Model UN: Club goes to Boston for conference, Page 10

Robotics: Windham Windup’s build season kicks off, Page 11

Photo courtesy of Willem ShattuckThe hockey team presents a Warrior Week jersey to School Resource Officer Greg Iworsky, currently a member of the Marine Reserves, at the school pep rally on Feb. 12.

A class with a cause changes lives

Story continues on Page 5

Warrior Week Warms Hearts

ROARThe Jag FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Picking Your Classes WiselyIt is the time of year for course selections for the 2016-17

school year. While some people know exactly what courses they want to take next year, others may not be so sure. Here are some tips to make sure you have a successful high school career:

Meet requirements. Make sure you plan ahead so you are able to meet graduation re-quirements. If you plan well enough, you will be able to take just about anything your senior year. Graduation requirements can be found on page 7 of the WHS Program of Studies, which can be found on the Windham High School website.

Map out which credits you have already taken and find out which credits you still need to ful-fill. On the next page of the Program of Studies, you will find a sample course sequence that will put you on track to complete your credits on time.

Take classes that align with your interests. Explore the Pro-gram of Studies and find classes you are interested in taking. We have many great classes that don’t necessarily fulfill electives, but explore individual interests such as Intro to Engineering Design, Parenting and Child Development, Pastry Arts, Marketing, and Accounting.

Also be sure to look at classes offered outside of Windham High School for Career and Technical Education at Salem High

School and Pinkerton Academy, as well as Air Force JROTC at SHS. These classes offer opportunities to you that are not avail-

able at WHS, such as Automotive Technology, Health Science Technology, Teacher Prepara-tion, Animal Health and Veterinary Technology, Electrical Technology, Welding, and more.

Maintain balance. Challenge yourself, but don’t overload your course schedule. There is a certain pressure to always take the hardest class-es so your high school transcript will look good to colleges, but don’t fall into the trap of taking more challenging classes than you can handle. You have to find a balance between a challeng-ing course schedule and a schedule that makes you have a mental breakdown at 2 a.m. the day before two tests and a huge project is due.

I recommend reflecting on which courses you have liked the most in the past as well as which courses you are genuinely interested in before signing up for Honors or AP classes. These classes do take up more of your time, so you have to be sure you want to dedicate yourself to doing well in the class before you sign up.

If you are still unsure about which courses you should take, talk to your guidance counselor and discuss your concerns with your teachers. Check out Taylor Mendes’ story on the 2016-17 Program of Studies on page 4 for more info.

EDITORIAL

Ashley Domogala

Politics Aside, WHS Rocked the PrimaryThe votes are in: Trump and Sanders have won

the New Hampshire primaries. No matter how you feel about these politi-

cians, you have to admit that their success is unprecedented. It’s nothing short of impressive that two “anti-establishment” candidates were selected by the people of our state to take over the establishment themselves.

Even more impressive? The student interest in this election.

Age-wide, the WHS student population has been buzzing all winter about the candidates on all sides. The freshmen in my Cultural Foundations classes couldn’t contain themselves the day after the primary - it was difficult to stay focused on the task at hand because they wanted to talk about the election results. The sophomores in my advi-sory were extremely excited to share the pictures they had taken with the candidates at campaign

events. And many juniors and seniors have been involved in the primary election process itself, either volunteering on election day or taking part

in the vote.The JagRoar’s last edition in-

cluded a story about the upcoming primary, and students were vocal and informed about their interests, their questions and their criticisms of the 17 candidates who were in the race at the time. The article addressed the confusion that many students experi-enced when considering the candi-dates’ positions on several issues, and in the month since that article ran, I’ve had many conversations with students who wanted to know more.

It’s obvious that people care.I’ve never seen a more politically active group

of students. Well done, WHS - politics aside, you rocked the primary.

Now stay involved - the general election is only months away. Get informed!

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THE JAGROAR FEBRUARY 16, 2016 • PAGE 3OPINION

JagRoar Staff

Ashley DomogalaEditor-in-Chief

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“Going to the Windham High School state swim meet.”

