Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Swim Team

The Swim Team is now 8-0 in the season. Let's go UNIS!!

Winter Break

The Winter Break Starts today!! Have a great break/holiday everyone!

Happy Birthday Seth!

Happy Birthday to Seth Templeton, who turned 18 on the 17th. Hope it was great!

Dodgeball Champs and IM Cup Standings

1st Hunt took the title of IM Dodgeball Champios this year, defeating out rival, 1st Hill, in the finals! We are now heading into the IM Raqutball season only trailing our rivals by 1 point! Lets go 1st Hunt!

Athlete of the Week

The title of Athlete of the Week for this past week went to Mr. Edward Foyle! Edward is an awesome hall member and an awesome guy to be around!

Semi/The Hobbit

This past Saturday was the school's Semi-formal dance! We had a bunch of guys on hall go to this, me included, and it was a really fun event. Some guys on hall also went ith Mike out to see the Hobbit in 3D IMAX that night. Being very long awaited, the movie was also a big hit and most of the guys that went and saw the movie also got to enjoy the dance as well!

Hall Food!

Nathan Kwon brouth us a huge assortment of fruit and desserts this week for hall food. We had all types of cookies, cakes, and many other types of desserts many of us had never tried. There was some really awesome food that night- thanks so much to the Kwon family!

Swimming and Wrestling!

Winter varsity sports have kicked off and two of the teams where 1st Hunt has major participation are Swimming and Wrestling. The swim team has members of the hall Jack Allen, Kyle Riker, Andrew Peterson, and Matt Weaver and wrestling has Matt Nichols, Nick Munsen, Taylor Firn, and Jeshua Ray.

The swim team is undefeated so far and 1-0 in conference competition. They have faced multiple 4A teams and also DSA and been successful over all these temas. They have another meet coming up this Thursday! Jack Allen and Matt Weaver have both also been a part of some new school record being set!

The wresteling team has also had a great season so far. Jeshua has had some great matches, and won some that were even out of his weight class. The tream overall has been doing fairly well, but the 1st Hunt members have been representing the hall very well!








Diving and indoor track are also happening now too, so more information will come on these soon!

Lets go Unis!!

1st Hunt Holiday Dinner

Hi everybody! Sorry I've been missing for a while and behind on the hall updates. I know you guys love hearing about what goes on with 1st Hunt so I thought I'd let you all know what’s been keeping me away from the computer and that was the 1st Hunt Holiday Dinner! This past Sunday, 1st Hunt had its annual holiday feast in the Woolworth room. We had abundant amounts of amazing food and we all enjoyed a great time together as a hall creating memories that are sure to last for a long time. Our hall parents were in attendance as well, Dr. Naiman and Ms. Hudson. Coach Michell was unable to make it but he sent us his best. We also had a very special guest, Dr. Allen! Also, thank you Ms. Hudson for your gifts to the guys on hall! Thanks you all for coming out. I want to give a shout out here to Mike Newbauer for making this event so special to me and also for all his help. Also, to the parents, thank you SO MUCH for your donations to the hall dinner. It would not have been possible without you all so for that, I thank you. Here are some of the highlights from the dinner, and as always, more can be found in the slideshow at the top of the blog.

Hall Food

Hall Food this past wee was provided by Warren Zielke and his family! The Dominos pizza we enjoyd together as a hall was awesome! Thanks to the Zielkes!

Athlete of the Week!

This past week's Athlete of the Week was Seth Templeton! Give it up for this outstanding hall member!

Athlete of the Week

Our new Athlete of the Week is our very own Matt Nichols! Click below to learn about this awesome guy!

Hall Food!

Hall Food this week was provided by Mr. Jeff Phillips and his family! We had Dominos pizza with a great variety of wonderful pizzas! Thanks so much tio the Phillips!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the First Hunt Families!!

Athlete of the Week

 

For the week of the 12th, I would like to present to you, the new Athlete of the Week, Mr. Jin Yoon!

 

Take a look below to find out a littly more about one of 1st Hunt's finest.

 



Pancakes!!

On Saturday, the RLA's and Mike made pancakes for all the guys on hall! We had an awesome time hanging out in Mike's apartment watching The Amazing Spiderman together.All they guys the came really had a great time. A few picture from the event are below!

Varsity Sports!

1st Hunt represented so well this year during the Fall Sports. We had 8 guys play sports, cross country and soccer, and both of the teams had outstanding performances during their seasons.

The men’s cross country team finished 3rd overall in the state and we had outstanding performances throughout the season from many guys on hall including (in no particular order) Chris Panuski, Chatham Ellwanger, Dayton Ellwanger, Will Milligan, and Mitch Rees-Jones. Great job guys!

In soccer, the team made it to the 3rd round of the State Playoffs. Although they had a tough defeat by rival Raleigh Charter, they had an amazing, undefeated season, and did awesome. 1st Hunt represented well in soccer with team members Harris Short, Taylor Firn, and Matt Nichols! You guys are awesome!

1st Hunt has many guys competing in the Winter Sports as well. I wish them a great season too!

Athlete of the Week

The new Athlete of the Week is Trey Faddis! Trey is an awesome guy on hall and you can learn some more about him from the picture below!

Happy Birthay Zack!

Zack Polizzi's birthday was yesterday, 11/7. Happy Birthday Zack!

