The Miegian Newspaper: February 2020

2019-2020

The Miegian Vol. 63, Iss. 4 | Bishop Miege High School | 5041 Reinhardt Dr, Roeland Park, KS | Febuary 28, 2020

Content Overview

CONTENT

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News

News Briefs & Winter Play

Features Teacher Couples, Robotics, & March for Life

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Sports

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Opinion

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Survey

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Superbowl Champions & Winter Sports Recap

Debate, The Bachelor, & Stag Thoughts

Dream Vacation & Dance Prep

1,000 Words January & February

Stretch Your Brain Connect-the-Dots

Cover Photo | Maddy Bohon

Editor-In-Chief Maren O’Connell

Assistant editor Kaitlin Thrun

Opinion Editor Maddy McBride

Sports Editor Luke Lazarczyk

writing Staff Moira Sutherlin Allison Masilionis Sindy Garcia Isabel Copeland

Staff Photography Maddy Bohon Cooper Brandmeyer

2019-2020 Miegian Staff

Monday Mar. 2

Stag Events Tuesday Mar. 3

Wednesday Mar. 4

Thursday Mar. 5

Calendar

Friday

Mar. 6

Sat. & Sun. Mar. 7/8 Daylight Savings Begins State Bowling @Wichita April ACT Deadline

BOOKapalooza Spring Sports Begin

Mar. 10

Mar. 9

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Mar. 11

Mar. 12

Junior High Music Festival

Mar. 13

Mar. 14/15

NO SCHOOL

State Basketball @Salina

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 18

Mar. 19

Mar. 20

Mar. 21/22

SPRING BREAK Mission Trips

Mar. 23

Mar. 24

Mar. 25

Early Dismissal Class Resumes

Mar. 30

Musical Showcase

First Day of Spring

St. Patrick’s Day

Senior Skip Day

Spring Sports Pictures

Mar. 26

All School Mass

Mar. 27

Mar. 28/29

Spring Sports Assembly

Mar. 31

AdvancedED Engagement Review

Be Aware All Month: Women’s History Month

National Optimism Month National Red Cross Month If you would like to send us any story ideas or letters to the editor, email as at newspaper@bishopmiege.com or contact our Instagram, @bishopmiegepress

Illustrations By|Allison Masilionis Design By|Allison Masilionis Girls Basketball Photo By|Katie Wolfe Mission Trip Photo By|Merrin O’Connell Musical Showcase Photo By| Annie Hongmin Baseball Photo By|Katie Wolfe

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News Briefs

News Briefs LOCAL Debate

Scholars Bowl

Thespians

Stags placed second at state on Jan. 18 with a 12-2 record and 31 ballots. Paola placed 1st with a 12-2 record and 32 ballots. The debate team consisted of Ella Albright, Josephine Axtell, Paul Masoner, Katie Taylor, and Sam Mitchell.

The team placed second in the Scholars Bowl state tournament in Wichita. Congratulations to Charlie Hill, Joey Fuss, Marialuna Schreiner, and Jordan White on their achievement.

Bishop Miege thespians Cara Parisi, Johanna Quigley, and Sophia Nordling received a superior rating to qualify for nationals.

Space Dog

Super Tuesday

Houston Astros Scandal

After spending a year in space, astronaut Christina Koch had an emotional reunion with her dog shown in a tweet that had millions of views.

On March 3, fourteen states will be voting on the day called “Super Tuesday� to choose who they give their electoral votes for the Democratic nomination for 2020.

Four states (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina) will have already voted by way of a primary or caucus before Super Tuesday.

The Houston Astros have been caught in a cheating scandal revolving around the 2017 MLB season. The Astros, who won the World Series in 2017, have been accused of using technology to tell their batters which pitch is the pitcher is throwing. The MLB community has been outraged and calls for more action.

NATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

Coronavirus Spreads

Jeff Bezos

Cantabrian Brown Bear

The coronavirus has killed almost 2,465 people as of Feb. 23 and is still spreading throughout China.

Almost 80,000 people have been infected.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has pledged to donate $10 billion to help fight global warming starting this summer. Bezos announced via Instagram on Feb. 17 that he is launching the Bezos Earth Fund in hopes to help the environment.

The Cantabrian brown bear, located in the mountains of Northern Spain has returned after being pushed to the point of extinction. Due to deforestation and hunting, the mountains were down to 65 remaining Cantabrian brown bears in the area. The number has risen to 350 and is growing.

