Recently, the Greek and Latin Club discovered an ancient coin that had been brought into the club for investigation. They cleaned the coin and researched this discovery to determine its origin. “The...
“We can make out the letters "CONST" on the bottom, and this allowed us to positively identify it to the reign of Constantine the Great,” said Mr. MacFarline. This discovery allowed them to tell how...
The Greek and Latin Club is unique here at HB. In addition to studying ancient coins, they research new findings that the kids can stay involved with. “The inspiration for starting the Greek and Latin...
Megan McLaughlin ‘20, a member of the Greek and Latin Club, learned from Mr. MacFarline how to clean the coin and understand the history behind it. “With the skills Mr. MacFarline taught us about carefully...
The club also holds other activities, “such as our Pantheon popsicle stick project, and also the Roman coin restoration project,” said Vanessa Thomas ‘19, a member of the Greek and Latin Club. The...
Norton works on a new piece. Her writing process differs for each piece but follows the same basic steps. “It’s like a pyramid structure,” Norton says. “I usually start with a melody or a bassline...
Norton was featured in DownBeat magazine. Her piece, Ecuador, was the winning composition for a high school large ensemble jazz piece. “I started [composing] a few years ago. In eighth grade, I started...
Norton is working on her piece entitled Great Blue Heron, which was performed by HBHS’s concert band at the Spring Concert. However, this wasn’t the first time a student-written piece was performed...
Norton is practicing her piece, Ecuador, which received an honorable mention at the New Hampshire Music Educators Association (NHMEA) Competition Contest. This year is the third year that Norton has participated...
Amy Norton ‘19, a member of the HBHS Honors Jazz Band, plays her very own self-composed jazz piece, entitled Ecuador. Ecuador received the first place for high school large ensemble jazz compositions...
