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Boys' Soccer Team Makes History
by Hayley Casper
PHS's fourth-ranked boys' varsity soccer team beat the number-one seed Oakmont Regional High 2-1 on Tuesday, November 14, allowing them to advance to the Division 3 State Championship versus Norwell. This was the first time in school history that the soccer team made it to the States.
Although the soccer team lost, they made history and finished the season as the Division 3 runner-up.
According to PHS Athletic Director Brian Phillips, "This 2023 team is a special group that will be remembered for their outstanding character and commitment to excellence."
The boys' end goal “is a goal we set every year and that is to win a state championship,” said Junior captain Jack Duperre. According to Duperre, the team believes its goal is achievable with their dedication and talent.
The team took the season seriously as Duperre had hoped at the beginning.
They went into the tournament with a home advantage game against Weston, winning 3-0, a 2-0 win against Ashland, and a 2-1 win against #1 seed Oakmont. Pembroke went into the championship with high hopes and a full fan section. They stuck it out the entire game, putting up a good fight. The game unfortunately had to come to an end after a double over-time, and the team lost in penalty kicks. Pembroke students, faculty, and parents remain proud of the team for making it as far as they did.
photo courtesy of Gillian Eva
Photos courtesy Andylles Photography
47 new members perform the NHS Oath.
Ms. Goff and Mr. Talbot look on as Senior Nate Rosas welcomes inductees.
Ms. Goff and Mr. Talbot look on as Senior Nate Rosas welcomes inductees.
Photo by Kevin Murphy
Students Inducted Into NHS
by Abby Newman
The National Honor Society Induction ceremony took place on Thursday, November 2, from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. in the PHS Randall Auditorium. A total of 47 students were inducted for the 2023-2024 school year.
During the ceremony, new inductees were called to the stage, where they received a certificate and a white rose, and completed a 2-3 sentence speech thanking a mentor or a teacher who has helped them become worthy of NHS.
To be accepted into NHS one must have a GPA of at least 3.7, and show excellence in the 4 pillars–scholarship, leadership, character, and service.
Out of the 47, approximately nine students received late notice that they would be inducted after first learning they would not. Mr. Talbot met with the students before receiving the news that they were in fact accepted.
Senior Avery Findley revealed that she feels, “Annoyed but fine,” considering she was accepted late to NHS.
According to Ms. Goff, she elected to become the new NHS advisor this year, “So I could get to know more students outside of my alphabet (P-Z) and get to know more students outside of guidance…That’s my favorite part.”
Senior Sean Robertson shared that he applied for NHS because, “I think it will look good on college applications.”
Looking ahead with the new inductees, Ms. Goff said, “It would be great to get the students to create their own events that they do as opposed to attending all approved events. NHS can implement more events that all students attend.”
NHS has upcoming events including the Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 2 and Cocoa and Cram in January. NHS also has tutoring for students in all grades during Titan Time and for the first time in two years, the Senior Service project has returned.
Some students were absent from the ceremony due to sports.
The following students were inducted: Kerlos Atef,
Caroline Balasco, Owen Baldwin, Lilian Beard, Navina Bekheit, Maya Bergamesca, Haleigh Borden, Maeve Carey, Elena Celli, Jessica Cibotti, Shane Crowley, Ruth Dannison, Olivia DeMinico, Timothy Diskin, Amelia Doyle, Katelyn Driscoll, Jordyn Fay, Avery Findley, Jack Gill, Dakota Hebert, Shelby Houghton, Katherine Jasie, Sophie Koplovsky, Allison Linscott, Decklan McDevitt, Elise McKillop, Cameron McLaughlin, Ryan Milchunes, Colin Murphy, Daniel Noguer, Bradley Palmer, Lauren Pearson, Caleb Pratt, Alexandra Raleigh, Kyle Ready, Lily Rioux, Sean Robertson, Luke Santoro, Peter Schultz, Michael Shaughnessy, Jacob Sheehan, Olivia Sowersby, Sidney Sullivan, Elli Tam, Elaina Tavares, Devon Vitale and Penelope Williams
PHS Juniors before the game.
photo credit Katie Jasie
Sarah Claflin running away from a missed tackle
Photo from Ally Johnson
Powderpuff Game Raises $500 in Toys
Powderpuff Game Raises $500 in Toys
by Ally Johnson
PHS took on Silver Lake in this year's 2023 Powderpuff (flag football) game. This game was held at home at 3:30 on November 14th. Unfortunately, the Titans lost to the Lakers in a close game of 28-24.