Southern speaking

News

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The play had a few new changes including accents Moira Sutherlin Staff Writer

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he Miege theatre department took a trip to the South for the play, which required almost all of the cast members to talk in Southern accents.

Somewhere Else Dreams was the first play in many years that had the whole cast talk in a different accent. The play took the stage from Feb. 20-22, and featured different aspects not found Seniors Johanna Quigley (Jackie), Elena Nguyen (Carla Sue), Kathryn Taylor(Mary), and sophomore Francesca in previous years, such as Dessert (Jolene) act out their scene where Mary tries to hide from the waitresses for the winter play. |photo the Southern accents, which

by Maddy Bohon theatre director Ms. Elizabeth Nelson thought the “I like seeing the behind the ted to struggling with the Southern students adapted well to. scenes aspect of theatre, and I like accent, she said she liked parts of this “It’s harder for some people than helping create the scene to make it year’s play, especially the relationship it is for others and I’m sure that’s seem more realistic and exciting,” between the characters. She also enprobably based on family,” Ms. Nelson Vogt said. joyed getting to know her fellow cast said. “I have family that’s all from Ms. Nelson also let students take members.

Kentucky, so it’s easy for me to slip control of the publicity of the play.

“It’s really cool to hang out with into that because I’ve heard that a lot, Senior Kate Winklhofer designed the people not in my grade because I get but I think they’re doing pretty good.” to know people a lot better,” O’Connor poster, programs, and created a proMs. Nelson did not choose this motional video for Miege. said. play just because of the Southern ac“The poster was fun to make Something that has not normalcents. She also chose the play because because I got to learn how to create ly been done for previous theatre she likes the story and it had multisomething on a program I had never productions is letting students take ple roles, which could include more used before,” Winklhofer said. control over costumes and props. people.

Senior Renee Howard has been Juniors Joey Vogt and Maisie Young “I thought the story was cute and were in charge of costumes and props. in charge of lighting for the past four happy, and it had lots of people in it, years. She wants students to involve They went shopping and found items so that’s always part of my decision themselves in set and sound because on their own. making,” Ms. Nelson said. “I thought there are not many underclassmen Vogt normally participates in it had some fun, quirky characters involved in it and it is an important wrestling this time of year, but due to that people could try to do interesting part of the process. a shoulder injury, he decided to help things with.”

“Nobody does set, and it is alout with the play. He has participated Junior Merrin O’Connor played ways done last minute,” Howard said. in previous theatre productions and the lead in the show as the character enjoyed helping make the scenes more “Sound is important, because people Ashlee Martin. Although she admitwant to be heard.” real.

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Features

Love is in the Air

Miege

Teacher

Couples

Sindy Garcia Staff Writer

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r. Hank Brown and Ms. Cheryl Lacer met each other back in Pittsburgh, Kan., in a geometry class in college. Mr. Brown was in a relationship at that time and Ms. Lacer was single. Later on, they met again at a country dance class.

From then on they started dating and married six years later. Mr. Brown proposed to Ms. Lacer at the Victorian peak in Hong Kong just outside of China. “In route on that trip, I had misplaced or lost the engagement ring. So when I proposed to her, I had the box that it came in, but it was empty. So we had to buy the engagement ring later,” Mr. Brown said. They will be married for 15 years in June. They have been through it all together, from losing everything to traveling around the world. They both sure are a perfect square indeed.

Relationship Advice “My advice would be not to be in such a hurry to get married. You have lots of time. I really believe that if you marry younger, you need to spend some time really getting to know somebody. You can have a really good friendship and still not know how they react and handle all kinds of situations.” - Ms. Lacer “Romance is a very powerful thing, but it’s also very dangerous because it facilitates you being able to ignore things that shouldn’t be ignored, and so that’s what the dating process is all about, as Cheryl said, it’s to get to know the other person. But you also have to recognize the red flags that go up, things that that you tend to write off as not being important. You convince yourself because you’re so in love with that person, but romance dies pretty quickly once you’re with a person over an extended period of time. So you need to make sure that that person has the qualities that are going to sustain the relationship after the romance phase.” - Mr. Brown

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r. Ross Dessert and Mrs. Jennifer Dessert met each other through mutual friends. They have been married for two and a half years. Mr. Dessert proposed to her on New Year’s Eve at a gig for his band. He had invited a lot of family and friends to be there. They practiced singing a duet together, “In Spite of Ourselves” by John Sprine, and after singing it, he proposed.

