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The Dart asked four students to journal their daily routines April 3. A girl from each grade was selected in order to see what the average STA student does on a typical day.

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tweet tweet H @StTeresaOfA is one of four anonymous Twitter accounts created this year to comment on STA life. Here are a few of her tweets. graphic by SARA-JESSICA DILKS

Adminstration responds to @StTeresaOfA Four anonymous student-created Twitter accounts discuss student life, present challenge to administration

by KATIE HYDE khyde@dartnewsonline.com During the 2011-2012 school year, students have created four anonymous Twitter accounts that comment on STA life. While three of the four accounts have been removed from Twitter, one account, StTeresaOfA, still exists.

These accounts have challenged the administration to determine how to handle the situation, as some of the accounts used trademarks of the school without permission and published tweets about specific teachers and classes. Earlier in the school year, the administration requested an anonymous STA student remove her Twitter account that commented on STA campus life.

According to a Student Press Law Center legal representative, the administration of STA has no legal right to demand students remove personal content from social media if it is not copyrighted, libelous or obscene. However, the administration may punish a student for media content if it misrepresents the school or is against school values, according to principal for academic affairs Barbara McCormick.

“We don’t go out looking for this content on social media sites,” McCormick said. “Our goal is that if something comes to our attention to make sure that it is not inappropriate and doesn’t go against our values and beliefs at STA, and then to address it. We are not in the business of going after things [students post online.] We have better things to do.”

Though the administration has clarified that it can take disciplinary action for what a student writes online, some students, such as the creator of the anonymous StTeresaofA Twitter account, remain unsure of what exactly constitutes a violation of school policy on social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook.

“I feel like sometimes the administration tries to control our lives,” the anonymous creator of StTeresaOfA said. “The school in general tries to control us a lot. Especially in the things [outside of school] that we do.”

The originator of this account requested anonymity because she does not want the administration to punish her for creating the account.

The administration clarified in a September

interview with the Dart that students are not allowed to use “trademarks” of STA such as the images of the school and the words “Stars,” “STA” and “St. Teresa’s Academy” on social media sites without administrative approval. McCormick also stated in a Student Leadership Team meeting in March that students cannot mention teachers by name on social media without permission.

“We really want to make sure that if those things are being used the administration is aware of it so we can monitor it to make sure it’s not misrepresenting the school’s mission and values,” McCormick said.

According to the Student Press Law Center representative, trademarks only exist to “protect consumers from being confused.” Therefore, a student who has created a social media account discussing the school and using its trademarks is not in violation of any law unless she tries to pose the account as officially school-sponsored.

However, the administration may still take punitive action against a student for social media content if it misrepresents the school. Because STA is a private school, the administration is more involved in monitoring the school’s online image, according to McCormick.

The original anonymous account was STAGirlProblems, which published tweets in the first semester before the creator deleted it. The administration discovered the account in September and requested over mid-day announcements that it be removed because the account used the STA seal as its profile picture. The administration also expressed concern about how the account represented STA. According to the Student Press Law Center legal representative, the administration had no legal power to require the student who created STAGirlProblems to delete the account.

“School officials have close to zero legal power to require that a student remove a private account or individual Tweets (or a Facebook page, personal blog, Web site, etc.) posted outside of school, especially if the material is otherwise lawful (not libelous, copyright, obscene, etc.),” the representative wrote. “The student can keep [the account.]”

Despite the fact that she was not violating trademark law, the creator of STAGirlProblems deleted her account. However, shortly after the account was removed, it resurfaced under a new name, ASTGirlProblems, and used a different profile picture. This account was also deleted. Then “TotalSTAMove” was born but was also shortly thereafter removed.

The Dart attempted to contact these creators without success, and records of their tweets and

histories on Twitter were deleted along with the accounts.

This January, the fourth in this string of anonymous STA-related twitter accounts, StTeresaOfA, was created to publish tweets “STA girls can relate to.”

“I loved [the tweets from TotalSTAMove and STAGirlProblems,]” she said. “I thought they were so funny. I totally agreed with them, and that’s why when they stopped coming around I was so upset I wouldn’t get to see them anymore.”

With the help of a friend, the student created the account and sent her first tweet January 11. She now has 150 followers and has published over 140 tweets focusing on homework loads, procrastination, student health, driving and Rockhurst High School boys, among other things.

“The whole point of [StTeresaOfA] wasn’t to say anything hurtful about the school, but just to say funny little things everyone thinks,” the anonymous student said. “We deserve to have something like that, that we can enjoy, just as an STA girls thing.”

Knowing that the administration has previously censored accounts like hers that use trademarks of the Academy, the creator of the newest account carefully articulates in her bio on Twitter that she is “not affiliated with the Academy.” By doing this, the student hopes to avoid trouble with the administration and any confusion among readers that she is an official STA-affiliated account.

The Student Press Law Center representative stated that this disclaimer could be very helpful in proving that StTeresaOfA does not violate trademark law. Because she clearly articulates there is no affiliation, it would be hard to legally prove that followers of the account mistake her as an official STA account.

However, McCormick stated the administration could still take action against this account.

“Conversations that girls have in person are very different than what should be posted online,” McCormick said. “Really, if you have a issue with a teacher or another student or just want to talk bad about what this institution is not offering you, then that’s not the place to do it.”

Though she is aware of the consequences if she is identified, the creator of StTeresaOfA will keep tweeting.

“It doesn’t seem right to me, and I feel like I have the right to tweet about whatever I want to as long as it’s not hurtful,” the creator of the StTeresaOfA account said. “I feel like we [students] have the right to do it, and I want to do it because I have the right to.

[The administration is] scaring us into following their rules outside of school.” H

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Saying goodbye to teachers Principal for academic affairs Barbara McCormick discusses the hiring process for five new teachers, teaching staff for 2012-2013 school year

by Natalie Fitts nfitts@dartnewsonline.com With the 2011-2012 school year coming to a close in less than two months, the STA administration is currently working on plans for the staff of the 2012-2013 school year, according to academic principal Barbara McCormick.

Currently three teachers—math teachers Jeanella Clark and Barbara Harris and choir director Michelle McIntire—are leaving after this semester, according to McCormick. Additionally, social studies teacher Richard Shrock is switching from full-time to part-time.

The administration has already hired two math teachers to fill Clark’s and Harris’s positions. They are also looking to hire an additional teacher for the math department.

“We’re going to take [Dr. Joe Grantham’s job] to a full-time position,” McCormick said.

McCormick said this addition of a full-time math teacher is a necessity for “maintaining teacher capacity” for future classes.

“As our [enrollment in] younger grades continues to climb up and those numbers sustain, the teachers teaching the junior and senior classes either are going to have bigger classes, or I’m going to have to look at hiring additional staff,” McCormick said.

However, McCormick adds that hiring a new staff member does not just happen when the student body increases.

“Sometimes [we hire additional teachers] when we add a new program that we don’t currently have,” McCormick said. “Sometimes we have new courses and new classes that can’t be taught by current faculty.”

According to McCormick, the recruitment of new teachers is an ongoing process, and does not just occur when a teacher or staff members leaves the STA community.

“I do a lot of recruitment all the time,” McCormick said. “I go to Rockhurst, [where] they do the Spotlight Teaching Interviews, and I sit through them all. I look at our student teachers that we have here on campus at different times. I go to Avila to do their recruitment fair. There’s an array of places [we can hire people].

Sometimes people just send their applications because they visit our website and say, ‘If you have an opening, I’m interested.’ So I put those on file.”

In addition to such fairs, McCormick finds potential applicants through a variety of services, including the STA website, word of mouth, past applications that remain on file and MoREAP, a free service for Missouri schools looking to hire.

According to McCormick, the time the hiring process takes depends on the amount and quality of applications she receives.

“When we have a very large pool of quality candidates, we can usually hire someone in about four weeks,” McCormick said. “If we need a bigger candidate pool, it could take three months.”

McCormick involves as many people in the hiring process as possible.

“When you’re hiring teaching staff, which is what I get involved in, it will involve administration—Ms. Hoecker, Ms. Bone and myself,” McCormick said. “Then I’ll often involve a department member if I can. It depends on how we’re able to coordinate those interviews [on whether teachers are involved in the process or not].”

McCormick said that no matter what, hiring is not just a one-person decision.

“Even though I’m more the lead on finding [new teachers] and getting them interviewed, it’s still a collaborative decision,” McCormick said. “I meet with Ms. Hoecker and Ms. Bone about whether we want to hire [someone] or not. A lot goes into hiring someone. It’s not just one person saying, ‘Oh, I hired someone.’”

According to McCormick, the administration and teachers involved take many factors into account when hiring a new teacher.

“We definitely look if they have the qualifications in their content area,” McCormick said. “Then we look at whether [they] have teaching credentials, which are required by the state. We review transcripts. We look at letters of recommendation.

