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2018 Oscars Spotlight Marlee Berger

Although this year’s Academy Awards ceremony was both in the wake of the #MeToo movement and the Moonlight Best Picture debacle, the overwhelming feeling of the night was...tame. Most aspects were fine at best and awkward at worst; Jimmy Kimmel’s return to hosting, the stunt where the Hollywood elites de-lightfully interact with the ‘common folk’, the largely indistinct musical performances, and, of course, the wins by industry favorites and non-controversial picks. Aside from the strange addition of award-winning montages, Jimmy Kimmel accidentally cutting off a Best Picture producer, and running jokes about the set and a jetski, the night ran by the book.

What few changes there were, however, showed potential for positive (if somewhat glacial) change in Hollywood. Alongside the diamonds and designer dresses, the red carpet was lined with #MeToo and orange anti-gun violence pins. The diversity of the ceremony, while still limited, was certainly an improvement over years prior (read: 2016’s #OscarsSoWhite), especially the inclusion of far more women, minorities, and mem-bers of the LGBT+ community as nominees and subjects of nominated films. With progress still to be made, Frances McDormand’s Best Actress acceptance speech closed with two words: “inclusion rider.”

Notably progressive wins included A Fantastic Woman, a Chilean movie with a trans lead actress, for Best Foreign Language Film, Get Out, a horror movie with insight into America’s race relations, for Best Original Screenplay, and Call Me By Your Name, writer James Ivory’s adaptation of a gay coming of age story, for Best Adapted Screenplay. For a younger audience, Coco, a Disney movie which featured Latin American representation, won Best Original Song and Best Animated Feature. Perhaps most telling was the star film of the night, The Shape of Water, which nabbed Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Director, and, of course, Best Picture for Mexican writer/director/visionary Guillermo Del Toro.

The absences were just as telling. Numerous Academy members who had been exposed by #MeToo were gone from the ceremony, some of whom were replaced by female announcers in a show of solidarity. On a less somber note, the stagehand who fumbled last year’s Best Picture envelope was tastefully replaced by an efficient table backstage. Both were undoubtedly improvements over the original.

In short, 2018’s Academy Awards were likely the least controversial part of a very controversial year for Hollywood. If you’re curious about film, I highly recommend checking out the strong pool of nominees from this year. If you’re in it for the awards, perhaps next year will be a more exciting show. And if you’re in it for the jetski...I don’t know what to tell you.

Spring Issue 2018

The Lion’s Roar Staff

Editor in Chief:

Brigid Cromwell

Layout Editor:

Marlee Berger

Junior Editor:

Manav Singh

Writers:

Vanessa Shehu

Sydney McQuiggan

Julian Ogawa

Maryana Shnitser

Manav Singh

Faculty Advisor:

Dr. Jamie Lincow

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Current Events Spring Issue 2018

No Printing During Forum Manav Singh

The bell for forum rings and you hear the familiar sounds of adults telling you that you can’t be in the library anymore. Without using the library computers, you won’t be able to print in Times New Roman, like your English teacher requires. Even though you finished your paper on time, you won’t be able to turn it in be-cause you aren’t allowed to print. As evidenced by the number of students in the library every morning to print, many students need to use the school’s printers. However, we are only permit-ted to print before 7:20 and during a study hall. This poses a serious problem for anyone who takes the bus and doesn’t have a study hall before the class that they need to print for. If students were allowed to go to the library to print during forum, then this problem would be solved. Although printing isn’t allowed because of the issue of student accountability, the implementation of a system similar to that of study hall could be used to keep track of students. The ten minutes of forum would give students sufficient time to print their essays without the fear of being kicked out of the library before they have had a chance to print.

MCATFL Competition and Our Community Sydney McQuiggan

On February 27, 2018, I went to the James J. Doyle Oral Proficiency Contest held by the Montgomery County Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages. At this competition, students from grades seven through twelve are able to show off their skills in speaking Chinese, German, French, Japanese, or Spanish. While at the com-petition there were so many students speaking different languages, I began to wonder how many different languages are spoken by the students at Lower Moreland High School. Therefore, I randomly selected one hundred students and recorded what lan-guages they spoke at home with their families. Although only one hundred students were selected, the results are incredible and really show the diversity of our commu-nity. As listed in the pie chart below, fifteen different languages are spoken fluently in the homes of the students of Lower Moreland High School.

LM’s lingual diversity

is on display both

inside and outside of

the classroom

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Spring Issue 2018

Chess Team Takes Third Place in Districts!

