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After three decades, Wehner to leave AD position at year’s end Will continue to teach theology, assist in athletics BY Sam Fentress EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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fter the longest and arguably the most successful administrative career on record at St. Louis U. High, Athletic Director Dick Wehner will complete his 30year tenure at the end of the current school year. Wehner will continue to have a big presence in the school, teaching theology and assisting in the athletic department. Wehner is a well-known, almost larger-than-life figure, known for his pink suits, sports drink “Wehnerade,” and incredible enthusiasm for sportsmanship and integrity on the field. He has overseen a program that has won over 140 District and Sectional Championships, 34 State Titles, and various National Championships, according to an article published on SLUH’s website. In addition, Jr. Bills have gone on to play professional sports and participate in Olympics after benefiting from his leadership at SLUH. Principal John Moran said conversations about Wehner’s transition started last spring.
“In discussions with Mr. Wehner over the past almost 6 months or so, when we had time to sit back and reflect, it was a mutual decision to say this is a good time to transition to a new Athletic Director,” said Moran. Because of Wehner’s long career as Athletic Director, Moran said he knew the decision would take people by surprise. “It was a difficult decision—these kinds of transitions always are,” said Moran. “We wanted to do it as much in communication with him
COLD RUSH: Two more than eager students dump a bucket of ice on the head of AP for Student Life Brock Kesterson to raise money for ALS. photo | Max Prosperi
For non-Catholic students, a new welcome BY Connor CORE STAFF
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or the first time, Campus Ministry led an orientation for all freshmen who do not identify as Catholic to address how they can best assimilate into the Catholic culcontinued on page 8 ture at St. Louis U. High.
Given that 20 percent of the freshman class is non-Catholic, the Campus Ministers decided that an orientation was the best way to welcome freshmen of religions other than Catholicism and make them feel as comfortable as possible going into SLUH’s Catholic envi-
ronment. The orientation began after a lunch given to the students on Wednesday, Aug. 13 with an opening prayer followed by splitting up into small groups led by upperclassmen. These groups were mainly used for students to introduce themselves and get
to know their classmates. After the small group session, two speeches were given to the whole group of non-Catholic freshmen. The first speaker was senior Emil Beckford. The second speaker was history teacher Sterling Brown.
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Freshman iPad pilot program sets sail to explore device potential Leo Heinz CORE STAFF
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eventy-nine St. Louis U. High freshmen, part of a yearlong pilot program, attended an orientation to get familiar with their iPads last Wednesday, August 13 and are now starting to experience how they might be used inside of the classroom. The new Director of Education Technology, Andrea Nunziante, led the iPad orientation for the participating freshmen. The four teachers selected to participate in the program—Latin teacher Jennifer Ice, Russian teacher Rob Chura, English teacher Tim Curdt, and biology teacher Megan Menne—were also
present. “We discussed some very basic rules about the iPad and expectations of people using the iPad,” said Nunziante. According to Nunziante, some students had no prior experience with the device. Through the first six days of classes, students are beginning to see where they can and cannot use the device. The current SLUH electronics policy does apply to the students in the program, so they can use the devices only in the locations allowed, which include the Commons, Library, outside, and in classrooms when given permission to do so by teachers. The current policy re-
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garding electronics will be reconsidered throughout the year, as part of the program. “This is a pilot program, so it’s not just for the user in the classrooms, but also how we want to deal with it in terms of locations and where they’re supposed to have them,” said Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson. “It will be an ongoing thing, and we’ll evaluate it, and maybe we’ll say, ‘we’ll let (the current electronics policy) go.’” The students, put into the program based on their foreign language (if they were taking Latin or Russian),
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Fresh faculty faces, part 1 Dempsey, Schonoff, Roberge, and Nunziante join the gang in this first batch of new faculty articles. Page 4 News
DuMont shares co-survivor story Director of Strategic Planning, Ben DuMont, ’92, wrote a book about his wife’s battle with cancer. Page 2
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Freshman Drew Patritti uses his iPad to check email in the library.
Harrison, Navarro walk El Camino
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Ferguson Students’ stories, teachers’ accounts, and clubs’ plans for adjusted focus on events in Ferguson. Pages 6-7 Sports
Fall’s got ‘em all Cross country, football, soccer, and swimming prepare for upcoming seasons. Pages 9, 10, 11
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INDEX P.2 Dumont Staycation Camden P.3 Platform Editorial Policy Birth Announcements Ice Bucket Spread P.4 New teachers P.5 El Camino China P.6 Ferguson Spread P.7 Ferguson (cont.) P.8 P.1 (cont.) P.9 Football Spring Sports Wrap Soccer P.10 Swimming XC Sports Wrap (cont.) P.11 Soccer (cont.) Ferguson (cont.) 79.1 Credits P.12 Minutes
2 Staycation breaks mold, travels to Chicago Prep News
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DuMont, ‘92, publishes book about wife’s triumph over cancer BY Kevin REPORTER
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Staycationers pose in front of Lake Michigan. From left to right: Christian Moore-Eston, Dominic Civettini, Brian Seckfort, photo | Jack Carroll Marty Johnson, Andrew Harper, and Evan Shculz. BY Scotty REPORTER
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his past summer, the Staycation Club, which plans outings to different neighborhoods around St. Louis, took a trip a little outside their usual range—to Chicago, from June 3-5. The group didn’t get there by car. Senior Brian Seckfort said, “We took Senora (Renard)’s suggestion and decided to go by train. It was really interesting and something we had never done before.” The group did a lot of walking, shopping, and eating. They visited Pilsen, which is the Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago, and Chinatown. They also visited Loyola University and walked the
campus and got chai lattes at a cafe called the Growling Rabbit. “We mostly just toured neighborhoods around Chicago. We tried to do less ‘touristy’ things, although we did go to the beach, which was a big day. It was fun,” said senior Jack Carroll. Seckfort said, “We didn’t do any museums, but we did do an architectural tour and went up and down the river, and our tour guide told us about all the different buildings and styles.” To fit with the less touristy things they were doing, the group stayed in a youth hostel while in Chicago. “It was really cool to get to be around people from all over the world visiting Chicago,” said senior Will Ricken.
Dan Finucane and Suzanne Renard led the Staycation Club to the Windy City for three days of exploring, fun, and shopping.
“I loved the youth hostel, it was a great place to congregate and meet people from other places. We did it as low-impact as we could, we used public transportation there and back, we used the Lsystem,” said club moderator
and French teacher Suzanne Renard. Overall, the students who went on the Chicago trip said it was their favorite Staycation trip yet.
hen faced with adversity, some people can feel their lives being torn apart. And even when that adversity disappears, it can be a challenge to return to normal life. Ben DuMont, ‘92, director of strategic planning, published a book last spring about dealing with his wife’s cancer called A Pathway to Peace: The Journey of a Cancer Cosurvivor. After his wife, Bridget was diagnosed, DuMont started keeping a journal, where he would write down his thoughts and musings during the entire struggle. After Bridget was deemed cancer-free 18 months later, DuMont then went over his journals, and rewrote them all into a book cataloging his experience with her struggle with cancer, along with his trials of going on a 225-mile bike ride that put his own life in jeopardy. “Throughout her treatments, I would keep a journal on my laptop,” DuMont said. “So many amazing, and incredible things happened and I just wanted to record it. After the dust settled, and everything got better, and one thing led to another.” DuMont didn’t want to write the book for himself, to get his story out into the world. He wanted to write the book for his sons, who were one and three when his wife was diagnosed, so that they
would know what happened when they were too young to remember it. “I felt like it was a real gift he was giving to his kids,” said current St. Louis U. High English teacher Frank Kovarik. Dumont went to former SLUH English teacher Jim Raterman for advice on how to write the book. “I talked to (Raterman), and said ‘Hey, I want to write a book, you were my English teacher, you really helped to inspire me here, would you mind helping me?’” DuMont said. Raterman referred DuMont to Kovarik for help writing the book. “I thought it was a really exciting project,” Kovarik said. “And I was honored that Ben would think to come to me and I was honored that Jim would recommend me.” Kovarik edited the entire book over a period of around two and a half years, going through four to five drafts total. “It was a very important project to him,” Kovarik said. “And I wanted to be sure that I could help him make it all that he wanted it to be.” DuMont self published the book on Amazon, which allowed for more creative freedom, and allowed for him to sidestep the bureaucracy of a typical publishing. The book can be bought on Amazon or on DuMont’s website, http:// www.apathwaytopeace.com.
