MEGAPHONE VOLUME 102 ISSUE 2 NOVEMBER 15, 2022

MEGAPHONE STAFF

Co-Editors-in-Chief

Liam Eifert

Caroline Schilling

On the front cover

On October 26th, Cathedral seniors attended an archdiocesan mass at Saint Malachy Catholic Church in Brownsburg, IN. Students loaded the busses for the 30 miniute ride, where they were greated with several other Catholic schools from around the Indianapolis area. Once they arrived back at school they were released for the day.

On the back cover

The Fighting Irish Varsity Football Team took home yet another win on October 14th against Center Grove High School. The score was 40-29.

Managing Editor Avery Stuckey Luke Spencer Sports Editors Luke Spencer News Editor Madeline Taylor Reporters

Lola Mullin Allison Pea Keller Browne Katherine Nash Krystal Veguilla Nya Huff Daniel Kent Photographers Jade Zhao Lucy Leonard

Graphic Designers Madison Spiegel Erin Emmick

Faculty Moderator

Mr. Marc Quaranta Principal

Mrs. Julie Barthel School President Dr. Robert Bridges

Memberships

Indiana High School Press Association

National Scholastic Press Association

Photo by Jade Zhao '23

Photo by Jade Zhao '23

One Down.... Three to Go!

BY CAROLINE SCHILLING

Many would say that this school year is the first “normal school year” that has occured since the impact of Covid. This could be seen in many places, but espe cially on the Hill, as students and staff are attempting to return to normal.

As the first quarter in the 2022/23 school year has come to a close, many are grate ful for the many accomplishments that we have had thus far, and will continue to accomplish. This quarter alone, Cathedral was named a Blue Ribbon School for the fourth time, a new four-day rotating schedule has been implemented, Open House and Back to School Night returned, new staff members have joined us, and much more.

A notable change this year is the new four-day rotating schedule. This sched ule is unlike any of the past, as it allows for students and staff to complete a full rotation during the week. Vice Principal for Academics Mr. Mark Matthews said, “It seems that having more opportunities to meet with individual classes and teachers has been a good thing. I have not had a single teacher or student complain to me about the schedule.”

In September, Cathedral was named a Blue Ribbon School. Matthews noted this achievement as a “result of a lot of teach ers and students working hard to achieve their goals.” He said, “Everything that we do is designed to continue to make Cathedral a better school. We are super proud of our National Blue Ribbon award.”

Another positive from this quarter is the addition of the College and Career Center, led by College and Career Director, Ms. Kathy Pivonka. This addition allows stu dents to get individualized attention in their college application process. Barthel said, “Adding Ms. Pivonka as a college and Career Director is great for her to be able

to focus solely on that process with the juniors and seniors and get individualized attention.”

Last school year, the addition of a lab coordinator was implemented. Results from this addition show that this allowed lab usage to rise to 80% more last year. Barthel believes that the “labs are where we should be for our science classes.”

This year has also experienced a decline in Covid cases. While there is still a great fo cus on the issue, it has been much easier to continue without the great worry. They have not caused any major interruption during this quarter, but both Matthews and Barthel are still cautious and aware of the possibilities of the return. Barthel is proud of the success and our ability to thrive during the times of Covid.

She said, “We are off to a better start be cause we don’t have to focus on Covid. Mr. Matthews and I spent so much of our time focusing on that, and I am very proud of the way that we handled it.”

J-Term is returning this year, now with even more opportunities. Many students will be able to travel and have the ability to experience new activities. Some stu dents will have the chance to travel to Florida, Rome, and other places. They re ceived the sign up link in late October to choose their courses.

In recent school years, the start time has been adjusted to better help students. This late start time of 8:40 a.m. was im plemented into this schedule as well, to allow for office hours and greater success of students. Barthel believes that the lat er start time is a positive change that has been implemented recently. Research has shown that a later start time allows stu dents more success and flexibility, and she hopes to continue to start at a later time.

Barthel, Matthews and others are con stantly looking for ways to improve the school. She said, “We are talking about how we can help our kids, how we can put different supports in place, especial ly our students since we come from over 100 schools here.”

Freshman friends happy to have succesfully finished up their first quarter as high schoolers.

As the first quarter wraps up, Mr. Mark Matthews and Mrs. Julie Barthel reflect on the return to the Hill

Anti-Bullying with Peer Mentors

During the month of September, fresh men and their peer mentors talked about mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Positive awareness posters were made, bracelets and World Without Suicide pins were given out too.The coun selors also came in to talk to the students during their resource period. During the months of September and October, men tal health and bullying awareness was spread, but even after these months the peer mentors won’t stop bringing light to these topics.

The anti-bullying campaign will be fairly similar to suicide prevention month. In this movement, all forms of bullying are being addressed. The forms include phys ical bullying, verbal bullying, relational bullying, cyber bullying, sexual bullying, and prejudicial bullying. As with most schools, bullying at Cathedral is most commonly found in freshmen and soph omores.

Cyber bullying is the most common type found at the school, but the administra tors aim to put an end to any and all types of bullying. The school is taking many steps to end bullying. These include a Google Form: Speak Up and Reach Out, an email form, having a guest speaker, and shutting down situations as fast as it started.

