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The Amity
Co-Editors in Chief
Tecora Duerson, Emily Shoulders
News Editor
Ashley Reed
Feature Editor
Ashley Reed
Sports Editor
Emily Shoulders
Reporters
Raven Procter, Tecora Duerson
Astrid Delgado, Lauren Maton
Photographers
Shelby Kodis, Lauren Maton
Emily Shoulders, Raven Procter
BriElle Munizzi
Moderator
Ms. Kathy Abdul
Editorial Policy
The Amity, an award-winning
newspaper produced by a diverse
team of female students, is dedicated
to educating and informing
the community, proclaiming the
unbiased truth and upholding the
values of our school. The
newspaper is published once a
month and is distributed free to all
students, faculty and staff. The
paper serves as a medium for
expression for students, faculty and
staff. Guest columnists are featured
each month in “Voices of Peace.”
Those interested in writing a
column should see Ms. Abdul
in Room 102. Column may not
contain personal attacks against
individuals and should abide by
the values of the QOP community.
Columns are published at the
discretion of the editor and may be
edited for libelous content, clarity
and/or length.
Dear Friends,
Second Semester already!!! How
did that happen?!
For each of us, the closing of first
semester may mean something
different. Maybe it made you think
that you are no longer a “new”
student to Peace-now you’re a frosh
with a semester under your belt. If
you’re a sophomore, you may be
thinking that you are almost halfway
through your Peace experience! And
our junior class may be thinking,
“Wow, I’ll be done applying to
college next year at this time. Gulp!”
But, our senior friends probably have
millions of thoughts, feelings and
questions as second semester begins,
such as:
• “Which of the colleges that
I’ve been accepted to do I really
want to attend?”
• “Am I relieved or scared now that
first semester is over?”
• Yipes! No more ‘Taco
Tuesdays’, cookies or bread
sticks!?”
• “Will I really stay friends with
people once we graduate and
leave Peace?”
Sadly, and much more seriously,
some of our seniors may have already
been “infected” with the dreaded,
“Senioritis.” At one time or another
during second semester, “Senioritis”
affects every senior. Just what is this
dreaded malady, you ask?
The definition of “Senioritis” is:
“The idea that, while a senior can’t
Amity
Deans Corner
wait to finish her last semester of high
school, she may be a little bit scared and
sad to go”. It can affect every senior
differently, but some of its’ symptoms
include: becoming tired of wearing
your uniform (doing your homework,
going to a certain class, etc.) and a
malaise that involves experiencing the
“last” time for many things (ex: last
Spring Dance, last prom, last day you
experience that special smell that our
building has, etc.)
As the dean, I have seen this “disease”
creep through the senior class every
year during second semester. I can offer
our seniors some great advice on how to
beat Senioritis:
• Continue to be the wonderful and
positive role models you have been
all year for the rest of your Queen of
Peace sisters; be the leaders through
your example of how to “be a senior”.
• Focus on your grades; colleges
can “un-invite” you if they see a
downtrend second semester.
• Do nothing that will put your
senior privileges in doubt (prom,
alumnae induction, senior breakfast,
mandatory graduation practice, etc.).
Remember, you want to go out “on
top,” being a group of young women
who clearly reflect the Dominican
values, right up to and including
graduation day!(Sophomores: Please
remember that all detentions must be
served before you can attend Sophomore
Dance). May God bless each of us
and strengthen us along the way as we
journey through second semester!