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December 17, 2010 interview for the Shrinnirs "Early Singles" collection Josh Burkett put together and released on his Mystra record label in collaboration with the Father Yod record label.

Byron = Byron Coley

Josh = Joshua Burkett

Joe = Joe Malinowski

Byron: What’s on this LP?

Josh: The first three singles, plus some unreleased stuff from around then.

Joe: Some of it’s from a 10” that never came out.

Byron: Who was doing the 10”?

Joe: Charlie Krich. He had a label in the early ‘90s, Vandal Children Records. Our !Me da Una Rabia! 7" from 1992 was released jointly by Tulpa and Vandal Children.

Byron: The Bimbo Shrineheads more or less mutated out of Eclectic Bitch?

Joe: Yeah. Well at that time Eclectic Bitch was a name that dawn liked for herself. I just wanted to call the band the dawn cook band or dawn cook, but she said if we were going to do that, her pseudonym would have to be Eclectic Bitch.

Byron: The earliest stuff was done as a duo?

Joe: It started out as a duo, then we went through a bunch of bass players in a real short time. None of them recorded with us. We had one guitar player -- William Stuart – for a while, then after he left, Josh joined on bass and sax for a couple of years.

Byron: Did you already know Wayne & Kate by that point?

Joe: We met them at WHUS radio, sometime around then. When Josh was with us we opened for the Laughing Hyenas and Crystalized Movements at the Populous Pudding. That was a great show.

Byron: What was Josh’s hair like when he was in the band? Did he have that big Euro he had in Vernonster?

Josh: That was the biggest hair I ever had.

Byron: It was like John Sinclair’s. How much sax did you play with the band?

Josh: It was just occasionally.

Joe: He preferred bass, but dawn and I were always trying to get him to play more sax.

Byron: Did you jam much at live shows?

Joe: We mostly played songs. There was a lot of visual stuff. dawn had put together a slide show. dawn and I jammed when on our own recording the type of stuff that appeared on the Liminal Switch LPs, but usually stuck to the songs when working with Josh or other people.

Byron: What was dawn's stage presence like then, and what was her most outrageous costuming?

Joe: dawn brought some of her artwork with her like a car windshield she had smashed up and painted. She was in to rummaging through junked out autos for raw art material. In retrospect, I guess we were an on stage car wreck of a band. dawn would wear a lot of make-up applied asymmetrically, the left side of her skull was shaved and painted in a checkerboard pattern, and she had skirts made of duct tape and used to add tin foil here and there. A lot of her clothes were held together with staples or duct tape or occasionally nuts & bolts for heavier fabrics. She wore men's boxers for shorts during the summer. The first show I have a photo of has dawn playing guitar in front of a Knights of Columbus bingo display board, wearing a mesh Boston Bruins jersey and ripped up long-johns for pants which she had decorated with several crayon drawings. None of it seemed all that outrageous to me, since she wore the same type of stuff off stage. She had a TV set with the picture tube removed. She sometime wore that on her head on stage. I remember her wearing it at the El'n'Gee Club in New London, near the submarine base, while she played Tuli Kupferberg's "Go Fuck Yourself With Your Atom Bomb" on accordion. She also used to play "I'm Going to Kill Myself Over Your Dead Body If You Fuck Anyone But Me". She loved Tuli. During our first few years of playing out, dawn would usually start the set solo on acoustic guitar, or just acapella, and occasionally on accordion. She only played accordion in public a few times because she didn't feel very confident on it. She used it more like a harmonium. dawn also used to bring onstage artwork Colette Butterick had left behind in the Populous Pudding, lifesized standup figures of Caspar Weinberger, Oliver North and other Iran-Contra characters prettied up in frilly pink ballet tutus. Colette was an intriguing presence in Willimantic. During the early 1980s her son played drums in the White Pigs and the Separates. Colette put out the Separates 7" single and turned her basement in to a punk rock show space with a tiny stage. I didn't know Colette well, but appreciated her rare appearances at the Pop Pudding, particularly the night she strung herself like a tree in Christmas lights and plugged herself in to an electrical wall socket for a poetry reading.

Byron: Seems like you guys got a lot of good opening slots.

Joe: Well I was working at Platter Connection Record Store. It’s where I first met you and Jimmy Johnson. You stopped in while on a visit to Ziesing Bros book shop. It wasn't all that great of a record store, but I met a lot of bands there, and as music director at a college radio station, and by booking shows in Willimantic. It was just fellow bands helping each other out.

Byron: When Willimantic was a hotspot still. Before Ziesing moved.

Joe: Yeah, I spent one depressing birthday helping Mark Ziesing move his bookstore, hauling boxes of books down flights of stairs to the 18-wheeler. A sad day for Willimantic.

Byron: Lili still has her shirt from there – Radical Lesbian Feminists from Outer Space.

Joe: Our friend Joey Zone did the art for that.

Byron: It was a weirdly happening nexus. I was never there when the anarchist Ziesing brother was still around...

Joe: Yeah, he moved to Thailand. That store was where I found my first record by the Ex in 1982. Mike Ziesing used to have punk bands there on occasion during the early to mid 1980s. The store was divided in to separate sections. Mark Ziesing used most of his for sci-fi stuff and other lit, Allison Meyers owned the feminist and poetry section, and Mike Ziesing sold records along with 'zines and anarchist books. Plus, Wayne Woodward’s comics section. After the Ziesing Bros. closed up, Allison opened Everyday Books, first in her house and later as a cafe in downtown Willimantic. Allison published Mary Ellen Meikle's poetry. dawn used Mary Ellen's words on a couple of songs. One of them is on this record.

Byron: Did you guys have a lot more songs than you recorded?

Joe: We just have live tapes of them. That’s why we reissued the Live at Charlie’s cassette from 1992 on CD-R a few years ago. There are lots of songs dawn wrote that we never properly recorded.

Byron: It’s interesting. It seems like the band’s basic sound has stayed relatively stable throughout decades of activity and inactivity.

Joe: Well, ever since we first started playing together we were just making it up as we went along.

Byron: dawn’s basic sound had been folk before that?

Joe: Yeah. She was very briefly in a group called Bruce Bayne and the Dawn of the Living Dead Band. Otherwise, her background was in performing folk music at coffee houses, street protests, and fund raising potluck dinners.

Byron: How did she decide she wanted to go freak?

Joe: We were listening to early Sonic Youth and the Ex. We both dug the heck out of the Minutemen. Eventually Dawn really got in to the few ESP albums I had. I remember Patty Waters made a big impact on her. She also liked Frank Lowe's Black Beings album. Most frequently I'd find her listening to my old Nonesuch Explorer and Folkways ethnomusicology LPs when she was home alone with my records. But what stands out in my memory is how she enjoyed God & The State, that Ruins album with the Urinals drummer. She was crazy about that record. She still sings those songs in the car.

Byron: So you were the bad svengali record scum guy. Well every band story needs one.

Joe: We met at a college radio station in 1985 about a year before we first started playing music together. Dawn hosted a show that concentrated on articles she would share from underground newspapers and 'zines, along with interviews with fellow activists. She would mix in anti- authoritarian songs here and there. Whatever she could find, from Victor Jara to Gil Scott- Heron. The packaging on a Maximum Rock'n'Roll comp caught her eye and she grew a little curious about punk rock as a vehicle for expressing her political views. I just offered suggestions like, "if you're in to Gil Scott-Heron, maybe you would like the Last Poets," or "if you're into political punk, you might appreciate Crass and KUKL." Then from there, "since you like that stuff, you should definitely check out The Ex."

Byron: You later got to play some shows with the Ex. How were they to deal with in those days?

Joe: They were great. They stayed with us for a few days on their first U.S. tour in 1989. We opened for them in Storrs along with 76% Uncertain and Azaila Snail. The Ex didn’t have many shows outside of New York. They made a trip to Montreal and came back to Willimantic. They’d bought a beat up old station wagon for their tour. It kept breaking down. So they were stuck with us.

Byron: And you got to feed them for a week.

Joe: Actually, they fed us. Their sound guys even fixed dawn’s car for her. They were amazing. Just really nice people. We didn't even blame them when our beloved indoor cat was run over after the band talked us out of imprisoning him inside.

Byron: Did you play out of town much?

Josh: They did a U.S. tour.

Joe: We played New York and DC for Riot Grrrl shows even though we were much older than most of the people there. We played Providence a lot, Albany once, North Hampton, and another show in NYC at ABC No Rio. And we did tour across the States a couple of times, but that was mostly camping out with shows that were a thousand miles apart. We had a few on the West Coast between Los Angeles and Portland. We played Minneapolis and Buffalo. And we opened for the Orthotonics in Richmond, VA after a show in Chicago. There was a huge crowd that kind of hated us, particularly a really angry German dude who after the gig let Dawn know how exactly brutally offended he was by "Rape Poem." At least we got to play Richmond, stay with Michael Hurley for a couple of days, and have a great time in an amazing swimming hole with Rebby Sharp.

Byron: Where did the Bimbo Shrineheads name come from?

Joe: It was something our late friend Rob McDonald blurted out while we were watching the tv news. Around that time George HW Bush picked Dan Quayle as his running mate, and Rob said, “He’s a Bimbo Shrinehead, just like Vanna White.”

Byron: So you’re named after Dan Quayle?

Joe: Yeah, or Vanna White. But I have no problem with Vanna White. I just really didn’t like the name Eclectic Bitch, so we compromised and settled on the Bimbo Shrineheads. Eclectic Bitch grew out of a regrettable joke I made when dawn and I were first hanging out and she was hoping to find people to start a band. dawn was describing how her dream band combined feminism and political revolution with poetry, theater and a wide variety of music; everything from jazz to folk to rap to reggae to heavy punk rock mixed with Segovia. I teased her that she should call her band Eclectic Bitch, sarcastically suggesting she reclaim the word "bitch" as an act of empowerment. She should have punched me in the face, but instead took a liking to it. I would have preferred getting punched.

