The Crow
Pinkerton Academy November 2014
C P R , A E D s & Tw o
L i v e s S av e d
In this issue:
Two lives were saved on campus in a six-month period
by quick-thinking Pinkerton employees who made critical
use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
At the October 24 home football game, a fan from Keene
High School suffered a heart attack prior to kickoff.
Members of the chain gang - Ryan Piper, Dave
Rhoads, Saul Shriber and Jeff Sojka - called 911 and
located Trainer Jamie Boudreau. Boudreau performed
CPR and used an AED to bring the victim back to life.
On May 13 of last school year, a Stockbridge Theatre
patron suffered a heart attack. This time, Peter
Zamachaj and Brian Haddad were on the scene.
“Finding no pulse," said Zamachaj, Theatre Technical
Director, “I placed him on level ground and began CPR.”
Meanwhile, Haddad, Theatre Manager, secured the AED
and attached it to the patient. After two shocks and
further CPR, emergency staff from Derry Fire took over.
Pinkerton is proud of these heroes!
V i d e o Ta ke s T h e
Doritos Challenge
Two Lives Saved
1
The Doritos Challenge
1
Pinkerton News Notes
Jamie Boudreau
Peter Zamachaj
That’s Video teacher
Chris Lord in
sweatpants and robe,
covered in Doritos
dust. Video
students are
shooting a
commercial for the
Doritos Crash the
Super Bowl
contest spot. Mr.
Lord is cast as an
overweight, bearded,
middle aged man that
loves Doritos but
he’s annoyed by trick
-or-treaters who
interrupt his
television programs.
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Crew Is On The Water
2
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Connecting Guidance
2
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Sending Towns Refund
2
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The CIA’s Coming
2
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Bio Students Test H2O
3
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It’s Movember!
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Veterans Day Breakfast
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Sophomore Semi
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Guidance For All!
4
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Must-See Nov. Events
4
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A Christmas Tradition
4
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November Calendar
5
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From The Archives
5
WATCH!
Have you seen Video 2’s
Fragaria, winner of the
NH High School Film
Festival?
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3
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C r e w I s O n T h e Wa t e r !
Teams of four and teams of eight are plying the waters of Lake Massabesic as Pinkerton continues its newest sport:,Crew!
Rowing is only part of the sport: Crew members learn to hoist and launch their boats, stroke in unison to achieve speed,
and take out their shell before calling it a day.
Guidance Connections
Guidance Counselors from middle schools in
Greater Derry learn hands-on from students
in the Career and Technical Education
program. Guidance Connections is a series of
events to which middle school counselors
immerse in a class, tackling an assignment and
aided by students. Pictured, guests take on an
Engineering challenge related to flight. Other
Guidance Connections events include
Accounting, Architecture and Design,
Automotive, Video and Woodworking .
The CIA at
P i n ke r t o n
The Culinary Institute of America
is next up in the popular Chef To School
Series by Career and Technical
Education. On Wednesday, 11/12, CIA
personnel will work with Culinary
Technology students to prepare a
sumptuous meal. For information on
attending, write Chef Keith Desjardins:
kdesjardins@pinkertonacademy.org.
R e f u n d s To S c h o o l s
Pinkerton Academy has issued its 13th
refund to partner districts in the past 14
years. Per contracts with Auburn, Chester,
Derry and Hampstead, Pinkerton returns
unspent tuition money following an annual
audit. Refunds are relatively small,
illustrating careful cost controls and
accurate projections of expenses a full
year in advance of costs.
B i g I s l a n d H 2 0 Te s t i n g
Almost 40 Biology students at Pinkerton are
testing Big Island Pond in a partnership with
Friends of Big Island Pond. FBIP funded supplies and
transportation for students to test the water of
BIP, Johnson’s Cove and Shop Pond.
Wearing waders and using electronic probes,
students tested for dissolved solids, oxygen
carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorus. The
tests can reveal pollution and possible levels of
contamination.
Pictured: Students look for insects in the mud.
I t ’s B a - a - a c k !
