May 2015 Rolling Stone

Volume 45, Issue 4 May 2015
Dunaway Saves the Day
Special Report
Manlius Pebble Hill School
Photos by Deb Han
Story By Fiona Cardamone
A recent Monday Message on
the MPH website from Interim Head
of School Jim Dunaway set the scene
for the fifth-grade class’s recent fundraising
victory. By requesting donations
and selling raffle tickets, the fifth-grade
class achieved much more than they had
originally planned.
Dunaway could have just stated the
amount of money they made and gave
the facts. Instead, he set the scene like
he was telling a story.
Total income from the Talent Show was
$3,182.16!
The faces of those fifth graders, when they
presented me with the envelope stuffed with
money, were full of pride - and so was I.
This excerpt perfectly illustrates Dunaway’s
personal touch on the weekly
messages to the MPH community. The
Monday Message is an update on what
is happening at MPH, focusing mostly
on financial issues. Dunaway’s messages
reflect his upbringing in Georgia,
where he grew up steeped in the Southern
tradition of storytelling.
“You have to know something about
being from the South,” he said. “Southerners
talk too much, they personalize
everything, and they tell stories. I grew
up around relatives that told stories all
the time. One, it’s my default mode, story-telling,
it’s what I do and, two, I think
it draws people in.”
Dunaway was hired Feb. 23 to help
lead MPH through its most difficult
time: a financial crisis that almost shut
down the school. As Interim Head, Dunaway
will be under contract through
June 2016 when a more permanent decision
will be made. He brings 36 years
of education experience to his new
role. He previously worked at a boarding
school in Massachusetts, Northfield
Mount Hermon, for many years, first
as a teacher, then as an administrator.
He then moved to Texas and worked as
Dean of Faculty at The Kinkaid School,
where he worked for 15 years.
Although Dunaway was prepared
and had a lot of experience to take on
this job, he was still worried when accepting
the offer.
“Yeah I’m still nervous,” he said
in March. “I’ve been here five or six
weeks and I still feel like I’m learning
new things and that I’m walking on eggshells
and I don’t know how people will
respond to certain things.”
Dunaway has put his Southern stamp
on his messages to the community
by using images like those fifth-grade
faces, in hopes of painting a picture for
alumni and possible donors. He hopes
that when alumni read his stories in the
Monday Message and visualize the students
here, they will want to help.
It isn’t the first time he used story-telling
in his role as an administrator. At the
boarding school in Massachusetts, Dunaway
had to address a faculty of almost
200. Libby Barlow, Dunaway’s wife,
worked at the boarding school with her
husband. She remembers him holding
his entire staff rapt with attention to his
stories.
“He’s such a good storyteller and he
would tell stories to the faculty which
always had everybody listening really
closely,” she said.
Dunaway was first introduced to
MPH last year when his wife took an
administrative position in academic affairs
at Syracuse University. She moved
here with their daughter, Jordan, who
enrolled at MPH. That year, Dunaway
and his son, Judson, stayed in Texas
while he finished his last year of high
school. When Judson left for college,
“Southerners talk too much, they personalize
everything, and they tell stories.”
- Jim Dunaway
Dunaway moved to Syracuse in June to
be with the rest of his family. The year
apart was difficult for Dunaway, who
has a close relationship with his family,
and who smiles and laughs as he tells
stories about his children.
“He had a very hard time missing a
year with Jordan last year,” Libby Barlow
said.
When Dunaway first moved to Syracuse,
he worked at SU as an admissions
consultant. John Mezzalingua, the President
of the Board of Trustees at MPH,
called administrators at SU to see if
they could recommend anyone for the
position as interim head.
A group of parents, administrators
and trustees later recommended Dunaway
to the Board of Trustees and the
board approved him based on his many
great qualities.
“He is refreshingly candid and does
not play politics,” Mezzalingua said in
an email. “He is not afraid to speak his
mind and challenge the status quo. He
possesses experience, wisdom and high
expectations plus has new ideas about
how a good school runs. It also helps
that he is a genuinely good guy.”
The first thing Dunaway did when he
was asked to take the job was to ask Jordan
if it would be okay with her.
“When they first spoke to me about
this job I said, ‘One thing I have to do
first is get my daughter’s permission,’”
he said. “I wouldn’t want to ruin her senior
year if that’s how it’d feel to her. ...
If she had said no I wouldn’t have done
it.”
For almost their whole academic
lives, Jordan and her brother have
had their dad working at their schools.
Some may think of that as a bad thing,
but Jordan is supportive of her father
and thinks that he is fit for this job and
ready for the challenge.
“He’s had so much experience at
independent schools, it’s what almost
his whole career has been so he really
knows what he’s doing,” Jordan said.