Manav Singh The chess team ended the season with just one loss in the regular season. After leading the Lower Montco Division, LM dominated Germantown Academy in the quarterfinals. Seniors Ben Nguyen, Dan Shevelev, and Sam Thomas helped LM’s team with its incredible success this year. The team placed 3rd in the league after a hard-fought loss to Council Rock South in the semifinals. However, the long-time rivalry between Dan Shevelev and Max Polichuk was finally settled with Shevelev beating Polichuk for the first time in a long history of draws. Shevelev’s win allowed LM to enter an unexpected overtime match against Council Rock, with each side allotted only five minutes to play the full game. Alas, the odds were not in LM’s favor during overtime, and the team ultimately lost with just seconds left in the match.

Mock Trial Team Regional Champions!

Manav Singh Since November, the Mock Trial team has been working tirelessly to prepare both sides of the case Silva Morel v. Tiger Tail Technologies, Inc. to determine wheth-er or not whistleblower Silva Morel was rightfully termi-nated. Under captain Anastasia Shchurin, LM Mock Trial has had one of its most successful years to date. The team was invited to compete in the Ben Franklin Invitational, one of the most competitive Mock Trial tournaments in the state. After dominating Jenkintown by nine points in the regional competition, the Mock Trial team became the Region 9 winners. Out of more than 300 teams across the state, our LM team is one of only fourteen that qualified for the state tournament. All members of the mock trial team took on double roles for the state championship, playing both a witness and an attorney. The team was excited to welcome nine freshmen this year (the most ever!) and created an additional all-freshmen team.

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Sports Highlights Spring Issue 2018

2018 LM Sports Highlights The Lion’s Roar Staff

Fall/Winter Sports: Boys Soccer: Qualified for District Playoffs Girls Soccer: Won League Championship, Made the District Semi-Final, Earned first playoff win in over 5 years Senior Signings: Kayla O’Malley—Ursinus; Yasmine Macholf—Holy Family Soccer & Lax Field Hockey: Qualified for State Playoffs Senior Signing: Jamie Mayer—Ursinus Field Hockey & Track Girls Tennis: League Champions and State Runner Ups Boys XC: Shane Cohen won the District Championship and placed top 40 in the state Boys Basketball: League Champions & State Qualifiers Girls Basketball: District Finalist & State Qualifiers Boys Swimming: District & State Champions; Killion, Lutter, Kelly, Shipp, & Aust each won individual state titles Senior Signing: Connor Killion—University of Virginia Wrestling: 3 League Champions, 1 District Champion (Cullen Malone)

Spring Sports: Baseball: Off to a 4-1 start Boys Tennis: First Seeds in the District 1 AA Team tournament; Josh Arno District Singles Runner-up; Joseph Kvint is League sin-gles champion, District Singles Champion, will represent District 1 in the state singles tournament and undefeated this season

Senior Signing: Joe Kvint—Purdue Northwest

Girls and Boys Track: Successful meets both in and out of league so far; Boys’ Relay: Nickey Dilbarov, Josiah Wiggins, John Kim, and Shane Cohen qualified for the SMR Relay Nationals

Softball and Lacrosse: Continuing to work hard every day and get better

Lion’s Roar Olympics

Spring Issue 2018

The PyeongChang

Olympics was a symbol

of hope for eased inter-

national tensions on

the Korean Peninsula.

As per tradition,

the Olympic torch

was lit to begin the

Winter Games.

2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Maryana Shnitser

As the 2018 winter Olympics wrap up, the United States finishes in 4th place with a total of 23 medals, 9 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze. Despite this year being the worst winter Olympic games for the USA since 1998, individual athletes still had a few major successes. The United States won medals in 11 different sports, the most of all the nations. They also won their 100th gold medal for the Winter Olympics. However, a majority of the successes of this years Olympics came from the team and individual successes of the competitors.

Gold Medals: Men’s Curling Team

Women’s Hockey Team David Wise - Freestyle Skiing

Jessica Diggins and Kikkan Randall - Cross Country Skiing Mikaela Shiffrin - Women’s Giant Slalom

Shaun White - Men’s Snowboarding Chloe Kim - Women’s Snowboarding

Jamie Anderson - Women’s Slopestyle Snowboarding Red Gerard - Men’s Slopestyle Snowboarding

Silver Medals: Kyle Mack - Men’s Big Air Snowboarding

Mikaela Shiffrin - Alpine Skiing Alex Ferreira - Freestyle Skiing

Jamie Anderson - Women’s Big Air Snowboarding Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs - Bobsledding

Nicholas Goepper - Slopestyle Skiing John-Henry Krueger - Speed Skating

Chris Mazdzer - Men’s Luge Bronze Medals:

Women’s Speed Skating Team Lindsey Vonn - Downhill Skiing

Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani - Mixed Ice Dance Brita Sigourney - Freestyle Skiing Arielle Gold - Women’s Halfpipe

Figure Skating Team Event

Popular events in the Winter

Olympics include the Biathlon,

Snowboarding, Ski Jump,

Downhill Skiing, and Ice Skating.

