Technology @ Hebron

The HAMS Players decided to produce a radio show this year since we were not able to perform for a live audience. The company chose Ruth Giordano’s direct adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate tale for its action and adventure. We felt that taking on these scurvy knaves was a good diversion from the ongoing slog through our current lives in the midst of restrictive pandemic protocols that would not allow us to practice and perform on a stage. 

With twenty-one characters in the show and only eight actors in our company, all but one actor played multiple roles, varying their voices to fit the different characters. Creating sound effects was an additional challenge and a source of great fun. Some sounds, such as gunshots and cannon fire, were produced with resources online while others were generated with common materials such as water bottles and velcro. The music used to mark the beginning, scene changes and the end are from The Pirates of the Caribbean and Yo Ho Ho (and a Bottle of Rum). The final recorded performance of the radio show was accomplished in two sessions with a short break in between in front of a  small audience of students from The Hebron Academy Players. The HAMS Players not only owned their characters, but also juggled their lines and their sound effects assignments with aplomb, improvising and problem solving as needed to keep the show on pace. 

Sit back in a comfortable chair, let your imagination run, and enjoy our rendition of Treasure Island: A Radio Play. 

The Cast

Jenni Flynn Long John Silver, Hans, Johnny, Pirate

This production was one, crazy, fun ride. With the pandemic, doing a Radio Show instead of a normal play production was new, and interesting. It was a journey for all of us, new and old. My favorite part was getting to know everyone better, while also having lots of fun playing out different characters. Our production came out amazing; three cheers for the HAMS Treasure Island Radio Play!  

Ezra Tsapis  Tech Manager, Squire Trelawney  

Being in the drama play was really fun, and it came out great.  My favorite part was thinking up how to do the sound effects and getting it to sound just right, and in the end it turned out amazing. 

Emma-Rose Vining Mother, Captain Smollet,  Seaman, Crew

Drama at Hebron is really fun. I’m definitely going to do it next year. Treasure Island was a fun experience for me. We all had some good laughs, rehearsing and we all now have some inside jokes. Thank you Ms. Drown for making drama happen this year! And everyone else in drama for making it really fun for me.

Gavin Steidel Jim Hawkins, Pirate

What can I say about this year’s drama other than it was a blast. I’ve wanted a narrator role for a while, and narrating as Jim Hawkins was very fun. And even though the pandemic made things a bit more awkward, the time I spent here was a mixture of fun times,  funny times, and funnier times. I’m very stoked and prepared for High School Drama next year. Thank you to everybody in Drama, you have been great to work with.   

Clover Pross Blind Pew, Dr.Livesay, Morgan, Radio announcer #1, Crew

I loved drama this year. The whole drama crew and cast were so much fun to hangout with and get to know. Everyone worked really hard on this project and I hope we can do a live performance next year. Thank you to the whole drama crew! 🙂 

Alexandra Hounsell Bill Bones,  Ben Gunn, Radio Announcer #2, Pirate

Drama this year was so fun.  Coming into the drama room to practice was the highlight of my day. Thank you so much Ms. Drown Drama class this year. 

Jack Visaggio Young Jim, Merry, Crew

It was fun even though we couldn’t do an actual play. I enjoyed playing both of my characters. Improv games were my favorite part.

Noa Tsapis Black Dog, Captain Flint, Dirk, Pirate

I played a guy that died in the first thirty seconds and a bird.  Luckily, I do  a  pretty darn good rendition of a parrot!

Photo Gallery

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Credits

Treasure Island: A Radio Play by Ruth Giordano, published by Drama Notebook and based on the book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Grace Drown Director & HAMS Players drama coach

Andrew Crofton Technology support

Drama Notebook https://www.dramanotebook.com/plays-for-kids/ 

This royalty-free play is part of a fantastic collection of plays for kids and teens on Drama Notebook.

Music

Samples from “Pirates of the Caribbean (Main Theme)” by the Intermezzo Orchestra and “The Black Pearl,” by Klaus Badelt, both from the movie series The Pirates of the Caribbean, courtesy of Spotify and YouTube; licensed to YouTube by UMG (on behalf of Walt Disney Records); AMRA, LatinAutor – UMPG, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA – UBEM, Walt Disney Music Company (Publishing), LatinAutorPerf, CMRRA, ASCAP, UMPI, and 15 Music Rights Societies 

Yo Ho Ho (And a Bottle of Rum) by Craig Toungate, courtesy of YouTube; licensed to YouTube by UMG (on behalf of Walt Disney Records); Sony ATV Publishing, BMI – Broadcast Music Inc., UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA – UBEM, LatinAutorPerf, LatinAutor – UMPG, and 5 Music Rights Societies.