Clearly Dunaway has a lot of experience
working in education and he has a
love for his job that can sometimes be
hard to find.
“What I really loved was working with
students,” he said. “One of my favorite
things, in my old office was... when the
bell would ring I would go out in the
hallway and just find an excuse to walk
down the hallway because you know
how it is, it’s this crowd of people and
there’s all this energy, but it’s safe energy,
and I would say hello to the people
I knew.”
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2
Commentary
Summer Time
By Kate Marshall
and the Livin’ Ain’t Easy
How to make the most of the hottest season when your parents aren’t chill
“Why can’t I go?”
“Because I said so!”
“....But everyone else is going.”
“Well, you’re not everybody else.”
Photo by Maddy Rieks
Everyone’s been there. The argument
tends to end with “Because I said
so,” or “I’m never talking to you again!”
With the end of the school year fast
approaching and summer just around
the bend, establishing a healthy relationship
with your parents is important
for the upcoming months of freedom.
Teens often feel cooped up and under
the microscope in the summer months.
They spend more time at home and
more time with their parents, lacking
a designated time for interaction with
people their own age.
Planning and communication are
keys to cooperation and harmony within
the household throughout the summer
months. Although with today’s
technology it seems communication
should be a breeze, relying on texts and
emails can cause a lack of face-to-face
interaction. This can lead to confusion
and cross-communication.
For example, if your friend is coming
to pick you up in five minutes and
you are still unsure of your plan for that
night, how are you supposed to tell that
to your parents? Try making plans in
advance to beat this communication
struggle, if possible. Give your parents
details and times so they don’t worry
about your whereabouts. Planning
ahead shows responsibility.
However, if the problem cannot be
solved by just planning ahead, there
may be a deeper issue; the problem
could lie within the plan itself. Often,
taking a minute to think through all of
the possible consequences in your head
is helpful.
Would my parents approve? Am I lying
to them? Will I be grounded if they
find out what I’m really doing? Will I
feel guilty about this later?
If you confront multiple consequences
while reviewing your mental road
map, chances are you should sit this one
out. As much as teenagers don’t want to
hear it, your parents really do know you
best. So consult with your parents and
be honest with them. If they shut you
down, or respond negatively, know that
you avoided a potentially damaging
situation.
“I feel that communication is extremely
helpful if you just talk to your parents,”
said MPH junior Amina Gingold.
Personal history and responsibility
are also key factors parents consider
throughout the summer. It is always
easier to gradually earn trust from a
neutral standpoint than try to earn responsibility
back that has been lost. If
you’ve worked hard all school year and
your parents are proud, don’t ruin that
over one summer, or even one night.
There are few things worse than losing
somebody’s trust, especially that of
your parents.
The most important thing for you to
remember is that your parents ultimately
have your best interests at heart.
Follow this advice for a fun, safe,
and healthy summer!
Editor
Debora Han
Art Director
Maddy Rieks
Advice Columnist
Jenae Butler
Staff Writers
Dan Albanese
Chenoa Baker
Anna Barnard
Fiona Cardamone
Kate Marshall
Suzannah Peckham
Cady Ridall
Sarah Smith
Advisor
Jeanne Albanese
The Rolling Stone
Manlius Pebble Hill School
5300 Jamesville Road
Dewitt, New York, 13214
The Big Picture
Story by Maddy Rieks
The return of MPH’s loudest teacher, Dr. Jeff
Mangram, has the school buzzing. The previous leader
of the Model United Nations team will return to his position
as head coach in the fall of 2015.
Mangram started teaching at Manlius Pebble Hill in
1998. In 2000, he took over as MUN head coach and
led the team to numerous victories. He left the school in
2014 after receiving tenure at Syracuse University in the
School of Education.
Mangram is as excited about his return to MPH as his
team and coworkers are, but he’s also nervous.
“I ended my previous tenure on a high note: we won
a Best [Medium] Delegation Award in London in February
2014 against college students from all over Europe,”
he said. “That is going to be hard to repeat.”
The team at MPH is unbelievably close and they will
be the first to admit it. From learning the ‘5 C’s’ (Character,
Caring, Chemistry, Commitment and Competence)
to discovering the difference between a bison and a buffalo,
they’ve been through it all.
“I mean we are definitely a ridiculously close team and
a really close family; we always have been,” said sophomore
Lizzie Mafrici, who has been on the team since
freshman year.
Guess Who’s Back?
Photo By Deb Han
Mangram’s Back
Because of how close the MPHMUN team is, they
have been referred to as a cult on multiple occasions.
They recite ethics codes and memorize “The Ten Pillars.”
They have gatherings that can’t be talked about to
“outsiders” and take commands from Mangram, who
sounds like a drill sergeant.