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Senior Superlatives Spring Issue 2018

Superlative

Best Hair

Best Dressed

Best Smile

Best Laugh

Best Eyes

Most Underrated

Most Musically Talented

Most Artistic

Best Actor/Actress

Best Singer

Best Dancer

Most Likely to be Famous

Human Encyclopedia

Closet Studiers

Most Likely to Fall Asleep in Class Most

Likely to be Tardy

Most Affected By Senioritis

Least Affected by Senioritis

Most Likely to Plan the Reunion Most

Likely to Become LM Faculty

Most Spirited

Best Advice

Most Talkative

Most Introverted

Most Extroverted

Most Liberal

Most Conservative

Most Opinionated

Most Likely to Get the

Blame for Everything

Most Individualistic

Dynamic Duo

Most Friendly

Biggest Complainer

Girl

Miah Gomez

Sasha Sharpan

Kasey Duffey

Eliana Yi

Abby Krug

Yuval Zach

Sophia Tran

Yasmine Machlof

Samantha Rowland

Lindsey Salamone

Kasey Duffey

Lindsey Salamone

Rachel Plotnick

Sapir Aloush

Melanie Jade Goldstein

Kat Chan

Margaret Rispo

Vanessa Shehu

Kasey Duffey

Lauren Vanartsdalen

Mary Seefried

Caitlin McErlean

Becca Scoll

Anastasia Milis

Stacy Kang

Brigid Cromwell

Sofia Melhor

Anastasia Shchurin

Olivia Gould

Michelle Teresiak

Carly and Fallyn Zeitzer

Amit Zach

Lauryn Fanok

Boy

Zach Firko

Michael Abraham

James Laurenzi

David Lechtzin

Brett Sudell

Mike Parisee

Jordan Leiber

Javier Ramos

Josh Brog

Josh Brog

Dan Shevelev

Brock Landes

Ben Nguyen

Matt Stefurak

David Vasserman

Anthony Boedecker

Pat Doyle

Peiyuan Zhao

Jack Sorkin

Drew Coletti

Jack Sorkin

Drew Coletti

Justin Surrentz

Jacob Miller

Brennan Bostock

David Lechtzin

Andrew Movsesian

Bob Cavanaugh

Misha Shtivelman

Javier Ramos

Jared Lee

Dennis Gerzon

Lion’s Roar Senior Superlatives

Spring Issue 2018

Class Clowns

Most Sarcastic

Cutest Couple

Couple that Never was

but Should’ve Been

Most Inseparable Couple

Single but Ready to Mingle

Class Flirts

Most Selfless

Most Likely to Succeed

Most Athletic

Most Likely to Become the CEO

of a Major Corporation

Most Likely to be President

Most Oblivious

Most Unforgettable

Best Sense of Humor

Most Creative Lunches

Most Likely to be Absent on a Test Day

Most Patriotic

Best Sneeze

Best Music Taste

Teacher’s Pet

Most Mature

Most Immature

Most Involved

Most Chill

Most Extra

Most Likely to Lose

His/Her Chromebook

Best Snapchat Stories

Most Likely to be Late to Graduation

Most Optimistic

Morgan Lawlor

Jen Katsnelson

Kasey Duffey

Sasha Sharpan

Jen Katsnelson

Nicole Jurado

Stevie Goldman

Marissa Cuka

Jen Katsnelson

Jamie Mayer

Anastasia Shchurin

Brigid Cromwell

Emily Douris

Chessy Engro

Gianna Venafra

Sasha Sharpan

Anna Nechiporenko

Mary Seefried

Eliana Yi

Brienne Mullins

Sapir Aloush

Elisa Selamaj

Chessy Engro

Lauren Vanartsdalen

Kayla O’Malley

Sofia Melhor

Hanah Buczacki

Julia Kurylec

Stephanie Kossivilli

Merilyn Korah

Jacob Zlotnikov

Josh Teperov

Matt Stefurak

Joseph Kvint

Josh Teperov

Dan Bulakh

James Laurenzi

Matt Varghese

Dan Shimon

Connor Killion

Fred Shub

Andrew Movsesian

Jordan Altman

Jose Gibbens

Prem Vadodaria

Fred Shub

Dan Shevelev

Andrew Movsesian

Steve Chong

Campbell Manin

Andrew Weiland

Dan Shimon

Pat Doyle

Jack Sorkin

Avery Stein

David Lechtzin

Pat Doyle

Sam Thomas

Anthony Boedecker

Josh Brog

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College Listings Spring Issue 2018

Editor’s Note: The following college listing includes only the students who

responded to the posted form. For all seniors, the Lion’s Roar wishes you the

best of luck in your post-graduation endeavors, be they college, work, or

otherwise. Congrats Class of 2018!