One stand-out player was Senior Sarah Claflin. Even though two of her touchdowns were called back because of penalties, she was still able to put major points on the scoreboard for the Titans.
Although the game ended in a loss for Pembroke, the school was still able to raise over $500 in toys to be donated to Toys for Tots. People had the option to either buy tickets or bring in a toy for a tot. Pembroke was able to show their Titan pride.
Powderpuff is a football game that is played annually each fall. Many upperclassmen girls look forward to this game every year, and it is an opportunity to have fun with friends and participate in some exercise.
The coaches for this year's Powderpuff game were football players Will Johnson, Will McNamara, Hunter Burke, Cole Griffin, Patrick Norman and Brendan Kanya.
Prior to the game, coach Johnson stated, “I don’t like to lose, and after our first practice, I see great talent. I expect a win against Silver Lake.”
Early Action Sneaks Up on Seniors
Early Action Sneaks Up on Seniors
by Turner Gilmore
For seniors, the college application process can be both exciting and stressful as they navigate the application process, standardized tests and college essays. The deadlines of November 1 and 15 snuck up on some students seeking early admission.
When asked if applying to college was stressful, Senior Jack Psaros stated, “No, because I was very well organized and I stayed on top of it.”
Will McNamara also chimed in and said, “Yes, there's so much going on and there's such a short time to do it.”
Seniors deal with other clubs and activities, along with applying for colleges.
Many seniors' GPA will not change and many students wish they put more effort in school.
Although most students are satisfied with their GPA, some wish they would have tried harder their freshman year of high school.
Senior Cam Voelkel said, “ I'm pretty satisfied with what my grades were freshman and sophomore year but I wish I could have worked a little harder”.
Senior Sara McCarthy agrees, “Yes absolutely, I wish I could go back and take it more seriously and try harder."
Say What?
Student Slang
by Will McNamara & Cam Voelkel
Most people nowadays use a lot of slang. Here are some of the most common slang words...translated.
Periodt
Definition: Agreeing with someone
Sentence: "Yes Girl you're so right, periodt!!"
Finna
Definition: Trying to do something, preparing to do something.
Sentence: Yo I'm finna go do my homework.
Cap
Definition: You are exaggerating or accusing the person of lying.
Sentence: "Yeah that's cap. Quit cappin."
Salty
Definition: mad or moody (In a bad mood)
Sentence: "Chill man, why are you so salty?"
Simp
Definition: Someone that does way too much for their crush or Bf/Gf.
Sentence: "Stop being a simp and come hop on Xbox"
Slaps
Definition: Used to describe how exceptional something is.
Sentance: "This peanut butter and jelly sandwich slaps."
Bussin’
Definition: a quirky word to use when something tastes delicious.
Sentence: "This pizza is bussin’."
Sus
Definition: Short for "suspicious," it typically means something is not as expected, or shady.
Sentence: "Why you being so sus, bro?"
Preesh
Definition: Short for “appreciate it”. A way of thanking someone for doing something.
Sentence: “Hey I just grabbed your essay off the printer for you.”
“Preesh.”
Mid
Definition: Mediocre, just ok, nothing special.
Sentence: "That movie was mid."
Lit
Definition: Used to describe something exciting, cool, or awesome.
Sentence: "That movie was so lit, the soundtrack went so hard"
Rizz
Definition: The ability to talk easily to people; charisma.
Sentence: "Wow! You're such a smooth talker, you got so much rizz, man."
