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TheUltraVioletFeature: Meet motivated Marlborough seniors

Quote of the Monthfrom Blast from the Marlborough Past:

“It was Marlborough that taught me to work under

pressure, organize my time, and devote myself

to my goals.”-Suzanne Goin ’84, co-owner of restaurants Lucques and AOC.

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CommunityAssociate Director of Communications Urmi Kar has the difficult job of keeping Marlborough in a positive light despite probing reporters and harsh media. From dealing with the Jewish Journal controversy to the L.A. Times coverage of increasing tuition, Kar is our resident “spin doctor.”see COMMUNICATION, page 5

NewsMarlborough has taken on one of its most ambitious community service projects yet - building a school in Zambia. Dance Ensemble’s “Rockin’ in Rhythm” show will serve as the main fund-raiser.see ZAMBIA, page 3

Entertainment & the Arts“Ruthless,” Drama Ensemble’s musical comedy, kept audiences laughing as it pitted daughter against mother in a battle over rising stardom. Junior Emily ’07 worked her comedic talents as young Tina Denmark.see RUTHLESS, page 13

SportsAs college accepances begin to roll in, recruited student-athletes must decide where they will play their sports in the fall. Some will have to wait until April to know all their options.see RECRUITS, page 9

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As a young girl growing up in war-torn Iraq under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, Zainab Salbi witnessed the displacement, poverty, and abuse that plagues women during times of war. Now 29 years old and living in Washington, D.C., Salbi is the President and CEO of Women for Women International, an organization devoted to bringing aid and hope to women in countries devastated by war and genocide.

BY ZOE ’06THE ULTRAVIOLET

Women damaged by war: Zainab Salbi In a Feb. 21 All-School Assembly, Salbi recalled the stories of women from countries such as Afghanistan and Rwanda in an attempt to put faces on the victims of war who don’t often make the headlines of nightly news. “We need to understand what war is beyond the front lines. We need to talk about the backlying stories, the women who keep their families together during war,” Salbi said with a passionate delivery. Salbi described Nadia, an eleven-year-old girl from Afghanistan, who was left

homeless after a missile landed on her house, partially paralyzing her father and sending him into mental illness. Despite these seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Nadia see SALBI, page 2

“I believe in many ways war is like a flashlight – it shows us the worst of humanity, the millions of refugees, the millions of people killed every year, but it also shows us the best of humanity, the stories

of courage.”

was able to put herself through school on her own and learn English in only two years. We talk about these

see page 7Abi ‘06 towers over opponents as she jumps for a shot.

Tuition tops $25K

Soaring AboveDiversity retreat snubbedBY NIKI ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

Myspace.com fuels parent fear and community controversy BY SHERI ’08

THE ULTRAVIOLETBY JULES ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET What can $25,250 buy

you? A Mustang GT hardtop. A semester at Harvard including room, board, tuition, and books. One year’s rent for a SoHo studio apartment. Five luxury cruises to Mexico for a family of four. Six years of membership dues at an exclusive Los Angeles country-club. And one year at Marlborough beginning next fall.

In late February the Marlborough Board of T r u s t e e s announced its decision to raise tuition from this year’s $23,750 to $25,250 for next year. Though this six percent increase in tuition is a typical annual hike, crossing the $25,000 mark won Marlborough front-page press in the Los Angeles Times, as the article noted that “elite” independent secondary schools are beginning to reach Ivy League prices. And while crossing this tuition benchmark does seem staggering, many parents and administrators feel that based on the continued high number of applications to Marlborough, the school remains a dream worth the sacrifice: a college preparatory education based on intimate classroom settings, a wide range of courses from arts to APs, and opportunities for one-on-one instruction. Members of the Board of Trustees and Head of School

Barbara Wagner emphasized that the primary reason for the annual tuition increases is retaining the best faculty through raising salaries.

“The Board takes into account all the expenses and costs to operate Marlborough on an annual basis,” said Board member Kathy Smith. “The expenses include everyday, practical items, like keeping lights on and school maintenance. However, faculty salaries are our largest budget

expense. In order to stay c o m p e t i t i v e with the leading private schools, we feel that we need to offer c o m p e t i t i v e salaries and we do.” She added, “There is competition

to keep the best teachers and to hire the best new teachers.”

In the school’s most recent annual report (2004-2005), faculty salaries accounted for 73% of the school’s expenditures. According to Gretchen Milligan, head of the Board of Trustees, increasing faculty compensation through higher salaries is a major part of the Board’s strategic planning process, which also includes forecasting insurance, water and power costs, all beyond the school’s control. All these costs, Milligan said, are required to provide a “superior college preparatory education.”

Wagner said that along

26% Cal household income up from $53,807 to $67,814

216% SoCal home price up from $152,000 to $480,000

93% tuition up from $13,100 to $ 25,250

Rising Costcomparing the last ten years

Jeanette Woo Chitjian, head of the Marlborough Diversity Committee, and Lauren ’07 invited 300 students to participate in “Face It!” The planned Upper School diversity retreat promised to change students’ outlooks on race relations by confronting the unconscious bigotry, prejudice and racism in our society today. Five students signed up. Despite fliers placed around campus, numerous announcements made by the faculty and student coordinators of the retreat, as well as personal invitations sent by mail, the retreat was canceled after failing to attract the required minimum of forty students. “It’s sad because this subject is something every girl at Marlborough cares about and it affects them daily,” said Lauren. Scheduled to take place on the evening of Friday, March 3 – the official third quarter grading day – the retreat would have included spending the night at Marlborough, an idea which deterred many potential attendees. “After spending the whole week here, I really didn’t want to spend even more time, especially

Marlborough should require a health class solely on internet safety. Myspace takes too much time away from homework - why isn’t the school doing anything about it? If you make your own Myspace account, you can monitor your daughter’s, and your daughter’s friends’ accounts.

Parents peppered a panel of Marlborough administrators with those kinds of questions and suggestions about Myspace.com at a Parents’ Association meeting held in the East Salvatori Library on Feb. 15. The meeting was called to discuss student usage of Myspace.com, an internet site that primarily allows for networking,

posting pictures, and posting comments. Those present at the meeting included Upper School Director Laura Hotchkiss, Middle School Director Robert Bryan, Director of the Computers and Technology Department Ida Dahan, and School Counselor Emily Vaughn, see MYSPACE, page 10

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BY LILY ’06THE ULTRAVIOLET

Unidentified man found dead on Arden

On Thursday, March 9, seven Marlborough students competed in the Speech and Debate Congress state qualifiers at Notre Dame Academy.

Four will go on to state competition: Natalie ’07 received first in her house; Morgan ’07 received third in her house;

“Strong women lead to strong nations,” Zainab Salbi said, in a poised but energetic tone. “Women need to be powerful, educated, and economically independent; it is in the best interest of everyone,” she said. With such words of strength coming from a woman who, at the young age of 23, began her own organization, which has come to be a leading war-refugee resource, many students couldn’t help but feel inspired. “It’s inspiring to hear her speak because of where she’s come from and what she’s done with her life; she’s started this really prominent organization. It makes you think, if she can make it, you can make a difference too,” said Aviva ’07. Lichtman is a co-founder of WEL (Woman’s Education and Liberation), a student-run club on campus that devotes its time to helping in issues that pertain only to women. Salbi’s non-profit organization, Women for Women International, is also a program created only in the interest of women. When speaking to the students, she used the theme of “change” as a way to explain the ways her

The seventh grade’s fourth annual Math-A-Thon raised $10,144 for St. Jude’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, a world-renowned hospital helping children fight cancer. In the program, which ran from Feb. 2 through Valentine’s Day, students either receive a computer CD loaded with math games and puzzles that they have to complete, or they receive a Math-A-Thon fun book which requires them to complete the puzzles and games by hand. Students obtain sponsorships from parents and friends and receive a donation of money for each

On March 10-13, the 54th annual California Model United Nations conference took place at UC Berkeley. M a r l b o r o u g h represented the country of Canada, which was, according to faculty advisor Nicholas Aieta, “our most important country yet to represent, in terms of international standing.” The group traveled north with 22 delegates representing 11 different committees, and four

problem completed. There are 250 problems, and while it is not required for students to complete all of them, most do. “The students were really eager to do it this year,” said Jennifer Uribe, math teacher and head of the Math-A-Thon. “They’re really project-oriented, so they were very jazzed.” “It was nice to know that you were raising money for a good cause – to help kids your age live a normal life,” Kyle ’11 said. In four years, the Math-A-Thon has raised over $53,000 to research children’s diseases.

- Evan ’08

Math-A-Thon Raises $10,000 for St. Jude’s

Speech and Debate sends six to state finals

Amanda ’09 got fourth; and Erika ’08 was third alternate. Zuleikha ’07 made it to Finals, and Lily ’07 and Avery ’07 also competed. On Saturday, March 11, Joanna ’07 and Grace ’07 partcipated in Parliamentary Debate qualifiers for state. They received first place.

- Kimberly ’07

women as victims, Salbi said, but not of not their hopes and dreams. Founded in 1993 when Salbi was only 23, Women for Women International helps refugees like Nadia who are left stranded in the aftermath of war. What began out of her in-law’s basement with a shoestring budget of only $2,000 has grown into an international organization with five country offices and a network of 35,000 women from Croatia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Colombia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Women for Women assists women from conflict and post-conflict countries in making the transition from victim of war to survivor of war. Offering both direct financial aid and job skills training, the organization also aims to empower women to become active participants in the reconstruction and leadership of their communities. It is in everyone’s interest for women to be powerful, educated, and economically independent, said Salbi in her speech. Upper School English teacher Laura Rochette said she was inspired by Salbi’s activism, and

the courage and ambition required to take a significant problem in the world and be confident that small gestures can make a difference. “She turned the personal into the political,” said Rochette. “She spoke with passion, knowledge, and experience.” Students were particularly inspired by Salbi’s suggestion to sponsor a woman in her organization, a simple activity that includes a monthly contribution of twenty-seven dollars and a letter exchange. “We don’t realize how lucky we are, living where we do,” said Teal ’06. “But this activity is something everyone at Marlborough could do, it is so simple.” Salbi, who is the sponsor of a women from Rwanda, described the exchange as a “humbling experience.” “She’s also helping me,” said Salbi. “She calls my twenty-seven dollars a month a sacrifice, but for her it is the one thing that is changing her life.” She added, “I believe in many ways war is like a flashlight – it shows us the worst of humanity, the millions of refugees, the millions of people killed every year, but it also shows us the best of humanity, the stories of courage.”

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committee groups won awards. Harriet ’09 and her partner Julianne ’09 received a commendation while Ilana ’07 and partner Anna ’07 received a commendation as well. Two research awards were also accepted, one by Asha ’08 and partner Abby ’08 and one by Amanda ’08 and partner Sarah ’09. Along with Aieta, Helen Mendoza and Laurie Brown chaperoned the trip, which Aieta summed up as an “excellent bonding experience.”

