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Volume I , Issue iv
April 2014
The Eagle’s Eye
G R A S S O
T E C H N I C A L
Prom
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Plumbing Wins LA Lab
Competition
2
Advice Column
2
LA Another Successful
Book Club
3
What’s Hot /What’s Not:
Prom Edition
3
Skills USA Results
4
Poem by Aimee Mylly
5
The Drama Chronicles
5
Eagle’s Eye Staff
6
Hypnotist Show Goal
Reminder
6
S C H O O L
Etiquette:
D o s
“Stay off your
phone! If you spend
the whole night
looking down at
your phone, you
might as well have
stayed home.”
H I G H
a n d
D o n ’ t s
Believe it or not,
Prom is just
around the corner! It is on May
10th at the Mystic
Marriott, and it
will be a night to
remember!
home.
 Show interest in
your date. Don’t ignore
him or her.
 Always coordinate
corsages.
So, will you look

back fondly at those memories, or will you end up with
feelings of embarrassment 
and shame? Here are some
suggestions on how (and

how not) to conduct yourself on that magical night:

 Be classy, not trashy.

Twerking does NOT
look cute in formal
wear.
No drama—this is not
the time or the place.
 Coordinate colors
with your date.

When asking someone
to the prom, “promposals” are cute and
clever.

ENJOY YOURSELF!
Don’t flirt with someone else’s date.
Don’t ditch your friends
or get into arguments.
Stay off your phone! If
you spend the whole
night looking down at
your phone, you might
as well have stayed
Have an amazing time at
the prom this year, Grasso!
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e
W i n n e r s o f t h e L A L a b R a f f l e !
The following 9th and 10th
graders are the winners of the
LA Lab third quarter raffle.
 Books - Dave Bliven
 Sports Books – Jake Christian
 Starbucks Gift Card –
Shakira Concepcion
 Electrical Kit – Kariath
Wiggins
 Assorted Gum – Colby





Walker
Home Depot Gift Card – Jarrod
Parker
Yearbook – Michael DiMauro
$10 Cash – Jorge Aponte and
Jeremiah Perez
Nail Decoration Supplies –
Desiree Gregor
School Resupply Kit – Adam
Smith