Jr. Billikens travel to New Jersey, live and learn among the poor BY Sam Chechik and Gaurav Nigam STAFF, REPORTER
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group of eight St. Louis U. High students and two faculty members traveled to Camden, N.J. this summer for a part-retreat, part-service experience. Social studies teacher Tom Kickham, science teacher Kathy Chott, current seniors Tommy Blackwell,
Sigmund Gusdorf, Andrew Harper, George Howe, Peter Lynas, Kevin Thomas, and Charlie Quinlivan, and graduate Patrick Mooney, ’14, all went on this service trip from July 7 to July 12. The Camden Urban Challenge was an immersion experience with the goal of helping to deal with some of the urban poverty and crime
in the area. Camden and Philadelphia are in a relationship similar to East St. Louis and St. Louis, and Camden has a large African American and Hispanic population. Two groups of students made the trip, each one led by either Chott or Kickham. Each day, the groups went to a different place, assigned by the Romero Center Min-
istries, which helps to make Camden a better place to live for everyone in the area. Over the four full days that they were there, the groups went to a citizen’s house, a shelter for the homeless, a day care for underprivileged children, and a food bank. After these “field experiences” during the day, the group spent evenings watch-
ing films that educated them on the issues in the surrounding area and talking about the work they had done during the day. At an individual’s house, the group moved cement off of the property to the street and helped fill in holes in the lawn with dirt. The homeowner told stories about his troubles dealing with prejuphoto | Mrs. Kathy Chott dice when he first moved to the United States from Puerto Rico. At a homeless shelter, the group served food and talked to the people at the shelter. “I think it was learning, to be confronted with poverty, and try to be nice to people and not just base them off statistics,” said Howe. Thomas said, “I thought it was an amazing service opportunity, mainly because it gets you out of your comfort zone. You don’t get to choose where you do service, like you would normally. It really gets you out of your comfort zone also because you’re leaving the city of St. Louis, so you’re not in a place you know at all, and you are still helping people.” At the food bank, groups helped make thousands of lunches for children who only receive lunches during the school year but do not have any during the summer.
From left to right: Seniors Andrew Harper, Kevin Thomas, and Charlie Quinlivan do yard work in Camden, New Jersey.
The urban garden was one of their destinations as well. It was created to help grow natural food for the area, and since Camden is a “food desert,” the only food stores in the area are little shops on the corner that sell snack food. With no grocery stores for quality produce, the diet of the population is poor. “I don’t know what impact we had. I don’t know if that’s so much the point because there is only so much we can do for other people, but it certainly helps me to be mindful of the poor, and the Jesuits say that there is a preferential option for the poor. It definitely reinforces that. It gives you a face to poverty,” said Kickham. Chott said, “I’m humbled by the staff at the Romero Center. They are totally committed to this program. It’s a program that wants to educate students about the need for service and how that’s done and what’s being done to help out the people in need.” Lynas said, “It was a blast, which kind of surprised me. I was extremely nervous before I went, and then I made friendships with the guys from SLUH who I probably never would’ve talked to if I didn’t go on the trip with them.”
3 Volume LXXIX Editorial Policy
OPINION
August 22, 2014
Volume LXXIX Platform As the student-run newspaper of St. Louis University High School, the Prep News is a weekly publication that strives to inform the SLUH community about events and people, with its focus on those pertaining to the school, primarily through the written word. The Prep News is neither the voice of the administration nor the students. Rather, the newspaper serves to gather and distribute information for the entire school. The Prep News editors and staff members make every effort to be objective in their news coverage and editing. The members of the editorial staff are co-workers and share equally the duties of writing, copy-editing, layout, and staff management. All of the editors share responsibility and leadership of the paper. The editors are supported by a core staff of regular reporters as well as artists and photographers. It is the role of the edi-
tors to seek out and facilitate the reporting of all significant news at SLUH. While any faculty member or student is welcome to submit suggestions to the editors for potential articles, the Prep News is never obligated to publish any article idea. Our primary emphasis as editors of the Prep News is upon clear and accurate writing and careful editing. We also attempt to include visual expression—photography, drawing, technical aids, etc.— in every issue and on our web site. Despite our desire to make the paper visually appealing, we commit ourselves not to allow form to supersede substance. The editorial staff will use social media to communicate with the paper’s readership and to update students about SLUH events and highlight the paper’s content. The editors will not allow their goal of speed and accessibility online to weaken their commitment to accuracy and depth.
The Prep News strongly encourages underclassman involvement, and our office on the second floor of the Jesuit Wing, room J220, is always open for involvement, criticism, praise, or suggestions. Contributed student opinions are also welcome under the Prep News Editorial Policy. Without student reaction and feedback, the Prep News could not function. If the Prep News is inaccurate, we will correct any significant error in the following issue and on our web site as soon as possible. Furthermore, the editors assume sole responsibility for the text of news and sports articles, features, and editorials. We ask faculty or students who take issue with the manner in which the news was reported or find an error to bring it to the attention of the editors, not the individual reporters. This is the platform of the editors of Volume LXXIX of the Prep News.
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Quote of the Week “Kindness is the only strength there is.” -Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J.
Birth Announcements
Charlie Francis Mills (Rebholz)
Born: May 21, 2014 Weight: 9lbs 2oz Length: 21.5 in.
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Ice bucket challengers, clockwise from top right: Adam Cruz, Chris Keeven, Scott Hessel, Tim O’Keefe, Tom McCarthy, Tim Kieras, S.J.
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NEW TEACHERS
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ndrea Nunziante joined the technology department late last spring as the Director of Education Technology. Nunziante transferred to St. Louis U. High last spring from St. Louis Priory School to help implement this year’s pilot program of freshmen who have iPads to use for classes. Director of Information Technology Jonathan Dickmann, his colleague in the technology department, said “His (background) having worked at another school before really helped.” “I heard that SLUH was the top private high school here in the St. Louis area. When the chance came along
for SLUH it was to me a great opportunity to put my skill as an educator on technology education to more use. It was not something to miss,” said Nunziante, who has been at SLUH for only four months but is already working on big projects. “I am a teacher of the teacher,” said Nunziante. “I’m going to help them with technology in the classroom and how to apply different curriculum(s).” His major goal this year, implementing electronic devices, has already begun, but there is still a lot to be decided about the usage of the electronics. “We’ve all been working with the new device program,” said Dickmann. “But he’s been ultimately coordinating everything. He’s been a huge help to have on board.”
ASC Volunteer Molly Roberge helps out SLUH Resource Center BY Trevor REPORTER
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SC volunteer Molly Roberge will spend her year in the St. Louis U. High learning resource center in the library, mentoring students who are falling behind academically. Roberge went to Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, Colo., and went on to graduate from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. with a degree in sociology. Born with dyslexia and working with a memory deficit, Roberge intends to try to
give back for everything the Jesuits did for her by helping those students who struggle. “Being able to come back into a school setting and trying to make it just a little bit better for students that may not have a learning disability, but may just be struggling with certain aspects of the classroom, I find very rewarding and kind of giving back,” said Roberge. Her transition into SLUH has been very welcoming. The ASC process of entering the school, according to Roberge, is a great process that helps volunteers feel well accus-
tomed to the environment by the start of the academic year. “It was a little shocking first when I got the tour—your grounds are very fantastic, but as far as people go, everyone has been very welcoming and helping by reintroducing themselves,” said Roberge. She will be assisting fellow learning consultant Connie McDermott. The two have been working together since the beginning of the school year. “Everything has gone super! She’s excellent, she’s ready to work with the boys, she’s anxious to learn about
DeSmet Alum joins SLUH Campus Ministry for year of service Xavier Creed Ludwig and Joe Godar
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he theology department and Campus Ministry have been gifted with some fresh blood this year, Alumni Service Corps (ASC) volunteer Michael Schonhoff. Schonhoff, born and raised in St. Louis, went to DeSmet before graduating in 2009 and spending a year devoted to the Jesuits, before deciding to go to St. Louis University, where he graduated last May. Originally, Schonoff wanted to become an engineer. However, he’s put that dream on hold in order to give back to the institutions that so greatly shaped the man he is today. “My own Jesuit education has greatly formed the person I have become. It is something special to be a part of something that has changed so many lives, including my own,” said Schonhoff. Schonoff first learned of ASC in his time at DeSmet, and sees this year as a way for him to test the unfamiliar waters of the classroom. “In high school and especially college, I always thought about teaching, and ASC seemed like a great way
While prefecting the Pool Hall after school, ASC volunteer Michael Schonhoff takes time to teach students proper pool
to test that,” he said. Schonhoff is already making a positive impact on his freshman theology students. “He seems like a really nice guy and I’m looking forward to class with him,” said freshman Sean Bender, one of Schonhoff ’s students. “It looks like the class will be really interesting and we’ll learn a lot about understanding ourselves.” However, Schonhoff ’s also looking towards helping out around the school, this spring as an assistant water polo coach, which he played at DeSmet. Additionally, he’ll work in Campus Ministry by helping lead freshman Pastoral Team with Campus Minister Nick Ehlman as well as helping Campus Minister
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There are different opinions on what the devices will function as, but Nunziante thinks that they will replace some textbooks, allow collaboration with the teacher using third-party apps, make sharing of information easier, and taking notes in class. “I think they (the devices) are going to be more useful than useless,” Nunziante said, “With the proper professional development of faculty and slowly introducing them to the curriculum, I think that they are going to be very useful in the long run.” Nunziante’s favorite part of working at SLUH so far is “the friendliness of this place, it’s great. And also the collaboration (between) the faculty and staff and everybody. And (they’re) very, very, very dedi- Andrea Nunziante works on an AV problem in S301 on Thursday alongside Director of Informacated to everyone.” tion Technology Jon Dickmann.