- Olivia ’06

Model United Nations travels to Berkeley

Girls working to make an impact and a differenceBY ASHLEY ’06THE ULTRAVIOLET

Multiple police cars and a coroner’s truck lined Arden on Jan. 26, forcing Marlborough students and faculty to find alternate shortcuts to school. Arden, between First and Beverly, had been blocked off, and according to local police, an incident outside of a neighborhood house was under investigation. As it turned out, extra security was not needed due to a threat. The extra foot patrol was in place just to make everyone in campus feel comfortable because many were fazed by a “police line do not cross” sign within three blocks of school. Patricia Escalante, head of Marlborough security, checked in with the Los Angeles Police Department multiple times. “They said they were investigating a possible homicide, but that school should resume as planned. We were in no sort of danger,” she said. According to the police and a local official on the board of neighborhood safety, what occurred that day was not a homicide but a suicide. The report states that an unidentified man approached a house on Arden in the early hours of the morning and hung himself on the tree outside. He had nothing in his pockets but five dollars. There was no identification of any sort, and police have concluded that he was a homeless man with no relation at all to the house he chose. Before the real story hit the student body, rumors were spreading around campus like wildfire. The day carried on with extra foot patrol as well as a heightened vigilance, but no extreme precautionary measures

were taken. Director of the Upper School, Laura Hotchkiss had no more insight into the situation than any of the other faculty members, but none of the adults on campus seemed to be alarmed. Students, on the other hand, remained captured by the local drama and speculated with all sorts of conclusions. Morgan ’06 recalls hearing everything from a man was performing a stunt from a tree, to a lynching had occurred, to a violent abduction resulting in a hanging had occurred. Everyone was talking about the possibility of shutting down the school due to danger lurking nearby, but as it turned out there was no real threat to school that day.

None of the adults on campus seemed to be alarmed.

upbringing and experiences have molded her outlook on life. Salbi spoke of changing peoples’ perception of war, of creating change, and of the change she has already helped create through Women for Women International. One new but prominent group on Marlborough campus this year is Girls for Girls, a student-run organization which was actually created using Women for Women International as their model. President Isabel ’08 researched Salbi’s organization and decided to start a club at Marlborough that would help young girls in Africa struggling with many of the same issues as the women participating in Salbi’s program. Isabel is one who thought Salbi’s speech touched on exactly the right points. “What’s most interesting to me is how she came to form this organization; from living with Saddam Hussein to now helping women in war-torn Iraq,” Isabel said. Since Salbi came to Marlborough, Isabel has been in direct communication with others involved in Women for Women International. “I think [her coming] has really helped” Isabel said. Girls for Girls meets Mondays during lunch in advisor Martha Schuur’s room.

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Archivist taps student leaders Peter Chinnici has begun recruiting the Vice Presidents of each class to be “historical memories of Marlborough.” They will add the role of Class Historian to their responsibilities. They will keep a journal of the classes’ activities throughout the year. Then, they will pass it on to their successors at the end of the year. Chinnici said this project is trying to “capture the history as it is occurring from the students’ perspectives.” (“Archivist helps Marlborough find future by uncovering past,” Feb. 9, 2006)

- Kimberly ’07

Ten named scholastic finalists

Eight Marlborough seniors were recognized as National Merit finalists. Two more were recognized as National Achievement Finalists. The National Merit finalists are Kat, Dyanne, Jennifer K., Katherine L., Evangeline, Elizabeth M., Jennifer P., and Kimberley. The National Achievement finalists are Chelsea and Andrea T. To be a National Merit Finalist, a student must score a 217 or higher on their junior year PSAT, as well as have an outstanding high school record, receive recommendations from their school principal, submit SAT scores, and write a self-descriptive essay. (“PSAT scores improve modestly,” Feb. 9, 2006) - Jules ’07

Monica De Priest returns

College Counselor Monica Ward DePriest did not return on her scheduled date of March 1. Rather, she arrived back at Marlborough on March 13. Ward-DePriest’s absence was due to the birth of her first daughter, Kallie Ward-DePriest, and her later return is due to an extended maternity leave. Kim Renfrew, the proxy counselor in DePriest’s absence, has “absolutely enjoyed working at Marlborough because the girls are respectful and...altogether marvelous,” she said. Upon DePriest’s arrival back at Marlborough, Renfrew will “start the final preparations for the twelve college tours I am doing with many L.A. juniors during the spring and summer months,” she said. (“Interm counselor arrives,” Feb. 9, 2006)

- Thea ’07

Readership of the top 50 U.S. newspapers was down 4% from September 2004 to 2005. The L.A. Times had fallen 9.3%.BBC News

The fourth World Water Forum began March 20 in Mexico City, Mexico. Many of the city’s inhabitants only have access to drinking water for one hour each week.BBC News

After forty years, another part of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been found. It is a fragment from Leviticus, one of the Biblical books

describing Jewish law. National Geographic

Afghan women are stepping into the driver’s seat as the

Taleban’s rules against them are lifted.

BBC News

Five North Koreans were found in a fishing boat off the

waters of South Korea. They have expressed a request to

defect to South Korea. About 1,000 North Koreans defect

each year.BBC News

On Feb. 27 at All-School Assembly, Chellie Kew, founder of the Q Fund, announced Marlborough’s newest fund-raising plan to build a high school in Zambia. With this year’s “Rockin’ in Rhythm” dance concert as the main fund-raiser, Laurie Brown, Director of Internships and Community Service, hopes that members of the Marlborough community will raise $20,000. Kew, who founded the Q Fund in 2000 and published “African Journal: A Child’s Continent,” spoke in Caswell Hall about her experiences with the African people and more specifically the Chimoza Community School, a project led by the Q Fund, which now provides an elementary school education to 500 orphans. Kew sees her work for the children of Africa as human decency rather than charity. “It’s not charitable to go and help a child; it has nothing to do with charity. It has to do with being a human being and caring about other human beings, which was the culture of Africa - caring about other human beings,” she said after the assembly. Kew acknowledges the damage AIDS has done to this aspect of African culture. Families are often unable to provide for the orphans, let alone their own families. “The AIDS pandemic has changed the structure of the basic African way of life, which is your community and your family; it’s all you have,” Kew said. Education, Kew believes, is a way of restoring African communities. “Education is the only way to turn the tide on what is happening in Africa, bringing people back into communities.

Education so that they can be that which they were born to be. It’s the difference between life and death - education in schools.” The concept of a world providing equal education to all is something Kew desires in the long run. “When we are at that level [of equal education], we will be a united world; we won’t be divided,” she said. Kew’s discussion of the Q Fund’s goals and accomplishments, including the Chimoza Community School in Zambia, was inspiring to certain members of the audience. Students who were particularly moved by the presentation included Brittany ’08, who approached Kew after the meeting.Remembering how Marlborough pulled together earlier this year to raise money for physical education instructor Flavio Ribeiro and cancer research, Brittany believes Marlborough can also pull together for this cause. “We have the potential as a school community to make a difference for these kids,” Brittany said. And the Marlborough dance department felt the same way. Last year, the dance concert “Rockin’ in Rhythm “raised approximately $5,000 for breast cancer research; this year Brown asked them to raise money for the Q Fund. Brown and the dance department hope to raise even more money this year. “The philosophy of Dance Ensemble is to extend joy through the art of dance,” said dance instructor Deon Shaver, who leads the Dance Ensemble. Shaver added that dancing for a cause makes more use of the Ensemble’s talents and efforts. The concert, which will be held April 27 at 3 p.m. and April 28 at 7 p.m., will charge

$8 for students, $10 for adults, and $15 for a seat in the cheer section. T-shirts will cost $10. There will also be a bake-sale at intermission and after the show. Dancers from Academy 331, who make up “Company 331,” will participate in the show along with Marlborough’s dance ensemble. The dancers from Academy 331 have donated their costumes and their time for rehearsals and the actual performance. “Company 331” and the Marlborough Dance Ensemble will likely each perform about ten to eleven dances, Shaver said. Dances from the Marlborough Dance Ensemble will include numbers from Evening of Dance as well as some newly choreographed dances. “The girls are very busy right now in the creative mode,” Shaver said. Kew said she is going to to high school students for help in the Q Fund’s cause because she has faith in the younger generation. “Many adults in this country are just trying to pay the bills and we’re bombarded with things that are happening all over the world - so are you, but you

have energy, you have intelligence, you have the heart,” Kew said. Actions speak louder than words, and Kew’s actions have reflected her faith in the younger generation. Although Marlborough is the first to attempt to finance such a large percentage of the school, the Q Fund has sought financial assistance from various schools and colleges such as the University of Santa Barbara, California. Kew has also spoken at the National Coalition of Girls Schools. The Q Fund has already found a location for the high school in Zambia; it will be within a few miles of the organic banana farm that provides food for the school. Typically, the Q Fund begins the construction after accumulating $20,000, which goes toward building materials like concrete and nails. They also provide a school with electricity, which racks up the cost. All the money donated to the Q Fund will go towards the construction of the high school. For those wondering about Kew’s motivation, the response is simple.“Africa has my heart,” Kew said.

Marlborough unites to build a school in ZambiaBY KATIE ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

WIDE EYED FOR LEARNING: Angel is one of the children who has benefited from Kew’s humanitarian work with the Q Fund.

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overnight” said Alison ’07. Other students, like Jane ’06 and Leanne ’08 said they would have attended the retreat had they not already made plans for the three-day weekend. “I was out of town, but as a member of minority, we do get looked down upon and it sounded like a good way for people to directly confront these issues,” Leanne said. “I also think a lot of people might have been scared to be in a position where they were blamed for their thoughts.” Lauren brought the idea of “Face It!” to Woo Chitjian, Director of Admissions, early in the school year after participating in an exercise tackling stereotypes at her summer camp, Camp JCA Shalom. Wanting to share her life-changing experience with the rest of the school, Lauren and Woo Chitjian worked side-by-side with the organization Encompass, which facilitates diversity retreats for schools like Marlborough.

“An attitude of openness is critical to the success of a retreat addressing issues that continue to divide our communities. I feel Marlborough

students can engage in dialogue that moves us into action,” wrote Lecia Brooks of Encompass in an e-mail regarding the importance of Marlborough students’ participation in the program. The retreat organizers had planned to focus their discussion and role-playing groups around racial differences. “Basically, this experience gives you an entirely new outlook on race relations. Through this program, you live it, and it makes you more aware,” Lauren said. “Any AACE, EAST, Alliance Assembly rolled into one.” Although many people consider themselves to be open-minded as well as sensitive to other’s daily problems, Lauren added that the program teaches people to be careful how they think, to pause and reassess the impact one’s words could have on another. Due to students’ limited interest in the retreat, the student and faculty organizers are in the process of planning a similar overnight retreat, projected to take place in September of the 2006-2007 school year.

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Community service updateBY LILY ’06THE ULTRAVIOLET

BY LORRAINE ’08THE ULTRAVIOLET

In the beginning of March, Marlborough decided to take on its biggest project yet, building a school in Zambia. Grade levels and clubs will be holding events throughout the next couple months to raise funds for the construction of this high school in Africa.

As for the routine community service, the school has been collecting peanut butter and ‘Ready to Eat Snacks’ for the food of the month. Hope Net also has requested any non-perishable food to pass out on the Saturday morning food distributions.

Students from 11th and 12th grade travelled to 10th Street School to visit with elementary students in the Para Los Ninos afterschool program. Marlborough students arrived with boxes of books to donate to the children. Students from the 10th Street School and the girls from Marlborough School then sat down to make bookmarks. Children then took their newly created bookmarks and selected two books from the stacks of many to take home and keep. It was a fullfilling and fun afternoon for both Marlborough and 10th Street students alike.

On March 4 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., students from all over Los Angeles County gathered at Windward School for a conference held by the Community Service Association. There were discussions from groups like Peer to Peer Counseling, Drug Awareness, and PEPLA. Following the conference everyone headed to

the Knitting Factory by 4:30 to hear amazing music and political speakers. Organized by students working with One Global Tribe, all proceeds from the evening were donated to Rochelle Rehabilitation Center for children in Uganda.

The Junior Service League visited first graders at Vine Street School on Tuesday, March 7, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to play with the kids and have a brief story time.

The following day, Wednesday, March 8, students travelled to Alexandria Convalescent Home to shine some light on the residents living there.

During break and lunch on Friday, March 10, Marlborough students came to the library during break and lunch to make St. Patrick’s Day cards for the kids at Children’s Hospital.