Then, we have a conversation face-to-face with them. So there’s a lot of elements rolled into the review of someone that would be a good fit for St. Teresa’s.” H

shrock flock H Social studies teacher Richard Shrock works at his desk during advisory period March 29. photo by ALLISON FITTS

got math? H Math teacher Barbara Harris helps senior Mary LeRoy March 29.

Harris is leaving STA at the end of this semester. photo by ALLISON FITTS

Teacher earns Latin award

Latin teacher Sue Marquis was recently awarded with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Board of Trustees of the Eta Sigma Phi Society, a organization for undergraduate students of Latin and/ or Greek.

When asked how she felt about receiving the award, Marquis said she “felt old.”

“I hope this award doesn’t mean my lifetime is over,” Marquis said.

“I am hoping to keep achieving.”

Marquis received the award at the Eta Sigma Phi National Convention in Columbia over spring break. The Board was impressed by her Marquis decades of service to the Classics, as well as her sponsorship of extra curricular Latin activities. Marquis has been a part of Junior Classical League, a national club, for 37 years.

“I was on the national committee for JCL for 10 years,” Marquis said. “In that capacity I have been the creative arts chair and the chair of the national committee for two years.”

Sophomore Tessa Smith said Marquis, called “Magistra” by her Latin students, is deserving of the reward.

“You can tell how in love with the topic [Marquis] is and how delighted she is when others truly want to learn,” Smith said.

According to Smith, Marquis’ teaching methods are what makes her class so fun.

“Her class is really structured, so I always know what to expect when it comes to what the assignments look like and the material on the tests,” Smith said.

“Marquis is one of those teachers you will remember long after you’ve graduated, and I feel incredibly lucky she decided to share her talent with us.”

STA biology teacher engaged

Biology teacher Sarah Skidmore walked out onto the porch of her family’s home in Augusta, Ga., where she was visiting her family with her boyfriend, Tim Stranz, over spring break. Once outside, Stranz greeted her with a present: a handmade hardback picture book. The book included pictures of their alma mater Rockhurst University, their first date and various events they had attended over the years. On the final page, there was a message and a picture of a ring, then Stanz proposed to Skidmore.

Skidmore immediately accepted the proposal.

“I said something like, ‘Seriously? Right now? Of course, yes!’,” Skidmore said.

Stranz had planned the proposal prior.

Skidmore’s parents, Stranz’s parents and all of their friends already knew that Stranz was going to propose in Augusta. Skidmore said that Stranz wanted to wait until her father got back from Afghanistan to ask to marry Skidmore.

“It was so sweet Skidmore to propose while I was [in Augusta], because I don’t see my parents and sisters very often,” Skidmore said. “Everyone did a great job of keeping it a secret.”

Once Skidmore returned to Kansas City, she told her students at STA about the news.

“My first period class probably woke up the whole neighborhood with claps, cheers and screams,” Skidmore said. “As the day went on, I guess rumors spread, because my AP class greeted me with congratulations at the door.”

As of right now, Skidmore said that she and her fiancée do not have many set wedding plans.

“We know we want to get married here in Kansas City,” Skidmore said. “I’ve always wanted a fall wedding because the weather is beautiful.” school of shrock H Social studies teacher Richard Shrock instructs a class March 29. Shrock will be teaching part-time next year. photo by ALLISON FITTS

by EMILY WEMHOFF and ROWAN O’BRIEN-WILLIAMS

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kickin’ back H Sophomore Katie Parkinson, from left, sophomore Marina Vianello, junior Carrie Hudson and senior Haley Winslow model pairs of Ms. Laura Schmidt’s socks, produced by her company Notes to Self. photo illustration by LAUREN LANGDON

sock hop H Ms. Laura Schmidt sits in front of a display of the various kinds of socks her company, Notes to Self, sells. The socks come in sizes small enough for toddlers and the current colors are black, white and soon pink. photo illustration by LAUREN LANGDON

cool kicks H Sophomore Katie Parkinson dons a pair of “cool” socks. Ms. Laura Schmidt started making black socks because her father and husband liked to wear black socks with sandals even though it looked “really ridiculous” according to Laura’s daughter Elaine. photo illustration by LAUREN LANGDON

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STA mom starts business that will

knock your socks off STA mother starts sock company, uses positive sayings to inspire positivity, reinforce self-esteem

by ROWAN O’BRIEN-WILLIAMS robrienwilliams@dartnewsonline.com Junior Sarah Kostoryz returned from Christmas break feeling down. She confided in her friends, including junior Elaine Schmidt, about her troubles. The next day, Schmidt presented Kostoryz with a pair of socks reading “strength” to help Kostoryz through the rough time. These socks are part of a business called Notes to Self, LLC, started

by Elaine’s mother Ms. Laura Schmidt. Founded less than a year ago, this company sells socks with positive sayings on them.

Laura said the idea to run this type of company came to her when she was reading a book about positive affirmations.

“I have been a believer in the power of positive affirmations - phrases that we say to ourselves to build confidence and train our minds - for about the last 20 years,” Laura said. “The subconscious mind is most accessible [first thing in the morning and late at night, when the conscious filters of our minds aren’t fully ‘up’]. I thought, ‘What if I put positive affirmations on the toes of socks?’ Then at least twice a day, the person wearing them would see those words, and they’d be training their minds, without even trying.”

When Laura imagined this business idea, she was working as an independent sales director with Mary Kay Inc. In fact, she still works for Mary Kay part time, but says she is devoting her “fulltime” hours to Notes to Self, LLC. Laura began actively working with the sock business idea last April, and the business became a limited liability corporation (LLC) last July. She had her first prototype last summer and sold her first socks last August. Now, her socks are sold at over 15 locations, including Hallmark in Independence Center, Village Active in the Prairie Village Shopping Center, Payton’s Closet in Liberty and online at www.notestoself.com.

Instead of hiring direct employees to help manage the business, Laura hired consultants to assist with certain aspects of the business and runs the rest herself. Over time, Laura has worked with several specialists, including attorneys, website developers and tax advisers.

“I learned a lot of sales and marketing from having my own direct sales business all of these years,” Laura said. “I have also been taking classes for the last five years through the Kauffman Foundation and through the Women’s Business Center

and the Enterprise Center of Johnson County to learn about other aspects of business.”

Laura said running this business affects her everyday life.

“When Elaine’s friends come over now, they are used to boxes of ‘the socks’ greeting them,” Laura said. “We have plans to delegate some of the fulfillment in the near future, so we will have a front room and dining room to use for the family again soon.”

The business also affects Elaine’s life. Elaine said the socks affect her mental state and have seemingly taken over her life.

“My house is constantly buzzing with talk of vendors, fulfillment companies, shipments, toe seams and anything else relating to socks,” Elaine said. “Even though it is a little overwhelming at times, I love the business and the socks.

It really brightens my day when someone tells me about the impact the socks have had on his or her life. When I hear one of these stories, I smile and think about how awesome my mom is, and how she is doing something that she loves in order to improve the lives of others.”

Elaine also values the socks’ positive meanings.

“Personally, the socks have an enormous impact on my life, especially when I play volleyball,” Elaine said.

“When I was younger, I struggled with confidence on the volleyball court.

When my mom created this company, she made “I am confident” socks with me and other athletes in mind. Now, whenever I play, I look down at my feet and remember that I am confident and that I have my parents’ support.”

Elaine has had a part in creating these positive phrases, as have other members of Laura’s family.

According to Laura, each phrase actually has a “story.” Laura shares these stories on the Notes to Self website, www.notestoself.com.

“I started with affirmations that have been my favorites, or that I thought would be most helpful to others,” Laura said. “‘I am smart’ is a phrase that I initially thought of for young children. My thought was: ‘Wouldn’t it be great if kids too young to read had seen “I am smart” so many times, that it became part of their thought process, and it could possibly be one of the first phrases that they learn to read?’ That kind of positive message could impact their lives forever.”

Elaine has also shared these socks and their messages with other students at STA. Kostoryz said she likes the socks because they help her refocus during the day.

“The words on the socks are powerful and a helpful reminder of what to work for that day,” Kostoryz said. “Also, if you think about it, when you are insecure, upset, or stressed you look down and what is better than to see a positive affirmation on your feet?”

In addition, Kostoryz also sees Laura as carrying out part of the mission of STA. “Since I have known Elaine Schmidt’s mother, I think it is the perfect job for [Laura],” Kostoryz said. “[Laura is] extremely positive and wants to be proactive in every community. It’s a small, practical act of ‘helping the dear neighbor,’ which is what we value at STA.” Elaine has even gifted the socks to members of the faculty at STA. Social studies teacher Craig Whitney received the socks as a Christmas gift from Elaine. Whitney likes how the socks fit and how an STA mom started the business.