“There’s always been a joke about the cult,” Mafrici
said, “but there’s nobody in the school I’m closer with
than my team.”
The students on the Model United Nations team are
excited for the return of their beloved teacher. Ask any
of the team members and they could give you a mile
long list of everything they’ve learned from Mangram
and just how upset they were when he announced his
departure. The tears were real.
Dr. Bruce Dayton, Associate Director of the Moynihan
Institute of Global Affairs at Syracuse University’s
Maxwell School, Sarah Chhablani, Upper School history
teacher, and Mary Elizabeth Bongiovanni, seventh
grade communications teacher, have led the team since
his departure.
Senior Mark Murray, a team member since 2011, explains
how Mangram works to build the character of his
team members.
“The most important thing I’ve learned from MUN is
the ability to ask for help,” Murray said. “Everyone goes
into MUN thinking that they know everything. A truly
esteemed delegate knows that their teammates are valuable
resources, whether it be for factual information or
just a friend to lean on.”
Mangram explains the most important things he tells
his team.
“We are going to enact five core values in everything
we do,” he said. “Within the core value of character,
we talk about the Ten Pillars that buttress this concept:
Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Humility, Work Ethic,
Perseverance, Trustworthiness, Loyalty, Empathy and
Discipline. I do not teach international relations. I
teach about character, and that the team comes before
the individual.”

Students
3
Just Ask
Jenae
By Alexus Martin
Q:
Dear Jenae:
I can’t stop comparing
myself to my best friend!
He gets better grades,
dates more girls, and goes
on a bunch of cool trips
- everything about him is
better than me. What can I
do to stop feeling like this?
Selfies
Green is NOT Your Color
The Secret Life of an American Teen Author
My online celebrity life, and how I kept my success a secret
Story and photo by Suzannah Peckham
Dealing with envy can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be
Dear Envy,
I totally get this! It’s like your best friend is some beautiful,
charismatic, athletic, genius superhuman who never
gets tired or cranky, while you’re just struggling to put on
pants in the morning. Trust me: neither of us is alone in
this #struggle.
High school is a time where everything and everyone is
changing, and rapidly. Because these changes happen so
quickly, it becomes easy to see differences - in looks, abilities,
and even financial status - between you and your peers,
and you begin to, almost unconsciously, catalogue where
you feel you may fall short.
This causes you to develop insecurities, which are deepened
and magnified every time you compare yourself to
others.
Obviously, these feelings can be extremely toxic and detrimental
to the development of self-esteem, and they’re difficult
to erase.
According to Edward Curtis, Senior Administrative
Dean of MPH, we cling to those negative feelings because
“they scratch an itch, or satisfy us.”
“It’s easier to frown than smile,” added Joy Strickland,
the Director of Counseling.
For this reason, it’s hard to accept positive comments, because
even though they may make us feel good for a short
amount of time, we are constantly reminded by society that
we may not be good enough.
So, in other words, it’s easy to say “Just love yourself,
you’re enough,” but it’s a completely separate matter to actually
believe it.
For a solution, try writing down everything that you like
about yourself, no matter how small or irrelevant. Copy
this list, and post it everywhere. And I mean everywhere.
Put it in your bathroom, in your locker, even tape it to your
binders and folders. This may seem like overkill, but the
same way repetition of negative feelings causes you to believe
in them, the constant reminder that you are enough
will eventually sink in.
And remember, you aren’t on Earth to be anybody but
yourself. You are who you are, and to be that person, fully,
is the best that you can do.
Best,
Jenae
In the beginning of
eighth grade, I had no idea
who I really was, or what I
was good at. After several
problems and other pieces of
my life collided, I discovered
my true passion for writing.
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression
“Love at first sight.”
That’s what it was for me. I
began writing in 2014, after
finding a website (Wattpad,
www.wattpad.com) where I
could publish my work.
I had always known
where I wanted to go to college
(Cornell) and what I had
wanted to be (a veterinarian,
just like every other kid),
since I was 3 years old.
But then, in eighth grade,
I suddenly questioned everything.
That whole plan I’d
known for years completely
shifted when I figured out
how much I loved to write.
Everyone on Wattpad
and in the online community
I found seemed so incredibly
kind and supportive; I
couldn’t help but want to be
a part of it. In early February
of that year, I went straight
from reading a few books on
the website to writing a fulllength
novel. At the time, I
was a big fan of Troye Sivan
and Tyler Oakley, two You-
Tubers. They’d been paired,
or “shipped,” by a lot of people
as a couple, even though
they were only friends. But
I, too, really wanted them to
be together, so I wrote my
own story about them becoming
a couple. The stories
that already existed weren’t
written in the way I wanted,
so I wrote one that followed
their lives as accurately as
possible, but with this added
twist. After I planned my
story, I sat down on the floor
of my room and began to
write the story I wanted to
read.