Meg Buegg with freshman service. “Some of the other things we’ve been waiting to see what else he really wants to focus on,” said Buegg.” Like he’ll be helping some with retreats and going on Kairos as well as being a great presence in general.” Despite his packed schedule, Schonoff ’s omnipresence around school is hopefully felt most strongly in Campus Ministry. “I would say that from day one, he’s jumped in and been a big help. I’d say he certainly doesn’t wait to be proactive,” said Buegg. -Jack Sinay contributed to the reporting.
what we do, how to help the boys better academically, and she has some background in working with the students. She has a lot of energy,” said McDermott. Roberge says she looks forward to being in a new environment, an all-boys high school, as well as getting to privately mentor students one-on-one. Roberge is also coaching C-team soccer with Assistant Principal for Student Life Brock Kesterson, plans to get involved with the Photography Club, and loves climbing, movies, and public speaking.
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ASC volunteer Molly Roberge.
Dempsey to teach English BY Charlie Mueth and Max Prosperi STAFF, REPORTER
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lum Service Corps (ASC) volunteer Megan Dempsey is very excited to be at SLUH teaching sophomore English this year. Dempsey was born in the Chicago area, but her family moved to Denver when she was three. She graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo., and went on to study philosophy and English literature at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. Dempsey heard about ASC through Gonzaga and became increasingly interested in teaching. “I think it’s really fun,” said Dempsey of her first experiences of SLUH. “I’ve been having a great time here. The
students are awesome. They’re really bright and they’re really talkative and willing to get to know you.” “She’s a fun and energetic teacher,” said sophomore Mark Enslin. Dempsey’s faculty mentor is English teacher Rich Moran. “Rich has been here for forever and he’s an awesome teacher,” said Dempsey. “He’s really well liked, and he just knows what he’s doing. I’ve really benefited a lot from Rich’s direction and being able to observe what he does and try to imitate that in my own classes.” “She’s very eager,” said Rich Moran. “Willing to work hard. Probably a distinguishing characteristic is that she gets excited by the ideas of
Dempsey prepares a quiz from her desk in the English office.
the course and excited also by the prospect of being wellprepared to go into a class.” In addition to teaching English, Dempsey is also an assistant coach for the cross country team. “She’s been a nice asset,” said head coach Joe Porter. “It’s nice to have another coach on the staff to provide more individual attention our athletes. She ran cross country at Regis High School, so she has some experience. It’s nice to have another set of eyes on the guys giving input to making the guys better.” Dempsey will use her experience as a volunteer this year to decide whether she wants to continue teaching in the future. Photo | Nolen Doorack
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Harrison, Navarro hike, pray, and grow with God on El Camino BY Nolen Doorack CORE STAFF
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heology teachers Danielle Harrison and Diego Navarro embarked on “El Camino de Santiago” this summer, a 100-mile journey across Northwestern Spain following thousands of pilgrims to the town of Santiago where St. James is laid to rest. Catholic tradition says that after preaching in Spain, St. James returned to his home of Jerusalem where he was martyred. His body was put on a boat and was sailed across the Mediterranean Sea, through the Strait of Gibral-
tar, and up north where his seashell-covered body was discovered by priests celebrating Mass in Santiago. He was buried by the priests in Santiago, the end-point of Harrison’s and Navarro’s journey. Now, seashells mark the route for pilgrims and indicate hiker stops. Hikers also wear seashells to let others know of their journey. The pair traveled with a group from Washington University’s Catholic Student Center, where Navarro has been attending Mass since he went to college. After hearing about the group’s plans, Harrison became interested.
“(El Camino) had always been on my bucket list and when I found out this group was going, it was perfect timing,” said Harrison. “I wanted a really intense spiritual experience.” With seashells strapped to their backpacks, Navarro and a friend hiked two days before meeting the rest of the Washington University group in the small town of Sarria. Although together as a group, hiking alone was not uncommon for Harrison and Navarro. “Sometimes you are with people; sometimes you are alone,” said Navarro. “When
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Danielle Harrison’s credential, a memento from her pilgrimage. Over twenty-five stamps represent stops she made over the one hundred miles.
you’re with people, you are talking about things that are meaningful, and when you’re photo| courtesy of Diego Navarro alone you are thinking about things that are meaningful.” Harrison enjoyed being away from the many distractions of everyday life. She said, “It was nice being alone and solitary. All you could hear was yourself and God.” Each day, the group hiked an average of 16 miles through cool and sometimes rainy weather, resting at night in hiker hotels. Harrison found it especially difficult due to previous leg injuries. “Every night I would be in disbelief of what I had done that day. In the morning, I got up and got started walking again,” said Harrison. “It was like God was carrying me through it. I used walking
Part of the El Camino where Harrison and Navarro hiked through rainy conditions.
poles like many others, and those were my salvation.” Not only was this a physical challenge but also a spiritual one. Many hikers choose to hike and pray for a special intention. “We all have parts of ourselves that we like and do not like,” said Navarro. “My intention was to love the parts of myself that I do not like more. I would say that happened over the course of the Camino.” Harrison said, “Every day I walked with a different intention. My family, my relationship with God, my community, myself.” Along the way, pilgrims (including Harrison and Navarro) carry a pilgrim passport or “Credential” acquiring stamps from each town
and nightly accommodation. Over the five days, Harrison’s credential was stamped over twenty-five times. After five days, Navarro, Harrison, and the group finished the Camino together at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Santiago. There, they verified their journey with the credentials and received a certificate of completion. “Even though I finished it in the summer, I feel like I am just starting my Camino,” said Harrison. “I’m just starting to see the graces God has given and strengthened within me. It has been by far one of the hardest things I’ve done and the most amazing thing I’ve done.”
Tai and students venture to China, experience culture through historical BY John Michael Fitzgerald and Jonah Schwartz REPORTERS
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efore Chinese teacher Chingling Tai officially stepped down as a teacher at St. Louis U. High, she and some SLUH students spent two weeks in China this summer to take in almost all there was to see. On the agenda was going through the major cities of Beijing, Xian, Luoyang, Jung Jo, Nanjing, and Shanghai. The students wanted to give Tai “her last hurrah.” The group of about 15 students landed in Beijing after an extremely long thirteen hour flight. They began
their trip in Beijing, visiting the summer palace, the Great Wall, and a Buddhist temple. Following this, they took a flight to Xian and saw the terracotta warriors, a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. “It was breathtaking seeing the time and craftsmanship they put into each and every sculpture,” said senior Nick Perryman. After seeing the terracotta army, the group took a train from Xian to Luoyang. While in Luoyang, they saw the Longman Grottoes, which
are ancient Buddhist statues carved directly into about twelve kilometers of caves in Luoyang. The statues went under construction in 497 AD and were completed in four phases ranging until 1127 AD. The Shaolin temple was their next major stop. It is located in the middle of the town, Jung Jo, and was the same place where kung fu was created along with Zen Buddhism. “A man threw a needle through a sheet of glass without shattering it and popped a balloon on the other side,” said senior Eric Caselton. Still at the Shaolin Tem-
SLUH students at fan-making class at Nanjing Foreign Language School.
ple, against a beautiful mountain range they watched a show directed by the same man who organized the 2008 opening Olympics ceremony in Beijing and the soundtrack was produced by the same creator who produced Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
“It was my favorite part of the trip,” said Nick Perryman, “I was almost in tears by the end.” In Nanjing, they visited SLUH’s sister school and reconnected with exchange students who had studied at SLUH in past years.
The trip was a fitting way of thanking Tai, who donated so many years of her life to this school. “We couldn’t have asked for a better way to end the trip,” said Caselton.
photo | Nick Perryman
photo | Nick Perryman
In Shanghai, SLUH students enjoy a day at Foreigner’s Beach with Pudong skyline behind them.
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PrepdNews news editor Jack Kiehl spoke on the phone with Etefia Umana, ’11, who grew up in Ferguson. Umana (currently a journalism student at Loyola University New Orleans) has been writing some of his perspectives on his blog (http://etefiaumana.wordpress.com/) and was interviewed on MSNBC.
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the police station. Protesters went around offering people refreshments and collecting trash. This was, perhaps, the strongest image of the protesters’ resolve. They would be respectful, but they would not leave until the change they sought was accomplished. Even though this was a comparatively small protest, it was still a truly memorable experience to witness the resolve in the protesters, both among the leaders and the ordinary people. Elsewhere, of course, protest has been less peaceful; the situation on the ground has accumulated enough layers—issues of race and class in this region always do—that it becomes harder and harder to sort good from bad, right from wrong. We still feel that St. Louis is a crucial part of our identities. But as the flaws and prejudices of our city are slowly made bare, the need to feel like part of the solution, and not just like a bystander, is much stronger than before. Though everyone’s role will be different, we feel the important part is to find one—find any part of the equation that you can help with, instead of throwing up your hands and acting as if nothing can be done. The peaceful protesters of Ferguson have shown that, despite long odds and welljustified doubts, they believe they can make a change. Will we risk parallel leaps of faith?
