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"HURSDAY, JANUARY 16,2003 OCEAN CITY SENTINEL BII
OCHS Welcomes Dr. Savio
OCHS is proud to
welcome Dr. Savio to its teaching
staff. Dr. Savio has an interesting
and extensive background. He
graduated from Rutgers University
with degrees in Spanish and
Computer Science. He then joined
"the analyst ranks of Atlantic
Electric (now Conectiv). There, he
became the youngest senior
analyst. In 1995 the company was
forced to downsize; as a result Dr.
Savio resigned his position and
decided to teach. This decision was
influenced by his wife, who was
receiving her Special Ed degree
from Rowan, and then began
teaching at Mainland
Teaching Spanish,
Business, and Computer Science,
Dr. Savio first taught at Holy Spirit
High School. His six daily classes
were combined with the Alternative
Route Program, which requires
mentorteachingand approximately
200 hours of classroom experience.
He was recruited during the
semester break of the 1995-1996
school year to teach Spanish in
Atlantic City.
Dr. Savio was then a
technology coordinator at
Hamilton Township, where he was
also involved in the ETTC grant
program with Richard Stockton
State College. The ETTC brought
technology into the classroom, and
provided access to virtual field trips
and a computer software resource
center. The center would store and
sample software previews and
technology magazines for teachers
to tree in the classroom. Dr. Savio
THEBIIOWS
Kessleman, helped Atlantic County
Vocational School acquire a threeyear
grant, which was housed at
Stockton.
Dr. Savio then became the
first ETTCdirectorfor Cumberland
County in July 1997. He established
the distance learning lab, procured
the equipment, and obtained the
computer software resource center.
When he realized that the threevear
errant would end vn 2000. he
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Lord of the Rings: A Towering Film
The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers (TTT) is the
second installment of the Lord of
the i?£ngy trilogyby J.R.R. Tolkien,
and picks up where Fellowship of
the Ring left off. Frodo and Sam
arestilltryingtogetto Mordor, and
the three remaining members of the
fellowship (Gimli the dwarf, Legolas
the elf, and Aragorn the ranger), are
chasing the ores who took the
hobbits Merry and Pippin. Frodo
and Sam capture Gollum, a
schizophrenic creature following
them. They force him to lead them
toMordor. Gollum is theprevions
owner of the ring, and calls it his
"precious." Meanwhile, Merry and
Pippin escape the ores, and head
into a nearby forest. There they
meetTreebeard, an Ent, or shepherd
of the trees. They convince him
and the other Ents to attack
Saraman's fortress at Isengard,
because their forests are being cut
down. At the same time, Aragorrt,
Gimli, and Legolas go to King
Theoden after looking for Merry
and Pippin. They join him and his
army at Helm's Deep, and fight for
survival against ten thousand ores.
The Two Towers is an
excellentniovie,butdoesn'tfollow
the book closely. The scenes flick
from one part to another, which
becomes confusing. J.R.R.
Tolkien's book has the first half
devoted to Aragorn, Gimii, and
Legolas's journey; the second half
talks about Frodo and Sam's
journey to Mordor to destroy the
One Ring of Sauronr Also, if you
did not read the book, you might
confuse Saruman and Sauron, two
of the bad guys. Gimli was changed
into a dwarf who made jokes the
whole movie, even in important
battle scenes. The creators of the
movie also added parts, like a scene
where Frodo and Sam fight, and
anotherwhere elves comehelp fight
for Helm's Deepr when they are
Top 10 Unheard Albums
This is my way to showcase
bands who don't get much video time
onMTVandgetvery little, ifany,radio
play. Ifsaibaskaily amatterofpersonal
preference and opinion, so if you
disagree: good for you. You're entitled
to your own opinion. Idon'tyeEat
you for your likes and dislikes- you
don't yell at me. Sounds good. Now,
on with the countdown.
