The Newtonite

Newtonite Quiz: Semester I Special

The Newtonite • January 23, 2013

See how much you know about the Semester I special from the Newtonite. Can you remember the hobbies of these students and teachers?

Semester I Special: Pokémon hat represents Joanna Le’s love of anime

The Newtonite • January 18, 2013

by Peter Diamond Every day, a student wears a hat designed to look like Pikachu, a character from the anime media franchise Pokémon, which she describes as a symbol of her love of anime, a form of Japanese animation.

Semester I Special: Role playing gives Spencer Bronk creative outlet

The Newtonite • January 18, 2013

by Gloria Li While many students express their creativity by splashing bright colors onto mundane pieces of canvas or by detailing figments of their imagination in written works, sophomore Spencer Bronk does so via role playing games or RPGs.

Semester I Special: Nurses, secretaries form knitting club

The Newtonite • January 18, 2013

by Hilary Brumberg After a long day taking students’ temperatures, warning them of the perils of drugs and STDs, answering phones and communicating with administrators, a few nurses and secretaries at this school head over to the Newton Free Library for their weekly knitting club.

Semester I Special: English teacher decorates sweets, owns tracycakes

The Newtonite • January 18, 2013

by Hilary Brumberg “I really don’t like to bake,” said special education and English teacher Tracy Harmon ’91, who is the owner of tracycakes, a home-based bakery in Framingham.

Semester I Special: Claire McEwen performs with energy, enthusiasm

The Newtonite • January 18, 2013

by Perrin Stein Three years ago as an ensemble member of “Guys and Dolls,” freshman Claire McEwen said she discovered her love of acting and singing through the excitement, enthusiasm and passion of the seventh and eighth graders in the show.

Semester I Special: Anthropomorphism defines Kevin McGrath’s work

The Newtonite • January 18, 2013

by Samantha Libraty Paddling across the light blue brush strokes of the open water, the elephant and his grasshopper friend search for an island off in the distance.

Semester I Special: Kaija Gahm enjoys participating in Teen Birders

The Newtonite • January 18, 2013

by Perrin Stein Northern mockingbirds can mimic the calls of dozens of other songbirds: one second they can make the call of a song sparrow and the next the call of an American robin. A New York City resident even reported a northern mockingbird that mimicked the sound of a truck backing up.