Their favorite thing to do is go out for coffee, travel, and go camping. Spending a lot of time together keeps their relationship strong, even though sometimes they spend some time apart, they talk about everything. God helps their marriage grow as well. “Our faith in God helps us get through difficulties and challenges,” Mr. Dessert said. “Last year, we decided to radically trust our lives to Him. We tried to stop worrying about things and just trust that He can provide the solutions and pathways.”

Relationship Advice “A relationship should help you be the best, most virtuous, and holiest version of yourself. Don’t get caught up in bad relationships that lead you to not be awesome. Ain’t nobody got time for that.” - Mr. Dessert “Enjoy your relationship but remember to keep up your friendships.” - Mrs. Dessert

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r. Steve Engler and Mrs. Mary Engler met at Bishop Cogan high school where they were both teachers. They will be married for 38 years in April. They enjoy going out to eat at fine dining places, and they love to go on nature walks. It helps them clear their minds and gets them away from everything. They stressed the importance of passing down the faith to each of their children. “For Steve and I, our faith is fundamental,” Mrs. Engler said. “It’s what keeps us going when we’re at the depths of it all. We know that our prayer is going to bring us out of that.” They met each other teaching and to this day, they are still teaching.

Relationship Advice ”Be friends first, get to know each other as friends, trust each other as friends, care about each other as friends, and if you do that, whatever comes with dating will be based on something that’s gonna last.” - Mr. Engler “It would be to trust each other. I think trust is the key to overall success in any relationship.” - Mrs. Engler

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Ms. Cheryl Lacer, Mr. Ross Dessert, and Mrs. Mary Engler.

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Feature

Rad Robotics

Graduates Thomas O’Connor, Patrick Fontaine, and senior Catherine Eshelbrenner competed in the 2019 competitions. The 2020 competitions will be March 20-21 and April 4-5. |photo by Ian Wilcox

Team preps for Star Wars challenge at competitions Moira Sutherlin Staff Writer

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long time ago in a galaxy far far away… the robotics team started preparing for the 2020 robotic competitions. The robotics team is getting ready for its two upcoming competitions which are called “Infinite Recharge.” The competition is Star Wars themed and is sponsored

by Disney and Lucasfilm.

Competitors are tasked to charge up a “forcefield generator” to protect a city from incoming asteroids. Students do that by taking power cells, which are dodgeballs and putting them into the field generator. The more cells players put in, the stronger their field gets. Players then have to use their “control panel” which is a little wheel the robots have to turn and finish activating their generator by grabbing hold of a big switch and pulling it down. Robotics teacher, Mr. Scott Anderson, has a plan for the challenge.

“You can get varying levels of points for either shooting the power cells into a high goal or just dumping them into a low goal,” Mr. Anderson

said. “It’s just the number that you put in, not the point values, so we decided rather than going for the higher risk high goal, we’re going for the low goal, and just dumping as many as we can.”

The team is facing some difficult challenges this year that they’ve never faced before. One hurdle to overcome is the challenge of getting the robot to grab ahold of a moving item, instead of the easier stationary objects. Senior Payton Nies is the lead on designing and building the Record Player, which is the application they are using to turn the Control Panel. She finds it difficult to balance the robot on the Shield Generator Switch, which Mr. Anderson compares to a large teetertotter.

“One of the biggest challenges of this year’s game is to build a robot that can self- balance on the Shield Generator Switch,” Nies said. “The idea we have come up with is based on how an architectural compass works.

However, in order to make that work, we will have to make our own doublesided screw shaft.”

The team is working continuously to have the robot ready for the first competition, but the recent weather

has made it difficult for them to build.

“This is always a really stressful time for all the kids on the team, especially when the weather starts coming in, because then we start losing build days and we don’t get those back,” Mr. Anderson said.

Every year Nies has been on the team, they have made it to the tournament, but this year she hopes to make it to the finals. Nies recommends people join the robotics team because she believes there is a role for everyone. The team has a personal photographer, a PR group to handle the business and marketing side, students that draw using AutoCAD Inventor, and the engineers themselves who specialize in programming and electronics. Every student is allowed and encouraged to build.

“You don’t need any prior knowledge to join the team. Frankly, when I joined the team I had no idea how to properly use a drill,” Nies said. “We all help each other out by using the skill sets each individual has. Anywhere you look you can find someone to help. Robotics will be 100% of what I remember the most from my time at Miege. There is no doubt about it.”