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Louis’ disinvestment in the city. We passed by the burned out QuikTrip and vandalized store fronts, where a minority of violent demonstrators had taken out their anger. We arrived in downtown Ferguson and joined a crowd of about 150 protesters in front of the police station. An organization of black civil rights lawyers was delivering a cease and desist order to the police department to stop violating protesters’ constitutional rights. A man in the crowd asked the speaker what will happen when nothing happens as a result of this action. The speaker answered that, as a veteran of such conflicts, he would not advise putting all of one’s trust in the system, but that we have to fight on every front. St. Louis County police stood watch in the parking lot, with zip tie handcuffs clipped to their belts. We were there as journalists, but we were also there to show our support. Initial nervousness about the situation turned to relief as we saw how much positive energy there is among the Ferguson protesters. The protesters were mostly black, but there were many of other ethnicities present. The people we met were not just peaceful but friendly. Nick talked to a woman who had donated cases of water to keep people hydrated through the long, hot day. The lawyers were serving a second set of cease and desist papers to the Ferguson mayor. We began to move away from the police station towards town hall. A man said, with a big smile, “There’s about to be a shift in the atmosphere.” People in this group believed they were making a difference. A huge reserve of drinks and snacks was stacked on the street corner across from
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and international attention. What’s going through your mind when you see your hometown on national news? EU: Well, one of the things I was saying to Chris and, in general, is this area isn’t a representation of the entire area of Ferguson. I was really shocked to see everything on the first night—all the robbing, burglaries, and fire, well arson. If you go two blocks away from West Florissant you go a mile away from here you’ll still be in Ferguson but have absolutely no idea of what’s going on. This is a quaint suburb for the most part. If you go to New Florissant Road you see farmers’ markets, Craft Brewery, just a quaint place and it’s weird how Ferguson’s kind of being framed in the national media, at least to me. JK: So last week on our class meeting day, the theme for this year from the Grad at Grad is being Intellectually Competent and Dr. Moran talked about the events of what’s going on in our city
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really cool smart dude who is a professor at SLU. Then the rally that day (Thursday, Aug. 14), I saw him as I was taking pictures and was just chatting with him and he was like—his words—he was like, “I want you to roll with me today,” and I was like, “Cool. Alright, I’ll roll with Dr. Bradley for the rest of the day.” Initially, he had gotten interviewed earlier that day on MSNBC with Chris Hayes and he wanted myself and his graduate assistant Josh Jones to be on because he’s saying, the youth movement, we need their voices heard, not just old people, pretty much. And they weren’t able to squeeze us in that time and later they were like, “will you guys be available later?” and I was like, “Yeah.” I mean my dad’s house is literally 1500 feet away from here. Then I just came back, I got interviewed, then they wanted to talk to me backstage so I got interviewed again. Then they called me two days ago, so I went on again. JK: What’s going on in Fer-
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Jack Kiehl: Over the past week and a half, what has your involvement been in all of the events that have been taking place in Ferguson? Etefia Umana: I’ve just been a part of a lot of different rallies and protests, been to a couple action meetings where some community organizers were doing things like the first night the curfew got enacted we had this sheet of paper that was pretty much jail support hotline information that we were passing out to people. It had a number on it that was connected to a hotline that was gathering money for people who are arrested at rallies and things of that nature. We also had water so we could put it in people’s eyes if they got tear
it’s mainly been involvement at rallies and documenting everything that goes on. JK: And you’ve been posting some of your observations on a blog? EU: I’ve been taking a lot of pictures. The one frustrating thing about this for me personally as someone who wants to go into journalism and wants to write—other than days like today where I pretty much shut myself off completely—I haven’t had an enormous amount of time to finish writing cause I’ll get home, edit photos, go through them, post them, then it’s like two in the morning and I’ve gone through like 150 pictures and I try to crank out a piece and I get 200 words in and I’m exhausted. JK: You’ve also been interviewed on MSNBC. How did that interview come about? EU: The MSNBC interview happened because Dr. Bradley (a professor at SLU specializing in African American history) who was on with me the first and third times I was on, he knew my dad, they’re
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How do we respond? BY Nick Fandos and Connor Gearin EDITORS EMERITUS
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e had spent the summer working out-ofstate jobs. We told our coworkers that we were from St. Louis, and encountered some jabs and stereotypes about the region that we ignored or tried to correct. No, we don’t see ourselves as part of the South. Yes, we do have problems with poverty and segregation in St. Louis, but ultimately it’s still a great place to live. Going to high school in the Forest Park neighborhood helped us to see the beauty of the city; going out of our way to seek out its geographic and cultural differences only seemed to enhance it. But somewhere along the way as we have lived away from home, things were simplified. Viewed from the hundreds of miles that separate us from it, racial tension, urban decay, and the other nuanced challenges steeping here along the Mississippi lost some of their urgency. Then, in mid-August, back in St. Louis to catch up with our family and friends and enjoy our favorite places in the city and county, our community was challenged as it has not been in a long time. A police officer had shot and killed a teen just three years younger than us, and
big questions over the officer’s use of lethal force had sparked public outrage and demonstrations. Two reporters and a city alderman had been detained in jail with little or no justification. That answer we’ve been giving— that St. Louis is beautiful but flawed—is no longer so easy to give. We were confronted with the reality that the black population of St. Louis has had to bear an unjustly large part of the “flawed” part of the ratio, without us, their white neighbors, taking responsibility to change the city for the better. The news cameras now bear witness to that reality, preventing us from giving an easy explanation. But how best for us to be part of the solution? Should we write about it? Should we focus on communicating our understanding of the situation to those less informed about the city’s issues, challenging apathy among family and friends? Should we take part directly in the protests? Should we reach out to people outside our normal peer groups and create bonds across our cities’ old divisions? Our roles as student journalists called on us first. On August 13, we drove through the city, seeing the decline in the north side and the consequences of white St.
Alums discuss Ferguson on NPR Former ASC English teacher Jim Santel, ’08, was featured on NPR on Wednesday to discuss a piece he wrote for St. Louis Public Radio. http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/confronting-privilege-national-crisis/ Jason Purnell, ’95, was featured on All Things Considered last weekend. http://www.npr.org/2014/08/17/341164546/in-st-louisarea-a-short-distance-can-make-a-big-difference?utm_ medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr
Conor Gearin, ’11, is currently studying English and Biology at Truman State University. He was reporting as a columnist for the Truman Index. Nick Fandos, ’11, is currently studying History and Literature at Harvard, where he is the managing editor of The Harvard Crimson. He was reporting for POLITICO.
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ast Saturday, a week after the Michael Brown shooting, SLUH teachers including English teacher Frank Kovarik, art teacher Joan Bugnitz, and French teacher Suzanne Renard attended a peaceful march on West Florissant. The day began with between 1,000 and 1,500 people cleaning up before the march. Around 150 people participated in the march. The crowd was diverse both in age and race, as Kovarik estimated it to be 50-50 black and white. The march was incredibly peaceful, according to all three teachers. “There was a woman carrying her baby right next to me. Her baby was asleep,” said Kovarik. “(There were) old hippies, college professors, guys on motorcycles, people shaking the policemen’s hands, people trying to clean up the street as they marched. It was such good will, it was a community coming together,” said Bugnitz. “(It was) probably the biggest gathering since this whole event transpired.” The march was much different from the images that have been dominating the news for nearly two weeks.
“We all know things are hyped a lot. To talk about Ferguson being on fire, it was a QuickTrip that was on fire. To talk about the streets of Ferguson being chaos, a war zone, it is a street in Ferguson,” said Bugnitz. Yet the march was not featured on the news, according to Bugnitz, despite the large number of people who were there on Saturday. “I’m saddened by what Ferguson is being made to look like. It’s one of the few really diverse areas around. Yeah, it has problems, but every place does. … What they did choose to show that night (on the news) was two days’ previous looting and the surveillance of Michael Brown instead of showing the community trying to take care of itself.” Renard described the serious, yet warm and welcoming crowd. People who drove by honked in support of the marchers. “I got all kinds of hugs from total strangers,” said Renard. “We were down to the essentials of really sharing the lot of being human rather than being on one side or another of anguish.”
