Top Northwood Women Racers Super G Race 1
- Sarah Bennett ‘19 in first
- Sarah Coombs ‘19 in third
- Lillian Silverstein ‘17 in fourth
Alpine Ski Racing: Empire State Games Recap
March 10, 2017 by
Alpine Highlights from Empire State Games
February 15, 2017 by
Mirror staff writer Sarah Bennett ’19 edited this video footage from the Alpine ski racing events at the 2017 Winter Empire State Games at Whiteface Mountain.
Questions for…Kimmy Ellis ’17
January 31, 2017 by
Scarsdale, NY senior Kimmy Ellis
Who would you pick to play yourself in a movie about your life?
Natalie Portman (Photo: IMDB)
What are the last 3 web sites visited in your browser history?
Netflix, Student Portal, Lululemon
What is your favorite viral video?
Land Shark by Jenna Marbles
What is your celebrity crush?
Ryan Reynolds (Photo: US Weekly)
What is your favorite smell?
Coconut
What is your most treasured possession?
My gold and diamond ring
Which talent would you most like to have?
The ability to walk on my hands
What is your favorite place at Northwood (or Lake Placid)?
Emma’s
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A giraffe because I like their necks
Questions for…Alex Akoundi ’17
January 31, 2017 by
Alex Akoundi ’17
Who would you pick to play yourself in a movie about your life?
Drake (Photo: iHeartRadio)
What are the last three web sites visited in your browser history?
Netflix, Facebook, and Gmail
What is your favorite viral video?
What is your celebrity crush?
Shawn Mendes
What is your favorite smell?
My dog’s feet. They smell like baby powder.
What is your most treasured possession?
My shares in Apple
Which talent would you most like to have?
I would want to be able to ride a bike without holding the handles.
What is your favorite place at Northwood (or Lake Placid)?
Northwood Beach
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A dog, for sure a freaking dog.
More Changes to Evening Study Hall
January 30, 2017 by
Beginning tonight, students will have a little less free time, a shorter study hall and an earlier bedtime. Director of Residential Life Ms. Miller announced the changes at School Meeting today. Study hall will begin at 7:45pm instead of 8:00. There will be a five minute break at 8:45, and study hall will end at 9:30 instead of 10:00 which cuts study hall by 15 minutes.
Study hall underwent major changes in the late fall of 2015, when the school went to morning athletics during winter schedule. That change resulted in study hall going from 8:00 – 10:00pm (previously from7:15 – 9:15pm), an earlier lights out (10:30 from 10:45) and students being required to stay on their halls after study hall.
Ms. Miller said the administration made these further changes because students were tired and not productive during the last hour of study hall. Before making the changes, Dean of Academic Affairs, Ms. Jill Walker consulted with the Resident Assistants (RAs) who had no objections to the move. The changes to study hall are temporary and will be evaluated in a few weeks.
The opinions on the updated schedule are mixed, but most skiers are not excited about it. Having the tightest schedules at Northwood, skiers have little free time. They leave school in the morning at 7:30, come back at noon and finish their school day at 6:15, like all other students. In addition, the team has to tune their skis every day, which usually takes 30 minutes per pair. Students typically tune two pairs of skis, depending on the training the following day, and up to five for big events like States and Easterns.
Some students, however, are pleased with the updated schedule because it allows them to go to bed and be done with their homework earlier.
Many students said they often don’t use the full two hours of study hall and think that it should go from 8:00 to 9:30pm, which would allow students who are taking classes with more homework the chance to get started on their work earlier, while the other students, who need less time, will be able to study later without losing any of their free time.
Ski Team Dominates at West Mountain
January 27, 2017 by
Northwood and NYSEF racers at the start, fired up for the event.
(January 13-15, 2017) This past weekend, the U16 team and some U19 team members and coach Haggerty went to West Mountain for two slalom races . The race was a mix of U16s, U18s and U21s. The U16s, who competed against U18 and U21s, had the chance to be on the podium twice during the day if they ended up top 3 overall and for U16s only. On the first day of slalom, the ladies ended up with 3 bronze medals won by Sarah Bennett ‘19, Julia Geraldi ‘20, and Aiden Smith ‘19 and 1 gold medal for Sarah Bennett.
The rest of the team also did well: six skiers were in the top ten, including Chelsea Smith ‘19, in fifth place for U16s. The day was disappointing for others like Sarah Coombs ‘19 who injured her shoulder in the middle of her second run and was not able to finish.