In the Google Form: Speak Up and Reach Out, students can report bullying/ha rassment, drugs/alcohol, suicide or self harm, theft/vandalism, threats/violence towards others, and other situations that need to be immediately addressed. In this form students will have to put their name, the person who the student is concerned about, and the student will

have to explain the situation. Although the student's name will not be shared with whom the student is concerned for, the staff addressing the situation may need to contact the student who report ed the situation in order to get more in formation. If a student has a related photo or a video then there is a spot to upload that as well. This form is confidential but it brings awareness to student’s fellow peers. The form is not monitored 24/7 but is checked daily and frequently, so the sit uation will still be addressed as soon as possible.

A junior is able to sign up to be a peer mentor for their senior year but there will be a lot expected from them. The school’s current peer mentors signed up in their junior year to help Cathedral and make an impact on current or future students. When the peer mentors signed up they

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learned how to promote anti-bullying and speak out about different topics for their job then as a mentor . Being a peer mentor is a big role to take on since fresh men will look up to them seeing as they are more familiar with Cathedral and having experience on how to go through tough times as a student. Treat others the way someone would want to be treated.

If you or a peer is in immediate danger call 911, (800) 273-8255, or text HELP to 741741. The link for the Google Form Speak Up and Reach Out is below:

https://docs.google.com/ forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxpYe9HZt J_98zd7ZA1QRx0BS-dw8paE2fkF ww-sRYZCrEig/viewform

Peer mentors gathered to welcome the class of 2025 at the 3rd Annual "Lughnasa" Freshman Orientation on August 7, 2022.

How are peer mentors promoting anti-bullying?

Companions on the Road to Excellence

BY DANIEL KENT

When President Dr. Rob Bridges asked each of the school’s departments to for mulate a five year strategic plan, the Student Innovation Team (SIT) knew their plan would be based in leadership. After months of meeting and brainstorming the SIT created Companions on the Road to Excellence, more commonly known as “CORE”.

SIT member Mrs. Kathy Saum said, “All of (the SIT members) truly believe in lead ership development, and (we) wanted to come up with a program where every sin gle student has an opportunity to not just learn more about the leadership process, but actually have opportunities to lead.”

The SIT has looked into leadership pro grams around the country, and Saum said, “From what we can see, we’re the only school in the nation that offers a stu dent-led leadership program and 100% of the student body is involved.” SIT mem ber and history teacher Mr. Anthony Ernst saw student leadership present in the first CORE meeting on Sept. 22. “In my CORE (group), the senior leader of my group relied on two juniors because two of our seniors were absent” Ernst continued, “im mediately, the process of leadership is al ready developing.”

With the absence of counties over the past few years, due to covid and other factors, the SIT sought to move away from the county system and saw room for improve ment. Religion teacher and SIT member Mrs. Katie Lewis said, “We took a lot of the things that we loved about counties and built upon the framework of it. One of our criticisms of counties was the fact that stu dents were in large groups and they could hide and never talk, and with CORE, we’ve broken that down.” As SIT member and history teacher Mr. Mark Noe put it, “It’s a recreation of counties, and it’s more en hanced for leadership.”

The county names themselves are one of few remaining aspects. Lewis said CORE is structured with “every student in a group of four, every group of four is in a town with three to four other ‘town groups’, there’s eight towns in every county and there’s ten counties in the entire school.” Additionally, each town is led by a mayor. Saum said, “(The mayor’s) role is to be or ganized prior to CORE meetings and to be the overall leader.”

Senior Erin Emmick is mayor of the town of Buncrana. After the first CORE meeting, Emmick said, “In my town, everyone did a really good job of participating as much as they could” she added, “I’ve talked to a lot of other mayors about how it went with them, and they (said) everyone seemed to participate a decent amount, which no one really expected because it’s kind of hard to interact with people outside of your grade.”

Noting the important role of senior leaders and mayors like Emmick, Ernst explained, “As a senior, (there will be) three levels of kids looking up to you, and (you) are go ing to have such a huge impact on them.”

Emmick shared this sentiment, and she said, “I hope (students) are able to look up to leadership and be able to find leader ship within themselves.”

Saum also noted the opportunities within Schoology regarding CORE. “We’re excited about the online part. Once it takes hold, students who have an interest in lead ership will be able to continue to grow.” Students can access Youtube videos about leadership and also connect with fellow town members. The SIT hopes this will fos ter strong bonds that will last beyond stu dents’ time on the Hill.

For future CORE meetings this school year, the SIT plans to focus on different themes and having more activities. Lewis remind ed students, “You get out of (CORE) what you put into it. If you go into it with an open mind and willingness to learn and share, then you’re going to grow.”

SIT member Mr. Adam Barth said, “I don’t want (CORE) to be seen as a program. It’s an ongoing transformation of the individ ual to have the competence to see and the courage to act.”

Students take part in the first CORE meeting on the Hill on Sept. 22.

Student Innovation Team outlines new addition to the Hill which seeks to provide all students with a leadership opportunity

"The Sport of the Arts"

On Friday Nights They Come Out Ready to Play, not Football, but Trumpets and Clarinets

Director of Bands Ms. Kathy McCullough takes particular pride in a statistic she’s gathered from all her years of directing. For each band student, she said, “If they start their freshmen year, 92 percent of those, so 9.2 out of ten will stay all four years.” McCullough sees that sort of long term continuity as essential for the suc cess of her program.