“They’re really comfy,” Whitney said. “And I think [an STA mom starting her own business is] a great idea. I completely support entrepreneurs starting their own businesses. That’s kind of why I did the Smoothie Queen in econ class; I wanted to bring the entrepreneur idea to the students.”

Since Notes to Self, LLC., and its customer base

has expanded, Laura has set new goals for this year.

“Our goal by the end of 2012 is to get a million pairs of socks on peoples’ feet through sales and donations of socks to charitable organizations, directly by our company and through partnerships with other philanthropists who also have a passion for helping young people in this way,” Laura said.

The company’s ultimate mission is to improve people’s lives through the use of the positive affirmations on their products, the first product being their socks. According to Laura, these socks help people re-program their minds to create better thoughts about themselves. Laura feels that the result is that people will have more confidence, happiness and joy in their lives. For younger wearers, the company hopes the socks will reinforce how smart, wonderful and great they are.

“We intend to expand our work into speaking to groups about the impact that positive words and thoughts can have on their lives, their relationships and their results,” Laura said. “The central purpose and role of the company is to provide high-quality positive affirmation socks to as many pre-teen and teenagers in this country as possible.

We can’t speak to every one of them every day, but these socks will ‘speak’ to them, and help remind them of how wonderful they are. When our customers think of us, we hope they smile.” H

STAYING POSITIVE:

Laura Schmidt’s collection of inspirational messages, sayings she produces on the socks

by ROWAN O’BRIEN-WILLIAMS The current collection includes: • I am awesome • I am smart • I am confident • I am perfectly me • I am happy • I am blessed • I am strong • I am cool • I am beautiful • I am amazing The company is releasing two new designs for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, as well as three additional designs. source: Laura Schmidt

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by Jacqueline Kerr guest cartoonist

Searching for solutions through dialogue One of the key things we learn in journalism Throughout the meetings, some students never wavered; they were completely sure of class is to tell the news, without bias, for the benefit of the readers. However, the what they wanted, and as a result, a concrete solution was not decided in just one meeting. newsworthiness of a story isn’t always perfectly However, by simply articulating people’s points clear.

With a typical piece in the Dart, there’s on the topic, we were able to better understand where we stood as individuals and as a staff. a specific system the staff follows to get the story approved, written, edited and published.

Something interesting about these meetings, though, was they were However, the process all held in a calm, isn’t perfect, and, as tends to happen, responsible manner.

The staff editorial represents the This ability to discuss there’s not always views of the Dart editorial board: issues with those with solid agreement on every story. conflicting moral, political and religious While planning 7 out of 7 editors voted in support Katie Hyde’s opinion views is vital. Open of this editorial discussion of more piece about Gay“sensitive” topics, such Straight Alliances, which appears on as GSAs, should be invited at STA because even though there will not the next page, staffers attended a series of always be a consensus, dialogue is the first step to meetings to discuss the focus of the writing mutual understanding and respect. and its placement in the newspaper. At each of The Institute for Multitrack Diplomacy, a these gatherings, some students disagreed about whether the topic should be published, where it non-profit organization which seeks to “promote a systems-based approach to peace building and should be placed and how it should be covered. to facilitate the transformation of deep-rooted social conflict,” emphasizes diplomacy though practices like open discussion. They define

RIGHT ON

TARGET Each issue, the Dart asks three people their opinions of the issue discussed in the main editorial.

Here’s what they said: compiled by KATIE McCOMBS

dialogue as “when people sit and talk with each other, especially with those whom we may think we have the greatest differences.”

In classes, whether it’s the discussion of election candidates in AP government, medication for mental illness in psychology, or the stem cell research or other lab practices in biology, having a comfortable environment for this dialogue is crucial. Knowing you will be respected is the key to opening up discussion; otherwise, people might be afraid to speak.

By surrounding ourselves with people who have ideas that conflict with ours, and keeping a positive attitude toward them, we are able to grow. In dialogue, people bounce ideas off of each other, each response with slightly different meanings. As discussion continues, new messages surface.

These meanings are relevant to both parties and build mutual understanding. In conversation, people do not necessarily have to concede to another’s beliefs; a person doesn’t have to “give up” their position on health care, or whatever the topic of the day is, because someone else thinks differently. The point is we must try to understand other perspectives with an open mind. If we confine our conversations only to people who share the same opinions as us, we

are never exposed to alternatives, limiting our outlook.

By actively listening to different viewpoints, we can become aware of other’s perspectives, thus getting closer to common ground. This is the thinking outside the metaphorical box we may have heard about in elementary school.

The same philosophy explains why, at STA, we learn about world faiths, literature and history; reinforcing education from a variety of standpoints within other classes would benefit students in an identical way.

We do not have to agree on every count, but like African National Congressman Andrew Masando said, we must “understand the differences; act on the commonalities.”

This rational, natural exchange of ideas should not be taken for granted. As a newspaper staff, the fact that we can work together, despite our differences, on a topic as controversial as Gay Straight Alliances is something that we can be proud of. The way we challenge ourselves, broadening our own respective perspectives, is something we can cherish.

Because, in the end, whatever decision you ultimately come to will matter. But the process you consciously put yourself through, regardless of the result, is amazing in and of itself. H

How can STA stimulate healthier debate on controversial topics? “[Students] and teachers alike can be more open, keeping in mind that not everyone has the same opinion, especially [because of] religious and political beliefs.”

“I think the opportunity for discussion and debate should be made more available in the classroom, so that students have the format to share opinions more.”

Anja Browning sophomore

Lorraine Sands senior

Browning

“There is already a lot of opportunity for debate at STA. [But] one big problem that we have is that people are not open to accept that everyone has their own opinion.”

Kelly Drummond administrative assistant

Sands

Drummond

GSA @ STA?

April 12, 2012 | the dart | dartnewsonline.com | opinion | 7 In the past year, an STA student petitioned the administration to form a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) on campus. The administration denied the request. Here, two Dart staffers debate whether such a club would be an appropriate addition to the Academy.

STA should not have a GSA STA should have a GSA

STA must abide by Catholic Church’s teachings regarding GSAs; one would be inappropriate for STA

by MARY O’LEARY moleary@dartnewsonline.com The administration should continue denying the creation of a GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) at St. Teresa’s.

After being asked twice by a student to form a GSA, the school appropriately said no. By definition, a GSA has nothing to do with offering the Catholic perspective on homosexuality.

According to the GSA network’s official website, a GSA is “a student-run club in a high school or middle school that brings together lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) and straight students to support each other, provide a safe place to socialize, and create a platform for activism to fight homophobia and transphobia.”

The GSA network was founded in 1998 by Carolyn Laub. Prior to 2008, the GSA Network was a fiscally sponsored project of The Tides Center. According to gsanetwork.org, the network has become incorporated as its own independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Since GSAs are an established non-profit organization with their own goals, STA shouldn’t make its own GSA and bend the principles of the GSA network to fit STA’s own needs.

According to the website, “the goal of a GSA is to provide a safe, supportive environment for LGBTQ and straight ally youth to meet and discuss sexual orientation and gender identity issues, and to work to create a school environment free of discrimination, harassment, and intolerance.”

Altogether the GSA network’s website offers many differently worded definitions of what exactly a GSA is. However not one definition states anything about teaching the Catholic Church’s view on homosexuality.

The book of Genesis teaches that all human beings are made in the image and likeness of God, and all human beings are deserving of respect and love. According to Pope John Paul II the only way one can love and truly respect a homosexual is through offering the truth of the Catholic Church. GSAs don’t.

According to a letter written regarding homosexuality by the former bishop of Brooklyn Thomas Daily,

“The actions and attitudes of society which seek to condone and promote homosexual activity are ultimately a form of injustice and harm to the homosexual and to all human persons. While striving to be truly just and compassionate to the homosexual person, we must never defer to the appearance of justice and compassion which is a deception and an opposition to the truth.”

The “truth” that Daily is referring to is what the church calls the truth of Christ. According to Daily there can be no true care of the homosexual person unless we give them a clear understanding of the church’s teachings.

A GSA does not offer the church’s teachings.

According to the GSA network’s website they seek to “create safe environments in schools for students to support each other and learn about homophobia, transphobia, and other oppressions.”

Daily further argues, “Any educational curriculum which seeks to instill in our children the belief that the homosexual lifestyle is acceptable is to be considered as an immoral affront to the natural rights and dignity of our children.”

Although a GSA would not be part of the STA curriculum it would still imply to all of our students that a homosexual lifestyle is acceptable. By choosing to go to STA, we all chose to be a part of a community that is in accordance with the Catholic Church. We all chose to abide by the teachings of the Church, and if a student can’t accept those teachings, then a Catholic high school may not be the best place for them.