A few hours after posting
the first chapter, more than
100 people downloaded
my story. I didn’t like calling
the people who’d been
downloading the story just
“people,” so I called them
my readers. They kept leaving
me comments I didn’t
expect to get within the first
year, let alone the first week.
Wattpad was exactly like I
imagined it to be.
When I began writing, I
never expected it to become
such an important part of
my life. At my old school, I
was bullied. My writing let
me escape it - it became the
place I could go whenever I
felt down or lost. To quote
a book that has always inspired
me, “…The best thing
about reading [or writing] is
to escape from your life, to
be able to live hundreds, or
even thousands of different
lives…” Writing was a way
of becoming someone else.
It let me step from my life to
theirs; I could be whoever I
wanted.
Five months later, my
growing book surpassed
500,000 downloads, but that
was not the end; my numbers
grew to 1.5 million.
By this time, I was not
able to keep up with the demand
for new content, so I
sat down and devised a plan.
I was still in school, which
meant I had to balance writing
the book and doing my
homework. So, every day
after school, I would go
straight to my room, write
and do homework all together.
For every question I did
on my homework, I would
write 100 words. It was perfect:
the more work I had, the
longer the chapters were.
I released a new chapter
every day, and received new
messages each day from
people saying how much
they loved my work. One
even said that the story
saved her life. The thought
of saving someone’s life
with my words still, to this
day, scares me. It showed
me the power that words
have. This reader explained
in her message how she was
in such a low place, and that
she was planning to end her
life. She wrote that she was
looking online one night to
calm herself down when she
came across my story. She
couldn’t stop reading once
she’d started, and every day
she sat waiting for a new
chapter release. Those moments
have inspired me to
never stop writing.
Another reader from
Puerto Rico, named Naomi,
sent me a message saying
she loved my book. We instantly
bonded and have been
friends for almost two years.
I’ve met others too, some
from Italy, and they’ve translated
my story into Italian
and shared it with the people
in their country. My readers
are all over the world, from
Russia all the way to Argentina.
But never did I imagine
that one of the people in the
story would find my book.
On a live stream, Tyler Oakley
started to talk about this
book he’d found on Tumblr.
My book. The minute I saw
this, I started to cry and ran
straight to my mom. Every
time something happens,
she’s who I tell first. My
mom is my entire support
system.
From my first visit to
Wattpad, to the most recent
book I am working on, writing
has been my way of getting
away and escaping the
daily routine I live. I want
to write as my career after
I graduate; it is everything I
want to do.

4
Features
The popular Twitter trend & the movement that came before it
Story by Sarah Smith
#Meninism
Feminism is an idea that promotes
gender equality with words, and
then does the complete opposite with actions.
Snow White successfully led on 7
short guys and ended up choosing the dude
that was 6”4 if that ain’t relevant to real
life then idk what is.
Dates used to mean “maybe i like this
guy let me give him a shot” now they just
mean “i’m hungry and he said he was
paying.”
These are just three of the thousands
of tweets on @MeninistTweet,
a popular Twitter account that has
846K followers. @MeninistTweet
represents a new fad or trend called
meninism, which has blown up this
year on the Internet via several Twitter
accounts.It appeals to some due to
its ironic content.
Since the term meninism sounds
very similar to feminism, some assume
that meninism is the same thing,
but for men. In reality, it isn’t. Meninism
is so new, that even Wikipedia,
the Web’s ubiquitous free encyclopedia,
doesn’t have a definition for it.
At any rate, meninism can be called
a conversation starter -- between those
who support men’s rights, women’s
rights or all of the above.
“The meninism folks are being
lighthearted and funny,” said National
Organization for Women president
Terry O’Neill. “...I haven’t seen really
offensive stuff, or maybe I haven’t seen
enough. [They are] using irony, using
humor to engage in a conversation,
and I think that is an excellent way to
engage a conversation. And frankly,
people who support women’s rights,
men and women, are not so fragile
that we can’t engage and I think that
having a very robust conversation this
way is an excellent result of the meninism
movement.”
While meninism may not yet be
classified as an official movement,
there is a movement for men: the
Men’s Rights Movement.
The Men’s Rights Movement
(MRM) has existed since around
late 1960’s. The MRM now encompasses
many organizations that address
men’s rights. Mike Buchanan is
a men’s rights activist and leader of
the British political party Justice for
Men and Boys. Buchanan said in an
email that the Men’s Rights Movement
is “the struggle against society’s
shameful lack of concern about the
problems facing men and boys, most
of which result from the actions and
inactions of the state.”
Some of the Men’s Rights Movement
core focuses are on child custody
after divorce and men as victims
of sexual assault.