Starting from the very beginning, McCullough stressed the importance of band camp when students gear up for marching band in a week of all-day sessions in late July. McCullough said, “Most kids are there at camp because that’s where we learn most of our stuff.” McCullough mentioned some kids had to clear busy schedules to make time for the camp. She said, “The kids that double dip or triple dip (in extracurriculars) are the impressive ones to me. They make it work for them and it’s great. When they go out and say they have these experiences, em ployers like that. They like football players that were in band and acted on stage. They like cross country runners who were drum majors and were in National Honor Society.”

The band schedule doesn’t stop with marching band though, and continues throughout the entire school year. Later this year, the band will play pep band at basketball games, a Christmas concert in December, solo and ensemble pieces in the winter, and a spring concert in May. McCullough stressed the importance of learning how to play different types of music. She said, “Concert music is won derful, pep band music is fun, marching

band music you play over and over but you’re learning a physical skill with it, and then solo and ensemble is to your level.”

Seniors Antonio Arroyo and Olivia Griffith are this year’s drum majors, selected after auditions held at the end of last school year. Arroyo described the role, “The drum major sets the tempo for the band, we conduct the band and we lead the band in the parades, so we’re kind of like assis tants to Ms. McCullough.”

Arroyo said he was inspired to be drum major after being section leader for the tenor saxophones last year. Even though he had this prior leadership experience, he said, “It was a big jump, that’s for sure because for tenors (I) knew everyone, was comfortable with them, but with the whole band it’s just different because it’s ninety people, (I) don’t know everyone.

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To try and just get people to listen and follow what (I’m) doing, it takes time to establish that connection.”

McCullough also emphasized the impor tance of student leadership in the band. She said, “I’m not usually the one telling them what to do, it’s usually their section leader.” This sort of student leadership allows relationships which bridge the gap between grades. McCullough said, “The kids know each other. Freshmen are friends with juniors, they are not just freshmen. They are friends with other freshmen too, but they have friends in their section. So if I’m a trumpet fresh man I have trumpet friends from fresh man through senior, and I have freshman friends in all the sections.”

McCullough said, “I can’t do it by myself. I cannot do everything to make a band work. It’s impossible.” She said, “It’s incum

Seniors Joseph Jideonwo (left), and Micah Wasmuth (right) pictured with their designated instruments.

bent on the seniors, or the juniors, to make it work.” After missing a football game last year to COVID and relying on the students to lead each other, McCullough asked a few teachers how the band fared with out her. She said, “Nobody knew I wasn’t there. That is the best compliment I’ve ever had for this band.”

Referencing the responsibility and community marching band provides, McCullough said, “Marching band is, they call it ‘The sport of the arts.’ The difference is there is no varsity and JV, everybody’s out there. So we all have to do it.”

Griffith’s path towards becoming drum major exemplifies many of the social as pects of band. She said, “I was homeschooled through all my (grade school)

years, so I came to band (freshman year) and went to that first meeting before band camp and I knew absolutely no body. I was introduced to Alexis Mattingly ‘22, one of the loudest, but friendliest people I ever met. I hung out with her, I hid behind her, I stayed next to her the whole time. I met a lot of friends through her and I built those relationships through band I have so many more friends than if I hadn’t done band. I think it’s such a great program to do because it really gets you into the school before school even starts.”

At the end of her sophomore year, Griffith tried out for drum major for the first time, and after initially not being selected, suc ceeded the following year.

She now leads the band that accepted her as a homeschooled kid freshman year.

Griffith said, “There’s a lot you don’t expect to happen and a lot of problems you have to solve that you never even thought of before.” She added, “Leadership goes past actually telling people what to do, which is a lot of being drum major. Just being that presence up on the podium or out on the field, you have this shining pres ence to the freshmen, to the underclass men, and you also represent your class as a leader.”

McCullough looks to the future with this group of students. In March the band will go to Ireland to perform for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. McCullough said, “I’m proud to take this bunch to Ireland. You don’t take every band overseas for a week but this band I trust to do well.”

The entire band sits with their instruments.

Dia De Los Muertos

The beginning of November marks a very important holiday for people from Spanish speaking countries. The Holiday, Dia De Los Muertos which is commonly known as ‘Day of the dead’ in the United States, is for family members and other loved ones who have passed on to come back and be present with those who are still living. “It is traditionally celebrated on November first and second,” said Spanish teacher Mrs. Karla Diuro.

Although it is widely known in the United States, its background is much deeper in other parts of the world. “It largely orig inated in Mexico where it is mostly ob served but also in other places especially with people with Mexican heritage,” Diuro said.

As with any holiday, there are traditional ways to celebrate. “The way we celebrate is, we put altars in our homes to remem ber the dead and traditionally make dish es that those descendants liked when they were living,” Diuro said.

“The altars would include pictures of our loved ones, and food that they really

liked,” Diuro said. “The thought behind it is that on that day they come back and vis it us so we want to attract them to come into our homes or wherever the altar is, by giving them a piece of what they liked when they were living.”