-Reese Larouco, freshman

“Hanging out with my friends.”-Sarah Hooper, freshman

“Hanging out with my friends and watching movies.”

-Katelyn Schramm, sophomore

“Going to robotics.” -Gia Bellavia, sophomore

“Reservations to a nice restaurant with my girlfriend.”

-Shawn Sweeny, junior

“I’m going to watch Netflix and eat food.”

-Meghan Pope, junior

“My boyfriend and I are going to a fancy Italian place

for dinner and then seeing the new Deadpool movie.” -Sabrina Zabawski, senior

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WHS Releases New Program of StudiesBy Taylor MendesJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - After February vacation, WHS students will be registering for courses on PowerSchool to decide what classes they will be taking next year.

Every year, the guidance department makes changes to the Program of Studies (POS). Usually the biggest changes are adding or removing courses for the next year. Sometimes, the faculty members put in a request for a new course that they want to teach.

Some of these new courses fulfill the requirements to graduate. These include fine arts, science, social studies, English, music, and math classes for students to choose from.

The only new fine arts class is Jewelry and Light Metals. In this class, students will learn how to make different types of jewelry. It also shows the basics in construction and techniques like sawing, soldering, texturing, wrapping, and shap-ing. Unfortunately, this course is limited to 18 students per class.

AP Physics C (Calculus-based Physics), Environmental Science, Science Seminar, and AP Computer Science A are the new science department courses for next year. According to the POS, the AP Physics C course is “a second-year, calculus-based, college-level physics course. This is a

good class for students who want to major in physical science or engineering.” This course is a full year class and students are required to have a B+ or higher in a phys-ics course as well as prior or concurrent enrollment in calculus.

Environmental Science provides stu-dents opportunities to understand the “in-terrelationships of the natural world” and also identifies natural and human-made environmental problems, according to the POS. Science Seminar is made for the students who want to major in science. Students in this class will conduct and design research projects. Both of these courses are a semester credit and require the student to take biology.

Lastly, AP Computer Science introduces students to problem solving, design strate-gies, organizing data, etc. with fundamen-tal topics. This course is a full year credit and requires a B+ or higher in Honors Algebra II.

In the social studies department, the only new course is Legacy of Greco-Roman Culture. Students will “examine and engage in the architecture, govern-ment, literature, and thought of Greco-Roman civilization,” according to the POS. This course is only a semester credit.

Introduction to Theatre Arts allows stu-dents to perform on stage, design costumes and make-up for original designed plays, and to create soundtracks. This course is

not only an English credit, but it can also fill the art credit graduation requirement. This class is only a semester class.

In the music department, the Advanced Guitar/Guitar Ensemble course is for stu-dents who want more classes in learning the guitar. It is the next level to continue their abilities from beginning guitar. This course is only a semester credit. It fulfills art credit to graduate and requires success-ful completion of beginners guitar.

The last department for new courses is math. Algebra II with Advanced Functions A and B are now offered for a whole year credit. Advanced Functions A is the first phase to develop and extend concepts learned from Algebra I, but “emphasizes on quadratics and their applications to the real world,” according to the POS. The Advanced Functions B is the second phase to continue extending the concep-tual understanding of advanced functions. Advanced Functions A requires Algebra I and Geometry and Advanced Functions B requires Advanced Algebra II with the first phase of advanced functions.

Department directors and Principal Bob Dawson have not yet concluded which teachers will be able to teach these classes next year.

For more information on the POS, just go to the Windham High School website or the URL: http://www.windhamsd.org/whs/guidance/POS%2016-17.pdf.

Students prepare to select classes for 2016-2017 school year

Story continued from Page 1

Photo courtesy of Willem ShattuckVarious students and staff compete in an very intense game of musical chairs at the school pep rally on Feb. 12.

Record-Breaking Voter Turnout

By Katey VestaJagRoar Staff

NEW HAMPSHIRE - The curtains have closed on the New Hampshire primary, which is the first in the nation after the Iowa caucuses. Candidates regard New Hampshire with particular caution, as more than 40% of voters are registered as independents, one of the highest margins in the United States. This also means that the Granite State is likely to throw some real curve balls into the race to the Oval Office.