Miege for Pro-Life

Kaitlin Thrun Managing Editor

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not think there were going to be that many people there.”

For the first time in the history of the pro-life movement, a sitting United States president spoke at the rally.

“Political views aside, at the rally seeing President Trump talk, the

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there definitely weren’t nearly as many as I thought there was going to be,” Heller said. “It was kind of weird to see so many people on the same page, believing in the same thing with so few protesters.”

Heller was not the only one that noticed the lack of protesters, Ong noted the difference between this year and last year.

“The atmosphere at the March was much more positive this year,” Ong said. “There were no counter-protesters this year, which was interesting. Last year there were a lot of people counter-protesting.”

After the march, the group went back to the hotel and discussed everything that happened while they were there.

According to Ong, the group sat around in a circle and talked about what they saw and how they felt about it. He felt that overall the trip was an enriching experience for him.

“One of the biggest highlights,

ishop Miege teachers, Mr. Ross Dessert and Ms. Alicia Baher, took students from each grade to the March for Life in Washington D.C. “What I think about is the woman and the child,” theology teacher Mr. Dessert said. “I think that is why we went on the trip, because we Seniors A’zariah Burgin, David Lauterwasser, and Matthew Ong celebrating the care.” pro-life cause at March for Life.| photo by Kyle Ivey This year Archbishop president of the greatest country in Naumann no matter your opinion on it, it’s the world, was pretty cool,” Heller was appointed head of the promore of an experience,” senior said. life committee and led the pro-life Barret Pearson said. “It’s obviously Senior Matthew Ong felt that Mass in the Basilica of the National about the march, but it is more having the President there added a Shrine of the Immaculate Concepof the experience of traveling and new element to the March. tion. seeing everything around it. It is a He felt that it brought more “We sat and waited all day in a really good way to grow with your politics into the question of abortion, church for Mass to happen,” Mr. Desclassmates.” although it is somewhat natural to sert said. “This really cool, big epic bring politics Mass that happened. You might think into it. it’s not so fun to sit in a church all However, he day, but it’s pretty fun.” believes that at The group of Bishop Miege stuthe same time dents as well as their chaperones sat you have to have in the front row of the basilica. a balance: is this They had a perfect view of the a political issue procession. According to Mr. Dessert, or is this a moral Archbishop Naumann walked past issue? them, he gave the group a thumbs up “I thought and said, “You are my people.” that during the “I did not think that the basilica was going to be as big as it was, it was march there was going to be a lot pretty crazy,” junior Max Heller said. of protesters, Seniors Barret Pearson, David Lauterwasser, and Matthew Ong walk to the “There were lots of people there who but honestly, March with Father Justin.| photo by Kyle Ivey were sitting on the floor too. I did

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Celebrating for the

Sports Commentary

Through many years of heartbreak, the KC Chiefs Luke Lazarczyk

Sports Editor hrough all the years of agony and defeat, we have finally made it.

From the years of below average quarterback play, to bad head coaches, and horrific defenses the Chiefs struggled consistently, never being able to bring together any type of competitive team. Then, we got Andy Reid. From the beginning, Reid changed the dynamic of the organization. Kansas City no longer had to root for a team who seemed to be the symbol of bad and never improving.

Reid established a new culture and direction for the Chiefs to build towards.

Quickly after signing Reid, the Chiefs quickly traded for quarterback Alex Smith from the San Francisco 49ers. Smith seemed to be someone who finally could make a case as a legit starting quarterback in the NFL, the first on the Chiefs since Trent Green.

Even though Smith was loved throughout Chiefs Kingdom, for bringing stability to the franchise and his personality, everyone knew after a few solid seasons, he wasn’t enough to fulfill our hopes and dreams. The Chiefs needed someone who could put the team over the top, and Andy Reid knew his man for the job while nearly no one else did. Patrick Mahomes was his man, and he has now become the man of Kansas City, leading the Chiefs to being one of the best teams the past two years. After last year’s gut wrenching lost in overtime to the Patriots in the AFC Championship game, we knew we were close, and the next year would be our year.

The 2019-20 season quickly looked to be the year of destiny for the Chiefs.