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nine-year resident of Ferguson, St. Louis U. High Latin teacher Jennifer Ice has been telling a few stories in her classes of how the recent protests and confrontations have affected her family, most notably her second grade son. Three days after the - Greater St. Mark Family Church shooting, Ice and her son were walking to a park nearby their - SLUH household home, in the heart of Fergu- QuikTrip son. “He was on his little bicycle, and he got too far ahead of me, and I couldn’t see him, so I snapped. I felt really bad because then he cried and thought he was in trouble. And I was just really scared,” said Ice. Her son, whom Ice describes as “quiet,” began asking a series of “why” questions, stemming from her admitted fear. “So I started telling him that crazy stuff was going on in Ferguson and I just wanted to make sure he didn’t get hurt. He was like, ‘What crazy stuff?’” Proceeding to explain the causes of the violent protests to her curious son, she had to eventually explain the congraphic | Giuseppe Vitellaro cept of race to him, something completely new to him. “This is the age where they do ask questions,” she
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ive students live in Ferguson, according to the map of the St. Louis area hanging across from the main office, with eight more in the immediate surrounding area. Seniors Jordan Sosa and John Sims live just outside of Ferguson but work close to where many of the protests have occurred. The two drove around West Florissant the first night when stores were being looted but didn’t get out of the car. Over the past few days, the two have interviewed people they see on the streets, going up to them and asking what their thoughts are and having a conversation. “Most of the protesters, they’re very nice people; they’re very intelligent people,” said Sosa. One of the people Sosa and Sims interviewed was a member of the New Black Panther Party, a black nationalist political organization. “They had a very aggressive message. At the end of our interview, he said, ‘we want justice and equality for all black people and we’re willing to kill until we get it,’” said Sims. Sosa and Sims both acknowledged the complexity of the situation. “Some people only get their information from Twitter and Instagram posts,” said Sims.
“For someone to think they understand the whole thing is kind of absurd,” said Sosa. According to sophomore John Stewart, who has been at some of the protests, the perception people have of Ferguson isn’t the Ferguson he knows. “The past few days have been really peaceful. The actual number of arrests doesn’t reflect the nature of the protests, the protests are extremely peaceful,” said Stewart. “I don’t like the view that it has been getting lately because most of the people creating that image aren’t from the city of Ferguson.” “The way it’s happening isn’t good it all, the way it’s being portrayed. It’s become the new Compton (in LA),” said Sims. Junior Brendan Underwood, who lives in Ferguson, has not been at the protests, but has been giving support by dropping off water as much as he can. Sosa, too, plans on helping clean up this weekend. Both Sosa and Sims urged students to not make assumptions on what’s happening in Ferguson. “People need to be more considerate of what they’re saying,” said Sims. Sosa said, “We’re good people too, we’re all a community.” -Keith Thomas contributed to reporting
said. “And I had to explain to him that some people don’t like some people who have a different skin color than they do. He had no idea that some people would target somebody because of their skin color, so we had that conversation.” About a week later, one night this week, Ice was walking her large dog alongside her biking son, listening as her son tried to act out the broad conflict going on around them. “He told me that he was a policeman and that I was supposed to be a bad guy. And that policeman was going to be shooting and I was supposed to be throwing rocks and bricks at him. And at that moment, I was like ‘oh crap.’ This is all stuff that he’s seen, because we have had the news on.” Ice explained that although they initially were fearful of having the news on, they saw no sense in it since he’s been exposed to this information at his school, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, where nighttime events have been canceled or postponed, such as Holy Yoga, something in which Ice takes part. “It just made me sad that somehow he’s acquired this whole idea of violence—he
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ACES moderator Frank Kovarik has compiled for the Prep News five articles for those interested in learning more about Ferguson. “St. Louis: A City Divided” al-Jazeera.com 8/18/14 A great overview of the roots of racism in St. Louis, by one of our hardest-working local magazine writers Jeannette Cooperman, this article features interviews with the St. Louis experts I respect the most: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/8/18/st-louis-segregation.html “The Invisible Michael Browns” The St. Louis American 8/21/14 Syndicated columnist Eugene Robinson explains how the largely African American anger revealed in the response to Michael Brown’s shooting can exist in a country with a black president and attorney general. “The fire this time” is about the invisibility of those left behind: http://www.stlamerican.com/news/columnists/eugene/article_e55bf270-2929-11e4-9ad2001a4bcf887a.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_ medium=twitter
“Heart of Whiteness” newyorker.com 8/15/14
This deeply searching examination of conscience by Tobias Wolff, one of my favorite writers of fiction and memoir, is especially relevant for us at SLUH, where many of us feel that racism is a joke, something that we’re way past: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culturalcomment/tobias-wolff-on-race “Why Did the Michael Brown Shooting Happen Here? stltoday.com 8/17/14 This Post-Dispatch article on Ferguson, the work of a number of reporters, is very illuminating in its finegrained analysis of the socio-politics and residential geography of this municipality: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/ why-did-the-michael-brown-shooting-happen-here/ article_678334ce-500a-5689-8658-f548207cf253.html “Black and Unarmed: Men without Weapons Killed by Law Enforcement” The Root.com 7/21/14 This brief history of unarmed black men killed by law enforcement, with photos, by The Root’s Jenée Desmond-Harris, is heartbreaking and shocking in its tally of the slain, and revealing for white people who don’t understand why many African Americans fear encounters with police:
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http://www.theroot.com/photos/2014/07/unarmed_black_men_killed_by_law_enforcement.html
ACES holds meeting to discuss Ferguson BY Jack Kiehl and Marty Johnson NEWS EDITOR, SPORTS EDITOR
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CES, wanting to help members of the SLUH community voice their opinions, held a meeting Monday where the topic was the shooting of Michael Brown. The club held the meeting in hopes that the SLUH faculty and students from all across the metropolitan area would attend and open a dialogue on the topic. “The purpose of the
meeting was, number one, to see what was going on in the meeting, hear people’s stories, hear what’s going on in people’s communities,” said English teacher and moderator of ACES Frank Kovarik. Students and teachers shared their thoughts and experiences on the events in Ferguson. “The ACES meeting gave the students of the school a space to talk about what they’re feeling,” said director of student diversity Sterling
Brown. “Some people live in the neighborhood, others had fathers who were cops. They talked about some of the things that they see on social media and talked about some of the things that have been going around our school.” But Kovarik and the members of ACES feel that simply talking about the situation in Ferguson is not enough. They want to take action as well. Tomorrow, Kovarik, math teacher Dan Schuler, and several members
of ACES will travel to Ferguson to participate in a march from where Brown died to St. Mark the Greater church. Additionally, a forum is being held on Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the Si Commons from 7-9 p.m. The forum will include testimonies from SLUH students and teachers who have been affected by the situation and then an open discussion. -Keith Thomas contributed to reporting.
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Freshman iPad pilot program sets sail to explore device potential (continued from page 1)
have been given different instructions in the classroom regarding the use of the device. Chura, Menne, and Ice have not allowed the iPad to be used as a replacement for a notebook, requiring students to bring notebooks to class to take notes. Curdt has allowed students to use the iPad for note taking in some situations. Curdt said, “They’re free to take notes on their own, but right now, there are specific times when I’m directing them to put the iPad down and actually take notes with a notebook and a pen.” “Mr. Curdt’s kind of strong on regular note-taking,” said freshman Nick Patritti. Students seem to be eager to find ways to use the device. “I have my Latin textbook on here, so that’s really nice not having to carry around an extra book. I’ve found it to be pretty useful—I have a dictionary on here and a calculator,” said freshman Sam Kruger. In Curdt’s English class, students have been accessing various grammar websites, instead of using the Bedford Handbook, the textbook still used by other non-iPad classes. Students could purchase
and use the Latin, Russian, and biology textbooks on their devices and access them in class, but Curdt still requires students to have print versions of the texts for use in class for discussions, and sent a letter notifying parents during the summer. Other uses for the device so far have been accessing Google products, such as Gmail and Google Drive, as well as a lab in Menne’s class using applications for the device. The students were notified of their involvement in the program via a letter sent out by principal John Moran in May, outlining the option of purchasing the device on their own, or being lent one, at no cost, by SLUH for the year. They were asked to respond by June 1. (A third option was given if they already owned a non-iPad tablet device, but they would be required to still obtain an iPad for this year.) Thirty-three students were ultimately lent iPads by the school, and the remaining 46 already had the device or purchased it. Of the 33 devices given out, nine were purchased new and the rest reserve, some from teachers who turned in their iPads at the end of last year. For those that needed the device lent to them, their parents were given the iPad
Left: Freshman Matt Thomas uses his iPad in class. Right: English teacher Tim Curdt uses his iPad.
when they came in for the Direction Days parent meeting. However, all 79 were required to attend an orientation to the device, after their four-hour long freshman orientation day last Wednesday, before the first day of classes The students, who were lent iPads, were instructed to
set up their own Apple accounts at the orientation. The devices act differently from the MacBook, which allows users to log in and out of multiple accounts. The iPads are set up with only one account. In the meantime, committees are being formed and reformed to begin planning
the rollout of the larger technology policy, where every student will eventually have some type of a device. “The whole point is to prepare for next school year. We need to do that earlier rather than later,” said Director of Information Technology Jon Dickmann.
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“The school does realize we’re going to be needing of a device for the student in the future to meet some of the challenges 21st century learning, technology, and so on,” said Nunziante. “But we don’t know quite yet what the device is.”
