Oracle Fall 2021

By: Maxelle Cohen, Grade 12 Every house has its own unique style, and Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn’s Houses are no different. At Adelphi, all students are assigned to a House from their first day of school until they graduate. As members of these Houses, which are named for Adelphi’s earliest founders (Lockwood, Ellinwood, Levermore and Morrill), students participate in various activities throughout the year to receive points. The House with the most points at the end of the year receives the coveted Adelphi House Cup! This year’s first House competition took place during the first week of school as Adelphians spent the week decorating their House doors. Each House received a box of supplies to use along with help from their House masters. With these sup- plies, Adelphians created 3-D items and cut out pieces of paper to make trophies and logos. In addition, each House added a quote or phrase to represent its particular theme. After working hard as a team, members of House Ellinwood were thrilled to find out that their House had been named the first-place winner and received 100 points to start the school year! News From Around the School Adelphi Holds House Competition P A G E 2 , T H E A D E L P H I O R A C L E , F A L L 2 0 2 1 AT RIGHT: Members of House Ellinwood work together to decorate their House door! By: Isaac Nasimov, Grade 12 Their talent is music to our ears! Student musicians were given the chance to take center stage as Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn hosted its annual Musicians Assembly on September 29th inside the John Lockwood Auditorium Theatre. Adelphi’s Musical Director Mr. Bates started the assembly with an intro- ductory video that demonstrated how Steinway pianos are built. The production of a Steinway is a time- honored process involving the talented hands of multiple craftspeople over almost a full year. Adelphians learned that Stein- way has been producing pianos for more than a century and in only two factories worldwide — one in Hamburg, Germany and the other in Astoria, New York. After the crowd was briefed on the inner workings of a Steinway piano, Mr. Bates introduced the pianists who would be per- forming for the assembly. Students from all grade levels, including Upper Schoolers Maksim, Misa, Richard and myself, Middle Schoolers Kenn, Annamaria and Ethan and Lower Schoolers Daniel, Mark and David were ready to share their love for music. They each played along with Mr. Bates to a piece that increased in speed and tempo, much to the delight of the audience. Personally, it was a pleasure to deliver two of my favorite timeless masterpieces as part of the assembly: “March” by Vagif Mustafazadeh and “Passacaglia” by Johan Halvorsen. To close the assembly, Mr. Bates serenaded the crowd with a classic known by all: “Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven. There was plenty of applause and ap- preciation from the audience as these tal- ented musicians embraced their opportu- nity to shine. Lower Schooler Daniel serves as conductor for Adelphi musicians Richard, Maksim, Isaac, Misa and Kenn (left to right). Student Musicians Take Center Stage Upper Schooler Isaac performs “March.”