Byron: Why did the name keep mutating?

Joe: We never really liked any of our names, including Bimbo Shrineheads and Shrinnirs. We figured we didn’t have any kind of following so it wouldn't matter. We've been kicking around the idea of changing it again, but with all the time and money Josh has put into this singles collection, we should probably stick with Shrinnirs for now.

Byron: Did the band start up before the Tulpa label?

Joe: The band came first.

Byron: How many releases did you end doing on Tulpa?

Joe: Not many,

Byron: Must have been about 15.

Joe: Yeah. The Flaherty/Colbourne stuff was about the end of it. There was a Footprints 4 comp that never came out. That had Sun City Girls, Galloping Coroners, Snake River and Brian Johnson. Snake River were from Michigan. They had submitted music to Tulpa. Brian Johnson ran an art gallery in Hartford. He played percussion for Vernon Fraser. dawn modeled for the cover of Vernon’s album Sex Queen of the Berlin Turnpike. I think the Sun City Girls and Coroners stuff eventually came out on other labels. I’m going to put out a Colbourne/Flaherty recording with Mike Roberson on guitar soon on my Withdrawn Records label. We released a live Shrin 7” in 1997 with artwork stolen from an Alan Lomax Columbia World Music LP. The covers were hand stamped "Withdrawn" to look like the deacquisitioned records we bought from library sales. Since I still had the stamp, I used it a few years later when I gave out cd-r mixes of some of my 78s to a few friends, and when I put out Randy Colbourne's Clarinet Works recording.

Byron: What was Tulpa named after?

Joe: The name grew out of a discussion with Joey Zone, a graphic artist from Willimantic. It wasn’t named after the Magazine song.

Josh: What does it mean?

Joe: Joey Zone described it as being like a doppelganger, an evil spirit twin who does your dirty work for you. A year or so after the first Tulpa record release Joey gave me a tulpa themed Detective Comic and a Tulpa logo he put together. I've since learned a tulpa is quite a bit different than my understanding of a doppelganger, but at the time my knowledge of Tibetan mysticism was largely limited to what I picked up from UNESCO LPs and Batman comic books.

Josh: How did you get together with Flaherty?

Joe: It was through Rob McDonald. I'm not sure how Rob came in to contact with Flaherty. Paul may have mailed a Flaherty/Colbourne record to the Populous Pudding. It was right around the time of their first Cadence LP. Rob thought I would be into what Paul and Randy were doing, and he was right. They had no gigs. They either played under bridges in Hartford or they would sneak in to the UCONN Art building. When security would come in, Paul would claim he was an art instructor. He completely played the part. I remember an art student pretentiously critiquing the music and offering the advice, “Sometimes less is more.” And Paul said, “No. More is more.” Bimbo Shrineheads had a song with lyrics from a book of words and drawings Paul Flaherty self-published about 20 years ago. dawn pulled the lyrics to the song "Corporate Prostitute" out of there. I think the title of the book was The Corporate Bored. I loaned out my copy and never saw it again. Flaherty claims to be out of stock, but maybe he could dig one up for you. He wrote it while working at one of the Hartford insurance companies before he started painting houses.

Byron: The records you did with those guys put them on the map in a whole new way. For a lot of people that was some of the first free jazz they’d ever heard.

Joe: Aside from the Tulpa comp, Kevin Kraynick helped spread the word, when he featured Flaherty/Colbourne in Damp Magazine. Rob McDonald and I booked Paul and Randy at the Populous Pudding whenever we could. It didn't matter what the other bands on the bill were like. The Pudding was an arts and music collective located in an old fur locker, basically a loud cement box with a single entrance/exit, large bank vault type door. It was a dangerous violation of fire codes, and the perfect setting for Flaherty/Colbourne. They were stunning. Every gig transcendent. Unbelievable.

Byron: What was dawn’s stuff like when she was a folkie?

Joe: She had just started writing originals shortly before we began playing together. It seemed like she was listening to that Silly Sisters album whenever I went over her house, just a huge Maddy Prior fan, but she mostly performed Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Ralph McTell and Buffy Sainte Marie covers. She had the Wobbly songbook. She also had learned a lot of Irish traditionals from singing with her friend Gordon MacDonald. She also covered a lot of Joan Baez. Once we started playing the Populous Pudding, Charlie Krich saw her and Charlie would give her sheet music and order her to learn other Buffy Saint Marie songs: "Here, play Cod'ine next show."

Josh: She could read music?

Joe: Yeah, a little bit, just enough to struggle through working out the chords.

Josh: I remember she was into that first Ricky Lee Jones album.

Joe: The first time I played with her, she used to play coffeehouses all the time, and this was a coffeehouse type setting. She came in with her untuneable electric guitar and I had an industrial oil barrel like Neubauten or something. And we played "I Will Die in Willimantic", "Slabs of Stone", and Dylan's "Masters of War". It was funny to witness the reaction. It was not what people wanted to hear. Actually I'd rather hear dawn solo on acoustic guitar, too. Whether playing folk standards or her own songs, everything sounds better when she slows things down and plays and sings solo. She knocks me out at times. I've always felt lucky that she puts up with me.

Byron: How did your Swedish release come about?

Joe: A Swedish band mailed a tape and wanted Tulpa to put out a record. I think they’d read about us in Maximum Rock & Roll. We decided to do a split. I’ve never met them, I don’t think they’ve ever been to the States. It was a co-release with Fetvadd in Sweden. But 16 B.U.H. sent the material hoping one of the bands on the first Footprints comp would want to do a split.

Josh: Did they have other releases?

Joe: Yeah, they have a few albums out.

Byron: What happened to the proposed Twisted Village LP?

Joe: It was mostly live to cassette recordings from various basements. On some of the songs dawn had home made contact microphones taped onto her bouzouki and balalaika and it sounds like it’s really noise genre stuff, but it’s just her pulling the mic off and retaping it. I was never sure if Wayne & Kate, from Twisted Village, were just being nice because we were friends or what, so I never pushed them on getting the record out. I put together the tape and I couldn’t tell if they were genuinely enthusiastic or not. After a while it just fell by the wayside.

Byron: Some of that’s what got recycled on Limnal Switch?

Joe: Yeah.

Josh: What about that Twisted Village compilation on Shock?

Joe: Wayne put that together when we were talking about releasing an album on Twisted Village. He used a song from one of our old 7" eps. His mix is better than the original. Stefan, from Shock, hates that track. He was pissed our song ending up on his label. He just doesn’t like that kind of music.

Josh: But for a lot of people, that’s how they first heard about the band.

Byron: You were in Wormdoom also.

Joe: Yeah, that was around ’95.

Byron: How many gigs did Wormdoom play?

Joe: Two. Twisted Village had just opened as a store and we did one there to celebrate and one out here at the Amherst Unitarian Church with Flaherty/Colbourne.

Byron: Were there plans for more shows?

Joe: I would have liked to play more, but Wayne & Kate were busy with Magic Hour and the new store.

Josh: I played on the Wormdoom album, too. It was just basement jam stuff.

Byron: Did they credit you?

Josh: There were no credits. It’s the same with that B.O.R.B In Orbit CD. There were no credits on that either.

Byron: Are you on any of this stuff, Joe?

Joe: I’m on some of the Vermonster stuff.

Josh: You might be on that B.O.R.B. CD, too. That was just basement jams too.

Joe: I don't think I'm any of the B.O.R.B. stuff, but the band did make nice use of my Radio Shack Moog. Josh and I played on some of the last Crystalized Movements gigs. We played CBGB.

Josh: That was the only time I ever played there.

Joe: And Providence and...I think there were three shows.

Byron: That must have been when they were more together. Their early shows featured a lot of tuning.

Joe: Bimbo Shrineheads did a lot of that too. We got tired of it and started doing entire sets with no breaks at all. Saving up to buy Dawn guitars that would hold a tuning was the key.

Byron: Were you still doing songs?

Joe: We’d have five short songs in a row, but we would leave spots open to improvise if we felt inclined, then we’d play some more songs. We were back to the duo line-up by then. Sometimes Josh would join us at the end when we played in Cambridge. He would play sax and dawn would sing in to an mbira plugged in to the distortion pedals on her guitar amp. She often used an old throat mic built for airplane pilots and ran that through her amp, too. It looked like a beat up leather choker around her neck. That was probably '93 to '95.

Byron: What was the worst band you ever played with?

Josh: Maybe the Reverb Motherfuckers. That show was not a very good. They played for like two hours.

Byron: What was your best gig?

Josh: I remember a really good one at the Middle East.

Joe: I think Fire in the Kitchen headlined the show you are thinking of. Steve Erickson, from Cut 'Zine, put that bill together with Billy Ruane.

Josh: That was great that night. Fire in the Kitchen were a much better live band than their records ever let on.

Byron: What was the horrible show in Worcester I’ve heard you refer to?

Joe: That was with Eugene Chadbourne at the Worcester Artists Group in ‘91, but we had plenty of other horrible shows. Chadbourne was great. We were terrible. We spent too much time creating our most elaborate props ever for performance pieces. dawn worked very hard on set design and stagecraft for that gig. We suffered technical problems throughout. It stifled the music. After that show we cut way back on props and slide shows. That freed us to just go up and play with room for improvisation when we felt like it. dawn still did things like occasionally shave off chunks of her hair on stage, but we left the slide shows and most of the props at home. It was also disappointing because we had just started playing with Jeff LeDoux on guitar and vocals. He fit in perfectly from the very first practice. That one bad show with Chadbourne was Jeff's only show with us. A few days after, he broke the news that he was following his girlfriend to Minneapolis.

Byron: What happened to the scene in Willimantic? Everyone just move away?