This time around at the ballots, New Hampshire voters pulled out all the stops with an estimated 550,000 strong voter turnout. When the results came in, they showed that New Hampshire would not be following Iowa’s precedent. The caucuses showed support for Sen. Ted Cruz from Republicans and for Hillary Clinton from Democrats, if only by a small margin. However, the very decisive victories in NH belonged to Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Trump has consistently been topping the polls, so his victory with 35% of Repub-

lican votes was not altogether surprising. However, the big shock on the conserva-tive side came in the form of Gov. John Kasich, who managed to pull out a second place win with almost 16% of right wing votes. After coming in eighth in the Iowa Caucus, Kasich’s surge in popularity could buoy him onward into the flurry of upcom-ing elections.

However, several other candidates such as Gov. Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina underperformed, which led to Christie and Fiorina suspending their campaigns.

The Democratic side of the election, though home to not nearly as many can-didates, is still a very contentious race. In Iowa, Clinton squeaked out a victory by less than 1% of the popular vote. How-ever, Sanders won a smashing victory in New Hampshire, cinching over 60% of democratic votes. The real truth lies in Sanders’ statistics: he had the majority of votes from all age groups under 65 years old, and even had a 55% majority of female votes. This decisive defeat has caused considerable dissent within the Clinton campaign, which will likely be changing strategies going forward.

New Hampshire has the benefit of being one of the very first states to cast its vote in the primary election, so it can help certain candidates to gain momentum. However, as the election season goes on, the decision will move to other states

with very differing opinions, such as the generally liberal California and the histor-ically conservative southern states. These changes of venue could spell disaster for some candidates, but it might secure the victory for others.

As of now, it is clear to see that the Live Free or Die state is casting its support behind Trump and Sanders, and only time will tell as to whether either of these can-didates will make it to the White House.

Citizens cast their vote in high-stakes primary election

Warrior Week Warms Hearts

Events included in this week were the wrestling home meet against Milford, the community basketball game featuring students, staff, local police and firemen, the boys basketball game against Milford, the girls basketball game against Pelham, and the hockey team’s game against King-swood. The class also organized a pep rally for the school on Feb. 12.

Over $5,000 was raised for their project through T-shirt sales and home game admission tickets.

Mrs. Bartlett said the best part of the week was “the ability to unify the school, and working toward a common goal and working for a great cause.”

Lingard Whiteford, a senior and mem-ber of the Junior Leadership class said, “I

think the best part is watching everyone come to the games dressed in red. It’s an amazing feeling of pride watching every-one get into this.”

Senior Joe Zollo, who is also a mem-ber of the Junior Leadership class said, “The best part of Warrior Week has been the Community Basketball Game. Even though the turnout was not as expected, it was still an incredible event that every-body loved.”

Zollo also said he would “love to see this become a yearly event week at Windham High because it does in-credible things for our veterans in our community and it gives people a sense of pride to help the ones that gave so much for us.”

He added, “More attendance and public-ity next year would make the events better, but overall, our whole class, taught by the

incredible Mrs. Bartlett, has made this an incredible first year for Warrior Week and all of us cannot wait to see it take off in future years.”

THE JAGROAR FEBRUARY 16, 2016 • PAGE 5NEWS

How did Windham vote?Data from windhamnewhampshire.com

Democratic ballot: 2094 totalHillary Clinton - 1049Bernie Sanders - 990

Republican ballot: 4359 totalDonald Trump - 1777

John Kasich - 596Marco Rubio - 527

Ted Cruz - 418Jeb Bush - 413

Chris Christie - 349Carly Fiorina - 146

Ben Carson - 84Rand Paul - 16

Seniors Give Advice on Fitness ElectivesBy Ashley DomogalaJagRoar Staff WINDHAM – Course selections for the 2016-17 school year are coming up, and some people may be wondering what class to take as their mandatory fitness elective. Some seniors weighed in on what fitness electives they took and what they would recom-mend taking.

