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Volume 4 Fall 2018 Issue 1
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
BCCS Requires Students to Complete Volunteer Work
By: Luke Bortolotto, 10th Grade
Boston Collegiate Charter School by an adult and this adult cannot be your
has an 80 hour community service parent or guardian. Once verified, you
requirement for graduation, but don’t feel must submit your service to Ms.
bad, our peers around the city, at schools Montesano’s mailbox.
like Boston Latin School, Boston Latin
Academy, The John D. O’Bryant, Boston
College High School, Mount Alvernia
High School, and others all require
students to volunteer. In 2004, Boston
Collegiate Charter School’s first graduates
were required to complete 60 hours of
community service, that requirement
increased in 2008 to 80 hours of
community service. According to a
document titled “Community Service
Graduation Requirements” given to
incoming BCCS Freshmen in Collegiate
Skills class, every student is required to To make it easier and give it more
complete a minimum of 80 hours of time, students can start your community
community service in order to graduate. service in the second semester of 8th
Community service provides students with grade. If it were to be spread out over four
the opportunity to give back to, and and half years, their service requirement is
become active members of their only about 20 minutes per week. If you
communities while providing service to have any questions regarding community
those in need. service hours or opportunities, you should
meet with Ms. Montesano in the High
Hundreds of students have
School Main office or schedule an
graduated from Boston Collegiate Charter
appointment with Ms. Morland.
School over the past 14 years completing
tens of thousands of community service I am looking for any students or
hours. Certain examples of community staff to share any stories of volunteer
service include, peer tutoring at the BCCS experiences for the next installment of the
Lower School, working at food banks Hurricane Herald. Please contact me at
across Boston, volunteering at local Lbortolotto2021@bostoncollegiate.org.
community centers and Boys and Girls
clubs, and volunteer work at local places of
worship. Volunteer hours must be verified
Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, November 21st Turkey Bowl
Thursday, November 22nd Thanksgiving
November 26th – 28th Basketball Tryouts
Thursday, December 20th Fall Athletics Banquet
December 22nd – January 2nd Winter Break
Saturday, January 5th Robotics Meet
Week of January 7th Midterms
Friday, January 11th End of Quarter 2
9th and 10th Grade Semi-
Formal Dance
If any teams, clubs, or teachers are interesting in posting an
announcement in The Hurricane Herald, please e-mail us
at thehurricaneherald@gmail.com.
Fall Riddle
The deadline to answer this riddle correctly for a
prize is
Monday, November 26th, 2019
The riddle is as follows:
What goes on four legs at dawn, two legs at noon, and three legs in the
evening?
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Email your guess to thehurricaneherald@gmail.com.
The first person to submit the correct answer will win a
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Senior Year? Never Heard of Her
By: Kanilla Charles, 12th Grade
Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Hurricane Herald! My name is Kanilla and if you don’t
remember me, I had a column last year called “A Sprinkle of Knowledgeable Melanin.” Was that a
corny title? Yes, yes it was. But it described me so well. Nonetheless, I enjoyed writing so much.
This year, I am back and more ready than ever to give you my take on the happenings in the world.
But before we talk about what’s happening in our world, I’d like to focus on me for a
second. Selfish? Maybe. But necessary? Very. This is my last year at BCCS, and being a senior, I
have done a lot of reflection. Knowing that I will (most likely) graduate June 6th, 2019 is surreal. I
have literally been waiting for this moment my entire life. And now that the waiting is almost over, I
feel it is appropriate to tell you how I really feel about BCCS.
Academically, compared to other schools, BCCS is rigorous and has a medium. Some nights
I was drowning in homework and other nights I was bored because I had no work to do. It really
does depend on the day. This, from what I can assume, is similar to how colleges function. I
appreciate the teachers of BCCS for pushing me to my potential when they saw that I was skating
by. I know they want the best for me, so I appreciate knowing there is always someone in my
corner.