Joe: Pretty much, but not entirely. There was punk rock music in Willimantic long before the Populous Pudding, and today there are still dedicated people putting on art and music shows in empty Main Street store fronts. After the Populous Pudding closed, Charlie Krich started doing shows in his basement. Charlie had initially gotten involved in the Pudding as an outlet for his poetry. He didn't seem to have had much contact with punk rock prior to the Pudding, but maybe I'm wrong in assuming that. The enthusiasm and DIY spirit of the touring bands impressed him. He’s a human rights lawyer with a beautiful old Victorian home which he opened up to a young crowd of hardcore bands and underground music fans. After a while there were too many noise complaints, so he worked with Jay Forklift and a few of the other kids to open the Willimantic Arts Collective. That space didn't last long. They had better luck with the landlord and police in Studio 158, which they founded soon after. It a was great place for shows. Charlie is an extremely generous and humble guy who truly deserved the Saint Chuck and SuperChuck nicknames the kids gave him. A lot of younger folks were shaped by Charlie’s shows – throughout the early ‘90s he was booking hardcore punk and all that. He had Green Day at the Norwich VFW. We played there with Spitboy. We opened an Econochrist show Charlie helped a kid put together in a condominium complex in Manchester. At Studio 158 we played with Bikini Kill, Universal Order of Armageddon, Avail, Devoid of Faith and a bunch of other touring bands, as well as local friends like Mi6.

Byron: How did it go over when you played with punk bands.

Joe: Usually confusion.

Josh: But I’ve also heard over the years that there were people who really got changed by seeing you. It was beyond their comprehension at the time, but it made them realize there was something else possible.

Joe: But a lot of the young guys were really intimidated by dawn too. They didn’t know what to make of her face paint or whatever. She could sometimes lose herself and unknowingly glare intensely at people while she played. She scared some of the boys. Overall, it seemed like we were tolerated. There was a difference between our earliest shows in the 1980s and the shows say '92 to '95. In the 80s a faceless male voice from deep in the crowd would often heckle. After about 1992, we didn't get much of a reaction. For the most part, people sat on the floor, politely clapped, and waited for our set to end. I know dawn is always surprised when women tell her things like how they were effected by seeing her chop up her hair or when people speak about certain songs and shows from years ago.

Josh: On one of the songs she’d just scream for like ten minutes. It was her anti-child abuse song, “Mother Goose and Mr. Hyde". Even severe hardcore bands were not that severe.

Joe: We did it one time on WRIU radio and it was just psychodrama. I don’t know what the kids at the radio station thought. Listening to the tape, I can hear why Josh left the live version off this collection. The words and visceral screaming can be a stomach sickening bum out to hear, and musically it is a mess since my drum kit actually fell apart, but I thought the live radio recording was one of the most accurate documents of what we were doing.

Byron: Where was the gig you were supposed to open for Suckdog & Costes?

Joe: That was at UCONN. Lisa called the promoter to say they were delayed. Costes had jumped out of their car and runaway. The promoter kept coming up on stage and whispering, “Play more.” I think that was my least favorite show along with the time in Chicago when I cracked my head on a low hanging monitor and later puked between songs. My favorite show was the one in New Haven where we got kicked off before we even finished the first tune.

Josh: We played at this diner, opening for St. Johnny.

Joe: Who didn’t even play. The owner said, “If you’re like them, here’s $25, just go away.”

Josh: We played one song and they turned the mics off and turned the jukebox on really loud. There was no one there anyway.

Byron: And then you left Willimantic, rendering your best known song more or less untrue.

Joe: We’ll see.

Byron: You went to Boston.

Joe: Yeah, for 14 years and then New Haven. Boston got too expensive so I moved. And dawn went to Worcester to go to school. Now she’s in Manchester, CT.

Byron: Do you guys have any plans to play more?

Joe: Well, if people ask us we’ll play. dawn loves playing out. I prefer jamming in her art studio. We haven't played music together much over the last few years. I'll play out if that is what it takes to get her motivated.

Byron: Can they pick the line-up that plays?

Joe: Maybe.

Byron: Has dawn done any musical stuff subsequently?

Joe: Not much.

Josh: She paints.

Byron: But she didn’t go back to her folk roots?

Joe: No.

Byron: You kind of ruined that forever.

Joe: I hope so.

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dustedmagazine · 7 years ago

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Frozen Corn — Frozen Corn (Idea)

When Harry Smith picked up his prize at the 1991 Grammys, just nine months before his death, he exulted, “I’m glad to say my dreams came true. I saw America changed through music.” One wonders what the shrewd, pattern-perceiving polymath might have gleaned from more recent changes. And did he change us, or did he just remind us who we have been? Mind you, the effect of accurate memory can be pretty transforming, and there’s certainly no denying that the mark that said music has made can still be perceived upon certain American brains.

Take Frozen Corn, the trio of Anthony Pasquarosa, Joshua Burkett and Chris Carlton. Here are three guys who, more than a quarter century after Smith’s passing and 65 years after Folkways first released his Anthology of American Folk Music, sit around plunking banjos, strumming a guitar and singing songs they probably wouldn’t know if Smith hadn’t put the set together in the first place. Three of them — Clarence Ashley’s “Cuckoo,” Bascom Lamar Lumsford’s “Mole in the Ground” and “Dry Bones” — are on the Anthology. And what money would you like to lay down to say that anyone would know about Charlie Poole and Dock Boggs, who popularized a couple more of the LP’s seven tunes, without the Anthology? These guys are Smith’s cultural heirs, and don’t you think that they don’t know it.

But this is still 2017, so an LP means something different than it did in 1952. Then it was a shiny new form of sound transmission destined to restart a music business that had taken some hard hits from the Great Depression and World War II; now it’s a defiant refutation of the accelerating meaninglessness of digitally distributed culture in the 21st century. Any way you look at it, these songs testify to the struggle it took for some people to live in this country and the humor that helped them do it. But there’s still something very contrarily contemporary about the way these guys play. If anyone had played one of these songs as slowly as Frozen Corn do to Ashley or Poole, they’d have insisted in putting some Benzedrine in their Ovaltine before they started another. Frozen Corn’s default pace makes the spinning Apple beach ball seem like an embodiment of speed. “Don’t go so fast,” they seem to say, “and think about why people need to joke about being so damned bone tired.” Or maybe they just think these are fun songs to play while they sit around together, so they’re in no hurry to move along. Either way, they’ve got a good point.

Bill Meyer

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samhuntlovers · 7 years ago

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#sam hunt #15 in a 30 tour #joshua burkett #tyrone carraker #team sam #photography #june 2017

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still-single · 5 years ago

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TWO NEW HEATHEN DISCO EPISODES for 2020 <-- LISTEN

Here you go, my auspicious start for the new year.

Jan 5th, 2020

Jan 12th, 2020

Tracklists below:

Jan 5th:

Exuma - You Don't Know What's Going On

Ose - I Feel Incomplete Without Sound

Sleep DvPearlescent Skyline

Andy Stott - Ballroom

Steve Gunn / Ryan Jewell / Ryley Walker - Flops in New York (excerpt)

Hawkwind - Urban Guerrilla

The Doublehappys - Beer Cans on the Ground (live)

Mountain Movers - Deep in the Valley

Moodymann - If I Gave U My Love

The Haskels - Liberace Is Coming

Mighty Baby - Egyptian Tomb

Dianne Davidson - Sanctuary

Moby Grape - I Am Not Willing

Waylon Jennings - Willie and Laura Mae Jones

Emerald Web - Catspaw

Unknown Artist - Untitled (LSD028, last track)

Joshua Burkett - Look Floating

Johnny Moped - Incendiary Device

Gavilán Rayna Russom - Kemmer (feat. Cosey Fanni Tutti)

Sarah Davachi - Mordents

Patrick Cowley - Right Here, Right Now

The Go-Betweens - In the Core of a Flame (demo)

Scott & Charlene's Wedding - Salt in Your Hair

Abjects - Mañana

Janne Schaffer - Dr. Abraham

Loose Ends - Hangin' on a String

Eddie Kendricks - Girl, You Need a Change of Mind

John Kongos - He's Gonna Step on You Again

Galcher Lustwerk - Fathomless Irie

Fred Anderson Quartet - Analog Breakdown

Jan 12th:

Rush - The Necromancer

Starcastle - Lady of the Lake

Mukhtar Ramadan Iidi - Check Up Your Head

Madrigal - The Ballad (Dreams)

Jim Sullivan - Rosey

Don Gere - Burning Grass

Dadamah - Brian's Children

Internet Meteor - Amendment

Stone Harbour - Workin' for the Queen

Grand Funk Railroad - Please Don't Worry

Kaytrananda - Scared to Death

Skiftande Enheter - Får jag va med i ditt gäng

Noxeema - Don't Touch Me

The Fall - Shoulder Pads #1

Spykes - Poop Corn

The Haskels - Walk to the Beach

Huevos II - Memories

Sore Eros - Cardinal

Moodymann - Deeper Shadow

Mosquitoes - Keep Breathing / Hexadek / Strobeluck / Water / Hollow / VE / Resurgences

The Limiñanas - Maria's Theme

Handle - Step by Step

Salad Boys - Onwards and Downwards

Bananagun - Do Yeah

Fitness Womxn - KADZRIFF

Simply Saucer - Illegal Bodies

The Porno Glows - Expectations

Just Mustard - Curtains

Deaf Wish - Afraid for You

Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Spider Hole

Hiro Kone - Feed My Ancestors

Wildflower - Fire

Charles McPherson - Naima

The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Black and Bold

From the Felicity Factory - Sweet Air Pt. 1 (excerpt)

Spacemen 3 - Ecstasy Symphony / Transparent Radiation

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demonolauren · 3 years ago

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Tanner & Lauren’s Wedding

Knights of Columbus

63 Seward Ave, Port Jervis NY

7 PM - 6 AM

Theme: Night Club

Dress According to The Theme, Please

We Will Keep You Updated!