Many students, parents, teachers, and local residents came out to support fellow Angelenos who participated in the 21st annual Los Angeles Marathon and Bikeathon. Representing the Marlborough Community, biology teacher Dr. Jeff Morse and student Lily ’06 participated in the Acura Bike Tour. There was a music station and refreshments right outside the school to encourage participants to keep going.

Concluding the month, on March 21, students used their lunch periods to prepare bag lunches for the homeless teens in Hollywood of Covenant House.

March Class NewsBY JULES ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

Marlborough’s Next Top Model

Campus Roundup

Class of ’11The seventh grade experienced the good and bad heading into spring break. The eighth grade provided them with a tea party, but Katie Ward and Head Librarian Dr. Zorana Ercegovac teamed up to make them write a history report without the aid of google.com. They still did an outstanding job with the Math-A-Thon, raising over $10,000 for cancer research.

Class of ’10The eighth grade participated in the Jump Rope For Heart Fund-raiser in mid-February. Because the eighth graders are still young and cute, they have received an exorbitant number of treats lately - bagels and juice at the beginning of February and cupcakes on Valentine’s Day. The eighth graders also provided a mini-tea party for seventh graders and chocolates for seniors. The junior class received nothing.

Class of ’09The ninth grade is currently planning a lunch from Tito’s Tacos and

Class of ’08The sopomore class was completely consumed with their banner presentation, which was a sensation following in the footsteps of past classes.

Class of ’07The juniors just got class polo shirts - navy with the class banner printed in pink. The juniors’ preoccupation with fashion continues as they fight it out over senior sweater options. They are also accessorizing with class rings, which can be ordered from Herff Jones. Contact Alison Moser for information.

Class of ’06The seniors are being fitted for their pageant/graduation dresses and are providing the school with much- appreciated class pride. Nothing makes an assembly memorable quite like 80 girls screaming OOHHHHH SIIIIIIIXXXXX.

Urmi Kar meets the press A reporter for the Jewish Journal learns that controversy has arisen at Marlborough over Laura Rochette’s assembly about her trip to the Middle East, and she wants to know the details. Or a reporter for The Los Angeles Times wants to know about the school’s tuition increase. Who is there to answer the phone when the press calls? That’s where Urmi Kar, Associate Director of Communications, comes in. Kar, currently in her third year at Marlborough, deals with the press in those tough kinds of situations. The reporter for the Jewish Journal was “informed that there was an issue at Marlborough,” Kar said, and wanted some perspective on what was going on. Kar considers that a good thing. The call from the Jewish Journal “allowed us to communicate that we were doing the right thing,” Kar said. The number of press calls Kar receives each day differs, depending on whether something is a “newsworthy topic in a good way or bad way,” Kar said. Either way, Kar always responds to press calls. It’s “the kiss of death” if you don’t respond, Kar said. “It’s part of school relations,” she said, because it reflects very badly on the school if you don’t respond. A good public relations person will listen to you and is “somebody who can get you the information quickly,” said Julie Fax, Education Editor for the Jewish Journal. Fax wrote about the issue regarding Rochette’s assembly. “My job is to make sure

that the school is always portrayed in a good light,” Kar said. But what she says to the press needs to be compelling and true. “As a journalist you always have to know that the public relations person will always have the best interests of the organization in mind,” Fax said. The technique of putting a positive perspective on an article is called “spinning.” Press relations people are often referred to as “spin doctors.” “I always assume that it’s [spinning] happening,” Fax said. When conducting an interview, Fax always goes in with a “healthy cynicism,” she said. Kar was previously Dean of Admissions at Whittier College before working at Marlborough. “Marlborough got me interested [in this job],” Kar said. “It’s a great place.” Through on-the-job training, Kar has created her own technique for dealing with the press. “I try to find out from the reporter what the hook of the story is. I let them tell me how I can help them,” Kar said. Often the press just sends feelers out, she said.

“I felt like I was able to get a full picture from [Kar],” Fax said. “She was really helpful and had a lot of the facts I needed about the school,” Fax said. But if an article seems like it would not portray Marlborough in a good light, Kar is not afraid to turn away the press. She just lets them know that the article is not a good fit for Marlborough, Kar said, and she tells them “thanks but no thanks.” So far, articles written about Marlborough have mostly been favorable, she said. Although Kar has been dealing with the press more than usual due to recent events, a typical day for Kar involves “a lot of writing,” she said. Dealing with the press is only one-fifth of her job. Among other responsibilities, Kar does the majority of writing for school publications like Marlborough Today and the annual report, and she helps update the news section of Marlborough’s web site. Kar also edits numerous publications such as Class Notes and the summer school catalog.

On March 7, 8, 9 and 19 auditions were held by Arts Council for Marlborough’s first ever fashion show. The show will be held at 7 p.m. on April 22 and will feature special guest Daniel Franco of Bravo’s Project Runway. A list of selected models has been posted on drama teacher Anne Scarbrough’s door.

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otherwise resting from the grueling experience of wowing the school with their colors and song presentation. It is one that will be remembered.

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College Tour begins

April Fools Day

Students Return from Sping Break

Alumnae Day!

Course planning begins for 7th-10th grade

Easter holiday

Good Friday

Student elections begin

Parents Association meeting

Unsung Heroine Award ceremony

Senior Parents Graduation meeting

Honors Research poster presentation

Rockin’ in Rhythm performance at 3 pm and 7 pm

Rockin’ in Rhythm performance at 3pm and 7 pm

Celebrity Birthday of the

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Poet Laureate Tea

A blast from Marlborough past: Suzanne Goin, “The L.A. Chef ”

BY THEA ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

Varsity Swimming Vs. Notre Dame at 3:15

IEL #4 Equestrian Show

JV/Varsity Track- Mt. SAC Relays

Varsity Softball vs. Buckley at 3:30

Senior Shorts Performance Varsity Swimming

Vs. Marymount

Spring Choral Concert

COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL!

my time, and devote myself to my goals,” Goin said. A slew of fabulous jobs soon followed Goin after her graduation from Brown, including a job at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Arpege in France, Olives in Boston, and upon arriving back in L.A., the position of head chef at Campanile. …. And yet Goin still considers “the process of learning and spending her high-school years at Marlborough” some of her favorite memories. In 1998, Goin finally

Suzanne Goin, Marlborough class of 1984, is the owner of two hip L.A. restaurants and the author of a cookbook, which was released in November of 2005. Actually, according to Bon Appetit magazine, her restaurants - Lucques and AOC - aren’t just hip, they’re “new Hollywood stars.” And according to Kate Kradner of Food & Wine magazine, Goin is “one of the most talented young chefs in the country.” But does it surprise you, considering she is a Marlborough alum?!?! Former student body president and member of both the tennis and badminton teams, Goin actually began to cultivate her dream of one day owning a restaurant while she was at Marlborough. As a senior, Goin managed to secure an internship in the pastry kitchen of Ma Maison. And upon graduation, she attended Brown University (where she graduated with honors in history) and further advanced her culinary goal. For, during her junior year abroad at the London School of Economics, Goin worked at La Mazarin, and then returned to L.A. to take on the coveted summer job of any acclaimed chef - a stint at L’Orangerie. And, “it was Marlborough that taught me to work under pressure, organize

achieved what she calls her dream. She opened her first restaurant, Lucques, which was named after a variety of French olive, in West Hollywood. Soon after, Gourmet magazine named Lucques one of the top six restaurants in Los Angeles. S. Irene Virbila, a Los Angeles Times food critic echoed Gourmet when she said, “Lucques is always a restaurant I can count on.” In 2002, Goin and her business partner opened their second restaurant, AOC., which was named after the French system of maintaining the quality of wines and cheeses. And, like Lucques, AOC. received phenomenal reviews by both the ‘culinary aristocracy’ and the general public. Although Goin was nominated for a prestigious James Beard culinary award in 2003, is consistently hailed as one of the best chefs around, and has the difficult and demanding responsibilities that come with owning multiple restaurants, she hasn’t let the fame wash away the “values that Marlborough taught me,” Goin said. Because, Goin added, at the end of the day “I too still have to deal with the mundane issues of running restaurants, like dealing with broken water heaters, disagreements between the staff…drunken dishwashers…” Needless to say, Suzanne Goin is a five star Marlborough violet.

The 7th grade’s 19th and early 20th century Reformers Scrapbook Research Project was on display in the Marlborough library from Feb. 23 to Mar. 8. It was a new project this year and, judging by the impressive scrapbooks that the girls put together, it was a success.

There was, however, one catch for the students: they were not allowed to use Google or any search engine to find information.

“Google is a crutch,” said history teacher Katie Ward, who organized the project with Dr. Zorana Ercegovac, the head librarian. “In a lot of cases there are more direct places to get information. The girls had to learn how to use Library of Congress and historical databases.”

According to Ward, the 7th grade history curriculum lacked a comprehensive research

Google-free zoneBY KIMBERLY ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

project, and the girls needed to learn research skills. So she and Ercegovac created the month-long project. The girls had to research the reformer they were assigned and put together a scrapbook containing, among other things, a speech they wrote as if they were the reformer, a political cartoon depicting something the reformer was associated with, and a primary source document about or by their reformer.

Random ActsOn Valentine’s Day the eighth graders served the seventh graders

lunch as part of their “Random Acts of Kindness.”

“ ... one of the most talented young chefs in the country. ”

- Food and Wine magazine on Suzanne Goin ’84

NO GOOGLE-ING: 7th grader Mackenzie Postel shows Katie Ward her report on Horace Mann.

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Varsity soccer makes history as co-Sunshine League champions

On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, the varsity soccer team became co-Sunshine League Champions with Marymount High School for the first time in Marlborough history after a tie game of two to two. The varsity soccer team, consisting of freshmen to senior players, played an incredible game against the Marymount Sailors. The Mustangs, coached by Athletic Director David Collicutt, Lloyd Kinnear, and Ben Linder, completed its season with fifteen wins, two losses, and four ties, and it was undefeated in the league. The team was ranked number five in the CIF-SS ranking. “There was one simple fact about our team this year, it was very talented,” Collicutt said about this year’s varsity soccer team. “No magic tricks, we worked very hard and had an extremely talented group of girls,” he said. The game was called one of the “biggest soccer games in seven years.”

BY EVAN ’08THE ULTRAVIOLET

VARSITY SOCCER: Christina ’07 positions herself to kick the ball towards Marymount’s goal.

Marlborough then took its co-championship title into the CIF champions Southern Section at Brentwood School and played against the reigning team, Cerritos Valley Christian. “It was such an intense game,” said left midfielder Dominique V. ’08. “It was a three

hour game. It was such a struggle, and it just proves that this team has a lot of heart,” Dominique said. CIF-SS regulates the soccer games to be eighty minutes long with two ten minute overtime periods if necessary. At the end of the game, with a tie of two to two, the

game went into a double overtime period, adding on another twenty minutes. Cerritos Valley Christian put up an impressive fight, and when the game was still not resolved after the 120 minutes of field time, both teams went into penalty shots.

Six penalty shots are allowed; three of which were made by freshman Monica and sophomores Ari and Dominique, followed by three goals by Cerritos. The next shot, taken by sophomore Liz, sent the Mustangs into a four to three lead, which sealed the victory for the Mustangs even after junior Lauren missed her goal. The Mustangs ended up winning in an impressive three-hour game. The next game, played against Victory Valley High School, was a sad loss for the Marlborough Mustangs. After displaying an impressive amount of team spirit, the Mustangs lost by one on a last-minute goal. The end result was two to three. Freshman and goalkeeper Talia suffered a significant injury in the game. An opponent got to her leg when clearing the ball, Collicutt reported. You can now find Talia rolling around school in a wheelchair, cast present. Even though the season is over for the Mustangs, the team looks back on their triumphs proudly.