Beyond the altar, dishes, and photos that are laid out, provides something that can

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be deeper. “We also like to pray in remembrance of our friends and family mem bers,” Diuro said.

It can be celebrated differently every where you go. “If you ever go to Mexico or a Spanish speaking country we also clean the tombstones and make it look really nice and have events at the tomb and we bring their food to kind of have a celebra tion there so that we can say ‘hey come see us,’” Diuro said.

There are many details that come togeth er to make it possible to celebrate. “There are so many facets to it but the altar is the one that we have in our home that could extend to the burial ground,” she said.

Many things can stand out from holidays and for the day of the dead it id the details in the celebration make the holiday mem orable. Diuro said, “It is a beautiful sight to see the cemetery with all the colors and flowers and when you walk into the cemetery it is a celebration of life.”

The table set up near the religion hallway in honour of Dia De Los Muertos, that features information on the holiday, candles, altars, and much more.

November marks the date of the important holiday remembering those who have passed.

The LSU encourages students to bring in items to remember those who have passed. Mrs. Diuro brought in a family picture, located in the center of the table.

Onto Bigger Things

After

the past year as

new role with Holy Cross.

Despite only being at Cathedral for a year, Father Emmanuel has managed to cre ate a lasting impact on the Hill. He came into a role that had yet to be defined and transformed it into what it is now. Emmanuel said, “The biggest challenge was to define what it means to be a chap lain and a priest chaplain because there was no tradition of a full time chaplain so I had to define what it means.”

For Emmanuel, the difficulty was worth it because it meant he could help bring the sacraments to Cathedral. Emmanuel said, “Masses for the different sports teams has probably been the most important experience for me.” It was the chance to connect with the students, educators and parents that allowed for Cathedral to feel like home for Emmanuel over the last year.

As his time with Cathedral comes to a close, Emmanuel has big things on the horizon. Director of Campus Ministry Mr. Dave Neeson said, “Most people don’t un derstand how a religious order functions or even what a religious order is, catholic or not. Having father Emmanuel here and having him elected to what he’s going to do is a really big deal. It is important to pray for him because the weight of the job he is going to do is going to be very heavy.” According to Emmanuel, his official title will be as the first general as sistant which is the second in command of the entire Holy Cross. Emmanuel said, “My new role is in global leadership. I’m going to be at the headquarters of the Holy Cross.” He will be in Rome on six year terms where he will be in charge of vari ous jurisdictions of the Holy Cross.

Neeson met Emmanuel just two weeks

after his arrival into America. Despite the quick introduction Neeson views Emmanuel very positively. Neeson said, “Father Emmanuel is truly one of the most humble humans I have ever met. He has a great love for the catholic faith and a true dedication to all those who are here at Cathedral and those whom he has crossed paths with in ministry.”

Once Father Emmanuel has left for Rome, Father Jomy Mathew is set to take over for him as Cathedral’s newest chaplain. Emmanuel said, “I am happy that we have Father Jomy here who I am very confident will carry on good traditions. I am relieved because he is here, otherwise I was feeling bad to go. He is certainly able to adapt himself to our school situation even better than me.”

Jomy also previously worked in India performing missionary work. Jomy said, “Father Emmanuel and I, we walk in the same missions. Father Emmanuel walks in the northeast parts of India along with me, so it is there that I met him.” Jomy will resume Emmanuel’s work of spreading the sacraments and faith in general to the students, educators, and families of Cathedral.

As Emmanuel finishes his time on the hill, he looks back positively on his experienc es here. Emmanuel said, “The past year has been a great experience for me.” Yet, just because he is no longer present on campus does not mean his ties with

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Cathedral are severed. Neeson said, “Once you are a part of the cathedral irish family, even if only for a year, you are a part of it for life.”

For the people of Cathedral, Emmanuel is thankful for his time at Cathedral. He cher ishes the memories, experiences, and in sight he gained as a result of working and serving here. Emmanuel said, “I only want the cathedral family to feel that I have been here to give Jesus to the people. I just want them to know that I love them and I care for them, the students, the edu cators, and also the families of Cathedral. For the past one year, Cathedral High School has been my family and will con tinue to be so. “

Father Emmanuel with Senior Lola Mullin as she accepts communion.

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Cathedral’s chaplain, Father Emmanuel leaves for Rome to take on a brand

The Leprechaun

When you think of the Fighting Irish, nine times out of ten you think of the leprechaun that stands strongly by their side.

The mascot tradition began on the Hill af ter Matt Renie ‘11 decided to take school spirit to the next level by assuming the role of the Leprechaun at sporting events and school assemblies. Though their re sponsibilities differ each year, one duty stays the same- support their team and their school no matter the circumstances.

Last spring at the Irish 500, Will Mayer ‘22 and Ethan Pac ‘22 handed over the infa mous leprechaun uniforms to seniors Brody Snyder and Max McGinley, who were well prepared to take over the job. Both thought the opportunity was worth it and would make for “an unforgetta ble senior year” according to McGinley. Snyder said he is honored to be a part of the tradition, and when it was announced to the entire school it was a “memory (he’ll) never forget”. Their predecessors made history by winning the Wish TV Zone 8 Banner for the best student sec tion in the state and McGinley and Snyder have the same goal in mind. Snyder said he felt exhilarated after placing in the top eight for statewide student sections after the Irish defeated Center Grove on Oct. 14, proving the two are one step closer to their ultimate goal.