At STA we believe that all must be friends, all must be loved, all must be held dear and all must be helped. Why must we have a GSA to fulfill this?

Everyone should already be loved and helped regardless of whether or not we have an “alliance” between students. “[The church] refuse[s] to relegate [homosexuals] to a ‘separate but equal’ category which ultimately denies them their basic human dignity and Christian nobility,” Daily wrote. A GSA could create separation between those who are in the club and those who aren’t, giving that “separate but equal” feel that the church refuses to accept.

STA also prides itself on the motto “neighbor to neighbor without distinction.” Creating a GSA would create a distinction between people who are in the alliance and people who are not. It is also a distinction that the Church refuses to acknowledge.

“The Church provides care of the human person when [the church] refuses to consider the person as a ‘heterosexual’ or a ‘homosexual’ and insists that every person has a fundamental identity: the creature of God...” Daily wrote.

I feel it’s necessary to say that I think a GSA can be a beneficial place for the homosexual community to feel love and support, but because it offers no teaching on the Catholic doctrine it is not appropriate to be in a Catholic high school like STA. H

Should LGBTQ topics be discussed in a Catholic school’s newspaper?

32 % said no

68% said yes

Should STA have a Gay Straight Alliance?

40%

said no

60% said yes

by LUCIA MASCHLER & CARA McCLAIN

100 students share their opinion on this topic:

GSA’s mission of support and acceptance is Christ-like; administration should approve

by KATIE HYDE khyde@dartnewsonline.com When I first proposed to the Dart staff that we cover Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) in Catholic high schools, I hoped this story would be showcased on the cover, center spread and editorial pages of this issue.

However, after discussions with the Dart advisor Eric Thomas, STA president Nan Bone and the Dart staff, I decided as editor-in-chief that the best place to present this information is here, in the opinion pages. Due to the sensitivity of the issue and hesitation by members of the Dart staff about the initial plan, it is the best decision for the newspaper that I display this as an op-ed, not the cover story.

After three months of researching GSAs in Catholic schools, there is one question I always return to. Are GSAs contrary to Catholic values?

A GSA is a student club that works to improve a school climate for all students. These clubs exist in thousands of high schools and colleges—public, private and Catholic—providing a safe, supportive community for students, including straight allies (heterosexual people who support LGBTQ students). These clubs offer support through panel discussions of LGBTQ issues, monthly meetings and presentations during AntiBullying Week.

Considering all of this, STA should have an administration-moderated club to promote acceptance and understanding of lesbian and bisexual students in our school not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it is the Christ-like thing to do.

Sister Patty Clune, CSJ, who sits on the board of directors at STA, is open to discussing how STA could improve in being a place where “all must be friends, all must be loved, all must be held dear and all must be helped.’” As a CSJ, Clune is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet who sponsor STA. “Whatever needs to be in place to make sure those words ring true, I’m happy to be part of that conversation,” Clune said. “That’s the message that needs to be a part of the reality here.”

Lesbian, bisexual and straight students attend St. Teresa’s and want to form a GSA. Why would the school deny them the opportunity to support one another?

The answer stems from “a few seeming contradictions” in two documents published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) regarding homosexuality, according to Father Pat Rush of Visitation Parish.

In short, Catholic doctrine on homosexuality is this: “While the Church teaches that homosexual acts are immoral, she does distinguish between engaging in homosexual acts and having a homosexual inclination.

While the former is always objectively sinful, the latter

is not.” This statement appeared in “Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination,” a USCCB document published in 2006.

According to Rush, this document is one of two frequently examined USCCB documents on homosexuality.

“Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination” is more “restrictive” according to Rush. On the other hand, “Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministeries,” published in 1997, is more “pastoral.”

Due to the “seeming contradictions” between these documents, schools like STA must interpret Church teachings on homosexuality in the high school setting.

Junior Hattie Svoboda-Stel approached principal for student affairs Mary Anne Hoecker at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year and asked to start a GSA at STA. According to Svoboda-Stel, Hoecker responded that Svoboda-Stel could not start the club.

Bone, on behalf of the administration of STA, declined to comment.

Some people believe STA cannot have a GSA because the school does not want to attract negative attention from Robert Finn, Bishop of the diocese of Kansas CitySt. Joseph.

“Through and through [STA is] a Catholic school, and we support Catholic values,” Svoboda-Stel said. “I think having a GSA would support Catholic values.”

Though Svoboda-Stel believes GSAs are in accordance with Church values, some Catholics disagree.

One school embodying the balance between Church doctrine and support for LGBTQ students is Moreau Catholic High School of Hayward, Calif., which began a Diversity in Action club in 2004 Because Moreau is a Catholic school, the club is not technically considered to be a GSA, although it is much like a classic GSA according to Moreau’s assistant principal of student life Katie Teekell. The club cannot use the word “gay” in its title or the acronym “LGBTQ” in any flyers or announcements. In the club meetings, students cannot openly discuss their personal lives, instead discussing issues such as relationships and the Church’s position on homosexuality.

However, the club is impacting the school, according to moderator Michelle Dwyer, who has taught at Moreau for 12 years. Since the club began, Dwyer has seen more openness in her students to discussing LGBTQ issues. “[Diversity in Action] makes a difference to the students who come [to Moreau] and think, ‘Wow, there’s a place for me here and acceptance for people like me,’ whether or not they decide to join the club,” Dwyer said.

Teekell agrees that providing a community of acceptance is key.

“You can talk doctrine, but the Catholic Church supports its members,” Teekell said. “While there are different documents and doctrine about homosexual acts, the purpose of the Church and school is to provide a community of support.”

STA can sponsor a GSA to promote acceptance and understanding without advocating homosexual acts or gay marriage, which the Church does not support. If the club was moderated by an administrator and if that administrator clearly articulated the Church’s beliefs on the subject, STA could have a GSA. Then, we could support all students and could fully live out our motto of “Neighbor to neighbor without distinction.”

There is a way to make this work. There is a way to find harmony between our deeply-rooted Catholic faith and our deeply-rooted belief in a house where “all must be friends, all must be loved, all must be held dear and all must be helped.”

We must search for that harmony. H

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12:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m

10:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.

7:00 a.m.- woke up, got ready, routine thing.

8:30 a.m.- Civ: watched BBC report over the start of WWI, took a short nap.

10:50 a.m. Thought about how I never gave Sydney her Valentine’s gift.

12:00 p.m.- Physics: thought about taking a nap. Toyed around with the lab equipement.

Second part of [class] actually did lab.

Went to school, ate breakfast, talked to Miranda Johnson and KaiLi McCamman.

7:50 a.m.- Free, looked up the Black Hand.

Helped others with math.

9:15 a.m.- Gov: worked on Civ study guide, took a small nap.

10:00 a.m.- Pre-Calc: took a test, considered taking a nap

senior Danielle Gatapia 6:57a.m.-woke up

7:04 a.m.- ate blueberry pancakes 7:20 a.m.- left to go get Hayden Lee in my slug bug convertible with the top down

junior Kelly Stokes

7:40 a.m.- talked in the quad about Dayglow with Danni Porter, Samantha Adams and Phyleia Battle

5:30 a.m.- woke up, let my fat dog out and gave him his diet dog food

6:30 a.m.- ate toast and an orange for breakfast

sophomore Maggie Bowen

7:10 a.m.- drove to school in my Alero, a spider crawled across my dashboard, I had a mini heart attack and almost ran into a stop sign

7:00 a.m.- I get up to take a shower, make my lunch and layout my clothes for dance.

7:35-7:40 a.m.- I leave my house for school and I carpool with my next door neighbor, Mackenzie Roach and her mom drives us. I live like 5 minutes away.

freshman Sydney Wimes

Life in a day

8:00 a.m.- history: talked to Samantha Adams and watched a video about Hawaii

8:30 a.m.- Free- stayed outside of Egner with Margie Stone, researched Hale Cook, read over Lit presentation.

9:15 a.m.- Lit: quiz over vocab root words and gave a presentation 7:50 a.m.- sat in Geometry and played Italian freerice.com, I have donated 12,530 grains so far this week... but all i can say is bacon (“pancetta!”)

8:04 a.m.- What the heck is a secant??

9:39 a.m.- sitting with Clare Mitchell and Emma Kelley, surrounded by the smell of whiteout and my stomach is growling

Act 1- Adamently discussed with Miranda why I hate “Les Miserables.”

Act 2- Bought prom tickets, stealthily crawled like a cat and scared Kate Needham and Rosemary McGraw.

I felt odd because Mrs. Prentiss gave me a look like I’m odd, and that’s something [seeing as she] works with theater people.

10:00 a.m.- math: study session

Lunch/activity- Spain trip meeting- I have to take a scrapbook to Spain so it is not super awkward when I meet the family and I will have something to talk about.