Invited Guests +1 (Please feel free to Bring a Date)

“When 2 or more gather in My Name, there am I with them.” -Bible Verse

1. Donald Smith

2. Rob Marion

3. Chris Calvert

4. Alex Gordon

5. Scott Ryerson

6. Ruscher Twins

7. Curtis Stroman

8. Chris Snyder

9. Jesse Clemente

10. Jimmy & Timmy Mills

11. Jenn Millman

12. Gerrod Degraw

13. Chris Boria

14. Alex McKeon

15. Jose Serrano

16. Brendt Pantley

17. Joshua Millman

18. Randy Bayo

19. Jordan Moy

20. Neal Sutera

21. Matt Ruscher

22. Joshua Lovelace

23. James Ricciardi

24. Andrew Amerault

25. Bobby Jakubowski

26. Charles Cable

27. Brian Vasilev

28. Bryan Kizer

29. Nicole Prunka

30. Al Conklin

31. Tricia Hess

32. Caleb Russell

33. Dan Curreri

34. Trebor Simonson

35. Adam Masters

36. Eric Cummings

37. Chris Dougherty

38. Harold Hoyt

39. John Henry

40. CJ Mantz

41. Joshua Ogradnick

42. Kawecki Sisters

43. John Vorhees

44. Alexandra Vega

45. Chris Vasilev

46. Dustin Gochenour

47. Roxan “Sissy” Simonson

48. Megan Nason

49. Lauren Goff

50. TJ Suchoruki

51. TJ Oscapinski

52. Brian Sites

53. Ashley Anderson

54. Andrew Burkett

55. Rebecca Hill

56. Owen Tate

57. Jessica Amato

58. Tyler Campbell

59. Billy Acton

60. Nikki Natale

61. Katrina Neathery

62. Nicole Lamboy

63. Kristin Senkiew

64. Curt Kanitz

65. Alex Klenck

66. Jordan Young

67. Heather Davenport

68. Chris Ricciardi

69. Lacey Dimarsico

70. Mike Orrego

71. Mike Phillips

72. Danielle Brandigee

73. Matt (The Hippie Out-of-Towner)

74. Benjamin Knoble

75. John Gleason

76. Zack Shaffer

77. Anthony Ramirez

78. Paul Miglino

79. Janel Keys

80. Matt Lemke

81. Jeff Vicharello

82. Alysia Cawley

83. Derek Ricciardi

84. Ashlee Carver

85. Joshua Adams

86. Sean Asam

87. Noah Knesel

88. Anthony Latini

89. Chris Latini

90. Danny Miglionico

91. Danny Cox

92. Joe Serrano

93. Derek Abrahamson

94. Kurt Abrahamson

95. Ryan Talmadge

96. Alyssa Cappiella

97. Jessica Nivens

98. Nick Sorenson

99. Tyler Campbell

100. Bennie, Binghamton NY

101. Dimon, Binghamton NY

102. Eddie, Middletown NY

103. Harley, Middletown NY

104. Brian Lopez

105. Patrick Rogers

106. Kalyn DeMono

107. Amanda Conklin

108. Keith Cawley

109. Ryan Delphos

110. Anthony Pinzone

111. G, Middletown NY

112. Nina, Middletown NY

113. Black, Middletown NY

114. Shadelle, Middletown NY

115. Ricky, Middletown NY

116. Brandon Benson

117. Mike Mineau

118. Ryan Mead

119. Jeremy Talmadge

120. Matt Dloughy

122. Adam Weingartner

123. David Gaines

124. Amanda Shoemaker

125. Lisa Dougherty

126. Brett, Middletown NY

127. Jesse Kalin

128. Kevin Rifflard

129. Tanner’s Family

130. My Sons

131. My Daughters

132. The Fathers of My Sons

133. The Fathers of My Daughters

134. Punk Rocker Stalkers

135. Glen Spey !!

136. Your Ma

137. Your Pops

138. Your Brothers

139. Your Sisters

140. Your Family

141. The DeMono Family

142. Don Nardone & Family

143. Ralph Cardinale & Family

144. Ralph DeMono & Family

145. Griffin Raap

Please Be Respectful or Do Not RSVP

—Thank You in Advance for Celebrating

Tanner & Lauren’s Marriage with Us !!—

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csenews · 7 years ago

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JSCC Spring Semester Honor Roll Announced

Spring Semester Honor Roll Announced

Jackson, Tenn (June 21, 2017) – The Office of Admissions and Records at Jackson State Community College released the honor roll for the Spring 2017 semester. On the honor roll, there were 307 full-time students who achieved a quality point average over 3.00. There were 381 students who made the dean’s list by achieving a quality point average of 3.50 or better.

Honor Roll is reserved for students who are enrolled for twelve (12) or more hours of college-level work (Learning Support excluded) and who complete a semester’s work with a quality point average between 3.00 and 3.49.

Dean’s List is reserved for students who are enrolled for twelve (12) or more hours of college-level work and who complete a semester’s work with a quality point average between 3.50 and 4.00.

JSCC Dean’s List Spring 2017

Page 1 of 5

BENTON

Dylan Blake Furr

Tanner David Johnson

Kaitlyn Annette Page

William C Vick

John Henry Benjamin York

CARROLL

Samantha Madison Barrow

Kristina Marie Cannon

Kimberly Ryan Canoy

Jonathan Thomas Cash

Leslie Marie Cathey

David Michael Deloach

Samantha Leigh Ferguson

Scott Eugene Force

Kalee Jo Fountain

Whitney Nicole Hicks

Dan Ellsworth Hoffman

Carl William Joyner

Kirsten L Joyner

Mitchell Brandon McCartney

Cheyenne Harley Moran

Rachel E Noles

Russell Lee Noles

Deborah Ann OBryant

Steven Hunter Peterson

Lacy Jolene Pride

Channa Larame Ragsdale

Alysia Marlana Shear

Sarah C Taylor

Brittany Nicole Watson

Brittany Nicole Webb

Matthew Tyler Williams

Michael Elihu Wilson

Christopher Wesley Wood

CHESTER

James Howard Barber

Trae Daniel Brewer

Loleta Dorilean Carothers

David Gaddy Carroll

Christopher Edward Cox

Landon Thomas Cupples

McKinley Brooke Farley

Ashley Michelle Faulkner

Ashley Dianne Frye

Johnny Alfred Glass

Heath S Graves

Cameron Lane Greer

CHESTER continued:

Tori Brooke Hill

Haley Elaine Hughes

Coty Alan Laudermilk

Brooklyn Rene Miller

Peyton Randal Millner

Carlee Elizabeth Morris

Brand Edward Nicolay

Kenneth E Page

Eva Perez

Colton L Plunk

Reba Marie Price

Chase Colton Ross

Caitlin Jenee Sanchez

Michael Sinclair Segerson

Ezekiel Joesph Smith

Kendyl Dawn Smith

Peyton Wesley Stewart

Amber Dawn Thompson

Sydney Blair Watson

Marcus Lee White

COFFEE

Ryan Yates Dye

CROCKETT

Jesus Aguirre

Telisa Shuntel Brown

Jill Anna Castellaw

Aaron Christopher Dennison

Kelsey Ann Gadberry

Meleah Rose Gateley

Michelle Lynn Jones

Candice Woods Kellough

Anthony Chance Lovelace

Jennifer Mooney

Whitney M Revelle

Micah C Riley

Ana Julissa Rios

Kayce Abigail Stallings

DAVIDSON

Latoya Antionette Gibbs

DECATUR

Whitlee Adraianna Camper

Lauren Ashlee Hays

JSCC Dean’s List Spring 2017

Page 2 of 5

Kyla Bree Linton

Stephanie Lynn Mitchell

Jessica Brooke Patton

Macy Camille Sumler

Decatur continued:

Bryan Wood Swafford

Misty R Swindle

Brandon M White

DYER

Talia Suzanne Alley

Dalton Wayne Harrison

Cara Lee Rose

Erica D Tipps

Chloe Jo West

GIBSON

Peyton Charles Adams

Karen Nicole Allen

Bryan Kevin Barnett

Seth Brayden Burchett

Dylan Warner Cole

Kendall Nicole Cox

Michael Scott Evans

Robert Mcgregor Fly

Andrew Joseph Gordon

Nicholas Grant Gutierrez

Hailey Brooke Hudgings

Kahmadre Jay-Quan Hudson

Hannah B Hutchison

Ryan Daniel Jones

Kaitlyn Michelle Kelly

Ryan Dennison Mayfield

Amy Alison McCoy

Madison Brooke Michael

Sa'Liyah Ann Newbill

Andrew Lloyd Oliver

Samantha Kelly Palmer

Ashley McClain Pierce

Alexander Popp

Benjamin Douglas Powell

Dylan Ray Powers

Jonathan Chase Prescott

Courtney Michelle Reese

Katelyn Nicole Rickman

Crystal Lee Rogers

Tasha N Romero

Gage Michael Schneeberger

Brooklyn Victoria Schrupp

Katherine Michelle Stephens

Hunter Michael Taylor

Michael Sean Threadgill

Colton R Tucker

Katherine Walters

Deonte Tyshawn Watson

HARDEMAN

Alexis Rebekah Beibers

Hannah Rose Black

Tyler D Callahan

Rachel Elise Davis

Austin Wade Greene

Luz D Gutierrez

Katlin Leigh Kelley

William Stewart Koimn

Brittany L Luttrell

Hannah Grace Scott

Marissa Drew Thweatt

Carly Rae Weems

HARDIN

Dustin Blake Ayers

Teara Genea Bearden

William Warren Bond

Amber Nicole Bowling

James Caleb Crotts

Kaylee Renea Gillis

Julia Renee Hall

Chandler Davis Harris

Caden Charles Holt

Savanna Cheyenne Liford

Sarah Ann Marshall

Katy Carroll Nix

Samantha Dawn Oaks

Sasia Sewilta Patterson

Savana Rae Payne

Hannah Lynne Roberts

Amanda Grace Sandusky

LauraAnn M Shiver

Jodie Lee Smith

Kaila Grace Smith

Lauren G Smith

Peggy Ann Snyder

Jessica Lee Ann Stricklin

Alexis Alley Thurman

Jennifer Michelle Vandiver

Destiny Brooke Weeks

Alison R Whaley

JSCC Dean’s List Spring 2017

Page 3 of 5

Haley LeAnne White

Kanesha L Wright

HAYWOOD

Henry Stanley Clement

Mary Catherine Currie

Presley Grace Gaters

Danielle Nicole House

HAYWOOD continued:

Caroline Elizabeth Newcom

Elizabeth Blair Simpson

Ashton Muriel Taylor

Kristin Brooke Turner

Emily H Wright

HENDERSON

Anthony Glynn Anderson

Jaclyn Devin Arnold

Andrew B Austin

Bethany Jo Autry

Emily Gore Baughn

Trent Cavalier Beacham

Justin Andrew Brown

Molly Brooke Brown

Leighann Nicole Burkett

Eduardo Carreto-Salgado

Charles Michael Carrington

Lauren Rae Cole

Tonie L Coleman

Emily Anne Dyer

Paul Leo Fowler

Cassidy O Garner

Johnathan Keith Goodman

Melissa Allean Gray

Andrew Garrett Grice

Bethany G Hayes

Crystal Renee James

Haley Nichole James

Kristen F Lawler

Sarah Michelle Lindsey

Abigail Marie Maness

Morgan Elizabeth Maness

Jessica Brooke Montgomery

Fernando Gonzales Munoz

Vanessa Ann Nelms

Jimmy Hunter Powell

Katelynn Allison Nichole Pratt

Allyson C Reeves

Alyssa L Reeves

Kaley Elizabeth Rogers

Jacob Daniel Smith

Kersten L Springer

Dalton Bryce Womack

HENRY

Samantha Frances Dixon

Taylor Brooke French

Seth Zachary Gibbs

Courtland Nicole Hester

David Penick

HUMPHREYS

Ashley Nicole Bates

LAUDERDALE

Andrew Carver Dunavant

Conner Clayton McLemore

John Daniel Moore

Jakara L Snipes

MADISON

Remoun Abdo

Cassidi Grace Adams

Malarie Alexander

Sajedah Alghunaim

Rami Amer Al-Jafari

Kimbrielle Elise Allen

Kaitlan Sheree Anthony

Faith Selene Atherton

Colin Andrew Barnett

Marietta Nicole Barnett

Sydney Taylor Brookshire

Ethel Louise Brown

Megan Fairchild Buehler

Michael Aaron Campbell

Jessica Dianne Carter

LeeAnne Madison Clement

Rachael Merriem Clenney

Curtis Andrew Cobb

Jacqueline Brooke Cole

Vania Evette Comer

Claire Allison Cooke

Humberto Coronado

JSCC Dean’s List Spring 2017

Page 4 of 5

Alberto Coronado Chavez

Christian Taylor Cotner

Melissa Anne Craigie

Sarah Mae Craigie

Jarius Okuria Curry

Kiley Renee Douglas

Sarah Elizabeth Droke

Diana Steffy Escober

Chloe Nicole Espitia

Jessica Danielle Gibson

Damian Jordan Gladney

Zia Goli

MADISON continued:

James Tucker Goodwin

Sydney Gail Grammer

Brianna Madison Gregory

Eric Michael Gunn

Olivia Marie Guzzo

Alex James Haggard

Marshall Britton Hammill

Korean Nichele Harris

Garry E Harvey

Sarah Elaine Harvey

Amanda Nicole Haynes

Berlie Grace Hieagle

Edith Charity Horst

Cody Lynn Hunt

Kayla Nichole Johnson

Kassidy Blair Jones

Hailey Renee Jones

Meagan Hope Kitchen

Janelle Nicole Kyle

JuliaAnne Frances Lansdale

Dillion Robert Larimore

Patrisha Dannielle Leadbetter

Sarah Fulton Lim

Philippe Lumpkin

Lance Austine McElroy

Michael Todd McFadden

Natalie Mendoza

Blanca Estela Mireles Valdez

Madison Marie Montchal

Michael Lee Montgomery

Stephen Houston Morse

Belinda Sue Murchison

Andrew Steven Murley

Justin Robert Mutschler

Callyn Leonard Nims

Rebekah June Pennington

Nicholas Anthony Pica

Brittney Michelle Pickens

Anthony Daniele Previtera

Paige Marie Ramage

Teena Maree Rea

Nicolas N Reyes

Anna Belle Robertson

Xavius K Robinson

Eric Lee Rooks

Rachel Elizabeth Royer

Adriana Salinas

John Louis Santana

Sandra Shari Santiago-Bullington

Heaven Leigh Schatz

MADISON continued:

Tempestt Bernice Seward

Hailey Elizabeth Shephard

Joseph Michael Shephard

Mya Taylor Spivey

Allison Claire Stutts

Victoria Lynn Subia

Kimberly Nichole Sullivan

Brooklyn Marie Taylor

Debra Taylor

Allison Faith Thomas

Robert Mikael Utley

Ryne Vinson

Jordan Breanne Warren

Kenneth Connor Weaks

Clay E Webb

Kaylyn Alyra Weddle

Jacob Dylan Weidner

Destiny Marie Westbrook

Elizabeth Renee Williams

Ashton Vernard Willis

Kameron Dean Wilson

Noah Alyssa Wilson

Brooke Ashlyn Woodard

Brinlea Madison Woodard

Ryan K Woods

Alexander Ryan Wortham

Jeremy Dean Yates

Kelci Nicole Zabriskie

McNAIRY

Kathrine Rose Atkinson

Joanna Elizabeth Barlow

Jonathan Ray Bauer

Carrie Elizabeth Clausel

JSCC Dean’s List Spring 2017

Page 5 of 5

Haylie Marissa Crum

Elizabeth Hope Doucette

Shelbi Elise Doucette

Eric Ryan Gowler

Evan Parker Harris

Kateryna Kucherenko

Warren Austin Lowrance

Mary-Elizabeth Adale Lyons

Payton James Mast

Elizabeth Nicole Miller

Andrew Vinson Pettit

Tamara A Pickens

Samuel Reid Pierce

Jacob Alan Qualls

Ashton Brooks Rich

Josiah David Rininger

McNAIRY continued:

Dakota LeighAnn Russell

Angela Michelle Taylor

Jon Michael Williams

OBION

Stevie Brooke Mers

PERRY

Sandra Marie Dicks

SHELBY

Ian Jose' Bibiloni

Nicholas Jordan Blankenship

Issac James

Brandon Tyler Maxwell

Michael Hoang Nguyen

TIPTON

Theresa Donyelle Allison

Carlye Kay Dixon

WAYNE

Amy Lois Bartlett

Brittany Nikole Bunch

Jessica Gable

Nicholas Caden Grace

WEAKLEY

Tom Eric Jehnzen

Lyndsey Brooke Scott

JSCC HONOR ROLL SPRING 2017

Page 1 of 4

BENTON

Lindsey Nicole Baker

Michael Keith Coady

Corina Nicole Hensley

Jearleh Generale Obas

Justin Lee Smothers

Kelsey Jordan Yates

CARROLL

Kallie Cheyenne Berry

Hannah Olivia Boroughs

Jennifer Renee Bratton

Stephanie Marie Brown

Layla Dawn Byrum

James Zach Cagle

Meagan Renee DeLaney

Joshua Cody Douglas

Austin Chase Ezell

Chadwick Heath Futrell

Hunter Lynn Harris

Sara Beth Hayes

Kaitlyn E McAlpin

Jackie F McClain

Hannah Lea McWilliams

Charles Neil Prestwood

Jazzlyn Janae Ray

Michael Ray Rogers

Kelsey Layne Runions

Rachel N Sellers

Heath D Spain

Riley N Toombs

Kasey M White

Amanda Michelle Williams

Danielle Leigh Williams

Kevin Wayne Williams

Kelsey L Wortham

CHESTER

Brianna Gayle Allen

Erin Michelle Barnes

Zackary Jordan Bethune

Jonathan Trey Ervin

Sydney Taylor Frank

Kelsey Lynne Grissom

Haley Cheyenne Hardwick

Morgan Elizabeth Hays

Bayley Madison Holder

CHESTER continued:

Austin Tyler Holman

Dylan Wesley King

William James Lampley

Dustin William Tyler Montgomery

Austin Edward Moore

Amber Shalane Mosley

Jaylan Dewayne Northern

Jared Patrick Page

Christine LaShae' Puckett

Trenity B Puente

Cody Allen Riley

Kendall Anne Shaw

Payton A Wilkinson

CROCKETT

Yulissa Bautista

Makalah Carter Buckner

Hilary Brooke Butler

Yeltsin Chapina

Meraleigh Peyton Holland

Erin Yessenia Juarez

Kevin Scott Kail

Anthony J Merriweather

Joseph Braden Nace

Lauren Breanna Pender

Lionardo Sanchez

Seth Daniel Shewmaker

Kordell Jay Smith

DAVIDSON

Lee Rice

DECATUR

Brett William Bell

Jesse Alan Burns

Morgan Anna Crews

Lacey Leann Hicks

Geovany Jimenez

Jacob Christopher Maness

Tiffani Cheyenne Shea

Kayleigh Morgan Smith

Jase Lee Taylor

Jordan C Tubbs

DICKSON

Leslie Ann Darrow

JSCC HONOR ROLL SPRING 2017

Page 2 of 4

DYER

Elizabeth Ann Fisher

Allison C Hodge

Kyndal Riddick

Chari A Swift

FAYETTE

Jaleesa Shavon Blade

Kelsey Roxanne Wilson

GIBSON

Reagan Wesley Barnhart

Bethany Carol Lynn Bolin

Kayla Gabrielle Bowie

Seth Everett Brown

Zachary Monroe Case

Lila Marie Cauley

Andrew Tyler Chambers

Andria Marey Cole

Charles Benjamin Coleraine

Madison Paige Ellis

Taina Bronjour Escalera

Carly A Fry

Heather Michelle Frye

Emily Jerene Galvan

Melissa D Goodrich

Alyssa Faith Hartig

Matthew Davis Hawks

Braydon Gregory Hendrix

Baylea Alexandra Holmes

Olivia Langston Hunt

Rachel Nicole Jones

Amanda D Littleton

Lauren Elizabeth Miller

Raquel Taylor Miranda

Austin Eli Moore

Jessica N Paz

Haley Nicole Rainey

Kayla Michelle Reeves

Anna Sison

Kyle Martin Trompower

Mackenna Grace Upchurch

Bailey Anne Vandiver

Brandt Gage Wright

HAMILTON

Austin Zinkann

HARDEMAN

Luis Santiago Ayala

Kamryn Nicole Brown

Kenylsha D Bryant

Lashara Shavay Burkley

Megan Ashley Caicedo

Ethan Scott Grantham

Timothy Landon Lee Harris

Joshua M Kennamore

Michael Brandon Knepp

Rianna V Lewis

Christopher Z Luciano

Keylon D Muex

Andrea Lashae Mullins

Keanna Monee Pirtle

Patric D Stewart

HARDIN

Taylor Brooke Alexander

Bailey Reese Brasher

Jenny Marie Briley

Alyssa Mariah Dilday

Ricki Kay Lynn Ford

Ryan Mitchell Guyer

Tori Ann Haggard

Austin Wade Henson

Makaila Cheyenne Keymon

Dustin Kane Moore

Mickay Vaschelle Qualls

Jefferson Charles Rey

Serenate N Searles

Jordan Luke Sledge

Elizabeth Diane Talley

Delaney Jean Timberman

Ronita D Walker

HAYWOOD

Brooklyn Paige Anderson

John Burton Friedman

Jennifer Marie Hendrix

Amye Ann Pitts

Nakesia Monique Shephard

Leigh Anne Stanley

JSCC HONOR ROLL SPRING 2017

Page 3 of 4

HENDERSON

Jordan Ray Bartholomew

Adam Clayton Briggs

Timothy Dovone Clark

Martice Daniel Crawford

Drake Daniel Eason

Jacob Alan Ewell

Zachary Robert Haynes

Shanna L Lindsey

Destiny Lanette Moody

Alaina Elizabeth Moore

Jordan L Morris

Jessica Marie Nowell

William Survan Pickering

Eli Tyler Plunk

Dylan Frank Powers

Holly Duncan Pratt

Brandi Sheree Reeves

Caitlin Ashlee Scott

Samuel Paul Shannon

Jacob Randall Thomas

Lyndsey P Tosh

Haven Nicole Trull

Emily Nicole Vinson

Trevor Chase Wood

Lilly M Woods

Trey M Wright

HENRY

Erika N Barlow

Brianna Leigh Houlle

Allie Joy Murphy

Chelsea N Phifer

Holly Nicole Potts

Rachel Gayle Ragan

David Ian Sarnik

Rachel Tioni Silvester

Mikala Cheyenne Spry

LAKE

Joel Tyler Estes

LAUDERDALE

Beau Bradford Simpson

Kolie J Smith

Simonne Janae Snipes

LEWIS

Kenzie Owen

MADISON

Brittany Zinelle Anderson

Samuel Davis Anderson

Isaac H Andrews

Amie Lee Scales Autrey

Crystal Linda Autry

Mark Anthony Bedwell

Matthew Elliot Blackwell

Shelbi Leigh Bond

Cameron D'Anne Briley

Chelsea Lane Brown

Hunter Daniel Brown

Marcus Wayne Brown

Ryan Mitchell Butler

Kimberly Renee Carpenter

Richard Jacob Crosnoe

Yulissa DeLaCerda

Mouhamd Elsebae

Hunter Mckinley Finan

Eric Nicholas Forsythe

Russell E Fowler

Brooke Lauren George

James Jacob Gross

Olivia Grace Hall

Jayda McKenzie Hampton

Christian Carter Hays

Janet Diane Hilliard

Angel Mae Hodgin

Brian Jacob Honey

Haleigh Elizabeth Hooper

Garrett Carson Jeanes

James Edward Johnson

Kalesha Rachelle Jones

Shalanda Denise Jones

Jessica Ellen Kirby

Dylan Alexander Kyle

Shea Elizabeth LaFont

Annabel Leon

Bishop Jones Lewis

Elizabeth E Macon

Hunter Allen Massey

Banks Christian Mayo

Jacob Lee McCord

Abby Leigh McNeal

Michael Patrick Mills

JSCC HONOR ROLL SPRING 2017

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MADISON continued:

Jacob Weston Morford

Jennifer Lynn Nieves

Lauren Marie Nieves

Ryan Joseph Palmatier

Carson Mitchell Parker

Chiquita Lashon Perry

Shainia Danielle Perry

Jessica Lynn Pittman

Andrew Christopher Pope

Naydelin Ramirez-Gonzalez

Desiree Ransom

Kaylee Renae Riddle

Cheterra Nicole Rogers

Julie Amanda Rouse

Joshua Bryant Shuford

Allison Taylor Smith

Mia Kayley Spivey

William A Swift

Christina Leigh Tall

Zachary Chase Taylor

Nicholas ONeil Teague

Anna June Thompson

Blake Martin Tims

Shelby M Tisdale

Hayden L Towater

Kayla Jordan Vaughn

Jesse A Williamson

Taylor Nicole Willis

Haley Nicole Worsham

Sarah Janine Yelverton

MAURY

Joshua Avery Frantz

McNAIRY

Tina Bailey Bennett

Brandon Kyle Brown

Jacob Ryan Cox

Kendall Shae Dickerson

Zachary Alan Howell

Sarah Elizabeth Hurst

Caleb Tate Kennedy

William Homer Lescheck

Landon Troy McAfee

Anna Marie Moore

Megan Nichole Morris

Haven D Phelps

Krista D Ray

Joshua Lee Shelby

Lauren Elizabeth Steele

Emily Katherine Surratt

MONTGOMERY

Kayla Renee Bradley

Michelle Amber Donner

Lucas W Veltri

OBION

Kristian Alisha Davis

Bethany N Workman

PERRY

William Blake Qualls

SHELBY

Sadler Allen Goodwin

Marcus Andrew Lytle

Annamarie B Pugh

WAYNE

Jerrica Katline Hicks

WEAKLEY

Brennen Zachary Cobb

Denise Rae Cook

Audrey Louise Grooms

Jeffery Lynn Hampton

Starr Anne Petersen

Lawson Michael Roberts

WHITE

Darin Reed Cole

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shortyawards · 6 years ago

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Tank and The Bangas are performing at the 11th Annual Shorty Awards!

Make some noiseeee!! The #ShortyAwards are excited to announce that Tank and The Bangas is the musical guest for the 11th Annual Shorty Awards!

Coming from New Orleans, Tank and the Bangas are surrounded by plenty of grand musical traditions. And the five-piece group has a rare knack for combining various musical styles—fiery soul, deft hip-hop, deep-groove R&B and subtle jazz—into one dazzling, cohesive whole that evokes the scope of New Orleans music while retaining a distinctive feel all its own.

“It’s music that can’t really be put in a box,” says singer and poet Tarriona “Tank” Ball. She fronts the band with vivid charisma that helped Tank and the Bangas win NPR’s 2017 Tiny Desk Concert Contest by unanimous acclaim, standing out among 6,000 entrants because of what Bob Boilen called “the depth of their lyricism and the versatility of their players.” Those same qualities also attracted the attention of Verve Records, which has signed the band.

Ball’s lyrical depth has been years in the making. She came up in the strong local slam poetry scene before meeting her bandmates: Merell Burkett on keyboards, Joshua Johnson on drums, Norman Spence on bass and synth keys and, eventually, Albert Allenback on alto sax and flute. “Growing up, I always could sing, but I wrote better than I sang, so I focused on writing,” she says. After her team won the National Poetry Slam Championship two years in a row, Ball turned her full attention to Tank and the Bangas.

What started as a loose collaboration at an open-mic night in 2011 has grown into a mesmerizing musical force that’s only picking up speed. After a featured set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival early in the band’s career, the musicians built a reputation outside their hometown by grinding it out on the road, honing their live show and releasing the 2013 album Think Tank, all the while converting audiences into passionate fans and garnering critical acclaim, from the New Orleans Advocate to The New York Times. “It made us work hard,” Ball says of playing Jazz Fest. “It made us want to feel deserving of it.”

Their hard work is paying off: The Huffington Post says Tank and the Bangas defy description onstage, adding, “It’s music that you have to experience.” The experience is subject to change from one night to the next.

“One show will feel very electronic, or hip-hop, and another show will feel slow and vibe-y and jazzy, and then another show will just be poetry and off-the-cuff riffs,” says Johnson. “As a band, we don’t like to hear ourselves do the same thing for too long, so we might change a small thing here or there, and if we change enough small things, it seems like a big change.”