Just like every movement, the
Men’s Rights Movement has its extremes,
from those at one end who
believe men’s’ rights have not been
addressed properly throughout the
growth of feminism, to the other end
that believes in a more anti-change,
stereotypically patriarchal society.
O’Neill said at one extreme there
are some dangerous groups that have
organized to fund abusers, to allow
abusers to get contact, to maintain
control over women trying to escape
violent relationships. However,
there are some issues where common
ground can be found.
“Men’s Rights, to the degree that
they promote policies that encourage
parents to be good co-parents after divorce,
to the degree that they’re doing
that, and that they’re not using that
as a mask for actually disempowering
moms, but to the degree we’re really
talking about co-parenting after divorce,
for example, we’re with them,”
O’Neill said.
Ursula Rozum, a feminist, grassroots
organizer and part-time worker
for the Syracuse Peace Council, said
the basis of feminism and the MRM
differ.
“For feminism there’s a historical
and real basis for women actually having
less rights,” Rozum said.
Peter Moorman, an MPH student,
follows the meninist twitter account
and owns a meninist T-shirt. He calls
himself egalitarian, but is well-versed
in the MRM and other movements.
He says some factions in the MRM
are becoming anti-feminist, seemingly
taking on a “meninist” tone.
“They are getting frustrated,”
Moorman said. “Feminism has made
a lot of progress, ... but the issues they
(Men’s Rights Activists) face are to
this day still true. They are getting upset
... and it’s devolving into less about
men’s rights and more about anti-feminism.”
While the MRM and meninism
aren’t necessarily aligned, Moorman
says sometimes there’s more to the
ironic voice online.
“I know they say a lot of stupid
crap, but they do bring up some serious
points,” Moorman said. “They
are not adults; they’re two college
kids. So take them [the tweets] with a
grain of salt.”
Continued from page 1
Dunaway likes working with
people and entertaining them, and he
can do so not only with his storytelling
but also with his yo-yo skills. Dunaway
won a yo-yo contest when he was 12.
The contest was judged by the yo-yo
world champion at that time and Dunaway
won both first and second place
because he could do several tricks that
the rest of the kids couldn’t.
“It’s kind of something quirky like he’s
really good at juggling and yo-yoing,”
Jordan said about her dad’s unique talents,
which also include riding a unicycle.
Dunaway enjoys going to school with
his daughter even though he worries
that he might embarrass her. Not only
does he enjoy getting to drive to school
with Jordan every day, but he also recognizes
that being a parent to a child who
attends MPH provides him with another
perspective as the head of school.
“My daughter is here,” Dunaway said,
“so I care about this school in a way a
parent cares about a school and a way
an educator cares about a school and so
that is an added bonus.”
This new adventure with his daughter
at MPH will be a story Dunaway can
tell in the future. Hopefully he will be
able to tell how he led her school out of
financial trouble and helped it reach a
happy ending.
Facts About Mr. Dunaway
Favorite Color: “I like sort of earth tones, so you might say forest
green or earth brown. I love the color of fall leaves.”
Favorite Sport: Baseball
“There was a point after I left graduate school that I went to a
game in Fenway Park in Boston and it was the most beautiful thing I’d
ever seen. It was as if I had run into an old girlfriend that I thought I had
gotten over but I just fell in love again. Since then I’m a baseball fan… I
keep thinking I will stop taking all that time to be a baseball fan but it’s
like a childhood thing.”
Favorite Baseball Team: Atlanta Braves
Financial Outlook for Fall
MPH almost faced shut down in the fall due to a financial crisis that surfaced in December. To help solve the problem, the school
had to raise money quickly, reduce staff and scholarships and increase tuition. The outlook for the fall is much more positive than it
was when the news first broke.
According to Interim Head of School Jim Dunaway, here are the latest projections:
Projected number of students for 2015-16: Aprox. 330
Projected number of teachers for 2015-16: More than 30
Money raised toward the $3 million goal: More than $2.5 million
Average tuition increase (which now includes fees): 7%

Fashion
5
Easy, Breezy, Beautiful, Summer Girl
How to stay fresh and cool when the weather is not
Story by Jenae Butler
Hair
In the summer, hair can sometimes be a hassle. It
gets oily, damaged by the sun, and can hold heat, making
your neck and face feel hotter. To keep your hair
cute, but manageable, put a modern twist on the classic
French braid: the Halo braid!
If you have your heart set on letting your hair flow,
try using a salt spray to add some summery texture.
The Beach Babe Texturizing Salt Spray ($4.74,
Walmart) adds “tousled waves and a light matte finish”
to your hair, giving you effortless beachy waves,
without even visiting the coast!