Students at Windham High School are required to take 1.5 credits, or three semester classes, of human performance. They are required to take both Human Performance I and II, but are left with a few options for their remaining fitness elective.

According to the 2016-17 Program of Studies, fitness electives that will be offered next year include Recreational Sports and Fit-ness, Advanced Training and Sports Nutrition, Outdoor Fitness, Personal and Lifetime Fitness, and Team Sports.

WHS senior Jon Ferri chose to take Recreational Sports as his fitness elective. Recreational Sports is the only fitness elective that is also available to sophomores, as the only prerequisite is

the successful completion of Human Performance I and Wellness.“I liked how it was a really relaxed atmosphere,” said Ferri.

“It was still competitive and fun. It was just finding games and playing them. It was recreational.”

Senior Giacomo Fabiano took Team Sports this year. When asked why he chose that class, he said, “You’re not as active in Rec Sports and I like being part of a team.” He continued, “I like that I can be active, but I dislike the fact that there’s work like projects.”

WHS senior Cierra Cowan took an online Virtual Learning Academy (VLACS) Personal Cardio course due to her packed schedule throughout her entire high school career.

“I like the opportunity to fit exercise into my actual routine, since I didn’t have a specific block set out for ‘gym’ and ‘exer-cise,’” she said. “However, I missed playing different sports with an entire gym class,” Cowan continued.

Course selections are coming up soon, so be sure to pick your classes wisely by weighing your options carefully and selecting them based on your personal interests.

Students need a final half credit to meet graduation requirements

By Rachael PageJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - Every year, Mrs. Jill Bartlett’s Leadership class has proven to be a popular class for students to learn different skills and plan activities throughout WHS. In addition, students that take the class can also intern with Mrs. Bartlett in her other classes.

Elizabeth O’Neill, a senior at WHS, explained that she decid-ed to sign up for the class because it is interesting to learn what leadership really is.

In addition, O’Neill also interned with Mrs. Bartlett. She ex-plained how she aspires to be a teacher in the future, and the class allowed her to teach students different units, grade their work, and plan activities.

“The internship really made me more comfortable and confi-dent while standing in front of the class and teaching.” O’Neill said,”It’s really interesting how leadership is in our everyday lives.”

Bailey Alton, a senior who participated in the leadership class, said he joined because, “I want to be more prepared to lead groups or teams later in life.”

Alton interns with Ms. Haky’s gym class, and participates in the activities with the students. He explained how the leadership class prepared him for his internship because it can be difficult

to keep track of and account for each student. However, Alton attested that it is all worth it.

Both participants of the class can agree that the class prepared them for their internships, and learned valuable skills that will help them in the future.

Junior Leadership Class Prepares Students for the FuturePopular elective gives students skills and internship opportunities within the school

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Jag SportsTHE JAGROAR FEBRUARY 16, 2016 • PAGE 7

Photo courtesy of nj.comDenver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning cradles the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Broncos win Super Bowl 50.

Broncos Defeat PanthersBy Billy FischerJagRoar Staff

SANTA CLARA, C.A. - On Feb. 7 at Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, C.A., the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers with a score of 24-10.

Before the game, they presented all of the Super Bowl MVP awards from super bowl 1 through 49. I was outraged by the disrespect that was shown towards Tom Brady with the booing during this.

The game was very tense. I wanted the Broncos to win, and for Peyton Manning to get his last Super Bowl win before he retires. I also wanted to the Patriots to show Cam Newton that he is not the best guy out there.

After that showdown, we got to see how much of a poor sportsman Newton is, especially after the missed roughing the passer call, when he had a little temper tantrum in the endzone. Then, following a big play by the Broncos, he threw himself at the ground. Finally, following end of the game, he didn’t shake many players’ hands before he darted off to the locker room to avoid the press.

Newton didn’t have a great game. He had two fumbles, one that was tripped from him and ended up as a defensive touchdown for the Broncos, and the other one he could have easily recovered, but

decided not to dive for it and the Broncos ended up recovering it. That could have saved the Super Bowl for the Panthers had Newton dove for that football.