Varsity Basketball wins fourth straight CIF-SS championshipBY LORRAINE ’08THE ULTRAVIOLET In front of a sea of purple in the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Dominique C. ’08 banked in a three-pointer with 1:50 left on the clock in the game, putting Marlborough ahead 58-56 over Oaks Christian after the team trailed much of the second half. The game ended with a final score of 63 points for Marlborough and 58 points for Oaks Christian. This was the Mustangs’ fourth consecutive year as CIF-Southern Section champions. “I was really excited that we came back,” said Stephanie ’09. Winning the CIF-SS Championship gave the Mustangs home-field advantage for the first two games of the state regionals. The first round, played against Corcoran High School, ended with Marlborough winning 63-51. I n d i v i d u a l accomplishments included 18 rebounds and three blocks for Abi ’06, 20 points and 10 rebounds for Nikki ’08, and 16 points and 16 rebounds for Brittany ’07. Unfortunately the team then had a tough game against La Jolla Country Day, losing 67-59. If the team had been victorious it would have advanced to the Southern Regional Final where it has competed twice before. “It hurts because we had worked so hard. It was our team goal to go to state,” said Ashley ’09.

VARSITY BASKETBALL: Nikki ’08, in the midst of a lay-up, scored 17 points at the CIF-SS championship

The showdown between Marlborough and La Jolla Country Day was the last game for senior and team captain, Abi, who scored 17 points and had 18 rebounds in that game. So what will the team take from this experience? “Always, always, just play as a team,” Ashley said. The team still has the CIF-SS championship to look back on. During the first quarter of the CIF-SS Championship, Marlborough was 14 points ahead of Oaks Christian’s 7 points. But Oaks Christian caught up at the end of the first half. The score was Marlborough, 29 points, Oaks Christian, 25 points. “[During half time] Coach Jackson woke us all up,” said Nikki. “He [Coach Jackson] let us know that we were not champions until we won the game,” Corgel said. “He knocked some sense into us,” she said. Starters for the CIF-SS championship included Dominique, Stefanie ’09, Lindsay ’07, Abi , and Nikki. There were five new freshmen on the team, causing frayed nerves before stepping onto the court at the CIF-SS championships. “I basically didn’t want to mess up in front of all the people,” Stefanie said. “I had to prove that I belonged starting on the court,” Stefanie said. Ashley was also extremely nervous, but was

“humbled by the whole experience of making it to the CIF-SS championships,” she said. The freshmen had a big impact on the team because they are all multi-talented, Dominique said. They are the “base of the team,” she said.

Although the season ended disappointingly, “in the end the whole season made up for that loss [against La Jolla Country Day],” Ashley said. “I think next season we can only get better,” Dominique said.

Sally says ...

What is your favorite sport to attend as Sally? “Basketball! Everyone, the parents, teachers and students, are all very excited!”Does it get hot in the suit? “Oh, of course! You feel like you’re playing your own sport in there.” Is it hard to not talk in the suit? “Well, they let me talk now that some people know that it’s me. I say “Mus-tang! Mus-tang!” But nobody can really hear over the cheers and shouting.” What’s your favorite thing about Sally? “I feel excited to be able to be Sally the Mustang because I get to support the people who are playing. It’s a good experience to see how the teachers and the students are excited.” How many games have you gone to as Sally? “Three. I am ready as Sally anytime the school needs the spirit!”

- Ashley ’06

A quick Q&A with the rowdy genius behind the suit.

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Player (School)

Assists Assists/game

1. Melissa Burrola(Bell.-Jeff.)

72 3.0

2. Justine Tashiro (La Salle)

55 2.3

3. Jessica Seay Klatt(La Salle)

38 1.6

4. Elizabeth Hawthorne (Bell.-Jeff.)

36 1.5

5. Amanda Arcangel(Immaculate Heart)

29 1.8

6. Michelle Glienke (Marymount)

29 1.3

7. Natalie Matthias(Marymount)

29 1.2

8. Nikki ’08(Marlborough)

25 2.3

9. Jill Joaquin (Immaculate Heart)

24 1.4

10. Ellen Grasu(Marymount)

23 1.0

Player (School)

Steals Steals/game

1. Jessica Seay Klatt (La Salle)

67 2.8


65 2.7

3. Ellen Grasu(Marymount)

61 2.5

4. Amie Harris (Marymount)

54 2.3

5. Justine Tashiro(La Salle)

54 2.3

6. Melissa Burrola(Bell.-Jeff.)

50 2.1

7. Natalie Matthias(Marymount)

43 1.8

8. Joelle Hajj (Bell.-Jeff.)

38 1.7

9. Jasmine Jenkins(La Salle)

36 1.4

10. Lindsay ’07(Marlborough)

32 2.7

Player (School)

Blocks Blocks/game

1. Lauren De Lilly (Immaculate Heart)

66 3.9

2. Shelby McCray (La Salle)

36 1.8

3. Amie Harris(Marymount)

30 1.3


26 1.1

5. Laura Garcia (Bell.-Jeff.)

24 1.1

6. Ashleigh Diller (Bell.-Jeff.)

8 .3

7. Abi ’06 (Marlborough)

7 .6

8. Melanie Murdock (La Salle)

6 .9

9. Ellen Grasu (Marymount)

4 .2

10. Cassie Happock(Marymount)

4 .2

Final Sunshine League Basketball Leaders

Courtesy of www.maxpreps.com, as of March 16

Softball pairs Wilshire Girls Softball League and varsity softballPHOTOS BY MIMI ’07

SPECIAL TO THE ULTRAVIOLET

Marlborough’s varsity softball team hosted a clinic on Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The varsity girls, headed up by Coach Edward Ramirez, teamed up with the Wilshire Girls Softball League along with its coach, Thomas Speckter, to participate in

a day full of activities. After being broken up into majors and minors, the girls ran drills, played games and enjoyed themselves. Speckter said, “It gives the smaller girls role models to aspire to become softball players and our older girls learn skills to improve their game and everyone gets excited

about playing softball again this year.” Marlborough’s team felt the same way, and can’t wait for next year. - Stephanie ’06

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will be attending the University of Oklahoma next fall. Additional phone calls may not be made until the 1st of July following their junior year. “Junior year is really a time to research as many colleges and athletic teams as possible and decide what type of school and athletic program you wish to be a part of,” said Susan Lewandowski, Director of College Counseling. When making this decision, a student-athlete must choose which division they wish to compete in. Many Marlborough students tend to lean towards Division III schools because of the flexibility they have in participating on the team. But this does not exclude students who have chosen Division I schools like Abi and University of Pennsylvania- bound gymnast Samantha ’06. When attending a Division I school, athletes are expected to sign a contract and have a higher chance of receiving a scholarship. Athletes must also play on the team for a specified amount of time. When deciding to play for a Division III school, athletes are not awarded any scholarship money and can decide when they get to college whether they want to participate on the team or not. “Someone could go to a Division III school for athletics, such as Williams or Amherst, and decide their first day there that they do not want to play” said Kim Renfrew, interim-assistant director of College Counseling. Although some

student athletes have chosen their schools by the beginning of their senior year, many wait until April to choose along with the rest of the senior class. Each student athlete follows a different timeline in their own recruiting process. Jessica made a verbal agreement with Johns Hopkins University in the spring of her junior year. “It helped a lot for me to have finished the college process that much earlier. That way, I was able to choose a more manageable schedule in the classroom so that I could focus on soccer outside of the classroom,” she said. On the other hand, Abi signed a four year written contract with Oklahoma University in October of her senior year. Several students who intend to play a sport in college in the senior class are still waiting to hear from colleges in April. “From a school like Marlborough to have four kids who are seriously considering doing sports in college, that is a

terrific number,” Renfrew said. Erica ’06, though having been accepted for crew to Pennsylvania State University and University of Southern California, is still waiting to hear from other colleges who have shown interest. “Being recruited is like advertising yourself as not only a good athlete, but also a good student. The process is long and hard, and you have to constantly keep in touch with the coaches and visit them when you visit the colleges. But, it is kind of nice to know what your serious options are early in the year,” Samantha said. Last year, seven girls from the class of 2005 went to Division I schools to play a sport. So far this year, there are four athletes bound to a Division I school and two to a Division III school. The total number of students who will attend universities that will give them a spot on their athletic team will be known in April, but is projected by Collicutt to be ten.

A SOLID YEAR: The number of Mustangs who will be playing at the college level next year looks to remain high.

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1The number of times the varsity soccer team has been Sunshine League

champions

1.21The number of seconds

each member of the track team’s 4x400m

relay must take off the Marlborough record, in order to break the 4-

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Marlborough players who have made the CIF-SS Soccer All-Star Team, including goalkeeper Jessica ’06 this year.

4The number of years the varsity basketball team has won the CIF-SS title.

6 The current number of student-recruited

athletes bound to play college sports.

8The number of years Erin ’07 has been swimming.

BY STEPHANIE ’06THE ULTRAVIOLET

Erin ’07, a three-year veteran of the Marlborough Varsity swim team, loves her sport. At the age of 8, Erin was taking swim lessons at a local YMCA when her teacher convinced her to join the Y’s swim team. It’s been 8 years since then, and 16-year-old Erin is still going strong. “What I love about Marlborough’s swim team is that everybody is friends, and that we all are really supportive of each other,” Erin said. “Since we all get along so well, even tough practices are fun,” she said. The tough practices are even more prevalent this

year, with the team’s new coach, Peter Lambert. Following in the footsteps of Coach Tim Hughes and Coach Katherine Postma is a tough job but as Erin said, “The practices are hard, but they make

us a better team. He also has us swimming against non-league teams, like Harvard-Westlake and Mayfield, which encourages us to be better and strive harder,” she said. And Erin has learned more than just the sport during her time as a varsity and club swimmer. “Most kids with nothing to do after school just go home and hang out, but since I swim in the afternoons and I don’t get home until late, I have to manage my time well. I make sure that I’m in bed by a certain time because otherwise I know I won’t swim well the next day,” she said. Erin’s friends on the team respect her. Caryn ’06, a Marlborough swim team veteran, said, “Erin is really humble about what a good swimmer she is. She’s also really respectful and just gets

VETERAN: Erin ’07 is a three-year veteran of Marlborough’s Varsity swim team and has been swimming

for eight years.

her stuff done,” Bergquist said. Cristina Manzano ’07, another swim team veteran, agrees. “Erin is inspirational to swim with. Her good energy and enthusiasm makes me want to be a better swimmer,” Caryn said. Her life isn’t only about swimming though. She enjoys spending time with her friends, going out on the weekends and being social. Erin’s well-balanced lifestyle allows her to have fun, do her homework and still be an extremely valuable member of the Varsity swim team. Lastly, the question on everybody’s mind: does she want to pursue swimming in college? “I definitely want to swim in college, probably at a Division I school, but I’m waiting until I get a time I like until I pursue it further,” Erin said.