BCCS in other aspects however...could use some work. But, if I had the chance to change
some things about BCCS, I don’t think I would. The way that BCCS functions isn’t perfect and
there is room for improvement in every aspect, but the amicable spirit and drive to be better at
BCCS is rare to find anywhere else. I am forever grateful to have attended school here and I hope
future generations will too. And I hope they treat this new building well because we won’t be
around to enjoy it.
Senior Snapshots
Seniors at the retreat in September.
Mr. White’s Environmental Science classes.
Boston Sports Today
By: Joey Maiullari, 12th Grade
Red Sox Win the World Series
The Red Sox won their ninth World Series championship on October 28th, finishing off the Los Angeles
Dodgers in five games. The Red Sox have won their fourth World Series in the past fourteen years, dating back to
2004. The Sox were led by brilliant performances from first baseman Steve Pearce, designated hitter J.D. Martinez
and center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr., along with pitchers Chris Sale, Nathan Eovaldi, David Price and Joe Kelly.
Pearce was given the 2018 World Series Most Valuable Player after hitting two clutch home runs in Game 5 at Los
Angeles, putting the nail in the coffin to the Dodgers and their season. Pearce went 4-for-12 and drive in eight runs.
Bradley Jr. was named the 2018 American League Championship Series MVP after finishing off the Houston Astros
with two home runs and nine runs batted in. Without Pearce and Bradley, the Sox offense would not have been as
efficient or resilient. David Price finally shut down the question of his ability to get it done in the playoffs with a
seven inning outing, surrendering only one run in Game 5 to hand the Sox their first championship since 2013. Joe
Kelly was efficient out of the bullpen, allowing only one earned run through 11.1 innings of work in the postseason.
The Sox big acquisition at the July trade deadline was Nathan Eovaldi, who ends up being the best pitcher dealt.
The Tampa Bay Rays gave up Eovaldi for Sox pitching prospect Jalen Beeks. Eovaldi was excellent in October,
throwing 22.1 innings and giving up only four earned runs. Eovaldi is a free agent this winter and the Sox look to
bring him back in order to strengthen their pitching rotation. Jackie Bradley Jr. won the AL Gold Glove for
centerfield, while Mookie Betts won the right field Gold Glove and Ian Kinsler won it for second base.
Celtics Finally Secure Their Health
With Kyrie Irving, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, and Gordon Hayward all starting for Boston, it would
be difficult for them to not be one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics have been one of the
most overpowering teams in the league with the health of Irving and Hayward. Although neither have completely
hit their stride and lived up their potential, the Celts are 6-4 on the young season with the sixth best record in the
NBA. The difference between the Celtics and many other teams, except for the Golden State Warriors, is that every
night, there is a different player who steps up and leads the team in crunchtime. We have seen this from Tatum
some nights, Irving other nights, and Brown as well. The only other team who can match these assets are the
Warriors, who have had 50 point performances from guards Steph Curry (50 points) and Klay Thompson (52
points with NBA Record 14 three-pointers) within the same week and another high-scoring performance with 41
points from forward Kevin Durant. The Celtics have been led by Irving, who has averaged 18 points per game with
5 rebounds and 5 assists, and forward Jayson Tatum and Marcus Morris who both have averaged 16 points per
game with 7.5 rebounds. The Celtics look to continue their dominance over the next week’s Western Conference
road trip.
Bruins Strong Start Led By Pastrnak, Bergeron
The Bruins are currently tied for second in the Atlantic Conference with a 8-4-2 record as they have 18 points on
the young season. The Bruins have been led by forward David Pastrnak and center Patrice Bergeron, their two top
scorers. Bergeron has 7 goals and 12 assists, while Pastrnak has 11 goals and 5 assists. The Bruins hold one of the
premier first lines in the NHL as left-winger Brad Marchand has 4 goals and 11 assists. Bergeron, Marchand, and
Pastrnak look forward to continuing a strong season behind the strength of goalies Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav
Halak. Halak holds a 95.2% save percentage this season, which is fourth best in the entire league. The Bruins have
recovered after a 7-0 defeat against reigning NHL Champions, the Washington Capitals, on opening night. The
Bruins will play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, November 8th, which is former Thayer Academy and
Northeastern University standout, Adam Gaudette’s first game in Boston after winning the 2018 Hobey Baker
Award.