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as possible so that we get what we have now. I know people have had a chance to read our statement on the website. I hope what they sense out of that is we’re both pretty excited about it.” Wehner declined to comment for this article, but provided a statement detailing the transition. The statement explained that “it has been determined that this upcoming year … will be my last as Athletic Director at SLUH.” It also said he is “excited about the future and putting my trust in God and His plans for me” and that “it is now time to pass this tradition on to new leadership.” Although Wehner had already begun to tell friends and family over the summer that he would be leaving, the school planned to wait to tell students and alumni. To the initial dismay of the administration, SLUH alum Matt Sebek broke the news to the public via a tweet last Wednesday that ignited a slew of impassioned responses and questions from alumni and students, who questioned the reasons for the transition. “In some ways, I wish I could go back and have announced it on the 14th, but we wanted (Wehner) to have as much opportunity to talk with people and get the word out,” said Moran. To calm the storm that had brewed on Twitter, the school released a statement on the SLUH website explaining the transition. According to
Moran, the statement helped dispel rumors that there had been a fight between Wehner and the school. “The reaction that there was anything inappropriate or an incident or anything along those lines is just absurd,” said Moran, who discredited rumors that Wehner had been “ousted.” “I first tweeted the news because I was personally shocked,” said Sebek, who has a huge St. Louis following on Twitter and is known, among other things, for his sportsrelated humor. “Mr. Wehner is the lifeblood of that school, and an amazing representation of what SLUH strives for. So I was surprised when I posted it out there, to see the wealth of responses from people who had felt the exact same way—ranging from pure shock to abhorrent.” Sebek said he received around 50 emails from alumni asking for more information, some even threatening to pull donations from the school. During his time as AD, Wehner has been a model of integrity and sportsmanship for coaches and players in and out of SLUH. “Mr. Wehner was an outstanding AD,” said head baseball coach Steve Nicollerat. “He really set the tone for the coaches to make sure that the experience we tried to provide for our kids was the best possible experience we could. Whether it was teaching lessons or just a great positive
atmosphere, that was his expectation—we were going to treat the kids the right way.” “Nobody really understands how much time he devotes to this job because so much of it is invisible to the general public,” said racquetball coach Joe Koestner. “It’s so much more than just showing up at games. It involves the respect of contacts throughout the entire state and the respect he has generated for the SLUH program and how he’s run the program, which is going to be difficult for a new person to replace.” “I would always enjoy when he would come down with the Blue Crew and do ‘Oh When the Bills,’” said senior Joe Guyol, who has gotten to know Wehner well over the years. “It was awesome.” “Mr. Wehner was easy to relate to. He was someone that was willing to listen and give me advice, especially as I was a young coach,” said cross country head coach Joe Porter. “His door was always open to the coaches, and it still is always open to the coaches for advice as we go through, and help them navigate high school athletics.” “Not many athletic directors, when it’s over 90 degrees, make Gatorade for the players,” said C-football coach Adam Cruz. “He always does that. Not many have ice waiting for guys in the locker room. It’s just these little things that other people would delegate or not even do, and he embraces them.”
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“They talked about their experience being in a Catholic setting,” said campus minister Dan Finucane. “They spoke on the challenge it is and they also gave instructions on engaging in SLUH’s community, and they told of the welcoming environment SLUH is.” “(The orientation) would have helped me a lot,” said junior Laith Armouti. “Being here for a few years, I’ve learned that Mass is fun to go to if you participate and listen. You get more out of things if you know that you won’t be judged in any way based on what you say and that you won’t be excluded in anything. It also helps a lot with theology class here.” “A big part of how we went about things is we made sure we had student input along the way,” said Finu-
cane. “Upperclassmen who are of different religious backgrounds telling us what they would’ve liked to hear going into freshman year was the main part of the planning process.” “The speakers were good,” said freshman Nicolas Hernandez. “They taught me a lot, especially the senior speaker. They helped me understand their challenges and their solutions, and gave insights on my journey here at SLUH as a non-Catholic.” Afer the speeches, the freshmen broke back up in their small groups to discuss their thoughts on the speeches and how they could relate that to making their SLUH experience better. “The orientation helped me to see that SLUH is like a family,” said Hernandez. “I learned that SLUH accepts
people from all types of backgrounds and all types of religions.” “It was our first time doing it, but all in all I think we did well,” said Finucane. “We learned a lot about areas for improvement of future orientations.” “The orientation helps kids get away from the difficulty during freshman year, especially during theology class,” said Armouti. “I think it went well; the kids that were in my small group have said hi to me, and they said I did well and that it helped them.” “(After the orientation) I liked the Mass on Friday,” said Hernandez. “Even though it wasn’t my first Catholic Mass—I went to the one on Direction Day and the February Welcome Mass—it was really interesting.”
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A SLUH running back follows his block in a practice. St. Louis U. High faces Hillsboro in the season opener tonight at 7 p.m. BY Marty Johnson SPORTS EDITOR
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he St. Louis U. High football team is in a unique situation. After a frustrating 4-6 2013 season, the Jr. Bills are returning 13 starting players who will fill six offensive positions and nine defensive positions—the most SLUH has ever returned—according to head coach Gary Kornfeld.
Normally, when a team returns 13 starters, it indicates a seasoned team laden with senior players. However, only six of the thirteen returning Jr. Bills are seniors; the other seven are juniors. “We are actually a pretty young team,” Kornfeld said. However, despite returning so many starters, Kornfeld and his team still
have a couple of large holes to fill. Among the seniors to graduate last year were running back/defensive back Raymond Wingo, linebacker TJ Daniels, running back Michael Hall, and quarterback Sam Sykora, all of whom were integral parts of both the offense and defense. Wingo and Hall carried the Jr. Bills’ running game;
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pring sports continued last season beyond the final issue of Prep News 78, where the track team competed for a state title in Jeff City while the golf team went to the
state tournament in Cape Girardeau. The track team qualified for nine events at State, finishing 24th overall, while the golf team, headed by Scott Gilbert, finished fourth out of eight teams at its State tournament. “I thought we had a
very good day. They ran their fastest times of the year and competed hard all the way through,” said head coach Joe Porter. State track highlights included Alex Peraud’s ’14, school-record pole vault, the 14th place finish in the 400-meter relay run by curphoto | Santiago Blanco rent sophomores Jayson Ashford, Roman Lipinski, Tony Adams, and John Esswein ’14, and the all-State 800-meter relay run by current seniors Jack Sullivan and Shayn Jackson, Michael Swan ’14, and John Esswein ’14. Porter’s goal in the meet was to reach a total of ten points by their results of each race. Although they didn’t reach Porter’s initial goal of ten points, he still felt their 9.5 came from some great races. Sullivan, who raced in the 800 and 1600-meter relays, as well as the two mile at State, said, “I felt like overall, we did pretty well. It’s just so hard to score points.” Still hoping to improve for next year, Porter was excited for his younger athletes to get the experience from such a big meet. However, at the same time, he felt the team’s consistency would carry on to next year.
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Wingo led SLUH with 482 rushing yards and Hall had a team-leading nine rushing TDs. Sykora was the main signal-caller last year, throwing for 1,548 yards and 14 touchdowns. And on the defensive side of the ball, Daniels led the team with 84 tackles and was tied for first in sacks, with four. All is not lost, though.
Among the returning starters are juniors David Jackson and Daniel Isom. Last year, Jackson led SLUH with six receiving touchdowns while Isom led the team with three interceptions, despite being injured for part of the season. Additionally, the Jr. Bills return four of their five starting offensive lineman, making the O-line one of the strengths of the team. “We’re one of the tightest groups on the football team,” senior captain Aaron Kilgore said. The O-line will have to be good indeed, as SLUH ushers in a new quarterback, sophomore Mitch Batschelett. Batschelett, who was the freshman team’s starting QB last season, was called up at the end of last season, but did not play. Although Batschelett has no starting experience at the varsity level, he has shown great leadership throughout the team’s summer practices. “He knows what he’s doing out there,” senior captain Max Kavy said. “He’s a great leader, always picking guys up.” Senior captain Bryan Edwards also looks to step up his role as a defensive leader. Last year as SLUH’s starting outside linebacker, Edwards recorded 83 tackles, four sacks, and two interceptions, and recovered a fumble. “I just think that everyone has to step up and take more responsibility for the
team, which I think we can do,” Edwards said. Edwards won’t be alone, though. Senior captains Spencer Chipley (31 tackles, two sacks, one fumble recovery) and Andre Colvin (21 tackles, one fumble recovery) will also bring veteran leadership to the Jr. Bills’ defense. Veteran and rookie players alike will have to be ready to play tonight, when SLUH opens its season on the road against Hillsboro. The Hawks, who return 18 starters, went 9-3 last season and reached the Class 4 quarterfinals. Powered by their strong running game, the Hawks averaged 42.3 points a game and outscored their opponents by an average of almost 20 points a game. “They run the Navy/ Georgia Tech offense, so power running with some option thrown in,” Kornfeld said. “We’ve got a heck of challenge the first week.” While not having any particular season goals, Kornfeld does want his team to stay in the moment by focusing on one game at a time and trying to get better every game. Edwards had a more concrete goal in mind “The goal is State,” Edwards said. “I think that it should be the goal every year.”
