Open House features tours, fine arts and sports

Apple Introduces New iPhone

Three years after removing the headphone jack, Apple’s iPhone 11 comes with even bigger design changes.

BY KENNEDY WADE PRINT MANAGING EDITOR

iPhone 11 The iPhone 11 More cameras. Night mode. New colors. Sep. 20, Apple line was the released three new iPhones - the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and first to use a iPhone 11 Pro Max - with a long line of changes. dual or triple camera set up to improve its The iPhone 11’s dual camera system allows for photos four times as wide, with better focusing in low lighting, according to photography Apple. In addition, the iPhone 11 lets users take clearer photos ability. in the dark with night mode, as well as allowing video editing within the photo app. “The two cameras help with better photo quality,” senior Kristina

Kreidler, who bought the iPhone 11, said. “I would recommend it to people

The iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max models come with three cameras, one of which is a telephoto lens. The telephoto lens gives the Pro and Pro Max models an optical zoom in ability, enhancing photos taken and allowing them to be crisper than a digital zoom, according to Appleinsider. The three camera system is the first of its kind and makes the two models the most advanced Apple has ever created, according to Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller.

“The iPhone 11 Pro takes really nice photos,” science teacher Kaci Flippo said. “In the forward facing mode, you can do a portrait mode for taking better photos. It also has a slow motion feature.”

Along with the typical red, yellow, black and white, the iPhone 11 line comes in purple and green. The new iPhones are more water resistant than their predecessors, with stronger glass, according to Apple. Two pairs of who like taking pictures because it’s like having an actual camera.”

wireless headphones can be paired at once, and with a Qi certified charger - wireless chargers proved to be phone safe by the Wireless Power Consortium the iPhones can be charged wirelessly.

The iPhone 11 starts at $699 or $399 with a trade in, and the Pro and Pro Max models start at $999 and $1,099 respectively, with the trade in prices being $599 and $699.

iPhone’s Biggest Changes

(Photos from Wikimedia Commons and MCT Campus)

iPhone 7 The iPhone 7 line removed the headphone jack, adapting their phones to have the charging port double as a headphone jack. iPhone X The iPhone X line was the first iPhone model to get rid of the home button in favor of a larger display.

Open House Used New Touring System

Admissions, faculty, staff and students welcomed families from 23 schools around the Kansas City metro area.

BY KAITLIN LYMAN SPORTS EDITOR

After reviewing the structure of tours from previous years, the administration created a new structure for Open House Sunday, Oct. 20.

This year, the tours were led by a student ambassador and faculty member duo. They lead a small group of potential families on a 40 minute guided tour built on the five roots: sisterhood, student life, academics, faith and global connections. The tour consisted of five stops dedicated to each root.

“The idea is that you’re walking through the building, but not necessarily stopping in every classroom,” Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction Ellen Carmody said. “The tour guides are talking about of those five key pieces.”

The day started with a 10 a.m. Mass followed by the 11 a.m. check-in in the commons. Shortly after, families were directed to a classroom for a brief welcome from a faculty member who then played one of the six promotional videos that were highlighted throughout the tours.

“We really want to show how we differentiate ourselves from other schools and what we have to offer,” Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Prentiss Earl III said. “We did that through six one-minute videos, and it’s going to quickly allow them to know who we are and what we value.” After about 40 minutes of going over the academic side of the school, tour guides led their small groups to the Grande Salle for the student life section. Tables were set up around the room including debate, sports, robotics, journalism and the fine arts program. Families also received a VIP pass to any home event and a list of upcoming events their daughter could participate in, according to Carmody.

Along with the student life information tables, faculty held two games in the gym. Guests served a volleyball towards a target in a serving game where they could win school spirit items.

There was also a musical chairs-type game emphasizing empowering minds, transforming hearts and impacting lives. A group of prospective students stood in a circle and picked one of three hand motions to act out: mind, heart or lives. Once the students picked a motion a faculty member rolled a three-sided dice to decide which motion won until only one person was left. The winners received a prepaid technology fee of $475 for the 2020-2021 school year.

“Seven students won the game with two seventh graders and five eighth graders,” Carmody said. “One of the girls who won even had an application submitted.”

Along with the games, AP Art held an open studio where AP Art and Portfolio Art students got to work on their projects while prospective students, interested in the arts program could stop by, view student work or talk to Visual Arts teacher Liz Smith Oliver.

“I really liked seeing the girls work on their art projects because I’m interested in being in an art class,” eighth-grader from Académie Lafayette Suzanna Sade said.

Open House ended in the commons where families could meet with Director of Admissions Katie Glatz who had a table with school promotional flyers and a notecard with the next steps towards applying. Families could also sign up to shadow and talk to a faculty member or a student ambassador about any final questions.

“The day flew by which to me is an indicator that it went well,” Glatz said. “The format this year was much better. The teachers were primarily responsible for the hard facts and the students could chime in about their experience and I think that really helped.”

MINDS, HEARTS AND LIVES

Director of Athletics Kate Pilgreen and math teacher Kristi Hilgenfeld lead a game in the gym for a chance to win a pre-paid technology fee for the ‘20-’21 school year. (Photo by Kaitlin Lyman)