Tank and the Bangas won the Tiny Desk contest with “Quick,” a riotous single they released in 2017 (and soon accompanied with a cheeky, not entirely safe-for-work video). There’s more new music where that came from as the group works on the follow-up to Think Tank. “It’s going to be awesome,” Ball says. “It’s going to be fun, and a little vulnerable at the same time.”

The band’s ongoing evolution involves more than just music: Ball continues to grow and develop as a performer and writer. Even back in the open-mic days, she was a force of nature. “I don’t know if there’s such a thing as too free, but it was totally uninhibited. She was inspired,” Spence says, laughing at the memory. More recently, Ball has become less of a dervish onstage—“I was running around so much I didn’t have time to sing at all,” she say—while finding new ways of expressing herself as a writer.

“I don’t just think about myself when I write now,” she says. “Just being with my bandmates taught me to think more about other people. And when you have an audience of people ready to listen to you, you’re excited to connect with them, you really are.”

We can’t wait to see their performance, check out some of our favorites below:

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Love thissssss and it led to their NPR Tiny Desk Concert Win in 2017!

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2019 and energy still remains always on 💯

#shortyawards #tankandthebangas #announcement #musicalguest #music #performance #11thannualshortyawards #shortyxi #2019

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showspace · 7 years ago

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July 31- August 6

Monday:

Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Quitter and Snakes. 9pm, $8 @ Asian Taste

Baltimore Improv Festival. 7:30 pm @ Single Carrot Theatre

Tuesday:

Karaoke Forever. 9 pm, free @ The Crown

A Life in Waves: Film + Panel with Jana Hunter, April Camlin, and Ami Dang. 7:30 pm @ The Parkway Theater

Baltimore Improv Festival. 7:30 pm @ Single Carrot Theatre

Wednesday:

Guilt Parade, Soft Grip, Joe Biden and End It. 8 pm @ Windup Space

'Book of Morrin' with DJ Becca Morrin. 9 pm, free @ The Crown

Baltimore Improv Festival. 7:30 pm @ Single Carrot Theatre

Thursday:

Matt Robidoux, Joshua Burkett, Frank Hurricane, and Liz Durette & Miles Clark. 8 pm, ye$ @ Anorak City

Hey You, Come Back! with Brandon Soderberg, Kendal Enz, and Raena Shirali. 8 pm @ The Crown (Blue)

Distinguished Gentlemen, Defenders, and Tha Raw Play. 8 pm, $7 @ The Crown

Baltimore Improv Festival. 7:30 pm @ Single Carrot Theatre

Friday:

The Stranger (MO), Posture (MO), Field Sleeper (OH), Cold Feet, and Smoking Gun. 9 pm, $5-$10 @ The Bun Shop (22 Light St.)

808 Vol. 3: The Sadboi Series with Pots, Slums (NY), NappyNappa (DC), Al Rogers Jr., Dan Mansion/Peer Group, and Self (NC). 9 pm, $7/$10 @ The Crown (Blue)

Wham City Comedy: Weeding Out The Stoned. 8pm, $10 @ The Crown (Backbar)

Karaoke Forever. 9 pm, free @ The Crown

Baltimore Improv Festival. 7:00 pm @ Single Carrot Theatre

Saturday:

Wume, Smoke Bellow, Liz Durette, and DJ John Jones. 7 pm @ Current Gallery

Gxnther Valentine, Reece Cox, and Cc (+ afterparty with DJ bean and DJ Ellen Paul at location TBD). 10:30 pm, $7 @ Open Space

Polaris with J. Robb, Tek.Lun, Eu-IV, D.K. The Punisher and Mr. 14th. 9 pm, $10 @ The Crown

Variete 7: Anniversary Spectacular. 9 pm, $15 door, $10 presale @ The Crown

Baltimore Improv Festival. 7:00 pm @ Single Carrot Theatre

Sunday:

You'll Never Get To Heaven (Canada), Wae, and Vayda @ The Crown (Blue)

Baltimore Improv Festival. 6 pm @ Single Carrot Theatre

#baltimore #showspace #shows #diy #art #art opening

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wzly · 8 years ago

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Tank and the Bangas-NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2017 Winners

On March 10, 2016, it was announced that out of 6,000 international entries, a record high for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, New Orleans musical group Tank and the Bangas had won unanimously. Though Tank and the Bangas has been performing predominantly in New Orleans for the past few years, many, like lead singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball’s cousin, who commented on NPR’s facebook post, believe they are finally getting the recognition they deserve.

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One of my favorite things about Tank and the Bangas is that their style, a mix of soul, R&B, showtunes, and slam poetry, is completely unprecedented. Performing with two to three vocalists, a keyboard, synthesizer, bass, drums, saxophone, and flute, even the instrumentation of the ensemble is rather peculiar. In November of 2015, when the group was asked by reporters which musical genre they considered their music to fall in, vocalist Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph declared a new label: Soulful Disney. Though silly, her description is astoundingly accurate.

Lead singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball, once an award-winning slam poet, writes the lyrics to her songs. Declaring her love of Disney movies, she insists that her thematic ideas, while unusual and seemingly random, resemble a young, imaginative mind. Her songs are both about her own childhood thoughts and all the perspectives that young people have of the world which adults so rarely capture in popular music and culture. In her song “Rhythm of Life,” she describes what it is like to try to find one’s way to the bus stop for the first time. In “Rollercoasters,” she describes her 12-year-old self getting back in line over and over again for the thrill of the ride. In “The Brady’s,” a tune which received much recognition when played at New Orleans Jazz Festival in 2015, Tank describes the desire to be the matriarch of a perfect family, “perfect Ms. Brady.”

With an unusual manipulation of different timbres of her voice, Tank’s tones create a unique versatility in sound, along with the constantly changing rhythms within songs. This also adds a powerful theatrical element to her music, which is so rarely featured in popular music. Her chemistry with vocalist Jelly Joseph is astonishing, as the two build off of one another, laugh mid-song, finish each other’s sentences, and truly have fun on what Tank calls the “journey of self-expression.” From smooth funk, to R&B, to even gospel and soul, the versatility of Tank and the Bangas’ instrumentalists is also incredible. Though their performances are long and their number of released songs is limited, each version performed has a new and different vibe from the beat set up by drummer and musical director Joshua Johnson, bassist Jonathan Johnson, keyboard pianists Merell Burkett Jr. and Norman Spence II, and flautist-saxophonist Albert Allenback.

The Tank and the Bangas NPR Tiny Desk Victory Performance is a must-see. After performing their first song, “Boxes and Squares”, Tank invites the audience on the “crazy roller coaster of Tank and the Bangas that is sound, and rhythm and love and light [and] expression,” things she says makes her feel whole. Self-expression is certainly a significant priority of Tank and the Bangas, as the vocalists seem to be acting naturally themselves: conversing, cracking jokes, and grooving to the beat with theatrical dancing or vocal inflections. What is most special and beautiful about Tank’s music is that it is a state of mind as much as it is a musical expression of herself and the unique personalities of her fellow ensemble members. It is clear that creativity, when truly feeling the music and storylines Tank has created, is fundamental to the inception of this new genre of “Soulful Disney.”

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In music, Tank claims she has found the true creative space she needed that was not available for her in the slam poetry world, where each poet is given only 3 minutes and 10 seconds in competitions. However, coming from such an “accepting community” has truly shaped who she is today, and allowed her to be comfortable with her unique, eccentric style. She also traces much of her current self back to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and forced her to move to a shelter in Indianapolis. Here, she was allowed to pick from heaps of donated, second-hand clothing. Tank took this opportunity, as a young girl in a troubled, tragic time, to reinvent herself with the interesting combinations of colorful outfits and styles.

Today, she always dons an iconic, enormous hairstyle. “I’m so emotionally connected to my hair,” Tank told The Rawkus in 2017. “I like to show all the beautiful things you can do with black hair because historically in America, there was a time when it was literally against the law to give your hair some creative love and flair.” Tank, who bases a huge portion of musical and personal identity on her race, finds herself inspired by being a black woman in America. “It’s so specific that I have these lips and these eyes, even this body. I feel so special to be a Black girl, to have so much melanin. I have to make it count,” she told StyleLikeU in 2017.

Another enormous part of her identity is, of course, the city she grew up in: New Orleans. At the end of her performance, Tank shifts gears as the beat is softened, Joshua Johnson gently tapping on the snare drum with his fingers. She looks up to the audience with the most sincere expression, and introduces her final song.

“I would just like to tell you...what lots of people don’t know about New Orleans is there was a gigantic theme park. I live right around the corner from it and it literally still says, ‘Will open after storm.’ There’s some areas of New Orleans where the storm has never passed. So this is for Jazzland, the place where I first saw what love looked like,” Tank says, launching into one of her favorite songs, “Rollercoasters.” A tune about the thrill of falling, about life’s up and downs, Tank likens the sensation of riding roller coasters to the sensation of being in love, with “butterflies and fireflies” in her stomach. With the passion for and remembrance of her childhood in New Orleans before the devastating Hurricane Katrina, and wiping tears from her own eyes, Tank brings her audience to tears with her voice, trembling with love.

Read more about Tank and the Bangas here:

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2015/04/new_orleans_jazz_fest_2015_tan.html

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2016/11/tank_and_the_bangas_new_orleans.html

http://therawkus.com/amazing-supercars-london/

Watch Tank and the Bangas on the Goodnight Show 2014:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxw3Q1eUvxY

Listen to more music on iTunes and Spotify. Albums available:

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Tank and the Bangas website:

http://www.tankandthebangas.com

Tank and the Bangas Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TankandtheBangas

- Mia Tuccilo ‘20

#tank and the bangas #new orleans #npr music #Tiny Desk Concert #wzly #wellesley college #college radio

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shrinnirs · 7 years ago

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Flyer by Joshua Burkett.

