MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
2/18/22
The boys basketball team had their senior night last night and boy did they honor their seniors with a phenomenal win over one of the strongest teams in the area, Norton High School. The Wildcats were led by team captain Chase Ryan who took care of cleaning up the boards and handling the ball with poise throughout the night. Ryan Hulme, Ryan McGrath, and Tommy Sheedy were beasts on defense for WB. Tommy Perna and Nathan Razza made things happen in transition and by cutting to the hoop and finishing strong. Mr. Antonio’s premonition of Ryan McGrath winning the game at the free throw line at the end even came true as he closed out a 61 to 57 victory. An enormous congratulations to the seniors; Chase Ryan, Zachary Bellody, Ryan Hulme, Nathan Razza, Tommy Sheedy, and Austin Zhang. The boys look to wrap up the regular season at Diman on Saturday. Way to go boys basketball!
The Middle School Boys basketball team avenged an early season 1 point loss to Avon on Tuesday. In its final game of the year all players contributed to the victory. After playing the toughest schedule in recent memory a special thanks goes to Captains Sean Hancock, Colin O'Neil and Ryan Nunes also 8th graders Sam Popotte, Benny LeGrice, Thomas Polidori, and 7th graders Danny Drinkard, Jason Gothage, Nate Grueter, Charlie Mallett, Ben Stapleton, Nick Navin, Chace Dreystadt, Kevin Kearton, and Preston MacDonald
On Senior Night, trailing 3-1 in the middle of the 2nd period the Hawks (13-5) scored 4 consecutive goals to beat the Skippers 5-3. Cam Wilbur, John Whalen, Nolan Sturdevant, Thomas Leger and Thomas Mondeau all scored for the Hawks. Ryan LeBaron made 19 saves in net. Congrats and Best of luck to the WB seniors Keagan Bunker and Ryan LeBaron!
There will be a Spring Sports Student Interest Meeting on Wednesday, March 2nd During Powerblock. Locations of meeting to be announced. If you have any questions, please see Ms. Hammel the Athletic Department.
Spring Sports Offered:
Softball
Baseball
BoysTennis
Girls Tennis
Girls Outdoor Track
Boys Outdoor Track
The JV Boys Basketball team beat Holbrook last night. The team moved the ball well on offense creating many opportunities to score. They were swarming on defense as well, limiting Holbrooks' looks at the basket. The team will play their final JV game of the season today against Norton.
The WB girls varsity basketball team beat Holbrook staying undefeated and capturing the Mayflower league title for back to back years. This team has persevered through many obstacles throughout the season especially with injuries. Making this group stronger as a unit and as a wise person once said “I like that” . Special thanks to the cheerleading squad for their support throughout the season.
The WEB boys Ice Hockey team stays hot in 5-3 Win over South Shore Voc Tech last night. Undefeated in their last 6 games, The team was led by Captain Anthony Patete who scored 2 goals and had 2 Assists. Captain Sean Noonan had a goal and an assist also in the winning effort! Big goals from Christian Bates and Kyle McDonald rounded out the scoring. Assists on goals came from Sam Hall with 2, Brett Peterson, Luke Parry, Evan Brew, Jeff Young, and Aiden Baldner. Brayden Bates picked up his 8th victory of the season stopping 19 of the 22 shots he faced! The WEB boys will celebrate Senior Night this Saturday at 7PM at Bridgewater Ice Arena vs Greater Lowell Nashoba Tech. Come out and support Randy Pratt, Sean Noonan, Jeff Young, and the rest of the WEB Boys!!
Bracelets are being sold for $5 to benefit our very own Bella DuBois. If you are interested in purchasing one, please see Stephanie Costa during Powerblock in room 212, or email her at 24stephaniecosta@bridgewaterschools.org.
Attention club officers and sports team captains: There will be a brief meeting Monday, February 28th (after vacation-please note the date change) during Power Block in the auditorium for all team captains and clubs about the “Out of the Dark” relay for mental health. This is an informational meeting to get the word out and gain ideas for a stellar and successful event. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Brogna.
Maddie
Gordon Parks was one of the greatest photographers in the 20th century and was a humanitarian dedicated to social justice. He would be the first African American photographer for Life and Vogue magazines. Born Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks on November 30th, 1912, his father was a vegetable farmer and lived modestly but also experienced poverty. Parks faced discrimination as a child and attented a segregated school and was not allowed to participate in activities because of his race. At the age of 14 after his mother’s death, Gordon left home and lived with relatives before going off on his own and working odd jobs. At the age of 25, Parks purchased his first camera and was inspired by migrant workers in magazines. His early photographs would catch the attention of Marva and Joe Lewis who encouraged him to move to a larger city. In 1940, Gordon and his wife moved to Chicago and began to explore different subjects in Chicago. He became interested in the low income communities in Chicago’s south side. Parks would later go on to win a photography fellowship with FSA for his images of the inner city in 1941. When FSA would later disband, he would work for the Office of War Information and The Standard Oil Photography Project. Eventually, Gordon would become a photographer for Vogue and developed a style that would emphasize the looks of models in motion. He would then relocate to Harlem and earn a job as a photographer for LIFE, where he would work for 20 years and would post photographs of fashion, racial segregation, sports, poverty, and entertainment. He even took portraits of African American leaders, including Malcolm X. In 1969, Gordon would become the first African American to direct a major Hollywood film. This movie was called The Learning Tree, which was a project Parks started working on in 1962. Two years later, Parks would release a movie called Shaft which was one of the biggest box-office hits in 1971. He also directed Shaft’s Big Score in 1972 and attempted to revive the Shaft series with Leadbelly in 1976, but was unsuccessful. After his failure in 1976, he would still make films for television, but would never work in Hollywood again. On March 7th, 2006, Gordon Parks died of cancer at the age of 93. He was buried in his hometown of Fort Scott, Kansas. Parks is forever remembered for his work in photography, which has inspired many.
GUIDANCE NEWS
Congratulations to the following student for their COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
ALEX FISHER-UMASS DARTMOUTH
(2/1)The Wildcat Cafe is serving a variety of Original pizza, chicken patties and beef and cheese nachos today for lunch today along with a variety of freshly made grab and go wraps and salads. This week’s special is a Chicken bacon ranch wrap and a Chicken Fiesta salad with Southwest ranch dressing.
Warm donuts holes, grilled cheese, breakfast sandwiches, soft pretzels and assorted pastries are available at break. Remember that meals are only free when you take at least one fruit, veggie or juice!