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Volume LIX No. 32 “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” – Seneca Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Resolution for
Coach Sweet
Superintendent says pressure
from parents was not a factor
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor the superintendent.
justin@duxburyclipper.com
“I was confident if we met,
The dispute over the failure she would decide to keep me
to renew the contract of DHS as coach,” he said. “I’m going
lacrosse coach Chris Sweet to give her the credit ... she is
had the whole town boiling. the head of the school system,
But in the end, it was a face- there were enough people who
to-face meeting between two objected to the original deci-
people that led to a solution. sion.”
Superintendent of Schools Skeiber denied that the de-
Susan Skeiber met with Sweet cision was shaped by the grow- CLEAR SAILING: The ACCESSAIL regatta was held Saturday. After the race, students were treated to
last Tuesday and, at the end of ing outrage from parents and an awards ceremony and a barbecue. Photo by Justin Graeber
A helping wind
the meeting Sweet had a con- players –– both current and
tract to return as coach. former –– who claimed that
Sweet said that all he the move not to bring Sweet
wanted, since he first heard the back was spearheaded by just
news he wouldn’t be return- a few disgruntled parents.
ing, was a chance to speak to
continued on page 19
Disabled students get a chance to learn sailing
were technically racing, but they were hav-
T
By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor
B
They were always there, ect presented the findings to a By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor
justin@duxburyclipper.com Brian and
hints about Duxbury’s past, packed house in the King Cae- Eileen Donnelly
hidden just a few inches in the sar barn Thursday morning. rian and Eileen
Donnelly are pack- recently
dirt. Chartier and DR&HS met with
Last fall, the Duxbury Ru- Executive Director Patrick ing their bags for a
Congressman
ral and Historical Society led Browne thanked the over 150 trip to Russia. But this isn’t a William
an archeological dig on Chest- people who showed up at the vacation for the two college Delahunt, who
nut Street with the aim of con- dig site to volunteer. professors –– they are headed worked with
clusively proving where the “We were stunned at how across the world to lecture. them on their
town’s second meetinghouse many volunteers we got,” In the Russian city of Ka- Fulbright appli-
was located. zan, the two will be pursuing cations.
The dig was a success, and continued on page 6 continued on page 16
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straight into the scholarship
fund, Greenbaum said. The
group has raised $25,000 in
became involved in Duxbury
music when he moved to
town in 1984. He approached
“People come and go,
but there’s a core group that
participates year after year.”
the past fifteen years. Ric Madru, the high school Greenbaum said. There are no
'REEN "EANS s .ATIVE "LUEBERRIES s #UCUMBERS music director, asking if he formal auditions to become a
This summer marked the
band’s 17th summer concert could compose pieces for the member, but new musicians
CRETINON’S series. While the band has
approximately 50 volunteer
high school jazz ensemble.
In 1994, Cassara joined the
are encouraged to attend a
practice and see if the South
9:30am-6pm Daily members now, it wasn’t al- South Shore Bay Band, then Shore Bay Band is right for
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