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Since 1777

HAIRSPRAY REVIEW • IN Defense of Senioritis • SOFTBALL’S SEASON

Every decade or so, Penn Charter’s Board of Overseers creates a master plan in which they lay out possible ideas for the future development of the school’s campus. Around twelve years ago, this plan included building the Richard B. Fisher Middle School, renovating the academic spaces in the main building, moving the bus drive from the middle of the campus to next to the opposite side of the football field, the building of the Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts, creating the turf field, and the relocation of the squash courts to a state of the art facility over at Strawbridge. Recently, the Board of Overseers and Dr. Ford have started to form a possible plan for the future of Penn Charter. The key word here being possible for it is not yet known how much of this plan can be carried out; every-thing is still quite “up in the air.” It is safe to say that the rough draft has been made, but finalizing the product and funding the projects are two very long processes that could greatly influence how the cur-rent blueprints change into what is actually done.

“The Overseers are [focusing] on creating

a true campus feel where academics, athletics, and the arts are all located on

their own individual areas of the campus.”

The goal of the master plan that the Board of Overseers is currently forming is, in the words of Dr. Ford, “to make certain that the school stays on this campus and that we optimize our use of land, make sure that our buildings are up to date, and build new buildings to make sure that we are providing the best facilities.” A majority of the plans that the Overseers are designing focus on creating

a true campus feel where academics, athletics, and the arts are all located on their own individual areas of the campus, allowing more fluid collaboration and communication to occur within each particu-lar focus. With this in mind, two major ideas seem to be on the minds of the Overseers. One possibil-ity is eventually to move the lower school to where the Field House is currently located, creating a building that will both allow the academic campus to populate its own section of Penn Charter and better support a healthy learning environment for the lower schoolers. As for the current lower school building, the possible plan is to use the building for administrative purposes and/or for upper school class space. Another possibility the Overseers are considering is to improve and centralize the ath-letic facilities, by specifically creating a turf foot-ball field, renewing the track, and possibly build-

ing an athletic center where the baseball field is now (moving the baseball field to Strawbridge) so that all sports are located in one general area. This would also allow Penn Charter to have flex-ibility with how they want to use the Graham Ath-letic Center, either knocking it down to create open space or utilizing the building for other purposes.

“The Maker Space would be a modern workshop that

provides an opportunity for students to learn by doing, utilizing wood-working, 3D printing, and machinery.”

Looking on the interior side of these buildings, the Overseers are also reviewing plans to possibly create a Maker Space for Penn Charter students. The Maker Space would be a modern workshop that provides an opportunity for stu-dents to learn by doing, utilizing wood-working, 3D printing, and machinery. As for the possible new lower school building, the Overseers want to focus on designing classrooms that support a more spacious and flexible environment in which teachers have the ability to create multi-ple stations throughout the classroom in order to keep the kids engaged in the material at hand. Aside from the infrastructure of the cam-pus, the Overseers are also interested in possibly op-timizing how Penn Charter uses its outside space. Dr. Ford is particularly interested in how small changes to Penn Charter’s outside areas can greatly improve the campus as a whole. Simply relocating the school’s main entrance to directly in front of the main building would optimize Penn Charter’s campus in two ways: it would create the desired situation in which drivers coming onto the campus would enter looking at Penn Charter’s iconic clock tower, and a new athletic field could be built where the driveway currently is. The Overseers also are re-viewing what the outside spaces look like and how they compliment the inside spaces that we hope to create. Because designing and creating appropriate outside spaces can greatly affect the overall envi-ronment of a school, the Overseers are focusing both on how recess and play areas can be improved and on how Penn Charter’s campus could possibly support outside learning through its agriculture. Again, it must be stressed that all of these ideas for the future development of Penn Char-ter are simply ideas. There are many factors that could render these ideas implausible in the future, so it cannot be assumed that they will all be car-ried out. This is the outline for a master plan that could greatly change Penn Charter’s campus, and it will be exciting to see what happens in the future.

NEWS AND COMMUNITY

optimizing PEnn CharterBen Skinner, ‘15

On the night of Thursday, February 12th, twenty-nine Upper and Middle School Penn Char-ter students boarded a bus, starting their journey to Quebec. Approximately twelve hours later, the group arrived in Quebec and were welcomed by extremely cold temperatures. According to sopho-more Olivia Haynes, “they said it was… negative twenty degrees celsius,” which is about negative four degrees fahrenheit. The students and teachers faced more bitter temperatures throughout the trip, but it did not stop them from having a great time!