Talked to Danni Porter about junior ring, party buses, dinner, dates and dresses.

12:45 p.m.- Lit: tried to sleep, but I wanted to listen to class.

1:30 p.m.- Great Books: had chance to sleep, but talked to Hanna Katz and Cara McClain.

9:15 a.m.- P.E.: we practiced and went over skills for the badmitten.

I’m not that good!

12:45 p.m.- Chemistry: took notes and finished a worksheet with Fiona Madden

1:30 p.m.- Spanish: took notes

2:15 p.m.- free: worked out in the weight room

3:02 p.m.- left school

3:15 p.m.- went home and studied math 3:57 p.m.- Went to McDonald’s for a Southwest Salad

3:47 p.m.- Getting the best out of detention by reading about Burmese politics... you go Suu Kyi, you go.

11:08 am:- sittting in Fast with Hattie Svaboda-Stel and Katie Tampke, eating carrots and making awkward eye-contact with a plaster bust...

Beatrice?

4:00 p.m.

Student Production Practice: talked with the girls until Brianna came, did some test runs.

Writing it was great, but actually having people perfectly casted for it makes it even better!

by CAITLIN FLETCHER cfletcher@dartnewsonline.com

5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m

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5:15 p.m.- Played Nancy Drew on Miranda’s computer

6:30 p.m.- Got home and ate a salad.

8:00 p.m.- Practiced piano for an hour and reorganized music.

9:30 p.m.- Started “Donnie Darko” and did homework “Donnie Darko” is a really dark, twisted movie (not dark humored) starring Jake Gyllenhaal. It’s so strange, I don’t even know how to explain it. In particular, I don’t really watch that movie often, but I do watch many dark humored movies, like “Hot Fuzz” or “Heathers,” around the time I do homework.

10:30 p.m.- planned the next day

11:45 p.m.- Taught myself some Italian.

6:00 p.m.- Drove home and saw a ginger on a unicycle on Ward Parkway.

12:00 p.m.- Spanish: we went over our Ch. 7 vocab and learned a song and dance!

12:45 p.m.- Drama: we worked on stage makeup and finished a project

7:00 p.m.- Watched “I Survived: Beyond and Back” with mom.

8:45 p.m.-read comic books (specifically Captain America) while listening to musicals. (“Les Miserables,” “Next to Normal,” “Singing in the Rain,” and “Phantom of the Opera.”)

10:35 p.m.- Read “The Razor’s Edge” by William Somerset Maugham

According to Stokes, her boyfriend, Rockhurst High School junior Curran Steck, usually comes over to her house at 5:00 p.m. after track practice and then leaves around 9:00 p.m, most nights after school. They work on homework and watch television.

4:00 p.m.- Took Benny (my dog) for a walk. He’s too fat to go more than a couple times around the block, but we still have a good time.

10:00 p.m.- went to bed

2:15 p.m.- Theology

7:30 p.m.- Babysat: The kids played box wars (they wear boxes and run at each other,) put together a trampoline, played Club Penguin- which I still own at, talked about “Hunger Games,” made macaroni, the girls called each other gingers (because they are), made fun of “foreign names” from prepsters at their school...they go to St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School, played a game where I say a topic and they have to tell a story about it for however long...they loved it.”

“In grade school we hung out, but we weren’t really that good of friends,” Stokes said. “I didn’t really like him that much in grade school, but then I started to be friends with him the summer before freshman year. Since I knew him in grade school, I know what he’s actually like, and it makes us both more comfortable around each other.”

6:11 p.m.- Katie Wilhelmus came over to do homework.

4:20 p.m.- Go to Aixios (a coffee shop) for a 6 ounces of black hazelnut. I drive past my neighbor on my way there and talked out the car window with her for a while. After finishing about a third of the Kansas City Star crossword puzzle (what is a six letter South American country?), I walk up to Crestwood flowers and buy three $1 roses and chat with RuthAnn, the owner. I head back to my car and someone behind me starts honking and waving (creeping me out!), but it turns out to be my friend Ed Wilkinson, so I wave.

5:30 p.m.- Finally get home and do my Latin homework. Carpe diem? More like Carpe bore-m.

4:45 p.m.- I go to Foo’s Fabulous Custard in Brookside to pick up my paycheck, have a “Munchie” (my own invention, consisting of pretzel, maple and cookie dough), and chat with Edward Tayo. Then I head to the grocery store to buy food for Emma Kelley’s lunch.

1:30 p.m.- English where we had a big discussion about the book “Pride and Prejudice.”

Lunch/Activity- I went to lunch and during activity, I went to the dance studio with my friends and we practiced for dance team tryouts.

3:30 p.m.Piano: thought about eating, then sleeping, then just went inside.

Mrs. Carlene Neihart is my piano teacher. I’ve been learning under her for 10 years. The past few piano lessons really I spent the last five to ten minutes talking to her or Mr. James Neihart, her husband.

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

The Dart asked four students to journal about their daily routines to see what a typical day is like

4:36 p.m.- Curran came over, we studied math and history and then got ice cream at Orange Leaf

10:36 a.m.- Listening to Mr. Himes call Hamlet an “Emo McWhiney pants.”

Gilderoy Lockhart looks a lot better with a moustache...

10:00 a.m.- algebra: prepared for a test

3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.- free: went to Connor, did chemistry lab report, talked about junior ring, worked on Descubre website for Spanish

7:50 a.m.- free in Prentiss where I caught up on homework and talked to my friends about dance 8:30 a.m.- Tech and media: we spent the class working on our research projects. Mine is on Oprah Winfrey!

Love her!

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5:50 p.m.- Work on a speech assignment in which we had to write down wises things we personally said, My favorite: “Gaining opportunity is having a window turn into a door; seizing opportunity is breaking through a window with a brick and doing what you know is right.” Enjoy Ms. Stewart, I spent the whole day coming up with that.

6:00 p.m.- Go out on the porch and finish “The Help.”

9:00 p.m- Finsih the last 20 minutes of “Rollerball.” Awesome movie.

9:21 p.m.- Rewatch the last 20 minutes of “Rollerball.”

9:45 p.m.- Talk to a representative from United Planet who is trying to help me organize a service trip to South Africa or Guatemala.

8:45 p.m.- I ate dinner 3:30 p.m.- I get home from school and try to work on some of my homework before dance.

5:15 p.m.- Leave for dance [practice] since it’s in Kansas

9:30 p.m.- I finish my homework that I didn’t do before dance.

6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- At dance we first did our workout which consists of 20 laps and five sets of 75 pushups. After, we sat in our splits for 5 minutes on each side (right, left, and middle.) We then did technique across the floor witch consists of kicks, turns, and leaps. We then went over our competition numbers. At the end of practice we were all very tired but we were glad we had a productive practice.

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POWER

PLAYER Every issue, the Dart highlights an exceptional athletic achievement accomplished by an STA student

by LANE MAGUIRE

Margaret Krause varsity lacrosse

What: Krause is one of two freshman on varsity lacrosse this year (the other is mid-fielder Anna Meagher).

“I was actually not expecting to make varsity at all,” Krause said. “Last year, I heard that Katie Hornbeck was the only freshman that made varsity. So me and my friend, Anna Meagher, who I have been playing lacrosse with for a really long time, we were both really nervous to see what team we were on.”

Position: high defense

Games played at STA (as of March 24): The lacrosse team competed against Notre Dame de Sion High School March 23 and lost 10-12. Krause had one groundball in this game. The team then played Wentzville High School (from St. Louis) March 24 and won 8-0.

Other past and current lacrosse teams: 1. Blue Valley lacrosse team: fifth and sixth grade 2. Prairie Village Outlaws: seventh grade to the present (spring team) 3. KC Blue Lions Club: Seventh grade to the present (year-round team coached by current STA lacrosse head coach, Jessica Hanna) Goals: “My personal goal on the field would be to get better with my stick skills,” Krause said. “My team goal would be to finally beat Sion.”

Greatest strength: According to Hanna, Krause’s greatest strength is her stick skills.

“All of our young girls are helping out a lot with growing our team,” Hanna said.

What her teammate says: “I just see her improving and becoming faster,” varsity lacrosse player Kate Witt said. “I can see her as becoming one of the best on the team.” photo by ERIN SELLERS

Varsity soccer team nationally ranked

by EMILY McCANN emccann@dartnewsonline.com

ESPN ranks STA varsity soccer team fourth in the nation, rankings raise awareness about soccer program The STA varsity soccer team is ranked fourth nationally by ESPN, as of April 8. The team is 6-1 after a loss to Blue Valley West High School Tuesday. The STA team won the MOKAN tournament earlier this season and are also ranked first in the state of Missouri.

Head coach Jeremy McElduff says he is proud of the team, but believes the rankings are anticipatory.