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Consuming Generation YMyspace’s alleged danger slams into Marlborough

as well as approximately thirty parents. Typical of parental fears spreading across the nation over the safety of Myspace.com and the potential threat of online predators, this was the second of two PA meetings regarding Myspace.com usage; the first occurred in January after several parents in the Parent’s Association complained that Myspace.com usage had become a grave concern and wanted to educate their fellow parents, said Hotchkiss. The school blocked access to the web site from all school computers in the spring of 2005. Previously, it had been against the Student Code of Conduct to use Myspace.com at school; however, students weren’t actually blocked. Earlier this year, a letter about Myspace.com usage was sent home to parents with the intent of informing and educating about the popular internet trend. In the letter sent to the Middle School parents, Bryan articulates the main problems that Marlborough administrators see with Myspace.com. The letter mentions the misrepresentation of age, sexually explicit messages or pictures, biographical information, and other potentially dangerous things that students post on their Myspace.com accounts. Bryan also references the concern for Marlborough’s reputation. “The Understanding indicates that this community is built on trust and mutual respect, that it values self-discipline, and that a student must remain mindful of the need to take responsibility for her actions,” he said. It is a violation of the Student Handbook of Expectations to state that a student attends Marlborough School on her Myspace.com account, Hotchkiss said. It not only reflects poorly on the school, but more importantly it is a safety issue, she said. Myspace.com has been in existence for over three years, and the Marlborough community felt it was time to become more proactive because of the heightened visibility of Myspace.com and its potential dangers, Vaughn said. The site is astoundingly popular; the Associated Press reports that Myspace.com has two and a half times more traffic than

Google.com. Myspace.com users have their own space on the web devoted to them. Users post pictures of themselves and their friends, as well as their interests, and sometimes schools. Users must post their age, and in order for their site to be accessible to the general public, they must be over 14 years old. Often younger teens and children lie about their age. Having a generally accessible site means users can make literally thousands of “friends,” who may leave messages or just visit the account site. Marlborough administrators have chosen to take action specifically against listing students’ affiliation to Marlborough on their Myspace.com accounts. “First and foremost

we’re hoping that everybody’s safe, secondly that parents are more aware and paying a bit more attention,” said Hotchkiss of the administration’s recent actions. The administrators are currently in the process of rewriting the Student Understanding. The new Understanding will be implemented for the 2006-2007 school year, and will include acceptable use of Myspace.com. Marlborough is not the first Los Angeles private school to take action against Myspace.com. Windward School took a similar approach; they sent a letter

home to parents. Kelsey ’07, a Windward junior, thinks that Windward’s reaction was going too far. The administration condoned an indirect approach to the problem, almost encouraging parents to go behind their kids’ backs to find their Myspace.com accounts, Kelsey said. Encouraging a breach of trust won’t accomplish anything, she said. Brentwood school has gone so far as to ban all students from using Myspace.com, at school and at home. Some Marlborough students, however, contest that Marlborough’s comparatively relaxed reaction to the Myspace.com craze has been too strong. “Parents, teachers, and adults always assume that every single girl in the school has a Myspace.com, every single girl posts naked pictures and sends them to 35-year-old guys who are still at community college, and inviting them over,” said Joanna ’07. “I’m not meeting any 35-year-old guys.” Megan ’07 said, Myspace.com has many good qualities and is not all that dangerous. Marlborough girls are smart, she said, and know when they’re in a bad situation. Megan recognizes the threat posed by putting personal information on the internet, but

maintains that she and other upper-schoolers aren’t in any danger. She believes that if there were anyone at risk, it would be a middle school student. Sophia ’07, agrees. “Seventh, eighth, ninth graders - they’re easy targets,” she said. Megan and Sophia, however, do not think that a class specifically related to internet safety would be useful. “A health class shouldn’t be about internet safety, if anything, it should be one lecture,” Neha ’07 said. “More than that would be redundant.” Although Megan and Sophia contest that they use Myspace.com safely,

internet users tend to be a little naïve, Hotchkiss said. Hotchkiss sees the main problem of Myspace.com usage as the effect it has on Marlborough student interactions. The worst-case scenario is that an internet predator will see that a student attends Marlborough, go to Marlboroughschool.org and in a matter of seconds, know the school’s location. However, Hotchkiss has dealt only with problems regarding Myspace.com bullying and gossip that directly affect the school community. Bryan and Hotchkiss have grappled with where to draw the line between students’ privacy when they are outside of school, and when the administration needs to intervene. The school only chooses to intervene when an out of school incident hinders the regular interactions at school. Hotchkiss cites a Livejournal.com-related incident from the 2003-2004 school year, when a middle-school student created a categorization of the students in the class of ’07. The Livejournal.com entry then sparked a series of comments from other students in the class, leading conflict amongst the students. Hotchkiss decided to step in to settle the conflict because the out-of-school activity had spilled onto

the Marlborough campus. While Megan recognizes the negative aspects of Myspace.com usage, she sees it as a mostly positive activity. Neha, who chooses not to engage in Myspace.com activities sees the potential threat, but doesn’t believe that everyone is at risk. “I could definitely see how it could be dangerous if you do stupid things like putting your full name and the school you go to. If you put provocative pictures on there, of course sexual predators are going to see. I think it could be dangerous, but if you use it smartly, then it isn’t a problem,” Neha said. Neha believes that teens use Myspace.com mostly to get attention. “I think our generation is obsessed with attention. People want to live vicariously through other people. People post pictures of themselves because they want others to leave comments like ‘you’re so hot or cute,’” she said. School Counselor Emily Vaughn doesn’t see it as a generation obsessed with attention, but rather as one that’s used to instant gratification. “As a human species, we try to figure out who we are in relation to other people. As teens, we’re particularly self-conscious about that,” Vaughn said. Vaughn, however, doesn’t think that Myspace.com usage is necessarily bad. Although the exaggeration and lack of face-to-face contact can cause worry, Vaughn sees some positive aspects of Myspace.com. “I think most of you [students] use it as either an online diary, a way to talk to each other, or to debrief about your day and I think in that respect, being able to talk things out is very healthy,” Vaughn said. Dr. Jonathan Salk, an associate professor at UCLA, sees positive and negative aspects of Myspace.com. “For some kids who have trouble socializing, things like Myspace.com and instant messaging can be a really good way for developing communication skill,” Salk said, “It’s an opportunity to explore, and adolescence is about trying on different ideas and different ways of being.” Salk also recognizes the bad side of Myspace.com. “Kids can be either overly sexual, overly aggressive, mean, or hurtful. They can get into kinds of relationships and interactions that can be unhealthy,” he said. r

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“Parents, teachers, and adults always assume that every single girl in the school has a Myspace, every single girl posts naked pictures and sends them to 35-year-old guys who are at community college, and inviting them over.”

- Joanna ’07

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TUITION, continuedwith other expenses such as increasing insurance, the Board does have to look at faculty salaries as a major factor. Marlborough is providing the highest possible compensation to keep the excellent staff which gives students the supreme advantage of outstanding teachers, broad programs, and inspirational speakers, she said. “The Board is planning ahead,” said Wagner. As a teacher, Jennifer Garrison, who serves as 10th grade Level Leader, said she can understand the Board’s argument since her salary benefits rely directly on tuition. “I don’t think that Marlborough’s rise in tuition was out of line with what’s happening with other local private schools,” said Garrison. “I know that to keep good teachers the school has to be able to pay them competitively. On the one hand, [the decision] doesn’t affect me because I don’t have to pay tuition, but then again it does – my salary and benefits rely on this money.” Although extremely pricey, Marlborough is not the only college preparatory school with

a staggering tuition. Nearby Crossroads School in Santa Monica has released next year’s tuition figure to be $25,100, and Brentwood, Harvard-Westlake, Archer, and Oakwood all have tuitions only slightly under the $25,000 mark. Aware of the increasing difficulty that the rise in tuition brings, the Board, along with Wagner, said it was not their intention to make Marlborough so expensive. “Our goal was not to be the most expensive school in Los Angeles,” said Milligan. “When budgeting, we look at our school’s needs, but we also take into consideration tuition trends at other schools.” Despite this steady increase, Marlborough seems to be more in demand than ever. The applicant numbers from John Thomas Dye Elementary School, for example, went from 11 applicants in 2005 to 18 for the 2006 school year. “The interest in Marlborough has only increased among our students,” said Judy Hirsch, Director of Admissions at John Thomas Dye, where families with

Ten Things you Can Do with

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1) Eat 4 gumballs a day for 70 years.

2) Buy 48 Pairs of Christian Louboutin shoes.

3) Take 15, 4 night trips to Europe.

4) Get a brand new Prius.

5) Purchase 91 Marc Jacobs sunglasses.

6) Stay 84 nights at the Waldorf Astoria in

New York City.

7) Build 5 water wells that will serve over

$50,000 people in Africa.

8) Give a pencil to 64,743 children around

the world.

9) Donate the equivalent of the annual

revenue collected by Change for Change, an

organization for the homeless.

10) Supply the down payment for a school

in Zambia. If everyone at Marlborough took

a year off of school, but donated their tuition

money to these African schools, we could

start over 500 schools - in just one year!

children at this elite elementary school located in the hills of Bel-Air have not been deterred by the rising tuition. “Tuition is not a major factor for our applicants to Marlborough,” said Hirsch. “Parents are willing to do a lot of sacrificing to send their children to a strong secondary school.” Janet, the mother of a current applicant to Marlborough, said that although the tuition was “too high,” she still was willing to make the sacrifice. “Marlborough offers more,” Janet said. To her, the sky-high tuition did not play a role in her decision to apply to the school for her daughter. However, in a state with high living expenses, where only fourteen percent of the population can afford the median priced home of $510,000, the increase in tuition brings a the decrease in the ability of less fortunate students to attend Marlborough. Wagner acknowledges this challenge and said that the Board will compensate by increasing the financial aid budget (See related article below.). The high cost of living in Los Angeles is a factor for those

who work at the school too, said Garrison. “It is very expensive to live here. Without increases in tuition, I would not be able to get a raise, and the cost of living goes up each year,” Garrison said. Contrary to rumors, the tuition hike will not be paying for the possible building projects that are now being discussed. “That is a separate issue,” said Wagner. When the time comes, the school will have to “raise additional money.” Unfortunately for parents, Wagner predicts they will see a similar increase in tuition next year, an increase which the Board of Trustees supports and defends. “The bottom line is that the tuition increase will help us maintain the quality educational environment that we strive for at Marlborough,” said Smith. Everyone is in agreement: Marlborough, although expensive, creates a safe and opportunity-rich environment that provides an exceptional education and thriving community for high school girls.(Source for graphic info on California median income for a family of four: U.S. Census Bureau. Source for graphic info on Southern California median home prices: DataQuick Information Systems.)

Diversity is a hot topic at Marlborough. With a Diversity Committee whose sole job is to ensure diversity on the Marlborough campus, the school takes pride in providing a superior college preparatory education and rigorous academic environment for students regardless of racial and/or ethnic background. The recent announcement of the rise in tuition has raised concern about a new type of diversity that may be threatened: socio-economic diversity. Many feel that the increase in tuition will discourage many middle-class families from applying to Marlborough. “I do worry that the cost of an elite education at a school like Marlborough and other elite independent schools will price middle class families out of existence if the tuition rates continue to rise,” said Joe, Marlborough parent and Vice President of Community Advocates, Inc., an organization that aims to promote diversity and unity within the L.A. population. Vernon Henderson, an economist at Brown University who specializes in urban studies, said Hicks’ fears aren’t unfounded. “You’re not going to have so much of the solid middle class,” he said.

Other experts, though, emphasized that many middle-class parents won’t necessarily

be stopped by the hefty price tag. Rick Davis, a certified public accountant, owner of College Funding, Inc., and an expert in the field of financial planning for college, feels that regardless of tuition, parents will find a way to send their children to expensive schools if they feel that their child will benefit. “It has been my experience that if a child wants to go to an expensive private school the parents will find a way to pay the tuition,” he said. Hicks cites a lacking public school system, particularly Los Angeles Unified School District, for the reason many middle class families are paying such high tuitions to send their children to private school.