Patriots Tied for Third Best Record in the NFL
Despite playing against the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football and the powerful
Chicago Bears defense, the Patriots have found yet another way to dominate the league. Even with a 41 year-old
quarterback and an injury-plagued defense, the Patriots hold a 7-2 record. Brady has currently completed 67% of his
passes and has thrown for 2,494 yards and 17 touchdowns. He has gone on two game-winning drives and has
proven his worth even at an old age. The Patriots have had huge wins against the Chiefs and Packers as their
defense showed up in both primetime games in crunchtime. Safety Devin McCourty and linebacker Dont’a
Hightower continue to be key anchors on the defense. The Patriots defeated the hottest offense in the NFL of the
Chiefs 43-40 with two key interceptions on young phenom Patrick Mahomes, who threw for 352 yards and 4
touchdowns. The Patriots have the Titans on Sunday, November 11th, before entering their bye week.
NFL Power Rankings
1. New Orleans Saints (7-1)- The Saints have not only beaten the Minnesota Vikings, but the Los Angele
Rams as well. Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara, and Michael Thomas have become the new big three in the NFL.
Thomas has 880 receiving yards to go along with his 5 touchdowns, while Kamara, second-year star RB out
of Tennessee, has rushed for 480 yards and a total of 12 TDs. With an improved defense and stronger
secondary with the addition of CB Eli Apple, the Saints are making their run at Super Bowl LIII. The Saints
signed star WR Dez Bryant to a one-year deal to strengthen their offense even more, making a legitimate
push for a strong playoff run.
2. Los Angeles Rams (8-1)- The Rams are one of the most dominant teams in the NFL as they have a high-
powered offense led by RB Todd Gurley and QB Jared Goff. In addition to that, they have a stacked
defense led by defensive tackle Aaron Donald. Gurley leads the NFL with a whopping total of 16
touchdowns and we are only a little over halfway through the season.
3. Kansas City Chiefs (8-1)- With two young stars contributing immensely to their offense in their second
year, the Chiefs prove to be a contender for the next three seasons as long as they can keep everyone
together. QB Patrick Mahomes has thrown for 29 touchdowns, 2,901 yards and has only 7 interceptions. RB
Kareem Hunt has been even more thrilling, rushing for 683 yards and 7 touchdowns. For a defense to stop
both of them and speedy WR Tyreek Hill, it will take a lot of pressure and strong defensive coverage.
4. New England Patriots (7-2)- The Patriots have proven to every NFL team that their reign is not over.
The Patriots have succeeded even with major injuries to their offense including first round draft pick, Isaiah
Wynn, an offensive guard from Georgia, TE Rob Gronkowski, and RB Sony Michel. With a victory over
the Chiefs, the Patriots hold the tiebreaker over them, which could mean home field advantage for the
playoffs in the future.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2-1)- Without star RB Le’Veon Bell, who would have ever thought that they would
still be one of the most powerful offensive teams in the NFL? RB James Conner has filled the absence of
Bell exceptionally well, rushing for 706 yards and 9 touchdowns. With Bell leaving his summer home in
Miami on Monday, is there a chance that he returns before the deadline of this season?
Northeastern Basketball Opens Up Against BU
Northeastern basketball opens up their season with a non-conference rival against the Terriers. Northeastern looks
to start where they left off last year with a strong 2017-2018 season as they finished 23-10 and played in the Colonial
Athletics championship game. The Huskies lost a heartbreaker to the College of Charleston in overtime. Luckily,
Northeastern has only lost two players and are back for another season at Matthews Arena. Senior guard Vasa
Pusica looks to make a push for the CAA player of the year, which he finished as runner up in his junior season,
averaging 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Northeastern’s junior class is stacked as it features guard
Shawn Occeus and forward Bolden Brace. Brace won the CAA’s first sixth man of the year award averaging 8
points and 5 rebounds off the bench, while Occeus won the 2017-2018 CAA defensive player of the year after his
league-leading 64 steals and 18 blocks. Brace and Occeus look to dominate their junior year and lead Northeastern
to March Madness for the first time since 2015.