“The group participated in many ‘ice activities,’ including tobogganing, ice skating and

cross country skiing.”

While exploring the city, the group was able to really intergrate themselves into the culture of the people. Students were able to have new experiences and have fun at the same time. When speaking about her favorite part of the trip, Haynes described the nighttime activity of danc-ing in an “ice club.” Although the idea of being on ice when it is already extremely cold may not appeal to everyone, Olivia explains that “we were already cold so it wasn’t that much colder than we already were.” In terms of other highlights of the trip, another sophomore, Emma Locke, describes

the various activities as “a lot of fun.” The group participated in many “ice activities,” including to-bogganing, ice skating and cross country skiing. They also visited famous sites in Quebec, such as Montgomery Falls and St. Anne’s Cathedral.

“Another interesting dynamic of this trip was the combination of Middle and

Upper School students.”

Quebec was chosen as the trip des-tination for many reasons, such as its French-speaking population. Despite the fact that the PC students and teachers did not speak French the entirety of the trip, Emma explains that “when we were ordering food we would speak French.” Another interesting dynamic of this trip was the combination of Middle and Upper School students. Even though they traveled to-gether as a large group, the students often sepa-rated when eating or going out in smaller groups. The Penn Charter teachers enjoyed the trip as well. Middle and Upper School French teacher, Aude Simon, said “we had a re-ally good time” and continued on to talk about how much the students enjoyed it. Overall, the trip was an exciting experience for all of the participants, and a great time was had by all!

PC UPPER AND MIDDLE SCHOOl STUDENTS EXPLORE QUEBECYamit Netter-Sweet, ‘17

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The Mirror Staff2014-2015

Editors-in-Chief Benjamin Skinner

Jeffrey Soffer

Managing EditorAlexa Herskowitz

News & CommunityEmily Barkann

Jordyn Schwartz

SportsEthan AshleyEliza Jacobs

EditorialsAllison Stern

EntertainmentGillian BossSally Stanley

Photography Sabrina Koenig

Faculty Advisor Nora Landon

WINTER CONCERT REVIEW

ThE NICEST MUSICAL IN TOWN!

In defense of SenioritisBen Szuhaj, to the Mirror

Gabriela Rodriguez, ‘16 On February 20th and 21st, Penn Char-ter students welcomed us to the sixties in an excel-lent production of “Hairspray.” While grooving to the beat and piling on that hairspray, the cast and crew made this musical nothing short of amazing. Led by Director, Mr. Roche, and Assistant Direc-tor, Mr. Pearsall-Seaman, no detail was left out from the set, to the costumes, to the band and the vibrant performances. With a sold out theater on Friday night and a jam-packed crowd on Satur-day’s matinee, performers took to the stage after months of dedicated rehearsal to share their talents and create a memorable, fun night for everyone.

“Senior Barclay Wohlstetter, sporting a fat suit and tall wig,

made us smile the moment the lights turned on. Her bub-bly, hilarious performance as

Tracy Turnblad was one for the ages.”

The show began with dimmed lights and the wonderful beat of the opening song, “Good Morning Baltimore.” Senior Barclay Wohlstetter, sporting a fat suit and tall wig, made us smile the moment the lights turned on. Her bubbly, hilari-ous performance as Tracy Turnblad was one for the ages. She said, “It was so much fun to play Tracy because she’s a girl who would not give up on her dreams or anything she believed in. She fought for what’s right and didn’t give up till she succeeded.” Barclay danced, sang, and strutted on that stage top to bottom, all while in the fat suit! When asked about the costume she explained, “it was really weird in the beginning, but I wore it any chance I got, so I got used to it pretty quickly! It was super comfy just really hot!” While she sang with beauti-ful ease, her acting really made the show. In “I Can Hear the Bells” she drew great laughter from the crowd and perfectly portrayed a school-girl mo-ment obsessing over the coolest guy in school, Link Larkin. Now, who better to play Link Larkin than PC’s very own senior Jimmy Paolini? With slicked

