Proctor athletic teams flourished this winter. They won lots of games, too. In fact, at least 5 of our 13 winter squads won league championships! For the second year in a row, the boys' varsity hockey team won the first game in the NEPSHIA post-season tournament, coming from behind to whip St. Mark's School yesterday in Southboro, Massachusetts in front of 0 PA fans (we're in exams). Here's Phil scoring a goal earlier this season:
Avenging an early overtime loss to St. Mark's, the green bees outshot the blueshirts 36-18, and proceed to the semifinals against Tilton (at Salem Ice Center Saturday at 11 AM) with a league record of 15 wins and 6 losses.
Proctor Children's Theater is a winter activity that produces innovative, clever shows for the enjoyment of local elementary schools. Michael Littman and Terry Stoecker write hilarious, fast-moving scripts, and the actors establish their roles quickly. Here, the hero shudders with nerves for the first time in his life, as he wins the hand of the princess:
I was stung by criticism at the end of the previous Corner suggesting that I use pictures of the same students all the time. On reflection, there is some validity to this, being as how some kids are involved in chorus and the winter play and Children's Theater, like Kyler (pictured with Julia.) That's how you get attention from my lens.
Yesterday, Children's Theater put the home audience into spasms of hysterical laughter with an enchanted fairy tale with subtle adult allusions (like melodies from The Sound of Music) that are probably lost on 4th graders. This play was abstract, magical and very funny. A recent performance of the show at a neighboring town's grade school was reportedly a life-changing experience for many tikes!