Following behind Pac and Mayer is no easy feat in their eyes, but the two appreciate having one another to assist in accom plishing the task. Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the role of the Leprechaun was taken on by one person. McGinley said it was a great feeling to have some one bounce ideas off of . Agreeing with his partner, Snyder believes it alleviates pressure off of each other because it is a lot to handle.

Though they have big personalities and can be loud enough to fill a gymnasium,

the two said that they would be nothing without the help of the Irish Nightmare. Snyder said their noise is “absolutely deaf ening” and that he is “proud to call (them) his student section. McGinley said he is ex cited to see “so many people put so much effort into making everything look great.”

In order to have high student involve ment, the two are sure to pick themes for each game. The Irish Flag theme is McGinley’s favorite as it “looks the best” and represents the one united front of the school community. Though the themes are fun, they can possibly have a message behind them. During the Pink Out game against Center Grove, the theme was cho sen to recognize breast cancer awareness month of October. Snyder dubbed that one as his favorite because the school showing support for such a detrimental disease is incredible to think about.

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The two are looking to the Irish Nightmare for their successors after graduation. For the next leprechaun, Snyder is “looking for anyone who’s willing to put them selves out there and is ready to get crazy every Friday night no matter what’s going on outside of that.” To the duo, confidence is key when it comes to putting yourself in the limelight and leading a fearless crowd.

With battle cries and roars in the bleach ers, the two have the ability to unite a di verse student body under one common name: the Irish. This unification creates a sound strong enough to throw off the other team when they are on offense and allows players. to “ride the hype” and con tinue dominating on the field. McGinley and Snyder want everyone to “keep com ing to games, keep showing out, keep getting loud.”

Pictured above are seniors Max McGinley (left) and Brody Snyder (right), running into a school assembley.

What is Happening to CHS Live?

Cathedral High School broadcasting class, CHS Live, is undergoing major changes this year. The decision to improve the me dia programs for Cathedral was made by the administrative members of Cathedral. These programs include: newspaper, broadcasting, and yearbook. Together, these programs make up the new Unified Media Center, which has been relocated to the Cathedral Library.

CHS Live is a vital part of Cathedral's atmosphere. It fosters a fun way for Cathedral students to start Friday morn ings. With the new changes, the CHS Live Broadcasting Program will feel and look more professional. It will have new equipment that will be manned by the students. The hope for this new program is to compete in competitions, make CHS Live a renowned program, and to match other well known broadcasting programs in the area.

“I think it's better to have more people doing more stuff and actually learning how to do a news broadcast,” said Quinn Gianoli, member of CHS Live.

CHS Live is unable to broadcast live like in previous years. They do not have the necessary equipment that they need to carry out their hope, but are currently in the process of buying new equipment and necessary materials. They are accept ing donated items as well as purchasing their own.

Ms. Barnes, director of CHS live and Cathedral broadcasting teacher, said,

“New equipment is building in our inven tory all the time. Some pieces are thou sands of dollars, so it's difficult to buy ev erything at once, so it's a gradual process.”

“CHS Live has significantly improved in its production. We have nice cameras, new equipment, and a nicer studio,” said Quinn Gianoli.

Since the program is so new, there is a lot of trial and error. This program will constantly be undergoing changes to al low for improvement. For example, Ms. Barnes’s hope for CHS Live is that it will be aired live every morning before school starts. This is a change from previous years, as CHS Live was a short segment

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regarding school activities and was livestreamed in the morning on Fridays.

“In previous years, CHS Live was a fun and energetic thing for Fridays, sometimes a little goofy, but everyone had fun,” said Barnes.

Among the student body, there has been much curiosity concerning CHS Live. Students with interest in media or broad casting are encouraged to reach out to Ms. Barnes, who can be found in the Unified Media Center.

Barnes said, “This is a slow process, but stick with it, it will be getting better every week.”

The new and improved CHS Live Recording Studio located in the Broadcasting Classroom.

Cathedral broadcasting class is undergoing new and innovative changes this year.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat!

BY LOLA MULLIN

The Indianapolis Rowing Center (IRC) has a junior program for grades 6 through 12. The IRC has quite a few Cathedral students on their team which includes: senior Rachel Claire Henry, senior Sophia Delgado, senior Cathrine Madden and se nior Kendal Bolen. Rachel Claire's mother, Jill Henry said, “Peter Moeller (junior) did it last year and is planning on coming back out in the spring.” Moeller went to rowing nationals last year. Jill Henry said she wants more of the Irish community to know about the rowing opportunities on the Hill.

The IRC training program runs yearly. The longer races, which are five kilome ters, are held in the fall and short races or “sprint races” ( two kilometers) are held in the spring. A lot of the IRC rowers actu ally continue their careers in college, like Indiana University, Notre Dame University, George Washington University, Eastern Michigan University, Ohio State University and Boston University.