The offense did not seem to skip a beat from last year’s pure dominance as one of the greatest offenses ever. Everything was clicking together seamlessly and nothing was going wrong. Then came the injuries. Quickly, Chiefs fans saw players such as Tyreek Hill, Eric Fish-

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Fans crowd the streets at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Parade to cheer on the players as they

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er, Chris Jones, and Frank Clark fall to injuries missing multiple games. If that wasn’t enough, Patrick Mahomes fell alongside them with a dislocated knee cap. Luckily for all of Chiefs Kingdom, Mahomes returned a few weeks later with backup quarterback Matt Moore providing a trustable presence for a few weeks. Once Mahomes came back, everything slowly built itself up to what the Chiefs were expecting. The defense improved alongside the offense and the team looked more well rounded than many of the years past. With a few lucky events, including the most important Miami Dolphin victory in Chiefs history over the New England Patriots, the Chiefs landed into the two seed.

As momentum built heading into the playoffs, it seemed to all fall just like that. Quickly in the Chiefs first playoff game, they fumbled away a home field advantage and gave the Houston Texans a 24-0 lead after just 15 minutes of play. It all seemed to be a regular moment for the Chiefs. Expectations are high and they quickly plummet before everyone’s eyes in a quick blink.

This time was different, this team was different, this season was different. The Chiefs did not allow the demons of past Chiefs teams to haunt them. In maybe, the craziest two quarters in NFL history, the Chiefs took a 24-0 deficit and changed it to a 28-24 lead heading into half. The game was over and the Texans

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finally became champs even when it seemed lost

drive through the city .

were over. Finishing the epic battle with a 51-31 victory, the Titans were the only ones in the way to the Chiefs first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years. The next week seemed to start off just the same.

The Titans, who had surprisingly beat the Patriots and Ravens in backto-back weeks gained a 10 point lead into the second quarter. And just like the week before, the Chiefs answered, securing another last second lead into the second half, thanks to possibly the best play in Patrick Mahomes’ young career, running through the Titans defense. As the first half was similar to the Texans game, so was the second half.

The Chiefs pulled away and secured themselves an appearance in the 54th

Super Bowl.

It was now all on the line. The Chiefs had finally made the Super Bowl and had to face off against the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers and their ferocious defensive line. The game started off very odd. Neither team seemed to make a strong presence felt and the score was tied 10 -10 entering the last half of football for the NFL season. Unlike the previous games, this second half started off in terrible fashion for the Chiefs. The niners run game was dominating and Patrick Mahomes didn’t seem himself. This led to two second half interceptions and the Chiefs falling down 20-10 with six minutes left in the NFL season.

Mahomes had one more chance to spring the Chiefs to a crazy comeback.

On a 3rd and 15, the game seemed in the balance. In a moment of pure desperation, Mahomes relied on the one thing that separates himself from everyone else. His canon of an arm.

Mahomes threw a bomb down the field to the fastest man in football, Tyreek Hill. After this play, it seemed the entire team stepped up to rise to the occasion. The defense shut down the niners offense and allowed Mahomes and the offense to finish the game off securing the first Super Bowl in 50 years.

Watching this playoff run had some of the most frustrating moments for an eventual Super Bowl Champ. The way each game looked out of the Chiefs favor and ending with the Chiefs crawling themselves back is one of the most heart-wrenching ways to watch sports.

It seems whenever a Kansas City team becomes world champions, the team likes to send the fans into an emotional roller coaster.

Through all the struggle, hope, prayers, tears, screams, the Kansas City Chiefs have become the Super Bowl Champs. The years Chiefs fans have waited is something most sports fans have had to ordeal. The city supported

the team like never before. The two weeks before the Super Bowl showed the true fandom Kansas City fans have for the Chiefs. This is a moment to enjoy for a full year as the Chiefs will be considered the world champions of the NFL. The off-season holds many questions but whatever happens we are the Super Bowl Champions.

Favorite Moments from the Experience Senior Niko Barber My favorite part of the Super Bowl was being in Miami with the weather. Seeing all the famous people at the Super Bowl events was cool.

Senior George Ruf Definitely the 3rd and 15 play. I felt it was a turning point in the game. Watching Patrick Mahomes throw it across his body to Tyreek Hill was insane.

Senior Stacy Ritz My favorite part of the game was feeling the adrenaline during the fourth quarter in the last seven minutes.

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Athletics

Winter Sports Recap

Sophomore Gabi Henderson-Artis squares up on number 15 for Aquanis while also preparinf for the pick-and-roll in a 54-44 home victory. |photo

by Kate Thomas.

Luke Lazarczyk Sports Editor

Boys’ Basketball The Boys’ Basketball team is looking to rebound from last year's surprising loss to Chanute in the playoffs.