Altman, Jordan Gary

Temple University

Alush, Gabrielle Racheal

West Chester University

Braimllari, Stiven

Temple University

Brog, Joshua Noah

Muhlenberg College

Bulakh, Daniel

Penn State University

Cavanaugh, Robert Harrison

University of Pittsburgh

Chan, Katherine

Penn State University

Cooper, Kaia Yuk-Xing

Northeastern University

Corcos, Samantha

Bloomsburg University

Costa, Brianna Nicole

West Chester University

Cromwell, Brigid

Barnard College/Columbia University

Cuka, Marissa J.

University of Delaware

D’Orazio, Anthony

Penn State University

Dorval, Emma Rose

Rowan University

Douris, Emily Kay

West Chester University

Duesler, John Galvin

Millersville University

Duffey, Kasey Ann

Temple University

Ehrenfield, Robert F.

University of Pittsburgh

Engro, Francesca Saige

University of Alabama

Fanok, Lauryn Halle

University of South Florida

Farina, Nicolette G.

Holy Family University

Firko, Zachary William

Saint Joseph’s University

Gitlevich, Rebecca

Temple University

Goldman, Stevie Layne

West Chester University

Goldstein, Melanie Jade

Thomas Jefferson University

Goldstein, Melanie Sara

Millersville University

Gratkowski, Simon

MontCo Community College

Hutchison, Jessica L.

Carnegie Mellon University

Johnykutty, Justin M.

Temple University

Kang, Stacy Y.

Temple University

Katsnelson, Jennifer

University of N. Carolina Chapel Hill

Killion, Connor Matthew

University of Virginia

Kim, Cristian Ariel

Cornell University

Korah, Merilyn

Temple University

Krug, Abigail Pauline

Temple University

Kvint, Joseph

Purdue University Northwest

Kurylec, Julia Sofia

Temple University

Landes, Brock Evan

Temple University

Laudenslager, Grace Elizabeth

Slippery Rock University

Laurenzi, James Robert

Temple University

Lawlor, Morgan Elizabeth

Temple University

Lechtzin, David Bibin

West Chester University

Lee, Jared

Lehigh University

Leiber, Jordan Phillip

Lafayette College

Levis, Alexandria Nicole

Millersville University

Machlof, Yasmine Danielle

Holy Family University

Mayer, Jamie Noel

Ursinus College

McErlean, Caitlin Mary

Drexel University

Moore, Shea Elyssia

Purdue University

Movsesian, Andrew George

Penn State University

Mulline, Brienne Marie

Louisiana State University

Nechiporenko, Anna Brook

Temple University

Nguyen, Benjamin Quoc-Khoa Van

University of Pittsburgh

O’Malley, Kayla Marie

Ursinus College

Parisse, Michael Christopher

Kutztown University

Plotnik, Rachel

Brandeis University

Ralph, James Francis

Drexel University

Roche, Julia

Holy Family University

Rosario, Francisco William

East Stroudsburg University

Rowland, Samantha Nicole

Gwynedd Mercy University

Salamone, Lindsey

Temple University

Scoll, Rebecca Allison

Towson University

Seefried, Mary Margaret

Temple University

Selamaj, Elisa

Drexel University

Shaju, Shelisa

Drexel University

Sharpan, Oleksandra Alexandrova

Temple University

Shchurin, Anastasia

Temple University

Shevelev, Daniel M.

University of California, Berkeley

Shub, Frederick Ethan

Temple University

Sibick, Carley Marie

Temple University

Sorkin, Jack Bailey

Penn State University

Stein, Avery Michael

Full Sail University

Swerdlow, Laura S.

Drexel University

Teperov, Josh Ariel

Temple University

Tran, Sophia

Temple University

Uchenik, Alexandra Rebecca

Duquesne University

Vadodaria, Prem Senith

University of Pittsburgh

Vasserman, David

Colorado School of Mines

Volchonok, Elina Rebecca

Northeastern University

Watanabe, Michael

Georgia Institute of Technology

Yi, Eliana H.

Temple University

Yoon, Amy Sohee

University of Pittsburgh

Zach, Amit

Temple University

Zach, Yuval

Temple University