M a r l b o r o u g h administrators made it clear that they are aware the tuition is high for many parents, and they are ready to help with the struggle. “Marlborough has always been handling this issue,” said Jeanette Woo Chitjian, Director of Admissions and Member of the Diversity Committee. The financial aid program, the budget for which was increased significantly by the Board of Trustees about ten years ago, counts for approximately ten percent of the school’s operating budget. Approximately $1.5 million is available for financial aid, and awards are granted to student’s families ranging from between ten and one-hundred

percent of the tuition. This year, the $1.5 million was spread among seventy-three students, and next year officials project the figure will be $1.6 million. “We want a mix of socio-economic families who can afford some but not all of the tuition,” said Woo Chitjian. She feels that the financial aid program helps ensure that the Marlborough community includes students on all levels of the socio-economic spectrum. Woo Chitjian also pointed out that the increase in tuition will further enable the school to provide more financial aid to students and their families.

“An increase in tuition makes a lot of sense. Rich students willing to pay is in the school’s best interest,” said Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Brown University Assistant Professor of Public Finance and Economics. He feels that wealthier families willing to pay a high tuition

will allow a school to ultimately set aside more money for a Financial Aid program. Woo Chitjian was not worried about the tuition discouraging students from applying to Marlborough.

“The tuition will encourage us to advertise more about financial aid,” she said. Woo Chitjian also feels that recruiting and keeping of teachers, the primary reason for the tuition increase, will help secure Marlborough’s reputation as a top academic institution.

Marlborough’s other advertising efforts, such as participation in the tri-yearly Los Angeles Consortium of Private Schools and Education for Life programs, are targeted to diverse audiences. Both programs are opportunities for prospective parents to learn more about Marlborough, and both programs

are open to parents of students in pubic and private schools.

Woo Chitjian also personally visits elementary and middle schools, all private, to help insight interest among prospective students. Joe feels that the financial crunch on middle-class parents is about more than tuition and includes the hidden fees and related school costs that make Marlborough a heavy burden for families to take on. To lift this burden, Marlborough has a discretionary fund under the management of Head of School Barbara Wagner that allows the school to give out supplemental “scholarships” to help with activities such as sports and music. Joe said, however, that he does not feel the new tuition price will encourage elitism at Marlborough. “I firmly believe that, generally speaking, middle class families, in part, act as a buffer to the elitism that can overtake schools of this kind which once served the educational needs of society’s wealthy families,” Joe said. There is a definite reason Joe personally chose to send his children to Marlborough. “Today, Marlborough is a school that prepares graduates for an uncompromising, competitive and highly technological world and does this for a fairly diverse slice of our society,” he said. r

Where Your Tuition Goes:Operating Expenditures (2004-2005)

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How high is too high? The effects of an increasing tuitionBY NATALIE ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

WHERE IT GOES: Faculty pay made up the bulk of expenditures in the last annual report. School officials say the figure for faculty pay has remained steady over the last 10 years and is expected to remain so. It was 71% in 1996-1997.

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The motivated seniors and their after-school activities

Kimberly Kimberly has recently started working at Princeton Review, as an SAT tutor. As of now, she proctors tests and subs for absent tutors. Kimberly enjoys her job and working with the students.

Kimberly gets paid $18.00 an hour, but a raise is possible if her employers (the kids she tutors) like her.

Karen Karen takes dance classes at the Edge, with her friend Caitlin, now that she has the extra time, during second semester.

Karen and Caitlyn take the Hip Hop classes on Thursdays and Sundays from 5:30-7 PM. Classes cost $11.00 each visit and anyone and everyone is welcome, said the girls.

Caitlin Caitlyn works at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, volunteering with the children three to four times a week for three to four hours each time. Caitlyn hopes that this job will help her decide if she “wants to be a pediatrician or something like that since I love working with little kids.”

Caitlyn also takes dance classes at the Edge, now that she has more spare time.

Kristen Kristen is working at popular apparel store, Abercrombie & Fitch, in her time away from Marlborough this semester. Currently, she is employed at the Grove’s flagship store, but within the next month, she will transfer to the line’s Sherman Oaks location.

Kristen’s favorite part of the job is that she is able to “focus on school still and make money at the same time,” she said. “It’s pretty cool.”

When one asks typical Marlborough girls what they aspire to become, many will say, “an entertainment lawyer,” or “a neurosurgeon,” or even “a Chief Executive Officer.” Such are typical responses, especially for college-bound seniors who desire to attain a traditionally high-salary vocation. And with the prevalent use of the phrase “starving artist,” many competitive students are encouraged to shy away from visual or musical conservatories with the looming notion of ending up financially in debt. “The notion of the ‘starving artist’ has definitely crossed my mind, but I know I can deal with it, at least to a certain extent,” said Tess ’06, who has been playing the viola for over eight years and is applying to various conservatories around the east coast. Some studious Marlborough seniors risk the challenge of surviving without a general core curriculum consisting of Science, Language, and Humanities. Instead, they build their own core around mediums in various visual and performing art departments such as studio art, music theory, orchestra, and voice. “Attending a university and majoring in art is no different than actually going to an art school. The students will be a minority in their field and with job opportunities nontheless. Art schools are just more competitive but they are a place where their talent will be fostered,” said Gina Woodruff, head of Marlborough’s Art Department. What about the success factor? Millions of traditional parents refuse to send their well-rounded child to an art school or musical conservatory for the false notion that he or she will solely learn to “doodle” or

“play” and never attain a respectable career. The impact of such a concept on the students and parents is one of the factors why “there weren’t as many conservatory applicants this year as there were previous years,” said Dr. Susan Lewandowski, the director of college counseling. Nevertheless, those who desire to maintain a career in the arts are passionate about their work. “I went to a summer program at Parsons last summer and from that monththere I knew that art was what I wanted to do, and couldn’t see myself at any other kind of college. I know now that I want to design, and so I don’t see any point in going to a university and taking non-design classes,” said Philippa ’06 in an e-mail regarding her applications to visual art schools such as Parsons and Central St. Martins in London. On the other hand, Tess is looking at universities that are strong in music, such as Boston University, unlike Philippa, who will be looking at taking mainly purely design classes in college and becoming immersed in her degree. “Although I want to be a violist for a living, I still want a college experience and take general Humanities courses, which BU will offer,” said Tess. Whether a student desires to study in a purely artistic environment or to practice arts among Bio-Chemisty majors and Spanish students, “Marlborough prepares girls for any highly competitive environment, the girls will be a step above many others,” Woodruff said. Other students who plan to study visual or performing arts in college or graduate school are Kasey ’06 for musical theatre, Sarah ’06 in music programs for voice, Kelsey ’06 who wants to study drama and Liz ’06 who wants to study film.

Not future “starving artists”BY NIKI ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

PROSPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL VIOLIST: Tess ’06 practices her viola, a passion she has been pursuing for over eleven years.

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best friend who wrote the script. The movie chronicles the coming of age of a adolescent boy who goes through the highs and lows of being a teenager. “My best friend Nate wrote the script in April, and I helped him with it. That’s how I got involved,” she said. Pre-production for the film began in May of last year and the actual shooting took place in June and lasted eight days. The budget for the film was fifteen hundred dollars and was exceeded by five hundred. “We did a lot of extra work to make it more profes-sional than a low-budget typical

teenage film,” Stephanie said. She served as producer taking care of the business ori-ented aspects of the production. She took care of the budget, made the daily shooting schedule, and found locations to shoot the film. “I learned a lot from the process and I loved producing, but being a part of this production has made me want to indulge in some of the more creative aspects of the film industry,” she said. Everyone involved in the creation of these produc-tions wishes to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. “It reassured me that screenwriting was what I wanted to do. I hope everyone gets a chance to take the initiative early on and find what they’re passionate about,” Elizabeth said. With all of these mini-filmmakers, it seems that Marlborough girls are making their way into the “real world” to jump-start finding their career.

“Ruthless” leaves them laughing BY NIDAH ’06

THE ULTRAVIOLET

The lights are not even completely dimmed, the actors are not on the stage and yet the audi-ence is already rolling with laughter as credits modeling an old-fashion cinema experience flash up across the velvet curtain. ‘Thank yous’ are made for everyone from the director to the “grips.” For their spring perfor-mance, Drama Ensemble put on the production of the Broadway musical, Ruthless. The comedy fol-lows the story of a young girl, and her desperate attempts to get a role. Coach Anne Scarbrough, the director of Ensemble, said she chose the play because it was a different way to stretch the girls. “We’d been working on very serious pieces and this was a way to get them in a different head-space and stretch their muscles.” When choosing a piece to work on with Drama Ensemble, Scarbrough said she looks closely at the strengths of the group and then finds a genre or specific piece that will chal-lenge the girls, as well as appeal to the Marlborough community. “A musical comedy was a great change from the other things we’ve done, and was the best challenge for Drama En-semble. There were about half of the girls that thought they

Students dive into “the industry” with own films

An ensemble of aspiring Marlborough students have been making contributions to the en-tertainment world to get a taste of what “the industry” is really like. On Feb. 11 in a small screening room in Santa Monica, Elizabeth ’06 and Zoe ’06 de-buted their film entitled “Of No Consequence” to a group of thirty students. Kent was inspired to make the movie af-ter attending the University of Southern California’s graduate film program over the summer. “Directing is something I was interested in. I thought it would be interesting to see if I could handle the pressure and do it on my own. The sooner I try getting into what I want to do, then I can get more experience and be successful,” Zoe said. Zoe knew Elizabeth had attended a program at USC as well and asked her to join in on her quest to create a movie. Elizabeth wrote the script. The film is based on a man who is tired of his mundane lifestyle, so he chooses to try something adventurous by having an affair with a woman addicted to drugs. However in the end he is found returning to the secu-rity of his established old-lifestyle. “I chose this particular script because I knew that people would be able to identify with it, especially teenagers. The moral of the entire movie is to just follow your conviction,” Elizabeth said. Zoe and Elizabeth, along with Songi Yang ’06 and Elizabeth Green ’06, both of whom helped with the film, began pre-produc-tion in September. The girls had no budget; everything they used for the shoot was borrowed. The actual shooting of the movie took two days. “I didn’t want to do the cheesy low budget typical student film, I wanted the real deal with real equipment and actors,” Zoe said. Zoe learned a lot from creating their mini-production. “I learned a lot about the technical aspects of direct-ing. I already knew a lot, but it was a chance to actually do what I had been taught,” zoe said. Elizabeth drew from the experience as well. “Working with people that were more experienced gave me a lot to observe from. The process is so much better to learn from versus sitting in a classroom and learning about it,” she said. One week later, on Feb. 18, Stephanie ’06, debuted a trailer of her film “Punch and Judy.” Stephanie served as the producer, working collaboratively with her

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could sing, and half who weren’t as confident, so this was a great way to explore that,” said Scarbrough. Scarbrough said many girls didn’t realize how difficult it was going to be to sing, dance and act in a single performance. “Ms. Atwell has been working with the girls to get them ready for their performances and they’ve had to do conditioning on the treadmill while singing their musical num-bers,” said Scarbrough. Senior Casey, who plays the main character’s agent in Ruthless, said “It is a lot harder to do a comedy, but it’s also a lot more rewarding.” Since the beginning of production, cast members and Scarbrough agree that they have bonded as an ensemble. “Every time we do a

Beyond dancing with Jordan ’06

show, the girls get closer and trust each other more. There’s really a kind, supportive bond between the girls and they really look out for each other,” said Scarbrough. Emily, a junior mem-ber of Drama Ensemble agrees. “Drama Ensemble is my life. I love everyone in it. We’ve all become so close from working on the play and the whole thing has been a great experience.” “[Ruthless] is hysterical. It is so much fun. It’s one of the best productions I’ve seen done and it’s also one of the best I’ve ever worked on….People are going to fall down laughing. It was the per-fect show for us to do,” Casey said. The play officially opened on Thursday, March 8, and ran through Friday, Mar. 17, selling out all six shows.

