Issue 80 (2013-2014)

Issue 80 (January 10, 2014)

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Pretend it’s Friday

Some nerd named Colin J. Garon (the J stands for “Jerk-who-can’t-get-his-life-together,” which is Celtic for “loser”) totally dropped the ball and will be willing to withstand a fair amount of verbal abuse.

The Whip

Welcome to today’s Whipple Hill-themed issue, where Nerds Chris Halter and Ryan Hastings talk all things Whipple Hill!

Sports!

Congratulations to the men’s soccer team for a win and the women’s soccer team for a tie against the menacing, evil, and sinister Goliath that is Francis Parker.

Lyrics Quiz

You tell me that you’re sorry

Didn’t think I’d turn around

And saayyyyyy

IT’S TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE

IT’S TOO LAAAATTEEEEE

IT’S TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE
IT’S TOO LAAAATTEEEEE

Artsy Fartsy

Make sure to wave goodbye to all your friendly ADub, BSings, PDG, ATP, Orchestra, and Jazz Band members as they embark on the biennial Arts Retreat

COLIN IS REALLY SORRY YOU GUYS OK

Articles

WhippleHill: 5 Months in Review 

By: Chris Halter (Smart as a Whip)

                Happy Birthday Whipplehill!! You’re just about 5 months old and if you were a human child right about now you’d just be starting to crawl and make attempts at basic speech. Luckily, you’re much more advanced than a 5 month old child so let’s look back at the good and the bad from your first 5 months with us at Ye Olde Bish.

The Good:

                I can personally say that Whipplehill has saved my butt more than a few times - I imagine the rest of the community would agree. The website served as an extremely convenient center for checking up on assignments and contacting classmates or teachers. How reliably you were able to contact them varied on whether your teachers and classmates actually used the website and although other means of contact prove to be more reliable I can’t help but see a future where 8th graders discuss who they like through the Whipplehill message system. I only recall one example where the site crashed; so amazingly, it was also fairly reliable. For teachers that posted their gradebooks it was always a nice way to keep track of progress and make adjustments if necessary. Overall, for something so new and exotic, I thought the Whip performed admirably.

The Bad:

                Everybody makes mistakes - Thanks Miley - and while Whipplehill had its fair share of good features, there were also quite a few not so smash hits. First of all, when we first gained access the site was confusing enough, but the mid-semester website update that occurred only made it a more confounding experience. Furthermore, there seem to be many superfluous features that won’t ever get used and only exist to clutter up the webpage - the sports teams section and club section are great examples. However, I don’t think the majority of the dissatisfaction lies in the mechanics but rather in the theory. There was quite a bit of controversy regarding the parental access to the Whip - I made my opinion clear - and whether that stood to benefit the students. Furthermore, I’ve heard complaints that a number of teachers’ refusal to use the Whip only results in confusion and that the limited use of the extensive features offered to teachers makes visiting Whipple a non-necessity. I don’t hold the teachers responsible for their reluctance to participate because in some cases teachers already have websites or have set homework sheets that render the Whip unnecessary. For some students the confusion can result in missed homework assignments and unexpected tests causing the Whip to be more of a burden and less of a helper. The Whip has done some great things so far, but in my opinion it still has a while to go if it wants to become something I check everyday. Congrats on 5 months Whipple, you can accomplish your dreams if you try.   

WhippleHill Lingo

By: Ryan Hastings (Whipplechill)

                The Bishop’s School student depends on Whipplehill every day.  After hearing nicknames for the ‘Hill tossed around, I thought that, because of its major role in the life of a Bishopian, it is only right for Whipplehill to become a greater part of our everyday vocabulary as well.

Whipplechill (adj.) – Cool. “It was totally not whipplechill of Dr. Geoghegan to assign that essay over winter break”

Whippletrill (adj.) – See whipplechill. “That test was whippletrill, yo. So easy.”

Whipplegrill (v.) – To interrogate someone. “I just got whipplegrilled by Beamer for my skirt length.”

Whipplekill (v.) – To destroy or crush utterly. “I’m finna whipplekill some homework tonight.”

Cripplehill (n.) – Jason’s office. “You might want to go to Cripplehill and get that knee checked out.”

Tripplehill (n.) – E-day.  Three ninety-minute classes.  “I hate tripplehill days.”

Whip-slip (n.) – When a teacher fails to properly use Whipplehill.  “Mr. Rankin had a whip-slip during class this week.”

Whipplenill (adj.) – Nonexistent, none. “There’s whipplenill homework tonight! Yay!”

Ticklehill (n.) – The Cummins back staircase.  “Hey. Wanna go to ticklehill with me?”