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Take Your Time - Sam Hunt {2014}

#TBT #Sam Hunt #Take Your Time #Video #Music #Country Music #Acoustic #Joshua Burkett #Tyrone Carraker #Burke #Ty #Joshua Sales #Sales #Alpha Phi #Sorority

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Don’t Miss Tank and the Bangas on Saturday Night at the Apollo Theater

Led by Tarriona Ball—“a singer and poet who can wail like Patti LaBelle, scold like Millie Jackson and soliloquize like Jill Scott,” per AllMusic—and influenced by rock, funk, hip-hop and reggae, Tank and the Bangas—Ball with Albert Allenback (sax and flute), Anjelika Joseph (vocals), Daniel Abel (guitar), Etienne Stoufflet (sax), Jonathan Johnson (bass), Joshua Johnson (drums), Merell Burkett (keys), Norman Spence (keys) and Tia Henderson (vocals)—announced their arrival in 2013 with their first studio album, Think Tank (stream it here). They’ve since steadily made a bigger name for themselves thanks to their high-octane performances (and three live releases): “The sprawling R&B, funk and hip-hop group’s live shows are not to be missed,” says Rolling Stone. Tank and the Bangas won the prestigious 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Contest, impressing Phish frontman Trey Anastasio: “I immediately loved this. Tank is a force of nature, just full of joy—and her band is killing in the background.” The soulful New Orleans R&B outfit returned with their sophomore LP, Green Balloon (stream it here), this past spring. “There’s no record quite like Green Balloon, and no band quite like Tank and the Bangas. Green Balloon is 17 songs, featuring 75 minutes of roughly 30 creative souls, recorded in nearly 10 studios,” declares NPR Music. “They make music without boundary on instruments ranging from sax, flute, cello, vocal scratches, keyboards, synths, real drums, fake drums, a djembe and, of course, the poetry, philosophy, comedy and voice that is Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball.” Out on the road in support of their new album, Tank and the Bangas play a very big show on a big stage on Saturday night at the Apollo Theater.

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weekly Update - Monday, June 10, 2019

Promise - Passion - Perseverance

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

Eleanor Roosevelt

Good Morning,

We are in the final days of the 2018-2019 school year. In speaking with staff across the district, there is a wide range of emotion. From excitement that the year is over and summer is right around the corner to nervousness and anxiety for the same two reasons, these next three days are certain to be a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the district. I know we will all successfully make it through and savor in the fact that time off is the reward. I wish everyone a restful and relaxing summer. Whatever you do, make it fun and safe!

Facility Study Update and Reminder

As you all know, the Wallingford Public Board of Education has undertaken a study of the future of Wallingford’s middle and high schools. The Board is now looking for public input on the proposed alternatives. We are hoping all community members take a few minutes to complete the survey.

The survey can be accessed at the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WallingfordSchools

Please complete surveys by Monday, July 15, 2019. Results will be shared with the Board of Education and community on Monday, August 25, 2019.

Just a reminder of the process and next steps. This survey is not the final step.

This study was conducted based on recommendations in the Town’s Plan for Conservation and Development for the District to conduct a facilities master plan.

This initial study is a very high level study. The alternatives are preliminary and intended to provide a general understanding of whether the underlying concept meets the District’s educational and operational objectives.

Any of the alternatives involving construction projects would need further study and planning to develop educational specifications and design, and to consider phasing and implementation. Through that refinement process, variations on an alternative may develop and more specific educational, enrollment and financial impacts can be examined.

Any option chosen, with the exception of option #1, would not realistically occur for 5 years due to the following:

A second level of study needs to be conducted

Approval by the Town Council to move forward with any plan is needed

An architect/design firm needs to be hired

Educational specifications need to be developed

Initial review by local and state authorities would need to be conducted

Town Council would need to officially approve project fundin

Final plans would need to be submitted to the State for official approval

Final State authorization would be needed to start work

The survey results will be shared with the Town Council with the intended outcome being the Town Council would support the Board of Education moving forward with a second level (deeper dive) study.

If the Town Council supports the second level study, the Board of Education would seek additional outside services.

That report and more detailed findings would be then shared with the Board of Education and Town Council for next steps.

I share these steps in the process with everyone again, but I think it is important to note that this initial survey is to gauge the pulse of the community on these options. Additional refinement and data needs to be provided to the Town and community to make a final decision. That is described as a deeper dive.

I hope this clarifies some concerns that the Board of Education has not provided enough information for the community to make a decision. Again, as has been shared since the beginning of this process this fall, this survey is part of a longer process which will result in a lot more information for everyone to make the best decisions for the community.

Promise - Passion - Perseverance

This week’s entire message really embodies all three focus words from this year. As the school year ends, we all have witnessed the promise, passion, and perseverance of our students, selves, and colleagues. I want to again congratulate everyone on a fantastic school year committed to our students and families.

Adult Education Graduation

On Thursday night, I was pleased to be able to attend the Adult Education Graduation. All graduations are special, but this one has a little more emotion to it. Many of the graduates have taken paths less traveled to get to the point of receiving their diplomas. For that reason and the fact that the Adult Education staff works as a family to help them achieve success, this evening is always filled with laughter and tears.

I want to thank the entire Adult Education staff for your tireless commitment to these students and their families. They have worked hard, but your support made this accomplishment a true reality for them.

Certified Nursing Assistant Pinning Ceremony

On Friday night, students from Lyman Hall High School and Mark T. Sheehan High School were pinned as part of the recognition of their successful completion of the Certified Nursing Assistant Program. Again, this is an incredible honor and accomplishment. This certification provides these students with employable skills. In addition, the practicum hours are essential for students considering a future in our medical fields in college. I am so pleased that we have a vibrant program coordinated by Patty Burkett and Mary Ellen Pettit. They do a remarkable job with the support of Masonicare and Gaylord Hospital.

Please join me in congratulating the following students for achieving this incredible honor.

Mark T. Sheehan High School

Lyman Hall High School

Atheena Abayao

Angela Broadway

Christine Amarone

Peri Combs

Caden Cloutier

Lauren Condon

Kyra Connolly

Grace Draghi

Marissa Cote

Medina Duracak

Alyssa Craig

Ana Garcia

Olivia Cuticelli

Louis Garcia

Olivia Dubuc

Demry Gdovin

Kayleigh Falcone

Zachary Horobin

Joshua Fries

Erin Lamb

Caitlin Konopelski

Mireya Leon Lopez

Serkan Kucukaydin

Brennan Mansfield

Kaitlin Mills

Allison Mastroianni

Fatima Mouhsib

Hartney Niles

Ivanna Roque

Kaitlyn Nolan

Raina Sinisgalli

Abbey Pallas

Kara Sullivan

Paige Quinto

Jenine Vega

Vanessa Riccitelli

Sydney Winters

Brianna Wojtasik

Grace Young

Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Engineering Certificates Awarded for First Time

I am happy to announce that students who successfully completed the Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Engineering class at Mark T. Sheehan High School will be confirmed a special certificate from the State of Connecticut Department of Labor This certificate provides students with a credential they can leverage in employment in this area. This is great news and further validates the hard work of teacher, Nick Brown, and Career Technical Education Coordinator, Rob Kovi. I am happy because this course is also being offered at Lyman Hall High School next year. In addition, we are launching a partnership with Goodwin Community College to further enhance the hard work of our staff.

Congratulations to these students for their accomplishment!

Edward DeMayo

Micheal Petrucelli

Jamie DeRoy

Cristian Pina

Tyler Ekstrom

Matthew Piscatelli

Alyssa Fengler

Ejan Prelvukaj

Kyle Fitzgerald

Ronald Severson

Christopher Fonteyn

Adam Shoshani

Maharshi Patel

Sathscia Sowinkong

Joseph Perry

Richard Zellner

Matthew Perzanowski

Graduation Preparation

Graduation is at 6:00 p.m. at both Lyman Hall High School and Mark T. Sheehan High School. We are all hopeful that the weather will be beautiful to permit for outdoor ceremonies. I want to thank all of the staff for their efforts in making each ceremony a success. From teachers, counselors, and clerical staff coordinating the students to our maintenance staff and administrators facilitating the planning and set-up, there is so much to be done and details to be considered. I truly appreciate your time and commitment each year.

Graduates Visiting Elementary Schools

This year, senior volunteers from both Mark T. Sheehan High School and Lyman Hall High School will travel to all elementary schools on the last day to be recognized for graduating. Dressed in caps and gowns, they will walk the elementary halls one last time to be honored and also act as role models for the elementary students.

I want to thank the student volunteers and administrators for making this a reality. This was initially an idea generated at Systemwide PTAC, and I am happy that we were able to come together to make it happen this year!

Congratulations to the 2019 Graduates!

I am so proud of all the accomplishments of the Class of 2019. This class demonstrated its heart and compassion for others through the thousands of hours of community service. I can only hope that they continue to give of themselves to others through community service after graduation.

Similarly, there is such pride for the Class of 2019’s incredible talent and commitment in the classroom, on the playing field, on stage, and in the local, national, or global community. No matter what setting, they represented Wallingford Public Schools with great pride. Their positive attitude and perseverance to accomplish so much success throughout their years in Wallingford is commendable and appreciated.

I hope that they reflect on these experiences in Wallingford and know that we appreciate their hard work and commitment to our community.

On behalf of the Wallingford Board of Education, I extend my sincere congratulations to the Class of 2019. Their success now and into the future is something we proudly anticipate. I hope they continue to possess that undeniable spirit and passion to achieve. They must not forget us and come back to visit and share their accomplishments.

These student success stories and this very special day could not be without the many staff who have impacted these students lives and future successes forever. I sincerely thank all of you for recognizing the promise within them and instilling a passion for them to persevere towards success!

Let’s all make it a great week and summer!

Sal

Dr. Salvatore F. Menzo

Superintendent

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - @SalMenzo

Wallingford Public School District

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