Hall Food!

Hall Food this week was provided by none other than Mr. Andrew Peterson and his family! We had Domino's Pizza and spent some really good bonding time with everyone on hall. Thank you again to the Petersons!

2nd Trimester!

2nd Trimester starts tomorrow!! Let's have a great tri boys!

Exam Breaks!

For exams, we had a little break from studying each night. The first night, Mike brought us Krispy Kreme doughnuts and apple cider! The next two nights, Burton and I brought pizza! Thanks everybody for contributing to the hall, and great job with exams!

1st Trimester Exams!

Yesterday was the start of the 1st Trimester Exam Week. I wish everyone in 1st Hunt good luck on all their exams! You guys are great!

Push/Pull- An Original School Play by Burton Burrows

     For the first time ever NCSSM has it’s own Theater Company. In past years theater has just been part of the NCSSM Fine Arts Series. This year however, the DramaBoard worked to create a theater company. This weekend the Promethean Players were proud to show their first production of their history and of the year, Push/Pull. Push/Pull is an original production written and developed by NCSSM students and Faculty. The play is performed through 7 pieces each showing different types of struggles that we go through during our lives, from the conflict between mother and father to nerves right before a big audition. It is very different from anything else the school has ever performed. The play was also received very well, and the student body really loved it! The NCSSM fine Arts Series is also proud to announce that this year’s winter Musical is going to be “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” The show dates are going to be February 2^nd-4^th.

Regionals for Cross Country

The NCSSM Cross Country Team is having great success. Today, the mens team took 1,2,3,5,7, and 11th and four of these competitors were from 1st Hunt! Chatham Ellwanger took 1st, Dayton Ellwanger got 2nd, Chris Panuski 3rd, and Mitch Reese-Jones 11th. Congratulations guys! Good luck at States!

1st Annual FUNDrun

Last week, the NCSSM Attachés put on the 1st ever FUNDrun. To raise money for the Annual Fund, the group sponsored a run around campus with obstacles increasing in difficulty, all culminating to the ultimate event, the Vermonster! For those of you who don't know what it is, its a massive serving of ice cream from Ben and Jerry's. Its ingredients are 20 scoops of ice cream, 4 bananas, 4 ladles of hot fudge, 3 chocolate chip cookies, 1 chocolate fudge brownie, 10 scoops of walnuts, 2 scoops each of 4 toppings of your choice, and whipped cream. The local Ben and Jerry's graciously donated a bunch of Vermonsters to the school for this run.It was an awesome event and we had a lot of competitors from first hunt participate. I participated as well as Taylor Firn, Harris Short, Vincent Cahill, Trey Faddis, Matt Nichols, Jeff Phillips, Matt Weaver, Dayton Ellwanger, and Chatham Ellwanger. Many of the teams dressed up for the run because there was a costume competition as well. My team, aling with Vincent and Harris won, dressed a Crayons! The pictures below are some snapshots of the event. Some more are in the slideshow.

Hall Food!

This week, hall food was provided by Dayton Ellwanger! We had Papa Johns Pizza and spent some quality bonding timne with each other. Thanks Dayton!

Athlete of the Week

For the week of the 22nd, our Athlete of the Week is Vincent Cahill. Look at the picture below to learn a little more about this awesome guy on hall!

1st Hunt Birthdays

The 22nd was Dayton's birthday. Happy Birthday and great job at cross country regionals!

Mens Soccer- by Harris Short

After tearing through the regular season with an undefeated record, the NCSSM Men’s Soccer Team approaches their final regular season home game on Wednesday, October 24^th.  This game against Voyager Academy will be used as an opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of the Seniors, including 1^st Huntsmen Taylor Firn and Harris Short, as the team looks to defend their State Championship in the upcoming playoffs.  With the help of Junior Matt Nichols, the boys of 1^st Hunt will be staying at school over trimester break to play in their first playoff game, the date of which is yet to be determined.  It should be an exciting couple of weeks as the team tries to repeat the State Championship going into the tournament as the number 1 seed!

Below are some awesome action shot picture from one of the recent soccer games.

Harris Short

 

 

Matt Nichols

Taylor Firn

IM Ultimate! by Seth Templeton

Throughout the IM Ultimate season, First Hunt has been defeated. We had some good games but none were as exciting as the most recent game. On Thursday the 18^th First Hunt faced off against Fourth East in the semi-final Ultimate Intramural match. First Hunt took the field and saw a well fought but disappointing first half. We were neck and neck, occasionally one would have a 2 point lead but it would not last long. We fought to get back in the game and the second half brought with it a much needed improvement in our defense. A full game had gone by and we were tied up 8-8. “OVERTIME!” yelled coach Gonyeau, the IM director. Exhausted yet determined we valiantly and proudly strode onto the field. A short play later and we had scored again! We only had to hold our ground and take away their short opportunity to re-tie the game. Our solid defense prevailed yet again. We won the game 9-8 in overtime, putting First Hunt in the Ultimate Intramural Finals on Monday the 22^nd against First Hill. If you recall First Hill is also the hall that we competed with in the soccer ultimate finals early this year, however this time we plan on emerging the victors!

 

 

 

 

Hall Food!

 

Hall Food this week was provided by Jack Allen and his family! We had pizza from Domino's and it was delicious. Thanks again Jack!