Merry Christmas!
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Volume 18, Number 3 l Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 440 St. Katherine Dr., La Canada Flintridge, California 91011
Semester Exams Schedule Tuesday, Dec. 18 Science 8:30-10:00 a.m. Religion 10:30 a.m.-Noon Wednesday, Dec. 19 Math 8:30-10:00 a.m. English 10:30 a.m.-Noon Thursday, Dec. 20 Social Studies 8:30-10:00 a.m. Foreign Lang. 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Last-minute tips for Xmas finals
GIRLPOWER Office ladies Violet (Nichola Marick) and Judy (Jenny Jordan), confront their sexist boss (Dante Fregoso) (left), while Doralee (Gracie Raymond) won the audience over with her hilarious fantasy scene (above). Photos by Scott Groller
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ot only do we have to put in extra time at the gym after the big Thanksgiving meal, go Christmas shopping for grandma and keep up with school work, but the time has also come to study for finals. “It feels bittersweet around Christmastime. I love the joy that comes along with the season, but I also feel pressured because finals are always in the back of my mind,” said Juliana Smith ’14. For most, Noel is for family, friends and presents, but for Tologs it’s flashcards, reviewing notes and groveling for last-minute extra credit. “I always finish my semester extra credit like the week before finals. I procrastinate, but I end up doing it to help my grade before the exams,” Chastity Sun ’15 said. Smith starts studying for finals during Thanksgiving break. An A+ student, she studies using flash-cards and gets extra help. “I would recommend others [to] use flashcards, notes and the teacher’s help to their advantage. I feel like I can study thoroughly and I definitely feel prepared for finals,” she said. Sun uses guides made by her teachers to help maintain her 4.0. Continued on page 14
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Fall musical 9 to 5 keeps audience entertained T
By Judy Lee, Entertainment Editor
he musical 9 to 5 received well-deserved plaudits as leads Jenny Jordan ’13, Nichola Marick ’13 and Gracie Raymond ’13, all of whom appeared for four years in school productions, illustrated their lives as working women with a sexist boss. The show was so popular that Friday and Saturday nights’ tickets were all sold out, which likely meant that people who went on Wednesday and Thursday gave positive feedback to the musical. The quality of the show didn’t decrease when one of the boys who was cast quit just a month
before the show. Fortunately, Sam Walcoff, brother of Sydney Walcoff ’13, joined the cast to play Dwayne. Jordan, who played new staffer Judy, surprised the audience when she sang “Get Out and Stay Out” to her ex-husband Dick, played by Dylan Hankins. Her solo highlighted the show as she expelled her ex-husband, showing off singing skills that caused jaws to drop. “It was a perfect way to end the show and her voice gave me actual goose bumps,” said Raleigh Scharre ’14.
Raymond got into her character so well that you wouldn’t think it was a play but real life. One of her most impressive numbers was “Cowgirl’s Revenge” in the fantasy scene. “I liked the song she sang while she plotted to kill the boss,” said Sarah Lund ’14. “It was hilarious when she jumped on the boss’s back.” Marick never failed to bring laughter to the audience each time she appeared on the stage. One of her best scenes was the fantasy in which Marick, in a snow-white costume surrounded by animals, planned to kill her boss.
“It was really funny when she kidnapped her boss and took control,” said Adrienne Ashworth ’14. “That part was super empowering.” Besides giving a great show, Marick reacted smartly to misspoken lines by the actors. “Instead of saying ‘my girls’ to expect a violent reaction from the women, Dante (who played Hart) spoke the line ‘my employees,’” said dancer Nelly Irwin ’13. “But Nichola shouted out ‘my employees!’ to show she was insulted like they were supposed to be and that smoothed the show all the way to the end,” said Irwin..
Mock election reflects national popular vote By Sierra deSousa Co-Editor
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resident Barack Obama won the recent presidential election by a close margin over Gov. Mitt Romney, a result that mirrored FSHA’s mock election in Room 21 on Nov. 6. The president won the popular vote by 51% (62,606,067 votes) to Mitt Romney’s 48% (59,130,715), but Obama won the Electoral College by a landslide with 332 votes to Romney’s 206 (candidates need 270 to win). Statistics show that Obama had the support of the majority of women and minority groups while 88% of Romney’s voters were white. Voter participation nationwide, which dropped to 58% from
64% in 2008, echoed the mock election, with a little over 200 Tologs filling out a ballot. The lack of participation may in part be due to minimal advertisement of the election on campus. “I thought the school election was a great idea.” said Amanda Perez ‘14. “I would have liked to vote, but I didn’t even know it was going on until after the results were announced.” Those students who did vote were excited to get involved in the election. “It’s good for the girls to know what is going on in their country. As Americans, nothing is more important than understanding and appreciating democracy,” said Mrs. Katie Sadler. “The turnout was not much, but it was a start.” Some juniors were asked to
WINNER OF TWO ELECTIONS President Obama won both the FSHA mock election and the real presidential election last month. Talkingpointsmemo.com photo vacate their parking spaces for local La Cañada residents on the hill to cast their vote in the Administration Building. “We have had the campus
open for registered voters as long as I have been working here, 38 years,” said Mrs. Sadler. “It’s a good location because the students aren’t disturbed.”