Here I go, attempting to do the im-possible: writing something readable as a Third Trimester Senior. Actually, no. The tricky part is justifying why doing that is difficult for me; and why that is okay. The tricky part is defending the infectious condition known as Senioritis. But what-ever. Here’s my justification. Here goes nothing. “Senioritis,” “Senior Slide,” “Senior-apathy;” these are all terms which describe the same state; one characteristically seen as half-car-ing, half-presence, and half-partying. However, I learned “Senior Slide” and “Senior-apathy” from my future college classmates as we connected via social media—which, as I drone on, brings me to my first justification: Third Trimester Senior year provides an opportunity to make new friends and explore new interests. In the freeing up of time be-cause of a reduction in course work, Seniors are better able to connect with future classmates, begin discussing shared interests, and perhaps learn of new areas of academic, athletic, and artistic explo-ration. In my case, I have already begun a writing group with my future classmates, many of whom are working on serious projects outside of school. In other cases, perhaps the flip-flop wearing Sen-ior can discover a passion for photography, or rock

back hair, a button-down, and a tie, Jimmy rocked the stage as musical-lovers’ favorite teenage heart-throb. When asked about his role, Jimmy said, “It was so much fun to play Link, since I got to really overplay the “hot teen model” role, although most of the time that just meant obsessing over my hair onstage.” His performance of “It Takes Two” was simply amazing. He wasn’t afraid to leave it all out on the stage with just a microphone and a spot-light. His dance moves never faltered, and all of his lines were delivered with the perfect Link Larkin honesty––even when speaking to the horrible Am-ber Von Tussle. Sophomore Daisy Slawek made us all hate her, which simply means her acting was on point. She flipped back her hair, stomped her feet, waved her hands, and threw a fit like no one else could. She gave an excellent vocal perfor-mance alongside her co-stars in “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now,” belting even the highest notes effort-lessly. The moment the curtain fell we all loved her again, realizing what an outstanding job she did.

“Two freshman, Tzion Jones and Caroline Robertson,

proved underclassmen could steal the spotlight, too. They

danced and sang wonderfully and delivered line after hilari-

ous line.”

There are even more rave-worthy per-formances! Senior Lyndsey Bentham moved about the stage like a snake as Velma Von Tussle. No, she wasn’t slithering on the floor, but something in the way she spoke and the demeanor in which she walked made us all cringe. Playing perhaps the most evil character of the show, Lyndsey’s perfor-mance was short of nothing and, as always, her vo-cals were fantastic in “Miss Baltimore Crabs.” Sen-ior Jeffrey Soffer delivered a stellar performance as well, singing the famous song “Nicest Kids in Town” as Corny Collins. He was the perfect television per-sonality, never forgetting to mention his sponsor, “Ultra-Clutch Hairspray.” Two freshman, Tzion Jones and Caroline Robertson, proved underclass-men could steal the spotlight, too. They danced

climbing, or mixing dubstep music. Either way, Senioritis, in healthy doses, provides a stu-dent with time to explore different interests—at a point in his life where interests and op-portunity are vast—and, in turn, allows him to deepen and diversify your personality.

“The stress endured during Junior year and the first tri-mester of Senior year would

become toxic if not for...Third Trimester Senior year.”

Let’s pause for a shorter sentence: Jun-ior year is the worst. There, I said it. For full dis-closure, I should admit that its level of difficulty varies from person to person. That being said, the three trimesters of Junior Year and the first trimester of Senior Year tend to run together into an inescapable terribleness of college stress, pa-rental anxiety, and textbook reading. Bad enough as that sounds, as a newly-formed upperclass-man, the fledgling Junior faces the opportunity to dive into the realm of parties and social events as a member of the older grades. That’s enticing. And trying to balance school work, SATs, col-lege planning, and a social life can leave a student

and sang wonderfully and delivered line after hilar-ious line. However, when it comes to funny, no one did it like Tristan Calvo-Studdy and Max Monheit, playing Edna and Wilbur Turnblad. Every word Tristan said in his rich Baltimore accent, wearing a wig and a dress, made the audience quite liter-ally fall off their seats with laughter. When it came time for “Timeless to Me,” Max managed to sing amazingly, as he and Tristan danced the night away. It is hard to believe those boys didn’t start laugh-ing with us, because their performances were so hilariously great. Then, there is senior Dominique Johns, who blew the roof off the theater as Motor-mouth Maybelle. She spoke in perfect rhyme and, my goodness can she sing––she can really, really sing. Her rendering of “I Know Where I’ve Been” alongside the amazing Dynamites, junior Paige Hodges, sophomore Janelle Sullivan, and senior Holly Webb, was beautiful –– simply beautiful.