1.Jeff Buckley Grace- Simply an
astoundingfybeautifulalbum. The only
imperfection that I can find is the feet
that my copy skips on song number
seven, and thatcan be fixed. I've talked
enough about this record in the past,
so we'll moveon.
2.Ryan Adams Gold- A rather new
recotd. Beautiful acoustic strumming
with low-fi, scratchy vocals on top.
Ryan Adans can make you cry with
the best of them, and when he rocks,
he really rocks. Of course, not to be
confused with ftyan Adams.
S.WSco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- WiJco
started out in 1995 as a band in the
overiooked"ak-countty" genre, rissig
from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo. By
this release in 2QG!Ttheyhadmoved so
faraway from thatyou have to wonder
if it's the same band. This is another
great record wiin enough melody to
satisfy a rx)p fan aiKl experimentation
to satisfy those with more avant-garde
sensibilities.
4 Jets To Brazil Orange Rhyming
Dictionary- Eino is bignow,and ifyou
Ukeetno—checkoutthisband. AnaHstar
band of sorts from different
underground bands, they have
amazing hooks combined with heavy
guitarand weepy lyrics. Whiny enough
foremo, rawenough for punk.
5.FugaaB?x>afer- The seminal punk
album. Call yourself an underground
punk fen? A fan of the hardcore scene?
Don'townthisalburn? Shane On You?
6.Starsailor£CTS Is Here- Released in
2GGl,thesinger'sBuckley-esqaevoice
combmedvvithkiw-kev'strunumBgand
weepy if not beautiful lyrics and
mekxiy.alongwimsomeBrit-Popthat
we all love. For the acoustic fei in us
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7.Finley Quaye Maverick A Strike-l
asked myselfthe same thing.. .what is
this guy trying to say with his fitfe? It's
reggae, but not quite as reggae-ssh, I
guess. He combines tradMonai dub
with some loud guitar and fte result is
fantastic. Trust me, you've heard
"Sunday Shining."
The Billows 2002-03
Issue #7 January 16, 2003
Sditorial Staff:Co-Editors-in-Chief: Justin A. Giorla, David N. Hoke.
Editors: Dave Cowhey, Anna den Dulk, Shane Maene, Jennifer
lalston. Amy Warfield, Grant Wiesenthat, Wil Hershner, Anneliese
iummerle, Kira Young, Kyle Hoffinann, Alex AHwine, Mike
Zlampellone. -..-..'
\dvisor: Miss Shannon McPherson, Mr. Bill Pesda.
Reporting Staff: Jon Borris. Joe Gilson, KatelynKenney, JenWhittaker,
fuiiette Arico, Anneliese Kuemmerle, Katie Chamberlain, Kariiynn
Dobberfuhl, Marci Oster, Alex Allwine, Marlowe Boefteher, Mike
Hampellone, Brantley Cesanek, MikeChanvanne, Brian CSiavanne, Qiiiiy
i^Higan,JenDowling,MattHoke,TheresaLaverty.
Photographer Joe Briee
supposed to be a thousand miles
away. The biggest mistake not
contained in the book was when
Frodo almost gives the ring to a
Nazgul, a former king turned
Ringwraith. AsGandalfsaid, the
only way for Frodo to succeed in
destroying the ring is if Sauron
thinks it is still lost. In the movie,
Frodo stands right in front of the
Nazgul and waves the ring at it. If
Sauron doesn't know about the
ring now, I'll be really surprised.
Despite the flaws, TTT
has some incredible scenes. The
computer"created battle at Helm's
Deep was really cool, with
thousands of ore soldiers
marching up to the walls of a fort
dug into the mountain. Also, the
scene where Gollum is talking to
himself is a strong part of the
movie. The camera switches
views between his dual
personalities, and the computergenerated
creature is very lifelike.