Rowing is one of the original sports in the modern Olympic Games. Rowing also has tons of history. The first rowing club in the United States was the Detroit Boat Club, which was founded in 1839. Yale found ed their first collegiate boat clubs in the US in 1843. Rowing was the first intercollegiate sport held in the US and the first rowing race was between Yale and Harvard in 1852. Rowers also show to be extremely good examples of physical conditioning. Rowers can be compared to cross-country skiers and speed skaters when it comes to comparing the physical demands. The benefits of rowing are incredible, not only is it fun but you get a total body workout. Although rowing looks like an upper body sport, the rowing stroke comes from the legs. Rowing can turn you into a great athlete, as it demands strength, endurance, balance and mental discipline.

The sport requires you to continue even when your body is telling you to stop, but this also is a great life lesson to keep go ing!

If you are looking to try something new and exciting with a team, try rowing! The Irish Crew are looking to get more people interested. Rachel Claire Henry said “row ing has been an outlet for me to develop leadership. One of the things that I love most about rowing are the people and connections I’ve made throughout my rowing career. We always seem to be up to some shenanigans at practice or at re gattas, but it has been an overall fun ex perience”. Don’t worry if you know noth ing about it because it is the ultimate walk on sport. Getting started with rowing is much easier than you may think. US row ing has teams for every age and any abil ity, so there is definitely a place for you.

The Irish Crew Team at the Head of the Hooch 2-day rowing regatta in Chattahoochee, Tennessee in 2021.

Photo Provided by Irish Crew

The Irish rowing team is looking for new members!

Shown above (from left to right) are seniors Sophia Delgado, Cathrine Madden, Kendal Bolen and Rachel Claire Henry.

Photo Provided by Irish Crew

Back to Back to Back?

BY KELLER BROWNE

After the Irish end the regular season go ing 7-1 they look to win state. Lawrence North was Cathedrals first opponent in the semifinals of the sectionals. The Irish will now have to win sectionals, regionals, and semi-state to get to state.

The Irish won a close game against Lawrence North and are now 8-1 in the season. The running game was a big factor in Cathedral's win on Friday with Carson Johnson, starting running back, who had a crucial run when the game was tied and scored two touchdowns to help seal the lead against Lawrence North. The defense also was a huge factor in the win, with 2 interceptions and a forced fumble. Johnson, Jaron Tibbs(receiver), Patrick Kendall(defensive tackle), and Caleb Martin(defensive back) were selected as Cathedral’s players of the game.

Many players have been standing out this year for Cathedral. Johnson has over 800 rushing yards throughout the season and is averaging 105.4 yards per game. David Ayers and Jaron Tibbs have over 1,200 yards receiving yards combined and are leading the team in receiving yards per game. Danny O’Neil, starting quarterback, has just over 2000 passing yards and has been a key player for Cathedral’s offense this season.

On Nov 4, the Irish defeated Lawrence Central for the Sectional finals with a score of 33-13.

Leading up to the game, Head Coach Mr. Bill Peebles '88 said, “We need to take them one at a time, get better every week, and hope to play well on Friday nights. The goal is to play fundamentally sound football, win individual matchups, and execute at a high level.”

As a result of Cathedral winning the State Championship in the 2020 and 2021 sea sons, many fans, supporters and students have high expectations for the Irish to go far in the playoffs. Even though the Irish won State last year, they lost many seniors. Coach Peebles said, “Each year is a different year and each team has a dif ferent identity. This year's team has been playing above expectations, we have a great group of young men.” The Irish went

7-1 through the regular season winning by large margins in the score and only los ing to Brownsburg in the first game of the season. Cathedral’s score differential against every opponent is 207 points. The boys moved up to 6A this year and will be facing a higher level of competition.

Coach Peebles said, “6A is a whole differ ent beast, every team in 6A has enough talent to beat us. In 5A there were some weeks we knew we were the better team but in 6A we could play well and still lose.” Although the Irish have been training all year there are different ways to prepare for big wins. He said, “The boys come and work hard everyday, listen to coaches and take constructive feedback in a positive way.”

The Fighting Irish Varsity Football Team took home another win on October 14th, 2022 against Center Grove. The score was 40-39.

The Irish Football team gears up for another deep playoff run

Fall Sports Wrap Ups

As all but one fall sports season has officially concluded, the team’s seasons are recapped, and previews for next season are given.

Women’s Soccer

The women’s soccer team finished the season with a record of 12-5-4, a slight de cline from their 12-2-6 finish in 2021. The team was led by a senior class that was small in numbers but made a great im pact. The team’s lone seniors, goalkeep er Kate Phillips and Anna Spellacy, were pivotal to the team’s success this season. Phillips was especially impressive towards the end of the season, as she did not al low a goal in the team’s first four games of the State Tournament.

Some highlights of the team’s season included a City Tournament Finals ap pearance and a top-8 finish in the State Tournament. They breezed past Covenant Christian 7-0 in the first round of the City Tournament on Sept. 26, but could not manage to secure a victory in the Finals, losing to Bishop Chatard 2-1. The team bounced back from that loss though, winning its next four games to begin the State Tournament by a combined score of 16-0. This streak included an up set Regional Semifinal victory over East Central 1-0. The team’s run came to an end in a Regional Championship match up with Carmel on Oct. 15, when they fell 4-2 to the eventual State Runner-Ups.

