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Stentorian
north Carolina school of science and mathematics
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1219 broad street, durham nc 27705
august 2000
Wassup Science and Math!
Jon Dougherty
Class of2001, welcome
back. Class of2002, take a good
look at your home for the next
two years. The Stentorian staff
hopes that everyone will have
an incredible year, and take full
advantage of all that is being of
fered to you.
Juniors are probably ex
cited about entering this new
situation. However, they might
be a little nervous about leav
ing home, family, and friends.
The Stentorian staff and the
NCSSM community are here to
help make the transition to
NCSSM life as easy as possible.
After all, we were there our
selves a year ago.
First off, there are numer
ous activities and organizations
that you can get involved in to
have a great time. You can take
part in many clubs, or you can
just have a few that you focus
on. No matter what, you will be
able to find people that have the
same interests and ambitions as
you. You can go to ACC
meetings(see S&M glossary),
SGA meetings, of Ultimate
Frisbee games. These few of^
ganizations barely scratch the
surface of the activities that are
offered at S&M. There is the
Key Club, Spanish Club, and, of
course, the Stentorian. An an
Signing Dance where everyone
gathers with a T-shirt for people
to sign. You do not e.ven have
to know the people that are sign
nual club fair is held in the first
couple weeks of school. This
gathering is designed to help
students find the organizations
and clubs that meet their needs
and interests.
In addition to clubs,
everyonecan participate in cer
tain school-wide activities. In
the next few_days, there wjll be
the Ice-Cream Social. There is
also the very popular T-shirt
ing your T-shirt. This is a great
way to meet lots of people and
have a good time. Also, most
Fridays and Saturdays, a few
halls will have I-viz (see glos
sary). This is a great opportu
nity to get to know members of
the opposite sex in an area out
side academics. Fall sports are
another great way (o,make,
friends, whether it be playing in
the games, or cheering on the
sidelines. The class of2001 sin
cerely hopes that the class of
2002 will keep up S&M’s long
tradition of gettin’ wild at the
games.
While
there are lots
of really fun
and exciting
ways to hang
out and get to
know people
at Science and
Math, we
must stress
that we are
here to get
education.
Therefore,
S' please, no
a, matter what,
let your main
priority be
your academics. Your grades
will probably fall a bit first quar
ter. However don’t worry, it hap
pens to everyone. No one at
NCSSM expects juniors to make
straight A’s, especially first quar
ter. Give yourself some time.
Eventually you reach a point
where you can get all of your
wQrk. done and.stilLhang out
with your friends. This brings
us to the next point...
No matter what you leam
here at Science & Math, you will
leam time management skills.
Whether you plan to schedule
every second of your life or al
low these skills to develop natu
rally, you will leam how to fit in
all of your down time and work
into the 24 hours of a day. Some
people need to have a rigid
schedule, vvhile others need to
have more flexibility. Whatever
you do, you must do it naturally.
You will experience less stress
once you figure out what is right
for you..
Well, all of the little skills
you will leam here could not be
summed up in a four page pa
per, let alone this one article.
You will leam much more on
your halls, with your hallmates,
and in your classes. The only
thing we ask is that you give all
that you have to give, but have
fun at the same time. Around
the S&M community, we have a
saying about our day to day life.
There are three general possi
bilities at S&M. There is sleep,
school, and social life. You may
choose two. As with all else,
the choice is yours.
New Head Brings Ideas to NCSSM
Will Garneau
Dr. Jerry Boarman, who
took over the position of Execu
tive Director on July 1, has al
ready brought about change on
campus. The new plan to allow
students to paint halls was fa
cilitated by Dr. Boarman, but as
for large-scale changes to
NCSSM, those will have to wait
until he’s become better ac
quainted with the school.
After 30 years working in
Maryland’s Prince George’s
Country school system. Dr.
Boarman, 52, comes to Science
and Math with proven creden
tials. Dr. Boarman helped el
evate the Eleanor Roosevelt
High School to its distinguished
status as a top math and science
school in the country. In addi
tion to the success he achieved
within the Eleanor Roosevelt
community of schools Boarman
gained national prominence by
winning the Milken National
Educator Award. Dr. Boarman’s
decision to move was motivated
by the exciting opportunity of
making connections between
NCSSM and the technological
and economic resources in the
Triangle area. He also says that
the caliber of students moti
vated him to leave his home of
thirty years. Dr.
Boarman has been in
North Carolina during
this summer although
he still travels back to
Maryland regularly to
see his wife, Valerie.
They plan to establish
their base in North
Carolina some time in
the coming year.
Dr. Boarman
sees little difference
between his Maryland
students and those at
NCSSM: “I don’t
think that the students
here are a whole lot
different; except that
they live here, some
times I think the
[Maryland] kids live
there til about eight or
nine o’clock.” He
notes that the Eleanor
Roosevelt School is
part of the same con
sortium of indepen
dent math and science
schools in the United
States and students have many
of the same interests at both
schools.
As far as goals for the
school are concerned Dr.
Boarman offers his primary one
jectives are of the students... I
don’t come in with any pre-con-
as becoming adjusted to
NCSSM, “My goal is first of all
to just get to know the place: to
look and listen to what the ob
ceived ideas or agendas. Do I
come in and say ‘Oh, we’re go
ing to change this and change
that?’ No that would be fool
hardy.” Once he’s more in tune
with the general feel of the
school he plans “to get more
funding from the outside” and
“look at what students and staff
see is needed to improve or
maintain the school.”
A key aspect of the po
sition of executive director is to
be a kind of figurehead of the
school, representing it to the
outside world. That means at
tending conferences and meet
ings as a representative of
NCSSM and also attempting to
branch into the outside commu
nity by getting grants or setting
up programs that involve Sci
ence and Math. A common mis
conception is that the Executive
Director is the school’s princi
pal. Although Dr. Steve
Warshaw is technically “Head
of Academic Programs,” his
common appellation should be
that of “principal.” Dr.
Boarman’s office is in the Watts
entryway across from the ad
missions office. He’s new to
campus, and very congenial, so
if you see him around don’t
hesitate to introduce yourself
and welcome him to the
NCSSM community.