“I think [the rankings] are a bit premature,” McElduff said. “We don’t want to be playing our best soccer right now. We need to stay focused everyday at practice, keep playing well and take care of some details.”

Varsity player Morgan Trees believes that the rankings may not be completely accurate.

“I’m not sure how accurate the rankings are because we only play teams from Kansas and Missouri,” Trees said. “ I don’t understand how we’re ranked higher than any teams from other states since we haven’t played any of the same teams.”

However, McElduff does believe that the current rankings have raised awareness for the soccer program and St. Teresa’s in general.

“It has been several years since we’ve received recognition at the national level,” McElduff said. “It gets our name out there and brings our players to the forefront. In addition, it is another avenue to draw more students to St. Teresa’s and the more notoriety we receive the more young girls will want to come here and play.”

Another benefit of national recognition is college opportunities for the players.

“More college coaches have contacted me already this season regarding our players than all of last season combined,” McElduff said.

Senior and captain Ava Jurden thinks that college opportunities motivate the team.

“Our team chemistry is great,” Jurden said. “Everyone is really motivated to do well because [team members] are looking to play in college or have some kind of future in the sport. A lot of our younger players are really stepping up.”

Trees was a member of last year’s varsity team and believes the team has strong young players.

“Last year our seniors really carried the team,”

be agressive H Blue Valley West varsity player Jamie Yearout and STA varsity player Megan Lankford fight for the ball during the second quarter of the varsity soccer game at STA April 10. photo by EMMA WHEATLEY Trees said. “Even though were better this year, its weird having more shared leadership.”

McElduff believes this young team is motivated to reach their goals.

“Every year is special,” McElduff said. “However, this group of girls has a set of goals they want to achieve and they don’t intend to let anything stand in the way. We have had a few lean years and lost some confidence. Last year, the confidence returned and

these girls know they can reach their goals.”

The team plays next at the Heart of America tournament hosted by the Lee’s Summit School District this weekend.

According to McElduff, rankings or not, he is proud of his team.

“We are honored and proud of the girls,” McElduff said. “We certainly have the talent and drive to be one of the top ranked teams in the country.” H

watched, I have improved a lot,” McCarthy said.

STA varsity lacrosse player and junior Samantha Adams was surprised by McCarthy’s cut.

“I was surprised because Grace has been on the team since freshman year and she played for the club team that Coach Jessie also coaches,” Adams said. “She made that team and that was before STA tryouts.”

After talking to junior Allison Hogan about playing for East, she decided to play for East (although Hogan ultimately decided not to).

According to McCarthy, the East lacrosse team is very different from the STA lacrosse team.

“They are sort of a new team and there are a lot of girls who have never even picked up a stick before,” McCarthy said. “A lot of our drills are different [than the one’s I did on the STA team]. Sometimes I wonder how helpful they are.”

According to East lacrosse coach Jill McDonald, the team consists of girls from all over Johnson County, including Shawnee Mission North High School, Shawnee Mission South High School, Bishop Miege High School and the Olathe school district.

“I think it is good for building the sport [to have girls from different schools], and I think it is good for the girls to build a team, to build character and to build relationships,” McDonald said. “If you can pull quality athletes from around the community [to create a team], then that is something really special.”

Although McCarthy missed the first week of the East lacrosse season due to STA tryouts, McDonald still let her play on the team.

“If she wanted to play, I was going to let her play,” McDonald said. “ I think [Grace] is having a good time just learning in our kind of environment.”

After her first game with East against Lee’s Summit High School on March 21, McCarthy felt good about the team.

“I made lots of friends during my first game,” McCarthy said. “We played really well together I thought.”

McCarthy played in both the JV game and the Varsity game. JV won 8-3 and Varsity won 8-4.

According to McDonald, she is really happy with the way the season is going since the varsity team is undefeated 3-0 and tied for first in the city and the JV team is 2-1 and tied for third in the city.

“I think St. Teresa’s and Sion will be surprised when they face us,” McDonald said. “I think we can give St. Teresa’s and Sion a run and keep them close.”

Although the team is different, McCarthy feels playing STA is going to be kind of funny, but will also be fun to play her old team.

“I’m excited to play everybody because I miss the team and I miss all the girls and stuff so I think it will be fun and it will kind of be like a scrimmage, but not,” McCarthy said. H

Junior plays for East lacrosse team After being cut from STA lacrosse team, player joins Shawnee Mission East High School team

by CHRISTINA BARTON cbarton@dartnewsonline.com Junior Grace McCarthy’s third year of playing high school lacrosse did not go as planned. After two years on the STA lacrosse team, McCarthy was cut from the team. Because she was cut, McCarthy decided to play for the Shawnee Mission East High School club lacrosse team.

After four days of tryouts, STA head lacrosse coach Jessie Hanna called girls over in groups to tell them if they made the team or not.

“They told us that we weren’t reMcCarthy ally improving, which I thought was weird to say,” McCarthy explained.

McCarthy felt she had especially improved from last year as a field player.

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President Nan Bone dedicates sports complex Athletes believe McDonnell Family Sports Complex will benefit multiple sports at STA

by SARA MEURER smeurer@dartnewsonline.com The new additions to STA’s campus—the Coppinger track and Kevin Gray field—were officially opened at the dedication ceremony for the McDonnell Family Sports Complex March 21. At the ceremony, STA president Nan Bone stated that the complex will be beneficial for numerous sports including soccer, track, softball, lacrosse and golf.

According to STA athletic director Mark Hough, the sports comples has been beneficial mainly because it allows for more efficient practices and for numerous sports to practice at one time.

“Everyone has really benefited from [the track and field],” Hough said. “The teams can have really efficient practices. Also, those first couple of weeks, we had every spring team out there practicing at the same time.”

Senior and varsity soccer player Megan Lankford believes that the track and field are a great addition to STA. “The new track and field [are] amazing,” Lankford said. “It doesn’t only benefit all three of the spring sports, but all the sports can use the track for conditioning, and I have heard golf can use it because of the nets.”

According to senior and varsity soccer player Katie Beirne, the field provides multiple benefits for the soccer team.

“We get to have all of our home games at St. Teresa’s instead of Rockhurst University which is great,” Beirne said. “Also, it is great to practice on a regulation field with an even surface because in the last few years we were always worried about someone getting hurt because of the holes in the other one.”

Lankford agrees that having a turf field is an advantage for the soccer team.

“In past seasons we practiced on real grass then had to go play on turf for games,” Lankford said. “The two different surfaces have completely different effects on the ball. On grass you have to kick the ball harder to make it roll through the long grass. With the new field it is the same surface for both so we don’t have the five minute adjustment period.”

According to Hough, STA administration did not decide to build the complex sooner because of construction for the Windmoor Center and financial reasons.

“Obviously everything costs money,” Hough said.

“What we ran into was figuring out space and cost, but we had some people come forward that were interested in helping. Once the partnership with UMKC started, that really pushed us ahead.”

At the ceremony, Bone stated that the construction of the complex was made possible because of a partnership between STA and UMKC. “We could not have asked for a better partner in this project,” Bone said. “We could not have accomplished it alone.”

Mayor Sly James spoke at the ceremony about how this partnership played an important role in the completion of the complex.

“Partnerships matter,” James said. “Everybody benefits. The power of working together has produced something that [STA and UMKC] can enjoy and benefit from.”

According to Hough, UMKC will utilize the track and field mainly during spring. “[UMKC’s track] season is a spring season,” Hough said. “What we’ve arranged is that it’s open for them from 10 to 2, mainly Monday through Friday. We’ve contacted each other so that if there are other arrangements that need to be made like a track meet, we let them know.”

According to Bone, the idea of a partnership with UMKC was suggested by the late Mr. Kevin Gray.

“It is our great privilege to name the track after [Gray] and celebrate his lasting impact on sports,” Bone said. H

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1. commander-in-chief H President Nan Bone speaks at the track and field dedication while athletes gather behind her. photo by ADRIANNA OHMES 2. raising the bar H Junior Katie Wilhelmus jumps over the line during the pole vault event at the first STA-hosted track meet March 27. Wilhelmus did not clear the line. photo by CELIA O’FLAHERTY 3. making waves H Junior Courtney Coppinger splashes in the steeple water during the steeplechase event at the track meet March 27.