Hair style by Devin Harrington
Halo Braid
1. Start by parting your hair into two sections, front
and back. Begin to French braid from ear to ear.
2. Continue to braid your hair until you reach the opposite
ear, then continue braiding that section to the
end. Secure end with a rubber band.
3. Bring the end of the braid around to the back of
your hair and pull all of your hair into a pony tail.
4. Unbraid the end of the braided piece, right up to the
ponytail holder.
5. Apply hair spray to secure the style.
Beauty
Wearing makeup in the summer is not the easiest
feat because you’re either worried about it running
when you go swimming, or it melting off your face in
the sun. To deal with this, use a misting setting spray.
Setting sprays are the last step in a makeup routine.
When applied on top of your makeup, setting sprays
keep your makeup from absorbing into your skin, melting,
or coming off in the water. Try the L’Oreal Infallible
Pro-Spray & Set Makeup Extender Setting Spray
($17.99, CVS), or for a less expensive option, the e.l.f.
Studio Makeup Mist & Set ($3, Target).
Also, changing your usual makeup routine so there’s
fewer steps can not only save you time in the warm
summer months, but can also make it easier to preserve
your look. Instead of wearing a combination of both
foundation and concealer, try a BB cream or blemish
balm. BB creams are an all-in-one product, as they
provide both the full, but light, coverage of foundation
and treat blemishes such as acne and sun spots, like a
concealer. Try the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream
($5.39, Ulta).
In addition, wearing waterproof liquid eyeliner
and mascara will ensure your look lasts the entire day.
Consider the Wet n Wild H2O Proof Liquid Eye Liner
($4, Rite Aid) or the Nyx Cosmetics Doll Eye Waterproof
Mascara ($9.99, Ulta).
Photos by Maddy Rieks
Skin
In the summer, it’s hot. When it’s hot, you
sweat, and sweat clogs pores, which can leave skin
feeling grimy and greasy. To prevent this, try using
facial scrubs, like the Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne
Wash in Pink Grapefruit ($6.99, Target). This
wash works to clear your pores of any sweat accumulated
during the day, and the sweet grapefruit
scent will leave you feeling fresh and clean.
The best part of summer is, arguably, the
sun! But when your skin is left unprotected, you
could be making yourself vulnerable to sun spots,
sunburns, or even worse, skin cancer. To protect
yourself, make sure to use a waterproof, high SPF
sunscreen, like the Aveeno Natural Protection Lotion
with SPF 50 ($10.99, Ulta).
Unfortunately, people usually forget that lips
are skin as well, and can get sunburned just like
the rest of your body. To prevent having to deal
with a sunburned mouth, use a lip balm with SPF,
like the ChapStick Lip Balm with SPF 30 ($2.19,
Walgreens).

6
Features
Let’s Taco ‘Bout It
Story by Chenoa Baker and Anna Barnard
MPH lunch staff is served with challenges
Photos by Maddy Rieks
From left to right: Cindy Parody, Trish Etter, Mary Judd, Sonya Mattice
Mary Judd and her crew arrive
at the Manlius Pebble Hill lunch
room at 5:30 a.m. Every day, they
wash tables, prepare the soups and
entrees of the day, slice fresh items for
the deli bar, make breakfast and prepare
salads.
Then, they watch more than 500
students and faculty members flood
the cafeteria to eat the food they prepared.
This daily routine is what the
kitchen staff goes through every day
to prepare snack (breakfast) at 9:30
a.m. and food for three lunch periods.
The lunch staff at MPH works hard
to provide students with lunch, snack,
and the occasional dessert.
Students don’t understand the challenges
that the lunch staff faces trying
to please so many people on a budget,
while making sure that the food
is healthy.
“Mary pays meticulous attention
each day to providing [520] people
with not only a nutritionally-balanced
meal, but one that accommodates
dietary restrictions such as nut-free,
gluten-free and vegetarian,” said
Amy Critz, Assistant to the Head of
School, in an email.
The first challenge for the dining
hall staff is staying on budget.
The overall food budget for 2015 is
$339,404, but that breaks down to a
little less than $4.00 per person per
day. Although lunch is included in
tuition, most students don’t know the
cost of their meals. This budget includes
paying for labor, utensils, beverages,
salad bar, hot meals, deli bar,
condiments, and upkeep for the dining
hall.
Judd compared the cost of MPH’s
lunch to a McDonald’s kid’s meal.
A McDonald’s Mighty Kids Meal
costs $3.99 for six-piece chicken nuggets,
fries, apple slices or yogurt and a
drink (not including tax).
“So you have to realize that I put
out cereal, milk, juice, yogurt, all of
this food and it’s less than what you
could get a Happy Meal for at Mc-
Donald’s,” she said. “So it’s kind of
hard to... I mean I like to be fancy
when I can, but I have to stay within a
budget, so you know even at $4 a head
you really can’t go out and buy much
with that.”
