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The Phoenix
Founded in 2007 by Ethan Rodriguez-Torrent
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*BFF High -Senior -PHS Finals -PHS Finals
School Finals Begin 1st: A1 1st: A3 or A5
Book Club (B5 & B6) 2nd: A2 2nd: A6
(6-7pm) *Anime Club
(5-6pm)
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Fathers -PHS -PHS Finals Last Day of *Teen Improv
Day Finals 1st: B3 or School with Carly (6pm
1st: B1 B5 -PHS -7:30pm)
2nd: B2 2nd: B6 Makeup
Finals
-Senior
Graduation
Special thank you to Samantha DePalma, Worldly Co-Editor and Tireless Calendar Creator! -Henry
Travel sounds a lot like French travail, or even Bonus Linguistic Thoughts:
English travail. Indeed, to travel is to make a Are the words cot and caught pronounced
journey, to toil and work, or travail, through the same? Ask your friends from the MidWest
it! But where does travail, then, come from? and California!
Travail is a descendant of the Latin tri+palus Outrage comes from u[l]tra, not rage!
(three stakesyes, palus as in impale someone The sound th (dental fricative harsh air
with a stake!), a type of torture that must have been going through tongue between the teeth) is
as painful as going to work! A similar word is trivia, super rare in the world!
which comes from tri-via three roadsyes, via as
The pter in helicopter is like pterodactyl!
in via e-mail means road! The only places where
three whole roads met used to be very common Lord means loaf-ward (bread keeper) and
placeshence, a commonplace matter is trivial! lady means loaf-eater (bread eater)!
I love you all!
Good luck trying to find these words in this
issueand in your daily lives! God b wi ye all!
Yours Truly,
Henry Hu, Tech Co-editor
P.S. I am so proud of my apprentice, Zach, who
formatted most of this editionand beautifully!
Write for the Phoenix and he will format your work!
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Pomperaug Full Year Sports Records
Zachary Hoedl
As the school year comes to an end, we would like OPENS RANKING: 11th
to look back at the great records and achievements 2ND AT SWC
each varsity sport team has accomplished. This BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
record sheet only contains team records. Please 12-1
understand that I might get some information CLASS L POINTS: 73
wrong. Enjoy! CLASS L FINAL RANKING: 2ND
OPENS POINTS: 309
FALL SPORTS OPENS RANKING: 14TH
GIRLS SOCCER
13-2-1 WINTER SPORTS
CLASS L RATING: 6th
CLASS L QUARTERFINALISTS BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
SWC FINALISTS 10-0
CLASS L POINTS: 806
FOOTBALL CLASS L RANKING: 2nd
3-7 OPENS POINTS: 459.5
FINAL CLASS L PLAYOFF POINT OPENS RANKING: 2nd
RANKING: 24th SWC CHAMPIONS
Taurus Gemini
(Apr 20 Canc
May 20) (May 21
There are certain aspects Jun 20) 21
of your life that have become drastically Gemini, you social butterfly! Youve Cancer, people
different in the last few months. Perhaps probably been thinking about all the different things your mysteriou
you are about to be separated from you want to explore this summer, and you are interpreted by so
some of your close friends! However, getting very excited for school to end. Be careful not OK though, beca
Taurus, it is important to remember that to go in too multiple directions at once, or you wont spend plenty o
change is not always a bad thing. I am get anywhere at all. Make sure that your obligations searching. Im pre
confident that you can stay grounded and planssuch as your job or reading for AP reason, by the en
while also embracing all of the changes classesare taken care of first, and focus on having feel much more
that have begun to take place. fun, spontaneous experiences afterwards. skin
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4. Brandt Snedeker
Brandt Snedeker, a former Fedex Cup Champion has
always seemed like he had the talent to win a major,
he just hasn't won one yet. He is still only 36 years old
so he has plenty of opportunities. He finished second
at the Masters back in 2008, and he's always played
pretty consistently well in majors.
3. Hideki Matsuyama
Hideki Matsuyama is looking to be the first Japanese
golfer to ever win a major, and he definitely has the
talent to do it. He's won 4 times on the PGA Tour and
8 times in Japan and his only 25 years old. He's
finished in the Top 10 or better at every single major,
it's probably just a matter of time until he gets his
first major.
1. Paul Casey
It may seem odd to put a guy at #1 who has 1 career
PGA Tour win which was back in 2009 but does have
13 career European Tour wins. But Paul Casey has
finished in the top 10 at the Masters 3 straight years,
he has 15 career top 25 in majors and 9 career top
10's. He's 39 years old so he has a few more good
years left, and I definitely see him winning a major
sometime in the near future.
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Comic: Goodbye
Tanishq Kancharla
Acrostic: 2016-2017
Colin Mackellar
As finals approach Pomperaug High The new year meant many things including a
School, the school year is coming to a bouquet of new experiences. Many
close once again. In generic terms, accomplishments were made and many
the year was exciting and terrifying; challenges were brought forth. But this
leaving memories for all. school year was certainly one to remember:
2 PHS sports teams won a state 25 point deficit the Patriots overcame
title
0 F was the temperature when school was
o
6/6/2016, 4/4/2016, 10/10/2016, and 7was one of the lucky numbers for the
12/12/2016 all fell on a Monday Chinese new year on January 28
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Marching Season
Over the past week, marches have been underway
in major cities across the country to celebrate
LGBTQ Pride Month. This past Sunday, the
Equality March on D.C. took a political turn as
participants remembered the resistance and
solidarity expressed by the Stonewall riots and
expressed their dissatisfaction with how the Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions
administration has thus far supported the LGBTQ Note: Article Reported 6/11/17
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