“Every outfit, from Link’s swanky blue jacket, Penny’s

cute yellow dress, and the Corny Collin’s kids dresses and colorful pants added to the life

and vibrancy of the show.” The chorus was outstanding as well. Their harmonies never failed, and the endless en-ergy they produced supported the entire cast. They danced magnificently under the guidance of Cho-reographer, Talia Barrows, and Dance Captains, seniors Nicole DiGiovanni and Holly Webb. But, what would this cast and crew be without their colorful costumes and flawless makeup? Every outfit, from Link’s swanky blue jacket, Penny’s cute yellow dress, and the Corny Collin’s kids dresses and colorful pants added to the life and vibrancy of the show. Costume Designer, Jamie Grace-Duff , and Costumes/Make-up man junior Philippe Atal-lah made everyone truly embrace that sixties look. Then, there was the set, which was both mystical and magical. With the floor painted in a wonder-ful swirl, the colorful backdrop, the up-right bed, and floating down Mr. Pinky’s store, the stage looked amazing. All of the credit goes to the amaz-ing stage crew and set designer, Joe Napolitano.

more worn out than the break-pads of my car (I break hard). But, never fear! There’s always Third Trimester Senior year (rhyme alert) and you can, to some degree, count on that time as a reprieve from the crushing workload of the past year-and-a-half. The stress endured during Junior year and the first trimester of Senior year would become toxic if not for the eventual—and oft-depended upon—release of Third Trimester Senior year.

“Third Trimester Senior year allows the Senior to examine

himself, draw conclusions about his life, and better con-

nect with loved ones. ”

Beyond providing a break from the brisk pace of Penn Charter life, Third Trimester allows the Senior to take a step back and look at his life—to reflect upon his past experiences and therefore gain a better understanding of where to push on from here. “The unexamined life is not worth living,” said Socrates. That quote may wallow in the hyper-bolic—Socrates, did, after all, commit suicide-by-poison-berry. I can only assume he is as tempera-mental as Peeta—but it has merit. Its spirit is true:

Lights Operators, junior Collin Mattice and fresh-men David Uhlman, lit up the stage and charac-ters, and Sound Operators, sophomore Ryan Hood and freshmen Ian Harbison, made sure everyone’s beautiful voice could be heard alongside the amaz-ing pit orchestra, led by Mr. Ford. The music had everyone “movin’ and groovin’” during the stand-ing ovation. Jimmy notes, “The cast and crew of Hairspray were fantastic to work with! Besides be-ing so talented, everyone was so passionate about putting on an amazing show, and we all worked off of each other’s energy to make Hairspray the best that it could be!” It was beautiful to see so many PC students come together to make this magical per-formance possible. No one could stop their beat.

some level of self-evaluation is required to become a better you. Third Trimester Senior year allows the Senior to examine himself, draw conclusions about his life, and better connect with loved ones. With the dawning of the end of High School one cannot help but become nostalgic. Some part of the Senior shifts ever so slightly (like the transmission of my stupid car) because he realizes the change to come. Whether this leads to unrestrained partying or hanging out with friends or long walks through a childhood park, the outcome is the same: the Sen-ior has realized the transitory nature of his reality, and, as a result, the cherished people, places, and routines that exist therein assume an obvious prec-edent over the things at which he has toiled for the past four years of High School. Some Nights I stay up — and I do not finish my math homework. I take a walk with my mom. I take a walk with my mom because in four months those walks will be a memory. I will come home for break, but things will be different. Different is okay, but different can be intimidating. Where I live; who my friends are; what I wear; who I am: all these things will change—if only slightly—when I depart for col-lege. I am aware of that. It’s exciting. It’s scary. It’s true. Call it Senioritis, the Senior Slide, whatever: as my life changes, so too does my approach to school.

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HOW HELPFUL IS THE FLEX BLOCK?

CREWSOFTBALL

Brooke Hassman, ‘16

Emma Grugan, ‘17

Ethan Ashley, ‘15

This year, the Upper School has expe-rienced a change to the schedule that students are familiar with. Instead of the added “Block 9” at the end of Yellow Monday’s, a time in which students in advanced science classes finished labs or other work, there is now a “Flex Block”. This block is intended to be a time for meetings with teachers, students, clubs, or an extra forty min-utes to complete work. The issue with this time occurs when students who have nothing produc-tive to do just leave school unnoticed as if it ends at 2:35. While the flex block is disregarded by certain students it remains a necessary addition for clubs such as Green Club, Makers Club, and Mock Trial who utilize the extra forty minutes.