Senior Jordan ’06 is a dancer. She has been dancing since age 11, she has starred in many Ensemble/Dimensions dance shows, she dances late afternoons, she dances eve-nings and she dances weekends. Yet, her passion expands beyond dancing, into an area she re-fers to as “mixed media, bodies of art developed through experimen-tation.” Her interest in this form of art has almost overcome her interest in dancing alone over the past several years, as she discovers ways to illustrate emotions through multiple routes of expression. “This summer, I wrote a short story, which became the main component of my dance this year in the Dimensions show,” Jordan said. “I played the main character in my dance, and devel-oped the music and choreography to reflect my writing. The piece depicted how I see the world.” Next year, Jordan will travel to the East Coast to study at the University of New York at the Gallatin School for Individualized

Study, in which students are encour-aged to create their own majors. “I look forward to be-coming more skilled in different areas, such as art history, painting, fashion design and music theory,” Jordan said. “This will push me to my final objective, of working at A&R [Artists & Repertoire] to discover and develop new talent.” Though she plans to continue choreography through-out college, Jordan will most probably shift her focus on dancing to a focus on expand-ing her own recognition of the world. She is aware that in order

to be effective with her dream occupation, she must be willing to spread her base of knowledge to undiscovered areas of study. Yet, even as she contin-ues to excel beyond what she has learned and gained within Marlbor-ough’s walls, Jordan will continue to be indebted to all she has gained from being a part of such an es-teemed and motivated ensemble. “Working in Dimen-sions has allowed me to expand my passion for choreography and, most importantly, it has helped me to experiment. I think I have grown a lot,” Jordan said.

BY OLIVIA ’06THE ULTRAVIOLET

“I hope everyone gets a chance to take the initiative early on and find out what they’re passionate about.”

- Elizabeth ’06

ON SET: The camera operator shoots a scene for “Punch and Judy.”MOTHER-DAUGHTER ANGST: Judy Denmark, played by Taylor ’07

tends to her inconsolable daughter Tina, played by Emily ’07.

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Senior Casey ’06 was declared runner-up in the Southern California Shakespeare Competition Finals on Sunday March 12, where she performed a monologue as Katherine from “Taming of the Shrew,” as well as Sonnet 29 and a cold reading. Casey, just two weeks earlier on Feb. 25, competed in the Regional Semi-Finals were she was awarded first place. It was in between rehearsals for the Drama Ensemble produc-tion of “Ruthless,” that Casey was able to perform her mono-logue and Sonnet. Casey advanced on to the Regional-Semi Finals after

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Kalmenson storms state Shakespeare Competition

Feb. 21 through March 17 marked this year’s annual Invitational Art Show in the Disney Art Gallery. Art instruc-tor Linda Aiello made the ar-rangements for the show, which included multiple pieces made by young artists from numer-ous California-based schools. Artwork in the show ranged from sculptures to paint-ings to ceramic pieces. Although Aiello con-sidered it a relatively low turnout

Marlborough is host of invitational art showBY KATIE ’07THe ULTRAVIOLET

this year, a variety of high schools were invited to participate in the show. This year, Aiello invited Ham-ilton High School for the first time. Other schools invited to display their art included Oak-wood School, Brentwood School, Buckley School, Crossroads School, Harvard-Westlake (both campuses), New Roads School, La Salle High School, Loyola High School, Windward high school, Flintridge Preparatory School, Archer, Westridge, and Polytech. “I think the diversity of work as well as other schools in the same age group provides the attraction for the girls,” Aiello said.

On Feb. 10 and Mar. 10, four members of the Chamber Choir were chosen to sing with Kevin Owers, the “Vocalist in Residence” for the 2005-2006 school year. Several members of the Chamber Choir auditioned to work with Owers by record-ing two songs from the classical and musical theater genres. The

Chamber students work with Vocalist in Residence

four girls chosen to participate were Caroline ’08, Dyanne ’06, Kate S. ’06, and Andrea T. ’06. Owers, with the help of Music teach Ernie Scar-brough, chose the girls based on the recordings they made. “It’s been so much fun and Kevin is a really enthu-siastic person,” said Dyanne. Owers has been fea-tured in several movies includ-ing Million Dollar Baby, and

Titanic. He has participated in several plays including “The Mikado” and “On Your Toes.” “It is great to have these guests come in and teach so the student get the opin-ion of a working professional on how to do whatever it is they’re doing,” Scarbrough said. The girls have received two out of the three personal sessions with Owers; the last one will take place on April 21.

winning the annual Marlborough Shakespeare Competition on Feb. 13 for her portrayal of Katherine. For the competition, girls in grades 10-12 were asked to memo-rize a monologue no more than 20 lines, from one of Shakespeare’s plays, and to perform in front of the school at All School Meeting. This year, eleven Marlborough girls competed. The judges’ panel was made up of Anne Scarbrough, Mark Kre-watch and Dr. Reid Cottingham. Casey’s runner-up title is the furthest a Marlborough student has gone in the competition since Natalie Khun ’03, who is cur-rently studying at NYU, won the National round of the competition in New York on April 28, 2003.

BY NIDAH ’06THE ULTRAVIOLET

IN THE SHOW: Art work by students in the invitational. (L) Brentwood 8th grader Danny’s mixed-medium piece. (R) Hamilton High School junior Ana’s ink-and-graphite piece.

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BELTING IT OUT: Select stu-dents from the Chamber Choir began private ses-sions working with Vocalist in Residence Kevin Owers in February.

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The UltraViolet alternative Oscars BY EVAN ’08JULES ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

BY NIKI ’07The ULTRAVIOLET “Don’t ruin the mys-ticism!” said Kelsey of the senior class as a photography student expressed her remorse over the composed nature of Gregory Colbert’s photography. Mystic, awe-inspiring, eu-topic it was indeed. On Feb. 28 all fifty attendees of the Ashes and Snow exhibit comprising of Film, Photography, and Studio Art students willingly agreed that the recycled box cars and pebbled grounds truly created an atmosphere unlike any gallery. “The Nomadic Museum’s architecture was as beautiful and well presented as the photo-graphs themselves,” said Anna ’07. After enduring an hour’s worth of westbound traffic on the 10 Freeway, the attendees were greeted by a representative of the Gensler Architects who gave an insider’s look into the Nomadic Museum. The Gensler Architec-tural Firm is the group that had constructed the Musuem from the architect’s, Shiguru Ban, plans. The representative revealed to them the purely reusable nature of the structure commenting on the natural, and “found” component of the Museum that Japanese-born Ban had designed. Afterwards, the students were free to roam the dimmed and chilly Nomadic Museum two hours before the official opening at 11:00 a.m. The arrangement and placement of each pho-tograph and video as well as the distinctive architectural ele-ments around them accurately

enhanced the viewing atmosphere. “Each element viewed separately had one view, yet when combined with each other, they created a completely different meaning,” said Judith Tanzman, art teacher and a coordinator of the field trip. Ashes and Snow, which was suggested as a field trip by Lacy ’07 after she attended the opening in January, combined film and photography, which mirrors the curriculum of Marlborough visual art calsses. Lacy and father, Marty, the Vice President of Urban Development of the G. Ar-chitects, expressed keen inter-est in sharing their experience with Marlborough art students. Each class benefited from the experience and had intense conver-sations regarding the multimedia and presentation of the exhibition. “The trip generated some great discussions about film, photog-raphy and exhibition space,” said Tanzman in regards to a strong debate in Constructing Realities about the realistic nature of Col-bert’s interpretation of the rela-tionship of animals and people. “Pragmatically, animals wouldn’t necessarily pose in such a calm and beautiful manner,” said Anna. “But the fact that the photographs and cinematography is beautiful does deserve respect.” “The exhibit was professional, telling and powerful,” said Lacy. Ashes and Snow at the Nomadic Mu-seum will show at the Santa Monica Pier until May 14th. For more information please visit www.ashesandsnow.com

A bit of ashes, a bit of awe

Don’t get us wrong, we love the Academy Awards just as much as the next Hollywood-crazed fan living in Los Angeles, but don’t you think Zac Efron deserved one of his own?

Best Kiss :Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in Brokeback Moun-

tain As if Brokeback Mountain couldn’t win any more awards, the “Best Kiss” of 2005 UV Oscar goes to Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger. We know that you two have already been up for every other award known to man, plus you both can now add the statement “Academy Award Nominee” in front of your name, so we hope this title doesn’t inflate your egos too much. Yeah, they kiss in the movie, and all of their kisses are really good– but there is that one kiss that had us nearly speechless as we sat in the back of the theater for the eighth time watching the movie. Jack and Ennis had been separated for years, and when Jack came to visit Ennis at his home, before we could say “will be nominated for eight Oscars” Heath Ledger, with Jake Gyl-lenhaal up against a wall, firmly planted a kiss that didn’t break until they were both panting. Not that we’re complaining or anything – that kiss had so much passion in it that it left even us breathless.

Best ensemble acting : Steve Carrell & Co in The 40

– Year Old VirginFollowing in the footsteps of Will Ferrel and his company of merry players (either of the Wilson brothers, Vince Vaughn, that kid from Dodgeball and Herbie), Steve Carrell has cer-t a i n l y made a n a m e f o r himself in the c o m -e d y world. The 40 – Year Old Virgin, certainly one of the best, if not the comedy movie of 2005, was made for only 26 million dollars, and grossed over 100 million in the United States alone. It surprised everybody, and the ensemble act-ing (those of his friends, played by Paul Rudd and others) was cer-tainly some of the best seen since

Old School. Not only was it funny, it was educational as well (“You know how I know you’re gay?” “How?” “You like Coldplay.”) And featured a stellar music video like performance at the end to Age of Aquarius from Hair.

Best Villain:Johnny Cash in Walk The Line This may seem like a fun-ny winner, but think about it for a second. Johnny Cash had more de-mons in him then Buffy the Vam-pire Slayer could fight in an entire season on UPN. He had a drug addiction. He had a problem with a l c o h o l . He had a t e m p e r . He was by far one of the most destructive men in music his-tory, which c o u l d very well be the reason he was so talented – he had so much passion, but channeled in the wrong way, man he could destroy a dress-ing room with the best of them.

Best Musical Performance:Zac Efron in

High School MusicalZac Efron has it all. As the lov-able, yet non descript boyfriend on the WB’s Summerland, he won our hearts with his puppy eyes and slightly enlarged teeth. However, we had no idea that he not only could act, but he can dance, and

dammit , he can sing. He.Can.Sing.H i s voice, or the per-son who d u b b e d

the singing for him, is angelic. We can expect great things from this Disney channel star. We predict that he will be the next Lindsay Lohan, minus the relationship with Wilmer Valderamma, the Vanity Fair cocaine scandal and fighting with Hilary Duff. Well, we can’t predict about Hilary Duff, but we can only hope.

Worst performance by an Oscar winner in a post-Oscar

film:Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux

Are. You. Kid-ding. Me.