BC Football Holds 17th Rank in Nation
Despite competing in one of the most competitive conferences in all of college football, the Eagles are ranked
second in the Atlantic Coastal Conference and 17th in the nation. This is the first time since 2007 that BC has been
ranked for multiple weeks during the same season and the highest they have been placed since then as well. The
Eagles have had huge victories over the University of Miami, Temple University, Holy Cross, Louisville, and
Virginia Tech. BC has been led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony Brown who has thrown for 1567 yards
and 16 touchdowns, along with sophomore phenom running back, AJ Dillon. Dillon came into the season as a
Heisman favorite, but was injured and missed two games. Even with the injury, Dillon has ran for 897 yards and 8
touchdowns. BC has a primetime game at 8 o’clock and is hosting College Gameday in Chestnut Hill on Saturday
night against the number two team in the nation, the Clemson Tigers. Clemson’s star freshman quarterback, Trevor
Lawrence, has thrown for 18 touchdowns and only 3 interceptions. The Eagles will have their hands full at Alumni
Stadium, but all hope lies in BC’s offense, which has averaged 37 points per game this season. If BC pulls this win
together, they have a legitimate chance to break the top 10 in the rankings for the first time since Matt Ryan’s days.
BC will have a premier bowl game this coming December.
Boston Sports Today…continued!
MLB Offseason and Awards
Predictions for MLB Awards:
American League (AL) Cy Young Candidates: Corey Kluber (CLE), Justin Verlander (HOU), Blake
Snell (TB)
Joey’s Winner: Blake Snell had the second-lowest ERA for a starter, which was 1.89, and pitched
180 innings, striking out 221 batters. Snell was dominant all season and helped the Rays finish the second
half of the season with one of the best records in the MLB. Snell is only 25 years old and can only get
better from here.
National League (NL) Cy Young Candidates: Max Scherzer (WAS), Aaron Nola (PHI), Jacob
DeGrom (NYM)
Joey’s Winner: Jacob DeGrom had a 1.70 ERA, which was the best for a starting pitcher in the
entire league. People can argue all they want that he had a 10-9 record and does not deserve it for that
reason, but in the end, he was left with no run support from one of the worst offenses in the league.
DeGrom broke the record of 23 straight quality starts, which is a stat for when a pitcher throws for six
innings and yields three runs or less. DeGom has had 26 dating back to the end of the 2017 season. If that
does not say enough, I do not know what does.
AL Rookie of the Year: Gleyber Torres (NYY), Miguel Andujar (NYY), Shohei Ohtani (LAA)
Joey’s Winner: Miguel Andujar was a key anchor in the Yankees lineup and one of the toughest
outs on a team with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Didi Gregorius. Andujar hit for a .298 average
with 27 home runs (HR) and 92 runs batted in (RBI) .
NL Rookie of the Year: Juan Soto (WAS), Walker Buehler (LAD), Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL)
Joey’s Winner: Walker Buehler pitched 137.1 innings over the season and struck out 151 batters,
while maintaining a 2.62 earned run average (ERA). Buehler was dominant the entire season for the
Dodgers and even started Game 3 of the World Series, surrendering no runs through 7 shutout innings
and striking out 7 batters.
AL MVP: Mookie Betts (BOS), Mike Trout (LAA), Jose Ramirez (CLE)
Joey’s Winner: Mookie Betts hit a .346 average with 32 HRs and 80 RBIs as the leadoff hitter.
Betts did have an injury during the season which took him out for 26 games. Even with that, he still was
still one of the most dominant hitters when healthy. Trout missed 22 games himself so that should not be a
reason to not give it to Betts.
