The Dart

We also enjoyed a great lunch at the retreat
and spent time with our friends. The day ended with
a Mass said by Father Arens. This day was an
opportunity to strengthen our faith as well as our
friendships. The retreat helped us to reflect on how
our faith and spirituality can make a difference in
our lives and the lives of those around us. It also
made us realize how important it is to be part of a
strong community like St. Sebastian’s.
we finally arrived at the seashore. Huge boulders
were scattered near the ocean. We gathered our
supplies and prepared to study the tidal pools.
These pools ranged from three to twenty feet wide
and were formed by the rise and fall of tides. At
first as we examined the pools, all we saw was
moss, but after a few minutes, crabs and small fish
began to emerge from the moss. Our group
continued to study the plants and animals in the
pools for thirty minutes, and then we returned to eat
lunch. When we got there, we ate our lunches and
talked and then hiked back to the buses.
We learned a lot about how animals lived in
tidal pools on this trip. The trip to Halibut was a
fun and memorable experience.
Halibut State Park Trip
By Kevin Moore
The seventh grade field trip to Halibut State
Park this year was very exciting. The trip began
with a short hike through a forest. At the end of the
trail was a cliff overlooking a lake. The lake was
really an old granite quarry that had filled up with
rainwater. Behind us stood an old lighthouse which
was used as a watchtower in World War II. We
then deposited our lunches on tables and began a
long downhill hike toward the ocean.
The trail had been drenched by rain on the
previous night and was extremely muddy. After
trudging through the mud for a few hundred yards,
Fine Arts Museum
By Greg DeMatteo and Michael Mackintire
On Thursday, April 26, the eighth grade
went on an incredibly informative trip to the
Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston. We arrived
at the MFA at about one o’clock which only gave us
a short amount of time in the museum. We needed
much more time so that we could see more
paintings and talk about them more. We started in
an exhibit containing some beautiful portraits of key
American Revolutionary figures, such as Paul
Revere and George Washington by John Singleton
Copley. We also saw a large exhibit full of Italian
and Greek art pieces. The two different types of art
were great to compare. This was a trip that many
will never forget. We are glad it is so close to
home, so we can return there whenever we want.
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