The team will be well equipped for yet an other deep tournament run next season. They will return nine out of eleven starters, but will need to replace their goalkeeper with Phillips leaving to play at Missouri. Next year’s team will be led by a strong group of experienced seniors. Current juniors Catherine Cline, Libby Lewis, Eliza Langfeldt, Amya Usher, Karstyn Ward, Mary Hughes, and Katherine McCauley will all be entering their third or fourth year of varsity soccer, and all were key contributors to this year’s team. Juniors Abby Beasley, Keira Bradford and Rosalie Martin will also be back after being major contributors this year. Expect this team to be very competitive next year.

Men’s Soccer

The men’s soccer team entered the State Tournament with a record of 5-75. Coming off of a 12-6-2 year in which the team lost the City Tournament final and Regional Championship, there were not high expectations for the team com ing into the State Tournament. But what many failed to overlook was the grueling regular season schedule that the team played. It included games against Carmel, Columbus North and Brebeuf Jesuit, all top five teams in the state according to MaxPreps. Though they lost those games, the team proved that they could compete with the best.

But coming off of a second straight City Tournament Final loss to Arsenal Tech, few knew just how far the team would go in the State Tournament. But the boys seemed to put it all together at the right time. After two Sectional wins against Southport and Lawrence North, the team snuck past Perry Meridian after penalty kicks, winning a 1-1 tie. They followed it

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up with two more nail-biters in the Regional matchups, winning and upset ting East Central and Carmel in penalty kicks, winning both after 1-1 ties in regula tion. The team was led by star senior Josh Wesseling and the magnificent goalkeep ing of sophomore Jett Wallmeier. But the team’s run came to a halt in the Semistate matchup with Columbus North, as they fell 2-1.

The team will be losing quite a bit of se nior leadership for next season. Wesseling, a leading goal scorer and four year varsi ty player, will be departing along with Ayrton Graziano, another key member of this year’s team. However, there will be lots of returning starters for next sea son. Wallmeier will return along with top goal scorer and fellow sophomore Cal Kurzawa. Current juniors Belachew Neal, Liam Fahey, Landon Korous, Emmett Hern, Ben Holmes and Adrian Reveles will also return.

The audience watches in shock as a womens volleyball team member lunges into the air to set up the ball for her teammate.

Women’s Volleyball

The women’s volleyball team finished 2310 on the year, an improvement on last year’s 20-13 finish. This year’s team was led by a large, strong group of seniors. Kasey Quenichet, Caiti Barthel, Hannah Barbee, Karsyn Kramer and Mallory Dills all saw significant playing time, with Quenichet and Barthel leading the team in total sets played.

The season was highlighted by victories against Center Grove and Westfield. The team also achieved a City Championship after wins against Crispus Attucks, Bishop Chatard, and Scecina Memorial. They rode that momentum from the City Tournament into the State Tournament, as the team won its Sectional after wins against North Central and Lawrence North. The team then entered the Regional against Brownsburg on Oct. 22, but fell in five sets.

Next year, the team will look to ad vance past the Regional for the first time since 2016, when they won a State Championship. Next year’s team will be somewhat inexperienced, but will return a few key players. Junior Taylor Lewis, will return for her fourth season of varsi ty volleyball, and will be a leader on next year’s team as a senior with Kamryn Utley. Alongside them will be current junior Jordan Peter, who logged varsity experi ence this year. Sophomores Josie Myers and Kate Kubacki will return along with freshman Avery Lewis as underclassmen with varsity experience.

Cross-Country

Both the men’s and women’s cross coun try teams had successful seasons, as the

men’s team advanced four runners to Regional meet on Oct. 15, while the women advanced as a team. Both teams turned in multiple strong regular season performances. The men’s team finished forth in both the Indiana AllCatholic and the Plainfield Relay Meets, and they were led by senior Liam Eifert, who took first place individually in the City Championship meet on Oct. 1. The women’s team took home an overall win in the Plainfield Relay Meet behind a first place finish from Senior Grace Bragg and Junior Lucy Marquart. The team placed seventh in the Regional Meet.

Although both teams could not man age to advance to Semistate, Eifert advanced individually for the men, and Bragg and Marquart did so for the women. Both teams had considerable representation on the Academic All-State teams. For the men, Eifert and fellow se niors Joseph Mariani and Luke Pehlman made the team, and for the women, seniors Sally Bradshaw, Sarah Elliott, Lea White and Brooke Wojcieszek were named along with junior Evey Wagner.

Both teams will return a strong core group in order to be competitive next year. The men will return current junior Josh Castor, who will look to lead the team to more State Tournament success. The women will return Marquart and Tess Wojtalik, an other junior who placed in the top ten at the Plainfield Meet in August.

Women’s Golf

The women’s golf team improved on their result from last season by moving through to the Regional, where they

competed alongside 14 other schools on Sept. 24. The team finished their reg ular season with a second place finish in the City Alliance Championship on Sept. 12, losing only to Heritage Christian. The team was led by junior Tillie Browning along with senior Allison Haug.

In the State Tournament, the team took third place in its Sectional, be hind Lawrence Central and Park Tudor. Although they took seventh in the Regional, which was not quite enough to advance, the teams showed signs of how good they could be.