Dinner at the Shack –
Chastity Beltran
Subway Gift Card– Joe
Jimenez
Cozy Up and Read package
– Marena Dees
Extension Set – Robert
Hume
Congratulations to all the winners!
P a g e
2
T h e
P l u m b i n g
E a g l e ’ s
E y e
W i n s L A L a b S h o p
C o m p e t i t i o n !
The winners of the 3rd quarter
LA Lab shop competition are
the Plumbing 9th and 10th
graders! This quarterly competition rewards the shop with
the highest percentage of
students who have reached
their reading goals. The reward? An awesome pizza
party!
reached his or her AR reading
goal!
An honorable mention goes to
Electrical, who also reached
100% of 9th and 10th graders at
goal. Plumbing beat them to it,
but Mr. Sabo, Mr. Berube, and
the plumbing students graciously invited the electrical students
to join them at the pizza party
which was held on April 22nd
during 7th period.
many of the students have been
making. Congratulations to
Plumbing and Electrical! Who
will win next?
Not only did plumbing win,
but they achieved 100% of
students at goal! Every single
Grasso’s faculty and staff are so
9th and 10th grade plumber
proud of the progress that so
To get the advice of
the Eagle’s Eye
Staff, submit your
question to
leah.simmons@ct.gov,
or remain
ANONYMOUS by
dropping your question
in the box in the
Guidance office.
Advice
Column
Y o u r
Q u e s t i o n s
Dear Eagle’s Eye Staff,
How do I tell my boyfriend that
he is hurting my feelings
Sincerely,
Fed-Up
A n s w e r e d
it’s cute to flirt by teasing you,
but that’s no reason to put up
with it. Tell him to kick rocks!
Sincerely,
Eagle’s Eye Staff
Dear Eagle’s Eye Staff,
Dear Fed-Up,
How do I ask a girl to prom?
Dear Dateless,
Try something unexpected. For example,
make a sign that says, “Prom?” Get a
bouquet of flowers and approach her
when her back is turned to you. Tap her
on the shoulder and when she turns
around, there you’ll be with the sign and
the flowers!
Sincerely,
Eagle’s Eye Staff
Confront him, point blank, period.
You should NOT be putting up with Sincerely,
Dateless
any of that. Sometimes guys think
Dear Eagle’s Eye Staff,
How do I get a boyfriend?
Sincerely,
Lonely Girl
for you is the one who accepts
you for who you are.
Sincerely,
Eagle’s Eye Staff
Dear Eagle’s EyeStaff,
Dear Lonely Girl,
How do I keep a boyfriend?
Stop trying. Let love find you. If
anything, just get more involved
in different activities to put yourself out there. Don’t change anything about your personality or
appearance because the right guy
Sincerely,
Insecure
worried about keeping a
boyfriend. If you’re with a boy
who makes you feel like you
need to “keep him,” dump him!
Ain’t nobody got time for that!
Sincerely,
Eagle’s Eye Staff
Dear Eagle’s Eye Staff,
Dear Insecure,
Why would you want to? You’re in
high school. You should not be
How do I get people to like me?
Sincerely,
Ready-to-Mingle
Dear Ready-to-Mingle,
Be yourself—don’t be extra. Don’t
overdo it because you’ll end up
looking desperate. If the reason
that people don’t like you is that
you’re fake or two-faced, then
you might want to change that.
Other than that, just keep people
with good vibes around you.
Sincerely,
Eagle’s Eye Staff
V o l u m e
I
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I s s u e
P a g e
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Student s Pa r ticipa t e in A not h er
Success ful B oo k cl ub M ee ting!
On Friday, April 4th, Ms. Toledo
hosted a book club meeting in
Ms. Roswell’s room. The featured
book was Divergent by Veronica
Roth.
Students who attended the book
club meeting got to spend 7th
period socializing about the book
while enjoying candy and baked
goods.
Anyone who has read a featured
book is welcome at these events!
W h a t ’ s
H o t / W h a t ’ s
N o t :
Prom Edition!
( A c c o r d i n g
t o
t h e
E a g l e ’ s
E y e
S t a f f )
HOT
NOT
Stilettos/pumps
Wedges and flats
Formal footwear
Sneakers
Mermaid and A-Line gowns
Cinderella gowns with long trains
Up-dos and voluminous curls
Messy buns & other plain, every-day styles
Eyeliner wings & smoky or shimmery eye
Natural look or other every-day looks
Light perfume or cologne
Body odor or heavy perfume/cologne
V o l u m e
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I s s u e
P a g e
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Skills USA Results
Competition/place
Trade Events:
Carpentry
Finalist
Name
!
Grade
Shop
Nate Behr
11
Carpentry
Collision Repair
Finalist
Finalist
Rene Morgillo
Ryan Fletcher
11
12
Autobody
