Welcome to The Life, an eNews media presentation.
I'm Andy Cohen, your host.
In this, the school's 150th year, our new name pays homage to the illustrious past of
Brooklyn Friends and The Life, the student-run newspaper that had a 60-year run.
Recently, the Upper School History Department took the 11th grade to visit Brooklyn Museum's
Legacy of Lynching exhibition as part of the history of the America's curriculum, specifically
reflecting on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights Movement.
When I am able to empathize with those oppressed by a situation in history, my understanding
goes beyond facts and statistics and recognizes the humanity and relatability of the event,
one Upper Schooler reflected.
Photos courtesy of Dr. John DeGraft.
On today's show, our alumni reflection will be courtesy of the Honorable Deena Douglas
Patterson from the Class of 1983.
On the Student Voices segment, Hassanti will clue us into the significance of something
called Bojack Horseman.
And on the big story, we'll feature Tony Saw and the weekly preschool sing, but first,
these upcoming announcements.
Come to school looking your best for the BFS at 150 All School Photo on Wednesday, November
1st at 11 a.m.
Saturday, November 4th is the annual Young Woman of Strength Conference for 7th to 12th
graders at 116 Orange Street.
On Tuesday, November 7th from 11 to 5 p.m. will be preschool and lower school parent
conferences.
There will be no school for preschool and lower school students.
But childcare will be provided during the conference time.
BFS families are invited to help with the Quaker Cemetery cleanup on Saturday, November
11th in Prospector Park.
The fall season is upon us, basketball, track, swimming, or squash.
For all 7 through 6th to 12th graders, join the team and show your blue pride.
Hi, my name is Hassanti and I'm a senior at BFS and what I'll be talking about is Netflix's
Bojack Horseman.
Bojack Horseman was created in 2014 and it follows a humanoid horse named Bojack and
his crazy antics throughout his life as a mid-40s old movie character.
And what he tries to do is he tries to navigate his depression, his anxiety, along with his
friends Todd, Princess Carolyn, Diane, and Mr. Peanut Butter.
The newest season, season 4, it came out in the summer of the beginning of 2017.
And what it does is it follows several different problems affecting the United States now, such
as feminism, fracking, and different political issues.
And following the Las Vegas shooting, one of the episodes actually talks about how thoughts
and prayers aren't enough and that things continue to go on and that we do need to take
a minute to stop and to actually pay attention to the things that are going on.
Episode 2, it follows a depressed firefly and how depression can be unseen and unknown.
The cartoon itself is massively done and the main character is voiced by Jack Arnett.
So I personally believe that this cartoon is specifically made for the youth and it helps
us to understand things through the lens of a cartoon.
Someone commenting like, oh well that girl is black and I was, and I like immediately
shot back like, you know, yes I am, like are you, what do you need to know about me?
And that was like the end of it.
I don't think that anybody ever really commented on it and it's not because there was some
tension.
It was more of a curiosity, it was an unfamiliar.
Do you remember how old you were?
I was probably like five.
I was a person and that I wasn't, you know, like Dean of the Black Girl.
While I was the lead in the play, I was like the captain of the basketball team.
I mean there was like very few areas of the school that I did in touch.
We were encouraged to be part of whatever community there was, whether it's the local
community or even for me to be part of.
People were curious as to what was actually happening in my community, in my life.
I described what I did when I went with my cousins or my family to do stuff.
I had sleepovers at my house, it was much more of a production, but you know, to get
all the way there.
I also took this class from Martin Moore where we would read the New York Times.
We would get on the train and we were like folding our New York Times, you know, and
people were like definitely looked at us like, what is, what are they doing and why are they
doing that.
So that was just, it was so different and so creative, but like it carried with you.
You read the paper after that.
I still read the paper.
When I got my tuna here, whoa, that could have been drastic.
What, when was the first time you sung for the kids at the school?
Pre-school?
Yeah.
I think the first year I was ever here, it was part of the deal.
It was teach middle school history and English and math and sing with the pre-school because
I'd been doing a concert here, fundraiser for years as a parent before I was a staff member.
So this Christmas, this winter break, for the winter fair, it'll be the 26th time, but
it's about the 30th year.
I think there are preschoolers who have had children in the pre-school, so I'm on my
second generation at least.
I'm not scared as a big kid, and the parent requested in the lobby said that her child
really, really wants to listen to the water, which we're going to do anyway, so that's
good.
And that's very active too.
Hello!
For the other guys, here come some more.
For three decades, Tony Saul has been entertaining the pre-school with his weekly sing-alongs.
Let's listen in.
Yeah!
You ready to be scary?
Yeah!
Okay.
I went into a big dark house, I went there by myself, it looked to me as if it has a
ghost on every shelf, a friend of mine was hiding there, and then I saw her head.
She jumped right out and shouted, that wasn't very scary, you have to scare the grown-ups,
we'll do that again.
She jumped right out and shouted, that was pretty terrifying, and it's a spider on my
leg, on my leg.
Now creep it up just a little way until it's on your leg.
Got it?
There's a, you can even have two spiders on both legs, there's a spider on my knee,
on my knee, oh no, a spider on my knee, on my knee, oh no, I'm glad he's not a bee, there's
a spider on my knee, there's a spider on my knee, on my knee, oh no, here we go, ready,
put your hand behind your ear, and it goes, listen to the water, listen to the water rolling
down the river, listen to the water, listen to the water rolling down the river.
I saw some fish by the water side, poof poof, orgills, whatever you like, whatever kind
of fish.
I saw some fish by the water side, the bubbles, oh that's a good one, I saw a whole lot of
fish by the water side, look at this, sardines are there, oh ho, by the water side, oh ho,
they're bright and shiny new shoes, new shoes, new shoes, walking down the street, I bought
them on the internet, they came right in the mail, it's true, I like the style, I like the
fit, and plus they were on sale, 20% off guys, new shoes, you know what, clap your hands,
if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands, if you're happy and you know it, take
your feet, clap your hands, if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands, if you're
happy and you know it, clap your hands, if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands,
if you feel it, clap your hands, if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands, if
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