Underclassmen fill the team’s roster with multiple freshmen and sophomores playing crucial minutes for the Stags. The starting lineup shows the presence of underclassmen with four of the five starters being a freshman or sophomore. With this, many opposing teams come in with more experience than the Stags, which requires the young players for Miege to be able to adjust.

“We just try to be coachable and make sure to listen to our coaches,” sophomore Xavier Hall said.

The season has been highlighted by many nail biters with seven games being decided by 10 points or less and

four of those games being decided by five points or less. These close games were highlighted by a one point victory against fellow EKL member Mill Valley.

The Stags head into the 4A playoffs with many of the teams holding records beyond a .500 winning percentage, creating a large group of competition for the state title.

Girls’ Basketball After a dominating performance in last year's playoffs to become state champions, the Girls’ Basketball team is striving towards winning back-toback state titles.

The Stags ranked as the number one team in the state of Kansas, and have gone undefeated in in-state play.

The only losses the team has had this season have come from out-of-state play in Oklahoma. The team's success has continued from the previous

year, even with losing many seniors from last year's team and only having Karina Rivera and Ashton Verhulst as senior leaders on the team.

“We may not be the scariest or loudest leaders of past years,” Verhulst said. “We prefer to lead by example.”

The girls’ basketball season has been highlighted by blowout victories.

These victories have come from instate but also have had multiple victories in out-of-state games in Arkansas.

The Stags biggest margin of victory came in an early game against a team in Arkansas, where the Stags defeated Southside High School 74-15. Bishop Miege goes for a second state title, looking to stay atop of the 4A rankings finishing off the regular season.

Wrestling The Stags’ wrestling season has been highlighted by the performances of seniors Evan Galbraith, Michael

Deitchman, and James Jackson, and junior Angel Franco. The four have consistently placed at tournaments, many times finishing in first place.

All four wrestlers have a chance to qualify for state and compete. Seniors Deitchman and Jackson are finishing off their wrestling careers and their season goals.

“For me, personally, my goal is to qualify to state and then do well enough to place.”

Senior James Jackson also has high expectations for the end of the season.

“For myself, my expectations are to go to regionals and then make state, where I plan to place.” Jackson said.

Jackson also has felt happy with the team’s overall performance this season.

“As a team we did very good. We had a lot of first year Varsity wrestlers, who performed very well. Overall, I am very satisfied with the team and how we performed this season.”

The Stag wrestlers are ending their season with the state tournament being held on February 28th and 29th.

Bowling The bowling season for the Stags is close to finishing off with multiple bowlers having a chance to compete at state. One of those is freshman CJ Reno. Reno has come in as a freshman and has placed high in multiple tournaments. In the Miege Invitational, Reno was able to place 2nd with a series (3 rounds) of 524 and lead the girls team to a fourth place finish.

“I have been able to pass my own expectations coming into this year,” Reno said. “My expectations this year was to be able to bowl a 500 series but I was able to actually get a 600 series.”

At another invitational on January 28th, the boys Varsity were able to finish in first place lead by Joe Nordling (619 series) and Paul Masoner (600) series. The Stags were able to

carry their success to Athletics EKL finishing in 4th place for boys and in 2nd place for the girls team. With regionals and state around the corner, the bowling team looks to continue performing well for the Stags.

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Boys’ Swim Boys’ swim for Bishop Miege has many new members contributing to the team in bigger roles left open by last years’ senior class. With the departure of many high level swimmers, the team has looked to new swimmers to step up.

“We had two Olympians so it has been tough (to replace them),” senior Jack Olsen said. “It has been tough but the team has continued to work hard to improve this season.”

The boys’ swimming season came to an end over the weekend at the 4A state tournament.

Junior Cal Hasen participates in backstrokes at the boys’ swim EKL tournament. |photo by Katie Wolfe.

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Opinion

Binge The Bachelor

The Bachelor is a must-watch T.V. show Moira Sutherlin Staff Writer

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ne handsome man, 25 single women, and an infinite amount of drama all combined into one show, which makes The Bachelor a must-watch reality T.V. show.

The Bachelor recently went into its twenty-third season with its brown-eyed pilot, Peter Weber. This season is not short of drama, and it is the most intense season yet. There’s cheating, lying, and tears every episode. It’s not all crying and cursing, The Bachelor is filled with romance.

Everyone has a dream date, and if you’re on The Bachelor, that dream may come true. Helicopter rides in the mountains, yacht rides into the sunset, and bungee jumps off a bridge are just a few of the dates featured.