Coppinger placed first, with junior Sarah Vickery placing second. photo by CELIA O’FLAHERTY 4. lady leaper H Sophomore Giggy Reardon jumps over a hurdle during the track meet. photo

by CELIA O’FLAHERTY

HOME SWEET HOME: Below are the places sports teams practiced before the completion of the new track and field complex compiled by SARA MEURER • soccer: Rockhurst University • track: STA parking lot, schools in the Shawnee Mission School District and Mill Creek Park • cross country: Mill Creek Park (speed workouts), Brookside Trail and Ward Parkway median • lacrosse: STA practice field or STA gym • softball: STA field north of Goppert Center source: Mark Hough athletic director

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PROM-A DRAMA since 1967 With prom right around the corner, the Dart dug up dirt on our own STA teachers’ prom days . . . tacky tuxedos, cliche themes and all

by KATIE McCOMBS kmccombs@dartnewsonline.com

Date name: Megan Dimond, senior Year: 2002 Grade: Senior School: St. Teresa’s Academy (her prom) Theme: “When You Wish Upon A Star” Where: The Little Theatre Dinner: The Little Theatre Method of asking: Asked him in no special way After party: Went to a student’s house and danced to Bruce Springsteen and Dr. Dre Wardrobe: Black tuxedo Music: DJ who loved Def Leppard and boy bands Mode of transportation: Bus Best memory: “There was a lot of fun dancing. This was before dancing was cool, so it was a big deal.”

Worst memory: “High school had its fair share of bad memories, but that night was not one of them.”

Fun Fact: “[Megan and I] danced to Bruce Springsteen at our after party and we did the same thing at our wedding, so it kind of started a tradition”; Ms. Rueschhoff and Ms. Dolan chaperoned this prom

Date name: Bill McIntosh, junior Year: 1980 Grade: Senior School: Mount Ayr Community High School in Mount Ayr, Iowa Theme: “Somewhere in the Night” Where: High school gymnasium Dinner: Held right before the dance in the gym; Catered by their moms; lasagna, salad and bread Method of asking: Asked her brother’s friend faceto-face After party: Masonic Temple bowling alley Wardrobe: Borrowed a pink, floral, off-the-shoulder chiffon dress Music: DJ; Stix, Journey and Steve Winwood were popular Mode of transportation: Pick-up truck Best memory: “I ditched my date and went to my brother’s kegger at the lake.”

Worst memory: “Having to explain to my parents why I ditched my date.”

Fun Fact: “My mom made me go [to prom].”

Date name: Mary, senior Year: 1967 Grade: Senior School: Rockhurst High School Where: Conference room at a hotel Dinner: The Buttonwood Tree where Bo Lings on the Plaza is now Method of asking: On a date After party: The old Manor Barn Wardrobe: White dinner jacket, tuxedo pants, tuxedo tie

Music: Live rock band Mode of transportation: Doubled up in cars Best memory: “[Prom] was the last time we were going to see some of these people for the rest of our lives because it was the same weekend as we graduated.”

Worst memory: “There were some break ups that night, so it didn’t go well for some couples.”

Fun Fact: Went to four proms: his own, STA’s, Notre Dame de Sion High School’s and Loretto Academy’s; Girls’ wrist corsages were called “nosegays”

Date name: Vince Baldin, freshman in college Year: 1995 Grade: Senior School: Oak Park High School in Kansas City Theme: “Under the Stars” Where: High school gymnasium Dinner: Filigo’s Restaurant on the Plaza Method of asking: Had been dating, so it was a given that she would ask him After party: Date’s aunt worked for the Hyatt Hotel, so they stayed at a hotel Wardrobe: Black fuzzy, flocked dress with sparkles Music: “When I Come Around” by Green Day; Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer were popular Mode of transportation: Honda Civic Best memory: “I had a lot of fun with my friends because there was so much excitement with it being the end of the year. Seeing everybody dressed up was cool and the weather was beautiful.”

Worst memory: “None. That was one of the few dances I actually went to and it was a lot of fun. But, I might have hit the tanning beds a little too hard.” photos compiled by Lucia Maschler graphics by Sara-Jessica Dilks

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future Senior Maddie Doyle considers prestigious design schools, plans future in fashion design

by KATE ROHR krohr@dartnewsonline.com Senior Maddie Doyle is all about fashion. Two years ago, she started STA’s Fashion Club, and this year she was the master of ceremonies for the Mad for Plaid Project Runway Challenge.

Doyle loves fashion design and plans for a big future in it.

“I really want to start my own house,” Doyle said. “I want to start my own fashion Doyle line that would grow into a company.”

According to Doyle, design houses are the very big fashion lines, like Chanel or Louis Vuitton.

“I just kind of want to be a head designer,” Doyle said. “I want to get to the point where I can design clothes, but not have to sew them. I want to have people that work for me that work on them and I just design them.”

Doyle’s mother Brenda Doyle is confident in Maddie’s capabilities in fashion.

“She’s very creative,” Brenda said. “She comes up with great ideas. She sees inspiration in just normal, common things and she can see how it would make a neat element of a garment. She can incorporate in some of those things in her designs.”

Fibers teacher Lisa Dibble also believes Maddie has the skills to succeed.

“Maddie is very meticulous,” Dibble said. “In terms of designing, she has clear visions of what she wants to have happen, and that’s really good because she knows what she wants. And because she’s focused, she will work to get what she wants

until she gets it. She doesn’t compromise.”

As she heads off to college next year, she will fulfill her dream of studying fashion—the only question is, “Where?”

Doyle applied to several fashion schools, including those within Kansas State University and Iowa University, but also to more prestigious and wellknown fashion institutions like the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) or the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). And right now, she is having a hard time deciding.

“People keep saying, ‘If you get in, which one are you going to pick?’” Doyle said. “I don’t even know.”

Doyle considers the benefits of both FIDM, located in Los Angeles, and FIT, in New York.

“I always thought I’d end up in New York,” Doyle said. “I like the weather in LA and everything, but I feel like there are a lot more design houses located [in New York]. I mean LA is up and coming, but they just don’t have as many. I don’t know, there’s a hustle bustle about [New York], it’s kind of energizing.”

Though Doyle says that while FIT is the more well-known and prestigious fashion school, FIDM offers plenty of benefits as well, including a fulltuition scholarship for the first year. “[FIDM] compare themselves to a sorority all the time,” Doyle said. “They’re like, we’re kind of like a sorority, it’s really selective to get in, but once you’re in, we take care of you for life. Like their career center is with you after you graduate, they help you out until you die. Like you can come there at 80 years old and they’ll help you find a job.”

Both schools are very difficult to be accepted to, and according to Dibble, the fashion industry itself is very competitive.

“If anyone has watched ‘Project Runway’, it’s just like that,” Dibble said. “Graduate school, any higher level of education, people are really competitive.”

However, both Brenda and Dibble feel that Maddie is up to the challenge.

“She’s got a real eye for style and has real talent,” Brenda said. “I think it‘ll be a good career for her.”

“She’s just such a determined individual, I think she’ll be great,” Dibble said. H

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wall of fame H Senior Maddie Doyle sews at the desk in her room under a panel of framed Vogue pictures. Doyle keeps her room organized so that she can focus whenever she does work. photo by ERIN SELLERS

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Theology in film teacher to accompany three students to Theology and Peace Annual Conference in Baltimore, Md. this summer, students to present class projects to ministers, rabbis, priests, theologians

by NIKKI RODRIGUEZ nrodriguez@dartnewsonline.com Most juniors would be overwhelmed by being the only high school students at a theology conference, primarily with peace activists, ministers, rabbis, priests and theologians. But not junior Sophie Seigfreid.

“I guess [I might be] a little bit nervous,” Seigfreid said, shrugging. “But it’s going to be fun. We get to go to a bunch of dinners with peace activists.”

This June, Seigfreid and juniors Sammy Patterson and Maya Burtin will accompany theology teacher Betsy Hansbrough to the College of Notre Dame of Baltimore, Md. for the Theology and Peace Annual Conference.

Patterson and Burtin from Hansbrough’s first semester theology in film class volunteered to attend the convention, while Seigfreid applied as a second semester student.

Each junior will separately present her individual theology in film project and present with Hansbrough for a two hour seminar about mimetic theory, which explains the origin of violence in society.

The conference is based on theologian Rene Girard’s work, mainly mimetic theory. For the group session, the juniors and Hansbrough will discuss how she teaches mimetic theory and its benefits in the classroom.

For their group presentation, Hansbrough and the students have created a life-size board game, called “The Game of Mimesis.” The four have been working together outside of class to come up with the idea as well as scenarios for playing the board game. The game will be used to make mimetic theory more concrete, according to Hansbrough. The game uses tiles to create a path for proceeding through the game based on choices.

According to Seigfreid, the game will be a combination of Clue and The Game of Life.

Individually, Seigfreid will present using “The Hunger Games” to explain the concept of mimetic theory.

Burtin will present over scary movies using examples of Japanese movies and the “Saw” series. Burtin will use her 10 to 25 minutes to

teach mimetic theory through “going back into a [movie] killer’s mind.”

In attending the conference, Burtin is most excited to “get a better understanding of mimetic theory.”

At the conference, Hansbrough hopes to persuade other educators to teach mimetic theory to high-school-aged students or younger.