The Panther defense did a pretty good job, but they just needed to put a little more pressure on Manning and cover the receivers a little bit better. Despite those flaws, Manning couldn’t get the first downs, which forced him to punt it or go for the field goal.

The Broncos defense was incredible; they were all over New-ton and were not allowing the Panthers to get the easy yardage by covering the receivers quite well. The Broncos defense had 6 sacks on Cam.

Von Miller, who got the MVP award, had an outstanding game. He not only had 2.5 sacks on Cam, but he also stripped the ball twice from him.

This was one of the worst Super Bowls I have seen, putting aside how lame the commercials were. The quarterbacks needed to do a lot better job than they actually did.

Super Bowl 50 goes to Denver with a score of 24-10REVIEW

CORRECTION: On page 18 of the January 2016 edition of the JagRoar, Matt Tauras’ name was misspelled. The JagRoar staff apologizes for the mistake.

Jag FeaturesTHE JAGROAR FEBRUARY 16, 2016 • PAGE 8

Photos courtesy of Janet Robbins Left: Rachel Kane’s drawing “Man on a Ledge.” Right: Nicholas DePamphilis’s drawing “A World Inside.”

WHS Artists RecognizedBy Nick TaurasJagRoar Staff

DERRY, N.H. - On Sunday, Feb. 7, at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, students from around N.H. participated in the Scholastic Art Awards.

Students competed with different variations of art, including painting, drawing, photography, and ceramics. Artists were recog-nized with many awards, with gold key being the top honor.

There were six WHS gold key winners: Willem Shattuck, Rachel Kane, Melissa Murphy, Kyle Nardini, Hannah Collins,

and Emma Figaro. There were also nine silver key winners from Windham:

Chante Jones, Jessica Irish, Jaime Williams, Natalie DeByle, Nicholas DePamphilis, Taylor Kane, Victoria Wiciel, Amber DiPrima, and Matt Tauras.

Also, Dhriti Ramani, Nicholas DePamphilis, and Alexandra Lewis received an Honorable Mention for their artwork.

Six WHS students receive gold key award at Scholastic Art Awards

Think you have the most extravagant promposal lined up for 2016? Put it to the test!

The JagRoar will be holding a competition for the best promposal of 2016. Submissions will be accepted from now to May 20. At the end of May, there will be prizes handed out to the first, second and third place winners, which will be an-nounced in the next edition (Hint: will involve prom costs).

Let us know beforehand to capture this special moment. You can email us at jagroarnews@windhamsd.org or tag us on twitter to share your pictures on Twitter @JagRoarNews. Contact Mrs. Ash and the JagRoar staff for more details!

So what are you waiting for? Go and start planning! The first big promposal of the season was senior Link Whiteford asking Kaleigh

Dustrisac at the pep rally on Feb. 12, pictured to the right. Photo courtesy of Willem Shattuck

THE JAGROAR FEBRUARY 16, 2016 • PAGE 9FEATURES

Photo courtesy of melissabakes.com

‘Sugar and Spice, and Everything Nice!’By Katey VestaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - February is a month almost always connected to candy and, most particularly, chocolate. With Valentine’s day coming up fast, people are constantly on the lookout for something sweet to get or make for their special someone.

These made-from-scratch cupcakes are light and airy with a decadent chocolate frosting on top. Dark cocoa powder and a pinch of salt in the frosting add a nice twist to this classic dessert, which is sur-prisingly simple to make.

This will yield about two dozen cup-cakes with a bit of frosting to spare, and I find that it’s much easier to make the cake batter in two batches so as not to overload the mixer. However, if you’re still trying to cut calories in the fallout of the holi-days, this recipe can be easily halved.

Cake Ingredients2 cups white sugar2 sticks (1 cup) butter4 eggs4 teaspoons vanilla extract3 cups flour3 ½ teaspoons baking powder1 cup milk

Cake Instructions1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line two

muffin pans with paper liners.

2. Use a mixer to cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking pow-der. Add this into the creamed mixture and mix well, then stir in the milk.

3. Fill each cup about ⅔ full with the batter, and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the tops are golden and a toothpick stuck into the center comes back out dry. Re-move cupcakes from tins and allow them to cool on racks or on the counter.