For the final part of the Conceptual Physics project based around car design, students had to prep their 3D printed cars for the test ramp and were then given three trials to record their fastest speed down the ramp (recorded with three timers) and longest distance travelled off the ramp. Any car that did not make it down the ramp was disqualified for that turn.

Here are a few shots from the race prep and race day classes and a close-up of some of the finished designs the students created using the 3D printer and Tinkercad:

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And finally, a YouTube playlist of some of the different cars heading down the testing ramp is embedded below:

A project that Freshmen complete every year in their Conceptual Physics course is designing and creating cars that are raced down a ramp and measured for speed and distance travelled. Students design their cars completely using Tinkercad to create parts to be printed on the 3D printer.

The project started with an introduction to professional car design based around this video from BMW. We talked through the three main steps of: drawing and sketching design ideas; using clay to create a 3D model; and then manufacture. We also spent some time discussing wheel design and how wheels could be attached to the main body of their cars.

We then worked through these same steps for their own designs using the sketching tools in the Google Drawing app (as well as pen and paper) to create 2D designs, modeling clay and LEGO blocks and maker space materials to create their 3D prototypes and finally Tinkercad to design their car parts for the 3D printer for manufacturing.

A selection of photos of the students working on their devices, as well as some of their clay and 3D prototypes, can be seen below:

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Many years ago, my husband and I read Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth before we traveled to England. That book gave us an excellent background on gothic architecture and it helped us gain a better understanding and appreciation of these man-made marvels. When I traveled to France for the first time in 1988, my visit to Chartres Cathedral was the high point of the trip.

When I began teaching French in the 1990’s, I decided to teach my students about gothic architecture so that when they one day visit France, they, too, will look knowledgeably at these miraculous skyscrapers of long ago. They will recognize the cruciform floor plan where the north-south nave is crossed by the east-west transept. They will appreciate the flying buttresses giving support to the vaulted ceiling. They will admire the pointed gothic arches surmounting the tracery of the stained glass windows, including the magnificent rose windows.

And it worked! I received this e-mail last summer from a previous student of mine:

“I am in Malta on vacation and doing sightseeing. I’ve visited three different neo-gothic cathedrals and the knowledge from our project helped alot and it was great.”

While the French students were reading an excerpt of Les Misérables,“The Bishop’s Candlesticks”, in class, they each researched a gothic cathedral. They were required to draw and define a number of architectural terms, research the history of their own cathedral, and do an oral presentation, partially en français, to their classmates.

With the help of Mr. Crofton, the students used Tinkercad and the 3D printer to make models of their cathedrals. To do this, each student had to look carefully at the cathedral – Where do the flying buttresses intersect with the roof? – Are both of the towers exactly the same? – How does the interior floor plan compare to the exterior design? By the end of the design phase, the students really knew their cathedrals. I so hope that someday these students will visit these cathedrals!

Mrs. Reedy, French Teacher

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For the final part of the Conceptual Physics project based around car design, students had to prep their 3D printed cars for the test ramp and were then given three trials to record their fastest speed down the ramp (recorded with three timers) and longest distance travelled off the ramp. Any car that did not make it down the ramp was disqualified for that turn.

Here are a few shots from the race prep and race day classes and a close-up of some of the finished designs the students created using the 3D printer and Tinkercad:

And finally, a YouTube playlist of some of the different cars heading down the testing ramp is embedded below:

A project that Freshmen complete every year in their Conceptual Physics course is designing and creating cars that are raced down a ramp and measured for speed and distance travelled. Students design their cars completely using Tinkercad to create parts to be printed on the 3D printer.

The project started with an introduction to professional car design based around this video from BMW. We talked through the three main steps of: drawing and sketching design ideas; using clay to create a 3D model; and then manufacture. We also spent some time discussing wheel design and how wheels could be attached to the main body of their cars.

We then worked through these same steps for their own designs using the sketching tools in the Google Drawing app (as well as pen and paper) to create 2D designs, modeling clay and LEGO blocks to create their 3D prototypes and finally Tinkercad to design their car parts for the 3D printer for manufacturing.

A selection of photos of the students working on their devices, some of their car sketches, clay prototypes and a selection of the finished printed models can be seen below:

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