NL MVP: Christian Yelich (MIL), Nolan Arenado (COL), Javier Baez (CHI)
Joey’s Winner: Christian Yelich had 36 HRs and 110 RBIs and was the premier player in an
explosive Brewers lineup. Yelich not only had power, but hit for contact as well, posting a .326 average. He
deserves this award for helping rebuild the Milwaukee Brewers in the matter of a season.
AL Manager of the Year: Kevin Cash (TB), Alex Cora (BOS), Bob Melvin (OAK)
Joey’s Winner: Alex Cora won 108 games as a first year manager and won the World Series. There
is no other coach who deserves it more than him. The Sox defeated the powerful Yankees and Astros’
lineups. Cora looks to come back and lead the Sox to another championship next year.
NL Manager of the Year: Bud Black (COL), Craig Counsell (MIL), Brian Snitker (ATL)
Joey’s Winner: Bud Black led the Rockies to 91 wins after taking an 87-75 team from 2017 to the
National League Divisional Series this season. Black is an effective manager and has become a leader and a
learner at the same time. Black made key decisions with his young lineup, dealing with injuries, and helped
lead them to the playoffs.
MLB Top Free Agents
1. Bryce Harper, OF
2. Manny Machado, SS
3. Dallas Keuchel, LHP
Scenes from the 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade Retreats
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Collegiate Sunshine Success
By: Ashley Agostinelli, 12th Grade
Last year, I wrote an article in the the kids got dressed up and trick-or-treated at
Hurricane Herald about Camp Sunshine and the volunteer rooms, getting small toys or
sending students there to volunteer for a candy. Then on Monday, we ate breakfast and
weekend. This was when the idea was fresh left camp.
and in the planning stages. Now, I write in the One instance that sticks out for me is
completion stages of this project. During the during Arts and Crafts with the tots. We had
weekend of October 26th to the 29th, Marin the tots coloring Halloween themed picture
Bailey, Parker Traphagen, Robert McCann, frames. They were all sitting on doubled up
Ms. Rodriguez and I volunteered at Camp chairs and they each had their crafts in front
Sunshine. of them. All of them were having fun coloring
For people who don’t know, Camp the frames or painting monsters or cutting out
Sunshine is a camp up in Casco, Maine for hand spiders or foot ghosts. As I am gathering
children with life threatening illnesses and more materials for the crafts, I hear one of the
their families. There, you can donate your tots call out “Teacher! Teacher!” All of the
time to making a child’s experience at Camp people in the arts and crafts room turned to
Sunshine one they will never forget. And this him and he was pointing his colored picture
weekend session affirmed that belief. frame at one of the other arts and crafts
The weekend we volunteered at was volunteers. It was very cute, and all of us had
The Great Pumpkin Weekend, where kids a chuckle about how cute it was.
with mixed diagnoses came to camp to have All of us enjoyed our time at Camp
some fall fun. Each of us were in different Sunshine. Parker, Marin and Robert all told
places at camp therefore providing us with me that they would love to return and
completely different, yet fulfilling experiences. volunteer for the week that I volunteer with
I was in the Arts and Crafts room. Marin was my family in the summer. Each of them loved
with the 9-12 year olds. Parker was within the what they did and found value in it. In return
Tot Lot with the toddlers and newborns. Ms. for their volunteering, they received 20
Rodriguez was with the teenagers, and Robert community service hours. This trip that we
was in the kitchen. did was fulfilling and fun, each of the people
On Friday the 26th, we drove up to on that trip would attest to that.