Best adaptation from a book that wasn’t

Brokeback Mountain:Jarhead Annie Proloux wrote fifteen pages that eventually won a Pulit-

zer, and b a s e d on those f i f t e e n p a g e s came a m o v i e t h a t w o u l d go down

in history as one of the great ro-mances of our time. Easily it was the best adaptation from book to screen of the year – in fact, they have a shiny gold statuette to prove it, but another adaptation that was unfortunately looked over also starred Jake Gyllenhaal. Jarhead, the winner of the “best adaptation from a book that wasn’t Brokeback Mountain” Ultra-Violet Oscar is a true story written by former marine while serving time during Desert Storm. It’s intense and true, and shows a different side rather then the glory days of being a sol-dier. Plus, Jake Gyllenhaal spends the good majority of the film without his shirt on. As if there could be anything better then that. Best soundtrack/Worst movie:

Cameron Crowe’s Elizabethtown

Cameron Crowe has found his niche. He’s a romantic comedy/coming of age type of guy – fol-lowing in the footsteps of Rob R e i n e r (see: The P r i n c e s s B r i d e ) , Crowe can churn out a romantic c o m e d y with the best of t h e m . Jerry Maguire (“You had me at hello”) Almost Famous (“I am a golden God!”), Say Anything and Fast Times at Ridgemont High have all been penned by Crowe, sort of sealing his name in this genre. The man also has excel-lent taste in music, and owning one of his soundtracks is like owning a mix from your best friend, and less buying into the corporate record company that put it out. Which is why Crowe’s 2005 Kirsten Dunst/Orlando Bloom endeavor “Eliza-bethtown” is the winner of the Best soundtrack/Worst movie category. The soundtrack is amaz-ing, filled with southern tunes from Tom Petty to Ryan Adams, everything from oldies (Elton John’s “My Father’s Gun”) to new artists (My Morning Jack-ets “Where to Begin”). Now if only the movie could have been like that – short, sweet, to the point and completely memorable.

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My family is not the kind to easily afford expensive things. We’re what you would call upper middle class; there’s no inheri-tance, no relative we’re anxiously waiting to die, no position as CEO of a successful company that will open coincidentally as the eldest grandson graduates from college. And without these comforts, my life has been absolutely blessed. So when it came time for me to take my driver’s permit test, a looming dark cloud lay over my head—will I get a car? It’s a question I felt awkward ask-ing. So expensive for someone so young. Some teenagers have no problem walking up to Mom

and Dad and asking for wheels, but when your parents are in the middle of a divorce, it’s a finan-cial issue I knew was not at the forefront of their minds. They were arguing about more impor-tant things like our house, their businesses, college money, and child support. The last bomb I needed to drop was the car issue. But my family is very unique from many others in that we love to give, especially to the children. Even when there isn’t necessarily money in the bank. My mother and her two brothers each got cars when they turned sixteen. As a jumpstart to my mother’s company and my two uncles’ medical practices, my grandmother never hesitated to loan her chil-dren money, even though she was a widow, trying to keep her own restaurant on its feet. When my grandmother struggled to pay off debt after my grandfather’s death, my father was there, willing to support her in any way he could. I’m surprised that I’ve been able to piece together this informa-tion because it’s something that’s rarely talked about in front of the children. I’ve never had to worry about money a day in my life, even if there might have been reason to. I guess it’s the lesson your grandparents learn when every-thing is lost overnight. The Jewish community of Egypt was expelled by Nasser in 1954. My grand-

mother grew up with a privileged life; her mother’s family was of the upper social strata and supported a very comfortable life for the fam-ily, complete with servants and elite education. My grandfather, on the other hand, lost his father at a young age and was forced to begin working to compliment the sup-port his widowed mother received from her brothers. But in one week, both became refugees. For my grandmother, this was far more difficult because there was more to lose, but both my grandparents ex-perienced the same feeling of loss, humiliation, and hopelessness. The fact that they were able to create a secure middle-class home in the suburbs of Paris is a testa-ment to both of their hard work. Instead of becoming a lawyer as she had intended in Egypt, my grandmother went to work at the age of twenty-four after the birth of her three children. The family structure of two working parents remained until the day my grandfather died. When the fam-ily emigrated to the United States, not knowing a word of English, it was their hard work that helped provide for a family that otherwise had very little. It was this example of hard work that taught my mom to get good grades in school and do well enough to become one of the youngest students at NYU’s business school. Both of my un-cles became doctors, even though

it took one almost fifteen years. My family has much to be proud of because it didn’t come out of thin air. It came from themselves. So, when I drive up to school in my new black Mercedes, I know what girls will say. “I didn’t know her family was so rich” or “what a snob”, but I know that the car my grandmother bought me the day I passed my license test isn’t just about the Mercedes. It’s about all of the years of hard work, cry-ing, worrying, and frustration that came with life. I know that this car is not just for me. It symbolizes everything my family values—hard work, dedication to children, un-conditional love. When I hold the keys to my black Mercedes in my hand, I know why my grandfather paid for all of his children to go to college. I know why he brought his family to the United States, even when the rest of his family stayed in Europe. He wanted his children and grandchildren to get the chance to become somebody. My grandmother handed me the keys to a car paid in full. “The pink slip is yours,” she says with a beaming smile. I can’t wait to put her in the passenger seat and take her for a drive. For a sixty-nine year old woman that works seven-day weeks and stays on her feet un-til eleven o’clock each night, it will be a much deserved break. Even though the car is mine, I know that its soul belongs to all of us.

My BlackMercedesBY NATALIE ’07THE ULTRAVIOLET

Marlborough girls do ev-erything. We fight racism, stage protests, hold charity bake sales and all the while find time to get our homework done and main-tain those 4.0 GPAs. But why can’t we find the time to fit a diversity trip into our schedules? If we preach equality, and our school is so concerned with equal opportunity for all applicants and students, then why did only five people sign up for Face It? When our school had the chance to get Kanye West to perform, we banded together like never before. The immediate sense of unity that the student body gained in the one

week of voting for Kanye so over-reached that of “Face It,” that it boggles the mind. Lauren Kinrich, the co-coordinator of “Face It,” made a pop-up appear on every log in, like during the Kanye con-test, on every school computer the week before the retreat. She practically wallpapered the school with flyers that read, “Face it! See Ms. Woo Chitjian.” And yet, when it came time to turn in the forms, only five people stepped up. As well-rounded students who claim to care about solving social problems, it seemed quite surpris-ing that when push came to shove, so few students took action when

given the opportunity. True, the event was scheduled for March. 3, grading day, which was one of the first school days off we’ve had in ages. True, after spending a whole week at school, it’s unlikely that you would want to spend your weekend here, but when the abil-ity to take action against racism falls into your lap, and you don’t take it, what’s the excuse? Maybe if the administration had given us a day off, solely dedicated to this, the turnout would have been better. Maybe if it was open to all grades, more lower schoolers would have been involved. But nei-ther of these options could have

been explored because the pro-gram had to be cancelled entirely due to almost no one signing up. The overnight aspect of the program was probably a deterrent to many students, sure, but given the three day weekend and all the notice the student body was given, more than five people should have given it the thought enough to attend. Marlborough prides itself on being a school not only filled with smart girls, but intel-lectually curious ones who enjoy learning. What “Face It” showed us was that perhaps girls at this school would rather talk about knowledge than actually gain it.

“Face It,” an overnight program about diversity issues, was cancelled because only five people signed up, de-spite numerous attempts at publicizing. The UltraViolet tackles the issue of whether Marlborough girls will take action for things they believe in, or allow themselves to

fall into total apathy.

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About a month ago I was playing in my regular pickup game of Ultimate Frisbee, under the Hollywood sign, with about 20 men and women whom I have grown to enjoy quite a bit over the course of this year. During a break between games, one of my buddies came up to me and told me a joke whose punch line was the stereotype of Jewish people being cheap. I knew my choices. I could laugh and follow my instinct to avoid confrontation. I could be silent and not laugh, but also not object. Or I could say “I don’t re-ally like that joke. In fact it’s kind of offensive.” Although I knew better, I opted simply for silence. I have been working in schools since 1989. I have worked with college students, high school stu-dents, and middle school students. I have taught at boarding schools and day schools, co-ed schools and single-gender schools, schools in the Northeast, schools in the Southeast, and now schools out West. I have been both a teacher and an administrator. I have taught at Jewish schools, Catholic schools, and non-affiliated schools. One trend that has concerned me in every environment has been the

willingness of some students to be a bystander - to meanness, or even to an absence of kindness. I have gained so much from my time here with all of you, and I’d like to leave with you the one piece of advice I share every-where I go: don’t be a bystander. The reason my failure on the Ultimate Frisbee field was espe-cially disappointing to me was be-cause I thought I had learned my lesson years ago, in high school. When I was in ninth grade, I was playing pick-up basketball with a group of classmates. A disagree-ment about whether the ball had gone out of bounds led one of the boys to shout “Come on, be white!” I looked at my only African-American classmate and could feel his pain, but I waited until after the game to put my arm around his shoulder and say some words of comfort. His response? He pushed my arm away and kept walking. At first I was incredibly upset with him; after all, I was the only one who had shown any sort of understanding. Shouldn’t I have been rewarded? Slowly the lesson sunk in though: if I couldn’t stand up for him when the com-ment was made - in front of the

other boys - then what good was my belated attempt at empathy? The choice to stand up and speak out is not an easy choice for anyone. In that sense, I am certainly no different from anyone else. I’ve spoken out many times in between high school and last month, but I am again reminded how vigilant I have to be, to make certain that I consistently make the right choice every time, on a daily basis. The difficulty of the choice for you on a daily basis is prob-ably compounded by your age and by your desire to fit in. But what would you do if a friend told an of-fensive joke? What would you do if a teacher told an offensive joke? The importance of action is not limited to the “big topics” ei-ther; in fact we all face daily small challenges that speak more to the distinction between meanness and a failure to be nice. At lunch every day I could wander around Marlborough and find a few girls eating alone. If you asked, they might even say that they had some homework to do or really wanted to read this particular book. But if you see the same girl sitting alone day after day, do you do something about it? Do you take the time to

invite that girl sitting alone to come join you and your friends during lunch time? Or, better yet, do you just sit down and join her? Think back to when you were new to the school, in your very first week when you knew absolutely nobody and desperately wanted to fit in. How grateful would you have been to a classmate or an older girl who had sat down with you and started talking? The easy choice in daily life here at Marlborough would be to not make waves, to sit back with your group of friends and laugh when they laugh. The harder choice is to stand up, even once, for a principle you believe in or better yet, for a person you may not even know or like. You may be surprised that instead of losing friends, you may actually gain the respect of friends and even make a new friend or two in the process. The lesson that I have learned - again - is that we face these challenges many times each day, and if we don’t make an effort to take a stand with the small things, it is even harder to stand up to the larger injustices we may encounter. Or as the say-ing goes, if you stand for noth-ing, you will fall for anything.

“First They Came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists,

and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out

because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me.”

-Pastor Martin Niemöller

Campus Voices: The problem with silenceBY DR. PAUL OBERMAN

THE ULTRAVIOLET CONTRIBUTER

Keeping tabs on Babs

COMPILED BY STEPHANIE ’06

THE ULTRAVIOLET

Q: What are you doing over Spring Break?

Babs:“Can’t wait for spring break:):):)I will be at Marlborough during spring break but also hope to

get a couple of days away to go to San Francisco and/or walk

on the beachhere!

7th grader Julia:

“I’m going to New York to visit colleges with my sister.”

8th grader Katie:

“I’m going snowboarding.”

9th grader Alejandra:

“Nothing!”

10th grader Caitlin:

“I’m going on college tour and working on my AP US research

project.”

11th grader Brittany:“Basketball!”

12th grader Sydney:

“I’m going to New Zealand!”

‘My’space and ‘Myparents’paceBY OLIVIA ’06

THE ULTRAVIOLET

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Volume 36, Issue 6 Marlborough School

{THE OSCARS}

Best Picture:Winner - Crash

Who should have won - Munich

Best Director:Winner - Ang Lee

Who should have won - George Clooney

Best Actress:Winner - Reese Witherspoon

Who should have won - Reese Witherspoon

Best Actor:Winner - Philip Seymour Hoffman

Who should have won - Joaquin Phoenix

Best Supporting Actor:Winner - George Clooney

Who should have won - Jake Gyllenhaal

Best Supporting Actress:Winner - Rachel Weisz

Who should have won - Rachel Weisz

Missed the Oscars? Look for all the winners here and see the picks of the UV Staff

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