4. Once the cupcakes are complete-ly cooled, top them with the chocolate frosting.

Frosting Ingredients3 sticks (1 ½ cups) softened butter1 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder5 cups confectioner’s sugar½ cup milk2 teaspoons vanilla extract½ teaspoon salt

Frosting Instructions1. Use a mixer to whisk through the

cocoa to get rid of any clumps. Cream the cocoa with the butter until they are com-pletely combined.

2. Add the sugar and milk, alternating 1 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk. After each addition, beat on high speed to make the frosting fluffy.

3. Once thoroughly combined, mix in vanilla extract and salt.

Vanilla cupcakes with salted dark chocolate buttercream frosting

‘Just a Spoonful of Sugar’By Allie Millard and Ashley DomogalaJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - The WHS Theatre Com-pany is presenting Mary Poppins, in an upcoming school musical directed by Mrs. Alison O’Brien featuring Mr. Jared Cassedy and Mrs. Sheila Cuneo with musical components. The showings will be held on the weekends of March 11-13 and 18-19.

The poster for the production boasts, “WHS Theatre Company brings the magic of Disney to Windham!” and says that the audiences will be able to watch

as the characters “fly high over Cherry Tree Lane,” dancing and singing as they perform the fun classic.

Cast member and WHS freshman Kassie DuBay said, “I am most excited about the audience seeing how much we as a cast have put into having the best performance we can do for them.”

Mandy Smith, another cast member and freshman, said, “I am so excited to do all the fun dances with all of my friends.”

“The costumes are really beautiful and I’m pretty sure the whole cast is look-ing forward to getting dressed up for the show,” she added.

Mrs. O’Brien has been directing plays in schools for about 6 years and enjoyed making plays at a young age.

She said, “I [am] always most excited to see all the hard work the cast have done and what the crew have done in the end.”

Mary Poppins will have a total of 5 performances over two weekends. On March 11,12,18, and 19, showings will be at 7 p.m. There is one Sunday matinee on March 13 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale at ticketstage.com for $10 students/seniors and $15 adults. At the door, tickets cost an extra two dollars each.

WHS Theatre Company gets ready for its big performance

What’s Your Favorite Chocolate Treat?

Poll of WHS students and staff

WHS’s Model UN Hits Boston

By Brittany MissertJagRoar Staff

BOSTON - The Model United Nations club, headed by Mr. Nate Cutting, trav-elled to the annual “BosMUN” conference hosted by Boston University at the Park Plaza Hotel during the weekend of Feb. 5-7. Model UN is a creative way for high school and college aged kids to get togeth-er and talk about issues in the world they wouldn’t usually talk about, and it helps to enhance the next generation of leaders by promoting cooperative problem solving and universal progress.

The weekend started off a little crazy due to the snow day on Feb. 5, but by the time the delegates left the school around 5p.m. everything was running smoothly. The opening ceremonies started around

6:30p.m., and from there everyone broke off into their first committee session.

“I was in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ES-CAP),” said junior Korey Lord. “I had a lot of fun making new friends and talking about a lot of important issues concerning the world today.”

Sophomore Anna Desjardin echoed Lord’s statement, saying, “It was fun to see people come together as a group towards the end of the sessions. My com-mittee, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) was a lot of fun and I’d definitely do Model UN next year.”

Senior Will Carpenter, the student president of the club, also spoke highly about the trip. “I highly recommend more people participate in Model UN next year. BosMUN is the best trip I’ve taken in high

school by far. I’d also like to thank Mr. Cutting and Mrs. McKenna for making this trip possible for us.”

When asked about his perspective on the weekend long event, Mr. Cutting said, “I think the weekend was sensational. I’m so proud of all of the kids. It was a little laborious planning it, but I’m hoping to streamline that process next year.”

“I think Model UN embodies what a lot of people at WHS care about. It’s problem solving, communicating, collaborating … The kids are preparing for their lives after Windham [High School] and it’s great to watch,” he said.

