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From the EditorHanson Town Meeting highlights

article thumbnailJust got home from Hanson’s Town Meeting.  All articles were taken care of in one night.  I’ll post more details tomorrow, but I wanted to get a few things in tonight for...
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From the EditorHousekeeping items

article image I’ve seen a few comments on the Web site recently that made me want to clarify a few things.
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We regret more things we didnÕt do than things we do.

Travelling Express

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Senior moments
SENIOR MOMENTS: With a little help from my friends
At the Dunkin’ Donuts in the center of Whitman, four girls in hooded sweatshirts answer questions with an unhurried air probably unique to high school seniors in the midst of February vacation.
 
SENIOR MOMENTS: The college application

email_ballard.jpg In the college admissions game, all the hard work boils down to one thing:  big envelope or small envelope.  Getting a big envelope, full of forms and promises and maybe even a bumper sticker in the mail from a certain school typically means you’ve been accepted.  A small envelope?  Better luck next mailbag. 

 
SENIOR MOMENTS: Ballard part of soccer team's title run
news-hw-ballardsoccer1.jpg This is Emily Ballard’s Sunday night.  The girls playing under the lights on Whitman-Hanson’s turf are focused, wrapped up in the immediacy of a tournament soccer game, where a loss translates to an ended season and a win brings another chance to take it all. For a senior, even the best outcome means this chapter has come to a close, making the dynamic between living for the moment and the hope for the future much more tangible.
 
SENIOR MOMENTS: The life of a high school senior
news-hw-ballardclr.jpgEmily Ballard is a high school senior.  Those who thinks that means she can kick back and enjoy one last year of high school can count themselves sorely out of touch.  The high school senior is always torn between the present and the future, and Emily is no different.  While caught up in the high school everyday – the early hours, the everyday high school drama, and, of course, the essays and tests – college and the real world loom large.