Hansbrough thinks mimetic theory should be introduced to students as young as fifth grade.

“They tell me mimetic theory can’t be taught on the high school level,” Hansbrough said.

“We’re the only high school in the area that teaches it. It’s just too hard.”

This is the second convention Hansbrough will attend with students. STA so far is the only high school to have students present or attend the conference, both this year or years in the past.

“Two years ago, we had two girls who spoke,” Hansbrough said. “They were very impressive.

Theologians kept coming up to them and trying to get them to come to their college.”

3 steps of mimetic theory Theology teacher Betsy Hansbrough explains the three components of mimetic theory with examples from “The Hunger Games” The three • “Allalready conflict comes from our desire.” “Thejuniors Hunger have been invited toand attend their second Games”: The districts rebell attemp to overconvention in the summer of 2013.

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• “We only want what others want. We don’t have original desire.” “The Hunger Games”: There is not enough wealth to go around, many of the districts do not have enough food to eat.

• “In order to solve conflict, a scapegoat must be formed.” “The Hunger Games”: The capital needs a scapegoat, so every year, kids from each district are forced to fight to the death.

source: Betsy Hansbrough theology teacher

peace be with you H From left, juniors Maya Burtin, Sammy Patterson and Sophie Seigfreid will travel to Baltimore, Md. this June with theology teacher Betsy Hansbrough for a theology in film conference. photo by MEGHAN LEWIS

300

WORDS Modeled after Brady Dennis’s original 300 words, this series captures people and moments in 300 words: no more, no less

by KATIE HYDE

When she was a kid people always remarked, “You know, tons of people pay a lot of money for hair like yours.”

Recently, a “random woman” at a swim meet approached and asked to touch her hair.

Even girls at STA constantly stop her in the halls to pet her hair.

After all this attention, Freshman Maggie Hutchison has perfected a standard response as people eagerly run their hands through her locks.

“Yeah, I know, it’s pretty cool.”

Maggie has lived her entire life with what some call “crazy” hair.

Her parents always tell her that she was born with hair sticking straight up. Then, one day, it sud-

denly fell over.

Her crazy, shoulderlength, blond hair looks a little like a beautiful, untamable animal has taken up residence on top of her freckled face.

The only time Maggie can ever get a Hutchison comb through her hair from root to tip is when it’s soaked in the shower. If she brushes any other time, her hair quickly explodes into a blond puff ball. Maggie’s hair is untamable, defeating any and all products, curling irons, straighteners and styles

that threaten its curly existence.

Once, Maggie’s aunt attempted to tame the beast with a pair of dull scissors. She asked Maggie to comb her dry hair: a nearly impossible task.

After spending nearly 40 minutes dunking her hair into a cup of water with the hopes of combing it, Maggie’s aunt began to snip away at the curls, running the edge of the blade down the length of Maggie’s curls.

Maggie thought nothing of her new do until the next week at school when she walked past a mirror.

Disaster.

Though more than a few times Maggie has hated her beastly hair, she also adores it: unique, crazy, untamable, wild and all. H

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by HANNAH WOLF hwolf@dartnewsonline.com

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1. piano man H Accompanist Steven Carlin practices piano March 27 in the choir room for STA’s Chicago choir trip. photo by KATY WONDER 2. nap time H Freshman Ally Drummond sleeps during a free in Spanish teacher Carolyn Hollstein’s room March 16. photo by LEIGH CAMPBELL 3. fruity tutti H Geometry teacher Dina Swadell teaches a class March 26.

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When I sat down for my Chipotle advisory party, some white gloop dropped on my hand.

My first reaction was to look up to see who had thrown a spoonful of sour cream at me. But then I realized the gloop Taylor was warm. I ran into Donnelly to wash my hands like 30 times, but I couldn’t get the disgusting feeling of warm bird poop off of my hand and out of my head. My life sucks.

— Lauren Taylor, junior

MY LIFE

ROCKS When I was in Malibu, California with my family, we were walking around in an outdoor shopping place when we spotted Gwen Stefani with her two sons and nanny.

Kingston, one of her sons, walked up to my sister Reda Zoe and asked if she could be his girlfriend. The nanny told Kingston that he needed to find someone his own age, because Zoe was much younger than him. My little sister almost dated Kingston Stefani. My life rocks.

—Grace Reda, freshman compiled by MARY O’LEARY

Swadell used oranges to teach the class about parts of a circle. photo by CASSIE FLORIDO 4. scream fest H Sophomore Molly Woolery, center, and the rest of the JV lacrosse game celebrate their first game of the season March 23, defeating Notre Dame de Sion 14-3. photo by LIBBY HYDE

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The Dart created a countdown to some of the most anticipated upcoming days of school

The Dart prowled Facebook for the most catchy and intriguing statuses on the social network

LIVES compiled by SARA MEURER

3 days until Mother-

Daughter Luncheon.

Only 8 days until senior prom.

About 9 days until the junior ring dance.

About 13 days until the grandmother’s tea.

15 days until student

productions.

Approximately 25 days until senior final exams.

Exactly 40 days until final exams.

And only 43 days until summer.

SAID compiled by NATALIE FITTS

The first time I fought with my brother, I ended up with a bar of soap in my mouth. I was just a toddler – I didn’t know any better – and I bit Jacob on the arm.

My parents had threatened me the first few times I did this that there would be a punishment, but I seemed to think the risk was worth the consequence.

As far as I know, we’ve been fighting ever since.

I once deliberately hit him in the head with a wrench, which quickly backfired on me.

We fought when he wouldn’t let me sleep in his second twin bed in his room.

We fought about who got to sleep in my mom’s bed when my dad was out of town.

We fought when he had a later bedtime than I did.

We fought when we had to share a bathroom.

We fought when he got to shower before me.

I thought having a brother would prevent us from fighting about clothes, but we still did.

We fought when I occasionally borrowed his Rockhurst sweatshirt or when he stole one of my soccer jerseys.

We fought about who got to sit shotgun in my mom’s minivan.

And it didn’t help when we were able to drive ourselves. We still fought over who got to park closer to the house. We fought the whole summer we had to share a car after Jacob totaled his own. We fought when he changed all my preset radio stations, changed the CDs and moved the rear-view mirror.

We fought over my dog constantly.

We fought about who got to choose its name (I won). We fought about who’s bed the dog would sleep in every night. We fought about who had to walk and feed the dog.

We fought every time he wouldn’t let me play Xbox 360, Playstation or Nintendo 64 with him. We fought when he beat me in every round of Mario Kart or would constantly kill me while playing James Bond 007. We fought when he broke my Dance Dance Revolution mat.

We fought every morning when he made me late for school.

We fought about who got to play “Santa” on Christmas, who found the most Easter eggs, where we went trick-or-treating.

We fought about everything.

But if it wasn’t for all these fights, I don’t think we’d be as close as we are now.

Maybe it’s because we don’t share a bathroom or live in the same house. Maybe it’s because he lives 582 miles away from me now.

Maybe it’s because we’ll be at the same school next year. But honestly, “Cub” is one of my best friends now.

He was the first person I called when I found out I got into college.

He talks to me about his girlfriend, and he has given me advice about boys.

I send him picture mail of our dog weekly.

We’ll text about my adventures on spring break or Facebook chat about his most recent biology test.

I don’t think we’d be this close now if we hadn’t fought about all these petty things as kids. Sure, I regret all the times I instigated a fight or retaliated back, but I definitely don’t regret the relationship we have now because of it. As a kid, having an older brother seemed like the worst punishment ever. There were days I wanted to be an only child or wished for five sisters instead. But now, I wouldn’t want it any different. I’m lucky to have him at college with me next year, I’m lucky to look up to him, and I’m lucky to call Cub my brother. H

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STA’s annual TNT sale kicked off March 30 with a yard day for all students. During activity period, girls were seen eating lunch, socializing and shopping the sale in the gym. This is the last year for the sale.

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1. crazy competition H Junior Keara Miller and history teacher Mike Egner compete in an air hockey match while junior Menley Brennan spectates. The air hockey table was for sale at TNT. photo by MARY HEIMAN 2. bird’s eye view H Students and visitors shop during the TNT garage sale March 30. photo by MARY HEIMAN 3. shady lady H Junior Maggie Kenney laughs while concealing her cell phone at the TNT sale March 30. Kenney was speaking to her mother about purchasing the lamp shade for their home. photo by ROSE HUTCHISON 4. circle up H Juniors talk while finishing their homework in the Quad during the TNT yard day March 30. photo by ROSE HUTCHISON 5. fashion forward H Junior Grace Scovell models a pair of sunglasses from the TNT sale.

Freshman Sydney Edmonds purchased the glasses at the sale. photo by ROSE HUTCHISON

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