If you prefer seeing 25 men over

25 women, don’t worry because there is also The Bachelorette. Hannah Brown was the last bachelorette, but did not conventionally end the season with an engagement when the man she chose revealed to be cheating on her. She left him, and is still looking for love.

Peter was in the final three of Hannah’s season until she cut him off, but she has made an appearance multiple times in his season of The Bachelor begging him to get back together with her, which has caused most of the drama this season. Peter’s feelings are not gone for Hannah, and she may appear again towards the end of the season, but no one knows because the show doesn’t release any spoilers and every episode there is a new surprise that angers or excites the audience.

The end goal of each season is an engagement between the couple,

and an everlasting marriage, but it doesn’t always finish with a happy ending. According to Refinery29, only 18 couples are still together in The Bachelor franchise which includes The Bachelor, Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise. You’ll be sucked into watching until the final episode when the final contestants come back for a reunion and describe what happened after they proposed. Are they still together or have they broken up?

The Bachelor is an amazing show that both guys and girls need to see.

Every episode will leave you wanting to watch more and more. Peter hasn’t made agreeable choices so far, and it’s getting more intense every week.

Will he choose the unlikable Hannah Ann, the beloved Madison, or will he go back to Hannah Brown? Tune into ABC at 7 a.m. on Monday nights to find out.

Moira’s Top Two Bachelor Predictions Madison (Winner)

Hannah Ann (Runner-Up)

She was the first one-on-one date to happen on the show. Peter took her to meet his entire family, and they adored her. Ever since that date, they have had great connections, and she was the first girl Peter said he loved.

Peter instantly had a connection with her, and she won the first impression rose. She won the fashion show competition, and Peter was on her side during the bubbly chaos, and they have had great conversations ever since.

Opinion

No Crying in Debate Maddy McBride Opinion Editor

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do not consider myself to be a very emotional person. Nearly to a fault. I am very invulnerable and due to this fact, I have the emotional dexterity of a walnut. I very rarely cry, though I quite often threaten to. Normally, it takes quite a lot to bring me to tears.

Unfortunately, there is one exception to this rule. I cannot argue with people without sobbing uncontrollably.

I am very opinionated, which makes this fact extra unhelpful. They are not tears of sadness, they are tears of anger.

Often I can feel this beginning, and many of the people around me can hear my voice choke up when I begin to fight somebody. Let me just tell you those people are lucky that I have held myself back because I could let things

get very ugly.

It’s probably just a very deeply rooted fear of confrontation. I’m not sure how this developed, but it has been something I’ve had for a while now and while I’ve made my peace, it has always made me wonder how other people do it. I’ve contacted our very own Bishop Miege debaters to find out.

“You can’t show any weakness in debate-- holding back the tears is part of your campaign to dominate your opponent,” senior debater Katie Taylor said. “Just kidding, for the most part, people can be pretty chill in debate, so it isn’t as scary and confrontational as you think it would be. When you encounter someone that does try to be mean or rude about everything, it’s more so annoyance than crying. Like, who’s this guy?”

The debater often isn’t as emotionally attached to the subject of the

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argument as they are to winning.

“Debate is so structured, there is only room for facts and not much time for emotions. They aren’t valued in a debate,” senior Sam Mitchell said. “A few people on the squad, including me, have made members of another team cry before, but we can’t help that we’re just better.”

Taylor said that while she has not found herself in a position where she was brought to tears from intimidation, she has found herself on the other side of it. She has never meant to hurt feelings or bring people to tears, sometimes that is just what happens.

So maybe I need to take a hint from our debate team and not get as emotionally attached or involved in absolutely everything. I should take a step back, remove myself from the situation, and come at it from a more practical standpoint.

STAGgering Thoughts

Aside from necessities, what is one thing you could not go a day without, and why?

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Ffion Hughes

Andreanna Edwards Diego Olivas Junior

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“My horse, Regalo (gift in Spanish).”

“Computer, because I use it for T.V. and movies.”

“Netflix, to watch before bed to fall asleep to.”

“Adidas socks, because it is the most comfortable thing ever.”