The second challenge is to provide
healthy meals at MPH. With
childhood obesity on the rise, school
lunches have long been criticized for
their content. Schools that participate
in the National School Lunch Program,
and therefore receive federal
money toward their lunch expenses,
must now follow the guidelines set by
the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act,
championed by Michelle Obama and
passed into law in 2010. The new law
required schools to begin phasing in
healthier snack and lunch options in
2012, including whole grains, low-fat
milk and more fruits and vegetables.
It also set limits on fat, sugar and sodium
contents.
MPH participated in the National
School Lunch program from 2000 to
2012, according to Tara Webster of
the New York Child Nutrition Program
Administration in the state
education department. The school
stopped participating as the new regulations
for lunch content were being
rolled out.
Though the new school lunch standards
have come under attack, a study
by the Harvard School of Public
Health reports that fruit and vegetable
consumption has increased since the
new standards. While students have
long thrown away fruits (40 percent)
and vegetables (75 percent), the study
finds that fewer vegetables were discarded
after the change (down to 60
percent).
A different study done by the
School Nutrition Association, however,
found that 80 percent of schools
(out of 240 districts that participated)
reported more lunch waste since the
changes.
Though MPH does not currently
have to follow any regulations,
the cooking staff strives to provide
healthy meals for the students. But
whether students eat it or not is up to
them.
“Nobody really wants to be forced
into something they really don’t
want,” Judd said. “I really think that
especially today’s children, they want
choices and they’re pretty mature
thinkers nowadays, so I think they
have the right to.”
Theresa Shepherd, an oncology
dietitian, agrees that healthy options
may not always be chosen. Her son
attends East Syracuse-Minoa schools.
“[I am] not thrilled with the school
lunches,” Shepherd said. “Parents
have no control over what their children
choose. I give [my son] money
every day to buy lunch. They offer
veggies and fruits, but also pizza. I’m
not a big fan of having cheese burgers
and chicken fingers every day. I
would love to see salad bars at all of
the schools, but it may not be financially
feasible.”
The fourth challenge at MPH is
to make meals that appeal to the
tastes of so many. Although many
students aren’t aware how the budget
is stretched they have praised the
school lunch for its diversity, varying
choices and healthy options. In a random
survey of students and teachers
conducted by MPH’s Rolling Stone, it
was found that the MPH school lunch
was rated six or seven out of ten. The
survey found that students preferred
MPH’s school lunch compared to the
public school lunches they’ve had.
“There’s a lot of varying food
choices so on different days we have
different options,” said sophomore
Amina Kilpatrick, who used to attend
Jamesville-DeWitt Elementary
School.
Additionally, Judd tries to accommodate
dietary restrictions by offering
nut-free, gluten-free and vegetarian
options. With all these challenges,
she makes a weekly menu that a lot of
students appreciate. Judd welcomes
communication with the students because
she wants school lunch to be enjoyable.
She wants a relationship with
the students and wants the students to
feel comfortable talking to her about
any ideas, problems and requests.
“My main challenge,” Judd said,
“is making healthy meals that the majority
of the people will eat and like.”

Features
7
Dungeon Master
From fantasy games to presidential campaigns, Shane Ogden is working his magic on MPH
Stoy by Cady Ridall
On Day Ones, the Upper
School meets in the gym for assembly.
Student heads are down and unfocused
for much of it. Many are on their phones.
However, this all changes when student
announcement time rolls around, and
Shane Ogden walks to the center of the
gym. When Ogden rises from the bleachers
to make his announcement about his
new board game club, the whole gymnasium
erupts in applause.
It is a welcome but awkward moment
for the MPH junior.
“It’s a good type of embarrassment,”
he said. “I usually hate attention but I
don’t mind all this positive feedback.”
Ogden, 16, is shy but probably one of
the most well-known and liked people in
the whole school. He was born in Wisconsin
and lived there for two years until
he moved to New York. Until eighth
grade, he attended Cazenovia schools,
which wasn’t always a very pleasant
experience, as he said he was bullied
regularly there. Though he fits in better
at MPH, socializing can still be hard.
Through his new board game club, he
has found a way to use one of his favorite
hobbies to overcome his social shyness.
“When all else fails,” Ogden said,
“these games are here for me. I’ve always
struggled with certain social situations.”
The magic happens on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Magic The Gathering
that is, during Ogden’s club, which he
started after he noticed that many other
MPH pals took a liking to games like
Dungeons and Dragons, Dominion and
Small World.
“The games vary week to week. I
wanted to create a more official environment,”
he said. “I feel like any game or
sport is a really good way to relax, enjoy
your free time and can be a good social
interaction,” he said.
