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Over the years, I've had tons of great school experiences -- and a few bad ones. Here's some information on the two major schools I've attended.

Beaver Country Day School

I'm currently in 9th grade at Beaver Country Day School, where I've been since 6th grade. Beaver goes from 6th grade to 8th grade in the "Middle School" or "Lower School," and then 9th grade to 12th grade in the "Upper School" or "High School." I arrived at Beaver not long after they had completed a new gym called, simply, the "New Gym." There's also the Green Gym, which is -- surprise! -- green and I believe the oldest. There was Sawtell Gym, until it was torn down Spring 2003 (the last part of 7th Grade for me) to make room for the new Arts Center building, which is very nice.

The next planned construction project is a new athletics center after ripping up the tennis courts to make room. The naming of that place will create all sorts of problems! If they find someone with lot$ of money, it'll be the "Joe Smith Gym" that's newer than the "New Gym." If they don't find Mr. Joe Millionaire Smith, it'll have to be the "New New Gym" or else the "New Gym" will have to become something else.

INTERESTING FACTS:

• Beaver is also home to a preschool and summer camp.

• I have six cousins who have gone to Beaver!

TEACHERS:

• 6th Grade: Ms. Draina [advisor], Mr. Lenci, Ms. Perrine, Ms. Mackin, Ms. Sandman [gone other than as tutor], and Mr. Osterland [gone]

• 7th Grade: Mr. Lenci [advisor], Mr. Greenberg, Ms. Perrine, Ms. Bonatti, Ms. Bjerke

• 8th Grade: Ms. Freedman [advisor], Ms. Brusman, Ms. Northern, Ms. Mackin, Ms. Kaplan, Ms. Ausman

• 9th Grade: Mr. Whitten [advisor], Mr. Russell, Ms. Beaudouin, Mr. Clippinger, Mr. Sun, Ms. Thompson, Mr. Valcarcel
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• Art: Ms. Draina / Mr. Valcarcel

• Music: Mr. Toro [gone], then Mr. Krasinski

• Drama: Ms. Lopez

• Physical Education: Ms. Moffie, Ms. Mathieu

• Computer Applications: Ms. Ausman, Ms. Mathieu
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• Soccer: Mr. Kayiwa, Ms. Mathieu, Mr. Lenci

• Community Service [extinct for 03-04 school year & on]: Ms. Kull/Bjerke, Ms. Perrine, Ms. Flannery, and more (I think...)

• Tennis: Ms. Northern

• Winter Musical: Ms. Lopez, "Marty" [tech crew only; not part of full-time BCDS faculty], Ms. Yowles, "Matt"

• Jazz Band Elective: Mr. Toro [gone]

• Community Council Elective: Ms. Perry

WEB SITE: http://www.beavercds.org/

Bowen Elementary School

I was at Bowen from Kindergarten through 5th Grade (which is as long as you can be there). My brother Willy also went there. I got to Bowen right after a brand-new playground had been constructed, which was rather lucky. While I was in Kindergarten, they needed more room for another classroom. That's why my Kindergarten class was in a temporary, add-on (and orange) mobile classroom. For 4th Grade we moved off-campus while the regular campus underwent renovation. That year we were at the old Aquinas College campus, which had been recently vacated. We got back to normal right in time for our 5th-grade play Peter Pan, in which I played Nana the dog -- wearing a Scooby-Doo costume!

INTERESTING FACTS:

• All six years I was at Bowen, Sabrina Fiori was in my class. Right up until 4th Grade, Ali Garfinkle was in my class. In 4th grade we were in different classes, but then in 5th grade we were in the same class again.

• All but two of my homeroom teachers during my time at Bowen have now left.

• The name of one of the new 5th grade teachers is Mr. Rogers.

• The year after Mr. Taylor left, he was replaced by Ms. Taylor. There's no relation.

TEACHERS:

• Kindergarten: Ms. Walsh

• 1st Grade: Ms. Schoeffler [gone]

• 2nd Grade: Ms. Cacciapouti [gone]

• 3rd Grade: Ms. DiBenedetti

• 4th Grade: Mr. Taylor [gone]

• 5th Grade: Ms. Mitchell [gone], Mr. Harding [gone], and Ms. Oldmixon [gone]
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• Art: Ms. Densler [gone], then Ms. Wenger

• Music: Ms. Brumit

• Library: Ms. Flannery [gone], then Ms. Matera

• Physical Education: Ms. Tabor

WEB SITE: http://www.newton.mec.edu/Bowen/