He added, “Everyone on the bus coming home was smiling and full of energy and enthusiasm despite being up late every night and up early every morning. It was a great time.”

Conference ‘full of energy and enthusiasm’

Jag ActivitiesTHE JAGROAR FEBRUARY 16, 2016 • PAGE 10

Photo by Brittany Missert

THE JAGROAR FEBRUARY 16, 2016 • PAGE 11ACTIVITIES

Photo courtesy of @WHSJaguarsWindham Windup co-captain Carina Savukinas fires off a question as part of the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competi-tion Kickoff Video on Jan. 9.

Windham Robotics Winds Up Build Season

By Amanda AkkerJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM - WHS’ robotics team has entered an exciting new season of build-ing and competition. The competition itself tests the quality and ingenuity of the team’s robot, and follows a set theme.

“This year’s game has a medieval theme, in which our team’s robot has to throw dodge balls into a castle and across various challenging obstacles,” said Cari-na Savukinas, junior and co-captain.

During build season, a six-week pe-riod in which the team prepares for the competition season, team members are engaged in countless activities. When walking into the shop, one can find the business team preparing presentations, the mechanical team cutting and assembling parts, the programming team coding, and much more. In robotics, students have the opportunity to work directly with STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) focused activities,, all while working with their friends towards getting ready to compete.

Every year, the team has a different task

to face given to them by the FIRST ro-botics organization. Last year’s challenge was “Recycle Rush.” Robots were built to stack up types of recycle bins along with pool noodles. The team competed and made it to the world championship, which took place in St. Louis, Missouri. Build season is the base and preparation for up-coming competitions, including qualifiers for nationals.

“Build season is an intense period of time in which students learn to work as a team in an engineering environment,” said Casen Megna, Mechanical Lead of the team. It is a very focused time during the year, in which members meet five days a week for about 18 hours total per week. After build season is over, the team puts the robot away in a bag, and are not allowed to open it until they arrive at their first competition. Therefore, teams cannot keep working on their robots after build season is over.

An essential team that works year long to make sure robotics is able to run is the business team. “The business team writes newsletters, press releases, and we call different companies to ask them to spon-

sor us. We also work on various awards and apply for them,” said WHS junior Mia Brikiatis, the assistant strategy lead and member of business team. “For example, I’m organizing an event in the next few weeks, and I’ve gotten a few companies to give us food and snacks for certain events we are hosting.”

Nearing the end of build season, the team is making tons of progress on the ro-bot as it comes together. The first compe-tition of the season happens here at WHS on March 5 and 6.

WHS’ robotics team challenges itself to build a successful robot in six weeks

Shark Club Goes Belly UpBy Bella PfeifferJagRoar Staff

WINDHAM- Shark Club made a big splash at this year’s club fair, attracting over 200 members. Still, no one seemed to know what the club was about.

“I honestly had no idea what it was,” said Alyssa Daniels, a freshman. “All I knew was that there was a kid in a shark suit and a ton of people were signing up.” Because of its comical supporters, many students even believed the club was a drawn-out joke.

According to club president Molly Kneeland, the group was much more serious. “Our original goals were to raise awareness for shark finning, and break some common misconceptions about sharks,” she said.

Most people who signed up did not show at meetings, despite the interest on club day. Only forty of the original

sign-ups came to the first few meetings. However, Kneeland wasn’t disappointed with the lack of attention.

“Both Alex Raymond (the other pres-ident) and I were rather anxious to find out which members truly cared about the cause,” she said. “[This] was what Alex and I were hoping for.”

However, the new club faced many trou-bles and struggled to support everyone. “After a few months, between changing the meeting dates based on busy sched-ules, and lack of communication thanks to Gmail glitches, attendance was falling and the meetings became farther spaced out,” said Kneeland.

Nonetheless, Shark Club’s failure shouldn’t be taken as a reflection of a lack of urgency in their cause. In fact, the Great White population decreased by almost 80% from the 1960s to the 1980s. Scien-tists have also found that the decline in shark population destroys the ecosystem.

If sharks disappear, species they preyed on are no longer threatened. These animals will then overpopulate the area and run out of food. This cycle can repeat itself until all of the animals involved in the shark’s food chain go extinct.