Though Haug is graduating, the other four varsity golfers will return for next season. Browning will lead the group as a senior next year, along with current juniors Jacquie Piper and Izzy Marasco. Sophomore Amelia Buhner will also re turn.

Senior Grace Bragg is a key member of the crosscountry team.

Trending Now: Sustainability

The world we live in is rapidly changing to be more sustainable and one of the unique ways people are looking to be more sustainable is through clothing. From donating old clothes to shopping second hand, there are numerous ways environmentalists recommend to help create less waste. Senior Rachel Claire Henry is making her own clothing to cut down on her own personal waste.

Henry began sewing in first grade in a class at school. “(That class) really inspired me to start sewing and so did my grand ma,” Henry said. She continued learning how to sew clothes by going to sewing camp and taking classes with a private teacher. However, it wasn’t until the pan demic that she got into sewing on her own. “I just kinda wanted to see where it would go.”

“(Since the pandemic), I have been trying to make one to two projects a year which take a varying amount of time depending on what I have going on and what I am making,” she said. She has made seven projects since 2020, including her prom dress and senior picture dress.

For Henry, the sewing process varies from piece to piece. “(Sewing) allows me to get creative. Sometimes I sketch what I am going to do when I have a little more inspiration, sometimes I create a mock up out of scrap fabric before I make the piece, and sometimes I just look for pat terns based on what I have in my head,” Henry said.

She said that sustainability is really im portant to her when it comes to clothing. “I try to shop second hand at stores like Goodwill or ThreadUp because it's cheap er and better for the environment. When it comes to sewing, I’m still figuring out how to create less waste. I try to reuse stuff and save scraps to practice stitching on.

Sewing takes a lot of extra fabric and while I would like to have a lot of clothing that I have made in my closet, there are already pieces out there that I like and I don’t want to create unnecessary waste,” she said. “I want my next sewing project to be a dress made out of scrap fabric that I already have so I don’t create any more waste.”

Sewing has taught Henry valuable lessons about how to problem solve. “Basically every project I have had has had some thing go wrong. I’m still learning, so I try to manage my expectations going into projects. (Sewing) feels like an outlet and a safe space for me to go through the trial and error process. Also, patience is so im portant because it takes a lot longer than people think. Whenever I get too frustrat ed, I walk away and come back to it later, ” she said. “(Sewing) is definitely a place where I have been able to practice

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patience. I’ve seen progress happen with being able to cope when things aren’t go ing how I want them to.”

One of the pieces that encapsulated the lessons Henry has learned during her time sewing was her senior picture dress. “That dress was really difficult because I had to redo the entire project at one point, which was really hard because not only did I have to waste fabric, but I had to totally start from scratch, but thankful ly the dress turned out alright in the end,” she said.

The biggest advice Henry has for new sewers is to trust the process when it comes to the challenges that come along with sewing. She said, “There are going to be problems and you can’t just give up. You have to be patient and you have to be able to push through because it’s so worth it.”

Senior Rachel Claire Henry wearing a prom dress that she made (right) and taking her senior pictures wearing a dress created by her (left).

Senior Rachel Claire Henry sews her own clothing to promote sustainability.

Turkey vs Ham

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BY AVERY STUCKEY

When the seasons change from summer to fall I begin to think of the many things that come with this season. The leaves change colors and the weather gets colder and before you know it, it is November.

This month immediately reminds me of Thanksgiving, and the stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, casseroles, rolls, pumpkin pies and best of all turkey. Many families enjoy changing it up, however I think keeping the tradition of turkey is the way to go. It has been around for many years which shows that it is a dependable option.

Every year, my entire family gets together and helps make the turkey and without that, Thanksgiving would not feel complete. We also break the wishbone every year and whoever wins, gets a prize. These traditions are what make this holiday feel so important even though it can be easily overlooked by Halloween and Christmas. Some traditions are okay to grow away from but some just make the holiday mean more.

I will look back, years from now and remember all the traditions my family did on Thanksgiving, and hopefully pass them along for years. This is why we should stick with making turkey on Thanksgiving opposed to straying away to alternative options because they hold less value than how the holiday began many years ago.

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BY LUKE SPENCER

Thanksgiving is often referred to as “turkey day”. Turkey has been a staple of Thanksgiving for a very long time, and it is portrayed in almost every commercial, advertisement, magazine article, movie or T.V. show even remotely associated with the holiday. But has anyone ever stopped to think: Is turkey really even that good?

It’s not. Unpopular opinion I know, but turkey has to be one of the most overrated foods to ever exist. I think because of its reputation as THE food to eat on Thanksgiving, turkey is put on a pedestal as this great tasting food that everyone has to eat. But what goes unnoticed is that turkey is simply tasteless. In fact, it may be the most bland food I have ever tasted.

Now you may be wondering: If turkey is so bad and overrated, then what should I eat instead? My answer is ham. It may not have the reputation or history that turkey has as a Thanksgiving staple, but ham flies under the radar as what I believe to be a great alternative to add to a plate. It simply tastes better, there’s nothing else to it. Thanksgiving is all about getting together with family, giving thanks, and eating, so why not eat the food that tastes the best? And though some will hate to hear it, ham simply tastes better than turkey. Skeptical? Try it this year. It’ll change your life.

With Thanskgiving appoaching fast, two students debate on a foodie topic.