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I went to the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the summer with my parents. We went for their 30th anniversary. We went to both London and the Isle of Skye. It was the most beautiful place in the world. The water was so clear, the weather was that perfect cloudy/windy day. I never wanted to leave, but I had to go home to my dogs. But I think I found the most peaceful place in the universe. 10/10 would go again!

|Sammie Staley, sophomore

My brother threw up his egg McMuffin on me during a twelve hour road trip to Atlanta. RIP to my dark wash jeans from GAP.

|Isabella Guadamuz, junior

When I was in California with my family, I got hit in the head with the trunk door of our car. We had just arrived at our hotel and I was reaching into the back of the car to get my suitcase. My dad, not realizing my head was still in the back of the car, slammed the door onto the back of my head. Everything went black, and I fell to the ground. I woke up to a random man speaking some sort of foreign language standing over me and trying to help me up. I was later informed that he was speaking English, and I was just imagining the foreign language part. I got up and went with my family to our hotel room. My head hurt for a while but besides that I was fine.

|Kevin Hannon, senior

Results from an online survey sent in February; 128 students submitted their answers.

Girls vs. Boys

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Angela Arrieta & George Mendez Senior Time of routine: 1 1/2 - 2 hours Routine: Angela’s routine begins with a shower then doing her nails and having a snack. Once she has done all that, she turns on her music and begins doing her makeup. She finishes her makeup and does her hair before she finally gets dressed.

Most Important Part: Hair & Makeup Favorite Dance: Prom

Senior Time of routine: 5-10 minutes Routine: George begins his routine the night before, making sure he has everything he needs. The day of the dance, he throws on his outfit and has his dad fix his tie before going to pick up Angela.

Favorite Dance: Prom

Couple’s Suggestions:

Where to take photos: Liberty Memorial/Downtown Where to eat: Somewhere fancy like Longhorn steakhouse. No fast food. photo courtsey of George Mendez

Favorite Memory of a Dance Together: “The slow dance that we shared at Homecoming this year,” George Mendez said.

Ella Gittemeier &Tommy Williams Junior Time of routine: 1 1/2 hours Routine: Ella first takes a shower before making sure she has everything ready for the dance. Then she does her hair and puts her dress on before doing her makeup.

Most Important Part: Showering Favorite Dance: Homecoming

Junior Time of routine: 30 minutes Routine: Depending on whether Tommy has a soccer trip, he begins the day of the dance with practice.

Then he comes home, showers, and puts his suit on.

Favorite Dance: Homecoming

Couple’s Suggestions:

Where to take photos: Loose Park, specifically the Rose Garden Where to eat: Catering food to someone’s house photo courtesy of Ella Gittemeier

Favorite Memory of a Dance Together: “We went to Sadie’s for five minutes last year before going back to my house and hanging out,” Tommy Williams said.

Emily Lynn & Oscar Moore

Sophomore Time of routine: 2 hours Routine: The first thing Emily does is shower and eat breakfast to start off the day of the dance. Then she drys and does her hair. After that, she does her makeup. Finally, she puts on her dress, jewelry, and shoes.

Most Important Part: Hair

photo courtesy of Emily Lynn

Sophomore Time of routine: 30 minutes Routine: Oscar begins his dance prep with a shower, then brushes his teeth.

After that he puts on his clothes and leaves for pictures, dinner, and the dance.

Couple’s Suggestions:

Where to take photos: Union Station Where to eat: Chick-fil-a

Favorite Memory of a Dance Together: “Definitely figuring out she is taller than me with heels on,” Oscar Moore said.

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1. Sadie’s Sweethearts Juniors Jenna Dorsett, Annika Smith, Adrianna Smith, and Olivia Cerda pose at Miege’s Sadie Hawkin’s Dance.|photo by Maddy Bohon.

2. Debate of Scholars Joey Fuss, Jordan White, and Marialuna Schreiner Cintron practice ahead of their state competition for Scholars Bowl.|photo

by Katie Wolfe.

3. Just Keep Rolling Sophomore Brennan Johnston stares down his throw as his bowling ball looks to hit directly in the center on the pins. |photo by Katie Wolfe.

4. Best Friends Forever Juniors Max Heller and Mariel Allen show matching answers for the BFF game during the Valentine’s Day pep assembly. |Photo by Alexa Valdez.

5. Bouncin’ Ahead Senior Tyler Marchand leaps and bounds ahead of his competitors at the Valentine’s Day pep assembly. |photo by Katie Wolfe.

6. Clappin’ for Christ Bishop Miege students celebrate thr pro-life cause at the Topeka Rally for Life concert. Mr. Creach took students to the state’s capital for the rally this year on Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. |photo by Raegan O’Connor.

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