“The flex block also guarantees a universal

time in which all teachers

are available to meet with students.”

Jack Roseman, member of the Makers Club, discussed how he constantly uses the Flex Block to work with members on time-consuming tasks. Jack said, “the flex block is a good time for our club to meet and work on new projects, and we get a lot of stuff done during these meetings”. This club, which does not meet during lunch, uses this after school block to their advantage. The flex block also guarantees a universal time in which all teachers are available to meet with students. During lunch not all students or teach-ers are always available, and time is limited. Now people are not always forced to find time before or after school to schedule meetings when they can-not find time during the usual school day. Teach-ers have also been creating more opportunities to receive extra help on homework, providing online signups for the math and writing center.

“These extra forty minutes built into our curriculum are useful for classmates to work

together, or use it as a free/study hall and work

independently.” Whether students actually use the Flex Block to their benefit or not is completely up to them, but it should remain intact for those who find this extra time advantageous. The library is open and is constantly crowded with students at-tempting to get their homework done before their bus leaves or sport begins at the end of Yellow monday. These extra forty minutes built into our curriculum are useful for classmates to work to-gether, or use it as a free/study hall and work inde-pendently. However, many students do not take full advantage of this time because they do not feel mo-

tivated to continue working after a long day, and would rather have the opportunity to go home ear-ly. Although the idea of a flex block has beneficial aspects, it is difficult to prevent students from leav-ing campus rather than utilizing their extra time. A possible solution to this ongoing issue is to move the flex block to an earlier time in the day. This way students will not be able to leave and will properly use the time given. On blue mondays stu-dents return to their advisories in between blocks seven and six. This extra time in a long day is a good break before everyone must return to their final six periods. If the flex block is added into the yellow monday at a similar time there is a greater chance people will find more use for it. Students will be re-lieved to have this time to complete work, or meet with a teacher before heading into the rest of the week. A Flex block earlier in the day will provide an experience similar to a free for the entire school and will be used to get a head start on the over-whelming amount of work in every student’s future.

Penn Charter’s rowing team has shown tremendous promise in the upcoming 2015 sea-son. There have been a large number of new changes to the program, including a new head coach, a new assistant coach, a new boathouse, new Filippi boats, new oars and more commit-ments from the athletic department and students. The team’s new head coach, Katharine Farrell, rowed at the collegiate level for Georgetown. Coach Farrell is very excited for the upcoming season and shows a lot of dedication, not only to her team but to her sport. “The 2015 season is off to a really great start. A large thanks should be given to the athletic department and Penn Char-ter administration for helping the crew team to become a really competitive program on the river with a new boathouse, equipment and launches.”

“By having smaller squads compete, the crew team is

able to get a lot of work done out on the water”

Farrell also mentions that the proper resources are going to allow the crew team to row efficiently and productively during the up-coming season. By having smaller squads com-pete, the crew team is able to get a lot of work done out on the water, setting up the team to make significant technical improvements. The team is working on getting stronger in the

With spring sports now ramping into full gear, there is one team at PC that will be look-ing forward to another chance as a championship contender in the InterAc. The Penn Charter Soft-ball team is coming off a successful season, which saw them competing in the PAISSA State Semi-Fi-nal last year, just falling to Agnes Irwin by a score of 2-1. The girls are looking forward to another chance to crack the bat this year, with a strong core leader-ship of captains Kayla Quinn and Eileen Hennessy.

“When asked what will be a major focus for the team’s practice plans, Quinn made

it clear that communication, more than anything,

will be key.” Senior Kayla Quinn described her ex-citement as she looks towards the new season, “I think it will be really good. We have a good team with a lot of returning players. Most of our lineup will be the same from last year. It will be nice to have a mature team.” Maturity will be an integral component of the team’s dynamic during both games and practices. When asked what will be a major focus for the team’s practice plans, Quinn made it clear that communication, more than anything, will be key. “We are all pretty experi-enced players and a lot of us play on teams outside of school…We’re trying to fine tune everything and work on stuff that’s not just the mechanics.” The girls’ level of experience and dedi-cation to the game is something that has truly

weight room and can often be found comman-deering the stairs on campus in order to train.