Ogden said the club has really expanded
his friend group and allowed
him to get to know people in different
grades. Shane’s younger brother, Lance,
describes his brother as a role model,
and calls him “smart and strong.” He
also said they’re very close in the sense
that they “always play video games together.”
Shane said that games were a
huge part of his childhood and he enjoys
sharing his love.
“I want people to have the same positive
experience that I have with these
games,” he said.
Ogden said he fit in right away at
MPH.
“Immediately I fit in with these nerds
all around me,” he said, motioning his
arms to his club members sitting around
the table. None seemed offended by the
word nerd.
Ogden describes the term “nerd” as a
stereotype that he fits and identifies with
for several reasons, including liking to
stay indoors and play video and other
games. He said though it can sometimes
have a negative connotation, he doesn’t
perceive one.
A perfect example of Ogden’s unassuming
personality was when he was
asked to prom. Ogden’s potential prom
date stood in front of him holding a box
of baked goodies which spelled “Prom?”
on top. Ogden’s first response was, “Oh,
this is nice, who’s this for?”
This story never fails to make friends
laugh.
“He can sometimes be a bit oblivious,
but in the most innocently sweet way,”
said sophomore Zach Montas.
Despite his shyness, Ogden has been
elected as the Upper School Student
Council President for the 2015-16 school
year. His slogan was, “It’ll be a Shame if
you don’t vote Shane.”
Many agreed.
“It makes me so happy,” said junior
Jordan Darling, “that my friend doesn’t
have to change to fit in or be liked.”
Photos by Maddy Rieks

8 Sports
Cole Meier: Disc Jockey
New MPH Ultimate Frisbee club gains acceleration
Story by Dan Albanese
It’s a sunny afternoon on the
upper field. A group of people throw
around a Frisbee. One of the players
tries to throw it as hard he can, but instead
it spikes off the ground. Another
player, wearing a loud tie-dye shirt and
a bandana, is running around barefoot.
One player throws the Frisbee down
the field as five other players jump to
try to catch it.
These people make up the new
Manlius Pebble Hill Ultimate
Frisbee Club. MPH senior
Cole Meier started the club in
early April.
“People have expressed interest
so far,” Meier said. “The
beginning will be more kind
of like free, easy play, like you
show up if you want to and towards
the end I’ll hope to make
a mini, little tournament.”
Contrary to popular belief,
the game of Ultimate Frisbee
has a rich and extensive history,
dating back to 1968. The game
ultimately began at Lafayette
College in Pennsylvania when
Joel Silver, a Lafayette student
at the time, proposed a school
Frisbee team on a whim. Silver
adapted the game from a
form of Frisbee football. The
first intercollegiate Ultimate
Frisbee competition was held
in New Brunswick, New Jersey
between Rutgers and Princeton on
Nov. 6, 1972, on the 103rd anniversary
of the first intercollegiate football game
between the same schools in the same
location.
Ultimate Frisbee is very similar to
American football. Games are played
with two teams of varying size. Each
team must get the Frisbee to the other
end of the field by passing it to score.
When someone is holding the Frisbee,
he or she cannot move around. When
the Frisbee hits the ground, the other
teams gains possession. Each time a
team scores, it earns one point.
Many members of the MPH community
are excited about the new club,
but none more than Will Cardamone,
the Director of College Counseling,
who has played since his freshman year
at Hamilton College.
“I tried to get Mr. Curtis to come
out for the Ultimate team with me (at
Hamilton College) but he was always
too busy studying,” said Cardamone,
who was very passionate about what
he referred to as the spirit of the game.
“With no refs or coaches, it is up to
the players on the field, even competing
at the highest levels of the sport, to
uphold the integrity of the game,” Cardamone
said.
The club will meet on odd days after
Upper School lunch when weather permits.
Anyone can play. The rules and
nature of Ultimate Frisbee are great for
any newcomers, and it is already fairly
popular among Upper School students.
Senior Mat Scheibel is a big fan of the
game.
“It’s a club where we can all
hang out and have an awesome
time playing Ultimate,” he said.
Trilok Reddy, a sophomore,
is also a big fan of the addition
of the club.
“It’s like regular Frisbee, but
better,” Trilok said.
Ben Koss, another MPH
sophomore, puts it very eloquently.
“It’s freaking awesome,” Koss
said.
Cole also added that the
game is great for people not
particularly interested in typical
sports.
“It’s definitely not a contact
sport so that means more people
are drawn to it than maybe
if it was like football, because
they don’t wanna get tackled,”
he said. “Most people like playing
Frisbee anyways.”
Photos by Deb Han
“It’s a club where we can all hang out and
have an awesome time playing
Ultimate.”
- Mat Scheibel