Autobody
Cosmetology
Finalist
Ciarra Hamilton
12
Cosmetology
Culinary Arts
3rd
Alex Zinz
12
Culinary
Residential Wiring
2nd
Finalist
Dan Perkins
James "Dave" Gauthier
12
12
Electrical
Electrical
Restaurant Service
1st
2nd
3rd
Finalist
Finalist
Finalist
Hassan George
Paola Cruz
Xavier Robinson
Denise Simonetty
Antwan Handy
Sherri Robinson
10
11
10
11
11
11
Hotel
Hotel
Hotel
Hotel
Hotel
Hotel
Technical Drafting
2nd
Finalist
Tristan Pepin
Justin VanDyke
12
12
Drafting
Drafting
Leadership Events:
Customer Service
Finalist
Adbel Rodriguez
12
Hotel
Job Interview
Finalist
Mack Foster
11
Drafting
Job Skills Demo
Finalist
Mack Foster
11
Drafting
Pin Design
Finalist
Angel Negron
12
Drafting
3rd
Harlie Sellman
12
Drafting
Skill Connect Cosmetology
2nd
3rd
Mariel Duran
Ambar Rivera
11
12
Cosmetology
Cosmetology
Skill Connect Customer Service
Finalist
Serenity Kidd-Brewer
11
Hotel
Skill Connect Drafting
1st
3rd
Mack Foster
Harlie Sellman
11
12
Drafting
Drafting
T Shirt Design
Finalist
Vanessa Parra
10
Hotel
Related Technical Math
4
P a g e
5
T h e
Vo c a b u l a ry
Junior, Aimee Mylly, composed this
creative poem using vocabulary
words that she learned in Ms. Digangi’s English class:
Untitled
I've heard laughter palliates pain
So I bought a book of 101 jokes to
read to her everyday
I can't help but revere her poor soul
She did the best to laugh at even the
dumbest jokes
I found Her concept of death was a
little before her
T h e
A
S e r i e s
B y
o f
Let me elucidate the story
She was a placid girl of 13
Never frivolous or rude
She was simply infallible
But her body was not
It seemed to happen almost overnight
An oblique attack upon her young
heart.
Placid (adj) - pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or
undisturbed
Frivolous (adj) - characterized by lack of
seriousness or sense
Infallible (adj) - absolutely trustworthy
or sure
Oblique (adj) - indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward
D r a m a
Being the
girl of 13, she acquiesced silently
People said that the propensity of
her heart and the propensity of
her body didn't mix well
That she was a sad one to let go
But people have moved on
Sometimes I think of the unobtrusive way she went
How her energy was released back
into nature
And how her rudiments on life are
still here with me.
Acquiesced (v) - assented tacitly; submitted or complied silently or without
protest; agreed; consented
Propensity (n) - a natural inclination or
tendency
Unobtrusive (adj) - not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent
Rudiments (n) - the elements or first
principles of a subject
C h r o n i c l e s :
I n t e r a c t i v e ,
a n o n y m o u s
E y e
P o e m
But she made it succinct and sweet
She always said peace would finally
come
Life was just the journey there
GLOSSARY:
Palliates (v) - to relieve or lessen without
curing; mitigate; alleviate
Revere (v) - to regard with respect
tinged with awe; venerate
Succinct (adj) - expressed in few words;
concise; terse
Elucidate (v) - to make lucid or clear;
throw light upon; explain
E a g l e ’ s
F i c t i o n a l
n o n - n e w s p a p e r
s t a f f
S t o r i e s
S t u d e n t s
Make-Up or Break Up
Have you ever been in a situation where you can’t decide if you want to make up or break up with your boo? Has it
been hard to even look at that person because you haven’t made up your mind? Well then you and Armel have the
same problem. See now, Armel’s situation is harder because this girl, Imunique, is what you would call a female player. They’re the type of couple you see that go on and off. One isn’t caring and the other is
stressin’. Does this sound familiar? Well if it does, email your comments or advice to Armel to grasso.tdcmtb@gmail.com.
MEET THE EAGLE’S EYE
STAFF!
Left to Right:
Ma’taia Snell, Grade 11
André Rice, Grade 11
Patricia Destine, Grade 10
If you have a story that you would like
The Eagle’s Eye Staff to cover, please
call or email:
Phone: 860-441-0306
E-mail: leah.simmons@ct.gov
Don’t Forget About our Goal
for the Hypnotist Show!
Don’t forget, Grasso: we
have a school-wide goal to
read 250,000,000 words by
the end of May so we can
earn a show performed by
a comedian-hypnotist!
The hypnotist is Jim Spinnato, and he frequently
headlines at Comix at Foxwoods Casino. His shows
are hilarious and this
would be such a great way
to end the school year.
As of now, we have read
approximately 188, 400,000
Come on, Grasso, read and
words, so we have
quiz—we can do this!
61,600,000 to go!!