Ghosting
Definition: Completely ignoring somebody you were close with.
Sentence: "We were talking for months but out of nowhere she started ghosting me"
Yapping
Definition: To not stop talking, to go on about nothing
Sentence: "We asked for a one word answer, but he kept on yappin'."
Jawn
Definition: A slang word used to refer to anything. Is often used to refer to an object.
Sentence: "I’ve been looking for my phone but I can’t find that jawn anywhere."
De-Coding the Dress Code
by Abby Newman
The dress code here at Pembroke High School has changed in the past 2 years. The wording of the dress code in the handbook now follows the decency standard–which gives families the choice of what is acceptable to wear to school. With such a drastic change compared to the old standards of gender-related clothing, PHS has entered into a new era that accurately depicts the environment here.
As stated in the handbook, students, “Are expected to dress within the bounds of common decency. Because the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees our students’ right to choose the clothes they want to wear, the school does not interfere with this right except where there is an overriding, legitimate school concern that a student’s dress detracts from the learning process.”
Mr Talbot believes that, “We need a dress code so that we can provide a safe and healthy and orderly school environment. Schools underestimate the health component of that. The amount of skin and body parts that are revealed when sitting down on furniture makes me worried.”
Sophomore Ash Johnson spoke on how, “I feel like you should dress how you want…but if a girl wore a cute tank top they’d be done for…guys shouldn’t be let off as easily as girls.”
Senior Ethan Keene revealed, “I don’t think guys should wear those tank tops that go down all the way to the sides.”
Mr. Talbot reiterated that, “The times are changing. Dress codes were long thought to be discriminatory against females, so in order to be more gender-neutral and less targeting of young women we looked to make changes. We have to be fair and consider the reality of students today.”
The extent to which the dress code affects students has drastically decreased. According to Mr. Talbot, there have been no complaints in the past two years regarding the dress code.
One of the major reasons that the dress code has changed so drastically in the past two years is to stray from more outdated lingo–Mr Talbot referred to the new dress code as, “very open-ended”
The new dress code has provided drastic changes for students at PHS who are no longer restricted to specific dress attire like spaghetti straps or shorts 2 inches above the knee.
Photo by premieraustinwellsbranch.com
Abigail and John Adams pictured above.
Seniors Earn Scholarships Based on MCAS Scores
Congratulations to the 41 PHS seniors who have recently received word that they are recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. This scholarship provides tuition credit for up to eight semesters at a Massachusetts state college or university.
The students are listed on this link .
According to Mr. Talbot's Weekly Update: "To qualify for the scholarship, these students' ELA, Mathematics, and Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE) MCAS scores placed them in the top 25% of all MCAS scores in our school, AND they scored Advanced in at least one MCAS exam and Proficient or higher in the other."
"Recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship are eligible for an award of a merit-based credit toward tuition. Individual student awards at State Universities and Community Colleges shall be no more than the resident undergraduate tuition rate at the participating institutions. Individual student awards at the University of Massachusetts shall be valued at $1,714 at Amherst, $1,714 at Boston, $1,417 at Dartmouth, and $1,454 at Lowell," according to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.
Bear Sighting in Center
Bear Sighting in Center
by Amelia Stock
Recently there have been lots of sightings of wild bears along the South Shore. On October 19th a bear was seen in Pembroke Center behind the police station. The black bear was spotted running by teenagers on the basketball courts.
A few students from PHS were witnesses such as Sophomore Kevin Holmes, Junior Sean Tracey, Junior Jared Fitzpatrick and Junior Chris Doyle. The bear was seen behind the police station.The police followed the bear with sirens on and lights flashing.
Kyle Tracey says, “I have no clue how it got to the police station.”
The PD's goal was to remove the bear from the area and prevent the bear or anyone around from being injured.
“They got us off the basketball courts and told us to stay at the station,” says witness Sean Tracey. In the end the bear ran off into the woods and didn't cause any harm to anyone or anything.
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