Yes, it’s Movember! During Movember, men
and women raise funds and awareness for
prostate health. And some men get furry on
the upper lip to enter Movember in the right
condition, Pictured, the unadorned faces of
Dale Cremone, Digital Publishing teacher,
Ve t e r a n s D ay
Breakfast
FREE BREAKFAST for all
Veterans will be served by the
Freshman Class on Tuesday, Nov. 11
in the Academy Building Cafeteria
from 7:00-9:00 am.
Thank you, Veterans!
Glenn Ahrens, Dean of Students,
and Bill Lonergan, Associate
Dean. Doug Cullen, CTE Career
Coordinator also got in on the
action. See his and other action
shots from The Great Shaving here.
Sophomore Semi
Tickets are on sale in the Freshman Café after
school Monday, 11/3 and Wed, 11/ 5 through Fri,
11/7 for the Sophomore Semi !
Check the Pinkerton website for info about The
Astro Boutique where boys and girls can borrow
high fashion for the evening!
The Sophomore Semi is Friday, 11/21 in the Shepard
Building Café at 7:00 pm.
G u i d a n c e O f f e r s B i g M o n t h Fo r A L L C l a s s Ye a r s
The Guidance Department has a LOT of events in
November: Something for everyone!
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Discover UNH Visitor Day, 11/5
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Life. Bring It! (for Freshmen) , 11/6
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Senior Parent Afternoon Individual conferences 11/13
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Senior Parent Night Panel Discussion, 11/13
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St. Paul’s Summer School Overview, 11/7
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SAT at PA , 11/8
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Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Registration at PA, 11/10-25
See the Calendar on page 4
for details.
N ov e m b e r ’s “ M u s t - S e e ” E v e n t s
Fall Spirit State Championship 11/9
Pinkerton’s Got Talent 11/20
Fall Sports Awards 11/24
See the Calendar on page 4
for details.
G e t I n T h e H o l i d ay S p i r i t !
Tickets are now on sale for A Christmas Carol,
the fall performance of The Pinkerton Players.
Curtain goes up at 7:00 pm on December 11, 12
and 13 with a 4:00 pm matinee on December 14th.
You know the show and you simply have to see
it!
Visit www.StockbridgeTheatre.com for information
and tickets.
Coming Up At Pinkerton Academy
Tues, 11/4
Voting for Derry Residents
Hackler Gymnasium
7:00am-8:00 pm
Tues, 11/4
Early Release Day
Classes end at 12:30pm
Buses leave 12:45
Wed, 11/5
Discover UNH Day
Durham
All day
Thur, 11/6
Life! Bring It On. (for Freshmen)
Academy Building Café
5:30 pm
Thur, 11/6
International Club/ASL Dinner Dance Shepard Building
6:30 pm
Fri, 11/7
St. Paul’s School Summer Overview
Academy Building Lecture Hall
Period C
Sat, 11/8
SAT conducted at Pinkerton
Academy Building
Doors 8:00 am
Sun, 11/9
Fall State Spirit Championship
Hackler Gymnasium
10:00 am & 2:30 pm
Mon, 11/10
Registration for ASVAB (thru 11/25)
Guidance Department
School hours
Tues, 11/11 Veterans Day Breakfast
Academy Building Café
7:00-9:00 pm
Tues, 11/11 Veterans Day
School closed
Thur, 11/13 Senior Parents Night Panel
Ek Science Building Lecture Hall 5:30 pm
Fri, 11/14
Hypnotist Paul Ramsey
Stockbridge Theatre
7:00 pm
Thur, 11/20 Pinkerton’s Got Talent
Stockbridge Theatre
6:30 pm
Fri, 11/21
Sophomore Semi
Shepard Building
7:00 pm
Mon, 11/24
Fall Sports Awards
Field House
6:30 pm
Wed, 11/26 Thanksgiving Recess thru Sun, 11/30
School Closed
Sat, 11/29
Stockbridge Theatre
NH Philharmonic Holiday Concert
7:00 pm
From The Alumni
Archives:
Chapel Apples
This undated photo shows
decoration for a dance in
the Chapel. The sign
above refers to waltzes
and the Fox Trot! Some
clever students spelled out
“Pinkerton” with apples!
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