“The Penn Charter crew team is going to be a strictly sculling team this year: rowing singles,

doubles, and quads.” The team’s new assistant coach, Helen Tompkins, rowed at a collegiate level for the Uni-versity of Virginia and rows as an elite rower out of Vesper Boat Club. Coach Tompkins will coach the new rowers or “novices.” On the team this year, there are eight novice rowers, four girls and four boys. In addition to the new coaches, the team has moved boathouses. The new boathouse is Un-dine Barge Club, one of the oldest boathouses in Philadelphia. Penn Charter’s team will be seen as a priority in the boathouse. PC is one of two high schools that will row out of Undine. There is an abundance of dock and space in the boathouse for Penn Charter’s new boats. The Penn Charter crew team is going to be a strictly sculling team this year: rowing singles, doubles, and quads. There are 26 total seats, 15 girls and 11 boys. The team plans on getting on the water as soon as possible, to break in the new equipment and begin training for up-coming flicks and regattas. The team welcomes all to their tent along the Schuylkill for all flicks and regattas. The team not only shows dedication but has proven to have an enormous amount of grit.

defined the Penn Charter experience for many of the players on the team as Quinn explains, “Soft-ball has been such a big part of my experience here. It’s one of the reasons why I came here, and it’s really awesome to be a senior now.” Being in a leadership role also came with a lot of responsi-bility, as the team headed down to Myrtle Beach for their annual spring training trip. The training trip allowed the team a great chance to focus in on ironing out the minor kinks in their game as they approach some tough competitors in the In-terAc. “Episcopal will be our biggest rival. Agnes Irwin will also be a good competition, as well as Springside,” said Quinn when asked about some of major games that will be in store for the team.

“The Softball team will be looking towards [this season’s]

games as a chance to mark their progress”

After trading games with both Epis-copal and Springside Chestnut Hill during last year’s stint, and falling to Agnes Irwin in the Semi-Finals, the Softball team will be looking towards those games as a chance to mark their progress as a squad and the steps they have taken from last year’s season. While those games are still a ways away, the team will have the opportunity to test their skills against competitors from German-town Friends School, Wissahickon High School, as well as The Hill School before the InterAc sea-son picks up. With strong leadership and a frame-work of experienced and talented players, the Penn Charter Softball team will surely be a force to be reckoned with during this 2014-15 season.

Common SenslessComics written and drawn by Emmet Foley, ‘17

Photo from The Class Record

Photo by Matt Braun

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ENTERTAINMENT

ANIMAL-THEMED CROSSWORD!

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Down1. Animal with 50 hairs per follicle2. The worlds smallest bat4. An animal whose tail can grow up to 19 inches long5. Animal that proposes to its mate with a pebble6. Fastest animal in the sea8. What animal can hop at 16 mph9. Animals most similar to the human species11. Largest member of the Cat family13. The loudest land animal14. The largest venomous snake16. The closest relative to the El-ephant Shrew17. What animals communicate to each other while they are in their eggs?20. Animal that can breathe through its butt

Across3. The only bird that can fly back-wards7. Animal that can taste with its feet10. The animal that communicates by dancing12. Animal that can detect a drop of blood in 25 gallons of water15. Animals that hum in the key of F18. What is a group of crows called?19. Animal that can lick inside its own ear21. Animal that has cube shaped feces22. Animal that has a skin flap and is not a Kangaroo23. Animal that can deliver jolts of electricity up to 600 volts24. Bird whose kick can kill a lion25. Only animal on earth where the male gives birth

Use your friends (and hopefully not your Googling skills) to figure out all the answer to the crossword puzzle.

Pop Culture Grid: SPRING EDITIONAlexa Herskowitz, ‘16

Dream Spring Break destination

Favorite part about spring

Who would be your celebrity best

friend?

What would the reality show based on your

life’s theme song be?

Alex Kuper,Sophomore

Ally Stern,Junior

Bahamas

Channing Tatum A Car

A House in France

Jean Gleason, Junior

Eliza Jacobs,Senior

The warm weather

Jessica Biel

Blake Lively

A Car

The Wegmans Franchise

Alex Pearlstein, Sophomore Blake Lively

Miami

Laying on the beach in Italy

Greece Jimmy Fallon Hire Multiple Chefs

You win the lottery, what is the first thing you buy?

Fiji

It’s lighter later in the day

Getting a tan

The warm weather

Spring break

Leave the Night Onby Sam Hunt

No music

Row Row Row Your Boat

Any song about whining

Any song that has the word awkward in it