Soccer begins long route to State
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ooking to build on and improve last year’s third place State finish, the Soccerbills are adding fresh legs and look to fitness and playing as a family as their route to State and finishing on top. With only seven returners on the 28-man roster, some would say that the team is in a rebuilding year, but head coach Charlie Martel is confident that this team has a great shot of getting to State and winning this year. “I think we have a lot of potential,” said Martel. “I am looking for really good things. Every year our goal is to win the state title, and this crew really does have a decent shot if things go well for us. I think we definitely have enough talent to pull this off.” The seven returners to the team this season are seniors Elias Asres, Clark Conway, Andrew Patke, Albert Reinwart, Kyle Schnell, Graham Tolish and junior Matt Frein. The captains are Conway, Asres, Tolish, and Frein. “I look at a whole bunch of things,” said Martel. “Guys that make a commitment to the team and train during the summer, guys who are going to start, and guys who are
Junior Peter Simon looks to recieve the ball in a practice.
natural leaders are the main criteria that I have for captainship. I would describe this year’s captains as quiet leadership. They play hard, and everyone sees that and looks up to them. Even Matt Frein, he’s a junior but he’s been a leader for three years.” “I am very honored,” said Frein. “I know it is not common for a junior to lead a group of mostly seniors. Also, it has been a goal of mine for the past year, so I am happy to
have achieved that goal.” “Despite how tough our schedule is going to be this season, I feel we are ahead of the curve compared to past years,” said Martel. “Our level of play and our fitness are encouraging to me.” The squad will find out quickly whether or not this is a State championship season. Their first five games are against Chaminade, CBC, Saint Xavier-Louisville, Trinity-Louisville, and Vianney.
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Volume 79, Issue 1
Renovated Pool, New Training Techniques greet Swimbills for 2014 Patrick Schuler and Tim Nile BY
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t wouldn’t be the start to another swimming season without missing physicals and the inconveniences of the Forest Park Community College pool. Nevertheless, the Jr. Bills are up and ready to compete for the state title. Despite all the confusion and chaos about practice times and locations, the swimmers and divers are excited for another successful year. Head coach Joe Esposito is beginning his second year coaching the varsity swim team, and dive coach Kevin Lebrun is also back. “SLUH swimming and diving would like to finish top five at the state meet this year,” coach Esposito commented. “We (also) have a great chance to set new school records,” he said. SLUH is returning four state swimmers, including senior captain Colin Derdeyn and junior Justin Andrews, who did not swim last year
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but was a state qualifier his freshman year. This season coach Esposito has also brought a brand new training technique called Ultra Short Race Pace Sets. This type of training consists of swimmers sprinting short lengths and trying to hold their split time. It puts them in the mindset of racing all the time. This helps the swimmers get used to how fast their race will actually feel. Coach Esposito is often reminding swimmers that they do not come to practice to swim; they come to practice to race. The team is led by four senior captains: Andrew Irvine, Colin Derdeyn, Corey Santoni, and Hap Burke. “The team looks terrific,” said Burke. “We’ve got some very strong seniors and juniors and an awesome sophomore class. With Justin Andrews confirmed to come back, we should have a great team this year.” The team is looking forward to a season full of meets
and invitationals, including the COMO Invite at Mizzou, the Lindbergh Invite, and for the first time the Cape Girardeau Tigers. Lastly, the Junior Bills will compete in the DeSmet Invite against a very strong Rockhurst team. Esposito’s goal is to “beat Rockhurst in the swimming portion of the meet.” Over the years, many efforts have been made to improve the pool at Forest Park Community College. This year, improvements were made, only they were behind schedule. The entire bottom of the pool was repainted and all the walls were redone and grouted. The pool deck was also cleaned up as the holes from the old starting blocks were filled and covered, minimizing the water and dirt buildup on the pool deck. Two new boilers to regulate the water temperature were also added, solving the many problems SLUH has had with the temperature. An Ultraviolet (UV) Pool System was also added to the pool to minimize
Cross Country set to defend title, tradition after summer camp
The 2014-2015 Swimbills prepare for the season ahead at their newly renovated pool complex.
the amount of chlorine needed in the pool. This device will get rid of bacteria in the water, making the pool cleaner and the air quality better overall. The only problem with these improvements to the pool was that they were started late in the summer and the pool was not ready for the start of fall sports on Aug. 4. As a result, for the past two weeks, SLUH has used the
pools at the Webster Aquatic Center and MICDS, while the divers used John Burroughs’ pool to practice. However, this past Monday the Jr. Bills were back at Forest Park Community College practicing. Another added feature to the pool area was a new record board on the wall. “We have been trying to get this done for a long time,” assistant coach Kevin Moore
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his year’s cross country team will aim for a third straight State title, this time by rebuilding from the base up. At the beginning of the summer, head coach Joe Porter invited 15 returning runners to a team-building camp in Brashear, Mo., about 15 minutes outside of Kirksville. Twelve runners attended the camp to train and reevaluate the team’s philosophy, which, in previous years, has been “Tradition, Class, Pride.” “We rewrote the team philosophy,” Porter said. “We decided that ‘TCP’ doesn’t fully encompass everything we want to build in our program, and so we decided on ‘Defend the Tradition.’” The team hopes that the new philosophy will begin to capture a greater picture of
the team and what it represents in the SLUH community “The thing we wanted to keep from ‘Tradition, Class, Pride’ was tradition,” said senior Jack Sullivan. “Every (value) that we were thinking of is a branch of tradition. We were also thinking humility and faith, so just by saying “Defend the Tradition,” we thought we encompassed all of those things.” Porter also stressed his intent on making the faith aspect of tradition more present. He explained faith was the aspect of the philosophy which was missing before, and he thought class and pride did not represent the team he coaches. In addition to rewriting the philosophy, the team also spent the week training. The summer brought good running weather, with tempera-
tures staying abnormally cool. “(I ran) about 300 miles over seven weeks,” said junior Dustan Davidson, which, he said, is the most he has ever run in a summer. “I only got in a couple workouts, but they were quality workouts.” “It wasn’t difficult to get in the runs during the summer,” said Sullivan. “Normally the hardest part of running during the summer is motivating yourself to run because its so hot, so I think a lot of us were able to get in a lot of mileage over the summer and we’ll be ready for the season.” The team’s first chance to race came last Friday, at the annual Alumni Race. While the race is usually close, the intense summer training allowed the team to win quite easily. Current students took first, second, and fourth through eighth places, scoring
said. “It looks really nice up on the wall. It looks great ... it shows that SLUH owns one state record (100 Breaststroke) and we are about a second off in a couple others.” Moore also commented that the board will really look nice to parents and other teams coming to Forest Park.
Now-graduated Scott Schaeffer tees off last spring at districts.
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“We’re just going to continue to train and continue to get ready to compete,” he said. The golf team, on the other hand, went down to Cape Girardeau for the twoday State tournament hoping to bring home a title, but after a strong first day that left them in third place and with-
in a few strokes of the leader, they fell victim to the violent gusts of wind on day two, leaving them to finish fourth by about ten strokes to the champion, Rock Bridge from Columbia, Mo. Gilbert was understanding, saying, “I always appreciate the guys trying to make
21 points. The alumni scored 38 points. The results of the Alumni Race boasted a one-to-five man spread of 19 seconds, and a one-to-six man spread of 22 seconds. “Another goal would be to see how close our one-tofive and even one-to-seven spread can be,” said Sullivan.
“It is helpful to run races (in packs) and also it’s just fun.” The one-to-five spread could decide whether or not the team can repeat. Schools like Lafayette, West Plains, and Rock Bridge all have many returning top five runners, making the competition this year harder than ever.
every year a little better, to try to achieve a little more each year.” Despite that, Gilbert still felt the team was affected by the weather conditions. “We kinda fell apart. The conditions weren’t great and the wind was bad on a really, really tough course, but at the same time, everyone had to play in it,” said Gilbert. “The success we had last spring was fantastic,” Gilbert said. “ MCC champs for the third year in a row, a match record of 9-1, won two tournaments, placed first at districts as well as sectionals. The guys did a great job.” Despite that success, Gilbert’s still hungry. Optimistic about next year, he hopes to continue the team’s preseason training with the only change being the gym. “We’re thinking about moving it from here to a place called The Lab, right behind the batting cages on our campus,” said Gilbert. “We’re also trying to work on getting the kids with a personal trainer.” Already raising expectations for next year, Gilbert ended with, “I’d really like to see if we could grab third or second or even become a state championship team in the spring.” In preparation, Porter wants the team to have as much experience racing together as possible. The team’s first race is on Aug. 30 at Jefferson Barracks, hosted by Lafayette.