Jack, Freshman
8.INXS Kick-Who doesn't have a
soft spot for 80's pop? This is the
band that came up with such
memorable songs as "New
Sensation," or "Need You
Tonight"? Such a guilty pleasure,
but at the same time such an
amazingrecord,
9,Ours Distorted Lullabies-Just like
Starsailor. Jimmy Gnecco and
company tear out all the stops for
this riveting collection.
10.Mad Season A bove-Past Alice In
Chains,part Pearl Jam. A must-have
for any fan of the Seattle music
scene from the early 90*s. Mike
McCready's guitar work is at the
sametime fiery and laid-back. 1 feel
someof his best work. Layne Staley
(RJ.P.) has never had such a chance
to shine vocally, and indulges in
every minute of it
Honorable Mention:
-Mazzy Star-So Tonight That i May
See ' -
-U2-Rattle And Hum
-Hootie And The Biowfish-Cracked
Rear View (shut up, its actually a
really, really great album. I know
you've heard of it, but do you
appreciate it? I didn't think so)
-JoeGilson
He was then hired as a
business administrator for Egg
Harbor City in February 1999.Unfortunately
the budget was defaulted
after 2 l A years and the
Board cut his position in half to a
part-time administrative position.
In 2001 he resigned, and was hired
later that year by the Salem Country
Vocational district. After completing
a doctorate in educational
leadership at Rowan, he returned
to teaching.
One of Dr. Savio's goals
is to stay teaching, and remain at
OCHS while he is needed. He
sincerely believes that leadership
begins in the classroom, and
teaching is the best way to
understand leadership. He hopes
to help students learn, and to
inspire them to be good students
while remaining an ally. He is
dedicated to the philosophy of
resolving problems with students.
He also attempts to assist to their
needs before resorting to other
disciplinary measures, such as
parent contact. Dr. Savio hopes to
be teaching for many years. -
Anneliese Kuemmerle
The sound in the movie
is also very good. When Aragorn
entersthe king's chamber, you hear
the door open from the back of the
theater, then the camera pans as the
sound moves to the side and then
the front. The camera and sound
stops on Aragorn for a powerful
moment. In the caves behind
Helm's Deep, you hear children
talking and crying from ail sides as
you watch women and children
crouching or leaning against the
walls.
The Two Towers is an
excellent movie. Vd recommend
it to anyone, but read the book
first. It will make much more
sense, and you will get a lot more
out of it. Even with some of the
flaws, it is a very enjoyable
movie. It's a little long at almost
three hours and ends suddenly
like the first one, but if you enjoy
this type of movie, go see it
twice. -Aiex Weisbera
The Billows
would like to
wish everyone
a happy
and healthy
New Year in
2003.
Humor With Moo Man
Auld Lang Whine
Hiya! I've been away for
awhile, taking some time off to
collect my thoughts for the new
year ahead. 2003... wow. A truly
momentous year if ever there was
one. A typical question asked of
me around this time concerns what
resolutions I have made. I'm the
wrong person to ask if you want
to hear wholesome, humanitarian
resolutions, tn fact, I don'tliketo
make resolutions at all. Ispentthe
majority of 2002 as an apathetic
slob, so why should I suddenly
change because a flashing ball
drops in Times Square? Well, I'm
exaggerating again. I wasn't
apathetic- just a slob. Anyway,
when folks come up to me
demanding to know what my
resolutions are, I have some fun
with'em. I tell them that instead of
losing weight, I want to gain 75
pounds in three months. Instead
of becoming more organized, I will
purposefully be late for every
engagement, lose things like my
car, and wear clothing straight from
the laundry basket I always say
thatthere'snothinglikewearinga
shirt mired with sweat and dirt
stains. Maybe I'm being cynical
again, but why do we stress
changing our ways now? To me,
March 2 or May 17 are just as good
dates as any other. On top of all
this, why do we humans
continually stress self-
improvement? Weknowthatabout
five people in the total U.S.
population actually have the
integrity and will power to follow
through with theirresolutions. It's
like Tyler Burden says in the
prophetic and apocalyptic movie
Fight Club: "self improvement... is
self-destruction."
