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History replays itself

Posted in History Day, tagged , , , , on June 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Former Coupeville History Day legend Heni Barnes now amazes people on the snow-swept tundra of Alaska. (Photo from Barnes Facebook page)

We have to go back.

Back a decade, that is, thanks to the videos below.

Coupeville teacher Wilbur Purdue has begun posting History Day videos to YouTube, and this four-pack all hail from 2010.

The work of talented Wolves who have long since graduated, they provide a window into two different times – the year they were crafted, and the years their various stories depict.

Get to some learnin’.

 

Shelby Kulz:

 

Dawson d’Almeida and Jackson King:

 

Heni Barnes:

 

Anna Bailey and Kelsey Miranda:

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Music man glides into b-ball!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on November 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Beauman Davis (right)

Beauman Davis (right) clamps down on defense during the first day of basketball practice Monday. (John Fisken photo)

Beauman Davis lets his actions speak for him.

A hustler and a scrapper on the basketball court, the Coupeville High School junior is a man of few words in interviews.

But that’s fine, since the small forward is content to play the game and let others spend their time making small talk.

He values “my teammates” and first started playing hoops for the challenge.

“This is my second year of basketball,” Davis said. “I started last year because it sounded like it would be a great experience.”

He draws inspiration from “my parents, my coaches and my classmates” and is hard at work on all the facets of his game.

“I think my strengths are playing inside the key,” Davis said. “And I am working on my perimeter shooting.”

Away from basketball, he has played tennis and soccer for CHS and is in the school band.

A fan of the horror film “Insidious,” Davis is splitting his time and focus between the classroom, the athletic world and playing music.

“My other primary objectives are school, and music, and I like hip hop and jazz music,” he said.

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