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Soccer kicks off season v. Chaminade Saturday Umana on MSNBC (continued from page 9) “I think the way we finished last year gives us a lot of confidence going into this year, especially because we were able to get past all the MCC schools,” said Frein. “Along with confidence, it gives us some experience on what it takes to make it that far.” Of the 21 new players, 12 are seniors, and nine are juniors. “I’m really excited to be a part of the team,” said star senior Rocco Vienhage. “We have the skill, heart, and chemistry that is necessary to win a state title. The returners are making everyone feel welcome as true teammates. They’re being friendly with all of the new kids, especially the younger guys.” “I’m trying to make (the new players) feel comfortable playing with everybody on the team,” said Frein. “I feel as though I can do this most effectively by giving compliments on the field and con-
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and he encouraged us to inform ourselves and not dismiss what’s going on because that may not be happening where we live. Do you have any thoughts on that? EU: My God, I’m sorry, I just felt really old. The Grad at Grad, God, I’m getting old. I fully agree with what he’s saying. Something that’s just a product of people at SLUH tending to live in West and South County and being isolated from a lot of what goes on in some other parts of St. Louis like the northern part— then informing yourself is a good thing to do because this is a part of St. Louis, the
structive criticism off of the field.” Last year’s semifinal loss doesn’t seem to be fazing the Junior Bill squad, and the team has high hopes for the upcoming season. Hard work and energy are vital ingredients to a recipe for success, and the entire SLUH community is hoping to see them pay off this year. “We have a lot of energy and a really good work mindset,” said junior newcomer Will Minnick. The season starts on Saturday at noon against Chaminade, at Chaminade, which marks an opportunity for an array of new players to show what they can do. “I want to win and I think everybody around me wants to as well. I’m juiced,” said junior newcomer Sam Perry.
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Senior Andrew Patke defends the ball in practice Thursday.
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2013-2014 Nanjing Foreign Language School Chinese exchange student Sunny Miao carried the torch for the Nanjing Youth Olympic games earlier this August.
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News Editor Jack “Binge-Watching” Kiehl Sports Editors Kevin “Undershirt” Murphy Marty “Over” Johnson Core Staff Leo “Sheffield” Heinz Keith “Evanescent” Thomas Nolen “Reckless” Doorack Connor “Mayonnaise” FitzGerald Staff Sam “Exclusive” Chechik Jack “Pampalona” Sinay Charlie “Uluer” Meuth
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never played policeman before,” said Ice. “I know he’s seen on the news or heard that some people are reacting violently against policemen. It just makes me sad that a little boy in the span of a week has learned about the concept of racism—he’s never known that before and was a total non-issue.” Though Ice’s son may see much racism around him, in Ice’s opinion, Ferguson is not as racially-segregated as some in the local and national media have suggested. “I would say that it is really well-integrated. And that’s something I’m not sure is really being made public,” said Ice, who lives in between two African American families. According to Ice, the economy and infrastructure, damaged by two tornadoes in the past three years, hasn’t helped the general feeling and mood of the community. “I think everybody is tired of not getting any luck,” said Ice. Foreclosures have led to stark decrease in property value across the city, according to Ice. “We basically had two empty houses next to us for quite some time. That causes horrible property value. Our house alone, in the nine years since we’ve bought it, lost 50 percent of its value because of the number of foreclosures and tornadoes.” As far as protesters in
Ferguson who come from other parts of the country, Ice was frustrated. “The ones (arrested) on Monday night were 93 percent outside of Ferguson,” said Ice. “It’s like ‘why are you here?’ A lot of the people who live in Ferguson are doing the daytime protests, and a lot of those people are doing it in a different area.” Ice also feels the continued media presence, particularly that of live television news coverage, has perpetuated the ongoing protests and confrontations. “I want the media gone. I feel like they’re completely exasperating the situation,” she said. “They’re taking information that has not been validated and making people run with it. And it’s making people angry. I honestly think getting the media out would really help.” Talking about a night of protests and turmoil this week Ice said, “It was crazy. I almost felt like I was in a war. And then my friend was kind of freaking me out about hearing the protesting, the chanting. That’s fine. People can protest all they want. It just seems that the stuff at night gets violent, and so knowing that it was moving because they were being forced to move and was getting closer to us, that was scary. We took our ‘I love Ferguson’ sign out of our yard when we went to bed because we were afraid.”
Patrick “In-N-Out” Schuler
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Editor-in-Chief Sam “Craigslist” Fentress
greater St. Louis area. It isn’t some isolated country in the distance. It’s a part of the St. Louis community whether you like it or not. This is where you are from. This is where everyone in St. Louis is from. You can’t just exclude it and ignore it, informing yourself is something you should definitely do. I’ve been really happy to see a couple of SLUH grads other than myself out here from my class. That’s really made me happy. But yeah, inform yourselves, be intellectually competent.
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John Michael “Herschel” Fitzgerald Moderator Mr. Steve “Sharknado” Missey Jonah “Sauerkraut” Schwartz John “Sweetkraut” Schwartz
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August 22, 2014
Volume 79, Issue 1
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Aug. 28. A Mass time has been their trip to the International At the Class Meetings, decided, food, and activities Festival this weekend and Principal John Moran ad- have been decided, along with talked about some of the trips dressed students concern- an idea for t-shirts. they had taken in years past. ing the ongoing situation in Photo | Leo Heinz Ferguson. After reminding students of the large SLUHcentric Map in the corridor opposite of the main office, explaining how the dots represent a certain number of students living in a particular region, and noting that five of those dots were in Ferguson, Moran told students, “It’s our problem,” stressing that students come from a variety of Mrs. Renard leads a Staycation meeting on Tuesday. perspectives. He went on to emphasize the need for disACES met Monday for StuCo made plans for the cernment and resisting quick their first meeting of the year new year by assigning roles to judgments, as a part of this in room M204. A record num- specific people and discussing year’s theme “Intellectually ber of students and teachers new initatives such as “StuCo Competent.” were present for the meet- Forums” and “Fan of the FortFriday, August 15, 2014 ing, as the club discussed the night.” An all-school Mass was shooting of Michael Brown celebrated for the Feast of and its effects on the St. Louis Wednesday, August 20, 2014 the Assumption in the Com- and SLUH communities. To Minute of the Week mons, with the new Superior read more, see Ferguson on Teachers stayed late as of the Jesuit Community, Fr. pages 6 and 7. well as some 50 senior adviTuesday, August 19, 2014 Jim Burshek, S.J., presiding. sors to give presentations to Monday, August 18, 2014 The Senior Pastoral parents who came, causing a The members of Thomas Team had its first meeting of standstill on Oakland Avenue, à Kempis Club met to cel- the year and discussed up- east and west of the entrance ebrate Mass in the North coming events, including the to the Science Center, as far American Martyrs’ Chapel. Mass of the Holy Spirit and east as Kingshighway and as The Mass of the Holy the canned food drive. far west as Macklind. In the Spirit (MOTHS) Committee The Staycation Club met end, parents enjoyed the tenmet to discuss how they were to introduce new freshmen minute long presentations and going to plan for Thursday, to the club. They planned for the opportunity to trade plac-
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Saturday, August 23 es with their sons for a night. Another Back-to-School Night on Oakland Avenue, another night of jammed hallways, cramped classrooms, and overflowing parking lots. The first Wednesday Activity Period Mass was celebrated in the chapel, celebrated by Fr. Ralph Houlihan, S.J. About 100 people attended the inaugural run of weekly Mass in the time spot, which replaces 7:20 a.m. Mass on Wednesdays. Thursday, August 21, 2014
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18-18 Registration The Mass of the Holy AP Snack–Bosco Sticks Spirit Choir practiced all of Mothers’ Club General Meeting its songs for the Mass of the 7pm Holy Spirit at Chaifetz Arena. Lunch special–Homemade Pizza
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Note to readers: Minutes is a weekly segment inteded to inform readers of various events, meetings, and gatherings around the SLUH Campus throughout the past week, and is compiled and written by reporters, staff memebers, and editors. If your group would like to be included in this segment, please send an email to prepnews@sluh.org with subject line “Minutes Request.”
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Twitter Recap
It all started when President David Laughlin walked by the office, and commented that it was good to have the Prep News office busy again. He then carefully crafted a Tweet, see below.
Mr. Missey took a photo of Laughlin Tweeting and suggested that it be Tweeted from the Prep News account. Missey thought for a while, then rather exuberantly exclaimed his idea of an ‘infinite regress’ themed Tweet, though he initially refused to acknowledge that this was indeed his first ever Tweet.
Last Friday, The SLUH community celebrated the Feast of the Assumption, the first all-school Mass of the year. Above, Sam Gerbic (right) and Emil Beckford (left) lead the student body in song. Below are the new Jesuits: left, Father Jim Burshek, S.J., presided at the Mass. Right, Fr. Chris Pinne, S.J., gives Holy Communion to Mr. Joe Porter. Photos | Nolen Doorack
Below is a list of the responses to our (truthfully, Mr. Missey’s) Tweet as of 11:04 p.m tonight. Perhaps all of this serves as a reminder that you can follow us @sluhprepnews, so you can follow all of this action live next time.