taff nfection : teachers rock for school, community

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taff nfection: teachers rock for school, community
said Stedt.
stuff that will be crowd pleasers,”
teacher in a different role?
Junior Brian Albrecht on trombone,
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They try to practice once a week
said Auriemma.
“[Students] think it’s fun, and it
and Junior Barrett Harmon and
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on Thursday nights, especially when
In the past, Staff Infection has
opens up the classroom a little bit;
Sophomore Aubriel Bowen on
The newest form of a Staph
they have a show coming up soon,
played at several school related
they see you as more than a person
trumpet.
Infection can no longer be cured
but with their busy schedules, it can
events. They performed at a party
that just teaches. They see you as a
Along with the students,
with antibiotics and creams. It is
be very difficult to make
for new teachers at Superintendent
person who likes to have fun outside
Stephen Banaziak, science teacher,
not associated with the same
arrangements.
Laura Murray’s house, the Staff
of school because we do have our
and Keith Dombkowski, physical
symptoms as most people are used
Staff Infection plays a variety of
Holiday party, the VAST program’s
own hobbies,” said Fichter.
education teacher, will be playing
to, either. Rather than making
graduation party, a
Most band members
the trumpet and the trombone,
people bedridden and sick, Staff
Dean Auriemma
program for 18 to 21-
respectively.
Brian Dvorkin
Singer
Infection works to make people
year-olds with special
All of the members of
Director of Curriculum
Bass Guitarist
dance and sing along with them. It
needs, and an end-of-
Staff Infection have been
and Instruction
Physics Teacher
is a teacher band comprised of
the-year luncheon for
playing their instruments for
Hobbies: coaching
Hobbies:
singer Dean Auriemma, Director of
teachers. “The
several years and have been
daughter’s soccer team,
running, lifting
Curriculum and Instruction;
teachers really enjoy
involved in other, previous
working on doctorate,
free weights,
guitarist Paul Fasse, math teacher;
the things that we play
bands. From their
and helping kids with
fishing, and
guitarist and singer, James Stedt,
because they’ve heard
experiences, they all have
homework
playing with computers
special education teacher; bass
it before. They’re
learned more as time went on
Favorite song of all time: a song
player Brian Dvorkin, science
older songs, and we
Favorite song of all time/
and as being a member in
from The Cure or Cake
teacher; and drummer Jon Elfner,
got a lot of positive
Staff Infection plays: Paul
many different bands.
Favorite song Staff Infection plays:
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history teacher.
responses at the end-
Simon’s “Late in the Evening”
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“Learn music theory,
Joe Crocker’s “The Letter” and Paul
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of-the-year picnic
and The Beatles’ “Seventeen”
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keep pushing and motivating
Simon’s “Late in the Evening”
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Paul Fasse
because it was a
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Music history: playing since
yourself to learn new things,
Guitarist
Music history: member of Chamber nice way to end ○
sixth grade, lessons for three
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and have fun with it,” said
Math Teacher
Choir, sang with friend, Tim, Pop
the year.
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years, a few bands in college,
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Fasse.
Music Show in high school
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Hobbies:
a member of show choir and
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P e o p l e
can’t
Having experience with
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playing guitar,
university bands
diverse groups and music can
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help but
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reading,
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s t a r t
be helpful. “Play as much as
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writing, and
smiling and
you can with as many
James Stedt
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going to
Guitarist and
different people if you
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s i n g i n g
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movies
along. It
Singer
get a chance because
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Favorite song of all time:
Special Education
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was really
you can learn a lot by
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Phish’s “Reba”
Teacher
just getting together
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nice,” said
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Favorite song Staff
Stedt.
and jamming with
Hobbies: jogging,
Infection plays: Stevie
T h e y
other people... You can
canoeing, camping,
Wonder’s “Superstition”
have also
always learn
gardening, and
performed
something new which
Music history: played for
golfing
outside of
can change the way
11 years, private lessons
Favorite song of all time:
you approach your
and band in college
Beatles’ “Drive My Car”
own music. Just like
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About three years ago, through
Favorite song Staff Infection
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school at
anything else, it’s
conversations and meetings, the
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the Tin
plays: Beatles’ “I Saw her
experience that really
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members of Staff
Ceiling, a
Standing There” and Wilson
makes the difference in
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Infection found out
bar in downtown
Pickett’s “Midnight Hour”
the long run, but most
Jon Elfner
that they each
Homewood. “We were
importantly, have a
Drummer
Music history: started playing in
played an
okay that day. We had a
good time. Enjoy it,”
History Teacher
1965, took lessons when he
instrument and
lot of H-F presence there,
said Stedt.
Hobbies: playing music,
was 11, performed in two or
decided to just play
so they, of course, loved
Staff Infection will
reading, correcting papers,
three Battle of the Bands in
for fun in the band
us,” said Dvorkin.
play at Battle of the
biking , and running
high school, is in a band from
room and in Elfner’s
The group does not
Bands November 16.
Favorite song of all time: Stray Cats’ “Stray
his hometown of Beecher
classroom. It was
have any official
While the judges
Cats Struts”
originally Stedt,
nicknames for each
have positive or surprised reactions
decide on the winner of the
Favorite song Staff Infection plays: Chicago’s
Dvorkin, Elfner,
member, but they do have
from students. “[Students] seem
competition, Staff Infection will be
“Beginnings”
and guitarist Bob
a good time and make fun
pretty excited. They’re somewhat
the entertainment since they are not
Music history: been playing since eighth
Fichter, physical
of how a particular show
amazed that I actually play an
in the contest to play against the
grade, attended a drum school, won Battle
education, health,
went. “We joke about
instrument, I guess,” said Fasse.
student bands.
of the Bands in high school with band OM,
and driver ’s
how we should call
Staff Infection is working on
They will also perform in the
been in nine bands, including Staff Infection
education teacher.
ourselves Staff Infection
broadening their horizons with the
afternoon at Operation Snowball
After they met a few times,
music to fit the tastes of all the
when we’re at H-F, but we should
instruments in their band. “We will
November 19. At both events, they
Auriemma got involved as the lead
members and audience. “Every
call ourselves Prognosis Negative
have a horn section made up of all
will be performing “Hold on I’m
singer.
person in the band can’t have it their
when we’re outside of H-F,” said
H-F students,” said Elfner. They are
Coming” by Sam and David, “The
The newest addition to the band
own way the whole time, and we
Auriemma.
joined by Senior Torrey Douse,
Letter” by Joe Cocker, “Late in the
was Fasse who joined them at the
really work hard to try to do a little
Responses tend to be positive
Junior Carmella Cain, and
Evening” by Paul Simon, “Vehicle”
beginning of second semester last
bit for everybody,” said Auriemma.
for this teacher band, but
Sophomore Shira Gottlieb
by Ides of
year. Fichter has not recently been
In their 20 to 25 song repertoire,
who is not
on Saxophone,
March, and
able to be involved with the band
they play Oldies from the 50’s, 60’s,
interested in
“25 or 6 to
due to a busy schedule, but he hopes
and 70’s, Classic rock tunes, and
seeing
4” by
to get back into it soon.
some modern-day music. “If you
t h e i r
Chicago.
Elfner created the name Staff
start covering stuff that’s too
Infection for their band. “[Elfner
contemporary, you run into a lot of
is] a pretty clever guy; he comes up
lyrics problems, nowadays; we have
with goofy things. Everyone got a
to change some lyrics. Some of
kick out of the name, so it stuck,”
them are so complicated … We pick
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and Sophomores Shira Gottlieb and Aubriel Bowen (not pictured).

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