Casco, Maine and began the weekend. Friday Volunteering at Camp Sunshine and
was a day of orientation for both the getting community service hours is something
volunteers and the families. Despite the rain, that the National Honors Society is beginning
Saturday the 27th was when the real fun to run. It is a great opportunity for students to
began. Day camps happened during the day, learn more about the lives of children with life
so each of us went to our groups and threatening illnesses and their families, and a
participated in activities with the kids all day. great opportunity for students to gain so easy
The same can be said for Sunday, the rain did and fun community service hours for their
not stop us from having a fun day filled with good deed.
activities and trick-or-treating. After dinner,
This Week in Music
By: Chris Vadala, Harry Cully, and Blake Lebbossiere, 12th Grade
This week in music, there were multiple albums and singles released. One of the albums
released this week was “The Last Rocket” by Takeoff. After listening to this album, we would give
it an 8/10 overall rating. It is consistent and does not lack lyrical tone like the album previously
released by his fellow band member, Quavo.
Another album that was released was “Reset” by Memphis-based rapper Moneybagg Yo.
Although we are not a huge fans of Moneybagg in particular, the last two albums he has released
have been very good. This particular album had a number of good features and a few songs we
could blast on repeat and not get sick of. I would rate this album an 8.4/10.
Also, New York rapper and member of Rich Forever, Jay Critch, released a studio album.
The album is titled “Hood Favorite” and in our opinion, it was the best album released this week.
We agree that our favorite songs from the album are “Ego” and “Quicker” featuring Offset. We
would rate this album 9.2/10.
This week was also a big week for producers with Swizz Beatz and Metro Boomin releasing
albums called, “Poison” and “Not All Heroes Wear Capes”. We would rate “Poison” with a 7/10
because the songs were too short and were not that great considering who was featured. We would
rate Metro Boomin’s new album a strong 8/10 because it included features from Travis Scott, who
is still being praised for his album “Astroworld” and also another fan favorite, Gunna.
The last album we listened to this week was “Feed The Streets 2” by Roddy Ricch, which we
would rate an 8.7/10. Singles released this week were “Mo Paper” by Rich the Kid and YG, along
with “Know Me” by Canadian-based rapper Nav. We look forward to listening to more of them
and reviewing more music in the next issue. Thank you for stopping by.
Why Do Animes Not Have Second Seasons?
By: Ty’Bria Hill, 11th Grade
Anyone who watches anime understands the frustration, when a well put together anime
with perfect character development is left with a one season cliffhanger, everyone is upset. Animes
like No Game No Life, NaNa, and Yuri on Ice have left many viewers with an unsettling feeling,
because what happened next? Why is it that these well-crafted shows end so early and are pushed
aside only to be known as something that was once great? Why is it that these animes will not get
sequels or second season until years after? Overlord, an anime that debuted on September 29th,
2015, did not have its second release until the winter of 2018. Two years were left in between the
first and second release.
Some are not as lucky as Overlord or Tokyo Ghoul, which did not have its third season until
2018 as it initially had its second season launched in 2015. In some cases, animes do not a have
second season due to lack of material. Haikyuu, which is a sports volleyball anime, aired around 25
episodes in its two seasons. Haikyuu producers were able to do this due to the manga material,
made by creator Haruichi Furudate, which created a longer range of episodes. In its third season, it
was wrapped up to a total of ten episodes as there was not enough manga material to prolong the
series. However, Haruichi now has enough manga material to continue the series, but as we
learned, only time can tell. Here is the bigger question: What about the animes with enough manga
source material that still don't have a second season? Producer Marina Sasaki, creator of
(Barakamon, Parasyte-the maxim-, World Is Still Beautiful), gives us insight on the topic. They had went
off on a rant in 2015. Although it may have been years ago, Baam Amaam, writer for goboiano tha
updates you on anime and other pop culture offers another direction and its relevance. With anime,
it first starts off as a manga and then adapts into anime. As a result, manga sales rise and therefore,
you have your blu-ray DVDs. The main reason why animes do not get approved for a second
season is due to the sales for blu rays. These anime companies rely on the show to sell. Many
question the merchants as a result. Even with the merchandise, not enough revenue goes back to
the companies. There can be multiple options that go into play. Now, the real question is what can
these anime lovers do so they can the second season love? What can they do so they can be
renewed like Haikyuu or Overlord? Only time can tell and we can only hope that our favorite shows
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