Results for the first day:
- Sarah Bennett: (Starting bib 2) 3rd overall, 1st for U16, (2.55s) off leading time
- Julia Geraldi: (Starting bib 27) 6th overall, 3rd for U16, (8.18s) off leading time
- Chelsea Smith: (Starting bib 4) 13th overall, 5th for u1 6, (10.27s) off leading time
- Kimberly Ellis ‘17: (Starting bib 19) 16th overall, (14.93s) off leading time
- Jojo Rosenbluth ‘19: (starting bib 20) 17th overall, 6 U16, 15.43 off leading time
- Danielle Mason ‘17: (Starting bib 17) 22nd overall, (16.66s) off leading time
- Amanda Hinge ‘17: ( Starting bib 30) 42 overall,(26.22s) off leading time
- Sarah Coombs: (starting bib 8) Did Not Finish
- Aiden Smith: (starting bib 105) 10th overall, 3rd for U16, (5.16s) off leading time
- Martin McDonough ‘20: (Starting bib 130) 27th overall, 12th for U16. (17:30s) off leading time
On the second day, the skiers took more medals home with nine racers in the top ten including both overall and U16. One bronze medal was won by Chelsea Smith, two silver medals were won by Sarah Coombs and Sarah Bennett and one gold won by Sarah Bennett.
Results Day 2:
- Sarah Bennett: (starting bib 3) 2nd overall, 1st for U16 ,( 1.32s ) off leading time
- Sarah Coombs: (starting bib 6) 4th overall, 2nd for U16,. (2.85s) off leading time
- Chelsea Smith: (starting bib 15) 8th overall, 3rd U16. (6.61s) off leading time
- Julia Geraldi: (starting bib 26) 10th overall, 4th U16, (7.25s) off leading time
- Jojo Rosenbluth: (starting bib 19) 22nd overall, 8th U16, (12.18s) off leading time
- Kimberly Ellis: (starting bib 18) overall 23rd, (12.81s) off leading time
- Danielle Mason: (starting bib 16) 24th overall, (14.34s) off leading time
- Amanda Hinge: (starting bib 28) 29th overall, (17.05s) off leading time
- Martin McDonough : (starting bib 131), 32nd overall, 15th for U16, (19.52s) off leading time
- Aiden Smith: DNF
Recap of the Alpine Training Camp in Kåbdalis, Sweden
January 6, 2017 by
Preparing for the Trip | November 12 and 13
The Northwood ski team is preparing themselves for the first team trip of the season. The skiers will travel to Kåbdalis Mountain in Sweden for a training camp. “The weather is perfect for alpine ski training and has been for a few weeks already,” said coach JP. “Hirscher (a world cup skier) has been hard at work there this week getting ready for the Levi (FIN) SL World Cup openers this coming weekend.” [Read more…]
Alpine Ski Racers Off to Sweden
November 12, 2016 by
The Northwood ski team is preparing themselves for the first team trip of the season. The skiers will travel to Kåbdalis Mountain in Sweden for a training camp. “The weather is perfect for alpine ski training and has been for a few weeks already,” said coach JP. “Hirscher (a world cup skier) has been hard at work there this week getting ready for the Levi (FIN) SL World Cup openers this coming weekend.”
The ski team checked in at the Newark Airport. Athletes and coaches took nearly a half ton of gear with them to Sweden. (Photo: Sarah Bennett)
The ski team is looking forward to Sweden, which is a country new to some of the athletes. The skiers have started packing and tuning all of their skis. They depart from the Newark International Airport on Saturday, November 12th and will be back on November 28th. Eighteen athletes and three coaches will take approximately 900 pound of ski equipment.
“I’m so excited to go to Sweden. I think it is going to be better than last year. The conditions look great!” said Chelsea Smith.
Questions for P.O. Marchand ’17
October 31, 2016 by
P.O. Marchand ’17
What is your secret talent?
It’s a secret
What would you do with a million dollars?
I would put it in the stock market
If you could be anyone else, dead or alive, who would it be?
Carey Price
If you could see any artist dead or alive, who would you see?
I’d go to Tomorrowland
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
Invisible
What movie character would you be?
Po in the Teletubbies
What living person do you most admire?
My dad
If you could travel in time, would you go ten years back or go forward ten?
In the future
If you could go back to your first day of high school, what advice would you give yourself?
You’re not going to get smarter
How would you like to die?
In my sleep
What would your last meal be?
Poutine
If you could avoid a school subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Science
