I barely remember the story of Charlotte's Web, which I read in third grade. Luckily, I got to see the play of it here at OES last week. Some people were disappointed that we hadn't decided to do a more mature, exciting play than E.B. White's children's story. However, director Stephanie Mulligan and the whole cast and crew did a really nice job to make it enjoyable for all audiences.

Throughout the play I laughed my guts out, because there were so many great little jokes that had been added in. For example, Garrett Lee '08 did the moon walk in a little dance party that all the animals have. The play wasn't all fun and games though. There were serious bits, and Katy George '08 and Connor Johnston '11 did a great job bringing Charlotte and Wilbur to life.

I talked briefly with a few cast members and they said that they were afraid that the play would be one of the worst OES plays ever because of the time constraints (they only had a little over ...

I had an opportunity to sit down with fellow senior Harlan Brooks earlier this year at the senior English X period. I was really impressed with some of his poetry. Harlan shared with me a few of his poems and his writing process. “Poetry is a form of literature and an art that is often few in words. I think a key part of writing poetry, as is true with any art form, is to make connections. A poet should form a connection for the audience between the abstract (something like love) and imagery that they can relate to (something like… lacrosse). It's through powerful imagery and this connection with the reader that the poet can truly tell a story (love, to Jimmy, is much like the rush he gets for lacrosse…you get it). The story can do anything; show an inanimate object in a new light, it can celebrate love, anger, fear, and happiness, or it can simply take the reader on a journey, if only for a few moments, away from the bustle of the here and the now.

Once you've g...

On Saturday night April 26, I showed up in the Middle School Commons for a dance that would ultimately change students' roles in the Upper School forever. I walked in, paid, and stepped into the Commons via a back door. Everything was glowing from the numerous black lights, and the bass shook the room violently. People were jumping, dancing, yelling, and when the lights began to strobe, everything was suddenly a euphoric dream. Essentially, this was one of the best OES dances I've been to, and that was also the reaction I heard from a lot of people. But how did this dance come to fruition? How did three seniors make their dream come true?

I talked briefly with Alan Katsiev '08, one of the organizers of Vicious Delicious. He said that he just wanted to make a dance for e...

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