Fortunately, increased efforts from organizations like this one have led to an increase in shark populations once again. Shark club is looking to make a comeback as well. When asked if she had given up, Kneeland had a positive stance on the situation.

“I’m hoping to revamp the club next year and try again, but for now it has seemed that all the fire from our fellow students has died. We may start it up again this year- it certainly isn’t out of the ques-tion,” she said.

If you are interested in participating in Shark Club or learning more about shark finning, Alex Raymond and Molly Knee-land are open for conversation.

Photo courtesy of @WHS_SALT_1TEAM on TwitterAccording to WHS’ SALT Twitter page, WHS athletes teamed up with other NH high school athletes to raise a total of $139,271 for the Special Olympics New

Club CalendarMonday2:30pm- NHS (3/7)2:30pm- Newspaper2:30pm- jagSAT2:30pm- SMILES (every other)2:30pm- Theater3pm- Strength and Conditioning6pm- Robotics

Tuesday7:15am- Mu Alpha Theta (3/11)7:20am- SALT2:25pm- Math League (3/11)2:30pm- Strength and Conditioning2:30pm- Book Club2:30pm- Yearbook2:30pm- JCA2:30pm- Robotics

Wednesday2:30pm- JagSAT2:30pm- Minecraft2:30pm- Theater

Thursday7am- Mathletes7:15am- DECA7:15am- Knitting Club7:20am- SHS (3/17)2:30pm- DECA2:30pm- Theater2:30pm- Latin Club2:30pm- Knitting Club2:30pm- Strength and Conditioning2:30pm- Robotics

Friday7:20am- Go Green Club7:30am- Friends of Rachel2:30pm- Marine Science2:30pm- Art Club2:30pm- Games Club6:00pm- Robotics

Saturday10am- Robotics

What’s Happening?Responses by club advisors answer the questionBook Club: Meetings on Tuesday in the

Media Center at 2:30p.m. Next meeting will be February 16th in the media center.

WHS Theatre Company: We are working on rehearsals for our March per-formance of Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins will be held over 2 weekends, 3/11-3/13 and 3/18-3/19.

JCA: JCA is planning a student-teacher trivia challenge for Friday, March 18th at 2:45p.m. The event will include coffee, cookies, and competition.

SALT: The Student Athlete Leadership Team (SALT) took the plunge on Satur-day, February 6th at Hampton Beach. The SALT student athletes ran into the ice-cold Atlantic Ocean at Hampton Beach for the Special Olympics of New Hampshire. The Windham Girls Basketball team and Coach Haky took the plunge as a team this year. See photo above.

Art Club: Art Club members have a number of personal projects in the works. New members are always welcome. The club meets Fridays after school until 4p.m.

SMILES: We are in the middle of planning our 7th annual fashion show to be held on April 16. It’s a benefit for the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation, and we’re looking for volunteers to ask for raffle prizes from local businesses, to

share ideas about making this year’s show the best ever, and to model outfits in the show in April. Any questions, feel free to contact me at mbryant@windhamsd.org or stop by!

Science Olympiad: We are in full swing preparing for the NH Tournament which will be help on Saturday, March 12 at St Anselm College. The Windham teams did well last year finishing in the upper third among 22 high school teams. WHS is the defending champion in the Bridge Building competition and hopes to retain the gold medal again this March.

Strength and Conditioning Club: Meets M, Tu, Th, F, after school in the weight room. You can work your own program or we can develop one together that will best prepare you for your next competitive season.

Climbing Club: Meets Mon. or Wed. Yearbook: Seniors, order your year-

book now! Purchase your yearbook today while they are still available. We only order enough books for those who order before our fast approaching deadline 2/19. Did you know that yearbooks sold out in 2014? It could happen again. Don’t let it happen to YOU! Go to jostens.com to order. Email yearbook@windhamsd.org for more info.

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March Calendar11: Early Release

11-12: Mary Poppins 7pm13: Mary Poppins 3pm

18-19: Mary Poppins 7pm

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