On the business of the
New Year's celebration, why, oh
why, is Dick Clark hanging on to
his job like the Pope? We see the
man onceayearatNew Year's, while
he spends the spring, summer, and
fall in his crypt (True Fact: Dick
Clarkdiedin 1964). Theman'sbeen
doing the New Year's celebration
bit since it was broadcast by smoke
signals; he's old enough to be
Father Time himself! Time to hang
up the microphone, Dick.
Despite these grievances,
I don't hate New Year's. Its just
sort of anticlimactic. From fall on
we wait for the new year, entering
the holiday season foil of hope and
joy. We survive Thanksgiving and
Christmas, and when we finally
reach the Big "Night, we raise our
glasses, count down to zero, and
yell "HAPPYNEW YEAR!" loud
enough to raise Julius Caesar's
corpse. This is when you look
around for someone to share the
moment with, butto no avail. That's
because everyone is already
asleep. Oh well; mere's always next
year.
OCHS Censorship Survey
A recent conflict has
erupted in this country this past
season; two of the major television
companies, CBS and ABC, aired
very controversial programs. CBS
aired the 2002 Victoria's Secret
Fashion Show, and ABC aired a
popular reality (or what they call
reality) show, The Bachelor. Many
activists condemned the shows
saying they degraded and
objectified women. People
complained that these shows were
nothing but smut and insulted the
intelligence of this entire country,
and many speculated that this
could be the demise of dignity on
American television. Which brings
me to my poll question of the week:
I asked students at OCHS if they
thought TV and radio should be
censored.
At first the numbers were
split right down the middle; after
ten students were polled, there
were five in favor of censorship,
and five against it. The people
most in favor of censorship were
females in the 11* grade. The main
argument of this group was that
there were too many
impressionable young minds that
watch TV, and if these children
were left unsupervised by parents,
they would definitely be seeing and
hearing things they shouldn't be.
They also seemed concerned that
if there was no censorship,
television and radio might become
too vulgar to handle. "If we don't
regulate the standards, TV would
probably be unbearable to watch,"
said RaphaelaDiClemente, a junior.
By the end of the threeday
survey, after polling 25
students, freedom prevailed with
the majority in favor of abandoning
censorship in TV and radio. The
anti-censorship voters were mainly
male, and answered quickly with
confidence in their voices. When
met with the argument that young
kids could be exposed to unfiltered
television and radio, almost all
students had the same answer:
parents should be fully aware of
what their kids are tuned into.
"Parents should raise their kids, not
TV," said John Wallace.
According to this poll, if
it were up to the students of OCHS,
sex, violence, and foul language
would exist freely on TV and radio.
-Joe Kenney
A Taste Of Things To Come
The pressing question of
college plagues themind of most high
school senior. Many look at college
as a welcome means of escape, while
others view the transition with great
trepidation and fear. Where can we
turn for answers to the dire questions
facing us, such as. "Is college food
any good, or will we starve?"
Fortunately for us, an
assembly was put together on
January 3 with the sole purpose of
answering these questions. More
than 20 returning OCHS students
spoke to the college hopefuls of the
2003 class. The college freshman
explained meal plans and housing
arrangements for higher learning
ranging in area to Oklahoma. They
also answered queries concerning
Internet use and the importance of
makingfriends.
All the first semester
college freshman veterans
Pressed the importance of time
management. "No one is riding
you like in high school, you have
no one to answer to with grades,"
they explained. Apparently
remaining attentive to school
work was the hardest part of the
transition to college.
Seniors left the assembly
with a bit of the trepidation
removed and a great sense of
oncoming freedom taking its place.
-Jennifer Ralston
(L to R): OCHS Graduates Kasha Preston. Mike Barnes.
Matt Speed, and Kyle Lipke all returned to discuss their
college experiences.